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New York City.?The shirt wais
that is made with a yoke is one of th<
smartest just now, <ud this one is ex
ceptionally pretty. The yoke is cu
to form tabs that give a novel effect
and the sleeves with their deep cuff:
#re new and comfortable and smart
tn this instance the material is plaid
silk piped with a plain color an
trimmed with little silk buttons, bu
the waist is equally well adapted t
wool, silk and washable fabrics. ]
the full sleeves are not liked plai
ones can be substituted as show in th
back view. Moire silk and cashmer
promise to be favorites for separat
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waists, and either would be attractiv
made after this model. Also th
waist is well suited to the entir
gown. The closing can be made eith
er at the front or the back as liked
When made at the back it is designei
to be invisible, when made at th
.front it can be effected either b
oiyans of buttons and buttonhole
forked through the box pleat, or b:
means of buttonholes worked in a fly
The waist consists of front ant
back portions. When made wltl
closing at the back, the backs an
eorvor?ofo1v Kn f nrhon tllQ 'rnn
closing is preferred the back is seam
less. The tucks in the fronts ar<
stitched for a portion of their lengtl
only, but the full length box plea
gives long lines at both front am
back. The full sleeves are finishec
tvith deep cuffs. The plain sleeve:
are cut in one piece each.
I The quantity of material requirec
Tor the medium size is four yard:
kwenty-four or twenty-seven, three
and a half yards thirty-two or twc
and an eighth yards forty-four inches
wide with three-eighth yard of con
:rasting material for piping.
Grandma's Shawl.
You may see your grandma's lac<
shawl?her fine old black lace shaw
?again if you have ingenuity enougl
to drape it. It should not be cut. bul
only draped in tunic shape, and if toe
tone, it may first be drawn up ir
apron bib lines, and even tied intc
pannier knots at the front, back 01
Bide, according to the lines of the gar
ment.
Smart Models.
The cuirass gown is still seer
among the smart models, but it is
now fitted in at the waist line, where
Jast season it dropped over with les:
Clear definition.
7iionj^
t I Evening Costumes.
Ribbons after the pattern of old'
fashioned brocades will help those
who are desirous of using this domin''
ant Parisian note In evening cos3
tumes.
^ Softer Ribbons.
Moire ribbon of stiff and supple
quality is here. The thick weaves
can be tied in immense stiff bows for
moire covered hats. The softer ribbons
can be fashioned into bags 01
girdles and twisted in decorative
knots for trimming.
Lotus Flower.
The lotus flower and bud have
grown under the artful hand of the
weaver; brilliant conventional wingg
flash out their Egyptian message.
These ornamental ribbons suggest
fancy-work possibilities and merit
consideration because of their sensible
shades.
Straight Pleated Skirt.
Short or apron draperies are very
fashionable just now and this one,
with points at the sides, is extremely
becoming. It is arranged over a
pleated skirt, and this skirt is attached
to a smoothly fitted yoke. It
can be made either with a slightly
raised or the natural waist line. In
this case the skirt is made of cashmere
with bands of satin, but it will
be found available for almost every
seasonable material. Fine wools aro
" * * ? *-1. a
exceedingly lignt in weignt, aim
everything that can be pleated successfully
is appropriate. Made in
floor length and of silk voile with
d bands of satin it would become very
it much more elaborate in effect. Made
o from French serge and finished wHn
f stitched hems only it would become a
u simple, practical skirt adapted to
e every-day wear.
o The skirt consists of the foundae
tion, the pleated portion and the drap
\ '
e ery. The foundation is gored and
e snugly fitted. The pleated portion is
e straight and laid in backward-turn
ins pleats, and the drapery is ar
1. ranged over it. There are also two
i box pleats at the back and the closing
e is made invisibly between the two.
y When the natural waist line is des
sired the foundation and the drapery
y are cut off on indicated lines and the
. skirt is joined to a belt.
The
quantity of material required
for the medium ?ize is six and a quar1
ter yards twenty-four or twenty-seven,
31 four and three-quarter yards fortyi
J four or fifty-two inches wide with one
5 j yard twenty-seven inches wide for the
I bands.
THE PULPIT. I
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I ? ?? * ?? #M rkrnRiiAM DV ^
a 5unul?ttlt ouinuht otrnvivji-* of
THE REV. ARTHUR MERCER.
Theme: The Rich Man in Hell.
Brooklyn, N. Y.?As tLe sequel to a
sermon preached some time ago, the
Ilev. Arthur Mercer, pastor of the
Church of the New Jerusalem, had for
his subject Sunday mornijg "The
Rich Man in Hell; or, the Penalty of
Selfishness." Mr. Mercer said:
"A certain rich man and a certain
beggar named Lazarus?and it came
to pass that the beggar died. The
rich man also died, and in hall he
lifted up his eyes, being in torment,
and seeth Abraham afar off and Lazarus
in his bosom." The picture is
painted by a master artist. The colors
are varied and striking; the contrast
of light and shade, lurid and dramatic.
We have before us the outlines
of a tremendous social drama,
not so much being said as suggested
?the details lying behind in a vivid
background. A splendid palace rises
before our thought. Its wealthy
owner, royally garbed ill purple and
fine linen, emerges from the gate, followed
hv his retinue and flatterers.
This is the light and brightness of the
picture. The colors are gay, the figures
smiling and debonair; everything
suggestive of prosperity and happiness.
But there is also a shadow, a deep
and dismal one. It could not be otherwise,
for this is a picture of human
society?the social contrast?aud so
there in the shadow, in miserable antithesis
to this display-of wealth lies
the beggar Lazarus with his rags and
disgusting sores.
The courtly train sweeps by, affecting
not to notice Lazarus. These horrible
social facts must be, because
they are a part of the constituted
order, of things; but the peace of
Dives must not be troubled by them.
Nevertheless, he is generous. He permits
his servants to throw the crumbs
from the table where he and his company
have sumptuously fared to Lazarus
and his dogs. It shall not be
| said that the rich have no regard for
; the needs of the poor.
The death of Lazarus is of small
I Importance. A hurried visit to the
potter's field and all is over for Lazarus.
But a second time, and all unlocked
for, the fatal knell rings out,
and this time there is a stir in the
social world. There is suppressed
excitement in the palace of Dives?a
moving of lights here and there at
night?a hurrying of muffled steps,
the passing of the scared whisper to
and fro, and the death-angel beckons
I Dives to follow Lazarus. What a terrible
reality now, this that had
seemed so far off and vague! And
the rich man also died, ?.ad?after
the elegant funeral?was buried. The
curtain has rung down on the first
act.
Usually it remains down so far as
our present knowledge is concerned.
Death comes and then a thick veil
intervenes. And then, whatever terrible
thing or whatever happy thing
goes on, it goes on behind closed
doors. We turn indifferently away
from the grave's mouth. But the
Master-Magician raises His wand and
there come fitful flames from hell beneath,
and a vivid stream of light
from heaven above, and merge into
such a glare of light that the veil ,
translucent, and the second i
act of the drama unfolds before our
eyes.
The scene has changed. There has 1
been a complete and startling reversal ;
in the position of the dramatis per- i
sonae. Why? It does not appear ;
that Dives was a scoundrel. He was i
merely the type of the comfortable <
and educated citizen of that day; re- i
ligious, according to the conventional
idea, educated, refined, benevolent, j
and morally strict?with, however, 1
certain important but secret reserva- ]
tions. He represents a well-to-do and j
cultivated social element of every age. i
A very likable sort of fellow, com- 1
panionable, sure to have a host of 1
friends; an elder in the church, a ]
leader in most everything that is go- 1
j ing oil in society or in business.
Why, then, this utter damnation of j
I Dives? He had been a philantropist. j
If there had been newspapers in those <
days they would have lauded him to
the skies as one of the most eminent <
and honorable citizens. He had been 1
generous with his crumbs, even as <
well-to-do society to-day is generous |
in supporting charities for the benefit i
of the poor victims of its own pros- 1
perity. But everything was for his ]
own glory. "Self was written upon j
his every act. If he had presented a <
public library to Jerusalem it would i
have been that hi*- own name and bas- ]
relief might be stamped upon the *
face of it. <
As Dives was the beneficiary, so
Lazarus was the victim of unjust and i
social conditions. He was not a beg- <
gar from choice. He was "the poor i
in spirit," the man who thinks not l
I too well of himself. He was coil- {
scious of his ignorance, of his moral <
rags and ulcers, and he abased him- j
| self before God. Such was Lazarus, i
the man whom God can, and will, ]
help. ^
And so when the veil dissolves and '
discloses the terrible second act, 1
where the souls of the two men are
! brought to their trial before that
| Great Judge, who regardeth not the
outward appearance, but searcheth j
the reins and the heart. Lazarus is ]
seen in the company of the blest, j
while Dives looks up out of "Hell," j
the authorized version says, but the Greek
word is "Hades," which is a 'c
general name for the whole spiritual s
world, and the scene is neither heaven \
nor hell, but the intermediate stage t
called the "world of spirits." where ^
all spirits, good and bad, assemble j
after death and undergo their final t
judgment in preparation for either j
heaven or hell. We see Dives then T
in the lower part of this middle world f
on his way to hell, and Lazarus in ^
the upper portion far on his way to ^
heaven. The "great gulf" between .
I ~? i ? 1
| mem lb tiiu luiuicaauiauit; uiouuii; j
j between good and evil. t
By the aid of our New Church doctrines
we may readily interpret the
experience through which the two
men are seen passing. That which is
essentially us is our .inmost will, our \
mainspring of love or motive, to Y
which all other things in this life are v
merely temporary and external. 1:
And vhile we are here, there may be c
the widest disparity between the out- c
ward or apparent and the inward or t
real sides of us. But when we pass t
on into the other world, all this is I
| changed. Divested of the material
j body and the trammels of a world
external to us, which force us into
! conformity to a mere appearance, and
j introduced into a realm of plastic %
spiritual substance, tlie real spirit or *
the man inevitably comes to the "
front. In that world, environment is merely
the expression of character.
The inmost will and love of the man
transforms and colors the whole appearance
of things to its own likeness 1<
here are few of us who enter the
>ther life either so completely good
>r so completely evil that the invard
and the outward sides of us are
n complete agreement. Either there
ire certain opposing evils in the outvard
man which cannot be taken into
leaven, or certain opposing goods
vhich cannot be taken into nen.
Lazarus m*jt be divested of his rags jj(
md sores, and Dives must be stripped
>f his purple and fine linen.
And this is the ordeal through
vhich we see the two men passing *1
n that fleeting glimpse of the world
)f spirits vouchsafed to us by the
Jreat Teacher. The functiofl of that
nterrnediate stage of the other life It
s analogous to that of the stomach
n the human body?the separation A:
ind absorption of that which is capa)le
of being assimilated by the heavenly
society and the segregation of ^
he rest.
A most yaioful experience it must
)e. Supposing that our inmost mo- T1
ives have been Godly?that we have
)een making a brave struggle to do
3od's will, and supposing that we .
lave been largely defeated by certain
nherited defects of our outward naure?infirmities
of the temper, weak- j ^
lesses of the flesh?which we have j r]
lot succeeded in wholly overcoming, i ?l
These things, because they are super- ^
Icial in us and not central, because H
ve hate and do not love them, be:ause,
in short, they form no part of
)ur secret wills, will be removed in ri
;he world of spirits, and we shall ?_|
Anally be introduced into some posi- J*
;Ion of greater or less usefulness and "
lappiness in the innumerable heav- A
;ns, high and low. But it i3 far bet:er
to get rid of them here, for here "
;hey can be removed gradually and
lainlessly, and being removed by the
jxercise of our own will of good, J*
:heir removal is accompanied by a
jreat development ana enlargement ?
)f all our powers of joy and service. ?J
While in that world of spirit, they ~
ire simply cushed out of us, or burnt y
>ut, or pulled out by the roots. It is *l
vhat Swedenborg calls the process of c
rastation?the spoliation and re- 81
noval, for instance, of the knowledge,
;he talents, the cultivation, which i ai
lave made part of our natural man ^
n this world, but. which we did not i "
?mbody in our secret and real selves | ^
jy regarding them, not for our own j "
;lory and pleasure, but for God's ser
idee. And if we carry any serious "
,'aults with us to that final reckoning
cvitj. God, which still have any deep P:
oois in us?though we reach heaven
it last, we shall reach it though such "
/ales of anguish, through such cruci)les
and threshing floors of torment. ?'
ivith such tearings and rendings of "
:he spirit, that we shall look back
ipon the very worst of our sufferings H
tiere as the merest pastime. 01
No doubt Lazarus had been trodden
in his wine-press of pain in that in- j 5t
:erval between his death and the mo- I J*
ment when Dives sees him with his ! c
head on Abraham's bosom. But, oh, !
the agony of Dives! For it is just in j 11
that process of vastation in the vesti'
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DU16 01 1116 II tills Liia.t ivc u^uuiu i
Dives and all his kind?the people J-!
who have great possessions and will *?
aot give them to God's poor and j te
needy in the spirit of lowly and lov- I
[ng service. Only that while Lazarus J
Is being relieved of all that made his |
soul ugly, Dives is being stripped ot ^
ill that seemed to make his soul beau- ^
tiful. Though the will was selfish S(
and Godless the intellect is still full ^
Df the truths of religion, and by that
failing light his true character is beIng
revealed to him in all its ugliness, w
ind he can now fully measure the
horror of his loss and his despair. g(
His eyes turn inward and he is made
to know that with all his moral vir* rj
tues and amiable traits he never had n
a, motive that was not selfish, and he
now finds himself spiritually isolated,
[t is a time of self-revealing con- je
sciousness and remorse. He is still tc
capable of seeming consideration foi a]
ujthers, for though in a spirit of selfjustification,
he pleads that a warn- jj
ing be sent to his brothers on earth. ^
rhe flames of torment are the burning
appetites which he can no longer
gratify, and through the gathering tl
Jarkness he feels himself sinking,
while all his hopes and all his dreams, r'
' - -c *V?4 pi
the ornamems ana osauues uj. tutu / ?
liigher life to which lie had aspired, |
but which had never entered into a I
motive of self-sacrifice, fade from his
grasp as he sinks down, down intc j Y*
the abyss. It is the rending apart
3f a soul. _
It is of Divine mercy that there *
should be no such hell as that?that j j1'
the torments of Dives should be but i
Df the transition onlj*. For Dives for- | P1
;ets! The mere shell of him in which i C1
tie had resided here, all that might j>'
have made his life- sublime?the unlived
truths, the outward elegancies 11
md powers and virtues, are all ?
stripped fi*>m him. Presently the in- "
:ernal, animating, selfish soul and
love of him have changed the outtvard
appearance to their own hid- ^
jousnssx. i *>'
We have before us a most terrible "
earning. We know what we now
;eem to be, but we know not what. *c
ive shall be. Our natural gifts are J11
)ut loaned to us for a season. They
ire not a part of our permanent possession,
unless, in the way of His j s*
service, we build them into the in- {
nost fiber of our most unselfish loves. bi
:f used for our own pleasure and adrancement
they will be stripped from
is at last. God help us to use them 01
.'rom His Spirit and in His service. *e
A Prayer.
Eternal God, we thank Thee that j
hrough Thy grace we find life and ' [n
ight. Kindle Thou our souls into m
loly desire that our common lifo m
nay be possessed by a heavenly pur- w
>ose. Help us as children of the Lord w
)f Love to spend ourselves in loving ; ie
service and show a depth of affection 01
n our daily life that will witness to is
he power of the grace of Christ,
reach us the love which endnreth all st
kings, hopeth all things and laboreth F;
into .he coming of Thy kingdom.
3urge from our hearts all narrowless
and self-seeking and make us
luick to discern and respond to Thy
vill concerning us. Uplift us from
he clouds of discouragement and give Pf
is the higher vision of the eternal m
oys reserved for all who overcome P?
hrough faith in a risen Saviour.
The Hardest Conquest.
Of heroes and hero worship we
iear much. But there is a spiritual G<
leroism little known, that of the man fo
vho resolves to conquer himself? fir
lardest of all conquests. Impatience, sii
uvy, rage, selfishness, eager for sucess
or sullen at defeat, passions of
he flt^h and passions of the spirit?
hese aro his enemies.?Orville
)ewey. fii
ai
Regeneration. > P'
in
The moment a sinner comes into ^
ital touch with Christ, by faith, he is 0I
eaqimated, that is, "regenerated,"
inder the influence of the Spirit.?
tev. David J. Burrell.
Self-Control.
Self-control in lower things will m
2ad to self-control in that which Is pe
Religious Sheading
FOR THE QUIET HOUR.
THF FEVER HEALED.
e touched her hands and the fever left
her;
Oh! we need His touch on our fevered
hands;
le cool, still touch of the Man of Sorrows,
Who knows us and loves us, and understands.
may be the fever of pain and anger,
When the wounded spirit is hard to bear,
nd only the Lord can draw forth the
arrows
Left carelessly, cruelly, rankling there.
'hatever the fever, His touch can heal it;
Whatever the tempest, His voice can
still;
flere is only joy as we seek His-pleasure;
There is only rest as we choose His will.
?Christian Herald.
Christian Certainty.
How can one be sure that he is a
hrlstian? The Apostle John gives
iles which are in harmony with
!5er Scripture. "Hereby know we
lat we are in Him;" "Whoso keepeth
is word, in him verily is the love of
od perfected." Obedience is a test,
ife know that everyone that doeth
ghteousness is born of Him." An:her
rule is in the words, "We know
lat we have passed from death unto
fe, because we love the brethren."
nd still another in these words.
We know that He abideth in us by
le Spirit which He hath given us." *
Tbe Spirit bears witness with our
jlrits that we are the children of
od. John gives also a rule by which
le spirit may db kuuwu. ncicuj
now we the Spirit of God. Every
>irit that confesseth that Jesus
hrist is come in the flesh is of God."
e also declares his assurance of a
iture meeting with and likeness to
hrist. "We know that when He
lall appear, we shall be like Him."
John had faith in God as a hearer
ad annwerer of prayer. This is the
mfidence that we have in Him, that
we ask anything according to His
ill, He heareth us, "And if we know
lat He hears us, whatsoever we ask,
e know that we have the petitions
lat we desired of Him."
With this assurance in regard to
rayer is associated an assurance of
istaining grace in time of temptaon.
"We know that whosoever is
E God sinneth not; but he that is
sgotten of God keepeth himself, and
lat wicked one toucheth him not."
This knowledge, however, did not
lake him careless in regard to sin,
r vain of his security. He knew the
eaknes3 of the ilesh, and the
:rength of .temptation. Hence, sumling
up our knowledge of God and
hrist, and our own security and eteral
life, he said: "Every man that
ath this hope in him purifieth him;lf,
even as He is pure," and closed
is epistle with the exhortation, "Lite
children, keep yourselves from
lols. Amen."?Herald and Presby!.r
.. ?
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A Windfall Message.
It was easy for the gossiping wo*
lan in the ol#? story to obey when
er confessor told her to walk a mile,
:attering feathers. But the other
alf of the pcnance was to go back
ad gather them up again. The difculty
of undoing scattered mischief
as her lesson.
Heaven has made it equally difcult
to undo scattered good. More
lan that, we may believe that no
ght deed or word is ever lost, while
lany a wrong one is forgiven and
>rgotten.
A leaf of an Australian newspaper,
:ft to the chance of the winds, was
>ssed about the plains of Victoria,
ad flnaltyr blown to the foot-hills
syond Balarat, where a lonely sheperd
lived with his sheep in "the
ush."
One day he saw and picked up the
)iled paper, delighted to find someling
he could read. To his disapDintment,
nearly the whole of one
age was covered by a printed serlon;
but its opening sentences
lught his attention and held him till
e began to be interested. He de3ured
every word, to the end of the ,
ist column.
It was a sermon b7 Mr. Spurgeon.
he solitary, a man past middle life,
ad been so long a stranger to everyling
its theme and language exressed,
and so far away from the sa ed
scenes and privileges it sugssted,
that the human soul within
im had starved and withered, and
e had errown almost as numb and
eutral in moral feeling as the four>oted
creatures he tended.
The reading of that discourse
100k him from the slumbei of years,
e read It again and again; and the
Dspel that was in it taught him and
fted him and made him rejoice.
Five years later a minister in Geeing,
conversing with some of his
earers after an evening service, was
itroduced to a gray-haired man who
ad a story to tell. He was the old
lepherd of the wilderness.
"I am a poor man," he said, when
3 had related how and where he
reathed his first Christian breath,
3ut God thought I was worth saving.
He never would have blown thai
;>f fn mo in ihp hush "
Not Merely Good, But IToly.
It is not for us to despair of growig
not merely pure, but good; nof
erely good, but holy. God ha?
ade us for that very thing; and.
hat God intends, that assuredly
ill at last be done. He is not weard
of us; it is we who are weary of
:r vain and vacillating selves. He
always forgiving. lie stands by 1
'ery hour, watching all our poor 1
ruggles, with pity and love.? j
ranees Power Cobbe.
Art of Livins.
The greatest thing in living is in
lowing how to get along with other
:ople. The highest state of liappi- '
:ss can only come from the most J
srfect companionship.
1
Personal Succeso. ,
Our personal success in work for i
Dd depends much upon our methods, i
r we have to deal with men as we <
id them and not as we shouJd de- i
re them to be. ' c
Chicago I'oiiccnian Dismissed.
Patrolman Emil E. Kolar was the ,
rst man to bo discharged for cow- j
dins from the Chicatro Police De
irtmcnt. Ho was charged with hav- j
g skulked behind a crowd while a
lief, who had killed a pawnbroker
1 his post, made his escape.
t
Must Shape Policy. t
Henri Bourassa, leader of the Can- E
llan nationalist parly, urges the Do- '
inion to contribute nothing to im- f
OUR TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
REPORTS OF PROGRESS OF THE
BATTLE AGAINST RUM.
Railways and Drink.
That railway accidents in this country
are due, in some degree, to the
use of alcohol by employes, is asserted,
at least by implication, by Dr.
Henry O. Marcy, of Boston, in a leading
article in the Quarterly Journal
of Inebriety.
Dr. Marcy emphasizes the point
that it is not sufficient for trainmen
to keep from drinking while on duty,
they should be abstainers; otherwise
their nerves will not be strong enough
to stand the strain of their occupation.
Most railroads do not go as
far as this. Says the writer:
"The railroad authorities of the
United States are widely awake to the
dangers to their various systems,
from the monetary standpoint as
also from a humanitarian point of
view. As I have just shown, every
railroad wreck involves a large loss.
Therefore it behooves these great
nnmnontoa Tint tllnnB tf> ARTIftfiiallV
train their important servants,
watching carefully ov^r their physical
condition, seeing to it that, as far as
possible, their duties are assigned
to them at regular hours, with an
insistence of taking proper rest and
food, and then demand of them when
on duty the highest type of possible
efficiency.
/ "In the army, no matter how fatigued,
the sentinel has his four hours
of rest and his two hours of watchful
vigilance. Negtest of duty during
these two hours may endanger the
entire camp. Woe be then to the
sentinel caught sleeping at his post.
A court-martial and execution swiftly
follow as a stern warning to the future.
In a large sense the engineer
and trainmen are sentinels on duty,
^pon every one of the numberless
trains traversing the country. While
we may not shoot such derelict servants,
we certainly should bring to
bear every possible effort to secure
from them the best and safest service.
Hence the wisest teachings of the effect
of alcohol upop the human system
should be disseminated, and establish
among these men the esprit
de corps of the service."
After quoting letters from officials
of the New York Central, Boston and
New Haven and Hartford roads, from
which it appears that these three companies
absolutely prohibit the use of
intoxicants by employes on duty, Dr.
Marcy says:
"These letters show a commendable
spirit of watchfulness on the part
of the managers of our great railroad
systems, and I doubt not similar rules
are enforced with greater or less
sfnlnorannv nmn oil tVio ra5Irnn d<3 flf I
the country. The rule of thirty years
ago is now decidedly the exception,
and the type and charactcr of our employes
in their self-respecting manhood
show a vast improvement. To
those who desire to drink It is yet all
too easy to furnish stimulants, but
each year the responsibility is more
and more placed upon the dispensers
of alcoholic beverages, as well as
those who partake of them.
"The London and Northwestern
Company have established a Total
Abstinence Union Society among Its
employes, which society now numbers
over 12,000 members. The central
object of this society is not only to
promote total abstinence among its
members, but lessen the risk and danger
of the work and diminish accidents
and lessen the worry and strain.
All members of this -union are put on
the promotion list to receive an increase
of wages every five years if
they remain in the same position and
are total abstainers.
"The Midland Railway Company
have encouraged their operatives to
form total abstinence societies and
pledge themselves not to use spirits
at any time or place. Preference Is
given to all persons applying for profhotion
and larger wages who belong
to these societies. The company reports
less loss from accidents and
more perfect work by the members
of this society."
Testimony From the Brnch.
Judge McAuley, of Kansas City, in f
committing a "plain drunk," gave ut- j
terance to the following: "If I ha<3
my way I would not only close every
saloon in the county Sunday and
week days, but I would stop the sale
of intoxicating liquor in any shape or
for any purpose whatever. I would
make It a crime to manufacture the
stuff. This may be far reaching, but
the sentiment is justified by the sight?
and experiences in this courtroom.
Ninety-five per cent, of the cases tried i
here are the direct results of whisky;
the other five per cent, includes morphine
and cocajne fiends and a few
petty grievances that come before me
for adjustment. ?. j
I'The woes that arise from the use ;
of whisky, the ruined men and worn- j
en, the broken families, the griefa
and tears all aired in this courtroom
are enough to turn gray the hair on
a buffalo robe."
What Will Happen?
Saloonkeeper?"If I am driven out
o? this business I won't know what to
do."
Searchlight?"Go into the tomb- |
stone business, and get the job of !
erecting monuments over .he graves j
of those your business has slain."
Xo Signs of Reaction.
"Much has been said of a reaction I
In the sweeping movement which has i
made so much of the South and some
portions of the North dry, but up to
the present no substantial indications
.if that reaction are in evidence," declares
the Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.
Temperancc Xotcs.
The citizen is the State. A drunken
iltizen means a drunken State. A
Dauperized citizen means a naupcrized
State. A corrupt citizenship means a
corrupt State.?Professor A. A. Hopkins,
in "Profit and Loss in Man."
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company, August 25. announced that
t would hereafter refuse to re-employ
my discharged motormen and conluctors
unless they would sign a total
)ledge. General Manager Kruger declared
no exceptions wculd be made.
Nebraska Prohibitionists, in an en:husiastie
two days' convention at
ifork, Neb., canvassed the situation,!
md unanimously decided to launch a
>attle for State prohibition with a.
lemand for county prohibition lcgis- ;
ation at the next legislative session j
is a first step. i
Whether the citizen shall be sober
>r drunken, may be first a moral I 1
juestion with the man himself, but i
hereafter and directly in becomes a
iocial question, ramifying through all
Iiq nvonndd of snofnl infprrfenendenpc. ,
.nd resultantly a political question. L
iecause in the man is the jiniLfl^^JJ
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COlil^H
ME NTS FOB FEBRUARY 13.
Subject: Worldliness and Trnst, Bfattj^^S
6:19-34?Commit to Memory $. 99|
GOLDEN TEXT. ?"Seek ye
the kingdom of God and His righ&Hfl
eousness, and all these things shall.wflHn
added unto you." Matt. 6:33.: '
TIME.'?Midsummer A. D. 28,
PLACE.?Horns of Hattin.' |?B
EXPOSITION.?I. Where to
Up Treasures, 10-23. Our Lord fozv-^^M
bids our laying up treasures for oqfkVH
selves dn earth. This does not forbid
us to lay up treasures upon earth for.^M
the benefit of others (1 Tim. 5:8)^MM
But it is not wise to lay up very largoi^H[
treasures even for others. EarthlyvHH
treasures are perishable; moth
rust consume them and thieves steal'jMHW
them. But it is right for us to lay up
treasures for ourselves?in he&ve&!|^H[
Those treasures will never fail;
nor rust cannot consume- and thlevea&|^B
can never get at them. The
tells us very plainly how to lay
treasures in heaven (Prov. 11:30^3
Dan. 12:3; .Tno. 4:35, 36; 15:18;j BE
Luke 16:9-12; Matt. 19:29; fcllwSi
12; 2 Tim. 2:12; Rom. 8:18; 2 Cor. ?
4:17,. 18). Our hearts should,
fixed on heaven (cf. Col. 3:1, 2), and'Hflj
therefore we should lay up treag\rra?ffijfl
there. If our treasures are upoa^^H
earth, we will wish to stay here; if. ral
our treasures are in heaven, we will
always he willing to go there (Phit-l^N
1:23). The will is to the soul
the eye is to the body. A surrendered
will brings illumination to the whole JD
soul (Jno. 7:17,R. V.). When the wlik Bl
is wholly surrendered to God, ttteaj^H
the whole person will be fall ot Hghti.~^HI
if the will itself is perverted, then
the whole person will be full of dark- B
ness. And how great 1b that darlc-^H
n. Tlie Impossibility of Senr
Two Masters, 24-34. There are flbmgy
things no man can do. One of theixt
is to serve two masters. We can have VJB
out one aDsoiute sovereign 01 wEa a
wills and service; that one absolute'*'''' H
sovereign should be God. If we try r H
to serve both the world and God, we g
will end by hating God and lovlngtfrjj8fl| 9
world. The history of the centurittj^/ |R
proves the truth of Christ's utteraQCej;:.'-,'^H
"Ye cannot serve God and maroir
Time and again the church has. trt<apJ?W
it, but It has alwayB ended by serCTjjj^: fl
mammon and forsaking God. Everj^SH
man must serve some master.
must choose between God and. t
devil. God demands the whole heart: j. . |
of every one^ who would serve Hlrol/i'i ?
If we are nbt with Hitn tflth
Tuhnlo haart f h on roa art* ncntlHC^I
Him (Matt, i/2: e 0).
serve God he must give up all
of the world (i;> Jno, 2:1 &; JagfflgjB
4:4). If a man's whole heart
set on pleasing God he will' b^.'-JS
absolutely free from any aetxieo
regarding worldly things .(v.
If we are anxious about our life, oar), ?1;J|
food, our drink, or ouc clothing, it ia^r^i
proof positive that ihe whole will is. i
not surrendered to God. A true bo-' ; '.-'M
llever will be anxious for nothing*:
(Phil. 4:6). God provides for the: .1
birds and He will certainly provide , '.I
for Hlg children. The one who feeds J
the birds is our Father. Need we ]
f An r f Kof WA afl^l OA Vl 1?T1 U> I'NS 6*'
icai , tucu, luat no ou^u^. u.uu()i j
Anxiety is foolish anyio*\ for It
er accomplishes anything;-,it cannot
even add one euhlt to the measure of-, /!:
our life. The flowers of the field
should teach us to be free
anxiety about our own clothirig. Jy
God clothes them, He certainly will M
clothe us. For our own good He may ;
let us wear poor clothes for a time. X*
but the day is coming when He
clothe us with a beauty beyond any 4
this world ever saw. Aniiety about
temporal affairs may be pardon-" .^3
able in a heathen, but it is in- 'TSr
excusable to one who believes that ;?gSj
God i? hip Father (v. 32). /.Our Fatten ^
er knows what our real need Is an<l
we can trust Him to supply It. The -. ;Va
"-I -I- i ??1. 1- n?J'. l.l :'(!h8
ming IU put lust is vjruu o tuuguuiu ~
and His righteousness; they are first,
and therefore we should put theiQL f *$j
first. If we are anxious about food
and drink and clothing, it Is evident
that we have not put them first; if: /.j$j
we put God's kingdom first, God will - "Vj|
see to it that we shall not lack any - t
good things (v. 33; cf. Ps. 84:11). yjfl
We should be absolutely free from
anxiety about the future; we should vj|
live a day at a time. Most of our . jS
anxiety about the future is over trou- i:
bles that never come. God will take
care of our troubles when they come.
True Goodness.
He only is good who does good. ^
Every man is good in the measure of ' ,3
the life he gives the world. He only
is fit for heaven who really is fit, ef- (-j
flcient, for the service of heaven here. /.iM
The greatest need of the world is men
and women to whom the divine plans -If
of life are so glorious that they will
pay any price to become proficient in
realizing them.
There is a world of good work to he ?'
done right here. You may cease to
worry as to whether you are good or
riot if you will but begin to do with
all your powers the good work that i
lies next to your hands. The only
way to be is to do. Every man really . ,j
reflects the thing for which he works.
He who works for the ideal kingdom
shows its glory in his countenance.
He who serves the good, who does
good, is changed to its glory though
he knows it not.
Salvation.
. .,iSalvation
means more than simply
a kind of ticket to heaven.
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Lcgacy to Horses Ties Up Tax. A
A hearing in progress in the Coun* ifl
ty Court at Eau Claire, Wis., to da
termine the inheritance tat on th< ^^0
$60,000 estate of the late C. B. DanJ
iels was stopped to determine the tas ^
on one of the legacies. In his will "
Mr. Daniels left $4000 for the care oj
his black mare. Flora, aged thirty, .'Sj
jWhatever was left from the $400
after the horse died was to go to thfl
Presbyterian Church, and a legacj
left a church is not taxable. It must
be ascertained what part of tin
$4000 it will tako to maintain th?
mare.
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Chicago Policeman Dismissed.
Patrolman Emil E. Kolar was the
fivcf inn n tn lip rl isrlin rsrpfl fnr rnw
ardice from the Chicago Police Department.
He was charged with having
skulked behind a crowd while a
thief, who had killed a pawnbroker
on his post, made his escape.
Russia and Japan. -M
Pekin says that confirmation of
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