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•ur >»£ Rev. Robert MarDoua^S. »leli»’ered the lut of the aenea of aennona on 'X^trutiana Outaide the Church,” the apecial auhjert brine, ''Reaaona Why Thoae Outaiilr the Cburcn Stay Outside." The trit was from I Connthtana, Ji 22: "What* despiar ye the Church of Christ?” Mr MarlXmald .aid \'o church h«« po«rcr to take a roan to Her veil' beyond thr poirrr he has himself to yam cnlraii,-c there. And whether or not he has the necessary ability depends upon whether or not hr taking up hia cross and following in the steps of Jeaus Christ neavru u a state of blessedness rather liisa a locality beyond the atara, and roust color to us before we can go to it. Whatever rise is implied in folio ving Jesus church membership is included. Jesus

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sirs can be excused Paul in Roroatis shows baptisni to be thr likeness of Christ's death and resurrect inn. R we have been united With Hun in the likeness of His death, we «hsl! stand in the Iikeneaa of Hu resurrection All denominations make baptism the sloor of entrance to the church. At Pentecost 31*h) were added through baptism in a

•ingle day Then there is "the Lord’s Sup per " "Thu ia My body which waa broken

for you." u the Redeemer's word. The apostle to the Church of Corinth commends itj perpetuation as a memorial to their

Lord. Baptism and "the Lord's Supper' ■' n very significant and belong *~

to be perfect, lor you got ’b»»fd»a not from the Word of Ood. but from your owu evil imaiining; Even when the Master said to His diseiplrs; “Be perfect, as your Pslhar in Hfavm IS perfei-1 " ll» ren'lv

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tie perfart, U> follow Him. oe reai.y aam. if you will be full grown, if you womd reuse to lad; the one thing you now lark, come and lollow Me. The reason, then, we want you in the church ia that yon may help train us and let us help train you in truth and righteousness Nobody needs the help of the church more than yon. wl

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invitation to enter where you belong, be more charitable toward us. anyway. And if you will not be one of ns. pray do not obstruct our work by talking against us, thus prejudicing the world before whom we should stand in a good light that we may Your reason lor remaining out ol the church may be that of Rihlieal or diKtrinal difficulty. Many a man ia losing hia sou', not because he cannot believe in Christ but because he cannot believe in Jonah and the whale. More than one roan has said were it not lor the “Garden of hden and the "Deluge" he would accept Jesus as •Saviour. 1 know a man who has Tost hi* religious fervor because he could not rcc oacile thr doctrine of election with thr freedom of the human will nnd the nni vrraality of God's grace. Andean a the!

_ Christian Church. Not to join the church ' is to despise these helps to the cultivation ■of the spiritual life so full of sacred meaning. All Christiana should embrace both os precious memorials of the Saviour's death. To embrace these is to join the church. To neglect them is to despise the -church. Worse than that. To neglect them ia to disobey tout Lord, whom you profess to serve. Even further, it is to show disregard for your Lord's dying reooest, “This do in remembrance of Me." You would submit to much inconvenience to comply with the dying wish of an earthly friend. But jour Lord's dying request u ignored. How can you expect to grow spiritually? How can you ever hope to hear God aay. "This is My beloved Son in whom I am well 'pleased/' Instead^ of pleasing your Lord, you offend Him. You never thought it was so serious a matter before, did you? Sleep not^tbia night until you posseM as ♦ell as proses*' thr Lord Jesus: Be an out and out Christian. Sympathise with and come into that orgamu tion that is perpetuating tlySse sacred rites. Keep not isolated from thr one organization that God has set up for the re-

demption of the world.

Now for these seasons you stay out and

feel justified in so doing.

You object to the creed of the church. Creeds are forms, and you detest the for-, mal. Yet I know of no one who needs forms more than you who raise th: test; your religious life is to slack. which you need above all else is t_ form to worthy ecclesiastical order, for you are amazingly disorderly, religiously speaking. For others that mav be a good excuse, out hardly for you? We all admit i creed is as important as the life it a. just as no cradle ia as important uni babe rocked there, and as no suit of clothes is as important as the man whs wears them. Nevertheless a Christian church without a creed is like an »«

al> zed berauw be could n .

pi.sibility of puniolitnent of sin wrtH thr all mercy, all love of God. Many such asimine question* are killing men's entfau siaani for the work of the Lord. If thoar inside of the church are influenced thu*. wc need not wonder that Christian* out side of the church question so fooWy Those same men never think of question ing what the president and ofii -rr* of tb« club, or Masonic order, or Odd Fellows organization to Which they belong hel'crr shout the world, whether it is round ot flat, or whether Jesus crested in six days or in «*W years, or whether the earth re voices around the sun or the sun around the earth, or whether heaven and hell n« states of existence or fixed bodies. Thr the 1 Reason you give for not demshdine infer

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uraiion about these questions of the alar association, yet asking it of thr church, is that these are not budded on these questions, while the church is. That is where you are wrong. The church l* not budded on the integrity ol the stop of Jonah and "be whale, nor belief in th« Garden of Eden, nor even in the infallibil ity of the Scriptures, but on Jeans Christ and Him crucified. But you ask. aJs not your members believe in these ques .lions?” I do not know. I am sure. 1 would not be surprised to find manv who do not. Will we not-expel them? les. ll we find them as indolent and good lot nothing religiously as you are who remain out of the church because of these ques But if they love Jesus Christ with

lions. x>ui u iiirv ■’^ -- --- —■ si! their hearts, mind and strength, and u that love inspires them towards right*u* ness in private life and make them cage! for the salvation of men, we would a* soon think of relinquishing our charter as a Christian church as to expel such choice

souls as are they.

But a fourth res sun you ignore the church of Christ is BHRuse of disuke ol certain members of the church. Else ol its minister. This last reason is more prey slent than you have any idea of. and until human nature is more sanctified than a( present people will separate them select from the church lor this reason. But ii one church fails you here is there no othei church, no other minister where you can worship at peace with God and man! Yuijg duty is to find such and go there, if not of vour own denominational order, then of some other, rather than despise the church universal and refuse it yom support. There is a large difference be tween being at odds with t'ue especial church and holding aloof from Cl ehurcher because not in harmony with that one If you cannot walk in sympathy with some one you are at fault if you do not walk qn sympathy frith some other. In Brook

— w.,1.^—• W.i:.f _k.. . mony with some one church. If you can

not cooedentioualy enter one, I repeat it. you are at fault for not entering v>m« other. Aa lor this church, if you wit" per mil me to say iC it her been during these last six years a veritable haven of refugt for those kinds of people. We have rented

existence without belief, and what believes is his creed. And his creed the channel through which the very water * flows Into his thirsty soul. ™ *

up the channel and the water becomes stagnant. But that is not the fault of the creed. Thou only art to blame. A growing man, it is true, needs an expanding

. — a whose creed is not expressive ol the word of God and the revelation in Jesus! We must admit that as many a Christian is kept ooUide the church because of its creed, so many a man is in the church for the creed's sake. Such a man ia as devoid of vital hold on Oirist as is an Egyptian mummy dead 10.000 years. Creeds are a curse when they take thr place of the life, and more than one church in Christendom has lost its life and is clutching only its creed. Better stay out of a church like that and retain your life than, entering in, lose it. Such « church i*. however, an exception to the rule that does not strengthen the life of •every member within its fold, if they give it the opportunity so to do. It is our fslse thought shout the church that ia to bs deplored. Our question is, “What benefit will we denver” Our question ought be, “What opportunity will it provide render benefit to my fellows less favo-ed thsn myseif?" Our Christian profession is « sham that does not interpooe God and humanity in place of self. Convenion introduce* us to God and estranges us from •elf. Not for seifs sake, then, but for Christ's sake do we join the church. W hen we become new men ip Christ Jai we take aa instinctively to the church sloes the duck to the water sr the bird

the air.

A second reason I have beard you give tor remaining outside the church is because its members ate not good enough. You look for perfection. You find imperfection. You ate at fault; not the church. You expect too much. Come into the church end it will not be many months before you wander how Satan ever so got p «f your mind as to beguile you peering parfbegau ^ 1 *" wms snUalee find **ke than you expected—not in absolute holme**, but in desire for more righteousness m their lives and ia the world. Hear the apostle exclaim that life i* a battlefield: •"•Fight the good fight of faith."

priceless letters to the Corinthian* w. never have been written bad it not been •o. Had toe church at Ephesus been perfect no letter to the Ephesians would have been penned. Put away lying is his mand. Let him who stole steal, no I. let all clamor and qrath and envy ha put •way from you as become th saint* H ere the church of today perfect it ■would be very insipid. No strueges to be good, ho fighting temputoon. T. for one. would prefer to be out of it. I would

thank God for aa imperfact church, just •s I have many a time thanked Him 1 was - " ~"r of a sia’ul rare, vuth J.au* as r. ot a eialaer race and know The chare)) holds to Us mrm..relation wBrb the edmol dots to the bttla hap. ' " tellrctaal'

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from other denominations than those ol our own denominational faith and train ing. Here are two pictures. You will in stoutly detect the more pleasing to gate upon. Here ia a person absenting himaell from all public worship, all Christian ectiv ity, because troubled over some Biblical' and doctrinal question, or because he doer not like the church of bis early choice, and be ia leading a bitter, self-centered, indo lent existence in consequence Here ia an other who has e similar grievance, but overcomes it for the Master’s sake. H« believes the Gospel to be the power ol God unto salvation. He is convinced me lost without Christ. He believes he sponsible if the light within b*m be comet darkness. Therefore he continues to b« identified with that organization that rep-

resents the kingdom of "

earth.

A woman told me a whi the church because it was her duty and for no other reason. She did not especially like the minister. She could not digest al. the creed. She disliked some of its hers and preferred the width of the a between herself and them, but she professed to be a Christian and believed hei place was in the church rather than For fifteen years *bar “ —*-•*- criticised. A barren. itual life was the on— — - tered finally for Christ's and her children’, sake, and the last year had been the bap piest and most profitable of her existence. Do you believe in Christ? Would yog honor Him? Your place is inside the church of Christ as truly as the aoldier't place is inside the i.yiment, or the sailorie ■I- i 1 But. you exclaim, the — doctrines, the membership, th* minister. Well, then, seek the church yoc can fellowship, even though outside youi denomination, and if no such church can be found take yo.rself speedily to Jesus Christ. Go into your closet and shut to the door with your prejudices on the out side. Then fall upon your knees end pray to be converted all ore.- again. Some ol w. need to be converted more Even the seventy times seven d by the Master in the olden God overrule vour prejudices heart with His grace ' child and Let nothing nand between roe and that important obligation, that diriaa

Henry Clay Trumbull, speaking of the uaaien of the loniy mad ia the Christian's hie and iie relative importance in compari- — •- •be mountain road, soys: “TVxv are every hie when the soul stands on the clear heights, and no t«*k arm* to be too diffkult to the bmind see enthusiasm " the moment. But what is to be done en the seal * • * * ■ •

THE SUNDAY. SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS for March to.

•uhjeet: Jesus Fseds the rive Thou.suit. Mutt. alv„ IS-tS — CelAsa Test, Johu rl., M—Memory VersM. SO, It — Com msutary oa the Day's Lesson. I. The multitude end its great need (vs. IS-IS). 13. “Heard of it.” The death of John the Baptist. “Departed thence.' 1 I>e!t Capernaum. He crossed to the northeastern shore of the Luke of Oenueasret Across the lake Jesus waa out of the dominion of the murderer of John, and within the tetrareby of Herod Philip. "The people." From John 6: 4 we see that the raaaorcr was just at hand, and there were throngs of people going up to Jerusalem “On foot." The people, watching the sail log of Jesus across the northern gnd of the lake, ran around the northern shore so rapidly that, according to Mark, they "outwent ’ the boat and "came unto Him" aa He landed. "The cities.” At this time the western end northern shores were pojv ulous with cities and villages. 14. "Went forth." From the boat. "Compassion." Jesius walked among the pcpole, teaching them nutny thing, and henling their sick. IS. "Evening.” This was in the afternoon, "when tne day liegan to wear away" (Luke 9: 12). The Jews had two even ings. The first began st 3 o'clock. Uie second at 8 o'clock. In this verse the hr*t evening is meant: in verse 23. the second •'Disciples came.” By combining the accounts of thr evangelists the conversation may be supposed to have been shout as follows: Jesus said to 'Fhilip: "Whence shall we buy^read. that these may eat"" (John.) Plum replied that “two hundred E nywortb ol bread" woujd not be suf •nt for them (John). Then the dUnpies urged Him to “send the mu'.titudi away" that they mi, ‘ Jesus said, "Give ye t unon the disci Dies in d should go and buy this grei bread (Mark). Jesus repned, "How many !oaves have you? Go and see ’ (Marki. They replied that there was s lad there (John) who bad "five barley loaves and

two small fishes."

II. The miracle wrought (vs. 16-21). 18. "Need not depsrt."' Christ had fed their souls and bcaied their bodies, and aow He proposes to feed their bodies, and thus show that He is able to provide for all their necessities John says that the question He asked Philip was for the purpose of proving or testing him, for Jesus knew what He would do. “Give ye them.” Philip's repir to Christ's question, that 200 pennyworth (about 132 worth) of bread would not be sufficient, has caused many to believe that this amount represented the total resources of Christ and His disciples; and - would certainly seem unwise for them to use their last penny for this have here.” The multitude bad

not thought of their t«

so anxious were they _ Jesus, and a lad had all that could be found. "Loaves, fishes.” The loaves were round, fist cakes like large crackers. Barley was their poorest food. The fish were small, dried or pickled, and were eaten with bread, like our sardines. 'Andrew •aid, "Hut what are they among so manv?" Hardly enough; “five crackers snd two

sardines for 3000 hungry men, bei '

fadn and children!*4; 18. “Bring Here was the secret. Christ was able. AH must centre in Him. We may have but little, but if w* will give the little we have to Jeeue, He will nuRtiply “ - **- J

fold and pass it hack to u*. _ the privilege of passing it out t ing. sin-burdened multitude*

18. ‘To sit down.” In orderly ranks for the convenient distribution of the food. Mark says they sat by hundreds snd fifties. “Gram." The gram* was ready for mowing at this time of the year. "And took, etc.” 'illus, Bering like the master ot a_ family among the Jews, who took ' read into Hit hands to give thanks

i and children.

bleasing upon it. ‘To His disciples.” There has Men much discuaeion ss to just how the miracle wss performed. Did the bread multiply in the hands of Jesus, or in the bands of the disciples, or, ss some think, did the disciple* put a piece of bread snd fish -in the Lands of those who the ends of the ranks with orders

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20. "Were filled.” Here is one miracle of our Lord attested by st least 5000 men. probably 10.000 persons. No one need ever Leave Christ's table hangry. He is able to satisfy every nerd of soul and body. He is the bread of life. Whether we demand "little or much,” it is su aaey matter far Christ tq fill us. There is a fullness in His mercy snd love that only those who partaka of can understand.. "Fragments." Broken pieces which remained over. According to John, Jeans directed them to ntfier up the fragments, "that nothing be Tori.” r Twelve baskets." The word translated "baskets" means pockets or wallets. The twelve baskets were probably the twelve wallets of the twelve spostlei. which they carried on their journeys. Jesus evidently intended that He snd the apostles would eat the pieces as their needs demanded them. 21. "Five thonaand men.” There must have been 10,000 to feed. Jesus had arranged them so

they could easily be counted.

III. Events following th* miracle (vs. >2,

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iwilling to go and leave By the exercise of direct au--v no « **— ■*- — They mida. “While He seat, etc.” The multi- .* Wr# wka , tj,, disciple* it. 23. "Apart to pray”. Jescious that a solemn and awful crisis bad come. He mmeirdd that the people would trim Him Ire force and make Him a king (John 8: 15), and that the disciples were drinking in the asms spirit. Where else would they find a long who .could feed hia army without expenae or trouble, who could cure hia wounded soldiers by a word, who had wadom and power divine? Such a kmg could uaafly overcome the Roman power. But Jesua resisted them and spent the night ia prayer. "Aloarn” Jesus freqaently went alone to pray. If He needed such eeeeone, 'much more do wo. He remained in the mountain, alone with His God. far Into the night. Boom time between 3 and 8 o'clock

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Cleaning Lamp Burners. I have found this a rery efflclenl way to clean lamp burners: Put • lump of camphor about tbe size of a hazelnut Into a basin of water, also two tablespoonfuls of vinegar. Set this on the stove after placing the burners In It, and let it boll for bail an hour or until thr grease is cut. Then rub them with soap and Brickdust, applying with a brush; warn and dry. Tuc trouble Is well repaid with the satisfaction given by the bright, clean burners.—V. Leah Kel terlng. In the EfiltomlsL About Carpets. A good carpet la an expenaive aril cle and should be cared for properly if you would get the most service poa siblc out of It. Do not buy a haircotton Ingrain because au all woo! carpet will cost a little more. When buying stair carpet always get a yard more than is neeied to cover the steps, and allow It to extend under the ball carpet at the top and bottom of the steps, and move it frequently. If It cannot be changed In this way It does not last long. Tack old carpet, canvas, or even piece* ol old quilts on the edges of the steps before putting tbe carpet down. If any grease has been spilled on the carpet, cover It to the depth ol half an Inch with bran and set a hot Iron on IL The heat will draw the grease Into the bran, sad when tbs Iron get* cold sweep the bran on the dustpan and take It up. If one appll cation la not enough, repeat IL It Is often desirable to clean a Brussels or Moquette carpet without taking It from the floor. Prepare a strong sud* with warm, soft water and good soap, and dissolve a tablespoonful of borax In one gallon of suds. Scrub the car pet. taking a small part at a time rinse with clear water and wipe as dry as possible. When you hare cleaned the whole carpet tn this way. allow It to dry thoroughly before using the room. Hie borax Is a great help In removing the dirt and does not fade the colors. As one part of_ the ^arpet will wear out more quickly than the rest of It. It pays to change the breadths when It is taken up. putting the beat pieces where the moat wear will come, and it will all weg^out together. Carpet sweepers are great labor savers, but a thorough sweeping with a brodm'wlll be necessary at least once a week. Sprinkle salt all over th*" carpet and sweep with light, firm strokes.—E. J. C~ In Farm era 1 Home Journal. Recipes. Hominy Fritters—To two cupfuls of cold boiled hominy add one cupful of mljk. half a cupful of flour, one tea spoonful of salt, thfi beaten yolk of one egg, tien tbe beaten white. Drop by spoonfuls Into hot fat. Fry a good brown. Drain on paper. Serve with or without syrup or sauce. Grahrfm Biscuit—Three cups of gra ham flour; one cup of wheat floor; two heaping teaspoonfuls of baking pow der; two large tablespobnfula of but ter; one-half cup of sugar; one well beaten egg; a little salt and sufficient milk to make a soft dough. Roll out quickly, cut with biscuit cutters and bake Immediately. Rice Timbales—Wash in several waters one cupful of rice and cook tn three or four quarts of boiling water until nearly tender; drain thoroughly and put In a double boiler with one cup of curry or tomato sauce; let cook slowly 20 minutes; then pack In Um bale moulds and stand in a warm place until ready to serve. Toast for Luncheon—Cut slices of bread one-third Inch thick; fr> them In a little butter In a frying pan; for five or six, slices of bread, mix to gather two” tablespoonfuls of minced ham. three tablespoonful* of grated cheese, two eggs well beaten, four tablespoonfult of milk; season with salt, and pepper; turn Into a buttered pan and stir over the lire until creamy; serve on the toast on a hot platter. Curried Tripe—Chop line two larg* onions; put In a saucepan one table spoon ot batter; when hot add the onion; cook slowly' until the onion Is tender; add one teaspoon of curry powder and cook five minutes: stir in one tablespoon of floor and add one and one-quarter cupfuls of stock or water; when boiling and thickened season to taste; add one plat of tripe that has been boiled ontll tender snd cut In small pieces; simmer.half an hour in the sauce; nerve with boiled rice. Patient Fought the Dentist A dentist at the Liverpool Dental hospital has had both bis eyes "blackened” by a patient who was un der the Influence of gas. The patient was a brawny dock la was found tract four of his teeth, snd the opera had lost been successfully cam .when, not having quite re

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