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GROWING HATRED OF JESUS
By Edward Leigh Pell, D. D. . j
•" - TH# lun4oy Sebool Lmoa tor May 16—toll. tji 21-12. 11-42.
Doctor Poll'* Note* on the Doiaons aro copyrtvhtad and must not ba rapritttod. j
n* iMm Motr
in last Sunday's lesson we «*w
How the PhtrliMi dogged the foot
steps of Jesus seeking sn opportuni
ty to discredit him with the people.
—Xn showhow Intensely they bated
this new Rabbi. Matthew telle the
ottwy:
One day they brought to Jeeue a
demoniac who waa both blind and
dumb. Doubtless many thought that
the poor fellow waa beyond all power,
and that even the prophet of Xaan
retb could do nothing for him; but
yJeeus healed him as easily as he had
healed the rest. The people were
utterly a maxed end eli through tho
crowd they were saying one to an
other excitedly, "Is not this the Son
of David? Who but the Messiah
could work such wonders ?" His ene
mies . were them as usual, and thsy
lost no time in trying to wh.p the
_ Kb/»lr fntrr Hr ft, ‘'PfnuFi'" Oaitl
a Pharisee coolly giving the cue to
his associates. "Tou people don't
know what you are talking about.
Of course, that fellow casts out de
mons, but can't you see that be does
it through the prlnoe of the demons?
And here you ere making a great
ado over a man who is in league with
JJeelaebub himself!" And. all through
the crowd the word was passed; "Me
does it by tne aid of Beelaebub him
self."
Jesus realised what was going on
and,, turning to hlg enemies, said In
bla quiet way: "a kingdom divided
against itself comes to desolation.
So does a city or a family; if it Is
divided against Itself it cannot stand.
It is absurd to say that I destroy
the devil's children or the devil’s
works by the aid of the devil. Tliat
would mean that the devil is lighting
against himself, Do you suppose that
Satan is going to destroy his own
kingdom" Again: you have sons who
profess to cast out demons. I ask
you: If i cast out demon* through
Reelxebuh by whom do they cast
them out? Hut 1/ 1 cast out demons
through the power of the Spirit of
Ood does it not mean that the king
dom of God is here—at your very
doors? And is u not time you were
recognising the fact? How can a
man enter n strong man's house and
spoil his goods unless he first tdnds
the strong man? And how can 1
enter Satan's dominions and spoil his
goods unless I am stronger than
Satan? Can you not understand that
instead of being in leagues with
Satan I am here to overcome him?
It ia foolish to say that Satan is help
ing m« Ho that ia not with me is
against me and he that t» not gather
ing and sowing 'tplh me is fatter
inff-and destroying. Satan ia against
me. oven as I am against him And
now let me toll you: it ia a terrible
thing that you have done |n attribut
ing to Satan the work which I have
done through the Holy Bplrtt. Men
may commit all ktnds of sins and re
pent and be forgiven; they may speak
ngainet me, the Son of man, and be
forgiven; but when a man speaks
against the Holy Spirit—when he Is
guilty of the horrible blasphemy of
declaring that the work of the iioly
Spirit Is the work of the devil, know
ing what he is about—when a man
surrenders his soul to the devil so
that he actually hates Ood and all
good .calling good evil and evil good
—there remains Ho forgiveness for
that man. For he kaa overshot the
mark; he ha# gone where repentance
is practically impossible.
Perhaps it was on the seme day
that certain acribea and Pharisees
tame to him and waked him lor a sign
—a miracle that would convince them
that he waa really the Messiah. "Xo."
said Jesus. "A wicked and unfaith
generation seeks a sign, but it
fill
shall have none save that of Jonah the
proph»t. As Jonah's Ufa. culminating
In hie remarkable deliverance from
the sea-monster after three days, waa
a sign to the Xlnevitas that Ood had
spoken through him. so shall my life,
culminating In my deliverance from
the grave after three days, he a sign
to this generation that l have came
from the Father. And I say to you
that those Xlnevltes, whom you de
spise as foreigner*, shall rtae up In
the day of judgment and condemn
you; for they accepted the sign ot
Jonah and repented at his preaching,
and a greater than Jonah la here.
And the queen of the South shall also
condemn you. for she came a great
distance to hear the wisdom of Solo
mon, and a greater than Solomon ia
here and you refuae to listen to him."
What ia the FnpartlonaMe Sin?
It Is evident that Jesus bad in
mind the blasphemous way in which
the Pharisees gpoke of the healing of
the dumb aixF blind demoniac. Such
waa the hatred of these men for Jems
THE LAYMAN AND MISSIONS
R«v. Dr. U. Clay Lily, pastor of
Grace-Street Baptist church, in an
address before the recent Men's Na
tional Missionary Congress, told what
the layman can do for missions. Us
•aid. in part:
"The time has comefpr a new order
of princes and principalities. Tha
prince will be the successful Christian
busineas man of America. Hie prin
cipality will be a great district of the
heathen world.
"It will have a million or more peo
ple in It, hut they are untaught and
needy, like a multitude of little chil
dren. He win he to them as a father.
He will amd hie mlarionarlea to them
and teach them how to heal diseases,
how to protect life and how to keep
oft the feminine and the plague. He {
wM found tor them a system of edu* j
cation and lead them to the waters of!
Intellectual life. He will teach them
about God; about God. their Father,
who loves them, and they shall Had
eternal Ufa. He shall be the prince
and the father of tbat'couatry. j
Imperial Opportunities am Open. !
■«uch imperial opportunities ere
open to the men of the ohuroh .to
day. A man's life Is Ms opnoctunity!
for service. Tho meet important
aerrico to the kingdom of. Ood Is to
<i*tmd Is throufhout the World. The
lamest potential factor in this work
is the men of the church. They are
ae yet a lamely undeveloped resource.
To enlist them in the missionary on- j
t»rprt*e la to make a success in the
\nrole world and aw to —— «'
success in the church.
make mm aj
„ "The wen must acquaint thtmeelvea
with miastonaty prtnctptec and mis-i
stonary facts. No business can he run
successfully hr man who are Ignorant1
feof »U vital facta. Thry must begin;
to plan on « lame Wale. They tnhat
Study larger matte. Worid-Wlde evan- :
celisatior. ia the anly nelicy bis
enough for the church or Christ. The
that rather than admit that ha had!
dona anythin* wonderful they dared
to attribute the miracle to tha devil
himself. He did It. but ha did it by
the aid of Bsufeebub! In other worde
they declared that the work of the
Spirit of Ood wee the work of flUan,
When a man Jeaaa eeama to aay—
moved by hatred, deliberately attrib
ute* that which la done by the Spirit
of Ood to Satan, that man eina against
the HOly Ghost. For auch a man
thara la no pardon, for the raaaon that
he daliverately and Anally cute him
self off from Ood, aquaria* htmaaif
against God *a his avowed enemy,
thus putting himself In a position in
which repentance Is practically tm
powl big.
do much seam* clear. But when
one goes further and Inquiries In what
way or ways such a sin may be com
mitted In our day one may not speak
with certainty. I have known two or
three meh who had apparently taken
apparently settled into that frame ot
mind in which good appears aa aril
and aril as good, but I would not dare
to aay tSat these men had commit
ted the unpardonable sin. 1 have
known man to cures Ood. but I would
not data to my that they ware clearly
responsible when the cures was ut
tered. One thing Is certain: if a man
Is troubled lest he should have QjWn
mlMed th* sin agalwat
Spirit, he has not committed It. for;
the simple reason that If ha had
driven the H-.ly Spirit out of hie heart
he would not care whether he had
committed It or not.
The Heart ef the Lessen.
The Pharisee* did not like Jesua
from the first. X«w they hate him—
hate him with a deadly hatred; and i
rage against him—rage against him ■
with a demoniacal fury'. They hate
him so intensely that they absolutely !
refuse to recognise any good In him.
In their honest momenta no doubt j
these men could see some good In the 1
worst of men, as you and I can; but
they will not admit there la anything
good In Jesus. With a coolness that
make* one shiver even at this dls- ;
tance they unhesltatlnbly credit hi*
deeds of mercy to the devil himself.
That is the last degree of hate. There
is nothing beyond.
What led these men to hate Jesua?
Selfishness; greed: nothing more.
Their hearts were set on their selfish
interests aa the heart of a mother is
set os her only child. They would
rather die than lose their hold on the
p*».pie, and Jaflus was loosening their
hold, Wedded as they were to their
selfl:>h interests they felt that It was
a case of Ufa and death, and their
rage kindled against him aa It would
have kindled against a man who sought
their very live*. They wouid have
apru*g at him like tigers if they had
net been a.'rald that the people would
sprink at them Hke tigers. That la
what selfishness run to seed does for
a man. It makes a murderer of him.
it makes him hate his best friends
who are seeking to save him. it |
makes him hate the Christ who died j
to save htm. He never stop# to think !
that hit selfish Interests mar not be f
his bast intersats. and that the Christ
who la against h|s selfish interest* ’
has given his very life for hi* beat
interest*. Oraed doesn’t let a man
think. That la why so many men
hate the church: they are wedded to a
business that the church is against, i
That is why so many metr turn from j
the Bible: they are wedded to some
thing that the Bible ia against. That
IS why aa many man stifle thetr con
sciences: they are wedded to some
thing that their conscience* are crying
out against. And their greed will not!
let them think!
If the Pharisees had not bean so t:
blinded bV greed the)' would not have !
gotten into a rage against Jesus, but j
would have listened to him. Aud If
they had listened to him they would
have found that while ha was against
their selfish interests be was not
against them but for them; that he had
coma to help them; that ha was even
ready to die for them. And if they
biad let him help them they would have
lost nothing—«ot even the Influence |
which they prised so highly. Aa
preachers of the new gospel, they
would have gone on exerting an Influ- \
ence over the people In a right way i
Just aa they had been exertihg an In
fluence over them iq n wrong way.
bo it tplfht he with every man who la
hating Jesua to-day because Jesse
stands In the way of hts selfish inter
ests. If be would only come to his
senses he would find that while Jeans
la aaatnst the thing- to which be Is
wedded, he is not against him but for
him. and that It he will let Jesua have
his way, he will loss nothing. For
Jaaus gives us bread In the place of the
worthless atones wa ding to, and fish
in the place of the serpents we hug to f
atxr bosoms.
more important, they muit me that a
proper balance U preserved between
th« gifts to the work at hoate and the
work abroad.
Xlany-Xlra Per Cent, Spent a« Home.
“So lone *• the enurch spends
ninety-nve per eeat. of oar gift* on
the work in America and only five per
cant, in the heathen world, work of
m hart one cannot be successfully prose
eutetf.
"The men of the church meet offer
themselves In greater numbera aa
mleaionariee. If the heathen world U
to ho won for Christ it must bo done
by men. , .
“The free teat service, however,
which the united laymen can render
la the one of prayer. When the men
of Amort aa begin to pray h» the riebt
war for the evangelisation of the
world they win artee In their might
creature.”
the gospel ' to every
♦to wvlWmWl wePIHI*
ovary Sunday
achocl worker
ponder prnyerfolly the following
| wood aa to tho Sunday school. from
Dr. 9. T. Mullins, president Kouth
orn Baptist Theological Seminary. He
eaya.
"l. The supremo heed la our «oun
try to-day la that tho foroea which
make for character shall control the
forem: which make for Intelligence.
of the sreoteet torcea
wMch make for character Tt the
Sunday school.
"9 *fho factor of :hc Sunday
acJrx ' moat potent tatbu ttrretu**
meat of character to the teacher.
Wr-tfce supremo took 'n tho proa*
ant-dax Sunday school to the lack of
a au Stolen t- number of thoroughly
equipped teachers. ^ ^
The chief tsavbr/W tho teaet»«
erg an* tmluor of the tratnoro M
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHUJRCH AND ITS PASTOR
The Firet Church Wh oraanized in
I»H.' with Rev.- Dr. John Holt Sloe
M pastor. The flrat veer's report to
Presbytery showed e membership of
61.
The ehtirch has had the following
buildings and locations. In 1812.
building was erected on the south side
of Main street, between Twentv
etventh and Twenty-eighth streets.
In 1111, a new bonding, known as
the Pine Apple Church, from on or
nament on the steeple, was erected
on the south side of Grace street, be
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets.
During Or. Armstrong's pastorate,
a new building eras erected on the
north aide of Franklin street, between
Thirteenth end Fourteenth streets, on
the sguar* west of the Ballard Houae.
In t»«, a new bunding was erect
ed at the corner of Capitol and
Tenth streets.
In 1114, a new budding was erect
ed at the corner of Grace and Madi
aon streets.
In 1446. the Second Church was
sent out aa a colony from the First
ritlf r"
L>r. Moses V. Hogs as
Church, wl
pastor.
In 1670. a targe number was sent
from the Pint to assist targeiy in the
organisation of the First Church,
Manchester.
In 1**6, Westminster Church, s
colony from the F!m Church, was
organised.
Thus In almost a century, the
church has had five church building*,
seven pastors, and baa sent out three
colonies.
Church now number* *13.
Contributions to all causes last year,
»I*.S04.1T.
The following pastors have served
the First Church:
R#r. John mat RIee, I>. P.1113—ISIS
Rev. William Jessup Arm
strong. I». D.-1823—1833
Rev. William Swan Plumer,
D. V...1*21—ISIS'
Rev. Thomas Vernon
Moore. I). D.1817—1868 ,
Rev. Thomas lewis Pres
ton. D. D...1868—1813 1
Rev. Robert Poilok Kerr.
U. D.18*4—l»0li
Rev. F. T. McFaden. D. D.1S0I—
Elder*—8. A. Anderson. I>r. C. A. i
Blanton. George R. Cannon, clerk; W. i
C. Camp, treasurer; J. X. Culling-!
worth, W. 8. Don nan. A. M. For
rester. Dr. r. A. Irving. William 8.
Robertson. J. P. Rword*. D. I.). Talley.!
James Q. Tinsley, B. R. Well ford, Xr.;
Deacon#~B. P. Aleop, E. I,. Hernias, j
I. L. Revertdg*. I. E. Campbell. M..H.:
Coleman, F .M. Conner, John Don-j
nan. aesistant treasurer; C. P. Dee, 1
B. Miller McCue, W. A. Moncure. R. j
Masslo Volting. D. McC. Thornton.'
C. E. Wellford. Dr J. 8. Wellford. II.1
W. Wood.
Tnm God.
Whatever obscurity. dark new.
trial, suffering falls upon you, jronr ;
defeats, losses. Injuries; your out- '
ward state, employment, relations;
what seems hard, unaccountable, sc- j
vers, or, as nature might say. veaa- ,
tlous—all these you will see ns parts j
or constitute elements in God’s beau
tiful and good plan for you. and as '
such are to be accepted with a smile. ;
Trust God; have an Implicit faith In
God; and these, very things win im
part the highest test ta Ilfs.—Horace
Bushnetl.
All my theology Is reduced to this!
narrow compass—Jesus Christ cams
Into the world to save sinners—Ar- I
chlbald Alexander.
—Thsrs ars In this world blessed
souls whose sorrow springs up Into
Joy for others: whose earthly hopes,
laid in the grave with many tears,
form the seed whence vprlntr heal
ing dowers and balm for the deso
late, and the afflicted.—Mrs. )f. it.
Stowe. j
THE MAN THAT CAN
BY ASA KAMEL BALL.
The world Is Itelttat for the men
that ean. When Xapoleon wee asked,
"Can you protect the Senate?" the
question wee a confession that the
world’s quest wee France's quest tUht
day. They were looking tor a men of
efficiency. To-day. many high-salaried
positions are tolas bearing because
men of efficiency are wanting. Km
players are not asking what has this
employee done, or what will he do, so
much as what can he do. "Has-beens"
anS “wtll-bss” are not sought for In
these strenuous ds.vs.
It is a matter of no moment whether
the employer to a merchant a manu
facturer. a professional man, or a mem
ber of a pulpit committee In one of our
great churches, the requirements art
the same. Men are attending to the
present Bead, and the man that can
carry the Work now la the cynosure of
alt eyes.
“Cant" le a taboeed word, whether
it la spelled with or without an apoe
txphs. The coward, the idler, the dis
courager, the caviller frequently em
ploy the word. “What man bag done.
tier even than this he will be willing
to go If h* has the spirit of the origina
tor or the discoverer.
Paul‘had thi# aggressive spirit In a
marked degree. Ipl wmt*F nothin*
VIRGINIAN’S WEEKLY SERMON
By Rev. E. T. McFaden, D. D.
Pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Richmond, Va.
Proverb* 31: 23: Her children arise
up and o«ll her blessed.
In view of the fact that mother’s
day I* *0 near and our own Gover
nor has recommended its appropriate
observance. It may bo welt to dwell
on that most tender and attractive
them*.
There art three great words—moth
er. hoa* and heaven. They blend to
gether. They Interlock as the light
and heat and electricity in the sun
beam. In some respects, mother is
the sweetest of all. It is true the
home Is the foundation of the church
and society and Stole, but mother is
the fountain-head, the center of the
home. And perhaps no hutnsn w
fluence to so potent towards h;aven
as mother.
One pt the attractive, fascinating
studies of the Bible is the Hebrew
mother. What can equal the devotion
and lovg of Jochebed for Moses? Who
can compare with Hannah us sl*e
looks from time to time to the ri'lt
to her Samuel? Timothy shows the
foroe and strength of character and
love for religious truth that were In
hto mother. Who hut a mother su<-h:
as David had, though she be unanown,
could hsve Influenced him for such
a career? So it to throughout the
history as the men of strong eharat -
ter Influenced the world.
What a debt the world owes to *ho
mothers? In all department* the debt
exists. Dr- Doddridge, the great hymn
writer, was taught by hts mother the
Bible stories and other truth# tr.>m
the tile# on the chimney. John iP'n
dolph was prevented from Using a
•ceptle by hto mother's prayers. I Van
ces Marion, who contributed m*tc t to
the Revolution, had his eharaner
moulded and hto talents developed by
his mother. The mother of George
Washington gave habit and purpose
to his character. So also was It in
the case of lae. In the world of the
ology. what a debt to owed to Monice.
the mother of Augustine? We think
of and praise the Wesleys, both John
and Charles. Rightly ao. Cut ba.-k
of them waa the devoted and faithful
mother Susannah. So whether you
take It in the church or State or ro
clety or science, a debt Is ovin.? to
mothers that cannot well be discharg
ed.
No position to ae Important and cp
portune for good as a mother’s. I U, -
wise for eviL These have b.»«n pe
riods of the world when corruption
were rife under vile leaders. Rut in
many instance* back of the corrupt
ing Influence* we And th* corrupting
mother*. Th* Heed came - Why? Th*
softs of God took unto themselves lor;
wives ths daughters of men. Allusion
is frequently pads to the mothers of ■
kings. Why? The bane of the nation.
In many cases, waa the nurseries of;
her kings poisoned by Jesebel moth-'
ers. But likewise to the other true.
can't”; but
•pt'stiO bo«
rellaneu *u
but that r*M
David said he was "the son of thlna
housemaid.” i. e., he meant to her
must be the glory and praise of his
life. Of those born of women, none
was area ter than John the Baptist.
But do not forget that Elisabeth, his
mother, was ’‘blameless in all the or*
dinances of the law.” Look around
to-day! Whence the great Bacramen
tal hosts? They come mostly from
families where mothers are religious;
where the nursery for the family la
the nursery tor the church. The
mother bends the twig. She is the
home stayer—the companion. She is
the teacher—the children are her pu
pils; the home la the school house,
ft was this to which Napoleon doubt
less had reference when he said "the
need of France is mothers”—that
made the Roman orator say: "The
empire Is at the fireside." Mohammed
went so far as to say that Paradise
is at the feet of mothers. The old
Scotch clergy were wise when they
said: "Announce of mother is worth
more thaU a pound of clergy."
The same need is facing our land
to-day, and Irhabad may as well be
written when the women fail to real
ise these facts. Let it be said to their
praise that, as a rule, no class tills
its position so well as the mothers.
None is so self-sacrificing. Jochebed
and Hannah could give up their sons,
though their own pleasure they sac
rificed. No class is »o patient. Fool
ishness U bound up In the heart of a
child. Children are exacting, selfish,
often not intentionally so. They re
quire line upon line, precept upon
precept. They sometimes become in
temperate. bring shame and disgrace.
But who so patient as a mother.”
No class is so tender. Children sre
often sensitive plants. They require
attention and affection. All honor to
the Red Cross Society and the noble
nurses of our land. But whose touch
is so gracious, whose care so tender,
whose caress so loving, whose correc
tion so gentle as a mother's? No ona
shows such omnipotent love as a
mother. That love stands all strains.
You have seen the huge crane lift an
engine as a toy and not a strain is
perceptible. Greater power has the
mother's love. She can plead In court
for a wayward sou, even though he
has disowned and beaten her. though
ho may have left the home with curs
ing upon his Ups, expecting never to
return. Rut that love awaits patient
ly and freely forgives, ann graciously
receives the prodigal home.
_ 1 - is any Mfrtntlar that i h p p.i let a m a
j it ofHT ™ ""IX\iV 1 XlTRt xxit-i sj t™ VIsm"
vision that never fades, it matters not
how long or how far we may have
wand wed! is it any mystery that
she la enshrined in the hearts and
memories of men!
Would It not be a wonder If the
armchair had not a sacred halo about
It?
“You love It. you love it, and who
shall dare ,
To chide you for loving that old arm
chair?
You've treasured it long as a sainted
prize.
You’ve bedewed it with tears and em
balmed it with sighs;
‘Tis bound by a thousand bands to
your heart, Z
Not a tie will break nor a link will
nt4rt**~
Would you leave the spell ? A mother
sat there.
And a sacred thing la that old arm
chair.”
For some reason we levs to own.
and read the mother’s Bible."YRj
marked passages are the inspiration
of her life, the comfort In her sorrow,
the secret of her power, tho source
of her Influence and strength. There
is no legacy so precious.
What we owe them? Everything.
We can nsvar do too much for our!
mothers. One thing we can do: If ahe
has passed over the river, let her
God be your ooa, h*r Bible your
Bible, her religion your religion. If
you are not a Christian, doubtless het
last prayer was for your salvation.
Help It be answered. If she |« still
with us. let us make her feel fast,
she has a place with us. Let us give:
her the beat, as they gave us the best |
If absent from her, writs, her regular*;
ly once a week, occasionally visit hsr.j
love her and show the love. Tor the:
time may aeon come when you may:
be as one who mourneth for hte!
mother. j
A picture comes to you., The form
Is bent; the hair gray; tho shoulders
stooping; face wrinkled; the band*
Clasp weak! the voice feeble; but It Is
wether. We arise up -Sad, sail , har
THE DAY’S GIFT
nv MOLLIS n. WILTSHIRE.
BY XDUIX n. WILTSHIRE. ..
I stood and watched the misty moraine
light,
Pispel the gloomy darkness of the
night.
And saw the sun his glorious brightness
throw.
'TUI hill and dale took on a fiery glow.
-Ohh day.- -what gt/t hast -thou Tor me in
store .
Shall I possess, and having, long no
more?
The rich warm blod went coursing
through the vein,
And health and strength returned to me
in twain;
The breath of day so Joyous round me
played
And, gentle whispers unto me tt made,
“This day, health's blessing unto thee
doth give.
Is it not enough that thou shalt live?”
Aaain I saw the rosy blushing dawn.
Proclaim to earth, "another day Is
born!”
Again I saw, the meadow's pearly dew.
And gased Into a sky of clearest blue.
And hone like winged dove, rose htgrher
.SUIT,
“Shall not this day my heart’s desire
fulfill?"
Methodist Church Extension
The board of church extension of
the M. E. f'hur«’n. Sfuth> hold April.
20-21 one of the mart delightful ses
sions In Its history. It was the last
of a most successful (piadronnlum,
and was held In it* offices In kouls
vtlle. Harmony and good will pre
vailed throughout, and the members
went away feeling that the work
which had been committed to them
by the church had prospered, and
that they had been able to do for
the needy ehur hes at this session
mora than at any previous time. How
ever, there vu common regret that
the funda at their disposal were not
several times as great, that every re
quest might be granted. The appli
cation for donation* amounted to
*291.883, and for loans *331,000, The
board appropriated 1146.So<) as loans ;
Long Terms of Service
Dr. C, If. Wlnaton, still a member
of the foreign mt»«ion board. (5. B. C.,
located in Richmond, was first elect
ed aa a member in October. 1859.
and ha» aerved ever since, with the
exception of a while when he was In
the employ of the government of the
Confederate States in the chemical
department.
Mr. H- K. Ellyson wa* elected a
member of the board in December.
1*4«. He aerved until his death In
1*90. when hia aon, Mr. William Eliy
son. waa elected aa hia successor, ao
that father and eon have aerved on
the board for over alxty-three years
Mr. William Ellyaon la still one of
the very beat members of the board.
Perhaps the board ha* never had two
better members than theae two prlncea
In Israel. The present lieutenant
Governor of Virginia la' the son of
H. K. Ellyeon and the brother of
William Ellysoti.
Dr. T- P. MatheWa waa first elected
as a member of the board In 18*6.
Ha waa for many yeare the medical
examiner of the hoard, and waa
known as our •‘beloved physician."
At hia death, in 1904. he waa suc
ceeded by hia son. Dr. William P.
Mathews, who la now our medical ex
aminer, and one of the moat, active
member* of the board.
There are other member* of the
board who have aerved for a long
time. Dot it be remembered that
not one of these -brethren •whom we
have mentioned haa received one cent
for hia services. They have sivea
freely of time and money for the
.Lord.
Heartsease
We are saved by hope. Never man
hoped too much, or repented that he
had hoped. The plague is, that we
don't hope in God halt enough. Hope
never hurt eny one—never yet inter*
ferect with duty; na.v, it eiwo5*»
strenghens to the performance of
duty, gives courage and clears the
judgment. St. Paul Bays we are caved
by hope. Hope is the most rational
thing In the Universe.—George Mac
Donald.
Oh, the sense of Infinite peace that
falls upon us when we realise for the
first time that we are brought into
personal relation as cons with the
blessed Father! This is the gospel 11
preach to you, my brothers, that you
may know the Tather. Tn*t~H~OW'
gospel that Jesus Christ preached.
There is no other gospel; it is the
gospel that sufflceth men.—W. J.
Dawson.
The monstrous mcuoua of vanity
and pretense, of covetness aud social
envy and lust of power, under which
a deluded World Is staggering is es
caped by the happy wearer of this
magic yoke of meekness. And in
bearing the ordained burden that re
mains, the yoke is "easy," "service
able," for it enables us to bring to
our simplified task powers divinely
fitted. Day by day our freedom grows
under the accepted and wonted dis
cipline; it beoomes the. freedom of the
artist; the freedom of forgotten toll;
obedience turned to mastery; service
that is joy and peace—Francis T.
Brown.
Politeness is too often hut imita
tion courtesy. Msqy a man is polite
to his customers, but discourteous to
his family. There are many who are
polite to their acquaintances, but not
to strangers. There are men who are
exquisite in a drawing room, but boor
ish in a railway car. Politeness is
largely a matter of education and
habit; courtesy goes beneath both—it
is a matter of character.—Henry Clay
Trumbull. *
—It requires far more of ike con
straining toys of Christ to love out
cousins and neighbors as member* oi
H»e heavenly family, than to feel th«
heart warm to bur suffering brethren
to Tuscany or Madeira. To love the
whole church ig one thing; to love—
la. tg delight to the gracaa and
JJ**a*^*»-rPt the person whs
misunderstood me and. oposed mj
plans yesterday, whose peculiar to
firmltiee grata on my moat sensitive
feelings, or whose natural faults are
precisely those from which my nat
ural character moat .revolts, t, quite
another.—BliaabeUt J Charles. *
"This t* thts« own; tor tW§
thy toll.”
And u the sephyre played*
sold. iiS
They seemed to BUMk tha'.l
my soul.
"The rcster SOTO A gift 1
health.
wealth.”
Once more I saw the *M
away,
Before the sun-sod of adeem
Once more 1 saw the lark 1
flight.
Soar upward, higher, the* 1
sight.
"Oh: loosing heart:” a whifl
wind,
Who know* what gift mar
thine:"
I saw thee come to me In tSfll
Somewhere from out the A)
the night:
And in the clear depth* eg
droue eyee,
I need none other gift treat
thl#: -7^
and 1115,*59 a* donation*
but it moat
l»er«d that of this amount
la now outstanding to u
and that the treasurer
only 117.169.25. Tha
about |S5,00(», So tha
to its limit in granting
the amount of *148,650,
to pay these loan* will
the faithfulness of tha <
have been helped in _
obligations to the boar4,j
church that is alow In
church extension notea
some other church that
This is a mutual aid
every church can bast
flcation at receiving a
in* It promptly whan it
when I ascend into the aft
her. I shall not chans* nqr
nor even chance the hood
only be In the upper story
C. H. Spurgeon.
In heavenly love abiding.
No change my heart shall
And safe is such confiding* ■
For nothing chances her*.
Through all this tangle 1
another way—the path of
duty. Those who walk la
that life has a meaning—
ment of God's will; and a
attainment of perfect hart
him. They often -♦nrtbitr q
times fall. But. take tin*
end to end. It Is a faithful
i walk in “ths way of rig
I which Is the way of MgS
Van Dyke.
Mighty God. look upon
nee*. I.et the fulness of 1
Ho wlnto the empty chaw
Impotent heart. Draw - ms
munion with Thy strength
me more than conqueror.—
c«. »
Be strong: be worthy of t
Of God, and fill thy dsstt|
A soul, by force tff sorrot
Uplifted to the purest sky
Of undisturbed hi
William
Kemember: Th* Chrlsttl
like a path up * mounted
tin util ascent, and the aao*
marked by freshened pewei
and the blessing la that sra
to ascend from height *6"
Anon.
Jeanne,
"As plainly as can be;
Says 's'll vou plalg* (tt
please' i,
And thanks me with *i
I know, because I under*
£ach word she sayn to
"And mine speaks Garni
nod,
Said Usa from th* B]
"Says 'blttc' when she ng
And 'ja,' of course, as
I wouldn't have a cat tfe
A different tongue trot
“That'a thrue for youl*‘ i
said,
With merry look damp
"Me own shpakes Oirtah
set
A saucer on the flunk
An’ ask her ould she Ilka
The durum tells me fii
I met those kitten aftsrw
No matter where nor h
I listened well to whs* fig
Would you believe it, fu
They spoke in Bngttsfe, gf(
And all they said was *1
—Farm and
if little Mr.
Je hanctnc r
The iUm loo
Alackadayl J
If Mr. Woi»*t to
I cry: “Oh, dee
The aktaa are b
There’ll be a at