HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1905-01-05, Page 3A CHEERFUL RELIGION'
Christianity Will Be a Pillar of Light When You
Pass Through beep Waters
Lel your light au shine before mon,
that they may see your good works
and g! erity your I''ather which is in
baleen —St. Matthew, v., 16.
In estimating the difference bo-
tween Christianity and all other re-
ligions we shall feud at once that
Christianity is intended to produce
a happiness and cheerfulness, an tab •
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sense of moroseness which no other
religion can lay claim to.
One of the earliest Christian writ-
ers enlarged upon this noticeable re-
sult tvheii he said, "Give me a roan
who was formerly of an unkind,
sour and surly disposition and 1 will
return hint to you gentle and kind
In all the relations of life." Chris-
tianity is not a gloomy, selfish phi-
losophy that will take away the
pleasure of existence from ourselves
and others; it. will bring into it un-
speakable brightness, be a pillar of
light when you pass through deep
water. lighten all your trials and
burdens and gild the future with a
heavenly radiance A house that re-
mains shut up, where no warming
ray penetrates, brings no comfort to
the inhabitant; but unbar the shut-
ters. open the windows and let the
light and the air front heaven find
-entrance, and the difference will bo
felt at once. You need not wait un-
til you feel yourself an advanced
Christian to discover the complete
change which the Christian religion
is designed to bring about in our-
selves and others. When the Savi-
our had cast out the evil spirit, the
man besought Christ that he might
bo with Min, but. Jesus sent him
away crying, "Return to thine own
house and show how great things
God hath done unto thee." One of
the first precepts which the Saviour
on the Mount enforced not. only 011
Tfis disciples, but on the multitude
gathered around hint, was, the text
tells us, to let their light
SHINE IIEFORE MEN.
Without the light irradiuting their
lives and through thein the lives of
others. the beutatitudes lle then
taught, and all other doctrines of the
Kingdom, would remain but dark
.sayin_s, forgotten As 80011 as heard.
Mee, he declared, do not light a
candle and put it under a bushel, but
on n candlestick, and it giveth light
unto all that are in the house. Let
this illuminating principle bo carried
out in the honk life and see the
happy result which will assuredly fol-
low. Let the young man starting out
into life be convinced that the bright
light shining in and through hien
will he always a source of comfort,
conso'lltion and guidance to himself
and others its ho presses on to over-
come all difncultittsebeforo him. Let
parents realize how much they can
gain by Inculcating !inch first prin-
ciples. both by example and precept.
No married life can bo blessed with-
out this shining, cheering and ennob-
ling light which each can enjoy by
making use of it. As the sem sends
forth its life giving properties. so
Christ, the Light of the world re-
veals Himself with healing ou 11IS
wings.
"Send out thy light," cries tho
Psalmist; ,yes, but. this Must bo done
now by human instrumentality. 'rho
Saviour sends 11is disciples into all
the world; the influence is to be Uni-
t versa l.
In one of the old French cathedrals
Ion a fete day, an evening service was
to be held, without any means fur
peo-
ple,
eo-
v illumination, but the i
ple, ono by one and then in crowds
came in with lighted candles, till the
great building was full of Tight:I
Such is the plan by which the ilium- 1
-'nation of Gospel truth must be dis-
seminated. A In11n may be a good
man in the ordinary acceptation of
the word, he may have generous im-
pulses. obey the laws -of his country
and have a desire to forward its
interests and welfare, but too often
he looks on the darker side around
hint and finds that many do not live
up to their principles. and he lays
ithis at the door of religion. whereas
if he investigated further he would
see that it indicated the
LACK 01•' ANY RELIGION,
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And that it the true, light b which
lighted every man were turned on,
the darkness would vanish. "1f the
light that is in thee," said Christ,
( bo darkness, how great is that
f darknekst" Yes, 1':gyptial darkness,
too often darktffess, that may be fed..
Such Is the state of tunny a oleo
. who, like Judas. commits suicide.
Are you in trouble and distress or
in dire want? Clo where you believe
the Iiglit is shining, make known the
difficulties and trials that so op-
press you, pray for guidance, and re-
lief will c •. Does sickness place
you. like Job, in the saddest of all
positions? Thank God for the :nary
alleviations by which skilful hands
subdue pain; thank God there is
many a hospice with its open doors
and its light shining to welcome tho
sufferer. Ever since the foundation
of our holy religion increased and
increasing light has been shining.
Where, before Christianity, were there
hospitals, homes for the aged, in-
firmaries, dispens!ries, free ice for
the poor? Wheal was the Red Cross
Society a hundred years ago? Truly
"rho people that sat. in darkness
have seen a great light. and they
that dwell in the land of the shadow
01 death, upon them bade the light
shined."
As the htorld grows older the ra-
diance will become more and inoro
powerful and efficacious. God will
not- suffer the light to fail. If one
so called believer neglects to do his
duty, others will bo raised up. Let
It be our determination. however, to
show forth that light rend bring
those Around us within its divine il-
lutnination, nnd thus shall wo glori-
fy our rather in heaven.
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81•:I.I•:C'1'l:D Ili?Cll'ES.
Ginger cakes aro always popular.
Mix together ono pound of (lour,
three-quarters of an ounce of 1►ow-
dered ginger, a quarter of a (round
of Demerara sugar, and a quarter of
a putted of butter. Mix those ingre-
dients with water to a rtifT paste.
Roll net., cut Into rounds and bake
on n tin In a slow oven.
Oatmeal Biscuits.—Mix together
half n pound of flour, quarter of a
pound of oatmeal, and two ounces of
sugar. Stir into this two ounces
of melted butter or clarified drip-
pht,., anti one well beaten egg.
Knead the dough thoroughly and, if
nece-eary, add a little milk. 11011 on
a floured) board, cut into squares and
bake on a greased tin.
Savory 'toll Pudding.—Make a
,r suet panto and roll ft out to
thickness of one-third of an inch.
'pre I with half a pound of beef,
minret finely, seasoned with salt,
pepper. and, if onion is approved of,
a good seasoning of It. Scatter
chopped parsley over all. Stoll the
pudding; np neatly, and wet the
edges with water. Tie in a floured
cloth and boil for two hours. Servo
with a nice thick brown gravy.
To slake Lenton fickle.—'I'horough-
ly wash and wipe dry half n dozen
lemons. slice into quarters. put into
a butyl, add the juice of three more
!anions, scatter a liberal quantity of
pepper Aad salt over the fruit, stir
with a silver or wooden fork, then
add n small quantity
f curry pow -
dor to twee opickle again,
cover, and let It remain for a month
when it should be soft.
Ornngo Wine --/'are the oranges
very thinly—Apices° them—put juice,
rinds end pulp into a large tub, and
pour over them some cold
water,vern
proportions of gallon
dozen oranges. Let. It stand twenty-
four hours. Strain off. Put it In
the barrel with three pantile of loaf
auger to each Kellen of water. A k1
belt rInde end a little brandy.
rung down when the hissing has
teed. Let it remain twelve
nth" before bottling.
or a • l.• custard, peel. core and
• ta• founds of good, sharp ap-
. Pt thein in a stew pan with
a of cold water, the R• rated
of f a lemon, and two table;
enfe11 1 sugar. Cook till the
to is
lls;h
Il
n
soft pulp. Put this into
buttered pie dish. heat
or four eggs, and prix
Wee prat of milk, I'ottr
this custard gently over the apple
pulp. (grate a little nutmeg over
the top. (take very slowly 'till set
and a pale brown. Serve hot or
cold.
Tapicca Custard Pudding—Put two
cupfuls of milk into a saucepan (Ivo -
hot water; when hot, stir In a third
of a cupful of quick cooking hipline'.
Add n few grains of salt, and cook
until the tapioca is transparent.
then add a tablespoonful of butter
Beat two eggs and n third of a cup-
ful 0f sugar until light, add a grat-
ing of orange or Ieoion rind, a few
drops of vanilla and the hot mix-
ture. 'Turn into a buttered pudding
dish, and bake in a slow oven about
:30 minutes, or until firm to the
touch. This may he served hot with
vanilla, lemon or orange sauce, or
it may also be served cold.
Sultana Dumplings—ltub six ounces
of finely chopped suet into three-
quarters of n pound of flour and
four min •es of blend crumbs; add
some salt and halt a pound of sul-
tnnns. Rend with an egg beaten up
in milk till the whole is 11 slack
f►aste. Divide into dumplings, lie i1
cloths, drop into boiling water, and
cook ata steady gallop for half an
hour.
For plain sweet omelet, beat three
eggs thoroughly, add to them one
ounce of butter Ont Into small pieces
nnd one ounce of sifted sugar. Stir
all together. Pot one ounce of i►ut-
tet• into a clean omelet pan; when it
fritters, pour in the mixture and
stir until it begins to set. 'I'lten
turn the edges over till the omelet
is an oval shape, brown with n hot
shovel, nnd sift sugar over.
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iIINTi l -(>It ROME l,lhl:.
Damp spots on morocco leather
should be rubbed with methylated
spirit. Two or three applications
may be necessary.
To remove the emelt of oilers
from the breath eat pnrnley nn( vin-
egar. from tho hands rub an outside
piece of celery on thein.
]tripping, If carefully clarified with
boiling water, and meted into a firm
cake, makes as gond pastry for pies
and tarts as butter.
To clean a wall -paper. tike a very
dry crust of bread with about an
inch of crumb on it. rub the soiled
patch slightly till the stein disap-
pears.
Ib 0adctumbs for frying. in't these
always be baked in oven without be-
ing allowed to takes color. fly this
method the fish or meat, etc,, will
be much crisper.
'rho dlsagree ble taste of new
W0Od in buckets and vessel" may bo
cradicat 1.1 thus-1•ilJ with a solution
cloth moistened with methylated!
spirit. 'l'l.en polish welt u chamois
leather, the spirit having removed�
all grease.
To avoid dust marks behind pic-
tures. place two small pieces of cork
at- the bottom of tho picture wattle.
This prevents the accumulation 01
dust and consequent dirty and un-
sightly marks.
To blanch almonds. Place in a
cup, pour boiling totter over theta;
title wilt swell the skin and allow
them to be quickly drawn off. 'Throw
(ho almonds into cold water and
wipe dry with a cloth.
To make fried bacon more digesti-
ble. 'fake a good steed apple and
cut it. in slices with the peel on anti
fry till brown in the bacon fat.,
Servo highly seasoned with voplxv-
and salt and you will have a deli
cions dish.
Linseed tea. four two quarts of
boiling water 04.1 one ounce of whole
linseed and twelve drachms of sliced:
licquorico root. Add it few slices
of lemon. Let this stand in a cov-
ered jar for six hours, then strain'
for use and sweeten to taste.
'1'o proven black stockings turning
green when washed. Turn the stock-
ings inside out. and wash in lather;
do not rub the soap on the stock-
ings. Rinse in tepid water' to which
a little vinegar is added. Dry in thof
shale, and pull gently into shape. I
'1'o cure sore throat. I'ut a tea-
spoonful of powdered borax into one'
tablespoonful of horsey. I►issolve
over heat. \%'hon cool, apply it. re-
pealally -with a camel's hair brush
to the throat and roof of the mouth.
'J'his will 80011 effect a cure and al-
low thee.ttient to swallow comfor-
tably.
Take tablespoonful of tincturo.of
quinine, 0110 drachms of bicarbonate
of ammonia, and seven ounces of
rose-water. first dissolve the am -
Monte in water, then acid the tinc-
ture. and lastly the rose-water. 'Thin
should be well rubbed into the roots
01 the hair two or threw tithes a
w eek ;
In choosing apples be.guided by the
%veiglyj,; the heaviest ere the best,
and these should always he selected
which, tin ,being gross rd by the
thumb, yield to :1wtcit ;t eiteht
cracking noise. - Prefer large ty>trles
to sinall, for waste is saved in peel-
ing and coring them.
Lo not wash a frying pan often,
for as a rule the following meth .'l
of cleaning it is very effo" tual-1'1 eco
the pan on the fire for a few minutes
to melt any fat. left in it, and whilst
this is hot, rub the inside of the
pan with clean, soft paper until it
is quite clean. The paper should be
oersted up and Ned vigorously.
Treated like this, frying -pans will
Hover burn till they are worn very
thin.
CANI)IES.
Cocoanut Cream liars—Place over
the fire 2 lbs. white sugar, 01.43 pt.
utter at1(1 quarter teaspoon cream of
tartar. Cook until it breaks when
dropped in wafter. When ready to
remove from the fire add the well
beaten whites of two eggs. beat well
till nearly cold, .theft add le drops
orange er.tract and -stir in ono Ib.
cocoanut. four into buttered tins
and out into strips.
Marshnmtllow leans—•Cut dry
marshmallows into halves, dip each
half in melted chocolate, roll in
grated cocoanut and put on oiled
paper to harden. 'These are deli-
cious served with chocolate and
whipped cream.
Nut Candy—Boil together till done
two teacups brown augur, one cup
sweet milk, one tablespoon butter
and quarter teaspoon cream of tar-
tar. Flavor with one teaspoon van-
illa and add one roup chopped nuts.
Pour into pan and when nearly cold
cut In squares.
Chocolate Cannels—One-halt c.tke
chocolate, 2 lbs. white sugar, ono
pt. new milk, quarter teazpuon
cream of tartar. Cook till it
breaks, add two large tablese )ons
butter. Remove from fire, add tea-
spoon vanilla, beat herd till it be-
gins to cool, pour into buttered
pons. While soft place English wal-
nut kernels over it and cut 1n
squares.
Butter Scotch—Melt one Ib. brown
sugar in pan without water, add
quarter ib. butter, well creamed pre-
vfously, stir till done, Ilavor with
ginger and pour on buttered dish.
Candied Popcorn-1'ut into pan one
tablespoon butter, three tablespoons
water and one teacup white sugar.
)toil till ready to candy, then throw
in three quarts nIl•ely popped corn.
Stir briskly until candy is evenly
distributed over the corn. Item tt•o
from ,fire and pour on flat dish to
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exaggeratedly, long effect. HE SUN DAY i.)I;U
�i • /,Simple wtli'ts In silk or the soft
._.
Fashion 1 V 11 t flannels or w•aistiugs aro generally
trait -stied with bias bands piped with
Y.. a couttasting color. Plaid or a
Tall.
•j block-nnd-white striped silk, or per-
i; t, f 1 f i 1 fT
• • • `. ' haps a check in black cud white aro
often used or pipings and are effac-
e.
coot.
Chocolate Peppermints—Three cups
grnnulated Auger, one cup hot water
atr.l ono teaspoon cream of tartar.'
Roil until It hairs. Demote/• from;
fire and add five drop. ga'pil!'rinint. I
Jtent well and drop on glees! paper.:
Melt three oz. ehocolalo over a ket.- ;
ale. Into this drop the tnint drops•,
01,' at a time. Place on palter again
to harden.
'i'HHE 1'ilO'l'O(IItAPITh:Tt'S WAY.
A certain gushing lady took her
four -sear -old daughter to a photo-
grapher. the little one not not
keep mill. 'Ilia camera man was as
nice and settee as he could be, And
celled the chill all the sweet. en-
dearing names he could think of,
while using every device of gentle
persuasion to make the little wrig-
gler keep quiet. Finally he turned
to the despairing mother and said:
"Madame. if you will leave your
darling with me for n few minutes
I think I can succeed in taking her
lovely face to perfection."
The mother withdrew fuf a short
time. Soon the photographer sum-
moned her back And exhibited a
highly "ntishtctory n'- 1etire. \\'hen
they reached home the inother ask-
ed:—
"Nellie, what did th t nice gentle --
men say t0 you ,el n 1 left you
alone with him?"
"Well, he thniil,'• ;, p,.d Nellie "if
of hot soda water end let it remain you don't the
till cold, then ria n'clear water. squint et• fl nee •
To ( loan ,sheet leefea. (five life out e,1 "•,: • re
there an occasion with a clean 1'4,4 that cord .rrtJ
'tat
11, you 1413 ,
'11 thako the
ng; cnrcath.'
Llamma.'
LA 1'1•:S'1' DESIGNS.
The use of cashmere in public es-
teem is a fortunate thing for tho
girl who must consider serviceability
us well as beauty in choosing her
wardrobe. for fine cashmere in the
pastel tints is a char ' g material
fur the house frock, yet %tears un-
commonly well and may bo cleaned
again and again. Moreover, it may
bo presse(1 into service fur carriage
and visiting wear without looking
cold. as do the thinner silky stubs. I
Braid in the color of the cashmere, 1
velvet on silk, and at least a touch
of lace aro the trimmings for such
materials and, of course, a hint of
band embroidery always adds cachet
to a frock. '
Thu tendency is toward plainer
skirls, save in the sheer .aatorials,
and matey of the best cashmere, voile
and cloth models have skirls fulled
or plaited, hanging in long, straight
lines and devoid of trimming, save
for a deep hero, or perhaps a low
nuns' plaits. This rale is• of course
not invariable, and one sees ninny
full skirts tattling straight, but trim-
med with bouillottees on little silk
frills set on In intricate scrolls, bat-
tlements. etc.
Flat silk fibre braid is also used
In this fashion, and a scroll trint-
ming of braid or silk bouillouecs en-
closing medallions of velvet, tucked
silk, or lace within its loops is a
notion popular with the best makers.
Insect lace, open work stitching,!
embroidery anti other hand work are
lavished upon more costly house
frocks and blouses. but it is not al-
ways the most elaborate confection
which has the most charm. In one
of the plays recently seen, a popular
actress wore several French frocks,
youthful and .simple to an extraor-
dinary degree, yet altogether charm-
ing, and although it is a far cry
front the presumably blushing debu-
tante to the stage footlights, a clov-
er (debutante might. (to well to order
duplicates of those stage frocks.
Ono was in pe•v(tnche blue light
weight wool, which seemed to be
neither cashmere not' voile. but was
some ono of the innumerable stuffs
in that weight brought out this seas-
on. Tho skirt. wits let into the
band in very small plaits, which
were stitched far enough down to
form a shallow, snug yoke and press-
ed the rest. of the way with an effect
alrnost like that of sun plaiting.
The blouse bolero, too, was plait-
ed from shoulder to girdle, and
around the throat—cut low to show
a lace guilnpe or blouse --down tho
fronts and continuing down the skirt
fronts to the hem were flat five -inch
plain bands of the material trimmed
an imitation buttonhole loops and
flat covercn outtons.
The full loose bolero'sleeve, reach-
iqg only half way to the elbow and
slit up tho outside seam, was bor-
dered in the same fashion as the
bolero, and from under it full sleeves
made of narrow creamy Val-
enciennes frills, running around the
puff of mousseline and set so closely
as entirely to'cover the mousseline
foundation. A close Iltting cuff of
lace nnd mousseline reached almost
to tho elbow.
WINTI•:R FASIiIONS.
It was rumored this fall that all
our. gowns were to be made short
this winter, that Is without the train
that has been so much in vogue. Itut
—women seem to have rebelled to a
degree that restricts the short skirt
to the Walking costume, while gowns
for afternoon and reception wear are
worn With a r1u'dittn1 sweep. Wo
have had the pleated skirts so long
that it would seem as if a reaction
must•bo Ilmlinent.; and indeed east-
ern drossinnkers are making cutch use
of the circular model, plain. graceful
and particularly nppropriate for n
long skirt. 1t must have the effect of
a flare round the foot, yet must not
be exaggeratedly full. it Is usual to
put graduated pleats dowel theefront.
Tho upper part of the skirt fits close-
ly,
loso-ly, tho flare beginning well below the
hips.
'rho most popular coat this winter
is umnistnblably the long one. either
close fitting or loose. And yet al-
most as many short jnckets nnd
blouses ere seen, ('specially with
Short skirts. 7'he long coat iv niost.
graceful over the long skirt, but the
latter is extremely difficult to hold
up under the long wrap. Yet the
long garment is regarded as the most
stylish.
The most decided change this sea-
son is in sleeves. Fashion 1119 dr
creed that the fila."9 shall be at the
top Instead of et the wrist, and tho
sleeve with 410110)1 at tin. 1.•wer por-
( tion is dceldaelly passe. The ,: idth
Is just below the shoulder, held out
410 give n square effect by ttmea1119 of
trrinollne or a hit of tthalebone. The
'lower part of the sleeve is fitted
!closely to the arms; the tipper part
ie often two (heaping puffs finished
with s ru a which fn11A flyer the 0pn'. on
tight -fitting portion just below the darker and loses its brilliancy. 4 urch.
elbow. A few of the very infest sop- The most sen9itite jewels are opal*
orate waists have the plain, almost nn(I Pearls. ()j' " frrvguenity
clone -fitting sleeve of seven years ago. :They aro vex, eeatdte to
'1•ry ns they ►any, c!resseinkeri CA11- hero, in fait all rh
not oast the noparate waist •. It Is 1per•ltu -......01‘
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!too pretty, too consenft6t, tor)'' j'enrl. become !lo
,drossy. The waist of a clot gn•ae, ;every (easily. Fire t:.,n•_in
!19 too warm nnd heavy for condor ;to lime, acids attar' t
table wear under 6 wrap. .;_,:::,1 11tar+ d0 uitrble. \'cry
jheavy-looking to he drtatsy. w,' gee 0,11 may. rtttack
:on ordering pretty t 1''1,4t1, 1011181 AA tve11 ns o41n1
nnd )nee wrtlsltt in Spite of ngsurnnce4'1) certain
that the Waist and skirt (0 match ::::.....4nn of/ t
are "the correct thing.' ' urls nr'3'�a
n of nn '�'4fi�
THE 11LnUS1•: 1',hT:CT. I o-si! Leto
in Waists Is now as thoroughly : ,r; Ing the of
,''out." as the pouched sleev... 'Ther ,!,•Beata nee;
;must be Ituflk:gent material to prods. . ' nr(,te•1 tf
A fell effect, but it twist b. (Ira, •• lee• o', ..6^
;under or draped Atnd the Pattie4 , 1 s 1,• e,.
'ender the belt insl,atd of fall r... t ,.,.• ,,,,
It. The brood-sI1nuleeretl en, t t l.t,ice+ r
1) still stUddied, but the long •cher, 1, not deterls+
Double pipings of white and
black silk are sometimes seen.
A very pretty and quite nett' way
of snaking a waist—and ono that can
bo applied to silk and tiny soft wool
like nun's veiling, albatros, etc., is
to tuck trout and sleeves diagonally;
Shot is, in 000 big X shape for each,
letting the place where the tucks
Groes, making a square. come in the
centre. Six tucks—quite narrow ones,
is the correct number, and if lace
collar. cuffs and shoulder -straps aro
added, the. outcome is a really sty-
lish yet simple waist.
No prettier trimming for thin wool
goods than the bias taffeta bands in
vogue a couple of years ago has
ever been devised. To replace them
we now have shirred bands of taffeta.
which tar much more troublosomo to
nuikc and not so pretty, but which
aro "newer." The shirring is done
on cords, by hand, and tho thread
must be drawn, as the taffeta is full-
ed on tho cord, in order to give the
proper effect.
Open-work embroidery is thought
morn handsome than lace, and ladies
skilled with the needle aro embroid-
ering their own crepe de chine waists,
putting the work on yoke, collar and
tho deep cuffs, which aro really the
lower part of the sleeve.
Not infrequently tho pattern of
lace is outlined in colored Silk,- pale
blue and black being most effective
on white lace, with narrow bias
folds of blue taffeta enbroidered in
Fr each knots.
Party dresses for young girls are in
eisv soft, thin goods—voile, nun's
v, -ilia;, London thread nr thin silk,
414:(1 u pretty way to make the skirt
is to shirr it slightly to the belt and
add at about knee length a full, deep-
ly- shirred flounce sot 00 with a nar-
row ---leading of the same, with a
row of narrow lace set upright in -
;side the heading. The waist is nla(10
very simply. is quite full, rho front
stirred to a yoke of lace and taffeta
fends between tabs of some colored
'sil!:-edged with ince. The elbow
sleeves consist of two puffs separated
by shirrings, the lower finished with
a flaring cuff of the silk, also lace-
o'lged. Sash is also silk.
DEATH RATE IN WAR.
Proportion of One in Twenty Is
Rarely Reached.
Is war becoming more or loss dead-
ly? It has been argued by war ex-
perts that by a curious paradox the
improvement in guns had actunlly re-
duced
o-(luce(1 the death rate In modern bat-
tles. The opposite effect in tho -pro-
sent Russian -.Japanese war is attri-
buted to the fanatical bravery of tho
soldiers. It would seen, that under
tho old conditions of fighting, whole
gun -powder was unknown. wars drift-
ed on for generations, even for ten-
teries. For a hundred years, nlmo-t
without intermission, England waged
war with Scotland and also with
Franco; anti the 'Thirty Years' War
nn l,later, the Seven Years' War are
ere hs in tnilitary history. Tht•..late
rebellion, though fought with muzzle
loading guns, lasted only four years;
a year later Prussia brought Austria
to her knees in seven *Mort weeks,
and a generation ago sho crushed tho
power of France in eight u1(mt'h9.
The United States only took ninety
days to thrash Spain; and even the
late war in South Africa, though it
covered over two and a half years,
would have been considered absurdly
short in the days of Crecy and Agin-
court.
Mien in ancient times the weapons
were bows and arrows, swords and
battle axes, and nhcn no weapon was
used which could be relied on to kill
at a (Ilstenre of -More ;`•en. it few
leltelred yarn's, tlio mortality fro.luent-
ly rose to one in every threw or four
fighters onga
gel. and sometlmca ex-
ccede.l this enormous percentage;
whereas, in aeodcrn battles, with wea-
pon+ fur more (deadly, n proportion
of one In twenty is rarely reached.
The statistics would certainly seem
to bear out this theory. At. 'Aline
the at 'Initiate were 54 per 1,000, or.
roughly. 1 to 18.5; nt Itt'<erinan they
were 1 in 20; of Sedan. 1 in f10; nt
Gravclette. 1 in 111, and at Water-
loo. 1 its 21. In the Crimean war
it took K9.00(',000 shots to kill 120.-
0f►f4 men -742 shots to des:vetch 1
man, and at Gibraltar 258,387 shot
nnd shell foetid only 1,:3.11 tiuman
tercels, nnd of these ninny were only
wo felcd. tiering the Frnn^o-Prussian
Wor 1 fc,Gter was disabled rot every
251 slab.
'1'111: DISEASE OF JEWELS.
Precious stones are subject to sick -
new nn t some of then die. 'Phar be-
come pale, lose their lustre, split%
grow dark, and have several otltiir
diseases.
Reties fade when long exposed to
the light, so does the garnet. The
fit 1theother hint becomes
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
JAN. 8.
Lesson II. The Witness of John the
Baptist to Jesus. Golden
Text, John 1.29.
Verso 19. "Tho witness of John."
To Saul of 'Tarsus on his way to
1►ailaacus Jesus appeared and said,
"1 have appeared unto thew for this
purpose, to make thee a Minister
(servant) turd it witness both of
these things which thou hast seen,
and of those things in the which I
will (yet) appear unto thee" (Acts
26, 16). fears afterward, standing
before King Agrippa, Paul relates
the story of his call and subso.iUont
conversion, anti says, "Having there-
fore obtained help of God, 1 continuo
unto this day, witnessing both to
small and great." And again.
writing to 'Timothy at the very close
of his glorious career, while a pris-
oner at. Rome lifter having twice
witnessed for his Master. Even bo-
foro the bloody Emperor Nero he
urges 'Timothy to follow his example
in fearless testimony for Christ. To
Israel, Jehovah, through the mouth
of his prophet Isaiah, says "Ye are
my witnesses," and in his Epistle
to the Hebrews Paul writes of a
groat "cloud of witnessoe" with
which "we also aro compassed
about." Every disciple of Christ
Is to be a witness for hien.
Verse 20. "I ant not the Christ."
The tculptaation to accept honors
which really belong to another must
necessarily come to ovary person
sometime in life as the opportunity
so to (10 0111110 to John on this oc-
casion. Every schoolboy who ro-
1 fuses to accept credit for work not
his own; ovary employee who cheer-
fully recog►tizes the superiority of
others in service, and every person
' holding a public olltco of truist and
honor who conscientiously and cheer-
fully gives full t'rodit to "the higher
up," is imitating the example of
John the Baptist, who refused to
permit himself to be regarded either
as ''tho Christ," or as Elijah, or as
"that prophet."
Verso 29. "Behold the Lamb of
God." Jesus is preeminently "the
Lamb of Goal.".not simply "a Lamb
of God." Ile is the supreme, the
sufficient atonement for the sin of
the word, Ile did not simply suffer
on account of the sin of the world,
but for tin ultimate and complete
cure of that sin. But we may see in
the suffering of the innocent among
Hien partial illustrations of the aton-
ing sufferings of Christ. At tho
heart of the war between Japan and
Russia is •in—sin not of the soldiers
who die on the battlefield, but the
sin of the rulers, the sin of the na-
tion. Ilut the soldier dies and by his
death helps to curd the national
stn.
Verse 29. "Behold." The man
that travels with his face northward
has it. ; and cold. Let hien turn
to the .' .I h, where tho sun dwells,
and his Ince will glow. "Looking
'unto .losus" is the sovereign euro
for sinners. The pilot of a Canadian
revenue cutter was asked if 1)4,,kntt0
all the rocks along the coast wilt
he sailed. Ile replied, "No, Ile
telly necessary to know where there
are no rocks." Whatever the diffi-
culties, he that looks aright to
Jesus is safe.
Verse 29. "'I'aketh away the sin of
the world." A Great. German philo-
sopher says with truth. "The true
sense of tragedy is the deeper In-
sight that It is not his own individu-
al sin that the hero atones for, but
original sin." Christ, -who in his
suffering took upon himself "the sill
of the world," (lid In a naive, .1
way what everyone docs In a limit
way. All life has In it c "�
lot atonement. of c
Verse 29. "'rakotb„ $x
of tho world." a'11:z M <
atonement f i o o
Aeschylus, t L"c
mado the
echo -wws.. s
the crime e, k
"There is (Ito:Hein en.. Tout 1 lit
Loxias' altar,
And 11e from bloody stain shall Wash_,
thew clean."
And ho made Orestes say after his
cleansing:
"'Thee blood of beaus Matti tented 1110,
The lucid lymph hath purged tho fil-
thy stain."
Verso 82. "John taro record."
When Christians bear record that
this is the Son of God, others 'will
follow Jesus. An eminent foreign
jurist, who was an unbeliever, step-
ped Into a prayer -meeting. room to .
see a man on business. It was a
testimony service, and ns,h0 Wait r1
a number of his neighbofr t,••.
concerning the reality o('( ir.
experience. Ile reasoned: "If t
people were my witnenses in
courtroom I should win the ca
their testimony is reliable In o
tnattera, why not concerning spi
nl things?" Ife rose and conf
his doubts and tusked for help.
is now a class leader In that
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