Punxsutawney Spirit, 1896-01-08

              COMMENCES TO-DffY Cost I GET IT AT Many lint s of Shoes which we desire to close out before inventorying will It-' sold ot manufacturer's prices. WINSLOW BLOCK, PUNXS'Y. < \\OK UIIKiK. BIG RUN mtii:rs. las re- A GOOD OVERCOAT Milttens and. GHo-ves. OVERSHOES, HEAVY HOSE. ST. Snag Proof Boots. H. «1. LOEB. atarrult. REV. HAHTMAN'S SERMON. OUR GREAT JANUARY PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1896. PRINCIPLE HINDRANCES TO REVIVALS, VOL. XXIII. Divine Truth is the Leveling Power Which Kedeems the World. CLEARANCE SALE •' 18 9 6 CLEARANCE Beginning January 1,1696, we will give you the Lowest Prices ever made on the following Goods : All short !< lights in Drees (foods closed ' tit less than cost. DRESS GOODS. Below CII ii S F Q in °ur sh°e M XI U £l tJ Store we will keep nothing but what is firsty class in every particular. So every shoe that is a "little bit off" in shape or tip, and lots of shoes that are latest style, but broken in sizes, all go CLOftKS. SHOES. Fancy Dress Goods. A lot of odds and ends reduced from 40 and 50 cents a yard to 54-inch Cloaking reduced from $1.50 aud $1.75 to $1 20 per yard GJoakings. rvrnv ja°ket< LfElHI Cape, Sold below first cost, but don't wait very long if you want to profit by this Clearance Sale Macintoshes Half Price. We have lost sight of cost in marking down cloaks. See Shoes on our tables in our Shoe Store..... Come and Save Money. E. CUNNINGHAM & SOU, 10 different patterns at 20c. a yard. Muffs and Boas Below Cost. 25c. a yard. All Wool Factory Flannel. gin ill the church. When Irutli in nil' terialized iu iIn* bone, muscle and mind ot its advocate*, then ttie world will believe, fai• ti will blossom into beautiful chari'ie*, h<<•) ripen into a truiiane heavenly ami divine. JOHN E3. BAIR. see our "nsf® stioes ST. ELMO STORE }t thl» <1 will Canoe 1 iivinjj mily, of lay last b'i chii- » spent ' sister Canoe. [ years, A LINE OF HEAVY UNDERWEAR. All Kinds of Cold Weather Goods. 1 fifteen Per Cent Discount on all Overcoats. EL-MO store: The children of Isaac  the exception of two which  be present, visited the old Now Year's day. They around the grate file to  nonces of the past, and also- aneojH the topics of the present, and the proM bibilitics of the future. After whteW thoy repaired to tho dining room to partake of a well prepared repast. Mr. White is 77 years old. He has SK grand-children. Ills wife died several years ago. The institute to be held at Marcliand, on .lanuary l<7 and 18, is going to be one of the most important events of the season. Local talent will Ik) I hero from nearly all over the county. And as Prof. Smitten has had lots of experience in this  it is attracting considerable of  tion among teachers everywheaj^^l Prof, .lames Itimfcll was somewhat surprised last Thursday evening,, when a crowd of young people of both sexos railed at his house, the boys, were all prepared to shell corn, and tin! girls helped on with the fun. 1'rof. liishell was very glad of the aswirttance.The typhoid fevei is still prevalent in this vicinity. Mrs. Ellzebeth Painter, whose death appeared in this paper a tow weeks since, left two Bonay who have since fallen victim to tho disease. .Michael, the eldest, was was taken sick lirst, is improving somewhat, whiio Philip has just taken it. liirt Bee, by some means wis very unluckv last week. On Thursday  ing, while carving gome wood Vith a hatchet,>10 made a misstroke and cut a ga'di in his kuee. On the  while 011 his way to the post <\flce he slipped and knocked his anile out «f joint. Mrs. Eliza Cary, of Kftdaket part ot last week with hei Mrs. Catharine Dunuiire, of Mrs. Duumire is aged about? and is now stricken with ller recovery is doubtful. .Miss l'earl Smith, who wa with Hiram McCullough's fi Klbel, came home one d»y week. One of Mr- McCtilloui dren has diphtheria. The Farmers Alliance store place has changed ita name, a hereafter bo known as lh< Itidge Company store. Clark Shatter, of this place, who been visiting friends in  tor the pa-t couple of weeks, turned home. H lUvid Bishop, who is kcated at Lake City, Klk county, spent the Holidays wtti tils father, John Bishop, of Caii'jo. Mrs. Lizzie I'owull, of Wyorn\g, Luzerne comity. IV, spent last week im visiting trieuds and relatives In thia section. Wonderful Discover in Photography. MEN'S AND BOYS' FURNISHER. Our schools opened agaiu Monday after a holiday vacation of two weeks. Miss Lizzie Barclay has charge of the second room during the absence of Miss Mabel Beyer, the regular teacher, who is ill with measles. Political sythes are beginning to be whetted for the coming spring elections. The hustling candidates are looking up their interests in all directions, and from appearances it bids fair to be a merry war. It is probable that there will be some contest over a few of the borough offi i at this place, but thero will be no quarreling—Republicans draw the line there. Miss Nellie Irvin, who has been attending school at Wellsboro, Pa., spent the holidays with her parcuts at this place. She will uot return to her studies for a few weeks at least on account of poor health. Big Run people are glad to hear that the proposed iron-works are to bo located at Punxsutawney and hope that other good things for the south end of the county will not be long in coming. Fox hunters are quite numerous about this place. Q. S. Renins reports the reynards as wild as ever, still he caught one napping the other day and has a fine pelt as a trophy of his prowess. Several instances of malicious mischief have occurred in our borough lately and secret means are being taken to detect the culprits* Developments are expected later. The fleshing maching lately added to the Win. Irvin & Son Tannery, was started for the first time last Friday. It is believed that it will prove a success. Several additional windows are to be placed in the west side of Veil Bros, store. The boys have a fine store and want their goods to be seen. George Kelly, a fifteen-year-old son of Harvey Kelly, of this place, died at his homo early last Tuesday morning with membrane* ous croup. The recent cold weather made good ice upon the ponds in this vicinity and several citizens are filliug their ice houses. The upper mill of Weiss & Hall is undergoing extensive repairs. Mr. Hall is here at present overseeing the work. Several of our baseball cracks are making arrangements to play in eastern'teams during the coming season. A. V. Keller is now night operator at this place. J. A. Miller had business at l*unxsutawney last Saturday. A number of sleighs were seen on our streets on Monday and Tuesday last. Dr. J. ('. Cochran, the new coroner, was at Brookvi lie Tu esday. Our townsman, A. M. Met'lure, who has been a confirmed invalid for several years, is reported somewhat worse. Mrs. W. IT. Tyson, who has been ill for several weeks, is still unable to leave the house. 'Squire Geo. K. Tyson made a business trip to Reynoldsville on Friday of last week. Wm. Irvin is iu WillianiHi>ort this week. Harvey Myers is confiued to the house, boing quite sick with the measles. TTTANTBD-A MAN IN BVlKT 8BOTION YY at onoe to Mil ataple good* to dealere; no peddling; experience unneeeaiaryt beet side llae. 176.00 a month. Salair sad expenses or large commission made, Address with two-eent stamp, , lor seeled pariloslars, Clifton Soap aad Maaafee- I tBrian Oompans, Cincinnati. Ohio. 40wftt Election Notice. Amsstingof the atookholdera of the Olttsena Bank, will bs held in their banking roomi on Wed* neaday, January 8. from 1 to 8 p. m , for the parpose of eleoting new oflleera. T. K. Jonss, Cashier. Annual Election. Lost—on thb night or novkkbib «• between the iron bridge in Punxautawaey aad the Bhemoka road, a paokage containing gingham, fowling, eanton flannel and shirt -all new. Also a storm overeat. The finder will oonter a favor by leaving the same at thie offloe. Iecti»n Notice. Thb Boohehtm & Pittbbukg Coal A Iw» Co. Bocheater, N. Y-, Deoember 1®, MM. Notice is hereby Riven tint the tnnul meeting of the atockhaider. of ibii company lor the election of a board of Director, (or the ensuing year will lie held at the oompany'. offloe. Pan*- autawney, JeHenon oounty, Pa., at 3 o'clock p. Toobday, January 21>t, lags, Mirt. Qao.X. Malum, MM COAL AND COKE. PartlM wanting ooal or aoka MB nmra th. but Pnnzantawney, Pa., Deo. 9,1805. The annual meeting of the ■ha'eholdera of the above named bank for the eleetlon of dlreotora, will be he'd at their banking honee in Punxaatewney on the 14th day of January, 1896, between the honra of 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. Loir Pant all. Caehler. Oinci or Fibst National Bank. There is a wide differoncii of opinmi as to what, a revival is. Some think it consists in largo addition-i in the church. Some think it consists in a (evcr-heat of excitement, a thorough dethronement of rationality, and a convulsion of the comtnunit) with an earthquake of animalism. These are not our views of a true revival. A genuine revival consist in a broader effulgence of Divine truth. If we are to render better service, we must have our souls inspired with clearer views, and our purposes intensified with a deepened conviction of responsibiiiti, that can only be brought about through a better un derstanding of our possibilities ami the duties that are devolving u pon u -. Such a thing as quickening a man k pace in the heavenly journey, or Hti<- ing him to act a nobler part in life, without broadening his mind, and giving him a closer knowledge of the work to bo done, is impossible, lie may be excited or frightened into tiebunglosome performance ot some task, the doing of which,to him i> a veritable servitude, until his excitement or fear subsides, after which he will relapse into his old ways a worse and weaker man, becanso of the abnormal strain upon his nature. Itnt when men congregate from week to week, and are taught "the way of life more perfectly," concentrating their entire nature upon things divine, are brought to sober reflection concerning the divinity of right living, the joy of normal work, the possibilities of the human soul, and the trausendant love of God, they gather knowledge aud inspiration sufficient to fortify a good resolution for leading better lives. Hevivals are for the purpose of widening the circumforence of the church's possibilities. In them new discover ies are made, new impulses are born, new places are crystalized, aud new conquests waged. T1 e revival that ends without a better preparation in the analysis of tho church's field of work, had better never been held. It is not a revival. Tho very best that can bo said of such effort is, that it is misleading to those prosecuting it, dishonoring to God and detrimental to the cause of Christ in general. If wo h ive been led into a broader way, are warmed into a sweeter charity, brought into a closer communion with God and man, are made to see tho imperfection of our past lives,and liaye been placed on a more intelligent plane of life for the future, wo have had a successful revival, should there not be a single name added to the church roll. The amassing of whole multitudes of unconverted poople into the church, on the fire insurance principle, is ono of the curses of modern evangelism. In fact, many of the modern evangelistic methods are the mightiest hindrances to the culture ot the spiritual life of the churchos. There is a place for well-trained, schollarly evangelists. But in tho towns and cities, where there are hundreds of church workers, and well equipped pastors, are not the places for them to serve. The clap-trap methods of many of the premature divines of these days, and the laige sums of cash extracted from the churches by their sensational jingo, smacks vigorously of mammonlsm, to say the least of it. The catch-pennv methods of evangelists, and many regular pastors, are a great hindrance to the teachings of religious truth. It is common for many people to absent themselves from some revival efforts, to keep from being "besieged," or caught in some of the traps (religious traps of course) that are set for them. The time has not passed by any means, when men can attend these meetiugs (and, too, in some churches that should know better,) listen quietly to the truths presented, and retire from tho building, without doing violence to "time honored customs," or else being ground up in the mills whose cogs and wheels have run unchangably for centuries, and are predestined to run thus through all eternity. It is a lamentable fact that the senseless methods and religions knavery practiced in some churches, render it impossible for intelligent men to enter the new life in them at all. The pounding of penitents, the shouts of good people who could preserve decorum, the mingled discord of shattt .* fragmentary prayers, distctng . exortations, and the groans of peot "»'thtened out of their wits, U a co.M>.->ttlon of exercises unfa- The churches of this community are soon to begin revival meetings. There seems to be unusual interest felt in this work, and unusual unity of action thus tar in its promotion. Wo trust that the work may be thorough and substantial. Before wo 1mgin, it may bo well to survey tin* ground, considering well the wurk f> be done, the resources at our cum mand, and the obstacles to lie sur mounted. W« should not unduly magnify our difficulties, but should look the enemy squarely in the ta ■ arefully inspect our arms, be sure that our powder is dry, plane due eni phasis 011 the work necessary t . !»■ dune by human iustrumeutaliti-s, and then trust in God J'or to-ulis. I' this is done results will follow asurely as reaping follows sowing. There is uo such thing as failure in faithful, efficient work. Failure in i*''suIts can only follow failure in per f •' titancK. Yo entered no not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. Luke, 11^52. LEMMON—SAYBRS-On December 26, 1895, ut Brookville, Pa., by Bev. D. W. Lcitzell, Mr. F. W. Lemmon and Miss B. R. Sayere, both of Brockwayville, Jefferson county, Pa. ANTHONY—BUQH-r-On December 25, 1805, by Bev. J. H. Vance, Mr. John G. Anthony and -.•Misa Edith M. Bugh, all of Big Ren, Jefferson Pa. Another hindrance lo revivals is the lack of well disciplined workers, and the thorough organization of these workers into an active force. The average congregation attends church, and that is the burden of christian duty. The avorage Endeavor society and League attend the meetings, each member repeating a verse of poetry or scripture, sing a song, utter a sentence of prayer and go away. On special occasions they command all of their energies, rally thoir forces and have a social (among themselves) that they consider a veritable Waterloo triumph. They arc constantly prattling about what they are doing for "Christ and the Church," when the needy world around actually knows nothing of the existence of such societies. These young peoples' movements, when they learn the real significance of their mission, will be an array of helpers indeed. But the majority of them have yet to learn that they are to be Endeavors to the church, instead of being dead weights, sapping from it the real energy that should go out to others. A mass of animated icycles is the most unwieldy and uncomfortable material to handle that we have tried to manage. To try lo convert men into the average church, with its spiritual mercury standing at normal degrees, is poor generalship indeed. There must be a conversion of the members into such co-operative methods of organized movements, as to generate sufficient warmth to make the change at least perooptible in going from the outside to the inside ot the church. We all feel and highly appreciate those gentle ministrie* In the home and place* of bust- vorable to any sort of sober reflection. Such a farce as this, in the name ■ I religion, furnishes good logic for the skeptic, tills the intelligent mind with solemn disgust, and is a first  monkey show fur the young pleasur seekers in the back |x*\vs. You say Him is an overdrawn picture. I siibtin. the picture to the criticism of tin- j,ub lie and cheerfully abide the deei-ion \ ou say those dai s are past. Let rh*- public decide. Tne buck-woods cum* ness, ignorance and mtiiei siiti-in t.*■ * i prevail iu much 01 the |-i«— revival proceedings (,t nmrini'i'lu's is sufficient til red itu tii« .• ■ k • i Christianity witn the b o-fi - mm' Instead ol ap|.1:4lin>; 1 ■ 1I1 purer sentiin s .1 m . mi \ ..1 11 modern it e>i is'irv ".I 'u ('no-.ks,' (win c 'li d -ur\ '- the g \ > inne .1 ta: i'e'n | in a coal pit nr {moiio patch) iv 111 ttieir not rimy by appealing to their lower passions. Instead ol making an honest effort to cloar the mist-, and shaddows trom the mind, cna tiling the darkened s .11! 10 wo the light and love of God, they till the place with smoke, flames, dungeons and devils and proclaim a G d ol cimi- Humiug wrath with such fervor and effusions of "perspiration," interlard ed with such borritying incidents of disaster and death, that multitudes are frightened into the church. When quite a \ outh I was attending a campmeetiug with earnest, intent. In the course of an exhortation the minister related a most, horriblo murder ot a young man by the Indians. 1 trembled in my seat. Not. from conviction ot siu, but trom fear ol tlio Indians. I expected to te tomahawked all the way home. But when the morning sun arose and sleep had calmed my excited nerve*, I was the sanie impenitent boy thai I was the day before. But the recollections of that minister's features, and my frightful experience will never fade from memory. It is a mistake lo undertake to frighten people into the Kingdom of Heaven. There is bin hid wa\ to secure the conversion ol men. Truth is the mightiest weapon on any baule field. The most responsible duty devolving upon imperfect men, is the clear aud faithful presentation of the truth. How hard it is to tunke some of the saving truths of the Gospel clear to the sin-clouded mind ! Bui 1 his is the only way. Present tlio truth clearly, boldly, persuasively, and depend upon the Spirit of God to make it effective. If men cannot be -aved through this means, tney are beyond our reach. I11 olden times, before the light of the Gospel prevailed, while men's minds were subject to all kinds of superstitious, good people were the subjects of ''jerks," ■'trances," and all sorts of exciting girations. These people were doing their best in their dav, but in the name of intellectual decency, and to maintain tlie dignify of the cause we represent, let us not drag the barbarism of buried ages up to the mount of our light and privilege. Under the influence of the divine t-pirit men have always acted out of their intelligence. Because people who were good, in an illiterate and superstitious age, played the role of the monkey in their religious performances, there are those who think, (though they refute Darwin's theory in toto) the moro like the monkey wo can act, the moro religious he is. Apery is evidence of inspiration. The Spirit of God is constantly widening the breach between rationality and animalism. If a man whoops and yells and howls in religious intoxication, it is not evidence that he is not religious, but it is evidence that he is iu a low state of civilization, and that he lias very crude conceptions of the spiritual lite. Under the influences of the Holy Ghost man is 011 the gradually ascending scale, and the more of the spirit we possess, the less of the carnal will be soeu, aud the more God-like we will act in all the relations of life. •'The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Let us cast off the works of darkness and put ou the armor cf light." If further experiments shall justify the claim made by a distinguished Havana* chemist, alxnit which we had a special cabel despatch tn yesterday's Sun, that he has discovered 111 certain rays of light a capital potency the existence of which has heretofore been unknown, the discovery is a most important contribution to knowledge in this department of sete nee. Two of the sentences in our iles*- patch relative to Prof. Routgen* novelty will attract the attention of scientific mei the world over: "These fays flOtetHto organic matter and other pnaune stances just as ordinary tayTpenett# glass. The professor is already Using Ms "* [N. Y. Sun.] Another barrier to revivals is the deathly credulity that piovails in the church. Bible idolatry is one ot the most hurtful errors ot this generation. Thousands worship the llibe alone, living in blissful ignorance of its contents. In fact the largo majority of professing Christians are untaught in tho word of God. Many seem to think that the mere acceptance of a closed Bible will guarantee their salvation, not being conversant even with the elementary principles of revelation. They have a sponge-like capacity for absorption. In this way they take in a sufficient amount of Gospel salt to prevent putrifaction and that is all. It they are saved, God will do it iu His own good way. It will not bo through a knowledge of the truth. If they have any faith it would require a celestial microsoopist to discover it, and a spiritual philosopher to tell whore it came from. Such Christians sit with folded hands and closed Biblte, and deplore the condition of tho poor heathen on the other side of tho sea. Our prayer is that God will save the heathen on this side. What is tho advantage ot hugging a Bible to our bosoms that we know uothiug about ? If wo are to be saved through a kuowlcdge of the scriptures, what advantage has a heathen in America over a heathen in India? Tho mere acceptance of the Bible has no moro saving efficacy than tho acceptance of the fIliad. The worship ot the Bible is as damnable as the worship of the sun. There is a world-wide warfare being waged against infidelity. Tho man who studios the Bible for controversial purposes, or reads superficially and rejects it, we denounce as a skeptical monster. This is all bad enough. But what are we to say of tho man who accepts the whole Book "from Genesis to Revelations," lives in utter stupidity with referenco to its teachings, and believes every truth in the sacred volume in his daily conduct? This is iulidolity in all of its destruction. The rankest, deadliest, and most poworful school of infidels the world ever saw are in tho pales of the modern church. Some of the most withering denunciations that fell from the Hps of Christ were uttered against tho most highly favored. Unquestionably brethren, our foes aro of our own households. The deathly work of unbelief is being wrought by professors who show no fruita. What we need to save the church and the world, ii God's truth gleaming from an open book. If we are to have a revival in this community it must be- ness that are the result of a Christlike Spirit. lint what are we doing iu an aggressive way, what system is employed for the salvation of the unchurched masses? We are following practically the same plans that we followed a quarter of a century ago. We have sung and prayed and preached in the same old ruts. until the sermon can he outlined, the prayer repeated and the trend of the service understood before we go to church. Such driveling monotony is absolutely withering to the souls of the • aints themselves. What we need is spirited, organized agencies, thoroughly established for the canvassing ami evangelizing of every town and city. We must clothe the naked, feed the hungry, educate the ignorant, minister to the sick and imprisoned. Let the churches enter this kind ot work with a heart and a will, and then a levival will mean something— this will bo the revival itself. Let the churches do this and the preaching of the truth will lie effective. When the time comes that business men will prosecute religious enterprises with the same skill and brains that they put into commercial ailairs, when the best business methods are spiritually applied, and church members get consistent enough to spend some of their time in the salvation of men, and the religion of Christ becomes practical enough to command sullicient funds to sustain its institutions, then an effort for the rescue of the lost will result in the ingathering of thousands. * •'I 1 X. J NO. 31 Qtyc %iril ■