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,!�Itnewge .. Tells of the GreeLt Rewaxds Thea
Come to ]Faithful Soldle s of the Cross.
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A Washbigton report: 1W.his '".
copm,pr. Talmage Praises Christian'
hOrOism a -d tells Of Its great rewards.
The text ls'Galatlan.,� vi, 17: "I bear
ta may body the marks of the Lord
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Jwus." � I
We bear much about crowns,
thtonefiI, V'Ietorles, buti X .4ow; tell the
more Quict 'sto�y of scars, honorable
a -d dishenorwble. Therd are In all
parts of the Word People bearing dis-
honorable Sear&. They went into the
battle ot'sin and weke,worated, kild-to
their dYing day they will have ,%. seari-
fiCatiOn Of body or mind or soul., 'lit
cannot be hidden. There are tens of,
thousands of men and women 'now'
nsecrated .to God and NvIng holy
illves who were once -corrupt; but they
have been regenerated, and tibey axe
no more -What �they vnee' were than
rubeseence Is emaciation, than balm Is
vitriok. than noonday Is midnight.' But
in their depleted Physical health or
Inentad tVMst or et3rle of temptation
they are ever and �Anon reminded of
the obnoxious Past. Theybaye,amem-
cry that Is deplora'bi�. in some twinge
of Vain or some tendency to surrender
to the wrong which they -must perpet-
ually resist they -have an umvholesome
reminiscence. They carry scars, deep
scars, igr,wbqepcaxs. ,, I
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But Paul in niy,text 6hows . Us a scar-
Ification which is a bafte"af.b.ofiorable
and self-sacrificing service. �He had -in
,h1s weak eyes, the result of too much
studY, and in his body, bellf-and-worn,
the signature of soourgbigr� and ship -
'*reeks and maltreatment by mobs'.. In
-he shows t(hose 'scars as ihe
zym= "I bear In my .body the
marki,46f the -Ijord Jesus." Notice that
'It Is not wounds, but scars, And a sear
Is a healed wound. Bebare the soar, is
well defted Upon the flesa�'the In-
112;mmation mpst. aiave. departed and
x1ght ciroulation,must 'have been -re-
stored and new tissue anu9t have been
formed. It Is a Pertnanent Indentation
of the'lleith-s. cicatrLi. Paul dAd ;well. .
tx)'s�ow theie sears. 'They,w�.T6.p*s1-
tive: and indisputable proofs that,'With
all Ills body, mind and soul lie believed
what ,he said. They were his,diplpina,
showing that lie 'had gradifatk�d from
the school Ot hwdship for Christ. They
were credentialls provink ids right to
lead in the world's evartgelisation.'
,Men are act ashamed of scars got in
I battle for theIr.country. No American
is ,embarrassed when you ask willi:
"Where did ion Vet that ga,sh across
Your forehead?",,and; he can answer: .
"That was - from a s c an
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some German:
"Where did You lose your right arrn�?"
the Is not Ashamed to say, "I lost It axi
Bed -an." When 'you ask* an Italian,
"Where did You �lose. your eye?" he is
not annoyed wben'be"can anewer, "I
suffered tha,tAn the last battle under
our vil&ioui Gen. Garibaldi." But f ,I
Temiiid you of the fact that there are t
scars not g6t In war which are just as
,Illustrious. We (liad in this country I
Years avo an eminent advocate who .�
was osSled Into the piesidendal.cabinet t
as attorney-genai,ii.!'In anl=fwhe was I
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In a Phl. la,401§5hl�',couit room, engaged C
In an lanboftant trial. The attorney a
On the opposite side Of the case got a
Irritated and angry, and In a most bru-
ta manner referred to Ahe distin- '
culsilied attorney's ,dlsilgured face, a
face more -diopay .-carred than any face
I ever saw. The legal -hero of -whom I I
am �speakftik In his, closing argument
said: "Gentlemen of the jury, when I n
was a, little child I was playing with I
my sister In the nursery, and her p
clothes caught fire, and I ran to her to B
put out the :Ore. I succeeded, but 1 13
Inikadlf,took fire, and before it was am- h
tIrtgulshed any face was awfully burned 1��
and as 'black as the heart of -the scoun-
4rexy *ounsel ,who -on the other side - B
of the case � has rpferre dto my niis-" -'!
&rtune." The eminent attorney of. L
A -am I spea6k -carried all hTs life the 6
116norable scar of b -Is slater's rescue. w
ILkIlAri-Ewriiesi: the.most ollstinguisbed al
of all -commentators, iinles's it be Mat- th
thaw Heiiry, for years at 4 o'clock,in
the'raorning might have been s,eeng,o- Y
Ing from his house fil Plilladelphia to h
dils study In the church, and In thsoe th
early hourd''and before breakfast to tr
el . ve aid those wonderful co-mulen- pr
tjirles, a theological Tibrary In them- In
skves. He said that as ate *as pastor -no
,he felt bound to give all the Test of Of
each da7 to work connected with his C
pastorate. But at What a ruinous hi
dratt upon ,his eyeslghit� he did that to
adrily morning work, .first by candle- in
11 t and then by gasl an a co
thosb, wbrieerful volumes th
:tptet.41vtl�"Irr-114.,evpo�ltion Albert'. Barnes lit
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was a Iblind" man.' Scar6, illustrious if
ockrit, ft "his !extinguished eye-sightl . an
But why do we. go so far for,11- mo
,iiistrii.tion, when I.could.,- take rlvht ful
� ,but of the meniorlds of some whom bo
1 &ddp I- J
.am instarices -lust as appropr
4&? .. .To rear aright for God Zbd Ch
�Leaven a large ,tamily of children In .. pe
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,%biLt country,home was a mighty un- hi
#61taking. Par away from the vil- w
;*C,e doctor, the garret must Contain w
A& herbs gor -the cure of all kinds m
u i infantile wh
,tj6mpiatnts the chilldren, .of .that fam- At
rqly went. They. missed nothing ,' In am
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' a way of childish 4196rder& Busy Per,
all day was that mother In every lie
:%brin of housework, a:6,d tw6nty times' one
a night called up by the Children, ins
'jM down at the same time. with the t6b,
I , jmnie contagiom Her hair Is - white and
& long while before It is time, for and
onow, Her shoulders are bent Ion$; no
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litfore 4ae appr�prlate time for not
stooping. Spectaeles - are adjusted, amd
some for close by and some for far- bet
co, years ,bef-ore you would have city
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supposed h6i, eyes Would -need re -en-
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.:f�roenieat. Here and there Is a short bon
grave in ,her 'pa,thway, the 'headstone tao
I` tiarlhg the name Of -this Child and an-,. by
, othe' beadgione bearing the name of tha
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another child. IW'.,dly one bereave- bar
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� ment I,Ifts,its shallow than another be- dria
, i0.4venlrent ol�60.15- One. After thirty , to
. years of wifeh,bGd and �rnother4ft,d dia aro
path turns ,towards plie. settllig� sun. .. he
6 -he canjot, walk so, far as she used to, bac
Colds -caught hang on longer tharl. for- bro
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islarly. Some of the. children are in lan�
tht heoWnly world; for which � they sto
.Vera well propa . red tUrouVh maternal was
Adallty, alidiblIbers-aro olit In this str
,*arld 11,01nar honor. to a P'lirlott" , troll
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i&n040trY- Whenher life closes and
,the . nelghbOrp gather for her obsequies
the Officiating clergyman may
,dnd appropplate words in the last
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chapter of PrIsWerbs: "Her prdoe Is
far above rubles. Tile besaxt of her
husband dotli -safely trust In 1her, so
tbatldle shall haye no ligeol, of spoil.
She ,will do hlba good, and not evil,
all the days of her life. She,stretch-
eth out her hand to the poor.
She Is not afraid Of the mow for her
household; for ail her household are
clothed with ocarlet. Her husband is
known In the gates, when he sittath
among the elders In the land. Her
children arise up and call her blesse,(L-
-her husband also. and he pralseth her.
Many daughters have done virtuously,
but thou ex6ellest them all., -
People think they must look for
martyrs . on battlefields or go
through a history to find burnings
At tile Stake and tortures on racks
when there are martyr's all about us.
At, this . time In .this capital elty
'there are scores of men wearing I
themselves, out In the Public service.
�.In tea years .they will not have
. a
healthy nerve left in their body. In �
Committee rooms, in consultations
Dhat involve - the welfare of the na-
tion, under the weight of great re�-
sPon,sibilities, their vitality is: belngg*
subtracted. In almost every village
of the'counti-ir you find some broken
down state,or national official. No
-an that was'ever put to death by
sword Or instrument. of torture was
more Of- a martyr ilian 'that man
who has,beeu wrung to death by the
dems-nd.s of official. Position. The
scars -aY not be visible, for these
are scars on the brain and scars on
6e nerve and scars_ on the heart, but
nevertheless are they Sears, and God
cOunts them and their reward will
be abundant.
There Is a woman who has. siiffered
domestic Injustice Of which there is
no cognizance. She says nothing
obout. It. An InAulsibor's machine
of t ,not wring from her
the story of domestic woe. Ever
since the, day of Orange blossoms
and long white veil she has done bar
full duty and received for it harsh-
ness and -blame and neglect. The
marriage ring, that was supposed to
be a sign of unending afZection, has
�urned out to be One link of a chain
of horrible servitude. . A -wreath Of
nettle and nightshade' of brightest
rm. Would have been a more accur-
ate, proplieW.r. There are those 'who
fllid'ft hard to believe tha't there Is
such a thing as hell, but you could
'O right Out.In any Community and
find more than one hell of domestic
torment. Tillere Is no escape for
that 'woman but the grave, and that,
compared with the life she now
Ives, will be an arbor Of jazinine
nd of the bumming bird's song
bured Into the ear of the honey-
ucl':IL'- Scars! .It there be none on s
he brow showing 'Where he struck
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er arriving home from midnight
arousal, nevertheless there are scars I
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11 UP ,and down her Injured and Im- ,
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aortal soul which will be remember- I
d On the day wben there. shall lea,p
orth for her avengement the live a
hunderbolt of an Incensed God. t
Vhen -we see a veteran in any land I
rho 1has lost il, limb in battle, our
YmPatliiOs are stirred. But, oh, how r
any halre in the domestic realm p
ost their lives and yet are denied a v
Illow Of dust ,on whl--h to slumberl
atter enlarge your roll of martyr& r
etter adopt a new mode of counting c
lhnln�n ftarifications. A broken bone
Iltst half as bad as a broken 'heart. 73
There are -any Who can,' In the
ame sense that Paul uttered it, ray, v;
I bear -1n. my body the marks of the s
Ord - .Jesus'l—that is, for the sake of w
hrlSt And His cause they carry Sears h
ich keep their indenture through t
I time and all eternity. Do You think n
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at Paul was accurate when he said P
at?. If You have studied his career, n
Ou have no doubt of it. In his youth b
a learnd how ' to fashion the hair of G
a Cloiclam goat into canvas, a quiet L
ade,. and then went to college, the
esident of which was Gamallel, an
titution which scholars say Gould
t ha�ire been very thorough because al
what they call paul,s imperfect a
nimand of Greek synts,x. But his d
story became exciting on the road 0
Damascus, where he 'was unhorsed es
d blinded. His conversion was a ill
nvulsion. Whether that fall froni.
a, horse may have left A mark. upon a
in 1, know not, but fhe mob soon toolt a,
ter'bim and flogged and Imprisoned sa
d maltreated him until he had scars 0
ra thax�enough to assure the trutb- th
ness of his utterance, "I bear in my t
dy tile marks of, the Lord Jesus." Wi
11 Of Paul's suffering was for bn
riatts sake, He' had Intellectual f
wars Which could have achieved for re4
n all worIdIk successes. You see IVE
At lie could do In a court room Pel
en with extemporaneous speech he Pa
,de the Judicial bench tremble, ful
an on Mars hill he confounded the Or
herilan critics, when he preached Wi
III the excitement of a tumbling wil
tentlary; wh � an In a � ON
. storm at sea file
took command of the ship, the Only
on boa;rd coot headed. With his
pired logic,'and his rourage . of ut-
nee, and his P—rer of illustration,
his CArPaCItY Is move audiences, of A
his spirit df defiance, there was
height of worldly power he ask
might elc�f
have gained, God never before him
.never since made anotherbuman tha
ng.like him. But.with all.Ills capa- for
and opportunity Of achieving ma
'Idly renown be turnQ bis back on tax
0 and. becomes an exile, on -boun- bad
us tables and eats his hard. crust The
the roadiIlde, on the y)leasure yao�bts fide
t sailed the Mediterranean and am- the
ked on a freight boat fro)d Alexa%l- .1X,
,,on scholars In s talks tha,
Asbermen. Instead of plaudits of and
used and enthusiastic assemblages
addressed audiences that talked I (
It and asked Insolent questions And 0
te up in a riot. Instead of gar- Ne
s flung at his feet ther buried vcr3
tea upon his head. Five, times lie :116
Scourged, at each whipping 90 a
k0s, the fortieth sfxobe spared not a 91
. meroy, bilt become 49 WAkes doet
� were tile sever,ast punisliment the
allowed, and they fammd, tbr;
counting wrong, they might malt
41 and so themselves be punis
Why, Paul must have been soarreo
over, amd he only tells the plain tj
without any Commentary when he
olares, 11:1 bear in my body the In
,
of the Lord Jesus.,# It was as m
as to say: "See those long scars?
Is where they whipped me. , See
.
that ugly Indenture. There,is wl
they stoned me. See you that . on
clIng bear on my wrist? There
Where,they handcuffed me, See i
I ugly curves,around ray ankles? T1
Is where -they made my feet fast
the stocks." . I
There are many who, like that
-toile martyr, have on them the in
of the Lord Jesus. There Is the 9
army of foreign missionaries, so
times maligned by dissolute'Amert
English and Scotch merchants, wh
Hong Kong and CaTbutta and Const
t1nople have had their wickedness
proved by the pure home life of th
missionaries.- There Is the great a
of the ministers of tile gospels now
heaven, who, on small salaries
amid fatigues that slew them, ser
their day and generation. There
another great army of private Chi
tians, who In Sabbath schools and
tr"t distribution and In humanitar
and evangelistic eff9rts have put tt
life in sacrifice on the altars of
There Is another army of Christian
vallds who lost their lives.in overw,
for the church and the world's
demption. People call their Illn
neuralgia or nervous prostration
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insomnia or paresis or premature
age. I call their allAients scars,
my text ca 9 them scars.
"Where did you get that mar�
says another spirit to listening spi
and the answer comes: "That is a
minder of 'a great bereavement, of
d9solated household, of a deep grave,
all the heartstrings at One stroke-snt
ped altogether. But you see it is
longer a laceration, for the wound h
been healed, and my once bereft spi
Is now In companionship with the o
frO- Whom for &while 11 was zap
ated," "Where did you get that I
deep sear?" says another Immortal
listening Immortal, and the answ
comes: "That was the awful fatig
Of A lifetime struggle in attemptl
amid adverse circumstances to achle
a livelihood. For 30 years I was tire
Ok so tired I But you see it Is a heal
wound, for I have found rest at I.,
for body and soul, the complete re
the everlasting rest, that remains
for the People of God.,, some O
in heavy will say to Martyr Jo
Rodgers, "Where did you get that se
On your foot?" and the unswer w
come, "Oh, that was a burn I suffer
wlien the flames of martyrdom we
kindled beneath me!" "Ignatius, Wh
Is that mark on your Check?" "Oh, th
Wis made by the Paw of the lion
Which I was thrown by the order
TraJan!" Some one will say to Pa ,
"Great apostle, that must have beex4
deep cut once, the mark which I see
Your neck." And. Paul says, "Th
was made by the sivord. which sitru
-a at my beheadment on the road
Ostia." .
NOW What IS the Practical use of
subject? It Is the cultivation of Chrl
tian heroics. The most Of us want
ay thlngs and do things for God whe
ere is no danger of getting hurt. v
ire all ready for easy work, for com
ansating work, but we all grenal
eed more courage to brave the worl
nd brave satanic assault when ther
s something aggressive and bold an
langerous to be undertaken for Go
nd righteousness. And If we happe
o get bit what an ado we make abou
t! 'We all necd more of the stuff tha
aartyrs are made out of. We wan
ore sanctified grit, more Christla
luck, more holy recklessness as t
hat the world may say and do Ili an
risIS of our life. Be right and d
Ight, and all eaxth and hell combine
annot Put You down.
The same little Missionary who wrot
Y text also uttered that piled u
3-agnificence to be found in thos
ords Which ring'llke battle axes or
PlItting helmets: "In all these thing
a are more than conquerors through
im that loved us, for I am persuaded
tat neither death, nor life, nor angels
or principalities, nor powers nor thing
resent, nor things to come, nor height,
or depth, nor any other creature, shall
a able to separate Us from the love of
d, -blob is In Christ Jesus our
Ord." .
. 140neY as a Food. I
Many People are aware that honey.
ther simple or prepared In comb�n-
tion with Othft-ingradients, Is a
Wrabho medical agent in certain
Ms, as in diseases of the throat,
PeolallY those of a mild nature,
a hoarseness alad a dry, inflamed
QdIti0a;' but not 1so many are
r article of
od it has a Priophylactic. and even
therapeutic, value which Can
reely be Overestimated. Many
Wts OX0 tol be ta,ken witil call.
. as they are liable to impair
,a action of the stomach or dther.
0 injuriously affect the system ;
t honey may a,t Nay time be eaten
3e1Y. according to the taste of the
1pleat, and will be found correct
aad benefica). in
ially Where the appetite has been
nwrIed wild demotralized by hurt.
indulgence In unw,bolesome sweo�ts
Othet food. the taste for honey
11 161,00sd to be cultivated, but It
I almost invariably grow with.
restcwation of the general phy.
al toile and become an individual
urac,terlatic- , e I
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TOO bluch for 111m.
old farmer Who was In the habit
eating what vras set befor,e him,
119 no qliestli�iis, dropped into a
for', dinn-or. The waiter gave
the dinner cold, and explained
t It was the list of dishes served
dinner that day. The'old gentle.
n began at the top of the bill of
a and Ordered each thing untli he
Covered aboat One-third of it.
11 lie called the.,walter, and, can.
.
ntlally marking off the spaces an
board with his l,nd,esx fingers sald�
ok bere, I've ot from thar to
r. Can I skip from thar to th&r
eat on to- the bottom ?11 .
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I h or- at's up'. "Rosenstel3a , ?
t your do ? , I .
118tabl- as; he bit my wife. I
ighbor- rry to hear -it, Rosy ;
sorry, Indeed,
selw4eill�D011"t Say a word. I'm
lucky man. ,Sluivoso he bit
anger, and don, I hev to PAY Is I
OX's UM ?�--Yla.rletu Life. ,
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tNTERN AT 101% A -L LH,"Olq NO. X1,
MAUCH 17, 1901. I
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uch Zcsus and PlIate,—Mike 2$,- 33-20
. I COullnentary — Connecting. Links.
�hat nere were�three distinct Acts, or
you "tagea, In Christ's trial before the
ere, Roman court, 1. Jesus was taken
elreo from tile regular meeting of the San.
Is hedrin to the Judgment hall of Pilate
16se (John XY111. 28 - Luke xAil. 1) "which
ere ,.was "Pr6hably'lli the tower'of An-
_ in tooll", Just outside' the northwest
I . Corner of the temple axea.11 This W&S
,vs- tile first trial before Pilate, The
ark Jews accused Jesus of stirring tip the
reat people In Uaillee, and when be learn-
ed that Jesus T�-as a Galilean, lie
Ine- knew that He belonged to Herod's
can, Jurisdiction 9 -US was Hierad Antipass
0 at tetrarch oi Gainee and Perea, who
an -o had beheaded John 'tile Balittst; his
r- capital was at Tiberias, on tile Sea
Ose Of (;allies but he was in Jerusalem
-my at tills, tli6e to attend the feast. Al -
In though Pilate was at enmity with
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and Heroo', yet he sent Jeius to him, In
ved bopes be would decide what to do
is With the prisoner. This Was Pilate's
s- secOnA effort to release Jesus
In c13. And PlIate-His capital ;Vas at
e6area, but it was his custom to
ian go to Jerusalem at the times of the
air great festivals for the purpose of se-
-od. curing order. Writers spea.k of "his
In- corruption, his acts of insolence, his
rk lin-bit of Insulting the people; his ern-
re- city, his continual murders of people
ass untried and uncondemned. Called to -
or gether-PlIate summons the rulers
old afil the people and makes another
as strong appeal to them In order to get
their consent to release Christ.
TF 14. As one that perverteth-As one
Tit, tl�&t b0a taught doctrines injurious
re- to -Your religion, an,d also to the
a civil peace and tile Roman Govern -
Of ment.-Benson. Having examined -
At th,o first trial lie ha.d heard all
P_ I that could be brought a -
no No fault _Tb;ey ha:d 9"inst HIM.
as single C �Xge .It failed to prove a
is strJ,ctly and lit-
er
. ally tZ
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Tit us t�at Christ was without
ne fault,
ar- 15. Nor Yet Herod-Ch!rlst had tra-
19, volled extensively Ili Galilee and yet
to Herod brings- no Charge tbla-e He had
er ever attempted to reAse an Insurrec-
ue tIOn among the GallLmns. He sent
ng Him back tir, �o us (R. V.) -This invalv-
ve ed a distinct acquittal of our Lord
I-. from every Political a -Marge brought
ad against Him. Is done unto Him- I
st "Notbing worthy or- death has been
st, donn by Him.4-R. V.
ill 16. Chastise Him-Jobn say's that
ne Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him;
hn. but t1l,'tt was not done till a little
2.r later. The evangelists "make it clear
lit that the scourging was inflicted as
a separate punishments in the hope
d Wilt it would suffice, and not make -
re , IY as the usual accompaniment of
At crucifixion." And release Him -Pilate
at hoped that when they saw Jesus
to scourged they would be &Ltisfied,
Of but not so, they were clamoring for
11, His blood, and nothing short of death
a on' a Cross would satisfy thcm.
on 17. Must release one-TIxIs verse is I
at omitted in tbe Revised Version. But
ck see the parallel accounts. This cus-
to tom was in harmony with the nature
of the feast and, however it originat-
is ed, -was So completely established
3- ! that Pilate was Obliged to attend to L
0 it.
n :IS. 71f,ey cried alit ali togeth'er (R. 1
1 V.) -The chief priests moved the peo-
- ple (Mark xv. 11); they were like a
pack of bloodthirsty wolves. Barab-
y bas -An insurrectionist, a robber and
d
a a murderer. He was activilly guilty of
mueb worse crimes than they bad
d charged against ,Testis.
19, Instirrectloin madn III the city (R.
n V.) -He had a short time bpfore'this
t evidently been a ringleader in an
t outbreak In Jerusalem Against tile
t Roman Government. I
n 20. Willing to relf?aso Jesus -It was
o probably at this time, while the peo-
Y ple 'were clamoring for His death so
.
o loudly, that the messenger camefrom -
d Pilate's wife (Matt. xxvii. 19), Urg-
Ing the release of .Testis, and stating
a that she bad just suffered mally I
p things In a dream bLeause of Him. (
a 21. Crucify, Crucify Him (R. V.) -Let I
Him die the most ignominious death e
s possible.
22. What evil hath He done-ITOW�
many and what various persons bear r
testimony to the innocence of tile I
I Holy One-PlIfLte, Herod, Pilate's wife, r
8 Judas Iscariot, the thief on tile cross, e
.
and the centurion at the.crilelfixion. 3
-Burgon. And let Him go -Pilate Is
laborIng hard to rel -ase ITIm: lie could t
'lave ended this whole matter with
arie word. It was at tills juncture a
that Pilate asked, What shall I do d
than with Jesus, Which Is called t
Christ ?
23. Illstant-Insistent, urgent. Pre- I
Vailed-'11he reason why lie finally t
yielded seems to have been the one, V
given In John x1y. 12, -If thou let
.
ilils Man go, thou art not Caesar's T
friend; whosoever ma&-eth himself a
king, speaketh figainst Carsar." h
. 24. Vilate gave uentence- Before N,
Pilate pronounced the sentence lie d
took water and washed his hands h
Publicly, thus expressing in acts what a
he uttered Ili wards, "I am innocent 11
Pf� the blood of thlb Just parson -, see A
Ye to It." Matt. xxvil. 24. Pilate
again ascends the Judgment seat. "I
which viras set tip in it ralsed place. in I
the open square, and delivers Ills final st
decree.-Godet. -Jesus Is now mock -
ad the third time, about 8 o'clock, tl
Friday morning, In the court of In
Pilate's palace'" . w
06. Laid hold---Conlpelled Simon Of ill
CYvene (R. V.)-Cyrene was a city t o
situated in a province of the same aI
name, went of Egyprt, On the Mad- do,
Iterranean Sea. "There was A 001-
=6f Jews In Cyrene, and they 6
a synagoogue in Jerusalem. Acts
vi. 9. Probably this main had Come
to Jeruealemi to attend the Pass- a,
oVer."'-Hom. CoilL coWI)g out of ga
the country-TIfey were taking
Testis out of the city and they met th
this mian. Bear it after Xesus-He in
assisted Jesus, who evidently was ga
exbrinsted, '194mon bore the binder In
Part lesus the fore part." of
TeachLnge.-wo, need not think It Ila
strange if we are f0sely and mali- 4,
ciously accused by the enemies of Ing
Christ, We should never do wron tw
for the &Like of pleasing the people! N
Tile desire for position and honer th
should never cause anyone to turn 1110
aelde from the plaln paAb of right. 6,
We are 6t -ill asked to choose bL- ma
tw� his . 7
� a
I I .P.%�.CVCAL SURVEY.
Pilate's predicamput. The position thl
held by Pilate made It obligatory ,T
for him to render a decision. This lvtl
decAslou was one that did not allow we
G'f any neutral attitude. The three tile
leading Attributes of the human 64
mind axe. �6 Intelligence. P. Sensl Ila
bat,V, 9. .WUL 14 ob,heu, worda MPA yal
I's capabla a knolving,. feeling, at)
vQklt1Qli. In all of Qo(ll�s dealings wit
mankifid these attributes are reoo�
AlAed. ThIls was true of Pilate. "
lie liras surely Convinced of the Xab'
Siah$111P Of .the Galilean, for lie dc
, .Claress; him inflocent, 2. From t4
deteNnined effort , put forl,J) to �-a'V
Christ it Is evidant that the fee
Ingo Of Pilate were enitsted ba hi
behalf. Three times Pilate reason
with the aecasci,s to show, them th
unreasonableness and injustice o
their demands. The last appealwa
. an appeal to their sense of justice
"Why. what, evil hath lie done?'
But Justice was relegated 'to th
rear and Pilate Nvas cal,ied upon to
decide the ease, 3. Pilate flow
stands at the forks of the road an(
bmames r'es])Onsibla, for respuwdbil
ity Is co -existent with the rega
IfacultY-tlie will. Pila,te knew Ills
duty, lie knew the innocence of
Jesus. he mras convinced that -there
N'vd,s "nothing Worthy of death's In
hina, no design to set up an oppo-
lition kingdom. Knowing all of this
Pilate Is Willing to make a guilty
co-promlse. 1,1 will therefore chas-
tisc him, and rclease him." But no
Compromise can be made. Christ is
on his hands and he must choose.
. Pilate's d0ciSlOn It is evident that
Pilate desired to'be released from
the duty of deciding tile fate of
Christ. The expediencies resorted to
may well be repeated. 1. He eends
Christ to Herod. Bearing In inind
that lip to this time Pilate and Herod
were bit"r enemies, It is strong evi-
deuce that there was an Intense de-
siro to escape responsibility. 2. cli
will therefore cllnstlr,e ]]!in and re-
lenee him." Remarkable statement
after the conn-s9ion that he found
no fault in the Man I The purposa
then announced, that lie Would
scltrrge him, was singularly unjust
and cruel. Willing to subjact a man
Whom be had pronounced Innocent to
this horrible punishment. 3. To re-
lease Christ and Punish Barabbas.
But none Of thess would appease the
hatred of the false accusers, and
Pilate's decision had to bt* rendered.
Tb bring about a decision satisfan-
tory to public deeire there was an
appeal made to Pilate's selfishness.
A decision contrary to public clam-
or would no doubt have resulted in
an appeal to Caesar, and this meant
ail lnvo,fftIg,qt*oIi no doubt, And pos-
sible loss of position.
The result. Of tills Matthew Henry
aptly says, ITT.orp is jndgment turned
'
aW`MY backward, and justice standing
afar off, for fear (11 popular fury,
truth is fallpai in the .street, ant)
equity cannot enter. 1,�a. XIN. 14,
Judgment Nvas looked for, but bp, -
hold opprossion; rilg1tPoasness, but
behold a cry." Isa. v. 7. Pilate re-
lens3d unto them him that for sedi-
tion and murder was cast into pri-
son,'but lip delivered Jesus to their
will; and he could not dcal more bar-
barouary with hill, than to deliver
him to their wIll, for they hato(I
him With It perfect llatrpd. mild their
tender mprcles were cruelty. As to
the end of P11 -it -1 Nve know but little.
JOS'Pllus, tile JMVIR11 historian, says
that he was summoned to Route to
appear bifore the Emperor to answer
tx) a Political complaint inade against
.
him by the Samaritans, and that lie
afterwards killed himself.
ANY OLD Fool, li:kNOWS
—
O.Jv to null a Paper Retter Than th
,Journalists.
NO one Is quite SO certain in 14
own nand as tu just holy u, newspape
should be conducted as tile Inim wh�
knolve 10.1kit' about the business
Tliose. In touch wit 11 th(I I)Tofc.A�siol
of nOWSpalmr making alolLt.� realiz�
[low last The flel(l; how difflLult anc
involved are the ways that travers(
t; what forethought and iv-ba.t al-
most intuitlro skill a mam must pos-
sess -who journeys there happily an�
well. .
I'liere wan it nr%wslinpc,r niiii's din-
ner in New York tile other night. A
feature of the occmei(,�Il was the read -
ng of replies to the (Iii(n.stion: 11-o1v
an the Infitionce Of the prew be in-
reased Tl made by actors, politi-
!.ins, clergymen, culloge proBidents
Ind others.
The suggestions contained in tlip.
oplies Contained much that WOUI(I
lave, been of value ha.cl their mate-
hil not been old and carorully consid-
red by editors til.u" I)cwspaper mak-
ng began.
Out of tho entire, ll,, -t of reI11io,,4
wo were hrtriking. Oil(,. ivas from
5evretary of 6tata .John Hay, all
X-newppaper mall, who wrotp,, 1, I
o not consider mysolf comlmtent
o give adylea ul)(yri tllx-, subject.,,
The other ono wa.4 frani Blishop,
otter, Nv-llo wrote, "A decent, in-
olligent, thoughtful (.4nistituancy
Ill Compel it (101P,Olit lirmi,"
0ims remarks have no 1xirticular
alue to thn nelv,Rpaper molal e'.\.
ept in that they Rhow. that tW10
1-ghly lintelligant men w1m) knowor
hat they :11-o' speaking realize tllf�
iffiCulties Of the profes,sion alit]
oartlJy synipatiflze w1th thoselirbo
restrugglLug to Summud in it. Miley
old back where the careless and
ollsh rush headlong.
What a delightful vontrast those
n. thoroughly bonored and re -
)acted for their al,taimments--ollea
atesm,an and authoiI, the otheran
cleslastic of high rank -present to
ie blatant ISheldons, who Ili thaLl;
sufferable conceit would -have tho
orld look to them- as Imtragons of
,
owledge anti ,virtne; a '9 mpin able
direct the affairs of other men
out lvIllch they are darkly and
naely igporoutl-Worcester Spy.
----...--
The Teacher's Answer.
'Alid so you pretend to be a
aefter, do you 211 said a big man t,u
rather gIrIlsh-looking little kind-er-
rtener.
Llhe other persons in the room .held
eir breaths, knbwing that tile big
Ln was predudiced against klnder�
rtensib and that the little woman,
spite of her gentlenass, had plenty
spirit. Ent she allswere4i good-
turedJy: ,
I don't SPOIld much timO pretend.
, but I have been teftehing for
o years.11
at knowing when ])a was down�
a Interlocutor aimumed
re aggressive air, as lie sadd:
And what do YOU try to teach,
Y I ask ?11
ie teacher looke(I at him with a
111911t, steady 1110,Z0, And sald -
I t,
.
ug.01 .a,h good manners, fo�' one
'Ors was An Interval In which
ia silence hung that hoq
,avy yon
re, 'a.rf afraid to speaks" and then
big man had the gracel to say..
Pa,rdoll, madam. Ir I
,' flity obudro , us ra sma them to I
" , * - - , 1. I � I - � . i , �.
I �
0 . . . .
e I.:e4ding -WIwa, 'i
1, Followil4g are the 0
s tione at Important ,
s tu.aay:
0 ''I
f New York ... ...... ... $0(
s Xlwaakee ... ... ... ... 0,
I FIN)ledo ......... ... "—, U
I Detroit, red ... ... — 0
a lietroilt, white ...... 0
D,ulut*, No. 1
Nor Lhern— I., ... ... 0
1 Duluth, No. I I
- bard ... ... '. .4. ... 01
* * ......
I Mlnneapolls� No. I ,
Northern ... ... ... .. * OC
Torout6 Farmers'
Wheat—One hundred
white sold at 68%0,
a
goose at 650. -
Hay—Ten loads sold
$14.5,0 per, ton,
Straw.—Two loads so
per ton. . I
Dressed Hogs-_JFFrices
to $8.50 per cwt.
March 7.—TI-9. zero
responsible for the s
of both farnmers; ,and
street market here t
Ifew loads of produce
and the market w]
Hay Was in fair suppi
Ilries were very acarea�
constituted the day's �
grain. Rocelpts of smal
light, and vegetables
were not offered. Vie ri
at present, and farmer
Ing for the opening of E
bringing forward their
produce. Vie demand
Insignificant, and very
Prices we]
steady, and few change
noted in quatations.
Wheat—One load of r
lower ab 68%_c per bsusl
bushel& of 9�;O
Oats,, -200 buslials sold
lower at 33%,c
.1 to 3".
Hay and S,traw—Men I
Sold 50,; to $1 lower
$14.50 per ton, and or
ritraw isold 50c higher
ton.
Butter, Eggs and Pol:
celpts small and very Ill
Market is stem,dy and pr
011-Unged.
Apples and VegetablE
mand is not heavy, and
ig quiet. Qnotations are
Dressed Hugs—The marl
at the revent decline, an
unvilanged at $9 'to $8.;�
Dressed !Iogs atin Pr
Dressed hogs continue .
good demand. Cltr lots on
I are quoteil at $q. On I
pricos are firm at $9 to
visdons are firm and in gc
Quotations for provisio
follows—Dry salted sh<
long clear bacon, looses i
10r, and in case lots 101.
sh,)rt clear pork $20 to $2
1 ni-oss pork $19 to $19.50.
Smoked meats-11ams, I
niedlum 12% to 13c; ligh-
Toronto Live Stock 3,
ftport cattle, ohosice, par owi, �
E xvort cattle, 11glit, pei- c%vt ... :
Ext,ort colvs ...................
l3utcberd cattle pteiked ........ j
I Butche"'J, cattle, choice ......... ;
Butrhers'eattle g9o(I .......... ;
do med,um, mixed.... ..... .1
Butchers eoninion. oer owt.... i
r3 alls, export. heayy. per 01M. :
Balls. oxnort. light. per owt .... :
Feeders, Aort-keop ...... ...... :
do niedfain ........ * Z
do light ............ % ,
StOcker-4. booto,mvo as...,.,.,.:*.,.:*. i
off -colors and heifers ......... i
Feeding bulls ............... _. !
J,ighl stock bull, per cwt ....... i
Milch cows, cacn.... ... ... ..,. 3( 1
Cftives, per ]lead ....... : ........ �
Sheep, exporl. ewes, Pere wt... I
do. bucks ........ 2
Sheep, buLchurs', ei�'C:::::::. 2
Lunbs,grain-fed, per cwt ...... ,I
do barnyard, per cwt ......... 11
ambs, each. . 2
O " choice, i;�� 'e'W t- * , , . . e
0 .. fat. per c�vi ..............
Ho -Ilght, per owr,.. (
Sowt�, per ewt .............. :'.'.'.I I - - :
S96 ....... I ........ ............ I
Failures for the NV
According to R, M Dun
business failures bi� Cana,
week totalled 87, again
previous week and s2 i
E -ponding week of 190o. BY
this week's fallurcs were
� 3.2 Quebec 14, Nova S
,1_1;�nitoba .acJ1 8, Now B,.
British Columbia 4., P. E,,,
Bradmroets, on Tr
Trade at Montreal is I
for this season. The reta
proparing for .1, large bt
��oining season anti' are .13
�ral orders. Reports f�om
:)f the Dominion are ena
There )ins been more a
Winnipeg jobbing circles
Wholesale business firms �
iave been moderately I
week. Orders for the com
lave been fairly nurnerou
it London has been faI3
Fobbers reptrt a goad Inq
�Tous orders for the slwlllg
wining forward to Hatall
;his weeks and tile whol . a
,lenerally is very well sat
;he prospects for business,
I ' taple goods are very fir
,ountry remittances ore I
or tills season. Trade at
airly notive for this seas
ire report increased sales,
'Just for FUJI.
SuPefrintendent—rniese Zo
I sell at eleven cent's a yal
]DIry GOW9 Mall—Mark b)
fourteen and pub them on
gaill. C9unter.--Bro)okIyu Li
la"s Worship (th PrIso
been. up every Month I
Fbenezer Noakes, arelif
tO be seen here so C. � 11
"Wess .'Ver W-orshtp, till
IWP,ectalAe ter some pl -a
I'jp eeen.—Tit,Eltsf.
Doctor --you Will have
all laitutal work for a
Patlent-1�iat, doe -to., in
my incomes would cease. I
living by writing pommo
a7l, =0 f
� no& � .i
D()ctOr--<)h, :you Cam' kee
at that.—Clileago News,
"Cla-ra, dftv, we've be
far a -ad I don't thbik t
we are Just marelel. 'You
Me a little 'Roll, a's wle
trabLI1 , We
'
He—Th --.....
magnificent, tvn(l yet you
through It with scaroel
She—Indeed, -I Can ass
whem I have 11131shed'dyin
alwara hoAt dend.
,