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Miss M. Eager, the lady who for some years was in charge of the Rus- sian imperial nurseries, tells a charm- ing story concerning the youngest of the Czar’s four daughters—the Grand Duchess Anastasia—who is now seven years old. “We were driving in the Nevski one day,” says Miss Eager, “and got into a block of traffic. A great many people assembled to see them. Among the crowd was a young student, who stood with his hands in his coat pockets, neither smiling nor taking any notice beyond frowning severely at the children. Anastasia, who was sitting in my lap, turned to me and said: ‘Just look at that boy. He is rude, for I bowed to him and he took no notice.’ I told her he might not have seen her bow, and | she bowed two or three times to him, and only met a very cold stare in re- sponse. Then she said: ‘Poor boy, perhaps no one taught him any man- ners; he doesn’t know it’s polite to bow when a lady bows,” put her face through the carriage window, and kissed her little hand to him again and again. Even our student could not resist. He smiled broadly, took off his cap, and bowed to the child, who turned to me and said: ‘Oh, the dear boy. Now he knows. I taught him.’ ”’—Tit-Bits. . COLLEGE EDUCATION DEFENDED If Dr. G. Stanley. Hall could have attended the annual luncheon of the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association at the Hotel Gotham, he would have had his mind set at rest on some points. Dr. Hall in a recent maga- zine article expressed grave concern because, as he believed, the pristine purity of our young women’s institu- tions was being sicklied o’er with thought and tarnished with reflec- tion. President Mary E. Woolley, of Mount Holyoke, sees no occasion for alarm in this particular quarter. “Any one at all familiar with col leges,” said Miss Woolley, ‘knows that the students are not troubled rr : to a stiff dough. Place three times. This crust 2 : a a «© Bm Lx] [7] Se =1 o >= = @ od wv hd a. DL 2 [&] © = ajed = = ur wy 2 Tome = SQ 4 . “building up” the rim. with an excess of mentality. ‘We shall continue at Mount Holyoke our ef- forts to tarnish the pristine purity of maiden intuitions with reflection, but there is no danger of our producing an oversupply of great purity. I have collected some choice gems from ex- the apprehensions of our critics if they cared to examine them. Here are a couple of specimens: “Beo- wulf won a great battle, assisted by Wyecliffe;’ ‘Cramer wiote the Prayer Book, a charming and dignified piece of literature.’ ” President Woolley announced a leg- and roll out.to one-fourth an inch thick. of the sheet of pastry toward the centre. ing third over the double sheet formed by the first fold, and roll again until one-fourth an inch thick. process until the folding and rolling have been performed A 4 = yo WORK bee / ART ON already so many bright and clever young women have entered into it who have met with phenomenal suc- cess, that it will not be long until they will stand equal chances with the “knights,” who have for so long monopolized - this particularly well- paying business. And we have not far to go in look- ing for a reason for all this. In the first place, a woman is bound to gain recognition simply. because she is a woman; for it is the hardest thing in the world, says the Portland Ex- press, for a man to refuse a request made by a woman, especially if the woman be young and pretty and, of course, clever. So, before he knows what he is doing, he is placing an or- der. eo 2 . =. — * ® ® e ing corsets, ladies’ waists and under- wear, perfumery, millinery, toilet ar- ticles, and dozens of other things, a woman is better adapted to the busi- ness of selling than is a man, and she is particularly successful along the lines. A successful woman drummer is always in her element, for she is sure of herself and knows what she can do, it is second mature for her to dilate and expand on the salient feat- ures of such of these articles as she may be selling. As a rule, these wo- men are quick at repartee, some of them good story tellers, brimming over with original good humor, and have a thorough knowledge of men’s weaknesses.—New Haven Register. —- TEACHER OVER THIRTY. Dr. Colin A. Scott, of Boston Nor- mal School, has gone on record in a lecture, according to the newspapers, to the effect that no woman should be permitted to teach in the . public schools after she has passed the age of thirty years—unless she then be- comes married. Dr Scott's argument in favor of this proposition is that a woman who has remained unmar- | ried until she is thirty years old, thereafter leads a disappointed life, and thereafter cannot teach as suc- A ~~ Plain Pie Crust.—One cup of flour, one-fourth a tea- spoonful of salt, one-third a cup of shortening, equal parts of butter and lard, or any preferred shortening, one-fourth a cup of water, as cold as possible. Chop shortening into flour. Mix flour and salt. Add to wetting, and mix lightly on lightly floured moulding-board Fold one-third Fold the remain- Repeat this does very nicely for apple dump- lings, or for lining the pan for a one-crust pie. The propor- tions given will line two large pie plates, allowing for. rar. cessfully as when she led a life filled with hope. = It may amaze, even stupefy and otherwise flabbergast Dr. Scott to learn that personally we do not agree with his views in this matter. We with him will not fill him with de- spair, because we have in the past frequently disagreed with the views of great men and no disastrous re- sults have followed. . That a woman who after thirty years of age continues to remain un- married does thereafter lead a disap- bointed life is a debatable question. acy of $10,000 from the estate of | Mrs. Mary Dame Hall, one of the presidents of Sorosis. — New York Tribune. BETTER - ADAPTED GARMENTS FOR WET DAYS. All good things are devised for peo- ple who have motor cars—establish-~ ing anew the saying that to them that have shall be given. It seems, though, as if the new | motor hood might be used even by less fortunate beings who can’t skim | the earth betwixt their own honk- | ‘honk and their odorous trail of smok- ing dust. It is exceedingly thin and extraor-| dinarily elastic—this new waterproof hood, says the Portland Express. It folds flatly into a tiny silk rubber case no longer than a folded pocket handkerchief. In its working mo- ments. it stretches big enough to cov- er the largest hat of the season, feath- ers and all, and has a little curtain all around the neck to prevent rain or dust sifting in the collar. ‘ Could anything be more convenient to carry in the mere ‘pedestrian pocket, to be whipped out and Some unmarried women past thirty, who look about them and behold the. cheap imitations of men which are brought in by the tide and to whom their sisters are tied for worse instead of better, chortle with glee and chuc- kle in self-gratulation every day of their lives because they are yet heart | whole and fancy free. Many a .wo- {man past thirty, who has not been shot in the affections by one of Cu- pid’s arrows, goes to a candy store and treats herself to a box of choco- | 1ates when she looks about her and beholds other women who have com- mitted matrimony and have later suf- fered divorce, and are now waiting for overdue alimony to be paid up to date. The theory that every woman must thrust her hand in the Grabbag of Fate and accept whatever she draws from the Lottery of Matrimony, has been exploded by numerous happy ex- ceptions. That every woman's life is a failure because she does not cou- ple up with something wearing trous- ers, suspenders and a derby hat, is a question worthy of heated argument. Dr. Scott also argues that men as teachers are superior to women and therefore should receive higher sal- stretched over one’s sacred, picture- plumed chapeau at the first drop of rain? : Perhaps some such device will finally banish the ugly ymbrella to the limbo where it belongs. Clad in waterproof suit and storm- proof boots with some such rain-de- fying hood drawn over her head, al woman might walk through the pett- | ing torrents umbrellaless and -un- afraid, incidentally acquiring that beauteous complexion eternal damp- ness gives her English sisters. SUCCESSFUL AS TRAVELING AGENTS. Women drummers are becoming more plentiful every day, and they, are successful, too. One has but to go to the firms employing these ‘“la- dies of the grip,” to learn that their sales are as large if not larger than those of the sterner sex. This field for women is comparatively new, but aries. If we could establisn the fact that a woman who remains unmar- ried is.net necessarily unhappy, then we believe that Dr. Scott would agree with us that by virtue of her sex and womanly attributes, she is better fit-" ted to teach the young, not only after thirty, but before thirty. Just be- tween you and us, Doc, whose teach- ings in your youth do you to this day treasure . dearest in your heart— mother’s or pap’s? If your mother was like most mothers, she used to reason with you and teach you right and wrong in sweet love and affec-. tion. But as for Dad—he used to impress his teaching upon you in quite another manner, often clinch- ing it with the hot side of a shingle. PE ENR Lad At the woman suffrage bazar, re- cently held at the Hoiel Martha Washington, in New York City, the receipts for the two days and even- ings were over $900. In many branches, such as in sell- trust, however, that our taking issue- THE PULPIT. A SCHOLARLY SUNDAY SERMON BY CARDINAL GIBBONS. Theme: Bearing Burdens. Baltimore.—Cardinal Gibbons de- livéred a sermon at the Cathedral Sunday morning. = There was a large congregation and the choir. gave spe- cial music. The subject. of the .Car- dinal’s discourse was:. “Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens.” His text was from St. Matthew 11:2-10. The Car- dinal spoke as follows: John the Baptist is.ope.of the noblest and most striking figures that appear on the pages of the New Testament. As the minister of God he has the courage. to rebuke Herod for his incestuous life. The fulfill- ment of his sacred duty cost him his liberty and his head. What a strik- ing contrast between John in prison and. Herod on his throne! John, though immured in a dark dungeon, is cheerful and resigned, because he has the testimony of a good con- science. Herod -on his royal seat is gloomy and dejected and eaten up with remorse. Though Jobn is in chains, his soul roams: with the free- dom of a son of God. Herod, though commanding a kingdom, is a slave to his passions. John utters no word of murmur or complaint from his prison. He does not plead for sympathy or re- lease. He is so entirely forgetful of his own sufferings and wrongs that he is concerned only about his Master's business. He sends two of his dis- ciples to ask our Saviour whether or not he is the true Messiah. John does not need this information for his own sake. He knows that Christ is the promised Redeemer, for, on a previous occasion, when he met our Lord, he exclaimed: “Behold the Lamb of God; behold Him that taketh away the sin of the world!” But he. desired that his disciples should learn from the lips of Christ Himself that He was the Redeemer who was sent to save the world. When the disciples asked Christ if He was the true Messiah, what an- swer did He give? Did He say to them: “Know that I am the Son of God, because I revel in the splendor of imperial majesty, I dwell in. pala- tial mansions, I am surrounded by an immense army, I am atfended by a retinue of courtiers, and kings and princes minister unto Me?” He said none of .these things. But this is the test and the proof that He gave of His divine mission: “Go,” He says, “and relate to John what ye see and hear. The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the.dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached unto them. And blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in Me.” Blessed is he who shall recog- nize My divinity. through the frail wall of My humanity. Of all the virtues that shine forth in the life of our divine Saviour there is none so. prominent, none so con- spicuous, as His compassion. for hu- man suffering. This was His char- acteristic virtue; this was the salient point in His character, if we may apply the term to One who was per- fect in every virtue. On every leaf of the Gospel that golden word mercy shines forth, brightening every page, cheering every heart. Our Saviour never exercises His divine power as Moses did; by chang- ing rivers into blood and destroying the first-born of the land. He never imitates Joshua by commanding the sun to stand still in the heavens. He does not, like Elias, call down light- ning from heaven to consume an of- fending people, though He was en- treated to do so by His disciples, to whom He said: “Ye know not what spirit ye are; the Son of Man came not to destroy, but to save.” No, but the miracles of Jesus were wrought to lessen the sufferings and lighten the burdens of men. He manifested His power by going about doing good. He gave sight to the blind that they might rejoice in be- holding the beauties of ereation. He gave speech to the dumb and hearing to the deaf. He gave power of walk- ing to the lame. He gave health to the sick and life to the dead. He dried up the tears of the widow and gave Hissblessing to children. Above all, He displayed His merciful power by receiving with open arms the re- penting sinner, by relieving her soul of the burden of her sins, and saying to her: “Be of.good.cheer. Go in peace. Thy sins are forgiven.” How correctly does the parable of the good:Samaritan portray the com- | passion of Jesus toward those who suffered from bodily diseases; for the good Samaritan is none other than “Jesus Himself. A traveler, while go- ing from Jerusalem to Jericho, falls among thieves. They rob him of his money. They strip him of his gar- ments and leave him on the roadside covered with wounds. His country- men pass by, but pay no heed to the bleeding man. A Samaritan who is of a different country and religion also comes along, and lifts up the wounded - man; he pours medicine into. his wounds and binds them; places him on a beast of burden, pro- vides for him in an inn, and sends him back to his family. Is not this an epitome of the life of Jesus, whose public. career was. spent in healing diseases and mitigating physical suf- fering? = de Not less marked was the benevo- lence of Christ toward those who suf- fered from mental anguish. What a notable example of His mercy to this class afilicted is furnished by the raising to life of the widow's son. She is following to the grave the re- mains of her only child, the solace of her declining years. Jesus, as if by accident, meets the mournful pro- cession. He sees the desolation of the widow's heart. His omnipotent hand touches the bier, and that same almighty power which, in the begin- ning, infused a living scul into Adam, calls back the spirit into the lifeless body of the young man and restores him to his mother. We have only three instances re- corded in the Gospel of persons being restored to life by our Saviour— Lazarus, the daughter of Jairus and the son of the widow of Nain. These examples are given as earnests of Christ's merciful power. But many millions are annually raised by His ‘ ¢f grace and virtue. power from the grave of sin to a life How many families are made glad that a chers ished member is brought back to them! How many a mother sheds tears of joy because a “son who was lost is found, and having been dead, is come to life again!” But nothing is more manifest in the Gospel than the sympathy of Jesus for the poor. He wished to stamp. with condemnation the spirit of the world, which estimates a man’s dignity by his wealth, and his degra- dation by his .poverty. He chose to be born’ of humble parentage, in an obscure village, in a wretched stable. Nearly His whole life was spént in a town which was looked on. with-con- tempt. The saying was: “Can any- thing good come out of Nazareth?” He led a life of poverty, not from ne- cessity, but: from choice. + He could say to Himself what could hardly be of a tramp: . “The foxes have holes, the birds of the air nests, but the Son of Man hath not whereon to lay His. head.” - He . chose His twelve apostles from the humblest walks of life; men without wealth or learning or influence or any of the qualifica- tionsaregarded as essential for the success of any .enterprise. He com- manded them to preach the Gospel especially to the poor. He wrought His greatest miracles in their behalf. His choicest promises- are made to them: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me. Wherefore He hath anoint- ed Me to preach the Gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the contrite heart.” I have set before you these fea- tures of the life. of Christ not merely for your admiration, but still more for your edification and example. He ig the ideal we are to follow. The closer we resemble the divine model, the nearer we shall approach Chris- tian perfection. We are social beings, we were cre- ated to live in society. No man is sufficient unto himself. We are all mutually and reciprocally dependent one on another, just as the organs of our -body are sustained by one an- other. As an injury to one organ involves a shock to the entire human system, so should the community at large feel a practical sympathy. for their fellow beings in any grievance by which they may be oppressed. I care not how rich and powerful you are. You might possess the wealth of -a multi-millionaire, but what would it profit you if you had no ‘servant to minister to you, no companion to cherish you, no friend to grasp your hand? You would be poor and miserable and blind and naked. What would it benefit a man to own all the coal coal mines of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, if -there were no hardy sons of toil to work those mines, to extract the coal from the bowels of the earth and transport it to the various centres of popula- tion? ; I care not how limited may be your resources, or how circumscribed your influence, you have personal mission from. God in.the Christian common- wealth, and you can exert scme good in vour day and generation. = Society is like the planetary sys- tem, - which - is composed ‘of : greater and lesser bodies, held together by reciprocal forces. The moon is the smallest body of our system; and yet what control she sways in the flow and ebb of the ocean tides; how much we would miss. her monthly visits, when she sheds over the earth her pale and silvery light; she gen- erously shares with us the effulgence she borrows from the great orb of the day. . % k And so, no matter how insignifi- can you may be, you can exert some beneficent power over the tide and flow_of human passions, and diffuse a calm and blessed light on those that fall within your environment. The benevolence of Christ was not exercised in promiscuous almsgiving. His benefactions usually consisted in removing diseases from the bodies of men, or in bringing them such timely relief as would enable them to stand on their feet and resume some honest avocations of life. Thus we find Him healing the paralyzed man that he might use his arms to support life, cleansing . the leper that he might take his place again in society, and feeding the multitude to enable them to return to their respective homes. But perhaps vou will say: Why should I concern myself about other people’s affairs? I have my own business to attend to:' “Am .I my brother's keeper?” These. were the words . of Cain, the, first murderer. What would have become of you and me if Christ the Lord had said, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” We would be groping to-day in the darkness of idolatry or. infidelity. = What would have become of society if the aposties had said, “Are we our brother's keeper?” and if they had returned to their homes and closed their ministry after the death of their Master? We would be deprived to-day of the price- Jess blessings of Christian civiliza- tion. : I say vou are, you ought:to ba, your brother’s keeper. You cannot, indeed, like the Saviour of the world, give sight to the blind, or hearing to the deaf, or speech to the dumb, or strength to the paralyzed limb. But you can work miracles of grace and mercy by relieving -the distress of your suffering brethren... And never do you approach nearer to God than when you alleviate the sorrows of others. Never do you prove your- selves to be the children of your heavenly Father more effectually than when. you bring sunshine to hearts that were darkened by the clouds of adversity. Never do you perform a deed more like to the cre- ative act of the Almighty than when you cause the flowers of joy and ‘gladness to bloom in souls that were desolate and barren before. The Great Lesson Fox Learned. I knew Jesus and He was very precious to my soul, but I found scmething in me that would not keep patient and kind. I did what 1 could to keep it down, but it was there. I besought Jesus to do romething for me, and when I gave Him my will, He came into my heart and cast out all that would not be sweet, all that would not be kind, all that would not be patient and then He shut the door.—George Fox. iain It Develops Character. If we pray for character we ought to be grateful when discipline comes } to us. HOUSEHOLD 3 AFFAIRS Ys TO REMOVE INDELIBLE INK. Soak the ink in strong salt (use rock salt) water over night or half a day, wash in clear, strong ammonia, then rub dry. and the next washday they will be all gone.—Boston Post, LOAVES FOR SANDWICHES. Half fill pound baking powder cans with bread dough, and let rise until nearly level. Bake as any bread, and you will find neat, round slices with no crust; suitable for sandwiches, luncheon boxes, parties and picnics. Boston Post. : EXCELLENT SHOE POLISH. Put two quarts of soft water. in an old tin can, add one ounce of extract of logwood, bring to a boil; then add one drachm of yellow prussiate of potash and one drahm of bichromate of potash. Stir until black, then add two ounces of borax, eight ounces of gum shellac, one ounce of castor oil, one ounce of neatsfoot oil. Boil all together with one old rubber for about two hours; when cold skim off the scum and bottle.—Boston Post. A CURE FOR STAINED WALLS. We have a large chimney which stained the wall paper in spite of successive coats of size, paint, varnish and shellac. A paperhanger reme- died the matter by pasting sheets of tinfoil over the spot, taking good care to smooth out all wrinkles. When this was thoroughly dried the chim- ney was repapered. We. have not been troubled or bothered with any stains since. The foil is so very thin that it may be used under any paper without danger of showing through. Of course, the wall was first cleaned of the old paper.—Good Housekeeping. COTTON CURTAINS .IN STYLE. Among the draperies offered for side curtains are cotton prints that are excellently done. They are imi- tative of the best designs in the fine old French and East Indian cottons, and they make an effective note in a bedroom. _ They are not expensive, they wash, and keep their color, and they are ‘wide enough to hang well. ° Many housekeepers prefer them to stuffs that do not wash, as there is always a feeling of cleanliness about a sleeping room where the draperies go to the tub. Even in the most carefully kept houses curtains that do not wash are not taken down, shaken and aired as many times a winter as they should be. They collect dust germs, cob- webs and all manner of unclean par- ticles at the top and in the gathers. .- When a curtain shows soil quickly, it is taken down and goes to the tub and, therefore, one feels well assured of its cleanliness. ~ These cotton prints are also used for covering large armchairs using a valance around the:-bottom. Cushions of the same material are heaped up in a seat, and other cushions of it are put on couches and on the other chairs. ! These covers should never be at- tached ‘to cushions; they should be made into separate slips with buttons and buttonholes at one edge; they can be sent to the wash whenever it is necessary. _ The woman who puts a cotton print cover—and many of them do—right over the stuffing and stitches it in, has a cushion that will not be fit to use more than two or three months at best. She can’t wash it, and whatever cleaning fluid she uses to take off the soil soaks in the stuffing and makes a most disagreeable ocdor.—New York Teavenly Gems—One egg, one cup sweet milk, two cups bread flour, two teaspoonfuls cream tartar, one tea- spoonful soda, one-third cup melted butter, or partly beef drippings; mix in order given; bake in gem pans. Cafe Parfeit—One cup sugar, one« half cup water, one-quarter black coffee, six egg yolks, one pint heavy cream. Cook sugar and water five minutes and add coffee. Pour slow- ly on the beaten egg yolks, add whip from cream, turn into mould and pack in ice and salt. Let stand four hours. Spiced Apple Jelly—Cut up. the apples without being cored or peeled. Make a bag of mixed spices (cinna- mon, cloves, ginger root, etc.). Cover the apples with two-thirds water and one-third vinegar, add the bag of spices and let boil until the apples are well cooked, drain and add equal quantity of sugar, let boil until it jel- lies (about half an hour), and you will have a firm jelly. Oatmeal Bread — One cup rolled oats, one quart water; boil twenty minutes; add one cup molasses, but- ter size of an egg, one teaspoonful salt: boil a little while longer, then put aside to cool; when cool add one- half yeast cake, two quarts of wheat flour; let it rise over night; in the morning add one cup of raisins; let it rise azain, and bake. I usually put the seeded raisins in one loaf as I dip it in my baking tin, and the other | two loaves I leave plain. This recipe { makes three loaves. I he &urdayy=&chool | ret er” mot rE ——— INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM- MENTS FOR JANUARY 31. Subject: The Trial of Peter and John, Acts 4:1-51—Golden Text, Acts > 4:31—Commit Verses 11,12— Exposition of the Lesson. svi .TIME.—A. D. 30. PLACE. — Jerusalem. EXPOSITION: —I. Peter's First Answer to the Sanhedrim, 5-12. The Jewish Sanhedrin was the great.gourt of Jewish law, composed of seventy- one leading men of the nation. Caia- phas, the nominal high priest by Ro- man appointment; Annas, the. real high priest, according to the Jewish way of looking at things, were, both there. It was a very august assem- bly, composed for the most part of Sadducees. Peter and John’s being brought before. it, and their treat- ment by it was an exact literal ful- fillment of the prediction of Jesus (Matt. 10:17). Their attempt to hinder the preaching of the gospel really gave wings to the gospel. Pet- er had seen this body together once before when Jesus was tried and con= demned. On that occasion he was thoroughly frightened and cowed and played the poltroon, but now he is calm and fearless. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead and his own baptism with the Spirit has wrought this great change. The Jewish and other wonder workers were, k accus- tomed to perform their marvels by the power of some name (2s e. 8, the name of one of the Patriarchs, or the name of Solomon, or the unspeak=- able name of Jehovah), so the coun- cil. very naturally asked Peter and John “in what name’’ they had healed the lame man. The real object of the question was to trap them into an an- swer that would be the basis of accu- sation and condemnation. Just at that moment the~ Holy Spirit came upon Peter and took possession of him and “filled” him. Jesus’ ever gracious promise for such an emer- gency as this was fulfilled (Matt. 10: 19, 20; cf. Lu. 12:11, 13; Acts 13: 8, 9). This promise is for us in any emergency of Christian service and testimony. Peter had already. been filled with the Spirit at Pentecost (ch. 2:4), and will be again a little fur- ther on (v. 31). It was very clear then that the filling with the Spirit is not something that occurs once for all, but needs to be repeated with each new emergency of service. Here- in lies the need of continual prayer for that which we already possess. Peter's answer is wonderfully skill- ful. But its wisdom was.not due to Peter’s natural endowments, but to the Spirit. Left to himself Peter was a famous blunderer. Peter was extremely. deferential and courteous. He acknowledges the high position and authority of his interrogators. The Ho® Spirit does not make the men He eontrols rude and-overbear- ing, but gentle .and courteous (Gal. 5:22.23; cf. Jude &, 9). Yet Peter was bold, fearless, frank and outspo- ken. There was no compromising of the truth, no glossing over of their guilt. The council had spoken eva- sively of the thing done as simple “this.” It is a keen and discomfort- ing thrust of Peter in his reply to say, “if you refer to a good deed done to a- strengthless (impotent) man’’ (cf. Jno. 10:32). The council doubt- less winced. Then without hesitation Peter tells them that it was in the name of Jesus Christ, the one whom they had crucified, the one whom God, on the other hand, had raised from the dead. But before he closes his one tremendous overwhelming sen- tence, he points at the man standing right there, a living testimony to the power of Jesus’ name, and adds “this man stands here before you whole.” The scene has changed—Peter, the accused, has become the accuser; the council had become the culprit at the bar, indicted and condemned. Peter follows up his advantage and drives his charge home with a swinging blow of God’s hammer, the Scriptures (v. 11; ef. Ps. 118:22). If the Acts of the Apostles is fiction its author is a master hand; but this cannot be fic- tion, it is plainly the record of the deft utterances of a Spirit-filled man. Peter closes with an appeal (v. 12). There is salvatidn for any one in that name, salvation for no one outside of II. The Council Were in a Dilem- ma, 13-20. Peter and John declared that it was in the name of Jesus that the deed had been done, and there the man stood right before their eyes and they could say nothing against it. They marveled at the fearless frank- ness of men who had never enjoyed the teaching of the rabbinical schools and naturally would be overawed in so august and learned an assembly as their own. Floly Ghost boldness in untutored men is always a perplexity to mere scholastics. Peter's sermon and bearing probably led ultimately to the conversion of some of his hear- ers (chs. 6, 7). The only solution they could give of the puzzle was that “these men have been with Jesus.” That is the solution of many myste- ries. Companionship . with, Jesus makes ordinary men extraordinary. They were just like the average mod- ern skeptic who, when he domes up against facts he cannot explain away, dodges the question. They. asked, “What shall we do with these men?” They should have put the question a trifle differently. “What shall we do to be saved?” As they could not deny the fact of the power of Jesus’ name and were unwilling to admit it, they hit upon the expedience of trying to sitence oll report of the fact. BLITZ KUCHEN. One cup of sugar (granulated), one heaping iron spoon butter, three eggs beaten separately, one lemon, juice and grated rind, one tablespoon water, one pint sifted flour (scant), one heaping teaspoon baking powder, one-fourth pound blanched almonds cut fine, one-half cup granulated su- gar, into which one teaspoonful of cinnamon has been mixed. Pour mixture into iong greased pan and { | cover with sugar, cinnamon and al- much like monds. This is fine 1 World coffee bread.—New
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