a: J ELOQUENT DISCOURSE. The rroHar Kcluro." wi I nriw nn.l g Io my father. " V nothing like lmnger to fakn thn ft ,f n num. A hungry man ran jierwltli r,,rt ",,r nor felxx'll many HU army u-.-.... . ... . j..r lack of an munition as (or lack It was that in" kn.yoiinrfn.nri ol tlie i-xt. r-iorm un will wear nm nnv mnn hunger make nulek work. Y hn il cry ever heard on tnrth Ik tlio L i 1 Irnve it tells us mat in lor there nm tmes which bear fruit f . .1 it... I.... I.Ait n nf mil Iitv mucn iih" uin .. nilM the rnrob. Onon In awhll.i k reducd to destitution, would oat k'l. but generally tho enrol. tlio E.ki'n of hem In thn text wern Iilv to the swine, and they crunched Ih Vwit avidity. Hut this young L text could not even get tlmm Ltenllntf tin-in. Mo one nay, ninni trough?, li leginio so.uii r. "These nn n clothe for n rlen l.k wiiur This In no IcIikI of Imi Ht- ? Jew to bo engaged In, feeding Pll (f.t h"ine. I li go num.'. i win lijo to my father." them nn n grout ninny people who krow a fascination, n romance, n t sin: but, lioiwiini"iiuiim no nun and (iorgo Minn iiuv" mm in .ti.ii nifiiii. low. contemptible ,'. I iiiitiinir fond and fodder Into .of herd of Inl'iultles Hint root win tin' .lonlof innn Inii ery poor r men :ind women inicn'ie.i to ue laughters or inn i.ru Aiiiiigniy, ii. i voiimr ninn resoivou io go i n very wise thing for hltn to do.- ly iplwllon W WlllMtl'T we Will lol- Satan pr anises Inrgn wages If wn lilm, nut Ii" clothe hit vli'tlriiH nl hn i.liM'h'- llii'm with liunuiT. Ihi.y Htnrt out to ilo l'tt"T ho w'tn ull't he t.l.KxIhoiiiiilH of hill. Hiitim w tik.lnv. nn l Im promNi's nil lux- I'liioluini'ni If w will only citvo lr down Withtll'X'lo tin. pit! Tho m atli." Oh. tli" yoiini ninn ? . .... ....--.! a.... .... Wll WIH'1 Wit' II II" Ull'TrH III'. ! l will iiriM" mi'l o to my futlior:" ii of Mnrv, th" piTnooiuor, n pi-ro. to n ':mtlun voiiiiui who luul hir li'iii' for tho Ijoril's mkn onu i niTVunt.'i, mi'l th" niTweiitor Htilil, t hut hiTi-tic?" Tho C!iritliui wo "Voii or1'" thnt trunk, iiii.I yon hi'p'tii1." Tim poiMffi'iitor opiui.vl ninl on tho 'op of Hi" iiiifn or thn miw n cliifw II" wil.l, "J Ihto Is no i." "Ah: sIiumiIiI. "You look nml vou will mm tho lu'ri'tli1." im 1hi mirror of O hI'h worl to- iM tliut iiiHton'l of niving tlio prml- toxt wo nilKlil ei'e oiinmlvod our wninliTiiii;, our nin, our lost o;m tlmtw miht b" im wixi. an thin tin wiw nml "y. "I will urlso nml fiitlnT. Xho rosolulion of thld riiu'J In n illxijunt at his prosont Im-i's. li nun youiik' innn tuiii uvon nloviT s.'t to fulturliiij IIowits, or Wiiii'n oviT uil nrbor, or kooplni; itu iftliniiork mnrki't. or nvi-rst'olinf It.-rs, liH woul.l not hnvi' thought of n II li" hnil nn l His poc!ki'ts full if In! hnil boi'ii ublp to Miiy : ! luivo of my own. Wlmt's tlif us. of bai-k to my fiitlior'n liouso? Po f mVointf btick to npoloixo to tlio wi.v. ho woulil iiut hid on tho . woiil'l not hnvi' Kolm; on nrouml n.-e nin'h i'oihiui'C as i liny" lMen i MTon i ko noiiiu. ini'rtJisno v I jhouiiujo nrino. i nnvo pn-niy plenty 6iflonnnt lurrouuJlun.s. liM 1 ,-o hoiP'4 An, it wus urn v,u hb ifWiiry: tin nad to pnm mnn " ni'i Ky io mn; ou talk aboul in ruiuwi Hinin oi m wiulY Wb iJti't you openk ..f.jyrt.jis i tin. nlni'li'i'tuli un I tnlk ' soniMtlilng ;norn It' i for thin ro:i- inan neviTWiints thu Rospol un- lll.i'S ilfr 111 11 xi'1"11" ii rucn nun. 1 .she' coma io you in yiiuriiomn, .,'oU kooiI. souuil, robust hi'iilth. il.) IiikIu to tnlk nboiit niiill. mi's, now iimi'li bi'tlor tills moilioini) Is mitl Homo other ni'vlli'luo tlniii r nii'iUi'ltio, nnil tnlk nbout this m i t hut physioiun. After iiwhilo I iM lirinl, nnil you wouM sny. i ut to hi'iirnbout moilli'ln.'s. Why I ilk to urn of physlrlnns'i' I novor I'T. ji ut mipposi) l I'omo into , nn ! I llml you si'vitoIv sii'k mul m-' lii'i iii'h thnt will fur., you, nml liliysii'iun wh ) is skillful "enoiili iri'iiso. You wiy: "llrlnit ou nil finn; brim; on that pli vsiclim. I y Hick, mnl I wimt holp." If 1 ii. mi l you fi.'i'I you nro nil rik'ht l"l all ri'lit in mini), mnl all rint 1 liavn ui'i'il of nothliii;, but hup ' pi rsiui imi you Hint tho b-proy ' you, tho worst of nil hIiUiioss. hi sav. liriiir ini that biilin of il; bruiif mo Hint ilivliio niiHlioii- im Josus Christ. says foiuo onn in tho nuilinnci on know that wo uro in n riiln.ni by suit" Wi'll. 1 pan i.rovH it in nml you may hiivo your ehoh'o. I it oithi'r by tho HtntMtiioiits of nion tat.'ini'nt of Oo.l. Which hhiill it n; "Lot iih huvetho statiMiioiil of oil, Ho Hiys In oiih plnoo, "Thu 'Ct'ltful iibove ull thiUKH mnl ilcspor kol." Ho wiys in miothor pliii-i., man Hint ho choulil bo uli-mi, mnl is born of woman that lioslu.ul.l tooufV" Ho wiyn iu nnotlu-r i'huro ii. iioiio that ilooth iooil ono." Hn miys In nnoHinr plnco, ne man din i'iitvro'1 into tlio woriil, h by kIii, mnl to ilontli pnssoil upou for Hint nil hml slnuuil." "Woll." ''I am willing to iicknowb'.li'ii Hint, phoulil I tnk thu partii'iilnr ri'souo roposii- nils is tlio n-ason: "Kx- i ne norn again ho I'muiot mod tlio of Quil." 'J'his Is tlio ronsou: "U unma givnn unilcr hoavun i whumby thoy mny Imi savn.l." am n thousnuil voiuos hro reu.ly Well, 1 mn romly to iiooopt tills Im gospel. I woulil liko to hnvi' ouro. How Hluill I go to work?" y Hint n nu ro whim, nu uniiolliunl ainountH to uothing. You must out, u trHiiiKiiiloiis ri'solutlon llk i mail of tho Ht wln'u Im Haiti, "I uQ'i go to my iiithor. "un," 8ny i, "bow do I know tny futlwr wants 'filol know If I go back I would .ji?" "Oh," hys Kotim man, "you v wlniro I have boon. You don't Ely fur I linve wiiudere.l. You talk Hint way to mo if you kuuw llultlin I have Ciiiuinittml." What ,1'ler among the uugela of (ioJV f it liorseiimu running with quick ii in news: it u uows: (jurist the lost. ijiugeU con their Joy contain, it muaiu witu now lire. oner lout U found, tlmy ting, eiriku i ue nounaing lyre. j . jrououm! nr lx( w fonnnd In sor row at hi lobehaTlor. It wm not mora phvuleal t ht. Xt wm grief t h it hi hvl w nmltratrt father. It In a nad thlnanftur a fnthr l' lono rroryhlng for child to hnvrt that 11.1 ungrateful. How )i 'r than a wrpent' toolh It Is To hav j thankless child. Thai is rt'ikesiH-nre. "A foolish ?on Is tho heavlnos his mothor." Thnt Is th Illblo. Well, my t j-'nils, han! not some of ns boon rru.'l prixlluls' Have we not mall rented our Father? d such a Father! Thr"n times a lay has H-A'd thee. He hns poured sunlight into ti.y d. A. and at night klmlled up all Hie street lam y of heaven. With whnt vnrlettes of apparolfre hath elotheil ihee for the sea sons. Wh- 'eeye. wati'lus thee? Whose hand defends H ? Whose henrt sympathlr"s with thee Wl gave yon your ejill.lren? Who is guarding vlur loved ones departed? Huell a Father! t a strnngerfif He hud forsaken us, If ilo bad Hnifellit1e. turnei usn would n trentnient loving, so kind. If Hohnd been us, If Ho hud pounded us and it of doors on th commons, it have been so wonderful our f Him but Ho Is a tat her, so ubU im mi l mi' IIIH oloon talked of going Into Italy, "You can't gut there. If vou tllM A I, .a wunl UAII 1 .1 1 1 RljtbinkHUout it. You can't get -Jluuition wngoun over the Alps." eon roue in nit stirrup, nua, hand toward th mountain, he re ttiall be no AIim!" That won- Ulisl Was laid out which ha htsiu thn 'Jut of all the years since te won mii all enginee . And yoi tell me Mdalsueh uiountalns of sin Wwnen 'jttndOod thnre is no mere 1 Then r si'i1' waving at nana io- ira ine k. I hvar Htm sas-. "I 1 noma uuiaius of thy sin and bills luity." There shall b Pvrs- shall be no Alp. . i noilo that , bit reaolut ,4 ot th loving, so Ilnd, nud yet how many of ns fur our wnml llngs have never npoiogbed! If we sny Birthing that hurts our friend's feel ings, jf w.ilo anything thnt hurts thn feel ings of thi.se In whom wo are Interested, how quickly we apologize! We can scarcely Walt until irs get pen and paper to write it letter of apology. How cusy Is It for any one who Is Intelligent, ngli! henrted.to write nu apology or make an apology! Wo apologize for wrongs done to our fellows, but some of us perln.pt have committed ten thousand time ten thousand wrongs ngaitist Ood and never apologize!. I remark still further that this resolution of tho text was founded in a feeling of home sickness. I do not know how long this young man, how mnnv months, how mnny venrs, ho ha l been nwny from his father's iiouse, but thero Is something about the reading of my text Hint makes mo think ho was homesick. Homo of von know what thnt feeling Is. Far nwny from home some times, surrounded by everything bright and pleasant -plenty of friends you have sni. I, "I would give the world to bo home to night." Well, this young man was lio-nc-slck for his father's house. I have no il.uibl when ho thought of his father's hou he said, "Now perhaps father mny not I" living." Wo read nothing In this sinry this pnrnblo founded mi everyday life; wo rend nothing nbout the mother. It snvs nothing about going home to her. 1 think I she was .lend. I think she had died of a broken honrt nt his wanderings, or perhaps ho hn I gone Into .Iisipatlon from tho fact Hint ho could not romembur a loving nud sympnttiotii mother. A man nv -r gets over having lost his mother. Nothing said nbout her, but ho Is homesick for Ills father's house. He thought he would just like to go mid walk around the old pine. He thought ho would Just liko to go mid sue If things were as they used to be. Many a man after having been oil a long while has gone home mid knocked nt the door, mid a stranger has come. It is the old hi.inc-tca l, but a stranger eom.K to the door. Ho ll:nl.s out father Is gone, and mother Is gone, mid brothers and sisters are all gone. I think this young man of the text said to himself, "l'erhnps father may bo dead." Still, ho starts to Un I out. Ho Is homesick. Aro there nny here to-dny homesick for Hod. homesick for ln'iivi'iiV A sailor, nfter having been long on the sen, returned to his father's house, nud his mother tried to persuade him not to go away again. She said: "Now, you hud bitter stay at home. Don't go nwav. We don't want you to go. You will have it a great .leal Is'ttor huro." Hut it mado hlin angry. The night before lie went away again to sen ho hoard his mother prnying In the next room, and Hint tnmlo him more nngry. He went far out on tho sea, mid a storm eiuno up, nml ho wns ordered to very perilous .It ty, mid lie run up tho rat-llii"S, and anil. I the shrouds of tho ship ho heard tlio voice Hint ho hud heard in the next room. He tried to whistle It off, lie tried to rally his courage, nut he could not silence the voice ho had heard In tho next room, and therein the storm and darkness h s;ild: S'O . .-.'.I, what a vircicii i nave neon: nnat a wreton i aur Help me Just now. Lord Uod." And I thought lu this assemblage to-dny there mny bo some who mav have the memory of a father's petition or a mother's prayer press. lug nugntiiy upon Ilio soul, nml that this hour they may make the same resolution 1 Mud In my text, saying, "I will nrls't nud go to my father." A lad at Liverpool went out to bntti": went out Into the sen, went out too far, got be yond Ills ileptli, nud lie Moated tar nwnv. h ship bound for Dublin came along ami took him ou board. Sailors are generally very gnrous fellows, and olio guve him a cup, mid another gave him a iii 'ket, mid another gnv . him shoes. A gentleman passing along ou tho beach lit Livernool found the lad's clothes mid took tliein home, an I the father was heartbroken, the mother was heart broken, ut the loss of their ehilil. They had hoard nothing from him day alter dnv, mi I they ordered the usual mourning for the a-l : event. Hut the lad took ship (rout Dublin nud arrived in Liverpool the very dnv the i mourning arrive.'.. lie knocked nt tlic.l.n.r. i The lather was overjoyed an I the mother was overjoyed ut the return of their lost sou. I tlh.niy friends, have Vou waled out tun1 ileepj Have you wa led down Into sin.' Have you waled from Hie sliire'i1 Will you, come back' When you cume back, will you i como In the rags of your sin, or will V ni I come robed in tho Saviour's righteousness'.' j 1 believe Hie latter. Ho homo to vourti.i l; to-day. Ho is waiting for y.,u. (Io homo'! lint I remark tho liar.icteri.-tic of this res- olution was, it was immediately put into ex ecution. The context .says, "H" arose mi'l j euino to his father." Th trouble lu nine ' hundred and iilnety-nine time.- out of u Hum- ; sand is that our resolutions amount to noth lngbucauso we make them for some distant I time. If 1 resolve to become a Christian nest j year, that amounts to nothing nt all. If I re- j solvent the service this day to necomu a Christian, that amounts to nothiug at all. If I resolve alter I go homo to-. lay to yield my h.'art to Hod, that amounts to nothing at ml. The only kind of resolution ti:nt amounts to anything Is the resolution that is immediate ly put into execution. There is a mnu who had tho typhoid fever, lie said "Oh, if I could get over this tum ble distress, II this fever should depart, if 1 colli 1 Ikj restored to health. I would nil the rest of my life servo Hod." The lever de parted, lie got well enough to walk around the block. He got well enough to go over to business. 1I' U Well to- lav as well ns he ever was. Where Is the broken vow.' TIuto is a mnu who said long ago, "if 1 could live to tho year lH'Jtl, by that time, I will have my business matters ail arranged, and I will huvo time to attend to religion, and I will li a good, thorough, consecrated Christian." Thu year lN'Jfl has come. January, Fcbru ary, .March, April a third of the year gone. Where Is your broksn vow? "Oh," says some mnu, "I'll attend to that when I get my character ll.xd up, when I can get over my evil habits. I am now giv un to strong drink." Or, say the man, "1 am given to uuclcaulluess." Or, say tho man, "1 am given to dishonesty. Wheu 1 get over my present habits, thou I'll be a thorough Christian." My brother, you will get worse aud worse until Christ tukes you iu hand. "Not the righteous, sinner Jesu enme to call," Oh, but you say, "I agree with you lu all that, but I must put it off a little longer." Do you know there were many who came lust as near as vou are to I the kingdom of Oo.l ami never entered it? 1 was nt bautbnmptou, and I went into the cemetery to look nrouLd, nud lu that ceme tery there are twelve grave side by side the graves of sailors. This crew, some years ago, lu a ship went into Hie troukurs nt Auingausott, about three miles away. My brother, thun preaching at EiiHthninptou.hnd been at the burial. These men of the crew oatue very near being saved. The people from Amagnusett saw tbe vessel nud they shot rockets and tbey sent ropes from thu shore, and these poor fellow got into tbe boat nud they pulled mightily for the shore, but Just before tbey got to the shore tbe rope suspped and the boat capsleed, aud they were lost, their bodies afterward washed up on the beach. Oh. what a solemn day it was 1 1 bar Ixeu told of It by my brother when v. hi would go ami 1'liey ha. arrived they arc going to aw. iv Iroiu homo, r-u el" theoi back. these Iwdvs men lay at the foot of th pul pit, and he read over theru tho funeral ser vice. Tny came very n"ar shor within shouting distance of thu shors yet did not arrive on solid land. Thero aro some men who come almost to tho shore of Ood's tnorcy. but not quite, not quite. To bo almost saved Is to be lost. I will tell you of two prnllgals-ths ono that got hack aud the other that did not g-t back. In r.iclimond thero Is a rery prosper ous and benu'.lful homo tn many respects. A young ninn wandered oft from Hint home, II" wand-rod very fnr Into sin. Thev heard of lilm after, but ho was always on tho wrong track. He would not go homo. At the door of Hint beautiful home ono night there was a great outcry. The young man of the house rnn down to open Hie door to see what wns the mutter. It was midnight. The r.'t of tho family were asleep. There wore the wife and children of this prodigal young man, Tho fact wns ho had come homo and driven them out. Ho said: "Out of this house Away with !heo children! I will dash their brains out! Out Into the storm!" The mother gathered them up and fled. Tiio next morning tho brother, the young ninn who had staid at home, went out to Ilnd this prodigal brother mi l son, mid h came to where ho was and saw the young man wan dering up and down' in front of Hi" placo where h had been staving, and the young man who had kept his Integrity raid to the older brother- "II 're. what does all this in.'iin? What Is th matter with you? Why do joti net In this wnv?" The proll vil looked nt hitn nnd sai l "Who am 1 Who do you take me to be.'" IT' said. "You nr my brother.' "No. I nm not. I an a brute. Have yi.it seen anything of my wife and chil dren? Aro they dead? I drove Hi. Mil out lav. night In the storm. I nu a brute. ,..lm, .1 i you think thre is any help for me? D i v u think I will ever get i.ver th! life of di .siici tion.'" Ho said, "John, there is one thing that will stop this." The prodlg.il ran Ms linger across his thro.it and saldi " Dint will stop it, aud I will ! It before night. Oh, mv brain! I can stand It no longer." That pro llgal never got home, tut I will toll you .f a pro ligal tint did get homo. In Fug land two young men start... 1 from their father's h .use and went d mn In Portsmouth - I have been there a be iu( ifnl oap irt. Some of vou have been there. The father could not purue his children frs.n!o r 'a son ho could not leave home -and so lie wrote a letter down to Mr. (Irillln, salri "Mr. Orinin, I wMi -co my two son-, lu IWtsTioitlt. mil take ship mi l going 1 wish von would I" Mr. (Irillln wont mid tried to persuade thein back. He per-unded ..no to g He went with very .m-v persuasion, becmi-e he was very homesick already. Tim other y.'iiug man sild: "I will not go, I have had .-Hough of home. I'll never go home" "W'.di," said Mr. (irlffln, "then if yu won't go home, I'll get you a ro-ieelaMi position ii a re ' Inble ship." "No, y.ni won't," said the prodigal. "No, you won't, f am going ns a private sailor, in n common sailor; that will lagim my father most, mi l w hut will .Io most to tantalize and worrv Mm Will please me best." Years p.'ls-e I mi, and Mr. (iritll'i was seated la his stu ly one day when a messenger came to him, saying there was a young man in irons mi a stop at the dock a voung man condemned to .lealh who wished t i see this clergyman. Mr. (irillln went down to the dock and went on shipboard. The young man sai l to him, 'You don't kinw nm, do you?'' "No," bo said, ' don't know you." "Why, don't you reinemb'T that young man you triol to per-ua le to go home an I he wouldn't go" "Ob. yes," said Mr. (irillln. "Are y.ni that niuh?" "Yes, 1 am that man," said the ..tlmr. "i would like to have y.ni pray for nm 1 have committed murd'T, nu I I must die. lint I don't want t go out of th" world un til some nm. prays for me. Yog m my father's friend, and I woul I like to have y.iii pray for me." Mr. llrillln went from ju lic'al authority to ju li'dal authority to get that young man's pardon. Ho slept imt night iior .lay. Ilo went from iniluetitial person t inlluenti.il p. rscn ui,t:l in ..o:i,e wnv h g .1 I'.mt y ung man's pardon. He came down oh tim dock, mid as ho arrived on the .lock with tho pardon Hi" father came. He hadlie irdthat ills son, under a disguise I name, ha l I u committing crime and was going to be put t'-. death. So Mr. (Irillln and tliofntber went u ship's deck, and at Hie very moment Mr. lirlfllu offere the par Ion to tin. y oing man the old father threw bis arms around tho s m's neck, mi l the s .n said: "Father, I have done very wrong, mid I am very sorry. 1 wish I bad never broken your heart. I am very sorry!" "Oh," said the fattier, 'don't tnentiou It. It won't make any .infer ence now. It Is nil over. I forgive you, my son." And he kissed lilm and kissed him an t klssc him. To-day I offer y ui the par- ton of the gosjn'i iu. pardon, free par ion. 1 do imt care what your crime has been. Though yo.isay ymi have committed a crime against Ho. I, iigaiiist y nir own s nil, against your fellow man, against your family, against the .lay of ju Igmetit, aitaln-t tlm cross of Christ whatever your crime has been, here is pardon, full pardon, and the very moment you take that pardon ymir Heavenly l ather throws His arms round about you and says: "My son, I forgive you. It Is all right. You are as mudi in .My favor now us if you had never sinned " I io, there is joy mi eartli and joy in le aven. Who will take the Father's cm'ira.,e,' INTKIINATIOXAT, mcsson .WKIIj V2. ron Lesson Testi "Parable of Ihr. Orcnt f?iipcr," I. uko xlv., l."-24-(ioMeti Tc-xt i Luko xlv., 1 7 Commentary, 1. ''And when one of them that sat at meat with Him Imnrd Huve things ho said unto lllir, lUes. s he that shnll eat bread in the king lom of Hod." Jesus was dining, with one of Hiei'iip't Pharisees on the Hub until dnv (v.-r.-e 1 ). nn.l. nithougli Ho knew; diat they only invited Him In order to wnteli llim with evil Intent, vet H' a plod tho inJ vitntton. !! hud no fear of ninn. Hollve.fr only to glorify Hod. Ho never said anything lu secret, but always openly (John vill., 1!0).' In this house He healed a man who had tint dropsy. 11" then taught humility to those) who loved Iho best places. Afterward ll nd Vised His host to .In good to those whocoubl hot return the compliment rather thnn to those who could, ,'or thus ho would bo roeompPiiV'd nt the r soirrection of the Just that Is, of course, If he was a Just man and would tako pnrt in that resurrection. This led to the remark of one of tho guests ns re corded In this verse. Koo this kingdom and cuing and drinking referred to In eha) tor xxil.. 'J'.', 30, lfl, 11; also uni Uev. Jlx., 0; x.. (S. It'.. "Then said He unto lilm, a certain man made a grent supper and ba le many.'" In Math. xxli.. i. which is nrubablva narn'llol Illustration. Hi. snl.t " Vin Itimrilom of heaven Is like unto a certain king which I made a niarringe for his son." Iu Isa. xxt., II, t'm abundant provision for tho future, which nviv well be.HUggostivo of the present. Is spoken of as "n feast of fat things, a feast of wines ou the Ices, of fat things full of J marrow, of win. -s on the lees well refined." ' Iho tunny who arc hidden nro comprehend...! In tho "wiio(0"vcrs" of John III., 1(1; Horn, x., 11; Hev. xxil., 17. Hut how shall they he ir of the supper, and Its nhiiinlutit pro vision, and the great King, and 1 1 Is dear Son, and His great love, unless sottm one shall bear tho tidings' Are we thluklug of tho hundreds of millions whose Invitations aro In our ImnU' And w nro taking our own limn to pnst theni on, and a very long tuno It Is, nu I wo do not sc. nu to be iu the least Ut of a hurry about H. 17. "Aud s-nt Ms servant at supper time) Id sny to llioni that were bidden. Come, for nl thing aro now ready." An invited guest would think It strange to bo required to help i preparo tho feast to which ho had been In- I vltod. yet sinner-seem to think Hint they must i do somewhat toward their own sal vntlon. This ' Is all wrong, for It Is as a feast fully pro , pared. Our Lord Jesus Christ has bv His life aud death and resurrection, without thu ' least help frnni sty man, wrought out a cotn- iileto rr lemptloii for all who will accept Him, and lie Himself Is male unto all such FICHT BETWEEN BUFFALOES. The Nullnml .nilogii'.kl Turk Loses Hie Oiliest lllmii III II ll.ril. The National Zoological Park, in the su burbs ol Washington, has lost mm of its val uable herd of six buffaloes, the animal hav ing b.'.'ii kille 1 in a desperate lU'bt wit ti ono ol its companions. The "Zoo's" herd of luif. fuio Is one of the llnest in iho country, nu I great rc-n't is felt at tho killing of one . them, as it will bo hard to replace it. Tim buffalo that was kiliu.l was one of tlio largest mid oldest iu tlm herd, nud for a time was Hie tyrant mid monarch of all tlm others at the "Zoo." A year or two ng i he ha l a very desperato light with a younger bull, mid hincu that time has been kept away Iroin tlm rest ot the herd and cotiilued lu a peii in which theru was also a young bull, who ap parently was entirely peaceful. Ua tho .lay of the li'.'ht the old lelloiv aiuuso l himself by teasing tim younger bull and poking at him as they walko I around thu pen, Tho young bull did not like this and began to show light. A dozen times tho beasts rushed at cadi other and came, together with shocks that startled the other animals and brought to the enelosuro all tho keepers, who endeavored to separato tliein, but without success. The fence around Hie enclosure was completely ruined, although the boards kept togetlur HUlth'it.utlv to prevent tlm animals from es caping. The buffaloes fought until both of lliem were so nearly exhausted Hint they could hardly maud. Then the young one was driven away ami tho old ono enticed in to Hie buffalo house, where the surgoou 111 ohargeof thu "Zoo" and hi assistants labored to save his lif.i. Tlm last blow that hu had received Iroin tlm young buffalo, however, bud done its work, aud the auitnal lived but a little time utter the light was over. The post mortem showed that he was Irlghttully gored and nearly all tlm bones of his body broken. It is matter of surprise to Iho sur geons that he stood up nud fought ns long a he did. '1 hu young buffulo was uut seriously injured. Greater New York's rupuhitlon. Dr. lloger 8. Tracy, Register of Vital Statistics, has Hindu Hiu following estimate of the population of the Clreater New York, from thu weekly reports of thu Hoard of Health ot Nuw York aud Brooklyn, and from thu Fedur.kl census of the population of Long Island City, Newlown, Flushing, Ja i nica, Itichinoud County aud thu part of Hemp stead that Is auuexed: Total population, 3,lV3,0riU; population ot New York, i,ltf,ti'.'5; llrookiyu au.i Kings Couuly, l.lu&.OOU; Long Island City, 4U,ilH; Nuwtowu, 21,067; Flush ing. Jamaica. 17,765; itiobniond Coun ty 67. WB; part ol Hempstead, BOW. wisdom, righteousness, saimtitlciitioii and redemption" t,I Cor. !.,:.) The grent word for us to cry Is "Come. ' See, Isu, I., IN; lv.t : 1, .1: .11 at h. xl , 'js. i,.v. x., 17. I IN. "And th'.y nil, with one consent, began I to makn excuse." I saw an Illustration of I this lu connect Ion with the opening of a nils j i"U hnil lu a certain city which 'ho Lord I gave mo thn m mey to build. It was for tho j lost nnd tiio outcast from all society. Wo ' ...... .. ... ... . . . -I..... I . . . B mi'l it uieo i.'ii, w ii ii an i noun nine u oi gooii things for nbout 10t) people. Free tickets bad b. ou given to us many women of tlm street (for it was specially tor them), mnl thev bad promised to cine, but wheu tlio b mr 1m. I colli" and nil things were ready, u it one woman'iippcnr.'d. I then tnado'ii lmir .. tho bmiscs nnd saloons, aud t.y lov ing entreaty ..t taiu'"! some; a second lour .c iaiiie.l so'iie limn, and n third visit some children, mid s i o.ir tables were tilled. 1 eun never forgot it. !!. ill). "I pray time have mo excused." nr. "Thoreloro I eannot pome," was Hie reply 1.0Ur each, . i; w li.,...i ,un rovous: piece of ground to be wen, tome oxou to bo proved, or a wife to lie admired. It Is not likely that a man would buy a piece ot ground without tlrst seeing It, or soiim oxen without first proving them, so that thero stems to have been some lying back of th xeus's. As to tho wife, why could lie not I ring Imrwlth hltn, for a man and his wife are mm, nud Im would be a poor speci men of n man iho would accept an Invita tion to nuy pin. where his wlfo wn not wanted? Ho Is also n poor specimen of a Christian who can go where his Saviour Is not wanted. An holiest reply from these ne ciisets, who ovideutly did n.it like tho man who made the supper, would have horn, "No; 1 do not . aru to go." They Illustrate the fact that "thu carual ml lid Is enmity against Hod." 'JI. "Ho out quickly into the M roots nud lanes of Hie city mil bt.ng In hither the poor, and Hit mui'iicl, nud tlm halt, and tho blind." TU. servant's responsibility is to deliver Ins Ma-tor's uies-nge plainly, fail li- fully an I lovingly: then tell ins Master mid leave results to 111 in. Wo read Hint the i.pos'les told Jesus all things, both what they had dot o mnl what Hny hal taught (Mark vl HO), Let this be our custom, relying up i n His assurance that Ills wr.l will a eoui i llh that whi'li lie pleases (Imi. Iv., 11). lint now notice that Hie servant is sent to a new lot of hearers, and ure wn to be ever in V. ting the same rebellious eoi.., or speed tlm invitation to tie so who liavo le.l yet heard.' lu view of the . t n . - n I . "Preach the go..pe to every creature:" what think youV JJ. "And Hie servant said, Lord, 11 Is dono ns Thou hast cnuiiniiiided, nn l yet there Is r mill." 'i Im people po-sct-siug this World's goo I having rctuse.i tho invitation, it was next given to those who ha. I no puss, ssions, the poor of this ivor'.d. etc., but while soum of these came there was yet room, for "with tlm Lord thero Is pleu'.e m re letuptioli" (Ps. exxx.. 7). J3 "And tlm Lord said unto the servant, go out into Hie highways nud be Igcs and compel thuiii to come m, that My house may he tilled." A yet wider range aud a more urgent call. Does it not scm ns jf Ho was now urging us more than ever to enter thu open door ou every sid", and ut len-t com pel people to hear Iho g a l tidings that so all whom the Father hits given to Him may come to Him, nud Hie time of the kingdom come? Tlm portion of the chapter following our lesson teaches us now to t e His trim dis ciples. All who truly accept Him are saved by Him, but wo nro saved ill order to become. His witnesses and fellow laborer (Acts 1., Hj I Cor. Hi., M, and this can be a"Conplislmd mil) on the liu".s ot verses 2'i, 27, 'S.i. J4. "For I say unto you that none of those men which worn bidden shall tasto of My supper. ' Compare cuapter xill., 'Ji and ami Jolixxxvl., 18. This doc not leave any room lor a possibility of another chain's after d atb. While there is life ou tho earth In this mortal body whosoever will may como, but Ibo soul Hint .lie rejecting Christ ruts Itself off from all hope. "Now Is th acceptoJ time.'' Lesson Helper. A Ti:i.nnil.i: I'owr.r. ThoFroucii Aealoinyof M, licit... recently adopted a series of resolutions dooliiring that the drink evil has become a perina nent dan ger attacking "the very life and force ..film count rv" and laying stress on tho fa-t that even the purest nleohol is "always and fun damentally a poison." Speaking of legal restriction M. Iloehard. a n ib.-r of the i'- lustrious sel.'iiiillc body, sab': "I knowlhat this isillflleult to accomplish. Alcohol Isa ternblu power. 'I ho profuslonal hierarchy (the uinuufaeturers ant dualeis) holds tho country unlace I lu til., meshes of a ii"t of ui avoidable sulf duturost without pity. ' t Tnr. iioTToM or am. povcnTr, Liquor Is ut thu bottom of all our poverty. It the tax for It were lifted thorn would not need to be u mnu, woman or child without bread. Thure uauuut be a luoru pitiful or contemptible sight thau a niau quarrelling over nud bemoaning bis tuxm while tickling hi palate and burning up his stomach and bit tubstnnne with Klnsa after class of Whisky. sj. 0. Holland. imimnmmmmmmmmnimmmmfnnimnimnK t 7raS t ling it's Niscnse 5 0 -5 Is Iho most dangerous of all kidney 3 diseases. Pains in llie back, irreg- r3 ularities in the urine, swelling of -2 1 SJ " 0 'im'5S or abdomen ae the first 3; ," "(symptoms. 3 Dr. J.H. MCLEAN'S 5 LIVER AND KIDNEY 3 f BALM -ts Has proved, in thousands of cases and for many years, to be the "ZS 52: peerless remedy for this dreaded disease. It relieves promptly and 3 ZZ: works a permanent cure. 2; For tale everywhere. Price, tl 00 por bottle. SP THE DR. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE CO.. ST. LOUIS, Mo. 3 iiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiumiiiiiiiuiiaiiiiiiiuiiii mm m mmim Stop Naturally! Vou Don't Have to Swear t'i ra n k n n tho norvoM Btroni-. ;ui.l brlntr.i i il ir tlir l'llllill.irt nf yonth to 1 ho lspn- 1.1:1 11 It roMtoriM lout. t;inl. You tniv ir.iin r.,.ii poutulu iu ton iluva. GUARANTEED T03&CC0 HABIT GUHE. Go buv nml i rr ii iw .s,i.,.. t. COstd onbir ikl v.... i. ... .. s- -. viviA vii iivriiK, Will irtl:)riLiit.. . .. v-'.n, j lllUlll.'V 1 ' lUlldOU. Booklllt. Vrrit.tl'll imnrnnl ..r, and Bamplo l'roo. AddroHu noarcat ofllcv THE ATCDI Ikin DCMcnv rn CHICACO. MONTRE.AL, CAN. NEW vodk. CASCARETS randy ivilliurtlc rtirn rniisi in.it Inn. I'un Iv vi'L'ct'iM", sniii 'th unit cx-y, bold by druugl .ts . wryivlu ru, gu mintocsl to curu. Uuly luc LIVE TEMPERaNGE TOPIGS. sriiiKr nu: mi..n i-.mv. Viuil.l nii likct'i sc.'..,ruiikiir.! Muttcil, sunk In-low tin- brill.' Jiurst his slut. 'Hi's and si.'. forwar I lulu fri'C'loiu iiluulnt". 'J'li.Mi mils., ymi fr'itn lii.l i ITcrcnco And tight tli den:, n .1 nil,, I'.ri' Im force his iu.l.'ss vi iluis O'i'r ..'rditl. m's l.-arful iirnil.; Willi a si'lf-il.'uylni- I'onr.ig.', And a manly inrllt udc. March forward iu tin- l.uitii . Ir.iiit Till this il.-iu'in is siiU.in.' L O strike llils nilglity d 11 Willi nil your slr.'iiglli and skill, With n'.i your pinv.ir of inlcll.-ci , W ,1h nl" .ii r f. .rem vill. Would vou III;. 'I he outcast cliildrcu Kr.uii our cil v .- H.iinlid .-lums. All taken in mid . nr.-. I r-.r well - As a land like ours I.ecouiesV Then rouse you fr.uu indifference And light llie .1. Mic. u drink. I..-I I'lilherlioeil nn I M.'llii'il I Their siroiigest (ores link In ..no uuiled i lT irt, This il.'iii.in Io o'erl lir -w, And Iree th.. pnih II Iiil.iien treiil, I'r.eii Its cur ie un I l.liglif mi l Woe. l sirike this mighty .I.-tu .11 With nil y mr streiiglli mi l skill, Wiiliall V'.ur power .l inieH' ci, Willi nil y..ur lore ot will. Would v.. u llkev .iir f.-ll. . v. ! i.m:iu I'o I"' I.ellerh.'ills. d III,. I l.'.IV And llie :iii.cr Iroin the ,.( kh.u-: III II ITI'.-lll, sllllg h'.llie lllsleu i.' 'llu'ii r.'ii" you Iroin liclilTerenco And light III.' . leu;. ,ii . 1 -, , u Willi llll ill" HUl.il.. fi.rre. M, m I ! i.'h y. .ii r min i c ui I lnu!. Will ii mi. I sirighliv l.u'n pr, Willi ''. nirgi. ol il icrii".; . - ru, W.lh Io ' n. s:irc-ist,.' irony. il h I nil h's ui" sf i.ii.;n.iiil III"!'.:, Il si r ike I Ins iu i --'lily .N inon Willi nil y.Mir slp-ngUi nnd -i i I , II h .i I .ii r .wer ..I nu eil.'ii , Willi nil nu- h.. I will. Would ...i like llie I , .! mi l inll"'i To lr .Ol d nud Intel li..' And the w ii lelu .l llndliii" .l -n m I'or sin's hitter huming cn '; '1 In n ron-" vou Iroin in ini. i.'uc And light the ilcin'.ii driiil. W ith llrm, set resolution. And a li. TM' t hut will not V ilh u ..'ill which know , n. And a .hiring strong mel I With rgv illlle.Ml le, And love that gmws id c. (I "ink" this mighty demon With till vou r strength mid skill, With nil Volir h.wi' ui intellect, Willi nil your lore of win. L'. lislil Utio . i r . r i -. . 1 1 .-1 i.' l- 1 1 1 -Id, .1.1. PUREST AND BEST LESS THAN HALFTHLr PRICLr OF OTHtR BRANDS -r POUNDS.20 HALVtS.I0QUARTERa54 SnLDI'M CANS (INLY RM'A'N-S Tin; modern st.mil ard l'amily Mcdi ciiu: : Cures the common cvtry-ilay ills of luimanitv. lVKI.I.KNoW s WoMIN Will AIIK IT. I I " I A I I V.". An interesting fe.'ilure ..( th dintii r re rently given to rresident ami Mrs. Ch-velmi l l.y Seer, t.-irv and Mrs. 'arli.-1. siivs the New York Hun, was Hie entire :ih-.un' o( wines nml Ihiuors lioiii th.. table. Th-ru were two glass- s ul each plate, one (or rolomac w ut.-r ( nml tlm other lor Aililtmris. .urs. i iev land, Mrs. l.inuont, .Mrs. Carlisle, Miss Mor ton and Mrs. Wilson, of tlm Cahiiet ladn-. are teetotalers and never toil di wines ou any occiw-ioii. Colonel l.mnont Miystli.it he ha never tasted whisky in his n!. and it is well known that Im never drink win., at din ners. Kerelary I'arllsl.. has not torn lied n glass of anything Inloxieatiug sincn li en tered th Citlilnel. Mrs. Cievehind and all tlm ladii-s of tlm l.'alunet, with tlm i'X. eitlon of Mrs. (.'nrltsle, snrve Winn ut dinners an I lunches for llm U'lii.tlt of their guests, hut Mrs. Carlisle says that no wiim or lhUor ol any kind has crosses! the threshold of Ic'l lioiii" since tlio Inauguration of rrecld.-ut Cluvolund.- Christian rltatesnmu. A MF.W XAMK FOB TIIK pniNK. A little girl in Manulinster attuudisl a Hand of Hope, meeting, au.i, on tln s wiker r marking that tint drink strliitioil liounw of furniture and woniiMi and rhihlnm of their ulot litis, ll I'Xcltn lly exclaimed "Tha'.'s Just what It doi at our house." On reaching homo her father Insisted uou snnillng her to th.) puhllc-houso for drink. Arrived then., sun dashed tho money upon the counter and passionately asked forttiroo pennywort li.of "strip-mu-nukud." I'KllITIXa TUK SALOON IN MllUIlOAN. A novel plan of i-oiiiluitiug tlm saloons is being triad in a Michigan town. During saubHalurday afturnoou wheu tanners ami Iradwrs coma to town with thuir produue, the churohH will kiH.p open boitsu. Muslu, light retreshmsuts aud uon-aluohollo drinks will be offemd tba visitors iu the uuhj of keeping t bum front the suloous, Tim uut v n sr w ,i: m- ai i.. A London paper e-.iini.it.-. that ll "-t of nil the great wars m 1 1 world tor twnly- llvc years, Irom is'.j io s,"7, ha-. I n !. Ulil), lii 10,1101 1. An Ann le an j cinial lignte.s out thai Ih st ol intovna:it in the full" I Stales ..r the same pen ..I w is at least il.r, liil i,i li i.imiii. r.Tiiaps the hiil.-r item should Im included in the llrsl ileir. rv, as re i.-- Keiiting one of 1 1 gri-at w ars ,. miii i: tli pence iitel w.ufnre of Ih' world. 1 I'M I K.IUM'K MWS AM' Noll's. Alistlncnen Is ea.- y, m i ler.ition impossililo. The greatest rem-lv for poverty and dis ease is III" lianisinuent ol th" saloon. When the Hllloon is lilotted out it will not tako long to renovate Iho facn of the earth. A li.inr dealer doesn't open his llil.le il In n hundred days, hut h opens his hlskey hott'.n a hum Ire. I times a day. A formerly inteniperat" man who had ab stained for II vn years took a drink just to sen how It would go. It went as formerly to drunkenness. It is not for the kings to drink wine, nor for prlnes str. ng drink, IcM they drluk and forgot tlm law, and pervert tlm Judgment of any of thn afllicted. llihlo. A recent Investigation shown 1 that til) I of tin. Inmates of th Slate prison nt Aulaim, N. Y.t were sunt there for crimes eonni lttod whllo under tin. iullueiice ot strong drink. Ifahltual users of strong drinks, one authority declares, shorlou their lives l.y a third, It they an nm sooner imi vn-uins diseai-'s and deatii brought mi by Umir uso of liipiors. Iiut they also have . r. I through wine, aud through strong ilrinw are out ot thn way; Iho priost and thepeopl.. havo nrr.id througli stroug drink, thny am ewallowed un ol wlnei they err lu visiou.th.iy stumblo in Judgment. lliblo. Uncouth, perhaps, but rery -xpnslv Is this statniiiut riH'onlly uttorud by a temper anno leoturur: "It Is a uiistaKo to supposo . u... ...... -. nnil.,, tmniMoM wilh haiuiinesM turn jws -j t - - 'i.. when you r III lug yourself with whisky. Vou aw siiup.y untHring iuto parumwUI witu tuJ duvtl t sturt a suake rHuoU.' n n ua . . m i s r N. Lsasnsn DM "iiwmnnil ot,.iii
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