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Watching for the Lord By REV. JAMES M. CRAY. D. D. OMS of M- V Bible Im?tuta Chicago TKXT- "Watch therefore: for ye know ?not what hour your Lord doth ocrr.e." Matt. 24:42. I. That f o which we are to watch is the re turn of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to this earth. We seem shut up to this thought both by the context of the passage and the parallel places in the other Gospels. It is, in addition, the ?implest teach ing of . the New Testament Scrip cures generally witness the words in I Thess. 1:9, 10, "ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true Cod: and to wait for his son from heaven." II. Th? difficulty of watching te Illustrated in the drowsiness of the disciples in Gethsemane-"What, could ye not watch with me one hour?" v.Matt. 26:40). The spirit was willing hut the flesh was weak. A condition of things quite as likely in the region of spiritual truth, if one may judge by the frequent appeals co Christians to awake out of sleep, see Ephes. 5:14; Rom. 13:11. 12; I Cor. 15:34; 1 Thess. 5:6. There are few of us who are not aware of this from actual ?experience, alas! As in the physical so in the spiritual sense, the longer . ~we have to watch the more difficult ! . a task it becomes. III. The danger of not watching is seen In our Lord's warning to the church at Sardis-"If therefore thou j shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief" (Rev. 3:3.) "The thief1 ?cometh not but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy" (John 10:10). I This last figure is partly interpreted by another in which Christ says: "But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, my Lord , delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken: the lx>rd of that servant shall come In a day when he looketh not for him. and In an hour that he is not aware of, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his por tion with the hypocrites: there shall "be weeping and gnashing of teeth" (Matt. 24:48-51). IV. The accompaniments of watch ing are: " (1) Prayer (Mark 13:33)-To pray aright is to watch, but surely he ls not watching who is not praying? Hence "men ought always to pray" (Luke 18:1. Not that we must ever he in the external attitude of prayer, as when the Pharisees loved to pray standing at the corners of the streets, hut that our inward habit should be one of daily communion with God, for he heareth us always. (2) Service-"loins girded about" (Luke 12:35). See I Kings 18:46, Prov. 31:17, 19. ft is the slothful servant who is not watching. The "busy servant may not have the partic ular thought of his Lord's return mo mentarily present to his mind, but it ?8 nevertheless the underlying motive .of his activity. (3) Testimony-"your lights burn ing" (Luke 12:33t). He who is watch ing for his Lord's return is speaking of it, witnessing for him. "Ve shine as lights In the world; holding forth the word of life" (Phil. 2:15. 16) that others may see the way of life. . V. The rewards of watching are: (1) Escape from danger-"Watch ye therefore . . . that ye may be ac counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass" (Luke 21:36). Compare the context and the parallel passages with II Thess. 1:5-9. (2) Bestowal of divine honor. "Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watch ing: verily I say unto yon, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them" (Luke 12:37). It is, of course, impossible to apprehend the meaning of this promised felicity <Isaiah 64:4); we simply know that our Lord's language implies an exal tation beyond our highest thought. (3) Increase of power and opportu nity. "Who then ls a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household, to j,lve them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing." All hail, the Coming Son of God. He's Coming back again. He's Coming In the Clouds of heaven. He's Coming back again to reign! Sinners whose sins are washed away?, Nor left a single stain. Go. hall, the Advent of your Lord. He's Coming back to reign! Let every kindred, every tribe. Free of Creation's pain. Aloud Acclaim His Welcome back, He's Corning back to reign! Ah! soon wiin all the ransomed throng, Beholding Him once slain. We'll see the rolling cloud, and shout He's Coming back to reign! WATER REQUIRED BY SHEEP Costs More and More to Produce Meat as Moisture Decreases and Dry Matter Increases. Experiments have shown that cat tle given plenty of water with their pasture contained more moisture and leas dry matter than did the carcasses of cattle given pasture, but no ad ditional moisture. It is a generally accepted principle of feeding that lt costs more and more to produce meat as the moisture decreases and the dry matter increases. From this we are able to deduce the fact that it cost less to grow the steers that have plenty of water, and so made watery carcasses than It did to grow steers that had no water other than in their food and pro duced a dry carcass. What ls true in the cases of steers would hold equally true with sheep. Sheep given plenty of water will pro duce mutton'more cheaply than will those deprived of it. Muscle expan sion will be more active in the one case than In the other, and that is another reason why mutton produc tion would be cheaper. There Is considerable water in any of the pasture crops that sheep eat. and they get still more moisture from the dew that collects on the grass bia.ies in early morning and late even ing; but from these two sources/ while lt gets enough water to keep it alive, a sheep still does not get enough to keep lt in the very best growing condition nor to keep all Its bodily processes going on In the most effective manner possible. There is not an organ in the body that can function properly ^without water to aid it Being ono of the chief constituents of blood, water ls carried to every part of the system, and not alone helps it In getting its nourishment, but also In ridding lt of impurities. It ls obvious that a large amount of water must be necessary to keep the sheep doing well. Enough ls not got with the food and this amount should be supplemented by all the sheep will drink when given constant access to lt. Good Reason for His Enthusi asm. When a man has suffered for sev eral days with colic, diarrhoea or other form of bowel complaint and is then cured sound and well by one or two doses of Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy, as is often the case, it is but natural that be should be enthusiastic in his praise of the remedy, and especially is this the case of a severe attack when life is threatened. Try it when iii need of such a remedy. It never fails. Sold by all dealers. Has Your Child Worms? Most children do. A coated, furred tongue, strong breath, stom ach paius, circles under eyes, pale, sallow complexion, nervous, fretful, grinding of teeth, tossing in sleep, peculiar dreams, any one of these indicate child has worms. Get a box of Kickapoo worm killer at once. It kills the worms, the cause of your child's condition. Is laxa tive and aids nature to expel the worms. Supplied in candy form. Easy for children to take. 25c at your druggist. You're Billious and Costive! Sick headache, bad breath, sour stomach, furred tongue and indiges tion, mean liver and bowels clog ged. Clean ap to-night. Get a 25c bottle of Dr. King's New Life PilU to-day and empty the stomach and bowels of fermenting, gassy foods and waste. A full bowel movement gives a satisfied, thank ful feeling-makes you feel fine. Effective, yet mild. Don't gripe. 26c, at your druggist. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for burns. Stops Neuralgia-Kills Pain. Sloan's liniment gives instant re lief from neuralgia or sciatica. It goes straight to the painful part, soothes the nerves and stops the pain. It i- also good for rheumatism, sore throat, chest pains and sprains. Von don't need to rub, it pene trates. Mr. J RSwincer, Louisville, Ky., writt.-: "I suffered with quite a severe neuralgic headache for four months without any relief. I used Sloan's liniment for two or three nights and 1 haven't suffered with my head since." Get a bottle to-day. Keep in the house all the time for hurts. 25c, 50c and ?1.00 at your druggist. Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all sores. i Dealing With Those Who Complain of Christians B7 REV. HOWARD W. POPE Superintendent cf Mea Moody Bible LtuMuto. Chicas? TEXT-"Judge not, that ye be not Judged." Matthew 7:L In dealing witt those who com plain of the hypo crites in the church it is well to open your Bible to .Matthew 7:1, and ask them to read lt. Also show them Ro mans 14:12. "So then every one of us shall give ac count of himself to God." Then ask the objector, "Who has appoint ed you judge over your fellow men? Has the Lord ap pointed you?" "No." '"Have your fellow men selected you for this important position?" "Of course not." "You don't mean to say that you have appointed yourself judge, do you? A self-appointed judge! Who ever heard of such a thing!" Then ask him to read Romans 2:1. "Wherefore thou art without excuse, 0 man, whosoever thou art that Judg est, for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; lor thou that judgest dost practise the same things." Ask him if it ever occurred to him' that he was a hypocrite himself, and when he answers in the negative, say to him: "Well, let us see. You condemn the hypocrites because they pretend to be what they are not?" "I do." "But when you claim that the rea son why you are not a Christian ia because of the hypocrites in the church, you are pretending, what ia not true. The real reason why you do not become a Christian ia because you want your own way, and are not willing to obey God. And when you say it is because of the hypocrites, you are saying what is not trua, and you know it." Show him John 21:21, 22. "Peter saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, if 1 will that he tarry till I come, what lg that to thee? Follow thou me.' Say to him: "Admitting that there are hypocrites in the church, what is that to you? If every man in the church was a hypocrite that would not excuse you from the duty of repentance." "If there was a call for volunteers to defend this country would you stay out of the army because some bad men would probably enlist?" "I suppose not" "Possibly you are a Mason or an Odd Fellow. Are there any black sheep in your lodge?" "I must confess that there are a few." "And yet you joined the lodge, knowing this fact, and you urge others to do the same?" "That Is true." "Why then do you offer such a silly excuse when the subject of religion arises? If you do not wish to be a Christian, say so in a manly way, but do not try to hide yourself behind the faults of others. The only safe hiding place for a si uer ia the cross of Christ, and you will realize lt some day." , A man once said to his pastor that the reason why he did not accept Christ was because he once had a partner who was a professing Chris rtian, who wronged him in business. "That ls your real reason, la it?" asked the minister. "It is," replied the man. "Suppose we put it down in writ ing," said the minister, and drawing out his notebook, he wrote: "The rea son why I am not a Christian ia that my partner, who claimed to be a Christian, wronged me in a business deal." Tearing out the leaf, he folded lt and handed lt to the man, saying, "When you come before t' a Great White Throne and God asks you why you have rejected his Son, just hand him that paper," and turning away, he left him. Hardly had he reached home, when his door-bell rang, and there stood the man, with the paper in his hand.' "Well," said the minister, "what can I do for you?" "I have brought this paper back. I am afraid lt would not answer as an excuse to give to God." "You think God would not accept it?" "I am afraid not" "We may as well tear it up then," and suiting the action to the word, the minister tore it into fragments and threw them away. "Now have you any other excuse which is better?" / "I do not think oiNany." "If you haven't any good reason for not becoming a Christian, had you not bettor give your heart to God now?" "Yes, slr, and I will." ? PREVENT DISEASE IN CALVES White Scour and Lung Affection Are Two Great Scourges-Latter ls Caused by Carelessness. (By W. P.. GILBERT.) The two great scourges in calf rear ing are the white scour and the lung affection, which latter has been proved to be quite preventable. . The method requires extreme but not laborious care in carrying out. When thiB care ls taken, satisfactory results are obtained. Investigation has proved: First, that the disease ls located in districts; and second, that it is more prevalent where sanitary conditions are not per fect; third, that the disease is contracted through allowing the infec tious matter of the place, when the calf is dropped, to come Into contact A Fine Specimen. with the navel of the young calf, through which it find3 its way into the circulation of the animal. The remedy is to have the place for the young calf carefully cleansed, and as soon as the calf comes into :he world, to dress the navel with a prep aration of carbolic acid; that will de stroy any Infectious matter that may attach itself to the navel. Naturally failures have been re ported even when precautions hare been taken, and doubts cast on the theory of infection. Still, seeing that infection of dis eases similar to this may be carried on the point of a fine needle, how can we say with confidence, that the dis ease, white scour, occurs through any other cause than Infection in places where the Infective matter has been known almost with certainty to exist? There are districts where this scourge ls unknown. Let a dlsea?ed calf be brought in and the disease ai once appears. All bouses m which young ca1 ves are reared should be made thoroughly clean; a large application of disinfec tants should be made until the place is purified. All calves should have their navels dressed with carbolic acid dressing as soon as they are born, and they should be liberally sup plied with clean dry straw for bed ding. Another disease appears to be a form of contagious bronchitis. J; is Futur? Monty-Makers. generally fatal if it ls allowed to run unchecked for some time. It is possible that this very serions disease may be caused by allowing the calves to remain oat la the fields too long in cold or wet weather. Provide good comfortable, dry quar ters for the calves while they are young. Let them have sufficient ven tilation in their houses, without drafts. Allow them open air exer cise only on warm days, and not until they are sufficiently ?strong to stand even moderately cold weather. Never allow a young calf to have its coat sat urated with cold rain water. The principal matter to be borne in mind is that all young animale taken from their natural conditions of life and living must have thoughtful care; and it should not be necessary tp ob serve that In the management of calves, we are dealing with a valuable farm asset that will repay consider able care. Grain for Idle Horses. When horses are Idle, they should be given not more than half the grain that is supplied wheu hard at work. If idle for a long period, the grain could be reduced to a very small quan * -ty if an abundance of good roughage is supplied. All of the New Things. Our Spring stock is now complete in every de partment. It matters not what the ladies want we have it. Come in to see all the new Spring fabrics that we are showing in the beautiful colors bf the season. Goods for dresses, j?oods for skirts, goods for waists-for misses and ladies. We also have a very large stock of trimmings, lace embroidery, etc. We can please the most exacting buyer in these goods. We are showing a beautiful assortment of un derwear for ladies, misses, men and boys. Come in before you buy your supply of light underwear. Our Shoe Department is well supplied with the most stylish oxfords and slippers. We have them in the popular lasts and in patents, gun metal, tans and vici kid. We invite the men and boys to see our stock of clothing and hats. Our prices are reasonable. J. W. 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