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December 18, 1010
T11R CITIZEN
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Lesson
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER 28
flEVICWs THE TRAINING OF PE.
TER AND JOHN.
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Tmtnlnii of IVter am! John.
HKNIOn AND ADULT TOPIC-Quell
Hnl lo Brr
A Rood wny lo review ttie lessons of
the six months' course of study In Hie
live of Peter nml John will he to nr
range them under three heads, as fol.
lows; I. Their Call; II. Their Train
Ing; III. Their Service. The first half
of the studies, the pnrt we hnve now
conipleted. have find to do with the
railing nnd training of Peter nnd John.
The lout half, the logons for the first
qunrler of 11(20, will have. to do with
their service.
1. Their Call.
t. To be, disciples .eon 1) John
1:21M2.
Hefore Christ trains for service he
rails to salvation.
2. To he flhers of uien (Lesson 2)
Mark 1:14-20.
It would seem that afler their con
version the disciples had gone hnck
to their trade of Hulling. Thine who
re called by Christ unto salvation
should jto hack to their ordinary call
Ing In lire. If they be honorable, until
he definitely calls them Into special
service.
II. Their Training.
1. Jesus In Peter's home (Lon 3)
Hark 1 :21KI9.
Christ's entry Into Peter's home and
the heiitliiK of his wife's mother
showed to his disciples that he was
sympathizing Saviour.
2. A lesKon lirtrust (Lesson -I) Matt.
14:22-33.
The pressing and abiding need of
the disciples In their ministry was to
trust the ford.
3. Peter's great confession (Lesson
0) Matt. 10:13-24.
The Lord had been revealing him
self In various ways to the disciple.
He now examined them to see what
they knew about himself. Peter, as
spokesman for the rest of the disciples,
confessed both the Messlahshlp and
Deity of Christ
4. Witnesses of Christ's glory (Les
on 7) Luke 0 :28-3fl.
The disciples were offended at the
revelation of the cross; thslr hope
were shattered because they could not
aee beyond the cross. The transfora
tion convinced them not only of his es
sential glory, but gnve them a fort-
gleam of his triumph In his coming
kingdom (II Peter 1 :10-18).
3. Jesus corrects John's narrowness
(Lesjson 8) Luke 9:450.
' The disciples needed to know that
all who are realty doing Ilia Lord's
work, casting out devils, and casting
them out In Christ's name, should be
received Into fellowship and bidden
Godspeed. Religious Intolerance Is
displeasing to Jesus.
6. Jesus tenches true greatness (Les
son 0) John 13:1-10.
The truly great are those who take
the lowest place In service for others.
7. Peter and John asleep In Geth
emane (Lesson 10) Mark 14:32-42.
Though Christ was suffering the aw
ful agony In the garden, his disciples
were asleep. Because they did not
watch nnd pray, they failed In the hour
'of temptation.
8. At the trial crucifixion and resur
rection of Jesus (Lesson 11) John
18:15-18; 10:25-27 ; 20:1-10; 21:15-10.
Teter's presumptuous self-confldcnce
kept him from heeding the Lord's
warning. He played the coward and
even Indulged In oaths. Note the steps
In Peter's downfall: (1) Self-confidence
(Mark 14:20). Jesus had Just
told them that all of them should be
offended, but Peter wns determined to
show the Lord that he was mistaken In
htm. (2) Failure to watch (Mark
14:37). Self-confidence Is always fol
lowed by unwntchfulness. One who
thinks himself strong will go to sleep.
(3) Failure to pray (Mark 14:38). It
la the one who realizes his weakness
who always seeks the communion of
God In prayer. (4) Zeal without
knowledge (Murk 14:47). Peter
thought now to make up for his lack
of watchfulness . and prayer by out
ward acts. Many today are equally
foolish. (5) Following afar off (Mark
14:54). Christ's rebuke of Peter for
his Ignorant zeal cut him to the quick.
He was not ready to forsake him, but
followed afar off, no doubt wondering
what would be the outcome. (0)
Warming himself at the enemies' fire
(Mark 14:54). (7) Open denial (Mark
14:00-72).
Reaching City of Fortune.
Would you reuch the city of FortuneT
Catch the car marked Perseverance.
Position In Lift.
Tour position In life Is high or low
as your Ideals, are high or low.
Strength of the Soul.
The soul thut Is not strong In soli
tude Is not strong In a crowd.
Frankness.
There Is no wisdom like frankness.
Disraeli.
Christ and
Nicodemus
Dy REV. GEORGE GUILLE
Eiltfuion Department, Moody Dibt
IOftitut. Chicago
TI5XT Ye muet be born again. John
i:t.
The moon nnd nil tho stars nro out
to light n trembling traveler upon
darkened rond.
One of tho best
ir.cn of Ids time
Iiiih come to Jesus
Christ n man of
the highest mor
ality nnd tho uti
moHt devotion to
religion. Hy com
lug ut nil to this
Prophet of Nnzn
retli his) rrpuln
lion us it religious
lender In Imper
iled; so ho comcit
by night. Hut he
has coino to the
Light, and night
for him can bo no
more; In future he'll walk In tho light
"A man of tho Pharisee, named Nic
odemus," so upright, so good, so re
ligious, such ii charming gcntlemnn,
surely tho Lord will welcome him with
open nrmsl Hut no. Abruptly ho de
clares that this splendid ir.nn has not
yet begun to live: "Except u man be
(torn ngnln, he ennnot perceive the
kingdom of God." He ennnot even
h.ive right thoughts about It, to say
nothing of his entering It.
He tins come, saying: "We know
that thou art it teacher come from God,
for no man enn do these miracles thnt
thou dnest, exceptOod be with him."
And, oh. what n lesson this Teacher
come from God has for him I "Here,'
thinks he, "Is one who enn teach me
something thnt shall mnke me a better
man thnn I nm," nnd he lenrns thnt
the flesh does not need teaching be
cause It -lias been Judged; that all thnt
Is born of It Is still but flesh; and that
n.nn In Hip flesh ennnot ho mnde fit
for God. He must, by second birth In
the power of the Holy Spirit, be
brought into the new creation. And
nothing short of this can ever meet the
mind of God.
Nicodemus speaks of miracles, but
the Lord will not stop to discuss such
trifles. He will tell at once of the
greatest and most Important of all
mlrnclps: the regeneration of a soul.
Men think that If they can understand
miracles, they could understand Christ
nnd the new birth. Oh, If they would
only believe what Is written, that "In
him was life t and tho life was the
Light of men I" Onco yon have the
life that Is In Christ Jesus you are In
the light forever, and shall never have
any difficulty about miracles or about
anything that you find In Holy Scrip
ture 1
Striking It Is that the only place In all
Scripture In which the new birth Is
pressed Is here, where tho Lord presses
It upon this upright man. Ah, If he,
wltfi his goodness nnd religion, must
bo born again, what folly to claim ex
ception from this necessity for any
man that lives today 1
nut howt nc Is bewildered by the
thonght of such a chango. "How can
these things be 7" And tho Lord makes
no answer. Ho Is not nt pains to ex
plain the, workings of the Holy Spir
it. The question Is not, "Do you un
derstand!" but "Do you bellevo what
Ood snysl" If so, there Is another
"must" In this dlscourso that explains
It all: "vcn so must the Son of Man
be lifted up: that whosoever belleveth
In him shall not perish, but hare eter
nal life."
, "Rxcopt a ronn be born of water nnd
of tho Spirit, ho cannot enter Into the
kingdom of God." Water Is In Scrip
ture tho symbol both of the Won! of
God and of tho Spirit of God. The
Holy Spirit works through the word
to accomplish tho regeneration of the
soul, bringing the sinner fnee to fact
With Christ. In this regeneration a
Judicial cleansing is effected. It Is
that of which we read in Titus 0:5,
"the washing of regeneration," and of
which tho Lord spoke to Peter, declar
ing that It cleanses "overy whit." lly
the Spirit's ministry in the word the
sinner is brought to seo what the Lord
pointed out to Nicodemus, that ho Is
tho antttypo of tho brazen serpent, en
during on tho cross of shame the Judg
ment thnt was the stnuvr's duo. The
moment ho accepts that he Is born
agatn.
Ono came to mo saying, I cannot
understand about tho now birth nnd
am so distressed over your Insistence
upon tho necessity of It.
"It is not necessary to understand
It, In order to attain it," I replied, but
simply tq bollovo in him who has wads
It possible."
"Hut I have boon taught alt my
life that If X wns good I would go to
heaven when X die."
"And jo was I," I said, "but it is not
true. Hut do you bellove the gos
pel 1 Po you bellovo that when Jcsua
died It was for you and that because
he died for you be la exalted In
heaven V
"I do with ail my heart."
Then you bellevo that Jesus Is tb
Chrlstr
"Ym"
"Very well, then, read this," aud ai
I placed my finger on I John Oil, stti
read it aloud "Whosoover belleveth
that Jesus Is the Christ la born ot
God." And with a cry of Joy she ex
claimed I "Oh, I see It now I I see M
now 1 I am fuvMdl"
HSKSaSM
A COIfrintmau
"Hitrnlarij"
Bf SAIDCE E3TEU.E BALCOM
eMr
iCoorflitiU)
HE nlght-wntrhninn at
Plympton (unseated of
a due sone of his tin
portiince. whs culled
"Sergennt" Moore. He
hnd become nwnre
thai the distinctive
title wns one In gen
ernl vogue with metro
politan police systems
nnd he wns proud of
Hip designation.
G
The day preceding
Christians was always
one looked forwnrd to by the
doughty sergennt, for It wns upon Hint
occnslon thnt his conscience al
lowed him to accept little marks of
approbation.
"Hey, there, sergeant I" generally
prefaced the bestowal of something In
the shnpe ' a gift.
"It's duty I have to attend to all
night long." he told his wife. "They
sny there's a regular band of burglars
on the move."
Now two problems of fnte were to
work out a strange series of circum
stances. In the Christmas eve events
appertaining to the redoubtable ser
geant. The first wns that the little
town Jnll hnd burned down the week
previous. The second wns thnt a new
family had moved to town early In De
cember, comprising the Waynes---fnth-
er. mother, a charming daughter of
seventeen nnd three young children.
As Moore pnssed their place he noted
thnt It was all dark, the family prob
ably absent at somo local entertain
ment, and he caught the echo of a
sound resembling the tipping over of
a piece of furniture. Then from nn
open window a form protruded.
'HurglarsT muttered the sergeant.
and mnde a dash for the presumable
dcspollcr.
"Hold onl" spoke the latter excited
ly. "It's all right"
"Oh. Is It 7" purred Moore derisively.
"What's thatr and he made a grab
at tho protruding pocket of the young
man.
"If you'll allow me to explain," be
gan the latter. "I know the people
who live, here."
"Oh. yes. very particular friends I
Cordlnlly Invited yon to break Into the
house at any honr of the night I And
this a new mufller and a pair of
gloves. Say, you come with me," and
the sergeunt marched his captive from
the spot.
"If you'll only let me explain,"
pleaded the young man, but Moore was
deaf, blind to all but duty. Fifteen
minutes later the captive found him
self locked Into a stono cellar, and the
sergeant handed Its key to his wife,
saying:
"You might pass In a Jug of water
and a plate of bread to my catch
through the window; It's got no sash
to It. I'll drop around again soon."
The young man In retirement was
pacing about In tho dark and anathe
matizing his officious captor when Mrs.
Moore timidly approached the window.
Here's some water and a little
food," she said, "so you won't suffer,"
and Just as she passed the things In
she uttered a shriek and crouched
down trembling. Two men had sud
denly appeared, real burglars this
time.
Oh, sir 1" whispered the woman
through the cellar window, "they may
kill the children I And then there's all
Tim's half yearly pay In tho bureau I
Pltnse help me. Here's the key to the
cellar door," and something tinkled on
the floor. Something elso then tran
spired. The released captive located
and knocked down and tied hand and
foot the prowler within the house.
Then coming unawares upon the armed
bandit outside hejoppled him over,
rendered htm helpless, and seemed to
enjoy the excitement of It all.
"I am Itoscoe YYalden and I am en
gaged tti Ethel Wayne," he explained
nn hour later to the bewildered ser
geant, after the latter bad transferred
the two criminals to Umbo. "This Is
the first time I have visited their uew
home, nnd I got In surreptitiously to
place a present on (he Christmas tree
as a surprise to my lady love. I don't
want the Waynes to know 1 am In
Plympton until after she finds it"
There was a rare spice of adventur
ous excitement for pretty Ethel In ber
devoted lover's unique experience when
he recited the same the next morn
ing. And meantime Sergeant Moore
was gaining popularity and the com
munity's good will by detailing his
heroic act which bad signalized Christ
mas eve In the apprehension of two
desperate criminals who, but for him.
might have bad the entire town at
their mercy.
Blouses Increase in Importance
5Ktfj y e dEH' Be A
An excursion through the shops In
search of new blouses Is as Intriguing
as an expedition after wild flowers.
Where there Is so much variety and
beauty to be found there Is an equal
amount of zest In making selections.
The autumn brought variety In styles,
In materials, In methods of decorating
the new blouses and, for several rea
sons, their place In the wardrobe Is
Increased In Importance. One of these
reasons Is the ''high cost of dressing."
The suit blouse ls not confined to tail
ored styles nowadays, but undertakes
to fit a suit for many occasions. In
the company of a handsome separate
skirt, lovely blouses arc iblo t 'ace
any occasion with assurance.
The overblouse and the smock style
are the important new features In the
season's showings. In tho over
blouse, two materials or two colors
of one material nro used to make the
blouse as crepe georgette over chif
fon, or net or satin. In the smock
style the blouse has n peplum and n
girdle, as shown In the figure nt the
right of the picture above. This par
ticular model embodies several details
of the mode In the flaring sleeves, the
shape of the neck opening, the rilk
cord and tassels forming the girdle,
and the management of the embroid
ered decoration. It Is mnde of georg
ette crepe and embroidered with silk
CHINESE WOMEN
STUDY HEALTH
Three Doctors Return From
America to Begin Active Health
Campaign Among Women.
ALL AGENCIES COMBINE.
American Y. W. C. A. Will Support
Women's Part of Chinese Health
Campaign as Part of World
Service Program.
As a result of the Y. W. a A. Inter
national Conference of Women Phy
sicians, held during September and Oc
tober, Chinese women are to have a
far-reaching health program.
Dr. Ida Knlin, Dr. LI Dl-Cu and Dr
Dau, three of China's half hundred
women physicians, who attended this
HIR IDA KAHN URGES CHINESE
WOMEN TO WORK.
conference, are to take an active part
In promoting this health program foi
women which will be the share of the
V. W. a A. In the big health move
merit In China.
The funds for establishing thesi
health centers, for demonstrations ol
bow to care for babies, for health
lectures for the women, for babies' dls
pensarles and for a general educa
tloDaJ campaign, will be raised by tbr
American Y. W. O. A. as part of Its
program of world service for women
and girls In 102a
Dr. Ida Kabo, In a recent appeal to
modern Chinese women said. "Let out
floss, In plnce of silk cord nnd tas
sels, short girdles of gold or sliver
brocaded ribbon odd their brilliance to
eome of the models and gold or silver
threads are Introduced Into silk em
broidery, maintaining the season's de
votion to rich, metallic decorations on
about everything we wear. Another
Item '.9 bo noted Is tho Inconspicuous
ness of fastenings;' they are not ap
parent and leave us guessing as to
how blouses aro got Into.
Illgh-neckcd blouses nre not as
plentiful .is others, but they are good
stylo and favored by matrons, to whom
the ' prove moro becoming thnn round
or "V'-shnped neck openings. A
georgotte blouso with high neck and
long sleeve?, nt the left of the two
models pictured, Is carefully designed
to prove becoming. It has shoulder
yokes to which the body Is gathered
back and front, and r. narrow plain
vestce with groups of little buttons
set at each side of It. Silk embrold
ery Is responsible for a touch of rich-
looking decoration, to which scintil
lating bends are often added In blous
es for dressy wear.
women of education In Peking and
elsewhere gather themselves together
to work for the schools, Jted Cross and
Y. W. C A, and everything else which
bespeaks the betterment of the conn
try, Instead of staying at home to play
poker and 'sparrow,' and going out to
attend endless dinners, tea parties and
dances.
"Let us rally our forces and help the
ship of state to move safely. One per
son cannot accomplish much, but one
or two hundred millions of women ran
work wonders. Let us go back to a
more Spartan-like simplicity of living
and let us build up social service until
every city In China la sanitary, every
section of tho town has Its proper
schools, and every child, whether boy
or girl, Is sent to such schools. True
poclal service brings democracy In Its
train, 'and we who are citizens of a
new republic can help to mnko It truly
great by preaching and living democ
racy ell the time. Why not learn to
do our household duties, deeming It
effeminate to be waited upon by maids
and slave girls all the timet
"The status of women in China,
while leaving much to be desired, still
Is .quite hopeful when we consider
that she Is Just emerging U)to the sis
terhood of the nations. Our men can
depend upon us to tear the burdens of
tho 'day, for nowhere Is there a more
Industrious, diligent and persevering
womanhood than In China."
Dr. Rabn is lecturlngjn this coun
try on the needs of her fellow country
women, In the Interests of the Y. W
a A. Educational Campaign which
plans to acquaint people with all
phases of Y. W. 0. A. work In the
United States, South America, China,
Japan, India and Europe. This educa'
tlonal campaign will bo followed by
an actlvo effort to raise the 13,000,000
needed for service for women through
out the world.
CHINE8E WOMEN HAVH
FINANCIAL ABILITY.
They Carried Y. W. C. A. Campaign
"Over the Top."
Much has been said about the hon
esty and skit) of tho Chinese buslncsi
man. The world has neglected to men
tion the financial ability of Chlncsi
women. They proved this ability lo
the last financial campaign of the x.
W. a A. In Tientsin.
Ordinarily three weeks are allowed
In which to raise the budget by sub
scription after the finance committee
has decided upon the sum necessarj
to carry on the work of the comtn
year. The Tientsin campaign was car
rled on entirely by Chinese women and
broke all records by going over tin
top In ten days with a large surplui
over the budget
"Rcughlno It"
Hostess Now, everybody, you'll
have to drink your champagne out of
Burgundy glasses and the caviar
hasn't come, but I know you don't
mind roughing It Life.
FATHER JOHN SEMERIA
I-inner .lulin iSemcrl.t arrived from
Italy on the Dante Allghlnrl with n
message to Americans from the war
nrphiinx r Smith Italy. He Is here to
solicit the aid of both Italians -nnd
Americans In the welfare work which
hp Is carrying on for the thousnnds of
children left fatherless nnd motherless
by the war.
RADICAL AGITATION IN
THE UNITED STATES
Legislative Investigation Shows Rus
sian Reds Are Back of Great
Soviet Plot
New York, Dec. 10. Itadlcal ngltn
Hoik in this country with Its resultant
fcocliil unrest Is not due to economic
conditions, but to an organized, artifi
cially stimulated movement under, the
inspiration of the ltusstun soviet gov
ern men t.
This opinion will be submitted to
the New York legislature In an exhaus
tive report by the Joint leglslatlvo
committee, which hns been Investigat
ing activities here since Its organiza
tion last May, It was learned.
Three big groups of the radical ele
ment hnve been supplying the forces
for wholesnlo dissemination of bolshe
vlst propaganda throughout the depth
nnd breadth of the land, the report
will assert The anarchist group, In
cluding the Union of Russian Workers
and other organizations; the syndical
ist group, the main body of which aro
the Industrial Workers of the World,
and the communist group. Including
he communist party "of America and
the communist labor party.
In each of these groups the over
throw of government by Illegal means,
Including violence. Is the weapon
urged upon the masse, the report will
state.
Ne-r York city Is one of the big
headquarters for the organized move
ment, nccordlng to the report with
Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and vim
ally every Industrial center from tho
At. antic to the Pacific harboring a
headquarters for the radical cam
paign. HIGH EFFICIENCY IN ARMY
Major General Haan, Director of War
Plans Division, and Others Boost
Educational System for Soldiers.
Louisville. KyM Dec. 11. An amy
educational system that will place the
American soldier on the highest plane
of efficiency Is the problem receiving
main consideration of the convention
nt Camp Zachary Taylor of repre
sentatives of the army and educational
Institutions. 'This Is the first time
the United States has made efforts
to evolve n logical and systematic
courso of education for the army,"
said MaJ. Gen. W. O. Haan, director
of the war plans division, general staff,
Washington. "In war or peace, tho
soldier eventually reaches a position
where he must show qualities of lead
ership. Vocational and educational
work is the easiest way to such an
end."
68 REBEL PAPERS IN THE U. S.'
That Number Openly Advocate Over
throw of the Government Alto
gether 200 Are Radical.
Washington, Dec 12. Slity-clght
newspapers In the United States open
ly advocate armed revolution to over
(hrow tho government. Twenty-eight
of this number nro published by tho
I. W. W. executive committee or con
trolled by the committee. Altogether
200 newspapers In various parts of the
country can be classed as extraordi
narily radical under the second-class
mail regulations of the post office de
partment. Theso Rtnrtnng facts were given to
the house Judiciary commltteo by Rep
resentative Ityrnes (Dera.) of South
Carolina.
HIGHEST FIGURE ON RECORD
Spring Wheat Quoted at $3.40 a
Bushel on tne Minneapolis
'Change.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec 13. After
a steady climb for many weeks the
best grado of spring wheat No, 1 dark
northern, equaled tho highest figures
ever recorded In this market's trading,
selling for $3.40 a bushel. Among
other causes said to bo responsible for
this record figure is brisk demand by
millers here, who are said to bo con
siderably behind with their orders, In
cluding export demand.