THE PULPIT.
A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. JOEL B. SLOCUM
T:;cmc: Prisoner if Hope,
Brfinrrivn. N. V. Sunday morning,
In the Greenwood Hnptixt Church, the
Iias'or. the Kov. Joel Hyron Slorum,
A. SI., delivered the Fermon, his rub
Jrft being ' Prisoners of Hope." Ills
tort was John 10-9, "I am the door."
l!is sermon follows:
It I.ove l the greatest of the three
n,",: of life, Hop" is next to the
grcati sr We r.rc pilsoneis of hope.
An old-fashioned picture, which t
ttv for the first time years ago, and
many times since, has always made
tin uie a profound Impression. It
represents a sad gathering of the fam
ily In the ample living room of the
eld home. The oldest boy, a manly
fellow, clothed In the homespuu of
the farm, but with straightforward
rrps and erect form, Is standing In
the ri litre of the room, and the
mother ii rltnglng to him an t how.' It
Jlie r:"i!d not let him go. Tim other
members of the family show how
keenly tlioy fed this par'.inc. But
the artist has skilfully depicted In
the face of the mother, not anxiety
and tint heartbreak alow, but the
liciiedictlnii of a preat hop..-. The boy
Ik coins tr the great city. His pur
pose is us truly liroic ,;s evr moved
kr.iplit. to seek ti"1 lloiy Grail.
Lore vislis of prayer w l;l follow ulm,
even as years of parental prayers pre
reded his eoipi;. How o.'un she bad
lingered at hi.- bedside, lone after
ieep bad rinsed his eyes, and lifted
mi nirh a petition for him ns only n
'hrl:t v.! mother ran breathe out of
tier inmost spirit. So now, ns she
endj him forth, she Is saying In her
tieart: "1 know he'll be good and
mill" tul take a. man's part In a
manly life." Hers Is the qua lit v of
liope that, passes nvpr the bord-rlmd
rf mere expectation Into the gardens
fif rertaltity. H"'tr lor that vomit:
n'tin tint be had never br-'-n born
than that he should disappoint u.'ll
B hope.
How well I recall the ':: that
marked the crisis of my k;ii:iT the
dd home f ir the crest city. As he
laid coed-bye there was ope word
which, in broken accents, try father
pc.k. ns he took my hand i-i bis.
If " the word "remember." He
rotilri not hav selcr'el a r:-r fis
niflcvit expression. Into tlio.!... three
vIlabl"R were gathered in the mice
less influences f a f !ir;.ra:i home.
In the year tb-jt fo'low 1. tlu-onch
nil the temptations of a his riry, that
parting s"!T7estlon never for
rotten. Whenever f'm whispered,
there was always ft'.stfcer voice that
said: "Remember.""
In the midst of t'ie Instructions
which Jehovah rave to M(iph there
was this Impressive command: "And
thou thalt remember all the wav
uhlcli Jehovah thy Cod bath led
thee." On the threshold of this nw
year there M.md wllh us to-day two
ancyls. Memory and Hope However
much we may be inclined to turn to
the S'sf, w: tire nvlly more con
cerned with the other. t Is well
tint we should not fo ;et the merci
ful past: It Is fore important still
that we sho-iM Ije equip'""! f-jr the
fhartovy future. In an old Cnman
rhiirch there Is this inscription:
"f.ook t:ot. moer'ifiillv in;-i the nrst:
It rime not b;i"l; azilii Wi?"!y im
prove thr prcrel; It is thine. (In
forth to meet til.' shadowy future
wltl-oi-t a fear and wi'h a manly
heart " roi'fi rnin'r the fufr", we
re t!;!-; r.:ornln i tiri.-o m i"- of hope;
vf'li emelmuls oti the p-.p-.. Our eon
f.rtence li .1'i-tif.td by th'j i of the
tcyt. "I am t'.ie f'nri-."
T!'."i" .Ti' two dons between tjo
nd le tfin-v'T'i f)ie of tVem H
rontrr.(.'l l.TT'dv hv oil'SelV": It is
tt'i de ir that the j!n'" "f lif
FO f!ti n s'a'tds ii'if kr.'ie! :nl walls
trt be;,,- nnr in in'ioa. Tint f' -d'her
efom- l ft"- one ovef v tiich H.' Him
sel' t r:'' l"s. "fl-bold. h.ive set
before t.ice an open door, wl ic!! no
man can sh"t." W ere to pn cut
1n rir.i herl'H'S" ard to our S'-rvir"
hroiK:h the de ir wiilc'i M has left
men He will come to us throuub
the ror which it is our p:lvil-!;c tc
nnliitch.
flutsl le one of fee beautiful gate
way of the maKnilWnt monCjU of
St. .Soda. In Constantinople, there Is
a pirture of au oeen Hible with this
inscription: "The l.ord said. I om the
iloor: tiy Me f ativ tua:i enter in h
Iib1I bo saved." Ti:" Mahnmudan
left Ihlx leseription when they took
Hie benutifii! temple from tbo Chris
Hani; I'ecaure they could se no rc-f-
rnce In It to Jesus Christ. Every
Ihina els" that HUK'- sted Christianity
nr the Cross was oidUera'ed. There
Is n fwnf.l"th ennt-rv snirlt that
would ohlltera'e Jetus Christ and the
neccssitv of Ills s.ivintr work. But
meanwhile He. the b'roii' Son of Clod,
nilmly wait for the world's recog
nition. He hs '.rese ited is proofs,
rid lh respon?lbli::v is ours. There
Is no other ?G!:"e, no other road, no
fillitr Christ. Kor his own conveni
ence man has Invented a number of
"short cuts " H it It remains ns true,
to-day as when jesng Himself spoke
fh words, that h" who climbs up
rnr.-.r r.Cier way Is "a thief and a rob
ter." Tli'ie Is ar, interesting painllaR,
rei.ti!t.ties ,lr-:ui standi!. at the
tot.r of the fold. With ills rlsht
fund He hold? r.n the door; with
' I ii bfr hrni He holds, ajtalnst Ilia
Imrr. a liny lamb that Is not strong
loowli yet to tnke ItB place In the
fi-ett tbionn of heep, Thf. key rp
rair:s in the outsldu of the door.
Two plsnon over the iloor post are
simu'-tIIpi: dewti for the nlxht. In the
forepround there ur two lambs, fol
i'ni't t.v their r;o'her, nrd these
In trr.i are followed by a Ior line of
n-rp ami lambs as far back as the
pve run reach. As these beautiful.
In r. cent creatures pass under the
fiu'-fr-tched arm of th Rreat Sheo
lier.l l:to the fold. It seems as though
1hv ;itjt be aware that they are re
felvln His protection ait it benedic
tion, Thruugb ih open door the eye
travels Inr down the hillside lulu the
rlnudlens wesL The lli;bt of Uay Is
fading into a crimson sunset. The
attitude of Jesus, the yearning look
which He rives to tbe Incoming sheep,
su Kites' s'renith. romnlned with un
ittKisble lore. You seem to bear
Him saying again. "I nra the door of
tba sheep. I am the door; by if
any man en'er in. he shall be ssred
and shall ro in and ko out and shall
find )iature." And at the same time,
that He Is the door of tbe fold. He la
I'je Shepherd of tbe sheep, "I am
t.'te good Shepherd; the good Shep
herd layeth down his Ufa for the
sheep." tanlcln at tbe picture, there
rime to roe, with a lew force, the
t-ree-fuid comrclHlon of our Lord to
f'eitr: "Feed My Iambi; tend My
Slef: fefcd My sheep." Before we
hope to carry out that commission
irr shall need to have our own souls
refraihed ti H(ii who U uicrmure
tne ure.td or l.ue. as prisoners of
hope, there are two great lonRlnps
that fill us ns we contemplate the new
year. First, that spiritually, we
nilctht have a copious refreshing of
God's Rracfl for our own deep need;
and, second, that we might succeed,
before the year is over, in sharlns
that soul enrichment with a large
number of other people.
In whnt I have said thus far I have
tried to Intimate, as strongly as pos
sible, that I believe that Jesus Christ
Is the world's hope. That, Indeed, is
my profound conviction. The Old
Testament prophets nntlclpatcd Him
with such enthusiasm that no lan
guage of theirs seemed quite ade
quate to portray the completeness
and glory of the Messianic hope.
Isaiah expresses the expectation of
Israel ns to the character and work
of the coming One when he pictures
a man looking down toward the cnpl
tnl of the enemy's country and hold
ing a conversation with a tnlghty war
rior who Is returning, dunned with a
great victory. "Who," asks the man
of Israel, "are you. coml'ig up from
Kdoni. with dyed garments from
liozra? Who are you, so glorious In
your nnparel. marching In the great
ness rf your strength?" Rack comes
the ringing answer. "I that, speak In
li'h'neousnesF, mighty to nave."
A 7a in the nian of Israel questions:
"How does It hannen that you are
covered with blood? Your apparel Is
as rod ns tnougn you had been In the
wine vat." And the ereat stranger
replies. "I have trodden the wine
press alone." That dramatic passage
Indicates that tbe Messianic hope in
vested the Christ with the character
of n chamnion, a defender, a con
queror. That hope has long Blnce
been realized.
Not only bar, this conquering
Christ vanquished our greatest enemy
but He 's fulfilling, as fast ns the
world will let Him, all the other ex
pectations of society concerning Him.
Israel s great Messiah-pronhct caught
mother vision. Ho snw the redemp
tion of the world through Jesus,
through the gosnel of Jesus, and
through the followers of Jesus. And
these are the words with which he
described the vision: "The spirit of
t lie I.o-d Jehovah is upon me; be
cause Jehovah hath anointed mo to
preach good tidings unto the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up the broken
hearted, to proclaim liberty to tho
catitlves, and the opening of the
prison to them that, are bound."
Jesus is to unlock, not only our own
prisons, but after that He is to em
power us to carry forward the work
of the world's cmnneinatlon.
I et us thank Cod that as prisoners
of hope our exportation Is In Him.
The ye?r will be happy and success
ful In proportion to our realization of
life through Him: in proportion to
our personal acknowledgement of
the need of His Bhophord-rare;
In proportion to the faithfulness
with which we shall act as the
ambassadors of spiritual liberty,
lie who Is our greatest Hope
will liberate ns from life's dreadful
tyrannies. He will lead us Into the
pastures of tender grass. He will an
ticipate every roughness of the road;
every premonition of Rtorm: every
assault of the enemy. He will send
us forth, knighted to do His will.
Wherever, in moor or fen or forest,
we find His footprints, there we may
safely go. nest of all. Ho Is not far
from any one of us. Admirable, In
deed. Is tho spirit that breathes In
these lines:
With I he wild, wan praxes en my sp'ar,
I rule forever. scKing after Cod:
My hair grows whiter than the tliintle-
plunies.
And all mv limbs are loose.
Hut in my 'e is the star of an tinron-
qucred liohe,
r"' in itv begirt, one hope forever inpR:
Tlint at the ne::l. wliiti'-urniiii; of tho road
My eyes nmy rest on Him.
Hut we do not. need to ride forever
seeklni; after God. He is seeking
after us. If we have missed Him, It
Is only berausu we have been too in
tent on some far-off glory. "I will
lift up my eyes unto the hills." ex
claimed the Psalmist. Hut we do not
need to look so far. He stands close
beside us. le is nearer to us than
breathing, closer than hands and feet.
Wo shall llnd Him as we neck to serve
Him, and as wo try to brin; others to
Ills service. Sweeter than music will
be Hl.s word of commendation: "In
asmuch as ye did It unto one of the
least of these My brethren, ye did It
unto Me."
the weakness in strength Unit 1 cry
for; my llcsh that I nc-elc
In the Godhead! I seek ond I find it. O
Sail1, it n!iall be
A face like my fare that receives thee; a
Man like to me,
Thou shalt lure and be loved by, forever;
a Hand like thin liiind
Shall throw nin the gatei of new life ta
thee! t-i-e the Curut sUnd!
Al ' oovfe for try tally ranp 1 1
'AViiftmonfl the pleasant fields .J
O'of ttoly Writ I might de)xiiW
s. J-TO!
PKHSPKCT1VK.
THE TEMPERANCE PROPAGADNA
If dwellers on some other planet scan
Thin globe, with all its throngs in seeth
ing strife,
Wlint can the polished lens reveal of man,
Ur stress of human life?
The continents have shrunken to a span;
The eve mar rove the sea, but cannot
tell
Manretnnia's turbines churn it foatr
Ur Spanish caravel;
i If Olaf's "serpent" long its trail of white
I Cleaves, darting fiord-Mard through the
I'nltic spume.
, Or fated navy of the Muscovite
Kmergea to her doom;
When earth glows bright as Martian sun
I sets fade
I From Martian telescopes alike are hid,
Chicago's columbaria of bade
I An.l Cheep's pyramid.
I Onlv u here prairie acres westward swell
! l-'roin Mississippi to the mountains' leet,
! A darkening line, each vcar, mav vague! v
! tell
Of quickening fields of wheat.
li' llice should fail, the crowded rily
I starves.
The tialleoiis that sail the trackless brine
1 'nbnrl hened all, rust at their empty
whnrvffs
j lint fur that darkening line.
Mnfcf we from smile remitter planet g.ie
lief ore we recognize amidst the atrife
Of living, 'neaih its Htingiilc in the haze,
; The needful things of life?
I John I'.lliot IJowiuaii, in the Christian
1 Uegistcr.
Yield, Trust iind Wult.
More than one admits that It is a
sacred duty and a blessed privilege
to abide in Christ, but shrinks back
I continually before the question: Is
It possible, a life of unbroken fellow
hip with the Saviour? eminent Chris
tians, to whom special opportunities
of cultivating this grace has been
granted, may attain to It; for the
large majority of disciples, whoso
life, by a Divine appointment, is so
fully occupied with the affairs of this
life, it can scarce be expected.
The more they hear of this life, the
deeper their sense of Its glory and
blessedness, and there Is nothing they
would not sacrifice to bo made par
lakers of it. But they are too weak,
too unfaithful they never can attain
to it.
Dear souls! how little they know
that the abiding in Christ Is Just
' meant for the weak, and so beautiful
; ly suited to their feebleness. It is
not the doing of some great thing,
and does not demand that we first
i lead a very holy life and devoted life,
! No. It is simply weakness entrusting
1 itself to a Mighty One to bo kept.
the unfaithful one casting self on One
who js altogether trustworthy and
true.
Abiding In Him is not a work that
we have to do as the condition of en
joying His salvation, but a consenting
to let 114m do all for us, and In us,
end through us. It is a work He docs
1 for us the fruit and the power of
His redeeming love. Our part is
simply to yield, to trust, nnd to wait
for what He has engaged to perform.
Andrew Murray.
COXCKHTED ATTACK ON DRINK
TOSIXO ALTj along mxr.
A Worthy Tribute to Hie W. C. T. t.
The growth of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union is the most
pstonlshlng of all niornl enterprises.
Indeed. It tuny be said that tbe world
has never Roen so Influential nn or
ganisation for the promotion of what
is high and good. In the character,
too. of its membership, composed of
women wholly, it enjoys a unique dis
tinction among tho International asso
ciations. Of a nuroly humanitarian
origin and of disinterested principles.
It has gone forward ever widening
nnd increasing in power and efficiency
till It has become universal In Its use
fulness. It would seem that there
must be some underlying and vital
foundation for tbl marvelous suc
cess. Ttecently. while endeavoring to
discover what that basis of prosperity
might be, the explanation enmo sud
denly to me as the revelation of a
new truth, though It mnv hnre oc
curred to many. It was this: Women
are in a situation which gives them
peculiar advantages for appreciating
the grief, inani" and ruin of Intem
ucranre. Their lives nre Bpent in the
home, where they must necessarily
eonie Into close nuarters with th vic
tims of drink. Thev nre. hence, the
Riinreme sufferers. Men observe their
fellows wasting- their substance In
riotous living; they see them tne:r
Ing along the streets nnd po.'e ttnon
the unmistakable tokens of the ine
briate, but unless these nnfortueite
ones are members of their own fnm
llles, they will not be npt to give them
attentive thought. I3ut, in the quiet
and Racred precinct of home the
mothers, wives, sisters and daughters,
endowed with more sensitive minds
nnd nnahln to resist or es"ane. ene
rlenro bv far the heavier share rf the
want, poverty and shame which n''o
tho bitter fruits of strong d'lek.
Herein. I believe. Is the source of the
magnitude nnd irresistible power rf
Hip Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. When a prom Ins young
man goes the dowpwnrd "path of the
drtinVird. it is the mother, who
nursed him In her bosom, that feels
most polgnant.lv the deen sorrow: it
Is she that takes the lirnnt ot the
blow. When her fair and darling
daughter Is mated to an inebriate, it
is the mother's great, loving end sym
pathetic heart that v Instinct ivelv
wrung with ariguisli. When th" coal
bin is emnly in the drunka'd's home
nnd the little ones are suffer'ng for
food and raiment, it is noon the wife
that the terrible weigh' of misery
falls. Is it any wonder, then, that we
have the Woman's Christian Teniner
anee Union and that ft evists through
out the Christian world? Kor women
have had the tragical story of Intem
perance burned Into their hearts and
the sears will remain.
Thus the Woman's Christian Tem
perance Union Is not only a demon
stration, but an Indication. It is the
handwriting on the wall. This great
work cf women indicates that a s,iorm
is arising: that Its arrival Is Inevit
able. Thick clouds burden the west
ern horizon. Ths voice of the mut
tering thunder Is beard. Ere long
the lightning will dart forth upon the
earth, the clouds will burst, till at.
last the saloon shall he destroyed and
the land redeemed.
The Dible.
Not only was Diderot right when he
said, "No better lcssoug than those ot
the Bible can I teach my child;" not
only was Frankly right when he said
with dying lips, "Young man, my ad
vice to you la that you cultivate an
acquaintance with, and a firm belief
In, the Holy Scriptures this is your
certain Interest ;" but even Descartes
and Newton were right when they
said, "No sciences are better attested
than la the religion ot tho Bible not
even the mathematical." Nay, one
still more Illustrious than these great
3clentlsta was right when He said. "If
they hear i.ot Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be persuaded,
though one rose from the dead."
Whoever will take the trouble to
go as far as tho metaphysics ot tho
senses or of geometry, can find that
even their ultimate principles ore as
sailed by no smaller objections, and
defended by no greater proofs than
attach to the Biblical religion.
Preface to "Ad Fidcni." by tue Uet.
K. t Burr, D. D.
Rurgt.-irs Are Unknown.
Consul Edward J. .Norton, of Mal
aga, cannot encourage American safe
makers to attempt the building up ot
a trado la that district of Southern
Spalo. He writes ui follows: Not
over half a dozen American-made
safes could be found In this entire"
consular district, ond tho outlook for
the development of the safe trade la
not an encouraging one. The demand
for safes generally Is extremely light.
Many "lualneas men possess nothing
In the way ot a safe for the protection
ot valuables or books. The annual
(Ire toss la InrlgulMcaut, and burglars
or safe blowers are unknown, so there
is no actual necessity for the purchase
of a fire-proof, burglar-proof safe. .
THE PIUVATE VIEW. J.
Lady, Goldberg "Well, General,
what were you and your cuarmlaa
daughter saying about my portrait?"
'(Jallant General wbo prUt him
self on bis tremendous tact) -.Mj
dear lady,' I make It no Invjirlablw
rule on these occaslous never! to re.
mark on any portrait. There Is toa
great a cbanc? ot the orlIeai iring
wltbtn (MM-shot." Punch.
The Virility of Hie liible.
Our Bible was not intended pri
marily to be Intoned In cathedral ser
vice or languidly perused in a ladleE'
boudoir, tl was meant to grapple
with the conscience of the world, to
"have Dominion over the earth and
subdue it." It has tamed tho feroc
ity of Goth and Vandal, has softened
the hard hatreds of Viking and Nor
man, has rebuked the secret vices of
the Latins; has seared and shamed the
languorous Indulgence of the Orient
It. has roused the Germans to defy
the chief powers of the, hierarchy, and
the Kngllsh to biUve that resistance
to tyrants Is the service of God. And
to do this it has needed more than a
snray of rosewater. It has needed a
i lugged vocabulary, a rhetoric that
i can slab and burn, un imagery that
! can "narrow up the soul" with terror
and a phophutlc power that can de
I scend as a veritable "hammer of God"
upon the head pf hypocrite and
I usuper and simonlac.
j The hyper-sensitive and dapper
1 critics who now find the Bible too
I undent to be palatable, and too frank
to be In good form, forget that their
fathers would have never left the
j worship of Odin and Thor, and the
delights of piracy and bloodshed, bad
i it not been for tbe sledge-hammer
I blows dealt by the Bible to those slni
! which hare especially besot our An-
glo-Saxon blood. We had better ex
purgate some newspaper reports rf
proceedings In tbe courtroom before
we attempt to Improvs the Scriptur!
President Faunce, of Brown Uni
versity, in Van Norden Magazine.
The Consecrated J,i(p,
Paul of Tarsus gloried In the fact
that he did rfot live, preach and write
for himself, but served another, for
whom he delighted to consecrate all
his powers. Paul lived his life in the
spirit and with the system of a high
and noble ministry. He phrased life
in the terms of the experiences of the
other man; be projected himself out
in sacrifice upon the need of the so
ciety of his own time, la so doing
Paul distributed his love and sym
pathy and service among men of all
races and conditiona of life,, and such
should-be the ideal for all Christians
cf the present day.
Kure 1'ailib
"Though He slay roe. yet will 1
trust in Him." Job 13:15.
Oniy beyond our knowledge Is thra
really room for the exercise of faith.
It Is whore sure knowledge ends that
sure faith begins, liven a suspicion
doubter will trust as far as be cau
"see." But Mo whom we trust, and
In whom we have faith, can be trusted
beyond eight, and against alght. In
dnrkuess, and when all appearance
seem against Ills loving purposus aud
ends In our behalf.
History lesson.
Diogenes, dear children, was the
man who lived In a tub, 'and who
searched lor an bonest man. "I'm
honest," cried a candidate for re-election.
"Where's your tub?" asked
Dlorones. "Look at my barrel!"
cried tba candidate. But Dl went on
hunting.
. The "astablfcihrnentoifV Scandina
vian steamship service to America Is
being actively urged In Sweden, Nor
way a&J Denmark.
The Treatment of Ine'iilely,
"That people actually do Inherit an
nnpetite for liquor I am fully con
vinced. I have seen a child of twelve
dead drunk. The child was from In
ebriate parents, and not only had the
taste for Honor, but sought it with
all the running of the old drinker,"
says Dr. Charles Mix.
"In eases where Inebriety is In
herited, the first drink Is intoxicat
ing, the taste is there, and the liquor
acts upon the body nM though it were
habituated to Its use.
"The present treatment of Inebri
ety is altJgother wrong. If inebriety
is a disease, rs is granted by the ma
jority of physicians. Ita treatment by
arrest and incarceration in jails and
penal Institutions is contrary to all
medical laws. The reason for drunk
oness is to be found, In almost all
cases. In ancestry. In the very near
anceBtry there will be found some
nervous weakness. If not actual dis
ease. It ta so closely allied with in
sanity that it is often difficult to sepa
rate the two: Indeed. I think that in
ebriety may be called a form of in
sanity. Vagabondage Is known to bo
a form of insanity, and three-fifths, at
least, ot tbe alcoholics of this coun
try belong to that class. The tenden
cy toward vagabondage is one of 'he
marked symptoms of inebriety. The
Peulnsula Methodist.
Why Five?
Tho Glasgow Presbytery of the
UnlUd Free Church of Scotland, after
a protracted discussion, decided by u
vote ot 203 to G to exclude liquor ad
vertisements from all tbe cbuixh pub
lications. We are surprised that there
should have been five persona, mem
bers of the Presbytery, who voted
against this. We should have been no
less astonished had we read of one.
It does not seem to us possible that
there can be two aides to this ques
tion. We are glad, however, that tho
Glasgow United Free Presbytery has,
even at this late day, madu public an
nouncement ot its siaud. National
Advocate.
Total Abstinence Prolongs Life.
Of the twenty-seven charter mem
bers of Hope Section of tha Junior
Templars of Honor and TeiLperane?,
organized ot Shenandoah, Pa., thirty
seven years ago, all but ons survived
and participated In the thlrty-sevanth
anniversary celebration.
Temperance Note.
Follow the direction, of th. cork
screw and you'll be In a crook nil path,
Liquor misleads human souls and
crushes human hearts under its rum
bling wheals.
The German Emperor has entered
the ranks ot those who driuk not a
liquor which has. In any degree, the
elements of Intoxication.
Alcohol conies to change the wife's
love Into despair aud her pride Into
shame. It comes to still the laughter
on the Hps ot little children.
That the Investors In stocks and
bonds ot the breweries and distilleries
are looking to tbe future with In
greatest misgivings Is not surprising.
- The Omaha Dally News bus quit
publishing liquor advertisements and
taken Its stand in tbe same class
with the Nashville Tenhesseean, At
lanta Ouorgiau and other clean and
Independent dullles ot tha country.
The most eminent medical practi
tioners, men like 'tbe distinguished
surgeon of King Edward VII. (Sir
Frederick Treves), take the conjd
that even small doses of alcohol cou-
J tain a very appreciable amount ol
jury tu me lumvmuai wuen souur
The
Sunday School
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
SI F.XTS FOR FKBKUAItV 13.
Subjert: Worblllness ami Trust, Mntt.
O: I n.;54 Commit to Memory
Verse 24.
GOI.DF.X TKXT. "Seek ye first
the kingdom of God and His right
eousness, and all these things shall be
added unto you.". Matt. 6:33.
T1MK. Midsummer A. D. 28
PLAC'K. Horns of Hatt.ln.
KX POSITION.!. Where to Lay
I'P Treasures, 19-2:1. Our Lord for
bids our laying up treasures for our
selves on earth. This does not forbid
us to lay tip treasures upon earth for
the benefit of others (1 Tim. 5:8).
But it is not wise to lay up very large
treasures even for others. Earthlv
treasures are perlshnble; moth and
rust consume them and thieves steal
tnem. But it is right for us to lay up
treasures for ourselves in heaven.
Those treasures will never fall; moth
nor rust cannot consume and thieves
can never get at them. The Bible
tella us very plainly how to lay up
treasures in heaven (Prov. 11:30;
Dan. 12:3; .Inc. 4:35, 36: 15:16;
Luke 16:9-12: Matt. 19:29; G:ll,
12: 2 Tim. 2:12; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor.
4:17, 18). Our hearts should be
fixed on heaven (cf. Col. 3:1, 2), and
therefore we should lay up treasures
there, if our treasures are upon
earth, we will wish to stay here; if
mir treasures nre In heaven, we will
llways be willing to go there (Phil.
1:23). The will is to the soul what
the eye is to the body. A surrendered
will brings illumination to the whole
will Uno. 7:17. R. V.). When the will
Is wholly surrendered to God. then
the whole person will be full ot light;
If the will itself Is perverted, then
the whole person will be full of dark
ness. And how great Is that dark
ness! '
II. The Impossibility nf Serving
Two Musters, 2I-;U. There are some
things no man can do. One of them
Is to serve two masters. We can have
but one absolute sovereign of our
wills and service; that one absolute
sovereign should be God. If we try
to serve both the world and God, we
will end bv hating God and loving the
world. The history of the centuries
proves the truth of Christ's utterance,
"Ye cannot serve Cod and mammon."
Time and again the church has tried
it, but it has always ended by serving
mammon and forsaking God. Every
man must serve some master. He
must choose between God and the
devil. God demands the whole heart
of every one who would serve Him.
If we are not with Him with the
whole heart, then we are against
Him (Matt. 12:30). If a man would
serve God he must give up all love
of the world (1 Jno. 2:15; Jas.
4:4). If a man's whole heart is
set on pleasing God he will be
absolutely free from any anxiety
regarding worldly things (v. 25).
If we are anxious about our life, our
food, our drink, or our clothing. It Is
proof positive that the whole will Is
not surrendered to God. A true be
liever will be anxious for nothing
(Phil. 4:6). God provides for the
birds and He will certainly provide
for His children. The one who feeds
the birds is our Father. Need we
fear, then, that we shall go hungry?
Anxiety Is foolish anyhow, for it nev
er accomplishes anything; it cannot
even add one cubit to tho measure of
our life. Tho flowers of the field
should tench us to be free from all
anxiety about our own clothing. If
God clothes them, Ho certninlv will
I clothe us. For our own good He may
let us wear poor clothes for a time,
but the day is coming when Ho will
clothe us with a beauty beyond any
this world ever saw. Antiety about
temporal affairs may be pardon
able in a heathen, but It Is in
excusable to one who believes that
God Is his Father (v. 32). Our Fath
er knows what our real need is and
we can trust Him to supnly It. The
thing to put first Is God's kingdom
nnrl His righteousness; they are first,
and therefore we should put them
first. If we are anxious about food
nnd drink and clothing, it is evident
that we have nor put them first; 1f
we put God's kingdom first, God will
see to it that we shall not lack any
good things (v. 33; cf. Ps. 84:11).
We should be absolutely free from
anxiety about the future; we should
live a day at a time. Most of our
anxiety about the future is over trou
bles that never come. God will take
rare ot our troubles when tbey come.
True Goodness.
He only is good who does good.
Every man is good In tbe measure of
the life he gives the world. He only
Is fit for heaven who really Is fit, ef
ficient, for the service of heaven here.
The greatest need of the world la men
and women to whom the divine plans
of life are so glorious that they will
pay any price to become proficient In
realizing them.
There la a world of good work to be
Oone right here. You may cease to
worry as to whether you are good or
not if you will but begin to do with
all your powers the good work that
lies next to your hands. The only
way to be is to do. Every man really
reflects tbe thing for which he works.
He who works for the Ideal kingdom
shows its glory In hfs countenance.
He who serves the good, who does
(rood. Is changed to Its glory though
he knows It not.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
FEBRUARY THIRTEENTH
Kulvatlon.. .
Salvation means more than simply
a kind of ticket to heaven.
A Gibe.
William Mitchell Lewis, of the Na
tional . Association ot Automobile
Manufacturers, was talking in Racine
about the Improvements In motor cars
that the last decade has witnessed.
"I remember the time," said Mr.
Lewis, "when It was a common sight,
as you drove along a country road, to
see a motorist kneeling In the dust
beside, his car, puzzling over a great
heap of cog-wheels, screws, tiny
springs and other delicate pieces of
machinery.
"I know a man who knelt beside a
scrap-heap composed of his car's In
nards when a pretty farm girl stopped
beside him, put ber hand to ber bead,
and said kindly:
" 'Would a hairpin be of any use
to you, sir? 'Washington Star.
AFTER-EFFECTS? LET IT PA?3.
Owens "I am really bothered
more by the after-effects ot my ill
ness than I was by the disease 1'
elf." Franklin "Why don'ti you settle
the doctor's bill and bavr Coat with
It?" Boston Transcript.
Topic Bible Texts That Help Me. Ps.
119: 117-104.
My help In weakness. Phil. 4: 13.
My' help In want. Ps. 23: 1.
My help In sickness. Jas. 5: 13-18.
My help In sorrow. 2 Cor. 4: 16-18.
My help In living. Gal. 2: 20.
My help in dying. 2 Cor. 6: 1-C.
Love of the Bible leads to medita
tion on It, and that leads to more love,
aud so the beautiful process runs on.
Obedience Is wisdom; a child that
obeys God Is wiser than an old man
that disobeys God.
The test of love for the Bible Is that
one longs for time for Bible.readlng,
and seeks the book more and more.
The Bible Is a touchstone of life, a
safe test of what to avoid and what
tc seek. There Is no safety ' outside
its guidance.
Thoughts.
Texts help as they are remember
No merely Intellectual enjoyment ot
tbe Bible will help a man much with
help others with them,
out obedience.
Textsv help as they are remember
ed. The wise man will be more eager
to store his mind full of them, than to
add to his bank account.
Read great, lives, and see how many
Bible texts are quoted therein as help
ing them. What has helped them will
help" you.
Illustrations.
A text Is a seed; but shall It he left
In the air merely seen or heard or
shall It be burled In the soil of mem
ory and watered with the rain of obe
dience? Bible texts are stepping stones over
the Slough or Despond.
When Christian had spent some
time in the dungeon of Doubting Cas
tle of Giant Despair, he found that
he had In his pocket a key that would
unlock every door. It was a Bible
text.
EPWDRTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Tho True Dignity of Human Life
Amos 9: 7; Psa. 87: 4 The Freed
men's Aid Society's Work.
This theme is meant to have special
reference to our work In the South
which is conducted in the schools and
colleges controlled by the Freedmen's
Aid Society. There is abundant hope
for permanent success In this work,
The, south is belated, but not degen
erate. Behind its black people are
from five to ten generations of American-born
ancestry. In the single gen
eration since slavery they have clear
ly demonstrated their eagerness and
capacity for education and the higher
life.
The society begins with Its students
where it finds them. It must provide
education at a cost much below Its
real value. This it does so effectively
that It Is possible for a student to go
through every grade from the kinder
garten to the professional school; and
at every point there Is Industrial train
ing, and the training of the religious
nature as well as the culture of the
mind.
The present need of the work Is
two-fold. It needs the Intelligent
sympathy of the young people of Meth
odism, to whom this work of educa
tion should appenl with peculiar foice.
Then the work needs larger resources
of every kind. The present equipment
Is Inadequate for the students crowd
ed into tho schools. Openings for en
largement and advance cannot be en
tered. The society hardly dares to as.
sume any new responsibilities. It has
reduced economy to a fine art; all Its
dollars do double duty? its teachers
are working on mere fracMons of the
salaries paid for like work in the
north and in the foreign mission field,
and yet there arises on every side the
insistent appeal of . the Increasing mul
tltudes who nre no longer content to
sit in darkness.
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Bishop Cyrus D, Foss, of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, died In Phila
delphia. Twenty Japanese settlers have been
murdered In an uprising in South
Phongan, Korea.
One of the largest milk concerns In
New York City reduced Its price to
eight cents a quart.
Passengers on La Bretagne toid
how Parisians laughed at first at the
rising waters of the Seine.
Champ Clark Introduced a resolu
tion for the election ot a new Com
mlttoe on Rules at Washington, D. C.
New York, Boston, Washington and
other American cities forwarded large
sums for the relief ot the Paris flood
sufferers.
January's crime record In Seit
YorkAClty included Jewel robberies
aggregating $250,000 that the police
kept secret.
A dispatch from Tokio, Japan, an
nounced tbe government's Intention
to place all its bonds on a four per
cent, basis.
The Borden Condensed Milk Com
pany bid five and five-eighths cents
a quart for the contract for supplying
five New York City hospitals with
milk.
James R. Keene was made a de.
fendant In a suit brought at New
York City in connection with the col
lapse ot the Columbus and Hocking
pool. i -
Borough President Miller, of the
Bronx, New York, chopped off seveu-ty-five
official heads and abolished po
sitions which cost the city $125,000
a year. y
Augustine Blrrell Is expected to
take the post of Mr. Gladstone as
Home Secretary and be succeeded as
Chief Secretary for Ireland by Win
ston Spencer Churchill; John Bnrns
muy be appointed Presldont.ot tbe
Board of Trade t
, Diffidence. .
Her Father (Irately) "Young
man, do you know you've been call
ing on my daughter since 1 o'clock?"
Tbe Tarrying Youth "Yes, sir.
But tha bas been sitting on my bat
for tbe last three boura aud I dldn'l
want to tell bar."
Her Father "Then, hereafter,
don't keep your bat in your lap.
Hang ft on tha rack In tbe hall."
Tbe Circle. i ''.
fAB HE A TRUCK GARDEN"?
"How on earth did you ever culti
vate such a beautiful black eye?"
asked Brown's friend.
"Oh," replied Brown', who" bad un
intentionally heeo illustrating the falj
of man on roller abates. "I ralaed It
lrai a slip." Everybody's TXasaxlaft
fH0U5E!!0LDi
Tough Roast.
When putting into the oven a roast
:hat you have reason to suspect is a
little tough, put a small dish of vln
gar In also. It will make tho meat
more tender, Improve the flavor and
keep It from burning. A tablespoon
!ul of vinegar added to a five-pound
?ot roast will make the meat moro
lender and palatable. Farmers'
Home Journal.
, Extracting a Splinter.
When a splinter has been driven
into the band It can be extracted by
teaming. Fill a wide-mouthed bottle
nearly full of hot water, place the In
lured part over the mouth and press
It slightly. The action thus produced
will draw the flesh down and In a
Minute or two the steam will extract
the splinter, also the Inflammation.
Farmers' Homo Journal.
Mass of Green.
Sow a large white sponge full of
rice, oats or wheat. Then place It for
week or ten days In a shallow dish,
and, as the sponge will absorb the
moisture, the seeds will begin to
iprout before many days. When this
has fairly taken place, the sponge
may be suspended by means of cordi
from a hook in the top of the window,
where a little sun will enter. It will
;hus become a living muss ot green
requiring only a little occasional
moisture. Suburban Life.
Character in Houses.
Houses can have a great deal ot
character. Some of It comes from tho
way they are built and their sur
roundings, of course, but more ot It
from the life .that la lived In them.
People who live a gloomy, starved
and narrow life cannot conceal the
tact from their guests, even though
they assume a different manner while
their guests are in the house. The
rooms themselves tell the tale in a
certain barrenness and dreariness
that the homes of such families get.
On the other hand, who has not
been in houses that breathed cheer
the moment you entered them? It
was In little things the books and
trifles lying about, the chairs In Just
the right places for comfort, the cush
ions, and the expression of the walla
and windows for walls and windows
do have expression. But it was all
the difference between a home people
like to visit and tho other kind. New
York Tribune.
The Salt Sponge.
There are few things more invig
orating to tired nerves than a salt
sponge, either before going to bed
or first thing in the morning. It one
is inclined to sleeplessness the latter
time Is the best, a3 the salt is decid
edly stimulating.
Sea salt can bo bought in boxes
and should be kept in a bathroom
;loset, or some place where it la
lulckly found.
As a brine Is not made rapidly, it is
wiser, if the bath Is to be taken in the
mnrnlnv . In unalr o Inpva r1r.itl.ln
handful ot the salt in two quarts ot
soiling water over nisht. Keep in a
:overed pitcher.
When ready to use add two quarts
ot fresh water, either tepid or cold,
as preferred. If one likes to Bponge
tn a tub, use more Bait, keeping about
lhe same proportions. .
This brine can be used on the face
is well as body, and it does small
nurt If It gets In the eyes. The sting
is temporary, and the fjood effects
v.re felt In rested eyes, as well as
verves.
Such a sponge is strengthening tu
women who are unable to take cold
plunges and find a daily bath In hot
water enervating.
If you have no sea salt, ice cream
salt, or even that for table use, will
answer, but it costs more and is less
beneficial. . ,
-When very tired one can add to the
salt water three or four tablespoon
tula ot alcohol. This combination is
especially invigorating. M. B., in
Boston Pott.
s ' r ii n -w " . j
. Johnny Cuke. One large cupful of
sour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, a
pinch ot salt, ono egg, one table
spoonful of sugar; mix quite stiff
with granulated Indian meal. Bake
for twenty minutes in a good hot
oven. ,
Delicious Tie Crust. Take one
pint flour, one-half teaspoon salt, one
pinch soda and cream tartar, one-half
pound of lard; mix thoroughly
through flour,, then add Just boiling
water enough to mix. ThlB will maks
crust for three pies, and If directlonl
are followed the crust will be nice
and tender, , ; , ' .
Oyster Filling For Sandwiches.
One cup oysters, drain,' chop flrie, add
salt and pepper with dash ot red pep
per, throe .i tablespoons - cracker
crumbs. Melt butter two-thirds size
ot walnut In saucepan, put iu oysters
and heat thoroughly; then add one
half cup sweet milk or cream, break
In an egg and stir until it thickens.
Turkey Soup. Take the turkey
bones, if Vtey have bean picked, wash
thoroughly, and cook for one hour
in water enough to cover them, thea
atir in a little ot the dressing and
beaten egg. A litt!e"choppcd celery
Improves it. ' Take from the Ore and
when tbe water bas censed botlinc
add a little butter, with pepper and
salt. Thicken if desired.
' Candled Orange, A pretty and
tasteful garnish for game consists ot
orange and lemon straws. To make
them, cut the yellow peel Into narrow
strips. Have ready .fe hpayy syrup
made of one cupful t granulated
sugar and a cup of water. Put the
straws into the boiling syrup and cook
sntll clear. Remove, roll In coarse
white paper, lay on sheets ot brows
paper, and put in a cold, dry pla to
oleoma crisp . - - - ., , , , .