"ULTIMATE AMERICA"
in Eloquent Sunday Sermon By Rev. J.
A. Jenkins.
tbli Country tbt Spiritual Teicber of tb:
Nitlonf Our Soclil Ideal.
Unooi.LVX, X. V. In Temple Israel the
I!ev. J. Alexander denkins, pastor of lm
aianucl Congregational Church, delivered
in address to a large audience on "Uiti
niste America, the Spiritual Teacher ol
Hie Nations." He said among other things:
It is a commonplace of the newer think
iiis that the evolutionary process culmin
iii in the soul of man, the whole mightv
movement being satisfactorily explained,
iiwrding to the thinking of the theistic
evolutionist when matter endowed with
iff and perfected through countless gener
it ions, has at last given to the mind of the
human being the instrument for the ele
nentnry exercises of its endless life. The
H niggles of theageaare justiiicd in tiiesoul.
I lie student of history is perplexed as he
leais the groanings and witnesses the tra
failings of the nations through the ccntur
rs, and his natural and legitimate query,
ik he beholds the rise and fall of nations,
. Where lies the goal of the peoples and
sliat justifies the toils and agonies of the
sec? The answer to this inevitable ques
tion is this: Almighty (rod leading the
lations toward tiie goal of the highest life,
md the struggles of the ages find justified
hon in the birth of the wonld-soul. And if
llic fa t that liod breathed into man' no
'.till the breath of life, so that he became
i living soul is suHieient recompense for
the bloody brute battles of the world's
tiv.y dawn, the thought that He will
Snathe a soul into the nations should like-j.-ise
he deemed ample compensation for
ihc groping and grapplings of the aspir
mis for national permanency and suprem
acy. The American colonists were not the
3it men to tight for independence, but the
unlives that produced the Declaration of
Independence made their light epoch
narking as no other fight had ever been.
'Jther nations had given up slavery, but
no nation was ever oefure called upon to
furnish so awful a proof of sincerity oi
oiotive in striking the shackles from the
bmb of the enslaved. Other nations have
bad to deal with the problem of undesir
tblc aliens, but no nation ever felt as feels
America the imperativeness of a course of
tction based upon righteousness and jus
tice. Other nations have seized the terri
tory of the weak and helpless, but none
das felt such deep, unselfish solicitude for
I dependent people as has characterized
ur country in her dealings with a primi
;ivc people committed to her care ns the
tmtrome of her intervention in tho inter
fsts of humanity. Other nations have had
to effect adjustments between employer
Hid employe, but no nation has ever been
sailed upon to effect such nn adjustment
alien the conditions presented revealed ao
lcai-ly the fact that a great principle uf
Universal importance is involved. The set
tlement pf the "labor problem" in demo
iratic America means the setlement for the
world, for here the employer of the high
est type meets the worker of the highest
type, and the final result will be in keep
In with the character of the contestants.
.So we are learning the lesson of deliher
Iteness; and one of the most promising
liens of the times is the tendency to deal
tnlh great questions cautiously nnd calmly.
The result of this course will be that what
the new America settles will stay settled.
She will settle, and that for all time, the
question of the rights of inferior peoples,
'.he question as to the character of the edu
tation most to be desired, the question of
the relation of employer to employed.
America is to-day solving the accumulated
problems of the ages. And God is willing
that she should have time to complete her
task.
In view of what has been said, it will
strike us as a fact of solemn import that
Mir country is preparing for her yet lurger
erviee through the alow, constant develop
ment of her religions consciousness. The
existence and growth of this consciousness
the superficial observer of our life and in
stitutions might feel inclined to denv.
Ncveitheless, we are convinced thut this
most necessary condition for present and
future leadership exists.
Where shall we seek for this religious
tontciousness? Shall we look for it in the
institutions set apart us avowedly relig
ious? No man has the right to scoff at or
ganized religion. Our schools, our churches,
our synagogues nre, on the whole, true to
fheir mission. Hut the truly effective re
liuious consciousness must be found in
tuner places as well in the editorial sanc
tum, in the political gathering, in the mart
tnd the busy street. It us find this con
piousness in these places, no matter what
its form, and we shall have as good a guar
intee of the divine favor an though we had
gazed upon overflowing houses of worship
nd listened to the eloquence of the elect,
lhe religious spirit which makes for Amer
ican pre-eminence may be discerned in
many phases of the national life, but it i
strikingly evident in the new press, the
hew politics and the new social ideal.
J here are many, doubtless, who would not
concede that the press of the country fur
nishes an evidence of growing national
righteousness, but the fact remains, that in
the newspapers of our land there is a dis
tinct trend toward righteousness and god
liness. The truthfulness and force of our nre.
fnt contention wilt aeem to many hard to
TuCOIi?ile with tlie-well-known fact that in
lhe United States the avowedly religious
Journals are steadily losing ground. But
even this fact, rightly interpreted, it not
on evidence of national decay. The relig
ious papers of to-day have a choice between
degeneration and evolution. The signs of
degeneration are stubborn adherence to de
nominational shibboleths, tierce champion
ship of exhausted dogmas and growing im
patience with progressive interpretation of
truth. The signs of evolution are the
throwing overboard of useless issues, and
the adoption of the leading features of the
great "secular" papers. The great relig
ious papers of the country to-day are such
"J name only. Were the content of one
of thes paper rearranged and printed in
newspaper form it would pas as new
I'aper, minus the newspaper' up-to-date
irt-iines. In the secular press, on the
other hand, there i steady progress and
tnti-eaiing vitality.' The moral tone of the
-American people is reflected in the new
Journalism, aud the fact that the citixens
of th republic desire righteousness is pat
nt to all who seek the underlying motive
of Journalistic enterprise of the highest
type. And this fact is most significant
when we remember that these great agen
cies of publicity, free discussion and edu
cation have a direct bearing upon the shap
ing of the ideals of the inflowing millions
of our population. The spirit of the
-American journalism is communicated to
the Americanized representatives of these
loreign peoples, and they in turn give it
to their dependent fellow through the col
umn of their publication. We have no
J'ght to assume that paper published in
foreign tongue stand for Old World an
archy; we should, the rather, heartily con
cede the fact that these journals, printed
in Italian, German, Hebrew, Welsh and
other languages, constitute a great mis
sionary agency for doing foundation work
in Americanism and altruism. Indeed, the
very fact that our citizens in th making
eagerly grasp these informing agencies is a
prophecy of great thing to tome. V
have her no isolated, lethargic, self-satis-bed
aggregation of human beings, but w
fcr.yt million of men who are being in
spired by the tir of a free country and by
facr institutions. The newspapers in th
band of these men are as banners waving
encouragement to faraway nations lying in
uuijcnes and distress.
When wo come to speak of th new
-American politics we invite the ridicule of
those who see in American politics at its
West only a crude "shirt-sleeve diplomacy."
d at its worst a contemptible system of
loot and graft. And th self-satisfied crit
ics of our political life ignore their own in
consistency in that they expect a govern
Went wbich they take pains to tell us is
only an experiment" to run with tho
smoothness of an old governmental ma
thin. The man who is content to liv in
a primitive cabiu, subject to th limitations
"f a semi-barbaric life, may have tranquil
ity and pence of a certain kind, but he
should lit th last person to scoff at th
nan who is battling sgsinst heavy odd
lur. better and wore adcu.us.te au;ojiiioiv
ttbns. As a nation we -are minding the
better house. We have found that it costs
labor and blood to secure the site for our
edilice, thnt our niaterinl, cut from the
toreets of the Old World, is roiiuli and un
seasoned: that sometimes our workers fail
to entpr unselfishly into the spirit of the
enterprise. We nt times discover, ton, that
we hnvp not followed correctly the nlnn ot
the great architect, and then it becomes
necessary for us to humble ourselves liy
tearing down part of the structure. But,
alter nil, the building grows, and its pro
portions already beuin to challense the nd
miration of the world. The critic, as he
sits at the cabin door of monnrrhy or aris
tocracy, brain with vaiue alarm to con-
last the cracked and crumbling walls and
the leaking thatch of his abode with the
rising mansion in the distance.
V'hc nation s sociul ideal makes Inexor
able demands iinoa. evzrr citizen of the re
public, 'the world ot to-day mart-els at
the matchless benefactions of our men of
wealth, and the nations nre asking why it
is that this unprecedented philanthropy is
so peculiarly American. It is due to the
imperative claims of our social ideal. Pub
lic sentiment demands, and men of wealth
recognize the demand as just, that private
wealth should be spent for the good of the
nation and for the good of the race. The
educator feels the same pressure. He hears
the voire of the people summoning him to
a free search for truth. The true labor
leader recognizes the same stern call to ser
vice: so he becomes a mediator, an arbi
trator between two great forces. The old
story in the good Hook tells us that a
Babel a mighty calamity befell the race
that there the speech of mankind became
confused. In this land of ours Babel is re
versed. The nations nre here assembled
to build the greater tower of truth, .and
the confusion of the Babel tongues gives
pi a co little by little to a new language, the
language of love, spoken by the toiling
millions, so that in a sweeter, grander
sense thnn ever before it is to be true that
the whole earth shall be "of one language
and of one speech."
Thalea of old. with so shadowy a con
ception of (iod that we know not whether
to classify him as atheist or as theist. yet
strangely conceived of deity as creating
the great world temple and so possessing
it as to reveal in its every part the pres
ence of the Creator. The world of our
time may seem strangely indifferent to
that presence of Jod which the seers of
the race feel to be the most tremendous
fact of life. But the world will not remain
forever content with mere things. The
time is to come when the nations must feel
the Divine Presence. When that time
comes the cry of the peoples will be,
"Wherewith shall we come before the
Lord?" God grant that in tlint solemn
day of the world's supreme need it may bo
granted unto us as the teacher of the na
tions to shout the great reply: "He hath
showed you, O nations, what is good; ami
what doth the Lord require of you but to
do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk
humbly with your Clod."
Iteststlng Power.
When a physician is called to a case
of severe illness, the first thing that he
estimates is the resisting power of the pa
tient. The chances for bis recovery nre
in proportion to his vitality. If there be
little of that at the outset there is small
hope of overcoming the disease. The re
sisting power of persons in full health is
such that in an epidemic they throw oil
the disease germs that, prostrate others.
One cannot always tell from appearances
just how much ability one has to withstand
the inroads of n malady. Some who ap
parently are robust almost immediately
succumb, while othera who look frail re
cover from violent attacks. Of course, dis
sipation, unhygienic living, tinhenlthful
surroundings sap one's resisting power, sn
that when a virulent ailment makes an
attack one has strength insufficient to
fight it off.
You see that it is not so much the ma
lignancy of the disease as it is the vital
ity of the man that determines the re
sult. Just so it is also in the moral world.
There are some persons living lives so up
right, so spiritually healthy, that they are
practically immune from temptation. And
when they are overcome, they soon dis
cover themselves, for their power of resis
tance is great. On the other hand, there
nre those who after succumbing to one
temptation are completely swept away by
the power of evil. How can that be ac
counted for? Obviously in the same way
that the ability to resist physical disease
is to be explained. There has been un
wholesome moral living; the mind ha!
been permitted to become familiar with
evil thoughts; the soul has breathed in
miasma and corruption until one has no
ability to put away temptation.
All this suggests the need of resisting
power both against disease and against
sin. A pure, clean, wholesome life, physi
cal and moral, will make one seeuo
against any barm that either can do.
Always st Our Side.
Sirs. Lucy Rider Meyer, tlie well-knowa
deaconess and writer, says:
"A busy woman entered her own room
as twilight shades were falling went di
rectly to her desk, turned on the gas. and
began to write. Page after page she wrote
The solitude became oppressive. flu
wheeled her chair around and with a shock
of joyful surprise looked squarely into tin
face of her dearest friend, lying on th
lounge at her side. "Why, I didn't know
you were here!" she cried. "Why didn't
you speak to me?" "Because you were si
busy. You didn't speak to me." eio with
Jesus here all the time. The room is full
of Him, always ready to greet us with I
smile but we are so busy. But when thi
solitude grows oppressive we sudden!)
turn, and lo. He is at our side. We speaV
to Him and H sneaks to us, and the soul's
deepest yearnings are satisfied."
Men Wanted.
There is nothing we are so much in tied
of in our city and country as holy men
When we think of tb "epidemic of crime'
that alarms us. the social depravity tha'
disgusts us, the commercial dishonest)
that startles us, we wonder if with out
opulence in. material resources and oui
spread of educational advantages, .we an
growing men, true men, as we ought.
Kev. John Thompson, Methodist, Chicago
Hi. t
Joy That Helps.
Christian joy is an experience of greal
depth and solemnity. It never overlooki
the sadness and sternness of life; it ii
never shallow or unreflecting; it is re
strained, tender, sympathetic, confident
W know it when we see it in the face of
any whom we love; it helps us. It. J
Campbell.
B at Your Best Always.
God's will come to thee and me it
daily circumstances, in little things equal
ly as in great. Meet them bravely. H
at your best always, though the occasioi
be one of the very least. Dignify tin
smallest summons by the greatness ot
your response. F. B. Meyer.
ELECTRICITY USEFUL.
Even on Coal Dock Whin It It UtHU
d for Motlv Power.
Even on a coal dock, where saving
fuel would seem to be as unnecessarj
a anywhere on earth, electricity hat
been adopted ai tbe Bole motive pow
er (or tramway, hoist, and othei
machinery. Tbla dock, with one mil
of water front and 2,000,000 aquart
feet of area, la at Dulutn, Minn. It li
owned by the Pioneer Fuel Company,
and la aald to be the moat perfectly
equipped fuel dock In the country.
Many other coal yard are plannlnf
to adopt electrle motors In the aami
way, for the convenient manner li
wbich they can be distributed often
advantagea that overbalance even thi
conaldoratlon of a superabundance o
fuel for steam power. The electrb
drives are used for operating cars am
derricks, and the other appliances foi
loading and unloading the coal, ai
well as to do all the repairing requti
ei In fact, all the work that macbln
ery does In the yard Is done by elec
trlcity. . ;
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
'.i TK.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY I.
Subject: Prayer anil I'rmnlse, Luke xl.,1.
13-Oohlen Text, l.nke xl n-Memnry
Verses, 11-13 Commentary dj the
Day's Lesson.
1. Christ teaching His disciples lo pray
!Vl-. .!' ."N "9 praying." It was the
habit of Christ to pray. Many instances
are referred to in the gospels ocsides tin;
general statement in Ileb. ii: 7. "When
He ceased." Perhaps lie was playing such
s powerful prayer as to arouse the feeling
that they knew not how to pray, and
needed to be taught. "Teach us to prav."
1 hey knew that praer was important, and
they had a desire for ability to pray aright.
As John also taught." Kacli new dis
pensation may not only have its new un
folding of truths, but its new revelations
may open new modes of access, and new
topics of prayer and modes of worship. A
different prayer was offered in the Mosaic
ritual from the patriarchal form. John
Jpened up a new scope of prayer; and this
new dispensation requires of Jesus to set
the range of prayer in accordance with tho
new range of truth, and the new position
)t man with iod.
2. "Say." The beauty and value of tho
lessons in the Lord's prayer arise trom:
I. The tone of holy confidence; it teaches
us to approach God ns our Father tKom.
s: l.i), in love as well as holv fear. 2. Its
thsoiute unselfishness; it is offered for all
the brotherhood of man. 3. Its entire
spirituality; of its seven petitions, one
only is for any earthly boon, and that only
for the simplest. 4. Its brevity and ab
sence of all vain repetitions (riecl. 5: 2).
5. Its simplicity, which requires not learn-,
ing. but only holiness and sincerity for it
universal comprehension. For these rea
sons the Father called it the "epitome of
the gospel" and "the pearl of prayers."
"Our Father." An expression of love and
:ondcrenaion. Here arc two grand ideas:
I. That tender and respectful love which
we should feel for liod, such as that which
children feel for their fathers. 2. That
jtrong confidence in Cod's love to us, such
us fathers have for their children. This
relation dictates to us reverence for His
person, xcal for His honor, obedience to
His will, submission to His dispensations
md chastisements, and resemblance to His
nature. "Which art iu heaven." In the
former clause we express His nearness to
us, in this His distance from u. In this
ive contrast linn with the fathers we have
here below, and so raise our souls to that
'heaven" where He dwells, and that ma
jesty and glory which are there, as i: their
uropcr homo.
ive us." The good things of this
life are the gifts of tlod. This teaches
us our dependence upon Him, nnd is a
lesson oi contentment, frugality and pa
tient labor, moderation, benevolence and
faith. "Day by day." In the order in
whicl our needs aire felt. '"Our daily
tiread." Life's most common necessity.
Strength to gain it. skill to earn it, power
to cat it uli are from liod. From Him the
oil, the seed, the mm, the harvest. .This
includes a prayer for tiie instruction of
Uod's word, which is often compared to
food (Joo 2.'!: 12; 1 Tim. 4: tl). und for the
ssistance und support of His grace, for
jtrcnuth to do His will, for that bread
which endurrtii unto eveiiasting life.
4. "Forgive us our sins." .Sin is here
represented us a debt. Man has nothing to
pay; if his debts are not forgiven they
must stand charged against him forever.
?in is nn old debt, a just debt, a great and
rowing debt. "We ulso forgive." Klse
how could we entreat Thee for pardon?
'Not into temptation." As the prayer for
daily bread raises us ubove care tor to-day,
slid the prayer for the forgiveness of sins
is meant lo quiet us concerning the past,
o is the prayer against temptation n
weapon for the uncertain future, that we
may not fall again under the might of
evil. "Deliver, us from evil." From ail
the wicked fascination and miserable re
sults of sin.
II. The parable of the importunate bor
rower (vs. 5-8). 5. "He said." Although
idle repetitions in prayer lire forbidden,
yet persistency and importunity in prayer,
wrestling with Cod and not letting Him
go until He has blessed us, are here dis
tinctly taught. See Luke 18: 1-8. "Mid
night." in those hot countries it is com
mon, where it can be done safely, to travel
in the night. "Lend me." It was usual
with the Jews to borrow bread from one
another; and certain rules arc laid down
when and upon what condition this is to
be done. 0. "Friend; is come." Be
nighted, belated, and who has lost his
way. A strong reason why he should have
prompt relief.
7. "Trouble me not." The trouble made
him insensible both of the urgency of the
case und the claims of friendship. "In
bed." We learn from travelers that it is
usual in the Fast for a whole family to
sleep in the same room, each laying his
mattress on the floor. "I cannot. With
out exertion, which was equal to "I will
not." 8. "His importunity." Literally,
bis shamelessness; that is, his unblushing
persistence. His perseverance in asking
and stuting his own inability to supply a
friend. "As many." His reluctance once
overcome, all tho claims of friendship and
necessity are felt to the full.
III. The disciples used to persistency in
prayer (v. 0-13). 0. "I say unto you."
We have it from Christ's own mouth, who
knows His Father's mind, and in whom all
promises are yea and amen. "Ask, seek,
knock." This verse contains very import
ant directions. In everything, by prayer
and supplication, we are to make our re
quests known unto Cod; then we are to
seek," continue to ask and knock at the
door of Hi mercy, Our approaches to
God should be with earnestness aud in
sincerity. These three words include the
ideas of want and loss. We are destitute
of all spiritual good, and have lost Cod,
and are in danger of losing eternal life; be
in earnest; be importunate; ask with con
fidence and humility; seek with care and
application; knock loudly and long. ID.
"r.very one receiveth, etc." Christ bind
Himself to hear and answer. Xo soul can
pray in vain that prays as God has direct
ed. But our asking must be in harmony
with the will of God, and in faith (James
4:2,31.
11, 12. "If a son shall ask, etc." From
that which the friend will do, the discourse
of the Saviour rises even to that which
one could expect of a "father;" and from
that which an imperfect earthly father
doe even to that which the perfect
Father in heaven bestows. Tbe stone rep
resent to u useless gifts, the serpent and
the scorpion things which are really harm
ful. If human father would not give
either one or the other to their children,
then it ia impossible that our father in
heaven will mock the prayer of Hi chil
dren who call upon Him. 13. "Being evil."
Sinful people are ready and anxious to
give good gifts to their children. From
natural affection they are ready to pro
vide everything necessary to their sup
port and comfort.
John L. Wii Too Strenuou.
John L. Sullivan was one day asked
why ' he never had taken to giving
boxing lessons. He replied:
"Well, son, I did try that once. A
husky boy was my first and last
pupil. He took one lesson from me
and went home afterward a little the
worse for wear. When he turned up
for the next lesson he said:
"'Mr. Sullivan, It was my Idea to
learn enough pugilism from you to be
able to lick a certain young man that
I dislike. But I've changed my mind
now. If It's all the same to you I'll
send this young man down here to
take tbe rest of my lessons for me.'
"I," the pugilist concluded, "was a
little too rough to teach boxing."
i Tha Money Was Recovered. -
Fireman Thomas Callahan's goat
ate the pocket off a pair of trousers
belonging to another fireman .that bad
' kum Asralaiftlv thrnwn Hnwn In tha
engine house in Louisville Ky., a few
days ago. Ia the pocket were twelve
silver dollars. The goat did not have
time to die of Indigestion, as he was
put to death with force and violence,
and the twelve silver foliar s were recovered:
MAY FIR3T.
'Answered Prayera." Acta 4:23-31.
Scripture Verses. Ps. 37:5: 62:8;
Watt. 21:22; Mark 11:24; John 15:7;
!p1). 11:6; Jamos 1:, 6; Ps. 119:58,
'70; 142:6; 143:9.
Lesson Thoughts.
God 4s able to answer our prayers,
'f he had power to make heaven and
arth and the sea, surely nothing we
:an ask Is beyond his power to grant.
The spirit of our prayer should be
inselflnh; for blessings upon others
is well as upon ourselves, and for
'.he glory of God.
Selections.
Our .prayer) are not unanswered
when what we ask Is refused, God's
gifts are always better than our re
quests, never a stone for bread, or a
corplon for an egg.
Whatsoever we beg of God, let us
1ho work for It.
Prayer Is the bow, promise is the
srrow, faith Is the hand which draws
the bow and sends the arrow with the
heart's message to heaven.
Answers to prayer are promised
only when the prayer Is offered "In
His name"; that is. In accordance with
Christ's spirit. To pray the prayer
that avails, then, wo must live pure
lives, obedient lives, lives close to
Christ.
The grain of faith as small as a mus
tard seed can remove mountains but
only when God wants the mountains
removed.
If I lowly fall,
And thus In faith I call,
"Through Christ, O Lord, I pray Thee
to give to mo
Not what I would, but what seems
to Thoe,
OC life, of health, of service, and of
(strength!
Until to Thy full Joy I come at length."
My prayer shall then avail.
The blessing shall not fall.
Prayer. Our Father In heaven, we
thank Thee that Thou art a hearot
and answerer ot prayer. We are In
daily, hourly need of thy blessings;
give unto us according to our needs.
Give its grace to acknowledge Thee
as the source of all our blessings; and
appreciate the privilege ot offering
our petition to Thee. All we ask Is in
Jesus' name. Amen.
FIRTH LEAGUE LESSONS
MAY FIRST.
Answered Prayers. Acts 4. 23-31.
Our lesson Is in The Acts of the
Apostles. It Is a partial record of the
ioings cf certain of tho apostles un
ler the Pentecostal baptism whic h
inhered In the dispensation of the
ioly Ghost. In the early portion of
he Acts Peter Is the conspicuous fig
ire, while in the later part Paul's per
onallty is the all-dominating one.
Peter and John, perhaps the oldest
.nd the youngest of the apon
lea, went up to the templet at
he afternoon' hour of prayer and
acriflce. As they came near the
:ate called "Beautiful" they be
eld a poor cripple who had been car
led there. Drawing the gaze or the
ame man, Peter said, "Silver and gold
lave I none; but such as I have give
thee: In the name of Jesus ol
iazareth rise up and walk." There
vas some things better than silver and
fold. A millionaire recently offered
i large sum of money for a .cure fot
lis baldness. Just lately another rich
uan paid five thousand dollars for a
iiiman ear to replace his own which
vas lost. "What shall it profit a man,
f he Bhall gain the whole world, and
ose his own soul?" Treasure in
leaven is better than treasure or
arth.
And so the lame man was made
ich by what the apostles had to give
ilm. Leaping and praising God, a
irowd was soon surging about him
ind the apostles, and then Petet
ireached a sermon that converted
nany. Tho rulers were angry, par
.leularly the Sadducees, because "he
aught tho people and preached
.h rough Jesus the resurrection of tho
lead." They hated the doctrine of
he future lite. Wicked people usually
lo. Into prison went the two preachi
irs. Next day the Sanhedrln was con
i-ened the Jewish high court. The"
tpostles were arranged before the
tame judges as was their Lord about
,wo months be-fore. "By what power
ir by what name have ye done this?"
laid the court. And Peter, with a
lew access of the Holy Ghost, again
ireached Jesus with great boldness,
vlnding up with: "Neither is there
talvatlon In any other: for there is
lone other name under heaven given
tmong men, whereby we must be
laved." Of course, those judges wer
ingry. Had they not but a little time
jefore this set at naught and sold, and
'killed," as Peter declared, this same
fesus? And now must they have this
:ruclfled malefactor flung In thelt
faces In this way! But what could
:hey do? There was the well-known
tame man leaping about In the streets
tnd publishing everywhere the won
lerful story of his cure; and there
were the enthusiastic people. They
srawled into a small place saying to
.he apostles that "they should speak
30 more in the name of Jesus."
Old Smallpox Germs.
A peculiar case recently came t
light at the McKlnley Wood rancb
southwest of Big Horn, In Wyoming
A member of the Matlock family, whi
reside at the Wood ranch, was strlck
en with smallpox. The ranch wai
quarantined and tbe patient recovered
For a time the physicians were at I
loss to know where the patient con
tracted the disease, for he bad no
been away from the ranch for man;
months. The fact finally came ti
light that McKlnley Wood, format
owner of the place, died of smallpo;
seven years ago. Evidently the germ;
were not completely eradicated, am
after a lapse of seven years Infectef
the present sufferer. The doctors sa
this case Is almost without a paralle
In the history of this disease.
Capturing a 8a .
Royal Bllven ot Pleasant View, R. I.,
saptured a 04 -pound striped sea basi
s few days ago on the beach. Mr
Bllven was walking along tbe beach
when be saw tbe fish floundering In
tbe shallow water and succeeded in
landing It on the sand. The striped
tea bass la not uncommon on tbe New
England coast In the fall, but are
txtrcmely rare at this time of year
(iort's t'nrlianglng Lots.
Though darkness may gather and storm
clouds appear.
Though suffering and sorrow may cause
thee to fear;
The iromisp God gives us is a good
promise yet;
In the unrkness and storm He does not
forget.
Thy path may be stormy, and heavy thy
load.
And faint 'neath the burden, you may fall
in the road;
Though friends may forsake thee, and
bitter tears wet
The place of thy pillow, Cod cannot
torct.
In the midst of thy sorrow, thy faith may
grow dim:
For often, "ti true, we're unmindful of
promise to Him;
Then how precious His promise immu
tably set:
"I will not fnri..il;e thee; I cannot forget.''
O! how sweet i that promise! our love
may grow cold ;
But His is the Mine it was ever of old;
No ehiuige can affect it, no hindrance
no let!
"I have said that I love the;, and I do
not forjet."
A mother may turn from the child of her
love;
And false to its pledges frail Xature may
prove;
The heart of the child miv prove false to
its debt.
But the promise CioJ give.) us, He'll never
forget.
God help lis rcmembir, "mid't storm cloud
and gloom.
His promise outlast e'en the night of the
tomb;
How bright i fulfilment, when in heaven
we've met.
To hear the glad welcome "I do not
turret!"
Ilev. Leonard Cox, A. M.
The Countersign.
The farm was a Incly one, and tho
farmer's wife, a gentle, timid creature,
lived in dread of tramps. Three times a
year, when the ."armcr went to town for
a day and a night, the night wan a Bleep
less one for the poor little woman. They
kept no hired man except in the haying
season.
"Nobody ever has come!" grumbled the
farmer, when In.t wife poured forth her
fears.
"Xo, but some one might," she protest
ed. And sure enough one evening the
dreaded happened.
It was late November, and cold. The
ground was frozen, unJ the wind, as the
farmer's wife expressed it, "was cruel."
It wits seven o'clock at niht, the house
was barred and bolted, the two children
were getting ready for Iil-iI.
There was a loud knock at tho door, fol
lowed by a siicccssiiin uf bri.-k raps.
"Who is there?" ouavered the farmer's
wife, through the keyhole.
"I want n bed lor the night," said a
man's hoare voice.
"Go away! Go away!" cried the farm
er's wife, in terror.
"You wouldn't turn a man off this kind
of weather, I hope':" said the voice on
tho other side of the door, and then the
stranger coughed iiistrcssinlv.
The farmer's wife looked to the chain
on the door, drew the bolts, nnd opened
the door the width of the chain. By the
light of the lamp which she carried she
saw that the stranger was roughly clad
nnd unshaven. "I'm here alone with my
children," she said, Krmlv, "and I'm not
going to risk lotting any one in."
The man hesitated a moment, then
thrust his hand into his coat pocket, drew
forth a little book and handed it to her.
"For the sake of this won't you trust
me?" he asked.
She took the little booli. It was worn
anil thumbed mid old. It was a Ilible.
Without (i word she unuiitc.-icd the chain
und let the strungcr in.
The next moriiiuj, niter ho had helped
her with the chores, he thanked her and
bade her good-bye, and us tliey shook
hands he Kiid:
"1 might have been a had one, for sure,
nnd only trying to blind you with my
Bible."
"I know. T thought of that," she an
swered, calmly. "Hut you had the coun
tersign. I had to trust to God that you
had come by it honestly." louth's Con
paniun.
Affliction That rays.
A psalmist once said: "It is good for me
that I have been attlated; that 1 might
learn Thy statutes." He might not have
sought the ways of God had he not found
his own ways hedged about him. His ex
perience was that of a great number of
men who discovered riches in affliction
which wsre otherwise not to be found.
Tho depth of human love and sympathy
would never bo known if it were not for
affliction. Through sorrow there has often
poured a wealth of love and affection, mar
velous in its sweetness and power. It was
not until he was afflicted that the psalmist
saw the glory of the holy law. It is in af
fliction aiso that the glory of human love
shines out. richex by far because it ia
charged with the holy love of God. Yes,
it is a dear price to pay, but in the after
glow we shall be able to say that it was
worth paying. Baptist Union.
Bain's Horn Blasts.
The Lord is not a refuge when religion
is all repose.
Tha church needs manhood more than
machinery.
A wide-open Bible never made a wide
open town.
There is nj -eatness in man without
God's grace.
You do not kill the tree of fin by picking
all its fruits.
The grace of a sermon is nothing unless
it has a grip.
Finding tha Gold.
How fond we are of thinking about what
wa have not, -instead of about what we
have! It lias been well said that "some
people's cast-off happiness, like their cast
off clothes, would make some other people
very happy." Tha cheeriest live are not
those that have the mo,.t, but those that
appreciate the most. Kvory one of u
iias a gold mine of unworked joy close at
hand. But gold needs searching for. Are
you finding yours? Sunduy-School Time
Doing Ou'i Duty.
et us do our duty and pray that w may
do our duty here, now, to-day; not in
dreamy sweetness, but in active cnci-gy;
not in the green oasis of the future, but
in the dusty desert of the present; not in
the imaginations of otherwncrc, but iu the
realities of now. K. W. Farrar.
Wall to Bear la llinil.
That which is good to bs done cannot
lit done too soon; and, if it is neglected
to be done early, it will frequently banpen
that it will not be done at all. Bishop
Hunt.
"A Tooth for a Tooth."
Before artificial teeth were created
deficiencies bad to be made good by
tue real article, ao body snatchera rav
aged tbe cemeteries at night, breaking
np the jaws of the dead to extract
their teeth to sell to dentists for Inser
tion in live men's mouths. An army
of these ghouls followed Wellington's
army. They were licensed as sutlers,
but once night tell, out came their nip
pers and they prowled over the bat
tletluld extracting tbe teeth ot tbe
dead or dvlng.
I'HE GREAT DESTR0YEP
I0ME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
oetni The Snloon Bar An Interesting
Mor? Aliont Alcoholism In Franre-
The Government Is Not Strong Knnugh
to Kestrlct th Bale or Intoxicants.
A bar to heaven, a door to hell,
Whoever named it, named it well,
A bar to manliness and wealth,
A door to want and broken health.
A bar to honor, pride and fame,
A door to sin and grief and shame
A bar to hope, a bar to prayer,
A door to darkness and despair,
A bar to honored, useful life,
A door to brawling, senseless strife;
A bar to all that's trie and brave,
A door to every drunkard' grave.
A bar to joys that home imparts,
A door to tears and aching hearts,
A bar to heaven, a door to hell;
Whoever named it, named it well.
Alcoholism Among the Nations.
A Paris correspondent of the New York
Evening Past tells nn interesting story
ibout alcoholism in France. The average
consumption of alcohol at 100 degrees in
France in 1830 was six and three-quarter
litres to each inhabitant. It was then
drunk chiefly in the form of wine. A litre
is little more than a quart. The average
ionsumption in 1900 was 18 1-5 litres, half
in wine, a fourth beer or cider, and a
fourth in spirits. As some districts in
France are still reasonably abstemious, the
consumption in other districts is much
ibovo the average, Normandy and Brittany
being especially drunken, and showing
rery serious results from it. It is not that
the people get violently drunk, but that
they keep themselves constantly drugged
with alcohol, with ominous results in the
form of disease and degeneracy. The av
erage consumption ot alcohol is estimated
to be thirteen and a half litres in Switxer
land, about ten in Belgium, Italy and
Denmark, nootit nine in ticrmany, Eng
land and Austria, six in Holland, five in
the United States and two in Canada.
The poorer classes are most affected in
France. The middle and higher classes, as
l rule, have intelligence enough to restrict
their potations. Other countries have been
as druuken as France and have reformed.
In Sweden in 1823 the average annual al
lowance to each inhabitant was twenty-
three and a half litres ot pure alcohol.
Now it is five litres. Finland between 1830
nd 1900 came down from twenty litres to
two. r.ngland, where there is a special et
fort now to restrict the indulgence of the
drunken, has in twenty-five years reduced
her annual per capita allowance from ten
litres to nine. The great trouble at pres
ent in France seems to be that the Gov
ernment is not strong enough to restrict
the manufacture and sale of liquors. Gov
ernment in France needs votes. There arc
very nearly half a million wine shops in
France, and last year, in spite of repres
sive legislation, there were 1.137.32S pri
vate distillers who made alcohol or brandy
from their own produce for their own use.
This enormous prevalence of private stills
seems appalling. Their number has in
creased sevenfold since 187H. Government
not only needs the votes of distillers ami
wine sellers, but the revenue from alcohol
is indispensable. So the problem is a hard
one, but it must be solved, because to neg
lect it means dcati uctiou. Harper's Weekly.
Nancy's Temperance Lecture.
"Y'ears ago I owned a horse named 01
Nancy. That was when 1 was consider
ably younger than I am now, and I used
to carry the mail from here to Jamestown.
We had to drive ten miles for the mail in
those days, before the railroad was put
through. In summer time the ride was of
ten a hot one, when the sun teat down
unmercifully upon us. One day I was very
warm and thirsty and thought I'd stop at
the hotel and get a drink of root beer or
tarsHparilla.
"Nancy was very willing to stop and
rest u bit when 1 drove up to the door. I
did not like to get out and leave my mail
in the wagon, so I beckoned to the land
lord, who hurried out to see what he could
do for me. I told him I should like a
glass of root beer. He said he had no imi
tation stuff on hand, but would bring out
the genuine article. Before I couhf tell
hiin that 1 never drank beer or ale be had
disappeared in the bar room, but soon re
pealed bringing a glass of foaming lager
beer, which lie proffered to me.
"Thank you much, sir," said I, "hut I
have no use for that stuff, and will be
grateful if you will bring me a glass of
water. Perhaps Uld Nancy will drink the
beer. Your signboard says 'Kiitertaiumcut
for Man and Beast.' Try her.
"I don't know whether Nancy heard me
or not perhtia she did, and felt insulted.
At any rate, when he put the beer under
neath her nose she took that glass between
her teeth with a strong push and threw
the beer, glass and all, away out in the
road. I couldn't help laughing, and told
the man that was tho best place for the
stuff, but I'd pay for the cost of the broken
glass. When we came on we soon came to
a watering trough, where 1 let the old girl
have a good drink. 1 called that incident
'Nancy's Temperance. Lecture.' "
(Having- Oft Utter Destrnctlnn.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat's Houston,
Texas, special correspondent:
"There is a general movement among
the saloon men of the State to obey th
Sunday law. A year ago there was a con
ference of wholesalers and brewery mana
gers at Galveston, at which it was decided
to the best interest of every one in the
business to have all the laws obeyed strict
ly, but this the retailers felt to be entirely
too much to ask ot them. Since then the
local option sentiment has continued to
spread throughout tbe Stat at a rate thai
was alarming to the liquor interests. Now
the first-class saloonists in all of the cities
have come to the conclusion that th
wholesalers wero right, and they have de
cided to aid the peace officers in enforcing
the laws to the extent they think is de
manded by local sentiment. In Waco th
saloons are to be kept tightly closed dur
ing the church hours and nominally sa
during the rest of Sunday, and this rule is
being adopted iu the other cities and
larger towns."
' Opinions of Thru Jarts-M.
Judge Charles, of Ottawa, 111., says'
"The liquor habit is the proximate cause
of more crime, pauperism , and misery
than all other evils combined."
Judge Thomas F. Tipton, of Blooming
ton, 111., says: "I have sent 300 men tc
the penitentiary, sn9 250 committed the
offense from the use of liquor."
Judge John C. Crahtree, of Dixon, III,
says: "One-half of the divorce suit art
traceable to the liquor habit."
Mors Women Alcoholics.
Statistics show that out oh the total
of London's curable drunkards offend
ers who have been convicted more than
ten times 8UO0 ar women and 4300 bun
dred men. In twenty years the death ol
women from chronic alcholum iucraed
over 143 per cent.
Mississippi' Good Record.
Reports show that the State of Muui
sippi, which is on of th strongest pro
hibition State in th Union, all but a few
counties being by local option under pro
hibition rule, had a surplus of l,000,0o6 ia
it treasury lost Vr.
Maw Moea la rraaaa,
The teetotalers of France, common!
kuown as the French Anti-Alcoholic As
ocistion, have been holding a congress at
Brest, in Franco, many persons of nott
takiug activ part in the proceedings. Al
this congress resolutions wsr carried csll
ing on tii government (1) to direct thai
th inspectors of elementary schools should
put. at every sxsminstion of the children,
at wast one question bearing on temper
ance; and (2) to rescind the custom ol
aerving a ration of brandy to tbe troop
during the annual maneuvres; aud (31
to facilitate th employment of distilled
spirit in msnufaciuring operations,
as to enable thm to be utilised other
wis than for, buwaa con.uuiituu
THE KEYSTONE STATE
Latest News of Pennsylvania Told ia
Short Order.
The worst injured man in the world,
v.-ho lives to tell Iiis story, lives in
Altoona. Iiis name is Alfred Camp
bell, and lie supports a wife and four
children. While at work in a mine,
coal caved in on him, and the doctor
diagnosed bis case thus: Back broken
in three places, neocssitatiiiK removal
of sixteen pieces of the vertebra; skull
crushed in, neressitatitiK silver plat
to protect brains; 1cks crushed and
broken in three places: arms broken
in three places; bands crushed; all
ribs on left side broken; left shoulder
blade broken in two places; feet man
Kled and internal ornans injured, lid
makes a living by selling; trinket
along the street.
While a twin infant of Mrs. John
llarnliart, of York, was sleeping in a
rnb a rat got into the crib and at
tacked the child, biting it upon th
fare and neck. The mother attracted
by the baby's screams, went to its as
sistance and found the little one
bleeding profusely from its wounds,
but the child may die from the los
of blood.
The incendiaries who set on fire the
public school and the Uood Intent
i' ire Company's building at Tottsvilla
rrc believed to be the same personj
who set lire to half a dozen building
a Mincrsvillc. The llames spreaj
with such rapidity that the whole
town was threatened with destruc
tion ,-md Pottsville and otlict
neighboring towns were appealed to
for assistance. Fortunately the
flames from six different points eon
verged toward each other and the
town was saved.
The eighth annual report of tho
Hoard of Managers of the Pennsyl.
yania Kpileptic Hospital and Colony
i'arm, at Oakhotirne, has just been is
sued, showing that there are forty
eight patients at the hospital, with"
Dr. J. Clifford Scott as superintend
dent. Dr. Wharton Sinklcr. of Phila
delphia, is president and Dr. Samuel
W. Morton is secretary of the ISoard
of Managers. Trie past year was one
of unusual prosperity for the Colony
Farm and more patients were cared
tor than ever before. The patient!
have improved greatly in health. Tbe
Ladies' Aid Committee includes a
number of women prominent in Phil
adelphia society circles. More cot
tages are needed, one for boys an J
tie for girls. These cottages could
c erected at a cost not exceeding
?to,ooo each, including furnishing.
Rev. K. N. I.nharee, pastor of tlu
Presbyterian Church, Doylcstown,
as ottered his services to the Prcs
ytcrian Hoard of l oreign Mission!
o till the -dace in Persia held by hi
irotlier, Kcv. I'.cuianiin I.abaree,
Alio was a.ssinated several weeks ago,
Mr. I.abaree informed the officers ol
:c church of bis action. The matter
jvill tirst have to be considered by
lie missionaries in the field and it ap
proved notice will be given the boar. I,
u'ter which Mr. I.abaree will be or
dered to Persia. Should bis service!
ic accepted lie will leave to preach ta
he Persians in about two months,
'le has not formally tendered bis res
nation as pastor. His father is sta
tioned in Persia as a missionary.
K'.cvcn persons bitten by a mad dog
nd a dog cha-e by a great crowd
:hat ended in the death of the aniina!
'tirnislu-d excitement at Steclton t lis
iither afternoon. The dog was first
'.een in the lower end of Steeltoiv
mapping at people on the sidewalk
4c was chased 1 1 ft the stret. but as lie
vent be bit right and left, but missed
llany victims. Health Officer Kbei
'jiitlcr aimed a vicious kik at the
le g, but it sank its teeth in his leg and
i-d. While Mr. l'utler was liavinu.
Sis wounds drc-scd in a drug store
JVC others arrived to have dog bitej
cauterized. The crowd chased the
dog for half a mile and finally killed
t at the toll gate near llarrisbtirg.
James F.. Roderick, chief of the
State Hureau it Minc-t called on
Governor Penny-packer and gave binr
all of the particulars of the Harwich
Mine disaster and the subsequent
inquest which resulted in the finding
pf charges of murder against Mini
Inspector Cunningham aud Mine Su
perintendent Sowden. Chief Roder
ick impressed the Governor with th
one-sided character of the inquest,
and suggested that the Governor ap
point a board of five experts to ex.
amine into the cause ol the accident
"The finding of the board." said Mr.
Roderick to the Governor, "might leae
to the recommending of such legisla'
lion as will prevent accidents ot i
imilar character in the future." Th
Governor listened to the suggestion!
without comment, and said he woul,'
think it over before deciding what ac
tion he will take.
George Swcnk, aged 17 years, wat
found guilty at Lancaster of setting
f.re to the Lancaster Silver Plating
Works. The tire caused a loss ol
$100,000. An alleged accomplice, whf
will be tried in Juvenile Court on ac.
count of his tender years, turned
State's evidence and swore that tht
property was fired so that the boyf
who worked at tbe place might liavt
a holiday. Harry Burns, who war
aiso indicted, was acquitted, but or
dered to pay the costs.
One hundred noodle and macaroni
manufacturers met in Pittsburg ani
organized a national association. TriJ
jtar ago the product was entirely
imported. Today 300 American fac
torics are in operation, but are un
pble to supply home consumption, an
millions of dollars' worth of the edv
ble are still imported from Italy an.
iiually. The manufacturers deny thai
u new trust is to be formed. .
While fighting forest fires neaf
Tumbling Run Michael Kelly war
badly burned.
Aris F. Byrnes, a well-to-do attor
ney, of Pittsburg, who shot himself
with suicidal intent, died from his in'
jury.
Guinani Bcllimo, a laborer in the
Nixon Mine, of the Pittsburg CoaJ
Company, at Heidelberg, near Car
negie, is supposed to have dropped
a light, which exploded a charge
of powder in the mine. llellimo
wai killed and nine other miners,
all foreigners, were injured.
While James M annum, of Conshc
iiockcn, was bargaining with a second,
hand dealer at Norristown for th
sale of a revolver, he accidentally shot
l-elix Thomas, a bystander, in the
right arm. llannum was arrested and
held to await Thomas' injuries.
The II. S. Kerbaugh Company,
which hat extensive contract for .
Pennsylvania Railroad improvements,
will build a $500,000 construction and
repair plant at Enola, where dinkey
engines, steam shovels and other rail
road making apparatus will be manu
factured. Over 15a mechanic will
be employed. '