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PART n. Told by Richard Ponton, of Frenchay, tttoucefrterahlre, Esquire. L 8 my old friend Phil Brand baa asked me to do this, I suppose I mum -Brand Is a right good fellow and a clever lellow, but has plenty of crotrhets of hie own. The worst I know of him Is that he insists upon having his own way with people. WRh those who differ from him he Is ae ob stinate as a mule. Anyhow, he has always had his own way with me. This custom, so far as I am concerned, commenced years ago, when we were boys at school together, and 1 have never been able to shake ofT the bad habit of giving It to bim. He has promised to see that my Queen's Eng lish Is presentable; for, to tell the truth, I am more at borne across coun try than across foolscap, and my fin trarm l/(inar tKa faal of t Via ruing nr t hP Trigger better than that of the pen. All the earns, I hope he won't take too many liberties with my style, bad though It may be; for old Brand at times Is apt to get—well, a hit prosy. To hear him on the subject of hard work, and the sanctity thereof, ap proaches tbs sublime! What freak took me to the little God forsaken village of Mldcombe In the depth of winter, is entirely between myself end my conscience. The cause, having no bearing upon the matters 1 am asked to tell you about, Is no one’s business but mine. I will only say that now I would not stay In such a place, at such a time of the year, for the sake of the prettiest girl in the world, let alone the bare chance of meeting her once or twice. But one's ideas change. I am now a good bit older, ride some two atone heavier, and have been mar ried ever so many years. Perhaps, after all, as I look back, 1 can find some excuse for being such an ass as to endure, for more than a fortnight, all tlje discomforts heaped upon me in that little village Inn. A man who sojourns in such a hole as Mldcombe must give some reason for doing so. My ostensible reason was hunting. 1 had a horse with me, and x second-rate subscription pack of slow-* going mongrels did meet somewhere In the neighborhood, so no one could gain say m yexpianaiton. But, If hunting was my object, I got precious little of It. A few days after my arrival, a bit ter, biting front set In—a frost as black at your bat and as hard as nails. Yet still I stayed on. From private information received— no matter how, when, or where—I know that some people in the neigh borhood had organized a party to go skating on a certain day at Idlymere, a tine sheet of water some distance from Mldcombe. I guessed that some one whom I particularly desired to meet would be there, and as the skat ing was free to anyone who chose to take the trouble or getting to such an out of the way place. 1 hired u horse and an apology for a dog-carl, and at ten in the morning started to drive the twelve miles to the pond. I took no one with me. 1 had been to Mlymere once before, in the bright summer weather, so fancied 1 knew the way well enough. The sky wheu 1 started was cloudy; the wind was chopping around in a way which made the effete rustic old hostler predict a change of weather, lie was right. Before I had driven two miles light snow began to fall, and by the I line I ITIKUru n Wirt! urn iimr « a > ■tide Inn, about a mile from the Mere, a dim of white covered the whole coun try. I "tabled my horee a* well a* I • ould. then, taking my akatea with me. walked down to the pond Now, whether I bad mlatakcn the •lay. or whether the threatening (all of anow had made certain people < haugc their tnlnda, I don't know hut. to my annoyance and vexation, no vkater* were to be Been, and. m»reo\er, Iht uarnt, white aurface told me that none had been on the pond that motnlng Still, hoping they might come In apltc 0( the weather. I put on mv eka’ea and went outalde edging and grape-vlulng ail over the place. Ilut ax there waa :i« pereon tu particular in (art no one * all to note power# I MMlii got tiled It waa. tndaad dreary, drear* work hut I waited and hoped unit the enow came down «o fact and fur i«««al). that I f»H anr* that walitni waa ta vain and that I had dilven t< Ml* mate for am king Mack I weal ta the little tan. alterlj iiagueiod wMb iblaga la general aa feeding that ta break aameoaea hem would be a relief to me la ta* | rewea etwte of mind. Of ••«»•»* w anaarah man wan Id at wave have bla boro between the kbafta aad drt«ea hem* Mat, whatever I mat be aaa. ta thaai •te*a I *aa net a aaaalbJe wea Mtaa* will. I knew • erdtally eadwrae Ibta r* aearh (he mvammodailaa of the iat aaa Ma( mark a* in indw* a aaa ta liaa* withla ta* precinct* hut the (t« «* a rgM §ae l uae aad a dnab aanh ahtlUMh) mwaufhetwred out ef rean Xel pear. ao< « be daapued end protm •wrewum ka the hady wad centbtag '< iMe ruffed lamp*-- do I Hwggwed atai lh« Mg hrw aa>n t began ta fael bwagr * and wpoa the lawdlwd* wcrunng wm that aha agtald tank a rwaher decide* M wpald ha •(*»■ tw day wherw I wm until the violence of the snow-storm wm over; for coming down it was now, and no mlatake! And it kept on coming down. About half-past three, when I sorrowfully de cided I was bound to make a move, it waa snowing faster than ever. I harnessed my horse, and laughing at the old woman's dismal prophecy that I should never get to Mldcombe tn such weather, gathered up the reins, and away I went along the white road. I thought I knew the way well enough. In fact, I had always prided myself upon remembering any road once driven over by me; but does any one who has not tried It really know how a heavy fall of snow changes the aspect of the country, and makes land marks snares and delusions? I learn* all about It then, once and for all. I found, also, that the auow lay much deeper than I thought could possibly be In ho short a time, and It still fell In a manner almost undlng. Yet f wen on bravely and merrily for some miles. Then came a bit of uncertainty [1. HICH of those two roads wan the right one? This one, of course no.the oth er. There was no house near: no one was likely to be passing In such weather, so I was left to exercise my free, unbiased choice, a privilege I would willingly have dispensed with. However, I made the best selection I could, and fololwed It for some two miles. Then I began to grow doubtful, snd soon persuading myself that I was on the wrong track, retraced rny steps. I was by this time something like a huge white plaster-of-parlr. figure, and the snow which had accumulated on the old dog-cart made It run heavier by balf-a-ton, more or less. By the time 1 came to that unlucky Junction of roads at which my misfortune be gan, it was almost dark: the sky as (Hack as tarpaulin, yet sending down nit? wime ir’ixintfiy iidK«'H mif'h«r ami fester than ever. I felt inclined to curse my folly In attempting such a drive, at any rate I blamed myself for not having started two or three hours earlier. I'll warrant that steady-going old Brand never had to accuse himself of such foolishness as mine. Well, I took the other road ;went on some way; came to a turning which I seemed to remember; and. not with out misgivings, followed It. My mis givings Increased when, after a little while, I found the road grew full of ruts, which the snow and the darkness quite concealed from me until the wheels got Into them, (evidently J was wrong again. I was just thinking of making the best of my way out of this rough and unfrequented road, when—there. I don’t know bow it hap pened, and such things seldom occur to me a stumble, a fall on the part of my tired horse sent me flying over the dashboard, with the only consoling thought that the reins were still in my hand. Luckily the snow had made the fall ing pretty soft. I picked myself up and set about estimating damages. With some difficulty I got the horse out I of the harness and then felt free to i inspect the dog-cart. Alas! after the j manner of the two-wheel kind wheu | ever a horse thinks fit to fall, one shaft had snapped off like a carrot; so here was I, five males apparently from any where. In the thick of a blinding snow storm, left standing helpless beside a I.J..I U ___ ...I . I_I._ ■ should like to know what Brand would have done under (be clicums'unce*. A* for me. I reflet ted for some min | utex— reflection In a snowstorm lx : weary work. 1 reasoned. I believe ! logically, and at last cauie to this <t* clalon: I would follow the road, ir as I suspected It wax but a c*rv track i II would probably soon lead to a habi j tatlou of some kind. Anyway, | had better try * bit farther. I took hold nl j the wearied horse and with snow mi j «ler my feet, *nowflakes whlrllns round me. and a wind blowing right i Into my teeth, struggled on It wa» a Journey! I think I mu I have lawn Ibiee-t|tnvrlrr• of au houi i going .ilatut a quarto* of a mile I wat JUMt beginning to deepalt when I wav a welcome gleam of light I sleet. I toward II, fondly hoping that m> iron Idea were at an end I found ihe Itgh stole through Ihe ill Hi ting wtada* j xhnilors of what termed far a* ; ouId make out In Ike dark use*. ,o be . , small farm -house Ty la* to a gale tk knotted rotua by whnh I bad beei Isodlng Ike bote* I daggered up ti I the door «ud bharksd loudly t poi I my hoooi umil I moot agoiosi tbs ; j dsorpoot I hod no idea ho* Mrod I •• ootll that moment I we vet «<vep*,:.. ■ that Ike lading *f speedy shell* mooot gboolwiety at*is* my Ilf* t‘t»v l eyed Item hood lo fool with snow m I hot t lashed ia I i>> «* ha** been a p • able ohjss l i No aaswer ‘am* lo tov list Sum maos It *oo moll aftxt a sxnotyd an i wore rmpeentiy* aptdi. siren ef my k>< I Hum Ur* duo* deigned to *<»• not n f*1 * j in*be* fbiatgk Ik# apeftnr* a «i I I me* • sot*** naked *ko one the*** II "Ul •»* Ik I told I have mixes > I my wer lo Mtdcomhe Mi hotee be la I ten You nor give me eke her tv < Ike klghl r»p«n Ik* dtsei sal I*- te I Ml. ’ Iksirif1 Yost van t gei shelter her mister,” said a man's gruff voice. "This ain't an Inn. so you'd best be off, and go elsewhere." "But I must come in," I said, as tounded at such Inhospitably, "I can't go a step farther. Open the door aJ once!" "You be hanged," said the man "'Tie my house, not yours." "But, you fool, I mean to pay you well for your trouble. Don’t vou know It means death wandering about on such a night as this? I.et me In!” "You won’t come in here," was the brutal and boorlah reply. The door closed. That I was enraged at such Incivility may be easily Imagined; but If I said I was thoroughly frightened I believe no one would be surprised. As getting In to that house meant simply life or death to me. Into that house I deter mined to get, by floor or window, by fair means or hy foul. Ho, as the door closed, I hurled myself ugalnst it with all the might. I could muster. Al though I ride much heavier now than I did then, all my weight at that time was bone and muscle. The violence of my attack tore from the lintel the staple which held the chain: the door went hack with a hang, and I fell for ward Into the houae, fully resolved to stay there whether welcome or ttnwel come. CHAI’TRR III. IIK floor througu which I had burst like a haltering ram opened straight into a sort of kitchen, so al though I entered In a most undignified way, In fact on my hands and knees. I was well-estab lished in the cents, of the room before the man and woman erne rged from behind the door, where ray successful assault had thrown them. I stood up and faced them, They were a couple of ordinary, respectably at tired country people. The man, a sturdy, strong-built, hull-necked ras cal. stood ecowllng at me, and. I con cluded, making up his mind as to whs course to pursue, "My good people,” I said, "you arc behaving In the most unheard of man ner. Can't you understand that I meat: | ' tv ' ii l wi mi j iivui/IO I H • you? But whether you like It or not, here I slay to-night. To turn me o<r would be sheer murder." Ho saying I pulled off my overcoat and began shaking the enow out of my whiskers. I dare say my determined attitud< my respectable, as well as my muscu lar appearance, impressed my unwill ing hosts. Any way, they gave In without any more ado. Whilst the woman shut the door through which the snowflakes were whirling, the mat: said suddenly: "Well, you'll have to spend the night on a chair. We've no beds here for strangers. Specially those as ain't wanted." "Very well, my friend. Having se: iled the matter you may m well make yourself pleasant. Oo out and put m> horse under cover, and give him a feed of some sort - make a mash if you can." After giving the woman a quick glance as of warning, my scow ling host lit a horn lantern, and went on the errand 1 suggested. I gladly sunk into a chair, and warmed myself before u cheerful fire. The prospect of spending the night amid such discomfort wa« not alluring, but I had. at least, a roof over my head. no as cos ri vcsi).» Am+rlm'tt l>e«*pr*t l.ak«*. Crater latke, In Oregon, Is the deep cut body or rrean water in America. Only one lake In the world la deeper namely. Baikal, in Slberlq, which ex | eeeda It in depth by 100 feet. I'ntil re | eentljr It waa aaaerted that t'ratei Lake waa bottomleaa. lint Hounding* have proved that Ita great eat depth ie I’.AOo feet. It la flve railea In dtametar nearly circular and octuple* the eratar of an extinct volcano. No flah have | ever been known to exint In Crater ; Lake. Not long ago a requeat that It | be atocked with trout waa aeni to 1 Waahlugton by th» Mamina* who are a t lub of mountain climber*. having ! headquarter* at Portland. Mam mu I* ibe Indlau name for mouutaln goa; The climber* are nnxlou* to angle In the extinc t rrater. and the government expeii* are going to Itiol out whethet kiiiIi a thing I* practicable It I* eg*’. enough to put trout Into the water bin i bat would lie of no n*e nnie«* there |i local lor thrm ihere Trial* will |* made by an expedition lor the pur* i»o*e of aw ettaliiing ho* into it final there t* .tu.i v. huh*i or tod it ta of a kind *ul|4bU for ’ ope* a led beaune* It teed upon Thi» Will tie 4’ lompllabed In Wtwink Mall net* of gau*e along tin • uifate of the watei I he mate all) flow through the ga me *klt k will c ad it all Ike animate nine that *onM in it* wav The quantity ol the tnttei *#• voed m n given a tnwt «•( minute* o* hour* mil he an accurate mennot* of the amwan nf H*h tewat preeent Thev • III »*♦ lltltN 4*4 (fltMl |«<t tMg MlAINiviHi tMWtMSAA b» 4 »|«# ( ritllti »lug *|ti (MvftttM <4* i{ti> in I Midi |nfirt»tltn« 1*5% U «> I 4 4% 4«| v« | if | * 1104# **** 4%*« fc ’ I v ig- tM f it l*‘**4»t t till Nnl> |l» nt| ' ^IM»I 4144 I 4MHM J«t M# »!• |t | || m«4 ’ itf }#t thltolf* lu |»i* « i f4|« | * M* Mm i * lid \ %*» iff 4 «|HAi4 Ml i 1 *** »%***« |liMt| lut | m *•» |t , , *4* 5i(l« II *4 tl#4« lM» l55d|«4|4l ! uftldc* MMi 4** «%•» «%• | t«* 45444 It II FARM AND GARDEN, MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Until* I'p-In-Ililf Hint* About Cultiva tion of tho Moll mu,I Yield* Thereof - Horticulture, Viticulture end t'lorl •alter*. HR numerous In quiries which are being received, rel ative to the outlook for profitable beet sugar production In thla state, indi cate that there ts at present a wide spread interest in this industry in Ohio. The Ohio (experiment Station lias repeatedly cultivated sugar beds for stock feeding purposes, and we have bad no difficulty In producing twelve to twenty tons per acre under fav orable conditions. The cost e* produc tion Is considerably greater than In the case of the field crops ordinarily grown in Ohio, but as with any other crop, the lowest cost Is only attained by experience. The chief difficulty the Ohio farmer will experience In the cul ture of sugar beet# will be found In I be thinning, but by care in planting the labor of thinning may be consider ably reduced. In 1191 the U. 8. Depart ment of Agriculture determined the percentage of augar In large numbera of samples of sugar beets, received from twenty counties in Ohio, and since that time the Ohio Experiment Station has analyzed a considerable additional number of samplea. The results of this work Indicate that beets may be «o grown as to contain a sufficient par entage of sugar for profitable work ing, throughout the northern half of in# aiaie, wnerever soil conditions are •ultable. Tbe coat of buildings and machinery and tbe working capital re quired to start a factory equipped for tbe most economical manufacture of beet sugar amount to a total not far ibort of a quarter of a million dollara, and sucb a factory will require tbe pro duce of at least a thousand acres In beets for successful operation. The production of beet sugar In Europe has been stimulated by a system of export bounties, until the total product now •xceeds that of the cane sugar product it the world. Under this Increase of product the price of refined sugar In New York has fallen from an average of ten and a quarter cents per pound In 1878 to four and a half cents for 1894. At present, sugar Imported Into the United States, except from the Hawaiian Islands, pays an import duty of 40 per cent ad valorem, with one tenth cent per pound additional on raw migar, and nearly one-fourth cent on refined sugar, which has received an export bounty. Notwithstanding this heavy duty, tbe Importation of beet »ugar seems to be on tbe Increase. Be cause of the possible great importance of this Industry to tbe farmers of Ohio, a bulletin Is now being compiled by tbe Experiment Station at Wooster, wblcb will give the experience of other states In tbe production of beet sugar, and the probable outlook for beet culture In Ohio. Shu .lose Scale In Indiana. Indiana horticulturalists must be on guard against tbe San Jose scale, which has now appeared In that state. The following from Prof. James Troop, of tbe Indiana experiment station, is of Interest: There are many species of scale in sects which Infest fruit and ornamental plants to a greater or less extent, but of all those known to tbe entomologist at the present time, tbe San Jose scale la tbe most to be dreaded on account of Its destructive character, tbe rapidity __> * • • . I. ... il. . .IUII nuu TT U1V.U I L UU.I CBPID HUM H»V eulty with which It may be eradicated when once It hua become established. It hus been only a lew years since this pest was Introduced Into some of the nurseries of the eastern states from California through the carelessness of one or two nurserymen In not thor oughly disinfecting the stock sent out. From these nurseries It has been wide ly scattered, and recent Investigations have shown that It Is already present In a number of orchards In Ohio and Illinois, brought thers by shipments of trees from thess Infested nurseries; and ws have no reason to suppose that these shipments of trees have been any less frequent In Indiana than In these adjacent states. In fart It has already been found In some of the southern lu dlaua counties, and unless vigorous measures are adopted very soon the loss to the fruit grower* of this slate from this cause must uaceasarlly be very great, Judging from the many »pe* Muwiis of scale-infested branches received by the eiperlnrent station dur ing tba past season. It I* very evident that but little Is known cuarerntag ihta scale by the fruit glowers of la •liana in general. The dan Jose seals ! i* much smaller and of a dlB*r*ni ! chape, the lemel* hsleg neerly elrculer 1 ta outline, that the uyetsr shell or bark j :ouse. while ihe ether* mentioned er* I teediiy distinguished hy ths naked eye. I Vs slrewdy elated this peal becomes distributed hy mean* wf tersely slwk which Is sent from cm stele er hnellii i to swot her ll te else spreed Uallv hr ' )<e!eg serried hy Ihe wind end Ml ths j set of birds, els , ee thel If hot n itifb infected at ihe 'Has ■< P<« tbs I ms giant la lie reproductive pewer. I< j may ms* sprend until the entire or • herd la infwetod ll has hewn nmer tamed that Ihe propeey ef e tingle te , mat*, doting n ettsgla •**##*. met ! cmeunl to more thaw threw htllteaa el I tedrvidwele- I bus ll will be seen the1 • he great**! swiw should be * get «!#*• | m thin mailer, mm only hy the nursery 1 m*n, hoi hy *n*h Indtudugc planter As n fuither prmnutmn and aa n met isr ef ss If-pret*«Uu#. Indiana shaub feINMb the ssample at Ohm end llWbsi In passing a law making tbe sale or I offering for sale, or harboring trees or plants infested with this or other nox ious Insects a misdemeanor punishable by a suitable fine. It should then be placed In tbe hands of a competent entomologist who will see that tbe law it enforced. James Troop, Horticulturist. Drylni On I of *oll. Last season (1800) was one of ex ceptional drought. Tbe aggregate rainfall for the central part of Penn sylvania was far below the average. In October the shortage was not less than twenty Inches, writes a corre spondent of Forest Leaves. Of course to restore the ground to Its normal condition of moisture, considerable time and a large rainfall would be re quired. Indeed, It Is by no means cer tain that this desirable condition has been attained yet. This may be re garded as a partial answer to tbe ques tion which beads this brief communi cation. It Is not, however, the whole answer. Observing farmers have noted that years ago their mature grass and grain could stand much longer than now without becoming dead ripe. Harvesting could be postponed If re quired longer than now without Injury to tbe crop. This they tell us baa changed. The crop now must be cut at once when ripe, or a serious loss follows. We can only account for this on tbe supposition that evaporation is more rapid. If tbe average tempera ture Is unchanged there remains but one explanation, I. e., that there Is less moisture In tbe air over the country at large. Meteorological statistics, If they reach over u sufficiently long pe riod. might give a positive answer as to whether or not this Is the case, in the absence of such data It muy be al lowed to seek the explanation from another direction. Accordingly we muy call to mind the observations of Hr. Kvermayer for tbe Havurlan gov ernment, where It Is declared that over areas of similar size the "evaporation of moisture from a forest area, Includ ing transpiration, exceeds by Cl per cent the evaporation from a water sur face lo the open.” There Is a peculiar significance In this statement when It la remembered that from water sur faces. Including the ocean, wo have thought the water supply, by evapora tion, of the earth was mainly derived. In the light of this revelation as to the activity of forests In giving off moisture to the atmosphere, when we consider also the vast area once tim bered, but now denuded of trees, the conclusion forces itself upon us that this must Inevitably have surrounded us by a less humid atmosphere. If this conclusion he correct, an explana tion of the great greater rapidity with which our cleared sufaces dry out must appear. Evaporation is of necessity more rapid. This manifests itself at once by the greater rapidity with which the moisture disappears from the soil, and It also explains partly why, In spite of rains which are ap parently copious, the volume of water carried by our streams so soon dimin ishes. Methods of Plowing.—Very deep plowing Is not necessary or even ad visable to rot sod. Three or four-inch furrow, turned while moist In early spring, will rot more quickly and per fectly than the same furrow turned deeper. But an Iowa farmer thinks be has found a still better way. That is to plow two furrows, llrst throwing the sod to a depth of four Inches, and fol lowing the same furrow with a stirring plow, which thoroughly breaks up the soil below the sod, and then throws five or six Inches of this soil over it. On land thus prepared he got a large crop of corn without a weed, and the next year the furrow to the entire depth of the soil stirred wait as mel low as an ash heap, and without a trace of sod. In this case probably the under soil was vegetable mould and rich, and the season was also a moist one. We have seen many heavy sods made unproductive by turning up too much clay subsoil with the sod. Some times In a dry season a spring-turned sod will be found unrotted at the bot tom of a deep furrow, when clayey sub soil has been thrown over It. In such cases no crop could be grown until ihn s 1111 a/wl tihl lr*lv Willctl ihlllllh not lotted, wai turned to the aurfac* and exposed to air. It then det-ompoa ea very rapidly, but the deep plowing tucaua a year'a loaa of time.—Ex. Fattening Cattle For fattening rat tle I And (he beat result* to lie obtained are by feeding u mixture of. Wheat bran, two buahel*; middling*, oue buahel; eorn meal, two buahel*. uiid oil meat ooe-half buahel Thl* mix lure will give nearly ua good lfault* without the mldilllng* ua with them. Always give rough feed in ennu*<iluu with ration* like the alsive The amount to be fvd must be governed en ttrely by good judgment. AI way* f«ed lightly at Brat and tin tea## gradually uittll the animal* are gelling all liny ean eat.but nrvei give them mote than they will <at up > • all Half of lh< ,e, trt ta feeding I* in have vimi ant mats rtinie lam the ataMea hungry at feeding time I mean with good, healthy appetite*, nut starved Ex llug Chute** I* taw* The law* weather bureau haa leauad a *t*i«nntnt ahuwmg that during the >urr*ut year la p«r rent at the bog* in the male nave died of hater* In the north earn dir Opt the !«• •• II ►«» rent north »*w iml l« per *••«. awnhweai, II per e*nl. venirnl. 44 pei vent, enoih ***■ irai. tdt* par vent, went ventral If per *ent. raathneat >4 per vent The latal lure «a •atimnie-l at I •** atm x»g> *nd the twee direst and ladtreet, at tlMooego Ike indtreet loan ln*tnden the ehipxnmt ml milluMve ul yawn* hug*, • hWh ih« nunetw fenvrd to haup, ten 1 they should he aliashed hy the dtnanee It ta the wueet vhuleta (sourgn the mate ha* *»*» evyrteaved I Mad nvilh nil! nrek* had hat tee n* I oat Is/ hew It I* handled THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON XII. MARCH 21 CHRIS TIAN SELF RESTRAINT. (Uilil.n Text! "Every Man That gtrlxeth for tli. Maxlery I* T.atpnral* In All Thing*'' l. Car, II t»» Hon lha tp Ini I. Wn* Horn. ll-llAY 4 I.nioii ln ^_^ dud.* I Cor. S 11-17. (l& Tim. ami plat.— v.*, Th. Kira* Kplatl. of Paul lit th# Co rlnthlaa- »*# wrll tan about Eanter, A 11, r,i. from Kph. au* l 'omparn Aria It ami -<• with 1 (’or. Ill JV Ilow Ihla *p hrtle (amt to **’ Vi rltt.o Th* ''aub aorlptlon" whit'll follows 1 l«. 34 Is worthless Mini rnlslHiuHnK; *f »• n<J* J*1 Cecil*.- part of th. agtr.il i-< oril, ha»* _ be.ii aihl.il by h la'. * opylat. in* Church at Corinth w n - moally tl.htll., ami waa eapoa.il to peculiar templatloue. It la probable that Paul hail written *•' rarll.r .pintle lo It (nc. I Cor > si. which la loal. At all .vchla h. »i. >‘»W <all.il upon by llie I.ailing Chr lathina of Corinth lo iiilviac i ometnlng crtglh .|'i*ntlonn lit inoraln ami general ileportmnt" which hail arla.ii, The apoall. replt.* lo then, tiu.atlooa, ami ha* complaint* of hi* own alao in make An Anily-i* of tilt. Kplatl., Itr. Alexander iJlvul.a th* •pintle Into four part* a* follow*; Ihn Oral (I'hupi.ra l-li In ilnalgt «d lo re claim Ihn Corlulhlan« from .-hl-malle coiit.iillona; III. aecoml (chap'-ta 6) In dir.,-led again*' ilia litiuior.il"in* of the Corinthian*, the third (chapter .-14i coti taln* r.pllea lo Ihe ipi.il.a ad Iriatn.d lo Ihn apoatle by the Corinthian* and nlrlc lurca upon Hi. dlaorder* will, h prevailed In I heir worahlp, Mild the fourth (chap ter# IA, ltd contain* an dataira . rtefena* of Ih. * 'li r In I la n doctrine of the r.aurrec tlon, followed In the clone of **!•■ i plall* by aom. general Inniructlona inlimailon*, and gr.eilug* Our lenaon I* lak.n from the iTtlrd pari. The legl In IS For though I he free froii all men, yel have I made rnvxelf aervai" unto all, that I might gain the more, jn Ami unto I he Jew* I Derain* a- a Jew, that I might gain the J.-wa, In llinni lhal at# , might gain them that are umJar the IfM* 21 To them that are without l*tw us with out law (being not without law to God, hut under the law to Christ; ’hat I might gain them that are without law. 22 To the weak became I a?* w ik, that f might gain the weak I am made all things to all men, ft a* I ought by all megns save some. 23 Ai d this I do for the gospel s sake tin*; I ring » be par taker thereof with you, 21 Know ye not that they whh h run In a rare run all out one receive!b the in Jan 7 Ho • m that y# may obtain, g Ami every man tout striveth for the mastery I* i«wup*rate It* all thing*. Now they do If ’») obtain a corruptible crown, but v • » ••• •orrupfl bl* 2*J I therefore >*o run not <* nnrer lalnly; so tight I, not as mu that le-ateth the air 27 Hut I keep under o. body, arid bring It Into «ubjecllon !•* that by any means, w to j bun pr*a bed to oth ers. I myself should l>» • iac.tw.iy, Concerning "the Weak Tb**;*- Is u reference in l to » M-rseg, under I tie term "the weak. to a <!,»,-* of r'lrrlsflans In Haul s day who wi-r** not wholly free from either the trammel* of J**v.r»n cerg monlallsrn or of Gentile idol worship. At every sacrifice In tin* hcu’hci temple* a portion of th«* offering wax reserved *°r the priest, ami another portion was re turned to the worshiper, to he eaten I ft a feast In honor of the god, \l! win# par took of these feasts would thereby sane tlon Idolatry, hence chrMu#n« univer sally refused to sit at tires* ampiefs. Hut sometimes sm h m at would be placed upon the table at a\ ordinary meal, and sometimes ti e priest's share would be sent to the market for sale. Home Christians were so careful that thay would eat tribal only when sure that If bar) formed no part of a heathen of faring, and were often In g.***' anxiety lest they might unconsciously counte nance Idolatry, thereby showing that Its chain around them was not entirely brok en These were - ailed weak brethren." lit hers, as Haul himself, felt that an Idol was nothing arid the meat was neither better nor worse for having born laid on lbe Idol altar, and some partook of It without scruple or thought of idolatry, and thereby gave off anna to the con sciences of the weaker brethren Haul here declares his willing ness to give no even that which was harmless to him If his example would lead another- astray. He urges the duties of self-denial, and subjection of appetite ar.d singleness of purpose, counting no sacrifice too great If It might aid In the saving of a soul The application of all this to the modern temperance reform Is simple. We. too, should renounce tin* use of wine, or strong drink, even If confident that It would not harm us. If there are any in the circle of our Influence who. following our example, might he led astray. And lo the service of Christ we should turn aside from all things, even those which 'ire not wicked, If they interfere with th«* salvation of souls. NINTH TO Till; TKACHKH. We turn aside from the chronological order of events to study u lesson de signed to apply to the Important subject or tempt*ranee. The entire chapter should he lead as explanatory of these verse*. Haul Is giving the principles under which he labors In Hie Gospel. We may entitle our outline Klve Kaw* for Gospel Work ers. I. The law' of liberty. Verse I* The apostle declares that he is fro*' and • ads no man muster. Hucli :* the dl*«ipl* of Christ.free from the law of e*r*fl)<itites, free from the slavery of sin. Home think that a total abstainer is In bondage to a law but lie is a thunsand Mm*** fleer than the drinking man. who la a slut* to appetite. II. The law of service Veto# !*» The hoi*# that Is roaming at ltn«i>-, in the pasture may enjoy hun«Mlf, but if be m in n* of any use to tbs world hf must put Ids neck into a collar and submit to tide Ho ttic Christian who would do g*»»d tints' utiat »• rliloy IWUI hilt vh ti«• wtjj n.»t aro ill#* uf I'tlllal. 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