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A KISS FOR A BLOW:
itiowl 11 the way to Prevent Quarrel*
Anions' Children.
When I lived in Boston, r was one of
he school committee. I used lo visitj'
orne of the public schools in the city (
.lmost every day, atid spend a few (
ninute^ in each school, talking 10 the
hildren 011 peace tnd temperance.
L'he children understood that when I {
ame to the schools, they were at
iberty to a-k me my opinions on these
objects. They generally had some ,
luestions to ask.
One day I visited one of the infant i
chools. There were about fifty chil- r
Irin in it, between four and eight j
ears of age.
"Children," said I, "has any of you v
, question to ask to-day ?" t
riease to ten us," saiua ntue ooy, ^
what is meant by 'overcoming evil r
yith good ?'"
' I am glad," said I, "you have ask- [
d that question ; for I love to talk to a
ou about peace, and to show you how \
o settle all difficulties without flghtog."
. I
L then tried to show them what the c
recept meant, and how to apply it
nd carry it out. While I tried to
o think of something to make it r
ilain to the children, the following in- (
ident occurred :
A boy about seven years of age, and r
lis sister about live years of age, sat s
lear me. As I was talking, George p
oubled up his tist and struck his (
ister ou her head, as unkind ami cruel
rothers often do. 8he was angry in a 1
aoment, and raised her hand at once t
r> strike him in return. Tho teneher f
aw her, and said, "Stop, Mary; you j
ad better kiss you brother." Mary
ropped her hand, and looked up at v
lie teacher, as if she did not fully un- ^
erstand her. She had never been L
lught when at home to return good 0
or evil. She thought that if her
rother struck she, ,of course had a
[ght to strike in return. She had alrays
been taught to act on this cruel
laxim. Her teacher looked kindly at
er and at George, and said again, K
My dear Mary, you had better kiss 8
our brother. See how angry and un- "
appy he looks!" Mary looked at ^
er brother. He looked sullen and .
retched. Her resentment was soon
one, and love for her brother returned
>herheart. She threw both her arms e
Dout his neck, and kissed him. The p
oor boy was wholly unprepared for ^
is blow. He could not endure the
enerous affection of his sister. His 11
elinj{S were touched, and he burst h
nt crying. His gentle sister took the .,
lrner of her apron, and wiped away 1
is tear.*, and sought to comfort him v
y saying, with endearing sweetness a,
ad generous affection. "Doi't cry. ^
u/vrrvn ? /% ? /f nnf Kn?*f tr?n tviii/tli
J KJ U U1U UVH iiUll U1C UlUV/li*
at he only wept the more. No won?r.
It was enough to ruake any body
eep. ~ u
But why did George weep? Poor js
ttle fellow! Little did be dream
lat his sister would give him such a f1
veet return for his blow. Would he
ave wept if his sister had struck
im as he had struck her? Not he.
y kissing him as she did, she made
im feel more acutely than if she bad p
jateu him black and blue. By strikig
him again she would not have Cl
lade him feel sorry at all. It was n
iat sweet, sisterly kiss?that gentle f<
;tor wiping away his tears with her u
jron?that generous and anger-killig
affection, that led her to excuse
im, and to seek to comfort him by o
tying, "'Don't cry, George ; you did 8l
DC nuro me mucntnese mings
lade him weep. It would make any n
)dy weep, to receive such kind and 1'
jnerous treatment from one whom b
3 had injured. No man could withand
it.
A kiss for a blow ! All the school ^
iw at once what was meant by over- d
>ming evil with good, and they need- c,
I no further instruction on the 6ubct.
If Mary had struck her brother 0
i return, there would have beeu a
ejht. It was prevented by her kiss, tl
When others strike you, or do any e(
ling to you which you think an iniry,
do as sweet little Mary did.
ive a kiss for a blow, and there will y
i no trouble. They will take care ei
ow they wrong you in any way, when i]
ley are once sure that the injuries
ley do you will not be returned,
hougn George was ihe older and the f<
n rwl s?/\nl/l of nSlra f Via hnrHor _
?i | auvi i/uuiu oiunu luc na:uv?, p|
pt Mary conquered hin. George's
roTig body, bis muscular arm and
ard blows, were not a match for the P
rong love and sweet kiss of Mary, ri
f George had had the body of a giant, 0
: the strength of a million of men in .
is arm, Mary's sweet love and kiss,
ad those gentle but heart-piercing a
orda, "Don't cry, George; you did d
othurt me much," would have con- ^
uered them all. What could poor
eorge; do? If he had had all the
rms and soldiers in the werld to help 1
im in his attack upon Mary, conduct f<
ich as hers would have conquered 8(
iem all. .
Dear children, arm your sullen c
>oks, your provoking "uicknames,
our clenched fists, and furious blows, f]
nd take the sweet love and soft words u
f little Mary ; then go foorth to meet
our enemies, and you may be sure of L
n easy and peaceful victory.
"John, you may recite." "I forgot,
r, that the page was torn out of my 0
00k, and I could not study the lesson
ist night." "Since when is the page
lissiug?" "Ever since my sister bad u
; last year." That is a pretty slory,
ohn. Let me see your book." If
bat teacher could only see what an
tfect his cutting words have 011 the
oy. "What have I done that be
hould doubt my word?" hi asks g
imself. Have I ever deceived him ? j
am a liar in his eyes, and he dares
a show it before the whole class. A a
iar? I? and I always thought so j
nuch of him." The poor boy's eyes 5
re tilled with tears, his heart swells t
nto his throat ; he feels like crying,
?ut boyish pride chills his emotion *
nd hides the grief under the ma4 of '
, smile. The teacher does not know (
hat be has lost his hold on the boy? ,
U?.w. c *
rcruujis luieyer. (
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Honor, like the shadov, follows i
hose that flee from it, but flies from <
hem that pursue i
Affliction is no evidence of the diirine
displeasure against U9. But all
iffliction should "yield in us the peacetime
fruits of righteousness."
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What Others Sav.
The difference between a
;leman and a counterfeit is that the
former presents the gentleman without
effort and the latter presents the
ifl'ort without the gentleman. This
ule will hold good in the higher realm
>f religion, as well as in society.
? <9* ?To
complain that your good work
or your fellow men is not apreciated,
s to show that there is an untouched
nnt nf QatBdhnnQu in vahi?
W. Ill JT * /14 I IIULU1V.1
Paul wrote to the Corinthians : "I
vill gladly spend and be spent for you;
hough the more abundantly I love
'ou the less I be loved." That senti1nent
should animate us all. Itiscerain
that the world will never fully
ipreciate its noblest benefactors. The
vhite hands that brought the best
;ifts to men were nailed to the cruel
TOSS.
If a meteor could be invented to
nark the flow of worldlines9 into the
Church it would be an instructive and
narvelous invention. The face of
uch a meteor would astound many a
>astor. "Wherever," says Richard
;ecn, "tnereisan attempt to set off
he music in the service, and the atemptis
apparent, it is the first step
oward carnality." Where is the
rlethodist Church in town or city
yhich has not taken this first step ?
Where is the Methodist Church which
las not added other steps to ihis first
ne??Nashville Christian Advocate.
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K. Hood, E?q.f in Central Methodist.
The lungs are a crematory of human
arbage. The exhaled breath is the
moke and floating gases from this
Valley of Hinnom." For hours in
be Conference room this viewless air
mded with eliminated human impurLies
growing denser with foulness
very moment was poured, a rank
oison, into the system. The oxygen
tiat leeds life ?vas exhausted iu a lew
iiuutes. Ten meu would, in three
ours, consume the entire supply oi
ure air iu the church. Ttie arc ol
entiiatiou is unknowu to the averse
architect. Only one church iu
Linerica has clean air during a service
-Dr. Hall's in JSew York. Every fifjeu
minutes the air is changed in the
udilorium. The vitiated atmospnere
i drawn out auda new supply, waruid
iu winter to a pleasant temperature,
i let in?Richmond. Ch. Ad.
Why Crime Increases.?Judge Isaac
'arker, of the United States district
ourt for Western Arkansas, lately
lade some startling statements, and
allowed them with suggtstive comipnto
In charging the grand jury at the
penjng of his court at Fort Smith, he
iid that whereas the ascertained
umber of murder* in this couutry in
389 was less than 3,600, aud in 1890
ut 4,304, it was nearly 9,000 in 1891.
It is startling to learn that there
^ere twenty-five more supposed niurerers
lynched in i889 than were exeuted
according to law, and the exces>
f lynched over executed murderers
'as sixty-seven in 1890; but assumiug
aat only one person was concerned iu
ttcii rauruer, naraiy one m twenty 01
tiose guilty of the crime in these two
ears flittered the penalty of death,
ither at the hands of the law or by
tie violence of a mob.
Judge Parker gives several reasons
)r the shocking state of affairs thus
evealed : The indifference and inompetence
of courts; the general
reyalence of perjury ; the use of corupt
means?money, and social and
ther influences?to shield criminals ;
tie sickly sentimentality that turns an
ssassiu into a hero as K?)ou as he is in
anger of his life ; and finally, the in
ifference of the people at large.
This comment is substantially true,
'he remedy must come first at tiie
auntain head. The people are the
ource of all power. If they so will
he evil can be stopped.
Socicty must protect itself, but the
irst thing for society to do is to reco^lize
the danger it is in because it dots
lot protect itself.
Broad cloth took its name from its
in usual width.
Great Britain has $500,000,00i) in
iur railroads.
England's wealth is placed at $50,00000,000.
Britain owns half the ocean ships.
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Look for u moment hL conversation
is we overhear it on the street, the
ior9eand steam cars. Here we find
>urselves involuntarily deciding who
ire those best acquainted with the
aws of polite society and good breedng.
Setting aside the cause of deafless,
we are often annoyed at the perlistency
with which people in near
jroximity to ourselves endeavor, in
jonversation with their friends, to cuiirhten
all the others as to their private
iffairs, business, poverty or wealth,
friends servants, and what not. This
s due partly to home education in the
matter of conversation, and partly to
ihose who have acquired wealth and
liad no early education and culture.
Benefit your friends, that they may
love you still more dearly; benefit
your enemies, that they may become
vour friends.
GRAINS
When humility says, "Look at me,"
it ceases to be humility.
The moral character is an essential
to a man as a spiritual experience.
The need of the hour is not macninery,
but men; not doctrines, but
deeds.
The title prince is from a Latin word
signifying leader, and dates from the
Roman empire.
Do not wait till to-morrow, but begin
to-day to discharge every known
duty, great and small.
Begin the new year in the spirit of
hope. Shut out ill will from the
heart, and let Hunsbine fill the precincts
of the home.
Some of us never look towards heaven
until God nuts us on our backs so
that we can not look any other way.
The girdle of truth too tough to
beak, is easily cut with the small
blade of the Devil'? knife otherwise
known as a "white lie."
An orthodox creed consorts ill with
a bad life; though the two are often
seen in one person.
A. good habit is the best friend that
one can have in moments of moral
and spiritual depression.
Radicalism h&tes everything that is
old ; fogyism hates everything that is
new; conservatism looks at the intrinsic
qualities of things.
The worst species of cow'ardice in
public life is displayed by the individual
who stubbornly sticks to it when
he is wrong.
Sincerity is speaking as we think,
believing as we pretend, acting as we
profess, performing as we promise,
and being as we appear to be.
If people are iuled by fear they are
sure to be untruthful, and if they are
not allowed to think and act for them
selves, they lose conscience?it dies.
The chief secret of comfort lie" in
not suffering trifles to vex up, nnd in
cultivating our undergrowth of small
pleasures.
"Do you have many conversions
here?" asked a traveler of a guide
who was showing him around a great
cathedral. "Conversions!" said the
man. "This is not a We9leyan
chapel!"
You will do the greatest service to
the State if you raise, rot the roof* nf
the houses, but the souls of the citizens
; for it i? better that great fouIs
should dwell in unall houpes llian
that mean souls should lurk in great
houses.
Take time ; It is no use to fume or
fret or do as the angry housekeeper
who has got hold of the wroug key
aud pushes, shakes and rattles it about
the lock until both are broken and the
door is still unopened.
The Church often errs still In seeking
a glory too external. It cannot
compete with the world in what is
distinctively the world's glory. Even
Solomon's temple was far outdone by
the golden house of Nero.
The motives which 7ead men to begin
a religious life are likely to be more
or less mixed. If there is however a
healthy germ of sincerity among them,
it will gradually throw off all alien or
unworthy elements. It need scarcely
he saidt hat this progessive clarification
of character is so far from beinga simply
natural process, that it involves and
requires the constant agency of the|
Holy Spirit.
Character in Gnit.
Gait is an Important part of physical
expression. By his gait a man
tells us whether he is fresh or tired,
strong or feeble, in good health or in
bad. To some extent also gait denotes
occupation. The upright and somewhat
rigid walk of the soldier differs
largely from the rather rolling gait of
the sailor; and different from both of
these is the slow, jolting gait of the
country laborer, which, however, is
partly accounted fur b> his cluuisy
and heavy boots. Jn the peculiarities
of gait, a?aiu, au attentive eye|
discovers many moral quauues.
"Slow step*, whether long or short,
suggest a gentle or reflective state of
mind, as the case may be; while on
the contrary, quicksteps seem to speak
of agitation and energy. Reflection
is revealed in frequent pauses, and
w alking to and Iro, backward and forward,
the direction of the steps
wavering and following every changing
impulse of the mind, inevitably
betrays uncertainly, hesitation and indecision."
It might ask too curious a
knowledge to*distinguish by their respective
gaits the miser, the spendthrift
and , the philanthropist; but
ibe proud man is almost always
known by his step, the vain man to
someextenti and the obstinate man
not a little.
Ntnmmeriiiff,
A gentleman who stammered from
childhood cured himself by the following
method: He went into a room
where he could disturb no one and
would not be disturbed himself, and
read two hours aloud to himself, keeping
his teeth together. He was careful
to read slowly and distinctly,
moving his lips freely, but not his
teeth. This he repeated every five
or six days for a month, and then at
longer intervals until he was cured.
When conversing with others he com--"-I
?_ ? ,,v olnwlv and
peneu liiujscii iu rprua j
distinctly, and resolved that he would
not stammer. The first result of the
reading was to make the tougue and
jaws ache, and the next to loosen the
talking apparatus and make speaking
less difficult. Perseverance in this
course entirely cured the stammer'
iug.
< It is a curious fact that on immersing
oue hand in cold water, a corresi
ponding reduction of temperature
occurs iu the other.
It is better to say, "This one thing
: T do," than to say, "These forty
> things T dabble in."?Washington
/ Star.
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The Cheap Variety Show,
There is perhaps 110 greater peril
to the moral interests or our cities and
towns than this. A glance at the Bill
Boards, discloses the utterly demoralizing
character of its exhibitions. The
performers and the performances are
of a low and immoral type. Very little
but filth of the filthiest kind finds
a place there. Yet it is almost always
thronged with eager .and intensely
interested patrons. And it is a motly
crowd that pours out through its open
doors, at the close of every perfomance.
Youngmeu and mostly working men,
with here and there a hoary headed
sinuer, and occasionly a womau of
doubtful reputation, make up the
crowd.
The cheapness of the admission price
draws the class that cannot affod to
attend the higher priced theatre.
And there is not much difference
between them after all, in the effects
upon the morals of their patrons.
But the ppeoial danger of the cheap
ohow lies in the fact that it is within
the reach of tiie boys and girls. It
catches the children who are on the
streets, or who are permitted by their
carele-s parents to go where ihey
please after night-fall. Many a boy
who has given a plausible explantion
of his first late return home in the
evening, has in fact made his first
visit to one of these places of demoralization.
The dime in his pocket was
enough to purchase the ticket. Some
boy companion who had been there
awakened bis desire, by a graphic discription
of the exciting scenes within <
and the youthful impulse was all that
was needed to carry him into the place
ho easy of access. And thus day by
day, and night by night, these corrupters
of the young are gathering their i
prey for ruin.
Parents, do you know where your i
boy spends his evenings? If not, the
chances are very great tnac ne is already
an habitue of the Dime Museum,
or the "Cheap Varieties." Find out
at once, if you would save him from
quick and certain ruin. Surely there
must be some way to protect the unprotected
youth from these emisaries
of the Evil One.
Don't Try To Cbent a Lnwer.
A young lawyor, just starting in his
profession, hung out his sign in a Connecticut
town where there was only
one other lawyer, au aged judge.
A close-fisted old fellow, thinking
to get legal advice for nothing, called
'Upon the young man, told him he was
very glad he had come into the town,
as tne old judge was getting superanuated,
and then contrived in a sort of
neighborly.talk to get some legal questions
answered. Then thanking the
youngman, he put on his hat and waft
about to leave, wheu the youDg man
asked him if he should charge the
advice, for which the fee was five dol- 1
lars.
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I ne oiu iciiuw wcm. iuw ?.
passion, and swore he would never
pay. The young lawyer told him he
would sue him if he didn't.
So the old fellow went down to see
the judge, found him hoeiug in his !
garden, and said.
"That yonng scamp that's just come j
into town ! I dropped in to make a
neighborly call on him, and he 1
charges me five dollars for legal ad- 1
vice."
Served you right," said the judge;
"you had no business to have gone to
him."
"But have I got to pay it, jydge."
"Of course you have."
"Well, then," said the man, "I suppose
I must," and started off.
"Hold on said the judge aren't you
going to pay me?"
Pay you ? What for?"
"For legal advice."
What do you charge ?"
"Ten dollars."
The result was that the old fellow
[had to pay five dollars to theyouDg
lawyer and ten dollars to the old
one.
A Dok Story with n Current Moral.
| A large aud small dog happened to
start from opposite sides of a stream
at the same lime to cross it oyer a narrow
board which spanned it. They
I met in the middle. They both came
j to a stop, for they could not pass each
other on the narrow board. The little
dog sat down on the board, held up
his head and began to whine. The
big dog stood a moment appearently
cogitating what to do, when suddenly
a thought struck him. He spread his
forelegs apart to the outer-edges of the
board, also his hind legs, and then
looked at the little dog as much as to
siiv; "Now is your time!" Where
upon, the little fellow shot through
between the big dog's leg and safely
reached the other side, wagging his
tail with delight and approval of so
clever a trick, while the big fellow
walked philosophically over to his
side, no doubt well satisfied with himself,
as he certainly had a good right
to be.
Nbort Lewtonji on Beading:.
If young people only knew the
value of their youth! A half-hour
each day steadily giveu to the vanquishing
of some real books on history
science, literature, is three hours a
week, is more than twelve hours a
month, is more than twelve solid days,
of twenty-four houis each, a year.
What cannot the busiest mau accomplish
by such seizure of the fragments
of his time? Ob, if the young people
L-nuiv the culture possible for
'J ?
them by such simple means ! Aud
forever more it is the man who knows
who gets to be the man who does, an,d
to whom the chance for doing comes.
Merely frittering newspapers and
novel reading, u youthhood devoted
only to that, bow pitably sad ! No
ship drifts into harbor. No young
person drifts into an achieving manhood
or womanhood.
A Christian receutly remarked : "I
will not say much of my love to God
but I would speak of my love to
humanity." The love of humauity
producing words aud deeds of kindness
is Christlike aud proceeds from
love to Uod.
Good may come out of evil, and
the keen edge of misfortuue be blunted
by the kind sympathy of generous
hearts.
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Agate Windows.
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Be comforted, be comforted.
Ye tempest-towed and worn,
Who wait amid the shadows '
For hope's celestial morn;
The valley hath Its harden, , ' -wj
Its vision, and Its sonjr,
And strains of lav irn waiter)
From heaven's Immortal throng.
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There Is a placo of sapphires
Within th? school of Christ, ' ^awj
And faith hath her foundations i rJi
In sheen of amethyst.
Time's border-land Is Jewnled ' A
With many a radiant gun,
And love divine most fiubton . y,
And touch and chasten them. i >
He mak?s my windows agates,
That I mny dimly see
The glories that await me.
The Joys prepared for me.
0, were the fell effulgence
T<> break upon nj sight.
My spirit were too eager
To take Its upward flight.
A Hopeful Sign. ;
Christian Statesman.
The Governor of Florida seems to be
in earnest in his purpose to prevent
the Corbett-Mitchell slugging match
within the teritorv under his jarisdio* ,
tion. And in this determination be Vt,
has the fullest approval of all right*
minded people. It is difficult to con- " ^
ceiveof a more ;brutal,*fcrepulsive and degraded
"sport," than that of. the im
prizefight. It is in many respects ^
worse, both in character and influence ,r M
than the Spanish ''bull fight," which
even Spanish civlizatlon will no longer
tolerate. It has not a single redeem- '%
ing quality. It is purely and simply
coarse aud vulgar brutality. It '
requires the elimination of every man- v ^
ly impulse. It is a relic of barbarism "
unworthy of toleration in a Christian
community. The actors in it, and tbeabbettora
and patrons of it, bavecertainly
become dead to every noble in
siinct or numanuy. Tneysre Kinared
to the lowest orders of brutes. jagg
And surely the secular press is deserv- ''* ?!
ing of the severest condemnation for v???
i?s altitudte toward the wicked and def;raded
"sport." It gives it widest pubicity.
It devotes whole columns, day
after day, to the most laudatory no- - M
tices of the chief "brutes." It sends : 'jn
its correspondaots with the brutal Xy
crowd when a "mill is in prospect. 'a.
It publishes under, great display headlines,
the daily habits of the sluggers, 'f'm
catching up and heralding over- the ..J
land their silly boasts, as if they' were ' ^
the oracles of some great mind, recounting
with manifest approval and
delight the crimnal methods by which the
"managers" evade or override the ^
law, depict in the most graphic oolors.
tbe sickening details or l&e "ugnt," ;.i
in which two so-called men smash
and batter, aud braise one another, '-.i
until one or the other falls bleedlpg wji
to the ground, and keep it up through
round after round, until one or tne
other is rendered so limp and helpless ja
that he is unable to rise, and then the
ech tbe praises of the "Wold's cham- ^
pion," as of some mighty victory for :>3ai
God and humanity. For much of
this whole disgraceful business tbe seo- ' ^
ular press is responsible. If it would
refuse to give it publicity, the prize ^
fight would soon be a thing or the >
past. In 'striking contrast with the
attitude of the press toward this brutal
"sport," is that of the civil authorities
of the different states. For the
past few years they have set- themselves
openly and determinedly against..
It. They have refused to permit a -y.J$
"meeting" within their bounds. The
two or three states in the author!titles
nave heretofore winked at the viola- >
tion of tbe law in the matter, have
now also refused to harbor the sluggers
within their domain. It is to be hoped
that they will adhere to their publicly
expressed purpose. No place
within the boundaries of Christian
civlization should be open to the brutal
"prize fight." W. J. Robinson. j
A Desirable Gift.
What the world needs among other
things is more of those people who
possess the invaluable charm of a happy
disposition. Who does not enjoy
coming in coutaotwith such persons?
They carry a radiance of soul with
them that seems to affect the very at- ^
mospbere. Tbeir tastes, habits, views,
and opinions may differ from our own
in every way, and yet we are unavoid,
ably drawn toward them and faclnated by
tbem.
Tbey posess such pleasantness of
disposition, such sweetness of temper,
such gentleness of spirit that they become
endeared to you while you may
differ with them.
Some .are at great advantage in the
very out start by havin a natural gift
this sweetness of soul. And surely
fhio ia a mn*t desirable jrift. a great
gift to any man no matter"what may
be the sphere in which he moves. All
apreciate the presence of a sunny
temper, a happy spirit and a frank,
candid manner.
Fearless preaching.?Anthony Com
stock was asked by some one i n the
audience in one of the Congresses, if
he did not think that ministers had
better give their attention to preaching
the gospel, and not to persecutons
of manufactures and venders of vile
literature.
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Comstock repjiea Dy absmg iuc ttoutlemen,
if he found a friend thrusting
his child against a buzz saw whether
be would stand off and quote Scripture
at him.
To satisfy all parties the preacher
must not disturb the eqalamity of the
vilest miscreant alive. But preaching ' v
tb^ gospel has for its objective the
expulsion of sin from the world. The
msuister who preaches the mostgos*
pel is the one who strikes the most
sin and strikes them hardest. We
would not give a cent for a preacher
who would not make us wince. He
does not cut because he likes to, but
because be has to.?The Interior.
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* T 1111 ' '^ I" little V?AnaoHao
jljilllc hcli'uclliais) iibviu uvuoovivd|
little passing worde of sympathy, little
nameless acts of kindness, littie
silent victories over favorite temptations?these
are the threads of gold
which when woven together, gleam so
brightly in the pattern of life that God
approves.
?The Indiana courts have a curious
problem, relates the Washington Sta r
A man who was fined fjr profanitypapealed
on the ground that he was on
his own nremlses when be SDoke, and
had a right to use any kind of language
that he pleased.
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