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QRITTtN .3',( RLE3 APL. tM 'C.r,.. SAT before the biazing -hearth; the genial warmth of an open fire charmed me Into a beau tiful dreamland. Mem ory drew upon her abyssmal resources as I sat there, coaxed Into ar4 Wabstraction of exquisite pleasure., Voices! I haar voices, strange voices! They speak to me: The first said, ."A. year ago yoti promised, if your life was spared to you, that you would consecrate it to God.". ;The second ask'ad, "Hai God; to wliozi you mad' the promise, dealt with you as yOu have dealt- with Him?" ,Th4 third'. if.".Bu't- the fdurfth i'rtt be'sphid-fdO a -I I ..cried in agony, ii ' _o, rd.' T rl 0 Ft. in Their 'Teens, passed through the room in which I sat. Full of animal life and youthful gaiety they chltted saod joked and laughed; they were In.. a, whirl of pleasure. Suddenly one of them cried, "0! 0, my!" "Agnes," said hei-companion,- "what trouble You?" but Ellen could only repeat, "0, my!" At length she said, "I promised to spend one hour with God;- I must. go to my room instantly. Good night, Agnes. I'll see you to-morrow." The explanation of Ellen's conduct was, her mother had been speaking' to her about the' beauty o'f a life of holiness, and she had promised her mother to upend an hour in prayer and reading the ninety-first Psalm before she re tired. The chatting had almost driv en it out of her mind. Then appeared upon the scene a youth of twenty summers, of noble mien; his eye 'glistened with noble ness; his demeanor was piensing; he was a picture of genuinems; his car riage was that of a Webster or Clay or Lincoln.' .As he stood in the midst of the room he addressed an invisible being: "What shall I do with my life?"I '-' Standing on its threshold, viewing the wrecks of wasted lives as they floated by out into the ocean of eter-I nity, he repeated the question with great solemnity: "What shall I do with my life?" Three Faces Instantly Appeared. First that of an ox. then that of a lion, last an eagle. The ox made an swef-: "Eat, drink and be merry," but the young man shuddered at the thought of making a god of his appe-. tite. Live an animal life? Nay! I was created for something nobler than a glutton; I have a soul to save. T'he lion proposed to make a god of genius. She offers a pedestal of eter nat fame; your name shall be asso ciated. with scientists, philosophers and philenthropists. HnIer Native Dignity Sat the Eagle. She looked'at tho man, then at the hea-ven above. Turning to the man she said, "The earth is thy lodging place; the heU,en overhead is thy home; the earth's choicest treasure cannot fill thee. Thou art more than animal, more than intellect, thou art qualified for comnpanionship) with deity. Prepare!'' In a moment of time there passed before nie A Panorama, upon which was displayed All the scenes of my life from my earliest recollection. Curious and strange tracings were there. Every struggle with conscience, aev striving b be -| EVE! PMER1 good, every lofty ideal were 'drawn with perfect accuracy. Failures and successes, defeats and victories passed in -rapid review. Never were there such noble ambitions, such possibili ties and such fatal aimlessnesi crowded into so small a compass. The sight alarmed me and I cried, "Is it too late?" Suddenly the Scene Ohknged,' The judgment was set amid a blase of majesty and power and:.glory, *W yond my most fertile iiagqatiQA. Every human being istdod' brfZre it waiting to render an aceount of the life now closed. Notably-, The Poor Led.the Wal. A b6y 'froni, bie' O th'sgrat piei cantil; 'hoees' preoded 'sevetal -Oth ers whotn-he ha. intienced for.good Then came a man with-.a score zor:hi fellow worl;nen, whon le, bad. res cued, by .bij h9ly living from 11yes o ungodliness. He was followed by I womau, distressingly"poor while' 6r earth, but filled with.the HolySpirit She with her children, *.1jm-sbe ha( brought up in 'the fear" 1r lthe'Lord together ascendeA the .massive -stepm w.h.ich le4 ,ben& tbrvgh, te .rtali of glory'into-wh6 tan describe "thi things which eye bath not seen nol ear heard?" For a Thousand Years the endless procession continued td advance until the last man and woma an had rendered an accounting of the life entrusted to them. I was greatly distressed at, the sight of one 'whold I had known; he brought.his work, a marvel of htgnan goodness, but It was Rejected, Because It Was Christless. The scene closed. Alarmed, .I awoke from my reverie. Iupstantly 1 fell on my knees. consecrated my lifE to Him who bought me with Hiu blood, allowed Him to fill' ie with His Holy Spirit. Now, af(er several years, I write to say, this is what I did with my life. *ANOTIHER YEAR I~ 1I tip t tribe' e Ad not at S no coun r - e"' for" ho brof the t C' es require; tn. mobil -40mber, InI go "flou the, bc b%d4 mobi*'e 3 g ris. Only WP111 hnd in et knowledg ( It is'.doR bt)es: possibiit he past'cb.4 I - tuton e cahhot{ be chang*d, bli'ttivities centre AWout i tiolpatton of the new year rahn'artoe tive affeco In the" few ydar ,t. id ntec or days~ T 'prophecy heM a place oN? prdf Among all -Weo pies, but of " the sciot1fic sense there t' "this has bepA reversed by $b erely practical modern *drld. 0 is at a pre mum,lr. V1 a discount.,, Y the amPst418 09 last day of( D. eember stands a,t complete& r - ord, as New Y for the p o phecy of hat e NeW T R4e4utions. f prerybody9 ; b1 nt * *MI reoliti ear's tip. And kept them i of:, From life wouds lbswep The Jool,,would. eis the praaksal make ~ ~ ~ caf The WiOe Yunjer.. tyMnie 6ha] Thewie man WdiiTAi mistake Would ne6ver'M6 t#ol to -laugh." So let U - we may t e Owon, We' t bei$u 110 Iti*ay~ T e e a stobe of fun. Whe Tallemn4Seorp C fheh Muip. dyPt kel ~blh4 celebrated tiov1 "Delp 1ne, Ws .eM.pgs94 .tpr b au the r h on _- ae prl _ Vefil 'i bl 4 celebr;ri0 otvel, namiuf'e 'gu . uomen. - uh t oneffkh ce AC h erO iea . 4 .h I . .J . . . - J ' -A Iqlnx uillJuly t. the 1.3ft ear rm States bWAnierI-.'a'ud 0d 4T''y~ dol he Mohimmed4tn et's r';, 8419of the Greek Chui R ICT 0 of the Jewish era, S The a -2569 of te Japape era,bea he'year 6-909 A. L. aoniti) e year 2602 A. U. C. (of Roue). he ythe World. (Usher). 'Tht old (Septuagi CkUHDAVS AND NoWYearo a , -anuary . .aW4krstM -t Pal, January 26. PUrilcation B, V. M., ##elruary'2.. trO *jmpt Mnday February 7. y 14. iekk un :.rebftary 14. Qilaqxae~ma e8 day, February 1i. ShPbTueMay,February 83 Ash W$' esday (Lent begins), Fb Quadt imsha Suuday, February 28. St. Patricks Day, )arch 17. 1U4ef 0day, brar'rh 21. Good FrIday, April 9. St. #or g .3. St. Mar, April 2. Saintse ~lII and James, May 1. ~ogaB( n 4day, May 16. Asoe Ion (Holy) Thursday, May '20. PLANETS BE )eroury, March S-8 and October 2 bw4the Sun; -also April 37 to May 3 ,#setti.ng shortly after~ the Sun. 3 b ig n December. Mdra, September ieter to us than In 1907,- but'will .i i9$4. Jupiter, February -28. Saturn, MORNING STARS. West of $un. 4tercury, see "Planeta Brightest. Wenus, he filp A0J8. - Mars, untIlSMaya it Jupitei't SeptembeJ d Saturn, br~~il 8 to Ii? r15. Uranus, fro ~ianuary 7 to April 11. THE PIL Mercury Ile brightest: (1) February 20 t2.,setting about 1 h. saft9the Sup*Q 1. (2).A Ma ~ng Star, West of t 1 h. 10 i. b Qtbs Sun, being farthe Trhero a~ight stars near times. Zbols611~ iear the sunset 'star anid near'~ bsunrise point *heni 4 brighte'" % 9tSir objects. in>ib m>jovpmeint, f g ihfmust.1 -s terculry When .'fONOLOG14 0'0 Jolnn - e *LTQ9 NO 10 4 .4'4 ,df0h neendeue. o0i, tho. ' " rre%Nn nik NcaCflY-Td--; ,b4jgInnj'Janutkry 23. ,ch,- beginning$ 'January, 14 (O0. ) ining:JAnuary 2 2;--- .'t. en ber.,$,, or at sunset, September 16.. Ijnnig Jan'uary.22, NOVABLE -FRAft0l. Whit,-Sundiy'(Pwntacost), May 30. Trinity Sunday, Jurci 6. Cog i0hristf, June 10. St.' rnkiabaii J.une 11. St. 14hd'.the Baptist, Junei 2. !ajptx:Peter Ani. Paul, J%ini- 2 0 6 ~ ~ . T. I..O 'gels) Septe,er 29 St.Lue )toer18 Thngiing Jay Novmbe 26. St.Anrh , belNovembenur 14O. 8 iuoily:Jatia 22 - andSeteat 2unset Spteber15. OctbeS1,und 'Urntust, Juy 3. TriniEttyo SundyJut6.. Mcua~r e Julnet 10.,te; StM arater:Mun 1. - *A S. l nte Batit Jue 2 atrn.untilrl Pa,n afte St.aus, uly 2n.7adtt A Asrans ln tAr,gust 6.th St. BartAugus8 Auto 28,r4i. b St.e Mtewry Setebe 21. 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