THE PULPIT. A PILUIANT SUNDAY SEftVON BY F.EV. JOHN HOWARD MELISH. Theme: Jesus Hie Teacher. rrooklyn. N. Y. The Iter. John Howard Mellxh, rector of Hip Church of th Holy Trinity, preached Sunday mnri.lng on "Jesus the Tpachor." He took his text from St. Matthew 7:29, "He taught them us one having au thority and not as the scribes." Mr. MHit-h said: There are two famous books In the English language which deal with men and vocations of Influence and If-adinu In the life of the race Ciirlyle's "Heroes and Hero Worship" and Emerson's "Representative Men.". In the judgment of one great American thinker the professions, vocations or activities which have counted most, by reason of the men who have filled them, are the philoso pher, the mystic, the skeptic, the poet, the man of the world and the wrif 'r To these tasks or callings Carlyle adds, what he calls the divin ity, the prophet fitid the priest. It Is the o:i:lvsion In this list of representa tive heroes which is significant; every pro;i". ealllne tins Us representative except teaching. The teacher Is not rl:i-''-J, by t'i . is thinkers, among poet". philosophers, warriors as worthy of hern worship. It is dll.i.ult sometimes to distin guish between the teacher and the pott or writer, for the great artist has always taught. And yet the poet is primarily th" artist and secondarily the teacher; whereas the teacher uses the b'auty of form only as a means of irapartlng his teaching. Bjornson, who.-e depth the world laments, was In the words of an admirer, "first of all a t"acher and fighter and prophet not a shaper of beautiful forms. To him tho form was always subordi nate to the spirit, art to life." The first con-em of the teacher Is truth, and the passion of his soul Is to Im part It to his fellows. As the ambas sador of truth the teacher has played a part in history which, I believe. Is far more Influential thau any of the vocations In the list of Cariyle and Emerson. Who is the most powerful Influence In China to-day and has been for twenty-five centuries? A bumble teacher by the name of Con fucius, who taught a few disciples the five relationships of life. Over the liveS of India's millions who holds, Kft-.T countless generations, widest sway, but tlutama Buddha, a teacher who gathered about him a few scho lars and taught them the way to Nir vana? Warriors reshape kingdoms, but are themselves merely names to the next generation, philosophers rech a few intellects only, poets are honored, and little read. But teach ers, treat teachers, have entered Into the lives of Individuals and civiliza tions and endure. In the gospels Jesus Is always railed the Teacher. In the King James version the title master is the Incorrect translation of the Greek' didaokaios (didaskalos) , and the re vised version has rightly changed this word to teacher. Jesus was recog nized in His day as a Teacher and was so addressed by Ills contempora ries. Our gsneration is easer to know the Jesus of hhitory, as no century be fore us has been. "Back to Jesus" may be taken as the motto of the ir.oCern historical Bible study. We are not Interested primarily In tho pi'ob!; ins of theology which have con mimed the thought of other centuries. We do not deny what the past has tiioucht and written about the person o Je.ns Christ, Logos, Hypostasiii, fctc-nim: sacrifice. But the thought of our day largely Ignores it and feels that tho effort to define His person ality has been misdirected. About the i "rson of Christ we believe with Temivsou: n.oij M-mut hnn.an nnd divine. The liifhpt, holiest manhood Thnu; Our v i!ls arc ours, we know not how Our wills art' oum, to make them Thine, But what Interests our generation deeply and profoundly la what Jesus tr ..i.phr. His outlook on life and so ciety, His attitude toward the uni verse. His ni"thod of meeting the worms and vicissitudes of life. His purpose and hope ,or the world. His, to use the title of Dr. McClelland's book which 1 ('minuend to all of you as one of the most genuinely Christian hr.oks or the day, u studv or which will ikki you nearer to Christ and give von a deeper and move intelligent faith in Him the '.Mind of Christ," which Interests earnest and thoughtful men and women to-day. Wherein lay the authority of Jesus as a teacher? Then- are those v, ho say that In terest In the teaching of J.-sus de pends upon faith In the doctrine about His person, that were It not for tho church's Insistence on the dogma of His divinity the world would not be concerned about His mind. But such men overlook one thing It was the common people who heard Him and recognized the authority with He taught. What knowledge had tho multitude of the church's doctrines' It was that Indefinable moral, splr liual and Intellectual power of per sonality, which men Instinctively rec ognize and to which they Invariably submit unless prejudice or fear or passion hold them back, which ccnstl tuted His authority. In the gospels of this day Is to be found that person ality, and multitudes mil recognize it. Hat her It Is this which gives what life may still be found In any dogma of the church. Others find the neat of Christ's au thority In the truth of what He taught. There are those who say with The odore Purker, the centennial of whose birth we honor, the truths of Christ are true whether Ho taught them or Pontius Pilate. But the multitude who heard the Teacher was to Impressed not 10 much by the truth of His teaching as by Ilia con least to the scribes. They were ofll ctal teachers whose authority depend ed on their orders; "there appears to have been a very careful discipline of prdinations among tho Jews which curiously resemble that of the Cbrls tlon Church." But He bad received no ordination at the bands of three recogtilied authorities, with the mi of the regular formula; His author ity was not official, but moral and -f!.r:tual. As He told Rahul NUo- '! nr.ii. "Wc speak that we do know, and tsar witness of that we have 'seen." It was not so much, there fore, the truth of His words the scribes airs uttered manv beautiful truths as me way In which He guve His truths that Indefinable way which Nwrintcs from tt."-haiid. original ex perience and certitude, that l.n lri!?d the multitude. It was tre teacher Hlmwlf, primarily, nnd the teaching secondarily, whlci consti tuted the authority of Jest One of tbe most Inspiring things JiJ-day in our modern thtuight js tjte universality or rne recogt.ftton and appreciation of the authority of Jesus ns a teacher. Men who have been radically opposed on theology here find themselves In cordial agreement. Men who will subscribe to no creed nnd refuse to call themselves Chris tians, thinking that the name Implies belief In some doctrine, gladly call themselves disciples of Jesus and reverence Htm as Teacher. Then aealn, "the unsearchable riches of Christ" have not begun to be exhausted. What will come to the church and the world when the time nnd energy which have been spent In building and defending theo logical systems Is turned Into trying to know the mind of Christ and to do Ills will. Has not the world only really begun to appreciate and under stand the Ethical soul and spiritual teaching of Jesus? And when we re call that It was as Teacher that Jesus allowed Himself to be addressed and recognized while on earth, we tfee that In this effort to know and have the mind of Christ we are In accord with the spirit of the gospels. Let me bring Jesus, the Teacher, home to each one of you here to-day. What value Is this general recogni tion of His authority unless the In dividual you nnd I share It? This means that each one of ns must go to the Teacher nnd sit at His feet nnd give Hjs moral and spiritual author ity a ("lance to' reacn our consciences and minds. This means also that we respond to Him, not as to art or music with the senses, but with the will. In every contact with Btipcrlor goodness or truth we discover our own moral state. No one can learn of Jesus without sharing the exoerl ence of the rculptor, Saint Caudens. He spent his adult years without nny conscious religion, and then, In the maturity of fcls prowess, be began to read the gospels, with no doctrinal beliefs whatever, simply with the eager desire to know what this spirit was, named Jesus of Nazareth. And after reading and meditating the words of Jcsns he said to his friend, alluding to Christ: "That Man can have anything He wants of tn;; all that I have is His." Growing Up Spirituully. Nothing Is born full grown. It passes through a period of growth, and It must grow or die. Tho parent who Is denghted with the Innocent helplessness of his child, and rejoices at its little efforts at speech, becomes seriously alarmed if this lisping, tottering, holp-requlring state threatens to become permanent: would that the cessation of growth In the spiritual life created as much dismay! Would that it seemed as monstrous, 83 unnatural to have our spiritual d.4 our natural growth checked! It would I ) g startling revelation to all of u.i were the discernment of our spiritual condition as keen and true as our vision of the body. What do you honestly believe that vou would see yourself to be? Have you spiritually made the growth due to the time that yon have been a Chris tian, or are you conscious that you ore still a weak child? Have we grown up to maturity? Are we grow lnc to maturity? Have we grown be yond our associates: or are we con scious that many others stand head and shoulders above us? Physically we once needed to be lifted, if we were to see or touch or be on the level of certain things; we should be humiliated were it so still. Is It so spiritually? Do we find our selves fa-.o to faco with things which once towered ahove us and seemed unattainable? Can we stand alone now? Are we men in understanding, able for ourselves a strength sufficient for all needs of life, truly sous of Cod who have entered Into the fall llber'y of strencth that Cml meunu His sons to have? Being born agals Is a great thlntr, but It la not everything. Tho grow ing after birth to maturity Is much more the end for which birth Is alone desirablo and valuable. Marcus Dodji, D. D. Health Lift. When you feel discouraged, ti to encourage someone who needs It, and see whether It will not cheer you. It Is wonderful how such an effort will scatter the clouds of gloom nnd how the light through the rifts will flood the soul. This was Christ's plan of operations, for, It is said of Him In Holy Writ, "That He went about do ing good." A busy person seldom has time for brooding. Altruism is one of the best cures for the blues. Wo remember reading years np;o, about two travelers being overtaken by a severe and continuous snow Btorm. The thermometer stood low, the men were getting tired and cold, their progress retarded; finally one of them succumbed to fatigue and cold, dropping In a snow drift he soon dropped into a deep slumber. His companion was nearing that point too. but InBtead of yielding to his feelings a happy thought came to blm: he commenced to rub the hands and face of his comrade, until he awoke, rested and warm, and rising to his feet he was ready for another effort to reach the place of safety. Mean while his comrade was also rested and his blood coursed through his Arteries, warmed by the effort, and both reached the asylum of safety. The lift tbe one gave to the other was the temporal salvation of both. So, dear friend, you can never lift a life to a higher plane without your elf being lifted up. All about you are discouraged persons; a word of, cheer from you, a hearty handshake, or a moment's pleasant and optimis tic chat, will clear the moral sky of four friend or neighbor. Evangelical Visitor. Worth the Price. New York Is to have a new luxury In the way of $15,000-a-year flats. There can be only one xcuse for suih an exorbitant rental. Tbe ewner must Intend to bar parrots and phono. eraphs as well ss babies. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, GAVE THEM THE LASH. Tarson's Wife "Weren't you a lit tie harsh in your sermon this morn ing, dear? Charity, you know, hides a multitude of sins." Parson "Yes, and I rawblded a multitude of sinners." Boston Trn-scrlpt. A QUICK THINKER. "What Is this, sir? You have pow. der on your coat lapel." "That's chalk, my dear. A few of us were bowling, and I was keeping the score. And what has star-eyes got for dinner to-nlgbt?" Louisville Courier-Journal. Religious Reading rou tite qvie? nova, INTERCESSION. We come to pray for tlume we love but Thou Hast known nnd named them, ere Crea tion's morn; The gifts our love would pour upon them now Thy love had sealed, before the world was bom. What can we ask for them, O gracious Father, That in not given before we bend the knee? Shall we not praise Thee in thanksgiving rather Because their God hat loved them more than we? For thoie to whom Thy pity has appointed Sharp pain and norruw dare we change the cup? Shall they not drink It with Thy Son, nnointed I'nto the sacrifice He offered up? For those who do Thy work in daily danger What shall we ask of case and mirth and rest Art Thou who chose their lot a carclen ntranger, That Thou nhouldst give them other than the best? For those who sink and struggle in tempta tion Can we ail; aught Thy love has not aup plied? Thy .spirit's strength, Thy great High Priest's oblation. Thy unseen atigcl guanls on cither side? Nay, hut dear Lord! Thy tender grace, bestowing The bet that heaven can send them, stoops to share Love's fellowship with us who love them, knowing How far we rise to Thee in selfless prayer. And Thou who lovest all, mid all hast given, And we who love, outreaching from our clay, Clasp hands upon the a!tarstairs of heaven, Maker nnd Lord and Father! while we pray. Mabel F.urle. The Need For Fathers. The crying want of the age is good fathers. Not fathers who will toll night and day In order to amass a com petence for their children, but fath ers who will give themselves to their growing sons. The only boy that is safe Is the boy whose saved father makes of him a confidant, a playmate and a friend. Let some one else teach the boy his multiplication ta bles; the Christian father must teach Mm how to spin his top, and fly his kite, and trundle his hoop. Let somebody else, if need be, teach the lud his algebra, but let no one ex cept the father teach him how to bait a hook, and build a fire and dress his first "Bhiner." Let some outsider teach him the Creek alphabet, but no one except his own father should teach him how to pitch a ball, or vault a pole, or load a gun. The most precious opportunities of life are those offered to the parent to enter sympathetically Into the life of a child by means of the pleasures which are native to youth. The bus iest man In the world can far better afford to neglect bis business than to neglect his boy. His most sacred duty Is to keep In touch with the lud. Homebody, If not his father, will be his Intimate, and so his pattern. Years ago a young man said to us, when we expostulated with him re garding his excesses: "I never knew my father. He was too busy writing sermons to give any time to me." Was It to be wondered at that the boy broke that father's heart? The Interior. Enthralled by Christ. Ono of the most remarkable con verts and preachers that India has produced was Nilakantha Goreh Nchenilah Coreh as he was called after his baptism a high-caste Brah man nnd Hindu pundit, deeply versed In all the Hindu ' philosophical sys tems. He despised Christianity, thinking it was a religion fit only for Ignorant Micchchas (out-castes), and set himself to undeitake Its refuta tion. With the object of proving that it was false he began to study the Bible, and he yielded to tho simple fascina tion of Christ. Why and how he be came a Christian he could never ex plain. "I was caught as in a net, and I could not get away from Christ," ho said. "Chrlbt Is so purv," was one of hi? expressions. It was a very similar evoerience to that of Pasjor Hsl, of China, who though a scholar and a man of in fluence, was yet an opium slave, but became enamored of tho New Testa ment and conscious of the over-powering presence of Christ, and sudden ly, In a moment of glorious faith, ex claimed, "He has enthralled me, and I am His forever." It was this Nehemlah Goreh, who had the high privilege of helping Pan dita Rawabal, the child-widow's friend, on her way to Christ. The Bible in the World. Foes of Beauty. If I were asked what was the great est foe to beauty In both man and woman, I would say, not errors In diet, nor lack of exercise, not over work, nor corsets, nor any one of these, but bad mental habits. What do I mean by bad mental states? I mean anger, fear, worry, auxlety, Irri tability, regret, envy, Jealousy, lack of trust In one's self and in the great God all these are bad mental states, and all these destroy beauty, not only by Interfering with the action of the vital organs, but by directly disfigur ing the expression of the face. Out-lug. OUR tMFERAN-E COLUMN REPORTS OF PROGRESS OF TIIB 'l.iTTLE AGAINST RUM. Tho Heart the Test. You attitude toward others will be determined by tbe way you feed in your heart toward them. Tbe best set of rules on polite living may be comprehended In the one rule that we should cultivate a kindly disposi tion. Western Methodist. Understanding. The things tbat belong to men must be understood In order to be loved; tbe things that belong to Ood must be loved la order to be understood. Pascal. - . LOVE AND. LAW. "Are you still paying attention to Miss Gotrox?" "No; her father got a restraining order against me." "Well, can't you apply for coun ter Injunction or something?" Louisville Courier-Journal. OF COURSE. "I saw a good Joke aoout a Dresel," said tbe press humorist. "I wish I bad written It." "Can't VOU twist It lnr i.nlK.. shape?" Louisville Courier-Journal. A Rtory of Profit nnd Loss. . How the enforcement oi prohibi tion ruins . business will be appre ciated by business men who will rec ognize Its practical workings In the following bit of commercial hlBtory: Prior to the prohibition enactment Walruffs brewery In Lawrence, Kan., was a prosperous business, employing about ten men, besides the proprietor. Suppose the average wage of brewery employes is $12 per week, the ten men would earn a total of $120 per week to be expended In groceries, dry goods, shoes, boots, rent, books, music and other commodities. On the adoption of prohibition the brewery closed. The employes were thrown out of work, and the dealers were the losers of their trade, at least until such time as new positions could be secured by them. The brewer sold his property, and, very probably, moved away, taking his capital with him, to find some more congenial clime for the prosecution of his en terprise. The commercial loss sus tained wns: Loss of wages, $120 per week. The loss of capital, say, $18,000. The loss of a leading industry, and Its head. The loss of money flowing Into the town as a result of that Industry. The brewer sold his plant build ings, engines, ground to a shoe and boot manufacturer. The factory gave employment to over 100 men. Sup pose the average weekly wage of shoe operatives Is $9 per week. The week ly payroll will be $900, the amount to be expended with the merchants, mechanics and tradespeople of the town. This shows a net gain (after deducting the losses shown above), of Weekly wages, $780, or 658 per cent. Ninety families to feed, clothe and bouse. Increase In flow of money to the town as result of the new Industry. This showing Is direct and tangi ble. But, In addition, while the sa loons were In town there was some percentage of the wages of the gen eral wage-earner, and some percent age of the money paid to the farmer that went Into the till of the saloon keeper, and there was some ratio of the Industry, honesty and productivity of the drinking men destroyed by the drink. And there was some percent age of the crime and pauperism with its attendant expense to the com munity traceable to the beer made In the brewery. Not so with the shoes and boots. Not in the whole history of the man ufacture of footwear has a man been known to go home under the Influence of indulgence in patent leathers or stogies to brain his wife with a boot Jack or chase his children Into the freezing night with the blacking brush. No town board, moved with compassion for suffering womanhood and starving childhood, has ever found it necessary to ordain that the shoe shops must close at 11 p. m. There is not a row, not a riot, not a murder, not a shooting, not a fist fight In a carload of footwear. Thoughtful business men, even though they have no care for the higher purposes of life, will recognize that It makes a colossal commercial difference to a town whether Industry produces shoes and boots, or bcoze and shoots. Northwestern Patriot. A Liquor Dealer's Want Ad. Wanted One hundred boys for new customers. Most of our old cus tomers are rapidly dropping out. Ten committed suicide last weel:. Twenty are now In jail and eight are In the chain gang. Fifteen were sent to the poor house; one was hanged. Three were sent to the Insane asy lum. .Most of the balance nln't worth foiling with they've got no money. We are Just obliged to have new customers fresh, young blood. Or we will have to shut up shop. Don't make any difference whose boys you are we need you. You will bo welcome. If once you get started with us we guarantee to held you. Our goods ure sure. Come early and stay Into. The People. A Forceful Indictment. Dr. Howard A. Kelley, of Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, at the Washington meeting of the American Society for the Study of Alcohol and Other Drug Habits, speaking as a physician with thirty-two years' ex perience, said: "I began my practice In nrlvate life by prescribing alcohol In its various forms as an easily dif fusible stimulant In cases of periodic weakness. In low fevers and exhaus tion, in accordance with the common custom of a generation ago. My ex perience has told me that the effect Is temporary, evanescent; that the drug (for such It Ib) does no real good; and that a . dangerous habit Is thus easily endangered which may be most difficult to eradicate, a habit that ma" utterly ruin the patient's body, soul aud spirit." Drunkenness In Canada. Nowhere In the world where tbe liquor traffic exists is it under better "regulation" than tn the Dominion of Canada, and nowhere Is law, even re garding the saloon, better enforced than In that country. Yet, according to Canada's new report of criminal statistics, arrests for drunkenness have Increased from 11,090 In 1899 to 31,089 In 1908. Dad For the Beast j The passenger inside the cab sud denly put his head out of the window and exclaimed to the driver: "Oet on, man! Get on! Wake up your nag." "Shure, sor, I 'aven't the 'eart to bate im." "What's the matter with him? Is be sick?" "No, sor, 'e's not sick, but it's unlucky 'e Is, sor, unlucky. You see, sor, every morning, afore 1 put 'Im In the cab, I tosses im whether 'e'll 'ave a feed of oats or I'll 'ave a dhrlnk of whisky, an' tbe poor baste 'as lost five morn ings running." The Sunday School h INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM MENTS FOR AUGUST 14. Two Types.' An Irish teamster In a New Eng land town when asked why he always voted "no license," said: "Me boy died of rum. an' I do what I can to keep otber folks' boys from dying the same way." This Ignorant teamster Is a citizen of the highest type. A gentleman of high standing In tbe same place said: "Why should I go through tbe farce of casting my ballot? This town Is run by a lot of low, corrupt politicians. My vots doesn't count. I've no time for senti mental shams." Tbls scholarly gen tleman li a citizen of the lowest iyps. Subject:. The Laborers In the Vine yard, Matt. 20: 1-1(1 Com mit Verses 0, 7. GOLDEN TEXT. "Many that are first shall be last, and the last shall be first." Matt. 19:30. TIME. March, A. D. 30. PLACE. Perea. EXPOSITION. I. The Call to Sor. vice, 1-7. Peter's question (Matt. 19:27) led Jesus to utter tbe parable of the lesson. There is the most Inti mate connection between the question and the parable, as tbe central truth of the parable Is that those get most who are not trying to drive a bargain with the Lord as to what rewsrd they shall receive for their sacrifice and service. The parable Is preceded and closed with the same statement, "Many shall be last that are first and first that are last" (v. 16; c.f. Matt. 19:30). Many that are last become first because they work without stip ulating the reward, while many that are first become last because they work long, but work for pay (vs. 12 14). The great historical fulfillment of the general principle is found In the Jews and Gentiles (Matt. 8:11, 12: Ln. 13:28-30; Rom. 9:30-33). There Ib likely to be another fulfill ment ln our day ln America and Eng land and the heathen nations; we to day are first ln privilege, but they are likely to become first because of our neglect of privilege. The household er in this parable represents God (of. 13:27; 21:33. 43). The vineyard represents the kingdom (cf. Isa. 5:7; Matt. 21:33). Those first called Into the vineyard represent those who early in life are called' to service. Jesus had ln mind the Immediate company of disciples (ch. 19:27). Tbe penny represents the reward for service. Its real value Is about seven teen cents and was a fair day's wages In those times. The truth taught la that no one works for God without adequate pay (Eph. 6:8; Heb. 6:10). Before we can work for God In His vineyard the call must come from God Himself. No one started to work be fore called (cf. Jno. 15:16). The call was a call to service: Peter's own call had been a call to service (Mk. 1:17). The householder did not make as definite a bargain with those called at the third hour, nor did they re quire it, as with those called at the first hour. Theirs was a higher type of service. Those called at the first hour may have done a larger amount of service, but not of so high a qual ity. Character of service counts more with God than quantity of service. Those that did the higher service got a larger reward ln proportion to the amount of service rendered. If a man works for the reward he will get Just what he works for; If be works In simple trust, leaving the question of amount of reward to God. he will get eteeedlngly abundantly above all he asks or ' thinks. The householder promised those called at the third hour that he would give them "what soever is right;" he did that and much more. In Abraham we have an example of one called at a late hour (Gen. 12:4: Josh. 24:3, 4). Even at the eleventh hour, when there was only one hour of the working day left, he found men still Idle. God puts to every Idler the same question He puts to them (v. 6). Every one the house holder found outside the vineyard was an Idler; there Is no real work except in God's vineyard. II. The Rewards of Service, 8-1(1. The reckoning was made at the close of the working day (cf. 2 Tim. 4:8). Each one of us must appear before the Judgment seat of Christ to re ceive the deeds done ln the body (2 Cor. 5:10). Christ Is represented by the steward of the parable (Heb. 3:6; Jno. 5:27; Rev. 2:7. 10, 17. 2S). A whole day's pay was given for those who began at the eleventh hour. They received more than they had a right to expect because they had trusted grace instead of demanding justice. Those who expect the largest reward are those who get the leaBt reward. The parable docs not teach that those who bear the burden and beat of the day will get no more than those who work onlv o'ne cool evening hour (cf. 2 Tim. 2:12; 2 Cor. 4:17), but It does teach that one hour's service ln the spirit of humble trust that leaves the reward as a matter of grace to God will be at least as abundantly reward ed as twelve hours legal service that tries to drive a close bargain with God and seeks a reward as a matter of debt. Those who worked tbe twelve hours received their pay with grumbling, but they had no right to murmur; they were paid every penny they agreed for. He dealt with tbe eleventh hour men In grace; be paid the first all that was their due. He had a right to do with his own what he would and they had no right to be envious because he was gracious. God will give to every man at least bis just due. He deals In grace with those who trust His grace. Tbose who murmur at the distribution of rewards are murmuring against God. All murmuring In the last analysis is against Him (Ex. 16:8). Murmuring against God Is one of the most hein ous of all Bins. There are four points in the householder's answer to tbe murmurers: First, "I have paid you all I promised," second. "I have a right to do as I will with My own;" third, "I will do with those who trust My grace more than I agreed;" fourth, "Your complaint only reveals your own selfish envy and not any In justice on My part." God has a right to do what He will with His own, and no man has any ground of complaint against Him (cf. Ex. 33:19; Jer. 27: 5; Rom. 9:15-31; Eph. 1:11). When men murmur at God's dealings, tbe difficulty is not with Him, but with their own vision. God Is under nor ob ligation to explain why He does as He pleases. He always pleases to do rlsht. What They Are. ' It Is not what the best men do, but what they are, that constitutes their truest benefaction to tbetr fellow men. Philips Brooks. ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. "I decline to spend $200 for a bathing suit." "But, bubby, you don't understand. This Isn't a bathing suit; this 1 a beach costume." Louisville Courier Journal. , i SWEET BOTHER. ' Miss Bute "Do your eyes ever bother you, Mr. Smart?" ' Smart (gallantly) "Not nearly so much as yours do." Boston Tran script, ; AUGUST FOURTEENTH Top" Do You Let Ood Plan Ycjr Life? Jer. 10: 23; Prov. 3: 1-10. Self-will. las. 4: 13 17; Prov. 27: 1. God's will. Matt. 6 10; Job 23: 13, 14. Each life planned. Eph. 2: 10. A man who would. Luke 12: 10-21. Sent forth to work. John 17: 1-4; Ex. 3: 10. , Do we submit? Jas. 4: 7; Eph. 6; 24. The sooner a man learns that there are some things that ln tbe nature of things he cannot do, the better for him; and one or these things Is to plan his life. He lacks tbe necessary data (Jer. 10: 23). The commandments are not kept until the heart keeps them, however correct the life may be outwardly (Prov. 3: 1). If we "lean" ' on our own' under standing, we are sure to fall down; God's omniscience alone can preserve us upright (Prov. 3: 5). How contemptible are those that wish God to do everything for them but are not willing to acknowledge Him! (Prov. 3: 6). Suggestions. We should be proud to have a house that had been planned by a fa mous architect; but our life may be planned by the most glorious of oil architects. A plan for us Implies thought for us ln advance by the Lord of the uni verse. What greater honor can come to us than this? God's planning for our lives does not prevent our planning, but merely guides It. If we take God's plan for our lives, how ungrateful not to give Him the credit for it! Illustrations. An unplanned life is like an unplan ned house 1 once saw, in . which the front door would not open more than half way, because It hit the stairs. It Is a waste of time and strength to try to get around a strange city without a map. How many try to get around ln life without a map! Every walker knows how much farther he will go it his walk Is not aimless but has a goal. God alone can fix a goal for your life. Some vessels put to sea under seal ed orders, which the captain opens when out of sight of land, and then for the first time learns his destina tion. God sometimes asks us to put out on the sea of life under sealed orders. EPWDRTH LAGUE LESSONS SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 The C'gns of the Gospel Day Joel 2: 28-32; John 16: 7-15. The Prophecy foretells of better days to come. The Spirit Is to be poured out without measure, except the capacity of man to receive. The terms used by Joel signify anointing and employment as prophets. Not the few but the many shall prophesy. All are to be kings, priests, prophets. Tbe privilege of sharing ln the plane and purposes of God Is to be extended to everyone who will receive it. Sons and daughters old men and young men are to live so close to God that they know and do and declare bis will. Like the prophets, theirs is not so much the power to foretell as the power of seeing the Invisible and ol having ears to hear which are attuned to the voice of the Father above. Blessed are they who dream dreams and see visions and prophesy under the pressure of the Holy Spirit. The Promise. Philip said, "Show us the Father and It sufflceth us." Je sus answered, "He that hath seen me hath seen the Father." We say, "O, If we could see Jesus as Philip did, It would be enough." But Jesus says: "It Is better for you that I go away. For If I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but If I de part, I will send him unto you." The Comforter, or Heloer. is to take the place of Jesus. Ills work Is out lined In these verses. He ueepeim i.iu Bense of sin and convicts evervon of being a Binner. He brings a message of righteousness and uasures us ot the possibility of being righteous. He declares ti condemnation of tbe nrlnce of CM world and bis final over throw. The climax of sin Is reached In tbe rejection of Jesus Christ; the essence of all sin Is unbelief In Jesus Christ. Many do not think this sin at all. But what does such unbelief mean? It means that we stand unmoved before God's plainest, most beautiful, moet loving revelation of himself. We see nothing to admire ln tbe great God of all. We reveal ourselves as Inca pable of appreciating the beautiful, the boly the beneficent. We actual ly prefer the darkness, the evil. New 'Cellos Better. Do string instruments really Im prove with age? It seems very doubt ful, Judging from an interesting ex periment made ln Paris. To determine the value and quali ties of certain old violoncellos as com pared with new instruments, an au dience composed of the best known 'cellists assembled In a darkened room. There were six famous ancient Instruments made by Stradlvarlus, Guarnerlus, Gagllauo and others. Six modern Instruments came from good French makers and did not exoeed twenty-five years ln age. One or two were fresh from the factory. The Spaniard, Pablo Casals, played tbe same concerto successively on the twelve Instruments, and afterward the Swede, Loevenaohn, tried them with another piece. The jury award ed point for excellence as regards sound, without knowing whether it was an old or a new 'cello that was being played. The result was a complete victory for the new 'cellos, which gained 1484 points, wbllethe old Instruments got only 883 points. Tbls is iu re markable contrast to the market value of the Instruments. The six old 'cellos were catalogued at $30,000, while the six new instruments could be bought for $800. London Corre spondence of New .York Sun. APPREHENSION'S. "You object to a government cen sorship of the theatre?" "Emphatlcall;-," replied the strug gling author. "It's bard enough to get a play undo? way without impos ing tbe additional requirement ct a Political pull." Washington Star. , LIKE HOCH. XZ3S2ESEST 11 li fgll "What have you to say to this chargi of bigamy; why did you have so manr wives?" j "Well, judge, I expected to weefl ,oui a lew oi tnem later." RAW ECZEMA ON HANDS "I had eczema on my hands for teg years. I had three good doctors but none of them did any good. I then used one box of Cutlcura Ointment and three bottles of Cutlcura Resolvent pand was completely cured. My handj were raw all over, inside and out, and the eczema was spreading all over mj body and limbs. Before I had used one bottle, together with the Cutlcun Ointment, my Bores were nearly healed over, and by the time I ha' used the third bottle, I was entirety (Well. To nny one who has any sklg or blood disease I would honestly ad. vise them to fool with nothing else, but get Cutlcura and get well. M; bands have never given me the least bit of trouble up to now. "My daughter's hands this summer became perfectly raw with eczema. She could get nothing that would do them any good until she tried Cutl cura. She used Cutlcura Resolvent and Cutlcura Ointment and ln two weeks they were entirely cured. I have used Cutlcura for other memben of my family and it always proved suc cessful. Mrs. M. E. Falln, Speen irerry, ya., Oct 19, 1909." The Wrong 8ort. An old Irish peasant was one Sun day sitting In front of his cottage puffing away furiously at his pipe. Match after match he lighted, pull ing hard at the pipe the while, until at last the ground all round his fi was strewed with struck matches. "Come ln to your dinner, Patsy," at length called out his wife. "Faith, and Oi will in a minute, Bid dy," said he. "Molke Mulrooney hai been a-telllng me that If Ol Bhmoked a bit av ghlass Ol cud see tbe shpots on the sun. Oi don't know whether Moike's been a-fooling me or whetber Oi've got hold av tbe wrong kind ol ghlass." Scraps. Seeklhg Comfort. "I've got a long way to go and I'm not used to travel," said the applicant at the railway ticket office. "I want to be just as comfortable as I can, regardless of expense." "Parlor car?" "No. I don't care for parlor fix ln's." "Sleeper?" "No. I want to stay awake an' watch the scenery." "Then what do you want?" "Well, If it wouldn't be too much trouble, I wish you'd put me up la one of these refrigerator cars I've read so much about." What They Did With Them. An American who spends much o! his time ln England tells of a cockner who went to a dealer ln dogs and tbus described what he wanted. "HI want) a kind of dog about so igh an' so long. Hit's a kind of gr'y'ound, an" yet It ain't a gr'y'ound, because 'is tyle ii shorter nor any o' these 'ere gr'y'ound), an' 'is nose Is shorter, an' 'e. ain't so slim round the body. But still 'e'l a kind o' gr'y'hound. Do you keep sucn dogs?" "We do not," said the dog man. "We drown 'em." An Unnecessary System. - "You ought to have a burglar alarm system ln your bouse," said the elec trical supply agent, "so that you U1 be awakened if a burglar raises on of the windows or opens a door tl night." "No burglar can get ln here wliinli we are peacefully sleeping," replied Mr. Newpop. "We are weaning our baby." What's become of tbe hooknora fake? Gone out of Stiles? Wheu will they get into Stiles again? Eh, D' Stiles? How would it do to try the experi ment of going to tbe erring with lor. Instead of law? Wouldn't it be a W nearer to paradise? No Trouble A Saucer, A little Cream, anc Post Toasties right from the box. Breakfast in a minute, and you have a . meal as delightful as it is whole some. j . Post Toasties are crisp and fla voury-4-goldeo-brown, fluffy bits that al most melt in the mouth. The Memory Lingers" POSTUM CEREAL CO.. LTD Battle Creek, Mich. '
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