HIM !
GOOD
Short Q lories!
Iiniiniiinminiimi
According to one account of tae Par- 1
'.er telegram, it made Senator Till- ;
nan "so agila'.ed tkat he almost
Tied." When hi Virginia colleague ;
aeeougbt him to be calm, be replied: :
'I alwari think the best. Senator Ian
J, when I arn greatly excited."
The old gentleman had just stepped
alto the crowded car, aad bad aeei-
lentally trodden on Algy 'iut raid's t
loot "Confound you, you careless old j
mJTawl" cried Algy; "you've erushrsi
ay foot to a Jeliy. "Ah" said the
rid man. calmly, 'Yalfs-foot Jelly, I
ruppoae"
The late MUs Julia Moore (Sir John
tfoore's niece), like many very old peo
ple, wai extremely proud of her age.
ind lost no opportunity of showing
t When she wn asked by a friend
t ahe was going to see the king's cor
onation, she answered: "No. I hare
eeu out of London for the last tare
toronation.i, and I don't care to alter
ny record," What an exaltation one
Dust feel at being able to say a thing
Ike that!
''Economy, said Governor Chatter
ion, of Wyoming, "is always admlra
ie. A Cheyenne hatter, though, was
llsgusted the other day with the eeo
tomlca! spirit of a visitor to his shop.
This visitor, a tall man with gray
tutir, entered with a soft felt hat,
wrapped In paper. In his baud. 'How
ccuch will it cost,' be sId, 'to dye this
lat gray, to match ray hair? 'About a
lollar,' the hatter answered. The tall
nan wrapped the hat up cigala. 'I
won't pay it, he said; 'I can get my
lair dyed to match the hat for a
luarter.' "
As an illustration of carrying mlli
saxy discipline too far, this story Is
ld by General Nelson A. Miles:
There was a colonel who, In the tuid
iie of a campaign, was seized with
i sudden ardor about hygiene. He or
lered that all his men change their
shirt at once. This order was duly
sarried out, except in the caw of one
fompany where the private' ward
robes had been pitiably depleted. The
raptain of this company wa Informed
that none of the men could change
their shirts, since they had only one
apiece. The colonel hesitated a mo
ment, and said, firmly: 'Orders must
be obeyed. Let the men change shirt
with each other.'"
Dr. Edward Waldo Emerson, of Con
tord. Is fond of telling of an oid serv
ant whose heart was exceedingly kind,
and in whom the qualities of pity and
compassion were developed nearly to
perfection. He was once driving hi
master and Emerson through the coun
try. A they approached a new bouse
that the master was building, they saw
an old woman sneaking away with
bundle of wood. "Jabez, Jabez," cried
the master; "do you see that old wom
an taking my wood 7" Jabez looked
with pity at the old woman, then with
corn at his master. "No, sir," he
aid, stoutly, "I don't see her; ami,
Mrttaf mnM f itiltn't think tilflt VAI1
would aee her, either."
Judge Jonathan Dixon, of the Su
preme Court of New Jersey, has a
habit, well known to old practitioner
before him, of asking three questions
of counsel arguing at the bar. The
first one Is usually simple, and the
lawyer answers It carelessly; the sec
ond one is a little more drastic, and
the respondent replies with trembling
uncertainty; the third Ls bound to be
a poser fraught with humiliation. On
one occasion Richard V. Ltndabury, of
Newark, was presenting a case to the
court of errors, and when the first
question was Innocently propounded he
aid: "1 don't know." "Don't know!"
cried the Judge; "why - don't you
know?" "Because I haven't heard the
ther two questions," said the wily ad
vocate. TO INSURE LONG LIFE.
Ubcrian Now Visiting; in London Has
a Mysterious 1'la.nt.
In one of the smaller hotels In the
jelgliborliocd of Charing Cross there 1
residing a young Llberiao, who has
;om to London for the purpose of ex
hibf'ing (and selling) to the curious the
mysteries of a plant which, he claims.
Insures long life to those who possesss
one of its leaved, says the Loudoii
Chronicle.
Hi name is Gomita, and on Satur
day be told one of our representative
that be was of royal blood, lu proof
of which he showed his passport.
"I have come to London direct from
my home In Liberia, as I have beard
that the British in all parts of the
world want to live long. Out on the
treat coast of Africa there Is a plant
tM mysterious virtue of which are
known only to those who bare royal
Mood In their reina." The secrets of
tOm plant he said, were remarkable,
at1 ho explained some of them at a
Ulnf hold at the Cavendish rooms,
Earti&ior street
"Tour mil," be continued, "denotes
tjBt yea disbelieve my statement but
aa aesare you that the plant pov
' zM thorn qualities which I state.
; T 9 hav been proved. Moreover.
-J are regaraea as ma anomsuing
J Ot greatert anxiety ha be-n
ZT r foreign travelers to possess
4 f TM Hm went " been well
M professional hot
1 tmfj discover the riant. In
.CZZ2 tcy reyal Meed, bad to
i r r fcsSan 1 eras leM what
It-ltapay heavily far it
Jt) tl stw f?wO. and
leaves Swal'uw ofj of these leave
aad ou may be certain of adding from
tea to twenty years to your life. If
you rub one on a wound you are Imme
diately healed And when one is
placed in a coffiu t2e d-ad body d-)e
ijt decay, but Is preserved. Indeed,
in I-il-erin the ctftrts of the great tifn
ail contain these leave, as we find
thi is twtter tkin tie oid EgjpUaa
Uie!hd of eiLrialmlng"
The Llberiaa talked on he speak
English very we;; for several min
ute, until I askel him the cost of one
of tiie pl.aiu.
"I could not sell a plant, but a leaf
would t aRyhre from to
IX), and it would be cheap at that
price. I supjost I shall hare w:iif
dittii-u'ty in convincing Londoners, but
prolb!y a few will l:stt-n to me at
my Ui'-ttiiig, aud will not be unwilling
to test my statements. It does not
follow because you In Ixiu.lon hv- I
reached high a standard of civili
sation and knowledge tiiat ail nature's
secrets hare been dl -losiJ to you."
Gomita rose from tje table at which
we had ben sitiing and put forward
his hand for nie to shake as a inu!
that he did not wish to proceed fur
ther with the conversation.
"Jut one word more," I said. "Will
you tell me the name of the plant?"
"Xo." said Guujlta. "It ls a secret
known in Liberia only to the few."
13 IT RUDIMENTARY INSTINCT?
Why Home People cek Chairs Net
to the Wall.
'Why is It," asked the elderly man
with tbe contemplative air, "that we
lntinctlveiy choose the tables and
chairs next to a wall In a restaurant?
Why are the tables In the center of
the room always the last taken?"
"Don't know; never thought of it,"
responded his companion. "But I'M
bet you have a theory to account foi'
It"
The elderly man smiled knowingly,
and continued:
"You will notice that the comet
seats are always taken first. It's the
same In street cars or railroad coaches.
Every uiau or woman instinctively
takes to a corner and screws his or
her neck back Into It. Have you no
ticed, too, that when passing people
along a wall you always edge Inward
If you possibly can?
"Why ls it? Simply Instinct an In
stinct the origin of which dates back
to prehistoric times, when meu had not
yet learned the use of metal weapons.
It Is the Instinct we Inherit from our
cave-dwelling ancestors, who had only
clubs with which to defend them
selves. Instinct N only an unconscious
disposition to make use of previous
experiences.
"When the prehistoric man wanted
to eat his meal in peace he huddled
Into some cranny in a cliff or against
the side of a big rock. In that position
be felt secure, for nothing could at
tack him from the rear and he could
observe everytu'ng- that approached
his way. It must have taken ages of
experience to have bred that instinct
so deeply within us, for even now,
when cave bears and mastodons do not
frequent our eating resorts, we prefer
walls, and especially corners, every
time.
"I suppose, too, that' why men nat
urally walk on the outward side of
women along sidewalks. In case a
winged Ichthyosaurus should swoop
down upon them he could bang her
over against the shop window and
stand off the beast.
"It Is another rudimentary Instinct
which has survived the need of it. Man
Instinctively protected woman by hav
ing a cliff on one side of her and him
self on the other, and to this day sh
expects It"
The Assyrian Dead.
It Is a curious fact that In Assyri
the ruins speak to us only of the liv
lug, and that of the dead there are nt
traces whatever, says Ragosnl' "Stofj
of Chaldea." One might think peopU
never died there at alL Yet It Is well
known that all nations have bestowed
as much care on the interment of theli
dead and the adornment of their lasl
resting place as on the construction of
their dwellings nay, some even more,!
for instance, the Egyptians. To thsi
loving veneration for the dead historj
owes half Us discoveries; indeed, we
should have slraost no reliable infor
mation at all on the very oldest races,
who lived before the Invention of writ
in, were it not for their tombs and
the things we find In them.
It Is very strange, therefore, that
nothing of the kind should be found
In Assyria, a country which stood high
in culture. For the sepulchres which
are found In such numbers In miim
mounds, down to a certain depth, be
long to later raees, mostly even to the
modem Turks and Arabs. This pe
culiarity is so puzzling that scholar!
almost Incline to suppose that the As
syrlan either made away with thelt
dead In some manner unknown to nt
or else took them somewhere to bury
The latter conjecture, though not en
tirely devoid of foundation. Is unsup
ported by any positive fact, and there
fore was never seriously discussed
The question Is simply left open tintl
something happens to shed light on It
Beainnln and Knd.
Singleton So you wera married by
a justice of the pece. eh?
Wedderly (sadly) Te; but thai
lnt the worst of It
Singleton We 1. come on with the i
rest of your sad story. I
Wcddery Tb Justice forest Id '
Ik. I' rmt a ml 1 t ru eft vkn n fit svl '
with my matrimonial experience.
Vo'ooity at m Wind.
At tbe height of one mile tbe art-1
warn velocity of the triad la few tfajag
aa watt aft C
GroU Focr uf Women.
This international ewniliiat'e T
womeu brings a itew power Into world
politics. Though as yet not fully rec
ognized as a political force, even In
their respective countries, they are
that force none the les, and make It
felt in ixore wajs than one. The 'iu
Caetice" of women is lot denied: In
deed It is urged by those who would
deny them rjy more direct expres
sion; but th! liiflueiH-e i by no means
wholly gd. Wbile altogether per
sonal In her activities, limited in smb!
tion snd responsibility to the domes
tic circle exclusively, the woman could
bring to imlilic s3air only a narrow
and rwtctiocary i-li,-y; but these worn -
en of to-day lesrning by personal ex
perience the conditions of the outside
world, learning by travel and contact
the great lesson of our age. tbe unity
of social life bring to the considera
tion of our common affairs a new spir
it and a new power. So long at the
mothers of the world give to tUeir chil
dren only the Intensely personal senti
ments of the primitive home, no social
advance of the father can wholly coun
teract their heavy influence. He, grow
ing and broadening In an ever wider
contact with humanity, may transmit
to the child the racial advance; but
she, In ber immovable position, stead
ily restocks the Infant mind with our
oldest prejudices and strengthens anew
that ancleut egoism which Is the
strongest barrier to social progress.
In this new life, this broad human
itarian work, we sre bui!ti:iig a new
motherhood of immense advantage to
the world. It is not only in direct
physical heredity that this is felt for
our young girls are naturally not the
ones who form Interna Uoual c-ouueils
but In the broader social heredity,
which works far more rapidly. Char
lotte Perkins Gilman lu Itooklovers
Magazine.
I'raiM of Homely Women.
I'rste n t of pretty girls t trie
Of rnVy lips snd dresray eyes,
rb:it besuty e!int cease to b
An ever fresh ami sweet surprise;
( car not too' ber face lie fair
And framed iu a wreath of curls
For pmty maids I do not care;
I sing tU praise f homely girli.
I sins of her whose ne is pug.
Though even to the si-ie 'tis tipped.
Whose figure, like old Omar's jug
Which mourued the putter's hand bad
slipped;
And y you that she squints a hit?
What (si.li? And in ber speaking
halts?
Nay. girls who squint possess the w-lt
To squint a man's most glaring faults.
A dainty, slender foist, no doubt.
Is pleasing, when all's aaid snd dous.
But husbands later find it out
That larger feet sre best to run
Their little errands, fetch their sIkmm
When home they come at day's demise,
For dainty feet possess no wings
Big-footed girls are for the wise.
The pearly, peach blow cheek has fears
Les cooking spoils its lovely tint.
Cerulean eyes dare shed no tears,
Or hiiw of sympathy hint;
The hand of Venus smooths no brow.
Unless It be a duke's or earl's
And so when you would choose a frsu
LV not neglect the homely girls.
William Wallace Whitelock in Phila
delphia Press.
England's First Woman Preacher.
Miss Gertrude von Petzold enjoys
the distinction of being the first wom
an In England to be called to a pulpit
in ttiat country.
Hecently she ac
cepted the charge
of the Unitarian
Church In Leices
ter, situated on
the Marlborough
roud the first
Unitarian church
In point cf time In
England and one
whose nietnlwrs
are conservative
and wealthy. Miss
UleM VOX I'lLlilLU
Petzold Is a gifted speaker and has re
ceived sn advanced education. She
has been devoted to church work since
she was a small girl and possesses a
cha ruing personality. Great opposi
tion developed to her when her name
was first coupled with the pastorate
of the church. The contemplated
chnnge was wholly without precedent
and although the fact that women
were no longer an experiment in the
United States was brought home to
the congregation the conservative ele
ment was hard to rout
Different War of Reatlnar.
I bold. In theory, that every woman
hould lie down every afternoon and
relax, taking an hour's Interval of en
tire repose, not even thinking of any
thing that taxes ber, and thus repair
ing tbe waste place of her life after
a busy morning. This la my theory,
firmly held and warmly recommended
to you. Let me whisper, In strict con
fidence, that Oil I not a thing I ever
do myself. To take nap In the day
time would be for me one of the Im
possibilities, and tbe mere suggestion
I enough to keep me wide awake.
My preference I a rocking-chair and
footstool and a blight abort story In
tbe half-hour after tbe midday meat
A neighbor of mine baa always a
white shawl on hand, and knits when
be wants to relax. I could not tell
jom bow many white shawls tbl lady
baa made and given away, bat ibe I
M proficient la their maaafacttirt that
golf bae as atrtoasatea. Thi
p-'l-i" is i-T (-JaliVr. slid she would
j i't forego it on any account.
Certain tuen smoug my friend say
that a Usy's fihii1g rests them to an
e.eLt tUt nothing ee d--es, snd they
atf.nii tint the ret is la the fisliitig.
not In the catch. I tbUik, as I am ure
you do, that evt rjbody who 1 buy
and most of us women are must have
an occasional rest. Ktue of u get
it, if we are no-iat-le so'l'. in the
borres of our frletids ,r la little ex
cursions al.n.ad; some of u J.ever
really ret neej-t In our own
leds. and we hate to leave home even
for a niiflit Which of u can di tats
to tbe oilier? Your road to A ready
) and mine may lead acr: dlJTerent
rivers, aiid through d. verse valleys. It
dx'S uot n . -i'ter much. If w e reach our
goal, by what route we make the Jour
ney. Margaret K. Kangster In the Wo
man's Home Companion.
Too much fixsi and too little nour
ishment is d!i;g a great deal of harm
to many little ones. For Infants who
must be "bottled," milk diluted with
barley water, a grain of salt and a
pinch of sugar added, given lukewarm
from an absolutely clean bottle aud
nipple every two hours (never oftenert,
is. I consliier. perfect food, and a
fat. Jolly baby will result But com
mon sense must be used. A mother
can soon tell whether her baby cries
frmn hunger or from overfeeding.
I'oti't ask any one; Judge for yourself.
For children the simpler the meals,
the fewer sw eets, candies and unneces
sarles. the better. For breakfast In the
summer give them bread and butter,
milk, sliced tomatoes or any fresh fruit
but oranges, which would not agree
with milk. Pineapple ls Indigestible,
though the Juice la good.
In winter give porridge, and be sure
It ls well boiled and that too much su
gar Is not added. The porridge may be
made from oat meal, rolled wheat
cracked wheat hominy, corn Tieal,
bread and milk or sliced bat anas (no
purgative medicine Is ever needed If
fruit be given In mornings when nec
essary). On Sunday an egg, jwached
or boiled.
For dinner give any meat but pork,
soup or fish, all vegetable (except
corn), a plain pudding, no pie or boiled
paste.
For tea give bread and butter, milk
or cocoa, occasionally preserve, maple
syrup, rhubarb or honey.
The more moderation ls exercised in
eating, the better. The food should be
plain.good and appetizing, and the chil
dren should be given all they want
If children's appetites are not spoiled
by sweets they will enjoy everything
put before them. Woman's Home
Companion.
Health and Beauty Hints.
If you would stay young associate a
great deal with young people; take a
lively Interest In their hopes and am
bitions, and enter into their sports
with enthusiasm.
German medical Journals are recom
mending as a remedy for appendicitis
walking on all-fours twenty minute
four time a day. The exercise
strengthens the abdominal niUHcles.
Nose corsets In three sizes have been
Introduced In France. By means of
this Ingenious contrivance women, It
Is claimed, may gradually change the
shape of their noses, the most deter
mined snub being converted into a
graceful aquiline.
For a double chin massage up and
down along the cheeks and sides of the
face, down along tbe Jaw, horizontally
on the side of the neck and back and
forth under the chin. Ten minutes'
vigorous massage twro or three time
a day will often produce In a fort
night a remarkable result
Once a week the teeth should be
cleaned with the finest pumice stone.
Take a little of the very finely pow.
dered pumice and place It on the tooth
brush. Brash the teeth lightly and
remember that while pumice Is good
in its way It will take off the enamel if
used too vigorously.
Woman Who Often Wonders Why.
She will alt In a draught In a low
necked gown with her arms and shoul
der bare. But he will go out on
the hottest afternoon with her head
and neck tied up In a thick chiffon
veil.
Khe will forget to pay a bill of 5 for
month. But she will make herself
conspicuous In a street car squabbling
to pay for her friend a 5-cent piece
which she doesn't owe. She will wear
a skirt about six Inches longer than
It ought to be for walking. But she
will bold It up about six inches higher
than any walking skirt that ever was
made.
8be la up In arms when she aero a
hre whipped. But the will drag a
poor little dog on a shopping bout
that would enfeeble a good -sized man.
Kbe hi a will that bo power on earth
ihki.i; i oiim of I jiim:
Cr Her. Ohm St off .
,il res:ste:h t-'ie proud and giveth
trail- to the hUiiible . I. P'-ter, V. 5.
There ure three distinct furms under
which "I't.-le" ciiiiuii'cily displays It-
I self pride of birth, pride of intellect,
1 j-tide of rl In s.
j We naturally would suppose that
'j riile of birth'- would lie confined to
sii. li countries a:id pi ices lis are under
tlie dniiiiiiioti of klngi and emperors,
w here nubility of birth carries with it
the added dignity uf place and power.
But such is nut tli" , f'T e may
find It as clearly deiiin-1 and as strong
ly developed in de:mrjtic America
as In the effete monarchies of the old
w orld.
We frequently meet with people of
meager attainments, brusque manners
and vulgar bearings, !" et lire lUiod
with liHUgtity assiinnice. pn.fcssiiM to
lie descended from lllu-lrloiis ances
tors. And bow sad. oMeii. Is the con
trast bctni-eu the profession and Hie
hisignilicalit Individual who makes It.
Unless such claims have the support
of unusual grace, g,Hlness and virtue,
they are more foolish and absurd than
those of the forlorn old woinun of
whom Hawthorne writes, whose sole
title to g'-iitlllty consisted in a few
rusty silk dresses and her recollection
of having formerly thrummed a harpsi
chord, danced a minuet and worked an
antique lapestry Mitch on her sampler.
If the knowledge of gentle birth lm
pels men to Imitate noble deeds of hon
orable ancestors to uphold virtue nnd
triumph over vice then, assuredly. Its
power need not be Ignored. Hut unless
this Is the case it ls far better to be
honi-st, upright and Christian, with
out any certain knowledge of one's
parentage, tlinn, while having the blu
est of blood, to lie boastful. Indolent
and can-less of the rights of our fellow
iiicn.
Next tin-re ls "pride of Intellect." An
active and vigorous brain Is a splendid
endowment. Whoever adds to the
world's treasury of wisdom Is worthy
of honor, but to look down upon our
Associates because of such mental en
dowment ls a proof of weakness and
uuist be obnoxious to the Almighty.
Ict the wisest man compare the
knowledge he has attained wtth that
which still lies lieyond his grasp or
even his comprehension and he will
be forced to confess himself Icuorant
and 111 Informed. Complete kuoniclgu
Is unattainable by any human being.
Why. then, should anyone be proud?
Tbe temple of the great goddess
Nelth, at Hals, In lower Egypt, was
once the center of wisdom for Greece,
whose foremost men In the early days
went thither for their training, and
upon her veiled Image was this slg
nlticaiit Inscription:
"I am nil that was, that Is and that
ls to be, and my veil hag been lifted
by no man."
Another form of pride arises from
the possession of riches. This Is one
of the most glaring, offensive and con
temptible of all the exhibitions which
pride makes of Itself. It shows Itself
most frequently in the desire to assume
great state and dignity. It ls even
happy If It can arouse Jealousy. To
have many houses, to ride out In gran
deur, to wear fine clothe, to fare
sumptuously, to own a yacht, a private
tar, to command an army of servants,
to outdo one's ncighlHirs surely t.ns
doe not seem like a very high ambi
tion, yet It Invariably fosters pride.
There undoubtedly are rich persons
who are an honor and an ornament to
society, who are liberal, conscientious,
thoughtful nnd beneficent; but there
dtp others who care only for their own
pleasures and prominence avaricious
to the last degree, utterly inconsider
ate of their fellow men. their Joys, sor
rows or sufferings.
You recti!! the Ittchlcnt narrated, to
illustrate tbe condition of society h.
France before the awful revolution,
and which produced that catastrophe.
An aristocrat, whose carriage Un
crushed the life out of a child, stopped
his hor.se for a moment, tossed a gold
coin to the father of the dead -liilU
and drove on. But the coin was flung
nftpr his carriage, and rang upon u,
floor. "Hold the horses," er,.( the
firistocnit "Who threw that?' There
being no answer, he shouted: "You
dogs, I would rido over any of you
very willingly and exterminate you
from the earth."
Possibly this Incident will recnll
some of the accidents that occur In
our city. Certain it is that some among
our rich are lx-enmlng scornful and
overbearing. They should take hwd.
"Bride goefh before destruction and
a haughty spirit before a fall.'
A PROPHET OP VfCXGKtSCK.
Br er. Crrlm . Senas.
Of late year the majority of critics
have denied to the book of Jonah a
pluce among the historical lxoks of
the Bible. But It must be rciiiembere 1
that Jettus, the highest critic, explicit
ly asserted the personal existence, ml
rucnlous fate and prophetical oitlee of
Jonah. And with n great body of
Christian tbl I sufficient to settle the
matter.
But tbe vital question la dealing
with this fragment of early literature
la te discover what was the purpose
i.f Its author In writing such a book.
It should I noted that Jonah lived
ut a time w lien his union was taking
i,-teiifc-e usB one f her great ene
mies. Joriiib Is. therefore, a prophet
of vengeance.
To an abet) nation Jonah was sent
He pre.-i'"hed vengeance snd destnjiv
tion. Tbe people listened, repented
iind were pardoned and spared. The
I lain pnrpos Is this: G'sl was teach
ing Jonah and his people that to the.
gentile alwii was granted repentance
unto life. The hk teaches the lu
finite love of God In cwntrast to Ui
narrow selfishness of man.
MKIM.VU IF f.M KltHAMBM.
Br Hn. jQtpt a.
To say that God ls our father snd
jet to affirm thst be will even ceas
to love bis children or that h" will
doom them to hopeless evil or sweep
them out of existence Is to use wori
in hii uuwrranla)la sense. A hu
man parentage stands for sympathy,
forgiveness, loving, if sometimes se
iitp, discipline, aud a care that never,
changes, mi divine fatherhood means
the saii.e thing. Ibis Is confirmed by
the chiiriK ler of ( hi-vd. 'He that hath
si-en me hath m-cii the father,' said Je
siis. and what do we see In him? A
sympathy that btougbt hliu to the hap
py and festive scenes of human llfs
: 1 1 , 1 1 a love so disinterested and death
less, even for the unworthy, that It led
him to pray lu his dying womenta,
Father, forgive them"
This Is our standard and lnterpro
tatioii of divine fatherhood, Moro
over, this relation i universal and im
partial. Now. what are the Influences of thi
great afllruiutlon of the divine father
IiismI? One only I ran mention here,
and that Is that we are all brethren,
the w hite, the black, the bond and th
free, the capitalist and the laborer, all
brethren, and should live with each
other Hud treat each other as brother.
Think of the Influence of this faith,
if earnestly cherished by all uieu! Ths
Indian question, the race prejudice of
the Hon the lulmr war, the persecu
tions of the Jews In Christian" Hus
sla these and a thousand other rela
tions of the human family would all
be happily solved If we only really be
lieved that Gsl Is the universal, tin
changing father of humanity, and had
the courage of our convictions.
I'KAUIi OF UltKAT I'KK K
r Her. bur Woolen
"The Kingdom of heaven Is like untl
n merchantman seeking goodly erls
w ho. when he bad found one carl ol
great price went and sold all that b
hud aud bought it."
It ought to come with force to thlj
practical age that the kingdom ol
heaven Is, by Christ's own testimony,
like unto a merchantman. It Is not
like the dreamer or the poet ouly, bul
like the man of business tbe prudent,
sagacious, practical man. tbe man ol
energy and of action, the man wbt
keeps his book and carefully lays bli
plan.
This parable Is as true to the life ol
our time ns to that of 1W) years ago
Our age bus been variously character
led as the ago of silver, gold, stmiis
and electricity. There la one word li
Ibis parable which, I believe, describe
the present ago more clearly than an)
other word In the KngtUh language
It Is the word "seeking." There nevei
was a time when men were seeking
Intently, so widely and variedly at
now. And like the merchantman ol
the parable It Is "goislly pearls" fol
which they seek. We are all seeker)
In preaching, lu business. In thinking
In literature, music aud art every
where we ore seeking for pearls c-l
the greatest worth. I
From the Christian's viewpoint ther
Is but one star, the "star of Ifethlet
Beth lot
gulJc j
gdom of
hem." and Jesus would have us ;
by that. He declared the klngd
God to be the pearl of great price
",eek first the kingdom of God." Thi
kingdom of God for you and me u
Cbrlsthness here, now, yonder ant
forever.
-eotHt oo
I SEMtOSCTTES I
"""ee ef t itvlf tf fsf
I'ublic Opinion. -i'ublie opinion It
the. main Is not intellectually nor cthl
c-.ily unsound. It Is enforced by thi
honesty common t Christian communi
ties, and Its record show It to lie I
slo-w but a sure remedy for these evlli
of grasping monopoly and the selfish
lies hidden behind legaj quibbles.
Ilev. 8. P. Gadiuan, Congregationalism
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Gospel of Joy. Tbe gospel ol
Christ Is one of Joy. There ore Mm
straight-laced, pious people who malil
one uncomfortable. We don't want ts
put Into your life anything Ilka that
I,!fe 1 full of sacrifice. There is ds
trolley car to eminence. Cut your
selves off from anything that would
hamper your growth In tbe Chrlstlsl
life. Bev. William Bom, Congrega
tionnllst, Boston, alas.
Consecration. A man la a Chrlstlat
In nothing unless be I a Christian 11
everything. Consecration I our nam!
for some bowing oT the head or rno
tuent of slleut prayer. Consecrallom
Cease to pray for Itl '''here I no uct
thing! It la a mere word; and a wore
I a breath. Make It concrete, Con
secrete hand; a voice; a pocket; I
day that ts the Christian program.
Iter. N. li. Waters, CouaregaUoaauat
Hroetlva. m. T.
