FiSffffttttttStffftitStttfff 8 SUNDAY SERMON . 3 Scholarly Dliooun Ey jjj Rv. I. I. Shannon. Brooklyn, N. Y.-Snnday morning, In Grace M. E. Church, the pastor, the Rev. Frederick F. Summon. linl for his subject "The Thousandfold Man." Tlio text was from .Toshim xxlll:l(: "One man of you shall chase a thou sand: for the Lord your God, Ho it In thnt flghtetli for you, ns He spake unto jou." Mr. Shiiniion said: World bulliliiiK Is not bo Interesting as mnn building. Home philosophers held that tasks nre Interesting In pro portion ax they are (llllionlt to perform. If thin be good logic, then swinging worlds into space must take secondary rank to building n man In time. We have no intimation that Cod had any trouble stringing planets along the path of His power. Yet the centuries unite in the verdict that God has had much trouble in producing the divine style of manhood. Therefore, it is safe to conclude that God never un dertook a vaster plan than to build a man. Worlds play out His purposes In the harmony of gravitation. They spell out His plans In the law of obe dience. Hut man oft I lines thwarts those purposes and destroys those plans by sotting his own will over against the will of (Jod. Thus he wanders, n kind of lost human plelad, through the space called time, always and ever coming to himself, but never wholly nrrlved. Yet man is God's human world greater than any star-world twinkling in space, because he thinks, loves, feels and wills. Now, some men ex ercise these functions more largely than their fellows. Then we label them with thnt ancient degree called greatness. After conferring the de gree, we spend the rest of our lives musing over what bucIi men did when they got together. They may have been great thinkers, great lighters, grent talkers, great writers, or great friends. But In the last analysis, the greatness men adore Is the adoration great men have given to God. This Is why we never tire of studying the friendship of Moses and Joshua. They nre two links In the golden chain which moors this old world to the throne of God. Napoleon said that his tory Is n fable about which men nre ngreed. Rather say history is a stream flowing out from the Eternal Heart. Sitting nlong its shores, like deathless sentinels, are the men God raised tip for hnnding His name and truth down the ages. Our text nsks for a consideration of the thousandfold man, and the reason for his multiplied power. "One man of you shall chase n thousand!" More startling words could hardly knock nt the door of the human Intellect. They are too vast In their outrongng mean ing to be easily comprehended. Nat urally enough, the mind asks for n second consideration of them. But a second rending fulls to rob them of their slgnlllcaiice. Keally big things don't grow less on second sight. Like St. Peter's, their bigness only helps .r the mind expand to a more capable .appreciation of their true dimensions. It Is so with men, and it is so with the great objects in nature. Just so n grent sentence like this, pregnant with large thought, is not stripped of Its treasure by a second or third read ing. It is a thought centre round which the mind may revolve with in creasing prollt. Strictly speaking, then, what is meant by one man chasing a thousand? Does it mean thnt one man, by his physical prowess, can drive a thou sand men before him? You wonder at the folly of such a question. Still some people -re so fond of measuring life and men by the yardstick of physi cal bulk that its absurdity may mock them into a better view. Physical things never did run smoothly on a spiritual track; and they never will, because it is impossible. The thou sandfold man, according to Joshua, is the man in league with God, housing God's purposes and co-operating with God's plans, awaiting God's signals and answering God's voices, watching God's strides In history and hearing God's truth, dropped in golden num bers, from "the hurp of God's eternal years." lie Is the man with his feet on .he earth, bis head among the stars, and his heart located in heaven be cause heaven is located In- his heart. He Is the son of yesterday, the man of to-day, the helf of to-morrow grate ful for yesterday's goodness, inspired by to-day's blessings, and rejoicing in to-morrow's hopes. And lie is all this because he Is In league with God, and knows it; because ho is in love with God, and feels it; because he Is living In obedience to God, und wills it. Moreover, the thousandfold man is the man God waits for. It has ever been "one mini of you" who has opened the largest doors of opportunity and achievement In the history of the .world. One man and God they are absolutely unconquerable. Grasping me inngieu turends of history, they have tied them into one solid knot of divine purpose. And that purpose for ever stands the pledge of a better world .-and a nobler race. Do you .wonder that even God can afford to wait for such a man? Then let your wonder give away before this mighty ' fact: God has to wait, so long as the world remains constituted as it is, for a mnn to come forwnrd and suy, "Here am I use me." God -answers back, "I have to use you, becauso I haveu't anything else to use." When a man comes out like that from the littleness of self into the largeness of God, that moment be stands forth In God's uni verse a thousandfold man! Chasing a thousand becomes the business of his life. Chasing a thousand tempta tions, chasing a thousand sins, chasing a thousand civic wrongs, chasing a thousand social evils! But does he atop there? Neverl Chasing a thou sand lost men toward God. chasing them Into fellowship with Jesus ChrlBt, chasing them up from their haunts of sin toward the splendor touched peaks of a pure and radiant manhood! That Is the mission of the thousandfold man. And in these days the mission Is crying as with the lips of God. .Where is the man? Furthermore, if history teaches one lesson it is this God has His waits and pauses. And for what? Why, for some man to lay hold of His pur fcoses and carry them out. God has been waiting, and still waits, for meo in the everyday walks of life to be true to Him. O, iiieu, Unit means you and that means me! God culls a few men to carry on great reforms. He calls all men to curry on a reform with in their own lives. And it is the man who will do this in God's way, and in tho spirit of Jesus Christ, that be comes the thousandfold man. He is the determining factor In this world's progress towurd universal righteous ness. He holds the bulnnee of power which will usher in the millennial duwn. Gone forever the man fearing spirit. Gone forever that stolid Judif terence. Gone- forever that ia.it shjlt poekethook. lie lives for God. He talks for God. He gives for God. Consider, also, one of the two reasons for the multiplied power of the thou sandfold man: "For the Lord your God, He It Is that flghtetli for you." Any mail Is braver for tho battle if he knows that God is his champion. He may have been ready to show the white flag, leave the Held in defeat, steal away In disgrace. Then let him lay vital hold of the truth that God Is lighting for him. Instantly every In gredient of cowardice will vanish from his nature. Something akin to omni potence begins to piny nlong the nerve of his arm. The soul's bnttlesongs of victory began to swell the rising har monies In his heart. Championed by (Jod, he knows that, though the worlds may fall, he shall not meet with de feat. Camping along the path of his destiny Is the Sleepless General, who holds the stars In His hnnd, and the Interests of Mis child In His heart. Whnt magnificent music for the soul to henr, as we go out to life's bnttle: "For the Lord your God, He it is thnt flghtetli for yon." Let us give the truth its proper set ting In our lives. We hear so much o finsn fighting God's battles. And we rejoice that this Is so. But let not the lesser truth obscure the greater that God Is- fighting our battles. And do we not sometimes get so busy fighting God's battles that we forget that God is lighting our battles, which is of much more Importance. It may be that God could get nlong without our reinforcements, after all. But If God's trooua fall to come up, a spiritual Wa terloo awaits us for certalu. Let us make room for this neglected truth In our creed.' It will make us better sol diers of the cross. It Is one of the silent forces which builds the thou sandfold mnn. But some man snys, "How docs (Sod fight for me? I want to know." God Is not In the habit of doing things ns man does them. Therefore, It Is safe to conclude that God does not fight for us after the manner of men. His methods are not man's methods, and HI weapons are not carnal weapons. Briefly, here nre a few battlelields where (Jod has. fought for you: On the Jmlean plains shepherds ore watching their flocks by night. Sud denly the heavens are musical with choirs of singing angels. Then one great golden star, as if driven out of its course by the finger of God to signal the shepherds, trembles above the manger. Coining to the spot, they find the babe wrupped in s wad ling clothes. That was the beginning of God's greatest battle for you and the battlefield was a manger! But that Babe Increased in stature and wis dom. He reached the highest type of manhood known to man or God. Great ns n teacher. He was greater as a man. Great' ns n mnn. He was greater ns a God, for in Him the fullness of God head mnde its home. For the first time, mnn was taught by a Life how to live his own life. God fought for you in the lncnrnatlon of Ills Son. God- fought for you in the mysterious ngony of Gethseinane. God fought for you In the blood-red suffering of Cal vary. God fought for you in the dark ness of the tomb. God fought for you on Mount Olivet, when Christ was taken tip, tho glory of His ascending body throwing a shining splendor over the track yours will go. In countless ways, the Lord your God, Ho it is thnt flghtetli for you! He fights for you in the blessings He rains upon you day by day. In your home, in your business, in your society, in every privilege you enjoy, God fights for yon. God's bnttletlelds are smokeless, but they are victorious! We discover the second reason for the multiplied power of tho thousand fold man In the lust clause of my text: "As He spake unto you." It Is Josh ua's way of telling us that God always keeps His engagements. "O," suys some one, "he is talking about God's promises now and they nre old." Yes, let tis admit the promises nre old. But In growing old they have kept their youth. What sturdy youug sters they are! We can't afford to rule them out on account of age. Most of the best things in this world are old. The Bun is old, the stars are old, the ocean is old, the mountain is old, love Is old, music is old, father is old, mother Is old, our dearest friends are old. But we are not ashamed of them on thnt account. So God's promises are old. But they have grown old so gracefully that we ought to be proud to walk life's pathway, keeping step to their mighty music. What would we do without them? Certainly this world would be a very lonely place, if the old promises didn't now and then steal Into our hearts and hush their fears. A man's spiritual exchequer is worth something when he knows It is backed by promises as changeless as God Himself. "I will never leave thee nor lorsake thee." That promise alone Is enough to make a man a spiritual millionaire. But, remember there are over 33,000 in God's Word that sing the same tune. The thousandfold man makes much of the old promises, be cause they have made much of him. Serinonettes. God keeps a reward for the man who who does right. It Is a lopsided religion that leaves the coachman at the curb. The best evidence of your own salva tion is your Interest in that of others. When God takes our hand He asks us to take the hand of another. There is no comfort in Repose when its head is pillowed on an aching henrt. The circumference of Influence de pends upon the man at the centre of the circle. By the prayerful study of the Scrip tures comes the knowledge of the di vine will. Many a parent has entered the gates of pearl because the hand of a little child was on the latch. United lre byterian. Husband as a "Nlca Doggie." There are a lot of women In this world who think that there's only one side to the married relation, and that's their side. When one of them marries fcho starts right out to train har hus band Into kind old Carlo, who'll go down town for her every morning and come home every night, fetching a nnug little basketful of money In his mouth and wagging bis tall as he lays It at her feet. Then it's a pat on ta head and "Nlca doggie." And he's taught to stand around eenlngB, retrieving her gloves and tandkerchlef, and snapping up with a pleased licking of bis chops any little word that she may throw to him. But you let him start In to have a little fun scratching and stretching himself, or pawing ber, and It's "Charge, Carlo!" and "Bad doggie!" From "Old Gor eon Graham." Godd for Face Value. It has Just come to light that a tSQ, confederate bill has been circulating freely among the members ot the Pol ish colony at Turners Fails. TEE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR APRIL 23. Sn1Jeet I The Entry ot Jeans Into .Tern alein, J.ilin xll., I3.3A tlnlden Trxtt Matt. III., D Memory Verses, 13, 13 Commentary on the Day's Lesson. I. The triumphal procession (vs. 12-10). 12. "The next day.'" After the supper. This would be Sunday, commonly called Palm Sunday. "Much people." Vast crowds were present at the Passover. In the time of Nero a census was taken and It was ascer tained that there were 2.700,000 Jews present nt tills feast. "To Jerusalem." Jesus and His disciples left' Bethany and went to Bethphcge, n small vil lage between Bethany and Jerusalem. Here they stopped and Jesus sent two of His disciples to bring Him a colt on which to ride Into Jerusalem. When this was procured He advanced toward Jerusalem. There were many from Galileo Who knew Jesus person ally, nnd grent numbers had been at tracted to Bethany, excited by tlie recent resurrection of Lazarus, l.'l. "Branches of palm trees." This was n demonstration of their' joy. Carry ing palm and other branches was em blematical of success and victory. "And cried." Combining the four ac counts, we get. the following fea lures: Some took off their outer garments, the burnoose. and bound It on the colt ns a kind of saddle; others cast their garment In the way, n murk of honor to a king d Kings U:13); others gath ered leaves and twigs nnd rushes. "Hosnnim." Hosannn is n rendering Into Greek letters of the words, "Save, we pray" (Psa. 118:15). it Is like n shout of. "Salvation! Salvation!" "King conictb." Jesus Christ is ap pointed King over the church (Psa. 2:), and is accepted by the church. 14. "As it is written." In Zoch. 0;0. 35. "Fenr not." There Is no cause for fear. The King is able to defend His people. "Daughter of Slon." The church; God's true Israel. "Sitting on colt." Here was the triumph of humility over pride nnd worldfy grand eur, of poverty over afHuonee, and of meekness and gentleness over rage and malice. The horse and the chariot were suggestive of war, the ass was the symbol of pence. When they came in sight of Jerusalem, while others shouted Jesus wept over the city. He saw Its sins and the sorrows anil deso lutlon which were so soon to come upon It. 10. "Understood not." It was the events themselves now occur ring that were dark to them. They were not seen in their true light as a magnifying, as a pretigiiratlve glorify ing, of n suffering Messiah. "Glorified, then remembered." The Ignorance of the disciples was corrected by experi ence. What they did not understand now, they understood when the resur rection and ascension had taken place. II. The cause of Christ's popularity (vs. 17-19). 17. "The people," etc. The repeated references to the raising of Lazarus greatly strengthen the his toric evidence of the miracle. They nre quite Inconsistent with the theory either t a misunderstanding or of deliberate fraud. IS. "This miracle." "This" is emphatic; other miracles had made but little Impression, but this one had convinced even Christ's enemies. ID. "The world." Au exaggerated form of expression shoving Christ's great popularity. III. Greeks seeking Jesus (vs. 'JO 22). 20. "Certalu Greeks." Tho orig inal word "Hellenes" means persons of Greek nationality, born Gentiles of the Greek race. "To worship." Thoso Greeks were proselytes to the Jewish religion (Exod. 20:10,' etc.). 21. "To Philip." It is not known why they should come to Philip first unless it was because they had some slight nc quiiintauco with him. "We would see Jesus." Not merely to see His face, but we would speak with Him and be taught by Him. It should be the de sire of every heart to see Christ. 22. "Andrew nnd Philip." How pleasing to God is this union, when the minis ters of the gospel agree nnd unite to gether to bring souls to Christ. IV. Jesus teaches the way of life (vs. 23-2(1). 23. "Jesus answered them." Our Lord spako primarily to tlie Greeks and secondarily to His disciples, (1) of the meaning of His impending death. (2) of the necessity of faithfulness to Him in it, (3) of the blessing attached thereto. "The hour." The time. "Should be glorified." The time has come when the old prophesies (Isa. 04: 3; (10:3) are to be. fulfilled, the Mes siah's kingdom is to be set up in the whole earth, and Christ Is to take His place on the right hand of God. 24. "And die." The seed must dio in or der to liberate the life-germ and allow it to become fruitful. Christ must die to complete His redemptive work. 25. "Loveth His life." The word translated life is often translated soul, ns in verso 27. The meaning is that ho who makes the pleasures, honors and rewards of this life his chief con cern, and sucrlflces his righteousness and integrity In order to obtain them, "shall lose it" shall lose in most cases even the earthly rewards that he hoped to gain, ana shall lose bis soul eter nally. "That hateth his life." On the other hand, he who sacrifices, when necessary, all worldly goods for Christ's sake and the gospel's (Mark 8:35), "shall keep lf-shall gala eter nal life. 20. "Serve Me." Christ is a Master In a twofold sense: He Instructs men, and appoints them their work. He who wishes to serve Christ must be come a dlsctplo to be taught, and a servant to obey. "Let him follow Me." Let him act out the. above principle, as Christ had done and was about to do. This is Christ's answer to the re quest of the Greeks. Christiana must follow the methods and example of Christ. "Where I am." In heaven. Wily Butcher. Miss Marion Winchester, the American girl who Is known In Paris aa the "Sugar Queen," on account ot her successful sugar speculations, has a reputation for cynical humor. "Miss Winchester," said a New York woman, "was recently called on for a toast at the annual dinner of a woman's club. "She spoke very brightly. She made many keen, swift thrusts at the faults of women. I remember how she attacked women's vanity. "There was a butcher, she said, who In a season of depression went to a great expense. He put up behind his counter a tremendous mirror. Con cerning this innovation some one said: " 'Why has the butcher put up that large and costly mirror behind, his counter?" ' "The answer was: " 'To prevent the servant girls from watching his scales.' " Town' Fr from Many Posts. A Sumner. Me., correspondent boasts that his happy and prosperous town has neither saloon, pauper, town debt nor 1nwvr APRIL TWENTY-THIRD. "The Power of Hia Resurrection." Rom. 0:3-13; Phil. 3:10. (Easter meeting.) Bible Hints. To bo burled with ChrlBt (Rom. 6: 4) is to pass with Him out of the at mosphere and power of worldllness and into the atmosphere nnd power of heaven. There is no entrance into Christ's life but the portal of Christ's death (Rom. 6:8). No one can know "the power of His resurrection" (Phil. 3:10) until he has known Him; and the more one knows Him, the more precious will be Easter and Sunday. Have you ever tried by Imagination, sympathy, and love to enter into "the fellowship of His sufferings" (Phil. 3:10)? It Is the climax of Christian experience. Suggestions. Those that have known the resur rection from the death of srn noed no other assurance of immortality. "The power of His resurrection" must be made by us a power in other UveB before we can fully receive It In our own. Tho measure of a Christian is the degree in which he does not shrink from physical death, but does fear spiritual death. Every strong man wants power; and no power thnt man can gain is equal to what one obtains from Christ's resurrection. Illustrations. Children aro often afraid of the dark, but they all love the dark when they are holding father by the hand. An artist obtains the essence of his power from his father and mother by birth. So we obtain through ot,r new birth In Christ tho power of His resurrectiou, the power of immortal life. There Is a high, impenetrable wall around the next life, but Easter la a door left ajar. Just as our rising from the death of Bleep Is a dully experience, so we renew every day the Joy and the pow er of Christ's resurrection. Quotations. If the resurrection of Christ took place, then all the other miracles be came possible. Francis L. Patton. O let me know The power of Thy resurrection! O let me know Thy risen life in calm and clear re flection! Havergal. No husbandman would sow a grain of corn if ho did not hope it would spring up nnd bring forth the ear. How much more are we helped on by hope in the way to eternal life! Luther. Our only hope Is to enter into the victory of tho risen Christ. F. B. Meyer. EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS APRIL TWENTY-THIRD. The Power of His Resurrection. Rom. 6. 3-13; Phil. 3. 10. This lesson from Romans is a part of that argument of Paul's on exemp tion from the necessity of sinning based on the power of a risen Christ. Tho argument is that as Christ had l death, burial, and resurrection, so has the Christian a death and burial to sin, and a resurrection to holiness. And of this great fact baptism is a symbol and sign. Those who would read into this passage an argument for the mode of baptism mistake the whole symbolism of the passugo.' ' If the "burial" is literal, so must the "planting" and the "crucifixion" be. The passage is, however, a powerful argument for a spiritual death to sin, and a spiritual resurrection Into life and holiness. The passage from Phil lpplans is a similar teaching. Justi fied and in union with Christ, we may know the power which Christ's resur rection possess. This would bring a participation also in his sufferings as well as his love. There is one passage in our les son of profound significance. We re fer to the eleventh verse of the sixth of Romans. It is an impassioned ap peal to the persons addressod to realize their condition of freedom from sin through the power of the risen Christ. It is an urgent appeal to die unto sin as Christ died for sin; and to live unto God as Christ lives with God. It makes an appn prlate Easter meditation. Consider Being Dead unto Sin. Everyone recognizes that we may be dead unto some sins. No one considers that it is an exalted profession to claim that we are dead unto such sins as murder, theft, profanity, etc. Why should it be thought fanatical to clulm the power of Christ to such an extent that we may bo dbd unto all sin. To be dead is to feel no desire, longing, or motion toward. Is It true that Christ can save that tho soul shall recoil from all sin? So many testify, and so the Word would seem to teacl). The death of Christ on the cross is a type of the death of the soul unto sin. It Is a constant antagonism to evil. It Is fixedness In righteousness. Being Alive unto God. Holiness la not only negative but positive, it it more than ceasing from sin; it is do ing good. Not only is it death to sin, it is active servico In righteousness. That is a spurious holiness that only clulnjs noncompliance with sinful acts; real holiness is active and posi tive consecration to good works. RAM'S HORN BLASTS jfj) nom8 'B 40 tfftJJ I heart of the nation. Progress is Impos- AWAJ 8",le to Potulanco f Siri SVMr? Love never for gets the little things Rusting is not the same as trusting. Parents are more potent than poli tics. Don't gauge your faith by your feel ing. HIb servants always have Ills succor. Life Is a check signed in blank; what It's worth depends on bow you fill it out. Heavenly rewards depend on heaven ward running. The redness ot the apple cotnes from the white of winter. The Way In tlie Higher t.lfo. The way into the higher life may be divided Into three sections. The first of these covered by that compre hensive net which Is known ns surren der. Only he who gives himself up completely to (Jod, faking His will ns supremely good nnd wise nnd loving, nnd submitting himself wholly to it, seeking God's glory rather than his own selfish ends and nlms, dedicating his money, time nnd cnpneitles to God. and regarding himself as not hi? own but tlie purchased possession of Jesus only such n Christian comes to taste the d?rtiened spiritual lire. Have you got ns far us this, my friend? If not. you nre a long way off from santifiea tlon. The second section of the road to holiness benrs the name of purifica tion. "Wesh ye, make you clean." is tlie divine command to the people or God. God's Spirit cannot keep com pany with an evil spirit, nnd so long ns we give tennntry to our own evil desires, we have within us n foe to righteousness. Wo must cast sin com pletely away, the Inst vestige of It, give up every known Indulgence, con fess our shortcomings down to the end or the list, before the Spirit of Holi ness will so nuch as oro the thres hold Into tho heart. No' human person ever shunned a house infected with smallpox myre than the Divine Spirit shuns a heart tli.it has still vithin it an unforgiven Fin. The sign-board over the third sec tion reads Faith. That means looking nwny to (Jod instead of looking into solT. It lends to prayer devout, fro fluent, continuous, soulful prayer. How can we get help without asking for it? It sends us to iiir Hiliie. His mind, not our own, guides us, nnd hence we search tlie Scriptures that we may know Ills mind. Faith keeps ns near the cross, since Its atonement is our sole dependence, and to cling to any thing else Is like reaching to seize the crest of a wave and expecting that to hold us up. John Bnlcom Shaw. Nature's Matin and Vesper Service. Some of us have heard violin notes of stub refinement that when lliey rensed we were startled and half dazed as one coining back from a spir itual realm. Hut science is te-rlny prov Ing that tlie air Is full of music which, however, for the most part we fall to hear, for experiment proves that tlie lowest sound w..eh the acutest car enn detent Is nt the rn : ' of 10.5 per second, ami the highest within rcarh of the ear Is at no less a rate than UK.oimi vibrations per second, but the vibrations caused by moving light go so high ns "seven hundred and sixty five trillions" per second. So that we miss whatever music there is between thirty-eight thousand nnd seven hun dred and sixty-live trillions in vibra tions. Gio imagination liberty to dwell and kindle here for n little and the reader will tairly tremble with cnger nnd confident expectation of tho ecs tatic music wnleli now exists, end -hieh he mny some day have, cars to hear. We have heard some orchestral or solo performances which were about all the tension of our excitement could hear. But let the imagination run on with tho Psalmist's outgoings of tlie morning and evening ns they sing. Then we may npprreiate to the full the poetry, oloquene, music nnd truth of the Inspired writer's utter ance -"Thou mn'-:.st the outgoings of the morning and evening to sing." John Krittain. Ifa Met the Teat. It Is said that when F. B. Meyer held the first meeting In his church for workingmen lie said, "Men, we won't call noe another brethren, but we will call ench other brother." The next day as Mr. Meyer was walking on tlie streets a scavenger shouted to . him, "Good morning, Brother Meyer." He replied, "Good morning, my brother." Then the scavenger got down from his cart and went over where Mr. Meyer was and respectfully saluted him. But when Mr. Meyer attempted to take his hnnd the man drew back, saying, "Ex cuse me, my hand Is not fit for the likes of yon to take." But the preach er said: "There Is lots of soap and water nt Christ Church. Give me your hand." Later In the day the scavenger, meeting four of his comrades, said, holding up his right hand, "Say, fel lows, the new parson over to Christ Church has shaken bands with that Imnd." "Well," they Baid, "If lie has done that he'll do." "Thou Art My Unlit." A touching incident was narrated by Dr. It. F. llorton, on tlie second Sun day after ids return from mouths of treatment by a celebrated Gorman oc ulist. He was waiting In the oculist's con sulting room, not knowing whether or not the remainder of bis life was to be passed in darkness, when he put ills hand into his pocket and drew out his little Bible not to read It but to see If he could. As he opened It his eyes fell on the text: "For Thou art my lamp, O Lord; nnd the Lord will lightiMi my dark ness." "I had not been aware of the very existence of Ibis text." he said, "and I do not know who but au angel could have led me to it; but 1 felt that, whether 1 received my sight or not, those words were enough (or me, and from that time I seemed to know that I should continue to proclaim the words of this blessed Book." What Von llury. There Is room enough on earth to find graves for the finest abilities and noblest powers. The ground which received ono talent will also receive tho five. Every man can be his own sexton. Vou can easily find a spade to dig a grave for your talents und abilities, your money and your time. But understand that in burying your talent you are burying yourself; In burying aught that God bus given yon, you ure burying purt of your very life. Joseph Parker. Episcopal Awakener. The servants at Fulham palace, the bishop ot I-ondou's residence, are reused each morning by what Is prob ably a survival ot the old rouslng staff formerly used lu churches to "stir up" dozing members ot the 'con gregation. The lodge-keeper, whose duty It is to arouse the servants, is armed With a slender rod, about 15 feet long, with which he knocks on the antique casements ot their bed rooms ii the quadrangle within tho gates ot Hie large western arcbwai Tins great destkoyer I SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE" OF INTEMPERANCE.- The Vae of Intoxicating ftaveraires fa a IVrll of Stitprniloiie I'rnnurMnna F.ven When Taken In Ho-callert "Moderate" DnieaIFeulth Speetllly Undermined. We nre sometimes told that It is only drinking to excess thnt can do any damage to the hiimnn constitution, nnd Hint moderate drinking thnt is, the drinking of a physiological quantity of alcohol can do no harm at all. It is n somewhnt curious fact that, al though this physiological limit is ex ceedingly low, there still remains great diversity of opinion nmongst medical observers ns to the exact quan tity thnt mny be taken with Impunity, or may lie utilized by tho body. Some authorities give one -'.nd one-hnlf ounces per diem of absolute alcohol freely diluted ns the maximum amount which mny be safely taken; others place tlie physiological limit at one ounce, whilst others again place It at hnlf this quantity. One iliing we may notice, nnd thnt Is that the dose i gradually diminishing In quantity; anil where the doctors differ we are cer tainly justified in taking tlie smallest quantity ns tlie one beyond which it is unsafe for people to go, whilst we nre nssured thnt even this modicum In specinlly susceptible Individual mny be avoided with advantage. May we not. ns individuals endowed, with a certain amount of common sense, ask ourselves. Is the game worth the can dle? Whenever alcohol is used it ap pears to compel us to use up some re serve or other, to draw on our margin of health, and on the store of energy laid up in the various organs of the body. We mny be able to meet the draf.s so made for a long time, and in healthly Individuals and under ordi nary circumstances the balance of tlie bank of health and strength Is not com pletely depleted; but In disease and under extra exertion there may come a time, and tills frequently happens, when, if the balance has been drawn on nt all freely, It is Insufficient to meet the extra demands, and the patient succumbs because his reserve already too low, Is not equal to such demands made upon it. Dr. German Sims Woodhead. Harm of Moderntn Drinking: Dr. Newsholine, of Brighton. Eng land, discussed the effects of the use of alcohol on the prosperity of Insurance sickness societies among artisan clubs. He found two of the most important factors of the sickness and mortality of those clubs were tuberculosis nnd alco holism. Twelve per cent, of the funds of these societies was expended upon cases of tuberculosis. Tlie sickness that came from alcoholism was ascribed to so many causes that no de ductlons could be made. It was found in the mortality lists 'that over thirty per cent, wns directly attributed to tlie tise of alcohol. He nrgued thnt moder ate drinking in olmost any degree di minished longevity nn.l increased sick ness rates. Hqnor Tlealer raid Flrt. A licensed liquor dealer was speak ing of his custom of trusting mechan ics and laboring men, allowing them to Bettle on their weekly pay day. "Don't you lose a great deal?" asked tho gentleman with whom he was speaking. "Very rarely," was the reply. "If they don't have money enough to pay nil their bills, they always pay me, for my place Is near where they work, and they come in here first, after they get their pay." How do grocers nnd storekeepers In general like tlie Idea of having the liquor dealer take the cream of the la boring mini's wages? Headway In Ciermany. The National Tribune Is authority for the following: "The temperance cnuse Is making great headway in Germany, so much so that the con sumption of beer has recently fallen below that of the I'nlted States. This is attributed not only to the temper ance agitation but to tho better condi tion of tho workingmen, which gives them more substantial food, ami ren ders beer less attractive. Tlie manu factories ure working lu the cause of temperance reformers for business reasons having found that a man who drinks beer is less valuable than one who does not." jflnw Drunkards Are Treated In Perflliu Persian drunkards nro blacklisted, and to be blacklisted means that the person so enrolled cannot visit the buzaars to buy things except at cer tain hours, and then only under police supervision. He cannot visit any place of public amusement, und even when at prayers in the mosque he must hold himself aloof from his most respecta ble neighbors. If, after being black listed, he drinks ugtiiii and is found under the influence, lie gets eighty lushes on tho soles of his feet. Pros byterluu. Trumpet Flowers and Saloons. In the city of Honolulu there former ly grew a beautiful Mower culled the white trumpet flower. One duy a child ute the blossom and died. Immediately the people began to pluck up the plant all over tho city. The next morning tho rouds were full of the outcast flower. Human life is too precious to be exposed to such peril. Is not a man's churacter of too much value to be exposed to the perils of the , grog shop, eveu though the town may get u license fee of $Jou, or even $5U0, from it' Northwest Mull. Temperance Notes. The increase of insanity in England, startles students of social phenomena. There hns been an average auuuul in crease of 2513 Insane persons during the past ten years, and since 1851) the number ot lunatics has trebled. "Al coholic intemperance" is the chief cause. A new precedent has been established in Indian Territory by the stopping of an eastbound passenger train by Dep uty United States Marshals, who seized several gallons of whisky consigned to parties at Melviu, I. T. Robert Hunter estimates thnt there are in this country 10,000,000 of the lulscrably poor paupers, or on the verge of pauperism. It the saloons were abolished, the figures would be cut down four-fifths. Three "middles" at Annapolis wore recently given 100 demerits each and ordered to the prison ship Sautee for the remainder of the year because they tried to smuggle liquor into the Naval Academy. Archbishop Ireland is proud of the fact that not one of tho 400 saloon keepers of Minneapolis is a Boniaa Catholic. He snj that meu in such business must get out ot that church. l MATTERS $ iWaVaWaWaVaVAVaVA'C? To Open a Jar of Krnlt. tf the cover of a fruit Jar sticks, do not attempt to wrench it off: simply invert the Jar nnd place the top In hot water for a minute. Then try It, mid Jou will find it turns easily. Camlrlahr Out or Mryle. Except for formal functions, cande Inbra have gone out of use for dinners and luncheons nnd nre replaced by sin gle, slender sttcks of brass, silver, glass or fancy china. A bride not long ngo received as a wedding present four cut glass candlesticks witli white silk shades edged with crystal bend fringe. Nothing among all her presents has given her greater sutisraclion thuu this gift. A Grind Slarrh ltfrlpe. A good old-time housewife offers thr? following rule for starch: .Mix ono ta blespoonful of stnrcli with four table spoonfuM of cold water and pour on tills three quarts of boiling water. Boil for twenty minutes. Then ndd one teaspoonful of salt and a piece of pnr nttlne wnx half the size or n nutmeg. Stir until the wax Is dissolved, then cool und strain through cheesecloth. To ndd lustre, sink the articles in this preparation for six hours. To Kill Cnekntarlier. The persistent use of borax will de Ktroy cockroaches. Once a week cover the pantry shelves with powdered bo rax. Sprinkle It plentifully in the clos ets and about the kitchen, especially about the sink and all pipes. When renewing, sweep up the old systemati cally, clean every nook and cranny, dry thoroughly, then sprinkle fresh borax over tlie shelves and line with clean paper. Persist lu this and the bu-s will go. A Chat Willi llons!:erpor. Burn pine tar occasionally In a sick room. It Is an excellent disinfectant, aud it also Induces sleep. A good furniture polish consists of two parts ot raw linseed oil nnd one of turpentine. Apply a thin coat with n flannel clotli nnd then rub thoroughly and briskly with a dry cloth. Some housekeepers always make n point of buying their soap in large qu-inli'ies, as th'.y say it improves wita age. When blankets nre to be washed for the first time they should first be soaked over night ill cold water and then rinsed. This is to remove the sul phur used III the blenching. After this they should he soused until clear in a lukewarm lather made with boiled soap and water and then rinsed well in. clear water. , It is literally true that a new broom sweeps clean. If a new broom is exam ined, the ends of the straws will be' found to be straight and the brush square. After It lias been used n while tho ends split nnd become sharp, and tlie shape of the brush becomes Irreg-, nlur. To renew the youth of t li - broom dip In hot soapsuds and trim ths soft ened straws lo the proper shape. ITiird llrd and Small Pillow. "No matter how comfortable a soft bed nnd large, soft pillows may be,"; said Dr. A. S. Barnes. Jr. "they are' Jiot healthy, and women especially would do well to avoid them, for they! assist materially In Injuring her physl- cal appearance. When the body sinks down in n soft bed a considerable por-, tion of the skin is robbed of its proper ventilation, and the circulation Is in-i terfered with. It also helps to make file flesh firmer nnd tlie form must,' therefore, appear somewhat better ns a result. The large pillows are not' good to sleep on because tho head is too high when It rests on them, and this prevents that deep, regular breathing which gives good lungs and lu consequence a better appearance to the bust nnd shoulders. One ought always to sleep on the left side, nnd preferably with the arms at the back. This may be a little awk ward nt first, but as soon us one be comes accustomed to it ho will find it not only tho most restful and easy, but the position In which sleep Is more easily conduced. The pillow ought to,' of course, be small and the bed hard, or at least firm. The body is then in the correct position for sleeping and for helping tlie physical appearance of the person while at rest. The arms at the back throw the chest forward, make the shoulders broader and the back straightcr, so thnt material as sistance toward a good carriage is thus obtained. When one lies on bis back, even though the pillow Is small, it has a tendency to crook the shoulders, and inany cases of stooped shoulders have probably originated lu this way. St. LouU Globe-Democrat. Heclpes For Invalids. Orange Soup One quart orange juice (strained); half cup sugar. Place over the tire; moisten two tablespoons of arrowroot with cold water and add to Juice when just scalding hot; stir till elenr and thickened; remove nnd cool; ndd flavoring nnd serve in punch glasses with lump of lee (sizo of large walnut) in each glass. Prune Soup One pound prunes; two cups water; rind of one lemon; hnlf cup sugar; one inch stick cinnamon; half pound barley (rich in potassium snlvs), one quurt water; one cup flavor. Stew prunes with lemon rind, cinnamon and two cups of the water, adding the sugar when prunes are nearly cooked. Stone nnd press through colander into tur.-cn. Boll barley in water till ten der (three or four hours); drain and add to prunes In tureen; add flavor and serve hot. Peach Foam One cup peach pulp, or tiny bits of tender peaches, either the fresh fruit or home preserved, lu which case omit the sugar; half cup pow dered sugar; white of oue egg. Put Into a large bowl nnd beat with u silver fork for thirty minutes. It should then bo a thick, perfectly snootii, vel vety crenm. Grape Foam Put in n sherbet gicss two tablespoons of grape Juice; add to this tho white of ono egg, boa tea stiff, a llttlo scraped ice and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve nt oneo with out stirring. Simple, nutritious aud dellckUB. Hnrper's Bnsar. Of tho $5,(!iO.OOi.iHjO of Mold I" t'" world, the United Stntes possesses $3, 800,000,000, or licaily ono foui tU.
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