Lai n,y5Zi i-i t -in A SERMON Hu. Subject: Life. I A I I I .Mr : UTOoVlyn, N. Y. Prp&chinpr at the t I I'lng Sqrtare Presbyterian Church, Lu, on me auove inpmo, in pa DftH Ira Weramell Henderson, nfe n. 1.1. 1 .K,, 1 J I ' cin I I . r, vm 11 IX ipii .mmiii i . r . civ oni'i . n ttt n Tn.i i v an ah n 1 T ri Ictr naa i r 1 1 !, .. ..... i . 1 1 1 we nave more prospniiy ana Miss . ifttr iv to deal. . la n m r n rv ft... tnlhtloa t-nnll. n nninn niinitinir c r n m in r and suffuses every living . us. H energizes nil tnnt Is I'r. and moving nnl sentient inH ntimit lis ft fa at tha nnrpn nf "' , that Is; at the centre of alt crea Sa ion. It la dtvtne. for It la of God and uparted from Him. It Is rpal and o je one thing In all the world of -hlch we are conscious. For we see ojtworking Itself Into the pulsnt- t'.lT Og. throbbing universe about It. . r II nature sinus the praise and rnanl- r eii".t . is chants the v :md the might of God. In It It ii t.lin 1 ' . . ftve and move and have our hems. tt ' in at the centre of humanity's ox- . fence. All of which Is trite and obvious and old. There Is not much that Is new that we can tell about concern ing life. For the primal man knew u,llfc In Its fullness and Its beauty as 1o we. He heard the songs of the 'hetf host nnd witnessed the i nlfestatlons of the majesty of Je . ovah as Ho revealed It in the heav I ily galaxies and expressed it in the arted forms and the diverse beauties r' f nature. The primal man may not slii av been so familiar with so many . ' the actual laws operated in life ware. He may not have been bo gllOP isclous of the subtler forms of life it modern scientific Investigation le revealed to the world of to- ay. Hut taking in tne nroau we ay safely say that there is not much W. Sip Kit fe Is new that we can say about towi.in fact life B so intangible that it y. u reality properly lndeflnablp. We inot define life exactly. We may kllimproprlate a definition, but we can ' compass in the forms of finite cor iech the rulluess of life Itself. For Iri te is divine and limitless. Language N is finite and circumscribed In its a' icope and possibilities. Life knows lr no bounds. Language is confined. Ill ability to use It. For God never sends opportunities to men t hot they are unable totally to use. For Cod never jests with men. And to call a man to n hopeless tnsk Is to Jest with him. to make light of hlru Hut upon pvery mnn to when the golden opportunity comes Is laid the respon sibility to utilize that chance to the gl.ry of Cod snd to the host. Of his own ability. The church, not other wise than mnn. Is under compelling responsibility to make uso of the op portunities that are hers. She can not still the appeal of those oppor tunities; she ought not to deny them; she ought not to endeavor to avoid or evade them. She should gather the opportunities to herself with toy and welcome the responsibilities thereto attendant with happiness un feigned Life is determined In the terms of possibility. That is to sav, that life is hope. "While there Is life there Is hope," Is no mere catch phrase. It Is profound philosophy In a sentence For live men who are really living are rxnecfant. They look ahead Their faces front the future. They are interested In hat which Is un attalned. that whkn may bp achieved, that which Is not vet realized. For life Is full of possibilities. And pos sibilities made progress possible. To I be alive is to progress. But where ' thero ere no possibilities there Is no progress. Life is delightful because of its possibilities; possibilities for self-culture, for mornl and spiritual advancement, for constructive ser vice, for the doing of deeds both doughty and glorious for man and for God. This is the salt of life This lends life zest and gives It flavor, Life is determined in the terms of divinity. For life is of God. And every soul that lives may partake of the character and of the beauty of the personality of God. Whatever you and I are not. of this we may be sure, we are the children of God, we are divinely born. Our life la the Father's gift. Therefore. If we are children we should be obedient. We should enter into such filial relation ships with God that our divinity shall be manifest, that we shall show forth the heirship with Christ that is ours. Let us, then, be alive to our op portunities, glorying In our responsi bility, augmenting our forcefulness in the achievement of our possibilities, maturing the divine life of God that Indwells us. For this la life. EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. t'r P b. V b.. w Vi wl r ' Itn tm Vi .-. AcAotlnn nt ffA it. 1 Id en. w'''xtenslve with Him. Language Is brinie method of human lntercommuni ton, and as such it is hemmed Btora' n tne horizons of humanity. per se is Intangible. It is as ln glble as it is ultimately Indefln- jle. We may touch a man's hand at is sentient with life; we may he.. c into his eye that Is alive with (jlale: we may hear the sound of his ce and witness the exhibition of tra ia strength; we may see the various fUI xpresslons of the life that vitaltzes Im. But we do not see his life. We T1 ay roam the fields and sail the seas i and climb the hills and till the pas ' tnrcs till God calls us home. We may fr tee the evidences of life, but life it- ,lf we do not see. Life Is Intangible. fVe may know It in Its manifestations n.d t-ni?h them. But we sliall not know life that mysterious, wonder .IPorklng energy that enlivens ns nntll we enter Into the presence of lyiulty hereafter. For life is as in inglble as God. Life Is indefinable. We may de li life In the terms of life's exptes- " ins. Whether we see life in cloud tree or drop or bud, this is ever so. T the beauty of the cloud Is not th. life that brings the beauty Into being. The grace and dignity and charm that is manifest lit humanity Is not t.i life that animates humanity. We ay define human life In the terms if life's self-expression, through the ' medium of humanity as we may de scribe its manifestations in the nat "ual world about us. But when all i " sa!d and done, to define life In the rms of Its manifestations is not en tirely to define llf. For life is more than its manifestations, as is God. Life Is more than what we see and know of the expressions of life. And yet, for the pake of definition Mid in the Interest of the culture Of the moral and spiritual life of man. it is not really necessary that we ' shall be able to do more to-day than define life In the terms of Its expres sions and relations. For It is not necessary to know all about the con ' ntltutlon of the world In or:!er to lire happily within it. It Is not need 1 ful that we shall know all about the Inner and bidden laws of electricity In order to ride on an electric ear or to enjoy the illuminating power of the electric light. It Is not necessary that we shall be able to define God with comprehension and finality In rder to draw near to Him and to njoy tit i pleasures of communion with Him or enter Into the realization Of the potency of His love. Not oth erwise Is it with life. We may not understand It all, we may not be able 1 define It with finality, we may not l competent to penetrate its mys-u-y, but we know that It Is, that It I '4 central In ourselves and in our oeiety; we are aware that we are in ia midst of it; we view Its rnanl tatlons and experience its expres ina. We may state our experlunces ! nd the results of our Investigations and observations In the terms of hu manly understandable speech. And ). enough, we shall know more. It !', 'at Is enough for now .'llaaV w' tnay, therefore, define life In erms of opportunity, responslbll liaiitg'puMibiiity. dlvlnl;. i,, ' Life ia definable and to be grasped ih the terms of opportunity. To be II alive to have a chance. A chance I to be a man, to do a man's work, to follow In the footmarks of the Al r mighty as we tread through life, to he kind, to bo gentle, to be noble and puae And holy. Existence correlates ODDortunlty. To be a live man ia to be a man divinely gifted. For the i whole world ia the field of living humanity. And opportunity Is not only within the reach of every living aoul. It forcea Itself, whether we frill or no. upou ua. It la Insistent. It ia Inesuapaole. It ia emploreKnnt. Whether our position be high or low. our labor great or Inconsequential, our espacity much or amall, oppor tunity enters Into the apbere of our activities. It dominates our vlnion. He ia a dull man who cannot hear tttu insistent call of opportunity to the aoul. We may In our wilfulness k cloae our ears and shut our eyes to the entreaties of opportunity. But we aball be held to account by God. Life ll determined In tne terms of responsibility. To b alive with reealng and eager opportunity at nd la to Invested with rospouslbll- For tte opportunity implies our Filled With the Fulness of God. This is how the Rev. Dr. DUon il lustrates the thought of being filled with the fulness of God: "Standing on the deck of a ship in mldocan. you see the su ' reflected from its depths. From a litt'.-i boat on a mountain lake you s"p the sun reflected from Its shallow waters. Looklnp Into the mountain spring, not more than six Inches In diameter, yon see the same great sun "Look Into the dewdrop cf the morning and therp it is again. The sun has a way of adapting Itself to Its reflections. The ocean is not too large to hold it, nor th. dewdrop too small. So God can fill anv man, whether his capacity be like the ocean, like the mountain leke, like the spring, or like the dewdrop. Whatever, therefore, be the Capacity, there is opened up the possibility of being 'filled with the fulness of God.' " Methodist Recorder. Instruction In God'a Word 2 Tim. 3: 14-17. Bible Study Day. rnss.iges for reference; Ileut. 4: P-10; 2 Chron. 31: 29 33; Acta 17: 11. 12: Rom. t) 16: 16: 2.V27. Permanent personal growth Is Im possible without Bible study. Efforts for the kingdom are usuallv fruitless without seed-sowing from the Bible granary. A successful missionary In Korea writes. "Nine-tenths of our successes are thp result of Bible So ciety work " "The husbandman that lnboreth must be first partaker nf the fruits" (2 Tim. 2: ). We cannot 1 recommend or prescribe something we know nothing about. The Bible ia understandable to the honest searcher or else It is no revelation rc man. A clear, concentrated mind must he used on It. as we reniembet that the books have a definite pur nose and thai logic Is not Ignored Teachers nnd helps of the samp sort are absolutely rMTsosnsable, if arc fullv grip Bible truths and become equipped as the Master's builders Class work Is valuable because ques tions, answers and suggestions tonic the brnln. nnd open side paths for re search. The Bible Is to profit us build us. furnish us. If we neglect It we lose sIzp for heaven, the Joy of Usefulness and stars for our crown Kveryore may get truths that fit his personality out of It. Study It as the miner does mineralogy, as the doctor does materia medlen. as the musician doe; thp masters, nnd It will furnish you to recognize paying mines, to ef fect cures for sick souls, and to put music in all reachable lives. Study to use. A study of the American Bible So ciety work will show the value of the Bible, and thus the necessity of knowing It nnd really owning It Is emphasised. A gold mine is value less If the owner of the ground does not know thnt cold is hidden there. The British and Foreign Bible So cinty was organized In 1Sn4. and In lu years it has issued 191487,741 copies of the Scriptures complete, or in parts. The American Bible So ctotv from Its organization In 1S16 to January i. 190C. issued 78.."09..ri29 llil.les. Testaments and portions. In creasing from fi.-110 in 181H to 2.236. 7". volumes last year. It Is comput ed that in the same time other Bible Societies and private publishers have Issued ut least 176400)000 copies. Better Than Ten Thousand Pounds. Give me ten thousand pounds, nnd one reverse of fortune may scatter It away. But let me have a spiritual hold of this dlvlnn assurance. "Tbe Lord is Mv Shepherd. I shall not want." and then I am nil right. I am set up for life. I cannot break with such stock ns this in hand l never can be a bankrupt, for I hold tb.is security. "The Lord is Mv Shepherd, I shall not want." On not slve me read money uow; -jive me a check honk end let ne draw what 1 like. This Is what God do"s with the believer. He dees not In mediately transfer his Inheritance to him, but lets him draw what he needs out of the riches of his fulness in Christ, gpurgpon. Development of the Divine. The highest aim is the develop ment of the divine in mnn. Those who have the keen sight of love may detect its presence in every one. They know that as the slime hides the lily root and blossom, as the hard rock hold3 the precious ore, rs the acorn enconii asses the oak, so every hu man life contains the potentiality of the divine. They are not deceived by the external slime and hardness and meannesB, but perceive and havo faith In the Inherent and the ulti mate. To be aware of the divinity of the soul and of every soul is to know the subllmest truth disclosed to the human mind. Paragraph Pulpit. How Divers Escape Drowning. "The diver at the sea's bottom lives still, though In a foreign ele ment, because hi., close-fitting armor with Its air-tube reaching up above the waves, keeps him surrounded with another and finer element suited to sustaining life; otherwise he would bo speedily suffocated by ibe briny waters. And so tbe Christian, Immersed In the world's choking wa ters, can preserve his spiritual life only by fencing them away from him by "the armor of righteousness on tbe right hand and on the left." and by keeping up constant communion by faith with th) heavenly world. Rev. F. E. Tower. The Irreducible Infinite. There la no less sunlight because my lenae la full; there Is no leaa di vine power and love because my heart la full; you cannot subtract from the Infinite. FOOLING THE INFANT. "Well," remarked Nupop, in rather a loud tone of voice, "tt'a pleaaant to think that we can remain comfortably at home this evening " "Why, George," began Mrs. Nupop, "you know we've got tickets for the " 'Sh! Can't you see the baby's listening? I said that for bis bene fit. " Catholic Standard and Time' FOR LIFE. "Young man," said the stern fa ther, "you have married against my wishes. Now take the consequences " "What do you mean by couio quences?' " "Why that you'll dig up the costs of the divorce suit yourself." Then tbe groom realized that he was tied for keeps Philadelphia Ledger, TOWED HOME. Ted "What kind of an auto has he?" Ned "Twenty horse-power going out and one horse coming back." Life. SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH. Cod's omniscience. Isa. 40: 12-31. The deep things Job. 12: 22-23. No hiding from Him. .lob. 34: IS 2D. "Looketh from heaven." Ps. 33: 12-22. "In every place." Prov. 15: 1-3. Gives Wisdom. Dan. 2: 1 J 22. No escape. Amos 9: 1-4. A true student of nature will al ways be reverent and humble. Gnd Is alone at the origin of all things; if Hp Is not wise, there Is no wisdom. We sometimes copipnre God with some part of His OTMiton, hut more by way of contrast, as that the ope is weak and the other Inflritely strong. Suggestions. It Is Indeed reasonable that He who created the human brain shouH j be beyond the reach of the human j brain to understand. There Is no tine spectacle than which no greater absurdity Is pos sible a man criticising God: God has no knowledge that He wishes to hide from us. He gives It all to us eagerly, ns soon ns we can receive It. Illustrations. There is still ringing in the air somewhere every word that was ever spoken. This fact helps U3 to under stand God's omniscience. How marvelous would the mind of a man seem to the consciousness of a grass blade! Is It any wonder thai the mind of man cannut comprehend the mind of God? Questions. Is the thought of God's omniscience the comfort to me that it should be? Am I putting my mind more and more Into harmony with the mind of God? Do I dare to find fault with God? Dynamos have been successfully and economically driven by gaa en gines In Boston. A new invention baa been intro duced in Newcastle by which It Is feared tbe lamplighters of the city will lose their vocation. A German Inventor haa placed a machine at the local gas worka which will enable the gaa company to light and extin guish all the atreet lumps almultn neoualy. Coalite la the lateat novelty In tfeo fuel line. Aa made In Newcastle, by a process similar to that employed by the gas companies for the produc tion of coke, It makes no smoke and gives off, It is claimed, about twice the heat of coal, while a coalite fire lasts forty per cent, longer than an I ordinary fire. A Cleveland Bkyscraper twenty ' stories high will be topped by a God dess of Liberty holding a torch, from 1 which a Leaping flame of gas will be burning at all times. Tbe exact hour j of the day and night will be lndi cated by causing the flame to shoot I high into tho air during the minute ' preceding each hour. Dr. Fort in, of Paris, haa reported to tho Academy of Science a new con- ' trlvance which he bellevea la to be of ' great service In eye diagnoals. The j physicians found that the light from mercury vapor lamp passing through two sheets of blue glass and reflected into tho eye of a largo lena ; reveals the Internal condition Infin- j Itely better than the ordinary white ! light. By placing a screen with a pinholo between the light and the eye a magnified Image of the vessels , at the back of the retina, which have hitherto been almost Invisible, has 1 been obtained. Tinfoil, which la extensively used . for wrapping tobacco and other artl- cles of commerce, la a combination i of lead with a thin coating of tin on each side. It Is manufactured In the I following way: First, a tin pipe is ' made. This pipe is then filled with molten lead and rolled or beaten to j the thinness required. In this pro- cess the tin coating spreads simulta neously with the lead core and con- 1 tinuously maintains a thin, even coat- I lng of tin on each side of the sheet of lead, even though It may bo re duced to a thickness of only one thousandth of an loob or less. AMERICAN GARDEN'S. MARY'S FISHING. The other day little Mary, aged four, was having a most exciting time fishing from the nursery window. She had a long string that reached to tbe top of a tall rosebush In the gar den. "Now I havo caught a whale!" laughed she. And up ahe hauled a whale that weighed several tons at least Judging by the tugs and grunts; that Mary gave. This monster was safely landed on the nursery floor, and the line again lowered. Next came a swordflsb, which waa fol lowed by other terrible creatures that caused Mary a freBh shout of Joy each time. Suddenly her mtrth was changed to a horrible groan, and then a cry of blood curdling fright. Mother ran to her and looked out the window to see what had happened. Coming up the atrlng possibly to see what had become of all the sea monsters was a pretty little black and yellow spider. Nearer and near er it was crawling, and closer and closer Mary held the string. "Save me!" ahe aobbed. "Oh, the av.'fnl thing will eat me up!" "Let go!" laughed the mother. Mary had never once thought of that solution. The right hand relaxed, and all danger was past. " Dear me! " said Mary later from tbe cozy harbor of mother'a arm. "A really, truly spider is a Jot worser than a make-believe alligator why, mother, why?" Washington Star. NO FICTION. The Father "What la that book you are reading, my eon?" The Son "It'a the atory of a man who invented bis money In a Weatern gold mine, and loat every cent of It." Tbe Father "Oh, that's all right, my boy, I waa afraid you'd get a hold f a work of fiction!" Yonkera Statesman. A Japanese Woman Thinks Them Pretentious und Characteristic. "We see in every human produc tion a touch of Individuality peculiar to the worker, and so It is with American gardens," says a Japanese newcomer to this country. "When I first saw those smooth lawns, with only some gorgeous flowerbeds and well grown trees bordering them, I believed that they were merely tho front grounds, as wo call them In Japan, and that there surely extended behind the house gardens of more Individual taste and design. But as time went on It became evident to me that no such cultivated part ex isted in any back grounds, and that simple, plain green was the only nnd universal style of garden In America. Now, as 1 pass along the country roads looking at the gardens, all much the samo In appearance, the striking display of national charac teristics appeals to my interest. "First of all, the exposure of a private garden to the public enjoy ment cultivating it in front of the house, along the street, with no high barriers to seclude It seems to re veal a spirit of co-operation and friendly open-heartedness. What a boundless benefit It Is for the public to have the roadside thus brightened and beautified with various flowers and greens, which man adores by nature! A wretched beggar may enjoy tho smile of spring as much as the owner of a garden; poor tene ment house children may be as fa miliar with nature as any favorites of fortune. Here continental mag nanimity is exhibited, In decided con trast to our self-seeking seclusion, natural to all Islanders. "But I have a slight discontent In this full decoration of front grounds, for, besides Its lack of artistic design, I see in It perhaps because of preju dice the same motive displayed as in making an array of dlBhes on din ing room walla or In having all one'a beautiful pictures In sight at one time, the exhibition of all one's choicest possessions, which does not accord with the Japanese Idea of lik ing to use silk lining for cotton clothes. "On the whole, however, there are groater advantages here than I see in Japan. And, moreover, only such a form of garden could keep har mony with these commanding Ameri can houses and their practical inhab itants. How Incongruous It would be if miniature rocky mountalna, artifi cial ponds, with log bridges and antique stone la:iterns, were settled upon these sunny, open grounds be fore enormous, colored buildings! Nor would a flowery American wo man prove to be a fitting figure In those quiet colored, shady scones of a Japanese garden. "It Is to be hoped for Japan that the practical gardens of America will be more frequently adapted, and, on tbe other band, our imaginative gar dens, together with our lowly thatche cottages, may furnish some pleasure ground suggestions to this country." 8 Good Roads. 5 Roads and Automobiles. The recent remarka of Mr. Herr man, the Commissioner of Parka, about the desirability of excluding automobllea from Central Park have a wider and more Important suggea tlon than that concerning thla city's great pleaaure ground. Taken lit erally, hla plan Is, of course, Incap able of fulfilment. The automobile haa unqueatlonably "come to atay," and It Is now In so general uae and Is a yehb-ie of utility and pleasure to so large a part of the community that there can be no restriction of its employment within the llmlta pre scribed In compsrable circumstance for other vehicles. In some cases It Is no doubt offensive, as when it Is driven carelessly or viciously, at a dangerous speed, without giving a due ahare of the road to other vehi cles, or accompanied with an ear dis easing racket, a cloud of smoke or a atench of gasolene. But then horses are also offenalvo when they run away or get blind staggera or are driven by raucous voiced and hog mannered "sports." We must trust to the progress of civilization and the vigilant energies of tho po lice to minimize such evils, whether In motoring, horse driving, bicycling or walking. Tho impairment of roads by auto mobllea is, however, a pertinent and highly Important consideration, not only In Central Park but all over tho country, for there Is scarcely an "Im proved" road anywhere which la much trnveled that has not suffered from the extraordinary wear and tear of automobiles. The reason la perfectly plain. Tho roads were not built for such traffic. Telford and macadam roads were not designed for automobiles. They were designed for vehicles which would bo light If swift nnd slow If heavy, and which in ei ther case would move upon wheels with smooth tires. They were and are admirably adapted to the use of a buggy weighing two hundred pounds, even at a 2.30 pace, or of a load of, hay at a foot pace, even If It weighs a couple of tons. But here are vehicles as heavy as the load of hay moving as swiftly as the buggy. Worse than that, the automobile has, Instead of smooth tires, which would 3erve as rollers to smooth the road, wheels shod with chains or spikes designed expressly to cut Into and tear the surface of the road. Obviously tho destruction of the roads by such vehicles Is a great evil which cannot bo permanently toler ated. We should say, however, that It Is most properly to be abated not by excluding the vehicles from the roads, but by adapting either the ve hicles to the roads or tho roads to the vehicles. Perhaps, Indeed, both these courses should be pursued. In our city parks the vehicles might be required to adapt themselves to the roads. No automobile would ma terially hurt a well made park road If It were not driven too fast, even if it were shod with chains or spikes. All that is needed, In brief, Is that automobiles In the parks shall be reasonably driven, as other vehicles are, to obviate their doing any more hr.rm to the roads than other vehicles do. The great majority of automo biles are, wo believe, thus managed. Tho damage to the roads Is chiefly done by a comparatively few care less or lawless drivers. The other solution of tho prob lem, the adaptation of the roads to tho vehicles, may well hi applied else where. Tho work of road Improve ment Is now being extensively per formed all over this State. It would be a great mistake to do It now as it was done a score of years ago. The road which was good enough for the buggy and the load of hay will not do for a vehlclo which carries on chain girt wheels tho load of the lat ter at tho speed of the former. These changed conditions of traffic should be realized and the plan of construc tion of the new roads, at any rate on all "main traveled roads," should be so modified as to meet these condi tions, and eo as to be adapted to the now nnd far more formidable type of vehicle. That will no doubt be an expensive thing, but It will bo tar less expensive In the end than to have them ruined and need to be rebuilt every year. Editorial In the New York Tribune.- THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM MENTS FOR SEPT. 15 BY THE REV. L W. HENDERSON. Rural Automobiles. In the counllea of northeastern Ohio and the level portions of Penn sylvania north of Pittsburg a move ment haB been started for tho estab lishment of a rural automobile mall service. Fairly good roads and the absence of many steep hills make an automobile by far the quickest meth od of transportation. Several of the largest distributing centres have al ready Inaugurated the practice and a few machlnod have been bought. It Is asserted that In addition to the greater rapidity of the service the first cost of the machines will be more than offset by the greatly re duced number of carriers noeded. New York Sun. Long Elephunt Tusks. From the finding of an extraordi nary pair of elephant tusks In East Africa it la believed that two racqa of elephants exiat In that land. Tbe tusks are each a lUtle more than eleven feet long, are extremely slen der, and altogether weigh but 293 pounds. The enda are not worn, allow ing that the elephant did not dig for roota, thua differing from the apecies familiar to ivory hunter. Philadel phia OrlL ' Oiled Roads in Kaiisus. So successful did Kansas City's ex periments with crude oil prove last year that several Missouri counties will aprlnkle the macadam roads this season. Roads which were treated with oil tour times during 1906 did not need sprinkling with water the entire season, showing that the all treatment Is an economical one. Bobbin Roys' Wagca. John B. Lennon, treasurer of tho American Federation of Labor, deliv ered recently In Bloomlngton an ad dress on strlkus. Turning to the amusing features of the strike question, Mr. Lennon aald: "I remomber a strike of bobbin boys, a Just strike, and one that auc ceeded. Theie boy conducted their fight well, even brilliantly. Thu the day they turned out they posted In the spinning room of their employ era' mill a great placard inscribed with the words: " 'The wagea of sin Is death, but the wagea of the bobbin boys Is worse.' "Washington Star. Snbject: Moses Pleading With Is rael, Deut. 6:1-10 Golden Text, Deut. :12 Memory Versea, 4-7 Commentary. Thla speech of Moses to Israel, of which the lesson la only a fraction, Is, to the mind of the writer, one of the greatest addresses In literature. Profound In Ita philosophy and aearchlng In Ita call for the recogni tion of the rights of God In His re lationship to humanity It la an Im perishable contribution to the litera ture of the world. It la majestic. The whole book of Deuteronomy la as majestic aa this speech. Profes sor Moulton, In his Introduction to tho book of Deuteronomy, In the Modern Reader's Bible, aaya: ".It ia not an exaggeration of literature to aay that no work of literature which has ever appeared baa produced a greater sensation that the book of Deuteronomy. Everyone knows the romantic episode of Ua first appear ance in history a discovery or a res cue from ohl' . ion which would be the equivalent of a discovery. King Joslah with youthful fervor Is medi tating a repair of the temple; the treasury Is cleared out, and In it ia found a book. Whether this waa Deuteronomy itself or a larger roll Including It we have no meana of de termining; but It was certainly the contenta of Deuteronomy which pro duced the effect that followed thla discovery. Tho book was read before the king; ho rent bis clothes as he listened; a thrill of horror wont through the nation at the denuncia tions of woe against Idolatry coming to light when the idolatry was fully established in the land. There en sues the moBt sudden reformation movement In all history. First, there Is tbe great gathering In tbe temple, 'all the men of Judah and all tbe In habitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great.' The book Is read before them; they enter into covenaut with tho Lord, the king leading them from his lofty plat form. Then they turn to a fury of purging zeal; there Is breaking of Idolatrous vessels, shattering of obe lisks, defiling of high places through out the laud and the slaying of their priests. Then with a recovered sense of national purity the people feel able to keep the feast; 'surely there I was not kept such a passover from I the days of the Judges that judged ! Israel, nor In all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah.' " The lesson Is bo full of meat that It Is hard to cover it with Justice in a column. We shnll consider three points that are suggestive: 1. Verse five, Love for God. 2. VerHe seven. Teaching Children. 3. Verses ten and eleven, God's Gifts. Love for God is the one thing t'.:at from the human standpoint Is neces sary to-day. Men will not much de sire to do God's will unless they have affection for Him. They will not love their fellow creatures as they should unless they have a thorough-going love for God. They will lend them selves to all sorts of wickedness and practice every variety of meanness If their souls are not surcharged with such a love for God as shall make them amenable to the control of the divine decrees. Nations need this as much as do Individuals. We shall never beat our armaments into agricultural Implements until we get the world In an attitude of love to ward God. Tho world knows that God loves It, especially the civilized world. What we need Is to secure a reciprocity of "flection from the man ward side. Without It the world is doomed. It 1b not sufficient that mon shall be lovers of God themselves. It Is necessary that they shall teach their children the principles of moral and religious truth that dominate their lives. And the Protestant church has much to learn along this line. The Catholic church, however much we may disagree with Its theological tenets, Is the greatest success that the world has ever seen In tho matter of the direction and control of the child mind. And the Protestant church might well learn a lesson from that success Proper direction and instruction during the first ten years of the life of a child will, almost in variably, determine the movement of Its mind during the rest of its life. Our children are entitled to the most cultivated, Intellectual and spiritual nourishment and guidance that the world affords. To-day may dlrect.the destiny of to-morrow. Another thing that we had well re member, especially In this land, Is that God has given us the land with out any effort of our own. It Is no less true of us than it was of Israel. America needB this message of Moses to Israel beyond any nation In the world to-day. We had best be care ful not to forget God in this gift-land of our Inheritance. The religious heritage of America Is her pearl be ;ond price. May she not barter either her inheritance or her heritage for a mess of pottage. The danger Is that in our prosperity we shall for get the Providence that four cen turies ago unveiled this land to the gaze of Christendom. The danger is that we shall let go our grasp on God. The danger la that In the last an alysis we of to-day shall forget that we did not build the land, or fill the houses with good things, or dig the wells. The danger is that being filled and satisfied we shall become self satisfied; that being secured, of God in our prosperity we shall become "elf-sufficient. Let ua beware. Effect of tbe Weather, Bishop Sanford Olmstead, of Colo rado, at a dinner In Denver, raid, apropos of Sabbath breaking: "I was talking to an Eastern clery man tbe other day about bis churrh attendance. "I auppose," I aald, "that In your district rain affects the attendance considerably." "He smiled faintly. 'Indeed, yes,' he said; 'I hardly have a vacant saat when It Is too wet for golf or motor ing.' " Kansas City Journal. Unnatural. There is something uncanny about the mother who admits that her boy may have been Just as much to blame as her neighbor' child. Chicago Record-Herald. BEFORE THE PARTY. Hoat "Why did you write alt our gueats that tbls Is to be a very in formal affair?" Hoatesa "So I'd be sure to be the boat dresaed woman here." Life. Marronl's First Wlrelres. Marconl'a first wlreleas message was sent from a kite of the Eddy pattern. This remarkable 'man. now 57 years old, active as a cricket, a man who neither smokes, chews nor drinks, has aent kites into the great empyrean a distance of five miles. One of them showed a pulling or lifting power of nearly 300 pounds. Such a kite, nine feet high, would take a boy to heaven. Eddy on the evening of the Dewey reception, when the hero returned from Ma nila, sent a kite acrosa the East River, and attached to the atrlng were 17 glass lanterns, each con taining a candle. All New York wondered at the atrange epectaclo of varl-colored "electric" lights sail ing ao high above tho Brooklyn Bridge. The kite, of course, was in visible. N. Y. Press. Thought The Cat Was Dying. A very pretty girl of nineteen, with tears running down her cheeks, rushed Into the Bellevue receiving room last night. "Oh, doctor, she's dying!" she walled. "Save my darling Tootsle." "Pray be calm, madame," aooth-' ed Dr. Howard, "and tell me who II dying." The weeping girl unloosened a sheet from about the body of a di minutive Jet black cat. She had swallowed a needle and two yards of thread. "Oh, I don't want to live If Tootsle dies." Three difficult operations and the assistance of two other famous sur geons were required to separate the needle from Tootsle's breathing ap paratus, but when the tired doctors finished the kitten was as good aa new. N. Y. American. THE "YELL-OH" MAN And Ono of His Waya. To cill a man a liar seems rude, so we will let the reader select his own term. Some time ago the Manager of "Colller'B Weekly" got very cross with ub because we would not con tinue to advertise In his paper. We have occasionally been at tacked by editors who have tried to force ub to advertise In their paper at their own prices, and, on their own conditions, falling in which we were to be attacked through their editorial columns. The reader can fit a name to that tribe. We bad understood that the editor of "Colller'8" waa a wild cat of tho Sinclair "Jungle bungle" type, a per bou with curdled gray matter, but it seems strange that the owners would descend to using their editorial col umns, yellow as they are, for such rank out and out falsehoods as ap pear In their Issue of July 27tb, where the editor goea out of his way to attack us, and the reason will ap pear tolerably clear to any reader who understands the venom behind It. We quote In part as follows: "One widely circulated paragraph labors to lnduco the impression that Grape-Nuts will obviate the necessity of an operation In appendicitis. This is lying, and, potentially, deadly ly ing. Similarly, Postum continually makes reference to tbe endorsement of a 'distinguished physician' or 'a prominent health official,' persons as mythical, doubtless, as they ore mys terious." We do not hesitate to reproduce these mendacious falsehoods in order that It may be made clear to the pub lic what the facts are, and to nail the liar up so that people may have a look at him. If this poor clown knew what produced appendicitis, be might have some knowledge of why the iib3 of Grape-Nuts would prevent It. Let It be understood that appendicitis results from long continued disturb ance In the Intestines, caused primar ily by undigested food, and chiefly by undigested starchy food, such as white bread, potatoes, rice, partly cooked cereals, and such. These lie in the warmth and moisture of the bowels in an undigested state, and decay, generating gases, and Irritat ing tbe mucous surfaces until, under such conditions, the lower pert of the colon and the appendix become in volved. Disease sets up, and fre quently, of a form known as appendi citis. Now then, Grape-Nuta food waa made by Mr. C. W. Post, after he had an attack of appendicitis, and re quired some fond In which the starcli was predlgested. No such food ex isted; from his knowledge of dietetics he perfected the food; made It pri marily for his own use. and after wards introduced It to the putllc. in this food tbe March is transformed by moisture and long-time cooking Into a form of sugar, which le easily digested and does not decay lu the Intestines, It Is a practical certainty that when a man has approaching symptoms of appendicitis, the attack can be avoided by discontinuing all food except Grape-Nuts, and by prop erly washing out tbe Intestines. Most physicians are now acquainted with the facts, and will verify the statement. Of course, this is all newr, and should be an education to .he person who wrltea the editorial Jfor "Col lier'," and who should take at least some training before he undertakes to write for the public. Now aa to the references to "a dis tinguished phsiclan" or "a promi nent health official" being "mythical persona." We are here to wager "Colller'B Weekly," or any other skeptic or liar, any amount of money they care to name, and which they will cover, that we will produce proof to any Board of investigators that we have never yet published an adver tisement announcing the opinion of a prominent physician or health official on Poatum or Grape-Nuts, when we did not have the actual letter in our possession. It cun be easily understood that many prom inent pbyalcluna dislike to have tbvlr names made public in reference to any article whatsoever; tbey have their own reasons, and we reipect those reason, but we never make mention of endorsements unless we have the actual endorsement, and that statement wo will back with any, amount of money called for. When a Journal wilfully prostitute Its columns, to try and barm a repu table manufacturer la au effort to force him to advertise, It Is time the public knew tbe facts. The owner or editor of Collier's Weekly can not force money from u by such method. POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.
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