REV. DR. TALMAGE. The Brooklyn Divine's Sunday Sermon. subject : “Nature's Voices.” Text: “The glory 4f Lebanon évall come unto thee: the fir tree. the pine tree and the box together, to boawiify the place of my sanctuary.” Isa. Ix 13." On our way from Damascus we saw the mountains of Lebanon white with snow, and the places from which the cedars were hewn and then drawn by ox teains down to the Maditerranean Nea, and then floated in great rafts to Joppa, and then again drawn by ox teams up to Jerusalem to build Solomon's temple. Those mighty trees in my text are alled the “glory of Lebanon Inanimats suture felt the effecisof the first transgres tion. When Hve touched the forbidden tree t seems as if the sinful contact had smitten sot only that tree, but as if the alr caught the pollution from the leaves and as if the mp had carried the virus down into the very wil until the entirs earth resked with the eprosy. Under that sinful touch nature withered. The inanimate creation, as if awara of the damage done p the thorn and bgier end nettle and flarcely oppose the human race Now as the physical earth fejt the effects of the flrst transgression, 50 it sb li also feel the effect of the Saviour’s mission. Asf{rom that one tree in Paradise a blight went forth through the satire earth, so from one tree on Calvary another force shall speed out to in- terpenst: ate and check, subdue and override the evil Inthe end it shall be found that the tree of Calv has more potency than the tree of Paradise. As the nations are svangolizad, I think a corresponding change will be effected in the al world. I verily believe that the trees, and the birds, and the rivers, and the skies will have their millenai- gm. Jf man's sin affected the ground, and the vegetation, and the atmosphere, shall Christ's work bo less powerful or less exten- ave Doubtless God will take the irregularity and flerceness from the elements so as © make them congenial ta the race, yet to be so symmetrical and evangelized. The ground shall not be so lavish of weeds and so grudge- Mal of grain, Soils which now have peculiar sroclivities toward certain forms of evil pro- duction will be delivered from their besstting sins. Steep mountains, plowed down into more gradual ascent, shall be girdled with $acks of sheep and shocks of corn The wet marsh shall become the deep grassed meadow Uattie shall eat unharmead by caverns once aaunted of wild beasts. Children will build slay houses in what was once a cave of ser- sents: and, as the Scripture saith: “The weaned child shall put his hand on the ¢ ftrice’s den.” Oh what harvests shall be reaped when rrither drouth, nor excessive rain, por miu- dew, por infesting insects shal arrest the rowth, and the utmost capacily of the flelds w production shall be tested by an intsili rent and athletic ysomanry. Thrift and com patency characterizing the world’s ineabit- ants, their dwelling places shall be graceia ind healthy and adorned. ree and arbor and grove around about will look asif Adam sud Eve had got back to Paradise. Great sities, now neglected and unwashed, sani! ba srderiy, adorned with architectural symmas- ry and connected with far distant ssaports sy present modes of transportation carried to Ber greatesi perfection, or by new inven dons vet to spring up out of the water sent it, to wound X- Robert Fulton belonging to future geners- dons Isaiah in my taxt seams to look forward to the future condition of the physical eart” as s condition of great beauty and exoslisse and then prophesies that as the strongest and most ornamental timber in Lebanon was hrought down to Jerusalern and construcied ipto the ancient temple, so all that is beaut ful and excellent In the physioal earth «anal vet eomtribute tothe church now being ba n the world. The glory of Lebanon saall some unto thee the fr tree the pine iree and the box together, to beautify the pia of my sanctuary.” Much of this prophecy fulfilled, and I procesd to some practical re marks upon the contributions astural world is making to the kingdom o tod, and then draw some inferences, irst contribution that nature gives to t hurch is her testimony in behalf of the ‘ruth of Christianity. This is an age of pro ound research. nquiries as once dhe is put to torture and ner mysteries. Hidden their hiding place. haz already been In chemist's laboratory von pel led to give up laws pave come oul The earth and the so different from what they once were that they may be called “the new heavens and tae usw earth.” This research and discovery will have pow sriul effect upon the religious world, Thay must either advance or arrest Christianity make men better or make them wors:, be the church's honor or the church's overthrow Christians, awareof this in the early ages of discovery, were nervous and fearful as to the progress of science. They feared that some natural law, before unknown, would sudden v spring into harsh collision with Christiaa- ty. Gunpowder and the gleam of swords would not so much have been feared by re igionists as electric batteries, voltaic piles and astrovomical apparatus It was feared that Moses and the prophets would be run ver by skeptical chemists and philosophers Some of the followers of Aristols, after the nvention of the telescope, refused to look through that instrument, Jest what they saw would overthrow the teachings of that great philosopher. But the Christian religion has no such apprehension now. Bring on your telescopes and microscopes and spectroscopes—and the more the better The God of nature isthe God of the Bible, and in all the universe and in all the eterni- ties He has never ance contradicted Himself Christian mer hants sndow universities, and in them Christian professors instruct the chil dren of Christian communities. The warm- mt and most eotonsiastic friends of Christ are the braves and most enthusiastic friends of science. The church rejoices as much sver every discovery as the world rejoices. Good men have found that there is no war be tween science and religion That which st first has seemed to be the weapon i the infidel has turned out to bs the wegvon of the Christian. Scientific discussions may be divided into use which are concluded, and those which «re still in progress, depending for decision upon taturd investigation. Those which are waciudied bave invariably rendered their verdict for Christianity, and we have faith tr bmi leve that those which are still in prose- sution will come to as favorable a conclusion. The great systoms of error are falling¥hetore these discoveries, They have every. thing hut the Bible, and that they have es tablished, Mohammedanism and paganism in their ten thousand forms have been proved false, and by great natural laws shown to be impositions. Buried cities have been ex- wumed and the truth of God found written on their coffin lids, Bartlett, Robinson aad Layard have been not mors the of sciehes than ie 8 of r on aumb lips of the pyramids have to jresch the Gospel. Expeditions have been fitted out for Palestine, and ex have come back to say that they have found among nountains and among ruins, and on the shore of waters, Hvi undying evidences of Christians, to the truth at home have wemed to see Christ gun preaching upon Olivet, and have beheld In vivid imagination the Non of God al A ——" show up the folly of the Christian religion. I am going to visit all the so-called ‘sacred places’ and write them up, and show the world that the New Testament is an imposi- tion upon the world's credulity.” Months after Dr, Jessup's friend met the skeptic at Beyrout after he had completed bis journey through the Holy Land, “Wall, how is it™ said the aforesaid gentleman to the skeptic, The answer was: “I have seen it all and | tell you the Bible is true! Yes; it is all true !™ The man who went to destroy came hack to defend, And what I myself saw during my recent absence, 1 conclude that any one who can go trough the Holy Land and remain an unbe- liever is sither a bad man or an imbecile. Goa smployed men to write the Bible but He took many of the same truths which they recorded and with His own almighty hand He gouged them into the rocks and drove them down into dismal depths, and, as docu ments are put in the corner stone of a temple, so in the very foundation of the earth He folded up and placed the records of heavenly truth. The earth's corner stone was laid, like that of other sacred edifices, in the name of the Father, and of the Bon, and of the Holy Ghost. The author of revelation, stand- ing among the great strata, jooked upon Moses and sald: ‘Let us record for future ages the world's history: you write it there on papyrus; I will write it here on the bowl ders” Alain, nature offers an invaluable contri- makes of divine truth. The inspired writers seized upon the advantages offered by the natural world, Treesand rivers and clouds and rocks broke fo holy and enthu- siastic utterances Would Christ set forth the streagth of faith, He points to the sycs mores, whose roots spread out, and strike down, and clinch themselves amid great depths of earth, and He said that faith was strong enough to tsar that up by the roots At Hawarden, England, Mr. Gladstone, while showing me his trees during a pro- longed walk through his magnificent park, pointed out a sycamore, and with a wave of the hand said: “In your visit to the Holy Land did you see apy sycamore more impres- sive than that" I confessed that [ had not Its branches were not more remarkable than its roots. It was to such a tres as that Jesus into of faith thou cast iato the sea’ and it would you.” One reason why Christ has fascinated the world as no other teacher is becauss in stead of using severs argument He was al ways telling how something in the spiritual world was like unto someting in the natural world, Ob, these wonderful likes” of our Lord! Like a grain of mustard seed. Like a treasure hid in a field peaking goodly pearls. Like unto a net that was cast into the sea. Like unto a house holder Would Christ teach which He looks after you, He says Hee the hairs of your head. Wall and tedious count if the head bave the aver age endowment, the hairs of the head be binck there are about 120,000, or if they be flaxen there are about 140,000) tut God knows the ezact number “The hairs of your head are all numberad.” impress with the the precision with us in thoss Limes. They were thin and scrawny and had sly no meat on their bones. They whether Now, argues Christ, if my Father will He not take care of ou?’ Christ would bave the Christian, de nondent over his slowness of religious devel nent, go to his corn fleld for a lesson. He the green shoot pressing gradual ato a stalk, and last of all it with the pressure of alter e husk swelling the corn that the full ¢ n the sar’ Would David set forth the freshnew and Ten of genuine Christian characta: be its old feathers decked with new as fony that of her young ones just sing to try the spesd of their wings, rejuvenated and repinmed is the Christian's faith and hope by every season of « “Thy vouth iz renewed like the mgle's” Would Solomon represent the an IOYRBON of a contentions Woman a tongue hie points tos leakage in the top of his house sul, it the stormy day, ths water comes through, falling upon the \oor-—drip’ drip! drip! And he mys: “A ontinual dripping in a very rainy day and a moting season shed, feath viy begin road, w hers, througno Would Christ who make great profession of pisty, have no fruit, He compares them to bar on which have very large yoy leaves, and nothing but leaves, W ro. ng trees {ifferent directions, and dry when you David hie had doubtless sometimes tried to walk, but susk inup to his neck, and he cried: “I sink in desp mire where there is no standing.” Would fiabakkuk set forth the capacity which God gives the good man to walk safely amid the wildest perils, he pointa to the wild animal called the hind walking over slippery rocks, and leaping from wild crag to wild srag, by the peculiar make of ita hoofs able caimiy to sustain iteslf in the most danger. yus places: “The Lord God is my strength, and He will make my feet Hike hinds feet.” Job makes all natural objects pay tribute to the royalty of his book, As you go through some chapters of Job you feel as if it were a bright spring morning, and, as you se the glittering drops from the gras under your fest, you say with that patriarch: “Who hath begotten the drops of the dew?’ And pow, as you read on, you seem in the dlent midnight to behold the waving of a eat light upon your path, and you look up to nd it the aurora borealis, which Jobdescri 0 long ago as ‘the bright light in the clouds and the splendor that cometh out of the north.” As you read on, there is darkness hurtling in the heavens and the showers break looss till the birds iy for hiding Jiace sod the mountain torrents in red fury foam aver the rocky shelving. and with the aus Jost you exclaim: ‘Who can number the clouds in wisdom or who can stay the bottles of heaven As you read on, you teel yoursell coming in frosty climes, and, in fancy, wading through ROW, you say with that mow?’ your face, and the hail stings your cheek, you - thon the treas- forth in the spring time, and everything breathes of the Resurrection. Bright blos. om aad springing grass speak to us of the ing up of those whom we have loved, when in the white Pobes of their joy and core onation they shall appear. And when in the autumn of the year na- ture preaches thousands of funeral sermons from the text, “We all do fade as a leaf” and scatters her elegies in our path, we cane not help but think of sickness and the tomo, Even winter, "being dead, yet speaketh. ™ The world will not be argued into the right. It will be tenderly illustrated into the right, Tell them what religion is like. When the mother tried to tell her dying child what heaven was, she compared it to light. “But that hurts my eyes,” said the dying girl "hen the mother compared heaven to music. “But any sound hurts me; I am so weak,” said the dying child. Then she was told that neaven was like mother’s arms. “Oh, take me there” she said. “If it is like mother's arms, take mo there!” The appropriate simile had been found at last. Another contribution which the natural world is making to the kingdom of Christ is the defense and aid which the elements are compelled to give to the Christian personal. ly. There is no law in nature but is sworn for the Christian's defense. In Job this thought is presented as a bargain made be- tween the inanimate creation and the right. sous man: ‘Thou shalt be in league with the stones ¢! the field.” What a grand thought that the lightoings, and the tem. pests, and the hail, and the frosts, which are the enemies of unrighteousness, are all mar. shaled as the Christian's bodyguard, They fight for him. They strike with an arm of fire or clutch with their fingers of ice. Ever- lasting peace is declared between the flercest elements of nature and the good man. They may in their fury seem to be indiscriminate, smiting down the righteous with the wicked, yet they cannot damage the Chris tian's soul, although they may his body. The wintry bisst that howis about your dwelling, you ma vour brother, and the south wind com- mighty in circumfarence and diameter, the sun and the moon have a special charge con carping you. “The sun shall not unite thes by day. nor the moon by night” Elements and forces hidden in the earth are now hare nessed and at work in producing for you food nue grain fleld that you meal, The earth and the heavens are the busy loom at work for you; and shooting light, and silvery stream. and sharp lightning Are only woven great The sama soirit that converted your soul wax also converted the elements frou enmity cavern, regions of summer, all have a mission of good, director indirect, for your spirit Now | infer from this that the study of objects will increass our religious If David and Job and J afford to let go without ol knowisdge. Men and women of God 'nost eminent in all ages for faith and zeal Payson and More, That man is not worthy the name of Chris. tian who saunters listiemly among hess magnificent disclosures of divine power around, beneath and above ua stupid and uninstructed {hey ars not worthy to live in a desert, for ts fountains and palm trees. nor { everiasting ios that bas regions in tor even there the ndle their lights and auroras flash, and huge icebergs the morning Hght, and God's power sits ub n them as upon a great white throne st there are aristians in the « kh who look upon all as of mind and heart as soft and because they wm of God are « shiver in tendenci nentalitios believe printed revelati be infidels in regard « written in this great book written in letters of stars astellations, and illustr snder cloud and spring mor als, the transcendent hrist's religion nitent to tw ry the or, imporia of { Nothing is so far down, and nothing is so high up, and nothing so far wt but God makes it pay tax to ihe religion If snow and iragon are expectad to praises God thing around you, supposs ¥ mean You to open your aves an i read Finally, 1 learn from this honorable position when nothing is so great an i gloro ture but it is made to edify, defend and in Hold up your heads sous and the Lord Almighty, that | may sas Row you bear your honors yOu may oursslf anbelriended and next summers har vest owing fruits, all ale roses hreath wus by daw the Lhrisl think and on. sword and arm the universes in your oOalise rather than that harm should touch you with one of its lightest fingers. "As the mountains around about Jerusalem, so the Lord is Oh for more sympathy with the natoral then we should alware have =» when 8 storm came dows upon Eogland Charles Wesley sat in a room watching it through an open window, and, frightened by the lightning and the thunder, a little bird flaw in and nestiad in the bosom of the sacred sost, and, as he gently stroked it and felt the wild beating of ite heart, he turned to his jesk and wrote that hymn which will be sung while the world lasts Jeans, lover of my son fot me to Thy bosom fly, While the billows near me roll, While the tempest still Is Nighi Hide me. O my Saviour, hide, Til the storm of life be pas, Bal» inte the haven guide, U receive my soul al lash ——— ss— Strange Marriage Law, The Times, of India, published the rules which the Bombay Goverment, with the assent of the Governor-General, has drawn up for regulating the marriage expenses of the Kadva Kinbi caste jn the District of Ahmedabad and Kaira. Power to make these rules is given under the act for the prevention of female in- fanticide. Some of them are curious. The chenllo, or given at the be- trothal by the bride's father to the bride- groom's father, is not to exceed one rupes and seven suparis and betel-nuts. The marriage chenllo, paysble to the bride, m's father, may be one v and shall not exceed 100 rupees. value of the cocoanuts distributed at the marriage procession is not to exceed ten supees, and the same limit is fixed on the vaite = the mosslu, or Present by the bride's maternal relation. e payment at the ceremony when the bridegroom touches with his finger his mother-in- law's dress must not go beyond two rupees. The number of dinner parties given by the bride's family is not to be more than five, and the number of guests at each not more than twenty-five. marriage to the bride's vil- lage is A than thirty rupees, and when the in in. vited to 4 social es father-in- law's house he is not than two rupees, nor to - more than five men, ATalk About Books. BY MARY ORAFAM, When I was a little girl our family, consisting of grandfather, father, moth- er and ten children, moved from the city to a country homes, much to the delight of the younger children. apple orchard, and it used to be my wo A 4 SUNDAY SCH( pm Feeding the Multitude. | some secluded nook, where I might stay for hours in undisturbed enjoy- pleasure of those hours. One of the most de ightful books of my childhood was Maria Edgeworth's Parent's” Assistant, It is a came like real living people to me. Who that has read it in esrly days can forget “Simple Busan,” Merchants,” “Lazy Lawrence, ring Out.” and all the rest? it literally fell to pieces. Other [avorites in those days were «Uncle Tom's Cabin,” by Mrs. Blowe. “The Wide, Warner: “The Childrens year," and sOur Cousins in Ohio” by Mary Howitt, ‘and “Holiday House,” Catharine Sinclair. Later on, the “Dwmsy Chain,” which we ¢ m of “Heir of and other family, “Heartseaso,"” Miss Yonge. A taste for history was early fiction. One book, the * Martineaa, aroused a in the unfortunate Once read this story snd vou will be eager to read all yon can Harriet Warm interest Other books interest In Scott's “Tales of =a aud Abbott's biographic- book or history, were Our home library for young folks vou read or leave roo ie ction vour davs. Scott's a vivid, which of give You the past, than any dr will 1H If you like poetry read Seott’'s poems apd even if 3 “hate it" (as people are spt to think mind after re the Lake, y 11 mion “the Lady of When quite small, 1 tried to but gave it up at that time as “dry.” When of matur- er years, Dicken’s novels uj a new world of delight to me and David Copperfield became a special favorite, The “Tale of Two Cities” vivid picture of the terrors of French Revolution, and which pro ineed that terrible event and having read it, you will want to find out more sbonut the great struggles, which finally brought hiber- ty to an oppress d people. Histories that are calculated to take opened gives a the of the causes “Conquest of Republic,” Pera,” Motley's Dutch “Michelet's History of that fascinating “Irving's Life of Columbus,” and most DOCK. lik tory and more interesting than nove is Lorna Doone. fasavs and biographies are also help- ful. loweli's ‘*‘Among my Books” may be mentioned as one of the most inspiring. His essays on “Daunte” Milton and Spenser are well calcuiat- enthusinm. Channing's beantiful essay on Milion may be men- ing, Mark Patteson’s life of Milton, and Mary Powell, Milton's first wile, by Miss A. Manning will be of great in- terest. Another little book by back to a still earlier epoch in English “The Household of Sir mm “A Book of on the same subject, Golden Deeds.” “Thrupp's A nglo Saxon Homes’ gives of early times, “The Tower,” and show us glimpses of the noted person- these it is natural to desire 0 learn more about them in special biographies or histories. Pryce “Holy Roman Empire” is a ood foundation for more extended ustories of the Middle Ages. 1 would advise yon always to notice the authors name when you begin to read a book. After you have finished, write down the name of book and author; date of reading, and your im- pressions of the book. 1t will be im- teresting to look over in the years to come, and will also help you to form your own estimate of the author, and you will gradually learn whose writ ings to seek and whose to avoid. ciated. Having met pe ————p sie nacbieion Miss Fraxops Power Conse, the well-known English writer, was born in 1822, She writes frequently for the re. views and magazines on social, ethical, and religious subjects. She is also a prominent leader of the anti-vivisection movement in England, in support of which she has written “Moral of Vivisection” aud “Mr. Lowe and the Viviseotion Act.” She is equally prominent as an advocate of woman suffrage, and she has taken an active in the movement for the general elevation of women. 145 Yor Bh A of cheav pork. Saft Ss A oh LESSON TEXT. (Luke : 10, 17. Memory verses. 16-17.) LESSON PLAN, Torio or TRE (QUARTER: Saviour of Men. Jenun Gorpex Texr ror THE This is indecd the Christ, of the world. —John 4 © 42 tlie Lesson Tore the Hun gry. Feeding Hungering Mu vx, 1612 Deliberate Prepa L.essos OUTLINE y up ply, Abundant buy Goroex Text I am the bread of life, Jewus said unto them, John 6 + 85. Danny Home BeaApINGS * M.—Luke 910-17. multitude. T.--Matt. 14 13-21. mrallel narrative. W.—-Mark 6 : 30-44. lel narrative. T.—Jobn 6 : 1-14. narrative Matt. 15 sand fed. B.—Mark 8 fod. John 6 ; 22-50. life. Yeeding the Matthew's Mark's paral 32.39. Four thou F 1.9. Four thousand 1 8. The bread of LESSON ANALYSIS, 1. HUNGERING M1 UTITUDES, i. The Lora’s Withdrawal : He took and withdrew (10). He withdrew { Matt. 14 13:. They went away in the boat to a desert place Mark 6 : 32 Again he went BWAY, and prayed Mark 14 : 39). Jesus went away to the the sean John 6 :1 11. The Welcomed Crowd: them, and them, are ! to a desert place apart other side of welcomed nll saw 8 great multitude, and he Matt. 14 : 14). said, 1 have com ( the multitude (Matt, 15 : 832). He began to teach them many (Mark 6 : 34), A great multitude fol 6 Nn. 111. The Needed Food: Send the multitude get victuals (1 I'hiat they may go, ax solves food (Matt. 14: 15 I would not send Matt. 1 . Buy themselves somewhat to eat Mark 6: MH He spake to ther He had compassion Jesus $1 things 1 Owed them away fasting }. De Mark 8 declared The y had nothing to eat 1. “The nj him what lies o unto things they had done.’ 13 A tour of service; (2) A work of love: (3) A tale of gratitade i Working for i ’ ¥ the Lord; (2) Report to the Lord ultitude peroeiving it fol 1) Observing Jesus; 1) A worthy wing. ollowing Jesus Leader: (2) A wise foll 3, “Send the multitude away.” (1 Pressing need; (2) Selfish aavice, 31 Lordly relief i I'he multi- tude’s need: (2 The wiles' sug gestion ; (3) The Lord's decision. ny 11, DELIBERATE PREPARATIONS, i. Orders Issued: He said unto them, Give ye them to eat (13). They have no need to go away; give them to eat (Matt. 14: 16). How many loaves have ye? Mark 6: He commandeth the multitude to mit down {Mark %: 6), | Jesus said, Make the people sit down (John 6: 10). 11. Difficulty Stated: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes (13). We have here but five loaves, and two fishes (Mutt, 14:17). Whence should we have so many loaves in 8 desert place (Matt, 15: 33). Shall we go and buy two hundred pen | nyworth of bread? (Mark 6: 37) | Whenee shall one be sable to fill these men? ( Mark 8: 4). 11. Arrangements Made: They made them all sit down (15). He said, Bring them hither to me (Matt. 14: 15). They sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties (Mark 6: 40 The men sat down, in number about | five thousand (John 6: 10), | Jesus saath, Take ye away the stone { (John 11:39) 1. “Give ye them to eat” (1) A pressing need; (2) A seeming im- possibility; (3) An imperative com- mand; (4) A triumphant outcome. 2. “We have no more than five loaves and two fishes.” (1) Seemung in- sufficiency; (2) Actual abundance. (1) Man's extremity; (2) God's opportunity. 8, “They did so, and made them all sit down.” (1) Obedience; (2) Ex- pectation. {1) The act of obedi- ence; (2) The expectation of bless- ing. 111. ABUNDANT SUPPLY. I. Blessing the Fooua: Looking up to heaven, he blessed them (186). He blessed, and brake and gave the disciples (Matt, 14: 19) Ho gave thanks and brake (Matt. 15: Ye go and seek 3X3. } “} coat 86). Looking up to heaven, he blessed, and ond AA 6:41) Raving wiven thanks, he brake (Mark 8: 6). il. Feeding the Multitude: They did eat, and were all filled (17). Opt thy mouth wide, and I will fll i Wh atifioth thy th with good mon things (Pea. 108: 5). Thay A all ent, and were “filled (Matt. : 20). He distributed to them;. . . .as much as they would (John 6: 11). {1l. Gathering the Fragments: There was taken up that which re- mained over... twelve beskets (17). They took 8h. twiive beskets full Matt, 14: 200, ¥ pts ose nts ag A Tisey took up. ...of the broken pieces, peven bmskets full (Matt. 15: 37). How many basket{uls of broken pieces took ye np? (Mark 8: 20). Gather up the broken pieces, nothing be lost (John 6: 12). 1. “He blessed them, and brake.” (1) The s anty supply; (2) The devout appeal; (3) The confident proced- ure: (4) Toe satislying result, “Phey did eat, and were all filled.” (1; The bountiful provi fer: The abundant provision; (3) satisfied guests 3, “I'iere was taken up baskets.” (1) A litle (2) A large ’ A res; i fishes 24 Abo I men 5 i that (2) ” Ine tweise GHEE | ine it welve basket{nls - LESSON BIBLE READING MIBACLES® OF i Manns and Josh, D Elijah at Cherith { Elijah at Bare Fl thie Luke ¢ ‘ Matt LESSON SURROUND! INTERVENING KYENTS It | that, on leaving the hous $ 3 2 3 | our Lord 1 ie Iwo bli then a demoniae ti Jatter wen iemoniac, vi “i I sulting in a repetition of | that he was in league with of the demons (Matt, 9 second rejection st Nazareth Hé-H8: Mark 6 : 1-6) must i next, on the theory that to a different 14.11 16-53 | refer of Luke 4 {| Galilee 18 mention 88 probably having point,- which was fol ing out of the twelve 10 : 1-15; Mark | Matthew gives i \ of wed bv Lhe Tr was beheaded ( 21-29;, and Hero thought John had risen - 14-16; Luke n begios with the twelve. Mark tells that the drawal was for rest Praces. —The twelve turned to Capernauo took place in sn u south-east of Beths was Rituated an bearing of Jesus 14 : 1, 81,44 iat J 6 G - 1 ¥ Mul ns 8 - The less: the return which of the upper ids Julias, $ near the 1net Shortly before the Passover 4 Probably at the close of A. D.C. that 18, A. D. one Vear before the Passion. TI piracle, narrated by all OUr evanges- venient lapdmsark in the No i Ist, 18 a con i COTron Persons, v Our Lord; the multitude, —*‘five thousand vs women and children” 3 BP cifies a lad with barle ¥ loaves, ExT. — 1 he return of the twelve hdrawal to the east side of the lake; multitn foll they are taught and healed; at evening the twelve would diss Itituae for food; they are | them. but state how little they have; our Lord iF them arrange the crowds, takes the slender store of provisions, blesses, breaks, and gives to the disciples “to sot before the muititude;” all ave fed, and twelve baskets of broken pieces re- main, and are gathered up. Panarnen Passions Natt. 14 21: Mark 6 : 30-44; John 6 : 1-14. Crone log twelve; mes a be- Matthew Is the wit the {ea IW mn ot ‘ a iden to feed 13- A case of telepathy was that of the son of Bishop Lee, of Canada. The bishop fell down a flight of stairs in hus residence, receiving severe injuries, for which he was afterward treated at Hyde Park, near Chicago. At the instant of the accident his son was asleep in Den- ver. He sprang out of bed crying, “Father is falling.” His wife told him he was dreaming, but he was so im- pressed that he telegraphed home and jearned that his dream, or whatever it was, was a reality. A story with a little romance in it, is that of 8S. BR. W., of Bridgeport, Conn., was returning from England on an ocean steamer. One night he dreamed that his wife, who was then in Bridge- port, opened the door of his state-room, looked hesitatingly m and then came forward and kissed him. When he awoke in the morning the man who oe- cupied the upper berth in his state- room looked down and sad: “You're a pretty fellow to let a woman come in here in the night and kiss yon.” Press ed for an explanation, be described the soene which he bad exverienced. Are rived at home, he was asked by his wife: “Ind you receive a visit from me on such a night? 1 made you one. I was worried because of the reported storms that night I dreamed 1 went out on the ocean and came upon a great biack steamship. 1 went up the side and along the corridor and opened your door. 1 saw a strange man looking at me from an upper berth. 1 was afraid at first, but finally I steppe! in and kissed you."— 81 Lowis Globe Demo- cral. who —— | Miss Coxsraxce Feximone Woornson {has had more biographical sketches | printed about her duriag the jest year {than ever befors in her whole life { Mr. Arthur Stedman, , her latest bio- grapher end admirer, is perhaps the | moet enthusiastic; but the most earnest | friends thet Mrs, Woolson bas are the | maazine editors, so many of hom {woo her literary productions so sue- | oessfully. As a “serial” uovelist the | author of “Anne” is regarded as a | most valuable card, but she can bo ine duced to do very little work now. Miss Woolson lives simost continuously in Ttaly, which she finds most desirable as a of residence. She has never been very strong, and before guing abroad to Rive, chem most of hor time m Florida wi mother, who final ly died there. Having a comfortable fucome, she is able to live where and in any way she chooses, but I fancy ber life 18 not one altogether of her own home has been 4 of them, Nhe 1 & dainty little woman, Bara her sor amar amttens of mom Wiha
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