HE SPIRITUAL MIRROR
DR. TALMACE'S SERMON.
L,tr tb O on pel Reflect th Moral Fea
tures or jam.
itjt: "Ann nm munoinc mmr CM,
1 th ionl of it was or nrn, or inn iooic
. giiic of thn women nssombltni."
1 u xxxvill., 8.
X. often hear about thn irospnl In John,
I th irospel in I,nk, and th gospel iu
tl-.etr. hut I her Is Ju-t a inrelv a gopn
Voi-i. snd a gospel of Jeremiah, and a
. of I'avld. In other words. Christ Is
... rtninir to h found In the Ola Testa
-t In t!m New.
ifhn the Israelites wore man-hlntr
iiih tli" wilderness thv carried their
,r-h with them. They railed It the taber
, it was ft nitenn i tnf. very eostlv,
rhraiitlful. The fnmewark wm mad
otr-oicl't boards of eciolit woo I not In
o'. silver. The curtains of the pise
- rurplo end "irlt and hlue and
. linen And were hum with most
tiff loop. The candlesticks of
Litwrnflo hn.l shaft en t
r.'h nnl howl of solid boM, nnd th
r nf cherubim ttmt stood there had
;nn' trnM. en I thers were lamp of gold,
uniilT'T" of tfnlil, and tons of Robl. and
i o' eold. o that skepticism has some
si Ak"d. Where did all that preelous ma
i cotie from it la not my place to fur
th" precious atone, it It only to tell
t!uv were there.
ih now more especially to speak of the
r tint wm mini in tne midst or that
-nttnherniele. It was a (rrat lasln from
h the priest washed their hand and
The wafer enme down from the basin
pmit end passed nway after the
..in '. This laver or basin was madu
t the looking Rlnsscs of the women
hnd frequented the tahsrnnrln an 1
hud made thnso their contributions to
lurnliiire. These looking glasses were
niidn of irlnss, but they wr bra.n.
timis of a very superior otinlltv ami
i-he.l until It reflect) 1 easily the feature
,in wno loosed into it, so thnt this
if iorklnirirliiM spoken of In my text
:,;uMe work. It not only furnished the
r In whloh the priests washed them
. but It nlso. on Its shlnintr, polished
v. pointed out the spots of pollution
tnes which nee led ablution,
ive to if that this is the only looking
In whleh a man ran see himself as he
rti"r" nre soma mirrors that flutter the
Hn l make fou look better than you
Then there nre other mirrors thnt ill,
our features and make j-ou look wrrs
vnu are, nut I want to tell you that
i-'k.ni.'-tliis of the irospnl shows a man
i he Is. When the priests entered thi
t tabernacle, one irlnnco at the
;id did" of this laver showed
tln-ir need of clennsinir. Ho this
! shows tho soul Its neolof divine
in', "All have sinned and ome short
lory of (iod." That is one showiu.'.
we, like sheen, have gone nstny."
Is another showlnir. '"From the
of the hea l to tho solo of the foot
U no health In us." That is another
The world rails these defects,
fe.tions. . or recent rioltles, or erralle
or. or "wild oats," or "hlirh llvim;."
gospel rails them slo, transgression,
the Hboininaldo thlnr that Oo 1 hates.
just one k I im co at that mirror that
Tuul rry out, "Oh. wret,-he I man
I urn, who shall deliver me from
ly of this death?" and that nvid
cry out, "riirtfe me with hyssop, ami
I l.o clean, " anil thnt made Martin
rery out, "Oh, my sins, my sins!" I
ttalklnic about bad habits. You and
taeeil any lllblo to tell us that bud
iro wroiu", that blasphemy and evil
are wroutf. But I am talking of
litiure, iiinnuurrnoi U.alI.''JlQUiy!iai
nsoiaii uni actions, me Apostle
lit their roll in tho first chapter of
They are n roKiment of death en
around every heart, holdinir It In a
r from whleh uot lilntr but tho u-raco
cm deliver it.
". lor instance. Is intrritllu e. Who
tt-.'n pniliy of that sin? If a man
a ila-s of water wo s iy, "Tuank
ut lor tne 10,0110 mercies that wa are
:v receiving from tho ban I of Oo 1
itli expression of eratltude for thirst
for hunger fed. for shelter, and sun
u1 sound sleep, and clothes to wear,
urn rnauKs- i suppoie thero ar.
:y ynr o ii'fo who have n"vir vet '
' vn on their knees In thanksifiviiiif to 1
r K ' yoadiiess !eiles that In-.'r iti- :
oarlisarts tliero Is pride .vho ha-i
KV pride thnt will not suhruit to I
lit wants Its own way a naturethat
wron so'iieii'nes Instead ot riijht ,
(ers to wallow Insteail of rise up.
i iuu; I catch a elinipieof your nut u r- j
; tietore ir I, you would crv out in ;
''"lit and nliiriu. The very tlrjt tliiiii
"P"' does U to rut down our prldo
f iifl."leney. If a man des not leel
1 ind riiine l coudltlou before Ood. he I
t want any gospel. I thin c the roa-
tiiere are so few conversions in this
'ir.iuso the tendency of the preach
0 make i i.eu believe thut tiiey ard
k'ool ani,ow quite clever, only
t little HCn," up, a few touches dl
race, and ilivu you will be all rltfht
il of proalaluilii' tho broad, deep
nit r.iy.ion an I Wltltellelcl thundered
tr.tntl iiivf on tho vertfc of inllmtf
nal disaster. "Now," says some ouj,
re illy l,o tru--? Have' wo all gone
It there no good in us?" In
"i Court I saw a room where the
His wero coverea witn looriln?
"ii I it made no difference which
1 looked you saw yourself. And so It
iop, l ol Christ. If vou onue steo
mull pr-ciivtn, you will Had your
'liarii.'ter reflected, every feature ol
fortuity, every spot ot moral taint.
'M in i the word of God, its llr.it au
"lit is that we are o,t,
'"to Uod, I Mud that this laver of
claws was titled with fresh water
oriilnjjr. and the priest no sooner
'a Us burnished side and saw his
'"iinsluif than ho washed mid wm
''iriou ivpe of the gospel of n.y
'".that fir-t fchown a muu ltis sin
' washei It nil away !
'you to notice that this laver In
priest washed the laver of loik
' w tilled with fresh water ev--ry
' The servants of the tabernacle
'' water In buckets and poured It
lver. 8o it Is with the gospel uf
r"'. It has a fresh salvation everv
1 Uot a Ktanaul pool filled with ec
' corruptions. It U liviug watei,
' brought trom the hIitiuiI
I 'mil away ihe sins of yesterday, of
"Ul lU'O, Ull. SHV KOI11H Olle.
diristian tweutv years auo1'1
I not meau Hnythluit to me. Wnat
uow.' Wo are uot talkluir, my
"loit parJon ten years ego, but
'rion now. it fresh salvation.
i'K to llu lout how a friend feels to
"ot no to the drawr and find
' yoliow letter written to me ton or
irsaio? No. I ua to the letter
1 "I iniiie,! tile dav beforo t ester lnv
' 'tofllo Hl I I il,,.! how hu fon. lo.
It u uot lu regard to old no:u
ou "e had with Jesus Christ. It li
''Uiiii'atlniil we have uow. Are w
IV'i'iMtlijr with lilm this morula,
' UOt ill KVIlill itllV U O, I
!:0 kmin.l ... ..,n .It ..I
'": In bunt in' iu the
' lor the old, wornout hos ol
1 prufrk-lnu. Come tins nioriilii
1 'ho (iiii,.rln) robe of Chri-t'n
Ni'si Irom the Saviour's baud. Vou
Wor'iluiued in the lou-italuof the
-mrcy aipiarter of ut-ntury a.i,
h;iUiii(j t0 UIB ti yy- to W4,r)
' laver of loomu kIiirm.-s aul
' r p u I madu oluau.
lo In r.ird to this laver ot
,'', ioken of in thtxt that tu
;") wash I both hau Is au I leet.
r4j4 aowa la pou:i, so lint,
wlthont le-rlnwanr fl lh In the basin, the
priests wssne.i hoth bands nnd'fect. Both
jrospel of Jesus Christ must touch the ter
extremities of our moral nature.
A msn rinnot fence ofT small
part of his sonl and snr, "'Vow,
this late be a Mr ten In which I will hav
II the fmlts and flowers of Christian char
acter, while outside It shall be the dnvll'H
commons." No. nc. It will be all garden
or none, I sometimes hear people ssr, "fie
Is a rery good man except In politics." Then
he Is not a good man.
A religion that will not take a man through
an autumn election will not bo worth any
thing to him In June, July and Auviist.
They say he Is a useful sort of a man. but he
overreaches In a bargain. I d-nv th state,
mrnt. If he is n Christian nnvwher. he will
be In his business. It Is verv e,sy to be good
in the praver meeting, with surroundings
klndtf and blcssel, hut not so easv to
be a Christian behind the counter, when
by one skllliul twitch of the goo Is vou
can bide a flaw In tho silk so that the cn
tomer cannot see It. It Is verv easy to be a
Chrlstlin with a psnlmbook in vour hand
an i a iiitn in your lap. nut not si iv
when you can go Into a hon and faUnlv tell
the merchant you can get those goils at a
cheaper rate In another store, so that ha
will sell them to you cheaper than he can
afford to sell them.
I remark, further, that this lever of look
ing glnsses spoken of In the text was a verr
large lavrr. I always thonvht, froti the
fnef that so manyw ishel there, and also
from the fact thit Solomon a'terwir l. when
he copied that lavr In the t"nn'. built U
on a verv large seil,-. that It wss larg . and
o suggestive of the gospel of .Testis Christ
snd salvitlon hv Him vast In Its provisions.
The whole world may come and wash lu this
laver and In clean.
When our Civil War bad pisse 1. the Gov
ernment of the lnltr,l states male proela
matlon of pardon to the common sol llerv In
the Confederate army, but not to the chief
soldiers. The gope of Christ does not act
In that war. It says par Ion for all, but
especially for the chief ot sinners.
Now, my brother, I do not state this to
put a premium upon great Iniquity. I merely
say this to eneou.-age that man. whoever ho
Is, who feels ho is so far gone from Ood that
there Is no mercy for him. I want to tell
him there Is a good chance. Why. 1'aul was
amurlerer. He assisted at the execution
of Stephen, and yet Taul was sure I. The
dying thief did everything bad. The dying
thief was saved. Ilichard Baxter swore
dreadfully, but the grace of fioi met lilm,
and Ilichard lUxter was saved.
It Is a vast laver. On an I tell nveryho ly
lo come and wash In l. I,ot them co ne up
from the ponit-mlarles an I w ish nwiv their
rrlme. I.etthem romo no from tho alms
houses and wash awiv their pov.rtv. Let
them come up from their graves and wis'.i
away their death. If there be anyone so
worn out in sin that he cannot get up to the
laver, you will take hold of his head and
put your arms around him. and I will take
hold of bis feet, an I we will 'pinnae him In
Mils glorious nethesdn. the vast lav.ir of
Ood's mercy and salvation. In Kolo-non's
temple there were ten Invers and one mo'ten
sea this great reservoir In the mi 1st of the
temple tilled with water these layers and
this molten soa ndornel with figures of
palm branch an 1 ox n and linns nnd
cherubim. This fountain of Oil's mercy
Is a vaster molten se-i than that. It Is
not adorned with p-il'n branches, but with
the wool of the cross; not with tho
ehern'dm. but with tho wins of tho Holy
Ohost, and around its great rim all the r.vu
innv come an 1 wash In the molten sea.
Hut I notice also, in regard to this laver ot
looking glasses snolc-n of In the text, tint
Ihe w.isUiuL' In It was Imperative and not
optional. When the priests came Into the
tabernacle fvou will Mud this In the thirtieth
chapter of Ex)lus), Oo Itells them that they
must wash In that laver or die. Th priest
might have s il l . "Can't I wash elsewhere?
I washed in the laver at hone, and uow vou
want rae to wash here." Ood aays t "No
matter whether or not you have washed
LirrfTTrer aKfrtrvrirnavoT hf UleV"
'Hut," says the priest, "thers Is water Just
as clean ns this. Why won't that do?"
'Wash here." says Oo I, "or die." 8o it is
with tho gospel of Christ. It Is Imperative.
Til-re Is only this alternative keep our xiiu
and perish, or wash them away and live.
Hut, says so:no one, "Why could not Ood
havo nmdn mora wavs to heaven than oue?"
I do not know but lie could have made half
n doz -n. I know 11 o mado but one. You
sav, "Why nit have a long lino of boats
running Irom hero to heaven?" I cannot
snv. but 1 simply know that thero is
only one boat. You say. "Are there not
trees ns luxuriant ns that on C uvary, more
luxuriant, for that bad neither hu Is nor
blossoms, it was strippnd mil bnrkel?'1
Yes, yes, there tinvo beeu tnller tr es than
that and morn luxuriant, but the only p itli
to heaven Is under that on tree. Instead
ot quarreling because there are not more
ways, let us be thankful to Oo I there is
on-, one um given unto men whereby we
cau be saved, one laver in which all the
world may wash. So you son what a radiant
gospel this is I preach. I do not know how
n man can st an I stolidly an t present it. for
it is audi au exhilarant gospel. It is not a
mere whim or capric. it is llfo or death.
It Is heaven or hell. You come before ye ar
child, mi I you have a present In your hand.
Y'ou put your hands behln I your back and
say t "Which hau l will you take? In oue
baud there is a treasure: in the othe.
there is not." Tile child blindly chooses.
Hut Ood ouf Father do's not do that
wav with us. He spreads out both bands
aud says "Xowthia shall be very plain.
In that hand are pardon and peace and life
and the treasures of heaven. In that haL I
are punishment and sorrow and woe.
Cnooso, choose tor yourselves!" "lie that
believeth and Is baptized shall be saved, bur
lie that bellevetti not shall be dainue.l."
Au artist iu his dreams awsuchas,lendid
dream of the transllguratiou of Cuist that
he awoke an I seixo I bis pencil and said,
"Lt tne paint this an t die." Oh, i have
seen the glories of Christ! I have beheld
something of the beauty of ttutt great biut!
lice on Calvary, and 1 have soaietitnos felt I
would bo willing to give anything if I mlgh;
just sketch before you the wonders of
that sucrillcc. I would like to do It while I
live, and 1 would like to do It wr.eii dl".
"Let me paint this aul die." ;e coaies
along, w enry an t worn. His face wet with
tears, Ills brow crimson with blood, aud Ho
lies down on Calvary for you. l'u, I mis
take. Nothing wnsas comfortable as that.
A stone ou Calvary 'would have made a soft
pillow for the dying head of Christ, l.'ot fl
ing no comfortable as that. He do, not lie
down to die ; He stands up to die, HissolUe I
ban Is outspread as if to einoiti e u wcrid.
:, what n hard end for those fot thut had
traveled n'.l over Ju!itt ou ministries of
tnervy! What a hard ou I lor thost hau ls
that had wiped away tears aud boan I up
broken hearts !
And that Is all lor you . Oh, can joa not
love Him? Come Hrouu i this laver, old and
young. It is so burnishe I you cm see your
slus and so deep you can wash them all awav,
0 mourner, here bathe your bruised soul,
and, sick one, here cool your hot temples iu
this Invert lVace! Do uot cry aty more,
dour houI f l'ardou for all thy sin, eotnlort
for all thy afllli'tious. Tho black clou I that
hung tuuudermgover Sinai has floated abovd
Calvary and burst into the shower or a
a ivlour'i tears.
I saw iu Kensington Ganen a p.ciuie jl
Waterloo a goo I while utter the battle
had' parsed aud the grass had grown
ail over the riolJ. Tue.ro was a dm
moutitu I camion, unJ 4 lain.) had come
up Irom the pasture and lay sleeping m
the month cf that caiiuoii. 3o the artist
had represented It a most suggestive
Hung. Tlieu I thou jilt bow ihe w.'.r be
tween Ood aud the koul bad ended, and
iustead of the nuuouu -'enit-ui, "i'uo
wages of sin is death,'1 there eiur the
words, "My peace I give unto thee," aud
nnihl the battel les 01 the law that bad ouce
.quaked with the llerv hall ot death I behold
1 ne Lamb ot Ood, which taketu away the
sin of the world.
I went to Jesus ls I was.
Weary and wom aud sad.
I found In Hiui restlniplnoe, '
Aud has mad mi ld.
SABBATH SCHiDOL.
IXTF.RXATIONAr- T.TCSsSOX FOR
NOVKMRRK 4.
tM""1 T! ''.Testis, l,opt of the
Sabbath," Mark II., 2.1.28; III.,
1-." fioldrn Ttxti Mark
II., UK Commentary.
i i itB ".P0.rnn.,,,,Uon ,h abbath nr.
rind It,, dlselpl began, as they went, to
pluek ho ears of corn." In Math. i., 1. It
Is written that HI. ,,elplcs were hungry
so that we must brnr In mind that there
w-s annrtual t o Illy nee.l to be supplied.
He himself was nfitme hungry nnl wnrr
ill. 1 " 3.!." " H'Jo," V nnd the
tlselple mut be content to be as Ins Mns-
nlso reign w.th Him fit Tim. II.. 121. jn
our aMindnnee we nro apt to for-et Him,
ami Heo ttlmes proves us to see If we are
relying on Iflm or n onr circumstances
(Peut. vlil., 3;nn, xll 1).
24. "And the I'harls-cs sui t nntoHlm. Itc-
HU.ii. rhr "J? thpy nn S!''bnth dav thnt
which Is not lawful?" The Pharisees were a
class of religious people not yot rxtlnet. who
were full of talk, but lacking in deod. ex
cept when their deeds would bring them
praise of men. They were hypocrite an I
waited sepnlehers. fair outwardly, hut all
unclean within (Math, xxlil.. 3, . 27. an)
we may be sure that He who sil,. "b.
member the Sabbath dav to keep It ho!v"
would In no sense transgress His own com
mandment nor lead others to do It. These
hypocrites make me think of a captain on a
ferryboat whom I saw collecting fare one
. v. 1 y 1 nt ,nn ""m" im llndlng
fault with a man for whistling the air of a
aero t song.
2.". "And He said unto them. Have ye
. never rea.l what David .II I when l had nee.l
n".lT1" "n-TTl. ho and they that were
with him I believe there Is an analogy la
scripture for about every event In life that
can come to any one. Jesu, being 'full of
the word, knew Just how and when to npp'v
1 1 hence we so often hear Him saving "It
Is written." "Have ye never read?" How
many church members would hang their
heads In shame if Ho should ask them,
Hare vep-jyer read?"
2fl. "How He went Into the house of Ool
in the days of Ablahar, the high priest, and
rtld eat tho shewhroad. which s no: lawful
to eat, but for tho prb'sts, and gave als i to
them, which were with them." In Math
H., 8. 7. He rites a 'so the conduct of the
priests In the temple on the Sabbath day and
quotes Irom Hos. vl,, ,;, .. wln hl4VH m,r(,v
and not sacrlllce." An outward nppa.-ent
disobedience do -s not alwavs spring irom a
spirit of disobedience, an I the Lord alwavs
looketh upon tho heart. He rends our irm
lives and reckons with us acconllngly. lie
welgheth actions nnd spirits (I Satn. II., 3 1
Trov. vxl., 2h Ibdilnd an outward con
formity He often sees a spirit of rebellion
Let us be nm'dtlons to do right In His sight
whorendeth hearts.
27. "And He said unto them. The s ah
bnth was made for man. and not man for the
Sabbath. This sentence is found otnv In
Mark in this Incident. It is the go-pi-l of
..v.-, nun wrvntit 01 io I Is to servo
Cod rvory day, but one dav lu s -v. n Is
specially set apart for man that on thnt . lav
he may wholly nnd peculiarly delight him
self In the Lord and thus t o r.-frche 1 fr
the work of the other .lavs. Minis not .1
slave of the Sabbath, but the Sabbath Is for
his special benefit an I Joy, not toen'oy him.
self (Isa. Will,, 13. 11), but that be mav do.
light hlmselt in the Lord nnl thus burn :o
ride upon the high places of tho earth.
2s. "Thcreroretho xon of mnn Is Lord a!o
of the Sabbath." This statement is also
found both In Matthew and Luke, AMthitigs
were made by Him and for Hint. It Is His
ty , !i? ,h" maVT ol It aud lbs pruprk-..-loroflf:
He gave It to us that we might
tbe better glorify Him and enjoy Him. Jit
certainly hns a right to tell us what He wotil l
like done with His owu property. When
we, too. by faith In Him become His prop,
ertv and truly call Him Lord, then the day
and the people being nil Ills and lor Ills
pleasure lie will surely be glorified in them,
i'he secret of rest nnd victory Is found lu be
ing able to say from the heart, Thou art
worthy, O Lord, nnd 1 iuu for 1 by pleasuru
(Key. iv., in.
111.. 1. "An I lie micro! again Into the
synagogue, nn l there was 11 man thero
which bad a withered hand." In Luke vl.,
(I, It Ih written that tills was on another
Sabbath, au l that He was (niching In the
svnagogue. It would seem, then, that
Ho was always foun I in the synago-u 1 011
the Sabbath day and ready to read an lio ioh
as opportunity offered. These hyiiago ,-ii'M
were not the most uplrituil place in ti,
world, tor the service was very lormal, yet
it was His custom to be there.
2. "And they watehe 1 Him whether Ho
would heal him on the Sabbath day, that
tncy might Recuse Him." What odd kind of
people dl I ko to church on S iKbath davs
loug ago. mi l lie ku-w Ju-t what kin i V.f
people they were. Yet Ho Went. too. Well,
He mu-t have had more grac than many of
His followers nowadays. Yet It is written
that "if any mnn have not thospirit of Christ
ho Is none of His" (Horn, viii., til. Wny
sboul I tiiey want to a tense Him when He
never dill any harm to any, but alwavs went
about doing good? Tiiey must have booii
relate 1 to one who is call-, I "tho accuser of
the brethren" (Key. xll.. 10).
3. "And Ho said unto tho man which had
the withered band, Stand forth." I.uku
says, "Jle knew their thoughts ' (.Luke vl.,
8). It will greatly help us If we remember
that there Is always oue Willi us wiio Is
reading our thoughts and searching our in
most hearts. Hut how can wo help our
thoughts? (Inly by being tilled with His
thou .-his. We are not responsible for the
thoughts that are presented to us, but wo
are responsible for receiving nn l pou leriug
tbeni.
i. "And He s ilth unto them, Is It lawful
to do good on the Saolmth days or to do evil,
tosave life or to kill? Hut they held their
peace." In M . til. xil., 11,12, It Is written
that Ho use I the Illustration of tho lawful
ne.8 of taking 11 sheep out of a pit on the
Sabbath day, adding. "How inu 1:1 better is
a man than u sheep'" and thi n said, "It Is
lawlul to do well 011 the Sabbath day." We
are certainly sate iu doing ou the holy day
whatever will glorify (io l aud (end to mag
nify Hliu through auy work of ucce.-lty or
uiercy.
6. "And when He had looked round about
ou them with auger, being grieve I for the
hardness of their hearts, II I s iltU uuto thj
man, Stretch forth thlno tin 11 1. Au 1 he
stretched It out, aud his baud was restored
whole as the other." What a good thing for
that man to bu found tu the syuagogue that
day I How much he might have misse l by
not being there I Tliluk what Thomas
missed for a whole we lc by uot being with
the bretlireu on Ihe night after tho resurren
tkn. Lesaon Help r.
Tt'UN TUB IIIIILK INTO I'UAYEH.
The Itev. Mr. McCheyne, lu writing to a
youthful parlshiouer, uses the following lan
guage 1 "You read your Hilda regularly, of
coil nee. but do try and undorHtaiid it, and still
more, to feel it. iti'iid more part thuu 0110
nt a time, 1'or example, If you are reading
Ooueals, read a pxalm also. Turu the llildo
into prayer. Thus, if you are reading tho
tint psalm, spread tho liible on the chair
buloru you, kneel and pray, Mi Lord, givo
IUU the blemednes ot the man that walked)
Hot ill the counsel of the ungodly.' 'Let pie
Hot stand in the way of -duller-!' 'Let me
not sit iu the seat of the scornful,' etc. This
is the bent way ot learning the no-imiug of
the liible, and ot horning to pray."
"To neglect at nny lime, preparation for
death, is to sleep ou our owu pose ut a siege 1
to omit it in old ugo, U to sleep at au ut
tack."
Wot Christianity out of man's history, aud
what would liia luwshuve buuu wliot bis civ
lllatiou?
TEMPERANCE.
!sor pt raor.
Tropby drop ! drop by drop t
Killlrg th K its tn tho very ton
Win n will :ho terrible traffic stop?
ITow mnny gltss.s drinkers bold?
Ho.y many treats for young an I old?
How tmioh poison, hot and cold?
Ah ! you "would know," I bear you say,
How many glasses day by day
Measure tne drops In yon ler'bny.
Oallier thm np In pints nn I gills,
All fliestreamlets and ail the rills,
1 'Mil from tne rvrriastln .,- bills.
Con, t the snn l-gr.alns one by one.
1 lie inyrla I stars with worn teguii.
' in. ) 11 never co up ire when all Is donot
Oceans nnd r v -rs of ll,pii, fire!
I Milking of this no tongue should tiro
iei:e,i,g M,e truth to sou and sire.
3Ir-. M. A. Kidder. In Youth's U inner.
' citim nuixKto.
Wo frequently he ir that there Is "no harm
from drlukln sweef el er," and tmp -ratioe
org.inif itions frequently have this ini"tioii
brought before the n for dismission . (Tier
common 'es to ferment nssoon ns It Is out of
the press, and the n!co!iol In cider Is ns so
iluetlve and po sonous as In any other drink,
nnd In many eases mor so, A. V. Foster,
1. I., of Massachusetts, in a recent letter t
the Advance, writes as follows 1
"A r -ci-nt dreadlul miirb r In (his State,
committed bva man upon hts brother, IIIuh.
trntes the evils of elder drinking. The ititir
den r was lnto.xte.ttdt on hard cider, and
heneo was In an ngly mood, as Is Invariati'y
the case with those nnler the Influence f
this dangerous Intoxicant. In New Kngland
elder Is 0110 of the greatest temptations to
Intemperance. Kvery fall piles of small and
gnarly apples are gathered, which are mar
ketable only nt tho clder- iilll. There is a
prollt to tie made on tlioin. and the f irnvrs
do not feel that they cm lose It. This t.a-t
has done much to break down tho prohlhlti
tory Inw In Massachusetts, lean ago when
mis law was in force It met with opposition
from tho older-raising farmers. To get their
vote elder was ex Mnpto I Irom tho applica
tion of the law. Hut this was a fatal incon
sistency. Hard cider Is far worse In it ef.
fects than ninny other ot Ihe mil ler Intoxi
cants like ale and hoer. Hut I: is easily ob
tained on New Knglanl farms 1 the 'bov
grow fond of It, beginning with sweet elder,
but speedily llndiug their way to the fer
monto.l and Intoxicating nrtlole. The taste
for alcohol thus formed, It naturally do s
not stop with elder. Thus our New Knglan I
cider operates adversely to toaipcranc 1 in
two ways tt breaks down the streu -th of
those who, but for this, would promote tem
perance It glrdlltlon, ntl t by lis dllleet il
rour igement to sweet elder, It tempts our 1
loiimry ooys 10 siarr out on n path that
leasts to a drunkar l's irr iv. Apples In New
Kngland, rye lu the Mississippi Valley, and
grapes ou the Tactile Coast are, every on-,
tempters to break down tho temperance, re
form." Tttr most riussirt i knemv.
Lord Wo s dev. In n r,.(. -nt , tt,.r n the
ii.-ati! Sicreii.ry of the (ijol Tempb.rs,
.i : p.icre arc y.-t soiuo great enetn es to
'"' " iiotered. .otiie t-re.it Imttles to bo
toil -i t t y the C11 ie I Km.- loai ; but the most
I'!-' -"llf "v t pr . -nt Is 'drink.' It
-Ills mi, re iliati all our newest weapons of
warlatv. nnd not only destroys the body but
( iniiid and soul also. All movements,
tlleieore. Illtetllil to meet tills foocoil-
Hi' 11 I thionselveHto 11, e, and no one can wish
tne Mioo I Templars' mi-ccns nioro sine 'rely
tliim I do. I iiMi glad to siy that wo have
How but little driiu.eniii as iu the iirmv less
ii s.1 ,our r ""V ,:t" r -'"" of
1 "' 31 -Jesty subjivts. To this fact I con
llder owe nmcu of the Improvement in
eveiy renpeet that has been .tea, Illy going
oa lor the past twenty years."
roox tiik M.tnoi: To,ir.Tui:n.
Hr. Nor-n.ati K rr, at a r nt meeting of
I.tigiiha physicians, re.aie I tho following In
el lent, making a personal application to bis
In others and 1.1st. ts of Hie profession :
He 'ore I pr .ictiNi-d what 1 taugot iu regard
10 tins ttmin r, 1 found that, sing however
sweetly I mlgllt. IllV advice penetrate. I very
little intothe liie an I charaet. r of inebriates
who ca ne lie'., re me ; t.iit when, lu order to
save a man whom I was called up to h
'"""-'hll ighl, 1 tool; the pledge, my
pra -tii-e then f.,i.ire. with my precept. 1
snd to this tnaii, "What on earth do you
mean by calling i.ir me al.out once in every
n on'.h iu this way 1111 I wasting vour sal
stanee, only lurtiie ben, -m of yoiirwiue m"r
ehiint and your doctor? You must I e an mi
inin.Mted loo:wliy do you ti t take tne
pledge?' Winn I went lo see l.lni 11 xt
tuoriiiiig, drunk as h . bad been the in -nt be.
lore, li" grasped w n it I bad said. "Iiodor,"
11 - s lid, "you told me bisl night to tano tn
plelge; 1 will, it ou will." What Was a
poor .toe,,, r 10 do' it was a ras ! the
spider and the My, an I then-suit was that
We took the pledge I tint housi together,
and tli.it man bus kepi it till this day. I saw
hint on Monday Inst i.efore I came here, not
as a doctor, lor he is ol 110 use to me, as now
he ih never ill, but bo Icis b -en the menus of
making hundreds of people alistainets.nio.tiv
tunoiioit the :uvo of oriuk as he was him
soil.
A I'll 'III. KM TO iik S ).VKt.
T!i" pro'dem 01 "liar I times" will be solved
wiieu tao wor ;iug men of America boycott
t Me s 1 0011 au I s op drinking liquor. About
i 1 ii'.ii)i),0!ii) a year goes into the saloon troai 1
t ie bar,;- aine, wages of workmen. Tnis j
loom y. turned luto tlio channels of Industry j
on 1 eo urn- ree, would bring comfort nnd
jsappiii 'ss and plenty 10 millions ot bouso
Uo.1.5. National Temperance Advocate,
TrMrr.n.sNfK news anh motfs.
Over two millions nn I a half of children
nre members of the 13.ui 1 of Hope Union of
Knglanl.
The drink thirst is the only cnrthly np
proximatiou to the torture ot tln dumiiod 111
perdition.
Alcohol Is a dangerous nn l tricky spirit.
Moderation oils the Hinges ot the gato lead
lug to excess.
Alcoholic Insanity Is twice ns common now
In Train.'", the bind of light wines, an It was
Uiteeu sears ugo.
Itev. Pr. ('barb's S. Thompson, of New
York City, in a recent serinou Mated that
"one brewer iu New York; has CJO chattel
mortgages ou saloons."
Municipal ruform is stirring up the Na
tlou's capital, and ten polio mien have beeu
dismissed recently lor ignoring the viola
tions ol law by certain retail liquor dealers.
Jerusalem, the Holy City, has 135 sa
loons, whose llcensi fees go to Constantino
tde. An application has I, ecu m 1 do to es
Inhibit! n brewery wlthiu its walls, but re
fUS'ld. A Chicago writer gives the following rea
son why there Is now so much poverty,
crime and misery iu that great city 1 "Micro
lives but one baker to each seventy lainiiies,
oue grocer to ev ry elghty-ulno families, and
oue liquor s iloon 10 every thirty-live fami
lies. The late Lord Chief Justice Coleridge said
judge are "weary with culling intent ion to
iirutU as the principal eiiuso of crime," end
that lie "could keep 110 terms with a vice
that tills our Jails, destroys the eomlort of
bonu s and tho peace of families, and du
buses and brutaliz tho people.'1
A Chicago paper says that there are In
Chicago at least 3000 places in the manufac
turing district wheiu worliiuguieu are iu tho
habit ol going lor liquor. These suloons are
purposely placed near thu factories so a the
more easily 10 absorb (ha men's wages. It
each oue ot these saloons took In 110 a day,
the sum would amouut to S0,0JJ a iluy, VI
DOO.UUO lot it week ot six dura,
1UJLIGI0US HK.VDIX0.
now to Ttir.AT tr.hr sons.
In glnnolni" over the agricultural depatt
nietit of a newspaper, reeentlv, mv eve fell
on the above heading t arii,.; ,'.M..
nie ns no less appropriate lor the religions
department. "e are (;,..'s Im-bntidrv."
savs the Apostle. And In this husbandry' Is
n great variety of sou, s ,, !lr , , N,;,..
vey forcd, with att'llei',1 appliance., ttmt
they produce only a rank growth ,.f Mnlks
ntid leaves 1 mc are eultivate, with -ndi
1I1I geiid. and care. ,,, p, bring nut their n
sourecsin asub-tanti.il Imm st , other -oils
lire scant, sandy. ,.r bard and st,,v. po,,r
nnd unproductive; an 1 otl.r, sidl ,,n. ,(
barren. And niativ , f t s . ,,r.. . irn 11 tin
i roductlvBs iils. i .r .ir ditTerent n,'.,d. s
'f trentiiig them, s oi,e;i,m.s th,-v nr.- left
for n time, to lie wn.t. And snd, Is often
the discipline Which ll- d eer. ses over the
barren soils In his hiisl, ,,,drv. He l"s thci
li" falhiw-barnm of eo,r,t, win, s..,,ri..j
any nppcaram-e of growth ,.r vegetation.
Hut the husbandman. '..r h- lias su ib red
n bnm i, Meld to lie waste f,,r a while, puts in
the heavy sub-so .,e,, ,d turns h,
deep furr iws, tweaking up the luud surfnee
mid with the hnrr..v th..r..ugh:v tMiMt.g the
w ho ,, to-other. Ai,. n,s ,oe,'(i, ihrust
ihe deep furrows ,, ailliet ,,n. and the bar
row of i-iipmtniice.tlll the hard, -totiv, I ir n n
soli Is thoroughly broke., , shake,, p..
g"llier.- And, In our eitoris to r er a
barren sod. we are to . m, m tending to
this end. No good ,-an eo ,,,' of it vhil" it
les waste and barren. Hut. when tlioronglnv
iToken up. there in.,v be a cn.p again
one of tim nn iius t i,iende. in il,,.
article ulln.bll to s, (,, p,,t ihe s, ,
eiTllll.ldescrlptlol, of trees, whose growl1, re
Stores the product, elievs of ,es,,i. I here is
tne tree thnt Is mirob' pro.l,,, ,. tbisi !Ie, t up-
ti tne most barren s,,,i: t in,, q r
li.inl . i.f universal l "e to the souls and
bodies of men. And wherever this tn e is
planle I. and brliiL-s forth the ehoi'-e fruit of
Love for Souls, it will r ver th ino-t bar
leu spot, and turn It Into the garden nf the
Lord. Li t the Christian heart be throiighlv
and deeply Imbued w iti, tliis spirit, and ho
will I e no longer barren nor unfruitful iu the
inar. of Ihe Lord ;but "plautsof r wn."
mid "tnis of rlghtonuiics" will spring up
nn every hide of hhn. This tree w r,,t
out the weeds nf self-riL'llteoi,sess, ,o
hhrnbs i f worldliiiess, gnarled "iiks of selfish
ness, nnd ever tin- ground with gnsoi herb
age. It will do a hundred fold in. .re to n--
i ru barren soil tin,, all the htbor nnd ml
lure that cau be bestowed upon il. N.V. Ob.
TIIK I'VIMI in n.
Young say 1 "In life and health we think
Wet, men, out on a dilng bed with io,."
How .fti 11 do we sr.. tiiis II I ii -I ru'.cd ! What
11 chin ge comes nVt r tin-i..Ws of those wl,.,
lire brought to the vr.-go of etertlltv! How
ililfer, nt Iv do they admit they w.oild Iiiimi
11 -1 -. I . bad they but always viewed things in
th" i,;it which Is east upon tl 1 In the a.
I" and shadow of death: A ministerial
friend w rites us of 1, e of his pat s, ,.,,, rs,
J lt dee llse.l ", protrileted lllhess pre.
pared lis nil for tl hal'ge. lie died ol, the
- - with his family nnd friends around him.
lie evpresscl ri gret, just before III- d' lltl.
that Ie bail not united with the church, an I
lll'ldeall opl llprolessiouot religion. I ba I
ib u l.t but w hat he was a g I num. ultlioiijli
iu error a to his duly. His life would luw.
done oi,,.r to a ( In Istiati. i vcepi in one ro-
I t his neijlect of a pul lie profession of
religion. He u-surcd me no otle r n-a-'ii b id
ib leried linn, but a ibsq, .,'ii. of bis 1, tier
IlllWoitlllliesS nf the privilege, and of bis 1111
lltuess to perforin the duties of a uii tiiber of
tl.e chnieli. This was 11,1 error of jiidgn i nt.
to su the least, and bis c oirs.-, ,, n,,s re-
lie legietted Ibe night hi fore be died.''
Here Is a lesson tor us nil, tl;: : initio nog.
ect ol.edieli''-'(-i tho t '.i 11 eotntuatids of
I hr..l, li-t wi 'lint th- ,1-in our dv.ng pi!-
lowtimter- - ym.
ho e that they are 1 j
tal" and delay to cotllV
bv identifying themse.'
sio of religion with tls- W
( i 'd. It I- not a case tan l; ,
fait h nnd ol.e !. 11 ; nn,
plain .1 duty, mav be siirt1,
legi. t it 11, a dying l out
the individual above r- l'-.
y.-a,-, and have oftc, urg.
I, nn. and li lt that In- nee 1
11 1! nnl the most cheering e 1 I
dpi. ship. We would th.'l' 11
the position be he did, 1,1 gl.t
inert in I'na.'biation, tbr..w
war I up 11 a dying bed. and .
i f du'y w hi.-', lie then I 1 I,
then i,.-ure.lv llti-lt up 11 tn
prosj ect of an exchange ,.f w
til, ti -e.
t.l 111 I lie lew
olid W Inch Will
'n iii the iieal
lids.
I lllllsr ol.i'lllol s IN III , IS. MLS I I lev.
Whatever iullii"iiees ii,-" 11 s.,,v lorthe
n". otiipllshiieail of bis gra 'ioii- .n .,
lie',, and in lieu, w hclht r they I'r .M-
ib'ie r of criiee, are ut his comm.i id :ic
"I Itller gi. Ill Hot the spun by :ti. ,i-.ir" un
to bun," because it lui'li pleu-e I l i'u that
ill blai all liiliicssshould ilwi ll." I lie In ie -
Is eoillplele. butever ttle sinner want- he
Khali hud ill Christ, lie it lite, light, p. over
paid",,, H 11 pal by, hope, rigid c.' a
mid joy in the Holy (ihost; tic y at.- all
wrapped up in 1 he union of I, is two nature.
'This ui)stcry is the envelope wi.leli , o,it.,,u,
wisdom, sau nllcatioii and rcdeuipi i"ii. lie
is aide and w illing to suller, to endure aiel
to In-slow, lie Is II storehouse 1 mil em lei e
bo i ha listed ; lull nf grace and I rut II, I ul I of
promises uii I full of authority to Inllll
tlieni; full i f glory and majesty, and lull
of beavru. lie la hrist, tiio vw.vl"in
of (iod, and tho power of (iod. No
burden of sin Is so heavy bill lie removes it ;
no fears are so agitating but ho gives them
relief; no weakness so depressing but it
Iliuki'S his stieiigtli perfect. Hope and ex
ecption are never doleilted that eelitm III
lilm. Ho ls illlcd to overllowniL- with all tout
Iiiiiii dill cnj. v and (iod impart. JIU -s,ug
and glory au l honor and power lire lis.
Lxpiiii, I as tie' faculties of the human mil
may, they can never become so enlarged and
never drink -o freely of bis usefulness but
tho KtrenniH .till ntill Mow nnd the loiiutaiu
still be fui. Augment mini's unwottlnness
and ill desert to nil uuii.eiisiir. d liillintv;
multiply Ills wants to countless nges; and
tliero Is yet room lu the mansion b" lias i
pared and bu n I enough and to .spare. -I)r.
bpruigs dlory ot Clirisl.
HOW IIP. KNKW If.
A Methoili-t Conference cotinidlten mice
tiad Is'fore lliein n backwoods preacher who
knew little of books or theology, but w ho
bud U prnctieiil knowledge of I lirH's sulvSr
tion. Jlr ithcr" Ismail one of the wise e
iiiiilners, "will you pb ase name jionie of the
evidences "I tho divinity of our Lord Jesus
Christ?" The brother's fm'e wore an expres
sion ol pil..:l"d bewilderuieut nnd lie was
silent, Tlio examiner repeated his question :
What niakes you tbliilt Christ, l.s divine?"
Now there was a response from the whole
muu. Wiih his eyes full of tisirs bo started
lo bis feet and hi retelling out l,is itrius nn l
liniidH, exelaiuied i ' How do 1 know lie's
divine? ii y, bless you, he's .saved my
soul!"
A OIIIL lllKA I F IT,
A little boy recently -ukel bis mother i
'How can (iod lirnr folks pray whi n he s so
far away?'' li' font she limi time to answer,
a girl of live remarked i "1 guesa he's got tel
ephones rnmiln' to every place." I'm e on
thought c. rcs.ed 111 childish language, thnt
between (ei. I nnd every human In art tlu'ie is
u medium i f communication, if we only mo
it. lluuinli lialure longs lor some olio Ui
whom it cm tell lis teuiptutloiis mid Its Hr
rows. 'i'pe ear i f (iod ia rvor open. It I iiigs
tor syiiipalny. His heart is ever responsive.
It hunger I r companionship. Hois icndy
to "reason tisv'elber." Human nuturo craves
an libldln I Icndslilp. Ho is uiichuugiug.
Uon'l forgot h baa "telephones tuuuiu' to
every pltv u" ' 'I'uU Ultu ttll C'otujteijaUoUttls
1st, '
k h.s.
' tin II,
p.-op..,.l I
O --. but "I
"yiicg ts..
' V. ,11 deep;. .
"A ll.U e kt,.,. - j
'd . t..r ;
i thi dut .pun 1
"I ll.Clonc , . . I,, I
'II I Ills dis.
1; ll 'I...1
but for 11 in.,-
l"r- 1
THE LEASE FAMILY.
Husband and Children of th
1.- .... s 4 .
ramens
". r iniiir ,
t". I , . s
i-.VsTjiKitiy krnivin irroat ,,.ai r,VVii
Mrs. l.ciso. the
l-Mifky wtitiinn who
Is dcv.it in licr
life ami t.ilf'tits ti
wluit she lielli'vos to
' J ' (' tlio "encral wt'I
I.Hf. l,ui foW K II W
iinifli alunit h o r
litis! ami. A rot nrtcr
recent, v Visited tlio
I.e:so iKiiiipstt'.i'l at
Wichita, ami foutid
tint ( h is. 1 I ensn
MM. tasp. Mr. ,n;m Arr,(
tin' lllppaiii nrn-spnmii.i.t ,.j,i4 u,,,)
had ri'it iliseliargi'.l frmu the tlrw
stcre where he w-is f,,riiu-t Iv implov
cil, aliotit six t ,t,s ago. i, ii aivuut'it
;f the h.inl tl!ii,-s. 'I . iOIll0,
nt a.::. North Wabash avitmo, is a
largo frame house surrotiiuli il hv ml
tdinviinil trw.s ami il.mki il with iIowit
ir. i.rAsK i nil. i, iiks.
atnl vi notable Innls. ir. Leasf Is
(lescrilieil as "an nl. I tn.'in with ung,
white must ache, almost as Imld aa nn
Infant, ami with only a ihin frlnejo
(f white hair to protect the hack nt
III tiei'k. lie w;h rareli'ssly ami
r-hiildiily ilresscl, ami there wai a
Week. S growth iif liearl nil Ills f;ti'i."
llo was lirmight u;n,n a farm near
i' rei'i iii t, i i .,
find It-rt In, tun
i i
" 1 O 1 1 Jf B .sm .
a p n t It i' rarv.
Iltl.lilv tli,illk'
to K a n s a s,
wli-ro hf mar- VTTN
ii.ii. lie f.iiii'.i v I,A
in liiisiness, ami s ''J t (
with the failure
1 r'
ninli. t bill I' im.
It o I ii , t.r. se, I
Mils i rAsR.
tho rdrn'spHtnli'tit as a mm who hail
Iutii fiuslieil ,y .plvi'isity. ami who
had IP't the lighlft ih'sire tu t viT
make nmdhrr iiT,,rt tu i nn Ills
ft'i t. lie is very ii'ini, nf his wifo
atnl children. Tin- latter, fmir In
ihuiiImt, arc fill niVotid to thrlr
mother, ami .sjca'. t h-r as tint
tmlilost and i.'t ntnli'st wiiiii iti in tliu
world. If any oni' has an idea that
either tho. children nr tin; hnlatnl,
feel that Mrs. Lease neglects' theni,
he should K,end a tnottiing at their
home, and he will speedily liecotue
con v need that he Is mistaken.
AUTOMATIC WATER MOTOX
V or Its ell on Mreiins H hrrn There Id
loir Ml.lil l ilt.
The mi'tnr sh,,wu in the .'leentn
jiaiiyitig cut has I i i tt pifenti d hy C.
V. .Inliiisi. n. nf I'iiiiad- Ipliia. and Is
ileslgtp l tu I I'.-i'iiii'd by a small
waiitf.ill i f four l-"l nr nwr in
hi'L'lil, and when ; 1 1 i 1 i I tn np-r
at.t.k' two liti nr foil- ' iniips will
tak - water fit li- r ir 1 1 1 a wi li nr ir "in
tin' stream am! r.ii-e It t any ic
Utiired heighl.
'J'h' iiltistiat i' ti sh,,v tin- machine
to li" a heam, fmtii which arc siis
Iiended two hiickets, with la tuc cyl
indrical valves, resting- nn .-cits at
tin lint (urn ami which are unsealed
when the hip-kefs make the ilnwn
strnke, aud allrw the water tn run
nut. lie is held in pnsilinli until it
has ri ived the jiroprr weight of
water, whie the other Is Iieliiif
eiiiptled. liai'li dmvn s! pike of tin)
1 1 1 1 t raises water hy pump on up
positc -I ! nf Hj i'i nits hy I, cam, tho
water jidssitu' into an air rhatiihi-r,
ami men that tn the t ink nf any ele
v;it Inn.
lii'ie the j.raile is siille ietlt to ifi:t
a fal! nf ti m r f' "r cut It is only
ii. s-ary tn huild a -tn ill dam nr
iMiiwv tic water tli'niith to
i ho ppitni . an l I In"'' ''an 1'' il ''if
tli'iq;t niantitv nf w;it t laised to
any ln-inl.t to Mipp y a luill iin' Ut
. r-f'' ,,,-V.v,.--s'-. '-i'A.V- . ,
all tho uses of a l.irun family, and If
raised to a suftie etit height, cau he
used for opi iatiiiL' ein.ill motcrtj fof
ruiiiiiiiK' f-'wlnu inachlncs or nthcr
llk'ht inachluerv, or may he usi'd ft;i
tire service throughout the build im;.
N irl liuinlnria nil's Xi it a life.
Northumt erland, I'd., at the con
lueiice of the Susquehanna's north
and went bratb In s. has a world-wide
fame anion,' chemists n-. the former
residence and builal jilaco of lr.
Joseph 1'riestly, Ihe dUcovercr of
oxygon Kin ami, pi iliaps. principal
founder of timdi rn clicmi-try. AVhcn
lie came from Knulaiid to Amcrlf,
ahoi'.i I7tt, the rh.tlr of chemistry
was offered him bv the I'nlverslty of
l'ennsylvaiila, but he tic. dined it.
siiyini,' ibat he wl-hed to live in thu
country, and neon aft r seitled at
oi t h ti iiiIhm In ii I. lie died ther) ten
years later. His house was at 111 stand
Inn when tho ceutennlal of theinlstry
was ccloUaU'd Ut NortViUtuberluud.
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