The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 27, 1905, Image 2
Books for the Girls.
There is a whole host of delightful,
wholesome books which may be given
to the modern girl stepping from
maidenhood to womanhood of which
* at nresent she is entirely ignorant.
Fifteen or 20 years ago girls of the ;
upper middle class were reading
Dickens. Thackeray. George Eliot.
Mrs. Gaskell, Mrs. Oliphant. Anthony
Trollope and often C. Bronte and
Jane Austen; today It would not be
exaggeration to say that net one girl
in a hundred has more than a noddingr
acquaintance with any one of
these great authors. Consequently j
--'she possesses no standard by which to
judge the -contemporary novel, and so
fails an easy victim to its superflciaj
attractiveness. The f?asons for this
extraordinary ignorance of the classic i
novels, of our language are not easily
discovered, but it is certainly partly
due to her imperfect education, which
would appear to fit her to pass examinations
successfully, but which fails
to make her love and appreciate (
what is beautiful in her own lan- i
guage.?Saturday Revibw.
I Why Does A Woman Worry? j
Woman is not only a spendthrift a* '
the bargain counter, but she is ,
spendthrift of strength. She makes the j
most ruinous overdrafts on her nerves, j
vitality, and endurance. Few of us '
live the sort of lives that keep us
youthful and buoyant. It is either a
* matter of extreme idleness or extreme ,
activity. There seems no medium,
balance or between conditior.
Dr. Helen Densmore says: "It seems i
to m? plain that the more physiologi- ;
cally we live the more perfectly we
build this material temple, the more ;
easily the spirit can shine through, i
revealing its nature, which is always 1
the same."
One often hears a woman make the |
statement that she worries because
she is ill. It is more often the case ,
that she is ill because she worries. !
There is close communication be- i
tween mind and body. A sulking disb
- position takes away every line and
semblance of yoiith. Do you know
v why? Because the fretful mentality
telephones its unrestful condition to
the sensitive nerves of the stomach,
and these nerves sulk in sympathy.
The appetite fails. The stomach,
which Is the furnace of the body, re-ceives
no fuel and, in course of time,
the woman Is more or less of a physical
wreck. There are plenty of
women of 60 years of age who are
younger and happier than tte whinara
of 30.?New York Gloe.
% Cocoanut Butter.
A new .butter is now being made j
- - - ... This I
f irom ine ihhk ui iuc wvwuui- .
milk, when subjected to a temperature
of over 28 C., runs into a yellow
ell, which is imported in great quan,
titles from India and Africa. The better
qualities of it are obtained from
Oeylon, Cochin-China and Austral{
*Ma. The nut produces 60 percent of
-oil, and one acre of land planted with
eocoanut trees would produce over
400 pounds of oil. This has hitherto
been used for fats for soap or for ma^chlnery
oil and the better qualities
employed in the manufacture of textile
goods.
In France this oil is now subjected
to a special treatment and converted
Into butter.
, Dr. Heuner, a German chemist, proposes
to buy up all the cocoanut oils
and transform them into what, he
terms "vegetable butter."
^ Pointed Paragraphs.
* It men saved to keep out of debt the
way they have to get out thi# would j
be a world of millionaires.
You can make a man so mad he !
can't see by telling him how every- !
%ody admires the ability of one of bis J
friends.
If you would knock a stubborn man <
down instead of stopping to argue with i
him you would save a lot of wind and '
inch valuable time.
REVILV/of]
The pi ore Msgazipes
Indispensable is The ]
** Indispensable," " The one mag:
world under a ficld-fl:.ss," "An t
current litcravure,"?th.se arc some
people who read the Review of Reviews
more necessary is the Review of Reviews, I
is in all the mo? important monthlies <
periodical literature that nowadays peopl
with it is to read the Review of Reviews,
iog faction, it has more criminal matter end
JB the mc:t timely cr.d important articles prir
I Probably the moft useful section of sill i
rflB of the World," where public events a
c-cplarod in every issue. Mijiy a subscri
worth more than the pi ice of the magazin
9 d^icting current history in caricature, is
a Reviews covers live continents, and
I Mefrtn public life, the members of Coi
fl captains of industry who must keep " up
fl women all over America, have decided th
ITHEREVIEWOFRE
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from cows' milk, contains seven per- j
cent of soluble acids. It will keep i
from 15 to 25 days without any sign i
of acid reaction, and it contains from |
25 to 30 times less water than ordi- I
nary butter, while its slowness In J
oxidizing makes it specially suitable |
for pastry and cakes, as they will not j
get stale so quickly when made with 1
it as with other butter.
Another advantage claimed for cocoanut
butter is that it seems to be an
antiseptic medium, while milk is
most favorable to the culture of microbes.
At the Central hospital of Vienna
and in various hospitals in Switzerland
experiments have been made
with this new butter and the results
have been pronounced satisfactory.?
World's Work.
A Power in Petticoats.
"Marie Columbia" writes for the
Delineator of the social secretary as
shp io known in Washineton's domi
nant sets.
She must be a sort of social Napoleon
in petticoats. She must be of
the elect?that is, of the cave-dweller
class. She must have a rich and
sure knowledge of Washington's customs,
of its pitfalls and snares. She
must be well groomed, well gowned.
She must be possessed of some of the
qualities of a Sherlock Holmes, for
she must be mistress of all sorts of
tricks for riisco\ering the past, present,
future and. if need be, the hereafter
of every person who comes
within range of her patropess' ^e.
She must keep three set . of boats
systemically?the dinner book. lun<%
eon book and the visiting book. Sh^
must write invitations cr notes all
the morning, end pour tea after 5
o'clock, each day for fashionable
droppers-in.
It is her duty to divide her patroness's
list of friends and acquaintances
into lots?job lots, as it were?
in which the sheep are carefully separated
from the goats, and. oddly
enough, there are some people in
Washington who resent being classed
with the latter.
Her position cannot be regarded as j
a diurcuir. uur sct'iciai ? iuiu vi
her employer:
"Just fancy! I was pouring tea on
one of our reception days. There
were some 10 or 12 women present,
when Mme. Wu, the wife of the
Chinese minister, was announced. My
patroness greeted hery then suddenly
knelt down before her and cried out,
'Oh, Mme. Wu, do show us your dear
little feet!' and with that she drew
forth from the abashed Oriental's reluctant
robe one of her poor little deformed
pegs of feet. Every one in
the room was paralyzed. As for. me.
I simply had a fit."
Fashion Notes.
Solid wreaths of roses trim many of
the new hats.
Buttons are still used quite extensively
for trimmin8g.
Plain crepes continue their prestige
of several seasons in no degree
diminished.
Very dashing is a broad hat of
white horsehair braid, as soft and
transparent as possible.
Words do scant justice to the beautiful
laces, chifrons, and nets which
are so extremely fashionable this season.
'
The separate coat of taffeta silk,
satin or silk suiting will. In the 9pinion
of many authorities, attain to a
rather unusual vogue.
Of marvelous beauty are the printed
crepes and chiffons, in which very
large single flowers, sprays of roses
or groups of large chrysanthemums
appear in soft, shadowy effects.
Nothing astonishes one .go much as
the variety in sleeves. Some are
close fitting the entire length, re- j
lieved perhaps by a shoulder cap?
some are voluminous affairs, finished '
at the elbow with little frills and rib- *
bons and a long glove; others are J
shirred horizontally or plaited vertically;
others have just a puffing at !
the shoulder with sleeves of lace to 1
the elbow?in fact, the sleeves may
be whatever your fancy dictates.
Odds and End*.
J. Morgan Smith and wife, brotherin-law
and sister, respectively, of
'Nan" Patterson, the chorus girl accused
of the murder of "Caesar" Young ,
by shooting in a cab, who are wanted
in New York as witnesses and also on
th,e charge of conspiracy to extort
money from Young, decided to abandon
all further resistance to extradition
from Cincinnati. The trial of
'Nan" Patterson was postponed for one
week.
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mine I feel I ftiust take,"**The I
education in public affairs and I
of the phrases one hears from noted E
. The mere rr.a-azirxs there arc, the I
became it cri.egs together the best that I
jf the \vcr!d. Such is the flood of I
le say that the only way to keep up I
Entirely over and above this review- I
I illustrations than moSt magazines, and I
.ted b any monthly. A
s Dr. Albert Shaw's illustrated " Prog- fl
nd issues arc authoritatively and lucidly I
ber writes, " This department alone b I
e.\ The unique cartoon department, I
another favorite. The Review of I
yet b American, firft and forc-noA I
tigress, professional men, and the great
with the times," intelligent men and I
at it b " indbpensable." M
VIEW^COMPANY^J
AS TO BUTTONS.
rtven in the matter of buttons the
designers have been busy.
Since so little trimming is allowable
on these suits, particular attention is
devoted to that little. And the coquettish
woman spares no pains in this
way.
Antique silver buttons of various designs
are calculated to add greatly
to the elegance of suits in any of the
gray shades. Some of these buttons
boast queer, antique-looking pendants.
Such buttons serve equally well on a
coat of gray squirrel or on one of a
coarse gray mixture.
With the present vogue of copper it
is not astonishing that this glowing
metal should have been utilized for
buttons. With some shades it is exquisite.
A large plain button that
looks to have been simply hammered
in antique fashion is stunning. More
beautiful, though 110 more effective,
are smoothly-tiuished copper buttons,
inlaid with silver in exquisitely delicate
designs.
WKLI.-KEFT ORCHARDS.
Orchards that arc well kept and
thrifty are much more liable to bear
than those that are neglected and
starved 011 ground too poor to insure
a healthy growth. Trees that were
heavily laden last year, and exhausted
much of their vitality in trying to
mature an overload, are not so apt to
bear as those which had a season of
comparative rest last year.
But these are only general propositions.
and must be taken as such.
There are so many contradictory facts
in fruit production that positive statements
are of doubtful safety.
It is safe, however, to keep the orchard
in good condition, with plenty
of plant foot! in easy reach, and by
mulching conserve the necessary
moisture to make the plant food available.
Where these conditions arc pres.
ent the prospect for a good crop of
good fruit is very favorable. And the
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favorable, provided means be found to
market them in such a way as to meet
the demand without a glut.
THAT TREE AGENT.
It will not be many weeks before
you will no doubt receive your annual
visit from the tree agent. Now a good
reliable tree agent is really a blessing
to the neighborhood and he should be
a welcome guest; but unreliable
and untruthful agent should be a
guest of the county jail. Of course
each one is enabled to give you the
greatest bargains that have ever before
been offered and, according to
his own talk, will save you enough
money to make you independent for
life. Let such a man alone. When
the man comes along that is not offering
you the cheapest of stock but
rather trees that can be depended upon.
and carrying a Government certificate
signifying that they are free
from scale or disease, there is your
chance and oftentimes the buyer is
enabled to get a lot of free information
from such an agent. There are but
very few men who are thoroughly
posted as to the kinds of trees that do
best in their partcular neghborhood,
and the reliable nurseryman is 'always
glad to advise you along this line,
and the advice is generally good, for
it is always to his advantage to have
his stock make a good showing and
prove a profitable investment to the
buyer. Agalu we say have nothing to
do whatever with the "snide" nurseryman:
but with the thoroughly reliable
one do as much business as your pock*
etbook will allow.?Weekly Witness.
BUDDING FRUIT TREES.
Although in many cases it is per
haps cheaper to hire the seedlings
budded, the knowledge of how to do
the work should be possessed by every
fruit grower. In nearly all sections
budding is done during this month,
although the budding of peach trees is
done from late in July to the first of
October, according to the section, the
princples of the work being the same,
of course, whenever it is done. The
main essentials necessary to success
to budding are that the bark of the
seedling should be sufficiently soft and
pliable so that it will peel without
cracking when the slit is made in it
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with the knife. When the stock is in
such a condition it will readily attach
the bud to the main stock. Then, the
scions used in budding must be well
matured, yet not so ripe that the bud
may not be readily separated from the
wood. Perhaps a better idea of the
parts used in budding may be obtained
from the cut than from a description.
Figure 1 shows the short stick of buds.
Figure 3 the bud nfter it is out from
the stick. Figure 2 the slit in the stock
to be budded. Figure 4 the appearance
of the stock after the bud has been inserted.
and Figure o its appearance
after the hud has been tied in pinRaffia
is the best material to *
tying, although s*rips of so'
answer the purj se. Tb >
be done so tb <ter
around the bud .. must
not be covered allowing
tlie directioi nable any
one to bud -Indianapolis
News.
Fly specks and other dirt can be
satisfactorily removed from gilt
frames by going over them with the
white of an eg? on a soft brush or
cloth. ,
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^HOUSEHOLD
FRIED CELERY.
If one decides to serve fresh celery
at the end of the dinner, with crackers
; and cheese, it is not amiss to have it
' at an earlier stage as a vegetable. The
| following recipe is an Italian one:
Scrape and wash the stalks and cut
! them into pieces about four inches
long. Cook them until tender in boiling
water, to which is added a little
salt. Drain them and set aside until
they are cold. Dip each piece into the
yolk of an egg, which you have beaten
up with a tablespoonful of cold water,
roll in cracker dust, and fry in butter
I +/X o lirrlif hrnn-n Pnf In n hnf riiah
sprinkle with grated cheese, and let
it stand in the oven for two minutes
before serving. If you wish, you can
make the vegetable richer by the addition
of a cupful of tomato sauce.
CAKES OF THE OLD SOUTH.
One pound of flour, one and one-half
pounds of sugar, one pound of butter,
twelve eggs, two pounds of citron
sliced thin, one large or two small cocoanuts
grated, two pounds of blanched
almonds cut tine and one tablespoonful
of mace. Cream the butter and
flour, beat the sugar with the yolks
of the eggs, add the stlflly beaten
whifcs, then add all to the butter and
crapm, stir in the citron and almonds
.wl lastly the eocoanut. Twelve eggs,
nieir weight in sugar, half their weight
in flour, the juice and grated rind of
two lemons and one saltspoonful of
salt. Bake in jelly-cake plates. To
two and one-half pounds of sugar add
the juice of four oranges and the
grated rind of two, and the juice of
two lemons*. Mix all, and spread between
the cakes when quite cold; also
spread over the top. This quantity
makes two cakes of three layers each.
BARLEY WATER.
Half a teacupful of the best pearl
barley, wash and soak It, and put it to
; boil in a quart of water. Let it boil
half an hour, then strain, and put it
on to boil again with the same quan'
tity of fresh water. Let it boil slowly
until the barley is quite soft. While
| Jt is cooking peel a good-sized lemon
I very thin, put the peel into a mug or
basin, pour boiling water on it, and
cover it closely. When the barley is
sufficiently boiled, strain it, and*to
the liquor add the water in which the
lemon peel was steeped, the strained
juice of the lemon, and sufficient caster
sugar to sweeten it to taste. Another
way: put two tablespoonfuls of
the best pearl barley, well washed,
into a jug with boiling water, and stir
for two mniutes. Fold a cloth several
tftnes thick, cover the jug, and let it
stand till cold. It can be flavored with
lemon peel and juice or cinnamon.'
BAVARIAN CABBAGE.
Strip a small white cabbage of Its
outer leaves, cut it in quarters, cut out
the stalk or heart from the centre and
then shred the cabbage fine with a
thin-bladed sharp knife. Let it souk
two hours in cold water after shredding,
then drain the cabbage free
from water; season It well with salt
and a level tablespoonful of caraway
seeds, and let it stand an hour after
seasoning it. Put two generous tablespoonfuls
of butter in a saucepan over
the fire, when it melts and begins to
bubble, add the shredded cabbage, and
let it stew, closely covered, till it Is
soft and yellow, then pour in a gill of
flavoring extract and half the quantity
of good vinegar, a teaspoonful of
sugar and a saltspoonful of paprika.
Cover the saucepan again, and let the
cabbage cook gently for half an hour,
then lift the cover, dredge in a tablespoonful
of flour, stir it well, place the
cover on again, let the cabbage cook
another half hour; then serve. This is
an excellent accompaniment to roust
loin of pork.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
One or two drops of vanilla added
to the chocolate pot will give just the
taste that is delicious.
Salt and soda, a pinch of each, put
into tepid water makes as flue a dentifrice
as one could wish.
White wool articles are thoroughly
cleansed by rubbing with dry flour.
Shake well afterwards.
The water that onions have been
boiled in will brighten gilt frames
to a marvelous degree.
Instantaneous relief can be obtained
from the terrible pain of a burn by
applying vinegar and baking soda.
The yolk of an egg gives richness to
the milk you pour over asparagus;
beat it well, add butter, salt and pepper
as usual.
Cranberries boiled with apples, then
strained and made into jelly with
equai parts of sugar make a table
dainty that is unique and pleasing.
An ounce of alum stirred into hot
milk wakes a Cue bath for parts affected
with rheumatism. The curds
which form when the mixture gets
cold make an excellent poultice to put
upon the parts over night.
A Blow In tlio Darl:.
A lirm of cheap clothing makers Tens
dissolved not long ago, and in no amicable
way. A lawsuit over the settlement
was the re>ult, and the cause ol
Meyer against Jacobs came to trial,
According to the way the story is told
in the Lawyers' Club former Judge
Dittenhoefer was the counsel for the
plaintiff.
"I think I will send the Judge a nice
box of ci" y<." said Mr. Meyer to hie
coup vftving a recess in the trial,
f>s he will feel more kindly to^t'niD
then."
/ '.No, no; don't do that," replied Mr
Dittenhoefer. "It wouldn't be rlghl
at all. You would offend him ver;
deep for he would think you were
tryii . to bribe him. Your case isn'l
any . > good now, and you would sure
ly lo. ? if you did that."
Thi trial ended with a verdict it
Meyei's favor.
"Well, I won," said the victorious lit
lgant to his lawyer, with a broai
smile, "and, say, I did send the Judge
those cigars."
"You did?"
"Yes, sir, but I put Jacobs' card U
the box,"
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j A HIGHLY COLORED ROMANCE.
1 So well-read he. it made him blue
To know she thought him green, and yet
, He sought her hand, and now the two
Their secret keep in-violate.
?Philadelphia Post.
i _ DIFFERENT.
Pittsburg Boy (visiting in New York)
?"Why, mamma, the 6now here is
white!"?Life.
SEEMS REASONABLE.
Xordy?"Why doesn't the Czar manage
his affairs better?"
Eutts?"For lack of Witte, I s'pose."
AND SO ?
She?"If you attempt to kiss me, I
i shall certainly scream for help."
He?"But I don't need auy help."?
Life.
IN SOCIETY.
"Which Is your favorite opera?"
, "Why?er?I forget the name; but it's
that one which lets you out the quickest."?Judge.
DOUBTFUL THINGS UNCERTAIN.
"Nothing is so doubtful as uncertainty."
remarked Hojack. oracularly.
"Except a dead-sure thing," added
Tomdik.?Life.
CREDIT.
"Say," queried the prospective customer,
"is my credit good for a shave?"
"Naw," replied the barber; "if you
can't raise a dime, keep on raisin' whiskers."?Chicago
Dakly News.
VERY LIKELY
"Dead men tell no tales."
"Who originated that expression?"
"I dunno. Probably some fellow who
was sick of historical novels.'*
GOOD IDEA.
"They say Mis9 Highstepper is going
fo marry an army officer."
j "Well, I should think that a man who
' makes a business of war might be able
I to get along with her."?Detroit Free
i Press.
DIFFICULT, INDEED!
Old Friend?"Is your part very difficult
to play?"
Barnstormer?"Well, rather! I'm living
on one meal a day and playing the
role of a man with the gout."'?Detroit
Free Press.
VERY SIMPLE.
The Ingenuous One?"I wonder how
Isabel manages to preserve her complexion."
The Knowing One?"Oh, she Just
keeps it in a cool place, tightly corked."
?Smart Set.
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE.
McFlub?"He's worth at least a billion
dollars."
Sleeth?"A billion? Man, your stateI
ment is wild. That's foolish."
1 McFlub?"Foolish nothiri'. Why, U
pays taxes on $2,500,000."
SYMPATHETIC.
Caller?"Dearie, how do you feel after
the ball?"
Miss Lightfoot?"Oh, I feel just as
badly as I look."
Caller?"Mercy! Do you, really?"?
Detroit Free Press.
WITH THE RING ON IT.
Grayce?"Edythe is pretty foxy. She
won't say anything about her love affairs.
but I huve an idea that she has
finally accepted young Sanlelgh."
Gladys?"In that case, she is ant to
soon show her hand."
VERY PARTICULAR.
"Henry, wake up!" exclaimed Mrs.
Peck. "I'm positive I hear burglars
downstairs. Get up and see if you can
locate them."
"My dear," replied Henry, as he
buried his head under the pillow, "I'm
.1 1 mv o ccn^in tos
verj {juniiiiiiit auum. iuj ? ?,
and I draw the line at vulgar burglars.'*
?Chicago Journal.
AT THE TELEPHONE.
Tibbies?"How do you expect to near
what the party at the other end of the
line says unless you hold the receiver
to your ear?"
Baker?"I don't want to hear. It's
ray wife I'm talking to, and it isn't
often I get the chance to do all the
talking and none of the listening."?
Boston Transcript.
LET OFF EASY.
Patient?"Great Soot! Doctor, that's
an awful bill for one week's treatmen
t!"
Physician?"My dear fellow, if you
knew what an interesting case yours
was, and how strongly I was tempted
to let it go to a post-mortem, you
wouldn't grumble at a bill three times
as big as this."?Chicago Tribune.
, THE MILDNESS OF TIIE BORE.
Mr. Staylate?"I was reading the
11 other day about Emperor William's
i hunting expeditions. I suppose Geri
man's the only place where they have
wild boars."
Miss Patience Donne (yawning)?"Oh.
I don't know. Haven't you ever been
so mad as to be positively wild, Mr.
Staylate?"?Philadelphia Press.
A Ildinurkuble Family,
i This afternoon one of the most re
markable reunions ever lield in Rock
i County took place in the town of FootI
ville, at tlie home of Mrs. Kate Dean.
The occasion was the celebration of her
mother's ninety-second birthday, and
there were present nine children, thirty-four
grandchildren and thirteen
great-grandchildren.
I With the exception of the death of
the father, thirteen years ago, there
has not been a death in the Snyder
family for flftr-seven years. ? JanesI
ville Correspondence Milwaukee Sentinel.
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL 30.
Subject: Jeeus Waihihgr the Disciple**
Kcet, John xili., 1-14-Golden Text,
Gal. v., 13?Memory Verses, 12, 13?
Commentary on the Dny'a Lesson.
I. At the supper table (vs. 1-3). 1.
"The Passover." This was one of the
three great Jewish feasts and was also
called the feast of "unleavened bread,"
because only unleavened bread was
allowed. "Hour was come." His approaching
agony and death. There
was no uncertainty with Him. So
perfectly did He work with the.Father
that He knew when He had come to
the close of His earthly labors. "De
part unto the Father." His entire
passion and ascension are included in
this departure, as taking place in this
or.e hour. "His own." HJs disciples.
"Which were in the world." Who were
to continue longer in its troubles and
difficulties. "Loved them unto the
end." 1. To the uttermost limit of
love (margin of R. V.?. 2. With a love
without end.
2. "Supper being ended." Rather,
the meal having begun?that is, they
had already reclined. It appears from
Luke's account that as they took their
reclining couches at the table, a strife
arose for precedency; and by this is
explained the washing of the apostles'
feet by Jesus?a reproof and a lesson
on humility and peace. "Devil having
now put." Judas formed his plot six
days before this, on the occasion of
what happened at the house of Simon,
the leper; see Matr. 26:14. .1. "Jesus
knowing." This verse is sublime. An
unclouded perception of His relation to
the Father, the commission He held
from Him. and Ills approaching return
to Him. possessed His sou! By His
incarnation Jesus came from God; by
His death and resurrection He went
to God. Christ came fronj heaven to
bring God to%s. He went to heaven
to bring us to God.
II. Jesus washes the disciples' feet
(vs. 4. 5).
4. "Riseth from supper." Soon after
they had taken their places at the
table. The washing should have taken
place before the supper. "Laid aside
His garments." His outer mantle, a
cloak which would impede His action,
leaving the tunic, which was the ordinary
dress of a servant. "Girded
Himself." The girdle represents a
readiness for service. The towel was
to complete the full dress of a servant
or slave. A bold contract between the
Master, who was about to enter into
glory, and the aspiring disciples, who
were too lofty to wash each others'
feet, and were anxious about their
stations in life. 5. "Began to wash."
We have a very erroneous idea of the
meaning of this action if we imagine
that it was performed for a mere example
of humility, or even as an illustration.
It was simply a humble,
menial service that ought to have been
done by the disciples, but which they
refused or neglected to do. Then He
arose and performed the menial service
Himself. No wonder thttt the
conscience - smitten disciple# were
amazed, and that Peter felt that Jesus
must not wash his feet.
TTT A rninvorcntinn with Ppter (VJ.
6-11). 6. "Then cometh he." When
It was Peter's turn to be washed.
Lord, dost Thou." Dost Thou, the Son
of God. the Messiah, perform this humble
office of a servant toward me?
Peter had often seen the humility of
bis Lord, but never as in this Instance,
and he recoiled with an unutterable
sense of shame and astonishment. The
other disciples seem to have allowed
Jesus to wash their feet in silence.
7. "Knowest not now." You do not
see that it is a visible expression of
My whole mission, in which I laid
aside My glory with the Father and
took upon Myself the form of a servant.
"Shalt know hereafter." A
little better understanding was gained
in the Master's words in verses 13 and
14; a 8till clearer understanding after
the crucifixion; better still after Pentecost;
a full knowledge of all that
Jesus did for His own was to be gained
in eternity.
8. "Shalt never." Not to all eternity
shalt Thou wash my feet. "Wash
Thee not." With the higher washing
of which this is only a type. If thou
wilt not submit to this thou wilt object
to that. "No part with Me." Because.
1. The first condition of discipleship
was submission to Christ. 2. This
washing was a symbol of spiritual
cleansing, and so Peter understood
Christ's words (v. 9). 9. "Not my feet
only." He goes from one extreme to.
the other. 10. "He that is washed."
Bathed; for it was the custom of the
Jews to bathe twice, in preparing
themselves for the paschal solemnity.
"Ye are clean." You are upright and
sincere. Jesus did not mean that their
hearts were cleansed from all sin, for
that did not take place till Pentecost.
"But not all." This was a rebuke
which only Judas could understand.
IV. Christ teaches humility (vs. 12
14). 12. "Know ye what 1 have
done." Consider what I have done?
the meaning and significance of It.
That He Intended His disciples to get
the spiritual meaning of this act is
seen from what follows. 13. "Master
and Lord." One who has authority,
whose example should be followed,
and whose commands obeyed. 14.
"If I then." The Master lost no dignity,
authority or power by His condescending
love. He was truly great,
in that He stooped to necessary humble
work when others refused to do It.
"Ye also ought." The servant is not
greater than his master, and you will
do well to imitate Me. If this lesson
has entered your understanding, cense
all strife for position, and only surpass
in service to each other.
RAM'S HORN BLASTS
fnr HE mere one loves
I the socd -n a11 tlie
i more he knows the
{/X^_ /r f3 God of all.
I AjyJ w'Mp* Grace does not
?row in gloom.
r &ii5\ Most lieartllness
Is really heedlessg^Wwaq
We give nothing
\?W| \\? T?' until we give ourSVP
\ y2*% selves.
V.V^?, Where money is
' jaSv biggest men are apt
f ll 4 * o be smallest.
People get wedded to sin through
flirting with the devil.
It's a delusion of the pit to mistake
pessimism for piety.
He is the Vine only to those who will
bear His fruit.
The cultured are always most conscious
of their crudites.
Many a reproach of others is but a
reflection of ourselves.
The sweetest harps in Heaven acquired
their tone through many trials.
I would rather hear a man scoff at
the church than to hear him sneer at
| love.
/
Prayer for
?I
Bible
triumphs
calls
for
Our' mlaslnnarv
elusive?"for all men"; they^^^^^^^Hj
continual, every place."
Our missionary prayers, llkeB^^^H
others, are worthless unless
start from the vantage ground' of ^^^B
pure life; "holy hands" alone obtain ^B
anything from a holy God. ^B
Missionary prayers have power in ^B
proportion as they seek definite re* ^B
suits, and seek them "without doubt- ^B
Suggestions. flfl
Praying for missions is fruitless ^B
without giving and going, and giving ^B
and going are fruitless without pray* ^B
There is no "mission field" but the ^B
entire world. ^B
Study Christ's prayers; there is no .^B
missionary section in them, for they ^B
are all missions. HB
The missionaries themselves, who ^B
ought to know, sometimes uk tor
more men and money, but al^Ks aslc^B
for more, and more earnest, prayersSP1^
Illustrations.
We can send money by cable to the
missionaries, but our prayers help
them even more swiftly.
When a nation goes to war, it cat*
fully estimates the weight of its allies.
In our spiritual warfare we haveon
our side the infinite armies ot
heaven.
What parent would wish to have a
child that did not outgrow Us
clothes? So let us rejoice in misskA
boards that constantly call upon tbe^
churches for larger gifts.
a miia /v# bownla nev!n/)1no1f ( "h
A yiiC Vi ooutyiv |/vi *wv>?vi>*w *
labeled, "Take One." The kind of fl
prayer that Is appropriate there Is the
stretched->ui hand. So when we
pray for missions, we are sure of
God's eagerness to give.
Quotations. <.l
Your Christianity is nothing If It is
not missionary.?Broadus.
My plea is not, save America for H
America's sake, but save America fob H
the world's saks.?Josiah Strong.
I have found In my own life that V
there is a very close proportion be- 1
tween the time I spend In communion
with God and the amount of power
that I have in dealing with men.? ,
Torrey. ,S
Faith is the golden key that unlocks
the doors of heaven.?Moody. 3
EPWORTH LEAGUrtESSBKj j
APRIL THIRTIETH.
Prayer For Missions and Missionaries?John
17. 18-21; Acts 18. 1-3. '' j
In our selection from John we have
the prayer of the Master for this dl?- {
ciples. His prayer Is for unity among
his disciples and for success tb his
kingdom. Christ was sent from God,
and all true ministers and missionaries
are sent from him. Not the disciples
alone, but all those who were
to believe through their labors, are
embraced in this prayer. The prayer ^
of Jesus takes in the whole world fy
who are yet to believe in him through
the missionary zeal of the church.
The account we have from the Acts
Is of the first missionary enterprise
of the early church. The "laying oa
of hands" was not an ordinatkm to
an office, but a solemn assignment to
missionary work. Thfey were set ,
apart and then followed by the pray-' fl
ers of the church. So we do to-day^
But do we remember in our prayers
as we ought the missions and missionaries
of the church?
The whole missionary question has
been too intimately related to giving H
rather than to praying. We must H
give. The work is suffering from a D
niggardly and parsimonious giving. H
But our giving ought to be accompanied
by our prayers. We nqed yH
more praying as well as more giving, amI
And we will have larger giving only f
as we get more prayer from interestr I
ed hearts. Let us remember that? /
Prayer Inspires the Gift. Nearly all
missionaries have given themselves
in answer to the prayer of their o^n
heart. Judson, Livingstone, Patoi^^^H
the haystack heroes, and many
our men In the field, were called to
the work when in prayer. PrayerJj^^^H
the Epworth League will lead som3^^H
of our consecrated youth to go themselves
and thus answer their prayers.
So, too, prayer will inspire the giving
of money. In emergencies our misslon
boards have received great gifts
after great prayer has been offered to
Prayer will Perpetuate the Gifby^^M
The need of modern missions is not' ^Hj
spasmodic giving, but a steady streamv
of unceasing benevolence. A man
may give for missions because he Is
stirred by a passionate appeal. But
he will perpetuate his gift only when
he follows his dollars with his desires i
his property with his prayers. Prayer
will not only increase the giving of
the church, but it will make it permanent
and steady. The enterprises
of the mission field are too vast, to
rest on the vacillating contributions a
of a careless constituency. ;
Prayer enriches the Giver and Hon- j
ors Our Christ. God has promised
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Prayer is an important condition
of many of the missionary
prpmises. ^
How*"AII Men Are Born Equal.** f
The woman born beautiful doesn't \
bother to educate her intelligence, IsJ^ ^
spoiled by .flattery, is unable to holcf^
the men she attracts; the woman '
born homely is driven to develop her ^
character and her mind, and so more j ^
than overcomes her handicap as
against her pretty sister. The man s*
born clever loses because he wins too *
easily and has not incentive to that |
sustained effort which alone achieves
success; the man bom "slow" de- 1
vAtops patience, assiduity, balance
and, best of all, tenacity.
It comes near to being a universal
ruie that strong points and weak ones
just about offset each other in any
human being at the start, and that
the development is a matter for the
man himself to determine. And
there is no fatal handicap except the
disposition to regard one's handicap /
as fatal.?Saturday Evening Po5tT\
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