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f Jesus, the Bread of Life Br Rer. PARLEY E. ZARTMANN. D. D. Secretary ci Ext cudoc Department Moody Bibla Institute, Chicago ??<$K3><?><3X$><3><3>^^ TKXT-"And ,le3U8 said unto them. I am the bread of lifo: he that cometh to me shall never hunger: and he that be lleveth on me shall never thirst. . . . He that eateth of thia bread shall live for ever." John 6:3G-5S. The time when this was spoken was one of the most remarkable occasions in the life of Jesus just after he had fed five thousand men with five bar ley loaves and two small fishes; and twelve baskets ot fragments re mained of the scanty supply which had been | blessed and multi plied by the Mas ter. The multitude cared not for the miracle-they were willing to follow a man who could feed such a throng with such a scant supply. Jesus uses the occasion and their curiosity to | teach them that great lesson of which the miracle of feeding was only a faint shadow: Himself the only real supply for the hungry soul-he that .cometh to me shall never hunger. The Indispensable Christ. This is one of the familiar and fa mous "I am's" found in this Gospel by John. 6:35, I am the bread of life; 8:12, I am the light of the world: 8:58, before Abraham was, I am; 10:9, I am the door; 10:11, I am the good shepherd; 11:25, I am the resur rection ai?d tho life; 14:6. I am the way, the truth, and the life; 15:5. I am the vine, ye are the branches. These pictures are parables linking Jesus with the vital, fundamental forces of the universe, setting forth the tenderest and dearest sugges tions, touching the things we all jieed, and assuring us of safety, knowl edge, and fulness of life. If you are a Christian and there is any lack in your life, it is only because you have not appropriated Christ for your daily need. If you are not a Christian, you need wait no longer, for this same Jesus ia able to meet that need of yours, even to save unto the utter most. Think of him as the Indispensable Christ, for that is what bread is to us, the very staff of life. Here, in the story of the miracle. Jesus says, "You marvel because I have fed the body, and you would perish without than this, in a time when men are trying everywhere f\se except in Jesus to find satisfaction and sustenance and safety. A Simple Process. Consider the process by which we get Christ as the food for the soul. Verse 35, He that cometh to me shall never hunger: and he that believeth on me shall never thirst; v. 51, If any man eat of this bread he shall live forever; v. 54, Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; v. 56, He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me. and I in him; v. 58, He that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. Here we have a simple process but a profound truth, and Christ sets himself forth as the same food for all souls: he in not one thing to the rich man and another to the man who cannot afford the luxury-he Ia the bread of life; just that to the man who could pay a fabulous sum. and Just that to the man who bas no money. And yet the cost of bread ls great: the seed is cast into the ground and dies before the stalk ap pears; the grain must be cut down by the reapers; there If? the severe proc ess of grinding; and finally, the in tense heat of the fire which perfects and completes the process. Christ could not be the bread of life apart from the garden, the cross, the tomb. "Ye were redeemed . . . with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot." The Place of Faith. If you come home at night, after the revere toil of the day. how do you get nourishment out of the bread set be fore you at the evening meal? By discoursing about the constituent parts which make up the loaf of bread? Hy praising the love and the skill of the hands which provided the bread? By admiration of the form of flavor of the loaf? No, no; but by the homely but necessary process of appropriation. Hereby learn a lesson for that deep hunger which your soul feels-appropriate Christ, who says, I ara the bread of life; he that cometh unto rae shall never hunger. Let your faith lay hold of him. His gra cious promise is a present tense "Whoso eateth ray fl< ah, and drinketh hy blood, h-a-t-h eternal life." An effort is pleasing in proportion as it is attained by little effort and simple means. Life is but a succession of oppor tunities. They are Rood or evil aa we make them.-Jordan. SOME FISH DISHES. Fish is a food which is easily digest ed and is good for indoor workers on that account. Halibut Steak.-Make a rich sauce ot tomatoes thickened with flour and butter cooked to gether, a chopped green pepper and a slice of onion] cooked to season, tor 15 minutes. Lay the halibut in a lit tle oil and vinegar, and let stand for an hour. Lay the fish on the rack in the roaster, pour the sauce over it. cover and bake 12 minutes. Sift Par mesan cheese over the fish and cook five minutes longer. Serve upon a hot dish, pouring the sauce over it. Sour cucumber pickles cut in bits and added to a white sauce is a good sauce to serve with fish. Curry of Salmon.-Open a can of salmon two hours before using and re move all the bits of bone and skin. Fry a minced onion in two tablespoon fuls of olive oil and then add a table spoonful of flour mixed with a table spoonful of curry, and when well ' blended a cupful of boiling water. Sea son and stir for a moment, then turn in the salmon. When hot serve with lemon. Salmon Loaf.-Flake cold boiled sal mon and moisten with a half cupful of cream, the same amount of milk and two beaten eggs. Stir in a quar ter of a cupful of fine breadcrumbs, the juice .of half a lemon, a tablespoon ful of butter, salt and pepper to taste, and a spoonful of minced parsley. Mix well and turn into a well greased pudding dish and bake for three-quar ters of an hour, then turn out on a platter. Serve with a fine sauce. Fish Bisque.-Pick up and free from bones, any fish, baked, broiled or boiled, pour over it a pint of oyster liquor, and butter, pepper and salt, and put over the fire, stir in a cup ful of bread crumbs soaked in milk, simmer for three minutes and serve. Bearnaise sauce to serve with- fish ia one well Hiked. Beat the yolks of two eggs, stir in a few drops at a time, three tablespoonfuls of oil, cook over water, add three tablespoonfuls of bolling water, a tablespoonful of lem on juice, a dash of salt and cayenne. This is the season needs a private wat Let us sell you a pumping the water entire plant will no1 stalling. Think of summer days. We have a full s Cerne in and let us Stewar TtffliFrvs POVERTY MTL SOME MONEY AND YOU DEFEAT POY Copyright 1909, br C. E. Zimmerman C0.--N0. 41 Put some money in the Bank of Edgefield and you will defeat pov erty. Everybody has a horror of poverty. There is only one way to insure against it, that is to culti vate a habit of thrift which you Cctn easily do by putting money in this bank. Courteous and prompt attention given to all business. OFFICERS: J. C. Sheppard, Pres.; B. E. Nicholson1 Vice pres.; E. J. Mims, Cashier; J. H. Allen, assistant (.'ashier DIRECTORS: J. C. Sheppard, Geo. W. Adams, Thos. H. Rainsford, John Rainsford B. E. Nicholson, A. S. Tompkins. C. C. Fuller, E. J. Mims.J. H. Allen. i when every farm and every home ;er system. tank, tower, and gasoline engine for fresh from your well. The cost of the : be great and you will never regret in the luxury of a bath room these hot upply of pipe and fittings of all kinds, figure with you. t & Kernaghan 0 ur New Patent SY-OPENING Box" SHOE Blacl THE F. F. DALLEY Large snipment of Furniture WE will hiive ?i large shipment of Furniture to arrive this week, and in the lot are some beautiful Dressers, Sideboards'and Buffets. Full supply of Chairs. Mat treses'and Springs in stock. See our line Porch Chairs. Jones & Son. Pictures Framed ! Notice to the Public: All per?ons wanting pictures framed will please leave same at store of Dorn & Minis. Best work guara..', ced. and prices right. All pictures will be framed the same day left at Beauregard Timmons, Edgefield, S. C. April 1, 1!)U J. C. LEE, President F. E. Gibson, Sec. and.Treas. FARMERS, MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, If you are going to [build, remodel or repair, we invite your[inquiries. COMPLETE HOUSE BILLS A SPECIALTY. We manufacture and deal in doors, sash, blinds stairs, interior trim, store fronts and fixtures, ^ /s, pulpits, etc.. rough and dressed lumber, lath, pine and cypress shingles, flooring, ceiling and siding. Distributing agents for Flintkote roofing Estimates cheerfully and carefully mane. Woodard Lumber Co. GEORGIA, jets. ' GOODYEAR TIRES When your automobile needs new tires do not send off' for them and pay express charges. Let us re-tire your machine with the celebrated GOOD YEAR TIRES, all sizes in stock. Nothing better on the market. Prices very reasonable. We also carry ?a fulljline of tire accessories for repairs of all kinds. Come to us to relieve your tire troubles. W. W. Adams & CO. k-Tan- White CO.. LTD.. BUFFALO. N. Y., HAMILTON. ONT.