THE HOLY GHOST.
Saoday Discourse by Dr. Chapman, the
Noted Pastor Evangelist.
Shows How the Holy Ohost i the Christian
Helper Beyond All Others It the Lite .
ol the Church.
yr.vr Voiik City. The sermon here
furnished to the press is the most impres
me on"? of n aeries which the Rev. Dr. J.
Wilbur Chapman prepnred some time ago
for the Hible Institute Colportngc Associa
tion. l entitled "The Holy Ghost ill
Jlis relation to the Church." nnd was
nrracheJ from the text: "And the Lord
aililril to the church daily Mich as ihoulj
saved." Acts 1: 47.
In the honest endeavor which we mnke
properly to live the Christian life nnd in
the cnu receive n reward from the hand of
the Muster. thereby not missing our
rroivn. the Holy Ghost beyond all others
is our helper. He is certninly to be count
ed as the director and leader of our church
life. Wc need expect no great outpouring
of the Holy Ohost so long as His leader
ship is ignored, and without this high
spiritual atmosphere we may expect, as in
dividuals, no special victories.
On the dav of Pentecost two great event
occurred: the lirst was the exaltation of
.Tons Christ lit the right hand of the
Father "Tin Jesus hath God raised up,
whereof we are all witnesses" (Acts ii:
3J): the other was the outpouring of the
Ppirit . rocnuse ,lesus had been raised up
and exalted. The point is that Christ as
our head had poured out upon Him the
Uuly Ghost; thus receiving Him in trust
for the body; and it naturally follows thnt
what the head hns received the members
of the body have n right to claim. Since
tint diiy, in the plan of God. the Holy
Ghost has been the administrator of the
affairs 'if the church, and He is here to
nul;e Christ real to every believer. If lie
linl tarried with us in the flesh and I had
claimed His presence. He would have been
denied to you; but now that He is present
in the Spirit, we may all have Him and
lay claim to His presence, nnd the love of
(ioil may be shed abroad in our hearts by
the Holy Ghost. He is in a leal sense the
virar of Christ, nnd there can be no other.
The Son of God is to-doy at the right hand
of God. representing the church, and the
Spirit of God ought to be enthroned end
exalted in the church, representing the
risen Christ. He is to counsel her, to
guide her nnd to control her in a word,
He ;s to govern nil things in the church,
from the 'east things unto the greatest.
The Scriptures are evidence that He has
a message for the church. It is generally
believed that the epistles to the seven
ciiuroliei in the Revelation contain the pro
phetic etting forth of the church's history
its declines nnd recoveries, its failures
and return, and it is believed by manv
that we have come to the Laodicean period
of history of the last davs of the church.
Seven times we have the expression re
peated: "He that hnth an ear, let him hear
what the Spirit saith unto the churches."
It is to be noted that this expression is
used after each of the churches bad back
slidden. Kphesus had left her first love;
Smyrna was rich, and likelv to be proud:
Pergamos was touched with the doctrine
of Balaam: Thyntira. wos influenoed bv Je
rebel; Sardis had a name to live, nnd was
dend; Philadelphia hod hut little strength,
while Laodicea was neither hot nor cold.
The real cure for backsliding in the church
is that which comes to us by the Holv
Ghost of the revelation of God's will and
the interpretation of God's word.
I.
The church is a callcd-oiit body. We
were chosen in Him before the world's
foundation, nnd we are elect according to
the foreknowledge of God, for thus saith
the Scripture. Jesus is in heaven direct
ing the work of .the church, but the Holy
Ghost is here carrying; out the plan. This
plan extends to the minutest details of the
lite of the church. lie has ordained the
offices we must have, and the kind of men
we must lay hold upon to fill them:
n neretore He saith, when He ascended up
on high. He led captivity captive, and gave
gifts unto men. And lie gave some, apos
tles; and some, prophets; nnd some, evan
gelists; and some, pastors nnd teachers;
tor the perfecting of saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifying of the body
1 Christ." Lphesians 4: 8, 11, 12. The
cnurch is really the habitation' of God.
Hear what the Scriptures have to say:
I'.ph. 2: 19 to 22 "Now therefore ye are
no more strangers nnd foreigners, but fellow-citizens
with the saints, and of the
household of God; and ore built upon the
inundation of the apostles and prophets,
Jesus Christ. Himself being the chief cor
nerstone; in whom all the building fitly
framed together growcth unto a holy tem
ple in the Lord; in whom ve also are
puihled together for an habitation of God
through the Spirit." If He is dwelling in
us, we must be careful of our church life,
lor e may grieve Hiin and queucb Him
py the way we . live nnd work. Many
things are done to-day in the church which
may commend themselves to men, and vet
tall utter.y short of the approval of G'od.
rts an illustration, Peter, standing up with
the 1 JO, spoke of the departure of Judas,
and declared that one must be chosen in
us stead. Prayer was offered, a vote was
"Hen, and Matthias elected; but there
nns no indication that this election was
5 cr ratified by the Lord, for Matthias at
l?i".'i,k" T0Ut ,of Two Ve',fl after-
"aid the Lord calls one to till the va-
S' Pa'ney . Saul of Tarsus. Paul
'peaks thus of himself: Gal. 1: l-"Paul,
apostle, not of men. neither bv man,
' 'v A"!" Christ and God the father,
nho raised Him from the dead."
wm!!?.,churA,wn' established by signs nnd
d Attl 2: 1 to '-"And wlien the
were Pe"tecos' was fully come they
suuilenly there came a sound from heaven
.11 ,. T'"nK' mi''ty wind, and it filled
Ami fi ll0U80 wl"-'re th(,y were sitting.
ngues fit,. aPte?.led Unt0 tnem cloven
of lE a1 " hre' nd ' "Pon each
Holv ( "lln ,Acy wera Rl1 tnM with the
tomM.ni a','d be""an t0 BI,eal with other
V? 'J1 Spirit gave them utter-
?i&b0,h 'ith Sin and "onders, and
G Lo, 2n T-'racles "d Rifts of the Holy
"iiost, accordion l, Mr r ,'ii '
wltm... i'.'.i.-' ?r Vod a,s? bearing them
men -n'"' no ,church in the Old Testa
teach.r. i ".the oP'n'on of many Bible
kev tl.-'t AcU 2: we read: "Then
bantiwf 'ady received His word were
ddeJ d,,,,a"duthe ,ame d"y tere were
this Lt ? them, about 31)00 "'"-" !
"n if. Mi 18 word8 unt0 them" are writ
were' '17' that tl,B oriBinl , "there
must a C? about ,3000 oul-" iit w.
in Act. 9.t0,omelhin'. when dd, so
.dde ? 8;i47',we read: "And the Lord
it saved" Vhr,eh dail' urh a "''ould
erf added "to thVld?'
!." I aul a rn, i, .,.tl-
I hodv6 wih' h?d and the eh
tOeneo'''-
conception of the church.
churcb is Hk
nliu u ,va,Ictl out nuw xrom
'for Clirl.i "ery new soul won
t Some dav ?hm?' ln t0 "'nPH-'te the body.
Kh. AieVJnf M"1" will come in, and
1 the Lorj br'uten with the return of
oulwnninHth n""!-0"6. th" P"ion for
inishes thl S;.-i '.' thl,' thought that fur
fsionaV. VhP,,rat'lln for the foreign mis
and tbi nwi'Urch " a wHed-out body,
China, to Jau'nna,T "."nt to Africa, to
fellowship oF th". 5 ,heay work in the
'ouls to Fb? .thV,H?1y Ohost. in leading
the last member . "Peed the day when
found! member of the body shall be
I It fch ?? !?hUn.d by the Spirit
fiody of il , churl T'at,h of God n the
W i t n'tur lCyhVe ul ". i. not M
hut out Thn. it ,uu that His life is
uffe " eoee to be lik. man
on.ednf0 '.m Pneumonia-one unaccus
the man ni leclare that what
t it ia u?t f " I"0.rea"-. bt in point ot
luore hin? ( Lole a,'r.''e "eed. at all. but
not want
m ... V"r.u wn air. we a
helIolvj " ot.th Holy Ghost, but
fUureh And :""K.'1' 'tave
h ot foliuw'Vi notlmc' becu.e Hi. rule
himself and 'll, '".i" n!M" withdraw.
?he power ;. i'uw" the form, to ,Uy, but
a i "-sni, iu nave more ui tne
r'ut the lam i ii ti. The oil I. gone,
hvher. n'P ,,.tl'er;' There are ehufchei
'-'r.n,drXrr t 0lfered' "S th. Bibta
nd ther, . h !01", religiously kept up,
I'lane. T " l)u't'ye y i,of ,Ven th. .en:
the word, of a '"9y r0 deseriued in
to li h7 PT'Pt' s "having a name
ol th. te,ng, dead' 'fhef remind
it Vl l'a,"rJ (.,uud ln the excavated
" i mu.il. Hs .tood uK U hel
met and hfs armor"on."ann hts bonytinger
clasping his spear, and yet not living It if
just the same with the cftlirch.
A little thing at first may result in loss
of power in the entire church. A wrong
financial policy might do it. A spirit of
criticism might accomplish it.
"There is nn insidious disease which
slowly nnd .ecretly turns the vital organs
of the body to bone. It begins by ossify
ing little fragments of tissue here and
there. No medical skill can arrest its pro
gress. Nature is perverted from her
health process of assimilating and nutri
tion to the creation in the system of noth
ing but bone. What should be life to mus
cle and nerve nnd sinew and arteries,
turns to solid nnd lifeless bone. At length
the henrt is reached nnd vital part, of it
become bone, and its benutfful work of
pulsation, by which, life is sent in red
streams to the very tips of the fingers,
ceases and death ensues. Such is the
moral induration which the sensibilities
of a soul suffer, when long appealed to bv
the services of religion, to which it. will
not give back a throb of responsive feel
ing." . IV-
If the church Is to be governed bv 'the
Spirit, every office-bearer in the church
should be influenced by the Holy Ghost.
Minister, should be filled. Paul gives an
illustration of one phase of this truth:
Acts 13: P-12 "Then Saul, (who also is
called Paul), filled with the Holv Ghost,
set his eye. on him, nnd said. O full of all
subtility and nil mischief, thou child of
the devil, thou enemy of nil righteousness,
wilt thou not cease to pervert the right
ways of the Lord? And now, behold, the
hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou
.halt be blind, not seeing the sun for u
season. And immediately there fell on
him a mist nnd a darkness, nnd he went
nbout seeking some to lead him by the
hand. Then the dcmitv. when lie saw
what was done, believed, being aston
ished nt the doctrine of the Lord."
The Holy Ghost onlv fills the man whose
desire i3 to honor 'Christ. Pliilosophv.
poetry, art. sociology, ethics, are well
enough in their place, but their place is
not in the pulnit. The Holy Ghost has
pledged Himself to witness only to the
stoy of Jesus nnd the resurrection. Paul
thought this whole thing out. and while
be was schooled in nil the learning of the
day, he said :
"We nrench Christ crucified, unto the
Jews a stumbling block, and unto the
Greeks foolishness, but unto them that
nre cnlled, Christ the power of God and
the wisdom of God."
Peter is another illustration: Acts 4: 8
"Then Pete-, filled with the Holy Ghost,
said unto them: Ye rulers of the pcoiilt
nnd elders of Israel." Acta 11: 13. 16
"And as I began to speak the Holy Ghost
fell on thtm. as on us at the beginning
Then remembered I the word of the Lord,
how that He said, John indeed baptized
with water, but ve shall be baptized with
the Holy Ghost."
I do not know of any one in the New
Testament Scripture furnishing us a bet
ter argument for the use of the word ol
God in preaching than Peter himself, 'Take
the sermon nt Pentecost, if you will. It is
simplv a string of texts of' Scrinture. H
vou should asl;, "Rut is this all he said?'
I answer: "The words of Scripture ere all
that the Holy Ghost thought worthy ol
record." Peter's words would ha passed
nwav with his own generation. The word
of God abides forever.
Stephen furnishes an illustration of the
fact that to be filled with the Holy Ghost
does not always mean human success.
Acts 8: 5 to 8 "And the saying pleased
the whole multitude, nnd they chose Ste
phen, a mnn full of faith and of the Holv
Ghost, and Philip, end Prochorus, and Ni
canor, and Timon, and Parmenas. and Ni
colas, a proselyte of Antioch; whom they
set before the apostles, and when they had
praved they laid their hands on them.
And the word of God increased, and the
number of the disciples multiplied in Jeru
salem greatly, and a creat comnany of the
priests were obedient to the faith. And
Stephen, full of faith and power, did greet
wonder, and miracles among the people."
Acts 7: 5o "But he, being full of the
Holy Ghost, looked up steadfastly into
heaven nnd saw the glory of God, and
Jesus standing on the right hand of
God."
One might be filled with the Spirit, and
pass through the greatest disappointment
of his life, for Stephen was just as truly
filled, although he was stoned to death, as
Peter, the preacher of Pentecost. God
might fill you and then test you. The
great guns which are used in the defense
of our country are always tested before
thev leave the arsenal.
The position of the minister is nn exalt
ed one. I. Peter 1: 12 "Unto whom it
wao revealed that not unto themselves,
but unto us they did minister the things
which are now reported unto you by them
that have preached the gospel unto you
with the Holv Ghost sent down from heav
en, which things the angels desire to look
into."
There is not nn angel in the skies to-day
but who would leave his post of honor to
take your place nnd mine in the preaching
of the gospel. The position is a divine
one: Acts 20: 28 "Take heed, therefore,
unto yourselves, and to nil the flock over
the which the Holy Ghost hath made you
overseers, to feed the church of God wliich
Ho hath purchased with His own blood."
It greatly dignifies one's work to know
that we are here to do just what Jesui
would do if He were in our plocc. The
message of the man of God is inspired:
Matt. 10: 20 "For it is not ye that speak,
but the Spirit of your Father which speak
eth in you." Mark 13: 10, 11 "And the
Gospel must first be published among all
nations. But when they shall lead you
nnd deliver you up, take no thought be
forehand what ye sjiall speak, neither dc
ye premeditate, but whatsoever shall be
given you in that hour, that speak ye: foi
it is not ye thnt speak, but the HoH
Ghost." Luke 12: 12 "For the Holy
Ghost shall teach you in the same hour
what ye ought to say.'"
The Holy Ghost never encourages idle
ness. We are not teaching the lesson thnt
one need simply open bis mouth nnd ex
pect the Lord to fill it: but the ideal posi
tion is for everyone to be so filled with the
message all the time that if be were called
to speak anv number of limes during the
day he would alwnvs be sure that he had
a message from God. Notice-what the
Scriptures say: Rev. 1: 10 "I was in the
Soil-it on the Lord's day and heard be
hind me a great, voice, a. of a trumpet."
Rev. 4: 2 "And immediately I was in the
Spirit; and. behold, a throne was set in
heaven, and one sat on the throne." If
one is saturated with His message, nnd is
in the Spirit, there will be no question as
to his power iu the presentation of what
he has to say.
These conditions having resulted the re
sult, are guaranteed: Mark 10: 15-18
"And He said unto them, Go ye into all
the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature. He that believeth and is bap
tized shall lie saved; but he that believeth
not shall be damned. And these .igns
shall follow them that beliee: in My
name shall they cast out devils; thev
shall speak with new tongues; they shall
take up serpents, and if they drink any
deadly tiling, it shall not hurt them; thv
hall lay hand, on the sick, and they shall
recover." Heb. 2: 4 "God also bearing
them witness, both with signs and won
ders, and with divers mirncles and gift, of
the Holv Ghost, according to Hi. own
will." There is absolutely no limit to
God's power; He can do all things.
There is a very significant expression
used in Scripture. Rev. 14: 13 "And 1
heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
Write, Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the
Spirit, that they mav rest from their la
bors; and their works do follow them."
The Rev. F. B. Meyer thinks thnt this is
to he interpreted a. "Amen, saitli the
Spirit;'' and that it i. the Spirit's approv
al of what we have done in the name of
Christ. It will be a glad day for the church
when .for xicrr rustor's jcck the Spirit
shall breathe "Amen:" for the service of
every elder, deacon and trustee He .hall
say again "Amen;" when the living of all
the saints shall live so nearly according to
God', will that at the close of each day
the Spirit shall say "Amen and amen."
But the filling of the Holy Ghost is not
to lie confined to those wlio are called
ministers of the gospel. Kvery deacon
ought to be filled: Acts 6: 3, 4 "Where
fore, brethren, look ye out among you
even man of honest report, full of the
Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we mav
aupoint over this business. But we will
give ourselves continually to prayer, and
to the ministry of the word."
There was a lime in the history of the
church when men were chosen to fill the
church's offices, not because of their sorial
position qc ilicu tinuiK'ial abiUlr.. bv.' liiu-
Fly Decause tney were men" frrfeTf with tne
loly Ghost; so thnt there can be but on
real test of fitness for such nn office. I
feel very sure that we should exnert n
Pentecostal outpouring of the Spirit, of
God only when this nnnciple is recognized.
Tf the Holy Ghost is the life of the
church as we find in Scripture: Knh. 4:
31. 32 "Let all bitterness, nnd wrath, and
anger, nnd clamor, and evil speaking, be
put awny from you. with nil malice, and
be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hnth forgiven you" then we
nre to be exceedingly careful with respect
to everything that would grieve Him in
the least. It is a new thought to some that
the presence of bitterness or wrath or an
per would grieve the Spirit. Such is in
deed the case.
The Holy Ghost is to work out in 11s
that which Christ has accomnlished for us
on the throne. There can only be one hin
drance to the working out of this plan of
Ond, nd that is found in the church it
self. There is a solemn warning for nil the
members of the church: 1 Thess. .1: 1ft
"Quench not the Spirit." Acts X: 3-9
"Rut Peter said. Annnias, why hnth Rntan
filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost
nnd to keen back part of the price of the
land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine
own? And after it was sold, was it not in
thine own power? Whv hast thou con
ceived this thing in thine heart? Thou
hast not lied unto men. hut unto God.
And Annnias hearing these words, fell
down, and gave up the ghost, and treat
fear came on all them that heard these
things. And the young men arose, wound
him up, and carried him out and buried
him. And it was about the space of three
hours after, when his wife, not knowing
what was done, cnnie in. And Peter an
swered unto her, Tll me whether ye soli!
the land for so much? And she said. Vea,
for ho much. Then Teter said unto her,
How is it thnt ye have agreed together to
tempt the Snirit of the Lord? Heho'd.
the fret of them which have buried thy
husband are nt the door, nnd shall oorry
thee out." While men may not nowadays
have been stricken down as were Annnin
nnd Sapphirn, yet it is true thnt because
of the fact that iwe nre living in spirit
thnt is contrnrv to the Holy Ghost, we be
come dead spiritunlly. if not physically,
nnd it, is a nossible thing to so nearly
ouench the 'Spirit thnt from the human
stVHliioint there will be nn life at all.
Thus while the inrMvidiial member of
the church may miss his reward and "be
saved, yet so ns by fire," the same thing
may be true of the church ns n whole. It
would be a and thing for the Bridegroom
to be disappointed in his bride.
Knowing; Wlien to Stop,
Knowing when to stop and stopping nre
very different things. A man in a runa
way motor car knows very clearly that it
is time to atop, but that doesn't stop him.
Many a man or woman has carelessly or
wilfully gotten into a bad habit, saying:
"Oh! I am one who knows when to
ston." That is probablv true. The day
will come when they will know very clear
ly that it is time to stop, but will not be
nble to do so. It is like taking hold of the
hnndles of n strong electrical generator
very easv to take hold. hit very hard to
let go. The fingers of habit are bent and
barbed like fish-hooks; once in, they nre
hard to get out. The really wise man con
siders not only when to stop, but also
when it is possib'e to stop, and he often
finds, in so considering, that the best time
of all to ston is before one has begun to go.
Sunday-School Times.
Fresi From God's Mint.
All that God gives to us dav by day is,
as it were, a new creation. We never re
ceived it before. It never was our need un
til now. We may have received something
like it before, but thnt was not this, nor
could that have filled the place of this.
Every day's blessings nre to each of us ns
a speciol miracle from the hands of the
ever loving and the almighty God. As
John Runvan says: "Things that we receive
at God's hand comc'to us as things from
the minting house though old in them
selves, yet new to us." What should we
do if our Father failed to give us current
coin ofHis miuting day by day? Sunday
School Times.
Hoth Individual and Social.
The Spirit of God is now proving to us
that this individualistic side of Christian
ity, although always primary and essential
is, after nil, only a section of the glorious
Gospel of the blessed God. This must be
so, seeing thnt the Gosnel was for man,
who in the nature of him is structurally
social. You can insulate n wire because
it is a wire, but you cannot insulate a man.
The kingdom Christ established was one
of the sons of God. and the ideal social or
der is that in which the principle of broth
erhood reigns with illimitable sway. John
C'litlord.
The Secret of Success.
Faithfulness is the explanation of many
a successful career. Opportunity, ability
and the friendly assistance that may be
given all tend to further one's efforts, but
the persistent, undaunted faithfulness to
the labor in hand, in the very face of op
position and hindrance and obstacles, is
that wliich conquers. The character that
is developed by devotion to duty, in life's
smallest undertakings, is being equipped
for glorious achievements. Therein is
found the secret of success. Presbyterian.
Prejudice.
Prejudice never reasons, but moves and
sways the mind and action from some in
stinctive or sudden or biased impulse. It
has its seat in ignorance, weakness or idle
ness. It is a blindness of perception and
relation which leads to personal and pub
lic injury. It acts as a hindrance to truth,
knowledge and to progress. It is a neu
tralizing force that resists and modifies the
most cogent arguments, the most powerful
discourses, the most moving appeals and
the most stirring considerations, Tho
friend.
Full Faith in Christianity.
One cannot give money or anything else
with the same passion with wliich he give,
himself. All other forms of consecration
nre secondary valuable, but secondary.
No generation, therefore, can show its full
faith in Christianity wliich does not offer
its best gifts. William J. Tucker.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS,
HE God-dependent
are the most in
dependent. A Christian maj
a Christ's best
uonument.
The serpent ot
In never hisses un
til It Is struck.
The Savior's love
for tho world Is the
cure for sinful love
iV-t-tJ"' of the world.
IV The wolves al
ways applaud when the shepherd
whips the sheep.
A man's thinking powers will be Id
Inverse ratio to bU drinking; powers.
When a man lives in God's presence
he will not need to boast of It.
They who will not be their brother's
keepers are willing to be their execu
tors. Th,e delight of heaven may be fash
ioned out of the disappointments of
earth.
It Is oasler to be eloquent over the
faults of others than to be penitent
over our own.
The human fly Is apt to mistake ad
hesion to, for possession of the fly
paper of mammon.
The warmth of the winter's revival
does not depend on the frigidity of tot
cummer church.
One difference between the true
preacher and the talking machine is
that the latter can be purchased.
It Is safer to trust your eyes than
your ears when a man argues religion
while his wife carries in the water.
While there are freights of duty ro
vessel needs ballast of care.
Fashion may hide the scars but It
cannot benl the disease of sin.
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments
October 25.
For
Subjects; Jnshu.l and Caleb, Josh. Xiv., 5-15-Uolden
Text, JjiY xlv W Memory
Verses, 12-14 Commentary oa the
Dsy't Lesson.
Explanatory. The perio of conquest
from the taking of Jericho until the time
of our present lesson, when the people
were gathered at Gilgal lo divide the land,
was about six years. The question is often
urged. On what principle can the right
eousness of God in exterminating the Ca
naanites be vindicated? They were de
stroyed for their excesses, wiltul, habitual
nnd incurable wickedness. Iv. 1ft: 24-30,
Their abominable custom, show thnt tin
grossest vice had become inherent in their
national character, in the destruction of
the Canaanites by God's people the na
tions were convinced, not only of the su
preme power of tho God of Israel, but nlso
of His utter abhorrence of the abomina
tions for which they were destroyed. Vice
is infection.. If nny of these ldolntroui
tribes were spared they would taint the
Hebrews. Moreover this growing corrup.
tion might have polluted the whole ancient
world.
The cause of the defeat of Ai, and the
terrible punishment meted out upon Achan
lor bis sin, should be dwelt upon. The
defeat taught the Israelites the necessity
of strict obedience to God. After the
taking of Ai comes the story of the Gibeom
itcs, which is followed by the conquest ol
southern Palestine. Then we have an ac
count of the conquest in the north where
the armies ot the kings were defeated at
the waters of Mcroin. Finally, after nbout
six years of war, the land was so far sub
Ined that it could be divided among the
tlitierent tribes. "Divided the land." They
ngrced upon the portion to be given each
.tribe.
6. "Children of Jiidah." Judah was the
fourth son of Jacob. "In Gilgal." This
at the first place where the Israelite!
camped after crossing the Jordan into
.Canaan. "Thou knowest," etc. "Caleb
rwas of the tribe of Juduh, and was ap
pointed to assist in making the division
!of the land. Lest he might be charged
with trying to choose the best for himself,
he brought others of his brethren when he
tame before Joshua that they might be
witnesses to his justice. Caleb had been
one of the spies to go under Moses' direc
tion to spy out the land. He gave a faith
ful report, nnd had faith in God, nnd God
promised him the land which he traversed
in his search. IJcut. 1: 30. Joshua was ac
quainted with this fact, and Caleb quotes
that fact to him before the witnesses, that
it; might stand as his motive in making
his plea for a certain portion. Caleb came
with his request before the lots were cast
for the land. The promise of God was
sufficient and Caleb would show that it
would lie in vain and needless to try by lot
to fix upon his portion in Canaan. All the
people seemed to fully consent that Hebron
was the land intended for Caleb." "Con
cerning me and thee." .Joshua was the
only other iy that was faithful and be
lieving, and both were permitted to enter
Canaan.
7. "Forty years ola was I." "The whole
circumstance was so clearly fixed in his
mind that Caleb remembers his age, and
the place, so that he can refresh Joshua's
memory. They were the two oldest men
in Israel at this time. A recollection of old
times would cheer them, especially now
that the promises made to them were ready
to be fulfilled." "Moses," etc. Caleb
manifested great respect for Moses. In his
character Moses wus "the man of God,"
in his occupation "the servant of the
Jord." ''In mine heart." He spoke his
honest opinion in the matter of which he
was sent to search out. He was not in
fluenced by fear or favor, but spoke the
truth and that only.
8. "My brethren." Words of tenderness
for his old comrades. "Heart melt."
The other ten spies, by their evil report
of Canaan, influenced the people to rebel
against going in to possess the land, so that
fear caused their courage to fail, nnd they
turned again to wander in the wilderness.
"Wholly followed the Lord." He had done
his duty and constantly aimed at the glory
of God. "Caleb is one of those men whom
we meet with seldom in Ilible history, but
whenever wo do meet them we are tho
better for the meeting. Itright nnd brave,
strong, modest and cheerful, there is hon
esty in his face, courage and decision in
the very pose of his body, and the calm
confidence of faith in his very look nnd
attitude."
0. "Moses swears." Moses declared by
nuthority irom God that Caleb should be
rewarded. Num. 14: 24: Dent. 1: 30.
10. "Kept me alive.'' Caleb had not
only been brought through the perils of
the wildcrne.ss, but he had been preserved
from death in this war of conquest. Length
nf years only caused him to more deeply
desire to be perfectly obedient.
11. "Yet I am a strong." Though
eighty-five years old he felt as able to en
ter his possessions that God gave him as
when the promise was first made. God
would not appoint him to a place and pro
long his days and then change because of
his ago. "All our times are in His hands,
ll events at His command." What though
the sons of old Anak were tall, and giants
in strength! What though Hebron lav in
i mountainous region, he could go gladly
ind confidently.
V2. "Givo me this mountain." "Though
it was already his, by promise, he would
respect tho position and authority of
Joshua, and have it granted him lawfully.
Though it was the most difficult to over
pome, and ho was old, yet he was strong
in faith as well as strong physically. The
rmly equipment he needed was God's con
tinued presence, wliich he believed would
Insure victory over giants and walled cities.
His faith for the overthrow of thoso ene
mies had only waxed stronger since his
first discovery of them, forjty-tive years be
fore. His truthfulness, piety and faith
fulness in former years had grown, so that
his relish was keen for the battle."
13. "Joshua blessed him." He r.ot only
admitted the claim, but. in a public and
earnest manner, prayed for the divine
blessing to assist the efforts of Caleb in
driving out idolatrous occupants. No
doubt Joshua commended Caleb for his
courage and piety, and mentioned this sin
gular providence as a reward for his de
voted life. '
Farmers Keen Id Business.
Johnstone Bar'.:ett, a lightning-rod
agent, called on the prosecuting at
torney to-day and asked that warrants
be Issuod for the arrest of twelve
Ajtchlson county farmers, says the
Nebraska State Journal. He says he
started out of Atchison a week age
with a team of good horses and a
now spring wagon, but that during
tho week he was swindled out of ev
erything, iu trading borseii, and was
compelled to w4k back to town. He
did no business, and lost all Lis
lightning rods. The prosecuting at
torney ald that getting tho best of s
horse trade was no violation of law,
and Bartlett left for the east, saying
bank presidents were easier than
farmers.
Ladies' .Tailors Not New.
There were, It seoms, "ladles' tail
ors" and tailor-made drosses In the
days of Queea Elizabeth. A contrlbu
tor of the Tailor and Cutter has been
visiting Cumnor, and was snown a
letter written by the Ill-fated Amy
Robsart shortly before her death at
Cumnor nouse, which Sir Walter Bcott
describes in "Kenllworth." It was to
a Mr. William Kdney, tailor at the
Tower, and refers to the alteration of
a gown he was making fur her, and
contains a promise to sea him paid.
The unfortunate lady died before the
gown was finished, and the poor tailor'
had to wait for fire years before be
was paid by the earl of Lolcester,
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS.
October 26 "Trealinj a Oraclous lavltatlos
Lightly." Matt, xxll MO.
Scripture Versea.-Rorr. L 20; II. 1,
3. 14. 15; III. 20; Luke xlv. IS: John
III. 18, 19: Mai. 111. 2; Rev. vl. 16, 17.
Lesson Thoughts.
"Reasons and excuses are often vpry
tllfferent things. Men are ofton
ashamed of tholr real reasons for
their conduct, and for rejecting Christ,
and have to hide them not only from
others, but from t'.emselves, by some
plausible excusps."
"Men ask to be excused from God,
from heaven, from glory, from Im
mortality, from the company of
angels, from the noblest life possible
for man."
"Some modern excuses: Faults nt
Christians, dullness of the church,
pressure of business, enn't believe the
Hlble, time enough yet, don't know
fow."
Selections.
Rnbelal's witches had eyes that
rould see very clearly anything at. a
distance, but nothing that was close
at hand. Some persons' mental eyes
sre Just the reverse, and they see very
(dearly the values close at. hand, but
nre blind to what lies iu the future.
Present possessions often hldo an
eternal Inheritance.
The din of the city streets CHn
down the chime of the church bells
by busy oars. The love of money, the
desire of promotion, the rush for so
cial advancement nnd business suc
cess are like a band of music, which,
with a roll of drums, blare of trump,
ets nnd crash of cymbals, drowns out
the still small voice of God.
Bunyan-tells how Christian on his
journey saw a man busily emnloved
raking together bits of hay. wood, and
stubble, while ovpt him stood a shin
ing angel, holding nbove his head a
crown of light. The perishable things
about his feet filled his vision so that
he could not see the crown which
might have been his. So men make
their strivings for things temporal,
pleasure, ease, wealth, honor ex-'
cuses for their loss of things eternal.
Suggested Hymns.
Why do you linger?
O wand'rlng souls, whv longer roam?
Search me, O Lord, and try this heart
of mine.
Nothing but leaves.
Come to the Savior, mak no delay.
Oh! do not let the word dopart.
EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS.
October 26 Treating, a Oraclous Invitation
Lightly-Matt 22, 1-10.
We study this week the parable of
"The Royal Marriage Feast." Each
parable ot Jesus teaches one great
central truth, while other Important
lessons may possibly be drawn from it.
In this one the central truth is the
danger ot treating lightly the gracious
invitation of God, and is Illustrated
In the history of the Jewish natiou.
Tho marriage supper Is the Gospel
blessings offered by Christ; the ser
vants are all Gospel workers; the in
vited are all who hear; and the ones
who "made light of It" are all who
carelessly neglect and reject the call
to salvation.
Salvation is offered to us under the
type of a marriage feast. The mar
riage Is the espousal of the Church
by Jesus. The supper Is the partici
pation, ot the Gospel benefits by all
men who will accept. The invitation
is ln a double sense. In Eastern
countries two invitations were given;
one to a'low them to prepare, and the
second to Inform them that the timo
had arrived. Thus in the parable the
guests now to be called had already
been bidden. So now the publlshej
Gospel in the Scriptures bids every
man to como, and the ministry anil
the Church are sent out to call men
to repentance whom the Gospel has
blddden. Every sermon, Christian
hymn, Gospel service, churchgoing
bell, and qulet, holy Sabbath is a call
to men. The Holy Spirit, the Provi
dences ot God. the voice of con
science, and all the forces of grace
enforce this call. And this Is to all
men. The "highways" of life are filled
with multitudes to whom comes this
Invitation. To all. "both bad and
good," the Invitation Is given. The
invitation Is to all. "Come, for all
things are now ready."
As then, so now, men "make light
of it" Soma go their way to the
farm; the Bhop, tho store, or tho place
of gain. And, alas! some, not con
tent with this, entreat the servants
that Issue the call ln a spiteful man
ner, and sometimes even put them to
death. What a graphic picture of
man's unnatural rebellion against
God's mercy and salvation! Thou
sands of young people In close touch
with our Epworth Leagues, some of
them even associate members ln it,
are doing this very thing. Let us
press upon these careless and thought
less rejecters of Christ the necessity
of accepting this gracious Invitation.
The only admlselon to the marriage
feast Is the wedding garment. What
Is this? Not his righteousness Imput
ed to us, but our own character re
generated and sanctified by divine
grace. And this no one need lack.
Christ provides through his Gospel the
fitness of character which prepares
for heaven. All who accept the Invi
tation will find the salvation which
transforms our nature Into harmony
with Christ. The wedding garment is
the "new man" put on ln a genuine
conversion and religious experience.
This the moral man needs; and this
tho worst ot sinners may rocelve.
Not Hector but Another.
On ona line day In lay, looi, James
McDonald, a fisherman of Mallalg, In
the western Highlands of Scotland,
took out three girls for a row in his
boat. Suddenly a squall arose and
upset the boat In thirty feet of water.
McDonald contrived to get all three
lasses on to the keel of the upturned
boat, and then swam to an lslot some
forty-live feet away. Here he removed
his big aea boots and heavier cloth
ing, and then struck out for the girls,
whom he carried one by one to thei
rock. McDonald's noble action hav
ing been brought under the notice of
the Royal Humane Society, that bod
awarded him Its medal.
Tongue Reading.
LlngTilutology Is the most recent
crate In Paris. If one prefers to
call It glossomancy, well and good.
Under elthor name It means tongue
reading and It threatens to compere
with palmistry. A big tongue, It
seems, Indicates frankness; a short
tongue, dissimilation; a long tongue,
garrulity and generosity; narrow
tongue, concentration, and talent;
short, broad tongue, garrulity and un
truth. The man with a very short
and narrow tongue Is a liar of true
artistic merit.
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
HEADING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.
Poemi IU ttmTft Personality Is the I.lna
of Approach to OodAn Impersonal
IlellSloa Is an Impossible OneThe
Ea.ene. or All Joy 1. nod.
Ee brave, O Heart! Throw not awnr
Thy faith in God!
Who made thee from thy mother clay
Yet loves the clod!
What if thy way seems hard nnd long?
It leads to Light!
Nor can the craft of Hate or Wrong
Trolong thy Night!
And if thou fall, nnd human arm
Rpfune thee aid.
Trust Him who keep. lli own from harm
"He not afraid!"
F. L. Stanton, in the Atlanta Constitu
tion. The Fer.onal Sarlonr.
"That I may know Him." Phil. 3: 10.
There i. a great deal of difference between
knowing things nbout Christ and knowing
linn. Reading the court news does not
make you a member of the court or ac
quainted with the king. And a great many
might write lives of Christ who have never
known the living Lord. The difference be
tween theology and Christianity is aimilar
to that between an essay on friendship and
the possession of a loving friend: theology
may furnish a good text hook of the geo
graphy of the kingdom of heaven, but real
Christianity finds yon a title to nil its re
alty. So it is possible for the simple and
unlearned to come nearer to Christ by
means of personal love than for the scien
tist to discover Him by analvtical lore just
as nn infant may know the mother on
whose heart it lies better through person
ality than the most skilled anatomist could
by scalpel and glass.
Personality is the line of approach to
God. Men could find Him no other wav.
and so He came as a person into our world
and lived as a person Among us. We could
not understand the all-wise Jehovah, nor
comprehend the infinite Creator, nnd our
spirits were too dull to draw near to the
Father of Spirits, but a living man touched
us with His personality, and our apprehen
sions and understanding went out on the
simple lines nlong which we come to know
our fellows, and lo, we found God in the
man Christ Jesus.
An impersonal religion is nn impossible
one. Some men are so constituted that
they can satisfy their beings with the con
templation of pure mathematics, but most
are born with a heart in them. Arguments
on the Trinity may be as food to some, but
'most of us are not and will not be satisfied
till we taste of the living bread, the words
that fall from His lips and the touch of
His hand. It takes some a long time to
find it out, nnd we all easilv forget it that
folks and not furniture make a home, and
the same is true of all things. What worth
were it to us if in gaining the whole world
we must lose our friends? What are gold
and .tones to smiles and hands, faces and
hearts? And if our friends form our fair
est treasures what of this friend of sin
ners? To know Him constitutes the per
fect knowledge of God, the essence of all
joy and the substance of all wealth.
Seek Him. It is not books of meditation
we need, but meditation with our blessed
Lord, not guides to devotion, but taking
Him a our guide to whom we shall become
devoted as we know Him. The world
needs and we need, too, the living Christ
more than lives of Christ, this ever-present
personal Lord and lover, the nower of n
full and perfect life. As true friends would
rather see all else go than lose one another
so you mav see goods nnd fame, and all
things of this changeful world pass from
vou and still rejoice, saying, "Christ is all."
Itam's Horn.
Itelatlvo Valnes.
Not all the choices we are called upon
lomake are between an ubsolute good nnd
a positive disadvantage. If they were the
a positive evil, or a positive advantage nnd
problem of life would be much easier. Fre
quently we must choose between n higher
and a lower good, or between greater and
less advantages. This, indeed, would seem
to involve lib perplexity. Aa between such
alternatives we would say at first sight
that the choice ought to be almost as easy
as between good and bad. And vet it is
not. For one thing, it is often difficult to
tell what will prove to be the higher nnd
what the lower good, or in which of two
directions the grenter Advantage will be
tound. In the second place, often a hesi
tation in choosing because the greater ad
vantage is remote and its realization must
he wuited for, and a smaller advantage, if
it can be enjoyed nt once, seems to many
to be preferable. In addition, there are
the disturbing elements that enter into
our choices from temperament, tastes,
likes, dislikes, sympathies, antipathies in
short, from what is known as the personal
equation. Lutheran Observer.
Grace of Coarteir. 'tJw
The grace of courtesy is not the least of
life s charms. Nowhere should it crow
richer than the church of Christ. A smile,
a handshake, a kindly spoken greeting, the
sharing of a hymn book, invitation to a
seat, such little things as these have often
gladdened an over-burdened heart, led a
life nearer to Christ nnd been the "cup of
cold water" delighting the heart of the
Master, brightening the life of the recip
lent and making the soul of the giver Mow
with a consciousness of lumng helped the
I hnst in His ministry of love to men.
'harles H. Moss.
Developing Character.
A good man said to his wife, who was
complaining that she was tired beyond
hearing by some persons with whom she
had relations in her daily life: "My dear
you are not tnking the right view of this
matter. ou nre forgetting that these
people are giving you a great deal of help
in developing the finer qualities of vour
character. ou are sweeter, more self-restrained
and nobler, through the exercise
of tact, tenderness and unselfishness to
them. oa ought to thank God that He
has given you just this discipline." Mar
garet SangKter.
Our Duty.
We must learn to take our faults humbly
as proofs of our weakness, and use them
to increase our trust in God and our mis
trust of self. Neither must we be discour
aged at our own wretchedness or give way
to the thought that wo cannot do or bear
any special thing. Our duty is, that while
confessing that of ourselves it is impossible,
to remember that God is all-powerful.
Jean .Nicholas Grou.
The Discipline of Trial..
By patient and lovi.-ig endurance of an
noyancea we are preparing ourselves grad
ually fnr tlin lun;..l:n. f V
...... . ,. ulov,pmlo ul n-ims. uean
Goulburn,
Snoco...
One of the commonest mistakes, and one
Of the Costliest, im thinlrinn
d , - u auuccVB I.
ue to some genius, some magic some-
luniB ut owier wnicn we ao not po.sess.
Success is generally due to holding on and
failing to let go. There is an old Chinese
proverb which .ays: "With time and pa
tience the mulberry leaf will become aatiu."
Uaaavolonoa.
In cranliin IIibm . V. . . t. . . .
v ; . uuuiiu oeing replete
.with benevolence, meditating in what man-
Li : cf'A ""'UB.r nimseit most accepta
ble to his lYftAtnr K .1 ..... ., . . r .
Hi. creaturei.-Fieldng. " "U w
Naw Mining System.
A gold-bearing clay found In Santa
Crux county, Arizona, Is ot such a
refractory nature that the usual meth
ods ot separation have failed abso
lutely to extract the gold therefrom.
Aftor practically every known meth
od had been tried and tailed, the In
genious scheme of drying the gouge
thoroughly and beating it vigorously
with a club was adopted, with 'com
plete success. This Is a mining sys
tem unknown In any other part of the
world.
THE (IRE AT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
Pnrmi The Prle. or a Drink Th XTmwU
Whlskr Doe. In Deluding and Swls
dtltia the Ambitions Young M .
Vonna Men ICil.t by Thonn4.
Five cents a glass! Hoes any one thiV
That thnt is renllv the nrice nf a drink?
"Fi-e cents a e'ass." I henr vou sn-.
"Whv that isn't verv much to r.nv."
h. no indeed: 'tiH verr s'inll mm,
You A-e Massing over 'twixt finger and!
thumb;
And if that were all ynt' cave nway,
It wouldn't be very much to pay.
T'.e nrice of a drink, if vou want to know
,vhat some nr willing to pay for it. go
Throit-li that wretched tenement over
there,
Wilh dingv windows and broken stair,
vv,rp f,ml fijpnA, like a vnmnire crawl
With outstretched wings e'ef the monldy
walls.
There poverty dwell with her hungry
brnnd.
Wild.eviH ns demons for lack nf food:
There shame, in a corner crouches low;
There violence deals its deadliest blow;
nd innorcnt ones are thus accursed
To pay the price of another's thirst.'
"Five cents a gla!" oh. if that were all.
The siorifie would indeed be small!
Tint the money's worth i" the least amount
nay: nnd whoever will keen account
Will lenrn the terrible waste nnd blight
flint follows the ruinous nppetite.
"Five cents a gbss!" Does anv one tln'nlc
That that is really the price of a drink!"
Alcohol f'henls Ambition.
Again w-e discuss with our render, the
Jin n that is done by alcohol.
We have no idea of preaching teetotal
ism. We have no desire to advnnnre law.
vefTiilnting men's live against their will.
F.ducation and discussion nnd self-study
can convert men from whisky; laws can
not. We publish these editorials on whiskv,
not so much in the hope of doing good di
rectly, as in the hone of making among
onr renders tes of thousands of advocate,
of temperate living. This newsnaper aroesj
into the hands of millions of gond, earnest,
successful men nnd women. We seek tr
impress unnn them the imnortance of dis
cussing the whisky question with yotmt
men. I'pon flip co-oneration of our read
ers we rely entirely for any good that we
mnv accomplish.
To-day we deal with the work that
whisky does in deluding and swindling the
ambitious young man.
You need not be old, in this world, in
know ninny a man who started out hope
fully, full of ambition and promise and
who has now ended among the whisky
wrecks. Whisky is especially dangerous, because
it makes a man lie to himself as well as to
others. It makes his own mind deceive
him. It makes his ambitions, the best ele
ments that are in him, work for his own.
downfall.
Such young men exist bv thousands. A
mnn is naturally able, he has a good head,
strong emotions, unlimited possibilities.
His hone nf progress is his ambition. While
he controls himself his ambition tells him
thnt it enn be reali7ed only through work.
Tint whisky tells him another story.
Whisky says to the voung man:
"Of course, you will succeed; of course,
you are great; you are not appreciated;
your thoughts are beautiful; your origin
ality is marvellous; your future is certain."
To many a young man this happens:
He sits down nt the table an earnest,
modest young man. He takes one glass of
whisky, and that one glass makes a change.
It begins the elimination of his earnest
ness. He takes another glass, and another,
and a fourth.
Look nt him now. nnd see what whisky
does for its human friends.
His earnestness is gone. Concentration
is gone from his eyes, firmness from hi
mouth, nil strength of purpose has left his
expression.
And the modesty which inspires in men
a small estimate of themselves, and an in
clination for hard work, has been wiped
out by whisky also.
Itragging. conceit, foolish self-confidence
these whisky has substituted for the
qualities thnt promised success.
Whisky is a cunning enemy. Xo great
general ever planned a campaign or cleared
away obstacles ns thoroughly as whisky
plans nnd removes things from its path.
When whisky plans to lead a man to
murder it firt eliminates kindness and
tho sense of right and wrong. In their
place it puts insane rage nnd vicious ha
tred. And in the prison cell next day you
see a wretched creature, with white face
and trembling hands, protesting:
"I don't know tfhy I killed him; he waa
mv friend."
Or
"I don't know whv I killed my wife; no
better woman ever lived."
Uut whisky knows why the murder wat
done, for whisky robbed the brain of itu
bnlance, of the qualities within us which
make such crimes impossible.
To the young man with an ambition
whisky works on the same lines, it tells
hiin that hard work is not necessary. It
persuades him to accept alcoholic dream,
in place of realities.
And the man wakes up among the
world's failures, wondering why he be
lieved the lies that whiskv told him. whr
the world has gone by and left him to fail
ure. When you sre a young man with whisky
in his hand and loud words in his month,
tell him that nothing is accomplished in
this world without hard work, and that
whisky is tho enemy of hard work.
And if any young man reads this who
has known through personal experience
what whisky does, how it encourages false
hopes and mnkes hard work repulsive, let
him think the matter over seriously for
himself. Let him take to himself the ad
vice which he would instantly give to turn
from his whifky to his books, and from
cheating drean s to hard and disagreeable
but useful realities. New York American
and Journal.
How to Do It.
We may nreach about it, and sing about
it, and resolve about it, and weep about it,
nnd pray about it until Gabriel blows bis
trumpet, and if we do nothing more ws
shall accomplish little. The millionaire;
brewer and the red-faced saloonkeeper,
wants us to keep right on in that wav.
Meanwhile they will only laugh at us. We
cannot preach the saloon out; we cannot
sing it out; we cannot resolve it out; w
cannot pray it out, but we can arise from
our knees, and, trusting in God, go forth
to smite the monster by the all-conquering
power of the citizen', ballot. That and
that alone will cause this devouring off
spring of Satan to tremble. Herbert Car
penter Shuttuck, at Lincoln, Neb.
Th Crosad In Brlor.
Thsre is an English total abstinence so
ciety among railroad employes which now
r.' niber. 20,000, and ha. been in existence
eighteen years.
Tho trustee, of the hamlet of Xortfs
Bend, Ohio, have passed an ordinance mak
ing the carrying of beer home through the
atreeu in a pail subject to foO fine, without
privilege of jury trial.
The United Kingdom Temperance and
General Provident Association, of Eng
land, with a record covering thirty-two
years lSt-'97 show, an advantage of
twenty-ono per cent, iu favor of total ab
stinence. To each 10,000 of population, Chicago has
thirty-eight saloons; St. Louis, thirty
seven; Baltimore, forty-one; Kan Francis
co, ninety-two; New York, thirty-one;
I'hiladeiphia, thirteen.
It is said that the German lmisttr of
Education hat issued an instruction to tb
national school authorities throughout th
fatherland, urging the necessity of the pop
ular enlightenment of rhildreu a. to ttia
deleterious effects of the exvessiv con
sumption of alcoholic liquors.
At the opening of the Supreme Court of
Newfoundland at Harbor Grace both the
Justice and the Grand Jury congratulated
the xople on the utter absence of crime
iu that large judicial district, which rred
ituble ante they attribute to the wise tew
pci' iiive leguhttioa o well enforced.