THE PULPIT. A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY THE REV. M. L. BURTON, PM. D. elves to be. now small, lntlntteal- mally small, do you loom! Ho has ThPltlP! .leH H1 lrnpliet. Brooklyn, N. Y. For the union services of the churches on the Heights, the preacher Sunday wan the Rev. Marlon Leroy Burtou, Ph.D., pastor-elect of the Church of the Pil grims. His subject was "Jesus the Prophet." He selected his text from Matthew 21:10-11: "And when He was come Into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who Is this? And the multitude said, This ts Jesus the Prophet of Nazareth of Galilee." Dr Burton said In substance: The central question of all this In Christian life Is. how does Jesus save as: how are we to profit bv Christ's llfo? It Is Impossible In this short llmo to answer but one phase of the throe which our Saviour lived, as Prophet, Priest and King. Yet encb Bonveya Its part of truth upon a pro per concept of His holy life. How ever, It Is well to concentrate upon the prophet side of His life, not to Im ply at all any sense of separatenesl between them. We cannot give at tention now to the kingly aspect, but to that of prophet, which Jesus lived for our salvation. What was It thai saused the multitude to follow Him, and, as St. Matthew tells us, take Him for a prophet? It was He who proclaimed the truth nnd in this light wo can see how Jesus Is related to 9ur life. Without, going Into the question and different divisions which natur ally arise on all sides, let 113 considef how He lived as a prophet, In what sense does He stand as our prophett tn the first place, we know that He ii a prophet In regard to God. He hat revealed how God Is taking us be neath His forgiveness and patience and ever watchful care how we cease to exist without Him. Let ui note, In the first place. Jesus' revela tion of God's attitude toward sinful ness. There are those who declare Bin is underestimated, but if we are wise, we can understand Jesus' trut attitude in regard to sin. It is shown In Ills denunciations, In His opinloni Of the lenders of the day, in the Ser mon on the Mount, all of which show His conception of sin. Not only the man who Is the adulterer, but he whe lives in conditions of lust; not onlj the murderer, but he who Inspires th act and remains silent; not alone the perjurer, but he who falls to be truth ful by keeping silent. These an "likewise" sinners. But God's altitude toward sin con cerns not alone our outward acts, foi the inner being is brought Into ac countability and cannot escape. Jesui has called upon us not only to dc something that makes for our salva tion, but also to have in mind that w should bo something. It is of the in ner self that the victory over sin hai to be won. We should have a life nol of action alone, but also of being Jesus has taught the world the terri ble consequences which are to follow our wrongdoing, that the man whe Bins will condone it by suffering. Hi has told of the penalties of sin. H who deceives the little one had bettet tie a millstone about his neck an perish in the sea. What awful penal ties that follow the sinner! But nol alone has Jesus revealed to us God's attitude toward sin. but In the second instance He has revealed God, through Himself, and haB shown His manifold purposes of our destiny. Let us study the character and life of Jesus and we shall see that He has revealed God to us and shown His clemency and patience. Why was it the multitude followed Him? Be cause they took Him for a prophet? It i not that alone, but because of His magnetic personality, which at tracted all to Him and made Him be loved of all men. No wonder the twelve disciples came at His call and served Him with true love and faith. It was not confined to this inner cir cle, however, that Jesus attracted men about Him by His wonderful per sonage. NIcodemuB came to Jesus. The centurion was wont to Heek Him out for counsel. The multitude list ened to His words of wisdom. He was a friend of the publican and din ner. At the day of the feast the Greeks came and said, "We would see Jesus." He spoke In infinite love and drew all to Him. He sought to lead them through the paths of His truth and to teach them quietly, sincerely, of life and their salvation. How mar velous and how perfect that He should lead men toward the truth and a bet ter and less sinful life. Witness Him teaching the multitude to the path ways of truth and sec Him carry them to His Word. He- knew that much ol Us teachings fell on barren soil and took no root, but He was patient with His people. Oh, the beauty and pa thos of the parting with His disci ples! it passes all understanding It was a crisis In the life of Jesug He taught them the truth, and He led them out In vital existence. Teaching the pepple, Jesus was pa tlent at all times. Even the sam twelve mt-n who gathered at His call to preach the Gospel to the world of ten forgot His teaching of the Word On the way to the Last Supper they quarreled among themselves as to who waa the greatest among thtm. But He was patiintand forgave them Did not the priests take before Him an adulteress, and when the accuser! had fled, did He not say. "Where are those who condemn thee? Neither do I condemn thee. Go and sin no more." Oh. the infinite love and for giveness of the Master! Then Jesuf tells of the Prodigal Son and showi that forgiveness with the Father li possible. Peter sinned three times, and Jesus forgave him. And nol alone has He forgiven the sinners, but the marvelous basis for our won der la that He suffered to save them, Jeans was willing to suffer for Hll truth, bo that His attitude toward God and men might be recognised ai the true way. These characteristic! of the life ol our Maater reveal God's attitude to ward ub and His purpose In infinite love. Jesus has said that God Is onlj satisfied to save men. He would hav us know the eternal verities of life. Did Jeans forgive? Then, it is if God's will that He forgive the repent ant Did Jesus love? Then, God loves His servants and has patlenc.l with them. Did Jesus suffer? Then In God la the heart of suffering leaus is all that God Is ta Infinite love. Who bath seep Jesus hath seen Clod. Ob. the glorious wisdom of Him wtu bath seen Ood! Jesus was a prophet not only In tellinr as of God's attitude 'toward sin, with clear posltlveness. but lis also was a prophet In regard to our selves. He tells us what God is in all His glory and He tells us what man Is. what we are ourselves. Jesus Is the ideal type. The critics pass Him 117. In His slmlghty wisdom, we see bow Ignorant we are. In His holi ness, with its overpowering glory, we tibeerve how sinful, bow mean, how low we are. Study Jesus' lite and li i out from y 1; n, as you kno your- been a prophet, for He has uhown how small we are. Two sides, the dark Uld the light, Jesus has shown 11s, hut He has not nlono given us view I to the dark side by showing us our smnllncss. He has also brought up the light side and with full hopeful ness not only tells us how small we are. but shows us our largeness. Ha tells us of the power and potentiali ties within us. "Ye, therefore, shall be perfect In love." You are a sin ner, but you may be a son of God. Jesus is glorious as a prophet of Ood, for He tells us how it may be If we live as He lived. Not only a prophet of Ood and men, Jesus sought to expand the rev elation of Ood. and beneath it all, with prophetic note, gave the Ideal re lationship of life, that of father and son. Did time permit we could con sider the many lights between Ood and man. Jesus came and In His ear lier years lived In simple communion with His Father, before He gathered about Him His twelve disciples. Ha prayed In the mountains and prayed for the forgiveness of the Bins of the world. He set the right relation be tween Son and the Father a per sonal relationship. He never lost hope in all His Buffering, but trusted In His Father. In Ills life He would tell us that the Infinite relation Is that of Father and Son. Not only would Jesus tearh us the Ideal relationship between God and men, but He lived the life between man and man. Should we follow the precepts of Jesus, this relation of man to mnn would be one of sacred example. Follow the teachings of Jesus and get nil the power and po tentiality that Is In you. Develop self by developing others. Find life by losing It. It will be a victory for self, the Inner self. By the Word of God we are one, or non-existent. Jesus tells us of God's relationship. How ran any one ask. knowing these things and God's relationship to mnn, ihow He effects our salvation? Can any one be convinced and say, "Can Jesus save Me?" He demands of us our love. He demands that wo follow Jesus and do what. He did. He demands' that we follow Him as Jesus did and secure salvntion by His for- Kivwavee, e Know mar. me penal- 1 ties or sin nre awful, for Jesus has so taught us. The truth that I am small He has Impressed upon me, but that I am to become larger through hope and forgiveness I know through His word. Jesus calls upon us to he prophets In His name. We can take His teachings throughout life, but we do not follow tjiem. That Is not rec ognition of the word. He has done His part and we should do ours. He cannot make us or we would not be personalities. Jesus said to the multitude, Chris tians, follow Me, and as the apostles, they left and followed Him. Jesus calls us up from our worship of gold and the money gods which we serve. He called to the people, love Me more, and they worshiped Him. He calls to us, love Me more.- By Thy mercy we 1 will hear Thy call and will serve Thee t fJht .11 by love and service best of all. Not Common People. "The common people heard Him gladly." That phrase may be mis leading. What Mark says Is not that the "common people," but that the "much people heard Him gladly." He does not mean to refer to a low er class of people. The Bible never calls this sort of people "common," and It was not the lower class of people that came to Christ In the crowds. There was the Pharisee, the Sadducee, the ruler, the publican, the poor man all classes were drawn to Him. Where He came caste straightway melted away. When Ha came Into Simon's bouse, the poor harlot, who had never crossed the threshold before, went right In and came to His side. For this reason Jesus can no more be the head of a labor church than of a capitalist club. He has nothing to do with men tn sections. He deals with man as man, and when He looked out upon the crowds He did not see a Pharisee or a publican; He saw a man, u son of God by crea tion. He saw as Ood aaw. Rev. G. Campbell Morgan. Notes For Workers. Here are some good suggestions for League workers: "Find your work where Christ ha? put you." "Seek to make at least one spot of the earth brighter by a deed of yours." "When you begin to worry, do nol forget that God still has control of everything." "Christ has redeemed and lifted i you up, that you, iu turn, may lift up , others." "If you truly love God, vour heart 1 will be filled with His Spirit, and you 1 will be obedient to Hi I 'i '. true Christian U ltlro tha aim 1 which pursues Ms noiseless track, and ' everywhere leaves the effect of hli beams In blessings on all." "One has well said that our chief I concern should be, not to obtain 1 higher places, but to fill well th ' places we already hold. Better fill s humble position well than occupy one above our ability." Pittsburg Chris tian Advocate. Get a Future. There are those who want to gel away from all their past; who If thej could, would fain begin all ovei again. Their life seems one loni failure. But you must learn, you must let God teach you, that the only way to get rid of your past Is to get I future out of It. Phillips Brooks Poor Tools. The Lord does lots of good work with very roor tools. The Hold of "Gospel Hymns." Human nature being what It is. and the liking for pathos being sc widespread and Ineradicable, the "Gospel Hymns" as a whole will prob ably remain popular, and even In crease in popularity for a long time to come. The people who sing them with such zest would not appreciate the delicacy and refinement. Id thought and eipresBlon, of the few great hymns. For these honest folks the trlvallty of the music, the cheap ness of style, the shallowness of con ception aad tbe cloying sentimental ity are exaetly what lend charm tc the "Goeel Hymns." New York Post. Tbe Feminine Way. His Wife -"John, these shoes don't fit me at all. You'll have to take them back and get mo another pair." Her Husband "Why, tbey look comfortable." Hie Wife "Yes, that's the trouble. I've had them on nearly an bour, and tbey don't hurt la the least, so, of course, they are entirely too big." Chicago News. INTERNATIONAL lesson com ments FOR OCTOBER 23. Subject: The Joy of Forgiveness, Vs. 32 Golden Text, ls. 32 : 1 Com mit Vrraea 1, 2 Rend Ps.M nnd Rom. Ch". 4, .1 Commentary. TIME. 1034 B. C. PLACE. Jerusalem EXPOSITION.-I. The Rlessrd nes of Sin Covered by God, 1, 2. This Is a didactic psalm (title, mar gin). David Is beyond question the author of It (Rom. 4:fi-S). He had known In his royal position all world ly Joys, but the highest Joy that he had found was that of transgression forgiven and sin covered. This Joy Is open to every one (Acts 10:43). If there was forgiveness for one who had sinned so grievously as David we may conclude that there Is forgive ness for all. The Psalmist multiplies words for sin. "transgression" means rebellion "Sin," missing the mark (cf. Rom. 3:23). "Iniquity," crook edness, or curvature. To "forgive" means llterallv to take nwav (ef. Jno. 129; Ps 103:12). Ood "covers" sin (cf. Ps S5:2). Ho covers sin from view. He covers It with the blood of Christ (Le. 17:11). When God covers sin no man nor devil can uncover It. Ood does not Impute or reckon to the Impenitent sinner hi? Bin. II. Tbe Misery of Sin Covered DJ Self, 3,-1. In the first verse we see God covering Bin; In the third and fourth the sinner covering his own Bin. The former Is supreme blessed ness, the latter supreme misery. The sinner seks to cover riia sin from God (cf Gen. 3:7, 8). This no slnnet has ever succeeded In doing (Prov 28:13). David Fought to keep si lence, but only succeeded in "roaring nil the dav lone" His Hps Kept si lence but. his bones roared. lie tried to escape God's hand by keening si lence, but day and night God's hand was ,ieavy unon him. There is noth ing that man can do more foolish than tn refuse to confess his sin unto God. These days of i.nconfessed sin were days of great cruelty on David'r part (2 Ssm 12 31;. . III. Sin 1'neovcred to God and Covered l'r by God, David did at last with his sin what he ought to have done first. God's heavy hand had accomplished Its ioving purpose David acknowledged hU sin to the right perBon. to God. He stopped covering ("hid" is the same Hebrew word as "covered" in v. 1; his sin When he stopped covering his sin himself then God covered It for him It was a cood thing that David said in v. 5. To "confess" does not mean merely "to own up." but to "point out." or "fully declare." The trouble with much that is called confession It that It is not full and frank and free The result of this confession was thai God forgave the Iniquity of his sin That will always he the result of full hearty confession unto tbe Lord (1 Jno. 1:9; Job 33:27. 28; Lu. 15:20 23) A hearty confession of sin is al ways accompanied by a thorough turning away from sin (Prov. 28:13; Lev. 26:40-42). IV. Forgiven Sinner Himself Cov ered. n. 7. The word "godly" (In v 6) means ' a recipient of grace " Be cause of God's forgiveness ol con fessed sin every recipient of God'e grace prays unto Him in a time when He may be found (or "In the time ol finding out sin" see marg. A. V. and R, V.) There Is a time when God cannot be found ( Isa. 55 -6; Prov 1-24-28. I.u. .13:24-28; 1 9:42-44) The time wnen He mav he found it now (2 Cor. 6' 2). Tha result ol praying to Him In a time "vhen He mav be found will be that "when the great waters overflow they shall nol reach unto him." The reason why they shall nol reach unto him is be cause God Himself is his hidfng plane The Forgiven Sinner Kept From Further Wandeitag, h. p, it is not "liongh that our past going wrong be forgiven, we need to be "guided In th" vight way for tin future. God promised to thus "Instruct,"' "teach" and ' guide" David for the future ' I every other forgiven sinner as welli. Some make David himself tho sneaker in v. S, but It is better to take the words as God s response to David The change of speakers is In dicated by the sign "Selah." This is a most precious promise The only way we shall ever know the way in which we should go Is when God In structs and teaches us in It. God counsels us by a glance of His eye (see R. V.). If we are to be guided by a glance of His eye, we must keep near Hfm, bo as to catch His glance. God's Instruction and teaching come through His Word and Spirit (Ps 119:106; Jno. 16:13) Even the for given sinner Is quite likely to act like "the horse" or "the mule." Such cannot be guided by God's eye. Still He does not give them up, He holds tben with "bit and bridle." VI. The Misery of the Wicked, the liicseuncss ttI tie Man of Faith, 10, II. Verse 10 states the conclusion of the whole matter. Two persons are put In contrast, the wicked and he that "trusted In the Lord." The only righteousness that God recognizes even In the O. T., is the righteousness of Faith (cf. Phil. 3:9). To the wicked shall be "many sorrows" (cf. Ro. 2:8, 9); to the one that trusteth In the Lord, mercy round about him on every Bide. That Ib a safe wall Our duty then Is to "be glad In the Lord." This Is as much a command as the one not to steal (cf De 12 IS Phil. 3:1, 3: 1 11, ' Jewels as Bull. "Although most women will go to extreme lengths to get their chauf feurs out of pawn, they balk at put ting up an engagement ring," said the police lieutenant. "Over a third of the automobile drivers arrested for speeding are balled out by moans of Jewelry that their employers hap pen to be wearing. I have seen finer paid with some valuable rings, brace lets, brooches and watcheB, but never in all that collection of Jewels have I seen an engagement ring. Wedding rings a-plenty are thrown In to make up tbe required amount. There doesn't seem to be so much sentiment attached to them. Somehow, after a woman gets married she doesn't mind using ber weddinrt ring for utilitarian purposes, hut before the ceremony the engagement ring Is considered too Hacred an emblem to bo trifled with." New York Press. A ready speaker will utter aboul 7500 words an hoar In making an ad- EPWDRTH LEAGUE LESSONS 8UNDAY, OCTOBER 25. God In the Christian Heart Enh. 6. 18-21; Acts 2. 14; 10. 44 48; 19. 1-7. Every word of tho lesson places tremendous emphasis upon the spir itual significance of the kingdom of Jesus. Tho descent of the Holy Bplrlt will not mark Pentecost mere ly as the Inauguration of the Cbttatlan Church, but as furnishing for all time the distinguishing characteristic of aggressive Christianity. The dis ciples already knew of their Master's reeurrectlon from the dead, but the fact was hid In their hearts, or only spoken of In the Becluslon of friendly gathering. But Pentecost touched every tongue with Irresistible utter ance. It endued with power, and gave the spirit of witness. It was the enthronement of Jesus In the hearts of his people. It proclaimed his present and living leadership. Christ wns so real a presence to the early church that It caused the Ro man government to Issue an order for his arrest, and officers went around Rome looking for one Crostus, the mysterious leader of the despised and troublesitme Christians! The gift of tongues: a caution. Whatever may bo said as to the gift of tongues being permanent In tha Christian Church or not, certain It Is that It symbolized the universality of the gospel message. In view, how ever, of the prominence given to tho matter In ceriain quarters throughout the country, It may be well to remem ber that Paul had to rebuko some people In the eurly church for plac ing undue emphasis upon t, by de claring: "I had rather speak five words with my understanding . . than ten thousand words In on un known tongue." It Is also very sig nificant and pathetic that from In dia nnd China and Japan comes word from our missionaries that certain petmle who went out to these heathen lands expecting to be able to mirac ulously speak the language of these people are utterly unable to do so. Significant, nlso, were the words of Hudson Taylor, the sainted founder of the China Inland Mission. When asked why he did not have his mls sianarles learn the language before leaving for the mission field he re plied: "Because a knowledge of the Chinese people and things Chi nese is a first essential, and the mis sionaries get that while studying the language." THE' WARFARE AGAINST DRINK TEMPERANCE BATTLE GATHERS STRENGTH EVERY DAV. OCTOBER TWENTY-FIFTH. Topic Foreign Missions; Fidelia Fiske, and Missions in Per sia Mic. 4: 1-7. Persia's founder. Isa. 41: 1-S. Its unchanging laws. Dan. G: G-15. A grand banquet. Esth. 1: 1-12. Persia's cruelty. Esth. 1: 13-19.. A beautiful queen. Esth. 2: 5-8. Daniel's vision. Dan. 8: 19-27. People are (lowing now to the Lord's house:- the tendency In every land is toward it. (v. 1.) Let tie have fnlth in God's Word, that It will p. -vail; it does not depend u&iit our CttCblsneja, War. through Its cost, Its passions, its animosities, its worldliness, and its immoralities. Is one of the great oat hindrances to tho progress ol Christianity. It Is those who walk in the name of the Ixrd that go to every land. Fidelia Fiske, and Persia. Miss Fiske was born hi 181C and died In 1801. It was Mary Lyon who gave her much of her missionary en thusiasm. She went to Oroomlah In 1843, and was the first unmarried woman to enter that field. In 1858 failing health compelled her to return to tho United States; but tho9e fourteen years were full of blessed achieve ment. When the missionaries reached Per sia thore v.ns only one woman In Oroominh that could read. Miss Flsko founded a seminary which did a wonderful work. The first Syrlac word she learned was "daughter." and the next was "give," so that she could say, "Give me your daughter." Her pupils studied the Bible three hours a day. Almost all that came within the circle of Miss Fiske's In fluence became Christians. Ono villainous Koordlsh chief, who brought his daughter to the school, waa converted before he loft the premises. The seminary onjoyed twelve re vivals within it first nlnetoen years. Often the scholars would spend the entire night praying for their relatives. The Legallzi-d outlaw Snloon Keen ing Has No Constitutional Rights Important Court Decisions ( For the Temperance Cause. 'A Daniel has come to Judgment in !he person of Jndge Samuel R. Art nan, of the Twentieth Judicial Clr ult of Indiana. The Judge would lay, however, that the decisions which he has collected and a mass of testimony which support them are :he Daniel whose wisdom and integ "Ity have arisen in appeal to the cltl cens of the Republic. In Judge Art man's new book, "Tho Legalized Out law," appears the following atate- menu: I "No one possesses a constitutional ' tight to keep a saloon for the sale of 1 Intoxicating liquor." The above lan I gnage has been used by the Supreme 1 Court of Indiana in throe different I opinions; it has been used by the Su preme Court of the United States and by the Supreme Courts of Kansas and Michigan, and possibly others. It If not mere Idle expression, it means much. It can hardly be regarded as 1 casual remark. It Is nothing more than fair to presume, from the fre ; auenry of its use, that the courts in tended the full meaning of the state ment. But what ia tho meaning of the statement? By the method of cir cumlocution, wo may ascertain what t the courts have declared to be con stitutional rights. Judge Artman then quotes a number of decisions, and concludes: "Tho concensus of all theso statements is that the pur suit of lawful buslneBs 1b more than a mere right; It Is property which cannot be taken from one without due process of the law." Hence, 1 when the courts declare that the sa 1 loon Is not a constitutional right, that Is merely another way of saying that the saloon Is an unlawful institution; that It Ib not lawful at. common law. And It means also that a business that may bo arbitrarily and wholly prohibited is both unconstitutional and unlawful at common law, and, as the saloon may be absolutely pro hibited arbitrarily It is both uncon stitutional and unlawful at common law. This Is the full meaning of the statement that no ono possesses a constitutional right to keep a saloon. What are Inalienable rights? The Standard Dictionary says;, "Inalien able" means "not transferable; that cannot be rightfully, properly or legally sold, conveyed or taken away." The courtB say: "No one possesses an Inalienable right to keep a saloon for the sale of Intoxicating liquor." Why? The Declaration of Independ ence sayB: "All men are created equal; they aro endowed by Almighty God with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The United States Supreme Court haa said that, among these InMlenable rights is the right of men to pursue any lawful business. Justice Bradley of that court said: "I hold that the liberty of pursult.the right to follow any of the ordinary callingB of life, is one of the privileges of a citizen of the United States, of which he cannot be deprived without invading his right to liberty within the meaning of the Constitution." The saloon Is not an Inalienable right, therefore, It is not a lawful trade or calling; It Ib not one of the civil or equal rights of men. A busi ness which can be prohibited entirely '.annot be an Inalienable right. When the courts deny that the saloon Is an Inalienable right, they in effect, de clare that it is not conducive to the happiness of mankind; they affirm '.hat it Is dangerous to and destructive sf the happiness of citizens; nnd, be ing so, the saloon Is unquestionably unlawful at common law. There Is no Inherent right in a citi zen to thus sell intoxicating liquor. The United States Supreme Court has used this expression no lesB than twelve different tlmeB, and almost every State Supreme Court of tho Union has declared that no person has an inherent right to keep a saloon. The cases In which such declarations have been mado are so numerous that It would be a waste of time, eyes and digests to collect and cite all of them, and to do so would serve no UBeful purpose. The bake shop and the shoe store are both law ful callings, therefore they are both Inherent rights. The saloon is always and everywhere attended with injury to tho safety, health, peace, good or der nnd morals of the community and is, for that reason, unlawful, and con sequently has no Inherent right to exist. relioms Truths " From the Writings of Great Preacher. war 1 w ONLY WAIT. ST .lOSHfA TAPr-MITE. Oft there comes s gentle whisper o'er me stealing, When my trials and my burdens seem too treat; Like the sweet-voiced bells of evening soft ly pealing. It is saying to my spirit, "Only wait." When I cannot understand my Father's leading. And Hia dealing seems to me but cruel fate, Still I hear that gentle whisper ever plead ing, "Ood is working, Ood is faithful Only ' wait." When the promise aeerrwi to linger, long delaying. And I tremble leat. perhaps, it come too late. Still I her that aweet -voiced whisper ever saying. "Thntmh it tarry, It is coming Only wait." 9h, how little aoon will seem our hardest sorrow. And how trifling ia our present brief es tate; Pnuld we onlv see the light of Heaven's to-morrow. Oh, how caay it woulH be for us to wait. f have rhoaen tnv eternal portion yonder, I am pressing hard to reach yon heaven ly irate. 1 And thnurh oft along the way I weep and wnnner. Still I henr that cheering whisper, "Only wait." Herald and Freabyter. A Good Word About Prayer. How shall wo explain the experi ences that come with prayer? It Is a fact that prayer makes great, changes in the lives of people. It Is a fact that men who are being borne downward by all the currents about them and by nil the impulses within them find relief in prayer. The Im pulses against which they struggle refuse to be strangled by the will: they refuse to heed the rebukes of conscience: they will hear no argu ment, heed no remonstrances. Many a man has found It so, has fought with all his power, and found him self fighting a losing battle, finding himself borne downwnrd against con fidence, against his will, against his own sane Judgment, against every high and Bacred Interest in his life. In such a case a man turns to pray er. He finds It difficult to priy, but feels ho must pray. Something In the great deep of his spirit helps him to pray, and praver begins to rise out of the depths of his very heart. He haB a deep instinct that God la In the transaction, 1s not merely above him, but is moving upward within him. He has not yet gotten hold of God. not, at least, In any manner -which satisfies his consciousness. But his soul Is crying out within him. It Is God, an open and sure alliance with Ood, that his soul Is seeking. From yet deeper and deeper denths of his nature comes this cry, till the man feels that desire has sounded the depths of his spirit. It is his only hope, this cry and the answer to it. There comes peace, deliverance from fear, assurance, a sense of sanity; the warfare within and without Is all over. What is this? Has there been go ing on within the man a psychologi cal process by which he has carried himself out of one state into anoth er? Or is there really a supernatu ral element in It all? If It be the former, and If prayer be the pursuit of a delusion, then it is a most won derful delusion. It were still well that all men should follow It, for it means for them sanity, peace, strength. These ' are, to be sure, strange fruits of a delusion! But this theory of prayer being a delusion la not the theory of those who pray and get such results out of prayer. They will tell you that God helps them. They will tell you that they know no psychological process which can bring such results. They are firmly persuaded, they who pray, that God moves both within them and down from above them. Who that ever had one single experience of coming by prayer up out of the uttermost depths of mlBery and help lessness into clear, open light of as surance and peace, who that ever had this experience can doubt that God is in It Y Western Methodist. HOUSEHOLD ss sac Clean the Chimney. Where wood la much used as a fuel, according to Suburban Life, consid erable soot collects in the chimneys, and It Is a source of many fires. Tha chimney should be burnt out once a year, at least, and the work done on' a damp day or It may be swept out' A chimney Is burnt out by placing a bundle of straw .or similar material In the bottom of the flue and firing It, To sweep out a chimney, a small met al ball, about four Inches In diame ter, la bung on a thin rope and pulled up and down In the chimney until It Is clean. When It too high, the chimney can be cleaned by a brush on a Jointed pole. v Pretty Finger Nails. To bare pretty finger nails It la necessary to keep them properly man icured. The nails should be filed In a curve which follows the shape of the end of the finger. After the nails have been filed the finger tips should be held In hot, soapy water until the cuticle is soft, when It may be easily pushed back from tho nail by means of an orangewood stick. To give the nails a delicate rose tint they should be polished by applying some good ointment or powder, in the interest of pretty nails it is a good habit to rub cold cream into the cuticle every night, always rubbing the cuticle away from the nails. Another little habit Is to always, when drying the hands, rub the cuticle back with the towel. These little habits help ma terially to keep tho nails In order and greatly lighten the weekly manicur ing process. Indianapolis News. Varnished Floors. When varnished floors have be come blackened In spots and there are numerous heel marks, they need a standing finish, and must be treated with extreme measures. The old fin ish must be first removed, and when the floor Is revarnlshcd see that the liquid is of good quality, and that several coats are given. A waxed floor needs only another coat of wax and a thorough polishing. Grease spots can often be removed with turpentine. It is best to remove spots from rugs or carpets as soon as they are made. i Spots made by sticky substances may, be removed by sponging them with alcohol and salt, a pint of alcohol to a teaspoonful of salt. Grease or oil spots should be covered with wet ful ler's earth, and allowed to stand for two days and then brushed off, French chalk will remove fresh grease spots. Cover the spots well, then spread a brown paper over them and apply a moderately hot Iron, New York Evening Post What Kntumns Call Their Towns. The prevalence of names of Kansas towns ending In "a" has doubtless Im pressed the travelers who have had occasion to Journey through that State. To hear those towns men tioned in the Kansas vernacular, how ever, affords the logical conclusion that they were named with the idea of giving unlimited liberty tor the substitution of a "y" for the final "a." "Empory! Change cars for Eureky!" has become quite official under the i rule that "custom is tbe law ef lan guage," and the Santa Fe brkkeman's pronunciation has been accepted na standard authority. It Is "Empory" and "Eureky," Just as it is "Almy" on the Rock Island, and "Sallny" on the Union Pacific. The substitution In these names has become as State wide as "Topeky" in tbe vernacular of the politicians. "Watheny" and "Hiawathy" at one time, also, an swered with becoming pride to the euphonic names of Wathena and Hia watha. The single exception In Kan sas appears to be Ottawa. That clas sic city has escaped the "tag" of "Ot tawy," but it escaped merely to bs known everywhere lu Kansas at "Ot taway." So far as can be recalled the only town that is given credit for a final "a" is Olathe which can be accounted for upon the ground, per haps, that Its name really ends In "e." Kansas City Times. A FRESH START. Dyer "Well, I eee Falling is oa his feet again." Ryer "Yes; he was obliged te sell his auto. " Pu ok. Tbe Athlete's Point of View. Edward Payson Weston, pedes trian: "On my long walks during over forty years in public life experience has taught mo that nature should not be outraged by the use of artificial stimulants. On my walk from Port land, Me., to Chicago, I drank cold tea. On the recent walk from Phila delphia to New York in less than twenty-four hours, I drank milk and cold tea. On any of these walks a single glnss of wine would have made me fall. I sometimes use whisky on the soles of my feet." Pioneer. A Great Chemist's Opinion. Baron Lleblg. the distinguished chemist: "We can prove it with math ematical certainty that so much flour as can lie on the point of a table knife Is more nutritious than eight quarts of the best Bavarian beer. Beer, wine, spirits, etc., furnlBh no element capable of entering Into tho compos! tion of the blood, muscular fibre or auy part which Is the seat of the vital principle." Temperance Notes. Many n man has taken a "little for his stomach u sake," only to find later that the "little" had taken the stom ach. Wisconsin Issue. "Born sober" is the happy way that Dr. Palmore, editor of the St. Louis Chrlstiau Advocate (Church South) describes Oklahoma. The feeling of well-being which follows the drinking of small doses ot alcohol Is an Illusion. Tbe sub jective sensation cf great muscular power is part and parcel of this feel ing of well-being. Mahogany Furniture. When mahogany furniture Is in a very bad condition the only method of restoring it is that of first remov ing the old finish, and the old meth od of scraping and sandpapering Is the best one. After this is done, eith er wax, varnish, or oil may be ap plied. Dents In hard wood may be filled in with colored wax. White enamelled furniture may be cleaned with a cloth dampened in warm war- ! er and a little whiting If necessary. At the end it should be thoroughly rubbed dry with a soft cloth. Gilt furniture and gilt frames may be cleaned with a paste made ot whiting and alcohol. This should be rubbed off before it hardens. Natural-colored wicker furniture can be scrubbed with a brush and warm soap suds. Painted and enamelled wicker should be treated like white enamelled fur niture. This sort of ware, however. Is quite unsatisfactory because the enamelchips and tho paint wears off. New York Evening Post. God Has Called Us to Greatness. Taken by Itself, your life is cer tainly a very Insignificant affair; but placed as you happen to be placed, in tbe kind o; a uufverse which God has happened to make, your life be comes of infinite importance. For God has chosen to work out His de signs, not In spite of you, but through you; and where you fall, He baits. Almighty God needs you. You are not your own, either to be Insignifi cant or great, but you are in the ser vice of that which is greater than yourself, and that service touches your life with its own greatness. It Is as though you were a light house keeper set to do your duty on your baro rock. Can any life be more unpralsed or Insignificant? Why sit through the weary nights to keep your flame alive? Why not sleep on, all unobserved, and let your little light go out? Because it is not your light that Is the Jpolnt. You are not its owner, you are its keeper. I That is your name. You are a light j keeper. You are set there with this j m your trust. The great design of 1 the Power you serve takes you thus j uut ui yuur lUBigiiiucauce. r raucis G. Peabody, in tho Christian Work and Evangelist. Definition of Duty. Duty is a power which rises with us in tbe morning aud goes to rest with ub at night. It Is coextensive with the action of our Intelligence. It is the shadow which cleaves to us, go where we will, and which only leaves us when we leave the light ot life. Gladstone. Science and the Long Drive. When the British Association paid Its visit to South Africa three or four years slu " the eminent seismologist Professor Juun Milne and tbe cele brated Cambridge pathologist Profes sor Sims Wood head, took clubs and balls to the Victoria Falls on the Zambesi River, and there tbe man of earthquakes established a noble rec ord by being the first to drive a ball across the fslls, representing a very excellent carry ol 110 yards. Loa dun Standard The Do aster. When you find a man who brags ot his heresy you may be sure It would not cost much to make hlm strictly orthodox. THE COMPOSITION OF A ROCKET. The ordinary skyrocket Is made of various compositions packed in tubes round a cylindrical core. The match by which the rocket is explod ed Is placed In a cavity at tb bot tom. The movement of the ocket ' would be irregular If it were not for tbe guide stick, which is made very light, so tbst it does not retard the fligbt of the rocket when ms gases come out and hit tbe grouno with : all their might and send tbe socket up Into the air for all that it is m-rlh. American Press. Steamed Steak. Take about two pounds of rounds steak and cover with a drussing as for a chicken, then roll tbe steak up and tie it with a good string. Put it in a lard pall and cov er tightly. Set this pall In a kettle of water and steam for about three hours. Take from pall and thicken very little the gravy lu bottom of pall. Japanese Sandwich. This Is mads of any kind of left-over fish, baked or boiled. Plok out every bit of skin or bone and flake In nniall pieces. Put Into a saucepan with a little milk or cream to moisten, add a little butter and dusting of pepper. Work to a paste while it Is heating, then cool and spread on thin slices ot bnttered bread. Salad Dressing. One egg, one tea spoonful ot mustard, one teaspoonful of salt, two teaBpoonfuls of pastry flour or cornstarch, one-half cup of sugar, piece ot butter tbe size ot a walnut. Add those to a cup of boil ing milk, then add one cup of scalded vinegar. When stirring In vinegar stir in gradually. If lumpy, beat with egg beater. Add a pinch ot cayenne pepper. Stuffed Peaches. Wash and stone medium sized peaches, cover with salt and-water, let stand over night; fill each centre with grated horse radish, celery seed and ginger root Tie two halves together with a string, pack In Jars. Turn over them a y p made ot one quart vinegar, one pound sugar and two teaspoons esch of whole cloves, cinnamon and ahV spice (In cheese cloth bags). staked Applo Tapioca. One-hast cup (granulated or farina) tapioca, ons quart boiling water cooked in a double boiler about fifteen minutes. Add one cup sugar, one tablespoon butter, little grated nutmeg; butter an earthen pudding dish; pare, core and quarter six or eight tart appK put in dish; pour tho cooked tspioe pver them and bevke in oven until the fepples can bs pierced with a stri' wbn eoel. est with snjsr or ef""
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