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The JQuloJFl
1 A SERMON
Thome: The nihlo.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Preaching at the
Trying Square Presbyterian Church.
Hamburg avenue and Welrfleld street,
v the above theme, the Rev. Ira
vVemmell Henderson, pastor, took as
liia text Is.40:8: "The Word of our
God shall stand forever." He said:
This has been an age of criticism
of the Bdipt arts. There has never
boen a time in the history of Chris
tianity when the Bible was more
searchlngly examined and the truth
fulness of Its facts as presented more
questioned thau In the days through
which wo have passed and are pass
ing. The written truth of the divine
revelation has been put to uevere
teats. Its foundations have been an
alysed. Its superstructure has been
sounded. Its conclusions have been
negatived and Its very fabric has
seemingly been destroyed. Some of
us have feared that its permanence
has been threatened, Its Influence cur
tailed, its contents in some measure
expunged. Criticism has been stren
uous In its handling of tho Bible.
Far more strenuous than lomo of us
have thought advisable. Far more
strenuous than many of us have
'thought Justifiable, necessary or wise.
Under the combined Influence of a
"new science, a larger view of history,
a more comprehensive geography, the
tests of the validity and value of the
Scriptures have been changed and the
content of the Word of God has been
differently considered than custom
arily. It has shocked many a soul,
this process. It has brought many a
layman and many a minister to the
tide of the ocean of doubt and dis
trust and of spiritual uncertainty.
But it has been done. Whether we
have liked It or no the light has b:oi
turned on. It has Incidentally been
turned on much that was tho foolish
ness of immature scholarship mas
querading under the guise of wisdom.
The crltlcUm of the 8crlptures has
treated a widespread dlstruBt of the
whole Book of Ood. It has upset
theology. It has removed many of
the old foundations for our belief
In the Inspiration of tho Word and
of the divinity of Jesus Christ. Sadly
In many quarters it has undermined
faith. But that has been rather be
cause men have lacked the power to
differentiate and because they have
mistaken facts for human statement
and Interpretation of the same, than
because the Scriptures have been
scientifically studied and the light of
the spirit honestly and helpfully
turned on.
Actually there has been little cause
Tor alar'm. Because we test the water
is no guarantee that It Is contam
inated. Because we put acid to our
liver is no surety that It Is only
plated. Because we take the Invi
tation of the Almighty and try Him
and His Word Is no reason why we
should fear that either or both are
frauds. Because we study the Word
carefully Invites no presumption that
It will not be able fully to meet all
our questions and successfully to
elucidate all our perplexities and to
Justify Itself. The Bible Is not .-.
book for dummies. It Is the mechan
ically preserved Word of a living God
who through the long ages has spoken
to living men and who yet speaks. It
Is for men of Intelligence who are
alive. And it invites the Inquiry of
Jive and intelligent men.
There is and has been no cause
Tor alarm. For theology and religion
are not the same thing. A very re
ligious man may have a very atrocious
theology. And while It is always
beBt to express our religious knowl
edge and experiences In the best theo
logical formulae that ve may be able
to devise, it Is always possible, hu
manity being what it is, that we may
not be able to express In words the
exact consciousness of our minds and
souls. A man's theology will change,
If he be a live and intelligent man,
with the maturing and magnifying
of his religious experiences. And If
our theology Is Ineffective to relate
our spiritual and moral experiences,
If our creeds do not correctly reveal
our thoughts, there Is no reason in
the world why we should not do as
our fathers before us have done and
change our creeds, our formulated
theologies. Creeds are necessary as
an expression of areligiouscon3clous
nesB. It were folly to scoff them.
But they should be plastic. They
should grow with our growth and ex
pand with our expansion.
And so if investigation of the
Scripture has relald the ground for
our belief in the inspiration of the
Word of God wo should not be fear
ful. For It has made the foundation
but more Intelligible and truthful to
the minds of men of to-day. It has
not destroyed tha fact of Inspiration.
It has simply changed our major
ground of belief therein. The Word
Is as inspired as It ever was. No theo
logical statement, however learned or
carefully worded, can alter the fact.
If the examination of the Scripture
has restated the grounds for our be
lief In tho divinity of Christ, It has
been simply to intensify our Intellec
tual acceptance of the fact of His
-dlvlneness. For He who was the full
ness of grace and truth depends not
on any theological formnla for dem
onstration or Justification. For He
was divine ere men began to prove
Him to.
We ought to be thankful that the
teBt has come. For out of the fire
has emerged a stronger faith In the
inspired Word of God, a clearer com
prehension of the reasons for our
laith. And it were worth while to
through lire and through flood to
secure that.
Criticism has eliminated many a
perplexity. It has clarified much of
the obscurity of the Scripture rec
ords. It has brought the testimony
of the four ends of the earth to the
substantiation of the accuracy in
every essential part of God's most
Holy Word. It has given us a larger
knowledge. It has given us a surer
knowledge. Except for those who
were nearest to the events that are
chronicled In Scripture there has been
none more accurately Informed, bo
far as we have light, concerning the
facts of Scripture than are we to-day.
The moro I read of the researches
and results achieved by critical stu--denti
of the Bible and of the lands
with which it intimately associates
Itself the more am I convinced thit
the investigation is worth whatever It
may cost and that It is providential.
'And I am also convinced that we
would do well to go slow about dis
counting the opinions concerning the
Scripture and the facts therein re
cited that have been held true In day
long past. It Is a good thing that we
should remember that the sum of
human wisdom is not resident lu us
and that our forefathers were not
fools. This Is an Intensely critical
And scientific age. It demands proof
ana evidence that heretofore was not
deemed necessary or reverent. But
the mere we read and hear tho -more
we are led to bel'eve that the fathers,
in not so Informed and scientific an
age, wore not so deluded when they
accepted on faith that for which wo
domnnd proof. For we get the proof
when wo ask for It, so It would seem,
and It is very largely confirmatory
of the past.
The gates of hell cannot provtll
against the Bible. For it Is the truth
ful record of the largest longings, the
wickedest sins, the most delightful
religious exaltations of Individuals
and a people. Its human Interest Is
superb. It moots our lives at every
point. It has comfort for the sorrow
ing, peace for the afflicted. Inspiration
for the heavy-hearted, enthusiasm for
the discouraged, admonition for the
wicked, salvation for the penitent.
The farmer feels Its vitality, the
shepherd acknowledges Its appeal,
tho rich man learns Its lessons, the
poor man thanks God for Its democ
racy. It Is the book of the people,
for It Is redolent with tho life of the
people. And wherever there Is a soul
In torment, wherever there Is a man
who mourns, wherever there Is a
woman with a broken heart, wherever
there Is n mind In gloom, or n body
that Is racked with pain, there will
the Bible bo and be enjoyed. For !t
radiates good cheer, It speaks to us
honestly of the deepest thing of life.
It warns us of tho consequences of
evil and the satisfactions of right
eousness. The Bible s aa Intelligible
to youth as to old age. It has i mes
iage for all. It can charm a boy with
Its heroes as a man with Its profound
philosophy. It can animate a girl ns
It can Inspire and Intensify a woman's
lovo for God. And It does the3e
things.
And because It does It will never
grow stale or profitless or valueless.
It will ever stand. "The Word of our
God Bhall stand forever." It Is eter
nal. It Is not the creature of time.
It is the child of eternity.
And It would stand forever If for
no other reason than that It unfolds
tho earthly history of the Incarnate
God. So long as tho Bible speaks of
Christ it will live. For He Is Its In
spiration. The revelation of Him li
its mission. And bo long as men shall I
sin and need salvation, bo long as
bouIs shall turn to God In Christ for
aid, so long will men lovo the Scrip
ture and magnify Its force.
Shallow thinkers may onlargo tho
difficulties that Inhere within the
flcrlpturo. Bad men, may cuote it
for their evil ends. Foolish men may
twist Its meanings and as3urn us of
its fallibility. But the Bible will
stand. It will stand forever. And
when we are gone and the countless
generations that shall follow us havo
come and gone the long way In our
steps the Bible will be here. For It Is
tho Word of the Lord. Let us nover
forget It! And it shall endlessly per-dure.
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNOAV, JANUARY S.
A Rise by Self-Sncriloe.
Enough has been said of tho fall
by self-will to show us that man must
rise by solf-sacrlflce. To grow this
passion within him were all the sac
rifices to which God led him in his
weary history. More and more near
ly did God reveal Himself unto man.
until in the self-sacrifice of Calvary
the heart of man was taken and God's
self-sacrlflco began the life of self
sacrifice in humanity. "The glory of
God and of tho Lamb is light there
of." Enough has been Bld of the city
its divine socialism to show that to
reach It each man m'aat begin to live
for others, that his whole life must
be a life of meekness and burden
bearing. God through the ages re
vealed Himself as the bearer of man's
burdens and by this revelation lifted
men slowly to a life of mutual help
fulness, until at last in the sin
bearer He disclosed Himself as the
victim of Calvary. The future social
organization after that could have
no other light but that of the glory
of God In the slain Lamb.
Enough has been said of holiness
In man of sainthood to show that
the city of God will bo Inhabited if
It Is tho Holy City by those who
havo met with foeB and vanquished
them, by those who have known the
crc3B before they saw the crown. I
look into John's ision and hear the
unnttered philosophy of spiritual
power, as the redeemed como home.
First, tho new heavens, then the new
earth. Vision, then action. Men
ure like colonists who have now and
then granted unto them a vision of
how things ought to be in the land
ideal, In the land of which they hear
from beyond. By and by they get
thereto the reality corned out of them
to meet the reality which over hath
been there. So by His spirit we put
Into our hearts the idea of the broth
erhood of man, under God, In Christ
Jesus. Dr. F. A. Gunsaulus.
"Poor, Yet Making Many Rich."
The Church Times glvej an In
teresting little account of a poor girl,
blind and deaf, an Inmate of a North
Devon workhouse, who "lives a life
of prayer in her darkness and soli
tude." To this afflicted one the In
itiative of tho organization of the
Missionary Candidates' Fund of the
S. P. O. may be traced. That fund
now has reached the sum of over
3000, subscribed In a comparatively
short time, the first Item being the
three shillings saved by the blind
girl. The writer of the notice says:
"8be was in a little bare ward in
the workhouse when I saw her, look
ing very sad because her Braille copy
of the Mission Field had been torn.
She asked me to pray for
her, and then told us not only to pray
for missions, but also for the parish,
for Sunday-BchoolB and Bands of
Hope, etc.; and ono felt rebuked ag
one thought of her life of prayer, al
ways thinking or and interceding for
others in her darkness and silence."
London Christian.
A Horse With u Habit.
Henry Ewan. of Clavton. N J ha
a Ana !,.,.',. ......... V. .. . 1 . I
, uta'.ii iiui3k mui ih mi iiiveier
ate tobacco chewer, and It is almost
Impossible to drive past a hotel with
out giving him a glass of beer or
whisky. The horse prefers beer and
drinks it from the glaBs without spill
ing a drop. Mr. Ewan says the horse's
habits are very embarrassing, espe
cially when he has Indies in his car
riage. On his way to church the oth
er morning, accompauied by several
ladles, the horse stopped in front of
a hotel, and it took nearly an hour
to convince him that the Bishops'
law U still In force. Bar Buffet.
Editor Defies Superstition.
Defying superstltlllon, the Herald,
of Slatlngton, Pa., began publication
as a weekly on Friday, September 13.
The first copy was taken from the
press at thirteen minutes before 6
o'clock. In the presence of thirteen
witnesses.
Secret Prayer and the Informing
Power of the Word Matt. 6.
5 15; Psa. 119. 105-112.
Matt. 6 6-16. Tho best methods of
prayer, and tho best model for pray
er, are given hero. Tho emphasis
Is on three things: seclusion In pray
er, simplicity In prayer, sincerity In
prayer. Pray In Bocret; do not
make elaborate prayers; be willing
to accept all tho consequences of
your prayer, oven to the forgiveness
of your onomlog.
Psa. 119. 105-112. The psalmist
knows that Ood's Word Is n guide
only as it Ib obeyed. No sailor gets
any good out of his compass If he
either refuses to look at It or refuses
to steer tho course it Indicates when
ho does look at It. Ood's Word must
bo learned, cherished, obeyed, pre
ferred. Thon It will be a pwrfw 1
guide.
This Ksson is Intended to promote
the Morning Watch Enrollment. But
first nnd most Imirortant, It is In
tended to promote habits of prayer.
Scripture rending, and quiet thinking
These are simple habits, but the
formleg of them Is nil that many
people need In order to find the re
llglnus life full of a Joy nnd power
they have not yet discovered.
Wo do not pray enough. Wo do
not pray aright. Wo do not give
God's I look n fair chanco at our lives
Wo d not think enough on the
things that concern our spiritual
life. Ml these are facts which every
body knows.
Hut how tnr'.- wp mend our ways?
Not by confessing our folly; not by
reading new literature about these
things; not even by resolving to do
belter. There Is a short road, a
royal road, out of our neglect and
weakness. And this it It: Begin this
very day to prny, and read and medi
tate, and hereafter fight against any
Influence that would prevent your
tnklne thin holy exorcise every day
that de.wns.
Therefore, tho Morning Watch! Not
a new organization, but a new faith
fulness. It means exactly what the
theme suggests: secret prayer and
the devotional rending of the Bible
at a set time every day. Usually tho
morning Is the best time.
Pray with thanksgiving for the
Bible, for the power to pray, for tho
blossodnosB of communion with God.
Pray with contrition because of a
neglected Bible. Infrequent prayer,
unwillingness to thtnk on spiritual
tilings.
Pray with real desire for clearer
understanding of the Word, for closer
obedience to the truth it reveals,
for a more natural and sincere pray
er life, for courage to face life's
problems as Christians should, for a
closer walk with Ood.
JANUARY FIFTH.
Topic Songs of the Heart. I. What
Is true blessedness? Ps. 1; Matt.
5: 3-12.
Blessed like Abraham. Isa. 51:
1-3.
The marriage supper. Rev. 19:
5-9.
Knowing Christ. Matt. 16: 16, 17
Hearing the Joyful sound. Ps. 89:
15-18.
Blessed in belief. Luke 1 : 29 45.
BlesBed In forgiveness. Ps. 32-1-5.
Walking standing sitting In the
way of sinners! Whosoever begins
with one Is quite sure to end with the
other (Ps. 1: 1).
Seeing things perUh Is one of the
chief sorrows of life; but It Is no sor
row to the righteous. "His leaf shall
not wither" (Ps. 1: 3).
Tho comfort of tho right kind of
mourning tho Chrlstiike kind Is
that It means tho end of mourning
(Matt 5; 4).
Seeing God is blessodnesn because
It signifies that one Is like Ood
(Matt. 5: 8).
Suggestions.
BleBsedneBS Is happiness glorlften
happiness made permantnt, happi
ness with God In It.
Blessedness costs no money; it is
the cheapest thing on earth; but It
costs obedience.
Seek blessedness, and you never
find it; seek tho blessedness of others
and you find your own.
One o' the saddest of sounds is n
laugh that goes no deeper than the
voice; and one of the saddost of
sights is the pretended Joy of the
world.
Illustrations.
A cut flower that Is happiness; a
growing plant, perhaps with no bios
som on it as yet that la blessedness.
As children will drop expensive
toys for a rag doll or a mud pie, so
blessodness is based on the simple
things of life.
When the world, offering gold,
fame and the like, pretends to sjuide
ub to blessedness, It Is as If a beggar
should offer to Introduce us to the
klng'B palace.
A flood spoiled the farmer's fields
but It laid bare a vein of gold. So
many a flood of sorrow has laid bare
a vein of blessedness.
Tho Word Etiquette.
The very high sounding word of
etiquette had a very humble origin,
for etiquette meant simply a label.
It received Its present signification
from the fact thr a Scotch gardener
who laid out the grounds at Versailles
for Louis XIV. was much annoyed at
the courtiers walking over his newly
made paths and at length had labels
placed to indicate where they might
pass. At first these labels were not
attended to, but a bint from high
quarters that In future the walks of
the courtiers must be within the "eti
quette" or labels were promptly at
tended to. To keep within the eti
quette became tl;e correct thing. The
meaning of the phrase was afterward
widened.
An Inexpensive Instrument called
the "snakebite lancet" has been In
troduced la India with splendid re
sults. It Is being distributed by the
government In an effort to reduce the
fearful loss of life, which amounts to
76,000 persons each year. A report
Is to the effect that one person saved
the lives of twenty persons bitten by
cobras and karlats within the lasi.
year by the use of one lancet.
New York City. Apparently the
over waist Idea is to extend ita favor
'or a long time to come, and Illus
trated Is one of the newest and most
graceful developments thereof. In
le case of tho model the nvnr nn r
Hon Is made of crepe de Chine, with
trimming of taffeta bands edged with
a little soutache braid, while tho
gulmpo or blouse s made of embroid
ered not. But the Incoming soason
as well as the past one Is prolific of
beautiful materials, and such a model
as this ono could be made In various
ways. All the pretty light weight silk
Cluny Lace Popular.
Despite the great vogue of filet, one
of the latest of all the laces In pop
ular favor, Cluny, princess and point
d'esprlt aro being consumed Si great
quantities for walsti, gowns and trimmings.
Khaki Costumes Itlfc.
Kahkl or suede-colored linen cos
tumes are rlfo, with collars and cuffs
of some contrasting color, striped
black and white pekln taffetas or
soft black liberty satin being first
favorites, and the neat little black or
whlto cravat, iome of the neckties
sported art green.
and wool stuffs will be charming for
the over portions, while the trim
ming can be either of a contrasting
or the same material as Jiked. Again,
the under blouse or guimpe portion
is equally well adapted to lace, net
and lingerie materials. In this case
the over blouse matches tho skirt, but
It can be utilized for the odd bodice
also.
The blouse Is made with plain front
and backs and is closed Invisibly at
the back and the over waist Is made
with tucks that are stitched with
beldlng silk and is trimmed with
French I tended nags.
Dainty indeed are some new
beaded wrist bags from Paris. The
beading Is done in carefully subdued
colors to mntch prevailing dress
tones, and tho mountings are of gold
plate on whlto metal. Another nov
elty Is a leather shopping bag of
small and sharp shape, which opens
to reveal n metal rod running across
Its mouth, to which Is attached a
coin purse, thus sparing the neces
sity of tumbling through the artlclef
In the bag to find tho small purse.
A watch and other things may be
hung thereon.
Household
Matters.
Cranberry Tarts.
Wash a pint of cranberries In sev
eral waters and pick out all speckled
berries. Cover with tepid water In a
saucepan and boll until the berries
are soft.. Strain through a colander
and add sugar enough to sweeten.
Bet aside to cool and stiffen.
For the pastry take a cupful oi!
flour, add a pinch of salt and sift to
gether; add two tablespoonfuls of
lard and three-quarters of a cupful of
Ice water. Mix all together with a
knife. Roll out fairly thin and cut
out with a biscuit cutter. Press the
dough against the bottom and sides
of muffin Una, marking the edges
with a fork to crinkle them prettily.
When tbey have baked a delicate
straw color take from tho oven and
011 with the cranberry. They aA
good hot or cold.
Muff, Collarette and Senrf.
Nothing gives a greater senso ol
warmth and comfort than a ful
scarf or muff. This season there art
a number of styles being worn, bul
among thorn all there are none bettet
liked nor more generally satlsfac
tory than the collarette and scarf II
lustrnted and the big, soft, roomj
muff. They can bo made from genu
Ino fur of any sort, and the mukln;
Is quite easy; thoy can be made fron
one of the very handsomo fur clothi
for which the season Is noted, oi
they can bo made from volvet ant"
trimmed with laco or fur. As lllus
trnted the collarette and muff an
made of brown Bqulrrel, while th
scarf Is of caracul cloth and the cloth
let It be added. Is exceptionally de
slrablu this year, being handsome
Oysters and Celery an Gratln.
Cut tender white stalks of celory
Into quarter Inch slices. Cook a cup
of these In boiling water until ten
der, and drain. Clean a pint of oys
ters; strain the liquor, add the oys
ters, heat quickly to the boiling point
and skim out the oysters. Melt three
level tablespoonfuls of butter; in It
cook three level tablespoonfuls of
flour with one-fourth a teaspoonful,
each, of salt and pepper; stir until
frothy, then add one-half a cup, each,
of oyster liquor, celery water and
cream; Btlr until boiling, then add the
celery and oysters. Put the mixture
Into butered shells or ramequtns. Mix
two-thirds a cup of cracker crumbs
with one-third a cup of melted butter.
Spread this over the mixture In the
shells. Set the shells in a hot oven
to brown the crumbs; then serve at
once. Boston Cooking School Magazine.
Delectable Filling For Coke.
A delectable filling for a cake Is
made acordlng to this rule, adding
minced walnuts or hickory nuts to It
and removing It from the fire before
It grows thick enough to mould. It
should be thin enough to run
smoothly over the cake. For another
maple filling let two cupfuls of maple
yrup boll down, with a piece of but
ter the size of a walnut, until a little
dropped from a spoon "threads"
slightly; then stir until of right con
sistency for the cake. Take special
care not to beat it too long. It be
gins to grow hard suddenly, some
times before you are aware of it. A
white cake 1b nice with this filling. A
nut cake may also be covered with. It.
Sometimes a few drops of vanilla
not enough to be noticeable are add
ed to bring out the maple flavor and
make It less "flat."
Swedish Fish Padding.
Three pounds of pickerel; two
tablespoonfuls of butter; one and one
half pints of cream; one dessert
spoonful of potato 2our or corn
starch; one-fourth teaspoonful of
white pepper; one dessertspoonful of
salt; one saltspoonful of onion Juice.
Scrape the fish (never chop it) to a
pulp, and then pound it to a fine
paste, rubbing it through a sieve or
line soup strainer, then adding very
gradually the butter, salt, pepper and
potato flour, beating well together.
Next add tho cream and onion Juice,
and test the consistency by dropping
a little into boiling water and cooking
six minutes. It should be Arm with
out being solid or heavy, the latter
being overcome by adding moro
cream. Grease a mold well with but
ter, dust with bread crumbs, fill in
the fish paste, cover, stand in boiling
water and boll one hour. The Coun
try Gentleman.
InoUSEKEEPERi
pointed bands and arranged over the
blouse. It can bo closed olther at
front or back as liked. There aro
loose narrow sleeves that glvo the
drooping shoulder line In tho over
waist and the blouse sleeves are gath
ered Into prettily shaped cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is two and
three-quarter yards twenty-one, two
and one-quarter yards twepty-seven
or one and one-eighth yards forty
four Inches wide for the over waist,
with one yard of silk for the trim
ming; three yards eighteen Inches
wide or one and three-quarter yards
thirty-Blx Inches wide for the blouse
or guimpe.
Colored Gauntlets.
Though white gloves have already
received notice to quit the realms of
fashion save for evening wear and
with the white toilet, they are still
being ordered and worn in the day
time. But to render those that are
absolutely new in design different
from their fellows of past days they
have gauntlets lined with a color
and folded carelessly outward. The
newest gauntlets ere those that are
fixed In their place with a slugle stud
button made of kid to match the
turnover In color.
Twine Belts n Novelty.
A Parisian novelty is a belt four
Inches wide, woven of twine, the
weave suggesting canvas. 8everal
rows of basket stitch permit the
threading of the belt with narrow kid
strips of contrasting color, and one
can thread an ecru belt with shades
of kid to match the skirt and coat.
For Instance, green lizard skin
threaded through colored string Is
very effective.
Collar, Belt and Cuff.
Shirt waists of white or light-colored
flannel are muds a little more
practical by the addition of collar,
belt, cuffs and trout pleat of darker
material.
and effective without meaning any
sense of Imitation. The collarette has
a cape finish at the back and com
pletely covers the shoulders, but the
scarf Is often preferred by women
who do not eare for quite such ex
treme warmth. It can be worn
knotted about the throat, as Illus
trated, or Blmply left free with the
ends hanging, one ou either side.
The collarette is mads with n ntti..
collar that Ib Joined to its neck edge
ana wnicn means comfortable and
snug fit. but the scarf and the nlllnw
muff are made In one piece each.
ibe quantity of material required
for the medium size is for the collar.
ette, one and throe-eighth yards
twenty-one, torty-Iour or fifty inches
wide; for the scarf three-qua.-ter
yard twenty-one, forty-four or fifty
inches wide; forth.. muff seven-eighth
yard twenty-seven, one-half yard
forty-four or fifty Inches wide. For
the collarette and muff together two
use
and one-quarter yards forty-four or
one and three-eighth yards fifty
inches wide will be required: for tho
scarf and muff together one and one
half yards twenty-one, three-quarter
yard forty-four or fifty Inches wlds.
If a drawer sticks rub a little fresh
lard on it.
To remove mildew stains
lemon Juice.
Clean your Irons on emery paper;
it Is excellent.
Scour your kitchen knives with
moistened ashes.
Boiled flaxseed Juice flavored with
lemon is excellent to stop coughing.
Keep an apple in your cake box
and It will keep your cake fresh for
a long time.
A faded dress may be made per
fectly white by boiling in cream of
tartar water.
To clean your straw mattings,
wash them with soft water, changing
the water often.
Put a pinch of salt in tho water in
which you put cut flowers and tbey
will last longer.
A hot cloth around the Jelly mold
will help the Jelly or Ices to come out
without sticking.
Lettuce has a soothing effect on
the nerves and Is excellent for suf
ferers from Insomnia.
Salt and vinegar will bo found the
best thing for scouring copper ket
tles. The Home Friend.
Burn an orange peel on the stove
lnutead of coffee for disagreeable
odors; the effect is pleasanter.
If a little kerosene is added to the
water in which you wash your, win
dows the effect will bemuch brighter.
A few drops of oil of lavender
poured in a glass of hot water and
st In a sickroom will purify it
greatly.
To remove the smell of paint from
a room, leave over night la it a buck
et of water with 1 1 nr -n
1 w. . I
' onions in It.
A gold chain may be made to look
very bright if dipped in cup con
taining one part ammonia and three
parts water.
An egg put in the morning coffee
Is the best remedy for clarifying the
coffee, besides being much more
strengthening.
Field violet may be gathered and
dipped In a syrup of boiled sugar and
water and become candled ; these are
used as lovely decorations for cake.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON rmf.
MEXTH FOR JAXIARV 5.
Subject: The Word Mode F!oh,
John 1:1-IH Golden Text, John
1:14 Commit Verse 3 Com.
nientnry.
TIME. A. D. 95. PLACE. Eph
eu EXPOSITION. I. The Eternal
Word, 1-5. The deepest and richest
hook In the Bible Is John's gospel.
Any exposition of these words seems
so tame and so Inadequate. John
carries us back to the dawn, not of
man's history, but the history of the
universe, and way back there we be
hold a Being who thon, not began to
be, but "was" (cf. Oen. 1:1), the
Word "was." And why Is this One,
who then was, called "the Word?"
The word Is that In which the speaker
revealR himself, nnd Jesus Christ le
I he perfect revelation of Ood's Inmost
being (Heb. 1:3; 1 .Ino. 1:2: .Ino.
1:14:14:9). But that in which God
reveals Himself Is a person. This ner-
I Bon here called "tho Word" "was with
uoa, in His presence, in close Inti
macy with I Mm. And this person
" was God." From all eternity that
person who bocame flesh In Jesus of
Nur.nroth waB Ood (cf. Phil. 2:6).
There could not be a moro definite
nnd oxpllclt statement of the true
deity of Him who tabernacled among
us In tho person of Jesus Christ. He
"waa God" (comp. Isa. 9:6; Rom.
9:r; Titus 2:13, R. V.; 2 Pet. 1:1, R.
V.; Hob. 1:6, 8; 1 Jno. 6:20). The
entire gospel of John Is given to a
proof of this statement. Everything
In the gospel revolves about this cen-W-o
(Jno. 20:31). This verso bringe
out the fact that there are at least
two persons in the God-heal. "The
Word wbb with God," there Is one
divine person In company with whom
the Word wbb; but the Word was
Himself also a divine person, "was
God." Having learned His eternal
divine nature, we next turn to His
divine work. He Is the one through
whom all things became to be. God
has executed all His creative plans
through Him. Ho who by Hla incar
nation became our brother, and our
Saviour was first our creator and the
creator of all things. Apart from
Him came not one thing Into exist
ence (comp. Eph. 3:9; Col. 1:16;
Heb. 1:2; Ps. 33:6; Heb. 11:3).
There wos life in Him before His In
carnation. He is the eternal source of
life. All life has como forth from
Him. Eternal life Is in Him (1 Jno.
5:11). The only way to get eternal
life is by taking Him in whom It Is
(1 Jno. 6:12). Not only was life In
Him, but He was Himself the life (1
Jno. 1:2). And He who was the Life
was also "the light of men" (Jno.
8:12; 9:5; 12:85, 36). "The Word"
did not become "the light of men" by
His incarnation in Jesus of Nazareth.
He ever was "tho light of men." No
ray of light has ever shone upon man
except from Him. The light that
Bhone In Old Testament times shone
from Him. yes, even the glimpses of
light the heathen have had are from
Him. When sin came, night came.
The condition of the whole world
since the fall has boen one of moral,
spiritual, intellectual darkness. But
in the midst of this universal dark
ness there has ever been a light shin
ing. No matter how deep the dark
ness, He has shone. The light shone,
but the world did not, indeed, would
not, lay hold of It (1 Cor. 2:14; Jno.
3:19, 20). That Is why the world
continues in darkness still. The
world would not lay hold of tho light
In His unlncarnate form, so God gives
the Word In a form more easily ap
prehensible, an incarnate form.
II. John the Witness, 0-9. But
Ood's condescension to man's Infirm
ity does not stop even at that, Ho
sends a witness to this incarnate
light. To men who can see, light
needs no witness but Itself, but men
are blind and so need one who can
see to bear witness to light. God sent
such a witness in John the Baptist.
"A man sent from God." That is a
glorious title. No earthly patent to
nobility so glorious as that. But
mork the clear line of demarcation
between John and Jesua. John is "a
man sent from God;" John was a
wonderful man, a man whom God
delighted to honor, but ho was "a
man." Jesua was God become flesh.
John came to be n witness and the
purpose of his testimony was that all
men might bellevo through him. Men
are not a3ked to believe blindly, but
upon sufficient ana auundant testi
mony. III. The Word Becomes Flesh, 10-
18. Hero the hostility of man to the
light and to God appears In still
darker aspect. Not only did the dark
ness not apprehend the light (v. 6),
not only did the world which He was
In and which was made by Him, not
know Him (v. 10), but His own home
and people (or household servants),
even they "received Him not" to
themselves. How completo is the
alienation of man from Clod and
light! While the world, and even His
own, as a whole, rejected, there were
an elect tew who "received Him."
And who are they who thus receive
Him? Those '"which weie born, not
of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God."
It Ih not of man's natural heart to re
ceive Jesus Christ. What Is natural
to man Is seen in verses 5, 10 and 11.
But Ood by His graco begets men
anew, and those who are thus begot
ten receive Jesus Christ and thus be
come "children of God" (Jno. 3:3-16;
Jas. 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23; 2 Cor. 5:17).
The Eternal Word became a real hu
man being. Deity clothed Itself with
real humanity. H1b divine glory be
came a matter of sensible perception
(cf. 1 Jno. 1:1-3). Of tho divine ful
ness that Is in the (jaOarnate God
every believer receives.
Paying the Lightening.
A party of American tourists who
were comfortably established In a ho
tel In Germany discovered a new con
tribution to "English as she la spoke,"
only thia time they found It In the
written word. The building had
been recently wired for electricity
and under the bulba in each room di
rections were poated lu French, Gun
man and English. The French waa
Irreproachable, the German nearly so,
The English read aa follows:
"To open and shut the lightening
electrical on, la requeated to turn to
the rljht hand. On going to bed it
muat be cloaed. Otherwlae the light
ening must be paid." Boston Herald.
BAD BREAK.
"Why did you resign from the veg
etarian club?"
"I was expelled becauae I called
one of the members a calf," FUe
gende Blaetter.