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PRIVILEGE OF SERVICE
Servants of God Branded With Marks of
the Master
1 Lear !sanded on my holy the
retake of Jesus. --Gal. vi., 17.
The live that is dedicated to Ged halli
a!$ its scars in Him. So the Apostle
Paul counted the marks of the lictors
ttids at Plsidian Antioch, of the stone,
t' Lystra, all the gushes of pereecu-
1 era and the itifIrmities resulting from
accidents and exposures endured in
<:u1y doing as "marks of Jeslui"-glori-
fied in them as the hall mark of the
Len'.
All these brands of cruel suffering.:
encountered during his heroic career
tc-{;ether termed the "scarlet letter" of
Christ's mot ogrant on his ball body,
bemuse his life was dedicated to Him.
Again he declares. "1 died unto law,
that 1 plight live unto God. 1 have leen
crucified with Christ and it is I)) longer
1 that live, but Chrlst tiveth in roe."
Thus me !toy infer That all who live in
Ili name ure His and the scars receiv-
e.: in this teles. d servitude are Itis also.
The chaplain vele) gave his shoes amt
as,rks to a wounded soldier and suffered
from frozen ger.! and consumption for
years uferward, bore in his body the
marks of Jesus. That navel otlicer who
rushed into a baiter -r• om filled with live.
sletvn lo rescue three perishing Men
c:n rtes to -day seared on his face and
Immix
THE LABEi. OF 1IIS LORD.
So of alt who gain their sears, dis-
ease or misfortune in the blazing line
et noble dule-they brand themselves
is Ills servants. His heroes.
Wounds generally come to those who
do things; they arre the penalty paid for
the high privilege of service; the inevit-
able Impression left from brave endur-
ance or the cheerful -eizure of danger-
ous opportunity and Ile whose we are
and whom we serve treasures llsern as
being ibis own superscription which
shall )tut fade away.
Well may 1 a.k myself then, whose
seal is upon ate? For the deep and
rough experiences of life: scar us fear-
fully, both within and without.
As the history of France may be read
t e the names of the streets of Paris,
to may the story of my life be discern-
e.t in the 'narks It has left upon my
character and my body.
If we would forget the nightmares of
the past and blot out the ugly seams
lett by mistakes and missteps in the
days gone by, we must merge our-
selvt; with Ilim whose blood cleansclh
from all sin, whose service lifts away
(rum the thing that are behind and
leads into the gl.u1410e agony toward
"the mark of the prize of the high cal-
ling of God in Christ Jesus."
The 11asttr's nuu•k denoted owner-
ship, and so does the servant of Christ
belong to Ilius, and should render a
whole -hearted and joyful service. But
the Master counts such marks so bigh-
ts- final the trials and hardships endur-
ed in (lis name are esteemed to be a
living death. so that we are crucified
with Him and are counted worthy to
wear His name and to share the glory
and
DOMINION 01' iiIS KINGDOM.
1\'oto can withstand this challenge?
Ve hat moot would draw back front Ile
service or tear to endure and dare and
suffer with Ilan' For we know th et
Ile knoweth all. seeth all and will claim
ar.d reward His own.
Even a cup of cool water given or :1
visit 1.) the afflicted in lbs name is
counted a service rendered directly to
Hine
Here. then, do we find the life which
is true religion -that sane. patient, hon-
est, unflinching life which good men
and true follow day by day in their
heal, profession, business, homes and
fellowship -in their daily walk and
cc•nversatien-in the quiet of the church
and in the thick of affairs or in the get
smoke of danger -after they have sin-
cerely surrendered themselves to God.
It may not len a perfect lite nor a
faultless one, but if there is behind it a
submissive, trusting heart and an aspir-
lr.g faint that asks "Lord what would'st
thou have me do?" In the burning mo-
ments of duty. obligation and oppor-
tunity, the career is counted for righte-
ousness, and its cuts and bruises and
ensuing miseries are proud trophies ac-
claimed in heaven.
1l mothers little where he my grave,
Or on the land or on the sea,
1» purling brook. 'nealh stormy wave,
it matters little or naught to me;
But whether the Angel Death comes
down
And niarlcs my brow with his loving
touch
As one that shall wear the victor's
crown,
It matters much.
BEV. C. Q. \\TIGHiT:
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Brougfll Rook
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1 had just reached my office after
lunch one miserably wet day last No-
vember, when a visitor was announced.
"Jar. Engstrom" was i►:scribed on the
card --a name quite unknown to plc.
"Mr. De Warre?" said my visitor, a
shrewd -looking, well-groomed man,
who apparently hod not yet touched
forty.
"That is my name." 1 answered.
"Please hike n sent, and tell me what
1 can do for you."
"1 not in gri at trouble." said %Ir. Ene-
alto!. "Vee hod burglars at our house
nl Lyndhurst, in the New Forest, the
night before Inst. They broke in while
tee were at dinner, and several thou -
Sand pounds' worth of jewels are gene
from my wile's bedrooin. But what
distresses us most is that a valuable
helrkeinl--a pearl necklace of great
value, that has been in our family for
two hundred years -is among the plun-
der. The outer jewellery we dx'uld bear
lo lose, but not this. To tell yon the
truth," he added, with n smile. "I tilted
own to beitig it little superstitions, and
lucre k n Legend to our family that Ihia
necklace was a gift 10 an anCestess ( f
mine by Charles II., and, whoever
el-ould iose i1, his days would to very
short and full of evil, it k fetid i1 waa
'<.st nbout the beginning of Inst cen-
tury. and the legend came true. \1y
wife Is mere superstitious Than myself,
end 1 am afraid, if i1 is not recovered.
it may seriously affect her health. Cf
chor=e, the police have Igen at work.
hal 1 have not very great confidence
in them, and up to 11* present they
1•sve discovered nothing if you can
Inc ole 1 shall be very glad."
"1 am willing to try. \tr. Eng,oltelm,
huh perhaps yeti will give me s•)Ine co.
mint of the affair.?'
"I t►ad better begin by giving -you
particulars of myself and family. 1 sup -
"1 es. if yen plcnse: it is hard to say
what ntnv. end what may not. throw
light on the matter,"
"1 ons." said 11r. Eugstn.in. "the de-
acendan( of an eld family. oho have
hseaxl in Ilamishire be gr:rrallons. We
err era ns ss cotlhy as once e. e were.
and 1 tinct • n.p!ov»tent 1 .r n.) tine by
being (n) the greeted of dhree!ors of sev-
eral emipvu.ie•. 1 save only been mar.
reel n s!•orl time- not quite a sear -
and v:a have been i;ving soy quietly.
On Ttlrselny night, velem the burglary
Occurred. there were only five of US + t
dh,ner. Ile- MCA illy He •nn1 myself
Were the rector and his \si!• t ('ip-
lain (Myer elm r• n ••t en e.;.! fiend).
Whom 1 lately met in 11:e city and In-
Vile,l ek;w-n. H' Lai teen with us ever it
week. and ;cues k' join his regiment
to Salonlny.
'^'e had just ren.'hedd d, ..ere ante
Captain fiver was inquiring .•1 the but -
kr 1f Ve isde n Ilii: man -set -sant: h t i re-
turned from l emton. what fey vete!'
sum came let g n<p•u:gg, 'Oh, n:e'anl,
y(,ur jewels is gone -robbers!' and sank
feinting on the flour,
"'Good heavens!' 1 exclaimed, and
we sprang up.
searchdoorsat once:
out
feet us of
said the captain. 'Bring us a light,
John,' he said to the butler, and rustled
out. we followed hire.
"It was quite dark, and we had not
gone a dozen steps before he fell down.
'Look out!' he cried, 'the brutes have
laid wires. They have caught one fool.
al any rate,' he remarked, ns he got
up. L went tack tor the light, and sure
enough there were %tires round that
side, of the house.
'The captain was holding his nose.
Ile was but little hurt, 1:e saki, for,
luckily, he had fallen on the gross. M
the captain's suggestion 1 summoned
two men -servants.
"'One of you ride to the station; he
slid, 'and have any suspicious stranger
stopped, and ask them to telegraph to
the stations each way. And you; In
the other, 'go for the police, quick.
Meanwhile, if you have a lantern, Mr.
Engstrom, we will search the neighbor-
hood.'
"I found a lantern. and we senrrl:ed
the grounds aril the surrounding mods.
We (mind nothing, sive n ladder un.
tier one of the windows, and a small
brooch the thief had dropped. No su
sl,iekous'Iooking person find been seen
in the village or at the stnlion, and the
Iwo policemen who came could do nee
hung beyond looking wise. I celled al
Ile ptdice-station this morning, hill
they have no clue.. nor Ls it likely they
will have one. All 1 have learnt from
teem is that they believe that two were
engaged in the atlas, from the foot -
:aeries."
"It will he Ion dark by the Itme ave
cd.uld reach Lyndhurst to Investigate,'
said. "but 1 will come on by the first
Pain in the morning."
"The lento from Waterloo reaches
1. ndhur-t at 10.13. If you conte by that
1 will meet you at the stntb,n," said
Jlr. Engstrom. "It i; about two miles
from my house --tole 'Bee'ches.'"
wish you lo protni*c Inc one thing.
not lo mention lo anyone the object of
ntv visit. (:all me is fellow -director or
am Thing you like."
i found Mr. Feng -tram el the elation
deet "wet morning with a dog -cart. 1
trfuscd tit talk en the ehlect of my
515.1 save to ask one question: -
"Why Iiv (lid you keep such it 5nlnable
necklace at ti.enc. Mr. I:ngtstroin:'"
"1 keep it in the Safe Deposit in
Chancery I.aite.e lie answered, "anal
e.r Iy brought it home last 'tetlydny tee
time, my wife wanted it al the Courtly
nail tt•lii rrow• night."
i had solve lunch aril a plet.'anl ehnt
with my hoot end ttesbee, after which
1 a-ketf permiesion 10 interview the ser-
vant.
Hanged round the house In the exact
place the burleys left Them?"
The gardener who had taken thein
up brought them again. It was fine but
sarong wire, fastened to the ground by
email non pegs.
Unless 1 vine greatly at fault in the
piesent inelanee. the servants had no-
thing to ,In wilt the robbery. 'Th•'v
g,,ve me all the infortnnfion they could.
and spoke with genuine sorrow of the
less !their employers had sustained.!.
w rem they (vndenhly nssp ected highly.
':\se your visitors in'" 1 asked air
Engstrom.
"Captain flyer is ra)41il.akohna stph
the rector, but he will be in 10 dinner."
"rah. I merely wanted 10 have Isis sr -
r. sent of whet haple•ned. Now. vvr,iPd
jou be so kind as 10 have the wires a"-
"Are the wires in the exact place'"
"I put the pegs in the very hole;, sir,"
replied the gardener. "1'uu can see the
hetes yourself, sir."
"And now 1 sbeuld be glad to be left
alone a little." I said. "I want to make
some minute investigations."
My wish w•ns conepli.vi with, and 1
went down on my hands and knees 10
examine.
1 was well satisfied. In a few minutes
I hail made an important discovery.
i pest examined the window where
the burglars had entered from the out-
side, and then entering the house 1
went upstairs, and, with the help (.f
the maid. examined the bedroom. The
window had been left halt open. the
maid said, as "twister was so parti-
cular abntll fresh air." Next I inspect-
ed the footsteps. a niatter of some elf-
ficulty, considering the number of peo-
ple who had been there since. But,
finally, 1 traced them across a flower -
ted Into the shrubbery, where they
were quite distinct. Only one person
had passed there, and i cam's to the
conclusion the sapient police had
evolved two robbers from their inner
consciousness. But what interested me
More was, that the palings which sep-
arated the shrubbery from the public
:byway End lalelpy Lcc'n tarred, oris
were not yet dry. The robber had
rented over the palings and, whoever
),e ts'as. he must have carried nwny n
little of the tar on his person. In tact,
the marks of his fingers were quite Jis-
tutct.
I felt tolerably satisfied, and having
walked to the post -office and sent it tele-
granr, 1 strolled round the village till
the reply came. 11 wr.s then four o'clock
and as dinner was not unlit six 1 took
a longer walk through the forest.
On getting back 1 had a pleasant half-
hour in the billiard -room with Nit. Eng-
511'Onn.
Captain Olyer returned just in time for
dinner, end 1 was only introduced to
ham as we entered the dining -leen. Ile
was fuultlessly got up, of well -matte:
figure, and handsome features bearing
!ergo traces of dissipation. As for hie
speech, he had an invincible objection
lc the letter "r," and carefully avoided
its use.
We End finished soup, when i begged
a thousand pardons for leaving the
fable for a few minutes. My lost look -
(el a little surprised at n►y want et
manners, and the captain surveyed me
through his eye -glass as (hough I were
is new kind of animal. 1 was only gone
a few minutes, but 11 was cone well
seent.
When We reached dessert end Mrs.
Engstrom had left the (able. 1 led the
c• nversation round to the burglary. and
Endured the captain to give his version.
1 waited tilt he had finished, and then,
koking at him steadily, said:-
"Nnw. isn't it rather a curious thing.
Captain Olyer, that you should fall over
the wires when they were quite three
feet away?"
the sI 1stared at ►nc and h cap-
tainEngstrom P
tain did not answer till he had drunk
a glass of wine.
"What do you !lean, sir?" he asked
a' last.
"I clean," I replied, still welching
him keenly, "was it not a curious thing
that you should be tripped up by blades
(' grass? And is it not curious
Mao," 1 went on. mercilessly, "that your
servant, or rather your accomplice,
should he standing under the bedroom
w indoty here at the sprue time that he
was E► Loudon?"
The captain sat dazed and motionless,
though his hands trembled, and Mr.
Engstrom gasped out. "Mr. De Warr.',
whatever are you suggesting?'
"i suggest." t answered. es steadily
ns before, "that the burglar is silting
before yeti."
"Sir," thundered Mr. Engstrom, pale
with emotion, "you are forgetting your-
self. To arcuse my old friend's son f
being a thief! Preposterous!"
"This is net your ofd friend's son.
Mr. Engslr.:m. Captain Olyer of the
;t.Wth Missals is at present with his re-
giment at Woolwich, and replied to me
k: -day. there is the telegram:-
'-'Captntn Olycr to De \\'erre.--Ann
here. What is the meaning of this in-
quiry?"
The pseudo -captain had risen, and
koked round as If seeking means e f
escape.
"Sit down." cried Engstrom, "and if
you want to save yourself from fast
make a full ennfessinn• De Warre, 1
beg your pardon."
"Don't Irouhle about AIM." 1 said; "or
course, it was heard to erislit it."
The poor wretch sat down again and
stammered out his story. His name
turned out to be Odgers. an ee-sergt.'-
ant In the !hissers, expelled fron the
Army in disgrace. His accomplice.
Who neted as his servant, End hidden
lee jewels In the wood. near the house,
lel they could eerily be re►neeed.
At breakfast -time the next morning
t had In relate Crew 1 toad unearthed the
c(ulspirncy.
"First of all." I said. "the feel !het the
t'trglary ocrurre.l sher!ly rifler you End
brought the Jrwel.ry horn London con-
tinued me flint the thief was someone
en thi' house. And whin 1 End the
wires reinie end found Thal the captain
hail fallen three feel away from Them -
n (net which i discovered from the in►-
peessien neighs by his knees nal the
1. es of hie ho.tk--I !freight thint!s very
seepicleus nptnin+' tyro Upstairs I
found that it w:"• elite for him
In stip into your vs ifs s sent and threw -
the casket (kelen as soon as she let!
it (here. 1 tenrnt !hal rte hail teen the
1651 to appear al the rlhnn,'r.talle. and
Ile case was slrengthened. :\t the rail-
wnv station 1 dis.'rnerrd that a min
nnswerinc le the des.rtutrnn of hie
'acr•nnl: li ut nrtiv,vl from London IN
Il a 5.30 train. and not by the 9.15 ee
war made le nppenr. Whitt efferl
11, telegram had yen already knew.
to Irneitegg the footsteps through the
•' ruht,ery 1 found Mot whoever h ; 1
n.s'.a,e' ..ver the 1Y11'nea need have teir-
ried nwnv e ' the tar nn tits el•v•
Itnn.'. \' ,! • ;'o !,at night 1 seleed
u1j only opportunity and examined Ars
u,nn's ovcreent and a parr of Iroise!
The lar ees there, and he had eveleutia
Tried to n move II. Thal is all, f thunk."
-London fit -!Zits.
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DRINK GRIPS WOMEN HUD)
German Doctors lege Govern nnenl le
Look %her Drinkers.
Attention has again been directed 1,
the constantly increasing intemperance
among Gentian woolen, especlully those
of the educnte'd classes.
. u,ttseritative statistics show that not
less than 10 per cent. of alcoholics in
Germany are women, and of recent
years the ratio has tended to increase.
Yet (here is no public inetilution in the
empire for their special Irentnlent, al-
though many appeals huve been made
by auedical practitioners to the authori-
ties to deal with the evil.
The Society of the Ione Cross. Thr
Wane Missions Society and the Salva-
tion Army have tried to cope with the
evil, and have been in some measure
successful. Their exertions, however.
ore confined to the working classes.
Doctors in Berlin contend that wo-
men drinkers, to whatever class of M'-
c,ety they belong. are more difficult to
cure than then, and when, as is often
the case, the taking; of intoxicants to
slave off attacks of epilepsy has gradu-
ally transformed the woman into a ea -
billed drinker, she is regarded as in-
curable.
So-called patent medicines for the
drink habit are reptile(' by Getenan
medical then as useless. Their sale
and use Was made illegal after October
The most generally accepted method
o' dealing with the patients and the
enc which it is hoped the authorities
will adopt, is to confine them In small
1.emelike institutions, where. leading n
quiet, well -regulated family life, They
will Iv under strict supervision. 'The
principle universally in favor among
doctors here is that the patient must
uitdergo an inunediatc and absolute de-
privation of alcohol. a system which.
nithough it entails at first a severe trier
foe the victim, has been proved to le
quickly effective.
Leading physicians have so far recog-
nized the dangers of the use of alcohol
it their practice That in many of the
great public hospitals of Berlin, includ-
ing those of Schteneberg. Steglhtz and
\Vestend. and the Hospital for Nervous
Diseases al Schoennv, not a drop of
atcohoi ever enters the doors, efficient
substitutes have been found.
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A ''EAR'S WRECKS.
itesult of Rescue Work at Sea Carried
on by British Bodies.
In considering the risk of life by ship-
wreck -and a British blue book dealing
with the subject for the year ended
June 30. 190G, is just Lssued-It is wen
to lake into account the lives saved from
wrecks as well as the number of per -
mole who perished.
The total number of lives lost through
wreck in British ships in the twelve
months was 779, made up n1 659 sea-
men and 120
paSSengerS. Although
the
less of life in 11)06 was swollen by the
loss of the Hilda (131 lives), the figures
show a decrease of 719 compered with
the annual average for the previous 21
years.
The total number of seamen and
passengers saved from wrecks of Brit-
ish vessels and of foreign vessels in
(r near British territory wee 7.070. Of
these, 2.090 were saved on the coasts
of the United Kingdom, as follows:
Rocket apparatus .... .... .... 106
Lifeboats .. 332
Coastguard .... .... .... .... 193
Passing ships 4e7
Ships' own botiLs .... .... 1115
The total number of sea casualtlee
le vessel: belonging to the United King -
dem in the year under review was
(.,419. les- by 1.003 than the average for
the previous 21 years. and less ihnn
anv previous year except 1901.2.
The number of doll's on board ship
of seamen, from ell effuses. during the
year was 2.757 nn beard ships belong-
ing to the tinned King,Mtn and 426 on
%tenrd vessels belonging to British pos-
s,sslons abroad.
Deaths of seamen by wrecks and
casualties were 0,27 per cent., or 1 !n
36.5; denlha by nil accidents +,including
wrecks and ensunities) were 0.314 per
rent.. or 1 In 263; and the total deaths
were 0.50 per cent., or 1 in 177,
QUITE .1 DIPFEIIENCE.
"1 nm afraid yen are not so strong
ne you used to be, John," sail a fond
mite to her husband. "1 think It s
Mout litre you were getting some in-
surance on your life."
"Insurance lin my 1110! What are you
lacking( about° 1 am ns henllhy as ever
1 ens. Insurance, indee.l!"
emelt. dear, 1 duly nterltinncd it, you
know. out of respect to yourself. 1
thought you wv,re failing."
"And what in Ilse world put it into
vent* head that 1 urn failing? M.' inning!
\\ hy. 1 am ns strong as a horse, and
can run up three flights of stairs with•
oil taking is "\\'ea, thn! may he so: but 1 ant
afraid yeti are deceiving yourself."
"Deceiving inyself! C.(wsiness grace
nuonlen, what do ymt ►Helen "
"s.Do%5'n't b(' s,t itt)pati4nl. 1\"hat mnkes
ane thing you ate toiling is this. When
you were courting !e you could hem
ase on your knee for three hours; now
you outwit told the baby on your lap
term minutes."
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
to 1 I:Its's1 mete, eteeeiese
Not 1:1t111t 10.
1 r.wn X1. Joshua 1ten, item the Cove-
nant %tith lsrec1. Gulden Text:
Josh. 21. (v.
'111E l.E SON \\Oiili STUDIES.
[lased on the text of the Revised 1'er-
sk.n,
The Place and the Me»oge.-I1 was at
se exhem Mill Joshua delivered his hur-
ee11 address 1.1 Israel. That t1:is last
meeting of the great leader with the
I,eepte should have o )erred a1 Iltis place
seems most fitting. Sheel„•nt ley a few
utiles to the Jereraesl Shiloh, be -
teem Mount, Ebel :rod Cerium. Here
1'ad been the first resting place of .1hra-
han in the Promised Land, and here
the (other of the faithful Mel received
the lira of the promises from Jehovah
after entering within the borders of the
!and. Here, also. Joshua had caused the
few with its blessings and curses to be
read. socti after the victorious and con-
quering people stud ct'os td the Jordon
1e enter teem their pxossi scions. it Ls
net impws-eible that the address woe de-
tisered near the place where cPuturics
liner Jesus himself sal Iy the wel!side,
wearied with hes journey, and conversed
with the woman of Samaria. revealing
le. her the hidden source of the ss Mer
of life. There are twit acetones of
Joshua's farewell address to the people,
or, perhaps, better, two addres>.e s. She
first of ttuoe, reevrded in the preceding
ehupler (25), is couched in general terms.,
the second, part of shred ccisslitutcs !..e
text of our present lesson, in somewhat
nacre specific language. The great
leader begins by rehearsing briefly the
history of the nation from the time of
. t,raharn to the successful conquest of
the laud which had been but recently
c•cnopleted. His account of the history
is given in the words of Jehovah for the
purpose of reminding them that the
whole history of the nation had been
divinely planned and ordered. He call,
or. his hearers to deliberately weigh the
claims of other gg.d, and the advantages
of other modes of worship, and to chose
the' one which reason pronounces to be
ltd• best. Their ancesh,rs had, worshiped
Ifni gods of the Chaldcans and subse-
quent generatians of their forefathers
had been in close contact with the gods
of the Egyptians. while they themselves
were well acquainted with the ('cods of
111' Annriles, among whom they dwelt.
Between these foreign gods and Jeho-
vah, Jostler' challenges the people to
make their eheice. As for himself and
his house. they are determined to serve
Jehovah. 551105e mercy Writ loving•kind-
uess have not forsaken his people. even
in the days of their npeetacy and un-
faithfuhtees. '1'o this challenge of their
venerable leader the people respond by
rentlirsning their loyally to Jehovah, and
renewing n solemn covenant with
Joshua. in which They promise to obey
the statutes and ordinances of th^ir
(ie: d.
\ e.rse 14 The chapters intervening be -
A RISK.
"Melly :f men lin*. by simple ecr.nemiy.
tail the foundation of n fortune."
"Yee.- answered the man who doesn't
figure ck.sely, but by the time you gel
veer terlone you nre so liable to be
gniunded in habits of enomany that ycu
we u't enjoy spending the money."
10 lixt,nrt Splinter. --Take it wide-
ns tithed beetle and almost fill it full
• 1 hot water. !len put the pert wilts
the splinter over the inoulh .•1 the lint•
.'r and pre*. Pithily. The •ucl.on will
'raw the flesh down and in a minute
two the ilnt steam will snake the
.;tinter seen' out, mot draw the sarMb
t.•'sa out immediately.
diduul has leen witnessed Ly ill t::0
reisst.
23. The foreign gods which ort eni,':r1s
ycu-The secret prarlice of idolatry at
this time was doubtless catiseeil-.-11y
lsrae)'s Proximate and j1)tkri'diiise with
et:rn,urtding 1(1.Ia1.y'aus al kms.
21i. Joshes' mode a covenant- Israel's
Ihsl covenant with Jehot•uh lied been
!natio at Sinai (F.x(x1. 19. 20). This cote-
nant Nese; had renewed on the Plains
.ef Moab :Ameny before his decease
;Dent. 29. t). The :.Menlo ceremony of
ratification with its burnt (Acting; and
peti_•e offerings, with its sprinkling of
heeel and solemn rending of the taw in
the p•r(sence of the potpie had un troth
occasions been wilneeeed by J'•.!tue.
Me are not told of similar st,lenun cero•
melees of ratification observed in this
instance, (hough possibly then may be
token for mantled.
26. Under the oak -In Gen. 1:. G, and oaf
31, 1, an oak and sanrluare are men-
tioned in connection with ole:: meas.
2i(. Every ►111111 unto hie inheritance -
The facihe'it extreme's of the different
tribes were several hundred miles apart.
Verse 31 ..1 This chapter recons the tact
that the pevi'le vvere, for n generation
at least. faithful to the promise made at
this time.
Ql'l(:Ks \NDS ENGULFED
Gardener I'udcreeut Tortures of Slow
Death in 'ttorecambe Sands.
S'ow death in one of its !lest agon-
izing forms was the fate of n moan
teamed John Williamson, the gardener
rat filling vicarage near Fleetwood,
l.orcashire, England. who was found
i•uried up to the waist in the, dreaded
\lorecnrnle sands. These consists d.f
ae t immense extent of sand and stud
stretching along the Lancashire shores
of the Irish Sea, and are uncovered at
few tide.
Williarnson's body was discovered
niter he had been threw days missing.
A miller found it about half a mite
frotn the. 'Board Sand. lits )ccs were
fest In the quicksands up to the waist,
tend his body had fallen a little forward.
The miller could not gel in Use de-
ceased on account of the quicksand
and the rising tide. He sunpmoned as-
sir.lance, and eventually the l:ody was
rerovcred on the going down of the
tide. Williamsons cap was in his
pocket. but otherwise he was fully
dressed.
The recovery of the body occupied
three and n half hours. and great dif-
ficulty was experienced in extricating
it.
Tile deceased was firmly embedded in
tee mud and sand. and even when ropes
were fastened round his arms, the mid.
el- of the body bold the legs, it was
kund impossible to trove it. and slicks
and crowbars had to be requisitioned
by n nsunbcr of men standing on lan-
(ser: and planks.
Williamson w•as known In have gone
for n walk en the sands after finishing
his work at the vicarage. It was very
foggy, and 11 is presumed that he lost
he way, walked into the trencherni>s
ooze, and. despite hs frantic struggles,
stink steadily.
Far away- from human enl•ilallon
(ween This and our preceding lesson re- and the truck of triune of any sort,
cord the nssignusent of ru.idence cities his cries for help were unheard. Iteld
to the lewitcs and priests, 0i these ,Ir in vice, a the doomed man mist
there were forty-eight in all, which with have watched the slowly rising tide Mi-
lle pasture lands surrounding "lent tit inch by inch and minute by minute
11111.
were set apart for this purpose (Josh.
2►. 1-21. 42). The two and one-half
trine's which had neeoinpatlied their
brethren tierces the Jordan nre permit-
ted to return to their homes. Joshua ex -
heeling them earnestly to faithfulness tan
Jehovah (21. (3--22.8). The erection of a
memorial by these eastern tithes. In-
tended
n-
hnded to vs fitness their kinship with their
brethren west of the Jordan, being mis-
uuderstoiel by the latter. incurs their
seer(' dieplettMllre,nnd almost results in
cit•II war (22.9-34). 1\Whcu, laovever, the
true purpose of the monument is undrr-
ss' ods perfe•'t friendship is promptly re- shop•keep('rs, cafe and restaurant pro -
stored. Chapter 23 record* a briefer prietors in the quarters vrhere (ho
account of Joshua's farewell. Al oche evil is worst tense *eat !ergo
cnittributions. Then the Municipal
Council contemplates. In the interests
of law-abiding citizens, granlh:g a sub-
sidy.
The personnel of this latter•riny Neg.
'knee Committee Is to consist largely
of !len who have already served in 11*.'
people at Ude time. {s lire or detective forces. The I'refect
The oils which your hallices served- .el Poli:.', heartily plod of multiary
srPt",rl Io Hid in fighting the gimeOnly gradually did the Jewish people
d f
come to to rccoguitien Of Jehnvnti as the city eulhloath, bas improved the
God.only true God. and only gradually did (ilicon. The profess glial n;rmhers , 1
They become thorough -going nNnnr,fhc• 'he. new police --for 11 has naso its lee Isis.ale of amateurs --are to wear n uni-
.Beyond:Thr river --The Euphrates. j sero cap and arm badge. They will
15
15. Choose you This day -A h:Menge retry n revolver, trt►nchccn. handetiUs
to deride Duro' and for nil whern they and dark lantern.
All are picked men,
will Acme. `•• Elijah on Shunt Carmel end in the fight agains! ruflnnisin
it King,: 1%. 21).
they x111 stn/ hesitate to use Ihrir a
.es for ole mid my house --Of Abrnhntnemit
!thole!! had ;eel: "1 have 1.nown hint, Sixteen are to he los!ed In ,a^h suron-
Ir. the met that he may 'Himont) lit.'s di*semenl, and There will tc a night
ural day service. In certain quarters
cif the rily the Apache hunter., es they
ate callal. `will be on point duty ready
In render a'51stanee to any sorely press-
er •'illr-en who demands i1.
The C.'verning (:nuneil of the ergnn-
16. The people answered and "aid -A lase, n hes !settee on the walk of Paris
spslntnne and rl'potnee Io rel ek,g(l.'r .. aided appeal. int;dor•
Jeshurt's ,a,rite.l s:unnte,r1-. ung 1 11 e i • 1.. help them in the 'n.k
17. 1(1. 'Tile peel& admit the c:•grency e' • rkIdln I is of the crime plagdl:,1
,et Pashto's argument touching the past veli"c'a h.. relied els fair nnnlr.
mereiee el Jehovah.I ! terians and ►nrrchanls
11. 181:tge .He%sis w. "1xmAsncn." ae• ! s :.1. I.tyingl th nt creel with19. Se • •innot serve' Jett ,tote- Jo 1,:.a .1rr:,, wd1 of the new• knee. "ins corn•
ler uze- the t0'ty hnepul•iven.r►s ,.l i,:,ign ngnets! lite criminal scourge •.t
Ut.:1 r ean►r•t pro rslelidm •.t Ildrliiy,.nne' Iht city will be wnlched with Interest.
plt(errl: In rail their M1rn{i rat to The
(1a1icully iuvu)vtsl 111 441i5tugg Jeho%alt - might. Ile call: their Melillo"' rale -Nell• tile;\C OFA {LARD
►v to the ioolinese end jealeusy t.1 Joe).
vele some •.11'' 11115 IN/1011 the '111)1 *rily
d.: Joshua's a arnieg lin that „1 Jesus in
11.' Sermon en the Mioine: "No
INli i"ll d1• apke plan '(e111r11
*sive h%„moseys: for tether hr wilt hale
o1asrd, aIlinderl.eCnIi.lid•ootrheelwt
Ye lemur -erre real end niatnnxsn.'
•flail. 6. 211.
20, If ye ter=oke Jrhuvnh . .. he will
h:r)t Anil do you evil -To have known
Jeltivoti ami 1.r,nken him after !teeing
pledged hint allegiance. is clearly more
culpable than 1e have remained 111 {glee
nine., of hint eetit"iy. It'epeneitdtly in.
crensee witi1 ktoewl•dge.
nre Nitn+ew'* nga1.I yur-
' 32. 1sss-P1'e.m•h itg oinsI Its •,the1)re. (acot
having weer: el in Ili•' i•re.,'nce 111 Int.
.olhi'ra hie atlogl:mur to 1(1 05nl). v. netne tel 1 v tee trim.
\\e err witnea.eS-:\11 one wlllingl 11ta1 __ _,
arts shall 1:::• c n.idrrtd Ili„ a inr.a lin
), . prig IiIr'r'. r•.w of n!legt,a►tr,', nlol 11:11 018' . •• -r4'11 Nein e. but erten
6,:kuoakdge that the vow of every PP uc opntractisig p.:.e ue an.
'.l crept up and at last 'mercifully en.
gutted him.
CITIZEN POLICE 1N MR'S.
Continual Outrage. Have Aroused Cie
Respectable Putter.
A citizen petite force has been organ.
teed specialty to deal taint street lew•
1(ssness in Pars. France.
All Paris is subscribing to the funds
of this new police body. elerchunts,
Now tteref(.re-Because of all 11►e
goodness and merry of Jehovah r'ecount-
1Nt in Iles preceding verses.
Put away --The Implication of thrive
words would ser'nl to be that idnla.r-)us
practices borrowed fn.m (:iraitten and
Egypt were shit In vogue Dulong Ilio
children mil hi, time,<-hie:d after him,
that they nifty ke'e'p the Noy of Jehovah,
to do right...mie ns.. and justice" i(N'11.
lye 19). S o, nee had Jehovah known and
revealed himself oohs J'shuo. who,
bee Ahrnhalie had pr•uv • d faithful.
1\ hen the sknnier (::r -Dor erre re at
\ ttncoitver recently sh,' . rnught tIrtw
!rem the natl. n nan.t.er (of 'Islet Inlet
ir.dinne. wren nre dt+fl'tgo- Kett :eve a all
eth,•r Ir,Iisne for their wisdnn► in wen -
Iter k.re. One of the rel men. In con
trrsetien Nitt' nnstttrr passenger said
11s•' Indian- up ()cost c\peeled a very se.
vere winter. rind had eternity begun In
make' preparations to secure themselves
ng ninst cold. Forest animal'•. I)nrl;ru'
tarty the commie', w•n)f. th y Slay. nre
grewingt tongtcr hair limn usual. Tata
fee', may reas•ittably enough he eon.
store a. g.nintitig 1.. n severe winter,
bol in the (.rf,nntir.n of the Intens the
Dainn'•re of wild nrli.nnla is ns 00'hing
-,-'me: N,l 'v illi the a en' nndt w r reinne