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SEEKING SAFETY.
sotn Tlmsly dvloi to Tonnu Mfn-B
on the Bight Bid.
TrTT; "In thn y.nmir man A1 ?alom safe?"
-TI Samuel xvlii., 2!.
Tii linrt of Tavid. tli father, was
wr.ir'P"'' up In his It A'wilom. ws n
ml -n lid boy, Ju.lij'xl ly th rul of worldly
n!i -i-on. From tho crown o( hl head to
., nolo of hid four thorn was not n slnsl
-i"iilh. 1 ln lllblo says tlmt Jin had suei n
inttiriant shock of hnir Hint wlvn otien n
fc:ir it was shorn, what was cut off wpIl'iiM
.ver throe pound. But notwithstanding n'l
hi brilliancy of nnpcnratieo h bad
ih ntid brokn his father's heart. IT wns
(lii'ittlns to Rot tit" turon of Nra'd. 11 hnd
T.rhiib'i nn rmy to overthrow hid father's
uTiTiimrnt. Tim day of hattM had romp.
Th conflict wm hcitun. Ihivld. th father,
t h'-tween th Rates of the tnlnc waiting
,,f tlii tldltiR of tlin conflict. Ob, how
moi'H.v nis nenri near wun pmonon.
Th" two (treat qi"tions wer to In rWM
M ill" safoty of liln boy an! flm cotititiu
,ncn of thn throno of Israel. After n whllnn
errant, stnndlnj on thn top of the lions ,
i.mks oft s.nd ikm soino ono running. Hn Is
-imiiiir with i?rt sppd. nnit th man on
th top 01 tn nousn announce thn cominir
I Ih" nnnirir, nnd thn father wntcho
,al wilt, unit . soon a th mponui)r
:rm ths field of bnttln poium within tiailtnir
liMnn'" th" father erln out. Is it a quo,
mo In roirard to the ptnlitlhin,nt of his
trcne? 1)om h sar: "Hayn thn nrmlr-s of
;.nl li"nn victorious? Am I to con 1 1 tin In
.t Imperial authority? Hava I ovorthrown
sir nimp?" Oh.no! There Is onn nun.
vo. tlmt sprlntr from hi heart to thn Hp.
ml fprinRs from thn lip Into thn wir of thn
Mfnt"J nml Imiludtnil messenger flvlnR
rm thn bnttlpflolil thn question, "Id thn
. urn? man Abalom snfoV" When it wm
liJti) Ivil, thn king, thiit. though hid ar--ls
hrtd bnon victorious, hid son had been
iiin.ths father turned his hack upon thn
DifriHtiimiond ot tno nntlon nnl wont up
if tnlrof hid pnlacn, hi Imart brnnkinir a
ttt'tit, wrinKlnit bid nnixld oomotlino nnl
vn atfiiln prnjlnir thorn nKiilnt hi tomplnn
.thmiKn nn won 1. 1 pr"d tiicm In, erylnit:
0 Ahdalom! mv non! niy non! Woiibl to
L.IIhnil rtl"d forthoo. O Absalom! my
a! niyaon!"
Mv IriiMiit", thn quoitlon which Tmvld, thn
nt, n.-knd In n-ciinl to his aon id tho oui.
n tlmt rcdotindH today In thn hc:irtd of
inlfild of pnrontd. n, thir nro a Krciit
ultitiiilu of you ii if men who know tlmt thn
;loti of thn t'Xt U appmprlntn wlmn
sivl I" rcRard to thorn. Tln-y know thn
uplationa by which thijy nr nurroumlod.
i. y ?'" o tunny who Mart", I life wllh nd
,i resolution n tlnv hnvn who hnvn
.in in thn pulh, nnd thoy nr rcudyto
irn.c nsk tho question of mv text. "I th
ms ninn Abdnlom mifc?" Tim fact I thnt
I life I full of peril. II'! who undcrtiikc
witliniit tho Krncn of Ooil nnd n pronr un--tunlimj
of tlnv I'onMlct into which hoi
nit must cnrtninly be ilifcntnd. Just look
! up n xocli'ty to-dnv. Look nt thn lilp
v k "f men for whom fair thini; wern
Ti"d nml wIm stnrted life with every iid
sj.w: Look nt those, who luiv.) dropped
3i hivh foclnl position nnd from crent lor
v, ilii;riiced for time, disgraced for etcf
t. All who diierlllca their Integrity com"
ov.'nlirow. 1 nken dishoni'st dollar and
rrit in thn center of thn niirlh, nnd keep
It" rocks of the mountain on top of it:
".civcr Ihesn rock with all tlin diamonds
0 'V'ondR, nnd all thn allvor of Xcvndn,
UIl the cold of California and Australia,
-i put on tho top of thedo nil bankltnj nnd
ohv, institutions, and they cannot keep
lathat onn dishonest dollnr. That one, .'.l
0 '.t dollar In thn center of thn earth will
.a t henvenud rock ami upturn itaelf un
it onmes to thn redurrcetion of damnation.
U tlin rnrtrldire aittnth on vug and
Iwth them not. ao ho that fC'ttnth rlolm
l nut nv riunt slinll leavo tlmm in thn
i. 1st of his days, and at hisoud shall l a
S w, what are tho fuifecunnl of vounc
? Tlin first Rnfeiruard of which I want
'".i!; Is a lovu of homo. Them nr thono
ih:ive no idea of tho pleasures that non
tra;e nronnd that word "home." IVr-
y iur early nbodo was hhudownd with
cr poverty. Harsh words aud petnlancu
I !'. wllni; may have dost roved nil thn
"..tvof thnt upot. Love, kindness nnd
M'-riilee, which have built tliulr altars in
ciiiiy nliodt', wcro strangers in your
r s linuse. (iod pily you, youiit; tiiiin;
i "v-T had a home, jlut a miiltitudn in
audience can look Imclc to a .spot that
v ' ua ii' wr forK'd. ll iniiv havn been a
f ro.if, but you cannot think of it now
ut a dash of emotion. Yon li.ive seen
in," ii earth that m .stirrod your mouI.
rmifer a-nlni ivlom; tint id'acn miuht
n-'tliuuri'mitrkiibln about it; but, oh! how
n it menus to you. 1'nwo on palace
I'" . not mean so miif h to you as those
,'.iliiv!t rafters. Parks and b jwersnnd
,fii 'uliloiiabln watering placo or conn--"it
..o not meim so mu'h to you ns that
k that ran in front of tho 'plnln farm
-.iii'l siutiimr under fio wccpIiil' wil-
nt.
rice
. J he I. lined ?atoway h ivun if open by
rm lull drc.sn does not mean as much
ii ii that sivitii? pun, your Bister on one
itit mill y.m ou tho other, aho foun llf
jvurs m:t into ulorvtthat xoenn coming
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Mo you to-day, n you awnpt bai.'kward
I ft' i
"ii mo K'l? iiiKiui inn nonius
ureliil tlioDil, Unt tliero nrntlumo here
fciv" their second dvvulllui; place. It is
nl'pti'd liuiiie. That is also tuicrnd
r. There yon established tho llrst
y aitar. There your ehildreii were
In that room Happed the win:? of the
'Ui'"!. tudur that roof, whuti your
' ii il lie. villi exnect to lie iloivn tin. I
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Ih'Te is only ono word in all the inn
" tlmt cau convey your idoa of that
'.nnd Unit word is "noun-."
'. I 't m say that I novor know n man
' inn hf ul to his curly aud adopted
was kIvmi over at the same time
)' Krurs form of wickedness. If you
''M I'lijoynient iu the club room, in
'.-mry society, in the art dalon, than
lulu these utipreteudiuK ho'Iie plous
tuu are on the road to ruin. Though.
Civile rut off from voitr tarlv ims.i.
HEt
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.iiu't tliouili you uiuy bo supiinued
.v"r Kludrud, youusr mn, is there
i runiii comewhere that you can call
'-ivti.' ThouKh it bo the fiurth Btory
"uM-cIiibs boarding liousi, iuto that
; kvlinr books, pictures uid a harp.
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j'jur mother a portrait over the
'I. iliil nrilo.lu u..n.l l..w.l.
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......".j i.iii.ii niitui, m. iiviu
'ufMti ild. Consecrate aomi. apot lu
'"a with the kuoaof prayer. Uy the
r!'jf other days, a father's counsel, a
"flovu and a abter'a ooulldonce. culi
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-kt f a f .-guard for these young men la
bis--
uuDiig. ruore are a great
I"!')le trvl.ii tn lr. Hiulv w.v
Jslha world with their wit a instead of
HUM toil, TliMre is r vo.inip immii who
Iroru the country to the city. He
'' More he is ua old a his lather
-"B Uo first oaw the spires of the great
n Is seated in his room at a rent of
dViiap. wniiini. rnm i...i. .....
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tlr ulvldenda and tho atocka to run
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-f awhile he gut impatient. He
Uprove his niirnunshii l.v nuiLiii
other merchants'tdguatures.
c.ib.1 :4u is right iu business. After
has his ivtate. Now is the time
' r, 'ire to tho country, amid tho
un tij,u hj t0 cuitura tu0 domestic
:riW
Ul II'
V th y1)uu ,,, wh() were h( sei,00l.
" "uynoo. will oome, and with their
"'"raw him logs, and with their hard
Mp to heave up the castle. That
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ivu.'tcbi it la evory-day life. I
" Won.l
if there were a rotten
L''K,lwf Piilooe. I should uot wonder
UUIlIll BjlH,, him rclth l ,l..linUl,.,
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' with unbearable aironv. I should
ut ,si
Bo h?JL" that niw' obildWB grew up
r'!aaahu?rinanit tn mk hi. llfrt
aham. I ahonlrl not r-indnr if that mm
died a dishonorable death and wern tumbled
Into a dishonorable crave and then wnnt
Into thn (rnadhlnir c tenth, The way of the
ungodly ahall perish.
OToiintr man. you' mnt have Industry of
hnnd or hand or foot, or perish. Do not
havn thn Idea that ymt Pan got along In the
world by genliid. Thernrsnof this coun
try to-.lay I gnninsn men with large olf
conceit and nothing rln. Tho man who
propodPd to mnkn hi living by hi wlt.
prollihly ha not any. I Miould rathT bn
an ox, plnln and (dolling and naefnl. than
to bo an nagln. high flvlng and good for
nothing but to pick out thn pyn of rarcnc.
Kvcn In the (Jar 1nn of E-Ipii it wn not ante
for Adam to bn Idle, nn Ood mndn him a
horticulturist, and If thn married pair had
kept bny dressing thn vine thny would not
hnvn be.-n snontering under thn'tmn. hank
prlngartnr fruit that rulimd tlmm nnd their
posterity! Proof i)'dttv. of thn fact thnt
when pnopln do not attend to tholr bildlnos
thpy g"t into mischief. 0 to thp ant( tn0ll
sluggard; consider her way and bo wldn,
which, having no ovnrnnr or ould", provid
nth her food In thn summer and gathnreth
her meat in thxhnrvnst." Hatan i a roaring
Hon. and you can never destroy' him bv run
or pistol or aword. The weapon with which
you nre to beat him back aro ppn and type
and hammer nnd ad and wiw and pickax:
and ynrdMIek nndtho weapon of hone.st toil.
Work, work, or din.
Another safeguard that I want to prnannt
to young men Is a high Ideal of llfn. Home
tlmed aoldier going Into battln ahoot Into
the grotiur" instead of Into thn heart of their
nncmind. Thny aro ant to tnkn aim too low.
and It is very often that the captain, (foing
Into conflict with hi men, will orv out,
"Now, men, aim high!" The fact lathat In
Hfe a great many mrni take no aim at all.
Thn artist plan out hi nntlm thought before
hn put it upon canvas, b"forn hn take up
thnernynn or thn rhlsnl. An architect think
out the entire building before thn workmen
begin. Although cvervthin? may nnm tobn
unorganized, that architect ha In hi mind
every Corinthian column, every Gothic arch,
every n.vrantln" capital. A pont think out
thn entire plot of hi poem blorn hn begin
to chime thn canto of tinkling rhythm.
And yet thern am a gmat mnnv men who
Mart the important Mrueturn of llfn without
knowing whether It is going to be a
rude Tartar' hut or a Ht. Mark' ca
thedral, and begin to write nn the In
tricatn poem of their life without know
ing whether It I to bn a Homer' "O-tvssev"
or ii rhvmnstnr'a botch. Out of inoo. 9):)
havn no life plot. Hooted nnd apurre 1 and
caparisoned, thnv hnitnn nlotig. and I run
outandaav: "Hello, man! Whither away?"
"Nowhere:" they say. Oh. voung man.
mnkn every day's dntv a filling up of tho
great llfn plot. Alas, that thern should be
on this eaoflife ) many ship that aeem
bound for no port! Thev are a wept every
whither by wind and wave, up by the
mountains nnd down bv the valley. "They
sail with no chart. They paw on no tnr.
They long for no hnrbor. Oh, young man,
have a high Ideal nnd press to It, nnd It will
bo a mighty safeguard. There never were
grander opportunities opening before young
men than am opening now. Young men of
the strong arm and of the stout heart and of
the bounding step, I marshal you to-day for
n great achievement. .
Another safeguarl 1 a respect for the
Hibbath. Tell mehowavoung man spends
his Snl.luith, nnd I will tell y.m what aro his
prospects In business, and I will tell you
what are his prospects for the eternal world.
God has thrust into our busy life a nacre I
day when we nr-Mo look after our souls. Is
it exorbitant, nft'r giving six days to the
feeding nnd clothing of thegt perishable
bodies, that God should demand ono day
for tho feeding and clothing of tho Immortal
aouiV
There la nnother safeguard thnt I want to
present. I havn saved It until tho Inst be
cause I want it to be tho moro emphatic.
The great safeguard for every young man Is
the Christian religion. Nothing can take
tho place of It. You may have gracefulness
enough to put to blush Lord Chesterlleld,
you may have foreign languagea dropping
from your tongue, you may discus laws and
literature, you may have a pen of uno
qualed polish and power, you may have so
much business tact thnt you cnu got the
largest salnry In a banking' house, you may
be as shnrp as Herod and a strong as
Hamson, aud with as long lock as those
which hung Absalom, nnd yet you have no
safety against temptation. Some of you
look forward to life with great despondency.
I know it. I see it In your faces from time
totime. You say. "All the occupation and
professions ure full, nml there's no chance
for me." Oh, young mini, cheer up!
I will toll you how you nan make your
fortune. Suck llrst the kludoiu of
God and His righteousness, nnd nil other
things will be nd'led, I know you do not
want to be mean iu this ina'.ter. You will
not drink the brl. inning cup of life and then
pour the dregs on God's iillar. To a gener
ous Saviour you will not a 't like thnt; you
have not tho heart to nd like that. That 1
not manly. '1 hat Is not honorable. That Is
not br.iv. Your great want Is a new heart,
and in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I
tell you so to-day, and the blessed Spirit
press through the solemnities of this hour
to put the cup of lib. to vour thirsty lips.
Oh, thrust It uot back. M'rcy presents It
bleeding mercy, long sintering mercy. Ue
spise nil other Irlcmlsliips, prove recreant i
all other bargains, but despise God's lova
for your dying soul do ant do that. There
comes a crisis In n man' lire, and the trouble
Is he does not know It Is the crisis, I got a
letter iu which n man t.tT.fs to me:
"I start out InJw to preach, tun g.ispul of
righteousness and temperance to the people,
1) you remember me.' I urn the mail who
appeared at the close of the service wlimi you
were worshiping in the chapel niter you
came from l'hiladeliihla. Do vou remeiiibur
at the close of tliervice a man coming up
to you all a-trcnffile with conviction, aud
crying out for mercy, and telling v.ni ho had
a very bad business, nu t he thought he
would change it? That was the turning
point in my history. I gave up my bad bus
luess. I guvu my heart to God, and the de.
sire to kerve Him has grown upon me nil
these years, until now wools unto mo it I
preach not the gospel."
That Hiiuday night was the turning point
of that young man' history. This very Sab
bath hour will be the turuiug point in tho
history of 10(1 young men in this house.
God help us! 1 once stood ou an anniver
sary plat form with a clergyman who told
this marvelous story, lie said:
"Thirty years ago two youug men started
out to attend l'ark Theatre, New York, to
see a pi iy which made religion ridiculous
nud hypocritical. They lin 1 been brought
up In Christian families. Thoy started for
the theatre to see that vfo play, aud their
curly convictions cuine baclc upon them.
They felt it was not right to go, but still
they went. They came to the door of the
theatre. One of the young men stopped and
sttirted for home, but returned aud came up
to the door, but he had uot the courage to
go in. He again started for home aud went
home. The other youug man went iu. He
went from one degree of temptation to
another. Caught In the whirl ot frivolity
and slu, he sauk lower and lower. He lost
his busiuoss position. He lost his morula.
He lost bis soul. He died a dreudfu) death,
uot one star of mercy shining ou it. I stapd
before you to-duy," suid that minister, "to
thauk God that for twenty years I have
been permitted to preach, the uosjml. I a-n
the other young iniui."
Oh, you see that was the turning joint
the ouo went back, the other went on. The
great roaring world of business lite will soon
break iu upou you, young men. Will the
wild wave dash out the impressions ot this
day as nn oceun billow dashes letters out of
the sand on the bunchy You uued something
better than this world can give you. 1 beat
on your heart, nud it souuds hollow. You
waut something great and grand ami glori
ous to till it, and here is the religion that can
do it. Ood save youl
Philadelphia's Busy TeUphom.'
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more or loss, take plaott dally oyer Ui tele,
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SABBATH SCHOOL
IXTEKNATIONATj LKSSOS
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9 a in ii i-1 xvl., 11;t-('.ollcu
Text i I Samuel xvl., 7
Comment nry.
1. "I n ill cnd thee t i.T,!.so thn TSellitehom
ffn. fori hav"! provided mo a king nnvng
hlon." The lnt Verso nt thn prnvlou
chapter show that, although Samuel came
not near Saul nny morn, yet hn clung to him
In his heart. It Is a searching question. Am
I wholly with God in everything, or do I In
r.ay en.e cling to that which He has disap
proved Observe the words "I will send,'"
"I have provided." Iu Saul' casn It wa
Ood Indulging the people, but now It Is God
working nud choosing for His plensure. 8eo
I. lxxvlll., 70; Ixxxlx., 19, a i.
8. "Take an heifer with then and nv, I am
comn to snerltlen to thn Lord," It I n d llkn
Hamnel to bn ntrald of a mnn (Nn. ., ia,
but tho lenst lack of fellowship with God is
npt to cause poor vision, end trembling ot
heart, and fear nnd forebodings. W hen God
penks, It I not our to reason, but simply
obey. "Willing and obedient" nm the word
for us If wn would pat the good of the land
nnd sen the power of thn Lord (Is. 1 Hi).
He sec the end from the beginning niwnv
know whnt He will do ( Nn. xlvl., 10i John
VI.. 6).
3. "I will shew then what thou shnlt do."
INrn Is sum guidance. Samuel had only tt
trust and obey. The Lord tend, provided,
showd nnd naino. and Samuel watched to
sen Hi way. Tim amn Lord will guide n
In all that which Ho require of us, aud we
may In quletnesd and conlldcuce dwell with
Him for His work (Na. xxx., 15; t Chroo.
Iv.. 2:t). A to Hi guidance sen I. xxxll.,
8( Isn. xxx., 21: jtlvlll., 17. To enjoy Him
and be ied by Him we must bn a clay In the
hand of the potter, with no will of our own,
4. "And Samuel did thnt which the Lord
spake and came to Il. tiileMein, nnd the eld
er of thn town trembled nt his coming."
There was no occasion totremble If they had
beoD walking with God. The godlv man
can say, "What time I nm afraid I w ill trust
In Thee." Or. better still, "I will trust and
not Is. afraid" (IN. Ivl.,:i; Na. xll.,'J). The
Lord' thoughts to His people aril niwavs
thought of pence (.for. xxL.. 11; l's. Ixxxv..
H; John xlv., 27). To believe what llesavs
and do what ho tells us Is alwavs pleasing
unto Him.
f. "I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord;
sanctify vo!ir-.clves and come with me to the
toil rlllc.' He uses the very words of the
Lord (verse a 1. and In ibis he was very safe
and right. The Lord's mes-cnger should sav
exactly what the Lord tells him. Thus did
Jeremlali nn l l-.ekl"l and our LorlJesu
Chrl-t also (Jcr. I.. 7: I'..ck. II.. 7; III.. 4, 17:
John xll., 4'.n. We are never, under any dr.
cumstaiiccs, to lie, but we nre not supposed
nlivnys to tell all we know to everyl. dv.
'.. "Surely the Lord s aiioilile I " is before
Him." This said Samuel as he looked u;on
L'llllb, Jesse's) oldest Hon, lull had be I u
looking to the L rd and watching tor His
message h would not have spoken thus.
ii siM'ins so easy lor us to look away from the
j Lord nnd u our own eyes or oiiroun
! Judgment. Hut all this we must contend
j ngiiinst, and prayerfully and patl-utly s-ek
linn wan ins gui'liuice.
7. "Man lo iketh on the outward appear
ance, but the Lord looki'th on the heart.'
Not until the heart Is right nre we In any
sense right before, God. The natural heart,
or carnal mind. Is enmity against God nml
never can be made better (Kotn. viil., 7). but
when we receive Jesus Christ we nre said to
be born anew, or from nbove, nnd then we
'have a new heart, which cannot sin, while
the old can do nothing lint sin. 1 his Is the
work of tho Spirit through (tie Word. A per
son may be outwardly nil that can bo il.
sired, even to moral character, but If the
heart is not n new heart, If Christ Is not
there, nil else goes for naught. Touder I
John v., 13. The whole world is wrong, and
Will bn till the heart gets right, which is Is
rael and Jerusalem, nndtlie throne of David.
8-10. "Neither hath the Lord chosen
this." "The Lord hath not chosen these."
Aa tho seven sons of Jesse passed beforn
Samuel be verdict for each was ".Not
chosen." Let uslpir In mind that this was
a question of service, Uot of salvation. ',.r
salvation the word rver Mauds, "Him that
cometh to Me I will In Jim wisieiist 0111''
(John Vl.,;li). Hut for service It is still true
that "lew nre chosen," not becnu-o the Lord
does not want them, but because they do not
want Him: they are not wlliing to' submit
wholly to Him, nud His Word and His wnvs;
not willing to have llmi think for them, nn l
net thVougli them nml live just to ple,i- Hun
in all things.
It. " There remal net h yet theyoiuiL'est, and
behold he keepeth the sheep." This was
Jesse's reply to Samuel' question as to
whether ail his sons were prcs.-nt or nt.
Jesse evidently Was expected 10 bring all bis
sons, but he supposed tlin In I D,i id wiild
not be wanted, Hint that was just where lie
was mistaken. It Is generally the unlikely
one that is wanted and the unllk"lv and un
expected thing that happens. I. t us k""p
nothing back from G id. but yield to Him
every whit that lie may use what He pe:i-es
David was the eighth son (vii., 11 1, which Is
suggestive of thn resurre tlon Man, and
the resurrection day, the man who to the
Jew was so uiia-ceptal'ln that they killed
Him. it has made me laugh In my heart
many a time to see all those big brothers
passed by and set aside, nnd the whole pro
codings nt a standstill until little David Is
sent for and arrives upon the scene. We do
not know how David took bis being left at
home that dav. Tertians hi mother com
forted lilm If bo 11 led any, but wo may
learn this lesson, Where God wants you to
be there Ho will put you.
12. "And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him,
for this Is he." When nt last tun surprise 1
boy arrived, this was the Lord's message to
Samuel. 'J'hls is our Hist introduction to the
man lifter God's owu heart, who Is mentioned
about lOni) times In the Old Testament, mid
fifty in the New. Kvcn bis outward appear
ance is fair to look upon, but his heart Is
right with God, and he has already learned
to trust Him for great things (chapter xvil.,
81-U7.).
LI. "Then Samuel took the horn of oil and
anointed mm in the midst of bis brethren,
nud the Spirit of the Lord came upon David
Iroiu that day forward." The revised ver
sion says, "Came mightily upon David,"
which liiakea the meaning more plain, us the
Vplrlt must have been 011 him before, lly
Vimpariug II Sam. II., 4, and v., 3, with this
(hnh wm mo tluil Tliivlil was anointed three
?lmes. The full signilleaiice of this wo shall
see some day lu Christ, the true David or lie.
loved. David, though anointed, waited long
k for tho throne and suffered much. Our
David Is still waiting for His throne mid
kingdom, and we must rejoice to wait nnd
suffer with Him (II Tim. il., 12; Horn, viil.,
1BJ. Lesson Helper.
A FAMOf JUmiE's OIIM-nVATIOV.
The famous Judge. Sir Matthew H-ile, said
In his day: "The places of adjudication I
have long held In this kingdom have given
me nn opportunity to observe the original
cause ot most of the enor iiitles that have
been committed for the space of nearly
twenty years; and bydue observation I have
found that If the murders and uiaiisliiugn
ters. the buriliirles Hint rohliorici tin, n. it
.' and tumults, and other enormities that have
happened iu that lime were divided Into five
parts, four of them have been the issue and
product of excessive ilriuUu;; ui invent
nun uio-uouse uriniiing.
THE BtCVCLK AND TEMTKRAXltE.
"The bicycle Is the most Important tempers
ance reformer of tho times, and milk Is the
beverage of those who rldo to win." said Xlist
Wllhird at theopeulngof tho lialtimorM con
vention. Thai's the bait hurrah for the
wheel In month ot Bunduyt. JJoston
Traucrlpt.
RELIGIOUS READING.
Toot a is non a skrvicr.
What I In thine hand? A broom? I'selt
for God. The broom of the totnedt!e servant
may Im ns truly used for God n was the
sceptre of David or Solomon. What Id In
thine hand? A trowel, a hammer, an nx n
chisel, n saw. or nome other mechanical tool
L'.sn It for God. .lesud Christ g.ive dignity to
Nbor ; the sweat bends of holiest toil stood on
Hi brow. What Is in thine hand.' A pen
A M'n I mightier than the sword. Tim pen of
Shakespeare, l.f Longfellow, of lennvs m, of
Whittier! Oh m iiti'lih ss lii-trumriit ! A pen In
band of Harriet II' her Stowe stabi.ed slav
ery to the heart. A pen III the hnnd of
George Ketinaii to tell the story of darkest
ltussia Id mightier than th sword of the
Oar of all the linsslns. Have you a pen V
I'se it for God. lVrhnp It 1 a typewriter.
Touch Its keys; make sweet music that ahull
rcho around the globe. We an nil familiar
With George Herbert s lldmlliible vxprcsioii
of this thought :
" A i rvuiit with this clause
Makes drudgery divine 1
Who sweeps a room, as (or Thy laws,
Makes that and the notion Hue,"
We need grit nnd grace to use the old
sword, the old hammer, the old lire, the u,j
and always new Gospel, oh! can you led llii.l
some poor soul today who does not kimw
Jesus, Csn you not toil some wanderer
nboill the Christ? What Id In thine band.'
Wealth? Consecrate It now to God, What
Is iu thy mouth? A tongue of eloquence?
I'se It for God, Tim tongue s the mightiest
Instrument that God ever made. What Is In
thine hand? A kindly i-r.-i-pV Give
thnt to some sad soul. let us con
secrate everything to Him. 'I he olll.-e,
the plow, the pen, the needle, the tongue, the
hands, the feet, nud the heart fr .lesii.
When the pierced hand of .lo.u Christ 1.
laid ou the printing-press' on wealth, on
learning, on beauty, on eultuie, on ,.ery gift
nud grace iu every relation in life, then tiie
splendor of the millennial drawn w ill color
the eastern sky with Its crimson and gol.l.- -II.
S. Ma.'Artliur, D. D., iu "iJnicU Trillin iu
Quaint Texts." ,
KM ot llAOl: AN AVH1M0N loslN.
There s no better test of spiritual growth
than Increasing sensitiveness totli r pu -
Slvelie.s of nil kinds of sill, lllld ilei'peiin.
consciousness i,( the constant peril from it in
Which every human soul live-. In th" gr. al
est saint there are all the possibilities which,
being worked out, make the greatest sinner;
mid the truer til" Sllilllllliess the deeper the
consciousness of this f.i'-t. The materials eit
of which heaven and hell are buile,
aro found In every lit", and tin- n an
Who slowly builds liea.l Within till
bus constantly the terrible k 1 1 " 1. I ti .i:
lie has only to put Ills hand f.!it Ii in an Ihei
direction in order to I. ml, I bell; l.'ili m
within n u ll, lint 11, 11 man builds heav e,
bl vision ..( the internal p s-il i;, tie, ,. h.
gr-'tts clearer, mid Id-, terror "I wi. 1.
doing I nes more .oiisiant and 1 ? t . -1
lug. lb" di-guises under 1 1 1 ) 1 1 1 in I,-It-.-lf
bee. in more llpp.uelit, ll'illl th
Leautifi.l ma-!i ii" long'-r produces even a
moiic-iitury Illusion; the Ind'ous ;a"c i
seen at 11 glance. When one has .' .in" !
see slu lis it Is, mid to loath', mid I. nt" II.
ll"t tor its c.iiseilel. es but for lt-"it,"i
lui gone 11 long way toward the no; 1
demptioii from Its power which w" call I
vation, iut we nr.. never -iim I until w
have looked sin lu the tu'-.i and kieov 1 1 1 1 1
it Is not "lily a t'-rrildo reality, l td thai 11
lias touched the best of us with its 1
ineiit ; and that, at some moment in "it
lives, the noblest of us mu-t cry: "l liol
the Son, Ki'deemerof the world, have ni"i -
upon us miserable sinners !" The Outlook.
rri.TlVArr. an i;vi; ok rum.
I turn to the spirit of Jesus nud I sen that
the same clrciiuiMiitiecs, which to iiuiuv cm"
looked hopelessly barren, gave to lllin tin
ground for a lofty and tranquil optimism. Il
was 11 part of His fail h iu God to be lull 01
hope for man, and without tout compiehele
sive hope He would have been no Savioiu
of muuLiM.I ll Is the sio.ie lo..lne 'I'll.
I chief reason (or the liielTeeiivem-s of many
I ediiciito.l men III the modern world i
' Intellecluii! cowardice in tin. pres. n I
' tho Imperfection ot lile; and tln wotl,,
I is watting to-day h r men wh , v, 11.
all tlii'ir eipiipment o culture, maintain t.
I robust nud genuine hope, lie Si ioi'irat
plain, by th-' well ( .la ...Ii, I t li., o.id .11 4
one day before J.us mid His Ircii I.. 'lie
si cd lul l j 1 1 -1 I ' '-ll planted, and it t'.ise a
yet no s.gns ofj.fe. Untitle Ma-tcr icel 11
tllO Illddell sigllS "f lllS "Ullllll " tli 1
j tllill'v of tho luliire. Ii' line Hi- nil;;lil
hope th" steril" Held . it. ready w u. 'l then
1 tassels 01 ripened grain. I. lit up vm-ro"
cries the prophetic optimist to 1 1,. ine!.
j ecrniug and unvvcloicmug u.-.- oti o i
voi.r eves nnd look at ihell' l l -. lor tin I
; are Into already to My harvest ! 1 rato-i-
l'culiody, 11. D.
AN I'M INIslll 1, I't AMi'Mi.
"Alas !" cried a diamond to t he wheel u;.,.
Which It Was bl'lllg Cllt, "here I IllUe beet
tortured for tho la-t tlileo days Wh.ni
misfortune it was that 1 iv r ciinie y. i.i
win !"
"Say Hot so," replied tho win el ill ell" our
aging tones. ! In. la-t Mono fiat cam" P
1110 was so rough mid dud I lint vou 11 1
scarce tell It was a diamond ; but lieu I h i 1
done with it, it was pla 1 1:1 a -
crown."
"A king's crown!" exclaimed the n-toa
Vh'-d sloiie, "and do you think thai 1 shall
ever adorn th brows ot a king.'''
"It Is ipilte posslhle; Ii 11 1 It 11 'I allowed to
enjoy so great an honor, you tnuv lln I some
other CMilteil and brilliant po-it ion ; but .ni
Will never see the glories of " I oyi.l lloll-e un
less I do my utmost for you."
" l ln'ii gi 111. 1 mvay," s. ud the gem, us It
lierv il itself to endure the trial. "I'll stand
it if it means 1111 Increase of beauty mi l
promotion." Selected.
srillVK to :i: Al.i'NF.
H "euro for yourself some privacy of life.
As George Herbert says : "liy all means us"
sometimes to be alone." G d has put each
into a separate body. We sh uld follow I ho
divine bint, and see to It that we do n.lt
lapse again into tin. general Hood of being.
Many pcopln cannot, endure being alone;
they are lost unless there is a clatter of
tongues lu their cars. It is led only
weak, but it fo t-rs weakness, , . So it
it Is well nt times to get mvay from our
world compaiiloiis, actions, work- In order
to measure it and ascertain our relations to
it. The moral use of the night is in the iso
lation it brings, shutting out the world from
the senses that It tuny be rciili.e I iu thought.
It Is very simple advice, but worth hooding.
Get some moments oachday to yourself, tuko
now find then a solitary wall;, get into the si
lence of thick woods, or some other Irolatioii
us deep, and sulTor the mysterious sense of
selfhood to s'l'iil upou j oil, us it surely will.
T. T. Muuyur.
"IX I'VTIl'.Nce I'OSSKSS VK Vot'n Kot l.s."
Dost t lioit wonder why thou art tui'sing;
through some special tnuo of sorrow ?" Wait
till t"U years are passed. 1 warrant thou
that lu that li no t ioii will llud Mo:ne one -perhaps
teu alllicto I us thou aru Tuou Wilt
toll tin. m soino day how thou Las suf
fered nnd hast b.ii coiuf.rlel; thu
ns tho lule 11 unfolded, and the ano
nym 4 applied winch oii 'ii tiiy God 11 1 I
wriipun around Ohm., in the eager look and
gllslendig eye, and the gleam of hope th U
shall uliiwi the shadow of despair across the
soul, then shalt know why thou wast nUln t- '
en, ami bless God for tho discipline .hut
stored thy life with such a fund of exiiwriuuca.
nd holp fulness. V, U. Meyer.
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