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LESSON OL_SEPT. 29, 1907.
Israel Enters the Land of Promise,—Josh.
3: 5-17. ..
C'oluuleetary,--1. Prepay ng or
ing tvs. 1-S). At the banks of the river
Joshua called upon them to sanctify
theiuseh'se (v. 5), for the living God
was coning among then to do wonders
bolero their eyes, This commend wee
undoubtedly the saline as that given by
?doses on the eve of the delivery of the
law upon Mount Sinai (Exod. 13, 10),
They were to wash their persons and
their garments, and to abstain from
evreything that would cause their minds
to be drawn away from the miracle
about to be wrought in their behalf.
A similar command was generally given
ou great and solemn OCCasiols"—Bisalt,
Instructions were given to the priests
with regard to carrying the ark (0, 6),
In verses 7 and 8 the Lord encouraged
Joshua and told, hint that he would
magnify hies in the sight of all Israel.
11 Joshua encouraging the people (vs.
3.13),
0, Joshua said—"The method of the de -
1100 v to Israel of the addresses by Moses
and Joshua is described in Josh, 1, 10.16;
3, 2). They were given, in sections, to
'the ciders; by them to the tribal chief -
tales, anti by them to representative
groups, until, family by family, man by
min, the nation hal had opportunity to
heat," Conte hither -"Como to order;
prepare to hear Jehovah's message; "The
Lord your God—in 'whose 'personality
the Hebrews believed as profoundly as
they believed in the personality of each
other." 10. the living God—Not an idoljti
but ,Jehovah, the living God„ is among
you, God would prove Hl& p riesence
among them by the uaniftstat1oit4Hie
power, Ali the land where thby'were
going, they were to cgio1 (i „with ?dol•
itto•s, whose gods were 'pn(twood nn(l
stunt, but they were to, Piave ` 0 living
e
Cod, who coilld ;,1\e lhfot'�a �t}}Its it, marc?
He 0012X1 defend His pec ,i'>a Without
"I': 'd aatl'OaVg )r
blit
e 1'1`11
fail- —This wag u
strong
,.
this was not unetmdutto + „ case last
lesson. "When titan fad, 'ss; d refuses"
Drive out --A list of eevod tribes that
inhabited the land
now follows,
"Sone
of them were powerful, Tliere avere for-
midable
or-
' ablv leagues of chiefs and kings,
otganieed armloa with giantei- among
therm,. nor horses and non-,tdchariets,
strong stone fortresses, in a country
possessed by those who knew every foot
of it. At the 00010 time, we learn from
the monuments lately discovered that
probably et, this time they had been
greatly weakened by Egyptian Conquest,
and there was some 00011 preparation
for the Israelites as there was among the
Itndians when the Pilgrims came over to
New Engl nil."—Peloubet, Canaatites—
Or 'lowlanders," who inhabited the sea-
coast an4 tvestorn book of the ,Jorcla l:.,
But this terns is often used to include
all the tribes ?rete mentioned. Hittites
—These were descendants from IIeth and
were settled in and, around Hebron (23,
13, 20). Amorites-Tho mountaineers,
the largest and most powerful tribe of
all. Their name is sonethues taken to
include the Cauattnitish tribes. Sec chap,
24, 18. (For the other tribes here men-
tioned'see Dictionary.)
11. Ark of the covenant—This was the
sacred chest which contained tho tables
of theamv,,a pot of manna and Aaron's
rod that budded (Heb, ix, 4.) It was the
symbol of Jehovah's presence. Passeth
over before you—Tho ark was carried
on the shoulders of are ,priests nearly
three-quarters of a mile in advance of
the people,: But when the priests reach•
ed the middle of the river they stood
still Is a protection to the people, until
the passage was completed, 12. T'w'elve
men—Thesee nen were to take memorial
stones front the river as described hater
on, but they were chosen for that work
at this time. Tltese,.iisen accompanied
the priests and remained in the river
until the host he'd passed over.
13 Priests that bear the ark—"0n the
ordinary oecnsions the Levites of the
hone of 1 0110th, by special oomnand,
bore th1, ark, But when removed from
within the veil, or When borne on festive
occasions of 'ordinary interest, the
priests, the offspring of Aaron, were tie
bearers"—Steele
I1I. Israel crossing the Jordan (v0. 14-
17:1
14. When the people removed—Broke
up their encampment. Thiserns on the
I1fl day of Abib 'or' Nisei), the same
month in which they departed -from
Egypt. 15, feet .... were dipped, etc.—
"The priests proceeded first with the ark,
and entered into the bed of the river,
the course of which 00 immediately or -
rested, the waters collecting above the
pines where the priests stood, while the
stream fell off toward the Dead Sen, so
that the whole channel below where the
priests were standing became dry." Thus
the priests stood above' the people.
What strong faith they had in God.
When they crossed through the
sea the
ground was made dry before they ad-
vanced, but now they start on their
me.0011 while a nighty river is still roll-
ing between them and Canaa). All his
hanks—The Jordan had two and in seine
places three balks. At its flood it over -
Miami the first and smeond ?hanks and
covered the whole space between the ter.
races formed by the second and thine
hanks. The venters on each side would
be comparatively shallow, lIere the
priests were to stand 0r root in the shoal
water 011 the eastern bank until the
waves receded, and the river's channel
was mode bare; then they advanced in
the midst of the 011anrel and there stood
until all the people load crossed,—alled.
Conn. This was the burley harvest which
was several weeks earlier than the mheat
ha vest. "The 000000 for the overflow
at this time instead of the winter, which
in that latitude is the rainy Benson, he
because the snow In the Lebanon Mount with his tack to the window, One cies
aims melts with the increasing heat of
summer:" , , ing he would not alio.w any one to sit in
10, Adam .Zaretan-See R. V. Where
these culla welt 10 1101 5110011 but they
2)11101 have been up the river. Adam has
hem) phteed by duforent writers all the
nay trent fifteen to fifty mules above
the place where the Israelites crossed
the ,?order. 'There are many 0pinhonns as
to the manner in which this stu)xmdous
miracle was performed. 001110 d,uk the
water was heaped up many mile away
and that the river bed 0110 dry 110 far as
the eye could see, Others think that the
Lord gave a contrary direction to the cur,
rent and that the waters were distribut-
ed over the adjacent country toward the
Sea of Galilee, Dr. Clarke says, "We
need not suppose them to be gathered
op like a mountain, but that they contin-
ued to Slow book in the course of the
channel; and ere they eould have reach -
el 'the
each•el'tlie Lake of GennecareIh, where they
might have been welly accumulated, the
whole ars' of Israel would have crossed
over safely." The salt sea—The Dead Sea
celled also the Sea of the Plain, It is
clear bot its waters are strongly tine,
tuned with salt. Right against Jericho—
An instance of their boldness, and a
noble defiance of their enemies. Jericho
was one of the strongest cities, anti yet
they dared to face it at their first en.
trance. It surely was proper for them
to enter Canaan at this place for Clod
himself had by a miracle opened the way.
It was a strong assurance that the Lord
rias about to give the city into their
hands.
17. All the Israelites—Tha.t is, all of
the 11110 and n half tribes that were to
locate of the westof the .Jordan. and
forty thousand picked soldiers of the
two and o half tribes that hod located
on the east of Jordan, Dry ground—
Not hard and dusty ground,' but dry only
in the sense of being drained of water.
—Steele. See chop. 4, 13, Clean over Jor-
dan --The forty ,rears of struggle :and of
trial are over, and the people stand for
the ihrst time on their 0011 possessions,
))ne supremtehope had 4e011 cherished by
them during the greater part of the lives
of 1)0110)7 all of the Israelites. 11'e remem-
ber thptwdrCeleb and Joshua, who were
men et the, time of the exodus, were
rho onl\,tj�'i<s nlphve 9�a ears of age
n n
el ei lea e, g hope woe
fulfilled'hil he ve - ��G u'; mar,.
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Cal)aan a located nil mere' sal at
th0y,i', ty Slay+01 (;a'd's o
ors eleie dge" 9�1(e r v4 sue 'educa•
lion ef,t11 'yorri}r ), ) it 'i'1
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rdaet
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11)7,2yine Ate;: ex•
prise, 15hy;lj"re
death -bed eft�i=
p
tradition that -11m'
hysical death and
lllea'ven. And the
e strikingly against
14\bre 10 no trial, no
nifita1141), 11') *fighting, no death in
hcuveil;-there were all these? in Canaan;
there are all tineee in the way of ltulf-
ness, 2(h hip our lesson shows us is,
1, A d Irina way.. "Hear the words of
ihc,�¢ rd (0..0). Joshua did not plan
thea o°ilrzley,ubross the Jordan; the pea.
pie (141-i`t i h0k'for it, God did for them
"ctceeding�ndintly a-bove all" that
they could ve asked or thought (E h
.
3:20).
1I. A quiet way. "Stand still---
and hear'' (vs. 8, J), "Be still and know"
(Psa. 40:10). Mrs. Whittemore once re-
ceived a letter from Germany which
said, "'rill you for God's sake find my
poor girl in America? Icer name is Mar-
garet C." As she read the word "Amer
sea;' the vastness of it reminded Ater of
the love of Clod, and she prayed that the
lost one might be found. The mixt af-
ternoon she gave a ]bible reading in an
adjoining city. At the meeting one young
girl specially interested her, and at the
close she inquired her name. "Margaret
C;' was the answer. With a cry of joy
?fns. Whittemore threw her arms about
the girl, The lost w111 found.
111. A victorious way. "'Phe living
God....1)0 will without fail drive out
from before you the Canaanites' {v. 10).
True of Israel of whom it was sa1d,
"'The living God is among you" (v, 10);
more true of those of whom it ions writ-
ten, ''Christ in you" (Cul. 1:27). In the
wilderness the Cannanites frighten, in
the land they are overcome. The seven
"weap011' 'of our warfare" (2 Cor, 10.4)
are truth, righteousness, the gospel of
peau faith, salvation, the word of God,
11110ei (1ph. 6:12-18), "Thanks be tanto
God which always eauseth us to triumph
in Christ"(2 Cor, 2:14); who will with-
out fail drive out from before us oar
enemies.
11% A promise ray, "And it shall
00m) to pass" (v. 13). The Bible pro-
mises to cover every possible "need,"
physical, mental, spiritual (Phil, 4:10).
"Eltry promise of God is built upon
fou pillars: God's holiness, which will
not softer him to deceive; his goodness,
which will not suffer hint to forget; his
truth, which will nut suffer him to
change; his power, which makes hien
Oils to accomplish."
v. -. A believing way, "l'le people re-
moved from their tents to pass over
Jordan and the feet of the priests
..were dipped in `one briny of the wa-
ter, for Jordan overfloweth all its
banks" (vs. 14, 15,) Israel did not'11eei-
tate did not pron0150 to go some time,
did not wait to understand host' God
could perform the miracle—they march-
ed unfalteringly toward the raging Jor-
dan. They believed God. A promise is
like a cheque that has to be endorsed to
be cashed, Faith is 0a man's endorsement
of God's promise to pay.
VI. A protected way. "The waters ..
from above stood ... those that cane
clown—failed and were cut off" (v.
1.6,) There shall no evil befall thee"
(Pse, 01; 10,) John Knox was accustom-
ed always to sit in a particular chair
THE WORK 0166 BREEDING,
As Conducted by the Canadian' Seed Growers'
Association.
(Etract front the last Annual Report of
the Secretary.)
The work of corn breeding inCanada,
though 11011100 chiefly to Southern On-
tario, has made 100000ial advance during
the past year, Not only Lias the number
of growers largely increased, but the gen-
eral public is beginning to realize more
than ever before something of the nature
11114 inq)o•tanceof this particular Inatieli
of wo110, turd as a result the 11ein0nd for
apecinlly grown seed corn has increased.
Keeping in touch with the individual
growers, we have been able to notice -a
substantial growth of intelligent inter-
est on their liars, until we 'now feel as,
sured of the success of the work and
What it will mean to the Province. Moro -
over; the actual information that has
come book to us from the work carried
on by the different growers, has added
very materially to our present howl -
edge of the problems of earn breeding,
and we are thus enabled to to
much better purpose.
The system of corn breeding which
has been adopted by tate Association and
which) may be found 'in the second An-'
1 mil Report, page 50, under the section
entitled 'The ?low System,' has for its
basis the ear -row test.- •Lads new of
fifty or more hills 1n the plot is planted
with conn 10001 a separate ear, which or.
rnngoment gives each ear an opportunity
to show the breeding which is behind it
and to which •it 0009 its excellence. The
amazing varintionin the productive cap•
acct and
vigor of each
ear,. n
revealed
by this system when carefully'
carried
'ems e a 1Cittti
'a )1 t
out, has gone far to
u s
b 1
E
interest in the work. Jn'nll the 1)100S
operated with according. to thie.sy5tem,
a decided serviette)) was found to 001st
between the different rows f 2 00550et
to vigor of growth, yield, etc. By this
arrangement, the top-notelters-the best
i i best
o vs—nm be located and the i
t y ,
(4(tnts within these best ?rows chosen as
anther plants from 05)011 to select the
seed ears for the plot of the following
year.
Since the Dent varieties cannot be
matured to good advantage in the more
northern dairy districts, it is necessary
to send south for the seed, and daring
the past year time las beim an lilo'easoii
demand for seed which is of known origin
and which has received spcciul care ac-
cording to the regulations of our Asse-
elation. Where corn is grown for grain
in the cooler,}e„ ior.,.of the n,10(11, th"
early maturing Flint varieties are
grown, Of this class of corn 2(0 new
leaveseveral 'varieties represented. al,
though- the King Philip Longfellow
Coinpton's Early, and Selze''s North Da-
dtota, are most popular. While earlier
strains' of the Dent v 0101100 might he
developed for the shorter sensois, yet
this practice has not been recommended,
since early corn is believed to be an-
tagonistic to large yields. This in the
single -eared Dent varieties is p'articp-
burly noticeable Float corn, on the
other ianrl, may easily produce two uud
three taus per stalls; and, as a reoult,
a hill of three stalks of Flint corn my
be made to closely approach in actual
yield of.grain a hili of three stalks of
the alnglrear-bearing Dent types. Le,
carding to the Connecticut Agricultural
Experiment Station, furthermore, the
feeding value of Flint corn 2(115 100114 to
be higher than that of the Dents. While
we have not advised that the Flint vari-
eties supplant the Dent varieties, yet
we have endeavored to point out that
each has its owe} particular place and
that each is capable of being improved
very materially. Our Flint corn may be
classified into three types. These are
the long eight -rowed type, the short
eight -roved type, and the twelve -rowed
type. 'there are many variations within
alt of these types as regards shape and
Color• of ear and nuniberof rows of kor-
11e15.
A careful study of the corn crop in
Canada seems to demonstrate that wher-
ever corn is to be improved it is always
advisable to adopt a type which can be
relied upon to mature thoroughly in the
district. Otherwise the seed will have to
bo often changed as a result of non -
maturity of the crop, which fact leaves
no chance to Improve the variety by
means of selection.
Corn in Western Canada,
Wit(tia the past few years the fanners
of the nest have been studying the corn
question with a great deal of interest.
Although we do not anticipate that the
west will ever become a great corn coun-
try, yet we believe that the time is not
far distant when it will pay the farmer
t grow moreor less0000. The Expert
of 1
mental Farms at Brandon and Indian
lcad have for ;years demonstrated the
possibilities ofgrowingcoin s a fodderldor
crop, while many formers" hate likewise
verified this. While, many good types
I100 exist un that part of Canada, and
while much las been written recently on
this subject, yet we . believe that our
cx ertenec i some n older I n o\ n s
n e of the Id 1 c
1
should prove helpful to the Westerner,
although practically nothing has been
done in the west with this crop immedi-
ately under the direction of the Associa-
tion.
Since Westerns Canada, cones within
the nortlern limit in which corn can be
grown n1 America, and since the grow.
ins season is vary short, an early flint
variety must be looked for. Experience
has shown that by careful work these
eariy varieties may be, made to produce
crepe which pay well for the time and
later expended upon thein. It is u com-
mon Inactive to take some of the earlier
Dent varieties and endeavor to adapt
them to the conditions in the north. We
believe this to be wrong, and advise
those of our members in the west who
desire to do something along this lino
to begin with corn grown as far north
ns 'llossillle, and endeavor to improve
upon ,tide. A large number of stalks,
ea01) bearing at feast two smaller ears,
should be looked for per acre, instead
of trying to develop the size of the ear.
it, or sit in it himself. Soon a bullet
from an enemy whizzed through the win-
dow, grazed the chair, and nude a Tele
in the candlestick. Howard, the philan-
tliropiol walked to church at Bedford.
One,mo0Siing he decided to go on Horse-
back, and took a different road. He
oftervvars('leerned; (Sot' a man, whom ho
hare? reproved 'for his dissolute habits,
waited that horning to waylay- and mur-
der him.
VJL A straight way. Following their
leaders, "the people passeed o(e' right
noainst Jericho" (v. 10.) A general in the
English army selected one of his bravest
mei and bade him lead Ole regiment up
to 0 certain, place. The young conn
immeler .swiftly and silently conducted
his troops to the post of duty. He 1.05
the first to be wounded by the enemy,
end was ensiled to the rear. His general
left the field of battle to say a last word
to him before he should 1110, AB the of -
Veer stood before the dying Ivan he turn-
ed his face toward hint, and smilingly
held out his hood, saying, "General.
did0't I send them straight?" Beloved,
God grunt -that some day you nay hare
the joy of looking up into your great
C'aptain's'fnce and Asking, as you point
to the little ones beside you, "Didn't I
1014 them straight?"
0117, A perfect way, They passed over
on "dry ground," though the waters hod
just been token away. "A11 the people
, pawed olein 0700" (v. 17.) "'As for
God, 1110 way is perfect .... he maketb
my w'ay'perfoet" (110 Sant; 31, 33).
A. C. 1ti.
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SCOTCH WHISKEY.
Distillers Say Cost of Production Leaves
No Profit at Present Price.
London,, Sept. 23,—Drinkers of Scotch
whiskey must be prepared shortly to
pay higher prices for their favorite
leverage. The distillers say that owing
to the great rise in the price of, coal
and the increase in the price of barley,
doe to a sunless summer, the cost of
p
production has been. raised to s point
which leaves little or 110 profit. '1'liey,
accordingly, are convening a meeting to
e
discuss the raising of prices. There are,
,
however, considerable difficulties in
such a step, inasmuch no there are too
many producers, and the stocks already
bonded are overwhelmingly large.
o,•
IIe thought eS a sage, though he felt
as a man.—Beattie.
SNAKE AS STOWAWAY.
How the "Zoo" ' Secured a New
Python,
London, Sept. 23.—Among the recent
arrivals nt the Zoorogicnl .Gardens is a
python which ship})ed itself on board the
steamship Hyson, of the Ocean Steam-
ship Company and was only discovered
among the cargo of white logs when the
:vessel was being unloaded 'at the Albert
Docks. the stowaway was promptly
seemed by;:means of -a sack, which W115
thrown over' it, and the authorities at
the "Zoo" were communicated with.
When Mr. Tyrrell, who looks after the
snakes at Regent's Park, arrived at the
docks, he found that the reptile vvas n
young reticulated python some three feet
long, and although suffering from the
effects of its captivity in the sack, it was
otherwise uninjured.
CATTLE SEASON LATE.
JOYFUL CRIMINALS.
First Releases Under Mr, Gladstone's
New Rule.
London, Sept. 23.—Monday was u red-
letter day among imprisoned criminals
all over the country. It was the first
day of lir. Gladetoue's new rude which
allows offeatdera sentenced to more thy
one month to gain remission, not exceed.
Ing one-sixth of their term, for good fie
havisur.
Just after seven oblock thirty or
forty men left Wormwood Scrubs prison,
outside whose walls a small crowd of
relatives and friends had gathered before
six o'clock.
Those of the men who lived beyond the
metropolis were taken to the railway
station by a prison official and given
tickets to their native places. Those
who lived in London were allowed to
follow their own choice.
One of the discharged criminals, a pian
who, though only forty-five; had anent
twenty-three years behind prison bars,
said he was released four days before
his time.
"I'm a' four•motttlier,'" he said, "in
for felony. By rights I should have
come out next Friday, but imagine my
surprise when I was Informed on Stuulay
that I eould pack up and go this morn-
ing. What do 1 think of it? Well, I'in
too old a bird to say, but I think it
would have a good effect 011 what we
call the 'juvs'—that is, boys under 21.
If they see they are being treated kindly
they may run straight. Goodness me,
the. Scrubs is a playground to what it
was twenty year's ago. 1f they had been
a bit more lenient with me and the likes
of me, I night have gone straight my-
self. "
As he went on talking he became quite
pathetic about his past, and even show-
ed truce of tears,. He had, he said, 4s,
10d. "gratuity" with his discharge, •and
he had "to start afresh" on that sum.
From. Holloway Prison about fifty
women were released, and greeted by a
large crowd of friends. One elderly
female prisoner, who had passer] through
morelar
t t one period of imprisonment,
could hardly believe her good fortune,
and to si nallize it engaged in at dance of
tl e
g b
delight before the prison gate and hurled
endearments at the police constables,
The longest curtailment of sentence
fell to a young country girl, a domestic
servant, whose home is in Cambridge-
shire. More than a 0101)th has been re.
mitre
d in her t e cure
A Lean Year, Says a Western
Stockman,
Montreal, Sept. 23.—.110. IL C. Mc-
Donald, a western cattleman from Cal.
gary, who arrived here to -clay, after hav-
ing made a gametal survey of western
conditions, stated that the cattle season
is nearly six weeks late this season, and
tkit tie cattle shipments will be far
below the average, "There will," said
lie, "be from 65,000 to 70,000 head of
cattle shipped from western Canada
this year, as compared with 114,000 Iast
year. Less than 40,000 of this year's
shipments will be for export as against
74,000 last year, which was a homer
year."
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CRISIS IN CAPE COLONY.
Council Forces Dissolution of Portia -
10500
PICKED REGIMENT.
Trustworthy Men Selected for
Czar's New Bodybuard.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—For the
further protection of his own person,
Emperor Nicholas has ordered the crea-
tion of a new regiment of life guards,
composed of specially selected officers,
ten -commissioned officers and soldiers,
drawn from regiments throughout the
entire Russian army, on the personal re-
commendation of the commanders of the
various corps, who are to be held strict-
ly responsible for the good behavior of
their appointees, 'Tine members of this
new regiment will be chosen individually,
will be required to have manifested ex-
ceptional trustworthiness and devotion
to the throne, and will bo placed under
the orders of the commander of the Im-
perial Palace,
♦.♦
SIRDAR'S MOTOR CAR.
Practice for the Desert on Scottish
Sands,
London, Sept. 29.—i'Reginald Win-
gate the Sirdar, watched with. keen in-
terest on the sands near Dunbar, on the
east coast of Scotland, on Wednesday
the testing of the motor car which has
been specially built to carry hint over
the sands of the Soudan,
The car is built mainly of steel, with
the engines and the wheels, which are
broad, with solid tires, boxed in to pre-
vent the entrance of sand. The car is of
38-45 hp., with four -cylinder engine
Ground which no ordinary car could
attempt was 02)011y traversed in the tri-
als.
Over wet sand, in which the whe010
sank nine to twelve inches, the ear trav-
elled at about six miles ,an hour.
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PAINLESS EXTRACTIONS.
Dentist's Strange Petition to the
King.
London, Sept. 23.—One of the most
extraordinary petitions that a 000e'015n
has ever received is 110w on its way
across the world to Bing Edward, from
Dr, Tunnock, a dental surgeon, of Foots-
cray, near Melbourne.
Dr, Twined:, it appears, has invented
an anaesthetic which) not only allows of
teeth being extracted painlessly, but is
so simple in its operation that the public
are enabled to become -their own den-
tists.
In the petition Dr, Tunnock 'seeks
royal support for his, discovery, which
he claims so softens the bony walla
round the teeth that they may be pain
essly txtreeted,
Cape, Town, Sept. 23.— Parliament
will be dfssoivcd to-lmonow on account
of the action of the Legislative Coun-
cil, which has created a constitutional
crisis by persisting in blocking supplies.
It is probalde that the votes 1080)red
to the rebels who were disfranchised
after the lwar will be sufficient to de-
feat Dr. Jameson's party, and South
Africa will thea be politically Dutch
from B.hodeioia to Table Bay. The
elections for the Legislative Council
take place -in November; those `.or the
House of Assembly in February.
Good Cheer.
Dave you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on,
'Twos not given for you alone—
Paee it on.
Yet it travel down the years,
Let it wipe anethcr'5 tears,
Till ill 11000011 the deed appears—
Pass it on.
Did you hear the living wordt
Pass 11011;
Like the singing of a bird?
Pass it on;
Let its music live and grow,
Let it cheer another's woe,
You have roap'd what others sow --
Pass it on.
'100011 tate sunshine of a smile,
Pass it en; ,
Staying but a little while,
Pees it on ;
April bean, the Little thing,
Still it wakes the flow'rs of spring,
?fakes the silent birds to sing—
Pass it on.
Have you found' the heav'nly light?
Pass it on;
Settle are groping in the night, ,
Daylight gone;
Hold thy lighted lamp on high,
Be a star in some one's sky,
He may live who also would die--
Pltss ft on,
Be not selfish in thy greed;
Pass it on;
Look upon thy brothers' need,
Piss it on;
Live for self, you live in vain;
Live for Christ, you live again;
Live for Him, with Him you reign.—
Phss it on,
—The Rev. Henry Burton.
Prayer.
'En bless Thee, Heavenly Father, for
the mighty men wlioni Thou hest raised
upfr 001 time to time to be tie leaders
and benefactors of their follows V
o
thank Thee for the explorers and pion-
eers who have opened the unknown arts
t P
of the earth for human habitation, for
the soldiers 2(ho have fought
for right
emit liberty, for the discoverers
and in-
ventors who hove penetrated the secrets
of nature and turned tier powers to the
service of mankind', for the scholars whn
have enlarged the bounds of thoned, and
brought the truth to light. Especially do
we thank Thee for diose to whoa Then
bast given a knowledge of Thyself; for
the prophets, psalmists, evangelists rind
apostles, 00 o. have been emtbled by the
enlightenment of-Tliy Spirit to speak for
God to men. Make us worthy of our
privilege and help us all to do our d\ity
and. play our part in the working out of
111y great purposes. Amen.
GLASGOW MASONS DISSATISFIED.
Did Not Receive Wages Promised, Them
in Canada.
Glasgow, Sept. 23.—Tho Distress Com-
mittee has received complaints of the
unsatisfactory treatment of men who
have emigrated to Ch1ada under arrange -
meet. Daring the discussion it was
stated tlmt moue who had been guar-
anteed trades eiliott rates had been given
5.1.30 a day. The whole scheme in re-
speot to wages was. unsatisfactory. The
chairman added 'that the whole thing
had been bungled front the beginning,
An inquiry tato the complaints was
ordered. •
The True Man and Christ.
True living is true religion; the Christ-
ian life is the sound, sane, \thole hu-
man life; the man who follows truth
follows Christ, whether he knows Christ
or not. Yet we preach Christ insistent-
ly to every man. For we Blare to say
to every man, if you are true, here is
what you are looking for: the way of
God in men, the tray of life; more life,
irrepressible, growing, victorious life,
and that is the 007 -of Jesus Christ,
have that mind .in—you which .was . in
him who hwmbled-shImself and was
obedient unto deathpractice faith in
an infinite sol01"af love as he practic-
ed it to the ttt,bet lints, to the least
details; above. l;alearn his spirit who
cane not, tis rhe served, but to serve
and to give his "1010 for many, and you
will prove 05,10'("hrist's way is life in-
deed and life tiIijunding.
The n nv q follows truth follows
Christ, to hal e, e, but to fellow and not
know hen le ,.;walk in the dusk that
precedes ti,,. Give to the man
who follo s +, b see Christ as he
he his
hnthv�;rge, <aster,
b
e
toll TO lifethat)s himself f the
) urn Christian discipleship
000105; s inevitably as day to "them
that trait in the morning"—if Christ
be presented as he is. But presented
in the guise of outworn creeds, unreai
liturgies, stlperstitintis '"schemes of sal-
vation," the true Christ is not seen of
the true man, the common Winn, and
not on the common man rests the blame.
—Laird Wingate Sne11,
Love a Preservative.
The only preservative from the vviiar
oring of the heart is love. Love is its
own perennial fount of strength. The
etrengtll of affection is the proof, not
of the worthiness of the object, but of
the largeness of the soul which loves.
Love descends, not ascends. The might
of n river depends, not of the totality
of the soil through which it passes, bat
on tlto inexhaustibleness and depth of
the spring front which it proceeds. The
grouter mind 'Cleaves to the smaller with
more force than the other to it. A
parent loves the child more than the
child the parent—and partly because the
parent's Ieart is larger, not because the
child is worthier. The Saviour loved
His disciples infinitely more than His
disciples 'Him, because His heart was 00 -
finitely larger. Love trusts on, ever
hopes and expects better things awl this
a trust springing from itself, and out of
its own deeds alone. And more than
Ole: it is this trusting love that makes
men what they are trusted to be, so
realizing itself. Would you make mien
trustworthy? Trust them, Would you t
make them true? Believe theil—P. W.
Robertson.
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A thorough draught ought to blow
through every room at least once ni day
in order to dislodge the stale air front
corners and from under the furniture.