THE PULPIT.
AN ELOOUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. H. MARTIN, PH. 0.
Subject: The Abundant Life.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Sunday morning.
In tho First Church of Christ (Disci
plei), tho pastor, tho Rev. Herbert
Martin, Ph. D.. preached on "Religion
and Life." Tho text was from John
10:10:"I crino thnt they may hav
life, and may havu It abundantly."
Dr. Mat-tin said:
Christ came rot to teach a theol
ogy primarily. If at all, but to give
life, more life. He camo to give life
to others rather than live a self-centered
life. I came t!'at they may have
life. He camo to give life here and
now. His emphasis was upon tho
present life. Ho that hath the Son
hath llf- Life In the future la a
quenlly aold. and with truth, that the
course of study does not nave suf
ficient vital contact with the life and
Interest of the punll. and consequont-
l iy, because of Its lack of Interest for
, him, falls to hold hlra. Rapid pro
i grcss, however, is being made In our
own city toward the correction of
such undesirable conditions. Anoth
I er cause, more deep-seated and more
! serious. Is the growing commercial
f spirit of the day. The dollar la the
circle of life. Men sell the.r own
soula and put under trlbuto their
children's for dollars. There Is great
I need for resolute struggle against
tho allurements of dollars. Too many
altars arc being bullded to tbu god of
gold; too many souls are being sacri
ficed upon these altars. It is hard,
yes, well nigh Impossible, to trans
mute commercial Ideals, dollars and
cents into more abundant life.
Our course of study may well need
revision, may require a radical chango
In content. But our 'greatest need Is
larger and truer Ideals established
firmly In the hearts and minds of our
boys and girls. A greater emphasis
must be placed upon moral and Ideal
I, " II '
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
1NTEBVATIONAL LESSON COM
MKNTS FOR NOVKMMM 22.
Subject: Solomon Anointed King, t
King 1:1-2:12 Golden Text. I
Climn. 28:0 Commit Versos
!!!, 10 Commentary.
TIME, 101S B. C. PLACE. Je-
rusnlom.
1 XVi ISITION. I. Solomon Anoint
ed Kins. vs. 32-40. Cod had chosen
Fnlnr.ion to be king. He had called
him "Jodldlab," that Is, "tho beloved
of Jehovah" (2 Sam. 2:23). But
tne
Tonh the irpnrrnl nnd AMatha
corallary to present life. To have life tj,an upon material and commercial j prleat, had conr.plred with AdonHah, !
here and now is the only guarantee,
tho only possibility of future life.
The value and nerd of religion for
the present life am holng emphasized
to-day as at no time since tho early
Christian era. This identification of
religion and llfo tends to make re
ligion a normal phenomenon In hu
man experience. Religion has long
Buffered because- of its almost ex
clusive other-world emphasis. Its re
moval to the future as the proper
sphere of its activity, Its other -world
advantages caused men to r-iiard It
as an abstract, vague and unr ial, and
to treat It as having lltt!. practical
benefit for the present. Under Buch
conditions religion would lie disre
garded, or, If accepted, it would bo in
an almost altogether objective way na
a precautionary measure, and thus
never become a vital element In tho
program of dally 11 "e. Tho normal
man Is Intensely interested in the
present, and In the sweet by-and-by
only a3 It Is related to his present
Interest. If religion Is to cut nuy
feal figure In this life It can do so only
as It links Itself to and Identifier Itself
with his present In' crests. And thle
religion Is capablo of doing, and Is
doing. The Master identified Himself
with the life of the people; In fact,
He camo that He might gtta llfo to
tho people.
The same hopeful sign is dls:overa
ble in the educational world. Com
pare the curricula-of the schools and
colleges of other days with those of
to-day and how evident is the differ
ence. Education as preparation for
living in tho far future, even of tho
present life, does not and never did
appeal to the n-jrmal mind unless tho
appeal was effected through a liberal
application of physical force. Slnca
the day3 of Rousseau education as
mere preparation has tnalljr and
beautifully fallen into disrepute. Ed
ucators have discove-ed the practical
ly complete absorption of the child in
the present. They have discovered,
furthermore, that even the youno
child must live while being educated,
and that as such it must enjoy certain
rights. As a result of these discov
eries education is no longer a mere
formal process Whose goal Is utterly
remote from the present life inter
ests. Education aims to equip the
student for present living since he
must live while he Is In process ol
being educated. You cannot take a
boy of fifteen years and educate him
for so:no petition at thirty and ex
values. The voice in defense of tho
child's Inalienable rights, his heritage
of moral and religious Ideals, should
ring deep into the hearts of parents.
Parent! need to learn that tho dollar
Is not tho goal of life, that tho child
the oldest next son of David to Ahsa-
lorn, to thwart Tod's plan to make
Solomon king. Iiivld was so old and
it bi It that Joab and his fellow-
conspirators did not think that he
would rally to thwart the conspiracy.
la moro than tho victim of a parent's ' Tint no conspiracy of man, no matter
- - - " i . -- . V. n , 1.. ....
base Ideals; that ne is moro tnan a : now strong, in Vwr7i'""
money-making machine, They need of Ood. David, when Informed of the
to learn that the child has n solf-hood conspiracy, old and decrop.t as ho
to be developed, a soul to be cultured, i was, rallies and proves sufficient for
nnd a destinv to bo achieved. To j the occasion. He calls to his ns
takc a child out of school and compel slstanco his trusted friends of old
him to earn money is to deny him his Zndnk, the oriest, ann iarnan. iu
rights, is to degrade him. For
parents to do so Is selllsh, brutal, im
moral. 1 n peat that ono of the great
est evils thut threaten our nation is
our too complete alleglanco to com
mercial Ideals. Our mad rush for
gold makes ua a nation of Indlvldualo
rather than a democracy. Christ
Fays, "No man liveth unto himself."
In New York It sometimes seems as
though every man reversed that prin
ciple. Individualism is a menace to
iiniiihet. and Ilenaiah, a military
man, one of the mighty men of David.
It was through Nathan that Ood had
announced to David HIb favor toward
Solomon (2 Sam. 12:24. 25). David's
action is prompt and thorough. While
Adonijah and his fellow-conspirators
were still feasting (v. 0) David's
trusted friends without, delay go
through all the necessary formalities
and anoint Solomon king. Solomon
was nlacpd on David's own mule.
the life of the republic. There 13, as I David was still obedient to the law
never before, n crying need for
parents and touchers to exalt moral
and spiritual values; a need to de
throne the god of gold and to re
enthrone the God of old; a need to
?gravo upon the vary physical and
Smrltual fiber of tho child's nature
the exceeding, the Incomparable
worth of moal character. Parents
' themselves need to possess and prop
erly estlmata these ideals and then to
I Instill them and give them first placo
In tho hearts of their children. Such
Ideals of truth and righteousness, im
plying as they do a prufounder sense
of social obligation, will contribute In
the highest degree to the enrichment
of human life, to a uoro abundant
life.
Mighty possibilities are resident in
! tho teacher's vocation because of tho
material with which he works. Eter
nal consequences follow therefrom.
The true teacher spends little timo
; waiting for pay day to come. His is,
; a worthier work than that of a mjpre
wagj earner. He is a maker for
l social betterment, not a mere hire
i ling. As with tho preacher, right-
oousness is his concern; with God he
Is a co-worker. That our teachers
might feel that they are called of God
and are doing God's work, there was
a Man sent from God who was named
I Teacher. He Himself says His mis-
sion was to give a more abundant
life. That was His mission, that was
pect him to fill that position satlsfac- j His religion, that was His life. Tho
religious aspect of the teacher's work,
the religion of education, if you will.
Is a subject worthy of more thought
than it has received.
While there Is an Imperative need
for teachers with Ideals, we must not
forget that the ideals must be of pos
sible attainment. We need, then,
sane teachers, teachers balanced by
yond the realm of tho possible, held
up before the young, defeat tho
teacher's purpose. Hold up before u
torily If you wholly disregard the fact
that he lives and must live from
fifteen to thirty. Modern education
takes note of this and Becks, whilt
looking toward the future, to quallfj
the student in the largest nay to live
the fullest life In the present days and
by so living will he be able to realize
those future exrectatlons. In addi
tion to form, education gives content,
' r better, to-day minds are formed
.- nd fashioned by giving thorn a con
t nt. Education and rellglcn seek tc
I talize the present end out of It tc
mtke possible the future. Their aim
Is one, Inspired by the Master, to give
more life.
Jesus came with life for the peo
ple nnd brought It to the people. He
bought the people. He went out af
ter them Instead of waiting for the
people to come to Him. His Ufe wai
one of faith in God and service tc
and among men. He cimo to min
ister, and did minister. He camo tc
give life and He gave it every day
The life of men was being enriched
nnd ennobled as lie gave Himself.
His life to them each day. The giv
ing of His life on the cross was, fronr
this point of view, tho final act ol
that life which was, par excellence,
tho life-giving life. Organized re
ligion Is beginning to go out aftei
and to tho people. Churches have
long sin-e ceased to be built whose
entrances are guarded by iron gatei
and padlocks. "Strangers welcome'
that condescending phrase, does not
appear so frequently on our church
signs. Religion has girded horseli
for service. She is working In the
Young Men's and Young Womeu'i
Christian Associations, and is found
in settlement and slum work. Hei
voice it heard in the factory noon-da;
meetings, on the street corners, IB
tho theatres and In all tho bus
haunts of men. Organized reunion If
hearing tho Master's voice, Is catch- Him every enriched life was an ln-
of Cod, and even In tho days or his
great power had not adopted horpes
to rld upon. To do so was expressly
forbldd-n bv God to Israel's kings
(Deut. 1 7 : 1 ft ) . Absalom had done 10 I
In the brief dnvs of his glory (2 Sam. J
ir,:l). Adonijah also (v. 6). The i
priest and the pronhet were to unite
In anointing Solomon fv. 34). The j
ai Dinting was the symbol of dedlca- j
tion to God (Lev. 8:10 -12). The oil
tho svmbol of the Holy Spirit (Acts
10:3K). Appeal was mnde to God to
secure the safety of tho new-made
kin:-. David will loavo no doubt In
the mlir.-; of any that Solomon Is his
own choice for king. While he still
!i"d ho appointed that Solomon
should sit upon his throne and bo
):!ng in IiIb stead and In unequivocal
terms declared, "I have appointed
him to be king over Israel nnd over
ludah." As secure as this made Sol
omon on tho thronp, there was an
other fact that made him moro se
curp, namsly. that God had made him
ruler Over Israel and over Judah.
Benalah, tho warrior, appears as the
most religious man in the whole
transection (vs. 3C. 37). Jehovah
had been with David, and Benalah
prays that Ho may now bo with Sol
omon as He has been with David (v.
37) , and he prays that hla throne may
be greater even than the throne of his
father. This prayer of Benalah was
abundantly answered. David's throo
trusted friends proceeded to do exact
ly what thoy were told. The oil with
which Solomon was anointed was
taken out of the tabernacle, the place
where God dwelt. The whole people
agreed with David's choice and God's
Choice nnd the whole city was filled
with music and with Joy. When this
world agrees to make Him King
whom God has already made King the
perspective. False ideals, ideals be- whole earth shall rejoice with great
Joy.
II. Adonijah Pilled With Fcnr, vs.
iO-.";l. While the people were filled
boy an impossible Ideal, making him ,Vth Joy the enemies of the king were
struggle toward Its realization until
one day Its utter absurdity dawns
upon him, and with what result? His
cherished idol falls and with it there
como tumbling down all his ideal con
structs. In this day when our college
presidents are little more than money
gatherers, when our school principals
are little more than clerical workers,
there Is a positive need for teachers
with lofty Ideals, but Ideals within
the realm of possible achievement.
Impossible Ideals made for lawless
ness rather than for righteousness
and the betterment of llfo.
We need, finally, to rediscover the
meaning of life, to learn that a man's
life conblsteth not in tho abundance
of the things that he possesses. We
need to rediscover the fact of God,
and that In Him wo live and move
and have our being. Ho Is tho source
of our life and to find Him Is to find
fuller life. There Is need to re-emphasize
the fact of Christ as the Re
vealer of the true llfo which Is the
life of service, Tho life of the world
has received a o;w Impulse in 111m.
His faith and practice wore that (fee
only way to find llfo Is to give life.
Christ gave His life in deeds of loving
service even unto death that tho life
heritage of humanity might be en
riched. He thus emphasized In teach-
flllod with consternation. So will it
be at the coming of our Solomon (2
Thess. 1:7-9; Rev. 1:7; 6:15 and
U). Adonijah was a coward as well
as a rebel. Rebels against God are
always cowards (Prov. 28:1). Adon
ijah fled to the house of God for safe
ty, presumably not because ho had
any special reverence for the house of
God, but because he knew that Sol
omon had. He wan afraid that Sol
omon would kill him. Probably he
would have killed Solomon If he had
had a chance and Judged Solomon by
himself. He speaks of himself aB
Solomon's servant (v. 51), but tho
change from enemy to servant waB
very sudden and no evidence was
given of the genuineness of the con
version. Solomon on his part was
ready to forgive If Adonijah would
only give proof of the reality of his
repentance. All he asked was that
Adonijah should prove himself a
worthy man (v. 52). All that God
asks of us Is that we "bring forth
fruit meet for repentance" (Matt.
3:7). If Adonijah would only do this
he would be free from all danger, not
a hair of his head would fall to the
earth. On the other hand, If wicked
ness should be found In him the pen-
alty was certain. He should die. No
lng His inspiration who said, "I came
that they may have life." So of edu
cation. It is being given to tho peo
ple. It is no longer the peculiai
privilege of the few. Tho people are
being sought out and compelled to be
educated. Education Is for tho peo
ple and is being glv.;n to the people.
Education alms to give more life
to tho individual, and more life for
moro Individuals. It is true thai
knowledge enlarges one's werld and
contributes to his survival. His hori
son Is widened, his Ideas and Ideal!
are enlarged, he discovers a deeper
meaning In things, life takes on other
and better aBpects; In short, he pos
sesses a larger life. This larger life,
more life. Is becoming possible for
more individuals. While this is true,
there remains yet much to be desired
In our public schools, high schools
and colleges. Let us remember that
In our system the higher the grade
the fewer the pupils; that out of one
hundred pupils who enter public
schools only twenty-five stay long
enough to read and write; that only
twenty out of one hundred stay longer
than the fifth grade; tbut less than
one out of one hundred who enter
our public schools graduate from the
high schools; that a small proportion
of high school graduates outer col
legs, and tbst a small percentage of
, those who enter college remain until
Siaduatlon; all this In the fsce of
the fact that our system Is graded
largely toward the university. If ed
ucatlon gives life It should give more
life to a greater number of Indi
viduals. Jesus taught that the ninety
and nine that were safe within the
(old could not furnish an excuse for
the neglect of the one that wae away.
With these things In mind should we
rest content with that system which
saves the one to the neglect of the
ninety and nine?
To produce such a result, no on
Cause is adoauate. . It has been tru
ing and In llfo social obligation. For J anco we mak6i lt we do not forBake
creased social asset. From Him we
lenrn that the Inheritance of life into
which wo have como must bo shared
with our fellows aud passed on to
others enhanced In value by reason
of our participation. To give life Is
to make life more abundant.
A Test.
If any of you Bhould d'e to-day,
jould you say to God, "Lord, here Is
my life-work. Thou dllst stnd me , do not do the things that He says
(Luke 6:46).
sin wo shall perlBh. The scene closes
wiili Adonijah doing obeisance to Sol
omon (v. 63, R. V.). The time is
coming when every enemy of Jesus
must bow the knee and confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of
God the Father (Phil. 2:10, 11).
Adonijah did not prove himself a
worthy man and later paid the pen
alty of his rebellion (cb. 2:12-25).
Many of those who profess to yield
their hearts to Jesus do not really
do so. They call Him Lord, but
Into life with a handful of seeds, and
tiere is my heart, like a garden, full
)f flowers!" Henry Ward Beecher.
THIS POLITE BOY.
James was going homo from stbool
one day with Bonn other big boye.
He saw an old woman with a large
basket in her hand. James gave her
his arm and helped her across the
crowded street. The other boys
laughed at him and askod blm how
much sho i.r.i'l him for his services.
"Her pleasant smile and grateful
'Thank you' were worth more to me
than money," said James.
The boys who laughed at blm were
so ashamed they said no more. Jen
nie Kane, in tho Brooklyn Eagle.
An Elastic Compllmrnt.
Could anything exceed the pollte
ners of the Irish cabby? An old
lady called for a cab and said to the
driver:
"Help me to get to, my good man,
for I'm a very old lady, you sie."
"Begot rah, ma'am," was his reply,
"no matter what ago ye are, ye don't
look It." Tit-Bits.
Their calling Jesus
Lord will not save them. They will
be cast out from His presence (Matt.
7:21-23).
An Essential to It.
One morning, a few weeks ago, as
a South Jersey country physician
was driving through a village, he
saw a man, slightly indor the lnflu
enca of liquor, amusing a crowd of
spectators with the antics of his trick
dog. The doctor pulled up and
watched tho fun a while and then
said:
'.vty dear man, how do you man
ago to train your dog that way? 1
can't teach mine a single trick."
The man addressed looked up, and
with that simple rustic look replied:
"Well, you see, it's this way: you
have to know inore'n the dog or you
can't learn him nothln.' " Philadel
phia Ledger.
HIS LAST ACT.
Powder Manufacturer "Fancy
old Bill, of all people, going into the
' gunpowder shed with a lighted cau
dle. I should have thought that
I would be the last thing he'd do."
Workman "Which. properly
speukin', It were, air." Sketch.
NOVEMBER TWENTY-SECOND.
Topic Songs of th Heart XII.
Gratitude and How to Express
It Ps. 103. (Thanksgiv
ing Day Meeting.)
Oratltude of the heavenly beings.
Rev. 4: 8-11.
Gratitude required of us. Ps. 25:
14-23.
Gratitude In public. Ps. 35. 18-27.
Thansglvlng In prlvnto. Pb. 57: 7
11. Thanksgiving before meals. John
C: 10, 11.
Gratitude for converts. Eph. 1; 10
23. Thanksgiving requires nil that Is
within us. all high qualities; not only
speech, but thought and memory and
reason nnd affection and earnestness
(v. 1.)
Simply remembering God's kind
ness Is enough; gratitude Is sure to
follow. But do W often enough re
view thorn? (v. 2.)
Let us be grateful for whnt C -d
has not dene, as well as for what Ho
hnB done, for the deserved punish
ment that Hr- withholds (v. 10.)
Nature praises Ood; so do joyous
little children, nnd wise old men, and
the great hosts of henven; but those
praises do not avail for mo (v. 22.)
Suggestions.
To express our gratitude In an
other's words David's, Whlttler's
Is better thnn not to express it nt all;
but wo can at least say that they are
our thoughtB.
Much gratitude may be expressed
In song; but how seldom we think of
what wo are singing!
It is well to think at tho end of
every day of tho kindnesses done you
for which you have not expressed
your gratitude.
Gratitude may become n habit, und
then happiness becomes a habit.
Illustrations.
Oratltude unexpressed Is like a
photogrnphls plate undeveloped.
If we say "Thank you" every time)
tho broad Is passed to ua at table
why not every tlmo we receive a
blessing from God?
eugious Jeaoing
Ton THE QUIET HOUR.
THE C.OI OF PATIENCE.
OUR TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
REPORTS OP PROGRESS OF THE
BATTLE AGAINST RUM.
I plnnted once some precious re1
Tlint grc- into n beautemn vine;
But, for niv tender rare long days
No atmblafieS el reward wrm mine
At length its opening-buds and bloom
Rognlcil me with it rich prrfumo.
R"m in n little fertile fio'd
I set n thrift'.- tree one dy.
Yeir fiftr v.enr 1 wntrh',d it grow
And after wenrioome rleliy
It cnt it fruit up rare nnd wct
In wondrous plenty nt my feet.
t
Hi"" in the Turf's! ol my henrt.
All through 'he years i serif vonth
The Lord hntb SnWfl the seed of joy,
nrl love, np'l r'Thtmro nnd truth.
t . : i . . , i : j l .
Jilt" pnrnnn ' ihi 'F iiewmitie.
Ard vet tho Lord doth wntrh and wait.
'w r i e i
School Times.
Sunday
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22.
Controlled by the Spirit of God.
Rom. 8. 5-11; Col. 1, 9.
Rom. 8. 5-11. This scrlp'ure 'con
cern the two natures of -man, the
fleshly and the Spiritual. Each of
tliLBe Is subject to a "law," u course
of action. There Is a "law" of Bin
and a "law" of spirit. Each "law"
has it own conclusion. The "law"
of the flesh, cr sin, concludes In
death. In this instance "death"
does not signify physical wreck but
complete moral undoing. The "law"
of the spirit, or life, concludes not in
mere continued physical existence but
in the largest possible expression of
the human soul.
The spiritual nature not only has
Its own inherent power, Impelling
men to follow the best bent of their
being, but lt is reinforced by God
himself. For this reason the very
weakest of men may obtain complete
victory In the struggle between the
flesh and the spirit.
Col. 1. 9. This Is a prayer for the
cultivation of the spiritual life. The
spiritual life Is nut a matter of
chance. It may bo nurtured and
matured. It Is something In which
God himself is interested. God im
parts himself. He is Infectious. Ho
imparts his health and power to his
struggling children. He may be had
for the asking.
Every man hnB theso two natures.
Between them there Is conflict, until
at the last the man is under the con
trol of one or the other. Tho con
flict begins early In life nnd contin
ues in many instances until life's last
day.
In multitudes of persons there does
not seem to be much conflict, be
cuuse either the fleshly or the spir
itual nature Is In complete control.
Accordingly, men are earthly, sensu
al, or bestial if the "law" of the flesh
rules them, or thoy are Christlike in
their words nnd deeds If the "law"
of the spirit dominates them.
Often this conflict is sharp and
oven terrible. Paul, who wrote
these scriptures, found the struggle
fearful almost beyond wordB. (See
Rom. 7. 25.) Fortunately for weak
mortals, Ood supplements human
striving when it seeks to becomo
Oodllko and to conform to God's holy
law.
LOCAL PAPER'S STHENGTIL
1 Good. One Need Have No Kctir ot
Outside Competition.
The lcoal newspaper, 1.' properly
mnducted, can always dominate the
local Held, no matter how strong tho
mmpetltlon of outside newspapers
may be.
The local newspaper that amounts
to anything expends the most of Its
?nergy In gathering and printing
home news, but Its managers know
lhat while home news Is of tho great
est Importance something else Is re
quired. The peoplo want to bo kept
Informed In regard to what Is gqlng
Dn throughout the State and the
country. They may not caro for
lengthy reports of distant events, but
thoy do want the Important facts.
Give them this news In condensed
form and they are content.
The big city dallies cannot compete
with the local paper In Its own field.
They are not in touch with the life
of the town. Thoy. cannot give tho
proper perspective to the news. They
do not represent the place Itself In
any way. Tbey are outsiders whose
Interests are centered elsewhere.
The local newspaper Is a home In
stitution and Its people take pride In
Its career. It keeps them In touch
with the happenings of home folks
folks they know and see dally. Its
advertising columns are filled with
the announcements of the merchants
with whom they do business. There
fore, they want and need lt above all
other publications.
If the manager ol the local news
paper knows his business and gives
his readers the kind of news tbey re
quire, he need have no fear of com
petition from outtilde newspapers, no
matter bow large and strong they
may be. It is only when he goes to
sleep on the Job that danger threat
ens, Editor and Publisher. ,
fTIs Heart' Deslro.
For many decades "Father Holmi'
had boon revered and loved In n cor.
tain New Enclnnd village He wa!
feeble, but ntlll cam" to church on
Sundays, nnd Romrtlmos to the mid
week mooting.
Hp had soon many sorrows: had
lost his wife, his children, his for
tune; yet his wnR over a cheerful
faro to meet, nnd his patience and
bravery endeared him to every one.
His genial greeting oven the boys ol
the congregation enjorod.
Ono particularly cold night. th
friends were surprised to seo Kethot
HolmeR coming to mooting. Slowly
ho walked to his accustomed seat, nnd
gave hi UBtial greeting to the minis
ter. Tho meeting that night seemed
pervaded by a snlrlt of gratitude nnd
optimism, nnd there was a strong per
sonal note as ono after another spok
of hi3 Jov in the Christian life, and
of tho Influence which had boon most
potent In deciding him to choose lt.
At last Father Holmes rose Rlowly
from his Bent, and looklne toward a
groun of young peoplo with peculiar
wlBtfulnpRP. ho bore his testimony tc
tho unfnlllng love of Old. and to the
Joy which ho found In His great
friendship.
"And I hnvo tried to be faithful to
Him," continued tho old man. "and
to Influence others to love Him. 1
have always longed to ho the mean!
of making some ono choose tho higher
life of the Spirit, to make some one
know 'the truth ns It Is In Jesus,' but
In all my long llfo thnt joy has never
como to mo. I may have done some
good In the world, with Gnd'o help,
but this ono great good of helplni?
some one to a higher llfo I have
never had the Joy of accomplishing.'
Humbly the white-haired man sat
down, and many hearts longed to give
him his heart's desire, bijt that could
not be. His friends might, grasp hit
hand more warmly and tell him how
he had heartened them, hut the one
Joy he most coveted It was not theirs
to give.
A few nlghtB after the meeting the
minister's doorbell rang sharply, and
ono of the hoys of his congregation
walked resolutely Into the study.
The minister saw the look in the
boy's face. He knew why he had
come. He drew him over by the
friendly Are, nnd there, In a straight
forward way, the lad told of his de
sire for the better way of Christian
living; of his struggle, his fear of
not holding out, and finally of his de
liberate choice and resolute deter
mination to live henceforth "not untc
himself."
"You say you have thought of all
this before? What has brought you
to this decision Just now?" asked the
minister.
"Well," replied the lad, "It was what
Father Holmes said the other night.
It waB my turn to take mother to
church that week, and somehow,
when that old man got up and told
how hard he'd tried, and when 1
thought of what a wonderful fellow
he's been, anyway, why lt seemed
as If I couldn't stand lt to think he'd
never had the satisfaction of knowing
he'd helped some one to the better
way of living. It seemed as If one ol
ua must want to choose right there ta
lead a Christian life. Then, all at
once, I began to feel as If I wanted tc
be that one. And so," he added, sim
ply, "I made up my mind to come and
tell you."
"There's one more person you must
tell," said the minister, as, after a few
more words, the boy rose. "You'll
see Father Holmes?"
Only a few words passed betweer
them, but the boy will never forget
the fervent "God bless you!" as the
old man placed a hand on each of hit
shoulders, nor the light which shone
la hlB face as he looked Into the lad's
Bteadfast eyes and knew that at last
God had given him his desire.
Youth's Companion.
Summary of the Effects of the Cse of
Alcoholic Brinks by an Eminent
New York Physlcinn Position
of the Medical Profession.
The following summary of the ef
'fcts of the use of alcoholic drinks by
la eminent physician, Dr. 8. A. Mac
Vlcoll, of New York City, Is so clear
ind comprehensive that lt la worthy
it widest publicity. It represents tho
position to which the members of the
medical profesFfon all over the world
ire coming with an ever Increasing
majority:
"From my Investigations I reached
the tollowlngconcluslons: first, where
money goeo for drink, poverty with
Its attendant evils prevails, and the
burdens of childhood are increased;
jecond, alcoholic environment is un
favorable to the production of the
best school work; third, alcohol, by
producing a train of psychic and or
ganic degeneration in the offspring,
debases the morels and lowers the
turn total of human happiness;
fourth, alcohol, by laying the foun
dations of a diseased and criminal cit
izenship, threatens the stability of
pur government; fifth, to reduce tho
burdens nnd dangers of childhood
and Improve tho manufacture of fut
ure citizens, we must continue In the
largest measure scientific Instruction
on the effects of alcohol and In the
essentials of health, and Increase tho
number of our public gardens, play
grounds and Improved tenements."
at the root of much of the drink
habit lies the popular belief that beer
and whisky both relievo exhaustion
and Increase strength. The man who
drinks "moderately" does for a tlmo
feel stronger, nnd tho weary laborer
who drinks "moderately" does for a
time feel rested. But scientific Inves
tigations have clearly nnd decisively
proved that these apparent helps are
only npparent, for in a short time tho
drinker is wor3e off, both physically
and mentally.
This real depletion nnd destruction
of life even by moderato drinking has
been well stated by a very eminent
English doctor, George Carpenter, of
London, who has had an exceptional
ly largo hospital experience.
After describing briefly the appa
ratus for measuring what Is known
as the time-reaction of tho brain,
that is, the tlmo actually expended
by the brain In performing mental
acts and setting the machinery of the
body In operation, Dr. Carpenter
makes this Important statement:
"Suppose, now, we give alcohol In
quite small quantities to tho person
on whom we have been experiment
ing, whnt happens? In tho first place,
with the simple experiment, the time
Is shortened the brain appears to
operate more quickly than before,
but after a few mi iutes a slowing
takes place, becomes moro marked,
and endures as long as the alcohol
remains In tho system. But, If the
reaction bo complex, If there bo an
association of Ideas, this Is never
quickened by alcohol. The slowing
effect begins at once, nnd continues
throughout tho eiperlment. And
clearly understand that this depress
ing effect occurs with the use of die
tetic quantities of alcohol."
Leave To-morrow With God.
Would lt not be better to leave to
morrow with God? That 1b what lu
troubling men; to-morrow's tempta
tions, to-morrow's difficulties, to
morrow's burdens, to-morrow's du
ties. Martin Luther, in his autobiog
raphy. Bays: "I have one preacher
that I love better than any other on
earth; it 1b my tame little robin, who
preaches to me dally. I put crumbs
upon my window sill, especially at
night. He hops onto the window sill
when ho wants his supply, and takes
as much as he desires to satisfy his
need. From thence he always hops
to a little tree close by and lifts up
his voice to God and sings his carols
of praise and gratitude, tucks his
little head under his wing and goes
fast to sleep, and leaves to-morrow
to look after Itself. He Is the best
preacher that I have on earth." H.
W. Webb-Peploe.
Great Chance For "Liquid Bread."
We had hoped not to intrudo again
upon tho happy repose Mr. Adolphus
Busch takes by choice in the beauti
ful prohibition city of Pasadena, but
we are unable to resist the fascinat
ing suggestions of Dr. H. S. Tanner,
the celebrated long-distance faster,
who fattens on the ocean air at Long
Beach. In a generous spirit of riv
alry. Dr. Tanner proposes that the
apostle of beer1 shall select six men,
no nationality barred, who are to be
restricted to a diet of beer, while Dr.
Tanner shall cat nothing but water,
and ho promises to outfast and out
last the chosen six.
One cf the claims put forth In ad
vocacy of the use of beer as a bev
erage Is that it is not only a mild and
healthful stimulant, but that lt pos
sesses nutrltivo qualities of great
value. It U even called a liquid
bread by those who find a profit In Its
manufacture and sale, and the brew
ery Is made to appear an Institution
that rivals the bakery in worth.
In all bis breweries cannot Mr.
Busch find six devoted champions of
beer to overwhelm this single devotee
of water? Is Long Beach to be per
mitted to garland the brows of prohi
bition with the uncontested victory
achieved through that unaccepted
challenge? Or do the hides of the
est beer drinkers shudder and
t nk at the significance of the water
CrinUer'a name? Los Angelc3 Ex
press. ,
Filled With Love.
Think what it is not to have any
thing but sin, to be full of love to
every creature, to be angered at noth
ing, to be sure that all things will
turn to good, not to mind pain be
cause lt Is our Father's will, to know
that nothing no, not if the earth was
to be burnt up, or the wators come
down and drown us nothing could
part us from Ood who loves us, and
who fills our souls with peace and
Joy, because we are sure that what
ever He wIUb Is holy, Just and good.
George Eliot.
CONPIDENT OF THE FUTURE.
Mary, Ave years old, and Stella,
who was about the same age, wore
talking about their future dreams.
"When I grow up," said Mary,
"I'm going to be a sohool teacher."
"Well, I'm going to be a mother
with four children," said Stella.
"Well, when theycome to my school
I'm going to whip tbem, whip them,
whip them! "
"You mean thing!" said Stella, as
the tears cm.- Into hor eyes. "What
have my i children ever done to
you? "Delineator.
When Alnlrnmn Went Dry.
The Alabama State Senate at Mont
gomery was the scene of extraordin
ary excitement when the" Statutory
Prohibition bill was passed by a vote
of 32 to 2. Women and children
crowded the galleries and corridors
and even invaded the Senate floor it
self, pushing the Senators from their
seats and expressing their enthusi
asm in shouts and cheers. Lieutenant-Governor
Gray was powerless to
control the crowd. After tho bill
passed the women began to sing
"Praise God, From Whom All Bless
ings Flow," and i3 the sacred Bong
swelled In volume, tbu legislators
stood up, uncovered their beads and
Joined In the singing.
BACHELOR OF FLYING, NOW.
SKY PILOTS TO BE GRADOATEp
PROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY,..,
Saloons to Stny Destroyed.
Chelsea, the Massachusetts city re
cently swept by fire, will be rebuilt,
nil excepting the saloons. The city
council has resolved to abolish all li
censes for an indefinite period.
So Far tlie Course has Only One Student, War
Has the Faculty of Aerial Navigation AI'
to Himself Eut Some Daj There
May Be a Rnsh ol Und;r
sfrarJuatea to Elect,
A course In aeronautics the first
of Its kind to be given In an American
university Is the latest addition to
Columbia's curriculum. Although
only one student on Mornlngslde
Heights Is at present engaged In stu
dying the new science of the air,
opinion wns confidently expressed
among members of the teaching staff
to-day that In the near future 'here
would he many others anxious to take
up work along this lire. The ulti
mate establishment of n school for
aeronauts, It was said, wns receiving
serious consideration.
Orover Cleveland Loon lng, a stu
dent who received his A. B. from Col
umbia last Juno. Is the first to make
a study of airships In the laborator
ies. , He returned to the university
this fall for graduate work, declaring
that he Intended to take up the sub
ject of aerial navigation nlong sclen
tic lines.
According to members of the de
partment of physics Loerring ap
peared to have theories on the sub
ject which they thought were worth
developing, and a course was conse
quently arranged for him.
Under the supervision of Dr. Chas.
C. Trowbridge, of tho physics depart
ment, who has spent much tlmo In
uvostlgatlng tho matter of bird
flight, Loonlng has begun his work
for the degree of master of arts In
aeronautics. For the first half of the
year he will devote himself to the
historical side of tho subject, collect
ing all the important matter bearing
upon airships that has been written
thus far. Ho will then turn to orig
inal research in the Phoenix labora
tory, whore he intends to use models
3f airships for experimental purposes.
Loenlng's thesis will deal with
Automatic Stability of Airships."
and It will bo along this lino that ho
expects to specialize. His theory, so
far as he Is willing to discurs lt, Is
that one of the great problems con
fronting tho aeronaut to-day Is to in
vent a device that will "warp" the
planes automatically; that i, without
the aid of lovers, controlled by the
aperator.
Loenlng will not give his attention
lo the dirigible balloon, but solely to
types of hoavler-tha:i-nlr machines.
Professor William Hnllock. dean of
the faculty of pure rclence, under
with instruction in norouautics is
given, Bald to-dny thht there was a
great field for further Investigations
of this nature, and doclnred that the
university was likely to establish a
:ourso for those who intended to fol
low up the subject. Professor Hal
lock said he had long been anxious to
Induce the trustees to purchase a
tract of land on Long Island whore
practical experiments with nlrflhlos
and other scientific devices could bo
carried on.
"Such work as is being done here,"
he continued, "Is of groat value to
the science of aerial navigation.
"Experiments In tho laboratory
may be the means of discovering a
short cut to mnny useful improve
ments In airship building. The art,
you might say, has only reached a
point where naval architecture would
be if It had Just succeeded in produc
ing a Bteel vessel that could float.
"Many problems of thealrship hnvo
not been touched on yet. The won
ders that tho Wright brothers have
been able to accomplish are largely
the result of experiment, nnd often
failure. Their machine, marvellous
ns it is, is as far from perfection as,
for Instance, the first electric genera
tor that Edison constructed many
years ago. I believe the aeronaut
has much to learn from the yachts
man about currents of tho air. Most
airships, for instance, have employed
flat surfaces for their planeB or at
I any rate very nearly flat surfaces
whereas every yachtsman knows the
advantage to be derived from a
curved sail."
Professor Hallock was asked
whether he thought Columbia would
establish a school for aeronauts even,
tually.
"I would be not at all surprised, "
ho replied. "Our first need, of course,
would be a farm of some kind with
plenty of open space for test flights
In fact, many experiments that we
Bhould like to undertake in other
lines could be mnde to more advan
tage out of town. I have long advo
cated the purchase by the university
of some tract on Long Island for this
purpose, lt will be absolutely neces
sary if we are to take up aeronautics
on a large scale."
Loenlng will probably conduct hit
experiments with airship models
somewhere outside of the city. New
York Evening Post.
Tempera nee Notes.
Count Bismarck- "The prevalent
ute of beer Is deplorable. Beer
drinking makes men stupid, lazy and
incapable."
All champagnes, still wines and for
eign liquors must be branded to In
dicate the contents and proof of nlco
hoi, according to the' ruling of Food
Commissioner Johnson.
The academic council of Stanford
University has been instructed to pro
hibit the use of liquor in fraternity
chapter houses, student clubhouses
and other student lodgings.
Drink, the only terrible enemy
whom tCngland has to fear. Prince
Leopold.
Bjornestjerne BJornsnn Bays:
"When I am engaged In literary work
I never use alcoholic liquors; they
would only hinder me. The Ideas or
fancies produced by alcoholic Inspira
tion are not healthy nor probable, and
are useles-i for my works."
Major-Gen. -rat George B. McClel
lau: "Had the officers united in Bat
ting the soldiers an example ot total
abstinence from intoxicating liquors,
it would have been equal to an addi
tion of 50,000 meu to tbe arnlw of
tbu L'altcd outfit."
Passing of Indian Danres.
Of all tho Indian fiestas that of tht
eagle danco is perhaps the most Im
portant. , During this ceremony a
young eagle, tho symbol of power
upon oartb, Is killed and Its spirit,
laden with messages, joins that oi
the dead chief. This ceremouy has
recently been held for the las; time
In the history of the people. Ir. baa
always been a fiesta of rare occur
rence, belug held only in commemor
ation of the death of the ruling chlel
or a person of groat Importance. The
fiesta has not boen celebrated for
more than twenty years, and thii
final one marks the death of the lasl
ot the hereditary chieftains of tht
tribe and, In consequence, the passing
not only of thbi title with Its sacred
trusts of legend aud history, but ol
this peculiar aud mysterious tribal
rite, whose deep significance is uow
doomed to oblivion. Southern
Workmen.
Manufacturing Chords,
"How Is your daughter gettinf
on?"
"Splendidly. She's busy Just no
at Beethoven's works."
"What la lt, one ot those potter)
places?" Dostqu Transcript. -