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THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
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He Joy of the
The Story of a Municipal Christmas Tree
By THORNTON W. BURGESS
(Cofrrtjbl bt ThoriXM W. tiftu)
iNC'E iipoa a tin"'.
long, long nB". ,lu'
great grunt ever-so-greut
grandfn
tluT of II;ipI' Jack
vv li o i e
name us nappy
J n c k , loo. wn
srainiit'HllK along
ho Lono Utile I'm I h Unit comes down
Uif liill through tin- lirecit Forest.
lie wns Imlipy. very luiiiy, wan llap
rjr Jurk, which wns quite as It should
I, for there was everything to miiKe
tilni Imppy. His sides were fat with
(hp good I'dngs I"' had '' 110
a t'Cnllliflll new emit to keep liini wni'iii
lion ron;;li Brother North Wind tmd
Jock I'K.st should cuiiie driving tin
1ow clouds to lunke white the tireeli
IleitdDWS mil clump' the (irccn Forest
jiUI the little people who live there
Cli'y In the summer would never, never
known it had they happened to have
e6mo tack. P.ut rough Unit her North
li'ind and Jack Frost had not come
yet. und Old Mother Nature wus busy
rn-liirinj tli 0 (ireeli Forest for them
nd urging till (lie little people to hur
ft and make ready for them.
Ho Happy Jnck M-ampered down the
' 1-ooe Little I'ulh mid pulled over red
icftves ami yellow leaves nnd drown
trtircs to sec what lie could find under
llifiii, mid his heart was linppy. fur
Hb stomach win full, nnd you know a
full stomach, unless It lie too full, ul
eiost always makes n happy heart.
Kow, as lie pulled over the red nnd
yellow nnd lirown leaves, his sharp
ycfl spied a little brown seeiL It was
homely II tl to seed which had fallen
from a rough pine cone, and you and
I would very likely not have seen It
t all, or if wo had we would have
thought It of no .iceoiint. Hut Happy
Jack's eyes sparkled when he saw that
fcotncly little brown seed, for he knew
Hint it was very Rood to eat.
Not Jhat lie vm'i hungry. Oh. my,
o! There wasn't mom In his stomach
for the leant teeny, weeny bit more
just then. I'.ut Happy Jack knew that
lucre ni'it conic a time when his
Kloinnch would ti"t be o full, and then
liiat lit!!e brown seed would taste oh.
9 Rood!
N'iw, he hud hidden a great many
Bllfe lirown seeds nnd fat nuts near
UlC lOlie I. Ittle I "nt II. so when lie
picked up tiiis piiiMkuhir little brown
IkTtl quickly he scampered over the dry
lenves until presently he came to the
tstec I'f the (Jreeu l ores). Ht looked
this way :iud bo looked that way to
CC if anyone w,i watching him, and
when ho was sure that no one was. he
ran out n little way from the ul.v of
His Green Forest, du,' a tiny hole in
llio soft, ivnrni-earth with his paws,
dropped Into It the little brown seed
and covered it carefully.
"There," said he to himself, as he
Callipered buck to the flrecti Forest
lo Sec what more he could lino, "evi ry-
00 l.liovs I live in the Green I on
nd no otic wilt think to 1. Kik out here
fu things I have hidden."
Old Mother Nature, who knew Just
Jhat Happy Jack had done, .smiled, for
he Jilso knew that It was more than
(ikcly that Happy Jack would forget
II about that little brown seed, and if
lie (lid she had a plan to u,e it her
elf, and Happy Jack had saved her
come trouble, for, though he didn't
know it. he had planted it for her.
'U all came nboitt Just ns Old .Mother
Mature bad thought it would. Happy
Jack never once thought of that par
ticular lilllc brown seed, for be had
hidden plenty to '-;it all the bun; win
A Municipal Christmas Tree
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Th'i munlcipul Chrlsttiuis tree h leeome a popular Institution In many
tHtci throughout the country. Shortly before I'eceniber 25 tho largest tree
trt Htiin be aocured Is erected In some park or public square, strung with
Ikovsands of lights, which spread their silvery glow over the tree during the
fcdiday Reason. On Chrlstmns eve It Is the meeting place of people In all walks
C life, who Join In singing the old carols. In New York city the municipal
Christians tree I erected In Madison sqtture; In Chlcngo In Grant park on
lake front.
Beaetifol Pisie
ter In the Green Forest. So the little
brown need lay Just where be lind bid
den It. until gentle Sister South Wind
came In the spring and with her soft
lingers opened till the little brown
blankets of the leaf buds on the trees
which Jack Frost with his hard lingers
had been unable to open. Theti Old
Mother Nature remembered the Hub'
brown seed, and she wakened n little
fairy who was sleeping In the heart of
It, anil the name of the little fairy wus
the Fairy of Life.
So out from the warm earth sprang
a tender green shoot, which really was
a teeny, weeny 1'lne tree.
Jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun. look
ing down from the blue, blue sky, saw
It and smiled, and his smile made the
teeny, weeny Fine-tree very happy, for
It warmed the ground anil comforted
the little roots growing there.
Old .Mother West Wind. Ii'irrying
past on her way to blow the white
sailed ships across the Great Ocean,
saw the teeny, weeny Fine-tree nnd
sent some of her children, the Merry
Utile Freezes, to drive up n shower
cloud that It might not go thirsty.
F.ut no one else saw the teeny, weeny
Fine-tree, or If they did see It, they
took no notice of It. Happy Jack
Squirrel ran right past nnd didn't so
much ns look at It, for be bad forgot
ten nil about hiding flint homely little
brown seed In the ground there. Once
Feter Babbit. Ulbbllng tender sweet
clover, nearly nipped off the head of
the teeny, weeny Fine-tree nud didn't
even know It.
But nothing really happened to the
teeny, weeny Fine-tree, and it grew
and grew nnd was happy, for It loved
Jolly, round, bright Mr. Sun nnd Old
Mother West Wind and the Merry
Uttle Breezes, nnd they loved It. So
it grew and grew, nnd when rough
F.rotber North Wind came ugaln he
covered It deep with a soft blanket of
snow to keep It warm all winter.
So the teeny, weeny Fine-tree was
kept safe all the long winter, und when
gentle Sister South Wind once more
came In the spring the teeny, weeny
Fine-tree began to grow again. It
grew and grew and grew nnd grew
until it was no longer teeny, weeny,
but put out sturdy branches nnd was
very good to look Upon and held Its
head high, for It was indeed a beauti
ful young tree.
And for n time the young Fine-tree
was very, very happy. Flit after a
while It began to feel lonely. All the
other Fine-trees were In the Green
Forest, and often it could bear them
vt Inspiring together and It longed to
whisper wl'h them and could not, and
so It sighed und sighed, and Feter Kab
bit passing that way often stopped to
wonder what made such a handsome
young Fine-lree seem so sad.
So the years passed and the young
Fine-tree became bigger than nny of
its neighbors in the Green Forest, und
t i be ante known as the Beautiful l ine,
nnd was beloved of all the little people
of the Green Forest and the Green
Meadows, nnd gave them shelter und
was happy.
(Mice every jear, long after the nuts
hud been gathered nnd nil the world
seemed drear and bare, came merry
children, und older folk, and with
laugh and song and happy shout would
cut young Flue tri es and young Hem
lock trees and carry thetu nwny. At
first the 1 .-u u t i fill Fine had pilled the
young trees, but when It saw that It
was the possession i;f these trees that
made the children so happy, It began
to envy them, and when Jack Frost
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mill It of peeping In ut many win
dows and seeing these little trees
made beautiful with many lights, nnd
hung with beautiful things to llll the
hearts of little children with Joy, It
sighed more than ever.
"For." murmured the lieautirul Flno
to the kindly sturs, "I would gladly
give myself to put Joy In the heart of
Just one little child; but, nlasl I am
too big. 1 nut too big. No llttlo child
wants me because I um too big,"
So Christinas lifter Christinas the
Feiiutlful Flue would watch the little
trees inrrled nwny nnd would mur
mur sadly, "I can give Chrlstmna Joy
to not one little child because 1 am
too big, too big." And the wnnderlntt
Night Wind would enrry that sud mur
mur through nil the Green Forest, "I
am too big, too big."
Then, one day, when the snow Iny
white on the Green Mendows nnd In
the Oreen Forest, und the llenutlful
Fine had watched the little trees for
Christmas curried nwny with Inugh
nnd shout, us It hud for so innny
Chrlstmases, came men nnd horses,
nnd keen uses sent shivers clenr to Its
beautiful top, until Its proud length
lay stretched on the snow. And some
how the beautiful Finn cared not, for
It so wanted to give Joy to Just one
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Once Every Year, Came Merry Children, and Older Folk, and With Laugh
and Song Would Cut Young Pine Tree and Carry them Away.
THE LITTLE FELLER'S STOCKING
Oh'
it's ri.rUtnius eve, and monnllslit,
...l tl, n i lirlslmaa air Is chill.
An.l tlie frosty ChrlKtmna holly slilnes anil
vparklen on the bill,
AnJ llio Chilstmus btelRh-bolls Jlnglo, and
the Christmas lntiKlitor rlnits,
Ai the hut trny shoppers hurry, takin'
home Die Clirlslmna thlmts:
And up yonder In the nttlc there's little
trundle btd
Whom there's Christmas dreams a-dan-
cln' throunh a slcetiy curly head;
And It's "Merry Christmas," Mary, ones
aln b-r mo nnd you,
With the llltlo feller's stockln' hangln"
up beside the flue.
Tisn't nlik, that little stockln', and It Isn't
murh for show.
And tho darns nrs pretty plenty 'round
about tl.e heel nnd toe,
And tho color's kind er faded, and It's
sort er worn and old,
But It really l surprlstn" what a lot of
love 't will hold:
And the llttl band that hun(T It by the
chimney there nlonft,
lias a (trip upon our heartstrings that Is
nilclily drm and strong
So old Santy won't ferglt It, though It
Isn't line and new
That plain bile worsted stockln' hangln'
up bcnide the Hue.
And the cmps may fall and leave us with
our plans all knocked ter smash.
And the mortgage may bang heavy, and
the bills use up tho cash,
I'.ut whenever comes the teason, Jest so
long's we'vo got a (llir.e,
There'll be somottiln' In that stockln'-
won't there, Mary 7 every time.
And If In amongst our sunshine, there's n
bho'ver or two of rain.
Why, we'll face It bravely smlllni, anc
we'll try not ter complain,
Long as Christmas cornea and finds u
here together, me and you,
With the Utile feller's stockln' hangln' U
bealde the flue.
Joe Lincoln, "Cnpe Cod Ballads."
A Sweet Revenge.
"I sent my present to Nellie Sly
boots when site was ut her cluh, nnd
I knew all the girls nnd fellows would
gather around to see her open It."
"Why, I thought you didn't like Nel
lie." "I can't bear her. The present wns
a nice long hair switch."
Annual Phenomenon.
"Now," said tho ningii.inc editor,
"we'll have n cover design represent
ing the old year as nn nged man nnd
the New Year ns a smiling Infant."
"All right." replied the nrtlst. "F.ut
It looks like nnture-fakltig to me. Any
body knows that n smiling Infant
couldn't grow ull those white whiskers
In one short yenr."
la tar.
Power Prayer.
Frnyer Is the door, forever open be'
tween earth and heaven. Sooner thnn
sound enn reach n human ear through
this lower atmosphere, the longing ill
sire of tho spirit rises to the heart of
the Father. We' ore living In nn In
visible, world, where our wishes are
understood hefore our words ore
spoken. Lucy Lnrcom.
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Faith Is all-powerful; It conquers
everything, and despises world goods,
since It la sure of eternal bliss.
Savonarola.
little child, nnd It was too big, too biff.
Jt was curried Into n great city, nnd
there, In the very heart of the great
city, the Itenntlful Fine wns riilsed un
til It stood us proudly ns It hud stood
JuhI beyond the edge of the Green For
est, nnd It wus hunt; with many colored
lights until It wns quite, quite the most
beautiful that ever wns. And there
nunc tiot one, but a thousand little
children, and they danced around the
Beautiful Fine, nnd luugbter wns In
their eyes, for Joy wns In their hearts.
And they snug nnd their voices were
Joyous. And they shouted und their
voices were merry. And they cried:
"It Is the most beautiful tree In all
the world, for It Is our Christmas
tree the Christmas tree of all the
children!-
Then was tho heart of the Cenutl
fill Flue, planted long, long years ago
by the grent-grent-cver-so-grent grnnd
fulher of Happy Jnck Squirrel, filled
with n great Joy tho Joy of giving, for
It hnd given Its greatest gift, the gift
of Itself, for the Joy of mnny. And
tho spirit of Christmas, which Is love
for nil mankind, descended upon It ns
sweet-toned bells chimed, "On enrth
peace, good will toward men." nnd the
glad voices of a thousand little chil
dren cried. "Merry merry Christmas!"
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Luke U, 1-14
N1
OW it came to pass In those days,
tnora went out a decree from Caesar
Aucrustui. that all the world should
ba enrolled. 7'his was the first enrollment
made when Quirinus was governor of
Syria. And all went to enroll themselves,
veryoni to his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galiles,
out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea,
to the city of David, which is called Beth
lehem, because ho was of the house and
family of David; to enroll himself with
Mary, who was betrothed to him, being
great with child.
And it came to pass, while they were
there, the days were fulfilled that she
should be delivered. And she brought
forth her first-born son; and she wrapped
him in swaddling clothes and laid him in
a manger, because there was no room for
them in the inn.
And there were shepherds in the
same country, abiding in the field, and
keeping watch by night over their flock.
And an anctel of the Lord stood by
them and the glory of the Lord shone
round about them; and they were sore
afraid.
And the angel said unto them: "Be
not afraid, for behold I bring you good
tidings of great joy, for there is born to
you this day in the city of David a Saviour,
which is Christ, the Lord. And this is the
sim unto you: 'Ye shall find a babe
wrapped in swaddling domes ana lying
in a manger.
And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host,
praising Qod and saying :
"Glory to Qod in the highest
"And on earth peace, good will
toward men."
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rjaij (hrisfmas 'hav9 for you
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ijealth tuid f piness galort
What God Can Do
With Humble
Instruments
By REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Mood? Bitils ImtituM, 1
Chicago
TEXT And nfter htm wuh Shiimsji
which lew six hunUreil Philistines with
on ox goad. JuiIkub 3:31
When the chosen people entered the
promised laud, Cod left certain nations
of the Cannanltes
in tho land mi or
der to prove Is
rael by them, to
soo whether she
would be faithful
to Jehovah or 'int.
These nations
were usslgned 'o
different tribes f
Israel, nnd Cod
promised tint I- he
would drive them
out on certain
conditions.
These condi
tions were thul
Israel was not to
lissoelale .v I t h
Jieni, nor bow down to their gods, nor
even mention the name of their goils.
I'ltt Israel did not obey, nnd the
steps of their downfall are recorded
111 this chapter; they did not drive out
their enemies, they took their daugh
ters to be their wives, they dwelt
among the Cunaiinites, Ihey served
their godf, they forgot the Lord their
(Jod, nnd he sold them Into the baud
of the enemy.
Tile book of Judges Is a sad, sad
story of disloyalty, defeat nud bond
age, brightened now mid then by a
description of some noblo man or
woman whom God raised up to defend
his honor, and to deliver Israel from
her sad condition.
Among the heroes whom God used
for this purpose no name shines out
more signally than that of Shntiigiir.
of whom It is said that he slew sis
hundred men single-handed with tin
ox goad. And that Is all that we know
about liltu. To my mind this Is a strik
ing proof of tlie Inspiration of the
Scriptures. If the Iiible had been
made by man, he would surely have
devoted n whole chapter to such n re
markable achievement, but the Holy
Spirit for reasons best known to him
self gives only 1!G words to II. The In
spiration of tho Scriptures is proved
us conclusively by their silence ns by
what they sny.
Sliunignr Is a good type of the per
sonal worker. We need many like him
today. Wo have men enough to com
plain nnd criticize, but not enough
of those who are willing to grapple
with the problems of life, nnd attemirt
to solve them. If he hud been like
sonu! men he would have called it con
vention to discuss the state of religion
In Isrue!, rssed resolutions, appointed
u committee to report nnd returned
home. Shumgiir wus not that kind
of n man. lie believed in personal
work, und so he tool; hold of the mat
ter himself, nnd In, the whole prob
lem was solved.
Furthermore, be was not a trained
worker. In these days we luive schools
to Instruct workers In the best meth
ods, but Shamgar had received no
training ut ull. He knew nothing about
wnr, and he had no weapons except
an ox goad. It Is not likely that he
killed those Philistines just ns scien
tifically us some might have done it.
but ho did It just ns effectually for he
left them (lend.
There Is a large place for untrained
workers In our day. There Is always
something that unyone can do, who
really wishes to help, nnd In the doing
of it he gets n certain training.
Where did Mr. Moody get bis train
ing? Or Uncle John Vnssur, Mel Trot
ter or n host of others who have been
signally successful In winning souls to
Christ?
Shumgar hud faith In God. He wus
familiar with his Iiible, nnd he remem
bered that God hnd promised Moses
und Joshua that one should chase
1.000, und two put 10,000 to lllght.
Here were only 000 Philistines, nnd il
God's promises were reliable, that was
nn easy Job.
I suppose It came about In tills way :
The Philistines hud raided the count r
so often that the people were Inllmldat
cd. Wo read In Judges 0:0 that tin
highways were unoccupied and the pen
pie traveled In the byways. In th
spring of the year the frightened Is
rnelltes crept out luto their fields nm
sowed them. During the summer thel
enemies left them unmolested, bit
when tho crops begun to ripen, the.
raided them constantly and carried o.
the harvest.
One day n bnnd of Philistines cam.
down upon Shnnignr's field. Some mot
would have run nwny, but not s
Shamgar. Ho said : "This thing ha
gone far enough. It Is n disgrace t
our nation and to Jehovah us well
If no one else will resist, them, I must
nnd I may us well begin now ns ever.'
Accordingly he nttticked the COO men
with nothing but nn ox gond. God hon
ored his faith nnd gave him the vic
tory. This put fresh courage l.ito faint
lug heorts. When they suw wlmt Ooo
and one brave mun could do, they rul
lied ns a nntlon and soon threw oil
tlie yoke of the enemy.
Observe, too. that Shamgar was jeal
ous for God's honor; It was not tin
loss of his own crop or even his neigh
bors' crops which led him to enter
such nn unequal contest. He felt thul
God's honor wns nt stake, nnd he could
not bear to huvo tho Philistines despise
Jehovah or his people. And so he wns
willing to run some risk. If indeed
there was nny risk, in trusting God'
promises.
Jonathan did the same thing, ns we
rend In I Sam. 14:0, nnd Nehemlah
also, nnd God honored their fullh In n
similar wny. God needs more Sham
gars In our day men who ore willing
to work for him In a small way, nnd
work nlone, nnd work with what they
hnve. Will yon be one?
Never do today whnt you cun put oft
till tomorrow. Delay may give clearer
light as to what la best to be done.
Anron Burr.
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MIMONAL
siwrsaiooL
Lesson
(By V.. O. SKI.1.EU9, ActltiR filrwtor of
the Hunilny School Counio In the Moody
llllile Inntltula of Chicago.)
Copyright 1910. Wrilcrn Noppr Union.)
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 24
UNTO U3 A 60N IS GIVEN.
LESSON TKXT-Isalah :l-7.
GOLDEN TEXT-For unto us a child
is born, unto na a son la given: nnd the
lovernnieiit shall be upon hla Hhoalilera;
und his nutne shall b called Wonderful,
I'ounat-llor, the Mlnlity Clod, the Kverlint
Ing t'uther, llio Prince of I'eace.-laa. i.S.
The Christmas lesson naturally and
logically follows the three lessons we
have just bad from the book of tho
Revelation where Jesus In his glory
had been portrayed, und the ultimate
success of his work Is foreseen In the
new heaven mid the new curt Ii. Isaiah
saw the vision of Ills first coming. John
saw the vision of bis second coining,
when what be U'gan llio lli'st time
shall ultimately be accomplished. The
prophecy here spoken was uttered dur
ing the reign of Ahnz. B. C. 7.'18 to
7-':i. The king of Assyria was nltack
Ing Syria. The tribes of northern Is
rael were curried away ns cuplives.
Judah was In danger of Invasion. (See
II Kings 15:'J!.) Isuluh wus preach
ing In his home city. Jerusalem. His
vision of the Messluh Savior wiw not
more thnn 800 years before John saw
the vision of the giorllled Jesus.
I. Darkness Versus Light (vv. 15).
We need to go back Into the eighth
chapter to get the full historical situa
tion of this part of the lesson. Ahnx.
trembling In Jerusnlem, had with him
tho Prophet Isaiah, tho wisest nnd
greatest mnn In his kingdom, yet Almz
listened not to Ids words of warning
nnd rebuke. He doggedly pursued his
own course nnd sought help In every
other quarter thnn the right one. This
explains Isaiah's words. "The people
that walked in darkness." Primarily
he may hnve referred to tiiose of the
lands of Zebulon und Napbtnll, the
Galilee of the nations (John 1:10;
7:52) and the light which shone In
them, which was the light of the world.
Jesus of Nazareth (John S:VZ). F.ut
there Is n larger i.pi Mention In this
verso to the whole world which lay
In darkness until Jesus came, and the
whole world has seen or shall see the
great light (Luke l:7S-70). With the
coming of light conies the increase of
Joy (v. II n. V.). In Israel there Is to
be. through Christ, n wonderful In-
'crease (Isu. 41):UO-22; Zecli. 10 :S). In
Christ there Is to be great Joy. the Joy
of harvest nnd of victory. Tlie re
ligion of Jesus Christ Is pre-eminently
the religion of Joy (Acts 8:8; Fhll.
4:4; I Feter 1:8) but tho Child that
was to be born wns to be n Deliverer
too, for the "yoke of burden" was a lax
of $1,800,000 that had recently been
levied by the king of Assyria. It was
a night of thick darkness for Israel.
Then, even ns now, we have the bioral
darkness. (lieud Horn. 1 :20-3'J.) But
the prophet snw tho Joy of deliverance.
Jerusalem had beeu left In peace.
Henckiuh succeeded his father, Ahnz,
and entered upon n religious revival In
the kingdom. Tlie people who had
walked In darkness had seen n new
light. The prophet saw the dawning
rays through the midst of this dark
ness of Ignorance being removed. He
nlso snw the coming of tho Light of
Men 700 yenrs later, und the multi
plication of tho nations, the Increase
of their Joy. When Jesus comes again
he will deliver Isrncl from her present
oppressors (hat have ground her down
these mnny centuries, nnd will then ex
nit Israel above the nations (Zecli. 12:
1-21; 9:12-17; 8:20-23). But Jesus Is
delivering men today, removing every
sort of yoke of burden, nnd breaking
tho rod of oppressors (John 8:!10;
Math. 11:28). He nlso Is bringing
peace to men, nnd with tho consum
mation of his work, wars will cense.
Shall wo not all pray for the speedy
consummation of thnt day? "Even so.
come Lord Jesus."
II. Unto Us Son Is Born (vv. 6-7).
The greatest Joy for Israel In Isuiuh's
time was In this vision of the Messiah,
the promised Savior. Isnlnh Is look
ing nliend seven centuries. Wo are
looking buck nineteen. He wns to bo
king over his people. Name nnd title
Is here given. (1) "Wonderful" be
cause of his nature, being both hu
man nnd divine. The word made flesh
nnd dwelt among us. (2) "Counselor."
one who has the wisdom to guide him
self nnd others. No one guided by him
has ever fulled of true success. (3)
"The Mighty God." He wns truly God
so that we can trust him to. the utter
most. He con nlso snve to the utter
most. (4) "Everlasting Fat her," ex
pressing his divine loving kindness and
self-identification with the Father. (5)
He Is nlso "Prince of Pence," the one
who rules so thnt pence and prosper
ity abide In his kingdom. Ho brings
pence between man nnd God, nnd be
tween tuna nnd mnn. He Is the peace
of tho soul ns well ns bringing
pence to the soul. Tho completeness
of this picture which Isaiah saw Is
the one which St John snw, of which
we have been recently studying. These
two verges are marvelous ones, not
only because of the clenr prediction of
Jesus of Nozureth, made more than
seven centuries before his first advent,
but marvelous also for the fullness
nnd richness of tlie revelation they con
tain concerning the person, character
And work of Christ. This King Is to
be the king of a growing kingdom. Of
the Increase of his government thero
Is to he no end. He Is also to be a
king upon tho throne of Dnvld. Jesus
was Dnvld s descendant nnd lineal heir,
nnd his kingdom to the development of
thnt kingdom.
Ho U to order It, govern It, manage
It, rule It, control It with Justice, cs
tnbllsb It nnd make It firm and en
during.
All manner of rights between classes
nnd Individual will be settled with
Justice and righteousness without
which no klngilom enn bo successful
and endure.
TeniDerdnce
SNbtes1
"UTTERLY FALSE."
In sourch of the facts concerning
tho claim of tlie brewers that "beer It
liquid bread," tho Christian Advocate
leudlng periodical of tho MethoOUi
Eplscopul church, wrote to the director
of tho laboratory of the Connecticut
bourd of heulth, asking for a 8cientih
statement. The unabbreviated repi;
wns ns follows:
"Editor the Ch'rlstlun Advocnto: Id
reply to your note I will sny that It U
hard , to conceive a more misleading
stutement than to cull ' beer 'liquid
bread.' The fuets nre thnt the grnlai
out of which beer Is mndo do contain
a denl of nourishment, adapted both
for fuel and tissue building. In the
process of becr-maklng tho mnterluij
are mostly destroyed und removed by
tho process of clarifying. As n result
tho final product hns lost practically
all (lio tlssue-bulldlng material It ever
contained, nnd most of Its fuel food
has been converted luto alcohol, which
has less fuel value, to say nothing 0f
Its poUniilng effect vpnti the nervout
system. Beforo the fermentation the
material might possibly bo called
'liquid bread,' but not after the fer.
mentation nnd clarification; for thu.se
processes hnve destroyed nearly an
the vuluo It orlglnnlly possessed. The
final product hns no tlssue-bulldlni
vuluo, only a little fuel value, and In
addition hns a poisoning action upon
the rcrvous system. Bread litis large
value ns a tissue builder und nlso as
a fuel, and In addition has no bad ef
fect upon tho nervous system. To
cull beer 'liquid bread' Is therefore ut
terly fulse nud badly misleading.
"IL W. CONN."
PR0M0TE8 PROSPERITY.
Constant reiteration of the fulse
statements of liquor advocates has un
doubtedly led some persons to the
conclusion thut Maine Is suffering and
has been Impoverished because of Its
prohibition policy. A careful ant)
truth-seeking Investigation will show
the exact opposite to bo the case.
A bulletin by the United States cen
sus bureau reviewing the 30 yenrs pre
ceding 1912, shows the stendy advance
ment of Maine In llnnnciul Independ
ence. In 1880 Maine's per capita
debt wns $8.19, ns contrasted with na
average of 11 states of $5.48. In 1012
It has been reduced 75 per cent, and"
tho overage of the other states only 36
per cent. Maine now owes $1.07 per
capita, while the other states average
?.'J.C2. Massachusetts, with her high
llcenso system, which tlie liquor ndvo
cates sny Is the best license law la
tho world, has a per capita Indebted
ness over 13 times larger thnn the pro
hibition state of Maine. The general
comfort of tho people of Maine It'
manifested by the large percentage of
homes owned free from debt. In 1910
tlie total number of homes owned was,
according to tho census report, 109,
298, nnd 75 per cent of these were free
from mortgage.
GOOD OF PROHIBITION.
"The plea that prohibition falls to
prohibit would be quite valid if It could
be shown that any license system suc
ceeds better In regulating tho liquor
traffic. Police administrations full
down in the attempt to restrict illicit
selling of liquors In any community
where tho traffic Is licensed. Prohi
bition docs throw the business lno
thoroughfares of the saloons and re
moves from the sight of tho young,
who are taught that the business U
outlnwed and disreputable. The
drunknrds for which It Is Incidentally
responsible die. off rapidly, for they
ure tempted to drink the worst end
most powerful concoctions. Prohibi
tion may kill tho poor mlsernblo tip
plers, but It tends to preserve the mid
dle classes. New York Times.
ABSTINENCE INTELLIGENT.
Major General O'Kynn, commanding
tho division of New York troops, Is
sued nn order before leaving for the
South, In which he suld: "You will re
frain at all times from tho use of
liquor nnd beer nnd tho reason should
, . l ..... ill. ii inn nf
tlie results of this order Is seen In the
reports of the sick rate. From July T
to August 14 In the Sixth New York
division It wns only .0183. In the
Spnnlsh-Ainerlcnn war the sick rate
wus from 7 to 15 per cent.
TAXPAYERS REJOICING.
In the first six months thnt Arizone
was without snloons tho city of rhoe"
nix lncrensed In taxablo wealtl
$5,000,000, had a decrease In tho tat
rate, and tho city government cost
$20,000 less thnn during the snloM
regime. Furthermore, tho first &
months the city was without snlooti
the number of arrests for drunkcnneS
wns 85, compnred with 1,210 for ttj
corresponding six months in the prt
ous year.
A TRIBUTE TO PROHIBITION.
To show his appreciation of pro"1"
bltlon in the stoto of Wnshlngton
traveling snlesmun recently sent F
to tho Antl-Snloon lenguo in Scattl
with a noto which rend : ,
"From n salesman who lives in
lfornla nnd who has come to Sentu
fnr wnntw pnra tn sell merchnndl
and who Jins sold more merchant"
on his first trip In March of this
sold
under prohibition than ho ever
on any previous trip ; nlso more gr
r J. mm -!r. ItlllO V'1
goal1
Ull U1U JM111C1I, lUi, iiih "
thrco trips In 1915 with open saloons'
PER CAPITA TAX. , sri
A census bulletin, for 1013, sw"
$10.12 per cnplta of general tnX1lflj
lected In tho prohibition states; '
per cnplta In the nonr-prol'1"1"
stntes; $11.32 per cnplta In t'jj ' P
tinlly llcenso slates; nnd $10-U5 p
cnplta In tho wet states. ,
MAN TO ELIMINATE. , i
It Is the man behind the w1 ,
rather than tho mnn behind tw
that wd must eliminate before w
achieve real results. Charles
erer.
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