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"Hw'TDAT, rtEr.L'.AHl' 1, 1 !;. , r Public Sale The public sale of the personal property of Geo rye M. Hild will be held :it his huine, five miles west and ofif mile south of Mynard, one-half mile north ;ind ii i;:I'e west of Eight Mi!- Grove cemetery, five miles west and three miles north of Murray, six miles north and six and a half mi'e east of Weeping Water, and seven and a half miles east and three mile south of Louisville, at whi.-h time ho will offer the following property at public auction, on WEDNESDAY, EEHUUAUY 10 Sale will commence at 10:0 sharp. Ten Head of Horses. One ftray mare, smooth wtirht 1.1 on. One bav horse, smooth mooth mouth weight l.;U. One brown horse, 7 years wt-ig-ht l,4'n. o!u. Oik black mare, i years old, with fal. weight 1. One 'rav ma it " vears ol,i. with foal, weight 1 .:. One black mare, 3 years old, weight One black reldincr. ' y-i:s old. weight 1,.V0. One colt, 9 months old. One span of driving: mares, 10 and 11 years old. weight 2.20. Seen Head of Cattle. One milk cow, years old. One cow, 5 years o-d. freh s ion. Two heifers. Two calves, 0 months old. One roan bull, 2 years old. Farming Implements. Two wagons; one low wheel wagon. One new spring wagon. )ne top buggy. One hay rake. One McCormick mower. One 7-foot Milwaukee binder, rood as new. One Monitor Tress Drill, 14 disc new. One "-section harrow. ( )ne harrow cart. One two-row Sterling stalk cutter. One Sterling disc. One John Deere 2-row machine. 1 Two Western Belle listers. ne Badger cultivator. One Moline cultivator. One Tip-Top cultivator. Ore 12-inch Grand-de-Tour grain plow. One lf.-ineh walking" plow. One one-horse corn drill. One garden plow. One "8-foot Sandwich corn elevator, good as new. .One Climax 2-horse power. line 1-hole Sandwich corn sheller. One Famous feed grinder. One Little Monitor feed grinder. One Sharpless cream separator. One pump jack. One 2-horse Foos gasoline engine. Five pulleys and line shaft. One Go-gallon kettle. One sit blacksmith tools. One set of buggy harness. One disc sharpener. One hay rack. One sickle grinder. Three sets of one and a half inch harness. 1 One set of one and one-fourth inch harness. One saddle. Some timothy hay in barn. Three dozen light Brahma chickens. Thirty horse power Maxwell auto mobile, rive-passenger, full equipment. Many other articles too numerous to mention. LUNCH WILL RE SERVED ON THE GROUND AT NOON. TERMS OF SALE: All sums i ! and under, cash in hand; on sunns otr .i(. a credit of 0 to 12 months wiil be given, pur chaser giving note with approved se curity, bearing 8 ier cent interest from date. All property must be settled for before being removed from the premises. GEORGE M. HILD. Owner. WM. DUNX, Auctioneer. T. M. PATTERSON, Clerk. For Sile. D. P. R. Cockerels, 1, $1.50 and $2 each. None better in the country. Satisfaction guaranteed. MRS. WM. TROOP, Murray, Neb. 1-21-tf-wkly L. J. Hall The Union Auctioneer Union, Nebraska All sale matters entrusted to my care will receive prompt and care ful attention. Farm and Stock Sales a Specialty! Rates Reasonable! Address or phone me at Union for open dates. J. UNION. J Ledger. Richard Smith sent another carload f cattle to the Kansas City market Tuesday. Harvey Miller returned on Tuesday "rem Arapahoe, Coio., where he had een to prepare his belongings for shipment to this place. Mrs. James T. Reynolds arrived 'iome Wednesday morning from Coop ;rstown. N. Y., where ; he had been .ailed two weeks ago by the death of ler mother. Mrs. Mollie Garrens purchased the William I'ickering property, in ihe lorth part of town, last week, and she ind her children moved into their new homo Mo.ndav. Pave A. Eaton went on the Moi day evening train to South Omaha to at end to the selling ii a carload of his 'at cattle which he nau sh.pped that afternoon. Mii. Henry Sans arrived yesterday 'rom Stewart, Wyoming, for an ex-1 endel visit with ner parents, Mr. und Mrs. A. J. Anderson, and ether relatives and friends in th:s town ar.d vicinity. Sunt W. True, a fovnc:- citi: en of this vicinity, now resit'-rig near Coleridge, was here this week for a visit with relatives ar.d m.ny friends n the neighborhood whnr; he spent most of his lifetime. B. F. Moore, who some time afo moved from this county to Burn.;, Wyoming, changed cars her? list Sat urday afternoon, going to Nehawka for a visit with relatives and r.icnds at his old home. Mr. Moore looks as f that country agrees with his con stitutional make-up, and he is veil pleased with his location. Those who observed the anlios cf M. H. Shoemaker as he came iov n town Tuesday morning were inclined o think he was very gay for a man of 82 years, as it looked like he was doing a '"Highland fling" on the dewalk. but finally both feet went nto the air and "Uncle Matt" landed on the south side of his pants with enough force to crack the cement side walk. No serious damage, but he .i!i not voluntarily repeat the perform ance. ELM WOOD. Leader-Echo. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Robb of Wyom ing, Neb., visited Elmwood relatives and friends this week. J. F. Hoover shipped a car of hogs 'o the Nebraska City market Monday and another car to the same market Thursday. J. D. Brittell, who about three weeks ago fell and injured his arm and shoulder, is improving slowly, his arm and shouldr being very sore yet. Miss Minnie Kaczmarek came in from York Tuesday night, having finished her course in shorthand anJ typewriting at the business college there. Miss Flora Jess, who has been visit ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. C R. Trenholm. for the past few weeks, departed for her home at Wheatland. Wyoming, Sunday. Steve Gyger finished filling up the ice house last Monday. The product is of fine quality and it is expected that the crop will reach further than last season, when the supply was ex hausted before warm weather ended. Thursday morning broke the record for cold weather since 1912, the ther mometer registering 24 degrees be low zero a short while before sunrise. It is indeed fortunate for us that so little wind accompanies these cold naps of late. Saturday evening Fred Schnormeier and family departed for their new home at Pujo, Louisiana. He has pur chased a tract of land near that place Tnd will engage in farming there. While their friends are sorry to see them move they wish them much suc cess in their new home. Last Friday Frank F. Rosenow of near Murdock killed a large cyote on his farm. He noticed the animal sun ning himself at the straw pile, so he took his gun and succeeded in shoot ing the cyote, which proved to be a big one. He says that there are a good many in that neighborhood and he believes that a round-up would get a good many of them. V NEHAWKA. News. The workmen are putting1 up the fire escape on the auditorium this week. E. A. Kirkpatrick writes he is get ting along nicely at Hot Springs, South Dakota. V. Piitman of Medford, Okla., is here on a visit with relatives, and to help take care of his aged father, whose health is rather precarious. A. A. Mi-Reynolds left Tuesday night for Council Grove, Kansas, for a visit with relatives and friends. He expects to be gone several weeks. Frank Moore, looking hale and hearty, came in Saturday from his home near Burns, Wyoming, for a short business trip. He says crops out there were poor the past season. D. Hermonsen, the Rusian Jew. who has been blacksmithing at the west quarry for the last two years, has bought a shop at Howe, and is moving his family there this week Mr. and Mrs. Sterling, parents of E. E. Hadley, left Tuesday morning for their home in Louisiana. They had been here since last summer, but decided the winter was too col 1 for them. Willie Ost was taken to Omaha Monday morning, taking the early train from Union, and was operated on at 0 o'clock the same morning for appendicitis. He stood the ordeal well, rallying nicely from the opera tion, and at last reports was getting along nicely. Harry Ingwerson, son of R. II. Ingwerson, who made a try for a pony given as a premium for sub scribers to a farm paper, wishes to thank those who helped him out. Hv? did not kin first prize, but he got a sOO cash prize, and by adding $10 to this and paying the express, he will get the same kind of a pony he would have won as first prize. Also a saddle and bridle, and of course he is not feeling a bit downcast over it. LOUISVILLE Courier. The Louisville garage has again changed hands, A. A. Ahlman having this week sold the tools and stock to E. F. Steir.haus of Gordon, Neb. Howard Johnson returned to his work Wednesday evening on the Bur lington, having been called home to attend the funeral of his grand mother. Mrs. Sam Foe of Red Cloud. Neb., is" in town, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Heirn. and other relatives in and around Louisville. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rathbun. Monday, January 2. a girl. Also, on Tuesday, January 2. 1 9 1 -". to Mr. and Mrs. Bert McNealy, a boy. James and Arthur Abraham, of Valley, Neb., and their sister, Mrs. Margaret Renard. of Arlington, Neb.. were here Monday to attend the fun eral of their aunt, Mrs. Rebecca Jackman. George Wood, formerly cashier of the Bank of Commerce in Ixui ville. is now teaching the sixth and seventh grades, and is teaching mathematics in the High school of Beach. X. D., where they reside. Ned and Mart Walker took their aged father to Omaha Monday to place him in St. Joseph's hospital for treatment. The old gentleman has been helpless for months, a sufferer from rheumatism, and it is hoped the change will partially relieve his dis tress. Charles Heim, who went to Silver City, Xew Mexico, for his health last fall, writes home that he is gaining daily. He recently left Silver City, which is in southern Xew Mexico, and he is now located in Albuquerque, in the central part of the state, where he expects to remain until the weather is warm here, when he will return home. The many friends in this vi cinity will be pleased to hear the favorable report. Mrs. Etta Harrison of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Mrs. Ida Eyferth of Duluth, Minn., who were called here by the illness and death of their mother, Mrs. Rebecca Jack man, remained for a short visit with their brother, J. M. Jackman and family. Mrs. Eyferth will visit rela tives in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, before returning home, and Mrs. Harrison will acocmpany a daughter to Cali fornia to spend the balance of the winter. 'r."vv rV'wv wwn v vv EAGLE. Beacon. A. II. Vanlandingham shipped a carload of hogs to the Nebraska City market the first of the week. Samuel Rodaway left Monday even ing for Burlington, Kansas, for a visit with his sister. The lumber yard office, which was badly damaged by fire last week, was repaired this week by Link Pettis and Henry Wetenkamp. Mrs. Charles Renner went tb Wyoming, Xeb., Wednesday for a short visit at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. H. L. Swanson and family. Mrs. A. II. Vanlandingham went to C Davey, Neb., Wednesday to help her ron, Sanders, celebrate his twenty- fifth birthday anniversary. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Judkins was quite sick the first of the week with pneumonia, but we are glad to report at this writing that he is getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Foreman, who resid southeast of town, are rejoic ing over the arrival of a baby boy at their home on Monday, January 25th. The mother and little one are report ed to be getting along nicely. William Sack went to Lincoln Wed nesday to consult doctors in regard to an operation for bone disease which has been troubling one of his limbs for some time. We understand he will undergo an operation for the same the later part of the week. We understand that Miss Minnie Sutherland, grammar room teacher in the Eagle school, has handed in her resignation, to take effect February 1st, and that the will leave for Lin coln at once to take a course at the Nebraska School of Business. We also understand that a Miss Fowler, of Weeping Water, has been hired by the board to take her place. MAN LEY. A A, Andrew Schleifert and Oris Schlei fert took advantage in the price of wheat to deliver their's to the ele vators. The citizens of Manley were alarrr- ed one morning last week by the alarm of fire from the home of Miss Mary Ann Murphy. The saving of the home was due to th"? hook and ladder department, as the bucket brigade hadn't awoke yet. ?.Ianley certainly has some fire protection. Paul Fleming returned to his home last Friday after being called here by the death of his brother's wife, Mrs. Philip Fleming. The Giddings Family Concert com pany is billed for here next month, so watch for the dates. They ne.Vi no introduction, as they were hero last year and the name is enough. Miss Mary Wanamacker is visiting at the home of her sister. Mrs. Jake Lohnes. Coal seems to be the main arti?' ? the farmers are hauling home late'y. Lat Wednesday the mercury stood at 1 below, so why not? For lowest prices and best quality 'phone or call Yates Lumber & Coal Co. Obituary of Mrs. Philip Flemins. Mis. Anna Lena Fleming died at her home, west of Manley, on Satur day, January 23, at the age of twen ty-nine years, two months and tor davs. The funeral services were he'd in the Union church at Manley on Monday, January 25, at 10 o'clock and the remains were taken from there to Weeping Water, where they wer laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery Rev. J. II. Steger of Plattsmouth of ficiated and delivered a most beauti ful sermon in English and German o as to be understood by the entire com munity. The lovely and appropriate singing was rendered by a quartet consisting of Clyde Jenkins and sis ter. Miss Clara, and Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Canron. The death of Mrs. Flem ing was one of the saddest that ha? occurred in this community as it leaves a young husband and six small children, the eldest being only ei,-rht years of age and the youngest a Da')e of fcur weeks, to mourn her loss and be left without a mother's care. The sympathy of the entire community goes to the sorrowing family in their great loss. Anna Lena Reister was born in Saxony, 'Germany, in the year 18Su. She was confirmed in the German Lutheran faith, and afterwards mar ried to Philip Fleming in 1907, com ing to this country shortly after their marriage. he was a Kind ana loving mother and was always found at her home caring for her family, on the old Andrus place, where they have lived for the past few years, the hus band working for Mr. Frank Berg man. Mrs. Fleming had been ill but a few davs and her sickness was not thought to be of a serious nature, but on Saturday, January 23, she passed away while a physician, who had been summoned, was on his way to the home. Besides the family in this county, she leaves three brothers and two sisters in Germany to mourn her loss. The pall-bearers were: John and Ed Fleischman, Jake Hennings, James Breckenridge, D. D. Brarin and Adolph Steinkamp. The people of Manley. and vicinity showed them selves in a kind and charitable man ner toward the husband and family in their bereavement. POULTRY WANTED! W. E. Keeney will pay 13c per pound for hens. Carload wanted at Burlington freight depot, Platts mouth, Neb., Monday, February 8th, one day only. l-25-3td-2tw fill JEW Diamonds of the First Wafer, Polished by the Divine Hand. Fhe World of Mankind the Mine. Rough Diamonds In the Miry Clay. Washed In Dlood Most Precious Cut on the Wheel of Discipline Polished by a Famous Lapidariat Reflecting and Refracting Light of the Divine Character Set In a Royal Diadem. Toronto. OnL, Jan. ol. Pastor Russell is here to day. We report bis diseours-e on the test, "Tliey b tin 1 1 be Mine' saitb the Lord of Hosts, in that Day when I make up .My jewels." (Mala- cbi 3:17.) He S'aid iu part: Our text points to the close of the iJospel Ajre. and not only tells us that the Lord wiil uot yatber His Jewels sooner, but also implies tbat the only ;-las to be gathered at th:it time will be the jewel class He conies to make i I Ilis jewels. We nave bere a con tradiction of the ordinary thoughts ou ttiN subject tbat lie bus been gath- irin His jewels all along for the past sis thousand years, evidently an er roneous thougut, since lie nas ap pointed a Day, In the end of the Age. In which He will gather, or make up. His jewels; and tbat everybody who Is respectable half-way decent. Is to be gathered to the Lord and share ia His Kingdom. Our text distinctly poiuts out that only a very exceptional class will be sought for aud gathered. The class la-re described as Jewels Is rctitrasted In the context with other rlasf.es "the proud. who have much of the success of the present time; and "the workers of wickedness." who tempt God and are not careful to please aud serve Him. Such evidently are the majority of mankind. The jewel class is described ns "they that feared Jehovah" that reverenced Him "and that thought upon His Word." "We Are His Workmanship. But. we inquire, where are jewels usually found' The answer Is that they may be found In very unexpected pl.n-es. For instance, the diamonds of South Africa are sometimes mingled with the ordinary gravel, and some times imbedded in bluish black clay. They all require to be searched after, und to be washed from the mire, be fore being prepared to refract the light So some of these jewels that the Lord is now seeking out from the world are found in the ordinary walks of life. and some came from deep down In the mire of sin. In the world of mankind tlie Lord does not exiect to find the jewels in perfect order shaped, cut. polished and ready for the setting in glory. On the coutrary, by one class of Ills servants He lifts them out of the mire of sin and the horrible pit. cleanses them through the merit of nis own precious blood and through His Word; and then through other servants and providences He polishes them with Divine skill, that they may reflect and refract the light of the glory of God the Divine character Justice. I Wisdom. Love. As the diamond in its rough state. uncut, unpolished, would have no more value than a common stone for ordi nary Dumoses. so those whom the Lord Is selecting aud preparing as nis jewels are to derive their ultimate value from the cutting, shaping, pol ishing, of their characters under Di vine providence. As it Is written, "We are His workmanship." We cannot suppose the illustration to be perfect in every particular; yet we may readi ly see that while Divine Grace is to he credited with the entire outcome tbe beauty of the finished Jewel nev- ertheless Divine Grace operates ac cording lo principles and conditions. under Divine taw. As the experi enced diamond miners reject the soft clay and various of the hard 6tones. In seeking for those of the desirable kind, so the great Jewel-Gatherer op erates according to a principle In seek ing for His jewels. "As Many as the Lord Shall Call." The hardness of the diamond may be used to represent character, and we are to remember that character belongs to the individual. Each must have his own character, and only in pro- portiou as each has it can be hope to I? accepted as n Jewel; for those with- out It will not endure the tests. As the diamond-seeker Iay3 hold upon everything in his path that gives evi- dence of having the diamond quality, so Divine Grace. oierating in the dia- ujond field of the world Christendom lavs hold upou all who have any- thing resembling character. The soft, the pliable, the nntrystallized. are not being sought now, and coming in con- tact with Divine Grace are passed by. fng the Jewels has already been In Only such as give evidence of chnrac- progress for more than eighteen cen ter are thought worthy of even wash- turies; and the Scriptures Indicate that ing aud testing. Epbesiaus 5:20. I The hard crystallization of the dla- niond corresponds to willingness to- ward righteousness in the individual; and unless there le such willingness toward God and righteousness there is none of the jewel quality wbicb the Lord is now aeekiug. Those whose I pare the world for the coming bless wills are formed, crystallized, set, de- ing of Messiah's Klnsdom. Hence if termlned for righteousness, are tboaa whom the Lord seeks. But the great Jewel Seeker accepts some in whom the crystallizing process Is Incomplete, and helps their Infirmities, developing In thefu by His providences the qual ity of firiane3 for righteousness, at the same time polishing them. But even when the rough diamond has been found. It would be of no" val ue except as It could be cut; Indeed. It would be of less value then other Hones for many purposes. So It 19 with those whom Divine Grace finds in the mire of sin. having nevertheless will or character deIring rignteous cess. truth, goodness, justice the great Lapidarist must really give them all their value by nis skill in shaping, cuffing and polishing them. VeC on the other hand. Ha could not cut. shape or polish that which had not the es sential quality, or character, or will for righteousness. Those who are In the hands of the great Lapidarist and undergoing His polishing process, must Erst have pass ed through the preTlous experience of having been found of the Lord Jesus, must have been washed, and must have been accepted as having wills desirous of harmony with the Divine mind. Therefore they may f.ike pleas ure in all the trying experiences and diflicultles through which our Ixml Je feus causes them to pass as various parts of the process necessary to their completion as Jehovah's Jewels, to le made up by the close of the Gospel Age and to be set In the gold of the Divine nature, to reflect the beauties of the Divine character. It is in harmony with this thonght that the Apostle encourages ns to re joice in tribulation, knowing that It Is working out for us patience, experi ence, hope, brotherly kindness and love the facets essential to the Jewel In the eyes of Him who Is shortly to gather His jewels. The Apostle again speaks of even the most trying experi ences of the Christian life as "light af Mictions." and of the present life as but "a moment." saying, "Our light af fliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." The Wheel of Discipline. The earthly lapidarist takes firm hold upon the Jewel which he has al ready tested and proved to have the requisite Jewel quality; and, encasing it in a suitable Instrument, he presses it against a lap-wheel, with just the required amount of pressure to effect the necessary shaping and polishing. The process requires great skill; btuce only skilled workmen are employed in this department. So with the Lord's Jewels, their value depends much on proper cutting; and this is entrusted only to the skilled hands of our Lord Jesus, of whom we are assured that He Himself passed through similar experiences of test ings at the Father's hands. He knows Just what we need to perfect us. that we shall be pleasing and acceptable to the Father, to reflect and refract the light of nis glory when it shall fall upon us in. our finished state. A part of our lesson is to have faith In this great Master-Workman, whom the Father has appointed to shape and polish us. We may require much more trimming on some sides of our char acter than on others; and often the dis position Is to draw back, to be not fully submissive, to fear that the Lord has abandoned us to trial. But Infinite Wisdom assures us that this is not so, and that to draw back would leave us "unfit for the Eingdom." The world has seen the wheel f discipline which has' been cutting the Lord's jewels for centuries, but it has uot understood the necessity and the Talue of the process. It may have even caught an occasional glimpse of the Jewels, but not to any advantage- not so as to be able to know the rea merit of their characters or the value of the cutting and polishing; for even the already finished facets are smeared with the cement and elime from the crludwheel. But the great, loving Lapidarist knows and has explained it all to the jewels; and they know in part now, and by faith are trusting all the remainder. The Lord knows Just how much pressure to apply just now mucn friction Is necessary and will not cause tribulation which He cannot and will not overrule for our good. Debug thus assured that nil things are work- Ing together for good to them that love God. Ills living jewels can rejoice in tribulation, knowing that It Is working out in them "the peaceable fruits of righteousness" meekness, patience. gentleness, brotherly kindness and love: that such experiences are essen tial and that without these they could never be amongst the gathered Jewels. "The Time Is at Hand." We are not to suppose that those who are now pressed against the wheel of tribulation are thereby made miser able. On the contrary, they realize a joy and peace which the world can neither give nor take away. And when we remember that their severe expe- rjpnees and pollshlngs are "but for a moment," as compared with the longer discipline of those who will be dealt with during the Millennium; and that in proportion to their trials they are granted more grace and will receive a reward exceedingly abundant, more than they could ask or think then we can see that these jewels now being prepared by the Lord are highly favor- ed above all men. The process of seeking and polish- now the end of the Age Is upon us the time for gathering these Jewels and setting them in the glory of the Divine nnture. The signs of the times clearly Indicate that the great Time of Trouble with which the Gospel Agi is to end is even nt the door, to pre- we are to be iopngst the acceptable Jewels we bare tired to glre cUUgeuie and to co-operate with tfc great Matter-Workman, that tte stuplLg and poilsblng of our hearts, our wills, ilij be perfected QuicfcJy. and that we onj be ready to share a glorious part t. n He comes to make up His Jewels. Through the Prophet the Lord indi cates that as soon as Hi jewels snail have been gathered, there wi l be a general Chans in His deallLs with the world- Our context shows how it is at the present time, while the ishlng of the Jewels progresses. I re qbently the unfaithful and the world ly seem to bare the advantage; tut after this polishing of the Jfwela is complete", and they bate teen M-t in the crowu of rejoicing at the fud of this Ago, "Tbeo shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that aerreth GikI and him that eerretb Him not." .Vow, while evil predominates, wblie the Prince of this world reigns, and while "they that tempt God are evm delivemL" It would be difficult by out ward evidences to Judgt who are tte Lord's favored ones. Indeed, Lis liv ing Jewels seem tr be less favored iJ to have moTe afiJIcilous, triaJs, perse cutions and difficulties thau ctbtrs. Consequently amongst them are not found many great or rich or wise, but chiefly "the por vt this world, rich iu faith." Cnt when these stall t glorified with their ixrd Id the King dom, then there will be a general change. -Xo longer will the wtckcil aud those who tempt God be found ia power, influence and prosperity, and the meek, the godly, euffer persecution and tribulation. On the contrary, of the time when Christ" Millennial Kingdom shall be Inaugurated it Is de clared prophetically. "In His Day the righteous fchall flourish." "evil-doers shall be cot off," and Satan shall bt bound. Tsalin T2:7D; Fellowship of the Brethren. Our context gives another saggrstlon respecting the disposition of thla Jew el class during the time of their ! ishing. We read. "They that feared reverem edj the Lord spake often oae to another; and the Ixjrd hearkened and beard." What could be more nat ural than a desire for rouiDiunlun with all who are of "like precious faltL." all who are similarly Mdergolng pol ishing at the bands of the great Lapi darist, all who are of the same dispo sition as respect God and righteous ness? Onr Lord (oluts out that love of the brethren will I a marked qual ity In all the jewel class; and the tend ency of "the brethren" Is to meet fre quently, either in person or through the printed page, and to scak to each other. Malacbl 3:1C The Apostle Paul distinctly calls to our attention the necessity for this class to meet together. He exhorts. "Forget not the assembling of your selves together, and so much the more as ye see the Day drawing olgh" the Day of gathering of the jewels. It is to this same end that our Lord has made some of 1 1 in promies to His people' collectively, say ins. "Where two or three f yon are met Iu My name, there am J In the midst." When we read that these faithful ones "spake together." we naturally inquire respecting the - subject upou which tbey. commutikate.. '.It is ovt stated here, but is dearly pointed out elsewliere in the Word of God. The Apostle calls attention to the fact that such "mind Heavenly things," and con trasts them with -those who"mliid earthly things." - Their couveraatiun. therefore, will not be respecting earth ly pleasures, food and raiment, the ambitions of the natural mind, the pride of life, etc, but. will be respect ing the things which are uppermost In their hearts; they are seeking flrst the Kingdom of Cod and His righteous ness," and in earthly matters are "con tent with such things as they hare." "The Lord Hearkened and Heard.' Another thought in this connection, which we should uot overlook. Is thnt brought to our attention in the word. "And the Lord hearkened and beard." As the sons or God meet to talk over the Divine Plan, the Divine WTadotu. justice and Love, to help one'auother and to encourage one another with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs and the exceeding great and precious promts, how much they would be blessed if only they could always have In mem ory this statement 1 Whenever the peo ple of God are speaking together, II? listens to their conversation, to note who speak forth those words that are loving. . gentle, pure. true. as. distin guished from those who are carelesi of the truth, or whose words are vain or frivolous, or worse than this, sUn derous, eunaitous and selfish. Let all the sons of God remember the importance of honesty, "truth In the inward parts." when they come lo gether to study the Divine Word and to help one another. "Let nothing be done through strife and vain glory": but let each esteem the other greater than himself in salntllness (teekinx to see in each other, as far as possible. the good, the noble, the true, and t watch his own heart and to know of bis own blemishes. Thus let person I humility and love of the brethren keep pace with our growth In knowledge f Divine things; otherwise let us te a sured that we are in the sifting nud separating time; and that all who have not this Spirit of humility, patience. gentleness, brotherly kindness, lore, will surely be separated. Such will not be amongst those gath ered as jewels; for those whom the Lord will gather will be pure, stain less. Tbey are to be faultless lu love before the Father; and perfect love casts out not only fear, but also self- Ishness. animosity, evil surmises and erll speaking, self-love and nrlde. Beautiful Indeed will be the Lord Jewels, polished after the likeness of the great Jewel, oor Lord Jesus Christ-