"IMMORTALITY."
Sunday Discourse By the Rev. St. Clair
Hester.
Deliver Comfortim Mewije to Those Who
Are Wevir nj la the Belief la Kefara to
Life Ev:rlnllog.
New Yor.K City. In the Church of ths
Messiah, Brooklyn, Sunday morning, the
rector, the Kcv. ft. Clair Hester, preached
on 'lmmovtality-llio Longing for It, Pro
iiosed Substitute, Jinn's Bight to It.
J'he text wan from .lob xiv: 14: "If ft man
Jie shall he live again?" Mr. Hester said:
The irrepressible, ubiquitous question,
repented again and again, world without
nd. Men like Job were asking it centur
ies before Christ, and men like Job are
king it centuries nfter Christ. It is in
vested with perpetual youth and the world
never tires of hearing answers to it.
A father afHicted by the loss of his only
on in the morning of a beautiful youth
writes a book entitled "Life Beyond
Death.'' His dedication is a letter to his
boy, beginning, "My Dear Phil," and clos
ing with these words: "God bless you, my
hoy, till the eyes which I closed I sec open
igiiin and looking into mine. Lovingly,
father." This is the answer of one in
grief. Under similar circumstances could
tou, would you. want to give any different
mswer? A wife bewails the sudden de
cease of Iter husband. She finds great com
fort in rending through his sermons and
gathering from them and publishing every
entence that bears on the subject of
meeting again in the world to come. Her
heart is constantly singing:
"Soul of my soul, we shall meet again,
And with Uod be the rest."
Hers is the answer of one in loneliness
luoycd up by conlident anticipation. Who
in such a position could or would want to
live any different answer?
The thoughts of men on the subject re
peated, reiterated, realhrincd through thou
lands of years of human history, form an
icciinmlntion of evidence from which it is
difficult to escape, evidence ihnt gains em
phasis by its repetition, evidence that
rouses deepest feeling by the very earnest
less of its utterance. The answer of Jesus
'Jlirist is the only answer that entirely
atisries the human mind and heart. It
was proclaimed amid rejoicing, melody and
long on Sunday last in all the churches.
The echoes of Kastcr have not vet died
rjt. Their soul has gone into all the World
md their words unto the ende of the earth.
The echoes that come irom the rock-hewn
tomb within the (Jnrdcn of Joseph of Ari
nntlica are not like those we shout among
:liffs and canyon walls that gradually soft
;n and die away. They are within the
realm of the spiritual world and they in
crease rather tln.n diminish. They grow
xoin sou! to soul, from the soul of the risen
Christ to the souls that believe in Hiin,
nd so they grow forever and forever.
If Christ alone of all who live or have
'ived upon the earth is to live again alter
death, the resurrection of the first Easter
day is nothing more than an amazing exhi
bition of Almighty power which while it
impresses us it correspondingly depresses
as because it. emphasizes the difference be
tween us and Him and makes us despair of
ver attaining unto such exaltation. If
this be your feeling His rising was to no
purpose, our preaching is vain, Christian
ity is a cruel system of deception and we
are of all men nio.t miserable. But the
truth is His rising was n promise and
pledge to ns of ours. He was the lirst fruit
oi them that sleep.
First of all let me nsk is it a fact that
men desire to live again? Kmcrson tells
the story of two members of the U. S. Sen
ate who were fond of discussing specula
tive questions. Whenever possible they
would meet and find relaxation in convers
ing on subjects other than shop. Their fa
vorite topic was the immortality of the
soul, but they could never find any satis
factory reason for believing it. They sep
arated and one retired to a distant State.
Alter twenty-rivc years they met at a
crowded reception in the .Vhite House,
l'hey shook hands cordially, and standing
to one side for a moment one of them
isked, "Any light, Albert?" "None," was
the reply. After a pause the other asked,
"Any light, Lewis? The answer again
was "None." They shook hands again,
looked one another in the eye ir. silence
and parted, never to see each other again.
Kmerson's remark upon the incident is
that the impulse that prompted these men
to try to find proofR of immortality was it
self the strongest of all proof. In my opin
ion Emerson was right.
Yes, men do desire to live again. They
ore not afraid to die, to have the body de
stroyed, many of them, but thev shudder
at the idea of annihilation, of becoming
nothing more than a breath of air or a
pinch of dust. Even the barbarian and
the savage believe in a future, life, that
somehow the thinking soul may escape the
wreck of the unthinking body. In all prob
ibility it is an idea that erew out of the
phenomena of dreams. While man sleeps
his other self wanJcrs away at will, and
something like this miy. happen, he rea
soned, when death, the long sleep, comes
to him. In afte.r and higher stages of cul
ture the conception of immortality was at
tirst a sad and depressing one. The Sheol
of the Jews, the Hades of the Greeks, the
Orcus of the Roman, were abodes of
shades, shadows, ghosts and suc.i a luture
could only be regarded with fear and dis-.
like. But in time man began to surmise
that perhaps the next life might be an im
provement upon this one. The analogies in
nature around him gave a strong suggestion
to this effect. The snake casta its skin and
glides forth in a new and better one. The
beetle breaks away from its filthy sepul
Cher and enters on a new career, and man
notices it and begins to hang golden scara
baei in his temples ns symbols of bis hope.
Winter retires and there comes a resurrec
tion of flower, foliage and fruits. He sees
the silkworm weave its cocoon and die
within it, and after a time come forth clad
in brighter colors und able to spurn the
earth on which it formerly crawled and fly
aWaV Bill! tlifn Ita Iwurina tn rfi I-VA hllttci'.
Hies on tombstones and ventures to hope
that he may likewise be freed from the en
tanglements and defilements of earth and
flesh und range in a freer and happier state
the universe at will. All such similitudes,
and there are hundreds of them in nuture,
help to strengthen man's! conviction that
he wnl live again, make more roseate the
hope that iio will survive the wreck of the
universe.
If a man die. l.nll l.n liv oln' Tint
answer of Christianity is, "I believe in the
resurrection oi the body and the lite ever
lasting. But this answer is not unani
mi?' V irn "'"Tticism and speculative
philosophy have proposed certain substi
tutes for tha faith once delivered. Even
though the comforting doctrine of Chris
tianity be rejected men recoil from the
specter ot eternal oblivion. They invent
new theories and tall them by the old
sweet name of immortality, which means
continuation without break of the individ
ual me. One substitute proposed is ab
sorption into God, loss of consciousness of
difference between self and another and
between self and God a melting of human
neing into Divine Being, just as, sugar
melts and is lost in the coffee it sweetens,
just as the river flowing to tha sea is swal
lowed up in the great deep. .
1.1- I"! tlie,J of individuality, personal
Identity, selfhood, would be a loss of con
Miousnes, and a loss of consciousness
woum be the loss of everything of impor
tance. If 1 do not know that 1 exist this
is practical annihilation, and this does not
r ni"ty the lo"K'nu of aw na
fire I his is a theistie substitute, 'ow
let me mention some atheistia substitutes,
ubstnutes tnat leave out God altogether.
J,.", 0,.l""'r, P'oiioses the idea of ah
oiption into tlia universe. .The particle;
U live eternally amid their ever vary!
lounfl!!.? V" om1h"""on- All thii
Li(? i i"'1, bui ""Rk 01 wl '"
.V"nJ co,n1'luel'. according to this iu
i w",'!n- :WUU attempt to da
in. h an.mnn," pwwanw of whirl
5nZ' y'vin. I''n-t "d astrononvc.il
sold l! 'l b"t,ltl"" the sclf-tonseiou.
SrV ..lV,0l llnF' ,.,rriM of T-ukhers,
Sroslirt ' dy1' .lhe U ""thing in
prospect to comfort the sorrowing heart.
into th-J r ,ubtitu,e ' "Mwplio"
great race: I'n!rtality of fame. ' T'h
:!t".?,y ." fellows. Beautiful i.m.l-.
"tbele will I'".d. '"'""'vo example,
: '"sura the u awl its of wt.r
it
-napoleon u t i,... . i .j
desihl. '" '"" ,nt0 "'story and thi
in glory t snail be immortal." me onpc
tion to this theory is that it makes immor
talitv the mivileire of the few. The Alex
under, the Caesars, the Augustines, tin
Washingtons, the geniuses, are all hnppil
fnovided for, but what, of the many wh
lave written no beautiful books, who hav(
performed no heroic deeds, who have left
no inspiring examples'.' Are they to bt
blotted out, punished for not having whal
was never given them, Jnr not having whal
they could not possibly get? Is immor
tality thus a reward only for the distin
guished, the gifted Jew? No, it is n false
theory. It is pathetic and surprising thai
men of part should have stooped to con
solo and flatter themselves in this fashion,
r'ame alone, be it as great ns that of Peri
cles or Luther, is not by itself a sufficient
and satisfying, return for the labor its win
ning entails; it certainly Is not pay enough
for man's extinction. Fame is something
left behind anyway, and those of us who
have oo fame are like the drop of watot
that dries up after it has fallen. This sub
stitule is puerile, wanting in dignity.
The desire for immortality is too appar
ent to be open to rtisput. The savage and
the civilized, the illiterate peasant and thf
profoundest thinker alike want it to be so.
Even when some have lost hope they desire
it fondly as ever. Even when a man has
lost all nope of living again he cannot rid
himself of desire for it. That is ineradica
ble. Now here is the sound and legitimate
conclusion. A desire so universal and per
tistent is the planting of the creative powei
responsible for our existence. It is a man
ifest prophecy of what shall be. The ex
isten?o of an organ implies the existence ol
a field for its operation this is an axiom
of science. There would be no tins if there
were no water to swim in, no wings ii
there were no air to fly in, no feet if there
were no earth to walk on. Now here ii
jnother sound and legitimate conclusion
tvhat God promises He performs. His char
acter is perfect. To hold any othei
idea of Him would be blasphemous or pre
sumptuous. To implant this desire and
srovide no means for its gratification would
he a cruel deception. To make this prom
ise and not carry it out would be a breach
of trust as base as the squandering on sel
fish pleasure of the property the widow ot
the orphan confides to an attorney's man
agement. God has not dealt so in any
other case. He is the rewarder of thoe
who put their trust in Him.
If a man die, shall he live again? As
Christian I answer yes. Do you ask why!
Because he has u right to do so. Because
God is just. Righteous art Thou in all
Thy way, the psalmist sings. Some incline
to the view that as regards God's dealings
with man, the latter can have no right,
that man is in the position of a beggar,
filad to receive anvthing, but without any
cgitimate claim. He must call upon God,
not because of any virtue in His character,
but because He is all powerful. He made
us, we arc His creatures; therefore, He
may act toward us and do with us as He
pleases. We are dutv bound to obey Him.
to be kindly disposed toward Him. but ile
is under no sort of obligation to deal gen
erously or justly toward us. All such the
ories and interpretations arc misrepresen
tations of the divine character, actual
slanders unon God's goodness. God is a
father, and no father is at liherty to neg
lect, ill treat, degrade a child simply be
cause he is his own. Indeed, this very
fact is the strongest sort of reason that
he will do just the reverse. We all recog
nize and respect the obligations of parent
blood. To care for the child's body, to
train its mind, to instill moral principle
into its nature is incumbent upon every
parent. Some deny tl.cmseives the hlsn
privilege for fear of nn inheritance of
weakness or disease, and thereby making
the life of a loved one miserable. It is the
veriest sophistry, it is cruel misrepresenta
tion, to my mind it is unthinkable, thiit
imperfect man is of kindlier nature toward
his child than the perfect God toward His,
that the finite is under compulsion to dc
right, but the Infinite is not. On the con
trary, every rise in the scale of being de
mands a corresponding rise in the scale
of obligation. The wiser, the greater, the
better off the parent, the happier his child
is expected to be. The ureatc-r his ability
to .do, the more K ought to do. This is
the lesson of the parable of the talents
To one five, to another two. to another
one. to every man according to his several
abilities. In proportion to the gift so
ought the return to be. He who has little
of him little is demanded. He who hai
much of him much is required. This if
an immutable law of universal application.
We are not mere objects stones, sticks,
shells but animate, intcliiccnt beings, into
whom God breathes and builds something
that identifies us with Him and His nature
The difference between God and man is
more in degree than in kind. The two are
of the same spiritual essence. There lire
faculties the two have in common: Reason,
conscience, will, arc specifications in poi".t.
Man is endowed with them and the consti
tution and course of nature reveal their ex
istence in the workings of God. By resem
blance of attribute and identity of life we
are proven God's children. And will God
kill His own children? kill us before we
have -fully realized what the life He has
given is? WTe long for happiness and vet
we git comparatively little of it here. We
cherish an ideal of perfection and yet we
never attain it on earth. We are but be
ginning to understand what a grand and
noble thing life mav be when we. have'to
lie down and die. We are just on the point
of reaching the rewards for which we have
waited and toiled when the end comes, and
if we are ever to enjoy them it must be in
another world, now is tioa in an mis ana
all the while deceiving us? Wrhen we de
sire the bread of everlasting life will He
give ut the stone of everlasting death? Af
ter we have prayed to Him, trusted in
Him, lifted up our hearts to Him, tried
His works to do. loved Him and longed to
be with Him during our residence on earth
will He welcome us when at last we come
to Him with annihilation? If so lie is
not good. If so He is not God. If so there
is nn (iod. If so on the throne of the uni
verse is seated not a loving father but a
jeering fiend taunting us for our helpless
ness and delighting in our misery, Risht
cousness, eternal righteousness is against
any such supposition, it is not possible
that the devil is supreme. It is not possi
ble that man is more kind, more humane
md considerate and sympathetic than the
flod who made him. It is not possible
that Ho who made conscience has no
;onscience. Jf anything stands the test of
reason this does that He who imnlanted
'.he sense of justice within us must Himself
be. just. Amid all the darkness the snr
ows. the riddles of existence, let us not de
pond or despair, let us look confidently
ior the greatest gift, the gift God owes it
l.o Himself to bestoiv eternal life.
"In all the maddening maze of things
And tossed by storm and flood,
To one fixed state my spirit clings
I know that God is good."
Therefore, He will never leave or for
sake us, either in this life or the world to
come. Let us hold fast to this truth God
is good and when the end comcth all will
be well with the soul.
When stress is applied internally to egis
they give way at a pressure' of thirty-two
to sixty-five bounds per sauara inch.
Gave Him Too Much Energy.
A man In an apparently moribund
condition was recently taken Into
hospital In Melbourne, Australia, and
In ordor to revive him an electrlr
Bliock was administered. The result?
were startling and unexpected. A
demoniac energy was Inataneously in
fused. He sent the doctor sprawling
on the floor and flung a couple of as
sUtants out of the window. Then b
proceeded to wreck th ward, while
nurses ran away shrieking and barri
caded themselves. He had done $500
worth ot damage before the police
arrived. '
A Few Word Don'ts.
Here la a list of words and phraeef
la common use that boys and glrll
should avoid. They may be easily re
membered. Don't say: Guess, for sup
pose or think; fix for arrange or pie
pare; ride, when you mean drive; rt-a1
good, for really good; not as I know
for not that I know; try an expert
ment, for make an experiment; sht
don't read well, for she doesn't read
well; party, for person; posted, for In
formed; depot, for station; stopping
for staying; like I do, for as I do.
THE SABMTU SCUOOI
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
. FOR MAY 3.
Subject i rnul Arrested, Acts !., 30-39
slnltlen Text, 1, Pet. It., 10 Memorj
Verses, 30-33 8tuly Verses, 17-30'
Commentary on the Day's Lesson.
T. I'nul confers with the church nt .Teru
"lalem (vs. 17-'A). The day nfter their ar
riv.il at Jerusalem the elders and leaden
of the church, of whom James, the brothel
of our Lord, was chief, met together, and
I'n 'l gave them a report of his work. Tin
settlement by vote, eight years before, o!
the question as to the necessity of keeping
the Jewish law, hud not changed the opin
ion of all the Jewish Christians. Theif
friendship at this time was very doubtful.
Paul was endeavoring by eveiy possible
mr:ins tn heal the breach between them.
If. Paul purified in the temple (vs. 2ft
20). Vnur men had come to Jerusalem to
complete a Nazarite vow. Paul reluctantly
agreed to pay their neeessarv expenses,
and for a week to live with them in thi
temple, and then to stand with them whil
their heads were shaved and while thej
took their hair to burn it "under the sucn
(ice of the pe.i-e offerings'' (Acts 21: 23
24: Num. 0: H). This was not a compro
mise, it was a concession, but while Paul
attempted to refute certain slanders he at
the ramc time ran the risk of almost cer
tain, misrepresentation on the other side.
The fi.ct that unexpected trouble grew oul
of it does not brand his actions as nnwist
or wrong, for the Jews would have found
so-ne other pretext if th's had not come tc
them. Their charges in verse 28 show
their attack was premeditated. The qucs
tion i. asked, Hid Paul do right in thui
purifying himself in the temple? Our an
swer is. Yes. What were his motives? H
''id not do it to avoid persecution, or ever
death he w.ts ready to die in Jerusalem.
He diil not take this lourse to gain favor
with the church, or for any selfish purpose.
His sole purpose was to gain access to the
hearts ot these Christians and lead them
into a deeper Christian life. Read 1 Cor.
0: 10-23.
III. The mob and the rescue (vs. S0-3A).
Paul was in the court of the women in the
temple, in or near the room set apart foi
the ceremonies of a Nazarite'a vow. Cer
tain Jews who had been Paul's opponents
nt Kpheseus were watching him. They
had Fcn Tronhimus, an Kpnesian. in the
city with Paul, and when they saw Paul in
the court of the women with strangers
thev supposed he had taken Tropjiinuu
into the temple. Thev stirred up a mob
against Paul, clnrgin-x him with having pol
luted the temple. He was dragged down
the steps through the Gate Beautiful intc
the court of the Gentiles. He would have
been killed but for the arrival of the Ro
man gu-irds from the tower of Antonia.
3(1. "Was moved." That a Gentile was
entering the sacred precinc ts of the temple
appears to have been sufficient to startle
all Jo'nea'.cm. ' Drained him." Paul was
handled rowdily. "Out of the temple."
Out of the women's court into the court of
the (.'entiles. Tliry wished to murder him.
and yet not pollute the temple. They
s rained nt emits and swallowed camels.
"Doors." The folds of the (.'ate Beautiful,
which were of solid Corinthian brass, and
opened from the women's court to the
court of the Gentiles. "Were shut." Prob
ably by the Ievites, who had the cure of
the temp'c. They may have feared that
the c -owd would return, or some new dis
turbance nrise.
SI. "Seeking to kill him." There was
rnunler in their hearts, ami thev were bent
ing him with the expectation of causing his
death. But the ou-et was sudden, and they
were not furnished with proper weapons,
and there appears to luve been a little de
lay. It was this short delay that gave tho
Roman office:- rime to rescue him. "Tid
ings came.' When a servant of Jesus is
in great distress God semis him aid at tho
proper time without wailing for his pray
ers. "Chief captain." The chief militnry
officer of the Ionian in Jerusalem was
stationed in the tower of Antonia. which
was situated at the northwest corner of
the temple area. He was nearly equivalent
to our colonel, and commanded 10iH men.
His name wns Claudius f-yjias, as we learn
from chap. 2": 2l.
32. 33, "Soldiers ami ccnlui ions." A
centurion commanded 10J men. The chief
es,ptain ordered out a force sufficiently
large to overcome all opposition and re-sto.-e
order. "I! in down."' The tower win
above the temple o:i the hill A'ra. Thi
quick movement on the part of the Ro
man soldiers was what saved Paul's life.
"When they saw," etc. The Jewish mob
was intimidated at sight of tho Roman
troops and nt once erased their murderous
attack. "Took him." The verb implies n
formal arrest. The chief captain did not
come to relievo Paul, but to protect him
nnd give him n hearing. "Two chains."
He was probably bound between two sol
diers. 34, 35. ''Could not know." It was diffi
cult for the mob to make out a charge
ngainst the prisoner which would be intelli
gible to tho Roman officer. If a Greek had
entered into the holy place ho was liable
to death, but Paul was known to be n
Jew. nor was there any Greek to be found
on the snot. "The castle." The literal
meaning :s encampment or barracks. This
was not the castle or tower of Antonia,
but only that part of the tower which was
used as permanent quarters for the soldiers.
"The stairs." Which led from the court
of the Gentiles up into the tower. "Was
borne?" The crowd pressed on Paul so as
to awaken the fear of some outrage ot
treachery, and to fully protect their pris
oner the soldiers carried him, either iu
their arms or on their shoulders.
, 36, 37. "Away with him." The apostle
is rejected in the same terms used nearly
thirty years before, when Christ was hur
ried to the cross (I.uke 23: 18; John 10:
15): "yet in the midt of this wild storm
of human passions n divine result is being
worked out." "May I speak." Paul, amid
the storm, is the sclf-posressed master of
his position. He avails himself with undis
turbed wkill of every advantage within
rca-h. first to assuage the chief captain,
and then the people, in order to attain
both safety for himself and triumph for
the truth. "Speak Creek." It is probable
that Gretlt was the native tonguo of the
chief captain, and when he knew that Paul
understood that language the conversation
that follows took Pla.e.
ra, 3!). "That Knvi-lian." The Egyptian
to whom allusion is nude is described by
Jo&ephus as one . '.' the manv itmiOAtni-ii nf
that time, who announced that he was a
prophet and gathered an army with which
lie undertook to overthrow the Roman
Government. A large number were kil'ed
nnd others taken prisoners, but the leadei
escaped and the whole city was searching
for him. I.vsias hoped that he was now
nnight in the person of Paul. "A Jew."
Hp was also n Roman (chap. 22: 27, 28)
"No mean city " Tarsus was the metropo
lis of Cilicia. and a city remarkable for itt
culture and philosophic studies.
The Thrifty Editor.
Not long ago an Eastern Senatoi
.-nrelvc.il a reouest from a country edl
tor In a mountainous section for a big
package ot seeas. lie aesirea a good
ly numner or pacKagea, wnicn werr
forthwith sent to him. as It was s ip
posed, for free distribution among th
farmers of his vicinity. The Senatoi
bad been In the habit of sending cut
big packages of the seeds furnished
by the Agricultural Department, tr
prominent men In different localities,
who disponed of them where thoy
would do good.
Thus the Senator acquired knowl
edge of a new use for the generoui
gratuity of the government. It wasn't
long thereafter that a letter came from
a rival editor In the same town, com
plaining that the first-named knight
ot the quill was using the seeds U
boom the circulation of his paper, b
offering packages of seeds to thosi
who subscribed with blm. Washing
ton Post.
Russian Education for Koreans.
Ten young Korean aro being sent
by the Emperor of Korea to finish
their education In Russia, the first
of regular parties whose expenses th
Emperor will pay,
CD! UM 1ICS.
MAY THIRC.
"What Cora tho Parable cf the Prod
leal 8on Teach Us?" Luke
xv. 11-32.
r
Dally Readings.
April 27. The far country. Rom. 1
21-25.
April 28. A sensible decision. Lam
HI. 39-41.
April 29. A penitent nrayer. Luke
xvlii. 13-14.
April 30. Our Father's remem
brance, lea. xllx. 14-16.
May 1. KIs promise to receive. Jas
It. 7-10.
May 2. Ilejolclng over the found
Luke xv. 4-7.
May 3. What docs the parable of the
Prodigal Son teach us? Luke xv. 11
32.
Scripture Verses Job xl., 13-14;
Isaiah 1., 16-18; Psa. xlx., 7; John vl..
44; Psa. 11., 1113; Matt. ill.. 1. 2; lv
17; Acts il., 38; Jas. lv., 8-10; Tsa.
Ixxx., 7.
Lesson Thoughts.
As soon as we lose our trust and
confidence in God, and feel lndepcnd
ent of his care nnd protection, we be
come prodigals In a far country and
will Bonn be In sad want.
Our worthiness to be God's children
depends upon our willingness to be his
servants.
What an encouraging truth Is this,
that we need not plead with God for
forgiveness, for He Is even more will
ing to forgive than sinners are to be
forgiven; he waits and watches eagerly
for their return and receives them to
himself at the flrat expression of true
repentance.
Selections.
Repentance without amendment has
been compared to continual pumping
In a ship without stopping the leaks.
When a Russian soldier, heavily In
debt, wrote out a list of his many ob
ligations and exhibited It In a public
place, adding in large letters the ques
tion, "Who will pay these debts?" the
Czar happened to see the whimsical
notice, and quietly wrote his name
after the question: "Nicholas." The
soldier knew that he was free from
his creditors. As simple as this, ab
solutely as simple, Is the soul's way
to get rid of Its ;-ina.
There is one heart that. Is filled with
generous kindness toward every man
whf wants to repent. The voice of
God is railing you. The sound of your
Father's volt e is in your heart. . .
Trust God.- . . Remember that he
Is on your side. . . . and does
not desire that any man should die,
but rather that all Bhould turn and
live.
Many persons who appear to repent,
are like sailors who throw their goods
overboard In a storm and wish for
them again in a calm.
Suggested Hymns.
Turn thee, O lost one, care-worn nnd
weary.
O word of words the sweetest.
JeEtis is tenderly calling thee home.
O happy day, that fixed my choice.
Return! Return! O wanderer, now re
turn. We are coming home to Jesus.
MAY THIRD.
Confidence in God (1 Cor. 3. 21:23; 1
- Tim. 6. 17; 2 Tim. 1. 12.)
"All things are yours" (1 Cor. 3. 21);
"Hope set on God, who
giveth us richly all thln.?s to enjoy"
(1 Tim. 6. 17). It Is the giver who
caji be trusted. This Is why the hearts
of men turn to the benefactors and
philanthropists, to those who give not
alone money, but themselves. So God
Is the great Giver. "Every good gift
and every perfect gift Is from above,
coming down from the Father of
lights" (James 1. 17). "Tho freo gilt
ot God is eternal life" (Rom. (J. 23).
And God has given himself In giving
his "only begotten Son." "He that
spared not his own Son, but delivered
him up for us all, how shall he not also
with him freely give us all things?"
(Rom. 8. 32). God dsllghts to share
whatever he possesses. Rernuse a.l
ihinis are his "In Christ" they are
ours; and they aio o-.irs "rlthly to en
joy." Surely we can have confidence
In stub a pod.
"I knew him whom I have believed'
(2 Tim. 1. 12). Confidence In God
brings us Into intimate acquaintance
with God. It is said that when a saint
ly man was dying a young mlnlhtci
quoted to him thio verse, but used the
phrase, "in whom I have believed,"
when the ono to bo comforted made
tho correction, "whom I have believed.
and stated that they could not allow
even a preposition to como between
mm and hla Suvlor,
Conlidence In God Is the central cle
ment in what may be called saving
faith. Many appear to find It very
(llfTicult to understand the nature ot
faith, becaune Its Inner core of power
Is associated with other factors, such
as a mental belief In the being of God
and In the Hlblo as from him, or that
Christ Is divine and in his work on
earth atoned for Bin. All this may
be held without exerting 'any saving
Influence In our lives, as James 2. 19
says that "the demons also believe,
and rhuddcr." Rut confidence In God
means that we actually take him at
his word and Intrust ourselves to him.
as a man Intrusts himself to a ship
when he goes on board for a voyage.
When this confidence becomes sav
ing it is then ready to become active,
as a new spring of forco anj persist
ence In all planning and enterprise foi
(he kingdom pf GoJ. It becomes "the
victory that hatb overcome the world,
even our faith" (I John 5 .4). It cre
ates the life that finds record in the
eleventh chanter of Hebrews. All the
latter line of martyrs and reformers
were strong becauso they had confi
donee In God. It likewise Inspires the
workers and the missionaries.
Disc Puuis.
Who can arrange these twelve discs
In six straight lines so that the num
bers on the discs In each ot the six
lines will add up to Just 267 Where
the six lines cross each other the disc
at the point of crossing Is, of course,
"sled as being In both lines.
PROMINENT PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE PE-RlhNA.
ROBERT R.
ROBERTS M.D
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J Robert It. Hoberts, M. D., Wash- J
j ington, D. C, writes:
j '-Through tut sun experience )
Jas well o tint of many o my
friends and acquaintance rrhn
t I. n ... fijM fulfil nt ve.LIved ni ram
; f arrh by the use ot Hartman'n i
IVrunn, I can confidently rcc-j
jommctta it ro riose snjermn r
roin sucfi dlHordem, and have no j
henttation in prescribing it to my t
tpatlentH."lloherlR. ItoberlH. f
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A CONSTANTLY increasing number of
physicians prescribe l'eruna in their
rcgnhir practice. It has proven its merits
so thoroughly that even the doctors have
overcome iheir prritldice against so-called
patent medicines und rccummend it to
their patients.
1'eriina occupies a unique position in
medical science. It is the only internal
systemic catarrh remedy known tn the
medical profession to-dnv. Catarrh, as
everyone will admit, is tlie cause of one
half the diseases which Mill K-t mankind.
Otarrh and catarrhal diseases ntiiict one
half of the people of L nited States.
K. II. Brand. M. I).. of Mnkenn, 111., uses
lYi'ima in his practice. The following case
is an example of the success he has through
the use of lVritna for cutarrh.
ilr. Hrand says: "Mrs. 'C.,' age 28, had
been u sullerer from catarrh for the pant
seVcn years; could not hear p'.ain and had
watery eyes. She came to me almost a
physical wreck. She had tried the Cone
laud cures and various other so-called
specialists, and had derived no benefit
from them. She told ine she did not
Women as Dispensers of Medicine
Although the outside world knows
but little about it, there arc sonic hun
dreds of women who spend their work
ing hours in mixing drugs and dispens
ing medicines. Sonic have passed on
and become chemists, the first woman
chemist in London having qualified as
long ago as 1875. But there are many
who are simply dispensers in the dis
pensing rooms of the large hospitals,
or helping private doctors, or employ
ed by the large dispensing chemists
and in the laboratories of large dyeing;
nnd chemical works. To a great extent
these women arc the daughters of med
ical men, for the fact that the portals
of this profession were open and, com
paratively speaking, were easy for wo
men to enter, lias hardly been realized
until lately by others.
Many apothecaries say women make
much better dispensers than men; for
they arc neater and take up the profes
sion more as a life work. Men who
have failed in their examinations fall
back upon dispensing, but women go
in for it, and you know women are nat
urally more careful in little things; they
are more accurate. This is no doubt
why they get on so well in this proics
1011. They arc much neater than men
are; you go into a man's dispensary
after a busy morning, perhaps after a
rush, and you wouldn't be able to find
a thing lie wouldn't himself not a
thing; but if it is a woman who does
the dispensing you will soon sec the
t'ilTerencc. ltvciy bottle will be in its
jdace, everything neat, spick and span,
l.nd ready for Use in a moment. No
time is wasted there in a glorious hunt
around for the simplest thing.
The yearly gross earnings of the
1,'nited States Steel Corporation arc ap.
troximately emtal to the cross rev
enue received by the United States gov
ernment.
Health
" For 25 years I have never
missed taking Ayer's Sarssparills
every spring. It cleanses my
blood, makes me feel strong, and
does me good in every way."
John P. Hodnette, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Pure and rich blood
carries new life to every
part of the body. You
are invigorated, refreshed.
You feel anxious to be
U active. You become strong,
steady,courageous.That's
what Ayer's Sarsaparilla
will do for you.
ll.MlMU. AUtninlsts.
Aik roar doctor w as thinks of Ayafa
Srsrlll. BskaotrapllakoaitkMsnaa
oil fsmlli msalrlns, follow kisaavlMaaa
wt wUl bi siu4.
J . 0. Aria Co.. LawsU, Mass.
Crr.
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Dr. M. G. Gee, of San Francisco, Say
11 Pe-ru-na is of Especial Bene
fit (o Women,"
-N skmsaJtausiss J RfJ IV I sW A1 1 1
'gs '6J 111 I
want to spend any more money on medi
cines unless 1 could assure her relief.
t vxww.- - - www t
"1 put her on Pe-
runa ami told hrr
to come back in
two wtckx. The el
fects were wonder
ful. The rust-down
look she had when
1 first saw her had
left her and a smile
udoincd her face.
Mie told me she
felt u different
woman, her hearing
was improved and
her eyes did not
trouble her uny
J V. II. Brand. M. I). ,
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,.vx.wwwwvwxT more.
"This is only one case of the many I
have treated with vour valuable incdi-cine."-R
li. Brand. M. 11.
Cntarrh may invade uny organ of the
boilv: may destroy any function of the
I body. It most commonly attacks the
I head, nose and throat, but thousands upon
I thousands of cases of cntarrh of the lungs.
The bald-headed ma:i realizes that there
is plenty of room at the top.
"Tho Klenn, Kool Kit -hen Kind" ot stove!
make no smoke, smell, soot, ashes or exces
sive hoat. Always lo ,k for trade, murk.
You ran't blow your own horn unless
rou arc able to raise the wind.
Tiso's Curo cannot he too highly spr ken 01
ns a cough cure. J, W. OTimsx, 8'J2 Third
Avenue, N'., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, JKOO.
Some men nre naturally absent-minded,
nd others forget judiciously.
Putnam I'amxksh Dyes do not stain
the hands or spot the keitie, except green
and purple.
There is more fun in the world than
most of us liuve any idea of.
There isn't a world of difference between
borrowing money und borrawjn- trouble.
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The Standard Rheumatic Remedy.
TANHAPH kccau,e a,,e physicians declare that it is the only absolute
AlllAIVl cure for rheumatism in its various forms. A prominent
physician recently taid : "I have never been able to write a
pirsmpuoii uiai win cure rneumansm, owing 10 ine laci mat tne usual reme
dies do incalculable harm to the digestive organs. RHEL'MACIUE com
pletely overcomes tint difficulty benefits rather than injures the oreanj of
digestion hence it can be taken for
be, to effect a permanent cure."
Tht Doctor quoted anxrs the cjse tiAcfrj, " Huamct4t " is jbsohtely tjvmUss.
All Druggists, fi.oo, or txprcssape prepaid.
3 doddiii wnemicai m., .
cartridges and shot shells
are made in the largest and
best equipped ammunition
factory In the world.
AMMUNITION
of U. M. C. make Is now
accepted by shooters as
"the worlds standard" for
it shoots well in any gun.
Tour dealer jells it.
Th Union Mttsllle
Cartridge Co.
Bridgeport, - Conn.
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ADVERTISE " SlfVi." IT PAYS
Aftsr ths Eviction.
Vre-You'U never torssks me, will
you, Adam?
Adam O, 1 don't know! I have
other ribs.
Tha old actor who plays Juvenile
parts has 'to "maka up" tor lost time.
Momach, kidneys', bladder and other pelvie
rgans have been cured by l'eruna.
reruna is able to cure catarrh wherever
t may be locsted by us direct action upon
he mucous membranes. Catarrh means
uflamed mucous membranes, l'eruna acts
it once to cleanse and invigorate the ca
arrhal condition of the mucous membrane
io matter where it may occur in the
jody. Its fiction is the same on the
mucous lining of the nose as on the
mucous lining of the bowels. It cures the
aturrhul inflammation wherever it may
occur.
Dr. R. Robbins, Muskogee, I. T., writes:
"l'eruna is the best medicine I know of
for cough and to strengthen a weak
tomach and to give appetite. Reside pre
scribing it for caturrh, 1 have ordered it
for weak and debilitated people, and have
not had a patient hut said it helped him.
It is an excellent medicine und it fits so
many cases.
"I have a large practice, and have ,
chance to prescribe your l'eruna. 1 hope
you muv live long to do good to the sick
und suffering."
We sav l'eruna cures catarrh. The peo
ple say l'eruna cures catarrh. Prominent
men and women all over the I'nited States
from Maine to California do not hesitate
to come out in public print to suy that
l'eruna is what it is recommended to be. an
internal, systemic ratnrrh remedy thai
cures catarrh wherever it may be located.
Dr. M. C. Gee's Experience.
Pr. M. C. Gee is one of the physicians
who endorse l'eruna. In a letter written
from 513 Jones street, San l-'rancisco, Cal.,
he says:
"There isa general objection on
the part of the practicing physician
to advocate patent medicines. Jlut
when any one medicine cures hun
dreds of people, it demonstrates t
oirn t-atue and docs not need the cn
dorsement of the profession.
"l'eruna has performed so man;
wnndjprul cures in San Francisco
lhat i am court iTccef that It Is a valu
able remedy. I have frequently a d
vls'd Us use for women, as i find it
Insures regular and painless men
struation, cures leucorrhoea ami
itiarlan troubles, and builds up the
entire system. 1 a'so consider It one
nf the finest ca'arrh remedies J
know of. 1 heartily endorse your
medicine. " M. C. dee, M. O.
Women nre especially liable to pclvi
catarrh, female weakness as it is commonly
culled. Especially in the tirst few woeWt
ol warm weather do the disagreeable"
symptoms of female weakness make them
selves appaient. In crisp, cold we.ir.kerf
chronic sufferers with pelvic catarrh do no
feel so persistently tiie debilitating eilects
of the drain upon the system, but at the
ipproach of summer with its lassitude and
nrcd feelings, the xuflerer with elvic ca
tarrh lcels the need ol u strengthening
tome.
l'eruna is not only the best spring Ionic
for such cases, but if persisted in will effect
a comtilete cure. Write tor a copy of
"Health nnd Beauty," written especially
for women by Dr. llartman. if you want
to reail of some cures, also, write for a
cony of "Facts and Kaces." That will sure
ly convince you lhat our claims are valid.
If you do not derive prompt and satis,
factory results from the use of l'eruna,
write at once to Dr. llartman, giving m
lull statement of your case and he will
lie pleased to g.vc you his valuable udvic
gratis.
Address Dr. 1 1 art ma n . President nf Thf
llartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
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