J THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURO, PA. $ (JEOM RANDOLPH CIIDTEIL nd LILLIAN CHESTER ILLUSTRATED m or C.'Vfrv'MVON SYNOPSIS. i v-mry meetlnt of the Market Piemrw -lum-li (Jail S.tnjent llsnnn to u ''l.x-iiKMion ahout thf miirt of tht. church t-ni-iie-n'n to Kdwuid K. Allison. hx-ul ii'iirtinri kltm. and when ftk'd hiT opin ion of r:ie i-hnnti by H'V. Kmhh llnyd, .iy it I a-p:iPi'iitly a hicrutiva biMliusM tnlorprl'.v Allium takes tliill rMlnK in I.i.h riio'or cur. When lie mKii.-st! he I .rillt!,- lo ,.t otl the hllllriK of Ml i tin v.-pvti!. t.h.) iiyl.a tho iliMtulbln-J ;iitMi.im ' U hV" l.u, r'turtil!U her tint!.- t::n'ii lnmn. fiurn Iter drive with Al ison. mi'N i-ol'l li.s ipii ov:U in tin. ''yoa oi l.'i v .sml'li Hi l, who U calllnir tilers At h lull '!'! piny Cull tin.ls fit- null inMo.ni' iialilv lull of tnrn. ami Alli.-nn o-lln .I:ni S:i:K"nt thut his now tinihlilnn Im to -oti'i'itT th world Allt.Hon Mirts h ritmp ii 411 fur ounvollil.itlon nnd control of t!i- i-nfiro tniM.Hpnrnition evsti ni of ill mmiiII ;Jtli tiiMomoH popular. j 1 1 1 i :1 khuis .-"iHrol of tr ii.h. .iiitln,,-it:il Iraftir rli't 'irr tl4'' t llt'Mijl'U th. Vcl.l.T ooiuf T-ti. ni.-ut p:opnrty of MarU't F'uare ' I oi'-h i. ul visas -!d'-r fupt and ina-t B-o I -h -re. CHAPTER VIII Continued. "You arc Illuming the church with a f;mlt which lies In the pooplp," pro-ust.-d the rector. Knocked aud dis turbed, and yet feeling It his duty to Fi t i;,ul right- Hu was ashamed of ! iitisolf for having beta severe with her in his mind. She wan less frhol u.t than he had thought, and what site ni'f'd"d was spiritual Instt uction. "The i '-upli! are lukewarm." "".'hat else could they be with the w iiery spiritual (;riel which tho eVun.h provides?" retorted Gail. "! a:n interested lit knowing what your ji.ti licular now religion would bo remarked Daddy Manning, his tv. iuUiinj cyt'j resting affectionately vti her. "It. Auuld be a return to the simple f::it!i :a Cod," Gail told him revtreut ly. !. is still In the hearts of the .i-iopl..-, as It will always be; but they ha 10 nowhere to gather together and v.or'hip" IJaddy .Manning laughed as he de tut d that bit of sarcasm. "According to that we are wasting oi. r n a cathedral." 'Aris.dutplj '." and It struck the rec tor -.i:li pain that Call had never l iui. 'd more beautiful than now, with h'-r (.htrki flushed and her brown eyes ?r.apping with Indignation. "Your c-ilhedral will be a monument, built uif if the profits wrung from tqualur, to t!: vanity of your congregation. If I WTf the dictator of this wonderful i!y of achievement, I would decree Hint ,-athedral never to be built, and V.-i! J or court to be utterly destroyed!" ' ft Is perhaps Just as well that you ,r nor d-.j dictator of thi city." The ycun i!ev. Smith Iloyd fcazpd down at lic.r from hi.- six fiet of serious pur peso, with all his previous disappro val mleti.sified. "The history of Mar ket . itinre church is rich with In ivices of its Ubi'fuli.css in bcth the spiritual and the material world, with oi-pinire of its power for good, with jusiifli-ation for Its exls'.-nco, with n a j"ti r-j r-it- i.ets. You make the com raoii misti.ko of Judging an entire body from one surface Indication. Do you nijpii!- there Is no sincerity, no con iieiu'ii, no consecration in Market i: 1'i.ire church?" Ilia deep, mellow bari'.Diie vibrated with tho defense of Ins purpose and that of the institution which he represented. "Why do you -'ippoMo our vestrymen, whoso time Is ot normous value, find a space ami J their b".sy working hours for the af f -irs of Market Square church! Why i!o j")ii suppose the ladies of our guild, wl.. have agreeable pursuits for every buur of tlie d ly, give their time to tvitiMfittee and charily work?" He pen... .1 for a hesitant moment. "Why do you suppose I am so eager for the b.'ildt: .:. on American po:1, of tliO most i'M';:;i,i - nt house of worship in the wcrl I?" i! :i!'s pretty uppT lip curled. ' !' r. ;t a! ambition!" she snapped, sad. wt';out waiting to see tho p.illor wiiu'.i strurk his face to stone, she I. d h r way r c.nipe. out through the mud CHAPTER IX. The Storm Center of Magnetic At traction. "f'roiher Hones," said Interlocutor Ted Tcasiialo commanding!-, with bis knuckles on liis ritit knee and his elbow at the proper angle. '"Yen, sir, Mr. Interlocutor," replied Willis Cunningham, whose "black face makeup" seemed marvelous)' absurd in 'on nectlon with his brown vandyke. "Brother ISonos, when does every body love a storm?" 'I don't know, Mr. Interlocutor." n.l ml'tod llrother I'.onea Cunningham. CHRISTIAN EPIC IN STONE S'l-assburg Cathedral, Just Behind y. Battle Line, Cne of the Gloriei of S Gothic Architecture. .lint back of the line of battle In ilsace, within the zone where thor ornhgolng destruction Is threatened, nnoiher of the marvelous, most worth while works of our civilization stands exposed to the varying chances of bat tle. This Is the beautiful cathedral of Straesburg, an architectural glory which mak"s mock of modern satis faction at the expense of earlier cen turies The enormous old minster, famed wuerefr Joy In the Ideal Is felt, one of the choicest pothlc visions ever dreamed by a master mason, Is a mem ory of ages when art was more a pas sion and religion and less a means for preference and dally bread Strasshurg cathedral is a Christian epic In itone Exquisite In proportion and detail, It rises, a great pile, out ot (be surrounding city. Its spire vies kii'i the loftiest daring of the New 'II C.D.RIIODD touching his kinky w ig with the tip of one linger. "When does everybody love a storm?" Interlocutor Ted Teasdule roved bis eyo over the assemblage, of fifty or more, In his own ballroom, and smiled In a superior fashion. The ebony faced semicircle of Impromptu min strels, banded together that morning, leaned forward w ith anticipatory grins. They had heard the joke in rehearsal. It was a corker! "When It's a Gail," he replied, whereat Gail Sargent, at whom every body looked and laughed, flushed pret tily, and tho bones and tambos made a flourish, and the Interlocutor an nounced that the Self Help Glue club would now sing that entrancing ditty, entitled "Mary Had a Little Culf." It was only in the blossom of the evening at Ted Teasdale's country house, the name being about eleven o'clock, and the dance was still to be gin. I.ue'.le Teasdale's vivid Idea for making her house party notable was to Induce their guests to amuse them selves; and their set had depended upon hired entertainers for so long that the Idea had ifll the charm of dis tinct novelty. Fine? No end of It! One could always be sure of having a lively time around I.ucile and Ted Teasdule and Arly Fosland. Gerald Kosland was ut this party. Fine chap, Gerald, and beautifully decent In his attentions to Arly. Pity they were so rotten bored with each other; but there you were! Each should huve married a blfmde. Gall Sargent fairly scintillated with enjoyment. She had never attended so brilliant a house party. Her own set back home hail a lot of fun, but this was In some way different. The people were no more clever, but there were mora clever people among them; that was It. There had been a wider rane from which to pick, which was why, In New York, there were so many circles, and circles within circles. The men whom Lucile and Arly had cijlected were an especial Joy. They had all the accomplished outward sym bols of fervor without any of Its op pressive Insistence. Call, as an agree able duty to her new found self, ex perimented with several of them, aud found them nto:-t amusing and pleas ant, but nothing more disturbing. Dick Itodley was the r.iost persist ent, and, In spite of the fact that he was so flawlessly handsome as to ex cite ridicule, Gail found herself, by wmmm y I? "There Is No Century Plant," Shamelessly Confessed. He and by, defending him ugaliift her own Iconoclastic sense of humor. He reached her after the minstrel show, while Houston Van I'loon and Willis Cuntilugham were still struggling pro fanely with their burnt cork, and he stole her from tinder the very eyes of Jack Lariby, while that smitten youth was exchanging wit, at a tremendous loss, with caustic Arly Fosland. "Have you seen the new century plant In the conservatory?" Dick asked, beaming down at her, his black eyes glowing like coals. He strolled with Gail to tho seat be hind the rose screen, but it was fully engaged, and he led the way out to ward the geranium alcove. "Where la the century plan'.'" He York makers of skyscrapers against a dark background of mountains, whose heights, with the cathedral spire, watch over Tpper Alsace The spire of the minster is a mas terpiece, excelled by no nother steeple and cnualed by but few. It ends more than 600 feet above the town, and it is a wonder-compelling structure of delicate open stonework, rich in an endless complexity of forms. After finishing the one spire, build ers never attempted to construct the proposed companion to It Strassburg differs from other Ger man cathedrals In that it possesses a greater width In proportion to Its height. It Is one of the most harmo nious of Europe's sacred structures. - The doors are very beautiful and the rose window, more than forty feet In diameter, Is an artistic achievement that wins the admiration of every vis itor. 3 The building was begun In 1176 and was completed In Its present form In 1433 More or less extensive restora tionshave been necessary, and their lamentable results give grounds for tho most discouraging reflections upon mi" Mi 111 im was a tremendously pleasant fellow. When Bhe walked through a crowded room with Dick, she knew, from tho looks ot admiration, Just what people were saying; that they were an ex traordinary handsome couple. "There Is no century plant," be shamelessly confessed. "I knew It," and she laughed. "I don't mind admitting that It was a point-blank lie," he cheerfully told her. "I wanted to get you out here alone, all to mysolf," and his voice went down two tones. He did It so prettily! "My happy, happy childhood days," laughed Gall. "The boys used to talk that way on the way home from school." ' i ' 1 "I don't doubt It," and Dick Mulled appreciatively. "The dullest sort of a boy would find himself saying nice things to you; but I shall stop it." "Oh, please don't!" begged Gall. "You are so delightful at it." He pounced on a corner half hidden by a tub of ferns. There was no bench there, but It was at least semi-Isolated, and he leaned gracefully against the window ledge, looking down at her earnestly as she Btood, slenderly. out lined against the green of the ferns, in her gown of delicate blue sparkling with opalescent flukes. "That's Just the trouble," he com plained. "I don't wish you to be aware that I am saying what you call pretty things. I wish, Instead, to be effective," and there was a roughness In his voice which had come for tho first time. She was a trifle startled by it, and she lowered her eyes before the steady gaze which he poured down on her. Why, lie was In earnest! "Then take me to Lucile," she smiled up at him, and strolled In to ward the ballroom. Willis Cunningham met them at the door. "You promised me the first dance," he breathlessly Informed Gail. He had been walking rapidly. "I've the second one, rcmeniber, Gall," Dick reminded her, as he glanced around the ballroom for his own partner, but Gall distinctly felt his eyes following her as she walked away with Cunningham. "I know row of what your profile reminds me," Cunningham told her; "tire Charmeaux 'Praying Nymph.' It is the most spiritually beautiful of all the pictures In the Louvre." "I wonder which Is the stronger emotion- In me just now," she ro turned; "gratified vanity or curiosity." "I hope It's the latter," smiled Cun ningham. "I recall now a gallery In which there is a very good copy of the Charmeaux canvas, and I'd be delight ed to ta'ke you." .. "I'll go with pleasure,", promised Gail, and Cunningham turned to her with a grateful smile. "I would prefer to show you tht original," he ventured. "Oh, look at tneni tuning their drums," cried Gail, and he thought that she had entirely missed his hint, that the keenest delight in his life would be to lead her through the Louvre, and from thence to a perspec tive of picture galleries, dazzling with all the hues of the spectrum, and as long as life! ' Ho had other things which he want ed to say, but he calculatingly re served them for the day of the picture viewing, when he would have her ex clusive attention; so, through the daivce, he talked of trifles far from his heart. He was a nice chap, too. Dick Kodley was on hand with the last stroke of the music, to claim her for his dance. By one of those waves of unspoken agreement, Gail was be ing "rushed." It was her night, and she enjoyed It to the full. Van Ploon danced with her, danced conscientiously, keeping perfect .ime to the music, avoiding, with practiced adroitness, every possible pocketing, or even hem contacts with surround ing couples, and acquitting himself of lightly turned observations at the ex piration of about every seventy sec ouds. He quite approved of her; ex traordinarily so. He had never met a girl who approached so near the thou sand per cent grade of perfection by all the blue ribbon (oints. It was while she was enjoying her second restful dance with Van Ploon that Gail, swinging with Lira near the south windows, heard the honk of an nuto horn, and nenr the conclusion of the dance, saw'AUison standing in the doorway of the ballroom, with his hands In his pockets, watching ner with a smile. Her eyes lighted with pleasure, and she nodded gayly to him over Van' Iioon's tall shoulder. When the dance stopped she was on the far side of the room, and was Instantly the center of a buzzing little knot of dancers, from out of which carefree laughter radiated like visible flashes of musical sound. She emerged from the group with the arms of two bright eyed girls around her waist, and met Allison sturdily breasting the currents which had set towards the conserva tory, the drawing rooms, or the buffet. "Nobody has 'saved me a dance," he complained. "Nobody expected you until tomor row," Gall smilingly returned, Intro ducing hUn to the girls. "I'll beg you the prediction that Reims cathedral can be restored. Cat's Pranks Bring Police. A cut whose paws caught in the Chains by which the gas lamps wero turned on and off brought slj police men to the pawnshop of Morris Rhodes, 106 Washington street. Pat terson, N. J., at one o'clock .In the morning and Rhodes In pajamas to the sidewalk Btwitirg "Thief!" A night watchman saw the lights, ran to the police station and the re serve squad hurled out. The proprietor's cat waB found dangling by Its forepaws from rings on the lamp chains. Pussy was freed from Us predicament caused by play ing with the chains. Different In Real Life. Another society girl has given up her task as war nurse end Is coming home because, her friends cay. there was too much tcrubblng. In the nov els one does not have to scrub when one is a nurse. Dear, no; one mar rles a bero or a rich man or lome- one of my dances from Ted or some body." - "One will be enough for me, unless you can steal me some more of your own," he told hrr, glancing down at her, fixnn coiffurl to blue pointed slip pers, with calm appreciation. "You are looking great tonight," and his gaze came back to rest in her glowing eyes. Her fresh color had been height ened by the excitement of the evening, but now an added flush swept lightly over her cheeks, and passed, "I'll see what I can do," she specu lated, looking at her dance card. "I think one Is all you get." "I'm lucky even to have that," de clared Allison In content. "The fourth dance down. That will just give me time to punish the buffet. I'm hungry as a bear. I started out here without my dinner." Her next partner came In search of her presently, and the music. struck up, and Allison, nodding to his many acquaintances Jovially, for he was In sill She Was Glad to Rescue Herself From the Whirl of Anger. excellent humor In these days of build ing, and planning, and clearing ground for an entirely new superstructure of life, circled around to the dining room, where he performed savage feats at tho buffet. Soou he was out again, standing quietly at tho edge of things, and watching Gail with keen pleasure, both when she danced and when, lu the Intermissions, the gallants of the party gravitated to her .like needles to a magnet. Her popularity pleased him, and flattered him." Suddenly he caught sight of ,Eldrldge Babbitt, a middle-aged man who was watching a young woman with the same pleasure Allison was experiencing In the con templation of Gail., "usf the man I wanted to see," an nounced Allison, making his way to Dabbitt. "I have a new freightage proposition for the National Dairy Products consolidation." . Pabbitt brightened visibly. He had been missing something keenly these past two days, ami now all at once he realized what It waB': business. "I can't see any possible new angle," relumed Babbitt cautiously, and with a backward glance at the dashing young Mrs. Babbitt. He headed In stinctively for the library. Laughingly Gail finished her third dunce down. She had enjoyed several sparkling encounters In passing with Dick Rodley, and she was buoyantly exhilarated as she started to stroll from the floor with her partner. She had wanted to find cherub-cheeked Marion Kenneth, and together they walked through the conservatory, and the dining room, and the deserted bil liard room, with Its bright light on the green cloth and all the rest of the rooms in dimness. There was a nar row tspace at one point between the chairs and the table,' and It unexpect edly wedged them into close contact. With a sharp Intake of his breath, the fellow; a ruddy-faced, thick-necked, full-lipped young man who hod fol lowed her with his eyes all evening, suddenly turned, and caught her In his embrace. Gall, turning, hurried out of the side door to tho veranda. Her knees were trembling, but the fresh, cold air steadied her, and she walked the full length of the wide porch, trying In stinctively to forget the sickening hu miliation. She was near a window, and, advancing a step, she looked in. It was the library, and Allison sat there, bo clean and wholesome look ing, with his pink shaven face and his white evening waistcoat, and his dark hair beginning to sprinkle with gray at the temples. He was so sturdy aud so strong and so dependable looking, as he sat earnestly talking with Bab bitt. Gail hurried to. the front door and rang the bell. "Hello, Gall," greeted the cheery voice ot Allison, as she came In. "My dance next, isn't hi" RARE CASE OF LOST MEMORY Physicians Making Investigation of Man Afflicted With "Alexia" In Pronounced Form, Dr. S. P. Goodhart, writing In the New York Medlcnl Journal, reiiorts on a rare ruse of alexia, which Is a. form of aphasia, In which the patient could not remember what he had Just writ ten The man, who was born In this country, couldn't remember the name of the president of the United States or the mayor of New York. Doctor Goodhart and Dr. II. CU menko. who reported on the case wIMi him, told how tl patient could not call a bell by name when It was shown to him, but could name It when It was sounded. Other objects he could not recognize by sight he could name if allowed to handle thera. He wrote letters correctly from dic tation, but couldn't read them later. Resides a memory confusion the man suffered from a certain degree ot psychic blindness , "There was loss of memory for His voice was so good, so comfort In'g, so reassuring. "I think so," she replied, Btnndlng hesitantly In the' doorway, and thank ful that the lights were canopied In this room. Allison drew the memorandum pad toward him, and rose. "By the way, there's one thing I for got to tell you. Babbitt, and It's rather Important." He hesitated and glanced toward the door. "You'll excuse me Just halt a minute, won't you, Gall?" She had noticed that assumption of Intimate understanding In him before, and she had secretly admired It. Now It was a comfort and a Joy. "Surely," she granted, and passed on in to the library alcove, a sheltered nook where she was glad to be alone, to rescue herself from the whirl of anger,' and Indignation, and humilia tionabove all, humiliation which had swept around her. Her face was hot and cold by turns, and she was al most on the point of crying, In spite of her constantly reiterated self-admonishment that she must control her Bolf here, when Allison came to the door of the alcove. "All right, Gall," he said laconically. She felt suddenly weary, but she rose and joined him. When she slipped her hand In his arm, strong, and wurm, and pulsing, she was aware of a thrill from It, but the thrill was Just restfulness. "You look a little tired," Judged the practical Allison, as they strolled, side by Bide, into the hall, and bo patted the slender hand which lay on bis arm. "Not very," she lightly replied, and unconsciously Bhe snuggled her hand more comfortably Into its resting place. A little sigh escaped her lips, deep-drawn and fluttering. It was a sigh of content. CHAPTER X. 'Gentlemen, There Is Your Empire!" Tho seven quiet gentlemen who sat with Allison at his library table, fol lowed the concluding flourish of his hand toward the map on the wall, and either nodded or blinked appreciative ly. The red line oil his map w as com plete now, a broad, straight line from the Atlantic to the Pacific, nrid to it were added, on cither side, irregular, angling red lines like the legs of a cen tipede, the feeders of tho various sys tems which were under control of the new Atlantic-Pacific railroad. "That's' a brilliant pieco of engi neering, Allison," observed huge Rich ard Haverman, by way of pleasant comment, and he glanced admiringly at Allison nfter his eye had roved cround the little company of notables. The feat of bringing these seven men together at a specific hour was great er than having consolidated the brll llant new Atlantic-Pacific railroad. "Let's get to the details," barked a voice with the volume of a St Ber nard. ,It came from Arthur Grandln. the head of the Union Fuel company, which controlled all the wood and coal In the United States, and all the oil in the world. His bald spot came exactly on a level with the back of his chair, and ho wore a fierce mustache. "I'm putting in the Atlnntlc-Pccidt as my share of the pool, gentlemen," explained Allison. "My project, as I have told you, is to make this the main trunk, the vertebrae as It were, of the International Transportation company. I huve consolidated with the A.-P. the Municipal Transporta tion company, and-1 have put my en tire fortune in it, to loy It on the table absolutely unencumbered." He threw down the Atlantic-Pacific railroad and the Municipal Transporta tion company in the form of a one sheet typewritten paper. "We'd better appoint someone to look nfter the legal end of things," suggested the towering Haverman, whoso careltiFs, lounging attitude con trasted oddly with his dignified long beard. "I'll take cure of It," said W. T. Chls holm of the Majestic Trust company, and drawing the statement In front of him, he set a paperweight on it. "Tho first step Is not one of incor poration," went on Alljson. "Before that is done there must be but one railroad system in the United States." Smooth-shaven old Joseph 0. Clark nodded his head. Thero was but one cereal company in the United States, and the Standard, in the beginning, had been tho smallest. Two of the heads of rival concerns were uow in' Clark's employ, one was a pauper, and three were dead. He disliked the pau per. Robert E. Taylor of the American Textiles company, a Bian who . had quite disproved tho theory that con structive business genius was confined to the North, smoothed his gray mus tache reflectively, with the tip of bis middle finger, all the way out to Its. long point. "I can see where you will tear up the east and west traffic situation to a considerable extent," be thoughtfully commented; "but without the Impor tant north nnc1 south main trunks you cannot make a tight web." . . "to bf, roNTtNt'ttnv words, proper names mid dales, ftirelj as names, however, for he would often recollect the name by a roundabout process of, reasoning, aa, for Instance, when asked on December SI what holiday occurred on the following day he said, it ain't no regular city holi day, It's the lust day of Ilia year. New Year's.' " . This alexia Is ascribed by" the doc tors to a lesion In the left hemlapheto of that part of the parietal lobo known as the angular gyrus, where the visual mcpiory center is probably situated. New lYork Sun. Art and Appetite. "Your slnelnK tonight was divine!" exclaimed an enthusiastic admirer to the prima donna. I could see by the expression on your face and the light In vour eves that you were Insnired." "I fear you are mistaken," said the prima donna, with her most engaging smile. "Our art Is so exacting that w don t care to eal a nearly meal be fore alnelna. 1 was ravenouslV huntrv and I was thinking of all the good things I would oraer when the concert woe entltid." toMONAL SIMM Lesson (By K. O. BELLU'nS. Acting Director ot Hundny School Courae of Moody Ulble lniitllute of Chicago.) (Copyright. 1915, W'. it.-rn Nrwtpaprr Union.) LESSON FOR DECEMBER 1? JEHOVAH YEARNS OVER ISRAL LESSON TEXT Honea 11:1-11. GOLDEN TEXT-I drew them with corda of a man, with buudu of love. Hoaea 11:4. Aeontemporaryof Isaiah and Amos, Ilosea continued to prophesy after the first captivity of the northern kingdom. His style is abrupt and fig urative. Inraol Is Jehovah's adulter rim wile, repudiated, but finally to be purified and restored. This lesson is a part of the second section of the book (4:1-13:8), which Is a descrip tion of the sinful people. I. "The Perverse Child," vv. 17. The "remnant" (ch. 6:1-3) had cried out for relief. (Seo Isa. 1:9; Rom. 2:5). Jehovah's reply (begins 6:4) is a severe arraignment of Israel's back sliding as contrasted with his grace. To understand this lesson read the entire book repeatedly. In verse 1 of the lesson Jehovah recalls to the na tion tho days of Its childhood. I!" causo of his great love (Dcut. 7:') he called them out of Egypt, the land of bondage, into Canaan, tho land of blessing and liberty. Yet Israel sensed not its duty nor Its obligation of grati tude. We r.re living under a greuter obligation because of tho greater re demption God has provided for us In the person of his Son. Cod here calls Israel "my son" (Ex. 4:22); we have the right to call ourselves sons (John 1:12; I. John 3:1-2). Matthew's gos pel applies these words to him who alone was fully and In the true sense God's son. Jesus is tho summary of the whole nation In that he nlono fully realized God's purpose In Israel (Matt. 2:15). ... ' As contrasted with what n son is or fhouhl be verse 2 gives a picture onsracl's wnnnVrlng. The whole his tory of tho nation Is one of going nfter false gods. (I. Sam: 8:7-9 and many other references.) In those childhood days (v. 3) Jehovah taught them how to walk, and Iteuled their hurts, "but they knew not" Cod, as a tender Fa ther, had watched over, taught, guid ed and healed (Ex. 19:11; Isa. 46:3; 6:!:9). Even so, In this present age God Is a God of mercy and long Buf fering (Rom. 2:4), yet the mass of men "know not" what God Is doing for them. In verso 4 the child has grown older and as mothers often tether a child lest It run away, so Je hovah endeavors to draw Israel to him wih "cords of love." His cord of love now Is tho mighty power of Calvary (John 12:32). Jehovah not only drew but even sought to entice, for he "laid meat unto them" Jesus will deliver us, for he bore our yoke (Matt. 11:28-30) and Is for us tho Bread of Life (John 6:3'., CS). . Love does not mean tlint the backslider shall be free from punishment "Be cause they refused to return . . . the sword shall abide" (v. 5-6 and ITcb. 12:6). Even so Gcd did not permit them to go back to Egyptian bond age (v. 5). Israel was " bent to back sliding." In spite of the constant call to worship and servo him none "would enlt him." Is not this a picture of the mnss of the people of so-called Christian lands? If not why then "ad vertise the churches" or hold "special snmpalgns?" II. The Pleading Parent, vv. 8-12. None can fathom the depths of the cry. "How shall I glvo thee up, How shall I deliver thee" (v. 8). Israel would persist and still Jehovah pleads that perchance they would heed his cry (.Tor. 9:7; Lara. 3:33V. Admnh and Zebolm were Irretrievably over thrown with Sodom nnd Gomorrah (Dent. 29:33). shall Israel llkewiso perish? No! (v. 9) for "I am God, not man." God does not, like man, change his covenants are not "scraps of paper," his love is everlasting (Nil. 23:19). It is not God but ninn who Is responsible for his destructian. The "Holy One In tho midst of theo" Is thero to save, not as an avenger. God has not come Into our midst in wrath God's passlonato desire Is to save not to destroy. His purposes are those of love and redemption and as with Israel of ,01(1, so in this ago. he will carry out theso purposes In spite of our backsliding (Rom. 11:2829). Verses 10 and 11 are prophetic of the ultimate repentance and restoration of Israel Judgment Bhnll pass upon their foes (Jool 3:16) and those of the d!s porslon (see parallel Isa. 11:11-16) shall gathor, as "doves to their win dows," and bo once more "In their houses." 1. e., set up an a nation In their God-given land. Ephralm (v. 12) sought to rule without or by casting off Jehovah (I. Cor. 4:8). In Judah was tho legal priesthood and the legitimate king, but the apos tasy ofIsrael was more culpable be cause of the example of Judah which lid had set at nought. ' , 'lit. Promised Deliverance. In a most striking way Hoaea flashes a note, of hope and love through the cloud of gloom which hung over the nation as it drew closer to Its doom, because tho people refused to repent. Amos delivered his warning and re turned to Judah. Ilosea was a part of the nation which emphasizes such verses of his prophecy as the following! 6:1, 4:6, 11:4, 11:6, 6:4, 6:6. 2:15 and 10:12. which sound the message of hope like bulletins from the battle's front. The conclusion of the whole matter is recorded in chapter 14. Hosca ex horts (v. 1, 2 cf.) and' places In .the mouths of the people their petition (v. 2 lc, 3); Jehovah replied (v. 4-6) and the prophet encourages the poople (t. 7). Then Israel and Jehovah converse: Israel "What have 1 to do any more with Idols?" Jehovah "I have heard him and observed him." Israel "I aru llko a green fir tree." Jehovah "From me Is thy fruit found." Verse 9 Is the final summary for Israel and tor ui as well. ine common Salvation e n.nrv n n virrnirrr Ahuum SaptriaMKlnl l M. Moody B&U lutilaloolChicijo TEXT-The common salvation. Jude I. ' Each word of this text Is important Let us think of them, taking the last one first. 1. Salvation. -We have apace to mention only three things sug gested by t h I i word. Salvation means a ' saving from a sickness and restoration to health; for sin Is a disease. A common biblical symbol of sin is leprosy, an Incur able and loath s o m e disease. There Is m u c h similarity between this and sin. For Instance; there aw many so-called remedies for leprosy but none can be found to really stop Its spread. Tho sinner too has many remedies for his sin but nothing that men can do can arrest Its progress. Again, leprosy becomes painful and distressing. Sin acts the same way. Hence we aro told that "the wicked are like the troubled sea when it can not rest, whoso waters cast up mire and dirt. Thero Is no pence saith my God to tho wicked." Sin begins quiet ly but ends, like leprosy, with bitter pain end distress. Again, leprosy it fatal to the one afflicted. It might well be called a living denth. It Is thus with Bin. Many are today well and sound of body, but sorely afflicted by sin. As far as their souls are con cerned they are In a living death. The difference between the leper and tht Blnner is that the former gets rid ot his trouble at death, but the latter must tako his pain and distress wltb him. But salvation means the savin; from sin to porfoct health. Man alone can find no cure for his Bin but Christ can and has. . It Is found in his own blood which "cleanseth us from all sin." i In the second place salvation meant a saving from punishment; for sin It a crlmo as well as a disease. Salva tion brings to' the sinner a full nnd free pardon for every crime against the law of God; such a pardon that every trace of the evil committed li wiped from the sinner's record. With out such salvation tho punishment for each Bin must fall upon the sinner. And the punishment of sin is an awful thing; described as being torment and anguish and that otcrnal. But in this common salvation there Is found relief from all tho guilt, nnd pardon for ev ery crime. "Let tho sinner forsake his way and tho unrighteous man hli thoughts and let him return unto the Iord and ho will have mercy upon him nnd to our God for he will abundantly pardon." s In the third plnce snlvatlon means the saving from denth which Is the re sult of the diseaso and the reward ot the crlmo. It means tho exchanges of eternal death for eternal llfo. "The wages of sin Is denth, but the gift ol God is eternal life through Jesus Christ ,oi!r Lord." If any should en quire how this health Instead of sick ness, tills pnrdon Instead of guilt, and this llfo instead of death can be ob tained, tho apostlo answers, "Hellers on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." 2. Common. The "common" salva tion suggests Its wldcness and means that It Is shared by all alike. God l no respecter of persons and when he provided the common snlvatlon he pro vided It to bo shared by all alike Whether white or black, moral or Im moral, learned or Illiterate, cultured or vulgar, all share alike In this "com mon" salvation. Again, this word means that the salvation i a univer sal thing. It is provided for every member of the human raco. This I' what the apostle means when he says. "whosoever, will call upon the name of the Lord shall bo saved." And, the Inst chapter of tho Bible says, "Who soever wlli, let him take of the water of llfo freely." Tho common salva tion means that which Is needed by all, provided for all, brought to all and offered to all, Including the reader of these lines. 3. The. This word speaks of the narrowness as "common" speaks of the wldcness. It Is not "a" salvation. but "the." It is not provided by man. nor can It be. It is Just here that sin ners go wrong and think they can evolve some scheme whereby the.' can cure themselves of the disease and do enough good deeds to counter balance the evil and so avoid the pun Ishmcnt due to sin. But if we would have the salvation that saves from the disease of Bin, and tho pnrdon that covers the crime of sin, we must come to the Ixird, with whom Btilvatlon is to be found. "God so loved the world that he gave tils only begotten Son that whosoever bolleveth on him Bhould not perish but have everlasting life." Ahd when the Son came to b" the Savior of men "he gave himself lor us, that lie might redeem us from all Iniquity; He took the sin and all Its consequences, the crime and all Its punishment, and gives to all who will receive It "the common sal tlon" In their place. Let the render of thoso words believe on the Lord JeBus Christ and he Bhall be saved. Fight Oversensitivenest OversenBltlveness Is the cause. many a failure. Solf-consclousne a drawn brake on the wheels. Mr; ability fall where some bomb egotist with mediocre talents atnldthe trumpetlngsof the multt It Is one of the weaknesses ot the that Is hardest to overcome. Its tery Is more difficult than the con of a city: but prayer and faith perseverance are the best of allli I- . i i r J ' i't ,
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