Who Cometh clad In robes of light, . And than th morning star mors bright ?' 1 It is tht Spring, th Joyous Spring , Th earth U green beneath her feet, tThe violets her coming greet - . V. ' Oh, welcome, welcome, lovely Spring?. About her head the toft wlndt play 41 The bird, attendant on her way, ' Their old familiar carol ting ' The treea in bronze and purple fair V Are painted on the dewy air. Oh, welcome, welcome, lovely Spring' Tie Nature' happy Easter-tide, The fields rejoice on every tide, t While snnward now the earth doth iwing, niong ine vaie in wooaiana aim I heard the resurrection hymn Oh, welcome, welcome, lovely Spring I jr LONG time ago, as Easter approached, a little white Jh Mayflower that had been sleeping In the woods awoke, and, smiling In the spring sunlight, prayed that it might be an Easter blos som. Ail winter It had dreamed of UUt, nestling cosily down In the warm soil at the foot of a great elm. One Gay the Mayflower saw a company of children out In the forest picking blos soms for Easter, and It fairly trembled with eagerness to be plucked and borne away to celebrate the great day upon which the Lord arose. "Oh! Don't you wish they would oome and take us also?" It whispered to the Kindly fernfrond whioh had bnt Its tall head to shelter the little white ' isom from the rollicking sjrk.s winds so often. The fern frond waved Its head decidedly, and said "No." But tht Mayflower was still eager to be carried off Into the world away from tile woodt. "Isn't this little white Mayflower a perfect darling!" exclaimed the boy who had plucked It, offering the blos som to the girl who stood nearest "Pin it on your coat lnpel and wear It, the pretty little thing!" . But the girl shook her bond, smiling. "No, I will not wear It," she said. "These wild flowers fade and droop so vevy quickly unless you treat thera very tenderly Indeed. And this par ticular little flower Is to beautiful and perfect that I should like It for our obarch to-morrow. See! We will lay It away in this cardboard box of mine, with some cool, wet ferns beneath and above It, and It will come out at fresh and bright as ever when we get home and are ready to take the flowers to tie church." The Mayflower was so pleased to hear that It was to help in decorating he church that It fairly trembled again with Joyouaness. When the box wat opened late In the same afternoon, however, and It knew itself being transferred to a place near the altar, it grew very still. Next morning. Just' when the sun shine wat pouring In gloriously through the stained-glass windows and the organ began to send forth the soft celt, tweotest music Imaginable, and all the wild' blossoms were lifting WB WILI, SAT IT AWAY, their beads eagerly to drink It all in ana to praise God also with smiling facet and tweet perfume, a lady with pale faoe, which she tried hard to keep bright and cheerful, came and stood beside the big bowl of wild flow er for a few moments. "Are they not beautiful?" she asked f tlie minister, who stootj ttrore with her. "And do sue that dear Itttla white Mayflower. Doesn't it seem to bring n'l the sweetness of the wild wood right to one? How I wish I bad that one flower, to take to my sick little 'l at home! I do believe she would fei'l better all day for Haying seen it." it m "Take it to her," said the minister, gently, drawing the startled blossom from among Its fellows; "take It to her at once, dear Mrs. Bradley. You will Just about have time to go home and get back into your place before the service commences, H you hurry a lit tle." The pale lady walked very quickly 'RESURREOTION" - when she had left the church, and it hardly seemed a moment before she wat standing beside the bed of the lit tle sick girl, with the Mayflower in her hand. "Oh, motherklns, bow lovely! Where did you get it? And it It for me? It must have come right straight out of the woods!" the tick child cried, Joy fully. "llurry back to church motherklns, or you'll be late," she added presently, when the flower had been placed In a tiny crystal vase and the table sup porting It drawn very near to her bed side. "I wouldn't have you miss that serviee for auytblng In the world." When the pale lady- had left the room again the child drew the tublo even nearer to her bedside, and all morning the Mayflower leaned over tho edgo of the vase and told her beautiful stories, In tho wordless language which only children and flowers and a few others know and understand, un til the little sick girl forgot to be tired or Impatient of her Illness. The stories were all about the woods and the trees and the ferns and the flowers. Long before the tales were finished the obild felt ber eyelids growing heavy and less feverish, Just as If a gentle, cool band had boeo lightly laid upon them, and when the pale lady came back from the morning service, bringing a great sheaf of odorous and perfect Easter lilies with her, the May flower wat Jhe only one of God's chil dren awake In tho room. And even Its head wat beginning to droop wearily. It only lived until sunset, that little white blossom, for Mayflowers aro at fragile as lovely, and they seldom live long away from the woods and tho fluids. Then tint pule lady hissed the dead Mayflower tenderly and rook it, all brown and withered, from the table by the bed, and she Inlrl It softly away between the loaves of her Bible.' That Easter was the turning point of the little daughter's Illness, and day by day she grew stronger until she wm at well as anybody. "The Mayflower cured tne," she often nays to her moth, er. So every Easter the mother brings the little Mayflower out of the Bible and places It In the sunlight, where Its dry petals seem to revive and sgnlu grow fragrant and tell stories of th flowering wllder-iess. Kthel Maud Colson, In the Chicago Record. tTp-to-Data lllacksmlth Aprons. On Eastern Moudny morning the blacksmiths all over the land, follow ing on immemorial custom, put on Itew leather aproiiN. They do this twice a year, at the Easter and Christ luas holidays. Dealers expect It of them, and lay in a groat stock In ad vance. The most recherche black smith's apron Is now made of sheep skin. It has n diamond-shaped bib to cover the breast, but fashion dictates that thl should not be worn up, but should fall from the waist down over the stomach carelessly. The apron fastens behind with two brass buttons, and comes, In three colors white, lemon and ton. The white one, which Is affected by the younger and more modish sort 'of blacksmith. Is re-en- forccd and padded at the knees for horseshoeing and such like work. This is an effemln&ucy disdained by the austere and hardy blacksmith of the old school. Though all aprons are slit up the middle to the thigh, they still continue to be sold tinsllt. It Is be cause the manufacturers are not pro gressive. An apron costs $1 and lasts about six months. Fb.lludolphl.1 Rec ord. Kaster a Fnicnn Tltlo. The pagans gave EnHtor its title, be stowing it after it hail for centuries be longed to their spring goddess, to whom they puld tribute In the bud time. The Anglo-Saxon brought to England their worship of the spring divinity, carried on through huge bon fires and ceremonial rites. The church has turned these material ideas into something higher, and in the Easter candle Is represented the holy tire of regeneration In the believing heart. The Typical Flower. The original colors of the lib, the BY CARRACCI. typical flower of the Eastertide, wete orange and purple, but it is centuries since the white boll showed Itself, and at once became a symbol of purity to stand for ages. Solomon spoke of tho orange and the purple flower. Homer referred to the same gorgeous clusters In his songs of praise.' It was only after Glovls met the angel, who bade him embroider the lily in white on bis armorial hearings, that that flower be came the emblem of the Christian peo ple. Fashion and Easter. Fashion has again stolen part of Easter day from the church. It was established by religion. It has been taken by the world. The way fash ion bus utilized tho festival Is to make It an occuslou of dress parade, a time of flaunting of tine garments and new headgear. Along the line of gift giv ing fashion also steps In. . It expands tho simple Pusc.he egg dyed with bril liant colors to a Jowel box or a basket of splendid flowers worth the ransom of a king. Easier Gossip. Mrs. Hen "Ilo't awfully common! Why, his mother wu." a second-hand J2.0S lucubutur."-LIfo. INDIAN GIRLS OF BEAUTY l"HE BELLES OF THE INDIAN TER. RITORY HEIRESSES ALSO. rhnlr lteaaty Ties nit of Marriages of White Men and Indian WomenRe atrlctlnns Pnt bjr the Five Tribe to Discourage Wlilta Fortune Hunters , From the Intermingling of the white and the red blood In tho Indian Terri tory there has grown up a race nota ble for the beauty and grace of Its women. The girls of the Indian Terri tory are no more the wild untamable dusky beauties of early Indian fiction than they are the wretched creatures found among some of the tribes to-day. They are to all Intents and purposes on the same plane with white women of education and refinement, except that the strain of wild, strong Indian blood In their veins gives them a tinge of richer color, a brighter eye, a more lissome grace than their white sisters possess. Reckoned In fractions of blood, these Indian beauties are more Caucasian than aboriginal American. All of them, however, are Indians, politically and socially; they hold Ilrmly to their membership in the tribes. Many of them are one-quarter or one-eighth or even one-sixteeuth or one-thlrty-second Indian; but tho red stalu Is the strong er, aiid shows, If not In some lingering richness of color or In the moulding of the face, at least In nn all but Inde finable fascination and grace, the her itage of a forest people. Among them one may find perfect blondes, with the Indian strain still sa lient and palpable. And although they have succumbed to the corset of civil ization, In almost all cases they have their less trammelled ancestresses to thank for the blessing of well-nigh per fect figures. And one other of wom an's best gifts they possess: clear and low voices, with not a trace of tho gut tural Intonation which Is common to original Indian tongues. Raised amid scenes of the bloodless conquest of their race by the whites, they look without coucem upon the destruction of tribal customs nnd the thinning and dying out of tho old blood. To this Inst they even contribute, for so sel tlom docs one of them marry an In dian that such nn event Is commented upon In the Territory ns remarkable Before the middle of the last century a Cherokee woninn one day met n hunter In the forest. She was fright ened at his white skin and fled, think Ing him nn evil spirit. But ho was fas cinated by her beauty and pursued her Into camp, where he learned that she was the daughter of a friendly chief, The hunter laid siege to the heart of the dusky belle and Anally gained her consent to marry him according to tri bal customs then In vogue. This bun ter and his squaw raised a half-breed child, who was a great curiosity to the redskins. As years sped by other hun ters Invaded the domain of the Five Tribes of the Indian Territory nnd married other dark-skinned beauties. Intermarriage In the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole tribes has flourished to such an extent within the last quarter century thnt the full-blood clement Is now on the verge ot extinction. The old men of the tribes are becoming alarmed, and have passed laws against intermar riage. Some of these laws are very severe, almost prohibitive, In fact. Tho young Indian women object to these laws, because they do not want, ns n rule, to marry the men of their own tribe. Tho Chickasaws are the strictest re garding Intermarriage. A law recent ly placed on their statute books re quires any white man applying for a license to marry a Chickasaw girl, first, to produce evidence that ho has resided in the Chickasaw nation two years, next to furnish credentials ns to his good character, and third, to pay $1000 for the marriage license. Of course, the girl has and sometimes takes the privilege of eloping, at tho cost of losing her right in tho tribal lands und money, and of disgracing herself in tho eyes of her relatives. Her head-right is something worth considering. A right In the Chicka saw nation Is valued at from $5000 to $10,000. and in the Cherokee, Creek nnd Choctaw nation at from $5000 to $8000. The intermarriage laws of nil the four nations named are about the same, excepting that the Chickasaw nation charges $1000 for u license while the others only ask $10. There Is good renson for these laws. Many fortune hunters, attracted by the wealth of the Indian maidens, have In the past married Into the tribes and gained control of large tracts of land, fostered outlaws and raised bad fami lies. There were few happy mar riages, and not until the wise men of the tribes met and passed an act mak ing every white man show his creden tials before the license was Issued, was there a betterment of theso conditions. The character of each applicant wos carefully examined before he was ad mitted. For several years thereafter respectable and industrious white men married into the tribes und their chil dren married whites. It was so on down the line until to-day the eighth, sixteenth and thirty-second part In dian predominates. Of pure bloods there will be none In a few years. Still this open-door marriage policy, while It admitted no bad characters, was fraught with many ovIIb. Any well-appeurlug man, with a gift of love-making, could go there and win n brldu and a handsome, fortune at the same time, provided his record was reasonably good. Tho women there were not so highly educated us they are now. But they possessed a doslre to inurry white men, hence It was easy sailing for fortune-hunters. This class of men feuced In large tracts, of the public domuu, or laud belonging to the redskins in common, used the land for cattle ranches, and converted, thu min erals luto cash. Many men became millionaires at the expense of the tribes. They were known as galvan ized Indians or squaw men. Five years ago the evil was purtly remedied by the action of the tribal councils In disfranchising all squaw tuon who thereafter married Into tho tribes. This checked the lullux of money seekers for a time, and theu It becumo as bad us ever. Early this year tho Chickasaws rained the marriage licenses to $1000 each. They now ex pect only true love marriages to occur. The uverage Indian girl ot to-day possesncs an excellent education. All the shrewdness of the Indinn, com bined with the thirst for knowledge belonging .to the whites, has filled these girls with a desire to advance. The Federal Government spends near ly $400,000 annually In educating the youth of the five tribes. The Chero kees and Creeks have the best schools, while the Chickasaws spend the most money with least results. It Is difficult at this time to make a correct estimate of the wealth of these girls, but the opinion of Government officials on the subject Is that $5000 is an underestimate for the tribal right alone, while many of the girls have property besides. The Indian girl ha generally selected her vocation before she Is twenty. She marries early and settles down easily to the duties of do mestic life. Or if she Is going on the stage, nnd many of them do, she has completed arrangements for It while still In her teens. Others enter speclnl fields where they believe that their talent will win them fame. All arc am bitious. None are sluggish. The wedding of an Indian girl is the crowning glory of her life. She makes much of It, and her friends for hun dreds of miles around are certain to attend. The ceremony Is made at striking as possible. The Indian maiden who has the rep. utatlon of being the belle of the Ter ritory Is Miss Tnoknh Turner, whose Indian name is Tretty Whirling Water She has not only beauty, but also ac complishments. In another sense she Is the greatest catch in the Indian matrimonial market, for she will coma in for a large slice of the fortune of her father, W C. Turner, of Muskogee a millionaire cattle man. Miss Turner Is a Cherokee. The Indian girl of this type when she Is visiting In tho East, where every one is of the opinion that there are no Indians, but those who wear blanket and live In tepees, is sensitive about her blood. A member of the Cherokee tribe not long ago expressed herself thus: "I am not ashamed of my blood, but when I am surrounded by those whn do not understand that I am nn In (linn, I never disclose my race. It only leads to notoriety, and half of the peo ple I meet would not believe that I was an Indian If I were to tell them so." New York Sun. CURIOUS FACTS. The first firebrick made i' the Unl ted States were manufactured in Bal timore In'lS'i". They were manufac tured for the backs of the old-fashioned fireplaces, the limestone prov. lug too friable. An ingenious biologist has succeed, cd In photographing fish at a depth ot nine feet In the sen, bis object being to get n better knowledge of their movements when not constrained by artificial surroundings. He lets a white sheet down into the water and then lures the fish in front ot it by a Judicious distribution of bait. According to ancient nnd established usage. United States Senators send out small envelopes containing their enrds at the begluulng of every ses sion, nnd the dainty little missives are distributed through the Sennto Post ollice. This custom dates bnck beyond the memory of any living Senator, and even beyond the bounds ot official rec ord. ...'' - ..- v A collection of blotting papers In the possession of nn American citizen is estimated to lie of i;rcnt value. Each sheet contains the blotted im pression of the handwriting of a Presi dent nnd nil the chiefs of n Republic since 1811 are represented. One sheet Is thnt on which President Lincoln blotU'd a letter on the day of his mur der. Tho force of discipline was recently mot remarkably exemplified near Bourne, England. An officer, suspect ing two men of being deserters, stepped up behind them find com manded "attention." Taken una wares, the men Kprr.nf; to position In Into military style, only to find themselves thu next moment in the arms of tho law. According to the statement of n former resident In the Klondike, the inhabitants of that region suffer much from snow blindness. Dark glasses seem to bo of no value In the way of prophylaxis. That which affords the most protection was wooden goggle-', the patterns for which were taken from those worn by the Indians. These were whittled out of a piece of wood fitting closely around the eyes, and with no glasses at all; but In the place of glasses were very small openings to see through, the Inside being col ored black. A projection like the visor of n cap extended over them, which was also colored black on the untie.' side to shade the eyes. l'lana For ImproTlng Tea. The enormous production of tea In India and Ceylon has led English traders to take steps to reduce the quantity somewhat and to Improve the quality. At a meeting of the two great tea associations It was agreed that In the coming season the grow ers shall harvest ten per ceut. less leaf from the acreage under cultivation than was harvested lust year. This does not mean that ten per ceut. less tea will be sent to Loudon, but thnt ten per cent, less will be plucked on the land under cultivation. It Is open to growers to increase tho area under tea by ten per cent., and so keep up the uverage. This wus discussed nt the meeting and It was proposed that ten per cent, of tne land should be al lowed to go out of cultivation. This, however, could not bi carried, as it would mean a depreciation In the value of the estates. Chicago News. A Fox Terrier Equestrian. A fox terrier who rides horseback has come to be a fainlllur figure to the residents In the neighborhood of: West Forty-seventh street. Every day he may be seen Impudently perched upon the back of an Intelli gent old horse, who draws a delivery wagon. The dog balances himself, lifting first ouo foot and then the oth er, with all the nicety of a circus ruler. A perfect understanding seems to exist between the horse and tho dog. The former seemingly makes every effort to assist the little dog to maintain his somewhat precarious position. New York Mall and Ex press. THE SABBATH SCHOOL International Lesson Comments April 7. For Subject: The Resurrect loa ot Jesus, Luke xxlv., I-I2--Ooldea Text, I Cor. xv., ZD-Memory Verses, 4-7-Commentary on the Day's Lesson. 1. "The first day of the week." Christ was in the tomb part of Friday, all day Snttirday and part of Sunday, which waa called three days according to Jewish reckoning. He arose very early in the morning on the first day of the week. The manner of the reuniting of Christ's soul and body in Hia resurrection is a mystery, one of the secret things that does not be long to us. The first company of women were three: Mary Magdalene, Mnry the mother of James, and Salome, the mother of the beloved disciple, John. They be- (ran their journey to the sepulchre before (lawn, reaching the place at sunrise. At the appearance of the angel the Komnn guards were so frightened that they fell as dead men. and it would seem that they fled from the tomb before the women came. "Very early in the morning." They came nt the earliest moment after their Sabbath. They probably left their homes in different parts of the city at different times, some of them reaching the tomb at sunrise. So, in our service of love for Christ, we ought to come early in the morning of life before we have wasted our enereies in sin. "lirinfiinK the spices." Powdered aromatic substances and fluid perfumes appear to have been used in laying out the dead body for burial. They proposed to apply these spices to His body to keep it from putrefaction, which is an other proof that they did not expect Him to rise again. 2. "The stone rolled away." As the women journeyed they questioned who should roll away the stone, hut when they reached the tomb they discovered the atone was rolled awav. The tomb was cut in the side of a rock, like a cave, largo enough for several persons to enter. The entrance was protected by a stone, some times round, like a large millstone, rolled in front of the opening. The difficulty was a serious one, for the stone was very large (Mark 16:4); covering an aperture of at leant three or four feet in height and two or three in breadth, and it would take two or -three men to move it. Some times duty seems impossible, but as wc go on ohedicntlv the difficulty vanishes, as it did hefore these women. 3. "They entered in." Mary Magdalene seems to have hceu in advance of the rest and only looked in (.John 20: 1); the oth ers entered, "i'ound not the body." The linen grave clothes were there." but the tomb could not hold Christ. The empty grave was the boundary line between the old dispensation and the new. The sub limest expectations of the Old Testament were now fulfilled in the resurrection of Christ. 4. "Much perplexed." They did not know what to do or where to go. Their thought was, "They have taken away tho Lord, and we know not where they 'have laid Him." "Two men." Angels, Matt. 28: 5. Matthew speaks of but one. the one who did the speaking, and Mark speaks of him as a young man. "Shining garments." Matthew says his countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow. The raiment was emblematical of the glad tidings which the angels came to announce, ana also of purity and fel lowship with God. Rev. 3: 4. 5. 5. ' They were afraid." It is no won der that the women were afraid. 'Mat thew aays that through fear the keepers "did shake and became as dead men." "They." The angels. "Said." "Why seek ye the living among the dead?" It admits of doubt whether the Greek ex- firession here would not have been more iterally rendered, "the living one" the great source of life, the life of the world. 6. "He is risen." He was crucified, but is risen. Instead of anointing Him as dead they may rejoice in His being alive from the dead. Death hath no more dominion over Him. The resurrection morn was a time of gladness to the disci ples of Jesus. It brought (1) joy, (2) vic tory, (3) faith, (4) hope. It is the true comfort of all believers. How mournfully do the women go to the tomb, but how joyfully do they return. The risen Christ is the remedy for every trouble; His res urrection is the pledge of ours. But that which causes rejoicing on the part of some Will ll.inn nn. I I .1 . I wiiBuriimuuii unu uespair 10 v., .v. lucjjiuuia ul me resurrection aro ample. 1. He appeared frequently at dif ferent times and places to nianv. 2. The apostles believed it so fullv 'that they based their hope of eternal life upon it. 3. They were completely transformed af ter the resurrection and attested their faith by their own death. 4. The very existence of the Christian church and its power for good in the world. S. The spiritual life put in the hearts of His peo ple (Rom. 8: 11) the fact that He saves men and makes His promises good to thein Droves conclusivplv Hint- PHiriof i alive from tho dead. "Remember." Call to mind what you have forsotten in vmir sorrow over His death. "In Galilee." This was their home (chap. 23 : 55), and nearly a year before He had told of His coming death. 7. "Saying." Ece chap. 9: 22, 44, 45: 18: 31-33; Matt. 16: 21. "Rise again." Jesus had tried to impress them with this truth in order to comfort them in tho nour or tneir great sorrow, but they failed to comprehend its meaning. 9. ''Returned from the sepulchre." Matthew says the angel told them to go quickly and tell His disciples that He was risen, and that they departed quickly with fear and great joy, and did run to bring the disciples word. 10. "Mary Magdalene." She was a na tive of Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee, and was foremost among the hon orable women who ministered unto Christ and His disciples, being especially devoted to Christ for His mercy in casting out from her seven evil spirits. Luke S:2, 3. There is no evidence that she was ever a bad character. "Joanna." Wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod Antipaa (chap. 8: 3), and hence a woman of some influence and wealth. "Mary, the mother of James." Called James the Less to distin- Suish him from James, the brother of ohn. She was the wife of Alpheua (com pare Murk 3: 18). who seems also to have been called Cleophas. John 19: 25. 11. "Believed them not." They thought they mast surely be mistaken; they could not understand or comprehend their words. 12. "Then arose Peter." John went with Him and reached the sepulchre first. John 20: 2, 3. They heard the story from Mary Magdalene, before the women re turned. "The linen clothes." This was the fine linen in which Joseph of Arima the wrapped the body. This small cir cumstance is no mean proof of the resur rection of our Lord. Had the body been stolen away all that was wrapped about it would have been taken with it. Hoiiliy Hums' CotUg. Considerable alterations are In course of being carried out at the birthplace ot Robert Burns, known as "Hums' Cottage," at Alloway. Scotland. It is Intended to remove a hall attached to the back of the cottago, used as a mu seum and temperance refreshment room, and to transfer the Burns relics from this 'to a new and larger hall In a range of cottage buildings which have Just been completed within the grounds attached to the cottage. The caretaker and his family, who IrOiablt part of the cottage, have also been pro vided with accommodations In the new buildings. The cottage will thus be restored as far as possible to Its orig inal condition. DotlM of K-klmo Wives, When a Smith Sound Eskimo choos es a wife be apparently has regard only to housewifely qualities. She must be able to do the cooking and to sew, and to chew hides. This last is a line qua non. Furs ure tho only pos sible dress, and of tnepe they must have an abundance, elwe they will per ish with cold. EPW0RTH LEA0UE MEETIN0 TOPICS. April 7- "Dead lo Sin, Alive to Christ" EpN. II- 110. "And you hnth ho quickened" IS the apostle's testimony regarding the Kpheslnn Christians. He had means thnt to them, as to our first parent, the Spirit of Ood bad come and touch ed theru, nnd they arose new creature. The former life was "according to tb course of this world, according to tha prince of the power of the air." But great change came over tliem. They had not niurely a new outlook and a new point of view but they wer "quickened," made alive. The apostle does not go Into any for mal proof of his statement that tha world wns dead whpn Christ entered It. He makes a general statement wblcb he expects all who have thought about the matter at all will Indorse. All who huve had eyes to seo the apostla believes will accept his characteriza tion. The apostle would, ii.k' have these Kpheslnn Christians misunderstand! him. He speaks In general terms of the whole world In which they, of course, are Included. But lest any one should lose the effect of his state ment, he goes Into particulars: "And you hnth he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; wherein In time past ye walked. . . . Among whom also we nil had our conversation in times past In the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of tho flesh and of the mind: nnd were by nature the children of wrnth, even as others." Once, says the apostle, we were all dead; living in accordance with the course of this world, nnd In accordance with the will of the prince of cvlL But God did not leave us the.ro. "God. who Is rich in mercy, for his great lovo wherewith he loved us. even when wo wero dead In sins, hath quickened ua together with Christ" There ore several references to Christ ns tho pow er at work upon our lives. Christ la the effectual agent In tho great trans formation. We are raised up togeth er with Christ, and through Christ Jesus. Wo ore nlso created In Christ Jesus unto good works. How fitting, then, that we would say, "allvo to Christ!" In his second letter to the Corln thlnus the apostle says, "If any man be In Christ, he Is a new creation: old things are pnssed away; behold. al things nre become new." It is a world ly method and Ideal to look for ad vantage In our circumstances a new home, a new school, new associates, new work, new piny, or even a now year. That Is man's way. God works from tho Inside out He touches the soul, breathes upon It his own life, and It becomes allvo unto him. We are mado alive for a purpose. We are "created unto Christ Jesus for good works, which God bath before ordained that we should walk In them." CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS, April 7 - "Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ" Eph. II., HO. Scripture Verses 2 Cor. HI. 18; v. 1: CiU. II. 20; I'hll. 1. 20-24; II. 17; 2 Tim. lv. 6-8; Heb. xl. 13-10; 2 Peter I. 4, 10, 11, 14. Lesson Thoughts "The wages of sin Is death." There Is no Bin of which this is not true; aud also, bin is the only cause that produces death. Kvery day finds us better or worse thuu the day before. If we are dead In trespasses and sins, we are con stantly getting further from the prob ability of n resurrection; If we are alive In Christ, we are growing more aud more Into his likeness. Selections Right living is the se cret to happy dying. A life In Christ really has no death, but absence from the body only brings presence with tho Lord. I'ullke the fabled Antaeus, who was strong while he touched the earth, tJie Christian wrestler wltn himself, when he escapes from the earth and keeps In touch with Christ, Is strong. Then he throws this no-man, this child of his own ill-regulated passions, nnd slays him; and tlieiv when this other nnd worse self Is sin in, from the death throes arises victorious the real, the tipirittuil, tho divine man. As all sin has its source In seeking our own pleasure rather than God's, so It has Its cure in crucifying our own pleasure nnd seeking God's nhme. No Christian bus begun to live till he bns begun to die till he has begun to know the meaning of the word, "sac rillee." Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not In books alone, but In every leaf In springtime. If we "do all for the glory of God." we need not fenr death. Our care should be for our living. We are not to seek satisfaction, nut service. No pnln. no palm: no gall, no glory; no thorn, no throne; no cross, no crown. RAMS' HORN BLASTS HEY who never dabble la tin will never drown In it. Character ij the great credential that God gives HU children. Not all reverent men are wise, bnt every wise man Is reverent. It b a common error t try' to plant blofsooua ln- etea of seeds. Make no compromise with sin for sin will make none with you. The Savior can change even stum, bllng bliocke lnta stepping stones. The real infidel Is the person, who cares nothing for fidelity to Christ. Only those who hate sin more than they dread suffering can eerve God. It adds nothing to tho piety of tha parrot that It has learned to pray. Some Christians break up tho Rock or Ages to fling the pieces at one an other. Perhaps the ressoit the preacher Is the -better man is that he wears hia Sunday clothes ull the week. We are tsld to win souls, not to whip them. Pnlllng 'both ways makes progrej B6t.her. How can God hear those who wilt not listen to hlit ? They who agutlze when they pry do not seem to suffer when the7 pay. They who deal with the devil must pay his prke. You cannot purify tho tenant by painting the house. The world's rtock of paper money ls now $9C0,000,0o0. equal to the exlatlne stock of gold coin.
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