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* -J By REV. J, H. RALSTON, D. D. Secretary of Correspondence Department. Moody Bible Institute. Chicago TEXT—But he la In one mind, and who can turn him? And wh&t hia eoul deslr- •th, even that he doeth.—Job 23:13. It n teaching of the Bible that ns to men God Is not In nil thefr thoughts, that Is, he is not si? e-•’>% . * Mf iv 2?#** .. «■*-.. •» •*< in any of them in the proper sense. The popular view Is, that we have no . atheisTs among us In these days, but that is true only from the standpoint of theory, Practical atheists,, however, abound on all sides, and few live as if there Wvcc-a - Gotf - to whom they- ure aceotiaNible. Such ignoring of (»mf means ruin to the Individual add to the^cobim unity. Amidst the nccunYu- latlon of the ordinary cares of life and 1 Its pleasures and the frequent extra ordinary callsmade on man as a mem ber of society^ he often becomes so overwhelmed that lie does...not appear to have time to get God in his thoughts, and it seems as if man everywhere in these awful times is thus troubled and deserves our kindest consideration. Text—“Why art thou cast down, O tny soul? and why art thou disquieted iu me? hope thou in God.”—Psalm.. 42:5. It Is a great comfort to us to discover thut the moral heroes of the past were' just such people us we ourselves are. They fell before temptation sometimes, Just as we do. They^struggled to their feet again and went on just as we huve done marly a time. They hud-to wrestle In prayer to get a victory, exactly us we huve to. They were heartsick about their failures, ns we .often are. ’ You are ujvery strange person If yon never are low-spirited. We may fairly be suspicious of one who -U-never dis posed to be n.bit melancholy. Our alms ]y cannot be very high If we a re-al ways able to reach them. We tnrve not un dertaken very big enterprises Jf we al ways have been able to carry thern out. And Just as surely ns a man bus aims 4 sp .higG ktiat he cupbot reach them or' has plans’, so Mg’ that her’ cannot fully achieve them, he will now ana then be cask-down In spirit, says.Itev. tlr. Frank M. GoodchlltT of New York Ci^ty. -.The best i»eopTe In the world have'“the blues." It is the man who wants to do something who tries to do something, who feels that he must do something worth while, who Is peculiar ly liable to this temptation to be de spondent. 4 r ~~ Power of the Physical,--. It Is true that sometimes the cause of downheartedness is physical.. I Mill-, ness is sometimes a matter of bad air. We are sure "to fake dark views -of - . * i | things if we do not live lu-the sunshine. ■Uffllll iiiii;llliiu!iill:i iii!illii:i!mrtUiiiiiJB (By E. O. SELLERS. Acting Director of the Sunday School Course in the Moody - Bible Institute of Chicago.) (Copyright. 1917, Western X.wipapcr Union.) Restored to Health by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. exercise Why Think of God? The first suggestion is’that God is | If tlu , , )qdv not ha » e the, right* sort what he is. In the text he is represent- of fo ; (i] jf w<> so clotlu , (1 t j mt . the ed ns having purpose and Hint It is lm- JdVhTvV functions are not properly per- posslhle to change that purpose; every-[ toJ . modf lf we Uo not takc thing he purfios<*sgoes- through to th,e end. God-lrlmself claims that his coun sel shall stand, and he Is the first and he is the lust, and besides him there is no other God. lie asks.of men that they be still and know that he is God, and he will lie exalted In the earth. He takes up the islands of the sea as a very little thing. All nations before him are as nothing and vanity, and he sitteth upon the circle of the earth Tin stitut e sweater coat h;is become an iu—j-tiful range tioii,as permanently placed in tie* with',,-white and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers. Paul chided the intel lectual Athenians beenuse they seemed to think God like unto gold^ind silver, and Job" said in ancient times that a man is foolish who strives ngulnst God, for he does'not give account of any of his mntters, and again and again does the Bible represent God in his infinite creat!ve_power ns speaking, und rna- * terlal things,, worlds' and universes even, spring Into being. The proper thought of God will take away the despair that often coiiies.to men ns they contemplate the world about them. Never In the history of the race were the affuj/s of men In such ruin as today. The world seems aflame. Material things seem to be dissolving and higher things held hear to man seem to be going down In a universal crash. Millions of men are dying or are mangled in battle. Mil lions of women and children are starv ing and there is chaos everywhere, hut merits when [’resident Lincoln was "sTrlcken ‘down by th““assnss!ii\s bullet/ Congressman Garfield, afterwards pres- enougti to keep our blood inovipg,- we cannot expect to be buoyant nml hope ful. For some spiritual ailments the best cure Is not u verse of Scripture or a prayer, but a -better supply of fresh air. We do not need to ask God - to help us out of such a plight. Our SWGBtGPS and SWGStGr-COcits eomnumgSense is enough to tell us that If w^glve our bodies a fair chance our spirits will revive. But sometimes our gloominess of pirlt comes from the failure of our plans for ourselves and others. We aspire to be so much better (linn we are/and the more.we try the worse.we seem to be. Instead of acquiring more graces of character we become daily more conscious of our shortcomings. And when we work for the good of others either there Is no-response at all to our efforts or there Is so little re sponse that we feel like giving up for ever. And sometimes, it cannot be de nied,Trying to be good und to do good becomes monotonous, and we realize that thereTs such a thing ps "the spice of wickedness," and so we full a prey to splrituul weariness. The Cure. Well, what is the cure for this malady? To start with, we ought to make It a principle never to sha$n> our lives by what we know ure uur worst hours. The best thing to do when we ar.e low-spirited is to go right on work ing according to our convictions of ;r Enhaut, Pa.—“I was all run down and weak inwardly. I had female troubles and nervous feelini j LESSON FOR JUNE 24 and nervous feelings and my head both ered me. I would , often have qrying spells and feel as if I was not safe. If I heard anyone com ing I would run and lock the door so they would not see me. I tried several doc- There are a variety of methodsgto J'™? ^ he followed in reviewing the work of my P mothcr ‘I guess the past six months and to give va- I will have to die as tnqre is no help for riety. Teachers of classes, or super-- me.' She got me one of your little THE PURPOSE OF JOHN’S GOSPEL (REVIEW-r-READ JOHN 21:15-25.) REVIEW-Read John 21:15-25. GOLDEN TEXT-These are • written, that you might believe that Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believ ing ye might have-life through his name. —John 30:31. 4*-—— —---- yc r.-r Inteiulents of schools, may select one or combine several, as their judgment dictates. _Of course A the enslest way Is to procure a good speaker who is y- familiar with the Gospel, of John and 7the of the past quarter, and let ' him bring out in the review Its most outstanding and salient features, O^e method would be to have “on e- ndnute,talks-either by members of the class or persons’- selected from the ■ ., _ school. Each of twelve scholars could V ^f y ^ wodhHike f're'e confidential ad vice address Lydia E. Finkham Medicine LV V egetable Compound. It soon made* change in me and now I am strong and •do 4ul any - work. h—■ Mrs. Augustus Baughman, Box 86, Enhaut, Pa. Why will women- continue to suffer day in and day out and drag out,a sickly, half-hearted existence, missing three- fourths of the joy of living, when they can find health fn Lydia E. Pinkham’a t" clW*se*<rpni, combined with‘ either the color or wardrobe of the modern wnimm as the wlifTWilomiigint, acednling to ute-taste shirtwaist and the blou-e are. it of the wearer. She i.my eJioo’se aimotig be assigned one minute, each to have one. "f the lessons of the .past quar ter. * •Another good way would be to take the outstanding and significant verses frorii the lessons Opthe quarter, not the golden text, hut verses w hich seem to emphasize the outstanding features 6f the six months’ work. “Behold-the Lamb of God." (Oh. 1 :P>0): "Ye must be b'orrt/iigalTi,” (3 tT): "Come si*<* a -tn:in ivhlch-told meuiU-thiug-s tLia-t-^var I did; is ndt this' v tbe Christ?" (l “Vcrih’. vc.rily I Say unto you. lie that ■hcareth iny word’and b**H**v«*i4i on liirn Ilia) s» nt mi*, hath everlasting life and shaW not' come intfv condemnation hut is passed from death unto life." (f>: 24). "I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day; the night ehmeth when no man can work." Another method of.review would be, particularly in the adult classes, to have each lesson with its present-day emphasis. For instance, the past quar- Co., Lynn, Mass. Your fruit Won’t Spoil If Yon Uie RED RUBBERS Thru Fit All . ’ Standard Jan Specially recommenced for cold peck canning. Send 2c itamp for new book on pceaervin* of idem •Uroptfoc one dozen rirgi tfyou cennot-get them at yourdealcz’a. Address Department 54 BOSTON WOVEN HOSE & RUBBER CO. Cambridge, Maaa. 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Lesson 4 Our Food Supply a*nd Our Allies " —i>o ^ know bow tn-give? Lesson s — ■ v * —Is f*brist suiireine in our national Every;om». of us must share, whether we will or nbi, in the burden of the cost of the war. The common-sense and in wool, also in filter silks in great tIiin,tg to do is to determine now how \uriety, are made mostlj iti iwo-culot^ ut , r;1I1 lighten this burden for combinations. Many of tlieijMiro kuit- | ourselves ami for others who are til ted to cdufurm to the figure rather snugly at the waistline, and iVpiaU.Y JvC many depend upon a sash or belt, Hke the sweater, to fciVc* them a little deth nition of the waist. Nearly all of them have rather ample colhirs and many— Turning them some of the finest mod els—nre furnished with pockets. Tile sllp-oft sweater is one of the <* wen ter successes of this particular. . season. Its name signifies that it has fyi for others. - • • ^ 11C ° ^ own on ' n MG'le; pupils would no front opening, but slips on over the This year. America must feed itself then-draw the gulden texts, one .it a .ivady-carrying about'as much as they 1*1111 bear. There "are many well-to-do families in every eivnifnunity who are not ifieonyeiiieneod by- the hiereased piuees of foodstuffs, hut this burden lie'aW heavily on their, poorer neigh bors. Therefore it is tin* duty of tin* weIT-tu-ilo Tfreeonomiife in food and to forbid all waste of it in their houst supre. life? Lesson ty—Ambition and lPveure. Lesson 7—The world’s good springing from Christ. Lesson. S—Temperance reform. Lesson 0—The Holy Spirit in everyday life. Lesson JO How Christ is betrayed and denied today. Lesson 11—The uplifting power of the cross. Lesson 12—Why men believe in im mortality. . v_A good method of review would be' to .have-sorueone take up each of the golden texts, announcing.it in advance that pupils may be prepared for this method; The teacher wouldwrite the texts of the quarter, each on a sepaC N V . and enclose ten cents, alBO men tion this paper. - ^ KODAKS & SUPPLIES We also do biglient dag* of finlsblng. Prices and Catalogue upon request. S. Gatedd Optical Co., Rickmond, Va. -V- Elections in Land of Nippon. The^Jbphiiese people aFe--satisfied with rhprPsqtt of the etection of April 20, but ugitatiot ;arding expense at- holds, in order to make it more plejitl- ™t ; .\Pie f e eardimard. and lay them tending a canvass for 41 seat iu parlia ment is renewed. The Sittue argument is heard as those after thehim gen eral election, aceonling to E&siTmd West. ThtrL’h'ug.ii Shogyo estimates the cost of Goy candidates at not less than $2,6-10,000! 'JTils is more than ‘reptvsentaiives *in . tbe~UnlTed States expend, hilt senator^- have been known to pay half a million lor seqt.s in that body. The (•’lingnl says tin* govern ment simnt $20*>ik»» for supervising selves that at the last wo are sure to be successful In all that is right and true and pure* aud good, since there is a sash mid pockets; the siik models being-usually prbvidha with these ’ex” airfield, ldent, said In New York. "Clouds and a God wh<Vstands back of these things. round about him, right- The discouraged man who wrote our nml tin* eliances are that Tirices^rrfff^ sdnr again. There may not be just enough to go all round, and some ■ t i’ll! i 1 11 1 'i 1 1 tra furnishings The «coat sweater is sliown in flu* picture with collar and people will then go hungry. It is un- dnrkness are eousness and judgment are the habita tion of his throne.” God was not asleep when the bullet of Booth crashed Into the brain of the president. God’s throne in the midst of the clouds and the darkness did not even feel a tremor. ' ' God in National Affairs. Furthermore, God is in all the affairs of life, whether man regognlzes his presence or not. When Victor Hugo in "Los Mlserables” was seeking an ex planation of the battle of Waterloo he asked, “Was it possible for Napoleon j tb,.win the .battle?”. We answer In the [ negative. Why? On account of Welling- i ton, of Blue her? —No, oftr-ncHnumt-sif-j God. . .\. Napoleon Jitid been de^j discourage! text said, “Hope thou in God.” Wlmt can fret us if we know that God stands . bnck of us? ( He is able to take care of ; us. He is pledged to takh care of'us.. VVe cun lean on him .with all our weight and not disturb film. His i strength has no linilC and Ids Willing- j ness to help is equal to his strength. If you believe that, you will have such u sense’Of rest come over you as you can get nowhere els6. cuffs in a, cokvr contrasting with tin* body of the garment. It is of silk knit ted with a heavy thread. \ In colors Ujjci e is. a wide, and Jieau- patriotic and unchristian to waste food now, and every housewife eun best show‘her patriotism by conserving it in every* way known to her. Our Help- Is From Above. The lawyer and the pharisee—and all thelrwnrjieties—are you and I, mid wo are they. Unable to justify our selves, unable to escape from the ~SearcIiITTg“Ji?(]gnibntS' of Christ. TlIIili- - bled before him by our own consciotts- ^nquricod in m^nitude, and liis fall was nes^of^ siiu ami too often despairing decided, Wntbrioi. was not..a battle; rilthor thfnv i u b,bk going away sor- lt was tJrw^transfqrmafion of a uni- ; rowful rath e^tik‘ verse.” - - \ Gettysburg is constdeKid the battle of the Civil war and very frequently three days’ conflict. in. the story x sOf that" If Generkl Lee had attacked Howard's broken corps on July 2; if General Warren had no disobeyed orders in occupying Little Round Top; if the Confederate general Johnston had marched in the, darkness a" half mile farther, the issu^V&T that battle might have been very different.' How explain? Hie only expbuiJtlytpn Is, God was in if Suppose.the migfkjf - nrmy-of Germaif, had not been sudden ly Stopped at the Marne, what would have occurred? Sonic" say angels in tervened but Whether they did or not, the explanation Is—God. We should thlrfk of God because thereby tbc^hlghest Ideals of man’s ex istence, ^vhether as an Individual or. as a member of a community, will he real ized. In these dnys when the individual seems lost in the general turmoil, it Is well to remember that God has always l§alt with, man .In communities. The famines of Noah, Abraham, Jacob and Israel In all Its national history had God’s recognition, and God has given the warning to suck communities or nations that forget himYhatthey shall be cast Into hell, which hallways b#en true. These is to oe Aagustlne's hope of a real d vitas Del rowful rathc^Jifun repentant, we find lour justification \vhvvc we* had least * pivotal expected h’is nicfcjg^ That is ” occurs j tlie mennifigmTcii*!\ ary—tlrnt when we ha ve fnCCd 1 offb-ii*;il^|^s ft Hi ure and toiih&hb way^off^sthe Divine. Justice itself Uiecoines nw*r<*iful—ami we soetlmt only in his justice—a more Mum human and mitnnilJusfith’iitioiiT— c:mA^(vol)tiiin merby. Failing to order • ICK-UP W^OTK fOf D^yS our owtt lives aright, we find within us a greater power that makes for right- cousnesgL Wb cannot argue'with him/ /.'Wo fyrjliiot esenpe him. O Gallilean, t im#. ha At cofiquered! And It is the .face.of a friend, and a brother, that says to us: "Be of good cheer. Thy sins l.»e forgiven thee."—Wntjace Her bert Blake. \ 4 ^ 1: sfMin to begin getting ivady for Christ mas time. , ~ ' Itv wav i*f Suggestion, two prettv ac- v * . * \ —C *• ces>drb*s of drevss made of ribbon are fiicthreq^frgpg-, OneSa^ tlu*ni i>; a break fast nip or white satin ribbon and -hat wilt rejoice the ’ The Man of Faith.. ^ The man of Talth is'the man who Shapes his.course by the stars rather tlmn by the-current, and who lodks ut the stars oftenest wjicn the current runs swiftest Small-minded men re gard faith as a theory; large-minded men use it as a practical working pow er to get things not only done, but done right.—Arthur Hadley. an account of .HflTlesson as possible, the teacher helping out with questions ■ where necessary, N It will he of great value to the pu pils If they can get In tills review a clear outline of the main events of •Christs last weeks upon earth, env- .i*rod particularly by the past quarter. There are forty standing events of the past quarters: (1) The healing of ; the man born blind: (2) Jesus the good Shepherd; (3) Jesus sending fortli the seventy; f4) Jesus in Befyu; ('») The raising of Lazarus; (0) The ten lep ers healed; (7) Rartimacu* tit Jericho : (k) .Tes'hs visits ZacchctiS; (0) .Tt^us nnointed by. Mary; (10) The fig tre**; (11) Triumphal entry; (12) Cleaning the temple; (UH Weeping over Jeru salem; (14) Ttre Widow’s mite; (ITS) The (Greeks seidr-Jesits: (10) Prepara tion for the passnvyr: (17) Washing the disciples’ feetT fJS) Tlie XiOrd’s supper; (10) The fnrwell discourse; (20) The farewell prayer; (21) .The ^ \ N, agony^in Gethsemane; (22) Judas'be trays Jesus; (23! Tin* :irn*d of .Te- SUS; (24)' i TT‘ter *d<*nies ,Ti*sus; (25) Jesus before Armnla.s; (20) Jesus be* :...fore ('alphas; (27) .Tesns hefqre the ^ Sanlu'drin; (28) Tlie'mscking Si J'“- sus; (20) Jesus, before Pilate; (30)' Jesus before Ilerod; (31)'Pilate con demns Jesus;' (32) The sorrowful wait f (33) The crucifixion ; (34) The k seven last words; (35) Jesus dies; (30) Burial; (37) Resurrection(33) Appears* to Mary; (30) Appearance during the forty days; (40) The as cension. ■ -, . ..i I, As brought out heretofore, John sets forth the purpose of this Gospel; namely, that .‘‘Jesus is the Christ, the [ Son of God,.and that believing on him j 1 we might have everlasting .life, eternal '«wi« “stuniplrig trips’’ through the countrj- by cabinet ministers; members,of the opposition paid tlielr own expenses. TJie editor regrets that so many men entitled to vo*te. fail t<4. exercise their high privilege.*—Repeated dissolution of the diet not only causes political disturbances, he "irgues, I rut imposes heavy financial ( loss uponMlie nation and upon individuals. — -X — — ' Wifi me I , . lit—-Crazy Town Topics Worse Than Crazy. .! You were Just^ crazy to marry I was 1 a 1 unatic 1-— Certainly Godff/V'"~ , ^ ‘‘There’s one good thing about Brag- son.” “And what is that, pray?” /“Bb Opinion of him seif. 1 ’ — , . Truth for Truth’s Sake. To '‘love truth for truth’s sake is 7 The --gomt-old snrrniTor'TtTskv brings nothing more deliglitful-or-v\'«>rtit4vk(lo I than the neighborly gmTieriugs of wom- i <*n on sheltered porches and in shaded corners of tlie garden, to work and vis it. It is not fashionable to ho ldiieand, - white crochet lace .... even if it were.'the g_oo<l Sense of the. U( , irtyot - n ’ny lu*idVto-be,' when 4thjed > mujprlty of Anieiieuii women would ^ fhtejrensures of her hope chest. . luakb^liein go «»n their industrious \vay , is finished with u full rosette of nar- Ifft * in his name.” (See golden text), rejoicing much happihr than their r , n ^ satin rlblmp, and it is very rich and effective in all white. The corset cover is Tnude of flow ered ri.bht>p with pale corn-colored 1 hnekground, vague roses in light coral time. Ihis is one kind of pick-up <[ jfink’ and leaves Jn a soft,-light green. wdrlTthat the times make most popu- The shoulder nr* lar. Then .there are gifts^ f«>rjgrud(i*) j u ilhbMfi in the suine - lovely yellow, ates und brides who^^p-ehtitled to * CorSet covers of ribbon or silk were their usual consideration. -So those nover quite llo acceptable as gifts as . .. . . . . who wrimit may knit, - ^iv ura’*mro^m;n Minuses nre mgrr nrf>nf> jS,^ htn l b !* 0 ^ oa - r ^ holars ‘ world, and.the seed plot of all other .—John Locke. less' independent sisters. Just row every*hh* <*Au -visit with a clear -conscience IT. work for tin* sol diers ’and sailors goes on'at the same rnh.v" lire iimvemit nim tiug needles und >urn and spend the veils of sheerest .fabrics,; for them.' time making mufflers or socks.for the the principal part of perfection in this. rm y and navy, and those who can’t *viU be-* Indulged in the privilege of * taking gifts for friends. It is not too A Suggestion.. I / In setting forth this review, let us^ pot sts teachers tind officers, overlook *; ‘the opiwirtunlty we have of calling from our scholars an expression of tin*, faith thatJiflS-be!0«*-boi u vvWWn them. (Fee Rom. 10:9, 10). Jesus the Tight of the world has power to set men free from sin and "whora~the son shall make free is free indeed." If we jhey will be made free from the jsiav- ery of sin and enter Into - the freedom of believers. True faltl\ is built upon facta; those who accept and believe ’hese facts will hate everlasting life. din»'ijMuy.F 1 *' j,. i.NgFUi'WRrHIPM r *'i r ^-ewnip