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Show The plague did stop and tho play bn since been religiously given. Tn years ago some theater men went from New York to Oberammersaa ' and offered Anton Long, who play3 tho part of the Christ, free transportation transporta-tion for himself and family to Ne York and back again, a house to live in during his stay and a sum of money which would make him Independent for life if ho would for ono winter act the part of the servant In the play "The Servant In the Hous " To their amazement he Instantly and em phatlcally refused. They could nelth er commercialize either Lang or bU associates. These two Incidents fitly illustrate the selfish ajid the unselfish power of a great desire. Caspar Shns-ler Shns-ler was selfish in the extreme. Ho would gratify his personal desire even though his family and his people suf- j fer death for 1L H knew he had the deadly plague, he know the going to his home was not only unlawful, but dangerous and yet he went, a nt example ex-ample of the many who wilfully persist per-sist In a course of life morally or commercially, which they know Is deadening to tho b?3t life about them and all because they wish to attain some selfish personal goal. An'oa Lang on the contrary had an Ideal and principle which was above selfish gain. He considered his acting the Christ as a part of his religious life, and his religious convictions were not to be made secondary to any worldly gain. There are those today who like Long are truo to spiritual convictions, even though they loose financially by being so. The world nt large says that they and Lang ar foolish. Nevertheless they are the salt of the earth today. The person devoid of gTeat aspirations is prona to be a dull plodder always, the persons per-sons with an aim or purpose for which they put aside conviction and principle are harmful to not only themselves, but also to others, but the one who has a great aspiration or goal and yet will not surrender conviction to attain at-tain It is the one who becomes the real factor for good In their day and place. The theme of the evening is the place and worth of asnlration In life today and we wlh emphatically to 6tate that one's aspiration or aim was never meant to overcome one's conviction con-viction of right and duty. Many a life today Is a moral, spiritual ani therefore abiding failure because any means or method was deemed expedl ent to attain an end. Above all tho grentest achievement Is that of developing devel-oping a true, pure and noble life, anJ the best lives of all ages tell plainly that such a life can be developed and at the same time great purposes of a worldly nature achieved. Keep as priceless tho convictions of right as the Master has given theai to ua. RALLY BUY 1ST PRESBYTERIAN Rally Day was observed yesterday In the First Piesbyterlan church at the usual Sunday school hour. The attendance and exercises were alike most gratifying to those who had tho day in charge. An especially lntere3t-Ing lntere3t-Ing feature was a talk to the children by Rev. Mr. Moffett. a tnlssionary of the Presbyterian church In Korea. H-jails H-jails with his family for Korea this week from San Francisco. The music of die day was furnished by Miss Wilcox, who "san B -rwaldM, "Dow Down Thine Far" and Mrs Stevens, who rendered Nevin's "Oh, Love Divine." Doth were In excellent voice. At the evening service Rev. Carver said in part: In ICII .1 terrible plaguo was raging rag-ing in Geimany. Whole families fell before It and In one large village only-two only-two couples were spared Obcrammer-gan, Obcrammer-gan, owing tu its Isolated situation In the mountains, was for a time spared. A vigorous quarantine was established establish-ed nnd no one permitted to go out or come in. But one Saturday night Caspar Cas-par Shusler, wh. had been employed over lu another town nnd stricken with the pl.igue. felt that his end was near and to see his family ore he died came over the mountain under cover of darkness, Monday uUht he died. The city now was exposed. Soon his family died and In a month elghtv-four elghtv-four others died. A town meeting was called and l( was vowed to God that If the plague were stopped they would every ten years give the Passion Pas-sion Play as a token of gratitude. |