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THE- INITIATION
OF FLORENCE.
1 BY ROSE WILLIS JOHNSON. '
KEEN wind blew from the
north, with dreary moaning
through leafless branches.
The yellow sunset .had given
place to steely tints. Twilight was at
hand, and Dbmley and his boys turned
their lo-teams homeward Into the
new-cut iroad with satisfaction.
'I'm hungry enough toat a mule,
Tom remarked, avoiding a deep rut
"I'll be ' glad when the logs are in.
Wonder; if dad gets tired 2 He never
3jn, slower of speech and movement,
Bcarccly1 glanced from his horse's neck.
"jYes, he gets tired," he answered, pres
ently. ."He's not iron."r -
with Rene cared less for society
lajnd mole for us boys1." Tom grumbled.
iDinnef was abominable! I guess she
don't know how bacon and cold boiled
potatoes taste from a dinner pail.
She's selfish clear through, like all
gjirls; ; She thinks she's all right; may
be ; she - is; but home isn't It's not
what it was when ma was here."
, Ills voice reached farther than he
knew. jDomley, on the leader, turned
and 'gave a backward, somber, look.
Sudden 'silence fell, broken only by the
creating of chains and rattle of
yheels. When they spoke again it was
about the morrow's work. Domley
did not encourage idle conversation.
Tonii's grievance was, to him, a real
. OheV The religion of old days had been
the religion of comfort The passing
o its hicek disciple wrought inevitable
changes. There was moie lamplight
In the parlor now, more calling, more
meeting of benevolent societies. These
things were all right, but Tom resented
the bacon and cold potatoes.
Where khe road touched tLe lane
a llyiiib figure evaded the lead team,
and slppj?d, panting, before the boys,
altmosl under their horses' feet. It
was fprteen-year-old Florence, the
.'ww.-;-: I v -.
she cried, breathlessly, "do
: Ict me ride, woqrtVou? Tessie Birch
3at oitrlwuse. iChey're in the parlor,
p?acficin Easter rnusic. They are
inrcetj assies, the songs are. I'm go
ngt'O the -services Sunday, aren't you?
Can't I ride, Ben?"
- Bewni her easily to a place be-
hhd hjm on the horse, and she clasped
' nun apout;,' the '..waist,, ".snuggling her
, ccld nose against his back.
" 11 wish', you'd wear something on
your bead,'' jhe remonstrated. "It's a
4 Woniler'-jM-tlon't die! Have they got
' aaythiiig lood to eat at home?"
"Maekerel" disdainfully. "Rice, po
tatoes!; hiscuit. ' and coffee. Bread
scdreliedAt Better hurry everything's
scorching i'(' ; ' ,
'Ohf- .we'll," they're' singing'." Tom
snarled; "I say, Ben. you're your own
man after to-morrow. I'd light out.
i d hunt up Lncle Bart. I don't intend
to -Work on here when my time's up.
. i?n 1 ' i .
ieiiow -eis nenuer money nor
thanks."
''You hush up!" Florence flashed.
"3en isn't going to light out; he's go
ing to stay with me! I. guess things
aicn t; burnt," anxiously. "Is it your
birthday to-morrow, Ben?"
"I guess it is." He withdrew from
h,ir embrace and slid' hastily to the
grounpf closing the big gate behind
his wagon. "Run along to the house
now, Babe. I have to feed the horses.
It's too mortal cold for you to be out."
'.'I'll go with you," she volunteered,
stjutly. "Let me I'll help. You
arfen't going to light out, E en, are
you?" ; . ;.' ; ;
''Bother!" Ben roughly brushed her
astde. "You're the awf ullest kid when
yoi get a notion! Run on to tha house;
I mean what I say."
When Ben used that tone Florence
ceased importunities. She turned dis
contentedly toward the lighted square
of I the kitchen window. She wanted
t6 be with Ben.' He was her idol Ben,
th;:,tacituifclii;;'infancy-?.'it was his
slpulder she' lo vedv best. In days of
measles and croup nej.was ner savior,
Now. as then, he was the one being!
altogether lovely, without spot or blem
ish.
Ben made his horses comfortable.
then went to the house, whicl looked
inviting '? afters the biting outer air.
Logs were : ablaze ' on the hearth, and
the : , table :was daintily spreid. He
sea tedhimself and Florence took pos
session of iiis'5!knee .
"We're going to - have preserved
pears," she whispered, encouragingly
T'ifl eat a lot if I were you!"
A t the table her irrepressiblity broke
cute afresh.
bo vou know to-morrow is Ben s
birthday?" she demandea.
Mr. Domley paused a moment, fork
in hand.
brother.
twenty-one!" she exclaimed. "Ben
ter' ITT give a dinner In honor of
thlevent. consiaer,yours;ivc
till nf trm-i'"
a ffraeious one. Ben reu me cum-
ent. X "All Tight," ' he ; said, in al-
Mq" fathfir'"wy. "rm not
A
k Tinmiav lPft tne room xaat eveu-1
v 5nfhp,turned grUffly to his flder son. grandfather had done before him? to bear.
'lrS.; he said. There was youth's natural longing And be it said,
uri '"tllf 'wiiif. i- Vmi can knock for change, coupled with silent, soar- though Florence's
, Zil r?" . V 4 tog ambition. Who knew to what cessf ul, she was
K7r5'- W; meerh for him. heights he might not climb? There life's lessons all at
r i lit iviis iciifcwj ur i
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Tom was not so reticent. The prom
ise of a day's rest and an old-time din
ner warmed his blood.
"Help Rene clean, up," he whispered
to Florence, as he lighted his stub of
candle at the log. "I'm going to ask
some fellows home to dinner. Have
something decent to eat"
With the first light Florence shivered
into her clothes. It was Saturday'and
Ben's birthday. There was much to
do which must be done well.
So well was it done that by 9 o'clock
the house reflected a wonderful luster.
Rene was at the mirror when Flor
ence came sidling in.
"Flo," the elder sister called pleas
antly, "if you'll do something for me
I'll give yon a dime! There's plenty
of bread and butter, milk and cheese,
and there are three pumpkin pies.
Father'll be out late, and no telling
when the boys will get in. When they
come, set out their dinner, and you
shall have the dime."
Slow dismay usurped the bustling
cheerfulnes of the child's face. "Where
are you going?" she demanded.
"To the church. Tessie and I-
"But Ben?" Florence interrupted,
breathlessly. "It's Ben's birthday!
And you said "
"0 hush!" Rene gave her hair a
vicious twist, and jabbed in a hairpin.
"Ben won't be in before night. I'll get
him a good dinner to-morrow; perhaps
I'll invite the minister over. I have to
go to-day ; I'm on the flower committee.
You'll do all right If you are lone:
some have Ida Barton come over."
"I don't want Ida Barton, and you're
too mean to live!" Florence choked.
"You are! I'm not going to your old
church again see if I do! - You told
Ben -"
"Now, that will do!" Rene inserted
the last pin, and took a critical survey
of herself. "I'm not Ben's slave,' nor
yours. You'll do what I. say. With
Rover here there's nothing to be afraid
of." ' m
"I'm afraid of nothing but meanness!"-
Florence stormed. But words
failed. She turned and fled, banging
the door in a way to make the toilet
articles jump in astonishment.
spitfire: 'Ken commented, pinning
on her hat
"She's dreadful! I don't
is to become of her! I
know what
must hurry. I wonder if Mr. Morgie
will be there to help us?"
When the storm was over Florence
came back to the deserted kitchen.
It was nearly ten by the fat Dutch
clock in the corner. The kettle sim
mered very invitingly, and an expect
ant air pervaded the place. Florence's
face wore a look of determination.
"Ben is coins: to have Ids birthday
dinner," she announced to the clock.
"You needn't look blank and cross
your hands. I'm going to cook it my
self r
It was very cold. There was nothing
to save the Easter promise from the
sword of the frost. Florence's pets, the
barn-yard fowls, huddled together in
sunny corners, looking frowsy and
wind-blown. She went out among
them, pan in hand, her ears tingling.
She was a Judas; she meant to betray.
They knew no fear of her. She
picked up a young cochin, who merely
reached round in an effort to secure
the corn in her hand.
'Oh, you poor thing," she whimpered,
feeding him. 'T, have to have you for
Ben. It won't hurt but a minute. I
know the axe is sharp oh!"
She leaned against the fence, white
and sick, and the chicken flopped.
WThen all was still, she ventured to
peep. The deed, was done. Shudder
ing violently, she snatched up her
victim and fled, leaving his heartless
brethren fighting over the pan.
One unconsciously imbibes informa-
tion. How to remove the feathers did
not trouble her now that - she had
I solved the problem of his head. She
rose with the strength of conviction-
l sne Knew sne couia cook:
How nice it must be- to be Rene-
to have passed beyond dish-washing!
It occurred to her to be Rene, and she
donned a discarded wrapper and aped
her sister's ways. Her enthusiasm
grew. She , prepared vegetables and
watched the pat, from which rich
odors begam to rise. Then she turned
her attention to the fruit-cellar.
Rene was very particular about her
fruit. It was .there "for show" Tom
asserted, in speenful moments. There
were vandal hands; upon it now. Two
of the choicest jars and a mold of jelly
went to do honor to Ben's majority.
Ben, meanwhile, was walking soberly
homeward. His heart was heavy, with
the discouragement which falls easily
he plowed these fields? How many
times gathered the harvests for oth-
ers?
Tom had given voice to a thought
long dormant in his mind. Why linger
In the rut, -why go on as father and
were none to care for him here, none
save little Florence..
"O mother!" he whispered with a
-sudden sob. "Mother!"
Behind him a merry "Hallo!'" ftora
lusty lungs made him turn qUckly.
Tom and threes of? his young fiends
were coming ujfr6m town. Cue of
them was the young minister opon
Whom Tom a sorted Reno
,us fsuLu giances.
"Wait, Ben J" f Tom called.
fcGsing
home? So are ire' . Thr hnvs nr.fi Mr
Morgie are here to do justice to Rene's
cooking. Fly uiv and let's hear yot:
crow!" E;s'vJ;"
Ben colored uiider: the tan of past
summers as the a'wtivardly greeted, his"'-:
friends.-. A sinking of the heart (old
him how little reliance he placed upon
upon his sister's promise., What if un-
tidy hearth and empty cupboard !
awaited them.?';--;;; -, ; " , -' j
He was :sulleply; j angry at Tom's
rashness. The-., moment-gave him a
flash of self-reveliition. He was sensi
tive to the opinion of others; he was
proud. ' kJli.
"If home is as J Rene usually kecpi
it," he thought, Til leave it forever!"
Outwardly" he Isvas shy and quiet.
"I'm glad to see lypu, boys," he said.
"I'm not ready to. crow yet not till
after dinner, c Cold Easter, Mr. Morgie.
Do 3Tou think this snap has killed tho
fruit?" V:J: .'
Florence had "just j completed the
preparations for her banquet and was
proidly surveying results when there
came a great stamping and laughing
in the hall. The boys and the
preacher! She pe ped and retreated, a
demure, maidenly figure with dancing
eyes. ,
Tom stared. "Where's Rene?'V he
demanded. "Not gone, has she? Well!
What have you foi, dinnei Babe?"
Somewhat disconcerted, he led his
guests into the ;parlor. Ben stood
where he had paused." He was looking
at the table, invitingly draped in snowy
white, graced by bis mother's pretty,
)ld-fashioned china and "silver. Some
thing unsteadied 'the hand he extended. ,
"Did you fix it for, me, Babe?,' he
asked, and Florence nodded confusedv
ly, hanging her hesid. ' .
"I did the best I could," she faltered.
"I didn't think about company but'
jUSt Of J'OU." - ' fi ' : -
"Thank you, '.Babe. Let-;think of 1
ntlipr frnm -nni Onrf2Irsll TTO? T'll
do my part by you ifd father; I'll
stand by you. Confr give me a kis$
for my birthday!" i ' , 1
The new cook looked up into 1or,
brother's face. She-saw there some
thing which made iier ; shiver raptur-r
ously. Ben was pleased "with her;. -Ben
was happy ! With a glad little gurgle
she .went to his embrace, pressing rosy
lips to his. :"&u?;&vl '
"One for mother,'' she whispered.
"Oh, how proud sheVl be if she could
see you, a really, trul
man, old enough
to vote!"
Ben's birthday dinner wras a great
success, loung people are merry ovex-
little things, and after" her first con
fusion Florence entered into the hilar
ity of the occasion,- notXhOwever, for
getting her dignity as mistress of tne.
board.- There were toasts proposed
and answered, jests and friendly re
partee. ':ilr;.i;
In the midst of it all the door opened
suddenly, and Rene ' stood upon the
threshold. ' . .
Enjoyment sparkled in Tom's eyes.
"O Rene!" he called. "Come in, Rene!
Better late than never! You. asked
us or some of u to Ben's birthday
dinner, you know, and , here we arc!
So glad you've come! Will you have
a bone there isn't anything else left
The, girl made a gesture of dissent,
turning away her crimsoned race.
With an unintelligible murmur o"
greeting and apology she, -withdrew,
carrying with her a confused impres
sion of happy young faces pn each oz
which was a look which made ner
tingle sensitively. -
She had a bad half-hour aione with
herself, the sounds of jnirth coming up
from below. Every sound was a stab.
making her wince and writhe. For she
was not. as she declared herself to be.
a monument of selfishness.! She was
but a thoughtless, pleasure-loving girl.
who had not yet arrived at her moth
er's moral stature
The promise of the day. before, which
had been given so lightly, had been
brushed aside for a task more pleasura
ble. Now It came to Tier that a prom
ise, though made in b'est, is sacred.
Ben had trusted her, iacted upon her
word. She did not know how results
had been accomplished, how he had
been spared from humiliation, but she
had failed him. k
Then she thought of his quiet, tm-
youthful ways, and her heart burned.
What a arood brother he was, toiling
manfully at his father's side, year in,
year out, to provide home Comforts!
She put her face down on her arms
and wept a little, then turned to a bet-
ter penitence, the sorrow for wrong
which expresses itself ?n deeds.
L It required some moral courage to go
fjguests, and by
'sence brichten
her cheerful, girlish pr
their social hour; but tfyis she did, and
Ben was forgiving, Tjom, for. once,
magnanimous. Nothing was done to
remind her she had failed in the home
the place where failures are hardest
from that day, al-
initiation . was sue-
not fo'reed to accept
once, but took re-
maining degrees at hert leisure. For
with Rene as the home J angel, the old
I life of leve and comforfl was r.-e."tab-
j ashed. Youth's Companllon."
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Destroyinj; VeeviI In Grain.
Destroying weevil in peas Or grain
can be accomplished byputting the
peas in a dox or barrel haying a tight
fitting cover, placing bisulphide of car
bon in a saucer on top of the peas and
leaving'the covers on for twenty-four
hours. Then turn the peas out, air
them and return them into the barrel.
v Sweet Potatoes For Hos.
f-he small and- unsalable sweet po
tatoes are just as valuable for the fat
tening of hogs as those that are of
marketable size. Sweet potatoes con
tain a large proportion of sugar and
are, therefore, very suitable for the
fattening of stock. They should be
cooked and bran added. Being very
wholesome, they may be fed. liberally.
f Advantages of Weighing Food.
But few farmers weigh the hay given
stock. It is true that to weigh hay for
each-cow every time a herd is fed is
tedious, (jut by weighing a quantity a
-few timjs one will be able to come
close endugh to estimate the quantity
m feeding. The object should be not.
to overfeed. A great many non-producing
aiiimals receive more than they
require, .'although they may consume
it. Ten J pounds of hay a day should
be sufficient for an ordinary horse that
is well i supplied with grain. The
amount (allowed cattle should depend
upon circumstances. Cows giving milk
win consume aid utilize more than
steers
TheA
s no better investment fox-tbe
dairy
than a small steam endne:'
One 'of the power of a single horse will
i odite sufficient to do many small
job for which hand power would oth
erwise be needed. But its most impor
tant use in winter will be for steaming
and cooking food. This adds largely
to the nutritiousness of the food, be
cause it makes the starchy portions
hiuch more easy "of digestion. It is
-not necessary to steam or cook food
for fattening animals, and in this re
spect the practice has gone out of fa
vor, but it pays to steam the food for
milch cows. They require a good deal
of -watery and -can -'take- it as well with
their food as by itself.
The Iticliest Milk.
Which is the richest milk? Experi
ments plainly show that the last milk
froiii the udder the "stripplngs" is
much richer in fat than that first
di-aivn. . Several tests in this country
have demonstrated that fact, and in
an Experiment a cow was milked until'
the udder was completely empty.all
Milk being weighed
The millc was
divided into three lots and tested for
butter fat. The first milk contained
only 0.9 per cent, of fat, the second
2.6(5 per cent, and the third lot 4.0G
per cent. At tle New York station an
experiment was made, the first milk
containing only three-tenths .of one
per! cpnt. of fat and the second C.85 per
cent., the two lots only being used, the
whole milk averaging 2.55 per cent.
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Eedr-ciiiR the Acreage For Sheep.
, One of . the steady improvements
noted in sheep raising is the gradual
reduction of the amount of acreage
nebessary ;o support a flock of sheep.
We have always been extravagant in
this respect, demanding two or three
times as much land to support a sheep
as in any of the European countries.
L in England, where sheep raising has
always been the best and most highly
developed, they have one sheep to
every three acres, while we have about
one to every forty-five. This, of
course, does not indicate that the Eng
lish breeders support more sheep to the
acre in every instance than we do.
There are instances in . this country
where we do much better than any of
our English brothers. But it does
show, that we could expand our sheep
industry about fifteen times without
raising more sheep to the acre than
they do in England.
The improvement noted, and which ,
should be extended much further, is
that of making every acre supply
more food for the sheep, and in such
a way that it would actually cost less
to raise sheep than it does on the
free range. This, of course, must be
accomplished by raising the right
crops, and by taking advantage of the
sheep's power to increase the fertility
of the soil. The weeds, briars and
bushes in a field represent just so
much waste of space. The sheep "will
not eat them and they annually take
up so much room. By grubbing.these
out it is possible to: improve the pas
ture without much .help. The sheep
will keep them down and nibble eft
any new sprouts that may appear.
But we first must take, away the
weeds, bushes and briars to give th'e
sheep a chance. The soil is always
highly fertilized by the sheep, and
their little feet compact the soil-around
the roots of grass plants so they are
less liable to injury by cold and thaw
ing winter weather. Altogether sheep
improve our soil conditions, and a
farm properly conducted should be
able to support from four to six sheep
where to-day they are feeding one
horse or steer. E. P. Smith, in Ameri
can Cultivator.
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A SERMON FOR SUNDAY
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE ENTITLED-
rV STONING JZSUS."
The Her. Dr. J. Wilbnr Chapman Plead
For a Fair Consideration of the Claims
of the Keligion of Christ Anything is
Setter Than Being Indifierent.
New York City. Tle following sermon 1
by the great evangelist, the llev. Dr. J .
Wilbur Chapman, from the text: "Then
the Jews took up stones again to stone
Him," Johnjx: 31. - ;
The shining of the sun produces two
effects in the world, one exactly the op-
osite of the other. In one place it en
ivens, beautifi es and strengtiiens ; in the
others it deadens, mars and decays. So
it is with the Gospel of Christ. It is unto
some a "savor of life unto life;" unto oth
ers it is "a savor of death unto death."
So it was with the coming of Christ inter
the world. He brought to light the truest
affection and the deepest hatred. Men
loved" darkness rather than light, so
Christ's coming into the world could only;
disturb them. , . , : v
If you go into the woods on a summer's,
day, and if it be possible, turn, over ,one
of the logs which mjy be near td" you,
J row yill find underneath hundreds of,
ittle insects; the moment the light strikes
them they run in every direction. Dark
ness is their life; they hate the light.. But
if you journey a little further and lift a
stone, which for. a little 4 time has been
covering the grass or the little flowers, the
moment you; would lift the obstruction
these things would begin to crow. The
light is their life; they die in the dark-.
ness.
, Christ's coming into the - world pro
voked the bitterest prejudice and called
forth the' deepest devotion. Simeon, a
devout man, was in the temple when the
young child Jesus was brought in, and he
took Him up in his hands and blessed God,
and said, "Lord, lettest now Thy servant
depart in peace, according to Thy word,
for now my eyes have seen Thy salva
tion. It was just the- opposite with
Herod. When the king herd concerning
Jesus he sent.the wise men, that he might
find - out through them where He was,
and when : thev did not return, he was ex
cecding wroth, land sent forth and slew
all.tae cnuaren tnat-were
ami fn'&Yr the coast thereof
in Bethlehem
two years and
under according to the time
which he had
diligently inquired ot.the wn
fee men. lhese
are the two extreittefi,
John's gospel is ttiS gosp
1 of love, but
in it we find the same vrdat differences
Where can vou find suchsVeetness as is
contained in these words Uor God so
loved the World that He gavd His only
beeotten Son. that whomever believpth in
Him should not nerish but' hae everlast
ing life?" Where is there such' 'te,uder new
as m this expression Jesuswrcept
this r-rrvrpssinn .lisiis'iiwrrr.?"'
uiv- l
tireb tne 4
Only two words, and yet on ! thkb t
sorrowing world rests, taking comfort and
consolation! But wherej can yoii find such
hatred as expressed in- Johnfvviii.: 59,
"Then took they up stones to cast at
Him an again
Tews took up stor
When you remember
stoninc; the Son
God, the One who
good, the sin is
about. This test and the verse that fol
lows is a beautiful illustration of hate and
love, brutality and tenderness. He had
words whieii should have made the hearts
of the people leap for jov; thnt He was
one with Jehovah, who kad led ;heir fore-
fathers from Egypt to Caanan; who had
spoken the worlds into existence; had
I hanis the seas washed toand fro. You
would nave thougnt at tnese expressions
of the Master every knee would have been
bowed in loving devotion; but not so.
The Jews took un the stones afgain with
which to stone Him , and He iave them
one of the tenderesfc answers' liis heart
could dictate "Many good; worig have I
shown you from Mv Father, for tvhich of
these do you stone Me9"
The text 'is an illustration o the fact'
lf fW M7Vrt wprp nAic il. fair's
of their treatment of men are most unfair
in their treatment of Jesus Qhrist. - If
you are familiar with the mode hi stoning
offenders in the early days, you will .be
able to see how true this was of jthe Jews,
"fhe crier marched before the pan who
was to die, proclaiming the man's sins and
the name of the witnesses ttppearing
against him. This was for th6 humane
purpose of enabling any one who was ac
rmaintad with the cireumgtancoS in the
case to go forward and speak ' for v him,
and the prisoner was held until the new
evidence was given. But the Jews were
not so considerate of Jesus; when He
said, "I and My Father are one," ;imme
dia tely they began to stone Hunt
All that is asked for our rel gion, for
Christ and for the Bible is ; ju st a f air
consideration of theiivCiaimstTjhe Bible,
we claim, is 'the word of God, holt because
"it is old only, but because it i$ both old
and true. It seems as if it werfe written
for us as individuals; it is my present an
swer to my present need, W simply
present' the Book in evidence.-' J ..Suppose
you try to find its equal; suppose you try
to nroduce its simDiest parable!; failure
same; we only. ask for. it a fair qonsidera -
England not long ago a woman was lec
turing against our religion, and after she
had closed, one of iTie mill-ha ids said.
"I would like to ask the lecturer this one
question: Thirty years ago I was the curse
of this town and everybody in it. I tried
to do better and failed. The teetotaler
f
got hold of me, and I signed te pledge
and broke it. . The police -took me am
sent me to prison, and the, wardens tried
to make me better, and I beean to drmit
as soon as I left my cell. When all had
failed, I-took Christ as my Sa ior, and
He made a ntew man of me. I anfi a: mem-
Vmr nf fho r-hnrr-h a Hass-lnadffii And 6U
uerintendent of the Sunday-school. If
are
haps vou shrink from the conduit of the
. - -111 ' ' V. .J LiJ f - w - -
. rr .mciia i nnar 'pr
Jews and cry, "For shame! ' but there is
worse way to stone ijm than that, ten
can hurt von tar more than- by stnuinr;
von in tfis face or beatinsr,' viou with
stripes. Do you imadne that Christ's
.worst suffering was when they-cajst stonf
atilim. or scourged mm, ? or put nam
through His bands? I am sure not. but it
was rather when He came unto . lis own.
and His own received Him hot; when
they called Him" "this fellow;" rhen He
was in Gethsemane in an ascony; - vhen 11
was on the cross and He felt so forsaken
that His heart broke. ,fi ' ' , . -:
If He were h ere-to-day m the t flesh as
He is in the Spirit. I am sure tihere are
wavs we could hurt Him more than by
taking up stones from the yer - street
and casting them in His blessed fkee until
His eyes were blindtd by the blood drops
falling down. f '
INCONSISTENCY. '
I Have -vou ever noticed the sadness
irhish throbbed, in the words Loir vur
tes again to stone nun: ' ""j ' .,i,T.tw. - V
of Man and theTSon of a "V" l r -
v i j I oi iiuuuieujs. vx4iit urn tins iu. : ,.
was going about doing i,j , u r, w--ii.i-iA.C- - ,
something awful to think JV"!.Y in "t .
. hncf is a TYiTrlh nnrl rp hmon 1 imtrue. I C-Hnvwl dafpv nt the KU).
how could I be so helped by theml?" France. They approached the throne, knelt
tit .:n Ten rl,t0f Pr. I V V. f xr; -vTaipfirv and there re-
Savior at the Last Siinner. "One of.1
shall betray me?" Oruwhen He was walK.
of you slmll he offended this nicht b
iuiu mcui luniuu .LUC KUUCU. J
cause of Me?"ioir3when;' He was in tha
garden and we hear; Hint saying:;, "What
wu.u jvu iwv natui trull iuc uuc UUUi
The stone that hurts Christ roost -is nobl
one that is cast by the unbelieving worl
ne expects that; it is the -one that
cast by His own people, and there is
rkTIO Df nna 4-4- -lr n-r nno 'nfr 'TTiMn I
v- owiik; iuai tiicv vail. v. c xiuiia
that is the one of inconsistency to "
one way and live another, confessing ws
the lips and denying in the walk. Tt
never took a step in the wrong directie
but it was a stone cast at Christ I have
heard of a young lady who was engaged'
in the greatest amount of pleasure and .
frivolity, nearly . forgetful . of her loyalty'
to cnrist. Une day being asked by her '
companions to go to a certain place, she
refused on the ground that it was Com
munion Sunday in the church. In amaze
ment her friends asked her, "Are you a
communicant?" If the world does not .
know it, if our friends do not know it, we
ar.-. taking up stones with which to stone
Him.
HATRED.
II. On the nart of those who are not
His folio wers. with some it is absolute
.hatred; certainly it was so with the Jews.
,YtOu read in the text that they took up
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sione3 again, xne nrsc time we read ot
theii: .stoning Christ is in the eighth chap
ter of John, and it is -supposed that thev
were near a place where stones abounded,
ana ic was very easy to pics tnem up.
The second time they were? near Solo
mons porch j. and it is a. question if there
were any stones there to be found. So it 1
is thought that-they carried them all the
way, perhaps only dropping them as thev
1' I. tj J TT- 5 IT' t 1. 1L '.
iisLeueu io riis speecu. oy wnicn iney
were so enraged that they stooped and
picked them up and hurled them at Him.
Are you casting these stones at Christ:
Remember that He said, "He that is not
with Me is against Me."
INDIFFERENCE. S
III.- With many it is the stone of indif
ference. It was one , of the first cast at
Him in the -world. It began at the. man
ger, going to the cross, and it is still
being thrown. With curling lips and in
solent contempt men said, "Is this not
the carpenter's son?" When He was on.
the cross, they said in derision, "He saved
others; now let Him save Himself." It is
now the ninth hour and darkness is settled
about the place. Listen! His lips' are
moving: -"Eloi ! Eloi! " ; Surely this will
move them: but some one says, "He is
calling for Elias; let us see if he will come
to Him." This is all like the gathering of
a storm to me: first the cloud was the
size of a man't hand, ;that is, at Bethle
hem; , it is larger at Egypt; heavier at
Nazareth; darker in Jerusalem; then- He
comes up to the Mount of Olives, and the
cloud' seems to break as He , cries out,
"Oh! Jerusalem, Jerusalem!"
A man working on one, of the railroads
in the State of Indiana discovered, one
ooming, that the bridge had fallen, and
1 v. t j f f fl train was due. He
started down the ' track to meet her, saw
her comin, and, raismg his hands, pointed
to the bridge: -but on she came, aaving no
salvation or not.
Will you stone IJim for
that?
UNBELIEF
iiC f V
are one,' they cast another stone at Him.
That was unbelief. Indifference was hafd
to bear; hatred cut like a .knife, hut ne-
hef was the crowning sm of the Jew.
Many are hurling: it at Him" to-day. H
has promised to save us if we only beheve,
,V ,w.iiuD. -tuiu v
saved. A little girl in GIasgow -who had
just found peace, was heard counseling one
of her playmates; in this way: I sajC las-
sie, do as 1 did, gtip a promise and hold on
to it, and, you will be saved, and there is
salvation m the chihi s words. . -
. Now read the Verse tha immediately
follows the text: JJiany good works have
I shewed you from iy Father: for which.
or-those worKS qo you stone iue: it is
supposed that some of the Jews had actu
rot
ally struck Him Vith a stone,, and this
drew forth from). Him words tender
enough, pathetic eipugh to turn aside-the
hatred of one who lad a heart of stone.
DO XOT BTOXE HUf. 'j
1. Because of wlit He was, they ealleb!
Him the bright aid mining star; the
fairest of all the Uiildren of men; the
chiefest among teni tiousand. Oh, that we
might have our eyes Vpen to behold Him!, ,
2. Fifty years agA there was awar i1
India with England. On one occasiovsev-X -eral
English officers ierc taken P"song -among
thorn was one man named JJairtr.N.
0a3 of the Indian ofhWs ftrought fetters
to put on them all. Baird hW been sorely- v
wounded and was suffering from hw weak- -
ness. A gray-haired officer said, ''You will
not put chains on that man, surety: . iue
answer was, "I have just as many letters
as prisoners, and they must all be worn.
Then said the old hero, "Put two pairs on
me." Baird lived to gam nis Ka-uu.
but the other man went dovn to nis death
doubly chained. But what if he had worn
the fetters of all in the prison, and what
if volutarily he had lett a paiace
1 tnc aeony? That would be a poor
IV puuv. -" 1
oor illustra.-
; - - ttrni (nt.o Wim fop tnatr
and lor me. i" T. 7... t-
3. Because of whac Jtie is tu-"-1517
there was a great not m ndoii, : in
which houses were sacked and a general
insurrection reigned; ns m the tower,-
I I MU I 1US. . m
j armoA hands were assailing them on
were tnunaeiins "g""""- .r "fL "
eVery ije. Three hundred were arrested,
trief and hanged; five hundred were cast
into prison, and were to be tried hetore
the Henry VIII. As he eat in. state
oa the throne the door opened and m they
Came, -every man with a rope about his
re-cj- Before sentence could be passed on
- . L tl.rpo nuppns enterea. t.atneimc
Aragon
wife of the king; Margaret or
ana juarv.ni
i i 11..
I HT. TI1C ICCIl ll ' All. -' . -
rained pleading until the king torga.e
the
a five hundred trembling men. ;
T..i . i oTtfv intercession tcan
that going on foryou and for me at th g
moment, wm.you vv"
I.ookicg
the Son
ornninV about" in their blindness, crying,
out from the wmaow
o God b2held people nsavny bur-
ririT thft vreisiit OI lUZU c..,
"Pppce' neae. ana men:
And He Sfd, "i iill down and become
bone of their bone and flesh of then! Beh ,
T will ohen theirr eyes ana hear their bur
1 -ir-1 Tin Tieauc.
dens, fordve their sins ana B
pca-e." Between man -'d the latlier s
distance from north Jii
nminn- bridged the gulf over. Across tnc
cyiiijuS ynwiw- c A nn fi1 other '
fide I 5ee Him standing, His arms out v
,rpfld. TTi attitude one of pleading. 1
' ; .-II v. ttitv, mviw. 'i:oroe unw
tpnr vou win ukal u" Vt,.0, , ..,
-,v - Ai whosoever Mi".-"!
v,c, o Him for tUati
uim come. - j jw -
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