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ESTA11LISI1ED 1888 M ALLEN EDDY, EDITOR. SI.CO PER YEAR. VOL. IV. MACEDON, N. Y., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1892. • NO. 16. IOVE. Wero thor o novo r a llowe r on oarth . To spoii k wit h it s Jan^tin-go swoot , And novo r u, moo n t o buil d A path fo r tb o wiiudnror'a foot* Woro al l o f tb o i oot s dead , And falle n wor o o*vr y atar , Wero tbor o n o umr j whi r o f tb o string s O f tbo tromulou s guita r (Wbllo i 'UO j n tb o darkncBH Binge, Unde r th o bJoPtjomcil bougb To ODO i n th o Juris ul-ovo), W >uld tbor i ho— I wonde r now- Suc h a thin g aa love ? Or ifl lov o a ilmvo r tha t gro-w a With petal s s>oft its uUisB , And l»rptitta an R \wi*t u s a rusa ? IB lo\ o Hko tki*'' Oh , aal mg a n th r uontl o band Ca n loorton liundfl t*f pain , As Joni* a s tb o }> -i> c r ou t jn>uro.' l a n hiivo fro m tlio ttMiipt-T « chain , Wbllo 1'it y . r n IKI -1 Mil: tuars . And Plont \ viu; gno t o Nt\'«l. Whilp Sorro w bu s unundr t t o liuid , An d Hmu'p r Is still t-» feed , Lovo wil l b o v tin oil, I know, And kiv o wil l i-iu Fo r i t change s : K f .\ii h th o moon, It fud.'t h n\t wit b il. o cold. K>>r <ln fi wit h t ho Mi>k- r' . ». un« \ N'Ol fTinws Wit h tl.t «iIl^on6uld , Bu' it Mimic s ill Iiri ;l.toi sULl . And i t alwa v , vill Lost Lina; —on,— TOE BITTER AND THE SWEET. A Tab of Two Continents. The drive r receive d hi s lee , an d left th o house . \Now tell mo al l about it, Mrs . King.\ You sec , I ha d t o go over o n th o stoo d noa r whor o Gertan a sat, an d re maine d silent fo r som o time . \Tell me al l tha t ha s happonod , an d just how sh e is. \ \About eleve n o'cloc k last nigh t BY MKS NINA X.AWSOW. CIIAl 'M : I \ III ( ( \MIM ril ] '\I Hninli r v Mi- Kin g Is? SOU v. d l pr.ili M\ ! IOW ' ' S h tin ii '. u '1 l'i r In r ow n room uh-r . -In .\' i 1 tn liiiil In r in jii , but i i. t In r • i |i i I.,ill . \Ni -inii, i!n MIII l-.iimv wher e Mr - Kin g I '' I il. , t li In sin 1^ in hi r roo m (in !• iU ' j \.\.i in.:il.nil ] kno w sin- i s nut, fnv I I saw In I lia \i t'fn ii- i w bile\>i u w. r a l .1 inner .ui.l-ii '.i-i i* •. i t ri-turiii-il ' \Hint is rill- r li -1 go,\ tlinuglit ' Goi- t urn . I \Have vo n M :i th m-\v lady tliis ovonn .g'•' \ | \N n - Vis 1 i :ni lill 1 gllCSS f lllil , I Jlil ii it know lu i su n bu t 1 &II]IIHJsc-il it W .IS sill'. ' W Il n !l-l W lll-ll • J Spea k qUIt 'li '' \bmi t h.ilf nil lmn r ag o 1 wus ] on* w: Iking mi (lii Iam i w In-ii I sa w i a vi r v b i - 111111• 1 1 littli bill- with lon g giibli ii i urls Mini a bi autiful white entiu ill-is- linn , i,m i-f tin- front doo r and run »1 - > w 11 !lu w.tlk, m ross tin' ! stri t mil o\iriii tin par k \ ] \(»li Niss .1 ' Fo r Heaven' s sake, ! Tin- di d not 1.-:i\o (lint front doo r open, I didyoi' 'lii l nil- th f truth— tell mi- all l\l M .lit It \ | Wh\. what .\lis you. madam , yo u j loo k sn p.-il,. mill \frightened \J\ ' Ol I cour - i I left me front door open, bo- oaiisi I ill.I n-it Know that it WHS to b e I ki>pt lni'k.i l Ho w di d 1 know but' tlmt tin - in \ . l.i.h i-uulil go vhero slit plcnso.p\ \ | \\\ • 11, Ui'M r muni, Nissou; I kno w i it wa s no t your fault, bu t di d yo u i n<>tii -i • whnh inn sin; wen t after she, entere d tin-ivrk?' ' I \No 1 sun!' Inst sigb t o f he r anion s thiMi'-'.'.s an.l I'uslii's. M i rev' Na d f I bu t know n that slii' ought not t o have , left this h o i- c 1 shoul d no t have li-ft ! tin- door op n \ ] \S.iy n o more about it no w but g o . and hi 1 j> si .in li for In r an d com e in I e \i -rv luilf hour an d report to nn- Mr-,. Kill}? v. ill Mir.l v bi - In r e prettx sooi . ,ind )u iha |i- sh, ; wil l kno w buini- i thu L.'of th httli runawa v \ | Tin niiiM lMinii 'ili.it l i obfvi' d hi'r misir . ss , th e h m-i' tl, i t wa s ri i./im? ivitli th sn.iti-. n.iisi i . no t HUT an li'.iir a*?o, w.iitii' i f-'ill as tin-ili'inl M\s' o f tin i nil us uore drawn, and ] tin hoisnw.isil.nl ; ii . d hnii'lv ]•! 1. ss tn i n an hou r -ifti r (Ji-rliinn 1 luii ! nt Ni -..'I i. in to s i ar. h, a close.I i i-ai'ii}.'. wa s h. tily ilra. m U]i tt tin , front , .in Tin di i e r .put kl y sprang I frmii tlie li 'X a? il up - in d th e doo r i n 0 b « moment s he .mil Mis. Kini? wi-re f?\in\ uj . th e loin' ^i.r. i 1 Willi;, earrv iiii.'t h lib b ss fiirni of a beautiful Kirl : It w .i , [jcnoi\! ( u it nn ha d not seen i th e i .irriiif?!' ,1..\ at th e jiate. until r 1 did -hi k n -ii tl ,t th e niis.slUK benut\ I was --i i i iir l\i' i s n a s th e servants limi 1-ft the hnis . sh e ipiiit h stole, into Nolls rn-.in. unl -au k woarilvupo n i hi-r km-t s b y thu sid e of th e sofa oil I win- h h o lay I The loviiiir. ei -ntle ban d that had al way s .s.iotln d he . th r .bliin g bro w no w fienllv strnlo'il the h e ivy wavy hair I fi mi oil' his ' ot. li \ ensh ti lnph s. ] ' (>ir ih.i i l a a in . I fear I love linn 1 still, HIM ri l ih wiike d ma n that h, is Oh, why wa s ...uiian lhii\. o r -ati'il, th: '. sh.' ( annul I\ m hi\ n f In r mi n fe i I- ili}?-'' I wo'I d lo (bid that 1 icKihl Jiati .Svlwsti i as mmli as 1 iio-\. tin , I inoni'n t \0 ill/. 1 Ion hi m A t tun's , I how fr, elv W '.nl.l I b.i nliie m y ow n wml fo r hi - !..ii'| ni' s s MS . fo r his sake ' 1 will leave l.o stone Unturned ill th. se.ii'. h fo r that pi \i. iinhappv li't h ])i'is,.ner Hut beware . Syl\ist-'r aid do not we.uw iny s'nl -mi l to o nun Ii, o r . nr. lov e may turn t o bitterest li.ite I I Is IM sutl 'i r- d i nuiitrh, am ! shall no' ' see that jioor mnm -i ut (.-irl b e mule to | bea r wha t 1 h.i\ u bonie I.shall b o he r . frn nd. \ The sad , weary woma n sat thero fo r some tun c lost in thought , whe n slid- ! donl y sh e henr-l soni c one com e into j th e hal l an d start upstairs . \What ca n that mean? X hop e there is n o mor e trouble coming.\ and t>hp quickl y ran to the hall . ' Mercy 1 Mrs. King , i s it you—an d oh, heavens , it is little Lcnora—and — sh e is dead. \ \No sh e i s no t dead , but ver y nearly so. Send Tom after a doctor , quick \ \Hu t wha t o n earth ha s happene d t o her?\ \I know nothing a t al l abou t it, onl y wha t a policema n tol d me. I say, hav e Tom go fo r a docto r \ \Tom isn't hero ; al l th o servants are out on th o search—but , a h 1 there conies Tom now. Th o gir l i s found , an d al most dead . Now quick fo r th o nearest physician. \ Tom immediatel y o.'ieycd , an d the y took Lcnora to he r ropm, whor o tlioy lai d he r lifeless for m upon the bed . West Sid e t o se e my brothe r on som e Mrs . King cam e homo wit h Lenov a in littl e busines s matters, and wa s de - 1 a carriage , wo though t he r dead, bu t taine d unti l quit o lato. Fortunately , I sen t fo r a doctor immediatel y Ho did no t tak e a carriage, an d a s I camp , oxammed he r an d said sh e wa s seri- nea r th o bridge , o n Stat o street , I wa s ousl y injurod , an d tha t sh e ha d ro - suqimi-d by a largo crowd gathere d ceivo d a scver o blow upo n th o left snlo roun d th o ambulance . Jus t a s I go t ' of th o head . .She i s now unconscious , opposit e it, t o my horro r I recognize d and. perhap s wil l remnin so for months , my poor lady , bein g carrie d fro m an ; The duet n - forbad o anyon e t o b e al- alleyway . an d sh e looke d a s if sh e wa s lowed t o go nea r he r Unit wa s rcpug - dead . Suc h a time as I ha d t o ge t a I mint, an d that n o ou o shoul d enter th e carriage , an d g i t he r awa y fro m that 1 room bu t th o nurso. When sh o wa s crowd. I aske d on e o f th o policeme n , brough t in ho r jewel s wer e gon e anil ' 1 h. r dress wa s ver y muc h soiled. The p ilicenieu wer e carryin g ho r ou t o f an alleyway , o n th e .South .Side, whe n Mrs. Kin g cam e along , an d w i h som e difliculty sh e suoci ede d in gettin g into a cariiag e th o lifele- s for m o f Miss Lcnora . As vo n ki ow , sh o left the hous e in he r evc.ing dicss, n o doub t sho l c p t ru-hintr o n an d o I , lik e a ma d woman , until fotne villain n.iticid ho i jewels , knoikcl he r senseless, an d tore tin in Iro m he r The nursu MIVS sh e breathe s a little nn.r,' freely this morn- \ | ni}? bu t notice s ni thing , an d cannot he stol e ou t o f th e fron t doo r I s ; >i ak. \ The new s seeme d t o almo*t stun Xoll s sens s, fo r h e sat lon g an d mo tionless, with droopin g head an d down cast eyes . The manne r in wlrch Gi-rtaua ha d explaine d mil'Ior-i ( o hu n wa s no t of a n angry . ]ea l woman , bu t th e word - were spoke n in toms o f sympath y sweet an d ^i • t'e. \tier t na it l- u-kin g m m h o f you , I know , bu t I I B ? if yo u t o lie kind tr. her anil d o tl' ve.u ean t o save he r \ \'ies. Syhester , you a-k much, but I ha d already deride d that I coul d not be s ,i nn reili 'ss as no t t o b o merciful t) th e li. Iples<.\ \You are kind , an d I a m no t worth y of you r i onsiileratioii \Sh-' doe s not Lk e Mrs . King , Ger - taiiii, an d th re mus t b e a chang e of nurses \ where h o foun d her, an d how sh e ha p penci l t o b e there. He, of course , knew nothin g abou t it, except tha t som e ruiliau probabl y ha d struc k ho r o n the hea d fo r whe n h e foun d he r sh e la y on th e ground as i f dead. I \As soo n as I sa w he r I noticed that h\ r pearl s wer e al l off he r dress , an d that he r necklac e WHS gone . \ I though t it th e stranges t thin g unde r th e heaven s as to how sh e eve r got ther e in that plight , an d s o far fro m home , bu t since yu a sai d sh e ran awnv- \Y.-f. whil e it wa s standin g open . I'oor girl, REV. TALMAGE'S SERMON. RELIGION IN OtTR DAII.Y LISE. rh o Sunda y Sermo n a s Delivere d By th e Brookly n Divine . . r! U ft th e ilonr open' I suppose d safe unde r vuur an d th e nias- of th e of th e servants thn t kne w ladv left th e doo r I wil l do right, of my life have sou l darke r than 1 pit v ; \\\'h sh e \W a: ti r 's eve \One nothin g op it \ \Well it is ali to o 1 i.i .l , bu t here cnn. s tin d 'i.''or , and ln ^'li tun e i t is.'' It wa s the tloitor, an d utter closel y i MUiii '.ung th e still, lit, less form , with a nra\e , HUMOUS f u e, h e sai d ' Ladies , you r patient is m consider abl e dange r Sh i has l 'eei i\i d a Verv siv .ro blow on the lif t sid e of th e hea d '\it wil l b e week s befor e sh e will re turn t o consciousness , an d pi rhiips months . Ti n re must be the \cry In st . are take n o f whatlitt h hfi remains , sin is ver y young mi d trail t o recei \ e sin h n shock , an d i f ther e is th e slight- i st dis'i 'ilir, nr am pt rson sh e doe s not lik e in ir In r , [ wil l not answe r fo r th, Ci 'Use illell i es . \ (it -r t i : a sf.iotl upon that little face as it restt d in its t luster s o f gold, •the little hand s lyin g acros s th e breast, wen almos t lik e a babes, s o Silt, so wbiti , an d dim j le d The Unlit littiun blu e sati n ha d bee n removed, mi d a lon g w lil t • r *ibe wit h heav y Iaco trimmings , now covered the pr. tt\ little lorm. l!\ th e sid e ol' th e bed st o d th e nur s • an d th e Itah.in, who -i - hear t wa s the n r n t wit h temptation . \That i oor be.uitilul gir l lying thero befor e nn is , n o doub t pur e an d iim o cen t as 1 onc e was. bu t fo r soni son, .-lit is mor e fortunate tha n I. \oste r coul d no t sto .il In r hear t as ho has mine , an d as he Iras he r m person . I hear d fro m he r ow n lips tha t sh e di d no lov e him , an d will neve r c msjii t to be Ins wife \Oh why a m I s o tempte d and tossed about? Shal l I in som e wa y tak e 'h e litt' e life that re m un s m thi s littlo body fo r reveng e upo n him , or shall 1 1 e more inercilul' ' \Shal l I nurs e back t, lif e thi s girl who seem s t o bp mor e tha n al l th o worl d In s dps' ' Shall I do this, anil let I L aven dea l h m his jus t reward '•' Oh sp o k , ciusiieuee , an d reliov e un burdene d s o d 1 ' Ayi, dea r heaven for th e niiinv wron g now blackene d my nigh t \I wil l lov e an d b . friend tin s girl and nur- e he r bac k t o lif, \ l 'l n n God. the just Judge, will piti .nh th e guilty an d giv e mo my r L - w unl \ The docto r ha d g :\in Mrs. King the neces-ar y direction s an d llu - n lelt the hous e While Gertan a was standin g bv the bedsid e Mrs . Kin g liotn i d th e many change s ol th e expressio n ot' th e beau tiful, sa d face mill knowin-_' th it Lc nor a ha d iletlii '.iin .1 th e inisjiulm'.! wom an a shudde r o f ft ar ran throug h hi r huge coars e body, and sin sai d \.Madam , I hop e yo u w ill be kin d to m\ huly, for sh e i s innocen t an d pure as a n angel . Sh e ha s been muc h w rouged , 1 tear \ Gertan a looke d u p wit h a smile . \\ou nee d h.u e n o fears o n that point , fo r 1 intend to devot o my whol e tun c an d though t to this poor injured beaut y He r [lath is now rough enoug h withou t ni \ scatti ring mor e stones. \ The ga s was tui lied low . an d Lenorn' s in w- friend retired to he r rom n Tin nurse in soft slippers , stole noiselessl y abou t 'he sir k chamber , whil e th e homo wa s again a s still as il th e tleath ange l ha d stole n awa y th o mos t beloved . | I t was very lat e th e nex t mornin g befor e th e .\indow s wire throw n upon, ori-. m .lgus of lite coul d be s' t n at the Noll. ot t '.re T . i • lU 'ster o f the h i'1st . di d no t w a n lr .m i hi s lon g sit i j i ti t:l mar n «i, an d th o sun j .diouu htight i m at I h e windows. I J \Yh\, wh.it h i s happened\ ' What'] ^\taiL tweho o do. k, an d I lnivo • I slep t here o n this sol a al l night' All , yi - I know no w ' I I t seeme d that pvir y particl e of I blood in !us bo.l v rushed t o Ins head, jasmnnory returned . Ho the n gro w ! pal e an d ner v uis, an d star t d fo r th e j ih or , s o excited , so anxiou s wa s h e t o I know whethe r sh o wa s reall y lost— ' lost—foreve r 1'inally th e door o f his room opened an d ho reele d int o th o !library . \Yo—you here. Gertana? Why havo you allowe d m e t o slee p s o long , when yau kne w I wante d t o know how th e searc h ende d an d how matter s stand'' \ \I t wa s no t necessary , Sylvester , that you shoul d b e disturbe d of th e rest tha t you s o muc h needed . All i s as well na could bo expected , unde r th o circumstances. \ \What! Oh , heavens, i s sh e found , an d i s sh o sate? \ \Sho i s i n he r room , but probabl y wil l die. \ Noll raised hi s hand t o his forohead . an d a n expressio n crosse d ; hi s rjalo haggar d fac e tha t Gertan a nevo r forgot . He san k wearil y into a chair , that (II Vl'TPlt IX. A mont h an d half ha d passed and ilill I.eiiora woul d ga/e roun d th e i loom with wanderin g eves , at times it there looking dow n | seeme d that sh. stiaini d he r min d to round , white , lifeless \ recall som e o f the past, bu t he r efforts wore all in vam . The n th e heav y whit e lids woul d droo p ove r those gri at b -autifnl eyes , and sh o woul d fall bac k upo n th e pil lows , weakene d an d wor n fro m he i us less ell'orts. Not a wor d o r soun d ha d escape d her hp s sinc e that aw ful nigh t when she ran In r \> Ud, ma d race. Lonor a la y there, betwee n life and death , fo r tw o lon g mouths . Al l those lon g wetk s tin r e coul d searely b o the slightest nois - heard in the whol e n \ I house , eM'iwthin g seeme d shroude d in s yl- | death. Nol l seldo m if eve r left th e house , and then bu t fo r a \ery short tune. Gertan a wa s hopefu l an d patient, neve r utterin g on e wor d o f complaint , ye t sh e sat da y anil nigh t b y the bed side o f the girl who ha d unwittingl y stolon he r place . Ever y mornin g Sylveste r woul d linge r long , am i silently pac e the iioor in front o f th e r o mi door wher e sh e lay whom h e s o madl y loved . The whol e househol d regarde d Lc nora as somethin g almos t sacred, an d too k deligh t in doin g all that coul d bo don e fo r th e poo r little patient I'.verv mornin g th e nurse woul d g o to the doo r o f th e sic k chambe r and report to the weary , anxious listener outside alway s th e sam e sad , unwel come , \Just th e same. \ Nol l receive d this same answer fo r two lon g months . He never asked ho w sho was, o r said anythin g when th e nurse answere d his silent inquiry r .vervone seeme d to kno w his thought s ami wants lro m tin t xpros.siou o f his i yes. O n th e lirst mornin g o f th e third month , L . leu -.i lu ga n to lmtico ml' iligently th e thing s in he r room , and there wti'e good signs o f he r con - vali -sci ne e Ti n n,-ws brough t jo y t o the whol e house , am i Sylveste r Nol l seeme d aiiotln r man . Lcnor a gi 'i w bette r rapidly , and soo n becam e consiiou s o f he r position an d of th e past. As neither Mrs . King no r an y othe r of the watilifnl patn ut's ol d enemies appeared , sh e bega n t o feel freer an d nvu'e cheerful One da y Gertan a sent wor d to th o sick chambe r that a lad y friend woul d like t o se e th e patient. \Win ca n th o lrieiid be,\ though t Lcnora . \ I a m here, awav from all that is near an d ih ar to me , an d wh o that is a friend of min e ca n know that 1 a m here , a pris one r o f that awful man ? Oh , I must not think ot hun , for I want t o ge t mut e well again, that I ma y escap e an d I hop e I shall b e mor e successful than I was th e last time . Who cm that friend ibe'' Well sh e ma y come in, whoeve r ! she may be . \Ni l'sc. you ma y admit that lad y wh o wants to si-.- nn 1 .'' \Ver v w 1 11. miss. \ The nurse the n opene d th o door , an d Gertiina entered, lookin g ver y beauti ful in a lon g v hi t > mornin g wrapper , with a hunc h o f re d roses at he r throat and in th e heav y coil s o f he r jet-black luiir Lcnor a coul d no t utter on o wor d as tho beautiful Italian entered ; in fact, she kne w hardl y what t o say Sh e di d not think it possibl e that this beautiful dar k lad y wa s a iriend, fo r sh e ha d bee n wit h th o ma n sh e s o muc h feared whe n they ate dinne r in th e hall All tho\ ovent s o f that nigh t flashed throug h Lenora' s mind , an d sh e looke d u p .it he r visitor rather suspiciously . [TO BE CONTINUED. ] Commtlnims . Why i s a cat's tail lik e th o oarth ? I t is fur t o th o end . What ki n i s th o doorma t t o th o door? A step farther. What is a waist of tim o ? Tho mid dle o f an hour-glass . Why is a docto r neve r seasick ? Ho is use d t o se e sickness . Why doe s a n old mai d wea r mittens ? To kee p off th o chaps . What i s th o diiferenoe betwee n a dog' s tail an d a ric h man? On e keep s a wagging an d th o othe r keep s a car riage. TEXT - \Whether therefore, ye eat ot drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.\—I Corinthians s., 31. When tho apostle in his test sets forth tho idea that so common an action as the taking of food nnd dnuk is t o bo conducted to tho glory ot God, he proclains tho importance of religion in tho ordinary affairs of our life. In all ages of tho world there has been a tondeney to sot apart certain days, placos and occasions for worship, and to think thoso were the chief realms in which religion was to act. Now, holy days and holy places havo their importance. Thoy givo oppor tunity for espocinl performance of Christian duty, and for regaling of tho religious appe tite, but thoy cannot take the place of con tinuous exerciso of faith and prayer In other words, a man cannot bo so much of a Christian on Suu.ley that ho can afford to be a worldling nil tho rest of the week. If a steamer puts out for Southampton and goes ono day in that direction and tho other sis days in other directions, how long boforo the steamer will get t o Southampton? It, will never get there. And though a man may seem to bo voy aging heavenward during the holy Sabbath day, if during tho following six days of the week lie Is goieg toward tho world, and to ward the flesh, and toward the dev.l, ho will never ride up into tho peaceful harbor of heaven. Yo u cannot eat so much at tbo Sabbath banquet that vou can afford re ligious abstinenco tho other six days. Hero ism ami princely behavior on great occasions are no apology for lack of right demeanor in circumstances insignificant and inconspicu ous. Tlie genuine Christian life is not spas modic, docs not g o by titsand -tarts. Ittoils on through beat and cold up steep mountains and along dangerous declivities, its eye oa the everlasting hills croivnod with the caitloi of the blessed I proposo this morning to plead for a re ligion for to-duy. In the first plac\ wo want to bring tho re ligion of Christ into our conversation. When a dam breaks, and two or thr.^o villages are overwhelmed, or an earthquake in South America swallows a wliolo city, then people begin to talk aliout the uncertainty of lite, and they imagine that thoy are eugagod in positively roligious conversation No. Yo u may tall; about theso things and have no giaco of G'u.l at all in your heart. W o ought every day to be talking religion. If there is anything glad nbout it, anything beautiful abjut it, we ought to lio continuously dis cussing it. I have noticed that men, just in proportion ns their Christian experioacj is sbailow, talk about funerals and graveyards and tombstones and deathbeds. The real, gcuuino Christian man talks chiefly about this life and the great eternitv beyond, and not so much about tho insignificant pass be tween these tw o residences. And yet bow few circles thero are where the religioa of Jesus Christ is welcome. Go into a circle oven of Christian people, where they are full of jo y and hilarity, and talk about Christ or heaven and everything is immediately silencod. As on a summer day, when tho fore.ts nro full of lifo, chat ter and chirrup aud carol—a mighty chorus of bird harmony, every troo branch an or chestra—if a hawk appear in the sky every voice stops and tho forests aro still; just so, 1 havo seon a lively religious circle silenced on the appearance of anything like religious conversation. N o one has anything to say, save, perhap-' snjin old patriarch in flm comer of thu room, who really thinks that something ought to be sail under tho cir cumstances, so ho puts one foot over the other and heaves a long sigh, and says, \Oh ye*; that's so, that's so 1 \ Sly friends, the roligion of Jesus Christ is something to talk about with a glad heart. It is brighter than tho waters; it is more cheerful than tho sanshtne. Do not go around groaning about your religion when you ought to bo sinking it or talking it in cheerful tones of voice. How often it is that wo tlnd men whose lives are utterly inconsistent, who attempt to talk roligion, and always make a failure of itl il y friends, wo must live religion, or wo cannot talk it. If a man is cranky and cross and uncongenial and hard in his dealings, and then begins to talk about Christ aud heaven, everybody is repelled by it. Yetl have heard such men say, in whining cones, \Wo nro miserable smuers.\ \i'lie Lor.l bless you,\ \Tho Lord havo mercy on you,\ their conversation interlarded with sucli expressions, which mean nothing but canting, anil canting is tho worst form of hypocrisy If wo havo really felt tho religion of Christ in our hearts let us talk it, and talk it with illuminated countenance, remember ing that when two Christian peoplo talk God gives espocial attention and writes down what they say. Malachi ili., 1G, \Then they that feared tho Lord spako often ono to an other, and tho Lord barkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written.\ Again, I remark, wo must bring tho re ligion of Christ into our emploj'monts. \Oh you say, \that is very well if a man handle largo sums of money, or if ho havo an exteusivo trafllc, but m my thread and ueedle store, in m y trimming establish ment, in the humblo work in lito that I a m called to, tho sphcro is too small for tho action o : such grand, heavenly principles.\ W ho told you so? D o yo u not know that God watches tho faded leaf on the brook's surface as certainly as Ho doos tho path of a blazing sun? And the moss that creops up the side of the rock makos as much impres- fciou upon God's mind as tho waving toos of Oregon plno and .Lebanon cedar; and tho alder, crackling under the cow's boof, sounds as loud in God's ear as the snap of a world's conllagration. When you have anything to do in life, however humblo it ma y seem to te. God is always there to help you to do it. If your work is that of a fisherman, then God will help you, as He helped Simon when ho dragged Gennesaret, If your work is draw ing water, then Ho will help you, as when He talked at the well curb to tho Sauiiritan woman. If you are engaged in the cu-tom bouse, Ho will lead you, as He led Matthew sitting at the receipt of customs. A religioa that is not good in ouo place is not worth anything in another place. The man who has 011I3- a day's wages in his pockot as cer tainly needs tho guidance of religion as ho who rattles tho keys of a bank and could abscond with a hundred thousand hard dol lar:!. luero are thoso prominent in the c'lurches who scum to be on public occasions very de vout, who do not put tho principles ot Christ's religion into practice, f hey are the most inexorable of creditors. They are tho most grasping of dealers. Thoy are known as sharpers ou the street. Thoy fleeco every sheep thoy can catch. A country merchant comes in t o buy spring o r fall goods and ho gets into the store of one of theso professed Christinn men who have really no grace in their hearts, and ho is completely swindled. He is so overcome that ho cannot get out of townsluring tho week. Ho stays m town over Stmday, goes into some church to get Christian consolation, when what is his amazement to find the very man who hands him the poor box in tho church is tho one who relieved him of his money I 13uc never mind, the deacon has his black coat on now. Ho looks solemn and goes homo talking about \tho blessed sermon.\ If tho wheat in tho churches should bo put into a hopper, tho first turn of tbo crank would make tho chaff tly, I tell you . Somo ot these men are great sticklers for Gospel preaching. They say: \You stand there in bands and surplico and gown and preach— E reach like an angel, nnd w e stand out ere and attend to business. Don't mi x things. Don't get business and religion in the samo bucket. Yon attend to yeur mat ters and wo will attend to ours.\ Thoy do not know that Go d see3 every cheat they ;iave practiced in tho lost six years; that He can look through the iron wall of their firo Sroof Bate; that He has counted every dls honest dollar they have m their pocket, nnd that a day of judgment will come. These inconsistent Christian men will sifc on tUe Sabbath night In tbo house o f God singing at the close of tho service, \Roc k of Agos) Cioft for Ho, \ and then when tho benedic tion is pronouncod shut tho pow door and say as thoy go out, \Goodby religion, I'll be back next Sunday.\ I think that tho Church of God and the Sabbath aro only an armory where w o are to get weapons. When war comos, if a man wants to light for his country ho does not g o to Troy o r Springfield to do battling but ho goes there for swords and muskets' I look upon the Church of Christ and the Sabbath day as only tho nlaco and time where and when wo wero to got armed for Christian conflict; but tho battlefield is on Monday, Tuesday, Wonnesday, Thursday. Krfday and Saturday. \St . Martin's\ and \Louox\ and \Old Huudrod\ d o not amount to anything unless thoy sing all tho weok. A sermon is useless unless w o c in tako it with us behind tho plow and tho counter. Tho Sabbath day is worthless if i t last only twouty-four hours. Thore aro many Christians who say \Wo are willing to servo GoJ, but wo d o no t want to do it in thoso spheres nbout which wo are talking, and it seems so iaslDld and monotonous, i t wo bad somo groat oc casion, if wo had livod in the time o t Luthor, If we had beon Paul's traveling companion. If wo could servo God on a groat scale, w o would do ir, but wo can't in thi3 ovoryday life.\ I admit that a groat deal o f tho ro mance and knight errantry of lifo have dis appeared before tho advanci o f this practi cal age. Tho ancient temples of Rouen havo been changed into storehouses and smithies. Tbo residences of poets an I princos have been turned into brokers' shops. Tho classic mansion of Ashland has boon cut up into walking sticks. Tho groves whoro tho poets said tho gods dwelt bavo bjon carted out lor firewood. Ti n musas that wo used to read about havo disappeared before tho emi grant's ax an I th o trapper's gun, aud that man who is waiting for a lifo bewitchoi o f wonders will neve r flud it. Thero is, however, a field f j r enduranca and great achievement, but it is in every day life. There are Alps to scale, thero aro Hellesponts to swim, there aro fires to brave, but they aro al l around us now . This i s the hardest kind of martyrdom to bear. It took grace to lead Latimer and Ridley througu the firo triuinphautly whon their nrme.l onomies ami their friends woro looking on, but ltreqiiTos inor o grace now to bring men through persecution, waen nobody is (ooklng on. I could show you in thW city a woman who has iiad rheumatism for twenty years, who has eu'lurod more suffer ing and oxhausted moro graco than would havo made twenty martyrs pass triumph antly through tho fire. If you aro not faith ful m nn insignificant positio n in life, yo u would not bo in a grand mission. If yo u can not stand tho bite of a midge, how could yo u enduro tho broath of a basilisk? Do not thiuk that any work God givos you to do in the world is ou too small a scalo tor you to do . The wholo unl verso is no t ashamed to tako care of one littlo flower I say: \Wha t aro you doing down herei n tho grass, you poor littlo llower ? Ar o yo u not afraid nights? Yo u will bo neglected, you will die of thirst, you will not bo fed. Poor littlo flower''' \No \ says a star, \I'll watch over it to-night.\ \No \ says a cloud, \I'll givo it a drink.\ \No \ says tho sun, \I'll warm it m m y bosom.\ Then 1 see flio pulleys going, and tho clouds aro drawing wator, and I say, \Wait aro yo u doing thore, O clouds?\ An d thoy roply, \We are giving drink to that flower \ Then th e wind rises aud comos bonding down tho wheat and sounding its psalm through tho forest, and I cry. \Whither away on such swift wing, O wind?\ An d it replies, \Wo aro going to cool tho cheek of that flower.\ And then I bow down anil say, \1V1II God take caro of the grass o f the field?\ An d a flower at m y foot re sponds, \Yes ; He cloth03 tho lilies o f tb o fiold, and nover yet has forgotten me, a S oor littlo flower \ Oh, when I see tho great eavens bonding themselves to what seems insignificant ministratfons, when I find ou t that God does not forgot any blossom of tb o spring o r any suowflako o f tho winter, I como to tho conclusion that we can afford t o attend to tho minute things in life, and that what wo d o we ought to do well, since thero is as much perfection in the construction of a spider's eye as ia the conformation of flam ing galaxies. Plato had a fablo which I havo no w nearly forgotten, but it ran somothing like this: He said spirits of the other world came back to this world to find a body aud find a iphero of work Ono spirit came aud took the body of a king and did his work. An - Jthor spirit came and took tho body of a poet lud did his work. After awhilo Ulysses same, and ho said, \Why , all tho lino bodies nro taken, and all the grand .vork is taken. There is nothing loft tor me.\ And somo 0110 roplied, \Ab! thj oest ono has been left for you.\ Ulysses laid, \What's that?\ An d the reply was, Tho body of a common man, doing a com - 11011 work and for a common reward.\ A rood fable for tho world and just as good a .able for th e church . Whether w o eat o r Jriuk, o r whatsoever we do, lot us d o i t to Hie glory of Uo i. Again, wo need to bring tho religion o f Christ into our commonest trials. Fo r so - rero losses, for bereavement, for trouble that shock s liko an earthquake and that blasts like a storm, wo prescribo religious consolation, but, busiuessman, for tho small annoyances of last week, ho w much ot tho graco of GoJ did you apply? \Oh yo u 6ay, \theso trials aro too small for such ap plication\' M y brother, they aro shaping your character, they are souring your tem per, they are wearing out your patience and they aro making you less and less o f a man. I g o into a sculptor's studio an d soa him shaping a statuo. Ho has a chisel in one band and a mallet in tho other, and be gives a very gentlo stroke—click, click, click! I say, \Wh y don't yo u strike harder?' \Oh ho replies, \that would shntt?r lio statue. 1 cau't do it that way ; I must ao it this way 1\ So ho works on, and after awhilo the feat ures come out, aud overvbody that enters the stu lio is cnarmed aud fascinated. Well, GoJ has your soul under process of develop ment, nnd it is tho little annoyances anJ vexations of lifo that aro chisoling out your immortal nature. It is click, click, click! I wonder why some great provldenco does no t come, aud with ono stroke prepare yo u lo r heaven. Ah , no. God says that is uot the way. An d so Ho keeps on b y strokes ot littlo aiinoyauces, ittlo sorrows, littlo vexations, until at last you shall ho a glad spectaclo for angels and ror men. ro u Kno w tnac a largo rortuue may bo spout in small chango and a vast amount of moral character may go awa y in small depletion. It is tho littlo troubles of lito that aro having more effect upou yo u than great onos. A swarm of locusts will kill a grain field sooner than the incursion of threo o r four cattle. You say, \Since I lost m y child, since I lost m y property, I havo boon a different man.\ But you do not recognize the archi tecture of little annoyances that aro hewing, tliggiiicr, cutting, shaping, splitting and in- torjoiuing your moral qualities. Rats may sink a ship. One lucifer match ma y send destruction through a block o f store houses. Catherine de Medlcis got her doatb from smelling a poisonous rose. Columbus, by stopping and asking for a piece o f bread and a drink of water at a Franciscan con vent, was led to tho discovery o f the New \World. And thero is nn intimate connection between trifles and immensities, between nothings and everythings. Now, bo careful to let none of those an noyances go through your soul unarraigned. Compel them to administer to your spiritual wealth. The scratch o f a sixpenny nail sometimes produces lock-jaw, and tho clip of a most infinitesimal annoyance ma y damage you forover. Do not let an y annoy ance o r perplexity como across your soul without its making you better. Our national government does no t think it belittling to put a tax on pins and a tax on buckles and a tax on shoes. Tho indi vidual taxes do not amount t o much, bu t In tho aggregate to millions and millions of dollars. An d I wou) d have you. 0 Christian man, pu t a high tariff on every annoyanct and vexation that comos through you r soul. This might not amount t o much in single cases, bu t in the aggrogato i t would b o a groat revenue of splrituarstrength and satis faction. A bee can suck honey oven out o f nnottle, and if yo u havo tho graco of Go d in vour hoart yo u can get sweetness out o f that which would otherwise irrltato and annoy. A returned missionary told me that a com pany o f adventurers rowin c u p tho Ganges wero stung t o death b y flies that Infest that region a t certain seasons. I have seon tho earth strewed with tho carcassses of me n slain b y insect annoyances. The only wa y to get prepared for tho .'o-eat trouble of lifo is t o conquer those small troublo3. Wha t would y e say o f a soldier wh o refused to load his gun o r t o g o into the conflict booause it was only a skirm ish, saying: \I a m not going t o expend m y ammunition on a skirmish. Wai t until there comes a general engagement and then vou win soe bo w courageous I a m and what bat tling I will do?\ The general would say t o such a man, \I f you are not faithful in a skirmish, yo u would be nothing in a gonoral engagement.\ An d 1 havo t o toll you, O Christian mon, if yo u cannot apply tho principles o f Christ's ro ligion on a small scalo, yo u will nover bo ablo to apply them on a largo scalo. If yo u cannot successfully contend against these small sorrows that como dow n singlo handed, what will you d o when the greater disasters of lifo como down with thundering artillery rolling over your soul? ' Again w o must bring tho roligion of Christ into our commonest blessings. When tho autumn comes ana tno narvuscs nr o 111, and the governors make proclamation, w o assomblo ia churches and w o are very thank ful. Bu t every day ought to bo a thanks giving day. W o do notrBcognizi tho com mon mercies of life. ,Wo have to see a blind man led b y his do; boforo wo begin to bethink ourselves o f what a grand thing it is t o havo eyesight. W e have to se e some ouo afibctod with St. Vitus's dance before wo aro ready to think God for \ tbo control of our physical enorgics. W e have to seo somo wounded man booblm g ou his crutch o r witb bis empty coat-sleeve pinned up boforo wo learn to thiuk what a a grand thing God did for us whon Ho gave us healthy use of our limbs. Wo are so stupid that nothing but tho mis fortunes o f others can arouso us up t o our blessings. A s the o x grazes in tbo posture up to its eves in clover, ye t never thinking who makos the clovor, nnd as tho bird picks up tho wor m from the furrow not knowing that it is God who makos everything, from tho anlmalcula in tho sod to tho seraph ou tho throuo, so wo go on eating, drinking nud enjoying, but never thanking o r s-Jldom thanking; or, if thanking nt all, with ouly half a heart. I compare our indifference to tbo bruto; but perhaps I wronged tho brute. I d o not know bu t that, among its other instincts, it may have an lustiuct b y which it recognizes tbo divino hand that foods it. I d o not know but that God is, through it, holding com munication with what w o call \irrational creation.\ The cow that stands under the willow b y tho water course chewing its cud looks vory thankful, and wh o can tell bo w much a bird moans b y its song. Tho aroma of flowers smells liko incense, and the mist arising from tho river looks like tbo smoke o f a morning sacrifice. Ob, that w o wero as responsive I Ye t wh o thanks God fo r th o water that gushes up ia the well, and that foams in tho cascade, and that laughs over the rocks, and that patters in tho showers, and that clasps its hands in tho sea? W h o thanks God lo r tho air, tho fountain o f life, tho bridgo o f sunbeams, the path o f sound, the great fan on a hot summer's day? Who thanks Go d for this wonderful physical organism—this sweep of the vision, this chime of harmony struck into tho ear, this soft tread o f a myriad delights over the nervous tissue, this rolling of tno crimson tldo through artery and vein, this drumming o f the heart on our march t o immortality? Wo tako all these things as a mattor of course. But supposo God should withdraw theso common blessingsl You r bod y would be- como an inquisition o f torture, the cloud would refuse raio, every green thing would crumple up, and the earth would crack open under you r feet. Tho air would ceaso its healthful circulation. pestilenco would swoop, and every houso would become a place o f skulls Streams would first swim with vermin and then dr y up, aud thirst and hunger and anguish and despair would lift tboir scopters. Ob, compare such a lifo as that witb tho lifo yo u livo this morning with your families about yo u 1 I s it not time that, with every word of ou r lip3 and with evory action o f ou r lifo, w o began to acknowledge theso ovoryday mercies? \Whother y o eat o r drink, o r whatsoever yo do, do all t o tho glory of God. \ D o I ad dress a man o r a woman this morning wh o has not rendered to God one single offering of thanks? I was preaching ono Thanksgiving da y and announced m y text, \Oh , givo tnanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endureth forover \ I d o not know whether there was any blessing on tbo ser mon o r not, but tbo text went straight to a young man's heart. H o said t o himself, as I read tho text: \ 'Oh, give thanks uuto tho Lord, fo r Ho is good'— Why , I have never rendered Hin an y thanks. Oh, what an iugrate I havo been!\ Can i t be, m y brother, that you havo beon fod b y the good hand of Go d all theso days—that yo u have had clothing and shcltor and all benoficont surroundings, and yet havo never offered j your hoart to God? Oh, let a sonso o f tho divino goodness shown yo u in tho ovoryday biessiugs melt your heart, and it yo u have never boforo uttered on o earnest' note o f thanksgiving let this bo tho day which shall bear your Bong. Wha t I say t o ouo I say to all ot this audience. Tako this practical religion I havo recommended Into your overyuay nro. Make every day a Sabbath and every meal a sacrament and evory roo m yo u enter a holy of holies. Wo all havo work to do , lot us bo willing to do it. W e all havo sorrows to boar; let us choerfully bear them We all havo battles to fight; let us courageously fight them. If yo u want to die right yo u must livo right. Nogligenco and in.lofonco will win the hiss of overlasting scorn, while faithful ness will gather its garlands and wav e its scoptor and sit upou its throno long after this earth has put on ashes and eternal ages havo begun their march. Yo u go homo to-day and attend t o your little sphcro of duties. I will g o homo and attend to m y littlo sphere of duties. Every on o in bis ow n place. S o evory step in life shall bo a triumphal march, aud t'.io humblest foot stool on which w e aro callod t o sit will bo a conqueror's throne. * SUNDAY SCHOOL SERMON FOR SUNDAY, -FEB. ?. \Tho O-racious Call,\ Isaiah, lv. , 1-3 . Golden Tevt : Jacob , lv . 6 , Commentary , i. \Ho ever y ono that thirstoth, como y o to tho wators, yea, come, buy wine an d milk without money and without price.\ In verses 13 an d 14 of the last chapter wo have a summary o f tho blessedness that shall come to Israel as a nation because of tho suf ferings o f her Messiah. Then shall waters of blessing flow forth from them fo r all na tions (Ezek xlvii., 1-12; Zech. siv., 8), an d this is the ultimate reach of this chapter and Its primary application. Many, however, will see hero onl y a present and personal sab* Vation for individual believers. 'J. \Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat yo that which is good, nnd lot your soul delight itself in fatness.\ Al l our ow n efforts t o obtain righteousness and soul satisfaction ar e like spending time, strength nnd money fo r naught. But when wo turn, to Him who is the fountain of lifo and re ceive Him, then wo have righteousness. 3. \Incline you r ear and como unto Me, hear and you r soul shall live.\ Thus tho prophets wero ever pleading with Israel. Seo tho application to us in John v. , 24. But tho everlasting coveaaut and suro mercies o f Davi d are specially Jewish (Jer. xxx., 0, xxxi. . 31, Luke i., 3U, 33). i n tho days of tho lullillment of that covenant w o who aro no w true believers m Christ shall be manifested with Him in glory as His body, joint rulers with Him tCol, iii., 4., Rov . lii., 21 ) 4. \Behold. I havo given Him for a wit ness to tho people, a loader and commander to the people.\ U ho can Ho bo but tho truo David 'lielovedl, David's greater son (Ezek. xxxiv , 23, 2-1, xxxvii., 21, 23i, tho faithful and truo witness (Kov. i., .\>) the King o f Is rael tJobni.. 4U, xviii., 37] Ho is also tho enptain ot ou r salvation, and tho captain o f thu Hosts of the Lord, God Himself our cap tain iHob. ii., in. Josh, v., 14, 1 1 Chron. xiu., 12*. Ma y our hearts say \M y Lor d aud my God. \ 5. \Behold thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that know not thee shall run unto thee becauso of tho Lord thy God.' A nation, and nations drawn to Go d through Israel. Wba t ca n the first bo bu t that nation referred to b y Jesus and Peter (Math, xxi., 43 ,1 Pet. ii. , tl), eveu tbo church now being gathored ou t of all nations. An d tho nations must bo the. \all nations\ o f millennial days wh o shall flow 10 Israel after the glory o f Go d is re stored 10 her (Isa. lx., 1-3, lxii., 1 , 2. Jer. ill., ITI li. \Seek yo tho Lord wbilo H o ma y b o found, call y e upon Him while Ho is near.\ Tho prophet now- turns from the future glory to tho present, iu which ho lived, urging nn mimodiate turning to God with the whole hearc that so they might, indi vidually a t least, mako Buro o f tho glory of tho kingdom. 7 ' Let tho wicked forsako his way, and the unrighteous mnu his thoughts, and let . linn return unto tho Lord.\ Tbo oncour'ago- ; ment to do so was the mercy and abundant purdou awaiting any who would return. S o it is to-day ' s. ••For my thoughts aro not you r thoughts, neither aro your ways m y ways, saith the Lord. \ How worse than foolish', - Human Happiness . Tho ver y npo x of huma n endeavor is reache d i n th o happines s which comes t o a perso n i n th o successfu l outcome of an effort t o mak e som e othe r perso n happy . Ther o ca n bo no doubt t o th e trut h of thi s praiiosition . True , ther o are a fe w people who contend t o th e contrary , but fortunately.uon e of us ar o acquainte d with suc h persons . All thos o men an d woman who havo th o favo r of ou r friendshi p and society find thei r greates t pleasur e i n bestowing kindnes s and , as a whole, i n observing the golden rub. Tho foregoing is abou t what anybody, upon question ing, would clai m fo r hi s o r he r circl o of acquaintances , an d as far a s thos e individual circle s ar o concerned th e estimat e is approximately correct . When thos e countles s groups shal l merg o int o on e gran d mas s t o which the sam e estimat e shal l apply , the n wil l como th o millenium , th o perpetua l Christma s time.—Detroi t Freo Press. To brood ovortho pas t i s to mis. spen d th o present, and to jeopardize the future aud so our thoughts shall bo crowdod'ou t (Jer. xxix., 11; Ps. xlix., 11; Mic. iv, 12; II ' ' Cor 5. . Se o tho folly o f ou r thoughts i a ' tho case o f Abram , and of Namnan (Gen,, xx., 11, II Kings, v., II.. 11. ' For as tne heavens are higher than' - j the earth, s o aro My ways higher than you r ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.\ The Lord knoweth tho thoughts of man that . they are vanity, tor tho wisdom ot tbi&world is loolishncss with God (Ps. xciv., 11; I Cor. iii., li), 20). Bu t tho thoughts o f tho Lor d thoy shall com e to pass, and His purposes shall stand dsn vi x , 24). Tho thoughts o t the church of tc-day are that by the preach ings of tho Gospel sho is to convert tho world, but God's thoughts aro that tho churcu being gathered out, lsraol shall be as a nation converted, and they shall fill the earth with the knowledgo of tho Lord (Rom. 7 xi., 12 , 15 , 25, 20 ) 10. \Fo r a s tho rain comoth down, and the snow, lro m heaven, and returnoth not thither \ In Eccl i , 7 , wo learn that tho ram having descended and filled tbo rivers w Inch run Into tho sea, does ascend again- and so continues to do, but tho teaching hero is that nothing God docs is dono in vniu. 11 \S o shall My word be; it shall not re turn unto Mo void, but it shall accomplish that which I please.\ His word is as tbo rain (Deut. xxxiu , 2.1 It wil l always ac complish His pleasure. 12. * For yo shall go out with joy and bp led lni-tb with peace, and nil the trees of the field shall clap their uands.\ Tho preacher who now goes forth is to expect tho hatred and opposition of the world (John xv. , 10; xvi., 2 ) and that only a portion of tho soed sown will bear fruit (Lute viii.. 11-15. ) aud that hypocrites and true believers will go bu side by side until the harvest, many follow ers ot the devil will bo found in tho so called church, and preachers will preach every thing but tho Gospel (Math xiii., 30-33.\) Bu t in the lime o f Israel's great mission thujgs shall be ver y different, for God's spirit'shall bo poured ou t upon all llesh (Joel il.,' 28, 32). 13. \An d it sbnll ho to tho Lord tor a name, for nn everlasting sign that shall no t bo cut off.\ Th e Messiah shall theii'ljava como no moro t o die. lsraol shall. bo-estab- lished in hor ow n land, n o more to bo plucked, up, nor throw n down. Tho curso sh'411 bo removed fro m tbo earth and God overy whoro glorified (Jer xxxi,, -10. Amos ix., 15; Ezok. xxxvii., 24-2S, Rev. xxii., 1-5) . ' thorn's and thistles wero to bo tho visible token of tho curso upon tb o oarth (Gen. iii., 17, IS)., When our Saviour woro the crown o f thorns Ho suffered fo r the whole creation which was made subject to vanity, not _ willingly, but by reason o f Hi m who bath\ subjected tbo same in hope, and tho fnct.that Hhj wgre tbo crown of thorns is the plodgo and assnranco thnt tho creation itself shall bo delivered from the bondage of corruption into tha glorious liberty o f tho children of God (Rom. viii., 20, 21). j While waiting for thoso glorious resurrec tion days wo wh o havo the first fruits of tho Spirit and are supposed to rejoice in hope of tho glory of Goci (Rom. v, 2; vlil., 23) would bu mor o of a name to tho Lord if w o would lot Him(in a flgurativo sense) tako tho thorns and thistles out of our lives, thoso sharp words an d looks and actions that sting so.and let Hi m put into u s tho fragrance and lowliness o f fir and rayrtlo. Yield fully to Him for His glory and Ho will surely see t o it and do it. Seo Gal. il., 20; I I Cor iv. , 11 and let them possess vou.—Lesson Helper. J&r. Also . Brown i s a fello w who love s t o pu t himself forward on all occasions . Not lon g ago ho engage d a strange r i n con versation i u a hote l lobby, nn d after a few minute s h o remarked , \Excuse inc. bu t your name , please? \ \Brown replie d th o strange r gra * ciously . \Ah inin o i s Brown also, \ h o chirrupe d with a pleaBO smile . The stranger' s faco wa s imperturba ble. \Please d t o mee t you , Mr . Also,\ h e said very quietly , an d Brown was flabergastcd.—Detroit Fre o Press . Tims and Money . \Tims i s money, m y dear, \ h o said , hustliDg around i n a grea t hurry . \Como off\ sh e replie d tartly, \I'vo , got plent y of tim o t o go down stree t Jj nnd buy a bonnet , bu t I don't ga t tho . j bonne t just th e same. \ £
