e than hoes? . 1 OES your low, >d to sub- elong to vir! 1iture rooms, rs, Window erything per- ne-made and ock of nes ever known. ants to make the list—the its. very dollar's | | 256 red tick- 1arge. Tick ortunity of a 6G. Balto. St., . and , Pa. all kinds ef ? {Sea Foam®' also handle pought in car- , ‘Store in : When death has set his seal, dears "little village cart, In an all-lonely home; Bitore in late contrition Vainly you weep and pray, Love has no sure to-morrow; Tsenly has to-day. Move the fot wings of palit 2 The charice we have had to-day, dears, May never come again. Bs Joy isa fickle rover, on He brooketh not delay. Love bas no sure ‘to-morrow; It only has to-day. Too late to plead or grieve, dears, | Too late to kiss or alien On the cold lip and eye. Too late our gifts to lavish Upon the burial clay: ; Life has no sure to-morrow; It only has to-day. —Congregationalist. A Second-Hand Sweetheart. BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES. 3 ‘NOTHER room is gone,” said Betsey. “Eh?” * said Mrs. Moore. : “Why, the ceilin’ “came down plump in the north chamber last night,” explained Bet- sey, standing in the 1 doorway, with the mop Bin one hand and a pail of water in the other, ~ “Looks exactly as if there'd been an av- alanche o’ lime dust there. Guess it was . 'the rain done it. was leaky this good while. I’ve knowed that ruff Ar’ it’s my dooty to tell ye, ma'am, the back stair- case ain't safe to use no longer. There's one step gone and the balusters loose. And cook says she's that nervous she /can’t stay in the house, with the loose bricks tumbling down the kitchen chim- ney every time the wind raises a bit.” Mrs. Moore sighed, She was a hand- some, high featured woman with dark . eyes and a shabby-genteel silk wrapper _ worn at the elbows. ~ $¢Never mind, Betsey,” sald she. It'll all be right, once Miss Ethel is married. Doctor Darrow is aman of wealth. He will rebuild the old Moore homestead for us.” “Well,” muttered Betsey, Hits a thing the weddin’s comin’ soon, or ' there wouldn't be no house left to re- build.” At the same moment a pretty young gipsy of sixteen was rushing frantically into one of the great, sparsely furnished Deitoons with a pasteboard box i in her : sliced plump little plaiter Cupith swung garlan of flowers from the ‘cracked and EE cornices; a faded rag supplied the place of carpet, and the merry sunshine played hide-and-seek with the worn places in the yellow dam- ask curtins, and a beautiful young girl gat at a rheumatic writing desk, with her chin supported in her hands and her 1, #ea blue eyes fixed dreamily on space. _. ©Tthel! Ethel! here's another box come by express!” screamed the young sister, breathless with rapture, ¢‘It must be the veill Do open it and look. Do, Ethel, please. Oh, I never saw a wed. : ding veil before in all my life, and I do 80 want to see what it is likel” "Ethel Moore looked up. ¢$You can open it,” said she, without a change of posture Well, I declare said Milly, ¢‘Any one would think I was the bride. Well, here goes! Oh, oh! isn’t it beautiful” Ethei leaned forward a little and scru- tinized the delicate folds of lace more closely. ' “Yes,” she said, indifferently, ®‘it's pretty enough. But it's the wrong pat- tern; it don’t mutch tne flounces and: the jabot. » ¢sJt must go back at once!” cried Milly. ¢Only three days now, and. the wrong pattern of lacel What are peo- ple thinking off” 40h, let it stay,” listlessly uttered Ethel. whether it’s one pattern or another.” “What difference?” Millicent looked: hard at her sister. ¢*Oh, Ethel, Ethel! I'm so sorry Cousin Jim is coming to the weddi 4 Ethel ore colored an intense scar- t.. $4Sorry—sorry that our own cousin is to be here on the occasion of my mar- riage?” ¢¢N—no,” hesitated Millicent——¢‘not that. But it sets you to thinking of him. Is he so very handsome, Ethel? Is he handsomer than Doctor Darrow? - You're such a funny girl, or you would have photographs of both of them. But there comes the pony, and I must make . haste, or I shall lose the down express train, for the veil.” ‘Mike, the errand boy, was promptly deposed from his place in the battered and Miss Milly Jjumpedin, took the box in her lap, and whipping the pony briskly up, drove away as fast as she could. © #sJust in time for the express!” ste ‘eried. ‘*And now 1 may as well wait for the up train. There may be some one : “that I know on it.” 1 beg your pardon,” said a pleasant, deep-toned voice, ‘‘but can you tell me the way to Moore's Clift§" Milly turned, and saw a handsome , with a light ‘valise in his hand. To Moore's Cliff!” she repeated. Iam Millicent Moore, and I'm ¢¢]—think—-you | was her duty. “What difference does it make oked gravely at him. almost read the sudden changes of Be blue, solemn eyes and color. *Pleasé get into the cart!” said she. **I suppose 1 ius sake You to she OH as there’s no depot wago } ‘the De with her whip-lash, *¢ almost sorry you've. come!” ‘Sorry? Why, little Milly! And I thought we were tobe such friends!” he <I think perhaps Td better tell you all about it,” said she, speaking as if she had not heard his words. ‘No one knows it all but me and Ethel. Ethel won't bé pleased, but—but— Oh, Jim, bg hate better go away without see- Go away without seeing her! And why" 40h,” faltered Milly, letting the reins -drop, tishe’s so unhappy! She's going fto be married toa very rich man— Doctor Darrow, from New York. We gare so poor, you know, and gall that money that papa invested in the Grand Tochoomey Bank is gone, and Moore's CHff is all Yalling to ruin, and mamma’s cried three days and three nights, and 80 Ethel said Yes.” But oh, she is so miserable! And if you come back, Jim, the old love will burn up in her heart; for she does love you, Jim —she told me so. She has lcved you Svat since that time you exchanged rings at ‘Saratoga; and she has got the little blue ring still. And she hates the very idea of marrying Doctor Darrow—only— only mamma has made her feel that it "Oh, don’t look so stern and white at me, Jim-—dear Jim! It’s a dreadful thing to have to tell you, but 1 think you ought to know. Please, please don’t ever let mamma or Ethel know that I said this to you! But if you could make them believe you were engaged to somebody else,” said Milly, with a sudden flush of hope dyeing her cheek, ‘‘then I think Ethel might learn to be happy with the New York man.” “¢*Engaged to somebody else, eh?” said this unknown confidant. ‘But to whom? To yourself, for exam examplef” ¢¢Yes. Why not!” said Milly, with the utmost gravity. ‘‘Merely as a basi- ness matter, you know. We'll call it me-—only you must go away, Jim; and not see her again.” ¢‘Btop the hotse,” he said, quietly, ¢¢Wait until I can lift my valise out, and goodby, my little fiancee!” ¢<You are really going?” rapturously exclaimed Milly, clapping her small, gauntleted hands. ¢Oh, Jim, how of you—how noble! I almostdo think I love you now. for Ethel’s sake.” “For Ethel’s sake?” repeated her com- panion, and he smiled and nodded. *I shall reach the station by this cross-cut through the woods,” he said, ‘Yin time for the next down train, and—"" The close of the sentence was lost in the clatter of a tinware wagon that just then jolted: along, inciting the Moore pony to mad emulation, and, before Milly nearly at the tumble-down gates of the old mansion itself. . Ethel herself was in the tangled rose garden, gathering white and cream-col- ored and royal red roses—Ethel, more flushed and lovely than' any princess; and beside her, under the full radiance of the June sunshine, strolled a tall, handsome young man, carrying the bas- ket and the scissors. : sMilly, come here,” cried Ethel, springing brightly forward. ‘Here's your Cousin Jim!” The girl stared blankly at him over the wheel of the village cart. ¢‘No," said she, *‘he’'s an imposter. He's not my cousin, The real Cousin Jim rode half way up with me and jumped off at Beach Corners." ¢sBut, nevertheless,” said the Spanish- faced young fellow, mildly. I am Jim Elliott,and I am your cousin, Ask Ethel, here, if it isn’t sol” He "looked down into Ethel’s blue, sparkling eyes; he drew her slim, white hand under his arm, with a sort of ten- der proprietorship that startled poor Millicent. 4¢If you are Cousin Jim,” said she, slowly, ‘‘who was the handsome man with the gray suit and the dark blue eyes, and the little scar over his left eyebrow?” ¢¢]s the child dreaming?” said Ethel, with a sweet burst of laughter. ¢She talks as if she had seen Doctor James Darrow himself.” Milly never stopped to greet this hand- some, unwelcome kinsman of hers; she rushed frantically to her own room, and burying her fage in the pillows of her bed, burst into tears. Oh, what have I done?” she sobbed. $¢What have I dona? And all for for no used” ) The next day there came a letter to Ethel: Moore. She ircwned a little as she recognized the handwriting of her affianced hus band—then she broke it oden and read its contents. man who lounged in the cushioned win- dow seat. ¢¢Well, my queen?” ¢¢It isn’t necessary for us to elope now. I—I almost believe I love James Darrow after all. | A man that can be as chival- rous as that—" She laughed-—and then burst out sob- bing as she flang the letter to Cousin Jim. Oh, he is 0 good—go good!” she faltered. ‘He gives me back my troth, But mamma 1s to have the settlement just the same to rebuild Moore's Cliff with, and there is a thousand a year for me, as long as I live, Oh, Jim, I don’t deserve it. I won’t take it.” | 4Yes, you will,” said business-like Tim—¢tyou'll take all Jou can get. We can’t live on ig , darling, and it. Oh, what a fool I was! ,And remember, this is | read th could check his enthusiasm, ghe was | ¢¢Jim,” she murmured to the young slim as. Joh sa If wage ata Behe, ta “But I won’t take She sing," said she, half hysterically, resisting’ Ss joslip the superb diamond finger. ¢“You must!” said Ethel. Jim's tur- guoieciis s dent more precious to methan great gem. The wedding is to come off just the same, but Jim is to be the oon. Oh, what are Slsmon ds to mef am 80 very, very y ARAL Ll for Doctor’ Darrow’s noble generosity!” said Milly, with scarlet cheeks and quick sqiing breath; No, I won't wear the I'll keep it, and—and sometimes look at And why did I say all those thingst There's only one thing that remains to me—I must go to work and learn to be a! great painter as soon as possible, so that I can pay back the money which mamma and Ethel are using so mercilessly.” It was just a year afterward, and Millicent Moore was sitting on the ruined stone terrace, feeding her pet peacock Le Roi with Kernels of corn. . Her open sketch book lay beside her, the sweet summer wind was ruffling her curls, when Le Roi uttered a discordant speech and : flew away, startled by the: presence of a stranger. Milly sprang up. ¢¢Doctor Darrow 1” she exclaimed. ¢Call me ‘Jim,’ as you did that firs day.” said he. ‘Little Milly, you don’t know what you saved me from when you mistook me for the cousin whont you had never seen. Don’t shrink away so, Milly. = Have Jou forgotten that you are engaged to mei” Through all- the previous year Milly had been rehearsing this scene to herself. She had planned the exact p! ZY Ain which she would express her apprecia- tion, her indifference, her polite sang froid. = He should never know that she liked him. She would let him see that she regarded the whole thing as a joke, and yet , now that the time had come, she was struck dumb, and sat, blushing and silent, like s1y schoolgirl. “ ¢¢Milly,” he said, gently, ‘don’t shrink away from me. A year ago I believed that life had no more charm for me; but thinking of those blue eyes of yours, 1 have come to a different conclusion. Dearest, you engaged yourself to me as a mere matter of form. Will you do it again—this time in real earnest?” And the end of Milly’ 8 A So there was a Mrs. Darrow in the Moore family, after all, and when Ethel Eiliott, in a shabby pension at Lucerne, the marriage notice, she exclaimed, scornfully: $¢Well, I never thought that Millicent would take up witha second-hand sweet- heart!" Mr. Elliott made no reply; he was gloomily surveying a pile of unreceipted bills. “Do you hear, Jim?” sharply spoke his wife. **Millicent is married. An to my old beau!” ¢Yes, I hear,” said he, abstractedly. ‘Well, why don’t you say some- thing" “I've only one thing to say,” snarled the Spaniish-faced hero, “That any idiot who gets marriied does a very stupid thing. Five hundred francs milliner's bill—a hundred francs board. Good heavens! what is going to become of ust” $I thought you loved me, Jim,” whispered Ethel. ‘I'm sure Doctor Darrow did.” $sThen,” said Elliott, deliberately, “I wish you ‘had married him: TBatuday Night. IR npn Horse Feeding: Eerimonts: : All horsemen will be interested in the reports of a feeding trial with horses, which has been caried out by Professor J. W. Sanborn. Horsemen have gener- allo been in the habit of believigg that when grain, especially meal and more, es- pecially such as corn meal, is fed’ to horses alone or minced with hay, it tends to form a compact mass in the stomach and produce indigestion. Two lots of horses were fed for nearly three months, one with hay and grain mixed, At the end of this period the food was reversed, and the horses were fed some two months more. The division of the hay and grain into separate feeds gave better results than the mixed hay and grain feeds, on which the horses did not maintain their weight so well. Profes- sor Sanborn accounted for this by the fact that the timothy hay when cut fine with its sharp solid ends irritated and made sore the mouths of the horses, and possibly induced too rapid eating, and when the hay and grain were moist, the animals would be likely to eat more rap- idly than when fed dry. In another trial, which covered feeding cut against whole hay to horses, the result was decisively in favor of the cut hay. The difference in weight of the horses was 115 pounds in favor of cut clover for the four months and a half of the test. Olove:r hay and lugern, unlike timothy hay, do . not present sharp, solid cutting edges.— New York Commercial Advertiser. The Vegetable Fly. One of the most curious natural pro- ductions of the West Indies is the famed vegetable fly, an insect about the size and color of a drone bee, but without wings. In the month of May it buries itself in the earth and begins to vegetate. By the beginning of June a sprout has issued from the creature's ‘back and made its appearance above the surface of the ground. ' By the end of July the tiny tree (known on the island as the fly tree) has attained its full size, being then about three inches high, but a per- fect tree in every ular, much re- sembling a delicate coral branch. ' Pods appear on its branches as soon as it ar- rives at its full growth, These ripen and drop off in August. Instead of con- taining sole, as one mould atturally, these pods h om threes to Milly ooked dututly st her sister | when the message was delivered to her. diamond solitaire on |-|i the other with hay and grain separately. | ; = vis, > ENGLISH WAY OF LAUCHING. An English ‘‘launching” differs some- what from the American function. Over here the fair christener throws the bottle of wine in its ribbon trimmed harness against the vessel, while at the *‘ways” across the water the bottle is held in leash by garlands and ribbons till the fortu- nate mistress of the ceremonies cuts it away. At the recent launching of a new English man-of-war, the Bt. George, Lady Hamilton used a pair of scissors made of fine gold, with jeweled han- dles, the blades appropriately inscribed. In addition, at the swivel where the blades separated was a handsome orna- ment which can be taken out and worn a8 a brooch.—New York Times. ROYAL LACE AT THE ‘‘EXPO.” The Countess Brazza, writing to Mrs, Potter Palmer from Venice, touching the hoped-for exhibit at the World’s Fair, of the historical collection of laces, the property of the Queen of Italy, makes ‘several interesting Countess says the Queen intends to send the crown laces, ¢‘a thing never done by any sovereign outside of her own coun- try. Our history of lace begins a thou- sand years before Christ with photo- graphs of objects found in the Egyptian tombs.” The Countess guarantees the most perfect: exhibit of its kind ever made, and stipulates only for an advan- tageous location: A drawing of the proposed arrangement was inclosed in the letter, with a minute and detailed description of the exhibit. THE \ WATTEAU CRAZE, . Everything, from an evening gown to a tea jacket, is Watteaued. An an is being made by modistes to introduce the Watteau in street costumes; but it will scarcely succeed, as the long, sweeping fold will make the visiting or promenading dress look like a tea gown. ‘But nothing is so graceful for evening wear and very few handsome gowns are made without it. It is, moreover, an economical style, for it is particularly easy to model at home, and an old even- | ing gown can readily be freshened and | smartened by a Watteau of tulle, chiffon or silk. In evening cloaks the Watteau back is most desirable. An elegant cloak of white corded silk is tied with white ribbons in front and has any quantity of white lace iummery about the neck and shoulde Another beautiful Watteau ‘ cloak is{ of pale-lemon ‘cloth trimmed with white lace and lemon ribbons. The omnipresent plait is very pretty on a loose-fitting tea-jacket, like the one pic- tured. This jacket is of palest green cashmere, trimmed with white lace and a sash ot green ribbon brought from the plait in the back and tied loosely in front. There is a pretty yoke ot lace and ribbon in alternate stripes.—Once-A- Week. ; EUROPEAN AMAZONS. Seven women now hold the place of regimental chief in the army of Prussia. The present emperor is responsible for appointment of five women. The oldest woman Oblonel is the Empress Frederic, who was placed atthe head of a regi- ment of hussars October 19, 1861, the date of the coronation of Emperor Will. iamI. Princess Frederic Charles, widow of the famous ‘‘Red” Prince, ranks sec- ond in point of time, having been made chief of aregiment of dragoons in 1871. Queen Victoria, the third female com- mander by courtesy, has been chief of another Prussian regiment of dragoons since 1889. The Princess Albert of Prussia, wife of the Regent of Bruns- wick, has been chief of a regiment of fusiliers since 1889 alsa. The Empress Augusta Victoria, wife of his Majesty, has been commander of a regiment of the same branch of the service since 1890. The Duchess of Connaught, daughter of the Red Prince, is a colonel of - infantry, receiving the homer two years ago. ‘The Queen Regent of the Netherlands became a colonel a few weeks ‘ago. The Duchess of Edinburgh, although not head of a regimeut, is at- tached in the records to one of the regi. ments of the guards. —New Orleans Picayune. A PLUCKY GIRL. One of the pluckiest girls that has come to the front lately is Miss Minnie Weston. of Eugene, Oregon. Minnie has for two or three years carried the United States mgil on horseback from Kugene well down into the mountains on the Coquille River. It is a long ride, and much of it is over an exceedingly rugged country. The roads and trails that lead fromthe Willamette valley toward the Pacific Ocean are very bad. In the spring when the snow melts the roads are in places very miry. «= Moreover, itis a country of ‘‘continuous woods.” = The tallest of fir, pine, cedar and hemlock girt the way, and curled maple and ma- hogany crop up here and there. Under- neath the trees there is a jungle of un- derbrush and fallen timber overgrown with ferns that completes the wildness. White peaks flash here and there as turns are made in the road. Over this lonely route four or five times a week this young lady has made her way. Her father has, or had, a mail contract not only for this region, but for a region beyond, in which he manipu. lates a span of cayuses and a buckboard. 1t is through the described wilderness that his daughter rides to meet him, quently cross her pathway and linger in 1 it. She has seen little and big ones 83 she has seen dee coniars statements, The | Bears, plentifully distributed, fre. and an occasional elk, if the stories cir- culated of her are not overdrawn, and on more than one occasion the savage bears and cougars have planked themselves across the way to Rpts it. She has paused but for an instant, however. The people along her route have to have their letters, and she is fleet to deliver them. Her pony is of native Oregon stock, lithe and obedient, and she carries a pistol. There is a story that tramps once tried to stop her, but that when the ‘barrel of weapon flashed before | them they disputed her way no fur- ther. Miss Weston is described as a hand- some brunette of twenty years, and it is said that so many Oregon young men are aspiring t3 her hand that the Govern- ment will probably soon lose one of its bravest and most valued employes. Her route to and frois along the Siuslaw River.-San Francisco Examiner. FASHION NOTES. ~All white costumes seem to be more popular this season thau ever. The red shoe, with hose of the same color is the rage at watering-places. Parasol handlesare shorter, and, as a rule thicker than those, fered last sea- son. a Tiny foliage ropes with a Slight ad- dition of flowers grace a dotted Swiss’ evening gown. Kismet amulets, a specialty among women of the East, sobtain” among many of the girls of the period. Miniature -breastpins, such as om great -grandmothers may have worn, are among things coming into fashion again. It looks as if those Dresden-handled silk parasols and sunshades were destined to become **‘common” before the ordin- ary time. The newest veils are of white gauze on whieh is the finest of bead embroid- ery, which does not improve the ap- pearance of the wearers. The increased use of lingerie in fine baptiste is remarked, and the fabric is as often colored as plain, and shows polka dots and small stars. Gold and silver shoe buttons are one of the extravagances of the summer belle, and they have a patent fastener, and can be easily made to do duty on several pairs of shoes. ‘Waists made of a distinct color from the skirt and of an entirely different ma- terial are considered gvod taste even for rich costumes, a hint Which will be wel: come to the home dressmaker. The round waist of nainsook has the low yoke formed of lace insertion, while narrow ribbon is rua through the inser. tion and tied in front, and the arm-hole is finished with three rows of the inser- tion. : A long, loose cape, with one or thret flounces at the top and one at the lower edge, is as popular a top garment as the more familiar double-breasted coat. The flounces may be of silk, lace or the ma. terial, Low-necked .bodices of many party dresses are trimmed with Recamier folds, draped berthas and long dainty scarfs of petit point silk net festooned across the top at the back and carried in bretelles down the front. The fashionable necklace is an almost invisible fine gold chain, and suspended from it is a row of the wearer's favorite gems. Each stone is without a setting, but has a special significance all its own, being a ‘lucky stone” or interwoven with some happy memory. The Russian blouse idea is carried out in organdie dresses. These are made with waists tucked at the yoke and gath- ered in at the belt. A double skirt of the material, cut straight and: hemmed and edged ‘ with lace about two inches wide, 1s the approved model. ‘White satin empire gowns veiled with white grenadine, with pink silk sashes and black chip large hats with pink roses around the crown gnd beneath the brim, and black ostrich tips above, were the striking costumes worn by the bride. maids at a recent aristocratic Wedding in London. : Fashionable handkerchiefs are wads of fine colored batiste that looks like silk. Some are printed in small chintz figures; others have hems that differ in . hue from the centers, and others again have pale pink, beige, ecru, mauve or ‘black centers bordered with wkite Val. enciennes lace edging. A pretty suit for mountain wear, re. cently made by a leading modiste, is of a soft cashmere. This particular suit is in blue, although this cloth comes in all colors. It is made with bell skirt and a fancy coat open in front, with ample revers and a jaunty back. With this is worn a fitted shirt waist of polka dotted surah. *‘Niniche"” shape, the broad brim slant. ing down in front, from which protrudes a very narrow, dainty edge of Oriental lace. These hats are made of fancy straw in all the fashionable colors, and are decorated with standing loops of ribbon or large Alsatian bows of broad, gayly striped silk grenadine. Leagues of black and tinted chiffon are sold this season for neck and sleeve trimmings. Also ecru laces dotted with tiny jet beads, which outline the devices in’the lace. The nets to correspond form pretty and effective vests, deep skirts to Russian blouses made ot the jolted lace, full bishop sleeves and pointed girdles aid Swiss belts, sa 1 His humiliati death, Charming little seaside hats are of the | mter , return, king] = SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 28 “Thé First Martyr.” Acts, viil., 541 60. viii, 1-4—Golden Text: Acts, viil.,, 60, 54, “When they Beard these were cut to she heart, aul deaf to those that are angry because of his testimony (John xvi, 14; Ps. xxxviii., 14). To look up is better tter than to - in or around, for locking within miserable and looking around eternal salvation, but Jesus a hand of God Speaks of Victory oo mies. Heb. ix., 12; Rev. 1% On found over sigh elsewhere in and in Heb: i, 6; Rev. i., 13; xiv, 14. suggestive not only of Jesus as 2 man, but also of Bis complete aio the whole earth, as will be seen by a com- parison of Ps. vili., and Heb, ii. iid ninety times in on Drophecy of ! ‘‘Heaven opened” is foun on times: in the Bible (Ezek. i.; Math. hii., 6. ohn 51; Acts vil,, 56; x, 11; Rev. iv. 1; xix, ). 2 57. ‘Then they cried ont with a voice, and stopped their ears; and ran him with one accord.” Contrast sto; one's ears to that which is evil, as zxxifl, 13, apd to that which is ood sate. this case. mpare Math. xiii., 15. Let our prayer Com “Open Thou mine ne eyes: “Cause me to hear” (Ps. cxix., 18; exliii., Contrast the “one accord” of the wicked, ; Bere, and the *‘one accord” of the ri ghteous 58. “And cast him out of the. Sty ¢ and stoned him, and the witnesses their clothes ata young man's % Sid - ate 0 was eu Th him to be (9) emy ( ! Bough th fon ly of this v ® ax ward when he himself was being stoned fim Foon ad i phen, calling 59. + y ston top upon God, and sa Lord oy m; spirie” When Jesus Jun He “Father, spirit? (Luke xxiii., does not look like the Sonexistence of | and joy of the souls of believers apart from the bods, Jet, he read and receive Luke 11 Cor v., 8; oil, iy aloud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to heir charge. And when he had said this he fell asleep.” Like his adorable Master, he prayed for Ins Tnurderess fluke xxiii., 34). ur ine nstructions are, ‘*Love your enemies, them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despite fully use you and persecute Jou Ma (Math. v., This is impossible to the natural man, but if we are born from above, if we have the new heart and the new Spirit. (John iii, %, margin; Ezek. xxxvi., 26). He the best daily mottoes for the Chr ; “Not I, but Christ who liveth in me” Ga “Vii, ‘And Saul was consen his ag ” Hear his after as he prayed to Be Lord. biood of Thy martyr Stephen was shed I also was standing by and consented unto his death and kept the raiment of Phy 2 that slew him” (Acts xxii., 20). “And at that time there was a great per- secution against the church, which was ab Jerusalem, and ‘they were all scattered _ abroad Shronghont th the Regions of Judes and Samaria, except ee. ° . mand was to “Go unto all the world. > ; be His witnesses unto the uttermost park of the earth” (Mark xvi., 15; Acts i., 8), but mE up - to this time they seem to ‘have confin testimony to Jerusalem, hence this a = tion permitted by God to cause them mora Tully to obey His command. 2. “And devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him.” “Stephen was with his ‘absent | from the body, present with the Lord,” but his body was asleep, even as Jesus said of s when speaking of his death, “Our eng Lazarus sleepeth” - (John xi. cite Toad ‘was no occasion to lament for Steph for to him it was 8 great gain, but it seem that the church could ill afford to lose such a ‘witness. 3. **As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and hail- ing men and women, committed them to prison.” Beyond measure he § Cromaing die church and wasted it, being gly mad against the Christians Gal 1 oo Al xxvi., 10, 11). He little ald that he wasall the while fighting against God, as. his own teacher, Gamaliel, had said (cha ter v., 89). He did not know, though he terward learned it, that when he touched a Christian he Sauoled the Lord Himself (Acts ix., 5; Zech. ii., 4 '“Iherefore ey that were scattered abroad, went everywhere preaching the word.” Observe that these were Bob the apostles who went every where evan (verse 1) but all believers. It shou 3 be so now that all believers everywhera in the office and the store, in the mine and on farm, at home and abroad, should he able and ready to tell an other of Jesus and Here: Then would He soon be made known the world and - His kingdom come. ~—Leega0 Helper. ; : mtercession, return, kingdom and glory ; mo! Ir was thought a triumph when some benefactor of mankind adapted the game of base-ball to indoor use, and now another enterprising indis vidual has started a craze for playing the indoor game outdoors. was first played indoors, then made game under cover. Thus the all- pelling force of evolution gets i work even Hon: he p
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