1 PROF. MILTON WHITNEY |
In the opinion of our, on* reeult
of the war will bo an lncreaaed and
atupendoua demand on America for
foodatuffa, and advocate* of the "back
to the eoU" moTement are wondering
If that will not brine about the retvn
, of manjr thouaande of men from the
city to the farm. -
Commonly two cauaes are aaalgned
for the abandoned farm. One la the
lonelineaa of farm Ufa and the lack of
opportunity for wboleeome recreation.
The other la that the eotl, through gen
erattona of cropping, haa become worn
out
Both theorlee are wrong, accord
ing to Prof. Hilton Whitney, chief of
the bureau of aoila of the department
of agriculture, a man who baa apent
bla whole life In the atudy of thee#
problem*.
"Hope and aplrtt of adventure are
? the chief faetora In the movement from
the aeatern farm," la the aucdact way
in which Profeaaor Whitney declaree
Us toiler. Perhaps this war. with promts** of a hsttsr sad mors Stable
market for food, may supply ths needed Incentive.
"Where are the abandoned farmer ha ashed. "Ton do not And them in
North Dahota or the Panhandle of Texas, remote and far from urban centers
as they are. But you do dad them in New York and Ohio, for example.
Hope for a golden future is what mores men to go to the newer portions of
the continent, or to the el ties Without hope for such a future, you cannot
heap them in one place."
Professor Whitney is one of those government scientists who have given
their lives to public service, their recompense a small salary and the satis
faction of doing helpful work. He is a native of Baltimore, and Is Arty-three
years old.
SALANDRA, WAR PREMIER
Politics took specullar tarn In _
elevating Antonio 9alandrm to world
wtdo prominence an the war party
premier of Italy. A laaa belllcoee gun
and one mora conservative by nature
would be difficult to find among con
temporary Italian rtataamen.
Salandra la almoat aa fair an illus
tratlon of tbe acholar la polltlea aa
Praaidant Wllaon. Hie IntereaU are
primarily Lboee of the student. Hie
past activities hare been aa much
academic as political. Ha la simple,
modest and domestic In his personal
tastes. Nevertheless It Is this profes
sor of public law In tbe University of
Homo who Is today the Idol of the Ital
ian populace, to whom the Idea of war
with Austria Is so dear.
Balaadra was bora at Troia ta
Poggla oa August 11. MM. Naturally
a student he qualified tor the degree
of bachelor of laws at the Unlverdlty
of Naples when he was twenty-two. He
tri Indefatigable In equipping him
?elf with a knowledge of public law and finance, ao that when be entered the
chamber of deputiea In the pixteeoth legialature hia abllltlee were quickly
recognized.
He held rarloua governmental poets and finally received the treasury
portfolio In the cabinet of Baron Sidney Bonnlno. who la minister of foreign
affairs In the present cabinet
MONTANA'S ACTIVE GOVERNOR
Sajpuel T. Stewart. governor of
Montana. 1* one of the group of west
ern chief executives, Uke Spry of Utah,
who aggressively oppose the encroach
ment of federal upon state rights ha
the matter of conservation. The con
stitution of Montana explicitly seeks
to aid in ths development of the
natural resources of the state by en
couraging capital to make use of the
forests and streams and by safeguard
ing Interests thus created.
Governor Stewart Is a man of In
itiative and action, as was abundantly
proved in the labor riots at Butte,
when the L W. W. were dynamiting
shops and halls In their contests with
employers. While the congressional
delegation in Washington was fran
tically trying to lnduoe the president
to send federal troops to quail the
riots?a body of soldiers was sent as
far as Missoula?Governor Stewart
calmly announced that he had no use
for federal troops, that the state could
handle He own rlota. He proved that It could, moreover, tor he ordered out
the National Guard and went down to the scene of the disorder! and took
charge hlmaeit The rioting waa stopped and the federal troops were re
turned to their quarters.
Governor Stewart Is a lawyer, a director of two state banks and has
been chairman of the Democratic state central committee. His term aa~gov
ernor Is from 1111 to 1*17.
1 II . ? a. SMS ??? I S.W|
LONDON'S DEFENDER A |
Wh? Sir Percy"8cotTwaji appoint
ed to the command of tha cud de
fenaos of London everyone acknowl
edged that he tu op against a hard
propoeltion?the guarding of the me
tropolis acainat the raids of the lm
menae German Zeppelins. Bat nearly
everyone over there had auch confl
denee in Sir Percy that the aucceea
of the October raid of the kaiser's
alrahlpa waa really a great eorprlae.
The dtisena of London held Indigna
tion meetings, and the preea asked?
loudly what he1 Intended to do and
why he didn't So It Sir Percy'a sup
porters insisted that all was well and
that he had something np his sleeve.
. Admiral Scott?he has had that
rank for some time?la a scientist and
a man of action. He invented a num
ber of devices for insuring accuracy
of Ore by naval guns, and helped plan
the first dreadnought. As commander
of the Terrible during the Boer war he
mounted hit 4.7-lncn fun? on carries*.
that war* concelred and built within 14 hour*, and got them acroaa country
In time to aare Ladyimltb. On the ere ot the preeent war he declared the
lmpotency of the big ship, aaeertlnt that abore-water fleeu would be ewept
off the ?eaa'by the enbmartne.
PUT FORTH BY THE STAR
Bran the blind men 1? able to And
fault.
The waitress to copular- because of
bar fetching ways.
The one sure war to pick a winner
to by hto hilarity after the race.
Hope to a wonderful thing. One
litiie nibble will keep seme men ash
ing all day. "?
It always hurts a girl when one of
her admirers marries her bent girl
??e-d
A thins of oomfort li seldom a Jos
to the woman of faahlon.
An Indutrloua wife la often a man'a
only Ttalble meant of aapport
The goat la the hatt of mans ?
poor Joke.
A tramp abroad la the morning lor
the benefit of soar health la battel
than two t' the backdoor looking fof
something to eat
Uae for Melted Shellae.
Melted ahellac will mend broken
fountain pen barrels.
SALMON WITH BOILED EGG
Delicious Trifle for HmUw to Serve
to OuMto at Formal or In
formal Lunahaon.
A aalmon sandwich la a tempting ar
ticle of food, and ahould be bait mixed
with chapped boiled egg and very thin
alloaa of olives and ploklea. The wlae
hoateaa will make two different klnda
of aandwlchea, noma with the mix
ture molatened with vinegar or lamoa
J aloe, other* without, tnr many per
sons cannot eat adds Practically aU
meat aandwlchea are extremely rich,
and strong condiment* are used In the
fitltng, especially mustard and catchup.
While white meat makes a delicate
sandwich, darker meats mixed with
mayonnaise and other relishes are
more appetising In every way. When
hot aandwlchea are served at a noon
day luncheon at home, tne contents
of the aandwlcb ahould be placed be
tween the layers of bread and Med,
or the bread toasted and covered with
a cooked meat filling, then covered
with buttered toaat and served hot.
ECONOMY IN THE LAUNDRY
Bavins* May Seem Small, but Amount
to a Let In the Course of
a Year.
Soft water for use In laundry work,
save* soap, clothing, time, energy and
money.
Buying soap by the box Is more eco
nomical than buying It by the quar
ter's worth.
Removing the soap from the box.
and piling It in such a way that It
will dry, causes It to wash away less
rapidly, and therefore to last longer,
than If not dried.
Having a firm, substantial wash
bench, of a height suited to the
worker, so constructed as to hold the
tuba securely In position, aavea time
and energy.
A good stationary wringer, or one
which la so made as to be clamped
securely to the tub, la a necessity.
When through using the wringer,
loosen the screws to relieve tha pres
sure on the rubber rollers; wash
clean, wipe dry and put It away
where tt will keep clean until needed.
Occasionally cleaning the wringer
with kerosene, and the washing
with soapsuds, rinsing and drying,
toads to keep It ha good condition.
Unique Salad and Dessert.
Extra mayonnaise la tarred In a
half lemon skin that baa been rellered
of the pulp and had a slice cut from
tha end so It stands upright. It may
also be corered with a fluted paper
cap.
Tha yokee of hard-cooked eggs may
hare papper. salt, ollre oil. a dash of
Worcestershire sauce added to them
and miked to g paste, then formed
Into small balls, roll them In powdered
nuts and drop them Into the salad,
using tha rings of white for the
garnish on top.
For the simple home luncheon tha
ordinary pancake may do duty for
dessert.
Delecto Fruit Salad.
Halre and seed one cupful of Cali
fornia white or rad grapes and mix
with one cupful of stoned cherries,
two oranges cut In small pieces, one
chopped tart apple, two diced bananas,
one-half cupful of chopped celery aad
one cupful of chopped nuts. Chill
thoroughly and senre on lettuce with
the following dressing: IHx one cup
ful of sugar, one tables poo nful of
flour, two tablespoonfuls of melted
butter, one well-beaten egg. the
strained juice of one lemon and two
cupfula of boiling water together. Stir
over the Are until the mixture thick
ens, then cool.
Kitchen Hints.
It an ordinary white pin Is held be
tween the teeth while peeling onions
It will do away with forced weeping.
If you want only a little 'bread
crumbs and are not a provident house
keeper with a jarful ready rub two
stale bread crusts together over a
bowl until enough la rubbed oft. This
saves time and trouble of retting out
board and rolling pin.
Cora Puffs?Luncheon Dish.
Mix one and one-half cuptuls canned
corn with one cupful milk aad yolks of
two eggs beaten; stir one rounding
teaspoonful baking powder into one
and one-half cupfula pastry flour and
one-halt teaspoonful salt Fold In the
beaten whites after the other Ingredi
ents are thoroughly mixed. Bake In
gem pans 10 minutes In a moderately
hot oven.
Pumpkin Pies.
Three cupfuls sifted pumpkin, three
eggs, one.large cupful of sugar, salt
a little cinnamon and ginger, one quart
scalding milk, poured on last Strain
pumpkins dry and then put In a little
molasses and stew about twenty min
utes longer; be careful that it does
not burn. Makes two large or three
small pies. '
s
Fried Rlee.
Ofte cup of rice in three pints of
bolllnc water. Add pinch of salt and
boll rapidly for half an hour. Drain
thoroughly in colander, then put the
rice two inches thick Into dikh, put
a weight on top and allow to become
cold. Cut into slices and dip alter
nately into crumbs and eggs, and fry
In deep hot lard. This is nice serred
with meat grovy or sirup.
Ham Souffle.
Hake a cream sauce of one cupful
milk, one tablespoonful butter, one
tablespoonful flour, salt and pepper to
taste. When nearly done add wall
beaten yolks of two eggs. 8tlr into
the sauce two cupful* minced bam and
fold In stiffly beaten whites of two
eggs Bake in buttered baking dish
about one-half hour.
When Food Is Too Salty.
It is an easy matter to drop too
much salt in the potatoes or peas. To
remove the salt stretch a clean cloth
over the vessel and sprinkle a table
spoonful or more of flour on the cloth
and allow the contents to steam. In
a short time the flour will have ab
sorbed the salt.
1914 FOREST FIRES I
COST STATE BIG SUM
TIMBER AMOUNTING TO 1400,000
WAS BURNED ACCORDING TO
REPORT.
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LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS
Review of the Leteef Newe Oethered
Around the State Capitol That
Will Be ef Intereet to Our Readere
Over North Carolina.
Balelgh.
The North Carolina Geological and
economic Surrey bee compiled a re
port on (oreet Are* In mis elate during
1914, which above 9600,000 damage tor
each tree, compared with $441,000
average damaged (or the pact eix
year*. The report thowe thr.t $19,000
waa apent during 1014 In lighting
Urea compared with $18,000 average
amount expanded tor the paet atx
years.
The total damage by (oreet Urea In
the IT mountain countlee In 1014
waa $$08,000 compared with $818,000
average (or etx year*; In the piedmont
eeotiou $98,000 compared with $170,000
average (or aix yean and In the coaat
al ration $897,000 damage compared
with I8U.OOO average for the peat tlx
ye* re
The areaa burned over were 17,000
acre* in the mountain region com
pared with 141.000 average (er eix
years; piedmont region, (0.000 acre*
1014 compared with 101,000 average
(or eix years and coastal region,
160,004 (or 1014 compared with an
average o( 119,004 tor the paet six
year*. ' ?
The ralne o( standing timber de
stroyed In 1814 was $88,000 In the
western, $17,000 In the piedmont and
$88000 In the coastal region, giving
a total valaation ot $180,918 (tending
timber burned in 1914, compared
with flSS.000 average tor the past
?Ix years.
No Uvea were lost In fighting the
1P14 fires. The average lose o( lives
had been two each year (or the past
six years.
The greatest number ot the 1914
fires were caused from spark* from
locomotives, there being $8 from this
cause Next in line are 14 credited
to eaiwleeeneee. 11 to hooters, 8 to
mslloe and Incendiaries, 4 to smokers
and 7 to farmers burning brush and
waste
Geologist Pratt says toe greatest
encouragement Is in tiie 25 per cent
redaction in the eree reported ss
burned over, end this in spite of the
fact that there were more than the
average number of fires. He directs
'special attention to the fact that in
the moan tain region where the Fed
eral and State co-operation in fire
protection la being developed the
average area burned ever by each
fire was Just half what the average
was tor the past six years, while in
the other regions of the state there
has been only a comparatively small
reduction.
Tax Aaaesament of Ml Mitchell.
The Corporation Commission heard
special argument by J. IS. Merrlmon
of Asbevilie la an appeal that has
been brought to the State Tax Com
mission involving an increased tax
assesment on the mllfuad and Umber
land property abopt 1ft. Mitchell of
the firm of Perry ft Crockett. The
property Involved Includes the logging
road that ascends Mount Mitchell and
valuable Umber land on and arronnd
the moon tain. There was testimony by
Engineer Lumley and General Man
ager Dtckery Campbell of the com
pany. The members of the commission
concluded that a personal inspection
of the property will he necessary. This
to be made later by Chairman Travis
and Commissioner Lee.
J. S. Hill Declines Presidency.
John Sprout Hill of Durham de
clines to accept the presidency of the
North Carolina State Pair. Mr. Hill's
reason for declining the office is that
he already has business cares that alb
sort) hi sattenUon and make K im
practicable for him to undertake the
duties and responsibilities of the
state fair president
War Munitions Plant Chartered.
The much-talked-of munitions plant
tor Durham was chartered the name
elng the Durham Steel Products Com
pany. The capital is $125,000 author
ised, and fM>0 subscribed by E. B.
Lyon, A. P. Gilbert and' J. L. More
head. ail of Durham. This is Just sim
ply the minimum number of incorpor
ators, the purpose being to consider
ably increase the subscribed capital
stock when organisation' is perfected.
The company is authorised to do a
general foundry end machine shop
business also.
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First Stat* Arber Day. Nov. 6.
North Carolina's first, arbor day is
to bs celebrated on Friday, November
6. Governor Craig has issued a proc
lamation calling upon the teachers
sad children of all onr public schools
to observe this day by taking part In
"exercises appropriate to the occa
sion and by the planting of trees and
shrubs on the school grounds." A
copy of this proclamation la being
sent to county superintendents and
the principals of all graded and high
schools, with the hope that they will
read it out to their assembled pupils.
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Health Survey of Orange County.
The United States Public Health
Service has completed its exhaustive
survey of health conditions In Orange
oounty. The survey is the most re
markable ever conducted by the gov
ernment Inasmuch as the rural health
conditions of any section has never
been the subject of such an lntenslvs
study. The national health depart
partment employed six sanitary ex
perts and utilised six months In visit
ing every rural heme in Orange oeua
ty. Bight public meetings were beM
so exploit the idea. ^
Veterans Elect Metts LuMr.
The North Carolina Association
United Conladerat* Veterans elected
Capt. J. L. Metis ot Wilmington as
major general commanding to sue
need Gen. J. 8. Carr of Durham, re
signed on acoount of having been
elected to the command of a division
Other oSlcers elected were,- District
commanders. P. C. Cerleton, States
vllle; W. L. London. Ptttsboro; R. H
Kicks. Rocky Mount; Mai. H. A. Lon
don, Pittsboro, aacretary.
The sssoclstlon adopted a resolu
tion providing a special committee to
raise by private subecrtptlon 125,000
to meet the expense of preparing a
true rietory of North Carolina's part
in the Civil War and appointed on this
committee Messrs. Metts, J. 8. Carr,
R. H. Hicks, A. H. Borden, and W.
L. London. Col. J. Bryan Grimes
made a stirring speech In advocacy
of ths resolution and In explanation
of the plana for the preparation of tha
history, which la Intended to be writ
ten by the very beet historian that
the state affords.
Wills there was no definite an
nouncement of such purpose In tbe
discussion It is understood that num
bers of the lesders In the movement
hope to Induce Dr. D. H. H1H to resign
tha presldenc yof the A- A M. College
and devote tbe next several years to
the writing of thla history. Already
several prominent cltisens have pledg
ed subscriptions as large as $5,000
each and It 4a expected that the funds
necessary will be very soon In hand.
The association received an Invita
tion through General Uebte to hold
tha naxt annual encampment in tha
early anmmer of 1*16 In Wilmington.
Opinions ef tha Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court delivered opin
ion! in It appeals as follows:
Naif vs. Kelly. Lee County, reversed;
Thomas vs. Bennett, Onslow, affirmed;
Hall vs. Norfolk Southern Rallwgy
Co., Lenoir, reversed; Klnston Cotton
Mfll vs. Atlantic Coast Line, Lenoir,
no error; Kemp vs. Norfolk Southern,
Wake, affirmed; Hardware Company
vs. Raleigh Banking A Trust Co.,
Wake, affirmed; Weeks vi. Western
Union Telegraph Company, Wake, no
error; Raleigh Banking A Trust Co.
vs. Leach and Pace, Wake, reversed;
Glenn vs. Glenn. Wake, new trial;
Golbreth vs. Atlantic Coast Line. Co
lumbus. reversed; Oaylor vs. Berry,
Brunswick, remanded; Goings vs.
School trustees, Robeson, no error;
Howell vs. Norfolk Southern. Wake,
per curiam affirmed; Gardner A Lacy
Lumber Co vs. Whltevllle Lumber
Company, Columbus, the court being
equally divided in opinion. Podge
Allen not alttlng, the judgement stands
affirmed.
Seek Mora Through Cooperation.
Ao president oC the Association ot
Southern Agricultural vVorkers Dr. B.
W. Kilgora, North Carolina State
Chemist, le perfecting the program
for the annual convention at Knox
ville, Tenn.. November YO-12. Dan T.
Gray of the animal industry division
of the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture is secretary of this or
ganization and Is co-operating wlttr
Doctor Kllgore. The program is to
feature more through co-operation
)a the extension work by the De
partments of Agriculture and Experi
ment Stations in the Southern States,
with a view to the development of
the effective methods In the Interest
ot the farmer.
Summary ef the Crop Report
A summary ot fanning conditions in
North Caroline Is Just prepared. Con
trasts o tthe conditions of the cotton
market last season and this are made.
The crop this year la considerably
less than last year and It le hoped
that the reason Is that farmers are
beginning to realise that large crops
mean low prices and that there are
craps other than cotton that show n
seed profit
A continued advance Is noted In
stack and poultry breeding and In
dhlrytng methods. It Is found that
there are increases in the value ol
term lands reported from 27 counties
In the state and slight. decrease In
farm land values from 2d counties and
no change at all in 27. A tendency
to smaller farms Is shown in reports
from 27 and there are 12 the reports
from which Indicate a tendency to
larger farms. Labor Is reported sp
scare In 77 and plentiful tn 23 coun
ties. The average hum wage for
men Is $1 a day.
Nsariy 20,000 Autos Licensed.
There were 06 new automobiles
licensed one day recently by the State
Department. The average number
since July 1 has been around 30 per
day. The numbers having already pass
ed the 12,000 mark. The State Depart
ment isr running short of numbers and
Is experiencing so much trouble In
getting orders Oiled that It is proba
ble that the state will exhanst Its
present supply In a few weeks and
will have to make some temporary
arrangements while awaiting another
shipment.
Delegate* to N. Q. Association
The North Carolina delegate* to
the National Guard Aeeociation left
tor San Franclaco October 27. the ae
eociation to be In eeeelon at the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition November 9
11. The delegation conaleted of Adit.
Gen. Laurence W. Young, Gen. B. S.
Royater. Oxford, and Col. J. T. Gard
ner, of Shelby. General Yonng Ira
member of the executive committee
It I* expected that the National Ateo
elation will give special attention to
the Impending legislation by C'ongraaa
looking to "preparedness "
Davla Heads Liquor Foe*.
At the regular fall meeting of the'
board of trustees of the North Caro
lina Aqtl-Saloon League held here.
fUv. It. L. Davis was unanimously re
elected superintendent, Ms new term
to begin Jen. 1. 1916. It will be hie
ninth consecutive yetr as head of the
antt-ealoon forces of the etate. Mr.
Archibald Johnson, of Thomasvtlle.
was re-elected chairman of the board
and Rev. Dr. L. E. 41. Freeman, of
Raleigh, was elected secretary. Chair
man Johnson was not present and la
his absenoe Rev. Ifassey presided
frnmnoNAL
SlfMStM
Lesson
'Br ? O. 8KLI.ERS, Acting In roc tor of
the Sunday School Courao. tbo Moody
Blblo loatllula. Chicago.)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 7
JOA8M REPAIRS THE TEMPLE.
LESSON TEXT-II Kins. 11:4-11.
GOLDEN TEXT?God lov.tb * chMrtul
Hwr.-II Cor. ?;T.
The time of this lesson was about
878 B. C., and It follows within a few
Tears last Sunday's lesson. Inaugu
rated as king and Instructed by a
faithful priest, yet. Jonah discovered
great lethargy on the part of the
priestly class with regard to the house
of God. He set himself to arouse great
liberality and to repair the temple.
I. .Lethargy, v. 4, 8. (1) Its cause.
We should read In this connection U
Cbron. it Prom the two accounts
and the previous history of the na
tion we conclude that the condition
of the temple was due; (a) to the
weak and frequently vicious charac
ters of the rulers of the nation; (b)
to the evil companions of both princes
and priests and (a) to the oupldlty of
court and curate, (t) The result of
this lethargy regarding God's eauae
was evidenced (a) upon the temple,
ut (b) upon the lives of the people
of the kingdom. (1) The cure. Jonah
instituted great reforms In Judah and
In these Jehotada the priest (v. t) had
no small part. In this particular les
son the prince (v. 7) seems to lead
the priest Unfortunately the godly
priest did not long survive the crown
ing of Jonah and hence when he came
under other Influences he soon went
back to the evil practices of his prede
cessors and his reign ended in an
| eclipse of evil (II Chron. 84:16-18).
Ia this lesson ire hare, however, a
suggestion of what la needed to core
religious lethargy, (a) A rlalon of
the real condition of affairs (r. 7;
also U Chron. 14:7). 'Joaah saw the
resultant ruin of the temple after
15 years of misrule; he also saw
the misconduct of the priests and
did not hesitate to call them to
account Tls no easy task to un
dertake a reformation and restoration
such as this; witness Moses, Luther,
Wesley and Cary. These priests had
aided blm to gain his throne and
doubtless bad had a part In his boy
hood training. Joash had Inaugu
rated certain reforms before he be-'
gan this task which suggests the sec
ond need of (b) persistence (see 1
Chron. 24:5, 6). Such work also de
mands (c) systematic effort and giv
ing. Joash placed himself among Is
rael's best kings by undertaking the
restoration of the temple and won a
place alongside of Heseklah and Jo
slah. Modern churchds are not, strict
ly speaking, "a housi of the Lord"
such as the Jewish temple, yet the
condition of many of our churches
would Indicate great Indifference to
the cause of the kingdom. Our bod
ies are Indeed a "temple" I Cor. 1:
15; 5:19) and both the body and
church buildings alike should be kept
in proper oondltlon.
II. Llbersllty, vs. 9-15. The plan to
have the priests gather funds for the
repairs was Scriptural. (Exod 25:
2-8) Ood does not look upon the
measure but upon the motive of our
gifts (II Cor. 8:12). The priests did
not "hasten the matter" so the king
took it Into his own hands (?. 8).
In this remissness Jehoiada, as the
chief priest, Is held accountable for
all (v. 7).
We have In this story a rich sug
gestion as to God's plan of Christian
giving. (1) The object It was dis
tinctly tor the glory of Ood and not
to outbid others or,.to wastefully use
the money for selfish purposes. (2)
All were to participate "voluntarily,
out of their abundance UI Chron.
24:10), systematically and faithfully.
(8) The results were a house repaired
(II Chron. 24:12), beautiful (II Chron.
24:12) with the worship restored (II
Chron. 24:14). Joash seems to have
laid great emphasis upon the "taber
nacle of witness" (24:8) and we need
to recall that each and every part
of that temple was a testimony to the
truth of God and had In It a spiritual
suggestion and prophecy. As a whole.
It suggested that Ood dwelt In the
midst of his people. The sons of
Athaliah (Joash's grandmother) had
so conducted themselves as to cause
It to need repairing (II Chron. 24:7).
When we turn to II Chron. 24:8-14 and
read the record of the restoration of
the temple, we discover: (1) Each
had Its part In the work. (8) Each
did a "perfect" work, e. g, did his
task faithfully, fully and to a finish.
(3) Each did an orderly work, "In his
state." None sought to supplant or
defraud others In the work assigned.
(4) Each did a strong work. It was
"strengthened" and not a trifling work
as men-pleasera or for the moment
(5) Each worked economically be
cause when all bills were paid, money
was returned to the treasury.
What a marked contrast with mod
ern methods of conducting public Im
provements! There was great Joy In
the hearts of both princes and people
as they brought and wrought. We
rob ourselves by our withholding, "for
where your treasure Is,- there will
your heart be also."
There li sound philosophy In
Proverbs 11:74, 25. That class, church
or Individual that Uveth unto Itself
will soon die. It mar have a name
that is treat In the earth but that
name will not abide, (n tiring we
tet; In serving, we Increase. Here Is
also a suggestion bow to raise ehurc't
finances.
The world Is a past master in the
art of amusing and can discount many
times over the cheap entartatameats
so frequently used to wheedle money
from the unwary.
No wonder church treasuries are so
often empty for we do not give value
received by any such methods.
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: The Army df
Heaven
t tr n\ L W-ooawa^
TEXT?God's hoet.-Qen. HX
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The angels compose the army of
heaven. The captain of this host of
W? bora IS DO
other than Jen*
Chrtat, and It waa /
he. ti think, wba
appeared aa the
angel of the Lord
In the Old Teetn
meot The multi
tude of thoee who
bow to hit com
mand la aaggent
ed by the fact that
In the garden of
Oethaemane he
might hare called
for twelve leglone
of angelt and they
would have been
(Iran him; they are said to nunber
ten thouaand timea ten thouaand and
thousand! of thousands.
Wa would a peak of two tnatancea
aa peel ally In which th? ahlnlnc boat
haa (1 cured.
The flrat has to do with the story of
Jacob. He waa on his way bach from
Haran after an exile of twenty years.
Thoughts of meeting Esau on the mor
row troubled him. for he was learning
that "sins coma home to roost." How
beautiful to read. "And Jacob went on
his way and the angels of Ood met
! him. And when Jacob saw thorn, ha
said. This Is God's host; and he called
the name of the place lfahaaatm," L a,
two hosts. The Idea which ha ex
pressea Is this: that while about him
la his little encampment all unpre
pared to meet Esau and his four hun
dred man of war. yet a bore blm la
Ood's army for his defease.
The other Instance Is referred to In
the Thirty-fourth Psalm: "The angel
of the Lord encampetb around about
them that fear him, and deltrsreth
them." This Psalm seems to hare
been written whan Darld was fleeing
from Saul. The night would bring its
terrors for the little company which
was with him. but his faith saw the
mountains full of God's chariots, and
expressed itself In the words we hare
quoted. It will be noted that he re
fers to the angel of the Lord who Is
at the head of the heavenly array, but
his words Include the vast multitude
which camps about the saint.
In this age the question may be
raised as to whether such a truth haa ,
any Importance for us; Indeed some I
may even feel that to speak of angels
puts a barrier between us and God.
But If we will understand that these
are simply his messengers fulfilling
the voice of his word, the difficulty
vanishes. We have In mind a couple
of Incidents which show that this
truth may become of vital concern la
times of danger.
For examnle. the blosranher cf Mrs.
John. Bcudder, wit* of the famous mis
sionary to India, telle of a moat inter
esting experience In her Ufa. With
her children she was being carried
through the jangle by native bearers.
The tent had been pitched for the
night and this frail woman with her
be bee was looking to her servants for
protection; but as twilight deepened,
the roar of lions and tigers began
sounding through the jungle and
struck tenor Into the hearts of the
men. One after another took to flight,
leaving this woman and her children
alone among the wild beasts She
prayed to God for protection and It
was granted her. That her danger
was real Is shown by the fact that sh?
heard the lions and tigers snlSIng
about her tent la the night; and yet
no paw was raised against her, and
when the morning dawned her chil
dren were sleeping In peace and safety.
Her biographer suggests an explana
tion which Is worthy of attention. He
says; "There was an Inner circle; for
'the angel of the Lord encampeth
around about them that fear him and
dellvereth them ' "
Again this subject Is suggested In
the last entry found In the journal of
that Christian soldier. Chinese Gor
don. As Is well known, he lost his life
In the siege of Khartum. The re
enforcementa came all too late, but
nevertheless the faith of this man did
not tall. He says In his closing entry.
"The hosts are with us?Mahanalm "
It Is Jacob's old word, and shows that
the faith of this Christian hero realised
that Ood had sent his angels It Is
true that Gordon lost his life; but he
could lay It down In the confidence
that It was not because God had left
him without protection, but that In
the wisdom of his heavenly Father his
| death was permitted.
Man'* Will la All Hit Own.
True education Ilea In learning ta
wish thlnga to be aa they actually are;
It Ilea In learning to dlstlngulab what
la our own from what does not belong
to ua. Bui there la only one thing
which la fully oar own?that la our
will or purpoae. God, acting aa a good
king and h true father, haa given na
a will which cannot be reatralned.
compelled or thwarted; he haa put It
wholly In our power, .v . . Noth
ing can ever force oa to act againet
our will. If we are conquered. It la
becauae we have willed to be con
quered.? Eptctetu a.
Vaat Conaequeneee.
There are purpoaea which God htm
aelf cannot fulfill on earth axcopt
through you. and every a n of your*
la a barrier eat In Ood'e r ay To be
?Inning not agalnat ydareelf. but
agalnat the unlrerae; In the patty
yielding to your own Indolence or neg
lect. to bo a hindered of Ood'a grant
enda In the world-v that la what gtrue
awfulneaa to every thought of ala
To injure, blot, nln youreelf?that
may be a email matter: but to boM
back the vaat mecbai'tam of creation- ?
that glvaa your Httla life itgnifuaaea
?rraaehi 0. Peabodj
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