rtlE MORAL CONQUEROR K Brilliant femon By Rev. T. Williams. R. P Should Spend Our Few flrlcl Year Flglillof Sin and Scrvlnj Man. EttooKLYX, N. Y. The Rev. T. Khond i Williams, pastor of the lirceu.ield Con jreirational Church, Bradford, England, nrcached in Plymouth Church Sunday morning. There was a large audience. i The Kev. Dr. iSetvell Dwight .-liih intro duced Mr. Williams. Karnest attention iran Riven to hi thoughtful sermon. The subject was "Life's Yield to the Moral Conqueror,'' and the text was from pas-' snges in the Apocalypse. Mr. Williams said: Each one of the messages to the churcne of Asia closes with a promise. They con tain threats and warnings and command ment, but at the close stands the promise like a distant hill in sunshine, s"cn through the storm, to lure on ever the worst-beaten to the better things of God and man. The messages lay down the moral task without compromise, but they close with the assurance that "The toppling crags of duty Healed Are close upon the shining tableland, To which our Uod Himself is moon and , sun." There is here a twofold apect of life which every morally earnest man is ac quainted with, lie knows that its condi tions are stern, that there is vigor in it, but be knows also that the vigor is blended with tenderness, that all its struggle is permeated by promise. We might indeed say that moral earnestness and hopeful-: nes go togther. Stand loyally under the bower of duty, and you will hear the bird' of hope sing. Unfaithfulness to the moral ideal breeds pessimism of the worst kind; fidelity, while it does not encourage cheap' and lightsome optimism, does inscribe in the heart of the blackest duty the shining word of the coming time. . God has so made us that enfolded in the bosom of loyalty lies the assurance of triumph for the good.' Now, it is this loyalty to the good, this fidelity to the moral ideal, this persevering attitude, which I take to be indicated in the word "overcoming" or "conquering.", Every promise is made to him who "over cometh" or who ''conquers." Not, mark you, to him who has overcome, or who has' conquered in any full or final sense. These promises are not of gifts to be bestowed, at the end of the course, but of experiences to be realized in going on, so long as you go on in the right way. Now, is it a fact lor it is no use preaching theories away from the facts of life that the promises made to those Asian churches in the name of Christ, sent to them by John as direct from Christ, are to be regarded as promises made to us by God? For myself I can not regard them ao, except so far as they contain truths attested by the exper ience of men. Indeed, the messages given to the churches of Asia are not entirely from Christ as He was, not from Christ as we understand Him to-day. but from Christ as John understood Him. When we read the promises of the moral life we read not only the facts of our moral expe rience, but also a certain interpretation given by more than one bias, such aa the personal bias or the national bias. The fu ture we depict may be in essence guaran teed by the universal laws, of the moral life, but the depiction may bear personal or national colors, which must fade; per sonal and national elements which must he eliminated. John was a Christian, but ne was also a Jew. Like every man, he tiad a temperament, both the nationality and the personality would affect his vision of the future. Our Christ never takes ab solute and full possession of us, our very best understanding of Him has some mix ture of ourselves in it, which is not in Him. "To him that overcometh and keepeth My word will I give power over the na tions, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter shall be broken to ehivens, even as I received of My Father." Here are words attributed to Jesus which none of us would like to thinkof Him as speaking. We could not find in Jesus any promise of authority over nations to rule them with a rod of iron, as the vssel of a potter are broken to shivers; nor do we think of Him as claiming to have received such from His Father. That is not our way of thinking of Christ to-dav. Then how did John come to hear Christ say that? Because John had been reared in the atmosphere and fed upon the sentiments of Psalm ii. His Jewish teachers hau taught him to re gard Psalm ii as Messianic. And what was the Messiah Jo do? The Lord said to Him, "Ask of Me and I will give thee the na tions for thino inheritance and the utter most parts of the earth for thy posses sion. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel." Some Jewa some times believed that that was one of the things the Messiah would do. When a J'w came to believe that Jesus was the Messiah you would think that ho would ft least throw off that old notion. Jesus had said, "Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden," etc "t am meek of heart, lowly." "Blessed are the ineek," etc. "Other cheek." etc. The general character and teaching of Jesus was the ry opposite of the Psalm ii conception of Messiah. Yet the Jew who believed that Jesus was the Messiah carried over with him a good deal of the old national con ception and attributed it to Jesus. That is what John does here. It was not Jesus peaking, but his own nationalism that was representing Jesus, This is not very urprising when you remember that Chris tiana even yet take the Psalm ii to refer to Jesus. Nothing could be more unlike Jesus of Nazareth than the description of the Messiah in Psalm ii. It is high time to i" oiet. as ineyne noes, against tne natut of "h'ndihg Christ" in passase "unrelated to Christ and His religion." "I fear," ) Canon Chevne, "that our unmiti gated adoution of the Psalter a it stands ftay counteract that spirit of love which is one-half of Christianity." The fear ia too oil founded. What did the great St. Bernard say long ago regarding the wars ff the Crusades upon the Mohammedans? These are his words: "They are mininters of find to indict His vengeance. For them o give or receive death is not a ain, but a j"ot glorious deed; the Son of God de Nits to receive the blood of His enemies. He is glorified in the death of the pagans." is most astounding that Jesua could nave been conceived aa the incarnation of "od's redeeming purpose and love and yet ff One who could delight in the blood of mi enemies. The Messianic interpretation of many psalms undoubtedly tends to un dermine the value of the revelation of God Christ. In a Christian rnagaaine of time ago one article is entitled "The Underness of Jesus" and the next ia "The Imprecatory Psalms Vindicated." I a I y maintain that there is a severity in os law of life, that divine love is not soft- nor mercy a license to indulgence; ln, suffering, retribution are here; there a severity in Jesus because Jesus was j1" to life's law, but the Spirit of Jesus not the spirit of the imprecatory N'ms, and the Messiah of many psalms quite unlike our Christ. So far aa we under their influence we need to ex tjit ourselves and clear our vision, j But this promise ia colored not only by "nil's nationalism, but possibly also by rUin traits of hi personal character. It u John who saw a man casting out dev " m Jesus' name and forbade him, be " he did not follow with them there a strong party spirit in him.. John JIM ono of two who wanted the chief woes in the kingdom. lie, too, wanted to tire from heaven upon the Samaritans, 'ns portrait of John in most people' piads, aa the loving disciple, reata upon ? Christ's Gospel and the Epistles, but temper sometimes displayed in th Aporalypa fit with the indication of th "ntic gospel. 'jyhat does the man who is 'aitbful And i?htt doe he get to feel sure of? Ha ;ds the very best there is in life. He life at it beat, "I will give him to J1 of the tree of life, which is in the nara of God." There ia a very eommoii no !" that though goodneea may be. a safe to eom far-off eelestian elty It u a J'drbl sacnhV of the eon tent of life J and now. Naturally enough not a r decide to take what they can in th 7D.t and leave the struggle (or rroodnes and chance the future. Wei), the " U that only in a worthy character, in J ascendancy ovr evil, in th rr-'T "jnpuNty and of egoism in all ita forms, ""Ja higher level of special cultivation, nun really get the core of life now, the v.ry best these ia in it. Ia (act " id -dv-ir aoMi In aia fcoa. Agaiit fh the" lives" of "metf." Tct yolir ptest; lire, satisfy your desire in illicit ways, in defiance or in neglect of the divine order of life, it simply means paradise lost. You turn yourself out of the best by so dointr. Loyalty to goodness is the way of bless.'.! tie. There is no happiness like that which comes from simple iioodness. What docs the victor find? lis find" the unseen reserves from whirh he may draw sustenance and power to his own surprise and that of the world. "To him t!iat ever eometh I will give to eat of tjis hidden manna." In the winning struggle, you find the soul sustenance hidden from vou be fore and still hidden from the wor'd.V New confidences, new assurances, new faiths arise in the soul; new vision broils upon it, new voices sneak to it and in if. new communions with unseen ;om-rs enrich its inner solitudes, and the man ce'o ly and by to understand what Paul it. cant when he snoke of being "stren'.honed with might in the inner man." The truly earnest man who perseveres in the lifa of the good is constantly surprised at Iho re aerve of power unon which he draws, lied leas which looked as if they meant ,'crtiin death have hern safely crossed, and the aong of triumph rang up to God on tlu Other side. ' Difficulties whicji sprrord insurmo'inf.ib'fl have been successfully overcome, 't'his ia why the man snvs: "Hitherto hath the Lord helped me." Je cannot ti'iib r? tand himself by himself, and o lie bnil'is mi alter to a higher potver. In life's victories we discover life's forces; in th-! oivv.ird march v.e discover the enrichment of the War, co;re t-i one after another of the wells of sah-atinn. hidden from all v.-ho di not merrh that wav. And. remnih,,i ii ways, that the larger our roundest in 1 i o , the more abundant will be life's mstfii ancc; it is the conrncror who ilnd the manna. In n sense, pverythirs is hidden from lis, end .ill rroivth is a discovery. It is so in the intellectual sphere. Yoil dis cover ircsv.ircs as yo-i confine difficulties. You tuist coiinncr' the alnhabct nr.d the spelling book to discover the sentence conaurr the sentence to discover the para graph; conquer everv rararraph to knn-.y tee treasure of the book. And so all the way up. Miny cannot reid a hook that in at all difficult: the fed there is i it mev cannot appreciate. Why? because their conquests rro too smell; thev lure ret overcome ignorance and snperlicialtv suffi ciently, so the manna there remains hid den. Tha seme is !t;io in the r.-ora' aM spir itual sphere There arc peonle who ve quite incnpaVe of understanding the high est kind of afi'ection and the holiest kind of love because they Invc not them selves overcome the vulgarity and coarse ness of human nature's lo-.;cr levels. Ail noble souls have "meat to eat which the world knows not of;" they bavc affec tions which the worH would' always dilute with base ingredients, nnd apiratinr,s which if would slways tarnish with the stains of earth. Be sure of it, vour discov ery of life's best thing! will depend upon your connuest of ita worst, and with every ivietory you shall eat hidden manna and be strengthened for victories yet to be achieved. The successful strtizilc con istantlv discovers supports hidden from him before, pnd still hidden from lives which do not know th3 loftier reaches nnd the more earnest endea'-ors. What does 'life yield to the victor? Here is one of tho Ifinest of tho promises: "I will give him the morning star." What is this gift of the morning star? It is the feeiing that life is aweet and pure, fair and fresh with the touch of morning. It is the feeling that life is full of promise, that day is coming on; that the best is yet to be. It ia the power to be oneself a sweeteninir, freshen, ing influence in tho world, a living pro- fhecy of its betterment. Now, friends, here is nothing like moral purity to keep the touch of morning on life; compromisa your morality nnd it is marvelous how soon everything is stale. There is an indescrib able sweetness in the air of early morning when the world is ns God makes it; when It is indeed in the process of His remaking before we light our fires and emit our smoke and beat up the dust of our noisy, urbulcnt life. Something like that sweet freshness of morning belongs to the soul that is pure and comes to it always in its hour of victory over sin. As long as your affections are clean they are fresh: 'you never tire of pure feelings or holy loves. ' Again, what docs tho moral victor find? It is promised that Christ will write npo-i him God's name and the name of God's city, and his own new name. In our lan guage this means that life yields the, victor the consciousness that he really belongs to God: that he belongs to tho new so ciety; that he belongs to Christ. In o'.her words, the spiritual universe owns him, and he knows himself as a vital part of it, even as a pillar in the temple of God, an linholder of the sacred things of life: one of those who have a real permanent life in the ianctuary, among the sanctities of God yea, who share the spiritual sover eignty of lifo with Ood, with Christ and with all the good: "He shall sit with Mo on My throne," etc. : Oh, you who are fighting sin, tska cour age; with every triumph you are mounting the step of the throne of God. and ever hearing the time when your life shall be fixed in the truth which knows no turning, and the righteousness which is forever. Lay hold on the thought of God ns vour Helper, and believe that if you work wit.. Him all will be well. I invite vou to no "perficml optimism that has never sound ed the depths of life's woe. nor seen into the hearts of its tragedy. There is no pow tr and no healing in that. I h-anl it once given out from a Christian platform. Ii denounced gloomine-s of every kind: it Washed the pessimists in every direction'. ,it declared that all things were going on exceedingly well: even tho slums were not so bad as some made out, and the war in South Africa well, it would come to an end some time. So much of this was dealt out that I felt that such optimism was the shallowest of wuanA t',t to ventilate it in the name Gnr',t",nit.v '' to forget the tragedy of Gethsemane and to blot out the mem ory of the cross. No, no; if vou are to be a enous man, in earnest for the highest ends of life, for yourself end for so. tiety, vou have a battlo to fight; a hard, stern battle; a hundred things are wrong with the world, which vou must help to put right. Look the evil in the face nnd do not call it light. But when you have done that, I ask you to realize a larger fact, viz., that the Alpha and Omega of all this life is the love of the rend God. Because that is the begmnine. that is also the ead, and let it, therefore, be our "Hope sun will pierce The thickest cloud earth ever stretched, Tt?.' Vwr.1,a"t com the first. Tho a wide compass rouni b fetched." With that thought of God let n spend our few brief year fighting sin and serving man, till we pas "to where bevond the voice there is peace." ' Now unto the Uod of ail grace, who hutli called us unto Hi eternal jglorr by Christ Ueaus, be glory aud domluion forever aud Trap for Foxes Kill! Man. A peasant living in a village In th vicinity of Berno, Swltzw'.and, wishing to get rid of foxes wh.h do a great deal of barm In tne district, set a trap recently, to which be attached a dyna mite cartridge, In a foMst. A work man, while crossing tVe forest, trod upon the trap, and ws so severely' burnt by the expioelon that he died soon after. Tne peasant, overtaken by remorse, brooded over the affair la prison, and Jurt Wore the warders come to conduct kfn before the judg be blew out bis brains with a revolver which ha bad succeeded la smuggllng lnto bis celL Strange Chrysanthemums, Chrysanthemums In Japan are trained into numerous quaint shapes, in Tokyo there are gardens Oiled with llfe-slse figures made entirely of the flowers and leaves, the faces being masks, and these cbysantuemum fig ures accurately represent court ladles, warriors, children and animals, on of the favorite) designs being a young lady with a fox's tall peeping from under her dress, and a mask which by the touch of a string turns Into Reynard's head. TOE SABBAT11 SCHOOL International Lesson Comments For October 25. Subjccl: David's Joy Over Forgiveness, Psalm 32-Oolden Text, Pas. 32, I Memory Verses, 8-7 Commentary so the Day's Lesson. I. Confession and forjivetiess (vs. l-5. 1, 2. "Ulessed." "In the Hebrew this word is plural nnd an exclamation, thus, 'Oh, the blessednesses!' Only a forgiven man can know tho delights of pardon." "Transgression." A going out o1, the way, passing n given boundary, doing what is prohibited. "Forgiven." Lifted off so that the pardoned sinner is eased of a bur den nnd enjoys pardon. "Sin." Missing the mark, falling short of a given point. tin is the transgression of the law. "Is covered." Sin makes us loathesome, filthy, ur.,1 nbnminab'e in the sight of God, nnd utterly unlit for communion with Him. It must be covered by God. When it is par doned it is covered by divine mercy from justice. "Imputcth." C'hargcth not to his account, "does not require for sins tho debt of punishment," but pardons them. "No. guile." No deceit, no ialse estimate of himself, nor insincerity before God Sin is the only cause of misery, and for- fivene?s is the beginning ot a sinner' inppiness. 3. "When I kent silence." Before 1 humbled myself and confessed my sin. It seems that David before Natha.i came to him had often been exceedingly tortured in his conscience on account of the crimes he had committed (2 Sam. 11:27; 12:1. u), yet reluctance to humble himself before God, or to be considered a criminal by men, led him to keep silence. "My hones waxed old." "Mv spirits failed and the strength of my bodv decayed." "Iloarin-j." Moanin? or groaning because of the con tinual horrorj of conscience and sense ol God's wrath. This shows the depth of his repantance. 4. "Thy hand." God's correcting hand whereby He scourgcth His children, bring ing a remembrance of guilt. "My moisture is turned." There is a spiritual drought when the aoul is in anguish instead of refreshing seasons from the presence of the Lord. David lived in a country where parching heals and saturating moisture al ternate, nnd tho valleys, sometimes green and fruitful and fragrant, wore at other times desolate and parched. It is ipiite possible that sin in David's case, ns in so many others, brought physical illness aa a result. "Sekh." This is used in Hebrew poetry and music to indicate n pause; to emphasize the truth and express a devout response of the heart unto God. It indi cated also that at that point the writer had been inspired and taught some new lesson. It sometimes indicate a change in the subject. 5. "I acknowledged . . . thou forgav est." It was after much anguish and strug gling that David Was brought to confession, but his reward was abundant, for mercy was extended. Ho had covered his sin un successfully, yet when he uncovered it God covered it effectually. Where before he had felt hardness of heart and distress ot soul he now felt forgiveness of his sins and the mercy of the Lord extended. II. Confidence in God (vs. 0-11). 8. "For thia." Because the Lord had so graciously answered his prayer, every one that was gondlv should be encouraged to pray. "In a time." Compare Isa. 55:6: Driit. :29. Because Jehovah has proved Himself so ready to hear even the sinner, the pious are urged to cry to Him before some sudden flood of temptation has made them lose His presence; so shall the great waters in which the psalmist sank he pre, vented from ever reaching them. "Mavest be found." Literally, "the time of find ing:" it may just as readily refer to the finding of forgiveness as to tho finding of Jehovah. "Great waters." In this case there may be a particular allusion to the interval between the sin nnd punishment, during which the confessions and impor tunate petitions of the sinner may avail to arrest the judements which must in evitably follow. Violent trials, afflictions nnd temptations shad not overcome the soul who prays acceptably nnd trusts im plicitly; but, 'the sinner who persists in iniquity rhall certainly be swept away by the floods of divine judgment, nnd so for ever perish. 7, 8. "Hiding place." City of rcfuie, protection against enemies. "Preserve me." Keep me from beine; overcome, "Compass me." Surround me as with a wall; enclose me within. ".Songs of de liverance." The free spirit poured forth eongs of prai?e nnd thanksgiving on all occasions, thus admitting no place for evil words or thoughts. A constant re membrance of pardon bestowed was a protection against further sin. "Instruct thee." A gracious promise given to a humble, pardoned soul, securing his de velopment in the ways of righteousness, God Hinicelf being teacher. "I will guide." Exercise the most watchful, accurate and personal care. 9. "As the borse," etc. Do not be stub born or hendstrong like the hnrso or mule. A different class is here addressed, that cannot be trusted upon the ground of reason or piornl ohbirntion. end P'ust be governed by force. "Hit and bridle." That is, by harsh nnd forcible means. Our rea son and wisdom ought to do for ns what the bit does for the mule. J'Else they will not come near." The 11. V. gives tho cor rect rendering. Without bit and bridlo the animals referred to will not stay within reach. If man will not draw near to God and obey Him of his own free will, he low ers him-elf to tha Itvel of a bruta (1-a. 1:3), nnd must expect to be treated accordingly and disciplined by the judgments of God (Isa. 28:9-11 . 10, 11. "Many sorrows," etc. Sin and misery go tojether. Those who are insub ordinate God will curb and chasten by affliction, both to humble them and show them His power. "This verso teaches that events are good or bad according to the goodues.1 or badness of the man they af fect; that (he riches of a rich worldling are bound to be a curse and to bring many sorrows, while to the humble, trustful soul comes a great blessing." "Mercy shall compass." He shall be surrounded with mercy, as one is surrounded by the air or bv the sunlight. He shall find mercy and favor everywhere at borne, abroad; by clav, by night; in society, in solitude; in sickness, in health; in life, in death; in time, m eternity. He shall walk amid mercies; he shall die amid mercies; he (hall live in a better world in the midst of eternal mercies. "Be glad . . . rejoice . , , shout." How wonderful that such exultation may follow such iniquity and remorse! There must be sincere sorrow, full confession, earnest prayer, simple faith and holiest purpose to cease from ain. Then there is full remission and freedom of spirit, a sense of deliverance and of divine mercy that cause all within the ransomed nature to reioiee. This is tho essence of joy unspeakable and full of glory. Compare 1 l'et. 1;8. HALE AND HAPPY AT 101. Old Lady Insists She Grows Stronger as She Crows Older. Mrs. Tbyrza Beckwlth Gray has lived 101 years. She celebrated her birthday at Oswego, N. Y recently, by giving a family party at her home St Tall in an and West Seventh atroeta and by sitting for a photograph with ber -71-year-old daughter, Mrs. Mary Case, and her 65-ycur-old son, William Gray. Mrs. Gray Is In good health and says she growa stronger as she grows alder. Her sight Is falling, but other wise her senses are perfect. She Is a famous cook and declares that to-day there la nothing' she enjoys better than making a batch of mince pies, unless it Is eating one. She was ten years old whan the war of 1812 broke out, and'sbe remem bers many Incidents of that period. Oswego was then only a trading post During the past year Mrs. Gray baa spun the flax and woven several tablecloths and sets of table napkins for her daughter, Just as she used to do when Mrs. Gray first comment td housekeeping. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS. October 2j-xWh.it the Bible Teaches About Giving" 2 Cor. 9:6-11 8:23, 24. (Missions.) Bible Study for the Meeting. t'nto tho Lord Gen. 28:2u-22; Lev. 27:, 10; Prov, 23:26; Matt. 6:23, 24; 25:37-40. To Those In Need Ltiko 10:33-37; Horn. 10:13-15; Gal. G:2. 10; Jas. 2:13, 16; 1 John 3:17. Ourselves Matt. 10:1-8; Mark 8:33; Rom:12:l; 2 Cor. 8:1-5; 1 John 3:16. Our Possessions Matt. 19:20-22; Mark 12:41-44; Luke 3:10, 11; 12-15; 1 Tim. 6:17-19. In Hia Name Matt: 18:6; Mark 9:41; 2 Cor. 8:0; Col. 3:17; 1 Pet 4:9, 10. Lesson Thoughts. We sow grain for the sole purpose of reaping a harvest; but the peculiar ity about glvJng Is that the harvest Is richest and largest when It Is least the purpose for which we give, Ood counts not gifts by dollars and cents, but by hearthrobs; the cheer fulness) and not the slzo of tho gift markB Its value In his eyes. Selections. Give! as the morning that flows out of heaven ; Give! as this waves when their channel ia riven; Give! as tho free air and sunshine are given; Lavishly, utterly. Joyfully give. Not the vasto drops of thy cup over flowing, Not the faint sparks of thy hearth ever glowing, Not a pale bud from the June rosea blooming; Give as he gives who gives thee himself. Once a woman who had a beautiful flower garden gave a friend a great quantity of lovely blossoms. Her friend protested. "You will rob your self," ahe said. "No," answered the wise woman, "that 1b the very reason why I have such a beautiful garden. It la my constant cutting of the flow ers that causes them to grow so lux uriantly." That is true of all kinds of giving; the more we give, the more we have. The effort at fruit-bearing enlarges the tree. The effort at teaching strengthens the teacher's mind. The mother la enriched In a thousand ways aa she builds up her children. The athlete grows ever stronger and more skillful aa he Instructs his pupils. Everywhere It Is the law that outgo ing that Is, outgoing that really aids mankind will In its turn produce in come. We cannot give unless we grow, we cannot give without growing; there la no limit to our growth If we will only give enough. Suggested Hymns, We praise thee, we bless tbee. I belong to Jesus. When I survey the wondrous falling Cast thy bread upon the waters, More love to thee, O Christ EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETINQ TOPICS. October 25 Civic Righteousoesi Dent 1:17; 2 Sam. 23:3; Pis. 2:10. The texts s.ay that an officeholder must be Just, wise and fearless. And there you have tho measure of tho man who ought to be elected on every election day. In every election pre cinct: Just, wise, brave. Nothing less than that will do. H3 must have these three virtues, or he Is not a fit man for any Christian's vote or influence. An officeholder U a trusted man. He Is given powers that other men may not exarclse. He ha3 large op portunity both for good and for evil in the community. H.'.s work Is not done well unless It Is dune accord ing to righteous standards, it Is bad enough for a private individual to bo unjust, but his power ,'s llmltsd. He has relatively lew opportunities for injustice that are only limited by the range of his duties. Tho first re quisite, then, Is that he shall be straight, right, unbiased cither by prejudice or bribe. A simpleton in office Is a standing Invitation to tho people who do not love the law. They are willing to purchase an unjust Judge, or intimi date a fearful ono, 'but how much easier It Is to take advantage of a foolish one! The President of the United States has lately said some thing to the effett that a fool In of fice Is worse than a rogue, for tho reason that you can sometimes guard against th rogue, but no defense avails against a fool. The budness of all the peoplo demands at least as much wlsdsm as the business of one man. Tho troubles of an officeholder do not usually come from the law-abiding elements of ths community, though they can be stupid enough on occa sion. He finds out, early in his ca reer, that there is a law-hating cle ment. This element docs not object to ability la public positions; but It prefers pliability. It likes a mayor who can be "managed," a legislator who will "stay put," a people's attor. ney who "knows what's good for him." The officeholder who will not submit to this uogram has a fight on hiB bands from the beginning. But, if ha sticks to It, and Is Just and wise, aa well as brave, ho will win In the end. Civic righteousness is only a sec tion of the great themo of righteous ness. I owe a debt to Ca;snr, and an other to God. I owe the state tribute, service and obedience. I own these to God, with one other thing added love. He who refuses tribute to the tate Is a defaulter. If be refuses cervlce be is a traitor, and refusal to obey Is rebellion. Refusal to pay the debt to God bring the same clas sifications, and adds one other qual ity, for he who refuses love to God Is an ingrate. a well as a rebel, "He. first loved us." A Wonderful Csr.-.et. In the ethnographic, museum of Itot terdam may now be seon a beautiful carpet which the Ehsb of Persia ro cently presented to Queen Wilhelmlni as a souvenir ot his visit to Holland some months sgo. Woven Into the carpet Is the fol lowing Inscription In Persian: "Pre sented by His Majesty MozzaBer ed Din, Shah, Emporor of Porsla, to Hei Majesty WUhelmlna Quean of Hoi land. In the year ot the Hedjlra 1320." The carpet measure slxty-sli square yards, and In each square yar4 f.bere are 250,000 stitches. His First Trolley Ride, Smith A. Brooks of 8t Albans Point, Vt , a hale and hearty farmor. 94 years old, drove to St Albans Bay a few days ago, and from that point took a trolley rid) to Bwanton and back, the first time he bad ever rid den on an electric ear. THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. I'ocin: Tho Ttesntt Europe's Warnn lrlnk -How Ttitenipernnra Is Cnmlmteri In Various CoiiiitrlesI-'rnnrfl Is Mnklng-n Desperate Attempt to t'rnsli tho Kncmy Froken and bowed with terror nnd fears, More with aonl-npnny than with vears, lleart-sirk nnd weary so tired of life, Who is this? The drunkard's wile! I.nujrhed at and shunned on every hand, A pitiful sight in this Christian land. He. who has none ot earth's laws ilelilcd, Who is this? The drunkard's child! Four ronsh walls, nnd a roof of tin llusty nnd bent the rain dripping in. Winds lathing the waves on the beach to a foam. What is this? The drunkard's home! Hark nnd wicked, and full of sin, .Never a rny of God's liht within, Wnitinff for death's last summons to toil, What is this? The drunkard's smil! Ham's Horn. The fircnt Fight Is On. The rapid increase of intempcranre in Kuropean countries of late has resulted not merely in a much more viorou cru sade nzainst the evil by temperance socie ties, but n!so, in many countries, in legis lation, expressly, designed to reduce tho consumption of liquors. The Gorman Gov ernment's proposed hill, of which recent dispatches told, is simply one more indi cation of the tendency. The German plan is, indeed, n very mild one, though it may have exceedingly bene ficial effects if adopted. One feature of it is the forbidding of the extension oi credit by saloonkeepers to their customers: an other is the requirement that non-intoxicating drinks, such as tea, coffee, lemon ade nnd milk, and also cold foods, must he sold wherever alcoho'.ie drinks are sold. In England legislation has tak"n two forms. Kor one thing, it is operating through commissions to reduce the num ber of public houses, nnd ior nnothcr. it ia seeking to reform habitual drunkards by placing them on blacklists, nnd making it a punishable offense to sell liquor to them over the bar. France has been nwakened to its grent need by clear evidences of the ravages made by liqueurs, and especially by ab sinthe. Medical statistics recently com piled indicate that the great increase in pulmonary tuberculosis was due almost entirely to alcoholism, and n'so that two thirds of the inmates of the insane asy lums were suffering from the same cause. There is now talk of prohibiting the sale of adulterated liouors and of creating a State monopoly of alcohol, which will sup ii.v the pure article, and that at a very high price. In lleltrium the tax on spirits has been increased, and at the same time the tax on tea has been removed, with the object of encouraging the use of tes as a beverage. In Holland a league has been formed to light the use of spirits. It aims at legisla tion, but for the present it is doing per sonal work by posting agents at the doors of public houses to urge the patrons not to enter. Austria is considering a law which pro vides that drunkards shall, after ton con victions be sent to a reformatory, there to he imprisoned till physicians certify that their craving is cured. Norway has n simi lar system now in force, except that it ap plies it much more promptly. In Switzerland the police are required to arrest every person showing the slightest sign of intoxication. Alcohol is sold bv a Government monopoly, and each canton ia required to spend ten per cent, of the re ceipts from this source on hospitals nnd other ngencics for combating the evil. Chicago ltecord-Herald. Treating Cnuses Nine-Tenths of Crimes. There is no better place to watch the results of whisky than the police court. Over nine-tenths of the cases arraigned in police courts are the direct results of whisky. It is indeed sad to sit on a bench, day after dav, and watch numberless men and women brought before me by the po lice absolute wrecks in both mind nnd body as the result of their intemperate use of whisky. The cases of young men and women are not the only ones. In many instances the prisoners are men of years and women with hnir white as the snow und bent with age. There is a simple way of solving tho great problem of drink, nnd the way is to atop the "treating" habit, or in other words stop drinking "to he sociable," ns the young man terms it. There arc few men who, if honest enough to tell us, that can deny that their first drinks were taken to be sociable. If the treating habit were stopped I believe that there would be fewer drunks in the city, nnd in fact the end of the horrible condition existing to dav would be near. I have been personally interested in the Evening Journal drink records, anil have myself investigated several cases brought to my notice. Knch one tended to show me positively that had the habit of trent ing not been prevalent they would never have been in the condition they were. In Western cities legislatures have inter fered and made it a misdemeanor to be found in the practice of treating, aud it has. according to recent reports, been ef fective. I nm of the opinion that if the Kveniog .journal, with its powerful editor ials, can in some way induce or cncour igo a movement to put an end to the treating habit a grent good would have been ac complished nnd the root of the drink evil will have been practicolly killed. Our po lice courts' records show that over nine tenths of the crimes committed in this city are the direct results of whisky. St.ntcment bv Magistrate Klammer in tho New York Evening Journal. ItnllroBd Wants Temperance Men, M. de Tera, the general superintendent of the railroad system of Germany, has issued orders that a'l employes on the rail roads who are not total abstainers wi be discharged at the earliest possible mo ment. He asserts that no moderate drinker will be retained in any Position of trust. The orders end with the significant sen tence: "Temperate men. with clear brains and steady hantis, are the only ones who will be retained, and who should apply for positions." now brunkards Are Treated In Persln. Persian drunkards are blacklisted, and to b h'nekiisted means that the person so itii-olled cannot visit the bazars to buy things fxcept at ceriain ho:u nnd ua V then under no'ice supervision. He cannot visit anv p'.nce cf public amusement, and even when at prayers in the mosque he must hold himself a'.oof from his most re-s-ccts.Vo nnia;lii Drs. If, nf;"r being black lis.cd. he drinks again nnd is found linger the ipflu-"-ce. he gets eighty lushes on the soles of his feet. Killing Toctntalnis. Queen Wiliielmina nnd the Sultan of Ti'rkey have the credit of being the only reigning monarchs at the present time who n-e tettota'crs. The Saltan, in suite of ull his faults, is a silriet follower of Mahomet, and hi" religion forbids him to partake of nlcoho'ic drinks, tjj'cii Wilheimina, on the other hand, ia a teetolnr from couv o tion, and with characteristic energy she tries to induce other to fol'nw her exam p'.ae. l'riiices Puuline of Wurtemberg is said to have done so, and ii others of equally exalted rank are not persuaded by the Queen to become worker in the esuse n.' teinprrar.ee it vill not ba Ucr Majesty' fault. Chicago News. This Railroad Doesn't Temporise. C. A. Goodnnw. General Manager of the Hock Island V.ailroad, says: "The l'.oik ls'and does not temporize with the use of intoxicating liquor. Ii the men (orget an order, or miainterpret a signs', we know t'lat that is human, for they are not infal lib'c, but if thty frequent saloon or habit ua'lr us I in nor, it is an infraction of the "u'(, and is met with instant dismissal. Our opei-atinc men must be total abstain ers, but. of course, we do not fallow theut into their homes.'' i A MmI1 (Jlty, Shenandoah, lows., is a mode! city, liav iui nu sa.oona, no puii?e, no crime, no pov erty. Tbe first negation generally britig th r.. Ciuutiiiu Eadvavor World. HIE RELIGIOUS LIFE READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF. Toemi ftocl's WillWhy nnl How We SlionM Kcnr Witness Kor ClirlM When Silence Is floUlen and When It It Im perative to gprnk. To do God's will tha's all Thnt need concern us: not to carp cr ask The meaning of it. Imt to ply our task Whatever may befall: Accepting good or ill ns He shall send, And wait until the end. E. T. ilous'j. Witnesses For Christ. The apostles had been put in prison ti keep them from testifying fur Christ. Al wnvs the enemy gets ready n prison nnd seeks to lav hands on Christ' witnesses and bind thrm in prison. The prison is nu ahvavs built of stone or iron, nor guarded by soldier. Ofteiicst nowadays we find that, its walls nrc formed merely of nicely litted rules 01 etiquette, foinn nnd ceremonies, nnd held tet .er by cus tom, more firm than any mnrlar ever mixed, though sometimes the building is hut mndc of a laugh, or a little trembling fear of what people will sav or think. These nil form just ns effectual walls ns anv ever built of solid masonry. Shut within so close n prison, what are we to do? How witness for our Ilcdcemci ? How gain a freedom to do so? The worbl is the keeper of this prison. It says: "You are not to speak of relivious things. Wo want no solemn thoughts to dampen our payety. It is not good form to bring your individual beliefs before oth ers. It makes them feel uncomfortable. Neither must you for conscience sake re fuse to rro anywhere or do anvthing that others wish, because by so doing you are casting a silent rebuke nt them."' Witnessing is done by acts as well ns words. Sometimes a mere passive smile for form's sake at an irreverent jest wit nesses ngainst our Saviour as truly ns if we had originated it. And words cannot undo nn net that plnees us with those who do not love Christ. To those who thus submit to imprison ment the nngel of the Lord opens not the doors of the prison. I.nt speak from the prison room nnd the wnlls fall! You nre free henceforth to sny what you will. You have broken through the prison by doing whnt it has been nut about you to forbid. Uy the verv fnct that you are free are you commanded bv the nngel who opens the prison door, "Go, stand, nnd speak to the people!" And Christ's witness"' will he arraigned to-dav just ns of old. They will be called fnnatics nnd snrered nt. tierh.v. but nil honor to those srrvnnts of the Most IT'"h who have he courage to make reulv "We oifht to obey God rather than men." The great reason ior our witnessing for Cbrist is thnt we owe Him all. He gave Himself for ns: shall we denv so great loye? Would the loving child refuse to witness by every word ad act that its father is great and true? Yet we do oftn witness against Him. And great i the rejoicing among the enemy when a witness can be won over from the vry household of God. Oh. the sharee of it when mem hers of Christ's bloo'l-bou'-ht ch'irrh sit with silent lips when .lesus is nn trial. And concerning the wav of wiiei-dng. There nre some to whom the idea of bear ing personal witness in private talk is re pugnant. Them nre others who nre so in sistent in testifying for Christ that they forget the "wisdom of serpents" nnd the "hnrmlesspess of doves" enjoined upon Christ's followers, nnd testify for Him ns did the severe old Christian butcher, who naked one of his patrons in a solemn voice n he cut the meat with the great cleaver, "Madam, nre you prepared to die" It is perhnns such injudicious instnnresj t'mt have held many good and brave peo ple from witnessing for Jesus in this per sonal wav. And yet there ore many who owe their salvation, under Go-t. to some oniet. pleading word from a friend whose lif is consistent with his speech. While silence is often golden, there are times when to speak is en imperative duty, when merely to keep silence is eowardicn. The question of sneaking in driver meet ing must give the Christian Endeavo-er much thor."ht ns to how 10 do it to the very best ndvnntnce, Tt is rare tbat error is mad" here in the direction of sneech. There is usually a surplus of "golden si lence." Some one has said that our pray er meetings nre often ''ke Siberian rivers "frozen nt the mouth." There has been much talk nbout the way neop'o take part in their own n'"etinirs. but it seems ns if we had sel'led down nt the present time to accept the fact thnt most of them have either become consti tutional verse repeaters or st throned the meeting w:th sealed lips. Eyen manv of our vounc leaders have fallen into the Inzv habit of bringin some one of the numer ous "helps" on the tonic nr 1 reeding from it. secring so to feel their duty fullv done. Now. it may he true that the writers of those helps are much more competent bv education than many of the vnnn" people who read from them, bnt that does not make nn for 'he l"ss of th personal testi reorv that should come from the voupt discinV henrt. Stumb'ing though it i"av he. one sentence of heart love to Christ expressed in the meeting is worth whole columns of wise snyi--s end telling illustrations God miss H:s "little hu man praise. He would ratnep hear the tre-nblinr sentenee, "I lo'"0 .Tc-'ia." th-n to have the public duty of testimony dis charged bv readin- another's worts G-se T'ivinsston Hill, in the New York Mail and Express. The Fnot-l'alli to Peeee. - To be glad for life because it gives you the chance to live and to work and t plav and look up at the sturs; to be satisfied with your possessions, but not enniented with yourself until you have made the host of them: to desnise nothing in the world except falsehood and meanness, and to fear nothing except cowardice: to be gov erned bv your admirations rather than bv your disgusts; to covet nothing that is your neighbor's except his kindness of henrt and gentleness of manners; to think seldom of your enemies, often of vour friends and every day of Christ nnd to spend as much time as you can. with body and with spirit, in God's out of doors; these are little guide posts on the footpath to peace. Henry Van Dyke. The Anchor of the Sotll. The anchor which holds secure the soul of the Christian in the miiUt of storms, however severe, is pictured as follows by Dr Theodore I.. Cuv'.er: "You are eeriain to be ns-ei'ed wi'h trouii'es. No hurrione can strike a f ill-ri-grd ship more suddcnlv thin sto--s of rdversiiv may hurst upon you. Hut if ,lr-is Christ is in your soul, you cannot su''"r wreck. "There is many a bereavement, many a trouble that inny scrip n r-an rf "anyas r cordnge, bnt never touch the solid trcith of his godly character. I hn'e (ten just such fast-anchored Christians." facing With Intelligence, The more we look at the world with in telligent and loving eve, the more the world means to us. The more we look at each other's face with intelligence and love, the more human beinrs mean to us. The more we think of the fathomless depths and the lofiy heights of being, nd of the Iteing that till being and ia the source of it, the more it will mean to us. Charles G. Ames. Steps to Heaven. Learn to commend thy daily acts to God, so ahall th dry evervday duties of com mon life be iten to Heaven and lift tiiy heart thither. Edward 1). l'usey. Muat Pmtact Feretta. Tbe Rusalao are awaking to th fact that a loai recklesa deforesting has become absolutely Imperative. Their forest resources are not only lees than those of Sweden, hut ev.n leA than those of Austria-Hungary and of the United Btatss. torn Vital atatlttlcs. Each year la Philadelphia see some 30.000 children born. Ot chil dren under t years T.5C0 die each tear. COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Oeneral Trad Indllloaa Bradstrect's says of the state of traded "Trade conditions are still irregular Business is of fair volume, but not so) active as a year ago, partly because of; the backward season, heavy rains inter-j fcrinp; with crop movement, and col-l lections; vexatious labor troubles, past' and present, discouraging building on-j erations, and the spread of the con- fervativc feeling among buyers, based upon stock market liquidation and the' feeling that high prices of many pro-' ducts will tend, if it has not already done so, to automatically check con sumption. "Many underlying conditions are. however, still favorable. First in im portance should be reckoned the decid edly better tnn rtf ndi'irntt from th' corn crop, wliich has developed a larger! yicia and a better quality than wast earlier deemed possible. Lower prices,! for this and other cereals and for cot-l ton, whose yield will be smaller than! seemed probable a month ago, secml likely to help our backward export) trade in those products and improve the foreign exchange outlook. : "Failures this week numbered 2$) t the United Slates, against 245 last year and 17 in Canada, compared with ztl a year ago." LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Flour Spring clear, $j.8o(a'4.oo; best Tatcnt $5.00; choice Family $4.25. Wheat New York No. a, 84Mk; Philadelphia No. 2, 7879c; Balti more No. 2 80c. Corn New York, No. 2. 53c; Phila-i dclphia No. 2, 5o$5ic; Baltimore No. 2, 52c. ( Oats New York No. 2, 4ij4c; Phil adelphia No. 2, 42'Ac; Baltimore No. Z 42j-k. Green Fruits and Vegetables. Ar- nlcs Maryland and Virginia, per brU fancy ($i.oo; do, fair to good, 75'if poc; Western Maryland and Pennsyl vania. packed, per brl $1,0001.50; dij New York, assorted, per brl $1.50(2.73. Beets Native, per bunch I'ifffic. Cab-' bage Native, per 100 $3.cortj.5o; do.' New York State, per ton $14.0015.00 Cauliflower New York, per brl $2.oofo 2.50. Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl $6.50577.00; do. per box $1. 75(52.001 Celery New York State, per dozen. 2ry5j4oc; do, Michigan, per dozen isfit 30. Carrots Native, per bunch I'ng t'jc. Corn Native, per dozen, field.' cV5t.i2c; do, er dozen, sugar, i55f2oc. Crabapples New 1 ork, per brl $3 so'oi- 4.00. Eggplants Native, per 100 $2.00 tfi.250. Grapes Concords, per 5-lh basket IlWuc; do, Niagara, do, 144 15c: do. Delaware, do, 18W20C: do. ISew York, black, per basket 126ia. Let tuce Native, per bushel box Lima beans Native, per bushel box $1.501.75. Onions Maryland and 1'cnnsvlvania, yellow, per bu oofaosc; do, Western white, per bu 70(ff75c Peaches Mountain, yellows, per bo. $l.5o(a'2.25; do, do, per carrier $2.00(55 2.50. Pears Eastern Shore, Duchess. per basket 2ora.toc: do, do, per box 39 (f40c; do, do, KiefTer, per basket 20a 25c; do, New York, Bartlctt, per brt $3.505.00. Pumpkins Native, each; 2!'l(3c. Quinces New York State. per brl $3. sow 4.50. string beans Anne Arundel, oer bu, green. 4W?oc. Toma toes Anne Arundel, per 4-basket 15T1I 20c; do, measured bushel 30(35; do. Eastern Shore, Maryland, per peach box 25ft 30: do, do, per basket iooV-I2c; do, Rappahannock, per basket loWizc; do. Eastern Shore, Virginia, per basket' iry5i;i2cl Turnips Native, per bushel1 box 35'5i40c. I Hides. Heavy steers, association and saltcrs, late kill. 50 lbs and up, close se lections, o!4(5io;4c; cows and light: steers, S'iiq. j Potatoes. White Native, per bush-; cl box 50(57 55c; do, Maryland and Penn-' sylvania, prime per bu sortiooc; do. New) York prime, per bu 55fo6oc. Sweets I Maryland and Virginia, per brl $1.40(53' 150. Yams Virginia, per brl d'C $1.25; do, Potomac, Maryland, per brlj Ci$1.25. j Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk., clear rib sides, 10c; bulk clear iides.1 io'i; bulk shoulders, o; clear sides, 11: bacon shoulders, 0)4! sugar-cured! shoulders, blade-cut, 10; sugar-cured California hams, 8; canvased and uncan vased hams, 12 lbs and over, 15; refined' lard, second-hand tubs, 10; refined lard, half-barrels and new tubs, 10. Live Poultry. Chickens Hens, per lb 5tl5!4c; do, old roosters, each 2.VS 30; do, young, large, per lb (Jijisl'j;' do, young, small, fat, per lb ($15.. Ducks Puddle, per lb ll(c"(i2c; "do Muscovy and mongrel, per lb IcsWll. Eggs. Maryland and Pennsylvania, per dozen, loss off, J?j24c; Virginia, per dozen 2.y5i124; West Virginia, per dozen, loss off, 2i(ii2y Butter Separator, 22(5123; Gathered Cream, 2o2i; Imitations, -Oig. Llv Stock, Chicago. Cattle Good to prime steers, $5.iortry85; poor to medium. $3.5cn'4 75; stockers and feeders, $2.2$ (04.00; cows, $1.404.60; heifers $2.co'i 5.30; canncrs, $1.40(114 50; bulls, $2.oaVr 4.35; calves, $3-5o('7So; Texas fed steers, $2.75(51325; Western steers, $30x574.50. Hogs Mixed and butch ers' $5.l5(5i'5.85; good to choice heavy. $5. 10615. 50; rough heavy, $1.751:5.10: light, $52515.80; bulk of sales, $5 lo5if 5.50. Sheep Sheep steady; lamb steady to 10c lower; good to choice wethers, $ J .i.srVi 4 00 ; fair to choice mixed, $2.25613 25; native lambs, $350 65. II errs Island Cattle slow; choice. $5.2o(555o; prime, $405(510; fair. $3.4ar90. Hogs lower; prime, heavy. $5.0051.6.00; mediums, $6. loV'to 15; heavy Yorkers, $6.ooCa6.lo; light Yorkers, $5.85(fi6.co; pigs, $5.50(i5.6s; roughs. $4.ooCd5.4o. Sheep steady; prime wethers, $3.85(54.00. INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES. Emperor Menelik, of Abyssinia, it is stated, is establishing a complete tele graphic and telephonic system in that country. Commerce between the United States and Kussia during the last fiscal year greatly surpassed that oi any previous) year. The peon child of Mexico may now pass Irom his letters to the highest diploma entirety at government ex pense, and the government hopes shortly to make education compulsory. Thuringia, Germany, exports $3,500. 000 worth of dolls and toys, of which ' the United States gets nearly ' worth. , , , . The sinking of the shaft 140 feet front ' the river bottom by the Toronto and Niagara Power Company occulted but. little more than a mouth. The United States bought from Ha waii in the fiscal year, more than $jfe.-,i 000,000 worth, and sold in that territory less than $11,000,000 worth. i L. L. Whitman aad E. T. Hammond crossed from . San Francisco to New , York City in a 6ve-horsepower old-' mobile, ia fiity-seven days tfaL
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