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Show TRUTH Is more joy in heaven over one sinner none of the saved sheep are barred who repenteth than over ninety and from taking a hand in the game. nine just persons who need no repentThere will be no use praying. All ance, what are you going to do about this man Eph Kelley? Are you going to the prayers effered from now until continue to address yourselves to your hog killing time will do this poor well attired congregations and continue devil no good. There isnt any use to hamnjer theology into your Bible visiting tho Jail and singing Pure, classes while this man and oh, the cold water, water give to me; for Im pity of it; there are many more like a true teetotaler, from drinking cushim in this and other places goes toms free. Kelleys physical being so is with alcchol that he saturated down and down and down to the bottomless pit? Will ycu continue to send hasnt a nerve cell that will perform appeals east and west, north and a function without the assistance of south for the heathen of Greenland's a stimulant. His mind is clouued icy mountains and on Indias coral with the fumes of the fusel oil, old strand, while one of Gods created The nearest to a cut price in coal is That Good Coal. BAMBERGER 161 9 creatures; a man, lingers, here, merely waiting the time when he shall pass away and an acting coroners jury renders a verdict and dictates an epitaph in one and the same docuor ment, viz., acute alcoholism, blisswill you let the heathen in his MEIGHN STREET TELEPHONE ZOOO boots, kerosene, blue vltroil and plug tobacco that forms the sort of whiskey he gets when out of jail that he could not understand ycu. He must first be treated for what alls him and tint will cost a little money. Four weeks treatment in the proper place will put him back in the ranks of citizens.' Joe Medill, of Chicago, took a dozen men, all as bad as Eph, every bit of It, and. demonstrated to the world that there was salvaticn for the drunkard. Once he is restored to his senses, the next ful ignorance alone while you bring this erring one home; while you reCHATTER. store to him his intelligence; while ycu put him on his feet; while you (Being the personal cpinions of the turn his steps Into the right path? writer and for which no one else Is T et us hear from some of the shepin any manner responsible.) herds of the flocks, and by the way, havand news, Lacking legitimate ing clipped everything for its raised date department it could lay its hands upon, The Tribune, on Wednesday morning last, made a scare head story about poor, old Eph Kelley getting another jag on and having to be ASK FOR,-- - -q- asMJSv wheeled back to the city jail. It is Win- - A. STIGKNEY CI3AR CO. hard, indeed, when a newspaper, professing to he metropolitan, has to FINE Cl C ARS; stoop to the gutters in order to obtain matter with which to fill its columns. What has Eph Kelley done to deserve such treatment at the hands of any paper? He is simply a weak unfortun-natwithout the nerve force to any longer withstand physical temptation, and his misfortunes have received ample notice in days gone past. Society and law have decreed that he continue to live as he has lived for many years and to die in jail, so why hold him up to public scorn and ridicule simply because he repeats an oft self-respectin- g NOW This man Eph Kelley has an immortal soul that is worth the saving, however, if some one interested in the redemption of souls would only under- take the task. According to the creeds taught our little boys and girls in the Sunday schools he may, if he comes to the foot of the cross, on which hung a crucified Savior that men might be saved, be forgiven his errors of the flesh and when he passes into the shadowy darkness that divides this from the other, stand at the right hand of the Almighty. In other words there is a right smart chance for Eph Kelley to become an angel on the other shore. According to the same creeds taught the children, if he is not saved; if he does not repent and receive pardon, he Is going to be shunted down the toboggan slide into the burning marl of a never ending, ever roasting hell of physical anguish. There may be more elegant ways of expressing this, but I prefer the plaint, blunt, every day statement of fact. Now, who among all this band wants to rescue this old brand from the burning? soul-savin- o 0 o 0 0 0 o 0 0 $ o . o o 0 o o 0 0 0o g Now having been duly warned that it is your duty to make an effort at 'east, how many of ycu are willing to take the chances of standing before the Great Judgment Bar on that aw-r- ul morning and. when confronted by Ehph Kelleys record, when asked by tho Omnipotent: Why was not this soul saved for My kingdom? reply in tho language of the primitive blackAm I my brothers keeper?" smith: Bo you not think that after tho evidence is all in you will hear a voice I was hungered and ye saying: "ave mo no meat; I was thirsty and rave me no drink: sick, and In prison, and ye visited me not: I was a stronger and ye tmk me not In. followed bv the terrible edict: Depart ve cursed Into overlaying fire, prepared for the devil and bis snels? well. if Holy Writ is true and two and two make four, the lost soul of Enh KelW Is rolnr to entire a lot of us trouble about the t!ve the sheep are separated from the goats. hall know them. Tho world prayed that Lincoln miebt live; the world nrayed that Garfield mleht live: tho world prayed ihat McKinley might live but all threo died because the wounds were fatal. In the case of this man Kelley, unless medical aid steps In and changes his physical nature by a course of treatment, tried and never found wanting, Kelley Is wing to die a drunkard. Just as sure as sunrise In the morning. By their The works ye shall know them. Master never Rald: By their prayers ye shall know them, except In one Instance, and that was the time He toM ns to look out for the Pharisee who stood un In public places and offered long prayers. JX & Now, servants of the Great One, get a hustle on. Here is a chance to do something. Wake the congre- gation up to the emergency and ask them to help. Tell them that the harvest Is ripe and the laborers are few and lets see If we cannot transform this poor old wretched being Into a man. Who will be tho first to volun- teer? S JX Just to show my faith in humanity I will bet a doughnut that not a single one responds to this Invitation to try to save a Gqd given soul from going down Into the darkness of a mysterious eternity entirely unprepared for what, awaits him on the other side of the twilight. o Housekeepers Cares, o lessened by taking advantage of o Household Washing by the piece. table and bed linen, towels, 0o The kerchiefs ironed: on? JX rise In your pulpits and teach that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten sen that whosoever believed in him should not perish, but have everlasting life; say, you teachers of the Word who roll as a rich morsel on ypiir tongues the statement of the meek and lowly Nazarene to the effect that there g. There is no uo praying. I repeat.. Pravor hasnt half the efficacy that works have and: Bv their works ye 000000000000 ooooooooooooo J self-sustainin- JX e, committed offense? step will be to find him something to do so as to make him That will not be difficult, because Eph Kelley is no fool. He was a bright, ntelllgcnt man before booze downed him. Then ho will be ready for the Is the experiment saving process. Or do ycu desire to let werth trying? him go without an effort? New Say, you ministers, who hand- all pieces requiring Elias Morris $ & Sons Co. 000000000000000000000000 S it starched; delicate colors. woolens, shirt waists received under the new vatem. It Is ldai for the home. Tel phone for particulars. TROY LAUNDRY, 166 Main SL 3 rings. 193. Telephones 192 and |