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About The Sioux County journal. (Harrison, Nebraska) 1888-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1896)
I'mobee HAD I known what wn going to befall me when I took steam er passage from Ceylon to In 41a I abould bare probably continued Br Journey eastward round the world without eiopplng at the "Land of the Bajahn" In blissful Ignorance, bow arer, I landed at Calcutta. The time of year wag that when the climate most favors up-country travel tax. and so. after a brief visit with friend. I started north by rail. I was the richer by half-a-dozen introductory letters to men of more or less promin ence In the chief cities of the empire. I went first to Benares the sacred city on the mighty Ganges, and sought the honse of Sita Ram, to whom one of my letters was addressed. Slta Ram was a wealthy and cultured Hindoo banker, and my friends had pictured In glowing colors the hospitality that I would receive. Before my ride through the city was over I felt that hospitality of any sort from anyone would be doubly welcome. To my surprise most of the bazars and business places were closed, though It wan nearly afternoon. Groups of evil faced natives stood about In the squares and streets, while (mlice and soldiers appeared to be unusually plen tiful. I was made a target for sullen glances from all sides, and I could not help recalling the stirring times of the great mutiny, more than thirty years back. I found Slta Ram's house to tic a pala tial cream-colored building, not far from the river. Its owner proved to be absent, but his private secretary re ceived me and opened the letter of In troduction. BatKxi Das was a sleek, mahogany faced gentleman, who spoke English perfectly, and wore European garments Of faultless cut. X'My honored master Is In Allahabad on a Ini tter of business," be explained. "He will return In a day or two, and meanwhile the house and servants are at your disposal." I thanked Baboo Das, and Inquired (he meaning of the strange sights I had witnessed in the city. 'There has been danger of a riot dur ing the past twenty-four hours," he re plied gravely; "but It Is believed to be past now. The most Ignorant of the Hindoo population are angry because the municipality have acquired the Bamjee temple for the purpose of erect ing new waterworks on It alte. The Mohammedans have taken part In tbe disturbance because of the dearness of provisions, for which the municipal-1 Ity is also responsible. My honored master belongs to the Board of tJovern ment and helped to purchase the tem pie." I simjsK-ted that Sita Rum's departure might Ije more In the order of a flight than of a business trip. "Are you sure that the danger is over?" I asked, for I had some notion of going to a hotel. "Yes." replied Baboo Das, "the riot ers are cowed and submissive. My master's house was under the protec tion of the police, but they withdrew this morning." His manner was so calm and decided that I quite forgot my fear. I was shown a luxurious IkhI chamber, and a little later I dined In solitude off dishes of gold and silver. The entire house was furnished in a costly and sump tuous style that showed Its bachelor owner to possess a sense of European taste as well as of barbaric splendor. During the evening I was left pretty mifh to myself, and as I did not care to venture into the street I passed the time witb a cigar and a magazine, and when I signified my wish to retire he preceded me upstairs. Squatted on a rug In tbe hall, Just outside my room, was a bright-faced Hindoo lad. about 12 years old. A cord dangled by his side, and, passing through the door, communicated with the fans that were attached to tbe ceil ing of the apartment. The lad was evi dently the "punky wallah," or fan pull er. His name-was Gunpat, Baboo Das Informed me, and his duty was to keep me cool during the sultry hours of the night. I chatted with the boy for a few mo ments, nnd found him to be Intelligent and fairly conversant with English. Then I entered my room and lowered the square of rice matting that was furled above the doorway. There was also a door of heavy teak-wood, but I did not think it necessary to close It. The apartment bad two windows, over looking a small courtyard that con tained shrubs and a fountain. After riding "most of the day In a stuffy and Jolting railway carriage I was weary. It did not take me long to undress nnd fall asleep. The Inst thing I reniemlier was the soft whirling of the fans and tbeir refreshing current of air. I was awakened by a hand tugging t tbe bedclothes. "House, Sahib, there Is danger," was poured Into my ears by a shrill, childish voice. , I sprung out of bed In a thrice and struck a light. It revealed the half naked figure of little Gunpat. Ills ex pression was one of Indignation rather (ban of terror. "What Is Itr I demanded. Those pigs of rioters, Sahib," be re ailed. "Tbey hart broken loose at teat." Then, for tbe flint time I became aware of the tumult In tbe streets sur iwandlng tbe bouse. Brawling voices fjtJ tbe usHsas patter of fH rose hoarsely on the ulght air. I could dis tinguish the ahrlll -Din! Dm!" of the Mohammedans their rallying cry to battle. From afar I beard tho faint pealing of bells and the raitle of mus ketry. A lively commotion wat going on downstairs, hanging of doors, and shoving of furniture, Interlarded with husky voices. Gunpat (lipped away for a moment and I hurried on my shirt and trousers. I felt decidedly mcomforlablc. to say the least. I coulj not forget thj bla k looks that liad greeted nc ou the pre vious afternoon. European w In bad odor at Benares Just now. I glanced at the dock. Thri hand point ed to an hour past midnight. I began to consider what I had belter do. I waa puzzled to account for the uon appear ance of Baboo Das. Meanwhile the tumult liad swelled to a frightful din. Tbe streets without seemed to choked with rioter. "Kill Slta Ram," they yelled. "Slay the her etic. Loot his house. Down with the destroyers of the faith!" I was fuliy alive to tbe situation now, and the thought of my peril sickened me. A moment later a suecelon of heavy thuM, foPowed by a irenicmloj crash nnd a burst of cheers, told that the mnlu entrance of tiiii 'louse ha. I been beaten In. Cries of rage and ter-j ror and tbe sounds of deadly conflict floated np til- hia.rcase. I determined to escape. If such a thing were possible. There was no time to put on shoes or coat. I seized my money and papers and Jammed them Into the pockets of my trousers. I ran to the window and looked out. Alas! The courtyard swarmed with dusky figures. The only avenue of es cape was cut off. I turned back Into the room, resolved tc sell my life dearly. I bad no weap ons, but on the wall bung a Tibetan shield and spear, trimmed with yak'i tails. I dragged them down and rushed for the door. Before I could close It entirely a figure slipped through the crack, and I very nearly impaled Gun pat on my spear. The Sahib must fight," he exclaimed. "Baboo Das haa fled, and tbe rioters are downstairs and everywhere. They have killed some of the servants, and now they will search for my master, bom they hate. They believe be is In the house. They will kill you, too, Sahib. If they find yon." ' "What shall we do?" I demanded. "Is there a way to escape?" "None, Sahib. We must push furnl- ture against the door and fight. The here police and the soldiers will be presently." "But surely the mob won't hurt a lit tle chap like you," I replied, filled with admiration at tbe lad's bravery. "Go while you can, Gunpat" "No," be answered calmly, "my duty Is with tbe Sablb. I will stay here." There was no time to argue, for al ready the bloodthirsty miscreants were pattering up the staircase with shouts and yells. The door bad only a frail bolt on the inside, but luckily the furni ture of the room was massive. Gunpat see tried to know Just what was wanted. He helped me to the best of his strength, and hardly was the larricade in place when the mob surged through tbe hall. 'The heretic is traped," they cried, at sight of the closed door. "Come out, Sita Ram, and meet your fate." Crash! crash! crash! The door tretn trfed under the rain of heavy blows. A table that was on the summit of the barricade toppled to the floor aud burst asunder. The mob beard the fall aud yelled exultantly. Gunpat twirled his spear between his supple fingers. 'The end will be soon, Sahib," he said quite calmly. The neit Instant he gave an eager cry and point ed overhead. There I saw for the first time a small circular trap-door. "Where does It ld?" I demanded. 'To the roof," relied Gunpat. "My master sits there on hot evenings. But there is no ladder. We must take from the barricade. Sahib." No sooner said than done. Hardly as tbey could lie spared we removed a table, a chest of drawers, and two chairs. We piled them one upon an other. I plainly saw the door quiver from top to bottom as I mounted the shaky structure. I was directly below the trap now, and a blow from my fist drove It upward. I grasped the edge of the opening and drew myself to the roof. Gunpat passed up the two spears and the shield. Then I caught the lad's hands and drew him to my side. That instant the mob broke Into the room lielow, where they expected to find Slta Ram.-- They howled with rage at the empty room. Then we sa w their dark races glaring at the pile in the middle of the room, and up nt the opeu Ing in the ceiling above. We slammed down the trap door, but there was no way to fasten ot on the outside. We knew the mob would follow us In a moiiieut, so we ran across the flat roof, mounted the parapet, and sprang to the top of an adjoining house. Tbus we hurried on from roof to roof till we were some distance from tbe bouse of Slta Ram. "Faster, Sahib! they are coming," panted Gunpat. Then husky yells rang out behind us and I turned and saw half a score of turbaned figures at our very heels. A spear whlxsed between us. A pistol ball shrieked overhead. F.tster and faster we sped, till and- j flen It gap of alg feet yawraed Defoe us. "Jump. Sahib," yelled Gnu pat. Without hesitation we sprang together, and landed safety on tbe next root. One of our pursuers was close behind burly Mohammedan with a sword. Gunpat snatched the brazen shield from my hand; turned, and threw It with all bis might. It struck tbe fellow as be wss in tbe act of jumping. Without a cry he plunged down between the bouses. His companions paused only an inn taut. Tbey they leaped the gap and came on with frightful yells. This advantage, brief as It was. proved our salvation. We ran on as bo fore, climbing headlong over tbe para pets from roof to roof, neither gaining nor losing. The end house of the block abutted on tbe Ganges, and all at one, over the last parapet, we saw tbe water bejow us. You can swim. Sahib?" asked Gun- 'yes; come on." I replied. We dropped through twenty feet of air and shot far under water. When we came to tbe aurfa-e we dived again instantly. Tbe neit time we rose we were well out In the current. Xide by side we swam out, while a shower of spears fell harmlessly In our wake. Anchored In mid-stream we spied tbe ark-shaped roof of a trader's boat, and a short swim brought us to it. The friendly natives gave us shelter, and there we remained until morning, lis tening to tbe sounds of strife in the opposite-lying city. When day broke tbe riot was quelled, but the mob had wrecked the telegraph office and railway station, plundered tbe treasury; and destroyed the engine and boiler of the new water workt. Slta Ram returned that afternoon and I found him a most polished and agreeable gentleman. He was appar ently uncom-emed over the oo''ng of hla house. Hla first act was to dl charge Baboo Das. Hla next, afler hearing my story, was to promote brave little Gunpat to an honored poslt'on among the household servants. Nor did I forget to honor the lad In my own way. Yankee Blade. SPAIN FROM A CAR WINDOW. The Country Waa Dry and Dnaty aad Beamed Barnt to a Cinder. It was fiery hot. It was noon when we reached the Junction of Bobsdllla. where we turned eastward toward Granada. Tbe carriage seemed a fur nace. Its wood was fire to our touch, tbe air that came through the windows wss burning. Tbe country was scorch ed to a cinder; tbe mountains glittered In the beat; the shadeless towns quiv ered In a hot haze like a mirage. We lay back, panting, fanning ourselves with our hsts and our guide-books. We came to baked, dust-driven stations; at each wss the same cry of "Water! water!" from the women who made a living by selling It, and the people in tbe train who were trying to drink It. To names Anfequera, Loja, San Fer nandothat earlier had thrilled us In Murray and Washington Irving w were now Indifferent, as they wera spluttered by the dust-choked guard. For hours the horizon was bounded by low mountains, witb here and there tiny patches of snow on their upper slopes. But where were the dazzling, glowing snow-peaks of the Sierra Nevada, that loom up so magnlflceutly In the ro mance of Wastiington Irving, and In the story of every traveler who has lieen to Granaila? True, through the cane-brake, stifling in the torrid air, we had s-en two or three low hills crowned with olive groves, planted like a map. and on tb top of each something that looked Ilk the ruins of gigantic brick-kilns or tunibled-down factories. Granada must !e near, for we bad passed San Fer nando; but neither to the right nor o the left could we see the minarets of the Moorish city or the domes of Cath olic Spain. Slower aud slower went the train, and then It stopped. Every one got out, aud we knew It was Grau ada. Century. How Napoleon Kalaed Money. Napvieon had the lavish hand of a parvenu, but his beneficiaries were uot grateful, and with ever-increasing In solence were always craving more. The system of private confiscations or forced contributions from Individuals had already attained vast dimensions. During the winter of 18iS-10 it was ex tended aud regulated; the sums wrung from German princes and Spanish grandees, from English merchants and the Italian clergy, were not entirely ex hausted; the remainder, together with what was "accepted" from timorous politicians, crafty ecclesiastics, sly con tractors, and tinpricipled financiers, was now erected Into the dignity of tbe Emperor's "extraordinary domain." The term "army chest" had leen de vised for times of higher public moral ity; It was now discarded. Confiscated palaces, forests, lands, fisheries, mon eys from the sale of American ships all were now the Emperor's private property. Century. Hints ror Mr. Kipling. In regard to Kipling's troubles with his brother-in-law. Harper's Weekly says: "Helping a ne'er-do-well Is a business by Itself that offers large and continuous employment for energy, en thusiasm, preservernnce, and discre tion. Persons who would succeed at all In It must carefully obey two rules first, never expect anything; second, never stop trying." Flowers as an Advertisement. A Ltah railroad man advertised bis road by sending a carload of lilacs to Colorado mining districts. The flowers were gathered by school children, and the car left a trail of Joy aud frsgrance wherever It went. When you think of the worthleasneaa of some people you cannot wonder at tbeT poverty. I: la age that makes a man look old; in a woman' caee, it la "troubla." TALLAGES SERMON THE THEORIES OF RUIN AND RES TORATION ARE PRESENTEE. A Draaaalic Bib la ceaeTke lMi bias Hasaaa Boat Haaible4 aaa Ba- etara-4-Tfc Iasparteat Part of Every Prayer-Glories of Ibe Go pel. Par Aaotbcr's Sabs. Dr. Ta Image's sermon of !( Sunday Is s vivid and novel presentation of tbe theories sf ruin sod restoration. Tbe Bible scene described is dramatic. His teit wm 11. Samuel ix., 1 and 13: "1 there yet auy that is left of the bouse of Saul, that I may show him kiudura for Jonathan' sake? So Mepbibo- shetb dwelt in Jerusalem, fur he did cootinnallr at tbe slugs table and was lame on both bis feet." .Was there ever anything mot romantic and ehivalroyt than Jb love of David and Jonathan? At ooe time Jonathan wat up and David was down. Now David ia up and Jonathan s family la down. As you have often heard of two soldien before fng into battle making a covenant that if one i shot tbe survivor will take charge of the body, the watch, tbe mementos sud perhaps of the bereft family of the oue that dies, so David and Jonathan have made a covenant, and now that Jonathan is dead David is Inquiring about bia fsm lly, that be may show kindness unto them for tbeir father Jonathan's sake. Careful search it made, and a son of Jonathan of tbe dreadfully bnuwly name of Mephibotbeth is found. His nura. in hit infancy, htd let him fall, and the fall had put both bit ankle out of place, and they had never been set. Thit decrepit. poor man it brought into the palace of King David. David looks upon him witb melting tenderness, no doubt teeing in bit face a resemblance to hit old friend, the deeeaaed Jontthan. The whole bearing of King David toward bun teenit to nay: "How glad I am to tee you, Mephibo sheth! How you remind me of your father, my old friend and benefactor! I made a bargain with your father a good many years ago, and I am going to keep It with you. What can 1 do for you, Me- phihotheth? I am resolved what to d I will make you a rich man. I will re ttore to you the confiscated property of yonr grandfather Saul, and you snail be a gneat of mine at long at you live, and you tbail be tested at my table among the princet."' It waa too much for Mephib- ottH-tb. tnd he cried out agajuat It, call ing uimseii a aesa aog. -ne still, tayt David. "I dou t do this on your own ac count. I do thit for your father Joua than't sake. I can Dever forget bit kind ness. I remember when I wat hounded from place to place how be befriended me. Can I ever forget bow be stripped himself of hit courtier apparel and gave it to me instead of my ahrpherd's coat, and how be took off hit own tword and belt and gave them to me inttead of my tliug? Oh. I can never forget him! I feel at if I couldn't do enough for you, hit ton. I don't do it for yonr take: 1 do it for your father Jonathaa'a take." "So Mephib ooheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for be did eat continually at tbe klng't table and waa lame on both bit feet." A Disabled Bool. There is to much gospel iu this quaint incident that 1 am embarrassed to know where to begin. Whom do Mepbiboabeth and David and Jonathan make you think of? Mephthoabeth, in tbe first place, tiauda for the disabled human touL I.ord Byron deacribwa tin at a charming recks-wineta, at a gallantry, at a Don Juan. George Sand describe tin a triumphant lu many intricate plott. Gavarnl, with hit eu graver's knife, alwsyt thowt tin at a great jocularity. Bat tbe Bible preteni It at a Mephibotbeth, lame on both feet. Sin, like tbe nurte ia tbe context, attempt ed to carry ut and let ua fall, and we have been disabled,- and in our whole mora) nature we are decrepit. Somctlmea theologiani haggle about a technicality. They use the words "total depravity," and some people belicTe in tbe doctrine, ami some reject it. What do you mean by total depravity? Do you mean that every man ia as bad as be can be? Then I do not believe it either. But do you mean that tin hat let ua fall: that it bat sacrificed and disabled and crippled our entire moral nature until we cannot walk straight and are lame In both feet? Then I admit your proMsitmn. There it not so much difference in an African jungle, with barking, howling, hissing, fighting quadruped and reptile, and paradise, with its animals coming before Adam, when he patted them ami stroked them and gave them names, so that the panther waa at tame as the row, aud the condor at tame as tne dove, as there is between the hu man soul diaaiiled and that toul at God originally conal meted it. I do not care what the ftcntiii.ciitalint or the poets say in regard to sin. In tbe name of God, I declare to you lo-day that sin it ditorgan izntiou, disintegration, ghastly disfigura tion, hobbling deformity. Your modern theologian tells you that man is a little out of aortt. He some times thinks wrong. He sometimes doet wrong indeed, his nature needt a little moral surgery, an otittide splint, a alight compress, a little rectification. Religion is a good (hing to have, it might tome day come into use. Man is partially wrong, not all wrong. He it lame in one foot. Bring tbe salve of divine grace, and the ointment, and the pain extractor, and we will have his one foot cured. Man It only half wrong, not altogether wronir. In what is man's nature right? In hit will, his affections, bis judgment ? No. There is an old book that tay. "The whole bead is sick and tbe whole heart faint." Me philMMheth lame in both feet! Our le lief of the fact that sill hat tacrificed and deformed our soul increase an we go on in yearn. When you started life, you thought tlint man wat a little marred by sin, and he wat about one-tenth wrong, lly trie time you had gone through the eirly experience of your trade or oc i"';i:ttion or profession you believed that man was about half wrong'. By the time you came to midlife you believed that inn ii waa three-fourth wrong. Hut with in these past few years, since you have been no lied about and t wind led and cheated, you have come to the concluaion flint man it altogether wrong, and now yon can say with the prayer book and with the Bible, "The heart I deceitful above all things and desperately wicked." Whatever you may have believed before, now yon believe that Mephlboahetit Is lame on both fey. Ma sable, bat Bsaterad. Again, Mepnlboabetb In tbe text sttaJs for the disabled baavaa sonl bumbled and restored. Whan this Invalid of art it got s command to come to King David palace. It trembled. Tb fact was that tbe grandfather of Mepbiboabeth bad treated David moat shockingly, and now Mephibushefb says to hiaoarlf: "Wha doea the king want of me? Isn't enough that 1 am lame? It be going destroy my life? It he going to wreak on me tbe vengeance which he holdt to ward my grandfather Saul? It's too bad." But go to the palace Mephibotbetb must, since the king bat commanded it With staff aud crutches and helped by bit friend, I tee Mephibotbeth going up tbe stair of the pflac. I bear hit ttaff sod crutches rsttling so the tettellated floor of tbe throne room. No sooner have these two persona confronted each other, Mephibotbeth and David, tbe king, than Mepbiboabeth throwt himself flit on hi face before tbe kiug and styles himself a dead dog. In tbe east when a man ttylei himself a dog be uttrrt tbe utmott term or aelf abnegation. It It not a term to ttrong In thit coootry, where, if a dog bat a fair rbaoce. be sometime ihowa more nobility of character than some bu man tpeciment lbat we wot of. but the mangy curt of the orient a I citie, a know by my own obaeivation. are utterly detestable. Mephibotbeth give the ut moat term of self loathing wben be com pare himself to a dog, aud dead at that Consider the analogy. When the com maud is given from the palace of heaven to tbe human soul to ome. the soul begin t to tremble. It tayt: "What it God going to do witb me now? I be going to de ttroy me? It he going to w reak bit ven geauce upon me?" There it more than one Mephibothetb trembling now because God bat summoned him to tbe palace of divine grace. What are you trembling about? God hat no pleasure in the death of a tinner. He doea not tend for you to hurt you. He ends for you to do you good. A Scotch preacher had the follow ing circumataucet brought under hit ob servation: There wat a poor woman in the pariah . who wat about to be turned out because the could not pay her rent. One night tbe heard a loud knocking at the door, and she made no antwer and hid herself. The rapping continued louder, louder, louder but she made no answer and continued to hide herself. She wat almost frightened unto death. She taid, "That't the otlicer of tbe law come to throw me out of my home." A few dayt after a Christian philan thropist met ber in the street and taid My poor woman, where were you thi other night? I came round to your house to pay your rent. Why didn't you let me in? Were you at home" "Why," the replied, "wat that your' "Yet. that was me. I cauie to pay your rent." "Why,' the taid, "if I had had any idea It wat you, 1 would have let you iu. I thought It wat an officer come to cast me out of my home." O toul. that loud knocking at thy gate it not tbe sheriff come to put you in Jail. It it tbe beat friend you ever had come to be your security. You shiver with terror because you think It is wrath It it mercy. Why, then, tremble before tbe King of heaven and earth ealla you to bit pi lice? Stop trembling and ttart right away. "Oh." you aay, "I can't tart. I have been so lamed by till and to lamed by r vil habit 1 can't ttart. I am lame in both feet." My friend, we come out with onr prayers and tympathiet to belp you up to tbe palace. If you want to get to tbe palace, you may get tbere. Start now. Tbe Holy Spirit will help you. All you have to do I jutt to throw yotirtelf on your face at tbe feet of tbe Kiug, at Mepbiboabcto did. The dinner's Or. Mephibotbeth't canlnal comparison seems extravagant to I lie world, but wben a man hat teen himself a be really it and teen bow he haa been treating tbe Lord here It do term vehement enough to ex press hit self condemnation. The dead dog of Mephibotbeth't comparison fail o deieribe the man'a utter loathing of himself. Mephibotbeth' posturing doe not teem too prostrate. When s toul it convicted, firtl be prayt upright Then be muscles of bu neck relax, and he it able to bow hit head. After awhile, by an almost superhuman effort, be kueelt down to pny. After awhile, when he bat u God and aeen himself, be hrowt himself flat on bit face at the feet of the King, just like Mepbib oabeth. Tbe fact 1 if we could see our selves at God see ut we would iierlth the spectacle. You would have no iuie to overhaul other people. Your cry would be, "God, be merciful to me, a inner!" And, again, Mepbiboabeth in my text i a n. Is for the take of another. Mephib- osbeth would never have got into tbe pal ace on hit own account. Why did David ransack the realm to find that poor man ml then bestow upon hi mi a great fortune nd command a farmer of the name of Ziba to culture the estate and give to tbla Invalid Mepbibosheth half the proceeds every year Why did King David make such a mighty stir about a poor fellow who would never I of any nse to the hroiie of lraei? It wat for Jonathan's take. It was what Robert Burnt calls for "auld lang tyne." David could not forget what Jonathan had done for hliu n other day. Three timet thit chapter baa it that all this kind nets on the part of David to Mephiboaheth waa for hit fath er Jonathan's take. The da nit liter of Peter Martyr, through the vice of her buaband, came down to penury, and tbe senate of Zurich look care of ber for her father take. Sometimes a neraon hat Milled to you for help, and yon have refuted him, but when you found he wat the aon or brother of aome one who bad been your benefactor in former dart and by a glance you taw the resemblance of your old friend in the face of the annli- ant you relented and you taid. "Ob. 1 will do this for your fajlier't take." You know by your eiperlclce what my text means. Now, my friends. It is on that principle that yon and 1 are to get into the King' palace. In His Name, The most itiiKirtant part of every prayer it the last three or four words of il "For Chriat'a take.' Do not rattle off those words at though they were merely the fin Ithlng atroke of the prayer. They are the moat Important part of the prayer. When In eariieslnes you go la-fore God and tay "for Christ's sake" it rolls In, at It were, upon God't riiind all the memories of Bethlehem and Gennesaret and Golgotha, When you aay before God "for Chrltt't sake" you hold before God't mind every groan, every tear, every crimson drop of his only begotten Hon. If there la any thing In all the universe thst will move Ood to an act of royal benefaction, It la to esy "For Christ's sake." 01 Is omnlpo tent, but be Is not strong enough to resist that cry, "For Christ's sake' If a little ch'ld should kneel behind God's throne and should say "For Christ's sake," the great Jehovah would turn around on his throne lo look at her and listen. No piajai ever gets te heaves but for Christ sake. No soul 1 ever comforted but for Christ's sake. Tbe world will never be redeemed but for Christ's sake. Our name, however illustrious it may be among men, before God ttsndt only foe iuconiittency and ain. But there is a a ante, s potent name, a blessed naaM, s glorious name, an everlaating name, that we may put upon our lip at a sacra ment and upon onr forehead aa a crswn, and that la the name of Jesus, our divine Jonathan, wbo stripped himself of hit robe and put on our rage and gave ua bit tword and took our broken reed: to that now, whether we are well or tick, whether we are living or dying, if we tpeak that name It move heaven to the center, and jod aayt: "Let the poor soul come in. Carry him up Into the throne room of the pal ace. Though he may have been In exile, though sin may have crippled him on thie aide, and aorrow may have crippled him on the otber aide, and he la lame ia both hia feet, bring him np into tbe palace, for I want to show him everlasting kindness for Jonathan's take." Again, Mepbiboabeth in my text stands for the disabled human soul lifted to the Klng'a table. It waa more difficult In those time even than it I now for com mon men to get into a royal dining room. The aubjectt might have come around foe ' rail of the palace and might have teen tbe ligbtt kindled, and might have heart the ciaah of the knlvea and the rattle of tbe golden goblet, but not get In. Stout men with tout feet could not get in once lo all their live to one banquet, yet poor Mephiboaheth goes In, live there and ia every day at the table. Oh, what a get ting np in the world It wat for poor Me phiboaheth! Well, though you and I may be woefully lamed with sin, for our divine Jonathan'i tike I hope we will all get In to dine with the King. Before dining we mutt be introduced. If you are invited to a company of per sona where there are distinguished peo ple present, you sre introduced: 'This is the Senstor." "This ia the Governor.' This is the I'resldent." Before w alt down at tbe King'a table In heaven I think we will want to be Introduced. Oh, w hat a time that will be when you and L, by the grace of God, get Into heaven and are introduced to tbe mighty tpiritt there, and some one will aay, "Thia it Joshua.' I hi ia Paul," "Thia it Motet," "This is John Knox." "Thia it John Milton." 'Thit la Martin Luther," 'Thia ia Georgs hiteneld. Oh, thall we have any ttrength left after such a round of celes tial introductions? Yea. we thall I po tentate otirselvea. Then we shall ait down at the King'a table with the son and daughters of Ood, and one will whis per across the table to ut and tay, "Be hold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon ut that ahould be called the aona of God!" And tome one at the table will aay: "How long will It last? All other banquets at which I tat ended. How long will thia laat?" And Paul will an swer, "roreverr and Joshua 'will aav. "Forever!" and John Knox will ssy, Forever!" and George Whltefield will aay, "forever: A Glorloua Ootpel. And the wine at that banquet will be old wine; It will be very old wine: It will be tbe oldest wine of heaven; it will be the wine that was trodden out from tbe red clusters on the day when Jeaua trod the wine pre alone. Wine already mors than eighteen centuries old. All ear earthly imperfections completely covered op and bidden. Mepbiboabeth' feet na tter the table. Kingly fare. Kingly ves ture. Kingly companionship. We shall reign for ever and ever. I think that ban quet will mean more to those who had it hard in thit world than to tboae who had it eaay. That banquet in David's palace meant more to Mepbiboabeth than to anr one eise, oecause be bad been poor and crippled and despised and rejected. And tnat man wbo in thia world it blind will better appreciste the light of besvea than we wbo in this world bad good evealaht. And that man who in thia world waa deaf win better appreciate the muale of heaven than we who in thia world had good hear- ng. And those will bave a higher annre- ciation of the easy locomotion of that and wbo In thit world were Menhlbn. tnet n. O my soul, what a magnificent gospel! t take a man so low down and raises him to high ! What a gospel! Come now. who wants to lie banqueted and impal- Bceo; At wueu uix-rforce waa trying o gei ine emancipation bill throurh th British Parliament and all the Britiah sIihi were anxious to bear of tbe tissun or mat emancipation bill, when a veatel was coming into tort and the captain of ne vessel anew that the people were to iixious io get ine tiding, fie -tenned ntit on nie prow or tne snip and ahouted to the I eople long la-fore, he got up to the dock, rree: ami tne cried It, and they tioute.1 it, and they sang It all thronrh he land, "Free, free!" So to-day I would like to sound the news of your nretent id your eternal emancipation until the ngel of God hovering in the air and watchmen on the battlements and bellmen ii the town cry It, shout it, ting it, ring t. "Free, free!" I come out now as the messenger of the palace to Invite Mephib oaheth to come tip I am here to-day to ell you that God has a wealth of kind ness to tieatow upon you for hit Son's take. The doors of the t.nls.-e ... to receive yon. The eupls-arers have al ready put the chalices, on the table, and the great, loving,, tender, tvmnathetin heart of God bends over you thia moraant, aaying, "It there any that it yet left of me nouse ot nam, that I may ahow him kindness for Jonatban'a sake?" Nearly aa Had. lelllng what we have heard lo an other' dlsiul vantage is not so bad as tarting a slander without nrovncatlnn. but It Is next to It. Slanders do mr lutrm through being repeated by those wbo just tell what tbey have beard inn through being first told by the one who Invented them. If a slanderer ould find no one to pass along bis slan. b-rs without being sure aa in their ei.h r fnbtlty, be would have no uecea In his occupation. "Where no wood Is here the Are goHh out; so where there Is tio talebearer, the strife ceasetb." Herore we tell anything to another's discredit we should Ilrst know (not merely think 10 Is true, and then wn should tte sure that good Is to come of Its relating. "Kvil Is wrought by want of thought As well as want of heart" The bones of tbe akuTf are arched be cause In that form tbe greatest strength Is combined with tbe least weight and quantity of material. Good advice and ttavely aaalataac alleviate much human suffering.