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"Mail" Dan Maltland, on reaching Ills
New York bachelor club, mot un atirae
tlvo young woman ut tho ilonr Janitor
O'Hnjjan assured him no one luul boon
within that day Dan discovered u wom
an's linger prints In dust on Ills desk,
along with a lottor from his attorney.
Maltla'ml illncil with ttautiorimm. Ills at
tornoy. Dan sot out for Greenfields, to
get hla family Jewels Purine his walk
to tho country seat, ho mot tin? young
woman In Kray. whom ho hail hooii leav
ing his bachelors' club, llor auto hail
broken ilown. Ilo HmmI It. Hy a ruso sho
"lost" him. Maltlaml. on reaching homo,
surprised laily In Kray, cracking tho safe
containing his gems She, nppaiontly.
took him for a well-known crook, Daniel
Anlsty. Half-hypnotized, Maltlaml opened
his safe, took thorefiom tho Jewels, anil
' navo them to her, tlrst forming a part
'ncrshlp In crime. Tho real Dan Anlsty,
sought by polleo of the world, appeared
on tho name mission. Maltlaml overcame
him. tlo met the girl outsldo tho house
anil they sped on to Now York In her au
to. Ho had tho Jewels and she promised
to meet him that day. Maltlaml received
a "Mr. Snalth," Introducing himself as a
detective. To shield tho girl In Kray,
Maltlaml, about to show Him tno jew
els, supposedly lost, was foiled by a blow
from "Snaltli's" cane. Tho latter proved
to bo Anlsty himself and ho secured tho
poms. Anlsty, who was Maltland's dou
ble, masqueraded as tho latter.
CHAPTER V. Continued.
At sight of him tho tlilof was con
scious ot an inward tremor, followed
by a thrill of excitement like a wave
of heat sweeping through his being.
Instantaneously his eyes Hashed : then
were dulled. Imperturbable, listless,
hall-marked tho prey of ennui, he
waited, undecided, upon the stoop,
while tho watcher opposite, catching
sight of him, abruptly abandoned Ills
slouch and hastened across the street.
"Exctiso me," he began In a loud
tone, while yet a dozen feot away, "but
ain't this Mr. Mallland?"
- Anlsty lifted his brows and shoul
ders at ono and tho sntno tlmo and
bowed slightly.
"Well, my good man?"
i "I'm a detective from headquarters,
Mr. Maltlaml. Wo got n 'phone from
Greenfields, Long Islnnd, this morning
from the local police. Your but
ler" J "Ah! I see; about this man Anlsty?
f-iow don't mean to tell me what? I
shall discharge Higglns at once. Just
on my way to breakfast. Won't you
Join mo? We can tnlk this matter
over at our leisure. What do you say
to Eugene's? It's handy, and I dare
say we can find a (pilot corner. Hy
tho way, havo you tho tlmo concealed
nbout your person?"
, Anlsty wns fumbling In his fob
pocket and inwardly cursing himself
for having been such an as3 as to
overlook Maltland's timepiece. "Deuc
ed awkward!" he muttered in genuine
. annoyance. "I've mlslnld my watch."
.-, "It's most ono o'clock, Mr. Malt-
' land."
Flattered, tho man from headquar
ters dropped Into step by tho burglar's
side.
CHAPTER VI.
Eugene's at Two.
"Slnco wo don't want to bo over
heard," remarked Mr. Anlsty, "It's no
use trying tho grillroom downstairs, al
though I admit It is more interesting."
"Just as yeh sny, sir."
Awed and awkward, the police de
tective stumbled up tho steps behind
his Imperturbable guldo; It wns a
great honor, in his eyes, to lunch In
company with a "swell." Man of
stodgy common sonso and limited edu
cation that he was, tho glamour of
tho Maltland millions obscured his
otherwise clear vision completely. And
uneasily he speculated as to whether
or not ho would bo ablo to manipulate
correctly tho usual display of knives
and forks. x
An obsequious headwaitor greeted
them, bowing, In tho lobby. "Good aft
01 noon, Mr. Maltlaml," ho murmured.
"Tablo for two?"
"Good afternoon," responded the
masquerader, with an assumed ab
straction, Inwardly congratulating
himself upon having hit upon n res
taurant whero tho real Maltland wns
oldently known. Tlioro wore few clr-
cuniBtnnces which ho could not turn
to profit, fewer emergencies to which
ho could not rise, ho complimented
Handsomo Dan Anlsty.
"A tablo for two," ho drawled Malt-land-wise.
"In a corner somowhore,
away from tho crowd, you know."
"This way, If you please, Mr. Malt
land." "By tho way," suggested the burg
lar, unfolding his serviette and glan
cing keenly about tho room which
by good chance was thinly populated,
"by tho way, you know, you haven't
told mo your name yot."
"Hlckoy John W. Hlckoy, detective
bureau."
"Thank you." A languid hand
pushed tho pink menu card across tho
tablo to Mr. Hlckey. "And whnt do
you seo that you'd like?"
"Well . . ." Hlckoy became con
scious thnt both unwieldy feot woro
nervously twined about tho legs of his
chair: blushed; disentangled them;
and In an attempt to cover his con
fusion, plunged madly Into considera
tion of a column of tablo-d'hoto
French, not ono word of which con
veyed tho slightest particle of Informa
tion to his intelligence.
"Well," ho repeated, and molstoned
his lips. Tho room soemod suddenly
very hot, notwithstanding tho fact that
&u obnoxious olectrlc fan was sending
tiUr
J$ 1
"Good Afternoon," Responded the Masquerader.
a current of cool air down tho hack
ot his neck.
"I ain't," ho declared In ultimate
despeiatlon, "hungry, much. Had a
bito a little while back, over to the
Gllsey houso bar."
"Would a little drink?"
"Thanks. I don't mind."
"Walter, bring Mr. Hlckoy a bottle
of No. 72. For me let mo seo cafe
au lalt," with a grand nlr, "and rolls.
. . . You must remember this Is my
b'eakfast, Mr. Hlckoy. I malA it n
rulo never to drink anything for six
hours after rising." Anlsty selected a
cigarette from the Maltland enso, lit
It, and contemplated tho dotectlvo's
countenance with tv winning smllo.
"Now, as to this Anlsty affair last
night."
Under the stimulus ot the cham
pagne, to say naught of his relief at
having evnded tho ordeal of tho cut
lery, Hlckoy discoursed variously and
at length upon tho engrossing subject
of Anlsty, gentleman-cracksman, whllo
tho genial counterpart of Daniel Malt
land listened with apparent but decep
tive apathy, and had much ado to keep
from lnughlng In his guest's fnco as
tho latter, persplringly earnest, un
folded his plans for laying tho burg
lar by the heels.
From tlmo to time, and nt inter
vals steadily decreasing, tho hnnd of
tho host sought tho nock of tho bottle,
Inclining it carefully nbove tho thin
stemmed glnss that Hlckoy kept in al
most constant motion. And tho do
tectlvo's fatuous loquacity flowed as
tho contents of the bottle ebbed.
Yet, as the minutes woro on, the
burglar began to bo conscious thnt It
was but a shallow well of Information
and amusement that ho pumped. Tho
game, fnsclnatlng with Its spice of
daring ns It had primarily been, began
to pall. At length tho masquerader
calculated tho hour as rlpo for what
he had contemplated from tho begin
ning; and Interrupted IBckoy with
scant consideration, in the mlddlo of a
most Interesting exposition.
"You'll pardon me, I'm sure, If I
trouble you ngaln for the time."
The fat rod fingers Bought uncer
tainly for the timepiece; the bottlo
wns now empty. Tho hour, as an
nounced, was ton minutes to two.
"1'vo an engagement," invented
Anlsty, plausibly, "with a friend at
two. If you'll exctiso me ? Garcon,
l'addltlon!"
"Thon I und'stnnd, Mister Maltland,
wo c'n count on yeh?"
Anlsty, oyollds drooping, tipped back
his chair a trlllo nnd regarded Hlckey
with a fair Imitation of tho whimsical
Maltland smllo. "Hardly, I think."
"Why not?" truculontly.
"To bo frank with you, I havo threo
excellent reasons. The first should ho
sufllclent; I'm too lazy."
Disgruntled, Hlckey stared and
shook a disapproving head. "I was
afraid of that; yeh swells don't never
seem to think nothin' of yor duties to
socl'ty."
Anlety airily waved tho Indictment
asldo. "Moreover, I have lost nothing.
Yot tee, I happoned In just at the
right moment; our criminal frlond got
nothing for his pains. Tho Jewels are
safe. Reason No. 2: Having retained
my property, 1 hold no grudge against
Anlsty."
"Well I dunno "
"And as for reason No. : I don't
enro to havo this affair advertised. If
tho papers get hold of It they'll cook
up a lot of silly details that'll oxclto
tho cupidity of ovory thief In tho coun
try, nnd mnke mo more trouble thnn I
caro to ah contemplate."
Hlckey's oyes glistened. "Of course,
if yeh want It kept quiet " ho sug
gested, significantly.
Anlsty'B hand sought his pocket.
"How much?"
"Well, I guess I can leave that to
you. Yeh oughttuh know how bnd yeh
want tho matter hushed."
"As I calculate It, then, fifty ought to
bo enough for the boys; and fifty will
repay you for your trouble."
Tho end of Hlckey's expcnslvo pan
oela was tilted Independently toward
the celling. "Shouldn't wonder If It
would," he murmured, gratllled.
Anlsty stuffed something bulky back
Into his pocket and wadded another
something green and yellow colored
into a Httlo pill, which ho presently
flicked catolessly across tho table. The
detective's large mottled paw closed
over It and moved toward his waist
coat. "As I was sayln'," ho resumed, "I'm
sorry yeh don't seo yer way to glvln'
us a hand. But p'rhnps yeh'ro right.
Still, if tho citizens 'd only give us n
hand onct In n while "
"All, but whnt gives you your liv
ing, Hlckoy?" nrguod tho amateur
sophist. "What but tho activities of
tho criminal element? if society-combined
with you for tho elimination of
crime, what would bocomo of your
Job?"
Ho roso and wrung tho disconsolate
ono warmly by tho hand. "But there,
1 am sorry to havo to hurry you away.
. . . Now that you know where
to find mo, drop In soma evening and
havo n cigar and a chat. I'm In town
a good deal, off and on, and nlways
glad to seo a friend."
At another tlmo, nnd with another
man, Anlsty would not havo ventured
to play his catch so roughly; but, as
he had reckoned, tho conifortablo stato
of mind Induced by an unexpected ad
dition to his Income nnd n quart of
champagne, had dulled the olllclal ap
prehensions of Sorgt. Hlckoy.
Mumbling a vngtio acceptance of tho
too-genial Invitation, tho exalted de
tective roso and ambled cheerfully
down tho room and out of the door.
Anlsty lit another cigarette and
contemplated the future with satisfac
tion. As n diplomat ho was Inclined to
held himself a success. Indeed, all
things taken itudor muttiro considera
tion, tho conclusion was Inevitable that
ho was tho vory dovll of a fellow, With
what consummate skill ho had played
his hand! Now the pursuit of tho
Maltland burglar would he abandoned;
the nuws Item suppressed at headquar
ters. And it was equally corlain thnt
Maltland (when eventually liberated)
would be at pains to keep his pnrt of
tho affair vory much In shadow.
Tho masquerader ventured a mys
tical smile at tho woild in goaoral.
Ono pictured tho evening when tho
Infatuated dctcctiw should II ml It con
venient to drop In on tho ovcluslvo
Mr. Mnitlaud
"Mr. Anlstj ""
CHAPTER VII.
Illumination.
In n breath was self-satisfaction
banished; simultaneously tho masque
rader brought his gaze down front tho
celling, his thoughts to earth, his vigi
lance to the surface, and himself to his
feet, summoning to his nld all that ho
possessed of resource and expedient.
Trapped! the word blazed Incan
descent in his brain. So long had he
foreseen and planned ngainst this very
moment.
Yet panic swayed him for but a lit
tle Instant; as swiftly ns It had over
come him It subsided, leaving him
shocked, u shade more pale, but rapid
ly reasserting control of his faculties.
And with this shade of emotion emtio
complete reassuiance.
His naine bad been uttered In no
stem or menacing tone; rather its
syllables had been pitched in a low
nnd guarded key, with an undornoto
of raillery and cordiality. In brief, tho
moment that lie tecognlzed tho voice
ns a woman's, he was again master of
himself, nnd, awaie that the result of
his Instinctive impulse to ilse and de
fend himself, which had brought him
to a standing position, would be In
terpieted as only the natural action of
a gentleman addressed by a femlnlno
acquaintance, lie wns conlldent that
ho had not betrayed his primal con
sternation. Ho bowed, smiled, and
with eyes In which astonishment swift
ly gave place to gratification and com
plete coinpiohonsion, appraised lief
who had addressed him.
Sho seemed to have fluttered to the
table, beside which she now stood,
slightly swaying, her walking costume
of gray shot silk falling about her In
soft, tremulous petals. Dainty, chic,
well-polsrd, serene, llnwlessly pretty
In her miniature fashion: Anlsty rec
ognized her In a twinkling. His per
ceptions, t rnlned to observations as in
stantaneous as those of a snap-shot
camera, and well-nigh as accurate,
had photographed her Individuality In
delibly upon the film of his memory,
even in the abbreviated encounter of
tho previous night.
By a similar piny of educated reason
ing faculties keyed to the highest pitch
of immcdlnto action, ho had dlfllculty
ni scant in accounting for her pres
ence there. What ho did not qulto
comprehend was why Maltland had
used her so kindly; for It had been
plain enough that that gentleman had
surprised her In tho act of safo-break-Ing
boforo conniving nt her escape
But, allowing that Maltland's actions
had been based upon motives vague to
the burglar's understanding, It was
qulto In the scheme of possibilities
thnt ho should havo arranged to moot
his protegeo at tho restaurant thnt
afternoon. She was cotno to keep an
appointment to which (now that An
lsty enmo to remember) Maltland had
alluded In the beginning of their con
versation. Well and good; onco boforo, within
tho pnst two hours, ho had told him
self thnt ho was Good-enough Malt
land. Ho was bo oven bettor now.
"But you did surprlso me!" ho de
clared, gallantly, boforo sho could won
der at his Blowness to respond. "You
see, 1 was dreaming."
Ho permitted her to surmise tho ob
ject round which his dreams had been
woven.
"And I hnd expected you to bo eag
erly watching for mo!" sho parried,
archly.
"I was . . . mentally. But," ho
willed her, seriously, "not that nanio.
Maltland Is known hero; they call mo
Maltland tho waiters. It seems I
mndo a bad choice. But with your as
sistance and discretion wo can bluff It
out, all right."
"I forgot. Forglvo mo." But now
sho wns In tho chair opposite him,
tucking tho lower ends of hor gloves
Into their wrists.
"No matter nobody heard."
"I very nearly called you Handsome
Dan." Sho flashed a radiant smllo at
him from beneath tho rim of her pic
ture hat.
A flro was kindled In Anlsty's oyes;
ho wns conscious of n quickened drum
ming of his pulses.
"Dan Is Maltland's front namo,
alto," ho remarked, absontly.
"I thought as much," sho responded,
quietly speculative
Tho burglar hardly heard. It has
been indicated that ho was quick
witted, hecauso ho had to be, In tho
very nature of his avocation. Just
now his brain was working rather
mero rapidly than usunl, oven; which
was ono renson why tho light had
leaped Into his oyes.
(TO Hi: CONTINl'KD.)
Good Times In Turkey.
"You people of tho wanner climates
have Httlo Idea of our exhilarating
winter sports," Bald tho tourist from
Now England.
"Oh, 1 don't know," responded tho
Turk. "Wo havo some pretty lively
Httlo slaying parties over In Armenia."
Kansas City Times.
PICKLES THAT WON'T SHRINK
Cucumbers Put Up In This Way Will
Be Found Excellent When
Brought Out for Table.
Wash cucumbers, clean nnd plnco
llieni In a stone Jar, then cover with
a brine made of one pint of salt to
six quarts water. The water should
be boiling hot. Place grape leaves on
top, weight down and let stand until
morning. Pour the brine off, rinse,
then place alternate layers of grape
leaves and cucumbers In tho pickling
kettle. Pour over them alum water
made of one teaspoon ful of powdered
nlum to each quart of water; dissolve
alum In cohl water. Allow It to cover
eucunibeis nnd come to scalding
point. Let the whole stand, closely
covered, on tho back of the stove for
two hours, then drain and place on
Very cold or ice water. Pour thlH
water off, wipe cucumbers dry nnd
place In n Jar a layer of pickles and
one of salt, until all are In. Allow
about one pint of salt to each 100
medium-sized pickles. Pour boiling
water over and cover with grape
leaves. Heat this brine every morn
ing for nine mornings, then heat
slowly In warm, weak vinegar, wipe
cucumbers dry and place in glass Jars.
Pour over hot spiced vinegar and seal
at onco.
Tho vinegar to bo prepaied as fol
lows: To each quart of vinegar (not
too strong) nltow two teaspoonfuls
each of cinnamon and cloves, one tea
spoonful each of mace, colory seed, a
few thin slices of horseradish, one
ounce mustard seed, ono saltspoou of
black pepper, n pinch of salt, red
popper, and one cupful of sugar. Put
spices in a thin muslin bag, bring
vinegar to boiling point and let boll
for 15 minutes. Then pour over
pickles.
Wring a cloth from vinegar and
wrnp It several thicknesses mound
cheeso to keep It from molding or
drying.
A perfume bag to keep moths away
Is made as follows: One-half ounce
each of cloves, nutmeg, caraway
seeds.
Add a teaspoonful of sugar of lead
to the water In which line silk hosiery
is washed, to prevent the delicate
color from fading.
Wipe olT sci cons with a duster each
morning and beat with a Hoft brush.
This beating should bo done lightly,
or the wire may bo bulged.
Cold water, u tenspoonful of ammo
nia and soap will remove machine
grease when other means would not
answer, on account of colors running.
To wash water bottles or any vnso
having a long neck, Mil with clear,
hot water and tiny bits of torn paper.
Shako well and rlnso In cold water.
A small piece of window glasB will
bo useful for holding the leaves apart
on a cook book and ono can read tho
recipe and not soil tho book by too
much bundling.
Emery powder nnd oil mndo Into a
paste Is an excellent mixture to clean
steel. Uub on well mid polish, after
which rub with an oiled rag, and then
polish up again with a clean duster.
Cream Puffs.
When n lnrgo number of puffs aro
to bo made try this recipe recom
mended by ono who has run a homo
bakery: Put half a cup of butter into
two cups of boiling water and sot over
tho flro. When it bolls stir In, all at
onco, throe cups or sifted Hour, stir
rapidly and until It becomes a smooth
mass that cleaves from the pan. Ta'ko
from the flro nnd ndd ten eggs, ono
nt a tlmo nnd unbonton. Beat each
egg In thoroughly. Then put tho bat
ter In small spoonfuls on n greased
pan with considerable space between,
or put through n pastry oven nbout
20 minutes If very small, or as long ns
40 minutes If lnrge. Bo suro that
puffs nro qulto done before taking
from oven. When cold cut a gash In
the side, put in a cream filling nnd
put white or chocolate Icing on the
tops.
Peas in Pastry.
Take threo-fourtliB cup of flour, a
teaspoonful of sugar, one-half tea
spoonful of salt, a cup of milk, ono
well-beaten egg nnd a teaspoonful of
olive oil. Whip the batter with an egg
beater until perfectly smooth, dip In
the hot rosetto Iron and fry In deep
hot fat. Havo tho peas well cooked
and drain them, then sensou with salt,
pepper and butter. Do not fill tho
pastry rosettes until ready to serve.
Servo with olives and squares of sharp
cheeso.
Nuts a Good Meat Substitute.
Nuts are nutritious and If eaten nt
proper times prove a good substitute
for meat. ,
At this season, however, they aro
not generally of good quality, and
should only bo served salted, or In
cooked dishes. OIlvo oil, crenm nnd
butter aro nil nourishing nnd should
be Indulged In freoly.
Macaroni, sphnghottl and tho vari
ous noodles aro not only healthy but
easily dgested by the weakest
stomach.
Butter In Hot Weather.
To keep butter hard invert n largo
crock of earthenware (a flower pot
will do) about the slzo of tho dish
containing the butter. Tho porousnosB
of tho earthenware will koop tho but
ter cool and nil the more if tho pot bn
wrapped In a wot cloth with n Httlo
water In the dish with the butter. I
havo always had lots of trouble to
keep butter in the summer, but sinco
using this 1 have my butter looking
lino not nil grease.
juThe Home.
Paul's Second
Missionary Journey
Sandajr School Lcnon for Jnlj 4, 1909
Specially Arranged for Tills Paper
I.KHHOX TBXT A ts 15 "0 13 ir.. Mom
jry verses ti, U
(lOI.DBN Ti:T "('nine over Into
Macedonia and help us."-Acts 10 '..
Suggestion nnd Practical Thought.
Paul's Second Great Missionary
Campaign. Tho Patriotism of Mia
sions. Planning for tiio Second Missionary
Campaign. Acts 15::ifi-3. Tho les
son for today conducts with thoi
eighth lesson of our last quarter,
which describes tho epoch making
gathering at Jerusalem to settle tho
disputed questions concerning the re
ception of tho Gentiles into tho church
with tho Jews. t
Now Work In Old Fields. Acts
15:10; 10:1-10. Barnabas and Mark
wont to Cyprus whero tho family of
BarnnbaH belonged (ActH I ::), and
where ho went with Paul on tho tlrst
missionary Journey (Acts Bl:t-12).
Paul started on his Journey alone,
bet wns Joined by Silas at Lystra, as
we learn from tho pronouns "ho" In
vs. Ml, but "they" in v. 4 nnd there
after. At Lystra Paul also found ti
young mnn named Timothy to bo his
associate nnd helper In place of
Mark. Ilo was converted as the re
sult of Paul's labors on his first Jour
ney (1 Tim. 1:2).
Journey Ings Through Asia Minor.
In his former Journey Paul went by
sea. In this ono ho went by land
Wondlng his way northward from
Antloch, ho crossed through tho
"Clllclan Gates," n long dofllo in tho
range of mountains which separated
Syria from Clllcln. Gradually turning
to the left uroiind tho Gulf or Issus
ho went In a southwest direction till
ho canio to his native city and homo
at Tarsus.
What Paul and Silas Did on This
Tour. They confirmed tliu churches
(Acts 15:11), making them strong,
establishing them on a firmer basis, t
Ono means of doing this was by de
livering to them the decrees lately,
ordained at Jerusalem concerning the
Gentilo Christians (v. I). Ono result
wns u lnrgo Increase of membership
(v. B).
"Were como to Mysin," tho provlnco
in which tho port Trons was situated.
"Assayed," wero planning, attempting,
"to go Into Blthynla," on tho north, In
which are modern mission stations
south of tho Black sea. "But tho Spir
it suffered them not." Every way but
the ono tho Spirit wanted them to go
was hedged In; and thus they learned
the right way.
Tho Macedonian Call. "And a vision
appeared to Paul In tho night" (v. 9),
In order to guldo him In tho right
way. Tho vision wns of "a man ot
Macedonia," so recognized by his
dress or by his words.
"Como over Into Macedonia, and
help us." Paul had heard before tho
call to missionary work; now ho honra
tho call to tho placo of work,
The Beginnings of Christianity In Eu
rope Vb. 1 1-15. Tho four missionaries
Immediately sail "from Trons" In "a
straight course," 00 miles to tho Island
of "Samothracla," tho first day. "Tho
next day" they sailed 75 mllos "to
Nenpolls" (New City, Naples), tho sea
port of Phlllppl. "Thonco" ton miles,
by land or by tho river, "to Phlllppl.1'
Lydln, tho First European Chris
tian. 1 a. "And on v tho Sabbath."
Note how Paul spent his Snbbatlis.
"Wont out of tho city," there probably
bolng no synngoguo in tho city, "by
a river sldo where prnyor waB wont
to bo mndo." "A modorn parallel, un
til qulto recently, waB tho Protestant
placo of worship at Homo, which was
compelled to bo outsldo tho city, be
yond tho Porta dol Popolo." "And
spako unto tho woman which resorted
thither."
Tho first of his converts was a
noted "woman named Lydla" (v. 11),
a merchant, n dealer In purple-dyed
fabrics and garments mndo In Tliyat
Ira, ono of tho soven cities of Asia to
which messages In revelation wero
sent. Sho nnd her family became
members of tho church by baptism,
and sho entertained tho missionaries
In her own home. Such guests nro u
blessing to any home, not "nngols un
awares" but by Invitation. It mny
bo said of Paul, "Where'er ho met a
stranger, there ho left n friend."
Missions and Patriotism. It being
tho Fourth of July, when every Amor
lean boy 1b boiling over with some
expression of the spirit of patriotism, ,
it may bo woll to remind him that
giving to missions, working for mis
sions, nnd consecrating himself to
missions nro nmong tho most patriotic
acts ho can perforin. For ovory feol
lng Ib strengthened and dovoloped by
bolng put Into notion.
Theso words of Dr. Nohomlah
Boynton nro Btrlklng and truo: " 'Ours
Is a country of prairies and musclo and
Ilocky mountains,' said Walt Whitman.
But Sldnoy Lanier, tho poet, In a
burst of flno indignation, turned and
said to Whitman: 'Whitman, you can
not mako a republic out of musclo nnd
prairios and Rocky mountains. He
publics nro mndo of spirit.'
Aye, "Republics nro mndo of spirit,"
and If ours la to be Indeed n Christian
republic It must bo mndo of a Christian
spirit, and only ono spirit can save
us, nnd thnt Is tho Spirit of our Lord
and Savlous Jesus Christ. You can
not save America simply through
your pulpits or tho churches which
you build. You must havo nlso tho
Sundny school. And wo must adil
that tho Sunday school must bo filled
with tho spirit of missions, which Is
nlso tho spirit of patriotism. For as
patriotism means self-sacrlflco so does
tho support of missions call for the
t
I practlco ot self-denial.