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yKollC B R F- E- DAVISON
(Jall3 Rutland, Vt
CITIZENS AND ALIENS
OF THE KINGDOM.
International Bible Lesaon for Feb.
27, '10. (Matt. 7:13 29.)
Kvcry nation has Its citizenry,
thofn who speak Its language, support
Its Institutions, love Its government,
follow Its flng. They sing, "My Coun
try TIs of Thee." They rear .:.! r
homes, and ndurato their rhlld;-:i.
oihI Invent their money, In the l ir. l
of their nativity. They were cradled in
Hirir fatherland and they expc.t !o
be hurled among their kindred 1 1 V.n
liind they call home.
Hut In every nation there pre to he
found a clans of people who mo alS.-.ia
and foreigners. They runfeKa thntlH, y
lire strangers. They are far tv.n
home. Tor tho purpose of tra.'.e. or
tlie enjoyment of travel, or for ed". a
tionril purposes they Kcjourn f'.v n
time among those In whom t'r.cy r.'e
Interrbted, but they do not owe n'.ic l
.line to the government, they Co ;
Invest their money, they do r.i l . ;
ui'i.n themselves any obligations, t!
hold themselves ready to pack u; . i
ill part at a moment's notlre. lluy 1 :
pt-c-t to return to their own land t u
vr or later. They live filde by
with tho citizens of the country, bat
fo far as citizenship goes there li ,:'.)
the difference In the world bct'.w.-ii
them.
Fo It Is with the Klnsdrtm (if II-'V-rn.
There uro citizens of that K n;
(loin, and there are those who ; ve
nlit ns and foreigners to It. The a;, ;
tie writing to u certain class of t ri
ple i;ald, "Now therefore, ye r.rc r.o
longer ctrangers and foreigners, le t
fellow cltl.ona will the Rainta. ; : .1
lire built upon the foundation of t':e
nposlles and prophets." And Ch;'!:r
In oar lesson to-day says, "F!y t':i.
fruits ye ahall know them. Not vry
cue that salth unto me Lord, L-.ird.
blir.ll enter Into the Kingdom of Keiv
en; but he that doeth the will of jny
father which 13 In heaven.
Church Not the Kingdom.
It Is evident therefore that tho
church is not the Kingdom of Heaven.
Church membership may be the sima
thing as citizenship nnd It may net.
All church members are supposed to
be natives of the kingdom, but fie'r
frult3 show that oftentimes t'uy
are only aliens masquerading under
the guise of citizenship for some n r
tonal reason. A llfo insurance as-:it
Joined tho church in a certain place,
nnd when he had succeeded in writing
Insurance policies for tho mosit of the
brethren he suddenly had a chango of
heart that took him off In another di
rection. He came in evidently In or
der to shear the sheep. Church mem
bership will never save anybody.
Creeds may be subscribed to, confes
fiens of faith may bo accepted, the
pew may never be vacant In tie
house of God, and yet the individual
be nn utter stranger nnd ferelgner to
tho commonwealth of Israel.
Infallible Tests.
There are two infallible tests of
citizenship. The first test Is charac
ter fruit. The test of all religious
teaching Is its practical result in tie
lives of those that receive It. The
answer to modern eulogists of Bud
dhism and Confucianism Is India nvl
China; tho answer to Mohammed n
Ism Is Turkey. When men Fneer at
Puritanism point them to New Eng
land; when they claim that "pure r a
pen" is all that Is Tixecsary nljr.'W
them the Bible trodden under foot in
Paris.
The Fruit Te;t.
And what Is truo in general is t uo
In particular. ' Men do not g-.'..'.:cr
grapes of thorns or tigs from thlst'cs.
Tho tree that professes to be an or
ruse tree must bear oranges. As a
tree it may be beautiful, broad
branched, full of leaves, rnd bli da.
nnj blossoui8 but if It bears crab rp
pies instead of oranges it is a fraud
in the pomologleal realm. In other
words, men nre known by what tlicy
mo rather than by what they tay they
fire. A real professor of religion on
the outside of the fen:e of tho chure'i
Is of more value to tho world, so t'.r
as fruit goes than a t-ham professor
of religion innido the fence of the
church. And that is not saying ny
thing against the church f r without
doubt the vast majority of real, g'.-mi-Ine
Christian fruit trees aro within
its gates. And all of them ought to he.
Nevertheless, fruit is fruit where .er
you And It, and you sometimes come
upon It In unexpected places. All such
do the will of God.
The Foundation Test.
Another test Is the foundation upon
which men build personal character.
Christ said, "These saying of mine"
are a rock foundation, and all other
Kround is sinking nand. The matter
rc-olves Itself into a selection of gran
ite or gravel, on the rock or on the
fand. Everything depends upon the
kind of foundation you erect your
oul structure upon, and the material
you incorporate Into the building. For
faith makes a Christian, lift proves a
i hristlan and trials confirm a Chris
Han. Tho providential afflictions of
life may be likened to torrents of
rain, the passions of men may well
represent the Impetuous floods, nnd the
spiritual attacks from tho invisible
world of evil are often llko tho cyclones
"d whliiwindj that swoop down
threatening to carrv everything bo
f-o them. In such hours of trial aud
'fiiipeat ho who la built upon the rock
w;U. weather the gale, while he tfho
" located on shifting, treacherous
'Hid will be washed away in ruin
SLED RUNS ON LEVEL.
Propeller Hat Teeth That Dig Into
Cruit of 8now.
If somebody would only Invent ft
led that would run uphill, the small
boy'g winter Joy would be complete. A
Kansas man has taken a step In the
right direction by devUIng a sled that
will run on the level. This sled Is
equipped with rows of teeth attached
to bars that slide backward and for
ward through brackets along tho
sides. The bars are operated by pivot
ally attached levers, which are pushed
back and forth by the person on the
sled. The teeth are also plvotally at
tached nnd dig Into the crust of tho
snovv only when the bar is pushed for
ward. At other times they drag nlong
on the top. With n sled equipped In
this fashion a boy may sit down com
fortably at his front door nnd propel
himself merrily along until he reaches
tho hill where he wants to "coast."
The propelling device is so construct
ed that it does not in any way inter
fere with tho progress of the sled
down hill, where the levers then act
as guides.
The Largest Dog In the World.
In tho town of Rutland. Vermont.
lives Nero, a huge German and Eng
lish mastiff, who enjoys the distinction
of being probably the largest ilug In
the world.
Nero is owned by Judge Wayne
Bailey, of Rutland, who Is very fond
of his pet. From tip to tip Nero mc.as-
tires seven feet four Inches, nnd he
tips the scales at two hundred and
elghty-flve pounds.
He stands nearly three feet in
height, and be measures round his
irirth flftv-two inches. The circumfer
ence of his brass collar is thirty-two
Inches, and his foreleg measures six
teen and one-half Inches.
Nwro ia verv fond of tho fair sex,
and Is a special favorlto with ladies
and children.
nut when a strange man approaches
his kennel, in Judge Bailey's back
yard, let him beware, for Nero is not
nnrtial to strangers. One day a pod-
ler visited tho Judge's bouse, and when
Mrs. Bailey refused to buy or nis
u-in-pg he threw himself In a fit of
rn unon the floor. Mrs. Bailey called
Nero, and with a bound the mastiff
came to her rescue. The pcuuier weni
away in a hurry.
Nero's dally rations consist or a nig
nnn of eorncake and milk. This is his
only meal, and strange to say, for so
large a dog he has a light nppetite.
tiniEB Bailey ha3 been onereu large
sums for Nero, but has never shown
any desire to part with him.
m Rutland Nero is a primo iavur-
lto with all who know him.
A Native Product.
.im tho thought that is most
DOlUClliuf
labored for proves most elusive. Many
persons who believe mm ui- ..u
surnrlHod by this
discovery in trying to compose a con
cise effective letter, or advertisement,
or after-dinner speech, or even a tele
gram The commonplace inscriptions
which may often do nuu u.c..
and public monuments anu iumu-
stones, were no clouiu cnoseu
much thought, and in despair of tho
inspiration that failed to come
Tho lnhaDitanis in o -
built a bridge. It was a
ture. and ought to be decorated with
a suitable inscription. The brightest
minds of the village grappled with
pressed the pride and satisfaction'
of the townspeople.
Tho tablet that was finally put up
read, "This bridge was made here.
Explicit Directions.
The Langworths lived In a corner
house so easily accessible from the
atreet that they were continually be
?, e annoyed by persons ringing to ask
Ke other people lived. At last the
wl fc . .. . -ova n writer in tho
re other peopio -of
the house, says a writer in tho
OI 1 ' tn nut All
son
New
, york Times, uuumow ---to
the nuisance.
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