Exeter Advocate, 1902-12-11, Page 6CABE FOR THANKFMES
Religious Liberty Is Not 'Always Honored
Tb,is Twentieth Century,
(ZtateTO 4wor4in; te act of tee Patimaita: ,barvest. The first harvest, which
came,. eA the rev, one ThGUAIRd. NA3,10 UAW the white men gathered on MasSa-
04 wet wet m. it -ti of 'reopoaut to•
AtS44Oloil; esomal chusetts laud wes very email. They
ilenew that urilles.s help came soon
1001A'ZI: IVOUld h4Ve -to face starvation.
despatch from, Chicago eases; dalany a time," wrote the author of
alev. letank De Witt Tehamee prem. e.ii-;,eephe pegrine etatbersi ef New Eng-
• trom eee following teat,: Weahit'land." -they wet to bed to rest
C . d. "Be the...eat/el unto bim." without knowieg whence the nest
Theakagivieg day of 10;10 is our deeds food wee eo come. tIow they
the to -dia. Plymouth rote; is the- were to live uAtil the next harvest
pulpit. hehe mighty trees of the came round it was an impossibility
Air-erica/a forests are the massive pil- to eay." Yet those godly men on
tars' of the sar.etuarytiur dOelia is Plymouth's first Thanksgiving day
the blue sloes of the heaven. 'Hie were able to tbOtat God that kie head
id
eensee of the "Indian summer,'" :giver: to theta coeunit food up ane
which derived its name from the present thee anda aod where they
,tinie of elaseaeoena tasie to tha IMy could ultimately earn a competency
otoutie colony to he the pilgrims' it not a sullarahaselanata They
greet on their drt Theethseiting: theaked Gee for the post; they
tlay„ shall be our niiatroduaion, The trusted Cod for tiw future.
waves Or the fetritemiless deep, nith;. 1.F.SSON TilF, PILGRIMS.
their white eagers of feam playing ;. een erane. ;bore, ontete to be a
nibca melte' hers of Trethetintd leseen far yoU tl II
p gr Iv.
raNi. 5hail lead fin Oig,i;'ai7:41- 'file era- gretitude to God for the Sup-
hol'411. bluff overliaiemet tte nnaen. 41;,..11 unt,pc4-,A1 want4. You
haraor Of rii,,yramith 11le our ea. meet got re a millionaire. 'YOU may
ditorium. and We Sbeln harhhh net have a tig haute account. or •en-
witLin thete four wade as wonhip. "att motley to Leap you la ease
ers the stern faecal. iron Ineseael oz t! een eea..5,11 wore; oet. law the
igrhu fethere of old. you can then%
Gee that yoa have a home in which
to live. 00 Mattel" ilOw tumble that
beea may la, Non can then% Cod
Meet ttrie have eneuela eiothee to keep
you wernt and enOugheol Plaht.
weolestoce feod to eat. Ilut.
wieuell a few int us may thaek God
merely for the we seeterear:cs. pueet
of lie ean tharat, ine: 4,r the hie/ides
es well. 01;r natioual prosPeritY
wae *lever es great as to -day. If we
weee ceoee the eels and veount,
to tlie inteibitants tpf any other letitl
el: thee temporal biteteimat
wheal we ere teerroureied. tleete fore
teeli would not /
the latof fien eteriee we would tell
them,
goely voyegers of tee
shiP MaYilower. whoot secrieves
matie the pilgrims* artt Ivo at:1th)::
day a possitriiity. e -Th v dret Jbora,-
eivieg day watt really a imrvest
home festival. on that. :men wel le
mooning' tbe governor persoliali,,J i
ivoide oral gireste faro tho tiettFie
of worship. whore a reliealtina ter.
eiee waa held There the psaliits
were stang. There the .prooere were
oatred. Then. Wider ihiznthew-
ger
tel Goa that he who teal
t riugalrls and teal tdotrhol
withr tilewi1 laeste of the fer-
tete 1 al fal and clothed chi Pro -
"Ware/ thene. "Ill'ea tie reet of the
0475F Ur" S.4.14 OS a home hW. 05 a
dee, of feaieing ond raid fim
THE PIIIST TilaNNSGIVINIS. THE FREEDOM 141011 SIN.
Yds. ewe aheetee ell their sereetwe 71,0 piterita fathers retetoel
treuilhes the Idritiehtt hatiwre heti sal ee taay had reneiveil theiT
urinah rawly 114c-:a14cs snAlreemiljrg far.qt trent the einfiii temptatione
11.14Nn en that LlIrst Thnadicing dley, fortinet laud. They theweeelve
Ana. tfi to IN'anin,tigle fleine of their "'le own end weenen of eteriieg
10111flgi• OS as soma i?i,15,:iereiteltable ifitegehy. They were
of the reesatitteilinagas1 h a one :92'4 ;is tO lay delta: thew
own throe thee. I watch tide her- htee eel Illertyre for diatte thirist.hI
Mon 1 'ahem in 1020. as were their three
The pilgrim tett ars riloWed in re- ri4.41tmotQw"1114"' 11';IW'r 134413.°W5*
PigtOlta iherty. They aheired that '"*"" "114411v(iad and John. Ptarts.
litter Could not May wiewhip Cheat
ir own way will ;IP:au:lull to in 1'711q1and ; but, 11"4111 11") 111'
their own lielief, hut euttai aeoha on grim fathers reheat he ready to 4114
rbiingpmatiouWists thay kaAdt1 f-ellaet ChriSt, ti etr. taidetieoped eau -
their own pattore and eiders awl drdni on aeetnlat Pr"UlAY Uf the
114,“COUS and have thew twat land of deence of Alit•ir foreign warm:mei:1gs,
elterelt government. it was in order were not ithwees of the saute ruins).
to win this religious Marty that tee Teltillg our little children's faces
little lettid of pilgrims arra eedured between our two bande ;and Liaing
the eersteutioue the viiiitete of losiaglY and etworetder itato the
Scrota**. Enttatnti. it wee to win depths of their pure tows. can we
this Nei of religioue liberty that in not to thigh:fel that lotb wo aud
eel19 thenigrated front tl:e leng- tare are liview in thiristian com-
le it siteren and became esilf s in Am- munitiet elate! human 40fections ere
eterilam. It was in order to win held Snered and where purity is net
this religious lilerty that the little n oddity aria practiealler retinopolkee
liand of pilgrims hL 1610 laoke ed. as of oldby a. few VOStal N111-
5Wsly fl'051 Anistirdant and, wider
etao. in 1593, late hewn thiar Jive:
egrer coneeerated ,to lizeiong service
their mdiem 1t- the fansoes diewow in 0 beatlien temple ? Can we not
irson, twnk at to Leyden. and it was in thaGod that our children ore not
order to win this relinitres liberty breathing the morally tiapraved at-
th.tt the inliaortal 309 paasetigers of mosidvere of some le,:h fortunate
the Mayflower filsolly crossea thear
ld 1{145.150 claughters aro sold like
seas and emigrated to n. new and eleatele. never even :owing nuptial
unlinown world, Religious liberty day, and where a wife regarded es'
de4greVing a family when she be -
routes the mother of a daughter in-
eteate of a son ?
alleleTING LOVED ONES.
'mens aso much tbat, thouch oce,, ,
vairti of that mmfathers rejoiced in the
eoral-le pilgrine, band
died the first month after they nad beim that they should soon be re -
landed talon the American shores and 44124441 'kvith. their loved ones who
though all at cum time were titillatwere lift leainti in Leyden. 'The
es
on arcount of sickness excebt seven whtile r"mlunirtY at pilgrims which
men nd womenyet when the tim
in MO $ettled in Le den did not
came for the sailing of the elayllow-
a, e
.cress the Atlantic in 1020, as many
er back to Engle/id not, one of the people suppose. No. Only a, stall
survivors would return to their old Part-12ne
0 Ilhm
hwoen and Children
home, even though Governor John caine iliste The vast majority of
Carver and the company wel'e ready "tiatt comMunity remained behind.
to let any one go who would. The And so these American pilgrims on
spirit which led to the descendaats Plyiuouth's first 'nuerets,giving day
of the pilgrim fathers a Century and 'Were living in the hope that John
e, half later to shed their blood at Poltineon and the absent members of
Concord and Lexington and Bunker
Hill to prove that "taxation with -
mit representation was wrong and
must not exist" was that same spir-
it which made the pilgrim. fathers on
America's iirst Thanksgiving clay re-
joice in religious liberty. They
thanked Clod for religious liberty,
even though the deaal sleeping upoil
Durini hill rt. to yin,.
They thanked God for religious lib-
erty, even though, to protect it, they
had to go to church armed. While
the main congregation prayed with
their eyes shut, their sentinels on
guard had to pray with their keen,
'vigilant eyes wide open.
IgueiY;engwidtahy waQ'll7eflir: WPIO°741,tted Byfriol:
our clear °nee es we eet sail from
Holland's shores we would 'tell thee,
tread:led hearts of 1902, we shall
fah yea all. meet. again.,"
A, HOME DAY.
But while studying the eistory of'
Plyntouth*a first Thaultsgtving dar
we must remember thet it was IlOt
Only a day for thautegiyieg to God,
but also 4 day Ole.tie memorable by
home enio,yntents. The pilgrim forth -
ors opened, the days with prayer.
They also felt thee' did not deeta
rate it when they gethered abent
the festal board mut laughet and
joked as well es tellted about the
great themes ef the gospel while
they sat at dinuer, It will not be
very long, before stoat gaoorings
.svi.j- be an imposeibility. In, a few
years the chief mageates that now
draw the children tefeether at
Thesgiving wlil be gone.
Then next Th4aksgiving day after
•you have helped everybody eel round
and after you have thanaeid God for
all your many bleesiugs awe after yea
have Also worshippea in diodjs sena,
„wary. M spirit as your pastor. and
fen, a, privileged guest, I 'went to
v li tcome into yo er dining room. And,
though you reay give diderep
nt arts
of he turaey to the different mem-
bers of your family', I' wentyou to
save mai part for lee. I waat you
to save for lee the "wishbone." Atli
as 1 in spirit Canoe Among yeu there
1 want you to telee hold of one side
of that wishboue and let me take
hold of the other. Then tie I pull
and tweak the wiehbone And should
I get the larger Side 1 Want ytllt tO
lit am nuticn this wish ; "May the
inaoy lileessuge Arillfil Cod hen
ehowered 4ipon yon during* the last
%weave months :often, your heart in
geatitutie to bite. May the ',recent
elittire. in your dining morn teach
you thot ,your earthly tiute is to be
very short. Therefore, may eant here
and now resolve to love your Vast
"eter an Yalt 114re never done heave.
'And in the earthly years that aro
.left W yen may you be as faithful
in your trust to ;N•our lime. your
wife. your childreu and to the great
kvorld at largo as were the pilgrim
.feethera to ehe princip1es. which they
tablished."1
TILE SENDAI SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LEssoN,
DEC. 14.
T xt of the Lesson, I Sam. iii.,
1-14. Golden Text, 1 Sam
9.
1. And the child Samuel minister -
wants to teltans all that is ▪ in His
heart for us as far as we aro able
to bear it: Ile \yenta to accomplish
His purposes 'through us, and so He
is looking' over the whole earth, for
those whose hearts are whole toward
Him(I hrea, xvi, 9), The angels
do Ilia commandments, hearkening
unto the veice of His word (Ps. cal.
20), mist we do pot houeetly Prea'
"Thy will be done Mi earth as in
beaven." wileSS we desire the same
in ourselves,
ejatee. I will Sedge his house for-
ever ter the iniquity which he knew-
eth, because his sons mode them-
selves vile, and he resin -ducal theta
OS SS S 6%ti%0
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cb.
l'n'OZ%Z6 196 :91/414,`
FOlh THH COOK, se
Sweet -Potato Pt:acting—Boil 2 lbs
sweet Potatoes Very Seft, Peel and
mash them while warm and add 1
tate good butter. Beet potatoes and
butter until they beeeme quit°
White. Now beet to te cream the
not,
yolks of four egge with one cup oi
White .'agar. Beat the whitee of the
eggs to a stux froth end Add to the
zggitnir jaxotdareyolic::.nrNtonwe ntettarntnnelpi nttlale,
toes and stir briskly. Add the juice
01 h large oranges end 1 healdild
teaspoon the grated peel, if liked, or
4 teaspoon enuillie. Stir la 2 cups
sweet milk aad bake in a, quiet'
(Alen,
Mee Supper Dieli—Aleke 4 (10110
of baiting powder biscuit. stir rattier
still and spread half an inch thick
on a Shallotv pen. Viatee thin slices
of apple over the WIN sprinkling'
thickly with cinnamon and sugar.
Beim he a qUidic oven. and when
done, wet in squares and eerve with
butler mut Maple syrup.
Tomato and Onkel $0111)--Oeok the
Mons, width have been peeled And
eliced,n stilted water till soft. then
add an equal queutity of tomato,
through thorougaly. Season to taste
4 , y art lea
that much of the table is not retie.-
ide acid butter, Anyone fond of
Iiut 441GdedthgeeLeQS11.4iee:n1 ia9111r it'eqrtito4: 4'41111" WM eni°Y. thwdish.
theugh The bear loeg with it. We Mock Fried Oystere-oVeell
may wonder if either Eli Or Sa3111101, Serape Salsify, and cook in boiling
nlept much more that night, but We stetter until tender; drain. add a
are told that in the morning whenloran of !suttee, 1 cup hot sweei.
Eli esteel Stununt what the Lord had cream. pepper and aaltatea twit% and
ft Samuel told him every whitel. teaten egg. mash therougbly. roll
arid hid nothing from him (vers tn spoonfuls in grated cra.cher
28). It seems to me thet the crumbe, iend fry in hot better to a
great things written of Samuel in pale brown- Serve immediately.
the lase three vers of the chapter ,„Idewellent with turkey or fowl.
re intended to chow us how the Squeals Padding-eTo 1 qt, raw
Lord honora those who are faithful nvta.rateol seozasibrtiberimp
Himtil iroapro,ruE
to . accercling to chapter ii, 80,
o that tbo Lord c „ tablespoon:I eofteued butter, 4 well
to reveal Hinaself t.oSanweli and alt leaden eggs, 1 pt sweet milk and a
lerael knew that Fauniel was a little grated nutmeg' or orange peel.
faithful prophet of the Laid (verse ewe wen -avower. nave a boxing
Cr as It is in c'
the martin, hTfe
frowned not alien them" The law
About, rebellious Sens is found in
Deut, xxi e 18-21, and God had not
failed to give Eli Mae wend:fig and
had told aim hlaidly that in not re-
straining his sons he was honoring
them Above God (ehapter ii, 27-29),
It mane a great deal to be on the
Lord's side, for it may mean Unit
WG must take a very decided stand
gainst those who ere Very dear to
ms.„ not against. theme but Against
their evil ways, which if they pro
ter rather than the right. ways a
God and of those who love them it
must mean itenaralion from them in
some sensetoe-We canitot have fellow-
ship withGod aud with- sin, with
God Apel witin
h -the world lying in the
wicked Cone (I John il and Jae. iv,
4). It melee to some who profees
to believe God And hold and teaell
His truth a suiall matter to balre
fellowehip with °there who teaCh
20, margin). Ma. aeldlowledflInollt Web. buttered, and spread over the
of his just desert Is worthy of elate,,bottom seine currant jam, stewed'
vial ntfRotion• "Et Is the Lord. lerani:erries or seeded raisins. Poritd
Let Him do what seeineth UhIIi the pudding' mixeure over, and balm
goad" (Verfre 18). CarnPnr9 Jab dea.in a Modelatel °venter an hour and
21; Rs. xmcviii, 25; xxxlxv diquarter. When reinoved from the'i
Stun. xv, 25, 20. oven, spread the top with SOMe Of
employment renders them objects of
cinwity.
How much better would ie be fox
most. of tbera were they to stay- at
home, help in the household, OL'cept such work as might be avaib
able on the farm or in Gmvij2ae a
Or dery eitiee now cootein thou.de
sanof girls in A sorry Plight,
either withoot employment or strug-
gling feer bread—girls who might
hese renfained inn cofort at home,
or who could have found work of
somo sort in a country town to sup-
port them, With less eost of strengtt
nerve power end vitel force—to sae
nothing of the dangers which floe
beeet them in tbe ciey. What g
tiodness it would be to thousand:
wbo are helplessly planning to rust
citvward *"-to find somethieg to do.'
could a pursuasiVe word reach exert
and say, "Better stay at hm
oe."
SOME USES FOE SALT,
To heap table salt from tuna/int
mix ore part of starch with II parte
of stet, A tiny pinch of salt addec
to tto Whites Of eggs when beatiut
will maim them froth cadet:era an
the froth will be stiffer, In whip
alag cream, a, little salt helpa tc
mate it turn. Salt eprinkled hz tie
wean muter baking this prevent:
their burning- Salt in whitewast
otekce it Aida in cold or bollet
atarch it lumens a gloss. Rub flat
irises on sett before using them
Salt scattered on carp;tta whet
sweeping heeps down the dust ant
tenants motlie. A email quantite,
of evil thrown on a coal tire whet
low add waive it. :atrial:le sett Ot
the fire before broiling*. Pip a plea
of damp flannel in Salt to clew!
liana Utny4. Untie blade% titainet
teat:era. and glasses spotted by hart
'eater. Solt put on freshly spine(
ink removes the spot from a, carpet
Prints seaand in salt axe water be
Lore washing fastens the colors.
For ueurillgia tette a. email bag a
muslin or fiat:net, fill with ealt. heal
and anlay to tbe affected part, Mont
eases Of so called diphtheria. could lit
cured by a wale of salt and wale*
if talien at the atitrt. gargling °vete
helm, or half-hour It neeessary. On:
tcaseocn of ealt in a glees of watei
is a cure for many stomach teoublee
relieving. colic and irelimetion wluu
;10,ten reguterly 011ee a. day. Wast
ti e„ bead orresionally with ealt ant
'Water to leseett the falling oue of tlit
hair. Salt dissolved in wenn watt,:
is restful and aealitut ha tired MK
inflailied eyes. Brine is reaorannefide(
for rned deg alas. Wash tholvoing
well with the mixture, then bind if
with a elOth covered with salt. On:
remedy for snake bites is coinmor
ealt MINN" Witil Uie White of an cafil
to Vie consistency of paste, ther
spread en the wound.
4 Um fruit. Good eittler hot or cold.
IN SACRED WATERS. 101,04,0 Sttiflhig—With 1 qt,1
MaSlad sweet potataea mix 1 cup
%Wien CeremonieS ill bread crumbs, tam butter, 1 beat -
the Io1y Land. eu egg. 1 teaspoon salt. teaspoon
04 Unt0 the Lord aeforeRil. The traveller in the Holy Land will Peliller, 1 teaspoon poultry season -
'we the sat. -az statement with an witness few eights Which will interest fug, salt and pePper the inside of the
i addition in aapter la IS, and note Min Mere than that. of the Ituseian tufty before etufliug. Garnish with
dthat children maw minister to the pilgrims at the Annual Epiphany sausage hakes and shrids of ee!erY.
I.ord, *and no priest is called to 'oesentelliee on the banks of the Orange .eaulgesila—Slice oranges
anythine greater (11 Chron. weds, River Jordan. A week before the and Winkle `with sugar. Let them
h11, a but every believer, tieing a festival itstat crowds of these Slav Wald for about an hour. Then take
Prieht. Pet. 11, 9). Is expected to eausants are seen trudging along the a glass disk and put a laver of
, stand before the Lordto berVO Xhu, deride:, road with every IMaginable Oranges in the bottomthen cover
to minister unto Him and offer sae- kina of havereack and carry -all on with a. layer ot grated cocoanutthen
rihreit is that, the Word of „their backs. Sonie of the pilgrims ga tuner of orauges. Continuo in thisi
the Lord was precious (or rare, R. are old and weatherworm others way until the dISII is full, cocoanut:
V., margin) in those days. There .young and cheerful, while a. finer top, This is deliolOus•
ar
StY49 50 frequent vision, and yet hero OVereOltle by sleep and fatigtie, are Mock Mince Pie—Boil together le
is a most Important message given lying prone along the roadside. But' pts cold, water, 6 soda. vaulters. ,
to A little child. somehow the whole lot, y, mem and rolled fine, e cup vinegar, 1 cup 250 -
old, manage to reach the Intuits of lasees. 1e cups sugar, 1 cup stoned
the river in good time for the care-, and cliopped raisins, 1 teaspoon each
15111 to He down again, not thinking the Russian hospice at Jericho,
molly. , of clanamon, cloves and nutmeg. 1.
They Spend the night, perhaps In tablespoon butter, and 2. well beaten
that lkOSSibly Use Lord had spoken. where they simply huddle togetlier
; Eli was not only physieally inerm, lilt° a flock of sheep. Before dawn
but he was out of fellowship with the rooms are empty and the whole
Goa in some measure because of the crowd has gathered on the bank,
1 iniquity that was in h1e. household. where Greek priests, who will pre -
This should lead tis to consider moot sently drive a moot lutrative trade,
prayerfully if there is anything In await -them. The principal articles
our hearts or homes that nuty pre- sold aro branches of trees from
., vent us from hearing the voice of various sacred spots, stones front
!the Lordthe mountain of Temptation bard
i O. And the Lord called yet again, by, plants from the wildernead and
rosaries with . olive stones for
i Samuel. and Stunuel arose and went
oto Eli and soid, Idere am 1, for beads. To whatever religious value
' thou didst call me. is claimed for these articles the Rus -
hint to lie down and did not seem
And for the second time Ell told asinadn tpiewaysa‘insiiiinignlpylicpitaety gtinveeircrmednenneeye
to think that the 1,ord had perhaps to obtain them.
calledhim. How often has the During 1110 e
e chorticlahy,tl
mnediairialy p
'Lord called us and we did not know ceding
.,
oeetlr;
or recognize His voice 1 By ene owwd is occupied in prayer and
word, by His Spiritwho generally silent devotion. To many pilgrims
spcalcs to us through Em word, this occasion is one of the greatest
sometimes apart from it but never life can g, namely to be per -
2 -3. The Lord called Samuel, and
he said, Here am L
Thell he ran to EU thinking that
had bine and Eli told
mous more than life and coreort
eat money to strong, comerrated
men. It means their con:lined teni-
rural anep
d irittell caletenee. It
Twee PILGRIM FATIIEItS
on America's first Tnanssgiving day
rejoiced because their harvests were
all gathered in. Never did men and
women and '" children work harder
than those sturdy ieisciples of lehrist
during the first ten months of their
sojourn in America. They \vete
strict Sabbatarians. But, though the
pilgrim fathers were strict observers
of the Lord's day as a day of rest,
they just as rigidly believed that
the other six days of the week should
be clays .01 hard and exha-usting
work. They practically worked all
the time except Sunday, and as a re -
suit of that first summer's work we
find that 'those twenty-one men not
only built seven houses and faiz.
public buildings, including the fort,
but they also cleared much of that
rough New England soil. They
sowed twenty-one acres with ,corn,
six acres with wheat, rye and bar-
ley and surrounded their homes with
garden plots. -
But after the pilgrim fathers had
done all this work what was the
result of their ingathered harvest?
Enough to kfuture
eep famine from
their doors? Enough to let them sit
doivn and thereafter alloy a season
of ease and rest? Oh, no! The New
England soil, even under the bright-
est conditions-, never yields a great
his spiritual flock would soon, be by
their side. They did not then know
that death would first claim their
teloved pastor and thatehis bones preoccupied, so full of earthly
would be buried in the little chtrch- things.
yard which his preaching has made 7, 8. And the Lerd called Samuel
world famous and which is to -day again the third, time, and he arose
the Mecca of many a pilgrim. They and -went to Eli and said, Here am
did not realize that most of their 1, for thou didst call me, and Eli
eartbly friends would never meet perceived that the Lord had called ently, a. jewelled cross is laid by the
beside the waters of the new world. the child. In‘triarch On -the surface of the
contrary to it; by His providences
He seeks to instruct us and goide
us. but we are so dull of hearing, so
„witted not only to visit the Jordan,
but eau:My to bathe in its sacred
waters. . Suddenly chatting is heard,
and the crowd quickly opens to let
a procession of purple -clad ecclestias-
tics pass to the waters, then the pil-
grims close in again and station
themselves along the banks, . eager
and w.atchful. And now, quite rever-
nut they did know, and, they re-
joiced in the knowledge, that, who -
at the foot of Plymetith rock
or at the foot of the great white
throne of God, they would meet
again. And if they did not meet
again until they were reunited in
that better eland, then they would
there meet to part no more.
My friends'cannot we rejoice in
the hope that we are some day go-
ing to meet, our redeemed loved
ones ? Can we not rejoice that
when we meet themwe than" *part
no more ? Thanksgiving day with-
out this blessed belief would be to
einglese festival and would.
be robbed of its ehiefest joy. The
young people may look forward
gladly to the autumnal qiieen of
American festiVeds holiday
from school, a: day' for a football
match, a day when they can eat a
big turkey dinner, bueamost of us
Will think of Thanksgiving as a day
What a blessed son ! What un-
wearied obedience 1 lIow many of
us ansiverea the first time the Lord
called no ? What might have been
our condition to -day if Ile had not
so patiently and persistently called
us again and again ! 'Mew blessed
the, assurance of Prov. 1, 23, but
how awful the possibility of verses
24 to 31. See in this boy the faith-
ful training' of the mother who had
suffered so much in her own home
and had also been misunderstood
and misjudged by ;lenient high
priest (i, 6-S. 14, 15), but had
learned. to know God better than
leany. Yet it would seem thee Sam -
Wel had not beeh taught that the
Lord in heaven sometimes spoke to
peopleonearth, • or if be had been
told. of God's message to Adam,
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses ''aricl
ethers he seems not to have been
taught that the Lord might do so
(11n.
for vticant chairs—a day when WC 0, 30. And the Lord cante and
would be willing to give all we stood and called as at other times,
owned if we Could only bring hack Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel an -
some who have forever gone from_ s;vered, Speak, for Th3- servant
our side. heareth. ,
-But with the comfort of the bless- Thus Eli.had int,tructed him tO do
ed gospel how our sorrows can be if he should be called again. 'We
turnee to joy ! Mother, father, ehould, never open the ward of God
brother,a- sister, husband, wife and or listen to an exposition ef it with
-
child, '111 11 we never, never meet Qui st)me, such prayer and expeeta-
you. again ? "Yes, yes !" answer tion that the I.,ord will indeed .spettk
the pilgrim fathers. "By the stowed to us and open our eyes to behold
book which we read the morning of wondrous things out of Ills word
t,lie bright autumnal day when ewe (Ps. ode, 18). Ile desires our fel-
celebre I ed Plymouth's fir,st ThaaliS- loNiship and CoMpanionship;
stream to bless it, and no sooner
does theosacred symbol touch the
water than a dive is -made into it
by the enthusiastic crowd, which
splashes and sprays and receives the
baptism, and tbe longer it lasts the
greater the merit the pilgrims will
enjoy. ,
All dripping -with water, each
shroud is -pow wrung out and stowed
away to serve as the cerecloth when
the pilgrimage of life is over and
the body is •ready for the grave. As
the traveller rides away the-. next
day to jerusalera he will see these
childlike peasente, bedraggled with
mud and fatigued bu constant 'sleep-
lessness, plodding along toward the
holy city, chanting a,nd singing as
they go, and leaning ontheir sticks'
of i•eed. I3ut there is now a .smile
on -their faces and joy in their hearts
for have they net bathed in the
waters of Jordan ? ,
CHOICE', OP A. HUSBAND.
''Wha,t a lucky girl you are, Liddy,
to be able to choose between two
such handsome and stylish young
gentlemen!Have you inadn'up your
mind which is , to be your hus-
band?"
To tell the truth, I'm in a, bit
of a fix. If I desire to wear „ my
cresm colored dress atf the wedding,
I shall tatke Alphonse as he isdark-
complexioned, you know; but if I de-
cide to go in my blue dress, I rather
thiek Stir Joseph will make the
'better match -of the two."
egg. Balm between 2 crusts, and
serve hot.
Pruit Cake—Take 4 eggs, 5 cups
flour, 2 cups sugar*le cup butter. I
cup sweet milk, 1lb stalled raisize,
1 teaspoon soda stirred into 1 cup
molusses till it forms, 1 teaspoon
each cinnamon and cloves, a little
nutmeg. Frosting Ilse 1.4 cups
white sugar, f tablespoon cream of
tartar, 5 tablespoons boiling wa-
ter. Boil all together till it threads.
Pour over the beaten whites of two
eggs. Beat till thick, and spread
while warm.
Pumpkin Pie—Cook pumpkin or
stmash tender. Rub through a fine
sieve and measure 8 cups. Over it
grate half a nutmeg or its equival-
ent of orange peel, add 3.e. cups
white coffee sugar: Moisten 4 heap-
ing teaspoons corestarch in e. cup
sweet milk and add to the pumpkin.
Melt tablespoon butter, add a little
salt, and stir into the ptunpkin.
Now add 8 full pts sweet milk. Stir
well and pour the mixture into
crusts. Bake ina hot oven until
slightly browned on top. When cold,
spread the to of one or two with
tart jelly and note the improvement.
The eustard in these pies will not
leave the crust at the edge, nor will
eny water ,gather on top, when al-
lowed to stand for a few hears, as
is often the case with those made
in the usual manner with eggs.
STAY IN THE COUNTRY.
The °constant influx of girls Worn
the country into largo cities eiriugs
with it portentious dangers and
evils. Dreaming of an easy, time,
good wages, a .better wardrobe and
more congenial companions; dazzled
with the vision of city amusements,
and hoping, perhaps, to find a mar-
ritigeable pat tner and settle down
into a comfortaare city home, thou-
sands- leave the hum or the village
and flock to the metropolis. Here
many of them confront a situation
far different fromthat which thee
imagined in advance of their actual
eXperience of city life. The wages
they get eve maa,ger; their ,lodgings
far from tomfortable; they have no
home life; they face new tempta-
tions and treats, and their life be-
comes one hardship, and trouble. In
the store, factory, shop or office they
are beset with danger and annoy-
ance, while all about themareepit-
falls spread for unwary feet Some
of them, with unusual aptitude for
stenography, typewriting And 'kin -1
4: ed occupations, or With fine execu-
tive gifts, make their way to the top
and secure first-class posts • but a
great multitude struggle and almost
star-ve on about three dollars a week
This latter 'class are unable to save
any money; a week's illness brings
them iii debt, and a month without
TO STOP MOUSE HOLE'S.
One frequently sees the adviet
given to stop mown holes witt
hard soap, bits of cork and 011101substances. A method which bet
been tried for years, and never
known to fail, is ttez so that
the wberewithal teen be found in. ev-
Ory lunne, Crumple a. section ol
newspaper, and thoroughly saturatt
it with turpentine, him paper bunch
shoulti be largo enough to require
stutling into the :hole with the end
of a straight polier, a screwdriver or
some such tool. .Fit this wet news-
paper enugly into the hole, and as
it Mies it herdens aud will not be
disturbed by rats or mice for years,
V ever. Indeed, have never known.
mice to disturb a hole stinted in this
manner, though the mice of after,
years may guaw TIOW entranoe lute
the pantry. These little animals are
respousible for much rubied food,
ond should not be allowed to carry
on their work of devastation 'Mita
so simple and effectual a remedy it
at hand.
ASBESTOS IN WARSHIPS.
Navy to Be Supplied. With. Fire-
proof Furniture.
Although disappointed of obtaining
non-intlannamble wood, the Braise
admiralty has succeeded in getting,
for use in warships, furniture con-
structed of a material that will re-
sist lire. It is understood to be
made largely of asbestos, and its
fireproof qualities were demonstrated
in the course oi S0010 interesting
tests held recently.
Chairs, tables and various other
articles made of the new material
had a 4.7 -inch shot buret over them,
dut the flames .inade no impressioe.
Wooden furniture of the kind now
used in his Majegty's ships was then
subjected to a like test, and it blaz-
ed furiously. Other efforts to set
the new material on fire failed also.
It -is understood that the successful
termination to these experiments has
decided the Admiralty to adopt the .
fireproof furniture for general use in
the navy. Presumably its inti' -odic -
tion will be gradual, for a general
spring cleaning and re-furnishin,.
throughout the British fleet would
be, a big undertaking—and expensive.
The authorities *are not much'given
to considering the comfort of officers
and mee—each uew type of 'warshin
is worse than its predecessor so far
as the arraegenients for the accent- ,
modatiod of the human. element hithe :
big -fighting • machine is concerned—
and the officers- will have', to accept
the new "sticks" whether' they like
thein oe not, when the .orderefor the
change is AsSued. Not only will the_
new articles be non -inflammable; but
they will be much lighter thsn •these
now in use and saving in weight:is
an important gain. The Admirtilty
is not, however, doing. a bit of
pioneering in the furnishing line
Chattels of a non-combustible char-
acter have long been used in the
ships of other powers.
INCREASE OF TWINS.
The in
of twins and triplets
born n Berlin bas steadily risen
since 1825. Out of nearly 2,000,000
'chil'dren born within that period
twins were born 22,441 times, trip. °
lets 229, and quadruplets three
times.. During the same period IA
London twine wore born 14,000
times, triplets 75 times, and quad,
replete twice,'