gtStttt9tttSSSSSStft z 2 A SoKelarlx Dlsooursst Bjr -t i Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Charles Edward locke. pastor of the Hanson Place M. B. Church, preached Sundsy on "Ma nia as a Factor In Culture." He to(c Ills text from I'm Inn cl:l: "Praise ye the Lord." Dr. Locke Bald: From that moment in the creation .when the morning stars sang togeth er and the brooks went singing down the hillsides ot Eden, and the birds made glad the dawn of tlnio with their thrilling melodies, music has had an Indisputable place In the world. The study of music Is a liberal edu cation. Music, like poetry, makes Its appeal to the noblest Instincts of the oul. It Is said that the Inhabitants of Cynettc, who slighted music, were the cruellest of all the Greeks and no other town was so Immersed In lux uries and debauchery." Christianity was born with a song Ob Us lips. Mary sans In thrilling measures of the Magnificat; the angels ang In their tumultuous hallelujah chorus; and th'e shepherds sang in plalntiva strains of qui: ecstasy. Aud the world has been singing erer snce. Paganism does not sing; it laments. Pagoda and mosques do not lighten their sombre interiors with music, tout every Christian church, however bumble, is a conservatory of sweetest melodies. Music Is both a science and an art. 'As an art It does not, as do painting nrill apillnfuro nppllnv Irdnlf 1n ennpn. duelug nature for It Is Itself a part f- or. nature, and seeks to reveal Itself. The Egyptians Brst excelled In music, V 1 i l --ii.il. j " ' . 11111111 II j 11 1 u Greeks under Pythagoras. The word music Is derived from a Greek term, .which includes nil tho tearing of the 'Muses. Of all the tine ar;s. music Is the most comprehensive. The majes ty of the architect, the pictures of the artist, the rhythm of the poet nud the themes of all these belong to the mu sician, whether he" sits at. the Instru ment or pours out his soul In vocn! melodies. The fable tells thnt Mer cury stretched strings of dried skin across a shell, and, striking them with Ills lingers, luventcd the lyre. The bow as a musical Instrument was prob ably Brst used by the warrior, who, as he described his successes in bot tle, twanged the string or his bow. It was later discovered thnt the bow, when drawn across certain hollow ob jects, produred pleasing sounds thence the lute and the violin. Music has been called the universal language, and truly it Is a means of communi cation between nil souls, whatever clime may hnve given. them blrt. It is the. most responsive of all the arts the most human. It more nearly breathes and sees and feels. It pos-' Besses all the vir.ylng hues of the oul. The music of the Blren would allure Ulysses to his death nud the monotonous tones of the bell buoy di rect the imperiled mariner to safety. Tumultuous music Is tho completest expression of happy souls on festal days: and tender, sombre stratus in terpret the language of sad hearts wheu a nation mourns for its martyred heroes. Glad hallelujah, or peniton tial psalm, expresses the contrasting emotions of the soul. Music was dellned by our own Sid ney Lanier as "love In search of a word." There Is an inexpressible something in tli3 heart of man which seeks to define Itself In speech, but, falling in this, music tiles to his re lief and In melody he pours out his Im prisoned soul. Music is tho language of the over-soul; it Is the soul pro longing, or projecting Itself. The high- jj 'est music cannot bo expressed in iworas. mis is the explanation of the angel's advent anthem and of nil mu sic in worship. The deeper the soul life the more Is ono conscious of feel ings beyond the limitations of articu late utterance. In the nttempt of the finite soul to praise and glory the In finite, all earthly devlceo of language utterly fall, and music only, which is an adjunct of the Infinities, en ables man to sing what he can never express, his adoration and gratitude to his great God and King. Conse quently, whenever religion is the sln cerest. then music will be the purest. Music is the echo of God's voice in the soul of man. Without that echo man's soul Is a cavernous abyss, tilled .with specters of despair. Music is a gift of God. Like all the sciences, it is a radiation of divine truth. Pythagoras taught a close af finity between music and astronomy. He was right so far as he went, but music lends men up to the perpetual throne of glory, of which stars and constellations are but glittering scin tillations. St. Cecelia, receiving her music from angel visitants, tells tho ecret of tho musician's power. Great musicians are born, not mode Their extraordinary genius Is an endow ment manifesting itself In pheraone nal ways in childhood, as in the cases of Mozart, Liszt and Christine Nils son. The divinity of music further an. pears In the fact that the greatest mu. sleians hav been good men; and to develop the mighty impulses which they have felt in their souls the great musicians have chosen lofty dlviuo themes Thin ti-im r.r i..i.i ... . Job, ot David with his harp, and Sol- onion with his sweet songs. It was J re oi weetuoven, whose soulful son 3 atat have won for him a genuine priestnood of the emotions; and of Bach, whose elaborate fugues have been likened to Gothic templet in thtilr Intricate details. It was true of Men- ucisaonn, who, in thirty-eight years, filled the souls of men with musical pictures; and of Batiste and Schu mann; and of Chopin in his nocturnes; and of w4erd if not unearthly Pag anlnl. with ills ius. It was true of Mozart, Ahose thlr- ty-five years gave the world such treas- I tires from the Infinite that he is truly xbaustless; and of Liszt, who dying '? ,T ,ewn t0 belong t? us. At eight he was the wonder of Europe; at twelve Beethoven ein- f rnraC hJm " coulln master. Dur. j ing the days of his best work Thorn. a KempbV "Imitation of ' Christ" was his constant companion. It wn ; true of Wagner, plcturesqu?. unique v on,ce ostracised, now nearly wor-' I !Pe(1- "Ahe Holy Grail" , the ; !i. "iot 008 ot hiH masterful operas j Most true was It of Haydn, the father . of symphony, whose massive oratorio 5 of "The Creatlou" brings men luto the j presence of God's colossal creative power; and true. Indeed, of Handel. I the majestic grandeur of whose tuas- I terpleces has remained unequnlled for i two centuries. There was another In. i carnation wlin hn produced his dl- I vine t work, tho oratorio of "The Mes slnh," which no doubt ha was right lu l believing came to him from above, i It Is the mission of music to soften ! and remove tuo asperities of men. It ( helps to unify the race And make them homogeneous. Sectarianism slinks Into hiding places of shame, as Charles Weklov.. lU'liniUst (tins "Itmvx Lover'of My Soul?' andToplady, a Calvanlst, "Rock of Ages," aud Sarah Adams, a Unitarian, "Nearer My God to Tbee," and Whlttler, a Quaker, "The Eternal Goodness," and Fnber, a Koman Catholic, "There's a Wide pess In God's Mercy," and Doddridge, a Baptist. "O, Happy Day." To day these well-known hymns are sung by all and claimed by all. In spite of con troversy and unbelief, tho music of the Christian Church Is saving the world for the Cnrlstlan Christ. The hymn and the singer are often n long way In advance of the sermon and bearer In evangelizing Influences. Music refines and ennobles. In the days of chivalry the sir knights studied music because of Its elevating and purifying Influence. Music bright ens life's dark places and soothes tho heart In trouble. Many prison doors have opened and manacles burst asun der when troubled hearts have sung songs In the night. Music was believed by the ancients to have lualing power, and was used as a therapeutic. Many n weary soldier, tired anil footsore, has leaped on to victory under the magic spell of fife and drum. There Is a quaint belief that singing preceded speaking. Alas! perhaps one of the entailments of sin Is that sing ing has degenerated into discordant, rasping speech. Perhaps, when man shall have reached his highest earthly estate the means of communication will bo iu tho soft tones of chastest music. Music, if not more perfectly than printing, the art preservative of all art, Is surely the best Interpreter of of all art and science. The mystery and miracle of truth reveal their opeii sesame when studied through the at mosphere of music. The minster, graceful with gothlc beauty, or massive with Romanesque magnifi cence, can only be filled to groined rrches and spreading dome by music's swelling tones. Music gives a motif to architecture. The art gallery's enr ndors, or belvederes only reveal the masters secret in marble or canvas as dlvinest music fills up all the inter stices ot finltencss. And poetry never reveals Its most exquisite tints of beauty and truth except when In the companionship of music, its twin sis ter. Theology would have nci:e but altars to the unknown God If music did not dream, and prophesy, and feel. In the priestly office. Music ii what Walter Pater called "the great Anders-Strcben-reachlng forward of all art." I; is the soul of man endeavoring to come to Its own to express and realize and fulfill Itself. Tt helps Browning's grnsp to acquire Its reach. Music Is thus an Intellectual factor. Ii Is not so much a truth seekr as It is n truth Under. It does not delve among the rocks, but It comes down like a dove from above, singing, "This Is My Beloved Son!" It dwells In the heights and shouts "Excelsior!" from peak to peak, and mnkes life's dizzy Alpine uplands echo with hope. Granting thnt music furnished to cul ture its inltlnl impulse, and that music more than any other factor sustains the quest of man's nature for the high est and holiest achievements, 1 dare to submit the deliberate conclusion thnt instrumental, and well ns vocal, music should be n part of tho public school curriculum for every child. AIns! that the children whom posterity affords the opportunity of musical study often so little appreciate these privileges, while many who crave these facilities arc deprived of them by pov erty. Even the boys nnd girls who nre compelled to leave school to enter upon the problems of making a living, would live n larger and more hopeful life if their musical instruction had included familiarity with an instrument. As Is his Maker, so man is n spirit. Muscle and brain are merely temporary expedients by which man, ns spirit, shall for a brief season tarry upon this earth. When painting, and sculpture, nnd architecture, and, perhaps, even poetry, shall have ended their earthly ministry, music will be revealing the fathomless mysteries of spirit n,nd life. Music is the language of celestial throngs. True eloquence is thought winged with music. The Infinite God Is more perfectly worshiped with mu sical accompaniment because music goes beyond language and logic and opens up the vistas of fnlth through which can hn seen the King In His. beauty. Do you ask me which Is the mightier agency for culture. Bacon or Beethoven? Spencer or Schumann V Kant or Mendelssohn? nnd I will an swer that science and philosophy have their own important places in the foundation of Intellect and character, a:-.d are as necessary to the soul us food to the body: music, however, not only has its mission side by sldo with these, but wheu the present conclusions of men shall be abandoned for the completer revelations of the nil truth of Him who Is the Way, the Truth and the Life, then music, which was never anything but divine In its nature and Influence, shall be our old fumlllnr friend Increasing In divinity as our own evolving souls are permitted to comprehend aud participate iu thut divinity. " The Knriy'a Croes. Keep green my love, keep fresh my remembrance, keep young my heart. Feed me with the feast of yesterday; stir me with the songs of yesterday; brace me with the breeaes of yester day; glad me with the glow of yester day. Let me walk the valley by the memory ot the mountain air, by the health of the spirit let nie Ul.:'? the body's cross. George Mathesou. Gad iu Your Life. Religion at Its best Is n high, but still increasing, consciousness of God's life in one's own. "I and the Ku titer are ono" la the humblest word a muu can utter, when It is but another ver Blon of the prayer, "Not my will, but Thine." When that Gethsemnno prayer Is prayed and meant and lived, the other word, "I nnd the Father nre but one," bucotue the simple fact. Pretty Idea for Fan. A pleasant, personal kind of fan la Owned by an Ingenious girl who cut beads, faces and bits of landscape front her photogrophlo prints and pasted them harmoniously on a pretty but inexpensive fan. Her people, her Intimate friends, her home, her favor ite sport, her pet cut and dog and oth er Interesting things appear on this fan. each tiny print outlined with gilt watercolor paint. She baa another fan upon which the hat pasted tiny prints of her college class, outlining them with the college colors and tying ribbon of these colors on the handltt. Sultan's Fortune In Diamonds. Even should the sultan ot Morocco be compelled to loave his country In a hurry at a result of present compli cations he will not do so in a ponnl loss condition. Some time ago he sent to Paris a trusty messenger who Invested nearly $5,000,000 In unset dia monds. These precious stones Abdul carries on bis person continually, al though In such a country thnt Is rath er ft dangerous thing to do. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 17. Buhjaoti Daniel In Babylon, Dun. I., B-BO Golden Test, Dun. I., B Memory Vrl, 16-17 Ciimmmtirr on the Day's Temperance Lesson, I. The temptation. These young men were confronted with a powerful temptation. A desire to obey the king's commandment, love of popularity, ap petite, a desire to tucceed these were strong attractions. They were slaves In a strange land, ami was it not neces sary to fall in with the customs ot the people? They were tempted (1) to do that which was degrading; (2) to dis obey the law of their God; (3) to deny their religious and Uod and fall in with. Idolatrous worship. II. The temptation resisted (r. 8). 8. "Purposed in his heart." He de cided what he would do aud then took the wisest possible way to accomplish it At first he made only a simple re quest. It was not political strategy; hi actions were not planned to catch tho eyes of the king. Tho first emotion of his heart was loyalty to God; this led to his resolution. Daniel did not trifle with God or his conscience. They changed his name, but could not change bis nature. "Would not defile himself." The Hebrew who ate with out restriction at Nebuchadnezzar's table could not but defile himself. "Nor with the wiue." lie feared the degradation which would follow from wine drinking. "He requested." Ob serve the courtesy, and yet he was In flexible. "Tlie prince," etc. Ashpeuuz (V. il), chief chamberlain. III. Tho ten days' rest (vs. 0-10). 9. "Into favor." Ashpennz saw that Dan iel was a young muu ot integrity and noble, loving character. His person was beautiful and doubtless his man ners were attractive. The best way to pleuse others Is to please God first 10. "I fear tho king." He does not posi tively refuse tho favor which Daniel seeks. This appeal by Ashpennz was very persuasive; and while Daniel did not wish to imperil tho life ot his ben efactor, yet he felt thnt It was safe to do right and that God would deliver them. 11. "Melzur." This Is not a proper name, but should be read "the melzur," tho chief butler, or steward, the one who had charge of their food. 12. "Prove." Test us; experiment for a short time and watch tlie result "Give us pulse." A vegetuble diet, with water instead of wine. 13. "Then deal with thy servants." These words were spoken with quiet confidence as to the result. A number of other boys besides these four were undergoing the same training. A fair test, to place these young abstainers beside those who partook of the royul banquets, and see which company pre sented the most vigorous appearance. 14. "Ten days." This wouid afford ample time to show the effect of steady, good food on their health. Daniel had strong faith In God, and he felt sure that he and his compunlons would present the best appearance. 15. "Fairer nnd fatter." The complex ion was healthier and clearer. God meant that if a man would be intem perate he should himself proclaim It to tlie world. The glutton, tlie drunkard, the dobnuchee, carry the stamp ot their deeds upon their features. A dopraved character corrupts tho flesh that car ries It. IV. Honored by God nnd man (vs. 17-20). 17. "God gave them knowl edge," etc. 1. Through the highest physical condition, which made their minds clear. 2. By Imparting It to them directly, ns the visions recorded later. 3. By giving Ills blessing to their dally studies, aiding their minds by Ills Spirit opening wider doors to knowledgo through His providence. 4. By keeping them from those vices, from conceit nnd selfishness, which distort tho judgment nnd dim tho per ception of truth. Whatever we may give to God of faith, or work, or trust, or love, or zeel. He gives back nguiti with large interest, good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over ten, twenty, thirty, sixty or nn hundred fold. In whatever we need most from Him. "In all learn ing." "In science, astronomy, litera ture, philosophy, tho Chaldeans stood at thltt time at tho head of the world. They had tho beginnings of chemlstry und even of the telescope. "in all visions," etc. God gave a double por tion to Daniel. He was endued with a prophetical spirit, by which ho was en abled to converse with God and to re ceive the notices of divine things In dreams and visions. Visions were rev elations to the prophets when awake, nnd dreams when asleep. God thus made ouo of the despised covenant people eclipse the Chaldean sages In the very science on which they most prided themselves. So Joseph, In the court of Pharaoh (Gen. 40:5; 41:1-8). 18. "End of the days." After three yenrs (v. 5), the time fixed for tholr training. 10. "King communed." Tulkod with them, tested their prog ress, learning and talents. He put them through a test examination. "Be fore the king." "To be his personal advisers and among the leading officers of the kingdom. All officers and serv ants stood when In the presence of the monarch." 20. "Ten times better." Probably a high court of learning was held, at which the king presided and tho nobles and sages of the land as sisted. These proposed difficult ques tions, which the youths readily an swered and were In turn allowed to put questions which the sages could not answer. They were better coun selors and better Informed than the others. Daniel continued In Influence and authority, at different times, dur ing the whole of tho seventy years ot captivity. It is commonly believed that when the captives returned he re rualned In Chaldea, probably detained by his employment In the Persian em pire, and that he died In Babylon. Intelligence vu. Docility. Will people who talk irbout dogs ever learn to differentiate between in telligence and docility? The word "Intelligent" U used almost universal ly In talking and writing, when peo ple mean docility; 1. e., the readiness ot the animal to accept Instruction, cays Joseph A. Oraham in Outing. Now, at In human beings, docility Is likely to be an evidence ot second rate Intelligence, and the degree ot Intelligence Is likely to appear when the animal Is doing things on his own book. It makes no great difference, but to the man who tries to think accurately the constant parade ot an obedient animal as one of exceptional mental ability Is painful. Jealous Dog Wanted Babe. I A large dog in Crewe (Eng.) recent ly lifted a baby from Its cot when the mother wat absent, walked off with it, audJctt It, severely mauled, on a door ttcp noma distance away. Ill 8EPTEMBER SEVENTEENTH, The Great Surrender. Acts 8: 1-22 Rom. 5t 16T-23. Gaul's blindness and his recovery were as nothing compared to the spir itual blindness In which he had been, and the spiritual vision he recolved. The true blindness Is of the soul. There Is no progress outside of Christ, but ns soon as one thoroughly yields to Christ, his Strength Increases from day to day. Nothing promises finer wages than sin, and though Satan cheats us time and again, how many go on working for him to tho last "Heaven alone Is given away." Only the greatest of blessings, eternal life. Is given freely, for no price that could be paid would be adequate. Suggestions. Christ wishes to yield Himself en tirely to us, and that Is why He wishes us to -yield ourselves entirely to Him. It Is not our surrender. It. Is our promotion not our defeat, but our .victory. We cannot be led; we have only the choice of service, either of God or of the devil. Can we hesitate? We do not surrender liberty; we surrender Blavery, and enter Into the "glorious liberty of the children of God." Illustrations. If a man, In selling you a field, re serves the farther corner of It, he also has tho right of way thither. So If Satan yields all your heart but one little corner, he has the right of way to that corner through your whole heart. An army, when it surrenders, lays down Its arms. When we yield to Christ, we are to yield all thut we have and are. A magnnmlnous victor returns the sword of his conquered foe. So Christ returns to us our surrendered pow ers, vastly enlarged and glorified. Christian Endeavor societies are springing up on ships of war and mer chant vessels, and In sailors' rests ashore. The sailors make splendid Endeavorers, sincere and earnest. Thes9 "Floating societies" need a close connection with the land forces, since they cr.nnot In any other way got the staying ' Influences of the church. Every land society may havo, nnd should have, some part In this work. You can correspond with some of the sailors. It Is a wonderful help for a Christian sailor, amid a body of men, very few of whom are Chrlstlnn, to have the support of some Chris tian friend, though at a distance. You can greet the sailors when they come ashore, and make them at home In your society. You can send good lit erature to the ships. EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. The Great Surrender. Acts 9: 1-22; Rom. 6: 16-23. There is no contest more Interest ing and more Important In Its results than the battle of i. human soul with Its convictions. Saul of Tarsus is a good typo of the convlctod sinner. The supernatural light, the audible voice, the outward phenomena are In cidental. The great fact Is that God met n soul nnd brought It face to face with duty. Up to this hour Saul may have been deceived. But now ho knew ho ought to surrender to Christ. And he did. There comes to every soul the moment when he must decide. And there comos to many, as there came to Saul, the full, complete, absolute surrender to Jesus which carries with It all future duties and service. Notice such elements of this great surrendor: Puul never reserved anything. He gave up absolutely to Jesus. There was no reserve to his surrender. It embraced all his life all of his time and all of his days. It took In all the future. To his death nothing moved him, for all was surrendered to Jesus. He delighted to subscribe him self as the "doulos," or slave, ot Jesus Christ. There may have been after-moments of special consecra tion, but it was all embraced by his "What shall I do, Lord?" There was never a longing look backward, but a constant pressing forward. Some surrender their time, their money, or their services to God. Paul put It all In. It meant to him his time, his service, his thought, his all. It was a devotion to Christ as the de votion ot a slave. He called nothing his own. It meant prison, stripes, Joudneylngs oft, sacrifices muny, pov erty, pain, loss and death. God does not call all to such a life as he lived, but he docs call on us for a surrender of the whole life to him. This surrender of Paul determined every action and service of the fu ture. It was the determining factor at every turn in life. Once bo surrender ed, a soul has never a quarrel or ques tion with duty. Obedience becomes a habit. New details of consecration are easy. God's claims are never ques tioned. Such a great surrendor makes Chrlstlun living easy. Only such a surrender can bring peace to the life and the soul. Every soul should at ouce niake this great surrender. RAM'S HORN BLASTS HE best points in a sermon are ' those that puncture sin's hide. It is always eas ier to be orthodox tlinn to be honest. . A solution for most of our prob lems is WORK. Ignorunco confess ed is half-way to kuowlcdgo possess- Begin with liquor for a remedy and you end with it for a ruler. It's the burden we drug aud not those we bear that are heavy. Tltero is no victory over Satan without yielding to the Suvior. . It is easier to lead a hundred child ren tliun to drive one. The Lord never invented watching as uu escape from working. MANY MANSIONS. "In My Father's house there m?.ny man sion are: I would have told you if it were not o." What other words were ever heard so far Or comforted such depths of mortal woet Somewhere a Father's- house, a heavenly home, After earth's day Is o'er, life's race is run! Refuge where weary hearts at Inst sliull lonte, As toilers homeward turn at set of tun. Vision or dream ol the insatiate soul. Sweetly it lures the heart like beacon fire! Beyond the course there seems to sltinv tho goal. And hope at last is born of fond desire. We dnre tn hope, and in thnt hope rejo'ce: "Denr Muster, is it true? And dont Thou know?" Then down the ages comes this tender voice : "I would have toldvou if it were not so." Setlt Curtis Beach. Gad's Itlches und Curs. Paul tells us that God is rich in mercy. Ho also tells us about tho riches of God's grace and of Ills good ness nnd wisdom and knowledgo. We tnlk about the riches of those who own houses nnd lands nnd stocks and bonds and money. And we say a man Is worth so much, meaning that his possessions nre worth that anuiint. The man himself docs not outer Into the computation at all. And we are very npt to value ourselves as well ns other people on tlie amount of our property, if we have any. Over In New Jersey they used to hnve a saying that some people were "property poor," meaning that they owned real estate which was making them poorer every year. They hod to pay taxes ou it, and perhaps Interest on n mortgage as well, and the prop erty could not be sold or rented. Many a man is "property poor" who does not know it. His property yields him large returns ns far ns money goes, nut It Impoverishes him by absorbing his life and dwarfing his nature. If It Is true that God's riches, the possessions on which He sets great store, nre His mercy, grace, goodness, wisdom and knowledge, Is it not n self evident proposition thut these nre the riches which are really worth coveting? God owns all the worlds. Heaven and earth and nil things, seen nnd unseen, belong to Hint. Hut we are not told that these things make Him rich or even add to His riches. He possesses irresistible power, but even that is not spoken of ns part of His riches. God's riches nre in Himself, lit His own char acter. And Ills goodness nnd self-sac-rlflclng kindness, Ills holiness aud loy alty to lofty Ideals constitute the riches of His character. Why? Hccuuse these are the quali ties which make Hint a joy to Him self, the qualities which expand His being nnd enrich His life, tilling it with a sense of completeness and satis faction. True riches consist In being, not In having. They are n treasure that can not be destroyed by moth or rust or stolen by thieves. Such riches nre not Increased by grasping nnd holding, but by giving and spending. Of them It may be said with special emphasis, "There Is that glveth nnd yet Iticrcaseth, and then- Is that wlthholdeth more than It nirct and It tendeth to poverty." But there is one clement in God's riches which Is in a sense outsldo of Himself. We read of "the riches of tho glory of His Inheritance In the saints." God will be greatly c-nrictien nnd glorified by the pn-fected man hood nud womanhood of the redeemed; but only because the perfection of their characters Is really an expansion of His own being In them, the devel oping In them of Ills own life. It Is the accomplishment of His loving pur pose. Into the working out of which He has thrown His whole being nnd to achieve which He bus given ills heart's blood. As the pious mother feels her own life to be enlarged and enriched, when she sees the spiritual growth und the good works of her grown up son, so God will find nn expansion, enlarge ment, enrichment of Ills own life in the glorious beauty of those who through beholding nnd reflecting His glory have been changed little by little into Ills Image; until at last He Is able to see His itaturo perfectly re produced lu them. And we, too, may have a share of the same riches; nay, we must have a share, for only so can we be like our Master. The lmngo of God In ns Is not a negative but n positive thing. It Is not slnlessnfss, hut holiness. It is Banctlficntlon, which moans consecra tion the devotion of oneself to tho ser vice of God and man. "As Thou didst send Me Into the world, even so sent I them Into the world," Jesus said. "And for their sakes I sanctify (conseorntel Myself, that they themselves also may be sanc tified In truth." Sabbath Reading. Give Heart-Lift. Every day we live we face a world of need and tragedy. Think what Is going on this moment in those Eastern Seas. Every day our sympathies should load us toward that world to serve it, no day of escape without Its hand-lift to some tlttlo one, no hour without Its heart-lift to some brother lacking cheer. W. C. Gannett. Help us, each one of us In his place, In the pluce which Is providentially allotted to us lu life, to act well our part, with consecrated will, with pure affection, with simplicity of henrt, to do our duty and to leave the rest to God. Horatio Stebblns. Snlntshlp Is not innocence, It Is con quest. It Is tho experience of men aud women who have met many tempta tions, sometimes falling before them, but growlngly their conqueror, until their days become orguulxed victory. W. C. Gannett. Playb-g Planting. This game Is a play upon words, s hlch can best be taught by examples. After one catches the Idea It can be worked out Indefinitely. For Instance: 'if I plant a fop and a wild beast, which will come upT Olva It up?" "A dandelion (dandy Hon), of Bourse." Another; If I plant two or threo Persian governors, what will coma iip? . FuscJilat (few shahs). Another: If I plant several tearful Bhakespceres, what will com) up? Weeping willow (Wlll-O't.) THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACT3 ABOUT THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE; Tbr Is Decided Incre.se In the Us of Aleoholle Liquors on the Pari of Kusllsh Women In Both Upper und Lower Classes or Society. Careful observers of social conditions In both the upper and the lower classes of society cannot fall to have noted of late a decided Increase In the addiction to alcoholic liquors on the port of wom en. Published statistics relating to the number and agvs of women convicted of drunkenness give one no real idea of the extent of the evil, for only a very small fraction of the intemperate fall into the hands of the police. More over, though a woman does not become drunk unless she lias been intemper ate, she may easily be highly Intemper ate without becoming drunk. It Is no torious that a drunken woman Is re claimed only with the greatest diffi culty, for she knows that she has un sexed herself. The Inebriated woman Injures her reputation; the iutouipcrnte .woman, her health. There is no one cause in particular which w;lll account for this increased and increasing intempernnce among women. The causes are many, and vary with the various conditions of life lu which the women find them selves. The rich woman drinks to re lieve the Inevitable ennui of wealth, whllo her poor sister drinks to be rid of the mental nnd physical depression engendered by poverty; the former be come Intemperate for lack of occupa tion, and the latter for want of recrea tion. The moderately well-to-do wom an takes stimulants to relieve the dull monotony of her life, or with the lden of easing the mental strain Inseparable from the cares of a young fnmily. Many women take to secret drinking the bane of womanhood by reason of the lonely lives they live, to soften tlie sorrow which Is the lot of so many women, or to deaden that anxiety about the future which Is so harassing to the timid minds of so many of the weaker sex. It Is surely an evil sign of the times when the very factory girls, who think lightly of the present, and still less of the future, form what are called "spirit clubs," Into which tho girls make small payments to accumu late until Christmas Eve, nnd then to be spent In spirits, wine and cakes. Since, however, the factory girl's principal diet during all the workdays of tho year consists of pickled cabbage and tea, the craving of her system for an occasional stimulant is small mat ter for wonder. And, indeed, through out a large section of feminine society It Is an ill-balanced or insufficient diet ary that is at the bottom of the craving for stimulants. Even when tho diet is correct, the lonely woman diner may be driven by tlie dyspepsia of solitude to stimulate the digestive functions with brandy and water, nnd finding benefit from thnt, may be tempted to continue the remedy Indefinitely, in gradually increasing doses. Increased facilities for drinking are to bo numbered among the causes of the increasing intempernnce among .women. Women travel alone to a far greater extent than was formerly the case; women's clubs afford every op portunity to those who wish to Indulge in potent liquors; someof the big stores nnd mammoth drapery establishments have licensed refreshment rooms; res taurants and railway buffets continue to multiply; .while the pastry cook with, a wine license Is very much In evidence lu every residential district. A woman in n good position in life inuy be intem perate to a degree without ever having recourse to the ordinary public house. . It is not pretended thnt all the places enumerated above have spirit licenses, but Intemperance In port or sherry, or' even In bottle ale, Is almost equally destructive to health. Intemperance among women Is In compatible with the welfare ot the children, who, even if they nre unaf fected by a bad heredity, must be af fected by evil parental example. It is because of this that the drunken moth er Is regarded ns a curse to her family aud n menace to the State. Even the most unprejudlcedand tolerant of mod erate drinkers on the male side look upon a drunken woman with a horror and loathing that are almost instinct ive. Although medlcnl men as a body are largely. If indirectly, responsible for the present enormous consumption of whisky by the Inlty (they having ad vised it us being safer than adulter ated wine and doubtful beers), they can with assurance declare themselves in no wny responsible for the Increased consumption of spirits by women. For the favorite "pick-me-up" of the well-to-do woman Is a brandy and sodn. while In the case of the washerwoman It Is n drop of gin. Medical men. whatever their shortcomings, never have recommended tlie general con sumption of brandy or gin as a bever age. Women who can afford a choice take to brandy with fatal facility; ot, if they prefer wine, to port they se! dom become confirmed whisky drink ers. Hope for the future of our woman kind lies in the fact that all women are to soma extent the slaves of fashion, and once It becomes no longer the fash Ion for women to drink freely of po tent liquors at dinners, dunces and other convivial assembles, lateuiper anre among them will receive a check. Hut against the pet vice of secret drtnkiug the only remedy Is in the teaahlug or temperance ana cygtene. London Chronicle. ?Ty Alcohol Uwurfs Docs. Tho Watchman explains the Japan ese method of breeding dwarf dogs. They take puppies when young from the motiters and feed them on an alco holic diet instead of milk. By inter breeding two or three generations the midgeu result. Cats may be dwarfed the same way, aud also boys. .. "j .''.". Died nr Huuglnc. We find this clipping In cms of our papers, and wo give it for its pointed truthfulness: Smith "What become of your friend, Brown?" Jones "Dead, poor fellow. Died by hanging." Smith "Hanging! Is It possible?" Jones "'es; hanging uround sa loons." And It might bo added that pool Brown's denth wns a "capital" killing, lu case the saloons were legalized by the State. Dial of Progress. Women Aleoholles lu Fruuee. During the last twenty years alco holism among women of France hat made alarming progress. Out ot ten divorces or separations, pronounced on account of wrongdoing on the part of tho. woman, there are eight In which alcoholic excess has been returned as the cause of their being no longer able to live together. Governor Cobb, ot Maine, calls for the strict enforcement f the prohib itory law, and energetically uVges the sending of rhorlfTs from tlt outbide Into counttcs whose elilcir will uot enforce the statue. - THE KEYSTONE STATE Latest News of Pcansjlranla Told to Short Order. Frank Strock, a furniture dealer of Carlisle, has made an assignment in bankruptcy. Joseph Moycr, a well-known Wayne Township farmer, died at his home of general debility, aged 8j years. Joseph J. Kchlcr, tax collector for Eldrcd Township, near Pinegrove, has tendered his resignation. Lewis Cleej, of Montoursville, aged 27 year.?, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. Mrs. Eva Gray, widow of the Rev. E. J. Gray, former president of Williams port Dickinson Seminary, died white un going an operation. ! The borough council of Kcnnctt Square has refused ihc--reqiiest of the Chester County Gas Company to lay their mains in the streets of that town. Watson I.otnmis was lodged in the Berks County j.iil for the alleged theft of Jonathan Strausser's team of a horse, and spring wagon. 1 CyriH llecker, a well-known farmer ot Spring township, near Reading, hanged himself from a rafter in his barn. He was 50 years old and left a large family.1 Ii. I.ockert, of Alloway. N. J., has pur chased of J. Herbert Smith. Hotel Pol lock, in lloylcstown, for a consideration not made public. The transfer will be made within a few days. The Ancient Order of Hibernians of West Grove have decided to erect a fine new building. The first floor will be used as n fire engine house and the sec ond floor will be used as a meeting place or the society. The total valuation of Reading real catc has been assessed at $48,9jj,4fts The personal property valuation is $i04,- 975 and the poll tax $5,716.00, making a total revenue from the ten mill tax rate $4'), 100.60. Edgar O. II. Richards, of Easton, aged 6 years, sop of E. J. Richards, treas urer of the company, pressed the button which started the machinery in the Northampton Silk Company's new mills. Fifty thousand dollars have been invest ed. The Chester County court has granted a temporary injunction restraining the Avondale, West Grove, Oxford Trolley Company from building a bridge over the tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad nuar Baker's Station, between Avondale. and West Grove. S. H. Kratzer, of Ncwberg, accom panied by his two daughters, went into the mountains near the Buckhorn, to pick berries. Sadie, aged 16 years, tread among sonic bns!ie and angered a rat tlesnake by tramping upon it. Instantly the snake wrapped itself around her right arm and she screamed. Her father came running. Seeing the reptile about to strike, he seized it by the neck and beat its head off with a club. The snake measured 6 feet and had ten rattles. Upon returning from work, Patrick cmon, of Cronshocken, found his three months old infant, Alice, cold in death from suffocation during the night. The child had been smothered by the covers on its cradle becoming disar ranged, the mother sleeping soundly in bed by the side of the cradle. Richard Davis, aged 50 years, was in stantly killed in the mines of the St. Clair Coal Company by a fall of coal. Two foreign laborers escaped with slight injury. Children playing along the tracks of the Lancaster & Quarryvillc Railroad found the mutilated body of Maris Clark, a farmer of Providence Township, lying in a ditch near Hess Station. The man's neck and limbs were broken, and it is evident that he had been hit by a train during the night while walking on the tracks. Deceased was 63 years cf age and a veteran of the Civil War. Lewis Ludwig, in this country only two weeks, was struck and killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at Mocanaqua. The shrieking of the whis tle confused him. An unknown man was seen lying on the street car track at Wilkes-Barrc and res cued just in time to prevent a car run ning over him. Half an hour later, at the same spot, a car killed him. Ex-Sheriff A. F. Mogel, of Berks County, voluntarily paid $300 into the , County Treasury as fees received while in office. He proposed to test the salary law to decide whether he is entitled to $xjoo or $0500 a year. After an idleness of three years the Eleanor Iron Works at Hollidaysburg are to be placed in operation October t. Employment will be given 250 men. The immediate cause of the resumption is the improvement in the iron market. Clarion County fishermen are becom ing greatly agitated on account of the death of the fish in the Clarion River by the action of the chemicals from mills. The river banks are lined with dead fish in some places, and many are seen float ing down the stream. The Bucks County coroner's jury in an inquest over the body of Samuel Small, who was killed by being struck by an engine on the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad, at Rockhill, exoner ated the company of all blame, but recom mended that the grade crossings be cleared of bushes. The Pennsylvania Railroad is experi menting with a powerful magnet in its South Altoona foundry plant. The mag net will lift two ton, and is used to carry castings, the magnetism being sup plied by electricity, which, when shut off. releases the otuect earned. Frank Iklesburg, 29 years old, who was arrrcstcd at Tamaqua on the charge of the larceny of a horse and carriage, at Norristown, was held without bail by Burgess Roberts, of the latter place. The team was recovered at Coatcsville where it had been abandoned. Ikle burg resided at Bridgeport. Ex-Congressman M. H. Kulp, of Sha mokin; ex-Judge R. H. Koch, of Potts ville, and William Pascoe, of Allcntown, drove from Shamokiri to Treverton ana were so pleased with the prospects that they planned to build a trolley extension from Kdgewood Park to Treverton, tra versing five miles of excellent territory. William Yates of Morristown dreaded to go to a hospital for treatment. He had been ill fr several weeks and friends insisted that he go to the County Hos pital. The man finally consented and the trip was undertaken. As the attendants placed Yates on a cot he died. United States Commissioner C. H. Woltjen at Pottsville committed lo pris on in default of $500 each for a further hearing Andrew Swoons, Michael Gin notowski and Frank- Euchauski, charged with countcrfeisg and arrrrsted by Se cret Service Detective Gririm, of Phil adelphia. They were caught passing bogus coins and had plaster of parii molds in their possession which leads to the belief that there is a counterfeiter's plant in Schuylkill County. . York County Heptssophs are rranj inp to hold an oyster roats in iuc Sum mit Grove camp meeting park, at K'c Freedom, Saturday, Octoln r 1 1
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