THE PULPIT.
A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY
Drt, W. L. DAVISON.
Theme: Christ's Way. V
BrooViyn. N. Y. Sunday morning
the new pastor of the Fleet Street M.
K. Church, the Rev. Dr. William L.
Davison, began his ministry there.
He was appointed from Jamaica to
replace the Itev. E. o. Richardson,
who went to BriBtol, Conn, lie was
cordially received. The subject of
his sermon was "Christ's Wav." The
text was taken from John 14 0: "I
am the way, the truth and the life."
Dr. Davison said:
These words were pnoken to
Thomas. This man stands In the
eyes of many as the New Testament
type of the hr-iuFt doubter. As to
Ills doubt or h.U mal desire to be
sure that is n n. titter of viewpoint
and lnter;n r:'a"a. This, however. Is
true he nn? n if of that Old Testa
ment typn rnj 1 1 - Mitrd is the fool,
Faying: "Tl'.-io h no God!" There is
a vast ;f!e. &:: h'lwecn the man
who, in his hc.irt, gives utterance to
such blHHpbi :iiy and the man who
desires to have unimpeachable evi
dence. The one would be glad to
have Deity blotted out. The existence
of a holy God who cannot look upon
evil with any degree of allowance is
a constant reproach to his evil heart
and way, and a menace to his man
ner of life. He, therefore, would
shout for joy if omnipotent Justice
could bo obliterated.
Thomas, on the other hand, repre
set t that resplendent type of intel
lectual manhood that really desires
to find solution for the fondest wish
of his heart. Therefore, when he
comes to Jesus with his questionings
he comes as the type of questioner
who really wishes a solution of his
Intellectual and spiritual problem.
And so I bring this text as an answer
to the man who is a seeker of the
true way of life as to the axiom of
truth and as to the solution of any
life's problems that may confront
his progress.
Now, we are perfectly familiar
with what Jesus meant when He said:
"I am the life.'.' We may not under
stand precisely the process of that
life that comes from Him; It is the
mystery of mysteries; It Is the entire
outgiving of the regenerating life of
God, and who cart enter into the
deeper counsels of the Most High?
Nlcodemus desired to know how these
things could be he a master In Is
rael and leader of the Jewish faith
yet Jesus Christ gave him no satis
faction. Perhaps It was because of
the limitation and poverty of the hu
man intellect.
We know something of what Jesus
meant when He sid,'Iam tho truth."
There must be some standard, some
Infallible court of appeals by which
men may Judge the varying hypo
theses that have been exploited by
the human Intellect. When we come
to Jesug Christ we realize that He
Himself is the last solution of the
vexing ;and changing problems of all
time. So I say, we have some con
ception of this aspect of the text.
But what did tho Christ mean
when He said "I am tho way?" It is
liere that we must recall those un
translatable terms of Scripture, terms
that baffle the student of language as
he attempts to bring over the full
meaning of one language to another.
For example, tho Scriptures contain
words that cannot be perfectly ren
dered In our English tongue. When,
on the morning of the resurrection,
Jesus said to Mary Magdalene, "Itab
boni," we must understand its his
torical setting In order to even faintly
grasp its meaning, and the translators
bring over the word bodily iuto our
English version.
When Jesus, In the garden, uitercd
that word "Abba," the nearest ap
proach we have to its pathos of mean- I
itvg Is our tender expression "papa," i
and here again we have the word In
the orliinal. The mime Is true of ,
that form of divine despair, "Eloi, i
Elol, lama tiabachthanl." One of thy
great works on the third person of
the blessed Trinity is entitled the I
"Paraclete," and so In this category
we place this word "the way" and
might show by numerous Scriptural
citations that it is not our English
term of tho maiu.tr or direction of
one's going.
In our ordinary life we say of a
man his way is attractive or 'repul
sive. We cannot further dellno this
attraction or repulsion. It is simply
that tlwre la a somewhat about bis
personality that Is either good or evil
In our sight. It Is net what we do. It
Is not what we say. It is what wo are
that counts mightily In our relation
to mankind. In our religious life we
are comUig to the place where the
phraseology of religious expression
is a matter of very small moment; It
Is not creed but character that counts.
Indeed, I believe that this Is but a
reversion of type, for the early Chris
tians, the primitive follower of the
Christ, were known as "those of the
way," and Scripture gives us numer
ous expressions that might shed some
light on certain aspects of the impor
tant truth contained In this term.
For example, "There Is a way tbat
eemeth right unto a man." It is
possible for us, though we may not
fully portray the majesty of meaning
contained In this title word to urn
phaslze certain aspects and Ideal
of HIra who said, "I am tho way."
Toils by studying the Christ we may
affirm that Clirint's v ay is a pleasant
way, I shrink not from saying that
the fundamental cravin;; of the hu
man heart is lor pleasure. Not that
pleasure that tendeth unto vice.
Christ's way, if it be God's way, must
be way that Is pleasant. It Is true
that He was a man of sorrows and
Acquainted with grief, but this Is
only tho half truth, and the other
spect of tbia way is recorded in
that Scripture, "In Thy pretence is
fullneis of Joy, at Thy right hand ire
pleasures for evermore." We may
Save much tribulation, we may bo
born to troublo, we may confront an
tagonism and temptations severe, but
underneath all and above all Is tbat
consciousness, that serenity of spirit,
that will glory tn tribulation and
count it all Jey when we are led into
diver temptations.
Did uot our Saviour say In that
matchless allegory of the vine, "These
thin. jave I spoken unto you that
My Joy might remain In you and that
your Joy might be full?" It is per
'fectly apparent also that this way is
no attractive one.. All the virtue ot
buiuan experience are here found.
,Tbe biostoni and perfume of the
life here abound. The glorious
'.foliage ot homac heroism and kind
ness that make beautiful the history
of the race Is here discovered In pro
fusion. Here are the philanthropies,
here are the deed of service and sac
rifice, that gladden the heart of man
and relieve It from selfish pagarflsm,
,M..UlJ (sJl2?LJl OJIXlfi
Darwin, because of Intellectual diffi
culties of crcodal statement upon
leaving the organized institutions of
Christianity, said: "I am sorry to go "
Wherever this way Is paramount,
the deserts of human baseness speed
ily blossom as the rose.
We also say that this way Is a way
of solid satisfaction. There are no
dissatisfied ones here. Any mnn who
looks and listens will dlscovpr a great
deal of dissatisfaction In this world.
Tho numberless suicides, the thwnrt
cd ambitions, the shattered hop"s,
reiterate the experience of one of old,
"Vanity of vanities, all Is vanity."
But. on the other hand, the devout
follower of the Christ utters no wall
of complaint. He exclaims In a shout
of triumph, "The path of the Just Is
a shining light that, shlneth more and
more unto the perfect day."
Once again, let me say that this
way of our Christ Is a reasonable
way. It Is not true that we must bid
farewell to reason and violate the hu
man Intellect when we become fol
lowers of the Christ. Ever Blnre the
Wise Men of old brought the gifts of
gold and frankincense and myrrh to
the feet of the Infant Christ, the in
tellectual aristocracy of the centuries
has been bringing Its choicest produc
lions Into His service. The intellect
may be transcended. It Is never
transgressed. We oftentimes come to
the border land where reason ends
and faith takes tho torch to its ulti
mate gonl; but never is It necessary
to violate tho Cod-given blessing of
the Human mind in order to become
a consistent follower of the Man of
Galilee.
And now I might emphasize other
aspects of tills way In that it Is the
way of safety for the Individual a
well as for organized society. If wo
arc standing upon the Immutable
truths of the Christ, we may exclaim:
"The eternal God is our refuge and
underneath us are the everlasting
Arms!" It Is the way of life and net
the way of death, and blessed be
God, this way of pleasure and attract
iveness and satisfaction and reason
and safety and life Is accessible not
upon the ground of any patent of hu
man nobility, not upon the basis of
material possession, but upon the
broad and gracious invitation of Him
who not only said: "I am the wav."
but who also said: "Come unto 'Me
all ye that labor and are heavy laden
and I will give you rest."
And so we bring our questioning.
with Thomas, to tho Christ and find
in Him a solution and an answer,
and we get some faint conception of
the commanding spiritual eminence
Occupied by St. Paul when he said:
"For me to live Is Christ."
The
Sunday-School
INTERNATIONAL lesrox com.
MEXTS FOIl MAY 29.
THE CRUSADE AGAINST DRINK
Subject! The Multitudes Fed, Matt
11:1 3-2 1 1 15: 20-.tr Comin It
Verses 19, 20,
When the Mists Have Rolled Away.
Once I was visiting a friend near
the foot of the Southern Catskllls.
When I retired he told me there was
a beautiful view from my room win
dow. So in the morning I awoke
early, expecting to enjoy It. But as
T looked out I saw nothing save the
ordinary landscape of that section, of
.fields, rocks and trees, and a long,
jnarrow strip of water they called
!"the lake," over which hung a heavy
mist. During the course of the day,
however, the mist lifted and floated
away, and then i saw what my friend
meant. There rose the beautiful
mountains, clothed in the many-hued
foliage of autumn, rising on hill,
thousands of feet above us, and
crowned wlth'gold and purple In tbo
afternoon sun.
It is often so with the Word. Wo
sco only very ordinary things in It be
cause the mists have not been dis
persed from our minds and hearts.
When the Spirit drives the mists
away, then will we see the grand
mountains of God's eternal truth and
be glad in the Lord. The preacher,
the Sabbath-school teacher, all "stu
dents of the Word, should pray for
the Holy Spirit's presence when they
would receive the Word for their own
life or enforce It upon others. To
have the Word bring forth its full
jand proper fruit In our own heait?,
or from our speaklug of It to our fei-low-man,
it Is necessary "to be filled
with the Spirit." -Rev. C. P. Det-'mars.
The Last Five Minutes.
The highest Interest of any meet
ing should be reached at the close,
and every part of the program up to
that point should be planned so ns to
lead up to the last five minutes ns the
climax of the hour' thought and
feeling.
That can be done most appropri
ately in this meeting, If the sugges
tions for the leader are followed
carefully. Then, when the hour is
almost ended, let song and testimony
and spoken prayer all cease. Call
every one to silent prayer, a prayer
of praise for those gifts of God that
are too sacred and too near the very
soul ot the soul to be spoken of to
others. And then let the sacrifice of
praise break forth In short but pro
foundly earnest and definite prayer
of personal dedication. Invite espe
cially to this sort ot prayer those who
have praised God but little in their
lives, though they know they owe
Him much. So let the hour close in
a united expression of purpose to
praise God continually by consecrated
and holy lives.
Keeping the Soul on Top.
It Is related ot a small boy who
heard a sermon from the text, "I
keep my body under." that on his re
turn home, when aeked to repeat the
text, he said: "The text was, 'I keep
my soul on top.' " That Is the only
proper place for touls. Paracelsus
(Browning) went "to bis soul." That
lis what every man roust do, whether
he will or not. None needs to fear
'the proving, for God will certainly
'fe'lvo victory to the valiant knight.
Head "Sir Launfal." R, B. Kester.
COhDEX TEXT. "Jentts said un
to them, I am thebread of life." John
0:35.
TIME. Summer A. D. 29.
I'LACK. Near tho Sea of Galilee.
EXPOSITION'. I. Jesus Hcnllng
the I .nine, Wind, Dumb, Maimed end
Many Others, 29-81. Jasus had with
drawn into the parts of Tyre and
SIdon that He might have more seclu
sion, but even there they sought Him
out (vs. 21-281, so He returned to
tho Sea of Galilee and went up Into
the mountain. But even there the
multitudes followed Him. They came
to Him because there was no one else
to whom they could go. They
brought their hopeless, helpless case
to Him and cast them down fit His
f"ct. They seemed to be In despair,
but there is nothing too hard for
Him; lame, blind, dumb, maimed,
though they were, "He healed them."
We have an equal warrant for bring
ing all our helpless cases to Him
(Heb. 13:8: Jas. 5:14). "The mul
titude wondered," but wo are not told
that they were converted. They ac
tually saw the dumb speaking, the
maimed healed, the lame walking and
the blind seeing. They gave the glory
to Whom It belonged. It Is signifi
cant that God Is here spoken of as
"the God of Israel," It was Jehovah,
God of Israel, who had promised to
heal, His people (Ex. 15:26, A. R. V.).
II. Jesus Feeding the Hungry. 32.
39. The multitude that surrounded
Jesus had no real appreciation of
Him. They were not after the truth,
but after the loaves and fishes (cf.
Jno. 6:26, 27). But they were deep,
ly Interested, they continued with
Him three days, though their small
supply of food was now exhausted.
Unworthy as they' were, Jesus was
moved with compassion, and He has
compassion on the hun'gry multitudes
to-day. The disciples were filled with
dismay at the suggestion contained In
His words that the multitude must be
fed (cf. Num. 11:21-23; 2 K. 4:42;
8:2). To set them to thinking and
to prepare them to appreciate what
He was to do, Jesus asked them how
many loaves they had. With only
seven loaves and a few small fish,
Jesus commanded the multitude to sit
down. They did as they were told.
It was well that they did, for they
were fed and filled. It always pays
to do just as Jesus bids us, no matter
how unreasonable the command may
seem. The seven loaves and the
fishes were utterly Inadequate for
such a crowd, but Jesus took what
there was and multiplied It. Jesus
nlways uses what we have, no matter
how Inadequate it is in itself, to the
task In hand. The disciples did not
have much, but they put all they had
in His hands. When we do put all In
His bands, He will bless and multiply
It and use it, and He will not use it
until all Is committed to Him. As
little ns there was, Jesus gave thanks
for it. We, too, ought to return
thanks every time we cat (Rom.
14:6; 1 Cor. 10:30, 31; Col. 3:17;
1 Tim. 4:3-5; Acts 27:35). There
was something deeply significant in
the manner in which our Lord re
turned thanks at meals, so significant
that the disciples recognized Him af
ter His resurrection by the way in
which He returned thanks at the
breaking of bread (Lu. 2 4:30, 31, 35;
see also Jno. 6:11, 23). He gave
thanks not only for the seven loaves,
but later also for the few small fishes
(cf. Mk. 8:6, 7). Tho few small
flbhes did not seem of much account,
but Jesus took them, returned thanks
for them -and multiplied them. Our
possessions oftentimes seem so small
that It does not appear as if it was
worth while to put them In Jesus'
bands, but there is nothing so small
that if we put It In Jesus' hands. Ha
will despise it not and use It. As few
and small as the fish were, He com
manded to set these also before them
(Mk. 8:7). As large as the multitude
and as small the quantity of food
that was supplied, there proved
enough for all, "they did all eat and
were filled." No one goes away
empty from Christ's table (Ps. 23:1;
Phil. 4:19). But Jesus would not
have bountifulness teach us wasteful
ness; they took up the broken piece
that remained (Mk. 8:8). When they
wore filled, He sent them away, and
not till then (Mk. 8:9). This Is a
separate miracle from that of the
feeding of the five thousand tn the
14th chapter. There Is a tendency
among modern critics, when one Gos
pel records a miracle or a parable and
another records another miracle or
parable much, like to it, to take the
ground that they are two different
accounts of the same miracle or par
able, but In this case Matthew and
Mark record both miracles and thus
show the untenablenes of this mod
ern theory.
ntOGRESS MADE BY CTTAMTIOK3
k FIGHTING THE It CM DEMON;
Dr. C.iEtave Le Bon attempt to
rum up In a few pages In The Inde
pendent his own book on the evolu
tion of mtitter. Tbi investigator baa
devoted more time to psychological
than material phenomena, but like
thousand of other he has been cap
tivated by the suggestive discoveries
nt the Curies, Messrs. Ruthorford and
Eortdv and Professor J. J. Thomson,
and of la re his Inquiries have takon
a new direction. Indeed, Dr. Le Bon
has reported finding a form rf Invisi
ble radiance different front anything
previously observed. Other icientlflo
men have been unable to get the
same result a be when repeating
hie experiment, and have detected
possibilities of self-decoptjon ' which
the Frenchman may have overlooked.
BUM, any doubt which may remain a
to the existence of "N" ray should
not Influence any one' opinion con
cerning the soundness of Dr. Le Bon'a
Idea about matter. Indeed, ttreie
ere tersely shared by a number of
well '.nown physlcUts, and up to
certain point speculation of tbl kind
ore to Le encouraged. . '
A Resting Place.
It Is a great thing to come to Christ
it la the turning point of life; and
It 1 a great thing to abide In Him in
the storm and conflicts and terrors of
the world.
Sufe to the hidden house of Thine abiding,
Larry the weak knees and the heart that
(uinu;
Shield from the scorn and cover from the
chiding,
Give the world joy, but patience to the
aiuts.
It is a great thing to come to
Christ; It Is a great thing to abide in
Him; but from His point of view the
object ot our coming and of our abid
ing is that we should go. He wants
us as His messengers, as His. fellow
messengers; His purpose Is tbat, abid
ing In .Him, we should be the fruit
which Is for the healing ot the na
tions; tbat we should be the com
municators of the light which shines
upon the people who sit In darkness
and in the shadow ot death. It I do
not go, I am like an untimely birth,
or I am like a seed which- has rotted
in the ground. He bade me came, He
encouraged me to abide, in order tbat
I might go. Normal Christian.
Fatal Theatrical Fires. ' '
The following are among the most
Ootablo theatrical fires In the United
State! : Richmond Theatre, Rich
mond, Va., December 26, 1811, num
ber of lives lost, seventy; Conway's
Theatre. Brooklyn, N. Y., December
8. 1876, 395; Central Theatre. Phila
delphia. Pa., April 2S, 1892, six; Iro
qnols Theatre, Chicago. 111.. Decem
ber 30, 1903. 675; Front Btreet
Theatre, Baltimore, Md., December
6. 185, twenty-three: Rhoades Opera
House, Boyertown, P.t January 13,
IVOs, 170. Ndw Yorli American.
- Victims of a Demon. ;
In the silent midnight watches, 1
When the earth was wrapped In gloom
And the grim and awful darkness
Crept unbidden to my mom, 1
On tho solemn, deathly stillness
Of the night there broke n sound
Like ten million wailing voices
Crying loudly from the ground: j
We, the victims of a demon, i
We who, one and each and nil, '
Can cry out before high henren ... , ,.
"We are slain by Alcohol!" '
We would warn you, youths and maidens,
From the path that we have trod
From the path that leads to ruin,
And away from Peace and God.
We. the millions who have fallen
Warn you from the ruddy glow
Of the wine in silver goblets, .
For dertrtiption lies below. N
Wine and gin nnd ruin and brandy, ' ,
Whisky, cider, ale, nnd beer,
Thc.e have slain us nnd destroyed us -
The the foes thnt brought us here.
r THE EVENING TRAYER.
Wc beseech you, men ond women
Fathers, mothers, husbands, wives-
To nrie and slny the demon
Thnt is threatening dear ones' lives.
Dn not preach of moderation ,
To your children, for, nlnfi!
Th"re is not a foe more subtle
Thnt the fateful social glass.
r
Men in office, men in power,
Will you let this demon wild
Stnlk unfettered through the nation,
Slaying womnn, mnn, nnd child?
Oh. n rouse, ye listless mortals!
There is work for every one!
We have warned you of your danger
Wo have spoken we hiivo done!
. Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
In the twilight of my days.
In the evening of the years, I
Life unto my saddened gaze
Seems a vision veiled in tears,
All the knowledge fades away
That I vainly thought to keep;'
'As a little child I pray:
Now I lay me down to sleep.
I have wandered far from Thee
Since that childish prayer I said, '
And the lips thnt taught it me
Have been gathered to the dead;
Yet her face I seem to see '
When the evening shadows creep,
And again, ns nt her knee,
l'ray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep!
Softly fades the lingering light:
Lo! the Inst beam leaves the sides;
And I watch, nmid the night,
For the evening star to rise.
Fur beyond the bounds of space
I mnv drift ere dav shall break:
1 Let me see my mother's face
j If I die before I wake!
I DarfcT prows the gathering gloom, 1
j While my soul iis vigil keeps
With the n.eniories thnt loom
I Up from Life's unsounded deeps.
When upon n sunje.s strand
I shall hear the surges break.
Ere I near the Nameless Land,
1 l'rav T'nee. Lord, tnv soul to tnlre?
Marie Conway Oemler, in The Indepen.
dent.
Keccnt Jfedlcnl Contributions to the
Alcohol Question.
The Association of Abstaining Ger
man Physicians issues at frequent in
tervals a circular of medical news on
subjects relating to the alcohol ques
tion, taken mostly from medical Jour
nals. The last number (January,
1910) Includes a number of subjects
bearing upon practical relations of
alcohol to every-day life.
Medical Use of Alcohol. The prac
tice of keeping alcoholic liquors in
the house for use in sickness, and es
pecially during confinement, receives
fresh discouragement from Dr. Rle
del, of Bremen, who say that the
time of alcohol treatment for these
cases has gone by. "We have come
generally to the knowledge that the
benefit does not outwelght the harm."
A Factor in Determining Insurance
Claims. The injurious effect of alco
hol upon those especially who have
suffered accidental injuries, particu
larly where the nervous system Is
affected, is considered from the stand
point of the medical examiner for ac
cident Insurance companies by Dr.
Auerbach. In fixing the degree of
loss of earning capacity sustained by
a claimant it will make a marked
difference whether be uses alcohol or
not, for even moderate drinking is
very Injurious for those 'suffering
from disabling accidents or nervous
disorders.
There may be a difference of opin
ion as to whether one would have
the right to demand that a workman
entitled to indemnity live In such a
way as to maintain his money-earning
capacity steadily at the highest
point. Thus far the National German
Insurance Company has avoided any
expression of opinion in this matter,
but Dr. Auerbach thinks it la time to
force a decision by giving two esti
mates ot the loss sustained, based
upon two courses of living .
Alcohol as a Cause of Crime. The
responsibility of alcohol for crime re
ceived strong confirmation at the
session of the French Academy of
Medicine occurring October 6, 1909.
from Dr. Vallon, who in an official
capacity during the last twenty years
has had to examine 151 individuals
who were indicted for murder or at
tempts to murder, and he found that
more than a third of the men were
Buffering from alcohol poisoning,
acute or chronic.
Dr. Vallon added thnt the Influence
of alcohol upon the deed of murder
appeared greater If tho progonitors,
not simply the one actually or person,
ally poisoned by alcohol, were' stud
ied. After citing two typical cases of
murder committed In a state of In
toxication, Dr. Vallon closed with the
reiteration that alcoholism Is the
chief cause of crime.
Alcohol-Epilepsy. An article on
Alcohol-Epilepsy brings out the fact
that there are cases resembling this
disorder where alcohol is only the
determining factor In a latent pre
disposition due to hereditary Influ
ence or injury to the skull in Infancy.
But where no such predisposition
exists alcohol may cause epilepsy, and
this Is to be distinguished from alcohol-epilepsy
In the narrower sense,
where the attacks occur In connection
with a drinking bout and disappear
during abstinence, and also from the
constitutional or habitual epilepsy of
the drinker where the alcohol has
caused euch changes In the brain tbat
no further repetition is necessary to
bring on an attack.
The combination ot delirium tre
mens and alcohol-epilepsy Is so com
mon that the coincidence cannot be
looked upon as accidental it is more
probable that these diseases stand tn
a causal relation to each other.
Has Surgeon's Greatest Dread.
Having spent the greater part of
my lii'e in operating, says Sir Fred
eric Treves, I can assure you that the
person of all others that I dread to
see enter the operating theatre Is the
drinker. I share with the late Sir
James Paget his absplute dread of
the secret drinker.
Choosing the Jobs.
Better than all the propaganda' of
the Prohibitionists and all the laws
of their creation are the enforced reg
ulations ot the railroads. Between
booze and their job, the men who
are not slave to the disease choose
the Jobs. Dubuque Telegraph-Herald.
J
Now I'nder Prolilbition.
Says tho Oovernor of . Kansas:
"More than halt the territory cf the
United State, and more than one
third of the people, are now undar
the dominion of prohibition." -
How the Master Comes.
There is a legend which runs as
follows: Many years ago. la a little
village near Jerusalem, it wag an
nouueed that Jesus was going to pass
through the village and visit every
family. Several families cleaned
their homes, so that they would be
perfectly clean when Jesus came.
One lady was cleaning her house,
and while doing so a knock was
heard at her door, and on opening
the door she found a little boy stand
ing there who had neither shoes nor
stockings on his feet.
"Well, what do you want?" she
asked.
"Will you please give me a piece
of bread?" asked the child.
"No," she answered quickly, "I
have no time for such as you; I am '
preparing for a great One."
The little boy turned away with a
sad heart aB she shut the door in
his face.
She had hardly got back to her
work when another knock disturbed
her, and on opening the door this '
time she saw a little girl with a shawl
wrapped around her naked body.
"Please, lady, can I come in a
minute to get warm?" asked the little
girl.
"No; I do not want you to dirty
my floor and rugs, so go your way." ,
"Just let me come in the hall,
(pleaso!" pleaded the child.
She received no answer, but the
door was closed In her face.
The lady again went to her work,
and .a third time a knock disturbed
, her. This time she looked out, and
on seeing a poor old man she would
: not open the door, but pretended she
I was not at home, so the man went'
away. She waited all the day, and
Jesus did not come.
That very same night she fell upon
her knees and asked the Lord why
He had not come to see her that ;
day, and He answered her by saying 1
that He could not come Himself, but,
had sent three people Instead, a'nd
she had rejected every one of them. .
Often we pray and ask the Lord'
to bo our guest; He cannot come, sol
He sends someone else, either a boy, 1
girl, man or 'woman. May the reader'
or .hearer bear this in mind and re-'
, member a favor received, but forget
a favor bestowed! God bless you!
C. C. Frederlcka Jenchen, in The
Young Soldier.
The Usual Mayor.
"What are they moving the church
fort"
"Weil, stranger, I'm Mayor of
these dlggln's, and I'm for law en
forcement. We've got an ordinance
what says no saloon shall be nearer
than 300 feet from a church, I give
'era three days to move tbat church."
Chicago Legal News.
Brandy destroys the body and soul
ot numerous members of our class,
destroys the happiness ot families
and the Joy ot life; therefore sway
jWlth spirits! tr . .
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Is This True? If So, What?
Of course, the pastor should be a
master workman In this blessed art.
He is the leader, and must be the
teacher, both by precept and example.
And In this matter the general rule
iwill be found to be "Like pastor like
people." If the man who has been
-.called of God to the work of the min
istry shows no special concern to
reach Individuals by his personal ef
fort, the probability is that his peo
ple will show little concern also.
'Thus many a church degenerates into
a literary or social club, where the
membership has the form of godli
ness without the power.
And the pastor who neglects to he
a leader in this work will be con
demned in the eyes of those who are
not Christians. They know very well
:that It is his business to seek the
lost Just as his Master did. They
1 know, too, that the preparation of'
1 sermons and a few social calls do not'
: constitute the chief work ot a min
ister of Jesus Christ. And the man
who does not seek to win men to
Christ by personal conversation will
have little power to win men directly'
to Christ by his sermons.
In a certain city a gentleman of
large business Interests was convert-.
Ad. AftAF hla ranvsrnlnn hs anM tr
us: "I have often wondered why It I
'is that Christian people. If they really
little Interest to win others to Christ.
I have a brother-in-law who Is a'
minister, and who spends his sum-i
mer vacation with me; yet In all these
! years that he has been coming to our'
.home, he has never once talked seri
ously with me about giving myself to'
: Christ." That minister, through neg
lect of his duty, was condemned In
the eyes ot that unsaved business.
:man. Rev. J. W. Mahood. In the
Master Workman.
- What Do You Look For?
Are you looking for that -which Is :
best in the men and women with
.whom you come In contact; if you are
seeking also to give them that which '
Is best in yourself; If you are looking .
for a friendship which shall help you
to know yourself as you are and to
fufll yourself as you ought to be; It
.you are looking for a love which shall .
not be a flattering dream and a mad- '
ness of desire, but a true comradeship '
'and a mutual Inspiration to all no
bility of living, then you are surely
on the ascending path. Henry Vat
Dyke.
Greece has been producing t io
many currants to make the currant
raising industry profitable. Enough
Tines are to be destroyed to reduce
the output b twenty-six per cent.,
and 13,318.000 Is to be expended at
once In reimbursing the owners for
the uprooting of their vines.
INSULT TO INJURY.
Burglar Bill (to wealthy grocer)
"Now. then, out of it, and Wo this lit
tle lot tip into a parcel. I never was
no baud at that kind of thing!"-
Comic Cuts.
i
1M
MAY TWENTY-NINTH
Topic Is Ours a Christian Nation?
Psalms 33: 8-22.
The test of sacrifice. Matt. 20: 25
2S. The test of righteousness. Isa. 68:
Ml.
The test of blessing. Num. 24: 8-9.
The' test of obedience. Isa. 1: 1-9.
The test of Justice. Zeph. 3: 1-7;
Mic. 2: 13.
The test of priesthood. 1 Pet. 2:
9, 10: Rev. 1: 5. 6.
The basis of a nation's strength is
fear; but fear of God, not ot any other
nation (v. 8).
The secret of a national permanence
is allegiance to God, since He alone
Is permnnent (v 11).
Being God's inheritance Implies that
God can receive something nt our
hands; and Indeed, has God any other
Joy than in the obedience of His peo
ple? (v. 12.)
Nations that build up mighty armies
and navies are only building destruc
tion and not safety for themselves un
less they are also building a national
character in accordance with God's
will (v. 1C).
Suggestions.
Calling 'ous a Christian nation does
not make it so.
A Christian nation will feed the poor
and care for tho prisoner among Its
chief deeds.
A Christian nation w 11 take primary
thought for the little children, and
wl'.l not stifle them in factories for
gain.
A Christian nation will not boast,
either publicly or privately, but will
bear itself meekly among the nations,
like Its Lord.
Illustrations.
Christ wept over Jerusalem. Would
He weep or rejoice over New York,
and Chicago, and Philadelphia, and
Boston?
Christ drove the money changers
from the temple., Thus Christians
should make a whip of small chords,
of reasoning and pleading and law, to
prlve the greed from our nation, and
the oppression of men by means of
gold.
uyJ.i. VJ S5S,
EPWQRTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY, MAY 29
The Foreigner Matt. 25: 35; Luke 17:
18 A Home Mission tSudy.
Imagination cannot conjure a more
sublime picture of the consummation
of all human life than Is revealed to
us in this lesson. Christ Is King and
Judge, rewarding those who lived
lives of love and service and meting
out Just punishment to those who by
their lives rejected him.
The acts of love enumerated in this
verse were not the cause of their sal
vation, but the result of it. This will
appear from the preceding verse, "Ye
blessed of my Father, inherit the king
dom." The kingdom was theirs by in
heritance. Not as the reward of their
good works.
The fortieth verse throws light on
the thirty-fifth, for here we learn tbat
Christ regards the humblest and least
in this world as his personal represen
tative. The good works enumerated In this
verse suggest what is expected of
those who are truly saved. The proof
of faith Is works. "Show me thy faith
by thy works." The real ChristTUfi",
then, may be known by his life. Fir3t,
he will delight In self-denial, that he
might be of service to others. Second,
he will love the world. But love is
not love unless It is wjjllng and anx
ious to sacrifice for the 'object ot its
love. Third, the motive behind all
the good works of a real Christian is
love for Christ. This Is the great cen
tral passion of the Christian life. Read
1 Cor. 13.
Luke 17: 18. What a picture of hu
man Ingratitude is revealed fn His
story of the healing of the ten lepers!
Ninety per cent of them were in
grates. Christ paid special attention
to the one who returned, because Ire
was a Samaritan and the Samaritans
were separatists from the JewlsS
church enemies of the bews from
Judaea and Galilee. Observe the spe
cial blessing which was given 'to the)
one who proved grateful.
ANCIENTS' IDEAOF THE COMET.
As we are so often visited by com
ets those tramps of the universe
It may be Interesting to the young
(folks to know something about the
theories held by the ancients regard
Ing those mysterious bodies, with
their streamers of light extending
iacros the heavens. The following,
extract Is quoted from an exh&ustlvt
land authentic work, a "History of th
Universe."
"The term 'comet,' derived from
the Latin coma, or hair, applied to
celestial bodies, which appear to bav
k hairy appendage, goes back to th
time of the Romans. A similar word,
cometa, was used by Cicero, Tlbul
us and other ancient writers,
i "While the ancients distinguished
between comets and meteors, yet the)
believed them to be of the same na
ture, and to bo found in the earth'i
atmosphere not far above the clouds,
br, at all events, much lower than the
inoon. The earlier and Pythagorean
lew, however, was much more cor
rect, according to modern doctrtn
(with long period of revolution,
iwhlch idea, like others of Pythagoras,
(probably came from Eastern philoso
pher of unknown nationality. .Apol
lonlui, the Myndlan, believed that tb
jChaldeans were responsible tor thli
notion ot the comets, for they spoke
of them as travelers that penetrated
far Into the upper or more distant
.celestial space. Aristotle even be
lieved that the milky way was a vast
comet which perpetually reproduced
Itself.
"The comet could not be regarded
otherwise than as a divine omen tc
announce soma remarkable event 01
to forbode evil, particularly pesti
lence end war. Indeed, for nianj
years the deaths of monarch wen
believed to be announced by then
brilliant messengers In the sky,"
Washington Star.
DELAYING THE JOURNKY.
Sufferer "Doctor, don't you thins;
that a change to a warmer climate
would do me good?" ,
Specialist "Good graclousf That'a
Just what I'm trying to save vou
from!" FUegende Blaetter. ,,
HQUSE axf HOME
To Carry Medicine Bottles.
The woman who travels can utllii,
an old hot-water bottle by cutting 0g
the neck, sewing brass rings to th,
:top of the bag thus formed, 6j
drawing a stout ribbon through tk.
rings. This form an admirable re.
ceptacle for small bottles, which tag
thus be carried in hjnd bag or suit
case without fear of damage Iron
leaxage. rew iaea woman s Mr;a.
sine.
Save the Hands.
Housekeepers can thus save the ap
pearance of their hands, so they need
not wish they could leave them it
Home when tney go visiting: Ha?
plenty of thick, soft holders near the
stove, with which to take hold of the
pots and pans. Keep a pair of gbvet
'handy to ubc when putting wood It
ithe stove, or to work in the garden,
or pic over com us lies, or 10 put on
when you sweep. Rub the hands it
night with a mixture made of equal
parts of glycerine and rose-water to
which add one drop ot carbolic acid.
After scrubbing or washing dlshei
bathe the hands in vinegar or rub
with a cut lemon; and when you ill
down to your sewing, If they feel like
a nutmeg-grater, rub them with cam
phor, which will make them soft vs
pliable. Farm Journal.
The RenI Test.
The kitchen is where the real u
comes. Here is more prose than poe
try, and it takes the best efforts of all
(concerned to keep order and harmony
ln this domain. System Is the key to
the situation. Plan your work a day
ahead see .that wood, water, and
food are all at hand before you sleep.
jThen know at what hour you need to
rise; set your alarm clock, and obey
its earliest summons.
In summer there is no bettet
breakfast than coffee, fruits, meloni,
Gutter, eggs and cream, with good
old-fashioned buttermilk and honey
in the comb. All these are available,
too, on a well-regulated farm.
Dish-washing Is an item, so pre
pare for it. Have a big boiler of hot
water, and an abundance ot cold,
plenty of clean cloths and drying
towels. If you have no sink, use 1
ten-gallon pan or basin set Into 1
hole to fit it, on the kitchen table.
Some really good soap and a willing
mlnd are all that Is needed to make
dish-washing endurable. Pre -telve
Farmer.-
Linen Closet.
To one house with large rooms and
plenty of closets there are a hundred
apartments so cramped for space that
a good-sized linen closet Is an- unheard-of
luxury. But, since linen
.closets are a necessity to the careful
'housekeeper, there Is 'nothing to do
but to make one.
A practical closet may be made ot
packing cases, one, two, or three, as
one needs them and has room for
them. Fasten the lids with hinges
and line the sides and bottoms with
unbleached calico, in which, if de
sired, might be stitched pockets to
hold sachets or sweet laveuder. The
lids should be padded outside with
horsehair and a permanent rough
cover stitched on. Over all Is fitted
a neat cretonne cover, with a flounce
tanging around the sides. If possi
ble, it is best to have three boxes, one
jfor the sheets, one for the table
cloths, napkins, dollies, etc., and the
other for pillow cases, bolster cases,
and towels.
; Shirt-waist boxes may- be con
structed In the same manner. -rJii'a-
nelpbla Telegram.
1'olcnta Dabs. Scald a pint of In
'dian meal in boiling water. Mix to
gether one tablespoon of butter, two
'beaten eggs, two tablespoons of
cream and a pinch ot salt.' Stir tall
into the cornmeal and drop from
spoon into a buttered pan. Bake In
a moderate oven.
; Boiled Black Beans. Let the
beans soak in a basin of water for
jthree hours. Drain and boll in fresh
water tor three hours. Drain again
'and put Into another saucepan with s
little stock, a tablespoonful of chut
ney and a teaspoontul of mushroom
catsup. Cook for another half hour
and turn onto a dish garnished with
boiled rice.
Bread Omelet. Soak a teacupful
,ot bread crumbs In a cupful ot hot
jmllk. Break six eggs into a bowl,,
stir gently until mixed, then add the
oread and milk. Season with salt and
pepper and turn Into a hot frying pan
containing a spoonful ot melted but
ter. Fry the omelet slowly, and when
'brown on the bottom cut in half, turn
and brown ou top.
Tapioca Jelly. Let half a cupful
ot tapioca soak for two hours In
cupful ot cold water, standing the
dish In a basin of warm water and
jkeeplng It In a warm place. Font
two more cupful ot water Into
jsaucepan, add a cupful of sugar and
:the rind of half a lemon cut Into
shreds. Squeeze In the Juice of
lemon. Boll for Ave minutes until
the sugar is dissolved, pour lq the
tapioca and water and cook gently
for twenty mlnutef. Pour Into a
mould and serve (when . cold - with
whipped cream. 1 j
TUrkiuh Rice. Put Into a sauce
pan a cupful ot stewed and strained
; tomatoes. Add half a pint of stock,'
'one chopped oalon and salt and pep
per to taste. When the mixture
comes to a boll, stir In a cupful ot
well washed rice. Stir lightly until
the liquor 1 absorbed; then pat ij
a .cupful ot batter. Steam over a!
low flra for twenty minutes. R
;move the top, stir gently andf stover
with a cloth until the steam has es
caped. Add a copfel ot cold chopped
meat.' Cook for another three p'B
utet and tetva very. hot.