Scrapbook: Anna McFarland Stabler, c. 1875- c.1812

He was most appreciative of beautiful things, His love of nature was a stongly marked trait, and he enjoyed poetry and music as few do, He recited tennyson's, "The Crossing of the Bar" to his nurse within two hours of his death and it was repeated at his funeral in his home, Oak Grove, near Brookeville, the afternoon his body was buried in the grave yard of the Friend's Meeting House of Sandy Spring, beside the grave of the mother he had loved so faithfully. Although he had never had the developing experiences which come to most men in loving and working for a wife and children, he was deeply interested in other people's little ones, and they found him a charming companion. Among those who are grieving because he is no longer of this world are the many children he loved. Perhaps no higher tribute to his character chould be paid than stating this face, for "Tis the heart and not the brain To the highest doth attain," MARY MAGRUDER. LOWELL. - James Bird Hallowell, son of the late James Margaret Stabler Hallowell, and a member of Sandy Monthly Meeting, Md,. died suddenly, Third month [inhington?] City. His death was a great shock to his [fand?] friends, as it was supposed he was on the way to a recovery from an attack f pneunomia. [As] a man of strict integrity and with a high sense of Possessed on an unusual memory, and of an [analytical?], he was an entertaining and instructive [conversation-?], he was always a welcome guest in the homes of his Could he have chosen the manner of his death, it [?] been as it was. He could have said: "Life, steal away, Choose thine own time, Give little warning; Say not good night; But in some brighter clime Bid me good morning." L.C. Sabler Dead. Mr. L. C. Stabler died at his home two miles east of Weston Tuesday evening, August 2, 1904, aged 626 years. Mr. Stabler was born in Maryland, January 30, 1842.38 and came to Platte county in 1883 where he has since resided. September 27, 1882, he was united in marriage to Miss Effie L. Wright of Lexington, Mo. To this un-tion. three children were born, two of whm with their mother survive their father, viz; Gilpin L., and Miss Katie. Deceased was a good citizen and neighbor, a loving husband and kind father and was a member of the Christian church. His funeral will take place this (Friday) afternoon from the Christain church at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Stabler, son and daughter have the heartfelt sympath of the entire community.

THE OLD TESTAMENT.

THE FULFILMENT OF THE PROPHECIES AS SEEN BY MR. MOODY.

Vital Importance of Faith in the Whole Bible - A book that Cannot be Divided - How the Seed of Abraham have been Blessed.

Mr. Moody's sermon yesterday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church was on "The fulfilment of prophecies in the Old Testament concerning Christ," and in beginning, he apologized for talking so much about this part of the Bible, giving as a reason that he considered it important because so many professing Christains have not their faith well grounded in this particular. The curch was crowded so much that the aisles were impassable, and the pulpit platform was inadequate to hold the great number of visiting clergymen. I am very anxious, said Mr. Moody, to have everybody know that all this Bible is the word of God, and that it cannot be divided. The Bible is all one book, and it is true from first to last. For the first ten years of my Christian life I did not believe the Old Testament, but I think I have been a much better man since I came to believe the whole book. Let us turn again to the 24th chapter of Luke. There was Christ in disguise meeting His apostles after the resurrection, and as a perfect stranger strengthening thier faith by expouding to them all the things that were written in Scripture regarding Himself. He did not take a part of the Scripture, but all of it, beginning at Moses. I would have liked to have been at that little meeting. There one would have heard preaching worth listening to. Then we find Him there in that little upper room telling His apostles all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms corcerning Him. And then it says, He opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scripture. Oh, may He do the same for many a one here to-day. In the 3d chapter and 18ty verse of acts we read: "But these things which God before had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, He hath so fulfilled," and in the 21st verse: "Whom the Heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the World began."

THE SEED OF ABRAHAM.

Why, the first promise of God to man away back there in the Garden of Eden was that the seed of the woman should crush the serpent's head. In the 12th chapter of Genesis and the 2d and 3d verses we find God saying to Abrah: "I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and make thy name great. And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed." You know, all the human rae was in Adam, and if this promise does not tell of Jesus Christ, what does it mean, I would like to know? Is not Christ making all the families of the earth that accept Him blessed? Jesus Christ sprung from the seed of Abraham. This covenent God made with Abraham was unconditional. A great many of the promises we find in the Bible have conditions to them, but this had not. This promise, made four thousand years ago, has been literally fulfilled.

Two hundred years after this we find his descendant Joseph going down there and ruling all Egypt, and another descendant, Daniel, the prime minister of Nebuchadnezzar, ruling over Babylon. So we see rulers rising up from among the scattered Jews to-day. Look at Gambetta and Beaconsfield, for instance. All this is according to the Word of God. Why, Moses, the greatest law-giver the world has ever known, came out of Abraham. Even in Arabia to-day they reverence the grave of Abraham as the resting place of one who was the friend of God.

ALL CHRISTIANS BELONG TO ISRAEL.

Further on in Genesis we find that because Abraham was willing to sacrifice his only son God promised to bless him additionally, and multiply his seed as the stars of heaven and the sand which is upon the sea shore. Here he was, a man a hundred years old, and hitherto childless; and yet God was going to make his descendants fill the earth. How was it to be except through Christ? I suppose it is the righteous who are like unto the stars of heaven, and the unrighteous that are as the sands of the sea. You know that all Christians are of the seed of Abraham, for no one is a Christian unless spiritually born of Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ is so descended. This cannot be revoked or set aside, because it is the word of God. Why did God so honor Abraham? Because of his faith. Oh, let us have more faith. It is better than eloquence, better than wisdom, better than all else that exists. Think of the millions of faithful servants of God who have lived these four thousand years, and think of them as Abraham's children. Hos specially honored!

THE HARP OF A THOUSAND STRINGS.

Turning to the days of Jacob we find that old man about to die, blessings his two grandchildren, the sons of Joseph, and foretelling that of them should come the sent one, and that until then the sceptre should not depart of Judea. Now, Christ had to be born just the time he was to have this happen. If Christ had been born just a little later the Scripture would not have been fulfilled, for at His birth the Jewish Senate was in session considering how they would avert the impending overthrow of their power. Augustus Caesar was conqueror, and a Roman was about to given the power of life and death over the Jewish nation. As soon as Christ came the power of the Jews departed. He was the last of their race of rulers. If they had accepted Him they would not now be a scattered nation without a ruler, a country, or a literature. Later on the Scripture says: "With Him shall be the gathering of the people." This was seventeen hundred years before Christ came, and what name is there to-day than can gather the people like that of Jesus Christ? Look at the crowds that are thronging these meetings. Do you suppose it would be so if I talked about anything but Jesus Christ. The subjects of art, or literature, or science, may draw occasional crowds; they may be popular once in a while, but by-and-by they will lag, and the mind soon tires of them. The ladies of the Temperance Union tell me they grow tired talking about temperance, and have to stick to the Gospel. Yes, you see we may hear so much of temperance that it ding dogs in the ears and has no effect, but the word of God is fresh every time. There is something in the name of Jesus Christ that stirs our hearts, and we want to hear Him talked about. If you ministers want full churches preach Jesus Christ constantly. All these worldly things are only one-stringed instruments, but the Gospel is a harp of a thousand strings, and makes perpetual harmony for discordant souls. Man will never be able to exhaust, or explore, or fully present Jesus Christ as presented in the Bible.

Balaam prophested: "I shall see Him, but not now; I shall behold Him, but not nigh; then shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel." Here is that star of Bethelhem that led these wise men to the Saviour's manager. Balaam was an ungodly man, who wanted to die well after living badly. There are pelntly like him. No wonder he fell into perdition backwards, as it were, double-minded man that he was. Yes, he shall see Christ hereafter, but not nigh. Every scoffer in Baltimore will see Christ ultimately. He is coming by and by. The word has ben recorded that to Him every knee shall bow, and so it shall. The day of Christ's kingdom is coming, and things will be very different then. None of the wicked will get very near Him. Do you know what led those wise men to follow that star? It was because they knew that by the Scripture it prophesied the Messiah. Ah, how He has become to us the Bright and Morning Star.

SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.

I must go along rapidly. Will you turn for a moment to the 22d Psalm, the 7th and 8th verses: "All they that see me laugh me to scorn; they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying: 'He trusted on the Lord that He would deliver Him; let Him deliver Him.'" Now, when Jesus Christ hung on the cross and was mocked, that was literally fulfilled. The very words to be used were foretold a thousand years before. So, in the 16th verse we read: "The assembly of the wicked have enclosed Me; they have pierced My hands and feet." Was not that fulfilled; and the words of the 18th verse that they would cast lots for His garmets? Then, again, about the gall and vinegar in the 69th Psalm and 21st verse? But now I come to Isaiah, who seeemed to get a clearere view of Christ than any othe rof the prophets. He foretold the annunciation; and, by-the-way, every time that Gabriel came to earth it was to tell about Jesus Christ. One, when he was questioned, he said: "Why, God said so." Ah! up, then, in heaven they don't know what doubt is. We oughtn't to have any of it down here. Oh, may God help us to get rid of it. When old Zacharius asked Gabriel to give him a sign that he was to be the father of the forerunner of the Messiah, he was told that he would be dumb until it happened, and he was. We've a great many dumb Christians now-a-days who are waiting for some token outside of themselves. In the ninth chapter of ISaiah we read: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government there shall be no end." Has not this been fulfilled? Was not Jesus Christ the most wonderful personage that ever walked the earth? How wonderful his birth, the star, the shepherds, the manger, the magl. All the world had to be set in motion in order that He should be born at Bethlehem. How wonderful His life, how more wonderful His death, how exceeding all in Wonder His wonderful resurrection. How wonderful his ministry and His miracles. He never taught opinions like men do now-a-days. He did not speculate. He simply taught the truth. Oh! how wonderful His death. I lay down my life, He said, and I take it up again, and so He did. How marvelious!

Oh, it is a mystery to me how people doubt in this nineteenth century with an open Bible before them! Let us cast aside every obstacle and believe that God will do just as He said He would. If we come to something we do not understand, let us not be mystified, but consider that God can be trusted for it, and if God said it, that is enough. Let us have more faith, and accept and reverence the Word of God without reservation.

A MODEL WOMAN.

Rev. Dr. Naylor's Sermon on the Character of Deborah.

Rev. H. R. Naylor, D. D., pastor of Madison Avenue M. E. Church, preached last night to a large congregation. The subject of his sermon was "A Model Woman." His text was as follows: "And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of LApidoth, she judged Israel at that time; and she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah, between Rama and Bethel, in Mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgement." - Judges, iv., 4-5. Said Dr. Naylor: Who knows Lapidoth? All that gives him prominence is, that his wife's name is Deborah. Wives often immortalize their husbands. This woman was, undoubtedly, prudent, amiable and virtuous as wife, mother, neighbor and friend. This is the first instance in the world's history of a woman being invested with supreme authority. We find her occupying the offices of prophet or judge, military instructor, poet and sacred singer. How beautiful and simple! Her canopy, the shade of her own palm tree: her rule of judgment, law and testimony; her guiding star, the inspiration of the Almight; her aim, God's glory and the people's welfare; and her reward, the testimony of her own conscience, the respect of the nation and the smile of Heaven.

WOMAN AND THE NATION.

In the deliverence wrought out by Deborah for her people we may catch a glimpse of how much a woman may do in shaping the character of the nation. She found her people degraded and enthralled. During eighty years they had tolled without reward. All functions of government were in the hands of irresponsible tyrants. Not a weapon of war of defence did they possess. She wrought out for them independence and liberty. History in every age proves that a nation's women may be mightier than its cannon. A nation's women are more potential than a nation's king. A nation's women are more powerful that a nation's laws. True, few women are permitted to marshal forces like Deborah or Boadicia. Few are permitted to occupy thrones like Britain's queen, but thousands there are none the less queens in influence and power. In every land where nobility of action, chilvalrous deeds and burning words have had a place, may each be traced to woman's influence. Woman, true and elevated, has ever elevated man, and woman degraded had ever been the author of his degradation.

DEBORAH'S COMMON SENSE.

There were three elements in the character of Deborah, which her sisters in every land of age might wisely emulate. In them we see the model woman.

First, she had a large share of common sense. This was the basis of her character, and it is the basis of womanly character to-day, the solid granite upon which a useful life is built. There may be beauty, social position, culture, affluence, but the usefulness of each depends largely upon this. Such a woman sees life as it is; she early comprehends it is a great reality and gets ready to meet it; she sees in it coming joys and prepares to enjoy them; she realizes the coming of great difficultires and prepares to cope with them. Such a woman would rather have two rough hands than two helpless ones; she would rather have a homely form than a congested liver; she prefers large feet to crippled ones; a useful life to an ornamental one; a well stored mind to a bejeweled body; she is not ashamed of her father's toil; she has no idea that she is a woman at fifteen nor an old maid at twenty, nor does she deem it an unpardonable sin to be found unmarried at forty; she knowns there may be a worse condition than that of single blessedness.

DEBORAH'S TRUE INDEPENDENCE.

Deborah listened to the voices of duty, and then obeyed. Though the doing was unprecendented and unpopular, she dared to do right. The love-sick swain may sing of woman being the tender tendril and he the strurdy oak; but the true woman is more the oak than he. She possesses the truest independency. She does her own thinking. She does not desire to be singular; neither does she shrink from appearing so if conscience dictates. She does not brand all fashion a a nuisance; but all that are such she dares to discard. The common-sense, independent woman or girl does not talk twaddle. She disdains the frivulous emptiness of what is called fashionable talk, and her conversation is about something. Such a woman is too independent to be useless. Work with her is not servile, undignified, degrading. She does not accept the modern thought-that work may be good for mother, but injurious to daughter. She dares to believe that muscle need not be monopolized by men and sevants. She thinks it quite as ladylike to darn a stocking as to make a flower, to make a dress as to embroider it, to make bread or coffee as to make music, and quite as much as accomplishment to be able to dress a living baby as a dead doll. This truly independent woman conscientiously denounces all the frivolous, artificial bases of life as degrading nonsense, contrary to the will of God, upon which it is utterly impossible to construct a healthy social order in society.

DEBORAH'S CROWNING GLORY.

Deobrah lived for God's glory. Her life was devoted to His service, and, without this, we should never have heard of her. How true it is, that without this, woman may be, often is, a cheerful, attractive friend, loving sister, devoted wife or loving mother. Accomplished in mind and body, a sunbeam shedding light and happiness all through her social sphere. But lacking this element, she resembles the faril but beautiful bark without bal last, which, when caught in a storm, speedily becomes a wreck. So she, and in her going down she bears with her the precious cargo of all her influence. Woman may not be able to transmit her spirit to her children, relatives or friends, but the influence of her holiest affection follows the footstep of husband, brother, son or daughter, with a power which cannot be reckoned by human measurement. The religion of our homes is the religion of our women. Nay, woman's heart is the moral pulse of the world. As it throbs, so the national heart throbs. And every church everywhere could be made to blaze with living light by the sanctified, untied and active lives of its women.

DEATH OF DR. C. L. BARD

Native of Chambersburg Was Prominent in California.

[Special Dispath to the Baltimore Sun.]

VENTURA, CAL., April 20. - In the Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital erected by United States SEnator Bard and Dr. Cephas L. Bard, the latter passed away this morning at 2 o'clock, aged 59 years. Dr. Bard was scarcely less prominent in Ventura than his brother, and had the distinction of being the first American physician to locate here in 1868.

He was born in Chambersburg, Pa.. April 7, 1843, son of Robert M. Bard, for many years he was a leader of the Franklin County (Pa.) bar, and at one time a candidate for Congress. Previous to the Revolution the progenitors of the Bard family came to America, settling in Franklin county, Pa., when the colony was in its infancy. One Dr. Bard was General Washington's physician, and Col. Robert Parker, Dr. C. L. Bard's maternal great-grand-father was a colonel under Washington, and from him received special recognition for gallant service.

Word was sent to United States Senator Bard of his brother's critical illness and he left Washington on Saturday afternoon for Ventura. Dr. Bard was the first patient to die in the hospital.

KEROSENE IN "WATER CURE"

Soldiers Say Cocoanut Oil Was Administered At Times.

[Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.]

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. - The horrors of the tortures inflicted by American soldiers to extort confessions from Fillipino prisoners accumulate with investigation.

The "water cure," it is learned from soldiers, was used with variations calculated to increase the agonies of the victim. Sometimes kerosene of cocoanut oil was substituted for water. Here is the statement of W. H. Clark, a returned soldier of the Eighteenth Infantry:

"The water cure hs been administered to thousands of natives in the Philippines, at least in Panay. We did not do it in the spirit of malevolence, but the water cure is the surest remedy for non-communicativeness and mendacity which has yet ben discovered in the Phillippines. That is probably a relic of the Spanish Inquisition."

Of the effect upon the subject Clark says "Well, they usually get sick and some of them never recover from their sickness. Of course we never torture any Filipinos to death, but the only way to get along with them is to administer the water cure."

Fire Destroys Fifty Homes.

KANSAS CITY, MO., April 20. - Fire in the southwestern part of the city today destroyed a section of dwelling houses almost a quarter of a mile long and a block wide. John Stinne, a spectator, was seriously injured by a falling piece of iron and Edward Bennet, a fireman, was overcome by heart. About 50 dwelling houses were destroyed and 60 or more families were rendered homeless.

[Copyrighted by New York Herald Company, 1902.]

[Special to the Baltimore Sun.]

LONDON, April 20. --- William Waldorf Astor has given $100,000 for the endowment of four professorships in the University College, London.

This is on eof several large gifts recently made for the extending the scope and increasing the efficiency of the University of London and University College. The University of London was until recently simply an examining body. It had no teaching classes. The degrees it conferred were based upon severe examinations considered to be more searching than those of Oxford or Cambridge.

In the same cause Lord Reay appealed to the Drapers Company, which responded by giving $150,000. A generous friend, who hid his identity under the pseudonym "Old Student," gave the same amount. Mr. Astor's gift has greatly encouraged those who are working hard to raise a large sum.

SWEDES WANT TO VOTE

Mass-Meetings For Universal Suffrage Result In Riots.

STOCKHOLM SWEDEN, April 20. --- Mass meetings in favor of universal suffrage were held today in all the towns of Sweden.

In Stockholm the meeting was attended with considerable disorder. The demonstrators tried to march to the palace of King Oscar. They were charged by the police and several of them were wounded. Others were arrested. The approaches to the palace are now guarded by troops.

The meeting at Malmoe was attended by about 15,000 persons.

NEW RIOT IN JAMICA

Hundreds Prosecuted For Failure To Pay Taxes.

KINGSTON, JAMAICA, April 20. --- A riotous outbreak occured yesterday at Annotta Bay, on the north coast of the island.

It was confined chiefly to the a conflict between police and the coolies employed on an estate. Police reinforcements, which were sent from Port Antonio, put an end to the fighting. Many persons were injured and numerous arrests were made.

Hundreds of persons are being prosecuted in the island for non-payment of taxes.

Bocas Del Toro Captured.

[Copyrighted by New York Herald Company, 1902.]

[Special to the Baltimore Sun.]

COLON, COLOMBIA, April 20. --- A German steamer from Bocas del Toro, arriving here, reports that the rebels landed in open boats and barges near Bocas at 6 o'clock Thursday evening and a battle began. The revolutionary troops outnumbered the Government force, which surrendered the town at 11 o'clock Friday morning. The United States gunboat Machias landed 100 marines at Bocas.

Portrait of Cardinal Gibbons.

PARIS, April 20. --- One of the pictures on exhibition at the salon of the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts is a portrait of Cardinal Gibbons by Jose Frappa. The picture is criticised, but attracts much attention from Americans.

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