there to become in time the main-stay of the
nation
Our Sabbath yet secure and the laws enacted
for its preservation guarantee to us a continu
ance of our Christian life and mark us in an
other respect as a Christian nation. In the
days of the Commune the French people abol
ished the Sabbath, declaring that one day in
ten was sufficient rest for man. Not only did
they err but by their action denied the Divine
appointment of the Sabbath.
Christianity has preserved this boon and
safeguard for us, and every seven clays the
machinery of our thousand mills ceases its
rattle, the plow is housed, the windows of the
store-house .are barred and the quiet and rest
of the Sabbath prevails. At early morn a
sacred melody goes up from all the land, and
soon a mighty host bow their heads in humble
recognition of the Almighty Father, the crea
tor and preserver of the nation. All, no I our
church, our laws, our Sabbath, our Bible are
yet secure despite the efforts of anarchy and
infidelity.
To us, nevertheless, there comes the solemn
warning that bids us watch, lest in our strength
we fall.
Hebrew freedom is a relic of the past and
the chosen people are living out the curse,
the liberties of Greece belong to memory alone,
Rome with her vaunted privileges is now no
more. Does a like fate menace us ? Upon
freedom's foundation, we have reared here
stone by stone, a noble structure, a testimony
to the integrity and Christianity of the Ameri
can people, and the:United States stand to-day
and if it please God, will stand for many days
to come, as the brightest example of a Christian
Nation.
Our delegates to the Y. M. C. A, State Con
vention, which met in Allentown, report to
have been royally entertained by the citizens
of that place, and the members of the Associ
ation,
THE FREE LANCE.
Cider! Apples! Cider!
The Preps have revived the cricket game.
Many of the students went home to vote
Horse-back riding is one of the favorite
pastimes of some of the students.
Hereafter, preceding the Y. M. C. A. Satur
day evening prayer meeting, half-hour conse
cration meetings will be held.
Who arc the monkey chemists?
Bates says he never heard the tick-tack on
his door. What kind of an ear do you sup
pose he has for music?
Have you noticed how many of our young
men have been trying to get something on the
upper lip that resembles "Duke's" moustache
wax?
THE TWO WORDS.
One day a harsh word, rashly said,
Upon an evil journey sped,
And, like a sharp and cruel dart,
It pierced a fond and loving heart;
It turned a friend into a foe,
And everywhere brought pain and woe
A kind word followed it one day,
Flew swiftly on its blessed way;
It healed the wound, it soothed the pain,
And friends of old, were friends again,
It made the hate and anger cease,
And everywhere brought joy and peace,
But yet the harsh word left a trace
The kind word could not quite efface;
And, though the heart its love regained,
It bore a scar that long remained;
Friends could forgive but not forget,
Or lose the sense of keen regret.
Oh, if we could but learn to know
1-Tow swift and sure our words can go,
How would we weigh with utmost care
Each thought before it sought the air,
And only speak the words that move
Like white-winged messengers of love.
LOCALS.