Love Among the Arts By DOROTHY j iiu erii McWudo wan a more slip of i lil wilt) a glorious braid of Titian in r trulllng far down hor buck when Everly saw ber for the first tlmo. II was student's day at the Metro politan Gallery. Artists and near ar ista of all ago and prospects were (eticruusly scattered about the great IlillS. When Everly entered he was greet ed by a cheery nod from many of llmse already at work. OtherwlHe, the iiiiiti(lng of eyes and the cocking of leads went on with uninterrupted en Ihusiasui. Tbo trnusfor of paints frolu palette to canvas was an absorbing fame. Lve.rly stood for some time caHtlng lurtlvo glances at the girl with the fliiau balr. The more be looked the renter was bis de'slro to devote his trcsh canvas, his time and bis ability '.o painting her. He Judged ber to be lliout eighteen, yet Kverly felt-that her youth In no way offered him the liberty of painting her without ber know ledge. lie was glad that ho was starting a new copy that morning. It gave him the opportunity of making a selection which would keep him In the room ltk her. Luckily, Kverly found a cor ner which, with his big easel, Inclosed blin from casual observers. It did not matter to Kverly that the light was poor for the light of the whole room formed a halo about the head of one girl. Her position was central be cause she was copying the exquisite Magdalen of Ilenner. So absorbed was she In tho miniature she was doing that Kverly had not glimpsed the rolor of her eyes. To a man seeing as much of fem inine beauty as did Kverly It was nat ural that ho should think only of the picture the girl represented. He sketched rapidly now, on tho picture he had chosen to copy. He worked with feverish haste so that he would nut be tempted to convey to canvas tho one thing in tho room be saw a girl's profile from which the soft braid hung and cast reddish shadows over the dull grey of her painting-apron. Once during the morning, the girl not up and walked about the room. Krom his place behind the easel Kver ly watched her lean over several of tho students and to each she gave a suft little smile as she turned away. Wherever she moved she seemed to be encircled by a charm all her own. Once, she stood so clone to Kverly that leaning forward he could get a gilmpse of ber eyes. They were slumberous, half closed, like the eyes of a leopard. After a casual glance at his canvas she went back to her work. When she picked up her parapher nalia and went home, Everly did the lame. Art had lost Its Interest when thii wonderful girl had gone. Kverly had his feet firmly planted on the ladder of success. Many of his cunvases bad Bold after having been well hung at various exhibitions, and It was with feeling that he attributed to the Impatience of the artist within 1 1 in that he waited the next students' day at the gallery. He was In his corner earlier than was his wont and when she arrived his artist's heart quickened Its beat. He wondered vaguely If she would come and stand near him during tho day he hoped she would; something within him seemed to rejoice when lie waB near. Kverly begau his work, but try as ho might the head of Doreen McWade seemed ever ready to present Itself on his canvas. Ho conceived the brilliant Idea of making small sketches of the various students within sight. In this way he could get an Impression of her without arousing suspicion. Had It been any other girl In the room Kverly would have had not the slightest hesitancy about asking per mission to make a sketch, but his nerves turned traitor when ho even approached this girl's chair. Conse quently he remained at his own easel and wondered If her hnlr felt ns soft nnd silky as It looked. Finally ho be EMi to bo Irritated with her for being "i beautiful. She had no light to flaunt her beauty before artists who W"ro yearning for Just such color, such full yet slender Hues to put on canvas. Horeen took her stroll about the renin earlier thon before. She had vorked with more absorbed Interest ttinn on the previous day. Again, she drew near hlra and for an Infinitesimal second her half closed eyes met his Hun swept leisurely over the work on bin easel. Tho very slightest color arose In her cheeks when she Baw her own head among the others on his easel, hut she moved on as If she had not seen It. lJld Kverly Imagine It or did the girl really turn her chair so that be .could scarcely see her face? Everly was "ot a man accustomed to being foiled In big purposes; he wanted to paint COST OF AMERICAN LUXURIES iii- Money Spent for Creature Comforts l Not Necessarily Wasted, but Reveals Optimistic Spirt. The New York Times observed that 'n 1910 the cost of so-called luxuries I'idulged in by Americans included "H'sa items: Jewelry. $300,000,000; confectionery, $365,000,000; automo "Hi'S. $195,000,000; tobacco, $450,000, alcoholic drluks, $1,745,300,000; total, $3,365,300,000. "Waste, extruva Since!" bowl the economists and the fiornllst. Yes, there Is a percentage ot waste due to overindulgence and to overcharges by retailers, partial '"fly in the mntter of liquid refresh hienis. But this waste, comparative ly speaking, Is only Incidental. lonoy spent for "creature comforts" n,'d luxuries is not necessarily pasted. A lire narrowed down to the Hare necessities is n very colorless, '"'rrtensonie sort of existence. It is Muestlnn whether overindulgence on Be' .VVl'".!o ls wmae than 1'iKlerlndul- nee. The figures quoted show some 3 DOUGLAS the girl with the Titian hair, and he Intended to do so. Feeling very much as If he were treading on the vergej of a fairy tale, Kverly drew out bis note book and wrote a note. After) finishing It he arose and approached the uniformed attendant who was sta Honed outside the door. v oous i want you to tio me al favor," Kverly smiled as a comrade might at the attendant. "Will you take this note to the young woman with tbo red hair the one In front; of tho Magdalen?" "Sure, Mr. Everly anything else?'" "Only this not a word as to who! sent It. Thanks." ! An hour or so later Doreen looked) up with startled eyes, but took thoj folded paper. She rend quickly: "May I hnve 'ermlsslon to submit a por trait made from a sketch of you to a prize competition? If so, tie some thing around the top of your easel and, I will know that I may." With scarcely a Bhnde of extra color In her faee and In a preoccupied way Doreen tied her handkerchief about) tho top of her easel, then went to work. Everly was distinctly Irritated. She had shown not tho slightest Interest In her unknown admirer, had not so much as thought out the situation be. fore giving her consent. Everly selected a large, flat brush from his assortment and dug It vicious ly Into a deep sepia and with one stroke of the brush swept Doreen Mc Wade's faco from his canvas. Hut Kverly's eyes had grown dark and hln chin had lifted. He would open tho Titian girl's eyes and he would paint her portrait. The first thing he did was to re. move himself and all his trappings from her presonee. Everly knew that the one woman whom he wanted had come Into his life; be had not met and painted dozens of beautiful women wlthoui learning to recognize the tnevltablq when It finally enme. The next note Doreen McWade re celved made her blood turn from Its even course and her eyes flash. She rend It over and a smile not altogether cynical crept Into ber eyes. "You may as well he getting together the thing called a trousseau. I Intend to marry you before three months hnve passed." Doreen tore the paper Into a thou sand pieces During tho remainder of the day she cast occasional glances up as Bomeone entered tho room, but each time her eyes returned to their work with a shade of disappointment. It was not until several students' days had come and gone that Everly entered the room In which Doreen worked. Then he strolled casually In and after conversing In low tones to many of the students hfl apivroached the girl with the Titian hair. "You are copying my favorite pic ture," he said when he noticed that her band shook and refused Its task while he watched. "It Is more difficult than I antici pated." Doreen did not lift her eyes. "If you don't mind a criticism you have Just a shade too much red In the hair tone It down nnd It will soften the entire figure." Everly voiced his criticism In the Enme tone he would have used to the big, husky Cuban In the next chair. He waited a moment to see If she mixed the right color. "Aren't you going to try It?" "I hardly know Just " "Here let me," Everly deliberately touched her hand as he took her brush and for a second she turned her won derful half shut eyes on him. Everly saw a spark of the coming Are In them. Ho worked on her miniature for a long time In silence. Doreen drew nenrer him and watched In charmed silence while Kverly put a few masterful touches to her Ivory. When he had finished he stood up. "I-will come back In a few days and see what progress you have made." And when a week or two bad passed he again stood beside her. He took one look at her work and then his gaze lingered long on tho girl's deli cate face. It had grown a trifle pale and in her eyes there lurked a deep unrest. "You have mnde It worse," he said after a moment, during which she had not looked at him. "I know It I have been unable to concentrate lately I something, 1 don't know what has made me unhap py." Doreen raised her eyes to Ever ly's and the wistful appeal in them went Btrnlght to bis heart. "Come down Into the mummy room with me the mummies' ears are wrapped and I will tell you what Is he matter with you." "Do you think you can?" Tho color had come back Into the Titian girl's cheeks and her eyes were opening slowly over lustrous depths. "I know I can," said Everly. odd things. Apparently' they prove that the American woman Is fonder of candy than she Is of Jewelry, which may, as one pleases, either be considered an indication that she has an unusual love for things that tickle the palate, or a proof that she has be gun to discount barbaric array. The figures for tobacco are not relatively high when one considers that both sexes now Indulge In the weed to a considerable extent. Except possibly In one Instance the figures are en couraging rather than otherwise, be cause they reveal nn optimistic spirit In tho people. As a rule pessimists are not open-handed. He Put Up. "Which Is proper," Inquired the par ticular new arrival, "to say 'stop at a hotel' or 'put up at a hotel?'" "Both," replied the register clerk. 'But you must put up at this hotel before you can Btop at It." Drown lug's Magazine. HOME NURSING U Disorders of Children, Diarrhoea Is a disorder very com mon among children during the au tumn months. It Is attended by a high death rale, especially with chil dren under two years of age. The cause ls usually Improper feed Ing. The common practise among certain classes of people of feeding young babies varlouB articles of food Is very unwise. I'p to tho age of nine months a baby needs nothing but milk and Is able to digest very little else. Yet how often we see peoplo feeding babies coffee, potatoes, ment and even things that are hard for a grown person to digest! Babies fei entirely upon milk often become sick because proper attention has not been given to the care of the milk und bot tles. Cleanliness ls certainly n neces sity here. With older children the diarrhoea ls often caused by eating unripe or over-ripe fruit or vegetables. The symptoms are nn Increased number of bowel movements, attend ed by griping pains in the abdomen. They sometimes are accompanied by vomiting, headache and fever. The treatment Is first to stop all food, and clean out tho Intestinal tract. This can be done by giving nn enema or Injection of warm water or by giving a dose of castor oil, Some peoplo are unable to understand why this Bhould be done when there al ready have been numerous bowel movements. The diarrhoeu Is eatiHod by some food that is remaining In the Intestine and setting up m Irritation. The Irritating material must be re moved before we can overcome the diarrhoea and we do this by means of an enema or dose of laxative. The child then should be kept quiet and warm. Heat applied to the feet and abd mien often will relieve tho puln. A little peppermint water may be given to aid In expelling the gases, but nothing else should be given ex cept on tbo advice of a physician. Paregoric and various pain relievers should not be given as they may be very injurious. Many deaths nro at tributed to various soothing syrups which contain harmful drugs. After the attack Is over care should betaken with the diet. At (list give only a lit tle rice water or barley water. In young babies, colic and diarrhoea often are caused by giving sugar In various forms. A tiny baby gets thirsty Hip same as nn older person. Milk does not quench this thirst, so It should be give:. little warm water several times a day. Many mothers are not content to lot well enough alone nnd put a little sugar in the wa ter. This forms gas and causes colic and diarrhoea. In giving peppermint water to young babies It Is not neces sary to add sugar. Of course the pep permint water should be very weak, Hint for rt m mm M$ ' h rift if&M .4 ' my'$w ' f 1 THESE throe illustrations are Inter esting and useful to mothers, In cluding as they do a coat und skirt costume, a school dross and a long useful cout. Tho coat and skirt costume ls car ried out in this model, in palo gray tweed, and Is made in a Blmplo hut pretty style with gored skirt and a double-breasted coat, fastened with tweed-covered buttons. The school dress is made of navy blue serge with plaited bodice and rkirt cut all together and confined at the waist by u black belt. The waist FANCY TOUCHES IN CATERING Basket of Cake to Hold Ices in Flower Shapes Suggestion for Birthday Candles. A basket containing Ices frozen in fancy shapes was of cake baked In a fluted till and scooped out in the cen ter. Over the top there was n handle made of macaroni. A long piece of macaroni had been softened In hot wa ter aud then spread out on a board, bont into tho required shape, brushed with white of ei;g, sprinkled with gran ulated sugar nnd left to harden. When the basket was ready tho ends of the hoop were Inserted In the top of the cake. In putting the macaroni Into a bowl of hot water the long piece must be gradually bent Into the dish ho as not to break It. The iccswero of flower Bhapes. After they "were served the cake was broken Into pieces and passed. II a birthday occurs during the first of the month when the date Is ex 'essei) by small figures, tho number of candles muy Indicate the dato In iiad of the age this when the age By EDITH H. LOWKY Uaclielur of Scionce. Graduate Nurso, Physician and Surgeon. Formerly Superintendent of Jffartou Park and ScuthCtucuco lloipiuli and Ttaiuing School for N uram. Author of "Con bdttutd A boo for Young Oirlt." In the proportion of one or two dropi of the essence to a cup of warm wa ter. The baby will take only about a tenspoonful of this mixture in drop doses. The majority of deaths from summer diarrhoea might have been prevented by a little care with ths diet. Poisoning From Food. During recent years an Increased number of cases of serious illness have been traced to Infected or con taminated food. It may be there wvro as many cases In past years, but their cause was not recognized. At any rale, the Increased consumption of canned meats and vegetables In creases the possibility of such condi tions. Luck of rigid laws for the in spection of foods has permitted un scrupulous dealers to put on tho mar ket foods not fit for consumption, but which, on nccount of their cheapnes or attractive appearance, have been bought In largo quantities by tho poor; (r classes. This desire to buy things cheaply also causes people to purchase partly decayed fruits and vegetables. In the warm weather too much care cannot bo exercised In tho care of food material, especially meat and milk. Many cases of poisoning are tiaeed to warmed-over meats which had been kept too long, or to careless ly kept chicken salad, or contaminated fish. The symptoms of poisoning arel nausea and vomiting, with sharp griping Intestinal pains. Headache chilliness and dizziness often are present. There also may be consldor a bio fever. The treatment Is, first to clean out the Intestinal tract with a good laxa tive as castor oil or a one-tenth grain of calomel, taken every half hour for ten doses, followed an hour later with a dose of epsoni salts. This must bo done even though the bowels have moved several times', for It Is neces sary that all the Irritating material bo gotten rid of. The patient should bo kept warm, heat being applied to tho feet nnd abdomen. Hot drinks, as tlncer tea, tend to reduce tho pain and also provide the necessary stimu lation. Never give "pain relievers" except on the advice of a physician, as these are usually very depressing to t ho heart and may be the "last straw" more than the already do pressed heart ran stand. Do not delay too long In sending for a physician, as there Is danger of collapse and It may be necessary to give powerful stimulants to tide over tho crisis. (Copyright, by W. O. Clmpman.) Stripes to Be Popular. It Is predicted that stripes will b worn a good deal this spring. Mothers has a box plait in front which is orna mented with two rows of small gilt buttons. The neck and sleeves aio finished with whllo turnover collar and cuffs, trimmed with feather stitch ing and lace. Tho coat Is of brown cheviot terge made with stitched plaits on either side, both front and back, and has a stitched belt which crosses in front aud fastens with one button. Similar but ions ornament the coat. The turn over collur and cuffs are of plain i brown cloth. All three will be found I highly servicable costumes Is too great for expression in candles. Or the figures of the date may be writ ten In the center of the cake In drops of colored Icing or In confections and the candles may he arranged " around tlio edge. It doesn't take much Ingenuity tc murk iced cakes with card suits, the hearts, and diamonds .with pink Icing on white and spades and dubs with chocolate. The woman who nccustonii herself to use a pastry bag will Iln-I no end of such uses for It. A very small tube is wanted lor the nk marking. New York Evening Sun. Embroideries for Spring Gowns. There Is a great deal of openwork embroidery used w tho new thin frocks, nnd one sees tho old favorites, Irish, cluny and Valenciennes, well represented; but there Is a noticeable mingling of line and heavy litce nnd embroidery, benutlful uiotll's of Vene tian worked In among Valenciennes and embroidered net or linen, etc.. In bats there Is a marked tendenc) to height Id crowns aud broudei i.ilius. B The Conditions j? of Discipleship Br REV. H. M. T1MM0NS Pallor Waihlnaton Street M.tbodut Church, Houtton, Texaa TICXT- ir uny man will bi my I ls I)Ih, t ti 1 tn tuk up his rroa ami follow inn. Mattlipw 16;24. Jesus is a great teacher and seeks to Impart unto his followers funda mental truth. It ls of utmost Im portance that men have a correct eon :eption of Jesus Christ himself. Hence the question he asked tho twelve In the beginning of this chapter, "Whom do men say that I the son of man, am?" What the world thinks of him Is Important, but he had a more per sonal question to ask; "Whom do ye say that I am?" Then I'eter speaking as the father gave him utterance, said: "Thou are Christ, the son of the living Ood." This Is tho basic fact ol Christianity. Notwithstanding I'eter gave utter nneo to this great truth, the master In a short while administers to blm the sternest rebuke thnt ho ever admin istered to any follower of his. He then proceeds to outline tho con tlltlons of discipleship, "If any man will." The high si expression of re llglon Is not to be found In reason Our conclusions cannot be Infallible, because they are tho result of train ing, and, In some Instances, condl lions. Yet we should cultivate this faculty. The master never put a pre mium upon ignorance. Ho desires In telligent ns well ns faithful service. Neither Is tho highest expression ol religion found In emotion, though this Is an Important part of our natures Strong men sometimes disparage emo tion. Tho emotions aro productive ol great good ami much happiness, but they cannot be depended upon as final In religious expression. But the highest expression of re ligion Is to be found In the human I will, Christ Is not concerned about who Is able, for ho hns made It pos slble for every man to Inherit eternal I life. But he is vnstly concerned about ! who will. One has said that the nor mal man ls two-thirds will nnd one ! third Intellect. Tho Intellect Is the j shell, the will Is the powder within j the shell (hat gives It Its force aud I power. The feelings are the wnves j thrown off from tho side of a great ship; the will Is tho rudder under neath, unseen, yet all Important. Peoplo who are governed entirely by their emotions are hard to handle and make most of tho trouble In any sphere. A greut locomotive can draw a large number of empty cars, but they make a great deal of noise and It Is dinicult to keep them on. the track. It ls necessary for (he church to pull n great many empties, but they are noisy and unstable. Religion Is not the extinction of the will. Wbeu we say "Thy will be done," It does not moan tho destruction, but tho develop ment of our will to the point where It coincides with tho will of Cod. Hugh Prko Hughes bus given an admirable definition of snnctlflratlon. lie says: "It Is a supreme desire not to want tc have our own way." "Let him deny himself." This meant vastly more than physical self-denial There is often a species of selfishness In self-denial. Men become recluses when they could be useful. Ages ago certain classes of met thought they had found the secret ol a holy life. They shut themselves Uf In monasteries at large. They learned what wo learn today, that the great est temptations are not tho ones thai come from without, but the ones that come from within. Tbo strong mar fortllios himself against the enemy that can be seen, then falls before the one that steals upon him from within his own life. "And tako up his cross." This in dlcntes a positive life. We are not told to fall under tho weight of the cross, but to bear up under It. We are not to bo passive, inactive men under difficulties but men of victory Victory was never won except by ag gresslveness. The man of action, ever though tho action bo not always com mendahle, Is more honored than the man who hns tho courage to act al all. Every person's cross Is not the same, but crosses there will be In every life. Tis the power to bear the cross nnd not to let the cross bear us that determines tho character of out discipleship. "And lol'.ow me." Christianity U I not a code of laws. Utiles cannot be made iur every future condition ol lite. Instead of it being obedience ti rules and regulations It Is a life to Ix lived full and glorious in accordance with tho will of Cod, which Is revealed unto us. If wo nro willing we "shall know of tho doctrine. "Except ye become ns little chlldrer ye shall in f enter the kingdom.' Tho masle ot mean for us tc heroine pin . I childish. If evel strong nun ..e needed to do the work that Hod wants done, that time Is now. What he wants Is that we shall have tho spirit of teachableness we find Ir tho child. Tho child realizing Its lacl of knowbslge seeks to learn. We lire to have (he same spirit with reference to religion. The spirit of Cod will not leave the willing mind in darkness. Finally Christian character ls not to much an attainment ns It Is 8 growth. At the hist It, will not b. Judged by Its accomplishments, but b the progress It has made. We should bo proud to have a house that had been planned by a famout architect; but our life may be plannee by tho most glorious of all archl toots. Future State. When I rend that a man with whom I was Intimately connected ls dead. I ask where he bus gone. This question of our future fate is not. ony religious but limiiuik It ls arked by nthelBte and agnostics, who aro dragged Intc despair attempting to answer It. Bishop Creen, Episcopalian, New York city. Little minds am tamed by mlafor time, hul groat minds rise above It. living. . FLAG OF TOTAL ABSTINENCE Dr. Amos P. Wilder, Consul General for United States at Shanghai, Talks on Temperance. A recent Issue of "The Celestial Em pire," published at Shanghai, contains a most stirring speech by Dr. Amos P. Wilder, consul general for tho United States at Shanghai, on "A New Civic and Christian Duty Total Ab stinence" The American consul general said: "I wunt to talk seiiBlbly and not unkindly. I shall try not to forget thnt the world has known al coholic drinks for 5,000 years, though by their sanctions Hindu, Kuddhlst, nnd Mohammedan sections bavo been protorted against it until of luto. I shall not forget that our ancestors quite generally used these beverages; that our relatives and friends nre still doing so; Indeed, their use Is quite general. I do not meiin to scold any body, but If possible to say something that shall lead somo to be ufrald of alcohol some because they fear It will affect their health; others be cause of the menace to the state; and some c '.hers, perhaps, who do not fear for themselves, but begin to see that It may ho their drinking which en courages others to drink. "I have been fortunate myself In that I was born and reared In tho Btate of Maine, where prohibition has obtained for half a century. It Is dif ficult to forbid liquor selling wholly is It Is difficult wholly to enforce tho laws against larceny or vagrancy, but there Is no spirituous or malt liquor made In Maine, und, more Important, drinking Is not a part of the social lifo of the people liquor does not ap pear at stato banquets, nor on tbo family table. Cltlzo-.s who themselves have no scruples nbout drinking ore yet unwilling to violate tho law of their state In securing liquor. These things are, of course, great gain; gen eration after generation Is brought up who do not know liquor, do not need It. It Is no virtue In such that the) do not drink; they have been fortu nate, I say. In not being schooled to alcohol. It Is not a pnrt of their life, they do not miss it, and they escap ed Its perils. I recall tho horror with which as a boy of 17 on a vis It to a neighboring state I first saw tlgns advertising strong drink and drinking shops In operation with con sont of law. "I have seen what an advantage It la personally not to be dependent on alcoholic drinks to be able to go shout one's business without the ex pense, the Inconvenience, the risks of drinking; and I have seen the ad vantage of a social llfo In which wine, whisky, and all tho rest are not only not needed, but not even thought of. For these reasons I must be Interested In the question; also I must do my part In leading men to think about It. It Is not necessary to reiterate the evils of drink. We will not stop for those who do not observe them, and who will not rend to know that al rohol poisoning ls the major peril of the age In which we live. It Is en trenched not only In profits, as was slavery, but olso In appetite, and yields very slowly to attack. Hut It Is being forced home, that nations may be wrecked today as In the past by alcohol; that while Us reckless use continues mnn can never come to his full stature, and the vision of a higher humanity ran never be ful filled. My own country spends n bil lion dollars a year for drink. "But drink's ravages are worse In some countries than in others, but one who ill consult the literature (the extent of It Is surprising, espec ially from French scientists) will find that the results of alcohol-poisoning alarms thoughtful men of Franco and Germany scarcely less than tho coun tries which look with envy on the glass of wine leisurely sipped In a family group In beautiful France, or the quiet glass of beer "unter den linden." There may have been a tlmo when all this wns as harmless as It was Innocent; It has gone. The bish op of Chalons' 30-page pamphlet reads like nn appeal In a saloon ridden district of America, or a whisky drinking British rlty. "One Is Justl fled In believing," he says. "That alco hoi Is at tho present time the cblel and most deadly of the plagues that Infest humanity. Must one tell you (hat of a hundred Insane (hero nre twenty-one alcoholics? That of a hundred convicted criminals In our courts (here are forty or fifty alco holics? That of a hundred murder ers there am sixty alcoholics?" After referring to tho ruin that came to hundreds of tho small white pop ulation of China through drink, the consul general made an Impassioned appeal to bis hearers that was alive with striking facts, nnd he finally ended up by saying: "Total abstin ence makes Its claims to nil. It Is certainly (he duty nearest at hand. II Is tho creed of many to leave the world a little happier than they found It. Is this mere sentiment? Others paste over their desks n pretty para graph to the effect that they expect to pass through Ihe world but one and if they have any good tlrings tc do for their fellows they wnnt to do It quickly, or they will not pass (his way again. Here ngaln wo have n laudable outreach; but Is there body to It? Do they want to do these things badly enough to sacrifice a bit? If so lot them fly tho banner of total abstinence. Before God, I know of tic more timely service to one's fellow men." Smuggled Whisky Seized. .Inrs of whisky were concee.ied In hales of liny aud smuggled Into local option district of Ontario. Tho own ers wore so anxious to get nt their whisky Hint they unpacked In the night. A police ofllcer took. them for robbers and discovered the' contents of tho bales, nnd the whisky was seized by tho Inspectors. Liquor Never Improves Man. Liquor drinking never Improved a man's chnracter, or Increased the happiness of his wife and family. JOASH REPAIRS THE TEMPLE Sunday School Lei eon for April 23, 1911 Specially Arranged (or This Paper I.I'..Siin TKXT-x Ktnus 11:MJ:U. Memory rxe 11. COMMON TEXT "Then the people r I'M.-.-il. f,,r that they offered willingly." I 'h roil. :. TIMK in th iwpnty-ejilril yar ol J'iasl.' reign. S.'.e R C. ( Reeehrr), 811 B. ('. i lliitllnusi. .leuxli w an slain In the fortieth y. iir of hln reign. M7 It. C (Bee-ch-ri, It. (', iIliiHtliisrx). Pl.AiT:- .l-riisali-in, ami the Tempi". KI.MiS lliuuel In kin of Syria, Je hoahaz Iiiih meeeil Jehu In Israel; In Assynri Klialiniiiieier II. !iax died anf HlniiiKi.ih-nunnian hns com to tlin thron Joash did that, which was right la tho sight of the Lord while Jeholads. Ihe high priest was alive, but after tho death of that good man Joash al lowed the K'ople to become Idolaters again. Kven during Jeholda's life, moreover, the worship nt the high places was allowed to go on. These local sand unties w ere held to be con ducive to true religion. The Temple was his boyhood home, his safe ref uge for seven years from the murder ous cruelty of Athallah. In tho Tem ple lived his best friends. There be had been crowned. No wonder he came' to love those courts, aud to sop row over their dilapidated condition. Joash called together the priests and the I.cvltes. and bade them draw from Ihe regular funds for the Tem ple restoration. This money of ths dedicated things, tho money conse crated to religious uses by the people, was obtained from three sources'! Money of every one that passeth the account; that Is, the poll-tax of a half shelel paid by every male Hebrew aboo the age of 20 whenever a cen sus was taken. Money that every man Is set at; "All the assessments. Money that cometh into any man's heart to bring: Tbo free will offerings of the people for tills purpose, which might bo large. The church workers, even when they take thought for the church, have little heart In their work. 'The facetious Sydney Smith had two yokes, of oxen on his little farm In Yorkshire to which he gave the names of 'Tug' aud 'Lug.' "Haul' nnd 'Crawl.' These would he appropriate names for a large class of church members who put no heart Into their Christian work. It Is mere tug and toll and tak to them. There Is a lack of cooperation. A minister called upon a member who had lieon neglecting (he week-night service, and went straight up to the fireplace In the sitting room, and with the tongs removed a live coal from off tho fire, nnd placed It on the hearth, then watched It while It turn ed from the red glow of beat to a black mass. The member In question carefully observed the proceeding, and then said, "You need not say a single word, sir; I'll be there on Wednesday night." No church fire ran burn brightly If the coals are pull ed apart. Though many other reasons might be given for the failure when church wor falls behind. It Is all summed up In one cause, the absence of Christ. "(Jetting Christ Into the people will solve the problem of getting people Into the church." and getting them to work when they nre there. Said Napoleon, In exile' In SI. Helena: "My armies have forgotten me oven while living, even ns tho Carthaginian army forgot Hannibal. Such Is our power. A single battle lost crushes us, and adversity scatters our friends. The progress of tho faith and tho govern ment of' the church nre a perpetual miracle. Nations pass away, thrones crumble, but tbe church remains." Thnt is because Christ remnins, the living, glorious cause of nil the church's triumphs. With the frankness and openness with which all church matters should be treated. Joash sent for Jeholda and tho subordinate priests nnd ask ed them, with some Indignation, "Why repair ye not the breaches of the house?" A very simple plan was adopted, appealing directly to the religious zeal of the people. A wooden chest was taken, and a slit was made In the lid for tho money to pass through. This was set beside tho altar. How did Joash's plan succeed? Admirably; It brought In much money. People llko to give directly to n cause, to know Just bow their money Is spent. They nre far more likely to respond to special than to general appeals. The king's secretary and tho high priest went together 1o tho chest, counted tho money, nnd put It up In bags. It was tl en given to tbo over seers of the work, and (hey paid It out lo the carpenters, builders, masons and the men that furnished the timber, hewn stone, and Iron and brass. Noth ing was spent on mere ornaments everything was devoted to the solid repair of the fabric. In nil church work progress Is made only by fix ing upon a goal and allowing nothing to turn one aside till the goul Is reached. The crown of Joash's life was what he did for the house of f!od. Such work will bo the crown of any life that undertakes It. There Is room In God's house for all kinds of work ers and nil degrees of Bklll. Even the youngest scholar In the Sunday school enn make a helpful contribu tion to tho Templo service. Work for the church should he pro gressive; we should become morn ef flcient church workers every year. To this end It Is necessary that we begin young. Just as singers and ' piano players begin young. "Jack of all trades and master of none" Is as true of church work as of work In tecular callings. Every young Christian will be wise If he se leds some line of work for Rod and cultlvalos It as his specialty. It may bo singing, or teaching, or social work, or administrative work, or evangelistic work, or the use of the pen. Whatever It is, he cannot mnke t!:: selection too early or begin too 8ion on his preparation. It will be Ihe very best work of bis life, and It deserves tho best years of hlj life and the fullness of every one bin ff ".
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