THE REALM New York Citt (Special). A favor ite combination of the present Reason is black and white, and no other is more chio.or elegant. The illnstra tion shows a waist of black net made np over white liberty silk, thus in cluding stylish material in the favor ite color scheme. The trimming con- TjADIES WAIST. fcists of rnohings of black satin ribbon wider ribbon being gathered on both edges, down through the centre of sleeve before the gathered net is applied. A fitted waist of white liberty silk having the nsnal seams and doable bust darts forms the foundation for the fnll waist of net. The closing is in centre front over which the fall gathered vest is arranged, being se cured permanently to the right front and hooked over on the left. The standing collar of white silk has three rows of black satin ruoked ribbon in WOMAN'S WALKING TOILET. a narrower width applied on its edges and centre,- its lower edge being joined to the fall vest and oloeed with it- at the left shoulder. The under portions of the sleeves are smooth, the upper being in two portions that are gathered and stylishly arranged over fitted linings. The ribbon appears between the centre edges that form -tack shirrings. The waist is finished with shape girdle of black satin. . Many stylish combinations may be thus arranged, the mode being suit able for silk or thin woolen fabrics as well as for net, organdie, grenadine r lace. TJnrlvallail For Elegance. Colored costumes may be selected -with view to beoominguess aud the fashion of the moment, but a street toilet of fine blaok oheviot or broad cloth is unrivaled for eleganoe and re finement of style. Black oheviot is shown in the large engraving, united with velvet (both of good quality), the closing being made in centre front, with tailor-covered bnttons and but tonholes. Simplicity and smartness are equally combined in the basque, the tailor-made style being greatly re lieved by lapels, collar and cuffs of velvet, that makes the finishing of such garment easy of accomplish ment. The waist portion is rendered glove .fltting by doable-bust darts, underarm and aidebaok gores, the baok portions being of full length and ending in coat Japs below the waist-line. The out .way basque portions fitted over the hips by short single darts are joined -to the pointed lower outline of waist, Meeting the backs in deep ooat laps -that are marked at the top by aingle buttons. Above the olosiugthe fronts .re reversed to form lapels that meet the rolling collar in notches. The fashionable two-seamed sleeves are fitted at the top by four short uarts, whioh may be omitted ' in favor of pleats or gathers, if so preferred. The wrists are finished with flaring jointed cuffs of velvet. The seams OF FASHION. are strapped with bands of ribbon vet vet. The skirt comprises seven gores, the novel feature being the shaping that gives a distinot spring at the foot of each gore, suggesting the flare of a circular flounce. A close adjustment is presented at the top, and the ful ness at the back is laid in single back ward-turning pleats that meet over the placket finished in the centre-baok seam. Basques in this style may match or contrast with the skirt tn broadcloth, velvet, poplin or satin. Braid may be used as decoration, or simple tailor finish of stitching may be adoptod. A t'asrul Viator. The usefnt ulster or long coat H again in the front rank of fashion's parade. The protection and comfort it affords are too well known to be long lost sight of, and for school girls there is no top coat that can well tnko its place. Beaver-colored cheviot cloaking is the material here repre sented, the finish being strictly in tailor style, with double rows of ma chine stitching. Clear crystal buttons are used in closing the double-breasted fronts, which are loose fitting, but tinder arm and side back gores with a curving centre seam render a close adjustment iu sides and back. Htylish coat laps are formed in centre and backward turning plaits at the end of the side back seams just below tho waist line. The fronts are under faced and reversed at the top to form lapels. The neck is finished with a high storm collar, a pointed strap buttoned across the front holding it close to the neck when raised for pro tection in inclement weather, rockets are inserted in the fronts and are finished with stitched laps. The capes are circular in shape and may be made with or without a centre back sonm. All kinds of cloaking fabrios, broadcloth, Kersey, Scotoh and Eng. lish tweed, diagonal, heavy sergs and cheviot in mixed, checked or plain weaves are used to make top coats in this style. ' While bnt few are lined throughout, au unmistakable touoh of daintiness is given to the capes by ths occasional poop of a pretty sill: MISSIS LOHO OOAT WITH CAFES. lining, aud the adaptability of a silk lined sleeve is unquestionable. Proper attention given to pressing all seam and free edges will insure a perfect tailor finish to this garment. " '' i FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Houaa. SEVF.NTIKTH DAT. Monday Clerk McDowell railed the house to order. There were about 60 members on the floor. Mr. Fayne moved that the house Adjourn, but thpre were crips of "No! No!" from the little circle of members, most of whom held In their hands bills which they honed to pass by unanimous consent. The motion was voted down, 9 to 44. On motion of Mr. Orosvenor Mr. Payne of New York wns elected speaker iro tptn amid en outburst of applause, District tiny wns postponed until Thursday, and tho house, on Mr. Cnnnon's motion, tbfn Went Into com mittee of the whole, Mr. Hopkins of Illinois In the chnlr, and resumed the consideration of the sundry civil bill. HKVKNTY-FIRST DAY. The Nicaragua cnnnl hill wns offered In the house Tuesday afternoon ns nn intendment to the sundry civil appro priation bill by Mr. Hepburn of Iown, 'hnlrmnn of the committee that re ported It, and the lenders on the re "pectlve sides are engnged In n des nernte struggle which Involves the fate nt the measure at this season of con gress. After Mr. Cannon, chnlrmnn of the committee on appropriations, frved notice last week that there wns no time for the consideration of the .-nnnl bill nt this session, the support ers of the measure determined to force It on to the sundry civil bill ns a rider If possible. HKVKNTY-PECOND DAY. The house Wednesday settled the fnte of the Nicaragua cnnnl bill In this congress by refusing to override the decision of the chnlr In committee of the whole, when the chnlr held thnt the cnnnl bill offered as nn amendment by Mr. Hepburn wns out of order. The friends of the Nicaragua bill were very confident thnt they would triumph, but after four hours of de bate he chnlr wns sustained, 127-108. Mr. Rollcy, the Democratic lender. made nn argument In fnvor of the view that the amendment wns In order. Mr. Orosvenor bore the brunt of the nrgu- ment In behnlf of this contention. Messrs. Moody. Dockery and Fleming were pitted nRnlnst him. The rending of the sundry civil bill wns then continued. The npproprln tlrn for the deep waterways commis sion wns Increased from $10,000 to $!0. 000 on motion of the appropriations committee. SF.VF.NTY-FOURTH DAY. During the consideration of the sun dry civil bill In the House Thursday the paragraph carrying the appropria tion of 120.000.000 for payment to Spain under the terms of the pence treaty wns stricken out upon a point of order under rule 21 made by Mr. Wheeler. a Kentucky Democrat, who declared that he opposed the appropriation on principle nnd would resort to any technicality to defeat It. Consideration was begun of the post oftlce appropriation bill. The onlv ob stacle was the committee amendment providing $171. 2M for special mnll fncllltles on the trunk lines from New York nnd Washington to Atlnntn nnd New Orleans, nnd f'-'fi.OOO from Knnsns City to Newton, Kan. Mr. Wolcott (Hop., Col.) opposed the npproprln tlnrss, declnrlng thnt they lndlcnted only "the Influence certnln railroads had over Congress." Mr. Quny. In charge of the bill, said thnt the emne old straw hnd been threshed ns had been threshed for years. He strongly defended the appropriation. The amendments were n Breed to 42 to 10. SEVENTY-FIFTH DAY. The House Frldny passed the sundry civil appropriation MM with no Impor tant amendment. ThP speaker's rul ing upon the motion to recommit the bill with Instructions to Inoorpirnte In the Nicaragua canal amendment wns sustained 133 to tft. The naval appro priation bill was taken up nnd over half completed. There wns no general opposition to the measure, although It carries $44,lfiS.(!o:,, $S,48",54fl more thnn the largest naval apprnpr'atl in bill ev er passed by Congress, but $3,703,300 less thnn the estimates. 8ena!i. After a spirited debate of more thnn two hours Saturday afternoon, a unanimous consent agreement was made by the senate to vote upon tho resolution of Mr. McEnery (D I.n.), declaratory of a policy of tho United states as to the Philippine Islnmls. The request for the unanimous con sent agreement wns mnde by Mr. Ma son (It., III.), after what seemed tho conclusion of the debate upon the question and after several senators who were known to be opposed to any notion on the resolution temporarily had left tho chamber. Upon their re turn to tho chamber they learned what hnd happened In their absence, and later In the afternoon Mr. Hawlcy (It., Conn.), gave notice that at a proper time he would endeavor to have the agreement vacated. SEVENTIETH DAY. At no time during the session of the senate Monday was a quorum of the body present, a majority of the mem bers being snowbound at their homes. For the first time In many years no In vocation was pronounced at the open ing of the session, neither the regular chupiain nor any otner minuter being able to reach the capltol. A shnrp debate over the unanimous consent agreement reached Saturday afternoon to vote on the McEnery resolution Tuesday afternon was pre cipitated early In the session. Some feeling was manifested by senators who object to the adoption of the reso lution hut none of them Indicated what might be their action. In connection with the consideration of the resolu tion the senate decided to meet at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. A bill removing the disabilities of certain persons In the civil war was passed. SEVENTY-FIRST DAY. The unanimous consent agreement reached by the senate last Saturday to vote Tuesday afternoon on the reso lution of Mr. McEnery declaring a policy of this government in the Phil ippines, was not vacated. In accord ance with that agreement the vote was taken on the resolution at 2:30 Tues day, and It was adopted, 28 to 22. SEVENTY-SECOND DAY. In the Senate Wednesday, Mr. Mc Enery, as a question of personal priv ilege, made emphatic denial of the statement that his resolution, adopted by the Senate Tuesday, was Introduced In the Interest of the sugar growers of Louisiana. He said he had not con sulted the planters about the resolu tion, and that, as a matter of fact, they were known to be opposed as a jody to the ratification of the peact treaty. The postofflce appropriation bi:i was reported and Mr. Quay gave notice that he would call It up for considera tion Thursday. A bill was passed providing for the admission to the Naval Academy as a cadet of Oscar J. Delgnan. one of the Merrlmac heroes. SEVENTY-FOURTH DAY. The army reorganisation bill was re ported to the Senate Thursduy and Mr. Hawley (Reo.. Conn.), chairman of the military affairs committee, gave notice he would move to proceed to lta consideration at the earliest possible lime. When peace treaty ratifications were exchanged the situation, he aahl would be serious, as existing law tv the President no alternative but to discharge the volunteers nnd to reduce the regular army from about 58,000 to 27,000 men. SEVENTY-FIFTH DAY. There wns a pronounced movement In the Senate Friday looking to a com promise on the army reorganisation bill. Several Republican senators ad vanced the opinion thnt a compromise was preferrable to nn extra session of Congress. The Cockrell bill wns ac cepted by them as the flrt advance on the part of the Democrats toward an understanding, nnd many felt that they would go further In that direction In case the Republicans should Indi cate a willingness to meet them half way. The movement wns participated In by some of the Republican leaders. MINES AND MINERS H. C. Frlck Coke Company Said to Have Bcugli Four Thousand Acres In Waat Virginia for foit.ooo. A telegram from .Clarksburg, W. Va., announces that the Lucas coal lands, comprising 4,000 acres, lying on the west fork of the Mnnnngnheln river, hnd been sold to the II. C. Frlck Cuke company, of Pittsburg, for $18, OOO. The land Is sold to be underlaid with the Connellsvllle coking coal seam extension, nnd Is the most valu able tract of coal land transferred In thnt section for two yenrs. The prop erty tw traversed by the West Virginia and Pittsburg rnllrond, aud Is said to possess ample fncllltles for shipping the conl. The Frlck company Is said to have purchased the property to be held as a reserve supply when lis great possessions In the Connellsvllle region proper have been worked out. William Prlti'hnrd Morgan, member of pnrlinment for the Merthyr Tydvll division of Wales, who hns arrived from China, confirms the report of the concessions from the Chinese govern ment, which provide for opening up the rich province of Szoehunn to the trade of the world. Mr. Morgan hns Leen appointed foreign, financial, legnl nnd technical administrator of the province. His associates are an American syndicate nnd the Chinese authorities. The contract gives Mr. Morgan's associates control of all the mines nnd oil fields In the province of Szechunn. The capital of the com pany, to start with, Is $5,000,000, and It Is proposed to administer Szechunn on lines followed by Cecil Rhodes In South Africa. Patrick Dolan wns Wednesday re elected president of the United Mine Workers of America after one of the most bitter fights known to the Pitts burg labor world. William Dodds, former vice president, wns elected secretary-treasurer, thus capping the cli max of the fight that hns been made by Dolan. Now thnt the election Is over, the miners are glad It happened, and are congratulating themselves over the result. The contest hns been one of the most unique and at the same time most spirited In thP history of labor organizations. President Dolan wns oposed by nil thelnfliien.ee, personality nnd menns of the Nntlonnl organization. A number of National olllclnls of the organization have been In Pittsburg since the adjournment of the Interstate Joint convention nnd have been working against him. Wll linm Warner wns the mouthpiece of tho National organization while In convention, nnd ns hla reward reaped locol defeat. He wns so bndly whipped thnt he refused to be a candidate as soon as Dolnn's strength asserted It self and withdrew from the contest. Edward McKay, who was a candidate for Dolnn's place, was, acordlng to the statements of many miners, stronger thnn Warner. When there was a showing of hands McKay could mus ter but 22 votes. When the McKay strength asserted Itself Wnrner np pnrently saw the handwriting of tho ballots, and refused to trut any fur ther In the race. The result stomps Patrick Dolan as ono of the foremost Inhor leaders in the country. He fought the united opposition of polit ical Influences, the superior officers of Ills own organization nnd alleged treachery In the ranks of his own eon stltui nts. That the miners are his friends was plainly demonstrated. In all the contests he ha been In the front, not In his ofllce, but In tho field. He hns spent most of his time fighting against a reduction In the rales of mining In the open nil', and his consti tuents seem to huvo rccugnlrcd his services. All the property nnd coal lnnda of the St. Clair Conl and Coke company, nt Latrohe, were sold Tuesday to u purty of Pittsburg capitalist:), who havu Just formed the Duquesun Coal and Coke company fur a sum approxi mating $200,000. The cnpaclty of tho coking plant will probably bo doubled at once at a cost of $50,000, and other Improvements to bring the plant to perfection will doubtless bo mado this summer. The St. Clnlr company has been one of the most Important of the smaller independent coke concerns of the district. The Collins Colliery Co, at Glen Jean. W. Va., has reduced the wages rate for digging coal from 30, to 25 cents a ton and most of the 600 men refuse to accept the reduction. Men were brought from Virginia and North Car olina, and all but fifty have returned to their homes or gone to Pennsyl vania. Operators of the Maaslllon district will make an effort to show the un constitutionality of the John P. Jones' anti-screen law, which was passed by the last legislature. If the operators fail In this direction they will make a reduction of 20 cents a ton In wages which would make the rate 48 cents a ton. It is feared that there will be trouble at Pana, III., when the troops leave, and the coal company puts detectives on guard. There was a murder recent ly in the negro settlement which showed that little provocation Is nec essary to start a big riot. There Is talk of building a road from Florence, Ala., to Jackson, Tenn., 100 miles, to open the coal and Iron-ore Melds In Wayne county, Tenn. George R. Johnson of Waynesboro, Tenn., is the promoter. Much uneasiness Is manifested by the people of Shenandoah over the uncertainty of the future of the Wil liam Penn colliery, which employs nearly 600 men and boys. The fifteen year lease of Stlckney, Conyni.ham & Co. expired on the 1st, and the com pany declares It will not take a re newal unless the Glrard Estate reduoes the royalty. The Munhall coal works at Home stead, Pa., have resumed operations, after being Idle six months, owing to the destruction of the tipple by fire. The company has 400 miners, but needs more. A new 30-acre Held will be opened. The demand for minors at Bergholts, about 30 miles south of Alliance, O., Is so great that the Ohio River & Lake Erie R. R. Co, has volunteered to haul free to that place all miners who wish to work there. Governor Northen has been doing good work for several months In the direction of having the gold Melds of the States worked. He has succeeded In getting some mining experts from Colorado to visit the gold-bearing sections, and these experts are well pleased with what they have seen. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Houaa. In the House Tuesday these bill Were Introduced: Ry Mr. Hosklns, of Erie To forbid that the authorities of the Soldiers home shall take any of his pension money from any Inmate, unless hs Is habitually Intemperate. It also pro vides that money that has been thus token shnll be restored to the soldier or his heirs, nnd If he hns no heirs shell be paid to the State Treasurer for the maintenance of the home. Ry Mr. Clark, of Washington To create the ofllce of assistant district ittorney at a salary of $1,000 a year In counties of not less than 150.000 Inhabi tants In the discretion of the court. Ry Mr. Rnnl, of Huntington To make nn appropriation of $200,000 to the Huntingdon reformatory. Ry Mr. Moore, of Hutler To prevent the second-hand use of Jnrs for eat ables! also a bill to prevent the spread of pernicious weeds, such as wild car rots, nxpyed daisies, wild parsnips, etc. In the House Wednesday, Mr. Wil son, of Jefferson county, offered a leg islative reapportionment bill, by which, until the next United Stntes census, the House of Representatives will have 202 members, a decrease of two. The proposed division of Alle gheny county would give It 20 mem bers, a gain of four. Ry Mr. Ford, of Allegheny To allow boroughs to divert the course of un navlgable streams nnd to condemn property for this purpose. It Is In tended especially for the benefit of Etna borough. Hy Mr. Marshall, of Allegheny Ap propriating $1,750,000 for the core of the Indigent Insane. Hy Mr. Clark, of Washington county To provide for the appointment of assessors to serve In conjunction with the assessors elected In making trien nial assessments of real estate In boroughs and townships. Ry Mr. Youngson, of Westmorelnnd county Repealing the act which placed the borough of Parnassus un der the same form of government as the now defunct borough of Birming ham, Allegheny county. Ry Mr. Smith, of Tioga county Ap propriating $10,000 to the State hos pital for Injured In the bituminous and seml-bltumlnoua conl regions. Ry Mr. Miller, of Redford county To govern the appointment of medical health officers In cities, boroughs, counties nnd townships. Ry Mr. Christian, of Sullivan county- To allow medical colleges of Penn sylvania to confer dlplomns In publln health after at least a year's study in the laboratory of hygiene of some medical school. In the house Thursday morning Mr. Cole of Adams presented a bill "to ratify nnd confirm the reorganisation of electric light, heat and power com panies by purchases of the property, rights and franchises purchased at any snle, by virtue of any process or de cree of any court of this common wenlth or the circuit court of the United Stntes, or by virtue of a power to sell contained In any mortgage or deed of trust." In Its provisions the bill holds thnt all companies so transferred may be reorganized, upon accepting the pro visions of the net of 1RS9, relntlng to electric light, heat and power com panies. It gives to such reorganized companies all the privileges. Immuni ties nnd franchises and powers con ferred by the act of May 8, 1889. upon operations created under the same. Recommittal of the Hosack traction motor bill, and the Introduction of the measures to Improve the banking laws: to require voters to personally register themselves with a board In which the minority pBrty enn be repre sented, nnd to legalize the sale of oleo margarine or Imitation butter when conspicuously labeled, were the main features of Friday's legislative pro ceedings In the house. ffenate. There were only four senators In Hnrrlsburg, and the Monday evening session of that body was dispensed with. In the Sennte Tuesday Mr. MoCnr rell, of Dnuphln, read In place a bill authorizing the trustees of the South western Normal school to place a mortgage on Its buildings and grounds. Mr. Meredith, of Armstrong, hnd re ferred back to committee, after It had been read a second time, tho bill re quiring nominations In congressional, Judicial aud legislative districts com posed of more than one county to be mnde by ballot at primary. In Semite Wednesday the bill Intro duced by Mr. Vaughn, of Lackawanna county, to assess costs In election con tests on the petitioners wns advanced to third reuding. The bill offered by Mr. Weller, of Redford county, to regulato tho practice with regard to negotiable instruments was postponed. The following bills were Introduced: By Mr. Vaugh, of Lackawanna county Amendatory to the act pro viding for the protection and safety of miners, requiring that all mnin doors In mines shall have an attendant whose duty It shall be to open them for transportation and travel and prevent them from standing open longer thnn Is necessary for persona or cars to pass through, unless an approved self-acting door Is used. By Mr. Stlneman, of Cambria county Providing that pupils of the soldiers' orphans Industrial schools, reaching the age of 18 between Janu ary 1 and June 30, may, at the discre tion of tho school commissioners, re main at the school until June 30 fol lowing the date at which the pupil may reach the age of 18. Fifty-five votes were cast for United States senator at Wednesday's Joint session of the assembly. Forty went to Senator Quay, 4 to Geo. A. Jenks and 1 to Congressman Dalzell. The 27th Joint ballot of the legisla ture last Thursday found Senator Quay still short of 13 votes. The Fllnn bill to regulate the prac tice ot plumbing In cities of the second class was defeated In the senute Thursday morning. Senator James G. Mitchell Thursday morning presented In the senate a bill to recompense the commissioners who took the soldier votes last fall. It pro vides for an appropriation of $5,000. Other bills were: By Senator Gibson, Erie, an act amending general corporation act of 1874, so as to permit of the Incorpora tion of companies to engage In the business of erecting and repairing all sorts ot buildings, Including the manu facture ot planing mill specialties, hardware, glass, paints, oils, lumber, timbers, shingles, brick ana all klnaa of builders' supplies. The Joint ballot Friday found Sena tor Quay with hla 13 votes still missing. In the Senate Mr. Magee, at tho re quest of the State banking department, Introduced several bills, making changes In the banking business. They were: An act, limiting the amount of loans to officers and directors of banks, trust companies and; savings Institu tions. An art providing that dividends must be paid not later than 16 days after be ing declared. Providing for the submission to the bajiktng commissioner for his approval the application for charters for bank Ing Institutions, and requiring building end loan associations to notify the de partment when they close their busi ness. Senator Royd's anti-trust bill passed second reuding, as did Senator Fllnn's bllt reducing the number of viewers In railroad condemnation proceedings. The constable fee bill passed finally. It being tho first measure to pass both bodies. The chair appointed Senators MeCar rell, R. R. Mitchell nnd Cummlngs on the comml'tee to make arrangements for the reception of President McKIn ley on the occasion nf the dedication of the Hartratift monument. he siiiinwriiiu INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR FEBRUARY 26. Leaann Text! "Christ at the Feaat," John Til., 14, SS-37-tlolrten Texti John Til., 87 Commentary on the Day's Leaann by the Itev. D. M. Stearns. 14. "Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up Into the temple and thought." It was the feast of tnbHrnneles, nnd His brethren who did not believe In Him bsd In a sort of sneering wsy advised Him to go up to the feast. His reply wst: "Mr time has not yet come," so they went without Him, but He went up Inter, nod as Hs taught the .lews wondered nt His knowledge and His teanhlng, as Hs had not been to their schools. Ills reply to them wns, "Mr doctrine Is not Mine, but His thnt sent Me" (verse 16). Hs took no credit for His words or works. He sought ao glory for Himself. 2S. "Then cried Jesus In the temple as lie taught, saying, Ye both know Me, and ye know whence I am, and I am not come of Myself, but He thnt sent Me Is true, whom ye know not." Tbey hnd said, W know this man whence He Is, but wben Christ cometh no man knoweth whence He Is (verse 27). They knew thnt He was from Nazareth and of bumble parentage, and that was all they professed to know, but If they had been honest they would have said, We know that Thou art a teaeher some from God (John III., 2). 29, "Out I know Him, for I sm from Him, and He hnth sent Me." Hesaidsgaln, "As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father" (John x., 18) nnd again, "No man knoweth the Son but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father save the Bon and be to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him (Math. xl 27). In His prayer He said, "O righteous Father, the world hsth not known Thee, bat I have kaown Thee, and these have known that Thou has sent Me" (John xvli., 25). 80. "Then they sought to take Him. bnt no man laid hnuds on Him because His hour was not yet corns." Many a time would they have taken Him, but they eoald not touoh Htm till the appointed time. When they did finally take Him, It was beuause He allowed them to, aud when He died He freely gave up His life. He laid It dowa ot Himself; tbey could not take It from Hlia (John x.,18). 81. "And many of the people believed nn Him and said, When Christ oometh will Hit do more miracles than these which this man bstli done?" While some believed nnd some believed not and many who pro fessed to believe turned bnak and walked no more with Him (chapter vl HO) He kept steadily on hearing faithful testimony nnd doing the Father's works and will, sure thnt all whom the Father gave to Him wonld come unto Him (chanter vl., 87) and that He would sen of the travail of His soul aud be satisfied (Inn, II II.. II). 32. "The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning Htm, nnd tho Pharisees nnd the chief priests tent o fllcer to take Him." Tbey might have remembered that n oertnin king of Syria did bis best to take Elisba, but in vnln, or. that Ahali did his best to Had Eli jah, but also failed; that Sennacherib would nave taken Jerusalem, hut eould not. Wben will the enemies of God stop Imagin ing vain thlugs? Not till the antiolirlat, yet to be manifested, is destroyed, nnd satansbut uplntbspit.nud even after that there shall be enemies of God until sntau Is finally cast Into the lake ot fire and the kingdom cotnns. 83. "Then said Jesus unto them. Yet a little while nm I with you, nnd tlieo I gu unto Him thnt sent Me." The time was short until He would give Himself up aud let them tnko Him and kill Him, but even In death Ho would go to the Father, and after the resurrection He would in His glorified body aseend to the Father. For more than thirty years He hnd willingly absented Himself from His home In glory, bearing all manner of humiliation and seoru for our sakes, nnd soon He was to become our sla ofTarlng, benrlug our sias In His own body on the cro. 84. "Ye shall seek Me and shall not find Me, and where I am thither ye cannot come." In chapter vlll., 21, Ho says: "I go My way, and ye shall seek Me and shall die la your sins. Whither I go ye cannot come." In verse 24 of the same chapter He says, "If ye believe not that I nm He, ye shall die In your sins." Now Is the time to seek Him, for it is written, "Seek ye the Lord while Ha may be found," sad all who truly seek surnlv find (Ua.lv., 8; Jer. xxlx., 13; Math, vii., 8), but If the sin ner will not yield to the seeking Saviour for He Is always seeking ever since He sought Adam biding from Him in Eden then there Is a possibility ot the experience ot Prov. I., 28: "Then shnll they call upon Me, but I will not answer. Thev shall seek Me early, but they shall not Had Me." 35. "Then said the Jews among them selves, Whither will He go that we shall not find Him? Will He go Into the dis persed among the gentiles and teuuh the gentiles?" If they believed Him to be pos sessed of a devil, as they said, they eould not think of His going to heaven to leave tbem, but even It lie should possibly be a good man nnd go to heaven surely they would find Him, for were they not all going that way, at least la their owa opinion? Anything more that a mere man they eould not see Him to be and so they understood Him, not because tbey would not reoelve Him. 80. "What manner ot saying Is this that He said, 'Ye shall seek Me aud shall no: Had Me, aud where I um thither ye cannot oorae?" It Is not strange that these unbe lievers eould not understand His word, tor even the dtsulples are beard saying on the night before His crucifixion: "What Is this that He aaltb? A little while. We ounnot tell what lie salth" (John xvl., 18). 87. "In the Inst day, that great day ot the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saylag. If any man thirst, let blm come uuto Ms and drink." Had they considered their own Herlpiures they might have thought of las. Iv i, or Jer. II., 13, or the rook that Moses smote, but tbey were blinded. Their hearts were hardened, their ears heavy (las. vl., 10) because they would not see nor bear nor believe ( Aets xxvlll., 24-27). The fountain of living water was now la their midst, and yet they would not drink, for tbey preferred, their owu cisterns. Iu obsuter 8 we leara how to be born ot water and the Spirit, In ohapter 4 we learn that we may be wells of water, but here we leara that we may be rivers of water, bringing health and life wherever we go (Esek. xlvll., 8). Most saved people artt ooment Just to be bora again, a few are willing to bewail, bur fewer still eare to be rivers. It Is for us to say bow muuh o! the Word we are to have la-usfEpu. v.. 18; Vol. 111.. ie).-Lesson Helper. The Shanghai mandarins Issued proclamations notifying the people that there will be an eclipse of the moon on the night ot the 28th Inst, and calling upon all loyal subjects of ths Emperor to beat gongs and fire guns to frighten away the monster that will devour the moon on that night.
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