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Ministerial Duties By~ C. W. Plummer, Jr. 0gm HE greatest profession that man can take up today is y the ministry. Hut before he Sf takes it up he should feel ^ called to it, otherwise he will preach for his own in terests rather than those for souls. When a man Is called to the ministry be should preach the gospel and not ibilosophy n»r physics; we have men oday to teach these subjects, and the world is full of books that they may be used for that purpose. Hut the philosophy that the minister should preach is the gospel of Christ. Hind yourself to it with all the power that you have in you. It is the only cure for the ill of this sin-cursed world. Do not preach literature, as such, nor yourself, nor any other man, nor any thing else. Preach the Word. Let it comfort and cheer your own heart. It is a broad field, a rich pasture for the sheep, and well supplied with “living waters." It is the gospel of peace peace on earth and good will to men. It brings peace to the soul hitherto at war with itself, its neighbor, its God. Spread it abroad. Make it known as the system of divine truth instituted for the enlightenment of governments, rulers, teachers, and leaders of man kind. They all need this divine en lightenment. Always Gospel of Love. It la a gospel of love. God is no where called "justice,” though he is just; nowhere called "omniscience,” though he has all knowledge and wis dom; nowhere called "immutability,” though he is w ithout variableness and shadow of turning; but he is again and again called "love." This is the greatest word in the Bible. God is love. Ixmrn the import of this word. Let it melt and move your own heart, and then pour it out on the people. It Is a gospel of pardon. What can philosophy and physics do for a sin ner? It might tell him to “behave himself and keep the law and it will be all right with him. But he has not kept the law-; he is a sinner and al ready condemned. What can philoso phy, physics or literature do for him? Nothing He needs pardon, and until he finds it. there is no hope for Uim. In order for him to be a good and efficient minister he must be a man With a fine personality. It is the man in and hack of the sermon that is the Kturce of power. He may know creeds, languages, and may be called an expert philosopher, but if he doesn't know how to make vital with person alty the profound message which he Is preparing, he will not be thought rerv much of as a minister. Person ality is the minster's asset. By being a Christian he can make others such as he is. He can recreate men. Ho can conform them to himself. Power of Manhood. Men are made by men. David made Jonathan. Elijah made Elisha. We will take an Illustration of the power of manhood over men and show how personality rules. Take the story of Julius Caesar: When the great Homan was still a youth he was captured by pirates and chained as a galley-slave. But Caesar told stories and sang songs Wd declaimed with endless good hu mor Chains bound Caesar to the oars, but Caesar bound the pirates to dmself. That night he supped with the captain. The second day his knowledge of sea currents and coasts ind the route of the treasure-ships made him the first mate of the ship. Then he won the sailors over to him, ind put the captain in Irons and ruled the ship ns a king. What was there n this youth that enabled him in four Jays to take off his chains and make limseif captain and win a ship? It was the spell of his personality. It was the charm of his manhood. Let the gospel minister be in his person alty what he ought to be, and what 3od is w illing to make him, and he will tapture men. The minister must not wait until ,e Rets in the pulpit to bring the ilesstd word to his people, but he must approach them as he Is walking dong tlie street and tell the story of -hrist and how he shed his blood that hey might have life and have it more ibundantly. The minister must be a ioul-winner, ,in(i it Is rather on this )ne point that he falls far short of his irivilpge II,, must possess that knack' of getting around people, and •Ik to them about their souls. Our Eternal Inheritance. are heirs of God and our lnhcrl ®nce is sure. Peter has four blessed to say of it. It Is uncorrup hi** ” That word signifies that it will 'ever lie iu ruins as do castles man Mlt. The Inheritance of character HU never lie In ruin. It will never de fease In value. Earthly values fade £ay The Inheritance of the Chris •wn win be more and more valuable * the ages move on. And it will be forever. God will keep both our Dheritance and us. We are as strong • that to which we commit ourselves, our treasure is as safe as that to •ch we entrust it. If we entrust It ® L°d we shall be rich in time and ternity. . ,l le, af rhat they Nets to lu«h th; Uas. ■ ill, the people who get t who have the bitterest r. Better to lose and win and weep.—M. £■ Pretty Sun Bonnets THESE pictures of lovely bonnets show what happens to the sun bonnet w hen the milliner makes it of her dainty and soft materials. Made of lace, chiffon, thin and lus trous silks and straws almost as pli able, with occasionally the sheerest batiste or Swiss embroidery, the sun bonnet almost loses its Identity. It becomes a wonderful example of mil linery art and finds a welcome in hearts already warmly attached to its plain, workaday predecessor. These elaborate pieces of headgear are only intended for occasional %vear and may therefore be as fragile as any dream. They are indeed among those millinery "dreams" which cost many substantial dollars, for much material and much work goes into their making. The crowns are all big and soft, supported by light wire frames. The brims are all fluffy ruffles, varied, elaborated and abundant. Ribbons, soft and lustrous and gay, small, gar den or field flowers make up their trimmings. Gauze ribbons are often used and are in keeping with the rest of the airy fabrics. Occasionally a bonnet is provided with ties but the elastic fastener is used in most cases and is comfortable and secure, that is, as secure as any method of fasten ing in use at present. Nearly all these bonnets are made up in white, but the pale blues and pinks are not entirely neglected, it is said white ones can be tinted to pale shades, by processes known to the milliner. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. TUB FROCK. This simple design Is most attrac tive, developed In linen, gingham or any wash fabric. Little Silk Boleros. The dressmakers have experiment ed with boleros for two seasons and they seem, to have landed them Into fashion at last. They are worn In bright colors with white muslin gowns or old-fashioned frocks of floral or gandie. They are finished around the edge with a plaited ruchlng of ribbon or a ruffle of lace. The severe ones have only a thick cable cord covered with silk or satin. Becoming Neckbands. The mode of the low-necked dress and the collarless frock has called out the black velvet neckband once more. This band Is about an inch In width. When last worn this was merely a band, fastening In back and front under a buckle or pretty pin. Now, however. It is fastened in the back in the manner of 30 or 40 years ego, with the long ends hanging down . he back. TAKING PLACE OF FEATHERS Aigrettes of Wheat Just Now Are the “Real Thing’’ for a Variety of Reasons. No one seems to be able to ex plain why fashion Is leaving the enor mous aigrettes of white and black, which have been with us so long, un less It Is a laggard desire to be hu manitarian. The restriction thrown around birds by the laws of the states, and the difficulty and cost of getting aigrettes, has given many milliners a good reason not to carry them In stock. The expense of buying one Is the best reason for their unpopular ity. The milliners, liking the effects of the aigrette, have determined to use many other materials to take Its place, therefore the new hats are trimmed with silken wheat In the form of an aigrette. Some of it is in the natural color and a great deal of It Is dyed to match the hats or frocks. One sc os much blue and green and purple. The green Is the irtost popu lar for summer use, as It Is re freshingly cool. TRIMMINGS THAT HAVE FAVOR Laces of Every Kind and Description Are Among the First in Popu lar Esteem. Among the favorite trimmings are laces of all kinds, among which are Venise, Italian, filet and Milan laces. Gold and silver laces are also used on some of the more elaborate gowns Hand embroidery is much seen. A number of beaded trimmings are shown, and there seems to be a ten dency to favor large beads somewhat on the order of Indian beads, wblcb are noted on several of the Paquln models. Braids of all kinds are used on tall or made suits and dresses, in various widths, In plain and fancy designs. Fringe, tassels and braid ornaments are also among the trlmnTlngs and arouse much attention. Silk fagoting is used to a great extent on many of the best models There is also quite a liberal use made of velvet ribbon, which wus employed largely for sashes. In both black and colors. Linen I* Cooler. Lineft sheets, on account of the tendency to withstand wrinkling and rumpling for a longer time, are much cooler for use in the summertime than are those of muslin. Of course, the fact that sheets should never be Ironed is legion, but where one cannot afford linen sheets the muslin ones can be gone over with a clean, cold iron, as this will prove to reduce the rumpling that ac companled the desire for a cooler spot on the hot nights of the middle months of summer. LOCKING UP THE JURYMEN Outrageous ar.d Possibly Illegal Cus tom That Has Come Down From Old Times. Some of the shabby brocade of court etiquette has been cleared out of our courts, such as gowns and wigs. Some that still hangs in faded shreds is dusty, but inoffensive. Rut some sur viving practices are seriously objec tionable. For instance, the outrageous habit of locking jurymen up. Why? Dur ing the progress of a civil case which lasts three or four days jurymen can go home nights. Rut when the case is given to the jury, the Jury must go into continuous session, under lock and key. until it reaches a verdict. There is no sufficient reason why we should not go home at the end of a day. and come back to our work next morning, just as we men do in any other business. The imprisonment of a jury tends to hasty decisions, to the forced verdicts of weary minds in capacitated for thinking. Much bet ter to drop a difficult case, go home, sleep, come fresh to the jury room in the morning and resume deliberation. If jurymen are in danger of being tampered with after a case is given to them, then they are in equivalent danger of being tampered with dur ing the progress of the case. The incarceration of the jury is, I hold, against the rights and liberties of citizens. I am willing to give a portion of my time, without pay, to public busi ness: but I resent the turning of the sheriff’s key behind my back. I re sent having to walk down to the street to supper (or breakfast!) in military or criminal column-by-twos. The judge very often has to spend several days in deciding a question of law. Why not lock him up until his mind works to a conclusion?—Case and Comment. MODERN WOMEN LACK GRACE Famous Artist Says Fair Sex Never Before Walked or Carried It self so Badly. Marcus Stone, R. C., the famous artist, says: “I do not believe that women—or men either, for that mat ter—have ever walked or carried themselves as badly as they do now, the women with their elbows out, their shoulders up, their necks push ed forward, the men for the most part chestless creatures with sloping necks. Arms were not made to stick out on either side like jug handles. “Of course, as an artist I am at war with fashion and its constant changes—which prevent woman evolving a dress which expresses her Individuality—but especially with the fashion of wearing corsets, which, to my mind, destroy the outlines of the figure and cramp the freedom of woman's movements. Never before In my life has woman been so much imprisoned and laced up as she is today—that Is to say, of course, all except the willowy women, whose fig ures accord with present fashion. How can she move gracefully in a tube which pushes her shoulders up, shortens her neck, and sends her el bows out? The sloping attitude of neck adopted by men and women I attribute to the wearing, especially ■when young, of high stiff collars. The least pressure on the back of the neck sends the head forward, and thus a habit is formed.” Anne Boleyn’s Coach. “Headless coaches" are fairly num erous. The most famous is the one that drives once a year, on the anni versary of Anne Roleyn's execution, up the avenue at Flicking, her Nor folk home, says the London Chronicle. The coachman and the four horses have not a head between them, and Anne’s own Is not upon her shoulders, but she holds It in her lap as she sits In the coach all in white. At the hall door the whole apparition vanishes. Anne’s father, Sir Thomas, also rides in a coach drawn by headless horses once a year, and his ride Is much more exciting than his daughter’s. He has to cross forty county bridges dur lng the night and a company of yell ing demons pursues the coach to keep the horses going. Where Asparagus Grows Wild. Asparagus was not introduced into Itritaln by the Romans, who applied the term asparagus to tender shoots which, according to Juvenal, grew on mountains (Montani asparagi). The plant is certainly native with us and occurs sparsely on the eastern and southern coasts of England at Angle Bey and Pembroke in Wale3 und around Wexford and Waterford in Ireland. It is no longer found on As paragus island, near the Lizard, as all text books of English botany as Bert, but still grows profusely on some neighboring cliffs of Kynance Cove.— Westminster Gazette. The Suffrage Flag. Mrs. Janies Lee Laidlaw has pre sented a suffrage banner that was used in the May parade in New York, to be taken to London very shortly. It will float over the American de tachment in the five-mile parade which Mrs. Pankhurst is planning. There will be 40,000 in the parade, as she has planned it. The Uplift. "Is she a help to her mother?” asked one woman. "Yes. Indeed,” replied the other. "She has taught h^r to say ‘culinary art' instead of ‘cooking.’ ” FINE LINGERIE RULES HAND WORK NECESSITY ON UP TO-DATE UNDERWEAR. Soft Finished Dimitie3 and Batistes Are Textures to L ok for—Gar ments Must Accord With Skimp Lines o* Dress. How can womankind resist the piles of airy white goods everywhere seen when fine underwear is de rigueur, and unmade matherlals are so cheap, and ready-made lingerie so expensive? The textures to look for at this burning season are the soft finished dimities nnd batistes, which, checked, striped and figured, turn out most satisfactory garments of the In Corset Ccver.of Embroidery Flouncing timate sort. The models for chem ises, drawers, princess slips, skirts and combinations must all be of a sort to accord with the skimp lines of outside dress, and good hand sewing Is a necessity. Yes, hand sewing, the dainty stltchery of our grandmothers, Is almost compulsory on up-to-date lingerie. Only the seams may be* stitched, but all the rest—felling, hems and tucks—must be put In with patient lingers and with much dantl ness at that. Trimming? Well, vou may be as. much or as little trimmed as you like, or can afford, i:i your lingerie, but the* woman with aristocratic taste* chooses a very modest trimming, pre ferring to put most of her money and energy In the material and good work. A little edge of imitation C'luny, run with doll ribbon and whip ped to the rolled goods. Is all that Is seen on many lovely kimono gowns, chemises and drawers. As tucks take* tip a lot of room—or add a sugges tion of heat—they are confined to skirts, but even then are put up and down, so that the flouncing in which they are used w-tll fall gracefully. A lovely use can be made of a small quantity of dotted muslin, for this may form the flounce on a petticoat or shape collars for gowns and frills for drawers. Lawn goes, well with it, ns well as a little edge of Valen ciennes. In fact, there Is scarcely a thin white material on the market that cannot be used for underwear, and as a contrast in materinl Is very smart the homo dressmaker can use up all the bits left from cutting one garment on another in a different texture. As the more ordinary patterns of Val have been copied in cheap laces, this admirable dentelle has been set nslde for novelty laces of all sorts where the garment’s texture, too. Is unusual. Flut If all the underwear Is of American lawn, which Is a very useful and dainty material for sum mer, Val makes about the cheapest and most effective edge that can bo had. Our illustration drops us back to the commonplace top'c of underwear. It Rives the separate corset cover, a scant garment made of embroidery and finished at the armholes with a little band needlework to match Through eyelets at (he top, and the beading of the belt, is drawn a nar row wash ribbon in pale blue. Many women who regard the sep arate corset cover as a nuisance sew the belt of this model to the wide drawers now worn and so effect use ful little combinations. The drawers are of the enormously wide skirt variety, with the bias upper part fit ting the hips without a wrinkle and with their bouffant legs they quite adequately tuko the place of short petticoats. TRIMMING FOR THE SUIT Nothing so Effective cs Black and White Striped Silk for Tailored Garment. As a decorative agent In trimming the tailored suit there Is nothing so effective as black and white striped silk. It may be as wide as one Inch or as narrow as pin stripes, but It has a dash and charm all Its own and fully realized by us today. Linen or serge suits have come under Its sway. Hevers, collars and cuffs are deep or shallow, but they are modish In black and white stripe. This does not mean that no other color need be used. On the contrary, the neutral background on which to add greet), peacock blue, citron, coro nation red or royal blue. Buttons are sure to be applied ac curately on stripes—which Is a help ful hint to home dressmakers. Braid can convert a colored background Into checks. If you wish. The suit can be decidedly changed by adding the pop ular striped silk so much exploited by our leading designers. Valkyrie Plumage. There is at present a particularly noticeable plan of arranging flowers In trios up one side of a tall crown, probably to call attention to Its height. There Is a fancy for setting plum age In the Valkyrie manner, one os trich feather In erratic fashion droop ing over the left ear and the other over the right eye. But among their most wild and weird surprises the designers show sane models in which they produce charmingly simple shujies for those who prefer a type of headgear distin guished by Its refinement. A black Chantilly veil upon a gold and black hat with a picturesque brim Is of a dignified and becoming ef feet, especially for a dowager. A Soft Collar. There Is u charming soft collar that Is sure to prove popular with the woman whose neck is irritated under a high starched collar and who yet wants to have her throat covered. It Is made of line pique In two-inch turn down style. In white, ecru or light blue. The front is held In place by a small peurl link, which fastens under 'he Windsor or other soft tie to be vorn with It. Other styles of this ;ollar are finished with narrow but onholing and embroidery and are ac- j tordlngly more expensive. I DRESS FOR A YOUNG GIRL — Simple Model Makes Up Into Dainty Garment When Spotted Zephyr Is Used. Spotted zephyr Ir used for our sim ple model, which would be found most useful for school or seaside wenr; it is made withe three wide box-pleats across back and front, these are stitched to waist, where a leather belt is worn. Quaker collar aud cuffs of white lawn, with hem stitched edges, finish the neck and sleeves. Material required: 4 yards zephyr 27 Inches wide Eyelet Embroidery. Eyelet embroidered material may well be called the popular one of the summer season. It Is used alone and aJso In combination with cloth, heavy basket weave linens, voiles and mar quisettes. It Is made up with stunning tub frocks and into plain shirtwaists with high neck, long shoves and front plait, finished with a full ruffle.