The Herald, 1903-10-23, Page 7soil" has transgressed and crossed th
O1boundary line into the forbidden fie
off nro7ral purity. With; such an en-
vironmebt the spirit of man hears
ceaseless voices accusing ;him, so
• that his "sin is ever before" him.
l,p. The soul. was created to move in a
etraigh�t line of. rectiltude, never
varying in the least from the mark
of lrolt:ness. Sin is a, deviation from
32. this line, and consequently misses the
mark, as the Word literally means.
d for- What a distortion when an upright
ed- souls loop den to walk Ie the
ways of ungoldly ,sinners !
the With such the way of peace is tor-
man saken and the light of joy gone out
one, into the dn.rkest night of soul dis-
tbe tress. David bad • been guilty of
do- transgression, sin and iniquity.
en- Under the oppression of guilt his
in- bones waxed old," and in excessive
en- pain of conscience he was "roaring
ark, all the day long." A11 the springs
Stn of his life were dried up like the
w Is "droath of summer."
ome, A concealment of sin, after it is
i ht committed, adds to the soul's agony.
>a It was cvheo David "kept silence," be-,
oro- fore God, that `'his guilty secret
erg- wore away,' Ms life's foundations."
not Smothered convictions, 'like an in-
ward fire, will consume the happiness)
No of the soul, and it will pine away;
e of under the concealment of its iniqui-
d•- ties. "Sin cannot be hidden from the
of eye of God as long as man is un-
be- willing to bring it to the light of
re I taey. oly'rwayrtolas it hide sial is to bring
sin. it to light."
han 'The confession of sin is the divine
eed- method of obtaining forgiveness. "It
on we confess our sins, He is • faithful
mit- and just to forgive us our sins" (1
nes Jolrn i. o) After one kear of intense+
the suffering from the pangs of guilt,
ed." David confessed his sin to Nathan,
be- but more'especiallyi unto God. How
of stubborn is the human will that man
etre, will not immediately confess to God
nt_ when conscious of leaving sinned
against Rim ! For weary months
ring David had mourned from the pain-
hil- fnl sense of "bloodguiltiness" and
of that God had hidden Itis face from
ere him. Strange that be did not at once
cul cry' out "Have mercy upon me, 0
ring God blot out my transgressions"
INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO
OCTOBER 25, 1903.
David's 'hip Over Forgiveness, -Psalm
Commentary, -I, Confession an
piveness (vs. i14-51). 1, 2. ]3lless
"Via the Hebrew, this word is pl
and an exclamation, thus, 'Oh,
bliessedneasi' 'Only a )forgiven
can knewi the delights of pard
T,ranegression-A going out of
way, passiagt a given boundary
Ing What is �pr+ohibited, 11orgiv
Lilted off so !that the pardoned
ner is eased of a. burden and
joys pardon. Sin -Missing the in
falainig short of a given point.
Hs the 'tranegressi�on of the 1a
covered -Sin makes us loathe
filthy, and abominable in the s
of God, and utterly unfit for e
munifon with him. Imputeth-Ch
eth not to his account, "does
require fior sins the debt of pun
Meat," but pardons them,
guile -No deceit, no ,false ostimat
laim,seltf, nor insincerity before Go
J•, Fl. & ,I� C Sdn is the/ only cause
misery, and forgiveness is the
ginning of a sinner's happiness.
o. When I kept silence-Befo
humbled myself and confessed my
It seems that David before Nat
came to him had, often been exc
inigly tortured in Ms conscience
account of the crimes he had corn
ted (2 Stam. xi. 27 ; xii. 1, 6), 11lybo
waxed old -"My spirits tailed and
the strength of my body decay
Roaring-Mloaning or' groaning
cause of the continual horrors
conscience and sense of 'God's wra show,& the depth of his repe
ante.
4. Thy hand -Grid's correct
hand, whereby he soourgeth his c
dren, bringing a remembrance
guilt. My moisture is turned-Tlr
is a spiritual drought when the s
is in anguish, instead of refresh
seasons from the presence of
Lord. Selah-This is used in Ilebr
poetry and music to indicate a pau
to emphasize the truth and expr devout response of the heart un
G,od,
the (P'sa. 11, 1).
OW
Tee forgiveness or sin is an act of
God. The .Jews rightly reasoned in
°Q; their hearts, "Wbo can forgive sins
reds but Coe only ?" (Mark ii. 6.7,1 'Dhe
to Psalmist, in his address to the
Lord, said, "T,''ou forgavest the !n-
Or- iquity of my sin." It was a long time
isle before David met the conditions of
as God purdoniog inertly, but there Is
re- n,, inc.ioat,on of ally lapse of time
as between this period wand that when
tbe Lord graciously forgave his sin.
6. Toe soul seeking forgiveness Is some -
so times lea to believe that God is delay-
v- ing the gift of pardon, and spends
be many days and nights' in Truitieas
m- efforts to gain peace. God bas but
Be- one time set to save sinners, and that
so is "now." The very moment the soul
be truly repents, confesses its slue, and
e- believes on the Lord Jesus Christ, it
on is "abundantly pardoned," and re -
so ceives the spirit of adoption as one
he of God's children.
er Tee Joy of forgiveness is the great -
be est Joh' that ever entered into a bu-
d- man heart. It is so great that its
er influence is felt in heaven. "There is
to joy in the presence of the angels of
t, Goll over one sinner that repenteth.'}
re (Luke xv. 10). David's "roaring" was
re changed by pardon Into a "shout for e
n- joy.' He then exclaimed, "Blessed is b
he whose transgression is forgiven,
of whose sin is covered." The word e
le "blessed" in the original is plural in o
1_ form, and according to good author-
ities should be translated "blessed-
nesses." • There is more than one
e- blessing that attends pardon of sin-
e there are multitudes of them. "He
f will ntuitiply to pardon" (Isa. ay. 7,
it margin). The soul that had been
_ tormented by hearing the voice of a
_ guilty conscience is made "to hear
✓ joy' and gladness" (Pea. li r3', and the s
i_ bones which were broken now "re- s
joice." In forgiveness the joy of sal- m
_ vation Is restored and every doubt c
of God's mercy removed. The bl,:esed- S.
j uess of this expereence inspired Cased a
to write, "Be glad in the Lord, and
rejoice, ye righteous ; and shout for
✓ joy, ab ye that are upright in heart,"
Lewis Mendenhall.
•
5. iI acknowledged .. . Thou f
gavest- It was after much angu
and struggling that David w
brought to confession, but his
ward was abundant, for mercy, w
extended.
II. Confidence in God (vs. 6-11).
For this -Because the Lord bad
graciously,' answered his prayer, ,,e
ery one that was Godly, should
encouraged to pray. Ih a time -Co
pare Isa. 1v. 6; Dent. iv. 29. "
cause Jehovah has proved himself
ready to hear, even the sinner, t
pious are urged to cry to Him b
fare some sudden flood of templet'
has made them lose His presence;
shall the great waters in which t
psalmist sank, be prevented from rev
reaching them," -:Moulton. Mayest
found -Literally, "the time of fin
ing" ; it may just as readily; ref
to th'e finding of forgiveness as
the finding of Tebovah.-Hurlbu
Great waters -"In .this case the
may be a patrticulatr allusion to tl
Interval between the sin and ptr
ishment, during which the conte
sloes and importunate petitions
the sinner may avail to arrest tl
judgments which must inevitably fo
low"
7, 8 Hiding place -City of refug
protection against enemies. Pr
serve me -Surround nee as with,
wall; enclose me within, Songs b
deliverance -The free spirit mare
forth songs of praise and thanks
giving on all ocasions, thus ad
matting no place 'for evil words d
Thoughts. Instruct thee -A gray
ons promise given to a humble, par
Boned soul, securing his develop
ment in the ways of, righteousness
God himself being teacher. I 'evil
guide -Exercise the most watchfu
accurate and personal care: See
ing every need, being •so familia,
with, every disposition, that noth
ing shall escape due attention,
9. As 'the horse, etc -Do not be
stubborn or headstrong like the
Morse or ,mule. Bit and bridle -
That is, by harsh and forcible
mens. Our reason and wisdom
ought to do far us 'what the bit
does for thle ensile. Else they will
not come near. The R V. gives
the correct rendering. Without
bit and bridle the animals referred
to will not stay within reach.
10, 11, Many sorrows, etc. -Sin
and misery go together. Those
who are insubordinate God will
curb and chasten by affliction,'
bath' to humble them and show
them His power. Iterey shall coin.
pass -Ifo shall be surrounded with
mercy, as one is surrounded by
the air or by the sunlight. He shall
find mercy and favor everywhere -
home, abroad; by clay, by night;,I
in society, in solitude ; in sickness,
in health ; in life, in death ; ! n
time, In eternity. B' glad .. rejoice
, shout -Mew wonderful that sneh
ext*ltntion mee' follow, such iniquity
and remorse ! "There must be sin-
cere sorrow, felt confession, earn-
est prayer, simple faith!, and holi-
est purpose to cease from sine'
Teachings, --Wo cannot hide our
sins from God. We cannot find peace
by putting a cover over our sins,
GOcl Is faithful to us when we are
trying to hide frons flim. The eon.
vietion God puts upon a sinner is a
great blessing. •W,hnn we opdn our
hearts to God he changes our groan-
ing into into sin ging, ea that our mouths
declare Idle wonderful works. The
safest place to hide Is in the Lord,
for no enemy can harm us then. Our
best school days are spent in learn.
ing !God's ways, and having Rini as
teacher and :guide.
1'BA!CTICAL S .RVEI?.
A. sense o guilt n M1v.ryc, attends a
Wltfnl infraotio•;i of t'ivi�ie law. Con.,
science will not keep quiet: when the
ODY CAN MAKE A
DELICIOUS INFUSION WITH
CEYLON tea. There's no trick about it. "The
quality" is there; that's the whole secret, Black,
Mixed 'or Natural Green.
Sold only hi sealediead packets. 2
be, 30e, 40o, 50e, nee per lb., By all grocers
CATT1E FOR NOTHJEST
No Demand for Stockers Out
There' at Present,
VARIOUS REASONS FOR TH
Mr. F. W. Hodson, )oininion Li
Stock Commissioner, says that
present the trade in stockers be-
tween the older provinces and the
Northwest Territories is in a very
unsatisfactory condition, and many
of those vvbo have been shipping
young cattle to the Northwest this
season have been very much disap-
pointed in the prices realized.
Under date of September 22nd, Mr.
Chas. W. Peterson, Secretary of the
Territorial Live Stock Association,
writes: "Within the past week fro
four hundred to six hundred etoc
ors have reached Calgary alon
an the demand bere is absolutely
nil. These people must either take
their stock elsewhere or lose heav-
ily,,,
There are several reasons for this
condition of affairs. Finished cat -
tie have been selling at unprecedent-
edly low: prices. It is stated on good
authority that the entire output of
one of the largest ranches in
Southern Alberta was sold at $32.50
per head, for three-year-old and four-
year-old cattle. Naturally, there-
fore, men that paid $22D0 per bead
for yearlings two years ago and
have sold them this season as three-
year -olds for prices in the neighbor-
hood of $32.00, are not anxious to
buy stockers this fall at anything
like the prices prevailing, for the last
two or three years:
-e gain, winter feed is scarcer than -
usual
on the ranches tiff stall; and
as a consequence many of the cat-
tlemen that usually purchase a num-
ber of stockers at this season, of the
year have scarcely hay enough to
carry their breeding stock through
the, winter.
ter Powell, a limb of the law with
a penchant for walking from Lon-
dou to York and back. His first
journey was made in 177a, when he,
covered the distance of 394 miles
Lto sixspare, daye, with nearly six hours
At .the close of 1808 Capt. Barclay
fairly electrified the whale country
by undertaking far a wage of 1,000
guineas to walk 1,000 mites in 1,000
consecutive hours, a mile in every
Is hour, such a performance .being then
unprecedented., The match was much
discussed, a stare being macre over
ve Newmarket heath on Julie 1, 1809,
at lasting until July 12, or nearly forty-
two days in all, No performance
was ever better authenticated and
so thoroughly did the judges per-
form their task that the state of
the weather was recorded and an
elaborate diary written up each day
setting forth the pedestrian's condi
tion. As nearly every one know
t'a,pt. Barclay proved ruec.ssfnl i
bis lengthy undertaking. This inter
esting diary, however, discloses th
tact that lie not only came with"
an ace of losing the match, but i
was only by exercising the most de
ter minry.I courage that he succeeded
m' in overcoming the painful exhaustion
k_ resultant from tbe loss of regular
e, steel, for such a lengthy period. His
secret. It's nothing but a faithl[ul de -
"You mean taoe steawlu "' %
one.
"Not at all. ¶bis is a newer rem-
edy. 2 wonder you haven't heard of
It, for all the complexion speole-lista
are advising it."
"Use water just. as ;hot as your
face will :comfortable bear, Make ,a
lather of the soap and scrub with
the camel's hair brush fuly five min-
trtes, Nothing less than five minutes
a ill answer, and be sure to time
yourself, or you will imagine the
time is up widen you have been ecrub-
bit.g about one minute.
"Atter the scrubbing rinse .off the
soap with ' very hot water, using
coldwater
plenty
and continue , Then begin ltba� until
tke skin feels.quitc cool. That is all.
"To get the best [feats• the face
must be scrubbed both night and
morning for several weeks. Lately 1
have taken the scrubbing only in the .•
morning, but I kept it up faithfully
twi-e a day for nearly three month%
"The
with some women is
they expect almostinstantaneous re-
sults. and, becoming discouraged af-
ter a week or two, give up the treat-
ment altogether, Judging from my
own experience, I am firmly con-
vinced that soap and water is the
best complexion lotion on the mar-
icatand
tant. d I mean
ie Ank
orexto stick
to it."
Resurrection Plants.
What is generally known ae the
rose of Jericho, is, perhaps, one of
the most familiar of the curiosities
of plant life known as resurrection
plants, though other varieties have
n recently been added to the list of
- these oddities. The rose of Jericho
is said to be Imported ported from the vat -
t ley of the River Jordan, and is the
- resurrection plant mentioned in the
'b e. The plant when received from
Its native home is simply a bunch
of leafless and seemingly lifeless
sticks or branches, clustered to-
t gether tightly. When placed in a
glass of water, however, the branch-
es expand, seed buds unfold, and soon
the green foliage starts out and the
green foliage starts out and the
plant really grows.
The Mexican resurrection plant is
the fluffy, fernlike, variety often no- c,
ticed in saucers of water in the
florist's window. This delights the •
children, as the plant is so quickly
resurrected from a dry, hard ball
to a green living plant. When it
Is dormant it is a shrunken, round-
' ed ball of tightly folded leaflets, dry
and dead,
It is dropped in abowl of tepid
water, and soon ,one frondiike tip
curie slowly outward, then another
and another, and in a short time
there is floating in the disha
beautiful metallic green plant, a
great loose expanded rosette of fine
fern -like leaves, odd and beautiful,
This experiment can be repeated
many times, the plant curling to.
gather tightly when dry and expand. Ing into new life when soaked in
I water. The asteriscus pygmaeus is
the only resurrection plant that de-
velops blossoms. In reality it is the
blossom that is resurrected from
dry, hard shell-like substance to a
full blown ,flower.
Another reason for the present un,
atisfactary, condition of the stock -
r trade, not only in the Northwest,
ut also in the older Provinces, is
he poor quality of a large number.
t the young cattle that have been
places on the market during the las
few years. Many of these were a
far from the right kind of raw ma
terial 'from which to make finished
beef as they well could be. During a
period of high prices, markets are
not so discriminating in the qual-
ity' of the goods offered, .but when
prices are law, markets are more,
ensitive ; they are more easily over,
toeked ; buyers are more careful in
a,king their selections ; and it be-
omes a case of the survival of tbe
ttest only. A high class product of
ny kind will always command a
fair price ; but on a depressed market
Inferior stuff must be etieelficed at
prices far below the cost of produc-
tion.
The ranchers have atso discover-
ed that they must be more careful in
the selection of their bulls than
heretoforre; and (7ntario breeders
will do well to make a note of this.
During recent years every bull -calf,
that was eligible for registration
was saved with a view to selling him
at some sort of price for the ranches;
but the ranchers have discovered
that they must pay more attention
to quality and breeding, and that
first-class bulls are eheaper at a
good price than registered scrubs as
a gift. Itis safe• to predict that in
a very' short time it will hot be pos-
sible to sell inferior bulls to the
ranchers at any; price. W. A. Clemens,
Publication Clerk.
ght at start was substantial
being 13 stone 4 pounds, while a
the finish, after taking a bath and
nourishment and sleeping almost con-
tinueusly for seventeen hours, he was
able to turn the scale at 11 stone
The pedestrian's bill -of -fare during
this walk was no less gigantic than
the task accomplished,
Breakfast at 5 consisted of such
trifles as a roast fowl, washed down
with a pint of strong ale, and fol-
lowed by two cups of tea, with bread
and butter. Atter what appears a
very lengthy Interval 1110011 foi.owed
at 12, either from beefsteaks or
mutton chops, of whIch latter com-
modity his chronicler guardedly re-
marks that the captain ate a consid-
erable quantity. Dinner at 6 consist-
ed dither of roast beef or more chops,
With which he drank porter and two
or three glasses of wine, and to wind
up the day as he commenced, supper
at 11 consisted of a cold fowl, the
pedestrian having, we are told, con-
sumed five or .six pounds of animal
food during the twenty-four lroors,
garnished with such vegetables as
were In season.
After 1817 the craze for ling -dis-
tance walking seems almost to have
died out, only to appear again a
in the intervaluar er of aenturtwo neembersltgh of tthe
fair sex were credited with equaling
Captain Banta y'sgreat walk, truly
t remarkable instances of feminine en-
s ' durance if properly authenticated. In
_ 11811, also, a sprightly country dame,
J wanting barely sixteen years to be-
come a centenarian, suddenly resolv-
ed to see something of the world,
and, accordingly, Mary Callinack, a
Cornish fishwoman, actually suc-
ceeded in walking from Penzance to
London, a 'iietanee of nearly 800
miles, in order to view the wonders
of tbe great exhibition in Hype pork,
;Bary created a great sensation 1
there, being noticed by Queen Victo-'
ria. -Strand Magazine.
TO BANISH THE FRECKLES.
They're No Longer Fashionable -Soap
and linter the Best Cure,
The use of soap and water is one of
the latest complexion fads, and is is
especially directed against the
freckles.
Freckles, by tbe way ,are not lash-
lonable. Tae up-to-date poet or nov-
elist never mentions them. His heco-
Ine may be permit,.cci to have a be-
coming coat 01 sunburn -a hun-tii;.sx'i
skin, lee eaI s it -but that hi all, TJie
freckle le b,tniehe,l, or, rather, is its
every woman's duly to try to ban-
ish, it.
To gel rid of freckles there have
been wowed willing to undergo even
the torture of having their face peci-
ed-of haying tie' outer entlele burn-
ed off by a powerful acid. This pro-
cess requires thew to remain in se-
clusion a month or more nursing
their faces. i ueh lierceste, though, is
infrequent.
'The average woman is timid about
applying strange acids to her tare,
anti It is probably lor that rcaio,i
that the: soup and water cure Is des-
tined to enjoy more or less of a
vogue. Another feature i.t 1.s favor
is' cheapness.
It is necessary only to invest in a
camel's hair face brush and a cake
of pure soap - plain Castile, say.
These, together with plenty of Jiot
and oold water, represent the equip- I
went regluired.
At a luncheon party in the hotel
l
restaurant the other day a party of
women just back from the country
were discussing the subject of com-
plexions. One of there was badly
freckled, and consequently in „cite
an unhappy frame of mind.
"Now. look at Mary," tdie exclaimed
In an aggrieved tone. "I don't see a
spot of any kind on her skin, and
yet she need to freckle just as much
o I do."
Mary.'l'uet the sustained and cur -
lows glances of iter fiiencls with a
smile an dha.st•'•tcd to say:
, "1 don't mind 1" t'tt ; you into the
MY POOR OLD RACK,.
it In yon
ofew flouer rs by he application of one op
"The D 0 L" Menthol Plasters. The rapid-
ity with which they cure pains of every kind
has earned for them the name of Electric
Plasters.
No More Patent Leathers,
N. Y. Press,
Most merchants will sell anything
if there be profit in it. Not so one
of our leading manufacturers of
shoes. For philanthropic reasons
on]y'•and to his considerable loss, he
has recently taken patent leather
shoes off his list. "Patent leather FE
Is practically air -proof," he says, in
defense. "It prevents the foot (rain
breathing and is the direct cause of
untold misery. I shall no longer be
a particeps criminis in the produc-
tion of corns and those awful enlarge-
mente over the metatarsophalangeal
joint of the. great toe, known com-
monly as bunions, Or inflammation
of the bursa,"
Eyes and Nose ran Water. -o. G.
Archer, of Brewer, Maine, says: "I have bad
Catarrh for several years. 'Water would run
from my eyes and nose for days at a time.
About four months ago I was induced to try
Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, and since
ntcItdreisn ntnshSan attack. wonderful
veitmiiute," p
cents. -17
ATS OF' 'NOTED WALKERS
Remarkable Achievement ofa Woman
84 Year's Old.
The present interest to long-dia-
tance walking, first aroused by the
Stock Exchange's little jaunt to
Brighton, is but another instance
of history repeating itself. Barely
e, century ago the feats of Captain
Barclay and others attracted suf-
ficient attention to send the town
almost anal with excitement.
Even royalty itself has been num-
bered among the exp0neuts of pe-
destrianism, and that mucheabused
monarch. Charles II. le certainly
entitled to respect as a fine spe-
cimen of an all-around sportsman.
Apart from enjoying perhaps the
unique distinction among English
sovereigns of riding his own horses
t0 victory at Newmarket, Charles
also noted for his waiting
vers, and it has been stated
t none could excel him in his
re walk from Neliitel.tall to
Ham
Court,
0 earliest long-distance walker
se ,.performances were authe4
a ted appears ; a Ve been Fos.
"Willie," said that young man's lavas
mother, "you were very restless in pow
church," "Yes," was the penitent re- the.
sponse. "You never see papa behav- fav
trig in that way. Why couldn't yeti Ha
be quiet like litrni" ,.Felt, mamnia* 'r '1
he anr,wered, frankly, "you see, I Who
't bit
wastt a sleepy „
tto
W ailed Town in Britain.
In days o
right,the cities yin vthe Old World,
that ryas wailed about was common:
enough, but there are very few
towns in Britain to -day which prep
serve their wails. 01 these few, un-
doubtedly the most unique is Bete
wick UJ on -Tweed, the old bor,
der town which has occupied many
a
ands hichf toethistvety daEngland,
the distinction of special mention as
nge
doral inc.ery loyal proclamatioapart from the United n iso
sued.
Here tate old battlements built in
e time of Queen Elizabeth remains
Intact with all but one of the an-
cient gateways, and even In some
eases the very ponderous gates them,
seles on their old rusty hinges. In
reality there are two walls, the out-
side and the old one, of which now
. only some fragments, remain stande
ing, dating back to the far oft times
of ,Edward the ]first, wno, in the
great hall of Barwick Caste -only a
Fm:111 tart of winch now refuains-
decreed. that Baliol should be King
of Scotland, a decree which, as eve-
ery sehooiboy knows was soon ret
defiance by Bruce and his hardy,
warriors. On this outer line of the
rime. arts etill stands the tower in
which the warning notee of the
war bell were rung to denote the)
approach of an enemy, an object na.
tnra.11y of great .interest to all visa
Itors to the town,
Tire Actor's elouth.
The actor's mouth is essentially
facile, and not infrequently it ex-
hibits a tendency to turn to one
side or the other. This is rine, in
part, to its being constantly used
to express emotion, and also to the
peculiar, but no less .well-recognized
fact, that when the mouth is some-
what crooked a greater erect can
be produced than '1i,hen it is opened
quite straight. E ample after Ma
ample could be cited, but for
vious reasons names may not be men.
tfor,ed. At on etime it was con-
sidered the mark of the levo, come-
dian, for nea,riy every one of there
had a mouth twisted either to the
right or left as the result of "mug-
ging." Some of the most eerious
actors -even those with a reputa-
tion for beauty-,cou'c1, however, be
pointed out as possessing the same
characteristic, which has also been
observed wl th not a few opera sing-
ers of the first rank.. -I, r:idanTatle1a