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Brooklyn, N. , Y.-Blsbop C. O. Mc
Cabo preached in the Hanson Place
M. E. Church Sunday morning. The
Rev. Charles K. Locke, the pastor, con
ducted the- aervice. Bishop McCabe
choae for hla subject "God's Little
Ones." and preached from the text
Isaiah lx:22: "And a little one shall
become a thousand and a small oue a
strong nation. I, the Lord, hath said
it In his time." He said:
There are two thoughts that claim
our attention aa we study this text.
One is the kind of workers God chooses
to do His greatest work In this world
the little ones; and, second, the possible
tapldlty with which. God's work may
go forward In this world. God
chooses the lowly to do His great work.
The history of the world never yet
bas been fairly written. We know
what the great have done, we know
what kings and emperors and generals
and philosophers and poets and Inven
tors have done, but the Macauley has
not yet arisen to trace out in history
what God's little ones have done, yet
the history of the world cannot be fair
ly written without telling the story
of their lives, because they have done
so much for the world, and what oth
ers have done would have been in
vain had it not been for what God's
little ones have accomplished. He
cliose the lowly. "God hath respect
onto the lowly, but the proud He
knoweth afar off." He loves the lowly
heart that trusts In Him. What an
Impediment to Christian work is pridet
We cannot build up a strong Chris
tian character without humility. Hu
mility comes from the Latin word "hu
mus," which means "the ground"
the ground on which to build a strong
Christian character. Its corner stone
and foundation stone must be humility,
and if the chai-cter lack that grace,
tt will not stand the test of time and
temptation; but, with humility, the
Christian character may be built up
with a symmetry and unlversalness
that will endure through life and eter
nity. What do you think of this pas
sage? "I, the high and lofty one that
Inhabiteth eternity, I will dwell in the
high and holy pluces with him also
that is of a contrite and humble spir
it" God chooses as His associates the
humble and the contrite.-
Our Lord carried on His work after
the same plan. He chose the bumble
and lowly workers and sent them out
to preach His gospel. And one day
they came back to Him surprised and
delighted with their experience, and
they said: "Master, even tbe devils
re subject to us In Thy name," and
It Is written that at that time Jesus
rejoiced In spirit and said: "Father, I
thank Thee because Thou hast hidden
these things from the wise and pru
dent and bast revealed them unto
babes. Even so. Father, for so it
seemeth good in Thy sight." I'aul un
derstood thin well when he wrote to
the Corinthians: "Not may wise men
after the flesh, sot many mighty, not
many noble are called; bnt God hath
chosen tbe foolish things of the world
to 'confound the wise, and God hath
chosen the weak things of the world
to confound the things which are
mighty, and the base things of the
world and things which are despised
bath God chosen; yea, and things
which are not to bring to naught
things that axe, that no flesh should
glory in His presence." How low He
gets It down! That has always been
God's plan, even before the time when
tbe babe came to the manger in Beth
lehem. Jesus born in Bethlehem in
Judea that little, lowly one was God's
answer to the world's cry for help
and light It was a little added weak
ness to that we had already, poverty
added to the poverty we had already;
It was an Infant's wall added to what
Paul calls the "groan of creation."
That was God's way of answering
man.
I will Just call your attention to tbe
possible rapidly with which the king
dom of God can grow in this world, "a
little one becoming a thousand." That
is a tremendous rate of gain; it seems
as if it could not be so. We say
Isaiah was a poet; a mystical man and
exaggerated sometimes, but this is no
cxageration. It bas often been the
case. Yea, a small ono has become a
nation in the history of the onward
march of the kingdom of Jesus Christ,
our Lord. I believe that God -wants
His kingdom to grow rapidly, and I
think that was the spirit of Jesus
when He told HLs disciples the para
ble of the talents. On another occa
sion He gave them another parable of
the rich man who before going away
gave each of his servant a pound and
on hie return required his own with
usury. One man said: "Lord, Thy
pound hath gained ten pounds." That
was a big percentage of interest. And
another said: "Lord, Thy pound hath
gained five pounds." That was a good
percentage, ar.d Jesus said: "The
kingdom of heaven is like that." That
is the way invested lives may grow;
that Is the way life, no matter how
humble, may grow; itbat is consecra
tion. That is the teaching of these two
parables.
Now these are commercial figures.
Let us take them into the light and
try to understand them. In the para
ble the master speuks of three rates
of gain. When the man who had five
talents brought five more he was
.worth 100 per cent, to bis master, and
he who had two and brought two
more was also worth 100 per cent to
his master, but when the man who had
only one pound brought five pounds
more he was worth Boo per cent to
his master, and the man whose one
pound had gained ten pounds was
worth 1000 per cent, to his master; and
Jesus said: "Tbe kingdom of heaven
la like that" All those rates of gain
are possible In the kingdom of heaven.
We cannot receive It right off. Let us
try to comprehend tbe Master's mean
ing. 81s per cent we kuow all about
that will do -wonders if we will only
give It a little time.
In 1020 the island of Manhattan was
bought by tbe white man from the In
dians for $24, which Is an Insignia-
cant sum. Yes, but put it out at inter
est at six per cent, and add interest
to lnbtrest and let it grow for 280
years pd how much would you have
thent Tbe $24 would then Lave In
creased to $102,000,000, end that Is thi
(way the kingdom of heaven ought to
fCrow. And if you keep that mouey
out at Interest for 450 years it will
Ibe able to buy Manhattan Island with
ell there is or it and then there will
he enough left to buy every State in
(the Union, and then there will still be
Enough left to btly Great Britain. And
if left out at interest for 600 years
there would be enough to buy the Vul
Ited States, Englond and Germany.
And the Master said: "The kingdom
of heaven is Ilka that" and that is the
way It ought to grow, and that is the
(way It would grow if we would simply
keep the idea of tbe power and com
round spiritual lntoret of the church
of GoM. If you kept out tbe $24 with
lAtei'cat added to Interest fur out yean
l"Fwuld wreck" fh'e worliT Six per
centl That Is' entirely too small a rate
of gain to suit my soul. What does It
mean? It means this: That here is
the church of 100 members instrumen
tal in the conversion of six souls to
Christ in a year. I would not be sat
isfied with that rate at all. One hun
dred per cent Is the least rate of gain
that any Christian church ought to
think worthy of the klngdo.n of God.
The bells of the millennium would be
singing before we uied if we only
would keep our soul winning for a few
yesrs. It is not difficult to win a soul.
I have been trying to work out this
problem for years trying to be worth
something for Jesus. One night I ar
rived at New Haven, Conn., and took
a hack at midnight to the house where
I was to stay; When the hackman
asked for his fare I dropped a quarter
into, his hand, and, grasping it. said:
"Good night, slrl I hope to' meet you
In glory some day." He Jumped on the
box, whirled his horse around, and
was gone.
I did not expect to see him again.
Away after midnight my host knocked
at my chamber donr and said: "A
hackman Is here, acting qtieerly. He
savs he wants to see you and has got
to see you to-night." I said: "Let
blm come in." 1 arose and threw a
shawl over me, and in came a great
stalwart hackman with his whip in
his hand and tears running down his
cheeks and he said: "If I meet you In
glory I have got to turn around, for I
am not going that way. I have come
to ask you to pray for me. I could not
keep away." What a Joy It was to
pray for that man! He went out com
forted by God'a holy spirit, and 1 be
lieve, I was worth 100 per cent, to my
Master that night. The ;.onsllle
growth of the kingdom is what I am
talking about.
In 1805, when the war was over, I
was on a train going from Lancaster.
Ohio, and saw a drunken soldier sitting
by himself. Nobody would sit by a
drunken soldier, but that is the very
kind of man I like to sit by. I snt
down by him and by and by stole my
arm gently around his neck and whis
pered to him: "Comrade, when are
you going to give your heart to Jesus
Christ and be a Christian?" He
looked embarrassed and got up and
went to another part of tbe train.
I thought I had offended him. I went
that night to preach in tbe little town
of Putnam, where I once was pastor,
and there sat that man and his sister
beside him. We had a glorious meet
ing that night. I did iiot see blm
again for thirty-five years, but one
night I was auout to speak to the
Grand Army In the old Dutch Church
on Fifth avenue. There were 1800
soldiers there. A splendid looking
man came down the aisle and I said to
a -gentleman: "Who is that man.'
and he said: "That Is Colonel Hudley,
tbe head of the St. Bartholomew Mis
sion. He has been Instrumental in
planting fifty-four rescue missions in
this country." I went down, and said:
"Brother Hadley, I am glad to see
you. I have heard a out your work,
but I never saw you before." "Oh, yes
you have," he replied. "Thirty-five
years ago I waa sMliig on a train and
you came and sat down by nie and
wanted to know when I was going to
be a Christian and give my heart to
God. I never got over that question.
You have seen me -efore." I believe
It is possible for every Christian to
gain over 100 per cent, for our blessed
Lord every year.
There are souls that are worth a
thousand per cent. There was that
noble woman in the Epworth Kectory
with her nineteen children. Do you
know she adopted five orphans besidestwenty-four
altogether and her
husband was a preacher. (Laughter).
Surely tbe invested life of Susanna
Wesley was worth more than 1000 per
cent.
The bishop then reviewed at some
length the progress of Methodism
since the first conference in 1T73, par
ticularly in Ohio. He then spoke of the
work in Russia, whero there are now
2.000,000 converts, and liberty to wor
ship according to conscience, and
then said:
There will come a time when God
Himself will get In a hurry and when
He will say, "The earth has wept long
enough. There ha been enough war,
enough trouble," and when He will
hasten on the kingdom and bring it
quickly. I think He will hasten when
we hasten. Oh, brothers, let us hurry
with the gospel!
After an urgent appeal for increased
subscriptions to missionary work. Bis
hop McCabe concluded his sermon as
follows:
Brothers, your children will see this
world converted. In a great meeting
the other day we sent this message to
Theodore Roosevelt: "We are looking
to you to bring about a movement for
universal arbitration." I find twenty-one
nations have asked him to take
the initiative, and your children will
live to see the day when war will be
uo more, and when that happens we,
who have believed it all the time, will
ay, "I told you so." There are two
kinds of alth, one that believes before
a thing happens, and the other after.
What mud have you? I thank God I
believe It now before It happens. I
believe tbe whole earth is going to be
converted. Tbe time is coming when
no man will have to say to his neigh
bor, "Know the Lord." And the time
Is coming when "the glory of the Lord
shall fill the earth as the waters cover
the sea." May He hasten it lu HI
time.
All Light.
The difference between receiving the
Spirit and being filled with the Spirit
is a difference not of a kind, but of a
degree. In one case the light of
Heaven bas reached the dark chamber,
disturbing night, but leaving some
deep shadows. In the other, that light
has filled the whole chamber and mada
every corner light William Arthur.
LURE fOOLED THE SQUIRRELS
Explanation of a Virginian's Surpris
ing Bag of Came.
Squirrels this year are more plenti
ful than ever known before. One
man, Mr. Williams, Is known to have
kllied more than any other two huuts
men. He has already killed 186.
He had three Waterbury watches.
He would get Into the woods and go
to two hickory trees where the squir
rels feed. He would wind the
watohes up, put them In a small tin
cun and to each can a string. Then
each was tied to the limb of a tree.
Then he would get In some secluded
spot. As the wulcheB would tick
away the noise was like that of a
squirrel cutting a nut and could be
heard for a groat distance. Every
squirrel In tho neighborhood would be
drawn to the trees, where they sup
posed their companions were having
a big feast. In this way every squir
rel has been killed by being decoyed
In those two trees by this new device.
Mr. Williams sarys he has seen as
many as six at a time running around
the limbs where tbe watches were
fastened. Roxbury correspondence
Richmond Tlmus-Olsuatch.
Thi Right Tfav to Plow.
Measure off a head land on each end
of the field as wide as the length. of
team and plow. Commence plowing at
one side- of the field one-half land from
the fence, plowing back and forth,
turning to the right and sliding plow on
head land. When first land Is done,
measure off another land, skip It, go
on and plow third land same as first,
then plow second hind, "turning to left.
The object In plowing third land be
fore second Is to avoid having so many
centre ridges and deud furrows, as
you .would If you took every land as It
came. Keep on in this way until you
get to the other side of the field, then
plow head lands and you have the field
nicely plowed without turning square
corners, tramping homes hrels, lifting
plow or tramping plowed ground.
Tim Two Heat Stork Feeils,
All considered, and for general pur
poses. It Is doubtful If there are nny
two plants or grasses superior to the
old standards, timothy and red clover,
for Rtoek feed. I know of many dairy
men In the West and Middle States
that nro giving up everything for red
clover. On sandy loams it does well
If sown only every two, three or even
four years, and will stand being fed
down close at all times. If allowed a
chance to grow in the spring. It Is a
good plant to sow In rotation with po
tatoes or corn. To secure best rmilts
for clover the land should be cleaned
of weeds In the fall. Ground plowed
deep In the fall, and rrcultlvated In
the early spring, welt harrowed and
smoothed, Is tho kind for red clover.
About ten pounds to the acre Is the
quantity sown, mixing with It a Hltle
rye, especially where it Is sown for
pasture. Clover Is an excellent plant
to restore vitality to worn-out lands,
or lands that huve become exhausted
by grain crops. Its leaves gather food
carbonic acid and ammonia- from the
atmosphere, which Is in turn carried
to the roots and stems, and these, de
composing, afford food for cereals and
other crops which must depend on tbe
soil for their life-giving substances.
Both for hay and for pasturage, tim
othy, or "herd grass," stands up well
toward the top of the list among the
grasses of the West and North. It
roots deeply nnd maintains Itself for
many years, but as a hay or winter
feed, Is better for horses than for cows,
though I know farmers who make ex
cellent cattle and sheep teed of It by
cutting early. From twenty to thirty
quarts of seed per acre are sown.
Ground treated as indicated for red
clover will produce rtu u'oumlant tim
othy crop. Dennis II. Stovall. In The
Epitomlst.
Compulsing tlana to Snek Fond.
There can be opportunity to save
expenses by allowing the hens to seek
most of their food on the range. It Is
not advisable to compel them to secure
the whole of their food, as they may
not nlwa,ys bp able to find a sufficiency,
but it is best to Induce them to seek
as much food as possible.
Just what should be allowed n flock
In the summer season depends as much
on the location as anything else. Give
the flock free access to a grass plot on
which a large proportion of clover
grows, and the hens will find a great
variety and In large quantity. There
are many different kinds of insects,
and they attack nearly all plants. No
matter how small they muy be, tbe
liens will consume a large number.
They will also keep themselves busy
scutching wherever they can find a
worm of any kind. This means thnt
the hens not only save the farmer
from loss of crops, but also save the
food that would be required if the hens
did not satisfy themselves when on the
range. There is also n great variety
of food on the range, and the exercise
and freedom in the open air keep the
hens In good health. It is more often
the case that the hens are overfed, and
If the farmer will give one meal only in
summer, on the evening of each day,
the hens will thrive well. They will
aeed but little help If they are given
an opportunity to assist themselves.
Eggs are always more plentiful in
summer than lu winter, and this Is
due to the advantages possessed by
the hen on the range, as well as the
warmth of the season.
The cost of eggs Is much less In sum
mer and yet the cost can be made to
exceed the receipts If the hens are
overfed, as they will lay fewer eggs
and consume more food than they re
quire. There may be some who keep
tlielr fowls confined, but even then
they will thrive much lietter If made
lo work and search for all they re
ceive. Mta Can Hi Killed.
They can be exterminated. There are
several varieties. But In New England
the gray and spider lice, or mites, are
the most troublesome. The gray lice
stay on the birds all the while, but
do not breed very rapidly during cold
weather, unless the hens are setting,
as their eggs do not hatch below a tetn
peratute of sixty degrees. As a rule
they deposit their eggs on the back and
top of the birds' heads, a place where It
Is difficult for the birds to destroy
them. They breed most rapidly oil the
young chicks.
As soon as the chicks are hatched
and are dry the lice leave the mother
hens and begin to deposit their eggs on
the chicks In great numbers, and un
less the' eggs are destroyed they will
hutch In a few days and begin to sap
the chicks' blood so fast that the chicks
ure not able to eat enough to support
themselves and the lice, ton, and they
soon huve bowel trouble and die. As
tho lice breathe through the pores of
their skin, they can be easily killed
.with any of the lice powders without
Injury to the birds. By dusting the
hens well twice, while they are setting,
with some good lice powder, and by
greasing the back und top of the
chicks' heuds when they are taken
from the nest with equal parts of
lard and kerosene the lice uvi soon
subdued. .
The spider lice or mites are not so
rr.sy to exterminate. As a rule they
only stay on the hens ut night unless
thu hens are setting or on the nest lay
ing. In the daytime they ttuy on the
perches, drop-boards aud In the cracks
of the building aud lay their eggs In
those places. Their eggs do not hutch
below. temperature of sixty, degrees,
but as soon as the weather conditions
are favorable for them they multiply
the most rapidly of all the lice family,
and are probably the worst pfst that
the ponltryman bas to contend with.
It Is very much easier to prevent them
from taking possession of the poultry
house than It is to clean them out after
they once get possession.
By spraying tho roosts and drop
boards every seven days with coal oil
during mild weather they wlIT seldom
ever bother you. But if you neglect to
do this and they get possession, almost
any of the liquid lice paints sold on
the market If used according to direc
tions will drive them away after a
while. But If not convenient to get
the prepared paint, the following mix
ture will be found very effective: To
one gallon of coal oil add three pounds
of grease, any kind that Is most con
venient, and two ounces of either oil of
Liar, creolln op crude carbolic acid.
These will all mix together by placing
the disli in which are tbe materials
into a dish of hot water.
Paint the roosts and places where
the lice live with this mixture every
three days. The lice will not stand this
treatment long, as It destroys their eggs
and they will not stay where they can't
breed. J. Alonzo Joeoy, In the Amer
ican Cultivator.
A Practical Drainage Level.
Though one begins at tbe lowest de
pression first, as Is the proper way to
do, nnd continues to work ns circum
stances permit. It Is Impossible to lay
tile drains accurately without the use
of a leveling rod. The device shown in
the accompanying cut will suffice. In
that It Is operated on the principle of a
plumb-line. Mude eight and one-fourth
feet long and having a fine needle at
the bottom of the swinging weight,
with a scale of tenths of inches on tbe
base. It is a comparatively easy mat
ter, by raising either end half an Inch,
to ascertain when the grade la one inch
to the rod. Best of all, the level can
be slid ulong in the bottom of the ditch,
thus keeping a uniform grade of any
desired fall. Care must always be ex-
clsfd that the slope Is not the wrong
way; the-whole length, without the
exception of even a single foot, should
be downwards toward the outlet. As
a matter of fact, holtows should bo
avoided, less sediment lodges in them
so ns to choke the tiles, especially un
der the light flow of a gradually de
creasing current as the land dries. Side
bends for the purpose of getting
around obstacles should not be per
mitted, either, unless absolutely una
voidable. Crooked tile should alRo be
rejected, or If used at all, only at the
head of the drains, and then laid in
a lateral position where the bends oc
cur, so that the requisite level may be
preserved. A Subscriber, In The Epl
tomiut. Feeding the Steer.
It requires about one-half as much
grain to produce a hundred pounds of
gain on calves as on two-year-olds.
The work of the Missouri Agricultural
College has definitely demonstrated
that the most profitable age to fatten
cattle Is while they are still young.
The older the animal the more food is
required to produce a given gain.
Other stations have olso investigated
this question and have arrived at the
same result.
The Central Experiment Station
Form at Ottawa. Canada, found by
comparing 1000 pounds live weight in
the case of calves, yearlings, two and
three-year-olds, that the profit for each
1000 pounds was: Calves, $31; year
lings, $27; two-year-olds, $10.10; three,
year-olds, $12.80.
When all of the cattle of all ages
were purchased at four cents a pound
and sold fat at five cents a pound, the
profit on $1000 invented in feeding cat
tle was: Calves, $."i37.50; yearlings',
$284; two-year-olds, $198.75; three-yeur-
olds, $177.50.
Nine-tenths of all the cattle fed In
the Middle West are two-year-olds at
tbe beginning of the feeding period.
When these cattle are In thin coudltion
at the beginning of the experiment,
they are often fed with profit; hue
starting with calves In the same condi
tion it Is unquestionably true that the
calves return more profit for each $10(X)
Invested than the older cuttle. F. B.
Mumford, Professor of Animal Hus
bandry, University of Missouri, lu In
diana Farmer.
A Ship's Cordage.
While the three-masted schooner
John II. May was aground near the
lumber district the other day a large
crowd stood on the dock watching the
crew attempting to free the boat. Of
course advice was bunded out right
aud left, and many thought that they
could easily get the boat free if they
were on board. One young man in
particular who was nicely dressed
seemed to know It all and he was tell
ing the crowd just what should be
done. An old liverinau stepped up to
him and asked:
"Young man, can you tell me how
many ropes there are ou that
schooner?"
The young fellow glanced up at the
mase of ropes and said that he thought
there must be at least a hundred.
Others gave various guesses, and tbe
rlverman turned away with a smile,
as he said:
"There is only one rope on that boat
and every other boat, my friend, and
that is the bucket rope, All the other
have names." Albany Journal,
The Explanation.
The photographer was delighted.
"Seldom," be said, "have I had so
good a sitter. The expression is exact
ly right, tbe command of the facial
muscles perfect You are, perhaps, an
actor?"
"No."
"An automobllUtr
"Yes."
"Aha, that explains It You have
learned to submit to arrest and a large
fine every time you go out, and still
to return home looking aa If you had
enjoyed yourself." Philadelphia. Bul
letin, -
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY DECEMBER 24.
A Christmas Gift to the Christ. Matt.
2. 11; 2 Cor. S. 6; 1 Chron. 29. S.
The passages selected for our
Christmas lesson touch the duty of
giving all to Jesus. Tbe example of
the Magi who brought precious gifts
to the Infant Jesus, that of the Mace
donian Christians who first "gave
themselves to the Lord," and the old
Invitation of the king of Israel "Who
la willing to consecrate his aervice
this day unto the Lord?" form the
foundation of a fitting appeal to us to
entirely consecrate ourselves fully to
God as a worthy Christmas gift of
love. These Magi are to us a type as
we come and give htm gifts the gold
of service, the frankincense of our
worship, and tho myrrh of our love.
Consecration Is preeminently the
lesson of the Scripture. This Is the as
sociated thought of the Christmas sea
son. As the wondering Magi brought
their gifts to Christ, so may we bring
ourselves and give everything to him.
Consecration centers around two great
facts; first, God has a right to de
mand It, and, secondly I have the
power to make It. The consecration
of a Chrlstlau differs from the sur
render of a sinner. The army of
Lee surrendered at Appomattox. If
after their surrender thoy had come
and voluntarily offered themselves for
service in the Union array it would
have been a type of consecration. We
surrender to God when we receive
our pardon; we consecrate when we
Voluntarily give our newly ransomed
powers to the Bervice of Christ. Look
at the characteristics of a genuine
consecration:
"Who then is willing?" is the voice
of Scripture. It must never be a
forced service. These mentioned In
our lessen were free to do or not to
do. But the Magl chose to come; the
early Christians first "gava them
selves" to God. God never drafts
people into his service. He accepts
only volunteers. Our Christmas gift
to Christ must be a purely voluntary
one. We give to htm as freoly as he
gave himself to us. '
Our consecration to be acceptable
must be a perfect one. All our ran
somed powers not a few of talents of
our mind, our time and property, our
wills, are all to be given to him. We
tauBt not keep back a part of the
price. Put everything In and there
will bo no question In the future.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
OECEMBER TWENTY-FOURTH.
The Brotherhood of Man, 1 John 2:
7-11; 3: 12-15. (A Christmas
Missionary Meeting.
Hatred is a sin in itself, and it
speedily loads to other sins; it Is a
stumbling und an "occasion of stum
bling." Lova Is the atmosphere of heaven,
the breath of heaven's life. If wo
.breathe our love, we are living In
heaven. t
If all the real murderers were
hanged, the gallows would soon bo
worn out; for murder Is of the de
sire, not of the deed.
Brothers often have friends t hut
are nearer to euch than his brolher.
There Is a kinship nearar than that
of the flesh.
Brothers huve the same home. We
ore brothers o. all whose home Is
heaven.
Brothers do not stop with each op
portunity for kindness to argue,
"This is my brother." And so also
our spiritual brotherhood must
come an Instinct.
Brothers of the flesh often
alike; brothers of the spirit
bo
look see
alike.
Brotherhood is like electric attrac
tion not imposed upon us from
without, but a law working from
within.
Missions aro not brotherhood, but
the necessary outgrowth of brother
hood; they are not the fire, they are
the heat. .
Christmas Is the family festival.
When the earth becomes one great
family, we shall keep Christmas
every day.
The fatherhood of God Is the trunk
of the tree of love; the brotherhood
of man is the branches.
Is there any man whom I could not
honestly hull as my brother?
What fruits of brotherhood am I
bringing forth?
How cun I deepen my love for man
kind? To nssert that the law of brother
ly love is impracticable to the needs
of society Is simply to deny the very
first law by which society exists.
FEMININE FANCIES.
Queen Christina of Spain Is the only
sovereign who has ever made a bul
lpon ascension.
The only college for women In West
ern Asia Is the Amerlcuu College for
Girls at Constantinople.
Mrs. John F. Spencer, living In Ma
rion County, South Carolina. Is a liv
ing daughter of a Revolutionary sol
dier. Miss Mary Tilllnghast, of New York
City, Is one of the most successful de
signers of stained glass window : iu
America.
Mr. Jefferson Davis, wife of the
President of the Southern Confeder
acy, still keens her residence In New
York City.
Miss Elspeth McClelland caused
rather a sensation iu the "Uade" in
England recently by announcing her
self as a builder. .
Mrs. Marlon B. Baxter, for several
years employed ou tbe Seattle Dally
Times, Is at the head of the culy free
hospital In Seattle, Wash.
Tbe Emperor of Japan has Just con
ferred tho highest decoration available
for women the sixth class of the Or
der of the Crown-on Mrs. Teresa
Itichardson.
Sarah Bernhardt has given away
her pet tiger and now lavishes her af
fection on a large and particularly
ugly baboon, whose ears have been
pierced so he may wear huge rings of
gold.
The first European woman to adopt
engineering as a profession Ls Ceclle
Butticar, a Swiss, twenty-four years
old, who recently passed her examina
tions with honor at the University of
Lausauno.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Woolf, of t'fch. who
has died at tho age of ninety-one, left
ten ehtldiWi, eighty-one grandchildren,
180. great-grandchildren and twenty
three great-great-grandchildren, In all
a03 living desi-ejiituitt.. - -
THE " SUNDAY " SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR DECEMBER 24-
latdectt The Character at the Meatlah,
laa. la., 1-TUoMen Teat, Matt. I., SI
Memory Yereee, 6, 7 Commentary
J the laye Lei eon.
1. Great darkness (vs. 1.2). 1. "Nev
ertheless." A transition word from the
dnrk picture of cbnpter 8:3-22, describ
ing the woes from Assyrian predom
inance to the bright dawn and consum
mation of the Messianic era. "Shull
not be such." The durkness shall not
be as .Teat as It bas been. There waa
a ray of encouragement for those who
were ready to receive the prophet's
words. "Zcbulun." Galilee was the
land that principally suffered in the
first Assyrian Invasion.
2. "The people in darkness." Tbe
people of Judah. They were at this
time under a two-fold darkness. 1.
The darkness of outward trouble. See
2 Kings 15:37; 10:4-8, 17; 2 Chron.
28:5-8. 2. They were in moral dark
ness. Ahaz had led the people Into tbe
most abominable practices In honor of
the heathen divinities. Finally, toward
the close of the reign, he shut up the
great doors of the temple (2 Cbroti.
28:24), discontinued the offering of In
cense and the morning nnd evening
sacrifice, and left the whole interior to
decoy, neglect and ruin.
II. A great light (vs. 2-5). 2. "A
great light." The sudden change from
dense darkness to the shining light
.which the prophet saw Is quite remark
able. What light was this? The prom
ise of redemption; the prospect of the
coming of Immanuel.
3. "Hast multiplied the nation."
Isaiah with prophetic eye pierces the
centuries and sees the hosts that would
come under the reign of the Messiah
and be numbered with the true spirit
ual Israel. "And not increased." See
It. V. for correct rendering. "They Joy
before Thee." The prophet notes it to
be a religious Joy because it Is said to
be before God that is, in His pres
ence and with a grateful acknowledg
ment of His benefits.
4. ."Thou hast broken the yoke."
The Jews were successively delivered
from the burdensome and galling yoke
of the Assyrians, Chaldeans, Persians
and Macedonians, but these deliver
ances were only a shadow of redemp
tion from the yoke of Satan, nnd that
redemption seems here especially pre
dicted as if already accomplished. "As
in the day of Midlan." As Gideon with
a handful of men conquered the hosts
of Midlan, so Messluh, the "child" (v.
tt), shall prove to be the "Prince of
Peace," and the small company under
Him shall overcome the mighty hosts
of Antichrist. See the same contrast
In Mlcah 0:2-5.
5. "For every battle." It was the
custom of antiquity to pile tbe arms
of prostrate enemies, the spoils of less
value, and their spotted garments, into
a heap and then burn them. All thnt
belongs to war shall be swept away;
the war Itself shall die. Tbe Messiah
abolishes all war, but not until His
foes are either swept away by His
Judgments or melted into penitence
and wou over by His love.
III. A vision of the Messluh (v. 6). 6.
"Unto us." The prophet spake of the
predicted blessings as If already com
municated. "A Son Is given." God's
gratuitous gift, upon which man had
no claim (John 8:1(1). A gift of love, of
Joy, of universal fitness to our needs.
As Son of man Jesus was "a child
born," as Son of God He was a "Son
given." "Government." The ensign
of government, the sceptre, the sword,
or key, was borne upou or hung from
the shoulder. AH government shall be
vested in Him. "Ills name." A name
stands for all that the man Is and has
his character, his principles and his
property. "Wonderful." Because His
nature was both human and divine.
Whoever refuses to believe in the su
pernatural must pause at the manger.
He can go no farther. How Godhood
and manhood could be knit together
in the person of Christ is heyond us.
But tilings incomprehensible are not
incredible. All divine works are won
derful. There are marvels enough in
a drop of water to bewilder the wisest.
"Counselor." One who has wisdom
to guide himself and others. Jesus
was the embodiment of the wisdom of
God. He was a Saviour, both God
and man, a personal revelation of
God's love, a perfect character and ex
ample. He is our Counselor, never
guiding us astray, but always by the
best ways to the bent ends. "Mighty
God." God the mighty One. As He
has wisdom, so He bas strength; He is
able to save to tbe uttermost, and such
Is the work of the Mediator that no
less a power than that of the mighty
God could accomplish it. "Everlasting
Father." Expressing tbe divine love
and pity for men, a love that can never
fall for it Is everlasting. "Prince of
peace." As a king He preserves, com
mands, creates peace. His peace both
keeps the hearts of His people and
rules In them.
IV. The Messianic kingdom (v. 7).
7. "Of the Increase," etc. The govern
ment shall Increase lu numbers, In
power in the completeness of its rule.
It shall increase in the blessings it be
stows. It is like tbe powers of nature,
which are exhaustlesa. There is no
limit to their application to the uses of
man. With all our marvelous inven
tions and discoveries of what nature
can do, we have yet gathered but a
few rays from the world of light, a
few sprays from the ocean of blessings
God has in store for man. "Throne of
David." To ait upon the throne of Da
vid means to reign over the true peo
ple of God, and in this sense Christ sat
on David' throne. "To order it." To
rule it "From henceforth even for
ever." Only eucb. a kingdom can en
dure. Nothing la really settled till It
Is settled right The powers of evil
teem very strong, but every one Is
doomed to fall before Christ -
Something Every Day.
Every day a liitlj knowledge one
fact In a day. How small Is ono fact-
only one. Ten years pass by. Three
thousand, six hundred and fifty facts
are not a small thing. Every day a
little self-denial. Tbe thing that is
difficult to do to-day will be an easy
thing to do three hundred and sixty
days hence. If each day It shall have
been repeated, What power, of self
mastery shall ho enjoy who seeks
every day to- practice the grace he
prays for. Every day a HUlo happi
ness. We live for the good of others,
If our living be in any sense a true
living, it is not In great deeds of
kindness only that tbe blessing is
found., In "little deeds of kindness,"
rereated every day, we find true happi
ness. At home, at school, on the
street, at the neighbor's house, In the
playground, wo shall find an opportuni
ty every day for usefulness.
' Woman Flgbta Footpada.
Mrs. Lawrence R. Erth fotigbt
footpad la tha Bronx. Kw Y.rk City.
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A Kitchen Rial.
Broken potato may be mashed and
added to beaten egg and rolled Into
balls which when fried or Waked make
a very tasty dish. When prepared far
table any unsightly pieces of celery,
carrots, etc.. are often cut off. These
should not be thrown away, but rele
gated t the stock-pot, where they will
do their duty nobly In the matter of
flavoring.
Return of the Cheat.
The chest Is an article of furniture
which bas come back into favor after
long retirement. The artist craftsmen
were responsible for the revival iu the
first place, one. of-the first successful
experiments of the mukers of fine,
hand-wrought furniture having been
marriage chests after antique models.
One does not have to be rich enough
to patronize the nrtlst craftsman nowa
days to buy good chests. In all the
furniture shops ore many substantial
und very well designed chests for hold
ing wool, linen, waists, or for other
purposes.
iloneekerper'e Trick.
A woman who has several low, nar
row cots which she uses for couches,
bas fitted each with a deep, very full
flounce, which she has sewed on to the
mattress, finishing It with a neat baad.
The flounce extends over the edges of
the mattress on to the top for a cou
ple of Inches. Over the top Is thrown a
cover of the same material as the
flounce, plainly hemmed. This falls over
the flounce three or four Inches at side"
nnd ends. The cover Is removed when
the cot Is used for a bed.
One couch of the kind Is In a room
papered with green and finished with a
white picture molding nnd white paint
The couch Is covered with rich, rather
deep Turkey red denim. A cbalr near
It has cushions of the same fabric. A
couch in another room Is covered sim
ilarly with flowered cretonne.
Care of 811k.
Great care has to be exercised in the
ironing of silk. A too cool Iron will not
smooth out the wrinkles, while a too
hot one takes all the life out of the silk
nnd lenders it dull and lustreless. It
Is. of course, superfluous to add that
silk must never be ironed on the right
side. With a woolen skirt my plan of
procedure Is tbe same as for silk until
the cleansing process Is reached. For
the woolen Lklrt five cents' worth of
soap bark is steeped in a quart of water
and the water is then strained into
enough clean, warm not hot water to
wash the material. It Is washed Just
the same as ore clothes, rubbed on the
board to remove spots, thoroughly
rinsed in lukewarm water and last of
oil blued before beiug hung up to dry.
Much labor will be saved by banging
It carefully and smoothing out all the
wrinkles as It hangs. It is removed
from the line when almost dry, rolled
up and left to stand for a while before
ironing. Here again the Iron must not
be too hot. though It may be hotter
than for silk. And the goods must be
Ironed ou the wrong side. A skirt ren
ovated In this way usually looks as
good as new. Sometimes it is advis
able to put a rag between the iron and
the cloth so that if the former is quite
hot the cloth will not be iu danger of
being scorched. Tbe material should
be Ironed until It Is almost dry and
should be hung up without a crease or
wrinkle In it until it dries thoroughly.
Brooklyn Eagle.
MM
Maple Mousse Boil one cupful of
maple sugar or syrup until it striags,
then pour slowly Into the stiffly beaten
yolks of ten eggs, beating constantly.
Put Into a double boiler and scald with
out boiling. Remove from tbe fire and
let It become cold, then stir it into one
pint of whipped cream. Turn iato tbe
freezer, pack and freeze.
Eldelwelss Cream, one cup of butter
and add one cupful of powdered sugar,
cream again; then add one-half cupful
of hot water, one cupful of flour sifted
three times with two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder. Now fold iu the stiffly
beaten whites of three eggs and add
another cupful of finely sifted flour.
Season with almond. Fill tiny but
tered cups one-third full and bake In a
rather hot oven.
Hussion Sweetbreads Clean a good
pair of sweetbreads and soak in cold
water for an hour. Place these in a
saucepan, Just cover with cold water
and cook slowly for twenty minutes.
Take up the meat, pour cold water
over it and drain at once. Rub tbe
sweetbrei.ds with butter, season with
pepper and salt and a few drops, of
tarragon vinegar. Place In a hot oven,
bake for twenty-five minutes, basting
with a thick brown sauce made aa
follows: Boll some herbs, a clove of
garlic, and a small piece of celery In
a half pint of stock. Place a lump of
butter In a saucepan, add a table
spoonful of browned flour, let all be
well mixed, add tbe stock aud boll up.
Strain over the sweetbreads. Place
the sweetbreads In the centre of a
dish, and pour tbe gravy round.
Cold Lobster Cutlets-Take all the
meat from a medium sized ken lobster,
carefully cleaning out the claws, and
cut all Into small pieces. Take away,
the coral, wash and dry it, and then
pound In a mortar with one ounce of
butter, and rub all through a hair
sieve. Place in a stew pan half an
ounce of butter with oi.e ounce of
flour, and mix well over tbe fire, add
ing gradually a gill of water. Put la
the coral, butter, seasoning of salt,
cayenne, and chopped parsley; mix
thoroughly aud turn ou a plate to cool.
Spread the mixture out evenly at a
quarter of an incji, depth. Have ready
some good aspic, Jelly, form tba lob
ster mixture lu'a cutlets, arrange o a
dish with a lit the margin between
euch, put half cold aspic Jelly over all
and leave It to set. Wheu quite fim
take a knife, d'p lt.5uto bolllDt ' '
aud with It cut each cutlet I-
Place a little sliced c"'
dish, arrange the c
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