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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. '