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CHAPTER XXXI.
The teareh for tho Misting.
The note of unrestrained joy of re
iltef la tho woman'g toIco rang through
, the room, stilling all else, and ca.ua
tof those who hoard to forget (or an
Instant tho sterner purpose of their
.gathering. Falrbala boot over her,
!ltte a fat guardian angel, patting her
boulder, her eyes ao blurred with
teara as to bo practically eighties!, yet
till turned questioningly upon Wake.
The sheriff was . first to recover
speech, and a sense of duty.
"Then thla leta Miss Maclalre out
cf the conspiracy charge," he said,
gravely, "hut It doesn't make It any
brighter for Hawley so far as I can
see there's a robbery charge against
him If nothing eke. Any one here
know where the fellow Is 7"
ar-e.0irDent an a answered, al
though Keith took a step forward, re
minded Instantly of Hope's predica
ment. Before he could speak, however,
Christie looked up, with swift gesture
pushing back her loosened hair.
"He was to have met me at tho
theater to-night," she said, her voice
trembling, "but was not there when
I came out; he he said he had Im
portant news for me."
"And failed to show up did he send j
no message?"
'Doctor Fairbaln was waiting fo.
me Instead. He said that Mr. Hawle
was called suddenly out of town."
The eyes of the sheriff turned to
Fairbaln, whose face grow redder
than usual, as he shifted his gaze
toward Keith.
"That was a ' lie," he confessed,
lamely. "I I was told to say that.'
"JuBt a moment, Sheriff," and Keith
stood before them, his voice clear and
convincing. "My name Is Keith, and
I have unavoidably been mixed up In
this affair from the beginning. Just
now I can relieve the doctor of his
embarrassment. Miss Hope Watte
and I have been associated together
in an effort to solve this mystery. This
evening, taking advantage of the re
markable resemblance existing bo
tween herself and Miss Maclalre, Mls
Hope decided upon a mask"
v "What's that," Walte broke In es
cltcdly. "la Hope here?"
"Yes. has bfen for a week: we''
had all the police force of Sheridan
bunting you."
The old man stared at the speaker,
open-mouthed, and muttered some
thing about Fort Hays, but Keith, pay
ing little attention to him, hurried on
with his story.
"As I say, she decided upon imper
sonating Christie here, hoping in this
way to leara more regarding Hawley's
plans. We had discovered that the
two were to meet after the evening
performance at the stage door of the
Trocadero. I escorted Hope there,
Pressed as near like 'Miss Maclalre as
possible, and left her lnsidv the vesti
bule waiting for 'Black Bart' to ap
pear. At the head of the alley I ran
Into Fairbaln, told him something of
the circumstances, and persuaded him
to escort Miss Christie back to the
hotel. He was not very hard to per
suade. Well, Hawley came, and Hope
met him; they went out of the alley
.way together arm in arm, talking
pleasantly, and turned this way to
ward tho hotel. The doctor and I
both saw and heard them. I was de
layed not to exceed two minutes,
speaking a final word to Fairbaln, and
when 1 reached tho street they had
disappeared. I have bunted them
everywhere without finding a trace I
.have even been through the resorts.
She has not returned to the hotel, and
I burst in upon you here hoping that
Miss Maclalre might have some infor
mation." Eho shook her head, and Walte,
glaring lm potently at the two of them,
swore sharply.
"Good Ood, man! my girl! Hope,
alone with that damn villain. Come
on. Sheriff; we'vo got to find her.
Walt, though!" and he strode almost
menacingly across tbo room. "First,
1 want to know who the devil you
are?"
Keith straightened up, looking di
rectly into the fierce questioning eyes.
"I have told you my name Jack
Keith," he replied, quietly. "Doctor
Falrbnln knows something of me, but
for your further Information I will add
that when we met before I was Cap
tain Keith, Third Virginia Cavalry,
and bearing dispatches from Long
street to Stonewall Jackson."
The gruff old soldier, half crazed by
the news of his daughter's peril, the
gleam of his eyes mill revealing un
controlled temper, stared at the young
er face fronting him; thon slowly he,
hold out his hand.
"Keith Keith," he repeated, as i
though bringing bnck the name with !
nn effort. "By Ood, that's to old Jef
ferson Keith's boy killed at An
tlelatn. And you know Hope?"
"Yes, General."
He looked about as though dazed,
and tho sheriff broke In not unkindly.
"Well, Walte, If we are going to
search for your daughter we better
h rj it. Come on nil of voti: Ml -a
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will bo safe enough here
alone."
He took hold of Keith's arm. ques
tioning him briefly as they passed
down tho hall. On tho stairs the lat
ter took his turn, still confused by
what he had Just beard.
"Who is Miss Maclalre?" ho asked.
"Phyllis Gale."
"Of course, but who is Phyllis Gale?
What has she to do with General
Walte? His daughter has told me she
never heard of any one by that name."
"Well, Keith, the old man has never
told me very much; he's pretty close
mouthed, except for swearing, but I've
read his papers, and picked up a point
or two. I reckon the daughter, Miss
Hope, maybe never heard a word
about It, but the boy the one that
was shot must have stumbled onto
the story and repeated it to Hawley.
That's what set that fellow going. It
you know the rest the girl was easy,
because she was so ignorant of her
parentage, and nothing prevented
Hawley from winning except that
Walts got mad and decided to tight.
That knocked over the w hole thing."
They were outside now, and the
first touch pf the cool night air, the
first glance up and down the noisy
street, brought Keith to himself, his
mind ready to grapple with the prob
lem of Hope's disappearance. It
seemed to him he bad already looked
everywhere, yet there was nothing to
do except to continue the search, only
more systematically. The sheriff as
sumed control clear headed, and ac
customed to that sort of thing call
ing in Hlckock and his deputies to
assist, and fairly combing the town
from one end to the other. Not a rat
could have slipped . unobserved
through the net he dragged down that
long street, or its intersecting alleys
but it was without result; nowhere
was there found a trace of either the
gambler or his companion.
They dug into saloons, bagnios,
dance halls, searching back rooms I
and questioning Inmates; they routed
out every occupant of the hotel, in
vaded boarding houses, and explored
shacks and tents, Indifferent to the
protests of those disturbed but with
out result. They found several who
knew Hawley, others who had seen the
two together passing by the lighted
windows of the Trocadero, but beyond
that nothing. Convinced, at last, that
the parties sought were not alive In
Sheridan, and beginning to fear the
worst, the searchers separated, and
began spreading forth over the black
surrounding prairie, and by the light
of lanterns seeking any semblance of
trail. There was no lack of volun
teers for this work, but it was oay
llght before the slightest clue pre
sented Itself. Keith, with the sheriff
and two or three others, bad groped
their way outward until, with the first
flush of dawn, they found themselves
at the opening of a small rocky ra
vine, near the foot of "Boots Hill."
Peering down into Its still shadowed
depths, they discerned what appeared
like a body lying there motionless.
Keith sprang down beside it, and turn
ed the rigid form over until the dead
face was revealed in the wan light
it was that of the red moustached
Scott. He staggered back at the rec
ognition, barely able to ejaculate.
"Here, Sheriff! This is one of Haw
ley's men!"
The sheriff was bending instantly
above the corpse, searching for the
truth.
"You know the fellow?"
"Yes, his name was Scott."
"Well, he's been dead some hours,
at le&Bt six I should say; shot Just
above the eye, and good Heavens I
look here, Keith, at the size of this
bullet wound; that's no man's gun in
this country no more than a '32' I'd
say."
"Miss Walte had a small revolver.
She must have shot the fellow. But
why did they leave the body here to
be discovered?"
The sheriff arose to his feet, prowl
ing about in the brightening glow of
the dawn.
"They were In a hurry to get away,
and knew he wouldn't be found before
morning. A six hours' start means a
good deal They did drag him back
out of sight look here. This was
where the struggle took place, and
here Is where the man fell," tracing
it out upon the ground. "The girl
put up a stiff light, -too see where
they dragged her up the path. From
the footprints there must hnve been
half a dozen In the party. Get bnck
out of the way, Sims, while I follow
their trail."
It was plain enough, now they una
daylight to asslt-.t them, and lei aroun l
the edge of the hill. A hundred fe t
nway they came to where horses hnfl
been standing, the trampled bocI evl
denclng they must have been there lo
lome considerable time. Keith and
the sheriff circled out until th y final
ly struck the trail of the party, which
led forth southwest across tho prairie.
"Seven horses, ore being led llglit,'
suld the former. "Thut was Scott'-,
probably."
"That's the whole story," rrpll.r"
tho eherlff,, staring off toward the
oafe noriron, "ana tne cusses nave at
least six hours the start with fresh
horses." He turned around. "Well,
boys, that takes 'era out of my baili
wick, I reckon. Some of the rest of
you will have to run that gang down."
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"Weil, vl:(iier it was, the. girl U
slid with the others, and their trail
Is the easiest to follow. We'll keep
after them."
They pushed on hour after hour, as
long as daylight lasted or they could
perceive tho faintest trace to follow.
Already half-convinced that he knew
tho ultimate destination of tho fugi
tives, Keith yet dure not venture on
pressing forward during tho night, thus
possibly losing tho trail and belnf
compelled to retrace their steps. It
was bettor to proceed slow and sura.
Besides, Judging from tho condition of
their own hones, tho pursued would
be compelled to halt somewhere to
rest their stock also. Their trail even
revealed tho tact that they were trav
eling far less rapidly than at first, al
though evidently making every effort
to cover tho greatest possible dis
tance before stopping. Just as tho
dusk shut In close about them they
rode down into the valley of Shaw
nee Fork, and discovered signs of a
recent camp at the edge of the stream.
Here, apparently, Judging from the
camp-fire ashes, and the trampled
grass along tho Fork, the party must
have halted for soveral hours. By
lighting matches Keith and Brlstoe
discerned where some among them
had laid down to sleep, and, through
various signs, decided they must have
again departed some five or six hours
previous, one of their horses limping
as If lame. The tired pursuers went
into camp at the same spot, but with
out venturing to light any fire, merely
snatching a cold bite, and dropping
off to sleep with heads pillowed upon
their saddles.
They were upon tho trail again with
the first dimness of the gray dawn,
wading the waters of the Fork, and
striking forth across the dull level of
brown prairie and wblto alkali to
ward tho Arkansas. They saw nothing
all day moving in that wide vista
about them, but rode steadily, scarce
ly exchanging a word, determined,
grim, never swerving a yard from tho
faint trail Tli nurauAd ware moving
which puzzled him most was tho
man's object in attempting so desper
ate a venture. Did he know his pris
oner was Hope Walte? or did he still
suppose he was running off with Chris
tie Maclalre? Could some rumor of
Walte's appeal to the courts have
reached the gambler, frightened him,
and caused him to attempt this des -
perate effort at escape? and did he
bear Miss Maclalre with him, hoping
to keep her safely concealed until
he was better prepared to come out In
open fight? If this was the actual
state of affairs then It would account
for much otherwise hnrd to explain.
The actress would probably not have
been missed, or, at least, seriously
sought after, until she failed to ap
pear at the theater the following even
ing. This delay would give the fu
gitives a start of twenty hours, or
even more, and practically nBBuro
their safety. Besides, Ir. the light of
Waite's application to the sheriff for i
a.stistance, It was comparatively easy
to conceive of a valid reason why
Hawley should vanish, and desire,
likewise, to take Miss Maclalre with ,
him. But there was no apparent oc
caslon for his forcible abduction of
Hope. Of course, ho might have done , mnfl have home comroris ana coo
so from a suddenly aroused lit of an-, venlenccs nnd educational facilities
ger at some discovery tho girl had "J P"ks Dl1 libraries, well pnved
made, yet everything pointed rather "id lighted streets nnd cheap trans
to a deliberate plan. Both horses and pottntlou such as wero not dreamed
men were certainly walUng there un- of In our grandfathers' days, nor en
der orders, Hawley'o adherent In Joyed even by tbo rich. Let us not
charge, and every arrangement per- greedily nsk more along these lines
fected In advance. Clearly enough until we have fully appreciated pros
the gambler had planned it all out ' ent privileges and blessings and re
before ho ever went to tho Troca- turned thanks therefor.
dero no doubt the eomnletlon of
these final arrangements was what de
layed his appearance at the hotel. If
this was all true, then it must have
been Chrlutle, and not Hope, he pur
posed bearing away with him, and the
latter was merely a victim of her mas
querade. What would result when tho man
discovered his mistake? Such a dis
covery could not be delayed long, al
though the girl was quick-witted, and
would surely realize that her personal
afety depended upon keeping up the
deception to the last possible moment.
Yet the discovery must finally occur,
and there was no guessing what form
Hawley's rage would assume when ho
found himself baffled, and all his
plans for a fortune overturned. Keith
fully realized Hope's peril, and his
own helplessness to serve her in this
emergency was agony. As they hur
ried back to the town, he briefly re
viewed these conclusions with Walte
and Fairbaln, all alike agreeing there
was nothing remaining for them to do
except to tako up the trail. The fugi
tives hnd already gained too great an
advantage to he overhauled, but they
might be traced to whatever point
they were bonding for. In spite of the
start being so far to the west, Kcltb
wns firmly convinced that their destin
ation would prove to be Carson City.
(To Be ContinuPd.)
Mrs. II. 1), Travis and (laughter,
MKs Helen, return. fiwin" Lin
n.ln mi iiKiriiiiiir train today,
where lliey visited friends for a
short time.
William McC.nuley and wife nnd
W. I). Messersmilh nnd wife re
turned from llavclock this morn
ing, where they attended (ho. fun
eral of Joel Messersmith.
THE PENALTY OF
UNTHANKFULNESS
Gratitude For Msrcles Enhance
Ttigir ValU3,
DIVINE BLESSINGS mill
Pastor Russell In His Thanksgiving
Sermon Says Unthankfulneee Breeds
Discontent and Undermines Happi
neee True Christians Accept Their
Life's Experiences Cheerfully, Know
ing the Lord's Messure to Be Just.
New n a v e n,
Conn.. Nov. 2tl
Pastor Russell, of
the Brooklyn and
London Tnberua
c I e s, addressed
large and Inter
ested audiences
here twice today
We report hlsdh
course on Thanks
giving. He said:
Our experiences
In life are to a
considerable ex
tent what we make them. Bible stu
dents should be philosophers every
one of them Why? Because the Wis
dum from almrc U the noblent science and
best instruction As St Paul declares,
it tends to promote the spirit or u
j sound mind and n sound mind is nec
essarily n philosophical one. Murmur-
era and complnlners aro not philoso
phers, but the reverse. A sound mind
tells us to take things as they are. to
make the best of them rather than to
quarrel over them nnd find fault with
Divine providence and mnke ourselves
and everybody else iu our environment
miserable.
True Christian people In every land
and under all conditions hnve found
plenty of cause for thankfulness, even
though they hnve hnd their share, or
more, of life's difficulties. . Nor was this
thankfulness because they had master
ed the Divine philosophy nnd under
stood tho uhy nnd the wherefore of the
present reign of sin and death. They
accepted their portion of life's Joys nud
Borrows by faith, believing that tbelr
portion was measured to them by tho
Lord nnd that full obedience nnd sub
mission, with cheerfulness, wns their
duty.
Excuses Tor Unthsnkfulness.
We art ready to concede that the
world, awakening from the sU'epy sil
1 petitions of the past, can readily
fin( , excuses for d
many excuses tor attuning to oe
thankful, if we mention some of
llieso it will not be by way of endors
ing them, ruther to show the unthank
ful masses that we recognize their
viewpoint but do not agree with It
We would point them to tho better
course of thankfulness nnd proportion
ate happiness. To their complaint
that they have fewer nud smnller
blesslng9 than their more wealthy
neighbors, wo remind them thnt the
poor of this favored laud habitually
waste more than would make very
thankful some of the poor of other
lands.
Wo remind that und4r Divine bless
lug upon tho soil nnd tho Divine bless
ing upon human skill conveniences
u nd comforts have multlp'led about us
't "common people" of our
. "But." snys one, "our
forefathers
were superstltlously thankful, and we
must avoid that They gave thanks
to God for the sunshine and the rain.
We hnve learned that these are provi
sions of nature nnd we thank nobody
for them. Our forefathers thanked
God for escape from feudal slavery,
but wo see thnt they should have re
belled against feudalism and bought
their freedom with their own courago.
"Our forefnthers thanked God, if
they were sick, tbnt they did not die
and go to eternal torture. Wo are com
ing to the rationalistic Idea that they
should have thanked their physician
for recovery from sickness nnd should
not have believed in an everlasting fu
ture of torture, because so far as we
can see thnt teaching Is all humbug.
Intelligent people of the world have
no more knowledge thnn ourselves re
pp4ctlng a future. We agree with
the college professors thnt our race Is
progressing by nn evolutionary law of
nature, and thnt God has nothing to do
with It nnd thnt there Is no future
life for us except In the sense thnt wo.
In the future, will be represented on n
higher plane of living, by our evoluted
children. Yon will perceive, therefore,
why we consider Thnnksglving Day n
piece of medieval RUperstltlon."
Replies to the Unthankful.
Onr reply to I tils reasoning mnRt bo
ulong two lines: first philosophical:
second, analytical:
(li Aro not these Increasingly Inrjre
numbers of pantheistic nnd atheistic
evolutionists uiiphHosnphlcnl? They nd
rult thnt they tin vo blessings far be
yond anything known to their fore
fathers, nnd they admit that their nn
happiness lias Increased In proportion
as these blessings and reasonings re
specting them have been received.
Would not a true philosophy tell tberu
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fPASfOR. KIJ5SE.ll)
mat lr happiness is itieir auu nut! tif
sire, their loss of happiness Is not due
to the Increased blessings, but to l lie
Improper anil unthankful manner in
which tluv have received theme
Would not philosophy alone, apart
from the Bible or religion, 'uve warn
ed them that, even It their theories
were true. It would be unwise to c-tili 1
vate them In their own minds aud in
the minds of others?
(2i Let us now analyze the foregoing
complaints. Who can prove to us that
there i9 no living nnd true God thnt
there is merely a god of nature, a blind
force? Who can explain to us the came foolish" nnd idolaters. "Where-,
power which holds our earth In its or- fore God also gave them up to unclean
bit around tho sun. and which has uess, through the lusts of their own
given us summer and winter, cold and
beat; has given us mountains and val-
leys, bills and plains. In pleasing varie-
ty and loaded with minerals most use-
ful to us and merely waiting our heav-
en-dlrected genius to bring them forth
for the blessing of our race, and to
make of earth tho Paradise of Ood?
What nhllosonhv can nrovo to us
thnt these things have happened by
rhsneo and that we are wronc In ae-
cepting the 8criptural suggestion, "Day
onto day uttereth speech ami night
nnto night showeth knowledge, and
there is no place where their voice Is
not henrd"-proclalmlng nn All-Wise
and beneficent Creator? We know that
tho wisdom nnd beneficence of our
Creator were hidden from our mental
vlew by our superstitious and irrntlon- Ised to intervene to save the unthank
al creeds of the past, but now, as the ful world by tho 4stnlllshtent of the)
itiptrio tlrhf hns snnerscded the tallow MMslnnle Kingdom In power and
candle, so God's Word today Is shin
lng forth to those who have eyes to see
Its beauty.
Let us not boast ourselves as pos
sessed of so much greater courage than
had some In feudal times. lt us note,
on the contrary, that the pntrlotism
which demandtnl and got ho "Magna
Chnrtn" of our liberties wns as noble
and courageous as nny that we hnve earnest should bo the thanksgiving of
today, or more so. Our freedom from cbriHtlnus! But alas! Tlmnksglvlnif
some of the superstitions of the pnit ,ay w,t,, M ins ost ,muu 0f tho re
Is the result of tho spread of educn llR0U8 impolt known to our forefa
tlon, and we must thank neither our- tlier9 Notwithstanding false doc
selves nor our forefathers for this trh)e9 iccuted by man-made creeds,,
widespread educntlon; we must thank ouf forcfathers believed the Bible rec
the Lord for It. It came upon the world ord of 0).Bmn perfection, hla
in spite of the opposition or tue ncu
nnd the Indifference of tho poor. It
came because God's duo tlmo for It
had arrived.
The Scriptures fully assure us that
It is a special mark or evidence
thnt the New Era of Divine blessing,
prophesied In the Scriptures long ago.
Is now at hand. Compare St Peter's
words (Acts III, 19-21) with the words
of the Prophet Daniel. (Daniel xil, l.
Rightly understood and nppreclnted
the very arguments used to oppose God
are grounds for sincere praise and
gratitude nud hope for the future.
A Word to Higher Critics and Evolu-
tionista.
Tho law of sin nud death Is referred
a In Kprtr.ni U'a prnnt. nn nil
thinking people must, that tho tench
Ings of the creeds formulated In tho
Dark Ages, respecting the torture of
the dead, aro nbsurd; nnd more than
this we hold that they nreunscrlptuial;
that they were conjured up under su
perstitious fears, and thnt certain sym
bolical pictures of the Bible were wrest
ed to the support of those misconcep
tions of tho Divine character and Plnu.
But docs the rejection of those nb
surd theories disprove an intelligent
Creator and disprove the Rlblc's dec
laration that He is a God of Love, and
thnt there Is a rational explanation of
Willi IIICIU in a IIIKir.l.i. c '.i.av"M w.
the present reign of sin and death, and
pr
a rational basis for hope for tho res
urrection of tho dend, under tho glori
ous reign of Emmanuel, the Prince of
Life, nud the blessings which Ills
Kingdom will surely bring to every
member of our race?
That the human family Is In a weak
nnd depraved condition, mentally, mor
ally aud physically. Is beyond dis
pute; and evolutionists have not proven
the Bible In error in Its explanation
that present weakness, mental, moral
and physical, U proof of degeneracy
which camo to our race because of
sin. Consanguinity between tbo hu
man and the ape has not been proven,
but If It had been there would be Just
ns much ground for reasoning thnt a
monkey is a degenerate human as for
claiming thnt humanity are evoluted
upeH-
in opposition to (his Irrational theory
wo note thnt mankind In general, even
those of humble birth, have organs of
tho mind which they rarely use. and
which cannot, therefore, bo said (o bo
evoluted by them; and those organs
aro not tho lower but tho higher oues,
tho nobler ones. These qualities of
mind are present but dormnnt, merely
waiting to be quickened Into activity.
This fact favors the Bible view that
mankind are fallen and thnt few are
living up to even tho best of the tin
pnlred organism which they posstss.
Tho evolutionary theory, that wp
should llvo nnd dlo simply for the ad
vnncemeut of future generations, may
provo nn Incentive to Koiiie. but in our
Judgment these will lie few. Of fur
greater Interest Is the Bible's teaching
thnt the present is the nliht time, In
which our friends and neighbors nnd
ourselves, one by one, full asleep In
dentil; nnd that God's Infinite Wisdom
and Power nnd Love have provided n
resurrection of tho dend, boil) of tlic
Just nnd tho nnjust-the Just to glory,
honor nnd evci'lnstlng life, I he unjust
to a glorious condition very different
from the present reign of sin and (Icnlh
under the reign of the Prince of Life,
with glorious opportunities, for a thou
sand years, of uplifting blessedness
Then everlasting life will bo the re
ward to the faithful nnd appreciative.
Discontent the Viper of Anarchy.
We have noted that iinthnnkfulnoss
means discontent, nud (hat discontent
means unli.ippincH nnd misery. Wbi
then can afford to be unthankful, or to
take the road uf unbelief, which sure-
ly lends thereto 'r fci- rum uiuna out
attention lo (he fact that much of tb
degradation of the heat lieu should boj
directly traced to iintlinnkfulneKS. He
declares that the Headship of the AW
mighty over nil creation, nnd His on
limited power, are clearly manifested
!n the things of nature.
He declares that the heathen "ar
without excuse. because they, whea
they knew Cod. glorlliod Him not a
God. neither were thankful, but be
came vain In their Imaginations, ant
their foolish heart wns darkened Pro
tossing themselves to be wise they be-
hearts, to dishonor their own bodies;
between themselves." (Uomnns i ii.)
Uuthankfulness to God wus not paon
Ished directly nor threatened with a
future punishment Acting automat-
lenity It separated the unthankful ones)
from their Creator, and tneir course,
became downward, degenera to. i
The spirit of unthankfulness as o
malady threatens our prer.cn t clvills-
Uon with death. Year by year tn
sentiment is growing, and discontent.
when ruiiy nntcueu out. win oe in
viper of anarchy, for whose virus
there is no human remedy,
We thank G4d that although this
awful anarchy foretold Is near at
band, and 19 beyond huiuau ability to
cope with, yet Divine Love has pronv
great glory, for tho bussing of nil tho
families of the 4arth; for the maklne
straight of nil tho croolu'd paths; tor
the opening of the e.vis of understand
ing, that all may Reo the Truth.
The Thanksgiving of Christians.
St Paul. nddresRlng Christians, says:
"What manner of persons 4iught tee to
be?" Similarly, we might say. now
. .. , , , ,, COndemnntlou, the re-
demptlon accomplished through Jesus
and a restoration to Divine favor thus
ntnde possible. These truths constl
tutetl the foundation for a living faith,
in God nnd led thein to give thanks
for tho harvest of tho year, accounting
thnt if everv good nnd porfevt gift
comog directly or Indirectly from tho
,mn(1 of 0l)ll lt B10j 1 received ac-
c,mi,,Ky nnd acknowledged. :
x0(iuy. however, we have the form
of gojn",,,., without the power. Ik?-
caURe tno preclous faith has been well
n,Kh dlat,.0V,Mi by the Higher Critics)
and F.volutlonlsls, who for the pas
fifty years hnvo b4en laboring con-
rtnntly to this end and with wonder-
Well does God nsk. Who
lul success,
believes tho Divine Record or Mes
sage, and who sees the Arm of Jeho
vnh connected with the world's af
fairs? Anyone having lost faith in tho
Blblo nnd Us God has therefore lit
tlo left except the form of godliness,
without Its power. Nevertheless, hem
nnd there in nil nntlons nnd nil secta
of Christendom are to be found loyal
souls, bewildered by. the present trend
of affairs, nnd crying out to God for
further light, nnd appreciating and giv
ing thanks for every blessing, evea
though they tlo not understand tha
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pWIoPhy of tbelr own experlencs.
The Morning Star Dawn,
St. Peter declares that the sou-burst;
of the New Dispensation of Messiah's)
Kingdom will be preceded by ttm
morning Btar. which will shine Into the
hearts of God's faithful people in the
early dawn, to hernld its approach.
Tho Sun of Righteousness hns not yet
arisen, but ninny of God's people are,
noting the clenr light now shining upon
tho Divine Word, and are rcallxlpfj;
that lt comes from Hlin, and that Ito
Is preparing them, through a better
understanding of ttio Blblo, to appre
ciate tho glorious sunlight of Dlvlna
mercy which will so4n overspread the
world and scatter tho darkness ot
earth's superstition, sin nnd death.
And so, ns wo get tho matter rightly
divided before our minds, we get the.
true understanding, tne special sa
"K"tenuieut needed in our day. and we
e"ltKl rlS,,lly "Me tne Word
1 Mtcr ,hon dl1 our 8 hat -
e cn B(,?- 09 our fn.the dl no
Bee, the teaching of God's Word re
specting the "high cnlllng" nnd "restl-tutlou"-the
spiritual portion of bless
ing for the Church, nnd the human
portion of blessing for the world We
also see something about the times and
seasons vhU h npply to the Church
nnd irJiiVs to the blessing of the world.
We nre not to forget thnt tho Iord
promised that He would guide Ills peo
ple In the way of the Truth and show
them things to come. We tiro to.
"stint!" to show ourselves npproved
stuily the doctrine nnd endenvor ti
luivp our eours( of conduct harmonize
with U-stmli to perform faithfully tha
duties of n loyal soldier of the cross ot
Christ.
These nlone are able to give thanksj
In the highest sense of the term, be
cause they, better than others, appre
ciate the Divine Program nnd can fully
4,nd.irse the words of 4ur text. I urge
nil of this class to be very thankful,
slnirtng unit making melody In tlelr
hearts to the Lord In respect to nil ot
their affairs, nnd wtiiilnc patiently for
the full (leveli.pnient of the Dlvlnn
Program, assured by faltli It wll
pro'e exceedingly, alimxl.intly more
than we could have asked or thought.
I urge the remainder of mankind t'
rultlvnto thankfulness to wliiitevet ex
tent they can see and npnreclnte the
Dlvlm character, nnd to exercise faith
therein. There is n blessing In It, not
only fur the present lifetime, but as n
preparation for the life to come.
