The Plano Star-Courier. (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1913 Page: 2 of 10
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OVER 225 KILLED IN
SUNDAY STORMS
ADEE FILLS THE VACANCY
CENTRAL WEST AND MIDDLE
STATES SWEPT WITH ,n Quitting Office Wileon Send* Let-
HEAVY DAMAGE. ter t0 Executive Explaining Rea-
sons for Such.
OMAHA HAS GREATEST LOSS
Deaths in the City Total 152 and
Property Damaged to Extent
of $5,000,000.
Figures compiled from reports out
of Nebraska, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois
and Michigan show 225 dead and 694
injured as a rotult of storms Bunday
and Monday.
Omaha reports that of the 202
known dead within tho area covered
by the storm that hit that city, 152
were residents of Omaha. Tho re-
maining dead nre scattered over a
considerable range of territory, with
Council Bluffs reporting 12, Yutan,
Neb., 16; Berlin, Neb., 7; Qlenwood,
Town, 6; Neola, Iowa, 2; Bartlett,
.Iowa, 3. The same cities and towns
report an aggregate of -100 injured and
450 homes demolished.
Other reports on Sunday and Mon-
day disturbances show 5 people kill-
ed and 50 hurt at. Chicago; 1 dead near
Sterling, 111.; 14 killed at Ralston,
Neb.; 2 dead at Desplalges, 11!.; is
killed and 250 hurt at Terre Haute,
Jnd., and 275 homes destroyed; 3 kill-
ed at Flag Spring, Mo.
Fire broken out in the debris of
tuany wrecked buildings in the Ne-
braska metropolis, and these were
menaces for some time, as the tire
companies were hindered by fallen
walls and blockaded streets. A heavy
rain followed the wind, however, and
drenched the hundreds of homeless
people, but also put out tho flames.
Omaha, Neb,—-More than 200 per-
sons were killed and 400 were injur- <
ed in a windstorm that demolished :
450 homes, damaged hundreds of «»th- |
er buildings and caused a monetary
loss of $5,000,000, according to re-
ports available up to a late hour Mon-
day night from the main path of tho
tornado In ami near Omaha. Most of
the casualties were in Omaha. Re-
lief work is well organized.
Neav-by towns in Nebraska and
across the Missouri river. In Iowa, also
Buffered severely. Wires were snap-
ped off In all directions, and it took
many hours to gather and circulate
news of the disaster.
Perhaps 1.500 people are homelea.i. j
Aside from this, 3,000 buildings wets :
more or less damaged, some of those
being churches and school buildings). \
Eight of Omaha’s public schools wcm
wrecked.
All forms of communication were al-
most annihilated by the wind and only t
two or three wires were n workin*
condition when daylight relieved *
night of high tension, which at times
almost became panic. Soldiers (stai#
»nd national troops) poured Into th<
city during the day to aid in bringing
order out of what for twenty hourii
had been chaos.
18 Dead; 250 Injured at Terre Haute
Terre Haute, Ind.—Eighteen people
known to have been killed, 250 move
or less seriously Injured. 275 homes j
Washington.—Huntington Wilson,
assistant secretary of state, lias re-
signed that office and insisted upon
immediate acceptance of the resigna-
tion because of his radical difference
of opinion with the administration re-
garding its Chinese policies. Presi-
dent Wilson immediately accepted
the resignation.
Mr. Wilson, like all assistant sec-
retaries in the various departments,
tendered his resignation us a matter
of form to President Wilson directly
upon the latter's assumption 6f office.
Mr. Wilson was requested to contiu
ue in Ills place until It was conven-
ient to name his successor. Ho con-
sented to do so to accommodate Mr.
Bryan in his desire to make Ids pres
ent visit to Lincoln.
The issue of the statement front
the White House defining the admin-
istration's attitude on the Chinese
loans Is believed to have been regard-
ed by Assistant Secretary Wilson as
sufficient to Justify him In requesting
that he he relieved from duty. After
telegraphic notice to Secretary Bry-
an of his Intention, Mr. Wilson dis-
patched a note to the White House
terminating Ids own service and Pres-
ident Wilson immediately designated
Second Assistant Secretary Aden to
act as secretary of state during Sec-
retary Bryan's absence.
A profitable result of the resigna-
tion will he th* immediate appoint-
ment., under a recess commission, of
John 1 tn ,-ti Moore ub counselor of
the department of state with author-
ity to uct as secretary.
WOMEN CAUSE $100,000 FIRE LOSS
Arson Squads of Suffragettes Operate
in England.
London.—Two "arson squads" of
militant suffrugett.s destroyed $100,000
worth of property. One squad burned
down the country residence of Lady
Amy White at Fnglefleld Green, near
the Thames. The other squad tired
the building of the golf chili at Wes-
ton-Super-Mnre, a fashionable water-
ing place In Somersetshire.
Lady White Is the widow of Field
Marshall Sir George White, the hero
of Ladysmith, in the Transvaal war.
Traces of oils and Inflammable ma-
terials were found scattered about
the house, while around the grounds
were papers inscribed "Stop Tortur-
ing Our Comrades In Prison!" "Votes
for Women!" "By Kind Permission
of Charles llobhouso!” The last be-
ing a reference to the recent taunt
of Chancellor Hobhouse that •'wo-
men lack the real revolutionary spirit
of men who burn and sack in support
of their cause."
From Gulf to Great Lakes, Wind and
Rain Experienced with Fatal
Results—Wire Service Cut.
VZlOVNtz
CHARLES F. MURPHY
BRYAN GOES HOME TO
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
FRIENDS AT LINCOLN WELCOME
SECRETARY ON HIS FIFTY-
THIRD ANNIVERSARY.
WAS CENTER OF ATTRACTION
With Governors of Three States Pres-
sent, Nebraskan Is Enthusiastica-
ly Received by Population,
Mr. Murphy, leader of Tammany
hall, Is said to have fallen out with
Governor Sulzer and war to tho knife
Is predicted.
M'COMBS DECLINES FRENCH POST
OFFICERS HANDICAP DOCTOR.
Friedman Ready to open Free Cinic,
But Must Treat at Hospitals.
NTcw York. Hr Friedrich Friedman
destroyed and other property damage ready to treat without charge all
estimated at nearly a million dollars
was tho toll of the tornado that d*>
vastatod Terre Haute and vicinity
Sunday night. Officials in charge ft
(lie rescue work say the list of dead
will be Increased ns the searcher!
clear away the debris.
Relief work showed that hundreds
lost everything they owned and theii
suffering was made more acute by the
rain. The downpour, while adding tc
their discomfort, probably was the
greatest boon tho stricken district
could have asked, for It extinguished
Innumerable fires which broke out
Immediately after the tornado had
passed.
5 Killed. 50 Hurt; Chicago Losses.
Chicago, 111. Five people were kill
h\, fifty Injured, thirty-two buildings
wrecked and scores of structures
damaged by a storm which swept
over this city and its suburbs oury
Monday morning.
The storm, which was accompanied
sufferers from tuberculosis, accord
ing to his brother. Ur. Arthur Fried-
mann. who declared it was a crime
not to permit him to do so. Ur. Fried-
mann has been refused permission by
the city to give his treatment except
in connection with certain hospitals.
Since bis arrival here hundreds of suf-
ferers have besought him to aid them.
"Many of these people have come
from out of town and they can not
be taken into the city hospitals be-
cause they do not live here." Dr.
Friedmann declared.
He told of a victim of the disease
who had laid sieve daily to Ur. Fried-
mann at his hotel for ten days. "This
man," he continued, "lias a tempera-
ture of 104 to It 5 and Is walking about
the streets. He may drop dead in the
street, but we cun not help him. Ur.
Friedmann can treat only cases in
hospitals and those under the care of
government physicians.
Raise $1,800 for Sufferers.
Mobile, Ala. A committee of
the
and
tlie
by hail. rain, sleet, lightning and
gale which blew seventy miles „..........
hour for a time, was felt most sitious Mobile chamber of commerce
ly in the northwestern section of the , buglnegg leaguo raised among ....
city, where houses were overturned. mercbantg of (his citv $i,soo for the
windows broken, trees uprooted and j gufft>rerg of Lower Peachtree, who
electric light aud trolley poles blown gurvlved the storm 0f Friday morn-
to the ground. , jng A chamber of commerce com-
Nearly fifty small tires rt su t» i an niittee returned to Mobile from Low-
hundreds of men, women and children ^ Peachtree, bringing its official list
fled from their homes in terror. Lon- ^ deaj Twenty-nine persons, nine-
teen of whom were white, lost their
Can Not Give Up Life Work or Sacri-
fice His Personal Affairs.
Washington.—William F. McCombs,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, has Issued a statement an-
nouncing that he declined to become
ambassador to France.
Tho statement in part follows: "To-
day I communication to the presi-
dent my final decision as to the great
honor lie lias done me in tendering
me the ambassadorship to France,
with assurances of my profound ap-
preciation. No public position within
his gift could be more attractive to
me.
"After reconsidering the tender, tho
same motives as were in my mind be-
fore have impelled me to decline. The
acceptance of the post would involve
greater sacrifices than ? should make.
1 do not feel that 1 can afford to leave
my life work, the practice of law. I
feel compelled to devote myself to
my personal affairs.’’
Lincoln, Neb.—Back to his Lincoln
home for the first time since the day
after the election, in Noveinner, of
Woodrow Wilson to the presidenuy,
and which paved the way for him to
become a part of the national admin-
istration, William Jennings Bryan
Wednesday received the enthusiastic
greetings of the people of Nebraska.
FTorn the time of his arrival until late
at night he was a busy man and a cen- |
ter of attraction.
An impromptu reception at his office |
shortly after his arrival, during w’hich j
he held short conferences with close i
political and personal friends, was fol- j
lowed later by a more formal recep-
tion at a hotel, when several hundred
men and women welcomed him and
extended congratulations.
At the Lincoln auditorium at night
Secretary Bryan was the guest of hon-
or at a banquet on his fifty-third anni-
versary, Sharing the honors wtih Mr.
Bryan were Gov. Dunne of Illionis, who
accompanied him from Springfield;
Gov. Hughes of Kansas, Gov. More-
head of Nebraska and Jerry B. Sulli-
van of Iowa.
Mr. Bryan, who had announced his
address would be of no political sig-
nificance, was the last speaker on the
list, but he gave careful attention to
the speeches of the others are joined
heartily in the applause which greeted
him.
The "dollar dinner” brought together
a crowd of nearly 1,500 diners. It was
essentially a “home folks" crowd, but
there was a good attendance from oth-
er states, particularly from Kansaa
Louisville, Ky.—More than 75 people
are reported killed and hundreds were
Injured, some mortally, by a storm or
toinado intensity which raged over
central, western, southern and part
of eastern states Friday. Property
damage will run well into the mil-
lions.
Definite advices have been receiv-
ed accounting for at least seventy
ivopl dead, with reports from points
temporarily cut off from wire com-
munication by the storm adding hour-
ly to the list.
Reports from Alabama show the
loss of life was heaviest in that state,
the number of dead there being al-
ready definitely placed at 27, with
additional fatalities reported, but not
confirmed. Lower Peach Tree was
practically wiped out; two dead in
Indiana, three in Tennessee, two in
Ohio, two in New York, one in Mich-
igan, two in Louisiana, five in Missis-
sippi and one in Texas.
Accompanying the death lists the
estimates of the injured, totaling more
than 200, with additions coming in at
brief intervals. Coming up out of the
Southwest early Friday morning, just
as spring was ushered in, the storm
swept with startling suddenness diag-
onally across the country from north-
ern Texas to western Pennsylvania
and New York, by sectioning the Mis-
sissippi valley and mowing northeast-
ward across the Ohio, into the Great
Lake region.
Shifting winds of great violence, ac-
companied iu various section by snow,
sleet and hail, characterized the
storm, easily the most destructive of
the year, and rarely equalled in the
extent of its sweep and damage. Build-
ings toppled before the blow in near-
ly a dozen states and death lay all
along in its wake.
The property loss was. heavy all
along the storm’s track. Besides de-
molishing or unroofing buildings and
felling trees, the high winds, rains,
hail and sleet did serious damage to
early crops, according to reports from
some of the affected sections, ilsti-
mates of the property losses from In-
diana and Michigan alone aggregate
$2,000,000, about evenly divided be-
tween the two states. Early reports
of losses ranging from 25,000 to $50,-
000 or more from sections of the storm
region indicated that the total would
reach large figures.
Wires fell in all directions. Not in
many years has there been such pros-
tration of telephone and telegraph ser-
vice. Chicago was cut off for hours
from communication with points east.
Only by devious routes was connection
finally established. It will be several
days before normal service is restor-
ed. Railroad traffic was seriously de-
layed in many districts where wire
communication was crippled and wash-
outs occurred.
The wind, which wiped out so much
property and cost so many lives at-
tained record velocity at some points.
Figures given by the weather bureau
at Washington, showed that at De-
troit it reached eighty-eiglit miles an
hour, a new high record in that city;
eighty-four miles at Toledo, eighty-
eight miles an hour at Buffalo and
Memphis sixty-four miles.
HUNT DIES OF MENINGITIS.
POWERS WILL IGNORE 3ALKANS.
Reply to be Tantamount to an Agre«*
ment to Accept the Mediation.
YAQUI INDIANS TO FIGHT OJEDA.
Six Hundred Braves ana Machine Guns
Depart in Direction of Naco.
plaines, Park Ridge and other suburbs.
Property Wunage in the city and su-
burbs is estimated at more than
$500,000.
lives in the storm. Eleven persons
are so seriously injured that many of
them are expected to die.
Panama Canal Excavation.
Panama -Total excavations in the
canal cutting up to March 1, 1913, are
estimated at 192,996.071 cubic yards,
leaving 25,142,272 cubic yard still to
be excavated.
Man’s Narrow Escape from Death.
Jury Fails to Agree.
Topeka. Kan The jury iu the case
of Rev. W. L. Beers, n Methodist min-
ister. charged with slaying his wife
by forcing her false teeth down her
throat, reported a disagreement and
was discharged.
Hartford. Conn.—By standing side-
ways and holding himself perfectly
erect between two express trains that
whirled by him iu opposite directions,
William Scott of Westmlster, B. C.,
escaped unhurt at n street crossing
be;--- Hi- companion. Thomas H. Ry-
an. of Binghampton. N. Y., tried to
dart across the track. One of the
trains caught and mangled him and
threw ins body 200 yards down the
track.
Nogales, Ariz.—Six hundred picked
Yaqui braves, with four machine guns
and two field pieces, left on a special
train bound in the direction of Naco.
where Ojeda is located with the only
remaining federal force in Northern
Sonora. Gen. Obregon, commander of
all the insurgent state forces, is ex-
pected to follow and take command
against Ojeda.
American refugees conttntue to
arrive here from the vicinity of Quay-
mas, on the California gulf, where
federal forces are mobilizing. Arrivals
report activity of Mexican gunboats
up and down the Gulf coast.
Will Dine ’''first Ladies."
Will Not Tax Bachelors.
Most on. Mass.—Celibacy will not be
penalized in this state at present. The
legislative committee on taxation re-
ported adversely m the bill providing
for an annual tax of $5 ou bar
.'Uelors,
Alaskan Women Will Vote.
Juneau, Alaska.—The senate base
Great Financial Transaction.
M nshingt- n Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo is anxious to re-
ceive the new treasurer of the Uni-
ted Sta --s. l -vanse his entry into of-
fice means counting of the Nation's
wealth. 1 o verify accounts of Carmt
Thompson, retiring treasurer, the gold
plover, currency and securities in tin-
vaults will be counted by a commit-
tee. The transfer of funds will be
tne greatest single financial transac-
tion from man to man in the world's
Washington.—Arrangements are
complete for a breakfast on April 5,
at which local society women for-
mally will become acquainted with
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Thom-
as R. Marshall. The breakfast will
be semi-formal. The guests will in-
clude women of the cabinet circle.
Mrs. John W. Kern, wife of Senator
Kern of Indiana, will act as toast-
mistress and an illustrated lecture on
the "Historic White House" will fol-
low.
Honduran President Dies at Capital.
Washington.—President Manuel
Bonilla of Honduras died at Tegucig-
alpa of kidney trouble, according tc
a private telegram received here.
Fanciseo Bertrand, vice president of
Honduras, immediately succeeded to
i affected with Bright's disease for
about a year and a half. His cotuli-
London.—The European powers
have decided practically to ignore th*
extravagant demands of the Balkan
allies and to consider their reply as
tantamount, to an agreement to ac-
cept the proffered mediation.
Tho Powers, in their reply, will
congratulate these allies on agreeing
to mediation and will propose that the
frontier line be drawn from Enos, on
the Sea of Marmora, to Midia, on the
Black Sea, Instead of from Rodosto
to Midia, all the territory to the west
of the proposed line, which the ex-
ception of Albania, going to the allies.
The note will declare that the ques-
tion of an indemnity can not be en-
tertained and will remind the allies
that Albania and the Aegean Islands
are in the hands of the powers for
final settlement.
Fourth Member of the Legislature to
Succumb to Disease.
Austin, Texas.—After lingering
since Feb. 15, Representative J. C.
Hunt of Canyon, Randall county, died
Saturday afternoon at a boarding
house in this city, where he had been
since the convening of the Thirty-
third legislature. The ca^ise of his
death was cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Up to about two week ago the condi-
tion of Representative Hunt had been
serious, but at that time he rallied
and hope was held out for his re-
covery. News of his death was un-
pected and cast gloom over the mem-
bers of the legislature.
The passing away of Judge Hunt
makes the fourth death which lias oc-
curred among the members of the
legislature, all succumbing to the
same disease. Representatives Me-
Neal, Killingsworth and Kelley are
the other members who died.
To Count Uncle Sam's Money.
Washington.—Tho greatest count of
money and securities in the history
of the world will begin at the treasur#
department on April 1 when John
Burke, former governor of North Da-
kota, takes the oath of office as treas-
urer of the United States, succeeding
Cartni A. Thompson. To safeguard
the nation's wealth Uncle Sam re-
quires that the retiring treasurers
record of the transfer of funds be
verified by a count of the notes, coins
and securities in the treasury.
Two Babies Burned to Death.
Quanah, Tex.—The seven-months-
old twin daughters of Frank Harmon
were burned to death when the Har-
mon home was destroyed by fire. Mr.
Harmon, who works at the cotton oil
mill, had just finished -paying for his
home.
ADOPTS HOUSE ADJOURNMENT.
M ss Pankhurst Wins Hunger Strike.
pitas?!! tii! hdloo *■'*** «■»* •***-*•*<->
to women. This is the first bill pass- j
ed. There was not a dissenting votej bj8tory, exceeeding the $1.40'
in either house. The bill exempts wo recetved by Mr Thompsoi
(men from jury duty.
the last few days he had several se-
vere convulsions. Bonilla became
president on the wave of a revolution
1 about two years ago. —-■
London.—Sylvia Pankhurst, the mil-
itant suffragette has won her freedom
from Holloway prison by means of a
hunger strike. Her release was
•.runted on the ground that to further
detain her would endanger her life.
Miss Pankhurst. who is the daughter
of’ Mrs VnimpliiiP Pa nkh 1)mt lpflflpr
of the militants, was sentenced Feb.
18 to two months’ imprisonment for
engaging in a window smashing cam-
paign in the East End of Loudon.
Senate Approves Resolution to End
Regular Session on April 1.
Austin, Texas.—The senate has
adopted the house concurrent reso-
lution providing for sine die adjourn-
ment on Tuesday, April 1. After pro-
longed debate the senate sent the
Boehmer house bill to third reading.
The measure prohibits assistance to a
voter in the marking of a ballot. It
also adopted the free conference re-
port ou the married woman's rights
bill.
Rebels Repulsed in Saltillo Battle.
City of Mexico.—The rebels who at-
tacked Saltillo were repulsed by the
federals, after the latter had been re-
inforced by Gen. Caso Lopez. Keen
satisfaction was expressed by govern-
ment officials over the victory at Sal-
11i.,in,;. 2_
gagement of the preset^
tion. but the public
president and l£ort
orth was
ed as the aext me
ng place
of the
Cattle Kali era’ as;-
iatiou of
Texas
at the closing sessii
DU
Thursday
The convention
wa
s in an
uproar
when a fight was
n»
ide again
st the
employment of ham
i H
. Cowan i
if Fort
Worth as general
cl
ttorney.
There
were many defende
rs
of Judge
Cowan
aud the debate was warm. It finally
resulted in the re-employment of .Mr.
Cowan and 1. H. Burney of Ft. Worth.
After the election of the officers,
including President McFaddin, J. D.
Jackson of Alpine, first president; E.
B. Spiller of Fort Worth, secretary,
and S. B. Burnett of Fort Worth, treas-
urer, the convention voted to admit
41 new members, representing 17,650
head of cattle.
A resolution was passed indorsing
the Texus A. & M College, especially
the experimental station, and calling
upon the governor and the Texas leg-
islature to extend it all needed sup-
port.
DR. HOUSTON GIVES OPINION.
New Cabinent Member Believes A. &
M. Would Gain by Consolidation.
Austin, Texas.—Hon. Edgar P. Ha-
ney, vice charman of the house com-
mittee on education, has made pub-
lic a telegram from Hon. David F.
Houston, secretary of the department
of agriculture, and who was formerly
president of both the A. & M. college
and the University of Texas, in which
message Dr. Houston expressed the
opinion that unification of the A. &
M. with the university is desirable.
His telegram, dated at Washington,
March 12, reads as follows:
"Nothing less than your official re-
quest could induce me to express opin-
ion of A. & M. and the university. The
present location of A. & M. is ex-
ceedingly unfortunate, agriculturally
and educationally. An institution
needs the support of a highly devel-
oped community. The faculty and
students both suffer. Otherwise it is
difficult to prevent stagnation result-
ing from isolation. I found the best
men restive and discontented under
conditions at College Station. I could
get and keep stronger men at Austin
economically. The transfer of the col-
lege to Austin might not spend less
money, but it would get vastly more
out of what it would spend. Consol-
idation would result in great strength
for both Institutions and A. & M. col-
lege interests would be the chief gain-
ers. The problem of administration
and discipline would be immensely
simplified. The College Station plant
could be used for indefinite time for
the Prairie View Normal or other in-
stitutions. In my judgment the
friends of the A. & M. college should
be the strongest advocates of the
proposal.”
ANT1-POLUTION BILL PASSED.
Both Houses Adopt Report of Confer
ence Committee, Ending Fight.
Austin. Texas.—Senator McNeaius
long and hard-fought battle througl
two legislature for the enactment ot
a law to protect the streams of the
state from pollution was rewarded by
the final touch which the legislature
could put upon the measure, and is
now in the hands of the governor.
An agreement was quickly reached
in conference, and both houses adopt
ed tlie report. The change which was
made by the conference committee
was not material. It was simply in
the way of an-amendment giving per-
sons and manufacturing corporations,
as well as cities and towns, three
years in which to erect the necessary
works to comply with the law. Sen-
ator McNeaius made no objection
Neither this amendment nor anything
like it had been previously offered
in either house at any stage of the
proceeding.
GOv. Colquitt has sent the Santa Fe
consolidation bill to the office of the
secretary of state, letting it become
a law without his approval. In this
connection he said that Attorney Gen
era! Looney would notify the Santa
Fe that the legal questions involved
in this measure would be determined
in the suit which has been brought
against the Missouri, Kansas and Tex-
as railroad in respect to its consol-
idation bill and that similar notice
would be given the Cotton Belt in the
event he decided to permit its bill to
become a law.
The governor says the Santa Fe bill,
as to lines consolidated, is less objec-
tionable than was the Katy bill, but
it involves the same question as to
ownership of stocks by a foreign rail-
road.
Subway Agreement Signed.
New York.—The city has entered
into an agreement with its two prin-
cipal street railway companies for the
operation of the new $300,000,000 sub-
way system now under construction.
Rural Credit Union Bill Passes.
Austin. Texas.—Finally passed, the
senate bill proposed by Mr. Weinert
and others, with the collaboration of
the governor, providing for the estab-
lishment of rural credit union to lend
small amounts to farmers for farm
improvement and maintenance while
producing a crop. An amendment was
adopted striking out the section pro-
viding for a state examiner at $2,000
per annum to examine the books of
such unions.
LESSON FOR MARCH 30
REVIEW.
READING LESSON—Hebrews
GOLDEN TEXT—"Our fathers twsted
tn Thee: They trusted, and Thou ^Bidst
deliver them.” Ps. 22:4.
The Scripture lesson before us is
suggested for reading purposes only.
In these verses we have rehearsed
the principal events (caving Eastor)
of which we have been studying this
past quarter, but presented from tho
view point of the values and victories
of faith. The golden text suggests
three things, first the God of the fa-
thers; second, the trust of the fathers,
and third, the deliverance of the fa-
thers because of their trust in God.
Therefore it seems to be logical for
us to think of these lessons from the
standpoint of fa.th.
The first lesson of this quarter is
suggested in verse three of our read-
ing lesson. God is the creator and
works by his divine flat, framing these
visible things from those that are
not; working or framing them by his
"word." So God today through the
"Living Word" makes himself known
to all men. He is the God of all re-
source, and places those resources at
the disposal of men, becoming to each
under varied circumstances all that is
needed. Verily “God is love.”
Second Great Fact.
The second lesson presents to us
the second great fact of the "begin-
nings.” viz., that man is to have do-
minion over all of these created
things, and that woman is to be his
helpmeet. Again, there is set before
us man’s relation to the Creator, a
relation of trust, and when that re-
lation failed we have presented in
this and the succeeding lesson, the dis-
astrous effect of disobedience. Where
trust is active there has always been
deliverance. Where trust has failed,
disaster has inevitably followed. The
great central truth of these two les-
sons Is the folly of doubting and dis-
obeying God’s Word.
Returning to verse four of the read-
ing lesson attention is called to Abel
(Lesson IV.) as an Illustration of a
man whose faith in God expressed it-
self In the sacrifice he offered unto
God. Abel’s gift was one of sacri-
fice and not that of the labor of his
own hands.
The great fact of lesson five is
that Noah obeyed God by preparing
for the coming judgment long before
there was any external evidence of
the flood. He was “moved $vith godly
fear," he saved his house. Mm con-
demned the world, and h becaimQjp.eir
of the righteousness which is^accord-
ing to faith." Those wl*f> believe
God’s word, live; those who disbelieve
God’s word, perish—John 5:24.
The sixth lesson, which also consid-
ers the life of Noah, presents for
our consideration God’s everlasting
covenant.
In verses eight to twelve of the
reading lesson, the writer seizes upon
three supreme events in the life of
Abraham when faith was manifest,
t If we properly present these three
we shall summarize the remaining les-
sons of this quarter saving that of
Easter, lessons seven to and Including
the eleventh. The first great event is
of course God’s call to Abram.—Heb.
11:8. He must leave kindred, native
land, yea, even his father’s house. The
way of blessing for him, and for ub
today, is the way of separation. It
was when Abraham stepped aside
from that path that he made his disas-
trous journey into Egypt, and when
he returned to Bethel to the place of
consecration he obtained that power
that gave him the victory over himself
in his dealings with covetous Lot, and
enabled him to win his victory over
the ten kings.
The second great illustration of
faith was that Abraham should ob-
tain God’s promises.—Heb. 11:9-10.
This he did by obeying the call to be-
come a sojourner in a land not his
own, looktng for a city whose builder
and maker Is God. God would have
us take our eyes off of these of time
and sense and fix our thoughts upon
him who liveth and abideth forever.
Necessity of Faith.
The third Illustration, Heb. 11:11,12.
was Abraham's willingness to part
with his son Isaac in obedience to
God’s command to offer him as a sac-
rifice. True faith holds back noth-
ing from God. Notice in this illus-
tration how Sarah’s name is linked
with that of Abraham. How it is de-
clared that she received power to con-
ceive through faith and because she
counted him faithful who promised,
there sprang of one "so many as the
stars of heaven In multitude and the
sands which is by the seashore innu-
merable.
Thus the message of the pa
ter is the revelation of God
the necessity of faith In him
part. He the unchanging o’ e w ho was
before all things, made himself knowra
to man, entered into human history,
and as the Word, became flesh that
men might behold his glory. Our wis-
dom is to know him, to repose our
faith in him, to trust him completely.
When we turn aside from simple trust
and obedience and rely upon our own
wisdom disaster overtakes us and
there is raised up before us difficulties
t io great for ua to overcome.
Some may have chosen to use the
lesson of Isaac and Rebecca, rather
than the suggested Easter lesson. We
Judged tho Easter lesson of the great-
er value.
Therefore in the "'nal lesson, that
of Easter Sunday, we behold God's
matchless grace and mercy In that he
rolled away for those of loving, sim-
ple childlike faith, the ston^
J i
Austin. Texas.—The house defeated
the senate initiative and referendum
resolution by failure to give the neces-
sary two-thirds affirmative vote, just
as the recall resolution was defeated
by the lack of that number of sup-
porters. And, as was the case with
the* rooal 1 Mr
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