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PART II. CHAPTER IV_(Coxtiwdsix) "Now, Richard, think very carefully. Vou speak of the missing finger Joint. We doctors know how many people ■ persuade themselves Into all sorts of • things. Tell me, did you notice the likeness before you saw the mutilated Anger, or did the fact of the Anger's j being mutilated bring the likeness to your mind.” •'Bless the man,” 1 said. “One would think I had no eyes. I tell you there is no doubt about this man being the original of the photo.” “Never mind—answer my question.” ‘‘Well, then, 1 am ashamed to con fess it, hut I put the photo In my j pocket, and forgot alt about it until I had recognized the man, and pulled eut j the likeness to make sure. I didn't even know there was a printed descrip tion at the foot, nor that any member was wanting. Conround It, Brand! I'm not such a duffer as you think." Brand did not retaliate. He turned to hts friend and said gravely, "To me the matter Is Inexplicable. Take your own course, as 1 promised you should.” Then he sat down, looking deliciously creetfallen, and wearing the discon tented expression always natural to him when worsted in argument. It was now Carrlston's turn. He piled me with many questions. Iu fact, I gave him the whole history of my adventure. "What kind of house is It?” he asked. "Better than a cottage scarcely a farm-house. A place, I should think, with a few miserable acres of bad land belonging to it. One of those wretched little holdings which are simply curses to the country.” He made lota of other inquiries, the purport of which I could not then di vine. He seemed greatly Impressed when I told him that the man had never for a moment left me alone. He shot a second glance of triumph at Brand, who still kept silent, and looked as If all the wind had been taken out of his sails. “How far is the place?” asked Car rUstcn. "Could you drive me there after dark?” At this question the.doctor returned to life. "What do you mean to do?” he aaked his friend. “Let us have no nonsense. Even now I feel sure that Fenton is misled by some chance re semblance-” "Deuce a bit, old chap,” I said. "Well, whether or not, we needn't do foolish things. We must go and swear information and get a search warrant, and the assistance of the po lice. The truth Is, Richard,” he con tinued, turning to me, "we have rea son to believe, or 1 should say (’arris ton persists in fancying that a friend of bis has for some time been kept. In durance by the man whom you say you recognized.” “Likely enough,” I said. “He looked ! villain enough for anything up to mur der.” “Anyway,” said Brand, "we must do ! everything according to law.” "Law! 1 want no law," answered j Carriston. "1 have found her as 1 ; knew I should And her. I shall simply j fetch her, and at once. You can come with me or stay here, as you like, doc tor, but 1 am afraid I must trouble your friend to drive me somewhere near the plaee he speaks of.” Foreseeing an adventure and great fun.moreover, not unmoved by thoughts of revenge--1 placed myself entirely at Carriston's disposal. He expressed his gratitude and suggested that we should start at once. In a few minutes we were ready and mounted the dog cart. Brand, after grumbling loudly at the whole proceeding, finished up by following us. and Installing him self in the ha* k scat, t'arrlston plated a parcel he carried inside the cart, and away we went. It was now nearly dark, and raluing very heavily. I had my lamps light ed. so we got along without much dif ficulty. The roads were deep with mud; but by this time the snow had toon pretty nearly washed away from everywhere I d«n t make a mistake lb a road twice, so in due course we reached the scene of m.v up**t. Here I drew up 'The house lie* shout five hundred yard# up the lane I told Curt ision we had better get out here * What about the horn*?” a*krd Hand. .No tban** of any one passing this way on such a night as this. <m 1st us put nut the lamp* agd tie him Up •urn** bar* We did M the* struggled on ef«M mill we mw the gleam of light abb h hod heewow wel **ma tg me two night* before. II waw ghout eg dmk aa gtMt hut, g tided by Ibo tight w* warn e* uwitl w« atwud tw frowt of I ho houoo who** g tuff Pap* apd g d»| hedge hid m hwg sight although op awch a Wight •o had I Ml la fear of owr ptema-* hotpg What do too mdwp to do now — ashes! Mewed ig g dlauotooled oh le per V wo vap l hrwwh lain lha Psora* ' t arrlwfew said woihtpg far w minute, thaw I foil him piwso hr* bawd ww wt -Afg Ihato apt horses. sn» •*** •Pool lha pigs* tvs aehwi I laid him t Ihwoghi that my ouri) t-lapd iofotr*d IP the p'ssssssloo of a Very wotl Us« »* must woU Mw'tl *'MM ggt M gpe mem bafwto ho gone Ml Ml* «Pl4 Osrrtstoa a* da elded ly as a general giving orders Just before a battle. I could no-t see how Brand expressed his feelings upon hearing this order from our commander I know I shrugged my shoulders, and, it I said nothing, I thought a deal. The present situation was all very well for a strong ly interested party like Carriston, but he could scarcely expect others to rel ish the prospect of waiting, It might be for hours, under that comfortless hedge. We w'ere all wet to the skin, | and, although I was extremely anxious to see the end of the ex|M*dltlon. and I find poetical justice meted out to my late host, Carrlston's Fabian tactics lacked the excitement I longed for. Brand, In spite of his disapproval of the whole course of action, was better off than I was. As a doctor, he must have felt sure that, provided he could survive the exposure, he would secure two fresh patients. However, we made no protest, but waited for events to de velop themselves. V. OKK than half an hour went by. I was growing numbed and tired, and beginning to think that we were making asses of ourselves, when I heard the rattle of a chain, and felt Carriston give my arm a warning touch. No doubt my late host had made sure that his new door fastenings were equal to a stronger test than that to which I had subjected the former ones, ho we were wise In not attempt ing to carry his castle by force. The door opened and closed again. 1 saw the feeble glimmer of a lantern moving toward the outhouse in which my horse had been stabled. I heard a slight rustling in the hedge, and, stretching out my arm. found that Car riston had left my side. In the ab sence of any command from him I did not follow, but resumed the old occu pation • waiting In a few minutes the light of the lan tern reappeared; the bearer stood on the threshold ofkthe house, w hile 1 won dered what Carriston was doing. Just as me uoor was opened ror me Door s readmlttance, a dark figure sprang upon him. I heard a fierce oath and cry of surprise; then the lantern flew out of the man's hand, and he and bis assailant tumbled struggling through the narrow doorway. “Hurrah! the door is won, anyway!” I shouted as, followed closely by the doctor. I jumped over the hedge and rushed to the scene of the fray. Although (’arriaton’s well conceived attack was so vigorous and unexpected that the man went down under it; al though our leader utilized the advan tage he had gained In a proper and laudable manner, by bumping that thick bullet head as violently as he could against the flags on which It lay, 1 doubt If. after all. be could have done his work alone. The countryman was a muscular brute and C’arriston but a stripling. However, our arrival speed ily settled the question. "Bind him!" panted Carrlston; “there Is cord in my pocket.” He appeared to have come quite prepared for con tingencies. While t'arriaton still em braced his prostrate foe, and Brand, to facilitate mattor'i, knelt on bis shoul der, sat on hts head, or did something else useful, I drew out from the first pocket I tried a nice length of half Inch line, and had the immense satisfaction of trussing up my scowling friend in a most workmanlike manner. He must have felt tko*» turnu on his w rist for days afterward. let when we were at last at liberty to rise and leave him lying helpless un his kitchen floor, I • I'ucnu »*»• • - n un u pi I * I I bUI in uot beetowluR a few kit k* upon him. aa he swore at ua In hla hroadcat vernacular In a way which under the drcumatancea. was no doubt a comfort to him We acartel) noticed the untile wife while we rendered her hu.dt.trtd help i*»* Ve »* entered ahe attempted to fly out. hut lirand with th* prompt! (tide which. I am ptad to r* n.<t inter 1< ptad her. «lowed th* ilMt. turnetl and porheud the he). After that th* woman aat on th* floor etui ro> bed her *H to and fra. for aatm* iMt>oi*at*. al l* *- uterlap ! hla hf*«ta t 'arrlaton alotwl aud pwa| »!»*♦> phkted -«L ht* pro* rote Um %t eel he (wind word* ’Wber* it and Where le th* hey, yww hound * he t ho a deied out atuup lag e*#r the falluu aad *h*bia« him With a tlulente uhhh did my bead pa«4 At he iMtitwl no aaeaet ante i »h* unrefutable e*pr—atuhe abut* | OMiiHtMd ue anhutlaued the WtwUh’S pueheta aad mart bed thuaa gi*e»> re <*plae(oa Aatoup th* aeual lute* we did wtolilt had a h*» I'ittutm ••ut*had at M, add cheating (lade Hht* Madeline* I earn* ru>h*d wul of the t*um Mb* a manta lea• lap Hi aad aad at* to heap poa d tut ttut Ottawa* i • I Sited « pipe lit it, aad than <a»e bach *» my lettpa fan "I way old chap1* I *etd •iicttnp Mm (Hatty with the tua of my hm ihM a III h* a laamiii t* tow Meateat War I l«ld yau that -Utility cuate noth tap If t*u had gitea aw t’hitetlaa ! had w<—model wa ladtal «f wtahlnp ' me waar out my puar hwa** ua tha* infernal chair inu -«utd hat# prpp«d along In your rascality comfortably, bo far as I am concerned.” He was very ungrateful so much so that my desire to kick him was in tensified. I should not like to swear I did not to a slight degree yield to the temptation. “Push a handkerchief in his mouth." cried Brand suddenly. "A lady Is com ing." With right good will 1 did as the doctor suggested. Just then Carrlston returned. I don't want to raise home tempests, yet I must say he was accompanied by the most beautiful crealure niy eyes have ever lighted upon. True, she was pale as a lily- looked thin and delicate, and her face bore traces of anxiety and suffering but for all that she was beautiful loo beautiful for this world. I thought, as 1 looked at her. Ube was clinging In a half-frightened, half-con fiding way to Carrlston. and he happy fellow! regardless of our presence, was Showering down kisses on her sweet pale face. Confound It! 1 grow quite romantic as I recall the sight of those lovers. A most curious young man. that Car riston. He came to us. the lovely girl on his arm, without showing a trace of his recent excitement. “Let us go now," he said, as calmly as If he had been taking a quiet even ing drive. Then he turned to me. "Do you think, Mr. Fenton, you eoulil without much trouble get the dog cart tip to the house?" 1 said I would try to do so. "Hut what about these people?" asked Brand. Carrlston gave them a contemptu ous glance. "i>*ave them alone,” he said; "they are but the tools of another him I cannot touch. I,et us go.” "Yes. yes. Hut why not verify our suspicions while we can?” Just like Brand! He's always want ing to verify everything. In searching for the key we bad fonnrl Hnmft tiunfiH nn nnr nrlurmpr Hrand examined them, and handed to Carrlston an envelope which con tained what appeared like banknotes. Carrlston glanced at it. "The hand writing Is, of course, disguised," he said carelessly, "but the postmark shows whence it came. It Is as I al ways told you. Vou agree with me now?" “I am afraid I must." said Hrand. humbly. "But we must do something about this man," he continued. Hereupon Carrlston turned to our prisoner. "Clsten, you villain,” he said. "I will let you go scot-free if you breathe no word of this to your employer for the next fortnight. If he learns from you what has happened before that time, I swear you shall go to pen|^ servitude. Which do you choose ?" I pulled out the gag. and it is need less to say which the fellow chose. Then I went off and recovered the horse and cart. 1 relighted the lamps, and with some difficulty got the dog cart tip to the house. Carrlston must have exactly anticipated the events of the night. The parcel he had brought with him contained a bonnet and a thick warm cloak. His beautiful friend was equipped with these; then, leaving the woman of the house to un tie her husband at her leisure and pleasure, away we started, the doctor sitting by me, Carriston and the laoy behind. We just managed to catch the last train from C—- . Not feeling sure as to what form inquiries might take tomorrow. I thought It better to go up to town with my friends, so, as we passed through Mldcombe, I stopped, paid mv Hill, and gave instructions for my luggage to tie forwarded to me. By six o'clock the next morning we were all in Condon. to n« cONrivoftrvt 1 it ml ik k DiHinoiiila Into 4«r»|*lillr. Elementary chemistry teaches us that, as far as the nature of the sub stance tompoaing them la concerned, there is almost no difference between a briiiiant white diamond and tfie iilack graphite forming the tote of a lead pen* II. Hoth are simply forms of car bon. and if we eon hi readily turn one Into the other, the diamond would cease to rank aa the king of gems. In fact, very minute diamond* hatre recently been made in this wav by Monsieur MohuaU. the Krench *heml».. (Sraphits i an be dissolved in molten iron and when the iron cooU the graphite rrytlatli/cs. My p**t (orming inis operation in a particular man uer Which hati hrrelofoe been {described In Ibis toiutltn Monsieur I M»i'«*u gels mu p> tit'isl, not of g i phitc but of iInimoihI t un met) i eutmgti now that s« know now graphite tan be turned into dtomund. It lui also t*»*n ithoi iNg that dia UMMtd can f*e < b inged luto gtapMIS ! This l* eg,tied n* piecing a diamond | in an *»*• *u»te*i • rooks* tuha In such j a infer' it IS t*el!»r*«t that mvlslhio I mole- a tea uf matter are >oonau4kllr darting ttosi and 'h**» usmsas pro dure • -reertesr htunhardment tea tha sorts* e of Ife* dkaUkawd Moi a lime the ■ g» ' kro*WM rtsinio In a him fe slain nr ‘root rose * tag the diamond i tin ttaminatiw* tnta to t****nd to nn I ■ imi'Wto «f gtwpht e scar too gen •*« UoMbmad Maw t**m hate* pwaal •lacing pane**, tawht*' t*»hhr *m * ranh ouh grim hamatt martn pan ora * thell I -<vu ti>) <*, «•> got nut | li atn * mated lt»n thto Ii-sm I spot tar Are hr at e fehm th Hhes to a suae alnmrd snmoa.mhtt : tiai Mhat * he done now ■ Has ynot tom* fem h Mum at** •**»* h«,u»tat and ia*l ntghi he e*t do an in a m*ut and haiesk It not null! t. fe e *nd the • hc.t* l*et ft Hits HIS BLOODY LIFE. THE MAN WHO HAS ENDED MANY CAREERS. Mr In tvm ill imirr In thr Srr%l«*r of tlir King of Aahantl IIni E ter Mini Morr of MU t'fllowa Than %njr Olhrr l*rr M>n Mvliig. UK gentle m Hn whose picture Is shown here has done enough work In his line to en title him to much distinction. For thirty years he was lie great execution er In the service of the Kin* of AshHU tl. The office he | held made him the most notable per son in the country, after the kin*. It haa always been a very high office In deed In Ashanti, and the great execu tioner was an Inmate of the kinit's own household. It Is enough to make an ordinary person shudder to think of the number of human heads tills worthy has lopped himself, probably views his record with pride, us convincing proof of efficiency and faithful attention to official duties. He did not keep tab on his victims and does not exactly know how many per sons he slaughtered during his thirty years of hard work In the sacred grove; but the lowest estimate of his victims Is 30,000, the highest Is 50,000. and the tiuth probably lies between the two. When the Knglish expedition was approaching Kumassl. early last year, the great executioner disappeared. No body knew better than this functionary that one of the chief reasons for the British advance in hostile array was the failure of the king to put a stop to human sacrifice* at his capital, as he had promised to do. The execution er discreetly decided that Kumassl THE GREAT EXECUTIONER. would be a very unhealthy place for him as soon as the British entered It, and ho he took to the woods. He was caught, however, a few days after the larger part of the British expedition had started back to the coast with the king In custody. At last accounts He was still held a prisoner at the cap ital. The British had not been able to find the golden stool which has served the line of Ashanti kings as a throne. They thought the great executioner knew where this valuable piece of furniture wag concealed, and they tried in every way short of torture to wrest the se cret from him. He Is a very close mouthel old person, however, and the golden stool has not yet been dese crated by British handling. As like as not the great executioner is honest in his protestations that he hasn't the slightest idea where the old stool is. For the first time in his life he sat for his photograph, no longer officially known as the great executioner, but merely i humble prisoner in the bands of white men. The photograph was taken by Mr. George K. French, and this picture was drawn front It. For thirty years the great execution er was the presiding genius In that horrible sacrificial grove of which Stan ley gave so graphic a description. The trees In this grove were tall cotton woods, and when Stanley was there the ground was covered with euiiutless skulls and skeletons, whip' about fort) bodice, recently decapitated were ly ing among the trees. Mr Howdlch dr scribed the grove In lilt. aud M Bouat. wbo was long a prisoner lit Kuntisb. said that he had writ two or three him dred slave* slain on the same day They were executed In tb> HO*! bar ( l.itrou- iu.iittl#r. usd th* ir tiiuli* w wtfv Ifc* *i*wvr. Wh ti uu, 1 iiuMiOi » that has* tom going on t«.r I m til410 >«*»* II U <Im Mt I t*4*t I9MMI p*ra***# »niri* | a« ui % ?* ittiitt tit Kumtoht *ln<» ►» 'f tit* ! tli# i *»i th# r*i« ui 4)tu» v **• i«it*ti»lt«<t uM *li# tuMtn •Um4. In (M miMMII* of tfc* ♦ !r* nil, tru (Iff Tilt *«* *■»*! |mii« Mi »*• tuiitv IliiiltM ,«i «b« t iit»* wmai ku«< 4ml i it. Kxutiwr •*>.! M»« th*a. I* w i,»a tA* tuliiwn a>rt»*4 ih*t* latl f«<*« iA*» *»“***• tA4*. iA»«* ■ «.** Id * *N • dAwdt Kkll *.f«* Ikd. m»4. ut kt»«#» *d4 ik«Ali«t *k.l • i**ii.tut • All* •Adit* Mm ik« -At.* Mlgrvdl >al«d*t A** H. « l~«* *t>*l t*d*4 dd4 Id* **•*#•* at A.Aabtl add Mm t4fr«H.d4ld« *•**••*.- <a>i Af*atA* *•»<«. iff * a* *aif»iii«« hHf.k adit I A.** i|m»* **** AddadM l)« a lit bom., att « ibid* »t »A» ►*»' A ••.■It.* iif.iAi fk. »««4trik fidddbdf M »«.* |t.H Aid «•' *f .4* ***Jida id H.«kida dt* {•at a*»v>* iA< MM» wa*mM»mA4 **«>< iwl fhlAd* **rl»*4 di l.iad Adlitd • A«i> • it. *f*ii«4 if. i*»Aid Af’ai | a »b»> aid# iA*f* U Att* il*44id |hm i»l<> i.ld« »** N'«t*U **l Add.* |0t** * A» *«* >* <d MODERN WARFARE, long < i*ni|iuIgn* \% III Hive I'tucc to single ! Hut Derisive Ftirou liter*. Summing up the whole question, as between any two European peace trained armies of the present day, the extreme percentage of loss to be antici pated locally, I. e., on particular bri gades and divisions, will not exceed one In three lof which one is killed to four wounded), whereas for whole ar mies of a quaiter of a million ami over one In ten Is the very outside pun ishment we may reasonably expect. When a paper speaks of Munkao Compared to the slaughter of the seven years' war, and the best contested Helds of the Napoleonic period, this Is very little, indeed. At Zorndorf the Rus sians left 21,000 out of 52,000 on the ground, and this Is undoubtedly the bloodiest battle recorded since the In troduction of portable firearms. Eylau, Frledland, Wagram and llorodino all exceed the figures for any pitched bat tle since the breechloader appeared in the Held, Moreover, the horror of the whole thing Is not to be measured by figures or percentages only, but by the density in which the killed and wound ed lie, and the fate of the latter after wards. In a modern battle 20.000 men would fall on an area of about twenty square miles; at Zorndorf the 21.0(H) Russians and 12,000 Prussians lay on a | single square mile, and of the wounded, not one In three survived; whereas, In 1*70 nine out of ton recovered, and the Prussian medical staff anticipated even better results next time. But death on the battlefield Is by far the least of the two evils the soldier has to face. There Is deulh on the line of march and In hospitals along the road. Whereas, formerly, particularly under Napoleon, ten would die by the way for one who fell In action. In the last. Franco-Ger man war only one mau died of disease for two killed In action. Indeed the health of men In the full prime of life was actually slightly better in the field than in quarters. It may, however, )»e arguetl that, even granted that battles and marches may be less destructive, there will be more of them, because every able-bodied man being trained for war, tbe resistance will be more prolonged than formerly, but this pro longed endurance Is only conceivable under the supposition that the leaders on both sides are hopelessly incompe tent, and both fear to stake all on a single collision a supposition that nothing tends to Justify. On the con trary, every leader brought up In the modern school Is taught to understand the vulnerability of all modern mili tary organizations, and is penetrated with the conviction that one downright "knockout” blow effects more than weeks of purposeless sparring, and where both start determined to bring matters to a climax, tbe decision can not long be delayed. Judging from what we know of the relative efficiency of continental armies, we believe that the first round of tbe great encounter will also be the last, for the momen tum of tbe blow which decides will sim ply paralyze every nerve of tbe oppo nent's body, and, adding up all sources of casualties that can occur In a short campaign of this description, we con clude that at »he very worst the actual cost In human life to the powers en gaged will not amount to more than nve per cent oi inetr several popula tions. Ada l.el|h'« Gooil Work. There are now in Paris three homes for English-speaking girls—the Mother Home, at 77 Avenue Wagram; Wash ington Home, the home of the art stu dents, and the Children's Home at Neuilly—as the outcome of the work begun in that city years ago by Miss Ada Leigh, now Mrs. Travers Lewis, wife of the archbishop of Ontario. Miss Leigh, who had conducted a Bible class of over four hundred In Man chester, England, while she was a girl of seventeen, organized one of a simi lar character among the English-speak ing girls in Paris, when she was her self studying there. Front this devel oped the idea of a home for girl art students, which has grown to the three homes mentioned above. None of the ladies in charge of the homes receives a salary, hut there Is never any lack of MIS* Alik UUtlll. kr*|.*r» » An wtk IM*( <|M«k >** I* Uliltaaa •*«! aa*UI )*«*> Dim klk* ' An «***■! #tfla *1 *11 <l**a*a, i >■« laJia* aktwlMkU |um*a*M a»4 Jw aal«*St* Ua< r ra*a*>«4 A* I* a lAa k»*fc*a Wa*r*M Him «Am. Ik* Ammi tia *»t kll lu^anAi A*t > • »W—I A* tr«MM ifcua* »t*'**ti t* IS* ku»S * ~» tka »)«•*•• Mi— a 4a« i Vtaaaa*! MwuMifat> *•<a «*a «*, * * «• Mi*a I* k'kll **4 lAtaaa at Ufa) 1 HmaS Am Mlfl *—*u 4ataa|*ik«4 4*4 i !* ••< in* 41* «»»»*»* in IAa> la*na* kill *!**<• »Aa *kaa«M— a*** .4| ia. |M*U**>* fAa *r«a»4*kl Am aaki iw -A* *«**>• * »«*M*WtkM* afcWA Am iiaa* • i •(«* *4 AartWhNMk *ttt »«• a*4 >A« •MlUaA |».i*i»**ai *<*« *)l»* |w 4 j . nM.mkaa»-*«i * A‘»A I* t« ktm* {*.> a« kiikitM af m m*k *4 Dm him m I i4k«* AMI kMt*llta4a, »« *1*1 Aa *av M*a»y <k Ati#**u»a lAa kimiliif THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. BEGINNING OF THE SECOND QUARTER LESSON I. APRIL. I. Unltlen Tr*l: ClirUt WakHb tk* Whole” Art* » I 3« H»lnt Pater * vtill to Ijriltl* Aflrr Paul-* to .lrrn«a (•III. I K lessm. for to-day Include* Acts 9: A2 43. Time About A. D 49 Peter'* vlall lo Lydda was prob ably mill- soon aft er Paul * ' islt to Jernaalam Place. - I. Lydda. now * ailed Lud. It I :** about nine mil— southeast of Joppa In Peter a dev b w a* a town of importance. e*|*e ciglly famous for its rabbinic * hool. If Aaron, the ‘•plain of Aharon renowned in the ancient Km-i im fertility and beau ty; If war deii*e|\ Inhabited A Joppa. 'I he modern Jit ft a ha* in ill agw been Important as the **>aporf o f aouthern Palestine; It Is twenty-five miles from Jerusalem, and fins about ttfteen thou sand Inhabitants Joppa wa* originally a Phllestlne Hty (Josh. I'h to. thither ‘Mina from Lebanon materials for th* temple (2 Chron. 2. 1*L and from It Jonah sailed. The following Is »he full text. 33 And there he found a car’afo man named Lucas. which hud kept h« bed eight veara and wa« sick of the |M.!<y. M And Peter said unto him. Kneas. Jesus Christ tuaketh thee whole att-e* and make thy bed. And lie arose Innnedla'*dv 3?> Arid all that dwell hi Lvdd* ami Aaron to w him. and turned to th*' Lord 'Mi Now there was at Joppu a ••erta: i disciple named TaMthii which try IiP*m pretgtfon Is called Lore as. this woman whs full of good works and almsdeed.' wbb'h she did 87 And If came to pass In (hoe* days, that she was sick, and died whom whan they had washed, they laid her l an tipper chamber. ;*h And forasmuch a* Lydda was nigh to Joppa and the 1 «■ Iples had heard that Peter was there 'hey sent unto him two men. desiring film that h« would not delay to conn to them 'M Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him Into the upper chamber ami all th** widows stood by him weeping and show ing Ihe coats and garment * wrMhti Leu* as made, while she was with them. 40 Hut Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed, and turn! »g him to the body said. Tahltha. arise And she opened tier eye* ana wiisn «ne •*** w rr ter, iifie sat up. 41 And lie nave her Ids hand, and lifted her up. and w. on he had called the saints and widows, he pre sen ted her alive. 42 And It wi* known throughout all Joppa and many belli vid In the Lord. 43 And ft arm* to pass, that he tarried many day* In Joppt with on# Hinton a tanner. Lesson* from this L*ion 1 Raising the de*d was Jesus' must wonderful miracle, and here the ascended Lord does the same works as he did when on eaiih. They proved him Lord VV»*. do not nerd their continuance now. for we know him to be Lord. The proofs of Christianity that are always wanted ire forglvaness of *lna. nitrified souls loving hearts, holy live*, helpful hands, happy d"*tha a liv ing Church, a conver t world. 2 Par alytic souls and souls detail In ah» have a mighty Savior who Is realty to save them. If they will hear the voire of his ministers and his Spirit. HINTS TO THF: TKACHKR The growth of the Christian Church has always been a fact un accountwide to hu man philosophy. A little hand of a dozen poor men. without mone> or so la I influ ence. or sword, set In notion a movement which In three centuries conquered the civilized world: which has not >et spent Its force. Is still cottquerp x heathen lands I. We find here Indicated ho nr,** of the elements of Gospel power. 1, The power In organization Verse ti. 'nils is hinted in Peter’* journey “throughout all quar ters.” The churches throughout Pales tine and Hyrltf were united under a cen tral head, the apontolate a* Jerusalem Thera was at bond of discipline. Cully gives power. 2 The power In sympathy. Peter found the palsied Knew*. Hot as sought out the needy and sorrowing, the disciples at Joppa felt an interest, which prompted the sending for Peter. Chtls ttantty In lh«* heart awakens sympathy for those In trouble The Christian Church has built hospitals, established charities, has gone about doing good, and has thereby won the love of men. 3. The power In character. A character like that of Dorcas could not remain con cealed. It shone in the darkness of the world, and not only attracted attention to Dorcas, but also to the GospH which Dorcas exemplified. The Christian char acter draws many to Christ. t The su pernatural power in the Gospel. Beyond all the v isible Influences of Christ ianlty there has been an invisible divine force. Kneas arose to health ami Dorcas was • ailed back to life by a miraculous power for which no human philosophy an ac count These were only illustrations In lhe physical world of what Christ f* con stantly doing in the spiritual world. Kvery marked conversion of -t soul Is just as miraculous as t! •• recalling to 11 f♦ of a dead body. TI. Wo note ulso some effects of Gospel power, as shown in this story. 1. Moll ■ css: expressed In the name saint*.’* applied to believers in Christ. Christlan itv ha* given to the world a new type of character to helpfulness Christian* have been at work feeding the linear). « lolhing the naked, relieving the <tl* tleased, ever since tin day* of Dorcas. .1 Growth. Verses 15-42. A while ago the Church was only 111 and Around Jet ihu lem. \\> find It alreai|> -prradu g ti. 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