EVE CF TiiEREFORMATION .Sunday Scrmnn Cn "The Slrugjls for Rc:igi( us Liberty." iter. J. C Wilson Ttlks Instructively ol Till Pcilod Whin he 1 01 nilotloni of True Religious Liberty Were Laid. ' Ktw York City. In the South Conrrr. ?tionil I'huri'h. l'.rnoklyn. the Uev. .J. (,'. Vrlson, nii"iati pastor, delivered a courtu; on "lh" Strnu.e for Uelmions Lib prty," the subject icing "Knroe on the re of the lveinrniation." The text wan Art v., ,'iX ami 39: "An. I now I sav tmto iti, llcfrnin from theie men, nn.1 let them .'ilonr; for if tint counsel or tin work lie f men, it will come to naught, hut if it he nf (iod. ye cannot overthrow it; pt h.iplv J' lie found even tj !iiht naainst ti id.1' Mr. u ilunn mkI: Let me snapct nt the outset that the triisnle for ri.-ii-.-inn liberty anil what i known the Hcforin.ition'nrc not in all respect identical movement. The Kclnr Tnatinn win a great tidal wave which swept over Europe in the sixteenth century, out f the va!"t and troubled ma of the rent lil ies whose water were greatly ngiiated lie the tn!fge for religion hiii'rty. It ni the elimination of that stnujlc. It assert vd the fundamental f n itu-i jui iiivin wii-cli it had prncci.-d.vl, an I mm reded m l-ivin-liroad end secure found-ilion lip-in w'lneii true religion liberty could he hui)t. lni: it left some of th:. h,c,-ier Mitiidards and lim ; deals unnttained. In that rc.spfct time u much yet to le defied. In view of the tut tint the Ilcf.'i-ni.il i..n mlit Europe int two grc.it w.i.i.ng rci; ion camp., it i I'lrrvs- n v ti renmid our wives that tin t.i that time there h i I h-cii but one ( hristian church 1:1 Western I'll Topp. And the Mingle for relumus libenv went on within that church and roc or iiile of it, nor (caiii't it, alter th" t i r -1 thrce centuries. W hatever glory ami what ever shame attaches to that church dinitu' the first fifteen centuries ; ilrired rijinllv bv us all. l'rotr.tinu .mi l ll.mu'i Citb-ilir alike. I he ISf-inrni.vi-in ifelf orn-iiMted within the !oman Catholic- Church, and was led by men hred in her si honls and cloisters. We ijeiild also remember that the Unman Calhulic ( iiuri li oi the linceiuii nnd sixteenth c ntiinci ii tint the Hainan 'Catholic Church i-f the twentieth century and in the Unite I State. From a very early azs religion rl iffor--cnec have eiorendered !riie and stirred the most violent iM-siuis ot r.:en. AltlciiiRh the Jews tasted the bittcrne of persecu tion, that did nut prev?nt them troiu lreinj the vtme r-ip to the hp of the s-arly ( hrintiain nnd, with the aid of the Unman", ir.nl; hi.' tlimi drink it to its clrcj. Then were wi.ttin the lirst page :u the most sangiiin.'.i v and thrilling story a torv of mint:. Table snfTeniig and grim en lurance lor conyeience sal;-- winch h's torv's pa ;es icrd. It can scarcely I: -railed a strui'jle. It wa as inmo.-iihlc toi the ohseure and deienees sufferers to re list th-ir enemies 1:3 for a rly to resist tin liand that crushes it. Judged from apprnr unce. it was a re:inre!es massacre. 'uir-lt crushed its victim into the earth, lint tin real forces that were working out the prob 3cm wore not on the surface. The oddi against which the early Christians wen matched drove them to seel; ref-jge in tin mountain fastnesses and in the suotei ra Itean caverns, known as catacombs. Ileri tbey cherished their faith and worship it it til the violence of their enemies abated After two centuries they nme forth fioit their hiding plates, disciplined by bird hip, trained to iirudenre and foresight bv the peril in which they had lived nnd wit!: n compact and ellicient organization. Theii leader had improved their long seclu-iut to cultivate letters and arts, and soon tooii leading places among scholars and men o' nrTurs; 1,0 that when Constantine succeed cd to the undivided possession nf supremi power in the Human Kmpire prudence, it not preference, moved him to an ullianei itvitu them. Then began a new phase in the atrusrsli fur religious liberty. The despised ami fiersecmed Christians, now risen to place! of power and possessing the throne in tin person of the Kmperor, did not abuse theii trust. Such was the spirit of sweet rea onahleness which animated them that tin lirst Christian Kmperor issued an edict o religious toleration, known as the edict o Milan, which granted religious liberty with in the empire, on the basis of the sacrec xights of conscience; only those rcligiom rites were prohibited which involved im morality, magic or sorcery. Not until flu f ital passion for power had been aroused ii them by its possession did the Chnst atn resort to persecution. The organization o, the ( hnsiian thun-h keot puce with iti tnread in Kurope. From Homo as a centra the missionaries penetrated to all part o) Kurope. They carried with them the lov of the mother church from which the went and bound the churches which thej planted to her in gratitude and Christian fellowship. The confidence und allectim which she won by her generosity and self wteritiee in the gospel, she soon tame to de rnand a her right, and when at length tin llishon of Home secured the political pow ?r of his city he npired to make the tiadi tioual capital nf the world its eeidesiasl iim, capital also, then, with the policy of mili tarr Home the Christian church adopted ailso, the ambitious and relentless spirit ol the Caesars. Kceles111st1c.il Home usurped he rights of mankind and perverted theii lll?rtici as ruthlessly as did political Home Tnrough successive stages the cliurel mounted to the throne of it power unti at wa more absolute than the empire hat ever essayed to be. Men lika (iregorv tin Jreat, Ixo III. and lliidebriind made t lis most astonishing claims, and absolute u premacy in all human atfairs. nnd treatcc with the utmost severity all who withstoot their claims. Unavailing protests to t he 1 Astounding pretensions ws re raised by mef like .lohn Seotiis, AMard Ainoid. 01 llres cia and Wickluf, and in the humbler walk: of life opposition showed itself in suef nerts as the Aihigensc and the Waldenses neither of which desired ' separate them elves from the Catholic Church, but not I of them desired that its pretensions shouli lie moderated anil it abuses reformed an cording to the scriptural requirements ol apostoiic simplicity and purity. These met were simple minded and their lives wen pure, but they were subjected to the most remorseless persecution. Their heroic en siurance and unfaltering faith has rovcreJ their memory with a halo of glory like imt that which surrounds the early Christian martyr. Duriiij the massacre of the Albi jfenses was born the order of the Domini -ans. into whose hand was intrusted tin anstitution known as the Imposition, th most disholical engine of intolerance ami persecution that human ingenuity ever do a'ised. ft is the fate of all despotisms to work their own destruction by a fatal disregard the limits of human endurance, and jehen the pspacv added the horrors of the I"'l'sition to the usurpation of the most ancred of human rights, and aggravated hei soSensea by the flagrant immorality of the ctergy, she transcended her limits and in srakeil the long slumbering and oecumu Tiled wrath of centuries, which burst forth Ja the Heformation, disrupted her solid sFtnpire, and caused tier the lots of two thirds of her spiritual children. Two great movements in the Middle Aje contributed to hasten the triumph of re ligious liberty in Kurope. They were thl ( rasadea ana the Renaissance. The relig ious enthusiasm of Kurope, dormant lot centuries, was kindled by the liery elo quence of Peter the Hermit, as he preached am crusade against the "mridel Turks," foi the purpose of rescuing the Hoiy Scpulrher from their hands. It was as when a door s auddenly opened into a bouse where a fire baa been long smoldering, smothered in ita own smoke, the whole building u wrapped in a audden conflagration; or sa -when volcauo long extinct burata into sudden activity. A spontaneous uprising, a o una man, uiipsraile.tn in insiorr, .k plaest nmang all classes nt people. Kings am peasants, priests and lawyers, nerchants and bankers wrre swept by the amine mighty impulse and lircd by the ssmo wal, which fur the time burned a. ike in every breast and submerged calculations ad self-interest. All alike were moved to venture life and fortune in the holy cause, During the apace of 2QU years seven up theatvals uf the population took place known mm the Crusades, tire of them prodigious nd two of I hero only relatively leaser, ad of them migbty. ilefnre the frenzy kin died by Peter the Hermit died out im mens treasure was squandered, multitudes -of brae were sscriliced and apparently -nothing accomplisbedi total and disastrous! failure seemed to attend it all. Hut here again we are mistaken :f we jfldge by nppearaiic-. -'or nltlncigh the Crusader whitened the p'ai is if Asia Mi nor with their l or.es and died the era of Northern Africa with their blood with out, achieving niiy permanent results 111 either Asia or Africa, their exedus lro:n Kurope nnd their return to their loiincr5 homes were attended by ronseipi .'nee lit Kurope far greater than would have been the conquest of all the I"at and th - r.-"iie of the relics of nil the faint. In liic tirt place thev had broke t the power of the Naracens by successive impacts tipa:i .hem, ly prolonged conflict with them. Thev had fought lire willi lire, llelijion fanaticism Was matched ai'iinsl riig-ou fanaticism, nnd it inflicted sueli iennli ment upon the rapacious and ctuel Mu-ul-man that he has never been able to 1 illy from it. Although he iciilied the -!i..rc of Kurope later on. he wa c.li.iinU'd Willi the str.ig'le, nnd ha continued in a slate of languishing impotence cer sin-c. In the second iiliiee th- Cpia,.'i ; I, n l a marked and lasting c'Te. i iifo-i l!ie ( tu sailers themselves and 111 spite ot U:eir ntTering and .s-es th? win wis greater than the loss, f ir it hr is;lil I hen into di rect and immediate conlaet. ivitli th;.' Ka.t. at that tone the cnllivalcd and fe line 1 wirliun of t'ie 'oild. Ci'is,i-iiliiio-ple an I Anlioch, tiie two great storelionr of iiMcicet. art and leatni'ig. and I lie ccr 1 re of the v.'ciith anil culture oi th ' Must, h i I lieennie familiar to t In-lit. Antioeii w s fur a tune in their hand. The ;i'en did luiililiiig. line labric. bcaulilitl slat- lie., iii-ilv g rn. iere a levelalion to the ('1 o-a'ler. and seiito a olijcct lcouf. " 'ii!-' the clcz.int I'efi.icinelit . solen bd I r., u .e;x , ma'iiiiiiceri t ma 'tiers icd anca-nt j le'iniii - of tin- Kast wcic not without the:: j r ii ' t lip-in the cn.ve. ne'e n'd lintanicii j 1. iri' M i ':i of the West. Tlin.e who stir I vivd t't' forflict letui'iied w;th new idea I of 1 he ( hiiia-'tcr ot the u-orlil i:i which ti'ey live,:, of t .ie n-cani:ig of civili.-'alio i. of the T ' i : -i 1 r if s of Im nitv, a'vl ol the de- t of Kuroiic. Thev had bren lo s-h o1 nn l had traveled. Th'ir view of life hi I bei-n b-oadem'd nnd their nii'vls cnrii lied bv ' inla"t with suiierioe eo idilion of ''le. e:id a great n:ent;sl nod moral ro!ir urn lad lien wrought in tiii'in. Iliii- the Crusade had a!s m im-ncd' ili! nnd lestin cfl'-et rami Kuroiie itself. I or be CTilistoig in the Cruade the erf hoi:7iil: his freedom frj'n the s ill. 'I he debtor v.a fre( from his creditor, lie that w-nl n is a s'.-u-e came baclv a free man with jn'.A coin in In pocket and soic new idei of the world in his head. Scrfdem. vii'ain-ne cd si ivc- v u erc praetjeallv ab.ilisiicrl in Kurope. The cilics also had been nhle. bv immen.-e sums of nviirv paid to the. l-ered-itarv prini'e. wli.i held loidsliip over them, to buy their freed. 1111 and secure charier for thep'selve which made them inileji cd eut in the control of ) etlv ru'ers and by Ihe lfin-s nl,s"-ire of tin' nolilcs in the Kist. the loii'dic ela had leirnc l to ad'ninis ter iheie own ail-iir. and so the ba-l.-lion" nf the jYi'dal "Vu-iii lva brolicn and the iiere'd fo ireed-'fii aud enlightenment run! in. Mo lei n induti ialism was in I'li. naieil. New id"ns sprang 110 and a red!: 1 iliulioii of vea'ih and privileges took place, to-f't!i"i-Avitli a new s'-n.5c of their ocn place in I lie world and new wants and ambi tion in the common pco;'e. The iinme diatL result to Knrone of the Crusade were i""a'eulable. A new spirit of liiiman ity and of enterprise, of h -.e aud of am l'l.ion had sprung no. and the death war rant was signed 01 the ar-'ier.t regime of ignorance, superstition and terror which had reigned for a thousand years. The second great movement that hast ened the final cnntlict for reii'tious liberty was the Renaissance or revival of learning in Kurope which followed unon the taking of Constantinople by the Turks in Holl. That was a momentous event for Western Kurope. It sent hundred of llreek schol ars and literatti to find refuge in the West. The learning and the MS. which they brought with them created a great stir. Schools, academies and universities sprang up everywhere, nnd the church ceased to be the sole custodian of knowledge. It was as n part of that movement that the 1'niversitv of Wittenberg was established bv the Klector of Savonv. to which one Martin T.uther came in loOS as preacher and professor of theoloiy. A snirit of in quirv was nwekened. investigation were instituted, nnd historical and scientific studies were taken up in real earnest. The cold nnd lifeless formalism that had char acterized the logic of the school men dis appeared. Th" study of the Greek nnd l!o nun classic became a passion. JViiicca and potentates vied with each other in se curing eminent scholars and elegant liler ntti to adorn their courts, nnd the rich nnd the great became the profuse patron of learning, anil snared no pains and -no expense in collecting MSS. and creating libraries and schools of learning. Ihe minds of men already liberated from their ancient thralldom bv the Crusade were quickened nnd enlightened by the r,ew learning which soon spread among all classes of the people. I'l addition to these great movements and perhnps as a consequence of them was the snirit of ndventure which now broke out simultaneously jn Italy nnd Spain, France and Knglund. Germany nnd Hol land. Inspired by (Vumbiis, n native of Genoa. Italy, hundreds of adventurers braved the perils of the untraversed seas in search of new lands, or new passages to the Kast. New continents were discovered and the globe was circumnavigated. In vention also was Piiiekened. printing by movab'e type end fli manufacture of paper from rag bid tint recently been in vented. The mariner's compass cnm into general use in navisarion. The telescone was invented nnd he heaven explored tor new worlds, n the seas for new lands. The who'e period was one of unprecedent ed mental activity and ferment. Coperni cus, by bis new system of nstronomv. nnd Keuler. by his laws, we-e soon revolution ising astrnnomv. All ol these things had their effects unon the minds of men. The d'scoverv of the size andshane of the earth, nf it relation to other bodies in space: ot the immense distances in the heavens nnd the vast systems of world in space: the change of men's ideas a to the centre of the universe and the reve'atinn that it was not the earth, but that the earth was only an insignificant member of a system whose centre was the sun: all served to teach men the uncertainty and instability nt things hev had been accustomed to regard a established hevond the peradvenlme of doubt, and led them to expect and re. pared them to receive changes in other spheres of thoutht and realms nf life. A spirit of skepticism became general and in vaded even the church, nnd ovcrvtliing seemed to converge upon nnd conspire to ward a single point, until nothing could withstand the conjunction nf forces which worked to free the human mind from bond age and the human spirit from thralldom. Beginning with the struggle for religious liberty, it ran on to compass tho liberty nf the whole man aud waa destined not tu stop until he was every whit free. It ha already secured for us the liberty of con science, the right of private judgment, po litical anil personal ireeqom. nut the end is not yet, and what it shall be no man knnwetn. Hut aa great nnd good men a ever fought in any cause tight still in these ranks, which are constantly increasing in numbers, in power and in resoiuieuess. NOT A POPULAR CANDIDATE. Another Good Story Told on the Never Failing Irishman. While the 4 o'clock train wai pull lng out of Philadelphia last electloi day, a dlaputo arose among the pas aengers as to who would bo elected Governor. One man atoutly main talne.l that Paulson would be elected while another laid Penaypuckef would receive an immense majority An Irishman on the train offered 32) on the first ranted candidate. "You're both mistaken," said a r llglous looking man after the discus alon bad gone on for some time, "i'at tlson will not be elected Governor, neither will Pennypacker." "Bedad! who will be Governor, thin?" asked the Celt. "The lrd," said the old man, aol emnly. 'He will be Governor of Penn sylvanla." There was alienee for a moment, an I tben the Celt ahouted out: Begurry, an' I bet you :5,thct He don't carry Pittsburg." TIIE SABBATH SCHOOL Internationa! Lesson Comments Jnni 2$. Fcf Review of the Lessons Studied During tbt Second Quarter Read Rom. 1 , 1-7. I 16-Qoldeo Text, 2 Tim. Iv., 18 Topic, Paul's Last Days. Introduction. The lessons this quartet cover the last few years of the life of the apostle I'iiuI. It Is supposed that lie was releisrd from bis lirst imprisonment in A. I). li:t, nnd that he then made a fourth missionary journey, visiting M ucdonia, nnd probably Spain, and Asia Minor, whence lie wns niiinn carried a prisoner to Home, lie wns beheaded near ltoine, on the "Os tian Way." by Nero, in about the yenr liO A. 1). Thus ended one of the grandest nnd most fruitful live the world ha ever seen. Summary. l.esim I. Topic: I'aul's min istry at K.phesu. This is near the close of I'aul's lirst missionary journey. After the riot nt Kphesus he visited Macedonia nnd Greece, mid returning, he siopned at Mile tus, a city nboiit tluriy-tive miles south of Kphesus, lie sent for the elders mid bade llieui an 11 licet innate farewell. He urged the:n to take heed unto themselves nnd to nil Ihe Hock; said that grievous wolves would enter in a'nniig them, not sparimt the (lock, lie called attention to his ii:'e of self denial and lalia . At'.cr this they km elcd down and prayed. II. Topic: The change that will take plaee in the boilv at the reurree( ion. t Ifi-t's reslllTcef 1011 is fully established, and His resurrection is an imieiilaiit rea son for I e't"viug lh.it all the dead will be raii-d. This mortal body iiiiitioi ip.hciit th,' kincdom 01' I lo. I. b'i; must be cluing) d. This will t ike -s'aee when the lat truin.i shall sound. Th"om'h Chri; we have vic tory over death and the ui'i'-'e. ran! in-" the church t be steadfa-.t. immov able, always abounding in the work of the Lord. III. Topic: Purity of life, l'ul wrote to tli H ucaus Irotn Corint'i. Christian pay th"ir debts except the debt oi love, which i a nerpetua! obligation. The one v. bo loves hi neii;iilior as himself will no; trespass in any way. It is time to awake out ot s'fcp and cat off th;" wo:-lcs of dark I'ess and puf 0-1 the nnnor of light. We sho.i'd "li lt on" Christ and make no pro i rio'i for t je llesli. I Topic: r,"i!'.s coming ndlietioo. Paul rc. ii lie Tvre; fcets with a cordial rtc-ojlion ; ciutieucs his j-nrney to ( ac;a rea: enters the b-ir.se 111 i'hilip, the evan gelist, one oi' the seven: tarried there many day-; the pr ioheL Vjahn ari ive--: t ikes Paul' gii d'c and binds his h ml- aud feet; s.iv that t'nu Paul will be bound at derii-alciu aol will be delivered t" the Genii'e. When the disciples licvd the pro;i!icey of Ag dels thev bcsau dit Pai! not to go to -lelusa'i in. but he told t.l 'in 'h i' he wa's no; nnlv ready to l"-Meiund at -le-rusa'cm. b.:i also to give bis liie for t:: truth. V. Topic: Paul niob!e. I and re-utd. As soon as Paul rei- hed -Icrusalctn be re ferred with the eld-rs o; the chinch. He then entered into the temp'e and ouritird himself, according to "the ecrcmo'iial law. -lews from I'lidiesus saw him in tiie wom en's court with stranger, and supposed lie bid taken a Genti'i into the temple and t'nis polluted it. They stirred r.o 11 mob n'ains' Paul for the mirixwe of taking his life. Paul wa rescued bv Unman sold'C. :-id afterward while standing on the stnir delivered an address t the assembled tli'iig. VI. Topic: Paul delivered f:oni the Jews. At the close of the address deliv ered on tho st lir the inob was again stirred against Paul. Lysia. the Poiiiau captain, was about to scouree him when he learned that Paul was a Hainan citi'en. After this a conspiracy was made against Paul bv the -lews, forty of them binding themselves together under a curse that thev would neither eat nor drink until they hail killed him. The rdnt was discovered, and Lyias sent Paul with a string military escort to Caesarea. A IL Topic: Paul's gooil confession. Paul nt CaessrpH; a Ho:n:in prisoner; is tried before reliv, the governor; -lews come from .rernsnhm accusing him; the chirjes were sedition, heresy, sacrilege; Paul's de frtnse was clear aud unatiswerab'e: their charves could not be proved: Paul con fessed that he was a ( iiristian. After cer taio davs Paul spoke before Felix and his wife, Drusilla; reasoned of righteousness, tempera-ce and judgment to come; Kelit t'-emb'ed; hoped that money would be Iti'vn him that lie might release Paul. VIM. Topic: Paul's defense. After Paul hud been in prison two years he was called before Festos, the new governor of -ludea, and King Agrippn. to make his defense. Paul bad appealed to Home, and l'estus deseed ti frame a charge aeiiist him. Paul's address deenlv impressed Kestus and Agriopa. and thev decided that if he had not aimealed to Rome he might have been released. Hut his appeal was allowed to stand, and arrangement were made to se-'l hii ta the imperial eitv. IX. Topic: Life through the Spirit. The law ha no diwt to deliver from sin; it is wea'; th'ough the Hesh: Christ, wdio came in the likenes of sinful flesh, has power to sice from sin. The Christian is not enr nallv minded, but spi-ituallv minded; he walks not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. The Ho'v Spirit dwell in the hearts nf t'"oe who ar Christ's; such are led by the Spirit of (rod. X. Tonic: Paul's voyage to Malta. Paul set sail from Caasarea to Pome August 21, A. I), ft). Thev Innded'nt Fair Havens on the Is'and of Crete during the sormy sea son; Paul advised them to winter heri, but Julius, the centurion, who had charge, deided to sail for Phenice. a more commo dious tiort of Crete. On the wav .1 hurri cane struck them, all hope nf being saved was given up. but fina11' they abandoned th hip and escaped to Miltu. XL Topic; Paul tireacbing to the Jews nt Home. Paul norformed many miracles on 'he Is'and of Malta, and the people of the island honored him and hi companion witli many honors. In the soring Paul ami the others with him were taken to Puteo'i. near Xap'es. The apostle then went to Horn", called the Jews together: explained whv he was there a prisoner nnd preached Christ. XII. Tn-cie: The duties of the Christian minister. Paul wrote hi letter to Timothy from Home. Thee were among bis last words. Timothv had learned much con cerning the Scripture when a child. Paul charges him to be faithful as a minister nnd to preach the word. He calls attention to the fact that the time will come w'en sound doctrine will not be endued. Tim othy is told to watch, endure and labor. HAM'S HORN BLASTS, HE homo with out religion will mean the family without righteous ness. The fast man makes the poorest frpcud. He boners him self who- pays homage to Ood. A light famili arity Is worse than si ftoncl formality. i V There U no vir tue where there la no possibility of vice, The things that give us greatest pain are the ones most highly prlzoj. Lust cannot be eliminated by lejU latlon. Reforms are ripe aa soon as they are right. The most aerlous problem In so ciety is that of self. The most damaging success is that of succeeding tba first time. It Is a good dual easier to cure an other man's sin than to cure our own. There are no mechanical morals. There are no salnta without acars. Temperament will be a poor oicusj at the Judgment. Ony tomorrow's sin holds even the semblance of pleasure. r CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS. June 28. "Christ in Our CHIes." Acts 18: Ml; Luke I9;4l-4; Mstt. II: 23, 24. (City Missions.) To secure the most prai'tlra! remits from this subject, a few cents should be Invented In the purchase of litera ture that will explain the needs and what has been aceompllHhed In the work of city mlselons. "Tho Handbook of Sociological In formation." prepared by tho City Vig ilance League of New York City, con tains a very comprehensive list of books and review articles on the va. . oils topics of city philanthropy, and also gives Information whore to write for reports of the various rhnrltablo organizations, social settlements and rescue agencies of New York. Oi'de.n for the "Handbook" may be sent to the office of the Lensue, Room 215, United Charities UnlMIng, Now York City. A mose excellent program for tho meeting has been prepared by Hattie B. denting, as No. 18 of the series "kvenlngs with Missions." The cust la only 10 cents per copy, nnd It can be secured by writing to the United So ciety of Christian Kndeavor, Tremont Temple, Iloston, Mass. Some Bible Hints. (From The Endcavorer's Daily Com panion for 19U3.) Must not Christ have wept many times over our modern cities (Luke 19-41)? And have we even shed a tear? How little our cltle3 know what bo- longs to their peara (v. 42)! They put their trust In bonds nnd commissions, In fine buildings and beautiful statues and smooth pavings, and forget that their trust should bo In God alone. What a host of enemies cast thiir trenches around our modern cities (v. 43! And of these Intemperance, licen tiousness, political armies, and the greed of avarlco are the worst. The pride of many a modern city shall be brought down as low as Caper naum's (Matt. 11:23). Indeed, our cities show side by side the most heavenly deeds of Christian charity. I nnd the foulest iniquities of the pit. j "Not more than one-fll'th of our city I population attend church, r.nd nut more I than one-third could find sittings If thecv wanted thorn. ' Pierson. t:PW0RT11 LEAGIO MEETING TOPICS. Jdtis2S -VUsilonary Miicllai-llsath.n Toclors an J .Medical .Missionaries. iVtatt. 10. 7, 8; I Cor. 12. 9, II.) "As ye go, preach, . . heal the r.lck" (.Matt. 10. 7. 8.) It would seem that In Christ's otnniisslon of the twelve apostles as well as In his own example preaching and n lnlstorlng tc the bodies of men were united. In Africa In the case of disease thera appears to be but one solution the patient has been bewitched. The witch itcctot Is called in. He comes witr his skin painted in grotesque figures; about his shoulders the skins or wild beasts, rattles In his hands, and pep haps a skull or two dangling from hlf waist. He then dances till he die covers the culprit. In India verses from the Koran art pasted upon the body by the Moham medbns, and charing are used itniver sally to ward off and cure disease. It China, with its one-fourth of th world's population, the native doctor? have vague and ridiculous Ideas of an atomy, their views forbidding dlssec tlon. Even the blood circulation ii practically unknown, Tlu stomaul!) is regarded as the seat of the breath and learning. Health depends on the Just proportions being pres-erved be twoen the five. elementB fire, earth, wcoi, metal and water evil spirit? not Interfering. Medical mission work and mission aries are as old as tho Church, th latest scholarly study fully confirm lng the view that Luke's very lan guage shows that he had recelvad the medical education of his time. In the modern era a measure of tl:Js work has run parallel with general mission effort without being separately recog nized. Livingstone went to Africa with a medical diploma la one hand and the Bible In the other. It Is to China that the largest num ber of medical misr-lonaries have gone, about one hundred aud twenty-rive. Dr. I'eter Parker, who went In 1834. is said "to have opened up China at the point of his lancet." In India the Influence of medical mission work has gotio so far that the missionary physi cian is admitted behind the "purdah," the curtain that shuts off the zenana It is the physician who represents the Gospel of Jesus Christ who 13 asked by (he Hindu or Mussulman tu go with him behind the "purdah," back ol which no man has passed save hus band or son. Mission hottpltals or dispensaries are found Jn thirty-four stations in China, and no less than 1.026,109 treat ments have been bestowed yearly, or, upon the basis mentioned above, 256, 527 Chinese men and women have been taught, in the most practical manner, that the religion of Jesus Christ is ouo of love and not of loot It will be noticed that many coun tries have net even been mentioned Space forbids, but, In a nutshell, th. grand total compiled for the last yeai hows that throughout the heathen and Mohammedan world 2.679, G51 pa tients received 6.647.80 treatments. OCC3 FOR USE IN WAR. German Military Authorities Think Idea a Good One. Instructions have been Issued to tho Jager or rifle troops of the German army In relation to the use of wai dogs. The principal work in which they are to be employed Is scouting and patrolling, the transmission of Intelligence from outposts and the maintaining of communication be tween sentries and the posts to which tbey are attached. The breed most suitable for the service is the Aire dale terrier, but at the same time, and until further orders are received, the buhnerhund, a rough-haired Oer man dog, la to be tried. It is recom mended that only pure-bred animals ot knewu origin and good qualities be employed. Diligence Is to be exer cised in training them to carry mes sages from outposts and return and to be vigilant In attracting the atten tion of the sentries when strangers approach. Each company Is to have at least two well-trained dogs and the number of animals attached to a bat talion will not exceed twelve. Old Joke Revised. ' 'Why Is the editor in such good spirits V asked the stenographer. "The office boy has announced tba' there are four poets without," replied the reporter. "Is that why be la happy?" Yes, tbey are without poetry." TIIE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACT3 ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. Toem: Anil Aftsrwsrcls, Wtint? All trim. tlsts Agrro Thnt Alrntinl ns it lldventa Is Very Hurtful to tlm Human isystein and llulnuus In Its KfTcicls. ("live ns wini-, ruby wine, when it sparkles unci glows. And rivals in perfume thescrnt of the rose; iii-n 11 iiio.vwi iisv.i in us sinuotn, gen tle ny. And ndds to our pleasure, the joy of its sway, "And afterwards, what?"' flive n drink thnt is stronger by fur than red wine, it 11111111108 nnd blandncs with srorn we lifeline; (live us brandy to stir all our blood to new life, And drive out all thoughts of the world's stir and strife. "And afterwards, what?" flive us headaches th.it drive nil our senses nwny; Give 11 woes without number through nl) the luntf day; (live us sadness and sorrow, nnd lint. miming tears; (live us days full of nn;;ui.-!i, and nights full of feats. "And uftorivnrils, what?" ' (live us e.ncry contention and madness and strife; (live us poverty's darkness to blacken our life; (live us wives in the innd house to rurso us and clip; (live ns sad, hungry children v.ilh no idace . to lie. "And afterwards, v.liat?" Give ns redness of eyes and sore weakness of sinht; Give us iiusi's that fOiino out like bciieons at night ; Give us limits fu'.l of weakness that reel is we walk. A'.ul tongue that with bnbblings nnd fool ishness tail;. "And afterward, what?" Give lis visions of serpents nnd all creep ing things, Of adders and viper, each one of which Mill-,'; Give 11s w oipioiis and nettles wherever we lie. And thu darknes .1 of death nianv years ere we die. "And ai'.crwards, what?" Give 11s souk tl,nt in error nnd crime have been dipped. from wliicn nil ot cod.inr.si :ong has been stripped. And u conscience that never shn'.l stir us , again; Give us torment.1 of durkners, 'unending, and then. In eternity, what? -S. C. Kind. Iilsruislnns In France on A'cohol. Tn France perhaps more than in nnv other country have the discussions on alco holism been nartiei'iated in bv noted phy. sieians nnd the results nre very encourag ing. While it is true some phvsiciit;;s hold that 111 certain eases and under eerihih cir cumstances ulcohol may tie n food, all agree that as n beverage it is very hurtful to the huiniin system and ruinous in its effects. I'rotessor Mntchitikoff savs tintlv that nl cohol is nothing but a poison, ' and Dr. llrouardel denounces it as 11 source of phy sical decadence and moral ruin for the greater part of the Kuropean nations. Dr. Hichi't thinks that alcohol, when taken pure, in small do-e. is practically innocu ous, but dcrlurcs that from the economical point of view it is a food without any ad vantages. Dr. Faisans declares that nleohol is one of the most potent factors in the propaga tion of consumption, nnd mentions that out of twenty-four alcoholic patients under Ins care, fourteen arc suffering from tuber culosis. Professor -loffrov thinks n certain quantity of alcohol may ba taken with im punity, but nevertheless he regards it as a poison. Dr. Legriin holds that alcohol may be a chemical food, bet it is not a phvsio ogical or liyvienie fond. (Jetting the n'eohul problem out of the way is going to .help much towards solving the other social problems. Li solving the labor problem nothing is oi so much im portance as the health, strength and so briety of tho worker themselves. No matter what their situation, the labor class is alwnvs going to gain a powerful ad vantage in their struggle by means of total abstinence. Take tl'-e event of a strike. In whicn case are the laborer more likely to gain what they demand, if thev nre ah Ntamers, or if they are slaves to the drink habit.' Vage worker that abstain ran easi y save up enough to hold out a few weeks, or months, without wages, and they can get along on less during a strike, because they have one cxnensive reouire ment le, without takini into account the fact that they will act with greater intelli oence. can be organized more readily, the discitiline will be better, and th leaders will have more assurance that the work men will nrevept unlawful action. Work ers nddii.ted to the drink habit have to give un much sooner. Total abstinence will give the working class more freedom. It will make it )e.a ttependunt on the possessing class. During the winter of 180-01 the weather in Lon don was intensely cold, nnd there wns luck of employment, so that an umisuailv large number applied for support from the city, m.'l.U iiersons were on the citv funds. 1 hen it was noticed that anion" 7047 me chanics nnd laborers that were members of temperanca societies not one of these apimed for public Jialn. National Advo cate. Other seiicinea. Beware of suggestions about the Govern tnent control or any kind of control of the lii'Uor tratlie. Kverv Li... I of ,,.,,t -l has been tried license, high and low Gov- ernment control-comimn? system, .ml all the other variations, and as each on. was 1. : I 1 1 , . . - . I hailed as a bud of blossoming, only to discover that the same old ulcohol appeared to do its deadly work. Every one of these systems has 'beeu u iniscrublo failure a a temperance measure. Liberator (Canada). The Forceful Words or a Great Soldier. Under this head the Michigan Christian Advocate, after quoting from Lord Hub erts' admirable article, says: "How convincing are such words from a great commanding othecr, and how con temptible they make the testimonies oi drinking understrappers who, to keep themselves solid with liquor sellers ami their allies, tell us that the cantctn is necessary to the good health und thorough discipline of American soldiers." The Crusade In ISrUr, He who would regulate the saloon should first try to regulate Mt. Sinai. Why should Christians give aid and com fort to the rum enemy by helping aim tJ extend his business? The annual report of the Uureau of Po lice for lUUl shows that 01 61 1st) arrests in Philadelphia during the same year consid erably more than one-half were duo tJ strong drink. We must never loso sight of the fact that whatever encourages drinking helps to per petuate drunkenness, that the two things are inseparable so far aa the general com munity 1 concerned. The Hungarian Premier has issued a de cree prohibiting the employment in all Hungarian towns of women under the age of forty in any restaurant or public house. The decree will affect '.U.OUO barmaids. Dr. Ilarnardo, the founder and bead of the "Homes for Nobody's Children," in London, Kngland, says that ninety-nine per cent, of the suffering children who iJ peal to him for shelter are the victims of drinking 00 the part of either or of both parent. There are three islands in the South Pa cine, namely: The Pitcairn Island, inhabit ed by tho descendants of the mutineers of .be "Bounty;" the Norfolk lUnd, luO mile to the south of the Pitcairn, inhabit ed by the overflow population from Pit cairn, and the Corsus Keeling Islands, all vi which are run on teetotal principle. . TIIE RELIGIOUS LIFE RiAOINC FOR THE QUIET HOUR WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. Pnemt Don't Fnrg-t Tlin Trne Christian - Philosophers nhoulil School Thorn, elves to Kxtraet Happiness FroiP Trouble Trials Perfect Character, . In the petty pares nnd trinls That perplex us dav hr dayj 'Mid the toils and self-denial's We encounter in our way; When we feel our patience failing, And our courage almost gone, ' Two things still we'll find availing Keeping sweet and holding on. Tho' we look thro tear of sorrow ' Hack o'er yesterdays of pain. Further on there waits a morrow, When the sun will shine again, And beneath its smile of favor We may think of victories won Humbly trusting in our Saviour, V ' . Keeping sweet nnd holding on. Ida M. Uudd, in Kani's Horn. Joy In Trouble. ' After l'fiving been cniellv bentcn with rods the apostle Paul and his helper Silas were east into prion and their feet made fast in stocks. About midnight their fel low prisoners were surprised to hear them lunyinz nnn singing in suite of their bleed l.ig and .T hir backs. How men could he happy under sach circumstances wa some thing which they could not comprehend. I roui that inner prison into which the mis sionnries had open put they were accus tomed to hear groans and curses, but never luaycr or singing. Their amazement, per Imps, accounts for the fact that they did not trv to escanc when thev were set free by the earth-make. They wished to see the men who. though greatly suffering, were impelled to lilt up their voices in praise and. if possible, lenrn their secret. - The joy of Christians in trouble, snvs . cllspnnsr, has ever been n surprise to the World. The follower of desus are not stoics, whose theory is that one should not be moved by either pleasure or pain. On the contrary, their religion makes them the more keenly alive to both, because it en- larees me Heart. by is it, then, thnt with keener sensibilities thev are sustained in nHlietion when others break down? Why 1 it that in rireunistanrcs where other worry thev lur.e peace of mind? Surely it is because thev have s-teh faith nnd trust in the love of God. Paul and Snr.s could sing when others would groan, brn.iuse God was so near lo them in their suffering. The balm thai, the jailer applied tp their bruised ke-ks was as nothing to the bilm that God's presence brought to their hearts. It is that sense of His pres ence and love and svninaUiv that sustains one during the darkest hours, giving him a pence even in sorrow that passeth under it.mdir.g. This li,'.- ii a 'raining school, nnd no one ran escape iti disciuline. nnd ought not if he could. But discipline ought not to break down, but to strengthen, nnd it never will break one down if he but rests all the while in the love of God. (iod wants us to live lives of joy. not of mourn ing. If thote who ore young will but let I hnst fill their hearts with His love they will rejoice in tho morning of their life, in its noon, and at its close. - Clems of Thought. life's reals depend on religion's ideals. Kaiii s Horn. Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year. Kmerson. The road to ruin is a down grade, not a lean over 11 precipice. United Presbyterian. Ihe habit of looking on the best side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds year. Dr. San.uel Johnson. t Heauty is God's handwriting; welcome it in every fair face, every fair sky, every fair ',0er nd thank for it Him, the fountain Of all loveliness. I'harlcs Kirigsley. To be everywhere and everything in sympathy and yet content to remain where and what yoa are is not this to know both wisdom and virtue and to dwell wit 1 happiness? K. L. Stevenson. Nothing can lessen tho dignity of human ity so long as the religion of love, of unsel fishness and of devotion endures, and none fun destroy the altars of this faith for us 10 long as we feel ourselves capable of love. Amiel's Journal. The greatest man k lie who chooses tho right with invincible resolution, who re sists the sorest temptations from within and without, who bears tho heaviest bur dens cheerfully, who is calmest in storms and most fearless under menace and frowns, whose reliance on truth, on virtue, im God is most unfaltering. W. K. Ciia.-i-ning. It is easier to see n fault m another man s course than to perceive his good qualities. Hence a man measures himself by his measure of others. Tho fault tinder and the sncerer is commonly a small man. As a man nnnron-hes creatness he crows generous and gracious. Not what he thinks sf himself, but what he see in others, shows what he really is. It is well to have thn fntlh in mind ns we pass judgment oa u;- fe.lows. Sunday-School Times. Itellglnns Illiteracy, The Tev. N. D. Hillis, In a roeent i-nivcrsity address, called attention to the dingers c-f yeb-rious and moral illiteracy. He sold: The father of a familv is. willing to be 4 tador for his boys, the n.other is willing to be a cook, but when it comes to giving any mora) or religious edu cation to tne children both withdraw nnd leave it to anv one who will attempt it. This law carried o't' for one generation brines u to the nitiful condition of morn! Illiteracy in which we find ourselves. No youth con hope t- attain wcieht of ehirac ter "-ho does not nractice earlv the culture or t'hristian faculties as he does his art. Ins law, hi science. And as his efforts in one are directed so should thev Iw in the other. The highest form of scholsrship is the science of right living. Children are bundles o ungrown roots. How they shall .eve op depepds upon the training they receive. And this training must b in mor als aa well as intellectual pursuits." I.ntllnr Co Is Taking Bold. ,e,i.n? r, " "lu'n ; . i-IV"" r.r.l"T: w et ..fir... a.c uivc. in tiik mnssMir mt what we give, is the measure of our possessions. As we let po of what we value, rather than ns we hold on to it. is it niacin ours. Dr. I5uhnell expressed this truth when he said, characteristically. ion neve know a truth until you've told it to somebody else." And Browning il lustrates it when lie says: "A poo- man served by thee shall make thee rich: A sick man helned by thee shall make thee strong; Thou shalt lie served thyself by every sense Of service thou renderest." And. most of all, St. Paul emphasises the basal truth when he remind us, "Hcineni if tn?,wop,' "f the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said. It U more blessed to give than to receive." True Courage Beqolred. " To follow the truth in social life require a courage and a wisdom not surpassed on an of life's battlefield. The Christian who is wholly honest in all his social rela tions has advanced far in the spiritual life. Wellspnng. . - Dalles la ihe Presear. Soberly and with clear eye believe in your own tune and place. Ther is not. ther never has been, a better time or a lietter place to live in. Only with this be Broota? 'U 8 iu VhMipt The Woman'e Beat Tom I can't help aaklng my fiances! occasionally why aba love me. Dick Me too. Mine alway give iue a very aatlafactory anawer. , Tom That M? What 4oea the ayT , Dick" Decs ns." 1 Honored by Chlneae Emperor. Jamea B. Keynolda, secretary to Mayor Low, baa received the Chinee .'decoration of the order of tba double dragon (or court oi tea exteaded U Price TasJ-CbsW f LONGFELLOW AND HOLMES. interesting Traits of th Two American Authors, One afternoon In the .ream of which I am tvrltlnir, rein ten J. T. Trowbridge In Atlantic Monthly, I chanced to call' upon Mr. Longfellow Just nftor he had received n visit from Dr. Holmes. "What a delightful mnn ho is!" aii) lie. "But he linn left me, ns he gencr. ally docs, with n headache." When f inquired the cause, he replied: "Ths movement of hi mind la so much mors rapid than mine that I often fiud difficult to follow him, nnd If I keep up the strain for a length of time hendnche la the penalty." Every one who knew the Auiocrni mtiist have been impressed by this tmt n scribed to lilm by Longfellow tiui extraordinary rapidity of his mental processes. Not thnt he talked fnst, but that his turns of thought were arr pi'lstngly bright nnd ntilek, and often mnde with n kind of scientific precision, agreeably in contrast with the loosty iicsg of statement commonly clmno terlzlng those who speak volubly and think fast. ' Longfellow hml n fund of quiet humor In relating traditions connected with the old house, one of which coiniiiemo. rated nn occasion when Washington wns said to lmve Indulged lu the laugh, ter so rare with him. It wns when General Putnam brought to headquar ters nn old woman taken ns n spy, whom he carried, reluctant nnd struggling, 011 his back. Into tho house a sight which proved too much for the gravity even of tho Father ot Ilii Country. . . . After the ladles (some stranger callers) wore gone I asked Mr. Longfellow If sucn visits wore not sometimes a bore to him. "Yes," I13 snld, "If the comers nre pretentious ot shnllow-mindcd; then I mnke ns quick work with tliptn ns courtesy will al low. But these were sincere persons, nnd I am glad to have afforded them n pleasure which wns evidently so much to them, nnd which they will remember nil their lives." Ills conversation wns simple nnd easy, and often enlivened by a gonial pleasantry, to me more welcome than tho wit thnt keeps the listener too much alert I never hoard him make a pun. Producing Cold Artificially. The production of cold by artificial means began In the warmer climates, especially lu India, China nnd Egypt where Ice nnd snow were not avail... ble. It was early discovered that porous receptacles would keep tho con tents cooler than non-porous. In Egypt nnd East India the vessels containing, the water to be frozen wore covered with stalks of corn or sugar cnuo. Inf erences arc found lu the works of ninny nuclent authors Indicating that some of the principles of artificial re frigeration were understood by the Greeks and practiced by them lu cool lng water and various other drinks. The Egyptians were accustomed to al low Jars of boiling water to remain on the roofs over night, nnd In the morn ing moisten them with water on the outside, bind them with grass or plants, aud put thom in trenches. The dlscov ery of the principle thnt hot water ex posed to the ulr is susceptible of great er evaporation than cold Is generally ascrllicd to Noro, nlthpugh Arlstotlo relates that. If It wns desired to cool water suddenly, it was customary to expose it first to the sun'B rays. It la believed that saltpeter for refrigerating purposes was first used by"tbe Italians In loSO. The liquid to be cooled waa put into a Httlc-nocked bottle, wlilcli was Immersed in n receptacle filled with cold water. Saltpeter was then added to the water of the outer vessel, nnd the bottle containing the liquid to be cooled was twirled around ou its axis like a modern Ice cream freezer. New York Post. "' Consumption of lo In Cities. Efforts have been made to get esti mates of the consumption of natural ice in the great cHles. In New York tho annual consumption of ice Is be lieved to be about 5,000,000 tons. If this figure Is approximately correct, tho manufactured Ice consumed during the census year amounted to 8.2 per cent, of the total consumption. Census Office' correspondence with several of the leading Ice manufacturers indicate that the average cost of production waa approximately $1.50 per ton, nnd the average wbolesalo price $2; wkil tho average retail prlco varied front flfteon to thirty cents per 100 pounds, according to the season of tho year, In Philadelphia the niiutinl consump tion of Ice was estimated at from 1,000,000 to 1,000,000 tons, 342,002 tool of which waa represented by the local production of manufactured Ice. In San Francisco from 10,000 to 15.000 tons of natural ice was used, brought from the Sierra Nevada Mountains! but owing to climatic conditions, tn consumption there la much smallel than In Eastern cities of like if' Now York Post. la-noraae Abont lb Ecallop. Fishermen say they know less about the scallop than about any other man ketable shellfish. No one seem to know just what they live on, allbougb all agree tbat they die In their second year. They are not at all to be relied on so far as staying lu one placo if concerned. They move, like other W valves, by opening pnd closing tuelf hells, but tbey attempt much longef voyages than the oyster or clam. Whfl on the move they go forward nhoul throe feet at a time, and the Jump' are taken with gfeat rapidity. The) move about from harbor to harbor lu this -way, and no locality is sure of having second crop the following, year. The scallop beds are usually dla covered by accident or after tool search. The fishermen take them front the bottom with tongs -4 and oystcf '-edges. New York Tribune. ,' ' Im TrottMl bjr Las-a. One of the most curious freaks of lava from a volcano Is a large sheet uf Ice at the base of Etna, which has been there for upward of a century. This Ice was originally s mass of anow When the stream of lava poured down from Etna It surrounded and engulfed the snow and lea so quickly tbat It bad do time to melt, and theu, absolutely protected from the atmosphere by - -hardened bed of lava, the Ice w preserved la Ita prison. The luipossi" biiltr of air reachinc the Ice to causa evaporation la given aa the explanation bt this Queer sueoowanoa.
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