IS THE OLD BOOK FROM GOD?
A Slronx Sunday Sermon By the Rev.
Dr. Kerr.
Stot ot Ihi Evidence Thai the Book W Call
lb Bible Hu Been Qivea to Us By
die lasplrstioa of God.
rHJl.ADEI.PHlA. The Rev. Dr. Kerr
Boyce Tupper, pastor of the First Haptitt
(Jhureh ot thin city, preached a strong ser
mon (Sunday morning on "1 the Old Jlnnlc
. rom Hod?" This is one of the oldest
and strongest churrhc in the land. It
was presided over foi thirty years by Dr.
(Jeorgo Dana Hoardman. who wm succeed
ed about eight years ago by l)r, Tupper,
Two years ago, at a coat of nenrly 4l)0,00.
s magnificent house of worship was erected
and 150,000 endowment laid oxide. . The
congregations are very lame, csneciallv in
-the evening. The text for this sermon was
fr.im first I hcKsnloman u-i:i: We thank
ii)d without ceasing because when ye
received the word of Hod ye received it
not as the word of man, hut as it is in
truth, the word of Uod." Dr. Tuppcr
said:
Ancient history has preserved the tra
dition th.it when, thirty centuries ago. the
city of Troy was sacked by the Greeks,
the conquerors made the general proclam
ation that each- of the inhabitants thereof
lie permitted to save a single article of
properly especially dear to his own heart.
Taking advantage of the offer, Aeuens
selected his household gods ana carried
them in triumph and for joy to a place
of safety. No pleased were the Greeks
by this unaffected net of metv that thev
extended to him further indulgence, al
lowing him to save one other thing, when,
returning in haste, he bore ntf on his
shoulders his aged father, whose wisdom
anu altection constituted tor him a price
less inheritance.
Were the traditions thus related to re
peat itself in history to-day and the priv
ilege granted every genuine Christian be
liever, in a supposed season of ctuamity
and privation, to make u f lection of that
one possession most higihy pri-ed by him,
both because of its intrinsic value anil its
immortal lnllucnce. the truest wisdom
would dictate a peculiar and, to thousands,
an inexplicable choice. This choice would
Dot be silver or gold, military fame or
civic honor, profound learning or mat li-
less eloouence; th:s choice would not he
even father or mother, husband or wife,
son or daughter, friend or lover: nrccioua
ns might be each of thes?, it would not be
t lie one thing wisely chosen if the choice
were made both for time and eternity.
What then would tho one tiling be!
Hlranje as it may seem to many, the
calm, firm, heaven guided, intelligent
choice of the earnest, thiitikiu 'Christian
in that so'.finn, sacred hour, would be a
certain book a book ancient and artless,
elevating and ennobling, divine and dur
able. As I ulter this sentence you anlicionte
the desiimation I am about to make. S'ou
need not be told that. This book is no
work of mere poetry, neither llir.d n.ir
Odyssey. Hilton's Odes nor Suarepenre'
iilays; no work of mere historv. neither
,ivy nor Tacitus. Hallam nor flume; no
work of mere philosophy, neither l'icon
nor Hamilton, Descartes nor Locke; no
book of mere biography, neither Plutarch
nor Lamartine, KeiniH.it nor Voltaire; no
book of mere romance, neither George
Kliot nor Scott, Hulwer nor Tiirvkerny;
no book of mere ethics, neither l'lnln nor
Seneca, Paily nor Bain; no book of Chrw
tian morality and meditation, neither
Thomas a Kcmtiis' "Imitation of Cbnsl"
nor liunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." Hook
er' "Homilies" nor Paschal' "Thought"
preat and good as are many if not all
of these, immortal work some of them,
rising like grand and majestic mountain
peaks, catching and presenting to the
world the glorious splcmlm of the high
est human genius we could see than and
all else of man's creation burn into ashes
or buried in the sea. if at their expense
we might save to our hearts and lives
here and hereafter that one single book,
which has an origin and a character and
a mission and a destiny as far above every
work of man's creation as the skies are
above the clouds thct book whoso "au
thor is God, whose subject is man, whose
object is salvation, whose end eternity"-
that bock of which Pollock, in an out
burst oS poetic fervor and Christian faith,
so feelingly writes:
This lamp from off the everlasting throne
Mercy took down, and in tho night of
time
Stood casting on the dink and gracious
bow.
And forevc.- more beseeching men with
tears
And earnest sighs, to bear, believe and
Jive.
Surely, brethren, this must be the book
of nil books, which, while full nnd rich
with the sweetest strains of poetry, the
most memorable deeds of historv, the most
inexhaustible stores of philosophy, the
most thrilling incidents of biography, the
loftiest principles of ethical ami moral
teaching, counts no one of these its fea
tures of chiefest glory, but rather this:
.'that for centuries it has gone up and down
this, world of ours, relieving human con
sciences, illuminating human intellects, re
deeming human spirits, transforming hu
man lives, nnd tout, in so beautiful nnd
glorious a degree, that the thinking world
is beginning to accept the statement of
b'chluiuiermucher, "To abolish the llib'e
w to pluck up ly the roots all that is
noblest nnd truest and divinest in the
.world's civilization."
1 Oh! if there is one prayer that I offer
up dailv with more constancy a. id fervor
of soul than another iu our age of theo
logical ferment and unrest, it is this: God,
icep me as an ambassador of Christ and
Die great urollicrhood of Christian believ
ers, true now and always to the infallible
Word of the j.ie-rnal God. As in the past,
supernatural revelation lias had to con
tend against the sophisms of liiinie and
v-e transcendental philosophy of Her-,
many, so to day, all about us there are
those who battle against the idea of a liv
ing, personal, omnipotent Jehovah, who
can and does freely and fully romniuni
vale with J liit children; and to-day there
is a call long and loud for those who ac
cept tne Hible as the full and satisluetory
oracle from heaven, to stand up and out
against all these attacks, and that, too,
With convictions strong and unshaken.
With you to-day I come to consider the
question, What arc some of the evidences
that the. Hook we call the llible has been
given by inspiration of God? 1 say some,
for we have no time, even if we bad the
ability, to enumerate them all. That theso
sacred writers themselves believe that
their were tho oracles of God is without
question. Hear David sing: "The spirit
of the Ijord spake by me and His word
was in my tongue;" and Isaiah. "Hear, oli
heavens, and give ear, oh earth, for the
lra bus spoken, the mouth of the Lord
liath spoken;" and Kzekiel, "The Word
of the lord came expressly to Ewkiel,
tlie priest, and the hand of the Lord was
'pj bim:" aim Peter, after the death of
Judas, "Men and brethren, the Scripture
tituxt needs have been fulfilled, which the
Holy Ghost Py the mouth of David spuke
before concerning Judas;" and Paul wouiU
speak, "not in the words which aian'i
wisdom teacbeth, but which tha Ho "
Ohost teacbeth. And bow our Ixird
throws the "broad shield of His infallible
truthfulness" over the whole Old Testa
ment canon, testifying both to the accu
, raey and tbe iuviolability of the Word of
Clod. The Old Testament was then. aa
now, divided into the Law. the Prophet
and the sacred writings. Holding up tho
scroll that contained these, tbe Master
ot tbe ago with tirmiiea of conviction
uid rapture of soul, could exclaim: "It
s written." Search the Scriptures, tho
Scripture cannot be broken. With tho
pint of tbese onr consecrated predeces
sor, in Christian faith, let us rejoice to
day ail w study the divinity and inspira
tion, of tbe Word of Uod. Among the sub
stantial truths of llible inspiration is tho
$ur and lofly character of the teaching
'hat stamp and glorify and perpetuate tbo
Jes of this wore than human book
.teaching respecting Uod and man, holi
aud sin, death and eternity. How tho
hol circle of religious truth from centra
.to circumference, is not only toaoued, but
lulled up by too revelation of this inspired
i Word.
; Take the one question of the Godhead
lad the light thrown upon it by tbe sacred
Ocripturea. As Dr. bluart lbiusoo ha
leloqucutly (aid, "Xhe llible maintained tbe
'""ly of God amid all the darkness of thu
Western polytheism; the vivid personality
o Gd amid all tbe sophistry of the East
w pantheism: aud inctiablo purity of
Um .bidinc uLJUnJ. afiujjt sit the ohfiitf jty
ori'.'gypilan" theories ancri.'anartnitish hJo."
ntry; the omnipresence of God amid ad
the theories of gods many and lords
many." How infinitely nunrb and beyond
all human speculations are the revelations
of the Divine Word respecting the Divinu
mind! How majestic such declarations
ns these- "In the beginning God created
tho heavens and tho earth; before tho
mountains were brought forth of ever
Thou hadst formed the earth nnd tho
world, even from everlasting to everlnst
ing. luou are God:" "God is a spirit;"
"God is love;" "God is light." Jn a mag
nificent treatise on this fundamental ques
tion of God and tho revelations respecting
it made by the Scriptures, an American
writer has pointed out live conceptions
of Uod found in tho Hible. nnd found no
where else among nil the religions of
earth, near und weigh these:
(1) God is a spirit, existing from eter
nity, Creator of heaven anil t irth; (21
God is one, yet revealing Himself in tho
threefold distinction nnd personality,
rather, Son and Holy Spirit; (31 God 'is
absolutely infinite in all His attributes
and capacities in power omnipotent, in
knowledge omniscient, in existence omni
present, in purpose immutable, in charac
ter immaculate: the embodiment of all
that is good and great; the impersonation
of all excellence; (4) t od is providential,
not far off and inaccessible, care'ess of
se.f-acting laws and untouched by human
woes, but a God of sympathy, compassion,
love; a God, who, in all His laws, and be
hind all His laws, and above) all His laws,
and in control of nil His laws, not onlv
guards cherubim and seraphim angels and
archangels, but aiso marks the movement
of lily, sparrow and child; and above all,
God is a Kedccmer, living und dying
among men in self-sacrilice ineffable, to
lift them from darkness to light, from sin
to glory; in short not a mere ideal of a
uod lo worship but a God with whom
every human soul may have personal, con
scious relations, a God to fear, a God to
ovc, a God to pray to, a God lo obey
God so holy that we luuct abandon sin
if we would serve Him. and a God so lov
ing that our very sin has moved Him to
self-denying atonement. Truly, this
(look that tells so much about GoU must
be a book from God.
lie-cause it is Clod's Hook, the I'iblc is
peculiarly man's boo!;, when man would
I'isc to loftiest conceptions and highest
achievements. H is wonderful how our
w io:e hnglish literature has become per
meated, saturated nnd elevated by senti
ments nnd expression from the Holy
;:riptures. O-ie of tiie most interesting
studies to the student, alike of the Jiiiiiu
nnd of Sliukespenie, is the indebtedness of
the Hard of Avon to these oracles of light
and life. A careful study of Shakes-
Iicarc's life reveals no fewer than live
itindrcd and lifty biblical isolations and
entimem. Here in "Kit-hard J I." ai o
forty; then in "llichard III." are forty
nine; yonder in "Hamlet" nlone, eighty
two. How many biblical books are there?
Sixty sp-. From how many does Shakes
peare quote, or to how manv does lie re
fer? To tifty-four. How many plays has
bhakespeare? Thirty-seven, lii how' many
are there Scrintural references? In every
one of the thirty-seven. A careful study
of this subject will reveal that Genesis
furnishes the poet thirty-one quotations
or references; Psalms, litiy-nine; Proverbs,
thirty-live; Isaiah, twenty-one; Matthew,
sixty; Luke, thirty; Itomans, twenty
three. Nor is this execntinnul. A schol
arly American nuthor has declared that it
is us imonssilile to subtract the llible from
our mouern Knglisli literatire as "to un
braid the sunbeams or suhtraet the yel
low or violet ravs from the tides of li'irltli
that till the solar system with warmth nnd '
cheer. Juicli r.nglis!i student knows how
true this is. Without the liiblc Milton
rould never have written hi "Pamdivo
Lost" and "Samson A-onistps." W'ltli.
out the Uiblc itunyon could never hav.i
composed his "Pilgrim," or Tacit hU
V.Ierui-alcm." or Dante his "Jnrerno," or
Uurns his "Cotte ' Saturday Night." No
.wonder John Quincy Adams could ex- :
I'laim: "In whatever iht we view tho
fjible, whether with reference to revela
tion or history or morality, it is a mine !
of knowledge, like which none other has
ever been found in any land or any ;
realm." No wonder that Daniel Webster, '
prince of forensic orators, could sny thac
the perusal of the llible in hi early days
imparted to him many of the chief excel
lencies of his literary style. No wonder
that the gifted Clioate eloquently ex
cloimcd: "I would have tho bible rend,
not only for its authority, revelations,
commanda and exactness obligatory yes
terday, to-.luy and forever, but for it 1
literature, its pathos, it dim imagery, its
sayings of consolation and wisdom and
universal truth." Truly this Jjook of
books must be the Hook of God. I
Put we have a higher proof of biblical
inspiration even than this, and that is
the perfect adaptness of the Word of God
to the conditions of all classes and kimla
of men. Dr. Storrs well says: "Tho
treatise of Plato on immorality is attrac
tive to the scholar, but obscure and dull to
the unlettered man; the Veda of the Hin- '
dus is, as a whole, unintelligible; the Kor
an is said to be a scaled book to the ma
jority of its constituents. In contrast to
all these, the llible tills the. whole cir
cumference of man's endowment; it
touches every thought and feeling in this
great humanity; it is adapted to inspiro
sage, to instruct the savage, to guide the
child." Truly, this is a universal book, 1
answering man's deepest questions, soiv- I
ing nan's most intricate problems, il-
luiniuating man's most darkest hours, giv
ing him support in life, peace in death, '
and a song of sweetest melody amid the
ineffable glory of the eternal world. Thi
gifted Ha Hum felt this wncn he said:
1 lie Bible fits every fold aud crevice of
toe human spirit." Not so philosophy,
education, science. Our astronomer point
out Cranus and Jupiter, but not the Star
of Pcthleheim Our geologists unfold
earth' strata, but reveal no Hock of Aes.
Charles iieade, the litterateur, writes thu
first line of his own epitnnh, "Rcade, Dra
matis), Journalist. Novelist:" but Charles
P.eade, tho Christian, pens the other line:
"I hope for a resurrection, not from any
power of nature, but from the will of the
Lord God Almighty." Whence came that
revelation save through the dome window
of the sky? i.e Hihlo nlone answers our
deepest questions, solve our most intri
cate problems, illumines our darkest
hours. There ran be no night when it
gives no song, no desert where it furnishes
no fountain. It revelations supply sup
port in life, peace in death and songs of
everlasting joy beyond life. No heart is
too hard for its truths to melt, no sin too
great for the Bible to banish, no life ton
degraded for the Bible to transform. Only
let a man teat God's Word and he will
have in its favor an argument that no
sophistry can destroy and no skepticism
touch,
The Heart's Influence.
If there i joy in your heart, let it shine
hi your face. This is one of the lesser
ministries of love the cheering power of
happiness, livery bright faul uiukes a
.brighter world.
Tho Ants' Suspencion Bridge.
Men build bridges of strong wire
ropes, monkeys r.iako them by cling
ing to one another's tall. There are,
hoirevor, ether creatures who make
suspension bridges the duvlo rat cf
Africa. It Is half an inch long, with a
big head. A largo ant takes bold of
the branch ot a tree with bis forelegs;
be clings, letting bla own body bang;
then another ant climbs down the drat
one, to whose hind legs he clings, let
ting his own body hang; so the little
toUowa heep on until a long chain
bangs from the tree.. Then they awing
until the one at the loose end catches
bold ot the tree they wish to reach,
and the bridge la complete. Aa soon
as the main body of th army baa
crossed the bridge tbe ant on tbe first
tree Iota go of the branch and climbs
jp his comrades to tho second tree.
The other makers of tbo living auspea
lion bridge follow their leader'a ex
ample, and they take their place at the
rear of the marching column.
Elactrio and Crucible Steal.
Microicopio wxperimanta have
abowo that tho electrically made ateel
da not different In any way tram
Icruaible atawC,
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments
Novtmbcr 8.
For
Sabj:cf; David's Grid Over Absalom 2 Sim.
xvll'., 24-33-Ooldco Text, Prov. xvIL,
24 Memory Verses, 3I-JJ Comoen,
lory on the Dey'i Lesson.
I. The battle array (vs. 18). 1. Tho
time was about three months after Absa
lom assumed the throne, i. The plnce was
the forest of Kphraim in Mount Gilead,
not far from Maliunaim, where David was.
This region is s,til! covered with thick oaks
and tangled bushes, and thorny creepers,
growing over rugged rocks and ruinous
precipices. 3. The nrmy of Absalom must
nave been very much larger than David's,
for 20,000 men were slain, besides the many
that escaped. But they had no such disci
pline and organization as David's troops,
and no "Old Guard" like David's band of
000 heroes. 4. The army of David was di
vided) into three divisions under three able
generals. Gideon had divided bis handful
into three, that lie might make a simulta
neous impression on three different parts
of tho Midinnite host, and thus contribute
the better to the defeat of the whole. So
David divided his nrmy into three, that,
meeting Absalom's at three different points
ne might prevent a concentration ot the
enemy that would have swallowed up his
whole force.
II. Tho defeat and death of Absalom
(vs. 017). Absalom met the servants of
David in battle and was defeated. In his
flight Absalom rode upon a mule. For bim
to ride upon a mule perhaps David's own
was a mark of royalty (1 Kings 1: 33,
38). His head caught in the forked boughs
ot a tree, ana ne nnng tncre. stunned nnd
helpless. Perhaps his long, thick hair got
entangled, but there is nothing to support
the common idea that Absalom was sus
pended merely by his hair. .losephus savs
that bis hair was ' entangled." Then .loah
took three darts and thrust them through
tbe heart of Absalom. He alone felt strong
enough to disobey the king. He did the
net for David's own sake. Doubtless he
thoroughly believed that Absalom's death
was the only effectual way of ending this
most guilty and pernicious inurrcctinn,
nnd to preserving the country from ruin.
Absalom living, whether banished or im
prisoned, would be a constant nnd fearful
danger. Absalom dead, great though the
king's distress for the time might be,
would he the very salvation of the country.
Joab held back the people from further
slaughter. Absalom's body was cast into a
pit and a great heap of stones thrown
upon it.
Iff. Tidings from the battle (vs. 19 33).
Swift runners brought tho news from tho
battlefield to the king. 24. "Th? two
gates." The heavy fortifications had prob
ably an outer and nn inner gate at the base
of a battlr-mented tower, in which was a
"chamber" (v. 33). On the Hat roof of this
tower, but shaded from public view, David
waited to hear tidings of the battle. The
outer gate was level with the city wall, aud
the gateway would leave some space be
tween that and the inner. Compare Kli
going out and sitting by the wayside,
watching for the coming of some riinncr
from the field of war (1 Sam. 4: 13).
"Watchman." Kvery gate and outpost of
the tower would be guarded bv vigilant
watchmen at such u time. "Ro'of." The
flat roof of the gateway on the side of the
outer wall. The picture of the anxious
watcher at tbe gate of Mahanaim gives us
a faint insight into the heart of the Father
above. The world is full of Ahsalom who
have risen up against their heavenlv Father.
25-28. "If he be alone." D;vid judged
that if the man was running alone he wag
bringing news from the battle. If the
nrmv had been routed manv fugitives
would have been coining together. "I'nto
tho porter." One stood at. the top of the
tower, and the other was below to attend
to opening and closing the gate. "A good
man." David had had proof of his fidelity
during the progress of the war. nnd was
ure that such as he would not be chosen
for the thankless work of bearing bad
news. "All is well." This in the Hebrew
is one word. "Peace." It was the usual
word of greeting. "Fell down." An act of
homage to the king. "Delivered up." Lit
erally, "shut up." restrained nnd confined
within bounds, instead of leaving them at
large.
29. "Is Absalom snfe." There is n ten
derness in the words which reveals the
yearning of the fatherly heart. He seems
more anxious about the welfare of the
"young man" thnn about the issue of the
battle. David was thinking of the ominous
words, Tho sword shall never depart from
thy house. The sword had devoured one
eon; was it now to claim another? And
where lyould it stop? Ahimaaz saw the
king's distress nnd gave pn evasive answer.
Is the young man safe? This is a nucstion
every parent and every friend of young
men should ask. Is tho voung man snfe
from intemperance, from bad companions,
from bad books, from dishonest conduct,
from bad habits? Is he safe in Jesus
Christ? Is he snfe in n good home nnd
among good influences! Is he safe for this
world! Is he safe for eternity! Ask your
eelf, also, what you are doing to make bim
and keep bim safe!
30-32. "Stand here." He has given his
message, and i thu dismissed to rest after
the toilsome running. Ho is, however, al
lowed to place himself near, that he mnv
bear what further tidings the Cushite
nrings. Cushi. An Ethiopian slave in
the service of Joab. "Hath avenged." I
Hath nrononnced a favorable verdict in his i
cause and delivered bim out of the hand of
his enemies. "Enemies of my Lord." The
Lord hath done thee justice on thy ene
mies. He answered tho question ubont
Absalom indirectly, ret so m not onlv
clearly to make known bis e'eath. but also .
to express condemnation upon his hostile I
attempt against his father and king.
IV. David mourns for Absalom (v. 33). I
33. "Much moved." Seized with violent
trembling and grief. "The chamber." An
apartment in the upper part of tho tower i
of. one of the gates; the nearest place
where he could be alone. "Wept." Loudly
lamented. "O my son Absnlnm!" There is
not in the whole of the Old Testament a
passage of deeper pathos than this. The
imple beauty of the narrative is exquisite,
and we are irresistibl reminded of Him I
who, while He beheld the rebellious city of I
Jerusalem and thought of the destruction i
it was bringing upon itself, wept over it
(Luke 19: 41). "Died for thee." So Moses 1
(KX. sz: 3J) and so St. Paul (Kom. 0: 3)
would have tacriflced themselves, had it
been possible to save other. Hi wish to
die in Absalom' stead was no mere extrav
ai ince of grief. David knew hi own peace
wa made with God; he could die at any
time. If Absalom were (pared in life he
might yet repent. The cause of David'
grief were, 1. David' love for Absalom.
2. The bitterness that Ahsalom had come
to such a sad end. 3. The consciousness
that hi own tin wai partly the cause.
His Salary One Cent a Year.
Maurice. 1'roctor of Mineral Polut,
Wis., is said to receive tbe smallest
check drawn by the national govern
ment. The alip of paper with the seal
of Uncle Bam on It calls for 1 cent
and Is paid annually. It Is In remun
noratlon In full for carrying the malls
from Mineral Point to Dodge vllle. A
twelvemonth ago, when the bids were
made for tho contract, there waa a
deal of rivalry between a dozen or
more of those who wished to serve
the government In this capacity, and
Proctor, who la wealthy, and does
not need the money, offered, In due
form, faithfully and promptly to per
form tbe taak for a penny a year.
Old Lovers United.
Mies Jennie BLadd of East Rox
bury and Samuel H. Holman of Ran
dolph were married at Nortbfleld, Vt.,
some time ago. There la a bit ot ro
mance In thia event; aa Mr. Holman
and Miss I -add were engaged to be
married twenty-alx year yeara ago
For some reaaon tbe engagement wai
broken off and Mr. Holman has since
been twice married. Miss Ladd re
mained single and now after many
yeara ha accepted her old lover tor I
b-tabaod.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPICS.
November 8 "Great Men of the Biblel
What Elijah TeacliesUs"2 Kings 2:1,
12; Malt II 14; Jas. 5, 17, IS.
8crlpture Verses. Hvont of Elllah'f
history. 1 Kings 17:1; Ltilta 4:23;
James B: 17. 1 Kings 17:5; 17:21;
18:38. 19; Rom. 11:2; 2 Kings 1:10;
Luko 9:54; 2 Kings 2:8; 2:11. 2:13,
Matt. 17:3; Mai. 4:5.
Lesson Thourjhts.
Tho man of God may be confident
Of ll'lB Own Victory, thnilirh nmtnucH h
i overwhelming; majorities.
wnai aisungtiisheil Elijah from oth
er men of his time was what bis oamo
slgnlfled concerning him. "Jchcvah
Is my Btrength."
Selections.
Elijah was far more roy! than
Ahab, for faith made lilm a king bo
fore tho Lor d. He it ours to act la
tho same hurolc spirit, never fearing
the face of man, but facing the Lord's
fo93 with unflinching valor. So shall
wie win the "well done good and faWh
ful servants," which should be tho
highest object of our ambition.
The Lord came to Elijah In tho still
small voice, rebuking the timidity that
distrusted the Lord aftpr the miracles
of fire and tiempest at Mt. Carmel had
ceased. Not miracles alone testified
to the presence of God. but equally
the silent operation of moral causes,
the gradual development of truth
light and love. Our faith In ?rovi'
donee Is distorted when we are always
straining after marvels, waiting for
signs of tempest and earthquake,
hearing no voices of the night, seelns
no wonders In the dawn. An earth
quake may startle California once a
year; tho flowers bloom all the year
round.
Let every child of Ood Ins strong and
of good courage! Only believe, ye
who are at the brook Chcvrlth. and In
the wilderness ! for faith can supply
the want of everything temporal, and
faith Is the grnve of care. May he
who givoth songs In tha r.lght, teacb
us all the song of the royal Psalmist,
"I will both lay me down in peace, and
Bleep; for thou, Lord, only makest
dwell In safety."
Suggested Hymns.
O worship the King, Rll-glorlous
above.
Iead, kindly light, amid the circling
gloom.
Take thou my hand, and lead me.
A mighty fortress Is our Cod.
Is the cruse of comfort failing?
Kuccmpud along the hills ot light.
EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS.
November 8 The Power of Cooslaot Life
Neb. 5. 9; Rom. 14. 22.
Living is the test, cf a Christian. Ifo
may use more or fev:;r words about
his religion, but religion's final test
Is tho quality of life it produces.
There is a certain law for thB
Christian. It Js the law of the un
fettered conscience. This inner volco
must be glv;;n the utmost freedom.
When It disapproves its warning must
be obeyed. Otherwise Its disap
provals will become less emphatic, and
it will no longer be the fr.eadly Bixth
sense, distinguishing good and evil.
Few men are theologians. They are
not Bk'illcd in Judging statements of
doctrine. Hut they are experts In Judg
ing conduct. They quickly detect the
lie In a church member's life, aud
despise the conscience that permits it.
On the other hand, nothing Is quite
Bo sura of their respect and admira
tion as a Christian life that Is In har
mony with the Christian book.
The man. whose conscience la un
geared nvay rejoice whr-n his con
science does not trouble him. The
onsclenco void of offense is an en
viable possfsslon. "Happy is the man
who condemneth not that thing which
he alloweth." Or, to turn it around,
Happy la tho man who does not per
mJt hlmsflf to do that thing which he
condemns.
But how shall such happiness be at
tained? We do not naturally possess
It. Our experience reveals to us what
it revealed to Taul. a law of discord
In our members; when we would do
good, evil Is present with us. The un
aided struggle to live up to our own
Ideals that Is, to our conscience Is
a hopeless one. Hut there Is deliver
nnco within reach. "There is there
fore now no condemnation to them
that aro In Christ Jesus." ThB life
that is surrendered to the Saviour
will bo a consistent Hie, anc it will
be power among men.
"The reproach of the heathen,"
which Nehemluh urges as a reason for
consistent living among God's people,
Is a real scarce of shame unto this
day. It Is a greater hindrance to tha
(lospel than prejudice or hard-hearted-neas.
The chlfef reason why Christian
ity is not to-day really tho supivme
moial and rplfltual pswer In all the
world Is that so many ChristluiiH do
net kike their faith seriously. With
the exception of a lew things tacked
on to their lives, they do not differ
from their non-Christian neighbors.
A Christian man's business muvt be
Christianized, or his refiglon will bring
tipon him the reproach of the heathen.
It will not avail that be teaches a
Bible class in his church, if he does
not make the bible's teaching felt In
his business. We ne-ed to learn that
religion Is a thing of the whole life;
we need to be ashamed of everything
wo do that niakt-a our religion a scof
fing and a by-word among those that
ere not yet Christians.
An Intelligent Cat
Prof. It. Ia Garner tells an Interest
ing cat story: A ceitain cat was shut
up In a room where there was a speak-ing-tubo
which he bad frequently seen
used in calling people.
Desiring to get out of tho room and
having no means of opening the door,
he climbed upon a chair near the tube,
erected himself upon bis bind legs,
steadied himself by placing bis paws
upon the back of tho chair, placed his
mouth to the tube and began wulcln,
and mewing Into It.
In this attitudo be waa found by his
young mistress, who came Into tbe
room at the moment that be waa try
ing to call someone to his aid.
J Cinnamon.
Cinnamon la the bark of a little trea
belonging to the laurel tribe, which
grows profusely In the forests of Cey
lon, where It doubtless originated.
Sugarcane la cultivated at the present
day In all tha warm regions of tbe
globe, but It waa first grown In south
urn Asia, whence It spread Into Africa
and later Into America. The clove
came originally from tbe Moluccas.
The bop plant seems to be a native of
Europe and western Asia, and at tha
jtresent time It grows wild in Kurope
Croin England to the Mediterranean.
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.
roiMm lllvlnr l'r-rnrf Trup Content
ment I Not to tin Funnel bv Tlinso Who
Ni'ek It by a Lowering ot Thi-lr .Moral
Stnmlaril.
Lord nf part hi Thy fonninir li.ind
Well thia beauteous trump hnth planned;
Wood that wnve nml hills that tower,
flienn rolling in ili power;
Yet, amid thiH Nr-enr m fair.
Should I cense Thy mnilo to xlur",
A lint were nil itM ji y. to me
Whom huve.l on on' earth h it Thru?
Lord of heaven! beyond our siili!.
Shine u world of inner hubt :
There in love' unclouded reiun
Parted hnntU Khali meet attain.
Oh, that world i painif fair!
Yet. if Thou wert nbnent tnere.
What Were nil it jov to inr? V.
Whom have 1 in heaven but Thee.'
1!. (irant.
lliippfnep.
ff we jmljro men by their :irtlon and
the object which they pumip. their chief
(lenire deems to .e that they may attain
happinesH. A man is railed h!cii.rd who
can invent a new joy, or show h, fellow
men the way to further pleasures. Tin
chief iiucKtion asked, in a chaiiRC of posi
tion or occupation, often ist "Will I
like the new place better than the old?"
Men will toil hard, early and lute, and
lo it willingly if you can only sh w them
.i recompense ot happiness at the end of
it all.
Hut this world is. after all. n sad one.
U i full of disappointment, sick, sorrow,
inp, baflled nnd defeated men. The cynic
is everywhere in evidence. ISrisht hope
lire blasted. Riches t:i!te unto themselves
wini! and lly away. Position, talent, nnd
hopeful worldly inllucncc are no protec
tion aeainst the Mngue of black care.
Wc have then, savs the ( liicaso Ad--ancr,
the anomaly of man fitted for hap
piness, and desiriiiv it above all thinis,
vet havinir it flee from him. Some phil
osophers hae declared that tho whole
World is an illusion, and that there is no
nub thin? as rcalitv. It is impossible, we
are told, for a man to attain tho thinizs
which he desires, nnd that it is useless
for him to fret himself about them. The
(Sreek expressed this iiha in the fnb'c
of Tantalus in Tartarus. lie was ini-mer-ed
in water up to his chin a'ld a tno
loaded with luscious fiuin linn its
brain lies just over his head. lie was
thirsty and hunixty. but when he at
tempted to drink, the water 'lied from
him, nnd when he tried to pick the fruit,
jitst above his head, it vanished away.
Hut why should hapoiness lice from (i
man when he so ardently desires it? The
trouble is that men tor the most part
seek it throinth relaxation, and the lower
inn of the standards. It is the old historv
rtf Adam and Kve over a :ain. There was
n scttlin down ot moral intenritv on their
part for the graspiiiK of what they con
sidered n greater lianpincss. Men nslc
to-day: "Whv should we obey this or
that Inw of Grid. man. or of our moral
nature, when it bars the wav lo our en
joyment?" This is part of the revolt
against what men call "I'ltritanisin." Tho
(.'hinamnn smokes his opium pipe regard
less of the consequences, because it. for
the time being, brings to him dream nf
rurprising bliss. Men seem to care little
for tho consequence in their pleasure,
and nonce come their wanderings in bleak
wildernesses.
Jesus Christ sho ,ed that if n man would
p' truly hanpy he must attain to this
happiness through a mastery of the sitiia
..on. There is no joy like that of the
victor. It. is the man who has gone down
into the tumult and uproar of life nnd
fought nnd eonouered in some good cause
who t.istes of the nectar of supreme joy.
The master words with Christ were:
right wnteh and pray:" here is the en
trance to the real I'topia for which men
feck. The ihan who has nn n.astery over
his appetites, pissions and temper can
never i.mnv what genuine joy is.
The conditions of hanpines which pro
duce no illu-ions and brighten more and
more unto perfect day ore not ilillicult to
name. There inn.-t he some supreme ob
ject of love ami hope noon which the
heart is lixed. There must be a harmony
with the wnl of God. There must lie eii
durance in the came of .Usus ('brut.
There must, be an inner peace which no
outer tumult can disturb.
T)id Not Care For III Soul.
William A. Sunday, the well known
evangelist nnd ex-baseball player, who
was recently ordained as a minister by
the I'rtsbvterians in Chicago, and w ho wn'
largely instrumental this spring in mak-
C Marengo, 111., n no-saloon town, tell
this Htriking nersonal exner'eneer
"I will never forget a sccn.i I witnessed
as long a I live. I left the tent where
we wero holding meetings down in I'aria,
'II., one night, and among the number who
left last wn a young man thnt I wa e-
.-eiallv attracted to bv hi fine looks. I
walked down the street with him, and
put to him the invariable question, 'Are
you a Christian ' He said, Wo. sir, I am
not. Then T iied evei-v Scripture and
every argument to get him to promise me
to give his heart to God. but rould not
succeed. When about to separate I said
'n' vollr father and mother
alive.' 'Hotli alive,' said he. 'Is your
lather a Christian? 'Don't know; he has
been ft steward in the church for several
years.' -Is your mother a Christian?'
'ion t know; has been superintendent of
Sunday school of the fame church for
some tune.' Have you a sister?' 'Ye,
sir.' 'Is she a Christian?' 'Don't know:
ho ha the primary department in the
Sunday kcIiooI.' -1)o vour father and
motliir ever ask tbe lilcmng at the ta
bin?' 'No, sir.' 'Did your father, mother
or sister ever nsk you to he a Christian?"
"Mr. Sunday, as long as I can remember
my father or mother or sister ne er said
n word to mo about mv soul.' He said.
'Do vou believe they think I am lost?' I
rould not answer such argument. It is
MX years ago this coming October since I
heard this. I can bear his words ringing
in my ears 'Do you believe they think I
am lost V
Cod' I'romUea Hure.
God i ever better than we think. We
aro not so readv to realize that God is ure
to make good Hi promise, as He is readv
to remember Hi every assurance nnd to
give good irift according to Hi children'
needs. One of God's loved and loving
rtulilren, expressing gratitude for the com
ing of a longed-for blessing, nuid: "God
t.pd ine long ago that some dav this should
come to me, and I could not doubt Hi
Word. When it ,.,,.. I ...... .. .i : i
- ....... . . r uul Hiii)iribeo.
only in a way n the coming of the in-
""!" us. isouutiiiirs, vou
know, we are surprised to see the aim iise
or the tide coino in." Oh, that nil of us
were a ready to be a sure of God' word
a of the rising of the sun or the coming
in of the tide! Suuday School Tunes.
iteroinpenae of KufTerlnf,
Have you over thought that ome day
vou will never have anything to try you
or anybody to vex you again? There Mill
b no opportunity in that happy nulin to
learn or to show the nirit of imtuince,
forliearancc and long siillcnng. If vou are
ever to learn these thing you must leant
them now, and oh, when you hal! nee
those gloriou jewel shining in some one
elue crown which wero formed out ui
Wur of sorrow and drop of blood, what
would you not give to lot uble to live your
lifl fiver anttin ami Ann tl.a
winch can only come from triul and uf-
ivi ins i-jumvnvw Dioipvou.
Women Enjoyed Cigars.
Two women entered the smoking
car of a train from Sprlngflold, 111.,
a few nlghta ago Just aa tbe atari
toward Worcester waa being made andl
sought seats. "Tbiu la tbo smoking
car," aald one of the men aouted neat
the door. Tbe women assured biro
that they were possessed oi Informa
tion to that enect and thereupon aat
down aud one of tlto woman produced
two otears. These were lighted and
the woman puled peacefully and
somewhat vigorously.
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
General Trade Condlllons.
A Gj,,n aml Co 's "Weekly Review
tn'ic says: iNunicrous labor con
troversies have appeared and more fur.
nine Htiit nuns have closed, the ten
dency being to operate only the plants
i"""1 .. ic most mixlern equip.
netu. i Here; t. no anxiety rciardinff
me special session of
Longress ami despite the curtailment of
activity in many manufacturing lines
iicavy volutin: oi pumiios is be no
trnnc.,......!
t-..;i...... .i.:. .. ...
. " wcck numbered 279 m
..... luicu .-jiaies, compared with 2.10
iusi year, ami 111 Canada twenty-six,
KHMM iwcniy-twn a year ao.
urau.strccts says: Wheat, imluditiR
Ibiur, exports f.r the week aggregate
4.2"3,oHn bushels, nitaiiist .'.X'i.s.'.io last
wcck. 7,oKj.U7 this week la-t year,
4-952.134 i" lyoi ami 4,o.tJ.o;tt in 1900.
Lorn exports f,,r the week aKftrcKaie
!.oo,8H5 bushels, against 1.410.41. last
week, 84.564 a year a-n. l.ii.'8S in
ll ami .W05.651 in Igoo.
LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Flour Spring clear, $.vSorTi 4 00; best
ratent $5.xi; choice Family $4 2;.
Wheat New York No. 2, m'k;
I'liilailclpliia o, 2, 8?,'4''i8t"..; Haiti
more No. 2 84c.
Corn New York. N'o. 2. SK; Phila
dclphia No. 2. sojiso'-c; Baltimore
No. 2, 54c.
Oats New York X.. 2. 41"'. ; Phila
delphia No. 2, AVjfa A.V, Baltimore No
2, 42'.,c.
Green Fruits and Vegetable. Ap
ples Maryland and VirKinia, per lrl,
fancy, $1.00171.25; do, fajr to pond. 75c
7i$i.oo; do, Western Maryland and
1 ciinsyivatiia. packed, per brj $i.,urtt
i.oo; do, New York, assorted, per' br!
5J JoM 00; !o, do. o. as. per brl $!.;:
((12.25. Beets Native, per bunch t
f-'jc. Cabb.mc Native, per 100 $2.c
0i 3.00: do, New York State, prr ton
Su.onfri 14.00. Caulillmvcr New York
per barrel or crate $r .jooi j 00. Cran
berries Cape Cod, per brl $7.50?; 00;
dr,, per box $1.75 v( ..oo. Celery New
York Stale, per dozen 2yi"i'4oc; do,
Michigan, per dozen l..vic; do, na
tive, per bunch, 4'Vi5r. Carrots Native,
per bunch I'.ii' jc. Corn Native, pet
dozen, field, HOi ioc- do. ncr docn so.
par, iNo-jj. KgKplants Native, per
100 $2.00012.50. drapes Concords, per
5 lb basket C Ue; do, Niagara, do. iC
Qi 17: tin. Delaware, do. iS'o jo; do, Ca
tawba, do, no, 12: do, New York, black,
per basket 1217114. Lettuce Native,
per bushel box 25'W .15c. Lima brans
native, per bushel bo.x 5 1. 501 1 75. On
ions Maryland and 1'ennsvlvania, vel
bnv. per bit 5560; do. Western
White, per liu 65'7o. Pears Fasten)
Shore, KielTcr. per basket arti'wr; do.
do. per brl $1.501173; do. New York,
Bartlett, per brl $4 oo'i 5.00; do. do,
Scckcl, per brl $5.00600; do. do Duch
ess, per brl $2.50072.75: do. do. Slvl
dnn, per brl $4.006,4.50. Pumpkins
Native, each zViHryt. Quinces New
York State, per brl $5 001600. String
beans Anne Arundel, per bushel green,
uodi.osc. Spinach Native, per bushel
box 25(fT,joc. Tomatoes Anno Arun
del, per 5ii-baskit 251 30c; do, per
measured bushel ,V)35: do, Fastern
Shore, Virginia, per' basket 10115.
Turnips Native, per bushel box 251)
30c.
Potatoes. White Native. per hu
box, 001650; Maryland and Pennsyl
vania, prime, per' bu, 601650: New
York, prime, per bu, 601650. Sweets
Yellows, Maryland and Virginia, per
brl. $1.251150; Virginia, red, per br'i,
$1.0011.25. Yams Virginia, per brl,
?l.ooi 1.25.
Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk
clear rib sides, oKc; bulk clear sides,
10; sugar-cured shoulders, blade-cut,
10; sugar-cured shoulders, narrow. 8';;
sugar-cured shoulders, extra broad, 11;
sugar-cured California hams, 7U: can
cased and tmcanvascd hams, 12 ib and
nvcr, 15; hams, canvased and uncanvas
;d. 15 lbs and over, 3y. skinned. 131 .. ;
refined lard, second-hand tubs, g'; re
fined lard, half-barrels and new tuba,
o't; tierces, lard, 9.
Live Poultry Turkeys Young, ;
lbs and over, per lb i 140; do. old, do
per lb. r7i ij. Chickens Mens, bea.y
to medium, per lb f,?i2C; do, old
roosters, each 25?.?o; do, voting, larc
per lb U2. Ducks Voung, 3 lbs
and over, per lb Yi2c; do, fancy,
large, old, white, per lb Ii7:i2; do, do.
small, per lb (ii 10; do, Muscovy and
mongrels, per lb 100 12.
Fggs. Western Maryland and Penn
sylvania, per dozen, loss off, 2201 ;
Fastern Shore (Maryland and Vir
ginia), per dr.zen, loss off, t22; Vir
ginia, per dozen, loss off, ?22; West
Virginia, per dozen, loss olT, 2112,;;
Western, per dozen, loss off, (liu.
Butter Separator 22?2.t; fathered
Cream, 2o2i; Imitations, (it lo.
Hides Heavy steers, association and
saltcrs, late kill. 50 lbs and up. close se
lections. oMi lo;4c; cows and light
steers, 8().
I.IV3 SlOCk.
Chicago. Cattle Good to prime
steers $5 301 5 00; poor to mod 11111.
$.V50i5 00 ; Mockers and feeders $225
f'j'l lo; cows $1.3514 -'5: boilers $2i:o'o:
4H5; canners $1.35(0250; bulls Sj.oo;
4 35: calves $2.0014 00; Texas fed
steers $27513 50; Western steers
f3.ooj,475. Hogs Mixed and butch
ers $5.451580; good to choice lieavv
$5 45' 5 -fo: rough heavy $4ns7$.t':
light $5 25"'5K; bulk of sales $5 35i'
5 tjo. Sheep Sheep steady to 10c low
er; lambs steady to too lower; good to
choice wethers $3001450; fair to
choice mixed $2007300; native lamb?
$3.25715 6n.
Herrs Island Cattle str.vly: choice
$5 3.i';5 55; prime $5.1015.25: fair $3 c
074.15. Hogs higher; prime heavy $5.1
f" 5-Q5! mediums $5 05WK.00; heavj
Yorkers $5 oor5 9S; light Yorkeri
$5 7or,5-8o; oigs $5 3015 50; rough;
$4 .coOf 5 50. Sheep steady; prime weth
ers $3 7o7,3 85; culls and common $1 .5c
Ca'2.00; choice lambs $J.JoVs 50; vea'
calves $7.001775.
INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
Switzerland produce no coal.
Spain's cereal crop is valued at $137,-
000.000.
The imperial palace at Peking is to
have electric lights.
In IndianaiKilis 33 per cent, of the
population is German or of German
parentage.
Seven million persons in India are to
Lc vaccinated with plague serum.
The value of, timber is coiisidcrabl)
increased by floating in rafts, becausi
its tap, albtimenous and salty mate
rials are dissolved out.
The so-called oil of ror.es it manufac
tured from Hie grass Andropogon
schoenanthus.
Psychology is especially popular a
an elective study in all American uni
versities. Not more tlian 11 per cent, of the
deaths from heart disease occur at agei
under forty-6ve.
Scrap steel is now welded into a ho
mogeneous mass by a new composition
under pressure.
OI whites, who contracted tuberculo
sis during the war, one out of two and
half died, while ol negroes twelve out o;
thirteen died.
THE GREAT DESTKOYEK
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT?
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
Whjr the PI.Ia ,,or of tlm Knlnon fla
' '""if"1 ih w" ' N' Unwowurd PtB
J'urWoiiien Vlgorou Kxprlons
th Subject by Mr. Kdwln Knowlri.
lrnqiietionbly the ore test evil tht
tnen;-e our national life to day is drunk-
nne among women. Knough ha beeK
1 -id 1:1 both Unlit and rrifiu vein about
the practice ot "uenteel tippling" by we,
men of the no-railed upper elMe, and i
shall refer to them only incidentally. Of
far greater import i the increase in drink
lni; by women in humble circumstance,
the wive of hard-working mechanic, th
mother of lare families It i of fP
jireatrr import, became these women r
of the "plain people," and there nre mors
'pluin people" than any other ort. tin
long as they are ohpr, industriou and!
VirtllOll it inakr little differenen if lh
Hive dinner to mnnkev at Newport oe
how many eases of champagne are eon
urned at pink tea on Fifth avenue.
With these women opportunity mean
a great Heal. In nme respect the wont
opportunity i the bivgeat in the Kngli.bj
language. lint it ha nn added aiirmfi.
f a nee when it clear the wav for thr
women to become habitual drinker. And
the aide door of the alnon leading to
Wine room for Women "hen ennn," I
call them i just another definition of tho
word opportunity. The aide door of tha
aloon ha opened the way to the down
ward path for more women in humble eir
eumatance than all other avenue com
bined. 'I he poor creatures think their
need a atimnlant. Possibly they do. Hut
I doubt whether
honor if it were not for that aide door.
These women Would not think nf going;
in the front door of the aalonn. It
not be considered respectable, and they
still retain a certain amount of pride a
to their standing nninng their acquain
tance. Kvn the bartender who nerve
drink in the wine room would lm
righteously shocked if llrv were to como
un to the bar and ask for I heir I in nor.
Thev could not no into the swell rnfr
where their more weallhv i.ters aip their
cocktails and hi"hh.i!la. ' Th'-v would not
be admitted. Trut the waiters in tha
cafes for being good judsc of wardrolie.
r-o tney co to the side door of the saloon,
which always stands invitingly oncn from
lone before sunrise until Inne nfier wnnat
honest people are abed.
Thus the aide door is the main oppor
tunity for women. It is the women's
annex to the saloon. It is tlnro for no
other nurpoe. When ft man w.ints a
drink he goes in the front door. With
hilU there is no neceeitV for rnnnpnlmnnl
unless it is on Snndav or after closing;
hours at night. Then his skulking is foe
the purpose of nroteetina the saloonkeen.
cr. not himself.
The nucstion might not be :o aeriou il
the women of the poorer r!acs were not
o serious about their drinking. Your so
ciety woman ia not nearly an liable to be
come an inebriate. She' starts to drink
ing because she think it smnrt. She mv
grow to like it. but, after all, drinking is
largely nn incident with her. The "dip
aomnniac" such an eunhemistic term!
i the execution. If she become a rel
drunkard he harms no one o much M
herself. She mnv injure her reputation,
but that i easily repaired. She Ims nr
family dependent on her work, no chil
dren crying for her attention, nnd h
never lo'r herself to auch an extent that
ill" neglect her lapdn?.
Radical aten should he taken with tha
riloon side door. It is the gateway t
damnation for women. If it is not feasi
bin to force saloonkeeper to pay an extra
license for this accessorv. elne it up. It
is niiniie the homes of neonle who ap
preciate homes. Home life "",ins every
thing to the poor peonV. Their amuse
ments are largely of the fireside variety.
A trin to the theatre is an event, not
nightly occurrence until thev get bored
to death. They don't go out to dinners
or attend balls.
The women come in closer contact with
their children. Thev have nn ni-emaid
to look after their lit'le ones. What can
lie the effect upon the younger genera
tion when the mothers crt drunk? A
mother in the police court "swerinff to?
the elnrce of intoxication! What s spec
tacle for a child!
If vou want to ston nine-tenths of tha
drunkenness among women, who nre the
wives of workinpmen. close the side door
that admits them to the ' hen coops." In
that wav vou remove the opportunity ami
lessen tlic- tcmntntion. T am not' san
guine enough to believe that such a aten
would reform all nf them, but I believa
il will bent n'l the ternoer.ince lectures
that can be delivered and nil the pledTea
that can be s.Vped Mis. Edwin Knowle.
in the Xew York Tress.
More Dnngeron Than Mnlnrtn,
The famous Pr. Wtilfert has lately pub
lished a paper on the effect of alcohol on
Kuropeans in tropical countries. It i
more dangerous, he anv. that mnlnri or
climate fever, and at the same time affects
the digestive organs, the brain, nnd tho
nervous system. A person addicted to the
Use of alcoholic liquor will there have hi
stomach entirely out of order in two
weeks. It is the same wav with the nerves.
The moderate ue of alcohol continued
with the heat cause nn intolerable ntn
noVnce. weakness heaviness in the limb,
difficulty of working, and low spirit.
Tbe effects on the brain show themselves
bv dizziness nnd in tits of bad tmprr
that sometime cause real madness. Thesa
effect of the alcohol show- themselves es
pecially during the rainy time, when tha
nir is saturated with moisture. A a
proof that these trouble rea"v come from
alcohol can be mentioned that the Hol
lander in India who do not u---e nVohnlio
beverages are nb'e to work hard cither at
mental of muscular labor even during tha
hottest times.
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The Greatest Curs.
t'ndoubtrdlv the greatest curse to the
poor of this city is the drunkenness jiinuiig;
the wives and mothers. A drinking man
i often sober, but drinking woman al
most never.
The saloon with it aid door, it drink
ing booth fur women in the rear, u. I
firmly believe, the greatest obstacle in tha
way of reform. It afford an easy oppor
tunity (or women to get th.'ir liquor. It
i more than an opportunity; it is temp
tation to idle women of a retlc temper
ament. It i true that a person bent on getting
liquor can buy it at aome place or other.
Hut the saloon side door i far more po.
tent, and in my opinion constitutes tho
gravest menace of all that threaten th
poor of New York. It baa wrecked thou
sand of home bv degrading the wive
and mothers, and has dotted Potter's
Field with the "raves of women. State
ment from the b nch of Yorkville Tolieo
Court by Magistrate Cbarlua A. Fluiume-.
New York City.
Th Cruude la Brier.
Goldnboro, N. C, is planning for a local
Prohibition campaign nder tha leader
ship of the Anti-Saloon League.
Tha. City Council of Sault 8te. Maria,
Mich., baa violated a S tnteatatute by grant
ing a license for a saloon to be located
within &X feet of the high school. Th
school board will carry the matter to tha
courts.
TL J. Gibbon, of Corydon, Ky., who waa
Indicted for selling alcoholic liquor in that
l rohibition town, ha brought suit lor
.iOOO damages c;aint two wholesalers of
I'aducab, who, ho alleges, sold him tha
limior in aueition as non-alcoholic pala ala.
Philadelphia brewer and distillers sra
charged with putti'ig salicylic acid into,
their product, and Cr. H. H. Warren,
State Dairy and Food Commissioner, ia
launching a crusade against litem on taak
scort.
Nine hundred lid twenty-two licensea
for liquor sollera have beeu issued ia Ver
mont sii'co the lice-iso law went into ef
fect. Slid report from ail ruarter indi
cate that tbe tsUte i growiug heartily '
sick of it, experiment, drunkenness a:d
criins iitcreasiug iteadily.
The workings cf high license in New
Huiiiihire, after fifty years of prohibi
tion, may ba inferred by tho published ut
terance of Judxe 1'ilUhiiry, a prominent ,
,isi of that Suite, who says tersely sott '
il(uiKcaiitly: "May Uod bale niercy o
turn btal Ull we vute agaiu." . ...