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The Divine
Healer
By REV. PARLEY E. ZARTMANN. D.D.
SaercUry of Extennon Department
Moody BitU latitats. Qiicao
1 EXT "Why marvel ye at this? . . .
yea. the faith which la through him hath
jjtven him thia perfect soundness In this
presence of you alL" Acts 3:12. 16.
These two verse l
are : very impor
tant; they mark
the crisis In the
story . of the first
apostolic miracle
after Pentecost;
the story sets
forth the type cf
the ministry, mes
sage and motlTe
of the church; we
see that spiritual
work (even along
physical - lines)
went hand in
hand with spir
itual power,' and
we must face two or three plain ques
tions as to matters of fact.
Is Christ the same as he was then?
Is he ahle to do now what he. did
then? Are we in the same condition
of need difficulties, habits, eina? How
far may I expect help from Jesus?
If God's word shows me what Jesus Is
able to do, will I trust him for it. na
men and women did then? The study
of the story and of the entire word
of God will give me an affirmative
answer to all these questions except
the last one that I must answer for
myself; for it is still true that, al
though Jesus is able to save to the
uttermost, he can save only those
who come to God by him and who will
accept the healing power of the Great
Physician.
The gospels tell us of many varie
ties of sickness dealt with by Jeeus;
these are all types of sin and of
Christ's power to heal. Take fonr
typical illustrations: Leprosy, or the
jcuilt and defilement of sin; palsy, or
the impotence of sin; fever, or the
passion of Bin; demoniac possession,
or the slavery of sin.
Or, take three typical cases from
the gospel according to St Lube:
(1) 5:17, palsied limbs; (2) 6:6-10.
the withered hands; (3) 13:10-13, the
bowed-down woman. In all these
cases Jesus not only healed the body.
but he stands forth as able to heal
the sin of which the bodily ailment
is a type. No case is too hard for
Jesus. His diagnosis Is thorough and
correct; his treatment is appropriate
and adequate; his power is "unto the
uttermost." There will be no need
to come again. He cures in different
ways, but always with perfect under
standing and with satisfactory re
sults.
The man at the Beautiful Gate of
the temple expected only alms from
Peter and John, but he got what was
of surpassing quality and value heal
lng, in the name and through the
power oi jesus or. xvazaretn. .ajia
they were filled with wonder imd
amazement at that which had hap
pened unto him." : That ho.r of
prayer became an opportunity for the
manifestation of the power c? Jeuus
Christ, an unexpected blessinfC to the
lame man, and the occasion of a great
sermon by Peter. ', How grlciousiy
and generously God "deals with us!
"Exceedingly abundantly above : all
, that we ask or think." Not alms, but
healing; not silver, but salvation; not
gold, but grace and gladness; not out
side ' begging, but beyond the Beau
tiful Gate, inside the temple, "walk
ing, and leaping, and praising God."
Is Christ the same today? Can he
do that work of forgiveness and sanc-
tiflcation now? And is he willing to
do it? Thousands can testify and say
"Yes." On which side of the irate
Trust in God.
"But I trusted in thee, O Lord; 1
said, thou art my God. My times are
in thy hand." Ps. 31, 14.
There are "times" which are not
easy for us to recognize as being in
God's hantl, . and by God's appoint
ment When the trial which afflicts
us is from the direct agency of man;
it requires no common stretch of faith
to look up and away beyond the hu
man agency, to the high will of him
who orders all things concerning our
good and to say "My times are in thy
hand." It was thus with David when
he uttered this in faith; he was one
-who suffered all his life long from
the malice of enemies. His pssilms
constantly testify to this, but they
still more aver his full trust In God.
And, what David says) let us, too, say.
Let us 109k beyond man, and see God
working for , us and dealing with V us.
If we trust him we shall ere long
praise him as David in this psalm.
"O how great is thy goodness which
thou hast laid up' for them that fear
thee; which thou hast wrought for
them that trust in thee before ;.: the
sons of men." '... ,', -l, ';
Rug Selling Up to Date. .
The Possible Customer You claim
this is a genuine Turkish rug, do
you? . . ';. " '' '
The Wily Dealer Eet eea true, mad
am. Zee rug Is very genuine Turkish.-.
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The Customer It looks bid and rag
ged. ... Just see that. stain and theso
holes! . . "'- . - ,..; '
. Tht Dealer Yes, madam. Zat: ees
ee . proof. It shows - zat ze ruy ees
very genuine Turkish rug. f Look.
ejRdam. What you call ze stain ees
are you?. Are you outside, distressed,
diseased, despairing, dying? Do von
cry out in vain for help? There is no
reason why you may not be on the
other Bide, rejoicing In the sense of
sins forgiven, righteousness Imputed,
life imparted, Joy planted. Only one
reason "Wilt thou be made whole?"
7 "Perfect soundness," an in a mo
ment. "And immediately." He is the
healer divine. As such he is able not
only to make "better," but to mike
well. ; "My case is too hard." I do not
know how far your disease has gone,
how dark the night may seem, how
deep the sin dwells, but I do know the
power of this healer In each and ev
ery case intrusted to him nothinu is
too hard for God. His ability is om
nipotent and his love matches t hTs
power. He may deal painfully, but it
will also be effectively.
In the days? of his flesh he healed
by a word, or a touch: now by the
Holy Spirit Still the Great Physician
stands In the - presence of sin-burdened
ones saying, "Arise," "stretch
forth thine hand," "thou art loosed
from thine Infirmity," "I will, be thou
clean." Put him to the test, and flnfl
Jesus Christ, the same, yesterday.
today, yes, and forever." " "Yea. the
faith whicfr is through him hath given
hlra this perfect soundness In the
presence of you alL",
Strengthening the Church.
When we. build a home we do not
destroy society;, when we strengthen
-a church we do not weaken Christi
anity. There is no greater danger to
society than the loosening of the ties
of the home, and Christianity ia In
peril when we lose our denominational
self-respect v An efficient army is
made up of efficient units, correlated.
But no man has a ' right to build a
home, unrelated to his neighbor. Nor
can he build a real home that Is not
in some measure exclusive of his
neighbor. Even more is this true of a
church; the church is here to supply
a human need, it is justified only as it
supplies some human need, and to ful
fill its mission it must be distinc
tive, it must have character and pur
pose all its own; . it must stand for
something, and then it must fit itself
for efficiency - by mobilizing . and
strengthening and inspiring its forces
to do the work set for it to do. Un
less a church has some distinctive
work to do, it has no right to live. If
It has a distinctive work to do it must
make itself strong enough to do it
And in doing its own peculiar work in
its own way, to the best of its ability,
it is helping every other church and
the general cause.- Sectarianism is a
crime; denomlnatipnalism is a virtue.
Universalist Leader.
- Doing tfie Will. -.
. "And the grace of our Lord was
exceeding . abundant , with faith and
love which is in Christ Jesus." These
two, faith and love, are the fair blos
soms from which spring the fruitage
of the true Christian life. Without
them life "is a barren and hopeless
thing; with them it is raised into the
heavenlies, even here on ' earth. To
walk by divine guidance rather than
by ' our own self-promptings doing
the will of God, according to our
knowledge, walking by faith and not
by sight, that is the Christian's part.
As one great thinker has put it, "Is
not this the life of faith, which walks
by your side from your rising in the
morning to your lying down at night
which lights up for you the cheerless
world, and transfigures all that you
encounter, whatever be Its outward
form, with hues brought down ." from
heaven?" That is the life of faith in
deed, iife lighted by faith and glow
ing with love. And no such life can
ever fail when it is energized by that
grace which was in Christ our Lord;
The noblest service' comes from
nameless hands, and the best servant
does his work unseen. O. W. Holmes.
.Hope always strengthens to the per
formancev of duty, gives courage, and
clears the judgment G. Macdonald.
r. Our Need of Prayer.
-. Our Lord prayed much. He - rose
up a great while before day and went
out' alone into a resert place,- and
there communed with the Father.. .He
spent the 'whole night in prayer. In
Gethsemane, being in agony," he
prayed more earnestly, and his sweat
was like great drops of bipod falling
down to the ground. He lived the
prayer-life, and 'because he "did he
met and foiled the tempter's power
and accomplished the ' work tha
Father gaW him to do. Pr.ul was
pre-eminently a man of prayer. He
prayed forhlmself and he preyed for
his converts that they mij;ht be
strong to apprehend with $.11 the
saints what is breadth and length and
length and depth, and "to krow the
love of Christ which passeth knowl
edge, and - to be filled unto all the
fullness of God." He prayed always
for them all, and he urged them to
pray for themselves without ceasing,
and "" to give thanks in everything.
Every one who is ambitious to live a
complete life .will do well to heed this
advice and to give large place in his
life to prayer.
powder burn, and all ze . holes are
bullet holes! Vary genuine Turk
ish rug, direct from-ze seat of war
Only $90, madam. .
The customer promptly softens and
pays the price. Cleveland Plain
Dealer. ' ".' '' '-. --
- . Had Been "Stung."
Marks (with Newspaper) Here's a
man who says that borrowing is a dis
ease. Do you believe it?
Parks Yes; and that lending la ia
sanitx. : ' "'
EQUIPMENT FOR MANY
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Good Old-Fashloned Way
(By W. J. SPILLMAN. Chief of Farm
; Management. .United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
It is the intention in this article to
discuss the cost of the equipment for
the various, types of. farming. The
reader , will of course understand
that these estimates : must be tak
en merely as estimates. For . in
stance, in the types considered be
low land has, In all cases, been con
sidered as worth $50 per acre without
buildings, fences, etc. The price of
land varies enormously in different lo
calities. In using these 'figures,
therefore, the prospective farmer
must substitute In them the proper
price of land. Tho farm will nearly
always have a dwelling upon it, and
it will usually have fences, and fre
quently a barn that will answer the
purposes. These Items are usually in
cluded under the- head of real estate.
It will therefore be necessary, in ev
ery individual cw, to substitute for
the real estate hems In these figures
the actual values obtained by Inquiry.
The remainder of the items can be
depended- upon with a fair degree of
certainty, as they do not vary so
much in different sections. The fol
lowing is the estimated real . estate
cost of a sixty-acre dairy farm:
Land. 60 acres at $50 $3,000
Dwelling 750
Barn (for 16 head at $70).... .V 1,140
Fences, $5 per acre. . .......... 300
Total i . . . . . . .$5,1W
Usually one can buy land 'with the
above equipment on it by paying cash
from one-fourth to one-third of its
value and giving a. mortgage for the
remainder. Hence the necessary cap
ital for a .beginner, in order that he
may start in and have his farm in full
operation within one year, would then
be about as follows:
One-third of the value - of the
real estate ............. ' $1,730
12 cows at $50.
1 bull
.; 600
............ 75
3 horses at $150... 450
Harness 40
Wagon (farm) ....... 70
Wagon (Bpring) 85
Dairy utensils ... ........ 200
Implements and machinery. $5
per acre 300
Minor items of equipment...... 125
Pigs
6
.... .... 6
............. 50
12 hens
hen house. ....... .... .......
Working surplus 250
Total ..$3,987
The amount of capital thus seen to
be necessary in - order to r start off a
dairy farm properly, under the condi
tions" here" assumed, is about $4,000
($3,987); or, if the farmer desires to
pay cash, which is always safer, the
total capital required is $7,447.
In starting such a farm it is highly
Important not to ; buy the cows until
one has feed on hand for them. By
starting early In'the spring the farmer
can usually be ready for the cows by
September or .October;
It Is, of course, possible to start in
with less equipment than above given.
but every Item omitted at the begiri
ning simply increases the hardships
RAISE CORN CROP
FOR ENSILAGE
First Know What Land May Be
Depended Upon to Do in Way
; of Ordinary Production.
(By-W. F. M'SPARRAN.)
Inexperienced silolsts- are inclined
to think that a large bulk of green
matter is the first thing to be con
sidered in securing a crop of ensilage
corn, with the result that from too
thick planting or cutting- the crop
while : too Immature, their experience
In feeding silage Is apt to be disap
pointing. . . V '
We are desirous of course, of secur
ing as 'much weight per acr,e in our
crop, compatible with highest feeding
vrlue, but to secure the latter, which
is the object in fillin 5 the silo, we
must draw a sensible - limit to mere
bulk. - -- .' ,- , - -- - .: :
'A safe rule, therefore, to follow Is
to first know about what one's land
may be depended upon to do In way
of production under ordinary weather
conditions, v Having . this i, knowledge
one's choice of seed should .be of a
corn that will grow .the largest
amount of fodder with a good yield of
ears, the whole plant being capable
of maturing in the neighborhood.
When the-crop must, be cut to save
it from being frost-bitten, while the
grains are yet in the thin milk stage
it w'll not make as good silage as the
erop- being cut to save it from, cur-
JYPES OF FARMING
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which the farmer must undergo
getting started." .
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In the above estimates the real es-'
tate is about. 70 per cent of the total
capital; the machinery is about 10 per
cent; live stock 15 per cent, and
miscellaneous, including minor items
of equipment and working surplus, 5
per cent. In four townships of the
state of New Hampshire, where Mr. E.
H. Thompson of the office of farm
management made a careful study of
every farm in each of the townships,
the distribution of the capital between,
these items was as follows:
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Amherst 60
Kollis 95
Lyndeboro 43
Milford 68
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14
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It will be seen ; that our figures
agree fairly well-with these figures,
actually taken from the farm, the
principal difference being that the
percentage in real estate is larger on
the New Hampshire farms than in the
estimates above, while the percentage
in machinery and miscellaneous is
smaller. A slight difference In the
price paid for real estate would make
these figures agree very closely.
Equipment for a 40-Acre Hay Farm.
40 acres of land at $50 ...$2,000
Dwelling .' -750
Barn 600
Fences ' 150
Real estate... $3,400
One-third of real estate........ $1,133
2 horses .' 300
1 mower ' 50
1 rake 20
1 , two-horse plow. 8
1 two-horse harrow.. ..... . .... 15
wheelbarrow seeder ...... .Vr. 8
wagon 70
set harness.................. 28
baler
cow
50
6
6
50
2 pigs
12 hens
1 hen house
Minor.Jtems of equipment 125
Surplus .. 250
Total, one-third of real estate
down .... $2,419"
Total, all of real estate down. $4,636
It will be seen from the above that
40 acres devoted almost exclusively
to hay can be equipped for consider
ably less money than a 60-acre dairy
farm. ' The income from the 40-acre
hay farm, in those states where hay
will sell for as much as . $15 a ton fn
the farm, will also be larger than It
will be on the 60-acre dairy farm. But
in regions where hay sells for only $8
or $9 a ton an exclusive hay farm is
not advisable. I would put $12 to the
ton as about the dividing line between
hay farming and other types.- . Of
course it will be necessary," In con
ducting an exclusive hay farm, to use
commercial fertilizers liberally. .
Careful experiments .1 show that
where silage is made from large im
mature corn it frequently has but lit
tle more dry feeding matter than is 'se
cured from about half the bulk of
corn perfectly developed. , .
So, mere tonnage does not count in
silage. It is better to labor with less
in the . harvesting and secure more in
the feeding. - . r
My practice is to. plant a corn that
In height of stalk, and extent of foli
age will produce me a maximum
quantity of. fodder that will remain
green long, and, each stalk produce
one or more well , developed.! good
sized ears. ' . - - " r :- --'
. It is a waste of :tlme, labor and
land to plant corn for ensilage only as
thickly as when planting: ror ; a cur
ing crop. - One may have twice as
many stalks as in ordinary crop plant
ing, if on good land, and make per
fect silage. . ' v -
.The extreme of too thin planting Is
nearly as ill advised as the other of
too thick. I want from 15 to 25 tons
per acre on my land under my farm
ing. ;: ' 1 '.: . -
I strive especially for a corn, with
extension . blade system, as . in the
blades I get protein.' : . v
Cause of Wilt, r. v
If you observe a strawberry plant
suddenly wilt, . you will generally, find
a nice fat grub at the end of the
roots when you dig it up. . :
, Good Breeding Fowls.
: ''Size, .vigor and activity of both
cockerels and pullets are the essential
to good breeding fowls.
RURAL SCHOOL HAS MISSION
Where One Bushel of Corn Grew Be
fore Two Are Now Secured by Meth
ods Just. Brought Out.
- ' (By RAT P. SPEAR.)
y The training of country- children to
grow two bushels of corn where one
bushel grew before Is a commendable
thing. To , bring this about . many
changes may be made in the pro
grams of most country schools.' Arith
metic problems may be worked out In
terms of corn and potatoes and cows.
Reading may be largely confined to
the subjects of interest to country
boys and girls. Essays on farm top
ics may be written in place of the
usual parsing . and other grammar
work. This will lay a foundation for
much . practical work In the later
years of school life.
Older students trained in . the ele
mentary principles of agriculture
could conduct germination . tests of
corn and grain. Herds could be test
ed, rations could be worked out 'for
live stock,', records could be kept of
poultry, garments could be made for
home, and the art of cooking could be
cultivated. These and many other
practical things could be worked out
with the school house as a center.
Added to this Is the social pleasure
that could be obtained by everyone in
the community when a permanent in
terest in tho school was established.
Basket socials, evening entertain
ments, picnics, school house fairs, lec
tures, and moving pictures would
make the rural school a real factor
in the social improvement of the
school district The country school
has a mission which should not be
neglected.
TELEPHONE TEACHES A BIRD
Most Original Method of Instructing
Parrots in Art of Elocution Em
ployed In London.
London has a school of elocution for
birds. Trained parrots . are made
teachers of other parrots by being
placed near the pupils' cages. While
whistles and various musical instru
ments are. used In giving Instructions,
one of the most original methods of
Parrot Listening.
teaching is by the employment of the
telephone, . says the Popular Electri
city.
With the feathered pupil perched
upon a stick in the instructor's hand.
a telephone Is held in such a position
that Polly may readily distinguish the
words or sounds emitted, and whether
from the oddity of the thing or. from
some other cause the bird invariably
pays strict attention.
Sockless.
Bennie was looking over his broth-
er's shoulder at the pictures in a new
geography.
"What are those men with the
bushy hair?" he asked. -
Those are Australian aborigines."
replied Ben. .
- "Don't they wear any more clothes
than thatr
"That's about all." . .
1 "Dear me!" exclaimed the little
brother, "what in the world do they
hang up on Christmas?" .
Bruidical Circle Stones.
How many stones in the Druidical
circle .at Keswick, England? : .One an
tiquarian says forty-eight but other
mathematicians give different and
varying estimate. A favorite number
Is thirty-eight Superstitious natives J
declare that the lofty circle Is haunt-
ed by fairies, who bring to naught the
efforts of the. profane to take a census
of the l. megaliths. "They can t be
counted," says , the guide, "however
long you; try." v ,...,a
"',- ' The. Ghost and the Meat '
We have, all , heard of the French
schoolboy who, tasked . to translate
Into English the French of "To be or
not to be," evolved this: "To- was or
not to am."
Another schoolboy has equaled this
translation in recovering from Ger
man the text, "The spirit. Indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak," in the
form: "The ghost, of course. Is ready,
but the meat Is . feeble." Youth's
Companion.
Not Unlikely.
"Well, my boy," said the visitor to
Bobby, "I suppose some day you ex-
pect to step into your father's shoes.'
"Oh, I suppose .so,", said Bobby,
gloomily. Tve been wearing out
everythin else he wears since mother
learned how to cut
em down for
me.
t wise Brother.
"What's a stepbrother r asked little
Mabel of her six-year-old brother. .
. "A stepbrother," he replied, "la m
fitting on the front step.'
AMUSEMENT FOR DULL DAYS
Wolf, In. Search of Prey,' Enters Outer
Circle and Makes His Way Around,
Closing the Gate. '
The illustration represents in the
simplest outline a primitive wolf trap.
The dotted line is a gate opening in-
trt 11 cfrmlflF AnrtnoTirc Hnv was th
trap set and the wolf caught?
The trap consisted of two circular
fences higher than a wolf could scale.
with a gate as was shown on the for
mer diagram. To set the trap a lamb
"Primitive Wolf Trap."
was placed in the safe center and the
gate was opened aa is shown.
Attracted by the bleating of the
lamb, the wolf entered the outer etrete.
Solution of Puzzle.
made his way round, and presentlr
pushed aside the gate, which closed
J with a spring and shut off all escape.
Best He Could Do.
Mr. Raymond appeared at his neigh
bor's door one November evening at
dusk in a towering rage and uttering:
fierce threats against his neighbor's
dog Nero. Vainly the neighbor tried
to explain that Nero was only a puppy.
"He belongs' to Johnny," he went on.
'and' it would break Johnny's heart If
anything happened to him. I think.
hopefully "that his manners will im
prove." "Manners," roared Raymond. "I'm
not complaining of his manners, but
his nature. After he had jumped all
over me he bit the back of my leg."
"That's as far as he can reach,
broke in Johnny in a wounded tone.
'You don't expect a little pup like him
to bite a big man like you on the neck
do you, Mr. Raymond V Youth's Com
panion. '
Bound to Get It
Tommy, after going to bed, became
thirsty, or thought ho did. He called
out: ,
"Ma, I want a drink."
The mother's voice answered back:
"Tommy, you go to sleep."
Tommy grunted, turned over, and
was silent for ten minutes. Then
I again:
"Ma, I want a drink.'
"Tommy, you go right to sleep, was
the reply.
I Intense silence again for ten raia-
utes. Then
"Say, ma, I waat a drink."
"Tommy, if you don't go right to
sleep I'll come and spank you.'
More silence, this time for about
I two minutes. And then:
"Say, ma, when you come to spank
me won't you bring me a drink?"
RIDDLES.
What is the difference between a
pastry cook and. a billstlcker?
One puffs up paste, the other pastes
up puffs.
What is the difference between a
hungry man and a glutton.
One longs to eat the other eats too
j long.
Who was the first whistler and what
was his tune?
The wind, when he whistled "Over
the Hills and Far Awav"
Why is a cherry like a book?
Because it is read (red).
If you suddenly saw a house on fire.
what three celebrated authors would
y0u feel Inclined to name?
Great Scott Howltt Burns (Great
Scott! how it burns!)
Why Is the Interior of a theater ever
a sorry sight?
Because the boxes are always ia
tiers.
Why i a spendthrift's purse like a
thundercloud?
Because it is continually lightning.
Why do gypsies, never become insane?--'
:
Because they lead no-mad lives.
. - . - v ;
Why is photography antagonistic 'to
portrait painting? . .
Because It is a foe-to-graphic art
I What Is the difference between
I man going upstairs jmd - one looking
I up?; - ; V:
One is stepping up the stairs, th
1 othe? la ataring up the stexia.