j Fold times recalled kod." Psaira xxxix., o. if Is David, the psalmist, with th B Btsssiiros or uxuon lor In sUminUoeneea. tm ue Old Bom ana jtointr. ..V fore- Lr of his right hand against hts tnple, floor hnt against the world, ee-ft1 f,.miltlon. And It would be mf tor n ike the me posture often, a m ine i sgslnst the world while waafdow In ,t solitude to contemplate, small island off the coast I ee passed hlmlh In dollghtlul olltudeJtor I had Ived tht I would have one W ' entire I tofor I entered upon aatiP'nal work night to havo spent the day fr laving out lor Christian work, but int"ad of that fame a day t tender ismseonoe, I iwed my pastorate. I iho hands with Id departed irlend, whom I 'hall greet n when the curtains of 1'" nre lifted, lays of mjf boyhood eene back, and I in years o( aire, anil I wa and I waa 'here waa but one hou on the inland, vet from "ahlsub. dajreak, when the chant woke me. until tM evening melted I lie bay, from ahore tO'horo there were 0 memories, and the proves were a-hum roicesthat had long go ceased. nth Is apt too munh f apend all It time uklng forward. Old g la apt too much tend all It time la looking backward, ije In midlife and on the apex look both It would be well for u, I think, how- to Mnd more time in reminiscence, le constitution of our nature we apend (of the time looking forward. And the i)ority of people lire not ao much in ipswnt n in the future, I find that you 1 to make a reputation. You mean to lish yourself, anil the advantage that Vxpect to achieve abeorb a (Treat deal inr time. Hut I ice o harm In thl if s not make you dlscontended with the ant or disqualify you tcr existing duties. a useful thing sometimes to look hack Jo see the danger we bare escaped, and the sorrow we have suffered, and the I and wanderings of our earthly pll hee. and to eum up our enjoyments. I f Anted any of thea duties? ft rour home at ' i . . . .. . . .wn io you aa it usen to oer Hare trios a Bniioipminna men prraiinaar ton neip you ' fl to-day In yonr solemn remlnlaeenoe and let 111 merer fall upon your eoul If your klnd neaa ha been ill requited 1 Ood hare merry on the parent on the wrinkle of whose faoe ia written the story of a ehlld'a eln I Ood hare mery on the mother who In addition to her own pnnirt ha the pang? of a child In iquity t Oh, there are many, many aad sound In thl aad world, but the aaJdeet sound that to ever heard ia the breaking of a mother' heart ! Are there any here who re member that In that home they were unfaith ful? Are there thoae who wandered off from that early home and loft the mother to die with a broken heart? Oh, I stir that rem Inleeenoe to-day t I find another point In your Ufa hlatory. You found one day you were In tha wron road t you could not sleep at night. There waa Jut one word that seemed to sob through your banking; houae, or through your offloe, or your shop, or jour bedroom, and thnt word wa 'eternity." You nld i "I am not readr for It. O kd. hare rner-y!" The I,ord heard, reaeerame to your heart. You remember how your hand trembled aa rou took tha cup of the holy communion. You remember the old mlnleter who eonaecrtted It. and you remember the church omolnla who carried It through the slain. You re member tha old people who at the clone of tba serrics took yonr Imoi In fielra in con sratulatlns; sympathy, n mu-h a to iy, "Welcome home, you lo.it prodlgi)," and thouah thoie hnmla hare all wlthrnd away that communion Rnhbath le renurr-H-te.1 to day. It I resurrected with all It prayer and sonm and tears and sermon and trans lluratlon. Hare you kept those rows? Hars you been a backslider? Ood help you I This ilny kneel at the foot of mercy and start attain for heaven. Mart to-day a you started then. I rouse your soul by that renilnlnente. Hut I mut not spend any mnri of my time ( to-day, to far a (lod may hlp me, to p V'r memory of the piiet, so that in lvl. you may lie encouraged and hum- err i a ehapof in Floiince with a freeo aido. It was covered up with two y of stucco until our American and xnn nrtlet went there and after lon unoved the oorerlnir and nHraoed the . And I am aware that the memory of i.t. with many of you, 1 all covered up 0.000 obliteration, ami I propose thl iu, to fur an the Lord mny help me, to .way the covering, that the old picture .hiue out a -alu. ant to hind In one sheaf all your pnst itinfin. and I want to bind in another nil your pnst s'lvorsltles. It Is a prec- hnrveet, and I muM be cautlou bow I U the scythe. lonii the :rutpt ailvautuii'-'s of your Lite wns au early home and it nirround- The bail men of the day. for the mort din tiinlr heated Dlons out of the fntr spring of sn unhappy home. We not surptined that Byron's heart was n e. iitratloa of sin when we hear that hi Ui-r was alMiidomtl and that she made ft id hi Infirmity and often called blm lame brat." He who lias vlclotu parents i to tluht every inoh of hi way If he ld msjitaln hi Integrity and at last 111 the home ol the Rood in heaven, krhup your early horpe was in the city, y have been in tha days when Canal It, Nrw York, wua far up town. Thnt old le in the city tnity have been demolished tanged Into store, and it seemed like tto to you, for there was mors meaning t plain bouse, in that small bouse, than in a trranlto mansion or a turreted rnl. I,ookinff back this morulnir. rou the bf tbor and sisters, perhaps Ions; tfherml Into the r VJes. then plottluK ,lf on tl e tloor oriw .rrthe table i your I with a Urm voice commanding sllenoe, anted hn If a minute. I those ' i-ero Rood (Jays! If you had loot bur , your mother always had a dug sulv to heal it. If you were god In th.Vlreot. your father was always f to protct you. Tho year waa one d of frolic. nil nilrth. Your greatest ol" w.is an Anrll shower, more sunshine I shower. T'v heart had not been rau sd ly trou'inri, nor bud tcknwt broken an I no lumb I b:id n wnrmi-r shecpfold Uj the ho:ne n which your childhood .le.'. t srlmps you were lirom;lit up iu the coua u You stand now to-iluy In memory under Old tree. You cluSbed It lor fruit that pot iiite ripe U-eume you could not I uny ioiiger. You hear the brook rumli Hlou over the pebble. You Htf p H'iiln tti lurrow where your father in hi t sleeve shouted to the lazy oxen. You tten the swallows from the rafter of the B iiiid take just oni VKK and silnuee your avienec l.y siiying they will not iiiIhh It. take a drink attain out of tho very bucket I the old well fetched up. You ifo for the 4 tit night and tin I them wagging their tl through tho burs. Oftt!:n in the isty and busy struct you wish you were ate attain on that cool groan or iu the hull the farinhoute, through which there wan breath of new mowu iiuy or the blossom buckwheat. I on may bave In your windows nowlicautl- plant and flower brought Ironi'ueros fcseiui, but not one of thmn stirs in your hi so much uharin and memory as the obi l uinl the yellow suullower that stood itluul ulong the gur.lm walk sad the for imcnot playing bide and k mid the ig grusa. The father, who uM to como kiiuburucd from the Meld and sit down on doorsill and wipe the sweat trom his w, may have gone to bli everlasting rest. ie mother who used to sit at the door u lie bent over, cup and Hi.ectacles on, her ie mellowing with the vleUxiltudes of mny tin", may buve put down hi r gray head on pillow in the valley, but forget that bou,u ii never will. Iluvo you thanked (iod lor it? Havo yoi lieiirseii all those blessed re nluiHcenue' fi. thank Hod for a Christian brher. Thank in going over the advantage of your life. I iunt put them all In one great sheaf, and I lnd them np In your memory with on Ion I harvest song, such a reaper sing. I'ralse the Lord, ye bloo I bought mortal on earth ! I'ralse the Lord, ye crowned spirits of heaven! Hut some of you have not always had a smooth UK Home of you are now In the shadow. Others had their trouble years ago i rou are a mere wreck of what you onee were. I must gather up the sorrows of your pset life, but how shsll I do It? Yon y that I Impokslble, a you have had somatiytmuhlc mi. I adversities. Then I will just mko two, th first trouble and the Inst trouble. Anil when yon ure walking along the street and there ha been music In the distance you unconsciously llnd yourselves keening tn to the music, so when vou started life vour very life wo a musical tlmcbeiit. The air was full of lor and hilarity. With the briitht. clear or. run made the boat skip. You went on. nnd life grew brighter, until after awhile suddenly a voice from heaven said, ''Hs.lt !" And you halted. You grew pole. You oon.'ronted your llrst sorrow. Y'oii had no Ideu thnt the flush on your child s cheek was an unhealthy flush. tou aid it cannot be anything serioue. Iiuatli In slippered feit walked round about the cradle. You did not hear the trend, but after awhile the truth flashed on you. You walked the floor. Oh. It you could, with your strong, stout hand, liavu wrcu'ilicl the chlbl from the d-etroycr! You went to your room, nod you sMd : "Ood, save my child ! (lod, sav my child !" The world seemed going out iu lnrkne, Y'ou S lid, "I cannot bear it, I ciuinot bear It P" You felt as If you could not put the lashes over the bright eyt i never to so them again sparkle. Oh. If you could have taken that little one In your arms and with It , leaped into the grave, bow gladly you would hive done It ! Oh, If you eoul 1 bit your property go, your house, your land ami your storehouse go, how gladly you would nave allowed them to depart if you could only have kept that one treasure ! But ono Uny there arose from the heaven a chill blasrV that swept orer the bedroom, and InatantM all the light went out, anil Pennla looked down, and they saw it Wit snir a few fee rlnen and a few feet wWe. bnt to yoo ft waa a chasm down which went all your nope ani an yonr experwunn. Tint obeer up In tha name of the Lord Jasua Christ, the comforter. He Is not going tr forsake yon. Did the Lord take that child out of jrour arms? Why. He la Rotng t shelter it better than yon eonld. He Is going to array It In a white robe and giro It a palm branch nn1 Bare It all ready to greet von at vonr coming home. Blessed tha broken heart tbnt J reus heal. Blessed tha Im portunate cry that Jeans compassionate. Blessed tha weeping eya from which the soft hand of Jesus wipe away the tear. 8om years ago I was sailing dowa the Rt. John river, which Is the Rhine and tha Hud son commingled In one scene of beauty and grandeur, and while I wa on the deok of tha steamer a gentleman pointed out to ma tba place of Interest, ami ha said, "All mis is lnterrsl land, and ft Is the richest land In all tho provinces of New Brunswick and Nov rvotin," "What," wld I. "do you mean by interval land?" "Well," ha said, "thl land is sub merged for a pat ' the year. Spring freshet comedown, and all those plains nra overflowed with the water, and tha water leaves a rich deposit, and when the waters are gone tha harvest spring up. and there the grandest henret that was ever reaped. ' And I Instantly thought, "It i noi me height of the church and It I not the height of thl world that are the scenes of the great est prosperity, but tha sol orer which the flood of sorrow hare gone, the soul orer which the freshet of tribulation have torn their way. that yields the greatest fruit of righteousness, and the largest harvest for time, and the richest for eternity." B'.ees Ood that your soul is Interval land. But these reminiscence reach only to this morning. There Is only oaa more point of tremendous remlnlnoeneos, and that I the last hour of life, when we have to look or-r all our past evttenc". What a moment that will be I I place Napoleon dying rsm lnlceneo on 8. Helena beside Mrs. Judson's dvlng reminiscence In the harbor of M. Helena the same aland -30 years after. Napoleon' dvtug reminiscence wa one of d dlrliim as lie exclaimed, "Head of the army!" Mrs. Judson's dying mmlnuvenee, as she enme home from her missionary toll ami her life of self saerillee for Ood. dying In the cabin of the ship in the harbor of Ht. H il.ina. wa. "I always did love tho l,or I Jesus Christ." And, then, the historian says, she fell Into n sound sleep for an hour and woke amid the song of angels. I place the dying remlnlsconi-e of Augustu Casar against the .lying reminiscence of the Apostle 1'aul. The dying reinlnlcence ol Augustus t'ipsar was, aildresing his atten dants, "Have I played my part well on the st.ige of life?" nnd thev unswero 1 In the af firmative, and he said: "Why, then, don't you applaud me?" The dying reminisccnca of rani tho Apostle wis: "I have fought a good tight. I have finished my course, I have kept tho faith. Henceforth there Is laid up for me a crown of rlghteousiii-se, which the Lor I. the rUlitoiis Judge, will give mo iu that day, mid not to me only, but to all them that love His appearing." Augustus Cntr died uml I pomp nnd grout surrounding. l'aul iiltere.l his dying remltilscenoo looking up through the r lof of a ilungeon. Ood grunt tlmt our dying pillow may be the closing of a useful Hie an 1 tho opening of a glorious eternity. SUNDAY SCHOOL LISBON IrOH SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 Paul Bsfors Fallx,- Aots xl., 10 86 uoiaen Text: X Cor. L, IS. Commsntsry. there was darlkneas thick, murky, inipeue- i .Tealiout to put that oup to your tx,lfi si d. "Let. U. Jaas." and forthwith aa'bv , n'i angel. "u.Mut into .purTIand. It uwr2t?UEof(liod conso- lon. And as vou have sometimes lifted 1 head of a wounded soldier and poured ne Into his lips, so Ood put HI left arm ii r your nviaa, an i wuu hi rignt nuud i pours Into your Hp -he wine of Uis oom- rt and His consolation, uai you looked lit e empty oradl aud looked at your broken art, and you looked at tha Lord's clias. tlsemetit, aud you said, "Even so, Father, f.jr so it seurr.etn good In Thy sight. 1 Ah, It I your llrst trouble. How did you ujet over It? tio 1 combined you. You have leen a bettor m.m ever since. Y'oa hare been a better woiuau ever since. In the iur of the J closing gate of the soptilrher you heard the cianging oi me opening gate or heaven and you felt un lrresUtntile drawing heavenward. You bavu been purer and boiler of heart ever inee that night when the little ono for the last time put It nr.ns around your neck nu 1 said : "(iood night, pnp.i. Ooo I night, lliaiiiniH. Meet me In heaven," But I must come on down to your '?iler sorr.iw. What was It? lYrhup it w.is sick lews. The child's tread on the stair or in' tick of the watch on the stand dlsturo you. Tlirough the long, weary day you counted lh.i figure on tno carpet or the flower In the wall paper. Oh, tho weariness and ex haustion! t)h. the buruing pung ! Would iiodltweM morning, would tio. I It were nigl.t. were your frequent cry. But you ure ;'ticr perhaps even well. Have youthanke 1 lol th.it to-day you can come out iu the fresh i.lr that you are In this place to hear God's nan e, an I to slug (lod's praise, and to im pi' Mi. mI's help, aud to uak Ood's forglve m ' liles the Lord who heuletli all our ises aud reileometh our live from de- iijii. rhaii your last sorrow vif a financial i.rr,ttmetit. I congratulate some of you An L'mppror at the l'luw. In order to cinphasizo tho itui ort iinee of tho cultivation of the suit and to luoiiiiriiK'H hi subjects to follow agricultural pursuits, tho Emprror of Chiuiv Bometimea perfnrius certain rites at tha "Emporor'a Field" ntnl roi'b through the form of plowing ntnl other work of the husliauilrasu. Ono ilay recentljr tho Emperor art out lit daybreak from his j alaoe, with a nn ineroua a-' luaguiflefnt train of lhera. Before breakfast conrtierr ' . he V.rr ana i. , thanksgiving il . .A . " t w Vila Burtiivs w j r --,cln,UVVV- JoH to offjr up bis 1 -acrifloea.l After changing his riVeiw, the morniug ro past waa serveil, at tho end of which the Emperor proceeded to the field, at the four corners of w hich were erected four pavilions, where tho Heeds of wheat and other cereuls were placed. In tho center were number of ma nifloently attired courtiers, each hold ing aloft a mauy-colored H113, while on the aide of tho passage were acorea of aged and white-haired farmers, each having in Lis hund some agricultural implement. l'lucing his left baud 011 tho plow uud holding the whip in hi right hand the Emperor beuu the ceremony of the occasion. l.y preur raiigeuient the oflieer did their al lotted share, homo wielding tho is-gri-cultural implements, while others scat tered Heeila out of tho basket tut if sowing, while the Emperor wn lmaied with tho plow, which was hitched to n ricmy caparisoned luiiiuck iimpeil in yellow nnd led by two of tho Emper or's body guards. On tho Emperor liuitihiug hm round at the plow tho tbreo princes were ordered to go tlirough the performoiice, nnd r.fter them uiue high courtiers had their turn. Pull Mall Uudget. tlx str' I em oii.ii ur lucrative profeHsiou or occunutlou. ou iTnatu apparel, ou a commodious reei deiife everything you put your hund to seed,-, to turn to gold. But there are other of yi who are likethe ship ou which l'aul st.illet where two sous met, and you are broli by the violence of the waves. By au unaityed Indorsement, or by a conjunction o iiiir.-Heen events, or by tire or storm, orn seiiselV-i p.inlc, you have been flung head long. iit where you once dispensed great chiiriti) now you have hard work to make 1 for u Christian mother. Th.nk Ood for the W'"iid meet. ..-.I.. il..Uti.n,liiFiit wMi.h vmt tv.r.k 11 I V O i ill furi-iitt en tn t h :i n b tli I ....t- .ight to kmsd. Thank Ood for an i-arlyd la "tprospenty, and that through your ni.r ws.e oi you nave ina io investment Ih m wll continue after the last bank of iis worlahas exploded und the silver uud jl'l are uiltcn iu llrcs of a burning world? Vvc voU.imld all your lossc and dls ?our- n n's, orgot that there wa bread on r t iliie his morning ami thut thero shall l sh.-.ltei tor your lieail (ro.n tliestor n. nnlrin-re linir for your luug and blood for yoiniii-urt id light for youroyu aud a gla.l uudyoriou- aud trluiuphuiit religiou for yoiirVnil.' I eriiiiis yor lusr trouble w.li ii hcrcitve. II Bri"tiau home. ii bring to mind another passage it thehls jry ot your llfu. Tne day come w len you 1 up your uwn houshold. Tho days passed tug in quiet blessmlne. Your twali lat nt i' table morning and night ami talketovor bur plan for the future. Tho most simlll int htYalr In your llfu became the subji-t of tutuul consultation aud advisjment. 'ou fere o happy yuirfelt you never could h ) IV Illippler. v ioiiMdaya dark cloud hovered over yo rrodl'.inr. aud It uot darker and darker. Bv i lut cl that cloud the shining messenger o 1 "iciii.vi imneirt which iu childhood wa rod descended to Incarnate an immortal yoar rigc. (jo pureiital heart, and which bint. Two little feet started on an eternal a sore of the quickest sympathy turnny. uud you were to lead them. A gum ever ""Ji. hauddunly heeome silent for- ..i. ui.iiiiotiiues wneuuver iu suj- 'en ana'H mceud without deliberation you i), i wn k in tun mother," the thought who on ;ou, I have no mother." Or the f.her. witl vob less teud-r. but nt heart a e.nt aim oUl watoliful of ull your wi-s, exulUut tr your suncuss wltuout ag mu 'i, ullough the old people do "'V arusoives i taken awsy fir, ttusti in heaven's coronet, and you to lish II. Kterual age of light und dark- is wutchlug the starting out of a uuwly ented being. lou rejoiced aud you trembled at the ru- 'Oiisllilllty that Iu your possession au Im- nai treasure wo pluued. iou prayeaand Joicod, uud weld and wondered, and prayed id rejoiced, and wept and wondered. You ere earnest in supplication trial you mignt nd it tlirough life into the kingdom of Ood. flioru wa a tremor In vour earnestness. here wa a double Interest about that home, here wu un additional interest why vou liould stay there and be faithful, and when U a few months vnnr hmi&n oriu filled with lie music of the child' laughter you were ruck through with the fact thut foil had a supeuuous missiou. Uuvcyou kept thut ow? Have you no- UlUSre 1 n,,r rmmnmiinn in ilia shailol yodr loysml orrowvs taken. Icav. lug ft heart an oiruln. where the ill wlu.ls blowerawide Mdornos of desolation, thesuls of. tue Hurt driving aero the piano vloh once bum6il like the garden of Ood. Id Abraha mourn for Harah at the cuvtf Muehpeu. (loni Hloutf your pathinis, sudduu.rijjht before you w.w Hardships of Lite In llin 1'olur Region. Tho wholo region ia one of severe cold, acd the sen is froen for tho greater part of the year, land nnd wstor becoming almost indistinguish able, but for tho iiicessint movement aud drift of the hcii ice, siiya MeCluo'a Magazine. Iu summer tho sea ice breaks up into Hoes which mny drift away by tho wind against the shores of continent or island, leaving lane of open water which a shift of wind may change nnd close in an hour. Icebergs launched from tin- glacier of tho land also drift with the tide, current and wiud through the more or or less opeu water. Possibly ui, houic times the pack mny open uud n clear waterway run through to the pole, nnd old whaler tell of ninny u your, wheu they believed that ii few days' ht ;'uui ing would currv them to the end of tho world, if they could have seized tho opportunity. At other time route truversed in safety time after time may bo effect ively closed for years, and all nd vance burred. Food in the form of seals) or walrus in tho open water, reindeer, musk iu, polar bear or birds on the land, may often bo procured, but theso sources cunuot be relied upon. Advuuco northward may be mado by water in n ship, or by dog-sledge, or on foot, over the frozen snow or ie . Each method ha great drawbacks. Advance by sea is atoppod when tho young ice forms in utitumu, aud land advance ia hampered by the long Arctic night which enforces month of inaction, more try in 3 to health and spirits thuu the aevcroiit oxertioa. . "Thrm Tani, after that th goremnf nau u" "ni unto mm tospeak, answered " Last week we left Paul about to address th li tTom th "astle stairs just after his arrest. The next day he Is brought before the Jewish council, but both the address from tha stairs and hla word before the sound! caused ueh an uproar that the chief captain had to rescue and ears for him. The next night the Lord atood by him and strength ened him (chanter still., 11). Then becaus of a plot to kill hlrn he Is sent nnder a strong escort to Osarea. In this bwson he Is be. fore the governor Felix, and also tha high priest and elders who have come from Jeru islein to appear against hlra. They hav Just acmned him, and now he la about to answer for hlmse'f. 11. "There are yet but twelve days sine I went nn to Jerusalem for to worship." Th story of this Isiok then from chapter sxl,, 15. to thin event occupied but 13 day, but how full they were fur Paul? Consider the last 1'J hours of the Lord Jesus ere He was nailed to the cross, how much they meant to Him, and how large a portion of each gospel Is taken tip with the record. Whether our hours or day mean much or llttlo let all be for Him, 12. "And they neither found me in 1h temple disputing with nny mnn. neither raising up the people, neither in the svnv goguis, nor In the city." Ho thst their n'eeu. nations, even though made by Orator Ter tullus, were all lb. It is very trying tube publicly accused of things of which you are perfectly Innocent, but it is very glorifying to (iod If one can be patient under such clr- cumstance 1 1 ret. II., IV llv., 141. 13 "Neither can they prove the thing whereof thev now accuse me." Only Ib saud not a particle of foundation. But so It was with Jesus Himself, ami He answered noth ing (Mark xv.. 8 51, giving us sn example m to how we ought to act. It I well sometimes to be a deaf and dumb (IN. xxxvllt., 1.1. 141. 14. "So worship I the Ortd of my fathers, believing all things which un written In the law and in the prophets." And yet that wa minted herrsv because he believed the word I of Ood rather than man s Interpretation thnt word. In some niiartt'r it is coiiiited a kind of heresy to so believe in these ilnvs, I ut we are surely stlfe In following Him who said, All things must bo fullllled which Were written In the law of Moses, end in the prophets. And in the Psalm concerning Mo." 15. "Anil have hope toward Ood. which they themselves also allow, that there shall Is" a resurrection of the dead, loth of the Just and unjust.'! Koine of the most im portant Old Testament text on the resur rection are Job xix., XV7, margin ;Isa. xxvl., ID: Ho, vl., ii. ntnl Han. xll., 2. IU. "And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense to wnrd (iod nnd toward men." Believing and teaching thut all the saints shall meet tin Lord in the air nnd bo at the Judgment neat of Christ (I The. Iv., Hi, 17 1 Itniii. xlv.. m II Cor. v., 101 to lie Judged for their W"rk-i l'aul sought so to live that iu that dnv lit works might not be 1 un.e 1 up or di - ip proved (1 ( or. ill.. IS ; ix., U7. It. V). 17. "Now niter many year 1 came to brum alms to my Nation and olTrlng." A-i from Autioch (chapter xl., il'J, 30), so from other places the salut sent thank offerings to .Icr :salein, for If Jerusalem scut them t'm i;oud news ot Jesus, the Messiah, It wa but rigid thnt they should renu mber the saints thern in temporal gifts. 18. "Wuereuiion certain Jew from Asi found mri uriflcd In the temple, neither with multttuUi or with tumult." There was no ground for hie arrest except their hatred ot the man and his teaching. Ills tenoning wot inili, D.j.:..S,Mf nwtA hrt-rtllv l,,.tltr...t t. Zth d Jesus Himself (chapter xvlil., a, v1. .... ,i m l.il. at, Jhitt tl iixkitrml wj rxuJ 1 a lrttre.1 of Ood and His tr"th. Our com fo i is ma, if faithful to Him, wo must ex pi fcllovsblp In His surfVrings (Luke x., Kynhn v.. M). '.. "nio Ought to have been here befor1 theoaed objei i f they Hi t aught ngaius1 me.1 Knowing they c old prove uothiugi they tnought Issst i,0( to eppear. in view ol eternity and the J11, lament seat, wdiut solid comfort there Is In th.. words, "If Ood be tot us. who cun lie agsinst us?" "Who sl'nll lay anything to the charge of God's elect" (Koiu. viii.. ; I. 2;)Y JO " Or else let these same here say If Ihci have fniind nny evil doing in 1110 while) stood before the council." ills appearance before tho council nnd the happenings ther are rccordud In chapter xxiil.. 1 ID. It w.i thut siiiue night that the Lord appeared to tl i in and strengthened blm (verse II) so ther could have I .lien nothing displeusmg to the Lord in his conduct. 21 "Kxcept it Im for this one voice, thut 1 rried. standing ainoiigthei.i. Touching the resurrection of the dead 1 am called In iiies. tb in by you this day." H.m chapter xxlll., Ii. It wa- this buying before the council wldchsct I'barl-ee and hadducers against each other, so Hi. iti the chief captain had to rescue Paul fro n t 1111. flow u Krcut truth like the two resuirl itinns or the coming of the Lord Will et rdlglous people nvHiii-t each other. 'ii. "When Lysias, the ehlei cnptalii, shall t'oine down, 1 will ki 'iw the uiter.nost nt your mutters." It is a great comfort to tho true child of Ood to know that (Iod Is thor oughly acquainted with the uttermost of all Ills mutter. H.i knows us even to the iuiug limtioii of the thoughts of our lieurts 1 lieu, vl. 5 . 1 Cbrcu. xxvlil., lo. He also sees tho n l Irotn the beginning and will perfect all that cnueerueth us (Isn. xlvi., 10; is. .xx wiil., H). "And he roiniuandcd a centurion to to p Taul uud to let Mill have liberty." So It whs with l'aul repeatedly (chapters xxvll., J' vill., 10 1. hue In this tho power of iiod thut He! servant might have greater op portunity to testily of lllin. "The eyes ot the Lord run to and iro throughout the wholeearthtoshowHiMis.tif strong on be half of tho3 whose hu irt lire perfect toward Hun." '21. "He sent for Taul and heard him eon. C -ruing the fnittt In Christ." Tide opportu nity was perhaps giveu for tho f iko of lru illn, luit ueynuy l'aul miiht have rejoiced In the privilege of toiling again the story of the ( lin-t who r.iet IiIt 011 the way to Ihiiiiiis ys and gave blm forgiveness of sins and fleriiiil redemption (cds .Mil., .), 'i'J ; lich. i.v.. I'Ji. 'Jj. "Jle rsnsoiii'd of righteousness, teni l nei.'e and judgment I 1 come." In the j oncr of tlm spirit l'aul spokenf Jesus iislhu' oTily rigliteouniii'ss lor thesune r iltiun. x., II, 4 I the liiiiliitcstiitinii of that i lLthteoil-ui ks in t", life of the believer, iIiiiii. viii., 4 : Til us Ii.. 1'J), und the certainly of our iippearlin lT(T'iesu Christ m ,uir Jiiil.'ii ' A ds xvli.; 1)1 1. I'cllx was evidently moved, but. said; "Sot l:uw." i.i won Helper VO CONSOLATION rou Tlin't. "I.cf liquor uloiiu and it won't bu.-( rou," nys the wise fool. Hut tho sailors wli I formed a Oood Templar lodge on board tee Victoria were sent to a w.it'-ry death by the reckless ad of a drinking cominnuder' and their mother, wives nnd children will in rivc very little coiisolat iou out of tho wise loot's wyiug. The Voice. TrMPCBAtfeE Mtor,nr.ss ix inti. Thero are over twenty thousand mmnlieri in the Army Temp.ir'iucj Asso iution of India. Till i nearly one-third ot the whole strength of tho lirltisli force serving in India. At Hiugupore, where intoxicating drink are cheap uud particularly injurious, there are ono hundred artilleryiucu out of a total strength of two hundred. Kucli sign of progress In tha temperance cause uinoiig soldiers must be gratifying to the more lar. seeing of English tute;ueu. Now Vork Observer. RELIGIOUS READING. N aot riACTtrcL? now (treat Is his lieauty?" Zrcit. It. 17. "Mother," said little Fanny to her mamma, as the wa sitting In her lap one evening, "Is Qol beautiful?" "Yes my child," replied the mother. Ood cur father Is verv beautiful." "How docs he look?" replied Fsnny. The mother drew back the curuln and told little 1'snnv to liwk out at the sky. "Yce." she snbl, "those bright oolored clouds, and thus others that look like hexle ot roses, and thnt shining white one how beautiful and bright they all lie together, and above them Is a grout dark purple one with nil rer edge. I it not very beautiful?" "Yes. mother." "Ami what makes them beauUful?,, "I do not know." "It in the brightness of the sun which yon can not see, because he I sunk down In tha ky 1 you do not see the sun, but you see how beautiful be mnkc the clouds, nnd you know that ho la brighter than they are. Ho you can not see Ood, but you see a great many bright and lovelv thing that ho has made, and you know that he is more bright and lovely than any ot them." Then Fanny's mother's took a fair white Illy from tho vase and bad her look ut the leave 1 see how they are an made ot uttio lrlght shining grams. "Yes," snld Funny, "they look like little white grain of snow, and how sweet U la, "Htill mother, you do tot tell me bow ho looks?" "Do yon remember, Fanny, how lieantlful you thought the moon wa the other night when you raw her looking into your win dow?" 'Oh ves. mamma, but docs God look like thm ........ V'' beautiful "No. my child. Ood is far more than the moon !" "Docs he look like the blue sky when It Is full of stars, mother?" "No, dear child, Ood is more !suutiful than til clear sky nnd the stars." "Oh, mother, I saw a ralnliow the other dnv, it was the nest beautiful thing I ever saw. Does Ood look like the rainbow ?" 'No, my dear child, Ood Is far more beauti ful thuu tin) rainbow, u thousand Urn is morn beautiful." "Mother, our garden Is full of flowers, are there uny of them as beautiful as (iod Is Oh mother, some ;f our ll iwcrs ar. verv beautiful." "No, my child, Ood Is more beautiful than alt the Mowers ymi ever saw." "Mother, I wind to nr Ood." Said little Funny j "will uii body ever sc.- hlrn?" 'rice here," replied her ii ' ther, opening the Testament, "wliul our dear S:ivi e;r says :" "llli-esed iiie the ynre ia Aui7, for they sl'nM iwr fV,f." "M'dber, a n 1 pure In heart V" "No," rei he, 1 her luuther, "you are not und I nu not." "And shall wc never see ( toil, lhen,tiiother, can't we grow to be pure?" "Ii ar child," said her mother, "our kind fimlour loft his heavenly home nnd came to live in our world, to make us (Hire In heart, thtil wc might see (iod, and all those wdio love and trust in him arc made pure, so that they I can sisi blm," "How d i he make u pure?" ' ity loving us, and teaching us to love him, (ill we learn to love all that he luves, nnd to hide nil that lie bates, and then when we die ho takes us t ) Ids own beniitif-.il homo, niu) there we arc never tempted to sin nny more." "Oh Jesus," snld the little girl earnestly, "love ms uo, mid makeine pure in ln:irt."' ABC von A WONtiEIl? The sweet singer of Israel -the man so sin Jjitlnrly exulted by Providence nnddlstingiiish. ed by grace forsak''i" I. pu!ms, lleeing from the city, ll"clidir "livot, weeping as he Went, patiently he curses of Uhlui- el say ol hiuist. ', 7) "I am as a wonder un, uuit.v. llie prophet and elou men of o "men nlidorcd at." Men liebeld U lichee' iiiu'er uhftoll'oliJI, tfii'ir ' persevuraiiue amid dlllleultlcs, their m al In seasons of de clension, their constancy aud fortitude under fsirsoeutlon, their blnmolcs sucss in life, aud heir holy Joy In death, and wondered ut them. John the Ilnptlst wa wondered at the Lord of life nnd glory In his walks of humil iation und suffering, and reiToach and dentil, wns wondered at tho discde of Oamallcl, cotnbsiceiiilliig to unite w ith the followers of the Niur.nreiie, and devoting bis talents to the promulgation of tho doclrinc of one who suffensl un igiiominoiis death in Jerusalem was often wondered id. Hindi was Henry Martyn, and Harriet New ell, In modern times have been wondered at. Any one, Indeed, w ho cordially embrace; the do. trine of the Cross, consecrating bis time, talent and iullueiice to the upbuilding of u kiiigi'-du "which Cometh in t with oh crviitli.it," Is a w. iu!' 1 iint i many. Many who are among the professed follow ers o Ji slis, however, llio Hot subject o wonder, 'i'lieir conversation differs little from that of tln world j tin y H.'i-m as much engaged in tho pursuit ol worldly aggrandize, incut as any ; they arc as much devoted to vain pleasure us ever- their lives resemble that of the multitude around thmu. Follow disciple! o men plainly discern 11 distinction between the life v.hli ii you now live, and that before you I amn a Christian? Atul line the distinction Lccou.o so innrked, that yon are wondered ut? Are you inK In tho midst of unconverted friend's, exposed daily to annoyances und hindrances, mid I rour meek and quiet spirit, your holy, steady, cliristiuu life wondered at? If those who endeavor to llvo godly in Christ Jesus, are a 'wonder un'o many' now. It is only for u season ; a day is coming when 'fools for Christ's sake' w Hi' bo accounted the only wle persons in the world, ltej.deo. then, though your liiiino Ui cast out as evil ; for jours is the kingdom of Heaven. If tho eye of uu impeiiiti'iit fri"iid rests on theso Hues, permit me to say that the language of iho l'snlinlst may bo ein'ployisl by you. "Well does it become you to say, I am 11 won der unto many." The angels wonder nt you ; all holy Isdngs wonder ill you; your pious friends wmidcr ut you. They wonder thut you choose the wuy to death; they wiunlco that you devote your time and your talents to the acquisition of that v.lil-h cannot prollt; they Wonder to see you llvim; without Ood, without hope, without prayer, without par don, without Christ, without Heaven. Con tinuing in your present course, you will lev. er cense to be a wonder. The devoted chriM ian, it Is true, may be a wonder, but only for a few days, lie is not ti wonder in Heaven. Would you not rather, if the choice ,e such, bo a wonder for 11 w hil" here, and b" among the wise, ''who shell shine a-tic flnnaau nt, ntnl the stars fur uur uud ow:. N-iw ior i'rusbvuiiuu. THIS LII'S IS WINNiMi MH'l.ft. Tho sn ssful soul winner n let hnvo a special quality ill his speech, a power of sidritual impression that 110 elocutionist or rhetorician can leach. Jesus hud ft. Whlln thorn was probably nothing specially imp res sivo iu Ills personal appi ariinee it seems that when Ho Hpokn there w. is thai w hich people noticed ut once, und at which they marveled (Luke iv, 'J; John viii, 4ii). A mtso of un old song which wns in. t understood until Jesu amn well describes it. "(iruce is poured Into thyllps. "IN. xlv, 21. The soul winner that uus giu jelu Lislli s Is iuu- b like IU ilu. ler. He will need the grace of n gentle speech. It is u delicate mutter to unveil faults and sins. Our sins ure our own. They beur c ur personality stain pud upon them. If wu touch a person in Ids fault or sin, wo touch bim in his sense of individual freedom. We seem to arrest hlrn. Wo do it, however, in order to freo and heal him. It must therefore be deno gently, us u shepherd tenderly aud llrmly puts his bands ou a lamb in a thorny bush, purl ing the branches carefully lest ho should wound uud tear afresh. Grace in our Hp will cleanse from anger, bitterness, impatience, latent contempt and from a tone of biting urlUoUm. lltav. ti. J Cook in Uolduu liule. TEMPERANCE. a ITTTLie TmrtfAKri mtt. Ye, I'm a little temp -ruis man. Not very big or old , tut mamma say she wouldn't sell Me tor Austr.UI.Vs gold. Vet, dear nn I precious though I am, I might be rulnsd quite If I should let old satan tempt Me from the path ol right If I ihould moll, r loneh or taste His wicked, sinful bowl, Which spoils the body, we nan see. And, Ood Word say, the soul . a Tr.writnAnrr rstvansirr. A novel educational movement ha Keen begun nt II irrlman, Ten a, t'udcr the lead ership of Dr. J. hpenee, late Chancellor ot Oram Cnlverslty, at Athens and Chatta nooga, lu that Htute, and with tho co-operation of other well known edueatot. the "American Temperance I'nlverslty" ha been Chnrtnred. A site nnd building mnterial have been do nated to the value of ,M,000, several thou sand dollar have lioon subscribed toward the support of the school the nrst year and tho uew university will open It door on the lJth ef Heiitemlsir next. It is believed that the various temperance) organisations of the Mouth an I North will give to this new non.octuri:in, non-secllonal Institution their import, and that Its growth, will mean great things lor tho prci otmn ol education, morality and fraternity In the land. Temporary buildings have l-on secured for no until the llrst permanent university hail shall Im eoirpli te, huc time next year, nnd lr. Spoiiee and his coadjutors loog to thu erection there, at an curly dav, of n magnifi cent group of college cdlllec dedicated t science, lltcr.iture. HIhtiiI nrf. law, tne licme, technology, etc , with temperance the isir-lier-efone nf e, h an I all en-uprising mm grand university that shall bo v.oil equipped and liberally endowed. F.VTr THK VOfJJll. The .Tourn-il of Kygieiie publishes a sug gestive nrtl-lc, entitled "The Orciter Tem perance," by Charbs II. Hhepard, M. I , In which the writer say "Judging from pnst experience, there seams but little hope fur the ndiilt lti"hriiktc, hut wn m:iv at least save some of the yoUllgi r gclieratloii." He add 1 "When children shall havo l.ocu taught nnd Ihoroughly liidoi-trinated with right princl pies 011 this siiij"ct there will ls n regen ernted mankind. ' ir. Shepurd thus Imll eates wlmt ;leetld Impress mor tully the friends of emper.iiu verv where, the futiilaiiw-utal I'liportaii.-e of juvenile temper unco work. In the h 'ii 11 f 1 article lir. rhcp-ird l.-iki o- cuslon to say "The drink curse Is not nn inv cldotit or theory, but a condition-the direct result of cause and effect , and enu be sue ccssftilly grniilcd with only by Die applica tion of physiological law s and forces. Theso law and I. Tee ttie consumer of intoxicant di lli-s, and though here Illy fa-dois the 11 11 hnppy conei,nei s of his self indiilgent conduct lljion siici ling gelier.lt Ions. II- iustratuig this vital point, 1'r. She par I cite tho Miliar;; of au eminent physician who once said "The prop -r way to' treat suc!i ease 1-. to begin with tho' grandparents." The ebll lrm ot to-day .ire Iho gr.indparent of the future. National Temperance Advo-cute. rvor " s 1 sir.vr.iri s. Tl.e lint 1 IVrlhiM 1 nt lu.s '. e'orr II tne report of a ' omnottce recommending n n-uca n.ere drastic met ho I of I'ealuii with ilritnk ros than llritisd lav; inw permit". Th'a tDrnmlttee was npi'o.nted under the Italia I ury (invernrnent and bus nmeng it Piem-f.-rs several i-tiiiii":it diysl -iniis r.n I the itperlnteiident of the l'.roa lir.ore Criminal l.nn-ol.i ..-I.i.-. 1 larllv. This e,,......-,. nmls .. 0'id. rr.ibbi pirl of the ilrun';ar Is who eisKeihi-ssi relormatories ar cured and Ihit more would be if tiny remained longer, therefore, thej- recommend that I'.i-llament give magis trate the power to sen these iiu'iv-.nni-loj to these rctr -ats fot a per.ol not s-.-cu.liu r two years. This commitment msv ii" ncide p t'tf.in it the relitives ,,f the In ciriate or at tho Jlseretion in' the magistrate, mid It s.noecl tho ilrunliar I to a rigorous liiseio'duo'nn t close eoniin -'irent if iieccs-.a'-:-. " A ilruiik lrl may still be admltt" 1 't lues- re treats on his nj-n 1 1. titi.in. bet m:i -e iu lie must stay there until dischiirgcil as cured, lb-inay si-h-e' his ow n retreat, v-in liter set,, lenecd or voluntarily g-i ng tiier--, ar. I sict oropi-rtv as he h 1- iv.cil I l.e i.-i,i. i,,r 'i;s .1:1 I his familv's 11 1:1 . i 1 "11 : .r his . wi.lin- meiit. Th-' i,r i-cei-s s ar - to Im rovide I lor out of th pu i,i tr -iHiir-,- or ,a ..i'd;c asylums. The semi- -rimiiia! c'am ,,' !i-i'iii-i il ilrun'c itrds with w !i .11 the 1,.,'ici have tn .Icil aro lo be silh-c t to ail ill ii'l.-rr.lill lt -i utcii -e. which shall no) I... h s, than .1 year, upoii th ur Ihird conviction (or driiii'seno-'-i m being prove, I guillv of id treatment 01 neg lis-t of their i.i-iiilie-. It U also j.ronos sl lo giv-i l!ie,,oli.. ii.,. 1,1,-,. toMian l ciil,-. the power to ari-es- -.vdhout a warrmi nil p-rsotis I drunk ".i the p.i'dic s;r -i Is or in pitilic j -Iu-- - an I I o. k them 110 tiulil llc-y can Im tried l.e, magistrate. Tin se l.k-t "iigir.tioa- of thccoimitto.xr r-'garde l as bold and almost revolutionary, for the right of the r.rit'.u to i-.i drunk 011 tin ilreets has hcen r-garde I as an Inalie-i il.lc line, i'uliljc s-ntiuicid is -aid. how.-ver, to approve the rccomuiciidation- of this cum mitlee, which ar largely n-is I on the legis lation iu force in several ot our Mati. ami they are likely to be en iete I by the C11; i 1110ns. und prolniiily I y the Lords also. Nu' York Advi-rtiBi r. TKltl'I IIANcr. SKWS AM) N'irr. More people die of alcoiio'usai ill Stock holm than 111 any other city in the world. The scorpion is a total abstainer. If a lr.qi of whisky be p-i 1 s LacVt it Will imiii 'diatcly sting itself to death. It Is noteworthy that lu a long ohltmrv llst of forel ru i.rcwcrs, given In tlm lirewcrs' I011r11.1l of tin- I-.; un.. nearly all whoso agei Were given were in the forties or younger. Ibui. Carroll I . Wright, the w ll-kiiown lutlticnii, re-e iiiy stated that laets show that "lor every dollar the people receive from tin- saloon tiicy pay out twenty-one." eorr spoil lent m 1 1' - 1 'eri-i iau World, B ho has m:.dc a :uly 01 tin- -.uNjoef, says .ic i-e are r,,i( 10 i,,-, were s in the world, und that (i-T'i any In ids the h; with 'Jli.WO. 'i'iie pro iuctiou of v-hby in the Stat" of Kentucky tor the - . iou en ,ng June ;tu, h;i?, w.i'-, I!!.".! t.cju pnl.ms. I'p to A-tiI do, ls;i., in,, pro Iii-'tlou was Ji.'.iilS.il j gallons. it is sai l that wc pay twice as m:ic;i fot drink as I t the -oipport of the C.iverii ndit, seven time- as : ti u- lor tho miIo iii as lot education . II tt . 11 times m mu a for tho ilinm.iiio 1 .1, lor eciiglon nith all Us mis sions. When Ktiwiu bootn male his iirst sie-ces In II" ton, more than thirty years ago, Will lam Warr -n, even then a von r.111, sui I to bim "KJwiu. rcnic-i her, now, witii yon it is cither tunic and forMin-, or. a bottle of brandy . the choice r-ls wltn yourself," Thu sum 1 may h s 11 1 to- lay to any young ni.iu bl 11 i i y an 1 en- rgv. ''The tcMjier ne.-o movement." says the fllasgfi.v II -raid, "is spreading rapidly among r .ilro.nl m -11. Already lo. Odd white buttons stamped i.ith Initial signifying the ilailro.el i :iier .nee Asso iatio:i have bcoti tllstribiito 1 anioug euginoers 111;. I tr.iitiiuen, 111 I tlio ili-man I to.- ile-m ha been ho grout taut iO.OoJ morn nuvo beea ordi.-ro.l." Fahins prevails In the province of BhansI, China. Parents sell their children for ten striugs of eopiier cash. 1'isqilii are dying by thuuoauv auj Ciuutabulisai u niu. .
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