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5 SUNDAY SERMON 3
S Dlacours By the Rev. jj
JJ John C. Agar.
Hrooklyn, N. Y. Suudny morning, In
the Church of tlie New Jerusalem
(SwedenborBhm). 'ue pastor, the Itev.
John U. Ager, preached on "The First
Temptation." The text was from Mat
thew lv:l-4: "Then wai Jcsiis led it
Into the -desert by ho spirit, to he
tempted by the .ievll. And having
fasted forty das mid forty night. Kb
after thnt wn hungry. And the
tempter came to Him and said. If tliou
rt the Bon of God speak, In order thnt
these stones may become loaves. But
He nnswerlng snld, It has been writ
ten, Not by bread atone shall a man
live, but by every word thnt sooth
forth from the mouth of Uod." Mr.
Ager snld:
The gospel o;- Matthew describes
specifically tbre- temptations of the
Lord In the wilderness Iniinedia'.-'ly
after His baptism. The form of
the nnrratire suggests at once that
these stories are not history, hut are
parables, which picture the three gen
eral ways In which fallen humanity
Is approached and enticed . infernal
Influences. And when so understood
they become In tho fullest sense a
revelation of divine truth to men. And
so understood they suggest at onco
that there Is some sort of threefold
ncss in our spiritual experiences. And
when we examine our spiritual ex
periences carefully we are able to dis
tinguish In our Inner life three distinct
planes of thought and feeling.
The first or lower of these three
planes of life we are nil familiar with.
It Includes nil thoughts and feelings,
nil motives and Impulses and appetites
that have reference exclusively ti our
life In this world. This we call the
natural ninu.
Distinctly above this lies what wo
call ordinarily the t-ellglous life. Its
thoughts and feelings and motives
have primary reference to those inter
ests thnt outlive our life In this world.
Its largest and dominant factors are
faith, conviction and duty. Faith
and conviction nre beliefs, though be-
jieis nave neon inucncti ami quickened
by religious emotion. Duty Is the con
duct that belief or faith or conviction
imposes; thnt Is. the dominion of truth
over the lower Impulses nnd appetites.
Consequently this realm of the lire is
predominantly Intellectual. Ita dom
inant impulse is love of truth and loy
alty to truth. It lies distinctly above
the natural man nnd Is culled, the spir
itual man.
These two realms of thought, fueling
and action we can easily distinguish.
They make up the twofold life of every
man who is honestly trying to live a
true life in tho world. lint they evi
dently do not include the highest spir
itual possibilities of human life. There
U another realm of life clearly set be
fore us in the divine word, although
few Christians know practically much
about It. It is, iu fact, the essence of
all religious life. It Is the life that Is
defined nnd enjoined iu the two great
commandments, to love the Lord our
Cod witli all our heart and soul and
tnliid and strength, nnd to love our
neighbor as ourselves. This- means
that the essence of the heavenly life is
love nnd whenever thnt gains posses
sion of us, faith, conviction and duty
will all be swallowed up In love. We
shall see with the eyes of love and act
always from tho Impulse of love. Love
going upward to (iod and outward to
man will bo the sole motive power of
the life. Tills is the highest state of
man, the highest attainment of human
nature, and may very properly be
termed distinctively the heavenly or
celestial life.
There are, then, three distinct re
gions of life in us. The complete man
Is a three-storied being. Consequently
there must ba a corresponding three
foldncss in all our spiritual experi
ences. And It Js this distinction that
is pictured In these three typical tempt
ations of our Lord. The first is a type
of the temptations that belong to the
lower or natural degree of the mind,
the second to spiritual and the third
to the celestial or heavenly.
Tho first temptation is pictured as an
appeal to a physical appetite. After
the forty days and nights of fasting
Jesus was hungry nnd there was noth
ing to satisfy His hunger, and it is
suggested by the tempter that lie con
vert into loaves of bread some of the
tones that covered the ground.
This physical picture has very evi
dently a spiritual meaning, which
deals, not with the mere boily and its
cravings, but with the essential man
and his cravings and requirements, it
deals with the most universal fact of
human nature, iiich Is hunger. From
the merely material activities of his
physical body up to the highest activ
ity of ids spiritual nature man Is, In a
sense, a mere bundle of hungers. And
this Is true because lie Is merely n re
cipient; nnd every minutest vesicle of
both body and soul is a mouth clamor
ing to be fed. But It Is only a small
part of this universal hunger that we
are conscious of. As In tho body some
of the more general organs make us'
conscious of their needs when thev nre
not supplied, wliile tho needs of tho
numberless smaller organs nnd vesicles
are met by physical processes that we
are wholly unconscious of, so of tho
universal hunger 01 the spirit onlv a
small part ever falls within our con
sciousness. And this is so because the
Lord requires of its only to much as
Ho must require of us to make us
images and likenesses of Pnnself. To
be that it is neeessn.y that we should
contribute to our life a certa.n measure
of activity nnd effort and eo-operatlon
und reciprocation. And to secure that,
some of the more external hungers of
the body nnd of the mind appeal to
lis strongly enough to prompt us to
such action as is necessary to satisfy
them.
But in our present condition all the
hungers of our natural life are more or
less perverted hungers. whlWi seek for
perverted and unhealthy satisfactions.
And this we begin to recognize as soou
as we begin to see what the true life
f man is. The first evils the truth
revenls to us are the indulgences of
wrong nppetltes, nnd passions, nnd
cravings, and the first task the truth
imposes on us ia to refuse to these
wrong hungers or cravings the satis
faction they demand.
This repudiation of these cravings.
,we should find a hard tusk to begin
.with if we were not helped In it by a
tauuteractlug fcunger. Among 'tu
sweetest of the satisfactions In lite hi
the approval of those .whose approval
we prize. And our strong hunger for
this approval makes it easy for us to
discard reprehensible indulgences and
pleasures.
This is, of course, a purely selfish
aim, and yet any aim or effort, even so
dubious a one as this, to see what ii
evil in our life and to put It away,
opens the mind to more and higher
truth, -which brings nil things into
cltnrer light, and this higher truth
makes clear to us that disreputable
tvlls are not the only evils we have to
deal with, that fliero are many prac
tices thnt are approved of nnd freely
Indulged in by the world about us that
nre sins we no longer tolerate, so our
clarified conscience now demands that
our life shall he purged of these con
ventional nnd reputable evils. And in
this task we nre not helped by the ap
proval of public opinion. But there is
another selfish satisfaction that docs
help us. It is tho sweet satisfaction
of feeling thnt we arc good and arc
deserving of all tho happiness tho Lord
has In store for all who arc good. This
feeling takes many forms In the mind,
but in general it is the feeling that we
are ns virtuous as most of those wc
know nnd far more virtuous nnd kind
ly and self-denying than very ninny
whom we know. This Is the sweetest
satisfaction our merely natural life Is
capable of, and In many wonderful
ways It holds us up to the work of re
pressing external evils and discarding
all lower satisfactions.
So. when the hunger for n better life
has been thus far quickened In us. this
Is the way In which we nre always
tempted to satisfy It. It is described
here as a temptation to make the
stones of the desert Into bread. The
Stones of the desert are the aspect that
spiritual truth takes on when it Is ap
prehended by the natural mind or tho
self-life. This is the aspect that spirit
ual truth takes on in the letter of the
word, which Is truth adapted to the
lowest spiritual needs of men. There
reward and punishment nre presented
ns the motives for refraining from evil
and doing right. It Is an appeal to
what Is called enlightened selfishness.
This aspect of the truth Is necessary
to start ns on the way toward tho
heavenly life. But to convert thesn
stones into bread Is to be permanently
satisfied with these purely seltlsh ns
pects of truth nnd with 'tills selfish
stage of right living, this doing right
nnd refraining from wrong doing for
the sake of the approval of others, and
for the sake of the self-satisfaction It
affords. To stop nt this point, to be
content with this attainment, which Is
n temptation that confronts us nil
ugain and again, Is to appropriate to
ourselves the letter that killeth and to
shut our eyes to the Rpirlt that maketh
alive. For it Is making the letter of
the food Into bread in this way that
makes It destructive of spiritual life.
The Lord's answer to the tempter
tenches us how we must meet this
temptation. This answer is quoted
from His words of warning to the chil
dren of Israel when they had just
passed through their forty years of
trial in the wilderness. To them He
said. "Thou shnlt remember all the
ways which the Lord thy Cod hath led
thee these forty years In the desert.
And He suffered thee to hun
ger nnd fed thee with uinnna. which
thou knewest not: neither did thy fath
ers know that He might make thee
know thnt man doth not live by bread
only, but by every word that proceed
eth out of the mouth of tho Lord dotii
man live."
These words, now quoted In part by
the Lord ns His reply to the tempter,
contain the truth by which tills tempta
tion must always be met. The temp
tation is to permit ourselves to rest in
tho sense of our own goodness nnd to
go on multiplying our good works of
all kinds and refraining from all out
ward evils, that we may multiply our
spiritual riches and increase nnd deep
en our self satisfaction.
This is the besetting temptation In
the religious life of our time. As the
old falsity of faith alone has faded out
of religious belief, this more subtle nnd
attractive falsity has taken Its place.
Goodness Is everywhero being made
tho test and measure of religious char
acter with very little regard for- the
quality of the goodness.
To this temptation the divine answer
is: "Not by bread alone shall man live."
Man can no more live by charity or
good works alone, which are symbol
ized by broad than ho can live by faith
alone. What man must live by Is every
word Hint soeth forth from the mouth
of Cod. We live by getting our life
into its true relation to the divine life.
And that cannot be done by recogniz
ing tills or that particular nspoct of
truth and trying to live by that. It
can be done only by an earnest nnd
persistent effort to shape nil our think
ing nnd all our willing and all our do
ing by every word that goeth forth
from the mouth of Ciod.
Tlta Dliicouroired Man.
Discouragement cuts the nerve of
present effort nnd darkens the sky or
hope for better things. The evangelist
who coined the phrase, "God cannot
use a discouraged man." was a wlso
preacher, he might also have sr.hl that
the world has no use for a discouraged
man. Booker T. Washington, li his
"Up From Slavery," gives the keynoto
of his own success iu the following c-en-slblo
words: "I do not recall that I
ever became discouraged over anything
that I set out to nccompiisli. I havo
begun everything with tho idea that
I could succeed, and I never had much
patience with the multitudes of people
who are always ready to explain why
one cannot succeed." Such a spirit
will carry one through every dllllcuIVy,
nnd over every obstacle. Speaking of
a young man who was to come, au old
prophet said: "He shall not fall or be
discouraged." The reason he did not
fail was because he refused to he dis
couraged. The old doggerel, "O, do
not be discouraged," had a big mes
sage even though it was wretched
poetry nnd worse music. The sky is
ever dark to him who keeps his eyes
on the ground; Service.
MMrolilnic Order.
The Duke of Wellington called the
"Go ye Into all the word and preach
the Gospel." the Christian's "marching
orders." The old soldier saw clearly
that the command of the Commander-in-Chief
was to Ills followers to engage
tn the work of recruiting. The obliga
tion to win men to Christ is the Imme
diate and Imperative duty of every
Christian. It is his first business In the
world.
MDenng tn Lion.
In Shakespeare's time It was believ
ed that, just as some men could not
bear the sight of a cat, so a serpent
would not remain beneath the Bhndow
of an ash tree, and that the squeaking
of a little pig would scare an elephant
or the crowing of a cock a lion. It Is
perhaps true that, in spite of its vast
bulk, the elephant is nervous, but it
would be interesting to learn why the
cry of chanticleer phould he the
"lion's terror," as the poet Du Bartas
sang. Yet Reginald Scot, in his 'Dis
covery of Witchcraft," says that
though a man would hardly believe
that a cock's crowing "should abash
a puissant lion," nevertheless "the ex
perience hereof hath satisfied the
whole world." James I., bowevor, be
ing the English Solomon, took ' the
libel on the lion so much to heart
that be tented the courags of the king
of animals, and found it was "quite
proof against the crowing of a cock."
So that's all right, !
TIIE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE 4.
rjnrderti Tlia lcnrrnMlon, .Tolin ., It
93 dolclcii Tt, I Ci.r. v DO Mem
ory Varan, 19-31 Cninnioiilarr on tlia
Day's Laanon,
t. Mary and the angels nt the tomb
(vs. 11-13). 11. ".Mary." This was
Mary Magdalene, out of whom Christ
had cast seven demons, n physical
rather than n mornl disorder. She was
a native of Magdaln, a town on the
Sea of Galilee. She must be distin
guished from "The woman who was a
sinner" (Luke 7::jii-"0). nnd from Mary,
the sister of Martha. "Stood without."
Tho other women nnd the disciples had
left the tomb anil Mary was alone ns
she supposed. "Weeping." Christ had
dono much for her, and she had great
love for her Lord. "Stooped down."
She stooped In order to obtain a view
of the interior of the tomb. "The
sepulchre." The sepulchre seems to
have been a square room hewn out of
rock, partly above ground, its roof
being as high ns the top of the door.
12. "Two uiurols." I'eter nnd John
did not see the angels. They were min
istering spirits to comfort those who
were in such grent sorrow and need,
nnd they gave explanation of what had
been done, no one else being able.
Matthew says there was one angel,
Mark says n "young man," -while Luke
ays "two men." "In white." This
was an emblem of purity (see ltev.
19:8).
I. 'l. "Why weepest thou?" Are you
quite sure thnt this empty tomb does
not show that you ought to be rejoic
ing? II. Jesus appears to Mary (vs. It
10). 14. She turned to go again with
the other women to Jerusalem, who
hnd already departed, but she had not
ns yet gone so far ns to be out of tho
garden. ir. "Jesus snlth." This was
His first appearance. He afterward
nppenred on this same day to the other
women returning from the sepulchre
(Matt. 2S:U, ()). to Peter (Luke U:l'A),
to two disciples going to Emninus
(Luke 24: j:!-ai, and to ten apostles
vs. 10-2U). "Why weepest thou?" She
had cause sufficient to rejoice Instead
of to weep. "Gardener." And there
fore n servnnt of Joseph of Arl
niathea. who owned the tomb, and
who, of course, would be friendly.
"Borne Him hence." Thinking thin
perhaps Joseph had ordered Ills body
taken to some other place. "I will take
Him away." She would be responsible
for His removal to n proper place.
10. "Mary." Jesus stirred th affec
tion of the weeping woman at Ills side
by uttering her own name in tones that
thrilled her to the heart nnd created
the new sublime conviction that He
had risen ns He hnd said. "It.-ibbonl."
My Master. "A whole world of emo
tion nnd devotion In n word." As Mary
uttered the word she must have fallen
down at tho feet of Jesus, embracing
them.
III. Jesus commissions Marv (vs. 17,
181. 17. "Touch Me not." Cling not
to Me. The translation "touch Me not"
gives a false Impression; the verb does
not mean to "touch," but to "hold on
to" nnd "cling to." "I am not yet as
eended." Mary appears to have hold
Him by the feet and worshiped Him.
"Go to My brethren." First servants,
then disciples, then friends; now, after
the resurrection, brethren. "I ascend."
I am clothing Myself with My eternal
fornt; I have laid down .My life that I
might take it again and use it for the
blessedness of My brethren. "My
Father," etc. Father of Christ by nn
ture and of men by grace.
IS. "Mary-told the disciples." An
apostle to the apostles. Mary was tho
first to see Jesus nnd the first to pro
claim His resurrection.
IV. Jesus appears to tho apostles
(vs. V.VS.). 111. "At evening." Tho
events of the day had been many and
Important, nnd the apostles, except
Thomas who was absent, were prob
ably talking over what they had seen
nnd heard. "Doors were shut for
fear." There Is nothing to show that
the Jews designed to molest the disci
ples, but because Christ had been put
to death they had reason to fear for
their safety. "Jesus in the midst."
In verse 20 John refers to the fact that
tho doors were shut In a way to leave
but little doubt that he Intends to con
vey the Impression thnt Christ entered
by Ills own power while they were
shut. "Peace be unto you." Hlsuimal
salutation and benediction. -fin
shewed." Luke mnkes-mentlon of sev
eral other things that took place be
fore He showed them His hands and
side. Seo Luke 21:87. SS. Jesus pro
ceeded to convince them that lie was
Indeed a real person. "His hands nnd
His side." Luke says hands and feet.
Thjs leaves no doubt that Jesus was
nailed to the cross anil not tied on as
ninny were. Jesus told them to handle
Him (Luke 24::i!M, which tliey probably
did. "Glud." They were terrified nt
first, but when they knew Him they
were glad. "When they saw." It was
at tills time that He gave to thein an
other proof that lie was the same Jesus
whom they had known. He railed for
food (Luke 1U:U-4.! and did cat be fori
them. Afterward the apostles called
attention to what now occurred as
n proof of their Lord's resurrection
(Acts 10:41).
21. "Hath sent Me." As I was sent
to proclaim the truth of the Most High
so I send you for the very same pur
pose, clothed wllh authority and in
fluenced by the Spirit. 22. "Breathed
on them." Intimating by this that they
wore to be made new men. "Receive
ye the Holy Ghost." Out of His ful
ness their minds and hearts were to bo
filled, and thus they would be prepared
to carry on tho work after lie had left
them. 23. "Ye remit," etc. The ltu
vlsed Version renders this, "Whose so
ever sins ye forgive, they are forgiven
unto them; whoso soever sins ye re
tain, they nro retained."
China's Overestimated Population.
W. W. Rockhill, the newly appoint
ed American rr.lnMor to China and a
well-known eastern traveler and
author, says thnt the present popula
tion of China, instead of being, as it is
usually given, nearly 450,000,000, Is
probably not much over 250,000,000.
The census of 1741, which Mr. Rock
bill considers more trustworthy than
any other, shows 143,000,000. Con
Idering the numerous devastating
famines and wars of the succeeding
150 years, the natural annual Increase
would be small. Far from being over
populated, many portions of China
could support a greatly Increased
oonulatirai.
"Marriage Money."
A curious bequest', known by the
above designation, is that which is at
tached to the parish of St. Cyria, In
Scotland. Under the will of a parish
loner the minister has to divide the
Interest of a sum of money between
"the oldest, the youngest, the tallest
and the shortest" ladles respectively
who happen to be married by hlra dur
ing the year.
JUNE FOURTH.
The Making of a Christian: Helping
One Another. Eph. 4: 1-6;
Heb. 10: 24, 25.
Sometimes patient endurance Is
the best way to help one another;
sometimes the very opposite.
In proportion as we realize our
union in one body with our Lord, In
that proportion will we form a union
equally close with all Christians.
We must know one another before
we can help one another, and wa
cannot lenow one another without
thinking long about one another.
The acquaintance with one another
that is the basis of mutual helpful
ness cannot be had without requent
meeting together. That is only one
reason for constant church attend
ance. Suggestions.
If we are really to help others, we
must not consider what help we
should like to give, nor what help
they would like to receive, but what
help they need.
Helping others Is a fine art not to
be mastered without long apprentice
ship. If. you are In earnest about helping
others, you will not wait for large oc
casions, but you will begin with the
first worried face, with the first cry
ing child.
There is only one Master of the
art of helpfulness, and nil truo help
ers have gained their skill from
Him.
Illustrations.
If you would remember anything,
you must tell It to some one. If you
would hold any talent, you must use
it for some one.
If there is nny part of your body
that can be Injured without all the
other parts suffering, that is a token
of terrible disease in the whole body
of paralysis. So when you do not
suffer In the sorrows of your breth
ren. horse and carriage, do not merely
Use your best. If you havo a
take the arm of some weary traveler,
and walk briskly by his side.
When you open the door to let In
a visitor, you let In a gust of fresh,
purifying air.
Quotations.
However rich a man is, he cannot
do without some other man. Joseph
Parker.
If I do not highly value my own
manhood, I cannot greatly help my
fellow man. Gladden.
A society that has no associate
members is without a blessed field
for work. A society whoso associate
members nre not becoming active la
not tilling its field.
EPWOflTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, JUNE FOURTH.
The Making of a Christian: Helping
One Another. Eph. 4. 1-C; Heb.
10. 24, 25.
As God is one, so should the church,
be one. Wo are to recognize each
other ns brothers of a common faith,
and help each other In the building up
of character. In Hebrews we hava
the further exhortation to "consider
one another," and only provoke unto
"good works." And this Is to he done
by assembling together and exhorting
one another. This is what results
from the usual church service,
t The law of mutual dependence
runs through human society. We de
pend upon a thousand other workers
and toilers for the common necessities
of life. The law is even more In evi
dence In the spiritual life. We nro
touching our fellowmen on every side.
As Alplno travelers are bound together
by ropes, so we aro by ties of Influ
ence. We are In a very real sense
our "brother's keeper." We are mem
bers one of another. Let us notlco
how this law works In the Church.
Often the fact thnt we are selfish
and "seek our own" Is a stumbling
block and a hindrance to our fellow
Christians. Our indifference toward
the sufferings or trials of our brother
may be the means of his fall. A fail
ure to speak the encouraging word or
do the helpful act may result In the
backsliding of a brother. A neglect of
helpfulness in a time of trial often
disheartens. A frown may do more
to discourage than a sermon cau help.
Having our way, pushing our plans
without considering others, may be
tho means of hindering a whole
church.
How often ono sunny Christ Inn is
the life and inspiration of a whole
church! One Christian who ( is
thoughtful mid sensible may help n
hundred to bo bettor and do more for
Christ. Tho Master Is our example
In this. He wmt about not pleasing
himself, but doing good. Recognizing
the fact that ve have influence, let
us use It for helpfulness. If you aro
conscious of strength, use thut
strength not to harm, but to help.
Such a spirit of thoughtful regard
for the rights and oplnlc-.is of others
will do mora to recommend religion
than many sermons. It will nttract
souls to the church and to Christ. It
will build up tho kingdom of right
eousness on earth. By this bloBsed
unity .wrought by tho spirit of Chris
tian endurance the church becomes as
one living person from whose single
heart and voice God hears tho songs
of glory.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS
HE only life that In
fit for time Is found
ed on eternity.
Power and prog
ress come through
pain.
Great sacrifices
are never soU-con-
HClOUS.
It never pays to
raise money by low
ering manhood.
Religion will se
cure a higher rating
as It deals more in reality.
Uniformity Is never possible In liv
ing things.
The valley of the shadow is not the
same place as tha chasm of sin.
Enthusiasm Is a good engine, but It
needs Intelligence for a driver,
When a man enlists with Col be lets
Him choose tils rank and uniform.
The trail c! a He becomes a beaten
track before you can get bucy to erase
it.
SOMETIMES SOMEWHERE. ..
Unanswered yet the prayer your lips have
pleaded.
In agony of heart these many years?
)om faith beam to fail? In here departing.
And think you all in vain those falling
tears?
Say, not the Father has not heard your
prayer;
1 ou shall have your desire sometime, some
where. Unanswered yet though when you first
preaented
Thia one petition at the Father's throne
It seemed you could not wait the time of
ncking,
So urgent was your heart to have it known.
Though yenrs have passed since then, do
not despair.
The Lord will answer you sometime, some
where. Inansnercd yea? Kay, do not say un
wanted; Perhaps vonr part ia not yet wholly d3ne:
The work began when first your prayer
was uttered.
And (Jod will HiiibIi what He ans hepun.
If you will keep the incense burning there,
ilis glory you will see sometime, some
where. Unanswered yet? Faith can not be unan
swered .
Her feet arc lirni'y planted on the Hock;
Amid the wildest storms she stands un
daunted, '
Nor quails before the loudest thunder
shock.
She knows Omnipotence has heard her
prayejf.
And cries: It. shall be done sometime,
Tim Vlg llrntiicr.
Through a vlsla of years I see the
best big brother 1 ever knew, writes
Margaret K. Sangster. He hnd on a
uniform, for ho was a young soldier
fighting for his country In time of war.
And his little brother was a sturdy
chap of seven, who looked nt Martin
with the deepest admiration. What
ever Martin did was grand and fine in
file eyes of Ted, and whatever Martin
did not do, was a thing to avoid.
Ho big brothers realize that one rea
son among ninny why they should be
gentle-ninnnered and obliging, why they
should wait on mothers and sisters anil
be respectful nnd considerate where
their fathers nre concerned, Is that
they are copied by the younger ones.
In a careful Imitation, that is very flat
tering, but also that entails a great
responsibility.
The youth, almost a man in size nnd
strength nnd years, should bear him
self with dignity and courtesy every
where because it Is duty. His family,
the church, the Sunday-school and so
ciety expect tills of him. Itut bis ador
ing Juniors do more than expect. They
copy. If the big brother Is bold anil
brave, they overcome their fears. If
he tells the truth at nny cost, they nre
truthful. If be avoids profane words
and shows that he has the will to over
come temptation, he strengthens by the
power of example, all the younger boys
who know him.
Martin, my soldier boy, was one of
those dear fellows who have time to
listen to the trials of others, time to
help a younger sister or brother with
hard home work, sums, maps, memory
tests or the like, and time to tell stories
In the firelight. When he came homo
on furlough, he gave a good share of
time to Ted and Teddy's friends, and
when the war was over and ho went
Into business life, he was still willing
iu the evenings to spend an hour with
Teddy.
We always dwell upon the great com
fort a girl can be in her homo, l'rom
tlie daughter we anticipate all sorts of
little devices that bring joy, pleasant
attentions to her elders, and numerous
thoughtful acts that make the house
hold a place of delight. Hut I some
times think that the brother has ns
much ns the sister to do with the deep
tranquil peace and content of the fam
ily. If he puts his strong Mhouhler un
der the daily burdens, the mother's
load will seem less. If he does not fuss
about trifles, the friction of tlie home
"will be diminished. If he may be relied
upon to fulfill u promise, now and then
4lcny himself, and altogether if he be
linve ns a big brother should, his homo
will be a place of sunshine.
The Lord has deigned to lie our elder
Brother. Is there not in this a sugges
tion for each of the boys, who are
growing up; what better thing can they
do than try to imitate Him wiio
"pleased not Himself?" Christian In
telligencer. Attempt (.rrnt Thinua.
It is true, and it is a great comfort
that It Is true, that the giving of a
glass of water can please God, and tho
sweeping of a room can glorify Him.
Itut woe to us !f we are content with
small services. Ton ijiu"h thought of
little things belittles. We should "at
tempt great things for God."
Caleb said, "(Jive me this mountain;"
Mary broke the alabaster bur. that was
exceedingly precious; the disciples left
nil to follow Jesus, am! counted it Joy
to suffer for His sake. Let us not be
easily content. The note of heroism
should be In our battles with siu, lu
our speaking, in our giving, iu our
serving. Our King deserves and ex
pects klnglincss. Dr. l.nbeoek.
Petffrtnino Our Character.
A noble career depends ou tlie treat
ment given to the infant Ideas that are
born In the soul. So the thoughts
which we harbor within us and which
go out through the doors of our mouths
und our hands determine our real char
acter. One of the highest of spiritual
luxuries is the enjoyment of pure and
exhilarating nnd sublime thought.
Theodore L. Cuylcr.
Neutrality Is Impossible.
Every man is u missionary now and
forever, for good or for evil, whether
he Intends or designs it or not. Ho
may be n blot, radiating his dark in
fluence out to the very circumference
of society; or he may be a blessing,
spreading benediction over the length
nnd breadth of the -world; but a blank
he cannot be. There ure no moral
blanks, there ore no neutral charac
ters. Wo nre either the sower that
sows nnd corrupts, or the light that
splendidly Illuminates. Chalmers, iu
Reformed Church Record.
First Grasshopper In the East.
The first grasshopper of the season
arrived at Augusta, Me., bright and
early Monday morning. The saltatorlal
orthopterous Insect was securely
caged in a tightly corked bottle, and
the guardian of the bottle was none
other than William 8. Baldwin. Mr.
Baldwin made no claim to be the cap
tor of the grasshopper, however, but
explained that it came down from
North Sydney, where Ed Hughes had
caught it after an exciting ehase over
a bar spot in the field. The Insect
-aa ailva and well. Boston Qloba. ,
THE UKKAT DJSSi'UUYEK
SOME STARTLING FACT3 ABOUT
THE VICE CF INTEMPERANCE;
TbIst From Alenlinl Involution In fin
tlnient Which Is Cmnlnir Into Prnml
rienca Anion Active llraln Workers
Drink Depressing to the Nerves.
A physician was Invited to dine nt
tlie club with the dispatcher of a rail
road. After dinner the dispatcher re
marked that he must go to his room
nnd lie down. The physician Inquired
the reason, no answered: "The wine
I have used, although In smnll fnnn
tlty. has bewildered my brain for ac
curate work, and I must rest. I would
not dare to go on duty now. I should
make mistakes nnd not know It nt the
time, and the mortification of having
them corected by my associates would
confuse me still more." The physl
cinn thought: "I am going to miike
some very Important calls In the home
of friends who trust me Implicitly, nnd
nt the hospital where my best Judg
ment nnd skill is required. Is it possi
ble thnt the wine I have used has
mnde me unfit for this woik?" Later
he met the dispatcher nnd snld: "Yon
were right, and I have been taught n
lesson I will never forget. That after
noon's work nfter the dinner cost me
tho loss of one of my best families
by my Indiscretion and anger. I real
ize now that I cannot use wine nnd
have full possession of myself." This
is a phnso of the revolution of public
sentiment which Is coining into promi
nence among active brain workers. At
banquet tables this Is npparent In tho
abstemiousness of the practical men.
This is not from sentiment or theory,
but from experience. They know tlie
anaesthetic effects of alcohol literal
ly, ond have felt its depressing action
on the brain and nervous system.
An old-time clergyman during pas
toral visitation called on his drinking
members enrly in the week so that the
disability rrom tlie spirits used on
these occasions would pass away be
fore the time for preparation for the
Sunday service.
A noted man refused to attend pub
lic dinners becnuse of the wines used.
He gave ns a reason that he could
not use wines without Injuring him
self. Science is receiving a strong confirm
ation of Its conclusions from the exper
ience of practical brain worker and
thinkers. Journal of Inebriety.
A S.io.non l.lcpn-c.
The New York World wanted to
know nil about that s:;n,i)ix) liquor li
cense nt Waycross. tin., and accord
ingly wired to the .Ynycross Journal
ns follows:
"I-'ile two Hundred words explaining
why Wnycross has raised Its liquor
license to thirty thousand dollars. Arc
there any applicants at new rate?"
The Journal telegraphed to the World
the following Interesting reply:
"For sixteen years the ciiy license
for selling liquor has been thirty thou
sand dollars. Each succeeding coun
cil fixes it, no change has ever been
inado and no one has applied for priv
ilege within that time. The tax was
levied as prohibitive and has been el
fectlve. Not only Is tlie legal sale pro
hibited, but illegal selling Is kept to
the minimum and four policemen
keep order In this town of nine thou
sand. Ninety per, cent, of white peo
ple own thel. homes. There are no
paupers, no poorliouse. no loafers, ami
ninety-three per cent, of the children
attend school. The town supports
twenty churches and all are well at
tended. Swearing Is rarely heard on
the streets and one does not see a
drunken man in three months. Two
large railroad shops and one car fac
tory nre operated here because the
men nre found to be more reliable
than in liquor towns. These are some
reasons why Waycross keeps the li
cense nt thirty thousand."
Every other dry town has some If
not all of these advantages.
Drink mid Health.
Fifty years ago the opinion was firm
ly established that alcohol not only
"made glad the heart of man" but was
essential' to the health of his bodv.
The President of tho British Medlciil
Association, speaking nt a meeting,
mentioned that he bad been brought
up Iu the school of Dr. Todd, who pre
scribed alcohol so fre.ly that the stu
dents christened him "whisky toddy."
Sir i'liomas Barlow recalled the days
when life insurance offices refus?d
any man who was a total abstainer.
Llebig, the grent chemist, snid thnt
wine wns "medicine for tho sick nnd
milk for tlie aged." How completely
wo have changed all this is shown by
tho meeting at which Sir William
Broadbent presided. Its object wns to
promote tho teachings of hygiene and
temperance lu elementary schools.
On the genera! question of alcohol
as food or poison tho average atti
tude of the medical profession, said
Sir Thomas Barlow, wus that of the
"open mind." But on ono point tho
doctors represente '. nt the meeting
have made up their minds. It Is essen
tial, they say, to teach the people
that alcohol Is a luxury rather than a
necessity, and thnt lu the general hos
pitals It should be prescribed as little
us possible. Ixmdou Chronicle.
p'aloon 1'ctltloii.
If I was a young man, I would raise
niy right hand ami say: This baud
shall never sign a petition for a saloon
license. By tho thin-lipped, tear
stained faces of sad women who are
drunkards' wives, by the ragged, un
kempt, pinched and starved bodies nnd
souls of little children, worse than
orphaned by having a drunken father;
by tlie brotherhood of humanity, nnd
the fatherhood of tho Creator who
made me, I will never sign It. L G,
A. Copley, in address before Central
High School, Kansas City, Mo., Feb.
10, 1003.
Temperanre Notes.
Does the State do her duty when
with the one hand she takes fee and
the other fine?
The prison warden at Pittsburg re
ported that of 7371) convictions in IPO-.',
almost every ono was treated for al
coholism; 70l having delirium tre
mens, seven dying.
Advocate high license. Don't think
thnt you can sljence the pulpit, but
you can Induce some of them to ad
vocate high license on moral grounds.
1'oblUhed letter of n Boston liquor
dealer.
i
The liquor traffic costs more each
year than our whole civil service,
army, nnvy and congress, river, harbor
and pension bills. All we pny for lo
cal government; all national, Statu
and couuty debts, and nil the schools
in the country. X. T. Tribune.
Of all the ten or twelve thousand
unfortunate girls and wrecked women
arrested every year iu Chicago, ninety
nine out of every hundred attribute
their downfall to their first gin. of
wine, taken generally with a male
companion for good-fellowship sake,
That first glass Is tho beginning of tlie
end. Mairou Chicago Pvllee Depart-
Dlll '
LlijlMLkClAL htHtft
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Kevirw of
Trade says:
"L'nsc:i.in:ibJe weather is the chief
:husc of complaint. bo:ii as to distribu
tion of merchandise and agricultural
development. At many leading cities re
tail trade in spring and summer wearing
apparel is failing behind expectation,
and there ii less than the customary re
order business iu wholesale and jobbing
departments. Although no actual re
duction in the crops is yet assured, suf
ficient uncertainty has appeared to ren
der dealers in the farming districts some
what cautious regarding the accumula
tion of supplies beyond current require
ments. Otherwise the trade situation is
satisfactory.
"Manufacturing activity is fully main
tained, the percentage of idle machin
ery being smaller than at any recent dais
md the textile industries make notable
progress under the stimulus of advancing
raw materials. The few strikes now in
progress cause little interruption and
some of the July 1 wage scales have
been adjusted, but others arc still under
discussion. Railway earnings thus far
available for May show an average gain
of 8 per cent, over last year's.
"Structural shapes have taken the po
sition of prominence in the iron and steel
industry. Building operations that were
retarded by inclement weather arc now
under way and tonnage of steel rr
luired will keep mills fully occupied for
lomt time. The industry, as a whole,
Is well engaged and the output for May
promises to attain a new record.
"Failures this week numbered 234 in
'.he United States, against 2.36 last year,
nd II in Canada compared with 12 a
rear ago."
Bradstrcct's says:
"Wheat (including flour) exports for
ihc week ended May 18 were 1.513,5.0
bushels, against 89,35$ bushels last
week, 1,225,763 bushels this week last
year, 5,293,373 bushels in 1003 and 5.
'84,839 bushels in 1902. Corn exports
for the week were 1,688,299 bushels,
igainst 1,528,299 bushels last week, u8,
337 bushels a year ago, 1,814,186 bush
:1s in 1903 and 90,909 bushels in 1002."
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Ealiiniore. FLOUR Dull and im
:hanged; receipts, 1,318 barrels; exports,
783 barrels.
WIIKAT Strong; spot contract. oVi
pS'4 ; spot No. 2 red Western, Wa
py4; May, oSS.'a; July, 84V84U:
August, 82;4i?;8j.''J; steamer No. 2 red.
Wayi'A; receipts, 6,000 bushels; South
ern by sample, 80(1197; Southern on
erade, 881)8.
CORN Strong; spot. 54; May, m;
June, 53!,;; July, S-HC'i5ils; Septem
ber, 53; steamer mixed, 50; receipts,
6,174 bushels; exports, 650 bushels;
Southern white corn, 5151; South
ern yellow corn, wiVsnJ-j.
OATS Quiet ; No! 2 white, 36S36W :
No. 2 mixed, 34 sales ; receipts, 13,003
bushels; exports, 60 bushels.
RYE Dull (uptown); No. 2 West
ern, 83 asked.
GRAIN FREIGHTS Easier; steam
to Liverpool, per bushel, id. May; Cork
for orders, per quarter, 2s. 4!4d. May.
BUTTER Steady; fancy imitation,
25; fancy creamery, 2(n27; fancy
ladle, 22'g 23 ; store packed, 19,1 20.
EGGS Weak and unchanged, 17.
CHEESE Firm and uuctianscd ;
large, 13 ; medium, 13)4 ; small, 14.
New York. FLOUR Receipts, 13,
7S2 barrels; exports, 20.945 barrels; firm,
with better inquiry; 4,25'y5.65 for pat
ents. POTATO E S Irregular ; Florida,
new, 3.753.25; State and Western, 75
1. 12; Jersev sweets, 2.50:24.00.
PEANUTS Steady ; fancy hand
picked, sM'So'j; other domestic, 3!4'S
5'A.
CABBAGES Steady ; Charleston, pet
barrel crate, 501.25.
LARD Steady ; Western steamed,
7.2; 7.45; refined, steady.
COTTONSEED OIL Firm; yellow.
2727.
TURPENTINE Fi rm, 63 VtfM-
SUGAR Raw, weak; fair refining,
31 3-16; centrifugal, 96 test, 4 7-16; mo
lasses sugar, 3 9-16; refined, easy.
Urs Stock.
New York. BEEVES Bulls and
cows firm to 10c. higher. Steers, 5.25(ri)
6.30; bulls, 3.25W4.50; cows, l.oo4.50.
Cables quoted live cattle selling at 125
13c. per pound; tops, I3'4c dressed
weight ; sheep lower at I3!I4C, dress
ed weight; refrigerator beef lower at
9'A&9'Ac- per pound. Exports tomor
row, 719 cattle, 45 sheep, and 6,150 quar
ters of beef.
CALVES 1,643; market 25 to 50c
lower. Veals, 4.5017.50; few choice and
extra, 7.ia!'j7.25 ; culls, 4.00; dressed
calves weak; city dressed veals, -fCio'iC
per pound ; country dressed, 6(g:g'A.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Clipped sheep,
3.255.00; prime wooled do., 5 65; clip
ped lambs, 6.256.50; no wollcd lambs
sold ; no spring lambs.
HOGS Receipts, 4,220; market firm.
State hogs, 6.006.10.
Chicago. CATTLE Good to prime
steers, 5.606.75; poor to medium, 4.50
it5.5o; 'stockers and feeders, 2.7515;;
zuws, 3W"5-5; heifers, 3.oovi's.j3:
ranncrj, 1.502.40; halls, 2.75S475;
:alves, 3.000.75.
HOGS Mixed and butchers, s.Vs'i
5.60; good to choice heavy. 5. soli's .60 ;
rough heavy, 5-!i5-40; lifilit. 5-3"iS
5.60; bulk of sales, 5505.60.
SHEEP Lambs 13 to 15c. higher.
Good to choice wethers, 4.755.25 ; fair
tc choice mixed, 3.004.40; Western
sheep, 4.005.15; native lambs, 40-X'i.
6.50; Western lambs, 5.057.43,
MUCH IN Limfi.
Berlin his 86.000 telephone' connec
tion.
In Spain street performers on the
guitars arc licensed, while orsan-i.rin.i-ers
ar rigorously suppressed.
It is unlawful in Norway for women
or girls to serve in public houses.
An electric tramway is to be built in
Bilboa, Spain, and an electric tramway
is projected to run from Cartagena to La
Union.
Trials are now being made in the
German Army as to whether the blue
md drak uniforms of the inlemry ha, I
better be exchanged for gray clothes.
A game of dice called saro is pl.tyed
uy the Negritos in the Philippines, in
stead of dot the marks 0:1 the sm:i!l
wooden cubes are incised lines made
with a kinf , , . , , .
The. exposition of rare old braki an 1
manuscripts now being held in the Brit
ish Museum includes the oldest known
Manuscript of the bibie, of ihe ninth
:enttiry.
Major Powell Cotton, who is on "
expedition ir.o,in the Nile to Zambesi,
has secured. a skin of the Northern white
rhinoceros, of which only one s?eci)iei
has ever reached Europe.
David Moftatt, of Denver, is ihc rich
est man in Colorado. There ar- 101 res
dent millionaires in tint slate, ihcf tril
wealth being ah nit Jivw) vw.
Mo.ooo,0"0 ot this being tlu prop.ry ni
Mr MnlT.-itt.