The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, October 04, 1915, Page PAGE 5, Image 5
:oxiay. ocTODi i, ibi: rLATTRMOUTII SEMI-WTJOvLY journal. tace s. ha jts nun m&s 4 $ y Hi f'A -3- Copj-ritfht. 1P14. by CK.--.PTER IX. The O-her Girl. Ti!i: pirl's voiee stirred the Lo ! .;;..;ed ouih into aelinit again a.ni he followed her uieehac i' al'y. often stiunl lui? a-aiiift the iue.-. siii anu isiidiii:. till at la-t I is uide. piteliin' down u sharp ul"; . e:t:ui. direei y iijmu a Mire fence. ;i :y It-.'" she ea!ii-d. "LI ere is a ft n ( . and he eahin ho'.thl he near, aithouii I see :io .'iudit. Hello: Tony:" .No vo.ee replied, and. keeping AVay land's hand. s!ie felt her way along the t'enve til! it revealed a fate: then td;e turned toward the roariag of the M ream, w hi. h pfi-w l.mder :is they ai-V:iL.-(d. "The ea!i;: is near the falis. that ii.n b I know." she assured him. Then a monieiit later .she joyl'ullj- cried out. "Here it is:" )!;t of the darkness a blaelier. Fharr--r shadow roe. Acaiu she called, hut iio on" answered. "Tlie "ranger is it war." slo eXelaimed. in a v..iee of ic dignr.r.t alarm. I.eauinu liim toward the middle of the loom. Rerrie said: "Stand here till I strike a I ilt lit-"" . s h-r match famed up Xoreross fotthd himself in a rough walled cabin, in wl ifh stood a sujimre cook stove, a rm'o table littered with dishes, and thre stools nnde of slalis. It was nli ery rude, but it had all the value of a pahi'-o nt the moment. The gift's quick eye saw inur-h else. Fie lo'-rted an oil lamp. Home pine wo. : and a corner cupboard. In n few in ;;ie: 's the lamp was lit. the stove 7"f.i'-' 1 with fuel and she wts stripping V,'.!vl.-'i!(!'s wet coat from his hack. c!:"eiily discoursing as she did so. "Here's one 'f Tony's old jackets, put thr-t 'ti while I see if I can't find some dry i ). -ki.UL's for you. Sit right down h'-e by the siove: put y.j.ir feet in the oven. I'i! have a f.re in a jiffy. There, that's right. Now I'll start, the coCf.-e I-"t." S!:eso.n found the coffee, but it was ut;''r. v:.d. "Wc-'id'T w h'-re he l.e t's l.l-i fvtfTee Etid." She rummaged :lo;:t fT a few minutes, th 'ii gave u; th" sariii. "Wfi:. in matter, lores t!:e eofi'ee. aod hole's a hammer. One of the laws , f ti!t trail is t-iis: If you o:.:ft do a thing one w;y. do it an other J depend on this c ee to bract; you up." she s;.i 1. After h-.!izi:;g a blanket over the b:-'!-.e:i window, she set out. some cold i. :: :!'! a h.-lf do::en baking powder Lii-.i'.ts. v. hi !i she lourni in the cnp !;.: i. ; :.d .- soon as the -oQie was ri . . -be p-e;:, j it for him. bat she -.v. i...; h;-.j) leave tie (ire. She liroitcl t Lis si:pr-r to liim and sat be & him while he ate Mid (Iran!:. 'i'iio hot. strong foilee revived him jn y-k-abr and brought b:uk n little of 1 is -o,ji:.ge. and. l:r s;;id. "I'm as:a:nsd to stif-i; wcaUimg. !-' v.-. hush," she comma DdrM. "It's Tiot your fault that you are weak. Now. while I am eating my supprr you slip off Lt:r w't cloihes and cre p into Tony's hunk, and I'll fill out? of these fdrnp cans with hot water to put r.t our feet.'' It was of jo use for him to protest .train: t her further care, tslie insisted, and while she ate he meekly carried out her instructions, and (rum Ihe de li' ious warmth and security of his bed watched hvr iu.ving about the stove till the shadows of tlie rn"tn became one with the dusky figures of Ins sieep. A mom'uit later, as it seamed, son.e "hi;:g frdling woke liim with a start, and. looking up. he found the sun shin ing and Rerrie confronting him with an .iiTii.uS face. "D d 1 waken you?" she asked. "I'm awfully sorry. I'm trying to be extra quiet. I dropped a pan. How do you fed this morning?" He pondered this question a moment. "Is it tomorrow or the nest week?" She laughed happily. "It's only the next day." He laid his hands together and then felt of his pulse. "I den't ,eem to have a temperature. I just feel lazy. Jimp and xzy. but I'm ;;oing to pet up. if you'll just leave th room for a moment" 'Don't try it row. Wait till you have had your breakfast. You'll feel stronger then. ' At this point came again the disturb ing realization that this night of strug gle and the ministrations of his brave tompanion had involved tim deeper In a me.-h from which honorable escape was almost impossible. The ranger's cabin, so far from being an end of their compronii-dug intimacy, Lad add ed and wss still adding to the weight of evidence tgainst the-n both. Tbf presence of tne ranger tr the super TLor Uimtif could iiot uc w bave Bereu 1:1 Vfl -r i Ml BEAE TOOTH RAhTGE BrliAHLLN GARLAKD Hamlin GarLand x iiiim tne gossips. She brought his breakfast to him and sat beside him while he ate. chatting the whlie of their good for tune. "It is glorious out-iue, and I am sure daddy will get across today, and Tony is certain to turn up before noon. He probably went down to Coal City to get his mail." "I must get up at once." he said, in a panic of fear and shame. "The su pervisor must not lind me laid m on my. back. IMcitse leave ue alone tor a moment." She went out. closing the eloor behind her. and as he crawled from Ids bed every muscle in his body r-ecmod to cry out against being moved. Never tlieless he persisted and at last stic-ce-.ded in putting on bis clothes, even bit. shoes, though he found tying the laces the hardest task of all. and lie wa-s at the wash basin bathing his f.ut and 'hands when Rerrie hurriedly re eiiftered. "Some tourists are coming." Hhe announced in an excited tone. "A l)rry of five or six people, a woman amoTi'g them, is ju-t coining 'ov, n i iu s?aii;. Now. who do ou s::rpse it car: be? It would be just our in u if it should turn out to be some one from the mill." lit divined at once th reason for b i dismay. The islt of a woman at this moment would not merely embarras? thtm b"th. it would torture Rerrie "What is to be elone?" he asked, roused to alertness. "Nothing: all we can do is to stand pat and act as if we belonged here." "Very well." he replied, moving tiHT ly toward the door. "Here's where 1 can be of some service. I am an ex ctllcnt white liar." The beat of hoofs upon the bridge drew his attciitku to the cavalcade, which the keen eyes of tl,2 girl haii detected as it came over the ridge to the e::Kt. The party consisted of two mei. ! tv.-.w.r:;.:; : ; ! - tiov.-.e, ci:;::.ie!-;y o.....i'. - il :; u,e t;.:i:. One of ihe women, r-purr.ng hc. horse to the front, rode serenely up tc where Vay!::nd st-:od .and eaiied out "G"o.l morning: Are jt-ti the ranger?" "No; I'm only the gttatd. The rangtu has gone d wn the trail." He perceived at once that the speak er was an alien like himself, for sht wore tan colored ri ling boot, a di vided skirt of expensive cio'th and a jaunty, wide rimmed sombrero. Sht looked indeed precisely like the hero ine of the prevalent western drama Her sleeves, rolled to the elbow, dis tiosed shapely brown arms, and !-r neck, bare to her Imimuii. was equally sun sniit. but she was so tound cheek ed. so childishly charming, that the mo-t critical obst : ver could lind no fault with her makeup. One of tiie men rode up. "Hello. Norcress. What are jnu doing t.ver here ?" The youth suii'ed morning. Mr. Reld ui. apprenticeship. I'm now." "The mischief you blatidiy. "e;.i!d I'm serving my in the service re exclaimed the o(h-r. "Wi. ore's Tony?" "(lo;, e for his mail. He'll return soon Whrt are you doing uirr here, may I a-k ':" "I'm here its guide to Mr. Moore. Mr. Mooif. this is Xoreross. one o( .Mcl'atiane's men. Mr. Moore is con nected with the tie camp operations ot tlie railway." Moore was a tall, thin man with a gray beard and keen blue eyes "Where's Mcl'ailane? We were tt meet him here. Didn't he come ovei with you?" "We spirted together, but the horses get away, and he was obliged to ga bach after them. He also is likely tc turn up sotm." "1 am frightfully hungry." interrupt ed the girl. "Can't you hand me out a hunk of bread ami' meat? We've been riding l iticc daylight-"' Kerrie suddenly appeared at the door "Sure thing." she cubed ouL "Slido Juwn and cone in." Moore removed his hat and bowed "J-ooil morning. Miss Mcl'arhme. J didn't know you were here. You know ry d:- '-liter Siona?" Rerrie nodded coldly. "I've met her." H. indicated the other woman. "And ':7 Rei-ieii. of course, you know." I rz. Rcldeu. the fourth member o! t : ty. a middle aged, rather llabbv ; ..-j-'. just being eased down from . v !'erse. turned on Rerrie with a bat- -f '.meat ions. "God !rd'. Rer 1 '' "gi laoe. what i e you doing tei . . -cruakeu hole? Where's youi A iil where is Tony? If Clid w;j vu'j was over here he'd . . .ie lOO." --zrzil itliiutd her self rjossea&iyn. m! I .oi: we'll straighten things out." Apparently Mrs. i.e dou aid not Know mat tiiii antl lierne miu qunr - reied. 1'ir plie treated i In- girl with ma j term:! f :i miiki rity . She was a good na-j turcd. well intent ii 'iivJ old sloven, but j a iun.-t renowned tattler, and the girl' feared her mole then slit? feared ant- other W(i;:uii in the valk-y. She had' always avoided li-r. lmt sin- shawcj Uoll.ii;;' of this dislike at the moment. Wayiaiid drew tlie uv.v.iivv woman's mtei.liuLi l y sa;. ini:. "It's j'.:iiii t';at yon. liUo m se:f. do not leii!:. lo thee pan-;. Miss Mi,i:" "What n::.l:es yon thud; so'" slie lri irlit! v queried. "Y.ur t.-ostr.iiie is too appropriate. n.ivel.'t you notieed that tho women who live ei;t h.-te earei'ullv avoid con- venuiit atid :;rtitx- dress? Now. v:)tir on: lit is preelsely wear and !on't." Tliis .unn.-i'd tier all sav tliev have what thev should 1 know. Ir.:t't!i wear out tlielr i,, X " kXSX li Mi '' I (' H 1 ctkivk I vr "If you cn't do a thirrj one way, do i r -.other." Sut.day go to meeting cl I can "tig out pi'-'ptr.' thes, I'm . t a - i oil ! lil;e Lay Tig.' " At the laoment he was bent on draw "Come in and got some coucc", and! to M' ' L J-. ! s h i r i l ing the girls atte: t! ui fri.in ilr.iv.if, but as she went, on he came to like i i her. She said: "N . I il.'ti't belong here. ! but 1 c :ue out every y( ar during vaca- I tion :h my father. I love tlu cmn ; try. It's so big and wide and wild.! I'atlu-r has bunt :i little bungalow j down at the lov.-vr mill, and we enjoy j every day of our stay." "You re a Smith girl." he abruptly j asserted. sj "What makes you t! ink so?" "Oh. there's something a hot Smith girls that gives ou do .1 . "Gives r.s :iv a; ? I like iL .ti' "My p!:ra-e was utii'-.rtunate. Smith girls." p,. k.:-:! n.-d to sav t 'Oil .. i.i;t. :.t- .ti- t'ii . . li'ienuiiest term" t.uaing ! i.;u..uu actpuaintaticcs a tact which h'"h pur - rdetl and hurt Rerca. Their laughter angered her. and whetievt-r she gian-.-P---.. warning, one t i tne ne ed at them and dote ;. i Siona l.-!.ing J 'hc els cam- e.-ff and roll, d over to the into Wayiand'a tace with co.piettSli 1 1 .ar:i of Sam G. Smith before it .-lor- simpe he w : s embittered. Sh ore came in and was inter- glad when rUi'Ted the dial. Not cross di l not relax, though a sogers of ero.-s ex CO I -idered the i ::i inatmn almost entirely 1 tl. In th: he was mi-taken, for no so.ua r wa the keen edge of Mrs. Rclden's hunger dulled than her eurio-ity sharpened. "AVliere tiil yoti say the sapervio was?" she repeated "The horses gut away, and he had to; go back niter taem. ag.im response. i Rerrie. who found the scrutiny of the other gill deeply disconcerting. "When do you expect him l a k?" "Any minute now." she replied, and; in this slie was not deceiving their., a! -i though she did not intend to v.dunteei j any information whi-h might eml.ar rass either WaylamV or herseif. Notcrt.ss tried to create a diversion "Isn't this a charming valley?" Siona took up the cue. "Isn't it' It's romantic enough to be th" back drop in a Rret Ilarte play. I love it!" Moore turned to Waylund. "1 know a Norcross. a Michigan lumberman. vice president t.f the association. Is, he by any chance a relative?" "Only a father." retorted Wayland. with a smile. "Rut don't hold me re sponsible for anything he has done. YA't seldom a;ree." Moore's mt:nncr cha.iiged abruptly "Indeed: And what is the son of W W. Norcross doing t.ut here in tlie f or-j est service?" i The change in her father's tone was the alleyway north cf Main street for not lost upon Siona. w ho ceased hot two blocks has been finished and pre- bnnter and studied the young man with) scats a fine eppearanee, with che new deeper interest, w hile Mrs. Reldtm. de-1 rc-ncfete paving and is an addition to tecting some restraint in Renie's toi.j, seetior! of the ri7 cf which we renewed her ouestioniug. "Where did ,o r - " mav weil feci tejita prnr::. you camp hist night: " iiikin iiei , I tion t see htw the horses got away. There's a pasture here, for we rode right through it." Rerrie was .-.ware that e o-h moment I of de-lay in explaining the situation lookeil like e simi and deepened the:, , , ,. ' . bad bronchi signuiciinee -t cV; ..ft,. cou.d not bung hei-elf to Lie: t.ihii.rciv lccoaiitiii - f i- i. pi ' i 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 e i .oo.,nun u, uer iireuiea r.ieui. ami yet she task of timo during the last two davs. Eeldeu e::rae to her rel'ef. "We'd. ! well, we'll have to l.-s meving on We're zoipg Ji'l camrj the mouth, of the w-t f-r!;. l.o sai.i :is tie vr "TeU T.::y and Hie s.i-e:vN, r tlKir w, - vnnt to !;:,.. out th:-.T tim'-.or :;t tho t-ar i Pest Pinna, who wcs now distinctly oo qu--tting with Wayianl. lu-l.l nut la-i hand. "I bnjic j-ou'il find time t. come up and see us. 1 know we h:i vi M-p mur.ial friends if w li: ti!tl. to get at them, His ansv, cr w innrii rfus I'm ".' n:n ,-i soldi Stiff r. I am that I mi di:ty. liot at a':'. II!'l'lie!lt's n possibly !i::ve loa vr b''.t 1 wiil e;;Ii if I do SO." They started off at UiT with. hit hnv d in detail jiti.vthii of thv ir.t iiii rH::tio:!s!ii ' stioervisor daouhter atid voim N'f i rrss had heeii thrown, and Mrs. den was stiH sn not -h in the u--U t!i;tt s!it cap "i i sen 1 word here. He"! to !'. rrie: "J m g .itig to to Cliff that you are over be erazv to come the ui'.u r.ie :e tlllds .k eul. "I'ott't d) tliat:" prot-vsted ''ay!.'Tid . turned to R rri woa'd be ph-asant." lie said s: Rut sV.e 'id t: t rt-tum his : P.errie. "Tha illinglv. s :e.!le. Ol: I tiie colitrai'v. she remained 1 cry grave J "I wish that old talebearer hrd kept j j away. She's going to make t rouble for us all. And that fdr!. i-t.'t she a; I spectacle: I never could bear her." I "Wl-.y. wliat's wrong w::h her? Sh" ; s;.e;;:s a vt-rv rice, spright' v person." ! "Slug's a regular plrv a. t-ir. 1 don't i like ii'adeup tieop'e. Wisy does she go aroiuid with her sleeves r-.'lc l uo thatj j way a:i 1 and her dress open i throat?" j "Oh. those :re the affe tlie moment. She warts to I an 1 boisterous. That's th i all the girls just now ! harmless piece of foo'.ishne-.." j She could not tell hint how deeplv she res.-'ited his ready rone of enmnr.-' : del ie with the other girl, btit she wa ' secretly suffering. It !::trt her to thin' j that he c.cild forget his :,,; and b: ! so free and easy wi:h a stranger at a j moment's noti -e. Tiider tt-e i-ifu-'-nee I of that girl'.-A s: ; quite forgotten u:e tie Ids ,.h u to h: I '"ti ! hi- - w hc'Tfu1 s in ight :" ci: injus i- i-c's -;,ius i U vras woitlerfu! j tice. He had I ecu k.-c only of his b..'i!y ids. 1 t i: trne. no' s. but :-rne U-.lci ij'les. girl roi" wa- and he had kept a !;: that he might r.-v. tioi :i:g en t';,- part oi J t was hi - oi: :y w ay Nov- that the cpSis w e-;;,. n::i"h o' a v ve fa e in a !:. i i' u of be. g h is j ,1 l! re k as eve (To T.e Cnntir.tjed.) rnmn nn muz Tk'-T YQT-iY t-r I itbLl I .Ki I LiJllH I : an nutoinobilc Yipc stre-t that t Lertt ' i . c r iffUi ! i on of the west fork. iu a. way was very fortunate for tl.: t-.-t upar.ts cf ihe car. I'.vi'ht I'rop.-t like; v.t. cr'.virsr an i.uto ti.at his fathc 'had i'-!. !:;;: ha--e:i Raiur.hiv. :'..i si- , - ... i re was rest-nsr v me n street. . , ... ; r.e was rui-armc mow.v r.rd tal;:"0: to. ! "r Iart'es on lhe 1 U"'V5-- 'vhen- j ; y0. fli;-ht. and hi t-ecn rroln.'r at a Ir.ch the uutomold'e ite o speed ve: v serious actuaetit wo :IJ cr rtair.ly i have occuri ed. ard ;s it s the dam I age v. iii be slight and the owner- of the ! car wi'I havo the vhee! rat on so thai i it will Flay in the future, am) fee!.; j that it was rac.si fortunate that the :ir : c i-.it ut ea-furrt't! when it did ami die! ! - ct kronen to the ca- when out travel- ;n T at a jroco r te cr speed. T'.e auto x sccomi-naniieo macnir.e t.ni ra-ai 1 1 ecu used a pre-at tieal bef o e bein;r ', purthtised by Ir. Propst. ... P.v mi -v iff fiA U? j AVii Allt? HA5 i-ro 'i 'ii Friday's I t. i he natter ol pav i.;; .ii ; i lie uiie en ' 1 M south side of Main street seems ' he IEn? allowed to lag, vnen it is the time to jiush the matter, as the ciiizens hare cxp'-essed themselves hi favor of the matter and tlie conditions are somethink awful in that section of the city, with mud holes a:id srnail pond:; of water stand in;? in the alley way, and it behooves tiie city to pet ;n:i have the work started, as I e commends Chcmberlain's Cough Remedy. "Tist u-ltitcr T user! a bottle ef , ril:irT.,r,,.I;l-c. rn,ltru r?mod,r -Tr,- a mrrY, T -ru lit i.nn. ' ftci:i1 effects immediately and before I i "UM "J"1 ' . T , V , (Lord is causing the w in-Is ( r ad vetsity nail finished the bottle I was cured.' ., ... , - . . . .... I to blow tijMin H is Isurci. in o-oer t aai I never tire of recommending' this remedy to my friends," writes Mrs. William Bright, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Ob- tamable everj-where. - j -it fifiPi r.VnnHrili i ii; j 1 , ;Y j i-t ;il;v I'I IVl I'll iy f fi Ul 0. lis Spotless R0b3 cf Christ's Rij-tiiEoysness Their WsSding Ro!3. T"h Church a Virgin, Espoused to the King's Con Called From Her Father Adsm's House How the Called Ones Are IV'ade Fit For the Erldegrocm. Isaac 2nd Rebecca Types Gcd Seeks Only a Choice Few For the Bricie of His Son Some Called, but Miss Their Calling How Spots Are Removed From tr-.2 Briclal Robe The Testing Day Now Upon Us "They Shall Wlk With We" "They Are Worthy." New York. N. Y.. Oct. . Raster Kussell deli ereil a forceful and help ful discourse in tlie New York "iiy Temple. W. ('.d St.. near Rroad way. today. II is text was. "Heark en. O daughter., and consider, and incline thine car. I-'orget also thine own people and thy 7 lv father's Utilise: so shall the King . j. reaei;,- desire thy beauty: for He is (tny Lord, and worship thou liim." iil'salm 4.":lo. 11.) He said in part: Neier was there greater need for the I Lord's people to rememlier the words I of this text than at the present time. We recognize these words of the l'saim- , jt David as prtp!ietie. referring to the ; Church of Christ. The Church has 'been eaiied out during the Gospel Age ' to be Christ's Rride. The Prophet here ; pictures the Call of this class, the j terms of the Call, and the Rrnle s prep aration lor tier marriage to tlie Kings I Son. The exhortation is that those j w ho lan e thus leciiie espom t-d as I Virgin to Christ, w ho have taken upon themselves the covenant of faithful ; nes-:. ::re to be separate from the world. Hence the injunction. "Forget thine ocn peopie and thy father's House." J Uur ow n people are the human fam jily. ur father's House is Adam's ! House. Ry nature we belong t his House: we have a natural interest in jlu- inheritance: and although we have I re-elved woeful experiences through ! Adam's fail, yet w hatever v. e have as ! human beings we have received from Adam. Those who are now the Lord's il''i'1'' Wl,1"e I'.v mature children of j wrath, even as t. fliers." Rut some- 'thing has occurred in our case. We , have been called tut of this condition. : nd invited to become "the Rride. ihe j R:,n.b's Wife."-llevelation 'Jl . 0-11; i I'saim 45:!t. God's Wonderful Condescension. None of the human family could claim io l o worthy of this high exalta tion t. be the Rride. members of the Christ company; for neither Jew nor Gentile could keep the Divine Law. Our Lord .Jesus was the only one w ho co dd keep it: for it is the full lacas- I ure of a perfect man's ability, and. ex i pt Father Adam, there was never a jpc-lcot mau upon earth but the Lord ; .le-uis. Having kept the Law. He be- let me Heir of all things: and just as a wealthy man might take a beggar for a wile, lifting her up from her degrad ed condition and making her joint lair in his inheritance, his name, hit honor and his property, so the Lord .b.'sr.s is to lake a Rride from the fadeii human family and make her ji.lut-ueir with Himself. We had nothing which would ever entitle us to be taken into God's fam ily, but tied has made this way for us tliioagii His I'ian of Redemption. How wonderful an opportunity for us. that Gcd should choose us'to be the Rride or His Son; God has called us with a Heavenly Calling. This choice is bting made in harmony w ith the cus tom f olden times as in the case of Abraham and Isaac. Abraham typi hed Jehovah; Isaac, our Lord Jesus Clrist: and Isaac's bride Rebecca, the Church. As Abraham sent his servant to s; ek a bride for his son Isaac, so Gd has sent, throughout this Gospel Age. the Message of His grace, by His Holy Spirit. His servant, to seek a Rride for His only Regnlten Son. The promises of God have gone here and there through the world and have a' ted like a magnet upon certain iudi vidua Is. The Magnet of God's Truth has been a power that has drawn a certain class, but does not attract oth ers very much. Is God making a dis crimination? Yes. There are many whom He dues not wish at all for His present purpose. He is not seeking the world now. This statement would have seemed very strange to Us once: for we had iu m'uid the idea, handed down from the errors of the past, that v hooter did not understand and necoor spiritual truths and become a saint during lhh present life, would hat e (. roast for ah eternity. Now- v, e see that God is merely gathering out a special Has-., that have special haracterisi ics. .God uses measures to drive te'e-rs nil. .Just von if yon were draw ing lacks ti ii magnet, would bP-w o:t any saw- here, so the any of fl:e w: tl.emselt es to !;y wlm have nta hurdi cl :-e who s may !n i re of th blown off. V true Cliaich will oiiiy adhere the closer. i : je.5u tiers of i ' .r ikf-y-J-- . t toug.-i , j, - i'vt I TJ-'--i-: T V- ,2S ad With i S&iX&y o:ilv :. ! I ;ns7oYl.? L?i!Sf I I ! Separation of Wheat and Tares. In the pr.rabie t'f the Wheat and the Tares. .Jesus shows that In the Harvest ii;..e of the Gospel Ace He w ou.d com pletely st j.aiate the wheat 1 r aa the tares. tMaUiiew I.'l:ari;. ) Not a "rain of wheat is to be hit amongst the tares, and not a tare is to be hit amongst the wheat. There will be such persecutions and oppositions as will make ii complete separati ci and division. The wheat class wiil be taken out by the Lord and gathered into the garner. The tares will be uprooted iioin the wheat-field and burned. In other words, in the Time of Trouble they will be shown to be of the world, as they have leeii all along. There is only one class desired for the Rride class true Christians. Mil lions of people are associating together Mid calling themselves Christians that have not the slightest relationship to God. They are tares. God never au thorized these. They did not come into ursockitiou with the Church through the Doorway. (.John l'cl-7.) Some came iu because their parents or th- ir trends were in. Soine thought that unless they were baptized they would go to eternal torment. In the end t.f this Age. now present, there is to be a great burning time. Not the ieople. but their religious con ceptions and afiihations will burn up. "The lire of that Day shall try every man's work of what sort il is." il Corinthians :RJd Those who ha,e built with the stubble of human tradi l i. ;ii wiil suller loss. Their works and their professions will perish. Those who have built upon the sand will be overthrown. Rut any who have been real Christians "shall be saved so as by lire." Their systems an.', their doc trines will be consumed in the lire of this Day a bitter humiliation. These may be assured that their great church systems will suffer complete collapse in the Day of the Lord. They will l'.d to rise no more. .Tor. T1 :-". Terms of Our Covenant Binding. This speeial class that God has been gathering out for eighteen centuries to be the Rride of Christ have accepted God's terms and have entered into a special tovenant with God in ordoi that they might become members ot the Rride- class. These terms are er positive and definite. In olden times when there was a lietrothah it was usually the father that looked after the contract. This was not a merely verbal contract, but a written one. li was a binding engagement with posi tive stipulations on both sides. Just so uir Heavenly Father, in making the arran-a meat by w hi -h v. e iaa;. cent into His family, drew- up a very posi tive, unchangeable contract. It is a condition of full surrender to liim. We give up our own wills. This agree ment is more binding than any earthly marriage contract. Those who have become betrothed to the Lord Jesus Christ give up their all to Him. They do not have very much, to be sure. Most of us havt very, very little; for not many great, not many wise, not many learned, le t many noble, are called. (1 Corinthians 1 Rut association with the One to whom they are betrothed gives thest a nobility of character. The wonder it. ! pi oi-.i-es .,' God begin laim lac . 1.". to work in them to w i.l and to mi ol His go id pleasure. It is a transform ing work. The Apostle Raul tells us that we are "transformed by the re newing ol our minds" not our bodies .Romans 12:k'.i Our body is ihe same body that we had before, but we have a lie v.- mind. We are New Creatures All things are new: old things have passed away. (2 Corinthians 5:17.1 This makes a change everywhere. We need not go into detail as t" w hat changes it makes. We know, if we are of this class, that "the things which mice we loved we now hate." We loved the things that were pure, nobie and beautiful in proportion as we were naturally of a noble disposition but many of the things which oiec we loved were things ,f which we can not now- approve. We have revive ' the begetting of the Holy Spirit: and as God's Spirit abounds in us m u-c and more, we become copier; of God's dear Son. our Redeemer, our Head, our Rridearoom. In the case of the Hebrew marriage contract, if Ihe bride-elect was guilt: of intidelity to her betrothed bride groom, the unfaithfulness was punish el with death. So if any of us win have made a contract with lhe Lord should violate that contract and be un true to our Rridegrootn, we w ould conn under the penalty of the Second Death. "If any man draw back," says tk erd. "My soul shall have no pleas ure in him." God would not give eter nal life to those in whom He has n. pleasure. The Apostle I'aui says that these draw back to perdition destruc tion, illebrews 1U:.".S. ::i.i So the mat ter is clear before us. We are espoused to a Husband. We have taken up.ui us certain obligations. We must go on now. aial make our calling and election sure. Wo must cither gain the re ward of everlasting life or else go into tlie Second Death. Christ's Righteousness Oar Covering. Does this mean that if we make slips we shall go into the Second Death": No. Cue might make umnlout i.eia ! slips of various kinds. l'restimablt there is no child of God living win has not made such slips. Our iniper feet ions are hindra nces to our doing perfectly. "With my mind I serve th Law of God." but with my i m per fe t body it would bean impossibility. Our arent Redeemer, who is our prospectm Critlegrooiu. has made satisfaction f- t our impcrfe'-tious. Therefore alien v.e err. we are ! go to the Throne ol Heavenly Grace to obtain im-rey--mer cy with God through Chri-t. If yo and I were perfect, we won! i not neei' to go t ;he Throne of Gn:c(. to oh rain m'Ucy and lind grace to h-!p it tiue cf need. (Hebrews 4:l(i.i Rut at we le-ome tl; velo; t ii ;:. i i .. ti i" w e shall not need to lo ,. -, to ' i .i.i inerey. As we -. r ov --:; . . , n ' j wiser. ! But wo 'hall al. reel ! ! long as v e aie in 1 1'- . a ; : :. i The Lord knows of il.e b. ... - a cf j cur tieslt and of oar nnsii. ..1 . : rl I ifgs to i '. in uc; and 1 Ie la. I 'is a cot ering--1 he jtefi"iis hi!.. .. 'hrist's ri-htecusi e-a. S. It th j Lord's arrangement this Ri . ;. j may be eventually le-. ;.l ;.; :.. wedding. The spotless vJ.c -. i . :. I at the tifsl is the we-!d,;:g mentioned in our Lord's para !.-. 'M:a thew "J:ll-l!.i Ck d in as pr i a. liolie. we may conn iu and be I .t'i i pators at ti e great Marriage, as m. m hers of the Rride f Chris:. Spots on the Robe How Re-.i:vtJ. The Lord Jesus iatitaattd that s .... of His ;R.-i;.!e.s will l, .t be ready t go in to that Marri.ue. because. :.;:lc.:.c . they are wearing the robe, th-: hae gotten it besmir, l e i un l sputcd. We are to keep our aariucnts i.,i ;.!, 1 fi-i.m the v. ond. e an any u - J.s-. through the world and air.it ; i.ai.ci abso'.Uiciy u-epotted? .N. ; that is j.- t the thought. Rut if tl. ' -o who ale in the right attitude of heart sh .ad a : p-t upon th. Ir rob. , it w n be so grievous t them that they v. , ! k.:'e:i t remove it. There is only ;. tva l get a spot off from that r. : e. We must take the matter to the Throne ot Grace; and v. ha teve-r our sin-wh.ti.ir it v. as temper or w hat w hen l.ip-.e has been acknowledged, tl,.- ',.-.;;,-.n merit of Jesu-f blood i.. a.; p'ic'; ;.i. . ..i.: robe is pot less again. 1 .11 u 1 : In this v ay our robe is l.. , t w late. Wo are lo keep oursrite- t:,ia. . b. gop g to the ne who rl. n.- can iv into e such spot- and by asking tin- fot givciioss necessary. "If w .- . .-.flour sins. He is faithful and ju-t forgive us our sins, ;md to us from all unrichu -u lies s." T in i.e. of .J sits Cl.rist. the nt.-l.iiia ln : it of Ills saeriti' e. i-lcanses us day by day as we. appreciatihg our need. ..:, . i . Him daily to have His 1.1. d app'i.-d. Then is a class, however. ho p. . ;jot keep th.-ir lobe ( lean; for : ny st .in t;;.n this robe remains until the proper fetcps are taken lor its removal. Th ie are many Christian people who bate not labi a these steps, ai d v. ho t ':. : fore hate i."i had the sii"ts removed. Why do t.iey not hate these spits cleansed V you ask. There are things coni'-. , w'th 111 at matter which some -f a.-u may know abotit. Vi'heii first yoj '-..j .,. p. ,,. Lord, full of earnest dsin.- t ke j yourself unspotted from the work' ; ..n were very careful about jour i-..o.-. Oh. low shocked you wciv a' the lav; spot: You said, "1 am a child of Go I; and o!i. what a nis:.-i!.c 1 ) ate m..!i I" I'.ut as time pa--so.l and ton r.-aH.:.-1 more and more keenly jour infaiaii i.-s of the flesh, j u found th: t you wt r- o'' teu overtaken by these w . al, O'-se-. and you were s humi'iat;.! thrcpv that jo;t were t.-mpted to n t:i: in awa.v from the Throne of Grace., tin- Mer.-,. seat providetl by the Lord lor tins ;-.-purpose. Rut if j ou w ere a true .lis "iple of Christ, j-ou coiepiere 1 tl.i - foot ing and went lo the Lord to hate tlr spot s 1 1 11!' 'Vcd. Tor Careless Christians Reckon, r Ncsr. I'.ut a great many 'Prist a r. po-y.b-have not been faithful in this r -t iind ;re b.mg deceit e-1; and a i. i,..:, i;ig t inie is a l li ml. Tin . hate doubt i .1 ti e Lord s i::eivy or ci.-e hate been arclcss of their ccnat.t: and t!e-y a.!e not litiag tio-e to the Lord. I'h. :-u.-'.s are unsatisfactory to tl.aUiselt. . it. I to God. Tin y ..;; n-t be of il,. Itride class. N'.i.edy whose lob-- e c.ivered with spots will be re.-e'te "; i.p.o til'- wtnldii.g rs n member ol" the l'-ri i. tf Chrisf ; 1 or t he Rrh'c must -"w i. h out spot or wrinkle or ai y su.-h thing." illphesians r.:UT.--T.i Only thus coed! she be presentable to the Heater l Bridegroom. "There v,U be te- p:: and gnashing of teeth"' amongst ihe fotd'.sn virgins when C o P, .of to the witlding is shut. (Matth.-w inlji Many wtft be elisappointed in this D.iv i f Christ. Wli'-ie shall you a-il I bejh. 1 hope that we shall make . ;jr . ;i'i and election sure; that, kt-ov.-ii.g th. terms, we shall keep .ur garmci .?v n-, spotted from the fh sh. ftoni . t, -. thing that is contaminating. Tin t n peculiar beaut.v about a pure v. !:': robe. A robe spotted all mer v." ai not look cry attractive. t.- :l.i .. lo' eall wrinkled. ThuKitig will g. at ly 1 vc ati'l ai-preeiate t'c-e who : in a spotless condition. "Forget also thine own p. ;' thy fjither's House." The icap'. .- to w I'ongdoing. to disloj ;il: t to our . ei.ant with the Lord. .-. uc 1 :i " !.'. through relation-; with our oi.ui pe -p'.-It is tcry trying to en it a", or l.i do ft, things -tn kt ep on good i"f::s a the world's people and wph the L .;d -at the same time. To s i is at. i.r possibility. This is when- the Gp-.i Company class m..I.e tl: :i f. i a-.- The.v fear what the'r a'-.ni.iin-' and neighbors will sat-. They p , j ,; c:;re to be considered peculiar. Ru; t are led to be a shamed of th.- Tra'.i ..: of the brethren or f r. p;.a k :; Christ. -M.-tttliew Jo.'", "So shail tie- Ling great'-.- b- - t'--beauty." This is a beau'y lh.it -.lac' hi the lo-art. a beaut.v .'' h :. livery ClirUtian should se t. it I he is grow ii.g daily iu gro-r. In a'l i h. true R'.tl.v of Chri: t there i a g ..; iu the Lord's Spirit, a g'-o- jl, , i ! e . i This is the beau'y tiiat oar Rr;d-."... d.sires. in His Rride this b-:;i:ty ' cPanicter likeness t-i Hues. If. V. ... .. sire Ibis in nurseltes. Wt: wj-h to v.. out minds and hearts . ... ale- i and l.iore v. ide'y to tnk- Pi the i.p.-: e"ts of others, espeeial y eur breth.-r of tht Raay of Christ. Th -s.-prove faithful un'o d.rth -.-,.;! glory. Ii iuoj- ;.i,d i:u::a :-.. ; . t Bka'l ttalk with Me in wh.." s..-. ; Lord Jesus; "for t'-iey t;e rrfri'jr."