1 My Fellow Laborer. ;
| $ By H. RIDER HAGGARD.
i - CHAPTKR VI. ( t'oSTXNUitii. )
j f Exactly six months from that day m
' ! _ • Iiook , "The Secret of Life , " appearci
: | T 'and everybody will remember the e ;
i | icltoment that ensued. Of course , pro ]
j- fositlons so startling were violently a
itackod , but I only smiled and waltei
j Ifor I knew that my conclusions coul
! { { no more be seriously disputed than tl
I .law of gravitation. And now the a
jtackors are all client , and mankind
1 i&ay it wthout false modesty and witl
' - rout pride ) blesses the man v.ii
i. itas been the means of demonstrate
j the glorious cause and objects of ot
[ * hitherto inexplicable existence , and <
p . ' supplying the key to the mystery <
y life , and the agony of death , that 1
jr as the religions foreshadowed , but tl :
i * portal to the larger and more perfei
life. Yes ! My work is done , and we
done , and I can die in peace , knowin
2 that evou here I shall never be fo :
4 gotten !
A week after the book appeared ,
* . received from Fanny this rather weal
± ly worded letter :
"Dear Geoffrey , " it began , "so yo
, 'have found it ! And you have had th
generosity to publicly acknowledge m
• share in the work ; and my name wi
.go down to future generations Hnke
with yours ! It is more than I deservi
though it is just what I should have e :
.pected from you. Had I known ho
.near we were to success , I would ne\
r have gone away. I am very wealth ;
and , in a small , unsatisfactory fashioi
powerful , also , as I told you I shoul
be , and shall be more so soon. Josep
fhas got Into Parliament , where , no :
'withstanding the competition , I thin
fthat his entire' want of principle ougl
to carry him a long way. And ye
Geoffrey , I miss you as much as eve :
.and almost long for the old days. It !
"hard to have to mix with a set of fool :
who smile and gabble , but cannot eve
{ understand what it is that we , or rath
er you , have done. I was 30 sorry t
• hear about John. Well , we must eac
• to our own fate. Good-hye. •
"FANNY. "
I returned no answer to this lettei
* • > ; nor have I ever seen Fanny since , an
y I hope I never shall see her again ! C
.course , everybody has a right to lee
after his or her own interests , and o
this ground I do not like 'to think to
faar-dly of her. I used to believe tha
there was a great deal of prejudice
nonsense talked about women , an
= that they were as capable of real an
good work and of devotion to a singl
end as we men are. Many and man
sis the argument that I have had wit
• Fanny herself on this point , for sh
was wont scornfully to declare tha
marriage was the average woman's pn
object in life , and the education of
family the one thing she was capabl
• of carrying out in a satisfactory man
• ner. But now I confess that my belie
is shaken , though I know that it is un
just to judge a great and widely dif
fering class from the experience of a :
individual. And , after all , she was wel
within her right , and it is impossibl
• to blame her. I had absolutely n
claim upon her , and she was undoubt
; edly wise to provide for herself in life
when so good an opportunity came ii
/her way. It was a little abrupt , ani
iher explanations were rather cynical
* nut I have no cause or complaint.
Jeould not marry her myself ; wh ;
' 'jjhould I have objected to her arryin ;
„ • .anybody else even that young mai
Joseph ?
* And yet , I only say it to show hex
• weak I am , I am still fond of Fann ;
Hlde-Thompsonand still feel sad whei
I think of her sudden and final depart
are. Next to my wife's death , it ha
• been the greatest shock of my life. I
she had stopped with me , she shouli
• have had her full share in my triumph
and of all the honors and good thing
that have followed on its heels. Sin
overcalculated herself , she saw too far
and yet not far enough. But I dare sa ;
that , after all , thjs is but another fern
of the personal" vanity to which I fea
i aai constitutionally liable , and , a
such , a weakness to be mortified , es
pecially when a man is hobbling-as fas
as I am toward the quiet churcn-yarc
gates. Well , this is the true history o
vay relations with Fanny Denelly •
( THE END. )
1 i\
I A Short Story Concluding in Our Next. I
err- v v y t t y T-i
/f ISTEN , Mr. Mai-
i/tfwi ) bUry ! Let me iTi
lMp ( | > to prove to you ]
tf * \ IrP II am not as suilty a ;
flUSKS P you think. "
K i = ssg = ? ' ' "I know , o !
V Ol course not ; nc
il gentleman intends
N v
' JJAJpsss to be dishonest
- i'Ji DUt it is to be regretted -
* • • ' " gretted that publh
opinion wilL nol
cea it in that light , " replied the junioi
partner of an extensive mercantile firn
In the city of notions. $
"Too true ; if you , knowing me foi
the last ten years , will not believe me
how can I expect aught else fron
strangers ? Here I have been , undci
your eye , with the charge of the books
for this long time , and never have
failed to give entire satisfaction to all
until now. If you had not discovered
this I should have been able to refunt
the amount before the end oi
the year. I know that 1 did wrong
but in the frenzy of my despair I &IC
jnot think it wrong. Mr. Marbury , havt
, . , * crcy ! do not expose me to the firm
mt0mmm mtmmmmmmemtmmmtimmmmmmmmmmmm
Only keep this knowledge you ha1
gained until January , then , if I ha'
not returned the amount , with lnte
est , I will Hot ask for further forbea
ance , " pleaded the young man.
"Everett Morse , it matters little wh
I believe. I care not whether you a
innocent or guilty. Fate has throv
you in my power , and I glory in it.
have no love- for you. Years ago y (
crossed my path , and have almost ,
not entirely , blasted ray hopes of ha
piness. Clara Dayton smiled on m
until she met you. Since then you ha'
occupied the position I had hoped
gain. Promise to leave town , to resit ,
all hopes of Clara's hand , and I w
have mercy. Hear me out : I will gl
you as much time as you wish to r
turn the money , and will also mfike i
arrangement to send you to Europe , <
business for the firm. I had intend *
going myself , but this affair h ;
changed my plans somewhat. No'
sir , you have my answer. You mu
either conclude to give up your 'lad
love , ' or stand before the world
felon. "
"Mercy ! Mr. Marbury , is this mere :
Oh , heaven pity me ! How can I gi'
her up ! You do not mean it ! "
"When Clara Dayton hears the nu
who has sought her love stands befo
the world branded with dishonesty , si
will most likely release you from th
task. I will be a severe blow to hi
proud nature. "
"She will never believe it. I will j
to , her and tell her all. Mr. Marbur
let me tell you how I was so sore
tempted , and yielded. You have heai
that when my father died , he left h
affairs very much embarrassed. Tl
old homestead was' mortgaged. Th
had been a great grief to my mothe
She thought of losing this home , mo
valuable for the loved associations coi
uected with it. You know , too , that n
brother'and I have been trying to r
deem this property. The last note wi
due , I could not meet the paymen
This has been a trying year to me. M
mother's illness has very much ii
erased my expenses ; then , worse stil
my brother's misfortune in breakir
his right arm , has of course prevente
his attending to his engraving. So tl
whole burden has been on me. I fe
sure that as soon as Abbott could r <
turn to his work , I should be able 1
return the loan , as I considered i
Fatal mistake ! I now see that an
swerving from the right path is ce :
tain to bring its punishment. But wi
you not , for the sake of my poc
widowed mother , spare me ? It will ki
her to hear I am even suspected of dis
honesty , she is so feeble now. Do m
demand this terrible sacrifice of m
But just ! be generous ! be merciful :
" 'Tis useless , sir. I have told yo
Dn what terms I can treat with you.
love Clara more than my own life , an
cannot relinquish the chance of wii
aing her. It will be impossible for yo
to remove the suspicion that will fo
low you. The fact of your employer
want of confidence in you will be su :
Eicient to condemn you. Accept m
terms. Go to Europe without seein
Clara again. Take your own time t
return the money , and at the end (
ane year , if I have failed to win he
you are free to seek her anew , and
will give you my word never to mer
tion this affair again. "
"I see too plainly I have no othe
jhance. If Clara loves me , as I hav
hoped , she will remain constant , re
jardless of appearances , for that timi
Thank heaven , I have not sought t
bind her by an engagement. Ever
jhance is against me , though. Wha
will she think of my leaving withon
: elling her good-bye. even ? "
"Just what I wish her to that yo
lo not love her any too devotedly ,
vill take your regrets to her , of "prea
sure of business , and time , ' and sue
ittle excuses. Of course she will b
nortified , and disappointed , and in thi
state of her feelings I hope to triumpl
3nce mine , I do not doubt being able
: o make her love me. Such love a
nine must meet a response. "
"Be it so , George Marbury , bu
.here's a future , thank God. A tim
vhen we shall both stand before a jus
judge. Are you not fearful you ma
ret need the mercy you now deny me
I not on earth , you surely will above.
* * * * * *
"Clara , my daughter , why will yo
reat Mr. Marbury with so much indif
! erence ? He is a very fine young ma
md seems very much attached to yoi
rhere was a time when I thought yo
iked him a little. I think you though
nore of Everett Morse than he de
served. It is very evident , if he ha
oved you , he would not have gen
Lway without saying a word. Banisl
lim from your mind , and try to smil
m one whose long devotion merit
: ome kindness from you. "
"Mother , I cannot help thinkin ;
here is some mystery relative to Ever
itt's leaving as he did. I feel perfect
y sure he loved me. Every word am
iction told it plainly. Every momen
hat was not devoted to business , p
lis mother , he spent with us. We wer
tot engaged , but there was an under
tanding between us. Only the nigh
last saw him he said to me , 'When
: ome again I shall bring a ring t <
dace on the finger of a certain lad ;
air , and try to win from her a prom
se , wiiich will make me one of thi
lappiest men on earth. ' Six month :
lave passed since then , and not a won
foni him. That he is living , an <
veil , I know , for Mr. Maybury told mi
hey had a letter from him by the las
teamer. What can he mean , mother ? '
"There is no doubt of one thing : hi
las trifled with you , and therefore ii
lot worthy of one thought or regret
Jlara , Mr. Marbury has spoken to mi
.nd asked my approval and influenci
n his favor. I believe he will mak <
ou a kind , loving husband. He ii
wealthy and will place you In a posi
Ion worthy of you. 1 wish very mucl
you would accept him. You know he
hard a struggle it is for me to keep \
a respectable appearance. Your bret
er must continue his studies , whii
are very expensive. After he grad
ateB it 'will probably be a long time b
fore he can get sufficient practice
enable him to help us. Our little
dwindling fast away , and it is abs
lutely necessary for you to take ser
thought for the future. "
"Have patience , mother , dear ; be
with me a little longer ! When a
other six months have passed awa
If I have not heard from Everett , thi
I will relieve your mind and make i :
Marbury as happy as a withered hea
can. Let me have a year , mother ,
recover from my lost' love. Custo :
you know , allows that time to the
whose hearts are with the dead.
Everett is false , then he is dead
me. I will , no doubt , like Mr. Marbu
very well ; as a friend , I respect hi
very much now. You may bid hi
hope , but nothing more , just yet. "
Days , weeks , months rolled rapid
past , but no tidings came to the am
ous , waiting heart. Still the dead
lence continued.
Two weeks only remain of the allc
ted time. Never had the days passi
so slowly to George Marbury.
Oh , the dreadful suspense ! What
after all his plotting , he should ft
to win her ! He must make anoth
appeal to Mrs. Dayton.
AH is joy now. She consents to 1
his. A few more days pass by , and ,
length , but one remains. But wh
cares he ! Standing before the alts
clasping the hand of her he wou
have risked salvation to gain , he
supremely happy.
( to be coxtixced. )
CREOLES OF NEW ORLEANS.
Intense Conservatism Is Their Disti
gulBliing Quality.
"One of the most distinguishing qua
ities of the Creole is his conservatism
writes Ruth McEnery Stuart in the L ,
dies' Home Journal. "His family trad
tions are of obedience and respect ,
begins in his church and ends in h
wine cellar. He cares not for protes
ing faiths or new vintages. His relij
ion and his wines are matters of trad
tion. Good enough for his ancestor
are they not good enough for him ar
his children ? His most delightful hon
is situated behind a heavy battem
gate , somber and forbidding in its ou
ward expression , asking nothing of tl
passing world , protecting every sacrei
ness within. The Creole lives for h
family in it. The gentle old dame , h
greataunt , perhaps , and nenaine to ha
of his children , after living her she
tered and contented life of threescoi
and ten years behind the great gree
gate that opens as a creaking event :
the demand of the polished bras
knocker , will tell you with a beautifi
pride that she has never been on tl
American side of her own city abo\
Canal street. If she will admit you i
her guest to her inland garden , withi
her courtyard gate and be sure st
will not do so unless you present in
questionable credentials if she wi
call her stately tignoned negress , Madi
laine , Celeste , Marie or Zulime , wh
answers her in her own tongue , 1
fetch a chair for you into the court b <
side the oleander tree and the crar
myrtle if , seeing you seated , she bi
the maid of the tignon to further serv
you with orange flower sirup or thin
ble glasses of liqueur or anisette from
shining old silver tray , you will , pei
haps , feel that the great battened doc
has been , indeed , a conserver of goo
9ld ways , and that its office is a worth
Dne , in preserving the sweet flavor of
picturesque hospitality , whose olt
world fragrance is still unspotted b
innovations and untainted by emuk
tion or contact.
METHODS , HERE AND ABROAE
Ways of Steering Boats in Knglaiu
Trance anil Germany.
A comparison of the different metli
3ds of doing what is practically th
same thing in various parts of th
world is both interesting and amusin
to the thoughtful observer , says Cas
sier's Magazine. On American ferrj
boats the import is well known of th
'ting-ting" or "jiigle-jingle" of the be :
jy which the man in the wheelhous
communicates with his fellow-morts
n the engine room. On the Thame ;
iowever , it would be considered practi
cally impossible to convey informatio.
n this manner , and the captains of th
; mall paddle steamers on that strear
stand on the paddle-boxes and sin
jut "Ease er ! " "Back 'er ! " etc
lpparently to nobody in particulai
vhile these Interesting remarks ar
promptly repeated in shrill tones by
small boy into a speaking tube whicl
jommunicates with the lower regions
Dn the Seine , in France , this process i
simplified and a large trumpet-shapei
nouthpiece flares out in front of th
nan at the wheel and he yells his com
nands into this funnel , the other eni
> f which is supposed to reach the en
; ineer. The large steamers on th
Ihine , in Germany , are controlled , no
> y the usual wheel placed in the wheel
louse forward , but by a very largi
vheel on a vertical axis , placed righ
imidships upon an elevated platforn
> r bridge , and several men pass thi
landles from right to left , or upon oc
: aslon trot round in a circle , and i
vould doubtless be considered a seriou :
emptation of Providence , or at least ;
eflectlon upon the fatherland , if an :
> ne were to attempt to construct j
Ihine steamer with the ordinary fern
if steering gear.
"I see that the magazines are arrang
ng to get out some very fancy Easte
lumbers , " said she. "Yes , " repllei
ler husband ; "and so , I suppose , an
he people who write the price tags So ;
pring millinery. " Weshingtoa Star
TALMAGE'S SEBM01
A STORM AT SEA /.AST SUIS
DAY'S SUBJECT.
"And There Were Also with III
Other Little Shinrf , and There Are
a Great Storm of WluU" From Mui
IV. Verse UO.
( a3 > IBERIAS. Gallle
>
Gennesaret thn
fT names for the san
yjL lake. No other ge
/ \ ever had so beai
JWCr tiful a setting ,
lay in a scene <
great luxurlanc
the surroundii
hills high , terrace
sloped , groved , s
many hanging ga
dens , of beauty ; the waters rumblir
down between rocks of gray and n
limestone , flashing from the hills , ar
bounding into the sea. On the shoi
were castles , armed towers , Roma
baths , everything attractive and beai
tiful ; all styles of vegetation in shor
er space than in almost any other spa <
in all the world , from the palm tr <
of the forest to the trees of a rigoroi
climate.
It seemed as if the Lord had launcl
ed one wave of beauty on all the seen
and it hung and swung from rock an
hill and oleander. Roman gentleme
in pleasure boats sailing the lake , an
countrymen in fish-smacks comin
down to drop their nets , pass eac
other with nod and shout and laughte
or swinging idly at their moorings. 01
what a wonderful , what a beautifi
lake !
It seems as if we shall have a quh
night. Not a leaf winked in the ail
not a ripple disturbed the face of Get
nesaret ; but there seems to be a littl
excitement up the beach , and we hasl
en to see what it is , and we find it a
embarkation-
From the western shore a flotill
pushing out ; not a squadron , or deat
ly armament , nor clipper with valuabl
merchandise , nor piratic vessels read
to destroy everything they could seiz <
but a flotilla , bearing messengers c
life , and light , and peace. Christ is i
the front of the boat. His disciple
are in a smaller boat. Jesus , wear
with much speaking to large multi
tudes , is put into somnolence by th
recking of the waves. If there wa
any motion at all , the ship was easil
righted ; if the wind passed from on
side , from the starboard to the lai
board , or from the larboard to the stai
board , the boat would rock , and by th
gentleness of the motion putting th
Master asleep. And they extempoi
ized a pillow made out of a fisherman'
coat. I think no sooner is Christ pros
trate , and his head touching the pil
low , than he is sound asleep. Th
breezes of the lake run their finger
through the locks of the worn sleepei
and the boat rises and falls like
sleeping child on the bosom of a sleep
ing mother.
The subject in the first place im
presses me with the fact that it is ver ;
important to have Christ in the ship
for all those boats would have gen
to the bottom of Gennesaret if Chris
had not been present. Oh , what a les
son for you and for me to learn ! What
ever voyage we undertake , into what
ever enterprise we start , let us alway
have Christ in the ship. Many of yoi
in these days of revived commerce ar
starting ouf in new financial enter
prises : I bid you good cheer. Do al
you can do. Do it on as high a plani
as possible. You have no right to bi
a stoker in the ship if you can bi
an admiral of the navy. You have n <
right to be a colonel of a regiment i
you can command a brigade ; you havi
no right to be engineer of a boat oi
river-banks , or near the coast , if yoi
can take the ccean steamer from Nev
York to Liverpool. All you can do witl
utmost tension of body , mind and soul
you are bound to do ; but oh ! hav <
Christ in every enterprise. Christ ii
every voyage , Christ in every ship.
There are men who ask God to helj
them at the start of great enterprises
He has been with them in the past
no trouble can overthrow them ; th <
storms might come down from the toj
of Mt. Hermon , and lash Gennesare
into foam and into agony , but it coulc
not hurt them. But here is anothej
man who starts out in worldly enter
prise , and he depends upon the uncer
tainties of this life. He has no God t (
help him. After awhile the stern
comes , and tosses off the mastE
of the ship ; he puts out his lift
beat ; the sheriff and the auctionees
try to help him off ; they can't heir
trim off ; he must go down ; no Chrisl
in the ship. Here are young men jusl
starting out in life. Your life will be
made up of sunshine and shadow. Then
may be in it arctic blasts or tropica :
tornadoes ; I know not what is before
pou , but I know if you have Christ witl
vou all shall be well.
You may seem to get along withoul
the religion of Christ while everything
; oes smoothly , but after awhile , when
sorrow hovers over the soul , when the
waves of trial dash clear over the hur
ricane deck , and the bowsprit is shiv
ered , and the halliards are swept intc
the sea , and the gangway is crowded
with piratical disasters oh , what
would you then do without Christ in
the ship ? Young man , take God foi
your portion , God for your guide , Got !
for your help ; then all is well ; all is
well for time , all shall be well forever.
Blessed is that man who puts in the
Lord his trust. He shall never be con
founded.
But my subject also Impresses me
with the fact that when people start
: o follow Christ they must not expect
smooth sailing. These disciples got
into the small boats , and I have no
louht they said , "What a beautiful day
this is I What a smooth sea ! What
t bright sky this is ! How delightful
Is sailing in this boat ; and a * for t
waves under the keel of the boat , wl
they only make the motion of our 1
tlo boat the more delightful. " E
when the winds swept down , and t
sea was tossed into wrath , then th
found that following Christ was n
smooth sailing. So you have found
so I have found it. Did you ever n
tlce the end of the life of the apostl
of Jesus Christ ? You would aay tli
if ever men ought to have had a smoo
life , a smooth departure , then the
men , the disciples of Jesus Chri
ought to have had such a departu
and such a life.
St. James lost his head. St. Phil
was hung to death on a pillar , i
Matthew had his llfo dashed out wi
a halbert. St. Mark was dragged
death through the streets. St. Jam
the Less was beaten to death with
fuller's club. St. Thomas was stru
through with a spear. They did n
find following Christ smooth sailin
Oh , how they were all tossed In t
tempest ! John Huss In the fire ; Hui
McKail in the hour of martyrdom ; t
Albigenses , the Waldenses , the Scot
Covenanters did they find it smoo
sailing ?
My subject also impresses me wi
the fact that good people eoraetim
get very much frightened. In the ton
of these disciples as they rushed in
the back part of the boat , I find th
are frightened almost to death. Tin
say : "Master , carest thou not that \
perish ? " They had no reason to 1
frightened , for Christ was in the bo ;
I suppose if we had been there
would have been just as much affrish
ed. Perhaps more.
good people get ve :
In all ages very
much affrighted. It is often so In oi
day , and men say , "Why , look at tl
bad lectures ; look at the Spritualist
societies ; look at the various erro
going over the Church of God ; we ageing
going to founder ; the Church
going to perish ; she is goir
down. " Oh , how many good peep
are affrighted by triumphant ii
iquity in our day , and think the churc
of Jesus Christ and the cause of righ
eousness are going to be overthrow :
much affrighted as tl
and are just as
disciples of my text were affrightei
Don't worry , don't fret , as though ii
iquity were going to triumph ov <
righteousness.
A lion goes into a cavern to sleep. K
lies down , with his shaggy mane coi
aring the paws. Meanwhile the spidei
spin a web across the mouth of tl
cavern , and say , "We have capture
liim. " Gossamer thread after go.ssamc
thread is spun until the whole front (
the cavern is covered with the spider
web , and the spiders say , "The lion i
done ; the lion is fast. " After awhil
the lion has got through sleeping ; h
rouses himself , he shakes his mane , li
walks out into the sunlight ; he doe
not even know the spiders' web is spin
ind with his voice he shakes the mour
tain.
tain.So
So men come , spinning their sophis
: ries and scepticism about Jesu
Christ ; he seems to be sleeping. The
say , "We have captured the Lord ; h
will never come forth again upon th
lation ; Christ is captured , and cat
: ured forever. His religion will neve
nake any conquest among men. " Bt
lfter awhile the Lion of the tribe c
fudah will rouse himself and com
forth to shake mightily the nations
iVhat is a spider's web to the arouse
ion ? Give truth and error a fair grai :
lie , and truth will come off victor.
But-there are a great many good pec
) le who get affrighted in other re
spects ; they are affrighted in our da
ibout revivals. They say , "Oh ! this i
i strong religious gale ; we are afral
he Church of God is going to upsel
ind there are going to be a great man ;
) eople brought into the Church tha
ire going to be of no use to it ; " ani
hey are affrighted whenever they sc
l revival taking hold of the churches.
As though a ship captain with fiv
housand bushels of wheat for a cargi
ihould say , some day , coming upoi
leek , "Throw overboard all the cargo ;
md the sailors should say , "Why , cap
ain , what do you mean ? Throw eve
ill the cargo ? " "Oh , " says the cap
ain , "we have a peck of chaff that ha
; ot into this five thousand bushel
vheat , and the only way to get rid o
he chaff is to throw all the whea
iverboard. " Now , that is a great dea
riser than the talk of a great man :
Christians who want to throw over
loard all the thousands and tens o
housands of souls who have beei
trough t in through great awakenings
'brow all overboard because there is ;
leek of chaff , a quart of chaff , a pint o
haff ! I say , let them stay until th <
ast day ; the Lord will divide the chaf
rom the wheat.
Oh , that these gales from heavei
night sweep through all our churches
) h , for such days as Richard Baxtei
aw in England and Robert McCheynt
aw in Dundee ! Oh , for such days as
onathan Edwards saw in Northamp
on ! I have often heard my father tel
f the fact that in the early part of thi ;
entury a revival broke out in Somer-
ille , N. J. , and some people were verj
iuch agitated about it. They said
Oh , you are going to bring too man }
eople into the church at once ; " ant
bey sent down to New Brunswick tc
et John Livingston to stop the re-
ival. Well , there was no better sou ]
a all the world than John Livingston ,
le went up ; he looked at the revival
liey wanted him to stop it. He stood
i the pulpit on the Sabbath , and look-
d over the solemn auditory , ani he
aid : "This , brethren , is in reality the
rork of God ; beware how you try tc
top it. " And he was an old man , lean-
ig heavily on his staff a very old
mn. And he lifted the staff , and took
old of the small end of the staff , and
egan to let it fall very slowly through ,
etween the finger and the thumb , and
e said : "Oh , thou impenitent , thou
rt falling now falling away from
fe , falling away from peace and heav-
a , falling as certainly as that cane is
tiling through my hand falling cer-
1
tainly , though perhaps falling very * 3
slowly. " And the cane kept ou falling
through John Livingston's hand. Tno
religious emotion In the audience was
overpowering , and men saw a typo of
their doom aa the cano kept falling
and falling until the knob of the cano
struck Mr. Livingston's hand , and ho
clasped it stoutly and said , "But the
grace of God can stop you , as I stopped
" there was gladness
that cano ; and then
ness all through the house at the fact
of pardon and peace and Halvatlon.
" " after the serv
"Well , said the foeoplo
ice. "I guess you had hotter send Liv
ingston home ; ho is making the revival
worse. " Oh , for the gales from heaven ,
and Christ on board the ship. The
danger of the Church of God Is not in
revivals.
Again , my subject Impresses me with
the fact that Jesus wan God and man
in the game being. Here he Is In the
back part of the boat. Oh , how tired
he looks , what sad dreams he must \
have ! Look nt his countenance ; ho \
must be thinking of the cross to come. \
Look at him , he Is a man bone of our
bone , flesh of our flesh. Tired , he fallH
asleep ; he is a man. Rut then I find
Christ at the prow of the boat ; I hear
him say , "Peace , be still ; " and I see
the storm kneeling at his feet , and the
tempests folding their wings In his
presence ; he is a God. v
If I have sorrow and trouble , and
want sympathy , I go and kneel down
at the back part of the boat , and say ,
"O , Christ ! weary one of Gennesaret ,
sympathize with all my sorrows , man
of Nazareth , man of the cross. " A man ,
a man. But if I want to conquer my
spiritual foes , if I want to get the vic
tory over sin , death , and hell , I come
to the front of the boat , and I kneel
down , and I say , "O , Lord Jesus Christ ,
thou who dost hush the tempest , hush
all my grief ; hush all my temptation ,
hush all my sin. " A man , a man ; aGed
God , a God. . |
I learn once more from this subject
that Christ can hush a tempest. It did
seem as if everything must go to ruin.
The disciples had given up the idea of
managing the ship ; the crew were en
tirely demoralized ; yet Christ rises ,
and he puts his foot on the storm , and /
it crouches at his feet. Oh. yes ! .
Christ can hush the tempest. 1
You have had trouble. Perhaps it
was the little child taken away from
you the sweetest child of the house
hold , the one who asked the most curi
ous questions , and stood around you
with the greatest fondness , and the
spade cut down through your bleeding
heart. Perhaps it was an only son. and
your heart has ever since been like a
desolated castle , the owls of the night
hooting among the falling rafters and
the crumbling stairways.
Perhaps it was an aged mother. You t
always went to her with your troubles. s
She was in your home to welcome your '
children into life , and when they died
she was there to pity you ; that old
hand will do you no more kindness ;
that white lock of hair you put away in A
the casket , or in the locket , did not 1
look as well as It usually did when she
brushed it away from her wrinkled
brow in the home circle or in the country - j
try church. Or your property gone , j
you said , "I have so much bank stock , I
I have so many government securities ,
I have so many houses , I have so many |
farms" all gone , a ! ! gone.
'
Why , all the storms that ever trampled -
pled with their thunders , all the ship
wrecks , have not been worse th : n this
toou. . Yet you have not been com
pletely overthrown. Why ? Christ i
hushed the tempest. Your little ono
was taken away. Christ says , "I have !
'
that little one ; I can take care of him
is well as you can. better than you can. i
0 bereaved mother ! " Hushing the tem- j
pest. When your property went away. 1
Sod said , "There are treasures in heav- 1
n. in banks that never break. "
There is one storm Into which we
will all have to run. the moment when
we let go of this life , and try to take J
hold of the next , when we will want J
ill the grace we can have we will m
want it all. Yonder I see a Christian
soul rocking on the surges of death ; J
ill the powers of darkness seem let out J
igainst that soul the swirling wave. 1
: he thunder of the sky , the screaming 1
wind , all seem to unite together ; but 1
.hat soul is not troubled : there is no A
*
sighing , there are no tears ; plenty of j
: ears in the room at the departure , but 1
le weeps no tears , calm , satisfied , . 1
leaceful ; all is well. Jesus hushing the f ]
empest. By the flash of the storm you (
ee the harbor just ahead , and you are M
naking for that harbor. Strike eight
jells. All is well. M
Into the harbor of heaven now we
glide ; 1
We're home at last , home at last. J
softly we drift on its bright , silv'ry 1
tide. M
We're home at last , heme at last. fl
Jlory to God. all our dangers are o'er. H
, Ve stand secure on the glorified shore : 0
31ory to God , we will shout evermore , ' 4
We're home at last , hoinr at last. 1
llrtrry and Worry. V
We frequently hear of Christian fl
vorkers breaking down from overworn.
mt nine times out of ten it was harry A
md worry which brought them to tha
itate of enforced inaction which they A
egret. Hurry and worry , which usu-il- J
y go together , ruin more lives than anv /jH
[ mount of regular systematic labor In- " M
Seed , inconsiderate exertion is almost
is bad in its effects as idleness. Why
annot we bear in mind that there Is fl
ilways time enough to do well all that J
ve are called upon to do ? If we do -f' 1
nore than this , we do injustice both to i
mr work and to ourselves. On the oth- <
r hand , if we waste the time entrusted j
o us , it ia useless to attempt to gee j
t back by extra haste. J
Good and Evil. It is an inherent 1
nd inevitable necessity that man bo m
ree to choose or reject ; that is human
lorality. Without the choice between
oed and evil we would be as the birds
nd the beasts. Rev. R. Heber NewM
Dn , Episcopalian , New York City. fl