SWOKD OF EIJEAZAR. Sy?JV

, , , nillir drlIK>l»-Ini«iVr ^

10 and fur nght«,n-i.r-. ! ^ ^

roio..l<- Jlia coochn-ioD ibM «'« onirht . linl. ^jtcr. It i-vtn. a to take a etonfcr (trip <rf God • elMTial. if in f>nr wr w . D i«J a haptini troth—the award of richto.iuB^* ^ 1Nll , vuc ^ i. a t ln ; ,f . tbotuVnd flaw

* ,,, ■ ,. r . when we actually n-*-d a Iwpit-n

Aa 1 Ua.k at Ei«Mr « hand I «!«) [ „ ( flr , friml Q„d „f P,-ut.rn-t ootlra hie apirit of rrlf furK.dfnllMw «i | lnt wr afraid aiuorhody wil He did not notire that the hilt of tl>a | critlcIM , , mr ^ n „ „„ ,» rritiri- .,u

j pray era or mtiriwamr relhtiona w.al

: that our ar.iiltT f..r the

t. April — In the fir»!

notice cuoceming Dr. Talmace that Paator Chartn. H. Spnrm'ti of Umdon wrote the (treat Engliah tiiiuoler aaid be was glad to find a pnwi lnr that l>-

anelbinK This diaronriw of Dr alatm h

Tahnacr ia in that rein and nrKea clo-e flirt with the «(iir adherenre t.. the old (toapel; Uit. II Who rare. wImU Satnott] zxiii. Id ••And hia hand elate I n * or denonner* w nnto the aword "■ ! iia tniarrpnwrtnat What a Rkadona thing to |«tarh the ; ration in n •'•n!l:.(teepell Sotna anpptaw that I .-ranee 1 f.r-ei .,ni>-:i'.w have rndgnoi a fixed paatorate I will'Wraib of (Otting real.- to prearh No. i.<> I expert t ^P' T kill a I’li prearhm .n than I • ter bate If the iraether run 1

Lord will, four tie

the hilt

wa« eating through tin palm ol hia hand Hr did not know it hurt him Aa hr went out into the ronflirt he wa< w. anxiona for the rirtorr he forgot himarlf. and that hilt might go devr to dee-pir into limjailm of hia band, it nmld not disturb him hand dare

y lirutbera el

myt Oh. how mat.

tlirre are who are all the time worry iug afarmt the way the world treat. iImiu! .They are m> tir'd, and they are «< at nerd, and they are ao tempted when Beatar did not think whether he had a band or an arm or a foot All be

We ter bo

a a. lunch, though 1 would not dare

to halt With ««ii opportunity lod.t late the truth through the enr to audienow and to the eye through the printing pma And here we have a Muring themejpnt before n. by the prophet A great (pweral of King liaeid wa« Eleatar. the hi-la of the text Tlie Mill istinea opened battle against Him. and hie trooie rrirealed The cowards fhd Elea ear and line, of his comrade, went into the battle and awept the held, for four mm with <»id oh their side are stronger than a whole regiment with

Uud against I hem ••Pail twek!" about- j musician, wounded, waa told he inns «d 4b* coinmander of the I’blUrtim have bis llmha amputated, and the' army The cry tan along the hoe:, j were al.mt fc> faMen him to the sni "Fall baekr Eleaxar. baring awept tgroti'a talde, for it was long D(ore ththe field, throws hinwlf cm ihe ground mervifni diKtivery of ana-stbetnw Hi

to rest, but the Uiuscb-. and sinews of ; said "No: don

bis hand bad

t like tin-' L t

t if yi

demption Is lost oar hand hurt, while Eb-arar went in

the .word. "

Hut I ^-e in the next place what hard thing it was for Eleatar to get h hand and hi* awntd parted- The mu < ice and tlie sinews had bearM> lot grasp—I around tin- gWordV could n

j acars on the feet. sc#r* all over 1 ! Won in the battle <i redemptii i all heaven will wdyaloud with ak they look at Oti»«- --ars ! will !»• there, and b* will point J place where the tooth ami paw < ; liiiU aeited him in the Gnliaent j John Hum will Iw there, and I ; show where the coal fu>t acurrh , f..it ou that dsy wbm bis aiuril 1 inn and Campbell and Freeman ! lean luiseionaiipa in India, w

Ignat

! thi n

-iiildret

1 their

drop i

amd his li.ru

radiv. I

help him. and fhey 'bathed the lank part c^ the hand, hep ing tie* sinews and tnuw le* would re lax But no "His hand clave unto the ►word " Then they tried to pull open the fingera and to pull hark the tbuuilc lint no a...no were thry pu'Ud tack than they ci'

clave

But i

wire of the hill had broken through the akin of th* palm of the band, and be conld not drop this award which^br bad ao gallantly wielded "His hai^ clave unto the aw««d That is what I 'all

ig fur the laird Gcal

'ahand, and ! ruma to thee.® elusion that be Us* th* sword with a very tight grip Th* cowards who fl..| had notrooMe in dropping their swords As they fly over the na-ki I boar their

awhile they w.-re .ticr.-wful, they wit iced that the curve in the (aim of tin' hand correwpondi-d exactly w itii the curve of the hilt "Hia band clave

unto the aword.

You and 1 have seen it many a time Tin-re are in the l'inted States belay

and ail annoyance ami allots , , , f tlie Just arte, the battle of Tork-t ^ fp , Ur IO |11TBrh ' •*“ * a,* IhatA nWtdi the word atanding

opiswite their name i. ••cmeriitta.* or the words are "a minUter without .chargo." Tliev were a heroic race. They had small aalariea and bn! few U.ikic and they ewalrf spring fr~l.ets b. meet

■nta. tmt they did in jty work for Oud. They

. the head- of Philistine

* ; iniijnity than you run id eftunt from

to enndown Yon put that old ster of the g"«p< ! now inb> a prayer

ing or occasional pulpit

ad bevh SO lung bent around ; Me. Get me a violin." A vi.din was [ hia aword that the hilt was . iuunght to him. and be aaid. "Now. g.. ^,.( ,j in the flesh, and th. pdd , to_work « I Winto play ' and for 40 . lLlin

le. while be playi*l

minutes, during amputation, he in4 dropped a

that with th* music of the gospel of iesus ChriM. and wit^ thia grand march of the church militant on the way to become the church triumphant, we cannot forget onrselvsa and fiWget all pang and all sorrow and all peris. ration and all jierturhation ? We know what men accomplish nn der worldly Oppcwition Men do not shrink tack for antagonism or for hard ibip You have admired |•r^'acotI's •Conquest of Mexico." aa triUiant and beautiful a hiatory as was ever wrile of you may not know nn der what disadvantage it was written —that "Conqneat of Mexitxi for Preacott waa totally blind, and to had two piscea of wood parallel to each oth.r fastened, and. totally blind, with his en those jiiecea of Wes4. he stroke against one pier* of wood telling bow far th* pen mu-t g one way. the Mn*eagainst tb -niher piece of wo.4 telling how far the pen I go the other way Ob. how much will endure for worldly knowledge and few worldly auccsas. and yet how lit. tie we endure for Jesus Christ' How there are that go around saying. “Oh. my hand: oh. my hand, my hurt baud! tVm't yon eee there ia Hood on the aword!' while Kh-aur. with the hilt imbedded in the fleahof his right hand, ddratnd know it

. . . ._ ' her* there ia

forled. and it ia the same old ring b> his vnica and the same old sbiry of |ardon and peace and Christ and beaten Hi* batid has ao lung clntcbe.1 the aword in Christian omflict be cannot drop it "Hi* liand dare unto tlie aword I had in my parish in Philadelphia a very aged man who in his early life had been the companion and adviser .4 Ihe I early presidents. Madison and Monroe. He had wielded vast influence, but I only knew him as a very aged roan I Tlie must reiuarakl.Ie thing about him : was bis ardor for tTirist When he ccnld not stand up in the meeting* without propping, he would throw his arm around a pillar of the church, and Ibongb hia miud was partially gone, hi* love for Christ was ao great thatwll were in deep respect and profound ad miration and were moved when he apuke. 1 Was called to see him die. I entered the ri.un. and he aaid. "Mr Taimage. 1 cannot speak to you now.’ He was iu a very pleasant delirium, as he imagined be bad an audience before him He said. “I must tell the** people bi come to Christ ami prepare for bear rn •' And then in this pleasant delirium. both anus lifted, this octogenarian preached Christ and Wild of the glories of the world to come There, lying c hi* dyiflg pillow, bis dying bind emi

show where the d.

struck thi

there, and they v t»n>« wre t:rok'

The V

anldi«

then

nd tl

who took oare of the sick sod win. d after the po*. and they will evuJameacf earthjy exhaustion riirist. with his starred hand wav liver the acarr—i multitude will

We do Cateriiij; in all ils'llranches. '.•.'.r.::..—

-ill take

I. and F

Th»-ee are Umv wl

cut <4 great tribulation and hi ride* washed and made whit*

hh—d of the LamU"

But wliat will yonrrhagriu and mine j

S. fi. SAMPSON. ‘LBtRT EllBERT.

Controotor or.d guilde

MARK LAKE.

k I nick fro

’.In;I JO* ■bd the

• Weld ami the

•be hand c laird Ji-Ml*.

i that

all toil and aarri

n of "the hand to abow |

GILBERT S LAKE.

o. in moohf, Hoos6 Si Sign Piintnrs. ■

Hi ll. I .I I I ►: tUES’TX. WM. LAKE, C. E„ We-xil ISssittttf eVtctFiit.

lui,>f< architect, Builder, |

clave

; -i hard that th. J d slock together aasl j the sw..rd <ih my ■»e ns to thy service.

I*KA*TI<\4 I. SI.A'I I K. HT«»K» AX1.HIHU-: Orrau <'!(>. X. J. iMlmenagataleee-waau, oabaad «.|7 A SHI HI A V KX I' K_ Xis lioliiH t'omon.

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CARPENTER AND BUILDER, OCEAN CH,Y, N J.

• peranration of olden ti

bad a right to relire from tlie conflict, it was old Joshua Soldiers coule liack - from battle have the name* of the hat

who expired with atilfoca j on Sags showing where they “' * ‘ " distinguished themselves, and it is a

.... very appropriate inscription. Look at

; that flag of old General Jo*hna On it

“ ■>“" “ “““ •' 0 ^ Jericho, Gibeon. Barer, cite of Ai.wud now in vmura. way. U 1M*. m Mad ^ ^ io kM on the jumjrar. IBmen were put to death .4 ( ^ „„ Ihr vfal ,. h - *

Christ a sake They were to be hurhd ! T1 ■._ •. ,,

over the ruck*, end before they hurled over th* rocks, in order to i their death the more dreadful in ai pation. they were put in basket!

e along and try to ■ Then

wrench out of your hand the entire life j dcaih Ob

of lha lcirri Jeans Chn.t and your

* or the (getory or j dure for Clin»t! We want —y to wrench I heaven in » Pullman sler-piug •e Bible, irat j feet on soft plush the l*-d n

-uaei.,..,,,. rly. so we can sleep all

still. Tltere be is. 1 Hi years old. H. • lying flat on hia lack, hut be i* preachj ing His dying words are a lattle \ charge against idolatry and a reliving cry for the Lord dfs Hosts a* be says. ••Behold, this day 1 go the way of nil the earth, and God bath not failed bi fnlfili bis promise concerning Israel. - ' His dying hand clave onto the sword. Then- is the beadiess body of Paul on

in. in ns id isj uni. j the trad to Os tea. His great train and ei ars to tlie boseipi fly. ! bis great bear! have been severed. Tile U* tbs tftiuws near me folk J elmw—4 rods had stung him fearfully bile lbs Wes leal ‘’J 1 ’!" l ‘l ,k When the ermidiip broke up. h" swam w«e dash'd down to ,.| llirr r iming up drench-1 with the “ n f»> “tber. have en Every day sinre that dav when

dared for Christ, and bow little we en

swung U> and fro over th* precipice that they might see how many bun irrd feel they would hare to be da-lc-d down, and while they were swinging in these baskets over the rucks they

_. _ j black porter if death to wsk*

You give up the Bible you gtva up any ; only in time to enter the guidn part of it. and yon give op pardon ami i We want all the surgeons to lit out peace and life and beann i hand up Let them bring on all tbs Prlrad •( an Good. ! lint am! all the bandages and sil tha !>• ncit be ashamed young man. to ] salve, for our hand is hurt, while Eb-a have Um world know that yon are a j rer d.s>a Dot know bis hand is Unit

This book > the "Hi* hand rUv* unto the sword.'

that la bad An elo

a I haik

a wisdecn prim* This criminal bad • nr through all styles if crime, and j ■ was there waiting for th* gallows j i I there at the win |i

the horse reared under him

1,0 j nrhe if Damaira*. a* the supernatural " ni j Uglil fell, down to this day, when he in | Bb years of age and ill front the prison 1 : cell of the Mamartine. be has is* n 1*1- * v j rageutisly treated, add be is waiting to - die How does h* spend his last hours! ““ r Telling the world how ladly he feels 'jl' j and describing the rbenmatisin that he “ in prison. Ihe rbenmafUm afflicting limisi or the neuraigig piirring hi* ipies or the thirst that fevers bis gne! Oh, no! His last words are tlie

»r Hiabi. little shunt for Christendom. "I am * hand I come tc I now ready to Is- ofletvd. and the time has done a great of my drpurtnrr i* at band: I have am ni-l snrprin d : fonght the gisid fight " And *.

-Eleaxar j ing hand clave unto the sword

ion* drove hack I - that Eleaxar * f,

It was

,im Wh'ijfbetor* bold-f h- hi the aword mvk hold of him puny

tile ft i

r that my father lay allying

lauu. iur evny nine it was Saturday imirning. ilaak with uae end of the Jn*t three years brii re that day my ■mb of - the aword i motber liad left him fi4 tlie akiea. and

hom»ick t'C. loin Iur com* .-as K8 years of age Minisg!*14l came In to comfort

lefed lor nswrwateT and j him. but be comforted them How I must be sharp strok. | wundcfintly the w.ada s.-undid out ust. There i» iutemper freon hi* dying pillow, "I have Is-cn I* fraud and there i,. | young and now am old. yet have 1 licneof Iniqnily. arm-1 I hia *s*d begging l-read ' Tliev bathed ity How are they to la- hi* Imiw and they I a 111—I hi* hand' rthrown! Soft aertoon* j they bathed hia fret and they anccerried oTOCt.i rases laid down in front <1 \ in straightening out th-- fret^luit •xijilisile ^audience will m tdo i; j did no! sneered in hathiug ojien '' hand so it wYnld stay 0|uiti Tln-y

Tiristiai

the Jeimrites a

d J Tiny lathed it ■ j* n aga ir , shnl What wa* tlie n '»■ I thttinb and the fingn- of ie Ah. it had so long haiel r of Christian conflict tl v clavq nnto th* sw-4-t '

nut it ranur with tin* t old ham!

into John Knox— and ; Christian cbnrcb t-dny The w huh drth t tendency isto refine on Cbrisrian v.nk ig. 1 : send aptihiRetic Word to inh|Uily we are i and j about to rapture it And we tun.t g,.

I intend till* sermon as a tonic 1 ant you to hold the trntb with in adicsbls grip, and 1 want you Ir rike #1) hard fre God that it will react id while yon take the stti.rd the (Word " ‘ . " notice that the ofli :f the mothern army every year notice that the offi of tii* ism t hern army every year a—emhla. Kildirrs coming !-«• Ib- r '••ry apt to recount their experirh and to show their scare. Hire is a i dire who palls up bis sleeve and *a •-Tiure. I »ii» w.umd-yn that are and shows the re ar And another i diet pulls down hi* collar and m •■Tiiere -. I wa* wounded on the nec And an.-lhre soldier says, "1 have I

CUR TROOPSHIPS.

Within 40 day* B.nim American soldiers have asi 1—1 through the M-litcr ranean ra*t the doors of th* nation* of Europe. An object herein in efimeihing im*r than numls-ra has been given Ten month* ago such a possession a* a troopship wa* unknown to th* United Slate* govrennient All territory wa* cnntigmm*. The only transpcirtation with which the American qnarterum* ter* were familiar wa* on land. When the opening week* of th* war found tna.i]i* moiiilixing at Tampa, the gov eminent wa* oblig.-d to charter coast wi*e reafl scattered *11 of th* way from New York to Nrw Orb-ana Tlie H?al* were of vanoni'sliapi-* and sixe*. They were hurriedly tr*n*b,ruu-d into trainports, and Bhafter'a expsalition of 14. OdO men got oS for a thrre ilaya' ateani ing after what at one time threatened to be endless confusion. Last week on* of the new troopshiia dropped anchor in Manila bay after a trip more than half way around the world and in the sesKiu of storm*. t>f the S.ooO soul* on Lard noton* had sustained an accident of ao mneb a* a broken arm. When one of these American troopships stopped at Gibraltar. British officer* asked the privilege *.f inspection. They went aboard and with the thoroughm-aa of expert* proceed—1 to look orre the arrangement* to the renal lest details They examined the sleeping quarter*, the galleys, the exercise spam, the baths—in short, every part of the ship And when they had finished they told the American officer* that Great Britain, with all of her experience in the water transportation if troop*, bad no transport* to cumiare with th*aw which the American govern had devised for th* movement el soldi eta to distant puaanaiuna They • led When told that -2,000 tm n Hen conveyed across the ocean 'without au accident. They explain—I the Britirii government never moved such iinmlers of soldiers on an i voyage witbont expecting to loss r more disabled by accident* inci i th B.0O0 on the way to Manila l.v the easterly rout*, tb* war department has bad S.00O on the water by the westrate. An army of American tns'P* iving arrosa the oceans bound for a Km destination and tha achievement receives scarcely more than pa— ing attention in the United States To other goTernmenU thi* easy execution if a great military transportation prob-i-m is a matter of mneb more oomuunt _nd aurpriae than it ia at botna. The military jonrnals of foreign countries are discussing it aa they did some of iba feat# of the American army and navy in the war with fipkin This 'emrnt of troops and munitions to Manila from the United Htatse ia anther in tbeecrirauf eye opener* for the

eat of the world.

•hr Killing mt C'aplal* Burk s O Xelll. The most serious I.** that 1 and the reciinsnt-igiuld have soffered befell just heforg we charged. Bocky U'Neill was illing np and down in front of his u smoking his cigarette, for he wa. reerafely addicted lo the habit. He I a theory that an officer ought nevre to take cover—a theory which was. if course, wrong, though in a volunteer nixatinn the officer* ahould certainipnae theime-lvea very fully, simply fur the effect on the men. our regimental toast on the transport ruuning. ••The officers—may the war last nntll each is killed, wounded or promoted ' Aa O'NeiU moved to and fro hie men I legged him to lie down, and one of the sergeants aaid. “Captain, a bullet ia

sure to Mf you. "

O Neill to‘k hi* cigarrtteout of hi* moulh and. blowing out a cloud of nm-ke. laughed and aaid. “Sergeant, the Spanish bullet isn't made that'will kill me. " A little later bedisruaaed f.4 ■ moment with one of the regales effirer* th* direction from which the Spanish fire waa cuming. Aa be turned < n hia heel a bullet struck him in the mouth and came out at the hack if bis head, so that lifor* he fell hia wild and gallant aoul had gone out into the darkn—w —“The Bough Bidera.” by Coke wel Theodor* Bcuaevrli. in Scribner's

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