THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19 1909 8
1
, GAYNOR LONG IN PUBLIC EYE.
Career of Noted Jurltt , Democratic
Nominee For Mayor of New York.
JudKO William J. Gnynor , who tins
been nominated liy thu Democrats for
ninyor of New York. has boon In-fore
the imhllc for iniiiiy years , mul hy poli
ticians generally IH regarded us it null-
cul. His liiHt appearance In Hie lime-
llKlitVIIH when hu championed thu
cnimo of George Duffy of Brooklyn ,
whoso picture was In tne rogues' pil
lory and who declared that although
lie had never been convicted of a
crime the police refused to roinoro his
picture and nrrosted him without prov
ocation on nmny occasions.
It was the Duffy case which result
ed in the dlHinlHsal of General Ring-
ham from the olllco of police comml.s-
flloncr. JudKO Oaynor caused an In
vestigation of the case , and Mayor Me-
Glcllan held that young Duffy had
been Improperly treated by the police.
JudKO Oaynor previously attracted
public attention , when , In l)0i ! ) ; , ho held
that It wan Illegal for the Brooklyn
JUDOKVITTIAM J. OAVNOlt.
Rapid Transit company to charge
more than one faro to Coney Island.
This decision was rendered in the case
of a Dr. McFarlane , who had refused
to pay the two faros regularly col
lected by the railroad company. Many
thousands of New York residents re
member the riots which followed the
Issuance of this decision. The Sunday
crowds bound for Coney Island de
clined to pay the two fares , and the
entire police force was required to pre
vent Incipient rebellion. Hundreds of
persons were Injured. A few days
later Judge Gaynor advised all travel
ers to pay the two fares until the
higher courts could pass upon the de
cision. This stopped confusion. The
upper courts held that It was legal for
the company to charge a double faro.
Judge Gayuor first attracted public
attention when he took part in the in
vestigation of the election frauds at
Gravesend In 1893. As a result of this
Investigation several men were sent to
prison , and one of the most corrupt
"election gangs" New York city over
knew was broken up. This made Judge
Gayuor a conspicuous figure , and a
Bhort time later he was nominated by
'tho Republicans nnd independent Dem
ocrats for n place on the supreme court
bench. Ho was elected for fourteen
\ years in 1893 and was re-elected In
1007 and assigned for service In the
appellate division.
He was born in Whltestown , Now
York state , fifty-eight years ago and
went to Brooklyn in 1873 to do news
paper work. Ho had received an edu
cation In the Whltestown seminary and
a school In Boston. While doing news
paper work he studied law nnd was
admitted to the bar In the early sev
enties.
Judge Gnynor Is one of the executors
of the estate of William Zlcgler , for
mer head of the baking powder trust ,
who loft between $30.000,000 and $35-
000,000. From this Judge Gaynor de
rives a substantial Income.
German Dialect In Wisconsin ,
It Is two German women who are
speaking in the presence of an Irish
woman.
"Th * tap o' th' mornln' t' ye , Mis' '
Brettschnelder. 'Tis glad I am t' sec
th' likes av ye. Iss yer daughtuci
Gretchen goln t' the Hill th' morrow ? '
"Faith an' she Is. Von me bye Heln
rich can get th' bay haarse away froit
th' plowlu * I t'luk I'll go mesllf , be
dad. "
This Is not travesty. It Is n report ol
German dialect. The manner of speed
came about naturally enough. Wher
the Germans arrived hero in full force
the country was already settled , large
ly by Yankees and Irish , and the Ger
man had to buy his farm here or there
Thus a number of them found them
selves located In the town of Erin
where , of course , they learned the Ian
guage of the country. And 1 loav <
It to my fellow citizens In Wisconsin
whether a German cannot speak ai
broad and rich n brogue as any son ol
Erin. Charles D. Stewart in Atlantic.
First Use of Iron.
As a result of bis Interesting Investl
gatlons , Dr. Rldgeway concludes tha
the smelting of Iron originated li
central Europe , nnd especially in thj
region known ns Noricum , equlvalen
to modem Anstrla nnd Bavaria.
In Egypt it can be traced back to th
ninth century B. C. , nnd In Libya ti
about -150 B. C. First mention of iti
use In China goes back to 400 B. 0.
while In Uganda it Is said to havi
been In use only some five or si :
centuries.
The above date for the flrst use o
Iron In Egypt refers to the metal ob
talned by smelting. The. use of na
Uve Iron In the form of meteorite ;
dates back to remote antiquity. Tin
weapons made from these were ob
talned , like flint Implements , by chip
ping. And' ' It Is Interesting to rcuiem
ber that recent Investigations Imv
shown that the- Iron of many meteor
lies Is a sort of natural steel.
Championing the Worm ,
An Incident that occurred rfome years
ago during a session of the British
parliament furnished an amusing Il
lustration of the power of Mil Ire to
bring about results that sober argu
ment often falls to accomplish.
There had been Introduced a hill de
signed to prevent cuielty to wild ani
mals In capthlty. It was opposed on
the ground that , If passed' ' . It would
endanger certain kinds of legitimate
sport.
When the Earl of Klmberley arose
he gravely admitted the force of tills
argument.
"There can be no doubt , " said ho.
"that the bill would put an end to fish
ing with worms as halt. It Is a bill to
prevent cruelty to wild animals In
captivity. The schedule states that
the word 'animal' shall be held to In
clude reptile. A worm may be held to
bo a reptile. A worm Impaled ou a
honk must certainly be held to be In
captivity ; therefore the angler who
uses a live worm for bait would be
guilty of cruelty to an animal In cap
tivity. "
The laugh that followed nt the ex
pense of t'-nso ' against the bill robbed
the opposition of whatever force It had
and carried the measure to a suc
cessful Issue. Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Sun Cooking.
Sun cooking roasting and boiling by
sunlight Instead of by coal or gas has
been going on for 300 years. There are
sun stoves that roast a sirloin or boll
a soup to perfection. They are only
used , however , by scientists. A sun
stove consists mainly of a mirror n
spherical mirror on a Joint. There la
also a reflector. The place for pot or
plate Is so situated that the mirror's
rays can be focused on It accurately.
A Gorman. Baron Tcherhauseii , was
the flrst sun cook. Ho began In 1(587 ( tc
boll water , and In 10SS he had very
good success In boiling eggs. Sir John
Ilerschel and Buff on are other famous
names associated with sun cooking ,
In California various sun cooks have
boiled a gallon of water In twenty
minutes , roasted meat In two hours
and poached eggs in fifteen minutes ,
quite as good time as the ordinary lire
makes.
An odd thing about meat roasted by
sun rays Is that It has an unpleasant
taste. This Is avoided by the Insertion
of a plate of yellow glass between the
meat and mirror. In nil solar stoves
the sheet of yellow glass figures. Lon
don Tit-Bits.
One Sided Gambling.
"One need , only to try his luck nt any
of the Riviera gambling palaces tc
learn how slender arc the chances tc
win at roulette , " says a German corre
spondcnt writing from Ostend. "Bui
if he would experience the gambler's
disadvantage at Its best let litm conn
to Ostend and join the baccarat play1
crs. The game as It Is played gives
the man who places his money againsl
the bank no chance whatever , and if II
were known how much money Is sacrificed -
rificed lu n season In the endeavor tc
win by luck and by system the public
would be horrified. It Is nothing un
usual for the bank to win twcnty-fom
times before an outsider wins once
The people who play , If they have cvei
played before , know this , and still thej
come again , respond to the call untl
they depart nnd plant their gold In tin
baccarat mire In the hope that It wll
bear fruit. It does. But what Is th <
harvest ? "
A Shacked Scot.
The London Chronicle says that tw <
Englishmen recently touring In Scot
land found that Sabbatarianism occa
slonally extends to the middle of th
week. They were forced by the weather
or to take refuge in n small countri
hotel nnd nfter lui/ch ndjourned to tin
billiard room to kill time until the rail
stopped. The game bad hardly stnrtei
when the landlord entered lu a ver ;
drunken condition , upbraided his via
Itors for their unseemly conduct am
Insisted on their leaving the bllllan
room. They received profuse npolo
gies from tlie landlady. Her husbani
always got drunk on Sundays , sh
explained , but , mistaking the day , h
had got drunk ou Thursday Instead
and from force of habit , believing 1
was Sunday , 'had been shocked at th
click of the billiard balls.
Old English Fine.
In the past If one Englishman callei
another a liar there was something t <
pay. The seventeenth century mayor
sheriff and city grandees generally
were keen on this point of etiquette
The direct accusation cost 11s. ( Jd
( ? 2.7C ) ; the subtle hint Cs. Sd. ( $1.00i
And there was a reduction on repetl
tlons.
Swearing , too , was promptly sup
pressed. In 1(550 ( a law was passe (
laying down the penalty for n firs
offense. The fines were graduated
That for a lord was 30 shillings ( $7.20) )
for an esquire 10 shillings ( $2.40) ) , whlli
all "Inferior persons" could have i
"few words" for 3s. 4d. (80 ( cents ) .
Bursting Balloons.
The greatest danger of a blgh nscen
In n balloon Is concerned with th
changing density of the atmosphere
On the ground the atmosphere prosse
on the balloon with n weight of abou
fifteen pounds for every square Inc
of Its surface. As the balloon rlsei
however , the air grows thinner nn
its pressure becomes In consequenc
less and less. As the pressure of th
outside atmosphere decreases the bn
loon expands , and If the ascension I
made too rapidly or without sufllclen
care the gas Inside the silk envelop
will expand until the balloon burst !
But the bursting of a balloon In mlc
air is by no means necessarily a fatt
catastrophe. Every balloon Is provli
cd with a "ripping cord" which , who
pulled , cuts a long rent In the envelop
out of which the gas speedily escape :
The silk bag Is then carried by the nl
Into the upper portion of the nettlnj
where in the majority of cases I
forms a parachute and brings everj
thing safely to earth.
THOSE ESKIMO MURDERERS.
Explorer Ratmuisen Defend * the No
torious East Greenlanders.
Knud RaHinussen. tin- Danish sel-
entlst , who supports Dr. Cook s claim
an to the discovery of the north polo ,
has written n book on lite amotiK the
Eskimos which has established Ills
reputation as an authority.
Rasmusscn tolls some weird stories
about the horrible murders practiced
by these Eskimos In their earlier days ,
but In summliiK up their general char
acteristics he adds :
" 1 have never In the course of my
travels lived with moio cheerful , more
amiable and peed humored people than
( hose cast Groonlandors. who. had they
lived In a civilized state , would have
paid the penalty of the law for most
horrible murders. "
And again , speaking of the Eskimos
as a whole , he says :
"There Is no people with a history
which , as regards the bitterness of Its
struggle for existence and the oorlness
of Its memories , can" he compared with
the borit of the Eskimos. Yes. they are
peed natured mul tilled with a desire
for peace In spite of all. Hut do not
forgot that they are , llrst and fore
most , men. and men formed by the na
ture surrounding them. The mind of
the Eskimo can be < ] tilPt and serene ,
but It can be savage and remorseless
as the ocean Itself. "
OVERRULED JUDGE PECKHAM
Hired Man Differed With Supreme
Court Justice About Hay Crop.
The late United States Supreme Court
Justice Rufus W. Pockham owned a
picturesque farm at Altamont , a short
distance from Albany. N. V. . where he
died. His family spent their summers
nt this farm , which was contiguous to
the farms of several other wealthy Al
bany families. One evening the judge
took a turn about his farm. The hired
man had cut bay during the day. .The
crop was not as houutilul as It might
have been or as great as the * judge had
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THE LATE JUSTICE PECKUAM
anticipated. The newly cut grass was
spread about , as Is the case on all
farms , to allow It to dry , so that It
might be placed in the barn. The
judge as lie glanced over the meadow
was displeased. lie showed It. Turn
ing to the hired man. he said to him :
"It seems to me that your methods
are very lax. Why are you not more
particular in scraping up the hay ? All
over the Held you have left little drib-
blings. "
The hired man looked hard at the
Judge and then answered , "Why , thai
Is the crop. "
MEAT PRICES STAY HIGH.
And They May Go Higher In Near
Future.
Accounts of the American Meal
Packers' associatiou convention held IE
Chicago to the effect that there Is lit
tle prospect of the price of meat be
ing reduced in the near future , but ,
rather , u likelihood of Its belug raised ,
did not surprise meat dealers.
"It is not because the ranches can
not provide enough cattle. " says one ol
the head men of one of New York's
biggest packing house branches. "The
trouble is that the price of corn has
gone so high. To raise the right kind
of betff nnd pork corn must bo fed tc
cnttle und hogs. The price of corn Is
se high that the fanners are charging
more for their cattle and hogs ,
"The price of beef has risen 3 cents
a pound In the last four months. 1
have been in the business all my life
nnd I remember that less than tor
years ago loins of pork were 8 and t
cents n pound. Today the retnllei
pays 17 and 18 cents a pound for th
same meat , and In another month IH
will be paying 20 nnd 22 cents a pound
There seems little reason to believe
there will be any early relief for th (
consumer. "
Dentistry For a Crocodile.
Battle , the Bronx ( New York * zoo's
nine foot Indian crocodile , has had sev
en of her long teeth sawed off close t (
the gums preparatory to being tnkei
Into Inside quarters for her long win
tor's nap. Since she went out to tht
Iron and concrete summer quarters las *
spring she suffered another amputa
tlon , that tlrae one which was nccom
1 pllshed neatly by a smaller crocodile * !
Jaws , without the help of Keeper Sny
der , nnd besides her shortened teetl
B
she now has only three legs and ai
umllmlnlsued tall to help her ralsi
ructions.
A Bus I of Cents.
It beats all what o < Jd questions react
some of the departments of govern
ment In Washl.igton , Not long age
the treasury received n letter from
man who had made a bet asking "IIo\\
many cents are there In a bushel ? '
The answer was not easy to offer. I ;
the man had asked about pounds h <
might have received a definite answer
As It wns. ho got In reply n guess fron
I clerk that "roughly thorp Is some
thing like $320 , or 32,000 pennies. "
How Spiders Undreit ,
It Is an Interesting sight Indeed to
watch a spider change Its skin and
one that will well repay any one for
the time taken up by waiting for the
little known generally speaking-
event to take place. When preparing
for the change the spider stops eating
for several days and makes his pre
liminary arrangements by fastening
himself by a short thread of web to
one of the main lines of his snare , this
to hold him firmly while he proceeds
to undress. I-'Irst the skin cracks all
round the thorax , being held only by
the fore part. Next the lower part ol
the body Is uncovered , and then cornea
the struggle to free the legs. Ho
works and kicks vigorously , seomltiR
to have a very hard time of It. Fif
teen minutes of continued persever
ance , however , brings him out of his
old dress , the struggle causing him to
appear limp and lifeless for some time
after it Is flnlsh'ed.
Just Pleasantness.
Perhaps Just pleasantness has not n
very heroic sound , but the human
heart that , knowing its own bitterness ,
can .vet carry Itself cheerfully Is not
without heroism. Indeed , If that hu
man heart does no more than hold
Its tongue about Its own aches and
pains It has a certain moral value that
the world cannot afford to lose. "Pleas
antness" does not sound as well as
self sacrifice or wisdom or spiritual
Ity , but It may Include nil those great
words. And certainly just to start
one's husband out to his work cheer
ily , lo make the hobbledehoy of a son
feel a gentler and sweeter sentiment
toward women because of his own
mother's sound , sweet gayety and
( strength , to help one's servants to put
good humor and filendllncss Into their
services these things make for right
eousness In the world. Margaret Do-
laud.
Lady Passenger's Log.
It was blowing rather hard , and
there was a nasty sea ou an hour and
a half before the first breakfast bugle.
An olllcer of an ocean liner hurried
along the passage between tile state
rooms , and a timid voice called to him ;
"Oh , Mr. OlUcer , please stop ! "
He turned and saw a dear old lady
with a wrapper thrown around her
peeping through her half open door.
"Yes , madam , " said the olllcer.
"Mr. Olllcer , please would you call
this a gale ? " asked the old lady any.-
lously.
"Oh. no , madam ! There's not the
least danger , 1 assure you. "
"Well , is It half a gale ? "
"Not oven half a gale , and this Is
such an excellent bca boat that you
needn't worry a bit , " explained the of
ficer.
"Well , what would you call it ,
please ? " said the liuly , steadying her-
BcLLas tb o vessel rolled.
"Just a fresh nor'west breeze , mad
am , with a cross sea running. But.
really , there's nothing to fear. "
"Thank you so much. 1 just wanted
to get It quite right In my diary , you
know. " New York Times.
A Chinese Superstition.
Fengsliul is the Chinese superstition
that determines good site or locality ,
and If a town on the Yangtze has not
a good fcngshui trade will not come to
it , and It will bo ruined. A town
named Peishib had its pagoda In the
wrong place not far enough down the
river and the result was that all traf
fic which should have conic to it was
swept past , Pcishlh being loft out In
the cold. The people pulled down the
pagoda and built another one In the
supposed right spot , as nothing would
convince them that the depression
could arise from any other cause than
that of a bad fcngshui.
The city of Wanshein , on the other
hand , has a perfect fengshul. two fine
pagodas , and Is very prosperous. But
the fact that Wanshein is situated in
a fertile valley , where wheat , barley
end the poppy flourish abundantly ,
while Pclsbih Is barren nnd miserable
does not concern the Inhabitants sc
much as the fengshul slto. This re
markable idea In the Chinese mind Is
only one of thousands like It.
Household Hintlets.
Do not throw away old umbrellas
By removing the cloth cover tuid cut
ting It up lu strips you can make t
number of dainty neckties for your bus
band. The ribs properly twisted and
woven together make u very good ral
trap , nnd the stick when carefully pol
llshcd will do for n cane to present t <
the clergyman at Christmas.
To keep freckles from showing ge
a small paint pot , quart size , and fir
with a pink paint carefully mutcblnf
the tone of your complexion aud witl
a camel's hair brush paint each freckh
out.
Young wives cannot be too often re
minded that they should always greci
their husbands with a smile. It li
safe to say that there Is nothing in tin
world that will more deeply Irrltnt *
him than this , and it should thercfon
not be forgotten.
If your lamp wicks give out , a von
satisfactory substitute can be made o ;
Irish point lace or Valenciennes , care
fully wound round the wick bolder. A
knitted necktie will servo the sara <
purpose , but is apt to burn fitfully anc
give out a pungent odor. Ilarper'i
Weekly.
Bathing With an Automobile Tire ,
Miss Edith Todd , a pretty youni
pnest at the Hotel Nassau. Long Beacli
N. Y. , Is responsible for a new fat
which became Immediately popula
after her Introduction of It nt tlm
beach resort and has now spread t <
several of the beaches along the Jet
eey coast. This fad Is bathing wit !
the aid of the Inner tube of nn ante
mobile tire. Miss Todd beard of th
fad from a friend abroad , who saw 1
first at Ostend. A chauffeur startc
It there. It consists In using the nil
ber tube , Inflated , as a kind of llf
preserver nnd scat combined , wit
which It Is possible to float about o
and over the combers as they TO
ehoreward.
OOO 3I O * '
PEOPLE'S PULPIT. . .
SECRET FAULTS-PRE-
SUMPTUOUS SINS.
Sermon by .
CHARLES T. It'/io / Can Understand His
RUSSELL , Errors f
Pastor Brooklyn "Cleanse Thou Me From Secret Faulti ; Keep
Tabernacle. Dock Thy Servant Alto I'rom Pieiumptuotu
Sins ; Then Shall I Be Upright , nml I Shall
Be Innocent From the Great Tinnigirtuon"
( P.alm xbc. 12 , 13) ) .
Brooklyn , Nov. 7. Pastor Uusscll
preached today at the Hrooklyn Taber
nacle from the text above. He said :
Our text prophetically represents the
attitude of mind of God's true people.
Those who are aliens and strangers
from God would not thus pray. Even
If they were repentant their llrst pray
er should bo In the nature of a con
fession of sins and an acknowledg
ment of their acceptance of God's
mercy In the forgiveness of their sins
and of his accepting them to be his
children through the merit of the Re
deemer , lint even those who have be
come children of God , by rouounclug
sin and exercising faith In Divine for
giveness In the merit of Christ , have
still to acknowledge that by nature
they wore "children of wrath even as
others. " Although they are saved by
grace , only their minds , their hearts ,
their wills , have yet been saved or
fully reconciled to God nnd harmo
nized to the Divine will. Their llesh 19
still Imperfect , fallen.
Hence , In the language of the Psalm
ist , it is appropriate that the Lord's
people take knowledge of their own
blemishes , Imperfections , and that they
seek the Lord's assistance In lighting
the good light against those blemishes
of their llesh. Thank God , this battle
of the New Creature , the new mind ,
the new will , against the fallen llesh
and Its appetites will not last forever ;
to the faithful , death will be the close
of the conflict. The glorified Redeemer -
or is watching over the Interests of his
people. He guarantees us in advance
that all of our trials , our dllllcnltles.
shall work together for our spiritual
welfare. lie guarantees us that when
he shall have sulllclently tested our
now minds , our new wills , by the oppo
sition of the cravings of the tlesh , lie
will forthwith declare our trial ended
declare us victors and heirs of glory ,
honor and Immortality with himself ,
according to the exceeding great and
precious promises of his Word.
The Object of Our Testing.
The question arises , Why should not
the Lord grant to us and to all man
kind an easier trial than Is ours ? Why
should there be a fallen disposition to
fight against ? Why should It not be
as easy , or more easy , to do right than
to do wrong ? Why should we not
have flesh which should have a gooit
craving merely , and not an evil crav
ing ? And if we must have an evil
craving , why arc wo not at least re
lieved of the outward temptations
which excite these evil cravings ?
temptations from the wdrld about us ,
inciting to evil rather than to good ;
and , according to the Scriptures nnd
our experiences , temptations also from
Satan himself , and from the fallen an
gels , who continually endeavor to In
trude upon us , to incite us to anger ,
malice , hatred , strife and the various
works of the flesh and the devilV
These questions are not unreason
able , and God acknowledges this when
he shows us that Just such favoraule
conditions as these questions suggest
will be provided for the world of man
kind during the Millennium. Satan
and the evil angels under his captain
cy will be restrained according to the
Bible and not be permitted to molest
mankind In evil promptings nnd sug
gestions. We read that Satan shall be
bound for a thousand years that he
may deceive the people no more until
the thousand years be tlnlshed ( Rev-
elatlons sx. 2i. Relief Is also promised
from the Injurious conduct of others ,
in that we arc assured that during the
Millennium nothing shall hurt or de
stroy throughout God's holy Kingdom ,
In that blessed time every evil deed
will be restrained that It may not ac
complish injury to another , while even
the effort to commit sin will be
promptly punished with "stripes : " not
an immoderate , not an unjust tortur
ing for centuries for Unite sins , but ,
ns the Scriptures declare , n Just recom
pense of reward will be given both tc
the Just and to the unjust.
The Scriptures assure us that prompt
ness In the punishment for sin. and Its
reasonableness. Its righteousness , will
be promptly recognized and quicklj
bear fruitage throughout the world It
peace and order righteousness. Thus
we read , "When Thy Judgments are It
the earth , the Inhabitants of the work !
will loam righteousness" ( Isaiah xxvl
0) ) . The preaching of this reasonable
righteous Judgment of the future sure
ly bears much better fruitage than tin
preaching of the "dark ages. " now for
tunatcly disappearing that the wag <
of a trifling sin might bo either a century
tury of roasting or an eternity of tor
ment. The exaggeration of the erroi
Is so great that the human mind In
stinctlvely resists and rejects It.
The next query we shall answer Is
Are God's ways unequal ? And If not
\Vhy should he provide at the presen
time for the trial and testing of tin
Church under conditions so much tnon
severe than those which shall proval
by and by , during the Millennium' '
Why must tec battle against the Ad
versary and his minions as well ai
against our fallen llesh ? Why mus
we contend with sinful oppositions li
our neighborhoods nnd our homes
Why should not vll In oy ry sense o
the word bo restrained for us as wel
us ror tne worm during the Mlllenniun
and our way be made smooth also ?
The Scriptures answer that tin
Church class , which God Is now so
lectlng or electing from the world , Is t
very speclul class , for which he uai
very glorious designs of jolnt-helrshlp
with the Redeemer in his kingly and
priestly otllecs for the blessing of the
world during the Millennium. The
greatness of the dignity to which the
faithful will be exalted makes It rea
sonable that the terms and conditions
should be exceedingly dllllcult In this
way. Hence wo read that the gate Is
dllllcult and the way a narrow one , so
that few may ( Jnd It. These few arc
the "elect. " whose character-superior
ity will be fully evidenced to God , to
angels and to men to be such as fully
justifies the Lord In granting to them
the high reward promised. Were their
honors no greater than those the world
shall experience , how could God's ways
be just and equal In granting them the
heavenly nature and Divine glory ,
while awarding the world of mankind
icstltutlou bjosslng and a worldwide
Eden home corresponding to what was
lost by Adam and redeemed for the
willing and obedient by the sacrifice
of the man Christ Jesus ?
Who Understands His Errors ?
If now we have clearly before our
minds that It is the Church class who
are addressed in our text , let us exam
ine the various steps It suggests. Dur
ing the Millennium the errors and se
cret faults and presumptuous sins of
the world will all be made manifest
and all be openly rebuked nnd pun
ished. But not so now. Those who
are HOW called to be of the elect
Church are expected to be so zealous
for God , so desirous to know and to do
his will , so opposed to sin , that they
will voluntarily search for their own
errors , their own secret faults , and
strive against presumptuous sins.
When we remember that God , for
Christ's sake , has forgiven the sins of
the Church , the question may arise ,
What then are these faults or errors ?
If all of our sins are forgiveu fic-oly
for Christ's si'p' ' > , what sins then re
main to lie forgiven ? The answer Is
that through faith in Christ's blood wo
were fully forgiven "tho sins that arc
pa t. through the forbearance of God"
( Romans ill , _ ' . " . We shall never more
be held responsible for sins great or
small which were ours before we came
to the Lord and accepted his grace , his
forgiveness , and became his followers
through our consecration of our little
all to him. What remains of sin with
us Is the Imperfection of the llesh and
Its Inherited weaknesses , and these
blemishes may be with us to our dying
day In considerable measure. It is
against these that we must light fight
the good light and endure hardness ns
valiant soldiers of righteousness.
But some one may Inquire , Is not the
merit of Christ sutliclent. not only for
the sins that are past , but for all of
our unwilling blemishes of the past
and of the future ? In other words.
Does not our Lord's satisfaction of
Justice Include our Imperfections pres
ent and future , which are the result
of Adam's sin and our Inheritance of
( he fallen condition , as well as atone
for our sins of the past prior to our
acceptance of the Divine mercy ? Wo
answer. Yes. this Is quite true ; never
theless the Lord lequlres of us that ,
after coming Into the tnmlly of God ,
we shall take note of our Imperfec
tions und apply to him for specific for
giveness of all transgressions. Doubt
less this Is Intended to assist us in
keeping humble to assist us In keepIng -
Ing In remembrance "the horrible pit"
of sin from which we were lifted by
the gracious merit of the Redeemer by
which we Vicre justified. All of these
experiences will doubtless bo helptul
to us by drawing us the more frequent
ly to the "throne of grace , that we
may obtain mercy , and find grace
( merit ) to help In time of need" ( He
brews iv , US ) .
The Blood of Christ Cleanseth.
The expression. "Tho blood of .lesuw
Christ clcaiittftli us from all sin , " rotor *
not merely to the sins that are past
and the cleansing which was ours at
the moment wo first accepted the
Lord's favor , but rattier , especially , it
refers to the cleansing which is con
tinually necessary to the maintenance
of our relationship with the Lord. The
forgiveness , the cleansing , Is freely ,
promptly given , but conditionally. It
must bo applied tor. This Is the Lord >
method of instructing ns in the waj
of righteousness and of assisting us tt
overcome the oppositions and tempta
tions of the world and to become ai
heart "overcomers. " He knows oui
weaknesses better than we do ; and hi
wishes us to learn of thorn , not wltli
n view to discouraging us. but that we
may tight a good fight against them
conquer thorn and. In so doing , develoj
the characteristics which he approves
and has promised to reward with joint
helrshlp with the Redeemer In his
Kingdom.
Hence , Instead of openly rebuking
his people , the Lord loaves as ours the
work of searching for secret faults am :
putting them away. In proportion as
we love him , we will bo desirous ol
doing thoxo things which [ rimse him
thus living In his smile , under bis ap
proval. It Is quite suHk-lent that the
light of the Lord's countenance , his
smile , should be withdrawn from those
who do not walk the narrow way with
zeal who do not book for thejr own
faults and endeavor to correct them
and to thus make character. As those
now being called grow In love for tin
Lord , every hindrance to his favor wll
be quickly noted. It Is this class thai
In our text Is represented aa seeklnj
Divine assistance in the searching ou
of their secret faults.
Some of these faults may bo known
to ouraelvoH and to the Lord , but un
known to fellowmon. The heart that.
Is truly converted to the Lord and to
harmony with all the principles of
righteousness which ho represent *
must more and more desire full per
fection-full victory over the weak ,
nesses of the llesh. and must strive for
this condition , Other secret faults
may be secret from us but well-known
to the Lord and possibly quite plainly
manifest to our brethren and neigh
bors , illow earnestly all who are truly
the Lord's people should seek to see
themselves as others see them , and to
correct those faults which hitherto
have been secret to themselves.
Assuredly the Lord's assistance li
necessary In this work ; but , In praying
to him , In the language of our text , wo
should remember that his method of
answering our petitions Is to show IIM
the facs | of our case , and then to encourage -
courage IH by his promises to light n
good fight against the weaknesses Hum
brought to our attention , The Bible IH
the Lord's lamp. The Spirit of Its won
derful teachings , like a two-edged
swoul , Is sharp and penetrating. It
can discern or discriminate between
the very thoughts and Intents of the
heart which deceive so many Into
thinking a wrong course Justifiable.
The Christian who makes continual
and good use of this "sword" will soon
find that with Us assistance ho Is able
o analyze hln turn nwlircs lying behind
ils words and his acts ; will sometimes
Ind himself secreting them , and some-
lines masquerading them as graces
ind virtues ,
The dllllcnlty with the majority of
Christian people seems ( o be that they
lave never undertaken a close scrutiny
if the nwtli'fH lying behind their words
or their deeds yea. the motive or In-
ontlon lying hidden In their own
ulnds. The reason for this laxity , the
eason for their failure to follow up
witli the searchlight and to "bring
every thought Into captivity to the will
) f God In Christ" Is thai they have not
yet attained to a sulllclency of love for
Ighteousncss and a sulllclency of a
uitred for Iniquity. The reason for
this condition of things may bo that
.hey are "babes In Christ" who have
u the past fed merely upon the milk
) f the Word and not upon the strong
neat and are. therefore , weak In the
'altb and weak every way along the
lues of Chrlstlfin character develop-
nent. What they need Is more love
for the Lord nnd a greater apprecia
tion of his Word , which will lead to
nore e-iruest study of the same.
"The entrance of thy words glveth
Ight" ( Psalm cxlx. 130) ) . As the Word
of the Lord dwells richly and abounds ,
t educates us respecting God's will
nnd Its standards and. if we are obedl-
nit to his will and his gracious pnr-
) oses , we will endure his tests and
ultlnuitelystand approved as our Lord's
lolnt-heirs in his Kingdom.
Keep From Presumptuous Sins ,
One of the great character tests Im
posed upon the Church is humility. It
s not sufficient that we love right and
liate wrong and search for even our
secret faults. Even after attaining
perfection we might be presumptuous
ind. If so , be unlit for the proposed ox-
tltatlon. Satan , when a holy angel
called Lucifer , the Morning Star , wna
perfect ; but the sin oj presumption
crept Into his heart and blighted every
thing. So Satan strove to tempt our
Lord , who was perfect , to commit n.
presumptuous sin. through which he
would have made shipwreck of bis ca
reer. He wished him to presume upon
God's goodness and abundant cure , not
by starting a rival empire , ns Satan
himself had attempted to do , but to
presume , nevertheless , upon Dlvlno
goodness to the extent of jeopardizing
his life by leaping from the pinnacle
of the Temple and trusting that God
would suspend the laws of nature and
work a miracle for his protection ,
when no such miracle was necessary ,
because no such hazard bad been de
manded.
Applying this matter of presumptu
ous sin to the Church of our day ; wo
find some who appear to be the Lord's
people presuming upon his goodness
and mercy and love by jumping from
financial and other pinnacles and
trusting for miraculous protection
from disaster. This , to our under
standing. Is presumptuous sin. Some
times we see presumptuous conduct
amongst elders and others In the Body
of Christ , much after the manner of
Moses' transgression , when presump
tuously ho smote the rock , while God
had merely bidden him to speak to
the rock. For pastors and elders of
the Church to assume and to exercise
an unscriptural lordship over the
Church would appear to us to be a
presumptuous sin a presuming to tnko
place and authority not bestowed by
the Lord. On the contrary , sometimes
a congregation of the Lord's people
may be presumptuous In neglecting
the Scriptural direction to take heed to
those who have the rule over them
and watch for their souls , as those
who must give an account. In how
many ways might wo bo presumptuous
and Ignore the Lord , his supervision
over the Church , and his message to
us In his Word !
Our text declares , "Then shall 1 bo
Innocent of the great transgression"
Innocent of anything which would
prove mo unworthy of eternal life nnd
worthy of everlasting death "the Second -
end Death. "
Marriage.
"Marriage may be compared to a
tram ear. " said u confirmed bachelor.
"Why1 : " asked hlx fair partner.
"Because some people are just ns
anxious to get out of Jt an others arc *
to onterl"-London Telegraph.
Foresight.
Little Wlllle-Sny. pa , what Is fore-
flight ? Pa-Foresight , my son , Is tin *
faculty of belug around when there Is
a melon to be cut.-Cblcago News.
Circumstances are not In our power ;
virtues nro. Farrar.