THE PULPIT.
RP.H.UANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
Dfl. CHARLC8 EOWAnO LOCKE.
Theme: Faith's VklTH
Brooklyn. N. Y. The Rev Dr.
rhnrles Edward Locke Sunday closed
Mb pastorate at the Hanson Place
Metliodiat Bplicopal Church. Ha
leave to aaaume charge of tha great
Elrst Methodlit Episcopal Church of
Los Angeles, Cal. Largo audiences
flllod tha church at both services. In
the morning Dr. Locke's subject was
"Faith s Victories." The text was 1
.Iflhn 5:4: "This is the victory that
overeometh the world, even our .
faith." Dr. Locke said.
Early In the morning after refresh
ing sleep amid the fragrant bowers
of Bethany, on the second day of our
Lord's sad and triumphant Passion
Week. Jesus with His disciples was
on Hla way around the graceful slopes
of Olivet to the great city. All being
hnngry, and seeing a fig tree, they ap
proached It, confidently expecting to
en joy the luscious fruit, for the season
of the ripening fruit had come, but !
the time for the gathering of the har
vest was not yet. When they reached
the tree they found nothing but.
leaves. Christ thereupon pronounced
a curse upon tho unfruitful and uso
le?s tree, and immediately It withered
Way. When the wondering disciples
aw the fig tree withered away they
marveled, but Jesus said: "If ye,
have faith and doubt not, ye shall not
only do this which Is done to the fls :
tree, but, also, If ye shall say unto
this mountain, be thou removed and ;
be thou cast Into the sea, it shall be j
done; and all things whatsoever ye
chall ask In prayer believing ye shall
receive."
John was the best loved of all the i
rilsclnlcs nf Jesus. Our Introduction
to him is when he Is a young man, ! era and sympathy
me to fhTS tlbtlto ttburcJl with ITS mul- '
tltuda nt devoted and loynl popple. , I
am deiply grateful to you all for your j
love ana patience, lor your naouiy
and your prayera. I wish 1 could
have served you better. In the ardu
! ous, though happy, labors of this
great parish I havo been assured of
j your earnest and sympathetic sup
port. Without your conatant co-operation
I should havo utterly failed. I
thank you tenderly for your generous
sympathy, for during these five years
my greatest sorrows have come to me.
Thero was a happy trl-unlonato of us;
my sainted father, my only brother,
and myself. My father was a com
rade and congenial companion to his
boys. All unepectedly, In the morn
ing of his brilliant career, my brother
was stricken, and In a few hours the
eminent young lawyer stood before
the Great Judge.
It was a deadening blow. My
father, advancing In years, bent un
der the chastening. Though It whit
ened his locks. It divinely brightened
his faith. It was your distinguished
honor to know my father and hear
him preach. Hla last sermon was
preached In this pulpit, his last public
prayer was offered at these holy al
tars. He used to sit beside me here,
and love me Into better service. Oc
casionally, when I urged him to do so,
ho would visit the other churches and
listen to my brilliant confreres, who
are widely known for their eminence
and eloquence: and, then, with a par
ent's fond Indulgence and extrava
gance, he would say, "My son, none
of these men preaches bettor than
you." I smiled at the Action, but
nevertheless my father's opinion was
more to me than any other's, and his
loving presence furnished tonic and
Inspiration to my work; and when, In
that parsonage In the very shadow of
the sanctuary, his soul ascended to
meet his Lord, the noblest and most
exquisite Christian gentleman whom
God ever made, ended his earthly pil
grimage. In my great sorrow you
sustained me with your tender pray-
But the old world
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR OCTOBER IS.
when he and Andrew at the sugges
tlon of John the Baptist, "Behold tho :
Lamb of God!" follow Jesus and In- !
quire, "Where dwellest Thou?" and I
Ho replies, "Come and see." Sixty '
years have passed; he Ib now an old
man standing on the mountain top ot
expectancy with the light of Immor
tality aglow upon his face. Looking
forward Into the future he cries, "It
doth not yet. appear what we shall
be!" and looking backward upon the .
way ho has traveled, and upon the
great world struggling for mastery, I
he shouta triumphantly. "This Ib tho
victory that overcometh tho world, '
even our faith."
"Faith is the substance (assurance)
M thlnir hoped for, the evidence j
(proving) of things not seen." It has ;
ben truthfully said that faith is a I
higher faculty than reason. Reason
builds laboriously and often fruitless-
ly its towers of Babel, but faith quick- j
ly soars into the very bosom of the
Infinite. Faith is a grateful arch
which spans the chasm between man :
th? finite and God the Infinite. Faith j
is a gift. "By grace ye are saved
through faith it is the gift of God."
Fntth Is the subtle force by which
man adjusts himself to God.
Faith Is pardon, peace regenera
tion. "Being Justified by faith, we i
have peace with God through our
Lord Jesus Christ." We are saved
from sin, not by evolution, or by revo- j
lutlon. or by works alone, but by i
faith "believe on th Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt 6e saved!"
Faith is life "The lust shall live
by faith" was Luther's discovery on I for you
the staircase In the lateran. "The
life which I now live In the flesh I
live by the faith of the Son of God."
Christ Is life He came to Interpret
and enlarge life for each of us.
faith, also, is character. Faith In
Christ is the foundation of character,
the inspiration of achievement. Char
acter Is what a man is doing all the
time. When the disciples asked Jesus
what thoy should do to work the
works of God, He replied, "Bellovo on
Him whom He hath sent." What we
believe will determine what we do.
Great men are great ideas incarnated.
It was said of Abraham, "He believed
Hod, and It was accounted unto him
for righteousness. "
"Faith is the substance of things
hoped for." Faith realizes while oth
er men dream and doubt and debate.
has been ,retty lonesome to me since
the going away of these two dear
me.
I leave you reluctantly, but I turn
my face again to the sunset shore
with happy expectations. Many
friends await our coming. Nine
yer.ra ago this very week I laid the
cornerstone of that beautiful church;
ind a piece of my heart went Into the
Subject David's Kindness to Jona
than's Son, 2 Sam. 0 Golden
Text, Eph.4:iI2 Commit Verse 7
Read 2 Sum. 10:1-4; If): 24 -110
PLACE. Jerusalem. TIME.
1040 B. C.
EXPOSITION. I. Mephibosheth
In liodebar. 1-0. Now that David Is
securely settled on the throne, he he
glns to think of his dearest friend of
the days of his trial Jonathan. The
house of Saul as a whole had been his
bitterest enemies, but ho will show
them kindness for Jonathan's sake
The sinner Is a btt'r enemv to God
(Rom. 8:7: Jsi 4 4), but Cod lovei
tho sinner and will search him out
and show him klmlnesi for Jesus'
sake. The house of Saul had sunken
from ls formar greatness Into such
obscurity that It took jnm time o(
searching to find on" of the bouse,
hold. A former servant of the hons"
of Saul was better known than his
children or zrnmlchlldren. The kind
ness that David desired to show to
some of the house of Spul was "the
kindness of God," unmerited kindness
and great kindness. As God had
shown kindness to David, so David
would show kindness to his enemies.
Menhlbosheth is a fitting type of the
sinner; h was "lame on his feet"
and so is the sinner, unable to walk
uprightly in the paths of rlsrhteous
ness, constantly stumbling and fall
ing; and he livwl In Lodehar (which
means, "no pasture"), and the slnnet
lr without pasture, starving. God ha?
made the human soul on so large a
plan that nothing can satisfy it but
God Himself. Vve may flatter our
selves that If we have much good?
laid up for manv years, onr souls can
' take their ease, eat, drink and b?
merry ' ( boko 1 .' : 1 It I . .nit the human
soul that, drinks of nny other well
than that to which Jesus Invltc3 him
copper box. I want your prayers that ) will thirst again (John 41.1). It 1?
my ministry thereinay Ifb faithful and
fruitful.
A - . .. 1 ... . 1 n ..
mv suit. Hr. Henderson am! bis '
family, will be a token of true love
and loyalty to me. He is most wor
thy of your highest confidence and es
only Vbefl he drink?, ot the water that
Jesus gives tbar he never thirsts, but
whosoever drinks of the water that
Jesus gives shall never tbtrst and It
will be in him a well of water spring
ing up Into everlastini life (Jonn
4:14). Away from God there Is no
teem. He has won many trophies, is i pastur: , but when we return to God
a man who has been tried and not
found wanting. He Is a stalwart:
rugged in body, vigorous in mind
and large of heart. He is capable,
resourceful, victorious. God bless
him and you, and make his comlna
the most notable pastorate in the
eventful history of this church.
and He becomes our Shepherd He
makes us to lie down In green pas
tures and leads us beside the waters
of rest and redemption iP. 23:2.
R. V., margin I, Our David not
merely sends for us, He comes
for us (Luk" 13:10), and when
i He finds us He rejoices over us,
And. now, once more, I thank you ays ub en His shoulder and brines
one and all tho trustees, the stew- lls safely horn (Luke 15:i'i-7). How
ards. the class leaders, the Sunday- foolish Mephibosheth would have
school, the presiding elders, the dea- I ,een If when tho king sent for him,
conesses, tho sexton, the Epworth I ,e had refiiEed to go with the messen
League, the Men's 2-3-2 Club, the ( srBi ana how foolish Ihfi Rinner is
missionary societies, the organists ' wnPn t-lle Kin of k.ns K..ds fot hiln
and choirs, tho ushers, the children through His messenger, the Holv
who have loved me, the young people Spirit. If he refuses to leave the land
GHRISTIflN ENDEAVOR MOTES
. . .
CCTOBER EIGHTEENTH.
Topic Commending Our Society. IV.
By Systematic Generous Giving.
1 Cor. 16: 1, 2; Mai. 3: 7-12.
Llherallty pleases God. 2 Cor. 8:
6-11.
SainU are liberal. Ps. 112: 1-10.
Toward those In want. Matt. 6;
IMS.
To missions. Phil. 4: 14-18.
To the saints. Rom. 12: 12, 13.
A liberal widow. Mark 12: 41 44.
It Is only obvious honesty that wa
should give larger gifts to God as
God gives larger gifts to us (I Cor.
1C: 2.)
Nothing la beBt done till It Is ha
bitually done. Giving should have
a regular time. (1 Cor. 16: 2.)
Can man rob God, who can take
anything from him? Ye; for God
cannot take from man a free will of
fering! (Mai. 3: 8.)
Giving for a return Is not the giv-
Ing that brings a return. (Mai. 3: .
10.)
Suggestions.
It Is not enough to give unless the .
gift Is lu proportion to our means;
DOT that, unless It Is given regularly;
nor that, unless It Is a generous pro
portion. Great giving will greatly command
our Society, hecauso It is greatly
needed.
Giving must begin when our gifts
are small and easy, or It hardly will
become a habit when our gifts may :
Ue large ones.
It Is not fair to expect the young
people to pay the debts of the
churches and mission boards; but to
be In training to pay them when they ;
grow up.
Illustrations.
No secular business can be success
fill without tho keeping of accounts; '
how can tho King's business?
Giving specially to God one-seventh
of our time and one-tenth of our
money helps us to give Him all our
time and our money.
The tenth Is the IntereBt we pay on
our possessions to God, in token that
they are all His. i
If one loves another, one Is always
trying to see hnw much one can give
him, not how little.
the mm mm dm
PROGRESS MADE IIY CHAttl'IONS
FIGHTING THE III M DKJMON.
dHMf HN
Alcohol ns a Medicine, by Mrs. Mar
tha M. Allen. Superintendent of
the Department of Medical Tem
poraneo For the W. 0. T. II.
In the middle of the nineteenth
rentury the whisky bottle and tho
brandy bottle were the mainstay of
the average physician In his combat
with disease. To-day alcohol Is a
discredited drug; Its stimulating and '
tonic qualities are doubted or denied, I
Its strengtnentng powers are known I
to be a delusion resulting from Its i
nerve deadening action, and tho
claims made for It as a food are I
shown by good authority to be no ,
stronger than might be made for J
morphine and various other drugs
which undergo tho change In the
body called oxidation.
The Influences which have been i
Instrumental In the dethroning of al- j
cohol as the great paneca have been
various. The most Important has '
been the spirit of scientific research ,
of the past twenty to thirty years
aided by the Invention of InstrnmentB
of precision by which the effects of
drugs upon animal life can bo much
more definitely ascertained thnn
formerly. In the great laboratories
connected with some of tho leading
medical schools of the world, sclen- j
tlsts have been studying carefully the .
effects of nleohol upon the various
organs of the body, and although
they differ In their conclusions on !
some points, they all agree thnt for- I
mer opinions of the usefulness of I
alcoholic liquors must be greatly
mm
FATHER KNOWS
Thou knowest, 0 my i'ather! Why
should I
Wesry high Heaven with restless pmysn
and tears"
Thou knowest nil! My heart's unuttered
cry
Hath soared beyond the stars and reached
Thine ears.
Thou knownt ah, Thou knowest! Then
whst netil,
O loving God! to tell Thse o'er and o'er,
And with persistent iteration plead
As one who crieth at some closed door?
"Tcab not!" we mothers to our children i
say
"Our wiser love will grant wbnte'er if
beat." I
Shnll we. Thy children, run to Thee alway.
Begging for this and thnt in wild unrest:
I dare not clamor at the heavenly gate,
Lest I should low: the high, sweet trains
within;
0 Love Divine! I can hut stnnd nnd wait
Till Perfect Wisdom bids mc enter in!
Julia C. I! Dorr, j
The Changing Mnntlo.
Tho change nnd (lux which mark
the universe have never been more
strikingly set forth than In the In-
spired words of tho Epistle to the .
HebrowB. The heavens and the 1
earth, says the writer, are to perish; I
they all wax old like n garment, they
modified, If not entirely changed. It i are rolled up as nn abandoned man-
is certainly a fact that the physicians tie, they aro changed for something i
Household' Matter
Chocolate Mold.
Two ounces of chocolate, soni
whipped cream, halt a teaspoonful of
vanilla extract, one and a bait cup
ful of milk, two yolks of eggs, two
lablespoonfuls of sugar, one heaping
tablespoonful powdered gelatin.
Remove the saucepan from the fire,
add the remainder ot the milk, gel
atin, sugar and yolks of eggs. Stir
again over the' fire until almost boil
ing, strain Into a basin, add vanilla,
tool slightly. Pour Into a wet mold
and set aside In a cool place. Serve
with whipped cream. New
Press.
Curry of Fish.
Three hard-boiled eggs, two table
poonfuls of butter or dripping, two
tabu-spoonfuls of flour, one dessert
spoonful ot chutney, two cupfuls ot
milk, halt a pound of cooked fish,
three ounces of boiled rice.
Melt the butter In a saucepan, stir
In the flour smoothly, stir It over the
fire for a few minutes, then add the
curry powder and chutney. Next add
the milk and stir tho sauce over the
Are till It bolls and thickens. Next
cut the eggs Into slices and the fish
into flakes. Add them and the rice
to the sauce, mix well togethor. Pile
it up on a hot dish and garnish with
croutons of bread. New York Press.
who have familiarized themselves
most thoroughly with these lnvestl- j
gatlons are now making comparative-
ly little use of alcohol as a remedy
if they use It at all.
Alcoholic liquors were at one time
considered of great benefit In dlsor- i
dors of the stomach. Different In- ;
vestlgators have been experimenting ,
upon dogs and other animals, and j
with foods In test tubes, to deter- I
mine, If possible, the action of alco- j
hoi upon digestion. Hndxlkowskl, a !
famous Russian scientist, found that i
although alcohol causes nn increased !
flow of gastric Juice, the gastric Juice
thus produced Is worthless as a dl
These facts are Incontestable.
universe Is perishing chang-
else.
The
Ing.
Science confirms this. "Perish i
wax old change," It Is nlmost a i
scientific vocabulary. "Tho aun,"
Bald the late Lord Kelvin. "Is an in-
candescent mass, cooling." The moon j
"a cinder." "Many stars aro begin
Blag their career; many are complet-
Ing It; for many It Is ovar." On our i
own planet change Is marked every-
where. Seas are where land was;
land Is where oeenns were. An Ic? i
age Is followed by a temperate one. I
In the world or men. too, an ennnge.
Countries rise and fall. In one r.ge
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18.
gestive agent because It contains no I n race is domlnnnt, In the next It Is
pepsin. Professor Chittenden, of I dependent.
who have listened to me, the older
people who have prayed for me; all
who have In any way helped In these
five memorable years of my life, 1
thank you with all my heart and pray
To tho members of other
of "no pasture." and the house f
bondage, to go to the King and re
ceive the reward of the faithful.
II. ' Mephibosheth at the King's
Table, 7-1.1. When Mephibosheth
flmt intn trio nrflCiinen nf t h a lr i vi it Vi n
churches, and those who have attend- I wa8 Mi of fear , Ue o( tnn
ed upon my ministry who were not, po8eg of love tllat the kln(? ha(l' ex.
members of this church, I would say ! res8P(, ,v 3) So t snnpr , ,
you have gladdened and encouraged , o( fenr wnru ne draw8 , h (Q G fl
my heart by your presenco and kindly , ,hnneh r,n,,.a nllrlmaps rpVealrt n.,
and I thank you. one and all, i nnr1 nv. .
finite love. To trembling Mephibo-
sr.ein uaviu said, f ear not, and :o
words
again and again Remember when
you come to California I shall be there
to warmly welcome you to my church
and to my home.
The Real Cause of Weakness.
The decline In numbers among the
free churches of Great Britain is a ,
subject for lament. The English pa
pars are filled with anxious discus
ions of the fact. It appears that the I
passion for souls Is lacking and evan-
gl htm is discredited. The churches
are doing little more than the ethical
societies ar doing. Seventy-five per
Columbus first had a vision of a new I cent, of the population are reported
world, and then found it. Morse was
a man of faith and prayer, until In
1844 the flrBt telegraph wire between
Washington and Baltimore carried
the message, "What God hath
wrought?" So of Eads with his jet
ties, Stephenson with his steam en
gine, and Field with his cable. What
the trembling sinner God says, "Fear
not" (Is 41:10,13; 431, 2, 5), There
Is scarcely anything God Bays more
frequently In His Word than "Fear
not." David gave Mephibosheth good
reason for not fearing, namely, "1 will
surely show thee kindness for Jona
than's, thy father's, sake." God gives
us even better reason for putting
fenr from us, because He will show
us kindness for His only begotten
Son's sake i Rom. 8:32: John 14 13,
14; 2 Cor 5:21). David not only
promised to restore all the land to
Saul, his father, but furthermore that
Mephibosheth should eat at his own
table continually, and this is what
as being either Indifferent or hostile
to tho churches.
The churches are Sit day clubs,
reform societies or benevolent agen-
soul. Prayer Is not vital but for- I ?i?8, l" StJSLSS .1 boun.u'"y henslve understanding.
The Value and Power of MlsaJenar,
Information Acts 11. 4, 15-21;
15. 6-12 (Studies in Church
Benevolences.)
It serins strange to us that Peter
should be compelled to stand up be
fore a congregation of Christians and
defend himself because he had
preached the gospel to the Gentiles.
And yet we are told that the apostles
and brethren "contended with him"
because he had fellowship with for
eigners. Peter, however, "rehearsed
the matter from the beglnlng," and
they were soon convinced that ho
was right. Those who contended
with Peter were prejudiced, and their
prejudice had to be removed. This
was done by information.
Prejudice and Indifference concern
ing missions have existed In the
Christian Church from the time of
Peter until now. Information will
remove It now as It did then. Tho
church will never care whether tho
world is saved or not until it knows
the need of the world. The mission
ary from the frontier and tho far
distant land who pleads for money
and help will find many Christians
who will "contend" with htm, and his
pleadings will be lu vain unless th-ay
are backed up by Information.
In Peter's day an address was a
sufficient means of spreading this In
formation, but he had only a few peo
,pl to inform and only one incident
to relate. Now the campaign has
broadened so as to take In every
home and foreign problem, and mill
Ions of Christians must be informed.
The missionary cannot meet the entire
church race to face, and the problems
are so many and so varied that study
a compro-
mal.
They
Conviction
have the
Is not
ethic of
present
religion
these heroic men worked out was j without the evangel. This condition
"subhtanee" to them before their dls
coveries and inventions were actual
ities. The same is truo ot the work
and faith of our Pilgrim Fathers and
Mothers, the founders of the Wea
leyan movement, Francis Xavler,
William Taylor, William Butler and
Judson. I'ioneers of faith have dis
mally discovered thai it la more diffi
cult to overcome tho uubell f of nmn
than to master the principles upon
which their deductions and Inventions
depended.
After all, the stionger argument
for our Christian faith Is not whut we
say, but what we do. It has been
thoughtfully remarked that although
the unbeliever may not read the Bi
ble, he does read the lite of Chris
tians to sec how they live. A truth
Incarnated In a consistent Christian
life Is the church's invincible argu
ment tor Christianity.
Faith is salvation salvation from
Hln and self and sorrow and sickness
and adversity. There is no 111 of the
soul for which faith Is not a specific,
and many Ills of the body flee away
like the poisonous fogs before the
sunlight ,
dear Chaplain McCabe had a broth
er who, after forty years of thralldom
to strong rlrlns, was Anally, through
the faith and love and perseverance
of his hopeful brother, redeemed rorn
the sad slavery. Tho chaplain used
to say "When I get to heaven I am
going to take my brother by the hand
and lead him up to my mother and
saw: 'Mother, here's George; I have
brought him home!'" and nothing
will save a vast multitude ot men un
less their fellows, In love and faith,
help them to fight their battles
through to a victory.
Abraham Lincoln was a man of
boundless faith In God. He once said:
"It Is not particular whether God Is
Is a warning to all the world. The
primary note In all our preaching
and work should he evangelistic.
Stagnation and death stare us in the
face when we cease to seek the lost.
Baptist Standard.
God Invites us to do. No earthly I Is absolutely essential to
1W115 a lame wua ever so oounuruny
spread as the table of the great King
to which He InvlteB every sinner to
mi uuivii auu iu eat mere continually, ' ha .1, , t .. '
David's kindness filled MenhinJEiVh h?.8 hoWn no better accom
11-j ....
uuuor mese new conditions new
methods niUBt be used. Experience
wun a sense ot his own utter un
worthiness (v. 8). He regarded him
self as only a dead dog. When we
see ourselves in the light of God's In
finite grace, we too will see that we
are no better than dead dogs In our
selves, but by the grace of God we
become children of God (John 1:12).
uavia sought to relieve Mephibosheth
pushing needed results than tho
method proposed by the mission
tudy movement.
"Let the Almighty Steer.
God hath a thousand keys to open
1 thousand doors for the deliverance 1 of all care by laying al) responsibility
of His own when it has come to the 1 for looking after his large property
greatest extremity, i-et us do raitn- , upon Zlba. the servant. Zibn himnif
had fifteen sons and twenty servants,
hut he In turn was to be servant to
Mephibosheth. God provides us with
PINK RAMRLER ROSES.
fill and care for our own part, which
Is to do and suffer for Him, and lay
Hod's part on Himself, and leave It
there; duties are ours, events are the
Lord's.
When our faith goes to meddle
with events, and to hold a court (If I
may so speak) upon God's providence,
knd beglnneth to say, "How wilt Thou
do this or that?" we lose ground, wo
have nothing to do there; It Is our
part to let the Almighty exercise His
own office and Hteer H1b own helm.
Bamuel Rutherford.
They Lead the Crimson Ramblers In
'oguc.
The orlmson rambler has suddenly
come into fashion and in all the re
cent accounts of functions in London
one reads ot Its being employed as a
decorative bloom. It has been a
Yale, observed that nn equal quan
tity of simple water causes as great
a flow of gastric juice as does alco
hol, and that the gnstrlc juice pro
duced by the drinking of water Is
possessed of much more powerful
digestive properties than the gastric
Juice produced by the drinking of
alcohol.
Sir William Roberts, one of Eng
land's eminent physicians, found In
his experiments with alcohol and
food In test tubes thnt the liquor
never hastened the digestive process,
but that when It was present in the
proportion of ten per cent, or more
it caused delay. Food mixed with
sherry wlno required throe times as
long to digest as the normal. Malt
liquors were also shown to' retard
digestion.
Physicians acquainted with these
and other similar experiments havf
naturally ceased to recommend alco
holic liquors as aids to digestion.
Alcohol for years was considered
a valuable heart stimulant. But the
keen eye of science has discovered
error In that opinion also. Instru
ments havo been Invented which
show that the bounding pulse follow
ing a dose of brandy Is not the re
sult of added force, or vigor, but tlm
result of paralysis of the tjniiphWrU
vessels. Tests with the Isolated but
surviving hearts of a dog and of a
rabbit have shown conclusively that
alcohol reduces the amount of work
done by the heart, and causes irreg
ularity of plusntlon.
At a meeting in Atlantic City last
yenr during the sessions of the Amer
ican Medical Association, Dr. Frank
Billings, of Chicago, said tha the
belief in alcohol as a stimulant la
rapidly passing away.
English physicians have been
much more outspoken against alco
hol as a medicine than American
physicians. During the past three
years Sir Frederick Treves, King Ed
ward's Burgeon; Sir Victor Horsley,
Sir James Barr, Professor Sims
Woodhead and other leading English
medical men have spoken out so
strongly against the old views of the
utility of alcohol that the London
Times has felt called upon to say:
"According to recent developments
of scientific opinion It Is not Impos
sible that a belief in the strength
ening and supporting qualities of al
cohol will eventually become as ob
solete as a belief In witchcraft."
mightier servants yet. servants of no great favorite In this country for
! Icbs dignity than the angels (Heb.
1:1a, 141 Mephibosheth was not
- only to eat at the king's table, but he
was to eat there as one of the king's
sons. we sit down at God's table
some yoars, but the pink species Is
now to rival It.
In June and early July one sees It
all through the suburbs, and It has
not as guests, but as a child !Rom. QU,te tan the place of the honey
Great Tolls, Great Rewurds.
Nature Ib Just toward men. It rec
ompenses them for their sufferings; It
renders them laborious, because to
the greatest tolls It attaches th
gr stes( . re wards.- Montesquieu.
Tho Maxim Muffler Peacemaker.
Government tests of this noiseless
rifle indicate that Mr. Hiram Maxim
will soon carry the world a few Inches
nearer to peace. A weapon which
can kill a man at long range without
any more fuss than a puff of gas and
a hammer click helps not a little to
convince disputants that arbitration
8:16, 17). The lesson closes with
Mephibosheth no longer In Lodebar,
the land of "no pasture," but In Jeru
I oalem, which means, "founded In
; peace." And not only In Jerusalem,
I the city of peace, but continually at
the king's table. At this point the
type falls, for Mephibosheth Is still
lame on both his feet, and the re
deemed sinner Is no longer lame but
I made strong In his feet, able to walk
In the paths ot righteousness (Ps.
lilt: Eoh. 6:10L
Is the better part of patriotism.
on our side, but It la all Important ""'d the inventor make his gun not
only smokeless and noiseless, but cer-
bether we are on God's side." On
ne occasion whn his pastor dostrad
to make a call, the President fixed the
hour at a o'clock in the morning. H
found Mr. Lincoln reading tho Bible,
and be turned that it wua the great
suianclpator's custom to spend the
early morning hour each day in Blbia
reading and prayer.
My dear friends. If any substantial
rlctork-s huve been won in this dear
church during my pastorate, which
ends witli this sucred Sabbath, they
have been faith victories. Nothing
wu have endeavored to do together
duri:i ; th.ise five happy years has
been worth while unless it was what
God wanted done. I am thankful for
4liu kindly Utuvidenc wblcll brought
lain of Its aim, so that any law re
oruit might bring down his ambushed
foe merely by wishing it and pressing
the trigger, tha device would be still
more welcome The possibilities of a
silent, gun In criminal hands are dis
quieting. But this very fact may
hasten the better public control of the
sale aud use of all death-deullng in
struments, which to-d.iy may be pur
chased by any boy or burglar In
pawnshop or hardware store. It this
Is to be an effect of the Maxim
muffler, lha latter will be an almas
uumlxvd blMMlng. Now York Jivok
iug Post.
WHIPS HIS COUNTRY COUSIN.
Young Samuel Greer, of New York,
who was visiting his cousin, Johu
Morris, near Hall's Eddy, N. Y., went
Tishlng In the Delaware River with
the latter. Both boys are about fif
teen years old. When In a suitable
spot young Greer threw out the stone
anchor. At the wme time Morris
rowod the boat several feet ahead.
Greer's left, foot caught In the
rope near the stone and he war
hurled overboard with it. He sank
to the bottom. With groat presence
of mind he pot his hand In his poc
ket aod holding his breath got out
his pocket knife and cut the rope.
He was none too soon, as he was be
coming wlndud and when he reached
the surface he clung to the bow of
the bout to get air. Then he climbed
in.
"You did that on purposs," h
said. .
"1 didn't," said Morris.
Tusa scrap occurred. In which
the country cousin got the worst of
it. Young Greer was sent honxi.
suckle, the Virginia creeper and
other climbers for summer houses
and trelllB covering.
Some years ago It was Introduced
by the florists here as a potted plant
, for Easter, the blooms being forced.
Before that time, both In England
and France, It was considered as
rather an ordinary variety of the rose
and was not held in high esteem.
A new roBe, faint pluk and single,
a climber and evidently a wild flower
in Its native land, has been used In
large quantities for decorative pur
poses. The blossom Is quite small
and feathery, but massed the plant si
are most effective. The demand for
pink flowers of any kind this year ex
ceeds that ot any other color. Dur
ing the winter the KUlarney rose led
even the sterling favorite, the Ameri
can beauty. Town and Country.
In the summer, when so many
thousands drink from tempting
springs In the woods and on hillsides,
a warning recently given by Mons. B.
A. Martel, the celebrated French ex
plorer of caverns, should not go un
noticed. Contrary to a widely preva
lent opinion, Mons. Martel says that
springs of apparently pure water are.
In many cases, merely the outflow of
surface waters which have disap
peared through fissures, carrying
with thorn pollution from th soil,
and not purified in their passags
through the rocks. He thinks that
svoa (ualk Is not sn effectual filter
(or surface water passing through it.
Bravely Protested Against Alcohol.
One American physician whoBe
great name gave weight for fifty
years to the tight against alcohol was
the late Nathan S. Davis, dean ot
the Medical School of Northwestern
University, Chicago. He was as
grtat In principle, and In the cour
age of his convictions as ho was In
medical standing. Well would It be
for public health and morals were
there more physicians like him! He
persisted In keeping before the medi
cal profession the dangers to life of
free recourse to alcoholic liquors in
the treatment of disease, and be
proved the superiority of non-alcoholic
medication by the small death
rate which resulted when alcohol was
not used In fevers, pneumonia, and
various other disorders. As a med
ical teacher for years, he had great
Influence, and many of his students
accepted his views to their own great
advantage and doubtless to the sav
ing of many lives.
A Tribute.
"That's the only parade I've seen
In ten years on this post," said the
Park row policeman, "that hasn't
brought any extra trade to the sa
loons hereabouts."
It was the night the Salvationists
were waving torches aud bunds were
playing to honor General Booth in
City Hall Park. New York Sun.'
Contemplation of the passing order
has made many m;n pessimists. But
! the apostle and to all Christians,
Buch change and decay breed optl-
mlsm. All creation Is conceived as
garment of the living God, which
has Its fashion ror a time, ana men,
having fulfilled its purpose, Is
changed for nnother. God wove the
garment. He wears it; He will
change It when It pleases Him. It
Is a triumphant note that Is struck:
"Thou remalnest; Thou are the
same; Thy years shall not fail." The
soul's attention Is fixed, not upon
the perishing garment, but upon the
unchanging wearer.
There is no chance about creation.
Before it, God was; when the uni
verse is worn out, He will be. But
best of all, He Is with us now. It is
notable that this buoyant note Is bor
rowed by the writer from Psalm
102, and boldly applied to our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Here is our hope the Unchang
ing One has visited us. ' The world
has seen Him; He Is not an abstrac
tion, He Is a living Person, whose
heart wo know. Is It surprising that
the Christian Is a man of unconquer
able hope? Into the New Year he
may take with him the precious word,
"Thou remalnest." Whatever else
passes or changes, Christ remains
the same. To be attached to this
passing order alone Is to Invite bit
terness, to be condemned to see your
years fail, your friends slip from you
all coming under the influence of
change. But to these who know
Christ as their own, the new yeat
can bring nothing but Joy London
Christian.
Gateau of Cherries With Cream.
One pound ot cherries, juice of half
a lemon, halt a cupful of sugar, half
a cupful of whipped cream, one and a
half cupfuls of water, one and a half
heaping tablespoonfuls of powdered
gelatine, a few drops of red coloring.
Wash and pick the cherries, then
cut them In two and remove the
toneB. Put them in a saucepan with
the water, lemon julco and sugar;
cook gently till tender.
Strain the Juice from the cherries
and measure It; If not one and a halt
cupfuls, make up the quantity with
water. Return this juice to the sauce
pan, add the gelatine and a lew drops
of red coloring. Stir over the fire
until the gelatine Is dissolved.
Place tho cherries lu a ring mold
that has been rinsed out with cold
water, then strain the liquid over
them. Set aside till firm, tben turn
out and fill the centre with whipped
and sweetened cream. New
Press.
Simplicity of Language.
To a person whose attention has
not been drawn particularly to the'
subject it will be surprising to call
to mind how many of the most su
blime and comprehensive paBsagei
in the English language consist whol
ly or chiefly of monosyllables.
Of the slxty-slx words composing
the Lord's Prayer, forty-eight are
of one syllable. Of the seventeen
words composing the Golden Rule,
fifteen are of one syllable. The sen
tence most descriptive of the great
creative power of Jehovah is ex
pressed entirely in monosyllables,
"And God said, let there be light;
and there was light.".
One of tho most encouraging prom
ises of Scripture Is expressed In fif
teen words, all but one of which are
TTwmnnvilfihlei: "I love them that love
I Me; and those that seek Me early
shall find Me." in our aeauugs wiub
young people, Indeed with the masses
ot the people, care should be taken
to use simple language. The Sunday-school
Herald.
Tlie Successful.
They who look to God, listen to
God, llv with God, and work for God,
succeed. They who look to man or
love the praise of man more than the
praise ot God, they who are listening
for men's hosannas or waiting for
their palm branches, fall as Herod
fell, and Annas and Culaphas and
Pilate. Where are the legions whose
files of soldiers led out the Son of
David to His death? And He? He
leads the world thU day, Inspires Its
law and directs His victory, not be
cause multitudes welcomed Him as
King, but because He was obedient
unto death, even the death ot the
cross. Edward Everett Halo.
Broiled Shoulder of Lamb.
Have you ever tried broiling a
shoulder of lamb Instead ot roasting
It? Here la the way an English
woman, who knows all there is to
know about cooking mutton, does it
and declares It Is delicious.
"I choose a shoulder of lamb thai
is young and small. In buying lamb
see that the kidney fat is abundant,
semi-transparent and clean and there
is no sottnesB or discoloration, whlcb
shows the meat to be on the verge of
spoiling.
"Put the roast in a moderate oven
for about half an hour. Use as little
water in the pan as will prevent burn
ing. "Take it out and rub both side!
with melted butter, black pepper and
u dash of cayenne and a little lenioi
juice. Broil over a clear and mod
erate fire until well done.
"Serve either with brown gravy ot
sauce piquante. The lattwr is nice
when you use the lamb for late sup
per with a salad and Hollandaise po
tatoes. "To make the sauce put one ounce
of butter, three ounces of water, s
tablespoonful of vinegar, a quarter ot
a teaspoonful of flour, yolk ot one
egg and a little stock into a saucepan
and place on a good fire. Stir til!
thick, but do not let it boll.
"After "removing from the fire stli
in slowly a teaspoonful ot lemon
Juice." New York Pies
DccrcuM- In Am-sts.
Clarksburg, Tenn., reports 356 ar
rests during ten raunths under pro
hibition, as against 809 during It
last ten months under license.
Merely Transitory.
Morning is at hand. The Day
Star is near the rising. We are not
many miles from home. What mat
ter then the 111 entertainment in th
smoky Inns ot this worthless world.
Samuel Rutherford.
"Saloons Arc Closed."
This head-line m connection with
the newspaper accounts of the great
fire at Chelsea, Mass., In wblc.h ten
thousand people were made home
less, occasions no surprise. Ques
tions of "personal liberty," ot the
possibility of enforcement, of the
Cans miracle and all the multifarious
poppy-cock of the liquor sophist,
were swept aside like chaff when aw
ful calamity brought sober vision as
to the relation ot the saloons to th
community's welfare. When shall
we cease to be Mnsibt ny wha w
M frrulf
A Preference. ,
I would sooner walk In the dark,
and hold hard to a promts ot my
Ood, than trust In the light of the
brightest day that ever dawned. .
H. Spurgson.
ACCESSORIES.
"By dumping a box of salt Into the
tub 1 get an exact duplicate of as
ocean bath."
"Naw; you don't. You've omitted
the empty cans and the melon rinds."
Houston Chronicle.
THE NATURAL CpNSEQUENCBj.
Magistrate "You say you slapped
the defendant on tho back and called
him a brick. What happened theff?"
Complainant "He threw himself
at me." Punch-
(KOVSEHoLD'b
Try mixing ginger cookies with
cold coffee instead of water.
A pan of borax and sugar kept
under the sink will soon destroy
roaches.
In mixing mustard add a drop 01
two of olive oil. It will greatly im
prove the flavor.
One source of Impurity of milk and
cream is damp, poorly ventilated cel
lars and milk rooms.
If you use too much salt by mis
take, add a trifle ot sugar or ot vin
egar, according to the dish.
The matter of cleanliness In the
dairy Is after all more a matter of
Inspiration than ot education.
Salt will curdle new milk. In pre
paring porridge and gravies salt
should not be added until the dish Is
prepared.
Always cook vegetables grown
above ground in salted water, those
which grow beneath the ground in
fresh water.
Cream that Is too thin to whip may
be made to do so by adding the un
beaten white of an egg before be
ginning to whip it.
To prevent fruit pies from boiling
over while baking, add a tablespoon
ful ot cornstarch .to the fruit. Sweet
en the fruit to taste, add cornstarch
aud beat before adding the crust.
A good rule tor Ironing a shirt
waist is: Sleeves first, then waist.
If back gets wrinkled when ironing
front, then Iron on wrong side, as
arinholes can thus be ulculy laun
dered. To prevent glassware from being
easily broken, put in a kettle of cold
water, heat gradually uutll water has
leached the boiling point. Set asld;
when watar Is cold, take out glass.
This Is an excellent way to toughen
lamp chimneys.
To cleau Japanese matting and
Unofeum use bran water, which is
made by taking two bandfuls ot bran
and boiling it in a gallon of water.
After this has bqllcd twenty minute
strain and cleans j the matting or
linoleum with a flannel cloth wet with
the bran water. Wipe tu-uudlfttllX
with dry sloth