HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1903-6-25, Page 3THE CHRISTIAN EISTRY.
Opportuuities It Offers For a Life of Oonse-
crated 'Usefulness,
emit/free itecarding to Act of the Par.. work ter ClUlat in any way the
mutant ot teeneila ie tbe tear WA
telieusenci Nine wdeeree ftno Tre OUIgpester elireets. It meas
by Wie. naily. l'e'
roate at ttO that bis inditideel personal iiiflu-
t.pepratment or Agrxcettore.uttaw4., nee ie doubled trebled quadrupled
huntirecifold incremsed-by
A despateb front Mileage( sat.'" the consecrate(' bend ot workers
Rev, Fret* DeWitt Talmage Preach' who welcome him thl s ent
ed from11i fellowing textVail= charge. It raeane tbet by tbe pow-
xvi.. 6, "The liege are fallea unto ee of his Ohriettaii co-leborere worn -
me in Pleasant places." ing with him ami for lam he can
DifTerent occupatiens often implO m tone abeoettely dominate o whole
-different enjoyments. All 'toilettes iregion for good. Study tbe history
of ilowere 40 not thrive equelly well of Jonethea Edwords NorthomPe
under the sante colered glasses. The ton. moss. Study Lymau lieeeher's
ainusenients which would be exhilar-latoneeterial cereer in etweboold, coon.
ati°11 and restbd relaxati°4 for the !After be bad been. ter a short time
physician niey be drudgery and ire- te his new parsonage 4 mighty re-
tetien for the merchant. The oivls It.tvai swept ever teat town, when
and the bats turn their days into „some ono congratulete4 him orA the
sand their nights into days. resulte at his inew pastorate this
T114' "gle5and the do net Orioupet. tbroated Inessenger of Go4
circle about in the heavens makes aaswerete oleo not congrAtulate
they eau heat the Seethes by the ;me. It is Aot worlc, but Gnat of
Aniline. fires of the mut- Tbe 141`, the g50- conseerated Prating men
e habit:At of One home may be deal ';,aind WOW% who ore working by InY
and blind to the pleasures anirroende,adet. tandy, toe oto or moms
trig another fireside. Tinge of Richmond awl of the to
"PlIE HAPPIEST LIFE. Dr. Palmer at New Orleans.
Tito
it objeetion generally made j A HAPPY FELLOWS11IP.
to the occupetion of a minister is il'Ite goepel ministry is a profession
that it is not It money molting RU' W2O50 members are treated with re-
feesion. That is true. but it does seet and univereal hiMinefie. IrOW
offer sometlung far better in the ,loy wilh respeet? The Very lowest end
Of noble cousecration. We hew all most depraved are generally silenced
at oonte time proved the truth of at their APProuell- Wiwn the 111111*
Clunst.n words, that it is better to; ieter comea around the bintstibein.
give than to receive. When the (*Ws,Upn are closed, the lewd etory mink
bower bird of love bended tar bowel nuttold, the evil thought is unex, Christ bids you do? The church
for the first thine in our hearts we pressed. 'nen the Catholic. priest needs You- Clulst, calls Yau.5455
offer your life and eon:aerate it t
tine altar ent Christian ministry.
present time for young mei to enarobtained help of God, I continue un
ter the gospel pulpit. A few years to this day." Instils t :Wing sue -
ago the capitalist, the etatesettio, otedea Felix after two years fonds
the merchant prince and leading Paul still a prisoner, and again the
jawyera coesidered it an honor to 4eWS from, Jerusalem testify again,st
sit in the oldermenic Pheire of 014 bira,
great Cities., i`low, for the niost Leeson egooehe life giving Spirit,
part, these positioos are despieve by
the intellection!, and Anancial leedere
end. are tilled with profeotiorial
POJL-
tieiaas and oleo who. are weeklinga
•and often diehoocen Once there
Wee tine When the greatest boo -
or that could come to 4 family was
boreir og a son dedinotiog rat lie taught and that he insisted
(Rorie 3.-14). Golden Text. an 80111004110111141
is4pir4it4(nsofkl4„91ZutilY :y -s
the Sena Of God," In tOe Aets WO baVe ab d t
bet brief accounts of Paul's sours-. e ,Oe °F Taads his last 'is"
it for the tuglit mid the nurse was
ea but in his epistles we leerri telly . . •
left alone with her petieot-a ty-
11.460.011,404 great Eli!" he eried, and looked
at her. "Why-, it was you!'
•Nurse .i U. • "11hat was?
, "
•
"Come here, gastae.".
She went to hiece He Pointed
Love Affair 74111 a thin. 'Allger et eu agonising
"Doott kiss your patient"
Jiro to the gospel ministry, Now on the sinfulness, and utter helpiese,
tbe cermet of popular opinloo is °e.ss of Man by iioture, but thot
rimnieg ceunter te this line of exot wrtieleut worhs. through Obrist.n
ble Service. Our strong yelling mem tetuht. anY sinner receiving Him be-
insteed of entering the pulpit, maerre, edetrrelets hty'ightLeousspirhietf4orfr4.4?Cod4pcoile.lt"..
giving their lives to law, to
chanaise, to reilroads, t,c, electrical trot the whole being if allowed to
seiences. 4o so.
Tile eezoncl reason for preachieg elseeson X. -Paul' voyage and sbip.
this sermon is that I would Appetit1weal; (Acts xxvilo 23-44). Golden .
to those young men to enter the Text. Is. evil, 28. "Then they ery
gospel ministry who many years ago unto the Lord in their trouble, and
heard the call and who bove 4'0I 110 bringetti theta out ot there dis-
"t by an indifferent wayward life, tresses." From the day that the
nittnee my uncle, the devoted missionet Lord Jesus appeeeed to swig on the
are', Rev. John Telmage of AMOYR4Way4 to Danutscus He is to hint the
China, Wan 4 boy of tatelvo he reed.greetest et all realities, Ile is eVer
the life of David Brainerd. After before heta ena again and again hie
closing the book lie went te my ppears to bon or sends him 4, specie
grandmother and said, "Mother. I , message by art angel.
ton going to be a inlesionary." Tim t
Paseed on. Anil he entered college ean14.747sen.3 -,XteT17.41:414Lea? eIts`reof...4nevetts
[ Ile lest !Os high ideal inoil led on Onetn: „ "" "44 "mote"
!tour vhoorgintullifeimprInefrninienveirtatntednatyletivend, htit:Jo. 054.4"t4.,1s..ptul. 401 aembr412.5,10!„ctoTahuil;
GI toward the end of Ws college
Then the old pledge catttff
L. Tian and there on the night
ore his graduation front Itutgerha
iege, he gave hinmelf up anew to
glorious life pronniee. Young
. you who have heard thie calf
Christian Miiiistry years ago,
t not hear tine call now? Will
he brave enough, eoble en-
hristian enough, to do what
anuaeiliately tried to manifest that on an erraud of mercy enters the
lote in many dinerent ways. We lowest dive every toad ur.covevs and
laid at the feet of our lano love our every etta",leugateeng11°„15.1,111,1e„4,,',,,
gift; as the wise men from the ea et ' tt°w t"t" mn`811ean'''r "--
came to the manger with their prest
enla of gold and frankincense avid theW are 'f:rere"5 and bundreas 414 11(41* AY
Altana mollik„stvd our love la pie alto will do everothieg in their TIIE I)
tine little ettentions wo daily bee Palrer to 'make '..our 111° 144PPY.
the very moment you step into it
.”.1”art. 1!...,,A.4T1•11.1weL-F-T
ring „ When installed in Charge the
6"11Wed and Um ki'tm " W°id- church eeeption will stow oou how
write, As thine paned on. we again rmany friends ham tato and how weo.
won
manifeteted that love tho togago- nOme you are. ttiten your baby Is
t, ng whirth We tremblingly sieh there are aiweto many armpit -
pieced upon the Unger of our future
bridtateera to come around mid betingt
e. lias an' mone.y we have the gowere, and; or neeeeetteht
time earned ever given us each joy mussing. Inc% the autumnal fruits
ehelp Lo
S that which came in the happinees arrive there ere the. tokens at lovel
of her SMile, in the welcome of her 1, gate of jewee and apples. There
voice and in the knowledge that we
were winning her affectione in return
GROOL
HVIERNA.TIONAL LESSON',
auliu RS.
lie Lesson, Quarterly Re-
view. Golden Text, 11.
Tint. 1V.4
Xenwn 1.4--•Peennti farewell to E.p
MI* (Acte M, 28-3S.) Gniden, Text,
e the Chriettuae presente of etairn Mtn xx. Jo, Renteraber tte words et
Ail and other 1:n1010(n:tens. Theee gifts the Lord JOSUS, how Hu said, It is
our
aheelionn. AT3r -Young may not hove much money value., more bleweed to give than to rtH
Wend, did you ever stop to consider but they show the true beetingei cefve." In this farewell address Ito
that the Christian minister has the hearts of a loving and niontra- einphaeizee the euprenmey of the
iuth toys as these, which inalie the thetie people. An aged reformer od Holy Spirit in all chetah affairs,
tcquieltion of a fortune appear in' Poole when ino wes aeheit what that, all helievers coostitute the
thumb or God purchnsed with Ills
.
comparison IOW aud sordid? Apart was the greatest want of this woride
trout the rewards. tlie.t God gites to Ile MX41,44141, 'Sympathy." The
the faithful minister. there is a joy true geepel mittister rarely feels the
blood. that God only by lTis ward
la filth, to build Up anti establish
in the self surrender, in the eoriSta need of this gift. lie has the sem-, ios reneemed and that with the
tration of our whole lives to Christ, PritnY of his people in his church, inestmess that Paul hintielf manifesto
Who laid tIOWn hiS life for us. worn. Ho fin& sympathy. heart- ed wo aro to seat not only our own
NOT MEASURE!) By timely; felt sYmPathy. wherever he goes. upbuilding. but that of alt othexo
know that there 050 COrtAitt eittIretion; %vim untnilinums and, prayer.
The true Artifit has a deep sense „ whin+ were stetted in fiendish rows. Lawton ltesurrection a.
of the inspiring exhilaration when! and are now contemptible rhureheto (tor xis 20 SI 50-144) Golden
he surrenders his Jiro to bis art.
Only the other day a young num
left my Chicago church to go to
Europe and study 10 the foreign. art
Sehu01.5. I said to Intuit "Why do
you Pillow this profession? In all
probability yon will only eke out of
it a. bare living. You will have
yes= and years of finaneial string -
Olt ahead." "X know it he an -
'Emceed, with a smiling face, "but
though I may not make much money
1 than have a higher reward than
money. I. would be willing to live
all my life in poverty if I only
could continuo to know the joy of
trying to interpret the higher mes-
sage of the soul in the language of
colors."
The true soldier does not think of
money, the mere question of money,
when he surrenders his life to the
service of his country. In all
probability he will never have low -
thing to live on but a mere pittance
of a salary. Yet he willingly dons
the soldier's 'uniform. Ile willingly
promise a *0 stiffer and starve and,
if need be, to die for his country's
good. "While promising to make this
sa.crifice he feels happy in the re-
solve. Cannot the minister in the
same way feel the exhilaration of a
noble consecration? I know that
the compensations of the gospel
minister cannot be estimated by the
Standard of mere money. I know
there are many men preaching week
by week in the pulpit who if they
had entered the law or a inercan-
- tile life would have an annual in-
come of five, ten times the income
that they receive as ministers. But
does not the joy of giving your
whole life to the service of Jesus
Christ bring some rewards higher
than money? Does not the thought
' that you are trying to save men
and comfort men and bring them.
to the Saviour whether yoe are
standing by the opened caSket or
by the sick bed or on the street or
in the pulpit give you. transcendent
and at times vainest overwhelming
joys., ,
THE JOY OF SELF' SI.TRRENDEll.
But the joy of self surrender is
not the only reward. The gospel
ministry affords 1110113 opportunities
for usefulness than any other pro-
fession. - Every trun. min wants to
make the most of his earthly life.
If he has ten talents he wants to
use thein where they will be most
effective; if he has only one talent
isa wants to ' make that one talent
useful. Like a capitalist, he wants
to invest his meatal ,and spiritual
talents where the investment is sure
and where he can get the Most re-
turns for the principal invested.
Where can a consecrated,. educated
young man have more influOnce for
good than in the Christian minis-
try?
When the yoling man graduates
from the theological seminary he
immediately takes his Place at the
head of a• country or city church.
What does tbat mean? Simply this:
The young man immediately becomes
the leader of a consecrated band of
Christi pm. workers, who are rzady to
and have ill treated their 4*115154e531 Ton. I. Cor. ov., 20, "Now is'
for generations. nut theso meattl Christ rimin from the dead ant Ito
churches are the exreptions -the O. ti liret f f • it •
rare exceptions. The vast. nutiority, slept." Not merely a good man itrid
are ailed with good men and w°metli e. great teethe; who died at the
who are doting all they Can for their binds of cruel men but an abse-
ministers. At great Personal salmi" lutely perAtet emu, w'ho, having no
fie° they art dclating themsely°5 sin of ilia own. became a aubstitute
many ways to show their pastora for an timers, booing the sins of
love and kindness. it is into such the world laid upon Him, died, the
a happy fellowship of pulpit and., Just. re„main o
g ur sinS
pew that I welcome the consecrated wp ate " s
ig• 0—w-nli'ay:4714 rose again
yotmg men of this day by welcoming from the dead, to be the Saviour of
all tilio will accept Hire anti the
judge of all matikind-this is the
Christ whom we receive and preach,
Lassen Int-Tbe law of love (Rom.
xiii„ '7-14.). Golden. Text. Rout.
you into the gospel ministry.
NOBLE INPLUENCES.
The gospel minister bas the same
temptations as dther men. 'Why,
ab
that is surd. I do not believe I
am what I ant because X am am, 10, "Love i.vorketh no ill to
stronger than other men. I believe his neighbor* therefore love is the
MU What 1 ant because God hasintemag ee the law."
surrounded me with praying The redeem-
tv0Inen and hemmed me in with to -
men and, ed of the Lord are expected to mag-
nify Him in their bodies by maxi-
ble influences and bound, me hand testing too in them mai. 1, 20;
and foot with the golden manacles; rx. c(1r. iy., 10, 11) and as His love
of their petitions. If these holy as- was noadasted in laying am= ma
seclet" Sbeeld be token oval from life for uo, so we are to lay down
triy life I would tremble for what
the results might be. Suppose our lives for others (L John iii.,
16); not simply working
were poor farmer elected to the no ill. but
state legislature. Suppose the .1oh- working positive good, manifesting
h3ists wanted to purchase tIle right Christ, the Saviour of SinnerS.
of way for a railroad franchise and lisLealesnison Iso-irzy t000fdeerri-
offered tee a $5,000 bribe. Would ,reect, Abts xxi., 14, "Tho will of the
Lord be done." Paul is on his way
to jertisalem, ready to be bound as
prisoner if it please God, or even
Suppose I were a Chicago police cap-
tain on a sinal salary, living every' to die fOr the naine of the Loral
day in fear that my official head Jesus, therefore he cannot be per -
would be decapitated. Suppose suatied to stop or turn back,
that by shutting my eyes upon a though t'wice on the jouirney he is
few houses of evil resort I could warned that trouble awaits him and
have an income of $10,000 a year. is forbidden by the spirit to go on.
Would I take it? I do not say that Leeson V. -Poul arrested (Acts
I would, but X thank God I have ?cld''' ,.30-439.). Golden Text, I, Pet,
never been placed in such a position Iva 10, 'tie any luau suner as a
of temptation where I had the Olikistian, let bani not be asbamed."
chance. Suppese. I wanted to be- ae WAS welcomed by the brethren
come a physician. Suppose I had at Jerusalem, and he declaredto
to enter one gf our modern. medical them the things that God had
schools in which are crowded among wrought through him (verses, 17,
many students the infidel, the bias- 19). At the suggestion of the
Pheraous and the lewd. If I should brethren he did what they helped
take such a medical course would might" anpease the Jews, who were
I come ont as pure rnorall3r as I did Metros of the law, but it was of no
after 1 had lived for three years in avail, and they woUld have killed
a Christian seminary? try young him if the chief captain had not res -
friend, if God calls, you to be a lam- Cued him froni them.
yer' or doctor or legislator or po- Leseon VI. -The plot against Paul
lice eaptain or merchant go ahead (Acts i2iiL, 12-22). Golden Text,
and he what he intends you to be Acts 'min.; 11, "The Lord stood
He will give you strength to resist by him and saki, Be of good cheer.'"
any temptations that may come in C'hapter xxii gives his speech in
your way if you will only ask him. Illtbrew from the stairs to the peo-
But if he calls. you to be a Christian ple, which caused such au outbuest
minister and yolt deliberately turn of anger that the captain, not un -
a deaf ear to that call I tremble in derstanding Hebrew, was aboatt to
reference to your future. I tremble 'exiatiline Paul by scourging when he
for your spiritual life when you ,was startled by ]Paul's assertion
have to face the temptations that that he was a Roman citizen.
'beset the average man in the out- Lesson VII. -Paul before Felix
side world. I tremble when you (Acts xxiv„ 10-16, 21-26). Golden
hall not have the guarding, guid- Text, Ps. xxiii., 4, "I will fear no
ing, protecting influence or praying evil, for Thou ,art with me:" While
men about you such as surrounds a -prisoner at Caesarea Paul not only
the average life of the Christian testified before Felix, the governor,
mi
minister.- n the presence of his enemies, who
AN APPEAL TO YOUNG MEN. came up from Jerusalem to witness
take it? I do net say 1 would, but
3 thank God Satan has never been
able to tempt the with the absence,
phoielefeter patietit. Minfeulor cold
roving.
The ouree eat at the leedeide, her
bands folded in bar lap, line a um She could Cowl nettling' to see,.
in needitatioo. Tiler° was senate- "Do you know," he Mild. "I've
'thing nun -like in tier €40e. IA her been puzzleti. corer it ever since., It
placidity bedside seeli 5girelilli, in i was iniet before I fell ASieeP and
the almost neelamettoly sweetness of woke up it rny seneee again. At font
1
the face of a women who had teen., 1 thought It Was my 4414 wba
ed many times on de4th, alone at brought me op, And then suddenly I
oriffniglin and who bad Bocci for A thought it was an old chum of pow
Jong year now in the constant comel ot eollege. Yea look very like him.
Panlou'911 of pain. I Whet your names are the same. Wet
Ilea in eed, the expression belied Jim Poriescue 4 relative ohyourst
her, She Was listening intently to, tie wag sdrowned---''
hie breatnium witli the a:Mee/mein:am' She tuer(e4 on bine with st
elertneSS of the engineer who will' "JIM -Jim was my -my dearest bre-
it. Musing with an eye on the tberio
team -gauge. and an ear etrainted "Good heavens!" he gasped, as
fae,I. °le Vglete5aat ehmro di note' ini tried to rise. Ile sank bac% beovily
ene regular SWoig art44*e4o,siee et the in his chair, and at there staring
i
noeeltineret at her. '`Wtiat. 4 clatMlo 1 Mu!" ht
'rho Poor fellow in the` heti tossect, Paid at last, "So too're little Lu-
andt
muttered fretfully. She sootbot torte?" Ife remenctered Jioes ow,.
d him with her vetlenevith a mire, tore of her in hie don. "Itow proud
mur of "Yee, yes. tie to eicep.g he was of you!" Tile thought u!her
She flushed under ber dainty ,capt
(^Net even delirious petiente? leg
inquired,
Site torsed her tiaek on, him from
the, wietiow„,
"Net even til0Se who bare an .
lutainatien of reason??' be; persist*
11.
Man ;mew nothing but Christ. and oa,
eruettioct and risen and ametad,.1 05 $f She were position ticero game to bit in 4
od tad returning to establish int tniting to Child. There was uo ohaineful enntraat, "Wile,t a brute
sign. of uerveueness or atreiety about ove bees,"faxi, and, wiint an
IlTho stood loohing down at llim, wait on me hood and feet line thati
angel YOU.Ve been here! To let you
smiling with her unetberly pity. „Tinto eisterio
etae were closed. Ire hail been as tree bad; was to him. She stood
eelftwilled in his illness as a spoileiq molting out of the winnow, ller
-13aiiicde'eatit.liviielilia.dagbrinastalelail°51tarnlen; 'Within Id* rradlf and 114
...while the day mime was chattingi "Do oou *Malt." ine said, "beteg
with the doctor outsidif the door ---, Jim's clitim, you could" - toucht
Ine bed staggered from bis bed to a ed late lips to the palm of tier band
bastet of fruit en the tobie. and r' -"forgive we? Could omit" It wee
eoten two applee before lie woe seent.1; his old teasing tone. with 4 new
'rim remit waa a relapse into a fee' note of evrionenees in it.
mom critical covelition then he heol' Site trio] to free ber fiegere.
Wen iiirSt. Hero be lay now.1 4.Tax, now." he warned.
struggling Against death Stnei 44The doetor eald I was to
WhO WAS fond ot bizet-or sweet- i Sizo laugbeia
'wondered whether he had 4 sieter meet*
clam
1:eartia.who bad been emoting him ter deitaee.e. tie
'these baskets of fruit.
.A.Itliougit sine waS oot aware of it.: ihn"u'llit.uno 4 bria, 12alloriel"
on had climignel for ben from totter aloe
"ease" lie tad become .4 lawman "Let go„" she said, eolebing
ting with a dant Or intetatt en Ivo; ..r—T want to wipe nay eycs. yin
aid she frowned at his ntutteringe
of pain. Poor fellowi Life mustl • fier tone VMS iteelf a eurrentler
have been ,so full for hiren of intettO Fre lay bach and entiled with Son.
eat% activities. promisen, Achieve- tent into her wet pewee -Loudon An
melds. To 'nave it all end this waY.• steers.
futilely! He lied sung college songs
once in. a delirium, and ettoggled,
Panting, through a gam of cricket.
kingdom with Israel as the earthly
centre. but his special EUISSIOn was
to preeeh tine gospel to tbe Jews
and Gentiles to complete the my-
stery. the eleet chureb, the body of
Ottriet,
have preached this sermon„
showing the joys,' the spiritual Safe-
guards and the 'infinite, usefulness' Of
the gospel ministry_ for two dis-
tinct reasons: The first; there ocr-
er
was a greaterneed than at the
against him and seek his death, but
Felix often sent for him and corn -
mimed with him (verso 26).
Lesson VIII. -Paul before Agrippa
Acts xxvia( 19-29). Golden Text,
Acts xxvi„ 22, :Having therefore
Leseon charge to
Timothy at Tim. iii.„ 14 to iv. ft/.
Golden Text. If. Tim. ite.. a "There
is laid up for me a erown of right
teousness, " As we part with Pout
for the present we, bear bit ear,
Preach the word, for the Spirit
wrote it all. and it is all profitable;
remember the judgatent and the
judge. end towever you may be Op-
ifWit the good light.
a
RIAGE IN It'US
er Has art Iinplease
Is Thut Larolf
As a daughter the itineelan Woman
is under abeeinite sway of ber par-
ts the conntig of age U0 ale
adieu in her poeition. Until the
day of tier death, if sho remains
unmarriedobe ploce she oecupies 144
the family lite is a piece of depend -
MO upon the will of her parents.
When 4 woman marries she changes
the authority of parents for tho no
Tess unqualified authority of hus-
band. As the Russian statute sug-
gestively puts it. "one pereon can-
not reasonably be expected to fully
satisfy two such unlimited powers as
that of husband and parent." Tim
unlimited" power tit tine parent.
therefore, is withdrawn aud that of
Ler husband substituted. .She cane
not leave Iiim oven to visit a neigh-
boring town without a "pass" front
blot Ho names the time sho is to
stay, and at the expiration Of the
term She Is bound to return or get
it renewed. A busband inner appear
in a court of law as a witness
against Ids wife. but a wife is not
permitted to appear against ber hus-
band. A woutan's evidence Is re-
garded also as of less weight than
that of a man. "When two witness-
es do not agree," the code runs.
"the testimony of an adult out-
weighs that of a thild, oud the tes-
timony of a man that of' a woman."
According to the tenets of the Rus-
sian Church, marriage is a Sacra-
ment, and is theoretically indissolu-
ble. There is no such thing as
civil marriage, and divorce; except
in one case, is practically unobtain-
able by a woman. The exception is
the deprivation of civil rights and
banisitment of the husband. If the
wife chooses she can follow' her hus-
band Onto exile. and. Russian litera-
ture is full of pathetic stories of wo-
men, tenderly nurtured, braving the
terrors of the
LONG SIBERIAN MARCH.
All children, however, born in exile
are regarded as belouging to the
lowest class of society. If, on the
other hand, the wife seeks, on the
plea of her husband's banishment,
divorces, the Church in this case re-
laxes her discipline and grants the
plea.. Althougn the statute recog-
nizes adultery •and desertion on the
part of the husband as grounds for
divorce, the law is, beset with such
difficulties that it is never resorted
to except by the wealthy, who can
always Make the tardy wheels
move more swiftly.
While divorce is difficult to obtain.
there are other means resorted to
which reach the same destination,
only by a different route. Laws in
Russia are made not to be broken,
but to be evaded, and both the civil
and ecclesiastical authorities have
learbed the, art of evasion to perfec-
tion. liarringes May be annulled if
any itiformality has occurred in
them, and if parties are the
rest is only a question of money. in
sorae parts of the empire. the marri-
age Service ia enacted with 1.(kis con-
tingency in view. The certificate
may be left undated, or the age of
tee contracting parties omitted. In
some parts of Little Russia. a rela-
tive, during the ceremony, gives the
bride a slap, to prove in case of
need that she has married under
compulsion. Women who succeed in
obtaining a separation from their
husbands on the ground of informal-
ity are received into society, are al-
lowed to marry again and inay even
be separated again without loss of
position. There is, however, a more
healthy public spirit arising, which
tends strongly in favor of an adjust -
merit of the present laws.
A rifle bullet is traveling at its
greatest speed not as it leaves the
muzzle, but at abOut ten feet in
front of the muzzle.
OUR. INTLTATE ENEMES.
AIM once lie bo.d been standing
anco.O.
the platform of debate. And an-
ther time lie had been writing on A Son -nettling' That Can aaraily
extuninatiori in law. And still Got Cid Of.
another time she thought that fa 401, An intimate enemy is not the eatrie
tweet him speak Jirato name in the as a "dearest foe. We often love
jumble of delirious mutterings. and respect a bold opponent for the
Jim %VAS to have been 4 lawYett 6tilnulUS he gives to our own ectivi-
Poor Jim! Ifer eyes filled at tbat. ties, but an, iiitimete enemy. whetber
old, tear -stained memory of Jim andt hereon er o taloa is ooso to on
in the form at an oppression -an old
man of the .sea; a. nagging. annoy-
ing, unshakable burden; tenuething
that crewls, creeps or clingc. rad
ber father drowned togetber in that
borrible accident at SearbOrOUgb.
The untiring run and babble of bis
delirium bad been growing louder.
She went to bit again to calm him can hardly be got rid, of. Our intl.,
with tbe sound of ber voice, and ho'
looked up at her with a emit° that Ina" en°11/Y 1.1ntnen us by no e°111°511
, he wearies us by the sheer weight of
Scented almOst rational. It was on-
ly momentary. He called her "ittn-i Wm* no intQwu US as We'll as we'
tie," mut began a childish prattle. i know ourSelvea but we do not know
"I'm not secpy," he said. eV Win, and for that reneon we are
don't want to go to bedauntie: belPless' 813"°13° 111"1 to b° a
and tried to raise his head from the 'habit' It is quite certain thnt we
pillow. don't understand. that habit, but it
"Night -night!" be then said on is equally certain that it under-
tentedly. 'Kiss me ulglitenight." stands us, lt insidiously asserts it -
She touched his forehead with her self; is at our right hand just at tlie
finger-tips.
moment of our indecision; suggests
"lass me!" he denianded. Oliiss to us that wo want it. Ilteiven
me a 111 ht -night!" And he strug-
gled to free his araIS from the cov-
ering.
S11:" She said, and bent down
to bit.
4 4 4 , * * 4
He was sitting in his exincliair,
taking a sun bath at a window that
looked out upon the lawn.
She care° in light-footed,
Ino crowed a feeble "Ah -hal Did Or suppose our intimate eneray to be
you hear what the doctor said?" 0. person. He is not the right cone -
"%That did he say?" panion for its; be does net bring out
"The doctor said. I'm to have ray the best that is in us; but, well, lie
own way in everything." is here -on hand-- ready to answer
"You certainly had your own a question or fall in Witit the kind
about the fruit." • of mood his presence seems to pre -
"That fruit!" he said. "That dispose. He is an intimate enemy; -,
was the most delicious - the most- some part of us -riot the best part
Do you know, nurse, I thought those -likes him; We bask in his flattery,
apples would kill me, but I was dy-
laugh at his jokes, fall in with his
ing for something to eat, and I
just took them, A sthernes; but the best that is in us
when he has a fever,--isunkanya.sera. f oho!
added with apologetic seriousness.-- of him we must trust him as we
knows him. not. If we would be rid
would treat the habit; call up our
"Only then?" she retorted.
He was wa.tching her every move- best instincts, and the intimate
ilent with an eye of invalid tender- enerCtY loses interest in us and de-
sparts. It is a pretty good test of a
ncis,s0.11, 1 say,h, he
gs before him. all the time. 12
friend to keep our best thoughts and
protested, "you feelin
don't make any allowance for a fel- they do not please him, he is not
loswhebeainagectileici!"
a -professional cheer-. the friend for us.
—4----
fulness in the inattor.
"Oh, you're well on your way to ':'
SHELDON'S REWARD.
health," she said. "We'll soon have
you back to your friends." . Parson Sheldon, author of "In His
'ENurse," he said, "you're the best Steps," and a man who makes a
friend I ever had -or want to have." specialty of believing in the inher-
Her cloistered loneliness rose to mat honesty of all mankind, tell a a
her in a surge of bitterness. good story on himself. The other
"What's that?" he demanded pee- day it yeung couple appeared at his
.vishltr. "What are -you readiewt° house to be married. He perform-
' "One Hundred Don'ts for Nur- ed the ceremony with due solemnity
ses,' " she read from the cover.
and congratulated the bride. Then,
"Things we are ,:not to do." tt he observed the ,grooth searching hie'
"Well, don't Worry. Your sins pockets and looking a bit hunailiat-
have been an those of omission. It's ed and ashamed. "I ani afraid,
parson," he said, "that I haoon't
the things you haven't done----"
got any money to pay you with."
She smiled serenly at the page.
Then,
't'You might read it out at least,,, after a moment of deep
thottght, looking up cheerfully, he
lie"Lsaeitclxne see." She turned the added: "Bat 1 Can tell You how
you okth fix your gas meter so that,
pages,lientci videdothers ei en ktnthohi ‘ei vi think prohibitions:
insbaetictri is probably.s: ofot hnet.
v.........._.
PI.I°I,ofesetc)tile•L' d the arms of the chair. it won't register."
GOOD BUSINESS WOMEN.
"'You're teasing me. Let me read 'With the object of increasing the
that book, el- 111 get up!" itcome of his church, a New York
She laughed, and passed it to minister gave fifty ladies in his , con -
him. He read: gregation one dollar each to invest.I
"Don't sit in a rocking -chair and At the end of a mouth their earn-,
rock ...while resting." "Don't injure ings amounted to nearly $1,000,i
the furniture in any way, and be One had made $100 by buying an
careful of all 1anc3r decorations." He reselling hairpins, another $250 b
looked about liim. "The wreck -age dealings in pop -corn, and a thir
has been appalling in thrs palatial $25 by investing, her money in fow
lapartment. ' He read again. "Nell, and selling the eggs. ' - - -
• .
knows we do not want it, but it
makes us think we do, because it al-
ways seizes on the psychological,
moment. The only way to got rid
of it is to brush it aside for 0. mo-
mentand then ask ourselves what we
really do want. When we realize
that we want something else' more
than we want that habit, Mr. Habit
fades away like a ghost at daVe.