HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1907-11-28, Page 7LESSON IX. -DEC. r, 1907.
The Death of Samson,-Judg. 16: 21.30.
l'onnue.nta'y; -I,, The downfall of
N,una,nh (00. 21=25.) 21. Took line --At
once, while he was with 1)e1i1nh. Put out
his ryes --'1',1 lle(rety word menus "to
bore;' amt indicates that they thrust his
oy es out by very violent moans, 11his
they did ns soon as they had seemed
�yLim, and thus rendered his case appnr-
enLl' less and hopeless. -Terry, '10
helpless 1
dl.nlh!;' it rival, tut tu mention at en-
emy, by boring out his eyes, has ager
Heat a conuaem expedient ill the Avnet.
Plein to -day it' is not unknown, -hull.
To Gaza -The principal city of the Phil-
istines. 'flow changed from tlutt Sam-
son who so recently departed in scoffing
1001(0ph from that city with its gates
ulama his shoulder," Fetters of ln'ass-
lostead of uaiag relies they used "brans;'
or :t, we w',ulict say, ' iron." The "dna.
number is used, indionting that there
were two fetters, "probably one for the
hands and the other fon' the feet"
LLios,) Compare II. Kings 25; 7. Did
grind -"Ile was reduced to the basely
low condition of a public slave, the mast
miserable of all the grades of slavery,
To low/ him alive in such a slavery, and
with his eyes out, was worse to him
00 deati, and a magnifying 'of their
triumph," 'Samson, the fool of women
all his life. set, in,his blindness, to do a
woman stare's work in turning the Fancl-
01111 as he sat on the floor, was the very
( soon -Wive of hmailiatlon."--tieikfe. 22.
Bair .... began to grow -As his hair
grew his strength returned, "Wo must
not suppose that Samson's great
00 myth buy in his hair, and yet beneath
tint Lair (0111; the secret of his power,
Not the Hair, but the Nazarito consecra-
tion which it represented, was his glory
before Gad." --Telly. "From the return
of his strength with the growth of his
Lair, we can only understand that he
repented, and renewed v0hwtaily the
vows o.f devoteuncnt which had been im-
posed upon hint before his birth, and
which he had so miserably hrokem"-
Kitto, 23. Dagen-A fish -god, Dag sig-
nifies a fish. "The figures representing
Inion vary, some having the ]unman form
down to the waist, with that of a fish
below the waist, others having a human
head, arms and legs, growing, as it were,
out of a fish's body, and so arranged„
that the fish's head forms a kind of
cloak, hanging down behind," -Cook, To
a rase like the Philistines, living on the
sea -const, the. fish was a nutul'a emblem
of fruitfulness, Watson, Our god hath
delivered -, They considered Dagen su-
perior to Jehovah, Masuucl1 as they had
gained a victory over Samson,
24. Saw Hilo -Saw Samson in his hm-
ntil(atiou and shame, Praised their god
-Samson could now see how Ise had
dishonored Clod. It was no longer a test
of strength between Samsun and the
Philistines, but between Dagon and Je-
howah,
25. Call for Samson -Ile is brought in
like a clu0ned bear to be made the ob-
ject e.1 ridicule, to be reviled, buffeted
amt jeered at, as well no t0 dance to the
sound of mush: (i. Sat, 18; 7; I Chron.
13; b'; 13; 23.)-11301. Coin, Between
the pillars --lit full view of the people.
Ile 0115 placed there to receive their
jeers.
11, 501110011 slays ninny Philistines nod
dies, with them Os, 26431), 26, '1hc had
-flow (humiliating fur Sanson now to
1'11,0 it necessary to be led by the 110101
br ,a nal: Huila kidded' -Thi tWO
101101 count 1111011 been the principal 01106
upon whfelt the Rause rested. "Gaza is
largely built on hills, which, though coun-
paa.tively law', have declivities exceed-
ingly steep, The temple Way erected
over 0110 of these, beyond a doubt, for
such 0'00 end is the custom of the East;
and in such a position, if the central
C010111118weretaken out, 111e whole ion -
lice would be precipitated don't the hill
in ruinous eingu0io11. Thine is suc(t hl
steep declivity 00 the northeast ('0)110)
of the present 11(0, near the old (Wool -
dated (1,101 10011p0011, 10/1(1 1111011 _
them -:1s though ie desired to rest, 01. _
The 110000 act; full--lt appears that
many distinguished persons were in the
Maiming, while the contemn people were
on the roof, widen, wa0 flat,
20, Called unto the Lord -The prayer
would ex.eud over more than a single
sentence as spoken by hint, but in Ube
Scripture record everything is extremely
01111n,1iiatcd, 80 that ail we have here is
the 01thstanets of what he prayed put is
a sitiele se:tcnec; mud it contains mach.
1t ioipl'tes; 1, Ile 111)5 hullo in the God of
Ist'am (.•u the lust, Theug11 Dagen seems
to triumph, and Hough Jehovah 800103
to have left taint unserved for, the sport
of cruel enemies, still his faith is, un-
shaken in the God of Israel, '2. He lays -
clubm to (nod as his awn God. 3, lie still _
has hope in !bat's mercy. Ile does not
give way' to demur. 'Though he has griev- -
eusiy sinned he yet hopes to 11e remain -
bided by his God, for His mercies are
great. 4, No prays for the accomplish -
went of Anis life's oiled -the destruction
of tool's eucitli.5. , hey bast depriyeu
him of sight, and so rendered hint 11)1111
to accomplish that object, -J. P. Villa'.
Samson's words are out a mere vindic-
tive imprecation on those who had pe' •
-
0aunlly injured him. 11 he had had no
higher or worthier motive than this, the
Lord would not have accepted his prny-
er, and answered it as Ile did. With
all his weakness and sins, Stimson, was,
nevertheless, God's appointed champion
of Lis chosen people against their per-
secutors and oppressors. And he makes
anis upped to Gott is his representative
character, that Ile would vindicate ,1 -lis
ow'n honor against the worshippers of
Dagen, Ills clown -trodden Israel against
the triumphant Philistines, Itis own ap-
pointed instrument against those who
had done Idle a mast cruel wrong," -
Green. My two eyes -"For one of my
tivo ryes," -11. Y., 100(310. "Samson
may have felt that the utmost. ren0e-
ante1 (multi not requite him for the lass
of bo111 his (,vas," --'ferry.
30, let me die -"f am witting to die,
if only I can accomplish this victory.
It is not a wish for death in itself con-
sidered, though he had little to live for,
but the blinded nom perceives that the
present 10001eul holds out an (erasion
for victory, and argils himself mf ft.,
natwithstautding that it must cont hint
his own life. de knot's that if his deal
he sltecessful, he caning escape." Uraul
,wore more -In lois life, so far 0s we
know, he slew thirty men of Ashkelon
(chap, 14. 19), one thousand at 1,0111
(15.16), and a Ia'ge number mentioned
in chapter 16.8. There Indy have Leen
noire than this, but the tidal number
did not reach the number he slew of.
Gaza, which was probably file m' si0
thousand. 31, 11is brethren, rte: -The
Uanitre 110,1 his near relatives Loots his
body, evidently without opposition, Judg-
ed Israel -Alis office of ,judge was pro-
bably confined to tlnc southweeten part
of Canaan, to Pan nod 1110 neighboring
t fill's,-duhnsuu.
PRACTICAL APPLICA'CIONS.
Sampson grind ng, Poor Samson, Porn,
u 0cc'ardaoce with God's promise. for
It purpose; reared in the fear of God
and kept pure as m Nazarite; for
nineteen yes a successful judge tit
f
Israel; a champion of God's cause; filled
with the consciousness of God's pres-
ence; trusted and honored by his people:
yet now we acre hint blind, his hands
in fetters, yoked like o, beast of burden_
to time sweep of a corn mill, liut his
,treat loss was not his ere
not' yet that mighty strength
byi which he had defended 11is
people and despoiled the Philistines. Itis
great loss was a spiritual one. IIe had
lost the C01100i011511080 of being hod's
man. No had broken 111a sacred vow,and
God's Spirit had departed from him.
With this loss usefulness; happiness and
Hope had departed, Disappointment, re-
morse of conseie0100, wretched lindim'»s
i`emained. Pity not the sufferings of the
martyrdom of Stephen for through them
the could see Jesus and the throne of
God .where lie soon should w'or'ship. Pity
not Paul persecuted with stripes and
imprisonment and final execution. Icor
hire was laid up henceforth O crown of
rejoicing, Pity Sanson from whom the
Lord has departed, Pity the noun above
all others from whose heart has de-
parted the glow and fire of God's love,
Pity the ehuro11, it matters not how per-
fect in organization or how prosperous
in numbers, if from its shrine the glory.
the :holy joy, has departed 0)1d its work
has become "tread mill" labor. 0 Lord,
"Take not thy Holy Spirit from 110."
Tile sneidfiee to Dagen. The Philistine
nobles made a sad mistake when they
unci to praise Dagen fog their seeming
prosperity, it cont thrum their lives.
Prospet'it,y tut 100101 out 117 Coags lnnml
or attended by his blessing is a snore IL
offers 110 security aid brings no lasting
good.
Volving sport, It is unsafe to make
sport of God's people or show dfarespeat
for divine 'things, A wicked man of
Seattle, \1%nsh,, 010Ited 1t revival, service
end for sport mocked at the testimonies
to snlvntien, thus greatly disturbing the
meeting. A worker Who vainly tried to
quiet the roan, \vas led to say: "God
oughtto smile you dumb." Instnntly
the man lost his power of speech, and
he left the service a. note, 111 the sane
city, at a street meeting held is front
of a large saloon, n mon mocked nt the
speaker's words. 111 n fete moments he
was stabbed by nor of 1110 own rnnn'nll"e
in vice. Swift -winged vengeance may
not nlwnys overtake such insolenceg, but
retribution will surely. follow.
S81115011'5 prayer, Co'(, a man iron,,
whose hen rt the Mace nod presence of
(0.) lave been b1oo6o-1 Le restored"'
(\'bile So0(80kwus grinding he was pre-
paring ids 110 0; for the return of God's
Spirit. Affliction brought to hien, as to
others, ropentnnce,la,nd a hunting desire
to vindicate God's` cause pos805scd his
soul aneWa Meanwhile his hair began
to grow tad to marl: ihim ns one upon
whom tested theafterc2 votes of God. Al
the nuclei hour the old -tine divine hi'
spirntimn seized upon his humbled but
renewed heart, and lie uttered the prayer
of faith whose answer dethroned Dagen
and exulted the name of God and his
people and proved Samson now God's
true servant.
Samson's death, May one who has
backslidden be restored to his old -tine
nsefnlncse? When Samson's locks were
shorn the privilege of his judgeship pass-
el from 1)1m forever. )"et God gave hint
the opportunity to do more to strength-
en Israel by his death than he bad Ile -
0 ,1l9i0hed in all ids formai' life, It is
to God's glory that he often restores one
wino
has hbckeliddonn from him to useful-
ness, though often the usefulness lies 111
n new field.
Samson's strength. As Samson pray -
NI, that divine strength with which Lo
had been familiar, thrilled hint anew.
Without it he was a poor, blind slave.
Willi it he was O nighty giant who could
pull out the main posts from the foun-
dation of the temple on the roof of
which sat tlu'ee thousand people, With-
out that inward strength which_ God be-
stowaaDloody Was a clerk in a Chicago
store like other clerks. With it he Was
n mighty morn) pourer in all the Chris-
tian world. \Tithmut f1 you and I are
weak like outer sten, ready to yield and
fall muter temptation. With it we may
meet the grand divine purpose in our
lives, glorify God in death and secure a
victor's crown for eternity.
Sanson 0 type of Christ. "The whole
history is fall of the shadow of Christ.
The. very name ',judge' is in the original
'00300ul.' Samson is supposed to have
been a type of Christ in such respects
Os the 1011001ng1 The birth of both was
mimieu o ns; both noted the part of
savlc-urs; both were consecrated to their
work by the divine Spirit; their work
was done through the influence of that
Spirit; both did their work alone, with-
out an 0001y or tains; each in depth slew
more than in life; each was received with
indifference by his own people; each was
betrayed by his own people into the
SELF AND WIFE
AND (HECK BOOK.
welt
1 nr j F. LAW ARRESTED.
TORONTO BROILER CHARGED WITH
CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD,
A Warrant for Partner-lathe:itias
Also Want Mr. Lockhart Russell -
Prisoner Released on Ten Thousand
Dollars Cash Bail.
The Question of Finances Over.
shadowed by Another of Greater THE DAIRY.
Importance --
Eigures From Government Repor
"Yourself and your wife and your
check -book should be a committee on
(inane° that meets monthly with closed
doors," is good 'dyke in the interests of
domestic harmony and success. But if
any one member of this committee be
pormanetnly absent, what then 7 It
would be bad if the third member were
absent, but much worse if either of the
former.! Rend the following little story
of Lou' one member almost lost his place
on that committee and how, after a great
struggle, he finally maintained it:
' 1s twelve years since Psychlne
cured me of galloping consumption, I
caught cold working as fireman on the
0. P. 1f. The doctors said there was no
hope for me. I had night sweats, chills
and fever, and frequently coui$ed up
pieces of my lungs, I was fast sinking
away, Wes advised by Mrs, Stewart, a
neighbor, to try Psychlne, and Iwo
months' treatment put me right on my
feet again, Have load no return of lung
trouble since. Paychino saved me. To-
day I work on my farm near hire. I am
six feet tall and weigh over 176 lbs, Use
my testimonial and photo if you desire.
"A. E. MGMFORD,"
"Magnottawon, May 21st."
Psychine, pronounced Si -keen, does
more than has over been claimed for 1t.
Coughs, colds, bronchitis, catarrh, pneu-
monb, and all throat, lung and stomach
troubles yield quickly to Its curative
power. At all druggists, 50c and $1, or
Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited, 179 King
street west, Toronto. -
hands of enemies: each was faithful to
the interests of his 0wu people; both
w; r,• meant,. :'I ;'n r0e1''y c•ou1(1,10 1/10y
h;ul with their enaufeu; 1011, en110002
mumu mockery' front the world, while ful-
filling their commission received. Gem
haven; eneh preyed binlself able to de-
stroy the gates of the enemy; each 'was
Iai1bfnl to his Clod amid surrounding
trea,uu." Clerk 1\'. Shay.
• QUEBEC BRIDG h INQUIRY.
Canadian Government Commissioners
Taking Evidence in New York.
New York, Nov. 25.-1, CI, G, Kerry
and Prof. G 11)10)tln, two of the con-
miissinneos appointed by the Canadian
Gcvernnett to inquire into the collapse
of the Quebec bridge last September,
Are in town taking evidence. -They
have already panned their investigation
in Philadelphia, and will report in a. few
weeks to the authorities in Ottanra.
Until the result of the investigation
is known no definite decision can be a•-
rired nt as to the reconstruction of the
bridge. The pledge of the C'aauli'au
l;m'ernment to the Grand Trail: lhlcifia
Railroad insures the coldinuanr of the
project, but a delay of several years
seems inc%itlhh',
Marvelous case of leo Corrigan
which ahowa that skin diseases here-
tofore considered hopeless an be cured.
6inco childhood, Leo Corrigan had -
been tortured with the burning agony
and itching of Eczema. His parents
hod spent a great deal of money in con -
suiting physicians and buying medicines
-but all to no purpose
As he grew older he sought other
doctor( -sone of them apet3alists. He
wen eleven weeks in a Toronto hospital -
eight weeks in bed, At times the irri.
tation and pain caused by the Eczema
were so severe life was a burden. Ho
would get so bad he could riot walk.
Several winters he could do no work,
He wrote, on February 20, 8906:
"In November, 1905, I had anothrrrtlac,
and was adoLsed to tee a the Ointment. (I
though this would be tike the other remedies
I had tried, and of no use to ore), But, to my
great delight, a taw hangs after the first
app ilcatMA, I felt great relief.
I here used it, now, two and a -half months,
nod unhesitatingly stale that it Is the bast
remedy 1 ever used, 11 has worked wooden
for foe. Since using Mira Ointment t have
been a ble to work every day -without Irritation
or pnln-no stiffness of the limbo or soreness,
feel n new perry..;,
'[rum a 501.1 of great irritation and some-
times enceucin Ong panus lu Ireedont from all
such, being enpable of doing hard work every
day, is no marvelous change. Mora Ointment
baa effected it.
I strongly recommend any person °filleted
with this terrible complaint -Enema -lo ume
Mies Ointment."
What this wonderfully effective Oint-
ment has done in this extreme chronic
case, it can do in other seemingly incur-
able conditions. If you suffer from any
form of skin -disease, don't delay.
Cettnbn relief and care in waiting you in
Mira Ointment. Get n box to -day. Sac.
-6 for $a.so. At drug -stores -or from
The Chemists' Co. of Canada, Ltd.,
Hamilton. -Toronto. tg
Show its Importance.
;According to a table of statistics, the
export of dairy product., from 13110 to
the present time are given,
'Prealiug of butter production; it is
-pointed out liar ill 1909 thu total
amount produced was 10,049,733 panda,
while in 1900 it reached 34,031,513.
1'he value of 1011)511 production in
1900 it hal advanced to (7,075,539,
The returns ill 1809 for butter sent
to the united States were 31,015,702,
and hi 1000 333,065.
The butter 00pired 10 Great Brit-
ain in 1898 unwonted to 3534,707, while
w 1(633 it readied ..0,002,003.
The 111101ner of pounds of cheese
made in 1)108 ill Canada Were 6,141,-
170
,141;170 pounds, while in 1000 the largo
rohnne of 211,334,543 was the total.
The retains from the erpo•t of
(bees in 1808 were 7620,543, white
in 1000 it had udvnnced to the almost
picli'00' all sum of 324,433,169.
The amount of cheese sent to Great
Britain in 1803 returned in enol, 3148,574,
While iu 1101)1 it brought into the poth-
ole of Canadians 324,300,003,
GROWING DWARF TREES
Requires Much Time and • Patience,
Says a Japanese Horticulturalist.
i:xactly how these tiny trees are pro -
ducal is known only to u scot'( or so of
individuals. But S. Eidn, a Japnneae
fellow of the Royal horticultural So-
ciety, was gond enough to supply the
writer with some interesting fleets rtd5t-
in:g to slut methods employed.
It would seem that the quality essen-
tial to the successful dwarf tree grower
is patience, infinite patience, hocked by
n fund of 0011a resignation unknown to
the western mind. kitty' years is named
as the shortest period in which a really
nod utnil saleable dwarf tree may be
grown, while a lifeline is not long
enough to produce the highest 0xa 0)0100
01' the art. The tree artist merely makes
the beginning; his son, or even his sou'(
son, renes the reward of his labors,
Dwarf trees are lorctlnced from seeds,
or in 1'))500 where this 10 1)01' 1)111.1)110!
from carefully selected endings, When
the, young plant begins to grow it is
tended with ceaseless care, and from the
rommen0ouont of its carer its natural
tendencies mrd suiljuented to the will of
its mister. Each twig, moth loaf, as it
makes its appearance, becomes the ob-
jrrt of thecloset scrutiny, Shall it be
permitted- to grow, and if so, in what
direction. May it not be 116is11ble to
cut it nn'ay olt', ether and encourage
growth elsiw'hcrct. These and a dozen
similes' questions uceupv the mind of the
Japanese 'artist, 11 1111 upon their correct
solution depends 111e ultimate value of
the tree, for to be putrid the dwarf
must possess a shape and balance equal
to the best life-sized models. -Windsor
111(:trine.
THE SHEEP INDUSTRY.
Important Bulletin Issued by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The Ontario Department of Agricul-
ture has just issuer 0 bulletin 011 the
sheep industry of the Province, the first
pubbeati011 of its kind by the depart-
ment, 11 contains the result of an ex-
ha1atiye inquiry into the industry and
the, reasons for its decrease in Ontario.
These are given as lack of profit owing
to low prices for 0)01(10)) 0101 Wool, 1o0 -
res from disease and at lambing time.
1t is pointed out in respect to the first
that prices are now such as to make the
sheep industry 0 profitable one, pro-
vided the other drawbacks can be off-
set, Suggestions with this i0 vies are
given, including proposed, alnemdl05'00s
the sheep protection act Arlon;; the
tattles i11 the 6111etfm is ono showing that
in the last year for which figures are
obtainable, 1905, the aggregate of sheep
in the Province was 1,62.1163, and that
,ince 1001 there had been a yearly aver-
age decrease of 109,411,
The Winter Garden,
.\ new' 1i010(00n fad has introduced
(ha winter garden, in which tea is served,
.amt in some of the larger cities int (itis
reentry, wimp One meets 01110y foreign -
ter.. the idea has already been adopted
and seems to have inlet with great sac:
sass. '1'151 001011'r garden is not unlike
a s0I00(0 garden. Instead of being an
outdoor enclosure it is 000(111 in with
glass, and there are shrubs, potted plants
and flowers to ornament it without giv-
ing it too lunch the air of a e0111.11111011-
1 my. The furniture suggests cosiness and
warmth ratiher than coolness, and, if one
i:.'(, a (ire/1100e may :110.0 one of the
side,. In fact, the winter garden is n
den Woll supplied 111/(11 d171131ht and nr-
ritne el With as strict garden effect when
the slimiest lights ore turned on. These
are cleverly coneenle'.,1 beneath flmve's
ori vines, the telt table is an essential
feature of the winter garden if it be-
longs to the mistress of the house. Her
friends delight in running in for a cup
of fragrant -tea, and if the garden 1s
large enough site gives semi -informal al -
fairs within its charming walls, -New
York 1Ieruld.
'l'he gentleman froni the north fell
fele(ine to the floor. "Whislcey'1" ex-
claimed the doctor. "I'll bring hint to."
tier make it three,' feebly remarked
the gentleman from the north, -Landon
'Caller,
Toronto Despatch: llnmcdiutely follow.
1113 the Olnlatillel'lnellt of dating (row a
Allormew 1V. 1I, Price in the Police lours
ycstefduy afternoon that the ('use fur
(be uve;u :150111+t :dr. Pt,t,,. I,a .., 01
LOW & Co., mining brokers, 01''unbolt,
was completed, Detective 60000)4 placed
Freak Lau' mai' al rag +11 a clhargc of
conspiracy laid by the acting Crown .1L-
turncy, 111101 latfn', aetirg ul ou : magneto
warrant, from officers of the local deti'c-
tit'e tfepartmenL proceeded to the oftpte,
of LAW k. Cu, amt took 010)030 ut the
Gooks and documents of L,00' a Co.,
111311land Huey, 13lubell, Lucky Boys
and Silver Bird Alining (0)0 ame•s,
Later in the afternoon 1Jr, Law 0'110
1,ien.,ett t:irl1n i,i, own cash Lail of 310,-
000, •
'fine charge on the w',llrint roads that
"thrum: hung and LucklOrt 1111(01111 did
conspire with each other and with other
pe1'50113 all present uektow'n, by deceit
a::d Ldse.sood and other fraud -ohm
melena, to defraud the public
Steps fire being taken to lay an in-
formation under the fugitive (!fenders'
act in order that a warrant may be
served upon Mr. Mussell, who is et pre-
sent in ILwclund. The Polio Court trial
for conspiracy will open this morning,
and evidence will bo taken in the an -
tat of Mussell.
'.Phis startling denouement of the Law
case, which has attracted eonsiderublc
latent/tot during the past two weeks,
followed n lengtiy eoeference at Quern's
Park yesterday morning between Magis-
trate jiingsford, Crown Attorney Price,
Assistant Provincial Secretary Thoma,
Mulvey and Deputy 2ttomner-(lettere(
John Cartwright, and was sanctioned 11y
the offfh'ial chiefs of tl:e two last uauell
gtotilemen,
' ONTARIO WITHDRAWS, '
The Placing of Immigrants Left to
Dominion Government,
Ottawa, -,0v,'23, -Formal notification
of the intention of the Outn'iu Govern-
ment: to retire from the work of placing
immigrn1110 in situations through the
:Tetley of the prnvineial 001100als has
Lien received front Ilon, Nelsml Mon-
teith, Minister of Agriculture, by the
Doniinioo Government. In a letter to
Ron. Frank Oliver, lln'. Monteith repeats
the ('(01115 expressed during Ow recent
conference at Ottawa, and expresses the
belief that the Dominion Immigration
authorities should now 1''h,It'in full
ehnrgo of the work of distributing the
immigrants at Toronto, - .
lira Oliver would- have preferred hav-
ing the Ontario (lovertmhnt'eaoperite,
as nt present, with his department; be,
tiering that any serious friction between
Federai and p'r'ovincial -agents might
rosily be avoided, and tint both were
doing good work. lint since 1110 On:
talio Government tastes the opposite
view, the Dominion Go1erinlent will now
step in and take full charge of the work
of distribution in Ontario.
The department already Imo settle two
hundred agents ninoli3 the formers of
Ontitrfo, who ore placing fuunigrnnts on
the forums in their localities ne 041(1)00'
Gems'are made to them, and the only'
change neecssa'y in the present arrange-
ments in order to ndegne.tcly eontin11e
the work hitherto don,:,, by both Govern- 1
merits will probably be a reorganization
of the Dominion Ninth ration Offiee in
Toronto, which will be established on a
uermnnent basis undo' an official of the
TWO ROADS.
l'ila'c me two plain thoroughfares of
prly'00--0110 i0 tin' trey of man to God,
the outer is the way e1 tion to 11111n.
rho fust is tow wu+t frequented road,
laud, barren, lutbeontiful; full of d;urk-
(nss, tabor. and tutecrlainly, When in
distreess they call: the cry is hollow
and loud, for it is out of the empty
heart, They are always beginning, al-
ways 00 the tllreahuid. Tin joy of
progress is not theirs, nor the fulness
(f a well rounded life, 'i he certainty of
arrival is not found in their heart, They
labor and acres come to n full knowledge
of the troth. Their cry is a ely of want,
their trope is a hope of gain; it is a
self-inflicted cruelty, a. burden to the
wean')' heart.
The travellers in the other thorough-
fare are 1011 of 0 dignified oontposnre;
there is a quietness in their strength;
they have a weft trained eye, And listen
through 0 long-distance telephone; a
vitality of spiritual intensity which
reaches far and always travels down-
wards. Lille a ship at a wh0rf out-
ward bound, it is a loading up and start-
ing on n voyage, it is over full; its joy fs
10 give; it blesses with both hands ear
unruly. The first draught at the foun-
tain of life fills it, and it is empty never
more. Being justified fteeiy by His grace,
the soul is free and e,ne111 not any "
more under the Clark (lotus of condemna-
tion. There is weakness but 110 (0ant,
innnnturily hot no 1ucertainty, dimness
hot no darkness. There fo a hoeing of
immortal youth and the equipment for
• the strife in the defence of the heavenly
places where they dwell,
NUGGETS
1 t'0 with the light of Clod's lore shin -
bog into yet( mammon day. Toho old.
gifts and continued joys as thonglt they
were fresh gifts, as indeed they err. Eno
e con sing a new soul onto the lord
, every day.
,1'.d 1 living near my Saviour, then am
I as happy 00 the day is light,_antl as
light-hearted 00 n. child,' it limy be that
I have plenty of annoyances, but they
don't trouble me when Alis presence is
with mc. Ant 1 downcast and worried,
then i ani away from God.
The leader who is faithful to his Man
I ter will not have to worry about. his
class being faithful to him,
Thee is no power of evil that can harm
ane alto haps gro'a'n lois lift' into the keep.
Mg of the Lord Jesus Christ.
ll possible, 1/0115 lin down at night
without being able to say, 1 have made'
at least nue being a (1.tle wiser, a little
happier, or n. little better this day,
(lope and faith and love are anchors of
the soul, tied and true, Have you got +,`1
totem aboard, They will grip the hock
and will hold the life safe amid the dig-
est storm that ever threatened to en-
gulf the human heart.
A large draught of 11110(0 taken every
morning, 11 throwing open of the heart's
101101n'.ts to the 700:11 .s of the Master,-
few.
diaster,fee wends of ]Honest prayer, a deed or,
two of kindness to the next person you
I meat, will do more to brighten your
1 countenance and gladden your life than
all the +looter's drugs.
When (ho troubled soul tails cop Ilon:
vee it is never told "Line's busy."
ISPARKS FROM A PHILOSOPHER'S
FORGE.
depnrtntettt.
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BIG BALL AT WELBECK ABBEY,
Underground Room to be Used in Hanoi
of Spanish Royalty,
London, Nov. 25. -Tie grand under-
ground hail -room of the c:1elant:^d
Wclhcek Abbey. which was ,'acat:Med
by the fifth Duke of Portland ,114111
which lots not been used for 111011y
year's, will be the venue of a la'il,iart
hall tomorrow night, in honor of KingAlfonso 001 hiswife, Queen 1'ict.:ria.
Their Majesties ore 1100' guests of the
Duke, whose daughter will mace her
social debut at the hall. -1 large 1111 1111 01'
of titled and noble person, will att0ad,
The whole suite of subterranean cham-
bers and tile 1000(030:1 c',nnu11uni000ilt;,
with tlu'o, will bo dazzlingly illuminated
with electric lights,
MONEY MUST BE VOTED.
Legislature May Deal With Request of
Essex People,
Toronto Nov. 25. -It is not probable
that a decision will he given icon 'd'uttley
in reference to the reccot.moms) of the
people of the town of Essex, 'Gluey ask-
ed 0d t ,€t the 1roeeeds of the fine i'nfliet-
cd on the (ileiaieaa Central itaitw;r0'
hit: e.a•eh`s: m ss i'1 Mottling 111, dw-
mannite which caused the explosion at
that place, be paid to the municipality,
to aid in repairing the d:tnoege clone
ivy the tweak:0 .
it is said that the Provincial cartern-
.,
could not itself undo such a pay -
tient of public .11)0000', for (('11icl1 there
:0 no appropriations, at once by rrder-
in-1'0nncil, The grant would 'nave to be
toted by the Legislature.
-.
A warrior hold wino knows no fear,
T 0103 the moving morin;
\\-hem lure is young the world is fair,
Anel lore has roses in her hair,
But. Inter, when (hen' old and fat.
You yonder where your e11'enlny Ore at.
-.Milwaukee Sentinel.
if worry and wickedness were exclud-
ed from the sphere of human activity,
/11011 could capitalize energy and invest
its in longevity.
Straitened eimctunstanecs are deter-
mining factors in Cementing the bonds of •
friendship.
(live of your substance if 0011 oeould
have people appreciate your 8711170 thy
and emulate your spirit,
People who carry their heart on their
slee'o usually leave their alabaster box
on the dressing table on visiting days.
Many resolutions of tlne•nio'ning give
birth to the regrets of the evening.
Jack of self-confidence may take the
sweetness out of your apple; but over-
much confidence in others often takes
the apple itself,
A true )heart, n balanced mind, and a
God -adjusted conscience will convert the
obstaeles encomte'ed in the path of
duty into medians of inspiration,
Ile lido) clings to others for support
to -day' may have to cringe before them
111
0111 Ole ,o•mor'ow.
It is hard or sordid ;minds to' believe
in purity, or,‘ruel naturee'to believe in
love,
1'110 si113)10e" of the (0111,19 Foes •muni
cal than, t8r.''" t''': •,l(1 'r
It seem%"fir's 's5zi'oro'inf,t'ural to for
get a kindne:, 1a )n;to forgive nn injury.
All'�e£1'toen sone neo and
fortune fs principle; and all that 8101(20
between others' and perciiton is grace.
The beat tray to help out neighbor
bear his burden is to nmtnfully and un -.-
complainingly bear our own, --,J. DI. 11. A.;
A WOMAN'S LOGIC.
If Jesus Clu•ist is everything to me.
I know lie eau be everything to any.
man, and because I know it then woe
is one if I do not do all that is in my
power to let every non who does not
know Jesus Christ share flim with me.
There is no escape frim this logic. If
I love Jesus Christ, which means if I
inn loyal to Him, which means if f keep
Alis commandments, 1 an in t0ueh
w'1111 eve(y'lnuly to tone ends of the earth
who needs Iliim, and I cannot wash my
hand's and say that you must. rouse
me from this matter. -- nobble 17, Bab-
cock,
Nell-Unnr round oio err. fall hi love
with tint red-headed 1011010'? Dello -Dot,
my dont, he is devotion itself, Ile has
even said he would dye for her.