S SUNDAY SERMON
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Scholarly
R.v. A. 11
Ulicount
C. Man
By
Tirool.tyn. N. Y. In tln Strong l'lnce
I.aptist Church. Sunday inorniiiiE. the
pasior. llin Itev. A. II. C. Morse,
jiri-pr -; i 1 a foi'ci urn mission sermon. Hie
subject being "I'.vangeii'ation." Tin1
text was from Joshua xlii:1: "There
1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 vol very much 1st nl to lit
jtism-ss"iI." Mr. Move said:
Tlll'1'e is .Til llllcietlt Israel. .'Hill there
I a modern Israel, Tin' t :i k before
Hie former whs tin" establishment of
tin' kingdom of i'.m.I In 111,' laud of
promise. Ami III.' I:i fk before tli tut-
ti'i' is I lie f : 1 1 : -1 1 1 1 1 . g t of I lie kingdom i
of God in .ill Hi., world. Tlio work be-
t lie I lies" Ullcictlt people Wlls pivpal'.l. I
tni y : I . ( temporal. Till' wo'di before
tin- eliui'-ii is liual, hat remains be
yond ih" work appointed I,) us Is yet
li il'li'ii behind Hi,. hills of oii'i'iiily.
Tii" -sn 1 1-1 1 k" thing, then. i the evan-B-iiy.iii.il
nl tin- world. .V i i.l I innke
ln iii.i!iiy tliis looming when I call
yoi'i' 1 1 ! -li t inn In tills : itpein Ions sil'n
. It w ill in us i;. .!ii I ft our eyes
fi'oiu our own iiiiini"li.' " li "'il. .Mill look
itl iu v, irlil vt hii-ii i- ii. Pel. I ol I loil:
fi.il l.i leave on.' urn l;i!i" beaten
track, in.il In swing o'l, into tin- circle
M'lioi'" sweep 1 1 i mlulii.v iil.'ins. Cen
Inrii's have oiiil'si'il since onr work was
niiinitti.i i'il. mill herculean tasks have
ln'i'ii performed. Mountain of preju
dice In vi' h"cii leveled; rivers if hlociil
have lii'i'ii forded: tires of persecution
have li' i n I'lnliii'i'il. :,iiil w hole kiua
iloins have been taken, "lint t lii-re re
11' :l i 1 1 t 1 1 yot in mil I mil to In' pos
sessed." I want to "P'iiI: to yo;i tlii'u
lip "'1 lie Authority for I'ore.gn Mis
sions. Mini Tlirir Aims and Inspira
tion." In a 1 1 1 i; i wont. K:i authority for
Christian missions must Iip fouml. not
in tin' truth wo lioi.l. Init in lit- Tor
noil w Imiiii we love. This unv be seeti
In tin- vrry etymology of tin- word, for
authority is something r.dded -added
to Hi" abstract truth or duty. There
Is no nmhority apart frotii a person.
When an attorney is asked lu antlioi'.
lty. he riles ihe decisions of a liuli;
and when n srholar is asked his an
lliority. he does not exploit hi opin
ion, hut he names his aitrhor. The
Mime pr.ni'iple holds in religion. Ami
the ultimate authorny tnnst he a per
son, nial that iiersoii tnnst '( the lii'.'h
"st. and inoreovr !:. inns )e known.
It is easy to see. therefor... that nit
ilio'ity is ruled from liie sj-rall'd re
hiiion r.i' pantlieistii. for it posits nr.
peisiiiial hi'iiie. It rules aothoiiiy also
from t a i una listn. 1
and il"i"i,deiit. eaiii
And it takes nntho
' i isiu. fur i iiat ili'rl.'U'i
lie known. I'.nt 1 si:
suhli'i't into the n. a
i.' tvasoii. f ulilile
io: he Hi- highest.
,i,y I i-oiii avnost i
i's t ha t io l caiii'ot
all not piirii" this .
' of phiLisnphy.
I simply lay tins down a- an openin
tliounlit that th" rinHiofity for 'liris- i
tian missions is found In i'lir'-t lie-,
eaiis" !I" is a J n f-1 1 .''nd h.-.-ause He
Is tlio l,ii:hi-.st (u t.!.. a::d 1 .::; n Hi'
i aii he known. 1: is in view of this j
thai He i-an s..y. "All .;ullinrity is
ziv'ti unto Me In ln";iu anil on earth.
io ye. ilieri.fori'. a::d t ;;r!i ali mi- I
tion."
Aullioriiy lieloi;.:. Io Chrsl heranse i
TI" is the cti'i uai word, and is a.! i til' !
only dod Willi whoiii we have to do. I I
know there are se.'nndary sourees ol
iiuihoriiy to wliieh v. e must 2.ve ohe I
ilieiu e. siu h as to parents and tearher
and to the laws of tin- Slate. Itnf haek i
of all III'"-.- and over them all is thv
pei'sonai Christ, nml He alone has a
riiihi lo lell me what are truth end
iliu.v. And aiillmriiy helonus to Mini .
hl'i-ause II" has Mlld.'i'takeii to llispid
the ilaikness of the world liy a spei ial
revelation of the love of (hid. He hai. j
joined Himself to liuiuaii iy Io save it
And il is this ivu-hi'inu of Cold that j
is aihled In all the tiuili We hold that
lonsiiiiiles (lie auihoi'iiy for missions (
Missions are the propaganda of .lesiis I
and His liieihnd of r.'eoni ilini; an apos ,
lale hnmaiiity. And even if He had ;
not littered Ills treat I'oniiuission. still
world wide iu!-ioiis v.oulil have theii !
Ia ins. fi,- ti..y are hut the aiiswei
to the fall from the ends of Ihe earth. ,
for Immunity Miinh t. il from Cod feel- I
lis destitution and misery. The whnh ;
world uroiuis in its litmuer. You ear
he.u- ii in Hi,, plaintive sou-j of the hird ,
nml the -i'.-liiiit' of eviry hreez". And j
nfl"r all a world wide mi ion is nulj I
an answer to a world wide ii""d.
'Ihe aullioriiy fur uii-slon- is "(!od
inanil'sl in ihe th-h." I'.ur w!i:i I
1 1 -1 1 '.' The Ite.-h of ilie Alilo-Saxoii.
We are a woihIh I ul people. Let ti :
I'eeely inlinit thai we are the most
virile v.i... ii.ou ih" larih: that our it). '
st it nl ions ;.re the lie-1 : i hat we im-v-s .
tin. hulk of th" world's i tiliure and re- '
I i 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 -1 1 1 : thai we are th- suhiei'ts of
the hevt jjovernuieiii : and aiv the most j
inii"nlois and in i ,mii ie and wealthy.
Bill lm'.v fame we Io have this premier
position? e are only Ihe ureal -urand-i
hihlri ti of heat lien and liarliiiroiis i
lathers. W'e owe one superiorily to ;
Hi" if ma : n i lu; healh'ti nations to the
I .ut that ihe 1 1-; I was til t preached
to us. Wonderful e are. Hut we .
lire not the .sum total of the raeo of
men. "Who do men say that I the i
Son of Man am?" The sun of what ,
mail? (if Aiiraliani'.' Of the Anulo- j
Saxon? (If the man of India? Or of
Afrifi.'? Oi the man of the islands of i
the H-a? The iiianleiod of li il in i hi I v
Mas in th" Ill's li of .le-us. and I fall
li.'tfk upon the humanity of Ch'-Ist as
my authority for a world-w ide mission.
And tliat is what uu'.kes me conlidenf
that 11." i hispid Is the pon er of i;od
unto si. tvat ion to India and China and
Afi'i.a. to the islands of the sea. Not
that we hope to make these peoples
hut a pale fopy of Ihe A imlo-Sa xou : hut
Unit we shall develop Hint uift of
Uioiiht nml heart w h 'cli find ha
wroiiL'ht into their texture, and that
liny shall he patteiied. not after us,
lull after the Son of Man. The au
thority for missions is found in a uni
versal lipiij;er of the heart.
So uni'-li then for the authority for
foreign missions. Now I speak of their
nun mid inspiration. And thin Is a
phase of the subject whirb Is tint Hl
xvavs cleat" In Ihe piihllc mind. I have
lend in a mlKsioniiry paper, even, that
if foreign misnioiis are to accomplish
permanent results, we must idm at the
total r.'oiKanlzation of the whole social
fabric of the countrlej into which we
t:o. Now Unit Is an evil doctrine. You
an rind iiolhint; to Justiry it in the his
tory, nor iu the experience of the
church, nor In the example of our I.'irU
dud Hid apostles They did not aim at
lecoustrucliiii; the soi-ial fabric, hut at
luiphmliiil? tile life of Christ In the
Iiiiiiiiiii heart. They soimht to renew
the lives of men, and they knew that
Ihe-e new lives would demand new
vocinl fombiuuf inns. They knew tbul
no human tyranny could exist wher
Jesus I 'ln-nt wan Kluc.
Wo must not confuse the liniueitlHte
(lin with the secondary aim. nor with
the iilllinate result of missions. There
in no w ork in nil the world no powerful
to iicroiuplisli secondary results nt the
work of foreign missions. Of course,
the hiihils are r banned and the civic
life leortanl.i'il. But that Is not tlif
Immediate aim. Tin Immediate nlin
I not social nor civilizing, tint rellg
' ions. And I had rather, ns Mr. Rpeer
I says. "I'liinl one seed of the life of
I Christ under tln crust of heathen life
I ha n cover that whole crust over with
the veneer nf onr social habit", or Ihf
vesture of Western civilization." We
are trustee, hut not primarily of belief
social customs, but of a life which will
slinoe Its own clvlllzntion.
The nfni of missions Is pvani:i'lizii
tioii. and that Is the ptthllslilui: in all
the world of find's jilad tldinus. The
aim Is to mnke Christ known in all the
world. I state it thus, for tliouuh It
does lint shift our responsibility. It
does liuhlen our burden. It does not
remove tlio obligation to hasten with
the proclamation of Christ, but it does
relieve ns of the Impossible burden of
convening Ihe world. We cannot con
vert n slncle soul- how shall we con
vert the world? But we can present
the Cospel in such a way to every
soul In all the world that the responsi
bility for what Ik done with it shall
lest no homer upon the church ltor
upon any peroii In th" church, hut
upon the man himself. We can so pre
sent the iness-aue nf evnnuoli.ntioii
that we can flini; ihe responsibility for
th" world's conversion link upon Cod
Himself, for lie alone can renew n
biinnin liPiirt.
I do not preach upon missions be
cause I want to ohaheime your sympa.
tlilps for the philanthropic results
which they achieve. My object isi
liira-r than Unit. I want your aid In
mak iiL' Jesus known. 1 know these
other thinas w ill follow. I believe Hint
Cod Is Ivitis;. ami that the hand that
shaped the world at first is in nil the
forces that to day are shapinfc life. II
holds the rpius of politics anil com
merce mid civilization. It was John
Newton who said, he read Ih" New
Testament to see how Cod loved the
world, lint he rend Ihe newspapers to
see how He governed it. Ami I am
ouvinceil that all our everyday affairs
do run into the preat goals nf Cod.
And these Ihiniis. our Koverinnenl s ami
ciislonis and inventions, are but a the
chaff before the wind as compared,
with the supreme purpose that Cod.
who is Kln. shall reiuti ns King, and
rule n Lord of Lords.
We are celling to understa ml the
P'.v-.tiletu. and these last years are wit
nessinir wonderful movements. The
Hiinual accessions to th" churches In
the foreign fields far ouliiuniber thos"
of the churches nt home. Ami in many
instances their offering to this great
work go far before our own. M"te
work is being assigned to the native
churches, nful. greater responsibilities
laid on llieni. Modern missions are
young, lint we can almost see the day
when mission hoards will not need lo
send lo foreign fields great sums of
inouev. nor large numbers of preacher.
I'or the native churches tire prolific in
lueai hers of their own who can lind
the hearts of their pantile much betiiT
than we can. And already the day
is cuine when our largest attention is
uiven to the teaching and education of
the preachers, and to the general ad
tiiitiisiration of the work. That I the
meaning of this call for endowment for
tlie great Christian colleges and sem
inaries which are growing up iu those
far off lands.
I'aui said he was n "prison"!- of
Testis Christ." That is the essence of
the missionary life. The lord's prisoner-
not the prisoner of ltoine, thoirzh
he lay iu a lloinan prison, and was
scourged of Caesar. He said he was
an "ambassador In bondn." He didn't
look like that. His old rusty chain
nil tied on his wrists, and clanked in
Ids empty cell. Hut he said I nui con
ducting an embassy in chains. Oh.
what limitations the missionaries have
endured: Sickness and suffering a. id
infirmity and separation from wife and
i hlldreii. Anil what ure they doing?
Conducting an embassy for heaven in
chains and in a limitation which Cod
permits. They do not complain, they
led their freedom, and are the hap
piest men in all the earth. I have Been
llieni. battered and worn, return to the
churches at home. But I never ap
plaud them at some do when they
speak at national meetings. We who
remain at home are not worthy to unions.-
the latchets of their shoes.
Tlie story of modern missions reads
Ilk" a romance, one hundred years
ago it was a forlorn cause. Then the
doors of the mil ions were locked, and
the church itself was eiilier utinilssioii
ary or a ntl-niissionary. Now tile sky
Is 'ablaze Willi light and there is no
self -respecting church in all the land
that will tolerate a mini in lis pulpit
who does not publish foreign missions.
And all over tlie world are to be seen
the camp fires of those who have gone
away with tlie great evangel.
Can we not read Ihe signs of the
times? Creat days are crowding upon
us. and after years of prayer and pa
tient labor, ihe Lord Is giving us the
attention of tills great section of the
city. Can it lie saved? Do we believe
iu the strong arm of the (lospel? Then
pour your life Into this great work.
I he ciiuri li - this church, exists for no
other purpose than to give the dispel
to the w orld. Be large ill your Interest
In our immediate work. But Unit Ih
not enough. Be large in your effort III
world-wide eva ugeli.ation.
CtirUtlitn KKiHr!ir,
Hi nr. v Ward Heecher once said:
"Sbdlluw waters are easily muddied.
After a night of storm the waters of
the bay, along the beach, are foul and
black witli the mire ami dirt, lint look
beyond, oof into tlie tbep water, how
blue nml clear It Is! The white cap
on tlie surface show the violence of
the wind, but tlie water Is too derp
for the storms that sweep Its surfaco
to siir up the earth at tlie bottom. Ho
is Chrisiiaii experience. A shallow ex
perience Is easily disturbed; the merest
trifles becloud mid darken the soul
whose piety la superficial; while the
nio-t furious atorui of life fails to
larken or disturb tlie soul which hut
atinincil a deep expe-i n" ct the
tliiggs of l !od.-'
Work Demanded of Architects.
When new cathedral or a new col
lege Is lo he built It Is well that archi
tects should compete for It. for then,
other things being equal, the best man
p;eta the Job and the best possible
kind of building Is assured.
Kew persons, though, realize what
It costs an architect tu enter a com
petition. They do not understand the
time and labor that must be devoted
to the design, the estimates, etc.
There la one firm of architects In
New York that spent $2,000 last year
on a single competition This firm
entered ten competitions altogether,
winning four of them, and the total
cost to do It was $7,000.
Lived on Three Cent a Day.
Father Aeby, the most, remarkable
miser In Europe, has died at Berne.
He shunned society, and lived In a
dilapidated house on bread and water.
He never bought new clothes, and he
limited bis personal expenses to S
cents a day. A search of his house re
vealed gold and securities worth
about $.175,000.
EN
MARCH FOURTH.
What ! True Happlnesa? The World
ly Idea; The Christian Idea.
Luke 6:20-26; I John 12-17. 2 Cor.
6:10; Phil. 4:4-7.
In nothing Christianity more sharp
ly contrasted wttti worldilnest than hi
tne lileuis of happiness of the two.
The strength ot the Christian Ideal
of happiness in tula, that It lit uu end
less prospect.
The Christian's happiness Is often
paradoxical, ttad finds Its! ruhest tna
lerluls win re liie word woiinl tind mo
puorcitt or none ft all.
Our happiness. In proportion as It Is
Chrlstkui. I unceasing and t lawless.
Suggestions.
Happiness is -est bought by not
leekillK It.
Tlie truest happiness Is t.ie reflec
ion of hnppiuem t;lven another.
Christ was a mail of Borrows- -hut
if our sorrov. s; lie came that His joy
might take tlie place of them In us.
Happiness never happens; it Is the
mist logical of all results.
Illustrations,
li.ipplne s Is lik bodily health at
ts best when w do nut think about
l.
The seal i ll for happlnes is like ths
search lor the pot of gold at the eud
jr the rainbow, will li moves ahead of
js as we tiilvunce.
Hawthorne tells of a youth who
.ooked all over the world for a treas
ure he was to dig for and tind beneath
i certain sign. Ut'turning home, de
feated, he saw tlie sign and fottud the
Ireanure In his ;wu doctyaid. bo
a it a happiness.
Questions.
Am I expecting Irjtinine.sa from any
iouree hut Christ'.'
What am I doing to niake others
happy?
Am 1 growing; less happy or more
nappy all the time?
Heware all Joya but Joys that never
ran expire. Young.
To he happy is not tin; purpose of
jur being, but to deserve happiness.
rTchte.
Uod loves to see His cieattires hap
ny; our lawful delight is Ills. lllshop
Hall.
r
GU N DAY, MARCH 4.
A Life of Unselfish Ministration.
John 4:21; 1 Cor. 19-23.
Sympathy Is "pultlng yourself in
his place.' Some people .are able tc
do that without much effort. Others
Hud that it takes (ttit an effort of the
imagination. Hut unless it is done
there can be no sympat liy. You can
not sympathize with th.- sorrows in'
another unlesi they really sneni to
you to lie sorrows. And they cannot
lie unless yuu either have his point
of view to begin witn or you put your
self there.
Tlie desire that (Lid's king loin may
prosper makes many a person a help
er of others far beyond Ihe limits o
his personal acquaintance. We cunnot
come Into pei.-oual touch with tin
people reached by our missionaries In
their far-scattereu fields. Inn we h
lieve itl missions as part of the plan
of Ihe kingdom and our money, which
Is one evidence of our faitli. helps peo
ple we never knew and never shall
know unless we make acquaintance in
the life that Is to come.
Love Is tlie soli'-siiflliieiit motive.
It does not depend on the lini'.gina
tions and tlie ability to mi lersland,
as sympathy does. It does not spi'lny,
from any conscious desire to spieao
tile kingdom us zi al does. It is juf
it self. Where there is love there is
helpfulness. It duiM nut alwavs bto
to reason. It is its own leason for be
lug. It cannot be analyzed, and il
iloi s not not nee I in lie explained,
is love. Whoever loves, helps. I'.vea
If the amount of a slstuiice si ems t
lie small, love Is help. That is win
our poor help is acceptable lo (hid.
Doubtless an archangel could do per
fectly some tilings we do bunglingly.
lint, with all our blundering. Uod ac
cepts our Imperfect helping of hl
work when it Is the expression of our
love.
Love was ami Is the great Chrhst
luotlve. Cod so loved thai he gave,
.le-us so loved that be lieuled, and fed
and cl-aused, and comforted, anil
taught, and saved, giving out of his
mighty resources, ami asking for no
return save that a little of the same
love should he passed on from life t :
life. "Love one another, as I haw
loved you." In that word tlura Is tlie
whole gospel of helpfulness, with mo
tive power enough to make It opera
tive il n L i 1 tlie end of the world.
Sailor's Brave Act Saved Lives,
A daring tind heroic act was per
formed by an unknown sailor during
n fire in Liverpool, Kng., a few days
ago. Tlie outbreak occurred at a
eheepdip factory, In which a large
quantity of sulphur was stored. A
number of workmen were engaged In
one of the top rooms of the building,
and were overcome by the burning
chemicals. A sailor who was passing
along the street and heard of the
danger of the men, at once climbed
to the roof of the burning building
by way of a top story window In the
next premises. He tore off Home of
the slates, and knocked a hole In the
celling of the room In which the over
powered men lay, thus giving an out
let for the escape of the fumes. Mean
while the fire brigade had arrived,
and promptly placing the escape
against the window, rescued the men,
live In all, from the room.
Youth's Forbearance Well Paid.
Irving D. Froelich of Newark
reached his majority yesterday and
smoked his first cigar "ou his dad."
l'apa Samuel Froelich, who Is the
head of a big wholesale liquor firm
told the hoy when he was 15 years old
that he would give him $1,000 If he
would refrain from smoking until he
became of age.
Yesterday when the hoy reached the
office he found his desk decorated with
flowers and his father handed him a
box of cigars with two $."00 bills uuder
the cover.
li ving aays that be does not care to
smoke and offers to hold off for an
other twenty-one years ut tho same
price. New York Sun.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MARCH 4.
Snbjflrfll Jutns Tell Wlm Arm BlMrll,
Malt. T.. l-t n Oolilrn Text, IMnlf. v..
8 Mainnry Vrrr, rr.f.-Tor-lt : llllil
ri cm: of the ' I I He.
1. The gathering multitudes (vn. t.
2). 1. "Seeing the n.nltltudes." The
tniiliiiiides tvlerred to lu verse 2." of
the preceding chapter. Attracted by
His miracles (tie people came iu great
n u in lie is from nil over Palestine.
"Into a mountain." According to tra
dition Jesus spoke this sermon on ft
square shaped hill with two tops,
which gives It. the modern name of
"the Ilonu of Hntlin." HhUIu being
tlie village on the riilge at Its base.
"Was set." Th? usual position for
teaching among the Jews. They stood
to read the Scriptures, but sat to teach.
"Disciples came unlo Hiin." They oc
cupied a position near to Him and the
multitude was farther away.
2. "Oppiied His mouth." The ex
pression marks the solemnity nml Itu
porttuiiv of th? discourse. "Taught
them." The moment hnd come when
the principles of the now covennut ure
to be enunciated.
II. The character and privileges of
Cod's people (vs. M l'Ji. These verses
contain the rlifbt beatitudes. .'I.
" Blessed." Itles?d menus more than
happy. 'Tour In spirit." All the be
atitudes are nftlxed to unlikely condi
tion", to show that the judgment of
Christ and of the world are different.
"Theirs Is." Now ut tills present time.
"Kingdom of heaven." The kingdom
of heaven and the kingdom of (Jod
mean the same thing, and have refer
ence to that spiritual kingdom which.
Christ sets
up iu the! hearts of His
(hildrin. 4. "They that mourn."
That Is, thus? who, conscious of their
spiritual poverty, mourn. "Comfort
ed." Tii LorJ comforts by speaking
Ihe worJs ot pardon cud pcuce to Iheir
" 5. ' AIci'K." Of gentle and long-suffering
7lsuo;ti'jn; of peaceable tern
pefT SiHimlfSlve, compliant, yielding.
Inherit the earth."
l.nder tins ngure
the abundance of
our lord promirs
kpirltual goad provided for lu the gos
pel.
'Hunger and Unrsl. A ngurti-
tive
li era."
light
With
expression. "After righteous
Tin state, or quality, of being
with (iod. "Shall U? filled."
righteousness. Hverythlng else
falls
to satisfy. 7. "The merciful.
"Tlie
merciful," says Erasmus, "are
those who weep over the calamities of
others, who fend the hungry and clothe
the naked, admonish those in error
and pardon tlie offending." "Obtain
mercy.." As we dial with others Coil
will deal Willi us.
H. "I'ltre iu heart." The heart Is the
S"at of the affections, the desires, the
motives, tlie will; Willi Ihe pure heart
these will all he pure. "Set Jod."
That is, iiossess and enjoy Cod. !).
"Peacemakers." "Those who avoid
contention themselves, and labor to re
store peace wherever It Is broken."
"Children of Cod." Cod is the Father
of pence, and those wlio promote It are
said to be Ills clillilr; n. 10. "Perse
ruled." Those who are pursued by an
euemy. "For righteousness' suke."
Because of right doing. "Kingdom of
lieiiven." See oil verse 3. 11. "Re
vile." To slamicr; "lo be abusive in
speech or net." "Falsely for My sake."
It must not only be false, but for His
sake; because we are Christians and
lire bringing forth fruit unto holiir'ss.
li!. "Kejoice." To be persecuted for
Christ's sake is to be crowned (I!ev.
2:10). ' He exceeding glad." Leap for
Joy. "The prophets." We are to have
an Inheritance with the prophets.
III. The duties and responsibilities
of Cod's people tvs. IH-lfi). In these
verses we have th" "relations of the
citizens of the kingdom to the world."
IH. "ye." Christ's trna followers, de
scribed in the preceding verses. "Salt
of the earih." Halt preserves and puri
ties, and so ObriMiaus spread the
truths of the pi.spcl by which the
world is preserved ami purilli d. "Lost
UU savour." That is, has become
tasteless, iind lost its Faltness. "Where
with -salted." Tilt' question implies
thut the talt Is entirely worthless.
"Good for nothing." It is not only
good for nothing IUelf, but It actually
ilesljoys fertility.
H. "Are the light." In John 8:12
Jesus suys, "I am the light of til'
world." The Christian Is not like the
sun, self-luiuliiuiis, but borrows ids
rays, like the moon, from it primal
source. Light Is uot only opposed lo
darkness, but overcomes It; so the
truth and holiness po'sps-eil by tile
disciples of Christ, wlio is tlie true
light, dlfpcl the world's ilnriness, hy
overcoming Its Ignorance and sin.
"Cannot be hid." In the Fast cities
are often built on bills. Th" Illustra
tion vividly lets forth the high calling
of the followers of Christ.
IS. "A candle." Uather. "lamp," as
In Revised Version. "A bushel."
Rather. "Ihe bilfhel" (see R. V.). that
Is. the common measure found In every
Jewish house. Strictly speaking, the
lnodlus, translated "bushel," denoted il
smaller int'Sslire couiil to about two
gallons. "CiindleslicU." Ilaiher,
"lauipstand." The lamps were of
earthenware or metal, in liie Mmpe of
u saucer, turued up on one side to
bold the wick. Olive oil was used to
burn iu llieni. The Idea Is that even
men would not be so foolish as to
light a lump and then cover it, and cer
tainly Cod will not be ho unwis" ns to
Illuminate His people and then keep
Iheui in concealment. Id. "Light bo
shine." Where Christ is In tne heart
the spirit of Christ will shine out iu
the life. We ure commanded to khiiie
lu such a manner that our good deeds
will give fdory to Cod. We cover our
light hy pride, worldllness and osten
tation; we let our light shlho by living
a bumble, holy life, and by keeping
titled with the love of (iod (Hum. b.b). .
Weather Man Saves Money.
In epite of the standing Jokes aboa.
the weather man. It la probable that
for every dollar spent. on the weather
bureau $10 are saved, says Country
I.lfo In America. At tho time pf the
Mississippi flood of 1897 $15,000,000
worth ot live stock and other prop
erty were saved as a result of warn
ings Issued a week ahead. Signals
displayed for a single hurricane have
detained In port vessels valued, with
their cargoes, at 120,000,000. The
West Indian stations, established In
1898, Inform us of hurricanes as soon
as they begin. The course of the hur
ricane that caused the Galveston flood
was charted for a week before It
struck our shores for hurricanes
move slowly. Eighty Ave per cent of
the forecasts now come true, and by
the aid of rural free delivery 25,
000,000 forecast cards were distrib
uted last year to f armors, many of
whom could not have had them Cv
rears ago. v
Always remember Hint breeding from
fmiiinlnre stock Is breeding downward
In alze. The niniv who wiinls to sew
Ills stock, no inn tier whnt kind It lis.
liupiwe year by year and thus become
more prolltable to. him. always Is very
particular as to tlie- selection of his
breeding nnimals,. and you can rest
assured that nn- Kirr-li man hn any
room for n small' immature ani'iual
which he Is to- use for such purpows.
Ktrlrra Wltl thi f resin I'rieBinr
I have n neighbor who has long In
sisted on Ihe umil way of set tin his
t i 1 1 1 It iu a coot house and skiii.'jung It
for but ter-nia king. He used u ltab
cock cream tester nml found: that his
milk from tbi cow averaged butter
fat test of t'i per cent., which he
knew ought to give him In. three days
ivcr fifty pounds of butter. Hut he
got only twenty-eight pounds of but
ler out of It. He had tin excellent, cool
tnilk-lioiise, and lot the milk Slav be
fore skimming It till It was becoming
sour, and ns lie fed tlie skim milk toi
pigs nml calves, when sour It gave
tlieiu Ihe scours. He finally mine,
over to my house one evening arid
nski'd me what was tlie trouble :tnd
wanted my experience. I (old him that
I quit the old way of setting iltul slim
ming milk three years ago anil now
use a ilea in separator, and that I tind
that It Increases Hi" cream nr.d butter
a great deal, but not quit?, if much ns
he has been losing, but enough to pay
for n separator In n little lime. But I
want to say also here, that 1 have
foil nil the sweet separated milk even a
bigger thing than more cream and but
ler, to feed calves and pigs while It is
sweet and good. I would never think
of going hack to the old way of skim
ming, not to feeding sour mill;.-1,. II,
Jason, lu Indiann Farmer.
Tli Karin lea Ifout.
Kvery fanner should have a supply
of ice, There are but few lo'ililies
where ice cannot be obtained wl.li but
a short haul.
An expensive house Is not necessary,
ns sill that is required Is a building
with sides and roof, situated on ground
well drained.
Tlie blocks of ice should be cut of
a uniform size with suiooih edges, so
Hint they will line',: ciosely. Tlie best
tool to cut he fir small houses is a
cross-cut saw v. lib one handle re
moved. There should be no (lour under the
ice. A thin coat of sawdust or chaff
should lie spread on the ground and
(lii Ice packed in even layers, leaving
space of a foot all around, which
should be packed full with sawdust
or chuff.
To keep well Ihe ice should lie at
least eight feet deep, exclusive of a
fnot or "more of saw dust or chaff, which
should cover it.
Plenty of ventilation should be fur
nished, being careful tint to have a
too free circulation of air.
In taking out tlie lee. care must be
taken not to dig out holes in tlie ice,
but commence at one side or corner
ami remove a cake at a lime until a
whole layer Is taken out. and nt all
limes see that Hie ice is well covered.
When neighbors are close together.
It is an excellent plan for several lo
go In together and put iqi an ice sup
lily, as the larger the quantity packed
In one house the smaller Ihe per cent.
31' waste. II would certainly lie ceon
liny to build a company ice house at
place of supply so lis to save the
"xpeiise of hauling In pulling up.
National Fruit Orower,
ftrsln separator.
Tlie keen competition which Is mak
ing Itself fell iu practically every ar
ticle of manufacture, which Is brought
ou the market to-day has had the
effect of taxing human Ingenuity to
the utmost iu order to invent and de
vise new machines, ami apparatus
which will lessen th? cost of produc
tion iu large manufacturing plants.
An Olilo man recently patented a ma
chine which perforins two operations
lit the fame time -the cleaning mid
separating of grain. The grain Is
placed lu the hopper lu the usual man
tier and motion imparled lu Ihe driving
Cleans nnd Separates tho Ciralu,
wheel, which causes the chaff shoes
and the air-blasts to rotate. The firuni
passe from Hie upper chaff-shoe Into
a sieve, all the larger particles of dirt
being thus eliminated. It next passes
to the screen directly iu line wltli the
air-blasts, and any dust or dirt reuiuln
lug Is blown out by one of the air
blasts, the chaff being discharged at
the rear of the machine. The grain
finally rcachcc the separator and
separated Into two grades, the larger
grain remaining on the tup screen and
passing off at Que aide of the dlschnrg
chute. The smaller grain passe
through the tipper screen of the sip
nrator on to n lower one, and Is de
posiled on tho opposite side of the ills
charge chute. Means are thus pro
Vltled for collecting and effectively sep.
a rating the grain from the chaff and
foreign matter, as well as separating
tlio cleaned grain Into graden.-lmli
una polls New s.
Valua of Clorar.
Clover. A species of grass, In which
the leaf Is divided Into three or wore
lobes with on oblong bloom of a red
color. When green, 1: used by the
fanner a pasture. This grass In th.
first bloom Is cut and cured, aud then
slacked or mowed nwny 1n finrtis ns
hay. It Is a food for fattening cirtlhv
hogs nnd Aorses, It Is Indispensable
to the nvernge fanner of Indiana, ns iy
fi'i'tlHaer,. pasture nnd hay.. The H'eil
is obtslncd from thV secnnil cutting,
nnd If clean will bring from tive to
seven dollars per bushel. U will easily
yield one bushel per ncre. There Is- n.i
grent demand for the seed,. It Is used'
In the dye houses, The blossom Is used,
ns medicine.
The proper lime lo fow- seed for u
good st n nd of clover, nbout the middle
of March. Scatter ftl'teen pounds to
the acre, Willi soil in guott order. The
new or Ilrst blooms of clover when
wet will bloat the stock. The gases
froin the wet bloom cause (he s-wclllim.
The bloom of tlie small or the' white
blossom will cause horses especially to.
slobber. If it was nut for the torer
grown lii' old Rush, her corn crops
would soon fall below the average. M..
II. P., Iu Indiana Farmer.
l'olnta nn Incubnlora
Dr. Richard M. Wood has prepared
n bulletin for the Depaiiment of Agri
culture on "Incubation mid Incubat
ors." The summary of his Instructions
Is given below, nnd the bulletin may
be had ou application to the te;iai't
tuent nt Washington.. I. C:
Study your Incubator. Acqtr.ilnt
yourself with all lis parts. Read the
manufacturer's directions for telling
it up. Set it up carefully and accord
lug to Instructions. Never try to run
an Incubator In a d nifty place, nor near
n siove, nor where the sun shines upon
it. Set fertile eggs only. Waste tio
effort upon those that are doubtful.
I.e.irn how to trim nnd clean a lamp.
Keep I lie Imnps full anil the wick nml
tube clean. Avoid smoke. See- that
the ci'gs are clean and dry before set
ting them. Balance nil eggs, large end
up, a few hours before placing them
In the- tray Vo not overllll the tray.
Turn every egg the third dny. Cool
the eggs every morning. Be sure your
hands are clean when handling eggs.
Test all eggs hy the seventh day. Test
again by the eleventh day. Test ngaiti
by the fifteenth day. If tlie air space
is loo large, supply moisture; if too
small, put a saucer of dry lime In the
room and run without moisture n day
or two. Do not expect to learn nil
about Hie air cell the first hatch. You
will lnrn that Intel'. Do not disturb
tlie eggs after the evening of the
eighteenth day. Have a regular hour
for Incubator work. Do not tinker too
much with the regulator. (let the ad
just incut right nnd keep it so. Heat
your machine and make your adjust
ment before placing Ihe eggs hi tlie
egg chamber.
Oxaii on Ihe Fatm.
With the development of farm ma-
liinery there has come a demand for
faster walking team, on the road
mil iu the field, than can be obtained
the use of oxen. Horses can stand
I lie work of plow or harrow iu warm
wither better than oxen, are runro
oiivenlent to drive and nre generally
belter bundled by such hired lielu as
are usually employed upon larms. i
am very sure that the writer will find
pair of horses necessary to work his
sixly-aore farm properly. Still, oxen
are very useful upon farms to-day and
may be made ,n source of profit ns
well ns being useful for milch woik
that will relieve, the horses. They
will save the horses time by drawing
manure while they nre busy on the
furrows, by drawing hay while tlie
horses nre mowing, raking or tedding
and in many other ways that will sug
gest themselves duriu;; every season
ot tlie farm work. The outfit for
an ox team Is very inexpensive, consist-
lug only of yoke, a stout pole lu the
arm cart and a few chains.
Oxen should always lie broken to
Wl
ar n yoke, the breaking lor hniiiiy-
mgi should lie (lone while tliey nre
oting. Farmer boys usually enjoy
such work ami can do it better than
men. Oxen are readily shod for roud
work by any blacksmith who has the
necessary apparatus. They tire con
fined iu slings, one foot ut a time is
drawn onto a sluut post and securely
fastened, when Ihe shoes are fitted
and nailed. A shoe Is mude for each,
side of the hoof, making eight shoes
worn by every ox. The Hereford
make the oxen that nre tlie most pop
ular in New Flight ml, although tlio
Shorthorns are n close second, Calves
designed for oxen should be castrated
before they are two months old. Tho
operation should be performed by tome
one who thoroughly understands It.
Unless there Is some person wlio has
had successful experience lu the work
near by, I would advise securing the
services of a veterinary. B. Walker
McKeen, in the Tribune Fanner.
Hum (ha Kiliir Travala.
The German State railway is much
tempted to encourage the Emperor lo
travel ns often ns posslTiIe, for each
journey he takes Is a considerable sum
lu the pocket of the nation. His Maj
esty travels in great splendor. As a
rulo there nre two special trains, one
for tho Emperor nnd one for the Em
press. These are the property ot Ihe
Prussian State, but tlio traveling ex
penses nre paid by the Emperor him
self. The court trains are charged nt
tlie same rate ns ordinary special
trail s. Thus, the Journey from Hei'Hu
to Milling, near the northeast frontier,
costs rather over $1.'00, and the same
fee Is, of course, charged for the re
turn Journey. Chicago Journal. ,
Atlvaitlalna as a Science Para.
Some people say that advertising I
nil a mailer of luck; thut you can not
tell whnt advertising Is going to do. or
whether or not It is going to pay. This
may be true; but It is very strange that
the man who gives Intelligent thought
to lils advertising and does It in an
intelligent, earnest, straightforward
way, usually bas the luck on bis 'Ida.
Ho Is lucky lu Ill's advertising because
be reduces it to a science. Advertising
Is just as certain as paying rent. Ad
vertising is governed by tho same com
mon tense business lines that govern
buying a lot of tomatoes or codfish.
Grocery World.
There's something rudleully wrong
with the woman who Is unable to tind
an excuse for a good old fanbloued cry
at least ouc a week.
and
furiousJk
rnpir gloves nnd stocking are now
made.. When finished tJn-y closely re
semble wool In finish.
Tim new harness which the Kltcdtrt
of Egypt, ordered In England som
months ago Is. the most costly ever
mnde for four horses. It Is valued at
$10,000,
Tlie town of Lovelocks, in Nevada,
rnn so short ot fuel, die other day
thut residents bad to pull down some
of their buildings and burn the mate
rials. The mercury was thirty degree
below..
If two- kernels were added to euch
ear of corn grown in Missouri last year,
$200,000 would he added to the. value
of this Missouri corn crop. This state
ment was mnde recently by Cieorge B.
Ellis. Secretary ot tlie State itoaj'd of
Agriculture.
Dr. Shafer. the Cerninn Army snr
geon sent to the Far East to study
the war from a. professional point of
lew, reports that the bullet wounds
were of a slight character. The most
astonishing feature was the slight ef
fect produced by bullets which trav
ersed the bodies of tlie sotdlers lu all
directions.
The Russian soldier Is probably more
heavily burdened than any !her. A
foot soldier in the nrmy of the Czar
carries over sixty-eight pounds. The
weights borne by the foot soldiers of
tlie other principal European nations
are said to be as follows: French, six-tj-two
pounds; Ilritlsh. sixty-two
pounds; Cerinnn, sixty-one pounds;
Swiss, fifty-nine pounds: Austrian,
forty-seven pounds; Italian, forty
three pounds.
Colonel II. B. Maxon. of Reno, Ner.,
Is afraid bis accident Insurance, policy
will he cancelled. Within the List three
years he bas fallen down a mining
shaft, breaking both legs, been knocked
across a Los Angeles street by nn auto
mobile, has been iu three railroad
wrecks, participated iu an automobile
smashup In Stilt Lnke City, nml seven
weeks ago was trampled nearly to
death by some horses.
Invitations to weddings in Wales are
very businesslike. When the parents
of the bride-to-be bid ber friends to the
ceremony they bid them not to come
empty handed. The cards say: "What
ever donation you may be pleased to
bestow will be thankfully received
and cheerfully repnid whenever called
for on a Rimllnr occasion. The parents
of the bride and brldcgrooin-elect de
sire (lint all gifts due to them wilt be
returned to them on the above date,
nnd will be thankful for all favors
granted."
TRAPPERS STILL MAKE MONEY-
Allhoush Our Frontiers Hare Vanliheil
for Itccelnta Are Larger Than Krr,
The receipts of raw fur In the mar
ket during the season of l'.HIo-OO are
three times larger than ever before, al
though the country Is now so thickly,
settled. '
The Inrger proportion of the furs,
paradoxical as It may seem, now comes
from,.the South nnd Southwest. Skunk,
coon, mink nnd opossum constitute the
Inrger portion of the receipts from that
section, although heaver, otter, fox,
wild cat und civet cat also make up
quite an Important part of the re
ceipts. Skunk at present are In good demand
nnd are selling well. Coon are in good
demand, as they ure used for fur coats
us well ns dyed nnd Imitate a great
mnny articles. Gray nnd red fox this
seuson are not selling well, ns they are
long haired, and nil long haired skins
this year are out of fashion. Mink Is
one of tlie most beautiful native furs
nnd is selling higher this season than
for many .years. They nre likely to
continue In good demand throughout
the season, ns the ladles, the real fur
buyers, are partial to the beautiful ef
fects which this fur gives, Muskrat
Is a very common fur and always sells
at a comparatively low price and U
likely to do so this year.
The opossum Is perhaps our common
est fur bearing animal, but Is not a
good weurlng article when manufac
tured. Its principal use Is for Imitat
ing the skins of more valuable varie
ties. There- is, though, at ull times
a ready sale for them. Otter and
beaver nre nearly extinct, aud their
skins command very high prices and
are readily saleable. Wolf Is another
long linlred skin and will be very dull
this season.
Many trappers In the Smith make a
good living during the winter catching
fur bearing, animals, and many farmer
boys make a ijood supply of pocket
money by catching tlie various animals
and shipping their skins to the fur
markets.
c The Boatswain's Pips.
Lovers of naval tradition will be
pleased to learn that Ihe Admiralty bas
just decided to restore something that
bus long fallen into disuse. This is
the boatswain's pipe, to the inspiriting
strains of which shipboard routine was
carried out in the old days. Some
time ago 'IMy Lords" came to tho con
clusion that its retention was undesir
able, and It was accordingly done away
with. Now, however, the authorities
at Whitehall have changed their minds,
and the naval boatswain is a happy
man again. Pipes are beics issued to
-all sea-going ships, and Instructions lu
tjie art of sounding them Is to be sys
tematically given to selected petty offi
cers and boys of tho fleet. Westmin
ster Gazette.
Eflefitnally Provided War.
"Life insurance bas preserved nianj
families from the possibility ot want."
said tbe persualsve agent.
"Yes," answered the reluctant listen
er, "especially tbe families of largt
stockholders." Washington Star . . ,