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I iBEV. DR. TALMA.GE. ; j? ^fTHE BROOKLYN DIVIVE'S SUNDAY SERMON. Subjcct: "Fireside Musing." fc?^ f' Text : " While T rcas musing the fir 15tirrW."?Fsaim xxxix., 3. f Here is David, the psalmist, with the fore j finger of his right hand against his temple jthe door shut against the world, engaged ii [contemplation. Ana it would oe won ior u to take the same posture often, closing th< |door against the world while we sit down ii ! sweet solitude to contemplate. t In a small island off the coast I oncepasse< ja Sabbath in delightful solitude, for I hat resolved that I would have one day of entiri ?uiet before I entered upon autumnal work thought to have spent the day in laying ou ? la us for Christian work, bat instead of thai became a day of tender reminiscence. ] reviewed my pastorate. I shook hands witi , an old departed friend, whom I shall gree' again when the curtains of life are lifted The days of my boyhood came back, and ] 10 years of ttger and I was 8. and I waf 6. There was but one house on the island, and yet from Sabbath daybreak, when th< bird ohant woke me, until the evening melted Into the boy, from shore to shore there wew 10,000 memories, and the grov&s frere a-hiin With voices that had long ago oeased. Youth is apt too muoh to spend all its time An looking forward. Old age is apt too muoti (to spend all its time in looking.backward, {People in midlife and on the apex look botb .ways. It would be well for us, I think, howlever, to spend more time in reminiscence. By the constitution of our nature we spend LfttsvA*- rtf Mma Innlrinff fftpwanl And thf prast majority of peopielive not so much is the present as In the future. I find that you pne&n to make a reputation. You mean to establish yourself, and the advantages that you expect to achieve absorb a great deal pt your time. But I see no harm in this il It does not make you discontended with the present or disqualify you fcr existing duties, f It is a useful thing sometimes to look back and to see the dangers we have escaped, and to soe the sorrows we have suffered, and the trials and wanderings o{ our earthly pilgrimage, and to sum up our enjoyments. ] mean to-day, so far as God may help me, tc stir up your memory of the past, so that ir the review you may be encouraged and humbled and urged to pray. t* There is a chapel in Florence with a fresco by Guido. It was covered up with twc Inches of stucco until our American and European artists went there and after lonj toil removed the covering and rat raced the fresco. And I am aware that the memory ol the past, with many of you, is all covered up with 10,000 obliterations, and I propose this morning, eo far as the Lord may help me, tc take away the covering, that the old picture may shine out again. i I want to bind in one sheaf all your pasl advantages, and I want to bind in another |sheaf all your past adversities. It is a prec lous harvest, and I must bo cautious how J swing the scythe. i Among-tne Rreate.gr advantages 01 youi ,pa&t life was an early home and its surround Ings. The bad men of the day, for the mosl jp&rt, dip their .heated passions out of th< boiling spring of an unhappy home. W< are not surprised that Byron's heart was ? .concentration of sin when we hear that hi! .mother was abandoned and that she mad* 'sport of his infirmity and often called hin |"the lame brat" He who has vicious parents ;h&H to fight every inch of his way If he would maintain his integrity and at las! 'reach the home of the good in heaven. J Perhaps your early home was in the city I It may have been in the days when Cana jBtreet, New York, was far up town. That ok [house in the city may have been demollshec or changed into stores, and it seemed llkt 'sacrilege to you, for there was more meaning |tn that plain house, in that small hous9, thai jthere is in a granite mansion or a turretec cathedral. Looking back this morning, yoi see it as though it were yesterday?the sit ting room, where the loved oaes sat by th< plain lamplight, the mother at the evening stand, the brothers' and sisters, perhaps lonj ago eathered into the skies, then plotting mischief on the flooror under the table; youi lather with a firm voice commanding silence that lasted half a minute. Oh, those were good days' If you hac your foot hurt, your mother aSways had f soothing salve to heal it. If you weri wronged in the street, your father was alwayi ready to protect you. The year was on< round of frolic and mirth. Your greatest jtrouble was an April shower, more sunshin* |than shower. The heart had not been ran (Sacked by troubles, nor had sickness brokei it, and no lamb hud a warmer sheepfolc Jtban the home in which your childnooc nestled. Perhaps you were brought up in the coun try. You stand now to-day in memory undei jthe old tree. You clubbed it for fruit tha1 jwas not quite ripe because you could no (wait any longor. You hear the brook rumb (ling along over the pebbles. You step agaii dnto the furrow where your father in hi; shirt sleeves shouted to the lazy oxen. Yoi frighten the swallows from the rafters of thi jbarn and take just one egg and silence youi ?onscicnce by saying they will not miss it iYou take a drink again out of the very bucke ithat tha old well fetched up. You go forth* cows at night and find them wagging theii ?- V W?.~, U0AU9 lurou's'u iuo uau>. vililluot UI iu' [dusty and busy streets you wish you wer< homo again on that cool grass or in the hal of the farmhouse, through which there wai the breath of nuw mown hay or the blossoa of buckwheat. I You may have in your win Jo ws now beaut i iul plants and flowers brought from acros the seas, but not one of them stirs in you soul so much charm and memory as the oli ivy and the yellow sunflower that stoo: sentinel along the gard?u walk and the for getmenots playing hide and seek mid th ilong grass. The father, who used to com in sunburned from the fields and sit down 01 the doorsill and wipe the sweat from hi brow, may have gone to his everlasting rest The mother who used to sit at the door i (little bent over, cap and spectacles on, he iface mellowing with the vicissitudes of man; years, may have put down her gray head oi the pillow in the valley, but forget that horn you never will. Have you thanked God for it? Have yo rehearsed all these blessed reminiscences Oh, thank God for a Christian father. Than jGod for a Christian mother. Thank God fo an early Christian altar at which you wer ,taught to kneel. Thank God for an earl Christian home. I bring to mind another passage In the his jtory of your life. The day came when yo aet up your owahoushold. The days passe .along in quiet blessedness. Your twain sat a Ithe table morning and night and talked ove iyour plans for the future. The most signifl leant affair in your life became the subject c mutual consultation and .advisement. Yo jwere so happy you felt you never oould b any happier. , ,< One day a dark cloud hovered over you dwelling, and it got darker and darker. Bi out of that cloud the shining messenger c iGod descended to incarnate an immortu spirit. Two little feet started on an eterni journey, and you were to lead them. A get to llash in heaven's coronet, and you t polish it. Eternal ages of light and dart ,ness watching th9 3tartiug out or a new! created being. You rejoiced and you tr?mb!?;i at the r^ sponsibility that in your possession an im mortal treasure was placed. You prayedan* rejoiced, and wept and wondered, and pravei and rejoiced, and wept and wondered. Yoi . were earnest in supplication th.it you migh 3ead it through life into the kingdom of Go i Thero was a tremor in your earnestness There was a double interest about that home There was an additional interest why yoi should stay there and be faithful, and wttei In a few months your house was filled wit! the music of the child's laughter you wer struck throuzh with the fact that you nai ; stupendous mission. i Have you kept that vow? Have you ne glected any of these duties? Is your home a much to you as it used to be? Have tho9 anticipation? been gratified? God help yoi to-day in your solemn reminiscence and le His mercy fall upon your soul if your kind ness has been ill requited! God have mere; on the parent on the wrinkles of whose fae is written the story of a child's sin! Goi have mercy on the mother who in addition t< her own pangs has the pang of a child's in iquity! Oh, there are many, many sat sounds in this sad world, but the saddes sound that is ever heard is the breaking of i mother's heart! Ara there any here who remember that in that home they were unfalth ful? Are there those who wandered off fron that early home and left the mothor to di< with hi broken heart? Oh, I stir that rem Iniscenoa to-day! t 1 And another point in your Ufa history You found one day you wars "in the wrong rtf road ; you could not Bleep at night. There tfc wa3 just one word that seemed to sob through G< your banking house, or through your offlse, or your shop, or your bedroom, and that m< word was "eternity." You said : "I am not tr? ready for it. 0 God, have mercy!" The la? Lord heard. Peace came to your heart. You all remember how your hand trembled as you wi_ took the cup oT the holy communion. You in> remember the old minister who consecrated dy it, and you remember the church officials e who carried it through the aisle. You remember the old people who at the close of ae the service took your hand in theirs in congratulating sympathy. a3 much as to say, 1X3 j "Welcome home, you lo3t prodigal," and ,an 3 though those hands have all withered away 3 that communion Sabbath is resurrected to- He j day. It is resurrected with all its prayers J? and songs and tears and sermons and trans- 8h< , figuration. Have you kept those vows? wo . Have you been a backslider? God help you! ] * This day kneel at the foot of mercy and start Ca again for heaven. Start to-day as you Ap i started then. I rouse your soul by that ^.u J reminiscence. <ja * *" J r\t mvi-irnA | ClU X must not apauu uujr muiu *"JW "to in going over the advantages of your lire. I fjr; t just put them all in one great sheaf, and I yQ] bind them ap in your memory with one loud [ harvest song, suoh as reapers sing. Praise g0 the Lord, ye blood bought mortals on earth! fcej Praise the Lord, ye or owned spirits of heav- f0j 1 ! Lo i But some of yon have not always had a tht : smooth life. 8ome of you are now in. the thi shadow. Others had their troubles years ago; j 1 you are a mere wreck of what you once were, I must gather up the sorrows of your past ni 1 life, but how shall I do it? You say that is a impossible, as you have had so many troubles pU ' * ana adversities. Then I will just take two, th< the first trouble and the last trouble. And when you are walking along the street i and there has been music in the distance ( you unconsoiously find yourselves keeping step to the music, so when you started life your very life was a musical timebeat. The J air was full of joy and hilarity. WitS the bright, clear oar, you made the boat skip. J [ You went on, and life grew brighter, until ke] j after awhile suddenly a voice from heaven chl said, "Halt!" And you halted. You grew nsf pale. You confronted your first sorrow. .. 1 You had no idea that the flash on your n i child's cheek was an unhealthy flush. You Bli ( said it cannot be anything serious. Death jov in slippered fe<*t walked round about the ,, r cradle. You did not hear the tread, but " after awhile the truth flashed on you. You clc walked the floor. Oh, it you could, with bh ^ ^ * f k/l m your strong, scout nana, uuvo wreuwoa un child from the destroyer! , i You went to your room, and yoa said: e?ll > "God, save my child! Go J, save my child!" [ The world seemed going out in darkness, ; > You said, "I cannot bear it, I cannot bear . it!" You felt as if you could not put the ^ f lashes over the bright eyes never to see them Iyi > again sparkle. Oh, if you could have taken we i that little one in your arms and with it i > leaped into the grave, how gladly you would . , have done it I Oh, if you could let your in property go, your houses, your land and spi t your storehouse go, how gladly you would have allowed them to depart if you could . only have kept that one treasure! " 1 [ But one day there aros9 from the heavens th< a chill blast that swept over the bedroom, 8D; . and instantly all the light went out, and 1 there was darkness?thick, murky, impenetrable, shuddering darkness. But God did un not leave you there. Mercy spoke. As you fie were about to put that cup to your lips God j* said, "Let it pass," and forthwith as by the hand of angels, another cup was put into * ^ei your hands. It was the cup of God s conso- br lation. And as you have sometimes lifted gn] the head of a wounded soldier and poured wine into his lips, so God puts His left arm or under your head, and with His right hand He pours into your lips the wine of Hi3 coinI fr?rt ?nd TTin nonsol&tion. and vou looked at i j the empty cradle and looked at your broken heart, and you looked at the Lord's ohas- ST tisement, and you said, "Even so, Father, so: for so it seemeth good in Thy sight." 8p( All, it is your first trouble. How did you ,.1, get over it? God comforted you. You hare 111 been a better man ever sinoa. You have been ov a better woman ever since. In the jar of the wr closing gate of the aepulcher you heard the clanging of the opening gate of heaven and . you felt an irreeistable drawing heavenward. c" You have been purer and holier of heart ever ov since that night when the little one for the ^ last time put its arms around your neck and said: "Good night,?papa. Good night, mamma. Meet me in heaven." or But I must come on down to your later wi sorrow. What was it? Perhaps it was sick- a ness. The ohlld's tread on the stair or the .. tick of the watch on the stand disturbs you. Through the long, weary days you counted wa the figures on the carpet or the flowers in ju the wall paper. Oh, the weariness and exhaustion! Oh, the burning pangs! Would wa God it were morning, would God it were th night, were your frequent cry. ,But you are bli better?perhaps even well. Have you thanked God that to-day you can come out in the fresh air; that you are in this place to hear God's Sr name, and to sing God's praise, and to im- ? plore God's help, and to ask God's forgiveness? Bless the Lord who healeth all our diseases and redeemeth. our lives from da' struction. cn reraaps your lttoi mww **ao u uuauviai jy embarrassmeat. I congratulate some of you on your lucrative profession or occupation, in on ornate apparel, on a commodious reai- ov dence?everything you put your band to on * seems to turn to gold. But there are others __ of you who are like the ship on which. Paul sailed where two seas met, and you are broken by the violence of the wav?s. By an ex unadvised indorsement, or by a conjunction jn of unforeseen events, or by fire or storm, or a senseless panic, you have been flung head- re long, and where you once dispensed great wl charities now you have hard work to make tw the two ends meet. * Have you forgotten to thank God for your days of prosperity, and that through your ru ^ trials some of you have made investments cb 1 which will continue after the last bank of st( this world has exploded and the silver and ? e gold are molten in fires of a burning world? * 0 Have you, amid all your losses and dlscour* of Q agements. forgot that there was bread on tn a your table this morning and that there shall an] be a shelter tor your head from the storm, , * and there Is air for your lungs and blood for ot r your heart and light for your eye and a glad stc and glorious and triumphant religion for * your soul? . 0 Perhaps your last trouble Tfas a bereave- P? ment. That heirt which in childhood was nil a your refuge, the parental heart, and which wi j nss OBen i nuurco ui iuo ijuicaww ojuij/mu/ ? ever since, has suddenly become silent forr ever. And now sometimes whenever In sud- t0 e den annoyance and without deliberatian you tei y say, "I will go and tell mother," the thought su flashes on vou, "I have no mother." Or the ' h father, with voice less tender, but at fcehrt as 8^ u earnest and loving?watchful of all your Ti j ways, exultant over your success without as lt saying much, although the old people do talk it over by themselves?Is taken* away forever. on Or there was your companion ia life, an u sharar of your joys and sorrows, taken, leav- au e Ing the heart an old ruin, where the ill winds ,, blow over a wide wilderness ot desolation, [r the sand3 o* the desert driving across the ! ? |t place which once bloomed like the garden of co God. And Abraham mourns for Sarah at 0j the cave of Machpelah. Goin^ alonir y^ur . kl path in life, suddenly, right before yoa w>is 1111 n an open grave. Ta ? People looked down, find they saw it was "* only a few feet deep and a few feet wide, but l)fl to you it was a chasm down which went ail sa ' your hopes and all your expectations. y But cheer up in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the comforter. He is not going to | forsake you. Did the Tord take that child ke j out ot your arms? Why, He is going to tt'l shelter it better than you could. He is goin^ 0f t to array it in a white robe and give it a palm . branch and have it all ready to greet you a; '' your comint* home. Blesiad the broken heart that Jesus heals. Blessed the im- | ail * portunate cry that Jesus compassionates. a Blessed the weeping eye from which the sort j hand of Jesus wipes away the tear. Pe 9 Some years ago I was sailing down the St. su x John river, which is the Rhino and the Hud* su: son commingled in ono scene of beauty and i grandeur, and while I was on the dec!c of the steamer a gentleman pointed out to me the 3 places of interest, and he said, "All this is' sa: e interval land, and it is the richest land in all ix the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova t Scotia." . ^ y "What," 3ald I. "do you mean by interval sh 0 land?" "Well," he said, "this land is sub- .0f 1 merged for a part of the year. Spring . ' freshets come down, and all these plains are tlx overflowed with the water, and the water til 1 leaves a rich deposit, and when the waters 1 are gone the harvest springs up, and there is 4 the grandest harvest that was ever reaped." . And I instantly thought, "It is not the heights of the churoh and it is not the heights th i of this world that are the scenes of the ?reat- (jy 9 est prosperity, but the soul over which the ^ floods of sorrow have gone, the soul over which the freshets of tribulation have torn their w*y. that yields the greatest fruits of fhteousness, and the largest harvest for ae, and the richest for eternity." Bless >d that your soul is interval land. But these reminiscences reaoh only to this >rninpr. There is only one more point of (mentions reminiscences, and that is the it hour of life, when wa have to look over our past existence. What a moment that 11 be I I place Napoleon's dying renascence on St. Helena beside Mrs. Judson's ing reminiscence in the harbor of St. (lena?the same island?20 years after, .poleon's dying reminiscence was one of liriura a3 he exclaimed, "Head of the my!" Mrs. Judson's dying reminiscence, she came home from her missionary toil d her life of self sacrifice for God, dying the cabin of the ship in the harbor of St. >lena, was, "I always did love the Lord sus Christ." And, then, the historian says, i fell into a sound sleep for an hour and ike amid the songs of angels. [ plaoe the dying reminiscence of Augustus ?ar against the dying reminiscence of the ostle PauL The dying reminiscence of gustus Caesar was, addressing his attenQts, ''Have I played my part well on the ge of life?" and they answered in the af? ^ ? J 11TTTI 4.1 mauve, ana 110 saia: --rruy, iuou, uuuv a applaud ma?" The dying reminiscence Paul the Apostle was: "I have fought a od idght, I have finished my course, I nave pt the faith. Henoeforth there is laid up me a orown of righteousness, which the rd, the righteous Judge, will give me In it day, and not to me only, but to all them it love Hls appe&ring." Augustus Cesar died amid pomp and great rrdundlngs. Paul uttered his dying ninlsoenoe looting up through the roof of dungeon.., God graat that our dying Jow may be the dosing of a useful life aha* > opening of a glorious eternity. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. K TO KEKP HILK? Articles made of silk should not be pt folded iu white paper, as the ioride of lime which* is frequently id in bleaching the paper will someles destroy the color of the silk. i __ ? _ _i _ le, Drown or a gioss^ u.mu ui a javish paper is the best to select for s purpose. A white satin dress or >ak should always be wrapped up in le paper, with an outer covering of )wn paper sewn together at the je3.?New York Recorder. TO PREPARE LINEN FOR BLEACHING. [f a garment is yellow merely from ng, wet it thoroughly with clean ak suds?made preferably with lite soap?and either hang or lay it the full sunshine. Take pains to read it as wide as possible. A.s soon as it becomes bope-dry wash quickly through clean soft water, ?n dip it again in the suds and again read it out to dry. After that, unless the yellow tint is usually obstinate, it will be sufient to sprinkle the garment where x? xi nangs?repeating mc. pruueao ? ui1 as it dries, until the surface ie illiantly white. Two days of hot H9hine b'ughf to remove the laet trace color.?St. Louis Republic. FRS3HEX15Q DRESSES. To freshen a lace dress that looks ay and slimpsy, brush with a very ft brush that will not fret the lace, onge with tepid water containing a tie powdjred borax or alcohol, lay er a folded flannel and press on the ong side with a moderately warm ' sn. Sponge with a black woolen >th, and, if -you have it at hand, lay er the lace while-pressing a piece of in black silk. Waists of China and wash silks may Via ffnalinnod 1w Qnotl or-ma "tu v J - J o D th benzine or gasoline. . Use a nnel cloth and pnt in the air nntil . the odor has disappeared. If such lists must be washed, make a suds of kewarm water and white soap, and ish them quickly, squeezing through e suds and rubbing as little aa possie. Rinse in a slightly cooler water, d the second time in water a few deees cooler, Do not use any bluing. New York World. ICE CREAMS. Caramel Ice Cream?Put half a teap of granulated sugar in an iron (ring pan, and stir over the fire until e sugar browns and smokes. Pour er it a pint of boiling milk and stir 1 e minute; stand aside to cool. When Id add half a pound of sugar,, a iart of cream and a tcospoonful of tract of va'nillk, mix well, pour a freezer and freeze. When frozen move the dasher, stir in a pint of lipped cream, repack, and stand aside o hours. Chocolate Ice Cream?Put n pint of ;h milk into four ounces of sweet oeolate in a saucepan, and set on the )ve, let heat, add half a teaspoonful 1 powdered cinnamon, half a pound ' sugar and two teaspoonsful of exict of vanilla. Mix until thick and i looth, strain while hot, add a quart cream let cool and .freeze. Let md one hour before serving. Pistachio Ice Cream?Blanch and j und half a pound of shelled pistachio ;te. Put a pint of cream on to boil th half a pound of sugar, stir until e sugar is dissolved and stand aside cool. When cold add the nuts, a ispoonful of extract of almond, and i fticient spinach juice to color a light een, -with a pint of whipped cream, irn in a freezer and freeze. Set ide one hour before serving. Bisque Glaees?Put a quart of cream to boil. Beat the yolks of sis eggs d half a pound of sugar together, d stir into the boiling milk, stir ovei o tir;> until it begins to thicken, ike from the . fire and set aside to ol. When cold add two teaspoonfule vanilla and half a pint of fruit coral, pour into a freeze and freeze. ( ike out the dasher, stir in a pint of j lipped cream, fill small molds of per cones with the mixture, pack in It and ice and freeze for two hours. Bombay Ice Cream?Line a mold th Pkonian punch ice an inch thick, eping the mold on ice. Fill the cenr with a pint of ice cream and a pint < grated cocoanut mixed. Cover the ] l> with Pioniuu punch, cloae the mold i "luvly, and puck iu ice and salt for . hour. I Peach Icc Cream?Take soft, ripe aches, pare and chop tine, adi jfat to make very sweet and mania tooth. To a quart of the peaches d a pint of thick cream ami a pint of 1 ii milk. Beat nil together until 1 tooth, turn iu a freezer ami freeze. I Marantic Shoes. , iicn bapp is naving - put up ai ms ; ;>p a pair of shoes for a colored mail | this city that are larger than anying of the kind ever on exhibition in n Southwest, unless it is "'ancil's ;ction boots. The shoes are No. 14 d one of them measures eighteen ches around the top. They are for e colored giant, Evans.?Joplic [o.) News. ] A New York ma-lame mak'js women autifui for $500. SABBATH SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE AUGUST 27. Lesson Text: "Paul Before Agrippa,'* Acts xxvi., 19-32 ? Golden Text: I Cor. 1., 24? Commentary. 19. "Whereupon. 0 Kin? Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision." Some two years after the last lesson Felix wa3 succeeded by Festus, and Paul was still a prisoner. The high priest and the Jews soon mado mention of Paul, the prisoner, and asked that he might be brought to Jerusalem for trial, hoping to kill him on the way (xxv.. 2, 3). .Tney were compelled, however, to appear against him at Caesarea, and it was then that Paul appealed to Cffisor, which necessitated his being sent to Rome. Meantime Ring Agrippa and Bernice visited Festus, and he tells them of Paul and of his appeal to Caesar, but that he has no definite accusation against him, upon which Agrippa desires to hear him. Paul is. now before Agrippa and Festus and the chief captain and prinoipal men of th? city, and has gotten as far in his story as his conversation the way to Damascus and his consequent readiness to obey his new Master's orders. See II Sam xv.. 15 , Isa. i? 19, and take t^eed. 20. "That they should repent and turn to Qod and do works meet lor repentance." He began at Damascus, tlffen at Jerusalem and so on in all the world, preaching thes?r thihgtf. Compare I These. L, 9, 10 ; Titus 11., 11-13, and see how he insisted on these things. We are all by nature against God. 21. "For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple and went about to kill me." It does not seem possible that people would hate a man and even try to kill him just for being good, but the hatred of -Joseph by his brethren, and of Daniel by his fellows, and of Paul by the Jews simply prove the enmity of man against God, and it was fullv shown out in the persecution and crucifixion of the Lord Jesus. OO .... fhinrra fkon fVinao Ufa, UUUV VVUVk lUUl^O bUUU VUV9U which the prophets of Moses did say should come." By the help of God ho continued witnessing to small and great, reasoning out of the Old Testament, as we call It, concerning Jesus (chapters xvli., 2, 3; xxviii., 23). Jesus Himself taught that all Scripture referred to Him (Luke xxlv., 27, 44). Philip preached Jesus to the Ethiopian from Isa. iiii. 23. ''That Christ should suffer, and'that He should be the first that should rise from the dead and should show light unto the people and to the Gentiles." The suffering and death of Christ are seen in Gen. ill., 15; xxii., 2, with Gal. ill., 16 ; Ps. xxii., 1, 16 ; Isa. Iiii, 5. 6, and elsewhere. His resurrection is referred to in Ps. xvi., 10, with Acts iii., 15 ; Isa. Iiii., 10 ; Hos. vL, 2, etc., while His being a light to the nations is seen in Isa. xlii., 6; xlix., 6. etc. Although all was so plainly foretold, the Jews shut their eyes to the true significance of these things and would not hear of a suffering Messiah (John Hi.. 32-84). 24. "And as ho thus spake for himself Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad." He that departeth from evil is accounted mad (l9a. lix., 15, margin). The prophet is a fool; the spiritual man is mad (Hos. ix., 7). Jesus Himself was repeatedly told that He had a devil (John vii., 20; viii., 43). If we make Christ our center, wo must of necessity be eccentric in the eyes of oth ere and seem to them to be beside ourselves. 25. *'3ut be said, I am not mad, most noble Fcstus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness." Paul know whereof ho affirmed and realized that he was speaking in the hearing of a greater than Festus or Agrippa. Ho had no. ambition to please men (Gal. i., 10 ; I Thews, ii., 4), but ne did desire to please Him who had called him. (II Cor. v., 9, and II Tim. 11.. 15). And ho had a great ambition to win men to Christ (I Cor. ix., 22) and to magnify Christ In his body whether by life or death (Phil, i., 20). 26. 'Tor the king knowoth of these things, before whom also I speak freely, for this thing was not done in a corner." When the high priedt asked' Jesus of His doctrine, He said, 'T. spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue and in the. temple, .whither the Jews always resort, aud' in secrewiave I.said. nothing" (John xviii., 20.) The" story of Jesus of Nazareth waaj known far and wide, but it was to the great, majority simply a story of "one Jesus, who! was dead, whom some affirmed to be aiive," (Acts xxv., 10). It is not much more to most people even now. 27. "King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that ihou believest." Ono of Paul's mottoes was, ''Believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets" (xxiv., 14). Jesus's rebuke to the two disciples was, "0 fools and slow of heart l-n hnllnvA all that nronhnts havasnokan" (Luke xxiv., 25). Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets (Amos 01., 7); therefore if we care anything about the secret of the Lord we will surely study prophecy. 28. "Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." The B. V. makes Agrippa say, "With but little persuasion thou wouldst fain make me a Christian." Herod heard John the Baptist gladly and did many things ; Felix trembled under the Spirit's words through Paul, and now Agrippa is moved, but nothing lasting ever came of it in either case as fAr as we know. The word preached does not profit unless mixed with faith in those who hear it (Heb. iv., 2). We have great need to take heed of tho evil heart of unbelief, and to take heed how we hear (Heb. iii., 12; Luke viii., 18). 29. "And Paul said, I would to God that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am, except these bonds." It was not liberty that Paul sought, nor personal comfort, except as he could use these for the glory of God, but he did always and everywhere seek to win men to Christ. Whether rhoy ^rare rulers like Agrippa, Feetus or Eelix, or public servants like the jailer at Philippi, or slaves like Onesimus, he regarded not their circutastancee, sought not their'favor, despised not their poverty, but most earnestly coveted their eternal welfare. 30-32. "This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. This man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed unto Ctesar." These three vorses of our lesson tell of the private conference of the king, the governor. Bernice and they that sat with them when they had retired from the public assembly after Paul had finished his testimony. The two sentences I have quoted give their decision, and as we read them we feel like wishing that Paul had not appealed unto Cffisar. But when we read chapter xxiii., 11, "The night following the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good choer, Paul, for as thou has testified of Me in Jerusalem so must thou bear witness also at Borne," we are compelled to be still and sen God lyorking out His own purposes in His own way.?Lesson Helper. There la no need of producing incidents In proof of the proposition that good workmanship always pays. It is too self-evident to need demonstration. Nevertheless did one wish to carry coals to Newcastle and to bolster up his axiom lie would have Hinnannrlo r>f fnrta frnm whifh t.f) choose. An excellent Illustration, for instance, could be found in a small Virginia town, where are made and hsve been made lor many years all the canceling and r'ating stamps used in postoffices throughout the United States. They are manufactured by a man why many years ago succeeded to the business on the death of his father, who before him bad conducted it for almost a gener aiiOQ. xne interestiug paru ui uuo story is that each year the contract Is pat up for public bidding, and that, although proposes are received from all parts of the country, no one has yet offered to do as good worlc for so little money. The mosqulto-pest season seems to have reached Boston, when a clergyman preached a sermon the other day on "The Bigness of Little Things."? Philadelphia Ledger. RELIGIOUS READING. THE HOME OF THE flOOL. What a beautiful thought w;is that of Mose?, tha man of God, "0 God! thou art our dwelling place in ail generations!" Changes are continually occurring in this world; man, Iwing in honor, abideth not; kingdoms rise and fall; the day is coming when the earth and all the works that are therein shall be burned up; they shall wax old like a garment. and as a vesture that shall be changed; they shall be folded up and laid aside as worn out clothing, to be used uo more in the same fashion: but the eternity and immutability of our God and Savior shall ever remain the same for our consolation and refuge. The holy apostle affords us the example of staying himself upon the same consideration. Mince such is the steadfastness of the Most High, every word of His is reliable, every promise is worthy of unintermitted trust. rr,Lv "? *?? ?V>AW? fniI 4-Y\ar\ Tohfttfiih -LuuL j;ruui?o uau uu uxvio iuu, uu?u wuvfuu himself can cease to exist Our Lord has confirmed it, when He said, "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away." Whatever changes or reverses therefore may take place in sublunary affairs, though we may lose house and home, and our worldly all, we have in our Maker a changeless dwelling-place. The bosom of God is the Home of the Soul. So saith St John, "He that dwolleth in . love dwelleth in'God." To dwell in God, 01 to have God for our dwelling-place, implies reconciliation, for/'how can two walk to" gather," much less dwell together, "except they be agreed?" It implies nearness of access. "They that are far from thee shall perish, but it is good for me to draw near unto God." It implies trust and confidence. No one would build on a fluctuating sea. But "the Lord is my rock and my fortress, who is a rock save our God?" "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." It implies a right of some sort, for a man's dwelling-place is hi3 own. Every man's house is his castle. He is presumed to have the right of occupation and use. So the piouscallt-th, "0 God thou artmj God; early will I seek thee." AiidGod refuses not to acknowledge him. "Be not dismayed, for I am thy God." "Hear, 0 Israel, I am God, even thy God." It implies permanence. A dwelling is not an inn or a lodging Elace for a night Neither is it a temporary abitual residence. Men are, indeed, ready enough to run to God in a storm, and to quit Him as soon as the storm blows over; but to fly to Him tor refuge and treat Him as a mere convenience is a very different thing from making Him our dwelling place at all times, "Trust in Him at ail times, yt, people; poui out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us." The future condition of the children oi God must1 be infinitely preferable to theii present state. The clay tenement which w< now inhabit is but a temporary lodging. The mansion to which we are going is "a house not made with hands, eternal-in the heavens.' There is all the difference between a palace and an inn. The moment, then, that announces our release should not be 30 gloomj as it is often represented. 1 If our hearts were what they should be. we would feel like the happy school-boy, when he quite his tasks at the holidays. At everj homeward step familiar objects greet his eye. The church spire rises in tho distance, Scenes thicken fast associated with some interesting recollection. Tho old trees, each of which has its.own personal history, bend tc welcome him! His father's house comes in sight, and his heart bounds with pleasure His feet cannot fly fast enough to bring him home! Onca within the doors, what embraces! what congratulations! what shouts ol joy! 0 Christians! if we have not simiiai exultations at the thought of going 'home, to our father's house, I fear me it ii because we are concious of being truants and delinquents; and s' "-ith its leaden load retards our steps. There have been tboso who have though with lively pleasure of God as tha home 0: tho soul. The last entry of David Brainarc in his diary was, "0 my dear God, I am speedily coming to Theo, I hope! Hasten th< day. 0 Lord, if it be Thy blessed will." Mrs liumfl's last words wore, ' "I bavo been : stranger on the earth, but I return to my true country." "And we desire that every one ol - * ? > full ria you ao SDOW Hie rtUUJO IU I.HVJ >U.. suraace of hope unto theond."?[Presbyterian oub counthy's oubat want. Tho language of oao of tho lights of England. amy, with slight alteration be most lltlj adopted by us in reference to our country's salvation. '*We want a better church tc make a better nation. Without a bettai church we cannot have a much better nation We want more religion for ourselves; w( need to keep what we have; we need mor< for tho wonderful ago in which we live, t< fit us for our duty to that; and we need mori for tho great missionary work to which w? are called. Tho conversion of this land is a mighty achievament and requires the mosl robust and athletic piety. "We wsnt intelligence warmed with a holj enthusiasm guided by intelligence; a religioi ox power, ot iovo and of sound mind; a re ligion combining something of the cnthusi asm of prophets, the zeal of apostles, the self-denial of pilgrims and tho constancy o martyrs. Our churches must be composed o membera strong iu faith and fervent ir prayer?of members separated from th? world, spiritually minded, self denying rejoicing in hope, and waiting, look incr and lonflrine for tho cominj? of our Lore Jos us Christ?of members who consider this world not so much a place for present grati flcation as of discipline, probation and prep aration for future glory. We cannot converl the world as we now are. We may and shall dc something; we have done something; bat wc ought to do more. Wo may have tho blessing but unless wo become more earnest in piety, wt shall not have tho fulness of the blessing. Wt may lay the wave-sheaf upon tho altar; but wt shall do little towards gathering tho harvest, We have done leaser things; but wo have nol cast down the demon from a possessed, convulsed and tortured world. And why can wt not cast him out? Our Lord shall answer tht question: 'This kind goeth not forth but bj I prayef and" fasting.' Wo want*fnouey; wc want men; but there is something we want more than either, and which, if we had it, would Rive us more of lx)tb of these.?and that i3 FAITH AND PRAYEU*'. ? [.HOinO MibS. "SDCH IS MY INTENTION'." A Sandwich Islander being urged to give his heart to God, replied, '\Such i3 my intention." This mau was one of a great class, to 1\? f/-v11r?<I nrhamvar f-hA frnanAl iq fjLifchhilfv IA< iWUUU ni*w?v?v? v-v O-'-'l'v. ? J preached. It is the intention of every individual who believe* in the necessity of personal piety to give his heart to God, sooner or later. It is especially so in seasons of revival, whether sinners an; awakened or not. It is the intention of alt, with the exceptiou of dowuright skeptics, to become religious before they die. Whether the Sandwich Islander ever fulflled his intention?whether he ever gave his heart to God?we do not know. It is doubtful, to say the least; as he evidently was not ready to do it when he made the declaration. But, however, it may have been with him, multitudes in this land have intended to give their hearts to G3d,who have never done it. There are many of the saine class, at this moment i:i every Christian community. Were you to urge them to the duty, liny would answer, "This is our intention." And it is. They would shudder at tho thought of dying unprepared. It would be doin^ them great injustice, to say that they are not siunors. They do mean to repent sooner or later. But theiutentiou of any Impenitent sinner to givw I Lis heart to Crod. i-t a vory aurerent cmu? from actually doinsf it. Thousands upon thousands have ''resolved and re-resolved, and died the same." Satan selects his uiseiples when they are i.lle. hut Christ chose his while they vrere at I work, either mending their nets or carting them into tho sea. I ?Furendon. a certain" Captain Nelson observing a boat in distress declined to offer relief, nobly refraining from placing the occupants under distressing obligations. Nelson will be likely to make a record yot. Men in no way his superiors have beeo banned before now. When a bandit can, single handed, terrify and rob from eight people to a whole trainload, it begins to look as if men are scarce ui MjU country. THE BELL SKTRT NOT FASHIONABLE. It is a fact, albeit a sad one, that: is only on the "women of the people, as the French call their business w( men, that the straight bell skirt : seen. Either the fashionable woma wears the double or the triple skirt, o i she has the trimming so arranged t to simulate the multiform skirt. Plea' ings of the same are not as much i vogue as lace ruffles?rjust. one. aroun the hem redeeming it from plai&nea ?Detroit Free Press, i _____ WCWtHN PEDDLERS IN ET7BOFB. A profitable business of furnishin ladies with their wedding troussea and other outfits has been developed i | Eastern Europe by women who jotu , ney from Paris well supplied with quantity of necessary small articles < good quality, which they sell cheaj | They are presentable, ladylike womei 1 who understand their business, and g from place to place, getting introdui tions wherever they can. The daini stock on hand is very tempting, and ' sure mean3 of establishing relatioi ! with the best families, who often gn J them large orders for silks, laces an t jewelry, by which they make larj ' profits.?New York Sun. OLOVE NOVELTIES. Gloves have been keeping pace wit ' the gay coloring of this season t fashions. They have blended sweet! r with the most brilliant gown, and tl 5 craze for bright hnes grows in inten ! ity. Among the peculiar shades are hu: > zar blue, peach, lettuce green and pa] " gooseberry. Chamois gloves in the natural tii i have black buttons and black stitcl in g. For dress occasion buttons gro larger as the shades grow brightei One of the latest French importatioi is glace kid of a peach tint, wit smoked pearl-buttons framed in silv< rims. The glove is the four-butto length, finished at the tip with a ban of white kid. But the glove which is the queen < novelties is the hand-painted glov< J Gloves of pale heliotrope suede ha\ violets most artistically painted on tl back.?New York Recorder. t OVERWORKED WOMEN OP FASHION. High-pressure society women ma listen to the word of warning uttere by a London periodical: "Half the ills that woman is heir t come, so say doctors, from the frigh fully high pressure at which they lii nowadays. Siok headache, or migraim as they call it abroad, is a universi complaint, and arises chiefly fro] overstrain. Nervous irritability, ij somnia, and hysteria are all on the ii crease in the upper classes. There : a mania to see and be seen; to lear everything, frcin political economy t clear-starching. In short, women c the upper classes do too much. Pej haps they cannot help themselves, ot ing to the exigencies of society. Loo at the women whom one meets, wh have been doing the season. Are the not pale, worn, anxious, highly strung According to a great medical authority if only London women would once i every ten days take a whole day's con plete rest in bed, they would retai f their health, spirit and energies muc ' iUnn IIIAW Of nAnfnn J XUJLi^Ci. bUDU UUCJ UU. V/i. VUUkOVj uu , advice is only meant for really har working women of fashion who ar | obliged to keep late hours." FIVE FRESH FAN FANCIES. i A bright girl has made a striking fa: ? out of an ordinary, medium-sized paJi ; leaf. She scalloped out the edges an ! bound them with white satin ribbon . Across the bottom of the fan she place* a band of white ribbon, edging it oi : both sides with white and gold sill cord. On the right side beautifull; tinted orchids in silk were attachewith silk cord. Of course, the bloa som fancy necessitated extreme care it handling the fan. She put a coat o I white enamel on the stick and attache! loops of white ribbon to it. Thi jaunty bit of an accessory enhance* the chic appearance of her white an< i yellow nun's cloth afternoon gown. A lovely fan is of pale green sill painted in a design of dandelion leave and puffs, the leaves in dark green the "blowaways" their own gray wliiti and standing up on their tall stems a naturally as if thoy were alive insteac of being only ''ghosts." Dandelion are a special success this season. 1, gr&j hat had a bunch of the yellov flowers clustered on it, and they weri so perfect that a baby girl was heart broken becausu she was not pemitte< to fill her chubby hands with them. The lizard fan ranks among the mos fantastic novelties of the season. Th< handle is of green jade in the form o a lizard, while upon a li(jht shade o Hzarrl-crrfiAn bnltinc cloth two or thref bright-bodied lizards are painted ii water colors and metallic paints. A lovely fan is set around the edg< with tiny gauze butterflies, their out spread wings showing exquisite lustej tints. A black lace fan has a pattern o: large roses threaded with gold and i border of small roses made of golc spangles.?New York Recorder. WOMAN AND THE WHEEL. It is a curious fact that the young men of this country will from all indi cations be compelled to go to theii sisters and girl friends for lessons on the proper use of the wheel. Young men as a class are overdoing the matter, making themselves ridiculous and bringing into discredit one of the most admirable means of exercise within the reach of people with small incomes. While the wheel just now represents a very considerable investment in ready cash, the time is not far distant when the prices will have to break; the demand is too widespread, 7..f and there is too much opportunity for (t rivalry to keep up the present rates. ? When this break comes the wheel will j. be as necessary a portion of the houa?i8 hold equipment as the sewing-m** n chine. It shortens distance, solves tho ir problem of rapid transit in small w places, gives needed ezeroise to the t- youngsters and indeed has a thousand n advantages that are not by any mean* d to be overlooked. But to get th? 9,' greatest good from this kind of amusement it must not be carried to ezoea^ as the boys are now doing, it 10 universally admitted that girls are .by far the moat graceful riders and make tha 8 best appearance on their wheels, while u boys sprawl and lean over, acting m n though they were working for dear r" life. This is fatal. to anything lik* * graceful riding, and what is far mora important, it throws the body out of ?' symmetry, bends the spine into bqw shape, compresses the internal organs '? and prevents the full expansion of tba c" lungs. 'J Girls should dress in garments thai a do not in the least constrict any por18 tion of the body. They need little counsel as to position, for the most of 1 them sit their wheels beautifully, and >e move as though moving were but little exertion. There are a great man/ things that men would do well to go their aunts, cousins and sisters and h take lessons in, and the proper ruse of 'a the wheel is not the least of these.? ly New York Ledger, le . ? FASHION NOTES. _ Snowflake effects will besprinkle the new fall goods. The Lonis XV. jacket is one of the it dressy revmls. i- ' The snn-bnrnt shade is the prevail* ing color for straw hats. w Peacock feathers are coming ipto r* use as trimming on dresses. ^ The new veil is made of accordion* [t pleated black net or ganze. 'n Ribbon trimmings are still much d used, put on skirts in pleated rows. The new shoulder cape is a shawl )f pattern, and tight-fitting, without xuffl* 9. or pucker. r? Jaunty military caps will be mad? Le up en suite with many of the prettiest costumes for misses and girls. .< Some of the beautiful black fans ere of paper, decorated with gold, and 7 mounted on sticks of gold lacquer. ^ The latest parasols are made of lac* and lined with rainbow chiffon, and ^ have gold mountings on the handle. re A. new boating hat is composed of m a burnt straw brim, a tarpaulin crown, jj two quills and a handful of pink rosea, ii All the new hats show black wings, i. either back or front or at the side, and i- bunches of cherries are often used witk ia them. n < Real lace veils, of the large, old* o fashioned size which delighted our .| >f grandmothers, are coming into stylo r- again, r~ Full waists shiired down into pufib * by bands of passementerie embroidery 0 or ribbon are much liked by young 7 women. 9 ' Sleeves with less fullness but with. ' verv loner, droonincr caoe-ahaoed cans. Q ? O* ? 0> " ~ ** * A ? t are among the fashionable notions of the hour. h Long puff sleeves are often finished ia with wristbands, but deep frills are j better, unless the hands be small and e shapely. Strings of flowers and foliage are carried about the throat, tied in a bow, and the ends allowed to fall some Q distance down the skirt. n Mode shades in gloves are very i handsome with the purplish diem u goods now in vogue, when the glovea i to match are not wished. ' 1 White and gre9n, gold and green, heliotrope ' and gold and the very , Y palest ofi)lae and gold are among the ^ popular combinations for dressy wear. ' Kid trimmings are as fine and open ^ as lace, and they are shown in white , and tbe leading tints embroidered with tinsel, and are applied to the dressiest f fabrics. I j Medium tan remains the favorite onlor for cloves. While other shades ? are old, this is the standard, and thero a is more demand for it than for all other colors combined. t 3 The deplorable want of pockets in s gowns, and the inaccessible region, i they are placed in when they exist at s all, has caused the women to rebel, and L little bags to be worn on the wrist are the result. J Jet is popular and much used on - black silks, and belts of it are very 1 nafrow or very wide and shaped to the figure. Long fringes of jet are in vogue t for waists, and are known in Paris aa 3 "jet rain." j Colored gloves eLre fashionable again, and in Paris one sees in the shops and ' in actual wear vivid green, bright 1 heliotrope and blue. One smart woman there is reputed to have worn 5 very pale pink gloves stitched with uiacs. r A fine quality of ladies' cloth, which c is now called habit cloth, is an extremely popular material. It comes in I all the exquisite new shades, and is used not only for tailor-made costumes, but for those that are much more elaborate. f Fancy lace capes, copied after those ' seen in the portraits ol Maria Antoin. ette, Charlotte Corday and Martha Washington, are effectively used to rep vive a decollete or half-worn gown, ' and they are especially becoming to ^ slight figures. Large leghorn flats have long scarfs i oi mousseune ue soie rasieneu ai ina back. These are twisted carelessly about the throat, and prove immensely ; becoming when of the right shade. Wild rose pinks for blondes and palest i primrose yellow for brunettes are effective.