"LOST AT HOME"
A Brilliant Sunday Sermon By Rev.
Francis J. McConnell.
flic Tirabljln Luke Which Dealt With tbi
Grace ol flod Toward I he Lett
Nrw Yohk Cm "Lost At Home" mi
the .subject of t lie sermon preached Sunday
evening by the l!ev. Kraiii'is J. McConneli,
Instor ot the New Vork Avenue M. K.
'htin-h. The M'l'inmi was based oa i.uke
tv. Mr. Mr( diiik'II said:
All I he parable .t nf this fifteenth chapter
f Luke ileal with the urate nf Unit toward
the Im. 'I here is the f-torv of a sheep lost,
anotmr of a toin lo-t anil another ot two
n lost. 'I he pal able from which the text
il the evening is taken is not the paraliie
! I lie lot "ii, but the parable of the lost
:i. A great ni.uiy ot it stop nt the tweti-iv-litiij
verse. We rejoiec in the sound of
music ami darning which welcomes hnme
the i-ru.iival, ami prefer that the story
hu.d eml with 1 lit' happiness of the ban
Hiiet. '1 he remaining verges, perhaps, seem
o n oiiiewlint out of place. The beautiful
narrative is marred bv reicienie to the
US liiie-s of the elder lirothcr. lint if we.
leave the elder brother out of the p.uaVi'
ve have lust in large part the Master's
nint. I'.i im ii;1ht that dc-us is s, leaking
nf the lo-t: lie is justifying His dealing
with publicans ami sinners. These are l"-t
sheep which have wutnliTed away ttom the
shepherd; lost nuns whicli have eluded the
linger ot the lioa-cUcupcr and falli -i into
the cr.K-ks; lost sons who have wandered
far from home to spend all in. riotou- liv
ing. The parable' v..s sp.o!;en in res-imsc
t' the murmurs of i'ii.insees and S.rilii'.
With woniierliil exipiisit-.-ness -Icsm pu's
the l'liarisees and Scripts into the p.irahle.
l'he i-bler brother is tin.' i-;im, wiio i an
not understand the love ot the Master for
publican and sinners. It rtpures hut a
moment's glance to see tli.it in the M ister's
thoi'.ght thi! l'hanste is !": '.-i not in
rten prodigality und oa;h;v;:l;ing vice, but
lost, in false conceptions and laUe leelings,
Jesus does not say, mil. -el. that the I'lian
ece is lost, but He implies as miirh. When
ttp look at the pirali.e in the light of tli3
whole teaching ol -le-us. we tun sue clearly
the "lostness" e; tlie eider brother.
I'oisihly it would he veil t say jut a
word about the sei.c in iii.h tiie word
4lot" is here use. I. "Lost" in the gospel
fneanc not tli.it destruction has already
come upon the soul, hut th.it the soul is in
the grip of forces whu h. if left to tlitm
elves, will sooner or later bring disaster.
If tlie nti eple-cliniber io-.'i his hold the
onlookers cry on: "l.o.t," not bee iue the
death-dialing Oio k has already tunie, but
liecause the o..e-ciimiie-r is in the grap
of a tore which will inevitably bring him
to destruction. !i a ship nils into the
ch:t . h of a-i irresistible current running
Jlo i thi' roi i;s the watchers upon tlie
fho.e cry "Lost." At the m intent o: the
cry the -luji is as tr.m:h as ever. The
"lostness" cou-is's in lur hei-ig in the
crasp of a force tint nun;, if Irtt to ils-'lf,
liri-iL' her to .i.iotc Tllr l,tw.,. .i,, I tl...
wild. i nc. s had not been killed when the
ht pin-rd found it. It. however, was lo.-
liecvu-.' wandering aimlessly in the pres
ence of danvei thai must, sooner or later,
liritig the end. The com in tile dust was
as goid id . vtr. but in danger of being
wept out upon the rubbi.li heap, where
it nnht never be found. Th- younger son
hid not yet Inst his li.'e, but his days were
short il they were to he left to the force
preying upon them. Now, in this sense of
the word, in the sense oi being in the grasp
of litath hritiging forces, the elder brother
was lost as truly us tiie younger.
Of course, there nuy be degrees in "lost
fiess." One man nuv be further from the
Ticht road than another, though unv innn
oT tiie road is lost. A respectable-looking
J'harisee certainly does not se ni so bad
ns a (iissy.me spidthntt reduced to the
company ot swme. IV.it when lottneas is '
uniler consideration, nothing is n ileceo
tive as outward appcaran.es.. Phys:c,il
vices tiiat manifest them.e'ves in outw.inl
igns are no more deadly then some subtle
pir.t.isl vices tnat work quietly within.
sNot all vices are rouih and boisterous.
Again, in the parable before us we r.iav
fail to te tiie lostness of the. elder brother
because he remaineil at home. We are very
apt to think of lostness ai spatial. The
younger son was in a f ir count rr. ami
whether ve rea'ize it or not. something ot 1
our thought of his lostness bin to do.witli j
his geo;rT,uicai po.,ti.i.-. the cY.cr s ):i
v.is at home and. thi-ivior.?. site; but the
lo-tiM-s o: the p. u.ihle his verv little to
Jo Mt.i ...utial relations. 'J'lie father could
not h ive wived the youir.-er son 1V fasten
ing chain;, upon hii i and keeping him at
no:i... i he son v.as alre.nlv far away
woiti he -irs;,e,l hj father's baud to suv
soo.t.v. Nt.ncss in a sntritunl sense is
not at ail a matter nf physical distance.
J he i- in who n nirutieil e.c home was in a
Mpir:. . il sense as truly lo-t as tiie s-m who
wa i.iercd into the far cotuitiy. Spiritual
lol::cs.s o:-..s:s in false wavs of looking
at ar.d feeing about spiritual things.
It may be that M.me will object that the
1 . '.or. -.'c, we-e a par.ieuii-r class of peoplo
livi ,.- nt a i'-tn ulcr date in the v orld's
history; that t'uv have long since passed
on tinying all their fiailncs with them.
f v.iiiit u.e to s;c.ik of Plnrisees today?
It mu,; l,e responded lint this view is
wh;).,y .iperiieial that .Jesus spoke for all
ages; tnat in I'll iriai .-in were cer.uin fun
slan tnt.il trai:-.t!int niip.ar over and over
gim. I'linriK.ii-ni is not vet dead; the
name h thuig .d. but the 'characteristics
Tcanpi-ar. I-eiv men are far enough bevond
I n iris.ustri to m:ike a protest nvainst tha
slisi-.iss-pn of the lost.ie.-s of I'liarisaism
cspeenl.y relevant.
Firs; of all, the ,-tay at h imo w.n lost in
his t;iou.,it t liii,.jf. ., these iiianv
C.l!M l.o 1 .vlve ih.-e." Tin. o,-.l ..r.."
is int at ail iictident.il; it is a very essen
Iwi.' nuit '.li WZ ,t.rtr' :e1 V '""I
the P r , r ,, r, TIT,,' TH"-y "f I
v7nts ., I , :"'."!",Ne.-tlR" " e;' . wr-
ir;.. !' Vh t' i 1 ' , r:at'?n '
b a se , a s .n 1, ' 'r d"1 "'" uk, I
the V i, wa. ; H T.',IIt."1"1
M. Aiitr tiie prodigal iinio.-ig the swine
on", " i"e.t he - ,id. "I em no more
woriny to . i ,,. thy son; make me as
o-e ot toy hired .cr,..iits." The prodig-aj
floO"H I . t . e
sinri and hoi.i-.l n-,
loi.iM'ii as lost lon-vcr to mom.
, - .'.l.sillll, in
vet the great redeeming fact in the rec
less s.tintrs eii.e was that he had tome
i.y lor strvantship; and
eining fact in the reck
las th;it he had come to
i.o.in nuere ne to
dli'1. I "l oil that i i
, . f. . i i i "i.itiii son-
hip. I ton that i.i i tl. r.ii.. i
L.... 1 -1.'.. . , : . i swir
. j ne proiiigai n.ul learned something
n hi. disgrace. H,. had learned to think
ol Inm.t.f ,,, one who had sinned against
Jn..n. With thai, lesson there followed
1 wid ari-e and go to my father." So far
?.!L "r''1."1"1. realization of sonship was
roncerned the t er brother w. s lost H
ountlry' ' ' 6"M U,B far
Isookmg at the parable in the light of its'
clfriutl spiritual signincame. this must be
ni, the
Man who strives to serve (Jod
f rval' H"1 not as a ,n is lost. Not
nit lie is a vi.Uut or given to ouibreaUtna
transgressin, but so ion as he mcreiv
wrvn (ind he is lost to all jov for himself
find is a dead loss to Ood. I say lost to
joy. Itt-csune there i no jov in merely
ervintf Cod that is. if we take the work
rriousiy. If we look upon (Jod as a grear
taskmaster, a great lord over servants, we
are lost in mucry; for we make so many
mistakesi and we leave so much undone and;
we absolutely fail so many times that wo
ftet hut little satisfaction out of the work,
tiwU. If we really look upon tiod as a
taskmaster wo must honestly einfess that
w can tiever please Him. With our limit-1
d lasight and our blundering faculties wa
re lost to the happiness of successful Krs
u'e- the more we strive the more wa
h.omW, and the more we blunder tlie more
I'jat we feel. As. evening come, on and
the hour draw, wsr when we shall face
the taskmaster, look, back upon all the
pilt.'ul failures of the day and fry out in
ww. but, looking upon Uod a. father,
ce now (jtiickly and su.eiy all this is
srhanged! J he t ither i. not a taskmaster,
but father, lie take, tlie will tor the
steed; lie look, upon ml our doings as thii
sr-ipr.sf ion of a filial .pint and is satisfied.
Hut if the work be done slavishly we have
o joy in service and are a dead loss to
tiod; for, looked upon merely as servants,
stftsfr we have don. all vie are unprintable,
'free, we look isnou some things w. have
suxomplished and we prouounee Ihrti
ycit. We talk about our hringiuz in the
material kingdom of tiod about our in
r.tiorissU'Sio, the telegraph, Hie mighty
railroad, and the s.tel monster, tiiat
trninp-e down the wave, oi the sea. If
. .time are doie as worsts of sum; if they
bow tk wish of th sons to struggle up to
.'; immensity of the r ather's thought, liod
ruiit t-i-i r,rjr.i dcliutiV ia tbdui hf
ar crfatlon or tlM chTrirt'n; tnrv-t.Tke
value from the fact that tiie children's tin.
pels have toiled lovingly upon them, (lod
values our doings because we are Ilia chil
dren. If we come, however, elniniimj to be
pervants and pointing to the great thinga
that we have done, the onlv response la
that we are unprofitable nervants.
1'he stay-nt home was lout no lonii a lie
looked upon himself as a nervunt. The first
step towards recovery was for him to take
himself as a son. The tirst atep out of the
lostness of the servant life is to tnke aon
ahip for granted and to act upon the as
sumption Again, the lostnes of the stay nt home
appears from his thought ot service. "And
1 never transgivssed rt commandant of
thine." These words are no more accidental
than the others. The Master is cut time,
close to the essential weaknesses in the
creed and practice of Pharisaism. The two
weak words here are "never" and "com
mandment." The elder's son'a thought r,
service vtas partly negative, anil for t:
rest consisted in keeping commandments.
The Pharisee habitually thanked tiod that
he "was not as other men, extortioners,
unjust, adulterers, or even ns tlie publican,
but lated twice in the week and gave
tithes ot ail that he possessed."
Kir-;, the negative aspref of the Vh.irb
pile treed. According to Pharisaism re-liv-ioTi
ei.nsj.ts largely in not doing.
' Never" is the blccd word. Adherence
to tiie "never" need causes the inert and
passionless worshiper to mistake the list-le.-ncs
of death for the peace that asetlt
understanding. Negative piety is often
heer litelessness; there is not vitality
enough to break forth in sin; there is not
treugtii or spirit enough to make temp
tar.ou possible. How exasperating it is to
hear a dry, withered soul declaim "n the
foilies r.f youth, or n mind slug.'is'n with
stupidity boast its freedom from doubt!
I here is a long-lived heresy to the efieet
that the heart of religion is repression.
No longer do this, or that, or the other!
Drive out the devils, m-eep tlie house, set
the furniture in order, board up the win
dows, lock up the doors and hide tha
kevs! I his, as of old. overlooks some
thingthe skill of devil, as key-finders.
I.itk they come with others worse than
themselves; or, if thev do not come back,
the house stands empty, which is about
as bad. itedemption really means abun
dant lite. The lifeless and inert seriously
starting toward redemption niur possibl'f
make more mistakes in the first six months
oi activity than in nil the previous veari
of listlessness, but they ore better never
the.ess. One of the most di.agreeablo
features of this cider brother is hinted nt
in this word "never." It suggests n staid,
bfe.ess, ploddingness beside which the rol
licking prodigality of the vounger brother
seems almost a relief. It is ulmo.t n re
let, too, to find that the elder brother
become angry, for anger is some.imcj
a s'gti of awakening life.
t The more of the merely "never" there
is in a man's religion, the more completely
lost the man i.-.
And then the other pnrt of the crcd
the word "commandment." What the
Master had in mind was the Pharisee's
living by rule. Me is e-.no.inj the v.-,n,t.
Pnm? ""'l. nic 'haniealness of Pharisaic
piety; lie is showing us the lostness of
I ;v',"f ' rule. With the i harisee life
. had beto '-e n round of ceremonial obser
vances i;ii,i Phiirisiiism was lost in the
abundance of its rules. Anv man is lost
who tries to be good inereiv bv ruK Of
course ninny of the great' principles of
the Uinstian religion can be brought
rtown to the compendious statement of
rules, but in these the principle is kept
in mind. I am speaking of Pharisaism
as the system which slavishly learns the
rules and follows them. Such a course
tads inevitably to the wilderness. If we
lose sight nf the spirit and principle, we
rausc nave a rule for everything. This
J harn.nsm strove for and was lost in its
own cumbersomencss. If the system is
riot complete, if there are spheres of con-
?. - ,y,,len te Pharisee has
j then in those spheres he U apt to feel'
, UU Wfiri,
Living the good life is the finest of the
tine arts. hnt art is not a mechanical oil
fervance of rules it is an nbsormion of
r,',mir' n J1'0 religious life it is being
filled with the spirit; and he who Ins not
the sprit of life is lost.
I he lostness of the stav-at-hor.ie still
turtner appears from his unnatural heart
le.snes, "Jhy son!" These words are
l.iub.y hcart.ess, thev repudiate brother
hood witn the returnincr i.ro.li.rol n,l .1....,
reproach the father for not lookin.r i
ic,i a mii i own. Ileartlessness ab
..o.-i iiniinv ioiio-.vs mechanicalism.
It is natural that it should lie so. There
is no heart in a cumbersome set of com
mandments. Commandments having to deal
sinipiy with doings mid not with feelings
are in the nature oi the case wooden and
lite.ess. Ii life be looked nnon as some
thing to be fitted into a scheme of com
mandments, all the fragrance of fine feel
ing evaporates. This picture nf tlie elder
brother is the perfect setting forth of the
heart e-snc.s of developed Pharisaism,
the heart .cssncss came not out of delib
erate iliahoiism, but out o.' mechanical
legalism. In the end, however, these two
re not far np.irt.
It would seem quite the fa-hion in these
matter of fact davs to ridicule emotion
a ism. 1 here i, instead a kind of emotion
nlism that deserves ridicule. The pietv
that consists only in being happy is a poor
Piety. Hut strike emotionalism out of re
ligion and religion is not religion. In
John s wondertul epi-tle of love much is
said about the presence of find in tlie life,
and that presence manifests itself in vari
ous forms of feeling. Do you love the
brethren? That is to ay. do vou feel
the force and power of friendship? A
part of the witness ot (oid'j s.,,n i- l.
found just here, in the quickening of those
fine feelings of friendship and love which
seem to come so naturally ns we relate
ourselves to one another. Is the feelini
f"r '"-otliers and sister,
kit"ll'? U th a'""'
'" niothers and chihlre,
M? J. the circle oHovi.
'? This is the mark o
'- and that other
rs becoming more
towards fathers
en more nfTectioii
inir interest widen.
ing? Thi. is the mark of the presence of
ooit this unit that other feeling like unto
ii, me anecnonate going lortn ot the heart
In the cry of "Abba, father." P.emove
emotionalism of this kind and vou take
the substances out of life ns well as out
of religion. Life is a matter of feeling.
All values are realized in f.-cliiig, and the
feeiingless mortal is an unnatural mon
strosity. Any system of religious thought
or practice that makes men feclinglesi
is to be condemned, l'harisaism was feel,
ingles.; it lostness was set on high be
fore the gaze of all the world by its failure
to feel the greatness of Jesus. It was a.
if the light of the rising sun played upon
dead eyeballs. A feeiingless life! These
words stem contradictory. A feeiingless
religion! These words lire contradictory
nd absurd, as absurd as unseeing seeing
or uuhearing hearing.
Still further, the stay-at-home reveals
iii. lost condition in his tendency to put
tne worst construction possible upon the
life of his brother. "Thy son, which hath
devoured thy living witn harlots." The
elder son had no way of knowing this to
be tree. He judged that tins must be tiie
truth because it was about the worst thing
lus brother could do.
In this world of ours we are compelled
to make assumptions, to choose betirtjen
views either of which may be correct.
So far as the great mass of things is con
cerned, there is no way of getting absolute
proof beforehand. We must assume and
sou. Now. concerning men and things,
good assumptions and bad assumption, are
possible; but a a matter of general atti
tude of mind and heart toward thing, only
one way is sale. That is, to put the very
te.t possible construction on the live, of
men and the working of things. This, in
word, is Christian faith. Christian
filth does not start by proving things.
It assumes the best. If a man is actually
bad it looks Inqiefully towaid the better
manhood which is, in almost every case,
possibility. Jesus called Judas "friend."
and accepted his kiss even on the night
of hi. betrayal. Christian faith looks out
upon the working of the entire universe
and assumes that they are righteous. In
that trot i. found peace.
Suppose one were to us. time in dealing
witli men that ull men are liars. It can
not be proved beforehand that ail men aie
not liars or even that any one man is
absolutely truthful; but how hopelessly
lost in bis dealings with men would be
the one who should start with the assump
tion that all men are liars! Th safe
path in tit line run i. the assumption
that there is good in all men and that the
iocjj can be reached end made tetter,
n particular esse, this ui.v fail, tut it i.
in geiwral '.he only Christian view. lie
who, like the elder brother, holds to the
ij.r tiiat the returning lodmai. 1A hauti-
lessly " and "frretrTevafilv lost," is himself
wandering in the wilderness far from
tafety.
Lastly, the lostness of the stay-at home
appears from his thought of reward.
"Thou never gavest me a kid." The elder
brother seems to have been serving with
the thought of material pnv. He was
doing the work for what he could get out
of it. His thought of reward moves along
ft low plane. Jesiu condemned l'harisaism
because of its low view of reward. The
taskmaster was to pay at the close of the
day. Similarly some of us seem at times
to think of heaven as n place of material
and rather earthly prizes. And again, the
elder brother was lost in placing emphasis
upon an extraordinary forgiveness and
welcome as of more than the favor of the
father's continued and ever present affec
tion. It is sometimes suggested that ono
of the important lessons of this parable
is its rebuke of the Christian who com
plains because the contrition of the return
ing penitent sometimes is rewarded by
more of ecstatic- blessing than is his own
long continued service of (lod. However
this may be as a matter of strict exegesis, it
is ppifectly clear that the thought which
rates the exceptional manifestation of in
terest ns nf more value than the continued
fjvor of the fathev's presence, wanders far
astray. "Son. thou arc over with me, and
all that is mine is thine." This is the great
rewind, the favor of connianioushit) and
partnership with tiie l-'ather-a spiritual
benefit and blessing, beside which all ma
terial things fall into nothingess. The prin
cipal reward is spiritual. We are not to
think of pay but of companionship with
the blessed iodl Any thought of reward
rone r I nil 11IIS IS lost. J here is a sens!
in whi.di the stav-at-home was ns prodigal
as his brother. With his niggardly thought
of lower reward, he recklessly overlooked
n,'d wasted the coniiinnionship and love
which were poured out nround him. There
were t'vo pvodigals in the f itnilv. It would
be rather a diflicult task to decide which
was the worse. -
Insurrection of Christ,
The resurrection of Christ was absolute
ly necessary as a proof that His life mid
teaihingi wcie divine. It was not merely
required us a fulfillment of prophecy, and
CNpeciilly of the prophecy of Christ Him
scif, though it was needed for this, but it
was also demanded as an inspirer of hope,
because no I; .vie of life beyond the tomb
could Have sprung out of the jrave of a
Saviour who Himself was held as its vic
tim. Paul demy saw this, lor ho wrote:
"If Christ be not risen, then is our preach
ing vain, and your faith is also vain; ye are
vet in your sins, if in this life only wo
have hope in Christ, we are of all men most
miserable:" no hope of a future life through
Christ if Christ did not rise from the grave.
The doctrine then, also, that the soul of
the believer after death is in bliss is with
out nny solid foundation, fo.- if Christ's
declaration concerning the raising un of tho
temple of His body was false, who will
dure nv that His declination to the dvin-
thief. "To-di'V thou fhalt be with Me m
paradise," va.s not also false? No resur
rection of Christ, no hope of n blessed fu
ture lite: for such n hone springs out of the
resurrection gospel. The disciples had no
hop? until they saw their risen Lord, then
.hey were glad. The llcv. Samuel Schwann.
Critical Spirit.
The critical spirit cats out, like a burn
ing ucid, the very sweetness of spiritual
life. There is a mysterious quality of
heart gentleness in a truly crucified believ
er which cannot be defined. It is a tlutt
sind times beyond mere santiheation or
thodoxy; it is far more than outward cor
rectness of life; it is fathoms deeper down
than the exact proprieties of behavior; it
i. more than a profession, and infinitely
more mighty tliun holiness, preaching i it
correct doctrine. It is the breath ot Jesus
in tho heart, the vapor from the river of
life, the perfume of the ro-e of Sharon, the
elixir of prayer, the marrow in the bono
of truth, which is far more in the sight ot
(iod than nil the outward hulls or religious
form and teaching, which only serve as the
alabaster box to this divine' spikenard of
heavenly love. But one severe utterance
in a critical spirit will strike through this
inward purity and sweetness like a touch
of gall. And because the spirit of criticism
is so universal among Christians is tlie rea
son why it is so rare to find a real saintly
soul who is charged with divine sweetness
if spirit. The Kvungelist.
Tell-Tsle initiations.
Surface indications are sometimes a bet
ter guide in morals than the deeps of ethi
cal philosophy. One man will tell you why
the theatre, for instance, is indispensable;
another will tell you, no less logically, why
it ought to be dispensed with. The deeper
the argument goes into foundation prin
ciples, the surer each becomes of his posi
tii,. Hut here is a programme of a pure,
play, from one of the lust class of theatres.
At the end of the bill are several heavy
tyne advertisements, one of an "ale house!"
one of a "saloon," one of a "liar," etc. nil
in the neighborhood. These advertise
ments are not so likely to be found on
the programme of n symphony concert, nu
sratoriu, or an illustrated lecture. Why
not? Never mind the reason. Two things,
the stage and the bar, are associated, and
openly proclaimed to the audience. The
fict ought to count, if arguments do not.
Tendencies tell their own tale.
God's Miracles.
It is wonderful wdiat miracles flod works
m wills that are utterly surrendered to
Him. He turns hard things into easy, and
bitter things into sweet. It is not ttiat He
.Hits easy things in the place of the hard,
but He actually changes the hard thing
iitso an easy one. lianuub Whiull Smith.
. RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
HE common-placs
is oiien me piutu
of communion.
tf T" l. . ....... i
i, s fti ri i ne nitiuut-i
10 118.
There is no op
portunity to read
the proofs of life.
The devil's
crown always
slip down around
our necks.
The man who
thinks he is smart swill surely smart
for hi thinking.
The only sermon too devil really
fears is the living one on two leg3.
Th3re U no self-satisfaction In sal
vation. Submission Is the secret of spiritual
strength.
Christ Is the first man who dared
face the future
The religion that Is laid on the
shelf soon gets mouldy.
Spiritual visions are not given to
slothful dreamers.
Complaisance with sin la not com
passion for the sinner.
Better the water without the well
than the well without the water.
Heaven Is deaf when the heart U i
dumb.
There are no Decessary evils In a :
righteous world.
A life-time Is better than a speak
ing trumpet any day.
You cannot give men your love un
til you take oft your glove.
Heart-searcblng Ij a good cure for
the habit of censuring.
Tho fruits of the saloon go back to
its rooU in the citizen.
Often tboy who try to uproot Chris
tianity only shako down Its fruits.
The Indolent Vnow nothing of rest.
' You cannot eliminate lust by legis
lation. ' Innocence la negative; perfection
positive.
Principles nark tha steps of man'i
progress.
Old seeds must ba broken before
new life can begin. I
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments For
July 12.
Subject: Saul Chosen King, 1 Sam. ., l7-2f-Qoldcn
Text, Its. nxili., 11 -Memory
Verses, U, 2A-.Ri.n4 Chspiers !.,.
Commentary on (bj Day's
Lesson
I. Samuel's introductory discourse (vs.
17-191. 17. "."samuel." In this lesson the
prophet-judge appears in a unique attitude,
ns one who assists in the revolution which
is to take from himself the supreme power
and bestow it upon another. What un
selfish and noble conduct! Though evi
dently much pained, yet. at the command
of (ioj, he sank all personal feelings and
set himself to the work of finding the best
man for a king. And after 8aul was chosen
Samuel proved his best and most faithful
friend and adviser. .Most men would have
wished the experiment to fail; Samuel did
his best to make it successful, "tailed
the iieople." The assembly was evidently
partly representative, made up of elders
und lieads of tribes; nnd partly popular,
ninny of the people being present, en
camped, and to some extent armed. "L nto
the Lord." This expression does not neces
sarily imply that the ark was present.
Sumuel publicly invokes the Divine pres
ence nnd blessing and has everything done
ns in me presence ot .Jeliovan. lo Mm
pch." The location is uncertain, but is
supposed to be a high hill not far from
Kamah, Samuel's home. Several other im
portant meetings were held at Mizpeh.
IS. "And said." Samuel first points out
to the assembled people that Jehovah had
alwnvs done for them the very thing for
which they desired n king. He had de
livered them from nil kingdoms that had
oppressed them. Hut this deliverance hail
been made to depend upon their own con
duct; they were always remiired to repent
of sin and purge the Innd from idolatit
before victory could be theirs. What
they wanted now was national independ
ence, freed from this condition, und se
cured by an organization of their military
resources. Samuel's discourse sets before
them in a vigorous style the mighty deeds
whicli (iod had done lor them.
1!. "ltejected." Samuel charged them
with ingratitude and unfaithfulness, as
expressed in the demand for a king. flod.
in the character of a king, had governed
the Israelites for 4H) years. He ruled
on terms which He Himself, through the
agency of Moses, had proposed to them,
viz., that if they observed their allegiance
to Him, they should be prosperous; if not
adversity and misery should be the con
sequence. We l'arn from the whole book
ot .imlges. and from the first eight chap
ters of Samuel, how exactly the result,
from Joshua to Samuel, aTeed with these
conditions, tiod had always faithfully
kept the promises made them. "Set a
king." Their fault consisted not in the
simple desire for a king, but in the con
tempt they manifested for Jehovah. They
were not satisfied with iod, but desired
a visible king, clothed in purple robes,
with his guards and officers, who should
rule with c;reat pomp like the nations
nround them. "14-esent yourselves." Ar
range yourselves in systematic order for
the casting of the lot. "J!y your tribes."
Itcpresented bv twelve princes. "Your
thousamls." This means the same ns fam
ilies. Tlie number of heads of houses in
the several families of a tribe might easily
reach u thousand. Samuel knew the peev
ishness of that people, and that there were
thoe who would not be satisfied with the
choice, if it depended on hi3 single testi
mony, but by this method the people would
see that tiod had appointed Saul, for "the
disposal of the lot was with the Lord."
This would prevent disputes.
II. Saul chosen king (vs. 20. 21). 20.
21. t "Benjamin was taken." We are not
tolu exnressly by what process the selec
tion was made, but it was probably by
casting lots. The lot was in common use
among all nations of antiquity. It is re
garded in Scripture, not as n chance de.
cision, but ns a legitimate method of ascer
taining the Divine will. The lot among
the tribes fell on the tribe of Hcnjamiii
whicli was the smallest of the tribes.
"Family of Matri." The heads of the tribe
of Henjamin next appeared and the family
of Matri was taken. The successive steps
are then passed over. At last Saul of the
household of Kisli was taken. ''Could not
be found." "lie withdrew in hopes they
would proceed tj a new election. vVe may
suppose that at this time he was really
averse to taking upon himself the govern
ment, because, 1. He was conscious of un
fitness for so great a trust. 2. it would
expose him to the envy of his neighbors.
3. He understood that the people had
sinned in asking a king. 4. The nifuirs of
Israel were at this time in a bad condi
tion." III. Saul declared king (vs. 22-27). -22.
2H. "Is there yet a man. ' They inquired
whether Saul was present or was to be
sought for elsewhere. "Among the stuff."
The baggage winch was usually placed in
the centre of the camp. "Kan, etc." There
appears to be have been much haste and
excitement. "Higher than any." Saul was
tall and commanding in person. It is sup
nosed that he was at least seven feet in
lieiidit. It was an nue when leader, stood
in the forefront of tiie battle, and a giant
would strike terror to hi. foes.
24, 25. "See ye him." Saul's distin
guished stature and grent strength helped
much to recommend him to tlie people.
There was none like him in majesty of ap
pearance, nnd he became popular instantly.
''The Lord hath chosen. Hut God !d,
in this, yielded to their demands against
Hi. own will and wisdom. "Manner oi
the kingdom." The constitution and laws
of the new government, with the respect
ive duties of king aud people towards each
other and towards God. "Wrote it."
"That is, the charter of this constitutional
monarchy was recorded and deposited in
the custody of the priests, along with the
most sacred records of tiie nation."
2ti, 27. "Saul went home." To his fa
ther's liause. Saul modestly left the pub
lic affairs for Samuel to mitnage, as he had
been doing. There appeared no great de
sire to rule in Saul. Such a humble spirit
as this, when he was advanced to such
a high position, appears beautiful. He was
humble, for (iod was with him then.
"Went with him." Not the whole com
pany, but a few select friends, perhaps, or
those who regarded it s conscientious duty
to escort their new king to hi. home,
"Hearts touched." Such as were moved
by him to do their duty and recognize the
authority of Saul. These were the sub
ject, who would help to have a peaceable
reign, and would be loyal nubjects. "Chil
dren of Hclial." Ttiose who were wicked,
profligate and not disposed to be con
trolled. "Despised him." Did not recog
nize him, but only scorned hi. manner,
and doubted hi. ability. "No presents.
They gave no proofs that they acknowl
edged either the Divine appointment, or
bis authority. "Held it. peace." Having
no ambition for the position, he quietly
submit, to their offense, and thus prevents
all occasion for uproar. So far from re
senting this affront Saul seems not to
notice it.
Hs-qoo a Funny Came.
A came popular amors the Tllnklts,
i, tribe of Indians in southern Alaska,
13 called Ha-goo.
The children range themselves In
Iwo paralltd linos. In the center of
tine line is a player who holds aloft
i, polo with a brightly colored pleco
if cloth floating from it. Then, from
Ihe opposite line advances a little girl
who holds cut her hand for tho deco
tated stick, whl'.o all her compaulons
Make farei, say funny things and
'cut capers" to make her laugh.
If she smiles, ever so lightly, she Is
5 tit of the game; but t she can keep a
solemn face she takes the stick and
r;oes back to her own line while one
of the opposing placers moves across
the open vpaee arvi tries In turn to
keep a straight farts
This gees on t'aJI there remains
only ore player ivho has not smiled,
nod this one wins the game tor the
lde. .
Telephone In New York.
Twelve hotels In New York cltj
have mora than S00 telephones each.
I MEETING 1ICS.
JULY TWELFTH.
VI y Place as a Christian Citizen,
(Matt. 17. 24-27; 1 Tim. 2. 1, 2
1 Pet. 2. 13-17.)
Christianity is least cf all a lawless
ellglon. It recognizes the State, and,
!xcejit where conscience forbids, It
ibc8 wtlUngly all civil authority. So
aul urges the duty of prayer for ell
n places of public leadership. Tho
Christian Is not necessarily a believer
n monarchy, democracy, or any other
particular form of government. But
le Is a believer In government, and In
he obligation of the cltJzen to be loyal
o whatever government may be over
ilin. Peter enforces this thought, and
tdds: "Submission to human or
linnnccs Is for the Lord's sake."
Christian evidences that shine out of
l life cf consistent devotion to Christ
ire promptly understood and accepted
it their face value. Holy Living Is the
riuistian's strongest argument. - It
llences Ignorance and folly, than
Adilcli no two other hindrances to
Christ's conquest can be counted moro
mportant. The Christian must hon
)r all. love the brotherhood, fear Clod,
respect the established rulers of his
and. first because he Is a citizen, but
nost because he Is a Christian.
The Christian should be reaily a clt
zen nnd must keep the law of the
'and. Somj laws may not be wise, and
ibedleace to others may be expensive?
jr inconvenient. But facts like these
Jo not relieve tha Christian. He be
'.'eves that God approves civil gov
?rnment. He knows himself to be
part of a commonwealth. Therefore h(
will lreep its laws. The Christian will
'ovo his country. There Is something
eal and llvi.ig in genuine patriotism
ind the Cnrlatlan will be all the mor
ready to rebuke unrighteousness In
national afTairs because he loves hi?
country. The Christian will not only
'ceeii the law, but will Insist that oth
ers must keep It.
Our laws nra most In danger from
those who have perjonal reason to dis
prove of them. It is folly to make
stood laws unless they are to be en
forced. It Is folly to expect law-t?n-forcement
unless the law-keeping folk
are as much in earnest about main
tain-!ng the law as the lawless are In
evading it. The Christian should be a
definite factor In forming healthy pub
nc opinion about regard for law and
lawful authority.
The Christian will acknowledge God
as the head of the state. The divine
name may not be in the Constitution
but the divine rttlershlp over the na
tlon must be fully recognized. Godless
ness is a thing offensive In a lane"
where God Is so generally worshiped
and revered. We have a right to in
sist that God's laws shall be enforced
here, as well as laws of man's making
The citizen and the nation are undei
a higher law than that of the statuU
book the moral law of God.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS.
luly 12. "What the Holy Spirit Can Do lot
Me." John xvL 5-15.
Scripture Verses Joel II. 23, 29;
Luke xxlv. 29; John xlv. 10. 26; Act3
I. 8; II. 33; Iv. SI; v. 32; xIII. 2; Roru.
viU. 2C; Jude xx. 21.
Le3son Thoughts.
The work of the Spirit begins with
convincing man that he Is a fallen,
sinful creature In rebellion against
God.
The Spirit will guide us Into all
truth, but he will not compel us. Our
following depends solely upon our will,
ingness.
A visible Savior could be known to
only a select company of disciples;
but the divine Comforter can come to
all.
Selections,
In the sense in which Comforter or
Advocate Is employed there is a wide
application. If we are sick we call to
us a physician; If perplexed we call a
lawyer; going to build we call an arch
itect; If In trouble we call a kind
friend. AH these persons may be call
ed "Advocates," persons "called to us."
Yet they poorly reflect the many-sided
help afforded by our divine Advocate.
The same shower blesses various
lands according to their susceptibili
ties. It makes grass to spring up In
tho meadow, the grain to vegetate in
Ilia field, the shrub to grow on th'e
plain, and flowers garnished with every
hue of loveliness to blossom in tho
garden. The influences of the Holy
Spirit produce blessings in variety;
conviction in the guilty, illumination
In the Ignorant, holiness In the de
filed, strength in the faeble, and com
fort In the distressed.
A man has lost his way in a dark
and dreary mine. By the light of one
candle, which he carries In his hand,
be Is groping to the road to sunshine
and to home. That light Is essential
to his safety. . . . Should ft go
out, that mine will be his tomb. How
carefully he carries It! How anxious
ly be shields It from sudden gusts of
air, from water dropping on It, from
everything that might quench it! The
case described is our own.
If through the communication of the
Holy Spirit the life of Christ Is im
parted to us, that life will prevail In
us.
Suggested Hymns.
Holy Ghost, with light divine.
Take time to be holy.
Blessed Savior, ever nearer.
As lives the flower within the seed.
Nearer, my God. to thee.
RESCUED BY FAITHFUL DOQ.
John Leonhardt Proves Value of Four
Footed Friend.
Suffering Intensely from the effects
of a fall from a twenty foot trestle
which resulted In the fracturing of
both his legs and serious injury to his
spine, John Leonhardt of Columbus,
O., lay beside the Pan-Handle spur
back of the state hospital from 1
o'clock In the mornlrig until 4 o'clock
when his faithful St. Bernard dog
awoke the Injured man's father by
barking and scratching at the door and
led blm to the spot.
Seeing what bad happened the older
Leonhardt callod Plotcher'a ambu
lance No. 1 and bad the Injured man
aent to tbe Protestant hospital, where
he was attended by Dr. Howell. Leon
hardt waa on bis way home. He Uvea
with bis parents west of tbe state hos
pital. He was walking along the spur
track and by a misstep lurched Aver
tti trestle. I
A cheerful countenance batokana
good baart Buoart.
TOE RELIGIOUS LIFE
FADING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.
Poem I A Mttle Mulct', dermon He It
fortunate Who Set. ont In Life With
ft U.flnlte Aim. II -aeon f Light
Toward Which to Hteer.
Two little maiila with nnny hair,
Two nparkiitiir orbn of blue.
A.ml rosy cheeks a nretty pair
Intently earnest, too;
It"lisiim win their topic, each '
Wee preacher spoke her mind,
r.nt one, initent. this would teach
"It's only being kind." .
A linv teacher let the grown
And wise ones en to school
To this wee prattler, and be shown
The blessed Gulden liule;
Fur now. as in the days of yore,
The riini isees are blind.
And miss the very heart the coro
"It's only being kind."
So many years have come ar.d gone
Since .Icsus went awjiy:
Tint this command He laid lipan
UclicviTs. to obey ;
And when lie comes to claim Hi. own,
lieward them will He find
.Tha' any will this truth disown
It omy bointr kind .'
Vc. love to fiod anil love to man,
'I'd? perfect circle makes;
l'i.v;i i st to lust a perfect nlan,
Which sin nor satan breaks:
For perfect wiilum lonu fore-know
That love in Him enshrined
iVniild man's poor e-il heart renew,
i'.y only bcinir kind.
Anne H. Woodruff, in Ham's Horn.
The ISest Thing..
The ideal of life's values varies with tlw
individual. Wlpch are the beat thing to
strive for? If the question were. asked a
hundred persons, the nnswers would varv
with the temperament, development, cir
cumstance, and accidents of these indivi
dual. Tlie aimless and drifting population
is so much vaster than those who have a
clear vision of life's real good and how t
achieve it that only the few, the thinkers
the purposeful, the clear of night nnd
strong of will, can be said to set our in
lite with a deiinite aim. a beacon light
toward which they steer across the shift
ing wave of experience.
Hut there certainly are Iw-st thinr tc
strive for. in which the young might be
instructed thincs of moral and spiritual
import that should be made to glow beau
tiful and nure in the eyes of yoiitli as the
Holy (irail shawn in the sitrht of (iiilahiid
The personal relation of the creature te
Ond and th" universe which our father,
prized is still, in a new and better wav
the all-important thing. We do not rind
that much instruction i giyen in this in
our schools and colleges, or even in our
churches. The teaching of dogma has
propei-lv fnllen into desuetude, hut a new
Clllllllilsis is nreilcil on the relnlinn nt suit-
ltunl things to the individual. This new
cmi. hais will constitute a new faith.
The best thing i to have an eve single
to Hod's service, to iilac-c tiiis absolutely
pbove a'l other aims, not necessarily to
prate of it, to go nhout preaching ' and
proclaiming it on street corners a prac
tice which Jesus Himself discouraged but
to preach tlirouith the life, to have in the
secret recesses of the soul a sanctuary ancl
n shrine wherein all things of this world
nre sanctified to the advancement of the
kingdom of the soirit which the Master
proclaimed. The best thing that life gives
us is, therefore, a devout and reverent
temper, which sees through all form anil
shows and illusions tlie glow of divinity.
Noiiimg is so easily lost as ttiia power of
high sDiritual perception. The smirch oi
vnr.iHines and scliishnes is deadly to
the tlelici'te flower of the soul, fed by
celestial clews nnd warmed by the sun oi
heaven. Our Young Folks.
The Kxplocllng Boy,
A father or mother is an engineer. The
bov is boiler and engine all in one. Shut
off the steam at all points of ont'et and
something bus got to give way. Of co-jrse
nnnotiy wants eitlur to waste steam by
letting it ort into tlie nir or to hnve an ex
plosion. The othci- thing to do is to turn
it into the cylinders and let it run tne en
gine. Henry Ward licec-hcr tdls Inw hi?
tat her used lo go a-miuing with his boys.
I heyi ciimbcel the trees and shook doivn
the cue.t.itiU, ari'l tlin puked the ground
c.ean of them. M, Heecher sava: "Thin
we spent our forces, and I was a better
boy tor a week after one of those hutcing
expeditions. The devil did not tempt me
half so much then as at other limes. Hut
when, for any cause. I was shut up, so
that I could not go out. and when I moped
tne devil got big in me and 1 went into ah
normal mischief. not mischiefs of verv
great magnitude, but mischief, just large
enougu to procure me a whinning and
make me unhappy." N'ow. whipping an
exn.oded boiier is a doubtful way of re
pairing it. An engineer who gives no vent
to the gathering steam is liable to be
wluimed by the law, if not by his con
science. Why Christianity I. DIITerent.
Christianity differentiates itself from
other religion more bv its motive than by
its command. The laws of duty and mor
ality, which are beautifully expressed in
the Old and New Testaments, can be found
mien in other reliciona. also there beauti
fully expressed. The difference seem tc
he that in that one word which Matthew
Arnold snid characterized the lofty teach
ings of Marcus Aureliii Iwaiitifid. right
eons, hut "ineffectral." The effectuality
with which Christ haa brought Hi. lofty
precepts to apply in the wor'd ia the most
distinctive feature of the Christian faith.
And how was this clone? Simply by put
ting behind every high and glorious law
oil's upieme motive. Christ set ever
aw. every duty, against a background ol
love. He nailed them to the cross. Hon
many soldier, hear the command who will
follow it only when some loved leader goei
wiih them! Kven so the world Ye-ir.
I hnst t commands because the loved Mas
ter ha. gone with the world. "The love of
Christ eonstraineth us." Therein lie the
sharpest line of division between Chriilian
ity and any oilier faith that wa evr
ureached.
Power In lo.
Y0'.1 r're ,0 to lt f''tli the power that
tiod ha guen you; you are o to give, and
..iciilice to give, as to earn the enlogium
pronounced on the woman, "She hath done
wh.-.t she could." Do it now. It I. not a
sale tiling to leave a generous feeling to
the cooling influence, of a cold world. If
you intend to dj a mean thing wait till to
morrow: if you arc to do a noble thing do
it mis now! and like the blacksmith who,
it one long stride, swings the glowing bar
to the anvil and ring. hi. hammer on it.
"strike while the iron ii hot." Dr. (Jutli
lie. The Noble. Islro,
Tne Christian life i. the rubiest and full
r.t phase of existence. One of the .igniti
cant fact, about it i. the relief which it
g vcn from sonio things whicli life ha. had,
mil the delivery to .ome thing, that life
lus never had. In the first place tiii. lib
erty i. a spiritual liberty. It ii a liberty, a
deliverance fiom many thing. One ol
these thing i. unbelief.
Mil llrmd. Mora Ho.
A growth. ACCorilinir In frtAtn
Pin
fixed law., iust as hniiniM is tw.. ..i.
in ir. lirteiis more .in, ju.t a every act of
ho.iiieu is a fortification. The Jtev, J. C.
Smith.
For 8lumber.
While searching for the north poll
tho Duke d'Abruzzt kept warm at
Msht .by sleeping In tuck tilt tfcb. J
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
Pormt The Hainan Keeper'. Cn.lt Itrnw.r
IteMA Terrible Arraignment of tti
limn Demon lnnv Are P.ilsoneil to.
Degrading Wrath lr This Foal Harpj,
Thriftv. O master, the cash drawer bell
nna.es me tilling tnat all is well;
That your coffer i. filling with good realm',
cash,
That your silver greets gold with a glee
some clash.
Sw-eeter to you than a seraph's song.
1 the music that peal, from your cash,
drawer gong.
But. O w hile ye ring for the gold of price,
Oatliered by sin and in avarice
Ring for the thing no gold can buy.
The wealth beyond traffic and usury.
Ring for the lives of good men lost,
Burnt as a wisp in "a holacaust:
Ring for the life that was due the world,
Blasted and down to destruction hurled.
King for a father once strong and brave.
Whose son lie. wrapped in a drutikaid'a
grave.
Ring for the mother with pravers and
tears,
Tier hair grown gray with the grief of
vears.
Ring for the wife with her sullied name,
A broken heart and a living shame.
Iti-ii for tllP cllit.b'un ti-ltl. -i..t.l 1.' J
Coursing their veins like a poisoned flo'nl
Ring tor the i.ome with its hallowed bliss,"
Turned to remorse and to bitterness.
Ring for the hope that for years has lain
Dead, like a friend on the battle plain.
Ring for the hope with its warm, dead
face,
Tt arm yet clasped in a last embrace.
Ring for the joy that might have been,
Turned to a pain and a flaunting .in.
Ring for the peace Christ meant should b
A foretaste sweet, of eternity.
Ring for the holiness life ha missed,
Sacred and weet a the eucharist.
Ring. 0 bell, for the drunkard's death.
And the curse that died on hi. latest
breath.
Ring, O bell, for the drunkard dead.
hose life wa wasted and blasphemed.
Solemn, my master, the cash drawer bell,
Toll on the air a funeral knell.
Some one h's murdered a man to-day!
Wlin' will the Judge oa the ' Great
i hrone sav?
Carved on the stone on Sinai' hHl
I the law of the l'rophct, Thou Shalt
Not Kill!
Who shall plead of thi foul crime.
Before C-'nd' bar in the Judgment time?
S. B. McManus. in the Ham's Horn, '
The 1etrorer.
If war ha slain it thousands', iptemppr.
spec h-is 'ain its tens of thousands. And
where is the father who would not prefer
to see h's son shot clown before his face
than to heboid him noisjned to a degrad
ing death by these foul harpies whom le
anon nsis pmnW.vl'
And who ere the men whose f. te ha
been thus sealed in hopeless ruin?
Thev are young. They were ei7ed r.nd
hound while young. Hardly one in hun
dred has passed the maturity of his earth
Iv day.. Did thev begin ns purposed, will
ing drunkards Nothing wa further from
their thoughts or their desire. Thev have
waded out most gradually, almost imper
ceptibly, into the deeo. They once looked
down upon the inebriate sot with sorrow
and contempt, a other now look down
upon them. They started with the drop
their lather gave them, or with the offered
g as of friendship, at noon or night, when
they lacked the courage to refuse. The de
mon seized them when they were shelteted.
a thev thought, far from hi abodes, and
led them on, hi purpose fixed, though vet
unknown to them, for their final ruin. '
Where did this work of ruin begin? Do
not tell me at the tavern or in haiint like
that. What gave to pure and innocent
youth that taste for tavern? Where did
they get the appetite which sought it ob
ject and it pleasure there? You will be
compelled to look back far bevond their
public limit, and to feel and to acknowl
edge the responsibility often coming nearer
home. The moderate' drinker is but an in
t'entured apprentice to the drunkard. A
gracious divine providence may cripple hi
aoilitv in hi v3Uth. and he mav not thor
oughly learn his trade. But tiia habitual
g.ass, however apparently refined, signs hi
indenture. And no one who starts as an
annrantice nt tlie craft, or who lead an
other to take a single ten in it clcarlv
marked line, has power to define the limit
cf the course.
Ood grant that we may never live to tee
n;ir son and daughter, to orecious in our
fight, cast out to perish under the destroy
ing rower o" this legion demon! But if we
would avoid thi terrible sorrow let ui
avoid all connection with the habits of the
trade. Let u remember that he pluck
the lambs from the flock nt home, and se
lect the victim for his holocaust when
thy and theirs least expect his approach.
If you will save the souls of your chil
dren from the destruction, or vourseive
!!on pnr' i0'"11'0" in the ruin, banish
he accursed thing" from your habitation j
lock up the tempting bottle, from their
tight and neither have, nor offer upon
your table thi unnecessary inducement
to vice, thi clirect riroviion for impover
ishment nc" the health, poison to the bod
ies, and destruction of the souls of vour
seive. and vour children, and vour friend.
The Rev. Stephen H. T ng, D. D.
Hon- to Treat the Intoxicated.
Under this heading the Vegetarian tell
how an intoxicated man can be instantly
sobered ly the application of cold water.
Kcierring to the u.e of cold water a re
counted by some physicians of olden time.
Ill CHUMS lit irtutinin- it n, ....... f..n. n .. an.
... -. ... , iv -juuic. null! all
i-iriii .minor iue loiiowing:
"That which will make a drunken man
sober in a minute ought to cure a mad mm
in a month. If a drunken man is plunged
into told water he will come out tieriectly
sober, and 1 have known some that nave
recovered by simply wetting their head, in
cold water.
Another physician who has had large el
peneuce in hospital practice, says:
"In our missionary dispensary work hero
in thi city we have had the most wonder
ful result, from the use oi the cold .pray
in nucli case. Meu who have been o in
toxicated that .they could not stand upon
their feet, ly being placed under a cold
hower for a few moments, have sprung
put of it perfectly sober, exoiuiniing, 'Vou
have wrought a miracle. (Sometime, luch
men have gone out and gathered in other
poor drunkard, that the same might be
done for them.
"Application, of cold water act as a .ort
of lire alarm to every part of the system,
and enable the nerve centres to rise above
the depresaing influence, of the alcohol.
Immeuiateiy following the application of
cold, whether it be a cold sheet pack.
cold full bath, or a cold shower bath, not
application, should be plaeed to the .pin.
and the patient should bevigorou.ly rubhea
with a dry towel ao as to proinote'vigoroi
"taction.
Te.tluaonr of Carnegie.
In an address delivered at Pittsburg
some year, ago to young men, Mr. Carnefi)
laid itreat sire., upou the necessity cd
svoidiiig strong drink. He said in psrt:
"1 am not a temperance lecturer in dis
guise, but man who know, and tell, yeni
what observation ha. proved to him, ana
I .ay to you that you sre more likely to
fail in your career from acquiring the habit
of drinking liquor than from any of tbe
other temptation, likely to swail you.
Voj may yield to almost any other temp
tation and reform, but from the inn
thirst for liquor i. almost impossible. I
huvii known out of few exception, to tlu
Two Cheeks.
We have heard of two way. in which
men tending to become drunkard. receiv.'J
the eheck tliey needed, lu the one c.e J
man who did nut know he was drunk
talked freely about hi. private affairs, anil
a friend made a stenographic report for tin
benefit. In the other cae a fiieud look
auaunhot and showed linn th picture. 1"
both case, the victim, were horrified W
learn how y it i. for a man in drink to
make u aw ol himself without knowiug
y1 . .-
Alcohol insanity i. a well-re-agni'
form of mental alienation, and its victim
are to be found largely ill town, and rit'
where the driukiu, custom, are W1'1'
prevalent.