EIN AL TL PEI oe SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON, BuNpAY, JuLy 2a, 15887, The Baptism of Jesus, LESSON TEXT. Matt. 3: 13:17. Memory verses: 13-17) LESSON PLAN. Toric OF THE QUARTER ! King in Zion GoLopeN Ti Yet ha 1 ! N of Zi 7 Jesus NT FOR Sple wlid e King'+« Pu "ne Herald's ( Father's Endorseme This omp 8,16,17 ISON ANALYSIS 3 ETN : PITRDTORE I WEN Gr i AUIS rly Defined : 11. Compliance tL appreci oped 0 strato wm to me?” } h the less; (2) The better The king ay + oo} 10 suffereth him.” to Je $US: 11 il HE FATHER'S ENDORSEMENT, {. The Baptism : in the water (16). came. ...and was baptized in the Jordan (Mark 1: 9). jp WI Joh Jesus oo) is We were buried , with baptism (Rom 6: 4), faving been buried with him in bap- tism (Col, 2: {L The Dove: He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove (16). He saw. ...the Spirit as a dove descend- ing upon him (Mark 1: 0) The Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, as a dove (Luke 3: 22). 1 have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove (John 1 : 82). I have seen, and have borne witness (John 1: 34), 111. The Volee. 1.o, a voice,....saying, This is my beloved Son (17). Behold; a voice out of the cloud (Matt, 1:0) him through a4 “fs x came out of the heavens (Mark 1: 11 Son (Luke 3:22) came therefore i John 12:28). 1. “The heavens were opened unto him.” | The opened heay The inlook from below; from above. the heavens; heavens; (3) the heavens, ‘He saw the Spirit of God descer Endo: his ing his work: (9 is Messiahship. loved Son, 2) The \ SPEAR voice oul heaven £118 s1t} 1 OUUIOOK (2) A view from Aview through into the id= claims; Demons= 1 sing pix } i 1.1 LLES SON BIBLE READING, SONS FROM CHRIST'S Bb Man's Obligations: Ox diend ¢ pre ferable On Christ's Pre-eminence : "ull of zeal (Matt. fle “Can I do any ly inquired the } a cigar store “Why, yes, i rather slow reply. “You make a brand of cigars called ‘Laurids,’ don’t you?” “Yes sir, we do," “And you keep advertising are bound to preserve the exe the brand 7" “Yes, sir." “Well, I've been smoking the Lurids as 1 that you 1 i ellence of lately I've noticed a change in the taste, I thought 1'd drop in and see about it.” ““W hy, sir, we are using even better | tobac:0.” ** And the same fillers ?"’ “Better fillers, sir.”’ “Well, that's probably the mater, Up to a fortnight ago they had a beau. | tiful taste of tarred rope, and my wife Since that time they seem to have a sort of sheep twine taste, and the smell is like an old towel on fire. I was go- | ing to say that if-”’ | “Our cigars are made entirely of | choice tobacco, sir.” | “No rope inside 7" “No, sir.” “Oh, well, then 1 guess I'll change my brand, Tarred rope lays over sheep- twine any day in the week with me, and there's my wife's catarrh and the baby’s whooping cough to be consulted, Sorry to have troubled you, but all of us have our tastes, you know,”’ ti A An On yx Quarry There Is an onyx quarry at New Suisin, Cal,, and 100 tons of it were shipped to New York lately to be made into mantels, bureau tops, ete,, while some of it will be worked into jewelry, AP TERMS OF CREDIT. Time Allowed the Various Countries of the World, by The following data regarding the terms of credit allowed in various coun- re derived from reports of United consuls published by the ernment, It appears that in Germany the credit system is very widespread, and that the | States (tr OV~ | | i | accounts is generally mueh longer than lin France and England, Nearly every commercial | formity in this respect. ed at from the | the goods delivered 18 requ the end of three months, dating | day of shipment. In France, a four-month is required 40 be sent {1} Tes 5 the Invoice, talv hit little In Italy, but litt done and none rivis £ Livell, — AMERICAN MUMMIES the Sierra Fins servation es From Madres SEate of in a Fre he boun 3 of i rocky caven nor in vhich strong that 1 only with the great~ welrate The fortu- jscoverers were a party of mi who, when they attempted the guarded sepuicher, wlieved that they were about to find a of Monte Cristo, fter the discovery of these venerable remains Indians of the neighborhood, who had known of the existence of the cave for many years, but had been ignorant : a cement 8o viel Pp est ( crowbars kaxes coule tl lifficulty per it. ate d ning roSpectlors, into aocond cave i bodies had been found, believed that they could be nothing else than the re- mains of some of their ancient deities, and thinking it their duty to preserve trouble to the discoverers, San Francisco, Two of the mummies are especially worthy of attention, a mother and her fernale child, evidently about 4 years of age, which were found enveloped in one shroud. The delicate lineaments of the mother's face are clearly distin- guishable, while the perfect preserva~ tion of the child cannot but be a mys- tery to scientists, One other specimen is too important to be passed over; the remains of a man who must have been almost a giant in 1ife. His hair still adheres to his scalp, while the cartil of the nose and ears are go nearly perfect that only a close inspection reveals their imperfections. The eyebrows are still distinct and well defined, while between the compressed lips the cork-like tongue and glistening teeth are plainly visible, The flesh nn the bones if, but muscles stand in bold relief, and the features still § serve the unmistakable characteris of ancient Azted is, the physiognomy, gly marked in In size an stron in the collection, and in general ndeed, bodies Wil stature at rictliv o strictly corres given by antiquarians Aztec race, Yet one more of the specimen perhaps, be noticed, It is the | whose silk ’ floy ¢ Of the prehistoric may, ody of I WoInan, hair is in a perfect state « tion fe ind her small delice th tl Wit 1 aii wot, fir a « 1a11¢ F neir ong, He hand I h ne she mu ave Ont nonwe --- A Tramp But Still Proud S——— At the Masicale. ogether Mr. 1 18 the culture and badd ) % nough to L's ellectual just Fave Ovi * v » Mrs. F. oy, reech ore she does caki Wise, He's to read paper on toplasms, Uireat thing for a musicale, refreshments if t wasn't for that. Mr. F.-—-Soam I, times in as many different faces now, {Mr. and Mrs, F, to hostess, ) Mrs, F, i { REMARKABLY MEN. count of Their Age, Weight or Learning. lower part of Coffee County Mr. Stafford Davis, a the ex-Pres f the Souths nfederacy, who i 106 3 He served through Wil the Mexican d a pension foi as never asked for one, * ent « HOW the o } of age | now li nd great il number of 275. i Ww with the wall in whic bead of Iron. ent destruction am not quite well, I did so want $ wo Mr. J. must And I, insist on my early. We've employed thus far much, Miss Screech sings! Mrs. F.—Oh, beautifully! How do you manage to get so many delightful people around you, Mrs, Redfern? It is always a treat for us to come to your house, And I have so enjoyed it to- night, 1f my poor head didn’t hurt so I should so like to hear Mr, Spouter read, Will Miss Screech sing again, yes? O, Mr. Fraud, shall we stay? Mr. F.—No, no, my dear; not with your head hurting so. I can’t allow it. I only wish it were otherwise. But now we must go. Good-night, Mrs, Redfern, Such a delightful time, Mrs, F.—Ob, charming, charming! Good-night! So surry to go. Good- night, too. But 1 really the evening How charmingly 80 ss ——— II TITIAN He who envies me makes my virtue his viee, and my happiness his torment, He who builds according lo every man’s advice, will ive in a very crooks ad house, of George street, jus lon wall, on tl Tower, f ¢ L Aon involves t qnarter; used to assemble the press gangs 1 out upon thelr he purlieus of East g and Ratcliffe, A 55% - Society in Mexico, oe notorious 8 ed iting expeditions y y among t fn quite the same, with a little more dash Paris hats or imported sovillana, a most entirely, The mantilla- i i so universally becoming is it to all French hat. The sevillana is entirely permissible in the forenoon hours, and no lady wears a bonnet to church. The church costume is a black silk or wool. en dress and sevillana, and if you want to see some beautiful Spanish types among the ladies go to the cathedral or to the Santa Brigida or Profesa church. es of a morning-—where, among the hundreds of kneeling worshipers, you will see faces that an American painter would give much to transfer to canvas, The Mexican ladies go to church daily in the morning hours, for her worship is not restricted to one day in the week, and the Mexican church is not a com- bination of lecture rooms, reception and church kitchen, Ii is a place inh which to worship God, and not to make a display of toilets and to sell oyster stews, Sl es ——— ROLLS FOR TWO. How the ‘atience of Waiter Tried Sometimes, n had proba rant in their ', Waiter— Have irst Lady- s Pin . 10 YO ri YY £11 Nan al made out ¢ will you Lak rifting ILI GE An Arab Horse Trade, y wishes to sell a horse to be the first to Some one comes up and ils An will name a Mm says, ‘Sell, thon w gain,” The vender replies, **DBay, th gain.” “Speak thon ficst.”’ “‘No, speak thou,” ““Was he purchased, or reared?" “ Reared in my tent, like one ol own children.” “What hast Arab wi never consent swrice u wilt my thou been offered for «1 have been offered 100 douros.™ “Sell him to me at that thou wilt gain, Tell me then, thou price what “See what 1s written with Allah.” “Come let us drive away the previ- ous bidder, and do thou take ten douros over and above his offer.” “I accept. Take thy horse, and Al- lah, grant thou mayst be successful upon his back as many times as he has hairs upon it.” Should the seller be desirous to avoid all risk of future annoyence on the sub ject of warranty, he adds, ia the pre- sence of witnesses: “The separation between us is from this moment, Thou dost not know me, and I have never seen thee.” We complain that our life Is Shatts and yet we throw away much of it, are weary of many of its paris, It 1s of the bounty of nature that we live, but of the philosophy that we live well which is In truth, a greater benelt than life itself. -