-You, Your Highnet, and ILLUSTRATIONS COPYRIGHT 1908 by THE COPYRIGHT 1909 by THE 8YN0PSI3. Count dl Roslnl. tha Italian ambas nu'l'ir. Ih at dinner with diplomats when a tiicufiiigrr summons Mm to the em bassy, where a beautiful young woman ;,' '"r a ticket to the embassy ball, the ticket Is made out In the name of Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief CamplM-ll of Hie secret service, anil Mr. Grlmin. his icud directive, are warned that a plot Is hrnwliii, In Washington, and (irlnim goes t' t:ie state bull for Information. His at lentlim Is called to Miss Isabel Thorne, who with her companion, disappear. A hot Is heard and Senor Alvarez of the .Mexican U-Katlon. Is found wounded, .rimm Is assured Miss Thorne did it; he jiijits her, demanding knowledne of the iit.ilr. nml arrests Pletro I'etrozlnnl. Miss wienie vlalls an old bomb-maker, and thev ilg.-usn a wonderful experiment. Hfty timtisand dollars Is stolen from the office H,""r Kodrtijuci, the minister from enenieia, and while detective are In "stlKalliiic the robbery Miss Thorne ap-.P-ars as a truest of the leKatlon. Grimm ".(uses her of the theft; the money Is ivatnred. but a new tnys.ery occurs In ' "'Isi'l'p' aranro of Monsieur Holssecur ,;pe rrench ambassador. Kluslve Miss j I herne reappear., bearing a letter which VI, ""'f ambassador ha been kid- ped and demanding ransom. The am , "dor returns and airaln slranitely dis- 'l ars. I.aler he Is rescued from an old ' 'i,; 1,,. ,1'"-I'S. It Is discovered , 1 .1 ,ro l'"flnnl shot Senor Alvarei '1 V. "e ' I'nnre d'AhrusxI. (irlmm ?VZnJZ'iM" -"nclou,ne he tills The 5 ".P, . !".e "",B from ,,uh' Thome. r h , ,,'A!Hl'"T ai,lni" government r '''ale, and their schemln; Is over iin.v ih t,rin'm order d'Abruxzl to do "Hoy tho unsigned compact. CHAPTER XXlTu-(Continued. "-Miss Thonio has stated the mat- f'llrIy- 1 be"Pve. your Highness," siid Mr. Grimm permitted hla eyes to lihC'r a moment on the flushed face of this woman who, In a way. was de f'.aing him. "Hut there Is only one "R to do, Miss Thorne." He was t&IUIng to her now. "There la no mid course, it is a prohlem that has nly one possible answer-tho de- -..o,, OI Ulttt document, aB(1 Ule Prture of you. and you, your High ". tor i,nly UDdfir my per9onal n alter had ended that day on the lRht."r; U WUl eDj hore' now- t0" waTeh .l!rince g,Rnced BKaln f Wren. thou8htfy weighed the L ' wlih curious laugh, he walk- .,,,',. lne 8(,unt lro globe In an 7 co,r: of the room. He bent "t half a minute, then atrnlB'ht. I'nprj up - advlni" Cn.P' Mr Grlmm- h" ee dls . he renarked casually. w . " attached t0 a mln or lthm. . an not be disconnected U e,t(nr !'glt- 1, attached." He d the thers' "U 13 nee"e89 ow R7;9a the n'a"er further Just Will i you wlU folIw ne7 We ' leave Mr. Grimm here." nge ' 8tranB9 Ilttle "e'ther 1. of th ang,"8h yet odd" Partalf vt 8 Tlity ot each- Iaabel wt s y to the prince. "w dare you do such a thing?" J'manaed fiercely, "it Is nfur, favour9 1"?1 tlrae- MIa'' Thorne. yond 11,0 U hft8 a11 P98d be- Whe,e the f"8s of worn?!0?' 6Ven the feellnB8 f can nr!be conaIdered. A single war nf , Permltted to stand In orld Z, ! con8"nniatlon of this n, thI ,eCt Mr GrImn "ve " not 1 7,Mt would be useless. and C 2 'n of aI our plan, d you h' ? hRTe done y01"" duty authnl6 dne U we: but now SZf ad I. the spe- nLlTmCnt- p'Gase'" Mr- Orlmm "S?t veourtr8,5r- "Aa 1 un here )n , ' your Hehnoss, the mine "Yes , 8.corner 18 charged?" Ior Purnoi . happened to be here "Th. Z , f PeHment." 108 ap is attached?" V ,r,r.,. .7 "''"" Jail ileiiverv. He ?. .',h Mls" Thome and dAhrurxl I v.J v ' , cou"'ry; they are conveyed hi ZlL'L n . a .-earner Mil Thorne, Will Accompany Me." JACQUES FUTRELLE Jy M.G.KKlttveir- ASSOCIATED SUNDAY MAGAZINES J30B33 - MERRILL COMPANY "Quite right." The prince laughed "And at three o'clock, by your watch, the mine will bo fired by a wireless operator fifteen miles from here?" "Something like thai: yes. very much like that," assented the prince. "Thank you. I merely wanted to understand It." Mr. Grimm pulled a rhnir up ogalnst the door and sat down, crossing his legs. On his knees rested the barrel of a revolver, glit tering, fascinating, In the semi-darkness. "Now, gentlemen," and he glanced at hi watch, "it's twenty-one minutes of three o'clock. At three that mine will explode. We will all be In the room when It happens, un less his Highness boos fit to destroy the compact." Eyes sought eyes, and the prince removed his muBk with a sudden ges ture. His face was bloodless. "If any man," and Mr. Grimm gave Miss Thorne a quick glance, "I should say, any person, attempts to leave this room I know he will die; and there's a bare chance that the percussion cap will full to work. I can account for six of you. If there Is a rush." "Hut, man, If that mine explodes we shall all be killed blown to pieces!" burst from one of the cowled figures. "If the percussion cap works," sup plemented Mr. Grimm. Mingled emotion struggled In the flushed face of Isabel as she studied Mr. Grimm's Impassive countenance. "I have never disappointed you yet, Miss Thorne," he remarked as if It were an explanation. "I shall not now." rVio turned to the prince. "Your Highness, 1 think It needless to argue further," she said. "We have no choice In the matter; there Is only once course destroy the compact." ."No!" was the curt answer. "I believe I know Mr. Grlmin better than you do," Bho argued. "You think he will weaken; I know he will not I am not arguing for him, nor for myself; I am arguing against tho frightful loss that will come here In this room If the compact Is not de stroyed." "It's absurd to let ono man stand In the way," declared the prince angrily. "It might not be an Impertinent question, your Highness," commented Mr. Grimm, "for me to ask how you aro going to prevent one man stand ing In the way?" A quick change came over Miss Thome's face. The eyes hardened, tho lips were set, and lines Mr. Grimm had never seen appeared about the mouth. Here, In a flash, the cloak of dissimulation wns cast aside, and tho woman stood forth, this keen, bril liant, determined woman who did things. "The compact will be destroyed." she said. "No," declared the prince. "It must be destroyed." WHERE IS CIRCUIT RIDER? Old-Fashioned Itinerant Preacher Saemi to Have Vanished From Preent-Day Warld. What has become of the old circuit rider? He seems to have gone, to have vanished entirely from the present-day world, although to the older generations he figured In the lives of the people to whom he ministered. In their day the circuit riders knew little ot home or rest, for each had from seven to fifteen parishes, miles apart from each other. When night overtook the circuit rider and his horse this was the minister's usual mode of travel he stopped with some ' : cr "Must? Must? Do you iay must to mo?" "Yes, must," she repeated ste.adlly. "And by what authority, please, 'lo " , I "I)y that authority!" She drew a tiny, flligreed gold box from her bosom and cast It upon the table; tbs prince stared at it. "In the name of your sovereign must!" she said again. The prince turned away and began pacing hack and forth across the room with the parchment crumpled In his hand. For a minute or more Isabel stood watching him. "Thirteen minutes!" Mr. Grimm an nounced coldly. And now broke out on excited chat ter, a babel of French, English. Ital ian. Spanish; those masked and cowled ones who had held sllenco for so long all began talking at once. One of them snatched at the crumpled compact In the prince's hand, while Hit crowded around lilm arguing. Mr. Grimm sat perfectly still with the re volver barrel resting on his knees. "ICIeven mlnutts!" he announced ngnln. Suddenly the prince turned violent ly on Miss Thorne with rage-distorted face. "Do you know what It means to you If I do as you say?" ho dt-nianriid savagely. "It means you will be brand ed as traitor, that your name, your property" "If you will rardnn mo, your High ness," Mia Interrupted, "the power that I have used was given to me to use; I have used It. It Is a matter to bo settled between me and my government, and ns far as it affctts my person Is of no consequence now, You will destroy the compact." "Nine minutes!" said Mr. Grimm monotonously. Again the bahel broke out. "Do we understand that you want to ee tho compact?" one of the cowled men asked suddtnly of Mr. Grimm as he turned. "No, don't want to seo It. I'd pre fer eof to see It." With hatred blazing In his eyes the prince made his way toward the lamp, holding a parchment toward the blaze. "There's nothing else to be done," he exclaimed savagely. ".lust a moment, ploase," Mr Grimm Interposed quickly. "Miss Thorne, is that the compact?" She glanced at It, nodded her head, and then the flame caught the fringed edge of paper. It crackled, flashed, flamed, and at last, a thing of ashes, was scattered on the floor. Mr. Grimm rose. mat is an, gentlemen, he aa nounced courteously. "You are free to go. You. your Highness, and Miss Thorne. will accompany me." He held open the door and there was almost a scramble to get out. The prince and Miss Thorne waited until tho last. "And, Miss Thorne. If yon will give us a lift In your car?" Mr. Grimm suggested. "It Is now four minutes of three." The automobile came In answer to a signal, and tho three In silence en tered It. Tho enr trembled and has Just begun to move when Grimm re membered something, and It-aped out. "Walt for me!" he called. "There's a man locked In tho coal-bin!" He disappeared Into the house, and Miss Thorne, with a gasp of horror sank back In her seat with face like chalk. The prince glanred unenslly at his watch, then spoko curtly to the chauffeur. "Run the car up out of danger; mere 11 De an explosion there In a moment." They had gone perhaps a hundred feet when the building they had Just left seemed to be lifted bodily from the ground by a grent spurt of flumo which tore through Its center, then collapsed like a thing of cards. The prince, unmoved, glanced around at Miss Thorne; she lay In a dead faint beside hi in. "Go ahead," he commanded, "rial, tlmore." ; CHAPTER XXIV. The Personal Equation. Mr. Campbell censed talking and the deep earnestness that had settled on his face passed, leaving Instead tho blank. Inscrutable mask of be nevolence behind wh'ch his clock like genius was habitually hidden. The choleric blue eyes of the president of the United States shifted Inquir ingly to the thoughtful countenunce of the secretary of state nt his right, thence along the table around which the official family was githered. It was a special meeting of tho cabinet called at the suggestion of Chlif Campbell, and for more than un hour ho had done the talking. There had been no Interruption. "So much!" ho concluded, at last. "If there Is any point I have not mado clear Mr. Grimm Is here to explain it in person." Mr. Grimm rose at the mention of his name and stood with hla hands clasped behind his back. His eyes met those of tho chief executive list lessly. "We understand. Mr. Grimm," the president began, and ho paused for an Instant to regard the tall, clean-cut young man with a certain admiration, "we understand that there does not actually exist such a- thing as a Ittln compact against tho English-speaking peoples?" "On paper, no," was the reply. "You personally prevented tho sign ing of the compact ?" (TO HE CONTINUKD.) member of one of his parishes. And be It said It was great honor, Indeed, to have the great fortune to entertain the minister at a meal or over night Probably the much overworked man would get to spend one night In a week at home, perhaps not that. Hla life was uncertain and wandering, but his faith was that which "passoth un derstanding." But his days were num bered and are gone, probably never to be revived. He was a figure, however, that Is typical of the pioneers of Amor lea he know his duty and was faith ful In the performance of It Persuasion Is Better Than Force. A soft answer turneth away wrath, but a grievous word stlrreth up auger. Proverb 15:1. For the A Good Musical Contest. There seems to be no end to musi cal games. Perhaps our young read ers do not remember this one as It was printed many years ago. On cards write the following questions: Where Is the earth? An old man's friend? , What do the woary need? A useful article to a cook? Found plentifully In most river? 6. Part of a fish? 7. An important part of a le'ter? t. What title I coveted by military men? 9. What do all public speakers do sometime? 10. Not served In barrooms? 11. The most popular style of music with lebutantes? , 12. What locks the 4:ihle when the florae Is gone? 1:1. The one who guesses the most an swers'." ANSWERS. 1. In space. 8. Majir. I. HtalT. . Kepe.it. 3. Rest. J. Minors. 4. Measure. II. Hymns. 5. liars. ' 12. Key. 8. Hi-ale. 13. Hi.lU. 7. Hiifnature. Choosing Partners. To choose partners for a card pnrty or a cotillion have small cakes baked (n what are called "patty" cake tins and Ice with pink for the unmarried girls, with yellow for the men In the same state of single blessedness; with white for the married women and green for the married men. In these cakes put such tiny favors as thim bles, duplicate mottoes, hooks and eyes, keys, rings, etc. Then the man who gets a key finds the person hav ing a ring and they are mated, tho girl with a hook finds the man with an eye, etc. This Is great fun and Is adaptable to any game where a choice of partners 1b necessary. A Novel Shower. A girl who was to marry and go to Maine to live was the recipient of this pretty and novel shower. She was Invited to luncheon at the home of her best grl friend and found a most exquisite table ornamented by a circle of small pine trees, each in a whlto Jardiniere. Alternating with Simple i IK costume at the loft has the bodice made of broderle An glaise, cut Magyar, and with a wldo right frout that Is taken over to the leu and slopes to basque, wl '-h has rounded coiners; tucked lawn forms the yoke and tinder-sleeves. The skirt has the upper part made In sephyr with a band of broderle An- glalse at the foot. A ribbon to match zephyr Is taken round tho waist. Materials required: Three yards brodorle 27 Inches wide, three yards zephyr 2S Inches wide. For the second there are any num ber of pretty striped cottons that might be used; In the panel frout and back the stripes run perpendicu larly, and the sides extending to meet panels at lower part, but are separated from them by a narrow piece In which IN TOGUE Much pink linen In coarse weave Is seen. Uncurled feathers of every descrip tion appear on hats. Wool embroidery Is used In either long stitches of in simply crocheted dowers on velvet girdles or on sum mer fabrics. Uroderle anglalse or English eyelet embroidery has returned to fashion ler a short rest and Is a greater ,vorite than ever. A few cnllarless waists are being shown for fall, but the majority of waists are made with a high collar, to look to much better when worn with a wrap. New clo"i coats In tho fall show 'nss are gmerally of neavy rough ma ' mI.iI-i, double laced, with the reverse l,!e of plain color, which Is used for '.he trimming. Skirts ari actually wider; fall i . 'life 0 l 1 mi f ilk 1 Hostess the trees were glass candlesticks hold ing green candles capped by white shades. Inside this circle was a huge wedding cake, on top of which were a miniature bride and bridegroom. All went merry as the proverbial marriage boll, tongues flew and the bride-to-be told of her new home. When the Ices were served the hon ored guest was asked to cut the cake and behold, her knife went right through Into white tissue paper and she found a shower of dainty and use ful articles concealed within the fake cake, which In reality was a cheese box topped with tissue paper and thin card board, which had been cleverly Iced over. A Knickerbocker Party. A mother who w-as about to put her small son Into his first trousers con ceived the clever Idea of holding a party In his honor on the eventful day. On her card she wrote: "Come to meet our little man Jack at three on Saturday, September 10." The first gillie Is for the amusement of the children and Is called "menag erie." A picture of an animal l.i pinned on the coat or dress of each as they pass In line. The leader should be a ten-year-old boy, who will oe aoie to manage better than a younger child. He says ho wishes to catch a menagerie to go with a circus, and then the children scatter over the house and grounds, making tho noise of the animal they are suposcd to represent. All the animals must be caught, and If they aro especially wary the hunter may employ those a ready caught to help get the others When all are caged (placed In corner designated) he forms them In line, two by two, and they march around to the owner of the circus who removes the anlmah This Is a lively game, keenly en Joyed by all children. For favors have little clowns and serve pink lemonade, Ice cream In shnne of animals and animal cookies; of course have the snapping motto caps which all chil dren love. madami? Mr.nnr. Dresses stripes run horizontally; buttons form trimming on lower part of sides. The sides and sleeves of tho bodice are cut together, the front and back being panels to mutch skirt; tho hori zontal Btrlpes are carried up between panels and sldo. Tho yoke la of tucked spotted net; lace falls over shoulder like a collar. The sleeves are trimmed with bands of horizontal stripes, the under-sleeves being of laeo. Hat of black and white crinoline, trimmed with ostrich feathers. Tho ribbon waist-hand Is passed through rings each' side, both back and front. Materials required: Sis yards 40 Inches wide, 32 buttons, five-eighths yard net IS Inches wide, ono yard piece lace l Inches wide. models from the greatest manufactur ers nre cut so as to give a narrow ef fect, but measure tv and a half yards around the bottom. Repousse Lacs. What the dressmakers term pushed dot lace Is the new kind to use on thin frocks. It Is really repousse lace worn on the wrong side. The indented part of the dot Is turned toward the eye. It Is quite an attrac tive lace, as the pattorns are In long sprays of leaves and small roses. This dotted lace Is quite fashionable and promises to rank with tho best imitation Venetian and Milanese. Milan l.we Is also coming Into first fashion. It has a coarse mesh and a wide, bold design worked out on It. Filet mesh Is also attractive and It Is widely used for handsome gowns and coats when It is half covered with thick padded Chinese embroidery. Birds' Fine Sympathy. Parrots and even canaries have been known to refuse to eat and have died In sorrow and gilef over the loss of thulr human companions. Prophet Ezekiel a Watchman Saudi School Leno for Oct 1, 1911 SpsciaJly Arranged for This Piper I.ESON TEXT-Ezcklel J. MEMORY VKIlSKS-17-19. GOLDEN TEXT-' Hear the word at my 'mouth, and (jivo them warning from nie."Ezek. 3:17. TIMK-Ezeklol was carried Into exile B. C. 5!7. In the second deportation by Nebuchadnezzar from Jerusalem; when to.ooo were carried to Babylon with King Jeholachln. The prophecy of this lesson wa written B. C. 5e2, five years later. The .-;t chapters of Kzcklel. concern fii the destruction of Jerusalem wer written during the 4 years oK-jsl. B. C. 'AH was the beinnltig of the last aleno of Jerusalem which ended In lis complete destruction. PLACE The Pook of Ezekiel was writ ten at Tel-ablb t fornlilll) on the river t'hebar, one of the hirKe irrigating canals of Habylonla. running ncros the plain between the Euphrates and the Tigris. Ezokiel's name means "God strengthens." He was a priest, the eon of Uuzl, probably a family name. He was aluo one of the greatest of the prophets. He was probably 30 years old when he began to prophecy In 13. C. COT. which would put the date of his birth In Joslah's reign, about the time Jeremiah begun to prophesj, and five years before Joslah's great reformation and the finding of the hook of the law. Ho was a married man; and the sudden death of his wife was made by divine Instruction a lesson to the peo ple. He went on with his work "with a broken heart, but an unbroken pur- posi?." He was a man of power and courage, holding his face as adamant against wrong, but attractive and per suasive in encouraging the people to prepare for their return from exile. He was a man of great Imagination, using simile, allegory, parables In ac tion, symbols, symbolic actions. He saw visions, and dreamed dreams. He had spiritual experiences. But he was also the most practical of men. Ezeklel's model heroes were Noah, Job, Daniel. They all had lost their world, but "Noah Inaugurated a new world; Job ended by seeing God In the whirlwind." Daniel did great things for his native country In his new country. Kzcklel was an exile, hut In that exile was a mighty force In the renewal of his native land. The God of Israel was an Invisible God, without any representation to the senses. It was hard for the peo ple to realize his existence and his presence. It is hard for us, but much harder for them. The temple and its ritual were an aid. God's works In nature were his manifestation. The visible effects of obedience, and dis obedience, were revelations of God's nature. Hut times of trial and dis aster at first hid his face from them as storm clouds hide the sun. Hence in this dam period Ezekiel was taught to express God's presence, power, glory, goodness, providence, by apocalyptic symbols, I. e., by symbols which expressed Ideas, but could not be put Into any pictorial form which might lead to Idolatry. The first chapter is a vision to these symbols io mane uoa real to the people; as to Job God made himself known In the whirlwind and tho storm. Nothing Is more suitable than that the voice of God should come from the whirlwind. For air. wind. Is one of the chosen symbols of God working inrougn his holy spirit, as at Pente cost, it Is Invisible, as are the great natural forces of the earth. The prophet was presented with Hebrew roll, tho form In which their books were made, and was bidden to eat it. The roll represented the word "f God, his message to Israel. The propnets eating the roll meant thnt he was to become so saturated with God s messnge that it would become a part of his very being. This gives us some guidance In forming a prop er estimate or wnat is involved In In I'iration. The prophet is to absorb nto himself what Is given him from above, nnd then give It out with his own lips and In his own language. it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness," that Is It was good In it- eii. llut afterwards It became bitter. for It was a terrible message to give o nis people, so that God made his face as-adamant harder than flint, for all the house of Israel were Impudent and hard-hearted. Ezekiel welcomed the watchman on the walls. He went from trance to action, coming out of the trance, like i eter on the housetop when he went down to the messengers of Cornelius. "And I went In bitterness ... of my spirit," sharing with God his righteous Indignation against Israel, or the bitterness of having to deliver such an awful messnge as ha uttered in tDe following chapters, to bit friends nnd neighbors and lountry ino'i So that when h came to them, ho remained 'here astonished, In a stupor of grief, seven days. The watchman's duty Is clearly set forth. He must warn the people o! their danger, as by the voice of God. While his business waa to warn, the results were with God and the free will he has given his children. God warns us In love In various wnys that we may not go heedlessly on to our ruin. He gives warnings In our bodies, by slcknessej, pains and weakness, against courses that will ruin tho body, and to teach us to pre pare for death. God gives warnings to tl)9 soul, by the pangs of con sclent e, by troubles and afflictions, to keep us from losing our souls. Hu warns our country, by discontent, In ternal commotions, by strikes, out breaks, anarchies, war, against, tha oppres ilons. Inequalities, luxury, lrre-Ufc-lon, Injustice, which will brlns Una) Hla unless v turn from them. Courage. It Is not moral courage that makes a man face the gallows without a quiver; It Is the callousness ot ln. This fnlse Idea of bravado and cour age Is lending multitudes ot young men to tho pit l!ev. V. IL Geist welt, lltiptl8t, San Diego. Helping. When you give help to hltu who Is down and out you project your life. If you cannot help another your Ufa Is not'wortb much. Rev. W. Q. Him son, Baptist, Portland, Ora. SOCIAL, CRISIS By Rev Dr. George W. Anderson Pulor of L'nkia Mi-ihodiit Epucoptl Church. Si. Louu. TRXT-Jaeob was a plain man dwelling among the tents; and a a plain maa hast thou prevailed. As men do not pick diamonds from trees, but rather search for thara among the barren stones and soil, so God seeks for great leaders, not among the exalted, but from the great masa of common folk. Desiring to start a new raco preparatory to Christ's com ing, he searched among the common ons of Chaldca until he found Abra ham, a worshiper of Idols, and sent him forth not enly to be the father ot the Jewish race, but of the three great est forms of monotheistic n-llglon the) world has ever known. God search ed for an emancipator and ho found Moses, an alien, born In servitude, and sent him forth to lay the foundatoln of civilization. Desiring to reveal the power of tha strong will and the indomitable ambi tion, ho searched among ile open fields until ho found Jacob, a plain ninn, dwelling among tents, and sent him forth as a prince of God. The story of Jacob Is the Rtory ot ambition, bad and good, laying hold of every means to meet Its end; fill ed with mingled pathos and Joy. Aa the bad ambition It sends Its harvest of sorrow, and as a holy ambition It harbest of Joy. In no life Is the fail ure of ungodly ambition and the suc cess of rlvhteoua ambition 1001 marked. Jacob deslrad to rule, to lift himself out of the common place, to become a prince among men, and falling to real ize the difference between right and wrong, brought dismal failure. He be lieved that birthright g:ive the power to rule, nnd unjustly sought to Becura one not his own. At the doorway of a weather-beaten tent he cat on evening, a mere lad. Tho lengthening shadows were silent ly wrapping the landscape with haze. Ilefore him burned a blazing lira that laughed at th-i thickening shadow with defiance, cast Its rich glow on his clear-cut features and caused tha tent folds lo stand out distinct against the dull background. The atmosphere Is fragrant with th stream of cooking porridge, which ba Idly stirred. He was dreaming of leadership, when out from the shad ows came one staggering with weak ness and hunger and crying out for food. Here was the age-long problem of supply and demand. Jacob, bring' careful, shrewd, far sighted, had provided for a time of need. Esau, careless, Indifferent, wan dering In disposition had mado no such provision. It was Btrength pitted ngalnst weakness. Strength said: "What I have Is mine, and If anr would seek It, let him pay my nrlco." There Is orly one thing that Esau hnd. his hhthrlght. the very thing that Jacob seeks. And In thnt hour tfit 4 voice of ambition says: "Put your price high, young man. Get all you can." And Jacob, lookltu at his starv ing brother, said: "I will give you to eat If you will give me our birth right." Kalnt with wearl.ies and hun ger. Esau made the bargiln. With uplifted hands Eaau gives to Jacob that which Jacob Sad no right to own, but possessed solely through the power of capital. Not, Jacob la a Bhrewd and rich mrn In the sight of tho world. He has deceived his broth er, has gotten his brother's blessing and he Is the priest of the commu nity. Heboid him several days after flee ing In tha dnrkness from his broth er, an exile and empty handed. WhyT Itecause money and power gotten by unrighteous methods never enrich. Be hold Jacob In the open fields, with no bed save sand, no pillow sava stones, no covering save the open sky, the plcturo of a thousand characters of history. Then comes the vision V Jacob, tha ladder reaching up to heaven and the angels ascending and descending. Jacob sees tint while utgodly ambi tion brought failure, goHly ambition could lift him up to God. The angel ascend and descend; ther go up only that .they might come down. Ambi tion should lead a man up, only that. In the heights, he may gsln power and strength to como back Into the lowly fields and serve his felow man. Ha must climb the ladder to God only that he may come back to serve thosa who need help. A man becomes a prince, not through birthright, b it through serr Ice. Eisau came with hla armies to catch the fleeing Jacob, but Jacob, bavin; wrestled with the angel, comes to meet his brother with anas extended, not to rula but to serve. And Esau, beholding the change In his brother, leaps from his horse and embraces Ja cob. Jacuh baa now become the) prince of his own ieople, not through ambition to rule, but to serve. A Prayer. Our Heavenly Father, we thank Theo for Thy countless gifts, fresh and full each passing moment. With, what soft grace Thy light enfolds us. Through every sense, Thou dost pour thy Joy Into our lives. Yet more w thank Thee for making our hearts Thine abode; for soothing our dis tresses; for Thy healing touch for tha sorrow and grief wo meet by the way; for the solace of Christ's companion ship for Thy pntlence. and gentleness, when our wayward wills lead us wrong; for Thy full and free forgive ness ere we ask It. We seek the con tinuance of Thy compassionate loving kindness. Leave us not to ourselves. Purify and strengthen us and make us channels of Thy grace to needy souls. Teach tis to live day by day In th Joy of the Lord, looking unto that better day when we shall se our Kin In tho beauty of holluesa and praisa Ulm evermore. 8ln. fn our own hearts Is a world of wickedness. We have not yet resist ed unto blood, striving against sin. Rev. E. T. Root, Congregatlonallst. Trovldenco.
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