"GOD'S LOVE FOR MAN" 1 An Eloquent Sunday Discourse By Rev Dr. Robert Rogers. Urging Us to Abjure Selllshness and Animal Ism Chriit tb Ideal. BnooKLTX, N. Y. Sunday morning the lr. Robert Kogcrs, rector of the Church of tho Uood shepherd, preached a thoughtful and convincing sermon on God's Love- For Man ". VUa (nta ...... a from John iii:l: "God io loved the world " - e,lve ma oniy begotten Son, that wnnm nelieveth .. tt.m miAi . : -1. itc cyci huiiiuk iue, una .nam u:z.: i- i 'r. l",iev. Thou mino unbe- r t -augers mm among otner tnmgs: I begin our thought this morning with mo ireai ueciarauon 01 tne neiovecl Apos tie John 'hn. hotter tnmn nntf nthup nl """n uist-ipit-s, unoersiooa tne vital meaning underlying the Master's life. Jesus ,vraa to John a distinct personality with whnm 1. a .. . ............. I ......... ..v .. o t.uaiiii,ciit n uinu among men, but He was more than this. He waa also at the same time the love of God in carnate in mis man a nature, so that He represented tlie nature of God, and His Mtn ui-su;a uuu purposes u)wara mankind. God loved the world. Now, af ter beginning with this thought, I have taken another verse from Scrioture. to in- dirate man's attitude of mind toward ionn a neciaration, "luord, I believe, help Thou mine unbelief." John's statement is a condensed but very complete outline of what the Chris tian religion Rims to teach men. It is the meaaam. nf . I. . f M..I..I .. S'l 1- ' 1 ' T t,V; . , V v VH,lflul"i v-nurcn mat uesus Christ is the personal demonstration of viuu iifu mi mm, me me ana words of Jesus are the illustrations of how God lnvn, anH lir.it. TT. ...... a.... I - ' .. aui.a luiviiru man, ano also what God desires that man shall minx ana uo towuru uoa and toward his fellow man. Nw tliia kind of thinking leads us into rcugmL-ni oi me supernatural. It brings us to the admission that our Di- Vinn 1' ; f .1 (It Iavo, mun . I t. ! ""d guide him by laws and standard " hd tuvvuiB io man accoraing to his need.' In other words, the Christian re ligion stands for the presence of God in ...... ...o nv am nuw living, ana mac lie has help to give to man, and demands to In I If e of man There are countless men And women win. ucueve implicitly in this statement of wm a nraunra .. . I 1 : r .. I , r i.iiiiK me, ana wno live in their belief, offering up themselves . i -.",v"'"-c' .yKn-'tuug meir sins " I""1""" in periect laitn tu.lt It Will he araniaA 'I' I, ...... . L .i : - -,---.... aticic bib, vii me otuer band, some perhaps, who say they have nO bellPf in th llivina anrl . t I --- ill B fUHIUI. ...... hiiriiiBtjives oucsiae oi tne declarations of the Christian religion, but a miic.c mis nuniDer io oe lew and grow ing smaller every day, as the fuller vision of the world and its rich spiritual meaning dawns upon their intelligence. But there is another large class with whom I am MnePlnllV Mnru,naJ .u l i: I do not believe. They would not deny the "-''" rivii, neiiuer are mey reaay to give their full allegiance to it. There is a multitude of such people among our men and women, and may we not ask aeriously why is this the case? Is it because Chrisfi teaching and His life are so hard to be un derstood that spiritual things can make no derstood. Are some kinds so constituted naturally that spiritual things can muke no effective appeal to them? If we were for a moment to admit this It would destroy the greatest power which we believe inherent in Christ's religion, namely, that to every man, bond or free, black or yol ow, barbarian or Scythian, Jew or Gentile, learned or unlearned, rich or poor, it has the power of entering into Jus heart and transforming his life. There is no respect of persons with God. I grant jrou that Christ found that there were cer tain places where even Ho could not pre Bent His message with conviction, but the cause of His iuiluie was the hardness of mens hearts and not the diHicuHy of comprehending His gospel, and this namo reason will be found to hold good in theso days. Alheism is no longpr supposed to be a necessary adjunct of the scientist; but 0:1 the contrary, the men who are opening the widest visions of new truth to the world in these days and teaching the profoundest lessons to mankind are men who are sin cere believers in the meiwagH of God's presence as revealed by Jesus Christ, or at least are able to say with earnestness, an ' 1 Dell0ve "e'P Thou mino unbelief." !i8 n, ,ve colne to consider our own lives and those of the ordinary men and women around about whom we can understand. What is it that prevents the message of Jesus Christ from having the effect upon us all that it ought to have? There has been for the past few years a warning sounded that men are not attend ing our Christian churches, and the rea aona are being given in various ways. Cler gymen are uninteresting; churches are cold uninspiring places; doctrines are anti quated and illiberal and meaningless to man in the rtruggle for life. Perhaps there is i a truth in all these statements: it U not difficult for even a stupid man to nnd a plausible excuse for anything ho carea to do, or to leave undone. Parents who are bringing up children, teachers wno are educating them, understand the readiness of plausible excuses. JiSuu the? e3tcue. whenever given, are not the real reasons why some men do not attend church. Let me say, first, that I beheva it is open to demonstration that a larger number of men are interested in the work of the church and attending its aervicea and obeying its inspirations than at any other time in history. And what Ja more important, they are attending churchea willingly without the compulsion ot ancient times when heaven nnd hell .were regarded aa in the sole power of tho church, and men wore afraid to absent themselves. Our Y. M. C. A.'s were never ao prosperous. The religious nature of our college students waa never more genuine than in our own days. ' But to speak of those who are not at tending our churches, is it not because they liave never had a true vision of the .vital reality and practicability of Christ's messages? The great majority of men in this country, at least, are nominal Chris tiana. They aend their children to Sunday echool, they like to have their wives and eisters in union with the church, and if asked whether they themselves believe in the teachings of Christ and His Church, would either evade the question or else say they could follow Chriscian precepts with out attending church. Is not the fault of lack of attendance on Christian worship due rather to the manner of life we are living than to a definite unbelief in the .virtue of the Christian religion? They are ao much absorbed in the struggle for money that they have neither tune not desire to see anything else. Every one is hunting for it, the business man, the poli tician, the professional man. the laborer, the coachman, the waiter, the conductor, the porter, the barber, the messenger, the clergyman who is paid for burials and bap tisms, the corporation. This one erase see ins to leave no part of American so ciety intact, rich and poor, high and low, alike, are infected with this disease, which ie supping all the spiritual and moral en ergy of the generation. The church ia not the only place from .which.! such men and women absent them aelves. Our lectures on history and travel, and science and art are giving up their buainesa because the cry has gone forth that men will not attend lectures. The literature that appeals to people is not that which lifts the tuiud and heart to higher thoughts, but the type ot flimsy novel thai iimiily entertains. I The Church of Christ ia no longer a com portable place in which the unrepentant einuer can sit. Heligion hss become muck more of a reality to every man. It fills (more sacred place. It is not regarded is Mhese days aa simply a combination of rite and ceremonies, performed in a special jbuilding, but religion ia known by all mei to be co-ordinate and co-extensive with lift Bind the n-sn who willingly hves ainfullf land In disregard ot Christ's standard will not add to his degradation by playing thi hypocrite and impostor. Tbia means thai Ha the minds of irreligious men there ia a growing respect for religion and a sound (regard fur the church even among tbos iiiojlo.uQt attend.. I say that iLu the his which the nge-is calling on' men" to" fro that is weakening the religious life and faith of men. Men cannot servo (tod and mammon is true forever. Can this evil b overcome, nnd how? I believe that it can, and the way to overcome it is to satisfy men that we are living in a mora! and spir itual world in which God ia present and in which He makes His demands. Profes sor James, of Harvard, speaks of the uni versality of religious experience opening up a new world which science has hitherto scolfcd at, but which must be recognized if we know by our own experience that there ia a realm of thought, of love, of conscience, of righteousness, toward which things our hearts yearn. We know more than ever the laws of this department of life, how, under God, beneficence and growth Bnd power are added to life by their obedience, and how injury and weak ness and suffering are the resultants oi disobedience to the individual and to the nntion and the race. Men believe in thes things, because they see them. If thev do not believe in their power as you and I, dear Christian friends do, it is because they have been hindered by other things from looking at them seriou-ly enough. If they can be turned from the craze of th? age, which is selfishness, they will be able to see and appreciate the workings of this real kingdom of love and Christ in our midst. If the church is to help men it must open its doors and heart to such men. It must not refuse their admission or re tard them by insulting them when they come. If a man is looking for righteous ness and anxious to govern bis life accord ing to that inspiration, the church ought to be ready to give to such an honest man all he is ready and willing to receive. Let us not be afraid of our sacraments being desecrated. Men will not come to them unless they really want them and Relieve in them. We ask too much of men about what they believe or do not believe. The working and living Church of Christ is not that which shall only have a place and a welcome for those who are fully equipped with faith in all its sacred doctrines, but a church which, like Christ, shall draw all men unto it and gradually, by its spiritual love and care, nourish men into its highest privileges and possessions. If men can believe something of Christ's revelation of God, if they can say, "Lord. I believe," it becomes then the part of every Christian as an individual ami of all Christians as an organization to help their unbelief until men can enter into the ful ness of His mcseage and take for their in spiration in life, "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoso believcth on Him might not perish, but have everlasting life." This is the Christian's message of God's presence mnng us, uoa loving men, inspiring and guiding them toward His own ideal ot per fectness. This is the opening of the gates of salvation to men, from selfishness and animalism, into the happiness and encour agement of knowing that we are the sons of God, for God hath not called us to un cleanness, but to holiness. When the churches of Christ take this attitude to ward men and men shall learn that the ministration of the church is toward help ing them out of their sins nnd mistakes, rather than in a constant condemnation of their faulU, I believe they will be found within its walls, ready to be helped and led toward a larger knowledge of God uud Ilia love. Doing One's Best. We should not only seek to do our best, but also to do the best that can be done. No man can tell when he has done his best. The best should always be the high est reach possible. The striving for excel lence is not alone for the sake of the life it makes possible. No work should ever be regarded as "good enough" if it could be made better. It was said of Lord lirougham that such was his love of excel lence that, "if his Btation in life had been only that of a bootblack, he would never have rested satisfied until he h;id become the beat bootblack in Kngland." It is no wonder, remarks the Baptist Cnion, that he was one of the best men in the empire. In seeking to do his best, ever aiming nf excellence he was. gradually making him- the great purpose of life is only achieved when one not oniy does his bes-t, but is bis best. Religious Thought. Volt cannot heain nnvthino1 vmi nm-ni t?i imf nr rnj nnr man a.ii n,,ua I did. Organization, genesis, is God Camp bell Morgan. When a man thinks he is Mia whnln church he is apt to ignore fhe Head of the Church. Kam s Horn. Contentment is sunlight, discontentment is starlight, malcontvutmcnt is night. L nited Presbyterian. A man doe4 not Iiuv-y m in lionuon 1... freight simply because he cannot express uimseu in niei'iiiig. nam s noru. When the Christian vim- ulim-A ai.h small details as telling the truth and deal ing honestly God is going to let him drop hard. Ruin's Horn. o one need no flown tn otnrnnl ,.atl. who is able to turn umiiiid nml th. other way.Jqr the other way leads to eter nal iue. united t'resbyturian. Christian ftnbmlsslon. . ........ u..u. j , i.fV. . 1. J.yerati tells this story, which illustrates that tho gospel carries its comfnrt in tress to the convert in India as it dues in this country: ime ot our older licncali hovs. whom we were counting on to heln us in tho fn. rilTA Una i.nrria.l ntf in - 1'..... 1 1... - rinljint- fl.l-ni. Ilia ,mna I'-lt I 1 i I lamer umi airug- filed to give his boy every chance to learn, loping he would become a Christian work er, ran tne Master saw ht to taki him for higher serr-.ee in the kingdom above. When, this father was told that his son had passed away he bowed his head in sub mission worthy of any Christiau in nnv country, as he said: "The Lord cave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name oi iue i.oiu. liain s ilorn. Mitutiood.1 Xfnnt.An lioa ...... . I . ..1:.. ... . mw w tiuco qualities. rust, sell -assertion, and a good many men riMVOl flrnf haci.nil 1. .. .1..... I - l i a-" itiMw 1111.7 UCL-UIlie UUi- lies or egotists. They always get their " iiuu iuukh suou over every man. I j buii-wwki uuu ii iu oe ae stroyed, it ia to be directed, and that ia tit i.nn.l .ii.lii. ....If . I : . . . rt -1 -a HMakllbv cii-uucv.iuu. i nac tinWAr Iwlin ir. ... .uo... M.. f ' . .1 u: sell does not invade or destroy it. The powers oi aeu-oasertion and self-direction reach their climax in self-surrender to the lltu-heit. Raw W T f.. r.. v v- . i- r.-V " a-awawww,,, U1JS City. A Wish. To be free from narrowness; io resuona to tne nearest need. To help all: To .magnify the good in the meanest. Til i,i i c intlVA with )ai .............. g , others: To give God ";s opportunity in me; To further H.- Man for the world He I He lovea; l.ct tl..s be my wish -W. P. Landars. Ha Knew. There wai a visitor at the school and the children were being given an opportunity to show off. The visitor's thought! evidently ran In a religious turn, for be questioned the children first upon their knowledge of the Bible. "And where was the Infant Jesut born?" be asked, and a chorus cl voices, answered Immediately: "In manger." , , "And wby was he bom In a man ger?" was the next query. There was a moment'! silence, and then a little Scotch boy In the back seat piped up shrilly: "Because bl mother was there." The Globe. A Two-Slded ria. The strangest Uac under which men ever fought is that of the Macedonl aa Insurgents. It Is red on one side and black on the other. i-ha hiack aid is Intended to be symbolic of the iniquity of Turkish rule, and should the Macedonians ever gain Independence or autonomy, the flag would be changed. TEE SUNDAY SCHOOl I tfjTPRU.Tinw.i i rccnu rnuururs FOR JULY 24. Subject! Jehoshnphat'a It-Torm, tl Thrnn., xix 1-1 tGolilen Text, II Chron., xla., llaaMemory Verses, 4-0 Commentary on the Day's Lesson. 1. A severe reproof (vs. 1-3). Thif chapter is entirely additional to Kings, and is of great interest. It deals with three matters only: The rebuke addressed to Jehoshaphat by the prophet Jehu (vs. 1-3); the personal efforts of Jehoahaphat to effect a religious reformation (v. 4); and his reform of the judicial svstem (vs. 8-11. 1. ".Returned." From the battle agtinst Benhad.td in which Ahab was slain. "In peace." Without capture or pursuit, being miraculously delivered from immi nent danger. 2. "Jehu," etc. The Hanani who ia here mentioned was probably the seer who reproved Asa for seeking help from the King of Syria (chap. 10:7). His son Jehu was early called to the same divine work which distinguished his father. More than thirty years before this Jehu had foretold the doom of Baasha, King of Israel (1 Kings lfl:l). "To meet him." He went at the earliest possible moment. God had sent him for this purpose and the old prophet did not hesitate. lint Jehu re ceived better treatment from Jehoshaphat than his father Hanani hxd received from Asa (chap. 18:7-10). "Shouldest thou." What a forcible, piercing question; Jehosh aphat s conscience would cause him to quickly answer it negatively. "Help th ungodly." "Such was the idolatrous Ahab, whose kingdom was so largely given over to the worship of Baal and Ashtoreth." A great principle is here laid down. God' people should not give the hand of fel lowship to the wicked or assist them in any of their ungodly doings. The words of the apostle are to the point: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbeliev ers. . . . And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?" (2 Cor. 6:14 18). "And love them," etc. James eays, "Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God" (chap. 4:4). What would we conclude if those whom we supposed to be our friends should join themselves to our enemies and show a fondness for those who were bent on our downfall? John savs, "Love all the world," etc. (1 John 2:15, 1(1). The friend ship of wicked men is one of the most dan gerous temptations to which Christians are subjected. The wealth of the world and business interests arc largely in the hands ot men who are not Iriends oi Christ. While the Christian religion re quires no narrow or ascetic seclusion from the world, it does forbid the seeking world ly friendships and alliances for selfish ends and to the peril of religious useful ness and religious character. Christian alliances with the wicked do not command the respect of the very men for whose favor they are formed. To love those who hate God is a persona thrust at Jesus Christ. "Therefore is wrath." The prophet does not tone down or mince mat ters. Faithful arc the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. "Upon thee." He was plainly told that the consequences of his sin would fall upon him and his people with crushing force. And is not the wrath of God upon all those alliances which His people form with the ungodly, whether they be social, matri monial, commercial or political? 3. "Nevertheles." The seer has for Jehoshaphat words of encouragement as well as words of blame, and reminds the King that in taking away the groves he had shown the true theocratic spirit, which would not fail to be recognized and blessed of God. And this oracle of blame and praise inspired the King to attempt further reforms. "Groves." The Asherah images, II. Judges appointed (vs. 4-7). 4. "Again." This refers to his previous re forms described in chapter 17. "Beer eheba." This was at the southern extrem ity of Judah. "Mount Ephriam." The kingdom of Judah was bounded on the north by the mountains of Kphraim. Je hoshaphat traveled the whole length of his kingdom and examined everything himself "to see that judgment and justice were properly administered among the people." Brought them back." Many probably had gone into idolatry when they saw their King so intimate with idolaters, therefore he put forth every effort possible to rescue them and bring them back to the true re ligion. Those who truly repent of sin do all in their power to repair the damage they may have done to others. 5. "Sea! iudires." The Kinat nnnnititerl Inpnl m.iiriaT t rates in all the prinajpul cities, according to the directions of the law (Dcut. 10: 18-201, so that justice might be adminis tered with ease and convenience. 6. "Take heed." A very solemn anij necessary cau tion. The case seems hopeless when the judge is corrupt. "Is with you." SeerK. V. "The judges in deciding cases agmnst the rich and powerful were to strengthen themselves with the thought 'God is with us." 7. "Wherefore now." Probably Jehoshaphat discovered irregularities and wrongs in the administration of justice such as showing respect of persons and the taking of bribes, and he accordingly under took an extensive reform in the matter. His work no doubt consisted largely in removing evil judges and confirming the good in their office. III. A supreme court established (vs. 8-11). 8. "In Jerusalem." Jehoshaphat'a sec ond reform measure was to establish a court of appeal in Jerusalem in accordance with Ueut. 17:8-12. "This measure was probably altogether new. David and Solo mon had kept judgment in their own hands. The prominent position assigned to the priests as judges was in accordance with Ueut. 17:9; 19:17." "Of the Levites," etc. A certain number of each of those three classes constituted a supreme court. "Judgment of the Lord." All matters pertaining to religion about which aome de cision could be found in the Mosaic law. "Controversies." Civil disputes, called in verae 11 "all the King's matters." "They returned." Read this, "And they dwelt in Jerusalem;" that is, the judges appointed by Jehoshaphat. The most difficult cases could always be decided in Jerusalem, be cause ' the judges were always there. 9. "A perfect heart." That is, a hearfundi vided in its allegiance. The judges could not serve God and take bribes at the same time. 10. "Blood and blood." Between manslaughter and murder, or "the settle ment of inheritance and family claims, etc." "Law and commandment. To de cide what particular ordinance applies to a particular case. This refers to "cases where the matter concerns the interpreta tion and application of the law and its in dividual commands, statutes and judg ments to particular crimes." 11. The King appointed Amariab supreme judge in the ecclesiastical court and Zebadiah in the civil court. The Levitts ware to be coun selors and officers to assist. Paper Gloves and 8tocklngs. Paper glove and stockings are now belnn manufactured In Europe. The stockings have been carefully ex amined hy experts, nnd they are loud In their pralsa of them. Let no one assume, the say, that thoso stockings, became they are made of paper, will only last a fow days, for they will last i!mo.st as long as ordinary stockings. Th? reason la because the paper of which they are made was, during the process of manufacture, rendered Into a substance closely resembling wool, and was tbon woven and treated as ordinary wool. Loneliness Drove Him Insane. Borne tlmo ago a Rmialan lady died tn Paris, France, and bequeathed a sura of' $40,000 on condition that a mausoleum was erected over nor grave and Inside was to be a small chamber. In which the aHpIrant -for the lfjioj was to take up bis residence night aad day for twelve months, and watch by bar tomb. A man was faurd who ac cepted the po-it, but was unable to en dure the meutal strain and loceUnes and be is now co-Uued in a lucuU swylum. GIST Win NOTES SUNDAY, JULY TWENTY-FOURTH. "How to Break Down the Spirit of Casts." Jas. 2:1-9; Matt. 23:8-12. Scripture Verses Prov. 16:18; Isa. 2:11, 12; Dan. 4:28-32; Obad. 3, 4; Luke 1:51. 52; Matt. 11:29; 20:27, 28; Luke, 22:27; John 13:3-3, 13, 14; Phil. 2:5-8. Lesson Thoughts, U Is the greatest loollsliness to rank men according to wealth or ap parel or any externals, the only true standard of ranli I within. ' The true value of p:erioiis stones Is found only when tho valueless exterior ii cut away. A man cannot raise himself by his boot-otraps, no more can he be truly exalted by the exerclne of pride. Pride In Itself Is a vain thing, even when It Is harmless; but It Is a most blameworthy disposition when It exalts self at the expense of others. Selections. Teach me, Lord, my true condition Bring me childlike to thy knee, Stripped of eveiy low ambitfon, Willing to be led by thee. Venus, the brightest light among the stars and planets, never rises high In tho sky. hut is seen near the horizon. Kvery appearance of the Queen of the Planets la a parable of the possibili ties open to those that are satisfied with a lowly position. No one can be proud who Is con9cl ous of God's presence In his life, work ing through h4m whatever he does that is good and strong. If you would be humble, think often of God and his omnipotence. Judge your humility by asking your self whether what you ere seeking Is to do the thing or to be known as do ing It. Are you willing to stoke the fires down in the hold, cr drf you want to be tip on the bridge, wearing gilt Drain, anrt getting the glory of th vic tory? Are you willing that others should be praised for what you have done, provided only the thing 'la done? Cometh on the better time When the struggling earth shall know No success through others' loss Will the unseen Powers bestow. E JULY TWENTY-FOURTH. The Spirit of Caste. James 2. 1-9; Matt 23. 8-12. Caste Is that spirit which separates people Into classes. It comes from those who th4nk of themselves more highly than they ought to think. They who foster and perpetuate this tem per are apt to regard themselves as the elite, the bon ton. They hold themselves aloof from the average grade of humankind. The Pharisees displayed this spirit. Peter exper ienced it until his housetop vision of tolerance assured him that God Is no respecter of superficial distinctions. He looks upon the real life. Caste la always a mark of the provincial view of things. Here Is an offensive form of caate known chiefly in our own land, where fortunes are often made suddenly. The attempt of a family that has come Into possession of a fortune unexpect edly to play the role of "rich folks" is ludicrous. Appointments are changed and new Btyles adopted. They roll In luxury, their heads are turned by the whirl of dollars. They seem Intoxicat ed with their new-found possessions. Moral standards are lowered. Ideals are marred. Values are not sanely es timated. They are Inflated With the delusion that they have risen a notch or two. But In reality they have dropped In the scale of true worth. Never should we envy such an order of deceived moitals. Like commercial stock, blood may sometimes be watered. But there Is genuine blue blood, that stands for what la best In the heritage of noble qualities. In Its Ineage it may be no crowns have dazzled, no name been emblazoned on the scroll of fame. It Is the heroic blood that was brought to our shores In the Mayflower, and the kind that gave us our glorious Declar ation of Independence believing that all men have equal rights to a fair chance Jn securing for themselves tho legitimate rewards of upright living. How lofty and true this utteranoe by Phillips Brooks: "No man has come to true greatness who haa not felt In some degree that bis life be. longs to the race, and that wjiat God gives him he gives Mm for mankind." "Be substantially great In thyselt; and more than thou appearest unto oth ers. " "We cannot conceal shoddy in the great web of life," says Emerson. "Every wicked, rottea, sleazy thread will stretch Itself across the fabric, and testify against us forever." . Curious Fact In Natural History. An incident which will be Interest fng to naturalists Is told In a recent number of the Scotsman. One of the foresters In the employ of tho Mar qtils of Lothian was returning from his work when he noticed a wild duck flying from a larch tree. On close examination he observed a common brown owl looking down from what appeared to be a nest tn the cleft ol the tree about thirty feet from the ground, and apparently near the plac. from which the duck bad flown. Curi osity prompted him to climb to the place, which be did with great dim culty. The owl on his approch flew off, and to his surprise be found Ic the nest two eggs an owl's and a wild duck's. It Is not uncommon foi both owls and ducks to build tbell nests high up on trees, but It is un heard of for one nest to be appro priated by both birds. New York Herald. Count as a Beggar. A fatal cycling accident near Beel! bas brought to light a strange typ of Italian mendicant The dead mar Is Count Francesco Avogadro dl Vag llano, a member of one of the oldea and noblest families In Italy, and t public mendicant. He might, bad h chosen, have drawn an annuity suffl clont for b' 'ru8l support but frotr some perverse sentiment be proferref to beg In the streets, miserably clad He was a wofl-known figure at Beella The other day be was tramping to hlf native district of Vagllar.o, when b was knocked down by a cyclist anc killed. His family are now about tr give bin. fuueral worthy of tU ink. The Sscret of Ahlillnt; rears Br A. L. WAB.'XO. My heart is resting, O my God, I will give thanks and sing; My heart is at the secret source Of every preciom thing; Now the frail vessel Thou hast made No hand but Thine sh:ill till; Fr the waters of this world have failed, And I am thirsty still. J thirst for springs of heavenly life. And here all day they rise; J seek tho treasure of Tliy love, And close at hand it lies; And a new song in my mouth To long-loved music sot. Glory to 1 lice for all the grace I have not tasted yet. Glory to Thee for strength withheld, I'nr want anil wcaitnem Known: And the tear that sends mo to Thyself For what is most my own; I hiive a heritage of joy That yet I mint not See; But the Hand that bled to make i. mine, Is keeping it for me. Mv heart is resting, O my God, My heart is in Thy care: I hear tho voice of joy and health Resounding everywhere ; "Tlmn art my portion, saith my soul," Ten thorn-anil voices say, And the music of their glad amen Will never die away. The Supreme Choice, r.r wavlano unti, ti.n., Li..n. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua This is his amumncctiicnt oi his supreme choice by Joshua. Nothing is more masterful in a man than his supreme, ultimate choice. "Search thon the master passion; there alone The wild are constant, and the cunning known." Savs the late groat cdiiraior, Dr. Mirk Hopkins: "As a river, if it be a river, de spite back-water and eddies, must tlow some whither, and as those eddies ami the back-water are caused by the very current they seem to contradict, so must there be in man some current of affection, bearing within its sweep all others, ami that would, if known, reconeile all seeming con tradictions." "To know what, -the su preme object thus chosen and the master passion is is the capital point in the most dilhcult and valuable of all knowledge, the knowledge of ourselves. But while we am thus necessitated to choose, and to choose an object of suiireme affection, the choice itself is free. There is always an alterna tive. There are supreme An i'Ca and subsid iary cnoices. nut mat wim li iletermines, arranges, marshals the subsidiary choices is the supreme choice. This is the inexorable. law for life tliai overarching every life, arranging it, man aging it, shaping it, is its ultimate supreme choice. And no more searching, deciding, vital question can a man put himself than; Wiiat is really my own supreme choicer And nowhere is this question as to su preme choice so determining as in the realm of morals an.! religion. "Seek ye first the king. lorn of Gml and II is right eousness" is the great .M ister's amioini'-e-ment of what ought to be the supreme re ligious choice for life. We are to seek these first not tilth or fourth, or third, or even second, but tir.-t. We are to say with Joshua, "As for me, 1 will serve the Lord." Then. jut as that young fellow's su preme choii e as to business ruled his daily and lesser choices ill it, so the supreme re ligious choice is to give rank and order to all our lesser choices those coneeruing business, and everything else which our dives touch. What is it to be a Christiau? It is to deliberately make this higlist, noblest choice, it is to thus gi,ve God His rightful throne over mind, affection, will. It is to repent of having failed to do it in the past, to receive the forgiveness for our failure from the atoning Christ , to give crown to this loftiest choosing for the future. W e may or we may not. We are free to choose. But every life is necessarily fail ure if its supreme and ruling choice be any other and less than God. Philadelphia Public Ledger. The Useless Graduate. At the baccalaureate services of the academic department of the New York "University, otherwise University College, the sermon was preached by the Iiev. M Charles K. Jefferson, pastor of the Hro way Tabernacle, wlio.se text was: "There was a man there who had a withered hand." Dr. Jelferson asserted that manv a graduate, supposedly well trained, had a withered hand." "For instance," he said, "he cannot hold the ballot he cannot wield the instrument of the American freeman in hewing the path for American freedom. But he can tulk; yes, ho is a great talker. He knows every sore spot in our body politic, and ho can talk brilliantly and sarcastically about our National failings and shortcomings. And he becomes very jocose in discussing the efforts of those who make some effort to better the evil conditions he sees to clearly. "A... I 1 . iL. n-u. ai,u iic vnuiiub iiuiu ine Jl)ie or a hymn book, lie can read some ephemeral u-'.-n, ... .. iicnajiajfri, LI llltB'.llcU nILU H and blackened with woe. But he can't uuiu. iue nig oook tnac oook wmcli Has imagery more wonderful than Dante, phi losophy more profound than Plato. Nor can be hold an oar, not even in this age of practical philanthropy. He. cannot row out to the dangerous eddii-s, to the spots wnere men nave ueen overcome by sin and are being drawn down by the under- tnw nf ,l,.Mtli him .i.l.t I. 1 . ., .... ..nut, uauu is wint ered, and he can only stand on the shore and make sarcastic remarks about foreign uiimiuiii, iiuinu imsHns ana college settle menu. "Such a man cannot honbr schools, standing for years in the market place and doing no useful work for his right hand is withered. It is because of such men as he that we hear so manv jokes by o-called self-made men about colleuu graduates. "Now, it ia possible to become so much devoted to matters of technique that we neglect other faculties of our nature alto gether. It it because of such neglect that the evils have arisen which I have en deavored to describe. And the cure for those evils will be found in an honest ef fort to follow Jesus of Natareth." Bbameleae H Well as Shameful. Whut can be more shameful than to make thi, nnn.rfa.i;n. . c ... . ' . .i n.m. . , " "' "ur t-uristianity il,-? i1 ?cu8 dmng our work 7ni 1. , "meiese as it is stiame- JiLJ p'f,U" for '"'"Uenee on tho around of its own neglect and sin. It is l!r. .n,Tde,r ' "father asking the i'mflip.BrcL:ka..P'ty h" "'"'"""'- pered"" God prMnt mln U I""0 chMoctrP r0'i',,on Mver ""d '"'"Ohio Wild Excitement In Mountain City. Last Monday at a very early bour our attention was called by hearing the cry of monkey! monkey! I-ook Ing out on the streets we saw a strange look Ina object grinding out music, we all rushed to the spot men women and children and Its reported that the editor and typesetter were among the crowd that saw the monkey street performence. . Two monkey and three Italians composed the hols out flu. but we laughed to our satls-tactioa.- Hvdea Tuousundstlcks, THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE. What Is Killing England Is, Drink-Kerb Family Hpemls Ahont aril In a Single. Year What the Hard lr Inkers Crave anil What They (let. "The chief cause of onr industrial de ny," writes Margiret Poison Murray, in the Contemnorary Review, "thi real ghost in the cupboard, is, without nny doubt whatever, our great, national ho'ibv. drunk ennoss the one nationiii and universal pi"icea for the ills of men and women, old and voiiig, high and low. rich and poor. "On this holihv onr direct expenditure list year w-s m;) millions, about '.." pei family (l?.,i), plus the cost in poor rate-, homes, refuges, nolicp, prisons, hosnitili md aviiims, for the devotees of the habit. But what is the cost to the country, from an industrial stinrinoint. in brain and mus cle, in the de.idncd mind, the blunted in' teljapf unsteady hand, the unreliabil ity arH uniunctin'itv of a habit invincibly csta!!ilie bevnd centuries of tr-vlilion, an 1 winl'eii at by employer as well as by emnWn? "Mn t!e l'nnd our t--rgc iirlu-tri" mav drink if thev will. o temperance crusad s invad" their sn-rcd preei-cu. But in an industrial conin-Hition w'nif'i is ran idlv beominz an industrial warfare thi weak pvnt in tiieir armor is to- tirU t reveal itself. The two generations from sh'ft sleeves to shirt sleeves at-e alrcadv telling their tale. The middle clase spelling industrial!'' an'1 Pot oc-taliy. fol low the ex.imnle with which they have be come so familiar. "The artisan, the liaekhnnn of t'-e ro-t-try, is in a plight -Hi worse, for in ad.li tion to his general ignorance, his narrow horizon, his antiquated tools and methods his unalterable conviction tiiat he ba noth ing to learn, h" must meet th:' brunt ol tiie warfare handicapped by his iutcmp-T anre. "And worst of all. we are in very actn.ii possession of I'J.OO.VXh), ahont one in four of our ponulation. who are in abject pov erty, too imjapable for anything, even fot anarchv: men and women who stand around the streets of our tirie cities bv the hundred thousand, hold, bloated. -''. solute, blaek-rved, sinful, dishonest, fts graded, debaitche.l. revei- sooer except bt arci'lent. incapable of self-respect, and con tent to dwell in filth and rigs indescriba ble. "When a man spends etiiMlioo-1. youth and manhood in refining surroundings wr anticipate a certain result the natural outgrowth of such conditions. When a man passes his entire lite in an atmosphere more debasing than pen can portrav we are surprised at the natural outgrowth oi the conditions. We cxpent a miracle, nnd in our chagrin we organize a rigorous cru sade against the man not against the con lotions and we maintain the crusade un til wo secure philanthropic relief b sweeping the man up into a statistic and nrraiining him alphabetically in a blue baok for reference. "In common with humanity this man has cravings. So have wp all. I do not believe that these 12.0i)u.rii) crave f it whisky. They crave fur something thev do not possess. So do u-e n!l. But tiieir hunger must 1)P for something evil and ours for good. "It may. indeed, be for fool, clothing, rest, warmth, three square meal a day. a warm sleep, a cozy tire, some human jov. the charm of a home, the true delight of work, the glory of independence, the full manhood of useful citizenship. Instead of an incubus, the man may Us a commercial asset, and the thought is enough to liauut our philanthropy for the rest of its life." Is a Iepressant. Alcohol, though called a "stimulant." nas not much title to be considered a car diac tonic. It is essentially a vasomotor depressant, and as such may help the heart indirectly, when the tension is high. There is also sometimes a temporary increase in the strength of the pulse after the admin istration of a moderate dose, probably due to increased blood supiily to the cardiac muscle, through relaxation of coronary ar terioles. It is therefore possible that re peated small doses may be of service in pneumonia, hut the large doses sometimes advised are likely to do more harm than good. To imagiueltliat brandy can "sup port" the heart when the right side is be coming paralyzed from over distension is absurd. In such a case the only satisfac tory cardiac tonic is venesection. Dr. Lees, in the H.irveinan Lecture on Pneu monia in Uritish Medical Journal. Punishment of One Town. Fitzgerald, Ca., is a totvn nf aiiou'. 4,v)0 population, on the Atlantic and Birming ham Railroad. It has six saloons. Not long ago an ftFort was made to secure the erection of o building Pud repair shops of the road at Kitzjerald. The president of the road, Mr. I'auul, was waited uj-on bv .-onttuutee ot citizens. The president m-iv frankly told them that lie considered Fitzgerald the most d.-sii alile place on the road fur fhe location of the shoos from every consideration save one. That one objection is its saloons. lie stated that from pist experienre lie would not consent to the location of the shops of the road in any community where labor is rendered unreli ihlc by the presence of gin mills, and that, since Fitzgerald will keep its saloons, the proposition to locate a great railro.nl business there will not be even entertain d. denounced by a ISIslinp. The Unman Catholic Bishop of Promnre, Ireland, has been denouncing the "rem Hint" intemperance oi Inland in words that are not too strong: ".lust think of it." said the Bishop, "thirteen million pounds spent yearly in druil; otic-third of tha whole agricultural produce of the country. There woie '..",i)no houses licensed for the sale of drink, and l'l.miu suOiicd when the population was double that of the present, i'hi're was one tiulilic house for ei-erv 170 inhabitants, including women an 1 rhiMien, ilu re were imi.iss) convictions lor drunk euness in Ireland last year. 1 hat was one in every forty-live ul toe population. I'roof of Hebrew Temperance. A remarkable feature of the New York Chetto, one that puts to shame the "Chris tianised" districts of the city, is the pau city of saloons. No gaudy and enticing es tablishments for drink are found there, and, although saloons do exist, they are far apart and so poor in appearance as to indi cate that they have little or no custom. Kven these saloons occur on the streets where many people, other than Jsjwj, pass. A Mascla Destroyer. I find that alcoholic drinks give no strength. No. tin the contrary, drink builds up no inu.cle, but destroys its pow er and makes it less active for work. Sir Benjamin Ward Kiclmrdson. Tha Crnsaile Hi Brief, AVIiile you have the dnnk vou will have the drunkard. (ieorge W. Bam A futir-iiiasted schooner, the Edward II. Cole, was recently christened with Ameri can Besutv roses- instead oi champagne, st llockland, Me. ' The evils of drink have become so po tent in Ccrmsny that organiicd move ments for temperance and total abstinence are gaining great strength. Dr. Willard Parker, who for many years stood st the head of the medical profession in New York City, savs: 'One-third of all deaths in New York Cily are caused by al coholic drinks." Some fellows have lots nf push, but e pend most of it on saloon door. The number of teetotal mayor in En. land and Wale is ascertained to be vnt fifty. The annual average consumption ot liquor per capita in the United Males is nineteen end a half gallons, while in prohi bition Kansas it is less than two gslionv In thirtysH-ven counties in Kansas tl.,.r. not a criminal case on the docket. For the encouragement of the a-v it msr be well to remember that already a pledge-signing campaign in Mtssachusrtt hss wou IU6.000 aaitir., anJ tllt now hir. ty si. pi-r cent, of the uopalatioa of the United states is enrolled in il, ship of the churches thu. against aevea y wui. m tow HE TOlD HER SHE WAS BEAUTIFUII Ile lo'd her she was beautiful, She frowning bade turn go: She knew he sought her fortune, for Her gia had told her so; Still, still he called her beautiful She knew her I.u-e was plain. For twenty timps a dav. nias! Th" truth was told her bv the glass That hail no pnzs to gain. He told her ail was beautiful, "Nac. do not jest." sin- cried; He told her slut was beautiful. And knew she knew tie lied: Still, still he called her b-autifilt. She answered: "Cease. I pray: ' Your words are false, ns is your hearty It is not love suggests the t.ar' You basely seek to lay!" He to'd her ! was beautiful And. chiding him, she t'ed : lb- told her she was beautiful She stoptied and turned her hea); Still, still he failed her Ixautii'ul. And rushed to where "lie staved. And. prating still about her charms. He folded her within in arms. And riptuie filled the maid. Chit ago Ilecoid Heralil. "Do yoti fy :n ;.-! t li iz- with Kussia ot Tn pun 7" "I r.vinpiithigi' with the lax-pnyi-t's in both oiititrii-." Ciiiciuuati Coliitiieri ial-TrilitKie. And then. aj.sn. i; will not takj ui li gieit g-'b ot giav ti-jti 1:. at'ei- all e .ml i;i. l;e one p. iti'.u U'f Luc isetie. - l.'ii.tag) Newt. Brown -"Is S:iiitli the boss over at bis Iioum-7" .l ines -"Mi s. Smith say be isn't, but I ti-di'-e h.- picks out alf the new v.ull eipei ." -Cincinnati Tti- Llttle. l'ei'eiv;il -"The .ta- is a pnr.nlot. don't .vou ktiow!" IMyiiie "II v so?" I'crclval "Why ! it is stationary yet It bus wiii.'s st ii t I'.ior-."--Pennsylvania Punch I'.owl. Lnily Maud "' Do you think it's on lucky to In- married on Friday, Sic John?" Siv John noiifirmiil bachclorl "( Vrtuinly. But w!:. make uu ex ccptinn'" l'lr.i-li. "Iid iuiyniio i-all in- t:p wliils I w.i out'" iikeil til- luitclii-r. "No," replied tilt' boy, "but :i citMi:iier vli'iN, iuat fur dinner hadn't nrrlvt-d talieil yotl down. "- Houston Post. "Which iirt? ,mhi bettinu; on, th" Cau casian of the Mmipdinii'" "Neither. I think Pittsburg's goin' to win in spite of tb- bail start tin- team's j;ot." Cbi ca go Ili-cord -1 1 e: a Id . "Do you know tlio nature of aa oath, my littii' man':" asked the judge. "I oitjjlit to." replied tin- buy. "I waa caddy ut ynur igoif club for two uea sons." Yotiki't's Statt'siiiiin. The Ciiv-"(lepl Fin thirsty. I wish I lii'liini;ed to n Wall Street syndicate." Tln Booster "Why do ymi wish Mint V The Cow" 'Cause they never forget to water their stock." Puck. Contentment docs not spring from wealth. We're toid. and thai may he; And yt'u we know it doesn't tlow From grinding poverty. Philadelphia Ledger. Pnw (finishing up a storyj-"And so I washed iny hands of the whole busi ness." Little Willie liutt'lestedly I "Iid soiiu-liiuly seiul you from tha table to do it. paw''" Pittsburg Dis patch. Kiiip'.oyiii"tit Agetit'Wliar was the) mutter with yiitir last pi: 7" Iionies- tic "1 he iiiissiis was lot perttciiler." "In what way 7" ' Sh wouldn't let mo lock th' baby In th' I ! ! i n bed w'ett 1 had company." New York Weekly. The Judge "Prisnm r at tin- bar, what have you to say for yourself.' The Prisoner "I only hope, .lidge, that you will return cood for evil." Th Judge "Ob. don't have any doubt lit that direction; you'll get a good sen tence nil right." The passenger who had been holding himself tip by a strap sut down in a seat that bad just been vacated. "Tber Is plenty of room, ma'am," be said t the pudgy little matron sitting next, '"lion't move." "W.1 don't bnv? to.'" (die said with a cheerful smile. ''We own the house we live iti."-Chlcas Tribune. Careful Miistli-alinit. Every mouthful of meat should b vigorously masticated. It children could be suit to a chewing school, a they are now sent to a kindergarten, there would I e n marked Improvement in the race, says it well-known doctor, r.bo lias iiiaile a special study of th subject. And lie jpies on to say that "to produce strong teeth Is utmost a simple a matter as to produce strong nnns." Children should be accustomed to) vigorous mastication by pnn-lice three) times ii day. and the habit tbu formed will not be forgotten. By auctt n system of training "bills for dentis try will be reduced, the child's tecttt will become strong nnd well polished, and there will be a distinct enlarge ment of the Jaw and a s reugtbening of the facial muscles. There ran bst no exaggeration of the marvelous r suit achieved by vigorous mastica tion." Man Ouly a Machine. The scientifically trained mind ba ronie to regard the law of the conserv utlon of energy a universal, so that the brilliant demonstration thut thus law hold pood In the case of the Urtni orgnnlsiu has not attracted special at tention. W. O. Atwater. by meuna oC his resplrntlon calorimeter, waa abl tot determine exactly the exchuiigo or en ergy taking place in the body. Ia a. number uf experiment covering 14U lays, with a man at rest tul at work, there was a difference of only fifty, three caloric between the total Incoin ml total outgo of energy, a practically, negligible quantity considering the ag gregate of the totals. ruttlni Hralas la Cwli Mewd. Bishop Cyrus l. Fuss was talking about the world's custom or apendins more on armies and uarlcs thau on ed ucation. "I once heard this custom eplBTamniutlcally condemued by am Irish priest." said Bishop Kos. Tere was under discussion a bill to appro priate ;W.OUtU!0J fn battleahlps and lia.fXJO.uxi for schools. The priest spoke against the bill, and Ida speech ended In this way: Friends, cousldrr this proposal. Its absurdity 1 evident. For education. JtS.ttOO.UuO; for warfare. I.W.00t).otH. That Is to say. $12.uW,(H! for putting brains lu ana $:)0,iHW.0OO tor "alowiue tbeui out.' "
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