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THE PULPIT.
(A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY
DR. MALCOLM M'LEOD.
Thr-ine: The Holy Ministry.
Nw York City.- In thn Collegiate
Church of St. Nicholas, Fifth avenue:
and Weit Fifty-eighth street, the)
imintsfrr, the Itev. Dr. Malcolm Mr.
,Lod. u t ;u lit.l on ,-Tlie Holy Minis
try." The loxt was from F.phcsinns,
,3:S: "I nto mo wlio am less than tho
flcat of all paints Is this gra"e given,
that. 1 p'ioiiUI preach nmong the Gen?
tiles the unsearchable riches of
:Chrit." Among other things ho
Raid:
Th.Te Is no work equal In range or
.Tir.hii".-s to thp meat work of tho
jholy ministry. The New Testament,
'gives to It a peerpi3. imperishable
place. "It Is the best calling, hat
;the worst trade in the world." wrote:
Matthew Henry. lir. Cnyler onco
said that no royal throne was Inftii-r
than the pulpit of .Jesus Christ.
When Dr. Carey was laboring In In
dia, his son Felix had accepted the
office of Ambassador to the Kins of
Btinrah. Carey said one dav to si
friend: "Felix had lapsed info an
Ambassador." M"nn r.:j that to for
Bake the lol'tv vocntlo.i of thp minis
ter for even the hlghp-t earthly court
was a descent. The man who i
preaching Christ Is handling fabulous'
treasure upsearchabl; riches, our
text says. Hp should ! a man of
native gifts and companding c-nulii-ment.
Not a few there aiP who believe
ithat the gravest dar.ir.'t' threatening
he rauKe of organized Christianity
;to-day In America Is tin- decline o$
the pulpit. Because when the pul-i
pit declines, tho ch;r,',fd of Inspir
ation is clogged and the fi.rtlli7.in?
river dries up. i.Jnd has intrusted
His heavenly manifest' to human lips.
The history of the church Is en
veloped In a blaze of pulpit glory.
Simers. we are told, are to be
pitied because posterity cannot hear
them. Their art Is f :: Ip and ephe-i
meral. Not so the pr.-acher! He 13
tn alliance with the h' inhts. The
truth he utters links him with the
eternal. It was Henry 'a?d lleecherj
a prearher, who dealt slavery soma
of those death blovs from which It!
never rallied. It was Thomas Chan
mors, a preacher, who made his weekyj
Iy discourses one of the controlling
forces of Scotland. It was Jonathan
Edwards, a preacher, who made his
pulpit a seat of the mighty, it was
John Wesley, a preacher, who started
a new era of political economy a
man, by the way. who. according to,
Carlyle, has wielded more Influence1
in the world than any of his three)
great contemporary William Pitt
the Duke of Wellington or Napoleon1
Bonaparte. Some religions rely uponl
the sword: some upon the state;:
some upon ancestor worship; somej
upon symbolism; hut the Christian!
religion, from the beginning, hag re
lied upon tongues Inflamed by a burn
ing coal from off God's altar. 1
Never at any time has prophecy,
ceased. Our old professor at Prince
ton used to say to us, "Young men,
never belittle your calling." Other
parts of worship hav? changed. The
sacrifice has changed; the ritual hasi
changed; the litanies, the liturgies;'
but the- function of the pulpit all
through the circle of the centuries
has remained virtually the same.
The- world outgrows its priests, buti
not its prophets. "It has pleased1
God by the foolishness of preaching
to save them which believe."
Who the true preacher is:
1. He is a man cla.l ia the garb of
humility.
2. He Is a man characterized by,
the sift of grace.
:i. lla Is a man with a message.
May we pause ur.d see what that
Implies?
!. A man, first of all, clad in tho
garh of humility. There is nothing
more winsome about Paul than hla
great human heart. If ever there
lived a man who had the right to
boast a bit, It was be. But mark his
modesty: "Cn'o me who am less than
the luast." .Me, a vessel of grace.
The wonder of It dazed him. He
felt himself a pigmy before the
mountainous conception. "Unto me
wao am less than the least." "Less
fthan the least." A comparative su
perlative! You say that Is strange.
Is it possible? Is It good English?
No, It Is not; it is not good English,
and it Is Impossible. There cannot
be anything lets than the least. It is
the language of the heart, not the
head. This is how he felt. He
would like a place if only such a
plane could be below the lowest.
One hardly needs to add in passing
that this Is not the temper of the
age. It Is not God's bounty to-day
that awakens our awe. People say,
"Why bag this trouble come upon
me?" They do not Fay, "Why has
this blessing been conferred?" We
do not marvel at the mercies any,
more. We do not stand In trembling
bewilderment before them. Wd
rather expect them. We almost mur-i
mur If we do not receive them. To
day It is our trouble that stir us with
the wine of wonder. Why has this
affliction come? Why this calamity?
Paul had more than his share of 111
fortune, but it never disturbed him.
He never said "Why?" to his trials.
It was the manifold goodness of God
that evoked his surprise. No man
was ever more humble than the great
apostle, and yet again one Is almost
tempted to doubt if ever man was
more boastful. Ills letters are full
of the personal pronoun. In this one
chapter alone he uses "I and "me"
twolve times. But it was a splendid,
magnanimous boantf ulnem, His one
aim was to use himself and his ex
perience anil his art and his culture
as a pedestal for the massive figure
of the mighty Christ.
Aid you are not surprised. I
know you are not. Has it not always
been so? Have not .all the Immortal
prophets of truth been men ot self
abasement? In his eighty-eighth
year John Wesley said, "I am still at
school." And at almost the same age
Gladstone remarked, "I carry my
satchel yet." Instance Luther. In
studying Luther the first thing that
arrests us Is the bashfulness with
which t shrank from his work. He
aid one day to the superior who was
urging him to preach. "No, no; It Is
not a Utile thing to speak before
men In the place of Cod." What was
that but the natural recoil of a great
soul from a responsible task? "Why
did Jesus choose Judas?" Jospob
Parker was once asked. "I do not
k?.jw," replied the doctor, "but I
linve a harder question, "Why did
ile choose me?". This It was that
muled Paul, why did He choose
ne? "Me," he exclaims, "who am
oss than the least." Why me?
Of course you know the word "hu
h.'ll.ty" has chunked Its meaning, la
bldou times It as a sinister word
word of slaves. Hardly could you
uCer it tn a a a greater Insult than to
fall him humhte. on me upturned
ptatue of Karncses, unearthed the
rither day amid the ruins of Mem
phis, Is found this Inscription: "I. am
King of Kings. If any one wnntc to
know how great I nm, let him try to
surpass one of my works." That wan
the old appraisement. The world ac
cepted you at your own vnlttntlon.
Therefore put the price ns high as
possible. Once humility was a sllg
Sna. To-day It Is a compliment.
I'hrlst took the hateful word and
jnnde It honorable. It Is the Chris
Han's loveliest virtue and his crown
ing grace. The old order of chivalry
lias passed away. 'TIs the meek who
are mighty now.
Can a life become humble npart
from God'.' I will answer that ques
ion by asking another. Can n straw
berry ripen without the nun? The
(strawl-rrry will crow er.d get Juice
find color; but no berry ever bad its
Kour sap changed Into sweetness
without the shining of the sun. It
takes the whole solar system to grow
a berry. And It takes tho power of
the Holy Spirit, the third person of
the Trinity, to grow n pimple grace
like humility. Iluskin says that If
you were to cut a square Inch out ot
Turner's skies you would find the in
finite In it. Just so, tho lowliest
trace is rooted In the Infinite. Where
is honKiitiiT then? It is excluded.
Grace shows boasting to the door and
bows It out.
II. He's a man characterized by
the gift of grace.
"God reslsteth the proud but glv
elh grace unto the humble." "Unto
me was this grace given." "Was;"
past tense. The great apostle to tho
Gentiles preached not because he was
gifted oratorlcally. Not becan.ie he
felt a joy In the exercise, but because
he had been anointed. "To me was
this grace given." The preacher
may have the strength of a Hercules,
the heart of a Howard, the tongue
of a Cicero, the courage of a Luther,
the passion of a St. Francis. Ho may
have all these things and fail. Not
until he Is glvon an unction from
nbova Is he equipped for his work.
His success depends not on tho depth
of his thought or the sparkle of his
Style, but on tho baptism of his Lord.
He must be sure that God has spoken
to him before he can venture to spe.uk
to others. Does he come from aome
university? Then he can lift. iu to
learning. Does he come from some
school of music? Then be can lift us
to art. Does he come to us from
some Parliament? Then he can lift
us to politics. But If he would lift
us to God he must come from tho se
cret of His presence. Tie must, havo
the fragrance of the King's garden.
If he would lead us to 7.ion he must
know the way there. Ho Ehould
.wear the halo of tho Infinite.
Now what 13 grace? ' Let us bo
(quite sure that wc are traveling on
ifamillar lanes. It is not an aesthetic
outfit. Gracefulness is, but not
grace. It is not a mere soft senti
mental emotion. It Is not simply
good will. It Is a great tidal flow.
It is the divine heart at work lu tho
world. God's lovo as an energy Go
ing out to the sinner that is grace
You do not know much of village
Jiumps here In New York. Perhaps
you have never felt their interesting
Romance. Do you remember those
nld wooden pumps In tho country?
(You had to work hard to get any
mater, and sometimes you had first
to pour water In to get any out. How
different from a spring! A pump
labors, but a spring bubbles. Grace
Is not love that is pumped out. It
is love that bursts out. It is a spon
taneous, gushing, artesian. It. is the
outrush of the love of God. Love
with us Is a passion. Love with ua
Is an attribute. It Is the great card
attribute of the Divine Essence.
III. He is Intrusted with a mes
sage. And he must not change the
message not a dipthong of It. Can
the telegraph boy change tho tele
gram? No; that Is not his province.
The Apostle to the Gentiles ii our
model. Never for one moment was
he In doubt as to what he ought to
proclaim. It was not always pleas
ant. Sometimes It was unpleasant
and unwelcome. Tho faith ho sayaJ
was once delivered to the saints. It!
was not invented by them. It was
handed down to them. It was deliv
ered. Nay, stroirger than that. It
was "once for all" delivered deliv
ered, he means. In Its completeness.
1 The minister Is a voice. Tho mes
sage does not belong to him. He be
longs to the message. Preaching is
not a man using the truth. It Is
truth using the man. He does not
possess It. He Is possessed by It. He
bears the burden of a divine urgency.
Ever should we be on guard lest we
forget that the true minister is a
prophet, not a soothsayer; not a fore
teller a forthteller. He Is not mov
ing away over there in the realm of
the remote. He Is living here In the
present. He deals with the twenti
eth century, not the twenty-first. He
Is a man of his ago. Ho is a living
voice. He speaks for God. He Is
the Interpreter of God. His office Is
possible only to the basis of a revela
tion. He is the exponent of a com
mission. And what la the commission?
Note carefully again the wording,
please. "That I should preach
among the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches of Christ." Now that Is an
unsearchable sentence. I cannot ex
plore It. It Is beyond me. Tho de
scriptive word in it is a rare word.;
It means literally "Not to be tracked
by footprints." It Is found only In
one other place In the Now Testa
ment In Romans. "How unsearch
able are His Judgments and His ways
past finding out." "Past finding
out!" That's It. The flsuro Is
oceanic. "His way Is In the sea and
His path In the great waters and His
footsteps are not known.
The
Sunday School
HVJ 'Ell NATIONAL LF.SSOX COM
MUNIS FOR JI LV 10.
Brief Review of the Lessons For the
eoml Quartet- of the Voiir
The Principal Fiict.
fiOLDKN TKXT. "The words thntt
I speak unto you. they are spirit nud
thev are life " John fi:fi3.
A review r.hould nlm to gather up
the principal facts nnd central truths,
of the lessons and put them together.
The passages studied, texts nnd Gold
en Texts, will be found In preceding
Issues nnd need not be repeated here.
The principal facts of Lesson I. are
tho display of Jesus' power In the
raising of Jnlrus' daughter nnd heal
ing of the woman who had an Issue
of blood. The great central truth IS'
that Jesus Is a Divine Saviour, nnd
that there Is nothing too hard for
Him.
The principal fact of Lesson II. Is
that Jesus Imparted the power that;
He Himself possessed to twelve oth-'
prs and sent them forth to carrv on
His work. The great central truth is
that Jesus Is divine.
Tho principal fact of Lesson III. Is
that John the Baptist, though he had
hnd a clear vision of Jesus ns the
Christ at an earlier date, fell Into
doubt, and Jesus gently dealt with
his doubt and dispelled it. The great
central truth Is that Jpsus is conclu
sively proven to be the Messiah by,
doing the work of the Messiah.
The principal fact of Lesson IV. Is
thnt Jesus rebuked the cities wherein
most of Ills mighty works were done,
because they repented not. The
great central truth Is thnt guilt Is
mepsured by opportunity, and the
I mirier inn opportunity rejected, tne.
j greater will be our condemnation.
1 The principal fact of Lesson V. is
J that Jesus refused to be bound by;
I Pharisaic traditions and ketit tho Sab-'
bath according to Its divine Idea, and
not according to man's prescriptions.
The great central truth Is that the
Son of Man is Lord even of the Sab-'
bnlh day.
The princlnal fact of Lesson VI. Is
that wine makes a fool cf everv one'
who drinks It. The great central
truth Is that wine and all alcoholic
liquors should be left absolutely
alone.
The principal fact of Lesson VII. Is
that the Pharisees In their determine
atlon not to obey the truth did not
hesitate to attribute the works of;
Jesus, which were performed by the'
Spirit of God, to the devil. The great
central truth Is that there Is forgive
ness for every sin but one, but that
the blasphemy against the Holy.
Ghost hath never forgiveness j
The principal fact of Lesson VIII.'
Is that Herod put to death John the1
TJaptist, the faithful prophet of God,:
to gratify a wicked woman's hatred.
The great central truth Is the awful-,
ne-s of sin. I
The principal fact of Lesson IX. Is
that Je3us multiplied seven loaves
and a few small fishes until they be-;
came sufficient to feed 4000 men, be
sides women and children. The great
central truth is that "truly this Is the
Von of God."
The principal fact of Lesson X. Is
.Tiet Jesus walked upon the sea to
reach and cheer and help His dis-'
trcsei disciples. The great central
truth is that Jesus is the Son of God.;
The principal fact of Lesson XI. Is
that Jesus In response to the cry and
persistent faith of a heathen woman,'
had mercy on and healed her daugh
ter. The great central truth is that
persistent faith can get anything from'
the Lord.
Tho great central truth of Lesson
XII. Is, "Take heed how ye hear the
word of God."
The great central truth of Lesson
XIII. Is that In the outward manifes
tation of the kingdom at the present
time are both tares and wheat, which
will grow together until the harvest,
but at the time of the harvest thero
will be an eternal separation.
The great central truth of. Lesson,
I. of the third quarter is that the
kingdom of heaven and the Christ, In
whom It centres, are worth more than.
all earthly treasures.
THE TEMPERANCE PROPAGANDA
COXCFRTF.D ATTACK ON DRINK
WINNING ALL ALONG LINE.
A Promise,
Every command In tho holy writ
Ii only a covenant promise. Wesley.'
Practical,
An English friend, who contends
thut we Americans have no true sense
of historic value or artistic verity,
cites the following to prove her point.
She was at Holyrood lam spring, anJ
lha custodian was showing her, to
gether with several American tour
ists, the old rooms of the famous
castle. Damley s dressing room es
pecially charmed her the rare mel
low panels, marvellously rich with
intricate carving, and the exquisite
narrow windows of quaint design.
Oue of the Americans, evidently a
middle-aged mr cf business, poked
bis nose in the 1 inn and out again.
"Whose did you say? Darnley'a?
Dressing room? Humph! Very poor
light for shsvlag." Harper's.
Ativt.t'tf V.. Tiial....1..-
""-' HllltHIHII,
'T:r11. Mr. EUllngton says he will
111 hltiuelf unlcju you let bin) bave
K
uoes ne ssy that as a threat or as
promise?" Chicago Itecord-IUrald.
1
Three Gains of Being Strong.
Courage. Nobody who has gone to
Christ for strength ever loses heart.
For He says, "My Lord believed in
men and their salvation; why should,
not I? My Lord did not despair of
the world; why should I? My Lord
never ran away from duty because It
might be unpleasant, or hard, or dan
gerous; I will stand with my Lord!"
Consistency. It is easy to look like
a Christian, In one particular or an
other, but somewhere the surface
Christian will betray himself. The!
true disciple Is fallible enough, but.
he is saved from shame by his sin-,
cerlty. The Imitation disciple drops,
his dlBguise when he least suspects
that the maBk Is off.
Success. The Christ-strengthened,
man Is on the winning side. No,
weapon can prosper against him. He
has the secret of conquest. He has a
first Hen on the future. He Inspires
others. His unconquerable persist
ence keeps the Church and all god
movements going forward. Once and
again he may be beaten back for a
moment, but he and his kind are the'
saving element that will yet bring,
the world to God. They are God's,
best pledge to humanity that the.
forces of evil are surely going down
to defeat.
Getting Even Does Not Pay.
Do not waste any time trying to
"get even" with some one who has'
wronged you. It Is Impossible to em-'
Ploy a slugle hour to worse advan
tage. Someone has truly said that;
"getting even" Is an Idea of revengoj
found only In the philosophy of fools.
Truer words were never uttered.'
This Idea that because someone else,
has stooped to a low, contemptible
act, you must, too. Is not worthy of
a moment's consideration by high
minded men and women. Do not allow
what someone elsa has done to put
you out of harmony with your best
-lt. -Gotl.ig even" hurta you a. hun
dred times more than it hurts auy 0110
else. Pittsburg Christian Advocate.
SURE SIGN.
Miles "I understand you are su
perstitious believe In signs and all
that?".
Giles ."Yes, to a limited extent."
Mtlee "Well, what Is It a sign of
when you meet a man wearing a shirt
and cuffs of different patterns?"
Giles "It is a sign that his wife Is
away from home." Chicago Newe.
About one-fourth of the men In
the navy at the present time have re-
ulUteiL'
Pr;p.r.nViIf.S.
"I doubt r.,rr r whether tho
most orlglna: ayyi .nat ever lived'
could prese 1 tn unique a situation
Illustrative o. tiuman misery as one
that came under my notice during a,
recent visit to the Pacific Const," re
marked I). R. Hughes, an attorney.
"My brother Is connected with a.
newspaper at Seattle, and one night'
while in his ofllce the utory camo of
the shooting of Judge Emory, of tho.
Superior Court, by a young man;
named Chester Thnnnunn Tli .lon:
man and the father of his murderer
wore bosom friends, perhaps each was
the other's closest comrade and asso
ciate. That had been their condition
for twenty years. The boy who killed
the Judge was his friend. The way
it came about was this:
"One evening the young man called
to see some girls at the residence of
the Judge. Because of his father's,
relationship with the family, the boy
had always been welcome. This even-'
Ing, however, he had been drinking a
little and the Judge very mildly
and discreetly rebuked him. Tho
young man said something he should
not have said, and the Judge lndig-j
nantly ordered him from his house.)
Enraged at his humiliation the boy,
drew his pistol and fired, killing thoi
friend of his father. '
"Now, comes the terrible part ot'
It. When the Superior Court met
there was a new Judge on the bench,
and resolutions were offered in' re
spect to the memory of the one who
had been so suddenly called away.
Lawyer after lawyer spoke touchlngly
of the dead Jurist, and now and then
the audience glanced at Mr. Thomp
son, tho father of the young man who
was so soon to be tried for the killing'
of tho Judge. Ha was very promi
nent and were the situation different
that he would speak would bo a mat
ter of course. But here, what could
he say? The man he loved was dead;
the son he loved had killed him. At
last all those who cared to speak, It
seemed, had finished, and the exer
cises' were about to be concluded.
Then, Thompson arose and delivered
the address which has become a
classic on the coast. I was fortunate
in obtaining a copy of It. Here it Is:
" 'I ttynk I can fully realize the
situation of one who, lost In the
desert, in a land of sand and dust and
drought, perishing of thirst, comes
upon a p-th made by the wild herds
In passing to and from tome desert
spring and knows not which end of
the path leads away from or towards
the water, and who must choose or
perish.
" 'Some of my brother attorney!
In great kindness have begged me to
speak in this hour, some have urged
me that silence Is best. If I speak I
may regret It. If I refrain, I know
I shall regret It. Words sometimes
have strange power and make des
tinies. The greatest wizard of words
In our day but a few days ago told
us of the magician who put forth
some words and they became live
things, and ran about. Some of
them made their way into the hearts
of men and stirred them to the doing
of mighty things. But there are
times when words seem to lose their
power. They do not become alive,
and will not go into the hearts of
men.
" 'No august Power looks out upon
age-long darkness now and says, "let
there be light," and light comes out
of darkness. No pale, sad man goes
down to the door of a tomb now and
says, "Lazarus, come forth," and sees
the cold doorB open, the cerements
fall away and the sleeper waken and
come forth.
" 'I knew Judge Emory well. For'
sixteen years we were friends. I
knew he was my friend, and he knew
I was his friend. Sixteen years ago
in beautiful grounds out by the shore
of Lake Washington I watched the
old herioc play of knighthood where',
mounted men tilted with lances and.
mocked the tourneys of the old chlv-t
alrlc davs. It wah a coma t 1
well, having witnessed it In the oldl
summer land of the South. J
" 'Emory was one of the successful)
knights who bore away the trophies
of that field, and I was chosen to
present to the successful knights the
memorials of their triumph. That
evening, in a beautifully decorated
hall, hung with heraldic banners,
Meado Emory knelt before me, and
there in the presence of the smiling
girl, who afterwards became his wife,
I placed upon his young and curly
head the laurel wreath that marked
bis victory,
" 'We were friends and ever after,
and if words would do their duty now
there is so much I would like to say?
of him who sleeps. But words have
ost their power; they will not take,
life for me. and run about, and go
Into the hearts of men, and move
them as I would wish. I cannot
speak, but I can feel, and He who
watches while we mourn, knows that
If there were one, and but one, feeble
lingering ray of light left In my dark-'
ened and silenced home. I would give
it to Illuminate the hearts of the
widowed wife and orphaned children
of this man who has passed from us.j
though I and mine should sit In dark
ness while ever life shall lost '
THE SWEET I1Y AND BY.
"The father spoke with as much
emotion us If he had been pleading
for a human life, and there was
scarcely a dry eye In the court room
when he had finished. I never heard
anything that affected me as much.
I could hardly Imagine a situation!
more pathetic." Edgar White.
Temperance Notes.
The new Mayor of Sandusky, Ohio,
has Issued an order prohibiting chil
dren going Into saloons. This order
applies to newsboys and others, as
well as to boys and girls who have
boen sent by their parents to purchase
beer.
The Nashville Ten
thut the people of Nashville are on
trial before the bar nr lha nnt-M fn.
winking at the lawlessness ot thej
niiuur uuuiers. mere are a number
of other cases in the same courtl
awaltlug trial for the came offense! I
Mrs. Carrie Nation has been arrest,
ed many times for wrecking Illegal
saloons. Did you ever bear of a sa
loonkeeper being arrested for wreck,
leg legal homes? California Voice. I
The president of the City National
Bank, of Knoxvllle, Tenn., conserve.'
tively estimates that over f 800,000 a
year Js now being directed to the gen.
eral trade which formerly went to
the salo jns.
The city of Fresno, Cel., hat closed'
all saloons on Sundays acd at raid-.
night during the week. Which la
frnnri MM fni na l mnr Vtt I
short too suoa. Drive them out Is the' '
best policy.
BY Louise LIDnl.K.
When we reach the shining portal
lust beyond the awclling tide,
When we sit enthroned in nlnry
At tho dear Redeemer's side.
Think how great will be the blessing
There forever to abide.
With the bright nnd shining snftcln,
Chnnting songs of sweetest praise.
We shnll onn forget onr sorrows,
And nur snngs of gladness rnise
To the Father, in wh.ise mansions
We shall dwell through endless day.-,
Glorv! Ah yes, 'twill be glory.
When we reach the heavenly strand,
When the Snviour lends us upward
lly His omnipotent hand:
W hen we dwell with Him forever
In thnt bright nnd better hind.
The Iaw of Reciprocity.
It Is more blessed to give than to
receive. Acts 20, 35.
This text is the embodiment of one
of the greatest of truths the law ot
reciprocity. Similar passages In the
Scriptures are: "Whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap,"
"Give, and It Bhall be given unto
you," "Bear ye one another's bur
dens, and so fulfil the law of Christ."
Giving is like an endless circle. It
Is casting bread upon the waters,
which returns in multiplied abund
nnce after many days. It Is the seed
In the soil, bursting Into the golden
harvest. It Is the banker, giving out
to the borrower till the Interest ex
ceeds the principal. It is the philan
thropist, receiving the gratitude of
mankind. It Is the martyr and mis
sionary losing his life to find it. It is
the discoverer and inventor, like Hen
drik Hudson and Robert Fulton, glv-
1 ing their genius for the welfare of the
I people, and receiving, generations af
terward tho plaudits and thanksglv
: Ing of the world, because of the glory
of their achievements.
Men who give get bills of exchange
on God's banking house, the Interest
of which is paid as needed along the
journey of life, while the principal
awaits their arrival in the Eternal
City.
Giving Is the philosopher's stone,
which, instead of turning everything
Into gold, turns gold Into everything
into halls of learning, libraries of
Information, missions for millions,
homes for the homeless, Christ for
the Chrlstless, and life, eternal life,
for the dying.
The returning compensation for all
noble deeds comes in that which is
better than an equivalent; In a love
and gratitude unpurchasable, as It Is
unfading and unspeakable in Its glory
and blessedness. It Is the crown of
character on the brow of the individ
ual or nation, resplendent, Immortal.
Even though your gift is unappre
ciated or misapplied, it is irreversi
bly recorded In your being. Children
may be undutlful, but the parents are
blessed on account of their expres
sions of kindness and care. Hus
bands may be drunken or brutal, but
the wife who struggles patiently on
has her reward in her own soul, and
It may be the final redemption of her
lost one. The divine Christ who gave
; Himself upon the cross as a Saviour,
as au example or Infinite self-sacrfice,
prssesses a name above every name
and a throne universal and eternal.
Edwin Whlttler Caswell, iu the Sun
day Herald.
Ills Power Depends on Our Love.
Everybody would be glad to feel 1
confident that God's resources were I
at his command, but not everybody I
may have this assurance. We can
rot claim the promise until we are '
! willing to put ourselves under His (
control. Submission must come be
fore endowment. No one can follow
the leadings of God's providence un
less ho has accepted God's authority.
Many times we quote thoughtless
ly, "All things work together for
good;" but thut Is not true. All
1 things work together for evil for
some people. Their prosperity ba
comes a curse; the number and in
tensity of their friendships bring
them no lasting comfort; the whole
ordor of God's universe works against
them. His will is in process ot con
quest; he Is at last to be triumphant
over all evil. No opposition to God's
plans can prosper.
And so, whoso will quote the prom
ise, "All things work together for
good," must add,' "to them that love
God."
Need of Mutual Forbearance.
In order to be satisfied even with
the best people, we need to be con
tent with little and to bear a great
deal. Even the most perfect people
have many Imperfections; we our
selves have as great defects. Our
faults combined with theirs makes
mutual toleration a difficult matter,
hut we can only "fulfill the law ot
Christ" by "bearing one another's
burdens." There must be mutual lov
ing forbearance.
Frequent silence, habitual recollec
tion, prayer, self-attachment, giving
up all critical tendencies, faithfulness
In putting aside all the idle Imagina
tions of a Jealous, fastidious self-lbve
all these will go far to maintain
peace and union. How many troubles
would bo avoided by this simplicity!
Hanpy Is be who neither listens to
Llnnelf nor to the Idle talk of others.
Be content to lead a simple life
vhero God has placed you. Be obe
dIont;.brar your little dally crosses
you ne:d them, and God gives them
to yo;i ouly out of pure mercy.
Ftr.clon.
Turned Into Blessing!.
To9 who can repress complaints,
raur.uurs and peevish bemoaning
t-ottcr still, tho vexed feelings which
l.?st us vhen those around Inflict
.fuv nnnoyan'cs and slights on us
will ver.Hy flnj that their little dally
v ovi'lcs a "3 turning liu blessings.
i:. L. SlJr.cy L:ar.
JULY TENTH
Topic The Model Christian Endeavor
8cclety 1 Cor. 12: 4-27.
Mutual ministry. Rom. 12: 3 8.
Committees that serve. Rom. 12:
816.
A finance committee. Acts C: 1-7.
A model prayer meeting. Acts 4:
23-32.
A model consecration meeting. iEx.
19: 3-8.
A model missionary meeting. Acts
13: 1-6.
The model Christian Endeavor so
ciety will be a unit, because It Is one
with Christ (v. 12).
Tho youngest and least experienced
member of the society Is needed as
well as the oldest and most experi
enced member (v. 12).
True Christians will sorrow In ono
another's troubles, and, what Is some
times more difficult, rejoice in one
another's Joys (v. 20).
Christians are the human body ot
Christ all the human bod" He now
has (v. 27).
Suggestions.
On Christian Endeavor day our sub
ject was "The Model Christian En
deavorer." Ours will be a model so
ciety when It Is made up of model
Endeavorers.
There Is only one model for a Chris
tian Endeavor society, end that is
the Ideal Christian society as paint
ed by our Lord.
The model society will never be con
scious that it is a model, but will all
the time be striving to Improve Itself.
The model Christian Endeavor so
ciety Is primarily, one that endeavors.
Every earnest attempt to do Christ's
will advances It nearer the Ideal.
Illustrations.
A model Is usually smaller much
smaller than the completed object.
So the model society will be willing to
begin In little ways.
The stonecutter who copies In mar
ble the sculptor's clay model muet not
take liberties with It, but Is to copy
It perfectly. We need not think to im
prove upon the model that Christ has
left us.
Many of the models in the patent of
fice are absurdities, and have never
actually resulted in working machines;
but our model always work.
epwoMh league lessons
SUNDAY, JULY 10.
The Christian's Resources 1 Cor. 3.
21-23; Eph. 320.
The relation of the Scripture cita
tions to our subject Is striking. Tho
author of our first reference, while
showing the Corinthians the folly of
sectarianism, gives a pretty clear out
line of the Christian's resources. He
would not have the followers of Christ
view their privileges from the molehill
of the sectarian, but would rather lead
them upward toward the Himalayan
heights of the Master, whence the far
reaches of the spiritual landscape may
be seen and the Father be heard to
eay, "All things are yours." The apos
tle knew that unless the tendency to
sectarianism In Corinth was destroy
ed spiritual death would ensue. He
knew that when Paul, Apollos, and
Cephas became more important than
Christ something waB vitally wrong.
He foresaw the end of a weakness
which exalted on apostle to the throne
of his Master or substituted sectarian
ism for Christianity. By an implied
comparison the barrenness and pover
ty of a sect is contrasted with the lim
itless resources of the Christian. When
he sees the magnitude of the Chris
tian's resources he rises to an eloquent
height as he declares to Corinthians
and future Christians: "For all
things are yours; whether Paul, or
Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or
life, or death, or things present, or
things to come; all are yours; and ye
are Christ's; and Christ is God's."
Tho Le3lc of It.
l'cjs :?us ClnUt Is Lord of all.
is u. Lo.J at all. J. Uulsoii
V.. lu.'.
TO TEST WOODS
FOR LEAD PENCILS.
Supply of Red Ca.Jar Will Be
Exhausted In Five ars.-Sub.
titute Muet Be Found.
With a view to replenishing the
supply ot woods adaptable to the man.
ufacture of lead pencils the forest ser
vice has perfected plans for testing a
number of the national forest woods
in co-operation with several leading
representatives of the pencil industry.
The Department ot Agriculture re
cently held conferences with lead pen
cil manufacturers, and It was brought
out, as stated at the Forest Bureau
yesterday, that the supply of red ce
dar, which furnished practically all
the wood for the annual output, for
some 825,000,000 pencils, will be ex
hausted within Ave years.
In view of this situation a substi
tute must be found which has all the
qualities of pencil wood, and which
grows In sufficient quantities to meet
the manufacturers' demands. Among
the woods in the national forest to be
experimented with are rocky mount
ain red cedar, alligator Juniper, west
ern Juniper, redwood. Incense cedar,
western cedar, Port Oxford cedar and
Alaska cypress. The specimens col
lected will be sent to four leading
manufacturers, who have agreed to
test them.
EARLY INSURGENCIES.
"It women voted, they would ot
course Insist on electing women to
public office. "
"1 don't think so," replied 'Miss
Cayenne. "We'd probably vote for
men as a compromise. The alterca
tion at our meeting convince me
that we could never be persuaded to
vote for one another." Washington
Star.
I Exports of Hungarian bean tq the
Untttd States in 1809 were of U
lvalue of 1,170,00.
Spread of the Telephone.
According to statistics, there are in
the" whole world 9,800,000 tele
phones, and the lines have an aggre
gate length ot about 12,000,000
miles. There are 1,800,000 tele
phones in Europe, 56,000 In Asia,
9000 In Africa, 7.700,000 in America
(of which 7.590.000 are In the United
States), and 52,000 tn Australia.
Denmark Is the European country
with the largest number of telephone!
to the number of inhabitants vis.,
33.3 to the thousand Denmark hav
ing ousted Sweden from that position,
the figure for Sweden being SI. 8 to
the thousand Inhabitants. Still, all
things considered the long distances
and the often difficult country
Sweden must be said to bold the pre.
tnler position, In Europe at least, and
Stockholm' ia first of all the world's
cities as regards the number ot tele
phones to the number ot Inhabitants.
The Stockholm Telephone Company
has 180 subscribers to 1P?Q luhab-,
Hants. Engineering.
From the Pulpit.
The unique manner In which a por
tion of a Missouri county obtalnel
good road g will be of especial Interest
In Georgia, with sentiment for that
Issue at floodtlde.
It is not often that the aid ot the
pulpit Is invoked In the cause of
highway Improvement, but that agon,
cy has set Jefferson Township, in N0.
daway County, to unusual activity
according to the Kansas City Star. '
For several years Rev. Fathor F. p.
Placid, pastor of the Catholic church
at the Benedictine monnstery, near
Conception, Mo., preached to his peo
ple that the building of good roads
constituted not only a civic, but a
Christian duty.
He pointed out in a series of ser
mons that bad or impassable thor
ughfares caused farmers to stay at
home on Sundays, which militate!
strongly against the uniform observ
ance of their religious duties.
He did not, however, confine hit
efforts to oral argument. And this lg
how our contemporary describes the
manner in which the monastery with
which he was affiliated set the near
by farmers a practical object lesson:
"The monastery owns a Bection of
fine land and several fine draft horses.
The fathers didn't purpose to have
their horses struggle along bad roads
every time they desired to drive to
town or to market in the rainy sea
son, or Just after a rain in any sea
son. The fathers began by eradln
the road from the monastery, OH
Conception, to Conception, a distance
of three miles. Then they chained
two pieces of railroad iron together,
and after a rain they dragged the
road several times. That was several
years ago. They have kept It up con
sistently ever since. The result Is a
road as smooth as a boulevard. There
have been heavy rains In that section
for a week; the creeks and branches
are out of their banks and It is not
possible for a horse to wade through
the mud in Borne sections of that
county or township. It is different
with the three miles of road leading
from the monastery to Conception.
The week's rain, the heaviest of the
year, has had little effect on the road,
and it is possible for a team of horses
pulling a loaded wagon to trot along
this superior thoroughfare."
Such initiative on part of the mon
astery had Its logical effect upon the
landowners of the surrounding terri
tory. j The roads are now dragged on an
average of ten times a year, at a trt
ifllng expense after the first operation.
The deadly rut has disappeared and
(from year's end to year's end the
highways are passable to heavy loads
lhauled by one or two mules. The
'farmers view the movement as one of
the best investments In their exper
ience and the fever has spread to
other sections of the county.
I Substantially, the Interest of the
clergy of Georgia In good roads Is
lequal to that of theclergy of Missouri.
Already many preachers of various
denominations in this State have spo
ken a good word tor the crusade that
.has so wonderfully inspired the In
dustry ot all classes of Georgians.
Persistent agitation in this direction'
would not only exert a salutary influ
ence on religious phases of commu
nity life; it would, as well, be reflect
ed In commercial and industrial as
pects. And the preachers are citizens as
well as preachers. Atlanta Constitution,
Cost of Neglect.
It costs for transporting wheat by.
steamer from New Tork to Liverpool,
3100 miles, one-sixth less per Dushel
than it costs the farmer to haul his
wheat 9.4 miles. These facts and fig
ures show the vast Importance of
road improvement and Justify the
Government of the United States In
experimenting with a view to Improv
ing the roads ot the country and
stimulating the Interest of farmers In
the work. Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.
State Control Favored.
State control of highway building,
the making ot surveys, establishing
grades and maintaining a uniform
system of roads; the power to enforce
the building of highways in certain
localities, and the authority to- actu
ally build them where the whole State
Iwould be equally benefited, are among
the twentieth century requirements of
State governments in tne movement
for good roads, Kansas City Star.
Automobiles Gave Stimulus.
The automobile is an established
fact, and It must be treated as a fact
and provision made tor It. It has giv
en the present great Impulse to road
Improvement in the United States,
and this is a debt that the farmer, the
chief enemy ot the automobile, owe
to it. Baltimore Sun.
Milwaukee Vacation Schools.
Vacation schools offer not a task
but a privilege to those pupils who at
tend, and that' it Is so regarded ap
plications and waiting lists show.
More would-be pupils apply than can
possibly be accommodated. Book
learning Is not the mode at the va
cation school, where the more social
method ot oral Instruction with dem
onstration takes Its place, since en
tertainment as well as Instruction U
the aim, and pupils are Introduced to
a form of knowledge which will give
them new resources for their leisure
hours. Instead of memorizing ot por
ing over figures the eager classes are
given manual training, cooking
classes, sewing, gymnastics, and, best
of all. are taken to the parks or the
'country once a week for nature
study, or to vacant lots to learn
learn something about , flower and
vegotable gardening. Milwaukee
Free Press. .
Farmers in the vicinity of the State
road quarry near Rising Sun (Md f
have been unable to hatch any chick'
ns because of the heavy blasts.