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hold t>rforr mr todzr. Hu ml red. o have liatrnrd obedlrotly to the voire Cod oiM-akinf thrimth ua and iiundmia hearu have Wen »|>rned to the mfuai of (race from on Inch. CheeriuUr a lirairlt you hair l.xtkrd into the con

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rreot foAh aith li«ht boat , r _„ . •cieocn and -crave hflmt your ooula. the reception of Holy Cummumon the i waa aet upon your reaolutkma and the __ recorded m the book of life. Voi% hodiea are now the triuplee of the Holy Ghoat. your aoula are burning with HU grace and in ^our j^rearnt c ombtion you are worthy

P»ul to the early ChrUtiam

Hence 1 have no beailation m aaemg that the congregation awn. M. d here to«ay. pure, holy, urupotted. cleanaed from the ddhlement of am. la n object of complacency' to the blraecd and adorable Trinity; to Pod the Father, becau-e He ■eei Hra people, the work of HU handa. faith ful. loyal and obedient;; to God the Son. because Hia grernendoua aaern.ee baa not been in ram; to God the Holy Ghoat, became your aoula are the reveptaclea of HU grace and rou abow the work of HU mighty hand. And the guardian angela of this church participate in the common joy. for thee ace toe tlery given to God by Hia faithful people, lea. from the heights of beam above the cherubim and seraphim look down upon you to-day and bless God their Muter for Hia mercy to you and for the wonders of gruce wrought

aoula.

And we. too. Ideas God and fall down

in huinility before Him at the thought of baring been Hia unworthy instruments

**> this mighty work. For it is 1_» a. a... . 'itibly the

figment. “It U a horrible .bin*

tali into the hands of the living God." II, notwithstanding your preaeut conversion to God. your freedom tram aia. your enjoyment of the poaaraaion of grace, yon should forfeit that grace, belie your pro-fr-aions of amendment and return to wallow m the mire of iniquity and then eloee your ryes in death an cnerar of God—a frightful fate awaits you. For death in mortal am meant an eternal separation from God. an utter and irreparable failure to attain the destiny for which God created you; the forced companionship of ■Irtnona who Ubcrcd hard for your destruction and ^ who will OVrr yoov

ic omnipotent hand of an wna a melancholy thought. God

haa otber motives than fear to deter ua from tin and to inspire ua with the re»v lution to persevere tn HU" grate. And it it a pleasure to turn from the thought of

punishment to that of reward.

The first effect of a good life that cannot fail to impress you strongly is the cheerfulness and joy oorn o' the teatiroony of a good conscience. Instead of the depressing and overpowering sense of guilt produced by am. you now experience a •Ighp. hear ted neaa and a buoyancy which

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THE SUNDAY

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Mauiory Varaaa, a«. 32—Commentary oa the Day's Lesson. 1. Different opinions concerning Chriat (vs. 27-30). “Caesarea 1’hilippi." It seen that Jesus, did not enter this city, hi taught in its vicinity. It was a populot and proeprroua region, and the peoplf trri not so much under the influence of it scribes and Fhanacra aa they were furtbi South. "Whom do men sayT" Christ di not -sk this question (I) for information, or (2) because He desired the applause of ■” (3) because He intended to form

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lure listened to your sighs of repentance; we have heard your reaohitioni of amendment, and bare satisfied ourselves of Tour determination to-persevere in grace and holiness. By your own free act rou declared an eternal divorce from am. That resolution was registered in heaven, and when you stand before the throne of God >n judgment it shall be brought forth aa testimony—for your everlasting joy if you bare kept it; for your eternal confusion

if you have failed.

Kow, there is no doubt about your prea-

*nt dispositions We know that as you

J r hearts are for God and —* we cannot dose our eyes gjUlUlMHf' Ta« Thar ihe flesh TT

weas. When the present religious fervor has passed your old enemy, the devil, anil return to the attack and you must be pre pared to meet hitr. You must not deceive yourselves, but look the situation straight •B the face and take measures according ly. In a matter so aenoua it will be of immense service to ua to consider what it

Think, first, of the base ingratitude to

Christ implied in a return to sin. With wyes of faith you have been able to dia-

never before the significanca of

the life and death of your Redeemer. You hare made a personal application of the kaaons you hare seen. You realize that it was all done for rou. Yea. oBr Saviour bad you m mind when He was subjected to outrage and igneny in the court of PiUte; when the fierce scourges descended ■pon Hu face and hack; when the thorns Crown was cruelly pressed upon Hu sacred brow; when He hung bleeding and torfa

**>* cro “ The thought that you

■wild appreciate Hia sacrifice and profit by it. and through it be enabled to obtain mmry and forgiveness from Hi* heavenly father reconciled Him to the cruelty of

has been lifted Iron) your soul. The doi inant note of your life now is peace, that “pcsAe which surpasseth all understanding." the peace that enables you to look

the face unconscious of pubsecret defilement. You were u were not in the. friendship r that it is yours you wiD mat all attacks and never

the world

strangers to aware that y of God. N <

again forfeit .. yourselves to be blinded by the seductive and fleeting pleasures of toe moment. You will be brave and loyal and steadfast in temptation and remain true to rour Godand grateful for Hia mercies. Kvermore you will keep before your minds the promise of our laird "lie faithful until death and I will give thee the crown of life." And when, at I: the struggle is about to close and this dreary worm is fading from your sight, with the smile of God sweetly .beckoning you on. you will be able to lay down your sreary beads in ;>eacr and resignation. You aill take courage from the declaration of Christ: "He that perseveres un(o the end. He shall be saved." Death will have no terrors for you because you will be able to regard it as the gate through which all must rasa to enter upon the rewards f eternal life The inspired words of Holy Scripture: “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord," will find tneir fulfillment in your caae. (or you will go cheerfully with the seal of faith to the sweet repose of ever- . WWiEtT to God and Hu heaven. Ut Us consider our rewaru. Let Us try to purer the skies and cate , a glimpse of the joys awaiting ua. Our mental vision rroge. over the myriads aneels . nd arm'angels, patriarchs and propneta, pas* cs ard martyrs, confessors and virgina, who bask in the sunshine of the nrearm-r of God. Our souls are transported beyond the bounds of the material ootly when we think that vre. too. are called to join in tho praue of 'God. with tne nine choirs of angels. Our hearts expand with joy when we behold those npw rejoicing who. like

battled wM —e enemies of their They have fought the good

salvation. fight, they have finialied tneir course, they -have-kept tbe-MMh. Now they are enjoying the crown of justice which God, the just judge, haa awarded them for their fidelity. Tbiy are pieced beyond the reach of tribulation, for in heaven God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and "death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crrijig, nor, sorrow (hall Aw any more, for these things have passed away. How clearl-“does their happy state exemplify the apoatle's worda; "The auffer-

- - - •.- — —r Lord^ t_-

«r*aaed you Personally to-day He would ■juure you of this and tell you that the thought- of your conversion made Hia auffenngx sweet. Moreover. He took the most eficctua! way of making you compreaend the infinite love of Hia sacred heart. Ood a love for man might have been writta tn character* of blazing gold scrota the ■Minus; 11 might have been proclaimed throughout the universe by an archi *i *?f n woa ‘'* ban •tit! remained al «al. He would ask for further proof. when the Son of God Himself takra flesh and suffers and dies for man. what heart can be ao hard and atony, so inaentib> to gratitude as to refuse to be drawn to God

and return love for love.

What baseness, then, and What trench «7 11 la to receive the gift, of God and to turn over to H.s enemy that which should •erve Hu honor and glory . How ungrateful the heart made for Ood and firtue which naea the power that God gave it in self indulgence and tin. How wicked the soul redarmed by Christ which renew. •** ,n Hm terrible naamon. For we "

I aa* far aa we a gbr not! SZZ~ »T*yS "*»icb must be — am teGon. which moat be attained, avarice which must be satiated. The teachings, *teBe*and* , iroi* hn * t ,UOd in M "•To' «£VdSSfiiS ^ " w ’ tl * H “ y* yoa ,ro “ •tmi erndty and (reach-

i that you wiD

I replunge you into the l “. T * J “t ■ I the significant words of Ohriat aemrec We have begun the good work irs, ml u's-Ts M ^t difSeuit e«mgh far yo^ to wouaoo - -s' aw*; i" ^ gy* thing bafaD tha. - ' into thT

ing compared to the glory to come

which ahallbe rewaled to ua/'

And to think that the'bleaaedneaa of the saints is the destiny which God baa marked out for you 1 his is the final vocation to which God has called you. Listen to St. Faal: “Yon arc come." says

to the Mount of ifkui. and to the city

of the living God, the heavenly -Teruaa1cm. abd the many thousands of angela. and the church of the first born who are written in heaven, and God the Judge of ", and Jesus the Mediator of the New Testament." Haa earth »ny joys compared to theaeT k there anything under God which can justify ua in forfeiting this immortal happiness? Where aboil] we find a more loving father than God, a sweeter friend than Christ, a kinder mother than Mary, nobler brother* and «iatcn than tha apoatlea, martyrs ana virgina already rejoicing before the throne of God? Oh. what humiliation it must cause ua to fed ouraelve* so sin stained and unworthy, and yet to know that we are called to associate with such purity and splendor! Who are we that we should aspire to the companionship of the blessed? What have we done that with them we should gaae forever on the blissful vision of God, that we should intone the canticles of adoration with the qHiring seraphim, that we should kneel sa children at the feet of the Lmna-ulate Mary, that we should coosort with such saints aa Peter and Paul, that we should proclaim the glory of the Lamb of God with John the Baptist, that we should sing Hia praises with Holy David, that we should repose ii^ peace and rest with the victorious martyrs, that ws should attend in the train of Christ with spotless virgina, that we should behold the bright radiance of eternal truth and beau-

berause "He desired to ground _ pies in the deepest faith. 2S. "Somi etc." The people held different oun concerning Christ, home said John Baptist returned to life. Some. Iflias. who was to be the forerunner of the Messiah, others. Jeremiaa (Matt. 16: 14), “in ac eordance with the tradition that Jeremiah was to come and reveal the place when the sacred vessels were concealedand other*, one of the prophets. ». Whom say ye? Thia was the detbe v '- - Testament from the (Jnl Testa ment t acracy was to he made. The houi had come for the utterance of a distinct Christian confession. "Peter anawereth " He «pokr for al) of the apoatlea. 'The are the Christ.” The Messiah. The An omted One. Messiah u the Hebrew and Chriat is the Greek for "anointed.'' Jeaui was the One who was anointed by thi Father as Prophet. Pries’ and King. Thi a post Ira thu* lonfes* their Master to b< the Son of the 'iving God—the divine Oiu for whom the world was looking and wait ing. 30. ‘Tell no mar." The time had not come to proclaim Him publicly. Qal ilean enthusiasm might dost endeavor U make Him king if this announcement wen The account given by Matthew is ranch fuller than thia one given by Mark. In Matt. 16: 18. 19. we have the verse* uhicl have aroused si profound and aa disturb ■“? » discussion aa any passage in thi Word of God. Jesus is reported aa saying "Thou art Peter, am) upon thia rock I will build My clpirofi The Greek word here fqr - IVtyf is "pelroa." meaning a atone dr a piece of rock. This name had b-en given Peter by Jeans at the firsl (John 1: 42). The Greek word for rock ■a "petrm." meaning rock in mas* Regard mg thia there are four leading views, al of which are supoorted by g«>d author, t.et: I. That Peter a-aa the rock on which Chriat vpa* to build His church. 2- Thai 1 ‘ e ir. r * 11 ,ru * believer* are the rock 3. That the confession Peter had just madi was the rock. 4. That Chriat had refer enre to Himself when He said "upon thb rock.” The true view is, without doubt, the last one ala ted. Christ u the founds

tion of Hi* church.

II. Christ foretell* His death fv*. 31-33) 31. "Began to teach " Heretofore He had »no ten obscurely, but now for the'firsl time He speaks mainly of Hia coming suf fennga and death. “Soe of Man.” Thu w f* * title He frequently applied to Him ac.f. but it a at never applied to Him by the apoatlea. it'exprtued Hi* Iwmanity “Of the elder*, etc." The Sanhcdrfa. "To. detailed enumeration of these partiet proves that there was a general conapira cy on the nart of all the Jewish authori ties.” 32. Openly." That ia, not public K* but plainly and without dugmae. 'petm , took Him. ’ Aside; apart from the rest ‘To rebuke Him." The idea of a aufferini Messiah waa abhorrent to Peter and U U-1 the apoatlea. He would aet our Lord right and banish this dismal conception ot death instead of a throne. This show.

Peter’s boldness.

.33- ''Rebuked Peter.” Christ perceived that He was not boldly ottering what th« othera felt, and thia rebuke waa befort them aL. “Get thee behind He, Satan.’ Satan means adversary. Jesus did no! call Hia apostle a deni, but He sa a ia thi. suggestion a repetition of the old tempts tion by which He was offered the glory of the kingdoms of tha world without Hu coming to the cross. The words of th. tempter are in Peter’s mouth, and Christ uses the very word, which He had used U the der»l an the wilderness. “Thou mind est not (R. V.) Thou dost not under stand or discern the things of God.-thou art wholly taken up with the thought that My kingdom ia of thia world. Men would like ease, distinction and wealth, but God

peaee of conscience and the joy

of the soul. “To His eye the cross is the

way to the crown.”

III. Conditions of diadpleahip (vs. 34. 34). 34. "Had called." Even in these lonely regions considerable numbers would seem to have followed Him, apparently at some little distance. These He now called to Him and made them sharers in thia part of Hia instruction. “Whosoever will.” That ia, whosoever ia resolved at all cwte to be My disciple. “Deny Himaelf.” (; hn *t shows the apoatlea the nature of His kingdom. They must “abstain from all indulgences which stand in the way of doty-; . "T»k* op. Hia cross." Whosoever would follow Christ must be ready to endure affliction and even death for Hi* sake This was the first intimation of His own

sufferings upon "the cross.'’

33. “Whosoever win sera, etc." Whosoever succeeds in obtaining the life of world-

of those who

saints. And yet it

call* ua a

„ . thi* that God i ua. call* ua and entreat* us.

listen to Hia voice and let our thoughts and affection* dwell In heaven, and fat ua serve God aa the saints served Hoc Strive heroically, consistently •teadfaaUy with your passions, tel

ss.

d among those who stand before Umre. when “Ood ah. 11 wi^laiHu - Cro T * t> * 11 b* *>

.j thia li which charm the worldling, such as t love of gain, pleasure, fashion or bom and from the worldling’s aUndpoint !o* his life for th* aake of Chriat. that brin_. the promised blessing. Multitude* lose their live* on the alter of worldlv ambition. pleasure and fashion, hot such have no ray of hops. s IY. The value of th* soul (vs. 36-38). SB. “What; profit.” The question implie* that there ta no profit. “The whole world.” Eves though it were possible for a man t earthly pleasure be may nave had. “Lose. 1 "Be east away.” "Hia own aoeL" Th Greek word for aim] haa the double mesa tee "Hfa” and -aoul." Th. aou] is th. • The only thing we really and

Floor Cdveringa. Rag carpets have found favor as a food floor covering for the summer yome In the country—keeping nicely Jte year round, and large ruga of the tame take the place of Peralan Orienttla In the city homes that are left, dong duty, pending the return of Inmate*,* Of course "rag carpet" haa an yld-fashloned and vary familiar sound, yut the modern production haa very dtUe resemblance to the good, homemade. grandmother-make, except In lame. That's all right, except maybe ‘n point of service, real hart wear. That made now, or the modern make ji really quits pretty, while the article manufactured by our great-grandmoth-er*. waa sometimes some distance from real prettlneea—they were obliged to iya the materials often, there waa no orilllant coloring—like the anilines, etc., of today. Well, they were ex •use* for keeping the floor warm, covering boards, and obviated the expenditure and necessity of buying a "store -arpel" in those days, some lasting for years and years, made of rags only.— Mlaa E L* Rlaley. In the Epitomlst. The Care of Table Linen. A daintily spread table la the delight of every good housekeeper, and there are very few who cannot have It if they will. Fine table linen la to be deal red. but the cheaper grades. If carefully chosen and well cared for. may be made very attractive. The fine embroidered pieces give an air of refinement to the table, but if they are careily laundered their beauty soon departs. Such articles should never be the care of servants unices the mistress la present to see that the work properly done. They should be washed In suds made of luke warm water and a little pearllne. squeezing the pieces between the handa and dipping them up and down In the water till clean. Rinse well in luke warm water and dry in the shade. If there la no red yellow in the embroidery, a little blueing may be used to give the dear' white tint to the linen. Iron the embroidery on the wrong side • wiUf* a moderately hot iron, then Iron the linen on the right aide. Table cloths and napkins should be examined for stains before putting the suds. It is bAt to remove e by pouring boiling wwter through tbemr but If they have become dry it will be necessary to soak kbe spots In cold water a short time before using the boiling water. When all stains have been removed, put the pieces in warm suds and let them remain one-half hour, then wash, scald rinse and hang to dry In the sunshine. The last rinsing water may have a little blnlng. but It must be ot a good kind to avoid spots and streaks on the linen. The best bluing la made by dissolving one package of bine diamond dye for cotton in a quart of hot water. Strain through doth and bottle

for use.

Thin table cloths may bare a little starch to give them a better appearacne anil make them keep clean longer. If tablecloths, when taken from the table after a meal, are folded In the same folds as at first, they will keep fresh looking much longer.—Expert-

Recipes.

Ragout of Cooked Beef—Cut one and one-half pounds of cold roast beef into small dice-shaped pieces; fry one tablespoonful of fine cut larding pork In the blazer until It turns straw « add one tableepoonful of butter, two tableepoonfnla of finely chopped ooloe; wok five minutes; add the meat, set with one tableepoonful of salt, a little paprika and white pepper; stir and wok five minutes; dost over half a table* pooofu) of flour; stir one mlnnte; add one cup ot botllng water, and n tittle beef extract; cover sad cook twenty

Canape a la Roane—Rub the yolks ot two hard boiled eggs through a sieve; add one tableepoonful of butter; stli until creamy; add by degrees four tablespoon fuU of Russian caviar, one tablespoon ful of )emo9 or lime Juice, on* teaapoooful of finely chopped shallot ot onion, n pinch of cayenne and six anohovy fillets; cot six thin slice* of bread Into rounds, fry them a light brown In butter In the blexer, when cold spread over the above preparation, giving them n dome shape; put four suncae of grated Swiss cheese, with and one-half tablespoon!u Is of i over the temp; stir until creamy, pour over each canape; nerve at once. Farina Cups—Put one pint at milk In tha double bailer; when hot etlr In oontl of farina, mixed la 4 sold water; etlr anUl It thick' two eggs; add to the y

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