THE PULPIT.
CniL'.'fNT SUNDAY SERMON BV
DR. CHARLES EDWARD LOCKE.
hrnic: Unins tht ImposslMp.
tironr't-n. N. Y. The Hot nr.
Chsrles Fwsrd Lnek. t-nn'or of thp
Hsnsoi P'spp M "thndlst Enlscopal
Cho-ch, Sunday eventnc, to a largp
audience, p-schod on "Doing What
r.mnnt fl non- " rll text i' Mat-thr-v
17:10 "No'hlng sva1l be lm
noss'hlp unto vn-i " Dr Locke said
tn fhii course of hl sermon:
That Is a m" PTmiitp miTrnt,
when In th midst of rich treasures
of thp Art OalWy of the Vntlca". one
stands for the first tm he'nr-- Panh
Mf'i. mast"-nleeo of "T'" Trapsflura
tlon." Tt w thn rrtnt artist's 1nt
work: nrd tWor ts tiigmpnts werp
drv It wn mrriA In h's funpra' pro.
epsslon. This mp'e-r.l genius dpflpd
a wpII known pppop nf nrt In attempt
ing to por'rsv two dlaf'nct fheme on
the samp cmvas; bat Raphael win a
rood therlnglan a wpII as an tin
rlva'ed ar' t. Hp caught ths '1 ittW
mpanJnK nf tho TrTsflnrntlop and
saw In tt not onlv the Olo-lflcation of
Jesus, but the emanclsntlnn of mnn
kind. Whpn Jesus earr.o down from thp
radiant mountain summit an anvloua
fathpr mpt him with tho pnrnest re
quest, "I,ord. hnvp mprrv on n fop."
htimhly pxnlnlnlng to .Tpshs thru ha
bad first tnken nil afflicted boy to the
disciples, but thpv could not pure him.
Jesus said' "Brlrg him hither to
Me," and th-"1 child wns cured hat
very hour. Tn perplexity the dlsrl
ples askd of .Tesns. "Why could not
y cast him out?" and Tsus replied,
""acau'w? of your unbpl'pf; for verity
I -y unto yon If yp hav faith as a
grain of mustard sppd nothing shall
be Impossible unto you." Tn casting
out the world's devils and In alleviat
ing the woes of humanity, nothing
shall be Impossible and this is the
program of Jesus. "Poire whs. can
not be done" Is the program of .Tesns.
"Faith as a grain of musta--?
"All things are possible to him that
belleveth."
Faith langhl at imnnMibilities.
W And cries it sh'l be 'tone.
"Jesus never despises a llt'lp
Talth." On that late af-nnon on
the banks of Galilee, when ! multt
tnde was hungry and th ', was
tar away, tesus, to. teal Pnllln. Ir
(julred: "Whence hall wa hn" breed
that these mav eat?" and msthetnat.
leal Phllin thought that two h'indr1
pennyweight would not p. en f;l"-it.
Then Andrew for a brief InstP" d a
vision of faith as ho sl!r:;t', that
there wns a lad there who hA Pve
barley loaves and two flah-c: hu' n
drew, too, quickly adopts i-, uri'h
inetlral process Rnd dl?ronsolne'.y
added: "Put what are thev among so
many?" Jesus, howevar. did -ot dis
count or overlook Andrew's mo
mentary vision and faith: and on the
basis of Andrew's "little faith" the
miracle of the feeding of the five
thousand was performed. It was
faith as a grain of mustard seed only,
but It accomplished th" impossible.
Tertullian once said of an event:
"Tt Is certain because It Is Impossi
ble," and Richard Cobden, when told
that a certain thing was impossible,
replied: "If that is all, let us set
about It at once." General Arm
strong, of Hampton, said: Doing
what cannot be done Is the glory, of
living," and his great schools for'ln
dian and negro youth became possi
ble. Carisle impatiently wrote: "Im
possible! It is not a lucky word!
Who Is It says there Is a lion In the
way? Sluggard, thou must slay the
Hon: the way must be traveled!"
Mlrahean shouted: "Impossible, that
blorkhead of a word! " And the groat
Napoleon characteristically declared:
"Impossible! It Is not a French word.
Genius Is the art of overcoming the
Impossible! "
Christianity Is the art of overcom
ing the impossible. Impossible is not
In the vocabulary of the Christian.
This is the program of Jesus.
Christianity has already achieved
the impossible in the overthrow of
the vast Roman Empire. To destroy
the power and glory of Rome as they
appeared two thousand years ago in
trenched In impregnable fortresses
and defended by ever victorious
Roman legions, seemed an impossible
result.
Christianity has nchleved the im
possible in the final eradication of
human slavery, a diabolical institu
tion culminated In the customs, for
tunes, constitutions, conscience and
traditions of men. So, indeed, shall
the day surely corns when nations
shall not learn war any more. And,
when thrt. prophecy of Ibalah shell
have been fulfilled, which commands,
"Loose the bonds of wickedness and
nndo the heavy burdens," then the
accursed liquor traffic will be over
thrown, and thi deadliest thraldom
which hR3 ever blighted manhood will
be ended. This damnable tralllc lu
strong drink tills the, prisons with
criminals, the hospitals with the In
Jane, and the poorhotUsM with pau
pers. Recently a great brewery com
pany of this country has published In
Its paid advertisements a libelous
statement that the founder of Meth
odism favored the manufacture and
sale of liquors as a beverage. The
s atenientg are mischievous lies. The
ireatest total abstinence society in
Christendom is th- Mnhodist Church
Such demoniacal lies will only hasten
the downfall of old Gambrinus in
this country. The devil is a liar, and
the father of lies, and we would ex
pect him to defraud his Infernal busi
ness by Um and misrepresentations
Lincoln's great prophecy of February
22, 1840, has been partially fulfilled,
and will surely be completely real
ized, "When there shall be nelthet
slave nor drunkard upon the earth!'
Then, too, the brotherhood of th
race is to be established. "Whose
hateth bis brother ts a murderer.'
"Whoso hath this world's goods an
aHh his brother hath need, and
hutteth up his bowels of compasslou,
how dwelletb, (he love of God It
him?' Some one has recently said:
"No man ought to have anythlnr
until every man has something." I'
this savors of anarchy. It Is at leaal
' true that many of us should have lesi
until many others have more. Then
la great social and Industrial unrev
to-day. All these antagonisms an?
Confusions are due to the emanclpa
ttcn of mankind .through the in flu
auc of Christ. Men are coming to
their own Jesus has commanded,
"Loots- him and let his go!" as Hi
14 at the resurrection of Lasarus,
an'' we, His disciples, who have been
set fre. aretootlow to obey our Lord's
tni'mctlons. Men are striving to get
fret' A starving baby was found In
the Fait Side of New York rec.ntlv
on the wasted breait of Its dead
mother, and that same day In the up
town stores women were apendlng
30 for a single night robe. There
j, .r.. uXtravagancp at one end
' the social sp1". and consequent
Cinj?rous .crjjrojnajliy at thjs oiher.
Tit I'e "TH M'f HBP ST1P "STW.aT:Sm
which ercBpatPS from the tpachlngs
of Tesus. ano the socialism of .Tpsus
will so"ie dav prevail, and In that
dav each shall sek his own tn his
brothers' hle"ett good, and all shall
dwell In nohp brotherhood. Two
men sflw a p!pcp of Ipwplry on. the
ItdaWtlg, thpv rp-ehed for It slmn'
fanpotisly, struck tHlf heads violent
ly: each arose to censure the otp"
whn tbpv found thpv were brothers
and hrd'not sppn each other for a
r'oTon vpa's It must not bp forgot
tpn that all competitions nnc" rivalries
tn-dnv are hetwppn brothprs. and
jomp dav the vast brotherhood will
bp perwianpntlv organlxpd.
In th" groat task of casting out
thp wotM's devils nothing shall bo
Imno'slblp Whatpvpr ought to be
will be. A moral Imperative must
havp In It a tnornl possibility. Kant
aid lonr ago fbprp is no mpaning In
en "ought" itnloss It 'a followed bv n
"pas " Fvrv moral npc"sslty wilt
tome dav prevail. It Is not nn ought
unites It Is a possibility, nnd If a
posihilltv It will become a rpalifv.
A cImF, "finite opinion of what
-i-ht to hp Is hp tokn of what can
irn will he. Man's fondct dreams
will ho futlv materlalizcc1. When
nan thinks Ooo"sthoughtsand carrlps
nut Oed's nnrnosps 'he lmnosslbip
will b nchlevpd. "Things that are
lmpns!h'e with men are possible wltn
Rod " Men must bpoorr.p partakers
nf the dnlnp r.t.ire, as thp Apostle
Peter oq'nlns. fhe mighty forcp of
the Niagara Falls powor honsp ts
"ter,pr,!'' iown to si:t the capacity
if thp r'achlpprv to which It Is sup
plied. Ro God "steps" Hlms"lf down
to humble, simple men, and works
tils wondrous will through obPdipnt
hnmm Instrumentalities.
'Ye must bp born ncaln!" and with
S'icodemus in bewlldprmpnt wp mav
r,q-.rp "TTow can these things be?"
MathtTDatteal BJW like Philip never
will calculate until thpv rpach a dem
onstration. wh11 men of vision llkp
Ar.drpw will ho working the miracle
of the 'mnosslble. Thp burglar who
drops Into a mission to while away
the parlv pvpnlng hours, until he
shall go forth to ply his vicious tradp,
falls tinier thp sppII of the service,
knpcls at an altar of prayer, con
fpssps h! in, sur-enders his burglar
tools, and becomes a new man. hon
est and hdBSfstC. Yo-. may not bp
able to pxnlair thp mvstprv. but It ts
trui- -and that is the program of
Xaantl
Two vupg men came togethP"
one a "lerk In a shoe store, thp other
a clprk In a bank. Humble men of
no notnhlp talents. One can teach
and talk a llttlp. and th.p othpr can
sing w-'th pprsnnslve voice These
two willing son!s pomplPtely surrpn
dered to God. and consecrated to the
service nrd upbuilding of humanlt'o.
began a career, which Increased It
powpr and pffeotiveness until multi
tudes were awakened from lethargy
and sin by the singing and the
preaching of the gospei. Again, the
weak things of the world wpre shak
en to confound the mighty, and
Moody and Sat.ltev became the great
est evangelists sine? tne davs of
John and Charlps Ts'-y. And the
Impossible was achiever'.
At the dedication of the Ri.nker
Hill monument, when tt appeared
that an accident was Imminent by
the surging crowds against the
speakers' platform. Webster request
ed the ppopI? to kindly movp bark.
A man In the crowd answered back:
"It 1s Impossible'" Thereupon thp
grpat Massachusetts statesman cried
out: "Imposslhot impossible! Noth
ing Is impossible on Bunker Hill!"
And so let us kesn near the cross.
The battle of the acps was fought
there, the freedom of the race was
there acMvad. Nothing is Impos
sible on the Hill of the Cross on
Calvary.
With our now sainted Sankev wp
mav sines in thp sweet strains of
sightless Fanny Crosby's beautiful
lines:
Some day the ailver cord will break
Ar.d ! no more as now shall sing;
But. Oh. the jcv when T nwnke
Within thi palf e of the King!
And I shall see Him (ace to faee.
And tell the story. Saved by Grace.
"Then, 'I shall be satisfied when
I av.ako In Thv likeness,' and the
Impossible shall be forever en
throned.' "
TF 1 !
Supremacy of Christ.
Men who deny the spiritual su
premacy of Jesus Christ and reject
His claim to their personal all-
glance, however much they may ad
mire His character and laud His
; teachings, are not, In any proper
sense of the word. Christians. Mor
alists, phil ..-gophers, even doctors of
divii.l'.y, tbay may be, but they have
no right' to wear the Name which l
sbove every name, because they do
aot bow the knee to Christ or con
fess Him as Lord, to the glory of
"od the Father. To call one a
Christian who denies the Lordship
)f Christ is a contradiction of te.-inr
The Eiamlner.
Tin- Tart of Wisdom.
It la no small wlsdcfm to keep al
ienee in an evil time, and in thy
heart to turn thyself to God, and not
.o be troubled b the judgment ot
men. Let not thy peace depend on
'.he tongues of men; for, whether they
lmiK- well or ill of thee, thou art not
on that account other than thyself, j
net e are true peace uttu giury : Are
they not in God? Isabella Fitz
Mayo.
When Yoo Lose.
General notions about slj and sal
ration can do you no good 'a the way
of the blessed life. As in a journey
you must see milestone after mile
atone fall into your rear, otherwise
you remain stationary, so In the grand
march of a nobler life one paltriness
after another mult disappear, or you
have lost your chance. Profeaaoi
Illackla.
IN THE SALOON.
Now Owner (who has juit bought
schooner yacht) "Look 'ere, Mc
pherson, you'll 'ave to 'avc that pil
lar removed before my wlft cornea
down. She'll want to alt-at the bead
of the table."
McPberson "Weel, ye'll hae to
mak a steamer o' her. for that' ana
o' the masts!" Punch.
nnVtUTATIOXATi LKSSDN COM
MFNT9 ran OCTOBER I.
Subject: Tbtvld Firings tlio Ark to .Tp
rusnletn, I Sam. l QflMM Text,
Ps. 100:1 Commit Vcrsp 12
Head 1 ( bron ( liuplcis 1.1, IB, 10.
TIMK. 1045 B C. PLACH.
Klrjath-Jenrlm.
F.XPosmnN. i. Bringfag Cta
Qod'l Alii In Mau's Way, l-.V This Is
one of the mo3t solemn nnd spnrchlns
passages In th ontlr.! Bible. It
t "aches a Ipsson ncded to bp learned
In our day. It shows us how neces
sary It Is to serve God In God's way.
Pavld's desire to brlna up the nrk of
Tori's presence Into his own city, the
cry centra of the national life, wns
most commcndablr; but he should
have InquliPd from OrOd'l own book
the pfo par way In which to bring It
pp. It was declared thcio with per
fect plainness (Nu. 4:5-12; 7:9).
1113 neiiloct to consult and obey the
Word of God got David nnd others ns
well Into great trouble. Neglect of
God's Word has gott. n many n well
meaning man into groat trouble, and
his Lionels al-o. The ark wns the
ymhOl of Jehovnh's own holy and
glorious presence. Men must be
taught to treat It with the rcvprpr.op
fine to His gr--at and holy Nam?. It
wa' "Um ark of God which Is call -d
by the Name, even (ho name of the
Lord of hosts." The nrk. was also B
remarkable type of CDrllt Christ is
Immapuel, God with us. nnd the ark
was the symbol of God's presence
with His people. Moreover, In the
nrk th? law of God was perfeciiv
kppt, and in Christ the law of God is
perfectly kept. Farther still, over
thp perfectly kept lav was the biood
Iprlnkled mercy seat where God BMt
His people (Ex. 25:1 8-22 ). In Chrllt
we have our blood-sprinkled merc
seat where God meets and communes
with us. David had no Intention of
not conferring du" honor on thn arlt
of Gcd. He made great and eos'ly
preparations. He "ggtharw together
p.l! the ohos-n man of Israel, thirty
thousand." It Is often said that It
does not make any difference whnt I
man believes or does If he is only sin
cere. Pavld was perfectly sincere,
but he was wrong and It made p
great deal of difference noth to him
and to I'zzah. David was tc blnmo
for his Ignorance. He had the meanr
of enlightenment. If men to-day are
Ignorant of what is In tho Word of
God and suffer for It. it Is their own
fault. They cannot blame. God for It,
though they would often like to. The
ark had been In Klrjath-jearlir twen
ty years (i Sam. 7:1). Men always
get Into trouble when they try to Im
prove on Gr J "a way. God had given
explicit command that the sons of
Kohath bear the ark upon thc-Ir shoul
ders (Nu. 4:4-18; 7:9), and a new
cart under the circumstances wns no
better than an rid cart. David bad
really learned '.his ' Improved plan"
from the heathen (of. 1 Sam. 6:7. 81.
That is nhs-e all improvements upon
God's way come from.
II. God's Judgment on Disobedi
ence nnd Irreverence, 0-0. David's
folly was soon made rannifeEt. He
had sown the seed of disobedience
and soon reaped p. harvest of grantor
dlsobedlencennd death. A cart drawn
by oxen, even though It was a new
cart, wns no place for the nrk; and
trouble soon conies, "the oxen stuni
liled." Of course they did, but what
had oxen to f l with drawing God's
ark? The pl..:o for that was upon
the shovldors of fit men. It was quite
natnraj for P:isah to put forth his
hand to steady the ark. but it was al
together wrong. It wns nn act of ex
plicit disobedience t" God, nnd i f
rross Irreverence. Even the sons ft
Kohath, who were divinely appointed
to beat the ark, were not permittr 1
to touch the ark. or even to look at it
for a moment (Nu. 4:15. 19, 20, P..
V.). Those are very solemn words
with which tho 7th vers? openB. Ir-rovorer-00
towards God and His holy
pnme is an awful sin, and God In III'
great mercy often deals very sternly
with if In order that wo may Know
bow He regarda it (cf. Lev. 14:11-16:
10: 1 Sam. 6:1P. Even in the
Christian dispensation men are cut
off when they approach the table that
sets torch tho solemn truth about
Christ's atoning death in a thought
Iosb way (1 Cor. 11:27-30). We do
not need to suppose that Uzzah was
eternally lost. He simply suffered
temporal punishment for his sin. even
unto death (cf. 1 Cor. 11:30-32; 8
II), David was displeased at God's
Uidgment: he might much better have
been displeased with his own folly
that made that judgment necesBnrv.
When he had taken time to think it
over he put the blame where It be
longed, on himself (1 Chron. 15: 11
lS). We are often tempted to be
displeased at God's Judgments when
a little honest reflection would show
us that we are to blame ourselves,
and that Coil's judgment Is only a
merciful way of bringing us to our
senses.
III. Gol Dlessps the Home in
Wtalth He Dwells, 10-12. Wfe havt
just seen God dealing in judgment,
and now we sue Him dealing in mer
cy. A moment ago all was deuih
now all Is blessing. Obad-edom wa?
only a heathen by descent, a GIttite
(cf. ch. 15:19), but he welcomed thf
presence of God in his home, and
Ood "blessed Obed-edom and all hU
household." Nothing else brims
such blessing to a house as the pres
ence of God In It. That ark In hi
home was the syinbo! of Christ in out
homes. Where He is there Is bless
ing for all (cf. Acts 18. Jl)
EPWOffTH LEAGUE LESSONS
8UNDAY, OCTOBER 4.
Acknowledging a Trust Qen. 26. 20
22; Deut. 14. 22-29; 26. 12.15.
Qen. 28. 20-22. Jacob had just de
ceived his old father Isaac and secur
ed the coveted blessing which belong
ed by right to his brother Esau. He
wns compelled to leave home because
of Esau's anger. During his first
night away from home Jacob had the
wonderful dream, with the vision of
the stairs reaching from earth to
heaven and the mesttengers of Ood as
oenrilng and descending on It. Ood
there renews his promise made to
Abraham nnd Isaac, that Jacob and
his descendants should possess the
land and become a great people. In
return Jacob makes a vow that if
God will keep his promise, he In turn
will give back to Ood a tenth of all
that Ood had originally given htm. It
was a bargain, nnd the whole thing
sounds a little strange to us. We
must be careful how we apply (he les
son to ourselves, for we nre not liv
ing In Jacob's time, and Jesus Christ
has made many things different for
us.
Deut. 14. 22.29. The command Of
God is that his people should set aside
a tonth of all the Increase of theli
farms, both of their crops and of
their livestock, and eat It at the tem
pie as a kind of thank offering to
God for what he had done for them.
H they lived so far away from tho
temple thnt they could not carry all
the store of edibles with them, "they
were to sell It, and with the money go
to the temple and buy all they needed
for a feast before God and eat It.
Hospitality is also commanded, they
must share the feast with the Lev
ltes, the orphans, and the foreigners
wdio lived with them. But every
third year it was different. Instead
of eating the food themsHlvos they
were to make a feast for the Levites,
foreigners, orphans, and widows
among them, and the blessing of tho
Ird would come upun them because
of their hospitality.
Deut. 26. 12-16... This Is but a repe
tition of the last part of the previous
command, but to it there Is added a
prayer which was to be made by the
hosts on this occasion. This prayer
is a declaration that the command of
God has been carried out. and con
cludes by asking his blessing upon
them because of their obedience.
BITTER WAR ON INTEMPERANCE
SOLDI RIM FIGHTING THIS Ct'RSH
GRKATLY CHKBRED.
OCTOBER FOURTH.
HARD TO FIX.
"Why was the play a failure?"
"I hardly know. The manager
blames the author, the author blames
the star, the star blamea the com
pany, the company accuaea the book
ing agent, ud the booking agent at
tribute the fiasco to the unsettled
conditions now prevailing In the BaU
kaui." Washington Uerald.
Motive Power on the Ijinf
The time is probably not far dis
tant when we shall aeo a great de
velopment of motive power aa
plied to agricultural operation.--.
Country Life.
8ont f TPs Heart. X. Our Vows
and Their Fulfilment. Es. 116.
(Consecration meeting.)
Making vows. Ps. G5: 1-5.
Jacob's vow. Gen. 2S: 1S-22.
Israel's vow. Num. 21: 1-3.
Hani, all's vow. 1 Sam. 1: 9-11.
David'H vow. Ps. 132: 1-5.
Paul's vow. Acts 18: 1S-21.
All worthy vows are based on a
sense of duty; wc owe them to God;
and also on love; Wa love God, and
enjoy serving Him.
Our vr.vs nre not to repay God's
kli4i-t fV. -- cm: bu;
lovi I lu'lmve m try to.
Hidden vows do not befit open
benefits.
Vows ccst; they are sacrifices. But
wa-j not Christ sacrificed for us? and
did nut that co.-it?
Suggestions. .
Our pb'dge is simply the statement
of our purposes. Should we not have
purpofet Hln;uld we nut sate
thorn?
We cannot e:;pect to keep our
pledge unless we keep It In mind;
and we keep It In mind by keeping it
in view.
To rulfil a pledge is to All It full of
mfgnlng aid purpose. Full no
naif . ay.
Our pledge Is not made to man but
to God, and Ifo alone can release ua
from it.
Illustrations.
When we made a pledge we are
commixed to it, but as a passenger
is committed to a railroad Which
t;.k. -s him where he wants to go.
The pledge la not n crutch for a
cripple, but a staff for a sturdy pedes
trian. It Is an open disgrace for a note
of ours to go fo protest. It Is an
qua! disgrace for a pledge of oura
to go to protest, though no one knows
it.
If ii violin string breaks we do not
throw away the violin, we put In a
new String. So when we break a
purt of the pledge.
A Movement For the Alxilltlon of
t'ompiilsory Boer Drinking
Among -rrrnian University Stu
dents.
The Prussian Minister of Justice Is
i lending a movement for thp abolition
of compulsory beer drinking among
university students, and even to dis
courage voluntary guszllng, while a
formidable petition haB been present
ed to the government for the separa
tion of sober and drunken persons on
railroad trains by the. use of special
ears, though there seems to be some
uncertainty whether the cars should
be reserved for those who are sober
or for those who are tlpey.
Up In Finland the most rpmarkablo
anti-alcohol Ic legislation of all has
actually been enacted and now awaits
ihe Grand Duke's approval, which It
may not reoelve. Largely because ot
woman suffrage and tho spread of the
Socialist propaganda, the most strin
gent prohibition bill on record has
been passed by tho Diet. This amaz
ing measure not only forbids all man
ufacture or sale of spirits, beer and
end wlnp, but It prohibits any trnffic
lu alcohol of any kind, save through
a strict government monopoly.
Churches are forbidden, under heavy
penalties, to use wine tn the com
munion service. People who had
wines In their possession before the
enactment of the law may continue to
hold them, but any one hereafter ac
quiring any liquors will be Bubject to
fine and imprisonment. The police
and other officials are authorized,
without special warrant and on mere
suspicion, to enter and search any
house for liquors. Any ship enter
ing Finnish waters with n cargo con
sisting largely of alcoholic liquors
will be seized and confiscated. All
the breweries, dUtlllerles and liquor
stores and shops In the country must
at once go out of business, without
compensation. Indeed, In framing
the law the Diet seems really to have
acted upon the exhortation of one of
Its members, Baroness Grlpenberg,
to "leave reason aside, and let senti
ment prevail."
These things at least serve to em
phasize the point which we have fre
quently made In these columns, that
complaints of purltanlsm and fan
aticism In this country as contrasted
' with the liberalism of Europe are
! not altogether well founded. More
I than one European country Is tak
i ing even more advanced ground in
temperance reform than has been pro
J posed here. We cannot recall any
: American prohibition law as strin
gent as that which Finland is seeking
to establish. When In one of our
States It was discovered that through
inadvertence the law was so drawn
as possibly to prevent the use of
wine at the communion services of
churches It was quickly and generally i
conceded that an amendment must I
be made so that there would be no in
terference with worship. But in Fin
land the clause expressly banishing
wlnp from the communion table was j
purposely inserted into the bill. The
Interference with "personal liberty" I
in sumptuary matters Is far more I
marked In several European countries
thin It Is here. The merits of some i
of our temperance legislation may be j
open to discussion; but at least It '
cannot be truthfully maintained that
this country or any part of It Is alone
or unique or even extremely advanced
In meddling with man's supposed
right to get drunk. New York Tribune.
ggiperca jor me
"RE VERY SURE I NEED IT.'
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MY OWN FAMILY USE
PE-RU-NA.
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Sleeping in Churches.
Napping at the Lawrencevllle S.m-iay-s-'huol
will hereafter cost tweniy
flve -, ins. Uncle John Sanders l
r.-apunjlble for the new way of keep
ing people awake In study hours.
I'ncle John compuilued to the
members about the way they had
been straggling Into school and o(
aklng a quiet nap. As a result It
as decided to charge those who
went to sleep twenty-five cents a
Sunday for the!.- lodging. Colum
bus Disputch
An alloy that gives off showerr oi
iparks when struck with metal ig
niting not only gas, but alcohol
toaked wicks was a recent acci
lental discovery of Auer von Wels
sach. It consists oi Iron with cerium,
lanthanlum or other of the rare
;arths used for incandescent lamp
mantles, and the sparking is t mud
to reach a maximum with tbe per
centage ot Iron at thirty. A use tor
igniting explosives is suggested.
ONLY A CENT.
Uncle Hnrris was a carpenter, and
had a shop In the country. One day
ho went Into the barn, where Dick
and Joe were playing with two tame
pigeons.
"Boys," he Bald, "my workship
ought to be swept up every evening.
Which of you will undertake to do
it? I am willing to pay a cent for
each sweeping."
"Only a cant?" said Dick. "Who
would work for a cent?"
"I will," said Joe.
So every day, when Uncle Harris
was done working in tho shop, Joe
would take an old broom and sweep
it good.
CWia day Uncle Harris took Dick
and Joe to town. While he went to
buy some lumber they went to a toy
store.
"What fine kites!" said Dick. "I
vlsh I could buy one."
"Only ten cents," said the man.
"I haven't a cent," said Dick.
"I have fifty cents," said Joe.
"How did you get fifty cents?"
asked Dick.
"By sweeping the shop," answered
Joe. Sunday Afternoon.
Total Prohibition in Finland,
News from Finland shows remark
able results since the Introduction of
universal suffrage for adults tt both
sexes. The Finnish- Legislature con
slsti of a single rnamber of 200 mem
bers. Fifty-six per cent, of the voters
at the last election in towns, and fifty
per cent, in the rural districts, were
women. Nineteen women were elec
ed numbers of the chamber. It has
jusi passed a drastic act Tor the total
prohibition of spirits, wine, beer and
alcohol, which may be kept only for
medical and technical pqrposes and
for the use of troops. Even tht use
of wine for rhe communion service le
forbidden. No one may keep alco
holic drinks in his house unless he
can prove rhat they were in his pos
session before the act was passed.
The police have full rights of search
and the penalties vary from $20 fine
penal servitude for three years.
There is no provision for loss of cap
ital in breweries, distilleries or pri
vate houses.
Baroness Grlpenberg, one of the
best k'.iown women members, said
that in dealing with a question of this
vital social importance it was quite
tinis to "leave reason aside and let
sentiment prevail." It Is not expected
that tbe law will ever come Into op
eration. fo th" veto of the Czur la re
garded as certain.
John null's Declining Tlilrsr.
It is reassuring to learn from Dr.
Dawson Burns's annual review of
tiie I'nited Kingdom's drink bill that
although we spent 590,000 more on
Intoxicants last year than In 1906,
the average expenditure per head fell
from 3 16s. 3d. to 3 15s. 9d. From
187 2 to 1S78 the average expendi
ture never fell below 4 a head, and
In 1376 it touched 4 9s. On the
other hand, from Q 841 to 1851 (both
years Included) It never rose as high
as 3. while in 1842 it fell as low
as 2 8s. 5d., or less than two
thirds Its present amount. As mat
ters are we stand etactly where we
stood In 1866, when the expenditure
per bead on alcoholic liquors was,
as last year, 3 lis. 9d. Westmin
ster Gazette.
The Illustrations preserved ot
Egyptian Iron manufacture show that
tbe process was precisely tbe same as
that still obtaining among Ethiopian
races. On a stone, preserved at Flor
ence, a negro slavo Is depicted work
ing bellows from which the blast Is
conveyed by u bamboo pipe to a shal
low pit in which the Iron is smelted.
In a second Illustration Is shown tbe
forging of tbe Iron by hammering It
with a rounded atone on a atone an
vil with a wooden base. It Is clearly
proved by pictureson Egyptian tombs
that bellows were In use in tbe
fifteenth century B. C.
Temperance Notes.
By a unanimous vote of the Legls
lature, Mlsslslppl goes "dry" on Jan
uary 1 , 1909.
Milwaukee city employes are to be
forbidden to rush the growler In
working hours. In Milwaukee!
A man in a Texas prison said: "I
tried to keep from drinking whisky
by myself, but I could not. I tried
joining the church, but It did not
stop me from drinking. I promised
my wife to quit. And I thank Ood I
am In this prison, because' there
hain't no saloons lu here! "
THAT MAY COME.
"Telephone, directory, twine, mu
cilage the drugglat is certainly very
helpful."
"Yes; he provides everything ex
cept free lunch." Kansas City Journal.
NO ENJOYMENT.
"So he doesn't enjoy the bathing?"
"No; he can't lock the door, stay
lu for two hours and prevent tbe
other boarders front using the ocean."
Kansas City Journal.
I csnnot tell why there should come to me
A thought of some one miles And years
away,
In swift msintencp on the memory,
Unless there he a need that 1 should
pray.
Re goes bis wny, I mine; we seldom meet
To tsUc of plnns or changes, day by day,
Of pain or pressure, triumph or defeat,
Of special rcnsonn why 'tis time to pray.
We are too busy even to spare a thought,
For days together, of some friend away;
Perhapn Ood does it for us, and we ought
To read His signal as a call to pray.
Perhaps, just then, my friend had fiercer
fight,
A more appalling weakness, a decay
Of courage, darkness, some lost sense ol
right-
And so, in case he needs my prayer, 1
pray.
Dear, do tbe same for me! If I intrude
Unasked upon you, on some crowded day,
Give a moment's prayer, as interlude;
Be very sure I need it, therefore pray.
An Evrr Present Truth.
But one thing Is needful. Luke
10:42.
Tho toit Is an old fact restated In
the terms of the Gospel for answer
to the numerous and many sided
questions of our modern life.
In ortler to attain pre-eminence and
success men everywhere are coming
to recognize more and more the wis
dom of consecration in the pursuit of
soma one thing. Michael Angelo,
having a fixed goal, pursued It with
an ambition that consumed him. He
forgot hunger, thirst and bodily
fatigue, and at length the world
crowned him as master of his art.
In the realm of music Handel Is
called a prince and the very soul of
art. This, however, never could have
been true of him', nor could he have
written Immortality Into his name,
had he been other than the man
whoso passlops and powers In the
pursuit of the one thing were offered
on the altar of music. It has been
said of him that bis ardor for celestial
sounds caused the keys of his harpsi
chord by his frequent manipulation to
assume the shape of spoons.
Our text finds Jesus among Hit
friends In the Bethany home, and His
words reveal tho two persons
Martha and Mary In striking con
trast. Martha Is deeply concerned
about the material things. There is
much of anxiety and bustle about
her as she thinks of His entertain
ment, comfort and food. Mary, the
very soul of seeming Indifference tc
all temporal things, thinks only of a
seat at His feet, where she may listen
to His every word. When at length
the fusslness of Martha can stand It
no longer, she complains to Josus.
saying, "Carest Thou not that my sis
ter hath left me to serve alone?" Hl
answer Is not a rebuke to her activity,
but rather an Interpretation of It with
dignity and strength, "But one thing
is needful."
What did the Master mean? What
Is this one thing? Perhaps It may be
answered best by placing emphasis on
the word "one," so as to make It In
clusive, and say: Thou lackest one
thing. That is, the one thing lacking
comprehends all wants and hunger
ings, all life and power. If this be
true, then the "one thing needful"
must be that for which men every
where have been searching, and for
which men even now unconsciously,
perhaps are seeking In strange ways
and by many questions. It Is the
"one thing needful" for the aching
heart which refuses to be quieted, and
says: "Is there ady meaning In
life?" It is the "one thing needful"
for the man who In the midst of his
struggles is conscious of gradual de
feat lu the rounds of dally life, ex
claiming: "Is there no way out ol
this tnugle of being and doing?" It
is tho "one thing needful" for UM
profound philosopher In his study, for
the capitalist with his wealth, for the
aged and the young, for the learned
and the ignprant. Yes, it is the "one
thing needful" for the whole world.
What Jesus said to Martha has
been tbe truth of the ages. It is the
truth of the present. How much men
everywhere need the "one thing"
which punctuates life with knowl
edge, witb strength and fills the soul
with peace! We must not fail tc
recognize that it had something to du
with Himself; for, speaking of Mary,
who sat at His feet listening to HU
words, He said: "Mary hath chosen
the better part." The good part
meant Himself. To know Him Is tc
know the "one thing needful; " to find
Him Is to find It. He and It are one.
He came to help our needy humanity,
to satisfy with His light, love and
peace our deep yearnings for the life
which now is, and to comfort us vjth
tbe truth of Immortality.
Our hymns, our prayers, our ex
hortations are all based on the ons
appeal: "Come to Jesus. " Come tc
Him because all life stands In need
of what He alone has to give. It He
can satisfy the need, then He is the
power to help, ind belief In Him Is
the one thing neodful. The Rev. J
Henry Hartman, pastor Tremont
Presbyterian Church, Now York, In
tho Sunday Herald.
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Wait For A Raise.
Augustus Marmadukc Uppischa
bad by Inadvertence been elected a
member of the local club, but some
how he did not seem to "catch on,"
as It were, with his fellow-members.
In many ways they strove to make
him understand his unpopularity, and
one evening he rushed furiously up
to a member of the committee.
"Look here! be said. "I've been
insulted In this club! A man offer
ed me 100 If I'd resign my mem
bership. I must do something.
What would you advise me to do?"
The committeeman considered a
while betore replying.
"I'd advise you to hang on for a
day or two longer. You'll get a bet
ter price then." Pearson's Weekly.
Successful Plnn.
"One time I was In great danger
from a Hon," said tbe African ex
plorer, who happened to be In a
romlnlscent mood, "and, having no
weapon at hand, I tried sitting down
and staring at him.
"How did the plan work?" queried
I the Innocent bystander.
' Couldn'fTiave worked better," re
plied the hero of the tale. "The Hon
didn't come within fifty feet of me."
. "That's queer," remarked the 1. b.
j "How do you account for it?"
! "1 think the place I selected as a
seat had something to do with It,"
answered the explorer. "I sat on the
limb of a tree that was fully 50 feet
from the ground. Chicago News.
The Wrong Way.
There Is something wrong with
the church when the only way jt can
pay the debts of the sheep is by
feeding and flattering the goats.
Modern Instances,
Peggy What did that independ
ent, self-willed, handsome sister do?
Paula Oh, she married one of tho
assistant bookkeepers to her father's
bank. He's still an assistant book
keeper. Peggy And what did the homely,
modest girl do?
Paula Ob, she married 'a little
dude to please her father. He Is now
a member of the firm. Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
No Use.
It's no use preaching about the
heart of God If you have no pleasure
in grasping the hand of man.
The Healing Touch.
No man who has felt the healing
touch of the Master In his heart haa
much trouble in dils head over the
miracle.
Get Busy.
You cannot cancel the custom of
preying on your fellows by occasional
praying to your Father above. '
Reciprocity.
If you are right with Ood, He will
always be right by you. Home Herald.
A Oerman biologist has calculated
hat the human brain contains 300,
100,000 nerve cells. 6,000,000 of
vhlch die and are succeeded by new
ines every day. At this rate w get
in entirely new brain sixty
leys.
NATURALLY.
"The Impudent thing wanted me to
marry him."
"When is the wedding going lo
be?" Nashville American.
Gas Not Necessary.
Scene -Faabionable watering place
In Northern Britain. English lady
visitor who Is suffering from tooth
ache: "I say, gardener, have you
a dentist hero?"
Old Gk"dner Yees, mem yees,
mem.
Lady Visitor Does he extract
teeth with tho aid of gaa?
Old Gardnor Bliss us a', mem,
we hae nye guld dayllcht here!
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Contemplative Habbuth.
Sunday School Teacher What did
God do on the Sabbath day?
Bright Boy I guess He must have
sat around and felt awful sorry tor
what He had done. Life.
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