eS HBS rook- y. on the pre- railroad branch t Brook- ormerly on heirs was re- “ook, of will re- ruction, e bring- w tract, 06 feet, for saw- ittee “of to hold at Har- Greens- hia also the con- d alter date of nembers t in de- situation omer L. nor.” he neck 1 Koles- bing the WwW. Ells- 1lsworth f Wash- esperate 1 in get- nan, the weaken- pellied to awing a ences at onth ago le Penn- ons east A] Mana- ievances sted, al- vere the ese dif- vear for 1 man- 1 a colli- 1e Penn- Frank , freight nd body » widow xon, 24 leaves @ ter the as over estate of ied sud- Judge 1s’ Court made to Father ow what vag kill- n Mount {ingston, dq trved ’e years. listed in ago,” It \t he was yrothono- r Louden ‘William .. Wayne e name pellation lates for Peansyl- has Been authori- ceived a. county d on ac- e road in as over- rious in- vn Balti- eer run- , held up the Fair- by rail- Miners’ I further policy, id off on ent UTas- A iting ex- his order suspen- county ders’ as- mand an , per day, nters are of eight Qil City he list of ict quar- enforced, s where rer by a at Don- 1 at Con- old. about 48 railroad old, pas- n Church. ng a cel- sustaining prove fa- e county, je er oint 1 bout 500 > Ju, cted killed by g mine ompany A Useful Dressy Gown. Dainty womankind likes a soft. fluffy gown. Crepe de chine is a very zood materiel to use for matinee or room gowns. It washes perfectly and is light and soft to the touch. Other materials in which these garments are seen are pongee, surah, louisine, cash- mere, light wools and flannels, Capes at Wedding. At a. recent English wedding the bridesmaids wore cavalier capes of white satin lined with rose red velvet. These were slung from the shoulders and held in place by straps of rose red velvet ribbon fastened to the waist. Their hats were ivory white beaver, trimmed with loops and bows of rose red velvet ribbon and large white os- trich plumes. They carried sheaf bou- quets of red. flowers. Their gowns were ivory white satin having near the hems of the full skirts. silver gauze and ecru lace threaded with silver. "The bodices had guimpes of ecru net =ppliqued with Mechlin lace totifs. Sn —— : Striving For Beauty, Tet every woman strive for a beauty which all will recognize as being gen- uine, through and through. 'Fhat which is superficial ‘will fade and’ pass ‘away, leaving a flood of disappointments and unhappy memories, while the true beauty will prove a “joy forever.” She who possesses this gift “will be blessed. And yet it is not a gift, for beauty represents the ultimate result of sincere striving for the best in life, for the noblest:in character, sweetness of- grace and purity of soul. Every woman may possess these divine attri- Lutes if she will. . The ay is open and mankind will smile approval if she chooses: to become the woman beauitful. The “woman who thinks” will shape her life to this course and will call to her aid the supreme. source of strength and wisdom, : An Index of Character. ‘A small, well-rounded chin, with raobile and red cushions of flesh upon, indicates a pleasure-loving owner. If dimpled, all the more so, for dimpled chins belong to coquettes. People with dimples love to be petted and loved; like admiration and praise. Generally fickle. Usually this chin is healthy, recuperative and long-lived. Broad chins signify nobleness and large dignity, unless vertically thin, avhen, if with it there be thin lips of bloodless kind, you find cruelty. Square ching with little flesh denote firmness and executive ability. These make zood haters. : Long, thin chins are poetical. un- stable and delicate in constitution. Such people are subject to bowel de- rangements. If thin through’ the angles of the mouth, too, they are prone to tuberculosis. Generally 's ‘short: lived: The Little Woman. This is undoubtedly tlie day of the lif- tle Woman; but before going farther, let us alearly understand. what particular fragtion of femininity is implied in that term. On this point the little avoman herself is’ naturally the’ best authority. But here a difficulty crops up. No woman who is net tall will admit that she is a little woman. If you endeavor to thrust littleness on her she will draw herself up to her full height, and with an eye glittering with latent greatness, declare that she is of that average height of which every reasonable woman is so immeas- urably proud. A little woman, there- fore, is a woman of average height. She is a pocket Venus, who may have blossomed into a library edition by tue time she has come to the end of this eulogy. She is womanliness concen- trated, energy incarnate, cleverness compressed, the essence of elegance, and the precis of prettiness. As for the energy and vivacity of the little woman, what need be said? There is a dash about ler impossible to larger women. Nor must personal magnetism be overlooked. It is emi- nently characteristic of the little IW Oman. Sr ——— Vegetable Diet, Wor the cook who wishes to substi- {ute vegetables for meat, a knowledge of food, values is imperative. Some vegetables are perfect substitutes for meat. You might grow sirong and vig- orous on them, while if you made a wrong choice, your family would slow- ly starve to death. All the grains, such as whole wheat, rice, barley, oats, corn, are perfect substitutes for meat. They have the same nutritive value without the wastes of animal flesh. Nuts, cheese, peas, beans, lentils, rais- ins, figs, bananas, are meat foods. *To- matoes, onions, celery, asparagus, car- rots. beets, spinach, apples, are all val- wable and important articles of diet, but if you attempted to make them the basis of your dietary, your family would either starve or strike. Many vegetables have medicinal value which if more widely understood would di- minish the need for drugs and the doc- tor. Raisins, grapes, asparagus, spin- ach, lentils, carrots, contain considera- ble iron. They are valuable for anemic people. Celery, onions, carrots and let- tuce are nervines and should occur frequently in the diet of the high- strung nervous person. They may be served in a variety of ways, together or separately or in combination with other foods. With the addition of milk and butter, they become nutritious. Carrots are delicious in combination avith celery or cw’iwy or beets, Fgge take the place of meat always. Two eggs equal in food value the quantity of beefsteak usually served to one per- son.—Harper's Bazar. A Marriage Compact. Unquestionably the root. of many domestic troubles and marital con- troversies may be traced to the loose- ness and vagueness of the marriage contract. It formulates no definite and practical modus vivendi for the con- tracting parties. Even the “obey clause” is either omitted altogether or is no longer taken seriously. The mutual rights apd duties of married life are left to be determined by com- bat and compromise, arbitration and’ conciliation. If tlre two parties got together at the outset and drew up a form of agreement to govern their partnership the chances of controversy and -disruption would be greatly di- minished. Here is a project for re form upon which the anxious students of the divorce problem might well con- centrate their efforts. : The path'of reform has already peen ‘blazed’ ‘by a foresighted couple in Dens, ver, Col., under the guidance of the: mothet - “of the canny’ bride and the father: of the groom. The bride's’ mother” drew up an agreement, or: rather, a catalogue of ‘don’ ts, whic she asked the groom to’ sign.. The late] 1 ter submitted the draft to bis father; who framed -a- counter pledge for thé: bride to sign. The concordat’ possesses’ high sociological interest. The groom pledged himself, in part, as ‘follows: . I will not ‘smoke in the bedrooms. I will not join more than two secret societies, and will spend at least two’ nights a week at home. 2 I will not pretend to have business downtown that calls me away right after supper. I will not conceal business condl- tions and financial conditions from my: wife, pretending to be afraid she will’ WOrry. I will not quit dressing well, and run around looking like a tramp, say- ing, “I'm married now, it doesn’t make any difference,” buf promise, if able, to buy at least two new suits of clothes each year. I will not insist on chicosing the names for all the babies. I will attend to the furnace myself or hire a man to do it. I will not re- fuse to discharge the cook. I will not complain or get sarcastic if the meals are disarranged or bad, and. firally, 1 will go to church with my wife at least three times a year. And the bride promised, among other things: : Not to invite all my friends to visit, | = and not to excinde mv husband's: friends from. the house. Not to join more than three women’ Ss clubs or insist upon reading my papers” to my husband. Not to keep pet dogs. Not to pick out some other man in ‘the neighborhood and hold him up as a model. Not to complain of feeling sick, yired out and neryous pltenery than is neces: ‘ sary. : Not to ‘go shopping more than three] times a week. Not to drag my husband out to even: ing parties when he comes home tired out and worried. Not to insist that the baby gets its temper and bad traits from its father's family. Not to insist on trying to economize by doing home repairing, painting, ot making home furniture. Not to tell my husband the short comings of the servants every evening at dinner; not to insist ou talking te him while he is reading tire paper at breakfast; not to ask him fo suggest what to have for dinner, and finally, “1 not to insist on buying his clothos, - reli) ry . Pp wm ya Uy nf wear Fashion has the scarf-inaiif. Never were so many beautiful, fii aris seen. Prettiest of all are the printed |: chiffon affairs. A sailor shupe in eyelet embroidery on snowy white linen had a wide scarf of pink satin ribboa tied in the back and falling in long ends. Many debutantes of the a Renaissance lace ish robe among t! may be worn with of silk. The broadest distinction exis{s now. adays in the gowns we wear, and the occasions on which we wear them. A dinner gown and a ball gown must nol be confounded, and this means more gowns, season count white Span These slips ros vari-colored ie rere Candied Orange and Lemon Pael, We would like to know if any on: has ever tried the following ineiihod of making candied peel? If any one has a method of her own we would like to have it for our readers. E. 1. LI. says: Soak the peeciing twenty- four hours in salted water. Place in fresh, cold water on the stove come to a boil; turn oft this water and put on fresh boiling water. T.et it cook until tender, then boil in thick syrup made of granulated sugar. Let the syrup cook all out, being eful not to burn; place on the pls to. dry. This is fine for fruit cake, mince meat, or to season common loaf cake It will keep svy | ngih of {lwe, if. pian in C8irid cruw’ GEE PULP Pddasen THE REV. -W."S/ BAER, 3 2 dud #22] sak Subject: “‘ Christian Life ‘Brooklyn, .N,- Y.—The-Rev. Winfield } Scott - Baers: who- eame from: Grace Church, Sandusky. rectorship of St. George's .Chureh, si aman of attractive personality and an excellent speaker. His subject Sunday | morning Was “Christian Lite.” His| text was ‘from Psdlmys ox¥ii:1:2: +1 vill “lift up” mine” eyes: utito "the Hills from whence cometh my help: My help cometh from the Lord, who made | heaven and earth.” Mr. Baer: said: It is from the heights that we gain our; v ‘vision. . It is. from . the widest heights of human attainment that we see life most truly. To gain these heights we need to go where Christ has’ climbed. Thére are certdin inci- dents in His life which preserve fo: as the intimate connection between the truth of Ilis life and the place avhere it was revealed in its fullness. Let us lift. up our eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh our help. ... Up into a mount, with a few chosen disciples; He went by night’ to ‘pray. In the darkness of the night those who-accompdried Him belreld 4 vision. Before ‘them was the ‘Son of Man, transfigured.: witli" garments all aglow, Then there came a voiee from God, #Els is my Shooven Son, hear Him.” .. How often in.the days to come. must they have recalled that vision with joy. How often in the night of their perplexity. when they questioned ‘what to do,“must they: have heard the voice; “This: 4s my: Son, hear Him.” Their. brethren saw not the vision, heard not the voice. -In the valley below they slept. » They liad Jot been asked to go with their Master and, they. did” ‘right to rest their weatied frames’ for the work of’ the Torrow. went’ With "Hitir ‘sdw the ‘vision and heard" the’ voice “which declared to them - that “whatever.: other * teachers werk; or ‘had taught, the.perfect now was-eome, and the imperfect was done away.. The glory of .the.morning star. is swallowed up. in. the light of, the sun, .which it forétells.. So, day by day, these men saw in “Him, the trans- figuration of humanity: thé alory of a life lived with the Father; they heard the voice of that Father saying, *This is my Son, har “Him,” and- knew in Christ the. perfection: of . sonship as God intended it.to be, ; i Is. this a vision of past “history ? iA page torn from the biography ot Jesus of Nazareth? Is this a day Shen there is no vision, and no prophet; this the mount of God far aivay, bh must one journey to the Holy Land to ‘see it? Nay; since: He. : trod the earth, all lands are holy, and we may go into the mount, may gain a vision and hear a voice. For the glory of Christ. is not dimmed, nor the voice of ,God . stilled. As one looks back through the vista of centuries and asks for the force which has uplifted man, there dawns upon him for an- swer the vision of the transfigured Christ. As one seeks for the highest inspiration of brush and chisel, -2gain, clearer or dimmer, as he may see, there stands before him the vision of the. transfigureq man. As he gazes at glorious “cathedrals; ‘wondering af the’ greatness of the work and the beauty of thie art)’aguin the Son of Man: ap+ pears as’ the: Alpha and ©mega, the beginning of the: luspiration ihe! on of all. the faith. ...... LAD, yes, . and one. need nat - go -to mo vierpieces of. art to. discern - the, transfigured man, Closer’ and Jegarer, is He to us in lire than in ¢anyas or in | |'stone. Wherever ‘man kneels down in’ prayer,” wherever in thought’ Tie lifts | up his heart to God, wherever’ in tinge! of meditation he goes apart to be with «the Father, there comes a vision of transfigured . man, glowing with the ‘glory of God. The youag mau looking |. ont into .ne world, the old man wait- ing his summons home, each may have his’ vision and must have if, if he would do his work aright. How sad our life ‘as Christians would be if all we did was daily round of duty on the treadmill of existence. How long the days would be; how juyless the task, with our song at best a stoic chant. How glad when weary work was done, and weary eyes were closed, and weary hands were folded on the breast. But that is not the Christian life. It is life and more abundant, with ‘ts outlook and its hope. In study of the Scrip- tures, :n musings when the heart is too full for speech, in hours of worship when hearts and voices are upr: aised i to God, there may come to us a vision tof strength, of truth, of the better i man to be, the answer to all our pant- ing and throbbing desires to come into the fullness of life. It may be dim, hecause our eyes are dull. at as our eyes grow brighter. the indistinctness fades away into the glory of the transfigured man Christ Jesus. The vision of man is given to us in Him. We long, too, for knowledge of God; as we creep up ‘‘the great altar stairs which slope through darkness up to God.” far, far above us we see the light of the eternal glory. And as we draw nearer, the light resolves itselt into the face of the transfigured One. “We have the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ,” in whom God graciously veiled His brightness that our weak eyes might see. Our fullest vision of God and our clearest vision of man are had in Him. We may see Him in life of noble man and pure woman as we walk through the streets. We may suddenly be brightened in the darkness ot a home of sin by a glimpse of Chris t shining through the life of one who ros with Him. Let us ever seek for that vision of Christ in the life of our fellows, and if we seek, we shall find. But let us remember that it is well to take time with Him in worship, in fonriip prayer. where two or three are gathered to- gether, in cur own communing with the Father, 48 we go apart in the mount of prayer, which is the mount of vision. the mount of glory. Another vision. not now on mountain high, apart from others, with veil of right drawn down, but in light of day on little knoll by side of read where throngs from the city pass. Three crosses reared black against the sky, and the form of Him in the midst is as the form of Him who was transtigured on the mount. When He came down i fron tbe mount of transfiguration He + met His disciples at the foot of the hil! Al BRILLIANT SUNDAY: SERMON BY -0., to asswne. the shining facei-and | But those who | surrounded by Cr oda There. there was ne a curious ard dispuling d and sorrow of man; Adhere 3sas_ weakness of His followers. The call w made Ton Him, and the demon was expelféd “sorrow was done away,- the istressed through EIS, strength was restored, to peace... This’ was the epitome of His life. "Then He set His face steadfastly to go to Jerusalem. I'rom vision to service; from “commiinfon “With: God to service’ of; mam; from transfigutation to‘cruct- fixian.- His life was-a life’ of service; THe came not fo be ministered unto, but to minister: He was a teacher, a preacher, a. setter forth of God and man in word and life. He ministered {0 men’s bodies; He enlightened their minds; He cleansed their souls: He strengthened ihem to realize the ideal which His whole life was pouring out “for mantin sacrificial love; ‘as He hum- bled Himself and became poor that we. might becom: eternally rich; He. gave Himself up to death for us miserable ‘sinners that ie might have eternal Jdife. The depth of sin shows, the height of His love. The Cross of Cal- vary is the offering up of ‘self for others, * = 275 Hp ¥m AS we know well theré is wondrous strife of tongues. From every-quarter there are @uestionings; Old forms of. belief are losing power, but the old be- lief. we know. is not. It still inspires and uplifts, because. it. is life in God. Change is on tue face of the earth; new and ‘strange things are taught, sometimes even as the gospel of Christ; thé séethihg waters ‘of lifé rush to and fro. and at times one is tempted to be<: lieve that there is a reversion to chaos in spiritual things... We pass from this ‘chuureh, where we are gathered to. wor- ship God with -the voice of thanksgiv- ing and melody, the "sound of prayer anid ‘praise, or we go from thé quiet silbuce ‘of our ‘meditation, which was. 4 filled" with: God's voice, into our lifé withother mer. - Tlrey may have no in- ‘terest in these things, or. best it.may. be an infellectnal or.speculative: inter. est. They are, very. critical dalsins in thar. babel, to swwhom shall ‘we listen, whit voice will still the deep and" hake tk great calm? What but ibe old voi ice’ af the Transfiguration: ~Phis’ is ‘my ” Son, hear Him.” = Study His words to ascértain the truth to méet- she idquiries of man's mind, But with all the study that we can give it Wwé ean never come to the truth of that ‘which He taught until in our life we live. the I'te of servic ey a8 (He: Heo served; therefore is He. or reat. It is a blessed’ privilege to be on the mount with’ God, bui the vision must pass info service; as we go down, and by words and life declare the vision which we have had of truth and love. 1t will mean cost. If IIe feund that service of others meant cost, bitter trial and weariness of body and mind, can we expect that as His followers we shall have naught to endure? May there not be for us wmisunderstandings, temptations ‘from’ fortune and power, and ambition? * May there not be havd- ships for us, does service cost naught? It cost Him the cross. And the dis- ciple is not above his Master. The ngarer we cone to realizing the vision of the perfect man the closer we draw, to, Calvary in the offering up of self for others.’ This mount of service and sacrifice’ is not far away, inaccessibic peak ¢apped with the everlasting snow. The service is here, where throngs ot men pass-to and. fro; it is a’ -lowly mount, the ‘mount otf service; in. the ‘turmeil. and dust, of the streets; among busy. men thronging the city of man, whic h shoud be the city of God. It is lowly, yea. hut hard to ‘climb. Tasier far to £0 np on mount of prayer gain the vision ‘of what we ought to} Le ‘than qi HEE 6F service to be what’ we ought. But. thanks be: to Him “whois witlius on Calvary as ou Traos- figuration.. ‘His, spirit strengthens.antl helps us ;and enables us te offer our Selves, a living ‘able unto God. the Lord. r a IS “this ali=vision. service, Nay, Christianity is not a death, but a” Jaw ‘of life. ‘may “hope to ¢¥cape life, sacrifice, lholy,. acceps- My help, cometh trom death? law. of Buddhism but Christ came that we: might have life,” and have it more abundantly. Christianity is life, not death. A few weeks after the crucitixion, on another mount, was a gathering of men with loving eyes fixed on Him who was the centre of the group; and IMis form was as the form of Him who had been nailed to the cross, the same, yet changed. Giving them His command, and His benedic- tion, He ascended into heaven. Vision, service, life-—not vision, sacrifice, death. Through His obedience to what He knew to L: right. through His translation into a life of service of the perfect vision, which He lad, He had come into the higher life, and is seated on the throne with God. It was the fitting end and glorious con- summation of such a life, the crowning with the glory of manivocd, fulfilled and enunchbled to its greatest height, The law of sacrifice is not the law of death, but the law of spiritual life. He that loseth his life for My sake, findeth it. He that humbleth hiwsel! ig exalted. He that bendeth down in love, ascendeth up in glory. For the truth of the Mount of Ascen- sion is a higher life for man inte which he comes through vision and throught service. [Is it wrong to wish to use aright those powers which we feel within; is it wrong to long for a fuiler life than that which now we have; must we he content with what we gre in spiritual attainment, in character? Nay. if we be Christians, we cannot be content, as we behold the hills of Transfiguration and Calvary, of vision and sacrifice, and on the hill of ‘Ascen- sion beliold manhood crowned by God in a fuiler and larger life than that which earth affords, with clearer range of vision, with larger realm of service, with richer glory of the man, as He comes more snd more into the likeness of His Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Love. Nothing is sweeter than iove, nothing nothing higher. uothing "nothing better. either in heaven or earth; because love is bors of God. and, rising above all created things, can find its rest iv Him alone, —Thomas a Kempis. Do I really love Jesus? Flave I ever told Him that I jove Him" Let me tell Zim: now. Do 1 know Him as my friend \'t0 whom 17 can always ‘go? When I am weak. do 1 think of His strength? When 1 am sinful, ‘do & think of His pur When I a doubt,” ‘do 1 of His wi YWWhen 'I's1w" ired ‘dof co to T i test ?—Tloyd YW. Tomkins. r IE 5 ' t x syas a. strifeof tongt ues; ier and’ SIBBATH SCHOOL LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSO! ‘LESSON COMMENTS FUR MARCH 25: Temperance Lesson, Prov. xxlii, 29 55 Golden Text, Prov. xxlif., 3 3 2—Ieinory’ «+ Verse, 31 — Topic: Drink’s’ Chamber of Horrors. ? I. “Strong drink destroys happiness: (vs. 29, 30.5." 20.-° “Who.” . A divine commission to-every. man te investi- gate the prevailing cause of woe and. sorrow and strife, and thus be deterred from taking the wrong course in life, Robinson call this lesson the driank- ard’'s looking glass, set before those ‘whose face is toward the drunkard’s ‘habits, co that they may sec what: they’ will be if they go on. “Woe.” :'Diveful’ distress; both the condemnation for -a sin committed, and a certain awful con- dition of suffering. brings its own punishment, .but there is no sin which so speedily and relent- lessly pursues its victim as the sin of | drunkenness. “Who bath sorrow.” “The Hebrew word means, first, poverfy and then misery. The cup contains more than one woe; a single sorrow is not'all. These are so numerous as to call forth a constant and long continued cry of: anguish. “Who . hath. contentions.” Nine-tenths of-all the brawls and fights, . quarrels and . misnnderstandings are traceable to drink. “Who hath bab: bling.””’ This refers to the tendency of strong ‘drink to foolish and ihcéssant’ talking, revealing secrets, vile conver- sation and noisy demonstrations, which are © common -. in different stages of drunkenness. : Nothing goes right with the drinker. - He complains of God, of. gociety, of -his-family. of his cireum- stances, of . everything. Nothing sean be right to one Ww ho is thus, Wrong. +Wounds without cause.” Wounds*re- rdeived in wholly unprofitable disputes, such as come of the brawls of drunken ‘mens: Drinkers+are especially: exposed to aecldents and: diseases which. tem-.t perance would have prevented... “Red: ness of eyes)’. Bloodshot, blurred. or bleared eyes (Gen, 49:12). Alcohol in- duces a paralysjs of the nerves control- ling the minute blood vessels, the ca- pillaries, which results in a dilation that speedily shows Itself in the eye, 30: * “They that tarry long.” This’ answers the above-questions. Te who begins to drink continnes to drink, tar- rying often a whole night, and from that to day and night. .*“They that go.” To places or among people where in- toxicating drinks are made or stored or used. “Mixed wine.’ . Spiced, drugged, medicated wine, ~ II. Strong drink” prohibited (vs. 31; 32). 31. “Look not.” This prohibits even moderate drinking. It is ow duty to avoid temptation. - See Prov. 4:14, 15. The person who enters into temp- tation is almost certain to fall. “Red.” The bright color of the wine gives it an attractive look. “Hig color in the cup.” Literally, its eye, the clear brightness, or the beaded bubbles, on which the wine drinker looks” with pleasure. “Goeth down smoothly” (R. V.) "Phis vérse pictures the attractive side of .wine, when it seems perfectly harmless to sip a little, when it.is bright and inspiring. thrilling the nerves with delight, promising all joy and freedom. It is the shining side of evil that is so dangerous—this flowery entrance to thé path that Te ads +o death.” At such a “timey-beware! =: 32: “At the’ last it biteth.V: ‘The ples asure will-be attended at Jast with. intoler= able pains, w ken it works like so much | poison in thy, veins and.casts thee into diseases as ‘hard to cure as, the biting. ‘of a serpent. “Adder.” In the, Geneva Bible this word by translated “cocka- trice.”’ 1% was 4° very venomous ser- pent: But'tfé picture cannot be over-’ drasvn. The curse of strong drink is worse than the bite of a Joumne ser- pents.- gz : IIT. Str ong drink ruinous to charac- ter (v. 33) 2 33. “Byes shalt behold,” ete. “Phine eyes shall behold strange things.” R. V. Some think there is a reference here to the delirium tremens. Dut the rendering in the Authorized Version, which is retained in the margin of the ‘Revised Version, is, according to the Cambridge Bible, “in keeping with the usage of the word in the Book of Prov- orbs, and with the undoubted connec- tion between excess of wine and lust.” The “lust of the eyes” causes tbe downfall of many. We should hasten {fo close our eyes to that which we ought not to see. *“ITeart shall utter.” When men or women indulge in the use of strong drink they let down the bars to every sin that follows in the train. IV. Strong drink leads to folly (vs. 34. 35). 34. “In the midst of the To make one's bed on the waves of the sea would be to De swallowed up in death. So is the drunken man. Or as a pilot who has gone ta sleep when his ship was in the ironghs of the sea, al- lowing the tiller to «lip out of his hand, and his ship to be swamped with the waves which he might have outridden. Stupefied, besotted pen know not where they are or what they are doing. and when they lie down they are as if tossed by the rolling waves of the sea, or upon the top of a mast. Their heads swim. Their sleep is disquiet, and troublesome dreams make sleep uunre- freshing. “Top. of a mast”: The drunkard is utterly regardless of life, 35. “Have siricken—not hurt” (I3. ") With conscience seared and self- sea.” A respect gonz, the drunkard boasts of the things whiechr should make him blush with shame. “Have heaten—felt it not.” “Angry companions have-done | their worst to endl my life, says he, but thelr blows did not affect me” “Will | a Rather, when TI shall RD I will seek it again. Self-con- trol is all gone. The drunkard is a glave to appetite. Ife is as insensible to the pleadings and warnings of those who seek hig salvation as he is to the beatings of his comrades when he is delirious, Uncle Sam, continues tire Bal- » American, is not only the tional policeman to whom ; tél] their troubles: the unive to whith every naticn come. timore Le | ied cn as »d citizens turas the first th "horrors giving is that it is done in faith... EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS MARCH 25__ AFRICA. 35a Ee Program by the Mission Study Class. —Josh. 1. 1-9. ~Africa is, of all the continents, ost [nteresting to the student of ‘missions. ‘ He. sebs it as it was ‘not many years ago—forgzotten, neglected, suffering‘in ‘the dark. He sees its missionary pi- - oneers—men the echo of whose voices bas hardly died away. He .sees the struggle between the powers of heath= gnism -and the gospel complicated by the greed and cruelty of men. from* Christian lands. He sees, at last, the joining of hands by which missions and commerce ‘work together to bring ‘light to’ Africa.’ : 'The:work which has been done there Sin of all kinds { pag given the lie’ to the cheap jests about missionaries. Missionaries to Africa, have been hard-headed, ready- handed men and women, who could wield tools of the: farm and shop and home as well ag the sword of the Spir- it. There have been constructive statesmen among them, no less worthy of praise because the kings they have counseled were black savages. Africa is the oldest of the mission fields of the Methodist Episcopal Chuireh, _In past years it has been one of the least productive. Doubtless some mistakes have beer made, some efforts wasted. But the African field is ready now for larger things. The great powers of Europe are planning colossal enterprizes in Africa. It will shortly be the home’ of millions of white people. Its greatest need is that whatever industrial and pollitical 'pro- gress it may make, it shall be pre- . empted. for the gospel. The growth of the to-morrow may be greater than we: have: yet dared to.dream. Africa ‘was claimed. for God in the life and death of Melville Cox; our Methodism’s first foreign missionary. [t is “the coming continent.” Wars lave desolated it in almost every mile of its vast extent, but now there is. bright prospects of lasting peace. If aas been the scene of the unimagined of the slave trade, -but that ghastly traffic is disappearing in the face of the unceasing opposition of the Christian 1 nations, CHRISTIAN ENDEAOR NOTES MARCH TWENTY-FIFTH. Bountiful Sowing: Our Gifts to Christ's Cause.—Luke 6:38; 2 Cor. 9:1-15, Every one likes heaped up high. it also? No gift'is at its best till it is given in gratitude for the Best Gift. ii'you want to give only a dime and yet dc give a dollar, God counts it only. a dime. : Is your harvest of happiness scanty? 1uat’is proof of a scanty sowing. . Proportionate and’ systematig a is may‘be génerous or stingy. What needed is a generous system and > a portion. L “He.gives twice who gives quick “X applies to missions as well as to Shak’ : ity. . #8 Fulk owing’ avails not fintoss: foly y ; lowed by full tending. CA prayer and a penny’ comes a prayer and a dollar. Sowing séems to be throwing away n seed. One of the chief graces of our “good measure,” Must not God like . soon be, 3 ne It is not giving when we place our money. in ‘the savigs bank, or when’: we expert a money return from God. Generally the larger the interest the less safe the investment. It is the op posite in lending to the Lord: What merchant would know "how his business stood unless he kept ac counts” How can we know hew well or poorly we give unless we keep ac- counts? It is possible to sow too much seed fn a farmer’s field, but it not possible to sow too much gospel seed. Do I use my possessions as a trus! from God? Questions. Do I hold my money as if I should hold it forever? Am 1 living for myself or for the kingdom of Ged? BROTHERHOOD, Mark well this fact-—-not often urged, in- Li ) ywhn business, if he mind i best Concerns ymmon welfare, takes die i Hi 5 unit, stands: toward all 1 and narrow it be, virtce must ei medd.e not. nt with > to go one's iwemmed with seifish privacy, me's brother suffer as he may. To nd one’s business, rather, as God 1 true way, the Christian way. Non F within the common pathway i His way, and yet not walk alone —James Diuzkham. John Barleycorn, Pucilist. if John Barleycorn knocks out a ighter at forty-two, at what age the business man throw up the spouze to the great champion? We are told that Fitzsimmons was a drunkard. He was a steady dd Few business men are drunk- Ty Bob ards, but many of them are steady drinkers. A business man may go on for years Se ——— steadily, and if the ‘punch There is a great deal of suffering in tomach™” in the shape of uu- the northern districts of Japan from ditticnities does not come he the failure of the rice crop, and an in- ull Ihiovnh ee But who ny Toy timation is made that relief from the Sg Li - United States would net be unwel- ier : chance to hau the pugilist?— ‘ost-Dispatei.,
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