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athing.is a great a
woman overbn
absolutely essential, “as the
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“with {1
desired effect. No
n breathes correctly,
and not one woman in a hundred
breathes normally, the respiration
werying “with every change of mental
state ox physical condition; grief, de-
pression, fatigue, all have their influ-
‘ences in lowering the amount of oxy-
gen that goes Into the system; and it is
@ rare thing for a woman to use her
_ lungs to the best possible advantage,
mnless she has the definite and special
instruction in hreathing incident to
the vocal training of singers and elo-
cutionists.—New Hever Register.
Modern Girls Expensive.
° “The girls miss a lot of fun by hav-
fng such high and mighty notions now-
adays,” remarked the old New Yorker.
“It’s simply out of the question for a
young fellow getting from twenty to
thirty dollars a week to take a girl
to the theatre or opera often, when it
costs him a good part of his week's
salary each time he does it. If her
young man doesn’t get orchestra seats
the girl of to-day thinks him mean;
§f he doesn’t bring her a bunch of vio-
iets as big as her head he ‘doesn’t
know what's what; if he makes her
ride home in the trolley instead of
calling a cab ‘her gown is ruined,’ and
if he doesn’t ‘take her to supper in one
of the swell restaurants he isn’t worth
knowing. +...
“Now, when I was young a girl was
satisfied with balcony seats—seventy-
five gents or a dollar. * After the thea-
Are, as.a matter of course, every one
climbed Antg, the .omnibuses ‘that were
backed up to-the sidewalk. in front of
Then, of course, there
avas the ice cream treat afterward—no.
one thought of ordering anything else—
and there wereno tips to waiter, either;
the man who waited on you jvas, as
good as! you were. tyourself; he would
have thrown your mefiéy in your face
if you had insulted him with a fee.
- “Well, we uscd to take our best girls
‘ fo the theatre two or three times a
_ week in those days, and modern young
woinen have only themselves to blame
for the infrequency of their theatre in-
wiiatigas. '—New York Press.
‘Tognes Still “En Regle’ in Paris,
“are not omitted from the se-
16 ection: ‘or’ mew models on show. I
a seen some pretty ones with wide
t-topped crowns narrowing in their
se, and brimssturned up and:
ing somewhat Sen Cove
Wid vely, 4 . sometimes. ren-,
: dred < nate Ly. ba ]
_ pand 6f handsome galon sewn" on’ tHe
facing of the prim. Others have Sa
beret crowns.
One of’ the former is covered with
moss green velvet with a broad galon
worked swith sky- “blue _clienille on a
glace: foundation of the. two colors.” An
indent is cut in the" right side of the
Brim. on. each of which the galon is
ind ‘shell-forms.” "Between
i curvy:
| this opening in the brim and the crown
nestles a bird the plumage of ‘Which i
dark, with little, touches of white.
is entirely of a | ul order and =
tail 4s of white govra.
. Another togue with a full beret
erown is built up of a deep morgdore
brown velvet and trimmed with wings
of a copper hue set outside the brim
3 the back and on the left side. Both
these toques:are raised at the back on a
nayrow bandeau concealed by bows of
ribbon. 38 !
- Less importance” is - given to the
Gachepeigne than in. the.late summer
models, and 1 am inclined to think that
the fashion of ‘piling up the hair very
high on the tob of the head will help
to bring about a further change in this
zespect: = Millinery: ‘Trade Review,
Yealth Baneful to Girls.
Much money—too# much money,”
said a New Yorker who Be known
the town “for fifty years, “is more
harmful to our: young women than it
is to our young men, ‘though the Lord
Knows, it is bane enough to our young
men. It is a different sort of harm,
though, to the girls—it unsexes them. |
The effect: is not quite so bad in the
lesser cities because they have less
money, and the ‘atmosphere is clearer.
But in New York and the New York
girls—well, when I think of the con-
trast between some of the girls I know
“here and their grandmothers I used
to know it makes me sick at héart for
the generations who are to be mothered
by these girls, if, indeed, they ever be-
“come mothers.
“I-am speaking now of the really
rich ‘girls who have all the money to
spend that they want. For example,
I know one girl of twenty-five who
looks as if she were forty, and she has
$25,000 a year income. Not a great
deal a8 incomes goin New York, per-
haps, but a good sdeal.for one girl to
spend on herself. “This girl goes the
pace of a man, except that she is of
good moral character, as we under-
stand that in a woman. She has her
horses and her dogs and her yacht—
e, but large ‘enough
nners of a man,
rly the masculi
mble? Of
mount of oxygen greatly
2 Si Ww te
| and. mothers, and, as they. cannot’ be
tap khow dtfother with $12 2.000.
allowance from het mother who sp
it all on hor own pleasure,
become as coarse as a wosherwomian
and talks like a teamster. I know any
quantity of girls. who swear profanely.
I heard a rich society woman, old
enough know r, curse at her
coachman one night in front of the
Metropolitan Opera . House. If the
coachman had used the Jdanguage that
lady did, he would have been arrested
for disorderly conduct. I ’'t say
that the money made that woman val-
gar and profane, but I ow that her :
mother would have cut Ber tongue out
before she would have laid it to such
language.
“And the stories they tell. Good
Lord, I've sat at a supper table in one
of the finest houses in Fifth avenue
with millions of money around me and
heard young men and young women
tell stories and howl with delight over
them that would redden .the cheeks
of a Carrara marble statue. I don’t
say the money did it, but I do say that
I know many young women who don’t
have money in excess, and they are
not that kind. &
“The girl who has money must have
something to do,.and as the ordinary
domestic occupations are closed to her
| She mist go to social divertisements to
keep her mind and body engaged. The
trend of society is to excess, of some
sort—no matter what is dona it- must
be «done-to the limit—and naturally. the
girls fall into the customs of the people
of whom they form a part. If they
like horses they are not satisfied with
a pair to, drive and. “possibly. one to
ride, and.have a. ‘man. to. Jook after
them, but: they. want: to. own a drove
and- get in among them: themselves,
and talk borse and smell Lorse and act
horse. With dogs it is the same, and &
dog-girl will talk about the -breeding
of the animals and their disorders, and
their points in a way fit only for pro-
fessional fanciers and veferinaries. If
they take up athletics the same:policy.
is pursued, and-the girls’ dre tot satis-
fied unless they out- man: the men im
all tlie courses of physical exercise and
training. ne
“Money gives our young women, a
mannish independence that ordinary
girls do not have, and they have no do-
mestic counterbalance. The result is
that many of our rich girls as a rule
are not the best material for wives
husbands and fathers, they .oecupy a
middle ground, which is unnatural and
undesirable. If I* had danghters with
money to excess 1 should ‘not rear them
in the New York . atmosphere, nor
should they have unlimited means,
even if T had to put the money in the
hands of trustees and allow.thex. only
a reasonable portion: of! their, come,
There is nothing better in this world
than a:good woman—good, in mind, and
heart and body, and when she has the
means to. spread her goodness among
those who are not so fortunate as.she,
then she becomes the supreme earthly
| good—she is good, and the money is
good. But when she becomes dewormn-
money, then the woman
le money is:bad, and we
ork more: dewomanized
young women ‘than anywhere on earth,
not excepting London. There they are
worse than ours, but there are not so
many. of them. Dewomanization, as
I express it, does not mean immorality;
but there are qualities in a weman
which make her much less attractive
as a real:woman tfian a-lack.of virtue,
and a woman may be vicious aithopgh
she be virtuous.
“I don’t say.that our rich New York
young | women are .viclous, but: I do
say.that the poet did not have one of
these I have been talking about in
mind. when. he. wrote:
A Lady with a Lamp shall stand
In the great history of the land, ;
A noble type of good,
Heroic woman hood.
New York Press.
‘A combination automobile hood and
veil is a thing of luxury. It is a chiffon
‘hood with a veil in front, to be worn
over a small hat. ; ;
~ Gloves match the costume whenever
possible, but the difficulty of exactly
matching all shades has kept white
and black gloves in fashion.
The daintiest of guimpes are those
of handkerchief linen with Hedebo
embroidery. This is the latest Scandi-
navian openwork embroidery.
For street wear nothing is better
than tan gloves. One may take her
choice between one clasp or two in
short gloves, both being in good style.
Real Valenciennes is not prohibitive,
and lasts a lifetime. Point and duch-
ess are expensive at first, but a little
goes a long way, and makes thé plgin-
est gown elegant
table for
| ful; haughty, Failers, |
‘have. the removing
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A BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
REV. LUTHERTR, BYoTT. F
Subjects Sure Foundations.
‘Brooklye, N. Y.—The Rev. Luther
R: Dyott, pastor.of the United Congre:
gational Church; preached * Sunday.
morning on “The Ry Feoun-
dations.” . He took his texts, from
Psalms xi.:3: “If ‘the foundations be
déstroyed; what'can the righteous do?’
Hebrews xi:1 (revised version)y« “Faith
is the:assnrapce .of things hoped fer,
the proving of things. not seen;” IIL
Timothy i:11 (revised. version):" “I
know *whom I have: believed, and ‘am
persuaded that He ts able to guard that
which I have committed unto Him
against, that day.” .Mr. Dyott said:
We seek the solid ‘and safe in the
things of the unfeen “world. This is
of supreme imporiance. : Other things
in this connection, are . relatively: im-
portant. They are to be thought of,
and ‘appreciated, and” even sought,
found and Kept. “We must have them.
Room for the active life of ‘a growing
belief is indispensable. A place for the
sweet and sustaining, comforts of the
larger hope of humanity is desirable.
Fhe garniture of refined and immortal
love is ‘ever to be regarded as more
than- a mere luxury of the.inner life.
Other work is important; but only so to
a comparative degree.
Tedious and temporary is the task
of the theologian. . Unsatisfactory is
the task of the creed-maker. Small is
the “task “where “jarring sectaries”
learn their selfish interest to discern,
and, not unfrequeéntly, to become irre-
ligious in the name of religion. Spas-
modic the task, and thankless the ef-
fort of the iconoclast. Feverish and
fitful,” though somewhat sensational
and imperious, i§ the -task.of the sei-
entist.- - But .all -who.are; concerned
about building character upon. inde-
structible foundations and are actively
engaged in this work, are realizing that
whieh is of supreme fmportance, as day
by day, hour by Hrour, ‘moment by mo-
ment, rises that “house. not, made, with
hands.” * Here we must toil with clear
understanding, magnificent courage
and witiring patience. « Here we must
be. Segions and certain... ..
is. a. fine, intimation. and.a. hopeful
maid that, in ‘some respects, af
least,” “we avd equal fo the démunds.
We do deésive foundations whieh: can;
not: be: destreyed. 3 -Heve sve.are serious
enough when we are serious at. all.
We do not wish to be deceived: ‘Svith
reférence to’ihese things.” -We ‘delib-
erately prefer.not to. have our fountains
of. life: ‘poisoned. , Wen object. to the
destruction of the foundations, of be:
lief. Error, falsehood, deceit are bad
enough anywhere, but they do the most
hatm if adniitted into the:affairs of re-
ligion., He:who. poisons.m¥ body .may
only affect the place where my real
‘life sejourns for a little while, but he
who poisons my mind and my Soul does
‘me untold harm for eternity. He and I
‘may never be able to make satisfactory
repairs of some, kinds of. destructive
work. Most of us think so, We do
desire’ the solid’ and safe things of the
immutable verities of truth which will
stand the tests. “If ‘the foundations
Be destroyed what can the righteous
07”
The strongest emphasis of our times,
especially in nmiatters of religion; is be-
ing .placed upon" the .demand for the
real. Notwithstanding the prevalent
superficiality of our age, the quick
sales ‘of birth-rights for pottage, the
heated passion for pleasure, the gaudy
show of ‘those who “glory ‘in appear-
ance: and, not.in heart;” notwithstand-
ing the fact. that. .we .are living. in
“grievous” times” when" so many are
“lovers of self, lovers of money, boast
disobedient -to
parents, unthankfui, unholy, without
natural affections, implacable, slander-
ers, without self-control, fierce, no lov-
ers of good, traitors, headstrong, puffed
up, lovers of pleasure rather:tham: lov-
ers of: God; holding a form of godliness
but denying. the, power. thereof”. not.
withstandidg the fact that in the Yeiv
church, itself, there are certdin oscfila-
tory movénmerits calculated to perturb
the life; of : some believers; notwith-
standing all these things, and many
more, still the underlying current is to-
ward ‘the fuller and freer life, and the
immediate "and increasing demand - -in
the religious: life is of the “assurance
of things hoped for, the proving, of
things not seen,” and for that certitude
of knowledge which enfibtes the indi-
vidual'believer to ‘stand upon-some in-
destructible: foundation and say, “I
know whom I have believed, and.am
persuaded that He is abje to guard
that which I have comihitted unto Him
against that day.” - +. *
Good is deeper than evil even in per-
.sons. who do..not profess to be, good.
The oscillations of belief may be per-
mitted of "God Himself, “and end “in
‘doing’ ifuch ‘good for the common faith
of Christendom... The unsettled -condi-
tior of certain Tongs of faith may only
reveal at last that there are some
things which ¢an not be shaken and
“must remain. * God maybe permitting
the shaking up in order that we may
of those things that
are shaken, as of thing s that are made,
that ‘those *thing's which can not” be,
shaken may remain. Ours has been
called an-‘“age of.doubi,”. but the evi-
<géence- and proof of the claim. are not
altogether
James says:
satisfactory. Professor
“Our religious life lies
‘more, and our practical life less, than
it used to on the perilous edge.” But
does not the professor attempt to draw
a distinction where no distinction be-
Tongs?
Is not our religious life, in’ fact’ and
in fine, a practical life? Are not the
most practical deeds in the world born
of religion? Good life, good thoughts,
good words, good deeds belong to re-
ligion whether they be done in this or
that church, or. bear no ecclesiastical
stamp at all. Reality is at a preminm
in the religion of to-day. Let us be-
lieve that the demand for the real,
the desire to investigate, the new state-
ments of old truths, the rewriting of
some theology, the revising of some
creed, the call for a new adjustment
of things, do not invariably imply the
existence of doubt and the destruction
of the foundations of belief. If, in-
deed, this be doubt, then it is not the
kind of doubt that we need to fear. If
{ things destroy our s
Ts nce of -thed
Tr of Tike correlation of forces
i Fe riting’of physics—a ew
PLFRICS;- yr ‘theorysyof'evolution for
e rewriting of. biology—a. new -bisl,
ogy, so,.in, the same sense, the accept-
ance of certain greaf convictions of ‘our
day calls for a rewriting of theology—
a-new theology.” Call it a new theol-
ogy if. you will. but do not let prejudice
blind you to truth .no matter from
which direction - truth may come. A
is old nor yet because that statement
is new, but because it.conforms to the
great fact, or. facts, for .which, that
truth stands. The great fact, or facts,
back of the truth and its statements,
do not change. Theological statements
and systems may change. Some per-
sons may become angry, others fright-
ened; “and still “others foolishly and.
flippangly’ declare that-they have. no
theology, but, in _the meantime,. theol-
ogy remains the greatest. science An
the” universe, even the science of God |
and divine things, based upon a reves
lation - made: of God, + through Jesus
Christ; and that science, itself as such,
does not change.
God’s foundations are firm amid all
the niutations which mark the-history
of the human race; amid all the storms
and shocks; amid all the disintegrating
agencies; amid the rise and fall of
empires; amid the birth, the growth,
maturity, the old age and death of
nations; amid things present and
things. to come, life and death, in. spite
of everything that may oppose, or as-
sail, belief, character, hope, love, in-’
corruptible life all may have perfectly
indestructible. foundations. What are
some of these foundations? Religious
experience; that is an experience of
God inthe soul of man is an inde-
structible : fovndation. Such . exper-
ience is knowledge .derived from fact
and abiding in spiritual consciousness.
“God is a spirit.” Man is a spirit.
There is possible contaet and commun-
jon here. There is the possibility of.
the best knowledge in the world right
here. -Fact, evidence, proofs, knowl-
edge, they are all here. Knowledge
has found the proof; proof implies the
existeirce of - the evidence, evidence,
implies thevexistence and reality of
the fact, .while the primary datum
abides in experience.
When a man has a réligibus experi-
ence “then he has an ipdestructible
foundation. He cannat then be morally
ignorant. He knows something. That
which a man sees may deceive him.
That which he hears. may rot -alws ays
be: so;but that. avhich ‘he knews, he
knows, sand: Bo man-can take it from
him. He is upon.a foundation which’
cannot be destroyed. Then faith finds
her best function in establishing the,
fact,! in ‘dealing ‘in the. great. unseen
realities: which .are always more than
the seen, in giving the “assurance of’
things hoped for, in proving things not
seen?” ‘A man cannot subject such an
experieniee to. the test.of the natural
senses. - It is too large for such a test
as that, ‘but he knows he is right, dnd
he knows he is upon an indestructible
foundation. ' It is not only -our knoivl-
‘edge wf God. - There is another inde-
struetible foundation in His knowledge
of us. .It is written: “Howbeit the
firm foundation of God standeth, hav-
ing this seal; the Lord knoweth them
that are His.” He cannot mistake. We
could not deceive Him, even though we
might deceive others, or be deceived by,
what we might suppose to be experi«
ence, even religious experience, ‘even
though we might deceive ourselves.
God knews.. Of this we-are certain,
He knows us perfectly. if we are His,
He knows it. If ‘we are nof His, by
the regeneration of the Holy Spirit, we
may beconie His. He will know. - He
will cause us:to know it. ‘“The secret
of. the Lord .is. with them that fear
Him.” He desires it to be there. =
‘Evely ian’ lias just as much right to
know that he 4s alive ‘spiritually as he
does that he is alive physically. This
ynowledge is brought to us in the wit-
ness. of God's spirit. Thus'it i§ that
we gb “degpér than religious experience
and “find” another: ‘fgundation in - that
firm foundation of God—His knowledge
of aus. Jesus Christ is anqther, founda-
tion. He istour chief cornerstone. The
idéals. "He holds, His simplicity, His
ghaifdéur4:His humanity,” His sDeity,
His faith, His love, His life—all com-
bine to.make Him’ the perfectly incom-
parable one among all religious tedach-
ers; and while in a’ certdin ‘profound
sense Christ dnd Christianity are eme
and inseparable, there is still another
sense in.which Christ, as our founda-
tion, is more than Christianity, even as
the sufy is more than the multitudineus
rays whieli fall upon our little portion
of the earth; Christ is more than Chris-
tianity, as the thinker is more than his
thouglit, as. life iS more than that
which embodies life. We build, as
Christians, not upon this or that creed
about Christ, but:upon Christ Himself,
He is our indestructible foundation.
Our faith rests at last, not ina creed,
though we should all hiave a ereed,
and not in a book, though we can never
¢do -witheut the Bible, but in a person,
and that person, Christ, places our
lives upon God.
Let us resolve to go deeper, deeper.
If we are at all unsettled in ‘matters
of religion, we should not despair. We
can find the solid and ‘the ‘e.: Let
us build there. Let us.build ..ccording
to: the plans.of the Supreme Architect
of the universe. Let all build until
humanity shall become a temple com-
plete, filled with the light and music of
Heaven, filled with the life of God; and
then, even though storms may come
and the last night fall about us, it ‘will
only be the servant of a new day, and
we shall be able té say, *I know whom
I have believed and am persuaded that
He is able to guard that which I have
committed unto Him against that day.”
Our foundations cannot be destroyed.
Thank God!
The, Talent That Multiplies.
God blesses you that you may be a
blessing to others. Then He blesses
you also a second time in being a
blessing to others. It is the talent
that is used that multiplies.
Receiving, unless one gives in turn,
makes one full and proud and selfish.
Give out the best of your life in the
Master's name for the goed of others.
Lend a hand to every one who needs.
thing is true not because its statement. |
Be ready to serve at any cost those
who require your service. Seek to be
a blessing to every one who comes for
but a moment under your infiuence: }
This is to be angel-like. It is to be
God-like. It is to be Ch like. W
is world
al
s His
: Pleaseth T hee
GABBATH SCHOOL LESSOR
INTERNATIONAL LESSON LESSON COMMENTS
© FOR JANUARY 21.
Sabject: The Boy Jesus, Luke il., 40-52—
Golden Text, Luke {i.,, 62~Memory
Verse, 51 Topic: The Boy Jesus a
Pattern For Youth—Commentary.'
I... The growth and advancement of
Jesus (vs. 40, 62). 40. “The child
grew.” From this verse and verse 52
we learn that Jesus had a human body
and soul. He was a genuine boy and
ew like other boys, but He was sin-
ess. Evil had no place in Bim.
“Waxed.” An old English word for
grew. “Strong in spirit.” : “In spirit”
8 omitted in the Revised Version, but
spiritual strength is meant. He be-
came strong in mind and understand-
ing. “Filled with wisdom.” He was
eminent for wisdom even when a child
“Grace of God.”" Grace commonly
means favor. God was pleased with
Him and. showed Him favor and
blessed Him.
52. “Increased in Wisdom, 27 Thi
refers to His spiritual and intellectual
development. -- Some one has said that
“wisdom is knowledge made our own
and properly applied.” “And stature.”
There could be no increase in the per-
fection of His divine nature, but this
is spoken of His human nature. His
body increased in stature and His sowt
developed in divine things. “Favor
with God.” Though His entire being
was in the favor of God, yet as that
being increased in amount, the amount
of favor increased proportionately.
“And man.” His character and life
were beautiful and the better He be-
came known the more He was admired
II. ‘Jesus at the Passover (vs. 41,
42). 41. “Went—every year.” The
Passover was one of the three great
Jewish feasts. which all males over
twelve years of age were required to
attend.
42. “Twelve years old.” To a boy
who had ,never.been outside the hills
of Nazayeth, ‘the journey to Jerusalem,
the appearance of the city at this time,
a sight of the temple; thie preparations
for the feast and especially the feast
itself, must have -been an imposing
sight. 3 this es iy .
III. Jesus lost and found (vs. 43-46),
43. “Fulfilled tlie ‘days.” The Pass-
over week (Exod. 12:15). “Tarried be:
hind.” - Jesus was-.so intensely inter
ested. in. the teaching of the rabbis that
He failed to start with the caravan on
the homeward journey. “Knew not
of it.” This shows the perfect confi:
dence they-had in the boy. .
44. . “In the company.” The peopld
traveled in caravans. Jesus evidently
had been allowed a more than usual
amount of liberty of action, as a child,
by parents who:had never known Him
to. transgress their commandments or
be guilty of a sinful or foolish deed:
45. © “Found Him not.” They had
probably left in.the night to avoid the
heat of the day, and in the confusion
Jesus was lost.
46. “After three days.” An idiom
for ‘“on the third day;” one day for
their departure, one for their return
and one for the search. : “They found
Him.” -Jerusalem was overcrowded
with millions of people packed into a
small area, and they had none of the
means to which we would at once look
for assistance in searching for a lost
child in a great city. “In the temple.”
Joseph and. Mary evidently knew
where they would be most likely té
find Him. Jesus was probably in one
of the porches of the court of the wom-
en, where the schools of the rabbis
were held. “In the midst of the doc-
tors.” Teachers of the law, Jewish
rabbis. “Hearing—asking.” But it is
rot said teaching or disputing. He sat
not-as-a doctor, but as an inquirer
among the doctors,
IV.. JeSus astonishes’ His hearers
(vs: 47: -50).
47 “Asfonished.” * The Greek word
is -wery forcible. The import: is that.
they were in a transport of astonish:
ment and struck with admiration.” “Af
His understanding.” He Drona
with Him a clear kfioivledge of God’
word. 48. ‘“‘Amazed.” To see such
honpragiven to their boy, and to see
such._bpldness in holding a discussion
pvith “these learned men. “Why,” etc,
This ‘'wa§ the mildest sort of a reproof
and probably given. privately. ‘Thy
father.”.. This form of speech was
necessary, for how else could she
gpeak? “Sought Thée sorrowing.” The
word here rendered - sorrowing is ex-
pressive of great anguish. -
49. “How is it ‘that ye sought Me?"
This is no reproachful question. It i¢
asked in all the simplicity and boldness
of holy childhood. He is apparently
astonished that He should have been
sought, or even thought of, anywhere
else than in the only place which He
felt to be properly His home. “Wist.”
Know. “About My Father's business.”
See R. V.. “In My Father's house” un:
necessarily narrows the falness of the
expression. Better; in the things or
affairs of My Father, in that which
belongs to His honor, and glory!
These bear with them the stamp of au.
thenticity in their perfect mixture of
dignity and humility. It is remarka-
ble, -too, that He does not accept the
phrase “Thy Father” which Mary had
employed. 50. “Understood not.”
They did not understand His mission.
V. Jesus subject to His parents (v.
B1). 51. **Went down with them.” If
His heart drew Him to the temple, the
voice of duty called Him back to Gali-
lee; and, perfect, even in ‘childhood,
He yielded implicit obedience to this
voice. “To Nazareth.” Here He re
mained eighteen years longer. These
were years of growth and preparation
for His great life work. “Was sub-
ject unto them.” There is something
wonderful beyond measure in the
thought of Him unto whom all things
are subject submitting to earthly par«
ents. “In her heart.”
hereafter they would be explained to
her and she would understand them
fully.
Consecration of an Old Time Saint,
O Lord, Thou knowest what is best
for us, let this or that be done, as
Thou shalt please. Give what Thou
wilt, and how much Thou wilt, and
when Thou wilt, Deal with me as
Thou thinkest goed. and best
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR | NOTES
JANUARY TWENTY-FIRST.
Christ's Life. |. Lessons from His
Boyhood. —~Luke 2:40-52.
Evidently Jesus’ parents were in
the habit of trusting Him, as they
went a day's journey without WOorry-
ing about His non-appearance.
The most important thing a child
can do is to listen well; the next
most importaat thing is to ask ques-
tions wisely. .
A child may be about God's busi-
ness as well as a grown-up, since the
oldest man is but a babe in God's
eyes.
Is it any wonder that Christ was
obedient te His earthly parents,
since He came to earth in obedience
to His heavenly Father?
Though Jesus’ “understanding and
answers” aroused wonder, note that
He was in the temple not as a teach-
er but as an eager learner. -
The Junior society is making it a
joy to the children to be ‘in their
Father’s house, and about their
Father's business. :
Many parents fail to understand
their children, as Joseph and Mary
failed to understand Jesus. Mary's:
remedy is the right one,—to sbrood
over them “in the heart.” :
In all our dealings with children we.
are far more likely to underrate their
capacity for spiritual truth than il
overrate it.
.The church that does not care for
its children is like a farmer .who left
his orchard alone till it was time for
fruit.
The child that thinks to Postpone
his Father’s business till manhood is
like an athlete that refuses to go inte
training.
When gardners ish to obtain’ new
and fine varieties. of flowers and:
fruits, they begin with the selsciong
of the best seed and soil..
Strike a match, and the light goes
on endlessly. What are we to think
of the endless outreaches of a good,
word spoken .to a. child?..
What lesson has
for me?
What am I doing to bring enfldrent
to their Saviour?
Have I the child heart in which
Christ can live?
The modesty, the filial piety, the
perfectness of self-control, content:
ment in mechanical labor, . conscious’
sovereignty undisclosed,—all this is
in itself a wonder of divinity.-—H. W.
Beecher.
Jesus is the example for all who are
stepping from the careless immunities
of early childhood into the .graver
region of budding youth. — Alexander
Maclaren,
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
SUNDAY,JANUARY TWENTY-FIRST
Christ’ st boyhood!
A Spirit-Filled Life.—John 14. 16, 17.
Herein is a mystery. = Christ our
Lord, through the Spirit, will dwell
with us. It is more than a mystery. it
hints ata truth which, if we could but
feel its full significance, would change
our whole bearing toward life. So far
as we do feel it, the change is actual-
ly wrought in us, In saving us Jesus
Christ has given as a ney spiritual
life. ' That life is his’ own. Apart from
him we are as good as; dead. If the
divine life is not in: us, uo life we:
ha-e can be of lasting’ value however
much it may promise.
The great “thing is that - Christ is
willing we should receive his’ Spirit,”
and live “in him.” But there is some-
thing for us to do.;- Whatever. is not
favorable would be out: of: harmony .
with his Spirit, end must<be.put away.
Anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, evil
speech, lying-—all these must .go. We
must be willing that they should go,
eager to get rid of them. They do not
abide in Christ’s presence; if we sin-
cerely invite him we shall sincerely let
go of them: And his presence will’
drive them away.
The life which Christ gives is to be
accepted as a reality—not a religious
fancy. The Christian became a Chris-
tian by complete surrender of his own
will and his own life; that surrender
must be made permanent. The Com-
forter whom Christ sends must be wel-
comed as a-sharer of all experiences
and all desires; all life’s activities
must be in some way related to his
presence. fh aha adda
The insistence . that a Christian
should be like Christ is a good sign.
Book after book is written to empha-
size this ‘thought, and sermon after
sermon sets up this likeness as a stan-
dard for the Christian. mm
Two classes of people miss this
mark, aad miss it in spite of their
honest desire to reach it. The first
class takes for its rule of life the
question, “What would Jesus do?”
Life is squared by that straight edge.
It means large sacrifice, much self-
humbling, and failure at last. For,
however hard one may try, the attempt
to imitate Jesus Christ is a mechani-
cal and unfruitful struggle.
The second class sees the failure of
the first, and is naturally discouraged.
“What use is it to try? You cannot
succeed. These people have tried hard
enough, and they are not succeeding.”
Or perhaps there is some admixture of
unbelief. “If that is all there is to
| Christianity it is not worth the ef-
fort.”
The great mistake in all these cases
is in not seeing that you cannot live
like Jesus Christ until the Spirit of
Jesus Christ lives with you.
Preaching Power.
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