tSftt9f?t9ttttSlf t 5 SUNDAY SERMON 2 S 5 JJ A ScKolarly Discourse) By JJ J Dr. M. W. Stryher. m Brooklyn, N. X. Dr. M. W. Stryker, President of Hnmlltotr College, Clinton, N. y., occupied the pulpit of the Han ton rince M. E. Church in the absence of Dr. Locke, the pout or. He preached the following sermon ou "Service:" My text la that verse In the twelfth chapter of the epistle to the Homans in which the apostle says that there ar some things hard to be understood which the unlearned and the unstable wrest to their own destruction. It H true that Satan often hides in the dark passages of God's word. It is also true that the hardest things to understand are not those that the intellect has to unravel and explain, but the thing! that concern the deeds. For my part, whoever else may have found it bard, I bave not found the ninth chapter of Itomans as hard as the twelfth. Even If I did not do it very well It was easlel to think straight than it is to be good. It is a wonderful thing that, after all these mighty, reverberating words, thai search the very heights and depths of the plan of God that make this letter so compact up to this point, it all broad, ens out in the most natural fashion into administrative matters. I notice that the thing about the twelfth chap ter is that it does not say anything about what we must not do. It is always true that if you get light in darkness will go out. The way to keep our benrts empty of evil is to fill them up to the brim with good. We do not get the darkness out of this room with a broom, but with a match or a spark. Dr. Thomas Chalmers usud to speak about the "expulsive power of the new affection." To mnny a man who never amounted to anything the honest, pure love of a true woman has been an In centive to him to make sometblng of himself for her sake; and whenever the love of God comes into the human heart it drives out evil and seeks to clothe itself with living and loyal ac-f tlon; and if there Is any one who thlnke the deed is easy and the doctrine hard, that is not my experience. I want to speak to-night upon tills special admonition to service which I'aul says Is reasonable. God does not ask anything that is not rational. Christianity and Christian living can give account of themselves. There is nothing so silly as to be a sinner. It makes angels weep and devils laugh to see a man trying to serve God and himself. That man is walking north and south; it is a straddle. Now Paul t says it is a reasonable service. He said, try it, put it to the proof, and he was an expert who had tried it for thirty years. I am going to take one special line of analogy. You have often heard it said of a man of Intense activity that ho was a "perfect steam engine," and that would be said more often If there were m re men who were what they ought to be, "a perfect Btenm engine." I think there is a ser mon in that, and I am going to try to get at it. You will help. You will think a great many things which 1 won't and preach a sermon to your selves about being perfect steam en glrfcs. For our present purposes we will talk about that particular style of steam engine, the railway locomotive. America is doing a great business in making these, and wherever .they are sent Africa or South America or Asia, every one of them is a kind of mission ary force, a living testimony of that force and skill which are resident in free mankind. The call now is loud and clear for Americans who shall be more committed to teach the world manhood. The tide of time is rising and sinew and muscle are called into the service of God. This is no tlmo for limping or loitering. Look out upon this world and see how God is compressing and packing it together. If we won't take out Gospel in the missionary ship, it shall go in the warship. Somehow men are going to be brought together. We are a conceited lot, we Americans, but we do not like to be told so. We have a good thing, and like to keep It. We say of the Chinese, "shut them out; put Ihem aside." And perhaps of some others, also, "Don't let those good-for-nothing Russians, Poles and Italians come." Bless your heart! Your great grandfather or grandmother was noth ing but an emigrant mine was a Dutchman, at that. Wo are all the children of Immigrants; we are all in truders on this continent. The only Americans are not now citizens, out live on pensions. We have stolen ev erything they had that was In sight. You bad better not talk about that. God's plan Is to keep the races of this world marching and moving. Yet, somehow, some cunnot get It through their thick heads, their gold-plated heads, their noddles, hard with cruel ambitions and paltry pride, that when the Scripture says, "He made of one blood all nations," it means what it says. If you won't learn it by peace you will learn It by war; if you won't learn it in Bibles, you will learn it by bullets; If you won't learn It In packed Europe and Asia and go there, God will bring those people here. Let them come. I laugh at all this talk about checking immigration. King Canute might just as well have tried to throw back the waves with bis mandate. In a certain sense it is proper to say that God Is a mighty utilitarian. It is a great time for service; we need to wake up, it was nearly daylight, it is dawn, great things are coming. Therefore, I think that our churches, colleges, schools and homes ought to engage In the manufacture of locomotives. That wonderful, intrlcute engine who made it? Did a baby locomotive grow up into that great machine? You say it is evolution. Evolution de scribes the way a thing Is made, but never made anything. The process of making is evolution. If you ask me If I believe God made this world by process, I say yes. That is the way He makes everything. When He makes anything that can grow He gives It a chance to grow. His plans are mado and I don't care where He began! I core more for where He ends. You say it took a long while. Yes, the larger the pattern, the larger the plan. Our steam engine 1 a tine instance of evolution. It is man's creation and it represents his Creator's idea and In tuition. It is a wonderful epitome of mind working for an Intended end; of a purpose perfected by thought. And our bodies? They just happened? TIih steum ei:gine bud to be matte und you are un accident? A muster- me chanic und designer, he Is a mero chance? Do not think it. Where is our reason? God Is buck of this adap tation, this mighty thing that we call life. Our purposes are the service. That is Brst. And, second, your perfect steam en gine U made with a purpose. The railroad company owns it. They em ploy an engineer to run It. Now In o ,aense it It his; It Is his to use and con trol, but It ! not his to sell. It Is his to take car of and to get as much as he can out of, but Is no other way. But it betake a notion that bo. can. run the whole road and Ignore schedules and orders then very soon from L. in will be taken even that which he seemed to have. Now, we do not own our bodies these engines. We are the engineers, but not the owners. My body Is mine only In a relative sense. I am to give account for It. Yon sny, "May not a man do what he will with his own?" Certainly, if you own any thing. What Is the engine for? To look at? No, for use. Is It made to be destroyed? If so It might Just as well be made of wood and paint or a chromo engine. Some men are such they look like the real thing, but they do not act like It. You bave seen a model engine tinder a glass case; that you wind up. Tho wheels go, but the engine does not. The' wheels work easily because tbey don't touch the track. I have seen some men and I suppose there are some women, who are wound up with keys. The wheels buzjs, but there is nothing done. There are people who sit in a theatre, and the tears run down their checks, and they think they are good because they can cry. They pay $1.50 for the privilege of weeping. We all know how we smooth ourselves when a- tear comes. We feel penitent and say, "We are not so bad as we thought." It is a toy engine, the wheels go, but It does not advance. A perfect engine Is meant to do something in the world, and so are we If coupled to the task that God gives us. Some people don't want to pull, they want to oe pulled. lou always see a dead engine In the middle of a train. Which end of the train do you like, the front or somewhere in the middle? God give us the front, with' all its dangers and perils and engines get hold of the track. Orders come with lightning rapidity to the engineer, and they must be obeyed without question. The respon sibility for the orders is not with him, his responsibility Is to execute them. God can run this world, but He has put It Into your bands to run your self. When you stop at the end of the road you can be perfectly certain that if the pnRsengers are too busy to take notice of you, you will not be forgotten by the manager. Well, I have mixed it The engineer and the engine to getherthat Is the way wo nre. We nre the engines? Yes. We nre engi neers? Yes. I said at the outset "You preach the sermon." I think there Is a great analogy in It. I think there Is a living parable for those who have eyes and ears. Itespolslblllty? Yes, lot's of it. But, then, who will shirk that? Danger? Plenty, but you are a man. Work? Yes, but that is nil you are for. We nre not made for nothing. Covet the place. Itlde with hand on the throttle, making the best time, within safety, that a man can mnke. Hide right over the driving wheel. There is where the best men have al ways snt. Then, by and by, when this engine is worn out, you will get a better one. " MorbtM Sabbatlcna. Morbus Subbatlcus, or Sunday sick ness, a disease pecullur to church mem bers. The attack comes on suddenly on every Sunday; no symptoms are felt on Saturday night; the putlent sleeps well and wakes fooling well; eats a hearty brenkfuHt, but about church time tho attack comes on and continues until services nre over for the morning. Then the patient feels easy and eats a hearty dinner. In the afternoon he feels much better, and is able to take a walk, talk about politics, and reud the Sunday papers; he eats a hearty supper, but about church time he has another attack and stays at home. He retires early, sleeps well and wakes up Monday morning re freshed and able to go to work, and does not have any symptoms of the dls ease until the following Sunday. The peculiar features are as follows: 1. It always attacks members of the church. 2. It never makes It appearance ex cept on the Sabbath. 3. The symptoms vary, but It never interferes with the sleep or appetite. 4. It never lasts more thun tweuty four hours. 6. It generaly attacks the head of the family. 0. No physician Is ever called. 7. It always proves fatul In the end to the soul. 8. No remedy is known for It except pryer. 0. Religion is the only antidote. 10. It is becoming feurfully prevalent and is sweeping thousands every year prematurely to destruction. A Herd Lemon. Of all the lessons that humanity has to leurn in life's school, the hardest is to learn to wait. Not to wait with folded hands, that claim life's prize without previous effort, hut, having struggled and crowded the slow years with triul, seeing no result such as effort seeuied to warrant nay, perhaps disaster Instead to stand Arm at such a crisis of existence, to preserve one's poise and self-respect, not to lose hold or relax effort, Is greatness, whether achieved by man or woman. Reformed Church. Record. The Fait a (luarantee For tha Future. If we would renssuro our restless hearts that our future Is in tl" 1 hands of God we have but to scan our past. Can any man that Is not altogether blind look over tho way be has .trav ersed without surprise and awe as he sees It marked everywhere by mys terious footprints of the living God? We thought we were going a way of our owu, and all the time we have been on the King's highway, J. E. Mc Fadyen. Looking Vor tho Saviour, Some people live looking within at their failures. Some live looking around at their hindrances. Some live looking for the Saviour they face the sunny South. Mark Guy Pearse. Many would rather be In sin than out of style. , Apparent Bottomless Pit. A bottomless pit has been found in the mountains of Hualalat, back of Kallua. It Is about four feet in diam eter. The pit is peculiar from the fact that It sucks In the air with re markable force. Piece of paper placed over the mouth do not float gently down, but are suddenly drawn In and disappear with startling rabidity. The air rushing into tha pit can be dis tinctly felt by people standing on the edge There has beon no attempt made thus far to reach the bottom of the pit or to determine Its character. Strange sounds are heard in Honau nau. Every night the Inhabitants of that section distinctly hear a noise similar to the blowing of a deep steamship whistle, Nobody has been able to discover any cause for it and cvn:!dorable anxiety Is felt by the su perstitious. The noise la heard for about five seconds and then subside tor a space of about ten minutes and then resumes for another five seconds. Honolulu correspondence in Sicj Francisco Call. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR JUNE 18. oJeti Tho Heavenly Home, nv. mil., 1-11 Oottlon Tet. Her. III., 1 Mem ory Vertee, S.-B Commentary on tha Day'a Lrsnnn. 1. The heavenly state (vs. 1-C). 1. "And." The first five verses complete the description of the new henven and earth. The entire passage 21:1 to 22:5 should be rend as one unbroken de scription. "He showed me" (It. V.) It was the angel Interpreter of 21:0, 17, who "showed" John this wonderful vision. "Pure river." This Is evident ly a reference to the garden of para dlse, and the river by which It was watered. "Water of life." This Is a familiar scriptural Image. Living, pure water Is everywhere the tvpe of blessing (Psa. 311:8; 40:4; 105:41; Joel 3:18; John 7:37-30). "Proceeding," etc. The stipply Is cxtmnstless. Here is an unfailing fulness of love, Joy and peace. 2. "Street of It." This refers to the city described In the preceding chap ter. "Tree of life." The symbol of perpetual immortality. The heavenly paradise, like the paradise In Eden, has It river and tree of life. The tree of life Is a favorite Image of Soiomou's wisdom; the fruit of the righteous, the fulfilled desire, the wholesome tongue, each Is "a tree of life." What possi bilities of blessing these figures shadow forth, who shall sny? "Twelve mnn ner of fruits." Rather, twelve fruit ages, or fruit hnrveHts. The Idea is not that there were different species of fruits, but successive crops. "Leaves of the tree." Tho very leaves, in their fadeless beauty, are a universal guar antee that perfect health Is the con stant and everlasting blessing of the glorified state. "No more curse." As there shall bo no more sinning against God, so there shall bo no more curse of God upon the people, for they shall be nil His servants and serve Illm. 4. "Shall see His face." This Is that "vision of God" of which theologians hn-ve much spoken, constituting the highest glory of heaven. See 1 Cor. 13:12; 1 John 3:2. "In their fore heads." Saints of God In this life of ten reflect the Image of tho heavenly In their countenances. 5. "No night there." John In his vision sees one eternal dny. This is figurative language. Darkness is the emblem of sin, Rorrow, pain and death; none of these will be found In heaven. "Giveth them light.:' The divine glory never dims. No revolving of the orb renders the opposite hemisphere dark. Who can anticipate what lienors God may have awaiting the saints. "For ever and ever." "Unto the nges of the ages." R. , margin. "Unto eterni ties of eternities." II. God's sayings nre true (vs. (i. 7). C. "And." The visions which John saw are now ended. The remaining verses of the chapter are his epilogue. "He said." The Interpreting angel (v. 1) here renftlrms tho words of God (21: 5). "These sayings." The utterances and revelations of this book. "Of the spirits of the prophets" (R. V.) Tho God who cnlled and commissioned the prophets to reveal His word. "Shortly be done." There ure many things in this book which, if taken literally, would intimate that the prophecies were to be fulfilled in n short time af ter their delivery. This would support the idea that they referred to those times in which the npostlo lived, and to the disturbances which took place among the Jews and In the Roman em pire. What they all mean, and when and how they are to he fulfilled, God In heaven nlone knows! 7. "I come quickly." There is a difference of opinion ns to what this coming refers: 1. Some think it refers to Christ's coming nt the end of the world. 2. Others think It may refer to Ills coin ing In the gosd dispensation. '!. Christ comes to each of us nt death, and in this sense His coming, at tho longest, will be soon. "Blessed." Blessing and woe are dependent on the spirit in which the truths of this book uiv read and practiced. III. God only is to bo worshiped (vs. 8, 0). 8. "I John saw." Tho R. V. Is better here. "John had placed his name in the title of his book (chap. 1:4, !)), and now at the close he names him self again, so that we might perfectly know that he, tho Apostle John, had written this testimony as to the coming of Jesus Christ." "I fell down." Over whelmed with wonder and reverence at the extraordinary revelations made to him, n.nd. filled with.praiseat the n mazing blessedness God has prepared for His children, John felt the Impulse of worship, ond It may be that Barnes is right in his suggestion that 1 apos tle "not Improbably entertained some suspicion that it was the Redeemer Himself who had manifested Himself. There was the same attempt and refu sal in chapter VJ-.'M. Tills twice offered and refused worship is full of teuch I11 r-f- "Thy fellow servant." One bond of service unites angels and men; to lm Bcrvunts of God is the highest title' they can attain; worship is for God alone. The words "worship God" are most emphatic; "to God give thy wor ship, and not to me." IV. In the future world character is fixed (vs. 10, 111. 10. "Heal not tho sayings." Isaiah (8:10; 30:8) and Dan iel (8:2(1: 12:4, U) were commanded to si-al up their prophecies. Their prophe cies related to far-distant times. John was directed not to seal up his predlo tlous, but to leave them open so that a persecuted church might have accest to them. 11. "He that is unjust." Se It. V. The words contain that solemn lesson often taught In the Scriptures that we are fixing our own character every day wo live and that, if Judg i.ii'nt overtake us at the lust, tho result will be ti'.'iceahlo to 110 arbitrary de cree, but to the maimer in which, as moral beings, we met tho conditions of that tuoral system in which we have '.iceii placed. A Statesman and His PIoj. Mr. Stuart Cumberland, who has made thought reading experiments with many men of note, tells in Pear son's how he had on one occasion Mr. Chamberlain as a "subject," says the Poll Mall Gazette. At the outset Mr. Cumberland found that, much as Mr. Chamberlain desired not to "his thoughts kept straying to the mantel aJielf. The mental grip, tha unwaver ing decisiveness, which had been so strikingly displayed in tho previous experiments, were lacking. I begged him to concentrate bis thoughts en tirely upon the test In question. 'It's no good,' he said. 'My thoughts keep going to my pipe. I haven't finished my smoke, and I really cannot conceit trate my thoughts without It. The pipe was ou the mantel shelf. Mr. Chamberlain took It up, placed It tn his mouth, and the experiment was Immediately carried to a successful conclusion." JUNE EIGHTEENTH. Miner Moralities. Heb. 13: 1-21. We would not tell Ilea to ourselves, and we shall not lie to one another, ll we love our brothers as ourselves. The main purpose of true Industry la not and cannot be selfish ; it la that we may be able to minister. It la not enough not to talk foul ness what pulls down; we must talk to edification what builds up. One of the sweetest of all charac teristics is simple kindness. It does mora good In the world than the more splendid virtue of heroism. Suggestions. There are no minor moralities, Every one of them runs into a major morality. And there are no major moralities, for each may be over shadowed at times by a minor moral ity. Cleanllnes is a minor morality when it concerns the finger nails, but not when it concerns the heart; and sometimes the condition of the finger nails has something to do with the condition of the heart. Hospitality la a minor morality, but not when we are opening the door to Christ or to any one of Christ's children whom He tells us to receive. Promptness is a minor morality, but not when It concerns the ac ceptance of Christ and the "now" which is the day of salvation. Illustrations. Any flaw In character may mean rum, Just as any least hole In a dyke may let In the ocean. A father is never sntisflod to have his sons In any way inferior to him self; and so we are to be perfect, as our Father In heaven la perfect. After we would call the statue done, the true artist bestows upon It the most assiduous labor. So is It with the statue of a life. When I see a builder particular about the fit of a rafter, I am sure he will leave no cracks In the parlor floor. Questions. Am I neglecting any of the graces of character? Do I constantly hold up before my self the Perfect Model? Is there any one point In which I can note Improvement In myself? Quotations. Kindness is wisdom. There is none in life But needs it, and may learn. Bailey. Bloat that abode where want and pain repair, And every stranger finds n ready chair. Goldsmith. If a temple is to be stable and stately, every stone, from foundation to dome, must be cut and set with care. J. R. Miller. EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, JUNE EIGHTEENTH. Minor Moralities. Eph. 4. 85-32. Our lesson from Epheslans Ib a cata logue of the more common vices of life and an exhortlon to shun them. Minor moralities are only minor be cause less emphasized. There are no little sins. Sin is hateful to God and deadly in its nature. There are no minor moralities in the sense of less important, but there are some which are more likely than others to be considered as trivial or unneces sary, but which are among the very Important elements of a Christian character. Among them are . those enumerated in our lesson; the avoid ance of lying, anger, stealing, ribaldry and brawling. It Is not surprising when you consider the prevalence of these vices among heathen nations thnt they should have crept into the early Christian church. Not only does the apostlo rebuke these vices, but he commends the opposite vir tues, tenderness, and forgiveness. A careful attendance to little faults and little virtues Is necessary to tho building up of a model Christian character. Strictly speaking there are no small Bins. But sins which are common and vices that are winked at are look ed upon differently from gross and violent sins. To kill is murder, but to be angry at a brother is thought trivial, though the Scriptures Bay he who is so disposed toward his broth er is a "murderer." To violate chasti ty is criminal, but to "look with lust" is thought an insignificant matter. Little Sins Indicate a Wrong Heart The speck on the apple indicates the worm at the core. The angry word, the profane Jest, the unclean story Indicate tho corruption within. Often a word will reveal character like a flash of lightning In a dark night. . No man. begins with murder and theft. He has practised long in the school of deceit, anger, pilfering, and prevaricating. A lie leads to swear ing: a secret sin leads to others to cover that one up. A young mza hypothecates a trust fund; to uover that up he lies, he steals more, he may even kill to cover up his tracks. How often is one hurried on from a small Bin to a large one. How often the small beginning ends In ruin and dis grace. It was only a glass of wine; but it led one to be a drunkard. It was only a bad book; but it smirched the soul and defiled the imagination. It was ,on!y a sinful pride, but it led to theft and crime. One little deviation from the path of rectitude may be the switch which will turn the whole train of life on to the side track. Keep the heart right and pure. Twai Eve.' Thus. "John," said Ma Twaddls, "what t'le meaning of the word 'scatopha- E'jllfl'?" "How on earth Rhould I know?" grumbled Pa Twaddles. "Probably a new kind of a germ. Write to the 'Questions and Answers' department oi tho morning paper and find out. The tli:artiro:it is published on Mon days, I think. Where in the paper, anyhow? had it a minute ago oh, l ere it is un:!er th'.s confounded dic tionary. Tommy," he continued, v.raihfuily. "take that dictionary up tn the attic. U's always lq my wny and what gi.od la it, sayfcow? And wnen you've done that bring me a I n end Ink and I'll write to the paper t satisfy your mother's curiosity," And it happens every day, toe edi tot says Cleveland Leader. THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE: Ona Million, Tiro IfniMlrari Thousand Rnllway Man, Alone. S7S.000 Mitel of Track, Operated Under Practical Totat Abstinence Manhood Ideal -Changing What n vision Is that which our "railway special" to-day unfolds of 1.200,(XK) rollway men. along 275,000 miles of track, under practical total ab stinence? What a testimony to the worth of abstinence and the harm of Intoxicants, thnt hardjliended railway manngcrs, looking at the matter from purely busi ness reasons, insist that their men shall maintain the strictest temper ance always and everywhere, and on duty absolute abstinence. This requirement is the more effect ive because this extent of track not only runs In long transcontinental lines, but crosses and recrosses, inter laced and interwoven through all our civilization like the veins, arteries and nerves through the human body. And Just ns these blood vessels and nerves give character to the flesh which they everywhere traverse for good or III, so these hosts of railroad men have influ ence in the communities In which they live. They are not a wandering class, but assigned to definite sections within which they may readily be found. They rent house-., trade at groceries, buy clothing and furniture and school books. They are companions of men in other lines of business, and the Ideals of adventurous, ambitions boys. It counts for much that their influence should everywhere be for temperance. These men earn more than $073,000, 000 in wages. Since this is not spent for liquor it. is spent commonly for worthier things, invested in homes or laid up in savings banks. No wonder the liquor trade raves at the rules that shut It off from plundering these wages which it views as its rightful prey I But for the country what nn eco nomic gain that these millions of wages should be expended for those things the production of which makes the real, tangible wealth of the nation! The gain for the traveling public can be but partially expressed by figures. Yet It is much to know thnt nearly 2,000.00() persons are carried safely for one who Is killed, and nearly 100.000 for one who Is Injured. An Indulgence In drink in what is called "moderation" would quickly and disastrously change all this. This excellence of the Amer ican system of abstinence Is attracting tho attention of other nations, as our German and Mexican dispatches show, and winning not only admiration, but imitation. This example must spread to other lines of business In an ever widening circle. Industrialism Is Intent and alert. What works well for business in one line Is sure to be caught up by other lines. The same demand Is already pervad ing our mall service. Who ever catches the odor of liquor in the breath of a letter carrier? How long could such n man hold his place? A high ollichil of the Postottlee Department said to us recently: "We require of our postal1 clerks absolute total nbstlnence when on duty absolute, sir! Otherwise we could not trust them to handle the mall. We used to pay no attention to what they did when off duty, but now we have found that this also is Impor tant, and we require temperance and good behavior at nil times. Men who fall In this we are compelled to tils charge for the protection of the pub lic." Events move quickly In these steam and electric days. The time Is fast coining when the drinking man will not be able to find employment any where. He will be everywhere dis counted and displaced by bis comrade who is more ellieient nnd trusty be cause free from any touch of intemper ance. The ideal of manhood Is changing. Once the hardest nnd heaviest drinker who could yet keep from helpless drunkenness was deemed the manliest man. But as avenue after avenue of high activity is closed to tho drinking man, the Ideal of manhood will come more nnd more to that of one strong enough to do his work without the stimulus of liquor while on duty, and noble enough to find higher pleasures in the intervals of work that shall leave him not less but more competent to take up hli work successfully again. The New Voice. It la Settled. Rome things nre settled. It is settled that the saloon Is n de generate that cannot be reformed. It Is settled that nny form of license, be it high or low, does not lessen the drink curse. It is settled that the drink traffic Is n menace to civilization, and that there resides in the selling of liquor a dan ger beyond measure in misery and moral degradation. It is settled thnt the saloon is an en emy to church, school, home, State and all our Christian institutions. It is settled that the liquor interest cares for political parties only so fur as they can be in the interest of the truth e in strong drink, nnd that the single plank in their platform concerns Itself with naught else save the protec tion of that which Is detrimental to every human Interest of a merciful and ennobling quality. It is settled that it is high time that the saloon should be driven from among men In the blackest night. The People. Heroic Treatment, The students of the medical scnoo, of Missouri University at Columbus, Mo., have been reforming some of the confirmed drunkards of the town by catching them when drunk and put ting them to bed with a corpse taken from the dlssectin-,-oom. One Judge's Folnt of View Judge It 011 to ill . an English judge, said to a man who hail been convicted in his court of a crime committed while drunk: You committed this crime under the influence of drink. You wer n.ado drunk with the strong approval of the legislature of this country, whoso servant I a in. and you were made drunk with the enthusias tic approval of the Christian church that won't tight the Christian buttle in this country as it ought to be fought and I won't sentence you." Temiinrance Note. The United Mates drink enougn liquor euch year to float all her buttle ships. National Advocate. Seventeen million out or 27.000,001 people in the Southern slat. a iro liv ing under absolute prohibition. The saloon-keeper and liquor deal ers, now well organized throughout the country, have decided to raise u cumpiilgn fund of fj.ooo.ooo. They cull It a defense fund, to resist nil leg lulu tlou lu the Interests of teniperiuo" in Congrens and State Legislatures: V7.Vi.ooo will be raised In tbe IS tutu of New York. New York Herald. 3 1 yrj uivuw A DREAMER. . A. EOOZBTOff. I'd rather sing of Liberty, Though nameless to the end. Than fawn to prosper, and the knee To Mammon bend. I'd rnther stand for htimnn rights, Thouuh to the world unknown. Than walk on Fame's alluring heigli'i For self alone. I'd rnther in a cabin dwell, L'nmentioned all my days, Than to desert my principle For wealth or praise. I'd rather feel some work I'd wrought That would my brother bless, lhn.11 prostitute my honest thought F'or mere auccesM. I rather ever hold in view Th' white Christ 119 my goal. I'd raiher know 1 had been true To my own soul, Than be required to sacrifice My spirit inner light, And give my manhood at t he price To gain tbe lu-itrlit. A dreamer? So to you ho ocms Who can such noth na liolil ? 1 ani content to keep my dreams, Keep you your gold. Ham's Horn. Finding War Lout Stari, Over the dreary wastes the Magi followed their star. It drew dear to them In the long silence of the night Journeys. It blazed for them like a beacon of hope, alluring and assuring them as they pressed onward. They were mett of tho desert, accustomed to gazing Into the starry deeps, accus tomed to naming the constellations. They belonged to the trustful child hood of humnnity which can find God very near In the distant stars and very great in tiny flowers. In this In stinctive trust and sense of safety the Magi followed their stars across the wastes of sands. Then they came to the city. They even came to Herod's court. It was a new world. It was utterly unlike the mysterious tents of a sheik In the free dom of the desert, this thronged, gav, plotting Jerusalem. The Magi were not at home there. Yet th" city wove its spell about them. Their hearts were stifled In Its narrow walls: but the charm of Its midnight and the splendor of Its noon were over them. They gained access to Herod th King nnil saw his glory. They found themselves nt last made the unconscious messen ger of his crafty, cruel purpose. They lost their star, too. But God kept it waiting for them. At length, after many days, the ehaini of tbe great city was lost, and the Magi set out on their quest once more. Suddenly the dear, familiar star that they hud followed nnd loved In the earlier days burst forth iu clear shin ing before them. "And when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy." Perhaps they followed it and loved It nil the better nfter their experience In the great city. The whole Incident may be read as n parable. We follow our star In tho simple faith and unshaken trust of our childhood, pressing forward In the quest which our mother's teachings made holy for us. We follow our star until at length the great tasks of life absorb us and we nre tempted to for get the earlier guide while we are dazzled with the artificial and the gay in this great city of Worldly Endeavor. We lose our star. But God Is keeping it ready to shine again for us nil the time. Some Tuiy we nre sent out to resume the old quest or we tear ourselves away from what threatens to become a blindage. Then, thank God, the old star of child bond's faith shines for us agair., and we take up the task gladly under its pure light. To every one who has had this ex perience the Joy of '.he Magi on finding their lost star will be very clear. Thi-y. too. have found their lost stars and have rejoiced. It Is the divine kindness that keeps the star for us, and even heaven rejoices with us when we find our dear old star again. Zion's Herald. Mark the Bright Ilonm. A sun-dial, In Spain, has this appro priate motto engraved upon It: "I mark only the bright hours." lie you like the sun-diui. And bear in mind, too, that there are no daik days to God. The Godward side of the clouds is al ways bright. Another hint: One of the most beautiful photographs we bave even seen was taken in a rain storm! You can make beautiful pic tures at any time, if you only know how. "All the black storm clouds o( life are going to be ruiubowed, nnd shot through and through with trans figuring Unlit, and innile t hi hum of joy and rejoicing forever." Look for the sliver lining and you will find it Why Not llnjiilre? God ia more earnest for me to be saved than I 11111 to be saved! "He so loved the world thnt He gave His Son." He loved not the saints, not penitents, not the religious, not those who love Him; but "the world." secu lar men, profane men, burdened rebels, hopeless wanderers und sinners! He gave not a mere promise, not an angel to teach us, not a world to ransom u., but His Son His jnly begotten! So much did God love the world, sinners, Uie! I believe this. I must believe It; I believe on Him who says It. How can I then do otherwise tbtin rejoice? Luther. The Mnppir't. Those who have the most of Happi ness think the leust about It. Hut In thinking about and in doing their duty happiness comes, because the heart and mind are occupied with earnest thought that touches at a thousand points the beautiful and sublime real ities of the universe. Thackeray. What to Caltlvate. Seek to cultivate a buoyant, Joyous tense of the crowded kindnesses of God In our dully lite. Alexander Mac laren. Had All Evidence Mocaaaary. Patrick Mullin startled his com rades at the reunion of the First De fenders at Pottsvllle. Penn., by ris ing In the midst of the assemblage and asking that his name be stricken fro-n the death roll and offering his own presence as evidence that sn er ror had been made. The organization ii mide up of the nurvlvors of the rebponded to Lincoln's first call tor trcopa. Of the oo who attered th service b'.:t forty-four tre now all COMMERCIAL RtViEW. Bradstrcct's says : "Trade reports, crop conditions and, to a lesser degree, collections, display an improved appear ance, the result of rather better weather conditions. Clearing skicj and more ses sonable weather have made for better retail trade, improved reorder business with jobbcri in seasonable goods, and last, but not least, have cleared the crop situation and allowed some measure of ascertainment of the damage done by excessive rains, high water or low tem perature in widely separated areas. Weather and crop irregularities color trade reports, but it is to be noted that the Northwestern cities return very op timistic reports, the Central West i cheerful and some Southern points re port trade better than anticipated earlier. Effects on trade of the backward spring at the East are being repaired. Indus try is still active, though the iron and steel trades arc rather quieter, with crude materials easier, though scrap is in rather better t'in. , Building is active in the country over, and, except at Chi cago, labor troubles are not seriously hampering. All kinds of building mate rial, including lumber, brick, cement, glass, paints, oils and hardware, are act ively called for. Collections show lit tle change, except in the direction of improvement in certain Western cen ters. Money is still easy. The textile trade shows irregularity in different lines. Cotton goods, as a whole, are strongly held, but demand varici ac rordingly as different varieties are con sidered. Woolen goods are rather quiet, btrt strong. Manufacturers arc buying luite liberally of high-priced wool, the latter article being at the highest price in years. Silk manufacturers report luietcr trade. WHOLESALE MARKETS. Baltimore. FLOUR Steady and un hanged; receipts, 8,023 barrels. WHEAT Firmer; spot contract, t.07'i(a 1.07I4 ; spot No. 2 red Western, l.o8i.o8;4; May, i.07i.07; July, iS'i asked; August, 8654 asked; Sep tember, 87 asked; steamer No. 2 red, l.oof'; i,ooli ; receipts, 1,560 bushels; Southern, by sample, Qya t.07; South :rn, on grade, Q7Vf4t o7i. CORN' Steady; spot, s6(7?56; July, 55554; steamer mixed, 51 asked; re :eipts, 20,502 bushels; exports, 750 bush :1s; Southern white corn, 52W'5654; Southern yellow corn, 52(56. OATS Firm; No. 2 white, 36j6j4; No. 2 mixed, 34'4'ff34,j ; receipts, 9,578 bushels ; exports, 80 bushels. RYE Dull (uptown); 'o. 2 Wcst ;rn, 83. HAY Easier; No. I timothy, 100 isked; No. I clover mixed, Il.ocir'lt.sa BUTTER Steady and unchanged; fancy imitation, iolt'2o; fancy creamery, Mig 23; fancy ladle, 17S18; store pack ed, l&n 17. EGGS Steady and unchanged; 16. CHEESE Easy and unchanged; large, medium, If-H; small, 12. SUGA R Steady and unchanged ; coarse granulated, 5.00; fine, 5.90. New York. BUTTER Easier; re ceipts, 5.936. Street price, extra cream :ry, 22fjJ24i official prices, creamery, :ommon to extra, 20T122; State dairy, :onimon to extra, i8'f2iVj. CHEESE Steady and unchanged ; re ceipts, 3,595. EGGS Steady and unchanged; re ceipts, 18.022. POULTRY Alive, firm; Western spring chickens, 30(333; fowls, 15; old turkeys, 12; dressed, firm; Western broilers, 30'a35 ; fowls, 1014; turkeys, FLOUR Receipts, 13,981 barrels; ex ports, 2,397 barrels; sales, 4,(100 pack ages. Market, firm, but slow. WHEAT Receipts. 38.000 bushels; sales, 5,100,000 bushels. Spot firm; No. 2 red, l.toj-j nominal; elevator; No. 2 red, l.ll'j nominal f. o. b. afloat; No. I Northern Dulutli, f. o. h. afloat; No. I hard Manitoba, 1.02 f. o. b. arloat. 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; saleSj 10,000 bushels. Spot firm ; No. 2, 59 nominal elevator and 58 nominal f. o. b. arloat; No. 2 yellow, 59; No. 2 white, 60. Option market was quiet in New York and firm early, followed by reac tions, closing lidjl'Ac. net higher. OATS Receipts, 54,000 bushels. Spot steady. Mixed oats, 26 to 32 pounds, 3V''i35'i ; natural white, 30 to 32 pounds, 3Ci'i(ri 37-J '. clipped white, 36 to 40 pounds, 37rt?!40. POTATOES Steady ; Southern Rose, 2.0C52.75; State and Western, 75'Vl.oo: Jersey sweets, 2.504.00. PEANUTS Steady; fancy handpick cd, 5'4'i5; other domestic, tfAfti'A. CABBAGES Easy ; Charleston, per barrel crate, so'al.co. Live Stock. New York. CALVES Receipts, 243; feeling steady. Veals, 4.oo'o.O-25; tops, 6.50; buttermilks, 3.75; grassers, 3.00; mixed calves, 5.25; dressed calves steady ; city dressed als, 10c per pound; coun try dressed, cVgoc. SHEEP and LAMBS Receipts 1,476; market steady. Sheep, 3 50'"'5-to; choice wethers, $5-25(aS-4; yearlings, 6.25 5.55 ; no sales of lambs. HOGS Receipts, 1,208; nominally weak. Chicago. CATTLE Receipts, 7,000; market steady. Good to prime steers, 5.6056.50; poor to medium, 4.0051:5.50; stockcrs and feeders, 3.75''($.l$; cows, 2.6o'n;4.73; heifers, 2.60(5.20; canners, 1.5012.40; bulls, 3.504-75; calves, 300 6.50- HOGS Receipts, 30.000; market 5c lower. Mixed and butchers, 5.25.50; ?ood to choice heavy, 5.401IV50; rough heavy, S-ij'S'S ,V5 light. bulk Df sales, 5.35''? 5 SQ- MUCH IN LITTLIL The Christian Sabbath ij a tejal rest day in Japan. A single Greenland whale is worth nore than $I3.- King Edward has appointed King vv: fonso a general in the British Army. In Bangkok you travel from the steam Pr to the hotel on the bek of an ele phant. A narrow-gauge railroad is to be built from Malaga to Coin, Spain, which is !o be stocked with four locomotives and 8 freight and passenger cars. ' One of King Edward's rules is that when a horse has been in his service it ihall not be sold. The horses are kept until they no longer can be used and are :hcn chloroformed. ' ' German police and Automobile Club Dfticials are cxpet?;ficnting with a speed indicator which, by displaying d:fterenl :olored glasses in turn, shows the speed nt which a car is traveling. A clothes damper, that sprinkles the clothes while they are being ironed, omprisc a reservoir attachment for rUliron, with means for regil;uiti the discharge of the w:iter throiiRh lh rwut, or sprinkler, i d-.:ii!fd.
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