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Ahnrj Park, N. .I.-Tlio Ttov. Dr.
Jolin Love, Jr., prenohed on "Tim My,
tie atoiiuHiirt the Broken Image" in the
First llnptlot Church liorc. lie tools ns
111 text David U:3: "A Mono cut out
without hands which smote the im
age." Dr. Love sn Id:
In the poem called "(Jlles Corey" the
great uuthor lino said: "Do you believe
In dreams? Why, yes nnd no. When
they come true, then I believe In them,
when they come false I don't believe
In them." This Is doubtless, a fnlr ex
pression of our own feelings concern
ing these mysterious visitors In our un
conscious hours. Wlnitevcr harmony
(here niny lie between them ami events
Which thereafter transpire we ciin
never be sure at the time that they uro
prophetic.
In the Old Testament economy, how
ever, dreams were a recognized method
of divine communication with tint n
klnd. Not only were Ahlmeloch nnd
Jacob, Joseph nnd Solomon tints ad
dressed front heaven, but the prophet
received revelations In and through
them, designed fur the warning, the
comfort and the Instruction of the race.
l''ew dl'eiiiiiH ii 'i rrn tcil t;i snnrmt wrtl
nre of such profound Interest as the
one of which our text makes mention.
In the second year of bis reign "Nebu
chadnezzar, the king of Babylon,
dreamed dreams wherewith his spirit
was troubled ami his sleep brake from
liim." So profound was the Impression
made upon him, so agitated his mind
on awakening, that lie commanded the
presence of magicians, astrologers nnd
sorcerers, who were supposed to pos
sess the powers of Interpretation. The
dream of the king had, however, so far
gone from blm when the wise men en
tered Into his presence that he could
She them no hint of its nature. Not
oven the bare outline remained, only
the sense of terror and the fear of im
pending ill. With the cruelty peculiar
to himself ho demanded that they
should at once reproduce the dream by
their mystic arts and give the correct
Interpretation. Protest was in vain,
and In the heat of his passion ho
voiced the decree of death on all the
Wise men of the kingdom.
Daniel, the prophet, captive at the
time in Babylon, learning of the mani
festo of the king, petitioned for ,, ex.
tension of time and promised the
sought for interpretation. It was an
mvful crisis, but from the quartet of
Daniel and Ills three companions went
tip a cry that reached the very heart of
God and won the secret that nullltled
nu Infamous decree. Within the ap
pointed time the prophet Is readv for
the presence chamber of the king." An
ambassador from heaven, he brings in
clear outline, by his vivid description,
the mystical imago which hnd dis
turbed the slumbers of Nebuchadnez
zar, and then Interprets its significance
ns may be traced in the second chapter
of the book of Dunlel, verses 31 to 311.
By the "head of gold" was represented
the kingdom of Babylon, the domain
of Nebuchadnezzar for forty-Are years.
The "breast and urms of silver" slgnl
tled the kingdom In which the Modes
and Persians held sway, and was
known as the Medo-Persiun reign, in
augurated by Darius, the Mede, and
Cyrus, tho Persian, between wbotn an
alliance had been formed. The third
kingdom represented by the "belly and
thighs of brass" was tho Ureclnn,
founded by Alexander the Great on his
victory over the last of the Persian em
perors. The Joy of his conquest, how
ever, was mingled with sadness, for,
boasting that he hnd conquered the
world, he sat down and wept because
"there was not another world to con
quer." The fourth kingdom symbolized, in
tho image, by "the legs nnd feet of
iron," Is commonly believed to bo the
ltotnnn kingdom. Toward Its close it
became weak and disintegrated, branch
ing out into ton kingdoms, represented
by the ten toes of the Imago. It could
hardly bo shown by an appeal to his
tory how exactly all the events and the
succession of events symbolized in the
spectral image came to pass, hut wo
concentrate our attention on the slg
nlllcance of tho "mystic stone," which
by some unseen agency mid in some
unaccountable manner was seen to be
detached from the mountain near by
and to smite the Image upon the feet.
Iireaklng into pieces the iron and the
clay of which they wore composed.
Nor was this all, for the stone which
had smitten tho Image seemed to be
come a vast mountain which tilled the
whole earth. That the reference. Is to
the kingdom of the Messiah (.ml a
vivid prophecy of its power and growth
there can bo no doubt, and yet the
vision nnd Us interpretation date-back
to (K)0 B. C. There Is to be noticed,
first, the assurance of tho establish
ment of a divine kingdom In the world.
Not only have wo tho symbolism of the
mystic stoue, but tho delinlte language
of prophecy, for In his memorable In
terview with tho king, Daniel declared
"In the days of those kings shall the
God of Heaven set up u kingdom which
shall never be destroyed." Similar and
confirmative prophecies might easily
be culled.from the sacred record. Many
empires in the world have owed thelt
origin, or at least their eminence, to
successes in war. Britain owes its
prestige to Waterloo, Germany to
Bedan, tho United Stales to Gettysburg,
Japan to Mukden. Power has been
purchased at the point of the sword
nnd sustained often through tyranny
and cruelty. The strength of the pow
ers of nations has been guaged by the
roster of their armies nnd navies. Ar
senals, fleets and military stores have
been tlielr pride and boast. Not so
.with tho kingdom whoso design, code
and synilMjls dato from all eternity.
It is spiritual and not martial. It bath
weapons before which strongholds
crumblo, but they nro not carnal. It
wins triumphs, but on silent, bloodless
fcnttla fields. Not In the catalogue of
nations does this kingdom claim a
place. Alone It stands, without peer or
counterpart. It bears the uame and
owns tho sway of the Omnipotent. It
m U"t to cuter luto conlllct with ex
isting government. It was to be de
votional, not political. The cross was
to be Its sacred symbol, not a crown.
Its laws yvero to be transcribed not In
ponderous statute books, not In legisla
tive enactments, but in that precious
book whose very name pven has be
come an inspiration uud a benediction
the Bible. Throughout the Scriptures
I" set forth in terms unmistakable the
divine character of the new kingdom
nml when nt length tho Messiah bad
entered upon His holy mission lie dis
I'PpoIntod tho common expectation In
Jtis announcement, .-jiy kingdom
"t of lids world." Again and ngaln
might llu'liuve assumed the Kviiihols of
royalty and won uu enthusiastic follow
.rig. Indeed, u Wl compelled to re
sist the passionate ardor of the people
at times, who longed for a crowned
bead nnd n deliverer.
Persistent was Ills emphasis upon
spiritual truth. He demanded a piety
not Interpreted by Jong prayers null
longer robes, but ny surrender and loy
alty to God. "No religion but that of
Christ has disclosed the Innermost na
ture tf God, none but this has laid
bare In Its peculiar centre point the
moral nature of mm." Man fallen
and dishonored was driven from " Para
dise Lost." The grand design of the
Kingdom of Christ Is to bring him luto
such fellowship with God ns that he
may be an heir of "Paradise Itegalned."
At Athens were two temples, "a temple
of Virtue and n temple of Honor."
Only through the former could the lat
ter be entered.
Only through the invisible Kingdom
of God on earth the "Kingdom of
Grace" can we hope for admission nt
length Into the "Kingdom of the Be
deemed" the "Temple of Glory." The
subjects of this empire mus't be In
harmony with nnd breathe the spirit
of Hie King. We nre reminded sec
ondly of the stnnll beginnings of the
Kingdom of the Messiah.
The "stone cut out of the mountain
without hands" was diminutive nt first
ns compared with its subsequent ap
pearance. This is Indeed the law of
nature. The trees which fill our for
ests were once but tender saplings tho
men of the next generation nre to-dnv
lint weakly children. Christianity was
indeed complete at the beginning.
From its very nature It must have
broil. An Imperfect system would have
been a witness against itself. In all
these nineteen centuries not a single
principle of truth has been added. It
was Christ's git't to the world. A mine,
to be worked a very bonanza. A svs-
tem to be studied a very thesaurus of
truth.. Christ In Ills dor-trine was its
teacher. In His matchless character
Its grand exponent. Each Christian Is
n matriculate In the preparalorv school
and when the term time of life shall
end will receive a certificate Into the
University of Heaven. Laws are being
constantly changed In order that they
may be adapted to the varying condi
tions of mankind. Amendments to the
Constitution have been added one by
one. Statutes nre subject to frequent
revision. Provisions that have proved
Injudicious have been struck out. Nec
essary modifications nnd additions have
often been made. Can anything be
added to the system of religion which
Jesus introduced into the world? Has
the "Sermon on the Mount" over been
improved' Can It be? As well at
tempt to ndd to the radiance of the
midday sun or the nmie.sty of the heav
ing ocean. Tho necessity of change
would Imply weakness, muteness. Im
perfect knowledge. "I am the Lord. 1
change not," and Christianity is the
creed of Jehovah the system of Him
who said, "I am the truth." Who shall
say that Chrlstlai.ity cati ever need
uiodilicatlou?
To what age of the world, to what
nation, to what government, to what
human conditions has.it not been
adapted? Still, In Its beginning, it
seemed of small and weak proportions.
Prom a human standpoint, what could
appear more uncompromising? It
seemed like u Lllliput arraying itself
against a host of giants. We are so
constituted that we look for causes
which shall seem adequate to given
effects. Who In the first century could
have conceived as ever possible the
scenes which In these latter days greet
our eyes and the facts which thrust
themselves upon our attention? Christ
Himself was n poor nnd obscure Nana
rone peasant, without prestige or im
mediate pedigree of note. His disciples
were, with few pxcoptions, lacking In
culture and of but limited Influence.
Tho new religion had in It nothing to
win the opulent or tho Influential. It
ministered not to the caprices of men,
but combutted their strongest preju
dices. It brought, not "peace, but a
sword." Judged by ordinary stand
ards, it seemed doomed to failure. We
need not turn to the grand treatises of
the Butlers, the Pulcys, the Dwlghts,
resistless as their arguments seem; the
sublime history of Christianity during
these nineteen centuries offers a might
ier and more eloquent plea for Its di
vine origin and character, a perfect
Gibraltar, against which all tho shafts
of Infidelity seem but paper pellets.
But as we turn again to the Inspired
narrative of tho dream of the Baby
lonian king, we read that after the
linage was smitteu and the Iron, 'the
clay, the brass, the sliver nnd the gold
were broken In pieces, becoming like
the chaff of the summer threshing door,
the stone which destroyed the imago
became n great mountain and filled
the whole earth.
Thus In mystic symbolism was the
truth revealed that the kingdom, which
at length Jehovah should set up, was
destined to universal prevalence. Nor
are we limited In this view to the lan
guage, of symbols. "Ask of Me and 1
will give thoe the heat lien for thine in
heritance mid the uttermost parts of
the earth for thy possession." "The
earth shall be full of the kuowledge of
tho Lord ns the waters cover the sen."
Thus David nnd Isaiah, peering
through, the perspective of coming
years, beheld the wondrous ascendency
of tho kingdom of Immanuol. What
appeared to these pniphots of the olden
time in vision appears to us translated
Into history, glorious with the grand
achievements Christianity has wrought.
Magnificent victories have followed its
banners. Territory after territory has
been added to Its dominions. Desplts
the opposition - which Its representa
tives have met, the liery persecutions,
not limited to the period of Its intro
duction, but blighting the records of
ton centuries, and, Indeed, times long
after the "dark ages," Its growth lias
been phenomenal; aye, more than that,
divine. Palestine has become tho
moral centre of the world. The prayer
which Jesus has taught, "Thy kingdom
come," is being graciously answered.
Judging from tho history of Christian
ity and reasoning from aualogy, had we
not the promises of the Sacred Word,
wo should be compelled to anticipate
the ultimate triumphs of "Tu-i lie
deeiuer's cause."
Brothel l Musn't Fight In Mexico.
Buckets of holy water wore sprin
kled about their homes jesterday by
residents of Dun Torlblo street who
saw two brothers fighting and believe
that It portends the calamitous ap
pearance of the Wandering Jew, who
will como and bring misfortuue to all
unless scared away by the holy water.
Whenever two brothers disagree and
come to blows, it Is said, the Wander
In,. Jew shortly appears end OBks for
room and board In some family living
on the Btrcet, always repaying his ac
commodations by causing the death or
some members tf the family. Mexi
can, Herald.
Political Argument.
They say a negro approached Jim
Orr to-day and said: ,"Mr. Orr, they
say you say you don't want any negro
to vote for you." To which Mr. Orr
replied: "If you wore running for
mayor, would you say that?" The
negro said he wouldn't. "Well, then,"
Mr, Orr continued, "don't you think I
have as much sense as you have?"
.tchlaon Globe.
THE SUNDAY SCIIOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MAT" I.
Suhjertl Jctns Pry Tor III Follower
John rH., fi.m Onlilcn Text, Jnhr
svll., 9 Memory Veinea. 90, t Coin
uientary on the Dnr'a Leanoii.
I. Christ's prayer that His npostlef
may be kept from evil (vs. 15. Hi). 15
"I pray not," etc. Ho would not lmvr
them with Him yet, nor would II
have them escape from the active
tempting world. "Prom the evil one'
(K. V.) The devil. Christ prays thai
they may be delivered from tho decop
tlon and power of Satan.
1(1. "Not of the world." They do no'
partake of Its spirit or follow in tli(
wake of its ungodly practices. "Ever
as," etc. Christ's true followers par
take of His nature nnd nre led nnd con
trolled by Him. They nre born of God
II. A prayer that they inn v be sancti
fied (vs. 17-111). 17. "Sanctify them." 1
The Idea at the root of the word ren
dered "sanctify" Is separation.. It It
opposed not to wlint is Impure, but to
what Is common, nnd Is constantly
used In the Greek of the Old Testa
tnont for the consecration of person
nnd things to tho service of God
"through thy truth." "In the truth."
II. V. The "truth." the sum of the
Christian revelation, "the word l
God," nt once embodied In Christ nnd
spoken by Him, is (as it were) the ele
ment into which the believer Is Intro
duced, and by which he Is changed.
What the eleven needed above all
things was a profounder apprehension
of Christian truth, and a holler charac
ter. 18. "Hast sent Me." To redeem and
save the world. "I also sent them."
To enrry on the same work by preach
ing the truth and lending men to God.
As the apostles were directed to ordain
others to the same work It Is evident
that a body of ministry, Issuing from
God Himself, distinct from tho la It v.
is n divine Institution In the Clirlstla'n
church. 1!). "I sanctify Myself." I
consecrate nnd devote Myself to death,
that I may thereby purchase eternal
salvation for them. Thus ns n Be
doemer He was made perfect through
suffering. "That they also." 1. He
would not nsk them to do what He was
unwilling to do Himself. 2. By Ills
sanctltlcatlon He set thorn a true ex.
ample. 3. By His sanctillcatlon.
which led to the atonement on the
cross, He presented every motive for
their sn notification, und gave them new
spiritual life.
III. A prayer for the tmitv of all be
lievers ivs. -MSi). L'O. "Neither for
those alone." Our intercessor now
broadens His scope, so widely that
every man may enroll himself in tho
limits of the prayer. "Through their
word." Those who were led to believe
the gospel through the preaching of
believers. This is the means God us-s
for tho conversion of men (Bom. 1U:14
15).
521. "All may be one." This prayer
was literally answered In the case of
the first believers who were all of one
heart (Acts 4:421. And why Is it. that
believers are not In the same spirit
now? Because they neither attend to
the example nor to the truth of Christ.
"World may believe." The unity of be
lievers would be the means of leading
men to Christ. Nothing so distracts
and destroys faith in the earth as divi
sion among God's people. 1. Christian
unlty'shows the power of the Christian
religion. Only a mighty power could
effect such a result from the widely
differing elements of which the church
Is composed. 2. It shows the divine
nnture of religion. In that It produces
the same characteristics In nil. 3. A
united band Is far more effective in
overcoming the world and conquering
evil.
Ti. "Have given them." Christ's
glory Is in them even now, In various
degrees, u spark, a slender flame, a
beaming lumliiousness, destined to
shine in eternal splendor In the celes
tial firmament.
513. "Perfect In one." The unity of
the church consists in doctrine and 1
spirit. The historian of evangelical
doctrine linds that the system, in its
groat outlines, forms a grand architec
tural structure, extending through
ages, Identical in its general outlines,
and excluding nil mere hnlf-faltlis, her
esies, novelties and infidelities. As
such a system It does, by its self-eon-Bistoury,
strength nnd permanence,
form a powerful proof of the reality of
the Christian faith, calculated to make
the world believe.
IV. A prayer that they may be par
takers of His glory (vs. 5J4-5!i). 24.
"Father." Tho relationship is tho
ground of the appeal; Ho knows that
Ills will is one with. Ills Father's. "I
will." Not I pray, nor I ask, but this
Is My will. Ho speaks as a son re
turned to his father's house, who tells
In loving confidence how ho will buvo
things. Ho will bring Ills beloved
comrades with Him, that they moy see
what a Rlorlous prince He Is, and in
what a glorious palace. "Behold My
glory." In the souse of sharing and
enjoying it, for the faithful shall also
reign with Him (2 Tim. 2:12). Behold,
lng His glory we are all changed Into
the same linage from glory to glory (2
Cor. 3:18). The real import of Christ's
prayer is that all who believe on Him
should continue to love uud serve Him
whllo In this world and then be eter
nally united with Him.
23. "Bigliteous Father." God has
not only His parental, but Ills Judicial
and governmental aspect. He Is not
only u Father, but a Judge and Sover
eign. "Not known." Would not ac
knowledge; was willfully ignorant. 2tl.
"May be in them." May rule in their
hearts as a guiding principle, without
which they cannot receive the knowl
edge here promised; for "lie that lov
eth not, knoweth not God" (1 John
4:8). "I In them." These last words
of Christ's mediatorial prayer sum up
Its purpose. Ho 1 going uway and yet
abides with them.
On Way to Stop Autos.
Motorists have many enemies, sayl
an English paper. Pedestrians, farm
ers, cabmen, policemen are among
the number, but knowing how Inef
fectual their efforts must be to put
a stop to the mania for driving at ex.
coHslve speed, an ex-sold ler has offer
ed to champion their cause.
The Warwickshire chamber of agri
culture dismissed the matter recently,
and have since received the following
tetter from an ex-army sergeant ;
"As I doubt the power of the aver
age farm laborer to distinguish be
tween the Innocent and guilty, I offer
my services. I hold a discharge an
a sergeant from the army, and am a
trained shot.
"At least fifty motors pass my noun
every day. With an ordinary maga
cine rifle I could got about thirty daily
and I offer my trained services to
the chamber at a charge of twelve
cents per bead. I should like to hear
to whom to forward the heads. I
could use explosive or poitoued, bul
lets if go desired."
SINE!
MAY FOURTEENTH.
Spirit-filled Christians. Acta 2: 1-4,
41-47.
When Chrlstnns are filled with the
same spirit, they breathe the same
sentiments, they nre part of the same
spiritual organism, they must be
united, "of one accord."
Tho Holy Spirit Is a spirit of in
tense activity He Is fire, and no luke
warm Christian possesses Him.
The first evidence of the presence
of tho Spirit Is speech for Him. Thero
Is a breathing In and at once a breath
ing out.
As we receive tho Holy Spirit, we
cease our distressing fluctuations In
goodness, and "continue steaillast."
Suggestions.
It Is the spirit-filled Christians, and
not the half-ftllod Christians that over
flow in blessings to tho world.
If a man Is not filled with the
Spirit, it Is not because there Is not
enough of the Spirit, to fill him.
Are wo sad? It Is because we are
not filled with the Comforter. Arc
wo In doubt? It Is because wo are
not filled with Him who will tuko of
Christ's truth and show it to us.
No one was ever filled with tho
Spirit that he did not nt once seek
to fill others.
Illustrations.
Tho Holy Spirit Ib fire. If thero Is
Impurity in your life, He can burn it
up.
The Holy Spirit Is the wind, if
your ship is stationary, It Is because
the breeze of divine power Is not fill
ing the sails.
The Holy Spirit Is a dove. If you
are In deep waters, it Is because He
has not brought you the olive leaves
of peace and hope.
The Holy Spirit Is living water. If
you are thirsty, it is because you
know nothing of the full satisfaction
which He alone can give.
Questions.
Am I living with the Christ of tho
Upper Chamber, and not with tho
glorious Spirit whom Ho promised?
Is my Christian lifo full, or hnif
full? ,
What fruits of the Spirit am I fall
ing to bring forth?
Quotations.
Is It so wonderful to ask for. tho
power of the Spirit? We ought to
have a hundred times more power
than Elijah and Elisha had. Moody.
SUNDAY, MAY 14.
League Anniversary Day. Alternative
Topic: How Have We Buildea
During the Year? Matt. 7:
24-27; 1 Cor. 3:11-15;
Eph. 2:19-22.
The majority of our Epworth chap
ters will probably use the special pro
gram which will bo provfded for the
sixteenth anniversary. It will be well
to look back with grateful hearts nnd
"count our blessings." Some of us can
remember when the first Epworth
League meeting was held in our
charge. Many have come Into the
work since that eventful year of 1SS9.
Many chapters, however, can count
tnelr existence nnd churter from that
year. But whether older or younger,
we all ought to remember the years
of blessing that God has sent to tile
Epworth League. How many souls
have been brought to Christ by your
chapter during these years? How
many who once worked in your
League have gone to the better
world? How many have gone Into
the great field in other lands? How
many who once were the burden
bearers In the League are now found
in the officiary of the church? For
what God hath wrought let us be
thankful. From tho mistakes and
failures of the past let us learn les
sons of wisdom and devotion. Let us
make the new League year the best
of all.
Our Scripture for the alternative
topic Is very suggestive. From Mat
thew we have the Btrlktng parable of
the two builders. One, building on
the sand, finds loss and defeat; the
other, building on the rock, finds suc
cess and permanency. So with our
Epworth League chapters. In Cor
inthians we hear Paul insisting that
there is only one sure foundation,
Christ Jesus, and also that even on
this ture foundation some build only
wood, hay and stubble, while others
build with gold, sliver and precious
stones. It will be well If each chap
ter try the work of the past years and
see what it Is which you have been
building. In Epheslans Paul likens
us to a building "fitly framed to
gether," and "bullded together" for a
habitation of God. Seek to honestly
test the work of the year, and see how
you have bullded, both as an indi
vidual and as a league chapter.
All the various Scripture passages
of our lesson toach the value of both
foundations and buildings. We are
nil builders. Either on the rock or on
the band we are erecting the super
structures of our Uvea. We are all
building that which Is valuable and
will remain, or we are building that
which will be consumed or swept
away. We neod to consider woll these
things this anniversary day.
We are All Building. Wisely or un
wisely, each League chapter is mak
ing its record. Each member Is build
ing up his character and influence.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS
HE frosty soul has
few fruit:.
Prayer takes the
paint off pain.
Death dies wher
ever love lays down
life.
They find the day
who follow the
morning star.
iff ' Jt Easter is the an
IC nlversary of Hope's
r'lVC?" birthday,
fl-"' The Hfe of love
has taken away the dread ot death.
The valley of the Bhadow leads to the
table of the King.
The sorrow of death Is not In tholr
going, but In our remaining'.
Every sepulchre that He touches be
comes a garden ot Joy.
"SHORE ACRES."
iTott sweetly it comes buck, how tenderly.
That evening's end; no little thing for
git; The lire m;ide safe; set back the steam
ing pot:
indows and door shut tightly as could
be;
The tail clock wound; the house all still;
and then
The dear old man his candle takes and
go.is
To seek his own well-earned, prayer-blest
repose,
His heart at peace with all tho sons of men.
And, when we to the end of toil hive won.
And it is time for us to go to bad.
Miiy we as gently move unto our rest,
Leaving no simplest needful thing undone,
No word of healing gentleness unsaid,
Some lump of God close to our bosoms
prot.
John White t'hadwick, in Christian Ri-g-ister.
A Prnynr.
O. blessed God, our Father in heav
en. Thou art nenr to all who cnll upon
Thee, in whom we linve our being.
Once more wo como to lift our voices
in public thanksgiving ami praise un
to Thee, the Giver of all good; to make
confession of our sins and to receive
Thy pardoning grace nnd the assur
ance of our adoption, through Jesus
Christ. We pray for the presence of
the Holy Spirit; that our spirits may
be attuned to the service in which we
are engaged. May our hearts be de
livered from nil fear nnd in tho spirit
of joyful eonlldonee may we approach
Thee. Wo thank Thee that Thon art
more ready to give nil good tilings than
enrtlily parents are to hear the prayers
of tholr offspring. We thank fhec
for nil Thy gifts to us In days gone
by. Thou hast led us out into large
places and put a new song in our
mouths, even praise unto our God. We
thank Thee for our goodly heritage;
the lines have fallen to us In pleasant
places. Bless our country, we be
seech Thee, and those who nre in nu
thority over us, those whom the people
have appointed to administer their af
fairs give them sound judgment.
Bring good out of apparent evil and
may the principles of truth and right
eousness be established in the hearts
of the people. Deliver our land from
all peril. Open tho eyes of all the peo
ple to see wherein the strength of our
nation lies, nnd what nre her weak
nesses nnd what the diseases thnt nre
eating nt her vitals. Forbid that wo
should be blinded by our own miscon
ception or by the inlsloadings of others,
to those things thnt nre Important for
the welfare of society nnd the State.
And grant, O, God, that the hearts
of the people may bo turned unto Thee,
to righteousness nml truth; that their
spiritual vision may not be altogether
dulled and blunted by moral things,
and may we understand that It Is only
righteousness thnt exnltellL a nation,
wlille sin Is n reproach to nny people.
The Lord bless us nnd keep us nnd
cause Ills face to shine upon us and
be gracious unto us; and lift Thou up
the light of Thy countennnce upon us
nnd give us peace, for Christ's sake.
Amen.
An experience of Dr. Paton.
The recent nnrrow escape of Dr.
John G. 1 attoii from losing his life in
a light between hostile tribes of can
nibals on one of tho unevnngclized
Islands In the South Pacific, calls to
mind one of the most Interesting of
his early experiences. It Is a story of
the well he dug, and the effect on the
natives. These henthen, It must be re
membered, were on n small Island
where no fresh water was accessible.
All they had to depend upon for sup
porting life was rain, nml during the
dry season they drank the milk of the
roroanuts as long as It lasted. When
the "rain god" delayed bis answers
to their prayers, there was much suf
cring. After examining the ground care
fully, Dr. Button believed n well might
be sunk that would yield fresh water.
With much prayerful thought, and
ninny misgivings lest the water, If he
found any, should prove to be salt.
Dr. Patton chose a spot, and began to
dig. The savages Ftipposod be was
crazy. Ills unheard of way of search
ing for water aroused their supersti
tious fears. All he could persuade or
hire native hands to do was to pull a
windlass rope and draw up the loos
ened earth us he sank the well deeper
and deeper. He dug the earth with
his own bands.
After going down thirty foot ho
struck a spring. Hesitatingly ho tasted
It. It was pure, fresh water. The
effect was magical. Tho man who had
been disbelieved and Jeered at was
now a "prophet." He had said be
would go down Into the ground to
"find rain;" nnd now the people bu
lleved that all lie told them about Je
hovah and Jesus Christ was true.
Then follows a wonderful story of suc
cess; of tho destruction of Idols, tho
building of a church, the establishment
of schools, the framing of n code of
enlightened laws, the transformation
of a tribe of cannibals into a well or
dered community,
God lterealeil In Nature,
Iicv. R. J. Campbell tells the sfory
ot u dilld sailing on the ocean. He
kept asking his mother when he should
see the sea. She would point to the
water all around the ship and say,
"That is the sen, my child." but the
little one could not understand. To
til in that wns only witter. So the
daisies, the. brooks, the sunsets, to us
are only nature, until Christ has so
revealed God to us thnt wo see our
Father in them.
An Apt DeUultlou.
When George Whitelleld wus at his
zenith and attracting great attention
In England, a certain baronet remarked
that Whitelleld wns the "founder of a
new religion."
"A new religion, sir" exclaimed a
hearer.
"Yes," said tho baronet; "what else
ilo you call it?"
"Nothing," rejoined tho other, "but
the old religion revived with energy,
and heated as if the minister really
meant what he said."
Drinks by Electricity.
The newest electrical wrinkle la in
the form of an egg shaker.
lu the mixing of egg drlnkB somo
mixers do the .slinking by hand, hold
ing a shaker over the glass. Then
lliore Is the familiar shaking machine
which Is put in motion by the turning
of a crank by bund. -
In the 'electrical shaker the mixer
sets the shaker upon the apparatus,
tc which a small motor is attached,
pad then Just turns a switch as if
turning on, an electric light., uud the
ic.nchlno does the rent
v
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE;
The Despotism of Alrohollaui I the
Menanre Threatening- G'hrlntemlom In
the Twentieth Century Only Co-operation
Can Orel-throw It.
Tho morning of the nineteenth cen
tury saw the peace of nil Kurope men
aced by one mnn nnd his armies. When
the nations came to realize thnt sepa
rately they could not overthrow this
enemy, nnd thnt they must drop nil di
visive Jenloiislos und combine In one
harmonious whole with an unbroken
front, success crowned their arms and
Nnpoleon, the representative of the
military despotism of that age, was Ir
retrievably banished to St. llcicna.
The despotism of alcoholism Is the
menace threatening the civilization of
the morning of the twentieth century.
During the last twenty-five or more
yours many different forces have been
working Independently In this country
against this evil.
For more than twenty years the pub
lic schools of America have been teach
ing Its millions of children that science
shows thnt alcohol Is by nature n
poison thnt Injures the individual men
tally, mornlly ami physically, and
hence greatly Impairs his working nihil
ity. Business has taken this hint, and
consequently total abstinence lias be
come an industrial cinestlon. The
churches and Sunday-schools have
pressed the iintl-alcoliol (uestlou from
t lit? moral side until spiritual awnken
lng ami interest In the temperance
question go hand In hand in this coun
try as well ns lu Wales, as shown in
Its great, revivals. The temperance so
cieties have presented the soclul and
political aspects of the subject.
As a result of all this, there Is a vast
and steadily increasing amount of sen
timent in tills country against the use
and sale of alcoholic drinks. Whoever
can read the signs of tho times sees
nothing more plainly written in exist
ing public conditions than the fact that
the hour lias come for the unification
of all temperance forces nnd for their
focnllzation on the snloou. Every
movement In the direction of sucii
union that Implies no suerlllce of princi
ple Is a delinlte promise of the day that
will duwn on America with no saloon,
not many decades after all the temper
nnee forces unite lu making nnd focnl
isiing the public sentiment Hint will not
tolerate the use and sale of this de
structive beverage poison.
During the past ninety days, fifty
nine Ohio villages have voted on the
saloon question. Forty-one of them
outlawed the saloon; 127 rum shops
closed their doors with n slam and a
curse. Co-operation did tho business.
Instead of disputing as to which would
sit on the right hand of the throne In
Heaven, the Prohibition party nnd the
Anti-Saloon League co-operated. The
result was Victory with a big "V."
Had they not oo-operatvd, tho result
would have spelled d-e-f-e-a-t all let
lower case.
Hntd I lltT Years Ago.
Trobobly you would say, break up
nil these filthy und low haunts, all
these places where the habitually In
temperate, the degraded, tho wretch
edly poor congregate, and let these
beverages be sold only In respectable
places and to respectable people! But
Is this really the best plan? On the
contrary. It seems quite reasonable to
maintain that it la better to sell to the
Intemperate than the sober, to the de
graded than to the respectable, for the
same reason that It Is better to burn
up the old hulk than to sot fire to a
new and splendid ship. I think It
worse to put the first glass to a young
man's lips than to crown with mad
ness an old drunkard's lifelong aliena
tionworse to wake tho tierce appe
tite In the depths of a generous and
pndiilsliig nature than to take the car
rion of n man, n mere shell of Imbecil
ity, nnd soak It In a fresh debauch.
Therefore, if I were going to say
whom the license should be granted in
order to show Its elllcacy, I would say:
Take the worst sinks of intemperance
in the city, give them the sat.ctlon of
the law, and let them run to overflow
ing. But shut up the gilded apartment
where youth lakes Its first draught,
and respectability Just begins to falter
from its level. Dr. Chapiu.
Kulee For AutomohllWU.
Dave Hennan Morris, lawyer, horse
man, and president of tho aristocratic
Automobile Club of America, a powet
ful organization of 700 members, has
formulated n set of rules for automo
bllists, which are published In Leslie's
Weekly. Among theui uro tho follow
ing: "Don't drink.
"Keinember that nine-tenths of tho
accidents occur to automobiles driven
by intoxicated chauffeurs."
Here we have the highest automo
bile authority In America asserting
that "nine-tenths of the accidents oc
cur to the automobiles driven by Intox
icated chauffeurs." No man in Amer
ica Is better qualified to pass on such a
point than Mr. Morris, yet the state
ment Is startling. The question arises:
"Is it within the personal rights of the
chauffeurs to get drunk V" The logical
response Is that It Is within the "per
sonal rights" of automobile owners to
discharge men who drink. That is
tho view tho rullwuys took.
"Vesteil Interests" of the Saloon.
Men talk of vested Interests yes.
vested Interests, lu men's ruinous
temptations, vested Interests in tho de
struction of flesh and blood and souls
and bodies. They use the proud name
of liberty, and declare that she de
mnnds the liberty of every human be
ing to destroy himself and to be a curse
to his neighbor and to bis land, derid
ing all legislation which aims at the
restriction of evil weukuess. Archdeu
con Farrar.
Tttinperanre Xotee,
V'pwards of -JO.immi copies have been
sold of the Ktigllsh edition of John
Burns' great lecture, "Labor aud
Drink."
Of every KM) nh-oliolics attacked by
pneumonia seventy die, while of every
UN) lion-alcoholics so attacked only
twenty-three die.
Tho Brahmin, Ruddhbtt nnd Moham
medan religions absolutely forbid the
manufacture, sale and use of Intoxicat
ing drinks, the curse of nations nnd
religions.
Hon.Taro Ando is knowing the people
of Japan that they can save a:!l, Wit 0
yen iif I.'O.imhukkh by quitting drinking
and smoking. le argues that it would
bo so much better to buy war I ond i
than sake. His appeal to the pat .ot
lsui of the people is liavliife a remark
able effect.
' Both Momulsville and Grafton, W.
Vu., have voted out license. Conse
quently thirty-two saloons will go out
of business ihe 1st ot May. A sub
scriber writes: "These places have
been almost a bell on earth. The fruit
of tho terrible liquor t rattle became so
bad, thai even many boour' voted
Oguluat llconse,"
IDM.LKCIAL SCVIEW.
fc. G. Dun & Co.' "Weekly Review
of Trade" lays:
Business broadens in a wholesome
manner, an the most encouraging indi
cation rcga-ding the future is the scarcity
of labor disputes.
Jobbers have experienced a good spring
trade, and manufacturers are now re
ceiving large contracts or fall shipment,
while retail sales are of satisfactory vol
umne, except at a few points where in
clement weather has temporarily retard
ed distribution.
Activity at the interior is evidenced by
the increased transfers thither of silver
dollars and subsidiary silver by Ih?
Treasury, crop prospects being well main
tained despite excessive cold in a few
sections.
Railway traffic continues very heavy,
earnings for April thus far exceeding the
same period last year by , 10.7 per cent.
Current conditions and prospects for
the future -Hi's both extremely satisfac
tory in the iron and strcl industry. Sev
eral new plants have been completed ami
others repaired and put in operation, so
it is undoubtedly the fact that current
production of iron nnd steel is constant
ly establishing new high records.
Strength is still conspicuous in the
hide situation, large tanners purchasing
more freely. Leather is also more ac
tive. Failures this week numbered 204 in tlia
United States, against 202 last year,,
and 15 in Canada, compared with 16 a
year ago.
"Mradstreets" says:
Wluiat. including Ilotir, exports for the
week ended April 27, are 1,200,316 bush
els, against 1.242,267 last week, l,oro,K50
this week last year. 3,418,280, in 1903.
anil 5,308,155 in 1002. Corn exports for
the week are 1,883,706 bushels, against
2,232,604 last week, icxMoj a year ago,
2,Jto,i55 in 1903, and 128,679 i"
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Baltimore. FLOUR Quiet and un
changed; receipts, 2,838 barrels; exports,
505 barrels.
WHEAT Firm ; spot, contract, 934
tyj's; spot, No. 2 red Western, gjfg
94; April, 93!4f"93)s; May, 92-92;
July, .l'i0iS:-,2 ; August, 82 !4 asked;
steamer No. 2 red, 851461 85J4 ; receipts,
1,381 bushels; Southern by sample, 7$(d.
92; Southern on grade, 83!4'oJy3! 4.
CORN Firmer; spot, 51(0 .stMl ; April,
5f"5i!(i; May, 5K"5IM; July, StWl
5l!i; September, 5l-i; steamer mixed,
4rJj'i47W; receipts, 16,786 bushels; ex
ports, 102.857 bushels; Southern white
com, 5 1 ; Southern yellow corn, 49
C''52;,.
OATS Dull; No. 2 white, 3636!;
No. 2 mixed, 34 sales; receipts, 3,137
bushels.
RYE Dull ; No. 2 Western, 85 asked;
receipts, 725 bushels.
HAY Steady ; No. I timothy and
No. t clf.vcr mixed, unchanged.
BUTTER Quiet; fancy imitation, 24
di 25 ; fancy creamery, 2o(i,30 ; fancy la
dle. 226123; store-packed, l92o.
EGGS Steady and unchanged; 1654.
CHEESE Firm and unchanged; large
134 : medium, 14; small, 14.
SUGAR Strong, unchanged; coarse
granulated, 6.25 ; fine, 6.25.
New York. FOUR Receipts, 4439
barrels; exports, 8,194 barrels. Dull and
unchanged. '
BUTTER Unsettled; receipts, 3.630;
street price, extra creamery, 28; official
prices, creamery, common to extra, a.jlffi
8; State dairy, common to extra, 21(1127 ;
renovated, common to extra, 174626;
Western imitation creamery, common to
extra, 246T26.
CHEESE Steady, unchanged; re
ceipts, 1,070.
EGGS Steady, unchanged; receipts
JI.23S.
LARD Easy; Western steamed, 7.40;
refined barely steady; continent. 7.50;
South American, 8.25; compound, s!4C''j
5it.
SUGAR Raw nominal; fair refining,
4; centrifugal, 06 test, 4; molasses su
gar, 3-t ; refined quiet.
POTATOES Weak. Florida, new,
3oof(I'5.25; State and Western, 75I.oo;
Jersey sweets, 2.0(174.00.
PEANUTS Quiet. Fancy hand pick
ed, S''Ts!; other domestic, 3lA(i.S'i.
CABBAGES Steady. Charleston, per
barrel cr ite, 1. 506! 1.75.
Live Stock.
Chicago. CATTLE Good to prime
steers, 5.75W6.50; poor to medium, 4.25
&15.40; stockcrs and feeders, 2.70(17)5.25;
cows, 2.75'T4.75; heifers, 2.505.5o; can
ncrs, 1.60(2.40; bulls, 2.50dt'4.75 ; calves,
3.005.75.
HOGS Mixed and butchers, soofflj
5.30; good to choice heavy, $.oo((i$.32'; ;
rough heavy, 4-65S4-95! light, 5-0?5
5.27V1 ; bulk of sales, 50O5.25.
SHEEP-kiood to choice wethers,
shcrn, 4.6o?5.oo; fair to choice mixed,
shorn, 4.ooCa4SO; native lambs, shorn,
4.0046.50. New York. BEEVES Steers slow,
10c lower; bulls steady; medium cows
ioc off; others steady to firm. Steers,
4-75'?6-35 : bulls, 3.2S475; cows, 1.90
(a'4.05. Exports tomorrow, 1,460 cattle,
540 sheep, and 4,300 quarters of beef.
CALVES Veals, 3-50(;:.25 ; few tops,
6.50; dressed calves dull; city dressed
veals, 7(iiloc per pound; country dresseil
SHEEP AND LAMBS Lambs, 15(3
(tt-i$c. lower. Woolcd lambs, prime to
choice, 7-77-85; good clipped do., 5.75.
HOGS Good to choice State hogs,
5.70(53.85.
MUCH IN LITTLE,'
The Lieutenant Governor of South
Carolina wears a purple robe of office
when presiding over the Senate.
A London electrician has established
the "wireless" in his house and sum
mons the servant to his presence b
means of it.
By the Bergscc process (ferric chlo
ride) for the recovery of tin, 40 pounds
of the metal is extracted from one ton
of tin-plate scrap.
The deepest sounding yet made in the
oceans is said to bo in the Aldrick (iv-ep,
to the east of New Zealand. Here ths
sea is 30,930 feet deep.
A large mine containing a first-class
quality of graphite was recently discov
ered in Siberia. The desposit is in the
surroundings of Lake Baikal, and has
been bougjit by the Fabers, the well
known pencil manufacturer of Nurem
burg, Germany.
The finest groves of oil palms are
found in Liberia at Cape Palinai, where
for miles the graceful trees wave their
brandies. The decline of Libeiian cof
fee has caused some farmers to consider
the palm as a possible staple upon which
tc bestow their fumre labors.
Extensive plans for the improvement
of the Suez Canal are now well under
way. The waterway i to be widened,
so thai the largest ships can pass rch
other at almost ay point between I or
Said and S.iez, and by constant d
mg the depth of the canal u It ; t il
lout 2$ feet-