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NUMBER 19.
VOL. XLIII.
RALEIGH, N. C„ THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1890.
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The Christian sin.
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I be Lord .’e«usCbrislis theonlj Head
nr tae Churrh.
4. The naimi Christian, tothe evclualo.
nf all party nr sectarian names.
3. The Holy Blhle, or the Scriptures of
the Old and New Testaments* a sufficient
ule of faith and practice.
4 Christian character, or vital piety, the
only teet of fellowship or membership
5. the right of private Judgment and
the liberty of conscience, the privilege and
duty o', all.
THE EDITORIAL CIRCLE.
Hebrew Manuscript.
In the Vatican at Rome is U*e origi
al Hebrew manuscript of the Bible. A
syndicate of wealthy Jews has been
formed to purchase it. They have df
feied tq pay down $200,000. It is
not probable that they will obtain it.
It is the most valuable book in the
library. Only a hundred years ago
the Jews of Europe tried to get hold
of it and offeied to pay more than its
weight in gold tor it but they were un
successful.— Central Baptist.
Praise too late:
When a man has so tar acknow
ledged bis participation in the com
mon frailty as to die, then men begin
to condone his faults; and by the time
he has been dead one or two hundred
years, ihey find bun quite tolerable.
An eminent ecclesiastic in tbe An
glican Church recently pronounced
the greaiest of the Puritans, Oliver
Cromwell, “the most righteous ruler
Eftgland ever had ” A man who is
dead is out of the way. I will offer a
dendnition (without charge) to the
editors of the magnificent Century
Dictionary: “Saint: a man with con
victions, who has been dead a hundred
years; canonized now, canonized
then.”—Dr. C. H. Parkhursi.
Short Stop.
A correspondent ot Pacific Advocate
would add a new question .o the Dis
cipline. In receiving young minis
ters into full connection with the Con
ference, the Bishop asks this im
portant one: ‘Are you in debt so as to
embarrass you in the work of the min
istry ?’ The answer is always given
in the negative. ‘We have wished,’
says the correspondent, ‘that the
Bishop would immediately ask, ‘Are
you in debt so as to embarrass any
body else?’ That question might
prove to he a ‘short stop' in some
cases.—Michigan Advocate.
Be Your Own Executor.
Those to whom God has intrusted
money often fail to give it the direc
tion they intended because of delay.
They cherish a purpose to turn it in
some channel where it will do good
for centuries, but, postponing the ex
ecution of the r designs, they die with
out accomplishing their desire. The
Presbyterian Observer tells of a gentle
man in Philadelphia who intended to
leave $100,000 to a university and a
like sum to a religious society, but-he
had a fancy that it would be a pleasant
thing to execute his will on bis eight
ieth birthday, and unfortunately he
died before the day came. A lady is
also mentioned who bequeathedgen
erous sum to several benevolent insti
tutions, but by the laws of Pennsylan
ia cliaritible bequests are not valid
unless they are made thirty days be
fore the death of the testator, and she
died two days after the will was made
Whatsoever good we intend to do
should be done at once, if the means
aie at hand. 11 it can be done to day
why delay until to-morrow?-lVeMj Fork
The Neglected Trnth.
There is a feeling after sacerdotal
ism among many who. should know
better which most-intelligent people
regard with contempt. But sucb er
rors are the common avengers of
neglected truths. The neglected
truth is the priesthOod Of all the saints.
Let us revive and illustrate it. An
idle, seltlsh, corrupt clergy has always
provoked the dislike and scorn of men.
But what if the priesthood of the world
neglect its duties, and prove unfaith
ful to its trust ? For we are, if saints
at all, “a peculiar people to show
lorth the praises of him who hath call
ed us Out of darkness into his marvel
ous light/’ Let us keep our vows. Let
us fulfil our calling. Let us offer our
daily sacrifices.—What hope is there
for the world if the Church be useless?
W hat can a dead world do if tbe
Church be lifeless ? If tbe priests be
recreant to God and set up the golden
calf, wbot can come but apo9tacy and
judgment ? Let us, in our homes, our
business relaxations, our givings, our
labors, be holy; and to us shall be
made the promise that hinds together
both Testaments and both worlds,
“Ye shall be named the priests of the
Lord; men shall call yoh tbe ministers
of our God’’ (Isaiah ixi, 6).—Or. John
Path
talon. M,‘J! r' , „ ’ ..../
Jesus prayed for the union of his
Church, to the end that the unbelieving
world night be convinced. Five tines
he uses the phrase ‘That they all may
be one,’ and twice he assigns .aa a
reason, ‘That the world may believe
that thou hast sent me/ Unconvinced,
the world can not be Saved by the
(jospel, and that which will most
surely convince ol the truth of the
Qospel is a united action among the
followers of Christ. A universal con
viction with all denominations is, that
this prayer of Jesus for unity has not
had fulfillment, and everywhere the
fact is deplored, while a feeble effort
is here and there put forth to bring
about its answer. Who stands in the
way of the answer ol this most mem
orable prayer of Jesus ? Not the
world of unbelief in Christian lands,
nor the dark-minded children in the
heathenism oi pagan lands, but the
otembers of Christ’s own body—they
of whom it m said, ‘ All ye are breth
ren, and one is your Master, even
Christ/ II at home the denominations
should stand together as do the
members of a single church, and if
abroad among the heathen the mis
sionary was the representative of the
church at home, bow soon would un
belief bow its dead and the gloom of
heathenism flee away bofore the light!
Jesus says that through united action
in organic odeness the world would
bebeve in him, and thus his kingdom
would become established in all the
earth. The grave question for the
followers of Clmsl to decide is, wheth
er they will cling to the divided
church, and glory in Methodism, Pres
bylerjanisin, Lutheranism, etc., or
rally as one grand army for Christ,
under the banner oi his cross simply,
and march out from the paralyzing
shadow of unbelief and heathenism
into the full, free,, and glorious con
quest of the world.—Herald of Gospel
Liberty.
Nevei Put Off.
A farmer bad occasion to go to a
neighboring town. Haviug accom
plished his business, he found that a
little leisure remained until ere be
must start for home. So he conclud
ed to step into the office of a lawyer,
who hod the reputation of giving wise
council. On entering, he found sever
al waling their turn. The lawyer in
vited him to be seated. After the
rest had gone, he was asked bis
business. The farmer told him that
he bad heard of his reputation, and
had come in to get some of his good
advice. The lawyer said, “A quarrel
with a neighbor perhaps?" “No,” the
farmer replied; he never quarreled
with any one. “About some land,then?’’
The farmer replied he had all the
land he wanted. Then the lawyer took
a slip of paper, and, alter writing
thereon, folded it, and gave it to the
farmer, charging three and lour-pence.
The farmer put it iu his pocket, and
went home.—While oat.iDg his supper,
one of bis boys came to him, asking
what they should do with the hay. It
Was in prime order to put into the
barn. It was in as good a state as it
could' be in the field. The farmer
hesitated; it was Saturday night; the
weather was fine; the men had labor
ed hard all the week, aud had gone to
rest. He thought of the slip oJL paper,
drew it out saying, “1 have got some
advice here,” and read, “Never put off
until to-morrow what should be done
to day.” “Call out the men, boys
and girls, and have every load of that
hay* into the barn before we go into
our beds/’ They did so. Before
Monday morning came, the wind
changed and blew down a heavy rain,
washing much of the hay on the ad
joining farm into river running was
nearly ruined. The next season, the
farmer took a pair of fat chickens to
the lawyer, and did so many succes
sive years, telling him his advice bad
saved him a great deal of money. If
promptness in attending to the affairs
of time and sense, which are passing
away with the use of them, will bring
such gain, of how much more infinite
importance is it that we should attend
at once, without one moment's delay,
to the salvation of the soul/ which is
of infinite value, beyond estimation,
that part which lives forever! The
present is the only moment we are
sure of. “Beholdi uow is the accept
ed time; bow is the day of salvation.”
—{jhrutian Mirror.
OUB LIGHT HOUSE. ; '
“Lft the loner lights he burning."
How Straitened.
The law shows you that you arc not
straight; grace straightens you.
D. L Moody.
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Out-Long.
Do not consider that we are out or
the road because the road seems to be
longer than it might have been.
Joseph Parker.
Better than A Revival.
There is something better lhau a
revival and that is a Christian life
that doesn’t need to be revived.
D. D. Moody.
How To Hive.
Every man according as be pur
poseth in his heart, so let him give>
for God lovetb a cheerful giver.
Paul.
The Music of a Loving Heart.
Of all earthly music, that which
reaches the farthest into heaven is the
healing of a loving heart.
H. W, Beecher.
How to Pray.
I asked Mr. Spurgeon once how he
prayed, and he said to me, “I always
find a promise appropriate to the need
and then, in the name of the Lord
Jesus, and for his sake, 1 simply
plead that promise.”
Wayland Hoyt.
The Pivot.
Right is right, and wrong is wrong.
Popular opinion cannot make the right
wrong or the wrong right. Yet many
a man or boy on coming into a new
community finds that popular opinion
just there approves that which he
knows ought not to have tolerance.
Then comes the question whether he
is to accept popular opinion as his
guide, or is to conform his course to a
standard that he knows to be correct.
On his answer to that question there
may pivot his character and his des
tiny.
H. Clay Trumbull.
Send Me.
“The Church of God does not re
spond to the providence of God as she
onght. The very air is vocal with the
calls of God, the very horizon is blaz
ing with 9ignal lights. Who will
come forward and say, ‘Here am 1,
send me?’ Who will bring their sil
ver and gold with them and lay on
God’s altars their abundance? Who
will go into that holy of holies, where
wrestling Jacobs become prevailing
Israels, and learn the secret of that
mighty prayer which brings down
showers of blessing upon earth’s dry
and barren wastes.’’
A. T. Pierson
Judge Hot...
The man who judges theism by the
errors of its sects and the vices of its
imitators is very much like the man
who, having heard a good deal about
the ocean, sets out from his inland
desert to see it, and plants himself
where a great sewer empties into it
from a populous city. He sits down
on a dock to contemplate the muck
and mire when the tide is out. He
looks at the oyster cans an paper col
lars and dead dogs; he surveys the
sluggish refuse that bubbles and
crawls in tepid currents, and he ex
claims: ‘Weil, is this the blue, spark
ling sea, whose foam gave birth to
Aphrodite and whose crested billows
have rolled so long through poetry
and song ? It won't do.’ You feel
like taking that man by the neck and
lifting him up so he can see some
thing.—-A. (7. Wheeler. But many
judge not only , religion and the Bible
and churches in this false way, but
their neighbor’s character and life.
F. N. Pei.oitbet.
Advice to Young Men.
So you were a little too pert, and
spoke without thinking, did you, my
son? And you got picked up right
suddenly on your statement, eh? Ob,
well, that’s all right; that happens to
older men than you every day. I
have noticed that you have a very
postive way of filing a decision where
other men state an opinion, and you
frequently make a positive assertion
where older men merely express a
belief. But never mind; you are
young. You will know less as you
1 Stow older. “Don’t t tae&n you will
know more?'’ Heaven forbid, my
boy. No, indeed; 1 meau that you
will know less. You will never know
more than you do now; never. If you
live to be leu thousand years older,
you will never again know so much
sage whose long and studious years
were spent in reading men and books
ever knew so much as a boy of your
age. A girl of fifteen years knows
about as much, but then she gets over
it sooner and more. “Does it cause a
pang, then, to get rid of early knowl
edge?'’ Ab, my boy, it does. Pull
ing eye-teeth and molars will seem
like pleasant recreation alongside of
shedding off great solid slabs and
layers of wisdom and knowledge that
now press upon you, like geological
strata. “But how are you to get rid
of ail this superincumbent wisdom?”
Oh, easily enough my boy; just keep
on airing it; that's the best way. It
won’t stand constant use, and it dis
integrates rapidly on exposure to air.
Mr. Randall’s Testimony to Religion.
‘Two years ago I happened to be in
the room of the House Committee on
Appropriations talking with several
members of the committee. Randall,
then chairman of the committee, sat
is his place at the head of the table
writing letters, and apparently paying
no attention to the conversation. We
talked about many subjects, and finally
drifted past philosophy onto religion.
1 said nothing on this latter subjects
but all the others expressed in turn
skeptical views of religion. Apparent
ly Randall was not listening, but when
we got through he rose to his feet in
that masterful way which made him
so lmgressive in the House, his face
stern but bright, and be said in his
crisp way: ‘Gentlemen, Christianity
is true. The man who doubts it dis
credits his own in telligence. I have
examined this matter for myself.’ 1
I never heard anything more solomn
or impressive. No one else had a
word to say.’ We have not very much
confidence m what is said about great
men who did not make a public pro
fession of religion before their death;
but as Speaker Randall had taken
the solomn step which Christ declares
is essential for all, that of confessing
him before the world, the incident is
consistent and credible.
as you do now. No
R. J. Burdette.
Jno. T. Miller.
Immigration.
Tbere is a significant fact, behind
the vast immigration of Italians to
this country.. That fact is the finan
cial condition of their country. The
situation to-day is so hazardous that
the Crispi ministry is breaking down.
Rome has gone into bankruptcy, and
other cities are likely to follow suit.
The immense burdens are a result in
a measure of the alliance Italy has
made with Austria and Germany. The
nation', like many an individual, in or
der to keep up with the times, is run
ning into ruin. The alliance was make
in 1876, 1 believe. Previous to that
date the afmy appropriations amount
ed to about 134,000,000; but in 1887
they came to $73,000,000. In 18t0
the naval cost was $6,000,000; in 1889
it was $24,000,000. The ministry is
trving to do something, but it cannot
do much. The minister of the treasu
ry has announced amendments to the
budget effecting a reduction in army
and navy estimates of 15,000,000 lire;
of other retrenchments, 11,000,000
lire; there still remains, however, a
deficit of 9,000 lire to be provided for.
Retrenchment must go hand in hand
with reform if any staple good is ac
complished. With 253,000 men under
arms; a total army strength of 2,595,
637 men; a navy of 175 vessels, and
50 vessels aud boats under construe
non, there is ample room for reform.
Already $72,000,000 have been spent
on the navy. Think of the above
princely appropriations for war pur.
poses, and then of $5,000,000 per an.
num being devoted to the cause of
education. Italy needs reconstruct^
of ideas rather than consurcnon of
navy.
• • D. T. Smart
Two Characters.
Br
Gamma.
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A grand old Jhristian class-leader
took the starch out of me once upon
a time. I had a big tex . If there is
anything in the line of the ridiculous
which will bring the smile to the face
of a thinking man, it is to see a big
text with a small preacher bung to it.
It always makes me think of a kitten
‘raalin’ with a father bed. The bed is
all right, but. oh! the kitten, the kit*
ten!
Well, 1 took the text- Why liehold
est thou the mole lb'at is in tby broth
er's eye, and considerest not the beam
that is in thiua own eye?' ete., I
assumed the role of the exegete, and
went to work in the interest of cor
rect interpretation of the Word. I
said the contrast iD the text was not
as the accepted translation had it, be
tween a spot in the eye and a total
obstruction of the vision by a broad
piece of timl>er-,|but it .was between a
nar row piece pf timber like a splin
ter and the broad piece called ‘beam.
‘Hence,’ said I, ‘the proper reading is
‘Why beboldesl thou the splinter that
is in thy brother's eye, and consider
est not the beam that is in thine own
eyeV’ ect., ect. I saw this old brother
shake his head and wink at his wife
on the other side of the house, who no
doubt was looking at her husband for
‘the signs of the tithes.’ I knew my
fate at one, but it was too late. I had
done the deed, and must abide the
results as best I could. 1 closed my
sermon in due or undue time, and call
ed on the local preeberto pray. Amens
went, up from all parts ot the house,
and the good old class leader.was lead
ing m the forefront of praise. The
gist of the prayer was gratitude to
God ‘for the word taught us not to
think so much of ‘motes’ in the eyes
of our neighbors when we ourselves
had beams in our eyes!’ X saw the
ground of the good man’s endorse
ment ; it was not the exegesis, but the
Word. He ‘took in’ the Word and so
did the local brother, but the exegesis
he cared nothing for. This notion of
mine was proven correct alter the ser
vice. The old brother came np to me
took me by the hand, saying, ‘Ab, my
young brother, that was a mighty
good sermon ana may tne ijora uiess
you, but my Bible says ‘mote,’ and I
reckon Smith’s (the local preacher) Bi
ble says1 mote/ for lie prayed the Lord
to help us get rid of our ‘beams,’ so
that we could help our neighbor to
get rid of his ‘motes; and I come
mighty near saying, while Smith was
a-praying, ‘Hooraw for Smith/ right
down therh on my knees before the
Lord!' I never tried exegesis in his
presence again; and I learned that day
this lesson; Give the multitude the
simple Word as they read it, and the
Holy Spirit will take care ot results.
That good old man went to his reward
a few years after this episode, leaving
behind him a name that is as sweet
incense to this day. The inspiration
of his piety was the life of h;s Church
so far as human influence can go.
There was another who exercised a
controlling influence in shaping my
ministry. 1 am naturally impetuous,
but at the same time susceptible of
easy control by the proper person.
There are some people who can-; do
nothing with me. They create in me
first a suspicion as regards their wis
dom, and then as regards their confi
dence in my integrity. This class
might actually convince me ot my er
ror, but I wouldn’t follow their advice
till I had gotten the same advice, or
just as good from one who had im
pressed me differently. This man was
such a man al the latter. lie could
make me do anything he pleased in
the line of ri^ht, no matter bow hard
the task, no matter how much the
cost. 1 loved him with a love that
was past caluelation or description.
His family was most interesting. His
wife was a cultured lady in mind and
heart, responsive to the truth and care
ful in the-training of' her children,
without the repulsive methods ot
parental tyranny, or the loose methods
of parental in dulgence. She was
modest without prudery, loquacious
without any taint of the disgusting art
of gossip, pious without the cantof the
hypocrite, aud entertaining without
the modern elements of shallowness
and conceit. Her three daughters and
three sons partook of the character
and talents 01 both parents in some
degree. A son amt daughter brilliant
quick, inventive. Another son and
daughter quiet, thoughtful, courageous
startling often in their cool, calculat
ing sallies. Another son and daugh
ter susceptible to righteousness, in
dependent, tender affectionate. The
father in each, the mother in . each,
Thera was one thing, however in the
father's disposition which led him in
to trouble but it did not manifest ir
his children-strange to say! That is
he was sociable, and this made him s
victim of strong drink. Oh! how my
heart has bled to see this good man
a steward in the Church, reeling hom<
to be cared for by ihe loving tender
ness of his noble wife. I have wep1
as 1 have had one and another of hu
lovely children tell me, ‘Papa ha*
come home sick again, and we wil
entertian \oul' They kuew what wai
wrong and thought to hide Ihe tamib
shame. „ **
I loved him and I determined to
try to save him. The Church was
scandalized, my own ministry was al
most neutralized bv the intimacy be
tween us. (he world was sneering, the
church Complaining, and the grog
shop keepers were laughing while
they pocketed the price of ibis man's
blood. I wailed and prayed and hop
ed, but never did I open nr lips to
him. 1 knew mv Inend was held fast
hy this appetite and had not the pow
er in himself to break from these fet
ters, and licit a word from me, his
bosom friend, might make him despise
himsell. Sol talked wiili Jtsus about
it every dav till my meeting begun in
mid summer For a whole week, with
a small f nee, I s'l iiggied ou with not
u puniten'. I here in I hat amen cor
ner sat my poor, enslaved friend.
W hat could 1 do? At length the pow
er of tbeHolvGiiost came down on the
congregation. Men and women crowd
ed the altar crying for salvation. Two
or three nights after this, while the
sweetest influence rested on the audi
ence, three ot bis children came to
the altar! I saw mv opportunity,
and, praying for guidance, went to
him. To mv surprise, there was no
smell of drink in his breath, and the
big tears were running down hischeeks.
1 put my hand on his shoulder, and
said; ‘Bro'her—,nnw is the time for
you to do the work of your life. Yon
can help yourchildrcn if you will.’ He
arose deliberately, and, going to the
altar, knelt down with them, and
enclosing them all in bis armss said
something which nobodv beard but
them and (rod. But trom that bojr
lie was another man! Family worship
was established in his house and after
seventeen years of consistent, temper
ate, intelligent service he lay down
upon the promise of ihe Lord, and
went up to heaven-in Rich Chrix. Ad
vacate.
The Emperor of Japan.
“Hey, hcv, step aside!'' astonished
to be thus accosted by a police officer,
1 hastened to obev, and asked mv in
terpreter for an explanation, who in
formed me tiiat his imperial majesty,
the Emperor, was coming.
The gentleman officer across the
street called again to me and pointing
to his cap said, “Sbappo,” and I obey
ed by removing ray hat. And now I
noticed that both sides of the street
were lined with people who were
waiting to see their sovereign. Soon
a courier appeared riding one of the
finest horses I have seen here; a
beautiful young bav of unusual size
and spirit. The man wore the full
uniform of the imperial guard, which
consists of dark blue coat and vest,
red pants, black hat, and high hoots.
He carried a small red flag with the
Emperor's coat of arms in the cen
ter.
Hardly had he passed when a troop
of about twenty horsemen appeared
all bearing the red flags and fully
armed. There was no music, and im
mediately behind the troops came the
“imperial carriage,” drawn by two
dark chesnut bay horses, dressed in
gold-mounted harness, and as hand
some as any man could wish to ride
after. The driver and footman occu
pied the box. and an officer rode by
either side of the carriage.
The carriage is a small one with
oval glass front, and one seat. It is
painted a dark maroon, with black
and gold trimmings. 1'lfh uphol
stery is of old gold purple and silver
colors and trimmings. The Emperor
was the only occupant on this occa
sion, and wore a black dress suit and
silk hat. The only emblems of office I
could see astbe carriage passed were
some jewels worn on the left lappel of
his coat.
While Japan has had a long line of
rulers,(jand some of them have been
eminently successful in their' reigns,
it is doubtful it there has been one
who was so universally loved as the
present Emperor, He seems to be
one of the best informed men hi the
empire concerning the needs ajid in
terests of his people. He is in almost
daily consultation with his minister
of state, and frequently calls for other
men to obtain the latest and best in
formation in matters of special impor
tance. Recently he heard three lec
tures in'one day on a scientific question
that he was at that time considering,
and is personally interested in every
enterprise looking to the public good.
When the recent fires bad made a
large number of Jhe people in the dis
trict homeless, he was prompt in ar
ranging for their temporal comfort,
and subscribed one thousand yen tor
their relit f
He is not simply the ruler of Japan,
but according to the faith of the Jap
anese partakes of a divine nature as
wqll, and is worshipped by most of his
subjects. This is seen on every oc
casion that he appears on the streets,
and was especially noticeable on
March 27th when he went lo open the
great exhibition which is soon to be
opened to the public. The daily pa
pers had informed the people of the
time of his arrival at the grounds
and hundri ds went to the park to see
him and do him homage. He left To
kio on Mareh 29th by special train for
"Nagoya” to witness the-battle and
1 .annual" maneuvers of a part of the
army and navy. This l am told is
the longest railroad ride he has taken.
and i9 a little over two hundred
miles
A new law has rec**utly been pro
mulgated concerning military servfce
which provides that men over twenty
years shall *f>rvein the standing armgjt
tor one and a half years and then re^
turn to their ho.nes subject to a call
from the Government at any time
when there is need of more men under
arms. This is an improvement m
favor of the men, as formerly they
were required to serve four years be
fore being placed on the emergency
list.
Rain ! ram ! rain ! rain ! For nearly
a whole month it has rained almost
every day, and some days it rained all
the time; auil t!hc mud is—well, it is
about as had as you can imagine, for
we have neither sidewalks nor cross
walks, so we get a good supply of mud
every time we step outside the bouse
This is the season offlowers, and
the flowering trees of Japan are won
derful. All winter we have had the
“Camelia Japonica” in flower. These
trees grow to a height of thirty feet
and bear luxuriantly. The blossoms
are of a great variety of colors Irom
white to dark crimson, with some
beautiful variegated specimens. Next
come the “plum blossoms.” These we
thought to be the most beautiful we
could find even in this land of wonder
but they were soon followed by the
“peach blossoms,” and now we have
the “cherry blossoms,’’ and it is im
possible tor me to decide which is the
more beautiful. One of my neighbors
has a peach tree that is fully sixty
feet high ai.d covered with flowersjaml
some of the orchards around Tokio
are perfectly magnificent in their rich
garments of pink and white. Now the
“hyacinths” are in bloom, also the
“violets” and the “cloves,’’ and sever
al varieties of small flowers whose
names I have not learned.
The folloWing paper is a copy of a
record found in the“Musio Borgiano,'
in Rome,and was made by a Japanese
Embassy who visited Rome in 1585 to
offer the allegiance of certain Japanese
princes to the Pope. It will be re
membered by those who have read the
history that at that time the Roman
Catholics were arranging to become
the nominal rulers of the empire, at
least in so tar as religion was concern
ed: “By the help of the Creator of
heaven syid earth, and all things (that
are therein), and his Son our Savior,
Jesus, we dip our pen (in ink) to Don
Mameo, grandson of the Prince of
Hiuga, as envoy of the Prince of
Bnngo, and Ohijiwa Dorn Miguel, as
envoy of the Prince of Arima and
Ornura, Dorn Bartholome, besides
Hara Don J uliano, two gentlemen of
the Province of Pizen, came to Rome
from Japau. We undertook a voy
age of three years' duration to kiss
the foot of his holiness the Pope and
offer our homage as representatives of
the foregoing princes and of the Chris
tians of Japan. Further, having beard
of Venice, and desiring to visit the
wouueriui iievci IU
'modern times in possession of an ene
my, we have come here. Ot a truth
it is more beautiful than we had ex
pected, and has greatly astonished
our eyes. In particular the kindness
ot every one to us is inexpressible by
tongue or pen. Therefore as a record
for after days we have dipped a pen,
tor the very profound love (manifested
to us) shall never be forgotten. In
spite of its remoteness this honored
spot has not been without fame in the
land of the Sun. Should we be for
tunate enough to return safely to oUr
home we will tully declare in our
country what we have seen and heard.
With-reverence.with reverence.2d. VI.,
1585 A. D.”
H. J. Rhodes.
Let the Sun Shine.
The way to keep the Sabbath is not
to sit around with a long taceitryiag
to see how dismal you can. make it
for children and others who are natur
ally jovous, but make-it the brightest
audiiappiest day in all the week. No
matter how thick and black the clouds
are over head, make Sunday bright
and cheerful in the home. Determine
that you will rejoice ~':in the Lord,
though the heavens fall Say with the
psalmist: ,?L will bless the Lord at all
times. His praise shall continually
be in my mouth.” If the Devil can
tempt you to make the Sabbath a cold
miserable, bleak and cheerless day at
borne, be won’t care how happy you
get at class-meeting. It is the religion
that shines at borne that makes the
Devil gnash his leeth. If you haven’t
got that Kind, seek it till you find it.—
7he Ham's Horn.
A Birthday Letter—Writing to
a young girl on her birthday, ttie lalc
Dr. Robertson said: ‘By hemg alwayl
humble you will be always young
Humility is a ‘little child., This is
Christ,’ picture of it. But PrideiS old—■
as old as that old Serpent, the Devil.
If you indulse in pride, you’ll maKe
the pretty face of your soul old and
wrinkled.in no time. And Faith, too
is a‘litte child/and makes you and
keeps you always young; and Hope is
young, and Love is young, and Joy
is young and Generosity is young.
The graces are all young; but Sin is
an ugly old hag. And so I bo[>e that
vou will be dressed afrCsh today in the
beauties of holiness and baptized a
new in'o the dew of youth.