Liar 11 Hit FIJI Me Puipt I . SERMON ' 4 rAp r Subject: Life. 'Mi 'i i c iji Sa' all fo h i on w. Sip trs fur T fr- fro Brooklyn, N. T. Preaching at the il.iwlng Square Presbyterian Church, .jaiburg avenue and Welrneld Dai fc on the above theme, the pas ., g , , Rev Ira Wemmell Henderson, jolt na hie text John 1:4. He said: tils, fiaet Lord's Day we discussed In uls")n measure and manner the fart neatn. lo-any we snan aiscuss la it the moments that we are together , fact of life. The reality with :IIHS l w hsve more presentlv anil I,.-, i lately to deal. - . Is amons tht mightiest reall- " ic" On lih which humanity Is familiar. .. (fuecii and suffuses every living us. It energizes all that Is T7e and moving and sentient in. I about us. It Is at the source of , that Is; at the centre of all crea- I ton. It is divine, for It Is of God and uparted from Him. It Is real and N, je one thing In all the world of hlch we are conscious. For we see 'i-'1 outworking Itself Into the pulsat :,t throbbing universe about It. ,11 nature slugs the praise and manl the t tne forCe 0f life as It chants the v and the might of God. In It .ive and move and have our being. ( is at the centre ol human It 's ex fence. 18 pa All of which Is trite and obvious i mid old. There Is not much that Is new that we can tell about concern Wl Ing life. For the primal man knew life in its fullness and Its beauty as .1o we. He heard the songs of the .'hcl'ul host nnd witnessed the nlfestatlons of the mnjesty of Je ' ovuh as Ho revealed It In the heav ily galaxies and expressed it in the arled forms and the diverse beauties f nature. The primal man may not avo been so familiar with so many fle nptiinl latvo nnerntpd In life slioo we are He may not have been so .i3Clous of the subtler forms of life A it modern scientific Investigation le revealed to the world of to ay. But taking in the broad we iay safely say that there Is not much ,.,.. lat Is new that we can say about 1 .fe. g In fact, life is so intangible that It , . n reality properly Indefinable. We kldnenot define life exactly. We may ,.or. iproprlate a definition, hut we can- V compass In the forms of finite H" jech the fullness of life Itself. For a? te is divine and limitless. Language U) finite and circumscribed in its Pr icope and possibilities. Life knows yfhi no bounds. Language is confined. 'Jfe is the creation of God and is co brin Extensive with Him. Language is Htoraf method ' human lntercommuni- 'Jon, and as such it is hemmed lag r "in the horizons of humanity. e'per se is Intangible. It Is as in- iglble as it is ultimately Indefln i. ' jle. We may touch a man's hand at is sentient with life; we may Cha" k Into his eye that Is alive with fe; we may hear the sound of his ce and witness the exhibition of ui strength; we may see the various xpresslons of the life that vitalizes tm. But we do not see hi3 life. We ay roam the fields and sail the seas and climb the hills and till the pas tures till God calls us home. We may lee the evidences of life, but life It .elf we do not see. Life is Intangible. "Ve may know It In its manifestations nd tfc.-'fjugh them. But we sliall not knowilfe that mysterious, wonder working energy that enlivens us nntil we enter Into the presence of iviuity hereafter. For life is as in wglble as God. i Life is indefinable. We may dp tie life In the terms of life's expres ' ins. Whether we see life in cloud tree or drop or bud. this is ever so t the beauty of the cloud Is not the life that brims the beaury Into being. Th grace and dignity and charm that If manifest la humanity is not the life that animates humanity. We iay define human life In the terms I it life's self-expression, through the I medium of humanity as we may de scribe Its manifestations in thj nnt il 1 "if al world about us. But when all said and done, to define life in the ) rms of its manifestations Is not en- : tirely to define life. 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 sake of definition and in the Interest of the culture Of the moral and spiritual life of man. it is not really necessary that we hall be able to do more to-day than define life in the terms of its expres ions and relations For it is not necessary to know all about the eon w stitutlou uf the world in order to ' Use happily within it. it is not need ful that w shall know all about the hBDer and bidden laws of electricity In order to ride on an electric Car 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 irder to draw near to Him and to nioy toe 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 i define it with finality, we may not competent to penetrate its mys sry, bnt we know that it is, that it 4 central In ourselves and in our jciety: we are aware that we are In le midst ot it; we view Its mani 9tatlons and experience Its expres ns. We may state our experiences ad the results of our inves'lgatlons no,, -nd observations In the terms of hu manly understandable speech. And CupLi' . snough. We shall know more, olatv w'"1 at 18 uough for now. '4 may, therefore, define life in ilerins of opportunity, respouslbll- , possibility, divinity. Life is definable and to be grasped n the terms of opportunity. To be alive to have a chance. A chance to be a man, to do a man's work, to follow iu the footmarks of the Al mighty as we tread through life, to behind, to be gentle, to be noble and pure and holy. Existence correlates opportunity. To be a live man u to ba man divinely gifted. Fur the whole world la the field of living humanity. And opportunity It not only within the reach of every living aoui. It forces itself, whether we Will or no. upon us. It Is Insistent. It Is Inascapanle. It Is omnipresent. Whether our position be high or low, our labor great or Inconsequential, our eipaclty much or small, oppor tunity enters Into the sphere of our activities. It dominates our vision. He Is a dull man who cannot hear tne Insistent call of opportunity to the soul. We may in our wilfulness Joae our ears and shut our eyes to Abe entreaties of opportunity But W shall be held to account by God. Life Is determined In the terms of responsibility To be alive with resslng and eager opportunity at nd Is to invented with raspouslbll Fer the opportunity implies our 1 ability to use It. For God never : sends opportunities to men that they are unable totally to use. For God j ' never Jests with men. And to call , I a man to a hopeless tnsk Is to 5rit i with him. to make llcht of hlnj Bur upon everv man to whom the solden ' opportunity comes Is laid the respon I slhlllty to utilize that chance to the glory of flod and to the best of his own ability. The church, not other wise than man. Is under compelllne resronsibilitv to make use of the op portunities that are hers. She can not still the appeal of those oppor tunities; she ought not to deny them; i she ought not to endeavor to avoid or evade tbem. She Hboutd gather the opportunities to herself with 1oy and welcome the responsibilities thereto attendant with happiness un feigned. Life Is determined In the terms of possibility. That Is to sav, that llfp is hope. "While there Is life there Is hope," Is no mere catch phrasp. It Is profound philosophy in n sentence. For live men who nre really living are exnectant. They look ahead Their faces front the future. They are Interested In that which Is up attalned. that which may lie achieved, that which Is not vet realized. For life Is full of possibilities. And pos sibilities made progress possible. To be alive is to progress. But where thero are no possibilities there Is no progress. Life is delightful because of Its possibilities; possibilities for self-culture, for moral and spiritual advancement, for constructive ser vice, for the doing of deeds both doughty and glorious for man nnd 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 lire Is of God. And everv soul that lives may partake of the charactor and of the beauty of the personality of God. Whatever you and I are not. of this we may be sure, we nre the children of God, we are divinely born. Our life is 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 shnll 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 forcefnlness In the achievement of our possibilities, maturing the divine life of God that Indwells us. For this is life. Filled With the Fulness of God. This is how the Uev. Dr. r3ixon 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 Kb depths. From a lltt'.T boat on a mountain lake you s"o the sun reflected from Its shallow waters. Looklnp Into the mountain sprint, not more than six Inches In diameter, you Bee the same great sup.. "Look Into the dowdron- c? the morning and therp It Is again. Tho sun has a way of adapting itself to its rpfleetlons. The ocean is not too large to hold It, nor the dewdrop too small. So God can fill anv man, whether his capacity be like the ocean, like the mountain lpke. like the spring, or like the dewdron. Whatever, therefore, be the capacity, thpre Is opened up the possibility of belnc 'filled with the fulness of ! God.' "--Methcdlst Recorder. EPWDRTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. Instruction In God's Word 2 Tim. 3: 14-17. Bible Study Day. Passages for reference; Pent. 4; B-10; 2 Chron. 31: 29-33; Acts 17: 11. 12; Rom. 1: 16; 16: 25-27. Ppiinanent personal growth Is Im possible without Bible study. Efforts for the kingdom are nsuallv fruitless without seed-sowing from the Bible granary. A successful missionary In Korea writes, "N'lne-tenths of our successes are thp result of Bible So cletv work." 'The hnsbandmnn that lnbmeth must he first partaker tf thp fruits" (2 Tim. 2: 6). We cannot recommend or prescribe somethlne we know nothing about. The Bible Is understandable to the honesl searcher or else It Is no revelation tc man. A clear, concentrated mind must be used on It. as we repieinbet that the books have a dpflnltp pur nose and thai logic Is not Ignored Tpuehers and helps of the same sort are tbaolntely Indispensable, If we fullv grip Bible truths and beconx' quipped as the Master's builders Class work Is valuable because cpies tlons. answers and suggestions tonic the brain, nnd ooen side paths for re search. The Bible Is to profit, us. build us. furnish us. If we neglect It ve lose size for heaven, the Joy of usefulness nnd stars for our crown l"vi ryone may get truths that fit his personality out of It. Study It as the miner does mineralogy, as the doctor does materia tuedlca. as the musician does the masters, and It Will furnish you to recognise 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 cletv work will show the value of the Bible and thus the necessity ol knowing it and really owning It Is emphasised, A gold mine Is value los3 If the owner of the ground does not know that cold Is hidden there The British and Foreign Bible So ciety was organized In 1804. nnd In ini years It has Issued 191.M7.7K copies of the Scriptures complete, or In parts. The American Bible So ciety from Its organization In 1S16 to January i, 1906, issued 7s.;.n9,r.29 Pll li's. Testaments and portions. In oreaatna from s.419 m isu; to 2.23fi.- 7". volumes last year. It Is comput ed thai In the same time other Bible Societies and private publishers have Issued ut least 179.000,000 copies. ay te- w V; tl( Wl F 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 divine assurance. "The Lord Is Mv Shepherd. I shall not want." and then I am all right. I am set tip for life. I cannot break with such stock ns this in hand l never can be a bankrupt, for I hold tills security, "The Lord Is My Shepherd, I shall not want." Dn not slvo mp ready moiny uow; ive me a check hoik and let rie draw whit 1 like. This is what God do it with the believer. Ha does not lri mediat -ly transfer his Inheritance to him, hut lets him draw what he ne?ds out of tho richer of his fulness in Chris'. Spurgeon. Development of the Divine. The highest aim is tho develop ment of the divine in man. Tbose who have the ken 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 holds the precious ore, M the acorn encompasses the oak, so every hu man life contains the potentiality of the dlvino. They are not deceived by the external slime and hardness and meanness, 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 sublimest truth disclosed to the human mind. Paragraph Pulpit. pu.syui mer liv How Divers Kscape Drowning. "The diver at the sea's bottom lives still, though In a foreign ele ment, because hla close-flttlug armor wl'h Its air-tube reaching up abovo the waves, keeps him surrounded with another and finer element suited to sustaining life: otherwise he would be speedily suffocated by the briny waters. And so the Christian, Immersed In the world's choking wa ters, can preserve his splntuul life only by fencing them away from him by "the armor of rlghteousr.eas on the right baud and on the left." and by keeping up constant con.nlunlon by faith with th heavenly world. Rev. F. E. Tower. The Irreducible Infinite. There Is no less sunlight because my lense is full: there li no leas di vine power and love because my heart is full; you cannot subtract from the Infinite. FOOLING THE INFANT. "Well," remarked Nupop, in rather a loud tone of voice, "It's pleasant 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 St." 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 conse quencee?' " "Why that you'll dig up the costs of the divorce suit yourself." Then the groom realized that he was tied for keeps. Philadelphia Ledger. TOWED HOME. -"What kind of an auto bai Ted- be" Ned "Twenty horse-power going oat and one horse coming back." Life. ft Good Roads THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH. Cod's omniscience. Isa. 40: 12-31. The deep things Job. 12: 22-2j. No hiding from Him. Job. 34: IS 25. "Looketh from heaven." Ps. 33: 12-22. "In every place." Prov. 13: 1-3. Gives Wisdom. Dan. 2: 19 22. No escape. Amos 9: 1-4. A true student of nature will al ways be reverent and humble. God Is alone at the origin of all thlnes: If He Is not wise, I here Is no wisdom. We sometimes compare God with some part of Hi3 oreatlon, hut more by way of contrast, as that the one Is weak and the other Infinitely strong. Suggestions. It Is Indeed reasonable that He who created Ihe human brain should bp beyond the reach of the human binln to understand. Thpre is no one spectacle than which no greater absurdity Is pos sible a man criticising God! God has no knowledge that II" wishes to hid-? from us. He gives It all to us eagerly, as soon as we can receive It. Illustrations. There is fctlll ringing In the air somewhere every word that was ever I spoken. This fact helps us to under- stand God's omniscience. How marvelous would the mind of a man seem to the consciousness of a grass blade! 1b It any wonder that the mind of man canmt 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 gas en gines in Boston. A new Invention has been Intro duced In Newcastle by which It Is feared the lamplighters of tho city will lose their vocation. A German Inventor has placed a machine at the local gas works which will enable the gas company to light and extin guish all the street lamps simulta neously. Coalite Is the latest novelty In tbo fuel line. As 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 ordinary fire. A Cleveland skyscraper twenty stories high will be topped by a God dess of Liberty holding a torch, from which a Leaping flame of gas will bo burning at all times. The exact hour of the day and night will be Indi cated by causing the flame to shoot high Into tho air during the minute preceding each hour. Dr. Forttn, of Paris, has reported to the Academy of Science a new con trivance which he believea Is to be of great service In eye diagnosis. The physicians found that the light from a mercury vapor lamp passing through two sheets of blue glass and reflected into the eye of a largo lens reveals the Internal condition infin itely better than the ordinary white light. By placing a screen with a pinholo between the light nnd the eye a magnified image of the vessels at the back of the retina, which have hitherto been almost invisible, has been obtained. Tinfoil, which Is extensively used for wrapping tobacco and other arti cles of commerce, la a combination of lead with a thin coating of tin on each side. It Is manufactured in the following way: First, a tin pipe is made. ThlB pipe is then filled with molten lead and rolled or beaten to the thinness required. In this pro cess the tin coating spreads simulta neously with the lead core and con- ; tinuously maintains a thin, even coat ing of tin on each side of the sheet of lead, even though It may be re I duced to n thickness of only one- thousandth of an Inch or less. AMERICAN GARDENS. 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 the top of a tall rosebush in the gar den. "Now I havo caught a whale!" laughed she. And up she hauled a whale that weighed several tons at least judging by the tugs and gruntu that Mary gave. This monster was safely landed on the nursery floor, and the line again lowered. Next ctjtne a swordfish, which was fol lowed by other terrible creatures that caused Mary a fresh shout ot joy each time. Suddenly her mirth 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 string 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!" she sobbed. "Oh, the awful thing will tat 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 mo!" said Mary later from the cozy harbor ol mother's arm "A really, truly spider is a lot worser than a make-believe alligator why, mother, why?" Washington Star. A .Japanese Woman Thinks Thein Pretentious and 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 iu any back grounds, and that simple, plain green was tho only and universal style of garden in America. Now, as I pass along the country roads looking at the gardens, all much the same 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 us much as the owner of a garden; poor tene ment house childreu may be as fa miliar with nature aa any favorites of fortune. Here continental mag nanimity is exhibited, iu 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 dishes on din ing room walls or In having all one's 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 greater 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 mountains, artifi cial ponds, with loi: brld zee anrl antique stone lanterns, were settled upon those 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 scenes of a Japaneso garden. "It Is to be hoped for Japan tbat the practical gardens of America will be more frequently adapted, and, on the other baud, our Imaginative gar dens, together with our lowly thatcbe cottages, may furnish some pleasure ground suggestions to this country. " Roads and Automobiles. The recent remarks of Mr. Herr man, the Commissioner of Parks, about the desirability of excluding automobiles from Central Park have a wider and more Important sugges tion than that concerning this city's great pleasure ground. Taken lit erally, his plan is, of course. Incap able of fulfilment. The automobile has unquestionably "come to stay," and It Is now in so general use and Is a vehicle of utility and pleasure to so large a part of the community that there can be no restriction of Its employment within the limits pre scribed In comparable circumstances 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 share of the road to other vehi cles, or accompanied with an ear dis tressing racket, a cloud of smoke or a stench of gasolene. But then horses are also offensive when they run away or get blind staggers or are driven by raucous voiced and hog mannered "sports." We must trust to tho 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 mobiles Is, however, a pertinent and highly Important consideration, not only in Central Park but all over the country, for there is scarcely an "Im proved" road anywhere which Is much traveled that has not suffered from the extraordinary wear and tear of automobiles. The reason Is perfectly plain. The roads were not built for such traffic. Telford and macadam roads were not designed for automobiles. They were designed for vehicles which would be light If swift nnd slow if heavy, and which In ei ther case would move upon wheels with smooth tires. They were and nre 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 n couple of tons. But here are vehicles as heavy as tho load of hay moving as swiftly as the Imggy. 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 the 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 bo abated not by excluding the vehicles from the roads, but by adapting either the ve hicles to tho road3 or tho roads to the vehicles. Perhaps, indeed, both these courses should be pursued. In our city park3 the vehicles might be requlrod 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 harm to the roads than other vehicles do. The great majority of automo biles are, we 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 b3 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 vehicle which carries on chain girt wheels the load of the lat ter at the 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 a3 to meet these condi tions, and so as to be adapted to the now and far more formldablo type of vehicle. That will no doubt be an expensive thing, but It Will bo far less oxpenBlvu In the end than to have them ruined and need to be rebuilt every year. Editorial in the New York Tribune. INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM MENTS FOR SEPT. Iff HY THE lll'.V. f. UT. HENDERSON. NO FICTION. The Father "What Is that book you are reading, my son?" The Bon "It's the story of a man who invested bis money In a Western gold mine, and lost every cent of it." The Father "Ob, that's all right, my boy, I was afraid you'd get a hold f a work of fiction!" Yonkera Statesman. Long Elephant Tusks. From the finding of an extraordl aary pair of elephant tuska In East Africa It Is believed that two races, of elephants exist In that land. The tusks are each a little more than eleven feet long, are extremely slen der, and altogether weigh but 293 pounds. The ends are not worn, show lug that the elephant did not dig tor roots, thus differing from the species familiar to Ivory hunters. Philadel phia ii it. Rural Automobiles. In the counties of northeastern Ohio and the level portions of Penn sylvania north of Pittsburg a move ment has been started tor the 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 tho practice and a few machlnos have been bought. It Is asserted that in addition to the groater rapidity of the service the first cost of the machines will be more than offset by the greatly re duced number of carriers needed. New York Sun. Oiled P.ouds in Kansas. So successful did Kansas City's ex periments with crude oil prove last year that several Missouri counties will sprinkle the macadam roads this aeasr.n. Roads which were treated with oil four times during 1906 did not need sprinkling with water the entire season, showing that the oil treatment Is an economical one. Bobbin Boys' Wages. John B. Lenuon, treasurer of tho American Federation of Labor, deliv ered recently In Bloomlngton an ad dress on strikes. Turning to the amusing features of the strike question, Mr. Lennon said: "I remomber a strike ot bobbin boys, a Just strike, and one that suc ceeded. These boys conducted their fight well, even brilliantly. Thus tho day they turned out they posted in the spinning room of their employ ers' mill a great placard Inscribed with the words: " 'The wages of sin ! death, but the wages of the bobbin boys is worse.' " Washington Star. Hnbject: Moses Pleading With Is raid. I). hi. 0:1-1(1 Golden Text, Dent. 0:12 Memory Versee, 4-7 Commentary. This speech of Moses to Israel, ot which the lesson Is only a traction. Is, to the mind ot the writer, one of the greatest addresses In literature. Profound In Its philosophy and searching In Its call for the recogni tion of the rights of God In His re lationship to humanity It Is an Im perishable contribution to the litera ture of the world. It Is majestic. The whole book of Deuteronomy Is as majestic as thU speech. Profes sor Moulton, In his Introduction to the book of Deuteronomy, In the Modern Reader's Bible, says: "It Is not an exaggeration of literature to say that no work of literature which has ever appeared has produced a greater sensation that the book of Deuteronomy. Everyone knows the romantic episode of its first appear ance In historv a discovery or a res cue from oblivion 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 Is found a book. Whether this was Deuteronomy Itself or a larger roll Including It we have no means of de termining; but It was certainly the contents of Deuteronomy which pro duced the effect that followed this discovery. The book was read before the king; he rent his clothes as be listened: a thrill of horror went 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 most sudden reformation movement In all history. First, there Is the great gathering in tho temple, 'all the men ot Judah and all the In habitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and tho prophots, and all the people, both small and great.' The book Is read before them; they enter into covenant with the 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 land and the slaying of their priests. Then with a recovered sense of national purity the peoplo feel able to keen the fpnst 'ntirnlv thoro was not kept such a passover from th 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 so full of meat that It is hard to cover it with Justice In j a column. We shall consider three points that are suggestive: 1. Verse fiTS, Love for God. 2. Verse seven, I Teaching Children. 3. Verses ten and eleven, God s Gifts. Love for God Is the one thing t'aat 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 ure not surcharged with such a love for God as shall make them amenable to the control of tho divine decrees. Nations need this as much as do individuals. We shall never beat our urraaments Into agricultural Implements until we get the world In an attitude of love to ward God. Tho world knows that I God loves It, especially the civilized World. What we need is to secure a ' reciprocity of affection from thje man- I ward side. Without it tho world is ! doomed. It is not sufficient that men 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 the 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 direct 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 needs 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 sbe not barter rlther 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 is 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-sufficlent. Let us beware. Effect of the Weather. Bishop Sanford Olmstead. ot Colo rado, at a dinner in Denver, raid, apropos of Sabbath breaking: "I was talking to an Eastern ciery man the other day about his church attendance. "I suppose," I said, "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. L'niiaturul. There Is something uncanny about the mother who admits tbat her boy may have been just as much to blamo as her neighbor's child. Chlcagu Record-Herald. BEFORE THE PARTY. Host "Why did you write all our guests that this Is to be a very in formal affair?" Hostees "So I'd be sure to he tbs best dressed woman hers." Life. Mpcon.''s First Wireless. Marconi's first wlreloss message was sent from a kite of the Eddy pattern. This remarkable man, now S7 years old, active as a cricket, a man who neither smokes, chews nor drinks, has sent 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 across the East River, and attached to the string were 17 glass lanterns, each con taining a candle. All New York wondered at the strange spectacle of varl-colored "electric" lights sail ing so high above the 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, sho's dying!" she walled. "Save my darling Tootsle." "Pray be calm, madame," sooth ed Dr. Howard, "and tell mo who In dying." The weeping girl unloosened a sheet from about the body of a di minutive Jet black rat. 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 as new. N. Y. American. THE "YELL-OH" MAN And One of His Ways. To call a man a liar seems rude, so we will let the reader select his own term. Some time ago the Manager of "Collier's Weekly" got very cross with us because we would not con tinue to advertise in his paper. We have occasionally been at tacked by editors who have tried to force us to advertise in their papers 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 had understood that the editor of "Collier's" was a wild cat of tho Sinclair "Jungle bungle" type, a per son 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 goes 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 Induce 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 the endorsemen.s of a 'distinguished physician' or a prominent health official,' persons as mythical, doubtless, as they are 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 tacts are, and to nail the liar up 30 that people may have a look at him. If this poor clown knew what produced appendicitis, he might have some knowledge ot why the usa of Grape-Nuta 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. Thes9 lie In the Warmth and moisture of the bowels in an undigested state, and decay, generating gases, and Irritat ing the mucous surfaces until, under such conditions, the lower art 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-Nuts food was made by Mr. C. W. Post, after he had an attack of appendicitis, and re quired some food in which the starcii 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 the starch is transformed by moisture and long-time cooking irtto a form of sugar, which It easily digested and does not decay Iu the Intestines. It Is a practical certainty that when a man has approaching symptoms of appendicitis, the attack can be avoided by discontinu.ag ait food except Grape-Nuts, aid by prop erty washing out the intestines. Most physicians are now acquainted with the facts, and will verify the statement. Of course, this is all newp, and should be an education to ihe person who writes the editorials or "Col lier's," and who should take at least some training before he undertakes to write tor the public. Now as to the references to "a dis tinguished phjslclan" or "a promi nent health official" being "mythical persons." We are here to wager "Collier's Weekly," or auy other skeptic or liar, any amount ot money they care to name, and . which they will cover, tbat we will produce proof to any Board of Investigators that we have never yet published an adver tisement announcing the opinion ot a prominent physician or health official on Postum or Grape-Nuts, wheu we did not have the actual letter in our possession. It can be easily understood that many prom inent physicians dislike to have tbelr names made public In reference to any article whatsoever; they have their own rsasons, and we respect those reasons, but we never make mention ot endorsements unless we have the actual endorsement, and tbat statement we will back with any, amount of money called tor. When a Journal wilfully prostitutes Its columus, lo try and barm a repu table manufacturer In au effort to force him to advertise, it is time the public knew the facts. Ths owner or editor ot Collier's Weekly can not force money from us by such moibods. POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.
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