THE PULPIT.
BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
THE REV. E. M. M'GUFFEY.
Theme: The End of Things.
Elmhurst, L. I. In St. .Tamps' P.
T. Church, thft rector, the Rev. K. St..
McGuffpy. preached Sundfiy mnrnlnr;!
on the "End of Things. " He took Ills
tett from St. Luke 21: "Kor the
powers of heaven shall be shaken."
Mr. McGuffey said :
.Toy Is nhvays more Joyous when)
underneath It is a foundation of
thntivht fulness. Thoughtful people
have everywhere and always the od
vsntagn over thoughtless people.
With the latter class joy if) too often
lilt? the "rrarkling of thorns under a
pot." Hero joy Is likely to he like
the pleasure children; llqht hearted,
temporary, evanescent and meaning-Jrs.-;
ni'.io rnlinal spontaneity, unre
flecMve. On the other hand, i.lso, half di
F?v.led tensideratlons of the solem
nity an' '!rlou.:ni ?s of life, considera
tions of It not thought thoroughly to
a eoreliision, are too opt to nlarm
nnd roVr us unduly, and produce
that th-tld and melancholy frame of
mind t:at refrains as far as possible
from thinking at all on tho great and
rerinus problems of human life. Lord
En con once said: "A little philos
nhv Ir.rllneth men to atheism. " He
might have said nlso that a large sur
vey nf the laws governing the world
nnd the human mind establish a be
li'f in the absolute and benevolent
eov! ;v!gnty of Cod over human life.
I shall be pleased, therefore, to
have on do two things:
First, to make all the Joyous days
of the Christian year and all the Joy
fins occnslons of your personal life
more Intelligently Joyful by careful;
consideration of tho truths and facts,
which underlie them. If a few months
aso we reflected on the true thought
of Christmas Day, the Incarnation,
the gift to the world from the skies
of a Divine Saviour, assuring us of
the rare and love of the great Heaven-,
ly Father, I am sure we experienced
a happiness that was contagious, be-'
cause it was deep rooted. If we ex
plained lucidly to the dear children,
in our homes why and how Christmas
became Christmas, I am Burn wo
sowed precious seed In the rich soil
of their young hearts.
With these considerations I pass
to our second thought, viz.:
The ending of this planet as the
thcatro and home of human life.
Dramatic and terrible as Is this
thought In contemplation, let us seek
to entertain It that It may be reas
suring rather than demoralizing. If
the ending of the. career of this world
as a planet Is to me a tremendous
physical catastrophe, a probable re
absorption Into the sun by an Impact
of collision which will Instantly va
porize it by the enormous hent gen
erated by collision, this apparently
tragic nnd utter ending of the earth Is
an ending ordained by God, along the
lines of infiuite wisdom and love. It,
will b? no more remarkable, when
viewed In this light, flian tho drop
ping of an autumn leaf, that, having
served Its function, la bidden to sub
serve other uses.
It is worthy of remark that the
statement of our Saviour that this
plar.et would come finally :o fiery ex
tinction, anticipated by near 2000
years the deductions and conclusions
of astronomical science. For a gen
eration at least, astronomers have
known that tho earth was slowly
drawing nearer to the sun. As this
approach Is by very easy stages, al
though positive and actual. It will be
many hundreds of thousands of years
before the final catastrophe occurs.
And so, just now, we need be under
no immediate apprehension, in spite
of the periodic alarms of our friends,
the Second Adventists.
Before this happens, the education
of the human race will have been
finished. Utfore this happens, all
ferns'-, ial heat will probably have
left the body of this planet. "With
liie cooling cT the earth, all water
on tiie surface of the globe, and all
atmosphere will have been drawn In
to the core ol tho earth, and the earth
will have become a dead planet like
the rncon. With tho cooling of the
earth, and the disappearance of water
and air, all organic lite, vegetable
and animal, will havo ceased, and the
earth become n d-ad planet. Gradu
ally tho centrifugal motion which
keeps the earth away from the sun,
as It whirls around it, will bo over
tome by tho centripetal attraction
which Is drawing the earth toward
the sun. Let me explain by a simple
Illustration: A boy ties a stone on
the end of a string, after the manner
of a sling. He swings It round p.nd
round. Should he let go tho string,
the stone would fly off Into space.
Hut holding tightly to the Btrin, ho
Kmdunlly shortens it, and in the
meantime keens the stone whirling,
the stone will presently strike his
Land when the string is short enough.
And the Btone will strike hard. As
tronomy tells us that the earth Is the
lone, and the sun Is the boy. The
string Is the invisible cord which we
call gravity. The sun Is gradually
shortening this cord. AVhen it Is
short, enough, this power of gravity
will pull the earth Into the sun. Tho
earth will etike the sun to hard that
Its entire mass will be vaporized in
an Instant and all Its constituent ele
ments resolved Into Its original con
dition. So vast U the sun that any
one of Its great chasms, which we call
tpotB, In large enough to swallow the
earth without touching its sides. So
rust is the sun that the addition to It
of this whole planet would bo as if
we threw a thijle lurap of c;,ul Into
a great f urn.-.:".-.
Although all life w::i iicvc ceassd
refore this cataclysm, when vu reflect
upon the destruction of the triumphs
of art, science and civilization, the
numberless marvellous things which
men have made and built and deemed
of priceless value, all to go In one
fiery holocaust, soma considerations
present themselves to thoughtful
minds. And first, perhaps, to the
pious thinker, comes the thought
that, bowsver God may have assigned
to man tha duty to subdue nature and
develop civilization, it was only that
nature's forces might be harnessed
in tha service ot man, and that civil-1
tiatlon, blossoming Into morality and
lulture. might be fore taste of and
preparation for our Ufa as It will be
lived In higher spheres.
Entirely apart from considerations
l the coarseness and crassncss of
barbarous and semi-barbarous peo
ples, and tha lowest classes of civili
sation, several hundreds of thousands
it years will be necessary before the
moral, spiritual and social training
at our rca approaches satisfactory
conditions. The conviction therefore
'is forced upon us, that in the thought
f Ood, moral and spiritual educa
tion ia ot paramount lranortnce,
ml that nil things earthly suiiserve
this end by the appointment of dl
vlno providence. Hence man must
ilvays be regarded as infinitely great
er than the world Itself, and all the
:rlnmnhs of civilization.
God's dealings with human life are
jot so Inscrutable after all. To the
jbrdlent, affectionate and rlght-mtnd-d
child in our homes, the Inws of
the household and tho will of the pa
rents are never subjerts of mystery.
3tteh child knows by the instinct of
Mglit perception that they ore for Its
well-being and ultimate advantage.
And bo It comes that the flnnl fiery
les-liiatlon of the world, after It has
lerved Its purpose, fills us with no dis
mr.y. It will have served Its use as
:he srhoolroom In which we were all
.ra'ned.
We, I take It, shall be elsewhere,
ind not greatly concerned that tho
un has devoured our old home. We
mnv therefore contemplate the fiery
.tiding of this world with entire cqun
ilniity. And yet herein is a marvel
lous thing. Science assures us that
sven after millions of years of use of
this world by nnlmala nnd men. its
lements will be just ns fresh nnd un
diminished as when the world began.
Nothing will have been worn out.
Everything in use only changes. It7
apparent wear and tear is only n
passing from ono form to another
form. A bundle of wood Is placed
in our Kitchen stove to Kindle the
fire. It Is consumed. It ashes repre
ent what the tree took from the soil.
Its carbon goes up the chimney, re
storing to tho air what some tree took
from tho air. Nothing was lost. The
?arth received again what it originally
gave. To the air was rertorcd Its
original contribution of carbonic ncld
gas, which tho leaf manufactured In
to wood. And so God has made a
universe of perennial youth, where
nothing is lost or can bo lost.
It is tho law of God that the end
ings of all things are tho beginning
of new things. When night ends, day
begins. When summer ceases, win
ter Is upon us. The old year ends,
only to project Its power or weakness
Into the new. Nothing is stationary.
All things are fluid and progressive.
The sure and final ending of this
planet suggests that It was but the
home and school room of human life
la its initial stages. When we leave
It for a larger and greater world, or
when It finally ceases to be there need
be no regret nor undue alarm.
Our considerations, in looking for
ward, cause us to read into life as it
la the groat truth that all things are
by divine "..'Jpolntment working tow
ard a great "ethical and dramatic con
clusion. In spite of the present popular
tendency against church attendance, I
believe that more people are truly
and thoughtfully religious than ever
before. It Is bound to be po when
people become thoughtful. Kor then
they must see that "Now we have no
continuing city, but we seek ono to,
come." But all this is the story of
the gospel. Our Saviour taught dis
tinctly that this life is but the prep
aration for higher life. He incited
us to prepare for It carefully. He
promised that no one who set his
face towards the skies should want
grace and strength for the difficult
upward climb. The beautiful Church
of God stand3 pledged for this as
sistance. It exists to help men up
ward and onward. It exists to help
men not only In all social ways along
the hard lines of life, but to give them
a strong hand as they struggle out of
the natural into the spiritual and
eternal. The natural being loft well
bohind. It need not greatly concern
us what becomes of It.
The
SundaySchool
INTERNATIONAL lesson com.
MEXTS VOn APRIL 17.
Subject: The Question of John the
Baptist, Mutt. 11:1-10 Com
tnlt Verses 4, S. .
Defends Generous Diet.
ny DR. JEAN WILLIAMS.
Shake from your memory, If possi
ble, all that you have learned concern
ing restricted diets, whether un
cooked, unbeefed, unstarched, un
sweetened or otherwise made gener
ally disagreeable to a normal palate
and civilized palate and civilized
stomach. Every one should under
stand that such restrictions and modi
fications of dlot, with others too
numerous to mention here, are often
absolutely necessary In fact, they
a. i often the beat weapons with which
to fight disease when prescribed by
a competent physician, familiar with
the case In question. Indiscriminately
applied, '. icy have done untold harm,
and many a serious break in health
has been traceable to an ill advised
experiment in nutrition.
For the average healthy Individual,
especially during youth and middle
age, a mixed diet, and a generous one
at that, has proved most satisfactory.
We must never lose sight of tha
fact that we are converters of energy.
We should try to so manage our lives
that the best possible balance is pre
served between the consumption of
food and the output of energy, with
no undue wear and tear on the mech
anism of the body. If we succeed In
maintaining this balance we shall
hnve the best chance of retaining
health and efficiency for the greatest
number of years.
Of late we have grown accustomed
to the oft repeated suggestion that we
all eat too much, far exceeding the
demands of the bodv. This la an ex
cellent example of the kind of advice
that causes untold trouble. The few
who really need It and might profit
thereby rarely .find themselves in a
mood for tho perusal of such distaste
ful reading and those who take it
seriously are usually already below
par physically and need advice of a
very different so:-t.
My observation rnd experience
had a: to the bnl!:f that the major
ily fit v.o.nen, esnec-la'.ly the self-supporting,
eat too little and eat poorly
balanced meals. Occasionally there
may be too much bulk and at tha
same time too little nourishment.
Woman's Home Companion.
How a Juror Was Lost.
In a southern county ut Missouri
years ago, whan tha form of question
ing was slightly different than now,
much trouble was experienced in get
ting a Jury In a murder trial. Finally
an old fellow answered every question
satisfactorily; he had no prejudices,
was not opposed to capital punish
ment and was generally a' valuable
find. Then the prosecutor said sol
emnly: "Juror, look upon the prisoner;
prisoner, look upon the Juror."
The old man adjusted bis spec
tacles and peered at the prisoner for
a fall half minute. The turning to
the court be said; .
, "Judge, dura if I don't believe he'a
guilty." Kansas City Star. .
GOLDEN TEXT. "But the witness
which I have la greater than that of
John; for the works of which the
Father hath given Me to accomplish,
the very works that I do bear witness
of Ste, that the Father hath seut Sle."
John 5:36, R. V.
TIME. Midsunjnier. A. D. 2S.
PLACE. Capernaum.
EXPOSITION. I. John's Doubt
Concerning: Josus, I .A. John was in
prison In Mncherus. but, tho news of
Jesus' mighty deeds penetrates even
to his dungeon. John's disciples have
access to him In his Imprisonment,
and they tell him the strange reports
that fill the Mr (Luke 7:18). John
had had a divino revelation that Jesus
was the baptizer with the Holy Spirit
nnd a clear, positive faith in Him as
the Lamb of God, and Son of God
(John 1:33. 29, 34). Cut John was
not perfect, he was human; and when
his active spirit was shut up in prison
doubts began to come, as they are so
likely to come to the man of intenso
activity when ho is obliged to sit still
and wait (cf. 1 Kings 19:3. 4). Many
find difficulty In reconciling John's
present questioning with his former
clear faith; but those who know men,
even the mightiest men of God, and
especially those who know their own
hearts, with their moments of clear
vision and unquestioning faith, and
other moments of conflict and uncer
tainty, will find this story most nat
ural. Indeed It would never have
been fabricated In this way, but it
bears the evidence of Its genuineness
-m Its face. John, In his doubt, did
the wisest thing any man can do In
his doubt: he went right to Jesus
Himself with it. He was not clear for
tho time being that Jesus was "the
Coming One," but he was clear that
Jesus' testimony about Himself
should bo accepted. Such a doubter
will not remain a doubter. If those
who to-day doubt that Jesus is the
Messiah and the Son of God would
only go right to Him and ask Him.
He would soon tell them. John's
q"estlon was right to the point, "Art
Thou the Coming One?" (the one
whom all the prophets from Moses to
Malachl foretold was to come as tha
fulflller of God's promises to and glo
rious plans for His people) or look
we for another? The thought very
likely had come to John, "If Ho is
the Coming One, why does He delay
to manifest Himself as King and to
dethrone Herod and set me free?" At
the very hour John's messengers ar
rived Jesus was giving ocular demon
titration that He was "the Coming
One" by curing diseases and plagues,
opening tho eyes of the blind, and
casting out evil spirits (cf. Luke 8:
21). For an answer to John, He
simply points John's two messengers
to what they see going on before their
very eyes and the glad testimonies
that they hear. "Go tell John tho
things which ye do hear and see."
Then folic ws a catalogue of divine
works accomplished before their eyes
or testified to in their astonished
ears. These were the very things
predicted of the Messiah (Is. 35:5, 6;
42:6, 7; 61:1-3). Jesus constantly
appealed to His miracles as proof
that He was Messiah and the Son of
Cod (John 5:36; 14:11; 15:24). In
the present instance the things John's
disciples heard reached even to the
raising of the dead, for the son of
the widow of Naln had been recently
raised (cf. Luke 7:11-21) and quite
likely was among those about Jesus
on this- day Jesus added a gentlj
word of reproof a::d warning for
John, "Blessed Is he whosoever shall
find none occasion of stumbling in
Me." This wr.s a re:e.-ence to Old
Testament prediction coaee;-niug the
Messiah (Is. 8:14. 15).
II. Jesus' Testimony to John tho
naiitist, 7-11. Jesus had sent to Joju
a word ol cheer and a word of re
proof, but, when the messengers were
out of hearing, Jesus gave the multi
tudes a glowing tastlmcny to John's
worth and greatness. As he had been
shaken for a moment In his faith, It
might seem to them that he was a
"reed shaken with the wind," but he
was not. Neither was he a man seek
ing his own glory and comfort, gor
geously apparelled and llvinx deli
cately (cf. Luke 7:25). He was a
prophet, that is, d man directly com
missioned, sent and inspired of God,
authoritatively declaring God's mind
to mea (cf. Luke 1:76 and 26). But
he was more than that, he was him
self the tuhject of Oid Testament pro
phecy, one of whom the g.-:at pro
phets of olden times had s-)o.:on
(Mai. 3:1; 4:5, 6; Is. 40:3; cf. Luke
1:16-17, 76; John 1:2, 3). He was
c.ioron from the who'.o human race to
be Cod's own messenger tJ go before
the face of God Incarnate to prepare
the way befora Him. John the Bap
tist filled ono of the loftelst offices
ever tilled by man. Amongst purely
human beings, there Is none greater
than Joha the Baptist. And yet
Jesus, tha Son of God, was so much
greater than John the Eaotlst. that
the latter was not wo:-;hy to wear His
shoes (ch. 3:11; John 1:27). Great
as John was as the forerunner of
Christ and preparing the way for tlm
kingdom, he was uot yet in the king
dom, and the one who is "but little"
In the kJngdom, but really In ths
kingdom, is greater than even John.
We who to-day are in the klngc'.om.
sea and hear things which prophets
desired to see and bear but did not
(Luke 10:23, 24). Things are now
Clearly revealed to us which bad been
bidden f.-om the beginning of the
world (Eph. 3:8, 8; Col, 1:25-27; 1
Pet. 1:10-12). The one who In this
dispensation Is actually in the king
dom enjeys privileges Immeasurably
beyond what any before the kingdom
was established ever knew, and yet
ha full establishment qf that king
flora upon earth, is still ahead of us.
Who can measure, or even imagine,
what Its privileges shall beT
THE CRUSADE AGAINST DKINX
PROGRESS MADE BY CHAMPIONS
FIGHTINQ THE HUM DEMON.
The Potential Drop.
A little drop of drink
May mnke bright even grow dim.
A little drop of drink
Takes the manhood out of him,
A little drop of drink
Bringi "the wolf" to ninny a door,
A little drop of drink
Mnke bare the cottage door
A little drop of drink
T.ike the money from the bank.
'A little drop of drink
Brings down the higher rank.
A little drop of drink
Sinks the man below the brutu
A litMo drop of dnnk
Brings forth but sorry fru;s.
A little drop of drink
Ponder it, neighbor, well
A little drop of drink
Can bring a soul to hfii!
Drink Got Him,
William Blnnlng3, known In Bow
ery lodging houses as the "Duke of
Montreal," a tall, handsome man of
commanding presence, although
showing unmistakably the marks of
years of dissipation, was found dead
In his bed In the Vigilant Hotel, a
lodging house et No. 119 Bowery. .
His death was undoubtedly the re
sult of hard drinking, just as bis
downfall from a gentleman's estate
came from the same cause, for that
the "Duko of Slontreal" was a gen
tleman there can be no question. It
was because of his manner and evi
dent education that Bowery lodging
bouse habitues gave him a title.
From friends who had known him
in better days, when he was a man
among men. a little history of his
life was obtained yesterday. He was
born in Stirling, Scotland, sixty-one
years ago. His family was a good
one and he received a first class edu
cation, finally being graduated with
honors from Edlnburg University.
After leaving the university he went
to Canada and obtained a junior
clerkship In the Bank of Montreal,
of which institution his cousin, Rich
ard B. Angus, was then the general
manager.
Blnnlngs rose rapidly and finally
was promoted to a high place In the
bank and commanded a large salary.
But he had formed drinking habits
and at last lost Ms position. His dis
charge from the bank, where he had
worked several years, brought him
to a realization of what his habits
would lead to and he stopped drink
ing. He obtained n good position with
the St. Paul and Manitoba Railroad
through the Influence of some of his
relatives, who were large stockhold
ers In the road, but after a little he
began drinking again and lost his
place once more.
He drifted to St. Louis and became
a clerk in a packing house, but lost
the job through drink. Then he
found what work he could at odd
Jobs and finally reached this city,
where he had many friends. Some
of them persuaded him to brace up
again and he did so and became an
accountant with a Wall street firm.
He did not hold tho place long, for
the appetite for strong drink was
such that he tad not the will power
to resist It.
Then he cut looso from his old
friends and sank lower and lower In
the social scale, at last becoming a
regular hanger-on in Bowery salooirs
and sleeping, when he had the price,
in a fifteen-cent lodging-house bed.
Now and then he would brace up for
a few days and then would address
envelopes for the Business Address
ing Company, No. 9 Barclay street.
! the president of which, W. H. Par
sons, had known Binnlngs for more
than forty years.
Mr. Parsons was shocked to hear
of his death yesterday and said he
had telegraphed to the dead man's
relatives in Canada to nsk what dis
position 'ney wanted made of the
body.
"Blnnlngs came of an excellent
family," said Mr. Parsons. "They
were prominent In the East India
service. He was a gentleman, eharm
Ing in his manners at all times. His
case Is the saddest that ever came'
under my notice." New York
World. v
"NO, XEVF.R ALONE."
(Written on the pannage, Hebrews 13:5: "I
will never leave thee nor forsake thee.")
I've seen the lightning flashing.
And heard the thunder roll;
I've felt sin's breaker dashing,
Almost they whelmed my aoul.
I've heard the voire of Jesus,
He bade me still go on;
He promised never to leave me,
Never to leave Ait alone.
The world's fierce winds are blowing,
Temptations sharp nnd keen,
I feel a peace in knowing
My Saviour stands between.
He is my shield in danger.
When other friends are gone;
He promised never to leave me.
Never to leave me alone.
When in affliction's valley
I tread the road of care.
Mv Saviour helps me carry
My cross when hard to boar.
JIv feet, when torn and Ideeding,
Sly body tired nnd worn.
Then Jesus whispers His promise
Never to leave me alone.
He died on Cnlv'ry's mountain,
And there they pieced His side.
And there He opened that fountain,
The crimson, cleansing tide.
For me He wails in glory,
Now seated on His throne;
He promised never to leave me,
iSevcr to leave me alon'
ctionvs.
No. never alone! No, never alone!
lie promised never to leave me;
Never to leave me alone.
Cumberland Songs, No. 75.
Sir Ernest H. Bhackleton, the Ant
arctic explorer, who Is to lecture la
this country, will arrive on the Lusl
tanla on March 25. Before the explo
rer leaves Washington, where be will
be the guest of Ambassador Bryce, be
will receive from President Taft the
gold medal of the National Geogra
phic Society. While In New Yorjt be
will be presented with the gold medal
of the American Geographical Society
of New York. Scientific American.
Effects on Circulation and Nervous
System.
With regard to the circulation, al
cohol produces an incrensed heart
beat, a fuller pulse, and a redder
skin. It calls upon the reserve pow
er of the organ, but the moment the
effect has passed off, the action of
the heart Is actually weakened. Con
sequently, the temporary effect Is
produced at an unfortunate cost.
Then there Is Its action on the cen
tral nervous system. Here, writes
an authority, "It acts directly on the
nerve cells as a functional poison."
It first stimulates the nervous sys
tem and then depresses It, and, as
with other poisonn which act upon
this part of the body, the higher cen
tres are affected first. They become
a little dull a little lesB quick and
acute. It may be very trifling, but
there It is; so that the man wbo does
his work on alcohol even on a mod
erate amount is not at his best.
Multitudes and Manliness,
Thou shalt not follow a multitude
to do evil. Exodus, 22:2.
This ordinance in the book of Ex
odus is an evidence of that wisdom
which marks Moses as the greatest
statesman of ancient days. The warn
ing of this old command is simply.
Don't follow the crowd.
The peril of the city Is the ex
cess of the instinct for association.
Civilization, progress, is the growth
and development of the associate life
of man, but the peril of city life is
that this instinct Is overdone.
People hate to be alone. What
proportion of the ten thousand wit
nesses of a football match would
stand for an hour or more In the
wind and rain if each man were iso
lated from the rest of the crowd and
saw only the players?
In spite of dirt and disease, con
gestion and high rents the cities are
growing at an enormous rate, while
the towns and villages are diminish
ing. This instinct to be in a crowd Is
one of the most serious developments
in modern civilization. "New York
Is not a civilization; it Is a great rail
way station." The Inevitable result
of association in a crowd Is to do as
the crowd does. The temper of
Broadway, which Is damning thou
sands of careless lives, Is the subtle
cry which calls, "Do as the crowd
does."
All about us are people who lower
their standard to suit the crowd. It
1b astonishing how far we are Influ
enced by the practice and opinion of
our fellows. Fear of unpopularity, a
desire to be one with the rest, has led
many a prodigal into the far coun
try. The history of the sinning
world In a nutshell is simply doing
as others do, going the way the crowd
goes. Obviously, those who follow
others come to have no autonomy of
their own. They lose the power of
independent judgment, the strength
and disposition for personal initia
tive and finally the sense of personal
obligation.
That Is the kind of atmosphere
in which many of us are living to
day eager, restless to be In the cur
rent of things, where Is the ceaseless
fret and foam of the sea, the man's
identity Is lost and his personality
merged In the great composite.
Moses, speaking to ancient Israel, ut.
tered a warning and command which
was never more pote'nt than to-day:
"Thou Bhalt not follow a multitude
to do evil."
Resistance Is power. Life has been
defined as the sum total of the forces
that resist death. Resistance is life.
In the centripetal force which keeps
the planet from flying off Into space
there operates the law of resistance,
whose might is tha secret of creation.
In the moral and spiritual world the
secret of life is the might of one's
resistance.
j When one's sense of personal re-
Bponsiniiuy ana ouugauou is lost
his resistance is gone, and when bis
resisting power Is gone the man is
gone. Follow not the crowd, but the
challenge of thine own soul. Ba a
whole man to the whole life and veri
tably thy feet shall be established,
thou having done all to stand. J.
Lewis Hartsock, In the New York
Herald.
High Testimony.
ArchblBhop Ireland, in an address
In Chicago some years ago, said:
"Three-fourths of the crime, three-
fourths of the Inmates of poorhouses
and asylums, three-fourths of those
who are recipients in any way of pub
lic or private charity have been re
duced to poverty through their own
intemperance or through the Intem
perance of their natural protector."
Temperance Xotes.
The alcoholic has lowered vitality,
greater metabolic derangements and
feebler power of repair. Comparison
of the mortality of diseases both med
ical and surgical bring out this fact
very clearly.
Every man In the United States
should be an advocate of temperance.
The man in the United States who
lets whisky and all ardent spirits
alone is a fortunate man. He is the
man that succeeds, he is tha man to
ba trusted, be Is tha man that is
wanted.
Blows on the head and concussions
are followed by a greater variety and
more serious symptoms out of all
proportion to the injuries received In
the alcoholic.
The churches have never been so
deeply moved on the drink question
as now. They have learned beyond
any possible dispute that the drink
has been the slaveholder of the
masses of the people.
The Governor of Oklahoma recent,
ly said: "It will coat to enforce pro
hibition Sve per cent, of what It will
cost to punish crimes, keep orphans,
paupers and criminals that the whisky
traffic- cr sates."
The Loftiest Service.
We are always wanting wings to
fly with In God's service, and we have
anly hands and feet. The Lord Jesus
Christ comes into the world to teach
us, by those thirty years of Ufa as the
carnenter, that the loftiest service of
God can be lived out In the lowliest
conditions that to do one's work
honestly and thoroughly and cheer
fully Is as much the service of God as
the life of the angels before His
throne. Rev. Mark Gray Pearse.
Theology nnd Christ.
A knowledge of theology does not
bring a knowledge of Christ.
EPWQRTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
The rlstlan'a Sacrifice Service
Ron!. 12: 1, 2; Hos. 6: e.
"I beseech you." This Is invitation,
request and entreaty plus personality,
A great Issue Is at stake. Hence the
adjuration. "By tho mercies of God."
As if Paul's personal Interest and con
cern were not enough, appeal Is made
to God's concern as shown in his mer
ciee, "Present your bodies." The phy
sical body Is the organ of personal ex
pression. God being without body ot
parts, and Jesus being enthroned in
the heavens, It must follow that our
Bodies as humans are the only organs
or Instruments through which
God may express himself In
human activity. It Is plain
that if God's Intention and con
cern are to be seen in that part of do
mestic, social, Industrial or profession
al life where you or I hold sway, and
In all of that life, he must have the
constant use of our bodies.
"But," My body Is mine, I control it
personally or by giving It over tempor
arily to other control; that Is, I say
what shall be done with It. Hence
Paul's entreaty to' present It to God.
A "a living sacrifice" a living sur
render for use. The body of an ani
mal is used by consuming it, as food,
or commodity, or offering. A human
body can be used only among men in
service, in normal activity. God's
service means simply the normal de
velopment and use of every physical
function.
"Not fashioned to this age." Fash
ions are not usually normal, nor
wholesome, nor beautiful, nor con
stant. See all the advertisements of
I clothes, tools, medicines, sports and
icucnuuiia uuu euucuuuuui meiuuus,
For the variations look up the back
numbers, and the old family photo
graphs. Use your sense of humor
meanwhile to get perspective. Humor
Is a great factor In salvation as well
as service. Madame Frenchy's beau
tlflers and Dr. Gull-Deceiver's favorite
remedies and patent appliances are
poor makeshifts for God's children.
"Be transformed." That's better.
Formed over or formed anew; formed
from within. God Is the supreme Lov
er of beautiful human forms and
faces. He paints faces by illumina
tion. He builds forms with sunshine,
pure food, wholesome activities, and
natural rest, with peace of soul and
conscience. He wants his children
(domed, but he adorns with spirit
"That ye may prove the will of God,
even the thlni; that Is good and accept
able and perfect;" that Is, prove by
exemplifying, by living It out.
flOOD PROFITS IN
TRAPPING- MlTSKRATiS.
Traffle In Fur and Mast an r
portant Industry en East,,
. Shore of Maryland.
Trapping the little musk-rat ,.
selling his fur and meat form a thr
ing Industry on the eastern shore
Maryland. The trappers will rew
about 1500,000 this year for th.
eaten or tne rurry denizens of t;,
swamps, says tne fur Nows.
In Dorchester County alone
fivv.uuu ior tnis season's pelts
say nothing of what they recei
from the sale of the meat, this a!J
more than paying tho rentaj of u,
marshes, the cost of the traps and th
expense or looking after them. ti.
prices offered by buyers this seasc
ranged from thirty to seventy-ji
cents a hide, the hide from the klttc
or young rat, which had been cons
ered almost worthless, bringing u
former price.
The big black rat commanded tb
top of the market always, the blar
fur being considered the finest as
as the most durable. The fur of tt.
brown rat is less valiiablo became c:
the color and coarseness of tho hji:
It generally brings from fifteen k
twenty-five cents less than tho fur c
the black rat.
There are few sections of the Un:.
ted States where the meat of tit
muskrat Is used as food as It Is o
the eastern Bhore of Maryland, i
sections ot the country the little ro
dent is looked upon with disdain b
those who claim to know a good thin?
when they see It, but when they talk
of it as being an unclean animal and
unfit for the table, it shows how little
they know of this, the clemest of i:
animals that live.
The great majority of people are
prejudiced against tho muskrat be
cause it bear the name of rat. B;
any other name it would be eagerl
sought after by epicures. The root!
and herbs of the marshes, on which
alone it subsists, are thoroughly
scrubbed by the little animal before
it will allow them to come on Its "uu
ble."
APRIL SEVENTEENTH
Active Service.
No life is rich which is not mani
festing itself in active service. Lite
In every sphere will Involve the priv
ilege and opportunity of toll. .
Social Position.
What satisfaction Is it to have so
cial position and political preferment
It our conscience is dulled?
' Spirit of Brotherhood.
The spirit ot brotherhood Is the un
derlying motive tor philanthropists
and humanities.
Knud Rasmussen, the explorer, will
tall In June for Greenland on an ex
pedition which will consume four
years. The ethnographic study ot the
Eskimos is the purpose of this expe
dition. One year will be spent at
Cape York and a year each at Hud.
son's and the Crown Bays. After tbe
navigation ot Baffin's Bay Rasmussen
expects to circumnavigate Alaska and
to sail to the Aloutian Islands and re
turn via San Francisco. Sclenting
American.
Topic Good Cheer In Dark Days.
Acts 27 : 20-36.
Consoling love. Isa. CI: 1-7.
God watches you. Ex. 3: 7 9.
Comfort ye. Isa. 40: 1-11.
To troubled hearts. John 14: 1-13.
The tempest-tossed. Isa. 54. 7-17.
Victors today. Rev. 7: 9-17.
You would not let one of your pos
sessions be harmed If you could help
it, and God can help it. Are you one
of His posesslons? (v. 23.)
Whoever believes God must be of
good cheer. ''Let not your heart be
troubled ye believe in God" (v. 25).
Give thanks not only for what you
have of good, but also, as If you al
ready had It, for what you are going
to have (v. 35).
Good cheer is contagious; no man
can be cheerful to himself (v. 36).
Suggestions.
Darkness Is from within, not from
without. The cheerful heart is the
true sun of life; but it Bhines only as
it reflects the Sun of Righteousness.
If you are gloomy, at any rate
hide it. A brave pretence of cheer
soon makes cheer.
You will cheer up yourself best by
cheering up some one else.
"Be of good cheer" with both Paul
and Christ It is In the imperative.
There is a duty of Joy as well as a joy
of duty.
Illustrations.
Mark Tapley was never so happy as
when trouble came, because then it
was "some credit to be Jolly."-
One way to put out the sun the
only way is to shut your eyes. You
can always make a dark day in your
life by refusing to see your blessings.
A mirror may reflect the eun for
years and be no brighter itself; but
no heart can reflect the Sun of Right
eousness without becoming brighter
permanently.
Once the people of the United
States bad the fad of filling their win
dows with blue glass. As to spirit
windows we are still in that habit.
Mysteries of the Dining Car.
The kitchen of a dining car is
most exaggerated example of tbe
economy of space. - Every inch li
used. Water tanksare suspended from
the celling. One wall is lined with
the big range and heating ovens, re
ceptacles for pans, pots and otbet
utensils, and a row of cupboards up
under the ceiling. At one end. be
tween the kitchen and the dining car
proper, Is a little pantry, which serves
as a sort of vestibyle. That is where
the waiters place their orders and
receive dishes. .
Every separate article of food and
equipment has its place. Every cor
ner and nook in the car has a particu
lar function. The stiver is In one
place, the milk and cheese in another
the meat in another, and so on
through the list. Everything perish-
able is kept in a refrigerator.
While the car la "in action" the
conductor from his position between
dining room and kitchen, keeps bit
eyes upon the ten tables, and endeav
ors to see that none of the diners it
neglected. For all the supplies on
the car he is held to strict account.
On his "trip sheet," as it is called, is
put a list of everything taken on the
car when It starts out.
A record of all articles sold is en
tered upon tbe sheet, and when the
car comes ''home" again all that hat
not been sold must be on band.
Tbe equipment of a dining car con
forms to standards just as do loco
motives, trucks, rails and ties. Disliei
I are made according to established
patterns, each piece of china having
the company's monogram upon it.
Tbe same Is true of the linen, silver,
menu holders everything. Thus a
loss can be easily traced. Tho wait
ers are allowed $20 a month for
breakage. All. damage in excess ot
that, though, they have to pay for,
J and. the-cost is divided among them
equauy. woman's Home Companion.
WISE WORDS. !-
It Is a microbe that causes the suf
fragettes, and that microbe Is man.
It Is as bard to make a freakish
person understand a normal position
as it is to make a colt eat codfish.
Will power Is strong In some peo
ple, and won't power Is Just as re
markable In others.
To a woman In love little things
seem big, and to a man In lova big
things seem little.
' It Is truly remarkable how pretty
moat any woman is when she isn't
ugly.
A good guess Is a sure winner If
there is none better and guessing
goes.
The only way we can get back at
other people Is by talking about them.
That's wby we do It.
The man who never goes wrong,
doesn't go very far ner sbow very
great consequences arising from bis
going. ,
Tbe ordinary successful man
doesn't owe so much to bis friends at
be does to tbe easy marks that glad
dened his path.
When we meet a long time friend
we sometime feel like commiserating
him tor bis lost youth and would do
so only be annoys us by being sur
prised at tbe marks ot time we are
carrying.
, if we could arrange to have rich
relations-ln-law call about tha time
that the bill collector gets te our door
perhaps the word play but up by that
individual might move them to his
satisfaction and our gain. From
"Pert Paragraphs," la the Trenton
American. '
Rose Maysival.
Defying the warnings of doctors,
Rose Maysival worked tor eight yean
In sweatshops to support her widowed
mother and two younger sisters, and
yesterday died a victim ot consump
tion. She had been told repeatedly
to go into the country, but she will
ingly sacrificed ber health to buy food
and shelter for the family. When she
began work in tbe shops where ready
made clothing is manufactured she
was only thirteen years old. When
she died she was twenty-one.
No fine phrases can gild this story-
Out of the soil ot tbe common life it
springs, the eternal mystery ot sell
less love. If we could see Into the
heart ot that mystery we could meas
ure tbe Infinite, and the mighty put
sle ot the universe, which the wisest
ot men. have questioned since human
thought began, would He before us a
plain as a child's toy. -
Pain, weariness, tbe long days
creeping to their end, their inevitable
dark end these this simple girl plied
high on the altar of her devotion. And
upon this sacrifice she laid even tbe
last full measure, the priceless gift
ot conscious existence. Now there 1
a nameless mound over ber and a '
lence where she was. Chicago Tribune.
The Most Probable.
Harrington Putnam, Judge CsV
nor's successor on the New York
bench. Is noted for Tils logical mind
Once at a dinner at Red Lodge, bit
country bouse near DennlngMr. Pu'"
nam gave an admirable instance
this mental quality. The convene-:
tion bad turned to non-marrying wid
ows, and Mr. Putnam disposed of tbe
question thus;
"When a beautiful widow says n
will not marry again on any condi
tion. It may be, first, ber husband a
ao good that she could never care tot
another man again; or, it may be, J
ocd, that her experience ot marrlfdl
life wae such as to make her dealr
no more ot It; or It may be, thlrdj
that she Is telling a falsehood."-
Minneapolis Journal.