i L FOB A PUOWNIXQ AVOriLD . ... 8 Man Fiom I . . ul ... ,nrrvl forth W hmuU hr. ' ',,... h (lint mrimmetn "'" to .P,m."-Isaiab ' -.r multitudes of tb' r. .V- mmds nn.l lakes and l At first putting '"it caif . .ihi shore. ""l im", -"" ,r from th r , f , , lpt til9 "t '"V.": .1 .11 .nrcad forth His hand i-tiv: " a Iim tlmt swimmetli "uVrtl.h and to swim." 1 ... t.rfiilina mm. ami lling 0v.T in , , r ,.,,.1.1,,. wi,i,j , v..nnrj i i . vonrs. Vt hi lino ami comes homo at Val'S.."'? and hi. basket full. i,,w why o ministers of the f.,-,1 nlvs 1 11 inning in i t1 '. ... i ..r.ni hing from tlio mint .lnni. "". . .,., from. I inn- , r,'.i-.t.1l'.'l me I" ".' ' , , . , Ur'ar. I'ndoii, iMiRlmxl. avTj thirty years preached from tli i , t: lielacws. It i nn rxhiliurn .nl i I r. iiic.irn a theme which :'x , . Ii:i tn atol. ami my text ii "" i-i-.l 'I'll"''" ar pnth In Oinl'i ncil bi-nten by fliri-tinii f.s-t. .: .,.rv....:i.'.!iMU-S.Ti.tiire tlivyiii..t , , ti every one lin heard. I 1 . .1......... r I Hint r i:'UT It l ime" .... j 1 ' ''1!. , that till- rlllll-rll to-illlV i j .:... . i tiii niiicr i a itio nnvff .. ( f..urlli f the HiliK l Mil,- I.. -n i-i- nt l'nri. Yin ciiillni! ... Mlnrnl Hint ntilili'llt Lffll f"'''"' . . J. lit V.lltP i v. t v 'ti: "Mi l V"ii n tint K'mii- , "I'i'i y,,u i'1,lt "u" . "Iii.l vim' that Titinnv' -i .1 vnu 'mi Hint UnplHU'l?"' ' kbv your fricml. ,. ,11 iliilti'r tlio Txnivro." nl iM 'ivls I tM"k w aro t uiurh , i- vih" i ti i H-lvi'i to imn of tlio pront i, r. i.f tin Srriiturn truth, nivl mi iht iIhtc m ii"t oni jktwiii out of a 3 l:o li.i' cvi-r mti'i''l the all siiR'ost ;ll.n'rful jiii turo in the words of my . r. nr.M-iitn (!ol n a RtroiiK nwiin- (u:k:::.-"t to lu.h down intimity nnd i',-. i.f men. "Ho sluill Hiri'inl 1' hi. 1 in the midst f them, it lie , .ii.:i'i'-ili nreiuli-tli forth his linnds to ' Th.' Ii ,'iire is liold and ninny Hided. f rr I kni.w how to swim. Home of ! ,n'"l 'I ' ' "y i'l'"il. wliero this I t.v. feme f you in lm) IioimI, in tho I nar v iii1 f.ithei-'i! house; winie of you i v m' c.-ene to inntiliiMNl or wo mvl Minle wnnmerini' on tlio lieueli of L V. n st lott-n in the wave, you Lv your Iiki.I l-.T-k. von liriiiK yourellMiws I eh.-, vmi put theialinsor your linnus . nr.l iiinl tliesoliwof your foot out ward, ! i. ui.umi liirniih the water as tlioiijjh you i Ih-ii l nia.iii.ilie. It is a eriuiil thmi; to , h Ui.n ' t' Min, imt only tor youi-M-ir, me vi.u will alter a winie, pevnaiis te h. li 'others. I do not know un thini; tin:iu"r mliliniethan tosvcHoiuc ninii ririii M.'ICeii.io lwipiiin from tho Ma lus into tho non to huvo t'liarles r. who ih'opiM-d from tho royal yard trv;i'- to liiuM'n the nail, briuirin liim L to tli.'ilcek nmiil tho Inizu of tin) uh f runn.l rreir. If a man han not entlm- ii) enouit to c'KS'r in ueu rircuinsiniunn lw dimwit to ilrop into the a nnd rnoone to help him. The Hoynl JIu ! Seei-tv of Kiilnnd wns CHtnMWipd in l. it.i el.'m't to apolmid and reward tlioso m li"ii.l 1 iuek up lil'o from tho il.vp. rw v. ini ki performeil mien u i.f ourin lias all tho tmrtieulars I tii.it 1 ravi i-v iiH-ordeil in n pulilio -.1. an i on his l.ivnst a iiu'dnl douo in i on. I r''!'l. and lirone; ntn h.ir, mid , :i!nl iiiM i iption, tolling to fuliiro ni'.. !i '.hehraverv of the loan or woman a. in.' one from drowning. Hut, fn-i..i- if it is Mn-li a worthy tiling to ' i 3 U fi. .in tlm !. i ask y.'ii if it ir. ! a mi r: ! n r thin ' to t-nvc an immortal I An. I vmi hhall ns this hour the (Son of d Hep fi.rth for this nehievemeut. "Ilo sprem! fortli His haml in the umlst of . a I.-.' that MVinmietU spreaileth fortli i.n; i. t.i sw mi. ' enl. : toiimlerstntid the full foreoof this (re, v. '.i i.e. l to realize, llrst of all that ra. e . in a sinUini; eoudition. You fc t ini In ar pinple talking of what they uur ii'" in. .-I i'i-niitiltil wiiii is m our lau :i Hue man say it is "homo," another it ii lli ' wind "mother." another hiivh it C.i? Hiinl "JeMn," tut I will toll you tho n-n ni.M in an our landmine, tlio I t aiijrrv and Imleful. tho word sat- i'4 w itii tli" must trouble, tlio word that r unts f.ir all tho loathsomeness, und tho K, mul the outrage, and the liarrowini;; i that nur.l is "sin." You hh'1I it with rvieiipivi, uniiyel tlioso tlireo leltor itit i ti: j riiviiiuference nnd tiieroo thu liufUT 'if everything Imd in tlio universe. i u 1.11111.1111. mu ll, i mi cuiiuot ouii'-e it without (,'iviiiR tho f tho lUme or tho hisx of fcncilt. Sin! Anil tln.n if V..H iwlil N Inter to that word it desoril'ies every f v us i,y lMuure sinner, we Unvo out E! . . J.1 V' "Mt oepasl-nallv, or mi uifii, mil uerpelually. Tho liiblo UW it. 1 1, lib I In 1.1. ...... l....... fc. - - .. .. . iiniii.ivin l . "I iiim. pliirt U deeeitful alKvo all thin;; and :r " ' I'-Keu. -iliesoul that sinneth. ailiiiv.' H lint ili li.i.i.. ....... imw amnin. After Jud'o Morgan antenil l.iuly Juno tlrnv to dentil his is-iimv troubled him so min'-li for tho dee I 'Mta-auii) insane, and nil thronxh his "uity h kept haying; ' l'aUu her away "" ''! I.1.K' J,, 1 1,.,.. Ti.lr.. i..... Ir. U.ly Janutiivy." It was tliu yoicj y ijeniis..ieiiee. And no man over does B .Lily wronjj, however Kivutor sniall. Imt -..-.ni.-j oi iiis mat mntlorlief ro him, F at evirv sii.n i.r i,.u ...1.1...1 iiiioni..iin iui it AYn. r"K. wroii.'.'' Ki U n l...wu ul.. I. . "ris Mi is . ,. .... . , v: : r r. r""n. sin Is .l,...t 1, 1 . ' ... ! a.-. 1 ..: o n i.iir F"" mul it u. 1 . . . 1 ... 1 i nuiiiij von, irjiiy, iail'1 Si, l f,,r,iu.in I.. .1.: . ... .1 i 1. 1,..:,, .. "m n.iii'i iiouiy , . ..' '" """'on of iu vi.-uleneo. Yoll ; '"'in tho llrst sta-es of typhoid U .1 . . """ nut iiusueit. tlio ' w maiiowlmt tlllshed. til ... ni,,L i,,..,.,!,, I,., . 1: , , wint i' 5'"U r"-VJ "'yphoid fever does w a t. I.. ii.m.-U of a itisiMiso." Hut wait kUII I,, .. . " woeKS iniiler it. "iv uaiii.iir ...j i. ... . I 1. . " " 'r1'" v" ""fi wrung out. und k ,"""'"" W gono. then tun iMY;- 1 - '' y.u Ks. ,1 : . " Oi Still SO. IIDIV 'ln word Is .... ..n 'b u out v in ti nimieni ; trtihiiiil 11, , 1 " a" u" consuiu- fttw ami n, i uu"' our twau wrould M yu .r b Uiar'i? Jwn on you, ll'd '"'""'-''iuktiig away fVom hJ tj? t"S 1! W ' Uod,inkin8 t4ir"u wytlmig that U good aii3 'Swimnl.r'AW,,',it' A trimmer! A .sl Vn A,.wUt w'rl And, n. .',r', y t"t ' we have him an- Wdst of . "p,,u.1 fortu Hu liaudsin r'''-'tli f ort . l!'i'' .V " tU8t "Wimmetb r-ueanr i 1 hen ' wimmir goes out r"rt bim 1 'le t b.V8 V7. "u,,h ""lliuiont "' "''en V fri ,Boi.ng 40(10 tn"1 K''"t JJ ' "o-pk ,,w .i"U'',,a for1' t ve un and It cam np orer ni wounded ftvit, and It came nlioye the Hpenr Htnb in HiHsid are, it dashed to tlio lnceratod temple, the "liiuli watr mwk nf J I in anguish. Then, rifling nlrve the flood, "Ilenlretehe.1 fortli Hislinuds in the mi. 1st of them, ns ha thnt Hvimmeth Hpvondoth forth Ids hands to pwim." If you have ever wrntohul a swimmer, you notice that bis whole body Is brought into play. The arm aro flexed, the hands drlvo the water back, the knoon nro actlye, the bead Is thrown laelt ti OHcapo etrangulation, the whole body 1 in propulsion. And whon Christ Into tlio deep to mva uh, t Koran ir threw II entire nature Into it all 1IU i.ihed His omniseionoo, Kin Koodncs.4, His love, bin omnlpotnoo head, heart, eyes, hands, f oot. We were far out on the eoa and no d.op down In tho waves and so far out from tho horn that within short of an entire Uo.l coulil save us. t'hrist lea-n-1 out for our reseunj saying: "I Ioometodo thy will," and all tho surges of human nnd sntanle bato leat aKninst Mini. nnd those who watched Mini from the (rates of heaven feared lie would f;n down under the wave, nnd instead or snv ii others would Himself erisli: but putting His breast to tho foam, and shaking tlie:urf from His locks, llucnme 011 and on. until Ho Is now within the reach of every one hero. Kye omniscient, heart inllnito, aim oniniKV tent. Mighty to nave, even unto the niter most. Oh, it was not half a Mod that trampled down Is-llowlifr t!cmienect. It was not a ipinrter of a tiod that mastered tho demons of tJadarn. It was imt two-thirds of n Hod that lifted up Iiriis into the arms of hi. over joyed sisters, it was not a frngni'-nt of a (J.hI who ofTensI pardon and pe n o to all tho race. 'o. This mighty swinnner threw His erandi-ur. Ilisglory.Hismilit, His wiwloin, Him oiuuiiKitcm-o and His eternity into this one net. It took both hands of tiod to snvo us With fmt. lluwilo I prove ii ' tin the cross, were not IhiIIi hands 11. tiled tin tbocrovi, were not both feet nailed' Ills entire nature invohed in our 1 1 ..:n. .. hi ! If yon have lie l inn. Ii by tiie wnf-r, you liotii e aim that it' 1111 v one is Koinn ut to'th" Iwiii'nt the I'. 1 win n;; he must be imleK'iid. cut. srlf reli;iu, nble to yo alone. There may be a time when we inu.t spring out to save one and he cannot p't a lil. b sit. nnd I. ;,ne mil nnd lin'i not sirength cm ui;ii t l ".i" himself up. and hear inioih r up. he will Kink, und in tend of rn."riiv one c.hmi out of Iii. 1 tori int. j on will luve two to drug out. When ' hrif h..:n; out, nun me 1. :: i n. liver us II ' li.nl no life buoy. His 1' Kb ill tile wine tn".-. riiid not Ivlp Him. AI nio ."i" m Hi p.oi-.'. l..n.. in tne iniKiii'ss. Alone In tho mountain Alone inthohea. II, if Ho snvi'S us Ib'slial hnvo all the credit, for "theru was none to help." No oar. No wing. No ladder. AVIien Niithnniel I.y.m fell in tho bittlii charge in front of his tro iiM, he had a wholq army to cheer hiui. Wiieii M irshal Ney Hiif.iug into tho emit st an I plunge I in tlio spurs till tlm horse's llauks spurted blood, nil Franco applaud." I hint. Ilul Jesus nlonel "Of tho pe.iplo th"r was iioio to help." "All forsook film and lie 1." o, it was not ft flotilla that sailed down nnd sive 1 us. It was not a cluster of gon lolm Hint camo over the wave. It was one person, ind. 'pendent itid nlono, "spreading out His hands unions us ns a hwiiirner sprLvideth forth his hands V) sw im Il'hnld th'ti, to-lay, tho spvtvla of a Irowuiiig soul mi l t'hri. I, t'le swimmer. 1 Ivlievo it wm ill s-i, wli.'ii there were si Kngli-.h soldiers of tli l''ilth h'usilirs, who were hanging to the bitt uu of a enpsix"-! boat a boat tlmt had be. -a upiet by a sjuall threj miliM from shorn. It was in tin' night, hut one iii-in sw.im miglitily for tho beteh, guide I by the dark mountains' I hat lifted their top through the night. He -auii. to tii"b'aeli. He found a shore man that coiiient,! to go w ith him nnd snvo the other men, and they put out. It was snnie tiui" licfore they coulil tlud the plaisi where tho men were, but nfte? awhile they heard their cry. "Help! Help!" nnd they I Hire down to the'in. nnd they iavis) them, mid brought them to i.hore. Oh. that this moment our cry might be lifted long, loud and shrill, till Christ tho swimmer nhnll come, and toko us lest wo drop a thousand fathoms down. If you hnvo lieen much by wnter, you know very well that when ono is in peril help must couio very ipiicldy, or it will be of no use. One minute may decide evervthin-;. liniiie liato help the man wautsor n.ilielp at nil. Now, that is just I lie kind of a relief wo want. The ra.i Is urgent, imminent, instan taneous. Seo tlmt noiiI sinking. Son of io,. lay hold of him, lie ipiiek! beipiicl;! Oh, I w ish you all un l"rt sid how invent this tlospel is. Tin-ro was n man in tho navy at sen who had b'.'ii swerelv whionel for bad behavior, and hn was 'maddened by it. nnd ho leaped into the sea, and no sootier had ho leate'd into the sea than, ipiick us lii'lil 11 iter 1111 11 II in t is mu uu'iu n , I mum l.ini Tlio drowning mini,. Iirought t ) his suiisch, 1 ....... 1 1.. .11 ... .1.. ..,1 1 i. n .... m.. 1 n 1 'hi Hi-izeo 1111111 01 1 ue uiiiiii rusMiuti neui oil, j in llulteriiig of tho bird kept him on the wav until relief could come. Would now the dove of Ood's convicting, converting and saving spirit might Hush from the throne upon your soul, nnd that yon, taking hold of its potent wing, might live and livo forever. 1 want to persuado you to lay hold of this Stl rung swimmer. "No," you m ng swimmer, ".mi,'' you say. "it Is nl-1 i- . , ; ways disastrous for u drow ning man to lay ' hold of a sw iinmer." Thero is imt a river or lako but has a calamity resultant from tha fact that when a strong swimmer went out : . . " -- - --- - - - to snvo a Hinkmg man, tho drowning mail clu cho. I Ion, throw Ins arms around him. pinu iimlhis arnis, and they iota went down water you do not want to como u by his face; you want to come 1111 by his back. You do not want him to take hold of you while you take hold of him. lint, blessed bo . . , i .1 1 . - I, 1 Uod. Jesus Christ is so strong a swimmer, Ho I coiinw not toour back, but to our face, and J Hoasks us to throw aiound Him tho ar.ns of our lovo, iiiidlheii promises to tako us to tho bench, nnd Ho will do it. Ho not trust that ulauk of good works. Do not trust that Miivered spar of your own righteousness. Christ only can give von transportation. Turn your face iixn llim ua tlio dying KiXl ou't'r "Nolle but'ciiris;! oim 'IZ Christ!" Jesus has taken millions to tlio ; lii'nl, nil 1 Ho is willing to tako you thero. j (ill, what hardness to shove Him buck wleai lie has Is't'ii swimining ull tho way from the , throne of tiod to whero you aro now, and is j ready to swim nil tho way back again, taking your redeemed spirit. 1 bavu Houietiines , thought what a spectacle the ocean bed will ' present when in the last day tho water is all drawn otf. It will bo a lino of wrecks from Ix-uch to beach. Thero is whero the harpoons went down, There is where tlio lino of battle ships went down. There is where tho mercliaiit lueii went down. There is whero the steam ers went down, u loir; lino of wrecks from neaen to tiiucn. What a spectacle In the lust day when the water is drawn olfl Hut oh, how much more solemn if we had an eye to sou tho spiritual wrecks and tho places whore they foundiTed. You would tlud thousands along our roads and stivcta. Christ came down in their awful eatns troplie.puttitig out for their souls, "spreading forth His hands as a swimmer Kpivudctii forth his hands to swim;" but they thrust Him iu tho sure heart, and they smote His fuir check, and tho storm and darkness swallowed them up. I nsk you to lay hold of this Christ ami lay hold of Him now. You will sink Him. From horizon to horizon not 0110 sail In sight. Only one Htroug swiminor, with head Hung back and arms outspread. I hear a great many in the audience saying: "Well. I would like to be a ChristaSiu. "I ni going to work to become a Christian." My brother, you begin wrong. When a man u drowning, and a strong swimmer comes out to help hiui, he says to him: "Now be quiet, l'ut your arm on my arm or on my shnuldur, but don't struggle, don't try to help your self, and I'll take you ashore. The more you struggle aud the more you try to help your self, the more you impede 1110. Now be quiet and I'll tuko you ashore." When Christ, the strong swimmer, comes out to save a soul, the sinner says: "Tliut's right. I am glad to see Christ, and I am going tn belli linn in the work of my redouuitlini. I am going to pray more and that will iieip Him; ami I am going to weop extravagantly iver uiy siuj ami tuut wiu uip uuu." Qi '. my brother, It will not. Stop your dols, Christ will do all or none. ou cannot lot nn on nee, you cannot move nn inch, in thu matter of your redemption. This is the dimVnlty which keeps til nisnnoa of souls nut of the kingdom of heaven. It is became they cannot consent to let Jesus Christ begin and complete the work of their redemption. "Why," you soy, "then is there nothing for me to do"" Only 0110 thins have yon to do and that ' is to lay hold of Christ, and let llim achieve your salvation nnd aeldevo it all. I do not know w hpfher I make the matter plain or not. 1 simply want to show you that a man cannot save himself, but that tho Al mighty Son of Uodcnn do it, and w ill do it. if you nsk Him. O, fling your two arms, tho arms of your tru.it and love, around this omnipotent swimmer of the crohs. That is a thrilling time when sonio 0110 swamped in the surf is brought as'ioro nnd being resuscitated. How tho people watch for tlio moment when ho lirgins to br.rithe again, and when nt last ho takes ono full in halation, and opens his eyes upon tho by standers, a shout of Joy riiiKS up nnd down tho lteneh. There is joy liecnuso a lifo has leen saved. (), ye who have been swamissl In tliesi ns of trouble and sin! we gather n round you. Would thnt this might bo tho hour when you begin to live. The Lord Jo sus Christ steps down, Ho gets on His knees. Ho puts His lip to your lip, and would breutlio pardon nn. I lifo nnd heaven into your immortal soul, llod grant that this hour there may I hi thousands of souls resusci tated. I stand on tho deck of tho old t impel ship nmld a crowd of imikm ngcrs, nil of them Imping (hat tho lat man overUiard mav Imi avod. May tho living Christ this h -'put out for your safety, "spreading fortli His hands in tho midst "of you, as a swimmer Sfireadeth forth his hau'.U to sulut " UMIGIOUS HEADING "TOO CIIKAI'." A preaclier of tho ( ;osh'1 had pone d own into a conl mine, durieg the noon hour, to tell tlu miners of thnt grace nnd truth which r.itiio by Ji mis cbri-t. AlNr ti li ng thnu the simple M 'iy nf li. d's love I 1 lo-t sinners, man's state nn.llioTs r iii '.lv, n full ami fits alv ,tii .ii 0IV1 risl, the t ini" c inie for m to resume work, and tho prcnelcr enme bii' U to th" shall to ns.-'iid to the world 'iain. Meeting tli - foreman, be nsked him went be thoii-ht of (toil's way of s lva'. imu Hie man replii d: "Oh, it is too 1 heap; I cannot bt lievo in nu ll a ri ll ; 1. n ns that '. ' Without an imm ' liat au-w T t his ro mark th" r -ncl cr i.ki d "How do you got out of this place?" S.inply by j'.cti nig into tho cage," w.i the reply, "And does it tak 1 'tig to get to tiio top?' ''( Hi, no; only 11 few seconds.' "Well, that' certainly is very easy and simple. Hut do V011 not ms'd to help' raio yours If? ' sai I tie- pro icher. "t if fours not :" replied the miner. "Ai I have said. y u iiave liotliing to do but get into thecnge'." Hut went about the people who nmk tin) fliiitt, and pi rf.s-tisl this arrang iiienl Was tneic mil--ti labor or cxp 'Use inn lit it : "lnde. il, ye; tlmt was n laborious nnd exsnsive work. The shaft is cUhbs'ti him-iln-d fei t deep, and it m sunk at jrrenl cost to the proprietor-; but it is our only way nut, uud wi:hi. ul it we should inner be ulilo to get to the sui lin'o." "J Ust so. And when (lod's World tells you that nil isin v.t l lieveth on the Soil of tiod lintli oMi lnstmg life, you nt 1 nee sjiv, 'Toichenp! 'Too cheap!' forgetting that (ihI'h work to bring you ami nt hers out of the pit of lies? 1 notion nnd dentil was nee un plisne I nf n Mist cost, tlio prico being tin) il nth of II h own Son." M. ii talk nl suit, the "help of ChrU" in tln ir salvation that if Ihevdo their part t'hrist will do His, forg 'ttiiig, or no1 s-sung, that the iid Jesus t'liri t by Himself purged our sins and that our part is Imt to vxvpt whut bus bm'ii dono. CViiLstiuii .10 I TtlK AXSWKK DPI.AVKI). I There are certain exNru nccs common to J nil mints. One of tl'.osn is thu temptation I that comes is'i'aliso prayer for right things ' tines not 1 1 1 1 11 1 diately "inherit the promnm." I Thorn are Hcas uis when tlio rcaon for delay cms to us very plain; t!i"ie nr.' other tini 's when wo are coiistrained to say: "O 1ord, bust Thou forgotton to Ui grucioiis" Jlut In nil player wo ore to ivnn mU'r tha' wo are suppliants only tlirouh grace; tli it to approach ti. il and 11 -I; of linn is in any sensu ' a treat privilege. A ju-t view of rnyer, that act to wliii li we lull iu belpfulness bo- tore tiod, will 1 rove to lis tn.it we are not nt ldTty to 11 "Just as lb make any ilciiiuinls up ni llim. .1 usi as 1 noil win, w i.or.1, is me proper ,,.,,,, 1,, ... 11,,. ,i,,,,f i.,,. 1 1,,,. l,.ui nl Ilia fis-t. H tire nibiiiissioii to Ids way is a mark of prevailing taith. And null a fait Ii is not mi much concerned w hi ther liod cIhsjoo to delay or not. Andrew Murrny lias said: "When nneo faith has taken its stand upon (iot's word. find the linmo of Jesus, nnd has yielded itx-lf ....... 1 1 ... .,. 'u ;, ," 1. n..,i.. ii iiiu li'ilUIIIU 01 1110 M .11 iu 10 r. m vi"i ,0 ,i i,,'l .. i Ii ,,..,.. i, ,,..,i 1 ma Isi discourage 1 by delay. Jl know from Scripture that ti o iwcr of Isdieving j'rayer is himpiv irresistible; rial faith can never be m umpiv irrcsist nie; rial iniiii can novel !,,. U kll'WH tlmt jtlst. HH W(l , vwiMt Ih im.Ms,ii,,. powa-r It ran In waior, t ,,,,.,, (llld ,,u.,.uinnl..t.sl until ,,,. . ,-.. n ,.,,...., .. r until tiod isees that th" liieasuro is full and tlieanswar iini's. H knows that just as hi icii us the rlowmau has to take 111 ,.., his ten thoi Hioiiwiii l Mi and sow '' ' N '" '. m" V'1. '" J 'I'1' "r us the plowman has to tako his ten usaim pripurntion for tho liail liurvcst, thero is a need-bo for oft-repeated, srsi vering prayer, nil working lut n.mo deviled blesmng. O Ijord, do tiich 1110 how real tho lalior of i. rarer is. 1 know how hii'o 011 eiirth when have failed in an undertaking I can oltou succeed bv renewed and inoro continuous f" '''? I!!? Show 1110 how. by giving myself inoro en tirely to prayer, to live in prayer, 1 may ob tain what I nsk. And, nliove all, O my blessed Teacher, author nnd pcrfector of faith, l t my whole lifo by Thy grace bo one of faith in Tins-, in whom my prayer gains acceptance, iu whom 1 hnvo tho nsstiranco of the answer, in w In. 111 tho answer will bo initio." N. Y. C7iN.sf noi Iiroccifii. WII1HKV CAl'HKD UIS FALL, Henry 1). Gregg, son of tho famous Ilov. Dr. Uregg, of llul.liu, Ireland, whosodiscus. sinus with Bishop Mnguiro about tha Catho lic Church during thu past ton years gave him w orld-wido fame, was arrested nt Kan sas Cily, Alo., for steallnga horse and buggy. Ho claims to be innocent. Ho was privato secretary to lleneral 1'hilip II. Hlioridun lif ter he came to this country and was then transferred to the Adjiitniit-Goueral'v oIII.m iu Washington us a clerk of the first-class, ;olng there with Hocretury of War Lincoln, le runiaiuoil iu tho place three years, when he was removed by Secretary Kudicott. Next ho hold nn imKirlant plaooon the Uultcd Htutoe revenue steamer Cheeter A. Arthur. Ho carao West and was a reporter on toy- without ertt' papors in Omaha. Having worked him ni not self out in that lino ho dril ted to Kansas City, where he foil in with a notorious horse, thiol, who asked him to tako ono Quiulan'l horse and buggy through to Hiawatha, and it he got a good chance to soli it. Gregg drove the horse to Atchison, and tried to sell it for 10, but failed. He then resinned his journey toward Hiawatha, but was caught ami jailed. Whisky is resionsible for nil downfall. Grogg mode several elforta while in Kansas City to secure work as an account ant in the railroad oillco, but failed. Ue bat) sonja first-clans recouimoudutioua. The Doston Uteord quietly remarks that "Hullivau, lying beastly drunk iu the back rau, lying oaosiiy uruua iu mo uses f a Chicago whisky saloon on Sunday, erybody who bought a drink taken (u ,ho exhibition, is a suggestiva 00m- room 01 and evei to see the ex hi uionUry on the claim that prixe fighting is ft 'oiauly art, -- -- . TEJirEUANCE. tnt i.trrig. A little IUiim Will scent a room A little candle I.irht the gloom One little gleam Of sunshine, stream Through bars, and gilj The prison-tomb! A little hand Will comfort bring A little tongue Annoy 1 king A little wine Kill thought divine A little balm Allay a sting I A little stair Will ease the way A little Joy Change night to day A little song Hrown thoughts of wron-. A little forethought Save the hayt A Il'tte pledge Will blow, a lifo A little roanon Hanish strifo A little pen stroke Hrniiil a nsmo A little love Save name and fotuol A little imn'lo Is liko a roy A little kind wont 1 Makes it May 1 A lil t ie cheer j Will dry n tear A little prayer f iiveienco alwayl STr$.M.A.Kiiltler, in Ttm)irrttnce r.iniirr. Kl'KNINO TMK HOI.IUMl'H MOHAIJ. A Fcinl to the New York Trihmir front Washington says: A feature of army lifo that Is attracting some nttention out-ide of tlio ranks, nnd which has the approval of tho War llepnrtmcnt, is what is known as the "Canteen." it is best known in the Kngiisn army, nnd has for its object tlu providing lor soldiers nf fmsl, drink nnd amusement. .At present thotl'-st two named, aside from ' the niss.otie.s of tin, g,,Mi,.- which am pro viihsl by the coi'imissary department, nro Mippliisl by the p,,st trader. Cntd within the past fow years the business of tliep.st Irmler was prolltablo, but with the growth of new towns nenr the posts his business fell off, until now his r.'Veiiue is derived Inrgely Irom his liiviiMi to sell beer mid wine. Iu limnyrases It Is said that tho post traders nbiise the privileges thus grantoil mid dis ponso to the soldiers a poor ouality ot w hisky und briindy. Tho traders' il-aliniis aro thus often prejudieal to goinl order mid disciplino nt tho post. It is this fact, proluil.lv inuro than nuy oiler, that has led to the adoption of the canteen system. The cauteu is con- 1 t ruled by a voluntary association of the sol- ' diers. The supplies are purchased and sold ns by tho post traders, but no spirituous liipiors are sold, an I no lienors of unv kind 1 to uitoxieate l iMTsoiis. Hy this nivalis tho sol. Hers themselves lend their aid to thnoill. cen in maintaining discipline. The amuse- ' meats iitcludo l..tli indoor and outdoor re creation and snort, nnd it is to this feature . to which the oiliis'is, look for the Is-st result! in the morals of tlm enlisted men. Tho re- nulla of the system have boen so sntisfacttiry that tho War Department olllcials and heaiis of tho nrmy glvo all possible 1 ncourn.'ineut to its jrow tli. A MOST nANniCllilfS ii.t.cstos. i One of tho most dangerous illusions of the pres'iil era, inibistrlouMy fostered by tho brewers nnd their allios, is that leor is a hirml v,s, wholesome be virago. 1'roffssor J'rnper, iu the .MU-nl AVus, referring to gout, says: "As them i t pronounced pecu liarity of tlm victims of the gouty diathesis Is tlie proinfit reaction which they present to w me a'ld benr, it follows Hint the exclusion ot tlieso Itevera rM ns articles of diet must bo bn in Jslis un,,,,." ),. n,,s: "This Is often a dllllcillt III Jilll.-t '. 01 tooiiforis.. There Is so Mroug a popular and professional piejudioo in favor of fermented li pioi s i,s articles of diet that 0110 ran hardly prohibit Ihnusoof them under nuy cueun'istauei a without la ing regarded iihii crunk. In spite, however, of the generally revived opinion that ardiit spirits aro ri.:potisilil,s f,,r nil tho physical evils of int.'inieru..e, I iiavo long been in- . .in. .1 i., 11. -iiuvii mai nie lei'inniiiisi prepara tions of nleoln, I are equally if not more pro iluetivo of functional di c angeiueutii mi l even of slriictunil lesions." Wo commeinl I'ro lessor Draper's tei'.inionv concerning fer mented liquors, tho result of extended pro- 1 teisionsl experience nnd observation, to the thoughtful coiisiiieratinii of tho ii'mlogists f..ror advocates of beer-drinking. Autionai . 7'i'iu;ier(ince .Itfenmifc, j Tr.MI'SllANI.'i: N1WH AND NIITI3. j In Tara, Hrail, a licensn to sell liquor costs f-"'! a license to keep a sclnsil costs lll. ! Sir John Gorst sfatns that there are nine, teen breweries in India, brownie; 4,Hiii),'J!5j gallons. j In lNSt) there wore 15ti,.V7 retail liquor ' dealers, of all kinds, jiaving the special liquor tax in the UniUsi .States. j A prominent firm of class malum in Phila- . delphiu, not long ago, rofusod a large order for bottles from a liquor house. Where twolvo men mini" beer In the Wal riifT brewery, I.awreneo, Ivan., one hundred persons aro now busy making shoea. The champions of the saloon are now turn ing to Kansas to try and sisiaro a resubmut sion of tho constitutional nmendiuent. Cardinal Manning, nt eighty-two, at a ro cent meeting in lioudoii of thu depositors ot trie tsouttieaHteru uud Motrosilitan Hall ways Savings Bank, miulo an impressive plea . for temjierawio 011 the part of railway men. A National Temperance Congress, under ' the auspices of the National Temperance league, will be hold in liirmiiigham, Kng., in October next, commencing with a large uumbsr of sermon "n SnniUy. October 20. . TIIK Oimu t) liHUNKARI). j It Ik a common practlco to sjieak of ovur ilninkord as a stuurt man, as m man extruo iliuarily gifted, capabln of great things, nuA liaui)ered only by tho practice of getting drunk. Most of tho drunkards themselves londly liuaglue that it takes brains and gen ius to bo a drunkard, nnd thnt if a iiinn bu not a drunkard li" must noeessarily (poor licvil) be an iv3s. Hy this sort of talk tho iiruukards havo humbugged not only them selves nut n great, many ijeseent poop'.?. "UiMjtor." asked a lady of tho famous Dr. Als-rneUiy; "doctor, why is if, that so brainy H man as my husband gsts drunk?" "Ue-i-ause, madame," answereil the ihs-tor, sol emnly, "he is a blank dashed fool." We have very often beard people say, commenting upon a work of art or of literature done by 11 Woman: "Yes, that is exceedingly well done for a woman." May Iss when people tell of the smartness of their drunkard frond they mean to say that they uro smart for druiik Vds. Chicago Hews. WHAT ALCOHOL WILL I0 roil YOU. Hold a mouthful of spirits whisky, for distance iu your mouth for ilvo minutes, and you will find it burns severely ; iiiKiect tho mouth aud you will tlud it iiiluimod. Hold it ton or fifteen iniutiUa, and you will Und that various parU nt tha interior of the mouth have become blisterod; then tie a handkorohlof over thooyes and taste, for in stance, wator. vinegar, milk or cream, aud you will flud Uiat you are tnenpnblo of dis tinguishing one from another. This experi ence proves to a certainty thnt alcohol is not only a violont Irritant, but also a narcotic. Can you believe that the htill more tender and important internal organs ot the b.sly ran Is less injuriously affected than the mouth? Dr. McColtoch- Absolute prohibition still prevails In Okla homa. The beneficence of tho law is unques tioned. A mau at Uuthrie voiced the general sentiment when ha said: 'Trohibition la our salvation; without it Uiore would be a uiur drvK7 dny-- SABBATH SCHOOL lXTi:HXATioii 1 t:sson AKilKT I'Oll lesson Tcxtt "Tlio Anointing ol ll.ivbl." 1 Sum. wll, l-in Ciolilcn Text: I S.im. svl., 7 t'oiniiioiitnry. 1. ".n 1 the Trd said unto Samuel: Ttiny long wit thou uiourii for Saul, seeing I have ret' ctod him from reigning over Israel." So (lill'.eult is it for us to Hide w ith God, regard less of our own tlioughtsor feelings or prefer-ruts-, that even the great and gissl Suiiiuc) Is here s,sti clinging In his lunrt if or lie went not near him, Chap, xv., tnSnulnfterthn l'rd lind reject. .1 him. We must rememlsT (lint the ,ord did imt re led Sunl 1111I1I S.-ml had ts-rsistently r...et and disoU'Msl the Is.rd (Chaps, xiii.. IM. 1 1: x v., '-'iii. o that Saul had no ore to blame but himself for tho lo: uf his position. 'i. "How can T go? If Saul bear it he will Kill me." Thisd'S's not sound like the utler nneo of n faithful, fearless follower of th Lord God of Hosts. It might lie said to Sum-xi--1 : "Who art thou thnt thotl sliouldst bl efrnld of n m.au that shall die, and forgettest the Lord thy Mnk-r?'' (Isa.. li.. 1J. bl.( Had Samuel l'eii in lull svmpnthy with the Lord, In the ca of Saul' ho might not have talked thus; I ul whenever we are (n tin least degree out of the fellow ship with tbsl we arenpt to say nnd do tmiiiv foolish und ainfiil things. 'I he fear of the I.ird and cmitl 1I1 tieeiti the perfis-t love of Uod. is nil etTcct ual cure for all other fear. "And the lrd nf "1 take nn heifer with the. and snv. 1 nm I'ome to snritiei. to thelU'd." r- i 1 1 ti 1 1 mtill ran do nothing in tho way of c -rviug tlml apart from sjiciilre and atonement; out holiest aein.ns, our very In--? 'rviee, cannot lie ice .'pt'ible t 1 Go.l n'pirt from the ineri'i nf our f rd Jesus f'ni.t, bill the weaki-l cry or t!io feeble.-t s rvic is 111 1 le neci .-pt.'ibii through Him. '. "I v. ill show the., whn th 11 Vm!i d : on. 1 tli .11 shall anoint unto Me him whom I nam" unto thee." Th"v raul of t'le I'i'.l has 1 nlv i in... . forward calmly nnd iu per feet c .n'i.len. -' in 1 1 1 it 1 1 11 ui.. I Ii ' Is ul wiw s I'l-teili 1 sure gi : i, la nee. 4. And S.V.HIel il'. ltlllt. wt!, theLori ii;.'." This is now as it, sho-ild be, thu Word of the Lord pI 'Mllls, un. I the servant i simply ob.'d'etit nnd ernes 1 1 llethleheni leaving God to curry out His own phhlsmiil 11 1 ana p' 1 ! is o,v n nii'airi in His own w ise w a v. hen e are thus pa- iv,' and 11K0 obedient In Ills hands, nil wil, be Well and II spur p..M mih iidereil. "I'lie elders of Ih-'t.'Wn I rem! .le I." Here is anoth -r in. beat ion of la' k of fellow .!np w itli G. id, f.u- if tlnar heart were right and tl.eir conduct light th'-ri i aid h.iv.' been n joieliig instead of tretii bling nt nvi-it fr.H.i tho Lord's vrvant : but probably Oiey, ton, wore clinging to the disii. beilient liillg. ft. "I am come to s-'icrifl.'e unto the Lord. lie ii-esthe very words which he wa' told to ice iv. 'Ji, and that is nhvavs the right thiln; to il.i. Jesus Mim lf said only what, tin l'a 1 1 er tol.l llim i.loliu xii., -t. i ; .b reiinah iiiii L 'siel were .i .peal; only t h" lord's wordi I-', r. i, T-'.i; La'k. in., "-t. 10, 11, ITi; line w ! -.'ti we as en-.s .ii '. ri of Hie lird cotiliiii mil selves to the l.oi .l'h niessag.', rntl.i r tlmt give our thoughts nhoiit It, surely we shall U most pleasiu,; I 1 llnii. t'., 7. "The Lord look, tit on tlio heart " At the tir-t of .li . -'s sons ..t I In i',, re Samuel. ther w ns ...oiiiet hm ; nl., ait him v. hieh can si i Samuel to think that iie nai til" Lord's nil In .11 it ' I ; but Ii iw soleaill til" Word of till Lord: "I have r fiisi'.l Iimii." L"t ns again repeal tint in the matter of salvation tin Lord lei us. s none who come to llim; but thi-i ; a nutter of sj nil service, nnd it il Hoi stat ure nor a fair onimten-i.io" II" se.'ks, but 11 in ert ru'it with liim-eli, "a iiinn altci Ins mi n heart ' ichap., xiii, lb. -Pl. "Ji .so lllll ie seven (,f his sons to pal I lore Samuel; nn I Sauiuel said unto Jesse, the Lord hat a not chosen th"-"'." Here, then, Is nn apparent failure; the Lord bud said U Sana'. 1 I ll.it li t had provided a king from union:: Jesse's sons, nn.l yet here aro all tin .lis i'. Ii. 111 Jesse h.-i-l thoin-.lit it necessary It brine; nnd t..r this -pe. ial s-ri. '. this plii' i of honor, nil are s. t n-id", tli" riht man luu II it nppnirisl. i;,.i s thoughts uud ways art i s 11,111 11 lii 'lu-r t h iiioiii"! as In aveii is highi-i I hail aiih; und how lew- !-v:n tokn.o i 1 11 te..u ;iiis or ini'li r-lun-l His coiiiitenanco llsa. I .. s. ;i; .iic.iv., I'.'l ; but let 1 In blind us t le v lo.iv, tin r. is 110 taiiure with tiod. II" bus i n.. sen II -M-rv. int. and wil. J. set t lie man ot 1 1 is eh, on thethiolii of I-r o i and 01 1 iie w iiole wol Id. Wu:t upon llim toi l be pat i.-ni . II. "Sen 1 nn.l b teli him, f..r we will not let down till h" conies liiiln-r.-' So cverya thing has to stand still till the slighted so 11 Is l ioiight. In r -ply to SamtcTsqiiostioii 111 to whit'iir th.--.. seven wern nil bis soni Jesse 11 tilled tllllt til" youngest Wil.: lit home !; pin;: the slus'p, and it was for him that tln-y wi le row si niiiug and waiting. l i. "And he sent, nn.l brought him in, nnd the I.011I sai l : Ails... uuoint him; forthii is be." As we are thus lortlie WvA, tune per Hiiuilly introdu I to David, the son of Jesse, the Instory of w le se kindom.past and future, tills so much of Scripture, and w Itli whom wi i.xjH'ct to be somewhat intimately associati-ii when Jesus, the turn of David, who is also tin church's llriilcgroom, i.hnll sit on Davld'i tin.. la', we can only stand and gar.e upon thil ruddy, good-liMikmg young man and wondei nt the grace of God iu choosing n mortal mux for such a glorious immortal future; nuj then turning to our ow n souls wo would sayi II, my sou), ki-ii that thou dost never ceasi t 1 adore, 1111 1 cry aloud tho onuses of llim. w hose grail' has called you, passing by si many others, to In a king-priest unto Uod, washing vmi in His own pris-mus blood. bl. "Tlieii Samuel took the horn ot oil and nuointisl hiui iu the midst of his brethren." He was afterward, at Hebron, anointed king over tho house of Judiih, und soiue wiiat later, at tho same place, anointed kinu over all Israel. (II Seiu. il., -I; v., 1-5.1 Af. lor Samuel anoint, si him that day there wen long years of waiting and rejection and imt seeutnui ore ho ciun.i to the throne, so now although Jesus, the Son of David, is God'i ctioM-u and anointed King of Israel uud oi nil nations, we are still living In tho timi win 11 lie is rejccicd and persecuted. "Tin i-pirit of th" Lord enme mightily iijk.ii Davii! Irom that day forward." (Sisi It. V.) Hers is the power Ly which alone wo can sutler of serve or wait or in anyway glorify God Krom li"..;iiiningtoe!id ol Scripture the powot of the Spirit of God u tlio only power ro. venlcd lor IVectunl service, und whether itii playing upon the harp or writing pnlms,sul iliiin ' enemies or reign iug 1 iver Israel, what. I'vi r I lavid did that wiis 1:0 eptulile to tiod was by the Holy Spirit. "So Sa niiel rose up uud w ent to Hamuli.11 Tor llie h eoiid time he has anointed a I 'us tain over the La. I s inln rit-in.-e, ami now lit retires t 1 his own home, no doubt to con. tinue iu prayer for thu Lord's oploand for liib iile intcd l.i s-oii llrlfier. KOI K A ST IlNoUUII. He v. A. l'earsoii, Vicar of St. Marguet's, recently presided over 1111 enthusiastic goss'l tuiiiperaiico meeting nt DriKhton. In ud dressing the nssombly ho said that tho tom peruueo cnuso was not progresiiug fast enough, that lungluud's drink bill hud boon reduced from Ha millions to VJ5 millions iu twenty years a million a year and at this rate it would take 125 years to complete the c ork. If a II 10 brigado was calhsl to a llro it would be nf no use to march to the tune of tho "Dead March in Saul" and then try to extinguish the fire with a watering ran. TUB MOBT VITAL Ql'KUTIOK. There is to-day In tho EnglMi-Hpoaklnfj roiiiitru-.i no such treuieudomi, far-reaching vital question a that of drunkenness. In it implications and effects it overshadows all Uo. It is JmiKifcHible to examine any sub ject;! connected with tho progress, tho civili ation, tho physi.-sl well-boing, the religious condition of the masses, without encounter ing this moiiHtrousovil. It lies at tho centre of ull sociul nnd political mischlof. It paralyo bonellcont euergles in every dl roction. it' iieutralims dlucntinnnl agcuciw. It silences the voice oj religiou. Tonnjjont CunTlrt on Itocort!. Sinnville Combs, prolmlily the young-; eft evmvirt in any prison in the lnitoi( States, hits served the llrst year nf a lifo: sentence. AVhcti sent up fro:u I!renlHitt County, Ky., lust July lie was eleven years old, ami small for tin- ii''e. Prison1 life 1ms toiigiii niMl him, Imtli morally nnit physically, lie killed his two-ycar-ohl Kistcr in a liriitul inanticr. The two were in the house to"ytlier nlotic. When iho lilt'u tot alai'tcd to crawl across the lloor V-''''ViA f " , s ; 3 . 1 m. t:.i.r. 1 hm'is, ue- tn-.y i?cKei ii) a :.io lid ::tnl mnslicil her s!,ull it !, it. e id, i, threw tint body in tin' I,'. plaic, int "inlitit; to burn it. This ptiiicss of 1 n 1 1 : : 1 ! ; . 1 n was ton slow mul lie .iill.-. !; out .-1 t 1 1 i-.-n ii, i I it to n sinall t :-i-.itu tear the lnuisc thiiiw- i!i-,' it i-.i. Winn tin- little body 'w .is foiiml Si 1111 illc a.lmitlril Killiio; lu-r. IL' was nif, st, , ,,,H t;i, .. (In thu 's-t .iii1 . w in-ii :iki il v. hy li" had 1 otniniltcil tile i'i'i 1 nc, lie stall d that los sli ifallicl ha.i told liim to do it ami bad piomiscil liim 11 new pair of boots. Tin ro was no other evidence :i:; litis! the sti pf.ttlier, nnd as tlic boy was .1 1 onfi .s, , miirilcrcl ;liis testimony (oiiM not have weight. Many clTorls liao been inaile to liaic tlm tbivernur panloii him, but thus f ir lut lias failed to nc!. When t',r,t sent up yoiinej Combs had in-v cr li.-.ir-1 of God, knew tiothi'io of la acn or la II mul l ad ncvi r m en .1 school house, lie c.iu now row I mil write ami talks like a very liri'llt. illl" lli'.o llt liny. lie lines ,o t-ceiii to care lor his imp) i . iniiu iit. . (V'o-iu'o limit. jl;'. Dull mid lac lint-tii'l's Nest. 1 v. ' ' This is young Mr. Dolt. Who took a i roll 1 .in' day . lb' wandered through lh" im adows jjiwdJ Where buttercups Were guy. And this was what he found that day.' lie punched it with his cane; The cane w as half a mile too short, Which Dolt can now explain. And this is Mr. Dolt again, Distorted. Kick, and sore; He's not ns lian-Is. uu.. as of old, lint knows a great sight more. The Km press of ficrmany is to liuvc .- special In uiy nuanl, cninposcil of twenty, four of tlio larocbt 1111 11 in tliu l'niNsiiwj tinny, nutl coiiimunilcil Ly un olliccr and two sergeants. Tin y uro U wcur tlia uniform of Ficilcrick ihe (ircif luxly, Hiiard, which litis been Hpuiially thoscnj by the Kniperor himself. Tho stcalinp; at an uinlircllu on a clear lay is helil to be n theft by nn Ouuiha Judge; but tho Htcalitig of the same.arh4 clo 011 a raiuy ilny is hehl to bo justiiiubl on tho ground of solf-ilefi'iiso. Wo prc-j sumo this decision was rciidercd iu ordmi to protect the court. Hnt'ula Exyreu. Both the Hussions ami thu British, a they rntih farther mul fart 1 cr into Asia, pay great ntfvMion to arboriculture, plnntintf trees, shrubs and (lowers whero ever they form u settlement. The result is that Ceutral Asia U beta", reforested. .J ii ' , 1 f. 1 WM4 M BIUIU VNUOlUb , , . . ' '. - Vf . m,m..mmi . s- ie-sji- T-C 9T s ... V 1 1 1 - ' . 1 s