"FAITH" Sunday Discourse by the Rev. Roderick Terry. Stows the Necessity ol Eitablishlnr, a True Splrturil Life on a Proper foundation Why We Have Hop: ','nlo an Internal Llle. Xkw VoitK City. I)r. Roderick Terrr, pastor of I lie .South Keforined Church, Xladison nvenne. preached .Sunday morn ing on "Faith." Ilia text was chosen from Jude 2'l and 21: "Hut ye, baloved, building up yourselves on your mint holy fiith, praying in the Holy Ohost, keep yourselves in the love of Uod, looking for Ihe mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." Dr. 'Jerry aid: We have no information concerning this eh.irt Kpistle of Jude beyond that which is contained in the verse themselves. Ve know not who he was, nor where he lived, nor to whom he wrote, nor the circum stance calling for the writing nt the 1-lpis-tie fii'lhcr tli:in the information we (tain regarding some of these facts from its con tents. And inasmuch as this, ns well as tho whole of the revelation, though written originally for certain people at a certain time, na intended to he universal in its escope, and was applicable to people of all limes, it is not of so much importance tn us to Know precisely for whom the words were lirst intended, as to ascertain their applicability to the different periods of the church's history, and especially to the time in which we live. It is written, as dude ay. ns n warning to Christians; that ihrv should "earnestly contend for the faith vhich was once delivered unto the Saints." These words imply lirst, the importance ol puanling this faith once delivered to the Saints, and in the second place, that then were dangers lest this faith might he lost. In rciiarrt to the lirst of these, howevri needful at that time, or at any succeeding time in the church's history such a warn ina may have hcen, it can never have conn with greater force than it should come to Christ's people today. The necessity of contending for the faith, "delivered once far nil to the Saints." is, in the present state of religious opinion, something which tierds to he repeatedly insisted upon. liy faith is meant here, not that quality ot jrraro which the Christian possesses which tvpiiirs his feeling toward (lod; it has ref. erencc rather to that whirli is helieved in; which St. Paul calls "The Faith of the fiospel." "The faith which is in Christ lestts," and which is used universally by the sa-Ted writers as synonymous with the teaching which Hod gives concerning Him jself. "This faith." savs .lude. "was oncf for all delivered unto the Saints." and he i vhnrts Christians that thev should ear , neatly contend f.ir it. When this faith I was d.'licreil unto the saints, and midet ( Vji.-tt circnms:ances. we are well aware; it i.ic'.u led tile revelation which (lorl made ol Himself through all history, ami His rela tion with Mis chosen people: it included I the life and the work of the Master, and the intlucnce which He shed upon Ids d,s iplcs:it Fhrltulrd the work and the teach I irig of His followers; it was. in fact, the revelation ef Cod recorded through all the tS'-ripture. Jude insists upon the neces i s-ity tint every one who is a child of Cud vuh-.ihi s-omeri'i ior mis lallli as inns ri revelation and miracle once for all deliv ered unto the Saints. 'Ihe writer of the epistle makes no secret "nT the reason whv he found it necessary to insiht upon the importance of thus guard t ing the faith as given to us hy Cod, for the dangers which menaced it were two fold; i:i tbs first place they sprang from the nat Viral tendency of men to seek to reason out for themselves all matters of faith or he. tie, ns they woulj reason out questions ol history or of science. These men, puffed tip with their own supposed knowledge, were unwilling to aludc by the clear anrl tmple words of Scripture which came from Tiod. and not only interpreted them ac rnrdipg to .tl'.eir o.yn judgment, hut even repaired th, ;n with ideas of their own. Tiie writer has little to say to there men, Ivhoru lie describes as tho,e whoso "mouth peak swelling words," as though the vords came nit from n;iy deep thought, liut he shows conclusively (hat they were as conspicuous in the chtirch then as the are to-day. There is nothing harder foi the natural man than to acknowledge and live up to the acknowledgment of his ig irorance; there is no subject of thought 01 discussion whether connected with the Jife in this world or in the world to come which men will not seek to handle with the tools of their own mental equipment, and therefore men are always jealous when the l!il declares that there are some things which they cannot understand, but thit in regard to thne very things thev must have faith; so that the first class ol dangers to the maintenance of its true po eition on the part of faith in human intel lectual life, Hpriiik'S from mental conceit, from the unwillingness of men to believe that which seems inconsistent with, or above their own reasoning. When this n.ist'e was written this c'asf of enemies In the faith, in that contentior naain-t it wh ch is always being waged, were not very conspicuous nor influential in the church, but t-dny there is more 'anger to the purity and the simnlicitv ol the Christian faith from them than from nnv o":cr of its enemies, and it becoinei the adherents of the rau-e of Christ to be strong and mnieldin;- in their opposition t the modern tendency: to elevate human individual opinion a over against the re vealed will ni Cod. When Cod says: "The rtoul that sinuclh. it shall ,11,.." and some tm-n rises in opposition nnd declares that "all good and h id shall linallv inherit ever leaning life." it is time for the servant ol tiod ti taken hrin position in support ot the revealed will of the Ixjrd and to contend for the "faith once delivered to the Saints." W'iiiM men declare- that this verv fiible, which contains Cod's revelation to men, is n son ew h it unr-i ruin guide to belief, an unreliable arc li.,r to hotie. ami proceed tn tear it to p., -,- ami i rob it of its su preme strength in its hoid unon the con-t-cienies and ni;i'i of num. it h lime for the servant t.f ( hr.-t to announce with cmohas s his be'ief llu.t it is the revealed will of Co I. and that of all His revelation there shall fail not one jot or tittle, and lint a curse shall come unon hirn who tnfc ith awav from or add-th unto the words which Coil ha;h given for our eomiort and siur gtmiiince. f-iirelv there is need to-d.iv more thin ever in the past, that in regard 10 a 1 01 '-oil s tr sellings, in reard to the word of (ir.il's revelation, in regard to the tihin of salvation, in regard ti our hone of Jicsven, even to our belief urVui Coc Him-''If- .the Christian should stand linn, and toio'iisl contend, with rmirage and with real, i-i Ins own heart and in the world for lne faiili ns it is in Jesus. Kor that f.dth is nlso in danger of being onderniiiicil by the human characteristics univrrsil'.v found among mn which make them unuiihng to accept of anil to live up tn its moral and ethical teachings. The fitaiidird of morality in the world being much lower th in that taught in the Scrip, tures. all men sre npt to suffer their idea o drift lower and lower in sympathy with the ideas of the world. In the first place this result occurs to-day. ns in the time ol the writing of the epistle, from the creep ing into the church of certain men who ait theniselii's ungodly "lilthv dreamers, de filing the. fl'uh. despising dominion, sneak ing evil of dignities," criticising those things which thejr know not, who in the time of the writing ot this epistle h l be come so conspicuous in the church life of the time that the were called "raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own hame, murmiiiers. romplainers, having men's persons ill admiration because of ad vantage." It is a blessed thought that to slay such persons are not conspicuous in the church, for this is an age of honesty, an age of ths denouncing of all duplicity, an age, when Pharisee anil hvprocrites once brought to the light, are abhorrent to all classes of men, but while not openly conspicuous aa memhera nf ths church of Christ, such emissaries of Sausn are still At work in the world, and their influence felt in a subtle fashion influencing the hearts of men against pure ami holy living In very striking terms Jude call atten tion to instances in history where Cod showed lis abhorrence of unfaithfulness nuud, heart or action upon the part of those who were Ilia professed followers lie refers to the large number of the ebil Ireu of Israel, who, having been delivered irorn Kirypt, for their lack of faith were de stroysd in the wilderness. Ho reuiindi jhem of fyxlom and Coinorrlia; of Cain, f Balaam and of Core, in order that tiiei isy be persuaded of the high vslne whirl iiod set upon adherence and obedience to l'e faith which He has sriven 10 men: for ilic point uf the wbui eutsllo lies uj Uii !oritrast between those wfio thus neglected ;heir privilege nnd duties ns children of ')od who, knowing the right, yet pursued evil who professing love to iiod practi :ally ignored Him in their lives, nnd those alio not only in outward profession, but 11 inward service, sought to live ns bo Mme the children of faith: "lluilding nr themselves on their most holy faith, pray ing in The Holy Ghost, nnd thus keeping; llieniselvrs in the love of Cod, looking foi Ihe mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unit tternnl life." Uf the number of these he prays, "may be those to whom he writes," hoping that they will see the present mis try nnd the sure future punishment asso ciated with the course of wickedness nnd neglect nf faith, and on the other hand, blessedness now and hereafter of those who nre not only in name, but in deed nnd n truth, the children of Cod, and in ordet that those who read, nnd that all of every lime who hear this epistle may know how to avoid the dangers against which he warns them, nnd to persevere in their serv ice for Cod nnd for the right, he gives them these two verses exnlaiiiing the prin ciples and the method of progress of the servant of Cod: Riving to them what ha been railed "The Law of Christian Safe tv," that they should keep themselves in the love nf Coil, nnd explaining how thar may be done. To this end he insists, first, upon the ne cessity of establishing a true spiritual life j'l a proper foundation: "lluildiiig up your self on your most holy faith." As in the beginning of the epistle, so here, the faith, the teaching, the levelatioii of Coil is given as the foundation upon which alone true religious life is to be built. There is no es tabHsliing of spiritual growth upon 11 mere ly ethical foundation; there is 110 erecting a fdhrir of true religious character upon the teachings of men, anil as for the church itself Jesus Christ must needs be the true corner stone, so of all rcliiious ideas, the revelation of Cod must furnish the base. As the foundation of a building is essential not only to the solidity ol that which ii erected upon it, but nlo furnishes the lines ami dimensions according to which it is to be built, so unless there is at the basis or foundation of all religious life some revela tion or some truth broul enough for nn ideal nnd strong enough to sustain the whole building, there tan be no security nnd no assurance that the character will stand. lie who seeks to direct his course in life according to the teachings of men's vxidom, or the dictates of human con science I'.ninstrii jted by Cod, is sure to find his character like unto a ship: tossed about by the waves and driven by contrary gales, for huninn judgment nnd humnn ideas 01 right and wrong nre as valuable as nre the winds of heaven. There must be an ulti mate and universal standard of right ac cording to which we may direct our moral lives, or we can never be sure that we are not going wrong. Such an ultimate nnd satisfactory standard must be given by one whose knowledge is infinite as com pared with that of nuin, nnd such a stand ard has been given in the revelntion of Cod. It is therefore not unreasonable not unneces-ary that tho Uibie should insist upon this revelation ns being the founda tion upon which we nre to build our char-ai-ters. Xor can we fail to notice the use of the word "building" here, ns applying to our lelntion to the revelation of God. Day by day and year by year the Christian is erecting a structure either of righteous ne? or of unrighteousness. According to the general desire and tenor of the life is the general character of the building. On the whole, every man is moving onward , either toward holiness or toward wicked ness, either advancing or retrograding in his moral nature. As long as we live in this world we shall continue in a state of change. We never shall lay down our ar mor nor have our work finished until we cease to draw the breath of life. It is nat ural to helieve that some, after many years of careful labor in the erection of true I'hristian characters, have suddenly turned nnd in a short time destroyed the result nf years of effort; there is danger to every one lest by tailing to continually build up his character in righteousness, in the true faith, he sho ihl be taking away from that which he has already builded. There is no period of rest, there is no goal attained, there is no definite eternal reward until we reach that other world. "Kuilding" is the word used, of our daily Christian lives. Let ns Fee to it that every stone placed in the building of our characters is one formed unon the model ot the lite nnd deeds of Jesus Christ, and is a strength to the whole edifice. The second duty insisted upon by Jude, if the Christian would keep himself guard ed from the dangers which beset him, it expressed bv the words "praving in the Holy Ghost.1' Now we are well aware that there is no prayer except in the Holy Spirit; that is to say, no prayer except such aa is in harmony with the Spirit of Cod, nnd so sincere that that Spirit will join to it his utterance nnd intercessions, with groinings which ran not be uttered, nnd he must needs be persuaded that the Holy Spirit which descended at Pentecost is still active in the church. It needs no enormous faith, no long experience to pray in the Holy Ghost, but it requires sincer i'.y, a meaning und a frelinz in the prayer, ana a determination that the expression nf the desire made in the player shall be followed by fitting action. The third and fourth conditions requisite to growth in spiritual life referred to in the text, while not less important than those already discussed, need only to he mentioned, for their necessity is clearly apparent: "Keep yourseives in the love of Iiod, looking for the mercv of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life," living in each a way that God's love to us shall both grow and be continually more apparent, and a stronger factor in our spiritual life is something eminently necessary, if we would live ns His children. Were it not for the supreme and infinite love of Coil we should have 110 hope either for this world or for the wurld to come, and the more deeply we appreciate that love, and the more strongly wo cling to it, the moru confident may we be of our own future, tml the more will we be led to give unto Hun in return that love which He seeks from us. And not less certain is it that July through the expectation of the mercy M our Lord Jesus Christ run we have hope tinto eternal life, ns it is the only hoje which ran sustain us in the time of our seakness, of our sin. of our despair. Ac cording as our conlidcive in the truth of .he Gospel grows, and our assurance of the luve which Christ has for each of us, shall le our ability tn stand in the evil days ot .his life nnd to persevere in our pursuit ifter holiness. This is the divine word of Sod; it is His message to us, and may Ho ;r.int us grace so to "build up ourselves n our most holy faith, praying in the Joly Ghost, keening ourselves in the love if God. looking for the mercv of our Lord fesus Christ unto eternal life" that we my be guarded from the evils into w'.ich 10 inanv are falling about us in the world, he evils of doubt, nf carelessness, of iin norality, so that we shul! be saved, as it aere. brunds frim the burning and kept ny Him that is able to keep us from fall ng, and "presented by Him faultless be fore the presence of His glory with excecd Jiit joy." The feilow who is run over by an auto- aobile is apt to nave ihat tired A Pacific Ocean Wonder. It Is mated as a fact by reputable travellers that there U a pertain Islunf In the Pacific, the natives of which an atlll In the habit of confining; theli female children In cages until thej are of an ace to marry. Those cagei are constructed of palm branches, au the girls are Imprisoned tn them at the age of 2 or 3 years. They an over allorcd to leave their cages un dor any pretext whatever except tr be taken out once a day to be washed The children are said to grow u( strong and healthy In spite of their carceratlon. Bicycle Craze In Japan. Japan la getting the bicycle eraxe. It Imported 2,70O,OOO worth of wheeli last year, mostly of the cheaper grade), costing from (12 to 125. They are cblctly used for business and army purposes. Has Produced Four-Leaved Clover. The botannloal papers report that De Vrlef, tho groat Dutch experiment al evolutionist, has, by long-continued selection, produced a variety of clover which has normally four leaves. ( THE SABBATH SCHOOL International Lesson Comments For May 10. Subject: The Plot Against Paul, Acts xxlll., 12-22-Ooldeo Text, Acts xxlll II Mtmory Verses, 20-22--Study Verses, 10-35 Commentary oa the Lei ton. T. Thr? conspiracy naainst Paul fvs. 12 !.". 12. "Was ilny." ' Thursday, May 2.1. "Handed together. ' Made nn agreement. "I'nde. 11 enise." Literally, placed them selves under nn anathemn. It was an in vocation of God's vengeance upon them selves if they failed to do the work which they un lertook. Hut they could be ab solved from this vow by the rabbins if thry were unable to execute it. Such oaths ap pear to have been common among tho .lews, .losepntis tehs ot a similar conspir acy against tho life of Herod into which a party of ten Jews entered with a liko fail ure. 13. ' More thiin forty." This Inrge num ber of desperate men, bached up bv the janhedrin, the highest counsel among the lews, would be likely tn succeed in their murderous design, nnd Paul's life wns in irent danger. "They may have been prompted to this method 01 getting rid of lh- npostle. because they did not have tin power of life and death anv longer, nnd we.-e .lot likely to procure Paul's death at the hi.nds of the Uor.ian authorities, on any n.-eusntion connected with a religious jufstinn." It. "To the chief priests." The p'.o.tcrs no doubt went to the chief priests and eld ers who were Sadducces, ns thev were strongly opposed to Paul (vs. 010) ami would be glad to see him put t I'.- i h. "We have bound," etc. Literacy. a c:re hare we cursed ourselves ." A Hi brew mode of expressing the intensity nnd earnestness of any actio 1. How linn they made it, imprecating the heaviest curses upon tlienn-elves. their souls, bodies and families, if they did not kill Paul! These men must have believed that Paul was tho worst of men, an enemy to God end relig ion, nnd the curse ond plague of his gener ation, when really his character was the reverse of all this. There are no laws of truth and justice so sacred or ntrong that malice and bigotry will not break through. 13. "The Council." The Sp-ihedrin, the great et Jewish Council. "It was com posed of seventy-one nicnibora, chief priests, elders of the neonle nnd scribes. Its meeting plare adjoined the temple on the e .st side. It met daily exeept on t ti r Sabbath nnd festival days. Tt had nulhn--ity to interpret the divine law, to decide 011 th? qunlb'icat ion of priee.ts, nnd to try those accused of idolatry nnd false proph ets and heretics." The nuthority to pro nounce the death sentence was taken fror.i it by the Unmans about three vears before the ciiU'i(i:;io'i of Christ, "firing." etc. Ly sias was to be asked to hrins Paul down from the tower of Antonia to the place where tho Sanhedrin held its meetings. "Keady to kill him." Thev intended ti kill him while on the way to the Council. And to this plot the highest dignitaries of the church gave assent. Such a eourse. however, seems to be in perfect accord with the Jewish opinions ami practices of those times. Philn, n great Jewish writer, in speaking of the course to he taken to wards a Jew who has forsaken the worship of the true God says that it-is "highly proper" to inflict "immediate punishment on such impious npostatcs," not taking time to carry them before nny court or magistrate, and this should be. done be cause of an abhorrence of evil and a lova for God. II. The plot disclosed (vs. 13-22). 10. "Paul's sister's son." 1 his is all that wo know of the family of Paul. Nor do wo know for what purpose ho was ot Jerusa lem. It is possible that Paul might have 11 sister residing there; though, ns Paul him self had been sent there formerly for his education it seems more probable that this young man was sent there for the stiinu purpose. "Heard." The secret of the plot had too many keepers to be well kept. "Into the castle." Thus it appears that Paul's friends had free ncecsj to him. 17. IS. "Paul called." Ho I11J received Christ's own promise of protection (vs. 11), but he did not on that account :ieglect to avail himself nf the ordinary means of pro tecting himself. God's promise encour aged him to put forth his own exertion for his security. "Young man." We do not know whether this youth was a Chris tian or a Jew, nor do v.-e know the means by which he discovered tho plot; it is enough for us that God was pleased, on this decision, to employ a lad as tlie guai'd-i.-iti anqel of the npostle. "The prisoner." A name which St. Paul was often after ward to employ to himself. 1U-22. "Hy the hand." To encourage tho younu man und to allay any fear ho might have, ami as un expression of kindness und civility. The plot was disclosed to Lysias with clearness nnd conciseness, nnd he ap peared to know what to do immediate!)'. III. The journey to Cacsaren (vs. 23 35). As soon as tho chief captain learned of the plot he ordered 400 infantry and sev enty cavalry to be rcaJy to leave Jerusa lem at 0 o'clock that same night. This was probably the largest bodyguard Paul ever had. Itcasts were also to be provided for Paul, nnd they were to go with the greatest despatch lo Caesarc.t to Felix, the Govern or. The letter Lysias sent shows us that be was favorably impressed wflh his pris oner. Paul probablv reached Caesarea by the next evening. He had left Jerusalem never to return. That infamous city wa still rejecting tho.so that were sent unto them nnd fast rushing on' to its own de structionthe most terrible destruction tho world has ever ieen. It wr.s wise for Ly mas ti send Paul to Caesarea, for there ho would be safer than at Jerusalem and it would be easier to give him a fair trial. Paul was not rontincd in an ordinary prison, but resided in the palace of Felix; thus the apostle remained for two year. Thoughts. God' saints are under His especial rare. The Lorsl is able to over throw the plans of wicked men. We should always bo ready to assist those in trouble. Kven children can sometimes do very important work for God's people. Wicked men '.nmetinies resort to tho most diabolical methods in order to destroy the inline, ce of God's saints Those who trust and obey need 1-,-ve no fear oi evil worker.' Strange Company of the Dead. In the near future the almoners o' Christ's hospital, London, will earn Into effect their Intention to removi the human remains that are Interrec1 within the precincts ot that anclen Institution. A strange crowd fou' queens, lore's and ladles, knights anf monks, and many persons ot high antf low degree rost thero, where oner the Oray FMaw placed their dead anf1 many old Blues sleep beneath th cloisters, bitvlng been burled there, ec was the custom, by torchlight. Als there He the body of Isabella o' France, tht wife of Edward II, wltb her murdered husband's heart upos her breast. Her ghost was alwayr said to haunt the cloisters. So also do two raraclous favorites of Richard II and Dame Alice Hungerford, wtu brutally murdered her spouse in the year 1523. Scrap Picture Books. ' I know a boy of 9 who has half k dozen scrapbooks. They are all la beled and whenever time hangs heavy on his bands, as it Is likely to do on rainy Saturday and Sunday after noons, he gets them out and sorts the pictures, which be has thrown Into a box between times. When the Vens xuelan war began ho saved pictures and clippings of that and now has a first-rate history of the war. Anothei book la made of clippings and plcturet of the gnat coal strike, another ot ths faces of great men and another Is all about President Roosevelt. One book coutalns an odd assortment of pic tures of art and historical subjects clipped from the Illustrated parlod icals, A man who was writing a bock ataut tho Venezuelan sltuatloa cuVrad Mm f 5 for bis scrapbook. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS. May 10. 'What Does the Story of Zsccheui Teach Us?". Luke xlx. 1-10. Dally Readings. May 4. Reeking Christ earnestly. Matt. xx. 29-34. May 5. Graciously received, Psa. Ixl ii. 3-9. May 0. Joy In obeying. Psa. C. 1. 2, 4, 6. May 7. The chief of sinners, 1 Tim. I. 15-17. May 8. Sons of Abraham. John vlll. 33-59. May ft, Physician to the sick. Marb II. 13-17. May 10. What does the story of Zarcheus teach us? Luke xlx.. 1-10. Scripture Verses Matt. Ix. 9-13; Heb. v. 1-9; Ina. lv. 6-13; Matt. xxl. 23-32: Matt, xvlli. 7-14; Rom. x. 1-10; Rev. 111. 2D. Lesson Thoughts. Every man knows of places where he can put himself In the way of Christ as the house of Ood. the praying cir cle, the closet for secret prayer. Here Christ passes. How can any really seek to see Christ, who avoid or omit such natural and proper rqoans? Ja cobus. Xaccbeua, In his decision to give half his goods to the poor and restore four-fold his ill-gotten gains, was not nctlng like an extraordinary saint, but as everybody must act who Is touched by the Spirit of Jesus. Selections. No religious profession amounts to anything if it does not include a read iness to put one's property at the ser vice of the Lord. It has been well said that a "personal consecration" should be spelled "a purse-and-all-consecra-tlon." And the full restitution for all that has been taken wrongfully must be made by a Christian disciple even to the stripping of himself of all his earthly goods. J0KU8 seeks the lost, that ho may And them and transform them. Here Is a lump of black coal which the miner brings up from the depths of the earth. He tells you to take it intc your houne, and it will fill your apart ment with light; but you shrink from touching It, and say, "Surely there Is no light In that? See! It only black ens my flnsers. It can shed no beams of light in my room." Yet that lump of coal In Indeed a seed of light. The man of science takes It and puts It in his retort, and your chamber Is made brlirht as day by Its unlmprlsoned beitirs. , A ;d..ce of canvas is of a trifling val ue. But an artist takes it and drawa a few lines and figures on it. and then with his brush touches In certain col ors, and the canvas Is sold for hun dreds of dollars. So Christ takes up a ruined, worthless human life, blotched and stained by sin. The fingers of hla lovo add touches of beauty, paint ing the divine image upon it, and It becomes precious, glorious, immortal. Suggested Hymns. Jesus saves I O blessed story. Jeaus, I como to thee for light. Sin no more, thy soul is free. O come to the Saviour while now he Is calling. Search me, O Lord, and try this hear! of mine. We would see Jesus for the shadow! lnnirthnn. SPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS Hay ia Obedl.'ace to Our Klaj John 13. 10; I John 3. 22.) True kingship among men Is found ed In greatness of nature and service. The title, the oflVeo Itself, means little. There are crowned nobodies, and there are uniTOwned but royal personalities to whom we instinctively yield our homage. Chrlt-t meets tho highest pos sible claims nf klngKhlp. Viewed in bis personal Ivy and nature ho outranks all. The greatest, while they seem far from yielding their hearts to him, bear witness to his greatness. He spoke as never man spoko (John 7. 46). Well might be answer, when Pilate asked him whether he was a king, "To this end have I been born, and to this end am I come Into the world, that I should bear witnoss unto the truth" (John 18. 37). Christ's deeds continually manifest a character of perfect purity, gentle ness, and love, and yet of limitless power. At the fame time they are tho example and standard of Ideal hu man life. If their spirit wore embod ied In all human action, the "kingdom of hoaven" would come down on earth Christ revealed a sacrificial spirit to ward the race of such a personal kind that It Is worthy of securing the undying allegiance to him of each Individual soul. Others have died for a "cause." but Jesus died for men. Therefore ho fulfills his own words "whosoever would bee'onio great anion; you Khali be your minister; and who soever would be first among you shall be your servant. 1 Christ gained the crowning quality for perfect rule by learning himself to obey. "Even aa I havu kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love" (John 15. 10). "Though ho was a Son, ytt learned obedience by the things which ho suffered; and having been made perfect, he became unto -all them that obey him the au thor or eternal salvation" (Heb. 5. 8. 9). "Wherefore also God highly ex alted blm, and gave unto him the name which Is above every name; that In the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things In heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jusu.3 Christ is Lord, to the glory of Ood the Father" (Phil. 2. 9-11). The obedience of the Christian to Christ springs out of a most sacred personal rohttion, and. Is filled with those tender personal motives which --"' 'Mho opposite of rule by author ity. Kather It Is tho rulo of love and gratltudo, for love underlies all of Christ's eommandments. We may not always please others though we are obeying Christ. It is in living near to Christ and having constant com munion with blm that conscious obedi ence will pass into that higher rang the abiding In bis love. Physicians Puszlsd by Doy"i Disease. John Kerns, a 15-year-old son of Hanford Kerns, died at Whltacre, Va. from a disease which bas long baffled the physicians. Shortly after blrtb hit body began to shrink and at the same time bis head to expand. Ths disease could not be correctly dlag nosed by the local physicians, but ar It progressed the boy's limbs and body so shrunk that he became a sked eton, At death his bead measured 21 Inches in clrcumferenco and wns Zf Inches over the top from ear to ear The boy was unable to walk, having become top-heavy, and would fall ovei owing to the weight of bis ber.4. Baltimore Sun. HIE GUEAT DESTKUYEU SOM STARTLING FACT3 A30U1 THS VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. 'Ii Sen Yorli Kvenlng JnnrniiVs Ann to a I'Htlintln I.olti r-WI,o 'JVhs-Iioi lVomin to firlnU? A Man t'siiHlly nnit Monotony Ifulpt Alto. l'liiilo- Kvenii'g Journal Kor rensonr which I hope yon deem sufficient ami re spect (being- myself the rrspmsilile r-ditnr of a nnvspiiper). I cannot sign my name to this coiniiiiiniciitioii.' whose purport is to secure tin- aid of the- New York Journal in re-establishing n home whose niin war nractically accomplished through whisky. In this case, it is n wnm.inV unfortunate habit, the result primarily of hercdiiv, tlnit I cin oiiiuh'. Your p.iper has hud inaiiy edi torial sermons directed against the nwful le-iiits of toj much indulgence, but the male oO'ender has invariably been the ob ject of attack. Their directness has at tracted me. their sincerity ciicinii'.ipcs me to this. Won't ynti direct your batteries against tho Npi-cading habit of whiskv drinking in the r.wks of well-bred, wcll-eil-ilea ted women, many of whom are today making wanderers from home of the im ii v ho arc only tuj cj'4cr to aid in their res 'oration ? I write this under restraint. i man. even uuiler a Horn ile pace, can put on puper the secrets 111 his si.rrow. Sullice to say that I luve held high public olfii-e and sin well known in the circle I most fic nuent ns a devoted home lover, l-'or my child's sai.e. as well as from a sense nf lu'v responsibilities ns a husband. I hid tho freedom sif the divorce courts, ami inn thankful indeed for that, though the slrug (tie seured my soul. The iinlortunate one 111 this eas" lost a father, a mother and two brothers directly through alcoholism. At the tircst-nt time a sole surviving sister i rapidly following the rest. The habit gr?w an my wife, a huutiful young woman, to such an extent that mile humiliation fol lowed her attendance at dinner, either vihlie or 11riv.1t", when indulgence was pos sible. From that it spread to private Jrunltenness. aided bv her associates, until my homo was a hell, niy work impaired r" nr; ambition killed. Won't you take un the ou'eslion. and 110111 my standpoint slir-.et it to winien? I am a strong mm. but you ran help me ill you do it, for I am onlv one nf manvV SITFKHKIL We have given thoughtful consideration lo this verv pathetic letter, and to tho prolnein which the writer prsrnls. In writing about drink and drunkenness we h ive purposely refrained 'rom referring to (lie pialtct from the noint of view of worn en. Kr.iessive drinking bv women is most hocking- and nmst naiful to the mind We shall feat of it to-'av, in rcsimnse tn nil- read-r's reuuesi. liut we shall ileal wiin the (.u'oieet from ft" point of view July tlie man's responsibility. Ma nv homes nre made miserable, unfor tunately, by drinking, public or private, bv women. And many nmu suHiv (uimilia lion ntul Ihe worst nnd most hopeless agony Ihrourjh the excessive drinking ol their wives. lint who is ii thai causes women to drink at ilr-.l We 'lo not refer no.v ti the case of .he husband whose .letter ve print, but to the generality of case. fnva'ii h'y it is some man who indices the woman or the youu girl to henin. And only too often it is tlie husband himself whose blind folly leads his wif to destruc tion. In every restaurant you may see men of ferin-i deadly concoctions, 'cocktails 01 whisky ill some more or less open disguise, '.o wnmcn with them. The husband takes hi. cocktail, and he nfTcrs his wife one. One can do no harm, he thinks, and anyhow he knows her ton well to fear that she vill ever take too much. She is too retired for that, liut it is the women of refined nnd highlv strung nervous systems that nre most easily influ enced by drink, nnd that succumb most nsily to the habit. Their nerves, once in customed to the poison, crave it. and will have it. when the man's tougher nnd foarser organization makes an easier fight Ijraiiist the temptation. There nre in America tens nf thousands ! ho'ncn made miserable bv tiie drinking sf unhappy women. And in even- single M" ..01110 man is originally responsible. The customs of rich nnd foolish society i-e responsible to some extent foe execs live drinkine among women. The fre luent, fnliijuing entertainments nt which fountr girls ere supplied wMi rhnnpajrnc i;:i other drinks to strengthen them for the s-icial camtiaicn" turn out each venr a jertain numlier of victims and supply the most profitable of inmates to the many re '.reus for wrecked women. R'l the evils of that thin social crust ri , !lc"'!ely ar relatively unimoo'tant. rlic drinking by Amc-ioan women is due tn '.he stupidity of hundred of thousands of American men who criminally, although with no evil intent, induce women to drink we.;tails or .other deadly poisons. Xe-ariy all men agree n looking with rcrv great scorn upon the woman who innks loo much. A man may .'rink tn ex Jess regu'ariy and publicly, ' vet continue to be highly rcpectcd. espcinllv whe-i he hant.ens to have money. Hut there is no ind-i.i'encc nv forgiveness (pr the woman ?ot the slightest. This undoubtedly is pist a well, inee the injustice that it I'ues is more then offset bv good results if wreral reprobation of woman's excessive 1r'M;ing. Vi' n between men and women who V.ebl to drink, tho women, ulthouph inli- 'l"s """icrous, are lar more ile-serv-'up of sympathy. Aiiiont n-en win drink there nre two esses in nose ex-can does not surnrise us. O. the y,.iiiig drunkard in the fashionable M' we sav; "Mis f-ith- le'f him much money and isn'o.ng t il-i. What e'se can vou exnoct i" 1 . 1,0 le"! ''tere.t in life." And of the overworked man. doomed tn continuum riind of dull drudgery, we sav that his bfe i . ,l)i tjlt jt 'enough to drive anybody to drink." Millions of women niav be included in )ne or other of thene classes. Tlie rich young mar, with nothing to do. corre sponds to the wife of . rich man. She has ill '.lie t'linev she wunts. nothing to do. no reso.insibilities, no real interests. Ilcr JimIv routine includes the usunl procession of bott;es n' luncheon and dinner. Slic urinks 'ike tho young man in the club, he J-iuse she is bored, and because she lluds that alcihol supplies a temporary, fale ox lltement. And th-nk of the millions of poor women whose daily lives are dull and 'no-iotonous beyond the life of any man. Think of the wo-nen who work from morning until night, nnd nlwav go 10 bed leaving some work undone. Think of tho women who ire cooks, nurses, housemaids, seamstresses, mothers, wives and women of all work ali in one. , Tbre am women who drink, linfortu nateiv, nnd those about them are to lie pitied although not nearly to much to be pitied as tho unhappy women themselves. What wonder that a few desperate wom en, often with a husband'a cruelly or in difference added to their burden, seek for relief and forusifulnes in drink espe cially when men all about them et the ex imnle. And what a splendid proof of worn sn a innate superiority to man ia the fact that even among the saddest, most hope le-sj of women drinking iu America it so rare as to br a curiosity. At the same time we should remember with gratitude this fact: In a land where drunkenness among men i looked upon as a matter of course it ia almost unknown among women, save wIijti thev are tempted by stupid men or by foahshly luxurious, idle live. An Object Lassos In Alcoholism. . Thirty-eight inebriate patients from the overcrowded Cherokee (la.) hospital en ro lie to the hospital ut Independence, car ried in a special car, with locked, doors, and under the vigilant eara of two guards, was the inspiring sight that lately might have been witnessed. Inspiring;- Yt; thirty-eight inebriate confined Tike mad uie.i and iiuite as dangerous, is a spectacle that should inspire every patriotic soul with an abhorrence of the deadly traflie that rob men of. body, brain nnd soul power and mike them u terror and a menace te touety, 1 ' Half the iiiknei of, the Brili.h Army in India is tiai;uiibi ia ibmk. . THE KELIGI0US LIFE READING FOB THE QUIET HOUP WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. 1'oein; Create In fe n Clean Ilsinrt tie Consistent Word lo tho Mnn Who Is Krer Talking 11 f lljtporrliiy or I'ro fed Christian. Oh. Father, bred the prayer! In me create A heart iinselfi.-h, freed from v.orldi.v guile. t'iej'ise roiv my soul from sin's unworthy Htiue, Regenerate by grace the mean and vile ; That mine may he a life of purity. J!c Thou my strength, and bid my faith im tease. Willi huninn weakness, Lord deal pa ticntlv r.estnw j'hy love nnd grant Thy won drous peace. Though sin and death nhottnd on ever) i-i.lo. Though men are fala?. in Thee we may cuiilide. And through life's trials this my prayei shall be: A clean, pure heart. O tlod. create in tne; Ileal all my troubles with the touch divine, And cleanse and keep this erring heart 01 mine. Mis. .Margaret Scutt Hall, in Xew York Observer. Wlint "Consistency" l.emls To. Yon Mill not join a church because of in-cr-n --intent church nr.-mbeis! Consistency, then, is the word vou wish to emphasize . Very well, replies Ilev. N w.-ll Owight Wil lis. Here is tin world 01 trade ami com mer.e. To-morrow, merchants will adul terate their goods, traders will tamper wii.h their weights, milkmen will water their milk, draper will sell s-olton for sulk, clerks will steal money from the bank, it 11 1 1 the whole kingdom of trade stands for hypo-Tisief, anil lies. Sir.ce you do not care lo c.Fsociate with hypocrite withdraw from business, nnd pledge yourself novel again to enter ilia kingdom of commerce. If inconsistent members keep you out of church, why d; not inconsistent members keep you out of business? Here is the kingdom of law. To-morrow lawyers will be tricksters. They will suborn witnesses. They will conceal evidence. They will deal in .subterfuge. Hut because tome lawyers are unprofessional will that coinjiel yo;i to stand aloof from the study ot jurispru dence? Here is the kingdom of love nnd marriage. To-morrow some man will play false to his marriage vow, nnd some wom an will profane the holiest sanctities, and tho-e wiin have solemnly pledrjed them selves to the law of love will stand forth clothed with hypocrisy ns with u garment, liut does their inconsistency mean that yo;t can never found your home, and that you can never stand nt a marriage altar, and never swear fealty in the name of an eter nal friendshiiiV Whv. there are snots on the sun, but wc need the sun for harvest. To be corsi-itcnt. yoa must riive up the Venus tie Alilo because there is u (law in the marble. We must pull down the Par thenon because there are blnrk siuins on the column. Xow. something is wrong in the man win refuses nllejpnnce to the -hurr?ii became of inconsistency, but turns around and gives allegiance to a hundred othtfr institutions, in the very face of greater inconsistencies. The time has gone forever far men to plead the bigotry and bad lives of tiie un worthy disciples of n Master who confess, rdly is worthy. Peter and .Indus were not Christian nnd misrepresented their Master. Hut in that hour nf misrepresentation they ceased to be disciples -and became hynri crii.es. I.ct nil those who dislike hypocrhy leave immediately the coninany of Judas and Pct'.r with his denial nnd join the ranks of the other ten. We grant that there nre men outside 01 the chinch who ire better than some in the church. Xow and then a youth appears in the realm of art vho is b'essed with such native genius Ihat instinctively he unrerstands the laws of drawing and perspective and th. laws of harmonious color. And aide by side with him is nnother youth who for years hat been in the school under a great artist master, nnd after long tlrill can scarcely etu d his brother, w ho is self-taught. But shall this pii'ted youth win has received so much from his parents and his (lod de claim against hii father, or despite the school of nr.? There are many poor pupils in cchao's mil colleges, but when you lind some youth who is tar from being the ideal scholar, do not rail iicainst the college amf the university. Tho poorer the srhola:- the more necessary the maintenance of the school in which he studies. Not otherwise, if men in the church are sinful and wetk and full of error, it is the more necessary lo strengthen the church, that manhood later may becoiua strengthened. Cncon scioiisly he who uracs the inconsistgicy of Christians and rnils against their errors has forged a weapa.i thr.t turns a.;ainst him sell'. How unsenero'.n are all thee excuses, p well ns how wicked! We live in (lod'i world. lie hath titled 110 this world-h'iu-e as no prince hath ever lilted un the ball v a palace. We breathe His nir. are wanned by His summers, wc iced upon Hi harvests, we are pilgrims who sump snd drink nt His foi nlnins. The angel ol Ilia providence goes before u.i lo prepare life's way; the angel of His mercv follows after us to recover us from om- transjtres sioiis. Ar.d hoi,- shall men meet such over ilowiti generosity save with insiiiiit nbe dien c? What mark across the Tn,",e o( memory to black r.s the mark of iugiali ud? Unly. Duty by itnelf i-; a hard taskmaster. It does not touch the deepest springs o.' ioy. If wc depend --'on the duty h use a'one we r-h.ill iind it comfori'ess, cold, lonc'y there will be a minor undertone of spiritual sadness in our lives. The present iiko i not one of wanton 'uirsuit of p.cusyre and esei.cment. as is c.en said. It is a duty loviii'i i:ge. tint i.s chaiac-let'izcd by a settled taducss. Pontile feel the duiy ol engaging in the various work 0.' the church and of defendini; I.s creeds and doc trlucs. But this is making of oar religion wh it has been called something harsh and strident, something- to be tenc.e-ioiMiv held and asserted, rather than nobly he'd and lived.- The Hey. Dr. Greer, ICpiseopalian, New York. Irnsllna; tlie Unsean. Are wc not daily all through life' jour ney trusting ourtelvcs to bridge whose supporting piers are away down beneath Ihe water, believing in their strength with out a doubt, wondering or complaining when by chance one of them trembles or swerves a hair' breadth in the storm? Wc walk the bridge of life. Can wo not trust its MiVcty on the great resting places of Cod's wisdom that are hid from us in the dupihs of ill j twj eternities? Phillips Ih'uoki). l'lianloin. Ho who spends bis years chasing phan toms will tind what he ought at the cud of life. I'nitcd Presbyterian. A Ileal t ltallglon. A purely intellectual Christianity, to which the mind accedes, but which does lint enlist the heart's affection and con trol the motive and spirit of a man so that bis leniier and conversation are mastered by it, ha no influence or power for Christ before the world. It is only a heart relig ion that ring true in the market place of ocial fellowship. Hey Loui Albert Bank. Lav Anxlallr to Cod. Let us leave anxieties to (iod. Why need bargain that our life ahuujil lie a suc cess , still less that it ahould not be a suc cess purchased by aacritice and suffering. Jam Hintou. Suppression lit Betting. The government of Jersey bas set this country an example ot bow to Suppress betting, says an English ex change. Offering or taking beta 14 punishable by a fine of 10 pounds for the first offense and 100 oounda or ali f months' bard labor (or the second os tense. , , " ' 1 I Point for Antiquarian. ! Striking ' ' resemblance baa been pointed out between the remarkablij ! - ancient ruins at Zimbabwe In Rhod 1 1.1. . ....,1 hi t ,. 7 im mwi suuuuiuiai ia t -mi uwu.11. . GOOD ROADS. Kelatlon of Telilelrs In Maintenance. gjpjw EEP what you have, end lutfiTlulil ROt yon cnn" ,s "" ol'l I lv I II ""J'1" r sin'"ful hum. Pjj jl'U! liesa men when naked 01 LJirl(Si t0 i,ow- tir.y succeeded Id life, writes (leorge R. Cbndsey. Tl expression Is peculiarly appropriate lo connection with the subject In hand, and particularly applicable, ns regardi the first pnrt of the quotation. When the first Is carried out the Inst bnlf f. lows as a natural consequence. The effect of tires on a roadway ( unmistakable In its results. The wir tire ling long received the vote nf ap proval as n preserver of roads, ivh"ro,u the narrow tiro Is universally conceded to he destructive. Experiments coo ducted nt the Missouri and South Caro. lino agricultural colleges have (lemon, titrated conclusively the advantages ot the wide tire over the narrow one. both In the beneficial elTcct on the road sur face mid the lighter draught. As regards the lighter drnnght tin tests mnde show that 011 mnendnm or dirt roads the broad tires, under the same conditions, carry a guln in lighter draught of from sixteen to thlrty-flr per cent, over the narrow tire. Wlicit the roads nre soft and muddy but knv A hard foundation the narrow tire seems to offer less resistance than (lit wider one. It cuts through to the solid earth more easily nnd lifts less mud. But the season of soft ronds Is compar- nttvelv ftlioi-t ililrtnir nnv i-oni- nn,1 ) little temporary advantage passes out of consideration. A bad road will never become gooil by the traffic of pood vehicles passim over It, but a good road mny bceoiw bad by Indiscriminate use of Improper wheels. Narrow tires grind and wear nwny surfaces instead of packing nnd cementing them. It has been demon strated by Mnrlii. the French cnglnerr, that 11 tiro 2.4 Inches wide caused near ly double the wear of a 4.0 Inch tiro Furl her tests showed that a 4.0 inch lire causes nn more ilnnin-rre tn n ran! than a seven inch tire and the g;nera' opinion is that above 4.5 inches thm '.s no speclnl advantage. It may not bo out of place nt this point to mention the Influence 0! wheels of different diameters on tlr roadway. According to experiments made at the Itoyal Agricultural Shotr, St Bedford, England, tho resistance 0! tvheols Increases Inversely ns the dlnrc- Ptor- ilmf Its -m1linn tlta illnmalap ni '.he wheel by one-half and tho force nulred to move the load will lntve u be doubled. The cause of this differ ?nco Is attributed to the sinking dotn rP tliu whnM 111 tl.n rf .1 11,1 TI la tint ing of the wheel Is what destroys t road and nn additional foot In diameter 5f wheel might prove of greater bent than au extra Inch in width of tire. Ii will bp perceived that a wheel of smalt AlnMAnH 1 - . .1 I .. 1 jiiiiuviei huh iu mi utrrjie-e iu uiiita ii- get ft greater bearing surface. On i well constructed road the elasticity ol Hla l-nnillm.1 lu nnnnl to tlio ston-n linn Ing and ns the wheel passes over tk( surface It quickly springs back to place un poonj iiuiii roittis me wuet'is cru. and dlsrilnce the rood mnterinla. there by threatening the endurance of lb' roadbed and increasing the cost Iiuiiiiik ii giti-ii touei liver ii. in Miens nnaa nvan tt frlm i-na.1 l.n r,At.Pa.llt lor. 1. tbp whopla nro rnnstnllHr fntnff ovf! ... . ..... ....... j g, . nn Incline. To reduce this grade tott' engineer nnd cnn only be nccompllstf! mi-siii-iijr icniiuilili ill lllL'llsuic iu i pressure of the wheels. It win therefore be seen 'lint sevcril Influences may be brought to bear wi Ihe maintenance of n system of road-l Proper construction of ronds nnd ear ful selection of vehicles that pass ovtf them nre two of the most imports factors In the good roads questiou. Til engineer may lie responsible for t-l first condition, but tho latter ool rylthin the Jurisdiction of the mmiiriPj w governing authorities. Good Iti4 Magazine. A Governor's Expression. No argument is necessary to pre that tho prosperity nnd welfare of people Is vastly Improved by a perfn cd system of highways. Good roa not only ndd value to every acre 1 land In their vicinity, but they also i sen b'olntlou, so undesirable In nit llfp, by bringing people Into closer clnl relations. The pecuniary uenci nre nlso marked, for good roads If' the expense of reaching the inark and railway stations with the prodt of tic farm. Fully ninety per cent all our products primarily have to p over our highways. The State of JI liesota should not be found lagiflaf this work. In my Judgment muck" be udded to our growth and prositf' through a perfected system of f ronds. In order to establish sm'1 system, after the most careful erutlou, I am satisfied that the lature should, under the nut!wr given by tho Constitutional auieniln' adopted In 181)8, provide for a highway commission and enact necoasarr legislation to enrrr out provisions of that amendment.- "roor Van Sunt, of Minnesota. Itaad v. ltallroatls. Many towns are offering as bon' to railroads sums that would b- good highways to the nearest raiH town of importance. Begin the way. gentlemen, and you will gffl '1 road and railroad for the cost o road alone, for a good truuk road 1 build un tho town aa that the rall (or the electric Hues that will soon A plant branch railroads) cannot "j A- I.... I . .1 ...mi .V 1 1 til S" llf isuuru Ii, UUU Will I'UUIB su " J bonus. Besides, a good road 1 j really better for a town than f. railroad, especially when most & products are dlspoactPof iuj Mug" towns. J i. m i-. . l-ilj . Two supervisors or iower """"J Pa., were recently convicted of taming a nuisance In the conditio' the roads. The court sentenced , to pay a flue of $1 and the co", prosecution, to abate the uulsan'" to stand committed until tbe sax", compiled with. Here is a V) cither towns whose roudinasters w public office as a private snap, j Trlele gootu before a fall, anfj .ward there Isn't anytblug lef ,
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