THE PULPIT,, A SCHOLLY SUNDAY tflMON-P REV. UYNN HARC'-D HOUGH. Thome: The Theologian's Task. -i...-,.,vn Pel l M. K. (he i nst v. Hcitv'i. preirhpd on linn's S'.i'M'O'no T.ik.' N. V. In the Summer Church Sunday morning the Rev. Lynn Harold "The Theolo- The text wan fro-ii II Corinthian 10:5: "Bringing vcrv thought Into cnpt i v it r to the bbed'eiice of Christ.". Air. Hough tall: 'i"-e theologian has a multitude of tas-'-'?. tim v irl.I hns room for many a I'f rcub. In its vast fMrts there la a R i-iru r.a ti Inlni'e toil and them is orvovfnnlty for high and varied achieve vn;i!. in his hand the theolo gian rn! 'a a hook which he Is to mas tr i- p. 1 t: "ntertirof. This Is no sim ple n l vr ,i r t . Tlip work enlarges ar.-l d:vi::e. Itself until this hook be corr -, llio rrcnlor of vorut'ons. I Poire; h".fM tl.o theologian U a stu dent cf rte'.'.U. With the m;rM?W'(i ;of Mm r l.c'arshii) he np lie himself to t'.ie mtwtcry of ir wjrds wc-ivlng 'ncr.T-t tie t.a-iTsi of the book. Noth ing i..r.u their life nr history Is tco Ismrll to 1 1 ( ; it) hid attention. For this work hp r.e:ls large res'iurcp;--. In the Oil T."-rii"crt field, nil the Semi tin I'tiixiir.zc have aid to cive him. In t'.'.e New ai! rirr-ek liter.'itnre may le laid under tribute. A crammrrlan with eye alert for the slightest shades o! in'. mint, lie toil? with patience tl'.rnns'i ti'.e yeara. He builds libra ries and srows gray who! tlons of him have crown gray In ac COMplishlr.f this task, j Sonictlr.i'.'s the theoloelnn Is n stu dent of the problem of authorship, weighing the evideneeof nsrof words, of point of view, nnd the historical .background nre-supnoseil In particu lar portions of the Scriptures, and so resnilns buried documents from the Hexateuch or discovering the un known prophet of the Exile. Sometimes he Is a Biblical theolo gian In lv; n'oie formal sense, study ing; the theolon'rnl outlook of differ ent pericds. nnd scientifically setting forth the toarhing of the varloiiB au thors of the book. At his summons the prophets once more walk before us: Amos, with his passion for right eousness; Ilosen. the pronhet of the Buffering love of Gnd; Isaiah, stalwart statesman prophet In the nation's cri sis; Jeremiah, against whose bent bare life the awful blasts beat in fury, and the sunrise prophet of the ' Exile, with face aglow with light and) heart athrob with His great message of vicirious suffering; these, with all the other figures of that wonderful Old Testament life, and out of it all God. with His high righteousness am tender love, engaged for generational In the training of n people a great, idlvinely guided history pointing more 'and more clearly forward to a Coming One, who is to bo at once Its etplana-j tlon and its coal. The Idea3 of the various ni?n who snoke to the nation, the outlook of different periods, and ' the way of looking at life and the .things of Cod which in a general way .characterizes the whole Old Testa jment time, tlio Biblical theologian :mal;ca clear to us. ' Then at last the New Testament life the niaiestlc figure of the Spot 'les3 One, with the wlnsomonesa of 'brother humanity, and the awesome ness of the divine thegreat Redemp tion Deed, before which we hide our jfaces a deed in which Infinite love, infinite wee. Infinite righteousness nnd Infinite hope speak forever to the world. Following Christ, the men with lives .truck into flame from His, their word) and work as redemptivo begin their cimiuests In history. Then, tin we clo3e the pages of tho bcok. a l!: n; e of the "lis'ht never Sf fil -i .1 or land," from Jerusalem the f'' n. From all this pageant of Ki t:.; Ii qtr.es an 1 great deeds, with Its cue rum erne r;gure and one supreme deed, the meaning 1b extracted bo that the teaching about life which romes rem Jf.3f.s and which la given by the .various New Testament authors, Is set systematically before us, and at last continued In such fashion that wo come to Fee and appreciate the New Testament point of view. Sometime the theologlnn Is a his torian tracing the life of the church jlhrough tho burden-laden years, or lbe tnotement of Its thought as It. has oenRole"lv crannied with the prob lems of the faith. The ages become articulate through his toll and the past comes before us, flung warm from his pen. There are .great and necessary , tasks, nnd master mindg have been j devoted to them. There are great taBks and stepping stones to a higher the supreme task of all. There comes one great demand to .the theologian. When the wonder of the book tdiines out and the power ot Us teachings is felt as the past be comes real then the present stands .waiting. This pant must be poured .Into the life of to-day. The book the Christ of the book tho faith ot the book, must be interpreted to the, life of now. And thla Interpretation is not to be n placing of Christianity In soma mere section of life. Every thought Is to be brought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Christianity Is either the explanation of all life the key to it or It Is nothing. And to enow that "The acknowledgment of God In Christ. Accepted by Thy reason solves for Thee, all questions In the ' earth and out of It" to construct a vital, organic view of )lfo, dominated by the essentials ot .Christianity, this is the superb work to which the theologian is called. I We neea to lace the fact that the world cannot permanently accept a religion which Is smaller than life. To refuse like the distinguished Ger man theologian, Albrecht Kitsch), to relate Christian truth to sclentlfld truth. Is to sign the death warrant ot the faltb. Does It seem an ambitions thing to .demand a Christ dominated and a cross - dominated universe? Any! 'thing less means that when the fog I ha. lifted from men's thought there will be a Chrlstless universe and a bopelen universe. To take a meta' physically divine Christ, an atoning ideaib, an actual resurrection, a trin ity of rich and perfect personal Co life, an actual salvation from actual sin; a new life for men, a great ulti mate coal In Christ, and with them to unlock every door In this universe! this Is the supremo tssk of the the- 'oloKlan. What Is to be his relation to men? H is to be a student of all life and f all literature. He listens -oh, so, eagerly! to every voice of hunitnlty. He studies Intently Its deeds In ordor to understand what they all mean. ' "Thus be discovers that the very struc ture of life, as It Is, demands what, Christianity offers, and that without' , u Wo U ItOMliiM. auiitoia,- HJjj p'rrftt npoIdgHr.Ts"lTiat TTie'flb'Jer you ret to the centre of human life, the llnser yon net. tj the need of Christ. The real In life nnd literature comes r.t last to one great yearning some times nn unconscious yearning but a yearning still for Christ. Wbnt Is the theologian's relation to Christian experience? This Is the central fact of his life and thought. The faith has brought to him and tot others salvation, and In the radiant light of that fact he Interprets It. To' express In all Its relations the philoso phy of the total Christian experlencei of the church, is a brief wav of defin ing systematic theology. This inner life of the church Is a power in decid ing tho great problems of theology, end a necessary guide In the interpre tation of tho Ult lo. The theologian ever studies Christian conpeiousness that be may adequately express it. What Is his relation to tho Bible? It baa a vital, but not a mechanical nuthorl'y. The Iilble is not his pope. It. vindicates its authority as God's Word, as God's unliue revelation, be cause It, i'id It alr-.ne, brings the mcs- i save which gives complete peace nnd leads humanity to its goal. The the or,.r;; n must be true to tho whole itibllcal message about Redemption.' lie riiist be tn:; to It because It re-' quires all of it to meet fully the needs of men Reverent criticism has no tenors for him. lie gladlv accepts its .ii:r iued results, but builds his own work far below all criticism on the great rock of certainty, tho met need of tho race, which criticism cannot; touc-h. A tentative criticism may peein to put In doubt come fundament tal. The ultimate criticism will con firm them nil. What ta the theologian's relation to philosophy? Hp accepts the phlloso- 'ennra. 1 l,lllral system which seems most pcr- nrii iu i''iimi hip naia 01 exists enco. But he demands that his philo rophy shall be as largo as all life all the Christian facts, as well as'all the other facta of life. His passion for reality saves him from a one-sldedi ndherenee to any philosophical sys tem at the expense of truth. What is his relation to science? As a classification he accepts and uses It. When It presumes to call a elassl-j flcatlon nn epInatlon, when It In sists that what is merely a description! of the method in which God works is. a self-sustaining process, he parts company with it. He knows that science can classify, but cannot ex plain. Explanation is the task of phi losophy and theology. . Now can we get a conception of the greetness of the systematic theolo gian's work? Christian experience, the Iilble, human life, the best philo sophy he can attain these he relates, combines and fiiBts, and constructs a' living world-vitw. "He sees life steadily nnd sees it whole." Phillips, Brooks defined prearhlng as giving, truth through personality. The In terpreter of Christianity Is to give, theology through personality. All of, It la to be passed through hla own life life of head, heart nnd will, and Is to come forth as a personal messagei to the world. , Thus It la to be ret on fire, and so. blazing nnd shilling with power it will secure the attention nnd eager Interest of men. The theology of the graveyard has, no message fo rany age. A dynamic, living theology has a message for every age. Our own age la busv and brilliant, but it is doubting, suffering and sinning for all that. And when the theologian speaks in a voice ring-! Ing with reality. It will listen to him,' and will le guided to the ChrlHt, who1 alone can give it peace. , The Sunday School INTERNATIONAL I,ESSON COM MENTS FOR JUNE 5. Subject: Jesus Walks on the Sea, Matt. 14:22-30 Commit Verses 20, 2". A Word Fitly Spoken. A lady once writing to a young man In the navy who was almost a' stranger, thought: "Shall I close this, as anybody would: or Bhall I say a word for my Masrer?" And lifting up her heart for a moment she wrote tellin'? him that his constant change of scimio and place was an apt illus tration of the words, "Here have wo, no continuing city," and asked whoth-i er he could say: "I seek one to come." Tremblingly she folded It and sent lt: off. Back came the answer: "Thank you so much for those kind words. I am an orphan, and no one has sgioken to me like that since my mother died, long years ago." Tho word, like an. arrow shot at venture, reached Its' mark, nnd the young man shortly af ter rejoiced In the fulness of Gospel: peace. Pittsburg Christian Advocate. Why We Do Not I'ray Hotter. One reason we do not pray better, I suppose. Is that we are afraid of be ing answered. It Is a very serious thing to pray, because we may bei taken at our word. We must consent that God should order the answer. For instance: I pray in the morn ing that God will make me very use ful to-day; it la a hazardous prayer; I may be taken at my word. Within, an hour I may bo called to a very great usefulness, that will take a hundred dollars from my bank ac count. Now, If 1 don't want to take that money If It Is called for, I have made a mistake In my prayer. Let us say what we mean. Alexander McKenzie. Silent Victories. Our boldneas for God before the, world must always be the result of in dividual dealing with God, in secret. Our victories over sin, and self, aad; the world, are always first fought where no eye sees but God's. Whlt-leld. Show Them the Door, There are some sorrows which, be-' cause they are lingering guests, I fflll entertain but moderately, know ing that the more they are undo ot the longer they will stay. Bishop I'se of Telephones In Floods. Dlan-troui floods In the northwest of New South Wales were caused by a phenomenal rainfall. Tamworth was the first to be submerged, then fol lowed Narrabrl, Wee Waa, Moree, WarlMda and a number of smaller towns , i The Mayor of More was cut off by the flood and had to wade with his family through four feet of water for a corrugated Iron roof, where he re mained under the sweltering sun for three days till the water subsided. In thla, as In many simitar cases, the telephone proved of Immense use, en abling the Inmates to comrnuiileta with the town and to arrange for the sending out of a relief party to rescue a boatload of people who had cap alzed in front of the Mayor's house and had been forced to remain In the trees all night. In another case a brolhei; and sister were perched on a roof (or three days, and a boat was hurriedly constructed in town to take them some food. -Sydney Correspon- .... PKIn.i. T 1 1 . K. " " ' , . , ,J' GOLDEN TEXT. "Then they that were In the ship came and worshiped Kim, saying. Of a truth Thou are the Son of God." Matt. 14:33. TIME. April, A. D. 29. 1'IiACE. The Sea of Galilee be tween Bethsalda and Capernaum. EXPOSITION. I. Jesus Sending His Disciples Into the Storm, 22, 24. The multitude who beheld the sign ot the multiplied loaves and fishes were so affected by It that they wished to take Jesus at once and make Him king (Jno. 6:14, 15). To keep His Immature disciples out of this politi cal excitement Jesus Immediately forced them to get Into the boat and pull for the other side. They wanted to stay. In sending them away He was sending them into a terrific storm. How often to-day He sends us away from the place ot quiet and refresh ment to .meet the midnight storm. They were safe there. When both disciples and multitude had gone Jesus went further Into the mountain to pray. Son of God though Ho was. He needed prayer. Can we then ex pect to get beyond the place where we need prayer? There were things that He must pour Into no ears hut God's. Solitude Is needful for tho best pray er. "He was there alone." He prayed long, way ou till near dawn. He seemed to greatly need rest, He had gone apart to get it, and then had had a day of excessive toil, but He needed prayer more than rest. There Is often greater refreshment In praver than sleep (Is. 40:31. There had just been a great crisis In His history, and so He must talk It all over with tho Father. Whiln He prayed, through the flashes ot lightning Ho saw His . dtsrlpleB out on the sea distressed with rowing against the storm (Mark 6:48). They had been in the storm before, but then Jesus was with them, now they were alone (Jno. (1:17). Jesus did not go to them nt once. He left them to hattle with the waves while Ho continued In prayer. ' But He was helping them by Ilia prayers and He helps us to-day by His inter cession (Heb. 7:23). If. Jesus Coming to ;.in Disciples In the Storm, 25-27. In the darkest hour, Just before dawn, as their boat was helplessly tossed about, Jesus Himself came to the despairing disci ples. He came, "walking upon the sea" (cf. Job 9:8). The disciples were not relieved, but troubled at the Bight of Him. They did not recognize Him, but fancied that He was an ap parition, and that their time had come. They cried out for fear. Jesus often approaches us In a way that we do not at first recognize Him, and we are terrified Instead of comforted. But Jesus did not leave them long In sus pense and fear. He uttered the nost comforting words He can ever say, "It Is I." The "be of good cheer" and "be not afraid" would not have helped without the "It la I." HI. A Disciple's Approach to Jesus In the Storm, 2H-!M. Peter, true to hla character, comes forward with a proposition. Good and bad are strangely mixed in the request. There was the good desire to get to Jesus at once, there is the bad desire to dis play himself. There Is faith and there is unbelief. Jesus Bays but one word, "Come." Peter climbed over the side of the boat and began walking on the waters. He trusted Christ and the power of God sustained him (1 Pet. 1:6). He was quite proud of his achievement and began to look around Instead of looking at Jesus, Then he saw the wind and down he began to sink. Alas, for the man who takes his eyes off from Jesus and looks at his environment. But Peter was wise in hla peril, he did the best thing any one caa do when sinking. His prayer was short, explicit, personal, right to the point, Intensely earnest, and It was answered immediately, though Its faith was by no means perfect. If any sinking soul honestly cries to Jesus, "Lord, save me," He will do It (Ro. 10:13). Jesus helped Immediately (cf. Is. 65:24). It was'with His out stretched hand that He "took hold ot him" and saved (cf. Ps. 138:7; Mark 1:31; 41:5-41; Acts 4:30; Is. 59:1). Peter's failure was through his "doubt." IV. Jesus on Board, the Storm Over and the Desired Haven Reached, :2-:i3. As soon as Jesus was In the boat the wind ceased. All that many a tempest-tossed soul needs is to take Jesus on board and It will find calm and safety at once. The disciples were greatly amazed at what had hap pened (Mark 6:51). The demonstra tions that they had already seen of Jesus' divine power should have pre pared them for this further one (Mark 6:52). They Immediately "worshiped" Jesus. They were right in so doing (Heb. 1:6; Jno. 5:23). Jesus' acceptance without protest of the worship thus offered clearly proves His recognition of His owu deity (cf. Matt. 4:9, 10; Acts 10:25, 26; Rev. 18:10). The disciples ex claimed, "Of a truth, Thou art the Son of God." This, too, was true (cf. ch. 16:16-18). Immediately upon re ceiving Jesus into the boat they reached the shore. If any one is "all at sea" and storm-driven, tolling fruitlessly against wind and wave, let him '.ake Jesus on board and ho will come speedily and safely to land. V. Jesus Healing the Sick, 84-30. The disciples are to have still further proot that Jesui is truly the Son of God. As soon as the men ot Oenne saret recognize Jesus they scour the country around about for any that are sick and bring them to Him. Would that we bad an equal appreciation ot Jesus to-day and would scour the country for all that are sick, not only in body, but in soul They were very humble in their demand, tbey only asked that they might touch the bor der ot His garment. Tbey got what they asked, and "as many as touched were made whole." All that one needs to receive help from Jesus Is just to touch Him. THE GREAT DESTROYER SOME STARTLING FACTS AISOUT THE VICE OF INTEMP1CIUNCE. JOURNALISM IN GOTHAM. "Got anything good?" Inquired the city editor. ' "Brutal murder neatly done." "Well, play up strong on the In human Interest." Louisville Courier-Journal. "What is Whisky?" For some time past Dr. Wiley and other distinguished Government offi cials have been trying to arrive at a correct definition for whiiiky, and finally, In concluding the discussion, the President has announced what, tu his opinion, it really Is. Undoubtedly considerable Interest' centres In this decision, but It is1 chiefly a commercial interest. It would have been far more Interest ing and useful if the Government had' taken It upon itself to have run whisky directly to Its lair and had an swered this question In plain, every day English by telling us Just what whisky is, what it Is doing to the peo ple, what It means to the Nation, and what ought to be done about it. , And It would have been a compara tively easy matter to have prepared this information. In determining the correct commercial definition of whisky many men were called upon: to give an opinion, and many lines of inquiry were pursued. With no: more effort the Government might have secured the other kind of infor mation. It would simply have had to look for it in a different direction; it would merely have had to consult with a different class of people. If you want to find somebody who really knows what w;hlsky Is you) want to call upon tho Judge of a police court, upon the chief oi police, upon the manager of a charity organ ization. They are the persons whoi are best fitted to answer this query, for they are brought into daily and hourly contact with the work that whisky Is accomplishing. As a rulo these men are not what is popularly termed "temperance cranks," yet the stories they could tell would be far more eloquent In their appeal than, almost any Illustrations that the' preachers of temperance sermons ore able to devise. The simple fact is that theso tales are the plain, matter-of-fact incidents that have come to them in the course of their daily work among whisky's worst victims those whom whisky has brought to a con dition of misery that is Incalculably worse than death. Of course, most of us have soma Idea of the work that whisky is doing, for there are few persons who do not number one or two vlctlmB of this beverage in their list of relatives, friends or acquaintances; but to dis cover the whole truth, it is necessary to go to the police courts and to the tenements in which women and chil dren are starving, for it is then that the charge against whisky commences to assume proper proportions. In tact, it would be a very good Idea if every young man could be given an opportunity to Btudy this effect of whisky at first hand. It would be a temperance lesson that would cast the most logical of arguments far into tho shade. Ask any police official, any Judge, any charity worker, what Is responsi ble for the crime and misery of the world, and he will tell you that, whisky is to blame for the greater part of it. Even when other causes may be assigned a little further In vestigation would probably show that whisky played Its part in the disas ter. They will tell you, too, that the bulk of evidence goeB to prove that whisky ta a thing that cannot be fooled with that it objects most seri ously to being let alone. Once it has gained a firm hold upon an individual it holds on with a grasp ot steel, and It takes something more forceful than ordinary determination to break its hold. It Isn't because it tastes good that people drink whisky, for there ure few persons who really like the flavor. It is simply for its effect upon the brain that it is consumed, and it is in this insidious effect upon the brain that its danger lies. For, once hav ing been experienced, the brain de mands this sensation more and more frequently, until finally the habit has actually been formed and the end is in sight. This is the story that those who work among the poor and the law breaking elements can tell, for pov erty and crime follow as naturally In tho wake of whisky drinking as the' 'moon follows the sun. It is practical ly inevitable law that whisky spells disaster disaster to -the Individual, disaster to the family; and when we realize that there Is no other side to the picture no glorious record of success attained through whisky, but only misery and death we begin to regret that the Government did not carry its investigations a little further and furnish us with just the sort of definition ot which we are in need. Graham Hood, in New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser POKER IS TEXA8, "Can he play poker?" "I guess so. Nobody seems U want to plsy with him." Houston Post. Host of the Bargain. At a temperance meeting whore several related their experiences, a humorous Irishman was acknowl edged to be the chief speaker. He had on a pair ot fine new boots. Said he: "A week after I signed the pledge.i met an old friend, and, 'Bedad,' says he, 'thorn's a foine pair of boots you' have on.' 14 'They are,' says I; 'and by the same -token 'twas the canteen ser geant gave 'em to me.' " 'He did!' says he; 'an' that vvas gln'rous av him.' " 'It was,' says I, 'but he couldn't help it.' Ye see, I mad' a bargain with him. 'You kape your dhrlnk,' says I, 'an' I'll kape mo money.' Well, my money got these boots, an' as I got the best of the bargain, I'm going to stick to It." 1 ReligiousI'ruths I From the Writings of Great Preachers. A Shocking Confession, The Brewers' Journal says: "As long as dealers In Intoxicants know their profit will be greater than the risk, so long will tbey be able to supply all who apply to them, wheth er there are prohibition laws or n,ot." In other words, liquor dealers care nothing for the law, but only for the penalty. By all means, then, let pen alties be made severe enough to com pel their respect. It tbey can make more than .their fines, let imprison ment be the penalty. Herald and Presbyter. f Temperance Notes. Vlncennes Is not the only "wet" pot In the Second Indiana Congres sional District Two-thirds of the population ot Colorado ii7e In territory from which the saloon has teen outlawed through local option elections. . Commissioner Macfarland: "U has been so stated (that the use of in toxicating liquors is the chief cause of crime) by the Judge ot the police court, and by the warden ot the jail, and by everyone else who has to deal with '(the criminal classes la the Dis trict bt Columbia." - THETTiNGDOM OF THE MEEK. BY PBIsCll-LA LKONARu. Rings choone their soldiers from the strong nnd sound. And hurl them forth to battle at com mand. Acrosn the centuries, o'er sea anil land, Age after nge, the shouts of war resound; Yet, at the end, the whole wide world r round, Each empty empire once so proudly planned, Melts through Time's fingers like the dropping sand, But once, a King despised, forsaken, crowned Only with thorns chose in the fnce of loss Karth's poor, her weak, her outcast; gave them love. And sent them forth to conquer in His name. The world that crucified Him, and pro- rlnim His empire. Lo! pride's vanished thrones above. Behold the enduring bnnner of the Cross! l'riscilla Leonard. The Fire of Jesus. We have It on very good autnority that lukewarm Christians nauseate the Lord. And a very slight contem plation of His own burning zeal con vinces ns that It could not be other wise. Ho was red-hot. It comes out In His fierce attack upon those who were desecrating His Father's house. He charged on them with such fire that they were Instant ly scattered, and His disciples looking were pungently reminded of His pas sage In the psalm which said, "The zeal ot thine house hath eaten me up." He was consumed with nn over whelming eagerness to complete Hla great work, and the'tlme In which to do It was very short.' The compelling "must" was ever on His lips, begin ning with that early time In the Tem-, pie when He lost thought of every thing else but the discussion of great' problems of religion which He found of absorbing interest, and said to Mis wondering mother, "Knew ye not that I must be In the things of My Fa ther?" "I must preach the Gospel of tho Kingdom," He said, "I must go to Jerusalem." He was straightened, compressed, constrained, impelled until His full baptism with suffering waa accomplished. There could be no delay. Everything must be brought into requisition. There was scarcely time to eat. His friends thought that He was bordering on insanity, that He was beside Himself. His enemies said, "He hath a devil, and is mad." It is the way all rellglouB enthus iasm looks to the people of this world. It was the way Paul appeared to Festus, for the great apostle deemed it "good to be zealously af fected In a good thing." It wbb com mon with Jesus to spend an entire night under the stars in prayer, pour ing out His soul to God. It was HiB custom to be Intense. His flaming and blazing words made some gnash upon Hlra with their teeth, while others were ready to lay down their lives at His feet. His apostles were positive men, zeal ots. Inflammable, sons of thunder, full of fire. It was because of His own hot soul that He attracted such. He had a glowing heart. There was excitement wherever He went. "Driven" Himself by the Spirit into the wilderness, bo urgent was It that He settle His course. He came forth to do much driving, expelling demons, and causing a panic among wrong doers. He had a sensitive, finely organized nature. He saw clearly, the majesty nnd holiness ot God, the needs and sinfulness of humanity. Hence He could not be neutral or unconcerned. He had to throw Himself whole heartedly Into the terrific conflict be tween light and darkness. It was a crisis hour in the history of the uni verse. Is It not a crisis still? Is there not urgency upon us now? Does not the Master call upon us to participate in His enthusiasm for humanity and for the kingdom of -righteousness?. Should not our tongue be touched anew with pentecostal flame? Noth ing but the fire of Jesus, of one who moves In the presence of the Eternal and has a single object in view, will meet the demands of the day. James Mudge, in Epworth Herald. The Central Power Station. One morning I entered the car shops of a great railroad In the Cen tral Wsst. . It was at six-thirty o'clock, and a great cloud of black smoke was pouring from the huge smokestack. I went with my friend Into ti e work rooms, where for long distances stretched a tangle of belts, shafts, pulleys, till one was almost lost 1 1 wonder at the. complications. But there was no motion. All the possibilities of the shop were hushed in lnictlon. My guide said: "It will look different here In a few mo ments." We then went Into the engine root a, where an eight-hundred horse pov er engine was being oiled. fc At eev in o'clock the whistle blew, and the great machine became a thing of lit i. The arms began to move, and in my admiration of the greatness of tb i engine I forgot the machine shop. P esently my friend said: "Now, look yonder Into the shops." As I looked I saw every shaft and belt moving, r.nd the men taking their places at '.heir machines, and soon the whole' jlace was humming with life. . The power had been turned on. The Spirit Is the power we all need to make our work a living, glorious, jubilant thing. J. W. Holland. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES JUNE FIFTH Topic Christ Our Judge Matt. 25: 31-46 Consecration Meeting. No respect of persons. Pa.- 72: 2-9, 13-17. Righteous Judgment. Isa. 11: 3-5. Purifying Judgment. Mai. 3: 1-3. The judgment-seat.' 2 Cor. 5: 9-11. Self-testing. 1 Oor. 11: 27-34; 2 Cor. 13: 5. Secrets uncovered. Hob. 4: 12, 13. God will make no e' Mirary division at the judgment. Me v will separate themselves Into sheep and goats by being sheep and goats (v. 32). Ours is to be a prepared inherit ance. How beautiful It will be may be guessed by studying this prepared earth, bo lovely though it is only a temporary abode for us (v. 34). We satisfy ourselves with mere oc casional good deeds for others, and forgot that every opportunity missed Is a missing of Him (v. 45). Let us not cheat ourselves with Im agining an everlasting heaven . and denying an everlasting hell. The two are bound together In the same sen tence (v. 46). Suggestions. He Is to be our Judge, but He Is our Father at the same time. We can think about them separately, but they can never be separated. It is easy to think of Him as the Judge of others, but profit comes from thinking of Christ as our Judge. To Judge me, Christ has only to look at me; for all the deeds and thoughts of my past life have their results in my present, character. At the end of this life my character will be fixed and Judgment will be per petual. How great a relief from strug gle and anxiety for the good man! Illustrations. The courts recognize the- danger of deciding from circumstantial evidence alone; but Christ knows all circum stances. In an earthly court the defendant pleads guilty or not guilty as his law yer advises; but In Christ's court there is no pleading by the defend ant; he has only to appear. EPWQRTH LEAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, JUNE 5 The Christian's Friendship With His Lord John 15: 12-16; James 2: 23. 1 . John 15: 12-14. Great love has a right to ask great obedience. Since our Lord has loved us, he may Justly tell us whom to love. And he has this right by virtue of the surpremest serv ice that the universe has ever known or can know; he laid down his life ,for his friends for us. How dare we disregard the lightest wish of him who has thuB loved us? And yet he telle us to do what la often a hard thing to love one another. But w must do it, or lose him. Verse 15. It la great to be Christ's 'servant; it Is wonderful to be bis 'friend. It brings us Into the inner circle, and puts on us such obligation to b worthy that for very shame we must cease from sin lest we disgrace our Friend. Verse 10. Christ has selected us to be hla friends, and to eerve him, and in his choice is our safety. If We had presumed to seek hla friendship first, we might have doubted whether we could attain to it. But he comes down to our level, and chooses us, and offers us himself. If be did not be lieve In ua, that would nevfer have happened. Since It has happened, let us prove our gladness in bis friend ship by making It fruitful of all possi ble gain to his kingdom. James 2: 23. Is it safe to reckon that friendship Is a mark of holy life? Not unless the friendship is high 'enough. No earthly friendship of mine can be guarantee that I shall 'seek always the best things and be true always to my own best longings. But to become a friend of God Is In it self a transforming, transfiguring ex perience. It puts upon us the badge of a new nobility. As kings used to give adequate estates to the men they ennobled, bo that the new dignity might be properly sustained, so our ITi-lend rives us the riches of hla grace. His friendship for us is Just tho same thing aa our righteousness, for it binds ua to a pure and godly Ufo. WISE WORDS. Trust and Walt. God has promised to satisfy but pie did not promise when. God baa plme enough, and so have you. God has boundless resources, and His re sources are yours. Can you not trust Him? Trust and wait. He knows what Is best for you, He has reasons for denying you now, but In tbe end He will satisfy. Maltble D, Babcock. t. D. Tbe Seeds and the Harvest. Out of dark affliction come a fplr Itual light John .gjnyan. . Compensation being refused for a cut finger, ao Ilford (England) do mestic servant left ber situation and wrote to, her mistress aa follows:' "Madam- , the cut Is worst. The' Jdoctor says I have cut the spinal cord of my little finger. It you do not lm 'mediately send me Ave shillings iweek, I suail lnsult my solicitor." CAN'T PAY ALIMONT. "Your Honor, 1 don't see bow I can pay so much alimony aa that." Judge "Why In the world didn't you tbluk ot that before you mar rled;' Life. . .9', important men who really aren't are the most anxious, to tell you all' about it. - The more money a man could in herit the more he could act as if he made It by bis bralni. A girl gets so excited about being engaged she forgets what a good time' the bad before she was. Some men are uch natural-born, liars they will pretend they would! rather go to 0 church fair than a prize-fight. , A woman nover gets so fat that she; will stop sneering about how other, women can't get anything to fit their figures, A girl puts ou prettlness very fast when you tell her so. Tbe way a woman fools a man Is, making him think he's doing It to her. You don't bare to explain a com- pllment to a woman tbe way you do! the constitution. A useful thing about spelling isj having a stenographer who knows how to do It for you. ' ' There's no excuse ever Invented, for coming home late that a man hasn't warn threadbare before he's been mm rled three years. it's so natural to' lie It's astonish-; ling bow tew people do It well. The more fuu a man thinks be can. have being out -nights the more bis wife knows she can't. ' Insano asylums are all places where everybody Insldo thinks everybody outside Is craiy, ' The way for a tun to make a girl' stop ruimlug away from him Is for him to stop chasing her. Wbu a man comes to you with an, offer to make you rich you're lucky tf ho doesn't go away with a dollar lie borrowed from you. From "Re-j Suctions ot a Bachelor," la tbe New lYprk Press. Vj . i THE, EPICURE'S Ixibster Salad Sandwich, " Remove the meat from two lob. sters, and cut all edible parts In small pieces. Have slices of bread cut thin of the size and shape desired, 'and well buttered. Make a mayonnaise dressing as follows: Two teaspooni mustard, one teaspoonful salt, on tablespoon sugar, two tablcspooni melted butter, eight tablespoons milk, five tablespoons vinegar, one well beaten egg. Boll until it thlckeni. Spread the bread with mayonnaise and work the rest in with tbe lobster. Cover a slice with the prepared fllii ing, place another slice on it, anl wrap in parafllne paper until needed, Boston Post. Chocolate Fudge. Put two cups sugar, a half cup milk, a quarter cup butter and four squares ot chocolate Into a saucepan and simmer ten minutes. Take from the fire, add one tea spoonful vanilla and stir for five min utes until soft and creamy. Pour In buttered pans. To make the plain Vassar fudge, odd to two cupb white granulated or soft brown sugar, one cupful thick cream. Put this over the fire, and when It gets hot add a quarter cake chocolate, grated or broken in fins pieces. Stir constantly and vigorous ly. When It reaches the boiling point add a tablespoonful butter, and keep stirring until a little poured on a saucer creams with beating. Take from the fire, beat until cool and pour In buttered tins. New York Telegram. Cream of Tomato Soup. Scrape two young carrots, peel ons young turnip and cut into slices, to gether with a stalk or two of celery, a leek and a small onion. Add a few sprigs of parsely, half a bunch of chives cut in small bits and a clove ot garlic, If desired. Cook for an hour in three cups water, then add a quart can of tomatoes. Simmer gently for two hours longer, then strain through a colander. Melt a large tablespoon ful butter In a saucepan, stir until rather brown, then add two table spoonfuls flour. When blended stir in a cupful of tbe hot soup stock, then turn the thickened mixture back into the soup pot. Cook ten or fif teen : minutes, season with a table spoonful salt, a scant teaspoonful pep per, and a teaspoonful sugar. , Serve hot with fried or toasted croutor- Washington Star. Southern Ileaten Biscuit. Sift together one quart flour, a salt spoonful salt and a half teaspoonful baking powder. Rub into the flour with the tips of the fingers a heaping tablespoonful lard, then add a cup of milk or enough to make a stiff dough, stlffer than for bread. Now, If you follow the old-time method of beat ing, take a biscuit beater or rolling; pin and beat the dough on a block ot hard wood until it blisters and pops. It takes a strong arm and a skillful one to beat well. Cut Into rounds about the size of a watch (medium size), prick with a fork and bake about thirty minutes in a moderate oven. If you like short cuts In your culinary methods instead of beating try running the dough through s food chopper about six times. This blisters the dough as well as the tra ditional method of beating and can be done in a tenth ot tbe time.1 Washington Star. . ' rr. 1 ninvst fbrMousewim Use sour milk and salt to brighten brass candle sticks. If your grocer furnishes kerosene which gives a dim light, put a little salt in the bottom of the lamp, then fill with oil and, you will be surprised at tbe result. Tie up a piece of yellow beeswax in a rag and when the iron Is almost, but not quite hot enough to use, rub it quickly with the wax and then with a coarse cloth. By rubbing va fresh lemon thor oughly Into a sponge and rlnBlng in lukewarm water several times It will .become as sweet and clean as when new. In baking biscuits, have the oven hot at first, but lower the tempera ture Just a little before the biscuits are ready to take out. This will add materially In making the biscuits light. Take old pieces of lace curtains, dip in thin starch, lay on place to be mended. Iron with quite a, hot Iron. The starch sticks tbe piece on and will stay till the curtains are washed again. Don't select a large pattern for a small room, for It will be out ot pro portion and decrease Its size. In a place ot this kind choose something small and dainty and the charm will be enhanced. Don't uce a striped paper In a place with a high celling. A room ot that description should have' a figured Bide wall with a pattern' ot generous proportions, It the space admits ot that treatment. The same advice P plies to materials. How many know that by adding common table salt to gasolene you can remove spots from clothing or the most delicate fabrics without leaving a ring around the edge cleaned T Many a dry cleaner's bill can be saved by useful knowledge. Don't put heavy toned colors 1" dark or medium light rooms, no mat ter how much you like tbem. Often the salesman, not knowing where tbe light romes from or how the room i situated, in order to make a sabt urges what he sees the customer fait cle.
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