Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

i rr»iiMMryirrr~ignT" 1": \r' \. » PAGE TWO SOUTH CAKOLIWA r T S' PVaUGAT/OUS.//fOORPORAT££> ways; T would rrttner ho here than where else in the world/ -But he did not look t|t -her. There was so much that was hopeless'in his e^V’lbttr he did, nht want her.te *ge. "Ijn one way, it will he i little- bet tor for you than'if Christliie and Baly rn.er were not in jlie hou*G You like Christine, don’t you?’’ “Vftfir na-ghi” - r "Bht* liL.-s: wm K . mV iTepends On. i.iyv'ward pressed hard moment. . She (stood hvsidc ffhe had r.niy a hint and stroked his bund. * ,, “I’m sqrry, Johnny.” 7;' • • lie preten4edJta r tJtiink tiiut_her‘sym pathy wus for his/fall from the estate of a private patient to tin* free ward. —“Oh, fin all }*lglil, Miss ^idney.V he said. "Mr. Howe is paying ail dollars a week for me. The difference between, ~me and the other~?eHow$' around here “The Street”- and Its People Come to Understand More .. About That Death Which Is the Wage of Sin, and to _ Puzzle Over the Designs of Providence. K. LeMoyne, a queer stranger with gentle manners, become* a roomer at the I’age home, presided over by Sidney, her invalid moth- er Anna, iind~h‘-r Aunf lht^'7, »»» old nuiiil .l^Am.-ikor: comes a hospital nurse through the Influence of Dr. Max NVlTsofi, o- brilliant young surgeon srriitten with—her charm. K. loves her from a distance^ so does Joe Drummond, an j.>1d high-s« hool ehutja. At the hospital Sidney learns 'theworld's sorrows. She becomes ac quainted with Curlotta Harrison, v\ bd lias been intimate .with W’iJ- son and who is jealous of unoffending Si+hiey. .Sidney's\chum, Ch.ris- tine Lorenz, marries Palmer Howe, a young society rake/Jind they take rooms at the Page home.. Despite K's effort* to avoid strangers, Dr. M<.v mu-.'ts imn *ime night and linrls.be is an old friend;- a fatuous Doe-* ■Sidney's you, too, especially since that night when you toojf care of Palmer's arm before, we goV Doctor Max.- I vften think; K-. what a. good doctor you would have been. You knew so well, what to do for mother.” ' She broke off. Site still could not j trust her voice about her mother. "Palmer’s arm Is- g.</ihg -to be®quite straight. In*. Ed is so proud of Max over It. It-wpa a dank fract ure," . He had been w aiting for‘that. Once (Tit least,‘whenever they were together, she brought Max into the conversation. She was quite unconscious' of-It. "You and Max’artr great friends. I knew you would like him,. He is in- don't you thinkV" is that I get u napkin om ir;v t+ay £fl(} ^S a y '' £hwTC®5rsS"of Moody Bible they don’t.” 1 • > Institute) . Itcfure his O.-twmioc-d chETfulnos. By REV- JAMES M. GRAY, D.D. Chicago Sidney choked. "'"Have they told jyui vyhat the t-rou- >le Is?”- . : . . "Back’s hroke. But . don't let that worry you. DrTMnx Wilson is going to operate On Bag, 'fit he doing, the tarigo yet.” v -' Sidney’s eyes shone. Of course. Max eotifd do it. Wliat a thing it was, to ha LESSON FOR MARCH 11 JESUS THE BREAD OF LIFE. TEXT—Upon one stone shall be seven eyes; behold I. will engrave the graving t/liereo?, saith the Lord of hosts; and 1 kJiiH removes the iniquity of that land in one day.—Zechariah 3:9. , te resting H-- i. x py,”. said-TL save his life, tor Edwardes. supposedly dead. ‘«MaX keep- !he scciei. mother dies and the shock purs-the girl with a low JfeVier. I’nlmcPTIowe becomes untrue to If- bridc> - To save ids life, lie could refit put any warmth "intoIds "voice.' He would' he fair.,. It was pot in human nature to • v|lee’t more of him. - *• "Those long talks you-have, shut in your room—wliat in the’world--do vou talk about? Politics?'’ * “ch’casionaliy.” - . She was a little jealous » f fhose eve nings, when she sat alone, oF vvTieri -Harriet, sitting w iHi her, tiiade sketches T iiTider the- lamp ?o thy acrompipbment ' a sternly hum of masculine \. CHAPTER XHI—Continued. —11— “I've got something to tell .you,” she said. "Don’t have 'ft fit, and don’t laugh. If you do- I’ll—i’ll jump out4ythen she drew back from ji proffered iso to go away at tin.* lioiise.door; and more and more she realized • that It would bp-difficult. His mood wax reck less, masterful. Instead of laughing from across tin w as.ignored, oTcourse. hall. Not thatlshc, YTax Yipiiie in of the window. I’ve got a place in‘a store. I’m going to he straight, Pal mer.” "Good for you!" He meant it. She was a nice girl and he was fond of her. The other w as* a dog’s life. And he was not -unselfish about it. She could not belong to him^ He did not want her to belong to/auy-', one else. ' "One of the nurses in the hospital, a Miss Page, has got me something to do' at Llnton*& llofhurg s. I am going on always, bcfiire he went, and. leaning over the back of a chair,-w ould inform her of ,thc absolute blankness, of life caress, -he turne.'l surly. ‘ Ghs.inate 1,1 thedmspital without her. I ties that she remembered appeared!. And K. would stand ill the doorway, froin his nostrils m thR Turners of his ff ,,i< ‘l l - v smoking, of go hue*, t for the January white saTeT’irrmake" good they will keep me.” He had put her aside without a qualm; and now he met her announce- inent with-approyul. v He meant to let her alone. They would have a holiday together, and" Their-they—would say good-by. And she had not fooled him. She still cured. He was getting off well, all things considered. She might have raised a row. V - “Good wtirk!” he said. “You’H he a lot happier. But that isn’t any reason * why we shouldn’t be friends, is it? Just friends; I mean that. I would like to feel that I can litop in now and then and say how do you do.-”. ' . “I promised.Miss Page.** ^ “Never mind Mlsk Page.” j |'— The mention of Shluey’a --Bflme brought up In TiTS mind (’hrlstlne as he had left her that morning. He s'cowied. Things were not going well at home. There was something wrong vvittv Christine. She used to/Tffe a good sport, hut she had never been the same since the day of the wedding. He thought hen attitude toward him was one of suspicion. It- made uucbm- I Ollcl IJ I U. "“*I>TIT- Tt l i 4-H44M1.1 Ulb.JUa^lL«». to fathom it only met with cold silence. That had been her attitude tbuCtuoui- -, ^ , ' T - * - y* • •<*»* - log. * —l “I’ll tell you tvhai we’ll do,” he said. “We won’t go to any of the old places; I’ve found a..new roadhouse In. the ^country that’s respectable enough to suit anybody. We'll go out to Schwit*. ter’s and get some dinner. I’ll prom ise to get you buck early. How’s that?” In the end she gave ip. And on the way out he lived up to the letter of their agreement. The situation, ex hilarated him; Grace with her n^w • air of virtue, her new aloofness; his comfortable car; Johnny Rosenfeld’s discreet hack and alert eurs.-cr—- The adventure had all the thrill of n new. conquest in it.. He treated the girl with deference, did not insist when she refused a eigarefte. felt glowingly, virtuous and exultant at the same time. ‘When the, car dtvw—-up before .the Schwitter place, lie sliifpe(j a tive-dollar bi 11 inl ° Johnny Uoseiifelcls iiot over- ciean habd. “I # don’t mind the etvrs, w he said. “Just wateh your tongue, lad.” And Johnny stalled hik enginejn sheer sur prise. ■ ,- ’ -r “There’s just enough of 'the Jew In me,” said Johnny, “to know.how to talk a lot and say nothing. Mr. Ilowe.” ' Johhny Roseofeld at .'eighteen had developed a pliilosopliy of four, worths." It took the place of the Golden Rule, - -Ihe TetrC^uttmnndnieat^. -’atKHhe- Ca-tt* ness.’ True to his premise, paltnor j^akened the sleeping boy tipf ire^ume ^SLeloek. Grace had eaten little und drunk noth ing ; but Howe was slightly stiinWlatvd. “Give her the- ‘once ovet^’” he told. Johnny,, “and th(*n“g^» back and crawl Into the rugs again. I’lldrive in.” ? Grace sut beside him. ThAlr progress was slow and rough over the CQuntry roads, but when they reached the state road Howe threw open the throt- Miouth. She was uneasy. Finally sh& hit on a plan -toA'iake Him stop somewhere Hi her neighbor: hood .andvlet her get out of the ear. She would not come back after that. / There was another car going toward the city. Now it passed theni, and as often they passed It. It became a (Tin- test ofd'its. Palmer’s car lost 'on.the hills,-hut gained on the level stretches, wlrh-h-gleanied with & coating of -Thin Ice. < “I wish you’d let them get ahead. Palmar. H.s silly n’mTTfsTeckless'.” “I told ‘you we’d travej tonight.” He turned a little glance -at fu*r. What the deuee was the matter ,wlth I T*Jfc:f?SON TEXT- J()hryd:-’4-3T. GOEIIEN TEXT—Jesus said unto, them. 1 am tlie bread of life.-—John 6:3o. Following" thu feeding of the thousand. Jesus saw the design d the •multitude (v. Iff), and separated him self unto prayer. Following thftf com munion, the disciples went over the sea toward the City of Capernaiun (v. 17), hut in his siiiieyiatural ^>ow+r he followed them, walking upon jtn T ' AVliter (V.’ in). Midway ’he euteV.ed : their ship, amf immediately they Reached tin* land toward -uhieii ■ they had been striving (v. L’l v yiU. G;-4s--lt*). Th,e next day (John the jieople who at this period were (oliowing liim fu -urlr great multitudes, took steps to rettetfTiitir. Finding that lie was not at their side of the lake, tle-y took I .out- ’ll lef ♦sj 1 1 1*- i«*a -ri^teraH-t-HU,- k- t'o -The'mysterious stone here referred symbolizes oil? Lord and -Savior. • • • •' s .• ' Jesus Christ. He ing for .le*us" (v. -Jl). We read that the Coinmqn iksiple Heard hiui gUidiS; r l he.-e people. ' of Jesu-. and tie- loll the world - today i's~ liearted tiieli. -Tlu.' qttrsttqti•Ih.'TIi:* vv-itii'ii.;: t 1 * '-i(e llielll llie lojl\es of is' the' “fouqda- lion'’ stone, the ‘tried’’ stone, the' "jq*ecious corner stone," the "sure foundation." He js "the living stone, /disallowed indeed—-of—then. - hut chjwten of God and precious.*’ ■‘.T’pon one stout shall he ./sevrii eyes.’f Seygn i* the f, I fe(f" nuin- t t ; r. a.id tld' mean- - - * . ing seems to be t hat—towaf-d-s-- otH- ..it-ns Christ all ■+ —In him center * yes shall he th*» interest-of tlie .eomruYTI-lfJlV-'rfi,. w hole univef— Tlie eye of tire! rs -t bread line in ippii’liijn. resting Hi joy .»nd,sttti>tac- W e jjpyu tioii. —TTie eye, him. They caroled Jii of the ;in s are^ upon birth; they tiun- ri.d^to liim in his life they testi fied to 'his resurrection, and ,wi comes agiiiii into tlie 'world they She Stooped and Kissed Lightly. .His Cheek women, anyhow?. Were none of them cheerful any more? Here Grace as sober as Christine! - lie felt out raged. defrauded. __ . T Ills light car skidded.and struck the big' car heavily. On a smooth road per haps nothing more serious than broken mudgnrrrds would have been the re sult. 15u.t on the ice the small ear slewed around antFsTTif over-the edge of the bank. At the bottom of the de- Ylivity It turned over. Grace was flung Clear of the wreck age. Howe freed himself and stood erect, with one arm hanging at his sfde. There was iib Sound at ai| from the boy under the tonneau. The big car had stopped. Down the hank plunged a heavy, gorillalike fig ure, long arms pushing aside the frozen branches of trees. When he reached the car, O'Hara 'found Grace sitting unhurt~on tlie ground. Tn ’the wreck of the car the lamps fia'd lull hPeireXTim guished, and by their light he made out Howe, swaying dizzily. "Anybody underneath?” "The chauffeur. He’s deadTT'fhiuhe He doesn't answer.” The other members of O'Hara's party had crjnvled .down the bank by that time. With the aid of a Jack, they got tlie ear up. * Johnny Itosenfeld lay dou bled on liis face underneath. When he came to and opened his eyes, Grace al- j most shrieked her relief,- j "I’m all’ right,” said Johnny Rosed- ! fehl. , And, when they offered him 'whisky: "Away with, the tire-water. 1 ! am no drinker. I—I—" A spasm of j pain twistedTfls.face, “I guess I'll get [ up.” With, his arms dte lifted, hlniselfi to* -a sitting »position r and feil back'] again, v ’"■Huh!” belaid. "I can’t move, niy o Ids room and. lock-away in'bis trunk tli'e great (Jerhian hooks on surgery with Which he and Max hiyd been working Out w case. ■ j i ; • • ’ • Sq K. saF-by- tbe^Pning-room table of Max that and listened to her talk last evening together. When the hells ii Wm traced midnight, Sidney roused with ^ start. She realized that for s'.me tim> neither of them had-spokeo. and that K.’S eyes w;ere fixed on •her. , The littleClock on the sFielf look up the hurden'hif the churches, and struck | j si«ln** V fed him hts morning beef tea, the hour iu quick staccato notes. - l an( , ta ; cuuso h ,, r eyt . s mied tip with tears now and then at his helplessness, she" w as not so sklTlfuT ’as- she might -have heed. 'When one spoonful had rone <h»w-n bis tt*clt—he.smiled up at will w orslilfR'rs. The .•eye of £ataf» .. him. though tlie "prim e of tip 18 1/ e<iflltiil't ! ■ l.‘ Bread Which Perishe’th (vv. 'JM- 24). _ "If you think you will always llt , n .- s g r et the loaves anil fishes simply he- Js cause yott hav»* followed'the l.onb you woetd. ' as lie is called., has nothing in have handed yourself (IF’gidiifTrrrtr.''-^ ),j In . "The' eyes idf men are .upon lum. Dr. Griffin Bull. Most of tis wilt ge since the earliesK.pt’onii-*' of ihe lie- further for victuals than we will for a in rhe garden of Fden. heliev- '\i.<ion. "When the peo)*ly found Jesus;humtuiity has ever |urhed tow ards (v. liff) they rather, r‘eprimaii'ded T him birn »s . its only hope! sriyglT“d»“» for leaving them.'when the fu(*C-bf file . () j{ jj„, < >S |>•-! and of the 1 ordj- ahle to take this life-imdeath of Johnny Hosoirfeld’s - and'’ ffmke it life; t^ again " matter was that lie wus Not beholden to them in any sense whatsoever.- It looks very well, for these people to he "seeking Jesus." hut they ware peek ing the wrong thing |v. •_’«>). -It was nances i>f the House of God is to tix the .eyes of all men upon Mils Living.,, St line, for "lle'that ’Veetli the Son and believeth on him hath everlasting life. 1 To' cngi'av.e is to pierce and cut. TiT>T reiillr—Jcstts-~hi-ne i*lf they wunted, j t p.. T,|m,-., of tlo. suffering - Sidney rose and went over to K., her black dretfs in soft folds about her. r "He* is liorn, K.” ' She sjooped ;and kissed his cheek lightly. - ’ f ' Fliristmns day dawned thick and white. Sidney left the little house at six, with the street light stllLburning through a mist of falling snow. . . ' The hospital wards and corridor? were still lighted when she went on duty at seven ob.'lock. She had -been assigned to the men’s surgical ward, and went there at once. She had not seen Curlotta Harrison since her moth er's death; hub She found .her on duty in the surgical ward. The older girl greeted her plesuntly. * "We were all sorry to hear of .your trouble,” she said. “I hope we shsrll get on nicely.” *i' Siffnev surveyed the ward; full to hut.the loaves and the fishes. It was not the "sign" as indicating his divine . character that, drew Tlieffi. dmr sfrnply ’lie wonder as indicated by tlie fact that thc.v expected a eunsiaut->upply of bread. nor diiL they j-ee I11 that her whimsically. "Run for your life. The dam's hurst!” he said. , • As much as was 'iiossi-We. the hos pital rested on that Christmas day. In the afternoon, services were'held in the chapel dovvnstalrs. Doctor Max, lounging a gainst the wall, across the elm pet. found hts eyes- stray i ng town rd Sidney constantly. IIovv she-stood-out from the bthersT What a zest for liv ing and for happiness she had! The^Cbri.stmas-tiiorniwg had brought Sidney half a.dozen, gifts. K.‘sent her a silver thermometer case with her monogram, Christine a toilet, mirror. But the'gift of gifts, over which Sid ney's eyes had glowed, wak a great box of roses marked in Doctor Max's overflowing. At fhe far end two cots i^pp^.pime writing, "From a neigh- had been placed. "The ward Is beavjv-lsn't it?” "Very. I’ve been almost mad at dressing hour. -There are'tluce of us —you, myself and a protiationer.” The first light of the Christmas morning was coming through the. win dows. Carlotta put out the lights and turned fn. a businesslike way toi per records. 1 "The probationer's name is Ward- well,” she said, "Perhaps you’d better *bor. ’ Tueke4-i» Tbfe sofi faldis chief wus one of the roses that after- nbdn. - bread the sign but.only tlie hrejid... Salvation is the free gut of God apart from^^works. Nevertheless-dr* commands the exercise of will. "This is the work of God- that ye believe on him whom lie hn-th sent" (v. L N .*)! This is no;, inconsistent "with 1 Cor. rJ;.T 1. c., “No inan-can say that Jesus is the Lord hut by th‘e~lloly Gil OS t." Like the"twa*'blades of a pair of siiears, tin' executive act of i^V wgll in believing on Jesus is met by tin' 1 regYmerating eiF orgy of God's spirit toukiug-.me f il o*f his.- [- —-Tlie-Jews demanded a sign a ebn- dition of believing on hitnv when lit*, himself, was the greatest of all signs (v. ;i(*>). They sought to enforce their demfinds by reference to Moses and the tiiauna, but Jesus' showed therh that the manna" was a type of "the (true) bread of God." The character- down-from heaven; (11) It giveth life of our Reifi enn-r, who became “a man „.f siiirrows and ueqintinted with grief, and who "his own self bare our sins in bis own body vm the tree." To j-ngnive is to-embellish and bean- tify, and while.the Son of God was ever infinite and'perfect, yet/irom me Human stde it was piiskfhh.* for him to * gfrtvv in favor with (!"d and man. Hf himself called the hour of bis passion . that-in whi'-li In- was mV be'glorified "Although bis v inion w as more marred than any mail, yet- now is hq the < 11 i«;f- est among ten tdimisand. the one alto- gether lovely." - ■ • - The engraving was by thc^htHrji <d - God himself... No bungler In Id tin chisel; no dummy directed the blows., - “Though he bad dono-^l*o~ violein e. neither tvus anw deceit found in lusi mouth. yet( it pleased the' t^icd to PruTse" liim.” LAud e lie did j.h 1 si n'orht 1 -' cause he hViI-delight in tin*sufferings of iniioi'ence, but bei-ause ii . would H Servlee^Sover. the nurses filed out. Max ^vas waiting for Sidney in the,cor- ridor. . «. i.r "Merrv Christmas!” he said, knd held out liis hand. • "Merry Christmas!” she said. “You see!”—she glanced down to the rose she wore. “The others make the most splendid bit of color in the ward.” "But they were for you. "Theya re.not any the less mine be cause' I "am letting other people have- a chance to enjoy them,” . 1 Fnder all liis gayety he was curious ly diffident with her. All the pretty speeches he would have made to Car- ^otta under the'clrcumstances died be- forcTier frank glance. • / 11 11111 - -£~H AP-TiKiJiLiJCliI/im By «’lrris,.mas day Sidney was back in the Hospits.il, a little wan, but vali antly determined to keep her life to its mark of.serviee. Slimhad a talk with K. the night before she left, rv.'itie li was out, -and Sidney ha'd put the-dining room in oiThT,-—K-.-^at-lcyThe-tabU* and vv7i?che«l her as she moved about tlie room;—— rr— 7— :—; —r— tie. He drove we -t in hisJdood. lie took chances and got fitcay with them, laughing at the girl j gasps of dismay. wf — “Walt until I get beyond Slmkins- vllle," he said ‘und I’ll let her out. You’re going to travel tonight, honey.” The girl sat- beside him with her ?iayea fixed ahead.” He *faad been drink tag, aod-Fhe warmth of the liquor wu" Jrour being gratefuT'to ine, It 1* 1 who in hla voice. She was determined on ••• thing. She. was going to make The past few weeks hml been very ■wbrntwHd : to -hgjp- her iifi ami ^jojetul to her in tli*» evenings usfilie hiyon the cducli in the sewing room; later, as she Unproved, -to briiry sttctll—tlaint+es.-hoine for litr . tray, and, having stood over Katie while she cooked them, to bear them in triumph* to that upper room—he had not been so happy In years. And now it was over. He drew a long breath. , “I hope you don’t feel as If you must, stay on," sJiAsald anxiously. “Not that we don’t want you—You know better "There is no-place else in the.whole world’ that I wunt to go to,” die suid simply. - ’ __ "I seem to be always relying on si^uebody’s klndnessyto—|to keep, things fogether. First, f<«- yea,fs and years, ji was Aunt Harriet; now It; Is you.’. "Don’t iyou realize that, Instead -pt fe f ¥ 1 the chapel roused the IrTmfTralf amused, half Is it bad be g< -yJ Something devil of .fijischiaf that ways slumbered an him. <at “My car’s been ^stalled in a sn<>w drift downtown since early this morn ing, and I ItiVeMd’s Begrgy in a^leurh But on yojir-ttrttigs^aud coiue for 1 a ride.” • 1 • , He hoped Curlotta.could hear wTTaT he said; to be “certain of It,—he-itta* unto the world. Jesus' hearers did not understand what he meant, and ex claimed: “Evermore give us this bread.” Jesus wus tryidg'to impress upon his hearers ^he same diligence in heavenly matters an in the pursuit, of earthly meals. III. The Everlasting Bread (vv. ,‘lff- 37). Misunderstanding liis teaching *(v. 3+) Jekus saidji.nto fhem plainly: “I -am•the’ bread of life,”.meaning that he is the. true, bread yf God. He- i.b not only the giver of the bread of life; but he, himself, is the Bread of I fife. As lireail will satisfy the needs of the physb• at-1 >0dy, givliig;st'rengfh. Vital ity and energy.-wr'b-e will supply the needs of the soul. lie will satisfy-the •deep hunger ami longing which is the evidence of need, niid lie will also sat isfy tlie thirst which is the more in tense 'desire—tlie spiritual craving of the soul. Jesus ministers .to fhe never- failing strength of ail, Who coiue to _.idiii-iimHvlm.Li,tii-u. or. him. Codling to- him is. s»M;king v help and blessing from liiui. Believing gji iiim is the nh- dute abandou.mcii't of self tir'-bim. in.ulfitude bad actually seen the lifing 1, yet they believed not J w ere* so Qceupbid With"! ml unreal thfngsaif this world. Tosult'dn the eternal redemption of hi* clmsen people and deiiiohsu-ute tin* meeting of ."justice' find mefey in the person of his Son. * * - "ATTd~F'witi remove, life fniquity -of that Jand in-one day." The i*efererrc«* seems to be L<> tlie future restoration of Israel when her load of national guilt shall be 'taken away, and once •more she shall enjoy peace and pros perity'in ljer own land. Bu{ the applr- cation may In* made fnore general and at the same Mine more personal. . Preacher and the Miner. _ I once read of a tifem ber win/ went down into a coal mine flu ring -the iioon hoilr to speak to the miners “about “Christ. After telling them the sweet and simple story, tin* time <a>m'e for them to return to work, and In* must ascend the shaft and go out ijr*o the world, again. w - < Meeting the foreman be a’*k« d bin* Wliat In* thought of God's way of VaTYa- "ftdn.* "nil,” replied the mrm. 'i* s t*«> cheap.-, I cannot helleye ‘in wh a Fc- llglon as that.” , ’ Without an iitniiediate answer to -Ihe remark, the pfeacln-r-ask'-d-t “f+**'vv‘ o<> you get out of this place?" "Simply mil ill* 1 ply. . "And dock it fake long'to get. f«► : the top?" "()h. no; only a few ,sj-o- ; otids.” "Well, that is very easy and ! simple; lint do you not need to help "’TmTITy* wTTIml tilen.Ku" the nmt**rial and unareal have only Target into the cage.” “But about the peopb' Who sunk the shaft,'and perfected nll thm gyfaHge* nsly raised liis voire a trifle. Ju.'d 1 w "hub mu. 11 In 'ingn!. “I'm Going > • to Be Straight, Palmer.” help her with the breakfasts. If there’s ahy way to make a mistake, she makes "r .1,, u ‘•il'luri .uuuu|';; Hs f o ^;. a min I'uwr on T(mr warmest things." Sidney protested. She was to b« free that afternoon until six o’clock; but she had jiromiseFTo go tTame.7;!— “K ; Is alone.” "K. can sit with Christine. Ten to one; he’s with her now. « . * The temptation was very strong. She had t>een working hard all day. heavy odor of the hospital, mingle^ with the scent of Pine and evergreen Thu Johnny Rosenfeld. “Yoa^bere in jtlte ward, Johnny!” she 8nid.~^*_ 7 7“ “ *" ' Suffering had refined the boy’s fea-' tures. Hla dark, heavily fringed eyes looked at her from a pale face. But he smiled up at her cheerfully. “1'wfts to a private room; but it cost thirty plunks a week, so. I moved. Why be- THU 1 HI •' I ft711 HU 11 IllMm| from God out of heaven. Not all will j come to him (John ff:24), but anyone M-un.prove that lie belongs to thr elect *'of-GwFjmd tl+e -tu^uquiny of the Father I by rComing to Jesus (v. 37). If any j man does emlie, he tvill he received. These words of Jesus are very posi tive, "I wilFln no wide cast-hltn out.” Jesus, the One who raises th«i. detid,,. Is therefore co-equal with Giid. .^Nqtc the remainder of this charier: "I will atlLfl bim i.p the la^tt dav" Lv~ 40) : . j inent? AYas there niiich . lahojp-'Or -ak- ** i f I pense about It?” “Imh-ed^^4hii v 1 yus a very iaoorious work. TIi7 sides, if K. were with Christine— “It’s forbidden, Isn’t It?” ujk undeniably grateful to,,you? This pay rent?" Is home now. I have lived"aroUnd— 1 Sidney had fiof seen him since his la differsnt places and lu different aceideqt.' And now the work of tto . • \ ‘ . . .*• ... ' • Do you suppose that Dr. Max Wilson has such ^ dull con* science that he would au,lly Sid- eHaracter. it tha opportu- nlty efferedf (TO BJE CONT1HUKDJ “He that believeth on me hath ever laatlnj lifd” (v. 47); “I am the bread <^f Ilfej (v. 48); “Bxcept ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, yb have no life Xn you” (v. 53); “Whoso eateth my flesh hath eternal life" (: 54); “FoFmy flesh Is meat Indeed” (v. 55); “He that eateth m]\fl«8b dwelleth In me and l' JaJfim” (▼KM); ”He that eateth me, even he ahalYUve by me** (v. fit)* This Is symbolical, It. la true, bat U is T^M) feet ()ee|>. and.it.was sunk at ,— a groal^ntst to the proprietors, but vvi tlioutTt wtvjv (ui I d omt l»e-'#ble t o get totbe-xurfaxV,' “Just, so," repli>tL the_preucbcr, “and vvhen God’s Word^HfiLs you that whosoever believeth on the Sonmf God hgth everlasting life, you at once*4«ty ’Too cheap! too cheap!’—forgettiiij that’ God’$ work ,to bring you and others, out of the pit of destruction and fienfli ysccoiHpllslnd ai a vaot cost— -—even the sacriflc^e of his Son!” Let me aptfly this lllustratioi thpme, and If some think that-this ^removal of their Iniquity In one day isr tbo cheap,” let them remember the engraving upon the stone, and reflect that be whom it represents wa^ “wounded for our transgressions, he bruised for oar Iniquities; chastisement of ouc peace was upon him, pnd with his stripes we ore healed.” •