L.::. t t E i Pe rKSst HO I )1 V V- uau POWER OF RELIGIOUS LIFE. HOLY COMPULSION. Dr. Talmare Says Mora Man Are Saved by Eiunpli Than by Argument. Tr.iT i Anil compol thetn to como In - Luke xvi., a:. The plofnrst people In rur day have Invd riee whloh the klne nnd quwni of olden times never imagined. I walked up and flown tha stairs ol llolyrool ptlaee n p lace th.it was considered one of tho wonders of th world nnd I wild t'Cnn It bo possi ble thnf this la all there was of this reputed wonderful place?' And thia Is tho cnse In Tnany other Instance. Thero are fruits In Vetehoter County nod on Long Island farms fur hi tter than tha pomegranates am apricots of Iliblo times. Through nil tho ages thero have been scenes ot festivities, and tha wealthy man of my text plans gnut entertainment ami Invites his frlnnda. If one bullda a bonutirul homo, he wants bis acquaintances to coma nnd onjoy If. If one buys an exquisite picture, he want his friends to eoma nnd appreciate It. ami It was a laudable thing when the wealthy man otmy text, happy himself, wanted to make other people happy. And so the Invitations went out. but something wont very much wrong, ion can Imagine the embarrassment of any one who has provided a Brand feast when he finds out that the guests Invited lo not Intend to come. There Is nothing that so provokes the master of the feast as that. Well, theao peopln Invited to this great banquet of tha text made most frivolous ex cuse. The fact was. I suppose, that some ol them wore offended that this mau had succeeded so much better In the world than they had. There aro people In all occupa tions and professions who consider It a wrong to them that anybody elo is ad v.mcod. I suppose tlwse people Invited to the fenst snld among themselves "We aro tiot going to administer to that flinn's van ity. He Is proud enough now. Wo won't go. Besides that we could all give parties If we made our money tho way tlint man make his." So wiien the messengers went out with tho Invitations there was a unanimous re fusal. One man said, "Oh, I have nought a farm, anil I must go ami look at it." lie was a laud speculator nnd had no business to buy land until ha knew nhout It. A frivolous excuse. Another mau said, "I have bqitght five yoke of oxen." Tim probability Is that ho was a speculator in live stock. Ho ought to have known about tho oxen before ho bought them. Ilcntdos that, If ho had been very animus to got to the foast, ho could have hooked them up and driven them on the road there. An other frivolous excuse. Another man Bald, 'oh, I hnvo niarrlod a wife, and I cunt come," when If he had said to his wife, "t have an Invitation to a splendid dinner. It is highly complimentary to me. I should v Ty much ilko to go. Will you go nlong with mo?" she would harnsuld, "Tobosuro, I will go." Another frivolous excuse, Tho fa-t was that they did not want to go. "Now," said tho great man of tint foievf, I will not bo defeated In this matter. I liavo with an honest purpose provided a banquet, nnd thore nro scores of people who would like to como If they wcra only in vited. Here, my man, here ; you go out, nnd wheu you llnd a blind man give him your arm and fetch htm lu. nnd when you llnd lume man give him a crutch and fetch him In, and when you llnd a poor mnn tell lii in that there is a plate for him In my man sion, and when you llnd soma one who Is so ragged and wretched that he has never been Invited anywhere then by the kindest ten derness and the most loving Invitation any one ever bad compol blm to coaio in." Oh, my friends, It requires no acutaness on my part or on your part to see In all this affair that religion Is a banquet. The table whs sol in Palestine a good many years ago. and the disciples gathered around it, and they thought they would have good time all by themselves, but while they sat by this table tho leaves bgao to grow and spread, ami one Isaf went to the east and another lenr went to the west until the whole earth was covered up with them, and the clusters from tho heavenly vineyard wora piled up on tho bonrd, and the trumpets and harps of oternity made up the orchestra, and as this wine of God Is pressed to the lips of a (du lling, bleeding, suffering, dying, groaning world a volco breaks from tho heavens-, say ing : "Drink. O friends. Yea. drink. C be loved"' O blessed Lord Jesus, tho best friend I ever had, tha best Iriend nuv man ever had, was there ever such a table' Was there ever such a banquet? Krnm lh crew ticUft'il hliih. hers ih hAvimir ilclns iu ills, Whni ntt-lo II us m uui I h(nr HurMlnic on lie- rnvinlitxt r' H-avt-u' riJiiiiliK wtirk In dose. Com , nud wi-lfMnie. aiiiuvr, cuius-. Religion is a Joyous thing. I do not want to hear anybody talk about religion a (bough It were a funeral. I do not wnut any body to whlno In the prayer meeting about tho kingdom of Ood. I do not want any man to roll up his eyes, giving iu that way avldrnco of his sanctity. The men mid women of God whom I happen to know lor the most part find religion a great Joy. It is exhilaration to the body. It Is lovlgorutlon lo tho mind. It Is rapture to the soul. It is balm for all wounds. It is light for nil darkness. It is hnrbir from all storms, nnd though God knows tlint some of them have trouble enough now, they rejoice because they are on their wuy to tho coiigratulutlous eternal. Oh, the Lord Ood has many fair and beau, tlful (laughters, but the fairest of them nil is sho whose ways aro pleasantness and whoso paths are pence. Now, my brothers ami nUters :or I have a right to call you all so I know some people look back on their nn cestral line, 1 they see tbey aro descended from the I'urltans or Huguenots, and they rejoice in that, but I look back on my an cestral line, nnd I see therein such a ming ling and mixture of tho blood of all nationali ties that I feel akin to all ttie world, and by the blood of tho Son of Go I, who died for all people, I address you iu tho bonds of uni versal brotherhood. I coma out as only a servant bringing an invitation to a party, and I put It luto your hand, Haying, "Come, for all things ure now ready," nnd I urgo it upon you and continue to urgo it, and betora I get through I hope, by tho blessing ot God, to compel you to come In. We must take care how wo give tha Invita tion. My Christian friends, I think some times wo have Just gone opposite lo Christ's command, and we buye compelled people to slay out. Sometimes our elaborated Instruc tions nave huou the hindrance. We gradu ate from our theological seminaries on stilts, nnd It takes live or six years before we can come down and stand right beside the great masses of the people, learning thuir joys, orrows, victories, defeats. We get our bonds so brimful of theological wisdom that we have to stand very straight lest thoy spill over. Now, what do tho great masses ol the people care about the tech nicalities of religion? What do they euro about the hypostatic union or the difference between sublapsarian and (upralnpsarlan? What do thoy care for your profound ex planations, olear as a London fog? When niun Is drowning, he does not want vou to stand by the dock and describe the nature ot the water Into whloh he has fallen and tell blm there are two parts hydrogen gas and one of oxygon gas, with common density of 39 F., tuning to steam under common atmospheric pressure of 21'J. lie does not want a oheniioal loot ure on water. He wants a rope. , Oh, my friend f, the curse of God on the church, It seems to me, in this day, is nieta- ihystcs. We speak in an unknown tongue u our Sabbath-schools, and in our religious assemblages, and In our pulpits, and how cun people be saved unless they can under atand us? We put on our official gowns, und we think the two silk balloons flapping at the elbow of a preacher give him grout jauetltr. The river of God's truth flows dowo 1 rehire us pur and clear as crystal but wa take out theological stick and stir i up and Mir It up until you cannot see thoWtom. Oh, for the simplicity of Christ la ajour ln at ruction the simplicity He praotli t when atandlng among tha people Ha td-k a lllv and said, "There Is a lesson of tha fanner f will clotha you,-' nnd pointing to I raven, said i "Thure Is a lesson of the wa4 I will feed you. Consider the lilies bold the fowls." I think ofttn In onr rellglocs Insritctlons wo compol tha people to stay out: by out church architecture. People comtlln, and they llnd things angular and coldsod stiff, and they go away, never again to rome, when the church ought to be n erst home circle, everybody having a hymr.bok, giving half of It to the one next hlra ;itery one who has a hand to shako hand! 'shaking hands tho church archltoctnrn lind tha church surroundings siylng to thl people, 'Come in and be at home." Insteia of that, I think all these surroundings otto compel the people to stay out. Now, let is all re pent of our sins ami begin on the flher track and by our heartiness of affifllon and warmth of manner nnd Imploralon of tho anlrlt of Oo I compel tho people ti como In. How shall we lent sinners to tfleept tho Lord invitation? I think wa mat oer.aln ly begin by a holy llfo. We mns ba belter men, better women, before wa cm compel the people lo como into tho kag lom of Jesus hrlft. There are fine exye being written In this day about tolome and re liglon. I tell you the best argument -4n be half of our holy Christianity. Ills a good man. a good woman, a life all onsecratod to Christ. No Infidel can answf It. Ob, lot us by a holy eximpla compel he people to come In ! I road of a mlnlter of the gospit who wis very fond of climbing among the Swiss mountain. One dnr he was cllmlnig among very dangerous places and thouglt himself all alone when ho heard a voice btneath him say : "father, look out for the aa!e path ; I am following." And he lookod bit-k. nnd he saw that he was climbing not onjr for him self, but climbing for his boy. (n.letnsbe sure and take the safe path ! Oif children are following , our partners In btsln'-ss nro following ; our neighbors are fallowing s a great multitude stepping right ion in out steps. Oh. be sure and take the light path I Exhibit a Christian example, ami so by yout KOdly walk compol tho people to ioino In. I thlnV there Is work also In Ihe way ol klndlr admonition. I do not hclvo there Is a person In this house who, it kppronchod In a kindly and brotherly manner, would rofuaa to listen. If you aro reVuffed. It is because you hick In tact nnd common sense. Hut, ob, how much effective worjc there is In tho way of kindly admonition 'i There are thousands of mon nil around abdit yon who have never had one personal invitation to the cross. Glvo that one Invitation, and you would be surprised at tho aUorllv with which they would accept It. I havo n friend, a Christian physician, who one day became very anxlou about tho salvation of a brother physician, and si he left his office, went down to his fan's office and said. "Is tho doctor In" "No," replied tho young man waiting. "Tho doctor is not In." "Well," said this physician, "when ho cornea In, tell him t calle I nil give him my Christian love." This wotldly doctor camo homo after awhile, and the messngii was given to him, nnd ho said within him self. "What does ho mean by leaving hi Christian lovo for me?" And he became very much awakened nu I stirrul in spirit nnd ho snld after awhile, 'Why, that man must mean my soul." and he went Into his back office, knelt down nnd began to prav. Then he took his hat and went out to tho ofllco of this Christian physician and said. "What can I do to be sivoj?" and tho two doctors knolt in the ofllco and commended their souls to God. All tho ruonns used In that case was only the volco of one good man, saying, "Olve my Christian love to tho doctor." Tho voice of klndlv admonition. Have you uttered it to-day?. Will yon utter It to-moTow? Will yo utter lr"ow' Com pel them to oome in. reby s ' I think thera la a great .atso to be done in the way of prayer. It we bad faith enough to-day, we could go before Go 1 and ask for tho salvation of all the people In our churches, and they would all be sivoj Mere and then without a single oxceptlon. There might bo professional men there, political men there, worldly men there, men who had not heard tin gospel for twenty years, mon who are prejudiced against the preachers, men who aro prejudiced against the music, men who are prejudiced against tho church, men who are prejudiced against God I do not care they might be brought In by ler vent prayer you would comoul them to como In. oh, for such nn i-nrnest prayer! I'?r)plo of Go , lay hold of the horns of the altar now and supplicate the salvation of nil those who sit in tho same pew with yod yea, tho redemption ol all who sit In your churches. I tell you to-day, my Iriendsof a great sal vation. Do you understand what it Is to havo a Saviour? He took your place, llii bore your sins. He wept your sorrows, lie Isiero uow to s ive your soul. A soldier, worn out lu his couutry'ssorviee, took totho viollu ns a mode ot euruiug his livmg. He was found In the street ol Vienna playing his violin, but after uwiiile his baud became leeblu and tremulous and ho could no more mako music. Ouo day, while he sat there weeping, a man passed alonj nnd said "My friend, you are too old and feeble, Uivo mo your violin." And he took the man's violin and began to discourse mot exquisite music, and the people gathered around lu larger and larger multitudes, nnd the aged man held his hat, nnd the coin poured In un til tho hat was full. "Now." said tho man who was playing tho violin, "put that coin iu your pockets." The coin was put in tho old mau s pockets. Then he held h i hat again, an I tho violiu 1st played mofo sweotiy than ever and played until some of tho people wept and some shout ed. Andngaiutlie hat was tilled with coin. Tnen tho violinist dropped the instrument mid pnssed off, and the whisper went, "Who is It, who Is It'.'" and some one just entering the erowd salil "Why, that Is Uueher, tho great violinist, known all through the realm. Yes, that is the great violinist." Tho fuct was, ho bail just taken that man's place, and assumed his poverty, and borne his bur den, and played his music, aud earned his livelihood, nnd ma le suerilleo tor tho poor old mau. So the Lord Jesus Christ comes down, and Ho lluds us lu our spiritual pen ury, und across the broken strings of His own broken heart Ho strikes a ptralu of in finite music which wins tho attteution ol earth und heaven. Ho takes our poverty. Ho plays our music. Ho weeps our sorrow. Ho dies our death. A aacrilloe for you, u sacrltlco for mo. , v Oh, will you aocopt this sacrifice now? I do-uot sluglo out this and that man and this B3d that woman, liut L say all nay come. The sacrltloo is so grout nil may bo saved. Does it not seem to you as if heaven was very near? I can tool its breath on my check. God is near. Christ Is near. Tuo Holy Spirit Is neur. Ministering uugels nro near, your glorified kindred in heaven near, your Christian father near, your glonfte.i mother near, your departed vhildreu bear. Your rodomotlou la near Not m Halnt. Constantino the Great waa not a saint. J lo murdered his wlfo, ono or two of bis sons, a considerable Dum ber of his other relatives, und waa guilty of a score of assassinations aud murders. Ho wan a Christian only In name. jNervous old lady (in saloon ol steamer) Oh, steward, where do 1 Bleep;1 Steward What Is the number of your berth, ma'am? Nervous old lady I don't see what that has to do with It; but, If you must know, It is third. There were a brother and sister bora before me. Ttd-Blts. SABBATH SCHOOL INTERXATIOVAIi MCSSON SKt'TKMCEU 23. Fon Lesson Text: "Daniel's Abstinence," Daniel I., 8-20-r.olrien Textt Daniel I., 8 Commen tary. Once more we have the choice of a temner ance or a missionary lesson, and, as usual, I choose without hesitation tho missionary lesson, firmly believing that to give the gts- fol to every creiture as spec lily as possibln s the great desire of our Lord, and when a majority of believers get as full of the Spirit as the drunkard gets full of strong drink everything will to them seem very trlfllni when compared with tho Importance ot the Havtour's last eommnnd. Dinlol nnd his friends at Babylon were men of one aim nit-l purpose. I. "And there shall como forth r. ro 1 out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots." How very Interesting It Is that whether It be a temperance or a mis lonnry lesson we come to tho everlasting feoplo for If Israel. Go i's glory f Isn. xlvl., 3). and the one to be exalted Is the Prince of Peace, who shall sit on Rivld's throne and establish t!i kingdom forever (Isa. Ix.. 8, 7). Tho Illghteous Ilranch is to be raised up unto David ami will be a prosperous King, executing judgment and Justice In the earth In the days when Jildnh shall ha saved nu 1 Israel shall dwell safely (.for. xxltl.. ft. (11. 8. "And the Hplrlt of the Ird shall rest opon Him, the Hplrlt of wisdom nnd under standing, the Hplrlt of couns d and might, Ihe Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord." The Spirit without measure, in alt Ills fullness, tho sevenfold Spirit, or. ns In Bev. I., 4 i ill., 1, tho seven Spirits of God, Including wisdom to devise nnd power to sarry out successfully every plan for tho welfnre of the kingdom and the goo I of tho whole earth. The gospel torv tells how Jesus was born by tho Spirit ; at Ills baptism tho Spirit came as a dove and nbo le upon Him i Ho was led. wrought miracles, was crucified, rose again In tho Spirit's power. He has st nt the same Spirit to fill every be. Hover, that In Ills power we may manifest the life of Christ nnd be Ills witnesses unto the ends of the earth CActs I., H. 8. "And shall make lllm of quick under standing In the fear of the Lord, nn I He shall not judge niter the sight of Ills eyes, neither reprove attr the heanug of His ears.'' The expression, "Tho fer,r of the Lord," Is ono of tho most notable in tint HHile, an 1 yet comparatively but little con sidered. In this anil the I i-t verse we see It to bo one of the characteristics of the Spirit, and that Ho will make us quick to under stand It. May it not Inelu in such n con sciousness of tho prcseneo of the Lord as will enable one to livens In His stifiit. su'i-nilttln-; everything, even the smallest details of dally lir. to His iu li;:unt. wnu desire above nil things for Ills guldanee and ap proval'.'" . "Hut with righteousness shall II-judge Ihe poor nnd reprove with equity for the meek of the earth, and Ho shall suite the earth with the ro I of His mouth, and with tho breath of His lips shall lie Slav the wicked." The whole story of "the suffer ings of Christ nnd the glory that sh ill fol low" ti l'et. I., 11) Is often su'nmiiriz d In a single passage. This verse spc-iks of His coming In glory lo Judge the mil loin and de stroy tho wicked. CouiO'ire the sharp sword of lie v. xlx., 15, with which Ho shall smite the nations, and see also vers 21. As to the foor an I tho meek, see l's. Ixxii., 11-11, nud s. xxxvll., II. 6. "And rlghteousns shall bo tho girdle ot His loins aud faithfulness the girdle of Ills roius." His name is "the Lord Our nightc. ousness" (Jer. xxlll., fi). nn I whether Ho Judges the poor or makes war It Is all In righteousness (Kev. xlx., 11). Hightoousand raltbfu), Just.. ml trus ,'vU" Jn nil Ills thoughts nnd ways. ' ' v 0. "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with tha kid, and the calf and tho young lion sn I the falling together, nnd a little child shall lend them." Tho same truth is stated In chapter Ixv., 25, and leads us to look for tho time when "the creation itself also shall bo delivered from the bondage of corruption into tho glorious Ithcrtvof tho children of God (Horn, vlll.,21). There is no need to spiritualize this verse and make it m vin that pooplo who net like wild ho ist shall Ix-como gentle ns a playful kid an I harmless as a calf, although that application of It may lawfully bo made. Hut ns to Its Interpreta tion let no ouo separate It from its context, which Is clearly tho restoration of Israel (verses 11, 12), and the time of the kingdom so long ago for'told. nud though so long de layed yet sum to como when tho Nohle'inn shall return from the far country (LiUexix., U i Acts lii., 21). 7, "And tlie cow and tho bear shall feed. Their young oua shall lie down together, an I the Hon shall eat straw Ilko the ox." Asin thognrden of Kden. so shall It bo in some measure durlngthothoinan I years and perfectly In tho now earth. The lli'hlo is a story of earth with God delighting in It and In Its Inhabitants. Thus It begins and thus It ends, while tho thousands of Intervening years bet weou tho full mi l tho restoration aro tilled up with the ro -ord ol such ns walk with God iluriug tho waiting time and make lllm known to others, or of those who rebel Hgainst lllm and must share doom of His enemies. Tho liiblo Is given to us that we may know God nu I make linn known to others. Ho works by His Spirit through III word, H. "And the sucking child shall play on th hole of tho asp, uinl the weaned child shall put his hand ou tho cockatrice's don." Tho author of all poison being bound lu the pit, his evil Influence shall not be felt those thousuud years. Tho venomous things shall bo tho playthings of children, nud "tho streets of tuo city shall be lull of boys an 1 girls playing iu tho streets thereof i , ich. vill., 6). . U. "They shall not hurt nor destroy In nil my holy mountain, for tho earth shall bo full of tho knowledge of tho Lord, as tho waters cover tho icu." As thoroughly as water covers whatever It can reach, so thoroughly shall tho knowledge of tho glory of the Lord covert ho whole earth. Compare Num. xlv., 21, and Hub, II., 11, nnd 8"otlio prayer of Duvld lu I's, Ixv II. , IS, ID. First rtliull all Israel be saved nt tho coming of tho Lord In His glory, when they look on Hlui whom they havo pierced (tier, xxxl., 3:1, Ui ; Isn. Ix., VI i Z wli. xii. , lUiXlil., 1), and then shall nations bo blessed through them (Isa. xxvil., 6 j Ix., 3). Tho sooner the gospel Is (iroaeliod to every creature will tho church o completed nud caught to moot tho Lord lu the ulr, which must take place before Ho can come to the earth to reign, lleforo Ho can como In His glory many things must oc cur, but beforo Ho comes to thu air for His church we know of nothing that must neces sarily occur except tho evangelization ot the world sufficiently to complete His ohurch. Therefore let us with nil possible speed jfivo the gospel to every creature. Lesson lla'per. rl!tT KT. The work of a child of fled Is often a work of weariness, und iu the day of adversity ho la in dunger ol (aiming. Hut If he will draw near to God, aud maintain his Intimacy with the Lord Jesus Christ, he need not faint, he need not full. Strengthened by tho power of God, II iled with tho courage of Him who did not atrlvo nor cry, but who did nut fail nor lie discouraged, he may work tha work of the Lord, believing on him whom ho has sent, and at Inst be found of lilm la peueo wheu bo shall come iu glory. Faint not, ob.weury lipart! Bo strong In Ood, the God ofvttur salvation. The light afflictions are for a moment, tho weary tolls will soon be over, tho weeping and the sow ing will soon be post, and the reaping lu joy .hull come, when the Master shall appear, and crown his people wllh eternal glory in tho everlasting kingdom of our Oyd. Tha Christian. TEMI'EIMNCR wiiat Titt rmtsii costs rne cicxrnf. Eighty Vr cent, of crime and ot all pu'.illa expenses resulting. Ninety per cent, of pvtperlsm nn tot all public expenses resulting. Fifty per cent, of Insanity and of all pnUld expense resulting. Thirty-five per cent, of Idlo.'y .in I of all public expenses resulting. These eatlinat' nro not guesswork, but ftr based upon the testimony of sne'i ex perls as Judge Noah DavL and Dr. Willi-rl Parker. s)t( s ii. iii rer. If wa emnot stop nvn In the beginning s.iv I'r. Heedier. "wo cannot separate be tween that nnd tho end. He who lets ardent spirits alone before It Is mo Idle I with. Is safe, and he only. It should be in every family a oontran l nrtleb or If It Is ad mitted, It should bo nllowcl for medi vil fmrposos only. It should bo labelled as w abel laudanum -in I touch not, taste not, hnndlo not, should meet the eye on every vessel which contains If. "Children should bo taught e.irlv the nnture, symptoms and danger of this sin, that they may not unwittingly fall under Its power, "I'o s.ivome own children Iron this sin has been no small part of my solicit ud" ns n parent, and lean truly saw 'that should nnv of mv children perish in this wiy, they will not do It Ignorantly. nor nnwurnel. l do not remenilver that I ever gave per mission ton child to go out on a holiday, or gave a pittance of money to be expended for his er it mention, unattended by tho earnest Injunction, not to drink: ardent spirits, or any Inebriating liquor and I cannot but bellev, that if prop t exertions are ma le in tho family to apprise children of the nature nn I dang -r of tins sin, and to put them on their guirl ngilnst It opinions and feelings mil habits Might bo so formed, that tho whole youthful gen-ration might ris up as a rvnpirf, against which tho fiery wav-s ot intetup -r-nnce would dash In vain, saving. Hitherto shnlt t lion crime, but no farther, an I her slvdly thy proud waves b stive I. ".Some have reeomnion lo I, an I many have nttciiiptod, a gradual discontinuance, lint no man's pru bn an I fortitu le nr. equal to th task of reformation In this way. If the put lent were In close eon'ln ment, where he could not help himself, h might be dealt with In this in inner, k it It would bo cruelly protracting n course of su'Tering through months, which might be en lei in a few days. Hut no man, nt liberty, will reform by gradual entrenchment. "SubstltiitiHi havo also h'on r.. otiimen do 1 ns th t menus of reform itlon, su -Ii as opium, which is only another mole of producing Inebriation. Is often a temptation to lutein. peranee, mi l not iiufr ipientiy unites its own forces with those of ardent spirits to Impair health nu I destroy life. "It Is a pr-itrn itural stimulant, raising excitement above the i ui-i of health, and predisposing the y.:"iu for Intemperate drinking. "Strong beer Ins be vi r-votiimen led ns a substitute for ardent spirits, an I a means of leading bnek the eipiv to health mil liberty, liut thougn it m iy not ere ite In temperate iiablts as s i tii. It lias u i p twer to nllav them. It will llulsii ev n Wiiat ardent spirits hav begun in I with this diiT-reu -o ou'y, that It do -s not r.ii tho vital organs with quite so kc 'U a Ille an I enables tho victim lo co ne do to his grave, by a course somewhat t.;a dilatory, ail I with more of tho go 1 1 ii i. ore I stupidity ot tho I tiot, an I less oi tu de. u ml.tc Irca.y oi liio tualuiau." nr.r.R txsTr.Ap or nnr.t. In a survey of the Imperial statistics ol nl 'ohollc drinks lu Germany, lr. William llodosiys that Ihe proluclion of the raw material manufactured Into wine, beer or spirits, occiipia about one-llfnx'nth of tho cultivated laud of the Empire. On this urea of farming Isid tnouirh rye might lie grown to supply 3,3or.0)0,001) of pounds of brvl, whllch would make sixty-six pounds ol bread more a year to every one of flies'). 000,000 of people Inhabiting Germany, or 3 K) pounds to an nvoragj family of live per sons, which is the entire loo 1 uee In I by th'i family for nearly fl'ty days, or about one eighth more of foo l than they cm -njov at present. One-fourteenth of all the pr , u live forcoe of Germany Is cngngoil in 'tiis Industry. The amount of mon"V n -nt vi drliiL- luul been i.tlni'ite.l nt nlxtnf A 1 in Oilo fill) a year, or fi Id to each inhabitant, ot H2 to ouch average family ot live. r.NcnrnAoisu not hk. A table of figures concerning the r-'tall liquor triftle In the Cnite 1 state for the years ls;;iuml 1 "s'.i I has been compiled bytln Itev. J. !'. Loyd, of Delnw are. O ilo, from the I". S. revenue reports of thos years. A ghineo nt these llgures show that there ha been a marked decrease In the ratio of the liquor dealers to th- population during the two decades. In 17:1 the lium'iernf dealers was ovt r 20 l.huil. being ouo in l.ijoftln population. In H'.i I, though the number of dealers bad increased by 'J.'.mi'i the ratio had decreased to one lu 27 i. In tho great whlskv States, Illinois an 1 Ohio, the change has beei: flight. The most marked decrease h.islieeii eblelly In Southern and Western Stales -Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Katisis, Ne. braska, the llakolas and the t'nrolinas ; but M.LSsacluisells nud 1' 'iii'.-yK.iiil.a have dis tlnguishod themselves by a decrease iu tho number of retail dealers of twciity-Hvo per cent, in connection with an increase of llfty per cent. In the population. Twelve South ern Slates, while gaining over sixty per erut. In population, recorded a decrease of twenty-live per cent. In the number of deal ers. TheS'i am encouraging llgures, nn 1 they aro far from Isiing olTset by the Increase per capita of licensed saloons in a few States. They include nil places Irugstores. restaurants, barrooms, saloons, etc. for for which tat or license t sell ut rutuii Id paid. Now Vork Observer, .Twer-tuffR si:ws At No.-rs Till liquor truflh, especially as conducted here in I lie I'liltel States, is til sour !u of inn 'h evil. Mgr. Satolll, Tho W. C. T. Union, of Urn'.lyn, N. V., havt resolve 1 to "boycott the grjjuri wlio lull liquor on their pr ) tiisn." Policeman Christopher GlhVins, of tho New Vork force, has distinguished himself by arresting Ills uwu sou for drunkenness. Tho greatest fools an the men who drln'c In tho winter to ke mi warm. X -x'. to thorn are tho ouos who tlrluk lu tho bUaitu.T to keep cool. The Mexican In lians, who detest aloohollo drinks, are nlmut feverpro(; wailo tint drinking Creoles din by tlioiisauls, iu spit t of abundant opportunities for bcooatiu au huiiitu id. The history of nil epidemics ot cholera, yellow fv;r, smallpox, etc., prove that men who drink svoii If tliey aro not ilrunkur Is, but only mo lento driuk"M get the sickness soon r uu 1 aro more sura to die than tuoubtuiucrs. Tho American National Congress ot Friendly Kodoties, w.iieh mako lil'n lu aurtuco a chief feature, res intly pusjd a resolution declaring It uualvisablo for bonellt societies to admit t ) iiieiuherslilp men oagugel lu retailing iutoxiuatlug liquors. Tiio Mayor of Springfield, III., roasntly Issued tho following uuiqu i projlani itlou "I'o tho s'llooukoepo. o, Spriugilcl I, 111. . Any ono who sell or givjs to Gjorgo V. King uny whisky or boor from this date will hnvo tholr llcousn oauusilol ut oujo, Frauk traiuor, M lyor." As tho alcohol Ingmtol esunpis from tho body lu an unaltered state, it ouuuot, of eourso, b leokod upm us pastossiug any allmoutury value. Aocordlug to Ir. fc. Biulth, alcohol dona not luureasu tho pro duction ot beat in the body a a ohomlcal ageut. but by tho power it posaeeso of stimulating tut) activity of the vital fuautlnua, RELIGIOUS HEADING. rnrs iMrossmi.r titijios. 1. To escape trouble by running awnv from duty. Jonah oin e mnde ilm ,,..h. mcnt. Hut he soon found himself i here all ' his Imitators will In the end llnd themselvts. i Therefore, mnnfiillv n eo mi l overcome the dinicultlesniid trla s to which lliepo.tns- ! signed to you bv God s provldi-ti. e expo-es you. Go nt U... s bid. ling, us did Mos. s.and ! do the work laid upon you. ,, trace 111 ' be sufllelent fur Vou ns'lt was for him, and j Ihe end will bo ia-c, honor and eternal glory. i To Imeome a Christian of strength nnd j maturity, without undergoing severe trials. What lire lo K,id, so in umlction to the be. j llever. It burns up the dross nnd n ukes the gokl shine forth with unalloyed lu-dre. I here- I tore, do not timidly shrink from the troubles which (Sod's providence brings upon ou, I but count it all Jov to overcome them, "knowltig this, that t'ho trying of your faith 1 Worketh patn nee." j 3. To form an Independent character, ex- j eept when thrown upon our own resources. The OBk, In the middle if the forest, snr- ' rounded on every side bv trees that shelter and shade It, runs up tnll and sleklv. ( ut away Its protector, und the llrst blast will overturn It. ! '.lit the same tree In the open Held, where it Is continually beat Upon by hit teilllMStt, beeiunes Its own protector. i "As high and wide ns It sends its boughs ; loft so deep and mi wide does it strike its roots below. So the man who Is compelled to rely on his own rcsourses, from an Inde pendence of character, to w hich I mid not have therwise attained. therefore, never purpose to le r.oalous ami .l-voted Christians only when tdticrs are so but b t you laith, and love and steal shine clrur and steady, in the dark days ol general (le. leu slon. 4. To 1st n growing mnn, when you lo. k to your past for influence, Irii-tcad of bringing Influence to your list. Therefore, prefer to climb up lull with ditlleulty. rather than to roll down hill with inglorious eusc. - Ohio Ols. what is nw.trvtNo? 'At last." says he. "when I lost nil hope, these words were deeply impressed on my mind, "Iielieve on the Lord .lens Christ und thou shult 1st suvt'd.' I cried nut in agony, "Whst Is believing What is real Scriptural faith? Lord tench me; 1 know nothing I can do nothing'. If tlioii save toe not I perish'." It was then brought to mv mind, "Cast all thy care upon him." I cried, "Lord, the bunlrn of my slu is all my care, and muv I cast this upon thee V Wilt thou receive such sinner? I know thou art able to save und thy bliJod Is sufficient to uloiie. put art tlmu In deed willing?" It came into mv henrt only believe. I felt a rising hojie, and cried "I Will," but my sins stared mo in mv face, and 1 thought "O, It Is Impossible. My -on have been so secret, so compllcutcl !" It i-uine lo ins again - only believe, I thought It cannot be now. I must repent morc,i more in earn eet It Is impossible ho should bo so merci ful to forgive nil my sins now. It was ap plied a third timeOnly hi-hcw. I Mild, "Lord, help uie to believe and to -n-d my soul upon thy mercy ! Let m know that I am IlldiHvl born of thee; that I do believe to tbo saving of my soul." 1 have nothing to f dead but Jesus came to save sinners, even ho lost. Imlot! Thou liu-d said, "Come uuto me, nil ye that nro weary mnl heavy laden, and I wlil give you rest." I um weary and heavy laden. 1 come, therefore; tho promise is for me. While I wa thus plead ing, 1 was enabled to venture my soul upon tho redeemer, with an assured confidence In In his promises. Then I was huppy Indeed. UIh lovo was shed abroad lu mv heart ; und those precious words were applied : "He that lovetb Is born of God." Now, if 1 hud a thousand souls, I could luive trusted him with them all. 1 found a real change In tny heart. I was a new crt'iitiiro-1 was u child of Uod. tvungclist Mugitziuo. CAM. TO I'lUU R. Jlo you ever pray? A a.trungoiUrHtlon,you Snv. '"Well, I pray twice dully, sometimes oltcner." Well, perhsps you go down Umd your knees nud say Home' words, but do yoi ever pray Hint effectual fervent prayer of th righteous man, which nvuileth inuch? I'o you everso ask as to obtain? That Is the true teet of having iuked urig.' . slid ti led by that test Is there hot need for much more real pruyer? Is It uny woiid-r oii are receiving so little when you are ii klng o llltl"? How in . -Ii did you iwk lu-t Subbnth fur vonr-df, foi the other uem'rsof your church, for your pastor, not to speuk of I hrl-t's oili.-i w, i 'i. ! u: home nnd ubroud? ho you real ize that you arc a- respoii-ilile for praying us y i,r pahtor H fo' preaching, nnd do you evei think Unit the power ol his prea.'lllllg wiil, in ii great measure depend . m the power his I pin have in piuver? til old, I'liul iigaiii and ugaiii Li miiiiMiI his converts to pray that utterances might be given him. and in mi! own day Spurgcui used tosiiy h uld hot preach unless uphidd by prayer. If men id such gilts an I gra.-e needed and sought tie. prayers id others, miiy we not conclude that .-h gifted men heed such help no lens I.W. In London Christian. ai.iini: vi i Nor ai'isk. There nre iivpereiices in when, wnut-cM-r the surroundings, ono must, so fur at hiimun counsel und help ure concerned, walk nciic; when niie knows that the Voice who-n word Is suprenie in loyal soul-, bus called bun to a path, win-tier longer or shorter, in w Inch inn even Ins ib iin-t ones can go be si lo him. It is one 1. 1 those place-, iu which the pilgrimage w here the narro'V way !-i-oiiu-s in narrow it can only ifln.it the pu-. i.e. aldobv fcl.lc. of the believer und I'll Lord. Fveii the beloved Sorud G id, in Ills human life, tasted thin experience ; and ill it loiinil, what every true soul llinN, "Vet I am D"l Illolle becuuse the l-'atlier Is with Hie," And tills revelation nt tho hlo-cilin M of the Lord's coiiipaidoii-hip, Its sweet- and supports und siiti-faetioiis, eompen-ntcs tho Moid for its huiuiiu solit.iriiie-s. hi-, one of the most helplul and precious lessons of lilo to h tve learned In our own experience tho truth of tho poet's Hues : " A presence ii'dual us the heart 1'roin whence my own life-motions t-tari, A being real, though unseen, More true than trace where fortu hut h been ; A spirit to my soul is nigh, Alone, yet uul alone um 1," DltirriMi ai'abt. How many persons there are who nr" drift ing npurt. I'liinillos part usuuder, hu-bands ...I .-... v.. 1. 1 l.r, .1 1. or- tin. I mi -I ers ilrltt awuy. The same roof may cover them, they lniiy'eut at the Mime table, they may come und go ostensiblv members of the same faiu llv, but in reality drilling usuuder day by day. Thev huvn less in common, less union, loss fricud'ship, less love, uud then sometimes love turns to hut red uud disgust, uud persons who begin by drifting iiway.eiid in ""'ii war fare und iiiibrotlierly strife l-'iiinlln s uhldi begin to dritt upnit mi trilling iiuitti r-, are Ilnully utterly wrecked and broken up. Watch uguin-t the tendency to drill asun der. Keep the Ismds ol ulTcelioii bright, pruv uguin-t the tendencies to evil. Let lien'rt Slid hands be milled 111 sincere nftce lloli. Let lovo be without dissimulation, lib hor that which is evil, cleave b thai which is gooiL Stay the liiirsh word-, be patient under trials mid iifllicti.'lM, watch ugaiiist sin, re aist evil, und pruy that God inny keep you iKniccful and iiuited iu u world of strife, tll seiislon uud desolutloii, und bring ynu to tno lundof rest und pci.co, the Ii" "f ocrlast lnggliidnes In tin- prcseuce of the I'riuco of I'ouco. Tho Chrlntluii. A VtESbMII n.i'in. Alcohol Isn fiendish Hull. It breaks down all tho moral barriers i It deprives man ol the use of mason by which nnlv ho Is u mnn, nnd not only by this degradation of reason does It bring him down to tho Inv il oftnn animal, but, like oil poured on a lire, It arouses the most violent animal passions. Ho that Is the demon's ugout to do burnt to detroy vlrtuo, to tullam ovory passion. WORD OF WISDOM. Delay no rooi thing;. WLcn you lovo, love like it horiso oa Ire. A lost opportunity fin.la its way jnck. If yon il not amount t much, bo ft rritic. You lic;:iti your eternal lifo at yonr .lirth. t'rocikoil stops arc tin) must apt to 1) auti-oal. (rcilitors liavo bettor memories than liditnrs. Many orators are mcro inatmfactur .'rs of pliruses. Fur utie poor person there aro a Uun licil indigent. Tlif Hccntiil vic is ly in ;, tbo first 11 running into dcld. It takes will power t ) 1 ) k oneself iquarclv in the smil. Our net inns ure mtrown; tUiir eon ICipiftii'L'S In Inn-g t' heaven. Irrogulur honesty is liar. lor t. Lnuilli' than regular dishonesty. Ho linil has never known ill fortune has never known himself or his virtue. A hutplritl men may niak'i an on ranipnient, hut it takes a woman to make a homo. Interesting nneo lolci ntl" rl exam ples vhieh mar ho t( us; in respect to our own eutpluet. , The Krciitcsl hlessing tlint the cen tury has hr.i'i.jht t.i workings-omen is) tin hi-wing muchine. We do tint learn t. know men if . Ihcy eoiin- t i us ; we must jo t tliem , ui tin. I nut what tliey arc. 'I'n have a frietnl you must ho a ;'nen.. t,i iv.' lic.'ts .ive. Children ' ilmiiM he t'ii.;ht th:s I y instinct and .XpcrietU'e. Ibm't forget t lit hirtli lays ; lei them lie lau liii irks of tile p issing years, , I lllnWl' l nn I ojr.lMollS il iys lu:i to ho 1 riMiu'tnlioro.l. i A iff has its c.cnpi'iis iti.iin us well as ! rntilh ; in youth wa; live in u whirl ol ' mssioniit" strivings after material .lungs, in age, thcto h-ss r t'niii 'i aro let asj.lo an I t'ae intellect an 1 heart t vim' full play. I'rnm til sunlit heights of lif.t th.i leep vales mi l hollows of its tieeessi ,ies loo!, dal ivi"d ; h I t i the faithful, .vho-e path lies til -re, th"r. is etlll 1 ight tnoioi to sh .v th" way, h:pI t lo other eves .1 I the everlasting llllU ! iu. I blue heavens Heem no brilliant. Tile Weasel an II-' Me.ilor. flnti!i eggs an I small bir ls nlikoj ire thu objects of the Iocs, furr-j.l mi l i'eathere I, who como behiu.l mail. I'ho feiithcri'il ones nat.iraliy h ivj th-j tvi.lest HC 'p.'; for ej;s, whether ro posing; on the groumt or in a well built nest in a lofty tree, cume quickly ivitliin tho rant of aight nuil awoop. The furrml ones have to eont :tit the'" wives with tho gromiil ..-refore, they Lava tho best of tho ileal, though not ho much variety. ' Ari'l uniting; thuiu wo rank .-ilo prinoi'is thi.'st.:.i!t!iy, hiiiii nis, ubiquit ous weasel. Stout n li 1 polecat Ilko i'Hs, but they nro rarer and tnoro siureelv iliti'iliili'i than tho Htnuller, but iniu'h more eU'eclive weasel. Thu wily creature is uu t --.iiekt'r of im mense tut Im-iUsui uu l perM-ver.inae. Wniiliuo it- way througii the purplo hi.atlier, or the scrub uud Imicl.eti, toward tip' nursery of the r. I or b'.ick Urollse, eiei pill';' iiuihl grass or eiover, or seare1 Iv ni-tlinc uloi. the l"iif eiirpetiil ilitch .i.u-.l the simple ncsd of the gallant lu ll p il tn lv'i',:i Vel ltabhl illilil.oll ill ilelenee ol li.-r luiiiilv, pokiii;; its sleek head mil "1 u ilisusej drum iu the farm yar I, r mnoiter- in the hen hou-e.-s, gli'ling. through thn long gra-s at the e les of tlm ri li.'s, and iinibl tin- ha. Is un.l hollies of tiio copses after the pheiisaut' costly i''s, tlie wo i . ! isi ipiaily in lo I'atigiihle. It will li'iteMp t mi evi-rv e.,'g it eaa liniltill "''-'''l lii-'.' n I rout on tiio may llv, nuil kill yniiii'.: birds till it ilo-sist only 1'roin sh 'ei- weariness. Like its sellil-t line r.-lutive, the ferret, it IS IU liloo.lthirstiiiess nu I its eoncoimtnut-l a tour-foot"! .Se;iteiubrisour. Nu York Journal. 1 lie Colors ol Aiii:i! lis. The color t which mlorti uiiiiiiuls nr) ilihtribute-l in u very Mir.mge mi I up p ireiitly eapfieious way. These coloM arc believe I to ilepeli I ill great part on the iiiin ite si'iilpturiug, reticula tion a:; I Kcorin ; of th" siirl.iee ntnl not from ii Unit loiiii' matter liko those present Hi plants. Thu metallnJ eolois of tin- humiuiu,' bir l un l po ! cock nro iitiriluit" I. in tie- main, ti ; what Mcieiitilie olm rvers call tho "op j tieul htrueture of the w.ih of tha I'luthcrs." These they .leseribo us ! 'iiitei foreticc colors, ' reln voil against I a ilark litu'kgroiiu.l. which owes iU j bhiekness to it black of browu pig i melit. Inslatieeh, however, ilo occur la ! which mi actual pigment or eolorinir mutter exists in colored feuthers, uu i 1 may bo extracted from them. Atnon I tho Toutacos or plaiit-iin eaters of Af I rieu there nro reported as many a. i i i ii. I . eleven seeies wliien owe meir npiuu ilid eriinson cohuutious to a tleliuita pigment, in iliseoverml by 1'rofehsot A. 11. Church, of the Koyul Academy of Arts, London, and author ol Colour," i inaiiiiul for rtudenta. This pigment4 which is rouiurkublo io luuuy ways, is found to contain m an essential ingredient no leas than eight per cent, of iiiutullio copper. Hoyeral other eoloriug mutters, eolublo iu al cohol and audi, solution, have boott cxtruotod from tho pluiuugo of othor birda. It i aaid that lis a ruin theaa pigmeutH nro much moro periuauont than thorn; of ttowr. Ntjw York crtiaor. '
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