FHEKISG'SHIUli WAY i rtv. OR. TALMAGE RO»Wf9 OUT I hi right ^0*0.

\ B. pTITEfj & CQ„

VTumnorcm. F*>b. t.—R<t Dr T»SBrafP''* awnMO for tOilry van a puaw* of tbe road that man; hare tia»eU-d and uUx*» anr-Uj'ini! to ff<* rm and >* no more ajuiTTriat* ta the .capita! od rail Oil than f-» ai! plarr*. The tart obuam wat liaiah *>IT. 8. #.10: “And an highway ahall ha there, and a aa> and it abal! be called, the R-ay of Iwli' Dear; the unclean ahall mrf |«1»» ')/<■> it. hot it,ahall be fir tboap% thLafayfanna Bra, though fodh, ahall not err therein. Ko lion ahall be there. u*r any rareaoua banal ahall go np thereon, it ahall u>A be f<«md there, tmt tbe rednemed ahall walk thcrrs and tbe ranaoood at the Lord ahall retam and ccane to Zion with erngs and emrlaatiug Joy npca their heada They ahall obtain joy and gUd x and aghing shall Her

There are hundred* of people in «hi» fconae who want to find the right road You aorootinm aeo a pemat baiting ai crt*art ad«. and you can tell by hia k*Jl* that he wi*b« to aak ^ <joption a* to what ditwum he IflWhetter take. And I aland in year proacaoeooaariooa cd tiefact that there are many at yon bore who realiae that there are a tbaamnd wrong mod*. Iidt only .one right aie. and I take it for granted that you hare iiane in to aak which one it la Hire i* ute road that oprn« widely, hot 1 hare art mooh faith in it. There are a great many expeonre tollgatea acatterud all eking that way. Indeed at erery rod you mtut pay 1 in tear*, or pay in gmofiezJon*, or pay in flagellation* On that r»d, if you got through it at all. you hare to pay your own way. and *iDoe thia differ* an much from wbel I hare hoard in regard to the right way. I be-

liore it ia the wrong way.

Here ia another road. On either aide of it arc bouasa at einful eoterumtm-nt and iorttatinnato oone in and dine and r*at, but from tbe look* of tbe people wbortandou tbepiana. I am certain it is the wnatg bouse and the wrong way. Hero i* another n»d. It i* Tory bosunfnl and macadamised. The horse*' hoof a clatter and ring, and they who nde over it «pin along the highway until anddeoly they find that the nod limak* over an .tnbankmem. and they try to .halt, and they we the hit in the mouth of the fiery i-n-d and cry: "Hoi Hoi" But it ia loo late. and. crash! they go errr the embankment. ’ We ahall turn

OiSlld Dot riuoa in th Many a

kind at road, j You hare beard <rf tbe Ajipiau way.- It was 8S0 mile* long It wa* 24Teet wide, and on cither tide <t tbe road waa a path fig foot paaaengira. It wa* made out of rock* cut in hexagonal shape and 'fitted together. What a road it mart ' have beeu! Made of amoah. bard rook. 850 mile* kog I No wonder that In Ihi; jcawtroctiun of it the trearoru* of a Whole empire were exhausted. Becaune of inradnr* and tbe eliuiM«it» and time—the old conijiMrar who tann up a road a* be goes prrsr it— there ia nothing left of that nructure but a ruin. But I hare to t«ll you t^a Haul built befiae the Appian way. and yet it ia aa good aa when Aral con ed. Million* of aoula hare gone o

Millkma mure will come. The Imnawto sort *!—tl* Puraunl till. Md while b.m b. We UwRfnm will. WUlniat iSnani. #BU walk ia Chrot. the e»^ -i

Firut. this rood at the text ia tbe king's highway In tbe diligence yua dash on over tbe Bernard pass of the Alps, mile after mile, and there ia not so moth «*- a pnbbki to jar the wborl* You go over bridge* which cma* ebann* that make you bold your breath, under projecting rock, along by dangerous jrwipiw, through tunnel* a drip with tbe melting* of th* 1 glacier* and perhspa for the first time h-arn the uiajesty of a road built and aupprrted by gorernmental authority. Well, my Lord the King decided to build a highway from earth to beaivrn. It should *]iau all the chasms at hnman wretched ahonld tunnel all the mountain* of earthly difficulty; it should he wide enough and strong enough to bold fifty tbuomnd million* of the human ao many of them should-erer be Urn; it should be blasted out of tbe "rock utf ages" and onmeub’d with tbe blood id the cnaa and be lifted amid the abunt> ing at angel* and the execration of der lb. tbe king emt hia a<ai to build that road. He put bead and band and heart to it, and after the toad waa completed wand hia blistered hand onir the way. crying. "It ia Oniah.d I" Napoleon paid 16,000,000 franca fir the building <i the Bimpkn road that hia cannon might go iitit fur the deraatatiun at Italy, but our King at a gro-aur expense ha* built a toad tar a different purpme. that tbe banner* of heavenly dominion might eome down over it. Being a king'* highway, at courao it i* well built Bndgra splendidly arched and butlriaacd have given way and crushtd jh« paaMeigcr* who attempted to croes them. Bat (hriat tbe King would build nojHjch thing as that. The work dune, be mounts the chariot at his love, and multitndra mount with him. and he drirea i«i and up the steep (if heaven amid the plaudits at gazing worlds Tbe work is done— well dune—gloriously dime—maguifi-

oently done.

bull further', thia road spoken of is s clean road. Many a fine road ha* lanme miry and foul because It ha* not tavn properly cared fir. but my text says the unclean shall mil walk on Ihi* one. Kootu on either side to throw away you nns Indeed, if you want to carry them akxip you are not on the ngbt mad. That bridge will break, thuie overhanging rocks will fall, (he night will ooinc down leaving you at the mercy <4 tbe

at Sharon, and tbe laly >4 iV V'allie But if one aha'.l come in tberighl spirit ; aAing the way to bftav.41. he «ill find its plain way Tb>- paii'.-si 1* plait. The lance t» plain. Kwrythhig i* plain He Who trim to get n il, - rosd to heav eu through the New Te.lament traciung will got on btnuufully. Hewbog -v through phlksMpbiinl dmawn-fi will mg get isi at all Christ asys, "Cone l>. me. and 1 will takegll yuos^ses away, and I will take all your tmtblnsawsj Now what ts the uw- of my duccating it eny nervt U doc that pieir. If you wanted W^go to aume city, and I pen! ed you out a highway tb roughly laid out, wmM I be wise in itetaiaing you by a geological dtaouasioa sU«t the gva*. , you will {■» over, or a physinetn si 'discuasion about the muscle* you will

have to bring

Bible has pointed

eu. i* il wine fir me'. ~ . any riisrussitn about tbe naiure of ) t human Will, or whether th.. at-^pciei.t ts luuited 1 a unlimited? Tlwre is tbe ' road—go on it. It isa plain Wty "This | is a faithful saying, ami worthy of all t acoeptati si, that Ohn*t Jornsrame into ' the world to save amnerv " And that i» ' you and that Is me. Any little chi Id ] here can np^errtand this as well a* 11 i cm^^JWCkiss y** tjuBcfim- a* a littk cffldVp-u came* a™- tie- kingd.irn '.f Cod. " If you arc saved, It will IK« 1* as a phikiHpher. it will I*- a* * linkchild. "Of such is the kingd-ui of heav cn. " Unkwt you get the spinl of.little ; children, you will never .vane out si ’

their gkrioo* dnatiny.

Still further, this mad to heaven 1* a safe road SamrtinMa the travekr it: those ancient highways would think: himself perfectly serure. n A knowing i Here w a» a lino by the way borriiu:! hia bead dorp tsaween bit law*, and 1 then when the ngbt moment came, uu i der tbe fearful »ynng tbe mao'* lift wa# gone and then- wa* a mask*) cur case by tbe roadside. But. say* my ' text, "No lion ahall I*- there ' ^-1 wish I 1 could make yon feel your^itire h- , entity. I tell you plainly Ui« one min uu after a man hm- t—a child of ■ God he ia a* safe a* though hi' had t* m 10.000 yiare tn beaveti. Ho may slip ■ be may elide; he may stumble, but hi cannot be destroy'd. Kipt by tbe pow.-i | at God thrrsigh faith uti«oc»Atcplete sai , ration. Eviriastingly safn. The soveivst. ' trial to which you can subject a Chris tian man 1* to kill him. and that 1. glory. In other words, tbe Worst thing that can happ-n n child of God is b .1 • en. The Isdy i* only the old *hpp

* a* if they h»»l rust duct' r r and I- •*> to the ' Via • Hat.- you ip. *.«g > And like theclang tttrl will 1 the cytohal* clap a« **••' '— liaourre feng y . •J® 1 tx bath tnumpijnl u# **' ! h h. rse and the 11 der hath pr-hk in v sta ': And linn I see GanjaW They come Isjund' ti n of -w mi I say. "Who are earth 1* fi t and the brightest, cording <‘

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rMtues. "Their great tribula'

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Pii;r. f edar^ and Hemlock!

BUILDING LUMBER. | Wimlon Frames. , IHimls, Molding. '

Sasli. Doors.*

Hraekvt-S Turnings. Shingles. Fiekets. Luh. Lime. Cement, i; A Kill sujfply constantly on| . hl r*nWs K-U at No.^59 As-j diate d'-spatch byT'-Iepbonc. • . ember 'iiri ano CSc-. : Cur. I ’lli !i|, \ tYrsl Air..

\\0TEli BRIGHTOH, R. R. SOOY, Proprietor SEVENTH AN I* C’CEAN AYENW,

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FIRS r.< LASS HOUSE IMKLOi.V ON THE BEACH.

WM. LAKE, 0. E.. Itfotil .V-tcc-ut.

•ubyw-l only -me.step the n-rmiuus? I do iv* oad you jim me on. I ' here it eumea out My text dn-larv*. "The nd.- inot of the Lord come tn Zi<a. " You know what Zlou wa* Thai was the king's palarc It was a mountain fastnea* It w*s im preguabki. And so liraven 1* the fastness at the universe- No howitaer ha* kmg •■o-nigli rant-' ia shell those tower*. Let all the tuHirtie* at inrth and hell lilan- away . they cannot break in thasr gate* Gibraltar was ndtwi. .SebaMu|i'>l wa* takei.; llahylou -f.■Il '-Jiat thuswall* of bi-avre* shall never surrrejdrr

The 1*«

PtMLADELPHI A.

Editor ajid PtMirth-

«;«TY. x.J. C. THOMAS, NO. 108 -TaHKIT 'l ilKCT

Y. OOKSSOY, REAL ESTATE AGENT,

sA-KTID

\ LICENSED AUCTIONEER. Ko. 721 Asburij Acenue, Ocean City. N. J.

Public Ledger’s FAtfltf G1GCERIES.

d Almighty i* the drfnwr j i

irf it. Great capital -f the universe! :i Ternitnos of the king's highway! | ‘ Dr. Dkk said that, among other ;' thing*, ht- though! ui heaven we would ' study diemtslry and greauctry and eimic ' arcti-au Kouibcy th'mght that in boav- |

Chaore-r Dkk ma

and Eilakes]sure Now. Dr. l, H , r y have bis uiatiiematica for all ri ami tamtbi-y hi* reliaki-siware. |*k: i '.hri*t oud my old friend*— j in c ill the heaven I want Christ ; * v * pre^de «h»t I knew m earth— j , ' ,r * eavee enough forme. Oh. gar |

never wither, fj™

tie l"l« • •"

■ .edgri

I fail!

quit uf God. paiU the taM

that he tht >»• anidc’jipd I- for, putting : im tbe aandals of light. Hi* miu.1. ym | ‘

turn of the n*»d you will perish. But if you are really <m this clnan road of which I haru Iwn qwaktiig. tbi-n you will *top ever and au-*i In wash in tbe water that Mauds iu 'the ba*iu uf the etetnsl ruck. Aye, at alm-at every step id th-- journey you -vrill hr crying nut. "Create within me a clean hrert " If you have no such B*pirati ms a* that, it prove* that you have iiiudskcn your war. and if you will only look np and »ne th-j finger hoard alsertt your tiead. you may read ups. it tbe-M/vda. "There t* a Waylbat aeenietb nglit nulo a man. tNit

cannot hurt it

it Ko floods can drew;

can capture ft

Fisivl as tie. rr^iD.i *

d wh-w guest* areLion . city of light, whose j tmt

IT' salvaTlou and whose gate* are inn-t Oh. palace-of rest, w here God i» ! He-«• march and evutlarting ages the ’r*^ of bts-reign I (Hi. re mg louder'"‘ M be surf beet -f many water*, yet: the whispiv -if rherubim! L, nii glunems he-ann' When the laat is healed. wb*-ti tlx- last Imart- j . ii. if Ipdevk Wbui' Ute last teal of; re,mg - sorrow'i* wi|sai away, and when Tm-

ire-uirei i-f th" Lord iihall oumo

hen 1<M all the haipere take down , 1 '** 1 arpv and all the i:r.mp-ier» take |*»' rcU

Hi* aoul u safe Hi* reputation i* name safe. Kverythiug ■> aafe. "But," y>-u: ' say. "reppat- hi* More burn* up? Why. then, it will be only a change rf

1 h-wvtm let there W- churn* of morning j I ' stars, ihura* of white robed victors, j chorus < S martyrs from under the thr-XH-, !, ehoru* of ■«•*. I liorus of wivlds, and r i I tlwre is hoi (*■■ * ■og sang, and but (me '.

n and but one throne ligni. r ! i

ed—that of J-«a» -ally

inreatmenls fron. mfthiy to h-nvi-nly (ocuritiiw "But." you my. "supps* bis name g<«a down under the h-sif ui reurn and o-mtempt ?' The name will b* ao much brighfiv in glory. "Hupps* hi* physical health fails?" God will] pmr into him tbe flood* <f erivlasting health, and it will not make any differ cnce Earthly auUrai-U<4i is heavenly' addition Tbe tears of earth arc Ihi crystal* of heaven. Aa they take rag* and tatter* and put them through the paper: mill and they come -mt beautiful while j sheets uf tapir, so often the tag* oi earthly destitution, nnder the cylinders at doalh, come out a white re-roll upm Which shall be written eternal cnianci patiuti There was one passage of Scrip tore, the fraue of which I never uniV r ■tisid until am- day at Chamoumx, with Mtut Blanc on one aide and Miaitauverl on the other, I op ued my Bible and: road. "Aa tbe mountain* an- around | about Jcruaak-m »> the Lord ia nrounil abut them that fear him " Ttie *ur | roundings were an oomipAcat com :

mrntary.

liough trenitJ * area 11 *»d dsog'vs s8ri*in Tboort frte&ds skreuk) oil fall sad mil !

A bcwhitJcen-d man a* proq. re m* a* re-ine

him putbi-*! himeeif to tbe fr line in th- - iJy.iTgn{it.r.iUcr * u-relay and stood at the lic-nse wii I* this where tle-y. get wag-

war* be asked the ck-rk

Yoa. thl* ia tho place. I‘*y your iey np stairs and bnug the reredpt down here." #o* the reply "Letn'me see. flow much i* a wag,a lionise •'' imjuirod tire- tui]virep*e«* man as he flngen-1 hi* p« kct

"It will o

"No les'm that?*

"No, t

law "

• tbe price regulated by

How much for an express lie-use' "That will rent you •1.25 " "Wen, I can't afford it. I'll run n jdd wagon in the sh- <| mid turn my ho-re out to pasture. I ain't gut enough mo

ey and can't Isarow it " "Well, I'm sorry"—

“Ray. bow much P a dog liivvss>?"

Ye* mx- thing aseanre n». vhatsvsr l-re lo Thc re-ri;.lure sjMure-* as tire- Lord soil pro

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min ii r m rmun*.

Still farth-v. the rratd spdun of D a pleasant rend. G-id giv,» a hand of indemnity against all ->vil to every man that tread* it "All thing* wi«k t-ig'-ih •« fur good to tbiM'who love God. " No woapni f-vuied against them run jt- * per. That I* tbe isoid. •igr.ol, seal'd and delivered liy Ute ^renb-nt at th,-1 *‘ whole uuiverre- What i- fbe^r -if yixn *- trotting. <ih, child uf God. al*.-ut f.»«d?i ,: "Itobold the fowl* -f the air. f<* th-» ' •uw.ii-it, tirttlnv do they reap, n -r gath *’ rr into hams, yet your H' .u uly Fath-i " fereh-th th--m. " And wIB h-- tak- .-jr, : ** rf the qsinow, will be take i-are -if • raven, will be take care-if tin- hawk cud j"' let you die* What p Mre are of y-.ur frotting about ehstbes* "timsldur tie iili-n rf it* Md. Shall h- ool mn-h tl mure cloth-- you. oh. ye it little fait!. " What l» the tfre- Worrying for f-wr reiui-- " thing will happvi to your iH-nis* "l!. hkswoth tie- babilaU-ai of the just | IWhat u the ore,rf jour froti-.ug i-: ' *'

Aecordinc to f Tnef Ib-un-v. the hall D-izxln Which ha* excited so much int<v ret throeghoni the country UdretiiHd to w.-vk a radjpal and highly NvK-hctal change in th--_ syst- tu of fighting fire Inrtead of w-.Aing at a distanre- with sirsight streams, fire-men. l-y using the hall noczis. can 1-unnng buildinga and Work at close rouge, thus ted -aihr doing m-«e--ffective w -rk. tmt averting

i . and in many natih- firemen t-i tat-re rf Imnnng

• rf such value i* revthe gratitude of his . Y-tk Tribune

v The: applun

L fait infh* tomb-

shwan-tor »Kr m h>*t i-n •; P- ...1 l-e. 1'. Choi *? Brand* of Coffee-. Canned Fruit*. - i Pickl- s, Spices, Kai-ins. i >rie<‘ Beef. Butter and Lard. Hams of Best (Quality -■ Weigtied when Purchased bj t 1 Customers. No I^bss it . Weight Charged to Purchasers

IA»W I’KK IM. OCEAN CITY A Moral Seaside Resort. Not Excelled : as a ': Health Restorer Finest facilities tor” nsniipara, Sailinp.gunning.etc.

The Liquor Traffic and its H A V K Y t) U 1” it I E 1 > 'kindred evils are forever proCHEWS jhibited by deed. Cough and Consumption laBMEDY? us. K Mt. yroczT* a koltle it owe aad ghi it a Inal Il cares *11 - Itrex. 1, and IJitxmii^I'onxI*^ » Wafer Supply, Railroad, Steamboats

THE OCEAN CITY BEAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.

W. E. MASSEY & CO.,

Real Estate and Insurance Agents. Ix-Ss for Nab- or ex-tuuigr. How-re to mil. I teed-, »*>ud»- -r in-algagre

drawn. Is-au* m-g-iiah-d. A i.uiuiwt rf bargains in ton. W. 1-:. MAWUiiCV »Y CO.

811 Asbury Ave., Ocean City, N. J . , a> , *•' *» at..

IK*xl l«* llie P«nl ofKre.

TO. »t*i x. X3.Y

]. W. CHEW, Itnriiciurtr tBd Preprielor.

JOHN BROWER, And all other Paiitm** (Harm Modern Conveniences

First Quality Hard Oil Varnishes. Ito

Pure Metallic Paints lor Til and Shingle Roofs (anti nc other should be used where rain water is caught for famil)

use).

All brands of Ready- Mixeo Paints. Window Glass of all kind* and patterns. Reference given MTOKKOX AMni K% A VK OCEAN CITY N. J.’

ant) Thousands of lots for sale at various prices, located in all

-f the city.

For information apply to

E. B. LAKE, Secretary, Ocean City Asso'n, MsmsKBim

R. CURTIS ROBINSON. Real Estate and Insurance, Nos. 744-46 Asbury Avenue, * f OCEAN CITY. N. J. tS.' Money to loan on Bond and Mortgage.'^r^l e. b. laks. ’ Nii|»r>rfnt«nd«nt of OCEAN CITY ASSOCIATION Kre-tn it* orguiizalii-n, ai-d alre> REAL ESTATE AGENT. Hiu- Hi--iisaiid. rf Buildtiig'1*-ts fiir sab- at vars.ii. pn.vre H-xim- very « h«ip ai.d hcatud in all i-art* rfOmui Cily. N-w is tlie time t» pure Iibm- property hef-xe the -uv-nd railmad ramiea, a* jibeti property will greatly ad value. t have a g-«-ti many liK|Uiries f-rf IVnperty betwten Stb and 12th streets j Anyone lureing |xii|erty fix sah- iniglit do well to give me their pri--re. All pens-tis desiring tn Buy, -x Hell, -rf Exchange pre.|*-rtv. would do well before d-s-ing any tnuiw-tb-n to call -m or addrere E. B. LAKE, Arwa-iati-n ttflire, No. Mil Asi-tiry Avenue, (ht an City, N. J. , The White HeysE, H. H. BODINE, REAL ESTATE BROKER AND CONVEYANCER, Asbury Avenue, above Seventh, OCEAN CITY, N. J. Proih-rtH-s l>ought. sold, cxchangetl and rented. ROBERT FISHER, REAL? ESTATE ANB INSURANCE. - IT I mre, and if y.« want , in,gait, I «an suit y-Ki. Insurwnre whiten In Best Home and Foreign Companies. Item mg lime is at hand. If you want a summer heme, write me fi.r rwUhwue and priiv list Free-wrrUgv metre b- pr..,.» lll g invreuU. OFFICE: SEVENTH STREET AND ASBURT AVENUE.