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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1899-5-18, Page 3IVQTES 4/l7D COMMENTS. For many ye eds seee Russian Galen - Aar, which is also en use in Serves, Bitigaxia, and Grose, bas been twelve . days behbad that ce the rest of the eivilized woila. Beginning next yea; and Until the eeer 2100, the Russian ealenclae, unless reforraed, meanwhile, will be counted as thirteen days ba - kid that cif other nations. The rea- son is that oivil time is still measured in Russet by the OA Julian oatmeal.; which makes the solar . year longer than it really is by eleveu minutes and ,a few seconds. Roman Catholic C0411 - tries adopted the retornaed or Gregor- ian calendar 317 years ago, thus mak- ing- the civil year practically identical 'with the true or astronomical year, The very fact that a Roman Pope brought about this reform set Protess tent countries against it, and the Gre- ,gorian ealenclar was not adopted in Great Britain till 147 years ago. Ignorant folk believed that they had been -robbed of a pail of their lives and went shouting through the streets: "Give us bask our eleven days." In a word, Russia's standard of time measurement is too long an& her oal- wider, therefore, is falling behind, that .of other countries whose standard is .approximately accurate. The situa- tion becomes more inconvenient as. Russia's business relations with other nations, expand, ane it is not surpris- ing that several departments of the =Government .have at last declared in favor of adopting the Gregorian ealen- elan. This is the direct result of the agitation that was -started by the scientific societies of Russia, WhiCh, in November, 1891, agreed to keep the .idea of reforming the calendar before the country, endeavor to win for it the support of the educated classes and to popularize it. This was the -opening wedge, and the long munpaign against an unscientific standard of time measurements appears to be nearing a successful end. , In the discussion of the pase few years educated. Russians have freely admitted that .their culentlar is errone- ous, but they have also asserted, that the Gregorian calendar is not perfect. The great difficulty in the way has been. the Church. It was easy for the Catholic world_ to adopt the new cal- endar, because it was ordered by the Pope. But the Greek Church in. each country is practically autonomous, and and it has shown little disposition to give up the Julian. calendar, in accord- ance with Which the dates for sacred days and festivals have been design- ated for centuries. There was little hope of winning the support of the . Church authorities, but if the in- fluential and educated people of Russia became practically agreed. upon. the necessity of reform it was believed that the Czar would exercise his pre- rogative and substitute the new for theoold system. Thi e is the end. for which the scienXic men or Russia have been striving, and -the fact that they have won the support of the Foreigu Office and the Degarltnents of Inter- ior and Finaece shows that they have reason to hope for success. s • NOTHING WORSR. Husband—It is utterly impossible for the average, woman to understand the intricate problems of Mt. Wife—Did you evereread the descrip- tion of a dress pattern. o THE POOR COUPLE'S LAST RE- SOURCE. The _poor man had been looking all day for a job. Disappointed again! he exclaimed; I am in despair. There is not a thing in the Mime to eat. ,• Ah, dear, said the faithful wife, we have hut one resource left. We must take in boarders. NEEDED ADVICE. • Mis,s Passee—Here is an article in this paper on The Girl to Be Avoid- ed-- • Mr. Greatcatch--Yes, I know. The girl who wants to get married. FRIGHTFUL WEAPON, The modus Yivendi hangs fire, he said, looking up from his paper. Oh, dear 1 she exclaimed sorrovvfullee for she was a woman with a tender heart. Now 'I suppose it will go off unxepectedly, and there will be a ter- rible slaughter. -- ALL AROUND. Gracious! my little man! exclaimed the old gentleenan. How tanned you are: Been out beating? Yasser,. replied the little man. Pete Dubbs, he went` toner his mother said he daesent, o,nd he also got tanned. " A CleMCISIVI OF WAGNER. Bacon—I can't understand why your wife calls that Wagnerian stuff heav- enly music. legbert—I3ecause it weeds like thun- der, T. suppose. EXCUSABLE. First Deref-Mute, with fingers—Jig- son did not speak when he passed by, Second Deaf-A/Cute—He couldn't; he froze his fingets (luring the last bliz- eard, NO LONGER A MAN. lieistress—Mary, have you got a man in the kitchen,/ rattnit 1 dOtt't call him a man. kle'14 just ealled to say he's go. in' to break °If the ethregeenent, an Weed been eourtintwo years! 11 HE EXETER TIMES Old THING THOU ILACKEST REV. OR. TALLAGE SPEAKS ON THE ELEMENT OF HA.PPINgSS. etet's Goodness to eteent tereefelleeIfl with clothing awe Food aud, An .44,,e41. Man's treetituouy—Illie .11an3 Ways ba Which Tou ,Maty 1te [Useful. te Tour Vellow Alameft fs Well to 'Minh er cite future—The Doctor Applies Rht Subject to 111nerent (lasses of People. A despatch from Weshington, says; —Rev. Dr. Talmage preached from the following teen "One thing teou lackest."—St. Mark, 1.0-2/.. The young man of the text was a. splendid nature. We fall in 'love with him at the first- glance. He Was ami- able, arid frank, and earnest, and ed- ucated, and refined, and respectable, and moral, and yet he was not a Claxistain. And so Christ addressee him, in the words thee I have read to you: "One thing thou. lackest." I sup- pose that that text was no more ape prepriate to the young man of whom httere spoken than it is appropriate to the great melte:tide of people in this audience to -night. There sae many things in which you are not lacking. For instance, you. are not lacking in a good home. It is, perhaps, no more than .cen hour ago thet you closed the door, returning to see whether it was well fastened, of one of the best homes in the city. The younger children of the house already asleep, the older ones, hearing your returning foot- steps, will rush to the door to meet you. And when the winter evenings come, and the childreu are at the stand with their lessons, the wife is plying the needle, and. you are reading you. have a good home. Neither are you. lacking, my friends, in. the refine - the book • or the papee, you feel that you have cw,' good home. Neither are meats and courtesies of life. You understand the polite phraseology of invitation, regards, .and apology. I hope that you ha.ve. on your best ap- parel. I shall wear no better dress at the wedding than when I game to the marriage of the King 'e Son, If I am well clothed on ,other occasions,. I will be in the house of God. However reck- less I may be about ray personal ap- peaxanee at other times, when. I come into a consecrated assemblage I shall have on tee best dress I have. We all understand,the proprieties of every- day life and theeproprieties of Sabbath life. Neither are you lacking in wordly success. You have not made as much xnoney as you would like to make, but you have an income. While others are false when they say they have no become or are making no money, you have never told that ,ealse- hood. You have had 'a • livelihood or you have fallen upon. old resources, which is just the same thing, for God is just as gooe to us when he takes care of us by a surplus of the past as • by present succese. While, to- night, there are thousands of men with hunger tearing at the throat with the strength of a tiger's paw, not one of you is hungry. Neither are you lacking in pleasant friendships. You. have real good friends. If the scarlet fever should eorae to -night to your house, you know very (well who would come in and sit ap, with the sick one; or, if death shoald come, you know who would come in and take your hand tight in theirs with that peculiar glee which means, "I'll stand by and after the life has fled from the loved one, take you by the arm and lead you in the next room, and while you are gone to the cemetery they would stay' in the house and put aide the garments and the playthings that might bring to your mind too severely your great loss. "Friends? . Frou all b.ave friends. Neither are you lacking in your admiration of the Christian re- digion. There is nothing that makes you so mad as to have a man malign Christ. You get red in the face- and you say: "Sir, I want you to undere stand that though I am not myself a Christie.% I don't like such things said as that in ray store," and the man. goes off, giving you a parting saluta- tion, bat you hardly answer him. You are provoked beyond all bounds, Many of you have been 'supporters of relig- foe and have given more to the oause of Christ than some who profess His faith. There is nothing that would please you more than to see your son or daughters standing at the altars of Christ., taking the vows of the Chris - time. It might be a little hard on you, and might Make you nervous and agitated for a little while; but you would ie man enough to say: "My child, that is right. Go on. I an glad ,you haven't been kept batik by my ex- ample. .t hope some day to join you.' You believe all the doctrines of ligion, A Man out yonder east: "1 an a sinner." You respond: "So am I.'' Some one says: "I believe that Christ came to save the world." You say: "So do 1," Looking at your character, at your surroundings, I find a thousand, things about which to congratulate you, and yet I must tell you M the love and fear of God, and with eefereeca te my last ac- count; "One thing thou latkest," You need; my friend, in the first place, tee elereent of happiness. Some day you feel evretched, You do not know what is the matter with you, Yon say: "1 did not sleep last night, 1 think that must he the reason of my restlessness ;" or, "I have eaten something (het did not agree with me, and I thiele, that mus the the rea- son." And you are unhappy, 0 my friends, happiness does not depend up- on Physical et:edition, Some of tile hap - plot people I ea ve ever known have been those who have betel wrapped in consumption, ae paralyzell with neu- ralgia, or binning with the elow fire of some fever. ',never shall forget one man in ray first parish, who, in exerue elation of body oried out: 'Mr. Tale mae 1l'orget all my pent in the love and joy of Jesus Christ. 1 can't think of my eeffernigs when I thitik of Christ." Why, his Sone was illumined, shall neve= torget it. There are young meg in this house to -night who woeld give testimony to ehow that there is /IQ liappinees outside of Christ, while there ie great joy in leis service. There are Young Men who have not been Christians mere than six menthe, who would tand lap to -night, if X should ask them and say thee in those eix naonthe they have had. more joy and satisfaction than in ell the years of 'their frivolity and dissiPation, Go to the door of that gin -shop to -night, and when the gang ot young lawn (some out, ask them whether they are Imp- py. They laug/a along the street, and theer cheer, and they ehotit ; but no- body hes aneedea that they are hap - Pe, I could call upon the aged men in this house to give testimony. Tbexe• are aged men here. who tried the werlce and tlity tried religion, and, they are willing to testify on our side, IL was not long ago that an aged man aeon in a praying circle, and said: "Brethren,. I lost my son. juse as he graduated from college, and it broke my heart; but I am glad now he is gone. He is at rest, e.scaped froxxt all sorrow and from all trouble. And then in 18.57, I lost all my property, and you see I am getting a little old and - it is rather hard co .me; but lam sure God will not let me suffer. He brae not taken °ere of me for seventy- five years now to let me drop out of His -hands" I went into the room of an nged relative not long ago—his eye- sight nearly gone, his hearing nearly gone—and what do you suppose he was talking about? Thle goodness' of God and the joye of religion. no said: "I would like to go over and join my wife on the other side of the flood, and I am happy now. I shall be happy I am waiting until the Lord calls me there." What is it that gives that aged man so much' satisfaction and peace? Physical exuberance I No; it has all gone. Sunshine? He cannot see it. The voices of friends? He cannot bear them. It is the grace of God, that 15 brighter than sunshine and that is sweeter than rauste, H a harpist takes a harp, arid finds that all the etringe are broken but one string, lee diesnot try to petty upon it. Yet here T will show you an aged man the strings of whose joy are all broken save one, and yet he thrums it with such satisfaction, such* melody. that the angels of God stop the swift stroke of their wings, and hover about the place -until the rause: ceases. 0 religion's "ways are -weep of pleasantness, and all h'er pathe are peace." And if you, have not the satisfaction that is to be found in Jesus Christ, I must tell you, with all the concentrated emphasis of my soul, " One thing thou Ienkest." I remark again, that you lack the element of ueefulness, Where ie your business? You say it is No. 42 such+ a street, or No. 26De5u0h a street, or No. 300 such a street. My friend immor- tal your business is wherever there is a tear to be wiped away or a soul to be saved. You may before coming to Christ do a great many noble things. You take a loaf of bread to that starving man in the alley; but he wants immortal bread. You take a pound of candles to the dark shanty. They want the light that springs from the throne caeGod, end you cannot take, it because you have it not in your own heart You knew that the flight of aix arrow depends very muck on the strength a the how, and I have to tell you that the best bow that was ever made, was made out of the Cross of Christ; and. when religion takes a soul and puts it on that, and Pulls it back and. lets it fly, Avery time it brings down a &minor Goliath. There are people here to -night of high sooiarposition and large means and cultured minds, who, if they would come into the kingdom of God, would set the city on fire with religious avrakehieg. 0, hear you not the 1,- 500,000 voices of those who in this city are dying in their sins? They want light. They want bread. They at Christ. They want heaven. 0, tent tee Lord. would make you to -night a flaming evangel. As for myself, I have sworn before high heaven that I will preach. this Gospel as well as I ean, in all its fulness, until every fi- bre of my body and every faculty of my mind, and every passion of my soul is exhausted. I ask :no higher honor than that of dying for Him who died .for me. But eve all have a work to do. I cannot do your work, nor ca.n you do my work. . God points us out the place where • we are to serve, and yet are there not people in -tea house who are thirty, forty, finer, and sixty years of age, and yet haee got begun the great work for whith they • were created.- With' every worldly etueip mend "one thingethou lackest." Again, you lack the element ol per- sonal safety. Where are tepee people who associated with you twenty years ago?.Where are those people. that fifteen years agoused to cross South Ferry, or Fulton Ferry with you to New' York? Walk , down the street where you were in business fifteen years ago, and see how all the signs have changed. Where are the people gone'? How many of them arelanded in eternity I cannot say, bat many, many. A few days ago I went to the village of my boyhood. The houses were all changed, I passed one holise in which mice resided' a man who led lived an eathest, useful life, and he is in glory how, In the next house a miser lived. He devoured widows' houses, and spent his Whole life in trying to Make the world worse and worse. And he is gone—the good man and the miser both gone to the same place. Ah, did they go to elle same place.? No, infinite absurdity to sup- pose them both in the same place, If the miser had. a harp, what tune did he play on it? 0 my friends, 2 com- mend to you this religion as the only personal safety. When you the, where are you gbing to? When we leave all these scenes, upon what scenes Will we enter? When we were on ship- board, and we all felt that we meet go to the bottom, was I right in say- ing to one next me; "I wonder if we will reaele 'Heaven if we go down to- night," Woe1 wise or unwise in ask- ing that question? I tell you that man is a fool who never thinks of the great future. If you pay money, you telteee, receipt. If you buy land, you record the deed. Why? Because, everything is so uncertain, you waist it down in black and white, you say. For a house and lot tw•entsefive feet front be one het:nixed feet deep, all ewe:city; but for a eoul, vast as titer - nit', nothing, nothing 1 If senile man or woman, standing in some oi these eislen should. dtop down, ethere would yea go to? Which le smut, destiny? Stippose a man is prepared fOr the future world, what difference doee it Make to him whether he goex to his home to -night or goes WO glory? Only thee different's: if be dies be is better off, Weere we had one joy WI earth, he will have a million in Hea- ven. When lie has a small ether here, he will have a grand Sphere there Perimps it would, cost you. sixty, or one hundred, or one tenant]. and fifty dollars to have yoar phyeieal life insured, and yet free of charge, to- niget, I offer you, insurance ou our immortal life, payable, not at your de cease, but now, and to -morrow, every day and alwaye. My hope ig Genet' is aot so bright as many Chris tiaras, I know; bat f would not give it up for tee whole universe, in one eash payment, if it were offered. 1318 It bus been so much comfort to Me in time of trouble, it has been so much strength to me 'when the world has abased me, it has been so much res to me when I have beexi perplexed, and it is arou.nd my heart such an en- cesement of eatiefaction and blessed- ne,ss that 1 can stand. here befiore God and say: Take away my health, take away my life, take everything rather than rob me of this hope, thjs plain siraPle hope which I have in Jesus Christ, 'eny Lord. I must have tbis robe when the last chill strikes through me. I must have this light when all other lights go out in the blast that comes up from the oold Jordan, I have this sword with which to fight my way through all the foes on my way heavenward. When I was in London I saw there the wonderful armour of Henry VIII. and Edward HI, And yet I have to tell you that there is nothing in ohain mail or brass plate, or gauntlet, or halbred that makes a. man so safe as the armour ia which the Lord God clothes Leis dear children. .0, there is a safety in. te- ligion. You will ride down all your foes. Look out for that man, who has the strength of the Lord God with him. In olden. times the horsemen used to ride into battle with lifted lances, and the enemy fled the field. The Lord on the weite hdese of victory, and with lifted lances of divine strength, rides into the battle, and: down goes the spiritual foe; while the victor shouts the triumph through. the Lord Jesus Christ. As a. matter of personal safety, my dear friends, you must have this religion. I apply ray subject to several classes of people before me. First, that great naultiucle of young people in this house to -night. Some of these young men are 1 boarding-houses. They have but few social advantages. They think that no one cares for their souls. Many of them, are on small. salaries, and they are cramped. and bothered. perpetuaLly, and sometimes their heart fails them. Young man, to -night, at your bedroom door on the third floor, you will hear a knocking. It will be the hand a Jesus Christ, the young man's friend, saying: "0, young man, Id t me come in; I will help thee, I will comfort th,ee, I will deliver thee." Take the Bible out of the trunk, if it has been hidden away. If you have not the courage to ley in on the shelf or table, take that Bible that* was given. to you by Some loved one, lake it out of the trunk and lay it down on the bottomof the chair, then kneel beside it, and read and. pray, and pray and read Untie all your disturbance is gone, and you feel that peace which neither earth nor hell can role you of. Thy father's God, thy nother's God, waits for, thee,. 0, young man. "Each for thy lifel" Escape nowl "One thing thou laokestl" e But I apply this subject to the aged —not many here—not many in any as- semblage. People do not live to get old. That is the general rule. Here and there an aged man in the eou.se, I tell you the truth. You have lived loug enough in this world to know thet it oannot satisfy an immortal, na- ture. Truest talk to you mpre reveren- tially than I do to those other people of my own, age. We are told to rise up and do honor to the hoary head and to those who have seen. long years; and so I must; speak with reverence' while at the same time I speak withgreat plainness. 0 father of the weary step, 0 mother, bent down under the ail- ments of life, has thy God ever forsak- en thee? Through all these years, who has been your best friend? Seventy years of mercies! Seventy years of food and clothing! 0,' how many bright mornings! Hew many glorious evening hours you have seenl Og fath- er, mother. God has been very good ±0 Do you feel it? Some of you have children ane grandchildren; the former cheered your young life, the „latter twine your gray locks in their any linemen. Has ell the goodness that God has been. making pass before you since long before I was born—has ell that godness produced no change in your feelings, and must it be said of you, notwithstanding all this, "One thing thou lac:keen" , 0, if you could only feel the hand of Christ smoothing' the cares out of wrinkled faces. 0, if you could only feel the arra of Christ steadying your trottering steps. I lift my voice loud enough to break through the defence of the ear while 1 ory out: "one thing thou. lackest." It was an. importunate appeal a young man made in a prayer - meeting when he rose up and; said: "Do pray for my old father. ele is seventy years a age and he don't love Christ." The father passed a feev more steps on in life and then he went, down. He never gave any in- timation that he had chosen .Tess. It is a very hard thing .for an old man to become a Christian. I know it. is. It is so hard. a thing that it cannot be done by any human work; buteGod Almighty tn can do it by His onipottent grace; He can bring you at ,the eleventh bour, at half -past eleven, at orie minute of twelve, He can bring you to the peace and the joys of the glorious Gos- pel, I must make application of this sub- ject, also, to those who are prospered. Have you, nay friends, found that dol- lars and ceets are no 'permanent con eolation to the soul t Have you in this world e10,000, 20,000, $80,000 Have you no treasures in heaven? Is an eine broid,eied pillow all that you want to put your dyihg head on? You have heard people all last week talk about earthly values, Heat a. plain man talk to -night about the heavenly. Do you not knoW it will be worse for you, 0 prospered man—if you reject Ohrist and reject Efim fitteliy—that it Will be worse for you than those who had it hard in this world, because the eon - treat will make the disoomfiture so much more appalling? I.40 the hart boatels ,for tee water brooks, as the roe speeds down the hill -side, speed thou to Christ to -night, "Eseape for thy life, look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain ; eseape to the mountain e Jest tbiott b eniesum- and ed I =net Make my application to ane other class of people—tee poor, When you cannot peer you' tent when it Is due, have you nobody Liit the landlord to talk to? When the flour ime goue out of the barrel, and You have not ten mints with wince to go to the bakery, and your children are tuegine at your dress for seneething to eat, eave you, hothiog but the woxldn eharittee to appeal to? When winter eenaett and there are nO 000.18, and th'e ashebarrele have no more cinders, who takes 'care of you? HaVO you -nobody but the overseer of tee or 1, But I preach to you , to -night a pour man's Christ. If you do not have in the winter bleneets exiough to cover you M the night, I want to tell you of hine who had net where to lay Ilis head. If you lay on the. bare floor, I want to tell you of 'Him who had for a pillow a hard oross, and vehese foot -bath was the streaming bleed of Hie own heart. 0 you poor man! 0 you poor woman! Jesus understands your ease altogeth- er. Talk it right out to Him to -night. Get down on your floor and say: Lord Jesus Christ, Thou wast poor ancl I am poor. Help me. Thou art rich now, and bring ma up to Tey ricees 1" Do you thine God would cant you off? Will. Ile? You might as well think that a mother would take the child that feeds an her breast and dase its life out, as to think that God would put aside roughly those who leave fled to Hina for pity and oompassion. Aye, the prophet says: "A. woman may for- get )aer sucking child, teen she should not eave crompassion on the son of her womb, but will not forget thee." If you have ever been on the sea, you have been surprised in the first voyage to find there are so few sails in sight. Sometimes you go along two, three, four, five, six and seven dare and do not see a single sail; but when a vessel does came in sight, the sea glasses are lifted to the eye, the ves- sel is watched, and if it come very near, teen the captain through the trumpet cries loudly across the water, "Whither bound?" So you end I meet on this sea of life. We come ad we go. Some of us have never met before. Some of us will never meet again. But I hail you across the sea, and with refereetee to the last great day, and with reference to the two, great worlds, I cry across the water, "Whither bound? 'Whither bound? For the eternal heaven or for the eter- nal hell? Will you live with Christ in glory, or be banished away from hint? I know what service that craft wee made for, but has thou thrown overboard. the corapass? Is there no helm to guide it? Is the ship at the mercy of the tempest? Is there no gun of distress booming through the storm? With priceless treasures, with treasures aboard worth more than all the Indies, wilt thou never come up out of the trough of that sea? 0 Lord God, lay hold that man! Son of God, if Thou wart ever needed anywhere, Thou art needed here. There are so many sins to be pardoned. There are se many wounds to be healed. There are so many souls to be saved or lost. Help Jesus! Help, Holy Ghost I Help, ministering angels from the throne! Help, all sweet memories of the past! Help, all prayers for our future deliv- erance! 0, that now, in this the ac- cepted time and the day of salvation, you would hear the voice of mercy and live. Taste and. see that the Lord is gracious. In the closing hone of the blessed Sabbath, w -hen everything in the house is so favorable, when every- thing is so still, when God iseso loving, and. heaven Ls so near, droet your sins and take Jesus. Do not cheat your- self out of heaven, Do not do that, God forbid that at the telt, when it is too late to correct the mistake, a voice should rise from the pillow or drop froin the throne, uttering just four words—four dismal, annihilating words: "One thing thou lackest." HUNTING THE ALLIGATOR. Darling Feats of the Indians 0111mM-11°w They Kin These Dangerous Creatures. The Indians ofeBra.zil call the alliga- tor, in their language,' yaoctre. The waters of the upper Paraguay are said to be infested with this dangerous creature, and the author of a Spanish book describes the daring manner in which it is hunted. ' tYacare I" "Yecare Drieyou suppose fhe Indians were startled by this cry? Then you are mistaken. The affair was simply managed en such away as to give the son of the chief a Ichaeete to show his hardihood. The young Indian looked for a sharp knife, tried the strength of the blade between his fingers, and went. straight to the bluff. The other Indians and the explorers gathered around )aim. Ile was going to kili the caiman antler the water 1 • He flung himself from the height in- to the stream, holding the knife in hie hand, and we saw him disappear. Sec- onds passed, those seconds which seem hours to one who waits for the unfold. - bag of e scene in which the life a a man is imperilled. Then a black head rose in the middle of the stream. An arra was lifted, and the blade of steel flashed in the sunlight. 'The yacare hes eeeapeclle cried one of the natives. But his comrades otilled to the swim- mer, pointing out to hem -a place far- ther out, where bubbles were rising from the bottona 'a the river. The Indian had taken a moment to rest, with his shoulders on the water. When he saw those signs, he turned somersault, just as boys do on the sand, and dieappeared beneath the sarfaee. Some moments later we saw' the side of the enonneue amphibian, which ehoived a deep wound between the ribs, and over the water ran a reddened streak, re The Indian Acid killed the erticare. It was a 'black canteen, whose length was about sixteen feet. Of the different kinds a yacares, this is the one moet to be dreaded. USE VCR WASTE, The gases fi•ont blast furnates, wince. have hitherto been wasted, are now being used for driving gas en - gibes. In GerMarly, where the experi- ment has been tried, it is elaitted thae this eciglected product is Beebe& ingly econenneal and sattefactory, as it coets but little to swan) the gas. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, KAY 21. ()hetet Ilerore the High Prtest. ..one leo 15-27. Qenten 'text. Joint 1. 11, PRAC'1'1QA-10 NOTES. Verse 15. Simon Peter followed Jesus. "Afar off." And, having come up to the door of the coert pf theleigh priest, according to Matthew, eat down there to eee the end. So did another disciple; that disciple was known unto the high prieet. Known to Caiaphas, douetiees, for John seems never, according to the best authori- ties, to capeak of Annus as "the high Priest." A general opinion has arisen teat John here refers to himself; but this is unlikely. His usual allusions to himself are as "the disciple whom Jesus laved." It is not of itself pro- bable that a Galilean fisherman would be so familiarly acquainted with Ae- ries or Caiaphas, that the very damsel that acted as doorkeeper would reeog- nize him. Some one seems to be re- ferred to whose name was known to the evangelist, but whom it was bet- ter not to mention. Dr. Deems makek •the acute suggestion that the "other disciple" was eadas Iscariot That very week jades had made arrangements with Cafes phas for the betrayal of Jesus, and doubtless was known to the door- keepers 'of the palace, and could enter it with freedom; and ie as is not incon- ceivable, he hoped that our Lord might even yet liberate himself by the exer- cise of miraculous power, Judas would be glad to haveePeter eclraitted also. In his remorseful excitement it seems natural for him to have Ai:lowed Jesus into the palace.) and any disciple brought in by him would be admitted without question. "But by such sup- positions," says Dr. Reynolds, "much is lost from the story; for, assuming that the writer of the gospee and the other disciple' were one, we understand his ability to describe what otherwise could not easily have entered, into the evangelic narrative." It is a question of intense interest, but of no import- ance. The palace of the high priest "The Court." A richly ornamented rectangle such as great oriental build- ings customarily inclose. We suppose throughout the -story that Annas and Catiaphas oceaplecl the same palace, or, at least, differeut portions of the same edifice. 16. Peter stood. at the door without. "Was standing" at the door leading from the "court" to .the front street. "The hurn of voices was now deadened by the closed door dividing Peter from his Lord." Brought in Peter. This disciple, whoever he was, was evidently recognized. as leaveng =mestere of authority, or, at least, of "influence." 17. The order of events will become clearer and more in harmony with that of the °titer gospels if we read: verse 18 before verse 17, and watchl the fire of coals legleted, and the apostle, ser- vants, and others eathered around it, before we -listen to the damsel that kept the door. "Darrasel" means maid,. implying either young girlhood or ser- vile position. So long as no one knoCk- ed at the outer gate, she, too, might warm herself, and the fire was prob- ably near at hand. Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? This man," not " this rabbi." " Thou arena, art thou ?"—a question exceedingly contemptuous in tone. "Also" means "as well as my acquaintance yonder" —that "other disciple." I am, not. A direct lie; but. we must remember, first, that orientals are habitual liars and neither falsehood itself nor the discovery of it has ever been as dis- graceful with them as with us; second - 13', while Peter was a victim of physi- cal fear a little later, if not already, be may have had also another temp- tation to falsehood; for if he had said, "I am," he would have been forth- with pat out, and his weak soul may have argued that this lie might help him, help his Master. erelark adds, "He denied, saylieg, I know not, cielther understand. 1 what thou, saye,st." 18. (See Mark 14, 54; Luke 22, 55.) The servants and officers stood there., The whole scene had been one of bustle. We Can easily fancy the measuret tramp of the troops, the shouting of orders, the slamming of doors, the harrying to and fro of messen.gers, and the activity of offi- cials, 'grudgingly kept awake all night. Moving lights and heavy shadowsmade the scene gloomily picturesque. But now the soldiers hact been' marched out again, and none remained but the ser - era nts of the high priestly household, together with a few Jewish officers of lower grade. A fire of coals. A glow- ing fire of charcoal. It burned probably in a brazier, like to that into which the king of Judah had thrown the roll ot Jeremiah's prophecies after eutting it in pieces. It was (told In spring the nights in Palestine are cold, and the heights of Jerusalem are among the coldest places i,n the land. Peter stood with them. Luke says he sat in the light of the fire. All the particulars of this verse form a background not only for the doormaid's questions, but alio for the examination which We are now about, to study, . 19. The high priest, then asked Jesus. thering the pr e I i nary examination hold before Annas. The dtieStion now referred to, hen -ever, we stippose to have been netted by Celaphas. Of his doctrine. His teriehiegs. What Cattle), has's spies and deteative lave failed to do through so rohny months their chief will TLOW try a hand at. 20, 1 spake openly. Frankly, boldly. To the world. Not to selected initie Men Many of the philosophers and re- ligionists of entiquily had a. double method of teciehing—superfietal truth given to the superfieiai multitudes, called " exoterio," and deeper truth! given to trained disciples, citified " eso- teric." tut there Was nothing esoteric in jeeus's teaching, exempt as hostile spirits hid themselves from its truth, In the synagogue, and in the tem- ple. In Naearethl and in Perea, wberever the cremate gathered, and more lately on great festal occaeions in the, national shrine at Jerusalem. Whither the Jews always retort, the; MOO PliWie, plume, aid mahner. In Seeret haVe I said noteingfie had talked confidentle with els diraceplee and he had explaireed his parables tee thern; het the Parables thitineselvee, which were fruitleaS 011".Y og rooky ground he had eown broadcast. 21, This dereand was ix acoordanee with Jewisla law, ender which, witeeeetie for the defense were heard first, 22, Struck Jesus with the Palm of his hand. Revised Version, "With a rode' • t If I Inve spoken evil, bear witness of the evil; bat if well, why =Rest thou me? (This challenge be - mimes immeasurably suggestive when we °enamel: with it our Lord's in- junction, "'Whosoever shall smite the cm thy right cheek, tare to him the other also" (Matt. 5. 39), He who closely studies the last days of our Lord is disposed to wonder thee, with all t he official hate of him, it was so diffieult to eormulate charges that, before a, prejudiced court at least, could be proved. The reaeons are plainly giv- en by Dr, Farrar, The rancorous hat- red of the seots against each other nrade even temporary agreement againet a common object of hate al- most impossible. Sadduceee had no word against our Lord's views of the Sabbath, which were ere repugnant, to the Pharisees. Pharisees would al1" plaud the cleansing of the temple from the traders, vvisieh so angered. the Sulduceee. Thie antagonism made eon- victior uncertain so long as public) teachings end acts were depended on, and set the high pnest eigging, as we have een, for "private teaelainge ta initiated teachings." 24. Armes had sent him bound un- to Caiaphas. "Aneas teerefere sent - hire bounce" after the preliminary ex- amine tion. 25. Siam:a Peter stood, eta. "Wee standing andwarming hiraselt." They said therefore unto him. This come preheneive phrase harmonizes the etc - counts given by Mark, "the maid," Ma.tthesv, "another maid," and Luke, "another mane" probably, as a contin- ation of what had been a onothered conversation, several, spoke together. As to the scene of this second denial there can be no good reason for as— suming that the gospels disagree about it until we know more about the struce tare of the palace, aad how near the fire was to the gate. 26. According to Luke, the event of this verse and the next was "about the - space of one hour after" that of verse 25. "The effort is now to identify Peter by some sign of his association . with Jesus." • Did I not see. "I, with mine own eyes." It is not likely that either Malchus or his kinsman knew that Peter was the man that struck the blow, though he may have been. suspected of that offense. Matthew, Mark, and Luke make the identifica- tion turn on the provincial accent of Peter, 7. Peter then denied again. Matthew and Mark say, "He began to curse and swear, saying, I do not know the man." He was now in imminent peril, knew that, and was afraid. Immediately the cock crew. John relates the three deniaLs of Peter, but does not relate repentance. This was the second crowing of the coek, Mark. lcra. FOUR PL13CJix GIRLS. Four smart German girls have made four snug little fortunes in a. suc- cessful laundry business at Dawson City They got in on the ground floor, the real pay dirt, so to speak, soon after the Klondike was struck. They came from San Francisco with smal1 oash capital, but with brains, energy and cauxage and a fair knowledge of— washing gold in placer mining? Nol—i of, washing shirts. The plant was soon eeoured. A camp stove in the open air, a few washtubs, washboards and flatirons and soap made the equipment and the Yukon furnished the water. 1VIoney flowed in' rapidly from the beginning. The girls made their ovvn schedule of prices, regardless of other concerns. They chargeli el. each for cleaning and 'polishing white shirts. The price was stiff, but it was Dawson City and besides nobody but tenderfeet with money and swell gamblers wore white shirts. Othe.r prices were kept in like ratio., • °oilers were 25 cents each Moreover, the professional laundry- - man who came later found competition uphill work. The ,girls were popular. They made many friends and kept the respect of all. There is an old-fashion- ed gallant regard for good women in the Klondike and this, together with the proverbial generosity of rattlers, worked to the advantage of the four laundresses. The mineas built a cabin for the gerle and told. every newcomer all about the, best laundry in town. Then the girle ha,c1 no end of beaux. Dur- ing the sunamer months when work in the diggings is dull, many young men calleci at the little cabin to exchange the. gossip of the camp. The gitls had an eye to business as well. The callers were told that the sup- ply of firewood. was always short. The hint WELS sufficient.. The letter was furnished with an axe and the conven. sation was continued to the music the metel on the wood and the swase of the clothes on the weshboa.rds. Ho( coffee was served later. WANTS TO MAKE IT PERMANENT. Oue new boarder crime here just for a temporary home. Well? Now he wauts to marry any daugh- ter, nee._ HIS PrtoTEsTs. I want ,you to understand, bowever, said her father, that I consent to your marritige oo.ly under protest. Oh, teen's all right, the young =tan replied, a you let nem of the demands I may snake on you afterwards go to protest. PROVED. Jimmk, Aw. I clone bc,Iteire this riOnsellSe about gettin' a lickin' before night if you elan a !hair around. Tommy I do. 1 tried i1 on grandpa's otfito chair Nvhile lie was in it wkirk. a nap. WISE GEORGIE, Mamma, ecied George Craeetun, when, the geocetymall comes won't you please order some arrowt001, I What for, George? want to plant it and rliseab atel*.. try set.