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the Isle of Porto Rico.
Sunday School lesson for April 24
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-SATURDAY. APRIL 23. 1898.
A Lesson mi ForglveeesSo
Matt. XVIH, 21-35.
BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D.,
Secretary of American 5oc3ety ol Religious Education.
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Its Chief Characteristics Are Climate, Which
Is Very Hot; Sugar, Which Is Very Sweet;
Tobacco, Which Is Very Fine, and Rats;
Which Are Very Big.
Krom tho 8t. Louis Olobo-Urmocrnt,
The genrrnl gossip concerning Spnlu
tmd her provinces hue scarcely touched
the Island of Porto Illco, which, now
that Cuba hns almost i'ispciI from un
der the control of tho mother country.
Is tho Inst remaining possession on tho
"Western continent of the enmlti' Unit
once claimed about 18,000.000 H.iuure
miles of territory In tho New World.
That Porto Illco will probnbly be the
next to .go Is consider.! certain, and.
In view' of the fact that moie than
one revolution bus taken plnce on the
Island, and the spirit of freedom 1a
KtronR anions the people. It seems i ro
bable that tho loss of Porto Illco to
Spain Is not far distant.
Porto Illco Is the fourth In sUe of the
Greater Antilles; Cuba, the Islnndu of
llaytl and Juinuc-lii i-uuh belns lurger.
So far as Its mlleap Is concerned, the
Inst .Spnnlsh Island l by nn means
Imposing In size, contuliiinK In round
numbers B.Soo ftiuaie miles lieint;
Homewhat less in size Ihiiu tho ta.e if
Connecticut and a little larger than
the combined stati-s of Delaware and
Ilhotlc Island. It Is less than a twen
tieth of the size of tin statu of Missouri
nnd would noi make more than a cor
ner in one of the Pleat enmities of
Texas. Small as It Is. however, It la
not (,uite so large us the province of
Thessaly, now In the possession of the
Turks, lint Is, nevertheless, a valuable
posesslon from tin? fact that It has
some of tho richest land on the globe,
capable of producing four ciops u year,
nnd under proper management the is
land could become nn independent
stnto of considerable Importance In
that quarter of tho world.
Porto Illro Is almost a quadrangle,
but In spite of the regularity of Its
coast, it Is more plentifully supplied
with rivers and small streams than
would bo supposed, for on the north
shore there are seventeen water
courser, which, for small sea-going ves
sels, are navigable In each case several
miles from tho shore. The backbone of
the Island is a range of mountnlns run
ning directly east and west and rising
about 1,500 feot nbove the sea.
There arc uplands nnd lowlands, pas
ture lands, sandy bottom and loamy
bottom. There are districts that grow
tobacco as lino as that of the Vuelta
Abajo Valley In Cuba, while tho yield
of sugar fiotn cane Is greater per acre
In Porto Illco than in an other sugar
producing country in the world. What
there is in the soil of the Island to
cause a creator yield of sugar to the ! orer under the equator has a strongly
quintal of cane the chemists have i dellned conviction that much work,
never been able to discover, but certain like much study. Is a weariness of the
It Is that a ton of cane In Porto Illco Uesh nnd he Is heartily opposed to
will yield from 1 to 12 per cent, more wearying his flesh unneessarlly. A
sugar than a similar amount In Ills- couple of hours In the early morn
panlola, Cuba 'or Jamaica. Some Idea ! Ing, the snme amount late In the nftor
of thevaluoof this product to the Island I noon, satisfies the conscience of tho
may be judged from the statement that I Porto IJIcnn laborer; during tho rest
two years ago the export of cane sugar of the time he smokes and cuts, gos
frotn Porto Illco was ill, Sill tons, com- sips with his neighbors nnd last but
pared wlthwhlch tho next largest Items , not least he sleeps, for there is more
of export coffee and tobacco, are In
significant, the amount of coffee sent
abroad being lli.SSI tons and tobacco
1.S07 tons. Those who have made a cai
ful study of the Island understand,
however, how Utile of Its available i
agricultural resources have yet been
utilized, and persons competent to form
a Judgment do not hesitate to assert
that under proper conditions these ex
ports could be Increased twofold. The
resources of the soil of the island are
therefore practically exhaustions, a for
tunate ciicumstanees, for Porto Illco
has neither mines nor manufactures,
no mineral deposits of value have been
discovered and the tropical climate
renders tho population strongly disin
clined to Indoor labor.
The climate of Porto Illco Is probably
more severe on people from a temper
ate zone thnn that of any othf.- of thr
Antilles. Someone has described the
climate of Madrid as three months of
vlnter nnd nine months of shoo', anrl.
leaving out the -winter, the description
fits Porto llico with utmost exactness j
Winter, however, in the tropics Is j
merely a comparative term, the differ
ence being about this, thut In Porto
llico during the winter time the
stranger from the tmn"r.u. none
only faints with the beat while
In summer he drop down dead.
The tm-un winter temperature
in Porto Illco Is eighty degrees; the
meun summer temperature of St. I.ouls
in July is "'J. se that the winter In
Pi-rto llico is a close approxliiint'on
to the month of July in St. Louis. To
match a winter ol this description a
summer temperature that would melt
'ad might be anticipated, but there is
not tnut dlfterente that might be ex
pected, for dutinr the summer months
the thormoinour in Porto Hlco seldom
iii-pi alKivr inn, ,nu tht heat of the dav
tf temxred ty t',n- seu breezes whl"h
blnw freely fiver ev, iv pari of the is-
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nausea, heartburn, dUtsunt of food, ( ull
ntrss of weigh: of tho stomach, sour eiuj.
tatlons, sinking or fluttering of tho heart,
choking or suffocatlnc sensations when
In a lying posture, dimness of vision, dots
or webs before the slsht, fever and dull
patn In the head, deficiency of perspira
tion, yellowness of tho skin and eyes, patn
In the side, chest, l;mbs and sudden Hush
es of heat, burning In the flesh,
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land. The nights, however, bring no
relief from tho heat, for shortly after
sundown tho sea breozo falls to a calm
nnd the nreu of the Island Is not milll
elently great to produce a breeze from
the Innd, so thut a night spent in n
Porto Menu house gives the stranger
tho Impression of being imprisoned In
nn oven. In spite of the torrid temper
ature, however, the Island Is healthy.
Tho health rate of tho country does not
depend upon Its tempernture; some of
the hottest regions In tho world are
also among the hcultlcst, and the ab
senco of very lnrge cities which might
servo ns breeding places of diseases
Is probably one factor in the health
of Put to Illco.
There Is one singular thing about
the Islnnd In which It d lifers from
every other of its size In the world.
There are no dlgenous quadrup.'da ami
vc-ry few wild birds, the hiru M being
the parrot. The Island nii'ki-t up. bow
evr, for Its lack of native quadrupeds
by the astonishing nbuiidnme and
size of its rats. These animals were
unknown In Porto Illco until Imported
by the Spanlnrds, but now tliey are
the pest of every household, the bane
of every pt.tnl-r. lor .vhlle they
will devour Indiscriminately anything
eatable they hove ,i penchant, for
sugar and sugar cane and many an un
luckly planter has gone out In his Holds
mrruings to find his entire rophnsbeen
ruined by a swnrm of rats, the ro
dents gnawing olf tin. stalks at tho
bottom In order to suck the Juices, for
the Spanish rat lias a sweet-tooth nnd
known a good thing when ho tastes it.
The population of Porto Hlco was by
tho last cettsus 813,937, of this number
300.000 were negioes. Those who have
visited the island are not slow to
nlllrm that to Judge from the looks of
the remalnde- there is a considerable
admixture of negro blood In nearly all
tho rest of the population It Is proba
ble that tho process of amalgamation
has had something to do with darken
ing the Porto KUnui complexion. but toD
much reliance must not be placed upon
color In tho tropics. The island Is one
of the few places on earth where whites
and blaekr, work together In the same
field without the superior race feeling
that their association Is a degradation.
The term work, however, should bo
understood with the fact in mind that
It is used in allusion to the tropics,
for lnbor in the tropical zone differs
very materially from the same article
under a temperate sun. The day-lnb-
sleeping done on the Island, both In
summer and in winter, than on nny
other nrea of similar size on the face
of the earth.
The blacks In Porto Illco are not
now slaves, and It was a great relief
to tho population, both white and
colored, when slavery came to an end,
for the blncks of Porto Illco have al
ways been known a the most turbu
lent. Insubordinate nnd dangerous
slaves of any Spanish colony. During
the slavery days there was scarcely
a year In which there was not a ser
vile Insurrection In some part of the
Island, and runaway slaves formed
themselves Into bands nnd made every
road In Porto Hlco dangerous. When
planters undertook to make a Journey
of nny length they nlwnys provided an
armed escort, without which there was
a strong probability that their bodies
would be found somewhere on the
road. The reason for the turbulence
of the Porto lllcan slaves, as compar
ed with the Africans In other parts
of Spanish-America. Is peculiar as Il
lustrating both the difference between
the negro tribes of Africa nnd the
power of heredity. The earliest Porto
lllcan planters were under the Influence
of a Spanish company, which also had
large iossessions and trading stations
on the Zulu coast. Most of the slaves
sent to Porto P.lca were from the
Zulu country, and although great num
bers were only children when they left
tho Dark Continent Ui- boys grew up
wilh the same fearless spirit that has
always been shown by the men of this
military race, and as soon as they
reached man's cstute their turbulence
manifested Itself In servile Insurrec
tions. Most of the other Spanish colo
nies were provided with negroes from
tho west const, and of temper much
more tractable. In consequence of this
difference In the temper nnd character
of the slaves, no colony has had tho
trouble with its slaves us Porto Illco,
and tho emancipation was thus hailed
with as much satisfaction by the
whites as by the blucks.
Outside of the principal towns thorn
is little to Interest tho tourist In Porto
Illro. The blacks, who form so con
siderable an element of tho population,
freed from the necessity of labor by
the abundunce with which nature pro
duces everything necessary to life, ren
dered by tho heat of the climate averse
to exertion or any icinri, live in a
style as primitive us that of tho
Congo Valley. (Jrnss huts, thatched
with palm leaves and straw, form their
shelter, ft few rags for their clothing.
In the towns, besides the old-fashioned
houses, which do not however,
differ greatly from those of Spain 300
ye'ars ago, there Is not much to attract
tho attention of the curious. Kvldencos
of a former turbulent state of the coun
try are found In the sentry boxes of
Mono ut the corners of the walls which
overlook tho public squares and at tho
street corners, Indicating where once
utrict watch was kept, not only for tho
coming of a foreign foe, but also for
signs of domestic Insurrection, while
the old gates fit' San Juan cemetery
date almost back to tho time of Co
lumbus. Not far from tho capitul Is
Cnsu Hlaiicn, once the caBtlu nnd coun
try home of Ponco do Leon, who ruled
hero In royul state, nnd In a leaden
box in tho cathedral are tho bonen of
tho man who Is now remembered prin
cipally for hla seurch for tho fountain
of eternal youth.
Tho Island Is well provided with
towiiB, thoro being seventy-three which
have a population of 1,000 and upward.
Most of thum hardly dtberve the name,
IN'TIIODUCTION-After the trnnnllgu
ration Jesus descended from Mount Mor
mon, and In tho valley below healed a
luiinllo boy which the nine disciples bad
fulled to do In Ills uhsenco. As lie Jour
neyed Ho referred again to Ills death.
Crossing the son IIo entered Capernaum
and repaired to the house of Peter. There
He was approached by the tax collectors
who Inquired on the subject of tribute.
Afterwards He Instructed His disciples nn
various subjects. It was at that tlmo Ho
answered their celebrated question con
cerning greatness In tho kingdom ot
heaven, and n little child was placed In
the midst as an emblem ot iliu true sub
jects. There He nlso gave the parable of
the lost sheep, and set forth the power or
united prayer; and there He taught them
concerning their duty to an offending
brother, enunciating a law which was
Intended to bo perpetually binding upon
all ills followers. Having but n short
tlmo previously (Malt, xvl, IS) declared
Ills purpose to found Ills church, and
hfivlng published the fundamental prin
ciple of that church, It was Important
that Its members should know how they
might dwell together In unity and peace.
(Psalm cxxxlll, 1.)
QI'KSTlnv I' iot-i These last re
msiiks awakened reflections In the mind
of Peter, who came to Jesus with Impor
tant questions (verse 211. He desired t
know how many times a blather ought
to be forgiven, whether the limit should
be llxed nt seven transgressions. One of
the prophets (Amos, I. 3) had declared tho
extent of Cod's mercy, but the passace
had bron a subject of dispute among the
linlr-splltting rabbis. Some claimed that
Ood would forgive four offenses nnd then
cease; others that He would exerclso
clemency three times plus four times,
that Is, seven times, and that this Di
vine act would measure human forgive
ness. T'eter desired Jesus to decide which
vIpw was correct. The question Indicates
that the apostle had not escaped from
the narrow limits of legal enactment, lie
manifested a disposition to stint himself
In that which is good, going no further
than Divine law required, afraid of doing
too much In religion, particularly of for
giving, too much, a fault quite common
among men. Many put restraints upon
the evil of their natures, and exercise tho
better part oniy ns they are Influenced
by authority.
ANSWER GIVKN.-lt is safe to nssume
that all the apostles were anxious to hear
the decision ot this question. Shall It ho
three, or four, or seven? The opinion of
Jesus Is to be compared with that of Jew
ish doctors: "Not until seven times," not
limited by that number, said the Saviour,
"but until seventy times seven," that Is,
without limit. (Verse 22.) In thus re
moving all bounds to tho exercise of for
giveness the Master had exhibited Its true
quality ami prepared Ills disciples for
spiritual development. There Is some
thing of Ill-nature in scoring up In
juries, purposing to be avenged when tho
number Is full. God keeps nccount (Dent,
xxxll, SI), because He Is the Judge, and
vengeance Is His; but man must not imi
tate lllm in this, lest he be found to step
into the Judgment seat. (James Iv, 12.)
Ilesldes, no man can preserve his own
peace unless he forgives without remem
bering how often he has forgiven. Wo
must Icnrn to pass by nnd forget in
juries when the conditions prescribed aro
met. In fact, genuine forgiveness Implies
the blotting out of trnnsgresslons,
(Pslam, clli, 12), and the return of the
transgressor to .favor. The rahbls were
nil wrong on this point, and the teaching
of Jesus was far In advance of them all.
being merely aggregations of huts,
many grass-covered and the best houses
having tile roofs. The capital, San
Juan, has a population of 23,000, but Is
not tho largest city, being exceeded In
size by Ponce with a population of 37,
.145, and San German, ::n,411. The cities
do not differ materially from towns of
the same size In other parts of Spanish-America.
In tho harbors of nil aro
fortifications now ancient, which could ,
not stand for an hour against the guns ,
of a modern Meet, while around San
Juun nnd several of the others are the
remains of the walls erected for the
protection of the cities during the wars
with England, Franco nnd the buc
caneers. Tho forts are now almost In
ruins, for only under the pressure of
strong necessity did the Spaniards
erect them, or keep them up, and now
that the necessity no longer exists they
are allowed to fall Into decadence. An
American lleot would have practically
no opposition In occupying any of the
ports of the Island, for these uro de
fenseless. The earliest history of Porto Hlco
was that of all the Spanish Islands,
discovery, the extermination of the nn
tlves In war or In slavery, the aban
donment of the Island by the military
adventurers who first ocupled It, Its
subsequent occupation by agriculturists
and the Importation of negro slaves to
take the place of the natives. Torto
Illco, however, was a little more un
fortunate than most of the other
Islands, for the Spaniards quickly dis
covered that there was no gold In its
soil and so they went fin to the con
tinent. The planters of the early days
did not succeed in their efforts to cul
tivate the land, and the people of tho
Islnnd were reduced to such poverty
that In the capital u special dispensa
tion was given for the celebration of
mass at night In order that the women
might attend service, and yet not be
compelled to exhibit their rags on the
streets In the daytime. During tho last
century of pence tho population has
very materially increased. In U02
Porto Hlco had 1G3.192 people; by
lNitJ this number had Increased to
3:.7,0Sfi. The Africans and the half
breed population has Increased nt a
far moro rapid rate, however, than tho
white. At tho beginning of this cen
tury there were but 13,000 slaves, while
the free black numbered 16,000, mid
the niulattocs 55,000. Tho black popu
lation Is now estimated at scarcely
more than lfi.uOO, while tho "colored"
element exceeds one-half tho entire
population.
Politically the island Is under tho
same rule, or rather mlsrulo, as other
Spanish provinces, being governed by
Spaniards who como out from the
mother country with the solo idea of
making nil they can as speedily as
posslblo and returning to Spain. The
leading planters aro Spaniards who
reside only a small portion ot the
year on tho Island. Somo never leave
Spain, but allow their plantations to
be managed In wasteful fashion by
overseers and agents. There Is there
fore In Porto Hlco tho same element
of political unrest as existed in Cuba
before tho war a native population
impatient to control, alien landlords
and greedy officials. Twice since tho
outbreuU of tho Cuban war the natives
of Porto Hlco have risen In rebellion,
but on each occuslon the effort has
proved abortive. There is no reason to
supposo that tho Spnnlsh administra
tion will reform Its wuys nny moro
thnn In Cuba, and tho freedom of tho
Island from Simnlsh nilsgovernmont
Is questionably un event of the neur
future.
1 HALM OHDKIIKD.-Jcsus did not pause
with it mere abstract statement of tho
broad Christian rule. Had Ho done so
the disciples might have thought Hint
Ills requirement was unjust and Imprac
ticable. He therefore gave un Illustra
tion Intending still further to unfold
the nature and obligation of mercy. Thnt
Illustration may be trented under four
IiciiiIr. The first part (erses 23.2;.) pre
sents the stern creditor dealing without
mercy with u helpless debtor, a master
with bin servant. The latter owed ten
thousand tnb'iits, equivalent to jr.n.ooo In
gold, a sum beyond his ability to pay.
Accordingly, tho other goes forth to sell
the delinquent, his wife, bis children, and
nil that he had. That mode of adjust
ing accounts was common throughout the
entire oriental world, and was practiced
In Hurope within a comparatively recent
date. This reduction ot a servant to a
slave proceeded upon the supposition that
n man forfeited his freedom when bo
was unable to meet obligations of a pe
cuniary kind, and thnt he became tho
rightful property of his creditor. This
fcatuie. Introduced at the beginning of
the parable, employs a prevailing custom,
which Is not approved, to show the peril
of the debtor class.
1M3IIT POIltllVHN. There Is only one
way of escape from slavery and all Its
consequences, and the servant hastens to
try that method. he appeals to the good
ness of the Master's heart and succeeds.
Ilnd he attempted nn excuse, or Invoked
the law, or thought of Might or resist
ance bo would have made mitters worse.
Hut he fell down, an act of humiliation
confessing himself dependent, saying:
"Lord." that Is, Mnster, "hnve patience
with me," do not ileal severely though
Justly, suspend this sentence (verse 2H.)
Anil then ho proml.sed, what be was not
likely to perform, that he would pay all.
n promise, however, that expressed de
sire and purpose. He did not ask to have
the debt cancelled, but to have the time
extended. The masti r was "moved with
compassion." He saw the helpless, sor
rowful state of the pleader, and freely
forgave all the debt (verse 27), so that the
servant was entirely released from his
obligation. Here Is an exhibition of for
giveness. It proceeds out of a tenderness
of heart awakened on beholding tho of
fender's spirit (I John. 1:9.) This part ot
tho parable Is doubtless Intended to illus
trate God's method of pardoning tho sin
ner. KHLLOW OPPRKRSKD.-A remarkablo
scene Is next presented In the parable
(verses 2S-30.) This same servant, going
out from his Master's presence, a free
man, his debt cancelled, meets a fellow
who owed him the Insignificant sum of
eighteen dollars. Foigetful of tho good
example and of the favor received he de
manded payment mid nccompnnled that
demand with personal violence. His con
duct was not unlike that of the highway
man who Is conscious that his coi .so Is
wrong The fellow attempted tK- same
method that had been so successful In the
first Instance he fell down, he asked for
patience, be made the same promise to
pay. It would seem that a man, a re
leased debtor, bearing the very words
which ho had offered, would be touched
with sympathy. Hut not so he cast the
other Into prison, the only thing he could
do. having no power to sell, proposing
to confine him until the debt was paid.
Hy this feature it Is evident that our
Saviour Intended to contrast the spirit
and conduct of a man who, having re
ceived God's forgiveness, refuses to for
give the smaller offenses of a brother
In the church. Tin re Is a double contrast
1.1 ki: A HOC IIS Till I. It V.
Could I'lddln I'nder Spurious Hypno
tism ns Well as IVhen Not Under II.
From tho Jlorning Oregonlan.
- short time since there arrived in
Portland, u young gentleman who la a
very skilful and artistic performer on
the violin. (n nccount of this and
other good qualities, he found a warm
welcome in musical circles, nnd fre
quent gatherings of the musically In
clined were held for his entertainment
nnd to have tho pleasure of listening
to his playing.
On one occasion last week there hap
pened to be present at one of these
gatherings n young lady whom ho had
not previously met, and who was also
n performer of no small merit on the
violin. It was arranged among the
party that a joke should be played on
the .levcorner. The evening paused
pleasantly, many beautiful selections
being played on the piano and other
Instruments by members of the party,
interspersed with singing and conver
sation, the subject of hypnotism being
brought up and discussed at somo
length, the newcomer expressing his
total disbelief In this occult science.
Just before the time for parting lie
played with great feeling and taste
one of lleethoven's sonatas, which was
loudly applauded Then ono of tho
party remarked what a line thine it
would bo If any one could be hypno
tized and made to play like that. An
other, who hnd expressed his belief In
hypnotism and claimed ho possessed
seme knowledge of the science, bald ho
believeu he could hypnotize any mem
ber of the party, and cause him or her
to play the violin, perhaps not n well
as the last performer but passably
well. Ho tas nt once urged to make the
experiment, but no one was willing to
be experimented upon. Finally the
young lady mentioned was, at tho so
licitation of her friends, Induced to
consent to be hypnotized.
The usual motions were gone through,
and she gradually passed Into the hyp
notic state. Then a violin and bow
wero placed in her hands and she was
directed to reproduce tho Konata last
played. She went through the entire
pieco without an error, and played It
about ns well as the gentleman who
had preceded her. to tho wcuukr and
ustonishnunt of nil, and especially to
tho lirst performer. He had nut tho
least idea that the lady was a violin
player, and imagined that there must
be more in hypnotism than ho hud sup
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SmtVANT PPN1BHKD. -Tho next
sceno of the parable depicts the Judgment
that fell upon this heartless servant.
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conduct of his fellows, who wero sorry,
who condemned and reported (verso 31 )
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overtakes tho wrong-doer the loss of
good opinion of associates. 2, The ar
raignment. Tho Master calls the culprit
Into Ills presenco and says "O. thou
wiced servant" (verso 32.) Unmorclful
ness' Is great wickedness It Is proof of u
bad heart. 3. The reproof. "I hnd pity
on thee,"" said tho Master, "shoiildest
not thou hnve pity on thy fellow?" (verse
33.) The act whlrh should have softened
the heart of the debtor appears to have
been hardened. Mercy had born abused
nnd perverted. I, The chastisement (verse
31.) The master was nngry he who had
been compnsslonnte became resentful. He
delivered the offender over to the offi
cers to be confined In prison, and there
punished, thus suffering tho snme as he
hnd Inflicted upon his unfoi tunnto fel
low. The pardon was reversed. Tho pen
alty of tho law was enforced.
PIMNCIPLK STATKD.-Tho parable
being complete Jesus applies It to the
subject In baud (verse 3.",.) He Is plainly
personal, spcnklng Clrcctly to llwe who
wero about Him. lie would have the
apostles know, and of cotirn.' all others
also, that God's mercy towurd men Is
conditioned upon their attitude toward
their fellow men. "My heavenly Pntlier."
he says, for the moment humbling him
self, shall "do unto you" likewise,. "If
ye forgive not," and. to make the more
forceful the forgiveness must be from
the heart. This s.ime teaching had been
given In tho ermon on the mount (Matt ,
vl:ll-i:,.) The wisdom of the requirement
must appenr to nil. One law must pre
vail In the spiritual wot Id the same gov
erning the relation between man and
man as between God nnd man. Otherwise
there would be favoritism and confusion.
Ilesldes, the formation of character, the
development of the nobler splrltunl qual
ities, Is possible only as a man rises Into
that higher realm and becomes God-like
In thnt he Is merciful. A feeling of re
lentless animosity townrd any person,
whatever tho offense, Is prejudicial to
every virtue.
THH CONCLFSION.-The Influence of
Christ's teaching In this enso may be
seen in tne writings or tlio npostles.
This same Peter, who raised the ques
tion, wrote tnirty years after, "See that
ye lovo one another with pure hearts
fervently" (I Peter, 1:22.) John doubtless
had this Interview In mind when he
said (I John III, It), "This Is the message
that ye hoard from the beginning that
wo should love ono nnother." Paul not
only condemned litigation by church
members (I Cor., vl:B), but set forth In
the clearest terms, the very principle, of
Christ (Kph., iv:32). "forgiving one nn
other. even ns God for Christ's sake hath
forgiven you," ono of the most benntlful
of nil the precepts In Holy writ. Under
tho Inspiration of this teaching tho
church of the llrst century became re
nowned for Its unity. Tortulllnn (A. D.
14"-220) In bis apology for Christianity
nddressed to "the rulers of the Itoman
empire," after repelling the charges
ngalnst Christians, pleads In their de
fense, thnt "they nre peaceable people,
dwelling together In love, having no
disputes among themselves, nnd forgiv
ing each other's faults, " that It would
be better If society were governed by
the same Christian principles.
posed. He hnd his revenge later when
the Joke was explained to him by re
marking that this wns a fair example
of tho workings of hypnotism.
HIS UllltIS IM1AS IMtUSENT.
A Clever Girl Put Herself in the
stockings.
"She was the prettiest and brightest
girl that we hud at our house patty
that winter," related the smiling old
lady who loves to dwell upon the holi
day festivities when she was a girl.
".She was a great favorite with the
men because of her dashing ways and
tho air of good comradeship that she
always carried with her. Yet wo could
never see that one of her suitors was
favored ubove another, and often won
dered If she would 1111 the appointed
destiny of woman.
"In the party was Harper Allison.
We aways culled him Harpy. He was
big, utheltic, good-natured, and good
to look nt, but we never thought of
him as a brilliant man, it was ns
plain as could be that he was In love
with her, und men of his type are so
persistent. They lay selge and no mat
ter what may come, they continue the
siege.
"I know that he proposed to her a
score of times, but he was always put
off with the laughing us-urance that
she was not to be won by any of the
stereotyped methods, and that if ho
ever did llnd a lodging place In her
heart he would see a sign.
"Christmas eve we nil hung up our
stockings outside of doors, just as a
lark, you know. In tho morning we all
had presents to show but Harpy. He
pretended to be disconsolate beyond
consolation. He had put nut a great
long pair of woolen stockings, knit in
blnck yam and tipped In red by a
fussy old aunt In Maine, who always
feared that Harpy never dressed
warmly enough, lie had not only been
slighted by Santa Clnus, but the stock
ings themselves wetn gone.
"After dinner there was a sleigh
rldo of tho old-fnshloned kind. As
fiho raised her dress to clumber Into
the big sled, we all snw that over her
dainty shoes she wore heavy woolen
stockings, and that tho toes were red.
'Now 1 know what 1 got,' shouted
Harpy, anil before us all he tossed her
Into the air. caught her as she ame
dnwii and kissed her Indefinitely De
troit Free Press.
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