TALHAGE'S SERMON.
V)WER OF IHB.ni uiiv..i,
DUconr Delivered mt HamntotM
Long UUnd.
.. n7i forra unlit the mount and
Yick olif branchrt, nnd fifa branrh,and
Lvrtl branrhf, and palm brnnch and
Utnekt of thick tret, to mah booth."
it seem " " Mount uuvnt war nrv
vxrtd Tho ponpio nave gone inro ui
..mntain. nJ ff .V08 brT
put Uiii on their shoulder, and they
L forth now Into the atreeta ol
tnualem. and on the house tops, and
ftvrs nr booths. Then the people coma
i j-.ii fur seven day in those booth
Carbon. Vhy do they do that? Well,
I it a fnt festal time. It (a the
L.t of taliernoclea; and those people ara
km to celebrate the desert travel of their
iUr and their deliverance from their
nublM. the eTorlcnoe of their fathor
rl en travlinu in the desert, they llvod In
ivrthnoo their way to tho land of Canaan.
to these Isxrths also hecomo highly ug-
Wtjre I will nnv 1117 hipt mrv uwinvuj
but niguiy suggnsiiTo ourmorcn
rnl heave u. and of the fact that wa aro
kiTUfin temporarily hero, as it wem, In
f.ltta or arbors, on our way to the Canaau
rmal rent.
AnJ whnt irni wild to the Jew literally
mt bsdiv be Mid figuratively to all thU an-
Lift. loriii into inn mountain, ami
K'h olive branches, and pine broncho, ami
irriiK branches, and palm branclioa, ruid
narhrti of thick tree to make booths. Yea,
t tn only hre in temporary residence.
V arc marchinfc "n. The merchant prince
I. ) nted to live in Howling Urocn, Now
ork, havo passed nway, nnd their residence
now tho Melds of cheap merchant.
'Iwr aro the men who fifty yours ago owned
rw York? l'assed on.
Thiwe I no uso in our driving our stake
n l'p into tho north: we aro on tho
arch. The generations that havo proeodod
l hsr g ne ho for on that wo cannot oven
bit the nnd of thoir fooUttop They havo
me over the hills, and wo .0 to follow
rm. Hut, blessed be flod, we aro not in
u world loft out of doors nnd misheltrred.
ir ore gocl booth) or gospel nrlsuu, in
fcxh our aouli nro to bo comfort!. (Jo
r'.h unto tho mountain, and foU-h olivo
n'l;t, and plno branches, and myrtlo
uu' li'm nnd palm branclioa, nnd brauchoa
ilikk trivM, ond build lootli.t.
Well, now wo aro to-duy to conntruot n
arlxir, or go-jx-l Ixjuth; nnd how nliall
l.nnslniet it ? H ell, wo in list got all thu
rr branchea and build. Accordini; to my
it we must go up int.) tho mount and briii
i e brnnrlieK. What doea that mean?
fbe olive tree prowa In warui clinia(w, nnd
rnu'bra the height uf twenty or twmity-two
ar t trn;lit t 'in, nnd then an o(TNh(Jot from
pt rtoin. And then pcoplo oome, nnd thoy
rpotl tbase branclioa siHiictiinra. and when
jtiniKif wnr tlu Uencrnl of ouoarmy tnkns
leof tliMe nlivo branches and goo out to
bGencrnl of n.i'.thcr nnny, what does that
pour Wby, it means uuKaddlo the wnr
irr. It ineani ImiiR up the war knnp
ki. It U but a boautitul way of sayintr
iw, if we are tvdny going to succeed In
L linj this gonpol arbor, we must go into
I Mount of Uod's blfvwim;, nnd fcU li thu
ro branches and wliatevur clae wo nnwt
ro. W'o must Imvo at letst two olive
mchiw-ppace with (lod and peoe with
u. Whi'ii I any icaco with Gxl, I do not
an to represent tiol as a bloody chief tuin,
'wg a Krudo asninstus, but I do moan to
rm thoro is no more antagonism botwocn a
ind and a haro. U-twonn n hawk and a pub
between elepfinnt ancl awine, thun tbero
Mtilitv lx'tivonn holiun.ss nnd Kin. And if
J is all noli new, and wo aro all sin, Uvoro
t lie a rood justment, thero must bo a re
htruction, tbero must be a treaty, thcro
rt be a stretching forth of olive branch,
'here is a great lawsuit going on uow, and
i a lawsuit which man is bringing n-uin it
Mater; that InwkuiC U now on tho col
lar. It is the human versus the divine;
in iuiquity voi bin the immaculate: it is
aknoM versus ouiniotonro. Mnn imjsu
Mmldid not liegin tho lawsuit. Wo ba
ll it; wo antaultod our Maker, nud tho
nier we end this part of tho struggle in
h the Unite attompts b overthrow th
liute and omuiiotoiit, tho sooner wo ond it
i bettor.
ttavelem toll us there Is no such ptnoo as
inl lulvory that it is only a bill, only
lituiiginllcaiit hill; but I porsist in calling
llie mount of Hod's divine mercy and lovo,
pranderthaii any other lilnco on c.irth,
k.ler than tho Alps or Hiinalaya.1, nnd
"onu uwicriiius as com pit roil Willi it;
I hnvo notiooil in nvorv Kivh wIikpo ihn
wof ChriKt U sot forth, it U planted with
ranches. And nil we kive to do in
(Vt Mil of this war boLwoi'ii Co.1
ive., of which wo nro all tiroil.
wnnt to Kick out of t ho wnr tvo
t to LTl't l'ill of this 111.! ililv All ....
t to do is iu.st to i'.,l mi i (i', ,.r
is blessing, and pluck theso olivo
Ji' heH iui.1 wave tliPin lioforo the tbrouo.
i'Mtlmwigh our lxrd Jesus Chrisf
lb. it di m t ma ko much differonca whut
world th iiUs of you-what this King,
t yueen that Senator thlnksof you. Hut
a into tho wurm, intimnte, glowing and
Noting relationship with thoUod of tho
nd universe; that is tho Joy that make a
Hujnli seem stupid. All, whydowownnt
wive peace through our Lord Jesus Chrit
')i wo had gone ou in ton thousand
r of wnr n-iiin.t (iod, wo could not har
iure.1 no niui h ns a sword or cavulrr stir
i or twi.tcd rf cue of tho wheels 'uf tb
fo, .i . ,1lfu"ln"'. Hut tlin momcut
Ting this olive branch God nud all heaven
on our side. 1-wu o through our Lord
I'lhrist; mid no other kind of poaco ia
'i anything,
then wo must lmv that othor oUv
'Ji, peain win, ,,mn ynvr it u V6
io K';t up a quarrel. There aro gun
, k V uri;tt'i'' ull around us, and one
u or provK ation will sot thorn off. It
w 1 U) KCt "P a nunrrel. Uut. my
J'r, dou t you tliiuli vou had better Uvo
r b.orni)W(!i ollf fM n(Jt
"ad you not bettor aub.
i lLi . 1 . ,,'"","'at'"n' Oh. you say.
it a"."" 'R,krs h, Rnt i wiH note7;
b Co.? lia, Ulmi othinB wiU b9
f tte v.. " rwld io tho
ho is
G
ill u.,.,.1.1 ., , " 1"
oil are a nrnttv I'l.rlli,...
l"i.toLr r'lb whu,h wlli! your in-
A"1 taku oli vo brunch,
as.l i.Ti s B tLo "'"i cooL frairrani
f. nu u will avo you. p,-,i(i. ni.
I yu uo ChrUt an.
o!.1. ,h " ,h binds
ft, . i?!, !" t-,h"aa tore,
From K.rro, tot) nsta,
As,i .n, w. h
L'rj.. K" furthor. It aays: Oo
TLt" .ouu,m ?,,d to "Uvo branches
aiicuua. NOW Whit ii ni.fulul
"...'!'" branehosf The vino trea ia
t romttoj it is evergreen. How
ilia Physician saya to his Invalid
liil anil lka.. . l a i.
iliouK.; 7. lnTlK,or'" you." Why do
a UIUOUl ll VIlV
Mfl y to get to a warm
every yearf
Irth u ""'U8n of tho piuo. Thero
suJ.n..lK?mJ. thl Pino branch of tho
SUOTlut. i .."" e;u u Mill
for ir. i j . """. UBBUIU ior OU,
or the mind, Uoolth for tho aoul.
I knew an agnd man, who had no capital
f physical health. Ho had had all the dia
wuea yon coo Id imagine; ho did not eat
snougfi to keep a child alivo; ho lived on a
"leverage of hosannaa. JIo lived high, for
Jo dlnl every day with tho King, fie waa
ert alive simply by the force of onr holy
religion. It ia a healthy religion; healthy
for tho aya, healthy for tho band, healthy
tor tho feet, healthy for tho hearty healthy
'or tho liver, healthy for tho spleen, healthy
for tho whole man. It gives a man such pea-,
luch quietneas, rich indenenilence of cir
nunstAooaa, tuch holy equipoise. Oh that
wo all poaaeased it, that wo poaseased it now.
t moan that it is healthy if a man get
enough of it. Now. there aro some people
who get jMst enough roligion to bother tbem,
Just enough religion to make them sick; but
if a man take a full, deep, round inhalatioo
f thnee pine branchna of tho gaspol arbor,
he will ihul it buoyant, exuberant, undyiut.
immorUl health. ' J
But this pine branch of my text also ug
testa the simple fact that it is an evergreen.
What does this piue branch care for the
snow on Ita browf It ia only a crown of
Klory. The winter cannot frcnee it out.
This evergreen tree branch ia as tmautlful in
wintoros tt is in tho summor. And that i
the characteristic of our holy religion; in tho
sharpeet, coldest winter of misfortune an 4
Misajtter, it Is as good a roligion as it is in the
bright summer sunshine. Wall, now that ia
a practical truth. Kor if I should go up and
down thos aisles, I would not find in
this houso fifty eoplo who had bad no trou
ble, lint thei'u are aomo of you who have
espeiHal trouldn. Uod only knows what you
go through with. Oh, how many berearo
oients, how many poverties, bow ninny per
locutionst llow many nilsrcprnwufationst
And now, my brother, you havo tried every
thing elsa, why don't you trv this evergreen
religion It is Just as good for you now as it
was in tho day of your prosperity; 't i
U tter for you. IVrlmps soino of you feel
nlm.x.t liko Mncklo llwkio, tho fisher
mnn, who was chlded una day 1m
rause ho kept on working, although
that very day ho buried his child. They came
to him and said: "It is indecent for you to
lie mending that boot when this afternoon
you bnriod your child." And tho fisherman
looked up and said: "Hir, It is very onsv for
you gentlefolks to stay iuthehonso with your
linnilkf rchlofs to your eyes in grief; but, air,
ought I to lot tho other five children starve
bocauso one of thoin is drowned? No, sir, we
inatin work, we maun work, though our
hearts boat like this hammer."
Ton may have bn l accumulation of sorrow
and inisiortuiio. They come in lloek. they
come in herds tim ymir soul; and yet I have
to tell you that this religion can console you,
that it can help you, that it can deliver you
if nothing elro will. Do you tell mo that the
riches anil the gain of this world can consols
your How was it with tho man who bad
inich n fondness for money thnt when he was
sick he ordered a basin of gold ploeea to lie
brought to biiu, nud he put bis gouty hands
down among the gold pierce, moling
his hands ofT in them, and tho rattle and
rolling of thM) gold pieces wero bis amuse
ment uud entertainment. Ah, the gold nnd
silver, the honors, the cmolumonta of this
world aro n poor solace for n perturbed spirit.
Vou wnnt sniucthinx better than this
world can give. A young I'rince, when tho
children cuine nrouud to jilny with him, ro
fnsod to play, llo saiil: 1 will play only
with Kincs. And it miclit bo Mipixutol that
you would throw nway nil other moIuco bofnro
ibis regal salivation, this Imperial Joy. V
who ore sons ond daughters of tho Lord Al
tuiBbty ought to play only with ICiJUjs.
The hill of Zlonylf liW
A lltou.'inil Mtcreil tweets,
Bpfere wn refteh thn lieiivcnly flottla
Or walk (he golileu streets.
Put my tot takes a further step and It
snys: "Uo Into tho mountain, nud fotch oli'.-o
braiich'M, and pino brniielms, and pulm
bionchuH.' Xnw, tlio pulm tree was very
much honored by tho niicionts. It hod three
hundred and rixly dirforont unes. Tlio fruit
was consorved; tlio tap wos n liovorago; the
sto:nn woro ground ii for food for camels;
tho ba of tlio leaves was turned Into hats,
and mats, an 1 baskets; and the lea vos wore
carried in victorious processions; and from
tlio root to tho ton of tho highest loaf thoro
wan UMcfulnexs. Tho tree crow cighty-flvo
foot in hoight sometimes, and it spreml broiid
leaves four ami live yards long; it meant
useful nous, nud it mennt victory; usofuliiou
for whnt it produced, victory becaipo it whs
brought into colubrutlons of triiniiili. Anil
oh, how much wo want the palm branches in
tho churriius of Jesus Christ at this tjnn;!
A great many ChristiaiiH don't amount to
anything. You buve to shovo thorn nut of
tlio way when tho lord's chariots como along.
We don't want nny moroof that kind of
CliriKtiaun in tho church.
Tho old maxim says: "Po not pnt nil your
eggs luto ono basket;" but I havo to toll you
In thu matter of religion you haul bottor give
your nil to Uod, nnd thou get in yourself.
"Oh," rays some ono, "mv busiiura is to sell
hilks and cloths." Well, "then, mv brother,
soil silks and cloths to tho glory of Mod. And
some one mys: "My husiiiosN Is to raisncoru
and rarroU." Then, my brother, rniso rn
ond carrota to tho glory of Uod. And soum
ono says: "My bUMnohH is to munufacluro
horse shoe nails." Then manufacture hors.i
shoe nails to the glory of (iod. Thero i?i noth
ing for you to do that you ought to do but
for tho glory of Uod.
l.'Kiifuluotui istypilicdby the palm treo. Ah,
wo don't wnnt in the church any juoro peo
ile that aro iiiuvcly weepin;; pillows, sigliitr
into the water, titandiiig and admiring thf ir
long lashoN in tlio glassy spring. IVo wild
cherry, dropping bitter fruit. Wo want palm
trees, holding somnlhiii'r for Uod, Homi'thing
for on:;els, wimothln;; for man. I am tired
uud slcli of t ii ik iiat. t'tine. itihiold. sulin hlin-
ei ed, niimby-iKiiiiliy, liiglity-tighty religion I
t is worth notliiii;; for this world, and it u
dil ruction for otornit v.
'ivo mo llvo bundrod men nnd women
fully consecrated to I'lirist, ami wo will tuk
any city for (iod in three years. Uivo nn
ten thousand men nnd women fully up to tl.
Christian standard; in ten years ten thousand
of them would tuko tlio wholo earth for Uod.
Jlut when aro wo going to begin?
liodyard, tho great Iroveler, wns broiigM
before t he Ueorupbicul .Society of Ureat Unu
aiu, and they wnutd him to mako aomo ex
ploralious in Africa, nnd they showed him all
tho porils, ami all tlio hard work, and all
tho cxKhuro, and nftcr they hail told him
what they wanted him to do in Africa, thoy
said to him: "Mow, I-odyard, w hen nioyou
ready to tart" llo B.nd: "To-morrow
morning." Tho learuod men wero nstoii.
ishud; they thought ho would tuko wooks or
months to get ready. Woll, now, you tell
mu you want to bo earnest for Christ; you
want to bo u s fid in Christian sorvii-e.
"When aro you going to begiu? Oh, thnt you
havo the decision to say: "To-day. now!"
Oo now into tho mount and gather tin
(iiii DruncliiM. Hut tho pain
iraneh also meant a victory. In
all agoc, in all lands, tho ulin branch means
victory. Wo nro by nnturo the servants of
Katxin. lie stolo us, ho has bis eyo on us, hu
wanU to keep us. Tho word comes from our
rather that if wo will try to break looao from
this doing of wrong, our Father will bolii us;
nnd aomo day wo rouse up, and wo look tho
black tyrant in tho face, ond wo fly at him,
und wo wrestle hi.n down, and wo put our
heel on his neck, and wo grind him in the
iluft, nud we say, Victory, victory, through
our Lord Jesus Christ! Oh what a
grund tiling it is to havo aiu uudsr
toot and a wasted lifa Miind
our backs. "UlouHod in ho whoso Iran
frosslon a forgiven, and whose s'n ia
covcroil" "Hut," says the man, 'I fool
so sick nnd worn out with tho ailments pf
life." You aro going to bo moro than
conqueror. "But," says the man, "I
am so tomptod, I aiu so pursued In
life." Vou are going to be moro than
conqueror. "I, who have so many uilmenU
and heartaches, going to be more than
conqueror)" Yea, uulosa you are so aulf-con-ceiunl
t.iat you want to mauuge all tlio
Affairs ot your life yourself, liistoud of
lotting Uod manage them. Do you want
to drive and havo Uod take a buck teat?
( Mi, no, you say ; I wont God to bo my leader.
Well, then, you will lie more thou conqueror.
Your last sickness will come, and the physi
cians in tho next room will bo talking about
what ther will do for you. What difference
will it mako what thoy do for youf Yon are
going to be well, evurlasuigry wou.
when the spirit has fled the body your friend
will be talking ns to whore they ah all bury
you. What difference doea It make to yon
whore they bury youf The angel of
the resurrection can pick you out
of the dust anywhere, and
all the cemeteries of the earth are in Ood'a
care. Oh yon are going to be more than
conqueror. Don't you think we had better
begin now to celebrate tho coming victory?
In the old meeting-house at Bummerville,
my father nsed to lead tho singing, ami he
bad the old-fashtnnod tuning-fork, and he
would strike it upon his knoo, and then put
the tuning-fork to his oar to catch the
right pitch and start the hymn. Hut,
friend, don't yon think we hnd better
lie catching the pitch of tho ever
lasting aong. tho song of vic
tory when we shall lie moro than conquerors?
Had we not better begin the rehearsal on
earthf "They shall hnnger no moro, neither
thirst any more; neither shall th mm llgJit
on them, nor any heat. For the lamb which
is in tho midst of the throne shall food them,
and shall lead thorn to living fountains of
water; and God shall wljio away all tcarf
from their oyco."
CltT of Cternltr, to thy hrMat hulls
Krom this prlren wnnM I fl.
All, (lory 1 thai' for you anil me.
My text bring up one stop further. Tl
savs, go forth into tho mount and fetch olivt
branches, and pine branches, nnd myrtlt
branches, and nnlm branches, and brancliee of
thick troew. Now, yon know very well that
a booth nr arbor made of slight branches
wiaild not stand. The first bloat of tho torn
post would prostrate it. Ho then the Ninth
or arbor must havo four stout olcs to bold
tip the arbor or booth and licneo for thf
building of thu nr!r for this world
we must havo stout branches nf thick tree.
And so it is in the Gospel arbor. Hln-wed I
(toil that we have a brawny Chriittntiity.
not ono oasily upset. Tho storms of lifo will
come tiHn us, end we want strong doctrine;
not only love, but Justice: not only invita
tion by warning. It isn mighty Uo.-ipol; It to
an omnipotent Gospel. There are the stout
bronchos of thick trees, I remcm
lier what Mr. Finney said in a
school houso in this Stnto. Tho villag
wns so bad it was cnllcd Sodom, and it was
said to hnvo only ono good man in all tlio vit
iligo, ami ho wns called Iiot;and Mr. Finney,
preaching, doscrilio.l tho destruction of
Hislom, and the preacher declared that God
would rain destruction upon His hearers un
lena they, too, riqMintcd. Ami the people In
the school houso sot and ground their tooth ui
anger, and clinched their fists In indignation;
but before ho was through with his sermon
they got down on their Unoos nnd cried for
mercy while mercy could be found. Oil, it isn
mighty Gospel; not only an invitation, but a
wunung; un omnipotent truth, stont
branches of thick trees. Well, my friemlH,
wlint I havo shown ym here is tho nlivo
branch of pom-e, hero is tho piuo branch of
evergreen govpcl cumulation, liero tho i!in
troo branch of uriefulness nnd victory, nnd
bore are tho stout branches of thick tiers.
The goscl arbor ij done, Theair it nromatio
nr leaven. The leaves rutlo with the glad
neys of Uod. t'onio into tho nrbor. I
went out at. din'oreut times with a
fowler to tlm mountains to catch
pigeons; nud we made onr IhxiIIi, nnd wo sat
In that lnoih, and walehod for tho plr-conj
tocomo, and wo found llocks in tho sky,' nnd
iftr a while they dropiied Into tlio mit and
'o were siu-cesuful. ho 1 conio now to tlie
Joor of this goKtH'l booth and I look out. I see
llocks of souIh living hither nnd living thither.
(h, 1 hut they might como like clouds and as
Jovea to the window. Como into tho booth,
tiina into tho booth.
rit:..r.rK ok if.mit.hav::
On;- riii ii, yi.nd the si-u'' n:'o ct.
ti.uiiie; ,imt, cLiimt tnev may from
iln aiiiKiol bndi;et. whieli sl.ow'sanioti'- otool
i;m.;; sh.it !'.!i! n d is sn lining hsim inlox
;ml me m iiiks ns tin) years gn on, and this in
s;.!i.'o! tv.o eoLiiitioiis witicn ordinarily lend
n iui'ieii;.o Hiostiuct revival of ti.n'ie;'.:iil
r.'i .ucri nM-in Hipuiiiiiou. In a retvnt s;ieecb
M c iosrlit u nmluced evideiKV clenrlv showing
a "sliaily ;rotli of imiioiial tei'ninii"i
n'oii-!: old men nil tlily to bo taking place,
I ot h. 'lt youii'.; ,i, 'ii, who only si o what
:ior:iuiis oiie.::!'f.es of nlc ihol still ouowr
l.ionan tin. ins in ono f irm or nnotlier. lino
it Imrdtob: I, eve."
irck:iru;i tho pot iteistie rtnotM a
si:,'." I I'.v fiii - i if iis I'linreiiipoiariex, th
ii'i. .e:i f.!i;ci'f i s in ll.is iact a pr.st of tin
j.'. io iiil mi r.ii'd t '.'ioxM aneeiif the coimm:.
i::l.V, it lergeiy i.ii on intelligent k-i'ci
t un of its nd.nr.t itri k iind mi acivptiin ( ol
;.ie I'l.iistjaiit, t.'iiehliig i if meilieal nu :i thnt
tlio convi iitional iiudeiiitiiiii of past timet
Ins been ur. ul i X'--,.,, priKluctivn of mud
piiysical iniiinvenienco and disease, wind
may b" i n.'ly uvmd.il.
If till'. ni g:i:neni Ixtwell founded it mn
recoiicde toe t.'tiiperanee advocate to tin
lieieai i.f prohibition in MassachiiNsltM nm)
tlie resit. ts of th f:;i,(Ml whii'li it in said is t..
bo Np ml sl in l'eimsylvama lor tho saut
U.'tie.v. (7lli'(!;,'o AVu's.
RiriSrrtCAST KTAT18TICS.
Mr. Nelson, tho most distinguishea of Fns
lisu actiiHriis, Hftor long and careful inveU
gations and cumpnri.sous, ascertained by ac
tual ctperieiice the following ustouiiding
facts:
Ketwwn tho nges of flftii'n end twentv,
where ten total al.stuincr die, eighteen moil
wnte drinkers die.
Hi t m cell tlio ages of twenty nnd thirty,
wliero ten total ubstuiiifrs die, tliirty-oui.
mi ucinie (iriiiKei s uio.
Hclwein the ages of thirty and forty, where
ten totul abstainers die, forty modurnte
drinkers die. Or, epnssing tho fact in an
other v.av lie mys: A total nlistaimir twen
ty yenrs old has the chance of living fort v.
four years lougur, or until sixty-four yeaj-e
old.
A moderate drinker bns the chance of liv
ing (ifti-cn nnd one-lialf years longer, or until
tiiii ly livo nnd one-lialf years old.
A total nbstaim r thirty years old has the
chaneo of liv.ng thirty-six p.udoiiivhnlf years
longer, or until siity-six and one-half years
old.
A moderate drinker thirty years old has
tho chance of living thirteen aud one-half
years lunger, or uutil forty-three and throo
fourths years old.
A tptal nbstaim r forty years old bos the
cl nnccof living twenty-eight and ono-fourtli
yeurs longer, or until sixty-eight and one-half
years old.
A moderate drinker forty years old, has
tho chance of living eleven and two-thirds
years longer, or uatil Of ty-ono and ouo-hnif
years old.
rUTEMITHANCE AND THB NATIONAL SAMB.
It is a significant fact that even profes
sional baseball playing now enforoea the les
sons of abstinence and chastity as indispensa
ble to the highest degree of achiovemeut and
elllcieney. Hpalding'a "Oftlcial xiaseboll
Guide for 1SMT says: "The two great obsta
cles in the way of the success of the majority
of professional ball player are wine and
women. The saloon and the brothel are the
evils of the baseball world at th present
luy, aud wo see it practically exeinplitlod In
tho failure of noted players to play up to the
ktundurd they ore capablo of were they to
avoid these gross evils. One day It Is a noted
pitcher fulls to servo hi club at a critical
period of the campaign. Anon it 1 the dis
graceful escnpade of an equally noted um
pire. Aud so it goes from one season to au
nt her, at the cost of tho loss of thousand of
dollars to clubs who blindly shut their eye
to the costly nature of intemperance aud dis
sipation iu their ranks." It add: "We tell
you, gentlemen of the League and Associa
tion, the sooner you introduce the prohibi
tion plank iu your contract the eooner you
will get rid of the costly evil of drunkenness
and dissijMCion among your players." There
should be a moral conviction against the use
of alcoholic beverages; but, in any eveut, we
are glad that the fact that the best physical
condition is possible only on the basis of ab
stinence, is at last becoming more guneroL-
fiutitmui 7Vmjjanc Advocate,
Sarah J. Mackiw, a widow of Johnstown
Fenn., who lost ull her earthly possessions by
the Mood, has Just boon awarded a back pen
non and back pay amounting to (J'JOO.
SUNDAY SCIIOOL.
LESSON FOIl BUND lY, JUI,Y 28.
Iral Asking for a King, I. Sam.
HI., 4-20 Ooblen Tost: I. "am
lO Not est
4. "Then all the elders of Israel gathered
themselves together, nnd enme to Samuel
nnto Knmoh." After tho defeat of tho Phil
istine recorded in the last lesson, thev trou
bled Israel no moro all the duvn of Samuel,
for the hand of the Lord was'ngalnst them;
there was poaco also bc-tween Israel nnd tho
Amoriti-s (ehnp. vil., l.t, 14), so thnt their rc
pontanco and reliance Usm tho lml
brought them victory over th"ir enemies,
and cnee nud prosierity Isvause the Lord
wa with them. Samuel' was tho I nil's ros
resc.ntativo In their midst, nnd sought their
true welfnre in the sight of Uod. As their
Judge he went in circuit from year to venr
to Ilethel, Uilgal nnd M'iioh, 'and
bad his homo nt llomnh, nr Kntnathnim
SCnphim, in Mount Fphrniin, where
also his fnther nnd mother had bveil
nd where ho in duo time died and was buried
(1 Kniu. I., i; xxv., 1) after having nnointiil
to their oDlco the Hi st two Kings over nil
Israel, Saul nnd David. Sniii'iel's bolt' nnd
altar unto the Lord at lUiiinh (chnp. vil., !."
remind us of Abraham's tent nnd altar lt.cn.
xii., H; xiii., ns pilgrims hero we should
le well content with nnv place of mijouru that
the Lord may givo us, but Is- rure to hnvo in
the lion. e nn allar unto the lrd, n whohi
hearted reliance upon the merits of His s;vo
riflce, nndconstnnt communion with llim.
6. "Moke us n King to judgo us iiko all tlm
nations." Uod bad chosen lrael thnt they
might tie unto llim a 'iiliar treasure nlsiv.,
nil penile a kingdom of priests, an holy no
Won hx. xix., 6, or, ns Halaum 'snid:
"Tho iH-oplo shall dwell almie and shall not
bo reckoned nnumg the nntions" (Num.
xxiil.. Hi. Uis hnd iiimle them bi .-her than
all nations, llo Himself wni their kin,;: Hit
power was their strength, His presence their
glory, and thU request wan like roving:
'We do not enro to Ihi so ibllercnt from
other nutions; let us have n King that we can
SCO and let us lie like other people."
0. "Tho thing displeased Sainuel,
Bamuel prnvexl unto the liiil." Samuel was
ono wvilh God; 1mm n child he had ministered
to tho lord, and in this request ho saw their
in and downfall, nnd wns grieved for them
and Jealous for the glory ol .!.
7. "And tho Isird snid unto Samuel
they have not rejii'tiil tint, but they hnvo
rejectiti Mo thnt 1 could not reign over
them." Their conduct wa nut a suriirisn to
Uod; He hnd fni-nssi'ii il nil, ami knew from
the iM'ginning their evil liearls nnd lnw tin y
would treut llim (lie. xvii., l it. yd He loved
them, innnv n time He forgave tin in, beard
them and delivered them when thev cried
unto llim, H'litthcni prophet after proph 't lo
win tilt in hack to Him, nud limill v lent Hit
own Son ns their .Men inh, bill even llim llu v
rejected and crucillitl. saving: "W; bnvc n'n
King but ( 'ii'Mir." The time w ill yet c.uoo
when they slmll recciv e the Lord '.lexii int
their King nud rejoice in Hon and lie in
them l" . no nil the milium ol the i al th (,!er.
ttxiii., I.ii. i., :i'., ;i:i..
M, "Thev have forynken Me nnd n-rvitl
other gods; so they do also onto thee." twun
uel sreiiit to have felt that they wi re tnriiin
gnlict him, nnd that if wn.i j'sst treatment!
of him even if ho was told tousk for a Kmc;
to take his place; this was n natural feeling,
anil we an all apt to give way to it. but tin,
servant of the I n il must iviiicinlier 1 hill hen
ho Is despised or rejifted or pei'sit'titod lor tlio
truth's ; ake, that it is tho 1ird nlm it Hew
t rented and not therervnut nier. Iv, nnd tiio
Ixird will see to it (Luke x., IU; Acts ix., I,
So tho Iiord encourages Samuel by I' ll
iiigbini Hint this conduct of Israel it nothing
liuw, that it is Just tlio wny they hnvo acted
ever siuco they left I'gypt, nnd that, in hit
being thus treated ho is enjoying tellowsliiji
With the iord w hose servant he it.
t. "lloni ken milo their vniiv, yet
rotestsdcmtily." Ucd wants cheerful, vvill
Ingservice, the' love nf I 'hrist cniistrniuitig;
ilediHN not lovo that which is done irrudg
higly. "Tho Lord lovctli a cheerful giver,''
in spiritunl as well as in temporal things;
but when Ho sees His ss..e bent ou bnvin,;
their own wnv, llo soineliinet gives theiu
thnir rcrpiest though it brings leaiiuoss into
their souls. (I's. cvi., li )
10. "Samuel told nil tlie wordsof tho Lord
unto tho people." Just ns when, nt a child,
lie tola i.ii every vvlnt of the Uu-ds tnesioLTo
(chap, iii., li, even though il was a ini-swuo !
or Judgment, so now he ilit lares faitlifiiily
nil the words nf tho I.rd. llo it no man
lileaser, bo will sal( tho laird's mi-hsugn
faithfully (Ual. I., 10; Jcr. xxlli., '.'o, lenvinj;
results to (ioil.
11. "This will lie the manner of tlie King
thntshnll reign over you.'' A Uisl nf love
will not let Dispeople rush into ruin blindly.
Many nyear did Noah tell the people plainly
of tho Judgments that would surely ennio if
thoy continued in their sins. 1 '.yen I'liaraoli,
who boasted that he knew not .lehovnh, mit
(not overthrown without many a warning.
If Israel will luivea Iv it if., in pheeof Uod they
must know beforehand bow he will treat
lliem nnd what thev imiv cTp'i-t from him.
11-17. "llo will take." ' Six timoH in these
verses are these three words rciieuted: it r;
tho iiuhiIm'I' of n 'i t. . t ojipiessnr as tVi is i
inn niiiiioer ol the In-1 yum nppressoi'
of the Hoplinf UihI ere the kiuclnin coiihh
(Hev. xiii., 1H). Conlrasl the seven "I wills"
ef Uod In Kx. vi., '. s; Lov. x i , :n:t, and
notico bow Uod isnlivayt giving while lint
King is said to bo always taking, and nut
enco is bo spoken of in , giving. Not only vvill
ho lionn oppressor of tho people, but lie will
lie a robbur of UihI, for il is twice said ivi.
IA, IT) that lie will take the tenth, n lo -vlod's
sMK'ial portion (son Lov. xxvii.. W), K)t
nun appropriato it to Inmseir. ir it should .
bo aski.tl: "Will a man robUod?" see the I
question nndunswiir in Mai. iii., H, and ask
your own heart if you ure in any way ue j
iiropriuting to voiiroivn nsi. either ot lima
or money, that which l'longs to (lis).
1M. "And yo shall cry out in that day. bo
causo of your King, which yo shall havo
ohosoi) you: nnd the I ml will not bear ymi
in that day." Uod fills. His 'oio with such
blessings that they cry out and shout for joy
(Isa. xii 0. but this will bo a cry lnvausu of
oppression, uud inasmuch as they 'Voluntarily I
accept tho oppressor instead of tho deliverer, 1
they are told that it will bo vuin for them U ,
cry unto r.ie fm. UTov. i., SV'.'; Tsd. L, I
15; Mio. iii., 4). As wo sow wo must roup
iUnl. vi., 7; llos. vili.. 7).
111 I. V.... 1...- Ill I T-l . . '
ii. euj, mil. v e will IIHVO n JVIII over
Us." Thus, though fully forewarned, they
iH'inlst in their mad carttr, deU'i'iuiuo I to
bavo tholr own way rcrurdlots of coima
nunucee. Faithful Samuel it to theui n man
of a post ago. he is behind the timet, good old
man, but iu their estimation now in Ids dotage-
so like the people in tho days of Jerw
niinn they seem to say: "As for the word
that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of
the Iord, wo will not hearken unto thee, but
we will certainly do whatsoever thing yoetU
forth out of our own inomli."
'JO. "That we mny bu like ull the nations."
Thus our lusson begins uudends. They wont
a man rather than Uisl, a visible Kine to rulo
over them, go baforo theiu, nud lilit their
battles. In Deut. i. ,'!o. it it written. "The
Lord your Uod, which goclh Ifforo you, Ho
er.au ngnnor you;"Ko ui .o 111 J.x. xiv., 14;
Josh, xxiil., IU. Lnt they tako these very
words aud ask for a mnn who shall do this
for them bibtead of Uo I, deliberately reject
ing tho Almighty who redeemed thum and
asking for on urm of llosh to lean on; and
they were the people of Uod, exulted bIkjvo
all the nations by His wonderful works on
their behalf, that they might magnify His
name among won mid glorify ilim. Hut
thoy now ask to bo excused from being such
a peculiar people and bog to Ih allowed to
como down on a luvol with other people. If
tho couduct of that church or Sunday-school
or Hocloty of Christian Endeavor which con
descends to worldly ways of raising money,
or protending to do the Lord's work, is not
here pictured forth then my spiritual vision
is dim. Let us trust in the Lord aud honor
llim and rejoice to tea peoulior peonlo.
liELIGIOHSJEADING.
A TIMKt.T pratkh.
T will run the way of ttf enn.mMi
lent. 'I'm. lVJ.:ri.
When from Thv utIi t winder, W.L
Oh, heilg.. my wny around,
And plant Thine nn,il with his sword
Where -nams aim si i nliotind I
When to Thy thron mv prayera nscof. t,
Hift well what I entreot.
And from Ihei ImlT. nh, roiidoscetnl
'lc s pnrnte the who it!
Wh ,i -twixt two paths I halt, dooldo
1 nyelf lor me the way;
Ce.inp I me dim r to Thv side,
Nor ulTer me to s;r iy I
If Vaiiist ly str ngth. Almighty Ona
My weak ne s I v,i!, ding,
Gce me to view Toy gl hi us throne,
And Isiw before my Kinl
t.OVK's gt'KsTIO!.
A littlo girl oft -n foiiowitl niter hnrf.it het
a h 'tl liecniiie into ihe hoii. with i Ins (iocs.
Hon: 'Father, w h it can 1 do for voir" And
n 'Ver wn she happier than when lie gavolier
something ii do lor him. Oneo he said per
hap tir u with l.er asking. 'Chill, wnvd)
yon .i-l; that qi .-ti, u -o i flour-'
" f.nher,' rhe ntiswere I. with two grent
tent t swe.lmg in h r ct, "in onus i I cun t
h lp it."
Il wis live that put that qn-dl n. nn I her
r '.oliucst to und 'i lalie whet ve:' b" sot her
lib uii, wnsprenr of tho genuineness ,,r that
Inyo; s'l w i lled alwayt io Im doing s, m ,.
thing t rl ither.
l'e.1,,1 . ave ni 'timet ill doubt Wl ethe-
thev I .ve li .l or i,t. I will tell them i.w
tin y c in li.i I out. .ro you olton liking
Voiii- l nonlv I'.l'ller Ihe'slllie i'rslion hU
I HI child w.is iiskm In r eirthlv inihi r' I
i' oil". r your Iii -t tti,,ii,lN .r,U what
wilt thou h ,ve m . to do!" And do mil I; cp
on r s;,,n; liK-auti you cannot help itV--Se
.'i7cii.
Truth It the most powerful thin'-in the
world, since ili-ion cm milv pleas in tiv itt
n't 'inblaiii" to it .siii , ::iim-j
Wo are all sculptor and pai itert nnd our
mriterial it mil' own ll'.li and b onl. and
bones. Anv nobl niMt li'iiwnl uneet.ire.
line a in in- fe.i! iir.-i; a'iv nieinn or sen
sual ty, to inilirute th 'in - ion . in
Atw It grow fastest, in fat s. il, so onr
corrnpto ns vv nn I t o iv.' iu i.t w hen onr
n aiiiral -t.-i'e it most pr i-p-r nis Th n fore,
Uo i's live an I coo of ;n coiistrou linn
s .iii"t ne s to us,, s vere , seipjni. and t i cut
Us short In ntirti inp oral i njii.ioent.
Christ: mitv meant t i the iii"rcliaiit that
beslionll I o h , i t ; ti tl.e j 1 1 I , it in ant
that b" should I, . n ; to the servant, that
Il sic old Ii faithful; to the seh i.dli iv, Unit
he sh odd bo dihgi'ii ; to iti" street -we n r,
that h should sweep clean; t n very w rkcr,
that hit Wni, shall b vv . II d i:e.
The I . 1 1 . 1 . to one w ho is in the Imlijt of
ilevollllv IC'ldni II, ..',;i s III too s. ,ll II roll-
-cioiiiii-s th it ci'lii. t nil doiil.t at ti itt
truih. To that cniti'i i isn it cone s Willi
a '"If-'v i l. ue'.'i ; p .M r that Is bolli mi!.
cu nt and c iin liisive. That man spontane
niislv Ii I i v t, an I real I hat no tmi", or
tasle, or ilae ill li s t ill f u- .1 iipit i.
Mvervilav mv lmp.gr w I f -lit -r,
Kvrrv d.iv my bin ih'it'.s lighter.
And mv wee, liiiih ;riu. mniii siring,
And niov ' ciii 1 1 till is mv
l H I liod's inell'les sis'in 111 -e tell'l'T
A-e ii tii's pi asiires I urn nd r
th bread of h avn h- I Is nt ',
lly ill ' hand h" i;entlv I ad- tne
iVr III" ble-sed', ble-t I w iy.
11 ro is a whole sermon ia a s oilo'io. ,y
II inn. ih Monro: II" who cannot tin llin.eio
con. It his loM w i l one day 11 1 that he hut
tun -to Ii sick; he who has no tun to ii.
Iilii-t llud t ini" to die; he who can liial no
tune lo i'i lift is iiiii.t likely to find tune to
fin; he who cannot llud Inn fi i' ia p iii.auco
will Ibid on eternity in which roiciit'i'-cn
(Mil lie of no avail; bu' ho wl iinnol lind
l:m i to work for others may llud an eternity
in vv Incii to siiir r for himself.
I uive nnd'T mv lemdw ril ing a te-tiiuoiiial
if Cm i-l uud His cro-M. tint thev me a
sw,"t cntipl... mid t i.ii Christ Im'li n. ver vet
lii-ai s. t in His duo c:iair of honor anion- nt
nM. o. I know not wh'Toloscl Mm! o
I r a huh rent t itha m nl, piane v- one.'
l that i ii v p or soul bad m a ruiinui over
II kii ol that love, to mt sap into mv dry
root, nnd thut that Hood im old 'printout to
tli tinjU"tiu I the k ii, tointer meat lungs
t th" huh and dil coin i en lati oi of .m Ii a
i iii' one! O holy, holy, holy o c! Al isl
t ic e am tiM many diiiub tiui;tit in tlio
world, and drv hearts, s eing lie re is eni-
'l -v nl in Christ for th in all, ami ten
thousand worlds of unguis mid tu u inor... to
s i on huh and cxnlt tun .re iie-t I'rinco of
th" kuus of tho earth. linlh 'i 'o-1 .
Wrtl'NO FT.OM TUB TOII.INtl MASRE1.
What fortunes tho leaders In this business
ivrun; out of the toiling masses, a few exam
ples will show. A Chicago reporter took oo
'nsion to look up u few of the palatial drink
ing placet of that city. Tlio first, which
loomed rich and lino enough, cost $1.1,000.
"Hut, in quest of still liner saloons, theresir
lor wont into one a fow steps a wny, nud was
liiirlv dnv.hsl by the glitter of mirrors, pel
I In d blast, and staimsl-glass screens, w ith
Kosllvhts placou lieliiiid to show olf theil
hi auties. 'This cost $41.000,' said the proprio
tor, 'and If you don't believe it, I can show
voil the bills. This is no cniitrait Job either.
1 said to tlio mail whoHs" I it up: 'Uo ahead
nd send iii your bilU.' " This establi.-ilimeiil
Is lifted up with Imported Kuglish oak and
intilioguny wissl, A wido llro-placo is built
iu ono corner of Mmtoii tile nud polished
brass. Wherever a window can bo put, a
fanciful design iu Muiiied-gluss i placed, and
Iih If down lino oil paintuigs decorate the
walls. Across tho strift is another place
Hint cost i-,'1,000. It is iittod with
niarblo. Tho bar mirror cost fOOO,
kud t lie screen in front of tho entrance, com
Hi.ed of massive carved walnut, with a
mirror and clock, cost '00. A short tout
sliout tlm principal streets showtsl that ther
were a dozen other places w here the thirsty
pislostrian can aatisfy his appetite for
tlcoholio beverages in saloon costing from
I .'0,000 to (slo.noo to lit up. As if th s wor
iiot enough. Now York lias one saloon, and
Indianapolis has now nnotlier, where silver
dollars ore actually used to pave tho Boor.
Of tho new ono wo aro told: "The floor 1
laid with tho most exxnsivetilbig, nud 1(50
iilver dollars just from tho mint are inlaid."
With ull thu poverty aud distress ju the
land, our workingmeii are actually tramping
lilvor dollar under foot as they go to got
their drinks. Is it nny wonder there should
bo hard times? What can tho best tarifT
legislation do to put this lockod uy money in
;ii'cuiatlonf The Vutce.
TEMPERA! CK KKW6 AMn NOTES.
Last yc-ur HMMl people diod of delirium
jciuuusiu Kngland.
Driiiking-shops in California Increased il
light years from 14,000 to 31,000.
Knglnnd and Wales in February lust had
total pauper populutiou of 70J.b5o.
Drink produces sickness. A careful com-
Cutution gives about loO.ilOO persons siinul.
ineously sick in tho United States, as the ro
ult of using intoxicauts, at a cost of mora
thun oU,0O0,Cl00.
The protest of tho high caste Hindoo
against the sale of liquor has drawn from
the viceroy of India tho declaration that
drunkenness hi only prevalent among power,
ful aud progressive races. According to the
theory of this statesman, the drunker the
Hindoos get the higher they are climbing in
the nettle of civilization.
Dr. Ilusa, of Swedon, say that half hi na
tion are annually consuming an uvorugo of
forty gallon of liquor each; that now dis
ease have increased fearfully iu prevalonce
aud intensity, and that, in oonsequuuco, th
Swede kjre deteriorated tn stature and
physical strength. The testimony from
France and other nation of Europe i similar.
Samoa' Rival Rnlfr.
During the lust two montha then lias
been practically a state of cnre between
the two nntive pnrties in Samoa. Mataafa
wrote to Tamnseso expression; u desire
I lint pence be proclaimed. Tninosrsn rc
plied that ho was willing to stop fighting
for Uic present, but lie declined to inako
mm
tfSJ .as
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l.tMi VI VTA MM.
any negotiation fur permaneril penrn
until the result nf the ll. tiin t 'ivtifcrctico
should be learned there Miit.'iafu aban
iloncil liis fortilieiiiioiit e.iilv in May, sent
bit men home, and iimvo I to the eastern
cml of Apia, lie stated th;'.t lie ilesireil
to show Abnir.il Kimlnrly nml thu
American o .;! iciii't'.:IIy tiiat be ile-
irc.l to do nl! in bit power to prnmotn
peace. Ile said lie was ready tn ii'miIk
liy tli- ilccition ol' Ihe il"tin Cotifi n tice.
Mataafa gnvi fen t a few weeks ngn,
to which he inviiid over a lmmircil
foreign .e.ivl.'tltt Ull'! Visitors, itylu.iitio
till Ai.u:'ic:;u tin vul i uii els (.here aud tho
- - v'J-
. ' vi.rs.s, e
T vm i:sr., tiip. t:i:i:i:t, fiiii:r.
A tin riean, llrilish, ami ( ierinan ( 'onsiili.
None nf the (icnuaiis vvcri present..
Matuafii made a speech, in wiiicli he
thankeil Admiral Kimbcrlv for bringing
iilimit the present peaceful stale nf ullairs
in Samoa. Most of Tmnascse' men
have left their camp at l.tiatiianiiu nml
gone Inline. A number nf them havo
visited Apia recently nml have nut been
jiolesteil by the other pary.
The Other Side of the (iiiesliiu
T'linmy (from the roof) "Sorry to
Waste the boot-jack ; but wo nud tho
cliildrtiu must have one nii'lit's rest"
Tearfully and Wonderfully Mado.
,s
Ono of tlio rcnsor.s why liorsug shy la
Central Park. Scie York Lift.
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