"NEED OFA REVIVAL"
A Brilliant Sunday Sermon By Rev. Dr
Phillip R. INoxam.
W Require I Fresh Conviction ol th: Reality
of Salvitfoo.
C BnooKT.YK, N. Y. In Plymouth Church
the ltev. Philip 8. Moxom, of Springiield,
Mii., preached Sunday morning. Dr.
Moxom' subject was "The Need of n Ke
vival." He took his text from H.ibakkuk
iii:2: "O Jehovah, revive Thy work in the
midst of the years; in the midat of the
years mnke it known; in wrnth remember
niercy." )r. Mo.xoni Rid:
In times past, when the church was in a
low state of religious vitality, the more
spiritual of the member, distressed bv the
absence of vigorous life and burdened bv
the condition of the multitude who were
looked upon as lout, sought a revival of
religion. They sought by prayer, earnest
end long continued, to deepen their own
experience of divine grace; they sought bv
communion with other of like mind anil
by mutual exhortation to increase tlirir
real in the service of God; they sought by
mean of pungent and powerful preachiig
to arouse sluggish Christians and awaken
careless sinners,
' The "protracted mectinpr," r.s !t was
Called, was simply n continuous scries of
meetings for preaching and prayer and rx
hortation and confession. The preacher
wrought upon the conscience of men bv
getting forth (iol's claim on them nnd
their neglect of duty. He wrought upon
the fear of men by denunciations: if ilie
Imminent danger and certain and tt-ri-ib'e
punishment of impenitent sinnt-r. lie
wrought upon the Inarm of men by vivid
presentations of the l.vo cf ' .' o cl an 1 p ir
trayais of the vait at-lf-s.vrili'T of the Son
of jod in making atonement for the ".ins
of mankind on the cro.i. Often, if no', al
ways, much was nn-'e of the physio! mii
forinirs of t 'In iit. Much w;is made also of
the material pains of perdition.
Au import. i it r.ivoinpauirn :it of t lie
preacher's work was tiie work of private
visitation and appeal, and th.- tesiituonv
of religion experience. Men to'.d. wirh
astonishing frankness Ih r ' sins. thi"r
doubt mid fears, lln.ii- repentance, their
self-surrender ami their .'-" and peace in
the conscious vxptr:in-i! of pardon, They
talked of Clod's acaliti.'s villi trem villi a
familiarity that would bo sln.Uing. were
it not, on the whole. . r vcicnt.
The result of these combined eff ;-. of
ten was the anaken.'M . f a eoni'im-nty ;
the meeting house w.is tiir ngel with hcar
era, many became u'lirinej on arc unit of
their sins, backslider were lillcd with
compunction and rc vauncd to their neg
lected fealty, the indifferent were nr.nis -d
and convicted and brought t a Ma.o of
deep contrition. There were numerous
conversions, and the testimony of the eon
vert increased the reli'iou fervor of be
liever and pro iu.r.l convi. t ion of sin and
desire of salvation in oilur uuhelieveis.
Considerable nunibi-rs wire added to the
church, and for a time lite who'e c-mii-iu-nity
wa.s raised to a higher level of re'ig
ions life, and in ina:;y iajlat'tfci tj u liijjlc.r
morality.
l.'suxfir, tu"t:r a t'lne, t!i.- revival was
followed by i eraJisa! relapse into loimtl
ity of religion service, coldness ol reii-'-ioug
temper, and indifferent, a to the high
er claims of the church. Fever w.n fol
lowed by chill, ui-iil, after months or
years, a new demand nroie for "a season
of refreshing from the Lord." This inter
mit tency of religious life was a charaetcr
istie feature of Protestant duir-h lire for
many generation a period covering ipiite
200 year. Thi period, extending from
the seventeenth to the nineteenth centur
ies, wag marked by great crises of religious
awakening. Notab.e among them were
those signalized by the names of l.dwards,
Wesley. Whitefield, Kumuicrricld und,
later, Finney and Moody.
That "revivals of religion," in what may
now be called the historic sense, did great
good cannot successfully be, disputed; nor
can it be denied that they also did much
harm. On the whole, the'prood uas in ex
cess of the harm. ' Revivals" were in ac
cord with the religious ideas prevalent ut
the time, and were a natural product of
those idea. During their hectic existence
many individual men nml women were
transformed from live of wickedness or
Vanity to live of virtue and unselfish serv
ice to their fellow men. Reverence for
God was deepened and faith in Uod wus
stimulated and nourished.
The evils were incident to the. mistaken
theology that held supreme place in the
churches and largely supplanted the sim
plicity of the gospel of Christ. These evil
were very great, nnd the effect of them
till remain, though in diminishing de
gree. Among them may be noted a false,
or at least, mistaken and inadequate, mo
tive for Christian propaganda, a mischiev
ous separation between religion and mor
ality, an unnatural and feverish piety that,
on the one hand, beenme a morbid sonti
nientalisni, or, on the other, degenerated
Into a formalism not lets real because often
it was not ritualistic.
Wrong ideas of God and Christ ami sin
and ealvution nnd righteousness and the
hereafter were rooted so deep that they
could be destroyed only by a criticism so
drastic that it has seemed to liar up fun
damental truth of the spiritual life. A
kind of orthodoxy was established that
perpetuated, if it did not create, opposition
between nature and providence, science
and faith, the business of life nnd the in
terests of the immortal soul. It produced
an artificiality of life which stimulated self
deception and hypocrisy, and gave great
opportunity and scope to the bigot. Much
of the irreligion of to-day, or what ia rath
er undiscriminated called irreligion, is
simply reaction, though often unconscious,
irom the unreality of yesterday.
At the present time an attempt is being
made to restore the revival method ol
last century. Organizations have been
formed the more efficiently to prosecute
this attempt. In the nature of the case,
the attempt will fail. It will fail because
it is not in accord with prevailing ideas of
religion of God and man and their mutual
relations and of human development and
destiny. The principle of evolution has
overthrown, not the truth, but the struct
ural principles and the elaborate theory of
the old theology. The new biology has
made necessary a new theology, and a new
theology ia already diffused in the atmos
phere of the common thought.
But I peak of thi attempt now not to
criticise it; I would rather welcome it if it
contained any promise of real good. 1
speak of it particularly because it indicate
and emphasizes a growing feeling that all
is not right with the church and society to
day, and the deepening surmise, if it it
not yet generally a conviction, that we are
in great need of a true revival of religion.
No one can justly criticise the present
life of our country without recognizing and
confessing- that it presents to the view
very many features which awaken feelings
of gratitude and hope. Charity was never
o abundant and wise. The morals of the
average business man were never better,
Laws were never more humane and just.
Politics were never less corrupt. The ben
eficent enterprises of the Christian church
In all the world were never so intelligent
and sympathetic and eflieient. Whatever
abatements we must make, because of cer
tain obvious and perplexing facts, these
propositions are, in the main, true.
On the other band there ia an absorbing
devotion to the pursuit of riches, Tke
basts to bs rich is like an epidemic fever.
There is an exaggerated appreciation of
mere materiality. This widely, affects com
mercial and industrial enterprise. Many
corporations strive, by attempted monop
oly, to increase profits already large, or, by
ombinatioa susii the promotion of vast
scneines tor lurtlier consolidation, seek to
turn paper securities into money. Many of
these schemes, in effect, if uot iu intention,
are fraudulent. Labor unions, overstep-
fiing their legitimate purpose of protecting
shoring men from oppression and aecuring
for them a just share of the products of la
bor, are seeking to create a labor oligar
chy and to extort money front employers
in excess of what many industries ran bear,
and limiting the opportunities of the un
skilled for entering the ranks of skilled ar
tisans. Fraud, bribery, extortion, end even
blackmail have heeome startlingly common.
Society is full of unrest and discontent
because of the exaggerated estimate put
upon material possessions. Side by aido
with great stretuiouanes in the pursuit of
wealth there is, oa the part of maay who
lutvsi .at hi: v;. I , or . mli-otfoil .-.n-tuuealt,,i'
creasing luxury and 'self-indulgence. Tnn
is reproduced, in vnrving degrees, in every
stratum of society, from the most to the
least wealthy. There are also, apparently,
nn increase of irreverence for what is sa
cred, an indifference to tradition that
amounts sometime to contempt for long
established principles, and a growth of
nice prejudice nnd selfish passion niani
b sted in freipient eruption of furious or
cynical lawlessness, Religion, confounded
with down or ritual, is held by many in
little e-teeni, and the church i neglected
by thousands who ones gave it their sup
port nnd by thousands more who, in the
natural course of life, should be among ila
supporters. Tn the churches there i a
lack of spiritual fervor and a decline of
faith in God.
1 think that T have not mis-stated the
retual conditions. With no taint of pessi
mism in my mood; on the contrary, wilh a
high appreciation of all the (rood in the
present life of our country, I am forced to
the conviction that there is great need now
of a revival of .true religion. What doe
this nmn! What i the religion a revival
of which we need? It. i a great and con
trolling sene of God, a the Creator, Sov
ereign, Father nnd Saviour of the soul.
The nineteenth-century was distinguished
by the emerpencie of a new and deeper
sense of the worth of mnn. This dramatic
ally began in the upheaval of the French
Uovo'.ution. It wa manifested in the
Trowing demand for popular liberty, in the
rise of the workingman. in the extension
of political suffrage, in the development of
popular education, in the rapid growth of
the Sunday-school, in the spread of the
missionary spirit, in a new care for rhil
'Iren, in prison reform, in the breaking
down of religious exclusiveness and the
Ivranny of dogma, nnd in manv other
ways. The twentieth century calls for a
fresh nwakening of the sense of God as the
source nnd law and goal of human exist
ence, both individual and social.
We need n repcrcrption of the reality of
God in the world. Avowed atheism, the
positive denial of God. is rare; practical
atheism is common. Miny men have not
God "in all their thoughts." They have a
widened idea of law in the universe, but it
is vague nnd impersonal. They need to re
alize n fresh the integrity of the divine go--c'
liment. There is a divine government of
the world a government that makes for
good and ngainst evil, that is the founda
tion and source of all just human law, that
is the ?round of individual and social re
ponsibi'ity and that rewards righteous
in" and punishes wickedness.
This sense of God as a sovereign must
li.' vitalized by the sense of God as the In
finite Person. If I seem to limit the di
vine Itjing by using terms that are prop
trly applicable only to finite being and hu
man modes of thought, it is to he said
that the term personality does not neces
sarily imply any limitation. We must think
of (iod under forms of our own rational
and moral being, and our very nature de
mands the nnswer of a divine person to
the persistent and illimitable needs of the
human person.
For a time many have lost the personal
find in impersonal law nnd impersonal
force. The divine immanence is grasped
in a way that excludes the complementary
idei of transcendence. There cannot be
real transcendence without personality.
The being who thinks and wills and loves,
even in finite limits, is grcntcr than an im
personal universe. Man is greater than
God, if God be only law. lint he crave a
deity whom he can revere and trust and
love with all the force of personal being.
As the mind needs nnd drmands the fun
damental conception of unity in order to a
rational interpretation of the world; a
the conscience needs and demands the
sense of universal nnd inviolable law, so
the heart need nnd demands the con
sciousness of a perfect nnd responsive
goodness the Almighty Father manifest
ing and exercising compassion, love nnd
providence and revealing Himself in com
munion with His child. These expressions
must have vivid meaning a expressions of
reality. The rule-of God is in and over the
soul, a well as in nnd over the ninterinl
world, and this rule is the manifestation
of God a the Holy Spirit.
We need a renewed sense of the reality
of revelation as a past and present commu
nication of the divine will to man. A mi-re
historic God is remote and ineffective. He
must be contemporary. If He spoke once
He must still speak; not in way of theo
pbany and miracle, but in ways that are
authentic nnd nuthoritntive to conscious
ness. This doe not invalidate historic
revelation, but it clear it of error and con
fusion. Jesus represents and embodie'
both. He knew the historic revelation as
it was expressed in the life and literature
of the Hebrew people, and in some meas
ure formed His thought on its disclosure
of the divine nature and will. Hut Ho
knew nhto its defects nnd limitation, nnd
He knew God immediately, as man may
legitimately and naturally know Him, be
cause Ho is God's child. So there is need
of a new sense of Jesus as man in full com
munion with God.
Finally, we need a new sense of the re
nlity of the onl. Once men ignored the
liody, save a they indulged or abused it.
SVe'have come to appreciate its importance
and to care for it in countless ways, but it
bulk too large on our view. It is not nil
end, but an instrument. The soul is in au
organism, but is not it nor a mere ntilu
ence from it. The soul is the man. Per
sonality is the crowning fact. It means
knowledge, power, character, immortality.
If man is only a cunning organism he
need and asks no immortality, liut, be
cause he is a person a spiritual being,
with power to think nnd will nnd love,
with memory and forecast, with unmeas
ured capacity for ioy nnd sorrow, with a
sense for truth and righteousness and God
in his best moments he requires immor
tality that he may have scope adequato to
his consciousness of power, actual or at
tainable; and he take his hunger for it a
(iod's assurance that the promise of pres
ent experience will have fulfillment in tho
future. In his baser moments, having ex
hausted his body bv labor or by dissipa
tion, he longs onlv for rest from weariness
of nerves or the tyranny of appetite. 1 hen
immortality has no charm, and belief in it
sinks into a doubt and often into a denial.
It is not science, but subjection to sensa
tion till it rules us. that breeds the doubt
'of immortality. When we live on the high
er planes of our being we feel the real sig
liificance of life, nnd catch glimpses of its
far stretching horizon.
The reality of God as sovereign and
father, the reality of revelation as a past
and present experience of divine communi
cation, the reality of salvation as a fulfill
ment of life, and the reality of the soul as
the imperishable person these, freshly
seen and felt as tke great and permanent
elements of human experience, will new
create the august and commanding sens
of duty, dissolve and dissipate the mater
ialism which degrades our nature, ennoble
life by giving it a new value, revive the
spirit of prayer Bnd worship and put new
energy into all our moral enterprise. It ia
our shallowness, or utter want, of spiritual
life that robs us of power and joy as chil
dren of God.
Bitter Avoid Thit.
To set ail euu in health fada or
the brain Is a dlsoaso. in II self. It if.
a very prevalent discaso, too. With I
few foolish rules to observe, a wholi
lot of hygienic quirks to adjust to ani
a schedule of superstitious sanltar)
notions diligently followed by day and
dreamed of by night, la a malady
which begins as a mental derange
ment and ends In a complete physical
flszle. No room left for a spontane
ous life, no place for free, Joyous lib
erty. Not minute's space for rol
licking disregard. Everything tVxed
every minute disposed of, Introspec
tions without number. Forebodings,
misgivings, hovering vaguely about
the mind, like flocks of carrion crows.
Buch a life Is not worth living. One
might a thousand times bettor go nack
to the reckless regime of a rough
rider. Chicago News.
Algerian Expert.
Algiers exports to France every
Tear about $200,000 worth of dates
and $100,000 worth of nil i
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAY 22.
Snlijerli .Testis Tenches Humility, Mark
X., .lff-4.1 (lelilen Text, Murk X., 4.V
Memnr.r Verse, 4:1-45 Commentary
on the Day's Lesson.
I. An ambitions request fvs. 3.V37). c
James and John." According to .Matt
I'll, they made this request through
their mother, Salome. She wa one ot
the constant attendant of our Lord, and
now falling on her knees, made her re
quest. Nothing could have been more ill
timed than this sellish petition whin lie
was going forth to His death. "Sons ol
ebedee.' ) "The father, though named
never appear in gospel historv after theii
discipleship; from which it is inferred thai
ho was either dead or of nn insignificant
character." "Saying." However fault)
the conduct of ISalome appear on this oc
casion. she manifested a true, undying
love for the Snviour in the most trying
times of His subsequent sufferings. Shi
was not solely attracted to Him bv tin
tie of self-interest or hope of royal boun
ty. She stood by ilim to the ia'st at thi
cross, and was among the earliest wht
came to embalm Him at the grrve. "Mas
ter." Matthew nays that Salome cama
worshiping Him. She recognised Him ai
the divine King the Messiah. Her rev
erence was none the less real from the fact
that she caine desiring a favor at Hi
hand.
Ilfl. "What would ye?" He could nol
promise in a general way to grant their re
quests; they must state definitely what it
ia they desire. Here i an argument in fa
vor of special prayer. 37. "Grant unto
u." This request; 1. Displayed their ig
norance of ( hrist' plans. ' Thcv werj
looking for a kingdom of this world nnd a
temporal Messiah. 2. Wus marked by fur
wardneas and pre-oimtion. Wa charac
terized by worklliness. It apparently
looked no further than the present life.
II. Christ's reply (vs. IW-l'l). 3S. "Yt
know not." You do not know the natuii
of your request, nor what it would involve
You suppose that if (.ranted it would hi
attended only with honor and happiness;
whereas, it would require much suffering
and trial. "How often is it that our de
sires, and perhaps even our prayers, would
ruin us if granted? Hence Christians arc
generally, with milch justice, careful how
they ipecifv before God in piaver tiie pur
ticular blessing they desire. They may in
their ignorance ask tiling that God se-s
not best. "The cup." To drink of a cup
often, in the Scripture, signifies to be e.t
dieted, or sometimes to be punished (Is
51: 17, 22; Psa. 75: 8). The ligure is tak
en from a feat, where the master of the
household distribute to his children and
servants their allowance. The "cup" is
used to represent the dispensatio-i ol
providence; the Almighty ns our common
rather appointing to each of us our sliart
of joy or suffering.
3!t. "We can." This was the decision ol
the two brothers. The half unconscious,
yet presumptuous reply was no doubt iu
tereu under the impression that the s;rtu
gle was to take place nt Jerusalem, i.i
which, perhaps, they weie ti) light by liis
side, and they declared chemsclvis rea ',
for the trial. Their reply was simply ti t
languat; of human firmness. "c shali,
indeed, etc." Y'ou shall undergo sufi'erini's
patterned nftt-r Mine. Tiny iiad yet to
learn how serious their words were; after
wards they were enabled to drink of that
cup and to be baptized with that baptism.
To St. James wis given strength to be
steadfast unto death nml to be the first
martyr of the apostolic baud (Acts 12: 2).
Although John survived nil of the apostita
and died a natural death, yet nil antiqui
ty ascribes to him the glory of living in
the spirit of martyrdom (Kcv. 1: 9).
40. "Not mine to give." As a special fa
vor. This must not be understood to
mean that C hrist docs not reward liis fol
lowers, for such a statement would be at
variance with the uniform testimony of
the Scriptures (Matt. 23: 31-10; John C:
22-30). llewards und punishments will be
given in accordance with certain tixe.l
rule and principle. In the distribution
of heavenly honors no favor or par iahty
is shown. "For whom; prepared." The
true meaning is that such distinction could
not be given except to those "lor whom
it is prepared." And for whom is heav
enly honor prepared? Not to every one
who suiih Lord, Lord; but to the holy in
heart, to the "Israelite indeed." to the
true circumcision ( Kom. 2: 2U; Phil. 3:
3), to the one who inters iu at the "strait
gate" (Matt. 7: 13. Ill and who preisu
"toward the mark" (Phil. 3: 11).
HI. "A lesson in humility (vs. 41-4',)
11. "The ten." The other tea apostles.
"Heard it." Heard of thi bold ic in st
made by Salome anil ht-r sons. "M-aeii dis
pleased." Moved with i'.idignation. T.ie
sons of Zebclce had been in a b"ltcr oc.al
position than leo.st ot their brethrca. u:id
this attempt to secure a pre-eminence oi
honor kindled a storm of jealousy. 42.
"Saith unto them." Our Lord hootlad
their jealousy by assuring tLcm that ill
ili kingdom there were no lordships. "Ac
counted to rule, etc." 'J hat is, those who
nre i.i a position to exercise authority und
dominion, such a princes and governors,
use their power to gratify their worhlly
ambitions und their love of ruling. 43.
"Xot so among you" (l. V.I The princi
ples of My kingdom are entirely different
and are peculiar to thrmselves. There are
to be no ranks and no high sounding titles.
All are to be on a level the rich, the poor,
the bond, the free, the learned aim the un
learned, lie will be the most distinguished
who show the greatest humility. Out
Lord does jiot here mean that there shall
be no order in the Christian Church, ot
even in heaven. Hut these church order
are founded on the principle of service
rather than lordship. The officer of tho
church ia truly the servant of the church,
nnd if he exercise authority from any other
motive he is guilty of worldly ambition.
He is repeating the misdoings of James and
John. "Will ne great." There is a holy
umbitiou which every true Christian should
possess, an ambition not for place, but for
ubility to serve.
41. "The ehicfest." The only superiority
here to he sought is n superiority in labor
and suffering for the common good. If
any would be great let hiin be the great
est servant. 45. "Came; to minister."
Jesus point to Himself as an example for
them to follow. He was not a self-seeker
nnd came not to be ministered unto; but
He-came to minister to serve. This was
the character of His life. The Son of Man
m'jiisters to the sous of men. "To give
Hi life." The Son of Man showed Him
lelf tho greatest of nil by enduring the
greatest suffering and making the great
st sacrifice of all. "A ransom." The lit
eral meaning is a price paid for the re
demption of captives. Chrit died in tho
place of sinners. "For many." This does
not always mean many. All the great
poets of the world are not many, liut tho
persons for whom Christ died are many
Incalculably numerous; not one has been
Icit cut.
Paderewskl's Opinion.
Tadcrewskl, tho famous pianist,
whilo Ktaying at tho house of au Inti
mate friend at which other visitors
were present, was somewhat worried
and boed by a very persistent lady,
who more than once begged hlra ta
express hi opinion ns to tho likeli
hood of her ton, a rather vacant-looking
youth, making a name for himself
In the musical world. At last she pre
vailed upon the great musician, much
against his will, to Hxtcn to tho lad's
rendering of a not at all difficult con
position by a well-known composer.
The would-be aspirant's perform
ance, however, was far from being a
success, and Paderewski quietly sug
gested that the mother should choose
some other profession for her son.
"But his father mado up his mind
for him to be a music master, and has
already expended good bit on les
sons and tuition," replied the crest
fallen parent. "Anyway, he'll have to
get his living by It."
"Well, then, In that case," bluntly
observed the great pianist, "you bad
bettor make an organ-grinder ot
hlml"
MAY TWENTY-SECOND.
''False and True Ambitions." Matt.
20:20-28.
Scripture Verses. Matt. 18:1; 20;
25; 23:8: Luke 22:24: Prov. 17:1!);
Isa. 14:12; Ezck. 31:10; Gen. 11:4;
Num. 12:10; 16:3; Matt. 20:21; 2
Thess. 2:4.
Lesson Thoughts.
The peril of men Is that In ambi
tion to gain the applause of tho world
they may lose the favor of God.
Godly ambition is powerful to se
cure the best worldly favor.
In prosperity we muHt not forget
:hat every blessing and all true suc
cess come from God.
Selections.
O thou who chooses for thy ebare
The world and what the world calls
fair,
Take all that It can give or lend,
Hut know that death is at the end.
Far away there In the sunBhlne are
my highest aspirations. I cannot
reach them, but I can look up and see
their beauty, believe in them, and try
to follow where they lead.
Look nt the tender climbing plant
of summer: It takes hold of some
object, and creeps along upward till
Its tendrils shoot high and beauti
fully Into the air; 'but the prop Is
taken away, and there It stands, reach
ing out Its fingers for something tc
fasten upon; full of life and vigor still,
but sinking because Its prop is taken
away, and falling like a worthless
weed to the ground. Such, even at
the moment of Its greatest vigor, is
often the state of those who seek
worldly greatness.
Philip of Maeedon, wrestling In the
games, was thrown in the sand. RU
log, ho saw the marks of his body,
and exclaimed, "How little a parcel of
earth will bold us, when we are dead,
who are ambitiously seeking after the
wholo world while living!"
Once earthly Joy I craved,
Sought peace and rest;
Now Thee alone I seek,
Give what Is best;
This all my prayer shall bo,
More love, O Christ, to Thee,
More love to Thee!
Prayer. We pray, O Father, that
our highest ambition may be, not our
personal advancement 4n worldly
wealth and honor, but to please Tliee.
Show us Thy will, and knowing it,
may we have hearts willing and hands
ready and able to do what Thou
wouldst have us do. Pity our fool
ish worldly aims; lead us to truo as
pirations, and accept our praises in
Jesus' name. Amen.
MAY TWENTY-SECOND.
False and True Ambitions. Matt. 23.
20-28.
We have now come to the beginnlns
of the end of our Lord's ministry
Jesus and his disciples aie on the way
from Peraea to Jerusalem. The tlmo
Is drawing near for the sacrliieo of the
"Lamb of God that taketh away tho
sin of the world." The .Muster it
would seem, walks oa before bis
apostles and the crowd. Evidently,
there Is somewhat unusual la his man
ner even to such a degree as to caiHe
his disciples to be "nmaz":!." Tlnf
Master seems to be aware of the men
tal agitation of his followers, and.
presently, he takes the up:stles apart
and, tells them how all things written
In the prophets shall be aceumplislu.l
In the Son of man Ills favorita de; lu
nation of himself. Ho entered into
details, according to the three narra
tors, concerning his betrayal, cruci
fixion, and resurrection. S't. Luke tells
us that even then "they understood
none of these thint;3." This seeni;:
very strange considering tho plain
matter-of-fact statement of the Sav
iour. Edcrshclm thinks that, without
Irreverence, he may suggest that the
evangelists reported what Jesus had
said in the light of after events. Per
haps there was something of the para
bolic in his expressions which thiy
could not translate into naked state
ment. "At the time they may havo
thought It pointed only to his rejec
tion by the Jews and Gentiles, to suf
fering and death, and then to a resur
rection, either of his mission or to
such a reappearance of the Messiah
after his temporary disappearance as
Judaism expected.
Notwithstanding the awe which fill
ed every heart at the unusual appear
ance or manner, or both, of the Mas
ter, emboldened by her love and ambi
tion for her sons, and aided perhaps,
by lver consciousness of her kinship to
the Lord she was sister to Jeiitis's
mother Salome "came to htm wor
shiping him, and dcMMng a certain
thing," nnmely, that her two sons
might have the places of chief honor
in the kingdom which they thought
wai about to bo established.
How mistaken ore our prayers,
often! Wo are like children who cry
for the candle flame, or for the glit
tering knife blade, all ignorant ot
their nature and use. There are
some benefits of heaven for which we
may make demand, ns with a million
aire's check at a bank window. There
are some promises so definite, and tn
plainly In harmony with the nature
and all the purposes of the heavenly
Father, and of the celeEtlal kingdom,
that we may use the Imperative mood
In our prayers. Matters connected
with the spiritual lire pardon, regen
eration, sanctlrlcation, growth, all
things working together for good tc
us such things are In the list of sight
drafts on tho heavenly bank. llut, in
relation to ten thousand notions which
we may think to be needs, wo must
?ay reverently and submissively,
"Nevertheless, tint my will but thino,
be doi e."
English City's Tramway System.
The tramway system of Hull, Eng
land, Is owned and operated by the
city. The can are double-deckers and
the fare ia Id. (two cents) on all lines
and for all distances. The financial
results of this low-fare system are
equally interesting. During the latest
twelve months reported on there were
ten miles of double track, or twenty
miles of tingle track, in operation.
The gross income is about $445,000;
the cost of operation was about 1233.
000. This loft a gross profit of $212,
000, and, deducting Interest on the in
vestment and the sinking sum, a net
profit of $122,000, or an average of
over $12,000 a mile of double track,
which went Into the city treasury.
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS AB0U1
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
Poem: Tti r'niiMi of Temperance A
Warning The Mtory of M'hnt Hrliik
Kid For One nf fnele Ram's Pallot
toy .Descent Krom Hero to Hobo,.
The cause of tern r-rn nee is Oo'd's, its too
iiinnot prevail;
Love may yet linger for a time, and yet it
cannot fail
To come nt lat like flame nf fire, in tidal
wave of flood.
And burn and How and purify nnd intro
dure the good;
The nge nf peace and reason, of harmony
and love,
Mi-y yet be ditant for awhile and tarry
yet above:
But ray of light nnd tones of love are
een and heard to-day
That give us heart to labor, and real tc
watch and pray.
Gcorire Dutton, in Suggestion.
A I'itlfnl Example.
Recently while croing on the ferry froir
Jersey ('ity to the New York aide n sailor,
one of I'ncle Sam's boy. tepprd up to me,
wishing to wo 1 1 n watch guard. It wal
lieiiitiful, made of white silk, yet he
wanted to part with it for the paltry sum
of S1.50. And why? That he might pay a
debt at a saloon. Physically, he wa a
splendid specimen of manhood, tall and
broad shouldered, weighing nearly 190
pound, yet hi face depicted suffering ant)
deep wrinkle appeared on hi face. Then,
bv questioning him. I received the follow
ing story, which 1 here give to you word
for word, ns near a I can remember, hop
ing that it may reach the heart of some
one:
"Sir. don't you want to help me out? 1
want to sell this watch guard. I owe a
bill at a saloon, and being tnat I contract
ed that debt 1 feel obligated to pay it
even if it i to a saloon."
I complimented him on hi honesty, nnd
asked him to what ship he belonged. "The
Indiana," was the reply. "Some people
have an idea that all sailor are the off
scouring of t. e earth, but it i false."
Then with a pa time in hi voice that
touched me to the nitick he continued:
"My mother is a God-fearing, praying
Christian, God hies her. I have three (in
ters, the nest the sun ever shone on, hut I
am the black sheep of the family. I had a
splendid wife, as true and loving a it is
possible for a wife to be. I had a beauti
ful child, which wa the joy and pride ol
the home, but-but I am divorced." This
he said with tear in hi eye.
"I have been home two days of mv fur
lough, recovering from my weakness,
brought on by drink. I nm'now on mv
way back to the navy yard, although my
time i not up till morning. 1 have sincil
the pledge and I am going to reform,
i oiing man, never touch a drop of any in
toxicating liquors." Then, turning to my
younger brother, he said: "You are young
yet; you do not know the nwfulness of
temptation. Gul giant that vou never
may. Oh, to be a boy again Oh, for an
other chance!"
Till my dying day I shall never forget
the look of anguish that passed over his
fa'-c ni he thut ruminatrd over his past life.
'T have ecn suiim of Jio saddest sight
ever morlal man was privileged to wit lies
right over hi re in the navy yard." he said.
"Some of the tincit fellow I have ever
known have died one after another in the
strait jacket, drink being their only fault."
A the ferry reached the slip he left ti.
with that look of longing still on his face.
That man Iiik' reformed, and but for us,
we who give the devil hi license to ruin
men's souls, would have been on hi way
to heaven, ut, tempted, fell.
Later, out on the street, saw him pull
a bottle from his pocket nnd hilariously
lift it to hi bps, bought from some ac
cursed saloon.
How long shall we license the devil to
break mothers' hearts, wreck tbe lives as
well a the souls of our fellow creature,
till our courts with divorce suit ami out
jails with criminals? How long no one
knows, but may God giant that we may
have a grei.t .-.wakening in the verv near
future. Charles T. Yost, iu liam's Hori
A Living Wltnifs.
Mr. Joseph Leicester, ex-M. P. and Sec
retary of the Glassblowcrs' Trade Socio
ty, says:
"I have held ofliee in a powerful and
wealthy trade organization for over forty
year, and am a living witnrp to the lerri-b!.-
havoc drink is doing amongst our breth
ren. To look over my books for the last
forty year is to look into a dark and hid
eous charnel house strewn with victim
of the drink. Math day brings it wretched
quota of men neglecting work or spoil
ing it, so vast is this terrible drink plague
that not a factory escapes it. One employ
er writes to mo, 'Competition i so fierce
that 1 am compelled to strain every nerve
to keep my trade going. My fire are burn
ing and my metal is in the furnace yet
half t'.e men are in the public house 'in
stead of being nt work; it mean poverty
to them and ruin to me.' Another writes:
'I nm compelled to discharge three men
through drink out of eighteen: can you
get me three sober men in their places?'
prink is our dilHculty. These men ate all
in arrears, and not one penny of benefit,
so they go to General Hooth or the work
house to swell tho over-swollen pauper
list, while other victim are getting ready
for the same fate."
Harm of the Free Lunch.
Against the old-quoted statement that
"The free lunch is the redeeming feature
of the saloon," Mia. Chaimeey Depew
says some most valuable nnd significant
thing. She says: "The free lunch i large
ly responsible for the enslavement of young
men to drink. A sure na a man eats a
free lunch, just an sure will he be a drink
ing man, unless he i possessed of rare
self-control. A man take a drink and a
bile. The bite make him thirsty and the
drink make him hungry, ami many a man.
who would leave a saloon after having im
bibed one drink, will Kick all day as long
na the free lunch is there. It isn't the
drink that keeps him, but the ingenious
make up of the free lunch, and that's why
I say it' a blotch on civilization ar
should be wiped out."
A Voting Comparison,
In California there are only twenty vot
er to every liquor dealer: in Louisiana
the proportion ia even greater, there be
ing one liquor dealer to every iifteen vot
er. Illinois ha one liquor dealer to
every fifty-one voter. The proportion is
smallest in North Carolina, where there
are 124 voters to every liquor dealer, in
U tah the proportion is one liquor dealer
to every 114 voters, which would si-cm to
indicate that the Mormons, whatever else
their faults, aiv not greatly given to drink
ing liquor.
The Iowa I'lan.
The Iowa plan of confining confirmed
drunkard ill an asylum is working well.
An average of fifty a month since the law
went into clfeel eight mouths ago have
been sent. The drunkard is put in a little
different class from the criminal or inaue.
and at the same time ia forcibly protected
from his own weakness for liquor. Tho
drink of the inmates is stopped. They are
required to work on the asylum farm, and
a soon as they are pronounced cured, are
released. About seventy-live per cent, of
thoe sent to the asylum thus far have
buu discharged as cured.
Important Ordinance.
Three important ordinances prepared
by the investigation committee of the Chi
cago City Council will soon demand the
attention of that body. One requires the
withdrawal from saloons ot all window
shades at midnight, that compliance with
the midnight closing ordinance may be
evident; the second gives the Mayor Dow
er to revoke licenses where existing law
are violated, and the third forbids the
sale of beer or other intoxicant to chil
dren, being aimed at th ivil of what ia
known as "rushing th can,"
His Horn.
If you cannot find the devil in a saloon
it is no use looking suy where cum fur him.
fcevM&tSl
Thank God For Christ,
Full nineteen hundred years
Of history
Of human joy and tear,
And mystery
Since Christ wa born.
Men ponder o'er the past.
And what may be;
llut shall unto the last,
Imperfect see
The path they tread.
Yet a they backward look
And strive to seize
The meaning of the book
Of centuries.
Whose tore i their.
Their heart o'erflow with p'aise
While creed and cant
Stand silent and they raise
The blessed chant.
Thank God for Christ.
Jame Lclloy Stockton.
The Patriotism We Need.
In these day of materialism and selfish
nr a Xeheiniah i a "rare bird." A mod
ern Xeheiniah would reason about like
this: "I nm n cupbearer to the king; this
is quite a dignified and desirable position.
I am a confidant, live in a palace and be
ing such an honor to my race. I am sorry
about Jerusalem nnd it ought to be re
stored. I feel the Lord want it wall re
built, but I should be foolish tn think ol
going there. I will give flUXX) or build a
library or n college there. I nm willing tn
do something substantial, but I am not
sure but this i a spasm of patriotism, but
I will do something." The wise head of
the day would be ready to praise Nche
miah and think he had done enough, but
nol so with the patriot. Position, cast
nnd nil ele were subordinate to Jerusa
lem'a need. Other men sought to bleed
nnd extort and. like bird of prey, live af
the expense and life of others. Xeheiniah
for twelve years refused the salary right
fully hi a governor and fed 150 .lews be
side other at hi own expense. If the
men chosen of high heaven to manage coal
mine, corner cotton and nil. water stock,
rob the poor of savings nnd play politic
for plunder had u subcutaneous infusion
fif the patriotic spirit of Xeheiniah or a
transfusion of blood from hi veins thcv
would rally the nation to duty end deeds
of might and snip their forms of crime.
'1 he story of Xeheiniah comes near to tell
ing us that no man can be a patriot who
is not a man of (iod. but what stn-d out
apart from tint is the utter uneliishi:e
of the man in his giving of himself ,s wvH
ns his time and m-i icv for the Imi'iling up
of a broken down cilv lie did su-li c-a-ily
deeds that he pleaded the i-au-e of Oil
poor ami comiielled the n,-j , ... toed
exactions. Ili.-tiuy n-p: .n ii- K. I i-ir
man in every, town and ci:v oi i h'-ini ill's
fiber and love nf co-.i-itiv would drive pes
simisiu to its den. ami crime would rapid', v
lessen. There has never 1 ecu a tone vheii
men have failed lo re.--mini to a splendid
dare to the heroic. There are thou -and
nf men who nre now self-lovers and living
in luxury who, if they would brood ovel
this country's need and pray for this na
tion's weal, would linil an iindving passion
welling up in their souls, so that a broth,
eihood of Xehemiah would be formed, and
why not such an organization for the good
nf home, country and God? Something
must he done; men are doing wrong: men
can do the right. Whit shall be done!
Coercion is inadequate; promiscuous char
ity is adding fuel to fire; only the expul
sive power of a new affection is siifiiciciit
to bring the golden davs of God. From a
Sermon by the l!ev. John II. Davis, A. M
of Georgetown, Mass.
flings Done nml Things l oft t ntone.
You inn get people to go down to the
settlements, lo work among the te-ie-menis,
and then- to do-real ( 'hi ist-like
work, who would laugh at. you it von
nsked Ihcm to t il;o a elas- in an up-towii
Sunday-school, beean.se they wih to go
where they are ticcil'-d; they are needed
below that ileail-line. but they perceive no
need of selj'-deii ing Christian woik in a
class of well dre-sed boys ;::id girls in the
un-town school. You e.m gel people to
civo and to give largely for iV work at
the bottom of I lie slide u ho dei line to do
much or auvlhing for un-t-uvn woik. Thc-o
things they do and leave the otherindone.
Xow certainly the vision of the muliitmle
thus at the bottom of the moral si-ale i
sufhcicntlv impressive lo aron-e the scm
pathy and saving passion of every Chris
tian heart. No one e:m look over that
precipice and see the man-r'cl enub. of
men without I'iiv and de-ire to help. No
one can think of those young men v, ho
have swiftly scorched their wry to the
depth of moral dcgradai ion, without wi-h-ing
to call every possible agem v to com
to their rescue. It is a sight that moved
the Saviour to tears and to miracles of
saving. It is a sight that always moved
the church to pity and to activity, it is n
sphere which the church never has nud
never will neglect. It. becomes us ns n
chinch and as individuals, to ask if we
are doing ran- full share of that work.
"These things ought ye to have done."
From Sermon by the U-'v. Or. Kobert
M)Cel;en7ie. in lliilgor llivctside Presby
terian Church.
f-illijecl of Thought.
Life without toil would be without
triumph.
True greatness lie not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall.
Poverty of possession need not be dis
creditable; poverty of life always is.
Trust not to appearances; the drum
which makes the most noise is filled with
wind.
When you pay the price of success vou
do not ahvay get as much change as you
t'Xnected.
If you would not. Pave a person deceive
you. be careful not lo let him know yon
mistrust him.
There are two freedoms the false, where
a man i free to do what he likes; the
true, where a man is five to do what be
ought.
Your destiny will not I'cpend on nnv
chance of the moment; you are fixing it
yourself iu your choice and acts, in your
habits nnd life.
Iet those who live under the same ron
see that vou have gladness in your heart,
and words of gen 1 kindness ever llowing
from your lips.
It must be borne in mind that our intel
lectual as well as our moral nature is ever
liable to be powei fully afk'etcd by habit
previously formed.
. A I'rsrer.
Our father who nrt in heaven, ami on
earth, and every wiiere, we lice unto Thee,
nnd for n moment would be conscious of
Thy presence, anil in the light of Thy
countenance would we remember our joy
and our sorrnys, our duties, our transgres
sions, nnd our hoie. and lift up l Thee
the glad psalm of gratitude for nil that we
rejoice in. and aspire toward the measure
of a perfect man, and so worship Thee
that we shall serve Thea all tiie day of
our lives with a gladsome end accepted'
service. So may the prayer of our beans
be acceiitable .uto Thee, and come oat in
our daily life as fair a the lilies nnd last
ing as the stars. Theodore Parker.
Freshmen' Daring Peat
One of the most daring or college
pranks was carried through a Hart
ford, Conn, Two members of the
freshman class climbed to the top of
the state capltol, by means of staging
placed there to aid in the making ot
repairs, and nailed their class bannet
to the flag pole. The rest of the class
were fighting the "sephs" in an at
tempt to prevent a banner being
placed on one of the college buildings.
After the sophomore flag was in place
the victor were shown the 1908 flag
floating about-100 feet higher than
that of 1907.
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
R. G. Dun & Company's weekly re
view of trade says:
Somewhat better business condi
tions prevail owing to a more Summer-like
temperature. Quiet condi
tions arc noted in practically all line
of wearing apparel, however, with th
exception of specialties, such a ta
shoes, that cannot be delivered with
sufficient rapidity. Operations for fu
ture requirements are carried on with
caution, and this disposition to avoid
overproduction will do much to
maintain a steady market. Some tm
provemcnu in collections, particular
ly at the South and West, will also
strengthen weak concerns.
The percentage of idle factories hat
increased, especially in textiles and
footwear, and a change in style hal
rendered unavailable much silk ma'
chinery.
Structural work is increasing, btif
dealers had accumulated large sup
plies of building materials, and pricef
lack seasonable firmness. Commo
dity prices declined slightly during
April, Railway earnings in April were"
3.9 per cent, less than last year.
Bradstrect's says: Wheat, includ
ing flour, exports for the week end
ing May r, aggregate 1,192.718 bushelt
against 1,(110.850 last week, 3.20l,o8e
this week last year, 3,302,240 in go
and 4, 173,872 in tool. Corn exports
against 190,193 last week, 1,631,709 1
year ago, 126,755 in 1902 and 1,583,831
tn 1901. Business failures in the Unit
ed States for the week ending with
May s number 176, against 188 last
week, 175 in the like week of t90.t, 179
in 1902, 193 in 1901 and 174 in 1900.
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Baltimore, Md. FLOUR Steady
and unchanged; receipts, 1,559 bar
rels; exports, 4,147 barrels.
WHEAT Firm; snot, contract,
I.oo; spot No. 2 red Western, i.oij
April, 1.00; May, i.oofi.oo!4; J"'y
BS'i asked; steamer No. 2 red, 94yJ
05; receipts, 807 bushels; Southern
by sample, 951.01; Southern on
grade, 95 ' Oi.
CORN Firm; spot, 520752;
April, VAGsiH; May, 52lsi52!4.
July. 53(5.5.1; steamer mixed, 50
So'i; receipts, 2,906 bushels; exports,
150,000 bushels; Southern white corn,
5o"i56J4; Southern yellow corn, 53(g
5.
RYE Dull; No. 2. 79'a8o; No. a
Western, 81 asked.
EGGS Steady, unchanged; 17.
HAY Unsettled and unchanged.
BUTTER Firm, unchanged; fancy
imitation, 190J20; fancy creamery, 24
(112$; fancy ladle, IS; store
packedf 120114.
OATS F irm; No. 2 white, 4603J
46;4; No. 2 mixed, 4554(2441 receipts,
14.295 bushels.
CHEESE Easy, unchanged; large,
lOWui; medium, lojaoi n',4;
sinali, old, looTjli; new, io'Sio.
SUGAR Strong, unchanged;
coarse granulated, 4 00: fine, 4.00.
New York. BUTTER irVady.
Receipts, 4,168 packages. Extra fresh
creamery, 24'i.24i; creamery, com
mon to choice, nQ23Yi; State dairy,
common to choice, I4'a23; held
creamery, common to choice, li20.
CHEESE Quiet. Receipts, 2,735.
State, full cream, large and small,
fancy, September, iotl; do., good
prime, QfiiQ'A.
EGGS Irregular. Receipts, 13,000
cases. State and Pennsylvania, aver
age finest, 19; do. firsts, 18; Western
firsts, 18; storage selections, I8J4;
Southern firsts, I7oTl7!4.
POULTRY Live ' and dressed
nominally unchanged.
FLOUR Receipts, 12,725 barrels;
exports, 2.3H9 barrels; sales, 3,600
barrels. Dull and without feature.
Minnesota patent, 5.oo';i5.25; Minne
sota bakers, 4.000(4.20; winter pat
ents, S-oCo 3.35; winter straights, 4.80
(ri.5.00; winter extras, 3 35li4.oo; win
ter low grades, 3.153 80.
HAY Steady; shipping, 65S70;
good to choice, 92j-j?7 OS-
HIDES Steady; Galveston, 20 to
25 pounds, 18; California, 21 to 25
pound. 19; Texas dry, 24 to 30
pounds, 14.
LARD Weak; Western steamed,'
7.05; refined weak; continent, 7.10;
South American, 7.50; compound, 6'4
Co'ln.
W OOL Firm; domestic fleece, 28
POTATOES Steady; new Flori
I da, 4.50(05 00; Long 'islhni, 3. 75
I 4.25; State and Western, sacks, 3 4051J
3.50; Jersey sweets, 2.50'o4.00.
PEANUTS Steady; fancy hand
picked, mi ; other domestic, 3'4(Ji6
CABBAGES Quiet; Southern, per
barrel-crate, 1.7512.00.
Live Stock.
New York. Dressed beef moder
itely active and steady at 6'4(?T8vJc.
per pound for ordinary to choice na
tive sides.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts
were 3 cars, or 609 head; sheep steaJy;
lambs in better demar. J and steady.
Unshorn sheep sold at 5 50 per hun
dred pounds; no clipped sheep on
sale; unshorn lambs at 7.25; clipped
do., at 5.706.25; dressed mutton at
B(i9!-ic. per pound; dressed lambs at
Iif?i2c; city dressed spring lambs
at 3000T6.SO per carcass.
Chicago. CATTLE Receipts, 500;
market, nominal. Good to prime
steers, 5 oci' eo; poor to medium,
39014.85; stockers and feeders, 3.0a
W4.50; cows, 1.50(0435; heifers, 2.25
514.75; canners, .sol? 2.60; bulls, a.2S
$14.00; calves, 2.50'gs.ss; Texas fed
steers, 4.ooJT4.6o.
WORLD OF LABOR.
Cigarmakers of Boston have start
ed a co-operative cigar factory.
The membership of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers is up
ward of 38,000.
Sponge fishers off the coast of
Tutus have begun to use subma
rine boats in their work.
Union team drivers at Toronte
will ask for a minimum wage scale
of $10 a week.
Electrical workers in the upper pen
insula of Michigan are being thor
oughly organized.
The United Garment Workers'
International Union has increased is
The Cigar Makers International
Union has paid almost $6,000,000 iu
benefits in alittle more than 34 years
Three hundred manufacturers if
the United States are now using
the label of the United Garment
Workers.
Carpenters at Buffalo have receives
an increase of a'A cents an hour.
Twenty-five new unions have affil
iated wilh the Minnesota Federatio
of Labor within the past six month
Politics, it is claimed, have cot ir
of President Gompers' plar
to federate the various trsde nn
Ions of Porto Rico.
Brooklyn Shipwrights' Union w
one of the first labor organisation
in the United States to win the eight
hour day.
A number of prominent merchants
at Vancouver, B. C, have been pro
secuted for conspiracy in blacklist
injr trade Unionist.