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VOL.22. No. 73.
MONROE, N.C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1916.
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MIL AUEUXETHY IX ASHEYIU.E
lrrmliil Strong Sermon Sunday on
the Problem of Sin.
Asheville Times, Monday.
1 It-fore an audience that filled boia
the church and the Sunda. school
room almost to their c;ip- .. . Kev.
J. E. Abernethy, who has been con
ducting leviv.tl services at Central
Church for the past week, delivered
a strong sermon on "The Problem
of Sin," at Central Methodist church
last night.
lie spoke in part as follows:
"There is a system of morals
which teaches that sin has no reality.
It only exists in the imagination.
Hut common sense and scripture
teach that the history of sin U just
as true as the history of virtue. A
course of conduct that blights and
blasts character is just as real as a
course of conduct which beatifies, en
larges and strengthens character.
The history of Nero is just as true as
the history of Christ. Nothing is more
positive, nothing is more active than
tin. It is a revolting instinct. It
submits to no authority. It disre
gards reason and conscience. It de
nies responsibility and defies Almigh
ty Clod.
"Man does not like this word. He
hates the doctrine that calls him a
sinner. He wants the very name of
sin eliminated from all creeds and
banished from all vocabularies. He
gladly accepts the theory that sin Is
only a delusion. He loves the the
ology that dresses it as an angel of
light. The absence of the sense of
sin is the greatest peril of modern so
ciety. "There Is a system of philosophy
which teaches that a man is like a
young oak that has been transplanted
into a desert. His growth has been
arrested. There is nothing wrong
with bim but a stunted condition;
hence he needs nothing but a better
environment. But the word of God
teaches that man is not suffering
from arrested development, but from
development in the wrong direction.
The wicked flourishes as the green
bay tree. He Is not a scrub pine on
a bleak mountain cr.-g, or a black
jack on a sandhill. He is like a fruit
tree growing in a rich soil, a tree
that Is suffering from a deadly blight.
Man's chief trouble is not with his
environment but with himself. 'The
heart is deceitful above all things,
and desperately wicked.'
"There is a system of philosophy
which tenches that when man fell he
fell upward. But the truth Is when
Adam sinned he fell like Newton's ap
ple, not upward but downward. When
he took the forbidden fruit he did not
move toward God, he moved away
from God and hid himself. Ever since
he has been trying to hid from God.
Disobedience did not make Adam a
better citizens of Eden. It drove blm
entirely out of Paradise. Sin is not
an ascension toward an ideal; It is
descension toward death and predi
tion. "These false teachers say that sin
Is nothing but the shavings In the
carpenter's shop, the chips that fall
from the sculptor's chisel. Dut the
truth Is, sin is that which keeps the
lumber out of the hand of the car
penter. It Is that which destroys the
material that was Intended for a pal
ace. It is that which mars and rends
the marble out of which the Master
intended to carve an angelic form.
"Some one says 'Why do you call
me a sinner? I am a gentleman.'
Well a crazy man is not insane be
cause he is out there in the street
raving like a wild animal. That is
one manifestation of mental derange
r.ent. He is Insane because reason Is
dethroned. In like manner man is a
sinner not because of his bad habits,
but because the love of God does not
occupy the throne of his heart. Self
will has the place that ought to be
occupied by the Divine will. Whether
be commits evil deeds or not, every
man is a sinner and condemned be
for God until Jesus Christ takes the
supreme place in his heart
"Sin Is a question between the soul
and God. Ethics can not touch it. No
man can deal with sin without deal
ing with God. The case Is too big for
anything but the highest court in the
universe. In the presence of a fallen
soul science is dumb and philosophy
Is powerless. The case must be tak
en to the court where Jehovah Is
Judge.
"Jesus aays, 'I cm the way, the
truth and the life; no man cometh
unto the Father but by me.' There Is
salvation In no other, for there is no
other name under heaven given
among men whereby we must be sav
ed. Man's hope and his only hope Is
through repentance toward God and
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ"
The revival services will continue
through this week, and Rev. Mr.
Abernethy will preach each afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock and each night at
7:30 o'clock. One of the features
of the meetings Is the choir and con
gregational singing lead by D. Ward
Milan, of Atlanta.
Made (i(KHl.
The busy editor of the leading pa
per in a Wisconsin town was called
to the telephone and informed that
one of the town's most prominent
cuizens had Just died suddenly. He
called a reporter and told him to
rush out and get the story.
Fifteen minutes later the reporter
returned, sat down at his desk, and
began to rattle off copy on his type
writer. "Well, what about It?" questioned
the editor.
"Oh. nothing much." replied the
reporter. "He was walking along the
street when suddenly clasped his
hands to his heart and sald:Ttn go
ing to die!' Then he leaned up againt
the fence and made good."
THK SAXCITY OK THE HOME
Kev. Mr. White Tells of the Condi
t it ms That Slioulil Exist W hat
larcnU Mu-t lkt For Their Chil
li rvn.
"The Saacity of the Home" was
the subject of Kev. L. M. Whites
sermon Sunday evening at First liap
tist church. Incidentally Mr. White
mentioned the feeling of good fellow
ship existing among the various de
nominations in our town, and wel
comed those present from other
churches in the absence of their own
pastors.
Mr. White's text was the 17th
verse of the 21st chapter of Matthew:
"And he left them and went out ot
the city of Bethany; and he lodged
there." "The three greatest words
in any language," Mr. White said,
"are mother, home and Heaven. The
foundations laid in the homes of our
forefathers, with the Bible for their
only text book, is the reason for Am
ericanism, which we hear so much
about today. The President and
leaders of our country came from
Christian homes, where they were
trained by Christian parents around
the family altar." He spoke of the
home in Bethany where Jesus loved
to go, and appealed to the parents to
make their homes such as to meet
the approval of the Heavenly Father
he who has prepared a home on
high and expects us, as his children,
to gather there. "No home can be
happy," said the speaker, "unless Its
inmates are healthy. Our homes
rhould stand for clean living and we
should at all times be at the highest
point of efticlency. I am looking for
the time when we shall consult our
physicians on how to keep well in
stead of how to get well. In the
ideal home, there Is moral as well as
physical health. Parents should con
tinually lead their children into the
principles laid down by Jesus Christ.
In proportion as we read the Bible
and Instil IU principles into our chil
dren, our homes will be happy. How
can we know unless we read? How
can our children know unless they
are instructed? There are some
things going on in this town that
should be stopped. The worst thing
I have heard since I have been here
was a volley of onths from th- lips
cf a fourteen year old boy on the
playground. Whose fault is it? It
is because they have never been
taught that God's name should never
be taken in vain. Will you ever
realize, parents, that you must direct
the play of your children and teach
thf m the great definition of right and
wrong?
"There should be a spiritual at
mosphere in every home and Jesus
Christ should be the best friend in
that home. To see written on mem
ory's pages the godly life of father
and mother Is the greatest heritage
one can have. The most serious
thing in the world to do, is to hold
your hearthstone sacred.
"There should be in every home
children. Through this means the
bonds between husband and wife are
cemented. There should exist be
tween husband and wife, compatibili
ty; there should be absolute candor
as regards the running expenses of
the home. How can the wife know
what to spend unless she knows
something about the husband's busi
ness obligations? She earns the liv
ing just as well as the husband who
goes down town to earn the money.
In the ideal home the husband has
absolute confidence in his wife. Con
sult your wife, advise with her. she
will tell you the right thing to do,
rhe won't be wrong half as many
times ns you are. There should al
so be an atmosphere of friendship in
the home. Every father and mother
should cooperate among themselves
and their children, they should also
have absolute respect for each one of
their children. What a tragedy when
parents no not nave the time or the
desire to make friends and , com
panions of their children! Fathers,
your boys will respect you more if
you will play with them, take an In
terest in their games, and talk with
them about the things they are In
terested In.
"Parents should not coerce their
children Into any certain calling or
profession. Find out what they like
best and encourage them to do their
best in that
"In the hom In Bethany, sorrow
reigned but Jesus dispelled It. How
sweet to know that Jesus will come
into our homes and hearts and lives
and pour out the balm of his love in
to our wounded spirits.
"Let us make our homes Ideal
homes, with physical health, moral
righteousness and with a spiritual
aimospnere where God will put his
seal of approval and where Jesus
reigns supreme."
Iteasonable.
Two young women who had recent
ly become proud mothers, were earn
estly discussing the question of milk
for infants, when the younger of the
mothers asked:
"Do you believe In one cow's milk.
Ethel?"
"Well," returned the other, with
the excessively patronizing nlr of one
who knows It all. "that depends a
great deal on the child. If it's a
good, strong, healthy baby and wants
it I'd give It two cows' milk; but It
does certainly seem than any ordi
nary Infant wouldn't need more than
one cow could furnish."
"The meek shall inherit the earth"
and when they do, we hope they'll
not want to make the rest of us get
off. Ex.
If we could only live on tha advice
that others give us, the high cost of
living would lose lta sting.
TWO COLD DAYS
CorrrMw!eiit Writes That Wednes
day Morning Was Coldest, Hut
Thursday Heat It Wingate Xew
Items.
(By O. P. Timist.)
Wingate. Oct. II. Lowest tem
perature for this season, in this
vicinity. Frost appeared in some
places but too light to damage any
thing. Mrs. Calvin Nash returned home
Tuesday from a two days' visit to her
sister. Mrs. Addle Eason, of Monroe.
Mrs. Eason had Just returned from a
trip to Baltimore to visit her brother,
Mr. James Agerton, and doubtless
had much of interest to Ler sister to
talk about.
A correction: Miss Nell Efird of
Polkton spent the week-end with
Ellie Bivens and not with the family
of Mr. Lee Chaney, as it appeared in
my last letter.
Mr. Luther Nash of Hamlet Is on
a visit to the family of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Nash.
Mighty fine time to sow oats. Ever
thlng terrestial and selestlal is just
right. Let every farmer put in a
full crop of this valuable feed stuff
this fall. No danger of glutting the
market with choice oats, never.
Well, I must stop here and rest
till morning.
Thursday morning, Oct. 12 Cold
est this fall. Almost, if not quite, a
killing frost Unusually early for
Jack's annual visit. Last year he
appeared in full force on the 16th
of November. When everything was
killed outright.
According to my diary this Octo
ber has been a fair duplicate of last.
Record says the month was unusual
ly fine and mild. The same condi
tions existing to the middle of No
vember. How easily we forget about
the weather. If this cool snap is
general over the cotton belt, doubt
less the "bulls" will get in some fine
work on cotton prices. Maybe the
20 cent mark will be reached.
Speaking of high prices, perhaps
there are but few people living who
have any definite idea of the range
of cotton prices from first to last of
the history of Its cultivation. The
first crop of which we have any
record was that of the year 1791,
and was 8,889 bales and brought 26
cents per pound. In 1864 the crop
numbered H 5,000 bales, the lowest
price for that crop was 68 cents and
the highest price reached was $1.89
per pound. In 1842 and in 1845 cot
ton brought the lowest price of
which we have any data, that was 5
cents per pound. From the above
dates the price never fell under 6
cents till 1908 when it sold for 5
cents as the minimum. High prices
of the staple makes the old farmer
feel good to be sure, but I believe
that abnormally high prices have
been hurtful in their effects on the
Interests, best indeed, of the South
ern farmers and planters. Still we'll
all take the big price and raise it.
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Austin left
Wednesday to be at the bedside of
Mrs. Adaline Canaway, who is dan
gerously 111 at the home of her son,
Mr. Joseph Canaway. Mrs. Cara
way Is sister to Mesdames B. D. Aus
tin and H. P. Meigs of Wingate.
Thanks to my friends for the nice
letters and words they send me.
How to Make the Crossing Safe.
To the Editor of the Journal:
I would like to make a suggestion
to the honorable Board of Aldermen
and also the Seaboard railroad offi
cials through the Journal in regard
to the crossing that leads from town
to the Icemorlee mill, better known
as the G., C. & N. crossing, where
the recent serious accidents happen
ed. To take all the element of dang
er away from this crossing is a very
simple and inexpensive thing to do.
Just have the aldermen to pass an
ordinance requiring all trains and en
gines to flag over this crossing, that
is come to a stop and have a man
(one of the crew of the train) to
proceed train or engine over this
crossing warning anybody about to
cross. This would work no hardship
or expense on the railroad as they
already carry enough men on each
train to do the flagging with, and at
the same time render this crossing
as safe or safer than any other cross
ing in the county. E. P. Unum, Esq.
Price' Mill News.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Price's Mill. Oct. 12. Miss Ola
Craig of Charlotte spent the latter
part of last week visiting Mr. K. C.
Craig.
Mrs. Clent Davis spent some time
with Mrs. It. A. Railings last week
Misses Nancy Little and Minnie
Underwood visited at Mr. M. F.
Craig's Friday.
Miss Cora Little went out to the
wood pile one day last week to as
sist In preparing wood for winter and
a very serious accident occured. The
wood slipped and she sawed her
finger.
Mr. It A. Railings Is some better
at this writing.
Rev. Mr. Stowe conducted prayer
meeting at his home Sunday night.
Miss Mary- Craig of Charlotte is
spending a while with relatives In
and around Trice's Mill this week.
Miss Eula Craig spent some time
In South Carolina last week.
There will be a rally at Siler
church Sunday. Everybody come
and bring baskets.
A Ford auto flew off the handle
one morning last week and gave Mr.
DeWItt Craig a very hard lick on
the forehead.
Mrs Leila Craig returned home
from Charlotte Monday. w
The board of strakgy is the kind
you got at a poor boarding house.
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INDIAN TRAIL NEWS
.Mr. llaywMHl t lie Marriel Take
a Crack nt Corn Cracker Epw on h
l.eugne Organized With ;ml or
nVers. Correspondence of The Journal.
Indian Trail. Oct 10. Mr. J. W.
Rawlings spent a part of today in
Mouroe on a buiness expedition.
Rev. M. 11. Vestal and his san.
Frank Vestal, came over ti the
home of the writer and took dinner
Sunday.
Miss Wilma Haikey had a hair
breath escape on Wednesday of last
week, while driviug along the Mon
roe and Charlotte road. An auto
mobile passed the mule which site
was driving and the mule dashed otT
at almost lightning speed. When
the mule stopped it commenced kick
ing and before the case was complet
ed, the shafts of the buggy were
badly mangled. No one was hurt,
unless the mule brought it upon it
self while kicking.
Mr. Rufus Houston of Mai thews
spent Sunday visiting Mr. Samuel
Lemmond.
Mr. Carl Crowell of Aberdeen will
leave today for his work there. As
was reported in my previous letter,
he has been spending several weeks
at home in Matthews on account of
an affliction on his left shoulder
which has been removed,
moved.
Our Epworth League, which was
organized in the Methodist church
two weeks ago, had its first meeting
last Sunday and it is so far proving
a great success. We have as our of
ficers some of the leading young peo
ple of this town and we hope that
we may soon be doing a great work
along the lines which may be laid out
for the members by the leaders of
the organization.
Mr. J. M. Tombcrlin has returned
from the Charlotte Sanatorium,
where he has been almost confined
for about three weeks.
Dear Corn Cracker: It was a great
surprise to the Indian Trail people
to hear of the great misfortune
which Dr. T. L. Helms fell victim of
on Sunday, Oct. 1st, while trying to
catch a chicken for dinner. He must
have undoubtedly had a long nose
since you said that he peeled a place
on It about three feet long. If it
was only a place on his nose that
long, please tell us folks up here
how long It really is and I shall in
deed be glad to gather a Ford load
and ,, , to see him. Although we
hopC that the wound Is healing rapid
ly. Miss Mary Austin of west Vance
has Just returned from a five weeks
stay, visiting relatives and friends In
Moore county.
Little Miss Josa May I.aney return
ed Friday from a visit to her lath
er, Mr. Will Laney, of Osceola. S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Melton Cuiiey of
Stouts spent Sunday in the home of
their son, Mr. John Gurley.
Your scribe Just received the news
over the wire that the Rev. A. B.
Haywood, of this place, is to be mar
ried on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at or
near the home of his bride, who Uvea
in the vicinity of Union Grove, but
the name of the bride is unknown us
yet. "May his plans be carried out
to their fullest extent" is our word
of encouragement to him.
Mr. Henry Broom of Charlotte is
visiting in the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Broom.
Mr. J. W. Rawlings Bays that he
is doing better ginning than ever be
fore, though he always gave satis
faction. Sir John.
Personal ami laical About I'nioiiville
Correspondence of The Journal.
Unionville. Oct. 12. Here is Wild
Rose, dear Schoolgirl. I have been
so busy for the last few weeks I have
not been able to send in any news.
I am very sorry that Pad has left us
again but I think you can fill his
place very successfully.
Mrs. C. B. Russell and grandaugh
ler, Miss Meral Stanley, have return
ed from a two weeks' visit among
friends and relatives in Laurinburg.
Messrs. Dan Smith and Claude
Benton have returned from Charlotte
where they have been clerking at
Eflrds' during the summer.
Mr. Otto Clontz of Charlotte spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Clontz, near here.
Mr. L. E. Griffin and nieces, Misses
Raymelle Purser and Ruby Toinber
lin, motored to Charlotte last Satur
day. Mr. A. A. Secrest has returned
from visiting his children, Mrs. Chan.
Hamilton and Dr. John R. Secrest,
at Winston-Salem.
Mr. Sylvester Trice, who Is at
tending school at Davidson, visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ashley
Trice, Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Furr and fami
ly of Indian Trail route 1, visited the
family of Mr. W. A. Keziah Sunday
afternoon. They were accompanied
home by their niece. Wild Rose, who
spent Sunday night and Monday with
them. I attended prayer meeting at
Union Grove and there I had the
privilege of meeting Rosebud, very
unexpectedly. I have met several of
the correspondents this summer and
wish very much that I might meet
the rest of "our family."
A very severe wind followed by
almost a rain storm visited this sec
tion Monday night.
Mr. W. A. Keziah and family at
tended the funeral of Mr. Keziah's
aunt. Mrs. Barry Medlin. who lived
about two miles southeast of Mon
roe, Tuesday. Mrs. Medlin died Mon
day. She was well known to the
writer and she extends her heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Wild Rose.
The woman of the hour Is on who
says she will be ready in a minute.
FARM LOW HOARD HEAIIINU
The Board Will Sit in Raleigh This
Month For the urjMtse of l.ettin;;!
Information as to lax-ation of!
Hank M -y Will lie Head)
tarry Next Year.
A hearing of great importance to!
the Tanners and I arm organizations
of North Carolina will be held Rt ,'
Ralit:u on October 24th by the Fed
eral Farm Lo;.n Board.
This hearing is for the purpose of
petting information to guide the
Board in determining the boundarie--ff
the twelve Federal Land Bank
districts into which the country is to
be divided for the adminstration of
the new rural credits law, known as
the Federal Farm Loan Act. The
session will be held in the federal
building at Raleigh.
The members of the Federal Farm
Loan Board who will conduct this
hearing are Hon. William G. McAdoo,
Secretary of the Treasury, George W.
Norrir, I arm Loan Commissioner,
Herbert Quick, Captain W. S. A.
Smith, and Charles E. Lohde!!.
The Board has Issued an invitation
to all farmers and farm organizations
of North Carolina attend this hear
ing to get information about the
operation of the Farm Loan Act. and
to lurnish the Board with informa
tion about the farm loan needs of
the state. It has also asked interest
ed cities to present their claims fori
the location of one of the twelve!
Federal Land liau'.is.
Farmers will be asked to give in
formation regarding the prevailing
rates of interest on first mortgage
loans; the difficulty ot getting ex
tensions; the rate of commissions
charged; the development of farms
as affected by credit; farm tenantry
as affected by the ability of tenant1
to borrow; and any other fact that
will give the Board an understanding
of the farm needs of the state.
The new Federal Farm Loan Act
provides a way for the farmer or
prospective farmer to borrow money
on long time mortgages at actual
cost. The government provides the
machinery for assembling capital to
be loaned to farm owners or pros
pective farm owners. The loans may
run up to 50 per cent of the value
of the land used as security and 20
per cent or the value of the improve
ments. The loans will be made at
a low rate of Interest not yet de
termined, but it will be less than 6
per cent. Provision Is made for the
borrowor to pay off the debt, interest,
and principal through period of from
five to forty years, at his own option.
The legislation is expecied to prove
a great boom to those sections of the
country where farm development has
been retarded because of high in
terest rates, and it is predicted that
It will tend to make agricultural
prosperity permanent and uniform,
stabilize and equalize interest rates,
and greatly improve the condition of
the fanner.
The nation-wide interest in the pro
visions of the bill is indicated by the
fact that more than 100,000 inquiries
have come to the Treasury Depart
ment for information about it. Secre
tary McAdoo predicts that the banks
will be established and ready to
make loans early In 1917.
News From Weddington.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Weddington, q-t. 10. Mrs. John
Killottgh of ProSUence stent Tues
day in the village.. i
Miss Lizzie Morrison of Charlotte
is spending some time with her mice,
Mrs. E. VV. Thomas.
Miss Annie Harkey of Indian Trail
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Will
Hem by.
Miss H. M. Thomas of Charlolte is
spending the week with relatives in
the village.
Rev. and Mrs. Richardson and
Miss Iieulah Price attended the Gas
ton county fair at Gastoula last Fri
day. Messrs. Jessie Kanupp of Fort Mill
and Frank McManus or Rock Hill
spent Sunday with Mr. Ervln Short.
Mr. M. J. Harkey spent the week
end with friends near Charlotte.
Miss Pearl Hill left Saturday for
Charlotte where she will spend the
winter with her aunt, Mrs. J. H.
Tomberlin.
MIsb Carrie Ray spent Saturday
and Sunday in Charlotte.
Mrs. Pearl Hood, Messrs. V. S.
Hunter and Audrey Deal motored to
Charlotte Saturday.
Misses Ola and Hallie Hemby visit
ed in Providence Sunday.
Mr. O. L. Hemby of Indian Trail
spent Sunday with home folks.
Little Miss Annie Glenn Hill
who broke her arm from a severe
fall last Friday afternoon, 1s improv
ing rapidly.
School begins here Mondav, the
sixteenth of October. Weddington.
Still a Itecord Bale.
Pngeland Journal.
Mr. Blakenev evidently hnri tint
seen an account of that big bale
we reported last week, which was
Brown bv Mr. C. L. Canmhell. the
man who died in the Hamlet hospital
Sunday morning, and bought bv Mc
Gregor & Raley at $202.80 for the
lint and about J3O.00 ror the seed.
This is indeed the record bale, and
Jefferson and Union county might as
well hang up the fiddle and throw
away the bow.
Mr. Campbell died from the ef
fect of a fall from his horse at
Ruby.
Seems So, Sometimes.
"I don't think women have always
been vain. You know women were
made before mirrors," said Mrs.
Vainly.
"And they've been before them
ever oince," snapped her husband.
THE NEEDS OF THE So EL
lev. Mr. (Kliorne Says That Spiritual
Things .re More liiixi-tMiil TIi.ui
Any Other ;mmI Ncinion in Mon
roe on Sunday.
Rev. M. A. Osborne of Piospoet
preached an m client sermon in Cen
tral Mc'hodist thurilt San-la;, tuorn
inc to a laige conrrvgaiit-n. His
sulnct was the Feeding i-f th Five
Thou. and and the lesion w;; ,'urty
vci.e trim the :ith chapter o. st.
John.
The fpeakir tcld of hi. v. Jesus ha 1
been pres.-eii by the throng and how
he took his discii. ;( s and wmt into
a desert place. Thousands 1 .llowcd
them however, and us tin- day Logan
to wear away the ili-i:;ies asked
Jesus to send the crowd uway. But
he said, "No. give ye them to eat,"
to which they replied, "imi hundred!
pennyworth of bread is not sufficient.
There is a lad here w iih two barley
loaves and two riuall fifties; but
what are they among so many?" Buf
Jesus said, "make the mn sit down"
and there he performed ihe miracle
of feeding the five thousand with the
five loaves and two fishes, which
enured the people to say 'surely this
is (he great prophet that rhould conn
Into the world." Thfy were about
ready to take him by lon e and make
him a king. But he went up into a
mountain to pray.
"Some truths drawn fron, these?
fails." said tle rpeaker, "ate, first
though .Uvu ; and and hh disciples
were tired and hungry and were .seek
ing rest, Jesus' heart went out in
sympathy to these people. He turn
aside from his much-neei'd rest to
help them. We sometimes s:-.y we
are too tired to attend pi ayci -meeting,
or Sunday school, after working
hard at our basiness, we think it. will
make no difference to the multitude
if we stay at home and rest. But,
suppose the boy with the loaves and
fishes had stayed at home, Jesus
could have turned the sand into
bread but he preferred to use human
Instrumentali'y and the boy would
have missed a blessing. It Is your
business and mine to be at our post
of duty with all that we have that
God may use it.
"We are safe only as we follow in
service the example set by Christ. H
came to do his best for the world
and not to get the best cut of the
world. Christ had to spend a great
deal of time to convince the? people
that he wanted to help thorn, and not
from a selfish motive. He did not
claim fhat the world owed hlia a liv
ing, gut did every thing without hope
of reward. Jesus provided this sup
per for the people to show them that
he was able and willing to satisfy
their deeper wants their soul-hunger,
saying "I am the Bread of Life."
The one consuming desire of Jesus
was to show them that he came sup
plied with the things that they need
ed; yet they stood aloof wondering;
whether they should have anything
to do with him. Do we not so today?
They did not realize their great priv
ilege do we? The trouble Is we do
not yield to Christ, we do not trust
him hilly, we do not believe in him &
the divine son or God. These people
were more concerned about their
physical needs than their spiritual..
Isn't that our trouble today'.' The
farmer Is more interested In his har
vest, the lawyer in his case, the man
ufacturer in his .ooi!. th: r. they are
in spiritual things. It Li infinitely
wiser to give consideration to tlio
needs of the soul. This lite is not til
and we go out into a lanvr world
where lire is hounded by ct-rnity.
Any problem or life where Chi ist
is left out must fail of the right an
swer. The disciples made this mls
tae trying to work out the problem
of feeding so many people on such a
small amount of food. But when
multiplied by the Master's power it
was sufficient. If the young man
leaves God out of his calculations.
God must of necessity leave him out
of Heaven. If his highest ambition
is wealth, what proflteth it him If he
Iobc his soul? We never do anything
so unbusinesslike ns when we leave
God out of our calculations. Is it
any wonder we often fail? Should it
be hard for us to believe that he is
interested in us? He is that invinci
ble friend that sticketh closer than a
brother, closer than hands and feet,
yea, than breathing itself.
Who provided the loaves and fishes
for the boy? It might have been a
sister or a friend, but we would rath
er believe It was his mother. God
bless the good mothers in Israel to
day who arc more Interested in this
than anything else. When you teach
your boy to pray. "Now I lav m
down to sleep, you are preparing for
that child a loaf and a fish that Je
sus may use in liter years. This
work of preparing the children is for
the mothers to do. May god help tho
mothers to be more interested In thin,
than in getting the vote.
Jesus used the lad and all he had
In the performing of the miracle. The
little boy feils that it is an honor to
work with his father, and it is an
honor to us that we are permitted to
work with our Heavenly Father.
Give me a place, an humble place,
beside my Lord In satisfying the spir
itual hunger cf the multitude and I
shall be happy and content.
Humor-on.
"Now." said a teacher to her class
in English, "can anyone give me a
word ending In ous, meanirjr full or.
as dangerous, full of danger; hazard
ous, full of hazard?"
There was silence for several tnin
ntes. then a small boy raised hi
hand.
"Well." encouraged the teacher,
"what Is your word?"
"Pious, full of pie." was the an-wr.