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AN HONEST BOY.
Look Father In The Lyes.
Disobedience to parents i tho
first step intliu downward path.
A circus wan in tliu town, mid
a little boy Btood watching the
great tout curiously, A neigh-
lior, coining up, said:
"Hollo, Johnny; going to the
circus:
"No, Hir," answered Johnny;
"father doesn't like 'em,"
"Oh, well, I'll give you the
money to go," mid the man.
"No, sir; my father would
give me the money if he thought
it best; hesideB, 1 have twenty
five cents in my box, enough to
go."
"I'd go, Johnny, for once;
it's wonderful the way the
horses do," said the man."Your
father needn't know it."
"I can't," said the boy.
"Now, why?" asked the man.
" 'Cause,' said Johnny, "after
I'd been there I couldn't look
father in the eyes, but I can
now,"
The boy who will never do
anything tliut will prevent him
looking straight into his fath
er's eyes will nevor be a rebel
lious son.
(IETTINO HIS OWN BACK.
A cook at a cheap boarding
house pluyed a trick on a grum
bling boarder by serving with
a piece of leather instead of
steak.
"You haveevidently changed
your butcher," said the board
er, looking up at the landlady,
after sawing a minute or two
on the leather.
"Samo butcher as usual,"
said she, feigning innocence of
the trick of the cook, of which
she had been quietly informed;
"why?"
"Oh, nothing much," said
the man, still trying to make
an impression on the leather;
"only this piece of meat U tho
tenderest I've hud here for
some time."
THE POTATO BUG.
On a certain evening last au
tumn, says the Washington Star, a
group of Farmers sat round the
stove in the general store and
in a general and heartielt complaint
about the ravages of the potato
bugs. "The pests ate my whole potato
crop in two weeks," said one far
mer.
"They ate my crop in two days,"
said a second farmer, "and then
they roosted on the trees to see if
I'd plant more."
A salesman who was traveling
for a seed house cleared his throat.
"That's remarkable," he said,
"hut let me tell you what I saw in
our own store. I saw a couple of
potato bugs examining the books
about a week before planting-time
to see who had bought seed."
A PIECE OF STRING.
As a train was gelling up steam
to leave a cenain station, it sudden
ly parted in the middle. Of course,
the communication cord broke,
and the end of ii struck an old wo
man, who was standing on the
platform, in the face.
Goodness me! she gasped in as
tonishment, What was that?
The irain has broken in two,
madam, said a man who stood near
her.
And I should think so! said the
old woman, indignantly, as she
eyed the broken cord. Did you
really think that a piece of string
like that could hold a irain togeth
er?
DESERVED TKC TITLE.
The former Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Thomas B.
Reed, once went into an unfamil
iar barber shop to be shaved. The
negro barber, says the Christian
Register, began to try to sell him a
hair tonic.
"Hair puny thin, sun," he said.
"Been that way long, suh ?"
"I was born that way," replied
Reed. Afterwards I enjoyed a
brief period of hirsute effloresence,
but ii did not endure."
The barber gasped and said no
more. After his customer had
gone, some one told him that he
had shaved the speaker.
"Speaker!" he exclaimed, "Don't
I know dat? I should say he was
a speaker, sure 'nought"
IN VOCATION
"Nation shall not lifi up sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more." Isaiah 1 1 A.
Hail reign of peace I We welcome thine appearing
To s till time's lumultsin a long repose.
Wave wide the scepter which thy hand is bearing
Till earth's dreur deserts "blossom as a rose."
Long hath the sword gleamed in the grasp of ages
The fiercest symbol of e brutish power;
And all man's record on its storied pages,
Hath war's deep blood stains, even to this hour.
From court and cabinet, from town and village,
From vast cathedral and the cloistered cell.
Earth's ear hath caught the din and strife of pillage,
Uttering o'er human hopes a wild death-knell.
How hath it preyed upon sweet home's affections !
How hath ii quenched the light of beauty's eye ?
How hath it stung strong hearts with dread reflection?
And dashed out bow-tints from life's hopeful sky?
God's footstool ii has curtained round with sadness,
And hid His throne of mercy from our prayer;
Resigned His image to the passion's madness,
And chained our smugglings to a fixed despair.
How hath it drowned the music of the ocean?
And hurled life's gladness 'neaih the cold, dark wave?
Dashed kingdoms to the dust in wild commotion,
And 'whelmed proud nations in one gory grave.
Earth, air and sea, its strange dark deeds are telling,
And Heaven haih sighed them to the circling spheres,
Each age of time (he doleful strain is swelling
Its echoes break amid eternal years.
Oh, haste, blessed season, seen through distant ages,
In holy vision, by the Prophet's eye;
Fulfill the golden dream of sleeping sages,
And let earth symbolize the world on high.
Hush its wild jargon with thine aiig.-l voices;
Touch flinty hearts, as with a Moses' rod;
Baptize the wot, J with love till it rejoices,
Like Blessed Eden in the smile of God.
Plume with high purposes the human spirit, '
With holy thoughts the hearts of nations fill.
A home on high let alf our hopes inherit,
And to the surging passions say, Be still.
Less bloodless be thy marches on to glory.
Welcome ! shall greet thee from every tongue,
Angels shall bear aloft thy joyous story,
And chant thy triumphs in their ceaseless songs.
A PECULIAR PEOPLE.
A SHORT
Are We Peculiarly Chosen of God
"Ye are a chosen generation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew
called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." 1 Pet. 2:9.
These words were spoken of (he few Christian Jews of the Disper
sion who were to spread the faiih as so many firebrands would start
conflagrations wherever scattered. It is through such that the Chris
tian faith is carried. The persecution of the early Christians which
drove them to new quarters only brought them in touch with new life
which was as new soil for the seed. Such are a peculiar people for
the purpose "that they might shew forth the praises of Him who hath
called them out of darkness into His
Since the call of Abraham God has
His interests. The high privilege of
was no longer true to the faith of his fathers, allowing heathen and
idolatrous interests to encroach upon God's interests. Their heritage
as a peculiar people was taken from them and given to the Gentiles.
We naturally ask ourselves the question: has God a peculiar people of
the Gentile nations to whom is given the place and privilege of accom
plishing His will among the nations?
The Kaiser claims it for himself
God to chastise the nations and to
will of God; but does Kuliur shew
called his chosen out of darkness
Belgium so ruthlessly overrun shew
boats stealing under the seas fur the indiscriminate destruction of men,
women, and children, shew forth His praise ? Do the bombs dropped
from the skies upon Red Cross hospitals maiming and killing not only
the wounded, but even the angels
name, portend the coming of His
more. It is all so hellish that it shews of whom it is born.
We didn't want war; but the cries
Monster of Hell, came to us and the call fell upon our ears and hearts
by Him who hath called us out of such darkness into His marvelous
light. In His name we answer the
ness is done in the earth.
Now why has God brought us to
Has He not been preparing us as a peculiar people for such a task ?
See how His hand hath directed to fit and prepare us to be a peculiar
people unto Him in this day. In the quest of freedom from religious
oppression our forefathers sought the American shores. A Kindly
Providence protected the struggling colonies. Our government was
founded upon our religious convictions. We have been blessed and
nrrr?r1 m no 0,ler nation upon the fnc? of the earth. We lici t led
by His guiding hand to a land of
einning of us development makes
and then added to our normal wealth and undeveloped resources, on
the very eve of our call to the world s conflict, the wealth of others
was poured into our lap in staggering sums. God does not give all
this to a people without i purpose.
Best of all, led by a Uod-leanng
world's call of sorrow and need with our men and our money; not for
greed and power, but "io shew forth the praises of Him who hath
called us." Rev. John M. Kline,
MIXED.
Knicker- Did Smith get things
mixed ?
Becker Yes, he announced
a bouncing wheat crop and a
bumper baby.
. One great beauty of a flat is that
the tenant has no use for a lawn
mower.
TO FEAOE,
SERMON.
for Our place in the World War?
royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
forth the praise of Him who hath
marvelous light."
had a peculiar people to conserve
the Jew was forfeited when he
and his people that he is chosen of
force Kuliur upon the world as ihe
forth the praises of Him who hath
into His marvelous light? Does
forth His praise? Do the U-
of mercy who minister in His
kingdom ? But why mention any
of the helpless, overrun by this
call to see that justice and righteous,
such a day and such a privilege ?
untold wealth, which in the very be-
us the richest nation in the world
President, we have answered the
in Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.
ABILITY RECOQNIZED.
"Noah had the whole ocean to
himself. He didn't have to be
much of a navigator."
"Maybe. But you will admit
he was a wonder as an animal
trainer."
Hope raises hope, and builds
monuments that despair falls from,
FAMILY WORSHIP.
A Moment ol United Prayer
Would Bless the Family Life of
America,
"1 studied for the ministry,"
said a a successful business man,
"but 1 broke down midway in my
course of study. Four years in
college and two in the theological
seminary, working my way and
spending my vacations in earning
money undermined my health,
I had lo give up the ministry, but
1 resolved when I entered business
(hat I would carry with me all the
ideals and principles that had been
mine when I planned to be a min
ister of the gospel. All in all, I
think it is easier to practice than to
preach: but I have had to modify a
number of theories, often very
much to my sorrow.
'1 started my family life with
daily worship and maintained it
with increasing difficulty as the re
sponsibilities and caree of business
grew. Finally and I confess it
with sorrow I gave it up. It was
almost impossible to get ihe family
together at any time in the day,
and the hurried, perfunctory at
tempt grew wearisome and un
profitable, and I doubt if its value
repaid ihe effort. I gave it up,
and, although I am unhappy about
it, I do not see a remedy."
A similar experience has occur
red in many homes. It must be
confessed that regular family wor
ship is nearly obsolete, yet ihe
custom involves much that is prec
ious.
It may be true that the old-fash
ioned forms and methods of con
ducting family prayers are not
well adapted to the modern home
with its great variety of demands
and interruptions; yet any home is
blessed thai can gather its members
for even a quiet two minutes for a
united upward look. A single
verse of Scripture, a good thought
upon it and a moment of united
prayer would bless the family life
of America and unify the higher
interests of the home as almost no
other one thing could do.
In the midst of so many interests
that lend lo disintegrate home life
the separation of the children
into different rooms at school and
into different groups of friends out
side, and ihe divulging avenues of
life open before the feet of the older
members every influence is io
be cherished that daily unites all
dwellers under a common roof in
a moment of uplift and inspiration.
If the morning meal could be pre
ceded or followed by a few minutes
of devotion, home life would gain
a quiel and repose that would
have vast value for bodily health,
for poise of spirit, and for all thai
is best in character.
WITH THE SAUES.
Endeavor to do thy duty and
thou wilt know thy capacity,
Goethe.
By persistent labor man at
tain to all excellence, Demos
thenes. Man's great fault is that he
has so many small ones. Jean
Paul Richter.
There is a gift beyond the
gift of art, of being eloquently
silent. BoVee.
lie that waits to do a great
deal at once will never do any.
Doctor Johnson,
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No one is bo insignificant as
to be sure his example can do
no hurt. Lord Clarendon.
DISCOURAGED.
"Where is the ncuicsi photo
graph gallery?" asked the stranger
in the town.
"We have no photographers in
town," replied the native with the
long whiskers.
"How is that?"
"Well, they all moved out when
the town became bone dry."
"Liked their little nip, I sup
pose ?"
"No, not that. But, say, stran
ger, what action do you suppose a
photographer could get in a bone
dry town when he'd ask a man to
look pleasant ?"
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