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Bryah Takes Issue With Pres ident on His Treaty Appeal. Washington, May 10.-President Wilson's call to the Democratic par ty to carry the treaty ratification is sued into the campaign drew expres sions today from two members of hjs own party, William J. Bryan and Senator Reed of Missouri, and also from Senator Johnson of California, leader of the Republican irrecon cilable group in the senate treaty battle. Senator Reed in a statement de clared that such a platform would mean for the Democrats the loss of every state north of the Mason and Dixon line and the breaking of the "solid" South. Senator Johnston also in a statement said he could respect the president's consistent advocacy of unreserved ratification but had no respect for men whose views shifted "with the varying popular wind." Mr Bryan, at his home in Florida, re affirmed his declaration for imme diate ratification by joint action of Republican and Democratic treaty friends in order "to take the issue out of the campaign." "The president's demand that the treaty shall be accepted exactly as he brought it from Versailles is the finest scheme of premeditated politi cal suicide yet devised" Senator Reed said. On such a platform as the pres ident demands it is my opinion that we will lose every state north of the Mason and Dixon line and that the Solid South will be broken." Every member of the senate ex cept six, Mr. Reed stated, voted for one or more of the Lodge reserva tions denounced by the president. The president or democratic senators who voted for reservations will face repudiation at San Francisco, he add ed. Senator Johnson said he had con sistently opposed the "league of na tions in its original form and with the reservations appended," and added: f "The league presented to us was either a good or a bad thing. If it was as good as the president and his associates insisted, it required neith er amendments nor reservations. If it was bad. as we insisted, neither amendment nor reservation could make it good. "The president has consistently maintained his position, and I can't respect an adversary of that sprt. Those for whom I have no respect in this contest are the men who were with the president when they thought his position was popular during the discussion last year, andwho then de manded the immediate passage of the league with reservations nor amendments, and who now, with the varying popular wind, embrace the so-called league reservations which Jthey denounced for so long a time." c - Jacksonville, Fla., May 10.-Pres ident Wilson has been denied infor mation "essential to sound judgment and safe leadership." William Jen nings Bryan said here today in a statement commenting on Mr. Wil son's call to the Democratic party to carry the fight for ratification of the treaty of Versailles into the pres idential campaign. The party had ;.fought for ratification without reser vations as long as there was hope of : such action, he said, and the issue now was "whether the democratic .party believes in the fundamental principles of democracy-namely, ithe right of the majority to rule." He urged immediate ratification with ' such amendments as might he neces cary in order to accomplish that pur pose i norder to take the League of Nations issue "out of the campaign :and speak peace to war-distracted JEurope." "Broken down in health by the "weight of Tares and-anxieties such as Siave fallen to no other occupant of that high office, the chief executive has been denied the information es sential to sound judgment and safe leadership," stated Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan stated it was impossible .for Mr. Wilson to advise wisely with . out full knowledge of the situation, "which, in his opinion the chief exe cutive did not possess. Whether the senate acted wisely or ' unwisely in the adoption of reserva ' tions, it acted upon a constitutional : authority as complete as the author itty which the same constitution con fers upon the president, said Mr. Bryan. He said the senate indorsed reser vations by a majority of eighteen and the fifty-seven senators-thirty four Republicans and twenty-three Democrats, who agreed upon reser vations, constituted more than two thirds of the seventy-seven senators who favored ratification, but differ ed upon reservations. What better car do you want than a FORD with Self Starter and Elec tric Lights? YONCE & MOONEY. By REV. W. W. KETCHUM Director of the Evening Class?, Mcwdr Bible Institute. Chicago TEXT-These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life; even unto you that be lieve on the name of the Son of God. I John 5:13 B. V. Can anyone know In this life whether or not he is eternally saved? This certainly Is an Important thing to know, if it can be known. The Bible, the theme of which ls salvation, gives this information. If anyone, desir ing to know whether he ls eternally saved, will go to the Bi ble, it will tell him, for it speaks in unmistakable terms. First of all, the Bible states plain ly that all people of whatever race or class are lost. This message of the Bible ls resent ed by many, but why should we resent knowing the truth about ourselves, especially since God, who tells us we are lost, also tells us that he has made provision whereby we may be saved? Is lt not better that we know our actual condition than to go on In ig norance of It? If we know we are lost, and also know there is salvation for the lost, then we may be saved If we desire. If for a .single moment you doubt that all med, are lost, I would ask you to read the third chapter of Romans, and find out just what God says is the actual condition of all men. The teach ing of this chapter in Romans, which ls confirmed by other portions of the Word of God, gives the plain, un varnished truth concerning this matter. It should stir us to the very depths of our beings, and would leave us In hope less despair If God did not at once tell ns that he has graciously provided, in the Lord Jesus Christ, salvation for all men, and that they may be saved if they will take Christ as their Savior. In the next place the Bible makes a clear distinction between people who have taken Christ by faith as their Savior and those who have not done sa 'ii . It says of those who have failed to make Christ their Savior that because of this failure, since they are afflicted with sin, they shall perish. What could be plainer concerning this than the statement of our Lord himself, spoken to those who have not settled this mo mentous question, "Unless ye repent ye shall.all likewise perish;" or this one, "He that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abldeth on him." You see, the Bible does not leave anyone, who has not taken the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior, In doubt for a moment as to whether or not he ls saved, but plainly tells him that he ls lost. Now what does the Bible say of that person who has by faith accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Savior? Does it say of him that he is eternally saved, or does it leave him In doubt? Logically, If the one who has not tak en Christ as his Savior is eternally lost, then conversely lt is true that the one who has taken Christ as his Savior is eternally saved. But does the Bible teach this, and does lt as plainly give'the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ the assurance of his sal vation, as It gives the unbeliever the assurance that he is lost? It certain ly seems reasonable that if one who fails to accept Christ as his Savior can know he is eternally Jost, the one who accepts Christ as his Savior should be able to know he is eternally saved. This is precisely what our text says the believer may know: "These things have I written unto you-that ye may know," not hope, nor feel, but "know that ye have eternal life." Numerous passages in the Word of God substantiate this teaching, and it is only because we have hearts of un belief that we ever doubt,it. It Is so wonderful, and it seems too good to be true, that God should eternally save those who accept Christ as their per sonal Savior. But it is true just the same, for God has said it, and he can not lie. It is a marvel of God's grace that the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ at once has eternal life (John 3:16) ; that he passes at once from death unto life, and that he shall not come into judgment (John 5:24). God who saves has promised to finish the job, and has made provision to do so. It is not for us, if we really have appropri ated Christ as our Savior, to doubt that God will faithfully finish our sal vation ; but as Paul tells the Philippi ans (Phil. 1:6), so should we be con fident of this very thing, "that he which hath begun a good work In you will perform it until the day of_Jesus Christ" Church Must Be Democratic. An undemocratic church in a demo cratic age is an anachronism, and no matter how ancient her lineage, or well established her historic position, unless she is In close and sympathetic touch with those great world movements she is doomed to defeat and to spiritual deadness and decay.-Bishop Guerry. The Three Crosses By REV. GEORGE GUILLE Extension Department, Moody Bible Institute. Chicago TEXT-Then wera there two thieves crucified with him,' one on the right hand and another on the left-Matt. 27:38. Three crosses stand on the hill called CaH-ary. To the middle one is nailed i-, the Son of God, clown as a part of Holy Scripture. And Barabbas is tho name by which every rejector of Christ ls known, for it means "son of his father." Son of his father! Born but once. Twice dead, therefore, In trespasses and sins. Barabbas ls the name of every man who hns not been born again, proclaim ing what he is as a sinner lost and un done. "Ye must be born again." But Barabbas escapes the cross that has been prepared for him and another Barabbas, Son of his Father, Only Be gotten and well-beloved, goes to that cross in his stead, and In yours and raine. And a legend has it that, as the darkness gathered round, Barabbas ran to the foot of it and, smiting his breast, cried, "Oh, thou Jesusi.of Naz areth, I know not who thou art, but one thing I rio know; thou art hanging there in my place!" Oh. soul, have you said that to Him? That is the faith that saves ! That is what Is means to "believe on his name.'1 It is but saying again with the apostle, "The Son of God loved me and gave himself for me." But see the other two crosses. Hang ing there are two men sunk far down in sin. Not only condemned by the Roman government to die an Igno minious death because of their crimes, but whllestandlng at death's door they revile and Blaspheme th??ord of life and glory: the thieves also which were crucmed~with him cast the same lu his teeth." But a ray of divine light enters the soul of one, and by lt he ls led to see the glory of that Person hanging at his side. From the depths of his sin ful heart there rises a cry, "Lord, re member me when thou comest In tftf kingdom." He has seen all the truth I Has seen that this is the long-promised Messiah. Sees that though he is dying a shameful death, he must come back again In his kingdom, according to all the prophets and make good the title nailed above his head: "The King of the Jews." But the Lord Jesus, with out an upbraiding word, with no sylla ble of reproach, without a question or condition of any kind, goes far beyond his request, as He always does, and says: "You do not have to wait until I come in my kingdom ; I will do better for you." "Verily, I say unto thee, to day shalt thou be with me in paradise." Saved! in the twinkling of an eye! Saved ! Snatched from the very jaws of death ! A man who is not fit to live on earth made fit to be with Christ in paradise! What a miracle! And he ls the same wonder-working Savior to day. It has been said, "There was one such case that none might despair, but only one that none might presume." Let us rather say that here is a pat tern case of salvation, clearly and ful ly revealed, so that wherever the story of the cross should be told, this story of the saved thief must he told in con nection with it. Look now at those three crosses. On the right han^s the saved sinner; on the left the lost one ; In the middle the Savior. This man on the right has sin in him still, and so has every saved man. But there is no sin on him. Un seen hands have lifted the sin that was on him and have laid it upon the One who hangs at his side, and he dies beneath the awful load. This Man,on the middle cross has no sin in him: "holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from sinners" must He be to die in your place and mine. The sin-offering In Israel must be without blemish. This man on the left has sin inv him, but alas! lt is still on him, and he dies and goes to hell. Look again ! This man on the right is dying to sin, In the death of his Substitute on the middle cross. That is what the Lord meant by losing one's life In order to find it. I must, at the cross, lose the life with which I was born, to find there a new life In the Crucified. This Man on the middle cross Is dying "for" sin. The man on the left is dying "In" sin. Oh, soul, these three little preposi tions tell all the story that our God is so eager to tell, and that men are so slow to hear. Do not die In sin, die to It by receiving as your personal Savior that Blessed One who died for It In your place once for all, and phys ical death shall then, at the very worst of its doing, but tajee you to be with him. ' to the one on either side a thief. Thus it must be, for Scripture can not be broken and it is written, "He was numbered with the trans gressors." But that middle cross was not made for Jesus of Nazareth. It was made for a mur derer and sedi tion 1 s t whose name, Barabbas, has been written The Book. The word "bible" means "the booir 'There ls but one book."-Scott. t HAVE JUST RECEIVED1SHIPMENT It would be difficult to find a carat any price which is mechanically more dependable or more economical to operate than the Chevrolet cars^ Yet with all its economy and low price it is a handsome, roomy, comfortable car-one you can feel proud to own. 490 Touring . 490 Roadster . $895.00 $880.00 Baby Grand Touring . $1425.00 Baby Grand Roadster . $1400.00 TRUCKS Small Truck .... $895.00 One-Ton Truck, Chassis . $1475.00. One-Ton Truck, Express Body $1610.00 Acme Auto Company Upon Arguments YOU, the buyers, are the real builders of wagons. You put the final Okay upon the use of certain materials and con struction when you buy a wagon containing them-and refuse to buy a wagon that does not. We want to show you how the Thornhill Wagon is built. Upon a plain statement of facts we are willing to rest our case. We believe the- Thomliill way would bc your way if you should build a wagon. c For spokes and axles tough second growth highland hickory is used For hubs and felloes the sturdy white oak is preicrred. This wood grows upon the mountain side. The ground is hard the climate severe. If has to fight for life. It has nearly twice the strength of oak and hickory that crows under softer conditions. Outdoors under shelter it remains for three to five years. Tn? ?ap dries in it, giving.it a strength that's kin to steeL ^ Full Circle Iron Malleable Front Houri Plato Trussed Bolsters and Gears Long Wear Beds Kia toro Can't ITO* to Turning In turning and backing up, with the ordi nary circle iron, which is only a half circle, ulsters run off the end of the track and nan g. It ts difficult to make short turns and back up. The Thornhill full circle iron gives a continuous track on which the bol sters can turn. The gean of Thornhill wagons stay in line for life. Instead of the usual front hound plate, a hound plate of malleable hon is used. It is a metal jacket braced at eight points that keeps gears from erer getting out of line. Not? the Adjustable Brake Lever On ?he front bolsters of Thornhill wagons are heavy iron plates running along top and bottom-connected by. rivets that run clear through the bolster. Strength and lightness are combined. Rear gears are strongly ironed. There are braces on both top and bottom that extend the full length of the . hounds. Solid trust bars extend the full length of thc axles giving them double strength. If you examine the beds of Thornhill Wagons closely you will see at once the superiority of the construction. The bottoms are re-inforced over front and rear bolsters. Come in and examine this wagon for' yourself. We will take pleasure and; pride in showing you a Thomliill-The wagon made of tough highland oak and hickory-with features all others lack. 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