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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.