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The Passing of Jenny Wren
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By Martha McCuIloch-Williann
Copjrisbt, luie. br Atiocialad LUarary V rait
Jenny Wron'B chatter filled, weekly,
i,,mn npxt the "want" ni!vprtlnn.
t-viw"
Lents In the Mldvale Clarion. It was
L . i mniit imr tnll.lli, tnnalnit
111W UIVJOV aamuis n,l udi.. S,
L.CTh nnvt Anil than them mnm a
fQUIIfiU "
pice of malice. Naturally there was
-u mirlnafttf BDinnir florin,! l-Ddrl.
PUC VIII """'"8 . m . . v. .wnu-
'g fUJ I1' luo obi 11 n 111 a ui i; 1 1 ii j
'ren. But Editor Blake only smiled
i questions outright, and shook has
ca at the wily ones who tried to
hup him into telling.
He was a gooa ieuow, ttditor matte,
ill and thin, faintly stooped, and be-
:nnlnir trt ITTl77.1n. Hfl koilt. RVnY
J-om women, not through shyness, but
.1. knanJ 1. 1 A 1 1. ll. -
lOPaUBW mej uuieu mui. jl Irani iu
nerai mass ui ineia uiu. mere were
xeptlons.
Because Beatrix Henry was the
.nnirpiit anil far the nrettlpat nf thena
IvoDtitlnns: moreover, nnunllv hrlirht
Ind Just the least bit spoiled, more
X li mi i ,
inn nnu ui luiuvaie saia sne was
nny Wren, and governed Itself ac
irdlngly. Beatrix knew the fact
ith as cause and effect She was
iked everywhere, to everything,
trough fear of what Jenny Wren
-ould say, or tne greater fear that
.? would say notning.
It was puzzling, however, that Jen-
' nftpn nAHRPil nVPf Ulth Una nnnn.
una at which Beatrix had been al
ost the bright, particular star; also
tat functions from which she was
mspicuously absent were either
raised extravagantly or deftly rldl-
tiled.
Still, with every beau In town more
' lees amonsr her satelllton Tioatriv
las In the way of knowing almost ev
ening, ret, tor tne would-be hu
irlsts who addressed her In public
Jenny Wren Bhe had a fine scorn
i at In Itself predicated Innocence.
oreover, was not Lily Green as
lelit, as popular and verv mnnh
tre given to sharp speeches than
1?
Uly also disclaimed eJnny Wren-
up, But, sowehow. she did It lean
nvinclngly. She too was among
aites exceptions he dropped in to
" her for half-hours in the lute nftor.
Ions when his day's work was done.
bu an mis gave color of reason to
h public belief. The nuhlln wna
mly convinced it was one of the
io girls mainly for the reason that
could, according to Its mind, be no
ly else.
Beatrix and Lily did not love each
ler. There were those who snlcl Ed.
Ir Blake, despite his grizzllngs, was
w cause or tne war. However that
ly have been, thev wero in mtt.ii.
siumousiy civil to each other that
was impossible to mlMtiniioratanii
t" the land lay. Jenny Wren never
itloned either of the vounur woman
is made a puzzling situation.
hdvale never would have believed
out It was' as much a puzzle to
""i ana i,uy as to snvhmiv sin
r'ext to Jenny Wren's identity, Mid-
i puzziea itself most as to what
tor make did with his money. He
'le the Clarion pay its wav it nnv.
did more but aside from that he
i a tolerable competence. In spite
thU he lived very simply saddle
'ses were his sole extravmmrifo
his Income went out of tlm hnnir
"4 PtwJily as It came Into it. He nol-
r pem nor gave It away, to Mid
p' knowledge: he could not want a
h riot since he stucky by his work
r m ana year out Nor had he any
lendauts at lea3t. anv vislhln
i coming, as he llil. fmm . .it.
"y. He eave mpHirerlv tn tnwn
ritles. so raeacerlv lrM,t iii.t
rds of lady managers were his
t hostile critics.
'r. Light, head
ft guMd, said outright, In face of
Iuuu meeting, that he was distinct
i menace! She intimated bv thin
his courage of illiberallty kept
rest of Midvale men from going
' down In their nocketn
pturah 8cales. who, although she
ior a living, belonged to every-
suing and Bomehow did ber
e. smiled oddly to herself, but
neat as usual. Lily Oreer
el angrily, but was also silent,
atrlx sprang up, with eyes llglit
vividly. "Unless you take that
'.' she said, trying bard to speak
lily, "I urlll milt tha o-nlM ,
' think, will every other person
nates stabblnar In the Hark "
on't fly at me so fiercely, Jenny
U. A11B I.lcht an .1
Jocosely, though; she was frown-
lorgotl" significantly. "I will
it back on rnndltlnn that vm.
a'l of us to the wedding."
bk Lily to be maid of honor,"
Jaynes, vice-president, added,
aid not Iov Liiy. and wanted to
her In.
atrlx gave them a long, steady
"1 won't anVot tn mi.im,,..
f Ton" she said clearly. "But
roe too mucb bonor, I could
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not, If I would, marry Allison Blnke
he Is too Intent upon being the knight
of all women ever to think of being
the husband of one."
"Amen!" Keturah said It, and rev,
erently Keturah, who had never bei
fore raised her voice in public.
She had risen. Now she continued.
In a high, breathless voice: "Amen!
and amen! I tell you. You women
come together and talk a little charity
and a heap of scandal, and nag menj
folks Into giving money that you fool
away, mostly and Alison Blake goos
his way, doing real good. Never mind
how I know I do know. Unless you
let him alone, all Midvale shall know
Just what happens hcre you won't
like that! You won't last long after
It Is known "
"Indeed! Who Is to make it known?
You forget the guild obligation of si:
lonce," Mrs. Light said, trying to be
withering.
Keturah almost tossed her head. "I
know can't tell It, but Jenny Wreri
can," she cried In triumph, walking!
toward the door.
Beatrix was already there and Lily
close behind her. Both were crying.
Outside they turned and held out)
hands to each other.
Keturah nodded approval. "Come
on home with me, you two," she said.
"I have things to .tell you. You're
sweet and young, and Lord knows I
don't want you to grow up cats, like
the others."
In her small, stuffy room she told
them. "You know Alison Blake a lit
tle bit how every man and boy that
works for htm gets a little beyond liv
ing wages. But you don't know that
he'B paying better than living wages
to the folks that work for the Cres
cent writers, picture makers, print
ers and all. Cash on the nail, too.
No, he doesn't own it. A young fellow
he likes started It and got In deep wa
ter. Alison pulled him out, and has
stood behind him since. He Insists
that the Crescent will make them both
rich In the end. If it does I know
where the money'll go Into helping
the folks that need help whether or
not they deserve It."
"How do you know so much?" Lily
asked.
"Why! I take the money up to
town! Midvale thinks I go there
after fashions. Lord, if It knew!"
"But how did .you get Into it?" Lily
persisted.
Keturah eyed her for a minute, her
sallow cheeks flushing faintly. "Now'
I've told you so much 'taln't worth)
while to keep anything back," shej
said. "You see, I came to understand
him in our getting together over Jen
ny Wren."
"Jenny Wren!" Lily repented la'-
credulously. "You are not you can't,
be"
"I ain't." Keturah said with a sly
smllo. "But I am as much as anyj
body except Alison himself. You see,'
I was In debt a hundred dollars onj
account of death and sickness, and I(
hadn't got any out, working five yearsj
It made me desperate. I tried to write,
something verses, you know. Alison
pays for all he prints. He didn't,
print my verses, but they brought us
together, and he hatched up the plan t
I to tell him the things Jenny ought
to know about, and let him see how
women thought, and all, and he'd put
'em down. And .he paid me $10 a
week for Just that, and as he come
to know I was trusty got me to help
with the other things. Now I'm debt
free and have money enougn to buy,
wedding clothes. Silas ' and I have1
waited fifteen years for that."
Lily and Beatrix looked at each
other through swimming eyes, and
went away silently, walking close to
gether. At the corner Lily turned, saying
timidly: "You'll soon be making your
wedding clothes, Bee. Mr. Blake
asked me last night It he might dare
tell you how he loved you."
"What did you tell htm?" Bee asked,
very low.
Lily laughed softly. "That It would
not be the least bit daring," she said.
"Hurry up the wedding, please. It
must come off before the passing of
Jenny Wren, or Midvale will feel bit
terly defrauded."
Where Hit Interest Lay.
Mr. A (recently betrothed) Can I
confide In you, young man?
Jeweler' Assistant Why, yes. sir.
Mr. A My Intended is undecided be
tween a ring and a necklace. For
goodness take, tell her necklaces pre
out of fashion, or else I shall become
a bankrupt and you won't get pafil.
Tit-Bits.
MODES tf he MOMENT
ONE of the most popular enter
tainments of the moment Is to
compare bargains. Everyone has
cocured tome, and each woman Is anx
ious to Justify her supreme wisdom of
selection.
And the lawn blouse, by the way,
continues among the popular favor
ites In spite of whole costumes of
ioulard, nlnon, and muslin being its
very serious rival, writes our Paris cor
respondent. Still, the well-chosen lawn
blouse and a while linen skirt cut in
corselet fashion continue to be the
success they have been for the past
five seasons, whllo the crowning point
of hat Is best achieved by a Tegal with
a single rose of fine quality and a
binding of black velvet to the brim.
However, this Is not the most usual
order of gown, for the tunic and skirt
made of muslin, or nlnon, or foulard,
with square, narrow kimono sleeve3
and yoke and tight undersleeves of
Ivory lace, must be accredited with oc
cupying the topmoift step on the lad
der of our love.
Foulard frocks of different colors,
displaying a device in white, look ex
tremely well with a tunic of nlnon, a
particularly good example being of
mauve and pink shot foulard, pat
terned with white and veiled in light
gray nlnon. Effective, too, la a light
brown and white foulard with a nlnon
tunlo in dark brown, and the dark
brown hat which completes it Is a
close turban shape In chip with an
erect uncurled ostrich feather at one
side held with a topaz Jewel at the
base.
The straight, narrow frock of musl)n
or foulard, which Is unveiled is Invari
ably accompanied by a Bcarf ; and very
effective Indeed, at a garden party the
otner day, when the sun condescended
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Imports of tea, China, 32 4 per cent,
and the United Kingdom 11 per
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FW YORK'S HIGH BUILDINGS
Dtalt a Deathblow to an Old
"Ptnrtitlon Animating. Many a
Country Youth.
M a New Y-ork octogenarian:
height of bulldlnea In Naa Ynrlr
lealt a deathblow to an old super
i that animated many a country
1 who came to the city to make
'ortune 60 years aa-o. Haavcn
f how they came by the belief,
F"ai or those up-state boyt came
city thinking that If they could
coin over a house that they
fancy to at tha first trr tha
F would be thulra soma day.-
ona of m auraat rnnvWlnn.
' put It to a test Immediately
paying for my Drat meal in New
The only money I had left
fashioned three-cent piece. With
o my band I walked around look
't a doalrabla nluca of nronartv
I' toon a corner lot on which
two atory and a half brink
f took my eya.
"I had practised coin throwing In
the country, ao I let my three-cent
piece go for all It waa worth over the
front of the house and ran around to
the back to tea where It landed. It
went clean over. I knew then that
that houso and lot would be mine in
due time, and aura enough they were.
People don't woo fortune by flipping
coint these days. The fellow whOBa
success depended . upon tossing a!
three-cent piece over the Singer build
lug would be In a pretty bad fix."
Audacious Trust.
Let us approach our friend with an
audacious trust lu tha truth of tha
heart, In tha breadth. Impossible to be!
overturned, of hit fouudatloot. Em,
arson.
Rlchea Have Wings.
Jack I bear you had some money
left you.
Tom Yet: It left ma quite awhile
ago.
to shine for a few hours, was a dress
of white muslin embroidered a Jour, of
very narrow outline and simply belted
above the waist with a piece of white
ribbon, which was drawn through a
buckle made of forget-me-nots and pink
roses. A bright blue chiffon scarf was
held In the hollow of the arms, aud
this was fringed with white glass
beads, while the hat was a leghorn
hound with black satin, with a bunch
of forget-me-nots and roses at one
side, tied with black satin. Black
shoes and pule blue stockings put fin
ishing touches eminently picturesque,
an adjective well deserved by the en
tire scheme. The tame gathering In
cluded the wearor of a buff-coiored
voile gown, with a narrow skirt held in
about the kneea with four lines of
thick cords, the same adornment ap
pearing at the waist, which was set
rather high, and again outlining the
round yoke, which was filled transpar
ently to the throat with gold and plati
num lace. A bunch of wallflowers In
a turban bat of Tuscan was most wise
ly worn with this, while a acarf of
Iprlnfd chiffon In Paisley colors fringed
with 611k was an excellent accompani
ment. Paisley colors have reappeared In
full force, and without a doubt dresses
of dark serge benefit much from their
influence when carefully used ' as
facings to the coat. I have aluo seen
gores or Paisley successfully intro
duced on corselet skirts of dark blue
terge wtilch fit quite tightly round the
tips and are completed by fitting
todlces of Paisley much decorated with
CATFISH IS SIX FEET LONG
roulades of dark blue and some dome
shaped silver buttons.
We have returned to a recognition
of our old favorite blue and white
spotted foulard, and in a dark shade
banded with patent leather and com
pleted by a black hat thlt must be
looked upon at a useful possession
suited to face theso past summer days
which has formed so cIobs a resem
blance to winter in their dull atmos
phere. There Is "till a great deal of black
worn, doubtless owing to the fact that
there has been a great amount bought,
and we are not so extravagant as to
wish to discard this half worn-out. It
Is tho black Batln dress of the char
meuae description which held and re
tains our best affections, and few
gowns are more becoming than this,
so that the Individual studios carefully
the lines of her figure and bestows
much attention on her neckgear. To
some the turn-down collar Is becom
ing; on others. It Is fatal; and the
very thin neck, or the very old neck
Is better for the influence of a band of
black velvet held with a diamond
brooch. Then, again, people with very
long nocks will invariably find they
look better under the Influence of a
transparent collnrband fitting tightly
under the chin. Perfectly plain net Is
much used for these bands, and with a
narrow hem of black satin they obtain
most general recognition. The addi
tion of a pearl necklet, of two, or even
three strings, on the black satin dress
with the transparent top. Is very valu
able, and, added to a broad-brimmed
hat with a real lace veil, well adjusted,
completes a costume hard to beat.
Patent leather shoes have yielded
place to those of antelope, and lace
stockings have been entirely super
seded by the very thinnest gauze
silk.
There is nothing very new In the
land of parasols, and we appear to find
most satisfaction from those of plain
silk. Elaborations, however, show
spotted net bound with velvet or satin,
and we have recognized that the han
dle made of beads is by no means com
fortable to hold.
Which reminds me there are some
pretty new models In handbags, leath
er being for the moment discarded In
favor of watered silk, tasseled and
held by a frame of gold. These look
very well In black with a gold mono
gram In the left-band corner. Velvet,
too, is used for these handbags, but
watered silk Is undoubtedly more at
tractive, and antelope skin Is patron
ized also for this purpose.
Black satin Is to be the material for
bathing dresses, the trimming to re
main strictly black, silken braid being
chosen for choice, while the belt Is to
be of patent leather, and thin black
stockings are to be worn, and the
cap to be also of black. A variation of
this scheme includes blue and whlte
strlped stockings and a blue and
white cap, but black, entirely black, Is
really the most chic. As a more eco
nomical suggestion, violet bunting
may bo used. An excellent trimming
can be formed of black or black and
white cross-stitch, worked either In
cotton or silk, the rule of the black
patent leather belt still being strictly
observed. The shape of the bathing
dress follows the lines of the shape of
other dresses as nearly as It dare, the
skirts being narrow and the sleeves
without fulness on the top. However,
the reticent will consider the charms
of the kilted skirt which bears a lim
ited amount of stuff about the waist,
and this can be well achieved by the
checked tolle which come to us from
Paris. Then, again, we always have
the fascinations of red and pink bath
ing dresses to consider. '
Pink Is amongst the few colors we
are adopting enthusiastically this sea
son. Pink of the palest Shantung and
tussore makes charming coats and
skirts, and may also be highly com
manded for the tunic form of dress, but
even the best laid pinks of man and
maid go all astray in the strong sun
light, and It must be written that It is
not avlsable to put your faith In pinks. .
Very novel and desirable at that Is
an all-ln-one-plece dress made of pale
coral-tinted crepe cotton, with the hem
and belt and front of the slightly full
bodice worked tn a conventional de
vice with white opalescent beads.
There was no other trimming save a
small lace yoke, and the costume was
well crowned with a leghorn hat
bearing a huge black velvet bow.
Nebraska Farmers" Catch Ona That
Weight 297 Pounds Claim It's
the Biggatt Ever.
Valley, Neb. Presumably the larg
est fish ever caught In Inland waters
waa landed here by Willis Orris and
John Wlxon, farmers. It wat a black
catfish and weighed 297 pounds, and
waa almost tlx. feet long.
The Platte river waa unusually high
thla spring, having flooded the low
lands and bottoms. Now It it rapidly
receding. The other day Orris and
his hired man, Wlxon, were out In a
pasture, repairing fencea. In a awale
over which the river had twept, and
which waa filled with water to a depth
of a coupla of feet, they noticed a
great disturbance. Going out there,
they discovered the monstrout fish.
Pitchforks were secured and then the
chasa commenced. The awala waa
about 100 feet wide and 300 feet long,
and back and forth tha fish flew, lash
ing tha water Into foam.
Tha fish, finally tired out, waa drlr-
Buying Trees.
The best trees to order, everything
considered. It a young, vigorous whip
about five feet high. Such a tree la
pretty sure to live and grow without a
setback, and It may be cut off at what
ever height tha owner wishes the head
to start
en Into shallow water and speared to
death. It it presumed that It came uy
out of the Missouri river, as a fifty
pounder Is the largest fish that haa
heretofore been caught out of the
Platte.
Have Batla for Color 8cheme.
A plan which results, not only In
economy tn the wardrobe, but a cer
tain distinction as well, Is that of ta
king a single color scheme of the,
whole wardrobe. This It accomplished
most frequently with black, by por
aont In mourning, but there are few
othera who cara to have tha most of
their costumes plain black. Oray It
good, If It It becoming. Black and
white, separate and In combination.
It quite delightful Brown, if it a,
favorite color, gtvea satisfying results.
And in this color you have chosen,
have your petticoats, parasola, stock
ings, glovea, feather boat, acarft, the,
straw of your huts, tha groundwork;
of your foulards, blouse slips, and a
hundred and ona other Itamt of tha;
wardrobe. In thla way many clever
and new combination may be pre-,
duced from a limited aupplr. )
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Jacob'sWrestling
With God
By Bar. W. H. Ca"-"irilna. Humboldt
Park Idethodiat Church, Chicago
"I will not let The go. cucupt Tliou
kleas ma." 0nala 32. St).
"Two brothers have been separated
for twenty years," said Rev. Mr.
Carwardlna. "They parted In anger.
Esau, the elder, vowed to slay Jacob,
the younger, for robbing him of his
birth right. It waa a bad affair. But
time bad wrought a change.
"The elder brother had become the
bead of a wild, roving and Indomitable
race of people. Tha younger brother
had been a wanderer, but had cither
ed about him, by Industry and shrewd
trading, a la.rge fortune. Now, wltii
his herds, servants and family he is
moving back to the country of his
early days. News is brought that Esau
is coming to meet Jacob, and In fear
!he latter imagines that there is still
hatred In his heart. He seeks to pro
pitiate his brother with magnificent
Rifts, sends his flocks and family over
the brook and beside the still waters
it Jabboh he has the struggle of his
ilfe.
"Jacob's wrestling with the arel Is
the struggle of a soul with his God.
Jacob was a racemaker. He hal suf
fered In many ways by his fraud, per
petrated on Esau. Hut Jacob was the
greater man of the two, and by richt
of character and Intellect was better
fitted for the blrth-rlght and the pres
tige which It gave him than was Esau.
The result was an Illustration of the
survival of the fittest.
"Man must suffer for the evil he has
done, but be can rise superior to the
mistakes and blunders of his youth.
"If there had been no hope for Jacob
after the duplicity and deceit of his
earlier ilfe, largely the result of nn
overweening fondness of a mother for
her favorite child, then there would
be no hope for a vast number cf good
men In this life. But there must come
the time of struggle, with Its bitter
tears and Its fear and anguish.
Through deep waters of mental and
physical HiigulKh, man's better nature
comes to the front and he rises to' a
higher Ideal. All souls that have
wrought good to the world have had
the storm and strres of stnipglo. Woe
Is the man who has evaded this strug
g!e, whose courage failed him at the
crucial moment, who ran from the
angel of his better self and let slip
the gnl lcn opportunity to win the self
victory. "Evade the struggle and degenera
tion sets In. Degeneration is a terrl
ble force, as Inevitable as the laws of
the universe. The uncultivated field
returns to weds. Flowers and fruit
degenerate If not cared for. The
change consequent on neglect Is al
ways for the worse. What we call
tho dregs of society contains men who
once had a chance and have settled to
(he bottom of the social muss. If neg
lected physically he becomes dehu
manized. If neglected nientully, ho
lappps Into Imbecility. If neglected
spiritually, he becomes hardened to
ward God and thirds divine. It Is
act the dreamers and seers of visions
who have played the great part In the
world's drama. It Is rather the strug
giers and wrestlers who have wrought
out the great things for humanity.
w nen on the morrow Jacob had fought
his battle and h.id hulted upon his
thigh, he had crosst d the Jahbek a
new man. He had crossed his spiritual
Rubicon and hud burned the bridges
I behind him and went out to a new Ilfe.
"'Tell me thy name!' cried this man
In the night stru;;gle to the angel. It
was the d"tnand of the soul for an an
swer to the mystery of dolty and
things holy. It Is the mystery of all
things that touch on Immortality and
the eternal verities. What Is the an:
iwer lo the demands of the soul?
What Is the answer to the inquiry of
ray heart and my Intellect as con
cerning the things that lie out so mys
teriously beyond the ken of human
conception. All men In greater or less
degree have this demand of the iii'ier
nature for an answer to the deep rid
dle of Ilfe and the future.
"The answer to Jacob came by pray
er. Physically be was crippled for
life, but his loss was his strength. In
Ms weakness he bad received the
greatest blessing of his Ilfe. When
man battles truly with God he will be
defeated as to his pride and his self
glory, but he will be victor In the soul
strength that makes for a nobler life.
Better to lose some things than to lose
one's spiritual power. There are aome
scsrt that are worth having. Either
the devil will Inflict scars or God will.
Better to carry about you the scars of
;ho Almighty than those of the evil ona.
The old veteran who marched In the
parade last Monday may have bad the
wounds of battle on bis body, but they
were honorable wounda and gained In
a Just struggle. Out of the tears and
tmltlnga of llfe't ttruggle cornea the
beatification of noble upllftings.
"Necessity drove this man to his
kne. When wa feel that the aven
ger It on our path, when the precipice
yawns beneath our feet, when tha sin
of a lifetime la abont to ba revealed,
vhea hope dlea out and out last tv
source la cut off, then It la that soma
men thtnk of Ood. Sorrows and nflllc
tlena drive many men to God. There
aaa a time whan we loved to choosa
our own way and did not pray that
Ood should load ut on. Thank God
then that Ha heart our prayer. Not
all men are led thla way. Rut soma
are, and it la good to know that the
ear of tha eternal la nut deaf to our
entreaty, nor Hit arm ahortened that
Ha cannot help.
Cod'a Paaoe.
"The peace that pasaeth understand
ing." Peace It lova reposing. It la
(ova on the green paaturea; it U lova
oetldo tha atlll waters; it la that great
:alm which cornea over tha conscience
when It taet the atonement aufflclent
knd tha Saviour willing; It la uncloud
ed azure In a lake of glaaa; It la tba
oul which Christ hat pacified, apread
out In serenity and simple faith, and
tha Lord Ood, merciful and gracious,
tailing over It
The true basis of happlnaas la
work that ona lovaa. Lea.
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOU AIGIST 81.
Bubjert: ,!rn Nenrlna Jerusalem,
Slatt. 30:17-11 Commit
Vcrnes 2.V27.
C.OLDKN TEXT. "The Son of
Man came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister and to give His life a
rancom for manv." Matt. 20:28.
TIME. Marrh, A. D. 30.
PLACE. N'ear Jericho.
KX POSITION. I. The Self-Serk.
Dlwlplei, 17-as. Jesus foresees and
foretells all the definite details of His
coming suffering at Jerusalem. It
was the third time He had told It to
them Bince the transfiguration, hut
they were so occupied with their own
pettv ambitions that, they had not
needed what He had been saving. At
this most inopportune moment two of
the best men In the apostolic company
come to Him with a request that they
be preferred nlinve all others (v. 20;
ft. Mk. 10:3.ri). Thev presumed urnn
the fact that ,Ier,us had already con
ferred upon them favors withheld
from most of the anoMoltc enmrr-nv
(Mk. fi:37: :2: 14:3:?). They may
have also hoped something from the
relationship existing between His
family and their own. Jesus has of
ten to say to us when we pray, as to
them, "Ye know not what ye si'.k"
(Rom. 8:26). There was a condition
of sharing Christ's glory with Him of
which His petitioners little dreamed
(v. 22r26-39; cf. Mk. 14:3fi; Lu. 22.
42; Jno. 18:11: Lu. 12:50: 2 Tim.
2:12; Rom. 8:17). James and John,
full of self-confidence, iinhesltntincly
declared themselves able to drink the
cup Christ drank and to be baptized
with the baptism with which He was
baptized. Many to-day with equal
readiness and equal thoughtlessness
declare themselves ready to follow
wherever Christ leads the way. Jesus
took them nt their word. We best lie
careful about our professions, for
Jesus may take us ot our word. It
lies with the Father to decide who
shall have the place of honor in His
kingdom. The ten who had made no
such request as the two were never
theless just as selfish as they (v. 24:
cf. Mk. 9:33-36; Lu. 22:34). The
method of Christ's kingdom was ut
terly at variance with the methods of
the kingdoms of this earth (vs. 2."
2"). The Head of the kingdom is the
supreme illustration of the principles
that governs it: He came not to be
ministered unto but to minister. His
ministry cost Him all He had. He
laid down His life as a ransom to pur
chase life for the wicked world that
had forfeited It (cf. 2 Cor. 5:21: Oal.
3:13; Tit. 2:14; Isa. 53:5; 2 Cor.
8:9). He gave up the highest glory
and descended to the deepest shame
and thus attained to a name that Is
above evVy name (Phil. 2:6-9). The
only greatness In God's kingdom Is
the greatness of service.
II. Blind by the Wayside liosnins,
2D-.11. The three accounts of this
miracle (cf. Mk. 10:46-52; Lu. 18:
35-43) differ in details. This ap
pears like contradiction, but it is not
necessarily so. A very possible ex
planation is that Jesus healed one
blind man as He entered Jericho and
this one told two ethers, one of w!iom
was Bartlmeus (whom Mark for some
reason regarded as worthy of special
mention), and they waited for Jesus
ns He should depart from the city.
These two besgars are a stilkini? il
lustration of man as he is by nature:
His home, Jericho (the city under a
curse: Josh. 6:17, 20, tyro of this
world): blind (2 Cor. 4:4; Ho v. 3:
17): a bec;?nr clothed in runs ( I.-m.
64:6). Thev were sitting by the
dusty wayside not a pleasant r'see
to be, but better far for tlicm than
some shady palm grove of Jericho
for Jesus was to pass that way. and
the best place for needy, sinful men
is where Jesus is (Lu. 1 0:39-42 ).
Many a Bartlmeus to-day neetla sim
ply to bo told that Jesus Is right at
hand. As soon as they heard they be
gan to cry out. That was not much
to do. but it was enongh (Rom. 10:
13). Tho time to call is the time that
they chose (Isa. 55:6). They ad
dressed Jesus as "Thou Son of Da
vid," I. e., as the Me?3iah (.ler. 23:5:
ch. 1:1-12. 23; 22:41. 42 ). They
cried simply for mercy. The pejp'.e
wore displeased to hear them cry for
mercy and rebuked them. There are
many people still, even religious peo
ple, who are Irritated when thev hear
poor, sinful, afflicted people making a
disturbance by crying aloud to Jesus
for mercy. They thought it beneath
the dignity of Jesus to be disturbed
by the clamor of this poor bl'nl
wretch. Though they were poo:-, tl ey
were ricn In faith, and tne rebuke,
so far from closlns their mouths,
only made them cry out the more. It
was well thut they Improved this op
portunity, for Jesus never passed that
way again.
III. Receiving Silit and Follow
inn Jesus, Jtti-.ll. Jesus was on Im
portant business, the most Important
errand of His life, and yet "He etood
still" to liBten to the cry of the poor
blind beggarB and to relieve their
need. Are we like Him? Thev were
ready to go as toon as the call came
(cf. Mk. 10:49, 50). Everything de
pends on what we really "will" that
Cod do for us. Jesus knew what they
wanted, but would hear it from tT-.eir
own lips (ch. 6:8). Jesus would have
definite prayprs. They believed in
Jesus at the Messiah, and the prophe
cies marked the Messiah as the restor
er of tight (Isa. 85:5; 42:1, 7; Lu.
4:17, 18). Jobhs opened their eves
with a mere touch. The cure wr.s la
Btaut and complete.
AUGUST TWENTY-FIRST
Topic Duly Under Difficulties 2
Tim. 2: 113.
Patience In dark days. Ex. C: 19
23; 6: l.
Duty rewarded .iish. 11: 6 15.
A trying situation. Acts 19 29.
Duty In perl.'. 2 Cor. 1 1 : T'.-Vi.
No surrender. Acts 1: 1 :;:..!
Uraees we nttd. Rom. .",: 1 5.
It will help us to enduie li iitlivss
If we remember that we are solii:i.TO
of Jesus Christ, and that cur Com
mander Is enduring It with us (v. 3).
A soldier cannot )0 a banker at. tha
same time. War :s the most jenlou
of masters. The Christian soldier
must always say "This one thing I
do" (v. 4).
A mother will endure ail privations
for her ioved ones, and in pro;xrtlnu
as we love ineti we snail be glad to ba
worn in their service (v I'M.
The rro.-s I.? made light Ly the vis
ion of tin; crown, tlio rough ro.id of
life is made smooth by the sight of
tile golden streets Klhii-.u-i'.... ulica-J
of us (v. llii.
Gr,cci'.'or,B.
"Good thing i a.e hurl," s ihl Kito.
We are to keep at tin :a i;:i!;1 tiuy be ,
come easy.
There is a stimulus In (li!'llculr!,:s
to i:n..- manly miml. No ;r,e hut a
weal-ling wou!d (ho.:: ih. s-;Ta iu
pre.ereiice to the pi.al.i.!:..
Duty lieiins "nn. I r .ii:'''!"ii!'!M,"
but it dues not remain under; It s.on
KC.s on top of t lie-in an. I what a
thine i.s I' rein that height:
It. is without MHliilii Slice tha'. tha
one commm rhyme for "duty" li
"Utility." Duty :. one of the meal
beautiful tiling on earth.
I Must rations.
Remember Mark Tapiey in "Martin
Chuzzlewit." the jolly yuucg man who
tool; no phasure In being jolly except
under dlt'ticultios. when the'iv was
"some credit in it."
There is a merry "catch" In which
a series of obstacles are placed arros
a room and several are blindfolded
and made to race over them, litis, tho
obstacles are quietly r nnove I, and tho
spectators am amti-id by the valiant
leaps of the racers over nothing!
Much like many of our fancied ob
stacles In tile way of duty.
EPWORTH LEM LESSONS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21
God's Re3sonabls Ex?;:t?t on .-.
6: 8; Dcut. 10: 12, 13:
Gal. 5: 2221.
I. "Wha; do' s tile I.o. J rci;':::-e of
thee?" tMlc. 3: s i
1. "To do jusfj." Cuir.riK : h a
esty demands that wo d i f--:n. -hi a
in return for ths special ;aor .-;.; -vn
us, in that while we were v s narrs
Christ died for us. Not th:: v. ,? can
make any compensation !''. what wu
have received; but ha iiu :. ciwd
the grace of ;c:l in rc lnr.- t on as a
gift. Justice us wvl! as gi-.i'litiil? re
quiries that we do his coaii'tav, I n n'.s
Jum.es exhorts us to shew oar faith
by our works.
i 2. "To love merry." The .1: rip-
Hires are the best cvil.i aa ' i' n of
themselves. Read Proi. .), I; l'.-.tx.
21: 21: .Matt. :,: 7
,". "To walk humbly w:-h ,hy ikil,"
Hlshop fiindsell oiu e sad, " : i ai lli: y
Is the first virtue." A humble spirit
i.s necessary in the leartit .-. I rti r
says: "lliimb'e yo'itseves niid'.r :.h-?
migiit hand of Cod, 'lia; he e.:-
alt you in due ih-.i"" .
"Humble jour.-e!ve3 i:i the sisht of
the lxird and lie . a.i.. ....
Raul says: "By the ;;ri.ee o: (ioi I
am what I am."
11. "What doth the I.crJ rulr:;
of thee?" (I)eut. lu: 12. 1 i.i
1. To love him. I.ove Is th? motor
power of the ("krlsil-iri I:: '. Tii'jtu
are soni9 who seem to ciirry their
cross as a burden. They a-un.l serv
ices because duty demands, and strive
to live right because thy n:ujt.
"When love .shines 'n " :h, burdci be
comes a banner hoim 4l:'.d'.v a:i f
triumphantly. "The ove of Christ
constraint'! h." Wo are to vo with
all our heart, soul. mind, and
strength. With such un insphati.ju
the yoke becomes easy and 'he bur
den light. Happy l.i the o:ih whi
finds It so. Christian serviee Is ni
longer a task but ji dili.-ht.
2. ' To keep his coiiiir. indinf n:s ."
One thing ought not to b.. toWten
i The Ten Commruidm-.-iits have tot
I been rejHulfd. la ;hes da a of Sal-
bath-bicakltig and disregard of a j
thority every Christian neeas be loal
and true, a good soi l r ooey.i his
commander.
III. "What doth thi Lord reiiuir
of me?" (Cal. 5: 22-21 )
To bear fruit. The fruit of th
spirit Is Joy, peace, gemletit'ss, meek
ness, with a crucilixion of tho flesh,
and affections. "Herein is my Fibb
er gloritied that ye bear much fruit."
Vnansnerable Logic,
If Jesus Christ It everything to me.
I know Ha can be everything to any
man, and because I know It, then woe
la me It I do not do all that is in my
power to lot every man who does not
know Jesus Christ share Him with
ma.
There Is no escape from thlt logic.
If I lova Jesus Christ, which means
It I am loyal to Him. which means If
I keep His commandments, I am In
touch with everybody to tho ends ot
tha earth who needs Him, and I can
not wash my handa and aay that you
must excuse me from this matter.
Maltbla D. Bubcock.
I
Ht-ltt BtMnnlr jt.
fheutd wa ever reach cna pclnt at
which soma purtlcaiur vice hut be
come a sort of second nature to u, It
will do no good to rail at fate or des
tiny. There la no fata for ut, but
such aa we choose for ourielvea. Wa
have It tn our power to maka or mar
ourielvea. If we choose to make,
rather than mar. our destiny, wa
have the secret, given long ago by
one who knew: "Rusbt beginning!."
Baltimore Sua.
Reasoning of Domestic Anlmala.
According to a French Investigator
domestic anlmala have a certain
amount of reasoning, and can associ
ate ideas from which they draw In
ferences. Dogs, and still more so'
cats, he says, learn to Imitate the
voice and movements of their masters
or mistresses. He has noticed old
watchdogs which, when they barked,
had a peculiar Intonation, which re
sembled the voice of thotr master.'
Cata try. by the way in uhlch they'
cry, to make their mlstressa under
stand exae'ly what ( ".3t.'
Tha Rational Fourth.
American Parents (in tho year
1810) Ebenrser, my boy, give ma
that blunderbuss I'm afraid yon
might hurt yourself and shoot off
that horse pistol Instead. Puck.
Llet In Hit Teeth,
"Pentomacy" Is tha latest Parlsina
fad. It Is "the aclenco or reading tha
toul by the teeth." - Surpccs a man
haa falsa teeth, what then?" Phila
delphia Press.
Whort It Nvr Froeioa.
Only a small rortlon of th United
Ft Met, tho eoutharn tip of Florida,
never ha experienced treealag
weather. ,
Trrolnj (td Luck.
"Abuelu" yob bad luck," aald line!.
Cben. "is li'b'e to Pit It so tntre dat
It'll follow you nroun' UUa a ya"r
Ccs "- WaahiDgton Star.