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THE
ASSASSINATION
AND
ITS
PROBABLE
RESULTS
It
is
difficult
to
account
for
the
peculiar
operation
of
the
ornm
of
the
anarclll~t
who
shot
the
noble
President
of
this
natlOn.-"'IIliam
J\Id';:inley.
What
could
he,
or
the
class
he
i~
~lIl'r""l',1
to
hay.:
Il'presented
in
the
act,
hope
to
gain
by
I-ouch
all
,let?
\Iv'hat
mutlYe
of
any
kind
could
inspire
"uch
a
dp,',l?
It
i,
m'ht
Chantable
to
View
the
a<;sa~<;lll
and
his
ac
cOllli'lie,'"
a"
D!l'ntally
unbalance,l
to
a
greater
degrt'e'
than
f1l
e
th,'
ll1a
10ntY
of
the
human
famih"
so
that
to
their
view
til"
e""'ntl,;l
or'
peace
an,l
hlebbing
is'l~~s
law:
whereas
tho~e
lIill)
al['
till
""\('[[
bv
thp
\\'onl
of
the
Lord
know
that
the
\1
"11[1
lJ(','di'o
\
et
ll1;lle
~trin""llt
laws
for
the
correction
of
,vli
d,,,,;
0,
I!;JI\
lli"'''[',l
thp
;"1Ilancps
of
tIll'
f=criptures
that
t
II,'
~I
t
'It
n'I~1I
of
I
ight"OIhlll""-l.,w
all(l
grace-I<;
ncar
at
1,,11,<1
Th,lt
tltp
;'lIl]"llIllal
klll"[I"1Il
\\
III
l1nt
only
e!f"ctu,dl\'
I'
·'1.1111
·w,1]
lIlrI"t1alll't',1
elt'at~1I
"'.
hllt
hy
re~tltlltlOn
pr~
,t"-l',
I'
lil
1'1j
tlll'1l1
lIll
t"\lal,l
,,"IItI,llll"S
allll
Il"htel)lhnel-o-'.
,\
':
I'll"!
ldt"r
hI;
]lht
1)1"'11
fouII,l
allli
IlIt,.7
p
lete,1.
It
'"'lIl"UIIl
h
tll,lt
tltp
an,l]'ehht,
h,lve
plottl'J
the
a"sasslllation
<,I
1'1
"'l,lt'nt.
Il",,·,'\
Plt.,
f""llator
lLllIna,
the
g0\,prllor.;
'>r
"II
til,>
S,·tt",
"lId
PI>
j'lllll'
',tll'llllll,-,T,
n,
It,,,kdpll,'J'.
,J,
P
\1";~,ln
,111,1
C,:\f
S"h\I,lh
It
i'openH
ddftcult
to
suppose
11',lt
Ow
alLII,'hl,h
h"l'"
ttl
t"llllri/,'
the
rpople"'o
that
no
one
-,101l1J
a':eept
ull:ce.
Do
t!Jey
not
know
that
there
are
several
millions
of
men
anxious
for
a
chance
at
these
offices
and
willlllg
to
brave
every
rIsk?
Anarchists
are
comparatively
few
in
these
days
of
prospenty:
not
III
prosperou~
time'i.-nut
until
"trouble
like
a
gloomy
cloud"
shall
have
gathered
wOIl,[
wide
and
~hut
out
the
light
of
hope,
nee,1
we
fear
that
th
..
insanity
of
anarchy
wlll
prevail
to
the
extent
pi
e,heted
in
the
Scriptures-the
overthrow
of
the
enbre
SOCial
fabnc.
'\lYe
see
no
special
significance
in
the
assassin's
dee,l
a
~
respects
the
peculiar
time,
in
which
we
are
liVing-the
"han,
cst"-e"cppt
that
it
will
probably
lead
to
stringpnt
repre~~lve
laws
agaln~t
anarchi~t~.
Such
we
"ould
approve,
but
0pllle
tha
t
a
re~triction
of
liberty
in
this
a
pprow/l
,lireetion
might
"oon
lea
,I
to
a
n
abuse
of
pOI\l'r
and
a
restralllt
of
proper
I
ib"r
tips
i-an
attempt
to
rp"train
any
and
pH'rythmg
not
faYon',l
h;;
general
puhlic
sl'ntllnent.
For
in,buee
\Y,\TC'1I
TOWEll
publl"ations
have
thOlhalll!-.
of
('n"!ll!",
\\
ho
\\
onld
noj
hp,i
tate
to
mi,repre~ent
it<;
teuchm;..:<;
a,
an,lrl'lll"tl".
an,l
in
tI,),
mg
so
thmk
th!'y
dill
Go,l
~en
ILe
.-aft,'r
th
..
e:o.HIllI'lp
of
:-;,\\I!
of
'Llrbu~.
\Ye
are
cxp!'cbng
~onll'
'lll'h
vwl,'nt
II1t,,!,!
\ll'tlllll
of
the
"!I:Jrve"t"
wurk
\nthin
a
few
vpar<;
no\\':
Lut
wll]
"on
<'lutle
thpn
that
"the
door
is
~]lUt."
~1",lIltimp
l,:t
u~
ea"h
an,!
all
"lallor
\\
Jlile
it
IS
called
day;
for
the
night
cometh
where
III
lW
I1MII
(',Ill
v,ork."
THE
COSTLY
PEARL
ThC'
pparl
of
greCltpst
price
I
sought.
AlaH
I
[
Qnngbt.
but
found
it
not
The
houn
of
work
and
,.,l,'C'p
were
'wasted,
'fl."
lllllt<;
"t
l']l',h\ll"
I'''''p,!
untasted,
.\11'[
"t
111
\\
Itll
!"lg'T
7(',J!
I
hasted,
1
c
,
•
"halllll
of
fOi
tll1l2
to
,'ntice
\Vlth
I-oome
uew
gift
or
<>acrIfice.
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rntil,
one
sad,
discouraged
day,
A
~plrit,
meek
an,l
'lUlet.
lay
epon
my
brow
a
Jl:\Il,l
r,'straining,
It
i'omoothe,1
awa~-
my
I![,~
eomplaming,
Upon
my
}1I
ow
a
hand
r!'~tr:lllllllg;
An,l
while
I
joyed
in
l)('rfect
rest,
I
ht'ld
the
gem,
of
all
the
best.
R.
B.
Henningeq.
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FINISHING
TOUCHES
OF
CHRISTIAN
CHARACTER
"Finall:l,
lJrethrcn.
1i'hfltsoerer
things
are
true,
whatsoever
things
are
honorable,
11.'hatsorl'er
things
are
Just,
whatsoever
things
arc
10lely,
whatsoC't'cr
thmgs
are
of
good
report;
It
there
lie
any
urtuG,
tt
there
lJe
any
prau,e,
thmk
on
these
thtngs."-Phil.
4:
S.
;,fanklllll
in
gcnl'ral
lloe'S
too
little
thinking,
and
what
it
them.
"llile
heathen
religion<;
srek
to
restrain
the
intrllrct
do'"
do
i';
nil,!
P
1lI
It'~s
along
Improper
line'>,
and
Luilt
upon
and
appeal
chieHy
to
the
pa~sions.
prejwllces
an[l
fear.
the
LtI""
I.,h'
s
"r
1'11'111]-,"<;.
:\pverthele-.s,
all
will
agree
as
re-
Lord
to
the
contrary,
calls
to
JllS
people,
sa~
mg,
"Come.
let
u~·
h[I('C[,
lllllllan
\1
<'I
fare,
there
is
a
power
in
thought
second
to
reason
togdher."
(Isa.
I:
IS)
\\
e
arc
wIllmg
to
admit
th,lt
J,O
"till'l
1"'11"1'
JlI
the
unl\,'r,.,e.
Ft'II',
per!Iap3,
realize
to
what
nominal
Christendom
has
nut
hl'etlpd
the
LllI'l'<;
1m
ltation
to
",ll'lIt
tllh
IS
tl'lIl'.-tO
\Ihat
extent
t1H'ir
O\\n
happiness
and
any
great
extent-that
very
largdy
nOllll1lal
Chri,tI:lns
a\'oill
\1t'lll"'llIg
j,
tlqlt'n,lcllt
upon
right
thinking,-to
what
extent
thought
of
religious
subjects,
antl
bpp,'wlly
anli,l
Il'a~,mlllg,
\Vh"],,
,OIlIPlllllltll'';
allll
natiOns
oll'e
th!'lr
happiness
or
mi3cry
but
we
hold
that
to
the
extent
the\'
thus
violate
the
lliville
ar-
t"
tl"'11
II~llt
or
II
long
thinking
upon
tllp
important
proL.
rangement
they
have
not
their
"~en'ps
e"rrcisetl
by
rt'ason
of
J"III<;
"f
11ft'.
\\""l'rls
are
a.
power
in
the
world,
but
only
in
use."
and
arc
to
be
esteemed,
at
very
be,t.
ollly
b,tlll's
1I\
elll
ht.
!II"!lt'ltwn
as
th,'."
awaken
thoughts
an,l
learl
to
actions;
-Heb.
5:13,14.
"">1<1",
thonght<;,
dt'p,l<;,
is
the
oJ'llpr.
Truly
,htl
the
wise
man
\Ye
are
willing
to
agree
ai,,,
that
thinking
rna;.
he
a
\'1'1\'
",ty,
"/.\,.;
a
IllHII
tl,
inkdh
in
hl<;
h"art
~o
i.;
hp."
(Prov.
2:~:
7)
If
dangerous
matter
in
the
'lbsenee
of
absolute
knowletlge
upon
1",
t
Illtl
l
"
jlht1~.
he
\1
III
~ppak
and
act
Justly;
if
his
thoughts
which
to
ba~e
and
l'xercisl"
our
re:honllJg
faculties;
hut
the
;ll"
,,'lli,1I
:tlld
I;..:nohle,
his
\IOJ'lls
will
be
deceitful
and
his
con-
Lord
has
protecteJ
hlS
faIthful
along
thi"
linr
h~'
pron<1ing
U'l
dll'
t
tll,h"p",j
in
his
'YorJ
with
the
propt'r
La"is
for
rl'asonlng
on
all
I-oub-
I(
I.
I",
d
U
'e
the
PO\\
pr
of
thought
i3
to
a
consitlerable
ex-
jeets
involvlIlg
our
duty
to
our
Creator
antl
to
our
felJow-crra-
t,
pt
I
["
ll~lll/"d
t
hat
It
IS
a
i'Pl
al(',l
to
on
every
hand.
The
tures.
The
Scriptures
lay
down
certain
broad
Illlp<;,
anti
im
ite
t~.:,'I."r
~jJf-!,,:tI,
to
It.
tlll'
prp,1C'h,'r
appeals
to
it;
the
pohti-
God's
people
reflson
1L1thin
thesp
IlllCS
of
rnelatwn,
an,l
hy
(Jan
'q'I"',d,,
to
It;
tllp
finalll'il'r
app,'al~
to
It.
the
sociologi<;t
reasoning
thus
to
tastl'
and
Het'
that
the
Lord
IS
gracion~,
an,l
:,
r'l-"'"
I,
to
It,
til"
tll/oll-dlJd,.,
of
1',lIuphlds.
books,
newspapers
come
to
a
clearpr
knowle,lge
of
him,
a
hetter
ullllprstan,ling
of
,1,,,1
I"cl!~.\/"""
J'ld.Il,],,',l
in
every
land
and
in
every
tonglle
his
clwraeter
and
plan.
Manv
\\110
arp
a\\'ak"np,l
to
indepen-
:'11'
,til
"I';"
,jll'~
ttl
Ih"!u/ht,
Thollght,
illlh'p,l,
mav
be
said
to
dent
thinkmg
are
careless
of
the
limitations
of
the
divine
L,:
t
hI'
I",
f
,'II~llll'
\1
ili"lt
h
!lim
ilJ~
the
\\
hole
"'orld
in
itR
revelation,
and
consequently
the
inflnpnee
of
thp
divine
\Yord
",
"1,1'
,;,
:
'.I
rt
1,"'IIt.
TIll'
,liflicu
Ity
is
that
few
are
of
logical
and
upon
them
is
a
mental
liberty
and
enl
ightenment
\\
hich,
laek-
':t~"
11111,,-
IlIlilll.
tll('
foil]
h,llin"
aff,'cte,l
every
memher
of
ihe
illg
the
didne
control,
is
very
apt
to
go
to
the
extreme
of
Ii-
hlllll.111
LII'
'Jy
h",
di,or,lpr,',l
""our
rpa~onini
facultips:
and
eense,
selfi~hness,
self-conceit
and
infidelity,
\Vhprp\'l'r
the
,
"
til
I
t
,II'
-
,r
Illl
d,'ma;":"~II"<;
nn,l
sl']f-<;p('kprs
vpry
frp'luently
Bihle
has
gone
it
has
})('en
the
toreh
which
haR
led
civilization:
t
Ii"
''':\,'Id,,~,'
(If
till'
11'~"k
llll'ntal
statl'
of
hnmanitv
to
,lplwle
millions
have
profited
hy
its
I'nlightelJing
infhll'nce.
though
only
Villi
s"r,,"~j·,\,.
,Ill'!
tJllh
to
hin,lpr
alltl
oh<;enre
corrpet
think-
comparatively
few
walk
close
to
itR
light
and
within
it'!
pre-
j·w
:111r!
""'''''IJI''~
,\~ailJ~t
the
gn'at
forre
and
\\'l'ight
of
Ferihpd
limitations
of
reason
Rn,l
eomluet;
and
theRe
few
are
,]t;
-JII'''~~
,'I
It"
l'1"'I,I'
11."111),"1'
dol'~
humanity
thuq
labor.
as
thl'
trne
Chri~tian<;-the
"whpat"
of
thi~
agp,
"tIle
tir<;t-truits
w'
II
:1·
"~,'
I
·,t
tllp
\\]1,,<;
"I'
f"n
tan:
alltl
it
is
not
surprhin~
unto
God
of
his
creatures,"
which
God
h
now
harvesting.-
tll,l1
""""1
,ii,
it
h
1I1l,],',l
:llId
tI,>cl'i\(',J,
Ill'cauRe
addpd
to
it<;
in-
James
1:18.
tI,I,'1,
"f
\,1-,·
1'1"1111""
IT
Irl'ht
struggle
also
against
its
own
THE
CONTROL
OF
THOUGHT
11:<'111.1.
'lll~~i"l
n,''''-\
'lIId
inaptitudp.
Some
are
incline,]
to
hplipve
that
1'inp(>
man''!
hrain
diffrr'l
I
I",
Lord,
,,1'0
a
1'["",1<;
to
thp
powpr
of
the
mintl
through
from
each
other
man's
brain
to
some
extent,
therefore
his
l,le
\/I
"1,1,
;Jl1d
1ll~'"
111'''11
hi"
J,('oplp
that
thl',\'
Ill'
"trans
thinking
Jl1ust
neee>.;~arilv
hp
,lifl'l'rent;
in
a
wonl.
that
a
man
f"IIlI,'d
,':'
t
hl'
f('IJPwing
of
thpir
mil/dg."
(Itom.
12'2)
In-
pan
only
think
in
harmony
with
his
brain
construction.
Rut
we
01",
d,
it
111.11'
I",
"II']
t
1
,:tt
th"
ellltintion
of
the
po\ll'r
of
reply.
Not
so;
each
may
learn
to
wpigh
and
balance
his
own
tll"Il~:I(
h":';,lll
II
ij
h
(;n,r~
1"',,[,1,,,
and
thnt
so
far
as
religIOUS
thoughts.
to
curh
wme
aIll]
to
enl'ourage
others;
but
to
do
thiq
III
,I
it"l
~
aI
e
concerned
It
has
in
no
particular
degree
gone
from
each
must
have
beIore
him
an
ideal
of
chara.cter,
to
be
copied.
1319
323)
[2890]
THE ASSASSINATION AND ITS PROBABLE RESULTS It is difficult to account for the peculiar operation of the brain of the anarchist who shot the noble President of this nation—Willlam McKinley. What could he, or the class he is supposed to have 1epresented in the act, hope to gain by such an act? What motive of any kind could inspire such a deel? It is most charitable to view the assassin and his accomplices as mentally unbalanced to a greater degree than are the majonty of the human family; so that to their view the essential of peace and blessing is less Jaw: whereas those who are drected by the Word of the Lord know that the world needs yet more stringent laws for the correction of evil docis. Tow btessed the assurances of the Scriptures that the erent reign of righteousness—law and grace—is near at hand That the Millenmal kingdom will not only effectually restrain such unbalanced creatures, but by restitution provesces Will Dt them up toward soundness and righteousness. Accspher Tetter his yust been found and interpreted. It ennounces that the anarchists have plotted the assassination er Viesident Roo-evell, Senator Hanna, the governors or all the Svates and the favmetal prineces—T. 1D, Rockefeller, J.P Motean and C. M Schwab It seems difficult to suppose that the anarchists hope to terrorize the people so that no one would aecept ofice. Do they not know that there are several millions of men anxious for a chance at these offices and willing to brave every risk? Anarchists are comparatively few in these days of prosperity: not im prosperous times—not until “trouble like a gloomy cloud” shall have gathered wo1ldwide and shut out the light of hope, need we fear that the insanity of anarchy will prevail to the extent predicted in the Scriptures—the overthrow of the entire social fabric. We see no special significance in the assassin’s deed as respects the peculiar times in which we are living—the “harvest”—except that it will probably lead to stringent repressive Jaws against anarchists. Such we would approve, but opine that a restriction of liberty in this approved direction might soon lead to an abuse of power and a restraint of proper libertics ;—an attempt to restrain any and everything not favored by general publie sentiment. For instance Water TowrER publications have thousands of enemies who would not he-itate to misrepresent its teachings as anarchistie, and in doing so think they did God service —after the example of Saul of Tarsus, We are expecting some such violent interruption of the “harvest” work within a few years now; bat will conclude then that “the door is shut.” Meantime let us each and all “labor while it 1s called day; for the night cometh wheremn HO Man can Work.” THE COSTLY PEARL The pearl of greatest price I sought. Alas! lL cought, but found it not The hours of work and sleep were wasted, The fruits ot pleasure passed untasted, And still with eager veal T hasted, To charmy of fortune to entice With some new gift or sacrifice. Vou XXIL -FINISHIN ALLEGHENY, PA, OCTOBER 15, 1901 Until, one sad, discouraged day, A spirit, meek and quiet, lay Upon my brow a hand restraining, It smoothed away my lips complaining, Upon my brow a hand restraining; And wihile I joyed in perfect rest, I held the gem, of all the best. Rk. B. Wenninges. No 20 TOUCHES OF CHRISTIAN CHARA TER “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsocrer things are just, whatsoever things Yy g , a are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, rf there be any prare, think on these things.”—Phil. 4:8, Mankind in general does too little thinking, and what it does do is more or less along improper lines, and built upon false bases or premises, Nevertheless, all will agree as reaspects human welfare, there is a power in thought second to ho ocber power in the ummerse. Few, perhaps, realize to what extent this igs true—to what extent their own happiness and well being is dependent upon right thinking—to what extent whole communities and nations owe their happiness or misery to then aight oor wrong thinking upon the important problems of life. Words are a power in the world, but only in proportion as they awaken thoughts and lead to actions; words, thoughts, deeds, is the order. Truly did the wise man ray. “AS Qoman thinketh in his heart so is he.” (Prov. 23:7) If he thinks justly, he will speak and act justly; if his thoughts are sellish and ignoble, his words will be deceitful and his conduct dishonest It 1. tkcatice the power of thought is to a considerable ex tept recounived that it 18 appealed to on every hand. The teacher appeals to it. the preacher appeals to it; the politiQan appeals to it; the finaneaer appeals to it, the sociologist eppeals tout. the thousands of pamphlets, books, newspapers and tndgaviees publ hed in every land and in every tongue areal) apmaling to Ghought, Thought, indeed, may be said to he the tent eneane whieh is moving the whole world in its exery denartment., The difficulty is that few are of logical and discerning mand, the fall having affeeted every member of the Iunnan farely has disordered our reasoning faculties; and iitttans and demagogues and self-seckers very frequently tile odvantoze of the weak mental state of humanity to delude with sopr sty and thus fo hinder and obseure correct thinkiugocand retsonnuig Against the great foree and weight of Unt stiness or us every member does humanity thus labor, as well as seorest the wiles of Satan: and it is not surprising that gener it as misled and deceived, because added to its incibus af filse promises it nist struggle also against its own Inertia, <dnecish ness and inaptitude, The Lord, also appeals to the power of the mind through Ins Word, and urees upon his people that they be “trans formed by the renewing of their minds.’ (Rom. 12-2) Indecd, it may he said that the cultivation of the power of thoneut began with God's people, and that so far as religious matters are concerned 1t has in no particular degree gone from (319 323) them. While heathen religions seek to restrain the intellect and appeal chiefly to the passions, prejudices and fear, the Lord to the contrary, calls to lus people, saying, “Come, let us reason together.” (Isa, 1:18) We are willie to admit that nominal Christendom has not heeded the Loid’s invitation to any great extent—that very largely nominal Christians avoid thought of religious subjects, and espemally avoid reasoning, but we hold that to the extent they thus violate the divine arrangement they have not their “senses exercised by reason of use,” and are to be esteemed, at very best, only babes in Christ. —Heb. 5:13, 14. We are willing to agree also that thinking may be a very dangerous matter in the absence of absolute knowledge upon which to base and exercise our reasoning faculties; but the Lord has protected his faithful along this line by providing us in his Word with the proper basis for reasoning on all subjects involving our duty to our Creator and to our fellow-creatures. The Scriptures Jay down certain broad lines, and invite God’s people reason within these lines of revelation, and by reasoning thus to taste and see that the Lord 1s gracious, and come to a clearer knowledge of him, a better understanding of his character and plan. Manv who are awakened to independent thinking are careless of the limitations of the divine revelation, and consequently the influence of the divine Word upon them is a mental liberty and enlightenment which, lacking the divine control, is very apt to go to the extreme of license, selfishness, self-conceit and infidelity. Wherever the Bible has gone it has been the torch which has led civilization: millions have profited by its enlightening influence, though only comparatively few walk close to its light and within its prescribed limitations of reason and conduct; and these few are the true Christians—the “wheat” of this age, “the first-truits unto God of his creatures,” which God is now harvesting.— James 1:18. THE CONTROL OF THOUGHT Some are inclined to believe that since man’s brain differs from each other man’s brain to some extent, therefore his thinking must necessarily be different; in a word, that a man ean only think in harmony with his brain construction. But we reply, Not so; each may learn to weigh and balance his own thoughts, to curb some and te encourage others; but to do this each must have before him an ideal of character, to be copied. {2890}
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