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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1903-8-20, Page 6TAE N LFST E OES pubiloly confess him a5 a church' a soul clesireth T will even do it for member, though in that way you might help the women who aro lab- oring in the gospel, In spits of or- • thodox doctrine I shrink from tho 'thought that you will over be elite mately destroyed. But this I do know -your netions in refusing church membership pray b0 the means 01 destroying scores and scores of immortal souls, That church membership.js a mighty help to every man in ills struggle e Maenad according to Act es the late nrtnel .'thit•lclug has signified. Come, lead a true•, purer, nobler Christian llament of Oanaua, an rho. roar One g 1life there is no doubt, livery true flhoueena Nine Bunched and Threme uran, and be a true roan M the Christian is a bettor Christian when by Wm. haily, et Toronto, at the spiritual as well as in the temporal Department of Agee/lettere.Waimea.),way, Come and tale off your cunt he, with a holy purpose, gives his says :- iii holy enthusiasm, Do not compel allegiance to same area church and iA despatch from Chicago ra heath_ lite women fulls 3.P your faniilius to alluws his uamo to bo placed upon Rev. Frank D0 lioSt Talmage 11h1ii 1- longer bear the brunt of the gospel tho church roll, You may still be a ed from the following text : i i , ntru ' le. At it in the mune of the Christian and yet not a church menr- pians iv, 8, "Bala those woolen who gg bre. You may be able by the taco labored with me in the gospel."' 1 Lord Jesus . At it now 1 At it all g' b. ave The the tilde ! Hear the plea of the of Goa to bo a good, moral, upright. a aalways planes in the ch'u'rch bhays been Ailed by manliest Christian nom who over Christian man In spite of never hav- nnorr. Tho effective, personal work lived. Tlfas plea he made to Wren ; ing taken thls important step, You of the ()hurdle however, has to a "Blots• those women 1 Help those may have had a gospel bringing up large extent been done by women: women 1" lielp them now. that has helped you, but what abort Qpening the enroll of gospel A strong, robust, manly Hurn Coln -1 that young clerk who is watching triumphs, the names of the greatest eels the admiration of other men. I you? IIe has not yet publicly con - Preachers and organizers have been These is 0 popular theory ahrond fessed faith in. Cod. He has had no mon; but in the ordinary walls of 01 that a 10)1y reran can 013Mem- sacred childhood. Tie is looking at religious life the conscarat0d female ato.th13 masculine world ns 0 beauti- you now and saying, "14x11, if Air, workers have always outnumbered fol woman can. But 1 do nit think So-and-so can be a good moral Irian the consecrated made workers. la that that theory is true, T know it and not a church member 1 guess I the history of the Christian church is not hi my own case. I also can." Dare you, oh, moral man, al - the woolen members, as a clans, know it is not true with many of low that boy to make such an ex - have rarely failed Christ in imurslsny gentlemen friends. Often, when etise? Ymt know you had a hard walking through the crowded thor- time to keep your Christian integri- oughfares of Chicago, I have bad a ty, in spite of all your sacred past. member of my family say, "Did you Do you feel that that young man Are the Moral 1 eroes, Who are Ready to Die for the Right. of need. It is the "woman behind the gos- pel guY' who for centuries upon cen- turies'has borne the grealest brunt) ever see a mere beautiful face than can safely run the gauntiet of sin of religious strife. Itis the "wo-I that ?" "Who ? le here : 1 would as you have done without the re - man behind the gospel gun" in the ask. "Wby, that beautiful woman straining influence of church member - home, in the church, on the street, in the country, in the city and in the foreign missions who 110s carried the name of Jesus (111v1st all around the world. It is the "woman behind the gospel gun" who has won the greatest, gospel victories for our churches in the past. Therefore the purpose of this sermon is to make a manly plea to -the fathers and bus - who was walking there with that ship? Po it without a public proles - man. -"Oh," 1 would arswel'. '( mon of .Jesus Christ before the dad not see the woman, but I did church alta's? sea the utau. I was watching him WEATt TI1E GOSPEL ARMOR. very closely. Ally 1 Re was a st.roug man. There was a something in 01), moral Christian 111011, do the look of his eye, in Ile sat of not suppose that while you are out - Ids mouth, in the strength of his side of church fellowship you can shoulders and In his well poised, really help the women who aro lab - self confident walk that proved to orhlg in the gospels Be born again. bands. brothers and sons. of the r me he was a leader among nem. I De a Christian church member. families of our chrnnhes to take; (lid not see the WOlnal, but what a Place your name in big black letters their positions in religious work be -I fine specimen of a Tuan he was I" I UPOU the 10(1.00 roll of the church. side their mothers and wives. 5is-1 believe that the fascination which a As a Christian, wearing the gospel tees and daughters. I want to strung man has upon me is the same armor and fighting under the gospel make the same kind of a manly plea fascination which he hasupon an standard, throw your whole soul and for the menton work for Christ as 11100. except 'those mental weaklings Inoart into this Christ streak did Paul when be w'r'ote to the men orad rnwgculine nonentities who thiole against sir., of his time to "help those women who labored with ]Ire in the gospel." Nearly every man in my audience to -clay is a believer in Jesus Christ. It is so with other churches. Infidels and agnostics are still numerous, unhappily, but they are not in our churches, and the voice from the pul- pit does not reach their ears. 127 ntlnistn•y so far as - preaching to in- fidels and atheists and agnostics is concerned is practically ended. I believe that every man in church to -day Is not only a believer in Jesus Christ, but that he also ex- pects some day to receive Christ as his Saviour and to be redeemed band and a wife have been living to - that 111e chief purpose for tvhdch al There is a very common sign upon man was created was to sat and all the board fences to -day, in which sleep, to dress and undress, and Henry George stands with uplifted dress again. hand, saying, "1 am for men." To - THP DUTY OF MAN, day, ns Christ's messenger, I am Every true man knows that his pleading for men. I want Christian wife is not as useful and active a men for gospel visitation. I want member of the Christian church when Christian loon for the prayer meet - she goes to church alone as she ing and for the church officers. I would be if her husband were ready want the Peters and Lukes and Mat- to go by 11e' side tad help her in thews, Bartllolexnows, Johns and her Christian endeavor to Kneed the Pauls and the Timothys of the pres- gospel. The marital ties are very sot generation. In other words, as sacred. They unify in more ways a Christian pastor, I come to -day than one the twain who once stood and say, Oh, man, in the name of at the nuptial altar. After a lens- Jesus Christ, we want you to help from sin by the atonement of the (a'oss. CHRIST'S SAVING POWER. You show the fact involuntarily, most automatically. 1 can prove to you in very few words that you are gether for many, many years they not only begin to think alike, but also to grow to look alike. I have again and again noticed the similar- ity of looks which are seen upon the faces of aged husbands and wives a believer in the saving power of a who have long lived side by side. divine Christ. IIov do you act ? They have unconsciously absorbed parts of each other's physical as well as mental personalities. So when a husband is an irreligious man, a noncllurchgoor, a sconce., a ridiculer, his sneers and shortcomings ;What do you say in a crisis ? Sup- posing you were swept off the deck of a transatlantic steamer like Cap- tain Courageous in Rudyard leap- ling's story ? eVhat would be the first cry which would involuntarily have a marked evil effect upon the come to your lips ? Would you not life of the Christian W01na1 who at call out at the top of your 70i0e, the marriage altar has pledged to hint her love and her life, She may fight against deterioration as elle will. but in spite of herself she can- not be as good a woman as if she had married a good Christian man, who has been consecrated to the ser- vice of the Lord Jesus Christ from the day that ho left Inc mother's home. Husbands, in view of this tremend- ous fact, aro you ready to -day to curtail to a greater or less extent the spiritual usefulness of your wife? Aro you ready to curtail her spiritu- al influence over the life of her chil- dren because her own : pii'itual life, on account of your personal ln(1i>T,'r- 0010 and sins, hail been depleted? Are you ready for the valor sinful marital cause to curtail her influence in the church and in the neig1iho•- hood? Because you wish her to he a member of that party to do his full social queen are you more desirous shale of work. If one of the men of seeing her surrender the better refused to do it we would never part of herself to the service of the take hint out upon another cnmping world rather than to the service of herDivineMaster? HUST1AND'S RI:SPONSTTBILITY. But I take a step further in this Hess men 00110 to mo and ask : thought. Have you tumghl that ^What shall I do 9 T have entered You may, perhaps, totally destroy into a business peetner'shtp with your Wh'u'S faith in Jesus Christ? such and such a that. But he Is a' Mane slid unaur a husband Inas 00 )10 lazy. indolent. useless dead weight. • this before, and perhaps you may be IM will not think of work. And doing this now. .If you, 0 man, am yet ho expects me to divide the Irro- indifferent to the gospel message, fits with dli.m. He is a shirk, a and shall be eternally destroyed, useless shirk. And if there is any' , perhaps your wife may become in - thing I despise it is a shirk, drain- different, about her omen salvation. "illy Cod, help ?" Supposing you were caught in a blizzard upon the western pr'air'ie. After you had for hours been floundering wound and around in the ever deepening snow, would you not, with your benumbed faculties, moan t "0 Christ, save me I 0 Christ, save me 1" Now, my brother, it you believe in Jesus Christ and hope some day to be saved by him why is it that your belief does not affect your life ? Why are you not man enough to go and work in his vineyard ? Your slothful, lazy habits, in a spiritual sense, ought to slake you despise yourself and have utter Con- tempt fol' your past actions in re- ference to your church. You know it is ingrained in every orally man to despise a shirk, If a party et us should go hunting next summer we would naturally expect every trip. Wo would say to one another; "That 111,0.11 is no good. Tie is mean and contemptible. IIo is a lazy, de- ealeable s1111i11." I have had husl- Uro- women who are now laboring in our midst!" Will you come and give to us your gospel help? THE S. S. LESSON INTERNATIONAL LESSON, AUG. 23. Test of the Lesson, I. Sam. xx., 12-23 Golden. Text, Prov. xviii., 24. 11-13. If it pleasres my father to do thee evil, then I will show it thee and send thee away that thou mayeee go in peace, and the Lord be with thee. In former years 1880 and 1805 - we had studies in the opening and closing verses of this chapter, and 110te WO have a central portion, but are recommended to study the whole chapter, which is the story of Jona- than's love and faithfulness to David and their separation because of Saul's per•sit;tent effort to kill David, As Saul's persecutions of David increased David one day said to Jonathan, "As the Lord liveth and an Thy soul llvoth there is but a step between me and death" (verso e); Jona'than could not believe that his father really meant to kill Ilavid, and so he said ho would sound las fat.hel' and let David know, 1104 that is where out; lesson to -day begins. Jonathan solemnly calls Cod 1.o wiUless that whether the tid- ings from his father bo good or evil he will surely lot David know. 14, 15. And thou shalt not only while ;vet I Live show neo the kind- ness of the Lord that I die not, but ulna thou shalt not cut oil thy kind - nese from my !Ouse forever. Then he speaks of a time when the Lord 511a11 }love cut off alae the One- n111e) 01 David from the race of the earth. At their last meeting Jona- than said, Thou shalt be king over lerael" (exile, 17), Ho evidently Melia ea God and loved cod honored bio whom 1)le Lord delighted to ing and sapping any energies, as the Perhaps she may be willing to be de- boner. It was 1101 merely kindness vampires in mythological times used' Str1yed so that she can say to you that Jonathan asked of David, but to sm011 out the life's blood of their human victims." T1111 S13;1RK IN RELIGION. Now, if yeti despise a shirk in as Muth of old said to Naomi: ''1)11- the kindness of the Lord; so after treat me not to leave thee, or to Jonathan's death we hear David in - return from following alter thee; for refiring, 'Is there yet any that is whither thou gcle5t 1 will go, end left of the house of Saul thert T meet pleasllr•e and despise a shirk In bus- where thou ludgest.:f will 1045): thy show hint kindness for Jonathan's ine85, how is it that you are willing; people shall be my peepie and thy salve, * * d° that. T may show the to be yourself a shirk in religion ? � Cod my Cod," 1 once heard of an kindness is of Oocl unto lien 1' n wo have (II You, my brother, believing in Jesus � African chief who came ono (hey to a 8.) Chrlat and hoping some day to be missionary and said, "'Missiona'y, if learned to know and enjoy "the eternally saved by his blood, ought' I accept .Jesus Christ will T be say- 1.ludn01,8 and love of God out Sav- in common honesty to fully realize! ecl?" "Yes," answered the Mission-. lour (lit, iii, 4), It should he our that your actions toward the obtirch;ary, "Well, misesion0ry, as my fa- gretteet desire to show or melte are just as despicable and contempt- titer slid not acoept Jesus Christ, known that. loving 111fdfeee to blo as the shriking characteristics will he be eternally teeeeoyeci?"' others, even to our enemies it 'aro have any, 1.0, 17. And Jonathan caused Dave id to :.wear again l>y his love 'to- ward him, for he loved him as 110 loved his own soul. I have quoted partly from. the )nargin, That Jonatball loved him. as las Owen sold is written again in xvlii, 1, 3, where it, is also said that, the, Sotll of Jonathan was knit with rho soul of David. In his la- mentation over him he said, "'Thy love to Ino wets wonderful, passing the love of women" (I7 San, 1, 20). The conchal and words of ,Jonathan are all so suggestive of tl;;e greator love of e greater Mhig's Son, Who has knit lees soul to ours aril strip- pod Mansell of all Itis glory that 7713 might Pave us front wrath mid. exult: 418 lO 1T i1 throne, mixt who which you despise in others. You are practically saying to yourself r '11 want to soln0 day reach heaven; but in fife meantime I want my wife,1granilfothors, are thny all destroyedmy mother, Why siker, my daughter, I because they did not aeeept ,117808 to do all my praying and' working Christ?" "yes," answered the rais- in the church. When I am in my shjnary, wil11011t thought of the ef- last siokncss I want their minister fact of his answer. Then 1.110 African to 00)110 and fix things all hip for me chief lifted high his head as he an - In a spiritual seise, AIM, when I „e,,,,ed; "Missionary, I reject yore am death 1 want Ibol intimater to Christ, 3' do not wish to be separ- sto;te. over 111;. cadent that I have rem stied even in death from my father. pentad at the eleventh hour and ir T prefer to be eternally destroyed as have been staved all ught . .7n other ho is c10000.ly ei0sti'nyecl." words, I leant to 0vin every joy else hope .of the religious faith without CHURCH M]i Mlll3RS1-11P, Tilling 'a hand for Christ, without etut I would like to speak a Word doing ono stroke of worst 3n the before 1 close to the good, moral, etfastees-sorv£ce," Oln, 07,y Moeller, Christian man, who believes in God melt a siatenreut ate 'thea is ea mean and yet is not as Church member. 'You "Yes," answered the missionary, not seeing whither the question led. "And my grandfather and great- thee" (avid, 4; xx, 4; 17 C01 viii, 9; Marlc x, 51; John ale 18, 14; XV, 7), 'When these two siren peat - ed, they kissed and wept until David exceeded (xx, 41). There was noth- ing that duly would not chi for each other if 1t lay in the power of either to 110 it, Yat all was but the faint- est. 811ad0(0 al the love of Christ to le. 18-22, If I expressly say lotto the lad, Behold, the arrows are en this side of thee, take then; then come th8n, for there is ;Mice to thee and no hurt ns the Lord liveth, But if I say thus unto the young mal), Be- hold, the arrows ars Imyond thee; go thy way, for the Lord hath sent thee away. 'Moen voters tell how Jonathan sea ranged to give David the information as to whither he was to return or flee for his life. The rest of the chapter tells of Jonathan's interview with his father and t.I>o discouraging tidings he was compelled to convey to David. Saul's words to his own son and ]tis attempt to kill even him (verses 30-83) tolcl too plainly what David's lot would be if Saul got hint in his power. Jonathan's leaving his father's table and his subsequent fasting showed how deeply be felt the wrong done to David. If we were as sensitive concerning wrong said or clone to our Lord Jesus Christ and would refuse to stay in the company of those who i11 treat Him, it would be only doing right in I3'is sight. In these days when so much shame and contempt are being heaped upon our Lord by preachers and professors who pose as llis friends it is well to act as Jonathan did to his own father and refuse to keep company with such despisers of God and His word, 28. And as touching the matter which theta old I have spoken of, behold tho Lord be between thee and me forever. Again as they parted after their much weeping Jonathan usecl the same words, adding. "And between my seed and thy seed." So ho re- lied on David's faithfulness, And how much more may we rely upon 1110 faithfulness of our Lord .Jesus Christ and God the Father! Do we fear the trials by the way? Cod is faith- ful, who will not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able. Do we fear that sin shall conquer us and cut us off from Him? Il we confess our sins, )Ie is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness Is it the matter of blamelessness in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ? Cod is faithful, by whom ye are called unto the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Faithful is Ile that calleth you, who also 1vi11 do it (1 Cot". x., 1.8; i. 0; 1 John i., 9; 1 These. v., 28, 24). 'When David camp to his last hours, his comfort was the faithfulness of Clod. "Al- though my house be not so with God, yet Pio hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things and sero" (II, Sam. axle., 5). MANY-SIDEDGENIUS. I sing the wonders of the deep, where monster serpents swim and creep, whore billows high and awful sweep; but I have never seen the sea. I tell of wild and awful deeds of men who fight for heathen creeds, and trumpet forth the heathen's needs; but little do they worry me. 'I make the blood within you boil by writing of the crimsoned soil, where soldiers meet in mad turmoil; but I would dodge an empty gun. I prove that death is but repose, this fitful fever's gentle close; but, frighted e'en by slightest woes, I seek the doctor on the run, I praise the poor man's homespun coat, and grasp the wealthy lord- ling's throat; but when the 10001111g hands a note to me, I take it in, o1 course. I preach at length of wedded bliss, the wifely smile, the husband's kiss; but. wife and T those blessings miss, since we both qua'nel till we're hoarse. The farmer's colt, and calf, and lamb in mellow verso I do embalm; nor does it hurt my little psalm that I despise the rural sward. In fact, I write on every theme, from addled eggs to frozen cream; and people really do not seem to know a genius from. a fraud. (eTeRISTIAN Amow. An intorestng story revealing a splendid trait in King Edward's character is altac1104 to a silver inks+strand lvhicll was long in daily use at 'Marlborough House, and is now at Buckingham Palace. When Prince of Wales, Bing Edward one day watched a blind loan and his dog vafuly trying to cross the Toad, in the most congested part of Pall Miall, Piaci ng hits hand 071 elle 100(3.5 siloulrter the Prince himself coli4uoted deo mal safely across, A few days later a beautiful silver 10c- staiul arrived at Alarlboroug,'h House with the inscription : "To the Prince of Wakes from one who saw hien con- duct a blind beggar' across the street -4111 nl0)1101,y of a kind and Christian aefeion.'' The donee is 11ti11 Un- known, -- ¢--^-- Tfal1 P10 PUT IN OVERTIME, 310 went into the jewellr ens with the air of a men who me have his rights. "I bought this here," said. 10, pro- (hieing a dilapidated -looking watch, "about six weeks ago, and you promised if it went wrong you'd re- pair it." "Yee," said the jeweller. "Well, it won't go." "No? llac1 an accident with it, perhaps?" "Noll, not exactly; but e. meth ago come Monday I was feeding the pig.„ "Yee?" "And it fell into the (religh," "I Imo. But Why didn't yeti bring it before?" end despieablo I do net belleve you are ready to confess him in private "Well, you See, I only killed the ilea's) Orin rutty,realized what, acme ;conversation a11(1 yet net w£11ieg to else Says 10 tis,, "W115tso0701 thy pig Ode alerniel i 1I FOR 00 (13®6Jota M E a (0) Recipes for the Kitchen, Hygiene and Other 1Votee 0 Fur the Housekeeper. 6000000006.066406660686 CULINARY HINTS, New Cabbage. -Select n small head, cut off the outside leaves, cub in quarters and put into slightly salted cold water for an hour. Remove the stalk and Chop fine, Put in se sauce- pan, cover with boiling, water and cook ten minutes. Drain,tern'hack into the saucepan end pour a 01•eatll suttee over; Moat and servo at once. :Pm the saltoe melt four level tablespoons, which is the sante as one-quarter cup, of butter, add no equal amount of flour, Stir rapidly till smooth, pour in two cups of hot milk, cook until thick, season with salt and popper. Shrimp Salad. -Open a can of shrimps, rinse in cold water, drain and dry on a cloth. Cut each shrimp into three pieces. Chop three hard-boiled eggs fine, add one-half level tablespoonful of finely chopped 0111011 - and - is level tablespoon of chopped parsley. Mix with tiro shrimps, sprinkle with French dress- ing, and sot in the ice chest, Ar- range lettuce leaves on a flat dish, mato a mound of the shrimps and garnish lvilil spoonfuls of unayoun a!s Hae. libut Stooks, -Have a slice of halibut cut two inches thick. Cut ono rounding tablespoon of butter into small pieces and spread round on a baking pan; sprinkle over it one rounding tablespoon of finely chopped onion and the sante of chop- ped parsley, ono -half level teaspoon of salt and a little pepper. Lay the fish on this mixture and cover the top with the salve amount of season- ings that were put in the pal. Fin- ally sprinkle with a little lemon juice, set in a moderate oven and bake forty minutes. Garnish and serve with tomato sauce. Boned Chicken. -Cook a chicken in boiling water to cover until it is well done, Remove the skin and fat and chop fide. Soak ono -half box of gelatine in one cup of cold water for half an hour and add the hot chicken stock, which has been reduc- ed eduo-ed by boiling to two cups. Stir the liquid well through the chopped chicken, 50015011 with salt and pepper, turn into a mold and cool, To serve turn from the Mold onto a platter 8114 cut in thin slices with a shag knife. Jelly Roll Cake. -Beat three eggs until very light, add one cup of sugar and beat again. Sift one Cup of flour and two level teaspoons of baking powder together and add to the first mixture. Bake in a long shallow pan, turn on a cako rack, spread while hot with jelly and roll up. Beet Salad. -Slice cold boiled beets and cut tho slices into strips. Lino a salad bowl with crisp lettuce leaves, arrange the beets in a mound in the centre and pile mayonnaise on the top. Serve at once. Chocolate Cake -Cream <e cup of butter, add two cups of sugar and beat long and hard. Add 0110 cup of milk and throe cups of flour, sifted, with four level teaspoons of baking powder, and last the whites of five eggs beaten stiff and dry. Flavor 1vitt one teaspoon of vanilla. Bake in layers in a quick oven. For a filling melt two squares of chocolate, add tho beaten yolks of flue eggs, one cup of sugar and one cup of milk and cools until it thickens. Cool and flavor with a teaspoon of vanilla. Reserve three tablespoons of this mixture and spread tho remainder be- tween the calces. To the reserved portion acid ono cup of powdered su- gar and spread over the top. Sugared Peanuts. -Shell peanuts and rub oft the brown skin Halve them and place in a shallow pan with dots of butter set round over the top. Set in tile oven to brown and stir occasionally. Take the pan from the oven, sprinkle the nuts with salt ancl a very little granulated sugar. Spanish Salad. -Select ripe toma- toes mad pool by first scalding them with boiling water. Set in the ice chest to chill. Slice a Spanish on- ion as thin as paper and also slice the firm chilled 'tomatoes. Alternate layers of each in a salad bowl and pour over the whole a French dress- ing, Gooseberry jelly. -Pick Over care- fully two quarts of gooseberries and put in a preserving kettle with a pint of water. Boll ten minutes, mash and some through a jelly bag. Re- turn the juice to the kettle and to each pint allow one pint of 'sugar. Boil rapidly until it will jolly; take from the fire and put in jelly glass- es. Lennon Syrup. -Boll one cup of au- ger and one-quarter cup of water to- gether for eight minutes, and two level teaspoons of butter and ono to.blospoon of lemon juice. When the butter is molted it is ready to use. 'Co some tastes this syrup is pre- ferred for griddle cakes. Creamed Ba0on.-Put slices Of bee con, enough for four, - in a pan and sot in the oven 11111 11 brown and celsp, Put the slices on a, hot platter; add to the fat in the pan a tablespoon of flour, stir until smooth, add grad- ually ore anti one-half cups of milds and gook two 1)1ilnuto8, or until Sm00(11. TTI'P RULING INSTTN'CT, Tho ruling 1181i11ce of the house- koopee SOmOtime5 persists ender sin- gular circumstances'. IL i8 told of one mistress of an alcquisitely kept home, lvhie]) n0ve' seemed to lel' quite cxriui14i10 enough that her first remoter one 100>•ni11g, 011 being in- formed that the house had boon en- tered by burglars cluing the night W08: "Thi • hm;8e i'c5lly 111151 bo kept in better order, if people oro going t0 drop in so tmexpeeteddy," Another Wonanr A, : Village ]tendo- 1, Jumper, devotedly attached to the old homestead in which slno lived alone, the last of her family, had the cradling misfortune to lose it by fire. Only 1 h broken she 11 of 1110 Alain building, and the charred ell 0.114 1(dtchou remained, The fire oc- curred in the evening; early the next morning, before any one was astir, She slipped out of the neighbor's house, where she had passed the night, returnee to her own, and pro- ceeded to Sweep t110 kitchen a5 C1011)' 08 possible of soot, spllnlors, water and the dinged foathol•s, flying about from burst beds. Then she kindled a bright fire on the hearth, brought. in a few broken chairs from the lit- tered yard, and when -as she knew would happen -friends and neighbors begun to visit the yet smoking ruins she Wag ready; still the hostess of her home, to receive their condolenc- es with dignity,_ TIl'17 SCIENCE OF DOILINO. Ono hundred years ago Count Ritm- ford pointed out that .in Munieli where his experiments in cookery were made, water boiled at 200; degrees, on account of its elevation, while in London it boilecl at 212 de- grees, This means, according to Bridget, that boiling water is hotter in London when it boils. She thinks that to boil a thing the only way is to boil it hard; the more 111e water spouts from her double boiler or splashes in ]lel' kettle, the more the food is being cooked. To make the water bubble more fire is needed - more fuel is consumed. if you can in any Way 5uccred in the assimila- tion by Bridget .of some common sense in cookery your coal or gas bilis will bo smaller. Perhaps you alight prove to her by an experi- ment. Place a piece of pleat in each two boilers -equal quantity of water and same weight of meat. After the water in each has become boiling hot, place one boiler over a email flame, and the other over a rod -hot cover, 711e latter will, of course, boil vehemently : enough to please Bridget, and the other will keep at a condition inhere the surface is only spasmodically rippled. She will bo surprised that both meats will be thoroughly cooked at the sante time, while the latter will 11e much bolter cooked. Let it bo remembered that violently boiling water is no bettor than water boiling trot. BORAX IN THE HOME. Morax water is a good thing to ]have- about the washstand. It is easily made. Pour a pint of boiling water over six tablespoonfuls of powdered or crystallized borax and let it get cold, then strain and bot- tle. Tho water will take just about this •anount of borax, this being saturated solution. Keep well cork- ed so no dirt can enter. When wash- ing in bard water add a spoonful of this solution and' the water will be smooth and pleasant besides helping the sore or inflammed places which are so apt to come on the hands when doing housework. Pour somo on your toothbrush and it will help whiten the teeth. .if the tooth aro bad or the mouth sore or "had tast- ing" a teaspoonful of borax water diluted with twice as much wade' makes a healing and sweetening mouth wash. +- ORIGINAL SIN. Children's Definition Of' It. The good old Scotch lady who said the doctrine of total depravity was a very good thing if you could only live up to it, perhaps needed. some instruction in the catechism to clear up her ideas, ,but if no better method wer0 employed than 'the following instituted by 0 fellow - countryman, she would get little help. The London Daily Chronicle tells the story "A wealthy Australian Scotsman, mooed Allan, died some years ago, and bequeathed a considerable sum of money to provide perpetual prizes to the Presbyterian children of the cOnI1,1i1ollwealth for proficiency hi scriptural knowledge, 7110 latesie report of the Allan bequest commit- tee, presented to the Presbyterial General A8.sellbly in Melbourne, con- tains some entertaining reading. 'What is the difference between ori- ginal sin and actual sin 17 elicited these (111101461'8 anong others : 'Ori- ginal sin is Adan eating forbidden fruit; actual sin is Cain killing Abel,' 'One is good sin; the other is bad 5111.' 'Orig'inal sin is sin with- out msrl'de'; but actual 5.111 is 011)1, moaning swearing.' 'Original sin is the things W0 ought to do; actual sin is the thirlig5 Ivo ought not to do.' 'Actual sin means a watt of obedience; but original sin is a work of Providence,' " TIII IC'ING'S 04OLLI3.CTIONS, Tho King carefully preserves the artistic programmes of proceedings in which ho has taken part. '['11081 souvenirs, which 11111nbe0 several tl eusancls, aro all pasted In largo albums, which aro kept in the 1i111'al'y of Buckingham Palace. In the smite way the Icing has kept all his thea- tre progr'ainnlOS since his 'ea0lle5t playgoing days, This is, without doubt, the LOOM: otf'otle and valu- able collootol of its kind in the world, for lnanag0(5 do not give kings and princes ordinary pro- grammes. The bill of the play plac- ed in the Royal box used to be printed on silk or satin, with a heavy fringe It is now, as a rule Australian PERSONAL ;PoINTE1bs. Notes of Tn1orest About Some Prominent People, The Duke of lecestlnlltr!ter has the finest eollerliun of plate in the tea - ted ii1ngd0 >1. iliis Ciete13'8 b0uasee- hOld is coteineted on the sattl0 prin- ciple as the King's; the eupor t h(or of it has a eatery of $1ulot.laug dice $'1,Oc00 a yettl', uttd a nuulbur of ear - while are 1.0111 (11 whose duty 11 18 to look after the plat0, 511'r. 0huries 'Talkie police:Ma11 in tile Potsdam force, is an aellontpllsh- ed musical composer. One of his compositions, "Old C onrradeei," has attuiued sail) laver that it is play- ed by over G00 bunds In all greets of Wle world, .12r. '1'aike Is in re- ceipt of tt comaderable than i0 t0.nr neiasiols. llo bas 1)0 lama -Ion of changing bis position 01' of leaving the force. Sir Arthur Fairbairn Is the only clear -mute Baronet 1n the 3otelel. lee has a keen sense of hulmot•, and tells a story of being hulled by a friend to dine at his club mita {Ivo 0ther8, each of whom 11at1 been told that lie would meet 0 deaf-mute.- Arriv- ing rather late, 1u dhc ('0050107 of his host, they were amused at Mat- ing the other two laboriou;43 'telk- ing on their flagons, each L11i11100.5 that the Otho; was Sir Arthur L'uir- bai'rn, Tho young Sultan of J ohol'o pose susses a ine.igtto peauliarif.y, Some yeas ago al accident wi'llt a horse restated in newly the whole of his teeth being knocked out. These have been replaced by teeth of solid gold, in eaeli of which a 1arge dia- mond has been inserted, and "'as the least flicker of a senile," Ivo are told, "uncovers thele. the effect is a weird ono to beholders, especially when the sun 0atches the stones and makes them flash f1ro." King 0h:ri8tan of Denenanic, is, perhaps, the most kindly of all mon- archs, and loves nothing bettor than l:o go oat among Mals people. and h51p them to be happy. The hone life at Copenhagen in the Royal eft'cle is delightfully quiet clad 1)00 .eful. 1Vbirslt is the favorite card game, and bridge is not 1001(ccl Minim with ap- proval. The old King plays a good head of whist, and is a very stele% player, having hist :Leant mercy on a less s1(ilful partner. Accessible to all his subjoots, King Christian re- ceives must 0111310)18 letters in his ,nail occadionally, In his early clays Mr. Thu Ilbaly, 111.P., WAS a clerk. first a rail- way clerk at Newlcatsthe, then a nrcr- cantile clerk in London, he begat to male his mark • as London -letter writer to the 'Nation.' ''14'. Parnell gave hint his chan0 by taking ilio as private secretary' on his Aneerican tour's in 1870. IIe is now the keen- est member of the 1Vationali:lt. pai;ty, and has had a seat in Pa'liamealt since 1880. Mr. Healy tui vied a daughter of 141x'. 7. D. Sullivan, the poet of the Irisin I'arlia,mentary, party. It is a tale taut is told that when leaving 1115 father-in-law's house for the honeymoon he absent- mindedly picked up Me. S'ullivan'a umbrella. "No, no, 'flaw," ehOltied 7, D., "don't take thab I I have Ave dangle:ors, but only one 031),' brella 1" 11 has been loft by Providence to a feeimer railway porter 1.o save the great llutesiai Enphh'e front bank- ruptcy. M. do Witte, who now howls rho most powerful portfolio in the empire of the Cane, is a remark- able exalyple of the 8011-..neado man. Ace was perhaps to be expected of a porter, he made his success in con- nection 11th railways, and rapidly rose until 1:0 obtained a poet as Government Director of ltaihvay's. ale became Minister' of Finance 803110 cloven years ago, and since alien has grown )more and more powerful. A simple and unoeienlatious in In, 11. do Witte docs not lack i�mu0't sls- 5iven0.(e. Ile is a big man. tib stands Get. 1 in. in his stocicin! ce, and his frame is strong -limbed and muscular. TMs forehead is very Vigil and full, and his ]lair rises from. it combed Straight back witl>- out a parting. He has a rich. brown board and thaoteglitfui bate= eyes. The late Cardinal Vaughan, al- though ho had probably quite for- gotten the incident in after yeas, waS once arrested in America. This happened foaaty years ago, when t1)0 future Cardinal was seeking to raise finds to build the lMissiolary Col- lege at 141,111. Bildt, 11^ngland, whore ho was residing at the t£hxw of MMS death. At Panama D1•. Vaulghae, w110 Had gone on his mission avith the blcseing of the Pope, found a ro!volutdon just ended and the people 117111g in busnd;reds froth anlnall-pox and fever. The new President d baliebeel 'the 1) •icsts who would not take the oath to the now Con'sti•tu- Lion, and had mode the ad,n101811;ar !Lion of the Saerement a C0'lmimal Olfeice. in spite of this, however. the young English priest attended the 471115 people in their last 1101n'S, and the end of Dr. Vaughao's oxpor- ienco in Pentane, Was that he was arres(Od and brought before the but Oo11171), which convicted him, altowards sot 11i1n free en hail. 7'111: SIIOWMAN'S DIr1SCRIPTION. "Af1•, iShownnen, what is that'?" .That, my Clear, 18 the rhinooe'0S. 17e is emteln (10110an or Dut0h rela- tion to the unicorn. Ho was born in the desert of Salty Atte and feeds on 110.101,00 au1 missionaries. Ito 10 very courageous and never leaves hone/ unless he moves, in which case less elaborate, but not for that roe, � ]1e goes eonnewhel'o else unless he 1s 501) less (0118t.ie. PQVICdt'I'Y 3N Dh;NMA111r�. overtaken by the Clark, Ino was brought to this country against his will, which accounts for leis low spirits when hoe( melancholy or do. Mimeo* mark makes et clear distinction t exited, TT0 is n»10 rather old. but between the thriftless and rho re- ]las seen the day when he was the spect.ablo poor. Tito former are youngest 5pecMnei of an)11151 (d na- treated like F,>iglish paupers" '1`he't.nro in the world. 1'088 01, my 1i1 - latter never close a w'orkhoese 110 dear, and allow the ladies( to thl•eshnld. If deetitu1e, dicer 11ceive survey the woild008 of 11080111)1) as a 110113io1 ragging front $,Y4 to $8fi `cli5pl0ytd in the ring-tuild ,111oi11ey, 0 year; or, if 4,00 feeble to look el -'et Modena] that can stand 111015in5 toe themselves, they aro placed in'like a fellow -Dieter, only it's by its tie o'1d-a �0 bomo. tail,"