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Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects.
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Banish Hallowe'en Mai ciou ness.
N one sense , Halloween and the Fourth of
July are alike. Both days give license for
almost unlimited lawlessness. On the Fourth
gunpowder reigns supreme over the law ; on
Halloween all sorts of mischief hold sway ,
often resulting in heavy property loss and
bloodshed. The murder of the chief of police
f Morgan Park emphasizes the Halloween evil.
Halloween , as a feature of American life , deserves to
fee laid to rest. There is no reason why one day in the year
ihould be set apart for the perpetration of malicious mis
chief. On Halloween hundreds of thousands of youths ,
ind often grown persons , turn their attention to damaging
other people's property. During the rest of the year these
persons are generally law-abiding. They have no thought
6f destroying fences or sidewalks , daubing paint on houses ,
or carrying off whatever they can find loose. On Halloween
they regard these depredations as strictly legitimate.
In Morgan Park a married woman , colored , dressed he--
* elf in the clothes of a man and proceeded to play havoc
tvlth a sidewalk. She was discovered by the chief of police
ind struck with a cane A rash and quick-tempered negro
ivenged the blow by cutting the throat of the chief.
This killing illustrates the Halloween extreme , but all
. over the country minor acts of despoliation took place ,
which in the aggregate amounted to heavy loss. It is to be
tioped that the coming generation of boys will be educated
out of the Halloween idea. Chicago Journal.
Money vs. Faith in The Pulpit
NE of the questions that caused the most anx
ious interest at a recent annual church con
vention in Michigan was the cause of the clos
ing of churches in half a dozen cities and towns
in the State. The explanation was that young
men are not attracted by the idea of spending
$1,000 or $2,000 for an education to fit them
selves wliose financial rewards run from ? 700 to $1,000 a
fear , where other callings offer much brighter prospects at
. less outlay of time and money for technical training.
It is rather discouraging if the financial consideration
la sufficient to deter young men who feel that they h'ad a
vocation for the ministry. A faith which begets no devo
tion superior to material gain , that inspires no spirit of
fcacriiice and personal consecration , lacks something that is
necessary to the growth of a religion.
When Heine was asked why the world built no more
such cathedrals as that of Cologne , he replied that cathe
dral builders had convictions , while moderns had oijjfy
opinions. In order to forego worldly success and comfort
and devote himself joyfully to a life of struggle and hard
ship , it is necessary that a man have a very fixed convic
tion as to the vital importance of the work he is under
taking. That he must be filled with fire and zeal , and that
he must accept literally and unquestioningly the theory
I hat the salvation of his own soul and of other souis is a
matter which wholly overshadows the trivialities of earthly
existence.
Religion diluted with rationalism does not tend to create
enthusiasts or to foster the missionary spirit , and those
sects which adopt it must either adjust their salaries to
their own particular circumstances or continue to find a
paucity of candidates for commercially undesirable pulpits.
Chicago Journal.
Martyrdom of the Housewife.
HE difficulty of securing domestic help is not
new , and it is not peculiar in New York. * * *
Some of the reasons for the present plight are
obvious. There have been and must continue
to be certain inherent difficulties in the prob
lem. These have often been pointed out : lonji
and irregular hours , confined and often lonely
routine , varying quantities of work , vagaries and caprice.- ,
of mistresses , and the so-called "social stigma. " All these
combine to draw women into factory employment , with its
lixod hours , opportunities to be on the street in going and
coming , congenial companionship while busy , definite tasks ,
formal rules for conduct , consistent supervision , and gen
eral independence outside of hours of labor. * * *
There are , however , some new factors in the reckoning.
The demand for the work of women is keener than ever
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% A FRONTIER MISSIONARY. '
The Methodist Episcopal Church in
California recently held memorial ser
vices for William Taylor , the first mis
sionary of that church in the State ,
"lie is , " wrote Charles Spurgeon , the
famous London preacher , "the Paul of
the age. and his experiences in estab
lishing Methodism on the frontier of
America , Australia and South America
have no j.aralh'l in church history. "
The st6ry of William Taylor's career
in th 1 wicked mining camps and in San
Francisco during the early fifties is
more thrilling than fiction. Lawless
ness was unbridled in the town. Mur
derers went without trial.
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"In all my travels over fife world , "
Mr. Taylor used to say , "I never have
seen such human degradation , such
woful immorality and recklessness of
human life as in San Fraacisco in
-ISJO. "
ifjr
/ vIt took courage to speak to the
swearing , drunken crowds who spent
their time in gambling and intoxica
tion. Many a time he was threatened
with personal violence. One of his
first efforts was made In Pat Donovan's
dance hall. A murder had just been
committed * The body was hauled into
an adjoining room , and the drinking ,
cursing , gambling and dancing -were
resumed as noisily as ever. Suddenly
Mr. Taylor's stalwart frame appeared
in the door of the place-
Catcalls and yells of derision greeted
I the missionary ; and one man drew his
pistol and told Mr. Taylor to get outer
H or be shot. He stood quietly for a few
'moments , and th'n paid :
Hn
"I have not come for trouble. If you
n will let me sing a few songs and say a
few words , I'm sure you won't regret
it , "
"Go ahead ! " some one yelled. Mr.
Taylor began to sing in Ills full , clear
voice some of the familiar church
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before. With the last decade a number of occupations have
opened up to them for the first time. * * *
Not only is the demand greater than before , but the
supply Is smaller. The very prosperity that has enlarged
the servant-keeping class has enabled poorer people either
to maintain their daughters at home or send them to school ;
and many girls who in 1893 would have been seeking places
are now living in ease on the abundant earnings of their
fathers and brothers. Statistics on this point are not avail
able , but the facts are patent. It is plain , also , that em
ployment at good wages has allowed many young mechan
ics to marry , and has thus transformed possible house
maids into actual wives. The "steady company" has been
much in evidence , and his attentions have still further
disturbed our domestic economy. New York Evening Post.
Refuse to Scare.
HE statisticians are beginning to frighten us
about the consumption of iron. They say that
30,000,000 tons of ore was taken out of the
ground in this country alone last year , and as
the world grows older , and its inhabitants more
numerous , the demand for iron must increase
until the" end of the supply is reached , and then what will
they do , poor things , who are on earth in that remote day.
We do not scare very readily over the prospect of the
failure of the world's resources in any direction. When
it gets so that human beings cannot exist on earth they
will probably cease to move on the planet , but it seems
as if the generation living had much more occasion to be
concerned about its own comfort , and wisdom , and virtue ,
than about the prospects of health and happiness of those
who may dwell In some distant period.
This fear of what is going to happen to some one after
our end has been common with humanity for many centu
ries. Predictions of the coming io the end of the world it
self -are numberless , and the prophets are still working
overtime 01 that problem , but uunl the earth itself has
been 2ntirely looked over and Its treasnros estimated at
their true bulk there is no need of any one being alarmed
for fear of a fatal scarcity of anything necessary to human
happiness or human existence. Buffalo News.
Reform in China
HE man who crl for reiorm in China takes
his life in his hanrt A century ago the Japa
nese who had a public grievance to complain of
could present his petition with the assurance
that it would be uly considered , but he lost
his life. The Chinese reformer loses his life
without effect. And for some time past there has been a
deadly conflict between the Dowager Empress and the ex
ponents of reform. Only the other dny f member of the
reform party was beaten to death with bamboos , while the
fate of others at Shanghai is hanging on the firmness of
the British representative. Now we learn that five others
have been arrested at Pekin , and their terrible fate is , we 'i '
fear , assured. Shen Chien , befoie his death , wrote a moving - ) '
ing appeal to his own people and the foreign powers. "I I
have won but little , and my day is done.It is a pathetic
cry from this young man of one-and-thirty , standing and
falling with a few against scores of millions of fellow-
country men bound by immemorial tradition and led by
the Dowager Empress. The life-blood of many must run
in the market place before the reformer is welcomed in
China. London Chronicle.
Lynching Must be Stopped.
E do not believe that the civilization of the
United States is going to be wrecked in this
way , but we do believe that it can be saved
only'by a combination of the sane elements of
society to assert and , if need be , to maintain by
lawful means the supremacy of law. Every
sheTiftlias the power to summon a posse. The peaceable
and rational majority of citizens within his jurisdiction , if
they should place themselves under his orders , would con
stitute a legal force , and a force competent to restore order
wherever it was invaded. There are some unhappy indi
cations that a state of things is 'approaching for which
such a remedy as that must be somewhat widely em
ployed. New York Tribune.
hymns. The crowd was quickly won
by the music.
"Go on ! " shouted the men when he
stopped. Then he sang one or two
Scutch songs , and finally , getting up on
the platform where the fiddler sat , he
spoke plainly and forcibly upon the
evil life his auditors were 1 ( " .tiding , and
they listened quietly.
When the preacher had ceased , a big
strapping Irishman , who had served
time in prisons in Australia and New
Zealand and had been the terror of
the water front in San Francisco , pro
posed a collection for the new Metho
dist church , and he himself passed his
old battered sombrero among the men
and women. Money , gold dust and jew
elry -went into the hat.
With an invitation to them to come
to the new church , the preacher with
drew. The next morning he came with
a coffin that he had made with his
own hands during the night , and with
the help of several sailors properly
buried the body of the murdered man ,
and at the same time called on the bet
ter feelings of his listeners In the les
son he drew from the crime.
Fearless , kindly , of firm faith , he
was the type of man to succeed as a
missionary.
IN DISMAL SWAMP.
But Little Better Known Now Than
When Washington Pair It.
The name "Dismal Swamp" Is a by
word everywhere , and a legend has
grown up round it of a dreary , boggy ,
unknown region of snakes and dark ,
damp thickets , -where runaway slaves
fled for refuge. Frederick Street , in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly , in
telling the story of this region , says
that it is but little better known at
this day thnn it was 150 years ago ,
when George Wasliington himself laid
out a route through it.
The swamp is old historically. The
first settlers at Norfolk and the region
round about knew of it as a wild , im
passable bit of country full of game
and of valuable timber ; cypress , so
good for making shingles ; juniper ,
black gum and beech. In 1728 Colonel
Byrd , while trying to establish the
boundary line between Virginia and
North Carolina , ran a survey across it ,
working with the greatest difficulty
and making only a mile a day through
the thick growth. He It was who
named it 'The Dismal Swamp. " ]
Later surveys and government maps I
show that the wilderness contains
about SOO square miles of wood and
water , lying In a tract twenty miles
wide and forty-five long , and extend
ing twenty miles into Virginia and
twenty-five into North Carolina. The
soil is a sort of rich , black vegetable
mold , dry and caky at some seasons ,
and saturated with water at others.
The whole region Is like a huge
sponge , alternately dry and wet ; and
as the swamp level , curiously enough , !
is twenty feet above tide-water , it is
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the source of many rivers and streams.
There are deer in the woods , but It !
is the wild cattle that give the best
sport. The ancestors of these "reed-
(
fed" cattle , as they are called , strayed
in from the fields and took up their
abode in the swamp. The result is a
race of small , active , wild cattle , the
flesh of which is a delicious combina
tion of the qualities of wild game and
tame animals.
There is a chance that before many
years the greater part of the swamp
will be redeemed from its present wildness -
ness into civilized farm land ; but it
will be many years before the bear
and wild cattle and moccasin snakes
disappear from their refuges , and before - !
fore the rare plants and birds that still (
draw botanists and ornithologists from
all parts of the country will be found
only in museum show cases.
For each big man at the top there
are a million little ones at the bet
tom.
Many men want to be great and a
few try to be good.
Lemon Dnmplliics.
Half a pound of grated bread
Irmubs , quarter pound of chopped suet ,
lialf a pound of moist sugar , two eggs ,
) ne large lemon , a pinch of salt. Mince
: he lemon peel very finely. Put all the
iry ingredients in a basin , and mix
ivell. Moisten with the eggs and the
itrained juice of the lemon. Stir well
a.nd put the mixture into small but
tered cups or moulds. Cover with but
tered paper. Set them in a kettle of
boiling water , and let them steam for
two and a half hours. Turn them out
In a dish , and strew sifted sugar over
thorn.
Salted Almonds.
Blanch the almonds in boiling hot
water. Melt a tablespoouful of butter ,
and let the almonds stand in it an
hour. Put a tablespoonful of salt into
a dish , stir in the nuts until all are
lightly covered with salt , spread on a
shallow tin and set in a warm oven
to brown delicately. More or less salt
may be used , according to taste. Pea-
uuts are salted in the same way , ex
cept that they do not need blanching ,
as the brown hull conies off easily.
Chocolate Custards. t
To two cups of milk add two well-
beaten eggs , two slightly rounding tea-
bpooufuls of cocoa , three level table-
gpoonfuis of sugar , and one-half teaspoonful -
spoonful of vanilla flavoring. The co
coa should be mixed with the sugar
and dissolved in half of the milk
heated , and when this has cooled a
little add the other ingredients and
pour into cups. Set the cups in a pan
of boiling water and bake in a moder
ate oven.
Pepper Sandwiches.
Remove all the seeds from a green
[ > epper , chop fine and simmer ten min
utes in a tablespoonful of butter. Do
not allow it to brown. Add a dash
t > f salt , and when cold spread between
Lliiu slices of bread minus the crust.
[ Crated American cream cheese may be
[ ) laced on the top of the pepper layer
ivith happy results. These piquant lit
tle sandwiches are said to be especial
ly nice witli cold meat.
Cranberry Fritter * .
Beat one egg thoroughly and stir it
into one and a half cups of milk , add
) iie tablespoonful of sugar and one cup
jf flour in which has been sifted one
reaspoonful of baking powder. When
kvell mixed stir in one cup of thick ,
ich cranberry sauce , and drop in
spoonfuls on a hot , buttered gridiron.
Brown very lightly and serve with but-
.er and powdered sugar. Good House-
ieeping.
Creamed
Put one quart of oysters , with the
jroth , into a stewpan , and let the oy
sters heat through. When the edges
) f the oysters curl , take them out and
idd two cups of milk and two tablespoonfuls -
spoonfuls of butter to the broth. When
) oiling , add two tablespoonfuls of flour
which has been stirred smooth in a
ittle cold milk , with salt and pepper.
tVheu thickened , add the oysters , and
; erve at once on slices of toast.
Apples with Cream.
Peel , core and quarter six large tart
ipples ; boil in a rich sugar syrup till
; ender , but not broken. Place in a
jlass dish , boil the syrup a little long-
jr , and then pour over the apples.
iVhen cold cover with a thin layer of
ed currant jelly , and over all pour a
: hick layer of whipped cream sweet
ened with sugar.
Ham Toast.
Mix some pounded cold ham with a
jeaten egg , season with pepper and
ay on buttered toast ; put in the oven
mtil it gets thoroughly heated. A nice
vay of using up small pieces of ham.
To Make Dried Beef.
Make a plain brine of four gallons
vater , six pounds salt , one ounce salt-
> eter. Cover the meat with this , and
eave it in three weeks , then hang up
0 dry.
Sales at Fair * .
Sales at fairs have long been a fea-
ure of the English cattle shows. In
! act , they have become so general that
uany of the English shows are really
narket days and are held at frequent
ntervals. Sales have played a more
> r less important part with American
exhibitors , but have always been made
jrivately , and fair officials have taken
ictle or no interest in encouraging
hem. There would seem to be an op-
jortunity in this country for advance-
nent in this direction. If sale classes
ire arranged for and a certain part of
he day set aside for auction sales of
tattle or other produce both the fair
nanagement , exhibitors and general
mblic might be benefited thereby. It
vould help the farmer out at the spot
vhere he is weakest thnt is , in inar-
: eting what he grows. American
Agriculturist .
Cleans Out Vermin.
A writer in the Scientific American
; ays he has cleared his premises of
: ermin by making whitewash yellow
vith copperas and covering the stones
ind rafters in the cellar with it. In
> very crevice in which a rat might go
ic'put the copperas and scattered it in
; he corners of the floor. The result
vas a complete disappearance of rats
ind mice. Since that time not a rat or
uouse has been seen near the house.
3vi > rjr spring the cellar is coated with
! h yellow whitewash as a purifier and
1 rat exterminator , and no typhoid ,
lysantery or fsvor attacks tke family
KEKPlNvJ THE Hi.ART TENUEK.
By Rev. L. A. Banks.
Rejoice with them that do rejoice ,
and weep with them that weep. Rom
ans xii. , 15.
The Christian is to be no hermit , no
recluse who draws his heart into his
shell , and goes self-absorbed along the
way of life , thinking only of his own
affairs. His heart is to be open to the
cries of joy as well as sorrow. He is
to have a tender heart , easily reached
\vith the gladness or the sorrow of his
iieighbor. "Rejoice , " says Paul , "with
taein that do rejoice ; weep with them
that weep. "
The way this command is put robs it
of all possible selfishness. We are to
rejoice with other people in their joy.
A great many selfish people envy the
joy of others , and would , if they could ,
rob them of it and leave them bare ,
carrying all the joy away for them
selves. Hut the Christian idea is to
rejoice with the one who is glad and
thus re-enforce and Increase his glad
ness. And we all know how much
there Is in that. Every man who has
hud a sudden gladness come upon him
lias had the desire to tell It to spine
one else. The joy of any great vision ,
such as a splendid waterfall or a
glimpse of a great snow mountain or
some scene of wild beauty in the for
est , is a small thing , if one has the
experience alone , compared to what
it is if you have a congenial soul with
which to share it. Such sharing , in
stead of dividing and subtracting from
your own delight , multiplies it many
times. "And the same law holds good
in all other joys. We have a desire to
impart it , a desire to talk about it with
others , anil we often have the opportu
nity of greatly increasing the joy of
another by listening and putting our
selves into sympathetic touch with the
gladness which has come to his soul.
You know some lonely man or wom
an who has few joys and few friends ,
and when a letter or some little expe
rience tiuit seems trifling to you with
your many friends and your numerous
sources of happiness comes to that
man or that woman it is a real oppor
tunity given of God to you to listen
with kindling eye and appreciative
luce and word while they talk to you
of their joy. Such a privilege to them
is a little foretaste of heaven , where
all selfishness will be banished and
ev < ry one will be seeking to give joy
to others.
There is no more regrettable mistake
for any Christian to make than to per-
iLiit Limself to become so self-absorbed ,
no m-irtur how great his work may be ,
tl.iit he shall become a kill-joy to weak
and ordinary people who look to him
fjr appreciation in the gladness which
comes * to their lives. Jesus Christ was
ucvfiso self-absorbed in his sublime
.Mission for the world's salvation that
1- could not enter with sympathetic
aeart and tender appreciation into the
, oys as well as the sorrows of others.
h > east no dark shadow at the wed-
Iug : least , but added to its gladness.
'a. ' .y we have no right to be above
Lord and hold it beneath our dig-
> ro be-'tow our smiles on the whole-
o ni" gladness that has come to any
.01 ! 1.
* jatve must not only keep our
. . . ( 'arts tender in appreciation of the
oys of others , but in sympathetic rela-
on to their sorrows as well. We
nould be so sensitive in our relation
i > oui' fellow-men that it will be im-
vjssible for us to see a sad look on
, .n } t'uce and our own heart not feel
ouiething of the flow of it. How sen-
tive Jesus was to the petition of the
id. . to the lonely wail of the leper ,
< > thy silent shame of the disgraced
. oman , to the anxious appeal of the
u her whose child was sick , to the
.uiet tears of the poor widow follow-
ng her only son to the grave ! In
hese and countless other cases
'hrlst's heart mourned as though he
imself were blind , or leprous , or anx-
ous. or a mourner behind the bier. He
ntered with perfect sympathy and fel-
owship into the sorrows of the people
vith whom he lived. His heart was so
ender that every breath of human sad
ness swept his soul as though it had
been a harp. So we must keep our
uearts tender.
Do you ask me how we can do this ?
The answer is simple ; by putting our-
; clves constantly in helpful relations
o others. Do the kind deed on every
pportunity , and you may be sure that
lie kind feeling will soon come to be
mtural to you. The difficulty is that
u-p often curb our kind feelings and
restrain them. We shut back the sym
pathetic word that is on our lips until
our tongues become dumb to that kind
of speech. Give your heart a chance
ro show its kindness. Give your lips
' : e opportunity to speak the sympa-
hetic word. Give your hands and feet
roe will to go on their missions of
ind ness and cheer and you will soon
ee that your heart is growing tender
ind mellow , so that none rejoice and
on are not glad and none are sorrow-
"ul and you are not stricken.
HUMANITY'S HELPER.
BY Rev. W. A. flarf/eff.
When I read about men who attack
he beJefs of the church and call a halt
> n prayer , on the Bible and other
kings \vaich have beea held sacred I
conclude that these men do not com *
into contact with real life. By real
life I mean suffering humanity. Not a
day goes by but demands are made on
the live church. Poverty , which doea
not change , knocks at the door and to ,
the name of Jesus asks for help. I can
think of family after family of worthy
poor who would go to the tvall but for
the church. Sometimes it is the sia of
the father. Sometimes unavoidable
sickness , disaster or accident , but tlie
need Is urgent. We do not find the In
fidel or the demagogue or the salooa-
keeper helping In these places. They
are too busy talking against the chmli.
and selling death and the sources of
poverty.
Humanity still continues to sickea
and die. Where do they send then7
To the church. The wife of a saloon-
ke.per died the other day. He and ila
la.rjoin companions sent for the min
is er of the church. The man who has
not been to church for years loses his
old mother to the church he comes !
with eyes full of tears. lie must havej
a prayer at the laying away of mother. .
Here is a family suffering from Jacto
of fotd and clothing- Father is sickj
mother has pneumonia. No fraud !
about that. So the church supplies
food and clothing. Let men lift their
voices against the church. The same
voices may one day plead for the tea
d-r services done In the name of Jesus ,
who Is the same yesterday , to-day and |
forever.
There may be opportunity for critii
cism of the church which does not do
these things. Our churches need to be
equipped with helpers just as any Im
portant business must have them. Tha
church does not consist of a platform
speaker and an audience. Mighty com *
fort and help may be given through a
true sermon and many souls fed on tha
bread of It , but the congregation must
go from there inspired to do good and
to be no longer hearers , but doers.
WANTS FLEXIBLE RELIGION.
By Bishop Samuel Fallows ,
The keynote of St. Paul's words , "k
am made all things to all men , " Is sym
pathy. As a Jew he saw with Jewish
eyes , heard with
Jewish ears ami
felt the hones *
pride of a noble
Jewish ancestry.
With the Gre &i
he was transform
ed into a Grecian.
He mastered their
language , studied
their philosophy.
quoted their poetd
BISUOP FALLOWS. deferred to theta
prejudices. He admitted the truth.
which their pagan religion contained
and from a common ground of agree- '
inent proceeded to unfold the special
doctrines which Christianity aione con
tained.
A religion for all men must win by
versatility and adaptability. Its meth
ods of outward , approach must be aa
varied and changeable as racial or In
dividual needs. It must recognize the
good wherever found. It must speak
the language of refinement and tha
dialect of the street. It must look ,
with the owner of wealth , on the valiw
of money and claim with the ODC
denied it that "A man's a man for a-
that. " It must demand of the employee
justice toward the employed and of tb
employe honesty in work and observ
ance of the sticredness of contracts.
It may recognize social distinctions ,
but never proclaim religious ostracise
on account of race or color. With tha
Pauline principle prevailing , thert
could be no car line strike , no persecu
tion of the Jews , no unjust discrim
ination against the negro.
Sentenc Sermons.
Sin sharpens sorrow.
All things are easy to the earnest.
A leader Is never afraid of being :
alone. J i
Burden-bearing brings blessing-shar
ing.
Self-indulgence Is the secret of indl.
gence.
Faith's forelook brightens to-day
outlook.
s
There are no rights without response
bilitles.
Honor Is too big a price to pay fet
any honor.
Blows from the bellows of ridicrda
leave no bruises.
Shining lives seldom come out ol
soft circumstances.
The best cure of a bad habit is
culture of a good one.
Where vulgarity passes for wft vin
tue passes for folly.
The man who has time to burn haj
to borrow a match to start it
The best way to bury your sorrows If
to get your sympathies busy.
The man who needs a place should
look for the place that needs him.
It Is folly to boast of your frills be
fore you have built your foundation.
No man thinks of his life as a grind
who has any grist worth grinding.
He best expresses his own gratitude
causes another to b grateful.
It does not take much of a saint t
denounce the sins he cannot digest.
They-who laugh at another's dis reea
have no ability to share another's joy
The man -who hasn't enough religio :
to last tin he gets home from meetin
hasn't enough to take him through
heaven.
