CZZ3 By E. J. EDtVARDS 1
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MONOPLANE THAT FOLDS ITS WINGS
Was Persuaded By Thackeray
lame W. Waltaek Not Only Attended
Dinner Given by the Author,
But Even Recited for the
Guests.
"A good many yeare aso Georie Wll
Bam Cnrtla wrote In one of his little
essays eomethlng about a dinner that
Thackeray gave at Delmonico's In
New York, ahortly before bl return to
hla borne In England In 1855, after
the completion of bis second lecture
tour in this country." said the late
rarke Godwin, son-in-law of William
Cullen Bryant, and one of Thackeray's
intimates when the novelist waa In
thla country
"Curtis did not tell the story exactly
ae the Incident occurred, according
to my recollection." Mr Godwin con
tinued "I was present at the dinner
and I sat very near Thackeray, who
of course, occupied the chair of the
host He gave the dinner In acknowl
edgement of many courtesies of a
similar kind which be had received
and he therefore bad at the table near
ly all of the men prominent in pro
fessional or literary life In New Tork
"1 saw a great deal of rTbackeray
when he was In the United States up
on bis second lecturing tour He made
the editorial rooms of the old Put
nam's Magazine, of which Curtis and
I were the editors, bis headquarters
He waa almost always In high spirits
I sometime thought of him as a great,
overgrown boy But I never saw him
in quite the exhuberance of spirit
which he showed at this dinner
"As we sat down to dinner. I re
member Thackeray saying to us that
there would be no speeches. He de
tested formal speechmaklng, he said:
mai aiways tnrew a cloud over a
feast But what he did like, he hinted
with a whimsical. all-Including smile.
was a song, a story .a recitation any
thing that a guest could do informal
"A moment or two later, as I
glanced about me, I saw that Thack
eray bad secured as a guest James W
Wallack. the great actor and play
wright. wbo had left Scotland for this
country three years before. Thack
eray bad told me previously that he
was going to Invite Mr Wallack to
the dinner, and In reply I had said
that be would be very lucky if Wal
lack accepted the invitation Thack
eray wanted to know why I felt that
way. and I said that off tbe stage Wal
lack was known In New York as one
of tbe quietest of men. was very shy,
mid almost always declined Invitations
to large dinners.
"As we were disposing of the good
cheer that Thackeray bad provided for
us, ! found myself wondering what
Thackeray would persuade Wallack to
do when the time for coffee and cigars
was come What he did do was to ask
Wallack. with whom he had become
most friendly when Wallack was on
the English stage, to tell a story Wal
lack shyly shook his head Then.
asked Thackeray, would be not relate
some anecdote? Again Wallack shook
his head
"Thackeray sat as If pondering for
a second Then, of a sudden, he turn
ed to his friend
"'Mr Wallack. he cried with boy
Ish enthusiasm '111 tell yoo what you
can do that'll make every man's heart
throb with excitement .and pleasure
You can recite that great scene in
the play "The Rent Day" which, as I
have seen and heard you In the play
upon tbe stage In London, I have
thought was acting unsurpassed.'
"Everybody clinked the glasses at
the suggestion I wan afraid for a
moment that Mr Wallack would again
shake his head he wai, of course, in
evening dress, so that the Illusion
which the dress of the part that Wal
lack took In the play produced, was
lacking. But be arose, stepped from
behind hla chair a little nearer to
Thackeray, and In a low but very
clear voice began tbe lines of tbat
scene. Almost Instantly we forgot
that Wallack was private gentle
man In evening dress, unsupported by
any of tbe accessories of the theater
the wonderful spell which he was able
to exert upon his audience in the the
ater waa wltb him then We were all
enthralled, especially Thackeray He
sat half turned around In hla chair,
listening Intently He did not move
once during tbe entire recitation But
when Wallack was done and had sat
down, and while the entire room re
sounded with applause after tbe diners
bad got their breath, Thackeray "rose
aud bowed to Wallack. and I think It
was the most graceful acknowledge
ment tbat 1 ever saw one man pay an
other
"I said to Thackeray after the din
ner that 1 felt sure he was the one
man in tbe world wbo could have per
suaded James W Wallack to enact
his part In 'The Rent Day' while In
evening dress and at a great dinner
I. think Thackeray liked to bear me
say tbat. for be seized my hand and
gave It a warm grasp."
(Copyright 1011. by E. J. Edward. All
Rights Reserved.)
When Jay Gould Stood Pat
His Credit Having Been Attacked. He
Displayed to a Group of Eminent
Financiers Securities to the
Amount of $52,000,000,
The late Jay Gould was one of the
most reticent of men Boasting was
1 entirely foreign to Ms nature He
was satisfied to let hfs achievements
speak for themselves, and even when
he was misrepresented, be maintain
ed his reserve, scorning to make ex
planations He took great pride In
his business successes, but he was a
man without a trace of vanity. He
was tbe last man In the world to
make a vaunt of his power and re
sources.
But there was one occasion when he
showed bis hand. It waa on tbe 13th
of March. 1882.
He bad then achieved many of bis
most brilliant successes successes
from which be was known to bave
gained a colossal fortune; but, he bad
recently, also, embarked on new ven
tures of vast scope, and. as many
professed to believe, of very doubt
ful Issue. He was working on the
railroad deals In the West, from
which he was to build up the Missouri
Pacific system, and he was becoming
Interested In New York city elevated
Odd Result Of An Election
Hon. William 8. Grosbeck, Famous
Cincinnati Lawyer. Received One
Electoral College Vote for Vice
President. Tbe late William S. Grosbeck of
Cincinnati, who died about ten years
ago,' was esteemed at one time one of
tbe ablest of tbe very brilliant mem
bera of tbe bar who practiced in tbe
states west of the Allegheny moun
tains He probably ranks with the
half-dozen greatest lawyers the west
has ever provided. Abraham Lincoln
had tbe highest regard for Grosbeck's
abilities aa a lawyer. Edwin M. Stan
ton was sometimes associated with
bim In important legal caes. He was
one of the counsel associated with
William M Evarts in the defense of
Andrew Johnson In tbe impeachment
proceedings and be was later a mem
ber of tbe International monetary com
mission. At the height of his fame aa
was regarded as perhaps tbe finest
example of the classic school of ora
tory the west could furnish. He also
bad the almost unique .experience of
having received one vote in the elec
toral college from an Ohio elector for
vice-president of tbe United States.
The late Samuel S. Cox of Ohio, bet
ter known as "Sunset," was a close
personal friend of Mr. Grosbeck.
"I ventured to say to Mr. Grosbeck
when be returned to Cincinnati with
national fame after the Impeachment
proceedings against President John
son were ended that I . felt sure be
would become some day a candidate
for the presidency and that I hoped
to live long enough to see him nomi
nated and elected. ,Mr. Grosbeck
smiled, not being displeased by my
remark, and said tbat no longer did
political parties nominate orators for
tbe presidency and, furthermore, that
I hi bad any capacity as speaker
, Turkey's Sultans as Poets.
' Among the authors must be Includ
ed the sultans of Turkey. Of thirty-
five naouarens wno nave sat upon toe
throne of Osman. twenty-one. Mr.
Stanley Lane-Poole records, have !.-ft
verses, tbe greatest poet being tbe ter
rible Selim tbe Grim. Abdul Hamld
waa passionately addicted to Journal
ism or rather to "djournallsm." Only
the "djournals" which be fostered
and tbe djournall who wrote them
would not be recognized uy an insti
tute of Journalism. The d journals
were tbe dally report! be received
from his host of spies, as Mr. Fran
eia McCullagb explain They aver
ager hundreds dally, and tbe sultan
accumulated collection of several
million. 1 . .
it was not of the kind which would ap
peal to the masses
" 'In spite of what you say.' I re
plied, 'I have a prophetic Intuition
that you will be nominated for tbe
presidency some time.'
"In reply he told me that he bad
always been convinced that there was
a profound truth in the statement
made by Senator Leigh of Virginia in
tbe early days of the republic tbat
the presidency was neither to be
sought nor to be found.
"Well, the incident passed out of
my mind until In the summer of 1873
There arose then a great deal of dis
satisfaction among certain liberal Re
publicans over the nomination of Hor
ace Greeley for president by. their
party. The dissatisfaction Anally
caused a convention of bolting liberals
to be held, I think at Cincinnati. I
remember taking up the newspaper
one evening and reading that this
bolting liberal Republican national
convention had nominated William S.
Grosbeck of Cincinnati for president
I immediately wrote a line to him to
this effect: 'Congratulations; you see
my prophetic Intuitions were cor
rect.' ...
"Mr. Grosbeck did ont take the
nomination very seriously, but I think
be was amazed and perhaps little
gratified at one curious result of tbe
election, which I presume la now al
most entirely forgotten. When tbe
result of tbe balloting in the electoral
colleges was announced, it was dis
covered tbat William S. Grosbeck of
Ohio bad received one vote, not for
president, but for vice-president, from
Ohio. I met him shortly afterward
and told him that he bad gone into
blstcry as the recipient of one vote
for the vice-presidency. Hla reply
waa: Tbat la nearer to the presidency
than I ever thought I should get.'"
(Copyright, 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.) , I
railroads and telegraph lines, among
other things His enemies for some
time had been circulating stories to
the effect that he was "spread out
very thin." and had been Insinuating
that If the truth were known It would
be found that he owed more than he
owned.
Mr. Gould waa entirely Indifferent,
In a merely personal and sentimental
sense, to these stories. But they be
gan to affect his credit and hamper
him In the conduct of his enterprises.
That Is the only explanation of the
extraordinary proceeding he rcsortM
to on that 13th of March. 1882.
Mr Gould Invited the late Russell
Sage and several other eminent I
financiers to meet him In bis office
on that day. When the gentlemen
were disposed about the room. Mr.
Gould gave a signal, at which several
of bis employes appeared carrying
trunks. By his direction tbe men
set the trunks down In the middle
of the room and retired.
"I have asked you gentlemen to
come here," Mr. Gould said, address
ing his guests, "because I want you
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rBev.Wllllut Rrmni. II f Wrrrtor 1Mb le Ooerat
mwcj wui uuutuiei kiuexiu.
V HIS new French monoplane, "Marcey" which bas Just been out tbroueh successful testa at uv-ia-
A Molineauz. Is an example of tbe latest tvnes of aeronisnea in rnnetmrtarf th.i thoit. iMmui
and movable Tbe "Marcey" wben at rest folds Its wings as If It were a huge flying beetle. Our nlctura shows
me luuuupiaue who us wings open ana snuL - -
Will Market Cats
tn,nln.8peTCL the con,eDU of.tneM Company Proposes, to Raise
trunks I hope you can spare time to - ... , . .
lauuies ior ineir rur.
look at all of them, and see lust -hat
I ha,ve here."
Then he opened the trunks.
They were full of securities bond3
and certificates of stock Kneeling
on the floor before the trunks. Mr.
Gould removed the bundles of secur
ities and handed them to his guests
who examined them In turn. Thev
found that they were made out In Mr.
Gould's name, and were all good, and
they verified an Inventory of tbe
whole lot.
"You see." said Mr. Gould, when
they bad examined all tbe contents
of tbe trunks, "that there are secur
ities here to the value of fifty-two
million dollars. There are some more
trunks In the other room. They con
tain twenty millions more In secur
ities. If you would like to examine
them, I will have them brought In."
"I think we bave seen enough," said
Mr. Sage drily. "We have been great
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ij .incicmcu in luoaing at tnese se
curities, but I don't think you ought
to put yourseir to any further trou
ble." Mr. Sage and his companions si
lently and expressively withdrew.
They did not publish from the house
tops what they bad seen in Mr.
Gould's office. Nevertheless. It be
came known within twenty-four hours
tbat Jay Gould had shown bis hand to
a group of responsible financiers, and
that when they saw it they realized
that it was a full hand, for they had
counted fifty-two millions of secur
ities and been Invited to count twenty
millions more, which Mr. Gould owned.
Mr. Gould's credit was never attack
ed after that
(Copyright, Mil. by B. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
: Pride. ; -"Say.
Weary, I sea that some gov
ernment feller In congress is goln' to
aak th' government to give work to
everybody."
"Say. what do you think of that!
Well, you can tell th' feller if you see
bim tbat I've got a little too much
pride to depend fr me llvln' on th'
bounty of anybody's government"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
, Curious Credentials. '
Clerk (to patent medicine man)
r re Is a curious credential from on
of our customers.
.-fpe f 'an Read It.
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Kind Words For America
Danish Woman, In This Country Many
Years, 8ees Advantages Enjoyed
1 In the United Statea.
The American woman watched tbe
other, wbo waa very clever wUn ber
needle. "Did you learn to sew In
Denmark?" asked the American. "Yes,
I did." "I suppose tbey do tblngs
better over there tbaa we do." "Don't
think- it I thought so, too, until 1
went back to Denmark for a visit
last summer. Wben I first came to
America fifteen rears ago 1 was often
much disturbed, and dissatisfied be
cause 1 could not find in th sh as
such good materials or such well
made article I bad been accus
tomed to bave In Denmark, but on
my return to my native land last year
I found th cas reversed. America
bas made such wonderful progress in
th past few years tbat w bav
everrttir-g better here than they bav
I I I :irore. At least I found It so. I
e tave better styl, better cutting!
Animal Society's Views Treasurer
Bergh Frown on 8cheme, but
Fur Dealer Ha Nothing but
Prals for It
Corona, L. I. This city Is to bav a
cat farm, to be run en tbe same plan
aa a chicken farm or any other kind
of farm. The scheme originated wltb
residents ' of Corona wbo foresee a
fortune in selling tbe skins of the
cat. Judging by tbe sentiment pre
vailing against cat -farms, however,
tbe Corona Catskin company, as It Is
to be called, will bav troubles of Its
own before very long.
The company waa organized recent
ly and It was said that application for
a charter will be made to the secre
tary of state within a few days. The
promoters are to pay nominal sums
for all stray cats that can be gathered
up within a reaaonable freight rate
radius Having possession of these
cata.they Intend to go Into the busl
ness'of breeding cata on a large acale.
Should this scheme become effec
tive tbe first to oppose It will un
doubtedly be the Society for the Pre
vention of Cruelty to Animals.
Henry Bergh, treasurer of the so
ciety and a member of tbe board of
managers, when asked about such a
scheme recently, said tbat In his opin
ion the society would be authorized to
Interfere. -...
"I dont think, the object attained by
th killing or cats by wholesale." he
said, "would be Justifiable. Of course
it raise a point which would first
bav to b decided.
"The promoters of the catskin com
pany might argue tbat killing cat for
tbelr fur Is no more unjustifiable than
killing birds . for their feathers. I
doubt whether it would be Justifiable
to kill cats under any consideration
unless th flesh of the animal is to be
ud a food,.,' Or course, I realize
tbat some us might be made of th
flesh other than for food purposes, but
this, to my mind, would be unjusti
fiable cruelty to animals. Tim Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anl-
mats will certainly Investigate such
an Institution If It becomes effective."
The Use of common, ordinary domes
tic catsklns in tbe fur business, al
though not common, baa been beard
of In thla city, The fur sometimes
appears on the market under various
trade namea. and a select lot of skins.
It Is said, can be utilized to sucb ad
vantage as to make a fine appearance.
I. Freundllch of L Freundllch ft
Sons, furriers, said tbat in bla opin
ion there would be a big market for
catskin Industry, so large. In fact
tbat enough cats to furnish tbe de
mand could never be raised.
"I would not be surprised at all to
see sucb Industries flourish In th fu
ture."
Nos May Grow Un Again.
Albany, N. V. Michael Bello'a nost
waa cut off with a razor; eight hours
later the member was found In
doorway where the fight occurred, and
Just before sunset surgeons grafted It
back In position. Tbey believe tbat
th operation will be successful
SAYS, DONT WED ORIENTAL
Princes Hassan Points - Out Fatal
Mlstak1 After Five Years'
Trial.
New Tork. "Never marry an Ori
entalIt's a fatal mistake." said tbe
beautiful Prlnceas Hassan, who, be
fore ber marriage to a cousin of the
khedlve ' of Egypt waa Miss Ola
Humphrey of California, an actress.
After five years' absence from ber na
tive land, th princess has arrived
from ber home In London and she will
remain a few days at the Knickerbock
er before going to Join her mother In
Oakland, CaL
Tbe princess spoke feelingly and
somewhat knowingly on tbe subject of
marriages between members of the
Oriental and Occidental nations, for
her life as a member of tbe khedlve's
Immediate family was one tbat was
far from romantic and happy.
"To begin with," - she said, "an
American girl Is far too independently
brought up and too spoiled by ber own
countrymen to be dominated In the
manner an Oriental expects his wife
to be. Tou see, my meeting wltb the
Prince Hassan was so romantic and
I was so overpowered , by his great
manner and bis magnificence that I
married him impulsively, after two
months' courtship.
"I bav always been Impulsive and
I shall always be so. My marriage
wltb Prince Hassan should bav taken
some of that quality out of me, but It
baan't : .?
'I know, however, enough to give
advice to other American girls and the
ad vie I never to marry people of
Oriental origin or with Oriental strains
In the blood. They can never under
stand each other and the woman will
b th one who suffers."
The princess was wonderfully at
tired In a new Parisian frock and er
mine toque trimmed with sweeping
algrettea.
The skirt of tbe frock, by the way,
was made atmply of a wide border of
lac over nothing but chiffon. No pet
ticoats were worn underneath.
"All the frocks are mad In that
fashion In Paris and London now,
and no petticoats are worn," she
added.
MEETS DEATH IN WIRE FENCE
Wealthy Pennsylvanlan, Unable to
Fr Himself, Freezes, While
Frlands Search.
Pottsvllle. Pa, Too weak to' free
himself from a barbed wire fence tbat
held bim captive on a mountain three
miles from here, Louis Stoffregen, 80
years old, a wealthy resident of Potts
vllle, was froxen to death. While bis
body was swaying about In th wind
hundreds of friends searched th val
ley below. - .
Mr. Stoffregen left bom In th after
noon to take a walk. He apparently
climbed tbe mountain and was held
fast wben bis clothing caught in a
barbed wire fence. The aged mail
was probably exhausted by th long
climb, and bis feeble shouts were lost
in the rush of th wind.
Friends started the search wben he
failed to reach bom at dark. Stat
policemen whp bad been called In
climbed the mountain and found the
body. ,
TO BE THE RICHSET CHURCH
and fitting, better making in America
than they have in EurVpe, except per
haps In the establishments where
they cater to the very rich. Persona
of ordinary means have much freer
access in America . to good articles
than they have In Europe. Th Amer
ican department stores ar blessings l tiationa now on foot for th oonsoll-
to ail such persons, and w cannot
ne too in annul for them. ' Besides, It
is easier to get th means over her
to buy with than It Is there, we bav
so many opportunities in America to
work at good price. ' No doors sfev.lnTOlTel in th proposed merger.
closed against us If we ar wining t
do good, conscientious work. We hav
a much broader, freer sense of our
ability to attain all good things la
America than th ordinary peopi
bav j in Europe. BeeMea" with a lit
tle laugh "we dont hav to take off
our bats when a king goes by."
Canaries Popular In Pari.
Th Parisian bas an amiable wesk-
nes for th canary.
Fifth Avanu Baptist, John D.'s Place
of Worship, May Absorbed
by th, Calvary.
New Tork. Th wealthiest congre
gation in New York, if not in th
world, probably will result from negro
datlon of th Fifth Avanu Baptist
church John tX. Rockefeller ' New
Tork plac of worship with, th Cal
vary Baptist church. Real estst to
taling at least Sl.tf00.000.ln valu la
David C Link, treasurer of Calvary
church, heads a commute of foul
which bas been conferring sine last
spring with a Ilk number of repre
sentatives of tb Fifth Avenue organ
isation with a view to uniting tb two
congregationa. At a meeting held last
Wednesday, according to Mr. Link, th
project Anally took tbe concrete shspe
of considering tbe advisability of aban
doning and se"!rg out tbe Fifth Av
bim church prcr-erty, valued at a min
imum of 1600.000, at No. I West Forty
sixth street
Tbe joint committees also took up
tb question of transferring tb mem
bership of th Fifth Avenue church
bodily to tb Calvary church," which
bas on of tb largest and most com
plete edifices In tbe City on Fifty-seven
tb street, near Sixth avenue. Tb
Calvary church is valued at more than
on million dollars.
A year ago when' tb Rev Dr.
Cbarlea F. Akad threatened to resign
unless aa adequate church edifice
wer provided, it took tb Fifth Ava
nu Baptist congregation Just twenty-eight
minute to raise $34,000 for
tb new building then talked of. Tbe
total waa later Increased: to $422,000
within a fw day a
' Ha Music In Him.
"Tour cat mad an awful noise in
tb back garden last night and '
"I'm awfully sorry, Mr. Houston, but
since be ate the canary be thinks be
can sing!" London C; 'nlon.
TRIBE WANTS PAY FOR SQUAW
Indian Insist Upon Payment of Ten
Ponies for Woman Put
to Dath.
Lak Vlw, Ore. Big Archie, wbt
was accused of killing his squaw at
Plush, on th Klamatb Indian reser
vation a few months ago, and who was
found not guilty by a Jury in tb cir
cuit court, will yet bav to pay a pen
alty for tlM deed, according to ru
mors from tiie Warner valley. Big
Is a Piute Indian, and hla squaw waa
of tb Pit River tribe. The latter tribe
I not satisfied with tb result of th
circuit court trial 1
Tb Pit River Indians ar now de
manding tbat Big and hla friends
pay over a suitable amount In nav.
ment for the wife, and in cas they
refuse to do so it Is said that It will
be a cas of llf for life and war, with
Big la tb leading rol.
It Is understood that Big and his
tribesmen ar endeavoring to rale tb
money and valuables to quiet tbe
wrath of tb Pit Rivers, and bop for
an early settlement .
LESSON FOR JANUARY 28
PRESENTATION IN THE TEMPLE.
I.eVsON TEXT T.uke t:B-. ' :
MKMOR1T VK 118 EH 9, 30. '
UOLKKN TKXT "for mine rs hv
etn qiy salvation, which thou hast pre
pared fore the face of aU peoples."
Luke JO-31.
This lesson concerns thj matter of
the presentation or tb Christ child in
tb temple fprty days after bis birth.
Ever since the redemption of tb first- -born
of Israel on tbat dark night la
AgTPt when the destroying angel pass
ad through tbe land and smote all th
first-born of tb Egyptians, th first
born son ot every Hebrew family be
longed unto th service of God. Aa a
substitute for all tb first-born, tb
tribe of Levi was chosen to act as
priests. By this, however, the Hebrew
parents were not exempt from the pre
sentation of their first-born to Ood.
By reason of the choosing of th Le
vltes, tbe first-born (on ot th family
was released from priestly' service on
tb payment of a certain amount of
redemption money.
Joseph and Mary being ' righteous
parents, obeyed this law ana presented
the Christ child in the temple. In thus
presenting tb child, these parents
realized tbe great truth, which all par
ent should realize, tbat our children
belong to God, and are but loaned to
us. Christian parents should Imitate
tbe example of Joseph and Mary, not
only In realizing that children are tbe
heritage of the.Lord, but alsojn pre
senting them- In dedication publicly.
In the church, to the Lord.
Mary also made a personal offering
as a token of ber appreciation of th
goodness of God. It was a small gift.
It Is true, but It was the best that sh
In her bumble circumstances Hie could
give, and, therefore, ' was . as accept- ,
able to God as any offering of much
higher value would bav been. Would
It not be a good thing to celebrate the
birth cf your child by making a spe
cial offering, or gift to the causa of
God, to soma needy work? A parent
whose child died some yesrs ago, is
in the habit every year when tbe anni
versary of bis child's birth arrives to
send a birthday gift' to an orphan
borne. Just as though he would have '
given It to bis child were she living.
Wa have a wonderful description of
tba work of Christ In this lesson. He
Is tbe light of tbe world. Not one, but
every nation Is to feel the affect of bis
coming. On on occasion, when a
Japanese convert to Christianity was ,
summoned before the magistrates aad
called upon to give a reason why he
bad forsaken hla national religion, he -was
told that Japan bad religion
enough and did not want any more:
that Confucianism was good enough
for scholars, and Buddhism for the
masses. Tbe Japanese convert replied.
If Confucianism is an all-sufficient re
ligion, why is it, since the founder llv-
ed thousands of years before Christ
and taught during a long life, tbat It
bas not spread beyond China and Ja
pan? And if Buddhism Is an all-sufficient
religion, how Is It started by
Budda thousands of years before
Christ, and taught by him through a
long life, tbat It bas not spread be
yond India, China, and Japan? If
Christianity Is a bad religion, bow Is It
since -its found taught three years.
and was put to death wben he waa
thirty-three years old, that it bas
spread over all the world?" v
Jesus is the desire of all tbe nations.
There is no satisfaction to be found in
any religion outside ot bim. Even
Simeon, representing the Old Testa
ment, did not find full satisfaction un
til be bad seen the Christ child. The
Old Testament itself is a book of long
ing and expectation which does not .
find satisfaction until Christ lb '
theme ot tbe New Testament, cam In
to the world. ,
Tbe salvation of tb world center
In Christ He is the only Saviour.
Christ Is tb only person who can save ..
tb world from Its sin. Th world .
bad had reformers, scholars, phtloso- '
phers, philanthropists before ' Christ
but it never bad- a Saviour.- ' Jesus
Christ is tbe only person born Into -th
world with reference to th sins
of men. . . ,-. -s-;-.
We may learn a lesson of what it
means to bav faith In Christ from the
words of Simeon. He had seen no
mighty works wrought by Christ; no
miracles had been performed In his .
sight; be had beard no words of king
ly dignity from the lips of Jesus;
Christ had pressed upon this good
man's heart no claims to Messtahsblp
and yet with tb ay of faith h saw
all these things In th Infant Jesus. -Centuries
have rolled by slnoe Simeon i
lived and died, and Jesus Christ bas .
been proven beyond all reasonable
doubt to be all thes thingsto be, ,
and to do all that Simeon In prophecy
claimed for him, and yt w may ask.
Do we believe In Christ, th Christ -
of th past as he believed In th Christ
ot th futur?" ; : '
Christ is a revealer of men's hearts.'
A man's character la Judged by his at---,
titude toward Christ W aee in the '
character of Christ absolut goodness.
lov. truth, honor, purity. Therefor
to se Christ to see truth, love, good
ness, purity, and not to love and . '
choose hlnr is to reveal a state of heart -
which, like that of Galllo. "cares for -non
of these things." ' ,r ;
Simeon was satisfied when he bad -
een th Christ To sea him Is the
grandest sight In all the world. W
are often asked, "Hav you seen the
sights in Rome, In Greece, in Italy?"1
And If we reply In th negative. It is
hinted that we bav missed a great
part of life. But there Is a light mors
Important to se ttan any material
vision, and that Is, th glory of God
in tb face of Jesus Christ Hav you
seen this sight? Hav you seen the
fac of Jesus? Hav you seen th
glory of God In th r ?rson of Jesus'
Hav yon seen In la salvationT I
yon bav not a:i is 1 t