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Our First Presidenfs Gifts a
Exempt From Abuse?A Ce]
Omitted?The Trouble Over
of Washington.
that Washington s
Mm ^ Birthday is so universally
II w cele^rated, it is interesting :
,9 m L& to note an instance of the ;
omission of this popular
custom. Only those who have carefully
studied the political history of
the country can have a just idea of
the condition of affairs that existed
in 1796. It was the last year of
"Washington's second Administration. 1
The Father of His Country was about
to retire'to private life; and it was at i
the very close of a public career as ;
honorable and useful as that of any !
other patriot in the world's history
" raii
.
that he suffered such abuse as might t
be heaped upon a corrupt and selfish i
political "boss."
The trouble arose out of what is <
known as Jay's treaty. The relations j
between England and the United <
States had been intolerably bad, and ]
President Washington sent John Jay, ?
then Chief Justice, to England to
make a treaty. Mr. Jay had to take j
what he could get, and that was a 1
treaty which pleased no one and i
which was regarded as abominable by ?
>all those who, with Mr. Jefferson, fav- j
?red the alliance with France. <
But Washington, though by no <
means better satisfied than -others, 1
held to the opinion that any treaty j
mBB hotter than nnnp nnrl Hpfprmined 1
to ratify it if the Senate would con- <
sent 1o do it. He did so, although <
probably seven-eighths of the people <
were opposed to the treaty; and the \
result showed his wisdom.
Always before that year Congress
had adjourned early on the 22d of
February to go in a body to present ;
the respects of the members to the
President and congratulate him on (
his birthday. So high did the party
spirit run that a resolution to follow '
this custom was opposed and voted
down. i
Washington's Letter Writing.
Washington must have been cue t
of the most industrious of men, par- j
ticularly with the pen; although, like
most men of out-of-door habits, he ]
had no great love for that little in- K
strument, said in the hands of the ,
truly great to be "mightier than the
sword." j ,
He did not enjoy bending .ov-eir a . .
I
if washinM
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)S SEAR CHATS WORTH. CAL.
?L. R. Freeman, California.
SHINGTONIA
s a Letter Writer?Was Not
lebration That Was Purposely
the Jay Treaty?The Mother
aesk when tne sky was clear, and his
horse was pawing before his door,
impatient for the expected canter to
a farm five miles away. He loved to
be on horseback, chasing the fox, or
riding over his estate to inspect the
growing crops and trie jazy cultivators
thereof.
But the master or this man waB
duty. Obedient to the behests of
duty, he wrote during his lifetime of
sixty-seven years many thousands of
letters, some of them very long, and
all written with care and exactness.
Spelling and punctuation were not always
up to the standard of modern
iTON CROSSING I HE DELAW
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:imes, but the matter of the letters
was stated plainly and fully.
There seems to be no end to the
liscovery of his letters. After the
publication of enough to fill twenty
jctavo volumes every anniversary of
ais birth elicits additions to our
stock.
One thing is very remarkable: No
natter how many letters are disinterred,
no matter how private their
lature, we always find in them the
same wise, just, sound hearted Washngton.
No disagreeable disclosures
)blige us to reconsider our estimate
jf the moral worth of the man.
Whether he is writing to an overseer
ibout a refactory negro, or to a nepaew
at school who is giving his teacher
trouble, or to a storekeeper of his
Christmas bill, we see him just and
lonsiderate, intent on doing the thing
:hat is exactly right.
Washington's Mother.
In the little old house in Charles
street, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Washington's mother, who was in her
lay a famous cook and housewife,
tvas at times fond of giving a "small
iance and dinner party."
There, "on the waxed floor of the
Front room, lighted by numerous canlies,"
the belles and beaux of other
lays "did dance righte merrily." In
i diary now worn n.nd yellow with
ige, one bright-eyed belle tells:
"My petticoat was of flowered
Peach satin, with Iong-waisted Coat
3f White. A lace 'Kerchief was gathered
round my shoulders, and my
Arms were bare to the Elbow. A
string of Milk-white Pearls did tie
iround my throat. My hair 1 had
lien and nleasinc Powdered. And
;ilver Buckles were upon my Shoes."
Old Mr. L , one of the neighxrrs,
happened to drop in one niurnng
while Mrs. Washington was bus.v
n her dairy, was requested to come
here if he cared to speak to her. He
rntered, found Mrs. Washington
vith skirts turned up and sleeves
oiled busy with the fresh made buter,
which she was moulding in a
vooden tray. "For you know, Mr.
^she said, "my tongue and i
ny hands may be employed at the
;ame time without loss."
Washington's Death.
Mr. George Ticknor, who wrote
"The History of Spanish Literature"
ind "The Life of Prescott," remem- j
>ered distinctly the death of Wash-!
ngton. He says in his diary:
"There never was a more striking
ir more spontaneous tribute paid lo
nan than was paid in Boston when
he news came of Washington's
leath."
.It was on December 14. 1799. a-1
little before noon, and Mr, TIckd
says: "I often heard persons say
the time that one could know h<
far the news had spread by the cl<
lng of the shops. Each man, when
heard that Washington was de?
shut his store as a matter of cour
without consultation, and in t
hours all business was stopped.
"My father came home and cor
not speak he was so overcome. 1
mother was alarmed to see him
such a state till he recovered enou
to tell her the bad news. For soi
time every one, even the childn
wore crape upon the arm. No b
could go Into the street without
I wore It, though only eight yer
old."
"Mystery"' of Washington's I)eatl
Clement K. Shorter, an Engll
writer of more or less distlnctlc
.surprised everybody last week
printing in a London newspaper
article in which he asserted th<
was a mystery surrounding the dea
of General George Washington abc
which Americans hesitated to ta
If there be a mystery we should 11
to know what it iB.
George Washington caught cc
when riding over hip plantation
Mount Vernon on the afternoon
December 12, 1799. Forty-eig
hours later he died.
He was attended by three of t
best physicians of that part of t
country. He was bled no less th
three times to relieve a sore thro
and he was dosed with calon
enough to deprive a healthy man
his life. But what is the myster
Enlightened physicians frequen
assert that General Washington w
killed, that he was bled to death a
poisoned with calomel. Tobias Le
his secretary, says that after the <fr
tor 'had bled him to the extent
| half a pint Washington interrupt
with the remark: "The gash is i
; big enough; make it wider." A
the highly trained professional id
proceeded to do bo. "Does yc
throat feel any better?" asked 1
learned leech. "It's very sore," m1
ABL
mS.
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im
mureti Washington. When the &
oud physician arrived Mrs. Waahii
ton tried to stay his murderous ha
by protesting that "the General n
too old a man to stand much ble<
ing." "Yes, yea," said the migt
Hnctnr Mnmhpr Two. "I'll be cauti<2
in blood-letting."
And then he proceeded to rob )
country's Father of a full pint
life's most precious fluid. When t
third physician had come he roll
his eyes solemnly and said: "I w
bleed him." "We both tried tha
said the other doctors. "Yes,
know," announced the consult!
sage, "but if blood-letting does r
relieve him I must increase the dc
of calomel." After the third ble<
ing?in which we are not surpris
to learn that Washington's arm yie!
ed its life fluid more slowly than
had before?the sore throat cont:
ued, in spite of the last consulti
doctor, and when his wearied bo
failed to respond to a heroic ov<
dose of calomel the two consulti
nhvsicians retired and left Washir
ton to die. Is there any mystery
his death??Utica Observer.
Ringing the Changes.
As to Washington's birthday, t
changes have been rung on the ch<
ry tree and the hatchet motives u
til little more can be said on the su
ject. Jack Horner pies in patrio
designs are to be had, and flags pi
an important part in the schemes
decoration.
A Sentiment by Madison.
1 am not less sure that Genei
Washington would have spurned
sceptre, if within his grasp, than
am that it was out of his reach if
had secretly sighed for it.?Jam
Madison.
The Way It Was.
Pop Washington?"Now, my bo
as a punishment for cutting down tl
cherry tree, you may cut it up, ai
after that J willseeyou at the house
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*^ORTH KJfo"^lNGM
Be? A Japanese sword used by one of
w? the emperors about 800 B. C. is still
in existence,
ild
The area of the Pacific Ocean is
*n ibout the same as the earth's land
area?i. e., 55,000,000 square miles,
ne
Jn* Galloway cattle are being raised in
oy Alaska, their hides being considered
* equal to bearskins for beauty and serirs
vice.
Marriage licenses are required in
all States and Territories except
- Alaska, New Jersey (if residents,
)n* otherwise required), New Mexico and
bV n xi
auuill v^ai uiiua.
an
ir? A canal 170 miles long and costing
lt $120,000,000, connecting Lyons and
'ut A.rles, France, is proposed. It Is also
k* suggested to build a $16,000,000
branch to Marseilles.
>1(J During the eight days including
Christmas and New Year's Day 970,?
000 turkeys were consumed for food
in New York City.
h ?
The University of Wisconsin has
e 3237 students exclusive of the winter
a? agricultural classes, which will bring
a j the total to more than 4500. The
le. Freshman class numbered 945.
of
y ?
.. In California, where many wells
yield both natural gas and water, it
^ is stated that a stem has been tried
ar whereby the gas is separated and utili2ed
in an engine to pump the water.
The statistics of life insurance people
show that in the last 'twenty-five
years the average length of a man's
life has Increased five per cent., or two
whole years?from 41.9 to 43.9 years.
It was estimated by the ConsulGeneral
of the United States in Mexice
some time ago that the total sum
of United States capital invested in
Mexico in mining and smelting enterprises
was no less than $125,000,000,
gold.
The first attempt to steer a balloon
e. was made in Paris in 1784. '
lot
Of the 588 locomotives in Rumania
_ 427 use petroleum for fuel.
HIT
tllQ
QT Many workmen are planning to
7 leave the Island of Samos, in the
Mediterranean, forty-three miles
southwest of Smyrna, because of the
introduction of cigarette machines,
which permit a daily output of 100,000
cigarettes.
Vu Kyuin Willington Koo, a Chinese,
has been chosen to edit the
Dally Spectator at Columbia University.
It is said to be the first time
that a Chinese student has been
placed at the head of an American
college paper.
Chemical Aid to Medicine
By THEODORE RICHARDS.
Chemistry may be of use to medicine
in at least three different ways.
One of these is concerned with finding
out what things are made of.
This kind of chemistry is called analytical
chemistry. Another way In
which chemistry can help medicine
depends upon the ability of the modern
chemist, not only to find out
wViaf tfio fhince oro maHo nf hnf nlcn
to discover how the parts are put together.
This branch of chemistry is
called structural chemistry,- because
It has to do not only -with the materials,
but also with the way in which
ee- these materials are arranged. Yet
ig- another method of helpfulness comes
ud from a still more recent development
'ae of chemistry, commonly called physiJd
cal chemistry, which deals with the
ity phenomena lying on the border line
>u8 between physics and chemistry?especially
that part of the border line
concerning the relation of energy to
ot material. The physical chemist must
know,1 not only what things are made
of and how these elements are put
together, but also what energy is concerned
in putting them together, and
1 what energy is set free when they are
ng decomposed.?From The Atlantic,
lot .
)Se A Town Built of Concrete.
^ A serious fire recently visited Win[d
throp and within an hour two hotels
j" and seven houses were completely
I destroyed. The progress of the fire
" in one direction was completely
stopped by a concrete house which
2r_ was just being finished, and which
' was not injured at all. The fire was
_ so intense where this building stands
. that the granite curbing across the
3treet was split and crumbled' as if
broken with sledge hammers. In
view of the strength and fire-resisting
ke properties of concrete, the new town
Jr_ of Concrete, Pembina County, N. D.,
' proposes to' stand by its name, and
[j>_ | the town site people refuse to sell lots
I oTPont nn thp condition that concrete
ajr will be used in the construction of
0{ the buildings to be. erected thereon.
?Boston Transcript.
American Checker Champion.
"al Charles Francis Barker, of Boston,
a has held the title of American cham
pion at checkers for about thirty
he years, and has just shown that his
es grip on it is firm by defeating Joseph
Drouillard, of Kansas City, in a match
of fifty games. Barker won ten
games in the match, while Drouillard
-? captured only two, the remaining
games resulting in draws. Incidentally,
it cost Drouillard and his
u i t\.tn ipet Rarlipr's m<^
y 'lie. Tho m*{ch was flayed in Kan9
eus City, Mo.
Women Laborers in Bohemia.
S Women employed as ordinary day
3 laborers in the construction of build9
ings, mixing the motar, sifting sand
and carrying bricks and for unloadJf
ing coal, are the unusual conditions
g described as existing in Prague and
3 elsewhere in Bohemia. The women
1 are paid from thirty-two to forty
* rents a day. The working day lor
,y these women is from (1 a. in. to G p.
[jq ci., with an hour for dinner.
id
>> Englard's turbine fleet already includes
sixty-two warships and fortyfour
vessels of the merchant marine.
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM. g<
MENTS FOR FEBRUARY 21.
"Pi
Subject: Stephen, the First Christian A
Martyr, Acts 6:1-8; 3?Gclden
Text: Acts 7:59?Commit Verses
7:55, 50?Commentary. SI
TIME.?35-37 A. D. PLACE.? H
Jerusalem.
" ? Oi 1 II.. IT
IfiAKUSlI'lUrt. ? 1. oiepneii, uic "
Full Man, 8-15. The character of ?
Stephen presents a rare combination 1:1
of strength and beauty, robustness
and grace. He was a remarkably full g]
| man. "Full of faith," v. 5; "grace,"
i v. 8, R. V.; "power," v. 8; the Word B
j of God, ch. 7:2-54; "theHoly Ghost,"
| 6:5; 7:55; love, 7:60; courage, 7:51; "
i trust, 7:59. He was also a notable 5
| man of prayer, 7:54-60. Among the
i men of the Bible he seems to occupy
the next place to Christ in beauty, p;
symmetry and completeness of character.
Like his Master, he was hated Si
and maligned and ultimately murdered.
What a revelation of the bad- ^
ness of the natural heart! The lie v\
sworn to against him had an element R
of truth in it. The worst lies generally
do have a grain of truth in them.
Because he was full of the Holy Ghost R
they were not able to withstand the K
I wisdom and the Spirit with which he n
I spoke (cf. Luke 21:15, R. V.). As
I they could not silence him by argu|
ment they undertook to silence him T
by,violence, but they only gave him a
wider hearing by murdering him. L
What a contrast between men's treatment
and God's treatment of a Spiritfilled
man! They marred his face F
with bruises and blood; God made it
to shine like an angel's. They said, F
"He speaketh blasphemous words _
against Moses and against God," but 1
God made his face to shine even as r
that of Moses had (Ebc. 34:29-35).
If. Stephen's Sight into Heaven,
54-58. Stephen's word laid open the
heart of Israel in all ages and the C
heart of his hearers, but alas! convic- ?
tion is not conversion. When men
are convicted of sin they do one of
two things?they repent or they get V
. mad at the preacher. Stephen's sermon
and prayer were apparently V
without fruit', but they were not
really so?they gave the Apostle Paul r,
to the church, but Stephen did not
live to see it. A Spirit-filled man will y
"> ? "aim man under anv rireum
stances (2 Tim. 1:7). The expression
"full of the Holy Spirit" has a G
' different significance from "filled r
with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:4; 4:
8, 31). The latter describes the Holy
Spirit coming upon one at a definite
period of time and filling one for the
time being with His glorious presence
and power; the former describes an
abiding condition. Being full of the h
Spirit involved Stephen in inevitable
conflict with men who were full of
Satan. It led him to look up rather .
than around. In this hour of trial t,
there came to him a wonderful vision .
to sustain him. The sight was granted t
Stephen to strengthen him for the
suffering and witnessing. Christ had
I already been seen after His resurrection.
He had been seen as He as- ^
cended, but now He is seen in heaven
itself at the right hand of God. We ,
can no longer doubt His divinity nor J
our security. Jesus left heaven as k
God only, but He became man in His ,{
incarnation (John 1:14; 1 Tim. 2:5),
and when He went back to heaven He j ..
went back as the "Son of Man" as { ^
well as the "Son of God." There is ] tj
nnir o TVfart in thp flfirv. | a
III. Stephen's Entrance Into Hear- | ^
en, 57-60. They "stopped their I b,
ears." How many are doing that to- j ^
day! He went the same path that j 0]'
Jesus went to die. "without the gate"
(Heb. 13:12). Once outside the city, w
the stones began to crush in upon gl
him. There was one delighted spectator
of the pitiless fury of the mob? (a
Saul of Tarsus. He will never forget sl
the sight. Stephen's bearing and a;
words were pricking like a goad in
his secret heart (Acts 26:14), and
he, too, will become a Christian. Stephen
simply prayed as the stones fell.
He prayed as Jesus Himself had '
prayed to the Father in dying. "Into ai
Thy hands I commend My spirit." So A
Stephen now says to Jesus, "Receive *
my spirit." We cannot question that n'
the prayer was heard, and while Ste- w
. phen's body died and ultimately j
crumbled into dust, Stephen's spirit i N
was taken by Jesus to be with Him- [ ai
self in conscious blessedness (cf. Phil, i *s
1:23). But Stephen prayed another 61
prayer for those that killed him. He aI
had lived as his Master had lived and
died as his Master died (cf. Luke 23: j *a
34). His last two utterances were !
prayers and prayers formed after the ! w
pattern of the dying prayers of Jesus j
(Luke 23:46. 34). He had seen | ln
Jesus at the right hand of God, and |
I did not hesitate to address his pray- j
j ers to One so clearly proven to be divine.
Love shone out wonderfully in I
| lilt? last xiiuinciiLa. njg 1'iajci ?t ^ aL
heard in heaven, and Saul the perse- sv
cutor became Paul the apostle. Hav- qc
ing offered this prayer he gently fell
asleep, he did not die., a:
IV. Stephen Buried, the Good Seed io
Scattered Broadcast, ch. 8:1-13. The gr
devil overreached himself. The wind M
of persecution simply scattered the io
seed broadcast (cf. ch. 11:19-21).
Though from five to seven years
seems to have passed since Pentecost,
the church up to this time appears to
have been largely confined to Jerusalem,
but the storm that broke on ^
Stephen's death carried out the pur- W(
pose of Christ. During this awful a
time the apostles bravely stayed at st(
their post in Jerusalem, but the rank fa
and file of the church went everywhere
preaching the Word.
Attorney Will Get $400,000.
By the decision of the United ag
States Supreme Court in the WatersPierce
Company case County Attor- co
ney Brady, of Travis County, Texas,
who started the proceedings, will get de
approximately $400,000 in fees as his de
share of the fine which the company pe
must pay. It is expected that State
Receiver Eckbardt will soon be placed ce
in possession of the property, which he
I lias been for nearly two years in the nc
I hand ol' Federal Receiver Dorchester, re
i Most of the properties are located in di,
1 Dallas aud are valued at about $100,000,
independent of the oil stored and n?
business accounts.
Three Meet Tragic Deaths. th
While alone in her home in Marsh- se
field, Ore., Mrs. Walter Healing's gar- w;
ments in some unexplained manner m?
took fire and she was burned to lyi
death. Her cries for help attracted ha
the neighbors, but she was breathing
her last as they entered the house. W(
Twenty years ago Mrs. Heating's hus- tj,
iband met a tragic death in the wreck ?j.
of the tug Sol Thomas, and a year ago |n
she lost a son, the victim of a fright- pe
Tul sawmill accident. iflJ
\
HE GREAT DESTROYER f
3ME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OP lNTEMPEItANCE.
V
The Wreckers. ^
ark! to the roar of the surges,
Hark! to the wild winds howl; /
;e the black c'oud that the hurricane
urges, >
Bend like a maniac's scowl! (
li 11 on the sunken lee ledges
Laps the devoted bark; (
nd the loud waves, like a hundred
sledges,
Smite to the djoraed mark! . . j
irilly the shriek of the seamen j
Cleaves like a dart through the roar;
areh as the pitiless laugh of a demon
Rattles the pebbled shore. . (
o! for the life-boat, brothers,
How many the hearts of the brave, ]
urling their lives to the rescue of others*
Conquer the storm wave.
lame for humanity'n treason!
Shame for the form we wear!
lush at the temple of pity and icason
Tnm/vl . f a a rrthKor'o Iflirl
'orse than the horrible breakers, (
Worse than the shattering storm,
e the rcugh-handed, remorseless wrecker? ]
Stripping the clay yet warm.
lucking at girlhood's tresses,
Tangled with gems and gold;
.latching love-tokens from manhood's
caresses.
Clenched with a dying hold. i
fhat of the shrieks of despairing? i
fhat of the last faint gasp? I
obbers, who lived would but lessen your j
sharing v
Gold?'twas a god Li your grasp! }
oys in their sunny brown beauty, '
Men in their rugged bronze, t
>7omen whose wail might have tatight i
wolves a duty? ' 1
Dead on the merciless stones, r
cnderly slid o'er the plundered
Shrouds from the white-capped surge,
oud on the traitors the maa ocean thun* *
dered? t
Low o'er the lost sang a dirge. t
riends! there are deadlier breakers, ,
Billows that burn as they l-oll! j
lanked by a legion of crueller wreckersWreckers
of body and soul;
raitors to God and humanity;
Tempters that hold in their arms I
lood-aripping murder and hopeless in- (
sanity, I
Folly, and famine by turns. I
rested with wine redly flashing, '
Swollen with liquid fire,
iow tbe strong ruin comes fearfully dash- '
ing, . I
TTirrVi oa 4 Vio annl tnolto nn/1 hmliPr! I
**'6" ??? "-a*-?
irtue, and manhood, and beauty,
Hope and the sunny-haired blisa, .
/ith the diviner white angel of duty,
Sink in the burning abyss.
/hat though the soul of the drunkard
Be lost on the reefs of crime!
/hat though his children by beggary conquered.
Sink in pollution's slime!
old has come in to the wreckers,
Murder has taken his prize;
old, though a million hearts burst on the
breakers,
Smothers the crime and the cries!
?C. C. Burleigh. i
A Pathetic Scene. .
"I am not Mrs. Nation; I have no '
atchet; I am not cra?y," 1
These words came from the lips of 1
Lewis woman as she met her hus- ^
and face to face in a hotel barroom 1
ae other evening, says the Lewis Pi- - 1
)t. They were directed to the bar- '
;nder and the loungers, as the for- 1
ler handed the woman's husband a j
lass of whisky.
She continued: "That man has not ]
one a day's work this winter, and I
ra worn out trying to support him 1
ad the rest of the family. I want to J
now if something cannot be done to 1
eep him from destroying his own '
fa and starving his family?"
The woman was thin and pale. Her J
ps quivered a3 she spoke. Her .frail ^
ody could hardly stand the strain of '
ie unfamiliar environment. As she
nished the little girl by her side {
urst into tears, the bartender took *
ack the whisky, the abashed hus- 1
and stood with bowed head, one by
ne loungers left the room. Present- (
r the bartender, gazing at the poor J
oman, solemnly vowed that the man *
lould not drink at his bar again. *
It was a pathetic scene; it was the r
ist resort of a desperate woman. As
ie left the hotel with her husband iy
ad the little girl there was a lesson *
io painful for any pen to picture.
If Ton Drink Get "Sonsed."
Addressing the Lincoln Temper- t
ace Chautauqua at Austin, 111., John j
. Nicholls, of Boston,- said he pre- j
>rred the man who goes on an all t
Ight drunk occasionally to the one j
ho takes a nip every day.
"If I wanted to drink," said Mr. *
icholls, "I would get 'soused' good i
ad then cut it out for a month. It
not nearly so bad to roll in the
utter as it is to take a nip every now
id then. A man's physique can't x
onil either nnp and fisre^lallv the v
,tter.
"Three persons suffer for every one
ho takes a drink and he should be
ade to abstain, dot only for the selfflicted
injuries, but for the iniury
i inflicts upon innocent persons."
Sinking "Under Rnm's Torrent'.
"Give us a chance to breathe; we
e stifling; give us a chance to
nm; the torrent of rum is sinking
>.
This exclamation is fr.om a sermon
gainst the liquor traffic by Chancelr
James E. Cassidy before a con egation
of 1400 men at Fall River.ass.
He declared further: "The saon
in furthering its vile purpose a
mwc nn ertnd nn find or S'OSDel." C
I
Rings True. (
The Michigan Christian Advocate
:presses the sentiment of every true
merican citizen: "If we could we
ould transform every brewery into c
manufactory, every saloon into a r
ore, every saloonkeeper into a y
rmer, and every drinker into a total t
istainer." - T
Temperance Notes.
New Tori: has 26,000 saloons as
;ainst Pennsylvania's 11,000. c
The saloon seeks to control for 1
rrupt purposes political parties. n
The barroom wastes the living of f;
pendent women and children, and
(stroys the productive energy of the [ "
ople. I
The Japanese have now had half a |
ntury's exposure to Western alco- j
lie liruors, but apparently tlioy are 1 p
it going to suffer the late of iheir j k
latives. the Xcrth American In- j w
ans. ] D.
Though Japan r.ow contains a few \
itivf. hrpwnrips the neonle have I
ver taken to spirits.
Whatever faults are possessed by F
e Japanese, few people have ever I P
en a drunken Jap. The present | ri
iter has witnessed forty or fifiy vv
sn i'roni the Russian royal yacht b
iiicr drunk in the streets of Copen- tl
gen. h
The English Government is now at b
>rk ou a new licensing bill in which
0 principle of local option is recog*
sed. Although tho measure is far
>m prohibitive, the friends of tem- r
rauce fee! that the new bill is a ?
32 step in advance. j *
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r^aGHTS^Fg^THfe
VIIAT THEN??TO THE BELTVER?
iftcr the Christian's tears, after his fights
and fears, t
Lfter his weary cross, "all things below
but loss."
What then?
)b, then, a holy calm, resting on Jesue
arm,
)h, then, a deeper love for the,pure home
above.
Lfter this holy calm, this rest on Jesus*
arm,
Lfter this deepened love, for the pure
home above? ,
What then?
)h, then, -work for Him; perishing souls
to win: j
?hen Jesus' presence near, death's darkest
hour to cheer.
^nd when t he work is done, when the last
soul is won.
-Vhen Jehus' love and power, bring the expected
hour?
What then?
)b, 'then, the crown is {riven! Oh, then,
the rest in Heaven!
indless life in endless day, sin and sorrow
passed away.
?The Soul Winner.
"Lo, I Am With You Alway."
That "alway" includes past. pres?
snt and future. When iChrist came
nto the \ arid to be visibly with m?n
lineteen hundred years ago, it waa
lot His first coming; He was in the
vorld before His birth in Bethlehem.
3e was in the world even if the *
vorld knew Him not. Through Him
he world had been made. Before
Abraham was Christ is. The'light
las always been shining in the dark* V
less. >
When we think of the unnumbered
jenerations of men that have been
>orn, have lived and died; the nations
;hat have sat in darkness and then I
Dasst 1 away before the dawn of what
ve call history; the multitudes to-day
:hat do not exist so far as Christiju*
lations are concerned, of possible inlabitants
of other worlds that science
las revealed to us, faith is apt to
vaver and the thought will come that,
if ter all, historic and worldwide
Christianity is a very small matter.
rhen it is good to appreciate once
more tbat all things were made oy )
Him and that everywhere and always
la tho O'nrlat thA fulness of Him
thftt fllleth all in all."
This Christ did not leave the world
when He ascended from Olivet He
went only from the sight of those few 1
disciples in order that His might be 7
to millions of believers a wider coming
In the Spirit. "He is exalted at
God's right hand," yotu say. Yes, a?.
suredly a blessed truth, but God's
right hand is wherever His power is
made manifest, and that is everywhere.
Christ is here to-day. "I am
with you alway."
But He added, "Unto the end of
the world," the consummation of the
age. For the Christ who was before
Abraham, who is here tc-day, is to be
lere until He has worked out His own
purposes. He shall continue to come
ratil the glorious end which even now
He sees is a reality?i-"till every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess
Him."
There is no need that we should j
liere reaffirm our faith in the personal,
visible return cf the Lord.
What most we are concerned with! ?
low is that we should keep ow selves 1
n the consciousness th&t He is in the I
nidst of the candlesticks, ruliug and M
guiding history and the progress of 1
His churches. Fearful souls should
:ake fresh courage from the though': ,'m
;hat when men are about the King's m
)usiness and with willing spirits ask
His guidance, He does not fail to lead M|
Viam <T?fa oil + V*fVi U
***.ui iubv an tut ui uvui
Yet men must ever also remember m
bat tbat presence of His is a condlional
presence?that they must b? ^
ibout His business. The "lo" follows 1
lgo." The promise whigh we have 1
luoted is not separated by so much as
i period from the Great Commission
;o Christ's disciples to go and iaake
Lisciples of all nations. Only to tho*e t
vbo go is the promise given. .
No man need be without diviue
visdom in the ordering of his affai.-s,
>ut we like to think that most of our
nissionary societies have with them
3is presence In their deliberations.
t was when Moses was seeking leadsrship
in bringing a nation out of
)ondage that he received the promse,
"My face shall go with thee;" it
s when Christians are considering .
he claims of those who know not our
L<ord that they may appreciate the
)ledge, -Lo, I am with you alway,
:ven unto the end of the world."?<
Pacific Baptist. j
Life's Gracious Opportunity
Life is not sufficiently regarded as
nainly opportunity for ch^&cter !
milding and testing. But we are to '
TOS-V Hfrt r?o -A
lac n ltt as> caacuiiaiij' ucoi^uou, ilUI
or getting and holding, but for acluiring
soul-worth, in which lies salration.
By faith and love and prayer
?by labor, by philanthropy, by selfculture,
mental and spiritual?we are
o seek unguessed treasures of wis- H
lom and strength. We shall travel
his way but cnce, and if we fail to
;et out of life what It was meant to
ield us, we fail miserably. What j
argeness of salvation; what boundessness
of God's love; what sense of
acred nearness in His presence;
vhat ineffable beauty in Jesus; what
ublime victories for His Kingdom;vhat
length and breadth and depth
md height of spiritual privilege may
ome to us all if we cultivate the exlectant
and receptive mood.?Leiri
Jilbert, D. D.
Watch What You Do.
What you are is of no moment, but *
inly what you are doing there. It is
lot the place that ennobles you, but
+Vt/-v wIoaa- on ^ f Vi f e Kit
uu tUC |iiav.cf ausx fcuij \JLkij uj UUiUg
hat which is great and noble.?
'etrarch. '
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A Conceited Conscience.
The worst thing in the world is a
onceited conscience. You cannot '
eason with a man so afflicted. A
lan so troubled will apply the torch
nd the sword, forgetting entirely
hat hatred and death ha\e no place
1 God's plan.
The Blessings Multiplied.
He that saveth his time, from j
raver, snail lose it; but he that
>seth his time in communication
ith God. shall find it in a life of
lultil'lied blessings.?Wilder.
.1,000,000 Cartridges For Army.
Orders have been received at the *
'rankfcrd Arsenal, at Philadelphia,.
a., lor the manufacture of 5,000,000.
ifle cartridges. This order, with the
ork on hand, will keep the arsenal
usy day and night until the end of
le fiscal year in June. The arsenal
as been working day and night since
eptember. ?
Russian Loan Oversubscribed. ?
The subscription to the Londorf
lortion of the new Russian loan of
280,000,000 has been oversub*
cribed four or five times.