Fairview Republican. (Fairview, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1905 Page: 6 of 8
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By DR. WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS.
Pioneer Educator In Japan, and Author of Many Works on the Country.
I T is the proud claim of the Buddhist priests that “the whole
T I Japan is Buddhist.’ With 70,000 temples and 100,000
priests, with only a few thousands of Christians and Shinto-
ists, Japan is, they say, “solid for Buddhism.” As regards
profession and family ceremonial this is true. Keep the av-
erage native at home, near his village temple and among his
rice fields, and Japan will remain Buddhist.
But this war with Russia has been the worst thing that
could possibly happen for Japanese Buddhism. It has trans-
planted a million young brains and hearts into new environ-
ment. The bonzes at first cried out that “This is a religious war.” They
quite equaled the Russians in appeals to bigotry. Attempting to discredit
Christianity, they said, “Our enemies are Christians and we are Budd-
hists. ’ But emperor, premier, wise statesman, and the whole educated
class soon discredited and even denounced such priestcraft. The common
soldiers and people have rejected the idea of a race or creed war—all of
which is to the discount of Buddhism.
In the open field the two religions have come to decisive test. The
Buddhist hierarchy and laymen, untrained to practical help in time of
famine or war, have been found wanting. The priests, say soldiers and
war correspondents, are good to bury the dead, and may comfort the
wounded by their talk about “sitting on the lotus flower in Nirvana,”
“resting in the bosom of Buddha,” etc., but Christians help the living
even more than the dead. Women make and fill “comfort bags,” nurse
in hospitals, cheer and entertain the sick and maimed. Men establish
Christian associations and equip tents with music, speakers, amusement,
reading and writing materials. They spend much money for bandages
and delicacies, as well as preach and beguile. Moreover, the Red Cross
work started in a Christian country. All this writes Christianity’s big
sermon which he who marches may read.
IFIEHCE STRUGGLE
WITH A "MUSKY"
REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OP
A WISCONSIN ANGLER.
DESPERATE FIGHT FOR LIFE
Latest News from Jag Lake Where
Lies Never Originate—Trusty
Dog Finally Comes to
Guide’s Rescue.
Even Japan’s greatest man, the emperor, realizes this. He has al-
ready decorated three Christian missionaries, Verbeck, Harris and Hep-
burn, not for dogma s but for work s sake. He has sent an American
board missionary, Dr. J. H. de Forest, among the camps in Manchuria,
paying his expenses, besides giving liberally to Christian orphanages, all
out of his private purse. In every way the nation’s ruler gives Chris
tiauity an equal chance with other religions. Who can ask more ?
Will the Japanese adopt Christianity? I think not, and I hope not.
I feel sure that they will adapt it and become adepts in it. Will they be-
come Christians? \es! About 150,000 are enrolled already in the
Roman, Greek and Protestant churches, while easily four times that
many are influenced by Christian ideas and practice. The signs in lit-
erature and life are many and clear, that even in religion the" Japanese
will refuse to take any second place.
Shinto, Buddhism and Confuscianism has each, in its measure, been
propedeutic to Christianity, which alone can satisfy their whole nature.
The Oyomel philosophy and Bushido Knightly Code, in which the
makers of the new Japan have been trained, instead of being hostile, are
at many points in close affinity to the religion of Jesus. The Japanese
will do what the Greeks, Romans, Germans and Br.tish have already
done before them, setting the example; i. e., think out the message of
Jesus for themselves and adapt it in forms -best suited to the spiritual
necessities. I concur with Mr. W. G. Aston in his judgment, on conclud-
ing his survey of the thousand years of Japanese literature—“They have
already accepted European philosophy and science. It is simply i
ceivable that the Christian religion should
not follow.”
Jag Lake, Wls.—Muskellunge Ashing
Is beginning to pick up.
Tom Miller, a guide, was lightly
paddling his birch bark canoe through
Jag lake the other day. He trailed a
spoon hook, holding the line in his
mouth. A big muskellunge struck
the hook, the sudden shock tearing out
three of Mr. Miller’s lower teeth.
After a hard Aght Miller got the Ash
alongside, shot it in the head, and
lifted it in the canoe. The Ash was
only stunned.and commenced to knock
the ribs loose right and left. Mr.
Miller took another shot at his prize,
forgetting in his excitement that the
bottom of the canoe was directly un-
der the Ash.
Water commenced to pour through
the hole, which Miller Anally stopped
by using the Index Anger of his left
hand as a plug. Doing the best pos-
sible with the paddle, the exultant
Asherman crawled slowly shoreward.
However, Just as he was passing a
pond-lily patch, a hungry muskellunge,
doubtless attracted by the ring on
Miller’s Anger plug, rose to the digit
and struck. Fortunately the Ash let
go instanter.
Mr. Miller transferred the lacerated
Anger to his mouth, forgetting in the
poignant agony that there was a hole
in the bottom, of the canoe.
With the water washing around his
feet, he started to recalk. The sudden
WOMAN LIVES DUAL
LIFE FOR TWO Y^ARS.
Was Wife of Two Men at the Same
Time—Taught Children to Call
Her “Aunt.”
London.—Extraordinary revelations
of a woman’s double life were made
during the hearing of a suit for di-
vorce recently by Justice Walker at
Sydney, New South Wales.
Herbert Crocker, a solicitor, peti-
tioned against his wife, Matilda Maud,
naming a man named Harry Bedford.
According to Mr. Crocker 2 evidence
his wife had for two years, totally
without his knowledge, led a double
life, being married to himself and to
Bedford. The latter was also igno-
rant of her marriage with Crocker.
In summing up, the judge remarked
that the details of the story he had
DANIEL IN
BELSHAZZAR
Sunday School Lesson tor Oci. 1,1905
Specially Prepared for This Paper.
HE LOITERED AROUND AND PEERED
IN THE WINDOW.
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By MRS. A. WOODWORTH COOLEY,
Assistant Professor, Department of Education,
State University of North Dakota.
The vital question
of this critical period,
the first school year, is,
“What ideas have be-
come ideals?” “What
habits has the child
formed ?”
Of the v a r i o us
means used by the
teacher, the teaching of reading may be made to exert the most potent
influences, the most vital, the most permanent. But reading and teaching
reading must be given their full legitimate meaning.
Reading always and everywhere has its two-fold phase: It is
imagining and thinking, with joy in these activities; it is also mastery
of the symbols, with joy in this also. Oral reading is always and every-
where (1) seeing, thinking and feeling incited by written words; (2)
giving to another in the same words spoken the pictures found in" the
words written, for the purpose of arousing sympathetic thought and feel-
ing in the listener. The first steps in teaching reading should leave this
abiding impression in the mind of the listener. His attitude towards
words, toward reading, is more important than the number of words
learned per month.
To teach oral reading to pupils of any age is: to develop literary
taste from its germ, bud or flower; to cultivate the imagination and pow-
er to concentrate attention to lead to clearer and more definite thinking;
to increase the pleasure in reading; to give increased facility in quick
recognition of word forms; to train to distinct correct pronunciation in
well modulated tones.
The first step in learning to read mqst then be: Getting vivid pic-
tuies of objects and events worth thinking and reading about; larger
clearer, more definite thoughts; and higher ideals of beauty of form and
sound. This can only be done by (1) contact with real things worth
while to know; (2) enlarged experience; (3) expression in word and by
hand; (4) ear familiarity with literature; (5) increasingly accurate anil
distinct pronunciation with ever better voice modulation; (6) associa-
tion of mental pictures with written forms and their sound; (7) in-
creasing ability to instantly, at sight of the written form, give its mean-
ing to others in spoken words
he GRAPPLED WITH THE FISH.
withdrawal of the Anger from his
mouth jerked loose the gold plate of
false teeth with which his upper jaw
was Atted. They fell overboard, and
in endeavoring to grasp them before
they reached the water Mr. Miller fol-
lowed suit, diving as he did so for his
disappearing crockery molars.
Again a muskellunge proved his un-
doing, beating him to the teeth by a
nose, the Anny monster evidently
thinking the gold plate was a new kind
of spoon.
As Mr. Miller Is a hearty eater, his
I0S3 made him frantic. He grappled
with the Ash and tried to choke the
teeth—his teeth—loose. But they had
stuck crossways in the muskie’s gills.
The Ash fought frantically. So did
f uller. The teeth interfered with the
Ash’s breathing, and he rose to the
toil of the water, half drowned.
The battle was going against the
man when assistance came in the
shape of Wellington II., Miller’s canine
companion. The faithful dog had seen
his master dive from the canoe, and,
swimming the famous crawl (or Ante
tralian) stroke, had hurried to the
rescue. Miller had trained the animal
to carry a rope to persons struggling
in the water and the Intelligent beast
arrived at the scene of combat, drag-
ging a boom cable which he had picked
up on shore.
Miller grabbed the free end and took
a half hitch around the muskie’s neck.
Then, with dog and man hauling, the
big Ash was yanked ashore.
Mr. Miller recovered his teeth, built
a fire, and, while drying his clothes,
broiled, and subsequently ate, a steak
from his late antagonist. As Mr.
Miller lost his scales, he cannot say
how much the Ash weighed.
Fishing Is fairly good here now, but
it is expected to be better later In
the fall.
heard surpassed anything of the kind
he had heard in Action. For years
after then marriage the petitioner
and the respondent had lived together
most happily. From some caprice she
had taught their two children to call
her aunt, and she represented herself
to Bedford as being merely the
guardian of her deceased sister’s chil-
dren.
In answer to a matrimonial adver-
tisement she made the acquaintance
of the co-respondent, with whom she
went through the form of marriage.
She admitted that on several occa-
sions she had compromised herself
with Bedford, but denied that she had
gone through the ceremony of mar-
riage with him. "I am perfectly satis-
Aed, however,” said the judge, "that
she did so.”
During the winter of 1902 Crocker
fonud a letter addressed to “Miss
Maud Marks,” and as it was couched
in the warmest terms he questioned
his wife about it. She admitted that
the letter was intended for her, but
maintained that it was only written
in jest, and.'promised that such a
thing should never occur again.
Shortly afterward the respondent
complained to her husband that Bed-
ford was haunting her, that he was
continually peering through windows
at her, and acting altogether in a most
mysterious way.
On account of this she was medical-
ly treated for hysteria, and was or-
dered frequent change of scene.
This,” remarked the judge, “showed
with what cleverness the respondent
had taken advantage of her husband’s
credulity.” The frequent changes of
scene enabled the respondent to be
at one and the same time mistress
of two homes.
Ultimately a decree nisi was grant-
ed, the petitioner being awarded the
custody of the two children.
LESSON TEXT.—Daniel 5:17-30. Mem-
ory Verses 29, 30.
GOLDEN TEXT —"The face of the Lord
is against them that do evil.—Psalm 34:16.
TIME.—B. C. 539. Prof. Beecher places it
In June orearller. It was In the latter period
of the Exile. Compare verse 27 with Daniel
8:1.
PLACE.—Babylon on the Euphrates.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. - Isa.
45:1-6 tells of guidance of Cyrus. Isa. 13; 14;
21:1-9; 43:14-17; 46:1, 2, 9-13 tell of the over-
throw of Babylon. Jer. 50 and 51 represent
the destruction of Babylon.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
INTRODUCTORY. — We are now
drawing near to the close of the 70
years (dating from the beginning of the
captivities B. C. 606-4) for which period
Jeremiah had foretold that the exile
should continue (Jer. 26:12). “The ex-
iles gradually acquired lands and
houses, they lived in separate commun-
ities, and were apparently allowed to
maintain to some extent the social cus-
toms and organizations of their native
land (Ezek. 8:1; 14:1).”—Ottiey. “Na-
tive qualities soon brought the Jews to
I the front in whatever land they were
thrown.”—Prof. E. T. Harper. Jere-
miah’s prophecies still pervaded the
moral atmosphere. Ezekiel’s voice was
heard through the nation. The glorious
visions and prophecies of the later chap-
ters of Isaiah were stirring the hearts
of the faithful with hope and faith and
courage. We now come to the providen-
tial movements which made the return
possible. A new king, and a new policy,
now took possession of the empire that
held the Jews captive. Cyrus, the
Persian, conquered Babylon. The
nominal king of Babylon at this time
was Nabonidus. He was a most scholar-
ly man rather than ruler, interested in
his country’s institutions, and making
most valuable records on clay cylinders.
There is, says Mr. Pinches, “every prob-
ability that Belshazzar, the son of Na-
bonidus, was the real ruler.” We have
learned about Belshazzar from these
tablets and inscriptions lately discov-
ered in the ruins of Babylon. Cyrus, the
conqueror of Babylon, the king of Elam,
Media and Persia, appears on the hori-
zon at this time, advancing toward
Babylon, in his victorious career, with
his wide-extended troops, whose num-
bers “like the waters of a river could not
be known.” He entered Babylon with-
out Aghting, which agrees with both
Herodotus and Daniel.
Belshazzar’s Groat Feast.—Belshaz-
zar was a youth Hushed with the excite-
ment of almost uncontrolled power.
Even while Cyrus was approaching with
his victorious army, the young man,
secure in the unrivaled strength of his
city defenses, made a great feast to a
thousand of the nobles, probably in
E-sagila. the magniAcent temple of
Belus, within the walls of Babylon. It
was a wonder of the world. The walls
were rich with images of the Chaldeans
“painted in vermilion and exceeding in
dyed attire,” on goodly horses, like
those on the frieze of the Acropolis.—
From Farrar.
V. 17. “Let thy gifts be to thyself:’’
Keep them, do what you will with them.
Daniel will speak God’s truth without
fear or favor, and the rich presents the
king offered can have no influence what-
ever.
FIND GIGANTIC SKELETONS.
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Remains of Prehistoric Indians Dis-
covered Along Banks of a
Maryland River. /
Teamster’s Horse a Toper.
Pittsburg, Pa.—Jacob Schrader, a
teamster of McKeesport, has a horse
that frequents barrooms and drinks
beer out of a glass, Just like a human
being. Visitors are entertained by
seeing the horse taken into a saloon
and treated to a schooner of teer. The
act is so popular that the horse usu-
ally gets a number of drlnltB before
leaving the bar.
Baltimore. Md.—A number of gigantic
skeletons of prehistoric Indians, nearly
eight feet tall, are reported to have
been discovered along the banks of the
Choptank river, in this state, by em-
ployes of the Maryland Academy of
Sciences, and are now at the academy
building, where they are being articu
lated and restored.
The collection comprises eight skele-
tons, of which some are those of wom-
en and children. They are not all com-
plete. but all the larger boDes hive been
found, and there is at least one com-
plete specimen of a male adult. It Is
believed the remains are about 1,000
years old. SignB of the camps of later
Indians also were revealed about
ten feet above the graves which
contained the skeletons. At the point
on the Choptank where the remains
were found there are steep shelv-
ing cliffs of sand and gravel that ex-
tend to the water’s edge. Beneath this
bank Is a layer of marl. The graves are
In the sand a few feet above the hard
marl, and were covered by deposits of
between 20 and 30 feet of sand and
gravel.
His Longing.
Boozer—Are you ever homesick?
Henpeclf—Nope, only when I’m
home.—Chicago Journal.
Vs. 18-22. "The most high God gave
Nebuchadnezzar:” The true God is
shown to be over all and above all. “And
thou . . . hast not humbled thine
heart:’ etc. You have not sinned
through ignorance, but have gone on in
a wicked course in spite of, in deAance
of, God’s lessons of warning.
V. 23. "But hast lifted up thyself:”
Exalted thyself as if thou couldst defy
and disobey with impunity the Lord of
Heaven.
V. 25. “This is the writing:” The
“words are of the Aramaic (called Chal-
dee in A. V.) language, with letters like
the Hebrew. This language was fa-
miliar in Babylon at that time,
V. 26. "Mene” (repeated for the sake
of emphasis); “God hath numbered thy
kingdom and Hnished it:” God had put
a definite limit to the number of years
the kingdom should last, and that num-
ber was now complete.
V. 27. “Tekel; thou art weighed in
the balances:” as to his moral charac-
ter and actions, and been found wanting,
of light weight like a counterfeit coin,
or one that did not come up to the
standard required. God had tested him,
and he had failed.
V. 28. “Peres” (the singular of the
word "Upharsln,” in V. 25, the preAx
“U” meaning and. It is the same as if
“Peres” was written twice, like "Mene ”
for emphasis).
V. 29. Clothed Daniel with scarlet*”
The royal purple. “Third ruler in the
kingdom:” Either, one of three; or
more probably, next, under Belshazzar’
who was the second, being under his
father, Nabonidus, the king over all.
Thus the Persian conquerors found
Daniel, the Jew, not In obHcure retire-
ment, but occupying the position of an
active statesman, and in a position to
help his exiled countrymen.
V. 30. ”ln that night was Belshazzur
• • • slain:” Swift and sudden cuma
the foretold doom.
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