IMAGE'S sermon. ST THS SCARLET CORD. fotion Teuini tJj -n uoun on me Wall at Jerloho. inif fa vnuna mm thnt itrt in. inl hroitnht out Hnhah. nnii T,.ikfr nnH hrr mother, ami hrr brrth- ,1 flrtiniMwiiu "HiTMim ww given to 1 ,.... w. 1.1. II . I:. lnrn frn.il th.t ffiilw tinl I .-,nil Htlil all Inn.lli.. r. th .mice nil III stage Ix-hind tha P1 . nil 1 T-l. . i .-hrr. ws niit. 'I" mip I'lifT.ll.g n vmn r ..HMt He thn Tie That Hindu'' and nd iirim. uo is-unii proacn- TalmaLre told liiii ttthti.t r. irlil to reach home, and simnklnB: of LHme"h hioh WM urnol hn ftiirwuwl 111 L nlraxirr tliat the new wall were al- C mine. The subject of the sermon m w: '.. r ... lei. t tl . y Moo "H iimj, iiiv preocnei' hrNii. only fr- "week (?, 1 ' " . :i r. n . IS I ITS , Can it be possible that this f i-i i lUlllBN"! u. - ...... s,,... ,mi gv' wH,,,i" present to t'lon Where are the grove of palm L. Where are llerori palai-en that once h.'re' W '"ra the Rrent theatre from '' ,,f which Palome told tlie people t Hrod wan dead? Whore in the Jn tree m the limb of which i ,,f.i.et when Jesus panned thl j.la-er ,yr, i the wreck of the walls that fell at MlJc wiiift"' rams' hoins Hut the fact I ill these havediapsaroddiil not hinder .(rmi wing hi Imagination the smash of orihiiig n the fated day, nave one house wnil. That ecene rentiirlm aKoroinoe. ,i fit me " thmitih it were yeetenlay. rvn- i a very "ick and nd honea in the JTH'h'. What in the nmtterr In it ,.rtr' S. Woree than that. In Jt N'k. Wnr than that. Initdeatrif . .. .I ..U.t im .Inriithi. that M..!. than Unit. A daughter luw for Lftrtihi'i' home. My wnnt miernal plot Klin r . i. u. I t bn.kMrti.il lint flint bp lliuittii t-. .i...w - , ....v i.4 in vrtiH f,rr renirn. niiiiiiiiiiiti iney Lrf. tl 'p vpr7 mni'h like hem, and they t-1 1 k Apiiii into disappointment. '1 lint t'wrti'l rene ill thin drama of the Rihle. it lumite oil ino wan oi m mi w Hint k-tit.-r. I mil i nor nome now. iironinen ktif einie noiii me iiivhuiiik bi iiit wi iihr r i. !.... I.... . i a"t9Dl II lOUJJII in'i I' II" ini rrry m.n tn-itft id tit In mki'ii. Yoniliir in the loot child, in Lit'l'i'liii'tf on the wall of thncity. It'irtl lUlmli- for that wan the name of tho MAilil HrHt. Italian rrr-i,s ine swoHpiM .".-n til" tnuni'im ! U their pursuer off tho track; but aw,"; "I . ., ... I 11 i" lie says 10 inem: twin inn km ... iili vou I will save your life if r.nin , I LW.n.ln.y n. ..her and. my brother. and . ki save niv 1110. ami ine me oi nir k:Til'r Wliril 1111 v iuv. 'I inns tsi inj siiuirs sn tli- -ity- (mi, siio nan not torgoium krhonie v't. you l" waailerer never t -tf In niie. ,.iiiT have the men untied the scarlet el fi nn tln ir loilies than tlicy lisik up nnd ff .v. "Yoti had Is-ttcr get all your '1M1.U 111 this house your lather, your lritlifr v.'iir brothers and your sixUirs; you I! iiht iet thorn in this house. And, tHi, nfier Vnii have them Here, t.iko this ,j ,-, ,t . t nhu li vou liuvo put annum our .lies aii'i tie it across the window; and hrn eur victorious nnny come up, ami ' rfiti.it si .irlct thread in the window, they j L II . I.IU 1...IIU.. I I Ull... ' IHU1 .ilHlie 1 1 1 ti- in'ii.iw nun nil " ul in it. Shall it l ho? rrieil tint b;m. ye. are, sain ivunaii, iroiniue wui fei. "it shall Ih- so." That is the second bnviiithw llilile ilramn. 1 here Is a knock thili'ol theolilmau. Me liK)ksii, and hays; "i nine in, ami io:.inere is uaiiaii, tuit-list t'hiUl. but she hits no time to talk. fTuriziithi'r in excitement around her, and fcMys to them. "(Jet ready quickly, and tmitli im-U, my house. Tho army is mm. L: The trumpet! Make haste! Kly! .'. .11 I..L..I.I. I I tot fT!i nifmy TV hosts of Isrnel are all around about thnli urn nil city of Jericho. Crash! goes the nt nirti'iiiinliK, Ilea I w oil heaps. The air fciff.sauiiK with the dest, and horrible with 'tn s'lviim-"I a ilvmg city. All tho houses fjtil All the pis Mile dead. Ah, no, no. fn a '-mi; 'if the wall the onlv piis'O of the till left itainliiii- -thei'o is a house which we u-t niter. There is n fiiunlv there that hii li""ii si.m eil. Im are thov? I'd us go lan.Us. Italmli, her fntlicr, her iiiiithor. her iirntli.'i'i. Im -isters, all Hiife, nnd tho only il.niH' l t: it;ui.iii2 in all the city. What iisl ihein ' ( 'an vou tell me hv? 1 1, it wns ihn mm l"t line in tho wiiiiliiw. That is the urll' m i'iii' in this llilile iti anm. My fiieinls. therenre foes sining uihiii us. Mure ili-iii 1 1 v and inure I reinein Ions, to over- ilir-m ntir iiiiinortHl inturest.s. Thev will jtiiiiinii' ilown and .Tiish us out forever. nnle there liv some skilful moilo of rcsi'iiK !ii In tin !'n st place, farryinz out tho idea of hit text, we must stretch this scarlet isird a rnis the Minilow of our rescue. There "'im-. it tune when a mail is siirrotiudisl. Whni i, that in the front disir of his soul? It ithe threuteuings of the future. What is Miat i.i tin-lark id sir of his soul? It is tho -iii-'if ilie pusi. He I'aiiiiot get out of cither "fth. se i..iirays. If he attempts it he will I ml t.. .iei e,.' What shall he do? Kscapo Uirmili the wiinlow of (list's mercy. That sniislnii, hH, been pouring in for many n day. '""Is inviting mercy. Uod's purdoiiing iiien v. Ciul s all is)iniii'i'iiig mercy. (IihI's evsrl-(iii nieii'v. It is ey to get into sin, young man. It i nut . s-uy to get out of it. A young man X''t tn the inarliln counter of a hotel. He il fin- a In andy kiuash called so, 1 ui jv; , liecatue it smashes tho man tliut tnkon .' 11"'r" '" inU.xicatiou in it. As the L Tf !!'"" ''"''''OS it ho doe not. seem U ' " excited. It does not irlve anv nlossi. nssw to tlie eye. Ho wulks homo ill l.-nuti. '"' ."i rnrei, and all his I MS't I , " iMtf in ins. IS Ulli LI "ili-stniy him, but it is the (list step .. at road. V..,ir I. ...... ... i S r" nri Hint Ti..t .I-I..I. is not mig n a .1. , " " "t. m mi 1.1 1 IIU, UIIU 1 MSI .f""."? iu'r hasgono the whole L i "i'tioii. It is midnight, and ho u ''"'""l-IH-iliaps the very one whore ho u"' the lust ili-ink- A .i'..i:: i see II m. ii nuns. ; iieiirium is Ukiii I'm. He rises from thn bwl and isimos bi "iniiow. ami it is isn-ilv lirt.si' " "t it. Then be i.iiIi.m 'l.m.t I'll lllillils uii. I ....... 1.:.. ..... ... .1. . tel.. I ... ' l-um Ills Iinil. on lllO "lllililW , 'IM.;... I :.. mi.1 Ih.. tt'J i "i . . "l" "1Ki Sunns. i i '"l is iiis (iisiigureii immiv, ;h. i . """"c. "ii ine paveniDiit. II, ir ho ' 1v",," litllo-lf ho had come firm, ,l"''i''' lot ladder that Jesus holds jiron. the f,. liuli ,, fll. yim ,, flir fi'iii.. " ""' ""u'0 ""0 j,""I'i waH 1 Niill Im ther; Wo must tuko this rtsl cord ' "e text and stretch U across tlie window f.' ""' '""s'holds. When the lsraclitisli i. i, j v ''' up iigiilust Jericho they said: Li I !. ,lmt '" t,lu window?" Some cum n, n "',''''" s-ai-let line." '-(Hi," said .iu...,lu,(.sc, "that must be the house that !w .T sl""'el. Don't touch it." That , was th,, !, enougli, ami long enough, and fu h'T"."" '''"'"Kh, U. save Halinb, her , ! . h"r '"l'er, her brother and "l,..T,.k ,,'."'ll"J eutiro family. Have our C'LiMr i K"'1 I'robs-ti.m? Have your Vm i 0 ,H;l'n ' "'"w rateil to Christ? llave , ""r1""' the bl.xi.1 of tho ntone ariv.;,..v 'lmt r,M,m ,l0 ,vo" ve family K i t,',k'"1' Tlie sky isWk with UwlL ..fii luf9' u yur fo,,,iy ,,u,i,j or K! It l sad thing for a Kt o rl uristjbut to lie down iu the Klit hi ,' "'T0" th8 l'"11' hoaven, o m-fk . ,tm"y com8 "P trlP ovp flmT,h?t trro- It U i sad 'nd then ffiL11:. ber . '-.""r. . m IIKltriMI tj-k raliu.r f'lnjufr Wiui i. n " lUB mi,", uu ,0Ul1 Iron 11.' Utl. rtn " worldliue, away K?h "!' "ven. Alaal alT! you kuor. Vft?ur children, oh, father, oh. uiotfior, Si.or.ti u mi""J than clothing, ! f . noltw-you owe thorn tha exam MiU..,7i VrVefSul "onsecrated, iironounctsl, affur, t''.'11 t'"''-tian Uf You cannot " 'P it, awuy from tuu. Now, at I itaml tier, you do not eee any hand outstretched toward me, and yet there are, hand on my brow and handi on both my houlders. They are hand of parental bene diction. It la nuitn a Rood many yearn ago now nine we folded thoee hand they began the laet sleep on the bank of the Karitan In the village cemetery ; Imt those hand am tretched out toward me tonlay, an I they are Jut aa warm and they are junt aa gentle aa when I eat on her knee at Ave yearn of age. And I ahall never ehake ofT thorn hand. I do not want to. They have helped me to much thouaan.rUmp. already, and I do not expect to have a trouble or a trial bet wen tin and my grave where thoee hand will not help me. It was not a very splen did home, as the world calls it; but we had a family Bible there, well worn by tender perusal; and there was a family altar there, whore we knelt morning and night; and there was m holy Habtmth there: and stretched In a straight line or hnng in looi or fentoons, there was a scarlet line In the window. Oh, the tender, pro. ious, blessed memory of a Clirintian hornet I that thn Impressinn you are making upon your children? When yon are dnad and it will not be long before you are whon you are dead, will ymir child nay . "If there ever was a good Christian father, mflie wa one. If there ever was a good Christian mother, mine was one?" . Htiil further, we want this scarlet linn of the text drawn across the window of our prosiiecta. To-dav, my friends, we sit In the window of earthly prospects, and we look oft toward thn hills of heaven and the landscape of eternal beauty, Uod has opened tho win dow for us, and we look out. We now only get a dim outline of the inhabitant. We now only here and there i iiU h a note of tho ex quisite harmony. Uut blessed le (lod for this scarlet line In the window. That tells me that the blood of Christ Ixnight that borne for my soul, and I shall go there when my work is done. And ns I put my hand on Unit scarlet line, every thing in the future brightens. If from this window of earthly prospects we can ahnoxt see our loved ones who went away, then from their towers of light, 1 think they can fully us. And so I wnve them the glory, and I wave them the Joy, and I say "Have you got through with till your troublits"" niwl their voiiis answer: '"(lod lis. th wied away all tears from our eyes.' I nay: "Is it ns grand up there as you thought it would lie?' and the voices, an swer1 "Kye hath not mn nor ear heard, neither hath it entered Into the heart of man, the things which Uod hath prepared for those that love Him.' I say. "Do roil have any more struggle for irnad?"' nml they answer: "Wo hunger no more, we thirst no more.'' And I say: "Have you Iwn out to the cemetery or the gohicn city nml they cityr and they answer; There is no death here." And 1 look out i .1 1 it i.lfi ""." u. ' ' ""';' " vim irel viiur Inlit from nu-hls ami wlistilo . p - j , .v- . : ".; " . v. y",i',unJ '" ,h ,,h,y nwvr- ''There is no nieht here, and we have nn . .. . ... .. ...... . Z'T M'l . "tZZ answer: 1 he llallolujnu (. Horns. The lliillelu jiih Chorus.'' And I say: "In the splendor and inognillceni'e of thncity, don't you ever get lost?" nnd they answer: "Thn IjiiiiIi which is in the midst of the throne londetli us to living foiintuiu of wnter." O how near Ihey si-cm. Tlieir wings do vou not feel them Their hnrns do vou not I In-ill- them? And nil that throiigh tlie win ! dowof our earthly prospects, across which j stretclieth the scarlet line. Ho that my choice ' color forever. Is It t glaring fur you? ' Do vnii like the bluo lieiiiuse it reminds you of the sky, or the green Isjcauso it makes you think of the foliage, or the black Is-cnusc it has in it tho shadow of the night? I take the sent let because it shall mnkn mo think of the price that was paid for my soul. O tho bliMsi: the blood! the blood of the Ijimb of UikI that tnketh away the sin of the world. I nee where you aro. You nront the crossroads., The next stop decide everything, l'auso U'fore you take it; but do not pause too long. I honr tho blnst of the truuitwt thnt wakes the Jd. UxiK out! ikjic out: r or in v v day, and In our c osing moment on jrth, lioii.ie tlmn snv dtlier defence or liarrlcailn. dead. Imk out! IK)k out! ror ill tliat nowever ni'ju or unmi ur mi wuwm "... I the littlo, thin, aenrlut thread In the win dow. TKM L KHAiNCE. AV II AT DOKrt IT COST. ITow .np.ny of Cod's gifts nml morcIiH Aro rhuiiged from blesmngs Into cursl We pjtikv of all the food that grow A part, the cause of luni-iin w oes. The grain with w-liicii lie crowmsl the field, The vineyards nml the orchards yi-ld If used for foisl tn lieai l.s make glad, Instead of drink to drive men mad. Then could the hungry all be fed And not a soul need want for bread. Ih! did you ever pause to think How- uuii-h this nation pays for drink, In money, lands, in fruits and grains. In lives and souls, in hearts and brnins, And no return for all tniscosl Uut it. mo uud grief? Its worse tlinn lost. KUu urU Cm swell. MKMIIKHSIIIP OK TUB W. C. T. T, The annual report of tha National Woman's Christian Temperat.c Union for lssii, publish. si. shows a total member nh ip for IKM'.iof M-.',:UH, a gain of lls-.'i over the total paid niembersliip of )Hss. This diwe not iiii'ludo men. hers who, from any reason, have failed to pay their duos on time, nor tho largo number of uiiroMrtod In ions, honorary inemls-rs nnd Iiynl Teiiiperanin Legions which, together with the 14 VMS paid members, miiko the total mem)Mrshii and siiiirt of the Woman' Christian 'lenipei-am-e I'nion at leant A)tCHJU and duubtlcKs iiuurcr 'J.Vl.isW. TFMPKft ANTE NKM'rl AND NOTM. One man in six La the llritish Navy Is a total abstainer Tho largest saloon in Dubuque, Iowa, ha boou closes I, and also tho principal brewery. In Wichita, Kansas, it cost a Kuloon-koior UUM) in one week for the glorious privilege of sailing intoxicating drinks. General Von Moltke say that "beer is a far more dangerous enemy to (jcriunny thun all tho ariniusof France." A woman in Kast London, who has boon committed over 2:UI times for drillikennoss, bus just died in a kjIk-o cell. Who is r sKinsiblefor this? Our Consul-llcneral at Ilerlin reMirts to tho Hecretary of Btato that certain brewer of Ciormany "are exporting to the United (States wuis beer adulterated with salicylio acid." ThoNashvillo s.siie claims that th money chut Tennessee pays annually to tho whisky ho iri,iKSi,(lii) wruld incut ull tho regular xpeuNe of tliotstnto for ten years. Nash villoHitliM.ui rcccipU alouo woula carry ou the Uuveriiment. (Ins Kidder, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has boon fined tllHK) for violating tho prohibitory law. W. H. Colbv, a prominent business man.'wa also llnsd tMM for allowing liquor to bo sold in a building owned by bun, alter an lujuutw lion was granted. The Washington Star ay: "After a pain ful illness aud in the prime of Ufa ex-Sonator Hiddlulsrger died at bis Virgiuia home. The story of hi career, with lu neglected opMir tuuitie, I a practical tem'Mjrauc loctura, He wa hi own worst enoiny." The political strength of the 8000 liquor dealer in New York city i estimated by one of their own leader to be not lea than 40,000 vote. The same authority says: "In almost every county of the HUte there I now a liquor doaJxr' association, aud we are all pledged to vote together " The Chicago Temperance Educational So ciety ha tlgurod out that the average yearly consumption of malt liquor in the United Htate for each inhabitant woa, for the year imt) 1.30gallon( f or 1M0, 1.58 gallon; for 8.W gallour, for 1H70, 6.61 gallon; for 18K0.U.61 gallons; for 1S95, 11.51 gallon; (or l&sa, U.iy (utiloua. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Lsssoir roB btjndat, tkb. ie. "Jha Mini try of John," Luk8: 7-83-Ooldan Text, Matt. Ss -Ex. Blanatory Note. T. Then ald Ha to the tnnHttnda that fame forth to lie Uptlrml of Him." Hn had not come forth from the wilderness of Hi own accord. He did not run without being sent, for the word of Uod ratae unto Him in the wilderness (verse 3) nnd He came forth at Hi command. We should always tsj iiirw that Uod I calling, and not enter upon any, work simply because we think it right to dr o; when lie putteth forth His own sheep He ?;oeth lef ore them, and the sheep follow Him, or they know His voice (John x., 4), "O generation of vlMrs! (I v. V., ye off spring of vipers) who hnth warned you to flee from the wrath to come?" Matt. 111., 7, say that he addressed these word to the many I'hnrlsee and Hadduoee who came to hi laptism. They were thn religious penpln of the day, fully described by Jesus in His eight worx In Matt, xxiii., aiid by thn Hpirit In Act xxiii., H. The religion of the former wa all outward, to lie seen by men, while their hearts were full of hypocrisy and Iniquity (Matt, xxiii., "; the latter denied the resur rection and that there were angels or spirit. Jesus called them by thn mine name a John, and told them that they were children of tho devil, the father of lies (John viii., 44). . ''Dring forth, therefore, fruits worthy of repentance." They trusted In the fact that they were descendants of Abraham, and therefore th promise to 1. 1 tn were suro to them; they did not see that in order to l true children of Abrnhnm they must liolieve as be Iwlieved nnd live as he lived. They were likethose in our day who think thnt, lie cause they have lcu baptized in infnncynnd In Hue tune coimrmeii, tnerrrnre inev are Christians and sure of heaven, no matter how they live. l. "Kvrry tree, therefore, which bringeth tmt forth Rissl fruit is hewn down and cost into the tire." Jesus used the verv snme won Is In His sermon on the mount iMatt. vli., l'.h, nnd taught the same truth In His arable of the barren tig tree tl.uke xiii , It-ill. In the creation the word to every living creature was: "He fruitful slid multiply" lUen. 1., "J-J, UK). To the disciples Jesus Kn'id: "Her'in is Mr Father fflorilleil, that ye Is-ar much Iruit" (John xv., H). 10. 11. "The people 111. V., the multitudes) asked him, saying: "What shall we.lo, then" Having heard His words to the religious lead ers, the common people ask what niesnge lie has for them. Tliev made no Isiast of their goislnrss, did not display their religion, per haps felt that they hudnonetissiikif; thi-v were the working people, and it reoiureil all their efforts to earn enough and keep lswly nnd noul together; but they had heard tho cry to reMnt, for thn kingdom was at hand: they had come to 1st baptized, and now how can they show their siin-crity? The answer is, liy doing gisMl with just what they have. Ii i;i. "Then came also tiublicans to lie i baptized, and said unto Him, Master, w hat shall we tin?" 1 Hose were tun lax collectors, whose temptation, and perhaps custom, was torollcct more than the regular tar, so that their own pockets might ls w ell lined. They I were apt t lie thieves mm covetous (i or. vi., Im, and for them John has by the Spirit ! just the right word, ltn li Zaivhcus. chief among the publicans, seems to acknowledge ' thnt he had nmdo a gissl deal of money in ; this way, but when Jesus came to his house and heart hn brought forth fruits meet for ' repentance by restoring fourfold to every i one whom ho had wroug.sl" (I.ukn xix., H). 14. "And the soldiers likewise demnni'.ed of Him, saying: And what shall w e do?" His answer to them i nearly in tho words of Micali vl., 8: "Do justly, love mercy and ! walk humbly with thy Uod," and reminds im ! of I'aul' word to Timothy: "Uodlines with : contentment I great gain; having food and raiment let u be therewith con tent" (I Tim. vl., , ). Bo they all got it just as they needed, and we can fancy the look of each party as they swallowed their own medicine, aud then watched the other taking theirs. 13. "All men mused in their henrtsof John, whether he were the Christ or not." Not since the days of Mnlitchi had preaching like this Iwen heard. Those who had rend the prophets might truly say, Ho talks like Klijab und Micah. 111. "tine mightier than I comet h, the lntchet of whose slns-s 1 am not worthy to unloose." He clear I v gives them to under stand that he is not the Christ. "He shall baptize you with the Holy (Shost mid with tire. The water baptism wus a hviiiIhvI of the Inward renewal, and a token of subjection to the (Inn unto whom they were baptized, the King of the coming king dom, then at hand, but Ho Himself would give them the s.wer to serve J I mi and pu rify them from nil their dross; and thlsMal achi had foretold as well as tlie oilier proph et (Mai. lii., l-:i; K.ek. xxxvi.. ST-'JHI. 17. "Whose, fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge His lb sir, nnd will gather His w heat into His gurncr; but thechufT He will burn with lire unquenchable." Had Israel received John as tho herald of Christ, and received Christ aa their Messiah, the kingdom then at hand would have come to the daughter of .ion, nnd all this been ac complished; but in Matt. xill.. II'.M.'I, Jesm declare that this harvest will not Im now till the end of this ago; nnd the reason I found in Matt, xib, 14, where it is said that the i'linrisees had determined to kill Him. In I.uknxix., 11-1'.', lie most plainly tenches that the kingdom shall not come till Here turn from the far country. )h. "And many other tiling In Hi exhor tation preached He unto the sople," or. as in the Revised Version, "With manv other ex liortat iou therefore preached lie gisxl tid ings unto tho people." That the kingdom was at hand, and that all their sins might he forgiven, and they enter into it, was sure ly gisxl tidings, and would have proved so to the nation had they been meek enough to re ceive the tidings and Hun w ho brought them. Ill, liO. "Hut Herod the u-trarch, added yet this ulsjvo all, that ho shut up John in prison." Had John not reproved Herod ho might have escuiasl the prison. Had ho not taken such a decided stand against evil, and so fearlessly robukrd it even in high places, he would have made it easier for himself, llut John was set for the main tenance of righteousness and the overthrow of iniquity, and wus willing for his Master' K.ke to walk in the lMtstcps of the prophet (II Clirou. xvi., 10 xviii., 'Jiii. Jl. "Jesus also being baptized, and praying the Heaveu wasiqs-neil." We step back now in the record to the greatest event in all John'i baptizing. According to Matthew and Murk, it came to pass in those day that Jesus caiiio from Nazareth of llalilco to Jordan unto John to be baptized of him. John at llrst rel nsed, feeling unworthy to baptize such an one, but Jesus persuaded and John consented; then, nt Jesus came up out of the water the lieu veils were opened, l.uke is the only one who riv cord His praying at this time.aud this is un of seven )lin"eri-iit invasions on which He it spoken of as praying. U'J. "And the Holy Ghost descended ill a bodily shaiMilikea dovo upon Him." Hois the true ark iu whom alone the Spirit find a perfect resting place, reminding us of Noah's dove returning to the ark, while the raven, unclean bird, could And a resting place on any dead carcasa. Ho la the only refuge from coming judgment. "And a voice, came from heaven, which aid: Thou art My beloved bou; in Thee I am well pleased." At the transfiguration the same voice said the same word. If we are well pleased with Jesus, then Uod will be well pleased with u (or ilia sake. Lroa Iltljier. AnyirrtH from California brought the news Unit iu the Sierras the snow wa soveutaeu feot deep on the level, and iu niauy plnco It had drifted to a depfu ,,f thirty feet. At point along the railroads the tulegraiiu isjle were entirely out of night. RELIGIOUS READING. m thi rnow or cimirr t otoar. 'In the Cto of ClmM I glory." Sweetly mnf with lisping tongue, Caught his lip (he sacred story Ioved ones o'er bis cradle tung: Caught hi ear the tuneful measure, Kre hli heart aw in the rhyme Mortals' hope of heaven' treasure, "Tow'ring o'er the wreck of time." In the ( to!. of Chrisl 1 glory," Hang hi youth's maturer year, ' Sang blithely, promissory, A the lark when Si.mrr.Li' near; W lou Ilia woe, of II le o'ertake ine, Hose as bubble children toss, "Never shall the Cruse forsake me." Ah, would he forsake tbu Cross? "In the Cro of Christ I glory," rrondly tang hi immiiIiimsI ' prime, Tho' hi tool swept transitorv A the wliiiring wing of rime; "When the mm of bliss is beaming," Ah, o blindingly it ihoue, "Krom the ('rose t e radiance streaming;," Lighted up bt lips alone. "In the Cros of Christ I glory," Hang a trusting child again. Bowed the head with sorrow hoary, Now a humble, meek as then. ")ine and blessing, pain and pleasure," And a I these his mill had trust; Heart and lii )wiiired forth thn measure, "liy the C rims are aaiictilied." "In the CroM of Chrlit I glory," Tolled the bell In measures' slot "In the Cro of Christ I glory," hang the linger sweet and low; Ppake the pastor of the glory "Tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time, Over there I heard the story, "(J slurred 'round its licin'l sublime." Tin Century. TRt'B Itosi-ITAMTT. ''T tiray you, O excellent wife, cumber not thyself and nie, to get a curiously rich din ner for this man or woman w ho has alighted at our gatee, nor bed chamber made ready at toj great cost; these things, if they are curious in them, they can get for a few'shil liugs at any village; but rather let the stranger see. if he will, in your look", ac cents, and behavior, your heart and earnest lies, your thought and will, which he can not buy at any price, in any cltv, and which lie may well travel twenty miles, and dino sparingly and sleep hardly, to behold. I.ct not the emphasis of bosjiitality lie in bed and board; but let truth and love, and omr, and courtesy How in all thy deed.'' Itf AI-Tlrl l. M.l.t'sTMATtOT. There I one unique curiosity at tne ll Inge of Ktrctat. At low tide you limy see tore of women bearing largo sack of i-lithes from the town to the edge of tin) sea. There tlit-y dig pools among the small and rounded pebbles, and wash until the tide return. "In suit water?" vou ask with wonder. No, In water as frcsli as our New Kugland rill. Water Honing from the steep lime hills under n deep iuu of pebbly ihore. The wavelet sometimes dash the salt foam over the brims of these temporary fountains, bin the pure stream loon drive It beck, nnd the fresh, spark ling, lliiid crystal (lows on. Thus, thought I, as I looked on those hm.K, docs the lovti of Christ in the heart, tho we' I of water springs up within ms. drive bark the wave of worldly evil that often for a timo dashes over int.. tlie fountain. It tastes but n mo ment of the world's great llooil.but is whole some and sweet anon. .Sniur'i Muimins. to us. lAvit) hiist im hash or riRR, . 8tich wns the Inscription on u strong, well-built cabinet, which stood near the main tntranco-hall to a nobleman's man sion. After hii death the chest wusopemsl, and found to contain all the tovs, clothing, etc., of an only child, who bad long been dead. Mi b wit the father' love. Hint hn hud preserved and cherished every memento ol the depuitcd olio, us th choicest of his treasures. If, then, these perishable relic were so dear to him. bow sacred to us, who nro par ents, ought the living originals to be! Wo sliouldiiiscribeon them a choicer motto than to be "raved lirst in case of tire." ' Saved first for time and eternity !" Saved before Wealth, honor urease; saved I'min the thousand vicious inlliicnccs which surround tin-in; suved from the pitfull of sin und Sutair, saved I mm the lalse sentiment, the skepticism, the infidelity of tho iht: saved 1 from the fawning sycophancy which is paid I to L;.-,, nnd wealth, at tho c-xpenso of true I worth; saveil rroni the moral Cow.it.lne which is too often manifested iu high places, tilled by men who dare not advocate a just and righteous cause, unless it is popular. Our sons und daughters must be saved tnuu all these things; and muny other, if we would hsve them become blessings to the world. Uvtfttt'i .ImiWimf. XVII. SI'KAKIM). I it a part, I wonder, i f the fruit of that "forbidden tree which brought death Into thn world, and all our woe," that so many of it are loo ready to say ofolliersthethiug which ure unkind, to uttributo the wrong motive to our fellow beings, to judge un fa'rly'f Is it not, iu truth, one of its worst cll'cctx, since no nnii can think of Kilen, peace, and beauty inn World where it is pos sible for one person to speak with anything but gentleness and sincerity of a neighbor. "Charity Ibinkcth no evil, svs the best of book, linking the sweet declaration iu a golden chain, on which tho several descri llous of charity, or love, are strung like gem which glitter and Hash tit every turn. "A lie thut 1 half a truth, is ever the Worst of lies," is tho conclusion of a poet who see deeply into the heart of things. Do we remember this when wo permit in ourselves the license lo speak doiibtinglv of some friend whose good lame should Le a sacred trust; when we listen to tl.e innuendo, or fail to resent tue slur cast upon the character of the ab-ent; when we happen to know smut tiling con cerning an neqiiiiii tunc?, which our inuer consciousness tells us would better be left to silence and wliispercl iu a conll dentiul corner, thence presently to bo bruited on the house tops' Should there Hot be cultivated iu every child u delicate) sense of honor, w hieh slmuld iu t us a guard on the door of the lips, barring tho way for censorious, evil, or untrue speech'.' "My thy word shi.lt tlu.u bo justnicd." "liy thv words condom tied." Would not society lie better, our home life happier, our 1'ric iioship stronger, our own soul nobler, if wo were, Uod lie'piiig us, dclci'ininrd bereiiln r to speak iu kind ness only of the absent, and therefore, the defenceless? And, in cities win-re such Speech i linl'ort unatelv impossible, is it not a Christian duty to bear iu mind that silcm is golden? r.COIIOI, ANII TIIK IMAHINATtON. The Quart r rl;l Jnurmit of lnrtivirtij re mark: "The man who, while poisoned by alcohol, commits crime, should do the suit led of vieutille inquiry." That nuiy lc, but we should also suggest that ho 1st kept, away from ahsdiol, or that itlivhol be kept away from him. Tho sumo periodical, referring to the act ion of alcohol, Htllrms that: "It is one of the cu rlous errors thut nlinhol stimulates tin. im agination, and gives a dourer, morn practi cal Insight into tho rolutlo.i of events of life. Tho whirl of thought, roused up. by the in creased clrculat iou of the blood in the brain, 1 not imagination; it is not a superior In sight or conception of tho relation of event , Silt is a rapid production of previous thought, soou merging into confusion. The Inebriate never creates any new idea or uew view; all hi fancies are tumultuous, blurred, and liarren. The apparent bril liancy is only the flash of mania, quickly fol lowed by domeutla." Ureat hideod is the al coholic, chiluaiuul TVmjieruiice Aiivvvatt, PEW fTSYtiVANIA. A carefully wrapped up bnbe was found In a basket by Washington oili.-men Thurs day night. Lenian Wallact, aged 80, die,) of pneumo nia at Taylorstown. He wa llrst attacked wit i the grip. Henry W. I'ane, aged 80, one of the oldest ri-sident of Washington county, died at Washington Thursday, Citizens of Williamsport nre vigorously protesting against execssivo insurance rntes, and number of people bave pledged them selves to throw up their policies unless tho rntos are decreased. The Kelly .t Jones Iron Works, at flreen burg, wero discovered to be on lire Thursday night, for the third lime within the past 10 day. After hard work tho lire wit extin guished. A dctcvtlve will try to ferret out the incendiary. Ilishop U'Hnra hn Installs! Father f-yiuensky, a l'olish priest irom llulT.il.., a pastor of the Polish Catholic Church, at Fly-mouth, nenr Wilkesbnrre. It Is thought that this will end the loiig-stsnding trouble In that parish, as the Pole have all along demanded the appointment of a priest of their own nationality. Jacob Downing, aged fifteen years, who lind been employed a a pumper on an oil well on the Hutchison farm in Parker town ship, Hiltler county, was scalded to death by the blowing olT of n Ituo In tho boiler, no ir which lio wns sleeping. He attempted to crawl out of thn boiler bouse, but was too weak to do so. He was found before life was extinct! It Is estimated thnt it will require tho labor of I'.Kst men M years to extract ull tho coal from the territory between Itcyimldsvillo nnd Sykcsvillo, which Is now being opened till by Hell, Lewis V Yale. The coal is of siqierior quality, the vein ranging In thick ness from live to ten lect It will bo driwn out by electric cables, nnd the mines bril liantly illuminated by electric light. The So tnerset Couuly National Hank bus commenced business with a capital stock of something over ,' (. Tho following olll ccrs have been elusion: President, Captain C. J. Harrison; Vice President, Win. H. Frense; Cashier, Milton J. Pitts; Directors Hon. W. II, Ko'intz, Harrison Snyder, Jerome StntVt, John II. Snyder, Jonas M. Cook, Ji.sinli SHsdit, John StulH, Hon. Noah S. Miller, Joseph 11. Davis, Win. Kuds b y, Hon. Suniiicl Snyder. A tract of land near Cl.ivsville, consisting tif'.'tm acres bas been Ic iscd wit Ii an option tin the balance, comprising something over H 0 iii-res, by I'. F. Irwin. The operations an-to be coinmeuieil within 4o days from February In. Albert Andrews was sentenced at Hell fotitc to be haiwd for the murder of Clara Price, at Kurl In m-.o, nn November '.'7 last. Andrews evinced no emotion, and when asked if ho had anything to say wa silent. David W, Morgan lias been appointed postmu-tcr at Franklin. Capticn Thomas M. Fee, nf Contiellsville, has been appointed crier of Fayetto county court. John Ilislgsfm' 4'inontlis' nl. baby fell out of bed into a pail of water, at Frio and was drowned. Chain's llouring mill at I.ayton's station, was ilcst roved by lire, involving a los of libmit ;'.,nno. Flder David Wbilo, w ho died lit bis holm) ill Oak Forest, Uiectie county, bad prcarliisl the (iospel rcgii'arly for sixty years, and had preached several times within tho p:uit year. He was born iu ircene county . mid was a Coiitctnpiir.iry Alcxan ler ( 'ai.iplisll, whoso doctrine he adhered to. Willi the exception i.i' 1 1 ie liricl illicss whirli closed his lite lie bad never been suk three weeks all told. tfEWSY GLEANINGS. TlIK eilisl tool tnanufaclui-ei's have formed a tl il-l . A sk KitK .slit naiiist t he practice of duel ing has Ih'.-ii issued in Jaiiau. Tiik total revenue of France for ls'.i was t'.l l.'.'oo.oi"'. und the total eipimbt ures (r.'l,4isi,i. rii'.l.nMiKli droughts and frequent lire inn. In Cubit's sugar crop it very small into this season. A tiwki. will be contti-ui-t-d under the 1 'l.n a.. Kiver forty fi'.-t Is-loiv tho surface nt the water. Tiik Suiireiue I 'i.urt has allli unsl th u- -titiitioi.'ilily of the oaih proposeii to bo r.s. qllll'eilof Miil'UII.II Mit'-I's III blllllo. A .'Kvsi.s of the Americans residing in It. Tin. shows the number to In. now imm. Five years ago t here w.-i only Juin. A lilt. I. was lilt t-i I M I in the Culm bun I'lirliaiii'-iit toaiiolish French as the ollli-ial language in the northwest n-rritorics. Tiik imli'.iiul lli.iver campaign is llunllv over, and of all thn votes sent in seventy percent, were in favor of the golden rod. Tiik fii-.liioualili' exodus to Kurope is.. pen ing earlv this year, there already being a huge number of New Yorkers who have sailisl. i'iiiiv h-is I n adjudged a fuel bv n Wic litu 'ICan.i Justice, in a case of attach in. -lit for debt, audit was then dis-lar.-i I ex en. pt. Tiik new passport regulations that recently catuo into fori iu Kiixtiit oblige travi-lers (.. carry their photograph annexed In their passes. FlVK warships for I hit Turkish Navy hnve I i. In it in -I i-1 n. Constant inopie. One ol these w as a covet te, t hn were gnu boats, and one was a torpedo boat. Tiik Italian Ka-t African Company will nival. ie extensive (actnlies ami whiitevel e.tabliiiuici.ls iiiiiv 's lie 'cs.i.'iry lo worii gnat plantations in AlVn u. UiiVKIIM.II l.ownv, of Msssissippl, in hi recent message forcibly ris'ommeniU the Legislature to tuko steps to put ull end to the currying of coucculed m-iim.iis. Tiik exhibit of Aniei-icun Indian corn, that wa to have been given at the Puns Kx- ismiti.m, will take place at tho Ivliiiburgli vxinbiiion, which opens in May next. Tiik Miilgariau Uovernmont, displeusisl at tservia for declining to conclude u treaty of commerce, has decidisl to fortify thn Jlul gariun front ier along tin. valley of tlieTimok, itml is to coiiiuioiice works iiiim.sliately at S Hi. Im uud Coula. Tiik commit toe of the African AutSlavery Conl. -roll. -ii of Mrusselri, to which the subjis-t was referred, bos agreed Um.ii tho establish nient of measures of surveillance over the caravan routes in order to prevent tho over lun l trunsHirt of slaves. Fham-k produce! mutually Ju.Ooo.ikKl tons of oiul; Uiiriuuuy, 7n,000,il"i, and Kugland, pi,IKI0,lslt). File unmiul cunsiimptiou of KruncH amoutiu to 1'i'si s.iiuds for every iu babitunt; m tiermany, .'KSKI Hiunilh; iu Mel giiim, 4 J00 pounds; and ni Kughiud, IKjumls. FASniOXS FOR OEMLE-flE.f. Come daggestlnn for Heavy flwell. KEEN In th invisible dark shades will lie color per nintinntly seen iu tniisd suit I n g s and pr tig ovor ro.tiug. 'Ine desigiet of tine cloth fab rics seem to have in nil ei n concerted move to gii tbesn rich ami subdued color ing an oppor tunity to ovor. come the prejudice which hn heretofore) existed against them. In diagonal and In wi.bi walo goo.l for spring topcoat the dark-green shad ings nre quietly effective to a quite irie Slstilde degree. 1 he double-brensted long sa. k reefing jacket, made to fit loosely, is the bright particular hit of this sunsou in tho cloth ing business. Well-made trousers nro seen at tho r best under tho present accepted vogue a to incsiireinenls. he tendency townr.l thn absurd balloon levivnl ha been hap pily chocked. Tho correct trousers aro now cut reasonably snug about the Inn with straight fall nnd a alight sharp taper toward n point nt tho bottom. Aside from the crush hat. the lull silk stovepipe is tho only appropriate head gear to be worn with e eiiing dress. Swelldom will welcome tho opotn lid bnckng.in when the proper time arriM s, for the silk hat is, upon occasions, very much in the way nnd decidedly itu ou vctiioiit to innnnge. Soma of tho ultra swell will weir white waistcoat when the thoiuiomcli r is dona tie r freezing point. The mo. Ier.nl I washable, but infinitely warmer than thn summer textures. Tho figure. I waistcoat is thn one sop cast by the relentless fashion mol.lers this season to tho small army of inoti wit h re uly money to spend in costume, and possessing n well-defmcil penchant for tho natty and picturesque in dro. In tho variety of stylo and beauty of workmanship tho American innunfnc. tnrers of cutie nnd umbrellas lone; sin.-o distanced European con.pi titoi. '1 beso article como forth in woihIiouh multi plicity of design nt this period of tho your, and for serviceability those of tho best quality tuny be wair.iiited to stand all of tho test in contest with the l est cxninplo on which duty was cvor paid. As if to deprecate and iliscountenaiico tho wearing of tho high hat with the sack drew "coat, some of the leading swell havo taken to wcurin.' brown and light-colored Derby w il h tho garment. 'I his nttitudo makes the iissoi-iitt ion of tho lnu'li but uud swallowtail even morn distinctively correct, and furthermore nets us a foil to miy Hin-gi i inn of en croachment upon t he realm of tho skirt coat of full owning dress. A ('tin I'orly led I.ontr. The Spanish Uoverniticht, lietcriniiio.l lo ctnatu ip ate the country from its le pctiilctice upon foreign nations tor it mimitiotiH of war, lias of late years dis played ojreat enterprise in the c.-laMish-liicnt of wit iks for the Imildiii: of war shijis nml cannon. At Trill. in the (lovcnimctit lias crcclcil an immense concern for thn product iotl of heavy gnus, and is now about to put iu Siemens furnaces for the t-nstiuv; ol hiodi railc slccl for new ordnance. Anion' the onus lately turned out nt Trul.iu arc lour which form part of thn armament ol tin- new Spanish cruises IVIuyo. Of those two iiio -111 ton l'.i inch igutis ami two arc 11 inch oiiu. One of the ton nuns, shown in our i iiyrav ini;, was lately provcil. The ptojcctiUi um-iI wa of sled, weight lliiH pounds, tired with n cluir'o of 11" pounds pris matic powder, which o;iivc an initial velocity of 2HHI fi i-t per second and n pressure licit' ill,lHMI pounds per squarii inch. Tin- oiins arc built on the llonturla system. 'I'lic pencttatin;; power nt slmrl ratine i inches of wrought iron. Length of igiiu al.oilt Id feet. S-irntijit A ntt rim ii. The Pup. the Hii:;" nnd the Pit. I, t . ) .Ws rrss-ar ; ; , i ' e ,' ii - - v The Iluly ' IM like to know what iu that hut." i JMU h IE. I'r 41..' i '-Vs..f l t. The Puppy tn moincnf later) "S-si would I !" Juilije. - T)ieyi've named this pair Castor and Pollux. (Jrimstry Those aro bail names for horse. 'WhyP ' liccuuse Castor is apt to be shied.' Ice manufacturing- companies are lip pinning to spring up all over l'cuusyl-vaniu. ,- n vM Rs i.L i '.to-sa ( !.? j ; i i i . i h s r t i ci ' st. -i ttS - - ' . V.I-TIT i s t.Hf , ' 'TIS-
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