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t SOME NEWS AND COMMENT i i The Newark Star says : ' The new land-locked harbor at Cape May, the entrance to which is now | under construction, will not only prove an important harbor of refuge for commerce at the moat dangerous point 1 •f oar coast during stormy weather, j but it may also be a valuable aid to •or navy. The harbor ia artificial, being dug, forty feet deep, out of the < morass, with an entrance at Cold ' 8pring Inlet, which the Federal Gov- ' emment is deepening and protecting with massive stone Jetties. The harbor would not be used as an important ; naval base, because it is too close to i the open sea. and would be exposed to i hostile attack by sea and land, but it could be used to great advantage for coaling and refitting warships, for receiving new ammunition supplies and for other essential purposes Cape May can also rejoioe in the prospect of viaits by naval squadrons, of social festivities in the hotels attended by uniformed naval officers and of picturesque features in the harbor to make the oldest of New Jersey seaside resorts resemble Newport m its social <j

features. > « 9 fi 1 Acting Gov. Freiinghuysen in an ad- 1 dress at a Masonic dinner at East ' Orange said that the Increase of taxa- ' tion was not due to the Legislature, hut to the local administrations, which he said are incurring debts and obligations which will become troublesome ' by and by. He said they should practice some good old-fashioned economy, ' aa the State did last year when the 8tate found itself in debt, and changed 1 conditions so that it had over a million ef surplus in a single year. He made ' an optimistic speech and Icld how other States were trying to copy our laws J and methods a « «- 1 Before Peary's claims can he fully admitted, his papers should be submitted ' ta some impartial tribunal abroad and their deciaion declared. In the light . ef the heated controversy wh'ch has arisen, it looks as though the prompt admission of Peary's claims was a "put up job." AAA Have any plans for a New Year's 1 parade been put under way? Reports from other towns show merchants offering prices for the most elaborately decorated turnouts, and it some of the merchants or individuals here could be prevailed upon to put up suitable prizes Cape May could furnish as good a parade aa any town in South J err y. A A 9 It ia suggested by a taxpayer that ao city or other municipality should accept a donation of streets in a new

— — t tract until absolutely complete with t sidewalks and sewers duly laid and t ready for connection with the city's j. system. Tbe same taxpayer, a man of broad experience who has traveled over most of the country says, that there is t scarcely a city on the map in which f tbe expense for salaries and routine c expense is aa little as at Oape'May. c (• A A i Merry Christmas to you and alBO tbe t of New Years t AAA j Christmas is the great day ef the en- < tire year, "Peace and good will" , reigns in most families and communi- ( tiee during the yuletide. . . ! ! The public schools of this city were closed on Thursday afternoon for the ' I Christmas holidays and will remain ' closed until Monday, the third of - January. •)•)•) ■ The third number of the Y. M. A. 1 • Star Course willlbe the Evelyn Bargelt i i Concert Company ou |Thursday, Jan- I > 6th, 1910. A A 9 i Lake Lily and all nearby pounds , : were frozen over this week and many , 1 young people enjoyed their first ice , • skating this winter I NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the < ■ Township Committee of Lower Town- > ship will meet in their annual aettlei ment at the Township House on Monment Township House Mon-

day, December 27th, 1909, at 10 o'clock A. M. Persons having business with the said committee will please meet them at the above named place and time. Attest:- CHARLES C. REEVES. It Clerk of Lower Township. IvHO IS SANTA? Who is this fellow Santa Glaus, And what is he about? I'd like to pull his whiskers some ; He is so very stout. Can he shinny down a chimney When he's so round and fat? And how could he get back again 1 wish you'd tell me that. Santa's workshop's in tbe clouds, And reindeer live up North, Pray tell me where ua kids get off, And what your story 'e worth. tell us yarns of Santa Claus Wbo lives up in the skies, And how he ridee upon the wind With twinkling stars for eyea. You say we must be very good. And never wink or blink, Yet it puzzles bow en angel Can have the ready "chink" i To fill a pack as big as his, i With toys sod trinkets too; i ThisiChristmas tale seems queer to me, I'll put it up to you. j But when 1 grow to be a man, ' I mean to watch and see ) Old Santa with his pipe and pack I Before I will agree > That it ia right to fool us kids. Till we get big and wise ; / t Now on the level, tell me why V 1 Old Santa never dies. i — Charles Albert Brewton.

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|Tf SUNDAY SCHOOL ] Lesson XIII.— Fourth Quarter, For ] Dec. 26, 1909. the international series.' Text of the Lesson, Matt, ii, 1-12. i Memory Varses. 11. 12— Golden Text, i Matt, i, 21 — Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Steai ns There is one great truth emphasized id this gospel and id tbe New Testament wblcb Is not made much of by preacbere and teachers, as a rule, and that is that Jesus Is the son of Davkl. the promised belr to David's throne. See In Matt. L 1; Rev. rxlL 16. how the New Testament begin* and ends with this and note bow Paul uses it In Rom. L 3; II Tim. 1L 8. See Gabriel's use of it in his message to Mary in Luke L 32. 33. and Peter's reference to it in his great Pentecostal discourse In Acta 11. 30. Then take the question of tbe wise men in our lesson. "Where is He that ia born King of tbe Jews?" Remember that that title ia tbe languages of Jews and gentiles was placed over His cross and tba't wben Be shall come again in His glory and Israel shall say. "This U our God: we have waited for Him. and He will save us," it will be to make Jerusalem the throne of the Lord, that all the nations may be gathered unto it to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem. Then, the Lord being King ol Israel In tbe midst of them, they shall not see dVll any more, and He will make them a name and a praise among oil the people of the earth. Then shall all the nations bring their wealth to Israel, "even as these wise men did. and Israel shall blossom and bud and fill the face of the earth with fruit (lsa. xxv. 9; Jer. 111. 17; Zeph. ill. 15. 19. 20; Jsa. lx. 5; margin xxv 11. 6). I sincerely trust that every teacher may verify what 1 have said by these and other texts and thus saia oy tnese auu umer imu uuu wuo

the best possible kind of Christlesson concerning Him of whom prophet said. "Oat of thee (BethleEphratahi shall He come forth unto me to be ruler In Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old. from the days of eternity" (Mic. v, 2). as it is in our lesson. "Out of thee shall come a governor that shall rule people Israel" (verse O. Such a as Herod might well be troubled the mention of a King of the Jews, for the time will come when the kings of the earth and the great and rich and mighty men shall call on mountains and rocks to fall on them and hide them from His face and His wrath (Rev. vi 15-17). The chief priests and scribes knew prophecy well enough to be able to tell where the Messiah should be born, but their knowledge did them no good, for when He came publicly and In every way proved Himself the Messiah about thirty years later they rejected Him and killed Him. It is not a knowledge of Him nor of what the Scriptures say about Him that saves any one. but only the heart reception of Him. according to John i. 12. Some day we shall know more thaD we can now about these wise men— wbo they were, how many there were. Just where they came from, what they knew about Him or His star and bow they came to know what they did. If the star led them all the way to His land we wonder why they turned from It to call upon Herod and inquire of him. We note that when they left Herod the star seemed to be waiting for them, for It went before them till it came and stood over where the young <bll<k was. leading them to the very house. This was therefore no ordinary star, but a supernatural light, a heavenly messenger, and-it makes us more than ever Interested in these men wbom God so honored. When they saw the Uoa so nouoreo. nutu uicj

star again after leaving Herod they rejoiced with exceeding great Joy (verse 10). and we do not wonder, for It must have been like passing from hell to heaven to come from such a presence Into the presence of God's own messenger. When the angel brought tbe shepherds word tbe glory of tbe Lord shone round about them, and tbe message was. "Behold. 1 bring you good tidings of great Joy. which shall be to all people." Peter says of Him. "Wbom. having not seen, ye love; in wbom. tbougb now ye see Him not yet believing, ye rejoice with Joy unspeakable and full of glory" ft Pet L In the presence of this child and His mother these men fell down and wor- ^ shiped Him. opened their treasures and prew— '"d unto Him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh (verse 11J. This is no loose change or pocket- f book story, but a record of treasures 1 brought to Him. It makes us think of * ■ the woman who gave all her living : and received from Him such com- g mendatlon and by contrast of another

woman who spent all her living on physicians in a vain search for health and then received it one day in a moment from Him freely. Mary of Bethany brought Him treasure when she anointed Him with very costly ointment (Luke xxl. 8-43: John xll. 3). Are we bringing Him anything that can be compared to treasure, a really sweet savor to Him. a willingness to suffer with Him? Wben there is no plain guidance given ua in His word He win not fail to guide us in some way by His providence or by a dream or a voice if it is necessary. Pa xxxtl. S; Iaa. xxx. 21. are sure words. I have ofter. been helped by the fact that before they were ordered down to Egypt tbe gold was on hand to go with, and it was with His gold they Journeyed. It had been given to Him. Notice the unexpected source it came from. Remember Hag. 1L 8; Pa lxll, S.

SISGESTITC JBESTIBR Ii In— tln—l Newspaper BMt j Study Oak. Cwwk-lra-.T.au— ,da) I | (Copyright, tm. by IbraT. fe Uamtt. DJL) The Birth of Christ— Matt 11:1-1*. Golden Text — And thou shah call his name Jesus, for he shall save his peoplejrom their sins. — Mart. 1:21. Verse 1— ' Whore is Bethlehem, the birth place of Jesus? Where was the home at Mary and >aaeph, the parents of Jeeus, and how did It happen thit they were at Bethlehem at this time? What was the probable nationality of these "wise men?" Verse 3— is there any evidence, and i if so what Is it, which Indicates that God, in part ages, has revealed him- ' self to other peoples than those of Jewish origin? Give your own Idea of this star that the wise men saw, which Indicated to 1 . them that a Jewish king had been born; was It objective or only subjective? Were the 'wise men right in their opinion, that Jesus was "the King of the Jews, ' as they were In the fact , of his birth? Verse 3— What is the evidence for or against the idea that it was God's original Intention for Jesus to be the literal King of the Jews, as the wise - men stated, and as Herod i eared T Why should Herod and "all Jeruaa- - lem" be troubled at the announcement of the birth of a Jewish King? Verses 4-6 — What prophet is here referred to, and where in the Bible i did these priests and scribes quote from? Did the prophet they quoted from, and did these priests and scribes think that the expected Christ was to be an earthly King? Why? Verse 7.— What is it which makes i diligent study, of a worthy subject, either noble or ignoble? , i Verse 8 — How would you describe a man with motive iff Herod, when he 1 sent these wise men off on their mis- • sion of finding Jesus? What, If any, reason -ia there to be- • lleve that th'-e are those to-day who ' attend church, and thus pretend they , : are earnestly seeking Jesus, who have 1 practically the same motive as Herod 1 had? Verse 9.— If a man to-day would see 5 the Christ, what "star" does he need 1 to follow to be sure of being led to r him? Give your reason for your idea whe3 ther it is to the favored few only that C God sends a star or its equivalent, 1 pointing to where Jesus may be found, e or are all men similarly treated? r Verse 10— Mention some thing* 1 which always produce joy, and then r describe that which produces the greatest joy to mortals known? (This J question must be answered In writing by members of the club.) [ Verse 11.— What Is the ground for certainty for the statement that those ' who really seek Jesus always find F him? What are the emotions which are ' stirred, the motives which are formed. Q and the deeds which are done by 0 everyone who really seeks and finds • Jesus? Verse 12.— Is there any liability that lj those who live in the presence of Jee sus, will ever be duped into betraying e Him or his cause? , Is the day of the supernatural gulde ance of God's children, past, or is there reason to believe that it Is as ». operative as ever? r. Lesson for Sunday, January 2. 1910. j — John the Forerunner of Jesus. Matt, n 111:1-1 2.

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