DR. TALMAGE'S SERMON. TEARS AND TROUBLES. Btrikinff Itn Drawn, from Hi Lom la vwa or t wir. Tiiti "Ami Ooil Minll wln rnrnv All tir fnm tliolr rye-." Itovelntiun vll. , 17. liiilinir norossii Wolrn iirnlrie. wihl flow -up t '' "1W enrrlnife wheel, nnil while a Innirdistnn -o (mm nny shelter, thorn mine i midilou Mi'iwr, nnd while the rain A fallim In torrent, the Mtin was fdilnlhir ,. iinirlitiy I ever hw it shine, nnd I thmiKlit m Imt a lioniitiful spectocle thin is! ,, tli" tear) f Ihn lllhln urn not inldiilirht r.p. I. in rnlii nn miiioi r"lne In OimI'k irwt aii'l "l'l"n "iinllifht. You roinonilior th.it t t 1 1 whi.'h ItavM IiiIm-I'I nn oiintnin- un tenr. i""! 'inry tears, aim ruin ionr. nl Christ' tears, inn) 1 ho harvest of Jy tli.il is t" snrniK irom ine nowim in tours. 0 l mixes idem. runnus mem. woii its theni wnore in inn. noil exhale, theni. ooiisn. is ihkoii in mem. nnn more iM vrl n t tin niotni'iit when tney ire .rn mi'l n "" I""1'" ineircrnve. Tour of I'll'' men mi' not ken. Alei- . i.. I.!.. ....... I... I l. I ll. null i 111 ins .-, ,. e.,, mi- linn II'I'"H Intra III Ikt-cs nml iniilrx nil I mii.lt a Krent . In .ilsint Ills Brief. Imt in nil t ho vase, of h'n v'ii there it nor one oi Aiemmicr tear. .iMik of tin1 tour oMI.iil it children. Alas, tliov tiro fiillinir nil tlu time! In mini . . i i sometime, hear tlu KrowHhi Hum '"r. iimi oii sen iiii'rn in n murm miion v. I'"' yoii know from tin ilrift of the ul- tlml it win nit oomn nny. nhi'n' nrnr you. M t ii ltm It tnny lie nil nirht around ii nit you, thorn is n shower ( irxiiiilo somewhere ull th" tiino. Tonr; Wind i-tho use of lli'in anyhow,' Why . . .iiixtituto luuirhlor.' Whv not mako thin , wrl'l w -here nn tin i-oii nro won nml riml tr:iirfers to 'nun ami n.Mio.v v lint . tln'ii-i' ot mi in-torn storm wlion wo .lit Imvo n lorpotunl nor vvextor.' why. kIi.ii ii fimiily If imt tuifether. lint Imvo ,.111 nil -tiiy, or II thoy must ho transplant -I w make ollior homo, tlo'ii Imvo thorn nil In. - tin' inmiiv roeoru icuini u story oi irnnL'. nml uirihs, imt no iioiit lii Wliv i Imvo llio harvests lifixo ili otlior with in f:ituuiui toll.' Why tho hard pillow, I,.- Ii.iril crust, tho hiii-.l otriiKitlo'.' It onsy ii hil'Ii I" "'M'liiln n sinili', or ii sii'Vow, i r ii . .n ut ui.it i 1 1 . Imt i'oiiio now nml lirini; nil iirili 'lioiinrlo-i, iiinl nil your 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 i , ii, I nil your roliiioii. mi l liol mo o plnin inr, A onoiiii-i win i"ii you in:il It l n.:i.i' up "f Mill nml liino mni ol lior ooinio. .nt. hut ho !iii-.'V.thoi'iji.f luif rO'lioiit .-tli- ii' i'l of n fouroil lifo, tho viiorlno ttnij ,il ii hiltor iii'onorv, tint frim'ini-iitt of it l r 'k'-fi lionrt. I will loll von wiiut n loir I. H i- iu" iiy in nilnlion. Ili'iir, tlion, wlillo I ut-n' of tho ii.1 of I rouliln: Vir-t.il I" tli" 'h'-iun of troiihlo to koop i wrl'l from Ifi iiir loonttnu'livo. Soino- thu, inii"'. ho ili. no lo iiinko ut willini; to nt tl il"ii".'. If II won- not f..r ir-ul'l'-. llii- worlil woiihl ho ii ij.ioil onoiiu'h r.iviii t'.i nn'. ton "" I I woiil.l ho williiu ..tiki- r l I .-(. of I 111- I If.' for lOll.nilll.lllNI i'iiin il thoro woro no troiihlo. Tin otii'ili . . -1 i 1 1 . -1 aii'l iiiiol.-tiroil nml iillnro. iin.l him .'li.T.''l with tiii'h i iono, no -lory of t'uT tt.o-.t O'.tilil i'Ii.'IiiiuI U-. v.. W'iil'1 -iiv .o woll onou jli nloiii'. ' i i. w.uil ! ill" .iiol huvo your limly li i!...Tnt.'.l in t In ilut mi l your toiil i.i out ii ii .'. li -tiiil iiilw iitnr.'. ilnoi you i nn 'o, i.t tin- H'.il'l I- trooil onoiitfli for mo!" You I.IL'I'I woll U'o to II lllllll who hil" just oti . r. .1 th l."iir.' lit I'an.t mi'l toll liliu to r.-l.'ll oil to till' lii"lliro irnlloi ioi of Vouloo .r Ki' Ti ii '''. "Why," ln woiil I iiv. "wiuit .li" ii r mv ifoini; tlioroV 'I lioro nr" : "hItiiii ll mnl l!ulioiiti' nml lt'i'liii''l. lioro i:.lt I linvon't lookoil lit yot." No ll;nn mint-in l'o out of thl worl.l. or out of nnv i'iiin', until ho hu" ii lu'lto Iioiimo. To oiiro His wish to .-t n v horn ll ul niii.-l Hiimohmv riMlo ii .li-.'iist lor our suit. iiiiiiliir,'-. How lull llo .I., it V Ho I'liiiiiot titTonl to ilornco Hi h'lrizoii, or to t.-nr olT n llor.v ponol from hf siitisft, or to siiittruol nu nnthor from tho Iit lily, orto liiiui-h tho uiiu,"'iif uroinii 'Miith'1 iniL.'iiiiiiotti, or to ilrui; tin' roliow of In' mnriiini; In imro. You onnnot oxnoot n 1 hnt'iiln'r Wtvii to iiiur his own St. I'n ill's i ntlii'ilrnl. or u .A 1 i . 1 1 ; i I A undo to ilusli out us own "I'itt .liulu'iiioiit. or ii Ifiuiili'l to lisnr.l hi- "l.-rnol in I'.'v lit," ami mui onn- "I i tpi'.'t (loil to s.oil tho iiri'liitoi'tiiro mi'l "ii-i" of Hi- own worhl. How. tlion, nr wo "l" lliuilowillill to li'livo lloni is Ihto '"ill'!.. 'nun's ill. Mt'-r a n un Imt hm) n ooil ilonl i.f (rinii.li. 'sij-t "Woll, I nm roiuly to j;o. If thorn ii In (-' soiiiowlioro who.so roof iliio-ii't -iik. 1 w.hiI.1 lik.' to llvo thom. If.lhoro is n .iim"-ilifrf soiiiowlioro Hint iloo.s not ilis- tho liinifs, I woiihl liko to l.r.'nllii' it. "II thorn is n soi'loly soiiiowlioro wlmro "ro I-lu. tiltln tuitli'.' I woiihl liko to livo Iftliorois ii lioiuu oirolo soniuwliorii h h.'ro I mi II ii.l in v losl fricmls. I woiihl to tf. i thorn." Ho iisoil to roiiil tho llrst irl of th.. llii,!.. I'lili'llv, now lit romU tho t inn of tho HIM.) i'',l"lly. Why tin.-. In iiuil;h.I liom-is for Itovolulioni' " Ah, ho 'I to I n iitixious ohiolly to know how Hun rl'l wh- iiiiiiln, nm I nil uliout Hit Koohujionl u-lrii tn.n. Now hn h ohiolly nnxioiis to 'ww how tho tmxt worhl wns ininln, nml It looks, mi l who livn thorn, nml how -yiltvss. l(o roiiils I! nolnlioii ton times wIhto ho rouils (ii-iiosis in , Tho oM "III tho hottiiuiiiii; (ioil orontml tho "iisiui'l tl urth," iloos not thrill him n a- iiuii'ii as tho olhor utorv 'l saw u IfiiVHii mi, n ,,iW ciirth.'' Tint ohl his linii'l tromlilos ns ho turns ovur this ""ilyillo lonf, nml ho hits to tukn out his il'IklT' llll'l to wio his Hpootnolos. Thut ''kof i Ii v "la t i. i ii is a iros tus now of "iniry into wlih'li hn is miou t J illlllii- tli" I'liiiiitry iu whloh ho has lots nl ly Ini'l out, iiu.l uvi'iiui's oiionoil, uml IW'll- Inillt. i't tln'ro urn ino lit horn to whom this rl l i- Lrli-litor tlinu liniivnn. Well, iloar ''s I 'lo not I lit in., von. It Is iiiiturnl. i uiti r nwliilo you will bo romly to .. It ii"l until ,Iolj iin.it lioon worn out wit Ii "vi'iui'iils Hint hn wuiito 1 to non (loil. It ''"'I until tho proilinul ot tinvl of living "s in.- iio!, that hn wantoil to gn to his t-h'.ii-.-. It h thn ministry of troulil.i l :i''" tin- woml worth loss uml lionv.'ii Hi Hi.ir.'. f is Ihn um oflroiililii to ninkn ns ' iiri..,i.n,.),.( upoutioil. M i'n t ti I n I; 1 tl"-.v onn ilo iuiythiliK until tloil shows " Un y . nu ilo iiotlilni at ull. Wo lay out ('"'lit plans mnl wu liko to oxocutn thoin. "'k- hi-, (i,,f (.imios nml tiikin us ilown, I r..iiii-t li.'us was iissauUo.l l.y his onoiny, ''I tii" luii.'o struok linn it opoiiml ii urniit 'h''thnt hul throuti'iio'I his iloath, uml wll. No It is t In arrow of troiihlo - I' l-. nut Kii-at HwoliiiiKM of prtilo. Wn 'r '"ol our ilopnnilonoi) upon (ioj until -"t Irouhi,.. i riiiini with my littlo 1 "I'iiik thn Mini nml Mho uskod if hIui 'Irivo. I nu,i, ivrtululy." I linmlml rtlwri'iiis to Imr, hihI I ha l to mlmlrn s'-' witu wnioii Sim iruvo. Hut nltor, "" wo n.t tt , nuj we ,, '"fii out. Tho roml wan uurrow, t wim shfor ilowu ou Imtli hMdh. Iiuinlml thn roiiiis ovnr to mo uuj ' "1 think you liinl Imttor tuko ehiirifoof 'I'lrst-." Ho wo am all ohllilreu. ami on "JH'I of lifo WD litlH to ,trlv" It 1IVi'. ""-h au aiponruuoM of Hiipuriorlty ami '" It looks hli. Iiut nftor awhlln wa ""ulntai'laand wo have to turn out, ii Mail U uurrow, anJ It Is ahoor down "'IU Silllit. Hlltl tliitik unt uilllmv tlml "lluuM (uku tho r.'liis unit it rive. Ah. '""JI'Ih, wb unt uiisnt no oftou liooauso wo Lit Ii I . ....... .u.i uvnr i uu roiua voonouougu. '' a Diuii ban had trouble, prayor Is ' lm atuklnu holil nr tha arm of )1 '"yiiiifout forholp. I bavo board naruotit - iwo or turt ooousiou ttuu 1 rt Onco, on tha C'luoluontl express ' Kntlur ut inrtu ,..11.... tihi.nf iimirttit. . . J .1.1.., MV VUt, ,UU,tU,M ii'i tim track, mid act wore uenra cbaam i "wi uenp, HUj tho men wuo, a low , ,. ,'ur Bail uoen-iwuttrlug aua ulaa- ' uou, igHIX to pull and Jerk at tba r"P ana got up ou tha bauk of tut) "'a crioa out, f-0 Qod, hv uu!" TLere wm Another lime, about MO mllrt nut at -on. on a fniinderini rtenmer, after tha last Itfolxuit had btvui anlit finer than klnillinif wood. They pruyed tlion. Vihr in it you an often hear poopl , n reeitln- tha last experionoe of aorne friend aar, "He made the most beniltiful prnver t lver henni;" What niakea It beautiful? It U the earnoBtnesa of It. oh! I tell yon, a man it In enrnest when hi Htrlpied and linked aoul wndee out In the noumlli-s, li(.n'loa( Ixit toinleBBooenn of eternity. It I trouble, my friends. Hint make us feel our deiMMidonoe upon (lod. We do not know our own wenknow or tlod' sti-onfftli until thn Inst plnnk brenks. It is oontonii'tt ble in in when there Is iiolhim oIm to t.ike hold of Hint we end-h llol.l of llodonl'. Why, on do not know who thn Lord Ib! " Is not an autoornt ana ted fnr up in a pain . from whloh Ho emeruros once a yenr.preeei' d bv liornl.ls BWinirim swi.r.ls toi-lonrthe way. No. Hut a rather willing, nt our nnll. to Bland by us in every erlsls and reilionniont of life. I toll you what boiiio of you busi ness men make mo think of. A yoiinir nuiii (toes off from home to enrn his fortune. Hn (foes with his mother's eolisent nml benoille. tlon. Hho tins hi rir wealth, hut ho wimts to make bis own lortuno, lf. fnr awn. (nils sink, nets out of money. He sends for the hotel keeper whop he Is stiivlmr, nsklnir for lonlenee, and tho nn-wor lie unts Is, "If you don't pny up Hntunlnv nlKht, you'll lie removed to the hospitnl." Thn yoiinit man st-tnls to m eomrailn In the snme litnlilin,-. No lml. If,, writes to a bunker who was n friend of his ilonpnsnd father. No relief. Ilo writos to nn old s.'hooliimto. but ifets no Imlp. Nnturduy 1111111 I'nrais, an. I he is inovoil tothohospitni. tlottlnst there, ho Is fronio I with trrirf, ami be borrows u shoot of paper nml a po-i-no stump, and ho sits don n, ami he writes homo, sayini: "Hoar inollior, 1 um sink un to iloath. Coiiin." It is ton ininiitifi of II) n'eloek when she tfots the loiter. At 1(1 oYlook tho train starts. She is live nilniitos from the dopot. She ifols here lu time to Imvo live minutes to spare. Sin- won. torn whv ii t ruin Hint ean ijo thirty miles nn hour omiiiot iro slxtv miles nu hour. She rnstioe into the hospital. Sle'says: "My son, what does nil this moan.' Why 'didn't you send for in"? on sent to even body luit mo. Yoll know I ooulil mi l woiil.l li"l" von. Is this the reward I iot for my kin. lues- to you nl wiivs?" She liiinill..- him up, takes him homo mid -,'ots him well very soon. Now, some of you trout (ioil jut as that voiini man trtated his mother. When y.ui i;ot into u llnanoinl perploMi-,, yon null on the ban ker, you nnll on the broker, you eull ou vour oreditorV, you "nil ou your lawyer for oal ooiinsol: you oall upon everybody, nml when vou i iinnot iret nny lt"li. th"ii you o i to ttoil. You savi "O, l.o'nl, I i-O'lie to The". .Help uu now out ot my perplexity." And the Lord I'oiiies, thoiii It is tl leventh hour. Ho Kiys: "Why did ymi not sen I forn before? As one whom bis mother eomforlotli. so will I eomfort you." It is to t(irow us bank upon (lod that wn Imvo this inliij-trv of loans. Aoilli, it Is Hut use of troiiblo to oupu'l tato us for the ultloe of svnipulliy. Thn priests, under til" old ilispen-lltj.ill, worn B"t upart by havlui; water sprinkle. I upon their hmiils, foot nml hen I. and by the sprlnkllui' of tour- people are now -"I apart to the onion of svinpntliy. When wo are m prosperity wo like to iaw it nr. -nl maiiv yuiniK people annuel us, mi l wo liuu'li when th .y iiuii'ii, mn' wo r. iinti when tin y romp, uti'l wn hiiii; when th")- sini:; Iml when we have trouble w like pleut v of ..I I I. .Iks nr. oi ii I. Why? They know how t Inlk. Take nu niffil motlior. sevonl y.-.irs of nie, ami she is ulii'o-t i miii 1 1 it nt iu eomfort. Why.' Sh" has been ilir.nnrli it nil. At 7 oVI.i.'k in the morning sin- xoea over to oomlorl a voutr,' tin .f to"' who ha-just lost her loil if. liran Iniollier knows all about that trouble. I'tltv v.-ars iu she tell It. At 12 o'oloi'k ol that ilav she i.. s over to com fort a widowed soul. Hli" know - all nbotit Hint. Sim has been walking iu that dark valley twenty yours. At 4 'look III tho afternoon muuii one knoeks at thn door, wanting I. rein I. She knows nil uliout that. Two or three limns iu her lifo ulio oamo to her la-t lonf. At II) oVIook Hint iilulit she Hoes over to Hit up with soinn one severely hl"k. Khn knows all nbint It-. 'Klin knows ull nbout fevers uml pleiirinl't" nml broken btui"s. Shu has boon ilooturliit; till her life, s-.r.'n'liiur plastors and p.ninint out bitter ilrops hihI shaking up hot pillows nml run trl vluu things to tempt u poor appetite. Hi-. Aboruothy uml Hu-h ami Ho-aek uml Harvey wore Kit -tit doetors. but the ireativst iloetor llieworld ever saw is an old Christian woman. Dear me! Jio wo not remember her about the room when wo were slek In in- boyhood? Was there any olio who uld over so touch ii wir.) without luiitiiiy it? Wlie re ili.l l'mil ie( (ho ink Willi which lo to write his oonifortint; epistle? Where did David Kot the ink to write his eoMifortiiu I'sulius? Where did John "t thn ink to write his ooiiift.rtlni; llovolatlous? They not it out of their own tears. When n nian has Komi tlinuik'li the curriculum nml linn taken u course ot iluiiKoolis an t Imprisonments mid shipwrecks, ho is oiinlllleil for the work of sympathy. lion I lii'ifan to pren.'h, my Hormoiison1 Hi" i iibjnet of troublu wore nil pontic uml 111 seinl t.lunk verso, imt li.nl knockoil thn lilauk vorsn out of mo lom; hko nml I huvo found out that I cannot comfort people oxcopt as tnvself have been troubled, (iml make um thn son of nousolutioii to thn poopl.-! I would rather ho thn moans of southim; ounj perturbed spirit to-dav than to play a tiiuej l tint wouhl set uu the sous of mirth rc'iini; in thn ilauce, Have you nny iipirociulioii of the -Mod mid. Klorioiis times your friends are having Ini heaven? How ilillorotit It Is when they Kod news there of ii Christian s death from wliutl it is here! It is the ililfercncii between em burkiilloii ami coinlni' Into iort. KvorithiuK ilepcii'ls upon which side of the river vou Ktaud when you hoar of u Christian's dentil If you Hliiuil nu tills sl.le of thn river, you mourn that they fo. If you stand on tho other side ut tin) river, vou rejoice that thoy 001110. Ou tho ditVoroncn botwoou it funeral on earl H mid it jubilee in heaven bet ween requiem hero and triumph ' thor.i i.nrtliiix hern and reunion there! Totfethor! Huvo you thought (d It? They urn together. Not one of your departed friends in onn land and nuother in another land, but toeeth- r, iu dif ferent rooms of tho siiino hoii-e--tho lioiiso of many mansloiis. Tm'otlior! 1 novor more upprociatod that thought t lua i when wn laid away iu Iut lust slumber my ristor Sarah. Htiiudiim there in thn vll lai'e oomi'icry, 1 looked around uml said, "Thorn is father, thorn is mother, there la Krmidfathor, them is Krandiuotlier, them urn wholni'lreles ol kill Ireil," niu', i tliounht to myself, "Toi'elher iu the itravo together iu irlorv." I am si Itiiprc-.-ed with tho thought that I do not think it is any f unit I ii'iui.1.1 .....I i i" ii"i ......I. mo .''..- ism when some one is ioiui troui this world to tlm next if you miiko theni the bearer of dispatches to your friends who tiro Koue, Hiiyiiu;, "(llvo my love to my parents, Kive my love to my children, iivo my love to my old comrades who are lu glory, nnd tell thoin 1 nm trying to llht tlm ifood lli'in of faith and 1 will Join tlimu uftor awhile," I believe the messHifo will bo de livered, and I believe it will lucronsi) the Kindness of those who nro before tlm throne, ToKothor nro thoy, nil their tnnrs nolle. My friends, take this i;ood chonr homo with you. Theso tears of bernnvniiiout that course your cheek, aud of por.suoutlou, nud of trial, am not always to bo tliuro. The motherly hand of God will wipe them all away. . What is tba use, ou the way to audi n noiituiititiijitloiiu-liHt (m the use of frnttiui about anythluK? Oh, what an uxlillariitlou Ka It oiiKht tu ha iu ChrUtlau work! Hue you tho pinnacles auuliut tha sky? It Is tho city of our Uud, and wo areapproacblui It. Oh, lot us bo busy in tba day that remain for us! I put tins Datsaui on tne wouuus oi your heart, ltejolou at tha thought of what your dopurtou iriomiH nava Kot rta of, una mac you have a prospect of aoou niuklnK your own enoupu. Hoar olioorfully tho ministry of tears, uud uxult ut the thought that soon it U to be ended. There we siiull march up the heavenly it met Aud ground our a run ttt Josua'a foot. Much of the corn bv ituod rains. bult hoi boenbenoflted SABBATH SCHOOL INTKHNATIOX Al, t,KSSON AUSI HT as. von l.rsson Tct t "Crossliiir the .Ionian, Joshun III., "-17 tSoldeii Trtt; Ian. slid , a -Co in inentnry. d. "And .Toshun said iint.i Hie people, Snnellfy yourselves, for to-morrow the Lord will do wonders nmoiiif von." Moes dleil, lllld Ills body was buried, .toshuil succeed ed him. nnd liuvinu; led the people to tin Hirer Jordun they an now nbout to pnss over Into Ihe Imnrt of thn hind of promise, but how? for II wns liarve-t time. mi, ,lor tliill overflowed his bntiks ( verse I.M. Wh.-n thn Lord leads lli i people Into n dllU -ultv, It IB that He mny bIiuw His power mid bo Rlorillsd In them. The one tlilnit for the people Is to snnellfy themselvo-, or imt nwnv every Bemblnnce iif evil, ns on the nlisht when they enmo out of Kuvpl they put nwnv all lonvon out of their houses. . "Tnke nil the nrk of the eovennnt nnd puss over before the M..pf." I he nrk Is ini'titii.nn.l ter. times in this ehnptor. It wns the symbol of His presence, nnd Ills presence was evorythlnif Insti nd of Jotimcyintf In the midst of theni, nsordlnnrlly, it now wont abend of them, nnd there wns to be nbout linlfamile Is'tween it nnd them. Hint thev miltht know the way to no for "thoy hie I ti t passed this way heretofore" t verse 4 1. We must tnke ram to follow Jesus elosi.lv nml fully, for It may truly be said of each' dav, "Ye hnve not passed this way heretofore."' 7. "i'hnt nil Israel mnv kni'iw that ns I was With Moses so I will bo Willi thee." There, foro He would maiiil(y .losliun nnd lie did (chapter iv.. 14 , nml .losliun. wns honored hociiusc of llo.l with him. It was lie. I that wns nniK'nilleil, l.nt .losl-mi was thn chosen enrthen vessel. The same tiling was -een tnilnl. I., Hi. J4. when lu I'iiiiI Chri-I was revealed, nil. I lio.l wai;lorlte,l. raul s am bltioti was that Christ should he mi. iuille. In His bo.lv wlithor bv life or bv death (Phil. I., -jni. . "Stand still In .Ionian." The priest, henrinn the ark were lo step J . . th,. wnl. " rrt It would divide i ver-e, :l, .ii, not a- at the Hod Sea when the water- divided ere ihn people eame eo-e t.ithcm. He guides u- . ,r. ton one step at a time, and we mii'l t ike one Mop em wo see the iievi otic, tin. I sometimes we must stoi rit'lit Into the waters. "When thou pa "t thruiuh the water-, I will be with thee." '.. "Come hither, an I h-ar tin words nf the Lord your l !. id." I his is the -reat mi l fuiidmnonlal thini; to lie n-what lio.l ha spoken. Whiitever mouth or bund the Lord may use, it is (lod ll'iii-elf who sp 'nks and Works. It wns so in Christ i.lohn mi . Kn. It wns so in the prophet- , el.. .. . , ,.t. I., 'Jl ): it will bo so still in evcrv es-e that is whnllv His (.Math. .. 'JO; Phil! u.. l... II). " The Ii vi m I i l is iiiuotii you, ami He will without fall drive out from 'befort. vou the Catinaniles," et... ,,h.T Nation worshiped Idols, the works of m.'it's. bund-, but the S'.'uliuritv of I - r . i . I was that their Lord was the true iio.1, the livim; ii,,,, the Kim? of eternity i .I.-r. ., (i i. The dniduiir of .lordnn nnd every other inii'htv work of (lod iu I-riu'l wns tint l-ne l llr-t mi l th -u ull the I pie of the earth ini'ht know tic baud of the l,..nl, that it I- imu'lity. and t.-iu the Lord (tod forever i .-li-ii ter iv.. L'l '. 11. "Hohold He nik of Hi viiniil of He Lord of nil tin enrth pa-seth over before you Into J..r Ian." I think this is the ll-t time that In eonnction with the ink the Lord isonllol "the Lord ..full tl inth." Hut Ho Is fm.piotitly o i lb. I by tin- n rue a' Wn tfo (m (he l.o.ik i I's. Ix XVli.,."l; l-.i. II v , .r: MIc iv.. M: .och. (v., II; i.. f... In (i.-ti. Xix., I'J. '.'2. Ilo Is the ".Most lli ;l (,..,, the po-scsso- of heaven ami earth." I lis pnrpos s of irraco nrn world w iib', and they inn world wide in connection with Israel, for see sn. xxvil., (I: Num. xiv., Tl, 21. 12. "Now. therefore, take you twelve men out of tho tribes of Israel out of even- tribe a num." The story of tlnse twelve 'men Is found ill the first liii.e verses of the iui chapter. Their commission was to take ouch mini a stone out of the midst id Jordan nnd set them up In tin. Hr-t roslim,' place in the laud. I'hls they .h. nt liilcal, and J. -.-him also set up twelve stones lu the midst of Jordan, whore the feet of the pn.-i- ...o,i (chapter Iv.. i, '.'(To. The twelve under He waters of Jordun and the twelve at HiIl-mI urn very nuBifestivt of our union with Christ in iloath uml resurrection. ii. tiling passed it way; all things i miic new ill Cor v., 17 i. HI. "It shall eo'iio to pass." This verse Rives the promise mid assurance. The next three j;vo tint fulllllmont. To make the promise us real its sissihe we mu-t uiiiicine ourselves on the innri;lii of a ru.-hiiu river lu thn time of a freshet, and ns wn kuo upon the inlk'lity waters one iimoui us savs that iisfoon ns the feet of certain men, duly np poiutod, shall touch the waters the river will divide, tin) upper waters pilliu up in u heap nnd thn rest llowim away, icuviui tic bed of tho river drv. Could vim beieea word liko Hint? 14 HI. "And It " to puss." What God says Is ns yon. I us done, for "lie Lord of Hosts hath sworn, Hiiylni, Surely as I have 1110111111, ho shall it count ,, pas-, and lis 1 huvo purposed, so it shall stand ' i Isa. xiv., at i. And hod .lor. xxxil., In refer eiion to nothliii; beint too hard or wonder ful for thn Lord. It came to pass exactly lis thn Lord said it wouhl. um! tho people passed over riuht iik'nin-t Jericho. Tim people of Jericho had hoard how tlm Lord find divided thn lied Sen for Israel (chanter il., IOi. but now thoy saw for thoiiisolvch the mlk'lily power of tlm (ioil of Jacob. Yet, ltiihnb uml her house worn tlm only ouch who prolltml by tlm Inssoii, Homo peo ple talk about tie laws of nature ns if liod bound Himself always to be subject to nn I work only under control of these laws. Hut by what law will u river ooasn to How and pile its waters up iu a heap ami stay so lor it time Instead of laws lot us consider Him who controls ami Is superior to ull laws: w ho .1.... .... ii.. ..i...... i.. i i i w .w ii'i l'l' .".-.. ill . .. , t inin (iii'i S' ll Ill ........ C. I I -I .-.i.t I I .-, ....t., Ill.'l IIIM IHTO-ei .-OIIIIOII.I lire, air, earth and sou. hay Lord control me, too, for Thy itlory. 17. "The prle.-ls Unit bi'ar the ink of tie ooveniuit of the Lord stood llrm on dry ground ill thn midst of Jordan." Thoy did t his until ull were clean pn-sol over, and iverythlm was finished that thn Lord had sum t iv., in, hi. i.vcii it tuny uiarciied u hundred ut. roast there would bo over llvo tulles of thorn to pu-s over, nml even thuiicli thoy hasted (Iv., Ill) it would take ninny ......,., ..... ,. -...,- phliil wait lliiished," and oompuro thndoiiblc. Hours, oiiservo tlm words, "I mil every Not olio llllhK lllllll failed.' of cliaiitei xxlll.,14. OiirlliKh Priest will llnlsh all hint concerns us, mid not one tliiuu can fail r nil that ilo mis spoken. Jordan was twice ill vl, led after this i II kings II., N. I ll, uid the Ljrd did for two men and lor on. i mini, what He had done for a nation. i! Hot afraid. Only bulmve. Lu.-soii Helper. Mil Mi. I no, hit kt iiriu:n. She win ii ilruiikur.l uud dissipated, but Ull had a mother's instinct, if md a mother's ove, for her child. She was .Mrs. Aiinln iilliloy. nnd was arrested for drunk en nes. iVlth her wits her bubo in arms. hen nrrulKueil she could not aponk elenr . ntld Just l co Itviiu sent her I.. y..L..r m, (The child wa not 'then taken from her. It ho youtiK thut It was lhou(ht to roipilru k mother s euro. HubsHiiueiillv. she noted so fttraiii.ili (lii.t Koepor Lyuoli dncldnd that tho child should o iu Ken rrom tier. Wheu ho iittnmnted to o it Hho beeiime frantic, uud believing she p"" " ,M ,H-J0" t, I'riaon and sejiarnted from jer child, seled it. and Imt for the efforts of ynch would have HtriuiKhid It. It took two iu io uet tuo Dnbe from her. New York dvertlser. Tullui Bergboff wa arretted at Iloboken, . J,, on a obarge ot embemdloir tM.Olii Ota Mattlaife Hon. nrovision .ln.i.ri i ! Votk. RELIGIOUS HEADING. nr.Ai.iTr or i.trr. The renllly of life consists in flod, nor can any one llmi any ronlity In his lifo until - ho lias found (led. And the sentimental life it one of thn chief ol"ttnco to renl life. Illu sions nbout self and tho w rld and our rela tion to It are eonstnntly n 'Hvn in turning us from Ood and preventini us trom renlly liv ing in Him. We oftou know Sfiitlineiitnllty when wo see it In other people. Hut a definition la dllTlcult. We would probably all itgme to this; n aentlmotitnlist Is Dim who roeognles the need of forming right and real relations lo truth or man or (lod. In morality tho sentimentalist weeps over tho novel or the I'hiy. nud bus neither help nor sympathy for the want uud Borrow text door. Iu politics ho Inakis or npplumts speeches of 5 'ill riot e devotion nnd subserils's to corrupt ve funds, or tells lies nbout his antagonists to got his party into power. In religion the sonitmeiitnlist goes to church liocaiisn he likes tho delivery or thn style of his favorite preacher, listens with mol-toied eves while Ihe now soloist slugs "Lead, kindly I Ight." liki s lo think nbout dod when the sliadow of ln.iil.lnor fear falls over him. and then onlmlv and continuously neglects every duty of religion never makes the slightest snori Hoe for his church or the smallest real effort to follow the precepts of Christ In hm dally life -Her. Paul Van Dyke. i rt.r.n ron Jt-sTicr. Vo nro ipilte sure that most christians we menu most church members - t-ent I...I unjustly in the distribution of their fund-. Doubtless with most there Is no set purpose to ilefriiud lllin. It is but u follow ing of nl ui'.-t unliersal custom, n thoughlless habit. Hut wn fear lu tiimiv cases this p:i--is lnl. something wm so-into a refusal to think le-t tellt'i lion iiicreu-o rospoii-ilnlity ami oicn.e'. sell denial. llo.V full I .it wlio l.'.'k- tin mutter over calmh, refii-o to c-'el'li-li -. ni' llxe.l rule about hi- fxpomlltures, some rii.-ht onus proportion bolwoan his outgoes ..rsef nnd Ins outgoes f..r Hint of uiisenishne-s. lines be let know that liilli" n'si'ii f sii.'li proportion, nil e i rl.-n.-e -hou- vr little is really laid ..nt inn wa to ben.-ili tin. world or from a sln.'ln eye to glorify (lod? Self hu ll u en, .nn. nis a Ivautagn where t"mporurv feeling I-nil, .W" I to have ooli-tntit "lllil. I'll pulse is let to be I ru-l ,', I In a t hlng .. t hi sort. It is too important, hu- I .o close a cce lie.'iii.n with one's own deliverance from nig giirdliiio-s nn I with the ilvutton World, to be left to the w hi n f Hie n or the chilli.-, state t.f He treasury, ever is at all wi-o will trout Imdat ei Iv in this matter. Whoever is wi-e treat 1 1 ini gciiorou-l . f th. in. -nt, W Ii." ju-t , Will IM I lli ol lisl. Willi II. -I S. Intercourse with tc-u- does not neati ha f mi-hour or nu hour lu your olo-et. m iu in n v study his Hilile or his oomuioiilarv care tullv: he may look up till tie puruliel pi- sag--mil hapter ; w hen I oi in .,f his c..s ! boiiiav I e nl. I- to tell ..ii ull a" ' i' II. aud vet h" ha- liner he! .1 - that m. .ru ing at n II. Ymi huvo prilled f'.r live or ten llllllllles, am) n lull" Icier ti e! Je-n ,. And sown -nii-t nneinl'ir that thou. ;h tie llll.ln I- iiio-t pn el ni-, and lie rcelm.; of II in..-; Id.. -e.l uml ice 1 1 1 1 ! , yet pra'i'i uml ll.l.lo le a ling nr.- let 'follow -hip villi .1. -ii-. What we iced eerv. in..: nitu; Is to me -t . -us and 1. 1 say. "L.nl, hero i lie dny u.:aiu, and 1 Ji'u In-! us weak in tn self a-1 or I was ; d Ttlcu i .'-ie an I feed '. t" nm t his morning wilh lliv- 'lt ami s;..-. mv Mill." It is not your faith that will you standing, but It is u living .! -u-, evorv dav III f"llo',v-hip and Wor-hio oep llie! an I I I loVI Walt in III- pro-one", lo'cvi uml f nlhle-s you lne. alt b 'fore Him and -ay : "Lord, lelples- m I nm, I b "lu ,. and r -t in the lib'--e.l iiiir im e that what Thou wilt do for me." li"v. Atidrew .Murray. I AUII.V Woll II! c. Let the households that Wish I" keep up family worship but llud It I up., iM" to fol low tiio protruclod customs ,( ticir faihers try tie method whl"h Is now' inlopled in it few 1 1 -V hones of which we Imvo know l edge. .Suae o tie members are nbll.'.-l to takecailv morning trull. s and tleretoio ih. father makes the Lie-. in; at the tal.le a praver for tledav, ami cadi repeats a er-e id Seripiurc in turn, .Sunday inoruiug- i In net ot wr-ldp billows tic l.ieakla t mi l 1 liern loriuul ami eMemlcl. II it it ,e ic. crelitlv ami truly ackuoii led -o Ii id a- ir I i-oiitor and Ihe liivt-r of ull o ,r tier ice.l we b" so streii'iiis as io th" f.rm.' And i not some roeoguitloii of him lu tie hone Oct t-r llimi lenn at all.' He am let Icir l f. i our much -pnaklii,', but it lainlv Is do. strable, o- mlly in huimt with eliildren, tii.it Here bo son. o speaking ulou. I to III.) Ile.iv only l allicr. w iii iii: i I'.n. i i ti. Wo emin.it sen Into tie lutuie, to l.ri.i, whither He subtle loud. . les o our life , lie leading us. We do m iti) things which to air oos appear inn nt uml barmle , Inn which have in them tho liidib-'i evil w can not sen. Wo Indulge ourselves i,, maiiv things which to us do noi appear -Intnl. but w hich leave on our -ml u ton h of bliht. a soilin;, of pllrlt V, ol W ill. 'Il WO do Hot dreim. We penult ourselves IIHIIIV llttl.l hlll.lt-l In which wo seek no danger, but whl.-li nr.. si lently entwining their inv isible Hired , into a cable, which someday -hall bind us hand lllld fool. Wi) hpllrn Olir.nlves self deiual- iiml sa.-rillces, thiiiklni; tlem is n,, n-asoii why we should mako them, nna.v.ue imit wn nm lowering our standard ol living, uml pnrmitting Ihn -lii.t a, beginning- ol so.t-iu-iliilgcieo to cri ep into our huail.- .1. l:..Mi(. lor. D. H. M'l.l.M.ss o' I.Msn V. I.. I ceriuuiiy i.oiicvn ttia'. tint only w out of Hm diilln mil hid iii-ii '--mcchiinical muteriul cM-teuc I- ilc tion of beauty and of all those u-.,n that muk, i life inlere-tiug to our." .IV llolV of pur i CllltlVII- I itioiis Ivot. so why not to others also When wo think of thn oumililv of Interesting thines that wn have in our own houses, uml of Ilc diillm -s mnl fatigue of tho-e lives whi'-h aiepa-s 'd Inasort ol darku 'ss, it is natural 'liil wn should elldellVor to III ike w llllt IS I II l '-re n slide to tlem. as it hu . I a t i selves. M notion i- that in u high, r of human cxi-li n tie pnvate an I e slvn posse ion of what is Ini' - r -' in ' : ng i beniltiful will aliiiost cease to bo d 's,e.. . - I'liilip (iili. rt ilamcrioii. o I u mis oi a i n i . Our diivs lire like beautiful sunnier llddi, as (iod gives them to us. Thn iiiluutu-aru lovely blooming (lowers mid t-ilvory grass blades, nud stalks of wheat with their gcrnn of golden foliage, or vines with thulr bios hoiiis proplieeli s of eimilng purple cluster. Oh, the lair possibilities oi the days ami hours ami minutes us they come to us from (bid s bunds' Hut wiiut did you do with ycsterilav How does the lillle aero of that one dav look to you no.v? Is it waving wi'.h bcnulyi' Are there no Wli-tu spots ill lit W hal did you do with tho unvcu days of last week How does that scven-non) Hold ap pear to you us you view It from thn hilltop of the holy riahbiilu? Am thoro no wasted min utes, no squandered hours? J!v. J. U .Mil ler, J). I). UK UM iuiU. Why not be oiit-aud-oiit for nod? What good is there in tlm halt nnd halt life? Is it not better tu settle Homo ipiestlous OUOtl fur nil' Most surely tho ipiostiou ot our allegiance to tho Lord ought to be ao ' tied thut it shall never itgalii be counted open. He whoso loyalty is In any way loft doubtful gives encouragement to tho ouemy, and prepares for himself eudlo.s trouble. It Is bettor to have It out with Hutati In a pitched buttle wherein till tho forei-a of both lile nro brought on to tho Hold, uud Where the adversary gets no overwhelmingly orunhed thut ho loses ull desire for it repnti tiou ot thut sort of thing. A r.wuluto life I lu every way a guiu) It i the dosoulr of deviln, the adiiiiratiou of ungolt tad tue to prodcotlou of Christ. TBeautiM ffliwtfwwtf Ot't A ('llt'll.ietll. I'rc ttluiloil free fur I i-i-nts l.v uf itir W. I. i: iVV .I.VVWVVVV1AVlVVVVVVWb VVSt t wiaisTiiirs ti., iitttsv.svtvt..t.vt.0 TUMPKUAXCi; rnr. vm. i; or i . n t n Hi nr (lie voice of Ternm nu niiiii j In her elimro-t. sweetest t..u..-, t'lear a-Hirklii'.ir water- fullim,' (Ivor llovycrs and .re.-ioii- .-ton Choru-. I.il. -..mo liolv ni-.irntion, Swe,,.ui down th- h.'UVenlv liiuitH, 'J'eiii.er.iinK come, to save the Nation, 1 re her .lave-, and I rcal, t!i -u- chain , J'v-.'n whore horarmio. r.iliv. l.v. i v w here i , . ... i i -1 1 1 - w.ut 'J lu ll inriiii: nvenue nnd nil. 'I door, nnd I'Ul.lc ' 1 It' Cli-ni-, ri .i I'll 1 1 . :i the h ii.-- I-, -n - uud It List' Sw. Toni, It Ihe ho!v ":.ili' -l. . ranei- e ,'' ':'V I.I.-lli Hi" Null, i. t'e-i'- c her I Vi Mc III V(C 'ill Ii and nml. I. il- are toiiii, u. I II til" t 'III t IT - t 111,1 11' l.le--, s .i-r .w-ion-led, and lion'.,!--'. lu Ion Ull 1. I' ' Clioru-lu-ir;iti I.lsf Tom lie l!io li,,, unK .low ii tie. tienveiii-. eiauce comes (., -ave the her hIuvc.- and lu-cik tin I'l.'litH, Nation, 'ir chuim. Bee I lo I'm Irilfi(i llcelim t Ii r. .ii s.-arrcd, degrade I. Il the tenil led street. 'ontli the siiered shires .iir,id Where tho dens of miscrv ro I Chorus. I.lst! the holy nsiiralioii, HwecilHK down the heavclilv liluillJ, Temicranoii comes to save the' Nation, I'reo her niu vos ii u I hrealv their chaiuj Boul of manhood! ,,.,,rt of woimin' With tin) Christ-love which e mstruiu. Cast this liydrii-lieiidnil demon Out of man, uml break his chains. t 'Horns. List! thn hoi.' in.siirution, Hwceiiluu flown the hen Ventt' l.li.ina Toiiiperiiiioel'oineg to sitve the' Nation.' .too tier unveii aud hreuli their I'h.'iius. TUB UTAll.MIC.Sr W1H IKCOHItr.rT, A prominenquuirliHli (.hyhlclnii Mti.i'.ed tu lnvetiiite thilstattiiiient which m iicnrd ut teuiiermiou iieetlni. nnd did not hellevo, that UO.OOO iiimoiin unnunllv illo in tho tnlted KliiK'li'ni from tlm use of itleoliollc drink, llo uijv suya tlutt tha Htuteuieut ik . . . . .. .. . uvurrceij luc.iuiuiior IM ueiirer r.'tl,!), Yon art them every where. Model 40 Columbia . vs. 1 w.w.kq? i E. . id.J,,JislL' 1 $80 l?-tA 580 Pattern 1 Hartford Coliitubi.li- They almost fly. 1 fafcf WILL DO, f i I i T ls ''l:E'S OWM VOV'O. ( ! (l ' 'n.i'.l .,".,11 nr,. f J, Iili nulitcn t)i- :it.t.it,i n:i i ,r ,. i h -fi-ii t - v .'I.-1 ti.-.-.. I . .' llli'".l rcrr.'it'.i'in; .dec;. 7 f-M:, -. s . ?r ""- Y.r !':! ! .1 t .cw. InortiisfH ntretu-'h ' 11 I''-'.' ll'iflflll 'T.i.i . , 1 1 -1 , T , " i .- I SVT J i in"- ii-i. -I ii. -i ii i.. ii . . i ..... , I iLJ i -i 1 1-ii ot t.'iei -i i, t.,1,0 i . i ,,, s R . ilc. .1,' . 111 (I,,. i.,im. i ll,,,-, . 1 1 . ' " 1.' Il ',.!: .Ml'll. ; '"'l lOO .'fe.'l S.t',t.r r,t 1 ... t .- c I . , i il. - : " I h,- I mi-1 ii in. iii I I .,. , . . si I'C I.-. Il.ln ,,f ,. .,.,.,.11 . .. I . , . 5 ,i'. . l '. i. ii. i cr,.,,i i.ni.i.ii. .cull.,-.' . ' 5 J VI (..!..-.. i -. s. 5 i.,'-.;fftaM'it iay i ,', ';.,r;;.';:'..7,,,. 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