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(GOB AMONG THE MARSHES KUDU PICTGGED B! NOTED FRENCH WRITER Describes the Place Where Mighty Armies Clashed in Death Struggle as "the Kingdom of Desolation"?Prussian Sol dier. Wounded to the Death, Pens Farewell Letter Full of Subtle and Very Beautiful Emotions By MAURICE BARRE8 of ths French Academy. The other evening leaving the tranche* of the flrat line, we went about ? press the hands of nur sol diers through the shelters flanking the Kill, where they came every three days to lie. And then, after I had seen a little teasing of the Prussians, I was led into a little, wood, 300 meters dis tant from tbelr line. One 'of tbem was stationed In advance, standing be tween two apple trees. We looked at him. He gased back at us. And no one on either side moved. Twilight wab descending. Between that man and us lay the bodies of dead men which could not be gathered up. 1 shall never forget the sinister spot, and the harmony between living be ings and landscape. Is It possible that pur rich plains have come to such idesolatlon; that the best, morally and ph'ystcalty. of France, ars hidden In these kennels of beasts, and that Ideas of hat* and of death alone occupy the minds of the millions of Individuals who face each other along this Im mense line of battle? Of what dreams that Prussian before me, as he watches me through the mist of eve ning? He thinks of annihilating me, and I. in the same way, think of de stroying him. Tbese are circum stances In which the most particular spirit loses Its Identity In all'the others, In whloh no soul is kept apart. That duty is evident, certain. But how deep do its roots strike down Into darkness! Facts and Mysteries. In sain did my companion?no one better experienced in the affairs ol this war?continue to give me interest ing details by the thousand. Behind the facta there raises itself a barrier of mystery. And while We went back through the stretch of country to which this campaign has come, I nev er ceased to ponder upon it. From time to time are cams upon people of our side, cooking In the lit tle hollows of the plain. They here laughing, chatting among themselves. Then we went on again into the si lence and Into the thickening night. That ending of our visit to the ad vance posts resembled a return of late hunters In autumn, but mingled with it was an extraordinary disquiet of heart. Never have I known such a vital feeling of brotherhood as on that Journey; never a more profound sense of the mystery In which our ex istence is bathed. All around us now there reigned un imaginable silence, and one distin guished objects SO paces away with difficulty "Be careful!" said my companion to me. "You have the river on your left" i. ) We arrived finally at a point where the plain Is cut away abruptly Into a deep valley, and leaning over. 1 saw far below me, at the foot of lbe cliff on which we stood, little pools still beneath tall poplars. Their waters shone with a sinister light through the rifts of a shroud of fog. Mournful vapors rose and grouped themselves In great moving masses. 7 "There," 1 said, "Is the kingdom of desolation." ^ Wounded Man on the Marshes. During flee days we had aeen and had Matened to a wounded Qertnan, whom no one could relieve. He was one of a patrol upon which we Bred. Hie comradee had eaved themselves without a thought of carrying him with them. The poor devil lay there with a broken thigh. Aa you can tee. It waa not easy to go hunting for him in those ravines and concealed marshes. At last, on the fifth day, we were able to carry him to our ambu lance. where he died, thanking us. You will be Interested, I believe, in the emotions which animated tbdt Ger man. wounded and abandoned. What emotions? Very subtle and quite beautiful. One hour afterward, when we had arrived at our quarters, and, before everything else, even before I bad rid myself of my uniform and of the,, mud which stained me to- the shoul ders, I asked my friendly guide to mark orr course for me on a chart, and then to give me the last message of the Prussian of the marshes. The Lettar of Farewell. * Here Is the page upon which are mingled, In startling manner, the mists of Germany and of the French valley, which he with his companions j came to desolate I have change^ noth ing. I have transcribed exactly the final written pages of the little note book which he carried in his pocket: "If that be the will of the All-Power foVlet this be my last farewell. A French ball struck me while on patrol. It wounded me in the right knee In such a way that I can no longer walk. It Is now five days that I have been in this obscure forest 1 can no longer endure my hunger,* which up to nbw 1 have appeased with water. ^ Often 1 have Implored God to send file aid. None has come to this hour. Mean while, I rest resigned: l am not Impa tient, because It is not for long Then 1 shall be again in my Fatherland, ht borne, with my brothers. In that beau-" tiful country, where we may reach HATRED FOR ENGLAND BITTER 8tate of Mind of German* Toward Enemy la Eloquently Shown In Paper'* Announcement. Berlin.?Eloquent of the Oerman state of mind toward England and ev erythlng. English since the war began is a solemn announcement contained In the well-known Oerman comic pa per Fllcgende Bleatter. The editors In form their readers that tbey have re halved numerous letters protesting each other new hands anew, be aide streams of silver and crystal. "Farewell, farewell; here on earth or beyond there, In the light. Signed, WUhelm Baumer." This le what he wrote. In the al ienee of death, hla eyee, bright with fe ver, turned to the heavens?the Prus sian soldier, Wilhelm Baumer. And at the moment, as, 1 transcribe that strange paper, full of delirium and of religious fervor, I see again that sky without a moon which, the other eve ning.- stffetched solemnly above those marshes. What Germanic thought transported that Invader, upon t'be bor der of a French river! Do ihe fairies of the Rhine accompany these barbari ans? Did the water-nymph weep be side him. when he was abandoned by his brothers? Did she dry bis face with her green tresses? One thing Is certain, that he was picked up and cared for by the generoelty of. the French. Gods of Germsns and French. What Is It that I wish to prove by this short quotation? Nothing pre cisely 'in the order of logic. It Is an Impression which occupies my mind and which I have retained from among a thousand Impressions of- the field of battle. Perhaps I shall not find. In the haste of my work of the day, the words to express all that k holds of emotion. But It Is manifest to me. that, among all the horrors which the Germans have come to create method ically In our country, we continue, on our side as well, the one and the other, to be acoompanted by our gods, as a man Ik followed by his shadow. The profound instinct which breathed In that rider of the North takes form, finds words. Near to death beneath the poplars of France, his spirit already half-separated from his body, he returned to the vague poesy of the Germans. He drew away from his labor of the field of battle. And we, too, we French, have also a re serve force, which completes and makes perfect our warlike vallance. 1 mean that generosity which drives us to risk our lives to succor an en emy disarmed and In agony.?Trans lated for the New York- Evening Post, by Malcolm W. Davis. EATING HASTY LUNCH Belgian soldiers taking out time for a bite during an engagement in Bel gium. | HONOR FOR BRITISH FLYERS % ? ? Belfort Garrison la Paraded to Wel come Raiders of the Fflebrieh*. ^hafen Shed*. London.?The Chronlcle'a Parla cor respondent Naylor telegraphs: "When the two British aviators who made the raid on the Oerman Zeppelin-^sheds at Friedrlchshafen returned to Belfast, they Seere received with acclamations by the French troops. "The next day all the troops in the garrison were paraded and In their presence the general In command con gratulated the airmen and handed each of them the Cross of the I-egion of Honor. A telegram from Zurich says their feat has caused alarm throughout Germany." GERMANS ADVISED TO SAVE Commerce Minister Warns People to Be 8parlng With Their Grain. Paris?The Amsterdam Handels blad says the 'Prussian minister of commerce has Issued a proclamation which says that although Germany Is well provided with grain the people should not waste It. "The enemy," the minister says, "are trying to starve Germany as if It were a fortress. Therefore be sparing of -your -bread. Remember that the sol diers would be glad to have on the field of battle the bread you waste " against the word "copyright" which i appears on the title page. A patriotic management (they add) (eels bound to , : explain that this does not imply the ; ,existence of any aort of relation be 1 tween Fliegende Blatter and the Brit tab government; that it has, It fact, dothing to do with Kngland. The objec tionable expression la employed for tbe take of tbe circulation of the pa per in America, becanae only in this fashion la It possible to prevent tbe pirating of text and pictures. For that I reason au<^ for that reason only the | BEREAVED BY THE WAR | Wife and child of a French reservist who was killed during one of the en gagements In the Argonne. Jean Fedelstore, the husband and father, was head waiter ha a New York hotel at the outbreak of the war. LAUDS THE BANTAM SOLDIER British Medical Journal Saya tha Littla Fallows Ara Good for Trsnch Work. London.?That little men have many advantages In war time over their bigger brothera la an argument ad vanced In the British Medical Journal. After expressing the view that 30,000 have been lost to the army in the laat tew weeks owing to the present high standard, the Journal saya: "Not a little Is to be said In favor of short infantry. Short men occupy less room In transport. They flndx' cover more easily and otter a smaller mark to bullets and shrkpnel. They are better sheltered In trenches and require to less deep trenches to j pipiqct themselves. "It takes less khaki to clothe them and less leather to boot them. The army blanket covers them more amply and they need much less food than tall, thin men to keep up their body heat and maintain their marching en orgy. "Those who stand the rigors of cold climates are not always big men and the sailor, like the wind-swept tree on the coast, may be a short man. Warmth and easy condiflons of life rather tend to the development of-tall men. It, "The cavalry anvd artillerymen re quire to be big and powerful, but as to those who burrow In the trenches, how <?r-tt matter^whether- they are four feFt nine or five feet six? We are not out for a show and a parade, but tb win a war of sieges and attrition." SQUADRONS LOSE EVERY MAN Russian Paper Praises Hsrolam of Hungarian Cavalry In Desperate Skirmish. Petrograd.?The Russkoye Slovo hps an account of a skirmish, east of Ltisk, between Russian hussars' and Hungarian cavalry. In which two Hun garian squadrons were cut down to the last man. The paper. In speaking of the marvelous bravery of the enemy, says: "The Magyars faced certain death, but fought like Hons and wield ed their sabers as If they were axes. One Hungarian officer, a handsome fellow, struggled on desperately, even when our hussars literally lifted him Into the air with their lances. The wounded resisted to their dying bresth, emptying their revolvers and striking at the-legs of our horses. Pour bundled fell to the last man. Sucfc be havior changed our opinion of the Magyars." I J~~ " WILL HURL MOLTEN STEEL Hammond, Jr., Invonta Projectile That Scatters White Hot Metal and Deadly Gas. Gloucester, Mass.?A new type of projectile Milch would scatter a white hot mixture of molten steel over the object of attack and at the same time permeate the atmosphere with a deadly gas which would make It Im possible for Ore fighters to approach, has been Invented by John Hays Ham mond. Jr.. according to a statement made by the iwentor. The new missile may soon appear In the European war, as some or the. belligerent nations are now negotiat ing for Its purchase, he said. The United States government at present Is conducting -experiments with the new projectile at Sandy Hook, he. added. The missile Is designed for use In siege guna as an aid In destroying towua and dirigible balloons. Kngllsh word "copyright" I* permitted to Intrude upon the pages of ^ loyfcl German periodical'. __Llfe of a Big Gun. London.?What It the life of the big (tuns that are playing so great a pari ' In this war? A big naval gun Is used up after Bring a hundred rounds. After a hundred rounds the rifling of the core or lining of the gun Is destroyed by hot gases from the explosive, not as one might suppose, by the friction of the shell !NTE32NAnONAL SUNMrsaKE Lesson (By K. O. SfcLLERH. Ac tin* Director of Sunday School Course.) LESSON FOR JANUARY 17 THE CALL OF GIDEON. I.ESSON TEXT- Judges 6:11-0. S-40. ?? 'ad entire chapter. OOI.DEN TEXT?Blessed la the mat whom thou ehooaeet.?Pa. <S-4. We have before us now tha fourth apostasy and servitude of Israel, one which seeme to have affected chiefly the four northernmost tribes (v. 36). In preparation for the call and work of Gideon, the sixth Judge, "the chil dren of Israel cried unto heaven," and God sent unto them a prophet who en couraged the)f flagging faith In Jeho vah and turned them back to him (6:1-10). The now Impoverished and overridden Israelites, who had enjoyed prosperity after their former deliver ance, had again done evil and must first Judge their sin and obey the voice of Jehovah before they could receive a message of hope and deliverance through one of Jehovah's prophets. God's Call ts Gideon. 1. Gideon In Prayer, w. 11-13. That the "angel of Jehovah" was a mani festation of Jehovah Is clear from a careful reading of verse 13. There the first use of the word "lord" is not cap italised, whereas in the second In stance It is capitalised. This angel was a foreshadowing of the Incarna tion In Jesus of Nasareth. He Is clearly Identified with Jehovah (see Judges 1:1, I; Gen. 16:10, 13. R. v.). It was thus that Abraham saw "my dly" (John 8:66). "The angel of the Lord" at no tim* appears after Jesus came, as the revised text shows. The no madic Mldlanltes brought ruin to Is rael as the bitter fruit of its sin. Then, was uttered the cry for relief (Ps. 130). The father of Qldeon Is passed by, for he wan a worshiper of Baal (v. 25L They who bear the vessels of the Lord, those through whom he works, must have clean hands. God's call to Old eon came to htm (1) while he was alone, as he was threshing wheat In the hiding place of a winepress, for he dare not thresh In the customary open place of a threshing floor. This call came to him (3) as he was faith fully performing his duty, that one nearest his band (v. 11, Ex. 3:1, 2; Lufke 2:8, 9). It was a strange word, "tmou mighty man of. valour," one of /act and prophecy as well. It was a brave thing, thus to be faithful and to receive this call (3) In a time of great distress and danger. Tbe sequel, which rorms next Sunday's lesson. Is the fulfillment of'the prophecy. , II. Gideon In Doubt, vv. 13-16. Gid eon's thought must have been one of amasement as well as of doubt. His question, "Why then Is all this befal len us?" was a most natural one and one that men even now are asking whet) they are In great trouble. Suf fering and misery are not all to be laid at God's door, though he permit It, but chiefly at the door*#^xln (Ps. 77:7-9; Isa. 49:1, 2). It is possible that Gid eon had not yet recognised his heav enly visitor (cf. v. 21). The name Gideon means "HeWer" or "Treefeller" and Indicates, as all eastern names do, something of his personal character or appearance. Hence the algnlflcance of v. 14. The Lord In the person of tfi^ angel looked upon him and said, seeing all of his natural qualifications, but with the emphasis upon the "I"s "Go In thy might . . . have not I sent .thee?" uideon WM the Agent. III. Qldeon Assured, vv. 33-35. Old eon'i Drat act on being assured of this heavenly communication was one of worship (vv. 17-26). Hla second one was to take ten picked men and over throw the altar to Baal, thereby dem onstrating the Impotence of Baal and the futility of calling upon him for | deliverance. The tribesmen at once i light Upon him as having performed this act and demand hit death from Joash, his father, who seems to have been a sort of caretaker of the Idol (v. 25). These same men later become Gideon's enthusiastic followers (vv. 34, 35). Gljleon thus translated theory Into action and gained confidence. It ,i was one man against the community, and to further rebuke them he erected < an altar to Jebovah (v. 28)'. an altar to Jehovah (v. 28). No blast I from Baal struck him or any mark of displeasure, hence the suggestlveness of the words of Joash (v. 31). But now there Is another raid (v. 33), and i God la about to strike a blow on be- , half of Israel. Whenever men get i right, with God Satan plans a special assault, 2 Tim. 3:12. A literal ren dering of verse 34 la, "the Spirit of the Lord clothed himself with Gideon." Oldeon was merely the agent, the In- i strument through whom and by whom i Jehovah Is about to do a mighty work, I The only satisfactory and sufficient equipment we can have for effective service Is the enduement of the Holy Spirit, Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4, 6, 8. No- I tlce this enduement came upon, took i charge of, Gideon after he had by obe- i dlent service shown his trustworthi ness. Men recognised In bis trumpet call a note of the authority God had Intrusted htm with and of which his \ previous acts were a demonstration, i IV. Gideon's Caution, vv. 36-40.' Spur- I geon said that he never entered his pulpit to preach without trembling, and Gideon would have been more than human, even after assembling his I army, had he been absolutely free from < doubts. We should never place an ' "If before <ny of God's promises, and Jesus reprimanded those of his day when they demanded a "sign" (won der), but Gideon proved his heroism In part by his caution. Gideon was afraid of himself but was sure of God. : Once assured of God's leading be was willing to lead 300 men against the overwhelming force of bis enemies. If such a demand was a weakness God dealt with It with marvelous patience ' sad tenderness. Just as he cdtdescends to treat our weaknesses. The very life of the nation la at Make, everything d? oends upon Gideon's success or failure. __?? I ?, 1 .... . I .1 BLEMISHES SPOIL HORSES FOR PLEASURE A Good Family Horaa. There are many blemishes on horses that do not Impair their usefulness, but piactlcally render them unfit for the pleasure vehicle. A horse with sprung knees can do honest labor en the farm and be will do many sorts of work In the olty, but be can never add to the appear ance of the pleasure equipage. " There are blemishes too nulnerous to mention that practically unfit a horse for the purposes abovd men tioned. Cocked pasterns, capped hocks, scraggy manes and tails, sprung SILOS ON SOUTHERN FARMS Huge Receptacle Furnlahea Variety and Makea It Possible to Get More Feed Off an Acre. The alto ia coming to be more and more common In thla section of the country. It it really a very simple proposition. It Is not expensive when one takes into consideration the value of the feed that Is saved, feed that would otherwise go to waste and It Is especially profitable where dairy cows are kept. a The principle of silage la simple, says Gulf States Farmer. It Is a means of taking the plant at a time when It contains the fullest measure of nutritive value, when It Is at Its height of development of plant life and storing it up for use when there Is a scarcity of feed of this kind. In other sections of the country where long winters make It necessary to I ~~ 1 Silo on ? Southern Dairy Farm. furnish all of the feed for the cattle during several months of the year the silo Is a necessity, but down here where we have ten months in the year it is equally Important for It furnishes a variety, it makes it possible to get more feed off from an acre; that Is, it makes it possible (o keep more cows per acre and, there Is no question but the condition of the crop is much better where silage la fed. There are numerous kinds of alios. You may have those that aye home made, you ay have the stave silo, the cement block silo, or the concrete construction. Anything Is good. The principle Is simply to store up the feed In such a way that it will keep Indefinitely end that It may be used when pastures are dry or when the variety of feed Is limited. Surely there should be a silo on every south ern farm where dairy cows are kept and It is equally important for other kinds of farm stock. kneed spavins, bog or bone, loss of one eye, scarred knees (a sure sign of the stumbler), splints, ringbone, sweeney or atrophy of the shoulder muscles, the natural carriage o* a low .head and interfering. These are some of the apparently Insignificant blemishes that too many horses suffer from and any one of them will render him unfit for the pleasure vehicle. Do not listen to dealers, or even to your best friend and buy a horse that has blemishes on him If you want him for pleasure purposes. WORK FOR BETTER DAIRYING Those Who Appreciate Importance ef Organization Should Lend Time and Efforta to That End. (By ROT C. POTTS. Oklahoma Agrlcal tural College.) When we can fully appreciate the benefits to be attained by organization In the dairy bualneaa. It wfll be an eaay matter to organize cow testing associations, community breeders' as sociations. cream marketing associa tions and farmers' co-operative cream eries. We who appreciate the Importance of organization should give of our time and lend our efforts to encour age the dairy farmers of ou.- commun ities to organize. Education Is a slow process. It takes generations to trans form a race and It requires many years to change the habits of a gen eration. The keeping of a poor, un profitable cow la a habit with many dairymen; so Is the use of a scrub sire. When our dairy farmers' realize that the road is easy to obtain better dairy stock and that their profits will be increased when thpy co-operate with their neighbors In organizing the dairy Interests of their community you wfll find they will be quick to sleze the opportunity. 1 It Is education that Is^needed. and organization Is g_ sure . sign of a progressive, thinking people. v CARE NECESSARY IN PRUNING Never Do More Work Than Necessary to Protect Trceo From Injury and to Increase Productiveness. It la a aafe rule never to do moVe pruning than you are obliged to do to protect treea from Injury, to render them productive, or to ehape them to your enda. Still, where severe prun ing becomes necessary, it Is well to know what trees will best bear lb Of fruit, the apple, pear, plum and peach stand pruning well when young and vigorous. Wounds on cherry trees do not heal so readily as on moil fruit trees. The elm, 'oak, chestnuC locust and ash withstand pruning quite as well as any of our forest trees. While wil lpws heal wounds very readily, their wood decays very quickly and needs double protection. _ The exposed wood of the birches and poplars rots quickly. Trees which, on account of -bleed ing, must be pruned in summer, like the maples, birches and hornbeams, must be treated with care; still the hornbeams stand pruning well. Trees grown for timber should be planted near together, so that thq lower branches may be killed by sbade when very small. ' As cedars are usually grown for posts, they are seldom pruned. ? a Freeh Blood. Fresh blood In your flocks Is neces sary If. you expect to raise strong chicks next year. Inbreeding will soon ruin a flock. Expensive 8eed. Alfalfa seed Is expensive, 'and the heavier yields of hay are not usually teeffred until the second or third year or later. Cheapest Stock Food. We may look at the silage question rrom any angle and we are forced to iccept It as the cheapest food known ror stock. Carelessness In Painting. Carelessness In painting the farm buildings loses many of us a great leal In appearance and dollar-and-cent ralue. Wheat Consumption. Domestic wheat consumption last year averaged 44 million bushels monthly, according to department es timates. Soy Beans for Hogs. Soy beans stand high as a food for bogs, but don't let them eat too heartily of theui. especially at first Paying Investment. The general farmer with a BOO chick ru-power sideline, has a powerful ar gument against grocery bills. DAIPY NOTE'S Kindness counts. ? ? ? Make beef of every grade bull. ? * ? ? More cows will be fed on silage this winter than ever before ? ? ? This Is the time to pick up good heifer calves to re-enforce the dairy. <.* * * The most economical method of growing calves depends largely upon conditions on Individual farms. * ? ? Unclean flanks and udders are the most common sources of contamina tion in milk. ? ? ? N6 matter how good the ?os, the chances are ten to one thBt the calf from the grade sire will nowhere near equal the cow. , ? ?. ? ? The manure spreader makes for better returns for the dairy herfl be cause it makes the manure more valu able to the land. e ? ? Silage Is the very best winter pas ture for the dairy herd, 'it produces more nearly than anything else sum mer Conditions In the winter stable. ? ? ? * Rusty milk pails and cans are a source of danger and uncleanness. It Is poor economy to tee them In the dary. Discard the battered ones also. ? MM I Poor Yet : Making Rich i: j ? ' 4 1 ?? REV. L. W. GOSNELL CMw i > i> ' 'iiiiiimiiiini -- ' ' TEXT?A? poor, yet making many rich. -II Cor. r* On ChrlHtmaatlde a certain Chrls tlan worker was troubled because he could not make many gifts. His poverty distressed him, until there began thrumming In his brain the words of the text: "As poor, yet making many rich." He forgot bis poverty and began to under ataad the Joy of the apostle, who bad learned "to suiter need." L Paul enriched the world bv his life.' All hie preaching was enforced by his testimony, "I live, yet not I but Christ llveth in me." Spurgeon comments on the wondrous power of George Muller's preaching: It was quite simple, but the hearer felt that here was a man dealing with realities of which he knew. The bishop of Dur ham tells of a university preacher'at Cambridge who generally spoke to empty benches, yet when the students were sick or dying they would send for this man; bis life Was fragrant. What an opportunity In our homes! Hundreds of the notable scientists, statesmen, physicians, business men others have arisen from humble homee whose godly atmosphere they have carried Into all their activities. Many a plain father or mother will wear a crown of rejoicing In the day of Christ for the extended Influence of their saintly Wring before their children. ?. ma prayers were anoroer source of Psnl's riches for the world. We* may say without straining language that be prayed '^without ceasing," and we may follow him here. Says John It. Mott: "It la possible for the most obscure person In a church with a heart right toward God. to exercise as much power for the evangelisation of the world as It Is for those who stand In the most prominent positions. Therefore no one Is excusable If be commits the great sin of omitting to pray "We can make missionaries and native churches rich, hye, and our own church and community, too. no matter how poor we may be. Dr. O. Campbell Morgan tells of a preacher who would go from pew to pew In his church on weekdays and pray for those who sat there on Sunday; Dr. _ Morgan ventures the opinion that this Is perhaps the highest service that even a great preacher could do for bis Sock. 3. His writings are one of Paul's gifts to the world. What, a heritage are his epistles! We know how "Pil grim's Progress" was written by a tinker In Jail. If we object that this tinker had unusual genius. It may be replied that many ordinary persons, with loke for Christ In thetr souls, have done valiant service with the pen. It was a letter from a friend, written with a faltering heart, that led Henry Clay Trumbull to Christ; the world knows of his splendid service as , preacher, explorer, expositor. Sunday school worker and editor. W^ heard of a woman who watched the daily record of deaths in the papers and sent to every bereaved household a let ter or booklet containing a word for the Master: Who does not covet ber reward and who could not do likewise? - 4. His preaching was another of Paul's blessings for men. He could say to multitudea of converts, as he said to the Thessalonlans, "What Is our hope, or joy. or crown of rejoic ing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his com ing?" Preachers, it has been said, 'ire often like qamels which are laden with spices and jewels, but they them selves feed on thistles. But though poor, how hare they made many rich! We knew of one who had not realised all the ambitions of his early ministry; his churches had been obscure and his salary small, and It grieved him that his wife had dressed shabbily. Tet here, he had led a poor country lad to Christ; there, he had helped a boy get off to college; there, be had loaned his books"to a hungry soul And at his funeral his body was borne of bishops and lawyers and magnates who came to shed sincere tears over the man who had done them the great est service ever performed for them? who had led them to Christ. Fellow laborers with God will come with re joicing, bringing their sheaves with them. Spiritual treasure has been so show ered upon us that we enrich men when we are unaware. We listened recent ly to the story of a young man who. after serving Satan well, had come to Christ. He was a sailor, on an Eng lish shlp,-whlch was lying in a harbor off the coast of Cornwall. One quiet afternoon, as he was washing dishes therp was borne to him from the shore the sound of Christian song. A casket was being carried through the village streets and the simple Cornish folk who followed were singing that noble hymn: - O God, out help In are* p??t. Our hope for rear* to come. Our (belter from the stormy Mast, And our eternal home. Little did they think of their audi ence In the kitchen of the ship yon der, but the song followed this way ward sailor lad over the high seas until he had found the true "Shelter from the stormy blast" A soul In which Christ lives scatters light and blessing everywhere?"as POfr, yet making many rich."
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