A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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NV YEAK5 LVE: I2E:VER,ILiS
CHAPLAIN CIlV HOJPITAL, NtW VoRK
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SAT before tbe blazing
l,,.'i-tl,' (I,.. TDnlil
warmth of an open Are
SB charmed me Into a beau-
tiful dreamland. Mem
ory arew upon ncr
ahyflsmal resources as I
snt there, coaxed Into an
abstraction of exquisite
pleasure. Voices! I
hear voices, strange
voices! They speak to
me: The first said, A
year ago you promised, if your life
was spared to you, that you would
consecrate It to God." The second
asked, "Has God, to whom you made
the promise, dealt with you as you
have dealt with Him?" The third
aid, "Remove It." But the fourth
asked "that it might be spared for a
while longer." I cried In agony,
"Spare mo, good Lord."
Two Girls, Still in Their 'Teens,
passed through the room in which I
sat. Full of animal life and youthful
gaioty they chatted and Joked and
laughed; they were In a whirl of
pleasure. Suddenly one of them
dried, "O! O, my!" "Agnes," said
her companion, "what troubles you?"
but Ellen could only repeat, "O, my!"
At length she said, "I promised to
spend one hour with God; I must go
to my room instantly. Good night,
Agnes. I'll see you to-morrow." The
explanation of Ellen's conduct was,
her mother had been speaking to her
about the beauty of a life of holiness,
and she had promised her mother to
spend an hour in prayer and reading
the ninety-first Psalm before she re
tired. The chatting had almost driv
en It out of her mind.
Then appeared upon the scene a
youth of twenty summers, of noble
mien; his eye glistened with noble
ness; his demeanor was pleasing; he
was a picture of genulncss; his car
riage was that of a
Webster or Clay or Lincoln.
As he stood In the midst of the
room he addressed an invisible being:
"What shall I do with my life?"
Standing on Its threshold, viewing
the wrecks of wasted HveB as they
floated by out Into tho ocean of eter
nity, he repeated the question with
great solemnity: "What shall I do
with my life?"
Three Faces Instantly Appeared.
First that of an ox, then that of a
lion, last an eagle. The ox made an
swer: "Bat, drink and be merry," but
the young man shuddered at the
thought of making a god of his appe
tite. Live an animal life? Nay! I
was created for something nobler
than a glutton; I have a soul to sbvc
The lion proposed to make a god of
genius. She offers a pedestal of eter
nal fame; your name shall be asso
ciated with scientists, philosophers
and philanthropists.
In Her Nativo Dignity Sat the Eagle.
She looked at the man, then at the
heaven above. Turning to the man
she said, "Tho earth Is thy lodging
place; the heaven overhead la thy
home; the earth's choicest treasure
cannot fill thee. Thou art more than
animal, more than Intellect, thou art
qualified for companionship with
deity. Prepare!" In a moment of
time thore passed before me
A Panorama,
upon which was displayed all the
scenes of- rqy life from my earliest
recollection. Curious and strange
tracings were there. Every struggle
with conscience, every striving to be
good, every lofty ideal were drawn
with perfect accuracy. Failures and
successes, defeats and victories passed
in rapid review. Never were thore
such noble ambitions, such possibili
ties and such fatal almlessness
crowded Into so small a compass. The
sight alarmed me and I cried, "la It
too late?"
Suddenly the Scene Changed.
The judgment was set amid a blaze
of majesty and power and glory, be
yond my most fertile Imagination.
Every human being stood before It,
waiting to render an account of the
life now closed. Notably,
The Poor Led the Way.
A boy from one of the great mer
cantile houses preceded several oth
ers whom he had Influenced for good.
Then came a man with a score of his
fellow workmen, whom he had res
cued, by his holy living, from lives of
ungodliness. Ho was followed by a
woman, distressingly poor while on
earth, but filled with the Holy Spirit.
She with her children, whom she had
brought up in the fear of the Lord,
together ascended the massive steps
which led them through the portals
of glory Into who can describe "the
things which eye hath not seen nor
ear heard?"
For a Thousand Years
the endless procession continued to
advance until tho laBt roan and wom
an had rendered an accounting of the
life entrusted to them. I was greatly
distressed at the sight of one whom
I had known; he brought his work, a
marvel of human goodness, but It was
Rejected, Because It Was Chrlstless.
The scone closed. Alarmed, I
awoke from my reverie. Instantly I
fell on my knees, consecrated my life
to Him who bought me with His
blood, allowed Him to fill me with His
Holy Spirit. Now, after several
years, I write to say, this Is what
did with my life.
A ITew Year's Homily.
New Year's Day Is In some way reo
ognlsod by every people having a for.
mal calendar, yet the hours of th
last day of the old year generally
pass with little variation from or
dinary routine. Nevertheless, It is
tho completed book whoso story Im
presses tho reader for good or bnd,
not the cover or the frontispiece of
the now one. Nenrly all the words of
our language applying to a course not
absolutely marked out describe the
path. that Is left behind and not that
which Is before. There Is no counter
part to tho ship's "wake" for the
course which the prow Is about to
break, nor of the "traok of the cy
clone," nor of the spoor of the tiger,
nor of "tho trail" of numberless ani
mals. It may be noted Incidentally
that laws or ordinances require auto
mobiles to carry a number, In large
figures, hanging from the back. No
body who sees an automobile coming
cares what Its number Is. Only when
It happens to leave some record be
hind in Its track Is the knowledge of
Its number Important. It Is doubtless
because the future Is swarming with
possibilities, whereas the past consti
tutes a record which cannot be
changed, that most of our festivities
centre about, the anticipation of tho
new year rather than In a retrospec
tive nffectlon for tho old. In the eld
er days of tho world prophecy held a
place of prominence among all poo
ples, but of history In the scientific
sense there was nono. This has been
reversed by the severely practical
modern world. History Is at a pre
mium, prophecy at a discount. Yet
the almost disregarded last day of De
cember stands for tho completed rec
ord, as New Year's does for tho pro
phecy of what Is to come.
New Year's Resolutions.
If everybody on this earth
Mnde resolutions New Year's Day
And kept them fast, a share of mirth
From life would straight be swept away.
The fool would cease the pranks which
mnke
The wise man jeer with cynic chaff.
The wise man with some sad mistake
Would never move the fool to Inugh.
So let us st rive as best we may
And. if perfection bo not won,
We'll let the failure go its way
To swell the scoffer's store of fun
When Talleyrand Scored.
When Mme. do Stael published her
celebrated novel, "Delphlne," she was
supposed to have painted herself In
tho person of the heroine, and M. Tal
leyrand In that of an elderly lady,
who Is one of the principal characters.
"They tell me," said he, the first time
ho met her, "that we are both of us
in your novel, in the disguise of
women."
PASSING OF THE OLD YEAR
f , tSnrJcll, old ycarl
Vefc j6urneyed on rodcrficr many dayljN
And noO brfohi the bartlnfc oj our
With lbchy5oy;rmnlcdr'tiladnc5 and oj
I jee the v",,jfu'i 1 wu5' frp8kd
far thceavJallj the rc&hV'oJ gtlQdOftfy1
.The Sllcfnl; Land of yea. that lie
" 'vArh folded hand;.
. T&rcUefl,. old wrl
A W more jtcfa ere Je JoreUer barr
AjoiJmore Word) that O&kp the-throbbing 1
heart j
lo hope and
The Ohllc I haV?c a btad ,nev) year to Atwr.'
.The while Ijujncy on" Oltjj rocroorlc) yject, :
6,lav riot half ll tor hgiclj till noU
ow Kind and Hfravc and true a friend els
Br ah, tOlce dear
A lovW one ceroj When come the darkened
Vmcn heart and lib? all tremulous muil jay
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ANOTHER YEAR 18 ANOTHER CHANCE.
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After-Effect of the Grip. '
Dr. Clouston, of Edinburgh, said It
seemed aa It no disease of whose
effects thore waa any correct record
had such far-reaching evil effects as
this one, and among Its sequelae he
enumerated a depressing Influence on
the whole nervous energy, melan
cholia, neurasthenic conditions, pre
mature senility, various forms of
paralysis, neuralgic affections and a
genoral Incapacity for work. Dundee
Advertiser.
Psychology in Clothes.
Dr. Thomas Claye Shaw, of Lon
don, speaking on the subject of the
special psychology of womon, says
that there Is a psychology In clothes.
It Is useless to say that they dresB as
they do to please other women or
please men. They dress simply be
cause they have to In their own way
and to their own satisfaction. The
psychology of dress ts that It appears
to
So
There are about 6000 New York
persons who have not been In the
city, on the average, two months In
a year In the last decade. Europe,
the South, seashore and mountains
have them for tbe other ten mouths.
There are no undertakers In Ja
pan. When a person dies It is the
custom fin his nearest relatives to
put hlw Into a coffin and bury him.
make you bo what you profess to and tho mourning does not begin un-
iii uiier nuriui.
Sleepless Creatures.
There are several species of fish,
reptiles and Insects which never sleep
during the whole of their existence.
Among fish it Is posit'. ",,u known that
like, salmon and goldfish at no time
sloep; also thut there are other raein
liurs of the fish family that sleep ouly
lA tew minute during the course of
" uuinth. There are various sponle
Lot fljog lhat uevr Indulge in slumber,
t Mid Hv uncles of aexpeiiU alM that
ant attwp. -PMsjMlelpuia Record.
A Crowded Universe.
In New Haven tbe committee of a
graduating class once went to a local
Jeweler with a commission for a ola&t
badge. They had In view u design
representing a youthful graduate sur
veying the universe.
"About how large would you like
the figure?" the jeweler asked.
"Well," suld the spokesman, "we
thought the graduate ought to cover
sftout three-quarters of tbe badge,
and tho universe the rest." -Success.
The speed jf automobile:: Is con
trolled at crossings In a Chicago sub
urb with considerable success by the
creation of a hummock in the road
by raising tbe sidewalk crossing
above the road lovel.
Careful estimates show thut the
average business man walks a mile
In eighteen and one-hulf minutes,
while the ordluary loiterer, who lias
no business on his mind, requires
twenty-alne minutes t mH it.
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Vucen Has Auto Crnzc.
Queen Helena of Italy has taken
the keenest Interest In motoring ever
since Its earliest days. She and her
husband possess five beautiful cars,
and the Queen not only drives, but
nn hns had lessons in the working
of "motor machinery, nnd could, at a
pinch, effect repairs with her own
very capable hands. Indianapolis
News.
Does Not Wear AlgrcM,
Queen Alexandra has issued a pub
lic statement to the effect that she
does not wear algrets, and thte, of
course, Is Intended as a rebuke to a
cruel and horrible practice. The offi
cial statement means something more
even than that. It means that no
lady can venture Into tho Queen's
presence with these feal tiers upon her
head, nnd It means thnt the algrot is
stamped as unfashionable throughout
every rank in society. Royolty has
Its undoubted disadvantages, but
something may be written also upon
the other side of the slate. The
power to make cruelty unfashionable
Is one to be envied, and every country
would be the better for an Influence
that Is no less real because It has no
coercive laws to back It. Argonaut.
ex-
Insplring and Otherwise.
"Isn't it an Inspiring book?'
claimed tbe enthusiastic woman.
"Oh, yes," admitted tho other,
wearily. "Many things are Inspiring.
When I see a good play or read of
heroic characters, or the organist
plays something from Beethoven's
mass In D, I feel that life is grand.
I am filled with zeal and eager for a
chance to prove my noble, elevated
point of view.
"Then I am called up on the telo
T .ione by some stranger who asks me
If 1 will please go up to the top floor
and ask Mrs. Blank to come to the
telephone Mrs. Blank being a per
son I do not know and to whom I am
Indebted for nothing and the broth
erhood of man suddenly takes on a
pale, cold, blue tinge that doesn't In
terest me In the least. I wonder why
It is?" New York Press.
best or dislike least, as the case mny
be. My own inclinations are the most
reliable guides I hive ever found, and
I wish that I had earlier learned to
rate them at their roper valuo. Tho
powers that presided over my early
education contrived to Inoculate me
with the idea that Inclinations exist,
as Herbert Spencer says, 'not for our
guidance, but solely to mislead us,
and It took me a long time to learn
that when I went against them I was
certain to be wrong, and sometimes
disastrously and fatally wrong.
"Another thing I do Is to lean
shamelessly on any one I have found
capable of supporting my weight.
That, of course, has to be done with
discretion, because It Is painful to
lean on the wrong person, but when
you have found a staff that you can
rely on it is foolish not to use It. The
strong like to exercise their strength,
and It must he plcnsnntcr for your
friends to give you the benefit of
their superior wisdom than to sec
you come io grief.
"It Is nlso possible to avoid cir
cumstances that call for decision. If
you can't make up your mind qulcklv
you don't need to drive a motor car
or steer a boat. Leave that to other
people, and let who will sneer at your
incompetence and lack of courage."
Now York Tribune.
iHOVSEHOI.D
MATTP.nt
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Garbage Pl n Good Condition.
Have nail nerfectlv rl pun nnd ill V.
line all around and on bottom with
I newspapers the paper absorbs the
' moisture, and where there Is no mols-
lure there Is little or no odor. When
I garbage is emptied. If the paper Is
j not taken with it, remove and rellne
with fresh paper. The pail will be
clean. This does away with the un
pleasant duty of cleaning the pall.
1 Boston Post.
Religious Reading
SOB. THK QUIET HOUR.
A PRAYER.
To Mend an Agate Kettle.
When an aggavatlng hole suddenly
appears In an agate or porcelain ket
tle, do not throw It away as worth
I Icbs. Tako one of those round headed
. paper fasteners, such as lawyers use
I in keeping Bheets of manuscript to
; gether, push the two level flat clips
through the hole from tho inside,
i bend back on the outside, then lay
j the kettle on a hard substance, ham
mer the round head down flat on tho
! Inside and It will last for a long
time. Boston Post.
With and Without. Curves.
"What's the use," exclaimed the
tall, handsome woman, mournfully,
"of having a fine figure like mine!
Pnrtiality Toward Son.
The partiality which mothers are
supposed to show to their sons and
which some mothers certainly do
show may do little harm In the enr
ller years of family life, when the
father perhaps, balances It by a spe
cial fondness for his daughters, and
when the buoyancy of youth carries
such Injustice lightly. But on daugh
ters of mature age it often bears very
heavily. The lot of the unmarried
woman on whom falls the care, and
even the maintenance of a widowed
and aging mother is a laborious and
exacting one. Many such women
there are, as every one acquainted
with our cities knows, working hard
all day and struggling to carry home
evening cheer to one who makes less
effort than she might to greet them
brightly. There Is a brother who
comes on a flying visit now and then,
bringing a gift none too generous, but
seeming large because It is received
all In one sum, and on him the moth
er's appreciation and gratitude are
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Doughnuts. To four cups paBtry flour (once sifted) add'
one and one-half teaspoous salt, one and three-fourths tea
spoons soda, one and three-fourths teaspoons cream of tartar
and one-halt teaspoon grated nutmeg. Work In one-half
tablespoon butter, using the tips of the fingers; then add
one cup sugar, one cup sour milk and one egg well beaten.
Mix thoroughly, and toss on a board thickly dredged with
flour. Knead slightly, and roll to one-fourth inch in thick
ness. Shape with a doughnut cutter, fry in deep fat until
browned on both sides; drain on brown paper; dust with
powdered sugar.
"Now, there's Mrs. Blank, for in
stance. She is so thin and lank that
all comparisons fail. Of course she
looks perfectly stunning In tho new
hlpless gowns, while I well, It's sim
ply Impossible for me to be com
pressed within one of them. I look
a fright, to say nothing of the pun
ishment to my vanity of having to try
to hide all my symmetrical curves
and then not succeeding. When prin
cess gowns of closest fit were all the
rage, Mrs. Blank had just as many
curves as I have. Oh, no, my dear
I don't know where she got them.
I am not MrB. Blank'H dressmaker
nor her tailor. I only know she had
fx." New York Press.
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Bargaining.
"Bargaining" Is a trait strongly de
veloped in the averago woman, and
In many of tbe members or the smart
sets of the various cities who are In
terested In collecting curios, it is so
finished an accomplishment that the
vender of the antique coveted is com
pletely outdone In his own line of
diplomacy. To establish this particu
lar characteristic to the extent notice
able among the amateur "collector
eases," the desire to collect must first
be strong, and then grow stronger
until the phase Is reached when the
article becomes much dearer (as a
desirable possession) as the price is
beaten down. Delicacy Is also a lost
sense, for the envious one will boldly
approach even some one in her own
clique and suggest the transfer of a
choice bit at a sum she considers a
bargain price, and is uo way morti
fied when rebuffed, nor Is she seem
ingly conscious of having been imper
tinent. New York Tribune.
"Backbone" Superfluous.
"The worst thing about having no
backbone," said the woman who had
been born without that supposedly in
dispensable member, "Is trying to get
one. It Is a perfectly useless agony,
too, because if nature hasn't given
you a backbone, you can't get it by
any other means. If you once recog
nize this fact and submit to your lim
itations you'll find that you can get
on fairly well without a backbone,
and when you realize how often the
thing that passes for determination is
a mere disregard for or Inability to
comprehend other people's rights and
feelings, you can bear up under the
contempt commonly meted out to the
'spineless.'
"A backbone Is not nearly so nec
essary as people Imagiue, and very
often one gets on a great deal better
without it. If you haven't any back
bone, you won't be tempted to butt
your head agalnBt Irresistible forces.
We are most of us helpless victims In
the hands of fate, and ordinarily we
might as well let ourselves drift as
try to mold circumstances to our will.
Tbe drifting may be a mistake, to be
sure, but pulling against tbe current
may he a mistake equally, aud tbe
first is easier.
"It I can't decide, I do nothing,
when that, la possible, and let events
shape themselves as they will, and It
I IBUJst it TOMS tag 1 to WlMi Msm
lavished. When he is gone, his ad
vice proffered without much knowl
edge of real conditions, Is quoted and
urged with an insistence discouraging
to the sister, and even the contrast
between his light hearted merriment
and her seriousness is harped upon.
There are sadder cases Btill where the
money earned by a self-sacrificing
daughter is persistently shared with a
reckless and Improvident sou, and
bitterest of all it is to the perpetu
ally returning prodigal that the warm
est affection seems to go. Habits
like these can hardly be corrected,
perhaps. In age. But mothers in
younger life should be on theli
guard against forming them. C
gregationallst.
Bouillon lace is constantly em
ployed by French dressmakers as a
furbishing.
The dealers tre making no display
of fans so far, and there are predic
tions that the fan is not to be stylish
the coming ball season.
The high collar has come in again
on fur coats and JacketB, and is often
made of a different fur from the gar
ment on which it 1b used.
New motoring and steamer capos
are exactly like the golf capeB of th
season, excopt that they are longer.
Some of them are full seven-eighth
length, and are finished with hoods.
Little novelty stocks, often copied
from Frenoh models, are one of the
most striking features of the season
They are charmingly made up of rib
bon of almost any fur even pointed
fox aud black lynx.
While no skirt at the present time
can be called full, those designed foi
Bott, thin materials are often made tc
fall in voluminous folds, but thej
have the top closely laid In tucks that
produce the sheath fit.
This is a day when bags, little or
big, ostentatiously plain or elaborate
ly decorated, are put to a hundred
uses, from the shopping and automo
bile bags down to tho delicate little
wrist and vanity bags.
The shorteued wulst and straight
clinging Hues of the skirt are features
that strongly Influence the winter
modes, characterizing evening gowns,
dressy coat suits for afternoon and
other affairs of ceremony.
In gowns having the high waist
line, the top of the skirt is often
tucked, but if the gown la of chiffon
or anything of this nature tbe gath
ered top permits the soft folds of tbe
material to cling to the figure and fol
low the outline becomingly.
Each one of the puffs arranged at
the back of the Psyche knot is held
in place by a large hairpin, and the
nouipatlour u now held by a pin iu
Btead of a omb. fome glrle, too,
have gono fax as to add uue to eao
M of ttte ami.
. Bureau and Commode Scarfs.
Tnke some curtain muslin with a
pretty design nnd mako Btrips large
enough to cover bureau and com
mode. Now tako and put two small
ruffles around, one on the edge and
the other just Inside nnd line with
a color that suits the taste. I have
pale b!ue, which Is very pretty. My
pin cushion is lined and covered with
muslin same as covers nnd ruffles
around and baby ribbon rosettes in
tho corners. I also made broom
brush holder to match covers and
wall paper. This suggestion le eco
nomical and at the samo time very
beautiful. Boston Post.
Cleanse Lace Curtains.
Came across the way to clean lace
curtains by dry process the other day
and will pass it along, as there may
bo others who shrink from the task of
laundrylng curtains as much as I do.
Claims they will look like new after
this treatment, even if discolored with
j dust and ' smoke, nnd they will cer-
tainly last longer than if put through
the wash. Take down the curtains
I and shake them freo from dust;
I spread a sheet on the floor and lay
I one curtain smoothly on It; cover
thickly with corn meal, lay on an
other curtain and again cover with
the meal. Continue until all the cur
tains are covered with the meal, then
roll up loosely and lay away for a few
days. When wanted, unroll, brush
off the meal and hang on the line In
tho wind and sun for half a day.
When hung up against the window
they will look like new. Boston
Post.
Rule For Doing Big Washing Easily.
Soak clothes over night, using
tablespoon of washing powder to each
pall of lukewarm water. In the
morning lift clothes with a stick into
the boiler, cover well with cold water,
using powder In proportion to the
amount of water. Let it come to
boil and boil twenty minutes; stir the
clothes with stick occasionally; take
clothes from boiler, drain off the
ater, fill In tub with cold water;
wring the clothes from this water
Into another tub of cold water; souse
well with the hands or stick; drain
off water; fill again and repeat. Have
blueing water ready and wring
clothes out in the clear water, then
put each piece separately in blueing
water; wring out und put in basket.
In this way there is no scrubbing,
unless it might bo very soiled wrist
bands on a child's blouse. If the
washing is very large, it had better
be done in two parts. There will be
no tired back, and a nice white wash
on tho line. Be sure and open kitch
en windows at tho top while boiling
to allow steam to escape. Boston
Post.
God. I pray to Thee for pntience when the
world seems all unfair,
When life seems one long injustice, and the
end alone despair;
When I'm ivcary, oh, so weary, and my
tears bring no relief,
When I question why Thou tendest to hu
manity such grief;
When 1 nsk the use of sorrow, misery and
grinding psin,
What the end is; what the object; what'
the meaning; what the gain?
Grant me faith ae well as patience, and
fosgive me when I pray
For some knowledge of the reiinona why we
sutler day by day.
Give me strength to keep on working,
cheerfully to do my task,
Give me courage, hope, submission; perfect
joy I cannot ask.
Teach me how to give to others something
helpful, axfmrtViing true.
How to make my hie worth Uving, how to
start each ilay anew.
God in Heaven, forgive iny failures, and
uphold me with Thy hand.
I am weak, impatient, restless, and I can
not understand.
1 can only hope, believing there are reasont
now unknown,
Which sometime, somewhere we'll master,
as we reap what we have sown.
God, once more I eomo imploring Thee
with strength to till my heart,
I have failed, will Thou forgive me, and
Thy love to me impart ':
Sylva L'hapin, fa Christian Register.
"Other WorldlliiesH."
The gibe of George Eliot nbout
"other worldliness," while never gen
erally true, is to-day less bo than
ever. The greatest enemy of the
Church dare not say, with any pros
pect of being believed, that. Heaven
looms more largely than earth In tho
thought of modern Christianity. Tho
exact contrary Is the case. The social
Ideas of the time absorb many, to the
almost entire exclusion of heavenly
visions. What the Church needs Is
really a reminder of her heavenly cit
izenship, a fact likely to be forgotten
amid the fever of temporal activity.
In a sermon before Rev. J. H. Jo
wett'B congregation at Birmingham,
Rev. J. G. Stevenson, of Brighton,
made a strong plea for the recovery
of spiritual and heavenly conceptions,
as being absolutely necessary for the
maintenance of practical work; and
he quoted the case of one who, com
mencing social service for love of
Christ, gradually dropped all the dis
tinctively Christian side of his work,
abandoned public worship, and be
came absorbed in social endeavor.
But the time came when the latter
in turn was dropped, on the ground
that "he had worked long enough
for others It was time to work for
himself."
It would be easy to multiply cases
of this kind. It is a law not suffi
ciently understood that work In the
world can only be successfully car
ried on as personal spirituality Is
maintained. It is the true heavenly
citizen who makes the best earthly
one. London Christian.
Mock Mince Pie. Twelve crackers
rolled fine, one cup hot water, one
half cup vinegar, one cup molasses,
ore cup sugar, one cup currants, one
cup raisins, spice to taste, ono cup
butter. Measure with a teacup.
Some use bread crumbs instead of
crackers.
Cafe Parfnit. One cup sugar, one
half cup water, one-fourth black
coffee, six egg yolks, ono pint heavy
cream. Cook sugar and water five
minutes and add coffee. Pour slow
ly on the beaten egg yolks, add whip
from cream, turn into mould aud
pack In Ice and salt. Let stand four
hours.
Oruige Dainty. Peel four or
anges cut them luto Bmall pieces,
sprinkle with powdered sugar aud
put in a glass dish. Whip one-halt
pint of heavy cream until stiff, add
one tablespoon of sugar, one-half tea
spoon of vanilla aud one-fourth cup
each of chopped nut meats and can
died cherries. Spread this over the
fruit and serve at once.
Blueberry Cake. One egg, ont
half cup sugar, one-half cup molasses,
one cup milk, nutmeg and one tea
spoon cinnamon, one tablespoon
Bhortenlng. After stirring above
thoroughly, add two cups flour which
contains one teaspoon soda and a
pinch of salt. Before stirring flour
sprinkle in one cup blueberries. Mix
to medium batter, aud bake In sheet;
serve hot with butter.
Kugllsh Drawn But tel. Rub to
gether a tablespoonful of butter and
ono cup of flour, add slowly one-halt
pint of boiling water, beating all tbe
time. Boil a few utnutes, take Hum
tho fire and add uti-half teaspoon
salt, .. little pepper and auotber tuble
spoon butter. Serve with summer
squash or any green vegetable. This
may be used fur boiled haddock, hali
but or cod It the Jules of oue iumoa
Is added.
Trust by Being Thankful.
A great truth Is never effective In
Individual life unless that truth Is
translated Into life through the me
dium of experience. One of the card
inal truths for us who belong to
Christ Is that "all things work togeth
er for good."
Has the truth been so verified In
your experience that you can Bay with
Orvlllo Dewoy, "Notwithstanding nil
that I have suffered, notwithstanding
all the pain and weariness and anx
iety and sorrow that necessarily enter
Into life, and the Inward errlngs that
are worse than all, I would end mj
record with a devout thanksgiving
to the great Author of my being. For
more and more nm I unwilling to
make my gratitude to Him what Is
commonly called a thanksgiving tor
mercies,' for any benefits or blessings
that are peculiar to myself, or my
friends, or Indeed to nny man. In
stead of this. I would have It be grat
itude for all that belongs to my life
and being for joy and sorrow, fo'
health and sickness, for success and
disappointment, for virtue and for
temptation, for life and death; be-
' cause I believe that all is meant for
good.' " Dr. George R. Lunn, in
j Christian Intelligencer.
Second-Mile Christians.
Love does not think of counting
miles. It never says, "Can I stoi
hero?" "Have I not done my share?"
It Is a characteristic of love to be do
ing always more than Is expected or
required. Love goes the second mile
and counts It. not a weary thing to go
10.000 more. This Is what the re-
' liglon of the second mile does for
I men. It brings heart enlistment. It
causes us to serve not because we
must, but because we will because
we love and therefore delight to do
the will of the One we love. The
second-mile Christian realizes Christ's
love for souls and therefore tries to
win men to Him. The second-mlla
Christian realizes Christ's longing for
the extension of His Kingdom, and
therefore gladly gives accordliu: to
his ability for the spread of the Gos
pel. Christ's interests become his
Interests, Christ's glory his glory.
Christ's cause his eanse, under the
sweet compelling restrain of love.
Rev. G. B. F. Hallock, D. D.
Perfect Rest in l't rfect Work)
What Is true rest? Not Idleness,
hut peace of mind. To rest from Bin,
from sorrow, from fear, from doubt,
from care thlB Is true rest. Above
all, to rest from the worst weariness
of all knowing on;'s duty and yet
not being able to do It. Perfert rst
In perfect work; that surely Is tho
rest of blessed spirits, till the final
consummation of all things. Charles
Klngsley.
Good Testimony.
I owe my health ninl lgor thrnn'i
a long and busy life to the SbIiIv'i
day with Its blessed surcease of
William E. Gladstone.
God-Made Men,
"Self-made" men exist only on
earth. All who enter Hravei1 musf 1)3
God-made "born of the Kiilt. "
S. H. Keen.
The True Churili.
The church of the living Cod will
tie the church of the godly lite.
A Monday Morning Thought
How large the clothespin Industry
really Is may be gathered from the
fact that no less than l,20,(lou five
groBsi boxes are anruufu'iturud every
year In the Uulted States.
YES, INDEED.
"One swallow does not
tummer." quototKho nursUx
"No," rejoined she riws
"but one grasao;nr Wakef
many springs." Ciiiaio No