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The Church: I
Her Glory and
Walk
fly REV. W1LUAM EVaNS, D. D.
Mowd Dibit IlllUtUt, CktKAtO ,
TiOXT nphcBliitis (wholo Epistle).
Tho great thome
of tho Gplstlo to
tho EpheslunB Is
tho Church its
heavenly calling
earthly life. After
tho greeting and
salutation tho
Eplstlo nets be
foro ub Us two
great divisions;
tho glorious call
ing of tho Church,
chapters 1-3; and
tho earthly llfo of
tho Church, chap
ters 4-G.
Under tho first
main division presented to us, tho con
ception of the Church In tho mind of
Cod, as an Invlslblo organism which
only God can sco; In tho second main
division, tho Church as n vlslblo or
ganization, such as tho world can oco.
Tho bringing together of theso two
thoughts is tho sum total of tho mes
sago of this book.
Under tho conception of tho Church
wo havo presented to uso first from
tho divine sldo, tho Church as It was
.In tho mind of God, just as tho plans
jnnd specifications of a building aro In
itho mind of tlio architect beforo a sin
gle stono Is laid (l-t3-14). Second,
ifrom tho human sldo: Tho conception
pi tho Church ns It Bhould bo In tho
Imind of tho Chruch itself U:lC-23),
tThls division takes tho form of a
prayer to tho Father that tho Church
man consciously roallzo and npprc
jdato this dlvlno conception. Tho ob
ject of tho prayer Ib threefold: That
ibellovers may know what Is tho hope
of their calling; what tho riches of tho
glory of God's lnhcrltanco In his
paints; and what tho exceeding great
ness of his power In those who bo
Jlovo, which power Is Illustrated In
tho resurrection and exaltation of
pesus Christ
, Having briefly considered tho con
ception of tho Church, let us now
glance for a momont at Its construc
tion, tho account of which wo And In
)chapter 2:1-22. Noto hero tho de
scription of tho material out of which
jtho Church Ib formed, and how this
material is described (2:1-12); dead In
sin, children of wrath, ruled by Satan,
fulfilling the desires of tho flesh, with'
out Christ and hopeless, afar off with
out God, and strangers to tho covenant
jof promlso.
Tho Church is now conceived of ns
a spiritual structure (2:20-22). Jesus
Christ, tho apostles and prophets are
Its chiof cornor-stono and foundation.
Each bollovor Is a living stono in tho
living temple; each aggregation of be
lievers nlso constitutes a dwelling
placo of tho Spirit.
Tho noxt great point to bo consid
ered Is tho Constituency of tho Church,
which is set forth in chapter 3:1-21.
In this chapter aro set forth tho per
sonal relations existing between tho
writer and his readers. In the samo
connection is declared tho kind of
pcoplo out of which tho Church Is con
structed, not, however, as to tho In
dividual, as In chaptor 2, but with re
gard to tho. two groat divisions of man
kind: Jew and Gentile
Tho second division of tho book,
namely, tho earthly wulk of tho
Church (chapters 4-C), is presented to
us in tho following fourfold way:
First Thoro is tho walk of tho
Church, which should be a united wall;
(4-1-10).
The graces that maintain unity aro
described as mcokness, lowliness, long-
suffering) forbearanco, lovo (4:1-3).
Thon thoso fundamental unities on
which tho unity is based aro describ
ed: ono body, ono Spirit, ono calling,
ono Lord, ono faith, ono baptism, ono
God who js over all, through all, in all
(4: 4-C). Tho fact Is further empha
sized that tho unity wlilch should
characterize tho Church la not mo
notony, liut consists In a diversity of
gifts (4:7-ll)v Hero aro described tho
various gifts and offices In tho posses
sion of tho membership of tho Church,
all of which aro bostowed by the Dl
vlno Spirit Tho end and nlm of thoso
glftsHs cet forth In 4:13-10 thoy aro
all to bo used for tho building up of
tho body of Christ.
Second God would havo tho world
soo not 'only n united Church, but also
an unblameablo membership (4; 17
D:21), so ho portrays to us vividly tho
walk of tho Individual boliover, which
uhould bo characterized by purity,
and consistent with his profession In
Christ. Tho old life Is described;
then tho now llfo, first In general, sec
ond then In detail Is sot beforo us In
Glowing torms.
Third God would havo tho' world
seo nn Ideal family llfo (C;22 C:0).
Tho walk of tho Chrlstiau faintly
should bo ono of reciprocal lovo and
willing sorvico for each other. Horo
aro net beforo us tho rotation of Iiub
band and wlfo; parents and children;
masters and servants.
Fourth Tho dynamic power for tho
realization of theso Ideals Is rcscrlbod
In 0:10-18. Tho Chrlstiau must put
on the wholo armor of Gpd, which Is
bero delineated piece ty ploco. Thus
armed, victory Is cortaln.
' Tho Eplstlo concludes with a re
quest for prayer by tho apostle and
with final, salutations, G:l-24.
NTWS-i3DSSIP t
. If ii S '55555, I tfUL
Z&sCiiXmi
Capital Is Taking on the
WASHINGTON."! used to think
that Washington was the quiet
est big city In tho world," sighed a
"good old tlrnos" person, "and I loved
It on that ncount But now I" Tho
sigh and tho shako of the head wore
eloquent
If memory sorves, It was Mrs.
Adams, wlfo of tho president, who
complained of Washington as a wil
derness. Tho stroets, sho said, were
composed of mud that covered tho
hubs of tho wheels of her carriage.
Probably, with such a paving there
was practically no nolso of traffic
llkowlso no trafllc.
"Tho city protects Us citizens from
unnecessary noises," said MaJ. Syl
vester, "but as Washington each year
takes on moro and moro tho attributes
of n metropolis tho number of neces
sary noises increases."
Just then a man blustered into tho
outer office and demanded a copy of
tho police regulations.
"I want," ho said, "to find out what
wo'vo got to submit to and what wo
haven't. A crowd of boys congregates
in tho alloy back of our house. They
MAAiMW
mt"
Fewer Strong Men Found
OECRUITS In tho nrmv nrn rtnfnrlnr.
IV. ntlng in physical standards since
tho days of tho Civil war, according
to Captain Harold W. Jones and oth
er officers of tho army medical corps.
During a recent investigation meas
urements of BOO recruits were examin
ed, and it was found that tho per
centage of strong men enlisted is by
far the lowest at tho present day, only
33 per cent., as against D7 per cent,
in 1875.
Tho men considered weak at tho
present tlmo aro 43 per cent ns
against 10 por cent, in 187G. At
tention Is called to tho fact that tho
porcentago of foreign-born recruits
has fallen from moro than GO per cent,
to about nlno per cont It is suggest-"
ed that many of tho recruits obtained
years ago wero hardy Gorman nnd
Irish emigrants of stocky build,
which may account for tho great dif
ference In tho percontago of strong
men.
"Wo must tako tho figures cautious
ly," says that officer. "As I havo said,
I think thoro Is no doubt that wo aro
getting a different typo of mnn In
tho servlco today from what wo got
years ago; ho' may- bo Just ns good
and ho mny havo moro brains, but
They Knew President Wilson, as Boy "Tommy"
IN tho throng of visitors at tho
oxecutlvo offices tho othor day
President Wilson fbund two friends
of his boyhood days, tho Mlssoo Eliza
both M. and Ellen D. Bellamy or Wil
mington, N. C. Tho two sisters, well
advanced in ugo, were ushorcd into
tho outer offices just as tho president,
according to his usual custom, began
Bhaklng hands with tho friends of con
gressmen. "Thoro ho Is now," said ono of tho
Bisters; "I know I could toll him, but
how old ho has gotten. Wo used to
call him Tommy. I am afraid I'll call
him that yet"
"You mustn't do that," interrupt
She Proves to Husband
REPUESENTATIVH Clayton of Ala.
bama dropped In on Postmaster
Gcnoral Burleson tho othor day and
found hltn swoltorlng over somo un
pronounceable postofllco addresses.
Ho camo to tho rescue by telling of
Bomo of his own oxporlonces.
"Ono of my good frlnds and sup
porters In all my races for congross,"
Judgo Clayton averred, "had tho
unlquo imino of Doromus Erasmus
Cadwaladcr niddlosperger. Ono
night," continuod tho Judgo, "I went
to a country danco not far from my
homo and among tho dancors was a
vMr. Pinknoy Commillon, who had for
his fair partner Miss Mahaly Maholy
back." Mr. Burloson soomod to doubt tho
voraolty of tho Alabama member.
-I'That'B not nil." continued tho
Judge. "A young colored woman, mull-
jrr'-'-j rr j&t-
'f'9 -,-w,. f . hiitm Ymmimr mam
Attributes of a Metropolis
yell and howl thoro nnd play ball, and
thoy cut up tho brooms that they find
In tho alley entrances and uso thorn
for bats."
"What will you do about that?" tho
correspondent naked MaJ. Sylvester.-
"It must go through tho courts."
"Hut tho policeman on that beat
shouldn't he havo dono something?"
"We'll Investigate that Thoro aro
regulations forbidding ball playing
and disorderly conduct on tho city
thoroughfares."
Meanwhllo tho irato gentloman had
followed a quiet-spoken Individual who
had asked him to "conio with mo and
mako a statement."
Then there Is tho tragic Btory of tho
apartment houso resident tho cliff
dweller of civilization. Ono of thoso,
wooing a greatly desired morning nap,
is awakened In tho young hours of tho
morning by the milkman. Tho milk
man has been await o theso many
hours, and has absorbed all that ex
hilaration which, so wo arc told, may
bo extracted from tho dawn. Havirig
absorbed sold exhilaration, tho milk
man proceeds to exude It again for tho
benefit of all whom It mny concern
whether tho beneficiaries deslro It or
not.
Thon comes the Ico man, clattor,
clatter, Into tho alley. Certain horses
must bo addressed In loud and man
datory tones else thoy will not stand
just right A swarm of boys must do
liver lco In all directions, and call
across Intervening space for Instruc
tions. But, nt lost, thoy, too, go.
- - ,r - rLTWTj - r,rj.
Among Recruits of Today
ho does not seem to havo as much
brawn. "Whothor tho prosont-aay recruit
would Inst as well under the old con
ditions of hard frontier servlca with
sanitary conditions far Inferior to
thoso of the prcBont tlmo is hard
to say, but I think It doubtful if ho
would.
"Tho high perccntago of strong men
in 187G to 1879 may ho duo to tho
fact that tho recruiting, nt least In
this part of tho country, was not
very actlvo then and tho army could
pick Its mon, accepting only tho hard
iest and best. Finally, I bollevo fur
ther Investigation along tho HnoB sug
gested in this paper In othor parts
of tho country might tell us whether
our standard Is reallydctorioratlug or
not"
ed tho othor. "It's Mr. President
now."
"You know tho first tlmo I ever
saw him," Bald MIbb Ellen, reralnls
cently, "ho was riding a bicycle."
"It was tho first tlmo I over saw
a blcyclo, too," rejoined her Bister.
Tho two slsterB told ono of tho
secretaries how their brother, as fam
ily physician for tho Wilsons, was
summoned to attend tho mother of
tho futuro presldont
"Tommy camo over." snld Minn m.
Ion, "to get mo to stay with his moth
er. Ho stayed around and was a very
helpful boy. I said at that tlmo Tom
my would mako a lino husband for
somobody soma day. How proud his
fathor would bo If ho could seo him
now."
Just then tho president camo over,
tho two women Introduced tliomaolvoB,
and President Wilson said ho remem
bored thorn qulto well. Ho expressed
his rogrot that Mrs. Wilson and tho
members of IiIb family wero not homo
to greet thorn, and tho two sisters
wont forth beaming with satisfac
tion. Her Wifely Devotion
f I LOVES MA V
rfO.
HUSBAND -Soli
itfUCH PAT
NAMED oui
8ABY-
TRUi,Y
TMlMff
OWN
lng nnd Jolly-looking, camo to oui
houso ono day bearing a fat little In
fant of tho fomalo sex. Tho proud
mother on being askoJ tho uamo ol
her offspring replied:
" 'You know dat I lovos ma husband
I sho' am awful fond of dat man, and
so I called our baby a name to show
how much my lovo Is fo' Its father. 1
natnod It Truly Thlno Own.' "
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tftfrnuadriff ai
Most Graceful
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GOOD ostrich feathers require the
investment of moro money than
almost any other millinery trimming,
but they last much longer. Thoy aro
always in fashion and thoy stand
cleaning nnd dyeing bo that tho llfo
of a good feather extonds over several
years. A handsome pair of plumes is
Bhown here. Thoy aro tho only trim
ming required onaBhape, and it Is a
mistake to uso any other with them,
unlesB It Is a little band and bow of
ribbon nbout tho crown. This will
servo to conceal the mounting of tho
feathers.
Ab will be seen in tho picture, the
plumes aro mounted at tho back of tho
hat, with ono falling toward the front
nnd tho other standing almost upright
They aro placed back to back.
By buying a readymado velvot
shape tho ownor of a plume, or of two
or three, may mount them herself by
going about it in tho right way. It Is
usual to first sew the wiro stem of
each plume 'to a little squaro or disk
of buckram. This should bo about tho
slzo of a half dollar. Tho stem3 must
bo sewed securely to tho buckram
with a strong linen thread. When tho
necdlo Is thrust through tho buckram
first, leavo several inches of tho
thread free. After many stitches aro
mado (holding tho plumo securely to
the buckram), this freo end Is used to
tfo with tho remalndor of tho thread.
Tho piece of buckram fastened In
this way to tho stems of tho plumes
mako It posslblo to mount them grace
fully. When sewing Jho buckram to
tho shnpo an ond of thread is left freo
BASKETS FOR THE
HOME-MADE CANDIES
EASY TO FASHION
NOW that It has becomo difficult to
buy really good candy without pay
ing an extravagant price, thoso who
know how to mako tho delicious home
made candles can bo certain of mak
ing the most palatablo of gifts for
friends who haven't ttmo or ability to
mako them. It Ib too early to mako
up candles for tho holidays, but ono
may prepare In advanco pretty boxes
or baBkots in which to placo them
when they aro made.
Secure at tho ton cent Btoro or
wherever you can find them tho bright
BFlWWFMfHWWWm
Httlo Bpllnt baskets", such as aro pic
tured here. Cut and pull out tho
strand of colored Bhnvlnga that havo
boon placed In tholU for ornament
Ilun In, instead of tho shavings a rib
bon of tho samo width. A thin, In
expensive satin ribbon la Just tho
right kind for this purpose. Tlo tko
ribbon In a Bmnll bow at the front of
Mounting of Plumes
for tying. This is necessary bo
causo plumes sway In the wind and
will pull stitches that aro not tied,
loose, and one is Hablo to lose a
plume. Whenever a plume Is fastened
to tho hat It should bo tied rather
than sowed, but several stitches aro
needed as well as tno tied thread, to
hold tho plume securely.
Dq not mako tho mistake of drawing
tho plumo tightly against the hat. Let
it fall naturally. Then, to keep it in
position, tie tho thread nbout the rib
and then attach it (the thread), to tho
hat, leaving the thread sufficiently
long to glvo tho plume a little play.
Tho whole object is to fasten tho
plume in place, but in such a way as
to make the fastening unnotlceablo.
It Is a feature of this reason's mil
linery that a pair of plumes back to
back, or ono curling within tho other,
Is mounted at tho same point on tho
hat.
Ono or two plumeB nro seen moro
often than a great number. For the
season demands that tho lines of
Bhape must bo preserved, not lost, by
too abundant trimming.
Whlto plumes clean and dyo satis
factorily. In buying black plumes, a
good quality may bo depended on for
many seasons' wear. But ono must
select glossy and deep black ones, for
the color of these will not grow less
rich with wear. Very good plumes aro
not much affected by moisture. If
thoy becomo damp hold them over tho
stovo or a radiator, and shako thom
unt,H thoroughly dry.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
the basket, Light green and light
blue, or colors corresponding with
those in tho basket, aro prettiest. Red
and green aro fine, it' tho basket Is in
tho natural wood or bamboo color.
Theso Httlo baskets may bo gilded
with gold paint and mado very attrac
tive. After the candy has been eat
on tho basket will remain a pleasant
reminder to tho recipient of the do
nor's delicious Christmas gift.
ParafHno or tissue paper should bo
placed In thom to protect them from
tho candy.
Thoy will servo so many purposos
later thread boxes, handkerchief,
ribbons, laces, gloves all theso need
boxes. But tho prettiest use for
them Is as a receptacle for small
flowers used In tablo decorations. By
fitting them with a scallow tin cup
or part of a can, and throwing back
tho Ud, they mako a charming decora
tion for tho tablo, filled with follngo
and flowers.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Dress Shields.
Instead of sowing or pinning shields
in a waist, sow a narrow piece of tapo
or baby ribbon at each ond of tho
shield, and bow similar pieces at tho
proper dlstanco apart In tho armholes
or all your waists. Tho shields aro
quickly tied In place, thoy aro easily
changed In wash waists, and there aro
no pins to rust or prick.
Monograms.
French knots mako a very hand
some monogram, especially In old Eng
lish. No padding Is required, and tho
paplor-macho letters cannot bo used.
Stamp tho monogram upon tho article
and then simply fill It in cloBely and
sdlldly with Binall French knotB. Tho
result will bo highly satisfactory.
Plaited Mallne.
Mallno Is moro used than ovor, and
there Is scarcely a gown without tho
plaited frills or ruffles of this soft material.
MOTHER! LOOK AT
CHILD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constipated,
give "California Syrup
of Figs;'
A laxatlvo today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
tako tho tlmo from play to empty their
bowels, which becomo clogged up with
waste, liver gcta sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at tho tonguo, motherl It coat
ed, or your child Is listless, cross, fev
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has ooro throat
or any other children's ailment, glvo a
tcaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs," then don't worry, becauso it is
perfectly harmless, and in a few hours
all this constipation poison, cour btlo
and fermenting waste will gently
movo out of tho bowels, and you havo
a well, playful child again. A thor
ough "Inside cleansing" is oftlmes all
that is necessary.. It should bo tho
first treatment given In any sickness.
Bowaro of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask nt tho etoro for a BO-cont bottle of
California Syrup of Figs," which has
full directions for babies, children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Oil From Trees.
Tho Chineso wood-oil tree Is tho
subject of a circular by David Fair
child, recently published by tho V. 8.
bureau of plant Industry, the purpose
of the publication being to advocato
an extensive cultivation of tho treo
in this country, where it haj boon
grown in a small way slnco 190G.
Tho lmportanco of this recommenda
tion Is shown by tho fact that flvo
million gallons of wood oil (also
knowli as tung oil), mado from the
seeds of this plant, was Imported from
China last year, and tho product Is
said to havo had a revolutionary ef
fect on tho varnish Industry of .the
United States.
ILK LIVEO
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent box now.
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort
able yotl aro from constipation, Indiges
tion, biliousness and sluggish bowela
you always got tho desired results
with Cascarots.
Don't let your stomach, liver and
bowels mako you miserable Tako
Cascarets to-night; put an ond to tho
headache, biliousness, dizziness, nerv
ousness, sick, sour, gassy Btomach,
backache and all other distress;
cleanso your insldo organs of all tho
bile, gases and constipated, matter
which is producing tho misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi
ness and a clear head for months.
No moro days of gloom and distress
If you will tako a Cascaret now and
thon. All Btores sell Cascarets. Don't
forgot tho children their Httlo In
sides need a cleansing, too. Adv,.
Its Nature.
"My dog can scent &n electrical
dlsturbanco in tho air hours before
It comes."
"Then his noso must bo something
of a storm scenter."
Mr. Scadds' Grievance.
"I tell you," said the scowling So
cialist, "that wealth la not distributed
equitably." "I quito agree with you,"
replied Mr, Scadds. "I havo only about
two hundred and fifty thousand my
self, while I know a dozen men who
havo moro than a million apiece."
Puck.
A CLERGYMAN'S TESTIMONY.
Tho Rev. Kdmuhd Heslop of Wiff
ton, Pa., suffored from Dropsy for a
year. His limbs and feet wero swol
len and puffed. Ho had heart flutter
ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
tho least exer
tion. Hands and
feet wero cojd
and ho had such
a dragging sensa
tion across the
loins that it was
difficult to move.
Rev. B. Heslop. Atter HslnB 5
boxes of Dodd
Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and ho felt himaolf again. He says
ho 1ms been benefited and blessed by
tho uso of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sev
eral months later ho wroto: I havo
not changed my faith In your remedy
Blnco tho nbovu statement -was author
ized." Correspond with Rev. B. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedj.
Dodds Kidney Pills, 50o. per box at
your dealer or Doddc Mcdlclno Co
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, alEo music of National Anthem
(English nnd German words) and re
cipes for dainty dishes. All 3 sent freo
Adv.
Yokahnma, Japan, In 1912 received
Imports valuedat $107,245,642 and
sent out exports valued at $128,409.
556. Occasionally a widower's heart U
warmed over by an old flamo.
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