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KOUFT TABOR'S PARABOLIC VISION. Matthew 17i1S; 14-20?July 24. *T*>? H my beloved Son. in Khom I am welt pleated; hear ye Mm.'* SIX toys after our Lord's words concluding our last study. He took Peter. .Inuich und John, three ot hie fsvorttes among the disciples. Into a high gontnsinlaV There he was transfigured before them; that is to say. bis aiM*'i>iHnce changed, bis face shone like the sun. his garments were white like the light. Then the vision grew and Moses and Elijah appeared to be holding <???!?? nation with the transfigured Jeeus. The impulsive St. Peter, eoxlous to ge*** Inquired whether or not It was the Masters will that they build Hsree tnls-rnacles: one for him. one for Moeee and one for Elijah, on the top or rb.untsln One of the evaugelists says, "He knew not what he eekl Mftti i account shows that the three disciples were for a time over? whelmed bv - tnetblug like drowsiness but later became fully awake. It wsh on this occasion tbat they beard a voice from tbe beevens, saying. This la gej hstafsej Son In wboro I am well pleased: hear ye blm." It re? quired oui b.rd u lilnd words and toucb to relieve tbe Apostles of tbelr fright, snd loosing op the> saw no oue but Jesus. His transfiguration had vanished, and Ii enai I he Master. Just ee before. If. momentarily, they thought that je**u? had pegiftd into glory, tbey now perceived that tbey were mistaken. Ano'h. r srtseajll tells n> that as tbey were coming down the mountain side Jesus rhnruMl them rhsi ihgj *ho*2!d not tell the vision to any one until after bis owiirrv-* iton from the d' sd. He tbua explained to them tbat tbe whole mart** erne a rises*, sn appartt ?n Thla was e fulfillment of what he bad toM them in Ma last words of our leaaon of a week ago. "There be some stand? ing here nhb h <?hull not taste of death till they see tbe 800 of roan coming lo his Khivdoiii These three disciples had been standing In bis presence at tbe nine thom' words were uttered, end now tbey bed seen tbe Son of man in Ms Kingdom glory-4* rUiom Tbe reality of tbat vision bas not yet come to pass, although It Is surely nlgb. even at tbe door. St. IVfer himself declares that tbey accepted tbe vision aa a corroboratlon of our LefeTs assurance of bis coming Kingdom. In his Epistle be says. "We here not followed cunningly devised feblee. when we made known nnto you the power and coming of our Lord Jeeus, but were eye witnesses of his majesty (bis kingdom!, when we were with him in tbe holy mount." (II Peter 1:16, IS). Yet tbe Apostle proceeds to tell ue that this vision, helpful as It was at the time, became eecoodsry ee be came to a better understanding of tbe prophecy which more particularly describes our Lord a second coming and Kingdom. He eeye. "We have a more sure word of prophecy la more sure evidence than the vision 1 to which we do well to take beed ae unto a lamp tbat shines in a 4art place until the day dawoM?until tbe Millennial morning dawn.?|] 1:1*. leaving tbe story of the transfiguration, which symbolised our Lord's Kingdom glory, we note hie gracious words to tbe affrighted disci pies, "Arise, and be not afraid." On several occasions be thus addressed them It would eppeer that by nature many of us bsve a consciousness of our own Imperfections and a realisation of our unwortblness of Divine favor; and fears are likely to grasp ue and torture ua. This Is because we do not know our heavenly Farber Tbe more we learn of him the roc e does tbe love ot (Jod cast out fear from onr hearts, and assure us thut he who created us is sym? pathetic towards all who are striving for righteousness He la a areat Ood, not a little ons. True, be will not give bis greatest blessings to any except those who come Into harmony wltb him. bot. on the other hand, be Is not a ion that be should be feared aa euch He takes un pleasure In the suffer of but creatures and will not permit that any should suffer eternally, his provision tbat all shsll have, through Christ, an opportunity for regaining perfection and eternal life, snd tbat whosoever will not avail him? self of this greet privilege moat die the secoud death must he annihilated While Jesns and tbe three favored Apostles were In the mount of wans figuration, supposed ro bsve been Mount Tabor, ur the foot of the mountain there wee e men whose son was a lunatic, whom he had brought that tbe Lord might expel tbe demon. The Apostles had oireadi been out. as the Lord's representatives. In various parts of the connm ot |*niewtlli(*. earing snd expelling Oemons In his name: so they H -snved lei cast out this bat could not. Tbe Revised Version speaks n| the Hutterer is si Indeed, all higher criticism disputes that there b> eneg a Vhtug as Ml by evil spirits. It Is a common saying today among the Higher Critics 'bet what onr Lord end the Apostles mistook r<?i rlemoii pnanrsatog merely Insanity, epilepsy, etc. Of course the word i)i*r>ixc is broad enough to cover soy kind of all men c, whether It be a direct I fleet Ion from the Ad versery. or an indirect one through heredity In e ther rat* there is mss ol ?ass. dls-ease. discomfort We, however, have more confidence In the wisdom of the Lord and bis chosen Apostles snd mouth-pieces than we have in all tbe Doctors of theology ami Doctors of medicine In tbe whole earth. We tbere L fore eeceot this narratl re lust ae it reads, thst Jesus rebuked the "devii" and Beast biro out of tu* boy. who was cured from tbat very hour. B Tbe disciples who bad been unsuccessful in casting out this demon, called ^b* Maater awey from tbe hearing of the multitude and asked him why they had failed when tbey attempted to cast out the demon He replied. "Because of your little faith. ' Another account says thut he stated. "This kind cometb not out except by fasting and prayer" In other words, the lesson to tbe Apostles wea tbat tbelr greatest power would result from their living very to Ood. living lives of self-denial and prayer Of course, fasting to be of men la not here Inculcated, nor do we auggest that the works of pen on tb?* part of disciples would make them more efficient In the under of tbe Lord a tnyatery: rather the thought la. tbe nearer one lives to Ood tbe more of tbe Divine power may be exercised by and through him. It hi perhaps difficult for us to understand our Lord's reference to their having little faith, for tbey surely exercised considerable faith In making an attempt to east out the demon. Faith, to be successful, must be backed by spiritual power: sod our Lord assures us tbat even with a small amount of faith ws would be eble to remove a mountain and nothing would be Impossi? ble. We ere not to suppose tbat our Lord meant tbat bis followers should try to remove mountains aa a diversion, nor aa a proof of their faith, for by so doing tbev would be seriously Interfering wltb tbe Interests of others who wonld be more cenvenlenced by having tbe mountain remain This tbey wrald have no right to do We assume therefore that the thought must be tbst If lo the fulfillment of the Divine command It should be necessary to have e mountain removed, and If tbe commission bad been given to one of tbe Lord's followers to remove tbe mountain, and If be could exercise tbe faltb to ones tbe command, tbe result would correspond to tbe faith exercised. All that the majority of on could do would be to exercise as much faltb ae possi? ble end sak the Lord for more, end also aeek to cultivate a greater degree of Tito role I Ho llo and After. The Tode PgftMee ttscir. p*rad il as It may aeem. had Its distinct Me? in making the old-time South? erner softer of voice, more tolerant, and more kind. If gentlemen differ? ed, they disagreed courteously, each being reluctant to give offenae for which he might be called to the point of a rspler or the muszle of a pls t i ITm ode was not a savage and bloody-minded Institution. It was primarily the go-between of peace. An actual combat was the laat re? sort, and few quarrels arose that Allen C. Wise Fdltor Southern Fur onnld not be healed. There could be niture Journal Dies In Columbia. willing to take gamblers' chances on the verdict of a Jury; but they are skittish about following a path that leads to the muzzle of a shotgun. For It Is well known In advance that such cases will not go to the courts for settlement, and this keeps the coun? try free from salacious trials and scandalous divorces. The method may be lawless, but the result is wholesome.?Harris Dlckson in the August Everybody's. WOTHFR PKLLAORA VICTIM. no more flagrant breach of this code - tbsn to withhold sn apology when Columbia, July 20.?Allen C. Wieo, one gentleman unnec#.?*r?rll> offended editor of the Southern Furnitur" sn ?ther N .r IsMM the olive hram-h journal who waa brought here a be turned aside when frankly tender- w?eK HK() aftf.r four weoks' illness ed And. If a fight could not be avoid- wltn an unknown disease died this ed. It was fslrly. even generouslly mornln(? at th? Columbia Hospital of conducted, and always with scrup? ulous politeness. These practices brought Into the dslly life, even the business life, of the country, a finer conception of courtesy. It was con? sidered beneath the dignity of gentle, men to brawl and bicker. The Code DuHio passed sway, but it left sn IndeliblH Impression. The Southerner does riefend bis home, sets so much peril In the way of Its violation thst there ure no breach of promise aults. and cash claims for alienation snd seduction are totally unknown. Hbb rounders might be P?dlugra. He was 29 years old and unmarried. He graduated from the Tniverslty of Smith Carolina In 1901. The funeral will be held here tomor? row. The board of visitors of CHtflieon College, In their repor' to the trustees express themselves as well pleased with t ondltlons there, It Is 1 luxury to learn; but the lux? urv of learning Is not to be compared With the luxury of teaching- ? Roswull I). Hitchcock LEAVE FOR ENCAMPMENT. Sunitor Light Infantry Loft, Wednes? day for Kncnmpmcnt ut Chieka inauga. From The Daily Item. July 20. Today, at 11 :S0, the Sumter Light Infantry, Company L, of the Second regiment, Cant. J. W. Bradford, Jr.. ?ommanding, left for Columbia, at Which place they will join the second Motion of the Second regiment, un ler the command of Maj. Julian W. Culler, of Orangehurg and leave for 'hick unauga Park at 1 o'clock. They are due to reach Lytle, Gl.., *ho detraining point, at 4:15, tomor? row and will use the camp site now ?eeupied by the Third infantry. The regiment will he encamped ten lays, breaking camp the last two lays of the trip, and bivouacking In the shelton tents carried by the men. The members of the S. L. I. who went on the encampment follow: Captain J. W. Bradford, Jr., 1st Lieut. Oeo. C. Warren, 2nd Lieut. Wayne Mellette. 1st Sgt. B. O. Can tey, 2nd Sgt. Gabriel Bradford, 3rd Sgt. Pitts Bradford. Privates?Perry M. Brown, P. G. Gallagher, Jr., Edwards Bradford, Chas. E. Richardson, Charlie M. Emanuel, Tommie Curran, Robert T. Brown, Joseph W. Sanders, W. D. Owens, Jr., Allen R. Richardson, Wil? liam Taylor, Ben Wright, Ormsby Blandlng, Alfred Bradford, D. Allen Brown. C. M. Chandler, L. W. Fol som, Jr., B. G. Gibson, Kenneth Har hy, J. A. Haynsworth, S. W. Jones. Jr., J. J. Martin, F. M. Molse, J. F. Nash, Fred Nlgles, J. A. Owens, Al tamont Pate, J. J. Chandler, Julius Cooper, Walter Carr, Clarence Des Champs, H. Noble Dick, Louis Darr, Edwin Powell, Rufus Spann, A. E. Tlsdale, G. E. Taylor, H. D. Walsh, James Weathers, Marshall Wescoat. Accompanying the S. L. I. were G. W. Hutchison regimental captain and commissary and H. P. Moses, reg? imental sergeant-major. Lieut. Col. C. B. Yeadon was unable to leave on account of sickness. Till! FIGHT OX CANNON. Bristow Make?? Further Crltleclsm of S|K*?ker's Remarks. Topeka, Kas., July 19.?Senator Joseph T. Bristow, the "insurgent," in a speech here this afternoon, pro? nounced Speaker Cannon a poor judge of rubber. Speaker Cannon at Burlington yesterday, replying to a former speech of Senator Brlstow's, said the Senator had either "wilful? ly, knowingly or ignorantly" misrep? resented the facts when he said that the increased duty on manufactured rubber had resulted in a lamentable decrease in the importations of that commodity. The Senator, Mr. Can? non said, liked to brand everybody who disagreed with him as dishonest and that these remarks on rubber gave him a chance to accuse Mr. Aldrlch of being a meny>er of the Rubber Trust. "Mr. Cannon," said Mr. Bristow this afternoon, "fogets that there is rubber and rubber. When he says that the Increased duties on manu-1 factured rubber did not result in a decrease in Importation, he would seem to refer only to hard rubber, the kind that is sometimes used In making rules. Let the Speaker look up the rubber question and he will find that there are several kinds of elastic or soft rubber to which my statements apply exactly "I &m told that Speaker Cannon said that he did not know that Sen? ator Aldrlch organized a trust. In my Winfleld address I set forth facts as contained in official documents, In Poor's Manual and In the Wall Street Journal, which are consider? ed reliable authority by overy busi? ness man In this country. Whether or not Senator Aldrlch is guilty of a technical violation of the statutes. I do not know. It Is the duty of the Attori.ey General of the United States to Investigate violations of the Sher? man anti-trust1 law, Put I do know that he Is gHiilty' of violation of po? litical deficiency of political dlshon esty. k'It would have been better taste for Speaker "tfiWn'on to demand that his committee ' of' Representatives s:and' by 'the' House taVlft1 schedule tian i6 ask"f.heW 'Co stand for the Al'drfeh schedule. ' And' (hen, 'that Ca?dorf shAuTd' 'come' to Kansas to defend1'the tariff bTtt'and the men who dictated 'it*1 passage." ' i ? tit r . ? ? nil.-* ?'? ?# c nmino) , B^ILJWIRS TO (MEET. , it, ? B Ti m ? n Muster Ilnljklvrs' \^mm hitiou lu Hen I sioo In Columbia. Columbia, July 20.?Secretary E. It. Heyward today called a meeting (it the Master Builders' Association of South Carolina, to be held tomorrow afternoon In the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. The organization in? cludes contractor** sub-contractors and materia inen. J. J. Koller, of Rock Hill, ih president of the Asso i lation. Haptlatl from parts of the State .it. gathering in Greenville for the summer assembly, which will last a [Week. SHOT IN LEG. Bicycle Thief Wounded in Effort to Escape, Krem The Daily Item, July 20. Several weeks ago Mr. Bunyan Hatchel had his bicycle stolen from him, and about a week before this, Mr. H. L. Tisdale, who had been re? pairing the wheel, noticed that it had a flat tire on the back wheel and the seat spring broken; so that when a negro, Alva Tindal, came to Mr. Tis dale's shop, yesterday, to purchase a tire and a seat spring, explaining that he watned them for a wheel, the description of which suited that of Mr. Hatchel's, Mr. Tisdale was, nat? urally, suspicious. He reported the matter at once to Mr. Hatchel, who swore out a war? rant for the negro, Alva Tindal, and Messrs. Tisdale and Burkett were deputized to make a search for the wheel, and arrest Tindal. They, accordingly, went to Mr. M. H. Beck's place, where the negro was reported to be living, and after searching several houses, they found the wheel In one of them, at which Tindal boarded. They left the bicycle where it was, and came back t? the city, where they searched for and found Tindal. He explained to them that he had net stolen the wheel, and said that he would carry them to another ne gr<\ West Cummings, from whom he had bought the wheel. He then carried them to a house on Anderson street, where he said Cummings lived. Mr. Burkett remained outside with the prisoner (Tindal) and sent Mr. Tisdale Into the house for Cummings. Mr. Tisdale knocked at the door, a negro man answering the knock, and when Mr. Tisdale asked him his name, he replied that it was West Cummings. Mr. Tisdale then told Cummings that he had a warrant for his (Cum? mings') arrest, for stealing a wheel. Cummings admitted stealing the wheel, and selling it to Tindal, and when Mr. Tisdale told him that he would have to come with him, (Tis? dale), the negro tried to slam the door; but Mr. Tisdale got in between the door, and so the negro said he would come peacefully. They started out of the house, Mr. Tisdale holding to the negro, and when they got to the top step, the negro jerked loose, knocked Mr. Tis? dale down, and started to run. Mr. Tisdale called to Cummings to halt, and when he did not, shot four or five times on the ground behind the negro, with a pistol. When Cummings still refused to halt Mr. Tisdale. shot him in the ca'f of his left leg, the negro falling and saying that he was dying. Mr. Tisdale, meanwhile, had run to the negro, and had him carried to Mood'j Infirmary, where the wound was found not to be serious, the doc? tor stating that Cummings would be able to go to jail in a day or two. 4,000,000 CARDS A DAY. Government Prepares to Print Them For Postal Service. Washington, July 17.?The new machinery in the Government Print? ing Office, where postal cards are now made will produce 4,000,000 cards a day when they reach their full ca? pacity. They are turning out about 3,000,000 for each working day of eight hours. It is only recently that the "G. P. O." began to make postal cards. Pre? viously the postOffice department had let the contract to private manufac? turers. But the Government Print? ing Office, which bids for work of the government just as private printers do and receives contracts only on "lowest and best bids," secured the bid and Installed Its needed machin? ery. The machines print, score, "cut or slit or both" and count and deliver 'paper-banded packages of 25 cards which are made from web stock not more than 95 nor less than 75 ten thousandths of an Inch thick. The cards are 3 1-4 by 5 1-2 inches. The estimated use of postal cards sold by the government is about 3, 000,000 a day, but the ouput for each day is made larger to avoid pos? sible embarrassments resultant from the breakage of machinery or other contingencies. TAX ISSUE DODGED. State Board of Equalization Met To? day and Did Nothing. Columbia. July 20.?By adopting a motion by R. A. Cochrane, of Edge field, the State Board of Equalizers today agreed to let stand the returns of the real property throughout the State as assessed by the several coun? ty boards, except where these returns fall below the returns for the pro? ceeding year. This action followed a discussion which ensued when It was found that nine counties were not represented by the necessary ab? stracts of reality, as assessed by the county hoard. This disposes of the real estate assessment question for four years, this being the quadren? nial re-assessment year for lands. OPEN HOUSE I> ALABAMA. How a Typical Fine Old Southern Family Lived and Chance*! With The Pausing Years. Judge Greer's father, Colonel Greer, emigrated from Virginia and settled with his slaves on new lands in Alabama. Greer House?white and spacious and open?fronted a public road along which passed the westward tide of travel. But the traveler did not' pass?he stopped in and rested a week or two. Few we<*e l brisk enough to escape the Co'onei s I watchful eye. And once inside his gate, the wayfarer found it harder yet to leave. When the weekly stagecoach came rattling along, two negro boys wait? ed for it at the top of the hill, one with a bucket of ice water the other with with a pitcher of san gareee. Added to this was an invita? tion from the Colonel for the strang? ers to rest beneath his roof. At meal times Isom, the butler, went down to the big gate and blew the dinner horn, a broadcast invitation to the wide, wide world. Why should not the Colonel Invite all within hearing to partake of his dinner? He had more than he could eat; there were no hotels for the strangers; travelers must get very, very hungry?and thirsty. The un? derlying spirit was not new; it was the same simple spirit which graced Sir Roger de Coverly. But the manifes? tation was different, a manifestation that suited the country. Colonel Greer felt deeply his obli? gation to those who honored him by making his house their temporary home. Did they not bring him poli? tical news, tell good stories, and keep him informed as to the current events of three States? All they got in return was a few fried chickens, home-cured ham, corn-bread, fruits, melons, cigars, wines, and?the Col? onel admitted that his toddies were fairly good, for he made them him? self. Everybody laughed and prospered on Deerfield Plantation. Sleek horses drew the carriages; cows waddled to the milking; shiny mules marched before the plows; fat negroes grinned with dazzling teeth at fatter chickens that tempted the frying-pan. When the Colonel returned from a journey, every human being on the plantation gathered around him be? fore he could shake off the dust?and he had a present for everyone. His pockets bulged wTth gew-gaws and trinkets, pocket-knives, band-combs, tobacco, and sardines. Somehow the droughts managed to skip Deerfield, and destructive storms went around it. Bad years didn't hurt the Colonel, and he made the good ones an excuse for helping his neighbors. He wrote freely?not for profit, but for accommodation?on *.he back of various promisory notes drawn by his acquaintances. His r:ch acres gave value to the autograpns. When pay day came, he had to se'l his plantation and move to Mississip? pi. That is one reason why Judge Greer, his son, studied law and set out to make a living in town?Harris Dickson in the August Everybody's Magazine. Yi'edgefield Juniors Win. 1 Hagood, July 19.?In a very slow game of ball here yesterday after? noon, Hagood was defeated by Wedgefield to the tune of 12 to 11. David Lenoir for Hagood pitched star ball. St Pierre Lenoir also caught a tine game, getting everything that came within his reach. The two teams will meet again soon. Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.? George Eliot G. Bernard Shaw says he can't see anything great about Roosevelt G. Bernard apparently is suffeiing from the same eye complaint that is troub? ling Chancellor Day.?Springfield Union. 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone senrUng a ske! < h s?n?! description may quickly ascertain our i>|>ii:h .? free ?*lictlier un invention Is |?r??h?Wf I?r?ietitjibia, ("onimunlea LtoMatftoUrroiiMetitlU. Mft! IIICOK on Patcut? sent free. Oldest aitoncy l^i eccunam patent?. Patent? taken through Munn & Co. receive 'ptcicU notice, vrithout clinrce, lu the Scientific American. a handiomelv INnstrnted weekly. Larcest cir? culation of h:?j M-ienituo Journal. Terms. |3 a vom: four su?: .a, |L Bold by all rtewsoe?tler*. MUNN ? C3.38,Bn"*?'' New York Branch orV"?\ 6**5 F PC Washington, D. C Are You Looking for a Position? 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