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Exeter Advocate, 1904-11-17, Page 6RELIGION DOE It Furnishes Just That Which the "World -Cannot Give. Whose there M no vieeon, the people , delt.-Proverbs, xxix., 18. There seems to •be to the going ! through el a definite, fixed routien ! day ratan day and week Oen, week; something which saps and robe life of that which is best and noblest in it. Ceetabely those who lead such life have, some nore, seine less, their visien, ebseuxeid and their heel- zun contracted. Perhaps it is due to wantof variety, perhaps to want of stimulus. Whatever the cause, the fact remains, It is generally admit- ted that one of the dangers ol our age is that in our large use of ma- chinery we ourselves axe liable to be- come too machinelike, We have little regard for what is known technically as the "visionary nian," but what we really dislike is his impracticajelee not his visionary side. Successful men are all more or less visionary. In fact, there is per- liape no other quality so pre-enain- ent15- essential to success as that fa- culty which enaisles one to look ahead, to foresee and forecast the future. Where there is no vision we fail. There is, perhaps, no better exam- ple of the power of vision tlistaAjnet of Columbu.s. History tells us h.ow patiently and persistently he labored to secure assistance to follow up his vision and make it REAL TO THF) WORLD, He labored to gain his vision and he labored to realize it. We wonder that such a glorious vision should have remained so long unseen. The reason is apparent. The world's brightest visions are reserved as re - 'wards to persistent and painstaking effort and to diligent and untiring re- search. It is a mistake to think that all important visions have already been see.n and realized. There are still worlds to discover and to conquer.. Brighter visions than those which are unfolding themselves in our day and generation the world has never seen. Those who are catching glimpses of them we call geniuses or wizards. But they are in reality thinkers, workers. It is thus that they make their inspiration. Visions have indeed played a migh- ty part in the world's history. They have led the famous warriors to glorious victory. They have given is from the pens 1 tho most gifted poets and n0ien ol letters our elmicest bits of litera- !tuna They have advanced the world and uplifted- the Church. Our tall buildings, our greatbridges, our mar- vellous modern inventions and mach- inery, our almost -magic means of travelancl communication by land and sea, first existed in mind as vi- sions of future possibility. The eb- tive real is invax•iabler preceded by the subjective ideal, nett. In 1893 its foreign trade was. Christ's vision Of amiversalbroth- about $98,500,000; in 1908, $803,- erhood was of all visions the most 500,000. The bankdepoeite or To - splendid and glorious. We are kyo itt 1895 amounted, to hise than learning more and more ol it, buti$18,500,000; in. 1908 they had risen Wo do not begin to appreciate it , to $66,500,000; those Of OstLka amounted to $5,000,000. in 1893 and to $88,500,000 in 1903. The same surprises await One in coarteetion with Manchuria end Korea. That there is roam for Eu- ropean products Mime is proVed bY Jepares marveloup progress and de- velopment. Manchuria, properly ad- ministered, is as seseeptible of pro- gress end development as: was Ja- pan. The same is true of northern China, with its rich resoeirces in blood- crying out from the ground . nera s, particularly coal. 1 Was and reaching up to the very ear of God against unrig-hteous and 111 got- !,, often surprised on my trips through eiranchuna and Siberia, to find the ten gain. The rich mat who has .lit , ly with Which the ChMese take made his money honestly and who .fte, is mto trade .and manufacturing, par - when the time comes to render am merciful and liberal need not fear titularly when the policy Pursued by of hstewardehip Visions those in charge Was such. as to • ea - account is War for the nent, six months et leaet with a strong certainty of a longer period. The return of' the picture- sque =dee hoe settled Its status, Chinn ..and liberty are the Most graceful, Inset the most showy, Eng- lish velvet the most durable, and„ of course, there is -the plain velvet which has many all-around good gnalities. Hate of peen de sole, covered. with realine, are amoug the newest styles, A dainty effect is blue lend- ing vagueness to the lavender. 'rhe brim is lined With grape celored vele Vet and large, long blueostrich plumes wave over the left side, THE ORIENT OF TO-NOR,ROW, There Will be Spienslid Opportun- ities for Trade. accordieg to a report of the Swiss ceneel-general in Yokohama, no one week' have dared ten years ago to predict Japan's wonderful develop - yet. He who clue es and lobs tho pour cannot by putting nioneys so gained into institutions, lieknever good, catch even a glimpse of Tng BEAUTIFUL VISION Which Christ saw in the brotherhood which He came on earth to estab- lish, and which is to have its final and complete consummation in heav- en. It is a fearful thing to have the widow's tears and the laborer's of a camel sta,nding before the mirage °Teri:8. needle's eye or of Dives calling to Abraham and Lazarus need not trouble him. Splendid results await anYone wtho 'will give the material furnished and to be furnished by China good 'lead- ership. The Chinaman is the very best kind of a colonist. All he .asks is to be let alone. He overcomes every lingual diffieulter; he is a span - did evorSer, retail merchant, thand worker, or servant; and lie is na- turally honest. The large commerci- al cities, Colombo, Singapore, Siam, Saigon, Haifong, Hongkong, Shang - hal, Kiau-chau, are' striking examples of what the peace -loving Chinese can vine and which have never ceased to accomplish. beckon us heavenward. We have no Here in the East trade would be fear of perishing., because we have impossible but for the Chinese. Even visions which lead us onward and ,in Japan the Chinese have made upward to that "building of God, 'thcanselves inclispensa,ble. What is an house not made with hands, eter- true of the -English, French, and Ger- eal in the heavens." man spheres of influence in the nest is jusi as true of the regions presided over by Russia. The life of Port Ar- thur, Daley, Nicolajewsk, Vladivos- tok, Harbin, Chaborowsk, and Blago- vestebensk dependsupon the activity of the Chinese inhabitants. The final result will, however, depend upon the type of men who assulne the lead when peace is again restored. More Religion furnishes us higher ideals, broadens our sympathies, uplifts our minds, gives us inspiration and strength in our daily efforts, fur- nishes just that which the world cannot give. In the spiritual life of that righteous father and of that saintly mother (who, perhaps, have passed to their blessed reward) we caught glimpses of visions, visions whicb revealed something of the di- lefeeteHeletrieHreteeteinitsetsteleirleitseteie 3: Fashion Hints. +4.-HrelentetricieHrtelsrleinHefeelnteslete TRTS SEPARATE COAT. A style which may be traced direct- ly to the Directoire modes is the separate coat, which is growing into greater favor daily. On account of its popularity its beauty is being enhanced in the most delightful ways by the leading modistes. Gowns for all. occasions, even. the simplest in effect, are so elegant that they do not look quite right under simple coats; then many of the expensive cloth gowns are not tieing made upon tlao skirt and coat order any longer. The latest bodices with deep gird- les and narrosv oval vest are very stunning. No material makes up in- to these bodices more effectively than do plaids and broadtail velvets. A dark blue and greea plaid with a simple closely plaited skirt has the bodice trimmed with a deep girdle pointed top and bottom at thedrout and trimmed with tiny black satin buttons. Above the girdle there is a 'vest of lace laid over white satin. Opening- over the vest are flat oval- shaped revers of black satin bound with fine silk braid and the braid is embroidered with blue and green silk French knots. A. touch of red is, added to the stock, tiny satin rose- buds in this material being smug- gled into the bed of shirred lace forming the collar. Completing the toilette is a dark green beaver hat, with a wide brim, unturned and indented at the sides and back, so that the front scoops gracefully over the face. The only trimming is a lustrous coque's plum- age af blue and green, arranged at the left side. PALE TINTS POR GOWNS. The woman 'who follows closely the trend of the fashion finds herself again this year confronted with. the question of light gowns. Despite the brilliant carnival of colors shown among the season's smar fabrics, there are many pale tinted cloths ,which will be much worn, es- pecially for afternoon and visiting toiattee. These cloths have a charm, which is peculiaely their own, and which makes them proof against the constant changes of the styles. w Burnt orange Is used very much With light gowns, but only a. touch • is required here and there in con- nection svith some other trinsraing. Blue and lavender are also combined very effectie-ely, especially, Where there are double sets of revers open - Mg over the vests of soft, thin ma- terials. The broadtail velvets referred to above are smart alike for entire suits and separate coats. The groat advantage of this material is that it does not crease, being already crush- ed. Then its durability eliconamends it most higbly. The dark side to the question is that it is almost too elegant for ordinary wear, and Where one has only. the one tailor made,. broadtail is hardly the fabric to choose for its development. Broad- tail is Prettiest in brown arid dark blue. or a eertain shade of heaver. In light grey and blue it (lees not wear well, no matter what the price paid for it. VELVET FOR COATS. Velvet coats with lace robes are the quintessence of elegance. Many a woman who is handy with the needle can this season fashion. her- • merchants will want to come here self the smartest of little coats for house wear out of remnants of vol-igreaposvers to secure a place for from the West. The efforts .of the vet or elegant brocaded satin that rimy have lain idle for many seasonsitheir agents in the East is easy to nriderstand. Progress and prosper - past. Indeed, sotno of the most' exclusive models displayed in the lay will go along faster under the ultra-smartshops suggest this aegis of the West than they ever would were the initiative efforts left to the East. China's opposition to strangers, to .ziew trade forms, to railroads, is confined to China pro- per. Where the Chinaman is a stranger, an immigrant, a colonist, he is far more pliable and adaptable' than any other. Thus the fundamen- tals upon whici a foreign trade may be built up are in theEast. Every- body is getting ready to be on hand. England and the United States are ready to fellow in the footsteps of Japan, knowing full well that first come will be flrst served. The open- ing up of Manchuria and Korea is a foregone conclusion, let the war end as it will. Japan, victorioes, is bound to be the leading nation in the East. The balance of power in the Orient will be at Tokyo rather than at Peking. Japan, victorious, means the removal of the last barri- ers to the Island Empire's marvel- ous progress in commerce and menu - factures. . Once the laud of Japan is able' to he freely bought and owned by tlie stranger within her gates, capital 'win flow into her banks and thence into her factories, mines, etc. thought, in spite of their elegance. POINTS TO REMEMBER.. There are a few general hints which every woman would do wall to re- member in connection with this year's fashions. They are the basic principles of the modes. An impor- tant fact is in connection with thin waists, that is, the elaborate af- fairs developed itt the spidery mater- ials. These are shirred to a great extent, especially, on the shoulders and the most inexpensive laces are transformed into almost indescriba- ble elegance by outlining their de- signs with gold and saver threads. Silk crepe de chine waists are trimmed greatly with flat silk mo- hair braid and French net dyed in the same shade. Brown is a 'favorite color for these waists, and with a touch of orange or pale blue added at the neck, few things are smarter. Almost every kind of spangled trimming is considered the smart things, but one must not use them indiscriminately. -Such decorations are only for gewns to be used on dressy, occasions; and one can choose between gold, silver, steel, pearl 'and colored spangles .in endless var- iety. Net robes with lace and patterned with spangles are both luxurious and beautiful, A great deal of Valen- ciennes lace is used, both of the edging and all-over variety.' The latter made into entire costumes are embroidered in pale silks aud trim- med with ruffles of white silk. The effect is new and pleasing, and a gown of this kind will probabinatet cost so much as the majority of lace robes. THE USE OF LAOE. Lace, however, is not conflued to gowns, wraps and their trimmings. It plays an important part in fash- ionable hosiery and footwear. ITand- some evening slippers are ornament- ed with it in deligtfel fashion. In cmc particularly dainty pair of grey slippers, inade to match a dancing frock of grey silk gauze, tliere is an embroidered design on the toe, with portions cut out. These cut places are filled in with lace stitelies. The embroidery is beautiful, done in small pearls. No trimming i.s pret- tier for grey than pearls, but these are often exchanged f or cut steel and turquoises. On the slippers are crossed straps over the instep, these fastened in place, rot bettoting, and showing more of else seed -pearl em- broidery and lace stitches. About eight out of every ten de- signs in smart silk hosiery are eta- broidered or trimmed with lace, 'As it is very expensive to buy the stoekings already ornamented, the woman who is handy with the eeedie would do wail to purchase the plane silk design and trim them to her own liking. The woman Who •hcie a peculiar Ilks Mg for velvet need not hesitate to invest in , it to her heart's delight, this seasote for it issure to be pope HAT PIN SAVED HER- Diverted the Course of a Bullet Fired at Her. The hat pin has proved its value as a life-saver, and fa a new way. going home from church the other Sunciey in an English village a Miss Lumley. ehoso a lonely footpath by way of the hamlet of Woodhouse, and proceeded unaccompanied. She held an umbrella to shield her face from the deenching rain, and when close to a plantation she heard someone coming in the opposite dir- ec2trioisns. tuthley, was hurrying past and had just got by the individual when she saw a flash and Mit a stingleg sensation in the neck and back of the head. She eried out and ran as fast as she could. , The assailant went in another direction, while the girl made her way to a cottage at Visas" which she reach- ed in a state of collapse, with blood flowing from. the back of the head. The young lady was subsequently conveyed to her home, and antedate) man who attended her showed that her life had been saved by hatpin. The shot bad been fired from a re- volver, ancl the bullet had struck a hatpin and been. diverted, The pin was bent and the bullet entered the neck, took an upward course end emerged at the tee of the head, For- tunately the skull was not penetrat- ed, and fatal restate are not anti- cipated, although the girl is pros- trated by the shock„ "'Volt" didn't stay long?" "No; you see, OM begged nu: to treat Far like One of the family. did, and now ehe'S geee," **********mok* * HOME. ************* SOME TIMELY imoxPvs. miiins,..—r-rwo eggs, three table- spoenfuls of melted butter, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, one cup of milk (sweet), two and a half cups of flour, two teaspeonfuls of baking powder, Bake twenty minutes. Plain Cake (use as layer or loaf) - One cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter (scant), two eg•ge, one cup of milk, two cups of flour, two tea- spierioitfluigls fool, jevudicelen ofifav oor, ne lemon, part of rind, one cup of su- gar. Boil together until the sugar is dissolved, Take from the stove and beat in the yolk of elle egg. \\ hits Cookies. -Twit eggs, one-half CUP of button ono cup.of sugar, nut- meg, three-quarters of a cup of sour muillekor cream, one-half teaspoonui of soda, flour to roll thin. Delco in quickk orv Baking Powder Biscuits, -Pour cups of flour, two teaspoonfuls at baking powder, one heaping table- spoonful of butter, one and 0110 -hall cups of milk, salt. Mix as little as possible; roll thick and bake in quick oven, Pie Crust, -Two cups of flour, ote teaspoonful of cornstarch, cnie tea- spobnful of salt; sift together; one cup of lard and butter, and water to hold all together. Quick Salad Dressing. -Two eggs (yolks raw), one teaspoonful of mixed mustard, two taolespoonfuSs of vinegar, one teaspoonful of Salt, pinch of cayenne. Drop in melted butter or salad oil until it becomes stifila Pin Ice Oream.-014 quart of cream, one quart of milk. two cups of sugar, two teaspoonfuls of vanil- la, threw whites of eggs beaten to a. stiff fierth. This makes three quarts. Brown Fruit Cake. -One cup of su- gar, one eup of butter, one cup of molasses, one cup of strong coffee. Add spices, a little citron and rais- ins, one teaspoonful of 'soda, two cups of nom-. Lemon Pie. -One cep of sugar, two lemons, two eggs, two tablespoon- fuls of cornstarch, .one large cup of water. Let sugar, water and lemon boil; stir in cornstarch, beat the yolks and stir in after taking from the stove. Use whites for frosting. Beet Salada-Cook the beets, when cold cut into dice, add one-third the quantity of cucumbers similarly cut, and pour over them a mayonnaise or your favorite salad dressing. Serve very cold. Spiced Cookies. --One cup each of sugar and molasses, half U. cup of An Austrian phyeiean says the re4- Wm is that when a sharp -edged or THE SUNDAv SCHOOL , pp... body comes into eontact ' . .I., ' ' .! With the lining of the stomach or in- testines the part tiontracte so as to INTERNATIONAL DESSOXI, thleken itself at that plaee, At the HUNT go , same time it withdraws itself in • .. such a manner as to form a little Our leseon is ;Tilled '01sawes Mess pocket, and gradually twists the ob- sago to Judah „ which in an oghe Joel; around so as to turn the Point a to tho last 'two worrds, for It is or edge away, smelling the foreign , s , making it rather soft, beat an egg But then, to disppso of small illtclee" a message to Judah and ewe we most notice that it is obAjecntioaeloi‘ivgaey to all reeled, and it is a inesisage to quantitiee of beef, ham or fish is to Judah: end not to die church. This Make meat ca,kes. Chop the moat, is the primary 'truth, but we must add an equal amount of cracker not forget that there are leseona crumbs rolled fine, moisten with milk here for all believers at ell tinsete, and stir in, and Season rather high not lsniali'e ties -sage, but the Ines - adding a small lump of butter. Put sage of the Lord theough His see - by spoottuls on a hot greased grin- vant Is.aieli. "Hear, 0 h e a v ens., and die and "pat" them out into little give ear, 0 earth, for the Lord faith cakes, turning them when brown. spoken!'' (Verse 2,) This is the A Piece of raw beef rolled in pow- tenth to be emphasized. "The mighty dined sulphur and given once a God, even the Lord, hath spoken" month is said by a cat fancier to be (Ps, 1., 1). God liatli .sipoiten 'un - almost necessary to a cat's health, to us by His Son (IIeb. 1., 1, 2) It is said they are never sick or have .rl•iis is the great Met of the Bible, fits if this treatment is followed. and Surely it beet:Pulse Hie creatures PLANTS 1N WINDOWS. to hear, but that is the very thing ----- they refuse to do as He says, "1 halve The position of planta in a house. noutistied arid Iwo:agile up children, depends altogether on whether you aat<1 they have rebelled: against me'. Wish a symmetrically developed ;(verse 2). Plant which will look well on all H aye that the dumb brutes' each: points of view; or whether you wish as tie ox and the ass have mere' re- sides and yield pleasure from. all your wind,ow to look most attractive gard for their owners than His peo- from the outside. In the first case ple have for 1•Iii•n. In Jer. via., 7, you will turn your plants occasional- He says that the birds seem tie have ly. In the last you will leave them more intelligence than His people. One. ardent lover of flowers has humiliation, as He wept over Jernsa- nnen on eerth it the days of Hie In the same position all the time, long windows in her parlor, almost lem lie said. "If. Vain hadst known to the floor. She gives them up en- the things which belong to thy peace, tirely to her plants. It each win- but nu‘v they ere hill frail.' thine (low is a plant stand filled with vex- ...°Yes.. (Luke XiX" 41' 42). "They ious choice specimens of different have forealcon the Lorcl, they have kind. ''brhuot Pit411.1etys gh•eatvenogodohdectiisseihat- provoked the HWY One of Israel in- to anger, they are gone away bade. and the sun's rays fall on them dia- waiti (iverse 4), was true of them in gonally a part of the day. The the days of Is-aiah and Jererabile and plants grow vigorously, but they are also when our Lord was on earth, never turned. Of course they grow for He had to call them hypoceites. towards the light and they soon and a generation of vipers, and fin - form a beautiful wall of leaves. and blossoms, for in growing they ac- commodate themselves to each other. The plants bloom abundantly and from the outside, particularly to- wards spring, the window is a mass of blossoms. Of course the great- est beauty is from the outside, but enough can be seen from the inside to afford a great deal of pleasure. CAUGHT BY FINGER PRINTS. Scotland Yard Has a New Sys- tem For Criminal Records. The interesting stateinent is eadde ill the official reviesv of last year's crime that at the close of 1903 there were 60,000 sets of finger prints of criminals registered with the police at New Scotland Yard. Since the official report VMS closed ally to tell them that their house would be desolate till His return (Matt, xxiii). Our leseon says that individually and nationally they were eick and uirisceuxtd from. head to foot, thein country desolate and overthrown. by strangers, and that but for a very small remnant of godly ones fn their midst they would be like Sodum and Gomorrah. Then He calls them Sod- om and Gomorrah anti says that Ho cannot tolerate their sacrifices and their feasts; that they weary Him. with them (verses 11-15). From this and similar languege elsewhere in the- - peopleets some have boldly affirmed that the Lord never instituted sac- rifice, but such do not know What they say, nor do they imicierstand' 21, the first of all sacrifices and by the hamds of the Lord Him - the, water, a teaspoonful each of cin- is now increased to about 70,000 form the feasts of the Lord whale self. warm water, two-thirds cup of but- some thousands of additional records • ter, nne large teaspoonful soda in have been obtained and the register When He was on eartli in human namon, cloves and ginger. Mix soft .sets. It is growing at the average 1Ho had ordained had become mere - and roll thin. These are good and rate of 850 weekly. as they require no eggs the recipe is The Commissioner of Police states often useful when eggs are scarce. that as a system of crime detection Spifte Cake. -Rub a cup of sugar it is showing excellent results. The and half a cup of butter to a cream, system is ".stlioroughly established add one cup. of milk, two cups of throughout England and Wales, has Rota sifted with three teaspoonfuls just been introduced into " Ireland, of baking powder, a teaspoonful of and matey police officers shave come cinnamon, half as much grated nut- meg and a quarter of se teaspoonful of cloves. Mix, and beat the batter till light. No eggs are reauired. Good White Ilread.-e•One pint of wa.ter, one compressed yeast cake, one tablespoonful of sugar, one tea- spoonful of salt. Drop yeast into cuP of lukewarm Water, put milk, water, sugar and salt in mixing pan; stir in enough 'flour to make a stiff batter; dissolve the yeast in water and beat thoroughly into the batter. Cover closely and set in a warm place. This sponge should be light in one hour and a quarter. Mix in flour until it can be kneaded, but do not get it too stiff. Knead the dough five minutes, grease the dish it was raised in. Put in the dough and let it rise until light. Make into three loaves; let them rise, bake slowly one hour. The secret of sec - nese with the bread is to keep it warm, but not hot, duritig the pro- cess of rising. .If anything is.favor- able the bread should be baked in five or six hours after sponging. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Put a teaspoonful of ammonia in a quart of water, wash your brush- es, and combs in this, and all grease and dirt will disappear. Rinse, shake and dry in the sun or by the (ire: Vaseline is not only good for sore throats and as a hair tonic, but it can be depended on to render tract- able a door or window that sticks by applying it to the parts that adhere. In cabbage which him been stew- ed with -vinegar, a little caraway seed will be found a piquant adeli- tioe, as well as oue that Makes the vegetable much easier of digestion then when .cooked without it. The earaway is to be put in at the same time with the vinegar and sugar to make the most tasty of "sauerk- raut!' • Leather -covered chairs, when dull and shabby -looking, may be greatly improved in appearance by being brushed over by the white of an egg. Beat Up the whiteof an egg until it is a still froth. Then dip into it 0, piece of Old linen or other soft rag and rub the leather well, but without using too much forte. The article mast then be left until dry. A woman whose handsonie back - Comb was for ever slipping out of her hair had a little gold chain at- tached to it by means of a tiny hole through the impel" right-hand coiner, To the other end of the chain was attached a shell hairpin. This sim- ple device saved het" many anxions elements and she still has her comb": To fry potatoes is to prepare them the most unhygienically. Pried foods are covered with a coating, of fat which prevente the digestive sec- retioes from reaching them. Thie Makes digestion d fileu 1 t. So the hygienists say. How is it, Ono often wonders ,the,t to London from the colonies to study how it is worked at Scotland Yard. A wing of the Scotland Yard build- ing at Westminster is specially set apart for this finger -print museum; it is officially designated "the Con- vict Supervision Office." In the quiet- ude of this block of offices inspector Collins and his staff are daily classi- fying, pigeoneholing and re-examin- ing their prints of the finger tips of the habitual crinduals of the United Kingdom. The record room 15 pigeon-lioled elaborately, as a chemist puts away this fatal drugs; every criminal in his own little receptacle; all criminals whose finger prints show correspond- ing characteristics brought together; until about 1,024 pigeon -holes have exhausted all the sub -divisions of finger characteristics which the sci- entific examination of human fingers has been able to discover. Identifications are increasing an- nually. Last year 3,642 recognitions of criminals were obtained, of •t"liom about 2,000 were in Loudon; in 1902 there were 1,722. Last year the police tried the sys- tem on race -course thieves. A special detective was sent to Epsom for Derby week and also to Ascot. Fin- ger prints were taken of all persons arrested on these courses. The im- pressions were delivered at Scotland Yard the same nighteeand 'in the morning the police were able to in- form the magistrates that they had recognized twenty-seven of the men captured at Epsom as thieves and nine at Ascot. COUfsDiSf'T ArF011.1) IT. 'An old gentleman who is well known for his benevolence has a regu- lar staff of "visitors," to whom he gives alms according to their needs and his ability. There is otie old fellow whose calls are as punctual as the sum On a recent occasion this man vis- aed Mr. as usual, and received from aim twenty-five cents. The beg- gar took it, thanked the donor, and turned towards the door. Before reachieg it, howevere he seemed to be considerieg a matter very serioue- ly. He hesitated, stopped, and 'then turned to Mr. G— again, saying : "Excuse me, sir, but X would like to ask you a question." "Well, what is it?" asked Mr. G. - "It is this. Every month, for years past, you have given me fifty coats, but to -day I come and you give nae only twenty-five cents. How is that?" "Well, I'll tell you," said Mr. G-, sniilntg goodenateredly. "I have had some unusually heavy expenses this month, My eldest daughter got married last week, and the outlay for her trouseeatt has compelled me to cut (Iowa expenses in °Very diree- tion." "Ah, yes, I eee," said the beggar, "But 1 really catet afford to contri- childree ato swallow pine, tacit, Watt towardyour daughter s wed - mut seffeis et) Maury from them? .ding.eipenses, you kinies" feasts of the Jews, all form and ceremony- to be seen of men (Matt. vi., 1-18; xxiii., 1-8). This sort of thing He hates to-dav as Much as He did then, for He desires worsnip only from such as wee -seine yeim, in spirit and in truth'. See John iv, 28, 24. It may not he for * us to judge, but a very little con- sideration will lead one to think it possible that there may be in the church to -day a very similar state of affairs to that described by the Spirit through Isaiah. All we need say is that whatever in the form el worship is not from a redeemed soul in the power of the Spirit and in the name of the Lord Jesus cannot be worship at all. The precious blood of Christ, the great sacrifice, is the only foundation, the Holy Spirit the only power and the word of God the only revelation by which we can know God. and wor- ship Him. He who would worship God mus't first be clean; hence "Wash you; make you clean" (verse 16), and how this is to be done is plainly set forth both in Genesis and Revelas tion and all the way through. Noth- ing can cleanse, from she But the blood. "The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to -make an 1-• atonement for your souls, for it is , the blood that maketh an atone- ment for the soul" (Lev. xvii, The doings of verses 16 and 17 fol- low the cleansing. There can be no acceptable doing till we are cleans- ed, for "they that are in the flesh cann.ot please God" (Rom. viii. 8). HOW, then, is the cleansing ac- complished? God must do it. :When will He do it? Come, now; how thoroughly will He do it! The sins as scarlet shall be white as snow and the crimson like wool, for the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin, so that it is reraeinbered no more, "1, even 1, am He that blot - tot's, out thy transgressions for My own sake and will not remember thy sins" (Isa. xUii, 25). The van- ity of all Our efforts to cleanse our- selves is set forth in Ter. 22, but God does it instantly and thorough- ly. Then follows the secret of all acceptable service, for where there is a redeemed, soul who is willine and obedient God will work in that 0110 both to will and to do of 111s good pleasure (Phil, if. 13). and such an one can know the power and com- fort of these words, "Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for ue, for Thou also hest wrought all our works in us," ."Striving according to l3i1 working, which worketh itt in mightily." "Working in you that which is well pie:ming in His sight" (Isa. XXVi, 12; C01. i, 26; Ileb. edit 20, 21). All rebelling against God's w111 and God's way (WA there is a loi of it on the part of Ilia people) onle causes sorrow to themselves ani brings no glory to God, hut com- pels Him to chasten them for then good. It, is the Peivilege of every ehild of Orod to enjoy perfect pe°. and to bear much fruit, to the glot"s of God, but it can only be in aml by a willing, and obedient Ser• people, for fine motith of the. Lord hath epokett it, and His veetd ie fo ever settled irk healt,,r7 (verse 20 ; Ps. xix. 89).