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Brooklyn, N. Y. In the Church of
the Messiah the Itlght Itev. Frederick
Burgess, D. D., Illshop of Long Island,
on Sunday preached from the text,
Matthew xvl:i:i-20, and particularly
the passage: "And whom any ye tlint
I am? Simon refer answered: Thou
art the Christ, the Son of the living
Ood. Jesus answered and said:
Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; flesh
and htood linth not revealed It unto
thee, but My Father which Is In
Heaven. I say also unto thee: Thou
art Peter, and upon this rock will I
build My church." He Bnld:
These words can be scarcely under
stood apart from their context The
author of the Bnmpton Lectures
pointed out thnt Caesarea was the
borderland of the Jew and tho Gen
tile, and thus was a fitting place for
proclaiming the divinity of Him who
came to save, not one race, but all
mankind. Later study of onr Lord's
life rpvenled tho fact that Ho was at
that time truly In exile. It becomes
almost self-evident, as we rend the
Gospels, that our Lord was suffering
depression and felt that His work
was, to a certain extent, n failure.
The cities of Capernaum and Cornzln,
where He had preached and labored,
were all against Him: and yon can all
recall the sail farewell which He gave
to those cities. In the Gospel of St.
John we can see evidence that a large
number of people who at first had
believed in Jesus were gradually es
tranged from Him by His teaching
and by His unpopularity. He had
been forced to leave Ills native land
and go into exile. The words which
He spake to the Syrophoeneclan
women, "It Is not meet to take the
children's bread and give it to the
dogs," shows the sadness, almost bit
ter sadness; and when He came to
His own "His own received Him not."
In one way and another, we enn see
bow bitterly He felt and, while we
have no real picture, yet, neverthe
less, we can, In fancy, see Him, as we
read the Gospels, with His little bund,
going ahead of them through those
.northern valleys; and we know that
it was no figure of speech, but the
truth, when He said: "The foxes have
holes, and the birds of the air have
nests; but the Son of Man hath not
where to lay His head."
Now this confession of Peter marks
the end of this period of exile. From
that time on He set His face toward
Jerusalem. Almost immediately there
followed the transfiguration on, prob
ably. Mount Hermon, and then He
started, with His twelve apostles, to
Jerusalem to suffer and to die. Now
this passage reveals deep truth. It
reveals the foundation on which
Christ built His church. But, as you
understand, we must not lose sight of
His humanity. The heresy which
eees In Christ an unreal man, one who
cannot be touched by our sorrows, our
Joys or our disappointments, has al
ways been condemned In the councils
and by the creeds of the church. Our
Lord could not have been truly mnn
If He had not hungered and thirsted
'and been weary sometimes. He bad
not sought for help if sometimes He
had felt the depression of loneliness
and disappointment, though only once
did it find expression, namely, on the
cross when He said: "My God, My
God, why bast Thou forsaken Me." '
This period of exile, then, was a per
iod of depression. Men had deserted
Him by thousands; the people whom
He hod cured and taught were all
gone now. And perhaps He feared,
as He asked His apostles that crucial
question: "Whom do men say that I,
the Son of Man, am?" If, however,
He did fear, whatever He feared Tvas
dissipated by the perfect faith of
Peter's clear, strong answer: "Thou
art the Christ, tho son of the living
God." And one who has ever tried
to do real work for humanity and to
lelp forward the kingdom of God
nust have known something of this
depression, and must also have known
something of this Joy when at least
He had found one man who believed
In Him and In His message and who
was ready to stand out before the
.world and confess his faith.
Our Lord, then, founded His church
upon a man upon Peter, If you will.
He did not found It upon a doctrine, or
a building, or an army, or a treasury.
No, but on a warm, rugged human
heart. He said to Peter: Thou art a
rock, and on this rock I will build My
church and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it." Those who want
to see la this passage a long, hleratl
cal line, ever connecting itself with a
bishopric, must, I suppose, bo allowed
to hug their delusion as long as they
live. Bat a rane criticism will always
reveal the fact that our Lord was as
sorting that He would found His
church upon loving human hearts,
upon men who believed in Him, In
honor and dishonor, through good re
port or evil report. In sickness and
health, as well ' as in proverty and
exile. Our Lord believed in men; He
trusted them. It has been well said
of Him that indignation, even anger,
were spoken of men, but to condemn,1
never. Man, as man, was worthy of
respect.
Now that has not been the attitude
of the great writers and generals and
leaders of mankind. Alexander, Cae
sar, regarded men as so many pawns
to be moved about as they willed.
."What are a million souls to mo?"
boasted 'Napoleon when he was
taunted with the loss of an army; so
la philosophy we find the same dis
crediting of men. But, Christ taught
a different estimate of mankind to
His apostles, and St. Paul reverenced
men, even when be saw their sins and
rebuked them. The parable of the
prodigal on and the epistle to the Bo
mans have been contrasted, and It
has been said of the one that It Is ten
derly and pathetically human as he
rises above his rabbinical law to teach,
the death of the Lord and the riches
of the goodness of God. All through'
that epistle to the Romans there runs1
the burden of the glory of man's origin!
and man's destiny: "We are children
of God, and if children ot God. then:
heirs, Joint heirs with Christ, If so be
we suffer with Him." There Is man's
glorious heritage iu that he is made in
the image of God. So with all the
apostles and true followers of Jesus
throughout the world, they have al
ways reverenced mem, They have
awn the greatness ot uiphs ciipuelty
veu when they have seen the evil as
it is shown so lu our great cities,
which in some respects etinal Sodom
and Gomorrah. Beneath all the ex
ternal they can see the power of the
ihumun hoart. "Who is that common
place looking fellow?" said a man to
'Abraham Lincoln. "Friend," replied
the President, "the Lord prefers com
monplace people, and that Is the rea
son why he has made so many of
them." Now, our Lord estimated men
at their true worth. He knew tbelr
power, and He founded His church on
jueji-rua Peter, and- James. aml.Jqhu
and Thomas and Paul. As our be
loved collect expresses It: "Thoa hast
founded upon the apostles and proph
ets, Christ, Himself, being the head
cornerstone."
To that church you all belong. You
have taken the step which announces
that consciously you have come to
your full conception of what that
church Is, and that you are members in
it. Now, what Christ wants of you Is,
not your moneyor your Influence, but
He wants your heart, your devotion,
bui He wants you to stand really,
purely, honestly, truly, steadfastly for
Htm. He wants you to be built up,
as St. Peter expresses It, "as lively
stones" in His church. It has been
said that to suppose that the Christian
Church could have been founded by
any save Jesus Christ would be as
absurd as to suppose that Strasburg
Cathedral had been formed through
the centuries by the conflux of the
dust of the streets. Now, It is Into
that church tbat you have come, and
you are to become stones In the build
ing. You are to grow strong by being
true and earnest, and pure and tem
perate. Buttresses and arches and
roofs are not more really the fruit of
human architect's work than temper
ance nnd chastity and honesty are the
fruits of the Divine Architect's love.
"On this rock I will build My church."
The Church of Jesus Christ will be
stronger to-night and stronger to-morrow,
because you have been confirmed
to-day. If you honestly keep the prom
ises you have made to-night.
After KavlTal What?
The remarkable religious movement
which not long since arose In the West
like a little cloud no bigger than a
man's hand, Is apparently spreading
throughout Christendom. It has al
ready assumed proportions which com
mand attention from alt quarters and
lias won for it general recognition as
"tho revival." Every genuine Chris
tian, at least, will be on the watch to
make the utmost of Its best features
nnd the least of its blemishes. It is
alike impossible that the lutter can be
essentially divine, or that the former
can be exclusively human.
Here, as In all Christian "salvation,"
it is imperative that there should be
the distinct recognition of co-operation.
For it is always true that God can no
more save man without himself than
man can save himself without God.
This principle, however, compels us not
only to look with reverence for tho
Divine element In present events, but
to consider carefully human issues lu
the future. Waves of strong emotion,
be they ever so potent for good, cannot
roll on without cessation. There is an
ebb as well as flow to every tide.
It Is none too soon, therefore, to ask
and answer such questions ns these:
Whither is this movement leading us?
What will be left when its emotional
force is spent? Will It prove a verita
ble Nile in Its fruit-bearing deposits,
or will It ebb away into Sabnra-llke
sterility? All evangelical Christians
doubtless hope that the utmost of the
highest will abide. Yet is there ample
tooiu for most serious thought as to
how this more or less transient Im
pulse may not only be translated into
something permanent but become the
starting-point of a definitely higher
conception of Christian doctrine and
practice throughout all the churches.
Frank Ballard, in London Methodist
Times.
Tha Wonder of God,
"He saw that there was no man,
and wondered that there wns no inter,
cessor." Here is a needy world with
Its chiefe3t bope in what intercession
may bring. Hvre is a God who de
clares thnt unlimited blessing may be
gained for men through intercession.
Here is yourself with some knowledge
lu your own experience of what in
tercession might mean. Yet God waits
and wonders! The phrase Is not too
strong. Remember the missionaries
who have gladly renounced all for the
Joy of putting a new light into despair
ing faces but they spend littlo time
In asking for the Light. Remember
tho pastors whose culling it la to min
isterbut they have renounced the
highest and most efficient ministry. Re
member the myriads who prate cease
lessly about the world's need of re
vivalbut they talk little about It to
Him who alone can give It. Remem
ber what you say you believe, recall
what you actually do and cease to
wonder that God wonders. Pacific
Baptist.
Ood Is In Circumstances.
It Is not by regretting what Is Irre
parable that true work Is done, but by
making the best of what wo are. It is
not by complaining that wo have not
the right tools, but by using well the
tools we have. What we are, nnd where
we are. Is God's providential arrange
mentGod's doing, though It may be
man's misdoing; and the manly and
wise way is to look your failures in
the face and see what can bo mads
out of them. F. W. Robertson.
Daalra For Obedience.
Obedience must be the struggle and
desire of our life. Obodienco, not hard
and forced, but ready, loving and spon
taneous; the doing of duty, not merely
that the duty may be done, but that
the soul in doing it may become capa
ble of receiving and uttering God.
Phillips Brooks.
Straightforwardness,
Be sure that straightforwardness Is
more than a match at last for all the
Involved windings of deceit In your
dally Ufa do what you feel fight say
what you feel true, and leave, with
faith and boldness, the consequences
to God. F. Robertson.
Hava Christian Faith.
Be a Christian, throw yourself upon
God's Word,. and get the ability you
want in it No Christian will ever be
good for anything without Christian
courage, or what is the same, Chris
tian faltn. Horace Bushnell.
WATCH TWELVE YEAR8 EXPOSED
Found Among ''Some Brush The
Hands Rusted Off.
Frederick Wolflnger of Oxford, War
ren county, found among the brush a
few days ago a gold watch and chain,
says a dispatch from Orange, N. J.
About twelve years ago Nicholas
Lompshire lived uoar tho place, and
his daughter, who was then 14 years
of age, got as a birthday present from
blm a gold watch and chain. One day
while in search of chestnuts she lost
the gift. A vain search for it fol
lowed. When Mr. Wolflnger found
the timepiece the other day he took it
to Mr. Lompshire, who lives on Bei
vldere avenue, Oxford. Mr. Lomp
shire idenliflod the watch. The bands
had been rusted oft and the, works
were In bad condition from dampness,
but the case was la excellent condi
tion. Mr. Lompshire has sent thu
watch and chain to his daughter, who
is now Mrs. Eveline Buckland, the
wife of William S. Buckland, a manu
facturer of Reading Pa.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JUNE II.
Subject i Tha Massag-a of tha Rlaan Christ,
Rev. I 10.?0-UnMen Tet, K. I., 18
Memory Verses, 17, IS Commentary
on tha Day's Lesson,
I. John receives a message (vs. 10,
11). 10. "In the Spirit." Under the'
Influence of the Spirit, and filled nnd
quickened by the Spirit. "The Lord's
day." The day made sacred to nil
Christians for all time by the resurrec
tion of Jesus from the dead. It was
the day of light and salvation. John
arrived In Patmos late Saturday even
ing, spent the night !n prayer, and with
the opening Sunday morning the glori
fled Saviour opened heaven to his vl.J
Ion. Why Is our Sabbath the first day
of the week? We see bore the apos
tles kept the first day nnd, because of
its sanctity, called It the Lord's day.
"Behind lue," etc. This was his first
Intimation of the presence of Christ,
who spoke with n voice like a trumpet.
II. "Alpha and Omega." Omitted
in It. V. These are the first and last
letters of the Greek alphabet. This Is
a figurative expression. used to show
that Christ wns the "source and the
consummation" of all thine. He is
from eternity to eternity. "What thou
see st." The prophetic vision that was
revealed to him on that I.oru's dav.
"Write." What If John had not writ
ten? Tl,j command to write Is given
twelve times in the Apocalypse. "A
book." A parchment roll. Ancient
books were made of papyrus, or from
the prepared skins of animals, and
rolled upon a roller. "Seven churches."
"Seven" denotes perfection. Doubtless
there were hundreds of churches In
Asia Minor at that time. The reason
why seven only are mentioned is be
cause the church is the bride of Christ,
nnd seven is the sanctified number al
ways representing Christ. "In Asia."
A small province in Asin Minor called
Asia, of which Kphesus was the capi
tal. "Ephestis." Mentioned first be
cause the church here was the largest.
II. A vision of the glorified Redeem,
er (vs. 12-10). 12. "The voice." He
turned to see who it was that spoke,
the word "voice" being used to signify
the person speaking. "Golden candle
sticks." Compare Zech. 4:2-11. Lamp
stands would be a better term. Not
one candlestick with seven branches,
but seven candlesticks. The Independ
ence of the churches of Christ is con
sistent with the unity of the church of
Christ.
13. "In the midst." Showing Christ's
presence among Ills people. "The Son
of Man." Compare Daniel 7:13. This
term Is used here because His glory
might hide from view His oneness of
sympathy with Ills people. "A gar
ment." This is a description of the
long robe worn by the high priest.
Jesus Is our high priest In heaven.
"Girt golden girdle." He was girt
nround the breast (It. V.) as "a sign of
kingly repose." It represented "the
breastplate of the high priest, on which
the names of His people are engraven."
14. "White like wool." Wool Is sup
posed to be an emblem of eternity. The
whiteness signified antiquity, purity
and glory. With Christ Ills hoary head
was no sign of decay. Compare Dan.
7:!): 10:0. The whiteness, three times
mentioned (white, white wool, snow),
is greatly Intensified, and denotes un
limited age, even eternity. "His eyes,"
etc. This certifies His omniscience.
The oye is the receptacle of knowledge
nnd symlKill.es all the senses.
15. "Burnished brass" (It. V.) This
denotes His stability nnd strength.
His feet are like brass when In the
furnace and subjected to a very great
heat. His feet were "strong and stead
fast, supporting His own interest, sub
duing His enemies nnd treading them
to powder." His voice." Described
the same in Kzek. 43:2. He will make
Himself heard; it is a commanding
voice that must be obeyed: it is terri
ble in its denunciation of sin.
1(5. "In His right hand." The "right
hand" Is uu emblem of power. "Seven
stars." These stars are the faithful
preachers ot the gospel. "A sharp
two-edged sword." His word which
both wounds nnd heals and strikes at
sin on the right hand and on the left.
This wonderful sword has two edges,
sharp as God's lightning tho edge
that saves and the edge that destroys.
Compare Heb. 4:12; Eph. 0:17. Tho
sharpness of the sword represents the
searching power of the word. "As tho
sun." We know of nothing brighter
than the sun shining in bis strength.
III. Words of comfort and explana
tion (vs. 17-20). 17. "As dead." His
countenance was too bright ond daz
zling for mortal eyes to behold, and
John was completely overpowered with
the glory in which Christ appeared.
Compare Ezek. 1:28; Dan. 8:17. "Right
band upon me." His hand of power
and protection. In which the churches
were held. "Fear not." There Is no
occasion to fear when In tho presence
of Christ. 18. "The Living One" (R.
V.) Tho source of all life the One
who possesses absolute life in Himself.
"Wns dead." I becumo a man and
died as a mnn; I am the same one you
saw expire on the cross. "I am alive."
Having broken the bands of death, I
am alive "for evermore." "The keys."
An emblem of power nnd authority.
"Of death and of hades" (R. V.)
Hades Is a compound Greek word,
meaning the unseen world, and includ
ing both heaven and hell. Gehenna Is
the Greek word which ulways means
hell, and nothing else. Christ has
power over life, death and the grave.
He is able to destroy the living and to
raise the dead. 10. "Hast seen." The
visions He has Just seen. "Which are."
The actual conditions of the seven
churches. See chapters 2 and 3.
"Which shall be." In the future of
the church.
20. "The mystery." Write the mys
teriousthe "secret and sacred" mean
ing of what you have seen. "The an
aveis." The ministers and pastors.
To a Hat Thief.
You cannot steal a bat with im
punity In New Zealand. Someone has
dared to venture upon an exchange of
headgear In our furthermost Colony,
the result being the insertion of the
following "agony'' In the local press:
"A Brand-new Felt Hat was 'ex
changed' at a local hotel last Thurs
day, and has not been returned. If
tho present owner should 'escape
hanging, It is the lato owner's devout
wish that the lightning may strike
through the hat Into his miserable
skull; and convince him tbat he Is a
low-down thief and a disgrace to au
honest hat." London Answers.
Small Plymouth Rock Egg.
Wo hear often of eggs of large size,
but W. H. Going of Holdtm, Mass.,
clalo-s that he has a blooded Plymouth
rock ben that has laid the smallest
egg that has been reported in any of
the tales that are constantly going the
rounds among the ben fanciers. The
egg is perfect in shape, brown In col
or and measures but two Inches by
one Inch and a bait
JUNE ELEVENTH.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
Rom.
1: 13-17.
Paul was In debt to Christ, In debt
for his life; but be was proud of the
debt.
If Paul had been ashamed of the
gospel he would have considered that
shame the most shameful thing of his
whole life.
We are not ashamed of powerful
things, but of weak things. We shall
not be ashamed of the gospel If we
recognize It as the mighty, world
conquering agency which It really Is.
When Paul was proud of the gos
pel. It. was not his own righteous
ness he was proud of, but God's.
Suggestions.
"Not. ashnmed" thnt Is the empha
sis of under-statemcnt. Really, there
was nothing of which Paul was so
tremendously proud.
The pride in Christ
is exclusive
God forbid."
of all other prides.
said Paul, "that I should glory In
anything else."
The testimony we give In thesei
prayer meetings Is always of what
Christ has done for us, not of what
we have done for ourselves. Chris
tian testimony is always modest.
When we are very proud of any
thing as of some great victory of
our political party, or some great
triumph of our country we talk
about It a great deal.
Illustrations.
When men are proud of their
achievements they make a world's
exposition to place them on show. So
the Christian will be glad to exhibit
Christ rn his life.
There Is no more beautiful Joy on
earth than the pride which h younger
brother takes in his noble older
brother. Now Christ Is our Elder
Brother.
No army wins victories unless it Is
proud of Its general.
The Christian is like a mirror re
flecting a lovely face. How absurd
It would be If the mirror grew vain
of the face, as If it were his own!
Questions.
Am I always eager for a chance to
sing Christ's praises?
Am I giving Christ good reason to
bo ashamed of me?
Is my life, on the whole, a satlsfac
ton to Christ?
Quotations.
Is the seal upon my brow so un
mistakable that always and every
where I am known to be Christ's sub
ject? Havergal.
Loyalty to Christ means carrying
forward In our century the work He
began tn His; not only worshipping
Him on our knees, but working with
Him on our feet. Parkhurst.
There can be no beautifully sym
metrical unfolding of the new life,
without constant acknowledgment to
Him who is that Life. Francis E.
Clark.
EPWORTH LlOE LESSONS
SUNOAY, JUNE ELEVENTH.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel. Rom.
1. 13-17.
Paul had purposed to go to Rome,
but was hindered. He went at last,
but only as a prisoner. He had an
ambition to save the Roman as well
as the Jew. This evidences the thor
oughness of the remarkable change
In his spirit. Ho recognized that he
was "debtor" to all men; that is, that
the responsibility was on him to give
to all the opportunity to hear and ac
cept the gospel. The reason for all
this was that he was not "ashamed
of tho gospel." AthI the cause of his
confidence in that which all other men
despised was In that It "was tho
power of God unto salvation." .,
It takes courage to champion an un
popular cause. When that cause Is
maligned and misrepresented, when
it means social ostracism and peril to
life and liberty, It takes a hero to
preach It. Such was Paul, and so was
the gospel In his day. There must
be a great reason for the aggressive
championship of a dangerous doctrine.
To Paul the fact that the gospel was
the power of God unto salvation mnde
it not only a reason why he should ac
cept it, but a further reason why he
should preach it and push it. , It
ought to be the same with us. Let
us ask and answer two or three ques
tions:. What Is the Gospel that We
Should Not Be Ashamed , of It? It
has revolutionized -the naV.ons. It
ban abolished slavery and supersti
tion. It has caved uncounted millions.
It has reached us. It has brought
peace and pardon to our hearts. It
has brought life and Immortality to
light. It has given us a worthy Ideal
for which to live. It has banished the
fear of death. It lightens the gloom
of the grave. It lights up the path
way of the poor and the needy. It
has brought only blessings where
curses abounded. It baa done all
tbat Is good, and nothing evil, for hu
manity. It Is the power of God to
our own personal salvation. There
Is every reason to be satisfied with It;
there Is no reason to he ashamed of
It.
There Are Reasons Why Christ
Might Be Ashamed of Us. How slow
of faith, were we, bow reluctant to
leave all and follow him! How negli
gent of duty, and prone to grlove him,
have we been! How little glory we
have reflected upon his cause, how
often silent when we should have
testified for him, how careless of
speech when we should have been
careful! If the Master is not ashamed
of us, what possible reason can thore
be in any company or condition to
be ashamed of him or his goBpel?
RAM'S HORN BLASTS
THE sense of superi
ority does not make
the 'saint.
Patience la a pearl
oft produced by pet
ty irritation.
Self-conceit never
yet assisted self
control. Here ornaments
are deformities In
the church.
Anger is not con
verted by calling It
Indignation.
It may bs there Is no greater sufferer
than the Savior.
Success is a big word, but sincerity U
bigger and better.
Great power for work seldom goes
with great power ot wind.
THE GREAT DESTKomt
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE,
A Remarkable Killtorlal rrom tha New
Vork American Kntltlml "Tha Prison
er of the Bottle" The Drunkard May
Be Cored by Sympathy and rorxWenoan
Let temperance reformers remember
always that the man who loathes
whisky most Intensely is whisky's vic
tim. There never was n clear, cold-bended
teetotaller that bated whisky, despised
it or knew its dangers one-half as thor
oughly as the unhappy, hopeless
drunkard.
He don't theorize. Whisky has
lashed him with scorpions; It has in
flicted upon him physical pnln and end
less moral suffering.
It has dug the grave of his hopes
nnd ambitions, one after the other. If
has cursed those whom ho loves, killed
his manhood, and left In place of nil
hit; early possibilities only a trembling,
uncertain, fearful wreck.
Whisky, you must remember horrid
as It is brums oblivion for the mo
ment. He thnt must go under the sur
geon's knife will have chloroform. To
the druiiknrd, whisky Is tin? chloroform
that saves him from the knife or con
science. It is the expedient, ever at
hand, that solves the problem of the
moment.
The drunkard would like to ionve the
bottle thnt has miido him a prisoner
for so long. But how can he do it'
The past Is u dreadful nightmare,
with its follies, weaknesses, resolves
broken, mnuhood degraded.
The future Is full of unknown ter
rors. Each succeeding week has made
him less able to light nnd more de
pendent upon the poison. And he
knows It, although he may not con
fess It.
Only the man whose nerves have nc
tunlly lived upon whisky has any Idea
of what It means to give whisky up.
It Is ensy for you to preach to him but
suppose he should ask you to give up
food? You might try it for one day.
two days, or three days. If you yielded
to temptation on the fourth dny, lu
spite of all your firm intention, you
would expect kindly sympathy and
consideration.
Hunger could not make you want
food any more than the famished
nerves, trembling will, vague terrors,
constant temptation make the victim
of drink want alcohol.
You should plan to cure the drunk
ard, by all means work at the task,
never give up, whatever the disap
pointments. But go about your work Intelligently,
nnd above all sympathetically, with
kindness, not with reproaches or any
"holier-than-thou" feeling.
Remember thnt to stop drink requires
an effort of the will a very great effort
one that the sober mau cannot con
ceive. And tlint effort must bo made by the
drunkard himself. You can't make It
for him. All your tine moralizing,
scolding, bullying nnd contempt are In
your brain not In his.
The drunkard's will alone can cure
him of drink. Therefore, to help him
you must strengthen that will.
In what does will power consist
what does It feed upon?
First, on good health, strong nerves.
The man of Iron nerve Is the man of
Iron will and whisky, nlns! doing its
devilish work so Intelligently, destroys
the nerves nnd the will first of all.
- If you would cure a mau of drink by
strengthening ills will, try to give him
health, without which the nerves can
not resist tho nbnorm.il craving.
Good food, a great deal of It, comes
first in this task poverty causes more
drunkenness than .all other en u sen com
bined. The bad cooking of lnsutiieieiit
food brings more whisky into poor
homes than any cause save worry
poverty's other curse.
To help a man stop drinking, first
help him to build up his healtn. Many
a man bus been cured of drunkenness
by a protracted life In the open nir,
Willi plenty of exercise, simple food
nuil long sleep.
Another tiling most important in the
building up of will power is the stimu
lating of ambition.
Human beings do that which pleases
them best.
If you can actually give a man any
thing thnt he likes better than whisky,
he will take that Instead of whisky.
Above nil, If you would cure a human
being of drink by helping the will,
give to that human being constant
symnpthy, endless kindness. Remem
ber that you are asking that which Is
almost impossible, anil which only a
miracle of the will or the affections
can possibly accomplish.
True affection, sympathy, have done
more In this world on a big scale and
a little scale than all other agencies
despite the assertions ot philosophical
historians that morals have not influ
enced civilization. The religion that
rules the world Is based simply on
kindness It has no other motive power.
Who can doubt that the woman
whom Christ forgave blameless ns He
wns wns a now woman from thnt
hour?
As Ho cured thnt womnn of disease
worse than drink, by affection, sympa
thy and forgiveness alone, so that
drunkard can be cured by long pa
tience, persistent effort, by kindness on
your pnrt as great as the fearful crav
ing on bis.
Young men, be sure that you leave
whisky alone. If you don't like It very
much, or us you might suy "don't
care much one way or the other, then
you would be a fool not to drop it.
Keep the poisonous trash out of your
system, keep the money in your pocket,
spend the hours in your bed or at work
not deceiving yourself in the stupid
waste of time that accounts for all the
wrecks lu life.
Be able to say: "I gave myself a
chance, anyhow." New York Amer
ica u.
Temperance Notes.
The Pittsburg Jail is now being
doubled In size. This Is the way the
taxpayer Is providing for the product
of the saloon.
Within 2000 miles of Chicago it a
town of 1200 people: thirty-seven sa
loons and not a church. "The devil
rides on horseback, but Christianity
goes afoot."
Chicago has 8000 saloons, according
to the Chicago Tribune, and it costs
tho city $1,125,000 annually to pay for
the consequences of its share in per
petuating the drink t radio.
No legislature can bargnln away the
public health, or the public morals.
The people themselves cannot do It
much less tbelr servants.
Latest reports of statistical bureau,
1003, give the present per capita con
sumption of alcoholic beverages In the
United Status at 10.09 gallons a year.
Two-thirds of tills nation Is sober, the
other third is staggering under enough
liquid poison to float It. The solier
two-thirds are supporting the drunken
third, and are becoming more and
moretlred of their Job. How can any
IiMtlou prosper with every two men
carrying a drunkard on their barks?
Christian Endeavor World.
ire&JifiKSl
CIVE US MEN,
sr Tnr. manor or tieris.
Give us men!
Men from every rank,
Fresh nnd free and frank :'
Men of thought and reading,
Men of light and leading,
Men of loyal breeding,
Men of faith, and nut of faction.
Give us men! I say again,
(Jive us men!
(live us men!
Strong ami stalwart ones:
Men whom liihrt hope inspires,
Men w horn parent honor fire,
Men who trample self beneath them.
Men who make their country wreathe
them
As her noble sins.
Worthy of their sires!
.. Men who never shnme their mothers,
Men who never fail their hrotheis.
True, however fiiluc nie ollicrs,
Give us men! 1 say ag.uu,
Give us men!
Che us men!
Men who. when the fcrop?t gath-rs.
Grasp t lie stnmlard of their lathers,
' In the thickest of the light;
Men strike tor home and altar
(Let t lie coward cringe and falter),
Go defend the right!
True as truth, though lorn and lonely,
Tender as tiie brave are only;
Men who tread where saints have trod.
Men for country and tor (foci.
Give us men! I say again, again.
Give us men!
A lCemnrkalile Letter.
The Pennon on the .Mount Illustrat
ed ns it Is by Christ's life contains a
series of ideals. Here are some:
The Ideal of poverty.
The ideal of humility.
The Ideal of "turning the other cheek"
(the absence of revengei.
The Ideal of self-sacrilice.
The ideal of loving an enemy.
The ideal of Innocence.
The Ideal of sexual purity, in
thought, as well as in action.
And here are some of the axioms of
the world's creed:
The Ideal of wealth.
The ldenl of ostentation, smartness,
notoriety.
Tho ideal of self-assertion and blow
ing one's own trumpet. ,
The ideal of trampling on others nnd
rising at their expense.
The ideal of personal enjoy incut, self
ishness, refined or coarse.
The Ideal of compromise (:lie poli
tician's ideal).
The ideal of sowing fine's wild
onts," nnd "a rake makes thu best hus
band, etc."
The ideal of fashionable impurity.
Which of these two creeds do we be.
lleve? They are absolutely antitheti
cal and contradictory. Wo cannot be
lieve both. It would sceai, Judging by
the world ns we llnd It, and see it
every day before our eyes In every
grent capital, thnt we net on the sec
ond creed nnd murmur with our lips
the first. The Christian ethics are n
vivid example of the "credo quia hnpos
slblle." The worldly ethics is an in
stance of the faith which Issues in
works. Our Christinnity would seem
to be a splendid hypocrisy. Again I
ask, do we believe? What do wo be
lieve? Have I drawn.this picture too harsh
ly? Good Heavens! Think of the mil
lionaire calling himself a Christian in
the face of the text, "How hardly shall
they that have riches lor trust In
riches) enter tho Kingdom of God."
Think of the politician calling himself
a Christian in view of the texts, -ye
cannot serve God and mammon," and
"Ye shall not do evil that good may
come!" Think of the sensualist calling
himself n Christian confronted by the
text, "Whosoever shall look upon a
womnn !" Think of our smart lead
ers of society calling themselves Chris
tinns nud repeating the words,
"Blessed are ye poor blessed are ye
when men shall bate you and revile
you and persecute you!" I am not a
preacher not a prophet, although I um
afraid that my theme tends to be di
dactic. I am only an i.bserver of iife.
And I ask, do we believe? Oxculeusls.
"Christians Are tha Happy People."
Said one young man to another re
cently In Japan, writes Miss M. B.
GritHs, a missionary: "I tell you, we
Japanese are too Indifferent on tha
subject of religion. The Christians,
they are the happy people." And
when a few days biter, In the provi
dence of God, we banded a copy of
John's gospel to that same gentleman,
though unknown to us. and asked,
"Have you ever rend this?" he replied,
as he accepted the little book and cour
teously lifted his bat, "Thank you, no.
I have never read It, but I want to. 1
must find out about this 'Jesus doc
trine,' for 1 fear I have been wander
ing. Many of my friends, too, feel as
I do about It."
- i i&Av
Sins; of Love.
The common mercies we enjoy all
sing of love, Just ns the sen shell, when
we put it to our ears, whispers of the
deep sen whence It came; but if we
desire to hear the ocean itself, we must
not look at everyday blessings, but
at the transactions of the crucifixion.
He who would know love, let him re
tire to Calvary and see the Man of
Sorrows die. Spurgeon.
Christianity Wants Sunny People.
Christianity wants nothing so much
in the world us sunny people; nnd the
old are hungrier for love than for
bread; and the oil of Joy is very cheap;
and, if you cun help tho poor on with
a garment of praise, it will be better
for tuciu than blankets. Henry Drum
nioud. Clear Shining Alter Rain.
One of the numberless touches of ex
quisite poetry la the Old Testament is
that which describes the "tender grass
springing out of the earth by clear
shining after rain." The verdant gram
plot which gladdens the eye is the re
sult of a double process: shower nnd
sunshine, Both are IudUpeusable.
We tlnd in this beautiful expression a
type of our deepest and richest spirit
ual experiences. It Is a type of the
most thorough work of conversion by
the Holy Spirit. Theodore L. Culler,
D. V.
Pigs In Church.
Animals attend a church service In
Cuaco, Peru. Pigs, goats, cattle and
poultry are brought" "by their owners
to be blessed on All Saints Day. The
eats are removed, and the animals
can trot about or lie down as tuey
wlsh. After the ceremony the live
stock Is formally given to the monks,
who receive little otter payment tor
thetr servicea.
iUffilhtKUAt htlt.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review
of Trade iay:
Improvement is reported lit retail
trade, although weather conditions are
still far from ideal, and excessive raio
retards agricultural progress sufficient
ly to cause conservatism among deal
ers, yet confidence in the future it tht
prevailing sentiment, and leading dry
goods jobbers are unanimous in antici
pating a large fall trade. Manufactur
ing plants are busy, .'specially in heavy
steel line3, except where usual repairs
are being made or 'seasonable closing is
necessitated. Shoe factories find diffi
tulty in starting work on fall footwear.
Owing to numerous supplementary spring
orders, and there is little idle machinery
in textile lines, which feel the impetus
of advancing raw materials.
Building operations make favorable
comparisons with recent years, and there
is little controversy regarding wages
or hours of labor.
In the iron and steel industry there is
treat activity on old orders and gen
tral confidence "In a vigorous demand
rlaring the second half of the year, but
current buying h extremely light, ex
:ept in a few (V;rir:m "is. II-nee, the
mils and iiin'a.i-. arc hit;- than
.'he mark-H ju-t n v, !.:.!i explains
ihe apparent c jiittad:'.; n rcp.irt.s.
Failures this week numbered ill in
:lie United States, against 23f last year,
uul to in Canada, compared with 17 a
i'ear ago.
Bradstreet's say? : Wheat, including
rlour, exports for the week ended May
?5 are 1,221,208 bushels, against 1,512,
550 bushels last week, 1,132,157 bushels
ibis week last year, 4.677,678 bushels in
l'jo.5 and 3,900,645 bushels in .1902. Corn
sxports for the week are 1,325,467 bush
!U, against 1,688,299 bushels last week,
M3.695 a year ago, 1,179,739 Sushels in
1903 and 71,478 bushels in 1902.
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Baltimore. FLOUR Steady and un
hanged; receipts, 8,023 barrels.
WHEAT Firmer; spot contract,
l.07J-i(g:i.07 I 'Pot No. 2 red Western,
t.o8i.o8J4; May, 1 . 07 !j '1.07)4 ; July,
38Jj asked; August, 86 J asked; Sep
tember, 87 asked; steamer No. 2 red,
f.oo'gt.ooj-i ; receipts, 1,560 bushels;
Southern, by sample, 93S1.07; South
ern, on grade, Wi'Sl-Oj'i.
CORN Steady; spot, 5656 ; July,
5555'i ; steamer mixed, 51 asked ; re
ceipts, 20,502 bushels ; exports, 750 bush
els ; Southern white corn, S2'5t'A '
Southern yellow corn, 52565-2.
OATS Firm; No. 2 white, 3636;
No. 2 mixed, 3434 ; receipts, 9,578
bushels; exports, 80 bushels.
RYE Dull (uptown); No. 2 West
ern, 83.
HAY Easier; No. I timothy, 14.00
asked; No. 1 clover mixed, n.oo'ijil.so.
BUTTER Steady anl unchanged;
fancy imitation, iq'oIzo; nicy creamery,
2223; fancy ladle, 17''j.i8; store pack
ed, 16:7.
EGGS Steady and unchanged; i64.
CHEES E Easy and unchanged ;
large, It!4; medium, MJi; small, 12.
SUGA R Steady and unchanged ;
coarse granulated, 5.90; fine, 5.90.
New York. BUTTER Easier ; re
ceipts, 5.936. Street price, extra cream
ery, 2ijl2; official prices, creamery,
common to extra, 20T122; State dairy,
common to extra, 18(3.21 J-5.
CHEESE Steady and unchanged ; re
ceipts, 3,595.
EGGS Steady and 'unchanged; re
ceipts, 18,022.
POULTRY Alive, firm ; Western
spring chickens, 3033; fowls, 15; old
turkeys, 12; dressed, firm; Western
broilers, 3o'a'35; fowls, 1014; turkeys,
WHEAT Receipts, 3S,ooo bushels;
sales, 5,100,000 bushels. Spot firm; No.
1 red, l.ioYi nominal; elevator, No. 2
ed, l.llYi nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. 1
Northern Duluth, 1.13 f. o. b. afloat;
No. 1 hard Manitoba, 1.02 f. o. b. afloat.
A strong early advance in the market,
impelled by heavy rains in Kansas, good
outside support, and low Northwest tem
perature, was replaced later by sharp
reactions.
CORN Receipts. 33,325 bushels; sales
10,000 bushels. Spot firm; No. 2, 59VJ
nominal elevator and 58 nominal f. o. b.
afloat; No. 1 yellow, 59; No. 3 white,
60. Option market was quiet in New
York and firm early, followed by reac
tions, closing Viyic net higher.
OATS Receipts, 54,000 bushels. Spot
steady. Mixed oats, 26 to 33 pounds,
3535!4 ; natural white, 30 to 32 pounds,
36j375; clipped white, 36 to 4a
pounds, 37(3)40.
POTATOES Steady ; Southern
Rose, 2.ory52-75; State and Western,
75W1.00; Jersey sweets, 2.50(3)4.00.
PEANUTS Steady; fancy handpiclc
ed, 5'Js; other domestic, 354S.
CABBAGES Easy; Charleston, per
barrel crate, $o((vt!5o.
Uva Stock.
New York. CALVES Receipts, 243;
feeling steady. Veals, 4.0086.25; tops,
5.50; buttermilks, 375; grassers, 3.00;
mixed calves, 5.25; dressed calves steady ;
city dressed veals, ioc. per pound; coun
try dressed, 6(rt)c.
SHEEP and LAMBS Receipts 1476;
market steady. Sheep, 3-5rt?5.lo; choice
wethers, $5 255.40; yearlings, 6.25
S.55 ; no sales of lambs.
HOGS Receipts, 1,208; nominally
weak.
Chicago. CATTLE Receipts, 7,000;
market steady. Good to prime steers,
5.6W6.50; poor to medium, 4.oo55;
itockers and feeders, 2.75(35.15; cows,
1.604.75; heifers, 2.6o5.2o; canners,
l.5o2.4o; bulls, 3.504 75; calves, 3.00
afi.SO.
HOGS Receipts, 30,060; market 5c
ower. Mixed and butchers, S.205-5o;
rood to choice heavy, 5.405 50 ; rough
leavy, 5.155-35 1 light, 5-255.So; bulk
of sales, S-35'S5.50.
MUCH IN LITTLE.
The pay of the London police force
amounts to over $7,000,000 a year.
The railways now existing or under
construction in China aggregate 2,235
miles.
In the capital of New Zealand one
:hird of a workman's or a clerk's income
joes to the landlord for rent.
The Burmese mile, which is equal to
:wo English miles, is described by a
word meaning "to sit," being a distance
;hat a man walks before he considers it
accessary to tit down.
Turkey's government has issued an
order to its custom authorities not to
admit any foreign goods which bear
the mark or design of a star. It is sup
posed that the reason for tins 13 that the
representation of a star is a. part ot the
Turkish coat of arms.
A fine cattle ranch of 66,500 acres,
near Calg.iry. Alberta. Biitih Columbia,
has been bought for $400,000 by Presi
dent Smith, of the Mormon Church, and
ithe land will be colonized by Mormonj,
of whom there are other colonies in that
part of the country.