TXTB SORAISTTON TBIBUNJS SATURDAY MORNING-, OOTOBER 21. 1897.
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Note j of ao tatervlew
With Joho Ruiskninio
Rev. James Hughes, of This City, Describes
a Visit to the Charming Home -of Eng
land's Greatest Writer of Prose.
Written for Tho Tribune.
It vvns my good forttino sivtal yearn
nco while rcsltllnr In th North of
Kngtanel to bo Invited ly John Itupkln,
tho crent nrt critic if droit ttntitln,
to spend a few hours with Jilm nt hH
private re-fldencc which Is called
"Hrnntwooil," nnd Is situated on the
margin of Conlston lake In the English
Lake district.
That was an Interview which I f hall
never forget for his personal nppenr
nnce, his urhanity of manners, his pe
culiarly lntet eating conversational
powers, made nn Indelible linpiesslon
on my mind.
As It Is well known that the Ameri
cans are great admirers of l'iofosor
IUiskln and that his works are widely
read In this country .1 am Inclined to
IHIeve that tho constituency of Tho
Tribune will gladly receive n few Items
of Information In leatlnn to this gieat
scholar and thinker, which have not
been made known to tho general public.
Mil, KUSKIN'S HOME.
On tho day nnd at the hour, was
good enouch to name, I piocceded to
his residence. Mr. Ituskln met me In
the hall, and after a very cordial shako
of tho hand, uavo im a most Inmty
welcome to ' llr.uitwood." The build
ing Itself Is not eiy huge nor -ery at
tractive except to an nutlquxrlan, but
Its situation Is lovely. It nestles
among the groen woods for which Con
lston Is famous. At th rear and on
either hldo of tho house, are tall trees
with far spreading boughs, and weie at
th it time of the jonr adorned with the
richest fnllarjo of aiUgated hues,
which under the Influence of a gentle
lit peso nrc-onteet a gorgeous picture of
exquisite b-auty. In front is a lawn of
rich green glass sloping down from tho
house nt tho end of which is a pleas
ant walk, and Just below that the blue
lippllng wateis of the placid lake
When leulved by Mr IluMn I wos
nt once conducted Into his library. It
was not u erv large room, but Jt was
most richly furnished with' books and
all the nppliances you might expect to
find In the llbraty of such a celebrated
scholar. Not only weie thcie many
books of the very highest order, but
they were all bound In the choicest
style and quality. After taking a gen
enl survey of this loom my host kindly
pcinted out some of tli- special features
ot some of his paintings, and gave me
a sjtiopsls of his most favoiite books.
ItUSKIN IN CONVERSATION.
I was then asked to take a seat at a
small round table on which were soon
placed some light refreshments. While
here Mr. Ruskln spoke vety freely, nnd
with eldent Intimate acquaintance of
the leading men of the principal de
nominations of Christians In Englnnd,
both of past ages and the present gen
eration, lie referred to the late Mi.
Spurgcon In very commendatory terms,
and of the Rev, II. Stow ell Drown, of
Llveipool, he said: "Mr nrown Is do
ing a good work among the woiklng
class-es " During the conversation on
this subject tho name of John Hunyan
was Introduced, when puddenlv and
with considerable earnestness he In
quired ' And which of Uunjan's works,
Mr, do you consider the best?" Such
a question from such an able ciltlc
caus-ed mo to pause for a moment nnd
then replied, sav Ing that I consideied
tho "rilgilm's Pi ogress" the best of
his works "No doubt," said Mr. Rus
kln, "and nlnoty-nlno out of eveiy
hundred would sav the same, but I
must say that I piefer his 'Holy War.'
I remember leading It with gieat avid
ity when I was a lad, and it made an
Indelible impression on mv mind."
Conveisatlon was now directed Into
other channels and to other subjects.
At this stage I took the llbeity to ask
the professor a question In refeience
to the "Stones of Venice," one of his
fllst published books. Immediately lie
lifted up his eves and In tones of ap
parent astonishment he Inquired:
"Why, what do -vou want to know
about tho 'Stones of Venice' for? I
did not expect that any gentleman in
England eer thought anything about
that book in these days." When I In
formed him that my inquiry was the
result of a very able ciltlque on the
look, which I had recently leud, Mr,
Ruskln said, with a pleasant .smile on
his face. "Wherein did you see tho
critique? Strange to say," he con
tinued, "I never read a newspaper, but
my niece hero (refering to Mrs. Sev
erns) tells me that the outside woild
are saving that John Ruskln has gone
mad " As soon ns I Informed him that
the review of his book to which 1 re
ferred had been written by the late
Rev. T W Robertson, of Brighton,
England, he at once told me the object
he had In lew when he wrote tho
"Stones of Venice" was purely politi
cal, and ho proceeded to give me nn
epitome of the book In an uninter
rupted flow of elegant phiaseology
and rich diction, which lasted for about
ten minutes.
THE ST GEORGE SOCIETY.
Leaving the question of books, we
conversed about a society which Pro
fessor Ruskln had established some
years before In the city of Oxford,
which had given rise to some prlvato
comment and no email amount of
newspaper correspondence. It was
called "the St. George Society." Among
other things I asked him If he would
be good enouBh to tell me what tho
qualifications for membership were,
nnd what were tho main object of the
society. He at oneo replied: "The
qualifications for membership are, a
belief In God and honesty all round "
"Whereupon I ventured to say, "I fear,
Marion Harland says:
Mtll "Lard unadulterated U less
("- -vriceimjie una, nua ulitolutely permcloui to
mostttomatlm." .Valloital Cook Uovh.
Cookirfg experts and physicians unite in
condemning lard for its indigestible and un
healthy qualities, and these
u
Use GOTTOLENE
i that mire, healthful vegetable
1? refined cotton-seed oil and
-t .iKu.wouiuw, uuuiui-u, mm
Tilt genuine M old vcrywliere In one to ten pound ttni, nltn our trade mnrki-'TbMo.
lew" and Httr"! htatt in totten flanl urtuihoa every tin, NotgurnutdlfoMln
ny otner wijr. Hide only by
Till! If. IC. FAlItltAlvir rnMiiinv
Cblcato. BuLouli.
sir, tho membership will be vciy lim
ited." At which he very pleasantly
made niiBWer: "Yes, I believe It will
be somewhat select myself."
Mr. Riwkln then proceeded to spenk
of the main objects ot tho society,
which, ho said, were twofold, viz, to
substitute manual labor for machinery,
ns far ns possible, and to establish In
every village and hamlet good, free
publlo libraries, where all men might
have access to tho best books. Then,
rising from his sent, ho brought me a
book from one ot his shelves, beauti
fully bound, and said, with consider
able emphasis: "Why should I have
books like these while so many of my
fellow -men are deprived of them' Such
books not only Inform the mind, but
they train the eye for color and for
shndes of beauty." Tho book was cov
cied in crimson velvet.
Speaking on the question of health,
Mr. Ruskln said "much depends on our
habits und mode of living" and then
made tho follow Ins lomaik In a very
humorous vcJn. "When 1 lived In Scot
land I used to take porildge every day
and then I was ruddy and robust, but
now you fee what a poor djspeptlo
men your English beef and mutton
have mado me."
ON RUSKIN'S LAWN.
After giving utteiance to this sen
tence he Invited me to talcs n sboit
walk with him, and while on the lawn
which slopes considerably towauls the
lake ho spoke freely and fully about
tho natuial beauty of the English Lake
dlstilct generally and of Conlston In
particular. While on this thcino ho
somewhnt nbtuptly said- "Which of
the lakes with Its surroundings do you
consldei the most beautiful, Ml.
Hughes?" I replied that I thought th1
Wlndcrmero lake the most beautiful
of all, when he said " consider Conls
ton the loveliest spot in tho whole of
tho lake district, f.ir these beautiful
objects are to clusteied together that
tho eye can with one focus take In an
Immense nrl"ty ot foim and color"
During the time he was thus speaking
we vvcrp stamlintr at the end of tho
'awn where was an old wooden seat,
which was somewhat roughly con
structed and which bore the marks of
time nnd mountain storm. Mr. Ruskln
said" "That is called the poet's corner.
It is said that AVoidswortli used to sit
there frequently and iew for hours at
the time tho surrounding scenery.
Take a seat there Just a moment, and
look in that direction, and I believe
you will agree with me that tho vail
etv of form and color is so great and
grand that they surpass everything !n
tho lake dlstilct" 1 did so, and cei
tainly I must confess, that though I
had vlltcd Conlston many time", I nov
el snw so many objects of interest and
i.ntural beauty as I did that day under
the direction of this great lover of
nituro, tho great art ciitlc of England.
Moving gently along tho green swnid
w e came to the other unqle of the lawn,
where on the top of an old wall, and
from between the stones thcie grew a
vnilcty of plants and flow -is. Hero
the professor stood and picked a llovv
t.r or two and Oellvered a most Inter
esting dissertation on botany. He then
ha'idcd m a small flower and said:
"The literal in anlng of tho 1 otanlcal
innie of this llower Is 'stone bleaker.'
I hue decided to write a book on
botany in which I shall give English
nam s to nil the plants and lloweis
that 1 may attempt to descilbe "
Aft-M .1 pleusant gaunter in that love
lv spot we letumed to the house, and I
soon left for my home full of gratitude
and delight. Never will I forget what
T saw and heard nt "Uiantwood" on
that auspicious occasion The kindness
and affability of John HusKln made me
le at perfect easf In his picence;
and his mnsteily tieatment of the many
oubjects of our conversation not only
excited feelings of udmlration, but
greatly enriched my mind. I believe
1 shall carry with me to th end of
my life, pleasing and grateful 'i col
lections of my lntervte.v with the gieat
John Huakln, nt his chatmlng retreat
onConlston lake. James Hughes.
ClES'SEl) IT TOO Qi;iCI,Y.
-Mr. IJixbv Will Try No More IMuiles
on His Wife.
Trom the San Trancisco Tost.
Thero was nothing special to take lilxby
down town tho ether night, bo lie decided
to stay nt home and give Mis, Hlxby tho
ruro treat of his company for the even
ing. While glancing over the paper, as iho
tat sewing, Hlxby thought how happy sliu
must bo at being allowed to bask 111 his
presence, and later on. In a burst of aml
nblo generosity, he decided to even be
stow upon her nn Intelectual treat e
had, after reading the .idvertlsemeiuB,
cast his ejo upon tho puzzle column of the
paper, and tho thought was born In lilm
to spring upon her a puzzle originated in
his own head.
After long study hn concluded to Invent
an enigma o decided upon the word
' Pop," an easy one, stilted to Mrs Hlx
bj "a fcmlnlno and therefore feeble percep
tions. The cnimga was to recite three
words In which tho letters of the name
are found and to wind up with ".My
w hole Is a w ell-know n poet "
"Clara," said Mr, nixby, suddenly and
explosively.
Mrs. Hlxby staitcd out of her dreamy
Btatoof mind and almost dropped her sew.
Ing.
."What Is It, dear?"she aski d
"I have tlueo letters," said nixby, dis
tinctly and Impressively "My first Is In
'pocket,' but not In 'box,' m "
"Joslah Hlxbj," said Mrs. Hlxby, stern
ly llxlng him with her cje, 'of all the
thoughtless, carelefs, neglectful, incon
siderate nun I ever saw you are the
worst. Ono of 'em's that letter to mam.
nra
wholciomo than
same eminent authorities say 1
JJ
food nrndnrt. fonttiinitirroiilw Si
choice beef suet, Cottolene is 1
i-ujiiji uigvauuie.
New York. Montreal.
ma I gave you to mall hist Prlday asking
her to see Aunt Hu.an nnd get that skirt
pattern I lonned her last week and a copy
of that reclpo for cough A) mp that did
Johnny so much good, anil to come and
stay a week or ro with us, as 1 need her
arslstanco In selecting shades for the sit
ting room, as they nre faded and not lit to
bo seen, oven If jou do sneer at her be
hind her back and makn remarks about
her that jou never would do It ou had
any love for jour wlfo nnd. I'll bo bound
ono of them Is that letter I wroto that
Now York agency that offers 310 a day
for work In jour own homo samples tree
though I'm sure jou'el never glvo me any
credit for trying to earn money and help
you along and ihe other Is the letctr I
wroto to my old rchoolmatu Jennie Arm
strong who hinted she was going to come
nnd seo us and I told her that wo wcio
undecided about moving jet Clio sly de
ceitful minx alio thinks I don't know ou
were engaged to her once pushing herself
rlRht In on us the brazen creatine and tho
chances are bIio'11 1k hero any day and
Sou carrjlng those letters around In jour
poi'ket for weeks nfter I gave them to vou
to mall and jou sitting up hero nnd tell
ing mo about It as lr It were of no Im
portance in the worM though goodness
knows I'm of none no self In this houso
slaving and scraping ami saving to try
and help "
Hlxby Jumped out of his chair, threw Ills
paper at tho lamp, Jammed his hat on, and
shouted:
"Mrs. Hlxbj-, I'm going out to look nt
the airship. When you recover your
senses, madam, I will leturn."
Tin: value or a dollar.
Science of Economy Ideally Worked
Out.
Trom Youth's Companion.
"If j'ou can demonstrate to nin that jou
can actually icllcvo distress with a dollar
I will give jou what jou want."
A rich cjnlc thus answered a woman
who had come to him for aid to help tho
poor of their cltj. He hoped to silence her
and send her nv aj
"Will jou come with me?" said the wo
man challenged In this novel manner.
Tho man consented, and In a few mln
ptes tho two entered un unsightly tene
ment Tho lady, who hnew her ground,
led the man up two nights of stair Into a
ehe-ei less room. The iloor and w alls were
absolutely barren. Tho only piece ot tur
nlture, besides tho bed, a chair and a di
lapidated table, was a small stove, In
which a scant tire was burning.
Thero was a middle-aged man In tho
icom with two children, each poorly nnd
thinly clad The few dishes weie empty.
Destitution could hardly be more com
plete. The woman, nceustomed to such
pathetic vlghts, Soon learned what was
rroat needed, and from long experience
the knew Just w hat to purchase.
"Please wait," she said to the rich man,
"while I run around to the store."
1'iiil of compassion for this mute suffer
ing, tho gentleman waited. In a quarter
of an hour a largo grocer's basket llllcd
to tho brim, was brought Into the room.
Soon tho little stove threw out comfort
ing heat, and tho odor of food gave grate
ful cheer.
"Do jou think this charity well be
stow cd.'" asked tho woman, as they lert.
"Indeed, 1 do," came the answer, with a
suspicious tremor In tho voice.
"Well, here Is the llt " He took It nnd
read. Wo quote It word for word:
Ti pounds coal u
U bundles kindling o"
Half pound tea n
'2 loaves bread us
- pounds oatmeal OS
2 ponds beef for stew 14
Half pound sugar 0.1
(iallon kerosene oil o
Measure potatoes
1 quart milk oi
Snnll ha:, salt )
1 box mutches , oi
Total i (jo
Without hesitation tho man of monev
took a dollar bill and handed it to the
good woman, nnd the next day she re
ceived his check for a thousand like it
Tho knowledge of what $1 can nctually
accomplish to relievo distress end bring
happiness to the poor maj restrain our
hands from foolish extravagance. In
thee dojs, when honest poverty ! crowd
Ing ibout us, It Is nothing h-is than cruel
to throw too manv of our dollars uwaj- tor
purplv selfish luxuries. Extravagant ex
penditures hold tho germs of disaster. In
their full fruitage they glvo birth to tlfom
lnancy. lower noial standards, stlmulato
envj-, and Incite social rnd political revolution.
Siialay Scbool lessoi for October 24
PAUL BEFORE AQRIPPA.
Acts XXVli, 39-32.
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education.
CONTEXT. Homan law lequlrcd tho
Itnmedlato tila' ot a piUoner, but laid
down no rulo u.s to tho termination of a
trial. Taking advantage of this legal de
fect .Tellx confined Paul two full jeais in
tho Herodlan pa!nce, sending for him at
Intervals In tho hope of lecelvlng a brlbo
for his release. On letlrlng fiom olliee ho
left him bound, (Acts xxlv, 2W7). I'es
tus, his successor, a more honorable ruler,
ordered an eaily hearing of tho cuse, but
v.-hen It was proposed ito tiansfer tho trial
to the ecclesiastical court at Jerusalem
Paul appealed to Caesar, bhoitly after
King Agtlppa. came to Cacsarea to pay
his icspeets to tho new proconsul, and
expressed a desire to &eo and hear tho
apoatio whoso famo had gone abroad. Tho
oppoiuunltj waa teadlly granted, and
Paul delivered an address, the latter part
of which and tho incidents connected wltn
It form todaj's lesson
riDniilTY. Our lessun opens (veiso 19)
with Paul's statement of his ruling motlvu
ho had been obedient to tho vision which
ho hau received, an account of which haul
been given. (Verses u to 18). Responding
to a heavenly volco he nad preached tlrat
In Damascus, where ho was converted
(Acta Ix, 19-0), afterwaid in Jerusalem
(Acts lx, 28-29), and thenco ho had tra
versed the coasts of Judea and gone foith
to tho Gentiles. (Acts xlll, 1-2). Kvery
vvhero his one themo hud been repentame
(verso 20). the same as Unit of John the
Baptist (Matt. ill. 2), and ot Jesus (.Mark
I, ID). At that tlmo all men bellev td In the
iyupcrnatui.il, and admitted tho duty ot
all to heed every communication trom
tho Invlslblo world. (Acts xxlll, ti) And
jet l'aul's fidelity awakened tho Ill-will
of tho Jews (veiso 21), becauso his vIMon
nnd preaching leltected upon thim, and
mado Jesus, whom they had cruellled, a
living und Dlvlno Saviour und King
Henco they laid their hands on him In the
templo and sought to kill him.
TKSTIMONY.-Tho aoostlo next calls
attention to itho fact that the wicked de
signs of the Jews had not Interfered with
hU mission. The Interposition of Homun
otllclaU (Acts xxl, 33), be regarded as
help sent from God. While a prisoner ho
had continued his testimony for Christ,
speaking both to great and small, (Verso
22). In these addresses he had simply
unfolded tho predictions of Scripture,
showing thait what Moses and the proph
ets foretold had actually como to pass.
(John v, 39), He had endeavored to prove
that tho Messiah was not to be a temporal
ruler, as the Jews supposed, but that Ho
would suffer, rise from tho dead, and give
light to tho people. (Verso 23), Hero was
the very point of difference between Jews
and Christians. Tho former expected one
who would elt upon itho throno of David
and set up tho government of Israel upon
Its ancient basis. (Acts II, 30). Tho lat
ter believed that a spiritual prince In tho
person of Jesus had already come, (Mutt,
l. 28).
Bloodiest Mara
In All History.
General Weyler Compared to the Duke of
Alva, a Predecessor in the Spanish Army.
rrom tho Tlnif i-Hcrald.
Tho methods of warfare emplojed by
General Wejler, commander of the t?pan
iKh forces, have been of such extrenio and
unusual barbarity that the worl.l has
looked on In horror-stilckcn amazement.
Doubts have been expressed If hlB eeiual
In cold-blooded ferocity evei lived. A
search Intohlstorj, though, finds suoh a
man In tho past of the nation that sent
Wej ler to Cuba.
Tcrnando Alvarez de Toledo. Duke of
Alva, woh boin In IMS. and died in 158-'.
In barbarous cruelty too was Weyler's
cnual Ills family prided itself on Its ele
ment from tho Iljzautlne empeiois. Ono
of tho duke's ancestors conquered Toledo
nnd took Its namo to his fumilj. Ho whs
reared In arms und at tho ago of It! fought
nt tho battlo ot rotitarablu. He was
taught to despise a non-believer In tho
church of Home, and his hatred was the
cause of a thlist for blood that distin
guished hla lire. Ho exemplified the spirit
of mlJdlo age ehlvalrj, and nt ono time
lode his horsoat top speed from Ilungarj"
to Spain for no other cause than a huriied
visit to his joung bride To patlenco and
cunning ho united a fe roclty nnd thirst
for blood scarce ly human. No suoh word"
as pity or mercy had any pi ice In his vo
cabulary In manner he was cold and
haughtj'. nnd more unapproachable than
his Imperial master, I'hlllp.
Tho Dutch Iconoclasts having nrousetl
the lro of Philip II , this bloody duke was
sent to tho Netherlands in 1TO7 with 10,000
trained troops. His name became a ter
ror In the land, and cruelties and barbar
ous tortures maiked his occupation or tho
countrj-. Women and children were not
exempt fiom the reign of blood and tcr
lor, and tho indignities to which they
were subjected nie too horrlbli. to relate.
He established tho "Council of Blood,"
which had for Its object the Investigation
Into all cases of suspected hcresj, and
thousands of people wero put to tortuio
and finally death without trial
SLiAUGHTnilUD 3S.0OO VHltSONS,
To defend tho country ngulnst this
bloody despotism, William of Uiange or
ganized an army and sought Alra In open
conflict, but the latter, knowing that by a
battlo ho had nothing to gain and much
to lose, avoldrd a meeting by a series of
strategic movements William, losing tho
support of the people nnd being unable to
pay his troops, was forced to retlro from
tho countrj-. Whllo Alva defeated tho
Dutch patriots in war, ho failed to sub
duo or pacify them, and dlsgusteel with
this falluro and with the intrigues among
his followers ho secured his recall to
Spain In 1573 During tho six jears of his
occupancy of the Netherlands ho boustcM
that ho had put to death mots than IS.tKW
persons, aside from those killed In battle
and dying from cruelties Indicted upon
them At the sack of Haarlom 300 men
were tied by twos and back to back nnd
thrown Into the lake. At Zutphen GOO
more iKTlshenl In llko manner.
In appearance this inhuman duko was
tall, very slender, with cavernous cheeks,
dark, sparkling eves, and a thin, How Ing
beard of silver, Asa wietch who would
win vlctorj at any pi Ice, whoso heart had
no feeling of humanltj-, and to whom, tho
sufferings of his victims appealeel not In
the least, ho stands unparalleled, un
mounted; hated and despised more than
three centuries after the gravo closed
over him.
Ilefore leaving Holland Alva insured the
people that every city wou'd be burned,
frave a few which were lo be permnnentlj
garrisoned His list of murders Is bejorul
computation Aftfcr a single defeat of his
throops he seized and beheaded eighteen
nobles In revenge, j'et did ho continually
complain of the people' Ingratitude for
his edemencv, and this after his behead
ing of the Counts Hgmont and Horn In
tho public squaio in Brussels after a
mockery of a trial In which no defense
was permitted.
Those are sample acts of tho blood
thirsty soldier of Spain In the sixteenth
centuiy It would be well to let It lie 'in
remembered were not a revival of those
bloody scenes being emoted now In Cuba;
were Innocent men not the ictlms dally
of a remorseless autocrat, were babes not
MADNnSS.-Thus fui Agilppa and Pes
tus had listened to Paul with proround tis
tonlshment. His slneeiltj', manifest In
his manner, must have excited their ad
miration. His Impassioned recital of vis
Ions, revelations and ancient piophecies
displajed his nbllttj as a scholar and an
oratoi. Hut when ho spoke of a Jewish
Prophet, who had been cruellled, who
had risen from tho dead, who was Divine,
who could forglvo sins and lighten tho
darkness of Jews and Gentiles, t'eatus
Intenupted him, exclaiming "Paul, thou
aro mad," thinking that the apostlo'.s head
had been turned by his studies. (Verso
21). With calm modesty and with becom
ing respect Paul replied, atilrming his
sanity and tho truthfulness of his utter
ances. (Verso 23). This Incident illus
trates the attltt'do otinrny persons of lim
ited spiritual Insight to whom the narra
tives of tho Gospel appear to bo but tho
vagaries of disordeied minda. (1 Cor.
I '!
VnniTircS.-Hav Ing briefly leplled to
the governor, Pt ul turned to the king for
contltiratlon of his statements. (Verso 20)
Tor tho moment apparently Indifferent
to tho charge ot Insanity ho was unwilling
that any doubt should remain concerning
tho history of Christ. Ho knew that
Agrlppa was well informed on tho subject.
Ho had read Moses nnd tho prophets and
ho had heard from manj- witnesses soino
of the facts related by Paul, Besides, tho
wonderful life of tho Nazarcno was not
passed in an obMrtiro corner. Ho was well
known to that generation. Tho story of
His deeds had been published far and
wide, and tho lustro of His character and
tho wisdom of His words had attracted
tho attention of tho good and and tho
wise Tho appeal was thereforo timely.
Agrlppa sat In silence, thereby acknowl
edging to all present that tho apostle's
utterances were true
PKHSUASION.-Tho question of ve
racity and reliability being settled tho
thread of the argument was resumed ut
tho point whero It had been broken, but
In a more direct and pergonal manner.
"Dost thou believe tho prophels7" Paul
Inquired of the king. Receiving no reply
ho added, "1 know that thou bellev est '
(Verse 27) Apprehending the puiposo of
tho question and amused at tho en
thuslastlo earnestness which could even
for a moment hope to make him a eon
vert, Agrlppa epoko for tho first tlmo dm.
Ing the Interview, Tho common version
represents him us. saying that he was ut
most persuaded to be a Christian. (Verso
28). The revised version has a better ten
dering, "With a little persuasion thou
wo old est fuln inakome n Christian," Tho
reference wus to PauVs intention and
method. This bantering remark may
havo been Intended as courtly wit. Tht
Agrlppb, favorite of Claudius, friend of
Nero, King of Chalets and Itrurna, should
succumb to tho potency of this "short
method with a Jew," was doubtless to-
loin fiom their mothci'n bieasts to havo
their bialnri clashed out with tho butt era
musket or split In twain with a machete;
were the mothers not coldly murdered or
e-at Into slimy Spinlsh dungeons. Tho
Duke of Alva was the prince ot llends of
his time nnd generation. Has ho not a
worthy successor now In Cuba':
wmiiTJii's cki.mi:s.
Vnlerlano Wejler Is a worthy exponnt
of tho teachings of his oneo predecessor.
A brief outline of his career will tell his
story of lleicllsh butchcrj-. He vvns born
in 1S39 of Prussian father und Spanish
mother. Prom 1SC9 to 1S72 bo was a cap
tain In tho Spanish army In Cuba. Then
his numo tlrst became hated and dosplsed,
nnd then he made enemies who even to
day seek his life for wrongs done to wives
and sweethearts. Tho most cruel gcneial
of ancient Homo was a mild Infant n
comparison 'With this modem butcher
His orders In Cuba havo gone) bejond hu
man endurance, no ono maj' leave his
own homo under pain of torture und
death, and an explosion of sjmpathy for
prisoners or the Cuban cause, or nn ud
verso expression regarding him or his
nrmj, means death vvltnout trial No
statistics can bo secured In oidir to com
pare tho actuul number of Innocent peo
ple who have died nt his hand or by his
order with the 18,000 murdered by tho
Duke of Alva, but during the two jears
of tho war In Ouba, it Is not unlikely that
he has given tho earlier butcher a clo-o
race for bloodj- preceslent.
WmUiUK'S HAHHAHITY.
But whether or not the nun total out
rival Alva, It Is certain that for fiendish
baibarlsm this Prusso-Spanlard stands
without a peer. Pancj, If j'ou can u
mother and father tied to trees and com
pelled to witness tho hacking to pieces
of their two rons, whllo afterward their
two daughters wero stripped, forced to
dance befoto theli captor, nnd llnallj, by
Weyler's oreleis, be ravished until they
died, -whllo tho Inhuman wretch who gave
tho orders sat by and looked on Weyler
Is charged with a list of barbaric crimes
that dofy comparison. He takes few
prisoners, nnd It is his delight to como
upon a camp of wounded or slek Cubans
nnd put them to the machete. They dig
no graves, and In a few dajs the buzzard
picked bones nre bleaching in the sun Ho
wages his war upon women and children,
and rarely chooses a conflict 'where ono
can bo avoided. Alva lived In nn ago
when darkness covered tho world, when
barbarism in war was expected, but Wej--ler
Is of the nineteenth century, an age
of enlightenment Ho Is small In stature
nnd equally small In Intellect His primal
characteristic is ambition, and no factor
of humanitj justice or mercj' plaja nnv
part when tho satisfaction of this pur
pose la at stake
SHOOTS PHISONRHS IN THH BACK
Wej-ler does not tie men together and
drown them. No, not Weyler' Ho chooses
for them n worse fate; ho chains them to
gether bv the neck, faces them ngalnst a
blank wall and has them shot In tho back.
It Is known that upon ono occasion ho
went Into a cell and with nn immense
club beat Into lnsenslbllltj somo twenty
prisoners who, half starved, wero unublo
to defend themselves All of them died
from tho treatment. Loithsome dung
eons, In which the tide enters, and wheic
tho atmosphere soon sickens and kills,
nre one of his favorite modes of torture,
but ho Is not averse to adding a diet of
salt llsh and no water, until the poor vic
tim dies a raving maniac
A compirlson of these two Alva and
Wejler leaves ono with the Impression
tint Spain has produced the two worst
examples of Inhuman thirst for blood.
A POLITICAL POINTER
If j-ou Indorse tho free trade and fre
sllver Chicago platform as the Iacka
wnnna Democracy does, "lully and
without reserve," then work and voto
for Schadt, Horn, et. ul. If jou be
lieve In McKlnlej-, protection and pros
perltj, turn, these ugents of Brjan
down.
garded as cause for laughter by thoso
present,
PRAYCR. Pndlstuibed by Agrippa'3
words Paul cllsclos-ed to nls hearer the
deep desire of his loving heart, (Verso
29). "I would to God," ho said, quoting
from tho revised version, "that, whether
with little or much argument, not thou
only, but also all who hear me this day,
might become such as" I nm except these
bonds" The so wero wonderful words, A
prisoner playing for tho king, tho gov
ernor nnd the princes, more anxious for
them than for himself! A desire that
they might share his spiritual blessings
without being involved In his sorrows
and misfortunes! Never before In Juda
ism or in heathenism had thero been such
a display of forglvene-s and of magnanim
ity unless It was when tho Lord Jesus
suffered at tho hands of His enemies.
(I-uko xxlll, 31). That prayer, put up with
fervent sincerity, closed l'aul's upeech.
Ho needed to say no more. His hearers
might find In it a full disclosure of his
character and life.
I.VNOCIJN'Ci: Agilppa und his com
pany saw that they had no common pris
oner before them. Ono who could speak
as ho had spoken, nnd arguo as ho had
uigued ono who, filled with tho exalta
tion of an Inspiring thought, enriched
with tho happiness of a peaceful con
st leiiLO and sustained by an unfaltering
faith, could piaj for those who held him
in bonds such an ono must bo superior
to any they had pievlously known. Rls.
Ing from his scat the king gave tho signal
for ictliing (Verses 30 and 31). As tho
eompanj' passed out tho remaik was mado
on all sides that Paul had elouo nothing
worthy of denth or Imprisonment, and
Agrlppa declared to Testus that ho might
havo been wt at llbortj, but for hla ap
peal to Cat tar. iVerso 22). Thus em
phatlcal'y the curious worldly-minded
gave their testimony to the apostle's In
'uocence. CONCLUSION -Three chief thoughts In
closing: PIrst. Hern Is a noteworthy cx
nmplo of ministerial faithfulness, Called
to bo an apostle Paul steadfastly holds to
his mission under all clicumatances. Re
jected by his countrymen, a prisoner of
Rome, ho makes no complaint, ho usks no
release, but lifts up his voice for Christ,
not fearing tho king. Second, See the
beauty and power of a holy life. Thero
was no assertion of goodness or Inno
cence none w is needed, Tho calm, pa
tient and heroic stand for principle spoke
more eloquently thanworels, carrying con
viction to those who would havo been
quick to condemn. Third, See how Provl.
dence works out plana for the rprcad ot
the Until, It was eminently necessary
that tho civil authorities should bo mado
acquainted with tho Lord Jesus and His
people. Hero Is tho court preaoher, by a
long chain of untoward events, standing
In the palace at Caesarea, saying what no
other could, serving hla Master as truly
as though ho were free.
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