SERMONS OF THE DAY. RELIGIOUS TOPICS DISCUSSED BY PROMINENT AMERICAN MINISTERS. "The Golden Kale" In the Title of the Third of the New York Herald's Com petitiveße!'uioiifr-l'reac^eel l>y Kev. Charles S. Vetlder, of Charleston, 8. C. TEXT: "Let us consider one another."— Hebrews x., 24. Here Is the Golden Rule, expressed In the terms of familiar speech and practical ac tion—the way in which the command to do unto others as we would that others should do unto us may bo made effectually opera tive. Here is the sursum corda of all dis content with the inequality of human con ditions; the proclamation of peace in all strife of human opinions; the solution of the problem of capital and labor; tbe con dition of harmony in all human relations. Tbe two noble brothers of the Hebrew tra dition, secretly sharing the sheaves of their barley harvest with each other to make up what each conceived that the other lacked uf the elements of happiness, exemplified it. Sir Philip Sydney did no more when, wounded to the death, he gave the draught of water hardly obtained for his own con suming thirst to a stricken private soldier, eiiying, "Thy necessity is greater than mine." The words of the text were spoken by one of the great teachers of the world to those who had associated themselves for worship and work, and whom he would fain incite to the highest and purest and kindliest life. "Let us consider one another." We would better receive the full meaning of the ap peal should wo use the similar, familiar und expressive word "considerate"—"Let us be considerate of one another." Among the potential agencies of tbo world aro those which are directly ad dressed in the text and thoso nkin to them in spirit and purpose—organizations which seek to promote human welfare, whether they be called churches, charities or by whatever name else. In all of these there are possibilities of difference and division which will defeat or retard their useful ness and value. If we would know how these possibilities may be met and over come we need but conceive of one of these instrumentalities for good in which each xuember is "considerate" of every other. Then we should see the strong bearing with the infirmities of the weak; the weak not stumbled with the larger liberty of the strong; the rich sympathizing with the manifold trials of the poor; the poor con siderate of the crowding cares and calls of the rich and zealous that both may be poorer in spirit and richer in the graces of character. Wo should see the old mindful of the enthusiasm of their own youth and, remembering its errors, gently guiding and tempering—not frowning upon and re buking—tho nrdor of the younger; the young would be seen sitting at the teet of the old to learn and rising from them to do, not rejecting the counsels of the hoary head as fossil theories of a burled genera tion, but acknowledging that "days should speak and the multitude of years teach wisdom." If with increase of age infirmity had come, its very decrepitude would be honored as the wound of an earlier war fare. Parents would lie then not forgetful that they were once children; children that duty to parents is duty to God and that they one day may need a parent's immuni ties. We should see the wise gentle to the ignorance of the ignorant and patient to instruct it; the unlearned, if need be, tol erant of the irritability of incessant thought and exacting study and eager to share the fruit of such toil, and all esteeming it more blessed to give than to receive for bearance and extenuation. Hail any "fallen," all would think how adapted was the temptation to the weak ness it conquered, and how improbable, if thus beset, that any would have remained steadfast. Repentance before God would give the offence to oblivion in the sight of men. save to kindle a deeper sympathy for the frailty that had yielded. There would be the constant summoning of that charity which "seeketh not her own, thinketh no evil, hopeth all things, endureth all things." If reproof seemed duty, the fact would not be overlooked that Some hearts there are so perilously fash ioned God's touch alone hath tenderness enough To waken, and not break, the thrilling strings. "Let us be considerate of one another!" llow benignant a law this for social inter course! How happy would be the com munity in which it reigned! We learn very early in this life that the secret of peaceful and pleasant living is a generous recogni tion of the differences between us and others and a full allowance of the right to differ. In different ages and climes differ ent definitions have obtained as to what constitutes "refinement." There is one element in which all ages and climes agree! A true good breeding is that which is con siderate of the feelings of others, of what ever class or condition. Why is it that sometimes even tho sacred circle of home is darkened with the cloud of painful differences, but that some with in it lack thouglitfulness of the feelings and even the fallings of others? Rigid in their own ways, they are intolerant of the different ways of others. Why is it that in the same circles of society variances come, which grow to settled alienations, but that in some thoughless moment a word, look or act has wounded the sensi bilities of another, or even slighted bis prejudices, and when regret came some retaliatory word forbade acknowledg ment? Employer and employed! Are they al ways to be at odds? l'es, until each "con siders" the other and not himself alone. What Is there which would banish from the intercourse and rivalries of business the personal antagonism which is often en gendered, like tearing down the ghastly legend from the marts of trade, "Every man for himself," and writing there in stead the kindly motto, "Let us be con siderate of one another?" Still, still in mutual sufferance lies The secret of true living; Love scarce is love that never knows The sweetness of forgiving! REV. CHARLES S. VEJ>DER, D. P., Pastor Huguenot Church, Charleston, 8. C. COD AMONG ORCHARDS. Rev. Dr. Talraage on tlie Pomology o 112 the Bible. TEXT: "The fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind."—Genesis 1., 2. Beginning with the Garden of Eden as the first spontaneous, mngniilcent orchard, and the expulsion from it of the first pair because they tasted of the forbidden fruit of tho tree of knowledge, Dr. Talmage continued: This story of Eden is rejected by some as an Improbability, if not an impossibility but nothing on earth is easier for me to' believe than the truth of this Edenic story for I have seen the same thing in this year of our Lord 1897. I could call them by name If it were politic and righteous to do so, tho men who have saeriilced a paradise on earth und a paradise in heaven for one sin. Their house went. Their library went. Their good name went. Their field of usefulness went. Their health went. Their immortal soul went. My friends! there Is just one sin that will turn you out of paradise if you do not quit it. You know what it is and God knows, and you had better drop the hand and arm lifted toward that bending bough beforo you pluck your own ruin. When Adam stood on tiptoe and took in his right band that one round peach, or apricot, or apple, Satan reached up and pulled down the round, beautiful world of our present resi dence. Overworked artist, overwrought merchunt, ambitious politician, avaricious speculator, better take that warning from Adam's orchard and stop before you pal out for that one thing more. But I turn from Adam's orchard to Bolo mon's orchard. With his own hand be writes: "I made me gar Jens and orchards." Not depending on the natural fall of rain, he irrigated those oroluirds. Pieoes of the aqueduct that watered those gardens I have seen, and the reservoirs are us perfect as when thousands of years ogo, the mason's trowel smoothed the mortar over their gray surface. Noorohardof olden or modern time, probably, ever had Its thirst so well slaked. The largest of these reservoirs is 582 feet long, 207 feet wide, und fifty feet deep. These reservoirs Solomon refers to when he says:"l made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees." Solomon used to ride out to that orchard before breakfast. It gave him an appetite and something to think about all the day. Josephus, the historian, represents him as going out "early in the morning from Jerusalem, to the famed rocks of Etam, a fertile region, delighted with paradises and running springs. Thither the King, in robes of white rode in his chariot, escorted bv a ttoop of mounted archers chosen for their youth and stature, and clad in Tyrian purple, whoso long hair, powdered with gold dust, sparkled in the sun." After Solomon had taken his morn ing ride in those luxuriant orchards, he would sit down and write those wonderful things in the Bible, drawing his Illustra tions from the fruits lie had that very morning plucked or riddeu under. What mean Solomon's orchards and Sol omon's gardens? for they seem to mingle the two into one, flowers underfoot, and pomegranates overhead. To me they sug gest that religion is a luxury. They mean that our religion is the luscious, the aro matic, the pungent, the aborescent, the efflorescent, the follaged, the umbrageous. They menu what Edward Payson meant when ho declared: "If my happiness con tinues to increase, I cannot support it much longer." It means what Bapa Padmanji, a Hindoo convert, meant when he said: "I long for my bed, not that I may sleep—l lie awake often and long—but to hold com munion with my God." You think religion Is a good thing for a funeral. Oh, yes. But Solomon's orchard means more. Bellglon is a good thing now, when you are in health and prosper ity and the appetite is good for citrons, and apples, and apricots, and promegran ates. Religion for the funeral. Oh, yes; but religion for the wedding breakfast; re ligion for the brightest spring morning and autumn's most gorgeous sunset, lle ligion for the day when the stocks aro up just as much as when stocks aro down. Religion when inspiration is easy, as well as for the last gasp; when the temperature is normal, as well as when it reaches 104. It may be a bold thing to say, but I risk it, that If all the people, without respect to belief or character, at death passed into everlasting happiness, roligion for this world is such a luxury that no man or woman could afford to do without it. The dear old book opened with Adam's orchard and closes with St. John's orchard. St. John went into the orchard through a stone gate, the black basalt of the Isle of Patmos, to which ho had been exiled. That orchard which lie saw was and is In heaven. One person will err in speak ing of heaven as all materiul, and another person describes heaven as all figurative and spiritunl, and both are wrong. Heaven is both material and spiritual, as we are both material and spiritual. While much of the Bible account of heaven is to be taken figuratively and spiritually, it is plain to me that heaven has also a material exist ence. How much was literal and how much was figurative, X cannot say, but St. John saw two rows ol trees on each side of a river, and it differed from other orchards in the fact that the trees bore twelve manner of fruits. The learned translators of our com mon Bible say it means twelve different kinds of fruits in one year. Albort Barnes says in means twelve crops of the same kind of fruit in one year. Not able to (lo cido which is the more nceurate transla tion. I adopt both. If it mean twelve dif ferent kinds of fruit, it declares variety in heavenly joy. If it means twelve crops of the same kind of fruit, it declares abun dance in heavenly joy, and they are both true. Variety? Oh, yes! Not an eternity with nothing but music—that Oratorio would be too protracted. Not an eternity of procession on white horses—that would be too long in the stirrups. Not an eternity of watching the river—that would be too much of the picturesque. Not an eternity of plucking fruits from the tree of life— that would be too much of the heavenly orchard. But all manner of varieties, and I will tell you of at least twelve of those varieties: Joy of divine worship; joy over the victories of the Lamb who was slain; joy over the repentant sinners; joy of re counting our own rescue; joy of embracing old friends; joy at recognition of patriarchs, apostles, evangelists and martyrs; joy of ringing harmonies; joy of roknittlngbrdkeu friendship; joy at the explanation of Provi dential mysteries; jor at walking the boule vards of gold; joy at looking at walls green with emerald, and blue with sapphire, and crimson with jasper, and aflash with ame thyst, entered through swinging gates, their posts, the hinges and their panels of richest pearl; joy that there is to be no sub sidence, no reaction, no terminus to the felicity. While there is enough of tho pomp of tlie city about heaven for those who like tho city best, I thank God there is enough iu the Bible about eouLtry scenery in heaven to pleuse those of us who were born in the country and never got over it. Now, you may have the streets of gold in heaven, give me the orchards, with twelve manner of fruits, and yielding their fruit every month; and the leaves of the trees aro for '•the henling of the nations; and there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall servo Him; and they shall see His face, and His namo shall bo in their foreheuds; aad there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun, for the Lord God giveth them light; and they shnll reign for ever and ever." But just think of a place so brilliant that the noonday sun shall be removed from the mantle of the sky because it istoofeeblo ataper! Yet most of all am I impressed with the fact that I am not yet lit for that place, nor you either. By the reconstructing and sanc tifying grace of Christ wo need to be made ail over. And let us be getting our passports ready if we want to get into that country. An earthly passport is a personal matter, telling our height, our girth, the color of our hair, our features, our complexion, and our age. I cannot get into a foreign port on your passport, nor cnu you get in on mine. Each ono of us for himself needs a divine signature, written by the wounded hand of tho Son of God, to get into tho heavenly orchard, un der the laden branches of which, in God's good time, wo may meet tho Adam of the first orchard, and tho Solomon of the sec ond orchard, and tho St. John of the last orchard, to sit down under the tree of which the church in tlue Book of Canticles speaks when it says: "As the apple tree among the trees of tho wood, so is my Beloved among tho sons. I sat down un der His shadow with great delight and His fruit was sweet to my taste;" and there it mny be found that to-day we leurned the danger of hankering after one thing more, and that religion is a luxury, and that there is a divine antidote for all poisons, and that we had created in us an appetite for heaven, and that it was a wholesome and saving thing for us to have discoursed °n the pomology of tho Bible, or God among the orchards. Trolley Slaughter of Egyptian*. I* is said that the electric railroads at i l«?' k'ypt, aro betting those of Brooklyn in the record of numbers of people killed. Sill Ky l ,tian roads have been running a j °ver a year, and 140 people were killed or injured by their cars during the first twelve months. I THE REALM OF FASHION. J While red is much in vogue for all ages it is peculiarly suited, according to May Manton, to the gowns designed for children's wear. The attractive GIRL'S COSTUME. »nd stylish model shown is of cashmere in the brilliant shade known as tulip, with trimmings and sash of black relvet ribbon. The full waist, which STYLISH bADIEs' liLOUSE. pouches very slightly over the belt, is made over a lining that fits the figure snugly at the front, the backs of which are cut exactly as is the outside. The yoke portions of surah striped with narrow black velvet are faced onto the lining to the depth indicated. The full portion is applied, the fulness arranged in gathers at the waist and the pointed edges finished with two bands of velvet. The sleeves are two seamed and fit snugly well above the elbow but show slight puffs at the shoulders which support the full epaulettes. The skirt is cut in four gores and fits smoothly at the front and hips. It is lined throughout and is trimmed with double row of velvet ribbon applied in points. At the waist is a belt with bow and ends of wider rib bon. To make this costume for a girl of twelve years will require three and three-fourths yards of forty-four-inch material with one-half yard of twenty two-inch silk for the yoke. Ladles' Blouse. The popularity of the cloth costume is an established fact, says May Man ton. The stylish model shown in the large illustration is well adapted to zibeline, broadcloth and cheviot, worn with a skirt of the same, and over a shirt waist of silk or velvet. As illus trated, the material is zibeline in deep Bordeaux-red with trimming of astra khan and yoke of smooth-faced cloth, banded with narrow black braid. With it is shown a belt of handsome black leather, and a hat of black vel vet with ostrich plumes. The foundation for the blouse is a fitted lining made in the usual man ner, and closing at the centre-front. The blouse proper is fitted by shoul der and under-arm seams only, the tabbed epaulettes being out as parts of the back and fronts. The yoke is seamed to the right shoulder, and hooks over to the left. The blouse pouches well over the belt and closes invisible at the left side. The basaue <264051 portion is separate anil seamed at the waist line. The sleeves are two seamed and show only slight fulness at the shoulders. Beneath the epau lettes they are seamed to the lining only, an extra strip of the oloth being stitched onto insure strength. The entire garment is lined with taffeta silk in a harmonizing shade of red. To make this blouse for a lady in the medium size will require two yards of forty-four-inch material. Ermine Is Coming In. Among the coming fashions ermine bids fair to regain its lost reputation, and will be seen once more on coats and capes. It had a slight revival last winter, but this year its claims are already noticeable. There is a ques tionable doubt as to its being becom ing—at any rate it oan never com pare with the lovely sable. Petticoats of Silk Moreen. Petticoats of silk moreen with taffeta silk ruffles are recommended for wear ing qualities, which the all taffeta skirt does not possess. The material comes in a variety of protty colors. Dress For a Clitld. No other style, however good, ever supersedes the one shown in the illus tration. While it is in every way suit able for a wee child of two it can also be worn by girls up to the eighth year. As illustrated the material is pale pink cashmere with bands of vel vet ribbon of the same color and bole ro of the material embroidered with white and edge<3 with frills of pink satin ribbon. White goods, such as nainsook. Persian lawn and the lilco are equally suitablo for dressy gowns, while ginghams and sundry cotton ma terials are well adapted to morning wear. The full front and back are fitted at shoulder and under-arm seams only, but are'mounted upon a short body lining, which, together with the gown, closes at tho centre-back. Tho bole ro, which is quite simple, is joined at the shoulder and under-arm seams. The sleevos, of bishop shape, aro one seatned, the fulness at both shoulders and wrists being arranged in gathers. C lILD'S DRESS. Frills of the ribbon edged with bonds of velvet make the finish at neck and form tiny cnffs. To make this dress for a ohild ol four years will require two and one fourth yards of forty-four-inoh 01 three yards of thirty-six-inch material. Pasteur's Forgetfulness. The late Dr. Pasteur was an absent minded as Edison. Even on the morn ing of his marriage he forgot all about the approaching ceremony and went off to his laboratory. The bride and the attendants went to the church, but no Pasteur turned up. A search was instituted and Pasteur was found deep in chemical experiments and utterly oblivious of the fact that he was to be made a bonedict that dc.y.--Philadel phia Record. He Saved His Hat. At Scotch weddings some years ago it used to be tlie custom to batter the hat of the bridegroom as he was leav ing the house in which the ceremony took place. On one of those occa sions a newly married couple (rela tives of the bridegroom) determined to carry out the observance of this custom to the letter. The bridegroom heard them discussing their plans and dispatched a messenger to the car riage, which was waiting, with his hat some time previous to his departure. Then, donning the hat of a male rela tive who had ploted against him, he prepared togo out to the carriage. No sooner had he got to the door than his hpt was furiously assaulted and almost destroyed. He walked aut of the house amid the laughter of the bystanders and entered the ve hicle; then taking his battered hat from his head he threw it into the hands of its proper owner, exclaiming: "Hey, Mr. Dougall, there's your hat," and donned his own, amid the cheers af all present. Mr. Dougall was the unhappiest looking man in Scotland for some timo after that.—London Telegraph. The Walking Fish. Recently very remarkable fish have been captured in this country, found many thousands of miles from their uative seas. One was caught on the Pacific coast the other day near Betterton. O. O. Warner, of Philadelphia, caught the curiosity which turned out to be a native of the Indian Ocean, and which is known the world over as the walk ing fish, so called because it really does have feet which it uses as a mode of locomotion. As a matter of fact, the walking fish is a ghoulish-appear ing thing, for the little claw legs which are seen, two on each side of the crea ture, are decidedly uncanny. ? TTTTTTTT*¥ T T 112 + w mj ► A A l\ AAA AAA A. A. A A. 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