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SGML FAVOBITEB OF THK MOMENT.
WOMEN ON FARMS.
LARGE ARMY OF THEM EMPLOYED IX
WESTERN STATES— ONE WOMAN'S
OPINION OF THE WORK.
It is said that fully half a million women are
employed in the Western 3tate-s as harvest labor
ers and general farmhands. This is accounted for
by the numerous improvements in agricultural ma
chinery, which enaHe a woman to «io the work as
easily as a man, and also by the large number of
women who own farms and manure them them
*elves. This is especially true In lowa. Indiana.
Kansas, Nebraska and Minnesota, whore there are
farms of one thousand acres Iteloncinp to women.
Persons who are acquainte-d with life in those
Stau-s assert that in many cases the women make
more money out of the farms than did the hus
bands or fathers from whom they Inherited them.
A woman, lately returned from Kansas, said
yesterday. "It Is really a pretty and interesting
Fight to see the women in the fields raking hay,
binding grain, driving the horses attached to the
mowing and other nines It cannot be harder
work than to slave in a kitchen or stand all day
behind a counter, and it certainly is much more
healthful! One of them said to me when 1 asked
her how she came to take up that work: 'Why, it
was all because of the Spanish war, you know. All
the young men mere away, and the Held work had
to be done or we would starve. So we set about
It. w«» w<Jnien, and liked M so well that we do not
mean to give it up. I have been in a big store in
Chicago, and you do not catch me going back. We
have more freedom and are not watched as if we
were pickpockets. The men who work with us are
often more civil than the shop clerks.
'" 'It may seem a little early to rise time enough
to feed the horses before the 6:30 breakfast, but it
is the pleasamest part of the day. after you get
used to it. About 7:30 o'clock we are in the fleids
beginning work. At noon we have an hour for
dinner and a little loafing spell under the trees
and we Ftop work at 5:3u o'clock, except in the
busiest season, when we work as long as it is
light. We do not care for that, however for the
farmer is always willing to let us make up for the
overtime when the busy seaton is over. • We gr-t
pood Rapes, ranging from fl 50 to $2 60 a day. and
I've heard of girls earning a good deal more than
that in harvest time, when hands are scarce.
" 'Lots of young women have come out on the
farms this summer and last from the citing They
enjoy the change; It is good for their health; and
they go ba^k with money enough to last while
They learn a trade, such as dressmaking or milli
nery or typewriting There was one pirl here last
fjinmer who earned enough to pay her wav
throuph college in the winter. I Think "it would do
lots r.f them po>d. after being shut up in shops and
factories all winter, to come into the country for
the summer, and do healthy work in good pure
air. There are always i-..- •.. employed to do the
carflen w.rK "
THE TRIBCXE PATTERN.
A TISSUE PAPER PATTERN OF HOYS NOR
FOLK SUIT. NO. 3.838. FOR 10 CENTS.
The Norfolk suit, as here shown. Is one of the
latest modes for little boys and prowlne lads, and
* - i:i be much seen in the early fall. The original Is
Wide of cheviot in a mixture of browns and tan
■with threads of
preen, but all
woo! suiting
cloths are suit
able for cold
weather wear,
linen, duck and
galatea for sum
mer tufts
The knicker
bockers are cut
on the most ap
proved tailor
lines, and can
bo gathered
into bands be
low the knees,
as Illustrated, or
drawn up to the
required sire by
means of elas
tics run through
the hems. The
jacket Is made
with a smooth
yoke, hat is
pointed at the
lower edge sad
finished with -i
collar that rolls
over with the
fronts to form
lapels. Below it
the jacket por
tion is laid in
box pleats, and
- a belt passes
*° thf P T^s vorkoi k- «tit around th.'
' ; waist un-!. r or
•tyl* a tl( iT, ,*? d "'red The sleeves are In coat
wow 'he beft Jacket Is stitched to each front
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AfldreK. Pautrn JJvcL ye "umber and years distinctly.
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Comfort on a Hot Day
A FEW DROPS OF
Colßate'sVioletWater
IN THE BASIN OR BATH.
Every Saturday afternoon there may be seen !n
Southern Utah -i band of aboul red Pah-
Utea m.i: women and children, with •amp trap
thlrteen miles up
the stream to rhe outskirts tfi irge, wh"r«
they pi*«'h th- :r tents and >f»n pare to remain the
lirst half of the week. The women of the tribe are
the laundresses and scrubbers of Bt George, and
A-hile there do the washing nd 'leaning
of the • g in return board for th. m
selves and their families, snd In addition four
"bits' <.'-> cents) a .:.ty. For a family wi
without hanging out the clothes two "bits" i2f.
cems» is paid to tl While their wives are
thus employed, the me i les A sim
ilnr condition pr< irts of Manitoba,
where, in certain .li<r:: ts, Btous families c->me
from thirty and forty miles away in orrW that
tho women may find scrubbing and other work to
do for two or three days ia the week ir. towi
cities.
An odd way of preserving flowers has been ex
plointe-d lately by an Ingenious woman. She uses
fine. clean sand, perfectly dry, which she sifts into
a vessel deep enough to hold the Sowers upright,
without their reaching the brim When the sand
Is deep enough to support them the flowers are
placed In it, and with a spoon more sand is put
around them, until Bower and leaves are wholly
covered, care being taken not to break them or
bend them from their natural position. Th.- pan is
then put in a dry place for 'i week, and then th»
flowers may be unearthed. They must be bandied
with the utmost care, as when dry the-.- are ex
trtmely brittle.
The fashion of using old fishnets as drapery. Intro
duced by artists a number of years ago, has led to
the manufacture of fishnet especially for draperies.
It comes in a variety of colors, but the. dark gray
etf the actual article is always to be prefcrre-d.
The colored net Is likely to look crude In .color and
teems to lack raison d'etre.
Like many another sensible mother. Queen Vic
toria encouraged her children to find healthy
amusement in homely Interests and occupations.
As a result, one of the delights of the late Empress
Dowager of Germany when a child was. with
the aid of her brothers and sisters, to cook a
luncheon for her royal parents. The first gather-
Ing of greea peas was always a signal for one of
these, repasts. for which, as on all similar occa
sions, every dish served was prepared by the
princes and princesses. A story li told of a child
ish escapade in which the late Empress was ring
leader.
Early one morning the thr?e elder princesses
still only little girls an. in the mood for mischief
—made ■ surreptitious visit to Prince Albert's
study, where they knew that one. of the maids.
Mary by name, would be making the re and
when she was. In fact, on her knees before the
fireplace, Just in the act of blacking the bar of
the grate. Th. three tittle princesses strictly for
bidden to go into this room without permission;
rushed in hastily behind the maid, got hold of the
brushej with which she was at work on the grate
I.ai-sf-d thr-m over '" i face, crossing It with a
great smear of lack lead, rubbed them over her
neat BOWn. romplet iy spoiling; It. and then rush-d
off in high sl-e. in the hope of retaining their own
quarters unnereeived by any member of the fa ml ■
Hut. as luck would have It. just as they rushed
!r! r " m the sc.-.e of their exploit, they wen met
Dy th*; Queen, who was on hf-r way to the prince's
siuoy.
The alirmed expression of the three little fares
showed the Queen that there was something un
comfortable in the wind, and, going up to them as
they stood In evident consternation, their rapid
scamper from the prince's study having been sud
denly checked by her appearance, her majesty
continued. And what are all these little black
specks em your nice white pinafores?" Opening
the door of the prince's study as she spoke, the
Queen saw the maid in tears, as she gathered up
her brushes and prepared to resume the making
of the prince's tire, about which she was dread
li ll v alarmed, fearing leal the prince should make
his appearance before she could get it ready:
"Don't cry. Mary!" said the Queen kindly, to the
poor girl, a glance having shown her majesty what
had happened Standing in the doorway the
Queen call. d the young prlncesse-s back Into the
room.
"You will buy a new gown for Mary out of your
own money/ said the Queen, "and you will imme
diately beg her pardon for what you have done!"
The maternal manner showed the young culprits
that there was nothing to be done but to obey this
order then and there; and the three little princesses
forthwith begged pardon of their victim, and were
then ordered .iff to the schoolroom.
CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOL BATHS.
"When I first proposed putting public baths for
children in public school buildings every one
laughed at the Idea," sr.ld Miles M. O'Brien, presi
dent of the Board of Education, the other day. "i
talked it over with the teachers of the Henry-nt
school, and they would have laughed, too, had they
dared.
" 'You can never get the children In this part of
the city to take a bath.' they said. 'They only get
into the water by accident or when they go swim
ming.'
"We put in fourteen shower baths In the base
ment of the Henry-st. school, and when they were
ready for use I visited one of the rooms in which
vacation SChOOI Is being heM "
" 'I want all the boys in this room who have been
very . «d for the last week to hold up their hands'
I announced.
"About a dozen hands went up.
" 'Now. boy*. I'm going to reward you. I have a
surprise for you down In the basement.' I said tell
ing th.m to come with me. Then I had them take
off their clothes. One boy tried to get away, but I
soon persuaded him to undress. 1 told them to
take hold of the rings and turned on the water
Never in mv life have I eeen a happier crowd of
boys. Since th«-n the baths have been crowded and
we have had to double thi Ir capacity."
4.V UWAVBWBRED PRAYER.
"I have been teaching my children something of
the power and usefulness of prayer." said the happy
mother of three fine youngsters. "I thought little
Bobble had grasped the Idea In 6plte of the limita
tions of a mind three years old. His faith la sadly
shaken because his first request was not granted
Looking devoutly toward the heavens he asked'
" 'Please, Dod, frow down a moo-cow.' "
NEW-YOKK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 7. 1901.
mz\KA[.*?in>rS>anY-
GOOD CHEER-
Have you had a. kindness iho«n»
Pass It on.
Twa» not given for you alone—
Paas It on.
l>t It travel down the year*.
Let it wlj>« another** tears.
Till in heaven th« deed appears—
Pass It on.
FLOWERS IN THE SICK ROOM.
Fnlr ln their sunny beds they grew.
Or hung on the trellised bowers.
Nor lost their scent nor paled their hue.
As a nosegay of gathered flowers;
But fairer still, and yet more sweet.
With the summer's breath and bloom.
They peemed in that narrow, crowded street.
And that feeble sufferer's room.
Alone, but not .-ompassionless,
Had her eilent hours gone by;
Fro m the dreary sickroom's narrow space
There were paths that reached the
The page th;it trlls of life through death
Hart brightened her anxious thought.
And the summer flowers to the eye of raun
The good land nearer brought.
Thus breaks the bloom of a better hope
On the dimness ;ind the strife—
The dusty aims and the narrow scope
Of this poor and passing life;
And thus, through Nature's works and wayb.
Such helps to faith are given.
That the flowers . f earth may lift our gase
To the fadeless flowers of heaven.
—(Frances Browne.
NOTICE.
All letter* and pncUiiKPN Intended for the
T. S. S. nhnnlfl l.«- nililri-ss<-d to the Tribune
Sannhlne Society. Tritium- I(uili) I iik", New-
York City.
MONEY RECEIVED.
The good cheer work of the T. S. S. has been
greatly aided by the receipt of the following con
tributions: Ten dollars, from Gladys \V 13, :: ' !
A S. N.. of Newark. N. J.; $1. from J C. for tro I
ley rides for old people, "in memory of some aged
relatives'; $1. from A R C. R . and $1. from
M. 8.. 'for trolley rirlcs for little ones."
A r-ARFt'L OF PHILOREN.
■
Mrs. Clarence Burns, president of The Tribune
Sunshine Society, sends th.» following report of the
Mindav trolley party. She t-rtys: "We h:id a most
delightful outing to Fort < 1.-orci- I took fifty-eight
boys and girl* and one grown-up. A car Inspector
kindly give us a car to ourselves, .-»nd we filled it.
Of course, we visited the. m>=rry-*r.i-rotind, and the
man. ns usual, gave all the children what they
called i triple plate rlil.' for a small sum. md
r iie m.in with tho £>>at carts contributed much to
the, pleasure of the small boys by giving them a
fr>p ride .lust before leaving for home each child
bad ike and lemonade One little towhea.le.l fctrl
said: ' 'Tis rh>- bestest time I've had this summer.
And I know each little h- ;irt was made happy by
the Sunshine treat provide.! by the generous mfm
bers of the T. fl S ."
A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
The request made by a receiver of sunshine to
publish the acknowledgment of the same la the
column is gladly compiled with. It reads: "One
of our most faithful T. S. S. workers. Mrs. H. B.
Andrews, on learning that an Invalid was sorely
in need of many comforts, immediately pent a crisp
five dollar Mil, followed by a box containing many
useful articles. Among them were a pretty outing
flannel wrapper for everyday wear and ■>*»"»»
pink eiderdown one to dress up in. The 5""" 1 "
recipient thinks thai the generous donor did well
to accompany the- Sunshine gift with these hopeful
words. 'Put your trust In God. for He eareth for
you." "
"PASSING ON."
Miss B. F. Smith will send occasional magazines
to the Rev. A E. Jensen, of Tampa, Fla.: one. of
the books offered by Miss Nicholson has gone by
request to Mrs. XV. H. Chase; Mrs. Jam«* H.
Young will Mad regular cheer to Mrs W. Thomas,
of Virginia; Mrs. WUhelm has passed on clothing
to the children of the Tayler family: Mrs. All»y
has given pleasure to Carl W. Pearey. of Main*,
by sending him som- Interesting book*. Every
Monday morning Mrs T. E. Parsons sends out
packages of Sunshine rending to th« many Invalids
on her Hot. whose hearts are ■•■<•-' by this reg
ular and constant tno»ghtfttln»si Bach new ap
plicant for this form of Sunshine. >•- the n .ed ap
bears In the column. Is placed on her list so that
her good cheer benefactions are always Increasing.
DIBTRIBUTIO <
I.arfre boxes of sunshine, containing clothing,
hats, shoes, belts. o,utlt pieces, etc were sent yes
terday to two Bast Bide branches for distribution;
a bos of useful articles and sewing materials went
to the South Ferry branch: a bundle of clothing to
a needy family; a thin white wrapper to an Invalid
member In North Carolina; unfinished fancy work
to "shut lr." members In New-York Mate and
Massachusetts: magazines to Maine; a boat of sta
tionery to a widow In Pennsylvania; woollen quilt
pieces to a needy member In Ohio; stlk pieces and
a child's dress to Tyler Hill, Perm . a tatlinj shut
tle, a dress waist and boudoir shoes to an Invalid
In Illinois; religious nadlng to a farm In Ohio; a
bundle of clothing and fancy articles to Brooklyn,
and a box of quilt pieces to the OM I idles' Home
In Brooklyn; Bowers to St. Vincent's Hospital, and
to seven 'shut In" members Money to -■:•;■■
special ne*ds was sent vMorday to tnrml.ers in
Alabama. Illinois. West Virginia and Manhattan.
!H9litWdlifALKs
Sauted chicken i- easily prepared, and is an excel
mday dinnei meal f"r hot weather On Bat
cut Hi. the chicken or young fowl, and boll
jt until H i~ tender but not overdone. An hour
before dinner roll the pieces In 'lour, put two or
three l»< a pine ' ■ of i. utter In the fry
j.' ■ pan and saute it until it Is a golden brown.
Foi n. ■ • ■ together two lablesp'
of butter -in. l two i inlesi -.fuls of Hour, aii.l two
rupfuls of if.- liquor In which the chicken was
boiled, and cook until if thickens. Serve sepa
rately in ■ boat
An attractive way to serve bananas is to cut
four or five of tln-m Into the thinnest Slices possi
ble and po"' over them th.- iul<-e of one lemon
Ad'i three-quarters of a cupful of sugar and set
away In a cool j . i :-»<-•• for an hour. Then add two
r i . water and » little <t the lemon peel
and !••■•/.' In an Ice cream freexet
In the nursery medicine cupboard, which oupht
to be kept religiously locked, keep wit.-h hazel for
: bruises, wine of Ipecac for eroupy
nights, md a ■ ottle of lime water and oil for hums
Ids For colds and hoarseness prepare a
briif inline! Jar of lard and turpentine. Mia Ihese
In <Mpiiil quantities -'md melt over hot water. It
will thicken, but ■ taWespoonfti] can be heated In
» few moments at any time and rubbed on a child's
chest back, neck and the soles <>\ his feet A ' ' ;<c
of mustard has a place In the nursery medicine
cupboard for hurried mustard plasters, a bottle of
vinegar for bruises, s package <>f absorbent rotton,
a r..n of bandages, from half an Inch to an Inch
and a half wide, tincture of lodine for chilblains,
ginger or peppermint water f.>r colic, chlorate ol
potash for sore throats, oil of cloves for toothache
and i roll of surgeon's adhesive pinst.-r for cuts.
It is .i good plan tor ■ mother to ark the advice of
her doctor about simple home remedies -{Good
Housekeeping.
Pea< h custard is a simply prepared dessert, suited
to the sea.son. Prepare a pint of peach pulp by
rubbing the peaches, after they are pared, through
■ Colander. Add the Sfrtl beaten yolks Of three
, cupful of milk or cream and sugar to taste
M,-ke in a slow oven until it thickens. Then cover
Sith i meringue mule of the whites of the es£S and
three tablejspoonfuts ol powdered sugar, and brown
quickly. Two tablespoonfuls of blanched almonds.
i bopped fine, will kiv»- a delicious flavor to the
merin;;u>
Another p«a dish, which makes a delicious des
sert. Is made as follows: Put sliced and sweetened
peaches into ■ deep glass dish. Cover them wltl:
a thick layer of sponge cake crumbs or. macaroons
that have been dried and rolled. Pour over the
mixture a rich, warm custard, and over all put a
meringue made of the stltlly beaten whites of eggs
and sugar. Serve very cold.
HIS STAR RISING.
From The Denver Times.
"At last Slahbber h.i« reached the pinnacle of
fame and sees his star of destiny steadily rising."
"You don't say!"
"I do. They expurgated the Boston library the
other day and condemned every book he ever wrote
on the ground that the trash was not fit for public
reading." . ' .
"Well?" , ; -. ■■;•:
"And now his publisher has put on the umpteenth
edition " •......,
PETER FINDS A FRIEND.
MR. MORGAN. AT NORTHFIELD, FIXES
THE BLAME ON SATAN.
fnT telegraph to the TRIBUXE-1
East Northfleld, Mass.. Aug. With the new
week the halls and tents and boarding houses are
filling rapidly, and the effect is seen both in the
number of meetings held and in the attendance.
This morning, in addition to the musical insti
tute, led by Mr. Towner. at 9 o'clock, there was
an address by the Rev. R. A. Torrey. of Chicago,
on "The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible."
This was the beginning of a series on "Christian
Doctrine" which Mr. Torrey is to give during the
remainder of the conference. At the main morning
service the Rev. Dr. Teunls S. Hamlin. of Wash
ington, offered prayer. The sermon was delivered
by the Rev Samuel Chadwick. of Leed3. England,
who contrasted the devil's way of reaching the
throne with God's way. taking as the groundwork
of his discourse these texts: "Ye shall be as gods,
knowing good and evil." "Be therefore perfect,
even as your Father, which Is in Heaven, is per
fect." and "Except ye be converted and become
as little children ye shall not enter into the king
dom of Heaven."
LARGE AUDIENCE AT EVERY MEETING.
In the afternoon the children had a special ser
vice, of which Mr. Jacobs had charge. The twi
light me.-ting was held in the auditorium. Paul
Dwight Moody, the younger son of the evangelist,
has charge of these meetings. The speaker this
evening was the Rev. Oeoi C. Needham. of Nar
berth, Perm. A large audience greeted him as he
spoke on David's men in the Cave of Adullam. who
Joined him in their distress, and came forth from
the cave mighty men, even men of renown. Mr.
Needham applied the lessons of David's men in
heroic action to the Christian worker who spends
much time alone with Christ. For effective work
in this busy age. this condition of fruitful work
cannot be too strictly observed. "Be alone with
Christ a great deal." he said. "Re often in the cave
with your Lord in Bible study and prayer and quiet
meditation."
The laree auditorium was nearly filled at the
evening service when Mr. Morgan began his sermon
on "The Responsibility of Preparation for Prayer."
He translated John, xv. 7. "Thus if ye abide in
me and my words ab'de in you. ye shall demand as
your due whatsoever ye are inclined to and It shall
be given you. generated or created for you if
necessary." Prayer is possible, he said, by the
revelation of the Father, the mediation of Son and
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. He referred to
a certain class of speakers who say that they open
their mouths and the Lord fills them and said that
it was "unutterable nonsense."
Every preacher, he added, should prepare him
self for his work as It' everything depended on him.
and thus throw himself Into his work as if every
thing depended on God.
This evening Mr Morgan read the text. "Fear
not. little flock, It is your Father's good pleasure
to give you the kingdom." and added: "Suppose this
Gospel were Issued to-morrow morning from the
press as a new tract and was sent to the literary
critics for their review, I wonder what they would
say about it. Well, they would read the book very
carefully. Reviewers always read the books that
they review from cover to cover, and as they came
to this passage the pen would drop and the critic
would say: 'However good the meaning of the
writer. It Is very Oar that his metaphors are
sadly mixed. He first speaks of a flock, and then
In the same sentence he talks of a family and ends
with a reference to a nation.' No. my friends, the
metaphors are not mixed. They merge, not mix.
It is the unfolding of a threefold fact— Lord
la my shepherd." "Likn to a father pttieth his
children" and "The Lord Is our King."
MR MORGAN HAS A GOOD WORD FOR PETER
The two conversations between Jesus and Peter
recorded in the Sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of
Matthew, familiar to every Bible reader, took on
wonderful freshness as Mr. Morgan presented the
startling contrast between them. In one Peter
miike-. his wonderful confession: "Thou art the
Christ*; almost Immediately the "soul illumined
from above." •* • he terms Peter, received the
fic;ithlng rebuke, or th- tender rebuke, as Mr.
Morgan prefers to call It: "Get thee behind me.
Satan." All went well until .l«.-*us named th*
cross; peter could not endure thai reference, and
trl*d hl« bent to dtesuade the Master from de
liberately taking steps which could have but one
endlng-deulh for Him and humiliation and sorrow
for }(: > followers
As the preacher presented the two men Jesus
and Peter— with remarkable vividness spa and
tim« were forgotten: he had apparently been with
them a witness to both Interviews, Just before
coming to the Auditorium. After the picture
„.,,,. the lessons, which were as practical as the
presentation of the scene had been vivid.
and ih. beginning of the divine £"*».;**!£ tWs
h ... nn .p Tf so ]„» us I'nnif Into the light or tins
or whether »■ are among the number of those who
! r« « viMi!- either to ourselves or to other people.
"■T^keVare o f vounUf spare yourself Miss tW
at all costs; anything but that. Ue.t . -;.
■ V 7 -:; •;(;";, V,;:
Snd „..» wit* i
rin.-lal abandonment to the will of . ... 1 e^en
though It be the pathway of the cros*. then we
■hall find our lives and help other men.
WHAT PETER KKAI.I.Y MEANT.
What did Peter mean thai day when he said
to Jesus. "Thai be far from The* '• Lo ™; span
Thyself"* Well, he spoke the language ol an
us he fair to this man Peter lovi^ hi. l. »r t .in^
whi. h PeTer wt.,,1.1 b- familiar, in part at any
SsPriS. of PeacVthe Daysman from on huh
the deliverer, the servant; «n.i Ibis Is He. A•'
then lie talks ab.>ut the commonplace and the
brutal ending of that fair life that will Issue „
SS£?S% kTiredV^l^
SffttT fi l^e But ,h f wrong
u'*..,; 1ff .1.-.i'.n th.v was angry: lor ra~«b«£that
rebuked Him he ». f* > hl . affecMon ne
h»rf WhriiiwSnotM far mixed with faith in
I^hrJ .f to beTble to follow anil trust where he
m :„, ,«nhn It »as not perfect love: that
could not ♦"< >l ''. 1 "• | l tPKr even W hen the cloud*
would have '- 1 "' "^ P rfeet love, for perfect
were gathering. ' V absolute continence. He loved
love »>% a >;; "?<!""£,, Vision was winded in blood.
ana w.is no remarkable- something that we have
often in this book-that Peter evidently never heard
all that Jesus will take for yourselves these
fourUwV» rt arrange as far as is possible
ir n" -Vilv the story of those last days from
this moment to the end, you will find one or two
!hns?o? Interest You will find that Jesus again
and attain attempted to explain to these men ills
cominicrww You will And that .-very time He
attempted to explain His cross they Interrupted
Him by asking Him who was the greatest man
amow them: every time: there is no exception.
Ami yon will find this -that every time Jesus men
tioned the cross He finished up by declaring the
resurrection; and you will find this, moreover -that
to "'"appearances these m ' were so frightened
at the cross tha< they never heard what He sail |
übout resurrection. •
' COMMON PHILOSOPHY OF WAR.
Now If this was the language of angry and short
(sighted affection, let me say another thing about
It It Is the common philosophy of fallen man.
It isn't old It is up to date. What did Peter mean
when he said to Jesus. 'That be far from thee?"
First of all Tils word to Christ was based upon a
misconception of the first duty of man. "That
be far from thee " Why. Peter, why should that
be far from this man. this man who has walked
In the light of the Divine will: why should that
cress that killing of which thou art afraid, be far
from' this man. Well. He must spare Himself.
Aid why must He spare Himself? Because every
man's first duty is to himself. There we have It.
That Is the doctrine of hell always— man's
first duty is to himself Not at all. Peter, you are
wrong: you will dlsvored the falsity of your position
presently. Every man's first duty is to God. and
when Peter sail, "Spare thyself." he suggested that
Jesus should abandon the higher for the lower, the
first for the last: that He should reverse the very
order upon which human life proceeds to perma
nence and perfection.
"Spare thyself." That isn't the first business,
but Peter thought it was. Take- care of number
one; a man's first duty Is to himself; God doesn't
expect a man to kill himself. They are all the same
thing, and. as I said to you a moment ago. the
philosophy Is not worn out— would God It were!—
it is up to date. Spare thyself now; take care of
yourself. And If you go outside the church you
hear the same philosophy in the world, only they
out it the uther uav. X was travelling from. Chi
cago the other night, and I heard some men calk
ing about expositions and all kinds of things, and
why this exposition was a failure or a success, and
at ii ast one of them, with a very self-satisfied look,
i? : -. Well, of course. It is every man for him
self, and th» devil take the hindmost." That is what
men think: but what a mistake it is! When you
find any man running that kind of a race for life,
every man for himself, and the devil take the
hindmost, ' he Is wrong. The devil doesn't take
trie hindmost, but the fellow in front. But that is
what Peter said. Peter wouldn't have got down
to the vulgarity of the situation, but the philosophy
is the same. Take care of yourself— that was the
first mistake.
But. again, when Peter said that, his saying was
based on a mistaken conception of the value of
sacrifice. He meant to say to Jesus. 'Why If you
die thus. Master, you are going to fail; failure lies
tnat way. Nothing can oe gained by Thy dy;ne "
Now this is what he meant. I do not think you
will Imagine lam unfair. Look at it closely He
meant to say. "You can gain nothing by dvine if
you live, you can do it all You have just been
telling us. dear Master, about a kingdom of Thine
about keys which, by the way. I am to have, and
you have been telling us about some strange new
thing— we never heard it spoken of before— this
ecclesla. this church that you are going to build
upon a rock foundation, and against which a'l the
aggressive forces of hell shall never prevail Why
Master, it sounds magnificent, grand; but if you.
are going to die. how is all this going to be done?
How is this church going to be built? How are
these keys going to be deposited in my hands* It
cannot be. Sacrifice is failure." That is what
Peter meant. It Is only for me to mention these
things this morning in the accumulated light of
nineteen centuries for us to see how wrong he
was. and yet. doa't you know, we still seem to
hold the same philosophy of life very often
Once again. I think Peter's suggestion to Christ
proved that he held a false notion of the true value
of men. Now. what did this suggest? Master
your first duty is to ycurself ; spare yourself. Sec
ondly, if you die nothing can be done; there is no
value In death, no force in killing. But. again.
I ,*/' these men are not worth dying for. Why
should you go to Jerusalem? You have been there
you have preached to them, you have loved them'
you have worked miracles among them, you have
neaied their sick, you have scattered in all the
pathway of Thy kingly advance tokens of Thy
TW co ™P as 3»°n: and these men are going to kill
there Is nothing in it." are not worth lt:
STERNNESS IMPULSED BY TENDERNESS.
Now. turn and examine the answer of Christ so
clear so stern and yet so tender. The sternness
2nJ h.h .K St l V mpulsed h - v the tenderness of Christ
and the rebuke that is r.-d hot-nay, white ho '
withering. scorchlng-Is the speech of the infinite
love of Uo<i. Now. what does he <«o? He looks
at Peter, and I think the tenderness of this whole
business Is proved in the fact that He says
„ lan - „ I used to be a little troubled about Jesus
"•"ing Peter Satan, used to wonder a little
thought it was a little hard. "Get thee behind me"
batan Tou know It says He turned and looked
at Peter. One of the old Puritan fathers says
that doesn't mean that He turned around but He
turned pale. lam not at all sure thai there Isn't
touch ot insight in that thought, turn pale at
cross. U ,^ned n pa ,e. Peter that He Sh ° Uld miss His
cross, turned pa|p.
v. Be i hat As it may. He said to Peter. "Get thee
behind me. Satan." Now. was that harsh? Oh
ro; it was full of tenderness. But it sounded
stern. I think it would have sounded far more
S'.ern if you had heard it; 1 believe if you had
Hst.--n.-d to those words as He said them they
would have nearly scorched you. though you stood
on the outskirts of the crowd: "Get thee behind
me. Satan." But. oh. the tenderness of it that
He tracked the false philosophy and the absolute
misconception of the true value of things through
His disciple to its true sources, the devil It Is as
though He had said. "Ah, Peter, that is not thy
speech. it is Satan's. I have heard that voice be
fore; I heart! It In the wilderness, when it said
Here are these kingdoms that you want; worship
me; spare thyself. You are going to the king
doms by way of the cross: spare thyself; don't do
that; here is an easy way. a short cut.*" God
has no short cuts for any man. "Worship me
and the whole thing belongs to you." and Jesus
said, "I have heard that voice before. Peter that
isn't your voice. You are very sincere in your
blundering, but behind your Sincerity is a great
subtlety; behind your blunder is the speech of the
eternal foe of God, Satan, and the tme source of
the whole thing is unmasked. Get thee behind me.
Satan,"
But now. why? "Thou art a stumbling block to
me, an offence, a stumbling block." Jesus says
to Satan, through Peter. "You are talking as
though you would help me and advise me toward
the consummation of my heart's desire You are
doing nothing of the kind; you are hindering, if
1 I'sten to you, if I spare myself, then I never
can have these kingdoms: If I miss the pathway
of death I never can open the gate of life; if I
shun the darkness that gathers I can never be
the morning star of a new !iv Thou art an of
fence, a stumbling block, a hindrance. Get thee
behind me. that my pathway may be clear through
blood and agony and death to life and joy ami
heaven. Thou art a stumbling block." Yes. but
why? These words of Jesus track and trace the
whole thing down to its root. Why should this
be a stumbling block? "Thou mind not the
things thru be of God. but the things of men."
THINGS OF MEN AND OF GOD.
What are the things of men' Ease. fame, wealth,
outward pomp. All these the devil offered to Christ
in the wilderness; all these Peter still hoped Jesus
would have. The outward authority of ceremonial
and accident and pageantry and robing, all the
empty hollow those] that has made kingship
through these centuries, he wanted Christ to have
all these— an easy time to be master of men. to
consider His own luxury, and If that man offended
Him to do Mm to death, and If that man didn't
Clear out of the kingdom to have him banished
or executed: all that, ease, luxury, an easy path
way, a delightful time. \Vh;it about those hungry
men? Sever mind the hnnsry men; lei the king
be fed, let the king be clothed in purple, let the
king have all that he wants. That Is the devil's
an'i the world's false conception of kingship, and
that Is In the heart of Satan, an.! that was in the
heart of Pet-r. The things of men, I repeal them—
' ise, fame, wealth, pomp, pageantry.
Now. what are the things of God? Peace, rest.
joy. the glory upon which no tarnish passes, and
I cannot enumerate them without any thoughtful
m:>:i seeing that th^se are the better things. Peace,
which includes righteousness, for there is no peace,
saith my G-wi. to the wicked Joy, wherewith He
ad.leth no Borrow: Joy. which is not something op
posed to sorrow, but which Is sorrow transmuted.
Th.it is the kin.l of Joy God gives men. He doesn't
give you a joy whi^h Is a compensation for your
sorrow, bat He lakes hoW of your sorrow and turns
it into Joy. .<•> with the Christ always, and so
with all the followers of the Christ; joy. which is
the blossoming from the root of sin and sorrow;
this Is the joy of the Christ and the Joy of His
followers. Joy, glory and honor upon which no
tarnish can ever pass; these are the things of God.
Now, listen 1 Th» things of man. the things of God.
If you mlnii the things of men. they forbid the
cross The cross for the kins?? Madness! Do you
choose the thins.- of God? They demand the cross:
and so Jesus Christ answered the suggestion of
Satan through Peter, tost, by naming, the origin.
Satan; secondly, by declaring the character, a
stumbling block, a hindrance to progress, and
thirdly and lastly, by showing the reason why that
suggestion was a stumbling block: it minded the
things of men and not of God.
May I reverently press th:.-. for our business this
morning is rather to meditate upon our Lord's po
sition than anything else Why was it He chose
that cross and chose the things of God? I think
for two reasons: for His own perfecting and for the
larger results of bringing many sons to the glory.
He chose the cross because that way lay HI own
perfecting; His perfecting not of the divine Inten
tion concerning Him. not the perfecting of His
will or th« perfecting of His manhood, but the
perfecting of the mm in His mission.
Jesus la He Saviour.X but only passing through
the cross can He be perfected as to the divine
purpose for Him. He was made perfect through
these Bufferings and He chose deliberately th?
baptism unto death in order that through it He
ml-ht be perfected And then what" Then also
because of the larger results named In those pame
two verses that He might bring many sons to glory.
Because of the suffering of death He was crowned
with clorv and honor Why? In order that being the
Kins of glory He might bring the children of faith
Into that «a me «lory. And so. beloved, we look
v,-k nt the scene and we thank God with reverent
heart that He didn't listen to the suggestion of a
shortsighted and angry affection, but that He an
swered the promptings of a rarsjghted. tender and
infinite love a much greater thing, and He took
His way to" the cross, and the cross became His
throne His blood became His kingly purple, and
throuKh the mystery of death He became a quick
enlng spirit.
SPARING OR SACRIFICING.
These final words. These tWO conceptions of life.
roan thyself and sacrifice thyself, are in per
netunl antagonism. Take this assembly of Chrls
tl in people here this morning, and there is a divid
ing line I cannot draw It; no man can draw It:
but the Master does. There are those who are
living even though they love th- Lord, the old
carnal life, whose philosophy is most correctly ex
pressed in those words. "Spare thyself"; and there
are those who. 1 doubt not. have so abandoned
themselves to the purpose and the will of God
that they are living in that spiritual life where the
one dominant note Is, "I must if He says it. though
the must mean the Cross." The first Is devilish;
Jesus -all It-Satan. The second is Christian—
that Is. of the Christ. The first seems to be for the
preserving of life for an hour to lose it; the second
Is for the abandonment of life for a moment to
ilnd it forever.
Now the searching test of the moment is this:
Am I sparing myself, or am I pouring my life out
In sacrificial service? Am I living, even within the
pale of the Christian Church, and serving God in
that perpetual attempt to see to it that nothing I
do oversteps the boundary where I can be care
fully spared or have I in any measure passed into
that fellowship with Christ in which the zeal of
Thy house is eating me up?
And what advice are you going to give to other
people— Satan's or Christ's? Are you saylns to
other people: "Now. you had better take care of
yourself, better spare yourself: God doesn't expect
"people to kill themselves"? Or are you saying to
other people, not as an injunction laid upon them,
but as a word of strong communion. "Let us go
with Him. even though It be to death"? \\hlch?
We. want to-day, beloved, a church of Christ re
formed to the pattern: we want within the church
of Christ the abandonment of the devilishness of
comfortable vulgarity and self-centred indiffer
ence, and we want within the church of Christ the
surrender of everythlng-yea. even life— for the per
fecting of the saints and for the propagation of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
And let me say thls-somethlng I know I repeat,
and I am going right on to repeat it always-thai
let any person here choose the pathway of the
Cross, definitely, honestly, decisively. Immediately
-what then? Then the light of the third day Is
already on your pathway. Easter follows Cruci
fixion, and no man or woman ever saw the light of
Easter Day that had not trod the weary way of
Calvary; and no man or woman ever trod the
weary way of Calvary but that the light broke, the
day dawned, the shadows fled, and life began to be
no loncer a duty, a drudgery, a careful sseculatloa
as to the consequences, but a rapture a thrill-not
"citement. but an enthusiasm. But w* find
that only by way of the Cross.
LEFT UFAi HAKY BOY TO DIE
INQUEST SHOWS THAT RICHLY CLAT>~
CHILD FOUND DEAD AT RYE WA«
ABANDONED BY MOTHER.
What premises to prove an interesting? muidjur
mystery was brought to a head yesterday by the>*
Inquest held by Coroner Banning, of WeatclMater
County, into the death of the richly clad baby
boy which was found abandoned in a lot at
Rye-on-the-Sound on Monday. Dr. Lowenatine.
of Rye. who performed an autopsy found that
the infant had died from starvation and suffoca
tion. He said the baby had been dead only a
short time when found.
It is the opinion of the authorities that the.
baby was abandoned by some woman who came
from New -York. A careful search of the lot
showed footprints which had been made by a
woman's high heel shoes, but the rain yester
day practically obliterated them.
Coroner Banning is determined to solve the*
mystery, and detectives will be employed to try
to trace the mother of the infant.
LAWYERS LIBRARY /A THE RAIN.
HE DID NOT PAY RENT IN ADVANCF
WAS EVICTED.
The library. legal documents, desks, safe an«S
other office furniture of Augustus C. Franaioll. a
lawyer, were on the sidewalk in front of the build
ing at No. 75 Llberty-st yesterday morning, and
were soaking in the riln part of the day before he*
could arrange to have them removed to a new*
office in the Morton Building, in Nassau-st. Mr.
Fransloli is atety-wM years old. He said ln the af
ternoon that he had been evicted from th© building
in I -herty-st. for failing to pay his rent ln ad
vance, though he had offered securities for the*
rent. He declared that he had property worth*
MAMI and had been paying rent in the city far
many years. Many of his law books were damaged;
by the rain, and many documents wer« reduced
nearly to pulp. On some of the documents appeared
the names of prominent men who had been clients
of the lawyer.
"I have twelve children." Mr. Fransioli said yes
lerday, an.l I am the fourteenth child of eighteen™
How is that for a family record?"
Mr Fransioli was polite." said Mr. Derschueh,
the sub-acent of the building in Liberty-st. yester
■liv. hut he put us ofT when we asked for the»
rent, saying he wts dally expecting some money 1
due him from clienis. The rent was not forthcom
ing, however, and just to show him that we meant
business the city marshal last Saturday carrteoV
a few of his books downstairs into the vestibule.
That didn't seem to worry Mr. Fransioli in the,
slightest, and yesterday afternoon the marshal,
placed them all on the sidewalk.'"
THOSE YIITH ASSEMBLY ENROLMENTS*
ONE DEAD MAN AND SEVERAL FORGERIZ3 O»
THE LISTS. IT IS CHARGED.
Justice Glldersleeve. in the Supremo Court, yes*
terday. on the application of Franklin B. Miiler.
granted an order directing the Board of Election*
to show" cause why a peremptory writ of man
damus should not be Issued enjoining: the board!
from placing or entering the names of certain per
sons on the enrolment lists of the Vllth Assembly
District of the Republican party. The board is
also ordered to show cause why certain names aowf
on the lists should not be stricken from it.
Miller in his affidavit says that in th» statements
of enrolment filed .vith the Board of Elections In'
May and June. 1901. he found the name of George
Kopp. who, he says, never signed the enrolment
statement. Mr. Kopp. he says, consents that his
name be stricken from the lists.
Mr. Miller also says that a special statement of
enrolment was filed for William, Gibson. This per
son, asserts Mr. Miller, died on March 9. 1301. and
could not have signed the statement of enrolment.
His signature. >lr. Miller declares, is a forgery.
Mr Miller also says that there is a special state
ment of enrolment, alleged to have been signed by
James G. McCarthy, sal No. 598 Hudaon-st. Mr.
McCarthy, he says, denies signing the statement,
and consents that his name be stricken out. The
signature is pronojncej a forgery. As to the en
rolment of Henry C. Schrieber, of No. 94 Eighth
ave . Mr. Miller asserts thai there is only one man
by that name at th.it address, and he pronounces
the signature a forgery.
Mr Mill fears thai the Board of Elections is
about to place these names on the primary list*.
and that the elections may be improperly held.
APPRAISERS /.V CONFERENCE.
THEY WISH TO FRAME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
OBTAINING UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION
OF MERCHANDISE.
The annual .-.-inference of United States apprais
ers of ports, ordered by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, assembled at the Appraiser's* Stores yesterday.
The conference selected Appraiser Wakeman, as
chairman: Appraiser Stone, of Detroit, recorder.
and Edgar M. Barber, assistant recorder.
The conference will take up various questions to
be considered In the order of divisions In the Ap
praiser's Stores, beginning to-day with Assistant
Appraiser Wannoaker'a division.
The conference will probably continue for a week. .
or ten days. The especial objects of the conference*
are to obtain uniform methods of appraising sim- '.
il.ir goods at the various ports, and for this pur- ]
pese the classification as well as appraisal of mer- I
chandise is considered. At the close- of the session I
various recommendations are usually embodied in,
a report to. the Secretary of the Treasury.
I\TFXT <>X HAWXG MORE FREE BATES,
THF. ACTCCG MAYOR A.= KS THE HEALTH BOA»I>
BOm M\NY ARK NEEDED FOR
THE WH'~".E ''ITT.
Following the announcement on Saturday by Act-*,
ins Mayor Guggenheimer that at an early meeting; ■'
of the Board of Estimate and ADDortlonment ha
would ask for an appropriation for more free baths
similar to the one in Rivtnarton-st.. no announced.
yesterday that he had sent an official letter to
President Sexton of the Health Board asking for
an official statement as to how many public baths
there should be to provide for the wants of th« :
people throughout the whole city. > •.-:.;'
"As soon as I get this Information from Commis
sioner Sexton officially I shall act upon it." said)
Mr Guggenhelmer. "I know that many more bath*>
are needed, but I have no idea that they shall b»
as expensive a.- the one at Rivington-st. . which
cost fTOtW I think that baths can be erected for
S"s<vio each, and they will more than make up th»
cost by keeping the people well ami strong."
RFUOVIXG FI R\ACES TO EXSLET.
v
TENNESSEE COMPANT CONCENTRATING ITS IN
DUSTRIES AT THAT POINT.
Birmingham. Ala.. Aug. « (Special).— lt to reported
on good authority that the Tennessee Coal. Iron
and Railroad Company will Increase the number of
blast furnaces at Ensley by dismantling five of its
stacks in other places in the Birmingham district
and removing them to Ensley. This will give Ens
ley ten furnaces, with a daily capacity of two
thousand tons of pig iron. The Tennessee com
nanv Is gradually concentrating its industries) at
Enslev with the steel mill, rod and nail mill and
rail mill, as the nucleus about which the others
shall be grouped.
FEyDFRS ORDERED OS YO\KERS CAWB.
The Yonkers Police Board has Informed th*
Yonkers Electric Railway Company that It wfll
have to place fenders on its cars running ra the)
city before August 12 There have been many aeeJ
dents in the city of late, some of^hich have beer*
fatal and the members of the board assert that
had the cars been supplied with feaders a number
of the accidents would have been avoided.
~V(^jACKSON(grattg
Inioo Square, North. 20 E. 17th Street
We have imported a number oi choice
FRENCH MARBLE HANTELS,
ALSO RICH
FRENCH AND ITALIAN
ANDIRONS, FIRE SCREENS,
ETC.
OLR OWN FOUNDRIES AND SHOPS.
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