A SERMON
SHY TAE
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Subject: Foes of the King.
Brooklyn. N. Y. Preaching at
the Irving Square Presbyterian
Churrh. Hamburg avenue and Weir
Belrt street, the Rev. Ira Wommell
Henderson, pastor, took as hts text
Psalms 20:5: Mln the name of our
Ood we will set up our banners."
He said:
The flag of Amertra Is the symbol
Of her conception and of her pro
gress. Its stars and stripes and
field of blue bear eloquent though
silent testimony to the method of
her making, the character of her
Hons and the Influences that have
militated for all that Is best In her
national life. Whether we be de
scended from the long line of the
forefathers who laid the foundations
of America deep and brond and
strong in the everlasting rock of the
truth of the living Ood or are but
lately naturalized citizens of the
land we love, the flutter of the na
tion's ensign finds responsive pulse
within our hearts. For the flag
typefles the soul of the people, the
hope of the nation, the sacrifice of
the host who. living and dend, have
poured out upon the altar of a true
devotion to this lnr.d of promise a
meed of service, for the welfr.re of
the country and the glory of Al
mighty Ood.
No true patriot Is he who ran
gaze upon the beauty of "Old Glory"
without pride and a warming heart.
For every star has a history and tells
t mighty story; every ruddy stripe
is dyed In the running fountain of
a loyalty and willing sacrifice the
like of which history cannot sur
pass; every bar of white reveals the
purity of the limpid, true Ideals that
run. though often hidden, at the core
and centre of our nation's life. Blue
as the arching heavens her star
strewn field Is redolent with a hope
as vast as the profundity of zenithal
aklei. Bathed In a nation's suffer
lBgs and dedicated to a nation's lib
erty, the flag of our country has
trained its power and will wield a
future strength because It was set
up In the name of Ood and will be
upheld by the efficiency of His
mightiness Ever remembering the
consecration for which It stands, the
Bervlces of which it speaks, the suf
fering to which it bears mute tribute,
the hope eternal which Its proud folds
counsel, we shall npver stray afar or
trail its beauty in the dirt, of indi
vidual impurity or of national dis
honor. But glorious as Is the history of
the flag and magnificent as Is the
progress and achievement over
which it waves, It must be sedulously
guarded from subtle dangers If we
are to preserve faultless for the wel
fare of posterity the heritage which
we have received. No nation has
a greater, a more auspicious, a more
logically magnificent future than
America. The deeds of yesterday
bespeak larger capacities and oppor
tunities as yet unused. The sun of
our national greatness Is ju3t aris
ing, the clory of our flag ha3 but
begun. What the limits of the fu
ture may be no man may mark. We
are entering the S'lVlmc age of hu
man history. And America stands lr.
the vangnnrd of prog-esslon. Of our
coming eminence we mav but dream.
No prophecy U to be ignored, for
no pronhecy can tpll the half of the
glory God will reve?'. In and through
America in the coming days if we
guard our hearts from evil, our
minds from wilful er.-or. and our
fiac from shame.
Th dingers to out! m'lonal aver.t
nesB and to the spnt'si Integrity of
our flag r the ir bod Intent of our
national life and asniration are sub.
tie rtaneerf. They ar i:ot so much
overt as abstract, tit so much ma
terial as intellertril rnd spiritual,
not so much ohjer-ive as subjective,
not so much outwrd as Internal.
No faiie man would underestimate
the helnousness of th material sin
whic"i threatens our flag to-day, no
one has any delusions as to the size
and the determination of the organ
ized and defiant forces for evil which
afflict this land. Hut, after all, the
forces for evil tha: are allied nnd
aggressive and ov r. that are de
termined to rule or ruin, to (tain
their ends by foul means or fair,
are not half so dar.g?rnns to the pub
lic welfare and to the desfinv of
America, as the more subtle and ab
stract dangers thi? are resident In
the hearts and mir id I of people who
want to maintain the (lory of the
flag, the integrity of the nation and
the elory of Jehov:-h in our midst.
When all is said ncd done there are
more people whose faces are set for
heaven than toward hall. The cr-at
host of the people want the right;
they do love God, t they long to see
the beauty of His 'glory in the land
of the living. And the danger is
that these good people, aeelng the
size of the enemy and taking the
measure of bis power, may too
often and too long accept evil con
ditions as necessary simply because
they are ancient or Pv-d: that they
shall be too carek-ss and Indifferent
concerning the value of a stern fight
for the right In the face of In
trenched iniquity; that 'hey shall he
alovenlv and Inexact and dishonest in
their thinking; and heedless of the
claims of tiie spirit of the living God
In the individual and national life.
The flag of America, as the ban
ners of the psalmist, is set up In the
name and to the glory of Almighty
Go". We may leave it off our coins
or place it thereupon, It matters
little, but In our heart of hearts "In
Ood we put our trust." Over against
that flag and opposed to the laws of
Deity we have in our midst to-day
organized and aggressive dangers
that threaten the vitality of the na
tion. They are strong, they are
armed, they are entrenched, they do
not care'to die. But they arenot final,
their length of days may be great but
they are not eternal. They make for
death and not for life. And they
will go, as they must The danget
Ilea not so much In the fact that they
re desperate and determined at In
the disposition of good men and
true, who love the laud aa they love
their God, to despair and to doubt and
to disperse. A greater danger to the
flag than all the sins that assail It
la the weak-heartedn-ss of the peo
ple of Ood. A bad thing Is of no
effect for long against the efforts of
the organized militant armies of God
Aln'lghty, if they will take heart and
ke.-'. It. and keep the fight everlast
ingly up. What of Valley Forge and
the first Bull Run? Remember
Yorktown and Appomattox and keep
on! Such spirit und such hope are
Invincible as they are unquenchable.
Without them the very fabric of our
national clvllltatlon Is endangered aa
no other foe can harm.
No sin. bM longer mortgage up
on the future than we care, unaer
the grace and empowerment of the
living Ood. to allow. We may not
seo the brenth leave sin as we have
planned, but If we will struggle sin
will die. It Is for us to labor. It
Is for God to direct. It Is for us to
follow. He shall lend. However
Insurmountable the obstacle or
time-honored the grievous sin, Ood
will enable ill to overcome through
the mlcht of His power If we will
but serve with steadfastness and
fidelity. But Ood Himself cannot
bring the victory to an army that
will not follow, or success to a pious
host that Is afraid of a long flcht
and a hard one. No, my friends,
weak-kneed and weak-hearted piety
Is a more subtle an I dangerous foe
to the nation than all the fotces of
wickedness combined.
Another danger Is the danger of
Indifference Men do not care about
the public good, they are too busy
or too lazy or too self-ronsumed and
centered to think about the public
weal. When sin stalks the street
they stay at home with nn easy chair
nnd a cosy nook for comfort, saving
lo themselves, "I have enough. What
can I do Let others battle; I am
content." It Is as though the hand
said to the foot, as Paul declared,
"I have no need of thee." Such
men nre enemies, twofold enemies,
to the republic.
A still more subtle dancer Is that
of loose, careless, slovenly, dishon
est thinking. The glory of our
"rhools Is that they fit men to think.
Out how few of our citizenship take
the time or the trouble to think
deeply, thoroughly. conclusively,
with a real and painstaking effort
not to Justify a theory or a precon
ception, but to ascertain the facts
and to comprehend the truth. In
mi 1 j CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
AUGUST NINTH.
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IATFRV TTONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR AUGUST 0.
Subj.-rf: David nnil Gollnth, 1 Samuel
17:1, 18:3 Golden Text, Pa.
11:1 Commit Verses 18, 10
Commentary.
TIME. 1063 B. C. PLACE.
Vnle of Elah.
EXPOSITION'.- -I. Goliath's Boast.
Ing. :in-tl. The challenge of Goliath
had flllpd the hearts of the whole
army with dismay (vs. 11,24,32), but
young David had no fear. The eyes
of all the rest of Israel were upon
themselves. The eyes of David were
upon Ood (v. 37). This was the one
secret of David's courage, assurance
nnd victory. It Is the secret of all
true courage and victory. Saul also
had been at one time n man of daunt
less courage, but the Spirit of God
bad now departed from him nnd he
was as big a coward as any In Israel
(cf. ch. 16:14). David, relying upon
Jehovah, proposed to go and fight the
mighty giant single-handed. To cool
rommon sense his proposition seemed
tho height of absurdity. There wna
much about Goliath to fill David with
fear (vs. 4-S). David had taken all
these things into account, but he was
r.ot afraid; for Jehovah was his salva
tion and his strength 'cf. Ps. 27:1-3).
the press and in the pulpit, at the If 'e truly trust In the LORD we will
liar and in the business world, dis
honest and lazy intellectual effort is
as rife as it Is appalling. .TesiiH said
"Ye shall know the truth nnd the
truth shall make yon free." Jesue
never dignified thought as a mean
never be afraid, no matter though
the odds against us seem to be over
whelming dsn. 12:2; Ro. S:31).
Even Saul sought to dissuade him (v.
33). When Ood calls any one of us
to fight some Goliath some kindly in-
llons or a a means to stultify the
truth . .lesus was a clear thinker, a
close thinker, an honst thinker. He
wanted the truth. He was not In
terested in supporting theories. He
save Ills life to the revelation and
the comprehension of the eternal
truth of God. But to-day how other
wise It Is. even after centuries of ex
ample of the unwisdom of dishonest
thought, among even the very fol
lowers of the Christ who was the cm
I odiment of the truth. The pres?
twists fart and truth to justify the
lie, too often, for the nubile good
to force farts, to Justify preconcep- i tentloncd Saul is sure to say, "Thou
tin HUL auiB in. in it. i : i . i 1 it. was
a good argument that David brought
forward to answer the argument of
unbelief (vs. 34-37). We may wisely
trust the God who has delivered us in
the past to also deliver us In the pres.
?nt and the future (cf. Ro. 8:32).
David was confident, furthermore,
that Goliath was doomed to defeat
because he had defied the living God
(vs. 26, 36). Saul sought to heln
David by clothing him with his own
apparel and armor. But the Intended
help proved a real hindrance. It Is
Impossible to fight the battles and
The pulpit descants with scant wis- I win the victories of faith with Saul's
armor (2 Cor. 10:4). When David
tried Saul's armor he was forced to
say, "I cannot go with these." When
the church tries the world's weapons
It Is sure to find out that It "cannot
go with these." When he found that
he could not go with Saul's armor he
very wisely "put them off him." He
took the weapons with which he was
familiar. When God calls a man He
is very likely to use the weapons He
finds in the man's hands (cf. Ex.
4:2). David's preparation seemed
utterly Insufficient to meet a giant
with. In reality David had four more
stones than he needed. God had
chosen the weak tilings of the world
to confound the mighty (1 Cor.
1:27). Saul's armor seemed a much
better preparation for such a fight
dnm, too often, upon the errors and
Inconsistencies of movements and
principles that hid fair to challenge
or to overthrow, not religion, bul
the ecclesiastical status quo. The
lawyer defeats justice bv the maze
of unhealthy and obnoxious techni
calities and ierversons of the spirit
of the law. The business man glosses
sin for a consideration. And sc
It goes. Close thinking is too hard
-lear thinking is uncomfortable, hon
-st thinking Is unprofitable. There
fore, let us think loosely: let ut
think good Is bad for profit: let
us rlothe the ancient lie and call II
truth, that the s'rttus quo may be
preserved. The danger Is evident
May the God of truth protect HI
from it.
Another danger is the prevalent j than David's sling, but David's sling
I r, .l I n n 1 1 r rt tn f.-i trnt fi,t t .1 an il ..
religion, No tlieory of government
no system of economies, no discip
line of philosophy, method of life
can endure wholesomely and vigor
Ofaiy except there be foundations
!Md in the religious consclousnest
of man. Without the saving, con
serving, transforming and Inspiring
presence and power of the spirit ol i
the livln? God as a resident fact and i
force In the individual and natlona!
life we cannot maintain the Integ
proved to be a better preparation than
Saul's armor. A few well chosen
stones from God's word are a much
better preparation to cope with the
modern Goliaths of infidelity than
Saul's armor aud sword of learning
und wit and eloquence. Saul's armor
is spoiling many a David in these
days. The Philistine regarded David
With utter disdain. That Is the way
In which the Philistine usually re
gards God's champion. But the
Philistine's disdain turned out verv
rity of our Has or the health of th badly for the Philistine himself.
people. ;o nation can realize lti i Goliath s disdain did not hurt David's
gratnes. rs can no individual, with feelings very much, because David
out Got-. In Him we live and move i knew who would win. The disdain of
and have our being. He Is the j the world Is a small thing to the in-
ourre ni an uni hoc progress, cc telligent believer.
Topic Why and How to Be Healthy.
1 Cor. 6: 19, 20.
Our bodies are sacred. Lev. 19:
27, 28.
They should bo kept pure. 1 Cor.
J: 12. 13.
Temples of the Holy Ghost. 1 Cor.
?: 16, 17.
Cheerfulness and health. Prov.
17: 20-22.
A triumphant life. 1 John 6: 4, B.
A good conscience. 1 John 3: 20,
22.
I What awe would you foel If you
'food In a temple where you could
I actually see the Sheldnnh! So should
j you regard your body.
lour body Is not your own because
you did not make It, nor earn It, and
you have only a short lease of It.
The price at which we are bought
is God's Infinite condescension In
romlng Into a human form and dying
the death of a man.
How Is our body glorlflad by this
Indwelling of God! Then let us
glorify Ood with out bodies.
Suggestions.
Those that are careless of their
health are careless of their character
and of their work, which so largely
depend upon their health.
Health depends upon proper food,
sleep, exercise, and thinking; and the
last is the chief.
One Is not responsible for being per
fectly healthy, but for being as healthy
as one can be.
l'lon your health depends not your
health only but also the health of
others.
Illustrations.
The body Is only the workman's
tools; but what ran he do If they are
rusty and broken?
Health does not carry us Into the
land of success, but It Is a passport
allowing us entrance: invalids are
obliged to fight their way In.
Health Is a balance In the hank of
life; a sickly man lives on each day's
salary.
Time spent In getting and preserv
ing health does not show; neither
does time pent In obtaining a founda
tion for a house.
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ANSWERED PRAYERS.
I thank Thee, Lord, for mine unanswered
prayers,
Unanswered save Thy quiet, kindly "Nay;"
Yet it seemed hard among my heavy caret
That hitter day.
I wanted joy; but Thou didat know for me
That sorrow was the gift I needed moat;
And in ita myatie depths 1 learned to see
The Holy Oh oat.
I wanted health; but Thou didat bid me
sound
The accret treasuries of direst pain,
And iti the moans and groana my heart oft
found
The Chriat again.
I wan'ed wealth
Part;
'twas not the better
There is a wealth with poverty oft given;
And Thou didat teach me of the gold of
heart,
Hest gift of Heaven.
I thank Thee, Lord, for these unanswered
prayers,
And for Thy word, the quiet, kindly
" Nay."
Twna Thy withholding lichtened all my
cares
That bleased day.
Olive Uuckel, in the Christian Herald.
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9.
ci'-sia.-t ic;sm ma) misrepresent Hitr.
as It has aforetime done. But let
us never forget Him. For He Ii
Inescapable. He Is greater and
grander and more beautiful thar
all our theories about Him. He If
our shield, our defense, our guide
our love and our friend. We car
do nothing without Him. With Hln;
we may do anything. This is ele
mental, it Is simple. It Is Infinite
and everlasting truth. Let us nevei
confuse disaffection with churchei
and ministers and creeds with
atheism. However unsatisfactorilj
and falteringly God's children maj
reveal Him to their fellows, let ut
QSVer forget Him. let us never cease
II. David's Victory. -I'-IO. All
Israel had been frightened by Goli
ath's boasts. Many a professed Chris
tian in these days Is terribly fright
ened by the blatant boasts of infidel
lty, but the true man ol faith is not at
all disturbed by all this bluster.
David was not frightened simply be
cause his whole trust was "In the
name of the LORD of hosts." David's
answer Is well worth studying. Our
j answer to the boasts of unbelief to
day ought to be the same. To the eye
j of sense a sword" and "a spear" and
"a javelin" seemed like a better
equipment than "the name of the
Lord of hosts," but when any man
can truly say that he goes into battle
drift from religion. The d angel
Is that leaving the Christ of the
"hurches. with rather much lesi
r'.-ason than more, they shall lose
their vision of, and shall deny the
Christ of God. Nothing could be
more dangerous to America than
that. In the day that America for
gets Jesus let America place her
tlag at half mast. For In His truth
lies her greatness and in the appro
priation of Him by the nation Iter
the hope of the ages that are yet to
come.
drifting from' the church men may "'1'h" o the Lord of hosts '
i i, on.' ' 1 . ' . i ; - is (HP
God of the armies of lsrae'." David
made a great deal of the fact that
Goliath had defied the Lord (v. 45;
cf. vs. 26, 36). Calmly but fearlessly
David declared to Goliath the sure
outcome of the battle. He took no
credit to himself. He said, "The Lord
will deliver thee into my hand."
David knew that by faith alone.
There was nothing for sense to build
upon (cf. Heb. 11:1). David would
smite Goliath not because of any
strength of his own, but only because
God had delivered him Into his hand.
David would do to Goliath and "the
host of the Philistines" just what
Uollath had boasted that he would do
10 David iv. 46; cf. v. 44). God's
purpose in giving this great victory
to David was not merely to magulfv
David, but that all the earth may
know that there Is a God lu Israel
David was not aiming at his own
honor but at Jehovah's, but he got
great houor for himself (ch. 18:6, 7).
Israel needed to learn a lesson as well
as the world (v. 47, R. V.). The
church needs to learn that lesson to
day. The battle is the Lord's, it is In
His bauds.
Unselfish for the Sake of Christ.
John 21:15-22; II. Cor. 5:11-19.
Unselfishness that is the goal.
Christ's love inspiring our love is the
compelling motive for Its attainment.
It la worth our while to get rid of
selfishness at any cost. We may by
the power of the love of Christ. We
must if we are to be like Him.
Selfishness Is the poison of life.
Loyalty withers under It, friendship
cannot survive it. "Religion chokes
while Its professor is taking care of
number due." And selfishness is the
biggest force In the average natural
life. One motive, only one, is com
petent for its overthrow. "For Jesus'
sake" is a motive large enough, pure
enough, and lasting enough to drive
all selfishness out of our hearts,
homes, churches and communities.
This motive lasts when smaller mo
tives fall. Admiration for Christ Is
not enough. Reverence is not enough.
Mere amlableness and good nature
wither before the hot tests of life.
Only Christ's love Inspiring our love
will carry us Into the unselfish life.
Witness the missionaries, martyrs,
and reformers.
Unselfishness condition usefulness.
Petrified wood is estimated to be sev
en tenths as hard as the diamond,
which Illustrates what may take place
in the human heart. A hard hand
may do a Chrlstllke deed, but a hard
heart cannot.
L'nseltishnoss conditions happiness.
In the path of usefulness and kind
ness Christ will lead you to happiness
and friendship. Plans of mercy, pur
pose of loving-kindness, enterprises
for the kingdom .jese we are to re
joice in. Study the Joy of Jesus in
Luke 10. 17, 21, and in John 15. 11.
"He went about doing good." So can
you.
Littleness needs largeness. Our life
is unified, beautified, and enlarged by
the love of Christ.
A college education Is not required
for the practice of the art of kind
ness. Jesus's disciples were common
men who did uncommon things by the
power of Christ's love.
And this Is Christ's moral program
for us: "I have given you an exam
ple." We are here not to be sup
ported but to support, not to get ahead
of others but to get ahead of our
selves, to give our hearts to Ood and
our bands to men.
Some Wonderful Two-Letter Words.
Do! Oo! Be! No!
Only four, and such wee words
that they are apt to be entirely over
looked or swallowed up by the larger
ones. I Yet these tiny words may
mean everything In life and charac
ter to him who lives them.
Do! What a call to service the
little word la. How tnslstingly It
rings out Its message, how Imperious
are Its demands!
Do! Do what Ood tells us, "I
will teach you what ye shall do."
Then let us listen to the great
Teacher:
"Ye shall do My judgments, and
keep Mine ordinances." We are to
keep the commandments what for?
To do them. David prayed a wise
prayer: "Teach me to do Thy will."
"Whosoever shall do the will of My
Father which is in Heaven." said
Christ, would be as near Him spiritu
ally, or as dear to Him affectionately
as a brother, sister or mother.
He described one class of people as
those who hear the Word of Ood
and do it. "If ye know these things,
happy are ye if ye do them." To do
is to be. Doing Is living. Is "Do"
in your dictionary?
Go! What a fine marching word
"Go" Is. The racers are ready, with
muscles tenso and nerves strained,
when "Oo!" shouts the starter and
they're off!
God intended us to have this little
word in our list and in our life, and
He gave directions to His disciples:
"Go ye into all the world, and preach
the Gospel," and tho marching order
of the Son of God has never been
countermanded.
Be! This Is yet another humble
little two-lettered word, but it asks
for a hearing. Be a man! Be what
you should be truthful, upright,
clean, honest, loving, helpful.
To be or not to be sums up life.
"Let this mind be In you, which was
also In Christ," and the mind of
Christ will BOlve the meaning of life.
There is, however, a negative side
to the word. There are Just as
many things we are not to be: "Be
not wise In your own conceits," for
your wisdom of that kind will only
make you the laughing stock of your
fellows. "Be ye not mockers."
There is no sign of cleverness In that.
And once again, If we fulfill the con
ditions God has laid down for us, His
promises include the same mighty
word: for, "I will be with thee and
will bless thee." "I will be a Father
unto you. I will be your God."
No! Last of all comes modest
little "No." Many a boy has laid
tho foundations of his first manhood
by the grit to say his first No! and
to so say it that It weighed as much
as a six-syllabled word; when to say
it at the right moment meant the
Btandlng to his colors, meant the re
fusal to do wrong, meant the key
note of his after-life.
It may be one of the hardest words
in the English language to learn to
use, but it may have vastly much to
do with success In life. A no-less
man may be a weak man, a "No" man
may be the very personification of
strength and Influence.
Four tiny but mighty words: Let
us repeat them: Do! Oo! Be! No!
Let us spell them: D-o! G-o! B-e!
N-o! Frank Yelgh, in East and
West.
THE TEMPERANCE PROPAGANDA
CONCERTED ATTACK ON BRINK
WINN ING ALL ALONG LIN I-'
What is Life?
Our business is, not to bufld quick
ly, but to build upon a right founda
tion and in a right spirit. Lite li
more than a mere competition as be
tween man and man; it is not who
can be done first, but who can work
best; not who can rise highest, but
who is working most patiently and
lovingly in accordance with the de
signs of God. Joseph Parker.
You are not likely to see a aalat
by searching your mirror.
Damage by Lightning.
According to the United States
Weather Bureau. 6256 buildings
were damaged by lightning in the
year 1899, which may be considered
a fair standard for other years. The
value of the property is estimated,
at more than $3,000,000. No leal
than 563 persons were killed out
right, and 820 others were Injured
lesi seriously. This is a pretty bad
record, but it la not the whole truth,
by any means. To lightning must
alao be charged the death of 450
bead of livestock. Much other dam
age la done every year, for which
izact figurea like theae are not easily
btalnable. Lightning strikes tale
fraph wires, throwa down polea,
freaks Insulators and injures valu
this Instruments In telegraph offices.
The farmer la not the only sufferer by
he freaks of atmospheric electricity.
A ainglo fruit company exported
laat year 40.000.000 bunches of ba
nanas to England and the Uulted
Statea from Central and South
Atuarka and Jaiuaka.
Champion Chicken Pickers,
The champion chicken pickers of
the world, according to the poultry,
man, are the Moors. "The Moors
used to own Spain," said he, "and
some of them think they own a part
of it now. I spent a few days in Gib
raltar on a recent tour of Europe, and
enjoyed the lively and quatat acenes
in the market The chicken pickera
are wondera. They have fine, fat
fowla, too, which they bring over In
small boats from Africa, alive in
crates. You step up to a fellow in a
wb'te sheet and select two young pul
lets for dinner. He takes them out
of the coop, places one between bis
knees as he stands erect, and pro
ceeds with amazing speed to dry-pick
the other before Its body loses the an
imal heat. By the time the first one
is finished Mister Moor's knee press
ure had strangled the other, which
he denudes in a jiffy. Not a suspi
cion of a feather la left. He bleeda
the chlckena after picking, and!
chargea you twenty-five cents for th
Jwie." jjew Jtjtfk r9.
BRITAIN'S INDIAN SOLDIERS.
The coolness and tenacity dis
played by the KhaiDar Rifles at Mich
nlkandao blockhouse on the night of
March 2, and by the Twenty-second
Punjabi picket at Darwazagal, on the
night of May 16, are good examples
of the efficiency of the native troops,
and add lustre even to the records of
India. The Mlchnl blockhouse, held
by Subadar Tor Kahn and ftfty-tbree
riflemen, was attacked for several
hours by the main body of Afghan
Invaders. A ball of bullets was
poured Into it from all sides, and an
attempt was made to escalade It with
ladders, which are now the cherished
trophies of the garrison. The Sub
adar was abused by the enemy In the
usual stylo, and was cursed because
he, a Mohammedan, fought against
Mohammedans. This, however, was
nothing new to the Bubadar, for
eleven years before, a mullah had
come to him, Koran In hand, to call
upon htm in the name of the prophet,
to surrender his post. For all reply
Tor Kahn clubbed the mullah to
death. The conduct of the Twenty
second Punjabis at Darwazagal, was
equally meritorious. The picket was
commanded by Jemadar Mir Afzal
Khan, second senior in hla rank In
the regiment, and already well noted
for proficiency lu muaketry and
transport duties. Thia gallant man
was twice aeverely wounded during
the night, but concealed the fact
from hia men till he died. Naik
Johandsd, though wounded In the
head, took command of the picket
after tbeJemardar's death, while the
signaller,' Ram Singh; though alao
wounded, atuck manfully to his work.
8ucb gallantry deaerves to be made
known by a ganeial order to tho
whole army. Afghan Correspond
ence London Times.
"Wash You; Make Yon Clean."
It is well for us to make sure that
we always abandon the wrong-doing
which we deplore, that we quit the
evil course which we regret, that we
turn away from the sin which we
confess. A good many people get
only half the Gospel. They talk a
great deal about believing, but very
little about repenting. It needs to be
remembered that a faith which does
not lead to genuine repentance is
not a faith that saves. Repentance
is a chance of heart, a turning of the
face JuBt the other way. Scottish
Reformer.
Negative Holjr Life.
The avoidance of little evils, little
sins, little inconsistencies, Uttla
-veaknesses, little follies, little indis
cretions, little Indulgences of the
flesh the avoidance of such little
things as these goes far to make up
at least the negative beauty of a holy
life. Andrew Bonar.
How to Be Spiritually Filled.
Let us abandon the search for some
mystic, ecstatic experience, which we
have heard some other saint djascrlbe.
Let us take up our dally task, and
seek wholly to do the will of Christ,
and we shall, even If unconsciously,
be filled with His Spirit: C. R. Kid
man.
Pray Without Ceasing.
Prayer continues In the desire ot
the heart, though the mind be busied
with outward things.
Prof. Julius Kikendorfer, who la
said to be a member of many Euro
pean scientific and geological socle
ties, decided to lay before the King
of Italy plans for the extinction of
Vesuvius by gigantic tunnels bored
below the sea level from the Medi
terranean to the crater.
VERY NICELY TURNED.
Miss Paaay "Oh, it's very good ol
you. Captain, to Invite me tor the Oral
walta."
The Captain "Pon't mention it,
ma'am. Thla lia a charity ball."
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Nation's Drink Rill It Repre
sents at It lt'--i nn Annunl
Waste nnd Lorn of fOno.OOO.UOO
An Object -n or Two.
William Hargreaves, M. D., of
Philadelphia, author of Worse than
Wasted, estimated the drink hill of
the United States ror 1900 at $1,
4R5.000.000. He explains his meth
od of computation: says he has made
these estimates for twenty years, and
that they have never been questioned;
that he has laid them before gangers
of the revenue department, before
ex-saloonkeepers, and other persons
capable of judging, and they agree
that his estimates are as nearly cor
rect as It Is possible to make them.
He Insists that his flgures are con
servative, below rather than above
the actual cost. We will take only
11,200.000,000 here, for purposes of
comparison. This Is probably on the
safe side.
We will now place an object or twe
In the foreground that we may better
Judge of distance nnd size. The pub
lic school system of our land, thai
best exponent of democracy and
grenteat factor In our national assi
mllatlon for every dollar that the
American citizen pays In taxes fot
public education ($200,000,000), he
pays not less than six for liquor
Again, the United States of America,
a country vast In extent, first In re
sources, great In achievement, liberal
In expenditure, a world power the
total expenditure of this great nation
for one year ($593,000,000 for the
year ending June 30. 1902). cover
ing the legislative, executive and
Judicial branches; Including the
army, the navy, Indians, pensions,
postofflce. Interest on public debt and
every other last Item and source of
expense; these liberal expenditures
of a liberal government, which the
rltizens do not always contribute
without grumbling, amount to Just
about one-half of what the same
people pay out, In a like period, for
strong drink. Subtracting, now, the
$300,000,000 which the liquor trade
pays back to the people, and we have
an absolute waste, or loss of $000.
000,000 and upwards; one billion
dollnrs, approximately.
Let It not be forgotten that this
vast sum represents, at Its best, an
annual waste and loss. That the
money Is not sunk into the ocean,
but Is all kept in the country, doea
not make It one whit less a waste and
loss. The expenditure has brought
no returns. It Is as If this country
should engage half a million skilled
workmen, set them at making pi
anos and fine furniture, having them
furnish their own materials, and pay
them an average of two thousand dol
lars a year for every man; then give
orders that each night the entire
finished product of that day's work
shall be burned up. The money paid
for this work all stays In the coun
try, but It brings no return. It rep
resents destroyed wealth.
The United States could better af
ford to support a standing army of a
million men, gathering up ail the
unemployed and relieving every
overcrowded business and profession,
and pay each man an average of a
thousand dollars a year, having him
out of this sum furnish his own
board, clotheB and ammunition
could better afford to support this
body of men. and keep them shooting
at targets, than it can afford to pay
a similar sum to a nearly simtlat
number who now spend their time)
and labor at making and selling llq.
uor. Each eats up the same amount
of wealth of others' toll; neithei
gives anything In re'.urn; it would at
least leave Its supporters sober, prob
ably very sober. This country could
better afford to support In absolute
idleness, as lords and gentlemen, the
200.000 men who run retail liquor
establishments in our land, paving
them $5000 a year each, the salary
of a United States Senator, than It
enn afford to pay the same sum to
these same men, as It now does, for
selling strong drink. Out of the
money now spent for liquor, our gov
ernment could buy out, every twelve
month, the entire wine, spirit and
malt liquor industry of tho country,
using land and buildings for the bene,
fit of the people, and have a number
of millions left besides.
X Household f
Cocoannt Macaroons.
Add to a scant, cupful of sifted
I flour one cupful of granulated sugar
and two cupfols of the best shredded
rocoanut. Mix thoroughly, then fold
Into the mixture the whites of three
eggs whipped to a stiff froth. Make
Into small flat cakes and bake In a
alow oven until crisp and a delicate
brown New York Telegram.
Damson Cheese.
Stew damson plums until tender,
then drain off the juice and remove
the skins and stones. To the pulp
add the Juice, weigh It, then boll
until It Is a dry paste. Stir tn six
ounces of sugar to every pound of
fruit and keep stirring until the mix
ture will leave the sldea of the kettle
and adhere to the spoon In a solid
mass. If It will yield to the finger
without sticking when touched It la
done. Turn Into glasses or china
molda. This Is One for meat or game,
and many prefer it to currant Jelly.
New York World.
Potato Croquettes.
A delicious way of serving pota
toes Is the following: Boll and mash
twelve medium-Sized white potatoes,
using one tablespoonful of butter in
stead of milk. When they are nearly
cold add beaten yolks of three eggs,
one teaspoon ful, of chopped parsley,
one-quarter teaspoonful of grated
nutmeg and six drops of onion juice.
Stir these ingredients together until
they are smooth. Make up into small
rone-shaped croquettes and stand
away to harden. When they are firm
roll them In the beaten whites of the
eggs and cracker dust and fry In
I deep boiling lard until a light brown.
This will make twenty-five cro
; quettes. New York Times.
Stuffed Potatoes.
Select potatoes of even size, cnt a
thin slice from one end that they
may stand firm and put In the oven
to bake; when well done, remove
from the oven and with sharp scissors
cut a lid from the upper end and
scoop out the potato Into a hot bowl
with a teaspoon, keeping the skin
whole; beat the potato In the bowl
with a little cream, a teaspoonful of
butter, a speck of salt and pepper,
then fill the skins with the mixture,
heaping It high on top; set the pota
toes carefully on end and return to
oven for ten minutes to heat. Serve
on a platter with sprigs of parsley
and a few tiny specks ot butter.
Boston Post.
Cornstarch Souffle.
Half an ounce of cornstarch, one
cupful of milk, one tablespoonful of
sugar, quarter of a teaspoonful of
vanilla extract, two eggs, pastry to
line pudding dish. Line a pudding
dish with pastry, decorating the edges
with pieces cut with a fancy cutter.
Blend the cornstarch smoothly with
a little milk and stir it Into one cup
ful of milk when boiling. Cook for
two or three minutes, and then stir
In the sugar, yolks of eggs and va
nilla extract. Whip up tho whites
of eggs to a stiff froth and lightly stir
Into the mixture. Pour into the lined
dish and bake for about twenty min
utes. Shake a little sugar over the
top and serve at once with chocolate
Bauce. To make the chocolate sauce,
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remove from the fire and stir in one
tablespoonful of sugar. Flavor with
a few drops of vanilla extract. New
York Press.
Most Inhuman Influence.
Not long since, Magistrate Whit
man, of New York City, in addressing
the New York Lawyers' Club, was
moved to make a most scathing ar
raignment of the liquor traffic. He
said: "Personally, If I had the power,
I would close every saloon In the
United States, and -I am not a crank
or fanatic on the liquor question. I
drink myself, whenever I care to, and
probably shall continue to do so. 1
am willing that every other man shall
have the same rights that I have.
But when you sit on the bench that
I sit on and see seventy per-cent. of
the cases which come before you, and
see the misery, distress and crime, all
due to liquor selling I say, any man
with red blood In his veins is likely
to feel that the world would be in
finitely better off if the liquor sa
loons could be crushed out, cost what
It may. I believe it is the most
abominable, the most outrageous and
the most inhuman influence in New
York City to-day."
Drink and Labor.
Drink-emancipated labor can be
come its own capitalist; can stop
sweating and child labor; and can
prevent women and girls from being
forced Into the labor market to work
for low wages, because of the drunk
enness and Idleness of the men.
Herald of Health.
Work of the Saved.
Frank Anderson, superintendent
jf the Gilbert Hall Rescue Baud, of
Boston, Mass., several years ago was
saved from drink, and promised God
to devote the rest of his life to the
salvation of men. His work has
grown, and he Is now asking others
to help him in the good work he Is
doing. He Is especially successful
In prison and hospital work, and so
licits clothing for the needy. At a
recent meeting In the Cambridge Jail.
145 men and thirty-six women asked
for prayers at one ot his meetings.
Sunday Closing In Minnesota.
It Is stated that every town and
city of Minnesota is now enjoying a
Sunday closing ot saloons, thanks to
the recent decision of the attorney
general, which revealed the fact that
any ofllclal not enforcing the law
might be impeached. Mayor Jones,
of Minneapolis, says that Sunday
closing was worth $1,000,000 in cash
' ' hla city alone.
Doesn't Work Both Ways.
Liquor Improves with age, but un
fortunately the same rule doesn't ap
ply to those who drink it.
UJNLTS FOR,; THE II
I MOUSEKEEPERoI
Oil paintings may be cleaned by
sponging with lukewarm water and
drying thoroughly.
Acid fruit drink Pour boiling
water on mashed cranberries. When
cold sweeten to taste.
To renovate black lace wash the
lace In water to which a little am
monia ha3 been added, then rinse it
in strong coffee.
Many housewives sprinkle water
on the broom before sweeping to col
lect the dust aud keep It from blow
ing around the room.
Buttermilk which has turned
slightly sour is an excellent wash for
the face. It is harmless and efficient
and is a great purifier.
The beBt housekeeper Is the one
who passes less time In maklnf
things clean and more thought lo
keeping them clean as she gees.
Try adding a little lemon juice to
the water when boiling rice. It gives
the rice a nice white appearance, and
also keeps the gralnB well separated.
A piece of flannel soaked In paraf
fin and rubbed over linoleum will
pressrve the surface and remove all
dirt and stains, and make It last
much longer.
When bunches of sweet grass be
gin to lose their fragrance plungs
them for a mlnnte into boiling water
and they will be again as aromatic al
when flrat gathered. Dried lavender
may be similarly treated.
When filling oil lamps place a
small lump of camphor in the oil ves
sel. It will greatly Improve the lght
and make the flame clearer and
brighter. If you have no camphor
add a few dropa of vinegar occasion
aUy.
It la said that the juice of tM
pineapple contains the natural tor
ments of healthy digestion to a re
markable degree, and. If adopted W
American people, they would nefw
know what dyspepsia and indigestion
were. A considerable amount of
Juice should be taken each day.
There U nothing pretUer for tM
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