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Exeter Times, 1904-2-18, Page 7Coenuirter r s LAM Liver Pills. Muse Gear Signature of Ste Pm -Steel ' epp*, a4 soksy AraliA4re R REAUnfigs 1 Mt IOUMIESt. 7:11Pln LIVER. COESTIPATlelt. eAmcv; SKIN. r-;:;Groieumo eaa? CitIR MW VIGOROUS. gan of the Body Toned and bvi • !r 1', W. Xeyerta I . Ont., ,S3y4; "'I suffered for five yeara W11 pelpitaelon, ehortnese of breath, eleeplereness end rin in the heart. but one -We of fifilburn's Heart and Nerve Bille eempletely removed ail these ilia. tressiug symptoms. I bey° not suffered Hine° taking them, ana DOW sleep well and. feel strong and vigerous:' Milburn% ifeert and, Nerve Pills ears all diseases arising from %vale heart, worn ant nerve tietuos, or watery blead, RENGTII IN UNITY A Church Membership Should Be United and Ularniornous ( ntered e.ceoreing to, Act of tbe Pere inr%laItilailt•qh° 1 i'OI Ity Wm. Boily, of14T400toa.a'att te Department of Agrieulture, ottatate; A despatcb fro ngelesC . al•„ ••••-----13a Los A ss : Rev. l'rank De Witt Talmage preached fraora the:followirig text :— dodoes v, red the number of them that lapped, putting, their hand to their mootia, was three hundred men." Trie story of Gideon's campaignis muerte in Matt:woo Here was a gen- eral about to march, againet a pow, orate invader, well armed and eaulot pea, whom he must meet with a. raw and undisciplined force, actually re - (lacing by a capricious tett the aura- ber of his tollowera, Under Goti'S • command be disensed with nine. tenths of •his men. Wizen Geneeel Gideon raised his stoodard to repel theiovasion of the Midianite$ ond nalekites 32,000 volonteers rit3sw- the coal to arms. But 004 to Gideon, beater quality than • quantity. Better e few loyal *id devoted Men to repel the 111VaSinil thou a greet host made up of grentled and fault ending, Indiffer- lit recruits. Gideon, as diretted by God, cut down the eumberti that israelitielt army- Ile cut them doWn and down and dOwn and doWn until there were left only three hum. tired Men—only three sMal1 compan- ies to follow their intrepid leader But thay Won the victory. SO may be in the great eontliet betweet good and evil in •this woi C'onseir -atop eernest men are neele el the struggle for righteousness, he fix3ing away of the half beerted, quarrelsome, need otausion no arna The fight is the Lord's, end can accomplielt moro with a few swats, inspired with the iloky It end devoted to hint, than a host of uominal Christian oyal to him aud antagonistic to no another, THE CHURCH ARMY. 10 'melt Moeda. be a bargee 'Retina army. The loyalt w kit one eoldiee holds to ma other in the, national oriaT derides to a great extent the raggeegate strength of that army. 'When going Into battle it is juet os imPortant , for soldier to know that he is :standing ehoolder to shoulder with • Mends as to realize thee be Is Stand -- leg face to fete 'with attacking time. War- veterans told me that the affection Which bound the men Of melt company together was like bands of unbreakable steel. If a sol- dier out foraging found, food hidden Imlay in a barn or If he founa deserted Pile Of blankets or an extra Pile of dry 'wood to he tut into latidling. the first pet eons be thought of were Clone' of hie :company. There members shared, each other's JoYs. •They sympathized with eath other in their sorroWs. 11 one of their number did Wrong or 'got :b40 trouble, the different member& of lile CoMpany would -always ceiee to: his assistance. $o, my friends, the mem- hers eeeh seParate Christian 'church , ought to be linked together by gospel love. Tbev &mold try to shield each other out! pray for each .other mad Care foie each' other and help each other. They shOuld never before the world expose each other's weaknesSes utiy more than a wife should be willing to pubilsh before a cynical neighborhood the WealmesseS and shortcomings of her husband. Church • members, in -other words, ahould "be kindly affeetioned to one another, with brotherly lo o, in honor preferring one another." NOT wriVE, ,OURTSPIANS, "The chtirch a harminaiiiiis gospel company? Ob, no," says one. "That Weal is,not always a poSaibility. etneir itis not possible for me to live in sympathy and ioe'e with all the members of my elturch. • Some of them have been, top mean mid have "done nte too Many Injustices. I COn truly pay I 'do pot want to harm them, tlaut , atertatiOlet.aeaire mit they- should loave -ma 'entirely .alone. I certainly. intend to laaVe them en- tirely alone. I do not Wish to keep them out of heaven; but I do not Wish stone of theta to sit beside Me -o. celestial mansion or by any common earthly fireside Made of brick and 'stone.", . flimade ba such 11.11 'an, ewer- you are: proving the Holy Spirit's power. inefficacious. You bre demonstrating that you are unwill- ing- to ' becerea One (if Gideon's band and live. in faithful harmony with the chosen, them hunched" God ' willing to give Irog grace enough to, AT THE TOP Burdock Blood litters holds positioh unrivalled by any other blood medicine as a cure for DYSPEPSIA, BIL/011SNESS, CONSTIPATION, HEADA.CHE, SALT RHEUM, SCROFULA HEARTBURN, SOUR. STOMACH, DIZZIN.ESS, DROPSY, RHEUMATISM, BOLLS, PIMPLES, RINGWORM, or any disease arising Mena. a, disordered state of the Stomach;Liver, HtSwels or Blood. 'When you requirent good blood medicine get BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS. Lame ack for Four Months. 'Was 'Unable to Turn in Bed Without Help, • Plasters and Liniments No, Good. This was tato experience ofTr. Bei Wont • Stewart, Zionville. N.B. TWo.THIRDe OF A BOX OF 0 alt.DS idney ills CURED HIM. Tie tells of his experience in the follow. big' words: "For four months I was troubled with a Jamie back and all this time was un- able to tern in bed without help. I tried plasters and liniments of all kinds but with • noeffect. At ‚last I was induced to try Doan's Kidney Pills, and by the time I had used two-thirds of a box my back was aS well and as strong as ever and has kept so ever since.• " Backache, Frequent Thirst, Scanty, Cioudy,Thielc or Highly ColoredUrine, Puffing under the Eyes, Swelling, ol the Feet and Ankles are all syinptorni of leidtiey trouble that Doan's gidne3 Pills will cure, Price so cts. pet bcm or3 S1., at dealers, or THE DOAN KIDNEY PILL, CO. TORCyATO, OliZ„ 13 P C IL iJENIMEPlis • FO Spr,alas, Strains, Cuts, Wounds'* 'OpervBeres Bruises, Stiff joint4,13itis and Stings of Tesects, Coeghst Colds, Contractd C7orcis, Rheurnatismi, Neuralgia, Brogchitis, - croup, 30fe. Throat, Quinsey, Nheoping Cough aml.all Painful Seeellhigs. BoTTLE, 25e. tO4 [love all your fellow church members you will only ask for that grace. Has not the sure testirno*y ben given, "1 con do all tbiugs through Christ which strengtheneth Inc ?" TI1E GRACE OF (OD. You WV now about to ateeide your whole• eternzd destiny. Yott are to decide it not by how you profese ta love God, but by how you are will- ing to love your fellow chnrelt mem- bers. Are you ready, here and now, as Ian soldiers to he kindly affectionea to one another, with brotherly love in honor preferring oee another ?" Do not tell me that it is impossible for ,you to live in • • , • an seri-toothy with Ulnae who oeumg to your seine church family, I By the grace of God it is possible. l'And if you aro not waling to let, *that divine love have full ecottrol of •"your. 1if1 then Instead u staeiug le a church and disputing •and finding fault continually with the other members it is fax better for you to leave that Church mid go heck to the world wed thereby play the gospel coward, os did the 22.000 men who deserted Gideon's standard at the first opportunity the Hebrew Vont. Mender gave them to skulk bottle. The ehurell ehould he a berm - :Musty organiaell army, is not only possible thereby to hurl. a solid front against the Satallie foe, but also by preponderence of 'lumber:3, concentreted in one move. to make. a the Bible Says,, a little one "be - thousand and a small one n strong natiell,"" Concentretion in Mere, parlance ulcers pot (tidy conquet. but generally the eomplete ,stification and disorganization of opposing foe. If by a sure nuttleal calculation the mile, bieftwin ran drive on a batter, teu offensive men ouniest one n on the defensive., the mate 'tecsful outcome of the conillet •be- comes on aesurea feet. TIIE PRAY:Ell, MEETING. can tide great forward move -- single church egainst sin cet tr t 1 antl r by all the church members every seven days unswel leg thurell roll at. the •AlliaWeeli. 11441.44.w meeting. Wednesday xdght tr • tl • . • even more important than the 114rd's day worehip. It is by the committal- ' e of prayers that the spirituel forces •of a thumb become indebted with tee holy eted, and all commer- ing gospel enthusiasm. It is to that roll that tito Members of the church , reust give diligent Feed, Concen- trated churelt menthe:ship at the midweelt prayer meethig Is of over, wheimIng impottauce. I know tit' what I speak'. During my life I heve observed the ways of two elude of citurchee. In the mob X have semi o mighty • gospel conquest goiter on mouth in and month out. Why? 'rile people ut t tile Midweek prayer meeting. In the other kind Of church spiritual realfilil \vele neVer nssured. Why? 'The peopleem matter how the pastor begged mai pleaded, failed to attend the midweek prayer meeting means a 51 iritually, conquer- ing (hunch. .k (berth with an empty prayer meeting meens 0, spiritually decl clnrel. Ilour 11, ye poste ITear it 1 The spiritual success of every ehorch is to be decided by Nvbetber its inembeis will regularly assemble, as did the first eltureb in the tipper clunidate of Jerusalem, to prey together earnestly wcelt ba• week: for the ,nianifestation of the Holy Ghost. CONCENTRATE CHURCH FORCES --------- when he went into battle the fueit time be trembleti like an asp eo leaf shaken in the wied. lie was So, scared that he would have turned ood Bed but for the fact thot he waS afraid his -reglintett tvotild run away with him, 'Jaen, tench. to bis stir- poisa when be came to -where the enemy had been encamped he found that they had. been oven more fright- ened then himself. During, the prevt (20,13 night, without strilting a blow, Itt:erie'SulYallacodtvtaL11^1Cinlyea 84:1;ecal Yea; 10- earintellectiolea%li1;117roGfigtililatiliePaorpinillitteti 11eajrspe as SlCi•Vin), of us. Therefore, Christian soldiersin the COof, the order of events seems 000 on hoe, (teeny. do not go poblisaing" itit•ouncl your t 1 - been1 1 a • in •pubnlic, hetcalelsteici7;o11 not; own houee, 'the -it a ..C41111i4A,"11.: "t.r.a'Yersed bY largs fee.rs, no c man et Ani, the f(11,$‘, gisen Ann, 141 ,ns rivers in Euronej. others criticiallig loni. Do not talk lem and the healing cool tliacourse at It ntoseow tne atehenees sboula not keep up. 'Do had the record of a Sabbath day at 3 Poisqa has fewer Uttssii about your anxietiee leet. the churel; Bettie -4a (dela), va We reeently ;Iternal '('onanerce. not exaggerate the results of yoer Caper/lame, ti.e. heal/ 31g- ilethestla otlaa eouotries, . strilti•s foolish iinagina,tions. ••leo pot, ita was ou a Sabbath (fey,. and now the . „laze aeav other words, give free 'ren to your cm:111101a incite:et and the llealiaff 010eaeaanussoak caueete geepel cowardice. If you do you may tam withered hand in to -day S. lesson •unkennel am/ onleesh the 'Cowardly •re both Sabbath day events.Note ..re"4i0V":" .,W*4 also the healing of tite Mau 1";!....veryn5:1,,,ea0lr .5.2004 :fan.• BOO Why all theee3abbath day dOin7S. the ItW,S1.11 ihen they so Wirt -0 and angered tlict . Probably for tl e nine reas- tat lieeetaiaa ciest oe-od the en serpent. witieh Moses heel Tie ebiltben of Isruel made tilE S•S 1 .13SCON L. 4 * a 2 .1( •:* IN'rERNATIONAL LESSDN, EBB. 21. RUSSIA JAPAN Text of the Lessen, Watt. • 13, Golden. Teatti Matt el°*•:1•3*.to;o-,1,•°/tot:le:+•:•+;•*:•••':•••1•••:•••:••:.',:*•:4•:,-":".+4',a+4.4",:"3:st:t.,:•catgae4aa!,' Ruesiaoa are the. most 11osp1tob1t-31 Jallan there aro miles of railways. - In Jcipan every ewi,1 is tang write with both hands. ver r30,000 „disposition in us all. if yo li ever 'wish to be a blessing as a church 'member, eoly sound forth 1/16 inspir- ing words of hope. God knows there are enough, and too Inane who are aiwaye reedy to sit around in the :dark church corners and croak tlt intortvlile, whining. gritting words 0 • doir_ LOYAt Fru' . a • a.. t Jeletnrs ese ollieedire troopa by nAealls of a coem lIng Jepart is 419,e61 skitter(' nide larger lien Euglend. Seottazia, awl Wales. Datil forty emu's ego, the Jan V0)' -, r v- ceinateel cm the tip of the a uScriptt loin I Houses Rus are built el low trick, um," of one ettaver Lake Radial, in ae • highest fresh -water lo of it and burned ineenee to , ing Putiiie'll ben u6 Lord •dears Is-ps, Jana froM a scientific 1101n f ,t But, 1 cannot close 'ray study of tee Sabbath clay was a Jewish ;nick ye,erly prodection of coal iz tliey wo; selpfted it rather teen Ruesia is more then 6.000.000 tens this magitt.y theme of the (Immix as Jova a conquering Only without telling etut the Lorti of the Sale, it is coasftkrk, la :;-reicing to draw them to ..an 1ral,5,,n4 you, niy people, the object I have in 1 fliinsiqt. view. FirSt. 1 •W4Dt to 1indk In weston, see. holy eeel the SCOreS and innnired$, was tbe ar , toni thousands of •eleireites ail over thee ke tb,„.„.., Salt t v the laud wiliCil hen for years relation 'torn and rent Asunder with internal neee,,we,„ 404 teet. tuesion stoves ar medlar eer ['lee -tele Ow were think, people are discelleaged. Christian owl and Iiis word. 'rile hone of 4t 0800. commtinitles ore discouroged about contention on this occasion ear, that lint city of St. Pe tr4 ppoin uesie ese brities„ -during tile 11,y, lviteli lite feet o greom. themutes, seri, rite article of 11-h are t,old arS reying terate, te.-33rieso epics have 'been ate tbe Cbiteere leitorers great fortrees at Port Airtime. 88 1 Every wori+ettett tiopcep Ond 011 hni giving his bueieet-e r's flame. 11 tg erg 00 * -el 'Ahem. "Ole- these people scee. ''Nvo pn.g throegh rOrnfielfls on the throe large islands mid a umber are only a little handhli. We have Sabbath day, ipiee had entailer 01013. dwindled down and LIOWn Mail there pluckedelle eaten ears of corn. Tho ne ,wasS an FinpAro • is hardly eey inemberehip lel/. Whet Pharisees said it MIAS not lawlAd ta greater number of distinc are we to do?" Why. ye discouraged do so. The Lord Jesus insWeti ths ny other eoumry. churches, by the greet. of God ye distiples on foUr groloo:e—the eV- a f10 everything. God has been I ample of David, tee law t f Moses.• ( QuIriwn i.°°t's'Al))4CL'S 411 1*14 sifting your membership until the 'lite testimony of II:e Spirit through veiveaq ay °"1F two L''''P°at's• test are :eft. You are ewe a Gehe„ett e prophets tiles, ti, :elite VI, ceot 0. daSr• en's baud. traiti:41 awl wt.hripi" and. 1119 oun eeteoiliv es Son Every tulle In lItteeia le IL 101,:,141F getber by trouble you teat twecenplish ;ofJ.Airan- , n WW* put be t Tea t mon- 1 Profeechs ef•eve In the army eiter ettairti g Gideon won. lee Ity the , they had elli,rittl:t1t*tillsA411811ncle)sbat'ihi't t71•11-tert.41tr15i: ‘.;;Pea's,re.' 11 in Ilona. W loyulty of a few. •'i their souls full of tell purposes cen be, seen i • . their clot i Mr eitrone purpose, in tbis 11051*108 they go their own waye, thei ti dr tie , acieveters. ' eh is to show you that tile.,e confiner,. CM) 410,,it'iS and :0%11i wori's, ont a • . .........., ,...,.,.,.., — ,,,...„,....„ .... ,,, lk ttS1"11. if 1.1.4 sca,4 4,4 4,011 -0a. IT, 4 OrD omir tin^ IiIiitli.;nitikh lauilti Were i thcir own lic,1trte. Court.'ast lea. is:,iii. ^w,,,,ter in the S10 )P 0;1...411, to ttL. ordinary awn. Who uere they? We , 13„ They col net ultle. eland we - don't know. 'They were felect el random. f•totne came geeltaps ire wealthy homes; some came from homes of poverty. They WaYe 1111 s „ leeted simply by the *101 thee In 11 e p teepee in J SiNty-eigt 84*00. to tee Ler msbanirs aide 'tli.es not hoc botteehold. She 1,14 ber epoueles P 114 elegraple depart-. v y 'nourishing. f the receipts ' ,V4 dace; Lerace our Lord ;odd, “Go • moult ereng ctin, itriage, ti'' arfd learn What that niennetk, I fitithnis Russ threwe a piere have mercy aud anerifice" !RUMAT into the wear, compare veiree 7 arid (liaptcr AN. 1.1) Traips are coarroyod aore-a Lola, rat up the /eater /owe amok tleign of both Sabbath and ear- on the TranteS'iletrion, Meta of tho etreoue brook. so eoe ai not that Mon $1102*24 (10 or %ay by no.n,s oZ 0. r.,t,•„•11,pr. going to judge our oeeeeeeley, to bir jug routetiting meritorious to Gott Al! the greeete e in the memo. . • 11[141148Arg la 'rive.' '•4 ile among' Ins ellosen followers ny ; te , 0 , Is 4‘01. Jut .14 io ficent Imatlittes 1 .the way we are ready to , do. hi etie 7 "gat .,tow Amor 011d bhlisinPr to comes from gem .11allne the little thinge of nr, In, 028, 0.9,!„1 tlesi"'s 14 'FCive to r :11" It is smite eoresseee 1,- • ':will judge 'whether Av!.:t are fiued !or - 61°11'41' 'us mercy null 'c°1"1".""'"' ,iekti treeepee eetereoe Reese], The' very '111'St sactitivo on record ittembership in the Guleonite band by i 44en. lit, ti,11 sets fol,u1,004 4,4,thg!eeestene Gerntee then Ressian. :the way We ..sume a gond mornil4T; to helpless sinners redemption eloth.1 TO hire ;1 . rvringe in till.," evt 1,,Kst,b,r„7,,,,°„3:,„,,I.„,"1,,,i;°11), .u1',,°°.„,,tir ,e!lr °' ing; they buying. nothing to bring for a drive that finiy. tai -e':4 ten - ..,tweiii-l'ilgeit7s.se..th..,soittt 1.1:;1•4‘;:nieleuttrie,liitteo•ti joveur, „ eore bet their eekre, shim, lute i utes eci'es 81.40 in St. Petersburg.. i tblud, I 1110% tel' °A.) ri'vt7o17belolenant ibnylltrite.Ye \rya; .1.)c,esfliZi.r08.1111,11ennu`dit:'!ntiiti:i 11:gluttg;':,,t) -a(..tl'il,S. 1.145,*1; 5111pis)'itt'inil- "IliniiTsu* SI I,?1%.vga ri',1:1 t a INVol'Ntq I 4„ less selveee The first Sabbath eets ' Tio cost - of a Reselea soldier ,eet forgive. of God, with, wideh he bed uothing i ite locelities where timber is tut. 1 The third enirpose: 1 would aboW ,4*.rertrrielatillLoseeenJ°4% eelN.',ilell:ir eil:rirelrrPtSt for forest iiiI17.7 to 14'41) 474 1°°k'014 ummft crmrsrs DANNEII, whatever to do but le accept und ;;Watich tewers are ereeted outside the :tbrit, these three hOndred inUnOrtuf ,/i.,I1 1 C Ideon it e conquerors teeee, all „own_ li sttiii; 'H Scriptures, but our Lord bud to The crack infantry regiment of to them : - ave ye not read, ;Russia is the Alitlo-Ittiski or Littlo teers• (71°1°Cs .al*I-Ph'S "1St' 1-'4' "A" i lta,re ye not, rend ? if ye bad' lolown !R) tqaun negio".ont,, having its head- unteerii, not eouseripts. One of theo oareee a, 5, 7). And lie is saying 1,11artors at mem, . I was thabtorrPile picteres ever painted Coat seine etc', ;most for were, religious- ' A woman in Ilesein, until the day 1 "Copscripts." It shows an African , twee 11Y M. Ciftirin' ean°d the Ile's is aiwu'" ige°i%ult of the 8°111" / of her eeeth., if she remain unmarried. Is under the absolute .sway or her ,seene etlu•re hundreds of youeg nwn : • • :are manacled in chains tuel ere being I • The 5000811 11164'411. of °" less" is parents. forobie (.01,218.11Ni to oleo,. tee see the healing of a man with a withered When a Russian dies, he ia bnried tows army. As eoeoteta, zhoa we, ; /Mod in a aynagogue; the scribes aini with ft PaPer ill his hands. on lellis being drivee nway to alnatoevattlein Pharlses watehing 111141 thot they , le written his Chnm ia:Ulan ae, 'a1S death. nut 'Chrlst's army, ele, that fllight accuse Ilint, Ile referred them well as aprayer for his soul. 'ilir of Gideon, has 10 it no conscripts. et , tht, mw whieh t. it ht th t : thy - On every shop -front in St Peter* must be a volunteer. Will you en- tO helcreatures p not their own 181)'g there is not only the Russia:ft The Christian spiffier of the church I were list luider ,christ,s 1)811)105? win you Exxie iit!:,,y1 ) ,saw teem la trouble Joao,. sive but a complete pictorial reprt He also reminded them seitetion of the goods on sale with - go forth in the 111t1110 of this church, 1 -that a man Was better Omit a Sheep ' in. .. a. united bend, 'to march Against the land .assured theta- that it was lawful Latimes of pence, the Russian aril* Satanic hosts?- Will you go forth a to do well on the Sabbath day. He. numbers 1,01/9.000 Men- On declare. - Harmonious company or Christians, „being Lord even of the Sabbath day ition of, war, this can, be obnoat- im.- ready to battle, in Christ's name? l, (verses' 1.1, 12, 8). Then Ile healed lmediately raised to 2,500,000, . Will younot realize that ail your ;the man, and the Pbarisees heeanie so TO keep out the cold in winter, the e Past trials, Whether in church 01'out ienrath ged at they weut out aud held 'windows of Russian houses. arfit* of it, have been only a means used i a council against Him how they tened up, Paper being gummed wher- to fit you for ultimato. gospel tri- :might distroy Han (verse 11). The 1ever the least draught might pence, umph?, Will yeu becomo a 1nen3bet importance of the man was i;057 sug- trate. of Gideon' s baled? ,` eestive or the Spiritual, conditiOn ef Coos-ription takes place in Russia • the nation, but he knew his condi- tumualla" between -November 1st and tion and they' did not. They were. „December I5th, and those required to ' • SERVED'Halft, RRataT• blind and deaf and lame and palsied cat -opiate the active army are chosen • and leprous and thought that ao_ lay lot. thing ailed thein, but that, on the The real power in Talasia. is Pobye- denotseff, the Procurator-Gerifiral ef the Holy S'yhod tit the Russo -Greek Chorea. He is.. also the moat hated mad in the Fampire. The GoverOor Of Viadit-ostock - has imnd ,about . a„. week ago. tcabring nothing from such as they considered 1Power to deport any person or per - matters to a. crisis, So I.began by 'Bina to be, and who should they, for sons he thinks ilt at twenty -tour saying that I hod a question T. want- ia their own estimation they had hours' • netiee• :X50' reason. need. be. , ed, to ask her." , everything mid needed nothing. Rey. 1 esaaligionta'dmf,,:ternzitglellsEss14ntmesaraYradireiapsinol... Rithard-a"Yes." Rio 17., , describes thein; as, it also t does multitudes to -day'. • The eoncerted forward movement. of a church; in the next place, must be Manifested in the united voices of its members lifted in songs of praise and in its gospel energy. 011, yes, the very best. voices trained by our musical colleges are never too good to bo allowed • to sing in the church choir, But the .thurch menabers have, no moro right, la this gospel move- ment, to let the choir do all the sioging than the pew has to oxoect the pulpit to do ,the praying. Methodist pews have sung as many immortal souls into glory .as Metho- dist pulpits have won by ,preaching. "Let everything that breathes praise - the Lord!" In ,every service let. ,the old fashioned hymns be given out and let all the people sing. Yea, shout forth your gospel battle songs , lilte the sound of loamy waters! , Concen- tration of the church forces in prayer meeting means -spiritual conquest for Christ. Concentration of the songs of praise in one great congregational chorus means also spiritual conquest for Cln•ist. The concerted strength of the churCh, ' the next place, should ntake that church a unit; io its •be- lief an tbe authority of God's, reveal- ed word cipol elSo, in its protest against sin, witereacir found. When the three hundred ,Gideonites went forth to battle,, theiro .most effective weapoos w -ere a ,lighted lamp cella cealed withio a pitehey, and a trume' Pet -in .the right Ilona,. The lamp lighted; cam ba osede ois the symbol. of ,gOspel faith, ns revealed M Cod's word. laic trumpet ettroberisetar 'as the aymbol of the voice" of o Chris- tiae; cloaca protesting *against a world steeped in sin. • Plenty of roon-a, in every Christian church 'for, all repentant sinners eaved by blooa, but no room- for a031 man who not accept ,the Sacrine- al blood of jesus Christ and who eel not ,proteet -against sin o whet-, ver found. The Christian church mist be a unit to its Calvary belief, awl it mitet be a unit in its peotest aganist . " BRAVE FOR THE madrr. If you do not believe that all men nay become outward cowards, read he memo.irs of one of our greatest enevals, than whom no braver man ver lived. Yet he tells us that e Itt • Richard—"Ily the way, how do too and Mies Smart get "along?" contrary, the,y were the only righte- William—"Oh!,. that affair is all pas nation ou earth. They wore re - over." ally as helpless as this helpless man. llichard--"You don''t Mean it?" and the Lord was as ready to help Williturt—"You ,see, I'd inade up my them as him, but they would take • In 'reference -to Hip sayiog about NOT IN .LINE, a sheep emote one has well said tbat The. following dialogue was over- H,, 0 con 'not say "see a sheep," but heerd in the office of one of our pay- have a sheep." The point is that ysioclii.:11,,s; the other day: - :Doctor (to patient)—"What ails ita.tient—T don't know. I only 1 w mothat I suffer; 1 work like an ox, 1: eat Rke a wolf, I am as tired as a deg, aria I sleep like a horse." laiciar•-"In ,that ease I should ad- vise you to consult a veterinary suro geon.", A PLANT Itil THOU'''. HOOTS. There is a plant in Chili, and a similar one in ,iapan. .,called the "flower' 'of the air," It is so called because it appears to have no root, and is never fixed to the' earth. It twinds round a dry tree or sterile reCk. alach .shoot produces two or three (lowers lake a Ii1Y—white, trans- parent, add odoriferous. It is cap- able or being transported 600 or 700 11211081 cold yerat -ites 'is it travels sus- pended on a twig, perty of the Russian Imperial family. Their area is 20,000.000 acres. All profits from the timber go' to tho private purse of the Czar. in the outside ptoersltdooiltRhansfisinaa„nfetinz of Ownership. owned. them., they are cansidereO ° were His sheep at hoist professedly, position of the weagrbcie osao ttohat smpaord and Fie owned .the Sabbath day, husnwas ment ar°, a. good. deal of money on them. which 'He had given to man for Furs and „winter garments' are pre- served during the time they are not being Wera by being stowed in deep straw hampers, with sheets steeped itt turpentine laid between the folds. • The period of service for, Russian soldiers is fifteen, years—four in •, -the 1- two vel.rs on furleu 'h. ran g(liable' to recall ,at, any moment), and nine years in the reserves, w can only • called • out in case of war' Or na" tit/nal claoger. man's benefit, but 'while' Ha could control it, and ,gave speeial blessing in it they woald not let itim control there. They persisted in going astray Isa. 0). • " Their determination to,kill Him explains some changes in -His teach- iog, or, rather, His „. manner of teach- ing, arom this time on. He will not yet brealt these bruised reeds but a time will. come: (Verse 20). ITence when Ire taught the multitude only in parables, that seeing they might --- not see arid 'hearing they might not BRAZItaS BLACIa BIAAIONDS understand (Talk° 10'; Matt' The' Only place where black. dia- xiii., 1.3, lel ).'' "flay had blas'ohemed • moods are found is m the Brazilian one who was greater then .30111,11' province. of Bahia. They are usually greater than Sotomon,",greatar than , . thelemple, and ' the aeople. or Ninaveb found in river hods, and are brau'llt 'iip, by divers. Others are obtained by and the queen of Sheba would ' riq - , up agabisL tlidni in judgnient,. and tearlelliL,g Mol-Patalri., rr.ii`bc largest 442). They ha d ' vi Olen lily: condemn tbeni (versCS' 6, ' 31.'. etioe u' I'Sitlaci ras,1270e,i(ir,n0e01a, 'ever - sett.t‘I'red was - .vortil , r improves" with age or now their house is to be desolate till . In order to st against Rim and.' Iris kingd.din„ and Wine eithe1 " the political ma - turns to vinegar---anil it's much the Tile shall come again (Hatt, :SAW., :37- chine one -must (4501) dollars in, the same with people,. ' 89)4. • slot, • 35 81433*1 ost TY S enstina02*1 atett the cleallicetoe of either 014 Sahlutth or .�t* another ,43 *14 ! f the J t' t 'art /4n1(*.r their clothing. are (-a eedIngly elot ,ao jade-et-4'1de extenva,riimnce. 11,1:en JaparieFe 1.1-`0Altall (Idle and loWor clau-ses' is dr aix evening entertainment, generally AMU'S as tfrath ot her RS t -he eau, eat' 1$ sometimes !Are. tented. The FenpreF.s of ln sttoion0 worth of clothes fro . She tittle (consents public clothed in the gi her native country cime 011r d„ • 1*1rsaIor 38 41. i' ;irni;&1144; I , ,., 18 up; and per,. !ken behind Ito antiot ohje,l, ni- 1 , though the lei "Jew of te t it°Thvirue"Jeen:slett.ertaltiftenilo're fish than 'tory other reople in the world. With .:theln awat-eating Is a forei;gn halo- ' vation, confined to the rich, or ratio, ,er to those roll people who prefer it 1 , to tbe natioual 'diet . i Public story -tellers still carn a. i• good livelihood 10 japan. In Tokio ,alone 600 of them ply their trade, +provided with a small table. 1.1. fee. "•and a. paper rapper to illustetetgea I4. itri loathe tilt points of their tulles. encounter between the two eounnaa- Before the We,sternising of thc Jam/net:0 war departMent, ti. battI0 was frecmently decided by personal olers, the retainers on each side gita ihg their chiefs eucouragement only. in Japan, small children of the poor, who have the gilit of straying end no nurses to look after them, are safe -guarded by the simple pre- • caution of banging labels round tbeir necks whieh tell their names and t ctdAidrie."Z•iilence of the striking uni- formity of size among the Japanese is won ii the act that recent meas- urements taken of ttn infantry regi- meat show no variation. exceeding _______.,...] two inches in height or twenty " ' pomfds in o -eight. , In the public schools of Japan the English language is required to he taught by law. The Japanese youths ln the open ports and commercial caistiaes‘,,itprase sap101 retagetio to 101115 pEosniguloith I , and employment. Most -of the Japanese houses aro of oil° general shape and two storeyt: high. They are put together by a. curious method of mortising, at, Which 'these people are adepts, not one nail being used throughout the construction of the whole building. Tho Emperol: of Japan is an ath- lete' . in his way; he has introduced football into the Land of the Chry- santhemum, and amuses himself by playing an amateur game in his pri- vate grounds with some of his friends, most of whom. are not so fond of it. Every 'Japanse.e. barrack haS gymnasium, and the Japanese sold- iers ' rank among the best gymnasts in the world. ln half aaninute they can scale a fourteen -foot by simply bounding on each other's shoulders, one man siipporting t wo or three others. FOX'S EATAL FEAST. • Entering" by a small aper'tkre a fowl -house at Ttl,deas'ter, Yorkshi re, England, a f,oN.. feasted no four or the' bitils. Ilut his body beirg gorg- ed wita the, meal. he was unn ble to OXtri °ate hjI1lSolf, and, be- oming iajniiied in the /10 fe While escape, lie died there. 1P.A. cry time a, man c1111$ 1 s*rifo 111 angel she thinV„-„s he's been