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The Gift of God By REV. W. W. KETCHUM Director of Practical Coffee Mendy Bible Institute of Chicago TEXT-The gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.-Remans 6:23. A gift is something for which we do not work. It is something that is not naturally our just due. It ia something that .someone gracious ly gives us be cause he or she is interested ?D us. This text ?D the revision speaks of this gift as the free gift of God. Now there are many people who ex pect to pay their way into heaven -many who ex pect to compen sate God for eternal life, when the text says that the free gift of God is eternal life. Eternal life-what is it? It is the opposite of eternal death. Not eternal death does not mean nonexistence any more than eternal life means con tinued existence. God's word teaches that the soul never dies, in the sense of going out of existence. It does say that "The soul that sinneth, it shall die," but we must Interpret the words of the Bible by the Bible. The Bible, you know, is aot only a book that gives us the truth, but it defines the truth that it gives, and when it talks about eternal death it does not mean the annihilation of the soul. It is a truth that whatever exists always ex ists, so the scientists tell us, and the Bible says that the human soul lives forever. Well, what la eternal life then, and what is eternal death? Per haps we might say that eternal life means being born of God, having the life of God. It ls not our natural life prolonged into endless duration. It ls the divine life imparted to us, the very life of God himself communi cated to a human soul. To put it In another way, we might say that etern al life ls right existence, while eternal death ls wrong existence, or, to put lt in still another way, eternal life ls fiting In the presence of God, while eternal death ts having the wrath Of God abiding on one. .Now. God's gift te eternal Hf* Our he offers os this life Christ our Lord, that ipSk Christ ia the medium through whom sternal life cornea. -What a wonderful thing lt te to know that God nae planned to five the human race, dead In trespasses and In sins, eternal Hfe through Ms twa Whit is involved tn that truth? A great deal, my friends. First of all, that on the cross Christ died for our sins. - . Secondly, that there upon the cross God laid upon Christ all our sins. Thirdly, that all our sins will be forgiven us on condition of our simple acceptance*r faith of his Son, and the ene who thus receives his Son, we are told. Is bora, "not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." I have met many people who were striving to get etern al life. I have even met Christiana who have had the Idea that eternal life becomes theirs, not through faith, but by works of righteousness which they do. I shall never forget preaching in a little church in the Catskills, and talk ing about the way of salvation, when a' brother arose and controverted what I said about the simple way of having eternal life through the acceptance by faith of JOSHS Christ as one's Savior. Another brother, thinking he would pour oil on the water, which was very troublous just then, told about two tr-eologiana who were crossing a stream. One of the theologians was arguing that salvation was by works, and the other that salvation was by faith, when the oarsman, listening to the argument, began to row with one oar, and the boat went round and round, when they said, "What are you doing?" and he replied, "Don't you see, that oar with which I hm rowing ls works, and I don't get anywhere." and then he took the other oar and rowed with that, and went round and round fat the other direction, and he said, "That oar, you see, te faith, and when I row alone with that we do not get across the stream. To reach the oth er shore we must row with both oars." That was a good story, but a poor Il lustration, for, while lt sounds very plausible, the trouble te lt ls not ?eriptura!. The Bible tells us that lt li 'loot by works of righteousness that we have done, but according to h|a mercy he saved us." Change the Illus tration and have lt true to the Scrip tures. Jesus Christ ls the oarsman, 'and te rowing the boat of salvation from earth to heaven, and if we would reach the other shore whet we must do ls by staple faith to get on board, i I co down to the ferry slip in New Torfe. Now. If I Wish to go acron to the other side. What I must do is to step upon the ferrv boat The mo ment I do that I have trusted myself to the ferry, and it te for the ferry BOW. by its own power, to take me over. This crudely Illustrates Christ's work of salvation for us. We commit ourselves to him, and he, by his OWB power and work saves us. L etter Writers' Busy Day. bum .ay is a big letter writing day in this village. Druggist* in the apart ment house section a?v They sell more postage stamps on Sunday than the six other days combined, according to the New York correspondent of the Pittsburgh Dispatch. Women are the principal buyers. "It is an annoyance, this stamp business," said a clerk, "but we have to accommodate those who ask for stamps. If we didn't we would lose trade." Just then a wom an entered with a letter in her hand. "Will you please let me have a stamp?" she smiled. The clerk laid one on the counter and took th*? money. "I wish," said she, "that you '..ould weigh this letter. Maybe it takes more than 2 cents. He weighed it. "Only 2 cents, madam," he said; then, taking the stamp up from the counter where she had left it lying, he added politely, "Allow me to pul it on for you," and did. "You are so nice," said Bhe, "that I am going to begin to buy my post cards here, too." What Becomes of Lead? Lead was unquestionably known to the Egyptians, the Romans apparent ly understood its desilverization, yet we are apparently already entering on an era of permanently higher prices. The world's accumulated stocks of 5,000 years seem powerless to help us, D. ?I. Liddell writes in Engineering Magazine. How can they, when every rain washes lead paint from the houses into the ground in a form too dissemi nated ever to be regained ; when every hunter fires away a portion of the world's stock; when almost every cof fin carries a lead lining; while lead "ripes or lead joints in iron pipe cor rode In the ground, and when every plumber's apprentice throws away lead dross, and tea is packed in lead foil? In the mean while the increasing use of lead in storage batteries adds another possibility of loss. The sludge from these batteries will usually be thrown away when the cells are cleaned. And so the new discoveries of science help to add new methods of waste. Hew Opium ls Prepared. The preparation of opium does not today differ materially from the opera tion as described by distinguished travelers years ago. Incisions having been made in the capsules of the pop py the juice issuing therefrom is allowed to bleed Into brass pans. The product ls then alternately dried In the sun and kneaded with trowels on wooden boards until all excess of moisture has been got rid ot When the poppy Juice has been reduced to paste in the manner described above, and baa been freed from extraneous matter, lt lt divided Into cakes of equal sise, which ara allowed to dry In a warm atmosphere before packing for export. Opium thus prepared will contain about ll per cent morphia, suitable for medicinal purposes. When, however, the stuff ls to be a smoking mixture rather than a drug, lt ls re duced to five per cent morphia by adulteration. \ New Setting for Old House. Many an old house has been allowed to pass into a state of disrepair, and finally has been torn down to make place for a more modern building, merely because the owner has not been able to see in the old building a possibility for the attainment of at tractiveness and charm by means of a new setting. The rarest gem la a battered setting can hardly show Its value. Put lt ta platinum and gold, modern In cut, and the same gem ls u, glory to ila owner; provide the old house with nature's setting. In the form of Judicious planting, together with tasteful garden arrangement and a pergola, and straightway lt ls given a new lease of beauty.--L. 0. Hoyt, la the Countryside Magasina, Lord Morley's Audience of Six. T. P. O'Connor recalls how Lord Morley was announced on one occa sion to address a meeting ta a hall ta Manchester which could comfortably seat 1,000 persons. "Just six men turned up, and some of these had trav eled a long distan?a There were some momenta of grace given by taw chair man, but the six men re matead six? and lt was decided to adjourn the meeting. But. the faithful six were invited into the anteroom to hmve a private chat with the deserted lec turer; and, accepting the Ihnrttaiian, they got more than full value for their money, and more than full compensai tlon for their disappointment^"-West minster Gazette. i Light on His Trouble. One dark night three friends- were crossing a deep, dry ravine, the banks of which were very precipitous. As the party had been imbibing a little too freely, one of the three had to be assisted up the incline. When, think ing him safe at the top, his friends turned him loose, he tell to the bot tom. He 1ST Tory still, and the other two, supposing him severely injured, rushed down to him. As they leaned over to discover his condition, the fallen one exclaimed: "For God's sake, strike a match! I think I'm uncon scious!"-Everybody's Magazine. Interrupted Tribute. "George Washington-" "I know what you are going to say," replied Senator Sorghum. "And Washington deserved every word of eulogy you can utter.' But don't you think lt? our business to cut out compliments and hustle on our own account to make sure that the father of his country can feel, proud of his family V ^'fr'H'M ,i*^"'j?*Ji*?,*l*'f,,t,*l,,i,'i*'l,'l''I"l"l"l"j,?f,?5 Li EYES I By LESLIE FORD. "Just look at Bea Todd, the station agent, geing back to the depot the near way," Mrs. Perkins called to her daughter. "I'll bet he and Mabel have quarreled about, that whipper snapper Charlie Wilkes, for she was out automobiling with that fellow yesterday, and they passed the depot three times, as if they were just de termined Een should see them." Mrs. Perkins jumped to conclusions with the skill of a practiced gossip, but in this case she had reached the right conclusion, for Een and Mabel had quarreled the night before when he went to make his usual Sunday evening call. Een had tried to avoid mentioning Charlie Wilkes, the dapper young mau, who, while on a vacation visit to Marshville, had been pa>ing Mabel so much attention that all the town was wondering how much longer Ben would stand it without "putting his foot down." As Ben and Mabel sat on the front porch there was a stifling senso of impending storm. Conversa tion moved haltingly. Eight o'clock came and passed, and from over the hill came the faint sounds of the church organ. "Are wes going to the union song service tonight?" asked Ben. "What for?" retorted Mabel. "To lis ten to Mamie Cobb try to outsing Elsie Martin?" "Seemed like you enjoyed the church social Thursday night; that ls, it looked that way to an outsider like me." Thus Ben touched off the spark that exploded his intention to avoid the one subject of which they were both thinking. "Ye,s, I did, and that because I was with a live wire," snapped Mabel. "It a few people like that lived in Marah villa there'd be something to enjoy all the time." Ben took his hat from the end of the porch seat "Since you've made it plain that there's no enjoyment for you in my company, I can mighty soon relieve you of it" Bon descended two steps, and added: "Good night, Mabel You'll not be bothered irith my oom* pany again unless you say the word." 'Of course, being a man, you'll blame the woman when thing? go wrong. I hope you're satisfied, and Fm sure I am. Good night" Mabel disappeared through the doorway and Ben walked all around town to reach his boarding house, only three blocks away. Daring the week that followed. Ma bel ard Charlie Wilkes ?rife often ?een together by the obeer^ffl^owne people. On Saturday, a c?l?bration was held hi honor ot the completion of the new town hall, and the feetiri tits ended with aa evening concert in the public square. " Msbel and young Wilkes had been dashing around town in an automobile ?nd they stopped near the sonare to listen to the band. "Gee, this is no life for yon, Mabel," said Charlie, with easy familiarity. 'Ton ought to be ia the city. Why, any number of giris with lees educa tion than you get from fifteen to twen ty dollars a week for the lightest kind, of office work, and evenings they've nothing to do but dress vp an go to a show or a dance." "But Amy Cobb was hourn last week," weakly protested Mabel, "and she makes a good salary; hut she says it is hard to make friends in the city among the kind of people yoe d ears to call friends." "Oh, weU if a giri acta like a st? people will pats her up, bot you'd never have to go begging for a friend or a bean-certainly not, wfcen i'm anywhere around." Charlie dipped his arm around Mabel's waist sad started to draw her to him, bat st that instant there came a crashing sound from the band platform and a hun dred shrieking voices from the crowd. Mabel started to spring forward,, but Charlie tightened his ann about her. She wrested herself away from him and turned her eyes blazingly upon him as she let herself out of the car. "How dare you? And when people around us are being killed! Why don't you do something to help?" she almost shrieked at him. "Why should I do anything?" came dariie's indifferent reply. "It's no coacern of mine if these Rubes want ls? set their necks broken. Even your JrieodV the station agent and baggage .ouatiez is in that gang. See?" A3 Mabel could see was a yoong woman hugging a three-year-old boy 0? her breast, and si number of ex* c?te? men trying to make room on the ground to lay Ben Todd'* Ump foxna. She pushed her way to his sidfe. She couldnft apeak, but sh? 100*0* her agonised questions se* plainly that a man explained: "Ben saw that Brooks kid dart nor der the platform playing hid? andi seek; Then th? crash came, andi white- til? rest of os were looking out tor our skins Ben dashed under andi grabbed tn* kM and managed to? drag; hint ont before that last crash; cama" Doctor Snt?hson was busy examinv lng. Ben,, and after what teemed m long time? be announced that aera? badi braises and s fractured arm were the most seri?os apparent Injuries. Ben inquired whether the child had escaped1 injury. It was Mabel who answered; but she bent down so near tb bira that nobody heard all she said. (Copyright, lais, by the McClure Newspa per Syndicate.-). W TCH CHILD'S COUGH. ( .. <if>, runninguf nose, continued ? ri i';iti<']' nf muciMi.o membrane i if ;)(..?' i di i * ii'*>a ii Catarrh later. !>? i ;i 'akf th.- flt .n<v>-h\i some thin tr t' i-your chilfl! Children will no' lake every medicine, |>ut they will take Dr. King's New Discovery and without liri l>in tr or teasing, its a sweet pleanant Tar Syrup and *?i ?effeeiive. .lust laxative enou<rh lo eliminate the waste poisons. Al m< st the first dose helps. Always pre pa ii d, no mixing or fussiiiir .list ask your druggist fur Dr. King's New ; Discovery. It will ??tlV-iMiard \our eliiid against seri ous ailments reouliiiig from colds. 9 8 Worn Out? No doubt you are, if you suffer from aoy of the numerous ailments to which an women are sub ject. Headache, back ache, sideache, nervous ness, weak, tired ieeling, are some of the symp toms, and you must rid yourself of them in order to feel well. Thousands of women, who have been benefited by this remedy, urge you to TAKE i Cardos g The Woman's Tonie Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of ditton Mills, Ky., tay? "Before taking Ctr dui, I was, ai times, so weak I could hardly walk, aaa the pain In my back 'and head nearly killed me. 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