THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBUBG. PA.
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LESSON
mv 0 E. BliIA.Knfl. Director of Even
Inn Jprtment The Moody Bible Insti
tute of Chicago.)
THE GREAT REFU8AL.
IERRON TEXT Mark 10:17-31.
aoU'EN TEXT "To cannot nerve God
,nJ mammon." Luke 16:13. (Itoud also
,nllre vrrno.)
Tho story of this rich young rulci
li one out of the ministry of our Lord
that ali0 an 'n(lcllole imprcHglon
throughout every succeeding genera
tion, This Is so because It Is so vital,
vibrant nnd vivid a revelation of our
rTory il'iy experience. The lesson nat
urally divides Itself Into two sections.
Rend carefully tho parallel accounts;
Matt. 1916-30 and Luke 18:18-30.
Man of Courage.
I. An Eager Young Man, vv. 17-22.
This man Is an arresting figure. Much
jnay be said In his favor: (1) He was
young (Matt. 19:22); (2) He was In
earnest, "came running" (v. 17); (3)
He was educated, "a lawyer," Luke
18;1R; (4) He was rich, Mark 10:22;
(5) He was loved by Jesus, Mark 10:
21, That he had lived a clean life Is
revealed by the answers he made to
Jesus. Moreover he must have been
i man of some courage, belonging as
he did to the ruling class, the Tharl-
eecs, yet he came running into the
presence of Jesus and cast hlmBelf at
hln feet. We need but to recall that
this clans was at this time definitely
hostile to Christ, yet this young man
dared to sneak tho conviction of his
heart In this public way by calling
Jesus, "good." We feel that he was an
honest seeker after life. Ills question
reveals the unrest of the human heart.
It matters not what men may possess
of wealth or position, these things do
not bring heart rest. Great moral
courage, noble aspirations and benevo
lence never will save nor fully satisfy
the humnn soul. Man does not obtain
life by doing, Gal. 2:16. Lifo Is a gift,
Rom. 6:23. We must not mlsunder
itand the reply of Jesus (v. 18). Jesus
did not deny being good, John 8:46;
14:30; 8:29, but ho saw that this
young man was filled with the Idea
of his own goodness. To say that Jesus
was good was practically to say he
ws God. and this theyoung man did
not mean. Jesus sought to reveal to
him his cnreless use of words. Jesus
undoubtedly here lays claim to deity
ind subsequently he said, (v. 21) "fol
low me," I, e., for this man to yield
his life actually to the control of God.
Last week we were taught to "make
friends by means of the mammon of
unrighteousness; that when It shall
fall they may receive you Into the eter
nal tabernacles." This Is exactly what
Christ told this young man to do,
"Sell . . . give to the poor." By thus
using he would store up treasure In
heaven. That he could not stand the
test Is evident from v. 22.
Perils of Riches.
II. The Master's Exhortation, w.
23-31. As a great teacher and philos
opher Jesus took this occasion to point
out the perils of riches. Nearly every
man Is willing to run the risk. We
have, however, but to look about us
to see illustration after Illustration of
the truth of theso words. "How hard
ly" increased wealth, decreased piety.
"How hardly" men seek to tone down
thli picture, but have no right so to
do. The only safety la found In the
words of verBe 27, "with God all things
are possible." The most severe test
Poaslble to be given to a man's relig
ious experience is for him to be pros
pered In wealth or position. The rich
roung ruler Is an evidence of tho fact
that such a godless life Is a restless
one.
Notwithstanding his nossesslons. his
refinement, the privileges of his posi
tion and a life so cleanly lived as to
iwve no vulgar moral scar, yet he ex-
": "What shnll I do that 1 may
faher,t Vernal life?" It was easier
w tho proverbial camel to have cn
'"ed the city gnte (or a literal
"'wles eye as you prefer) than for
,M young man to yield to God the
,0ntrol of his life. Every life Is under
iro1. A godless- life is a self-con-
roiled life. As men pmo In .Toaim h
('J Perfectly their Individual needs;
,tieir peculiar malady.
The dlsclnlos Wfro flmnvorl of tfiA
JUaster'a words and ftimiohf i ..im.
1S" Cannot be saved thorn !n nnnn
f me. Such Is not the meaning.
I is revealed In tv. r..,.
ue'tlon. . i i
F' tOS t r . . . . .
. - i ui possessions ror uoa
fe' them all. Thnq t,,m h..
rMrol of their lives over to his keep-
wno' no matter what their
""on or position In life, follow
LI! Tay. b0- wl have their reward
n t"is lire and In the world to
m eternal li.
11,0 Ono thin .i. . a a i.
'Vert "-"l'iu muni uituu 10
, . eo did Jesus and he saw that
hnTssiona of this life so occupy
tZ , .a"(1 attention of men as to
hit r. , t,lplr 80uls- Wealth is a
I '1- God lonliQ
'til ti t y0UIlg maI1' end0We('
hi ii. . 'UBS10ies and covets
rl "to for fclfe i i. ..
lorn , b dci yiuo. aro we
L? ? ,0U8 ,0 be r,ch than to b
hi I, 1 not an evidence of selfish
I to let h, . ..
fbt . "'" cumo arier us ois-
Ectate r 1 Ior yourse, men
, no, why. or how nfhnr ma
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Rt 7nMW Wisdom,
le 0. , . f alwaye tho -weak pleas-
Knai 16 and narrow mind,
Sin , MOtlVM'
L.:atln Is th .,u.i i..:
y.-rfjj. 0,9 uaIvable daughter
Time TV Thouoht
-V0., 0 u existence, used, It
TEXT-"I nm tho lllit of the world:
ho that fnllowiHh ma ahall not walk In
tliirknenn, but hall havo th Unlit of Ufa."
John 8:12.
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It Is not Btrango
that men are
doubters. Sin has
so blinded our
moral vision that
we do not see the
truth as It Is, but
In a distorted
fashion which
makes It loss at
tractive. "Tli i nut
u r a I man ro
celvetli not the
things of the
Spirit of Gorl; for
they are foolish
ness unto hi in;
neither can he
know them because thoy are spiritual
ly discerned." (I Cor. 2:11).
Furthermore, the truth as It Is In
Jesus carries with It condemnation
for the sinner, and no ono enjoys re
proof or rebuke. As tho lawyer, will-,
Ing to Justify himself, suld: "Who Is
my neighbor?" so the natural heart
questions the authority of tho lllblo,
and even the existence of God, rather
than confess its sin. Add to this the
fact that the devil who first injected
doubt Into thn mind of man, and who
Is rightly called by our Savior the
father of lies, is ever seeking to preju
dice the creature against tho Creator,
nnd It Is not strange that all thinking
pooplo pass through a period of doubt
as to the fundamentals of religion,
and some are so completely blinded
that they never come out of their
spiritual darkness.
In dealing with doubters It is Im
portant to ascertain their real posi
tion. Some skeptlrs are mere trillers
who are too Indolent to grapple with
the truth In a resolute way, and so
find It easier to doubt and drift with
the current of their natural Inclina
tions. Others use their skepticism as
a cover for an ungodly life. You can
say to such when they question the
Inspiration of the Hlblo that one proof
of its divine origin is the fact that it
describes their condition so complete
ly, and tells how they came Into that
condition.
Remind them that to doubt the
Hible does not alter the facts which It
reveals, but it does subject them to
the charge of making God a liar (I
John 5:10), and It puts them under
condemnation. "He that belleveth not
Is condemned already, because he hath
not believed In the name of the only
begotten son of God. And this Is the
condemnation, that light Is come Into
the world, and men loved darkness
rather than light, because thoir deeds
were evil" (John 3:18, 19).
It Is snld that a vessel once sighted
an enemy Just at sundown, and kept
up a cannonade until the darkness
put a stop to it. When the sun arose
the next morning, they were cha
grined to find tliut the supposed enemy
was an Immense rock, which still re
mained Intact after many hours of
bombarding. So in all ages men have
been demolishing the Hiblo as the
enemy of the human race, but the old
Hook still stands, silent, but solid as
the Rock of Ages. For trifling skep
tics John 8:21, 24 is very good as
showing the consequences of unbelief,
while John 5:40 discloses the origin
of their skepticism. "Ye will not
come to me that ye might have life."
There Is another class of doubters
who are really desirous of knowing
tho truth. As some one has ex
pressed It, "He wishes thero was a
God to whom he could come as a
child to his father, but he does not
know whether there Is or not, and be
wants to know. He .wishes lie were
an immortnl spirit; but be is not posi
tive that he Is anything inoro than
an animated machine, and he seeks
for evidence. He would be glad to
believe that this unknown God has
provided for this unknown soul some
way by which it could know both Its
father and Itself. He does not dis
believe In God or Christ, but ho does
not know, and he wants to know."
For such people thero are two paths
to the light, the Intellectual and the
moral. The first begins with the
known and argues Its way to the un
known. The creation proves a crea
tor. Intelligent and moral beings
Imply a creator capable of producing
such. The scientific method results
only In a high degree of probability,
It Is truo, but then we act every day
on Just such probabilities, and we
ought to .act upon them In religion.
The other mothod starts with the
distinction botweon right and wrong
which we all know, and which no
moral man can doubt. Into this world
has come Jesus of Nazareth. He
meets our Ideals, he commends him
self to our consciousness, he com
mands our will. If we take his life
and follow it, his teachings and obey
them, we will soon find our way Into
the light. "I am the light of tho
world: he that folio weth me shall not
walk In darkness, but shall have the
light of life" (John 8:12). It any man
will do his will, he shall know of
the doctrine, whether It be of God
or whether I speak of myself (John
7:17).
Sad Sound.
First Working Girl "Say, Mame, I
heard an awful sad thing this morn
ing." Second Working Olrl (wear
ily) "So did I the alarm clock."
Life.
More Important.
He "Darling, refuse me, and I shall
never love another girl!" Sho (brisk
ly) "What I want Is a man who will
promise me that if I accept him."
J'l.
(Condiirtoil y the National Wumun's
ChriHlliin Tumpetanca I'nlon.)
THE DRINKER WHO LIVES LONG.
I very often hear people say, "Doc
tor, how do you account for some
people drinking up to eighty years
old and never being sick?" That Is
one of the greatest objections tint
peoplo will inuke to an apoBtlo of tem
perance. Tliey say, "It Is all right
to stop people from drinking, but what
aboul. Mr. So and So, who Is eighty
years old and has been taking a little
bottle of brundy since twenty yearn
old every day." It Is easy to answer
to this If you are a doctor. 1 very
often explain It In this way. I say:
"Now, wo huve two friends who have
each an automobile. We will say, if
you huve no objection, it 1b a $7,000
automobile. And they have two ene
mies, who both sturt with an ax on
their shoulders and who say, 'Now, we
are going to attend to the ex-Mayor
Oliver's and Mr. Spenco's automobiles.'
One goes to ex-Mayor Oliver's autouio
bilo and he l going to make that auto
mobile feel sick.' He strikes that
wheel and he strikes a thousand times
on that wheel, and when ex-Mayor Oli
ver wants use the automobllo it
won't go at ail. What Is the matter?
One whcul altogether broken. The
remainder of the automobile is In per
fectly good order but cannot go because
one wheel Is completely wrecked. Mr.
Spence's automobllo is a little luckier.
Of course bo Is always a very lucky
man. The man Just knocks tho var
nish off and cute one of the seats and
knocks off the top, punches both
sides; but ho left tho motor and the
motor went. That Is the man who
lives to eighty years. From address
by Dr. J. Kdmund Dube, Eminent Sci
entist of Quebec and Professor In La
val University.
NO DRINK, MORE GROCERIES.
A temperance city means a marked
Increase in the grocery trado, says the
Nashvillo (Tenn.) Banner. Such Is
the consensus of opinion among the
larger stores; and to a majority of
the small establishments In the resi
dential districts the change has meant
much more prosperity than tho open
saloon allowed tbem. Credit accounts,
long overdue, paid up, more cash pay
ments and a larger trado in the staples
is the record since the passing of the
saloon. When questioned, only those
who had maintained Baloon annexes
In connection with their grocery stores
bemoaned the passing of the saloon,
and even they admitted that the
change had meant more grocery busi
ness. The remainder were emphatic
In their declarations that tho closing
of the drink shops had meant eo much
to them that they would fight their
return with all vigor.
TO TAKE PLEBISCITE.
Mr. Scott, premier of Saskatchewan,
has announced that a plebiscite will
be taken in Saskatchewan to deter
mine whother tho open and retail sale
of liquor shall be abolished. No liquor
Is to be carried under the parcel poBt
system. It Is also understood that a
measure to reduce liquor licenses,
which the government will Introduce
shortly In the Quebec legislature, will
effect a radlcul reduction In Montreal
and Quebec, and will divide the prov
ince Into two zones, each under a gen
eral license commission, '
SERMONS OF BR'ER WILLIAMS.
It's good ter sing a song on do high
way of life, but some folks ain't got
g(d voices.
You think heaven Is fur an' fur away
when all do tlmo it's right whur you'
heart beats.
You can't be happy on a little when
you Is all do time wondering ef more
ain't coin In'.
He thankful fer what you receive,
an' do yo' level beBt ter keep' out er do
hands er a receiver. Atlanta Constitution.
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
"I can tell almost the moment I step
from train or trolley car Into a new
town whether It Is license or no
license. If it Is license the buildings
need painting, the fences and side
walks need repairing, there Is a gen
eral air of uuthrlft about the place.
But If it Is a no-llcense town the exact
reverse Is true." A Commercial Traveler.
DRINKER IS RESPONSIBLE.
The supreme court of Massachusetts
has recently held that an employer,
possessing foreknowledge that an em
ploye Is addicted to the use of intoxi
cants, Is liable for tho acts of such
employe whether he bo sober or drunk.
Tho decision malioB for temperance
Inasmuch as the tippler will find It
moro and more difficult to secure and
retain employment.
KILLS INSURANCE POLICY.
John S. Ituuber has just lost a suit
against the Mutual Llfo Insurance
company for payment of-u $4,000 pol
icy. Rauber had gone Into the liquor
business and the Mutual held Itself
absolved from that kind of a risk, and
won.
SALOON TAX.
To tax' the saloon Is an easy way
to support your paupers, but if you
will quit upholding the saloon, the
pauper will help pay your taxes.
The Water Wagon.
RISK TO PROGENY.
The progeny of drinking men and
women, even of those who Indulge In
moderation, are subjected to the great
est risk of parental injury. And it
matters not whether the alcohol Is
taken Into the system In the form of
beer, wine or spirits. Col. L Mervln
Maus, U. S. Army Medical Corps.
PERVERTS JUDGMENT.
Dr. James Ritchie, Edinburgh, says
tersely: "Alcohol, even In small quan
tities, perverts the judgment and
weakens the leU-coatroL"
HOW WOMEN
AVOID
OPERATIONS
By Taking Lydia E. Pink
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Compound.
Cleveland, Ohio "My left side
pained me so for several years that I
expected to nave 10
undergo an opera
tion, but the first
bottle I took of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound relieved me of
the pains in my side
and I continued its
use until I became
regular and free
from pains. I had
asked several doc
tors if there was anything I could
take to help me and they said thero
was nothing that they knew of. I am
thankful for such a good medicine and
will always give it the highest praise."
Mrs. C. 11. Griffith, 7305 Madison
Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
Hanover, Pa. "I suffered from fe
male trouble and the pains were so bad
at times that I could not sit down. Tho
doctor advised a severe operotion but
my husband got me Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and I experienced
great relief in a short time. Now 1 feel
like a new person and can do a hard
day's work and not mind it. What joy
and happiness it is to be well once more.
I am always ready and willing to speak
a good word for the Compound. "Mrs.
Ada Wilt, 196 Stock St, Hanover, Pa.
If there are any complications yon
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I'lnklinm Aledlciiie Co. (confidential)
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will he opened,
read and answered by a woman and
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MAN SURELY NEEDED HELP
Trebly Bereaved, One Believes His
Appeal for "Lone" Must Have
Been Granted.
A Boston philanthropist. It is said,
not long ago received the followlEg
letter:
, "Dear and Noble Sur: Knowlug
your kind hart an nobleness of nachur
1 rite these few lines to ast will you
be so kind as to add to your good
deads the following. I have lately
lost my horse, my home and my wifo.
So being horseless, homeless an wife
less 1 am up agin it hard trying to
earn a living. Would you be so kind
In the goodness of your grate hart to
help mo along some flnanshlally un
till I can replace my three losses
when i am shure 1 con repay you.
Once on my feet 1 can make good
my Iobsob an would pay back tho lone
with IntreBt. A Binall lone would help
but a biger one would help me to
reach the golo of suckcess sooner and
therefore you would get your money
back sooner, so It would bo beter for
both If the lone could be largo as
possible. Hope to have favorable
reply etc."
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Ior HISHHAMI'LKS. 11. 1-I.
HIE COURTNEY DRUG COMPANY
Uullluiure, Alii.
Confidential.
Tho dull routine of the day In the
bnnk was ono day lightened by the
receipt of the following communica
tion: "Dear Hank:- What Interust would
you give on a DeposHit of 15 dollers?
What Interust per anniiim nnd allso
(confldenshlal) could my Husband
draw It out witbout my slgnachure an
Is it the Law and that I would have to
have his Permishlon to Deposit It
thnre In your Hank. Please to ancer
bnck an be sure to say what Interust
per anniiim an if ho can draw It out.
Yours with respeck."
Wanted to See Novelty.
A little girl's uncle wrote her a let
ter, using a "script" typewriter, the
letters of which were joined as those
In ordinary handwriting. The little
girl noticed the difference between
this type and that more generally
used, with Interest.
"Oh, uncle, uncle," she cried, upon
her next visit to his office, "I want to
see the typewriter that writes words
Instead of letters!"
Where the Adage Is True.
Oobang 1 attended a spiritualistic
seance last night and the spirit of
my father appeared.
Orymes You should remember that
appearances are deceptive.
Hard facts In tho Bhnpe of silver
dollars are always appreciated.
Charles Lamb and Hasting.
Hustings, which Is to indulgo in a
pageant of heroes, was an object of
particular aversion to Charles Lamb.
"I love town or country," he wrote,
"but this detestablo Clnquo Tort is
neither. If It were what It was in Its
primitive shape, and what It ought to
have remained, a fair, honest fishing
town and no more, It were something
with a few straggling fishermen's
huts scattered about, artless as its
cliffs, and with their materials filched
from them 'it were something. I
could abldo to dwell with Meshech; to
associate with fisher swains and smug
glers. There are, or I dream there
are, many of this latter occupation
here. Their faces become tho place.
I like a smuggler. Ho is the only
honest thief. Ho robs nothing but
the revenue, an abstraction I never
greatly cared about." London Chronicle.
will JftfeK ;
Drink this r -v -r
ana be reixesnea KL$L; -j J
I Sip by sip here s pure
enjoyment cool com- H
fort a satisfied thirst J
a contented palate.
Demand the genulnf Yy full nnmt Jfw
VickoanicieucouruBe uUUtutiou. jf f
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY J
Whenever xN. ATLANTA, GA.
you see an slSw r
Arrow think , fii"
of Coca-Cola. -' "
Worst Yet to Come.
"I hate to leave the old place," re
marked Adam as he turned from the
Garden of Eden. "Leaving Isn't the
worst of It," replied Eve. "Think of
the trouble you're going to hnve when
you get to telling of the animals and
rivers In this place to tke explorers
and geographical experts over yon
der." Washington Star.
Superfluity.
"You never admit having made a
mistake!"
"What's the use?" asked Senator
Sorghum. "When I make a mistake,
there are always plenty of peoplo to
talk about it without my joining In."
Tribulation.
lie Darling, why are you so sad?
She (gulping down a sob) Oh,
dearest, I was Just thinking this will
bo our last evening together until
tomorrow night! Puck.
Not to Be Doubted.
"Peauty is only skin deep."
"That niny be, but it's the best skin
game going."
Out and In.
"At last my dear I am out of debt."
"Good. Now I can go down and
get the new outfit I wanted on credit."
Every time we hear of a wedding
we wonder how the girl asked the
man to marry her.
rrotestants of tho United States
gave 1C,398,000 to foreign missions
in 1913.
Their fickleness Is what makes
some girls Interesting.
PRIVATE JONES WAS LATE
Under the Circumstances the Proba
bilities Are That Congratulatory
Visit Was Postponed.
Corpornl Jenkins married "on tho
strength," and in duo course his wife
presented him with a son and heir.
His pals all flockod around to tender
their congratulations nnd Incidental
ly taste Hill's bitter beer.
Private Jones was on his way when
ho met Sergeant Prown returning.
"Where are you off to?" asked the
latter.
"Oh, I'm going around to see Pill
and wish him luck with that young
ster of his," was the answer.
"Then you're too late," said the
sergeant solemnly.
"Wot!" exclaimed Private Jones.
"Surely It hasn't gone and died?"
"No, tho youngster's all right, but
tho barrel Is out!" was the grim re
sponse. London Tit-lilts.
Their First Thoughts.
Wine Drummer (to widow of dead
customer, a composer) May I ask
how old your husband was when be
died?
Widow Only forty. Who knows
how much more he might have done?
Wine Drummer Ah, yes and If we
calculated It at only a hundred bottles
a year! Kllegende Blatter.
No wonder' Solomon was the cham
pion wiso man, with 1,000 wives to
conch him.
Many a man carries a mortgago be
cause ho Is unable to lift it.
Easily Accomplished.
Judge llaiilngtoii, when leader of
the opposition In tho New Prunswlrk
legislature, representing the county of
Westmoreland, was once delivering a
vigorous uddress in the house against
some meuHiire of tho government, then
led by Mr Itlulr.
"Oh, that my constituents In West
morelund roiild hear nio now" ex
claimed the opposition leader In vio
lent tonew
Mr. Klalr motioned to an attendant.
"Open th windows," he said.
Of Course Not
"I found 11 letter In your coat pnekot
that you had not mailed."
"Is that all you found in my costf
"That is ull thero was In it."
"Oh. no It's not."
"What else I'd like to know?"
"A rip under tho sleeve, but, of
courne. you we.ro not looking for any
thing like that."
8uro Clue. ,
"Doctor, If your patient sure yo
can cure him by your new method?"
"How did you know my patient w
not a woman '("
"I heard that you wero going to try
the sllenci' euro."
stationery Talk.
"I like your address," said the postage-stamp
to tin) envelop.
"Jf It wero not for my address I
don't suppose you would bo stuck on
me," replied tho envelop.
Waste lltl.ln tlmo In nrguln:; with
people who don't euro.
Love is blind, so what's the use A woman's Idea of snvlnir money
lof wasting gas on it? Is to have, things charged.
Their First
Breakfast
It's a wise bride that doesn't attempt
too much for that breakfast.
She can escape cooking in a hot
kitchen, avoid rich, greasy foods, and have
a good breakfast just the same, by serving
1 uste
Toasties are choicest bits of Indian
Corn perfectly cooked, delicately flavoured,
rolled paoer-thin and toasted to a crisp,
appetizing browa 4
This food comes in tightly sealed packages, ready for instant serving with cream and
sugar also delicious with fresh berries. . ,
Light, wholesome, nutritious and temptingly good for the "first breakfast" and the count
less meals that will follow
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
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