J

FMt Watklni Hoim the Bc«.

Good trottiT* art (ttatrallr laat

valken, aod (uc »alkin*

portant call an the farin. Thera lai no use ot held* two hour* doln* pltra ot work whta It can Juat i wall ba done in one hour. It 1« bt

of Utah than prrtmrnu to a station food r pounds of a

•Mace.

itt>ers. iccordlng t

a of c

n fodder and

lunti*

produce ion pound* of steer required X»l pound* of corn. 1S1 pounds of brsn and 651 pounds of aila(C. The results sfcoa.-d tbai silapa was also an excellent food for the sheep as well as for tbe steer —Epitomlst.

Nutrition* Food.

Brood sows should alwars hare rafDcleut nutritious food to keep them In itood condition At 1

time the sow should not be too If she has had plenty of eierclse and is In fair condition she wilt be better prepared to care for her offsprlng6hc ahould not be fed corn erery day of the year This grain should be (fren most sparingly just before farrowing. and in Us place a ration of two quarts of oats, one quart ot •naked corn with one quart of wheat, fhta will prove an excellent ration.—

epitomlst.

Fence Repairing Time, ft Is customary to do all repairing sf fences In the spring, but why not repair them In winter, when one can spare the time? The winds of winter may displace a board or rail here and there, but a few hours' labor will repair a mile of fence In the spring when It Is put in good order tn the fall. New fences may be bnllt In the fall as well as In the spring. In brief, hundreds of dollars may be •seed on farms by doing work In the winter that Is usually left till spring, and then but half done for want of dxe.—Weekly Witness.

enoe before many yeara all which are not cared for. Thus' Mr the farmers seem exceedingly apathetic la taking np spraying, but the rise ot price* and probably the inrceasing devastation occasioned by the Insert, will bring about, before many yeara. a different attitude on their part. r 1 The brown tall moth baa been ex* tremely abundant In the season jaat closed. The warm, dry apiing and early summer reduced his losses from climatic causes The same Js doubtless true of the San Jose scale. Tbe wood leopard mdVh. exceedingly difficult to combat guceeasfully, because of Its attack upon the internal part of fhe tree, teems to be Increasing rabidly. It is Injuring chlelly the shade trees of the metropolitan district. The elm leaf beetle, widely distributed over tbe State, baa not spread Its destruction with any even band, but has exhibited a degree of local variation whleh calls for the scrntlny entomological expert. The spring of If OS witnessed a great Increase In the abundance ot these pests, probably due to the dryness of

Tbe

leaves Onsllv became so hard that the beetles could not eat them, and this, followed b» a severe winter, resulted i In a considerable diminution of the | peel. This has bceu a year ot Its re-

viral.

! The new agrtcaltural high schools of the Bute have an Important work before them tn Imprewiug upon the farmers of the future the method of meeting these pests. Economic entomology is becoming one of the most practical of all scientific studies. The State will also have to perform an Increasing amount of work along those

, lines.—Boston Transcript. The Feet and the Teeth.

In considering tbe diseases to which horse flesh is heir there are two things that should always be 'j

Seasonable place . cards ar* very handsome Uils season, and since the water colored curds have been so much in vogue, a very Interesting and profitable field has opened for gtrla with talents In this HU ot art. Soma of tha daintiest card* are flower girls opening blx boxes of rotes, lllle* or violet*. Other pretty ones represent green jack-ln-the-pulplts. colonial dagnaa, Dutch girls and birch berk logs. For auto parties there are numerous cards snltsbls tor the table, also wedding and engagement

place cards.

Keeping Seed Potatoes.

The ideal method of keeping seed potatoes » claimed to be cold storage. Potatoes thus kept at Ohio station aave come out sound and fresh, with so Indications of sprouting, and their vitality unimpaired, even so late as the first of June. It is Important, however, that the temperature of the mid storage room should not fall below thirty-five degrees, nor should It rise much above forty When cold storage Is not available, sprouting nay In some measure be prevented by shoveling the potatoes frequently.

—-Farmers' Home Journal.

Care of Stock.

So far as their proper bedding, feeding and ventilation are concerned. k U too important a matter tor tbe tb{itty farmer to neglect attending to himself. However trustarorthy bis assistants, judging by our >wn experience. It will psy him well at the close of the season to see each

evening that bis cattle, bon . and hogs are well bedded,

watered. Scarcely less important U the proper ventilation of tbe buildmgs is which his stock are wintered. While the entrance ot draughts and sold is to be carefully prevented should be borne In mind that domes- . Heated animals, like roan himself, need fresh', whoesome air. and. If compelled by ignorance or carelessaess to breathe a foul, tainted atmosphere. K Is at s serious risk of health rod cen^-Qucnt profit. A visit sarn. stable and pigpen early in tbe

it once warn the observ-

consldered as of special importance, the teeth and the feet. The average period of usefulness of the horse U curtailed several years by the Inadequacy of tbe teeth. In most horses at the age of fifteen the teeth have become rough and uneven.*'aid from that tlift on the horse Is a hard keeper. and the real cans* Is not know)

by Ifa'e owner. In buying teeth and the feet should receive

careful etaminaflon. Ordinarily, speaking of the feet of the horse.

the part Inclosed by the hoof Tpoking at It from a stand-

point of comparative anatomy, the foot includes all below the knee and the hock. The artificial conditions nnder which the horaells placed and the unusual demand exacted of him result In almost every case tn diseased conditions, which render him incapable of doing the work he wonld otherwise do. Shoeing, which ptaess him under artificial conditions, combined, with the hard roads, overwork sad Improper feeding, soon produce inflammatory conditions whleh may result In side bones, ring bones, colfin joint, lameness, cracks In the hoof wall, contracted heels and a great many more diseases too numerous to mention. In many cases the horse must be shod, but there certainly is far too much shoeing done. It la surprising how much work tbe horse can do under most conditions without shoes If he be brought gradually to the work, and a little care and judgment be exercised In this matter during the first three or four yeara of the colt's life. There are three things especially to "Tie remembered If you wish to give this subject a little extra thought. First, as long as yon use horses that have weak or defective feet for breeding purposes just so long Will yon have horses with a predisposition to these things and yon will lose money on them accordingly; second, do leas shoeing, a horse with fairly good feOt^wlll not need to be shod unless be >e worked on the pavement, race track or in mountainous districts; third, do not allow any horeetlhoer to use the buttress on the

ant farmer of a defective ventilation. .„i.. 0 f the feet, nor the rasp on tin —Weekly Witness. nntslde: do not leave the shoes on

The latest tramas for photographs from Paris have a light blu^ mat which makes an attractive setting for a picture. A framer can easily duplicate one, as the colored mat Is really the thing and can be choeen to match or contrast with any room. One often doee well to supply their own mat when having pictures framed, for certain rooms, especially If tapestry la used. Many picture shops can furnish handsome silk or cloth mats, and It Is cheqper to use these and quit* as satisfactory, as one must purchase so small a piece for one picture.—New York Evening Poet. Lamp Shades Important. When choosing lamp shades tor a room remember that color Is of more Importance than the material nsed. Porcelain and colored glass sire often very satisfactory, but softer and more pleasing offsets are obtained with •hades of paper or silk. Be sore to :hooee a shade which distributes tbs light properly, at the same time saving tha eyes from glare. The colot of the shade should harmonise with the walla. Red walla re Sect red light beet, and green walls are beat autted lor green shades. Contrasting colors dim the light and make a room appear gloomy.—New York Evening

Post

Sew Ruga From Old Carpets. Our upper hall Is a passage hall I&. antique oak with green and brown burlap. The carpet on the stain leading to It la brown, old yellow and green. In recarpetlng the hall It wai our 'wish to use (he same carpet ai on till stairs, bnt when we wanted tc order It we found that tbe design was no longer on the loom and that it was Impossible to get any more ol , U. Nothing else seemed to match It | color or design and we were sadlj : perplexed. At last a thought came to ns. W« \ gathered together the Wilton and vel- ! vat carpets that were so worn and ’ faded from their latest service in ttu laundry that the storage atti< j wouldn't take them In. Even thi I rag man wouldn't pay his customan cents for them. These we sent to i rug company to have two new rugi made ot them In sixes of two and one-half feet by fourteen feet and two and one-half feet by five feet These firms weave any old carpeb yon may have into durable rugs and .are highly to be commended. Whet our old. faded, worn out, dirty rugi were returned to us w# found then transformed Into two beautiful rugi of softest color. They were wovet as a filler and contained gray*, yellovflf, light browns and an old Frenek blue. They coat just $6. For weaving old carpets Into new rugs I am told the Ingrains and Brua sell are preferable. If'yon have any old carpets about the houee do nol be ashamed of them and throw them away. Keep them until yon need s new rug. It is also well to tell ths weaver that you want a blended colot effect and what the predominating lone shonjd be. Then. If yoor carpets do not have the requisite colon the wearer can add the'color In new materials at a cost ot eight cents s yard.—Good Honaekaeping.

NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS

Dwrktjig Ceres a Quarrel. While skating with a party on Wood's Lake Miss Louise Radi* and Charles Irwin skated away from the others. They quarreled and Mlat Radle left Irwin. He watched her at the swung up the pond in ■ tiff. Presently he was horrified to aee her sink out of sight.' She hsd«reached a spot where tbe Ice was thin and broken through. Irwin shouted to the others behind, and speeded for the plarv where he, maw the girl disappear, go Ink ashore and grabbing a fence rail o«f the way. 1 Throwing this acroar the hole he plnnged Into the watar At the bottom he found the young woman, and regained a grip on the rail. The other skaters hauled both to land. Miss Radle was carried to her home, whlls Irwin walked to nla. distance oMwo mil**. The quarrel

THE PULPIT.

Theme: Chesterton's Discovery.

chill and shock.

Shot at ReeonciUaUon Feast. Mrs. George R. Holman.-wife of a mechanic employed by the Aeolian Plano Company, at Garwood, was shot and Instantly killed at tbe home of Holman's fsther. at New Brunswick. just as the family warn about tc alt down to dinner. Holman and hi* wife had been estranged for eight weeks, according to tbe story told by the alder Holmsn to the police. He went to her home In German Valley and brought her and the two children. At the dinner they quarrelled, he wanting her to stay In New Brunswick. and the desiring to go to bet home till he got work. She went upstairs and he followed. The father heard a scream and fall. Rushing upstairs he found her dead and Holman about to shoot himself, but the pistol Is supposed to hsve n>l«»«<l fl rt - Woultl Succeed Watkins. Senator Samuel K. Robbins, o! Moorestown. Burlington County, iv expected to succeed David O. ’Watkins, of Woodbury, as State Commissioner ot Banking and Insurance. Mr. Watkins' second term of .thfee years will expire April 1. 1*09. Hls successor wfll be appointed -by Oovernot Fort. Tbe salary Is $6000 a year. The State Bankers' Association U urging th# reappointment of Mr. Watkins. bnt he Is opposed by strong political influences. Including George F. Gsunt. the Senator-elect from hit own county. Mt. Gaunt la an ally of Congressman Laudenalager. tbe leader of one taction ot tbe Republican party In Gloucestei. while the chlefe of the rival factions are Mr. Watklnr and John Boyd Avis, the retiring Sen-

Loct Thimble in a Turkey.

Nearly a year ago Mrs. Jethro On" rabrant. wife ot a farmer of Richfield, loet e silver thimble which had been in tbe family for almost a century and was highly prlxed. A day or two before she missed it a servant left suddenly, and with her went a small sum of money. Naturally Mrs. Oarrabrant believe^ tbe woman had taken both money and thimble. She

locate her and advertised the

_ t Paterson newspaper. Mrs. Garrabrant was preparing a turkey for the oven when, as she cat open the bird's gtxxard. she came across the missing thimble. It had turned black, bnt Mrs Garrabrant. overjoyed at lu recovery, had no trouble In restoring It to Its former bright-

Johnson interests, John G. Honacker resigned as vice-president and ml manager of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Traction Company, Trenton. Mr. Honecker goes to a mo factoring concern in Reading. He began with tbe Johnaon people as a hone car driver. It la likely that there will be a general reorganisation of the txaction company and allied interests, as a result of the revisit to Trenton of Tom L. John-

New York City.—Th* Rev. C. F. Aked. & D-. the pastor of the Fifth Avanue Baptist Church, preached In hie pulpit Sunday. Hla subject was ‘How Mr. Chesterton Discovered England.’ He took for bis text Matthey 11:26 and 2*. "! will give you rsal.’ ‘Ye shall find real unto your sonls." ‘Come unto Me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me. (or I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye ehali find rest nnto your, souls,7 apd said; This Is Christianity's first Invila>n to th* world. It applies the t< ' of universal religion. For th* test universal religion Is not In tbe numbers of those who accept it. but in th# varieties of men and women who accept it, and whoaa needs It meets and satisfies. This invitation has been accepted by every kind and condition of men and women throughout tbe whole of the human race; and every type of character, every circumstance ot need has responded to this Invitation. The men and women who have accepted have found the rest for their souls which Christ promised. Bfit I am not going to preach to-night upon this text. Millions ot gracious sermons have been preached upon it and millions ot souls have been won to tr ....

purp

at the outset, and that is that you may use them, not as a text to expound bnt as a motto of that which Is to follow, for I purpose to speak about a conspicuous figure in the world of letters who has accepted thle invitation of Christianity and found rest for hls doubting, wondering. Inquiring mind, rest for hls tarbnlent spirit; and he has written a book telling us how he found hls way to .Christianity and to the rest that Chris-

tianity offers.

The man Is Mr. Chesterton, joks are freely on sale In this coun-

try and he occupies a very conspicuous place In English llterarr life. The book is called‘Orthodoxy.* Ills a story—antographlcal—of the way ' i whleh he brings himself to the ac-

iptance of Christianity. The style all hls own. He Is the supreme aster of paradox among living men

tbe wide world over. Hla purpose is to take any statement about any mortal thing and show that universally the contrary la trn*. If, for Instance. I say that the doctrine of original sin is gloomy and depressing hls method is to show that tbe doctrine of original aln Is universally the most bracing and most invigorating and exhilarating that the mind of man can conceive. That U tbe man's way, and he has attained to enormona Influence and hls books to enormous sale by working this paradoxical method. It does not follow becanas I call your attention to this book that I am commending It unreservedly, but tbe value of the book is that it thought. It seta you thinking about the deepest and highest things, and

ds. and another that Christianity had deluged tbs nations with blood. Is Christianity, he asks, a religion of maeknasa and mildness, or of murder and maaaacrsT It may be one or the other, bnt it cannot be both at

" t same time.

Yoa remember the hnmorous poem by John Godfrey Saxe about the four blind Hindus who went to see an elephant They could not see the elephant, bdi they raid what they had seen. One happened to lean agalnfit the elephant and declared U was much like a wall. Another got bold of hls tall and described him as being like a rope. Another got hls trunk I and said he was a serpent, and tbe CMfffc g—‘ --■* '•

Cnbjprf: The Aacenalon of Oer Lord. Art* 1:1-14—Coldca Text Luke 24:SI—Commit Yrwara 8, O—

fo.rth™i

he was shaped very ranch like a tfpear. 1 , , .:T~ Tllur » d *>' Hay 1*. A D. The fact is that they had not aeen the ; a "LACE.—Jt-ruSalem and Olivet, elephant at all. That is all. And ' EXPOSITION. — I. Tbe Ku,-n **-* • — '' Chrlet, 1-5. ' Tbe .ormer tr«

1* the gospel of Luke (Luke l The subject of tbe gospel was Jesu* "began" to do and teach subject of the Book of Acta la t Jesus continued to do and teach tatter His aacenalon) Juat before Ilia ** “ ” bad given the disciples

commandments let Matt i»;is 2«- ** k - Luke 24:45-49;* chi 10:40-42). He had given these commandments. aftev HI* resurrection, in the power of 4he Holy Spirit What an honor this put* upon tbe Holy Spirit, and how It emphasizes the Importance ot Hls work <cf. 1 Cor. 2:4I Tbesa. 1:61. Jesus was taken up "into heaven" (Luke 24:6J; cl l Pe2:22). The all-sufficient proof

Care of Frwlt and Treea. Fruit ripen* fast when It It plteed tn cool, dark cellars. Wbec fruit la thoroughly ripe on the trees it should no: be exposed to sunlight. Get tbe apples Into the boxes • barrel* as toot as possible after they are picked. A Pennsylvania roan who has a large orchard keeps about twentyfive eat* during the summer months. He fills a trough In the centre of the orchard With new milk each morning and pays no further attention to (he eats. He says there are no mice, •qelrrels. rabbits or rata on tbu farm. If you allow the" grass and weed* to grow up around tbe yeung trees this summer the rabbits and mice will girdle them next winter, if you don't watch oat. A Missouri man complain* that ha «annot kill sweet clover is his orchaad. It is no; eo hard Plow the ground and glre your dtehard clean cultivation two or three seasons, or if you mow the clover frequently durtag the summer and lot U He on th* ground it will die out. Whenever a large limb of aay kind ta removed from tbe tree nerer h patat Pack your finest apples in boxes holding. about three-fourth* of ForTl you can have a naat stencil made, containing the name of your farm, yoor own name and ad “ i the corner of your glre people to aaderstand that yon know your business—Drovers' Jour.

In enhetanee. remember that tha foot Is the weakest part bf the borae; that the service of the horse is worth money to you. Take good care of th# horse'« feet.—Q. H. Glover, Colorado Agricultural College.

Obesity and Will Power. Obaaity is easily cured with tbe exercise of the proper care cud restraint on tbe part of th* patient. Without this, bowerer. the cur* ts Impossible, and no physician or medicine can be any help. The happy-go-lneky dispositions of fat people, their tendency regard their ailmeat lightly, cause them to took epop nothing seriously, to deny themselves nothing. Those characteristics, which generally are responsible for their aliment, tarnish th* greatest obstacles In th* way of curing them. As a .rule the fat perdoes just! tbe opposite of what he ought to do. He eats ths very foods, should avoid, avoids those ha should eat, shuns exertion ot every kind,'indulges in reel and luxury and eks th* way -of the easiest reslstite generally.—From Will Power. The Origin of •■Hurrah.** Tbe word is pure.Slavonian, and la commonly beard from the coast of Dalmatia to Bering Strait*, when any of the population Bring within these limits ta called oa to glre proof of courage and ralor. Th* origin ot th* word belongs U> ft* primitive idea that every man that dUs heroically for his country goes straight to fcaa-Ven—Hu-ray (to paradise),

The farmer must take sp spraying and other measures tor the rare of his ] orchards to a i ' than in th# past. Apple* -will go ' much higher ta price until this lesson ta learned. The a' 1 beside the cellar

iTKhas >1o Eed

Fried Squashes,—Cut the squash into thin slices, and sprinkle U with salt; let it stand s lew minutes; tbe* beat two egg* and dip th* squash into tbe egg; then fry It brown in batter. Headed Laos ages.—Wipe the a* IP sage* dry. Dip them In beaten egg and bread era mb*: pet them ta thi frying bucket and plunge Into boiling fat. Cook ten minutes Serve with a garnish of toasted bread and pars-

ley.

Ameriraa Toast.—To one egg thoroughly beaten, put one-cup of uweoi milk and a little salt; slice light bread and dtp fnto-tb* mixture, allowing each slice to absorb some ol the milk; than brown on fi hot trottered griddle; apradd with butter and Pear Preserve*.—For each half bushel of pear* take tbe Juice pressed from four quarts ot cranberries; make a syrup of ths cranberry Juice, adding one cap of water to every quart of juice and two cups of sugar. Simmer the pears In the syrup till tender and add ons-thlrd stick cinnamon for svsry quart Jsr. "Seal all tight. Cream Pie.—A pise* of batter the six* of an egg; two-third* of a teacup of kngstr: on* toacupfnl of cream: one tablespooaful of flour. Stir bntsngar and Soar together, then the' cre-m and Oaver with

Despondent, Hangs Himself.

Edward Brown, twenty-two yeara. Old, who had a restaurant on North avenue. Plainfield, hanged himself Ip tbe attic of hls home on Washington avenne. He .was found by his grandmother and cut down. A doctor was summoned, but could do nothing, and County Physician Long was at one* notified. Bnslnesa troubles r— “

to have made the young a

■pondent. He had been started in

business, bnt had not succeeded.

Realty Company. <

o small farms and sell them

culture ot grapesw

t potatoes.

Burned to Death ta Shop. Honry GarrieW after drinking with friends, went to Hutchinson'* wheel wright shop, in Red Bank, where he was employed, to sleep there. Early In the morning the shop waa found afire, and after the flames wer* pul ont th* fireman found Garriel'f

charred body.

Sophia Ball Leach died at Cape May aged ninety-on* years. She was the mother of Prank Walling Leach, former Republican State Chairman ol Pennsylvania, and Colonel J. Granville Leach. She was a descendant of n Mayflower passenger. In AR Parts of tbe State. raUtmta In tbe Hudson County luacne Asylum, at Snake HUI. were treated to a moving picture and

vaudeville show;

George W. Da Cnnha, of Montclair, has started what be hopes will, be a

His

that Is my sermon. The objectors have never seen Christianity at all; they hare never understood Christianity at all. They have aeen mere fragment*—the tail or ear of th* elephant—but they have not seen Christianity and know not what It Is. Tho i difficulties of religion are groat, but tbe difficulties of unbelief are Infinitely greater. It la not true that Christianity In Its fullness is a simple thing that anybody can grasp in two minutes. There are difficulties anJ perplexities, but tbe difficulties and perplexities and problem* In which yon involve yourself by tbe rejection of Christianity are far greatthan those Involved In Its accept:e I could present half a dozen. ,

I will present one: If unbelief has | that Jesus stated the case truly to us, Jeeus j through forty days after HI* suffer^ Christ was only a peasant boy. a car- ; Ings and death He showed Himself penter and a fanatic for religion, wbo | alive by many prools. Forty days" lived in an obscure part of the Ro- iU the period of thorougb testing min empire and died as a criminal | (Deut. 9:9. IS: 1 K 19 S: Mitt after three years of agitation. That | 4:2). During the forty days there 1* all. And yet Christianity, the most i was one subject of euaveraaUoa. tbe tremendous and colossal fact in the things concerning the kingdom of world, has all grown ont of that! [ God." Aa the days of communion Men and women, ignorant and wise, I with the risen Christ drew to a dose ' 'Idely different circumstances, tell 1 Jesus laid a solemn charge upon them that they have been down and : not to take up the commission of have been raised, have had burdens < world-wide evangelization that He Utted from tbetr shoulders, strength : had laid upon them until -they bad came to them, enabling them to bear I received the all-essential fitting for their loads, they have been conscious j Ibe work, "the promise of the Fathof sin and realized forgiveness, the | er." the baptism v ith the Holy Spirit chains have dropped from their man- (vs. 4. 5; cf. Luke 24-491 They •clod spirit* and they have walked In 1 were to stay right there In Jerusalem the Doedom of manhood and woman- ind wait until "endued with power

many things deeply suggestive and helpful to aplritnal life. In one sense it is a corrective of that very curious Ingrained temper ot our day which lannehoa every now and then an entirely new and original gospel that Is going to supersede all other gospels that have ever been preached and brinf ta the millenlom by special express with all expenses paid within th* next fortnight. We have seen too much ot that soft of thing and it «» • corrective of this curious habit, this launching with banners flying and bands playing, n gospel of to-

whlrh. on examination, be merely a second-hand

ropy of a sleepy edition of th* gospel

of yesterday afternoon.

Mr. Chesterton likens himself to an English yachtsman, wbo ta th* English Channel loses bis bearings and in bis Imagination thinks he Is ta the Southern Pacific and on approaching the land believes It M some unlnhab-

tvag* ialasfi. He goes ashore

. . _ wriM mals. and dMovera that be it among hi* own people ta the familiar street* of Dover or Brighton. Mr. Chesterton seta ont to discover a new ethic. 4 new philosophy of life, a new morality. and he discovered Christianity. I have not been ta this country Jwsnty months yet, hot I am quite certain that there have been twenty new gospels launched upon an astonished public during that time. I lemember that was to take possession of the rch -to win the world to Christ Inside of the next twelve months. The publisher sent me a copy ot the book for my opinion, and 1 wrote him

INTKRKAnONAL LESSON CfWMKNTN FOR JANUARY 3.

hood, they tell Yon they have been lost and were fonnd. I myself have at times aeen through the vail that hides tbe Invisible from the visible and hav* been sure of n God, and ] have risen from what I thought the very gate* of death and have walked the hills ot life again, and fonnd that my Saviour waa by my side. It yon want to know whether Christianity la true, try it. The objections contradict each other, and are not true. Christianity stands and Christ makes Hls appeal still to you to-night and offers the Invitation: ‘Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’

Tbe Selfless Life.

Every honest effort to succeed In ty department ot life is conditional upon self-restraint. Every high Ideal, every worthy purpose, appeals to this one principle: ‘If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself.’ If we would make money, we must surrender Indulgence* and make our

tell on this one thing,

has well said: ‘A great fortune is a great servitude.’ A man wbo had ■scared high distinction In antverslty life, once said to me: *( got it. bnt I had to pay the price." The price was night vigils and yeara of onr time, anxious waiting and deterred hope. Hla success had. In fact, been doe not so much to hls natural genius to hla fixity ol purpose and hls

complete self-restraint.

The Christian life most have In Its content liberal self-denial. Tbe man who wonld serve Christ must keep under hla body and bring It Into anbjectiOB. He mast be temperate In all gs. More than that, he most e a way through hls secular responsibilities for the Kingdom of God. We cannot InddentaUse religion. It Is by a process of self-denial and self■npprosalon that we achieve and con*

We should realize the

ot small things which we Ignore or despise—the deed that uplifts, although it la unheralded; .the word that Inspires, although uttered eo gently that your neighbors do not hear it; the hand clasp which puts yoor brother firmly on hls feet without public epplmcse. Hence the small things dare not he despised by those of ua who wish to rise to higher

thlncs.

I thank God for onr religions srirllege*. We ell have equal rights under the Stars and Stripes. The Protestant and Catholic, the Jew and Gentile,, the Mohammedan mar build Ms mosque, the Buddhist hla temple.

.. . ... . _ , — uis wusuue, uie ouauiusc U1B lempic. ISI! *• . »° at*le ClnircB, „„

that sort of thing, but before the Ink In my signature was dry a friend called on me and I naked him how Dr. So and Bo's scheme was getting on. ‘Oh.” he said. *he la about

through with It."

I aald, ‘Why. I have only Ja*t got hla bodk from the publisher.* “That does not make a dlfferance.* said my friend. ‘Bnt,* I said, ‘how can he have got throogh with It already?’ He looked at me with pity for my Insular Ignorance and non-apprecia-tion of tbe Ignorance of the American mind and said. ‘Have you not been here long enough to know bow eaffTTy we take a 'thing up and bow much more easily we drop it again?* The fact la that what la new In thee* new schemes la not jtaue, and whst 1* true In them Is not-now. I am very glad to have such a man as Chesterton, with hts paradox. Irony arid sarcasm, calling attention to the otter folly of being led by this or by that, because It pretends to be new. You may ear we are ta a pitigroaelee age, bnt it is because w* are progressive that must preserve onr self-respect V— not be carried away by this and that ‘wind of doctrine.* Looking back over twenty years, I can recall Innumerable theories and philosophies that favve tried to take possession of

religious Uws. We are responsible to wo-human power for our religious conviction*, responsible only to God. The church that makes the best men -and women is the best church. ^j'

from on high "

II. The Ascending Christ. 6-B (Luke 24:SO. 51). Tbe mention of •the promise of tbe Father" seems to have suggested to tbe disciples tbe restoration ot Israel, eo they ask lesus If He Is about to restore th* kingdom to Israel. Hls answer Implies that the kingdom Is some time to be restored to Israel (cf. Is. 1:25. 27; 9:7; Jer. 23:5, 6. 33:15-25: Ex. 26-28-28; 37:24-28; Hos 3:4, 6; Toe! 3:16-21; Am. 9:11-151 But in the most emphatic way He tails them that God ha* reserved (he knowledge of times and season* to Himself (cf. Matt. 24:36: Mk. 13!32: How vain and presumptuous then for any man to try to figure out tbe time of our Lord's return (Dent. 29:29). Jesns turns their attention from the vain attempt to discover times and seasons to their own present duty of witnessing for Him. When they should receive the kingdom He does not disclose; when they should receive power He does disclose (v. 8). This pow-

Senera | er' would be theirs when the Holy — *- * Ghost had come upon them (R. V.).

They would not have power until then. How foolish then for ns to try to work for Christ until we have sought and obtained the baptism with the Holy Ghost. Tbt power of the Holy Ghost was not merely for the purpose of makiag them happy, but for the purpose of making thtm “witnesses" (cf. 2:4; 4:8-12, 31, 33; 6: 32; 9:17. 20). They were to begin their witnessing right where they were when the Holy Ghost was received—In Jerusalem. They were to go next to tho Immediately surrounding territory; then to the nearest neighbors, tbe despised Samaritans, and then on and on "nnto the uttermost part ot the earth." A true reception of tbe Holy Spirit by tbe church means world-wide missions. Immediately after speaking these words, while they were looking. HU feet begaq to leave the earth. This was Hls parting message to ns. How we ought to ponder it He had lifted HU bends to blessthem os He finished the message (Lnke 24:50, 61). He went np with HU hands stretched out In benediction, and He has been blessing us ever since. They knew He ascended. for they saw Him clearly. They saw Him until the cloud, the Sbeklnah glory, took Him ont of their night (cf. Ex. 19.9; 34:5; Is. 19:1; 104:3). W# will be received up •'“"it cloud some day (2 Theas.

He ascended to appear In th*

presence of God In our behalf, to prepare a place for ua (Heb. 9:24: Jno. 14:2). HU presence there makes oa eternally secure (Ro. *:J4: Heb. Ta 25) and HU prenenoe there now guarantees onr presence there hereafter

(Jno. 12:26; Rev. 2:31).

HI- The Returning Christ. 10,11.

Christ's montage to ths churches ot Asia all begin with tbe words, "I know thy tribulation." "I know where dwellest." "I know thy poverty." It Is as It He wonld lay the foundation for HU encouragement or Hla warning in the assurance ot HU sympathy. He always begins HU meoto HU people thus: "I underI.” We need not fear wrong lodgment, w* need least of all to fear tho indifference that springs from lgndrance. He understands, and the recan Judge; He knows, and therefor# can'help.—Pad Be Baptist.

Rendering Tribute to God. There are throe ways of rendering tribute to Chriat—with th# mind, the heart and the will. J do not appeal to your minds. No man of sens* to; day denies tha Christ; that day U past. I do not appeal to yonr hearts and work on your sympathlea. It's easy enough to make women cry and got Into a stats of '

or glimpse of Him and t

Were gating. Two men in white (ct.Mk. 16:6: Lake 24:d. 23; .Jno: 10:12; Acta 10:3, 30) stood hy them. These angels were practical. "Why stand ys looking into bseven?” they ask. There are times when It la right to look np steadfastly into heaven (eh. 7:65). bat there are times when duty calls to an earth sard look. The right thing for the dlsclplesVb do jaat now' was to do just what Jesus bad bidden Uem (va. 4. 23). Th* two 1st whl(a gave a glorious promise to cheer the disciples and make it easy tar them to leave that spot; Jesns

Jesus, but "thU Jesus" taken op from them. He was to com* t ost as Hs went, personally and'vMly (the Greek Is very -emphatic and cannot be honestly reasoned awayk tct. Rot. 1:7; Lake Jlt»: 1 Thom. 4:16; PhIL 3:10. 31; Heb. 9:26; Jno. 14:3: X T*. 4:«! a T»e«.

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