a ———— TAN Bi A FROM FAR AND NEAR. Unusual Occurrences in Various Parts of the Country. The President Lays the Corner | Stone of a Veteran's Monument, A dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind, says: A crowd of Hoosier capital, the occasion being tho dedi- tation of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument of Indiana. Such a jam of curious, pushing and hungry peopie had never been known be- fore in this quiet city. Gay bunting, flags and streamers lent a true holiday aspect to the scene, The pub- fic buildings and the downtown business | blocks were arrayed from roof to sidewalk in fantastic colors. The parade was the finest ever witnessed | . —- i h mont, Vermilion County, Ill, was entirely | destroyed by fire. in the city. The column began to move at one o'clock and was composed of members of the Grand Army of the Republic and local military organizations. About five thousand men were in line. One of the most imposing features was the cavalry escort of 1000 men. Just forty-five minutes in passing. Thousands thronged the line of march. backs bearing the Presidential party and State officials came in sight, ecutive, accompanied by and Mayor Denny, the rear seat alone. Behind the President came a carriage bear- ing Secretary ilusk, Attorney-General Mil fer, Private BSeerctary Halford and Mr. William B. Roberts, the Governor's private secretary, It was nearly three o'clock when the head of the procession reached the monument. After addresses by the President of the Monu- ment Association and others, several volumes of war history and reportsand divers medals were deposited in the cornerstone, and pat- viotic hymns were sung. Governor Hovey, as presiding officer of the veeasion, made a brief address, and he was followed by General M. D. Manson, of Crawfordsville, and General John Coburn. of Indianapolis At the conclusion of the latter's address President Harrison was in- troduced to the assemblage, and after the applause which greeted him bad ended he made a brief response, At the conclusion of the President's speech General Rusk, Attorney-General Miller, and Private Secretary Halford spoke briefly. The monument will be built of light gray volitic limestone from the Stinesville, Ind’. quarries. When completed it will be 208 feet high. On the north and south sides will be wide steps of stone, seventy feet in length, leading to the platform of the terrace, from which the interior is reached by big bronze doors. Above these doors large tablets will be placed, bearing inscriptions commemorna- tive of the part borne in the war by the dif- ferent counties, The monument is being erected in Circle Park, in the exact geographical centre of the city, and when completed is expected to be the most magnificent and imposing structure of the kind in America. The President held a reception at the Deni- son Hotel next’ morning, and shook hands with fully 5000 people The Presidential party left for Deer Park on the next afternoon at 3 o'clock. Harrison's old regiment, the Seventh Indians, gave him a reception in the morning. Governor Hovey The President occupied Opening the Chippewa Reservation, It is learned upon inquiry at the Interior | Department in Washington that the success of the Chippewa Indian Commission, which has just been announced, will result in the opening to settlement of about three million acres of land in Minnesota. The Indians hav- ing signed the agreement accepting the terms of the act of January 14, 1880, cede to the United States all the lands comprised with- in the following-pamed reservations, coatain- ing in all 734924 acres: Leech Lake, 94 440 acres: Lake Winnibagosish, 20.00) pores: Mille Lac, 61,014 acres; Fond du Lae, 100,121 scres; Grand Portage, 51 540 acres, and Bois Fort, 107.508 acres In addition to the reservations named, the commission is empowered to secure relin uishment of such parts of Red Lake and ‘hite Earth reservations as may not be needed in apportioning to the Indians their several allotients—estimatod at 2,350,000 acres. The agrecinent as signed by the Indians must first be approved by the President before it becomes operative, and when so approved the lands may be opened to settlement by Executive proclamation under such terms and conditions as are pre scribed in the act of January 14, 1550, Death Pilots the First Train. The rear coach of the special excursion train, the first run over the road, conveying the sity officials and invited guests over the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad, jumped the track during the morning at Flat Gap Creek, Tenn., causing an accident in which three persons were killed, two fatally and several others seriously injured. The coach went over a trestle twenty-five feet in height. Those killed were: George Andrews ex- Judge Supreme Court: 8. T. Powers, mer. chant; Alexander Reoder, oxaberiff The rear coach jumped the track on a road crossing fifty yards from the tressle and ran over the ties to the middle, where it turned over and fell to creek, twenty-five feet The scene was horrible, and physicians did all they could to alleviate the suifering, as well as those of the party who were not injured The dead and wounded arrived in Knox- | ville, Tenn., at seven r. ¥., and were con- veyed to their respective homes Met Death in a Tunnel A terrible accident was reported from Buek- | ley's Mills, Russell County, Va. A railroad tunnel is being carried through a big hill at that point and a large number of men are employed. On this fatal day a blast con- taining eighty pounds of giant powder was fired, but the charge failed to explode. A gang of men went back to the blast and started in order to insert a new fuse, thus engaged the thargs jxpioded and | # hurled through the | sleull of one of the men, killing him instantly, | Michasl Dance, head blown | an sighteen-foot drill wa The dead weve; off; Joseph Moore, right side and shoulder torn away by rock. The injured, two of whom were likely to die, aro: Willlam Kunz, terribly acerated by fying rocks; Andrew Martin, leg broken at the knee; John Ramsey, lost both hands, Mrs. Maybrick's Sontence Commuted. wal servitude for life. s decigion is based on tho trial npon 50,000 visitors surged into the | | of the They waited patiently, however, until the | | of the Ute Indians in Colorada, { troops sent there, | dustry, ployed in { mission, the bottom of the i Country people to drill the tamping out, | hile workmen, whose names are Daniel Williams, itichard Mason, John Gavin and John Jones wore killed, Engineer and Fireman Killed. A train on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway was wrecked nine miles south of Moberly, Mo., at five o'clock in the morn- ing by running over a steer, Engineer Frank Ritter, of Hannibal, and Fireman Georgo Bennares were killed, and their bodies horri- bly mangled. Killed Himself and Wife, Emanuel Brooks shot and fatally wounded his wife at Shawneetown, 111, and then shot himself twice in the head. He then ran 100 yards and jumpel into the Ohio River and was drowned, LATER NEWS, Jit McoCoy, the noted desperado of south- western Texas, has been hanged at San An- tonio, Texas, for the murder of Sheriff Me- Kinney Tur west side of the town of Fair The loss is £30,000, Tre Montana Republicans met in State Convention at Anaconda and nominated T. . 4 | C. Power of Helena for Governor, The procession was very compact, taking | Four more men have been killed as a result Howard-Turner feud in Harlan County, in the mountains of southeastern | Kentucky. In the carriage was seated the Chief Ex- | Coverxor Coorer, of Colorado, has called the President's attention to the depredations Heo wants BUPERINTENDENT oF THE (CExsvs Porten | has appointed Professor Charles W, Smiley i and Captain J. W. Collins as special agents in charge of the statistics of the fishing in- Both gentlemen are at present em- the United States Fish Com- Couxt vox MorLrTxx's brother Louis an ex-Postmaster-General of Denmark, is dead at the age of cighty-five years Messrs. Goopentuay & Wonrs have sold their distillery in Toronto, Canada, English syndicate for $6 000,000 to an lagdad and Baso have boen given to CHOLERA is raging at rah in Arabia, Orders place military cordons around the towns AN epileptic in a hospital for incurables in Ghent, razor upon the « attack with a her patients in the institu He badly gashed the throats of twenty-four of them. Belgium, made an tion, who were in bed at the time Tre American sealing schooner James GG, Behring Sea, with seals aboard, by the United States utter Richard Rush, ed States man Swan has been seized in 25 dead revenue THe Unit loft the Brooklyn navy Captain Sumaners is in command. yard and sailed for Hayti MrLronn has selebrated its two Conn. hundred and fiftieth anniversary by a ser. vice in the First Congregational Church, and a re-union of the Milford family Rosery CLARK a seventy-year-old far mer, hanged himself t near Plain. fleld N. J. ' A tree CHARLES DD. CravrErs, recently released from the Penitentiary at Philadelphia, boarded the Pacific Express on the Penn sylvania road, pear Lancaster, Penn. and endeavored to rob the passengers. After shooting ome of the porters he was over. powered and locked up and Pacific on Reclama- tion and Irrigation arrived at San Francisen, where they will take testimony Hexry Sstaw, the millionaire philanthro phist. of Bt Louis, and f Garden, is dead Arran a tour in the Western tates, the Nenate Committe have wander of Rhaw's Hesny Rosznry Montana, for the me of his emg IX a quarrel at a primary Grove Ps and his cousin, W. F. Bradston, Four others were badly was hanged at Butte nurder of J. W. Crawford. ves at Bradston election Newmen's was killed mortally wound wounded Perky Taravi, a bad character, of Mexi- #0, Mo., on his deathbed the other day con- fossod to the killing of William Van Deven ter and his for murder Bill Dudy, a colored man, was hanged wife, whose 8. L Exsrey and 8. T. Fowler, while en- gaged in the Buckeye coal mine, in Mercer County, W. Va, were killed by a large cut of conl and slate falling on them. The men leave large families C. E Lysancen, Postmaster at Milwood, Knox County, Ohio, shot at his danghter Daisy but missed her, the ball striking Mrs Lybarger and fatally wounding her. Ly barger then blew out his brains, Nicaxon Borer Bemaza and Alejardo Urbaneja, two prominent editors, have been ’ appointed delegates from Venezuela to the International American Congress, which meets in Washington next October, Tre Acting. Secretary of the Treasury made the following appointments: Cabell White head, of Boise City, Indian Territory, As sayer of the Mint Bureau at Washington; W. R. Compton, of Now York, and J, F. Meyer, of lowa, chiefs of division in the Sixth Au ditor's office; A. C. Anderson, Assistant to the Superintendent of Construction of Life saving Stations for Rhode Island and Massa. chusotts, Anurmicaxe at Buenos Ayres has sunk many lighters and inflicted considerable damage upon shipping and cargoes, A TOWER similar to the Eiffel Tower in Paris, but twice as high, is to bo built in Lon- don, England, Carrars Wissuaxy, commander of the | Bt | Bt {| fielding error were, how f-war Galena has | THE NATIONAL GAME, Prrranunc has already tritd nine pitchers | Tue Clevelands play nervously these days | : Coxnon's batting percentage is still rising, i RYAN, of Chicago, leads the League in rur getting, | Cmeaco’s stone wall inflold is once more complete, LoumvirLe has purchased Ray's release from Boston. Burnock, of Hartford, is to take a nine South this winter, Youxa pitchers are blooming out this year | with great success, 4 Bix of the Pittsburg players were recently fined for drinking. i Br. Lovis has made forty-two home runs | in ninety-nine games, Hoover is doing about all the catching for Kansas City just now, McGuine is considered the greatest pitches | in the International League. DURYEA, of Cincinnati, is still the king American Association pitcher, Bra Jv Warrsey is putting up a good game in the International League, Joux M. Warp, of New York, is as great | a favorite with basclall players as ever, Tue Chicagos have played with more con. fidence since Williamson returned to his old place at short stop No baseball organization has ups and downs since the Pittsburg Club, DeAv-quTE Hoy is the only Washington ian who has played in every game and Con- nor the only New Yorker, LAST season Clarkson won only one game of the three against Pittsburg, This yoar ho ' has made it seven straight Tue Now Yorks have as a team, up to late date, made thirty-three home runs, fifty-two three baggers and 132 doubles Carraixy Inwix has introduced discipline into the Washington Club, a quantity here tofore almost unknown among the Senators Tug only players now in the Nationa League who were members of the organiza tion when it was formed are Hines, Anson, O'Rourke and White Gronge WriGHt is the ever mastered the science of both baseball and cricket, and who is looked on by most ball players as being without a rival ARTUR CoMumixas, a Brooklyn boy, was the first to make use of the out curve as fas back as 1860 He could make a ball sail like a curving clamshell when thrown against the wind Au in the Assn had more its organization than only man who has RE patient pl t Loui un | base on balls seventy Kates THIRTY-EIGHT games have boon played 1 League clubs this season without n Washi the only (EN “fon and k ver teams | perfectly in the sams SATURDAY is known throughot cut as “baseball day all the | games being played on that day arrangement accommodates the pent | | factories, who are great lovers of baseball Warne the Bostons were in Indianapolis Managor Hart tried his best to buy the re lease of short stop Glasscock, but President Brush wouldn't have it. Hart offered yon cash and two players, who, Hart says, are worth M000 each Taz ten leading batters of the American Association up to a recent date were: First Tucker, 308: second. Burns Brooklyn), 345 third, Lyons, 341; fourth, Orr, 5%; fify Holliday, 8%; Larkin, 250: O'Neill, 2% eighth, Milligan, 2%: ninth, Hamilton, 2330: tenth, Comiskey, 315 Agar back as 1570, 20,000 people went out to soe the national game played The con testing teams were the Raed Stockings, of Cin cinnati, and the Atlantics, of Brooklyn. The latter administered to the “Rode” their first defeat after they had gone through their pre vious season without being vanquished LEAGUE RROORD Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago : Mleveland Pittsburg Indianapolis Washington LATION Won AMERICAN A®S Prroentage St. Louis. . 0 Brookiyn Baltimore Athletic Cincinnath Kansas City Columbus Louisville 1] ———— ONE MORE FATAL DAM. Three Lives Lost and a Wide Sweep of Country Devastated The Spring Lake reservoir, near Fiskvilie, in the southwest corner of Cranston, about fifteen miles from Providence, R. 1, which supplies a number of mill villages along the Pawtucket River, burst during the afternoon Three persons were drowned and much dam. age was done to PYty A man named Yeaw, who was shout a quarter of a mile off, noticed the water com. ing through the masonry of the dam, as he describes it, an a stream about as big as a barrel. The hole was apparently growing larger very radidly. The only living object insight was a cow, a few hundred yards across the flelde, which Yeaw suoccesded in rescuing, although the water was up to his neck, Meanwhile down the valley were Mrs Greens Tow, aged sixty: a Mrs. Hawkins ged] ninety, and Mrs. Tow's won, seven years old They were walking through a strip of wood and were overtaken by the flood and drowned. Their bodies were found in the wood, through which the water quickly ran until it emptied into the Pawtucket River The river rose rapidly and caused consider able alarm among people along its banks, who thought that the Por nestt reservoir the bi in the State, foe. Man them their houses and fled, but the flood subsided as rapidly as it had come. The dam was built in 1887 for the service of the Pawtucket Valley Company. The reservoir covered eighteen acres and oon. tained about 35,000,000 gallons of water. The dam is 005 feet long, seventeen feel nine inches high sod sight fest wide on top and thirty-five feat wide a the bottom SHOT BY A MINISTER, | The Minister Bays Ho was Provoked by Being Mit With an Egg. Earl Palmer, a popular young man of Couns | cll Bluffs at Neoln, during the night. Palmer | : | | | of abstainment from food or drink, | nearly cighty-five years old. | been the marvel of the medical world, Thou. { sands flocked to seo him from all parts of the | the | regular and even, | disease completely destroyed h LONGEST FAST ON RECORD, Robert Marvel Dies After Abstaining From Food Sisty-seven Days, Robert Marvel, the Marion County (Ind) fasting wonder, died after sixty-seven days Heo was His cose has State. When his friends attempted to give bim food he would make strange sounds, During the entire fast he partook of oni about a quart of liquid nourishment, His i bowels ramained wholly torpid and inactive, Ho became tarribly the omaciated, walls of abdominal cavity became withered and shrunken to the extent that when lying on bis back the articulation of the backbone eould plainly be seen, He slept well, his respiration being His pulse was irrogular The cause of his condition was paralysis. The A hearing, but his eyesight romained sxcellont to the last. It also robbed him of his speach and nothing intelligible could be gotten from him. He and | died without a murmur His trouble began with apoplexy and par. alysis. He was bora in Sussex County, Del, October 7, 16805, When & young man he was un sailor for saven yours His fast is the longest on record, so far ns known. The most prominent case of volun- tary fasting was Tanner's, and it will be re called that ho ate nothing and drank only water during forty days AN OPERATOR'S BLUNDER. | Three Men Instantly Killed and Four Fatally Injured. The accommodation train, due at Packers burg, W, Va, at 11:10 A. ¥., collided with a special east-hound train, carrying Baltimore and Ohio officials, at a point between Petro- Jeum and Silver Run, twenty-five miles from there, on the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Rallroad. The accident was caused by wrong orders being given to the engineers The special train was ordered to pass the accommodation at Petroleum, the farther point east, and the secommodation to pass the special train at Silver Run, the farther point Wet At the time of the collion both trains were going thirty-five miles an hour. They met on a sharp curve, and without a moment's warning dashed into each other, wrecking both engines and a baggage oar, instantly killing Engineer Layman, fatally injuring nginesr George R and instantly iliing the two firemen Fletcher and 1 Dailey Cues of the officials pera fatall eniral winnd J ation war Manley, of raised : FAS } a A CIROUS IN A SMASHUP, One of Barnum’ Trains Derailed Near Potsdam, N. Y, The second of three trains of the Barnum & Bailey show has beens wrecked about two miles and & half east of Potsdam, N.Y. while en route om the Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Hallroad from Gover. neur to Montreal A broken axle was the cause. Twenty-four ring horses, in- cluding one of the four chariot teams. and two camels wore killed, Bix oars were de railed and two were telescoped so that every. thing in them was crashed On either dde of the track were distributed the bodies of the dead horses, while bere and there, tethered to fences, were poor Donsts with injuries rendering them useless. Af the side of the highway were one camel, several sacred cows and steers and various other ani minds rescned froan the deradled oars The oars wore crushed and twisted and piled up on the track. The clephants, which were in the first car that was derailed, were not burt, and have been taken from the car Barnum's partner, J. A. Bailey, save the Joss will bs the neighborhood of $40.00 He t) ht that the loss of the Iny’'s receipts at Montreal » ut $18 000, linc] wore very valuable, and cannot be replaced, for two years are re juired f training them after the right kind have been secured a — AA a, STARVATION IN EGYPT. Twenty Deaths a Day and the Living Eating the Dead. From Knartoum, Kassala, Tokar and other towns and villages on the Nile In Upper Egypt come distressing accounts of famine, There mre twenty deaths from starvation daily in Tokar alone, while in the whole stricken district the bodies of the dead are baten by the living A The Secretary of Etate is informed that his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor of China, bas approved for the use of Chinese legs tions and consulates an oblong, yellow flag, bearing & dragon in dark blue and a sun in red; and for the use of Chinese merchants a tvdanavilar Mee of Ue wnrve dasion ———— - Sixarran thal the quiet life of a learned Hebrew should suggest Rabi's, a ————————— —————— THE MARKETS. aM Booves. TS “gh Milch Cows, com. to good. Calves, common to prime NEW YORK ABBR Wheat--No, 2 Red. .... .h Rye-State ‘e wTwo-rowed State. . Corn) d Mixed..... Onats—~No, 1 White, ... wo EE] ba HEE CER 3 28 + 184 Ea-gf* 4 Choloe Yorks 4 Flour nee olOW., . ...... Be ATW 227+ wo. 1 Canada. ...... Capen sg 2gg=sasss thea naan SWE Gham Ole HER CERT E REE AERA A RR { has starter, ' gon is Miss Minnie Westman, NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN. Wichita, Kan,, has forty-two women's clubs, Doufle cashmere is again a favorite for dress frocks. Colorado is said to have 1000 women stock growers, Bandal shoes are worn with Empire and Directoire gowns, Light gowns are decorated with a garni. ture of ball fringe. Boxing schools for women are among the latest developments, A novel sun umbrella has « flat place in the handle for a Japanese fan. Queen Victoria has been made 2 Colonel of a German dragoon regiment, Black lace overdresses continue to be popular for half -dress occasions, The Order of the King's Daughters now | number 97,000 active members, There ure twenty workers in the Chi. | cago Methodist Deaconess Home. Light weight felt hats are in favor for | mountain wear, also for yachting. Sailor maidens are now wearing a seart pin in the shape of a Neptune's trident. Chenille embroideries are used ss a | border on dresses made of cotton « repe. The best black sateens for mourning | have a dull finish like that of Henrietta cloth. Mary E. Farnband, of New Orleans, been granted a patent for a car. A wonderful dressing-case, costing Dinner made with short skirts that es ape the floor or with nar. row falling demi-trains, ROWns are Fans of long ostrich feathers or curled tips are still considered the most elegant for full dress rece ptions Miss Mary who is to execute a portrait bust of Glad stone. 8 a native of Dublin Wings and cocl miiline and hats nstitutr via popu ar Yachting nats Miss Musan that 10 0 1 by women in Empire green bids fair to cont popularity for some time, well gray The Duchess of formed the ceremony of crowning tose Queen the recenuy. The combination of pisin or materials with figured is carried cambrics and liner all other fabrics. The young women of versity, though far men, have with pink, red, Marlborough per the Alexandria Palace triped out in lawns, the same as 10 Cornell Uni. outnumbered by the gained fully one-half of this year's scholarships The fashionable Londor has req ently been of dull cess Louise went 1 wedding ring gold, but Prin. back to the old fashion hers bright d chose The very black t leoran t eegant wn this season are Black net and lace tumes for evening wearare trimmed with COs fine gold passementeric The Eiffel bangle ¢ gold rope t fn top in a troe-lover knot, from ulsting the The SOUn, onsists of a circlet « which swings a pendant sim Eifiel Tower Women's Humane 8 wed ing Sarah Bernhardt { cent burning of her have pas résciintions condemn r her alleged re. pet dog One-piece dresses for boys of three ot four years are made in wool, pique and gingham. These consist of a kilt and in- side bodice joined with a belt In bonnets there are some dainty little ones, composed of ®, ntwined twigs, with either red currents drooping over in rich luxuriance, or clustering flowers Miss Jessie Ackerman, described as the second round-the-world missionary, has been working in the temperance cause with great success in New Zealand. Sooner or later, as a rule, the fashion. able world is influenced by what the French people have and wear. Just now oxidized silver is to the front in Paris. A mania for monograms now pervades Lond, They figure everywhere—on | window curtains, portieres, catriage rugs, | furniture and drinking glasses, and even | on jewelry. Among the most effective wash mate rials of the present season are linen ging. hams, which reproduce the small checked and plaited designs of the old-time lute. string silks, in various dainty colorings. Emperor William's sister has the poor est trousseau of all the royalties. The Empecor is not exaggeratively fond of | his sisters, and is besides perfectly ines. | pable of seeing why he should spend his money on furbelows for a woman. One ot the most trusted of the mail carriers in the mountain district of Ore. She is » jee if : : Redmond, the se ulptress, | SABBATH SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER I. Lesson Text: “David and Golisth.™ I Sam. xvii, 82-51 Golde Text: Rom, vill, 31 Commentary, After the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David, as we learned in last week's bt son, the spirit of the Lord departed from Saal, sud an evil spirit from the Lord troubled bim (chap. xvi, 14); and that evil spirit fe mentioned five times in the closing verses of thechapter, aswell as in chaps, xvii, 10; xix, 9. Baul having refused 10 obey God and follow Him, is simply left by God to the guidance of the one whom be preferred David, after his anointing. returned wo the care of his father's sheep: Saul, having learned that be was a skillful player on the harp, sent for him that he might thus quiet him when troubled with the evil spirit, and #0 he becatne Baul's armor bearer, but seems | to have at times returned to feed his father's | sheen at Bethlehem (xvil., 15 32. “And David said to Baul, Let no man's heart fail becagse of him.” The armies of Israel and of the Philistines were in battle | array upon two mountains facing each other, | and between them lay a valley: for forty Goliath, the days, morning and evening, | glant, the champion of the Philistines, stood | and cried for some man of Iss «! to come and fight with him, saying, If be kill me we will | be your servants, and if 1 kill him you will be our servants. Thus he defied or reproached | the armies of Iursel, and inasmuch as be was a man over nine feet high, his cost of mail weighing over 150 pounds, and the head of { bis spear about twenty pounds, no man in Israel wns willing to try battle with him. { David had three brothers in the army, but | among all the thousands of Israel there was | 825,000, was among Princess Louise's | | wedding presents, no one, from the King down, who had faith enough in God to contend with this prond, de- flant and wicked adversary At this time David arrives in camp, ringing from home some food for his brethren and a present for the captain of their thousand, and, seeing bow matters stood, expressed surprise that the armies of the living God sho id be defied by a man, and bs an uncircumcised Phils tine He is brought before Saul and says to tim the words of this verse . 8. * And Saul said to David sot able.” Baul, like all his soldiers with his natural eves and David's youthand apparent ine matters of war, sald: Thou art while this Philistine is a man of youth, and therefore th SEs him to fight Yor » wm a Tt mar fo il ew a 20 I» Israel. and 1) of H Was not IPO How ecoul {rom their very bog nighty power of (; 1 or ail “He hati Living God 1 ihe a far grewtsr reality a Thou art saw only with owt Isranl ight of, much w home nr was #0 full of & their behalf ev) in Him ? : » Armies ving God was to 1M than this mass of de and biaspheming flesh and blood. If was buts youth and unskilled in the & war, be knew the Living God and had sonal dealings with Him 37. “The Lord that deliverad me, * will deliver me.” This sounds like the apostle to the Gentiles when be said delivered out of the mouth of the lon: am the Lord shall deliver me from every evilf work, and will preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom.” 1ITim iv, 17, 18. Whatsimple confidence in God what grand assurance: and yot so many Christians cannot get be youd “I hope it is well with me.” “1 trust I am a child of God” 85, 38. “And David said, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them” When Baul saw the grand confidence of David in the Living God, be said, “Go, and the Lord be with thee.” then he armed David with his armor and David assaved to go, but he was glad to put it off, for he was not accustomed to rely upon such bheips. He had no armor but the presence of God when be slow the lion and the bear, and be would go now with » drew near to the Philistine ” irmor which be had not proved. be took his staff, and with his sling in his hand, which he had proved, he choses five mnooth of the brook, and put. ting them shepherd's bag he went forth. We can only use in the service of God the truths which we have proved in our ow what we have not esten for our benefit we cannot well give to others, The Bible brooks are full of stones, h of fold forth in the power of the capable of killing any giant of un fear or proud defiance. How many wr Bible ie you already marked tried and proved 41-44 When the Philistine looked about and saw David he disdained kim.” So the flesh always despises the Spirit, just as Ish. mae] mocked Isaac, but the Sesh shall be con quered and the Spirit will prevail 45. “Thom comest with sword, spear and shield; but | come in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defiled” Goliath repre- sented simply himself and his own power and skill; but David thought nothing of him- self: he represented the Lord of Hosts, the God of Tsrael, and the question was not what could David do, but what could he do in whose name David went forth 46. “That all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel” David what God will do, and that through him as the in- strument, but the object will be to honor God and mot David, Had there been in David's heart any desire for his own fame he could not have gone fgrward so confidently, 47. “AM this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord's and He will give you into our hands” Ses how David is and God is everrthing: it is Paul's ory, “Not I, but Christ.” “Not 1, but the Grace of God® (Gal. il, 20; Cor. xv. 10) 48, 40. “David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine” What stones out into hi y dally life WD luck Ww % ; strength or the power of his in whose name be had cursed David? 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