11llii1lMflw4-?TlM -s,-5r. vv - !'4A 'l. ?wv "" . ' "' ' '''4 " . v''"". . 'V ''" "''.' '' '"'' ' " !' ,rl "-t fl. At ! RELIGIOUS NEWS "United Presbyterian Statistics This years nlittlstlciil report ut tho .United Presbyterian church In North 'America gives 1 1 1 synods, 68 presby teries, 1,010 ministers (780 pastors and Btntcd supplies ulid M3 without charge), KI3 pastoral rhurges, 8S9 congregations (S20 with pastors or stated supplies and 36!)-vacant), 117,871 members in Amer ica nnd ia:M70 In the whole church, in cluding tho mission Holds; 1,220 Snl liath schools, with 13.1S." odtcers and teachers, find 120,'l33 pupils: 30 mission etallons In America and 637 In tho for eign Held! 1,018 baptisms or hi (finis and 1,073 o( adults during the year in the whole church; 7,332 members received on profession o( faith! 1,036 youtiK peo ple's societies, with 33,7ir, members, and on Aggregate ot contributions, for all causes, In tho whole church of $l,S74,r,M. Tho average contribution per mem ber in America is $15,87. The average Balary of ministers In America is $1,010. Tho Southern Lutherans. The Lutheran United Synod, South, held Its eighth biennial convention In Charleston, S. C, In May, with It. A. Yudcr, D. D., as president. One of the most welcome features of the meeting was tho announcement that $28,fi(!3 of 30,000 hought had been secured for the endowment of tho seminary at Muitut "Pleasant, a suburb of Charleston. In cluding two Charleston pastors, the seminary 1ms a faculty of live teachers. Ten students were graduated from it during the meetings of the synod, after a three years' course. Progress was re ported In the mission in Japan, where there are already several native pas tors. In the Held of home missions a plan has been referred to the board to place a traveling missionary In Missis sippi. The synod is represented as standing ready to co-operate with the northern bodies In developing the terri tory bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. A hotel 'with 100 rooms has been pur chased for the Orphan home at Salem, Va., nnd gives shelter to forty children. The property, which originally cost about $63,000, has been bought for J 15,000. t SBRVJCES IN THE VARIOUS CHURCHES METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Kim Park church Prayer service at 0.30. Dr. U. SI. aifllii, the pastor, will preach at 10.30. Class meeting In the Sunday school room at close of morning service. Sunday school at 2 p. m.; Senior league at (S.'JO. At 7.30 the pastor will Bpcak on the topic, "No Need of Whigs." Strangers aro welcome. Simpson Methodist lCplscopal church, North Main avenue uml Lafayette street Rev. H. C. McDcrmott, pastor. "Preach ing by. the pastor at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. tip" Sunday school nt 1" o'clock; Kp worth" league nt i!.30 p. m. Friends and strangers welcome. Providence Methodist l'pi.scopal church Pew George A. Cure, pastor. The Brotherhood of St. Paul meet for prayer at 10 a. m. Preaching nt 10.30; subject. "Triumph In Death." Sunday school at IS' p. in. Lpworth leaguo nt C.I.", Preach ing at 7.30 by llov. John Laird; subject, u.ire." Asbui-y Methodist Episcopal church, rner nionsey avenue nnd Delaware jSreet Rev. Charles A. Benjamin, pus- r. Devotional meeting of the Brother hood of St. Paul at 9.30 a. m. ; preaching "Rt 10.30 a. m.; subject, "Wliole-I leaned ' "Devotedncss to Christ"; Sunday school at .30 p. ni.; Kpworth League at C.sa p. in.; preaching at 7.30 p. m.j topic, "A Glorious Life." Prayer meeting. Wednesday at 7.30 p. in. Seats free and all are wel come. Embury Methodist Episcopal church Itcv. James Bennlnger, pastor. At 10 a. m.,.,lovo feast; 10.u0, preaching by Elder Rev. Dr. Grllllu; sacrament of the Lord's supper; Sunday school nt 2 p. m.; Kp worth League at '0.30. leader, W, G. Cadwgan; preaching service at 7.30. sub ject, "Shipwreck"; Junior League, Mon day afternoon at 3.30; Intermediate .League, Friday evening at 7.30. Court Street Methodist Episcopal church t-G.,C. Lyman, pastor. Love feast, y.li a. m.,. followed by address by pastor, tu- , petition of members and communion ner- ''vlce. Sunday Bchool, 11. i:,., G. It. Clark, superintendent; Kpworth league, tl.UO p. 'in. 'Preaching. 7.30, by Rev. A. Griffin. D. IX There will bo good Ringing. Seats free. -AUwlll bo welcome. . St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church 1'.P. Doty, pastor. 10 a. in., meeting of , the Brotherhood; 10.30 a. in., morning .worship and sermon; 11.45 a. in,. Sunday school; 3.30 p. m Junior Epworlh league; "6.30 p.,' m., Kpworth f.euguo devotional "nervl'eoi 7.30, evening worship, A eordl.il welcome to all. Asli Street Methodist Episcopal Church' "7-Rev. J. R. Austin, pastor. Sunday School at 3 n. m.; Peter Ilartman, super intendent. Rev. Austin Griffin. D. U.. presiding elder, will hold the second quarterly conference nt 2 p. m, Kpworth leaguo nt G.1i p, in. Evening preaching service at 7.3a. a cordial welcome to all, African Methodist Episcopal church, Howard place Dr. D. S. Bentley, pastor. Preaching, 10.:;o a. m subject, "The Sweetness of Rent," Sunday school, 2.S0 p. m.; Christian Bhdeavor meeting, 7.1." p. in. Preaching, 7.4.1 p. m, Subject, "God's .Majesty, Ills Magnetism." A cor dial welcome to' all. BAPTIST. Penn Avontio llaptlst church Rev, R. F. Y. Pierce, pastor (absent In Kuiopo). W. A. MeKlnuey, minister hi charge; 10,30 a, m., preaching; 12 m Sunday school; 5.20 p. in., Sunday school ut the Amcrman inltslon; ti.SO p. m Christian Kndeavor; 7,30 p. m., preaching, Wednes day at 8 p. m,, prayer meeting, Morning subject, "Instruments of Attainment"; evening subject, "Stephen, tho Aggres sive." First Baptist church. South Main nvo nue Rev. S. F. Mathews, pastor. The usual services Sabbatli morning and evening, IO.hOji, in. and 7,30 p. m. Preach- lug by the pastor, Sunday school, 2 p. m., Dr. Bcddoe, Biiporlntondent. R? Y. p, U, service, (5.30 p. m In tho assembly ru.im, Weekly prayer meeting Wednesday m oil ing, 7.30 p. in. All nro wclcomo to these services, I Jackson Street Baptist church Morning prayer meeting at O.so, Brother Ceorgo Wlddlck, leader. At tho "10.30 scrvlco, Rev. Edward UoweIs will give tho com munion address, after which tho pastor, Rev. Thomas do aruchy. D. J) will ml. minister tho ordinance of the Lord's sup. per. Sunday school will begin at 12 in., John Lloyd, superintendent, Evening sor vlco at 7 sharp. Praise uml song uorvlco, Tho choir will be present and slug iin an them, Rev, Qcorgo Rose, a' South" Afri can missionary, will present the cause of Ida people In South Africa, The public la cordially wclcomo at all our services, Green Ridge Baptist church Henry Sterling Potter, pastor, Subjects of ser mons; At 10,30 a, m "Working Out Our , Salvation"; 7,30 p. m., "Llfo's Crisis." First Welsh HaptUt church, West Mar kef, slrcet-ltev. J. V. Davlos. pastor. The , pastor will occupy tho pulpit on Suud.iy I next ut the usual limns, 10 m m, nnd 0 Vjjg, ,'rn. Sunday school ut 'i p. in. The 8W& yiyfaii evening, service will be conducted In English. All friends are cordially invited to attend. Scnls free. Memorial Ilapllst Ctiureh-W. 1 JJavloi, pastor. Services tomorrow at tho usual hoars. Welsh In tho morning nnd Eng lish In the evening. Sunday school nt 2 p, in.. Special ringing Sunday evening. All welcome, The church will have no prayer meeting Monday on account of the annual picnic of tho Sunday school, Shlloh llaptlst church, corner Mul berry street and Adams aven'io (under the drug store)-llev. J, It. Doddle, pastor. Preaching at 1D.S0 n. m. by Frophot Jones; subject. "The Ncecslty o( Being rtittitixed In Wnler." Sunday school nt 12 o'clock: nt 3 P. in,, baptizing services III the Roaring Brook, below No. I dam. A collection will be lifted at the water by tho trustees. Prophet Jones will speak nt tile water. At 7,41 p. m picach Inc bv the nronhet: subject. "Ood's Por ter Will Show the Way." The public In Invited to all these services. PRESBYTERIAN. First Presbyterian Chinch Morning ser vice at 10.3n. Set mon by Rev. James Stu art Dickson, of Philadelphia. No even ing service. Sunday school at 12.1.1. Wed nesday evening prayer meeting at, 7.15. Second Presbyterian church, Jefferson avenue (between Vine and Mulberry streets) 10.iii, morning worship. Rev. J, II. Odcll will preach; 12, Sunday school; 0.30, V. P. S. C. E. No evening servicer Green Ridge Prcsbyteilan church Rev. Isaac J. Lnnslng, pastor. Rev. L. R. Fos ter, assistant. Sunday morning service at 10.30. Bible school at 12 o'clock. Meet ing of tho Christian Endeavor society ut ij.30 p. m. Thcro will be no evening ser vice. Washburn Street Presbyterian church Rev. John P. Moffat, D. D., pastor. Ser vices at 10.30 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Blblo school nt 12 in. Christian Endeavor young people at 8.20 p. in. Prayer mooting Wed nesday, 7.30 p. m. Tho pastor will preach morning nnd evening. Subject nt the evening service, "Fewer Divorce Pro ceedings If Girls Wero Properly Trained In the Homo." All welcome. Adams Avenue chapel, New York street Rev. James Hughes will preach at 10.30 a. m. and 7.41 p. m, Christian En deavor, 7 p. m.; Sunday school, 3 p. m. All heartily welcomed hero. EPISCOPAL. St. Luke's parish Rev. Rogers Israel, D. D., rector; Rev. Edward J. Haughto'n, senior curate; Rev. Robert E. Roo, junior curate. Seventh Sunday after Trinity. St. Luke's church 7.30 a. in., holy com munion; 10.30 n. m., morning prayer nnd sermon; 7.30 p. m., evening prayer nnd sermon; 9.15 a. m., Sunday school nnd Bible classes. St. Mark's, Diinmore 7.30 a. m.. holy communion; 10.30 a. m., sermon and holy communion; 7.30 p. m., evening prayer and sermon; 0.30 a. m., Sunday school and Bible classes. East End Mission, Prescott avenue 3 p. m., Sunday school and Bible classes. South Side Mission. Fig street 9 a. ni., Sunday school nnd Bible classes. St. George's, Olyphunt 2.30 p. m., Sun day school and Bible classes; 3.20 p, ni evening prayer and sermon. St. James, Nicholson 10.30 a. m., morn ing prayer and sermon. Church of tho Good Shepherd, corner of Monsey avenue and Green Ridge street Rev. Francis R. Batcmnn, rector. Sev enth Sunday after Trinity. Holy com munion at 7."0 n. in.; morning prayer at 10.30 a. ni.; Sunday school and rector's class, 2.;J0 p. m.: evening prayer. 7.30. St. John's Mission, Ostcrhout Hall, Providence Square Sunday school, 2 p. in.; evening prayer, and sprmon by Rev. F. R. Batoman, at 4 o'clock. REFORMED EPISCOPAL. Grace Reformed Episcopal church, Wyoming avenue, below Mulberry street George L. AlricU, pastor. Prayer and praise service, P.'io a. in.; divine worship, 10.20 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Morning sub ject, "Studies In Colosslans," Col. xxl; S-19; evening, "Our Bible Its Divisions," Luke xxlvill. Sabbath school at 12 m. Young People's Society of Christian En deavor, li.;:0 p. nifc Lesson study, Wednes day, 7,"0 p. m.; prayer meeting at 8. Seats free. All welcome. EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN. Evangelical Lutheran Seventh Sunday after Trinity. Gospel, Mark, vill, 1-9; cpitle, Romans, vl, 19-2'!. St, Mark's church, Washburn street Rev. A. L. P.amcr, Ph. D., pastor. Ser vices at 10.20 a. in. and 7.30 p. m. Luther league, ti.20 p. m.; Sunday school, 12 in, "Morning subject, "Divine Compassion"; evening subject, "An Overruling Provi dence." Christ church, Cedar avenue and Birch strcot Rev. James Wltkc, pastor. Ser vices. 10.20 a. m. Sunday school, 9 a. in. St. Peter's. Prescott avenue Rev. John Randolph, pastor. Services 10.30 a. m. Sunday school. 9 a. m. Emanuel Geriuan-l'ollsli Lutheran church, Rceso street Rev. Ferdinand Sattelfncler, pastor. Services in tho Pol ish language, 10.30 a. in. Sunday school, 2 p. m, St. Paul's, Short avenue Services nt 10.S0 a. m. nnd 7,30 p. m. Sunday school nt 2.20 p. m, Rev. H. A. Kunkle, of Kresgovlile, Pa., will occupy tho pulpit. English Evangelical Lutheran church of the Holy Trinity, corner Adams avenue and Mulberry Btreot Rev. 13. F. Ritter. A. M., pastor. Services nt lO.'IO u. m. and 7.30 p. m. Holy communion nnd. recep tion of new members at morning service. Subject of .sermon, ""''ceding tho Four Thousand;" evening subject, "Tho True Riches." Sunday school nt 9 a, m.; Lu ther leaguo ut U.I5 p. in. Seats free. All wclcomo. MISCELLANEOUS. " , Calvary Reformed church, Munnm ave nue mid Gibson street Rev. Marlon L. Flror, pastor. Services ut iO.l'u a, m. nnd 7,20 p, m, Sunday school, ii.c u. m.; Christian Endeavor, 7 p. in. Morning sub. ject, "All In All." Bellovuo Welsh Calvliilstlo Methodist church Rev. William Da vies, pastor. Services during the week as follows; Prayer meeting tomorrow at 10 a. m.; class meeting, 11.30' a. in,; Sunday school, 2 p. m,; prayer meeting, 0 p. ui. Prayer meeting Monday evening, 7.30; class meet ing Thursday evening, 7.30; meeting of the Biblical and Lltorury society, Friday evening, 'at 7 o'clock, First Prlmltlvo Methodist church, Green Ridge Rev, G, T.ees, pastor, Morning subject, "Looks;" owning subject, "Tho Grief of l.iod." Class meeting nt close of morning sermon. Sunday school ut 2.30 p. in, All welcome. All Soul's l.'niversallst church, Pine street, between Adams and Jefferson nvn. lines Rev. Thomas U, Payne, pastor, p. vino service, with sermon, at 10.:i0 a. rn.J subject, "Is tho World Growing Better or Worse?" Sunday school nt 12 in. Seats free, Strangers welcomed, No evening service 'Ion T'nlted Evnitgellcal church. J4M Cu pouso aveniit! Preaching at 10.no a. in. anil 7.30 p. in, by Row N. Young, presid ing elder. Communion morning und even lug. Sunday school at 9.30 a, in, uy. stone League, Christian Jlndeavor, U.30 p. in. All a ro welcome. First Church (Christ Scientist!, 319 Adams avenue Sunday services, 10.30 a, in., 7130 p. m.; Sunday school, Jl.43 a, in. Subject, "Lire." Testimonial meeting, Wednesday evening at S o'clock. Tho church Is also open every day during the week. Tho Blblo and all Christian Science literature Is kept In Its free public This lgnture is on every box of tho tcamiM Laxative BroniO'OninineTabieta wrna,nit siu-m ctu t umburj THE SCRANTON reading room. ''Science and Health with tho Key lo ScrlptUie," by Mary Baker Eddy, will bo loaned to Investigators without charge. Visitors and letters of Inquiry are. welcomed and given com--' teens altentlon and Infnimaltori free. Christian Church, North Main avenuo Prenchlng by the pastor, llev. It. W, Cly mer, at 11 a, m. and 7.30 p. m. Subjoctst "My Duty to My Neighbor," and "The Saloon as n Church Antagonist." Spe cial music. Sunday school, 10 n, m,; Chris tian KndcaSor, 0.43 p. m. All nro wel come. Plymouth Congregational Church, Jackson street. Preaching scrvlco nt 10.30 a, in,; Sunday school at 12 o'clock. Sun day school at Sherman avenue til 2.15. At 7.20 p, ni. Urn Sherman nvenuo School will repeat 'their children's day pro gramme. 'Tho Juvenllo choir (Richard Phillips, conductor), will also sing. All uro cordially welcomed, SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON FOR JULY 13 i.-v- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS -JJUTIES TO GOD. Ex. xx:l-ll. by nnv. j. n. oildeiit, d. d. BeereUrjr of American Society of Itellfflom Kduntlon. INTHODL'CTION.-Two months after tho events recorded In our last lesson, or three months after leaving Egypt (Ex odus, xl::, 1), Israel reached the plain of Slnnl, where an encampment was mado for nearly a year. That time was all oc cupied with arrangements necessary to tho setting up of a system of government and religion. Up to that tlmo the family had been the unit, nnd that had gradual ly expanded until tho tilbal system pre vailed. For tho further und fuller pur pose of God tho twelve tribes, bearing tho names of Jacob's sons, must bo com pactly Joined together, not losing their old spirit, but gulnlng In moro perfect form tho Idea, ot unity, that they might stand togetho'r for the ono great thought which had led Abram from Ur of the Chaldecs Into tho promised land. These peoplo had much to learn. Having been long in bondage they were, ignorant of many of tho leading, and, Indeed, essen tial features of advanced civilization. In struction must bo given on many points which nro now. well understood. DECALOGUE.-It Is worthy of special noto that tho beginning was laid In a scries of commandments, what Is ordin arily termed the decalogue, or the ten words. This was virtually the constitu tion, the foundation on which everything vested, a kind of charter, the Hrst In the language of men. Considering the timo when It was promulgated and the fact that It has never been abrogated, although thlrty-threo centuries have passed away; It Is ono of the most re markable documents in political history, oven now admired by theologians, states men and philosophers. The decalogue was delivered by God to Moses, who called him up Into Mount Sinai alone to receive It. This method Invested It with peculiar sanctity, causing tho peoplo to hold It with utmost reverence, as worthy of their constant care. Tho decalogue Is In two tables, or parts ono covering du ties to God, tho other duties to men. We shall study tho Hist part today. POLYTHEISM. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." In the attempt to explain natural phenomena and human history, tho ancients multiplied deities, nnd introduced various rites to placate them. This habit resulted hi Innumerable evils, which could not be corrected until the cause was removed (Romans, I, 28.) In setting apart a people for himself the Almighty therefore began His covenant by claiming the solo nnd nbsolute loyalty and service of Israel, enforcing It by tho consideration that He had liberated them and brought them forth. (Verso 2.) Ho thus gave to this peoplo the high mission of holding and propagating tho doctrine of tho divine unity until the whole human family should receive It. (Isaiah, si, 9.) How unfaithful they were to this mono theistic idea their history shows. (II Kings, xvli, 7.) IDOLATRY. "Thou shalt not mako any graven imago" to worslilp. It Is tho natural tendency of an undeveloped mind to locate the deity and give Him foim, thereby hoping to come into moro inti mate relations. But this exercises a most degrading nnd corrupting influenco upon the devotee (Romans, i, 23), as appears in tho condition of the whole heathen world. Man becomes like that ho wor ships. God Is a spirit (John, Iv, 24), un created, Invisible, immortal. Ho has neither body nor parts. He Is omniscient and omnipresent. This exalted view of Him Is a prima condition of acceptable and profitable approach. One who comes to such a being Is drawn upward out of the material and sensuous Into tho realm whore tho dominant forces play. To for bid Idols was, therefore, necessary in training Israel, and In training tho raco toward that new manhood destined to bo realized in Jesus Christ (Romans, vill, 6), who is tho way and the riatlorn. PROFANlTY.-'Thou shalt not take tho name of thy God In vain." Reverence for God Is as necessary as a conviction of Ills spirituality. It is indeed the begin ning of wisdom (Psalm. cxI, 10) and ot every virtue. To exalt Him In one's thought promotes humility and trust, and theso minister constantly to tho higher elements of character. (Proverbs, xv, 33.) Tho very name npplled to tho Deity, Al mighty, Jehovah, God, whatovor it may be, educates, because It convoys certain Ideas to tho mind and produces appropri ate emotions. Hence, also, the manner In which tho name is pronounced is a matter of great Importance, It is said that ojio name ot God was hold so sacred by tho Jews that they never spoke It, In their reading they passed It in silence. To enforce this third command, blasphemy was punished with death (Leviticus, xxiv, 10), and the whole congregation, by ston ing the criminal, expressed their abhor rence of Ids sin. INDUSTRY.-After three negative or prohibitory commands there ramo onu positive and mandatory In two parts, re. forcing lo the use of time. Six-sevenths of one's days should bo devoted to work In secular nffalrs. (Verse 11.) This was needful at that tlmo among people who had been slaves and who might deslro to escape work, who wero fed with manna from heaven and had less reason on that account for work. It was also necessary for all time. At the beginning man in ids Iminccnco had tasks. (Genesis, , 19.) In setting up a nation nnd preparing it for its future, tho Alinlehly deemed It essential to enjoin Industry, to innko tho week day work a duty nnd an honor, Not by Idleness which Is always iIsr-iico-ful and dangerous (Proverbs, vl, (i). but by honest toll may fortunes bo bullded, characters developed, wealth acquired, and coveted good secured, Labor Is the price to bo paid In all landB and ages for overy personal and national blessing. This Is God's word on the subject. . SABRATII. Thoro might bo correct notions of God and yet llttlo religion. Nesallons might prevent bad actions there Is needed something positive to pro moto and support a holy life, If a part of time was allotted for secular things It was as well lo havo another nart for tnered things. A holy day was there- fore appointed, ono In overy week, follow, lag all t)io work days. Six dai of work and one day of rest. (Verse W.) Tho lauuuago in which this command Is giv en Indicates that It Is pot a new enact meat, but an old law re-enacted. "Re member'' slgnllles something tlint has ex isted and Is (o bo carried forward. The argument for a prlmltlvo Sabbath, ob served )u the time of Noah and In tho wilderness (Exodus, xy, 5), lias been fre quently imuto and Is regarded by tome bcholurs ns conclusive. But whether there has been a dlv(no Institution co. ovul with the m.t mid therefore bind TRIBUNE - SATURDAY, ing upon nit men (Murk, II, 27), as la hlp.li ly probable, It Is noW-ndmUlcd1by all. that tho day-sacredly observed Is suited to tho highest mental, moral and social good Of man Under every form of civilization. Its appointment hero was thoreforo an act of great wIsHom, CREATtON,-As nn Inccnlivo to the la bor of tho six days and tho rest of thu seventh day Clod presented Ills own act of creation, During six periods of tlmo ot uncertain length (The Hebrew word yom, translated day, hail no equivalent in our language), tho Almighty had worked hi the physical, nnd on the seventh period Ho laid retired Into tho contemplation und movements uf" the spiritual (Go). llil-3), This reference Is Immensely im portant. It rIvcs sanction to the account of creation, which sonic havo regarded n legend, but which Is hero treated as his tory. Moreover, tho conduct ot men in the uso of tlmo Is to he regulated by tho Very constitution ot things. Tho material universe Is constructed on tho septenary plan. Ho who caused nil things has Im pressed upon nil llilnsH Ids own law, and that manifests Its wisdom by Its ndoptnllon to human needs. It amounts, thoreforo, to this that God's law of time Is simply n declaration of tho nature and illness of things. REFLECTIONS.-!. These four laws (tho one on tlmo being In two parts) rest ed upon an authority which deserved to bo respected by Israel, Ood claimed the light to govern because ho had been tho deliverer from bondage (verse 2). llo might have rested his commands upon his sovereignty, but that would not havo been so easily understood. Every man knew the, galling slavery. In Egypt nnd rejoiced In tho freedom. Tho appeal to tho sense of gratitude for mercy would bo moro effective." 2. Piety, a vlght re lation to God, lies nt tho basis of good character, and ronseqpcntly of good gov ernment. Allcglaiico to ono God. nn ln llnltc spirit who cannot bo represented In material form, and reverence for, his iinmo Is tho beginning' ot wisdom and virtue (Prow lx:10). tho germ of lofty thought nnd holy desire. All tho' great nations of the world havo boon raon thcistlc. 3. The proper uso df tlmo, as tho first gift of God, s the most valu able of all our possessions In this life, Is nn clement of piety. Ho must divide our tlmo under two heads one. having chief reference to tills world, the other to the unseen world, and all ns leading to Just conceptions of God's plan ot liv ing. The work days and the rest days succeeding each other onoblo life. YANKEE SALESMEN IN THE FAR EAST Interesting Experience of Two Young Americans Who Went for Trade and Got It. W. A. Rubleo, our consul-general at Hong Kong, China, writes to the state department: The experience of two young Americans who recently spent six mouths traveling through Japan, China, and tho Philippines for the purpose of soliciting trade, af fords good evidence that there i3 much commerce to be secured by Amerlcaus if It Is properly sought. These young men studied the Chinese language in Sail Fran cisco and acquired a sufficient knowledge of it to make themselves understood They had, therefore, the great advantage ot being able to do business directly with their Chinese, customers. As It was their ilrst trip to the Orient, they did not bring a largo variety of samples, but the re sults havo been so encouraging that they propose to return equipped with an en larged outfit. Tho method pursued by these young men Is worthy the attention of our manufacturers. I have received a letter from the salesmen who mado this experimental trip during the' past year, in which they tell of what they havo accom plished. In speaking of cotton piece goods, they refe'r to tho market In south ern China. The letter, which may be ot interest to American manufacturers look ing for trade in the Orient reads: "As wo did not know exactly what class of goods of American manufacture the market lias required, wo came to mako a test, and brought with us the following lines: American watches, rings, lockets, coIIrj- and cuff buttons, watch chains, electrical supplies, clocks, cotton piece goods, etc., all of which wo pushed to the utmost. "Watches. Notwithstanding tho fact that at present Swiss watches have tho greatest sale, with those of French mako a close second, we had no difficulty in obtaining good orders, even though our prices wero a trifle higher than those asked for European goods. "Watch chains. In this line, wo found trade very good, our only drawback us ing that wo did not have tho patterns de sired, although the juices asked were satisfactory, if wo had had the patterns desired, In the quality of otif samples, our orders would havo been trebled. "Jewelry. In tho general lines of jew elry, rings, etc., we had a very good trade and wo found a fair demand for Ameri can plated jewelry of all descriptions. "Clocks. Our line of clock Is a low priced one, but oven so, oar prices could not comparo with those nsked for clocks of Japanese mako; therefore wo could not compote. "Electrlcnl goods. Wo had an excellent trade In electrical supplies, and found the Chinese ready buyers of American goods. "Cotton piece goods. Wo regret exceed Ingly to report that, owing to the lack of enterprlso shown by our manufacturers nt home In not attempting to enter to tho wants of this market regarding widths, lengths and qualities desired, wo wero unable to obtain any business from tho Chinese, for tho reason that the qualities weie too (Ino and the prices loo high for tho market. In fact, for somo of our goods the prices wo wero expected to got wero double those asked by our Eu ropean competitors foi products of an equal grade. Wo will add that wo found tho Chinese very much Interested In American cotton goods, and, wero It not for the handicaps above stated, America would today be getting her fhaio of tho piece-goods trade hi this market, "Soliciting trade. Tho trade solicitor employed by commission houses through, out China Is a being known as tho "mar hot shroff," who, us n, rule, performs tho combined duties of a salesman nnd col lector. As a general thing, his only qualification, for filling tho position Is that he can cairy on a conversation In "pid gin English." Judged from the stand point of an American, ho Is a rank fall urn as a salesman, As an Illustration, wo will stato that on our arrival In Shanghai It was our Intention to g" after tho tratlo with tho assistance of "shroff" who was recommended to us, hut after show ing him our samples nnd being Informed by him that they wore not suitable for tho market, wo decided thut this' was only his opinion, and that wo would go from shop to shop with our samples and satis fy ourselves. This wo did, with tho re sult that on tho goods which tho shroff condemned, wo met with great success. We also find that the .fttct that wo speak tho Chlneso lauuuago has had great weight with tho merchants. "Payments. All our bills sold were paid on tho letter-of-credlt basis. "Prospects for future iiusiness, In our opinion, there Is a splendid opening In China for American-mado goods, and wo aro now hurrying home, ariued with sam ples of goods, together with the prices at which thoy aro told in the Chlneso mar ket, and copious notcH regarding classes of goods In which tho United States is not represented hi tha Held, which wo hope to Induce our homo people to maiiu- jturo." A Punctual Blvd. AVhat tempts tho lltlto liuiumlng-bird that wo see In our gardens (o travel ev ery sprjng from near tho equator to as for north as the, Arr(.lu Circle, leaving behind him, ns ho does, for 11 season, muuy tropical delights. He is the only Hfe JULY 12 1902, 444 DOMESTIC SCIENCE "Something cold"!a tho nlmost uni versal refrain theso days, when the question comes up, "What shall wo cat or what shall wo drink?" Fortu nate, Indeed, for tho cook thnt "cold things"' are ensy to prepare, that near ly everything can be made In tho cool ot tho day, and that they llnd nlmo3t universal acceptance, "I nlways thought cold victual nice, My cliolco would bo vanilla Ice," snug the genial Autocrat at tho Breakfast Table, years ago, and near ly every ono agrees with him, Tho making of frozen dishes was once very elaborate; but Improved methods nnd utensils have simplified tho operation until now tho veriest tyro may bo ntire of success If certain rules nro followed. Of course, tho mixture to bo frozen must bo cold when put In tho freezer. Tho Ico should bo crushod as lino as possible and a third as much rock salt as Ico used. Tho easiest way to crush tho leo Is to put It In a stout gunny sack and pound It tine with a hammer or tho back of an axe. Having mndo tho cream nnd poured It Into the can, set it in tho wooden tub and place around it alternate layers of crushed lee rtnd salt. Let tho layers of Ico bo two or three inches deep, with ono Inch of salt sprinkled ovenly ovor tha Ice. Let the Ico mixture como a few Inches above tho cream In tho can. Now for tho freezing, which should be done very slowly nt Ilrst, as rapid turning makes a lumpy cream. About five hundred revolutions will usually suffice to freeze the cream. Ono ex tremely methodical man who prides himself on the velvety smoothness ot tho Iced products which he says ho has frozen for the homo dessert every Sunday for twenty years, turns tho crank just one hundred times, then rests llvo minutes, turns a second hun dred, rests again and finishes with tho third hundred. This occupies about twenty minutes in all. When sufficiently frozen, remove tho dasher, replaco the lid and cork tight ly. If tho cream nr Ico Is tn ho nerved $" within un hour, no more ico will be needed; Simply push tho can down Into tho Ice, put a weight on top to hold it and cover with a piece of old enrpetlng. Sherbets and Ices are real ly better to be served as soon as pos sible after freezing. Tho methodical man before men tioned only begins freezing his Ico when his wife commences to set the table. Cream, however, Is richer If al lowed to "ripen" several hours before using. In this case draw oft tho su- perfluous water, pack with more Ico nnd salt, cover and stand away In a cool placo until ready to serve. If these directions aro carefully fol lowed, tho cream should bo smooth and velvety, perfectly freo from lumps. When a granular consistency is required, as in frappes, use a larger proportion of salt. in the following recipes are to be found somo tempting summer deserts, and this Is a lemon sherbet, for which one of tho best known ranches in Ari zona. Is famous: Six lemons, scant two quarts of water, ono pint of sugar, one table spoonful of gelatine. Put tne water nnd susnr on to boll In n clean nasln. Boll until clear, skimming if neces sary. Meanwhile squeeze tho lemons, and grate a little of the yellow peel into tho Juice. Dlssolvo ono table spoonful of gelatine In a llttlo bit of cold water, heating it over tho tea kettle. When the syrup is clear, pour Into tho lemon juice, to which tho gelatine has also been added. Freeze. Tho beaten white of an egg may bo substituted for the gelatlno to glvo body. PARFA1TS AND BISCUITS. Aro specially delicious desserts. They aro quickly and easily made, as they require no stirring while freezing. The foundation for them as well as mous ses is simply whipped cream, with or without eggs. Hero Is nn excellent recipe: BISCUIT ICR CREAM. To two quarts whipped cream allow four eggs, throe-fourths ot a cupful of sugar, three-fourths of a cupful of wa ter and a tcaspoonful of vanilla. Boll tho sugar and water together for twenty-five minutes. Beat tho tttaAtttttttttt4t one of many humming-birds that pluck Hy leaves the land of gaily colored birds to go into voluntary exile in tho north, east of the Mississippi, How it stirs tho imagination to picture tho solitary, tiny migrant, a mere atom of bird life, moving above tho range of human sight through tho vast dome of sky. Borne swiftly on ward by rapidly vibrating llttlo wings, ho covers tho thousands of miles between his winter homo nnd his summer one by easy stages and arrives nt his chosen des tination, weather permitting, ut approxi mately tho same date year after your. Neltjo Blnnclmn In Country LIfo in Amer ica. CONGRESSMAN KAHN OF CALI FORNIA ON PHILIPPINES. I have been rather astonished at the statements made from time to time by my friends on the other side of tho chamber, who likewise had visited the islands last summer. They seemed to llnd llttlo or nothing to commend in the Islands, tho native inhabitants, or the American soldiers nnd civilians who were there in the service of their coun try, nnd I understand from their re marks thnt they favor tho abandon ment of our policy and the withdrawal of our forces as speedily ns possible. Sir, In thnt connection I am reminded of a llttlo Btory that Max O'Rell, the brilliant French wit and satirist, told in the coui'so of his lecture on "Jonath an and his Continent." In his Inimit able way he stated that he had occa sion to visit Milwaukee some yeurs ngo and soon after his arrival thero ho was Invited to listen to an address by a Mr, Johnson on "Purls, the Wicked City." Being a Parisian, Mr. O'Rell was nat urally interested In learning what an American would havo to say about tho gay capital of Franco and he promptly accepted the Invitation. Tho lecture was delivered In a church nnd Mr. O'Rell was given a front seat. Mr. Johnson commenced Ida discourse and took his auditors from nno den of In iquity Into another. He pictured tho wretchedness, the misery, the tilth, ami tho licentiousness of "Gny Puree," and ended with a magnificent peroration admonishing all God.feurlng Christian people, ns they valued their souls, to abstain from visiting that "hell of im morality," By this time Mr, O'Rell concluded that Paris needed a defender, mid he asked permission of ono of the elders of the congregation to say a few words u reply, which permission was cheer fully accorded him. "I never knew un tl,l tills hour how wicked and demoral izing Paris was, but In all fairness I desire (o ask Mr, Johnson a few ques tlons. Did ho go to tho Louvre and look upon the magnificent paintings of the musters of the nenaU-suuce and also those of our own era? And was ho not Inspired by the sight,? Did he look upon the masterpieces uf the world's great sculptors, uml did not his heart beat in rapturous admiration at 4t 4 4 4 4 tM---4"f--M-4"f4-M-f-Hf-MM-f Menu for Sundau, Julu 13. rmtUKFAST. Blucbcrrlcs'nnd Cream. Oatllakcs. Poached l-3ggs on Toast. Coffee. X I X DINNER. I Llttlo Neck Clams on Halt Shell f Radishes. Pickled Beets. I Bluo Fish. Boiled Potatoes. X Egg Plant. Cucumbers. J. Checso Straws. 4- Lemon Ice. Devil's Cake. "J Bluck Coffee. J SUPPER. f Chicken Salad. Bread nnd Butter. . T Rnspberrles. Sugar Cookies. T Iced Tea. 4. whites of tho eggs to 11 stiff froth, and gradually pour over them, still beat ing, tho hot syrup. Beat the yolks and add to tho whites and' syrup. Placo tho pan In another vessel of hot water, and cook for ten minutes, beating all tho time. Set away to cool .When qtilto cold add tho va nilla, nnd mix tho cream In llshtly. Pour In a mould and pack in Ice and salt. Cover with a piece of carpet mid set away three or four hours to hard en. Four tabiespoonfuls of maraschi no or sherry may bo used In place ot the vanilla, If preferred. Vnnllla Ico cream, with a hot choco lato sauce, or hot maple sugar syrup, Into which English walnuts are brok en, .poured over It. Is perhaps tho most popular of all Iced- desserts., Try It. Hero Is a Calsktll recipe for the va nllla cream that cannot bo excelled: Bent the yolks of four eggs until lemon-colored and thick. Add ono pound of powdered sugar and a quart or milk which has Just been brought to tho boiling point. Cook two min utes in a double bollor; no longer. Stir in the whites of four eggs, beaten un til stiff, a tcaspoonful and a half ot vanilla and half a tcaspoonful of nl mond. When cool add a quart (11 pint will answer) of cream, freeze end pack. Just before serving mako the hot chocolate sauce In this way: Mix two ounces grnted chocolate or cocn.i with two cnpfuls granulated sugar, one-half cupful water, a tablespoonful and a half of butter, and a little stick cinnamon. Cook until tho mixture forms n soft ball, when dropped in cold water. Removo the stick cinna mon, add a few drops of vanilla, pour into a pretty pitcher and sent uboiit with the cream, to bo poured over It. Tho maple sugar sauco with walnuts is a llttlo newer than tho chocolate; but either is so good that a, cliolco be tween them Is merely a matter of In dividual preference. COFFEE FRAPP K Is delicious and refreshing. It Is serv ed in glasses with a spoontul of whipped cream on top. A quart Nvlll serve twelve people. If used in a cour'so luncheon or dinner, it follows tho last entre and precedes the game. Pour ono quart of boiling water over four ounces lino ground Java coffee. Cover, let It simmer ten minutes, strain through cheesecloth, and add six tabiespoonfuls sugar. When cold pour into the freezer and begin to freeze. As it begins to thicken, add tho whiles of two eggs beaten to a stiff froth, freeze five minutes longer, removo tho beater, cover and let it stand fifteen or twenty minutes before serving. FROZEN TEA SHERBET Is also a refreshing lee, and ono too seldom used, "Mako a quart of tlno flavored ten. In tho usual wny. Pour off, sweeten to taste, add the. Juice ot a half lemon and tho fine sliced peel, Freeze. PLUM PUDDING Gl.ACE Is not to be commended to any one troubled with indigestion, but It makes an exceptionally good dessert. First make a chocolate Ico cream. Then crumb Into it a generous sllco of fruit .4.4..t......J. .J. AAJ. ,4. . " those wonderful creations of the sculp tor's art? But If he did not see all this, where did Mr. Johnson go? "Did he go to the Champs Klysee and listen to the splendid military bands discoursing their concords of sweet sounds, the productions of the world's greatest musical composers, for the ed ification of Jacques Bonhomnie and his family, who stood lost In udinlrntlou and listened with wrapt attention to the soul-stirring strains? If not, where did Mr. Johnson go? ' Did he visit the Church of the Invalides nnd look down on the tomb of the great Napoleon? And did not that sight Inspire liltn'wlth a melancholy awe tho wlille ho rapidly reviewed the remarkable career ot that remarkable man? If not, where did Mr. Johnson go? 'Did lie visit the cemetery of Pore la Clutlse, and lay his tribute upon the graves of Helolse unci Abclurd, that Meecn for all those happy mortals whom Cupid's arrow had sot ablaze with tho heavenly fires of true love? If not, where did Mr. Johnson go?" And just ubout tlint time a little wizened man In the rear of the congregation arose and In a thin, piping voice ex claimed; "Johnson, for the Lord's sake, whore did you go?" (Laughter und applause.) And I havo often been constrained, Mr. Chairman, arter listening to the re marks of some of my colleagues on the other side who visited tho Philippine Islands last summer, to ask them, "For the Lord's sake, where did you go?" (Laughter.) Congressional Rec ord. HONESTY IN WALL STREET. An Interesting Exnmple of It Shown by Pierpont Morgan. From tho World's Work. A fow years ngo u Wall street firm was agent for a coterie of street rail road capitalists in Philadelphia. The agents held about 60,000 shares of stock for the capitalists on margin shares that the Phlludclphluns were under moral obligations to control. Ono day the agents sent word to the Phlhulel philips that those shares must he taken up nt once or they would b thrown on the market. The New York men knew thut It would be Impossible for the Pennsylvnnliins to take up those stacks on such short notice, Antici pating their failure to do so, the Now York ugents hud agreed to sell nt a low price far more of the stock than they had held. They expected that when the CO.Opo sliure.s were cast upon tho market, they would be able tu buy at a still lower price all that was need ed to till tjier own contracts, and that a heavy gain would bo made. This was a scheme thut in other years .would have worked, and to the serious injury of many more than those Immediately concerned. But a new power hud come into Wall street. The Philadelphia men took a special train to New York und went, to ojM '!' nV'j'.M' '''. Mi.SfJ!J Kt 5 ." .1...4 .' t ' i I ' cake or canned plum' pudding? FroSze In bricks, slice and servo with, whipped cream or n sauco of whipped cream tltivm'c,! tvllti n IIMI.i tlt'ti. If nrn. Pi ' T. ferred to the fruit take nlreitily pro-! pared, you may add Instead, .to tho. chucolato cream a scant thr.Cc-'qi'tar- 4, tors of n pound of mixed fruit c'o'ni-ia. posed of seeded rnlslus and currants 5 plumped wllh boiling water. tlilnlT slices ot citron nnd a few cundled?. cherries. ' y Beforo pulling the fruit Into the' cream pour ii llttlo sherry over thus" fruit and let It stand long enough to soften. When ,tho cream Is fjozen drain the fruit and mix with tho cream, turn tho beater a fow mo menls, then remove and pack. And now for a very simple ice .crctim that any ono can afford! v fy Scald one quart ot new milk. Beat together three whole eggs and one' cupful of sucar. Stir the scalded mlllf slowly Into the bowl containing, tho eggs and sugar and replaco on the.flie, using a. doublo holler. Stir constantly until It feels thick and creamy,, but 110 not 101 it 11011 lest it curaic. Taico- j, . .. . . -. . .. .Lh- 1 r from tho lire, beat cool' afid 'flavor with ono tablespoonful of 'vanilla. Freeze. If you happen to havo a lit tle cream, it will make It so much the richer, but It docs not need it. A few red raspberries, sliced peaches or ba nanus may also bo mixed In when the dasher In removed, und will improve., the cream. Among the cakes that go excellently well with iced desserts are devil's' food, chocolate layer or delicate cake, nnd hero are the rules for their iniak Boll .together until thickened one- quarter cake of Baker's chocolate, the yolk of ono egg mid 11 half cupful ot, t water, Take from the lire und cool" slightly before adding ono cupful of sugar, onc-hatf cupful mill: or water, oho and one-lialf cnpfuls flour, sifted, wllh one oven tcaspoonful' baking powder, onc-hnlf tensponnful soda dis solved In a tablespoonful of boiling' water, a half tcnspoouful of vanilla, nnd the stlflly beaten whlto of one egg, folded In at the last. Bake In shallow, bread tins, or in layers, using a boiled frosting with chopped nuts for a filling. A DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE CAKE is thus baked In layers and Illicit with chocolate cream: Beat to a cream one-lialf cup of sugar and a quarter cup of butler, add ono egg beaten, a half cup of milk, a cup and a half or flour and two tenspoonfuls baking powder. Spread thin on tin3 and bake In a rather quick oven. The filling re quires one nnd a quarter squares of chocolate, one cupful of sugar, thrco qunrters of a cupful of Hour, a tiny pinch of salt, two cnpfuls of milk, two eggs and one tcaspoonful of vanilla. Melt the chocolnte In a basin set with in another basin of hot water. Mix the sugar and flour, salt nnd milk and add tho two eggs slightly beaten. Cook fifteen minutes, add the chocolate and vanilla, cool and spread between the layers. DELICATE CAKE. Whites of six eggs, two cupfuls sugar, ono scant cup of butter, one cupful sweet milk, four cupfuls flour, a small tcaspoonful soda, two level tcaspooufuls cream of tartar and a tcaspoonful of flavoring, rose, bitter almond or vanilla. Cream the butter and sugar, using nn earthen .bowl nnd wooden or silver spoon. Add the milk, then the flour, sifted two or three times with tho soda and cream tartar, then the fla voring. Havo bar cako tins ready lined with buttered paper. After the batter Is stirred smooth and creamyi fold In tho beaten whites nt the very last. Bake in a steady moderato oven, remembering that as much depends on the baking as tho mixing of tho in gredients. The cake should rlso first on tho edges then In the middle, open slightly on the top, then settle to a level again, when tho cracks should como together. Do not take the cake out until It has stopped singing, It necessary to move It whllo baking do It as gently ns possible, but never at the critical moment when It has risen to its full height, hut Is not browned or steadied. EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD. 4 5. '''"U,Ait,aoAAAA'-------T J, Pierpont Morgan. They Informed him of their predicament. "Tell thosg fellows to send that stock in to me." replied Mr. Morgan at once. , The agents were In despair. They were forced to. ask for the .twenty-four Tiours allowed by the Stock exchange In such emergencies. Next morning, the agent3 said that by a inlstnkc In bookkeeping It had been thought that securities were In New York which were really in London, and they could not be deliv ered for a week or more. Meanwhile, tho stock was largely bought on thi Stock exchange, the price went up, and the agents were forced to buy at very high prices In order to deliver Hie 00,009 apt! other shares they had agreed to deliver at 1 educed prices. The agents had extreme difficulty In retaining their seat on the exchange, and some very salutary advice wus administered bo. fore the Incident was closed. READ NEWSPAPERS. That Is, Read Good Ono3 Like Th Tribune, Says Moody. William II. Moody, secretary of the United Suites navy, contributes to the July Huccess an Interesting article un "What a Young Mun Should Read, Today." Mr, Moody believes heartily in every man's necumuliitlug a llbj-ary of the best hooks'. He "strongly nibses the perusal of a good newspaper every day, In tho follpw.lnj; wpj-ds: "7 "Every mun should read one ,Jiood newspaper each day, .J'lo not iriean, of course,' that "he 'should, read efjery thing in It; but lie should go ovcf.tho entire contents, carefully maklng'"lhln selections lind' I'enillirg1 Bt(ontlvclj,ithe articles whirl) give promise of .Jje.ln;-: helpful or jHs.truijflve-' ,Tho weekly, and, moro particularly, the inonthire- vlews .trelilso.of UrcatVUlue, frow.tlva fact that they fkJiilliar'Ue' their rc'jTclers with current history, which, iiftew-all, lu ltV ,,wtf li,,nttntit lifcln,'. whltn nt' the same tlmo po'ssotls'lhg some "ad vantages over thu dally, newspapers, because tho editors are, not coinpejled to accept Ilrst reports, and also 'navo opportunity to correct any lnuccunflca which may creep inl6 hurriedly pi-ccar-cd discussions of subjects. Neverthe less, theso reviews must oyer hufpup plcmcitt the dally newspapers, forwe are not content, liu. thls-"age, to Walt until the .ciul-ofj the tjijqnth iorf?our news," ' , -$ Shetland Ponies. Real Shetland ponies, wys Country" Life In America, are scarcer than most reinous ImasJm?, ,M higt jit-counts there wenv'Suly a cuupiu in iiiousnuu, luugmy spoiting, on tllcti- native klci, uturthoy ura rapidly bcug ujportcd.ur. spoiled, by tho admix tine of other and linger breeds. There are comparatively fow pure Bhetlainli In this country und many of the ponlep of. lercd for sulo by dealeis as such are VcaUy,half:brpcd3 oyvelmv4.?nij??N l t .J if . L