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A ScHoUrly DUooura Br S
to Robert H. Carson.
Siititiuiututfiiiititti
Brooklyn, N. Sunday In Grace
Presbyterian Church, the pastor, the
Kev. Hohcrt H. Carson, took for Ills
object "Paul tho Prenclior." Ills
toxt wns Acta xxlv:23: "And ns lie
reasoned of righteousness, temperance
and Judgment to come. Felix trembled
mid answered, Go thy way for this
time; when' I bnve n ronvonlent sea
son I will rail for tbee." Mr. Canon
sii Id:
Thin book of npostollc labors gives
us a glimpse of Paul In many atti
tudes. We have him pictured before
bis conversion and after, and whether
we see him at Ills mnnual occupation
of tent-making, or in his frequent per
ils by land and sea, or addressing cul
tured ntidif nces In splendid cities, or
Individuals In palaces or In prisons
everywhere we see n man whom we
Instinctively know to be one of earth's
choicest and noblest souls.
-lust now he Is standing before a
wicked king and his no less wicked
wife, and there Is that in his demeanor
and his action which makes ns proud
of Christianity and Its power.
Too frequently weakness, with a
fulse gentleness and charity, nre con
sidered tho proper attendants of a
Christian spirit, and ofttinies n Chris
tian is slow of speech,, or altogether
silent In the presence of evl! lest he
should rIiow a boldness unbecoming In
one who proposes himself to be n fol
lower of T i in who was meek and low
ly. But there Is no warrant for any
such conduct In the example of Christ,
or In the teaching of Ills apostles. In
deed, what strikes a reader most In
this book of apostolic acts is the bold
ness of spirit which the first preachers
of the gospel exhibited. We see Peter
standing In the presence of his own
enemies as well as In the presence of
the enemies of the Christ, and boldly
accusing them of the murder of the
Iord. And what said Christ Himself:
"I came not to send peace on earth,
but a sword." He was Christianity's
founder, mid what He was, so should
His followers be. The Christian Is to
speak the truth In love, but In the pres
ence of evil he must never be silent
through fear, nor mince his words to
suit men's ears, nor pander to their
likings, nor dread their criticism.
Apostolic boldness, then, is the first
point that we would note in the words
which we have chosen as our text.
Paul is In the presence of a man who
Is master of his life. He speaks to a
ruler whose word Is law, whose nod Is
enough to seal his doom, and yet he
speaks so as to make that monarch
tremble. Ah, friends, a mun who
knows his cause to be right can al
ways afford to be courageous and bold.
Truth at all times is wondrous fearless
and dreads no sacrillce, whether of
ease or fame or even of life itself, if
only Cod lu honored and righteous
ness crowned. Look back on that sa
cred line of fearless witnesses for God
find see how strongly this element ol
courage predominated. Of such yrnr
Moses in the presence of rharaoh, ol
such was Nathan in the presence of
David, of such was Klijah before
Abab, of such was John the Baptist
before Herod, of such were the apos
tles and martyrs and glorious company
of the reformers. Luther would go to
tho Diet of Worms nnd vindicate hi
faith, though as many devils hindered
him as there were slates on the house
tops of Erfurt. When they laid John
Knox, the man who made Scotland,
In his grave they said: "There lies one
who never feared the face of man."
And this fearlessness, this courage, !
need not be confined to the leaders '
Mono. The humblest Christian mav i
share, and should share, in tills prec-
una nernage. jo this line of chosen
souls the very chivalry of the saints
belong every man and woman who, ilk
Nehemlnh, dares to sav: "80 will not
I, because of the fear of the Lord; who
Is willing in obedience to the dictates
of an enlightened conscience to brave
public opinion nnd even tb loss of
friendship In standing by what thev
consider right. Such are the salt of
tho earth. Such Is the- leaven that Is
yet going to leaven the whole mass.
Such are the men whom God and man
can trust, and such men are the hone
of the world. Herein.' indeed, Is the
boldness of Christianity seen, and,
thank God. in all the ages of Christen
dom and In all the ranks of life men
and women with their fearless cour
age have been found.
It Is comparatively easy to bear wit
ness to truth when a large public sym
pathizes with you. When on nil sides
you are surrounded by thot.e who en
courage you with che?ring words;
when you have nothing to lose nnd
everything to gain; when the "offense
of the cross." ns Paul puts It. "has
ceased." Hut when the public Is un
sympathetic, when friends are lacking,
when there is everything to lose and
nothing earthly to gain, then it Is a
very dill', rent matter.
Oh. beloved, by our own strength
and relying on our own arm we can
not stand. It Is easy to sav resist
and stand fust, but we can do n-ltlier
th otu nor the other unless we are
steadfast In tho faith. In the midst
of tills wicked and untoward genera-
iimi. wnen evus, notti social ami poli
tical, are eating out the verv life of
our nation, how shall we be courageous
and bold, how shall we do our part
to stem tho torrent? Surrounded by
sin both in high places and In low,
how shall we us followers of Jesus
Christ get strength to do our duty?
Confronted by temptation nt every
turn In the pathway of life, where
shall wo get courage to face the tempt
er and to say with boldness and with
majesty, "get thee behind me, Satan'"
In our own strength we cannot do it.
To be a power for .food, to bo a factor
In the upbuilding of righteousness, to
overcome In tho conflict with tempta
tion, wo must know God and trust God
and lovo.God as lie is revealed in the
face of Jesus Christ, and then wo will
be nblo to stand fast in the evil da v.
Such knowledge Is tho knowledge that
we want, and It alono will make ns
bold and courageous as tills poor pris
ons. who makes the mouarch tremble.
So, In tho words of our text we
have, in the firBt place, a suniplo of
npoHtnltc boldness, and In the second
place wo have a sample of apostolic
pivachlng.
The wife of Felix was a Jewess
whom he had persuaded to leave her
lawful husband. She, doubtless, was
anxious to leurn of this Jesus who
had caused such a commotion among
the people of her nation, ami herein
Duty have been tho cause of the apos
tle's tlrst invitation to the palace.
It Is said that the greatest wonder on
earth is man himself, and indeed I
believe this to be true. Tuko, for in
stance, this man, Felix, and he Is but
the type of a numerous family. No
man who walks tho earth to-day who
may not find a representative lu some
Bible character, and if you diligently
study the different characters recorded
In the sacred book you can easily
Move the truth nf this statement.
Felix lived In sin. Tunl knew bis man,
and he suited his sermon to his audi
ence. I am not sure that that sermon
would escape criticism In these days.
I nm of the opinion that ninny good
souls would say It was not evangeli
cal. He was invited to preach con
cerning the faith In Christ, and his
sermon wns on righteousness, temper
ance and judgment to come topics
that any good man of any faith might
well discuss. Many might say, is .hat
Christian preaching? I say it Is, and
more than that, it is the kind that this
age needs, nnd wo need it every day.
If Paul had begun an argument re
specting Christ's divinity, or resurrec
tion, or any kindred topic, he would
probably have had a most interesting
discussion with Felix, but think you
thnt he would have made him tremble?
Most men think that Christianity is
theology. No: Christianity is morality
In the light of eternity. And that Is
not the best preaching which delights
ns with Its close reafonlng and high
speculation and profound theology;
that Is the best prenching which makes
11s. if we are living In sin, turn uneasily
In our seats and tremble as we listen
to its truths. The law is our school
master to bring us to Christ, and It is
only when conscience Is nronsed within
us that we seel; the grace which is In
Christ and which came by Christ. The
end of preaching Is not to make men
theologians, the end of preaching Is to
build up character, and while some of
ns may be far enough on the road to
hear sermons on the deep things of
God, I am not pessimistic when 1 say
that, taking the world In Its totality,
most of us nre still whore we need to
lie reasoned with concerning righteous
ness, temperance and Judgment to
come.
"Preaching to the times" is a favor
ite expression nowadays. Its purpose
seems to be that men are to be amused,
as Fells had Paul In from the prison
to nmuse lilm. He nnd he alone
preaches to tho times who makes us
restless by showing us the demands of
God's eternal law and then points the
way clear up to Calvary nnd to Him
who said "Come unto Me all ye that
labor nnd are heavy laden and I will
give you rest." These are eternal veri
ties and they fit all times. All others
change nnd puss away with the chang
ing hour; social, political, aye, even
theological questions have their days
nnd cease to be, but the eternal need
Is forgiveness and the everlasting
want, rest for the sonl.
And so Paul reasoned of righteous
ness to a man living in sin, of temper
ance to n woman who lived to gratify
every desire and wicked passion, nnd
of judgment to come to two who never
looked beyond the present world the
tlrst steps, the tlrst necessary steps to
the pointing out of Him in whom alono
is forgiveness and from whom alone
we have the power to live so that nt
His coming In glorious majesty to
Judge tho world we may not be put to
uhnme. ,
And now, in the last plaeff, we notice
that this preaching was convincing.
That Is clear enough, for a man docs
not tremble without occasion. A man
does not tremble In the presence of
spiritual truth except his intellect has
been reached and his conscience
touched. Paul did his duty, but Felix
shirked his and turned his back upon
the truth. Ho trembled, but ho did
not move. Are there not many men
like him with us to-day? "(Jo thy
way." said he. "when I have a conve
nient season I will send for thee." Is
not that what we often hear. But
when do those who say so lind that
thnt convenient season ever comes?
What do wo think of the man who in
matters of tills world, is given to put
ting off and waiting to another time?
Our worldly wisdom tells us that such
a man will never come to any good
and no one has nny confidence in him.
You see through him, nnd smile nt all
his excuses for delay, nnd think you
that if a man cannot deceive his fel
lows In this respect he can deceive God
mid his own soul? The Bible knows of
no time but now. "Now is the accepted
time." And this is true not only of
the greatest of all transactions our ac
ceptance of Jesus Christ but of nil the
duties that devolve upon us ns Chris
tian men nnd women. We may have
to-day an opportunity of doing good, or
of receiving good. If we let It slip thnt
door that opened to -us will bo shut,
and It will never be opened again. Lost
opportunities do not leturn. Otlrers
may come, but the lost rues come not
again. Let us, then, seize every oppor
tunity, let us realize that the present
only Is ours, and ns we hear the word
of life let us embrace it in Its fulness
and live In its strength.
Couaffqueiiceil of Neglect,
Fatal consequences follow not only
positive wrongdoing, but simple neg
lect of duty also. ' Tho ten foolish vir
gins in the parable were guilty of
nothing but neglect, yet their lump
went out nnd they were shut out
from the wedding. The man with one
talent did nothing but omit tho thing
lie ought to have done, yet he was
cast out. Those who shall stand on
the left hand of the Judge of tho
whole earth in the last day shall bo
accused only of omitting to minister
to their Lord in His ntlliction, yet
they shall go away Into everlasting
punishment. It Is fatal to leave things
undone.
In tlie Soul's lCoceiiet,
What we want is tlie clear eye to see
tho goodness there Is among men, and
tlie wise, skilled hand to draw it forth;
for deep down In the recesses of the
spirit is the angel of the Lord, cramped
and chained Indeed, but only needing
the charmed word to Invest It with
authority and power. John Page
Hopps.
Want ot Frauda.
The first and worst of all fr&uds is
to cheat one's self. All sin Is easy
after that. Scottish Reformer.
Sunset on Popocatepetl.
There is almost no twilight In Mexi
co. You watch the sun, a rmzing
orb, descending with growing nwlft
ner.s and wreathed In a veil of Are,
toward the horizon, writes Lee Wxd
ward Zelgler in Recreation. ;3udc'on
iy It begins to drop behind the distant
mountains and the shadows advance
across the pluln. kwallowing up tlie
landscape in mellow gloom. The
shadow draws near and nearer en
velopes the town. Behind you the
sky Is still lit up with rosy beams. A
lino of shadow creeps swiftly up thit
rugged sides of old Popocatepetl, ob
scuring completely the base ot the
mountain as it advances, Up, up the
snow-capped crest, deepening la tint,
until at last It hangs like a great opal
against the darkening sky. A mo
ment It remains so, glowing and quiv
ering as if on fire grows smaller ,and
is gone. Night has come!
Through the dusky silence you
seek your hotel, passing on the road,
clde silent figures fagot-laden. "Adlos,
senor." Their soft-voiced greeting
fulls upon your ear like a benedlctlui
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JULY 30.
flahjti MatmMeh't Sin nnl Repentnrw,
II, Chran. xxxlll., 1-18 HaMrn Trxt,
l'ror. xl., 4 Mrmorr Vprncl, 10-13
CnminMtitary on the fay'4 LtMiin.
1. Mannsseli's excessive Idolatries,
(vs. 1-0). 1. "Mnnnsseh." The thir
teenth King of Judah (not counting
Athnllnh the usurper), son of Hezo
klah nnd Hephzlhnh, who wus tradi
tionally the daughter of Isaiah.
"Twelve years old." He was born
three years after llezeklnli was mirac
ulously restored to health. He reigned
longer than nny other King of Judah
or Israel. 2. "Dld-evil." He fol
lowed all the abominable practices of
the nations of Canaan, but his sin was
greater than theirs liecause he had
light nnd knew about the true God. 3.
"Bnalltn." The plural form for Baal.
"Made grooves." "Made Asheroth."
H. V. Asheroth Is one of the plural
forms of Ashrah. n heathen goddess.
Baal was a mule and Ashcnih n female
divinity. An Asherah was probably a
wooden pole which was planted be
side on altar ns a symbol of a d"iiy.
"Host of heaven." Too sun. moon and
stars. 4. "Altars In the house." lie
placed tno heathen altars even in tlie
temple. "Shall my name be." See
chapter 7: 10.
5. "In the two courts." Professor
Lumby thinks this verse explains the
preceding verse, and that the idola
trous nltnrs were erected in tlie courts
of tlie temple and not in the holy place.
0. "Through the tire." There is rea
son to believe that In certain circum
stances the children ottered to Moloch
were actually burnt to lcith or were
first slain and then burnt. See psa.
list: 38; ,Ter. 7: 31; 2 Kings 17: 31.
"Valley of Hlnnom." This was a ra
vine on the south nnd west of Jerusa
lem, the southeast extremity of which
had the nnme of Tophet. "Observed
times." See K. V. "Practiced divina
tion by the clouds." 'F.nchantmeuts."
He used Incantations and charms. "Fa
miliar spirit." See 1 Sam. 2: 8. He
had In his service those who pretended
to raise the spirits. "Wizards." Wise
or knowing ones who claimed to reveal
secrets. Many of these Impostors came
frjm Chaldea to pursue their occupa
tions and practice their deception, and
Mnnnsseh was their liberal patron.
"Much evil." The heathen rites and
ceremonies which Mnnnsseh observed
were often of the foulest character. 7.
"Set image." Tho setting up the Ash
erah within the sacred precincts Is
dwelt upon as the most aggravated
outrage of this wicked king. 8.
"Neither will I." etc. God had prom
ised that this hind should be theirs
rorever (2 Sam. 7: lot. "If only" lit.
V.) All of God's promises are condi
tional. Ibis condition was expressed
nt the very first. Had they obeyed
God they would never have gone Into
captivity, but would still have been lu
possession of the promised land. i).
"To do worse." Through the perni
cious Influence of Mnnnsseh they were
led Into worse forms of sin than were
even practiced by the original Canaan
ites. Tradition says thnt under Mnn
nsseh Isaiah was sawn asunder.
II. Mannsseli's punishment ivs. 10.
11). 10. "The Lord spake." We can
Imagine the bitter grief and burning
Indignation nf those who loved tlie
God of Israel. And they were not si
lent. In 2 Kings 21: 10-1.1 we see un
named prophets denouncing the apos
tasy nnd threatening judgment in most
striking language.
II. "King of Assyria." Assyria was
at that time under Ksarhaddon
"Among the thorns." "In chains." It.
V. The sharp, thornllke nook by
which prisoners were cnuirht and held
like fish. "Fetters." Probably mana
cles for the hands and fetters fur the
feet. "To Babylon." With this event
Judah wns added to the Assyrian Em
pire. III. Manasseh's repentance (v. 12).
12. "Besought the Lord." In the soli
tude of exile anil Imprisonment Mnn
nsseh had leisure for reflection. The
calamities forced on him a review of
his past life, convincing him that the
miseries of his dethronement and cap
tivity were owing to his nwful and un
precedented apostasy from the God of
his fathers. "Humbled himself great
ly." Afflictions are our best friends;
we should never from upon them. In
their midst we see our nothingness.
IV. Manasseh's restoration (v. 13).
13. "He was entronted." It Is impos
sible that any sinner who desires to
forsake sin nnd turn to God will be re
fused mercy, nfter the record of par
don from God to a man like Manasseh,
Does this not explain why Mnuasseh
wns permitted to live the life he did?
Would the Bible be the book It is If sin
were not personified by such charac
ters, nnd grace personified in Jesus
Christ to meet their need? "Heard."
Though n miction drives us t God He
will not therefore reject us If we sin
cerely s eek Him, for afflictions ere sent
to bring us to Him. "Brought l.lm to
Jerusalem." When Manasseh is brought
back to God and his duly he shall soon
be brought back to bis kingdom. See
how renillly God Is to accept and wel
come returning sinners, nnd how swift
to show mercy. Let not great sinners
despair when Manasseh himself, on re
pentance, found favor with God; In
lilm God showed forth long suffering
(I Tim. 1: 111; Isa. 1: IS). "Manasseh
knew God." No precepts of his fath
er; no teaching of priests and Llevites;
no net of ceremonial circumcision nor
engaging in forms of religion; no list
ening to sermons nor reading the
Scriptures brought him this knowl
edge, lie had to be brought to a posi
tion where nothing but the almighty
Iwer of God could deliver him. We
will bless God througn all eternity for
the days of trouble thnt lead us to
obey (Psa. DO: 15). But how much bet
ter It Is to obey at once, thus making
such afflictions unnecessary.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS
HERE can be no
spiritual interest
where there is no
soul investment.
It's mighty easy
to spurn the bribe
that is not ottered
you.
Every He is a
greater loss within
than any gain that
can come from with
out. Not the things we
have, but the things we are, constitute
our permanent possessions.
If the devil Is dead his successors
know a whole lot more about human
nature than he did. . .
The strange thing la that a man who
Is satisfied with so little lu himself de
mands so much in others.
Many men are trying to straighten
the universe with Angers .that have
done nothing else but gut things Into
tangle.
Faithfulness is Us own fruit.
6UNDAY, JULY 33.
Mission In Japan. Mlcah
b: 2, 4,
12, 13.
Christ has always been: Ruler.
Christianity is wonderfully influen
tiul in the parliament ot Japan.
Christianity, becoming great "to
the ends of the earth" the antipodes
of the place where It started has
come back around the world again to
make the grent Asiatic nations among
which it started.
Much of pngan religion Is mere
witchcraft, anil all W.tchcnrft la
based upon fear, and ia therefore
conquered by the gospel of love and
trust.
Thnt men will worship even the
work of their own hands Is proof
that, the religions instinct is Innate
in the human heart. It is God-given.
Mission Notes from Japan.
There are In Japan over 50,003
rrotestant Christians.
Twenty-five Protcsta. t bodies have
missions In Japan, and of these the
Presbyterians nnd t'onsregatlonatists
have the largest number of converts
11,500 each, and also the largest num
ber of self-supporting churches, 34
and 2!) respi ctlvely
Baron Macjtnin, an ex-cabinet offi
cer, recently declared, "I am con
vinced that the religion oT Christ Is
the one most full of strength and
promise for the nation."
An admiral an.l chief Justlco have
been vice-presidents of tho Y. M. C.
A. of Japan, and its president the
president of the lower house of tho
Jn ni-ci n,-.-.rn ill PhrJa-'unS.
Tne BifVen prcsiij 1. r.i-u in noiu i "1
tlons nt. work in Japan are all uniteU;
so are the four Episcopal bodies, and
the Lutherans and the six Methodist
denominations have also agreej upon
a plan for union.
A Japanese wife refused to perform
some disagreeable manual labor for
her husband, nnd he at. once di
vorced her; but tho courts upheld her
rights a great evidence of progress
In Japan.
One of the most beautiful of recent
converts In Japan Is n woman who
from birth has been able to move
no part of her body but her head;
but she uses her mouth for Christ,
and conduots prayers in her ward of
the hospital.
The Protestants of Japan are about
one in a thousand of the population,
but the Protestant memhew of the
National House of Representatives
are more than one in a hundred.
In Japan "public schools of the
higher institutions of learning now
close on Sunday, as do also the of
fices for regular government busi
ness." El
SUNDAY, JULY THIRTIETH.
Missions In Eastern Asia. Psa. 22.
27, 28; Jer. 16. 19
Our Scripture selections are pro-,
phecles concerning the conversion of
the Gentiles to Christ and have spec
ial reference to modern missionary
operations. Our selection from
psalms Is ono of the Old Testament
expressions foretelling Messiah's uni
versal reign. This is being speedily
fulfilled ns the great nations of
heathenism are being permeated with
gospel Influence. Jeremiah's prop
hetical prayer for the heathen has the
same Interpretation. The nations will
repudiate the siipersltltions of heath
enism and accept the gospel of
Christ.
Eastern Asia is a term which Is
used to designate our Missions In
China, Korea, and Japan. It should
possibly take In our work in the
Philippine Islands, but they nre em
braced In our Malaysian work, which
is under the Southern Asia work
The field embraces the five great
Conferences In China with her four
hundred millions the Foochow, the
Hlnghua, the Central China, the North
China, and the West China Mission.
It takes In also the two Conferences
in Japan the Japan nnd the South
Japan. It also embraces the Korean
Mission.
The China Mission was begun in
1847 by Hevs. Judson D. Collins and
Moses C. White. They began nt
Foochow, and from their work It has
spread to nearly every part of the
empire. The Foochow Conference em
braces tho Fulden Province, and was
organized into a Conference in 1877.
The Hlnghua Mission Conference In
cludes two perfectures of the Fuklen
Province, nnd was opened In 1H01 and
organized as a Conference In 1S90.
The Central China Mission was be
gun tn 1807 by workers from tho
Foochow, and set. upart as a Mission
In 18C.9. It includes Central China
with headquarters at Nanking. North
China Conference Includes the north
ern provinces of Shantung and Hohan.
Work was begun in 1SH9, and the Con
ference was organized In 1S93. The
West China Mission la In the western
part of the empire, the farthest re
moved to all Missions from the United
States.- It was opened in 1881.
Work was begun In Japan by our
church In 1S73. Dr. Maclay founded
the Mission. The work In the north
ern part was organized into -a Con
ference In 1884. Work was begun in
Nngnsakl in 1873 by Dr. Davidson,
which was organized Into a Mission
Conference in 1898. This South Ja
pan Conference embraces the southern
one of the Tour large Islands of the
empire and Formosa,
Ring Recovered After 35 Years.
The other day Hakon Hanson was
digging up the garden In the yard in
the rear of Myron O. Wlllard's home,
when he for. ml a little gold baby ring
On the Inside of the ring was engrav
ed Kitllo Wagner In script.
The Kittle Wagner that lost the
ring Is now one of the prominent
women of this town. Thirty-five years
ago she, a little girl, attended the pri
mary grade at the Pleasant Grove
school, which Is within half a block
of the garden, and while playing at
recess one day she lost the little ring,
it has been In the ground fully thirty
five years and Is now In a first-class
condition. Manakto correspondeuce
St. Paul Dispatch.
bog With Only Two Legs.
The curiosities of Vienna Include a
small dog. which, having been born
without front legs, has learned to
walk about on Its bind legs.
3Bsia
THE SIMPLE DESIRE:
O Mnter, let tne walk with Thee,
In lowly ps.th ot service free;
Tell me Thy secret, help me bear
The trnin of toil, tho fret of care.
Help me the slow of heart to move "
By some clear, winning word of love;
Tench tne tho wnywHru feet to stay,
And guide them in the homeward way.
Tench me Thy patience, still with Thee
In closer, dearer company,
In work that kcepe faith sweet and strong,
la trust that triumphs over wrong.
In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the future's broadening, way.
In peare, that only Thou canst fcive,
With Thee, O Maater. let me live.
Washington Gladden.
ADVICE TO CONVERTS.
BY OIPST SMITH,
"Let your light shine before men."
Never fail to witness for Christ, In
your home, first of all, not only In
word but In deid; In the church
amongst fellow-Chrlstlnns, nnd in the
world, never be nshnmed of Jesus.
You are to be n witness for Him
this Is- Hbi desire for you. "Let the
redeemed of the Lord say so." "Ye
shall be witnesses unto Me." (Acts
l:H.f "Tliey overcame by the blood of
the Lamb and by the word of their
testimony." (Kev. 12:11.) There are
thousands of professing Christians who
have no Joy. because they bear no
Witness for Christ. Oh, for the boldness
of refer when he snldi "We cannot
but speak the things which we have
seeu and heard!" (Acts 4:20.)
As far as you can undo the past.
If there Is nnythlng wrong In the past
of your life, and you can put it right,
do so without delay. If you have
taken anything from any man, restore
fully, or go as far ns you can In that
direction; this Is right. Not only for
sake sin. but confess it, for that will
put yon right with the man you have
wronged, as well as bring you Into
close relationship with God. For
G'td "requireth that which Is past."
(Eccles. 3:13.) The Jailor at Phlllppl
took Paul and Silas "tlie same hour
(of bis conversion) and washed their
stripes." He could not wait till morn
ing: when morning came, he was re
joicing In God. Joy always follows
Rtripe-washing. Let all those who
know you see your religion means do
ing right nil along the line. This may
mean time nnd trouble, nnd even suf
fering, hut tlie soul made right with
(bid must get right with man.
Don't lose heart because you are
tempted. You will be more conscious
of temptation now you have given
yourself to God and are trying to do
right. The devil is now your bitter
enemy: he will seek to trip yon nt
every step. He would di light to over
throw you; your fall would be a great
victory for him. But remember you
are not nlnne; Jesus Is not only for you.
He Is within you, and all about you,
as n wall of tire. You have nothing
to fear: the Mighty One lives to bring
you through the temptation more than
coiuiiieror. You do not light alone, or
you would fall. The Lamb slain be
fore tho throne Is also the Lion of
the tribe of, Judah, and He lives to
give victory again anil again. lie not
afraid! But you say: "Suppose I
am overtaken and fall Into sin, what
nm I to do then?" Go back to God
Instantly for pardon and cleansing
The command Is "Sin not:" "but if
nny man sin we have nn advocate
with the Father." (1 John 2.)
Saved to Serve. Remember you are
saved to serve. Christ Himself came,
not to be ministered unto, but to min
ister, nnd to give His life n rnmsom for
tlie world. You, too, must be of ser
vice to some one if you would enter
Into the Joy of the Lord. Try to reg
ister some lilt of holiest work for
Christ and man, every day you live.
There may be t(ars and heartache In
tho work, but remember Christ's life
was service for you. If you nre His,
you must serve. All He did was done
because He loved. "I must work."
said Jesus. If you have His spirit,
can you be selfish and Idle? "As
many as are led by the Spirit of God.
they are tlie sons of God." (Itomnus
8:14.)
Y'011 may be saying, "What can I
do?" Do the little things; begin in
the home, spenk lovingly, act gently.
Serve those who are near you fnth-,
er, mother, sister, brother, wife, bus-'
band, child. Sink your own will nnd
rights for their good, do not seek all
the good for yourself. Always be
willing for those about you to share
with you, nnd ever be willing to deny
youri'lf. A heart filled with tlie
love which "never fnllcth" will In the
end win great victories. We possess
most truly when we give most away;
we save ourselves when we lose our
selves for Christ's dear sake. Let this
mind be In you. Remember, the tln
p rs which made the stars cooked a
breakfast for hungry fishermen!
From Hints to New Converts.
ItemilU or Klml Deeita.
Perform a kind action, and you find
n kind feeling growing in yourself,
even If it was not there before. As
yon Increase the number of objects of
your kind and charitable Interest, you
tlnd that, the more you do for them,
the more you love them. William B.
O. Pen body.
Ntrtklnff Taftltnnnr.
I have been driven many times to
my knees by the overwhelming convic
tion that I had nowhere else to go.
My own wisdom nnd thnt nf all nbout
me seemed Insulllclent for the day.
Abraham Lincoln.
I'erealual Guidance.
There can be no safe guidance which
Is not perpetual. Tho advantage of a
year may be lost In nn hour. If wo
act Independently of the Spirit In little
things we shall look for Him in vain
lu great things. George Bowen.
Fill Your Nl h-
Flnd your niche and fill It. If It be
ever so little, If It is only to bo a hewer
nnd drawer of water, do something in
tills great battle for God and truth.
Spurgeou.
His Death Dream Came True.
Henry King, a veteran of the civil
war, 70 years old, died last night.
Two weeks ago he dreaned three
times that he had but two weeks to
live, and told his family repeatedly
that he expected to die to-night. He
remained In his usual health till Fri
day, when he was taken sick and grew
rapidly and constantly worse till late
last night, when he died two weeks,
to the! hour, after his first dream.
Parkorsburg correspondence Balti
more Bun.
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABO'JT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE;
What th l'rlaoner nt thft Ur, Ahnnt to
ll Coni1mnl tn letlt for Mnislr.
In uli Wire, find tn gay When tha
Juilga Interrojntacl Htm.
"Prisoner nt the bar, have you any
thing to say why sentence of death
should not be passed upon you?"
A solemn hush fell over the crowded
courtroom, ami every person waited In
almost breathless exM-ctatlon for the
answer to the Judge's ciiicstlon.
The Judge waited In dignified silence.
Not n whisper wns heard anywhere,
nnd the situation had Itecome pain
fully s;iprcsslve, when the prisoner
was seen to move, his head was raised,
his hand was clinched nnd the blood
had rushed into his pale, careworn
race.
Suddenly he nrose to his feet nnd lu
n low, firm but distinct voice, said:
"I bnve! Your Honor, you bnve
nsked me n question, and I now ask.
as the last favor n earth, that your
will not Interrupt my answer until 1
.1 111 through.
"I stand le'rn before this bar convict
ed of the wilful murder of my wife.
Truthful witnesses have testified to
tlie fact that I was a loafer, a drunk
ard and a wretch; that I returned from
one of my prolonged debauches nnd
llred the fatal shot that killed the wife
I had sworn to love, cherish and pro
tect. While I bnve no remembrance
of committing the fearful deed, I have
no right to complain or to condemn the
verdict of the twelve good men who
have acted as Jury In the case, for
their verdict is In accordance with the
evldejice.
"But may it please the court, I wish
to show that I am not alone responsible
for the murder of my wife!"
This startling statement created a
tremendous sensation. The Judge
leaned over the desk, the lawyers
wheeled around and faced the prisoner,
tho Jurors looked nt each other lu
amazement. The prisoner paused a
few seconds, and then continued In the
same firm, distinct voice:
"I repent, your honor, that I nm not
the only one guilty of the murder of
my wife. The Judge on this bench,
the Jury In the box, the lawyers within
this bar, and most of the witnesses,
Including the pastor of the old church,
are also guilty before Almighty God,
and will huve to stand with mo before
His Judgment throne, where we shall
all be righteously Judged.
"If it had not been for the saloons in
my town. I never would have become
n drunkard; my wife would never have
been murdered; I would not now be
here, ready to bo hurled Into eternity.
"Had It not been for these human
traps I would have been a sober man,
nn Industrious workman, a tender
father and a loving husband. But to
day my home Is destroyed, my wife
murdered, my little children God bless
and care for them cast out on the
mercy of the world, while I am to be
hanged by the strong arm of the
State.
"God knows I tried to reform, but
as long as the open saloon wns In my .
pathway, my weak, diseased will power
was no match against the fearful, con
suming, agonizing appetite for liquor.
"For one yeur our town was without
a saloon. For one year I was n sober
man. For one year my wife nnd chil
dren were happy, and our little home
was a paradise.
"I was one of those who signed re
monstrances against reopening tlie sa
loons of our town. One-half of this
Jury, the prosecuting attorney on this
ease, nnd the Judge who sits on this
bench, all voted for tho saloons. By
their votes and influence saloons were
reopened, and they have made me what
I a m."
The Impnssioncd words of Ihe pris
oner fell like coals of lire upon the
hearts of those present, and many of
the spectators and some of the lawyers
were moved to tears. The Judge made
a motion as if to stop further speech,
when the speaker hastily said:
"No! No! your honor, do not close
my lips; I am nearly through.
"I began my downward career at a
saloon bar legalized and protected by
the vott rs of tills town. After the sa
loons you allowed have made me a
drunkard nnd n murderer, I nm taken
before another bnr the bar of justice,
and now the law power will conduct
me to the place of execution, nnd
hasten my soul into eternity. I shall
appear before another bar the Judg
ment bur of God and tlure vou, who
have legalized the trnltle, will have to
appear with ine. Think you that the
Great Judge will hold me the poor,
weak, helpless victim of your traffic
alone responsible for the murder of my
wife? Nay, 1, in my drunken, frenzied.
Irresponsible condition have murdered
one, but you have deliberately voted
for the saloons which have murdered
thousands, and they are in full opera
tion to-day with your consent.
"You legalized the saloons that made
1110 a drunkard and a murderer, nnd
you are guilty with iv.o before God and
man for the murder of my wife.
"Your honor, 1 am now done. I nm
am now rwuly to receive my sentence,
nnd be led forth to the place of execu
tion. Yon will close by asking the
Lord to 'inve mercy on my soul. I will
close by solemnly asking God to open
your blind eyes to your own individual
'responsibility, so that you will cease
to give your support to this dreadful
traffic" Anonymous.
Mie tha Mnyor.
The temperance workers of Akron,
Ohio, have sued the mayor of the city
for collusion with the whisky men in
mapping out a district for holding a
Braniioi k election. They claim be so
marked It out as to rob ninny temper
ance people of an effective vote In dis
tricts where there were many saloons.
Tainperan Nnlaa.
In prohibition Kansas the annual
consumption of liquors per capita is
less than two gallons, ns ngulnst nine
teen in the country as a whole.
Prohibition is clearly gaining ground
lu Canada. In December lost a poll
taken in Ontario, the largest province,
gave the enort.ious majority of lOO.tMtO.
It Is proposed that n National Dele
gate Convention of all religions denom
inations be held in Washington, D. C,
in March, llMsl, to consider methods
of dealing with tho liquor trnltle
During the last thirty years there
died in F.uropo alone of iilcohollsin u
total of 7,fHK),tK)0 people. That Is more
people than were killed lu all the wars
of the nineteenth century.
As Interested persons, dependent In
purse for what they may do or not do
ns legislators, bow " nittieult become
their course w hen called upon to pust
upon leglslutlou affecting tho llouut
trade!
Thanks to the Indefatigable efforti
of Mrs. K. M. Watson, the movement
for securing temperance societies It
Woman's Home Missionary Societies
of the Presbyterian Church is progress
lug. Many such otttcers. have been ap
pointed.
COMMERCIAL KtVUW.
R. G. Dun and Company's "Werk'r
Review of Trade" soys:
"Seasonable merchandise goes into
consumption more freely than usual, re
tail trade exceeding expectations at many
points, and preparation for Fall and
Winter business is on a liberal scale, ex
cept in a few agricultural communitie
where there is a disposition to await W
nite assurances regarding the crop.
"The official report was more encour
aging as to grain and later tlispaffhc
to this paper from the principal farm
ing centers indicate that good result
are being attained despite some excess)
of moisture.
Manufacturing reports are irrrgubr,
the cotton industry bring unsettled by
the rise in raw material; woolen mill
have a similar, but less scn-Htionil ob
stacle; footwear shops arc shipping Irit
freely, but arc maintaining the higher
level of prices and current dullness in
pig iron does not weaken confidence in
an early resumption of liberal purch.iv.
"Recent large .transactions in hids
strengthened the tone, inn fnrthr al
v.iuces arc recorded in light-weight.
Failures this week were 223 in the
United States, against 225 last year, and
2'j in Canada, compared with 20 a yrar
ago."
Ilraditrcct's says:
"Wheat, including flour, exports or
the week ending July 13 are 852160
bushels, against 1,005,644 last week, I,
412, 4'S this week last year, 3,652,784 in
' l'Xt ami 3,775,222 in IQ02. Corn ex
ports for the week are 8.54.771 bushels,
against 0.1-2.225 last week, 574,729 a year
ago, 1,402,404 in 1903, ami i,ooa,ioo in
igo2."
WHOLESALE MARKETS.
Baltimore. FLOUR Steady and un
changed; receipts, 3,UI barrels; ex
ports, 2yt barrels.
WHEAT Firmer. Spot contract,
jo''j; No. 2 red Western, July, 87H;
August, HC'i ; September, 8734 ; steamer
No. 2 red, 81(0,81; receipts, 3741
bushels ; Southern, by sample, new, 70x
90; Southern, on grade, new, Hi'jfnju.
CORN' Firmer. Spot, 6iJc6ii;
July, 6jJ4((i 162'A ; steamer mixed, y)6ji
59!4; receipts, 12,103 bushels; Southern
white corn, S$(!ltl'Al Southern yellow
corn, 6V'65.
OATS Firmer. No. a red white,
3854 sales; No. 2 mixed, 36 sales; re
ceipts, 8,049 bushels.
RYE Steady. No. 2 Western, up
town, 84 85.
HAY Steady and unchanged.
BUTTER Firm and unchanged.
Fancy imitation, 17(0,18; fancy cream
ery, 2Vx2'i; fancy ladle, l6fq;i7; store
packed, 1415.
EGGS Finn, 17.
C II E E S E Firm and unchanged
Large, io!4 ; medium, io54 ; small, lo-fi-
S U G A R Steady and unchanged.
Coarse granulated, 5.55; fine, 5.5s
New York. WHEAT No. 2 red,
I.06 asked elevator; No. a red, 1.07
asked f. o. b. afloat; No. z Northern
Duluth, i.lgYi f. o. b. float; No. t hard
Manitoba, 1. 12 f. o. b. afloat.
CORN Spot, firm; No. 2, 634 ele
vator and 635-1 f. o. b. afloat ; No. 2 yel
low, 64 ; No. 2 white, 6354. Option mar
ket was strong and higher, with the
West, and on a light interior movement,
closing 'Ac above Thursday. July, fo
1.63, closed 62i; September, fiiYi'iii
(2'A, closed 62J4; December closed 5H.
OATS Spot, steady; mixed, 2j(;yt
pounds, 355-jCa 3611 ; natural white. 30
(i33 pounds, 37i((i.HA; clipped white,
36140 pounds, tS'VMi.
New York. FLOUR Receipts, tS,
763 barrels; exports, 2,661 barrels; quiet,
but steadv.
POULTRY Alive, irregular; West
ern spring chickens, I92o; fowls, ijS-i;
turkeys, 13, '4 Dressed, irregular; West
ern broilers, l8'.2t; fowls, 2lA tor
keys, 1 't 17.
COTTONSEED OIL Easy; prime
yellow, aRiiiJi 2-4.
SUGAR Raw, unsettled; fair refin
ing. 3!j! centrifugal, 96 test, 4; mo
lase sugar, 3 '4 ; refined, quiet.
POTATOES Quiet ; Southern, 80
1.25 Jersey sweets, l.ooo)"2.25.
PEANUTS Weak; fancy hand-picked,
5'i; other domestic, .Vifas'J.
C A U 15 AG E S Weak ; Southern, per
barrel, 50(y 75.
Live Stock.
Chi cago. CATTLE Good fo prime
steers, 3.5066.15; poor to medium, 3.60
(it 5.70; stockcrs and feeders, 2-3ot4-30i
cows, 2.S004.50; heifers, a.sois.oo; caja
ncrs, 1. 50(02.80; bulls 2.001.4.00; calves,
3.oo'6.75; Texas-fed steers, 4.351 5.15.
HOGS Market 5c higher; mixed and
butchers' 5.40V1 5.70 ; good to cboii
heavy, 5.50'(i570; rough heavy,, 5-IO&3
5.40; light, 5-45i'i.5-0; bulk of alcs, 5.53
!.' 5-05-.
SHEEP Sheep, steady; lambs, wrxtc;
good to choice wethers, shorn, 4.75'y;
5.50; fair to choice mixed, shorn, 3.50
(.15.10; native lambs, shorn, 4.504)0.
ML'Cil IN LI 1 TLE.
The cuj is called "quid" in Surrey,
England. Hence, perhaps, a "quid" of
lol.acco.
Cherries were first brought intu Eu
rope from Kerasunt, on the lilack Sta,
by Lucullus, about the year 70 II. C.
The title "colonel" is redived from the
Spanish. The name is "coroncl," which
may account for the English pronuncia
tion. Dr. Richard Strauss gets $500 a
hororarium for conducting a pcrfuai
snce. It is supposed to be the largest
fee paid to a composer for conducing
the reproduction of his own works.
The world's silk crop in 1904 was 20,
208,000 kilograms, against 18,135,000 in
1903. Japan's export was 5,535,00a kilo
grains, an increase of 027,00a The tout
exports from Far East points were 13,
165,000 kilograms. The rest of the 1904
crop was from Western Europe and the
Levant.
Dr. Henry II. Rasmus, of the First
Methodist Church, Catford, England, ob
jects to the practice of lowering ihe
lights when the sermon is preached. He
tays he wants a view of the countenance
of his congregation, so that he may see
"when they have had enough."
The lirazilian Review says that Bra
zil needs American methods and energy
to make use oi its splendid forest of
hard wood, to construct ports and har
bors, to build railways, to develop min
ing, to enlarge agricultural and cattle
breeding in short, to control and run
the entire range of the republic' re
sources. Judge Charles Field, of Athol, Mat,
who is said to be the oldest justice ia
tlie country in active judicial service;,
celebrated his ninetieth birthday recently,
lie holds court several days week.
Trade conditions in China are inn
proving. The"eceipts of the cusbma
administration during 1904 shows Utsp
gains over those of 1903. Ajiior.g lh
articles showing large increaie ut Ihe
amounts imported are noted EnIl ron
ton goods, Indian cotton yarn, Aw
can petroleum and Japanese nutrkesv
The imports of American and J- "
cotton foods and of German r r f .
artificial indigo have tlxt ,