The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1901-1982, April 05, 1905, Image 6
kE ALWAYS TOL
By Anne f. V
A ... very qVuick to learn,
Nor "prormsing,' 'twas said; -
Be was not oz a brilliant turn,
Nor one to 'go ahead;"
Defects-if ther- must be confessed- 1
In plenty had the youth
But this one virtue he possessed- I
le always told th truth.
In every way he seemed below A
The average of boys.
in intellect, and "push," and "go,' I
And all tnat youth enjoys;
Eut no one ever doubted 'him. B
Because they knew, forsooth
Yes, even those who flouted him- T
He always told the truth.
/\ W_ *2/
*~~For the hl
ON DAVID, it strikes me
that you are out a great s
deal of late. I don't ap- b
prove of boys of your age a
Ibeing out evenings: it leads j
to bad company, and bad
company leads to all kinds of badness. 11
I hope you don't spend your time at the b
ta v-ern?" s
"*Son Daid," a broad-shouldered six
footer. smiled a little, and colored a h
great deal at these words.. which were
delivered with a precision and a sol
enmity of look and tone that made d
them doubly impressive.
"There's no occasion for any alarm,
father: I keep very 'good company. d
And as for the tavern, I haven't set t)
foot in it for six months or more." f,
About the usual hour. David laid n
aside his book, and putting on a clean i
collar and a linen coat, fresh from the b
hands of Aunt Betsey, sauntered down b
toward the village. This had been his
custom for several weeks past, and the I
old deacon shook his head with a per
plexed and somewhat troubled air. i:
"I suppose the lad finds it rather dull
here," he mused; "the house is lonely." r
And, as lie recalled the light of a d
certain bright eye and a sunny smile. y
what he had thought of doing "for the d
sake of David" seemed a not unpleas- a
ant thing to do for his own. S
"I think I'll go and consult Parson y
Dunlow," thought the deacon. who, like
the generality of mankind. having fully r
made up his mind on the subject. de- 11
ternined to seek advice. not for the i
purpose of gaining any additional light, it
but to strengthen and confirn his own s
Opinions. N
The worthy deacon bestowed quite as k
much time upon his toilet before leav- it
ing the house as did "Son David." And si
if a glimpse of the sprinkling of gray
in the hair that he brushed so carefully Q
away from his temples made him some- a
what doubtful as to the result of his of
mission, it was but for a moment. ei
Ought not any woman to be proud of al
the honor of becoming Mrs. Deacon k:
Quimby, wife of one of the most le
wealthy and influential citizens of the
place, even though his hair migtht be d<
a little frosty and his form not so erect w
as when he departed on the selfsam"
errand thirty years before. f
In the weekly prayer meetings, of b:
which he took the lead, the deacon
often called himself "the chief of sin
ners." "an unprofitable servant." and rt
the like, confessing and bewailing the
depravity of his heart. But.lk a el
great many other self-styled "misera- si
ble sinners." he had a tolerably g ood~ ui
u'niniion of himself after all, making a
the aitore contfession with an alir that
seemed to say: "If I. Deacon Quimbhy, gi
a pillar of the church. andl a shining t1:
exaniple to you all, can say this. avhiat ei
must be the condition of the majoritym
of those ar'ound me?"
Hie found Parson D~unlow in his hn
study, hard at work upon his n ext Sun- 01
dany's discourse. But he wats used to ig
interruptions. and had a sin(cere li king
for the worthy deacon, who was his a
right-hamud mnan in every good work: so. IV
laying down his pen. he shook him g
wvar'my by the hand and bade hinm be ui
seated.
But somehow the deacon found it v
difficult to get out what he came to
say--the words seemed to stick in ihis I]
throat. But at last he ma naged to (1
stammner: l1
"I-I hta've called. pa'ron. to-to see ht
you a bout my son. David. whtos e oil
duct has ottcasioned me a great deal i
of u nea sinaess of late.'' it
--You surprise me,. Brot ber Qu imi-y .t<
T 'nsder him to bte an unmsually'
. strnv anid 4x'plryyougian"y
Imld4--a thiomeC (evry (roin, bu.stt.y a
with is ho; or tpper. lint now~ he's
(mt mo'st every;. nimzht. a nd san:XM:::s <
D4uni's mouth,.''i btit 1 was uno * r - el
the paro:'siwar comm nt. hm' he '
sacre l r'C e a uarte-r o:- a c-enturyv
--..sT. vr impormant s~rp. re
s'aa~n Denta Qu'.imby. aar waitng '
1ita I think of lakinig to m.~ l - :
D~avid. I thouht'2 I wolid come and
and consuilt yout ain4)ut i;.
Ucr 1- etcon wid- tinhe pesi\ h
tin from 1: 1 fehad heryngs2
mn-hh \i'n ' 'and e arsmt as -
to uie. astoihth (lid 1444son cmo e
hey shtd yone legnneaily o'ct ue
"Ares yo syh-rs'tt Widow Bhe an I
as. most excellent and wrilymar
Butu the eanding nof Prmodee
cive hse togetin wth dirctfao.
--Asl then the presn Mihe Wiow Ban~ I
d6etseemtomber of tht chircio"
D TRUTI.
i'oodruir.
Encouth" and "awkward," how it hurl
When on his; ears it feK'.
'ho could the fact not --ontrovert,
W\as sensitive as well.
ut one there vas who sympathized,
Who knew right well tlie youth-- C
i. mother this great coniort prized
Ile always told the truth.
slow but steady piodder, he,
Aong the path of life; th
i business ever seemed to be
Behind-hand in the strife;
ut then he won nis fellows' trust,
They honored him in sooth
he man unlearned, but noble, just,
Who always told the truth. t
-Ram's Horn.
k e
til
ahe of Davi.
/\ sil
Grace Terry he
ini
th
iany years, and an ornament to her
ex and p'rofession. Now that lie"
rother is married again. she is quice
z liberty. and will make you a very I
esirable helpmate."
"True. very true, parson: I have the
ighest respect for Sister Pense. But
ut the leadings of Providence don't lie
eemn to be in that direction, either." a
The good parson looked puzzled. but, tH
onestly desirous of assisting his vis- aI
-or, he made another effort.
".Brother Jenes has a number of
aughters, and either of the two eldest
ould be "
"Yes. yes. parson." interrupted the &
eacon. rather impatiently. "I know
aat very well. But I think that-that. tl
)r the sake of David. I had better tl
iarry some one younger and more R
vely. and who would consequently fo
e more of a-sort of companion for
in." ult
A sudden light broke in upon Parson ne
lunlow's mind. pr
"Perhaps you have sonic one already 1t
I view, Brother Quimby?" I
"Well, yes, parson, I have sought w,
ivine light, and the leadings of Prori- 11
ence seem to be ia the direetion of Jt
our family; in short, toward your th
aughter. Miss Emma. whose staid bo
nd discreet behavior, I am happy to
iy. would do honor to more mature su
ears." fri
It was not the first time. in Parson SP
ulow's pastoral experience. that he th
ad known people to mistake The lead- v(
Ig of their own hearts for "the lead- m
igs of Providence," but if lie had any an
Ispicion that this might be the case fi1
-ith the worthy deacon, lie prudently fu
ept it to himself. So. without evinc- an
g anything of the dismay and con
:ernation at his heart. he said:
"I cannot fail to realize. Brother
uimby. the high compliment of such
desire. But you r.emember the words
*Rebekah's parents under like eir
.imstances: 'We will call the damsel th
ud inquire at her mouth.' I don't Ph
now that we can do better than fol- )
w their example. de:
"Willie." he added, going to the win- ac
W, "run and tell Emma that father ,
ants to see her in his study."o
"She's dot company," said the little
low: "and is doing to dive me a newv
Il if I'll stay out in the yard." V
"No matter." said his father. smiling:
rou shall not lose the new ball. So eo
in along.., hi
Miss Emma. though very pleasantly til
gaged, dutifully obeyed her father's
immons. She blushed as hei' eyes fell jde
son the deacon, to whom she dropped tri
pretty. deferential courtesy. bau
"My daughter." said the par'son.
avely. "Deacon Quimby iforums me1 re
tat, for the sake of David. he ha:s eon- 1
uded to take to himself another wife, he
id that his choice has fallen upon you.
have ever left such minteris to you. I
it you cannot fail to realize the v:unetu
such an offer, and I trust yen wil .i
i-c it the consideration it demands."1
Emma opened her brown eves wideiy
this announcement, and the-n the on
og ashcs fell over them. and say hi
aiverig upon the rosy cheeks. B..t, I
neCxpectedI as was the position in
hich she found herself placed, her so
-oman's wit did not desert her'.o
"I should be very happy to become :an
'ite'oni Quimby' wife. Ipapa." she said,
emnurely. "if I had not a lreaidy pi'om
:ed, for the sake of David. to do my
est to be a daughter to him." m
Decon Quimbly was so acenstomed
iconismi' his son as a imere h oy thatti
:was somec minutes before his mindtr
>k in thro sense of these words.
'Do you mean to say, Miss E'mna.
Ssaid. at last. regarding (ne lihiuhi
irl with a bewiildei'ed aiir. 'That youi(
r goinug to miarry mry son?
"With your pe'rmission. sir'." r1spo: d
. Emma. with a smile and alanit
rat would have softenied a fan' unrfl
cart timni the deacon'. "I hiavo :t -
dvni obtai1ned that of may fol:
le:w 'on Quimbly turned his eyes :pon
I'. D~uniow. whlo had beeni a irni>t b'ut
lt'r$s ed listener to this.
Wy. D~avid is nothing but a by
arson
"He is a year older than you werec
:-lr a you married, deacon," wams th-'
mailing response..1
True: so lhe was. 0
"I dare say :t does not seemn pass
. continued the parson. "-I enn
ardy bring myself to realize that it
eighteen years ago since my little
-ir. here, was laid in my armas: but)
o it is."
As the good deacon looked at the c
iomlig maiiden. and remiemibered how
ften he had held hei'. a smilig tah:
his arms. the convict ion was sud
.mnly forced upon01 himi tha t thatt he hat'
-en n'ahiung on old fool of hirmsel- i w
Theic rather cmbarrssing5u1 silt-nce that m
olowed -sas ple-asanitly birken .1
-li chery voice anad u ien sa
--Suseemto have quiaet ai fam!B s
y." I he sid. puishing opna the doe-rI
So tis. is where you spvod yam m
ti-s oung man' .aid hi. fche b:-'
'n-g hmis finger at him, with an ah e
imoc'k displeasure. "Ah, I see yer
-lainly that I shall never be aide t<
teep you at home. unless I can pr h:I
ude Miss Emma to come and Iiv
vith me. Wh:.t say you, my deari"'o'
"That I will come very willingly.
eturned the smiling and blushing gI in
'for the sake or David."-Ne~w Yori
Veeky. n__________
h(
During 1904 460 national banks wert
,ranze with canital of $24.504,300. jn
CHICKEN-3TEALINC 7 'ER.
uZit in a Hen list in sirapore anc
Killed by a Policeman.
LU(.'(ly lii it Pulic'. "erg ':nt 1 ey.
hds was iIo1:1m by :. !al lv ive
:stl1e on duty a; md4oi. the
4idence in, set-t's ralof "'lr Lionel
*x. tie' Chief Justice, that a tiger
is il 111 Lordship'z comliponld. Ser
nt RoyOkld doubted the smatement,
vs the Singapore Straits Budget. but
' Ma' y constable protested that he ti.
is (ol ct. Sergeant Re-;noids there- h
on armed himself with one of the w
liee rifles and gave another rifle to Of
e Malay.
mte police sergeant proceeded .o the
bun's house and was told that the
er was underneath it. This little bC
relling is raised about two feet abovt
e ground and the space' below the
oring is used as a chicken roost. Two .i
les were covered with boards and
-o were open. Round the two open
les a numbei of Malays and a few
-iese "boys" had gather'ed. They
Id lamps and shouted excitedly.
Dne of the Malays )it a lamp jiust
side the opening anId Ser'gean-: Iey
his put his head and shoulders inder
e floorinug. The ialay eonstable was
st behind himt with 0h 1 second rile. te
is eyes lighted onl a heap of dead
wls in q corier about twelve feet W
ray. Which he at first mistock for the
er. H levelled huis rifle and waited.
most immediately a tiger lifwed its
ad above the dea:1 fowls and looked
him. its yes siniing brigh1ly 7n ro
e darkiness. It commnettd snarlg ta
d growling at t intrud'ir. Rey- sr
Ids took steady aim betwecen. the t
es and fired. B<
rie Malays stood back AS Re'yno'0l(1 te
ed, for they expected the tiger to at
sl out. Immtttediately the 4ho. was Si
ed. the brute's head disappeared arnd
e Malay constable handed Reynolds T
e second rifle. which was loaded. pr
wynolds cooked it antd wa:ted quietly
r another glimpse of the animal.
After an interval of some tenl min
es. tile Malays cut away the boards
ar the animal with parangs. They e
lled out first fourteen (lead fowls,
d lastly hauled outt the tiger. which ec
is quite dead. On examination it er
s found that the 'ienvy Snider bullet di
.d penetrated the animal's forehead Ce
st above the left eye, gone through fe
e brain and burst onen the neck on I
th sides. 0
rhe animal. which proved to be a pi
all tigress, measured over six feet l
>m tip to tip. and belonged to a small 1o
eies of tiger. commonly known a.; Sc
e "mottled tiger." le says that it is i
rv fierce and thinks that this spei
n was about twelve years old. The 0r
imal. which stood very low. wvas in in
e condition. Its skin was beauti- t
Ily mixed with a mixture of stripes Pt
I Spots. at
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WORDS OF WISDOM.
l'he molter's heart is the child's
boolroom.-Henry Watrd Beecher. h(
The truest end of our life is to know ur
e life that never ends.--Williamf in
[f in the leaist particular one could y
range the order of nature, who would IS
cept the gift of'life?-Emerson. b(
l'he man who made the biggest fool i
himself at election will be the first r
m
denonce the exciteisnent of a re- ot
rit. Thmsdpubted. but simultan-J w
asly beloved. Whence it follows that gc
ease was all along hopeful.-Chris
a Rossetti. le:
['he call that awakens us out c'f til
spair inl times of affliction is the TI
mpet-all of duty. summoning us wi
ek to the battle. til
- fear the pltoracy of weatlth. I
pet tihe aristocracy of learning. but tb
bank God for the democracy of the ut
aurt."-W. J1. Uryan.
ife is a little house: its dreamtits arelt
birds that nest in its eaves. an(1di
:tter' around its root. :tnd umke long
rneys into0 the forest.
somue sensitive souls feel they cannot I
.oy their Christmas dinner until they -
e given some poolr soul :i suit o-f tii
>rn-out summerfl~t underwveari. 7
Every human soul has tihe germ cf he;
ue flowers withtin: and they23 would ki
en it they could only find sunshine I
d free air to expand in.-Mrs. Child. iet
ension For Former Kansas Senator.
rhe grantittg of a pentsion 01f $3) per
mth hb the H-ouse to-day to Edmund
Ross directs attenttion to the ('ondi
m of a man who was onte of the en
.\inrew Jo1lmson. Presidlent of lte
sited Sta tes. I Ic ha:s boein ~'ttuced
pn'!rty andil want1. antd for a nu mbe'r
veurl's be5 'tn eking ouit : pr'e
'ihe 5 n 1 ex itc as5 :1 prin11r. seting
ie n1 coutrytl3 palwr4in~:. New Mex'o-f
li''.tm has b~eeni at .\lbuquerqueltt f'
an veal's. Deleigate Imdv'. of New
-f t'. and i tsse t tIY C ou (' i n.
tansas :at the time the ~im pech41ett
oedig in the Jloht:son case( wCCO
prgrs and was depended1hC~ upotn to ti
'fto the impv:o.achit. Whenti tihe i
inm for. the'( vat', however, he a
. -Ii -o vo rte for th~e impthmen1!tCt S1
41teeby' lost ('atste wi* th the peotple t1:
Kansa.~ Hie was att th li time' editor 01
aptper at Lawrenlte. where he~ re- ti
red after leaving the Senate. The a:
reulatti of his pa per fell off to such s)
extent that lie was unable to keep
going. atnd lie removed to Aibu- pi
terlue.-xansas City JIournatL h:
Too 31 rch.
"I1ow (.id you restl laist nighti t"
.s she spoke t te hoste-s gl red :
The enesmt-exiled arUy.)katld uc't
.,a . s-pt f rs:' in my :t." h
i iired. '''ihe b(d wasl poor41. t he
ii'ts we'e stii'ky. i!:e room11 wa poor-1'
t\ving :1round.11 overhetad and the (dog sl
-ina~g undnlei'wthl my3 w'indow, I p
arelcy clos4ed my eves."i
The hostess ini a rage left te room t
01ipresntly3 return'etd with her hius- e
"Put that man out of the htouse at 1
ice:" she gasped.
"t"exchlamed her as.tontished
tsband. "Has he insulted you?"
"lie has, indeed." replied his indig
int wife. "Here I htave been keeping
>use for years and he is the only one
ho has dared to tell mue the trutth."-'
: h..e.' Weent-y. I
(0U !SEH L D
AFFAIRS
EFFACING WEATHER STAINS.
:t is quite easy to remove the ugly
een marks caused bv damp on stone,
e and brick floors and steps. all that
nec.essary being a good. sorubbing
ith water in which a snmall quantity
chloride of lime has been dissolved.
SILVER CLEANER.
Dissolve one ounce of powdered
rax in half a pint of boiling water.
hen cold, pour it on four ounces of
ecipitated chalk, and beat until
ooth. Add thirty drops of ammonia
d one gill of alcohol and bottle.
ake well before us ng.
FOR A WALN1UT STAIN.
ro make walnut sta. ni for floors. take
e quart of water. one and a half
nces of washing soda, two and a half
nces of vandyke br.awn and a quar
r of an ounce of bicarbonate of pot
. Boil for ten minutes and apply
ti a brush. This stain may be used
her hot or cold.
TO MAKE STARCH.
X good old-time housewife offers the
lowing rule for starch: 'Mix one
lespoonful of starch with four table
oonfuls of cold water and pour on
is three quarts of boiling water.
il for twenty minutes. Then add one
ispoonful of salt and a piece of par
ine wax half the size of a nutmeg.
ir until the wax is dissolved, then
ol and strain through cheesecloth.
add lustre. soak the articles in this
paration for six hours.
A PILLOW HINT.
Pillows wear out, just like anything
e. says a housekeeping authority.
en though one may change the tick
vering from time to time: the feath
q become impregnated with dust and
t and lose the life that is in all good
thers at first. Then,.too. years ago
thers were not prepared, nor pillows
de according to the scientific meth
s that now obtain. A pair of feather
lows bought to-day of a reliable
in, are not at all like the feather pil
s of our grandmother's day, as one
on finds, and it would he wise for
any a housewife to go through her
4 chambers and place new pillows
every bed, renovating the'feathers
the old- pillows. perhaps. but using
m for filling sofa pillows. for which
rpose they do very well, but not for
'ording comfortable rest and sleep at
, ht.
DON'T PROCRASTINATE.
ro the woraan who would be up with
r work. I say, don't leave your dishes
washed, and don't leave your wash.
until the last of the week. I know
men who tnost always do this. and it
ms their whole household interior
a drag. It seems to me so much
tter, says a writer in the Florida
;riculturist, to have the washing and
ning done the first of the week: ill
akes the week longer, seem-ingly, for
her. work, and oh, the horrors of
)ning -on a Saturday.. when one al
ays has baking and scrubbing and
neral cleaning up to do.
once knew a woman who always
,t her breakfast dishes unwashed un
she had started a fire to get dinner.
men her dinner dishes were left like
se until supper and her supper dishes
Ithe next morning.
t seems to me if I were to begin
day's work with a pile of dirty
hes, well tried and stuck. everything
ld go wriong all day. Recently am
ly told me she had not washed si
h for a whole day, and early the
t morning her husband told lher hc
is suddenly called away- on business
.d that sh~e had to go with hiim.I
iagine.going away to spend several
ys, which they did, without enough
e given her to wash those dishes.
'arcely anything will tempt me tc
re my dishes. I have seen such
ehens. and I think I know whereof
speak when I say the woman whc
ives her dishes unwashed is gene-"
hind with her work.
PECIP E :'i. .
Eiquante Tomato Soup-Thme base of
is is mulligatawr.y soup. Drain a
pful of juice from a can of tomatoes.
ain through cheeseloth. put over tiht
'e and boil fast ten minuites. Skim.
Id a tablespoonful of butter rolled ir:
ned, flour.Y-andl when the sour
s boiled stir this into it. After this
'op in a hard-boiled egg or egg balls
id sliced lemon.
Green Cori Cakes-Drain and chor
e corn fine. Beat three eggs very
t, add a pint of milk, a little salt.
teasoonfrl of melted butter. a tea
oonfri of sugar, and when all arec
orouhly mixed. three tablespoonfuls
sifted flour, or jus1t enough to ho01(
e corn together. Bake on a griddlt
you would buckwheat cakes and
rye as a vegetable.
Green Pea Pancakes-Drain a can of
as, y in slightly salted ice water fox
lf an hour. Pour off the water anu
il soft. Rub threorgh a colander. and.
bile hot, work in pepper. salt and twc
aspoonfuls of butter. Let them gel
1d. When ready to cook them, stim
,gradually. two beai'tenf eggs, a pini
milk and a very little tiour-jus1
mough to bind tihe mixture. Cook as
m would griddle cakes.
Cnnaon Cakes-Make a firm past
six ounces of hutter. a pound o)f line.
' flour, thre-luarters of a pouind~ of
fted sugar and a dessertspooniful ol
cnded cinnamon. Add three eggs. 0!
-if necedd beat, :oull, but not very
. and cut out the cakes with a tir
r. *,Bake thema in a very gentlE
fifteen or twenty minutes. or ever
n. r should they :20t be done al.
rough.
Men will not wipe dishes because
bey claim it is a womnans work. Le:
11m turn to the Bible, to II. King:
xi, 13: "I will wipe Jerusalem as i
aan wipeth a dish, wiping it and turn
-agi upsme down."
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
:NTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL 9.
Subject: The rtaising of Lazarus. John
xi., 32-45-Golden Text, John xl., 25
Memory Verges. 33-aG-,Commentar
on the Day's Lesson.
I. The meeting of Jesus and 1ary
(v. 32). 32. "When lary was come."
Martha first heard that Jesus was con
ing, and, without notifying Mary. she c
went to meet Jesus just outside the
village. She greeted Him with those
words of sorrowful despair"Lord. if
Thou hadst been here my brother had
not died." But even then there was a
dawn of hope in her heart, from her
experience of the power of Jesus. -
Jesus repiied with the assurance that
He was "the resurrection and the life,"
and prepared her for the great work
He was about to do. "If Thou hadst
been here." These words express the
very essence of soul torture at such 9
times. In our affliction we continually S
echo the if of these sisters, saying to Z
ouarselves. if wve had not done this, or
if we had not done that, or if it had
not been for our blunder, or that of our,
friends, or that of our physician, our
beloved would not have died. But read
verse 4 of this chapter.
I. Christ's compassion (vs. 33-37).
. "Groaned in the spirit." This is V I
siluange term and is better rendered by
the margin of the revised Version- P
"was moved with indignation in the e
spirit." Jesus was indignant at the I s
hypocritical and sentimental lamenta
tions of His enemies, the .1ews, miing
ling with the heartfelt sorrow (if His
loving friend Mary. These self-r-ight- b
cous Jews, now weeping and gro.ining
in professional sorrow with Mary were
men who would soon be plotting to
kill. not only Jesus, but the retored
Lazarus (compare chap. 12:10). "Was
tr'oubled." "Troubled Himself."
Marg.. It. V. Probably the meaning is a
that le allowed His deep emotion to d
become evident to bystanders. 34. t
"Where-laid him." A question ad
dressed to and answere'd by the sisters. C
35. "Jesus wept." Here the blessed o
Jesus shows Himself to be truly man; t
and a muan. too, who, notwithstanding b
His amazing dignity and excellence,
did not feel it beneath Him to sym- a
pathize with the distressed and to t
weep with those who wept. After 1
this example of our Lord shall we say .
that it is weakness, folly and sin to
weep for the loss of relatives? 36.
"How He loved him." A spontaneous
testimony from those Jews of the ten- e
(dernoss of the Son of God.
::7. "Could not this man." The mir- d
ace of the blind man was referred to
because it was of recent occurrence, C
and in the immediate neighborhood.
while the two previous' miracles of
raising tile dead (Luke 7:11-17; 8:41-5t;
.ere performed in distant Galilee,
about on1e year and a half before. Sev
eral leading commentators think that
these Jews were unbelieving and now 1
refer to the healing of the blind man A
.i a deriding manner, suggesting that
if He could have done that. then He
could have kept Lazarus alive, and
real love would have prompted Him
to (o it if He had power.
III. Words of comfort (vs. 38-40). 38.
"Again groianing." Blecause of the un
belief of the Jews. We never find
Him in as nmuch grief 'over His ownl
sufferinlgs as over the sins of men.
"Cometh to the grave." Lazarus was,
as became his station, not laid in a
emetery, but In his own private tomb
in a cave.
39., "Take ye away the stone." 3
That which could be done by human
and she orders to be done. He would
have the bystanders see that Lazarus
was actually dead. "He sinketh."
Seeming to forget what Jesus hlad
said to her when she met Him, Martha
now thinks only of the condition of.
ber brother's body and objects. The1
idea of an immediate resurrection does ~
not seem to have occurred to her.t
40. "If thou wouldst believe." So ~
we see that if these sisters had not
pssessed hearts of faith, a willing- I
nm'ss to believe and obey Christ, this t
mi-le.;Ll could not have taken place. C
I' iaith holds Him as the resurrection s
anId tihe life, thlen why doubt when He c
is near? "Glory of God." Such a C
revelation of God's power as shall dis- 3
elose His glory. 'I
I\'. Lazarus raised to life (vs. 41-45). t
1. "Took away the stone." Martha's t
taith must have rallied and she gave I
way to Jesus' request. They had ac- t
conpished all in their power when c
the stone was removed. Jesus now
began His part. "Lifted up His eyes."
An outward expression of the eleva
oni T -:~s liuiialltLi Lo~~sodw theni t
whlo stood by from whence He derived
His power. He lifted up His eyes as
looking beyond the grave and over
looking the ditliculties that arose
thecei.I
42. "Thou hast sent Me." Not to
destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Moses, to sho0w that (;od s'ent him,.
made the earth open and swallow men
up JNum. 1G:29,. 30), for the law was a
dispensation of ter'ror; but Christ
prov'es Ilis mission by raising to life I
one1 that was dead. 43. "Loud voice."
H-e did not whisper nor mutter as did ~
the magicians. It was the type of that
voice like the sound of many waters t
iRev. I :15), at wnich all who are in T
their graves shall come forth (John f
5:28; 1 Thess. 4:1fh. I-Je that wept as
a1 man now spoke as a God. "Lazarus." jI
He enlis him by name11 as we calhl those c
by their names whoml we would wake
out of sl0e1p. Tils inltimlates that the I
same individual person that died shalli
rise again at .ae last day. 44. "Bound1
hand and foot." Probably each limb .
was separately bound. as was the y
Egyptian custom. "Loose him." He
was a healthy, strong man and no
longer needed tihe bandages and wind-t
ing sheet. 45. "Many believed." Thet
miracle was convincing.t
The Strength of Michael Angelo.
Michael Angelo relied almost en
tirely upon form-the form of the fig'
ure and of the draperies, writes
Charles H. Caffin in St. Nicholas. He
told Pope Julian II., when the latter
requested him to paint the ceiling of
the Sistine cha'pei at Rome, that he
was not a painter, but a sculptor; yet.
after he had shut himself ulp for four
years-from 1508 to 1512--and thei
scaffold was removed, a result had
been achieved which is without paral
lel in the world. Very wornderful is
the work which Michael Angelo
spread over this vast area of 10,000
square feet. The fact that there are
343 principal figures, many of colos
sal size, besides a great number of
others Introduced for decorative ef
fect. and that the creator of this vast
scheme was only 33 when he began
his work-all this is marvelous, prodi
gious, and yet not so marvelous as
the variety of expression in the fig
ures of which Jeremiah is cnly one
figure, in a small side arch.
It Is better to live one verse of the
Bible than to be able to preach about
ihem allt
11H fSTiA [NOBIVOf NOTES
APRIL NINTH.
Vhat Does Christ's Life Show us
Abcut the Father?-John 14:G-24.
Bible Hints.
God is willing that men should
ome to Him in any way they can;
ut they cannot come except through
hrist.
Many a man saw Christ in the flesh
at did not really see Him: and we,
we see Him in the spirit, see Him
s really as any man ever saw Him.
Christ is not jealous of His dis
ples. He wants us to surpass His
arthly works: He will be disappoint
d if we do not.
When our minds are confused by
ie doctrine of the Trinity. we may
iink of the Comforter as "Another";
rhen we wish to get close to the Holy
pirit, we may think of Him as
hrist Himself.
Suggestions.
To doubt God's love is to deny
hrist's life.
As it is impossible to think of
hrist's holeing Himself aloof from
ien, so it has become impossible to
iink of a distant God.
Christ did not emphasize God's
ower, not because God Is not pow
rful, but because His power con
tantly discloses and emphasizes it
lf.
Illustrations.
If a man makes an approach to his
ouse, whoever even tries to find an
ther entrance can have only an evil
iotive. So with those that refuse
) come to God by way of Christ.
Christ Himself said that the Father
ras greater than He. If you look
t the sun's image in a mirror, you
o not see all of the sun's brightness,
ut all of it you can endure.
Christ was the great ocean of
od's love flowing into the little bay
f our humanity; the same great tide
at pulses ia the ocean enters the
ay.
Christ is a pencil of light entering
closely darkened room. Place the
elescope of faith in the path of the
ght, and you can see all of the sun
Is possible to see from the earth.
Questions.
Am I studying Christ's life with the
ager desire to know more of God?
Am I getting closer to God every
ay of my life?
Am I permitting any barrier to
ame between myself and Christ?
Selections.
Nearer to Thee, 0 Christ
Nearer to Thee!
Till we in Thy dear face
God's glory see&-Lucy Larcom.
,cause Thy love hath sought me
11 mine is Thine. and Thine is mine.
--C. G: Rossetti.
Brother in joy and pain,
Bone of my bone was He:
Now-intimacy closer still
He dwells Himself in me.
N~OHIH [EACUE LESSONS
APRIL NINTH.
Vhat Does Christ's Life Show Us
About the Father?-John 14. 6-24.
This chapter was a part of that last
iscourse of Jesus the night before
.is crucifixion. We have here the
ast utterances of the Master. While
here is somewhat of disconnection
2 the themes of the chapter, there
uns through it all this plan: to give
the disciples a series ,of truths
hich would be a comfort to them in
is absence. The various relations ex
ting between Jesus as the Son and
be Father form the special thought
f our lesson. He has already
poken of "my Father's houses.'' and
f the fact that if they believed in
Eod they should believe also in him.
:ow, in answer to the query of
'homas as to the way, lhe declares
bat he is the Way. the Truth, and
be Life. Jesus is the Way to the
'ather, he is the Truth that reveals
bat Father, and he is the Life which
omes from the Father.
A study of the verses of our lesson
till reveal many interesting relations
hich Jesus declared exist between
be Fr' .ier and himself.
Jesus is the Way to the Father.
le says, 'If ye had known me ye
hould have known the Father."
hat is, a knowledge of Jesus is a
nowledige of God. He is the bridge
orm man to God. He reveals the
'ather. He is an incarnation of God.
I was the "Word.'' The use of a
ord is to inter'pret an idea. Jlesus
aterprets the Father.
.esus Gorifies the Father. He said,
Whasoever you ask in my name I
till (do. that the Father may be
'loified in the Son." The gift of
be Holy Spirit. r the adminstrative
ower of Christ in the Church glori
es God.
Jesus is Intercessor with tihe
'ather. lie stands at the ri.:ht hand
f God as our advocate. He prays
ie Father, and the Father gives the
loly Spirit. WAe must not separate
our minds :he persons of the God.
ed, yet there is a sense in which
esus stands between us and God the
'ather as intercessor.
Jesus's Love a Guarantee of the
'ather's. The manifestation of love to
he soul of man is a manifestation of
he love of the Father, as well as of
he Son and Holy Ghost. The life
f Christ, then, shows the Father as
,ove, answering prayer and manifest
og himself to men. It reveals God
s just, and yet the justifier of him
tho believes in Jesus Christ.
An Infallible Timepiece.
When Joseph Jeferson was in New
York last he devoted the most of his
utdoor time to shopping for fishing
tackle. One day he chanced to be in
Herald square just as the Herald
clock struck the hour.
"That's a pretty good timepiece."~
said Mr. Jefferson. "but I know a beT
ter. Age. It is a clock that never
stops and never loses a second. The
most skilled jewe', r can make no
watch that is so accurate as one's
"Nothing can exceed our early am
bitions to escape from youth to man
hood and appear older than we are
except our subsequent anxiety to ap
pear younger than we are. The first
is natural, for Hope is before us, but
the second is a weakness, for none
can hope to reach that from which
he is fleeing; If we could put back
the great clock of time there would
be an intelligent motive, but the time
piece of old Chronos never stops"
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