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By Ralph Graham TAer.
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IT IS only a alight goi band witli
a tiay opal aattiog, a child's ring;
lor yoa or I could not puah it below
tho joist of too tittle finger. For the
mattes of that, neither can its small
owner now; but that makes no dif
ference to Pomluk; it Is the dearest
thing on earth to him.
Some of yon who visited the world'i
fair at Chicago and strayed Into the
Eskimo Tillage, at tbo northwest cor
ner of Jackson park, my recollect a
lkttl fellow who aiwaya wore a smil
ing face, and whoso a moll, turned-up
nose was sometimes In need of a hand
kerchief. Ton most remember hit
comical dances, that brought him in
showers of nickels from the specta
tors; though he did n$, dance for Tery
long, for ho had a fall Jn tho groundi
one day that mad of him a cripple.
But thisfras not Potniuk's onjjr meant
of conjuring the small change out ol
the visitors' pocket. None there could
better crack one ot the long1 whips,
and with it send small coins spinning,
nnd he was quite as expert at throw
ing a hnrpoon; tut his greatest source
of income was net through skill or.
chance at all. it was the irresistible
way he hud of winning all hearts about
him. and this he held the combina
tions to a good many well-filled purses.
Do not. however, let POmiuk's love
for nfckela, dimes aid quarters lower
him In your estimation. lie knew very
little about their real vatae; la fact,
he knew very little about that until
long nfter the world' fair opened;
but they were bright and pretty
things, nnd I'omluk loved to play with
thera nnd to hear their merry Jingle;
for Pomluk, spite of his gentle ways
and ever smiling countenance, wa a
veritable savage, and a close study o!
him might easily have led one to en
tertain n lessor refcard for tho en
lightenments of civilization.
ISut 1 started t tell yo about his
ring, s.nd I must not wander from the
subject.
His first day upon m civilised shore
whs marked by ua event for Porujuk
that made it ever memorable. It was
the 13th day of October, the year be
fore the big- show was held, that
Pomluk landed at Boston with M
other Eskimos; and it happened that
among those who came down to the
wharf to see the curious cargo
brought by tbe spboouer Evelina
there was a theatrical manager.
Whether it was out of the kindness of
his heart or to advertise his per
formance is not material; but, no mat
ter what his motive, the fact remains
that he gave these simple visitors to
America the freedom, of his play
house; and that evening nearly aseore
of them, under a proper escort, ot
tended In a body ttod' occupied the
boxes. (
ThOvplay was merely a big burlesque,
and they could not understand a word
of It. They were dazed by tho lights
and the crowded house and the or
chestra and the ballet. The- stage,
with its hidden workings, was a,
marvel past understanding; but the
songs were pretty, the costumes
bright, and the dancing ah, the daoo
Ingl Pomluk had thought that he could
dance ; but never In all his most fanci
ful dreams had he pictured such won
derful dancing. Fr&m the first to the
last his gaze fastened upon the dalnAy
lender of the ballet. She was a mere
ehild but. nevertheless. Hie most skill
ful donecr that ever graced an Ameri
can theater, and all Uostcm was talk
ing o her and loudly voicing her
praises. Whqn her daneing wasended
and the left the stage, Pomluk's smile
departed, and he sank back again Into
the seat from which her fascinations
had drawn him.
Tbe interpreter asked him If be liked
It, and Pomiuk's little blade ejes
llpbted up and his little tongue reeled
off long Eskimo words at the rate of
200 a minute. The manager was stand
ing by hfs chair, and he noted the
child's animation.
"What docs he say?" heasked.
"lie ias-s." replied the interpreter,
"that since he has come aboard the
thlp, people have been telling him
about God and Heaven and angels,
and that. If he were good he would go
there when be died; but he says they
must have mode a mistake fof tie
doesn't believe that he Is dead yet he
certainly la In Heaven,"
"There ere very few angels here, I
fear." remarked the manager, sadly.
Not that the manager needed an
"njDSfV 'or be was playing to crowded
homes.
Porr.lnk n.w wantad to kiurw what
the manager had been saying, and when
he K-arned the manager's remark, he
replied, with prompt decision There
it surely one angel that little one.
Ob, how I would like to tpealr, to her."
No sooner Was Poroink's' wish made
known than the manager called an
usher, end in a very fcwmlnute the lit
tle girl nnd, fcer Bjqjlier entered, the
boif ".The Mttle girl had, ol course,
changed her attire, and Pomluk hardly
reeOgcbeed her at first, but when he
did so his Joy knew no bounds, lie
promptly threw his arma round fier
neck, and not only rubbed noses, Es
kimo fashion, bu4 gav her check a re
scrundhig. uno whioh might have
been beard all over toe house had not
the orchestra been playing.
The little girt tookilt good-naturedly,
and ihtii began for both oi.them
a half hour or so of uch novel pleas
ure, and amusement ae neither had ever
enjoyed before. In a very few mln
piles tbey managed 1v dispense with
.the services of an Interpreter; and
prajtly they retired to the.bajck. of
'the box, wrkere 'tie little girl danced
a Jew measures for bjm, nnd then pre
vailed 'wpon bim to ffavt for Vr. !'
took her but a moment to master a Is
odd steps, and when she Joined in them
aha won the last fraction of Pomiuk's
heart, if ah hadat it aU before that .
At last the mother sail they mast go,
aa it was long past tka little girl'a bed
time ; and their parting brings me to
my story.
Tbe HtMe girl took a ring from her
finger and fitted it to eae of Pomlak'a.
-Keep that," aha said, "so I will know
you when I see you again; perhapa it
will be ia Heaven."
Pomluk looked at the Httle token,
and his eyes suddenly filled with tears.
Alas! he had nothing to give in re
turn. "Never mind." said the little girl, put
ting her arm round him; "I shall never
forget yon. I shall not need a re
minder. All through the hot, weary months
at Chicago Pomluk treasured the lit
tle keepsake and thought about the
donor, and wondered when he would
meet her again, and longed for her with
such longing as only the heart of a
child can hold.
When the great fair wns over, and
Pomtuk with his people Kangegatsdk,
his uncle, and Tuklarlna, thelatter's
wife, and Kamlaluit and Sikeepa, his
Cousins returned to their home In the
frozen north, which, from tbe needs of
their nomadic life, is from Nachvock
to Ungovo, Pomluk gave hkt uncle hla
hoard of quarters, nickels and dimes.
These, with his unole's savings, were
promptly converted into fishing nets,,
guns, ammunition, clothing, a cook
stove and Cooking utensils, tobacco,
flour and molasses, and last, bnt not
least in their estimation, the dock and
a maltese kitten. But with one thing
Pomluk would not pott for aught this
side of Heaven the little gold band
that he had already outgrown, with its
tiny opal setting.
Kangegatsuk fell among thieves by
the way, and when, after many vicis
situdes, they managed to reach their
northern home, there were bnt few of
their purchases left, save tbe stove, tbe
clock and the kitten.
Nor hsd things gone well In Labrador
during their 30 months of absence.
The fishing bad been a failure, the seals
had been scarce, and hod it not been
for the deer, that principal source of
supply In winter, probably none of
Knngegattuk's bnnd would have been
left to welcome them.
It was a sad borne coming. Two of
the 13 who hnd gone to the fair had
been bnrled by the wayside, Kange
gatsok's father was dead, and hi aged
mother also died a few' days after their
return. Then, ere the snow was solM
enough to build their winter Igloos, a
tieknraa fell among thera. Kange
gotsuk't father had been tbe medicine
man; there was no other to take his
pleee, and nearly half the tribe suc
cumbed to this dread visitation. Thvse
wtmw lives wero spared were of little
use that winter, and with but two or
three well souls to hunt and trap and
fish and serve the needs of a score of
M ones, it proved a terrible season.
Toward the latter end of February,
when tho cold was at las greatest, the
powder and meat gave out at once. It
was not a greet way to the company's
poet, but they hod no fur to trade there.
Fur to trade must be properly Pressed.
What little the half-tended traps had
caught had been hurriedly skinned and
frozen up. There 'had been no well
bands to dress it,
"Bui you s till have your ring," said
Kangegatsuk; "Take that, it has milch
value, and bring us powder and meat
from the post. Don't hang your head.
I would take It from yon and go myself
were I able. I"
"But wait!" interrupted Pumiuk.
"Why should they not give na powder
and meat?. They do ao to others fur
ther south, and eveq to those at the
westward. We can pay them in furs In
the spring. They hove often offered
to trust us."
And be IHce the mission Eskimo
like the poor slaves we know and have
seen to the south? Not II" said Eange
gaiank. "Never yet have I been In debt.
It is the first rnle of our tribe. Would
you have me, the chief, tbe first to
break It? No. Do as I bid ydu, and go
It once. I sjwak m your chief, not
your uncle."
He. fn sal was out of the question.
Pomluk bit his lip till it bled; but he
limped out of the igloo, called the team
ot dogs together, and painfully bar
pessed theot to the sledge.
It was night, but that did not matter.
Tbe sky was ablaze with northern
lights that flamed like candlee of gi
gantic power; for they clothed all the
tnow-elud mountains. With a weird,
ghpstly light that was not ltke the
tun's nor tbe moon's,' nor the stars',
but a light that one could see by as
well as if the sun had risen.
It was cold, too. Our common ther
monurteTs would hove failed to show
how cold it was; but that did not mat
ter, either. The Eskimo are used to
the, onld. There is a silly notion that
they like to half frozen, that they en
joy numb bunds and feet and irost-blt-en
noses.. The truth it they suffer
from cold quite as much st we do, but
(bey are more rflile to bear It. That it
to say, others would perlfh, perhaps,
whery they are able jo sustninljfj;. TJie'
ta?n& may be said ot hunger. They arc
used to that, too; and they do not
complain, even when they are starving.
They wilt find food, of course, if they
con. if they"cannot, why then, what
matter? All must go some time, some'
way. One way may be as good as an
other, I wish the wor.ld held more sutih
simple, good-natured philosophers.
Pomluk took with him his uncle's
harpoon, his luilfc, which was long and
Jceen and a carpenter's ox that they
btfd brought and had, managed U rotulu
among them. In addition lo these he
took au old boot. It was made o( seal
akin and had been oiled oftea. It wat
good to. chew on when hungry. Then
he squatted down on tbe seat of the
sledge, and wrapped a bearskin round
hlra.-aad shouted "Wblt! vfbrtr to tbe
leader.
For Vmfie he headed toward tW
company's poat; then ha called est,
sharply: "Bars I raral and tka team
obediently turned to the left and
started out rowaafl the ocean.
At dawn tbey bad. traveled W miles,
and the edge of the lea waa before them.
Here Pomluk stopped, built a mow
bouse, and taking bis dogs in as bedfel
lows, that they might both them
selves and him, ha chewed a bit of the
sealskin boot and went sound asleep.
Just one hour be slept and woke re
freshed, gava each dog a piece of tbe
boot an inch square, reharoeased them
to the komatlk and started again on bis
Journey. It would have puzzled you,
however, to tell where the lad waa
going. A league to the southwest,
then "Rarat rural" and a leagae to the
southeast followed; "AukI auk!" and
a league to the southwest again, tack
ing back and forth like a sailboat beat
ing to windward; and that was Just
what be waa dslng, for the breeze waa
blowing in his face add he steeled him
self to its biting. If his young body
was stunted and crippled, Pomiuk's
heart was big and strong; but It nearly
gave up hoping when midday came
without a sign and the afternoon be
gan to go and nothing had come of hts
hunting. Again they stopped to warm
themselves and to chew a bit of tbe
sealskin. Tie waa making a mile to the
southward each tack, and he thought:
"I am not disobeying the command; I
am traveling toward the post." Bathe
did no take care to figure out bow long
It would take hhn to reach there.
Nightfall, and etlll nothing. The
boot mutt last them another day.
What wet left wat earefully portioned
the dog were unharneeaed fpr the
uight and the snow-house was building.
Pomluk paid no more attention to the
dogs, tiH there came a low growl from
the leader. Then he looked round
quickly. Far off In the dusk, be could
not say how far, something white was
moving, and the dogs were bounding
toward It. Grasping Ids harpoon andj
handax, be Joyfully hobbled after
them. The balf-famlshed dogs would
not let it escape. There waa no need
to hurry. But, though they attacked
it valiantly, tbey could not succeed
without him; and ft waa well that he
made haste. When he reached them,
one of his very best dogs, the fiercest
one, the bully of the team, fell back
with his head crushed from a blow that
Namuk, the bear, had given hhn.
Urging tbe dogs to do their best, he
approached the hnge creature as near
as he dnrod, and sought to reach ttt
throat with the harpoon; but when the
right moment came he thrust too low.
The weapon atruck under the collar
bone and, though he had given it alt
his strength and it head was com
pletely burled,' thi bear brushed the
handle aside aa H had been a wisp of
straw and, with a roar, maS toward
him.
Pomluk might have fared Illy then,
had it not been for his faithful dogs.
They attacked the monster from all
sides at Tbe smelt of is blood
made them fm title, and seemed to
double and treble their strength. It
wnt well; for their crippled mooter. In
trying to erado tho enraged beast, had
slipped on a small broken hummock of
lee nnd the creature was nearly o:i
him.
Tt was not a time to think, but to
act. Pomiuk's fmrtinet guided hhn. In
stinct Is strong In Mie savag. nnd In
tpite of hla taste of civilized lire he
wat yet a child of nntnre. Ho lay
quite still where he hud fallen, lay still
at death till the fighting tir stood
over hrs profcvrat body. Thenl:edrew
his knife and struck quickly, once,
twice; and the second Utne, leaving his
knife in the wound sprang nimbly to
one side, hand ax te hdnd but the
latter wnt not needed. Loaded down
by the wolfish, dogs the great bear tot
tered and fell to the loo, and tho bloody
battle was 6ver.
Pomiuk's first ears was to beat off
the dogs and feed titean bis vlcthn's
entrails. Next be ei about sklnnlbg
the carcass, if was heavy work for a
mere lad, in the dark and cold of an
arctic night, but at last It wns accom
pehed; tbe meat was haoked into sec
tions that he could lift, the komatik
was brought, and all was stowed as it
should be; then the snowbouse was
compMed and. With full stomachs,
they all turned m and slept soundly till
the moraidg.
With suoh refreshment H did not
take long next day to reach the com
pany's pott. There the skin was traded
for powder, and bullets, and tobacco,
and flour, and molaasea, and tea, which
summary comprises alt of the Eskimo's
desires.
With bis komatlk lpaded with such
good things he returned to the igloot
by nlghtfull, whera the people greeted
him joyously and oould, soaroety be
lieve their good fortune,
"And the ring?" saldKangegattuk.
Pomluk showed it proudly. "It waa
the ring brought Nanuk," be talfi.
"She will know me by thai when we
meet again" there was 0 eholdng in
Pomiuk's vqice and his 4lpt quivered
"when I meet her again in herjleaven."
N. Y. Independent.
"Got 'Em Aft-akn." .
The clergyman ot a parish In he
west of England woe noted tor his
pomposity aad fendmess for the cup
that inebriate. On one occasion,
meeting two sahoolbojp who were
parsing without the ejected salute,
he stopped them, and inquired if they
knew who Kb wns. "Yes," replied one
of the boys, "you are the vicar." Ttten,
turning to his companion, tire bdy ex
claimed: Tie's got 'era again, and
don't know who he are!" Spare Mo
ments. Hast Not (Szevsise la the MorataaT,
arly morning eaerciso la denounced
nowadays by tbe majority of bygleaio
teachers. At that time, they say.- vi
tality Is at Its lowest ebb, and need
the stimulation of food. Chicago
T' n ouTTa lit v 1. 1 1
' fCS FEKIirrNE OBSERVER,
Tha soldier boy doll bas quite driven
tba popular Brownie to the wall.
The score t of true happiness la to
ksvs what we want when we want it.
To have persons thoroughly at your
astray get them to permit yon to sham
poo their beads.
Friendship costs a good deal more
than the two-cent stamps on letters
between the separated.
At the time of Ufa. when a woman ia
popularly supposed to wear bonneta
she generally select tba biggest sort
ot a bat.
It aiwaya happens that tba artloles
whleh are scarcest in the household
ar aiwaya tbe ones tba neighbors wish
to borrow.
The person whonever bas to fabricate
for herself is generally tbe one picked
out by all her friends to help them out
of scrapes,
Ooldenrod and geranium make a
very Spanish color combination, but a
very cheerful one, nevertheless, these
autumn days.
To soma of ns life Is so full of disap
pointment and suffering that tbe
bright times are regarded as really
suspicious circumstances.
It is a pleasant thought to tbe wom
an who has no new sntumn frocks that
thera Is some ehsntfyet of bar wear
log out her old summer ones.
The species of tyranny to whleh a pa
tient Is subjected by a trained nurse
brings her fatly- In toneh with tbe bal
led imploring a return to childhood
Jsst far tba night. Boston Herald.
WOMAN'S WORLD.
A FreneH writer attributes the grace
of Spanish women to the fact that
many of thera are taught fencing.
Mrs, Magdalene Thorsesen, the step
mother of Mrs. Ibsen says that the au
tfcer?f wtfa la passionately fond of lit
erature, and baa exerted a great in
fluence over him.
Tbe czar haa appointed the dowager
empress of Russia honorary colonel of
tbe Pereyaslar regiment of dragoons,
of which Emperor Alexander HI. waa
colonel ta chief.
-There waa lately graduated from
Graft on hall, an Episcopalian girls'
school In Fond du Lao, Wis., Mass Lola
Minnie Cornelius, an Oneida Indian,
who is a direct descendant of a long
line of chiefs, her grandfather having
been the celebrated Bkenandore.
It ia estimated that there are nearly
3,000,000 slf-supporttng women in the
United States. Altnost every branch
of work known haa been taken up by
members of the gentler sex, am) the
trades and professions show the work
ers to have acquired skill and ability
In the practice of their various callings,
a one occasion when Mrs. Glad
etonw gava a dance the guests were
surprised to notice ae tibs evening
went en that the masculine or", at all
events, the bachelor portion of the
community wns conspicuous by lta ab
sence. "Oh, dear!" exclaimed Mrs.
Gladstone, "I quite forgot to send out
the men's invitation; they are all in
bag under the tors."
POLITENESS OF THE MEXICANS
"My rady, I am at your feet," is the.
prescribed form of salutation inMexioa
from a gentleman who meets a lady,
whereas t two gentlemen meet they
say: "I kiss your hand."
A Mexican will never permit a lady
to descend tbe etairs alone; he takes
her by the hand or offers his arm and
only takes leave of ber at the street
door.
Often in their rambles through Mex
ico strangers lose their way, and if they
have a alight knowledge of Spanish an
appeal to a native is certain to bring
courteous relief.
Tti Mexican lover calls hlj sweet
heart "the very eyes of me" and if she
reject him he is likely to say: "Since
there Is no help I bow before you, kiss
your feet and depart."
lEvea th poor laborers rarely ad
dress one another without some, terms
of endearment. "Comoestmlalma?"
("How are you, my soul?") ia a com
mon form of address.
An American young lady wns once
talking with an old Mexican gentle
man and she laughingly said some
thing about having some literary work
to do. It waa good to see the old fel
low's impressive manner as he ex
claimed: "Work! Miss, such lips a
yours should never mention work. You
should be a queen and wear pearls aa
beautiful a those incased m your love
ly mouth I"
NOT GREAT TO EVERYBODY.
It. is comical that Joseph Jefferson
should announce at a dinner in honor
of Tolstoi hie entire ignorance of the
writer and his works.
The New York memorial meeting to
Robert Louis Stevenson was addreated
by men wfc bad evidently read him
but little. Not one of them referred to
him as a erttle and etsayitt.
When Tree, the English aetor, wa
dined in New York the chairman de
scribed him at about to act In America
for tbe first time, the fact being that
Tree bad played a long engagement in
New York tbe year before.
A dinner in New York to Anthony
nope discovered a mott amazing va
riety of Ignorance as to his work. One
last'tpeaker frankly admitted the
utffcr blank to hit mind that tbe gueat
waa and so "how can I make a speech
about him?"
In tbe courte of the speeches made
at a dinner given to Conab Doyle, much
fun arose from the references to Mr.
Doyle's detective ttorlet. At last one
of the heads of departments with lit.
Doyle's publishers said to his neighbor
at the table: "Where is that fellow
iltttwg they sre all talking about?"
"Mr. Doyle? Why, over there." "Oh,
ae; I Maa tbe other fellow Sherlock
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THE LESSON.
W now return to the regular narr.
tive in Chronielea, after one view of ti
times from Isaiah's point of view
Israel at the time of this lesson
under King Hosea, and it wasjuttbs
fore th final Invasion of Assrrl
which in three years ended in the dc
s traction of the northern kingdom.
Assyria waa then the most powerful
kingdnsn of tbe woeld. Under Sbaln.
eser IV. The kingdom of Judah htd
begun to deteriorate in the latter ptrt
of the reign of the great and prosper,
ous Utziah. ureat-cTandfather of tw
' ektah, but It grew rapidly worse tor.
Ing the M years of his father Ann,
who baa the reputation ot being th
worst of all the princes of the house ot
David, and who left the kingdom both
morally and politlcaUy in a most it.
based and humiliating position.
L Cleansing the Temple, Beginning
New Year's day of the first year of
reign (a csron. mt3-v, it). Tbe closed
door were again thrown open. R.
pairs were made. Tka accumulated
filth of years waa carried' dut and cast
into tbe Kktron valley. Thealtarswere
renewed.tbe lamps trimmed and lighted,
and the whole service set in motion!
Solemn renewal of the original cov
enant which God made with theh- ft-thera-ln
the wilderness (Ex. 24:3-8) oc
cur, 29:10, and religion worship with
its various offerings and the music of
orchestra and eholr waa reorganized,
IL Invitations Scot Fsr and
WMe. Vs.1-18. 1. "And Hezekiah sent
to all Israel and Jodafat" Possibly tyz.
ekiah had hope of uniting the king
doms Ipvoeste strong nde'lorious king
dom Uke that of David. Themovemftnt
waa noble, earnest and hopeful.
3. "For the king had taken eounel:"
Be waa wise In making plans, and In
getting so many to Join with him ta
the work. "Keep the passover in the
second month:" This waa allowable
"in ease of absence oft a Journeyyor
temporary defilement (Num. 9:10-11).
. "So the post went wtth the letter
from th king and his prince through
out all Israel and Judsh, and accord
ing to tbe commandment of the king,
saying, Ye children of Israel, turn
again unto tbe Lord Ood of Abraham,
Isaac and Israel, and he will return to
the remnant of yon, that are escaped
out of tbe band of the kings of Assy
ria." IU. Two Way tot Treating the Invita
tion. () V. 18. "But they laughed
them to seorn, and mocked then?:
They threw away their only hope.
They bad no appreciation of their own
danger, nor of tbe possible good that
wat od to them. Within three
years after tbe rejection of this Invita
tion BhaTmaneaer had begun hU grest
siege ot Vamaria, whioh ended within
three year in the final captivity of foe
Israelites, and the destruction ot the
northern kingdom.
(J) It. "Nevertheless, dtvers . . .
bumbled themselves, and came:" It
was humiliating to leave their own
country, to find righteousness and
safety in another. They doubtless hsd
to suffer indignities and scorn from
their neighbors.
XV. Great Religious Meetings. V.
13. The next month a great paesorer
featt waa held for. 14 day, with an
immense lumber of sacrifices, and
with great gladneee. so that "since the
time of Solomon there wa not the like
in Jerusatism."
V. Religious Instruction. "Hege
ktah spake comfortably unto all vile
Levltes that taught the good knowl
edge of tbe Lord" (30S2). Examples
of what wa probably done are found
(2 Chron. 34:30) 31) under Josiah and In
Neh. 8:1-18.
VI. Religious Activity Against Bin.
The festfocHon of Jdols (2 Chrop.
31:1; 2 King 18:4). Immediately after
the great Passover described above,
the people, in their enthusiasm, went
through th country destroying idols
nnd Idolatry In every form, breaking
the imafes in pieces, cutting down the
groves and symbolical pillars, destroy
ing the high placet and their altars.
VII. Renewal of the Regular Sup
port of Public Worehlp. 2 Chron.
31:34. King- HeaekiaJi act the people
tbe example In glvjng a portion1 sf hi
wealth for tbe support of the priest
and the. temple sacrifice, awd then
commanded the people to do the Sato,
and thy brought in abundance of the
first frultt.
Till. Retult. (1) There waeau Im
provement Jn morals a welt at re
ligion; tbey kept the Commandments;
tbey were generout; they had grrat
Joy in 'God's service. "He did that
which was good, and right, and trutH.'
before the lor his God . . . with nil
his heart (2 Chron. 31:20, 21). (2) The
enemies of Judah were eonquereS (2
Kings 18:6, 7), tbe Philistines driven
o.ut of the country, mi tha yoke of
Assyria thrown off. (3) There wm
great oytward'prosperity. "Hezekiah
had exceeding much rlcne and honor."
PRACTICAL BUOaBBTIONB.
It b ous duty to carry the InvWatlon
to every person possible. We mutt ex
pect that tome will reject the invita
tion with scorn, but there will always
be some who accept.
One of the sureatinarka of a true re
vival is the detlre to destroy all evil,
caat out all idols, both from tba heart
and front society.
Instruction in religion is necessary
to give ths greatest permsnence and
utefnlnem 'to religious and rootal Im