B.WJJOOOOOOOOOOCXOOODOOOqj y SATURDAY NIGHT TALKS O Dy REV. r. E. DAVISON Rullnnd, VL 8 u B"0CCCCOCCCCCCCOOOCX5OOOOcG CALL OF DUTY. International Bible Lesson for Sept. 13, 'oo-(Acts 21: 1-17). Onu of the nuiBt rcmarkablu exhibitions o t gruce ever shown by miin, km the Incident In tlia lifo of tho A pirn tlo Paul which we have for our lesson to-day. The charactorls tlcs of the man are shown In striking colors ns wo follow him through this re markable experience. The time has come in Paul's Judg ment when ho must revisit Jerusalem. Duty pointed unmistakably in that direction, and ho wns convinced in Ms own mind beyond tho shadow of doubt that ho ouht to visit tli holy city. Thore was 110 alternative. It was Jerusalem only. At the same; time he was satisfied that if he went, tt would be to bonds and imprison ment. The Holy (iluist witnessed In rry city that tho result of his visit would be personal Cisuomfurt, and physical sufferings. Duty Heroic. But. what effect did it all have upon the apostle? Not the slightest. He Mid, "What mean ye to weep and Irenk my heart? I know, as well as you what trouble awaits me, but I am ready, not only to be bound, but to iir at Jerusalem:" And the gritty lit Vn hero inarched on into tho lior.'s J-i'.vs. With hi:.i t!:e question was not fomfort, ease, lifo even; !t was d'.i'y. He knew that "man !s Imir.or'al t!!l hi.': work is do'.l"," i"id lie did net prtpos:e to Fhirk respon-tlhiVty pvw ihocgh bonds and Imnrisoiirnont were ((.eluded In it. I'n:.'. 'nee Is n not-d tbi"$; there ate tin:es when it shoM to regarded. Hut when same sreit xiwncy urines -vii'di calls for ac tion, tho true t:v will walk tho r'tt'i ' duty thoui-'i it bo with blooding ket, and tho; .,'1 lie walk alone. Tennyson iv.vl Carllo wore once walking throu.-rh V.- stMlery of great sculptors in l,on''i:i. r.cl TonnysoTi turning to Cr.rlyle said, "What ih you think of thc.t,. Thomas?" "An. Viir.t. it's n sad Fight." "Why?" "There is iwo icon n:no'!j; them that las a jaw." That was tho grim oil fiiiMcii method vt diagnosing cliarr.e ter. It wni only enotiier way of say fm that the men lacked gilt, back tone, "hand," gumption, words which stand for rirhtousness, loyalty and truth In the worM's category. Duty, net !3iuLbornness. Paul's detevmlnuticin was; altogether different thing from stubbornno'.u. His pluck must not bo confounded rith pighended.ness. Ho had none of the qualities of the mulo in his dis position. He cannot be charged with tho folly of biting off his nose to spite I1I3 face. He never deliberately Ju.np eJ out of the frying pan Into the fire. !f those disciples could have shown iiim any good reason, except mere personal discomfort for avoiding Jeru salem, he would readily have taken their advice. The very first thing tie did after arriving at the city was to yield to the advice of his friends in a matter where there was no prin tfple involved, although the result was most disastrous to himself. Soldiers declare that the most trying time in battle Is before tho battle he tins. The awful hush that settles lown upon the men while they wait (or the signal, that Is what blanches the cheek, and makes the knees trem ble. When the light is an, when tho lilood has risen to fever heat, when the air is aliame with bursting shell, and the slope Is slippery with broth ers' blood, and vengeance la bursting the heart, then it Is easy to tight and glorious to die. Hut to inarch up to ttiu muzzles of shotted cannon, wait ing to vomit their Iron hail into your very face requires tho ttnif that heroes are made of. Duty Rewarded. Such was Paul's grit. . llo know that every step of the way toward the city was taking him nearer tho heads man's block. He did not understand tho reason, any more than you do, why certain things in your life must be, but he knoiv that the Lead er and Commander of the forces of the universe had the plan of campaign perfectly arranged, and he was cer tain that He could make no mistake. When the six hundred Knglish sol diers at Haluklava charged into the mouth ,of hell, they knew when they started that some one hud blundered. Not so Paul. He had received his or ders from headquarters. Those or ders said, Jerusalem, and at Jerusa lem he would have reported, though he had been compelled to tight his way through legions of devils. Look out how you interfere with a man who has the call of God upon him. To stop him, to delay him, to divert him, may bo as calamitous, as 'o turn rt switch in the wrong direc tion before a Hying express train. If you cannot go with him, uncover as tho hero passes on. It may be, when the coronation day of eternity comes, von may be permitted to behold the tight when the King puts the crown of stor'i-poa h.'y tenant's head. VIEWS ON MARRIAGE. Men's Opinions Do not Always Coin cide. Four men sat lighting their cigars in the attitudes of physical comfort and mental dejection that follow the exodus of the women from the dining room wherever that custom relic of a deep drinking generation, Is kept up. The dinner talk had boon brilliant enough to do credit to the hostess. It had wound up on the brink of matri mony. "Of course no man Is quite a man until he's a married man." said one of the men with the license of tho newly wed. , . "Ho never knows till then what n man he might have been," corrected on old bachelor. "The Inlluence of woman is neces sary to the highest development of n man's character," continued the other. "Precisely," ngreed the bachelor. "The greatest sacrifice of marriage Is the loss of one's women friends." "The country Is evidently In dan ger." said a callow youth. "One by one my women friends have offered up my friendship on their matrimonial altars," continued the bachelor. "We have had Interest In common, one of the arts of sci ences, a common object In life, friend ship, in fact, but those finest of hu man links have snapped one by one. Her husband, say. Is too busy a man to be merely cultivated. To see much of ber while he is there would be sel fish; at other times It would embar rass the neighborhood with unneces sary gossip. Friendship Is such n delicate thing that It Is quickly stifled under the mantle of discretion when It does not die outright. That piece of Mendelssohn should be called the funeral march of friendship." "But is not the entire possession of one woman recompense enough for the capricious friendship of many?" asked the other. "Marriage has already made you cynical," replied the bachelor. "Possession!" snorted the callow youth; "that's what queers tho whole business." "To suggest that a wife Is her hus band's property is a remark that should never be made except In the presence of ladies, where it may bo corrected," said tho old bachelor. "That's about all marriage Is," add ed the youth. "It Is more than that," put in the host, and added: "Shall wo join tho ladies? Possibly they may have something to say on the subject." Wlillo they were depositing their half smoked cigars, dusting tho specks of tobacco ash from their coats and settling tho bang of their clothes with that t;how of indifference unknown to tho moro honest variety of women, there tamo a little cry from the up per regions. t It wns repeated, a thin wailing, querulous voice, followed by a hurried rustling of skirts up the stairs. Throe of tho men dropped their eyes, the other smiled. They crossed into the drawing room, where three women sat with a look of listen ing on their faces. "We were just trying to persuade Miss Talenthead to play for us," said one of them with an encouraging smile, Kansas City Times. Terrible Lake Ronkonkoma. Tho brnkeman on the Long Island railroad was talking to two schoolboys who got on tho train at Garden City. "Say, kids, did you know there's a lake down the island where the sui cides disappear, and their bodies are found In the Atlantic ocean? That's a gospel fact. I lost a friend there once. We dragged for his body three days, and some fishermen picked it up near Oak Island Ileach, Just outside Fire Island inlet. Now, kids, what do you think of that? Ask your teacher. Maybe she can explain all about it" Needless to remark, the boys were much Interested. The lake referred to Is Ronkonko ma, a freak of nature, a'jout forty eight miles from New York's City Hall, and half way between Stony Brook and Sayvlllo. Strange are the traditions hovering over this small body of water. The Indians around Islip used to call It Ron-konk-o-MA, but many of the present day Long Isl anders say Ron-kon-KO-nia. Old "residentors" tell that the tide rises and falls there twice In twenty-four hours, sometimes six Inches, at othor times two feet. It Is believed that there la an underground connection with Great South buy, leading to tho ocean by way of Fire Island inlet. At times, they will declare, the water is salt, and at other times fresh. The Boy and the Bishop. A pompous Bishop of Oxford was once stopped on a London street by a ragged urchin, who asked: "The time o' day, pleaso your lordship." With considerable difficulty the portly bishop extracted his timepiece. "It is exactly half-past 5, my lad." "Well," said the boy, sotting his feet for a good start, "at 'alf-past 6 you go to 'ell," and he was off like a flash. The bishop, flushed und furious, his watch danging from its chain, flound ered after him. Just as he rounded the corner he ran into the arms of the venerable Bishop of London. "Oxford! Oxford!" remonstrated the surprised dignitary, "why this un seemly haste?" Puffing, blowing, spluttering, the outraged bishop gasped out: "That young ragamuffin I told him It was balf-past 6. He er told me to go to h 1 at half-past 6." "Yes, yes," said the BlBhop of Lon don, with the suspicion of twinkle In his kindly old eyes, "but why such haste? You've got almost un hour." Philadelphia Record. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBUKO. pa LACKAWANNA RAILROAD. "THE ROAD OF ANTHRACITE. If you contemplate spending the Sum mer months in Florida or California, call upon our local ticket agent for particulars. ...PRINTING... MUCH of the work that is done in this office is of kinds that can bo done by hand only. Nine-tenths of all job printing done in any country office must be done by hand. It can't be done with a machine. 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