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DR. TALLTAGE'S SERMON.
SOME SEASONABLE ADVICE
Subject: "Th Opening Winter."
TtT; "I hT dotcrminej there to win
tr." Titu ill., li.
rnl m not Independent of the mmwodk.
H "nt tor hla overcoat to Troon on mem
orable occasion. Ami now In tha trt he In
tnnklnir rrntfemnnt lor the approaching
fold wonther end idikm an annolntmsnt
with Titus to mart him at Necopolls. savin;
"1 have determined thnre to winter." Voll,
this Is thuHthdnyof Dr.oemher and the seo
end Sabbath of wlntrr. We haro had few
ihrlll, sharp blast already, forerunners of
whole regiments of storms and tempests.
So one here needs to be told thnt we am in
the lenlnR gates of the winter. This season
iY"""'7 w 01 ones pnysicol etidur
r but in our ureal cities Is it test of
nnral character. A vast number of people
bsve by one winter of dissipation been Un
proved, and forever. floated In our homes
iin some stnrmv titcrht thai r I . .1 ...,..
outside, we Imagine the uhlpidnx helplessly
Jriven on the eoaat, but any winter night,
II our ears were good enough, we could
tear the crash of thousand moral
hipwrocks. There are many people
hA fnm tn lha Allla it... I a
. ..... .v ..... Vlim IUT .IU Ol
ptembor who will be blntd by the 1st of
larch. At this season of the vear tempta
tions are especially rampant, jfow that the
lowf winter evenings nave come, there are
nniiy who will employ thetn in high pur-
......... --- . , su viu I r . , (, 1J
fork. In the strenirthenlng and ennobling of
siral eharaeter, and this winter to many of
rou will be the brightest and the best of all
vur lives, and In anticipation I congmtu-
e u. uui io wnnrc it mny not nave
wh effect, and I charge you. my beloved,
vk out where you spend your winter
Lirtts.
In the first plaee, I have to remark at this
.won of the year evil nllureu.-nts aroes
lally busy. There is not very much
infnllnn fnr A mun f.-i nliirw... ln .. .. v. .
:.-!it amid blazing gaslights, and to breathe
in m nir oi no nMemomge, nut In tho
1 1 nlirhtn satan anthers a great harvmt.
much limes the casino are, in full blsst.
KMK'h time, the grogshops In one night
uiuiw iimu in itiur or nve nignts In
cmer. At such times the playbills of low
,.',.a nf Alitor! ulnmmtt anr. u.n..i.n.
' -" "-- -.t- mnj m
tllaA anil ttlA Itotlltt. la (idnnlnllH J..-..-
re, ami the anplnuse espoelally bewitching.
my a rann wno uns ku nglit nil tlie rent of
...i.lll KuADIUl...l ...... .... 1 ,1. .
...i. wvniwnrii U' w mill WlUUgn IliHl
rtimin hit itamN Tnim tin. AAimt..i nn.l .1
...... ........ ..vhuiii niiti iiinr9
iu lurter tn the eve and there were roses in
4(.'nevK ami (MiiMdi'iiy in tno step, by the
3 the spring hour tins come you will pass
n In th HtrrW nntl uvMv.i.i.i.l..i.
CM'tbo matter with tlint man? How
i.rently he looks from what ho looked
jt September." Hln'n of one winters din.
itlnn. At this time of the yiar tliero am
nv entertnlnmeuts. If we rightly em
o..hm. anil thev nre nf tl.i fL.i.i li.i
T " .iUH,
v enlarge our soolniitlon, allow us to
important nciiiniutam-e, build us up
inornla. and help us In n thousand
I ran Si'HreW think nf nm-ihii... i...
r tT n
lime
ban good neighborhood. Hut there are
i ftittrtiilf.minti from vhlh v...
. . . . - ... n 1 uiurm will
hM nMnllilil in itbnrnntnp ... .1
- - - -. . . ., . 1 ' 1 etirj iiivin
10 by the springtime will be broken down
health, and though at the opening of the
lison tiieir prospects were bright, at the
nun nf thn arujinn that ...it. 1...
- niti iirj ii.
i hands of the doctors or sleeping in the
"meiery. ine cennioate o Ueatli will be
iiado out, and the physlelnn, to save the
'vlings of the family, will call the disease
v a Latin name. But the doctor knows,
id everybody else knows, they died of too
iinv IhV(Ms. Anrnv ivlth nil 11.. .UA
..... ... ....... ...... .... munn villi
rinkincr convivlRlltliHi. Itnv iIumva.. . v.
... - -- j , 1 1 1
tner 01 a imntiy, tempt tlie nppetits-of the
-uiig u.;.n7r trruiiis 111 ut- pnienain
ent, to wive the feelings of the minister or
me other weak temperance man, you leave
1H HoPAntUI" in a llilH FAnm .! ..nl. a..
' " ----- . mu-. VfUlJ fa IUVT
oplo nre Invited there to j nrtnke, but it is
n't w tw t. u'-u ,uu k'uiue our, oy
of VOllf VM nnil tllA Hl.inn r.9 .......
uhf that you have bcea serving tho
u.
! a omctimes excuse themselves nnd say
f late suppers it is necessary to take some
:of stimuiii'it to aid digestion. My plain
aion Is that If you have no more self oon-
than to stulT youme;f until vour iIIl'i .
organ refuse their ofll.-1 you hud bi'tter
all yourself a man, but p,vss yourself
nit the bi-onts that peri.'li. At this : season
)var the Young Men's Christian Asso
U of the land end i,-.:t iiriiiliim n.i ir...
; 'WW to Speak It w.r lnti this subje.'t.
iruu:i'i 111 your ear mo words of tint
1G0I Aliid.'lity, "Woo unto him tliat
-tli the bottle to his neighbor's lips."
-Viti'it voil have i 1:1.11 10 ,.1.. I .......
" Wths that remind youof the titties when
'ir chlldhoo l you with srmno on by
if 01 iii'.ner. niotlter, brothers, slaters,
ofthi'in, alas! no morn to meet you
"Happy Now Year" or a ''Merry
ians. ' Hut agnlu and n','aiii have w'
n S"W Year's liny tue sum. of Home of
t fa':iilli'S 1I11111L' uti.l vrtni... ....... 1.......
ur'',.?
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it l- !l '
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1 thernsidves by the faet that the win.,
. u"( 11 oticrea ity ine ladies, itud again
'" "as own tounuout tnat a lady
ins kindled the young niau's tliirnt ior
-' drii.k. and long alter uli the
"us of tlie holiday Imvo pussed
a:;io woman crouches in bnr
Jul her desolation, and her
'Ul til UnllftHii iluml ,.f lit.. .1.
1
I - ...... . w. ..... ...
"fir, whom she had pnssud the fascjn.
si",u .i,w lear s i)ay. If wo want
'0 rain, let us go nlonu an l not take
Will us. Can we not sacrllleo our
il ueel be? When the trood shir,
, il..' 'I''
l.l .-P..'-
..i.K til"
,t r- i.l''
1 W.t llou'll. tilrt nunttiiti tf-i.a tl.l
jr.itjlit escape In one of tho lifeboats.
.. 1 ' in go uown witn tun
.'frs." All tli
- - am 'MiU'4').t flin
s. And can we not sacrllleo our tastes
" ai'petites for tho rescue of others
ion a.
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- m., it yery great s.icrillce. on,
1 ith the Innocent beverage of the
" (iuihuii 01 auuers: .mi.t not with
'uiritrof the cup tho mow of this
''ir uoi 1110 ciauer or the
tlw f,..,tnl occasion with tho clunk
''"Mil s chain.
"wn the street and look Into the
''W Wlh, lour ri,.,..,r,f .... I, ul...
. II..'
,.U.1'A
Jjel'-gunt flute, elegant shoe,' eto
'li gaut books, elegant raomeutos.
"mum sue poopio WitU pleased
't' looking Into such a window,
'"ck into a pawnbroker' window it
m iu if j hHj j,jk0(J ,nto tll0 win.
J , T whom did that watch be-
1(J 1 dnillbfir.l H.l.r..n .11.1
'in in. 1 1:
... a j a iiuiu uii 1, . 1 ..j
To a drunkard s wife. To
'Ybose .shoes belong' Toadrunk-
'1. I tllllll thai .1, I, ..II. ...
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.-ltd
II ' .
I,.l,i'li
!?m1' l'wnl"'ol'e''B "hop and I
Vu uu-w
- uinr, suumung me tinuii 01
N oul. A pawnbroker's shop
&0f tllH B.IHI. L at... ........
LAND.
I Setio3'
on.
. -'.." M UW Hirm IVIinill
k'li uruukeunebg. "Oh." says
m. i .!. ..... !.'. ......
' "ve ilestroyed no young man
"auwKwys. 1 ony tRf,9 tt8i HDli
W Ifrilllt ttm.,ii.. .1 i....i
.ill
v nioriui1
it.
,' . ' " '".... vi mo lUiuAr
. 'I'UtJ Hll vou thorn is not a
I.
!vA.,u''rica that did not begin with
ft. Tl Jo uot know what they
'Jlfe J , n , l, .Iruv
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V
f' lhoiiuor of rhe ginshop. three
Jo el the bottle. ThieeX's. I
,.r...
... . I
-- ne coma njt tell. I asked
, " the meiiulug of the three
Iilch
Well''
lull t"
-u'.iien mi,, inon 1 innue
t!l-'
. "at the aroa X' was an all
' they mcBut 3U heartbreaks, 3'J
the ins''"
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ifti tr;'
rostral"1
1 1. u "V nousenoius, ou pros
grae, 3D way to per
I'T 1' I were going to write
,- ti rnapter I wouia call
4 SJll Ih I..... ..1. V I
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'TV.,:
' iw ntni L-uanirr t wiililil
ier1 Bhop." Oh, bewuro
5t
-"on is especially full ot
it ?tlts 3 thb 'cl1 evenings al
Tor evil ludulgeuoes.
' pct youcs matt to go
ci.'tJ
.hI''!-;-
Into big room nnil' alt there from 7 to It
o'clock In the evening, readina Ifotlev'a
'Dutoh Repnbllo" or John Foster's eewy.
It would be a beautiful thing tor him to do,
but he will not do it The most ot oor
young men are busy in oftlees, in taotorie.
In banking house), in store. In ahopn. anil
when evening eomee they want the fresh air,
and thoy want eight-sening, and they must
have It, they will have It, at.d they ought to
have It. Most of the men here asnembled wilt
have three or four evenings of leisure on the
winter nights. After tea the man puts on
his hat and ooat and he goes out. One form
of allurement says, "Come in here." Batan
says: "It le beet fcr yon to go In. You
ought not to be so green. By this time you
ought to have seen everything." And the
temptations shall be mighty in dull times
such as we have had, but which, I believe,
are gone, for I hear all over the land tho
prophecy of great prosperity, and the rail
road men and the merchants, they nil tell me
of the days of prosperity they think are eom
Ian. and in many departments they have al
ready eome, and they are going to come
in all departments, bat thoee dull
times through which we have
passed have destroyed a great many men.
The question of a livelihood is with a vat
multitude the great question. There are
yonng men who expected before this to set
np their household, but they have been dis
appointed in the gains tbey have made.
They cannot support themselves, how oan
they support others? And. to the curse of
modern society, the theory Is abroad that
man must not marry until he has achieved
fortune, when the twain ought to start
at the toot ot the hill and together ellmb to
the top.
Thnt Is the old fashioned "vav. and that
will be the new fashioned way If society Is
ever redeemed. Dut during the hard times,
the dull times, so man v men were dlsoourged,
so many men had nothing to do they could
get nothing to do a pirate bore down on
the ship when the sails were down and the
vessel wrM making no headway. Teoplesay
they want more time to think. The trouble
'Is, too many people ha ve had too muehttni
to think, and If our merchants had not hid
their ml mis diverted many of them would
long before this have been within the tout
wnlls of an lusnne asylum. These long win
t-r evenings, be careful where you spend
them. This winter will decide the temporal
nnd eternal destiny ol hundreJs of men In
this audience.
Then the winter has especial temptations
In tne fact thnt many homes are peculiarly
uunttraottve at this season. In the summer
months the young roan can sit out on the
steps, or he can have a bouquet In the vase
on the mantel, or, the evenings being so
short, soon after gaslight he wants to retire
anyhow. Hut there are many parents who
do not understand how to make the long
winter evenings attractive-to tjelr children.
It is amar Ing to me that so many old people
do not understand young people. To hear
some ot these parents talk you would think
they had never themselves been young and
had been born with spectacles on. Oh, It is
dolorous for young people to sit in the house
from 7 to 11 o'clock at night nnd to hear par
ents groan about thnlr ailments and the
nothingness nf this world. The nothingness
of this world! How dire you talk such
blasphemy? It took God six days to make
this world, and Uo has allowed it 6009 years
to hang upon His holy hiart, nnd this world
has shone on you and blessed you and ca
ressed you for these fifty or seveutf years,
and yet you dare talk about the nothingness
of this world! Why, It Is a mr.gnlUoent
world. I do not believe in the wbolo uni
verse there Is a world equal to it, ex ept It
be heaven. You cannot expect your chil
dren to stay In the bouse these long winter
evenings to hoar you denounce this star
lighted, sun warmed, shower baptised,
flower strewn, angel watched, God Inhabit
ed planet.
Oh, make your home bright! Bring in the
violin or the picture. It does not require a
great salary, or a big house, or chased sil
ver, or gorgeous upholstery to make a happy
home. All that Is wanted Is father's heart,
a mother's Heart, in sympathy with young
folks. I have known a mnn with (700 sal
ary, and he had no other Income, but he had
a home so happy and bright that, though
the sons had gone out and won large tor
tunes and the itnih bv none out Into
splendid sphere and become princesses of so
ciety, they ciio never think of that early
home without tear Ol emotion. It was to them
the vestibule of heaven, and all tbeir man
sions now and all their palaces now cannot
make them forget thnt early place. Make
your homes happy. You go around your
house growling about your rheumatism and
ncting the lugubrious, and your sous will go
Into the world nn I plunge into dissipation.
They will hnvo their own rheumatisms after
nwiule. I)j not forestall their misfortunes.
Oh, what n beautiful thing It Is to see a
young man idandlng up amid these temp
ta'loiis of city life incorrupt while hundreds
ar falling! I will tell your history. You
will movo in respectaliln circles all your
davs, nnd some day a Irlend of your father
will meet you and say: "Good raorulng!
filinl to see you. You somn to bn prosper
ing. Y'ou look llko your father for all the
world. I thought you would turn out
well when I used to hold you on my
krici). If you ever want nny help or nny
ndvl e, mm to tue. As long as I remembor
your father I'll remember you. Good
morning." That will bo the history of
hundreds of these young men. How do I
know H? I know It by t,he way you
start. Hut here's u young tuna who takes
the opposite route. Voices of sin charm him
away. He reads bad books, mingles In bad
society. The glow has gone from his cheek,
nnd the sparkle from tils eye, and the purity
from his soul. Down he goes little by little.
The people who saw him when he came to
town while yjt hovered over his head the
blessing of a pure mother's prayer and there
was on his lips tho dew of a pure sister's
kiss, now as they see him pass cry, "What
an awful wreck!" Cheek bruised In grog
shop light. Eve bleared with dissipation.
Lip swollen with Indulgences. Be careful
what you say to him; for a trifle ho would
Hike vour life.
Lower down, lower down until, outcast of
God and mnu, he lies in thensylum, a blotch
of loathsomeness and pnin. One moment he
calls for God ami then he calls for rum. Hit
prays, he curses, ho laughs as a (lend laughs,
then bites his mills into tho quick, then puts
his hands through the hair hanging around
his head like the man of a wild beat, then
shivers until the cot shakes, with unuttera
ble terror, then with his lists lights back the
devils, or clutches for serpents that seem to
wind around him their awful folds, then asks
for water, which is Instantly consumed on
his cracked lips. Home morning tho sur
geon going bis rounds will find him
dea l. lo not try to comb out or brush back
the matted locks. Hlraighten out the limbs,
wrap him In a sheet, put him in a box, and
let two men carry him down to the wagon at
the door. With a piece of chalk write on
top of the box the name of the destroyer and
destroyed. Who Is it It Is you, on, man.
If, yielding to the. temptations of a dissipated
life, you go out and perish. There Is a way
that seemeth bright and fair and beautiful
to a man, but the end thereof Is death. Em
ploy these long nights of Deoember, January
and February lu high pursuits, In Intelligent
socialities, in Innocent amusements, in
Christian work. Do not waste this win
ter, for soon you will have seen your last
snow shwer and have gone up into the com
panionship of Him whose raiment is white
as snow, whiter than any fuller on earth
could whiten It. For all Christian hearts
the winter nights of earth will end In the
June morning of lieu vou. The river of life
from uuder the throne never freeze over.
The foliage of life i fair Iree is never frost,
buten. The festivities, the hilarities, the
fnniilv greetings of earthly Christmas times
will gl"" wuy to larger reunion and brighter
lig'1!?1"' sweeter garlands nnd uilfe'litlur Joy
iu liw k"' holiday ot heaven.
The Demand for l'eonles.
Though tho mints have for two months
p.ist been coining pennies at the rate of J50,
U00 u ilav they are not able to meet tho de
maud. The amount of cents bow outstand
ing Is n Mirtedat 760,000,000, but many more
aw needed- - - -'
RELIGIOUS READING.
DO 1O0 WAitT A hKVIVAL KOW.
Do you want revival In your church thlt
year? If so, begin It now. The pbo-e to be
gin Is In your own heart, (live It anew to God
Ask Hlrn to direct you in your efforts to av
otliors. Let a new song be upon your tips.
Tay no attention to your circumstance, tot
circumstances ennnot binder God's revivals.
When I'sul and Kilos were tied up in I'lililp.
plan jail. they began to sing and praise God. A
great revival Instantly broke out. There nr
twenty thousand persons In Methodism to
day who could Instantly Inaugurate treme n
dous revivals In their communities If they
would. Were the sllent-tongueil to Ix'gln t i
praise and pray and testify, they would sooa
arouse their neighbors to new life. Were the
hesitating ones to throw themselves on tho
strength of God nnd begin boldy to toil for
Jesus, they would speedily witnejs their r
ward. In their inception, revivals are slmplv
the quickened religion life of one or
more people, but In their swop
they often gather In hundreds or thousands.
They nre the most Important nnd the hap
plcst events thnt can come to communities.
They thrill more people with true joy, and
bring more solid comfort nnd satisfaction to
the community, than anything else that enn
be named In earthly experience. Oh, for ten
thousand ot tbem In McthodUm now ! 't hey
would cause hout to girdle the globe and
to penetrate the ear ot heaven. Michigan
Christian Advocate.
TBAXSOtVIXO SYMTATMY FonTCNtiS PPACC
The first holiday which comes to a homo
after It bos levii shadou ed by bereavement,
is very bard to bear. The general blithe
hparte.lnees, the happy aspect of the world,
contrasts with our own sense of lo. mid
Erlef. and the pain deepens as we remember
ownnppy we were only a little while ago,
and feel how deso'nte wo now nre. '! will
bo very glad when Thanksgiving is
over," cries many an aching heart. In the
tint feeling of loneliness words of ch.'i.r
avail little. Far bettor Is It to extend -11. nt
sympathy to snow by tender tone, nnd llrm
band-clasp, and loving looks, that one Is
grieved with the mourners, than to spi aij,
be it ever so tactfully, when the car eaiiii.'t
listen. To those who sit in the 'shadow,
only one can bring the sunshine, in His
own good time the Master will send peace,
ind perhaps show the trustful nnd confiding
oul why He removed the delre of th. i-n'i
(rom tho human sight. t'hristlau lutu.lt
encer. (M ItAri'T TKATIIS We AKR fxiTr.n ix rtintsT.
Hut there are n.nny happy families where
there will lie no empty seat, no vacant chair,
where no losses and sorrows will intrude,
where virtue will preside and peace will
abound, where threo or four generations will
moot around tho henrtliston, and tl Inl-
ileen will light nuew the torch of love at tl "
old council lire. What unions there will be
on Thanksgiving Day. What sacred mem
Dries of tho dead and absent Mill clu-tct
about the occasion. And what a cause f .t
thanksgiving are such homes, such tiieinorie
and kinships. If the dead could eomo I ;i- s.
to earth nnd perhaps they do ihey w.mii.I
eoine on Tliuiiksglving evening. Th. y would
make the old liomeMti'u.l a living placo with
their prcseuce. Christian Inquirer.
" I AM TUB BKSl'llllkl TloN AMI Til It MFC."
Wo have a right to lay flowers ou the cut
Ins of our Christiau dead. They will c mi"
forth in the beauty of Ujw life. oi.etioiir
Sow Testament uiid see Jesus, nfter lie had
risen, away beyond death. Ilo has not be. n
lurmed by dying. No beam of the beauty of
Ills life Is quenched. Tlie threads of th"
arthly lifo are not severed. He has not for
gotten Ills friends, but takes up again the
jld companionships and friendships. Mo
sill It be with our beloved ones who sleep in
lesus. They will rise ; and th. 'V will be the
lame persons wo have known here, only
'.hey will bo cleansed of their earthllness mid
liortullty. And they will not have forgotten
us. I.ovo never fullcth. We shall resume
friendship's story ou tho otlwr side S. 11.
yyir,lj. d.
let rs rBAisEnoii ron AventmiNO.
Vu ennnot truly worship unless wo nre
g iiuiimly gratelul. Wn are not likely to be
grateful unless wo mediate on our deliver
uncos and mercies. I'.xperience Is mat. rial
which ought to bo worked up into i ul:ns.
E u'h of us ought to Hud enough in o ir ex
perience to lead us to cry out as Davi t did :
Exalted be the God of my salvuii iii."
. . . . hurely there Is n 1 of our cultivat
ing the urt of praising. Wo doubt mi l -pec
iiliito unit philosophic) us naturally u-, the
spnrks fly upward. It would l e honor with
us If we praised God limre. If Christians
pnilscl God more, the wur.,1 v Mild .boibt
iilui less. (Ine man in ten returns to uivo
God thanks, but where arc the nine !
LIT AIX TUINUS IIFJOIOE Anil I'.E T.IANKI'I I.
Let the. Thanksgiving bells ring out ! "in i
forth the old "Gloria i'atri." the 1 Ni,m,"
the "doxology lu long mcii-uro!" let organ
sWoll thir liotss, uiid give utterance in t.oie
ol thunder to our huuiaii praise. I.. t Nia.' .i.i
roar, and the sublimity of Yosenute, and up
bringing fountains ol Yel oust. mo prociai...
the thanks of the people to the I iod "I the
tious. Lot the paiit.s of tno sunny h .uil.
wave their fronds, and let tho trees of the
North and ot the West clap tneir bund-, li;
Driilse to the God who ruietli among the
armies of the skies and among the inliai'b
tants of the earth, lu all thing-., h.r ai
things, through all things, "be ye thaul.iui.'
llUliop Vincent.
"I AM TUB OO.'D hllt.l'UKIll'."
Do not be afraid of God. Il lias a slic;
lord's heart and skill. II will not over
Irlve. When Ho puts forth Ills own sheep
Ilo will certainly go before them, and they
lliall follow Him. Ho will suit his pace to
iholrs. Words can never tell His ten h r cm
lldorntcue. It the trii' k lh-s over dull. 'lilt
lud stony roads, It is because there is no
Mlmr way ol reaching tho rich men low
and beyond. When strength fails. He will
arrythee. When heavy demands are made,
tie will he gentleness Itself. He is the Go d
Shepherd, whokuows His sheep. ltcv. F. U.
VIoyer.
"A OOOD IHi.m. iu OIVK THANKS."
That it Is reiillv "u good thing to give
thanks" everyone may discover for himself
bv making tho oxpeiimcut. Many a oi.uid
hits been driven from tho spiritual and men
tal sky by u breath of praise. It is not a
good thing to count over our sorrow! and
losses and perlexities; as a rule, wo make
them none by doing ho; but tho counting of
our mercies has nu invigoiutiug effect and
we are often surprised io lin t how mu dt
richer we are than we hud thought. (Juris,
tiau Advocate.
OABKKB I! TUK allKAVES.
Mot gracious God, by whose knowledge
the dept lis ere broken up. and the clouds
drop down the dew, wo yield 1'hoo unfeigned
thanks and praise, us for ull Thy mercies, so
especially for the returns ol l-time and
harvest, and for orowutng the year with Thy
goodness, iu the increase of the ground, and
tue gathering lu ol the Irulls thereof. And,
we beieoch Thee, give us n Just seti-e of this
mercy i such as may appear iu our lives by an
humble, holy, nnd oU-dlrnt walking before
Thee all our days. The t'ruyur ilouk.
Ci'l.irr toi'u beau is in tiiamo;viso.
There ought to bo on Thanksgiving Dav nn
uplifting ot all Christian beans into a luitlor
spirit of gladuoss. Thanksgiving should
become more an Integral element lu ull our
worship, iu all our spiritual life. Anniver
saries are eud Uuys because tiny recall (ho
loknes and sorrows of tho year, lu many
homo there Is a vacant chair today. Voices
that sang lu the songs last Thauksglviug are
missed nnd (aces that brightened thu circle
have vanished. Tcurs will choke many u
bvmn ot pralnu. Yet, eveu lu thu nidu.-.j,
Thonkiglviug should not be lult out ot the
long. Indued, the purest, sweet, ot jov of
sunn, it truiuj.ormod sorrow. J. 11 MlUor,
r'l. ...
TEMPERANCE.
nc jcst urtr.
A nnricator of rlne years and rare skill
was discharged by his employers for drunk
enness. He hnd used liquor for more than
thirty rears, hut he began new life.
"What!" snoered an old-time companion,
"won't take a drink? Haven't sworn off,
have yon'r" "No," was the answer; '(I've
just quit." To "swear off" Is to begin a
dreary struggle. To "Just quit" Is to win
a quick, sure victory. Sunday-School
Times.
A KAnoKAt. Vlrl..
The sin of the tippling habit, wLiic'n is ram.
pant in this country, consists ehletlv in this,
thnt It starts many men on the road to alco
holic excess. It first tempts men to drink
who do not wish to drink and do not wiii to
refuse. Then It brings thm sueeosilvoly to
the points where thev take liquor because
they like It, because they crave It. be -auso
theycannot get along without II. Andsoour
habit of tippling would seem to lien National
conspiracy lor tho makingof drunkards, its
pernicious Influence being all the more
deadly that It Is concealol uuder nn inn ',
cent nnd respectable guise.
DnrftKARns' betheats.
Prunkardsyretreats have now been in ex
Istence In England for II f teen years. Tho
principle on which they nr conduct t Is to
make tho patients stop drinking at once and
to miko them abstain entirely for a long
ficrlod, twelve months when posslb'n, keep,
ng them busy during thnt time. The pa
tients always come In an advanced stage of
alcoholism. It hns been found, ns She Lan
cet reports, that no harm, hilt good, Is done
by tho sudden and complete disuse of iilo.
hol in such cast's; that n largo number of
the rases nro permanently cured, an I that
habitual drunkenness In woiueu is hv n
means a hopeless disease.
A llRAVX I.ITTI.F .tAI'A'f.Slt.
A little Japanese lad was engaged on the
oocoslon of n special ocreiiiony In the ar in
to pour out tho wine, nn I on being nsk I at
tho close by the Gcneral-ln-Clilcf to take a
drink himself, as ho must l tired an I in
need of something refreshing. t!n little f...
low said ho didn't euro for nny. The Gen
eral thought this strange, and urge I him to
take some any wnv, its It would be good f. r
his health, even though ho disliked It. Hut
the temperance youth persKt-'d that h"
didn't want any. This somewhat vv l tho
ollleor, to Hnd anyone guilty of disobeying
orders, nnd he said rather roughly to th"
lad, "Wei!, If you won't do ns I say. y.ui
never can become a soldier In the arm v."
Onoof tho lower "Ulcers, who win stand
ing by and heard the conversation, laughed,
and came up to the boy, nn I ask" I blm why
ho was so disrespectful to th" General,
threatening that if ho persist c 1 In such in
subordination ho would cut lilm down with
Ms sword. (Tills was in old feu lat duv. )
Tho bravo little fellow, with tears in his
eyes, said he could not iirink, even If h' ha t
to disobey the General's order, in I, iu (a ! .
ho did mit think it was necesj.urv f..r a so!,
iller to obey such or lers. Hi-, own itho
hoy's) father, ho slid, had lo-l bis life
througl Irliiklng ".-uke," and when he left
homo I i solemnly promise 1 his mother that
ho would never tasto ."sake," and ho felt
that he must keep his word. The ollb'cr nnd
General were so tilled with admiration at
the hoy's simple llrmnc-s, that they from
that time showed bmi sp 'cial kindness, and
It Is said that the hoy b 'cam" one o( tho
most trusted officers lu the army.
THE SAI.Ooy AND HIE 1IOME.
The saloon devours the money on whoso
wise expenditure much of tlie happiness of
the home depends. lithe wife has tolled nt
tho wash tub till every muscle aches ami her
whole being Is weary, it is simply exaspera
ting to have her husband leave her and go
to spend in one hour lu the saloon the money
thnt would have paid needed help.
Clothes wear out. No amount of washing
or mending can keep things forever heat.
The rags will eome,and when they come
those who wear them will look shabby. Not
even cleanliness enn bo fully maintained
when there Is a lack of changes and a lack of
towels, and these cost money. Tho saloon
cuts olf the supply. Fuel mid light cost
money. A smouldering Hie and n dim lamp
can not make a cheery room. Tho :ilooii
puts the lire that should he in the grato into
the man's stomach. The rations grow short.
The children worry, and I ho wife Is splrllb-s
from exhaustion. Tho man looks over the
bare table and grumbles, There's no eo n
for' at home. ' 1 hen he claims ho is driven
t" the saloon because It is so bright and ids
h .meso wretched, and authors, morali-t-and
divlm s support him in tho claim. Tin
Is putting elfect lorcau-e. The fact is, that
if wo could put out tho saloon lights and
fires every one empty the barrels, smu. h
tho crockery, and make tho saloon ilark as
th" tr.iltlc js, those 11, mes would o,,n grow
I'righl.JDickens represents one. dhis wretched
characters showing u cup of f.,iil water to a
visitor, and saying: "If y.ui had such water,
wouldn't y.ui drink gin?" Very touching!
Hut If that man had I u willing to pay h i
water the price of his gin, ho could have ha 1
lli clearest loo water to drink.
The saloon becomes bright bv making Iho
home dark. Science tolls us that when you
light your lire of wood or coal, ami the ruddy
llame springs up nnd Mils tho room with its
glow, you nre simply basking iu the Inipri
i.iiii.l sunlight of long ago. So, when the
saloon throws its light across tho highway, a
Idaze of splendor, you simply see concentra
ted Into iino dazzling focus I lie light that It
has stolen from scores of darkened homo-.
Yet the more of every good it sucks out of a
man's life, and the more hoiele.slv wretched
ho le'comes, tho fairer the saloon seems by
contrast, till ho grows to csteenifng his de
stroyer his only refuge mid liopo. Tho lower
the saloon casts him down, the more neces
sary the saloon becomes to him. Hut his
wile and children can not Ilea to lis glare
and oblivion. Our civilization will not yet
tolerate that. They must stay In tho deso
late home. Now If this were honest poverty,
forced upon thorn by hard necessity, which
tho man was doing all he could to sham and
brighten, a true wlfu would rally all "tho
bounty and truth ot woman's devotion" to
bear up and sustain her husband amid it nil.
lint when she knows that tho husbaud who
brought her to It hns deserted her In the
midst of It for a selllsh and swinish delight
which will sluk him and thum lower yet,
liow cuu shu endure it'.' Suored Heart 'lie
view. TEMI'KIUNCE SEWS AMD Norr.S.
Topeka, Kan., has passed an ordinance
forbidding tne street cur companies to trans
port drunken men.
In Faris the demaud for small dogs is mot
by rearing pups from uuuleuliolle diet, which
retards their growth.
Hims Reeves attributes tho marvellous
preservation ot his voice In old au'o to tho
fact that ha Is a total abstainer. Ho holds
that the use of stimulants will break a voice
sooner or later.
"Wherever I go," recently said Bishop
Spalding, "I nsk the childruu to take tho
pledge until they nre twauty-one yours old.
By that time they will be ublu to sou lev
good a thing temperance Is."
The Sunday law in Girmaiiy hits the
drinker Instead of tho purveyor. The Court
ot Appeal at Erfurt has lust sustained tho
lower court lu lining a thirsty man eevonty
ilve cents for drinking a glass ot beer at a
tavern during the hours ot divlue service,
Juno Cnkebread's rcoord 1 surpass". by
that of William Onions, io has been con
victed 320 times for drunkenness lu Loudon
courts, lu his case a small quantity of
liquor that would have no etlect on nr.linai y
persons makes him violent and gets him into
trouble and "gaol."
A soldier In Africa, n former drunkard, re
fusing to drink, hud holes burnt iu his coat
sleeves by his former associates, who thought
by so doing they could make hiru got angry
and lose his salvation and then drink, hut
I the soldier oelUtufloit hie tempor nor drunk,
but ksct 8aTJ7-CIulutluu BtauaatO, -
.SABPATII SCHOOL,
INTRRXATIUXAL LKSSOS
DKCKMI1RK 15.
FOR
Lesson Text: "Davl.l nn.l Jonathan,"
1 Snirucl 32-42 Goldcti
fext Prov. xvlll., 21
Commentary.
8?. "And .'onnthun answered Pnul, his
father, and sai l ntito him, Wherefore shall
he be slnlnr Whnt hath he done?" After
David had slain Goliath and had finished
speaking with Haul, It Is written thnt Jona
than, eon ot Saul, loved David as his own
soul and gave him his robn and garments
and sword' nnd bow and girdle ichnpter
xvlll.. 1-5), sn.l that Haul also set him over
his men of war and would let him go no
more home. But when the women sang
' Haul has slain his thousands and David his
ten thousands" (xvlll., 7), then Haul became
Jealous and sought to lukn David's life.
Having rejected the Lord by his dls
ols'.llence, he became tho prey of an evil
spirit, but tho Lord was with David and
prospered him (xvill., 10-l(i). As Haul's
persecutions of Dnvld Increased. David said
one day to Jonathan, "As the Lorn llveth,
and ns thy soul llveth. there Is hut a Mop
between mean.ldenth"(xv., fll. but Jonathan
could not tielleve that his fat her meant death
to Davl.l and so agreed to sound his father
fxx., 12) lu David's absence, nnd then let
David know. Saul's answer was thnt David
must die (vers.. rU), hence Jonathan's reply
as in this tlrst verse of our lesson.
Sil. "And Haul cast a javelin nt him to
smlt" him, whereby Jonathan knew thnt It
was determined of his father to slav Dnvld."
If there was anger enough In Haul to kill
his own son, then It was certainly a poor
prospect, humanly speaking, for David. We
sis! in Sanl what may become of n man when
he rejects Ood. Haul might have been the
Lord's own representative, honored bv God
and man, for everything was put within his
reach for his good.
81. "Ho was grieved for David, because
his father had done blm shame." There
fore tie arose from the table nnd wont ,kWny
without cut Ing. It Is eay to fast when the
heart Is grieved, end ir'ourlovo to Jesus
Christ was more Ilk" the love of Jotinthan
In David we would he more sensltlv con
cerning the slights put upon ourSiv.,ur
and not llnd pleiu-ure and a degree of satis
faction in persons and places an I things
which dishonor Hun. oh, foru wh do heart
for Christ!
!!.'. "And It enmo to pass in the morning
that Jonathan went out Into th" ll.dd at the
time appointed with David, and a little lad
with him." See the story of this appoint
ment in verses lHo 2 ) and note Jonathan's
faithfulness in keeping it. Our comfort Is
not in our faithfulness in i.-e) jug our word,
but In the faithfulness of our covenant keep.,
ing God and Saviour. See David's comfort
when he came to his living hour t II Sam.
XVlll., f. Heenlso I Cor. I.. ., l.'l; I Thei.
v.. 'J!; II Thess. HI.. .1.
:)'. "And ho said u:it hi- lad, Kuti,
fetch unto mo the arrows which 1 shoot.
, And as the lad ran I e Mi"t an arrow beyond
I him." I suppose any la I Would chcrlully
I go any wh'-ro with the King's (n l..r ".my
; manlier of service" (I CIimii. xxvlil., 21),
I Think how cheerfully Samuel ran at the rup-
I posed call of l.li three times in sit s-lon lu
I ouo night. Let the question search us, "Am
I a ready nnd cheerful messenger for tho
. King and His Son at till limes.'" (11 ham.
! XV., 15.
!I7. "Jonathan cried after the lad nnd said,
Is not the arrow beyond thee.'" See the slg
nltlciiuee of this In verse il. How It must
have gone to David's heart, for it was even
as ho feared. Ho must separate himself even
from Jonathan, lie must become a stranger
nn.l ileo for his life becnuso nn enemy Is on
the throne which rightfully belongs to blm.
Hut It (sail a part of the foreordained plan
for him, nn.l God's way for him to reach tho
throne lu duo time, bee Kph. ,11., 10; Math,
xvt., z.
lit. "And Jonathan cried nfter tho 1x1,
Sli'.ke speed, Jma.V, (,(.) i ' t'.il if'tuitf. uuil"
grievous word for David from the heart that
loved him as Its own life, but It was for
I David's sake and just because Jonathan loved
0 Jonathan loved
1 as much, if not
(iod H.'IVS or docs
ry worst that can
I lilm so. for It hurt Jonathan
i more, than David. All that
to us is Infinite lovet the very
i come to us is love and goodness and mercy,
us God sees It, and we must trust linn.
:i.. "Hut the lad knew not anything, oulv
Jonathan mid David knew the mutter." So
we go .,ii not knowing. 11" holds the key of
all unknown, and we are glad. When e
asked 1'hilip about feuding the .win, it w.is
onlv to prove blm, for "II" llinself knew
what lie would do" (John vi., C.i. The hid
with th" I "lives knew nothing, 1 1 1 wa- evi
ilentlv ready to he used, "Jenis I, new lr.cn
the l.cL-iiiiciig," and thnt is otn.ugh.
Hi. "And Jonathan gave hs nr: illery 1 1!.
V. weapons) unto lilt In. I , mid n unto him,
G ., eai i v th"m to tho city." Tie lad's I u-l-in
-s w.i . -imply tn do what ho was t..., run
aft. r the arrows, gather them up, bring
I hem to bis mast... ami a. iw take t In in home.
His muster know w li.it ho-was about, and the
la l .il l let li I I . know. There are many
Millies W hl'di we ii iw ilo not lioed to l.'cov,
we do ii I to obey and lo have implicit e m-
IL1. .nee in our Ma-tor, mid In all that llo.loe,,
'I'll us In quietness and in coiilblenee wo -hall
llnd strength ' J-.!,. xxx., 15). What.soey. rth.'
King il. es should ploi-o nil Ills people . 1 1
, Hum. lib, i'l'i).
j 41. " Xii'l they kissed onoaiiotlierand wept
1 fine w.lh another, until Davl.l exceeded,"
Tl elrlove was Wonderful, passing the I, .ve
of worn, n (II Sun. I., ill. I. There was noth
ing that they would not do for each other il
i It lay ill tho power (if each ot her to do It.
Y't this was but the faintest shadow of the
1 love of Christ tons. Jonathan's love cost
linn much mid brought him much service,
"t it was steadfast to thei-n. I, David hovel
injured Jonathan nor rejected nor wounded
Ills love. The love nf Joins cost Him thirty
three years nf absenco from home and of hu
j inilli'.tiou and sulTeriiig I n I ' -. ri I ul and it
; was all for His enemies. Heboid what man
' nor of love (I John ill., '., 111.
I.!. "And Jonathan s.ud to David. Go in
p.-ace.'' And so they parted, nadi having
1 tie. p, a " of God iu the midst of much tribu
lation. See John xvi., :l:l; Aiv.. S!7; Math.
! xxiv., ii. Tbey met again, and Jonathan
j streiu-'lheiied David's hand in God nnd hade
I ti i in fear not, telling htm that ho (David)
I would yet he king III Israel and ho would hu
I next to'lilm (chapter xxin., 17). Suclt self re.
iiounciiig is very rare. It Is truly ( hrlst
like As next week's lesson will be a Christ
inas lesson, and the next a review, wo will
let return to tho Old 'i'is.tameiit story till
July, ls'.iii. What better thought could wu
carry with us thnn that which Is hero shad
owed forth, tlie luvo of the King's Son who
"Loved me and gave Himself for me." Hu
has given Himself and nil the betiellts of Ills
lliiishe.l work to each one whonccepls film,
lie -hull be King and wo shall reign with
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lie deeply loved the lcimiod oilltros.sj
To whom his pretty verses he direct
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1'or both LI gult aud versos bo r
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