I "RABBONI." Sunday Discourse By Dr. Chapman, the Noted Pastor-Evangelist. The Death ol Christ a Help to All, For By ll He Tikes Away Prom Us All the Sting and From the Orove Ita Victory. New'TorR Citt. The followmg Im pressive termoit has been prepared tor the preei by the popular pastor-evangel- M, the Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman. The subject of the discourse it "Rabboni," and it waa preached from the text, "Jesus at!i unto her, Mary! She turned herself, and faith unto Him, Rabboni! which ia to jar. Master!" John JO: 16. The burial of C hrist liea between Hie humiliation and Hi exhaltation; it is one of the resting point in Hi hiatory, and the grave to flim n to us all waa the gate of life. He passed through it into Hie glorious resurrection. If the crucifixion be represented as one mountain and the ascension a another then the burial of Christ if like a valley, anil since it ia true that in every valley mentioned in the Scriptures there ia a well of water or a spring, so strange as it may seem in this valley which seems to be tilled only with shadows one stoops to drink at the well ol comfort, for the death of Christ is the very greatest possible comfort and help to us, for in His death He take away from 11 nil the sting and from the grave its vic tory, for the tomb of the Christian in all the years this aide of the burial of Christ has been tenanted with angel, but we have not so much to do with His burial as with His resurrection. John gives no narrative of the resurrection itself, but rather an account of the ninnuer in which he himself was convinced that the resur rection had taken place. It is not so much an argument, although on the basis of it the strongest arguments have been presented: it i riithi-r a beautiful testi mony and a thrilliug story. When Mary brought the startling intelligence that the tomb was empty Peter and John made for the spot at the top of their speed. John outruns Peter, but naturally rever ence keeps him from entering the tomb.' He looks in, however, to convince himself that the body has not been removed by the enemies of Christ, for the linen clothes in which He had been wrapped were carefully taken off and left behind. When Peter comes up they two enter the tomb together, nnd their inferences are reached after they have carefully atudied the surroundings. This simple narrative will be to many minds more convincing than a great argument. It ia told clearly by an eye witness of all the events. We see Mary breathlessly giving out the startling news, and we watch the hasty springing up of the two men and their rapid racing along the streets out through the gates to the garden. We behold John standing panting at the rock-hewn Sep ulcher and we catch a vision of Peter toiling up behind but not hesitating a mo ment. Wc see him entering and gazing at this and that, till the articles in the tomb have told their story and the two men leave the aepulcher together awed and convinced, and tho eve witness who thus beautifully relates what he knew ol that wonderful morning adds, "He saw and believed." Mary came after that as quickly as she could, but exhausted with her rapid car rying of the news to Peter and John was not uble to keen pace with them as they ran to the tomb, and before she arrived they were ,gone. 8he may have missed them in the streets as she came out of the city. At any rate, finding the tomb still empty, and no one present to ex plain the reason of it, she stands there heart-broken and pours out her distress in tears. -The grave being empty the whole earth is empty to- her; the dead Christ was more to her than a living world. She can but stand nnd lav her head upon the stone nnd let her' tears now as from a broken heart. So absorb ing is her grief that the vision of angels does not astonish her; she had but the one thought, 'They havo taken away my Lord. Shn supposed, too. that all about her must know her loss and understand what she is seeking, so that when she sees the gardenor .as she supposes she cries out. "If thou have borne Him hence. She does not even mention His name, for she cannot imagine that any ona i thinking of any other than He who tills her whole mind and heart. (John 20: 11-13) "JJut Mary stood without nt the aepulcher weeping, ond as she wept she stooped down and looked into the aep ulcher, nnd seeth two nngela in white sit ting, the one at the head and the other nt tho feet, where the. body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto her. Woman, why wcepeat thou? She saith unto them, l.eeaiise they lnve taken away my Lord, and I know not whore they have laid Him.- As Marv answers the angels she heard a step behind her and the door of the tomb is darkened by a shadow, irhd on turning discerns dimly through her tears a figure which naturally enough she supposes to b the gardener, because he was the likeliest person to be going about the warden at that early hour. (John 2'l: 14-10).. 'And when she had thus said she turned herself back and saw Jesus stand ing and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weep est thou? Whom seekest thou? She, supposing Him to be the gardener, saith unto Him, lair, if Thou have borne Hini liencc, tell mo where Thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary! She turned herself and saith unto Him, P.abbonil which ia to lay. Master!" The utterance of her name was enough -o tell her it waa some one who knew her that was there. The voice seemed again to command a calm within her, for once Before that voice had banished from her "atuie the evil spirits that had taken pos , ,her' ltnow again she steps out of darkness into light, and from being broken-hearted she becomes the happiest ? ,n the W0lld' Undoubtedly there is very much more to the ministry ?' ?"el than we imagine. Their at tendance upon .Jesus' birth, their con Ivl ' .Pr"enc,.li'rrtig all His lite, and even the guarding of His dead bodv ia of !n "ii'imR!e of their ervice t0 eel !? J' A", ! providential dealings of the nr aiim'nstered by angels, and in h! Jw 4d'."Pnation we do not know Hehrlu. o.l W be our own ministry. H. r. b'- J'"r unt0 tl' nil hath EUt '? Ejection the world to mf' whereof w. .peak." Tn(,re 8re fl,f ?f?'al tho!,l'ts which oug.it to be tif?,i li.,norn""' tlom "tory so beau Lord e witt hQt I 1 H.i.?Hit .T.ft,jr be i'ln"e"''', -itl tho diligently JUS. HMwivBring are those Crristf. 1 t. mo" ""vilegea from .,1,1" r v. numu iiov leave tne kd Sto. I'"" J"'' -nt ewaPy tJL wnulil ..iT: V ner master could nJVT. hcr1 ? ",V(U now ' ner !.,.. . nmun ner lin- wlii. w- ue ner "onor the last place I bv m i '? nrc,ou body had been seen I ricli 'i J'u,' ana ,:,er ,ove reaped a Lord aft.r u8ho watl,c firat t0 I'" hst o h?9ii-'"e from tle de""1: h Ucld coiweilJ1" v?'fo"l the first to era hfvi "o t "Ul1 ili,n' Al" commun,onywith H?Vay' , t.rst-Notie. the instruction Sv. . ' 1 ya in this story concerning love iu it dit ferent phases and elements. In Pster it is subjection, in John it ia objection. The reply of Peter to th. Lord was "I W I bee. while John's constant desurintion' of himself was, "The disciple whom Jesus joved. May we not learn, therefore, of ine apprehension of Jesus' love for ua in stead of bing occupied with out poor, f.t will "l.tkwi" ('e. 'or He ia that which will give greatest joy to tha soul. Tha exhortation of the Scriptures is "Keen yourself in the love of God." In Mary wS discover these elumenta properly coin binod. Tracing uer imtoTy wa find tlu(l .Imius had delivered her from an awful bondage. "Now uVw. .1 early the first day of the week He ap J'Siired iirbt to Marv. Magdafcue.. ou$oj wnotn'rreTiaoT cast seven nenis.- utarit IB: 9. Truly she might ivalize tho words of Hezekiah, Isnish 38: 17, "Behold for peace I had great bitterness, but Thou haat in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for Thou hast cast all my aina behind Thy back." Marginal reading, "Thou- hast loved up my soul from the pit of corruption." Therefore being so much forgiven ahe loved much. That is, Jesus' love was the source and her love was the inevitable result. There are some elements of Mary's love which ought to be studied here. (a) The viaion of angels did not lerrify her. In Matthew's gospel the nngela re assured the woman by saying "Fear not," as they were afraid, but with Mary ahe was too completely filled with thought of Christ to be any waya afraid of the eight of angels. Undoubtedly she waa ab solutely forgetful of her physical weakness, for alia said to Him whom she supposed to b thy gardener, "Sir, if Thou have borna Him hence, tell me where Thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away." How would it have been possible for her to handle the body of one who was dead, and yet doubtless she would have found a way. It ia certainly true that intense de votion to the Lord takes away every thought of the burden of service, and those who have an absorbing love for Christ may perform deed:: which would be im possible under ordinary circumstances. There are three people whom we may re member as representing the three graces, faith, hope and love; Marv, of Bethanv, who believed that He was 'to be crucified and buried, anointed His bodv for the bu rial, showing her faith; the penitent thief upon the cross expected that Christ would come in Hi kingdom, revealing Ilia hope, but this Mary Magdaleno is a beautiful representation of love. , We find again in this story an illustra tion of the fact that fears and sorrows of believers are often quite needless. We are told that Marv stood at the sepulcher weeping as if nothing could comfort her. The angels spoke to her and still she wept. The Lord Himself addressed her saying. "Why weepest thou?" nnd the bunion of her complaint was always the same. "They have taken away my Lord nnd I know not where they have laftl Him," and yet all this time her risen Master was close to her. Her tears, therefore, were needless, and her sorrow was groundless. Doubtless Mary failed to recognize Jesus. First Because ohe was not expecting Him, and so we often miss our choicest blessings for want of looking for them, and have doubtless mistaken them when right before us, but doubtless, also, she failed to recognize Him because of the fact that it was hardly light in the morn ing, and she saw Him but dimly. Thus again she is an illustration of ourselves as we behold Him, not so much face to face as we realize His presence with the heart. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God," and yet what thoughtful Christian can fail to see that we have a picture f many a belicvcr'a experience. How often wo are anxious when there is no cause for anxieiv. How frequently we mourn about the absence of tilings which are really within our grasn. Two-thirds of the things we feor in life never happen nt all, and many of the tears we shed are shed in vain. If Mury had found the seal of the tomb un broken ahe might well have wept. The very absence of the body which made her weep was a token for good and a cause of joy for herself and for all mankind. II. "Jesus saith unto her, Maryl Khe turned herself nnd saith unto Him, Kab-: boni! which is to say, Master!" The way in which Mary addresses her Lord is most significant. It is a term often apnlicd to Him and alwavs wisely. In Matthew 23: 8. we read. "For one is your Master, even Christ." It will be a happv day for the church when we yield to the mastcrv, of Jesus Christ. It is true that men nrc're quentlv indifferent to this claim, as, for example, in Matthew 20: 2j, "Then Ju-l dns. which betrayed Him, answered and said. Master, is it I? He said unto nim. Thou hast said." Many a man has claimed' to yield to the mastery 'of Christ nnd yetj has betrayed Him by an inconsistent life,: or ngain in Matthew 2fl: 49, when Judas says vet ngain, "Hail, Master! and kissed Him." There can be no baser betraval than that which comes from the heart of a friend, who claims to he a Christian and not to be such. To say that you belong to Christ and yet to deny Him with your life is an awful thing, nnd shall merit one day the severest condemnation of Christ Himself. There are mnnv places in the New Testament, where I find that He ia called Master, in addition to the one in the text, hut three of them I should like tpecially to emphasize. First Luke 17: 13. "And thev lifted up tiirir voices and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." This is a picturo of the Ippers as Jesus passes through the midst of Samaria and Galilee, nnd is an illus tration for all who would be freed from their bondage. Thev are hopeless and helpless, dead, according to the law nnd cast out from the presence of men accord ing to the Scriptures. Luke 17: 14, "And when He saw them He said unto them, Go siiow yourselves unto the preists. And it came to pars, that, aa they went, they were cleansed." Let it ever be remembered that as they went they were cleansed. God never gives ua more light than we use; nor more freedom than wa will practice. One has only to walk toward the light and to set his iace toward Chriat to be seen; trjijiciug in an me glorious imerty ot th sons of God. In Jesus leprosy has met iti conqueror, ana that tor which leproa, iniiui, nameiy, sin, its mightiest toe. t Second Luke 5: 5. "And Simon answer-! ing said unto Him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken noth ing; nevertheless at Thy word I will let down the net." The disciples are fishing nnd all the night they have toiled nnd taken nothing, but the Master makes a simple suggestion, as a result of which they gather in so - many fish that their net ' brake and their partners came to help them and fill both the ships so that they began to sink. He is the Maater to help us in the time of perversity and trial and business difficulty. There is no an noyance in the home but what might be right if He were in control; there is no anxiety in business but what might be avoided or met if He were really in the Beat of power in our lives; there ia no difficulty ao great or no annoyance ao trifling aa to be beneath His thoughtful suggestion. If, aa He said Himself, the very haira of our head are numbered, and not a sparrow falls to the ground without God's care, then we may rest as sured that He will turn to us with com plete deliverance if He only be recog nized as Master. Third He is the Master of the home particularly, and is the eecret of victory in every time of difficulty or trial. John 11: 28. "And who she had ao said, ahe went her way and called Mary, her sis-, ter. secretly, saying, the Master is come, 'nnd callath for thee." Them is no Iioiiim -Hioio beautiful in ail the world than the il'.omo of Mary a:id Martha and LazarusJ only because the cine! guest ot thai home. was Jesus, anu me uuc euimuiuiiK incu every movement was tho Son of God. Again in Luke 9: 38, we read, "And be hold a man of the company cried out say- "F-"-; ..... - ing, Waster, 1 Deseecn ince, iooi; upon my son; for he ia mine only child.' Jt will he a hanny time when we. hiva learned to bring our children to Him, to place our loved ones ip His care, in a word, to recognize Him aa the Master of ua all. A vary dear-friend of mine, wie of n family of sevnn aons, told me that his old Scotch mother almost broke her heart m tha old land because one of her seven sons waa a prolligato. There came into her home one day an aged neighbor who said, "Why do you sorrow so; you have aU eon aaved; let John go." And my. mother, said mv friend, rose tremblingly, leaning upon the chair heavily and said, "I will neve" let him go. 1 gave him to God before he waa born. I carried him iuto the kirk as soon as I could walk, nnd he is God's child, and He will havo him if Ha turns the world over to get him," and ahe lived long enough, said my friend, to see him a Christian, a Judge of the high est courts in America and an officer in the ihurch. Fourth But of all the expressions tha ono mod by Mary in the text ia the most striking. "Rabboni," which is to aay, "M Master!" Since lie has redeemed ua and God has given ua to Him, and wc hava oin selves in way yielded to lllin, WDuliitaiut Jjo wej) for Usto. Iei.lli.ni. be t O'lf a'Sfr'""n"'acr nr wc:r aa jn namr, nnd make this sort of a covenant with Him on tin day: First I will le Him rnle in my mind, end will think only of those "hingx that nre pure and good and true nnd shall tend I to make me like Him. 1 Second I will let Hiin dwell in my I heart, remembering I hat out of the full I ness of the heart the mouth spcaketh, nnd rememberine also that the heart i a fountain sending forth streams either bit tr or sweet according aa either Christ or Hi (treat enemy he in "ontrot. Third He shall be the Master of mv hands. I will lay hold of no thing that would be against Him, and I will remem ber that I am in this world in His stesd to minister as He would minister and help aa He would help. Fourth He shall have absolute control of my feet. I will strive to go on errands of merer aa He would go. to do the things that I feel sure would hare the seal of Hia approval. In a word, I will give Him control of mv whole being, spirit, soul and body shall be under the sweep of His influence. As a matter of fact He does now control in, our spirits. He came there the day of regeneration, and the Spirit in the body of a man ia like the holy of holies in the p!an of the Tab ernacle, for just as when Christ was cru cified tho veil of the temple was rent in twain. o now I make a covenant that I will lay hold upon I!im as my Mister, counting myself to have been crucified "ith Him, buried with Him, risen with Him and seated with Him. believing that He will thus infuse my whole beimr, breaking down any barriers between my nature and making me to be ns He would have me be. Won by tho Lord's Fruysr. The following striking example of the power of Christ's words over a poor de graded people ia related by Mr. Hay in his Western Bnrbary." He says: "I remember on one occasion traveling in the country with a companion who pos sessed some knowledge of medicine; we had arrived at n door near which wn were to pitch our tents, when a crowd of Arabs surrounded us, cursing and swearing at the 'rebcllcrs against Ood.' My friend, who spoke a little Arabic, turning around to an elderly person, whose garb bespoke him a priest, said: 'Who taught you that we were unbelievers? Hear my daily pray er, ar.d judge for yourselves.' He then re peated the Lord's Prayer. All stood emazed and silent till tho priest exclaimed, 'May God curo me if I ever curse again thots who hold such beliefl Nay, more, that prayer shol.' be my prayer till "my hour be come. I pray thee. O Nazarene, repeat the prayer, that it mav be remembeicd tnj written among us in letteis of gold.' " The 1'ragress or Nations. Upon what does the progrej cf nations depend? This has been variously nnswered, but perhaps one of the best replies to the query was made by Dean Farrar recently in the New York Commercial-Advertise, . He said: "There are two thinge which every man and woman in the world cm do. ' They can preserve the wealth of noble thoughts and purposes, which is our chief heritage from the great ones of the pa-:t, and they can aim at the continuous usefulness of set ting a high nnd puro example, so that thev may be ready at uny moment, if the ui den call of God should come to them, to da dfds which will leavo behind them an aroma of immortal memory. It is only thus first, by tho mighty achievements of great men, and next, by the steadfast fnithfulness of the undistinguished that the true progress of nations and of the whole world is carried on." ' "That Silence Saved Me." There is a very suggestive incident re lated illustrating how at times silence mav be a greater power for good than any other agency. A young man sat chatting with s.ime giddy girls. Among them was a sweet, quiet young woman Known as a Christian. The young man, thinking to tense her, ban tered her about her religion. The silly girls tittered, but the object of his mirtn remained silent. Then with tho folly of. youth and recklessness of impiety he ut tered many infidel objections to Christian ity. She did not smile, nor look at him, nor seem to notice hiin. Then he continued his harangue, hoping to force her to refute something. But she maintained the samo sweet, dignified silence. A vision of his own rtupidity broke over the young man and convicted him of sin. He said after ward, telling the story, "That ailence aaved me." Spenr Tolnls. God's glory includes our g.ir j. Ilia majesty is known by His mere. True consecration cures covetomnesa. Adversity borrows its sharpest sting from our iniDatienco. The faithfulness of a lifetime docs not fonal:e a man in his end. Orthodox doctrines of God cannot lake the place of neglected duties to men. Every life Is a profession ot faith and ex ercises nn inovitablo ond silent propaganda. That which is often asked of God is not so much His will and way as Hu approval of our way. None can follow Christ ns Mister and Leader and forget that their boilirs are temples of the Holy Ghost. Rain's Horn. Life's Lessou. It is well to keep in mind that no dy leues us just where it found us. We are v.'itli each departing day older in time and nearer to the grave. Some addition for good or ill is made to tho record of lite. We nre made better or worse. Habit be comes a little stronger. Our opportunities in life lessen. The neod of dispatch in the work of lii'u increases. We have lets time to waste. Km Tour Word. It would be hard to name a single rulo of conduct which giveb more satisfaction when observed, and more worry nnd trouble when it is not. than the out) con tained in the short ph:aii: "Keep your word." Every day people around you' suf fer from its neglect, or are saved anxietyt tnd pain by ita observance. RAM'S HORN BLASTS. HERE Is no use of saying "get tbee behind me satan," while you hold blm fast In front. The salvation ot one world depends upon the servants of another. When the world puts you on a cross It places you nearer Christ. Character Is too great a price to pay tor anything else In the world. A little knowledge is only dangerous when ono Is contented with it. ' The clock of Christian character needs dally adjustment from heaven. He knows not Christ who tblnks ot giving Him a second place In the lite. It Is an easy thing to fill the church, but quite another to fill the congrega tion. The Kingdom of Heaven cannot be enriched by the plundered goods ot tha poor. The winds that blow all chaff from the Christian blow all character from the hypocrite. It is easy to find a man who can keep accounts, but hard to And one who can keep his own conscience. Carried. Bullet Long Time. Abraham Elaler, recoutly admitted into the Buda Pesth workhouse (alma house), has for fifty-four years carried a bullet In his head which he received while righting In the Austrian rebellion THE SABBATH SCHOOL International Lesson Continents for August 17. Subject: Journeying Toward Canaan, Num. t.. Il-U sod WJft-Qoldoo Text, Psa. xxl., t Memory Verses, 31, 32 Con. neotary oa the Day's Lessee. 11. "Twentieth dsv." etc. The chil dren of Israel probably reached Sinai on the first day of the third month (Ex. II): 1), and left it on the twentieth day of the second month, thus making their stay eleven months and twenty daya. "The cloud." The pillar, or column, which ap peased as a cloud ry dr fld a nre by night, waa the symbol or the divine Pies ence. It was the Hliekinah, or divine dwelling place, and was the continual sign of tha presence and protection of God. The cloud not only served the purposa ol guide, but it was a covering to them, protecting them from the burning ravs of the sun. Psa. 105 : 39; Isa. 4: S. At night the pillar of tire gave light to every part of the camp. Chan. 9: IA 13. 12. "Out of Sinai." The reason for the long delay at Sinai is apparent, ihe peo ple left Egypt a mere crowd of fugitive slaves, with on'.y the rudiments of national organization, and the dimest religious ideas. Hut the interval had effected nn immense change. They had now become an organised people, with laws, a consti tution or covenant, a priesthood, a reliz ious ritual and house of worship, and with n. political and military organization their mdges and onicers placed over thousands, hundred, fifties and tens (Ex. 13: 2.": Deut. ', : 15). and a general council of sev enty elders (Ex. 24: 1; Num. 11: 24 2fi), which the rahhis believed was the origin of the Sanhedrin. 14-28. In these verses we have an ac count of the order in which the Israelites marched, together with n statement re gardmg the taking down and putting up oi cue taoernacie. i nis nxen order, rig idly adhered to. waa necessary not onlv- for military reasons, but to prevent th Host from becoming a confused mob. 29. "Moses said." Although this invita tion is placed btwev-n the setting out and the march itself, yet it must hare preceded ine ueparture. rionao. mere are aev eral opinions regarding this person. It seems likely that Hobab was the same n ilethro. Compare bx. J: 1 and .Indues 4: 11. "Raguel." The same as Reiiel. Sec Ex. 2: 18. It would thu appear that Reucl, Jethro nnd Hobab were three names for the same person, but this could not be because it ia distinctly stated thnt Hobab was the son of Retiel. "Father-in-law." The word for "father-in-law" in Hebrew has n wide signification anil sig nifies any relation by marriage. Hobab may have been brother-in-law to Moses Hobab had stopped contentedlv with Israel while encamped at Sinai, near his own country, and now on their removal he proposed returning to his own abode. "We are journeying." God had wrought them inus tar trom tgypt. even to the wilder ness of Sinai, and they were journeying to ward Canaan, trusting in His promise, guided by His presence and supported by His power. "I will give it you." This promise wa made to Abraham (fie". 12: 7: 13: IS; 17: 8), and reneated to Moses. Ex. 3: 9. Thus wa the matter estab lished bevond a doubt. Moses wa not making this journey on any uncertainty. "Come thou with us." ' Moses umed him to remain in company with them, both for his own benefit in a religious point of view, and for the service he could render them, in hi knowieuire. of the wilderness 30. "I will not go." This refusal must be imputed to affection for his native air nd soil, which was not overpowered, as it ought to have been, by a believing regard to the promise of God, and a value for covenant blessings. Thus do many decide to return to the haunts of sin even after :hev have enjoved the communion of God ind the tellowship of His saints. 31. "Leave us not." "It is likelv that Hobab changed his mind, even if he did o back to Midian. He surely returned iguin to Israel, as Scriptures show that his josterity dwe'.t among the Israelites in Canaan. Judires 1: 16: 4: II and 1 Sam. 15: !. The earnest importunity of Moses to lecure the attendance of this man. when ie enjoyed the benefit of the directing .ioud. has surprised many. Hut it should be remembered that tha guidance of the sloud, though it showed the general route ;o be taken through the trackless desert, rould not be so minute as to point out ine places where pastures, shade and water yere to he obtained, and which were often Hidden in obscure spots by the shifting fands. Resides, several small companies rere sent off from the main body, and the lervices of Hobab, not as a -single Arab. !iut as a prince of a powerful race, would lave been very useful. 32. "The same will we do." "Those s-ho share with God's Israel in their In tors and hardships, shall share with them 'n their comforts and honors." 33. "Mount of the Lord." Sinai, called :he mount of the Lord because here the Lord had displayed His nower, and given ihe nennle the law. "Three days' jour ney." By this we are not to understand in unbroken march of the entire people during seventy-two hours with no halt, hut that the ark was borne steadily on during this period before it came to a per manent stopping place. "Ark of the cove nant." So called because it contained the rovenant of the law the two tables of Itone on which God had written the ten commandments. "Went before them." The ark waa carried separately from" the rest of the sacred furniture, in advance of the 'column, wrapped in its own peculiar blue covering (4: 6), at once nn object of veneration and a symbol of .Jehovah's presence and His separnteness from sin ners. The ark waa a type of Christ, and so Christ to-day goes before Hia people to guide them into all truth. 34. "Cloud was upon them." "Waa over them." R. V. See comment on verse 11. 35. "Moses said. Rise up, Lord." "Moses, as the leader of the people, ut tered an appropriate prayer, both at the commencement and end of each iourney. Thus all the journeys were sanctified by devotion. They were now in a desolate country, but marching toward an enemy'a country, and their dependence was upon God for success and victory, as well as for direction and succor. If God did not arise and scatter His enemies there could be no hope that Israel could get eafelv through the wilderness. God must go first, in order that Israel might follow in safety. For the acattering and defeating of God'a enemiea there needa no -more than God'a arising." 38. "Return. 0. Lord." These were the words spoken by Moses at the moment the divisions halted in order to pitch the tents. Unless the ark rested with them, and the cloud of glory with it. they could neither have rest nor comfort. Moses Prayed for success abroad and peace at home. "From marching in front, Jehovah ia now invited to His customarv abode amid the many thousands of Israel," Midweek Holiday Planned. Merchants In Spokane, Wash., are considering a midweek half-holiday. The midweek half-holiday la already an institution in some parta ot Eng land; butchers loaf one half-day, bak ers another half-day and candlestlck makera another, and so on through all the ahopkeeplng professions. Me chanic and laboring men have the Saturday half-holiday, working half aa hour extra on other evenings to obtain it. An Ea7 Prediction. Senator Heltheld ot Idaho does not look for an early adjournment of con gress, predictions regarding which re blind blm of an Irlshmau , who said of a friend: "O'Grady won't lasht loni fen his job." "What makes you think khatT He seems to be doing all right,' uld another. "Thrue for ye, but he'l (not lasht a moutt. 1 ve said so lv jjlnce he got the Job two years ago, an !l say so now." TIIE RELIGIOUS LIFE READING TOR THE QUIET HOUR WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF roein: I Know That My Itedremor Lives Tha Disclpla Whom Jeans Loved Was Not tho Mild Mao frequently Pie taredLova Should Mot Bo Weak. They toll me that there is no God, No Esther in the heavens above; That our lot earth no Saviour trod. No lord of all for me to love. V They tell me thnt I only live hile I may draw iry earthly breath That nature's law has naught to givo For Ititure hope, excepting death. They say faith is a phantasy, A barren hope for thing we crave; That science speaks the stern decree: "All knowledge enda within the grave.' They say that all our prayer are vain, tin Heavenly Father hears our call No Holy Spirit soothes our pain; Kt.-rnnl silence answers all. Whence, then, the comfort which I feel. Whence, then, this sweet relief from care, When from the busy world I steal And bow my head in earnest prayer! What is the monitor within That cheeks the rash and foolish deed? What is the power that save from sin And strengthens in the hour of need? Where goes the love that fills the soul! It is not lost in boundless spare; The love of God will find its goal, For love must have a resting place. I know my Lord, I trust His word. No other hope assurance gives; Deen n my heart His voice is heard, I know that my Redeemer live. Frank Rcard, in Ram's Horn. Tho Ron of Thunder, "John sumamed Honncrges. which Is, the son of thunder." Mark 3: 17. We know this waa not John the Baptist, but it is hard to believe that it is John, the apostle of love, that he who leaned on Jesus bosom, he who is called "the disci ple whom Jesus loved." he who so con stantly taught "God is love," is given thil title of the son of thunder by no less on authority than the Master Himself. Sure ly, we think, the figure of a cooing dove would be more appropriate. Yet the Mas ter makes no mistakes even in the names He gives His servants. He knows the in ner nature of love better than we do. The truly loving disciple is like the thunder that rolls through the heavens both in the source of his power and in his boldness and vigor. When shall we learn that love is not a weak, shallow sentiment, not an effeminate feeling, not an hysterical emotion. It is not the light, limpid cloud floating on the summer's sky, but is rather the mighty force that lies back of the liuhtning'a flash and the thunder's peal. John's love for his Lord is not seen so much in the leaning on His bosom as in the clear, constant and brave witnessing for His divinity; I'atmoi is the revelation of the love that grew in such sweet hours of communion as at the Inst supper. Ho who has lenrned to lov in the quietness of sympathv manifests the love in fidelity during suffering, in thi thundering denunciations of error, the flashing challenges of aught that affronts his Lord and the silent yet eloquent wit nessing on the lonely isle of exile. We are liable to make altogether false portraits of suoh men as John, because we have misconceived the true character of love. His is not the weak face with the overgrown curls. There is love that weak ens, hut worthy love of a worthy object strengthens. And strong lovers will also be strong haters. John will loathe hypoc risy and deceit in proportion as he loves hia divine and glorious Lord: he will hate the world as he loves the Father. Ho will manifest the loyalty of true love bv his persistent fighting of the foes of his King. Love knows no compromise. Some seem to think that the sign of a loving nature is the ability to stand in .with both sides, to please all parties, to secure the compla cency of sinners as well as the comfort of saints. But as the faith of love casta out fear so will the sincerity of love cast out a lie. There is no dissimulation in love. All the world will know it if you really love Christ, and if your love of Him rebukes them, denounces their indifference and ha tred and peals forth like thunder startling their enhsciences and reminding them of sin. it is became love's lightning will Hash ot all filings false. . The onlv effectual thnndering against sin is that which rises in heaven and is born of love. Our denunciations are but empty words, like stage thunder, unless they can ro-na down on men, from above, and come laden like the voice of tho storm with the promise of loving bleVtaing. Ham's Horn. "Doi'l fin, Jennie." f)r. Len O. Broughton tell this most striking incident ns it was related to him by a friend from Cincinnati: In that city there was a pretty, young girl, a member of the church, who. on ono occasion was invited by her friend to ac company him on Wednesday evening to a theatre. It was nothing new. hut some thing whispered. "Don't go. Jennie." This peculiar something continued speaking to he. ' Don't go." She wrot him n letter and said. "I enn'f go to the theatre to-night; there is some thing that tells me not to go." There came a letter saying, "It ia a- splendid play." She wrote him another letter saying she would go. Then she dropped down for an evening nan. She dreamed thnt the an gels came that night and found her in tho theatre. She got up nnd wrote, "I am sorry to tell you, hut I will have to break mv engagement. I can't go." That nia-ht Jennie found herself in tho church. She had been going to the theatre on Wednesday evenini. The pastor walked up to her nnd said: "Jennie, I am so glad to see you at prayer meeting. I feel that the Lord has something for you to do to-night." She said. "I tell you, I have made uo my mind. I am not going to another theatre. I don't believe it ia right." The pastor congratulated her i,nn ,'f In the course of the service he aked her to sina. She went and at.mrl t tl, .i.n and sang "-Jesus, Lover of My Soul." Her neari was on nre, and ahe sang it sweeter than she had ever done before. The congregation was dismissed, but there was n vouna man wlm lin.ruru.l tho door who was a stranger. The pastor wrui, ui me uoor ana ne said: "That was the sweetest siiminz I aver heard T, .r. ried me back to my boyhood days, when mother used to sing to me. I am a bad boy, but I have made tin mv mind n going to aerve Christ right now." Purification of Cities, All mnVAmonfa in , 1. . i '. . . .... .....,.,lva w, gi-em cmea lor purification will fail if the spirit of God is "( '". mui. ii an vnriHleituom would "n't in one great overwhelming prayer tn find 11a u mil.! - i , ceive.-lhe Rev. C. M. Sheldon, Topeka, Th INarraw Path. , Tell me how you obtained peace and aat isfaotion? I think I may be sure it was by the same path that promisee it to me, if I could only walk in it the path of unr reserved surrender to God and of unwav. ering trut in Jesus aa my Saviour. -James Hinton. Eggs and Milk in Bookbinding. It seems a aomewbat surprlaing statement to make that eggs, con densed milk, olive oil and vinegar are all used in the binding of books. Yet auch is the case. The white ot egg Is used for "six- Ing" to cause the delicate, ornamental gold-leaf to adhere to the leather. To make the "slilng" perform its adhe sive work even more delicately, a lit tle milk is added; and to help further in the Important work ot adhesion, a coating of olive oil or diluted vinegar la sometimes upplled to tho leather. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS. August 17 "The Life ef Faith. Oea. iU, 1-5; Heb.xl. 1-6. SCRIPTURE VERSES Matt. sill. 8-10; Ix. 22; xvll. 19. 20; Luke xvll. 6; Acts vlil. 37; xlv. 9, 10; Rom. v. 1; lCor. xlli. 2; Gal. 111. 11; 1 John v. Lesson Thoughts. The same faith that enabled Enoch to maintain an elevated walk with Ood enables men to-day to take the high est ground on all questions of philos ophy, political economy, and philan thropy, and to walk with God by living as nearly as possible in harmony with all the laws ot his universe. The Noahs of to-day are the men who, with faith in the inevitable progress of the race, see far into the problems of the future, and shape the world'a business, its Industries, and its politics accordingly. Whatever we have to do ' there ia only one secret of overcom ing; and that is keeping our eyes fixed upon Jesus, "who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, des pising the shame." Selections. Better than friends and kindred. Better than love and rest. Better tnan hope and triumph. Is the name I wear on my breast. I feel my way through the snadows. With a confident heart and brave; I shall live in the light beyond them, I shall conquer death and the grave. Faith Is the root of all blessings; pe-neve, and ye snail be saved; be lieve, and you must needs be sane tided; believe, and you cannot choose but be comforted. Real believers are always thinking niey ueueve not, therefore they are lighting, wrestling, striving and toll. Ing without ceasing, to preserve and increase their faith; Just as good and skillful masters of any art are always seeing and observing that something is lacKing in tneir work, whilst bung lers and pretenders persuade them selves that they lack nothing, but that an tney make and do is quite and per fect. nen a man nam nnertv to aro into the treasure-house of a king, to enrich himself, he will first seek the keys wherein to open the doors: so. if we desire to be enriched with God's grace, we must first labor to have faith, which Is the only key of God's treasure-house, and secures us all graces needful both for body and soul Suggested Hymns. I am trusting thee, Lord Jesus. I bring to thee, O Master. Encamped along the hills of light. She only touched the hem of his gar ment. Not saved are we by trying. My hope is built on nothing less. EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS, August 17 Gleanings From Many Fields- John 4, 35. A plenteous harvest. This Is the poaervatlon which one might have made at almost any season of the year In cortaln parts ot Palestine wJben Chriat lived there. One crop was scarcely off the field before prepara- tions were begun for planting anot-ier, Jesus observed the natural conditions about him and drew from thorn many lessons or spiritual Import. There are hillside flolds In the moral world. Hera are nurtured well-to-do people. Having little concern about the comfort ot life, they Indulge a sort of conscious Independence which Satan uses to their 'disadvantage. Ha induces them to set their affections upon their possessions Instead of Ood, The result Is they are Joined to their Idols. A difficult field Is this, but one In which some excellent grain may be harvested. The field; of the average plain. How Inviting la this! How productive! Here we find the common people, so 'called, concerning whom Lincoln said, "Ood must love the com raon people, for He haa made ao many of them." The way thoy go deter mines the trend ot progress. From them cornea vast moral and spiritual wealth. These are the fields which produce bright, sparkling, Invaluable diamonds of faithful workers for Christ. The regular duty field. We all have certain obligations to meet and certain routine dutlos to perform. These rounds may seem very monotonous, but they may be productive of rich yields in nobleness and nurltv. in tho commonplace affairs of life wc may be led providentially to discover treasures ot infinite value. And in the mining fields our Lord calls some of His laborers Into spiritual mining. There are productive veins of moral wealth in dark corners ot the earth, and some richest nuggets have been found concealed under the sands and rocks or sin. The submerged field. From It glean ings of great value hava been gath ered. In our recent tlmea it seems very dlffcult to win souls to Christ. The Mercy and Help energies and other lend-a-hand organizations and institutions do a vast deal for the ap parent betterment ot society and yet when people seem completely lost In aln, almost out ot sight, their rescue seems left almost entirely with Rescue Mission and the Salvation Army is not tnecnurch falling to accom plish her full mission it she does not seek out and save auch as these? Is not the "submerged tenth" also in her field? There are multitudes of souls gone down in the seathlng sea of vice. Where are the Epworthians brave enough to go down after them? Everyday kindness to strangers as well as to friends, with watchfulness for opportunities to turn them toward Christ. Since the Lord of the har vest looks at our motives more than at actual achievements for Him, we may all find favor in His sight. His approval will rest upon what we en deavored to glean. Circling th Can. Ask some one to take a position In' ihe middle of the room. Olve him a itout cane and tell him to atand the) ."ane on the floor aud bend over and' jreas his forehead ajalnst the cane's tandle. Let hlra catch bold of th :ane with his right hand a foot or 'two elow the handle and reHt his left land, closed, on his left knee, Ask ilm to stand thus tor two or three nlnutes, thon to raovo slowly arouhd he rane, still retaining the same at itude. He will not be able to keep ip this clrculr motion very long, for t strange giddiness will gradually ivercouio him, and bis only hope of lafety will He in bis staggering to ome piece of furniture wlloh he can ras;). THE GREAT DESTROYED SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. yforklngman aad tha Saloons WhyTSMWg Hhanlit Ba aa Irraprasalbls) CasaMUf Vstwtss tha Liquor Dealar asHl t.s; Laborer Abandaa tha Traatlag Hafclt Some people have the idea that the workj ingmen of this country are all in favor of the aaloon and aaloon keepers. Of course, there are too many workinamen who ara slaves to the saloons and those who ran them. But every year shows an improve ment in thia matter, and if it were not foe what ia known aa the "treating arataW the saloons would get less money than thc do from workingmen. At the annual convention of the Minne sota Federation of Labor, when delegates) from tha State Retail Liquor Dealers' Aa sociation presented credentials, objections? were made. Ona delegate declared thaA "ha and hia craft were .rady to withdraw from the Federation if the ss'oon keepers) were to be admitted. He did not behave they were worthy of an honest man's ne ognition nor that they were in reality la borers." Another delegate declared tbaij "in no way does tha aaloon contribute to the elevation of mankind." ' When the vote was taken eighty-five were against seating the liquor men and eleven in favor. On the following day an other attempt was made to give the aalooi men seats in the convention, but it wa voted down by even a larger majority than on the previous day. , In plain English the delegates from the State Retail Dealers' Association were no tified that they were not wanted in a con vention renresenting workingmen. If the liquor business is not fit to be represented in a lathering of toilers, the best thing for toilers to do is to let the" business alone outside of conventions as? veil as inside. There ought to be an irreJ pressible corAict between the saloons and workingmen. The fact is the saloons are started to make money and thus deprive men of the means to enjoy themselves as they should enjoy themselves. Intoxicants injure those who imbibe them. When a man forms habit of getting drunk saloons take from him what money he has and also destroy to a great extent bia power to acquire more money. In many cases if the saloons could have their way they would take the good ia tured customer, make him cross and ugly, impoverish him, and then hand him ove to the police authorities to be placed to confinement unt'l he comes to his senses. When there is any "treating" to be done the wife and children should be present te participate, but a saloon is not the place in) which Betsy and the baby" ought to meet husband and father. And be it said about men who frequent saloons they do not want wife or child to visit them. Workingmen love their wives and chil dren. and ahow their love every day ao plainly that there cannot be any mistake about the matter. Even while drunk mam will often talk in the kindest wav concern ing their wives and children. But. in drunken state, their moods will change, and love, wrath and anger will be ao mixed up that it will be impossible to tell what is in their hearts. George R. Scott, in tke Witneea. A Double Knock. t "In knocking down his wife the man knocked me out of the liquor trade." In these words Mr. F. N. Charrington, sd well known in connection with religious; and temperance work in East Londoni closes his account of the way in which hi was led to sever his connection with the great brewing firm of Charrington. Head k.o., or wnicn ne waa a partner. Tne m in question was drinking in a public hoi which Air. Charrington hannened tn passing. His wife just at that momen pusneu open tne uoor, and appealed to he husband for money to buv bread to fei their starving children. By way of answer ner nusoanu reuea ner to the ground. Mr. Charrington noticed that the aignboard bore the name of his firm. He reflected that this particular house probably fun nisherl many such cases, and that the same was true of hundreds of other house owned by the company. The responsibil ity was more than he could bear, and from that hour he reolved to give up hia part nership, worth about $100,000 a year. Moderate Drinking a Delusion. The drink swallowed at the bar brace you, does it? If you think you need drink, you really need sleep, or bettee nourishment, or you need to live more sen- sibly. Drink will not give you what you) need. It may for a moment make your nerves cease .tormenting you. It may do in your system for an hour what opium does to the Chinese for a whole day. But if it lifts you up high, it drops yon down bard. And remember: 't There is no such a thing aa moderate drinking at a bar. You think you can take your occasional drink safely and philosophize about the procession that passes the bartender. But the bartender knows that yon are no different from the others. They all be gan as you are beginning. They all.in the early atages, despiaed their own forerun ners. They were once as you arc, and the bar tender knows that the chances are all in favor of your being eventually like one of them. Even like the nnor. thm n.ran... J--.1 - of hard whisky, who once. wondered why men drink too much. American and Jour nal. Troatlas Faraala luahH.,... In a report of the work done by th Manchester and Salford IKnol.ni iv en s Temperance Association the following statement is made concerning the result of treatment in a retreat for inebriate women '- maintained by the association a Ihe rigid enforcement of total abstinence proves invariably beneficial. The recovery begins at once in body and mind. Soon change is seen in tha , and many a woman grows five yeara young er within a twelvemonth." Tha Crusarta In Brief. ' The Sundav saloon (mo ,,,,. ;n XT t aey has been quenched. ""w All saloons in Carbondale 111., have beets closed by vota of the City Council. Dr. Paul Garnier. the Vrn,.i, says juvenile criminality ia relatively inJ creasing, and he attributes the evil to alco holic heredity. Judge Tuthill, at Larorte. Till! aunrANna. confirmed drinkera to thirty davs in jail. p?y, A"8 of 10. and to disiranchiae ment for three yeara. Chaplain Warren, of the Missouri psru hero bow they happened to get into trouble drunk' Wlil tC" y0U the Local option entered largely into the election contests in Nebraska this year. .i'1,iiV?n9 ?f t,",mot ladful evils' of alcohol that it kills insidiously, as if it were doing no harm, aa if it wers doi good, while it is destroying life.-fair Bes? jamin Kirhardson. The Supreme Court of Kansas has de cided that the section of the Hurral liquor law which gives cities' the right to pu. or dinanecs to suppress nuisances and provid ing for search and aeuurs" is valid; The1 Excise Board of Jersey City. N J has adopted a resolution instruct n 'thi city clerk to reius, ,u .ppictior.I foj liquor licenses for any new saloon withis) M feet of any church or public school. Should ws reeeiv, , application for posiUou m the bank from a young nisi ' whom ws knew to bs addicted to the use of liquor, it would not be uu,rtamed for a moment. 1. A. Cl.aniberjiin. lWdsut Security Bank, Minneapolis ' xnnaul Tha French Premier, M. Waldeck-Rons-sesu, in a recent speech, dwelt upon the necessity for legislation in restraint ot the use of liquors. Ho said, with smphssM. Ihe scouigs of alcoholism turaatttua tke vry existeucs of tbs race." In an article ia an insurance journal ra tha comparative mortality in dittereut oc cupations, tne as.e,-tion is made thnt brewers die about hfry per cent. (a.imt Man the average man who works at reg ular calbng, and saioon kecuors die tov.d. times as fust.
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