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I. 1 J . f ' - i . I ; i -iii ; ; .1 . v 1 . i : V 1 1 i, i .' ; i ' '. i ; r - s ; 1 " . - . . y.. : . ' : . 1 . v ;. -w. r: .-. . .. v. . , - : v. . .. i, v.;- v : i .i ' ' .. ............ .1 ,.. ''rr..V: ;v .'ir'Jv4 KEEPING THE FAITH. DR- CPAPMAN'S SUNDAY SERMON It Is Faith In God's Provider That Creates Genuine Manhood'atid ,VV6 manhood. L New YoiiK- City. The mhn entitled !Live in the Sun?? hi no." has been furnished for publication by the' dis tinguished and eloquent evangelist," the Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, ft was preached from the text "Keep yourselves m the love of God." Jude 21.. . . . Jude's ".is one of the briefest ;of ;at the letters hi the New Testament containing only twenty-five verses. It i?, perhaps, the last of the epistles. Though the date is.not definitely settled; it was probably written after, the destruction of Jerusalem, when most of the apostles had unished heir work. There is a most delightfubfipirit'of humility in the letter. The writer. called himself a servant, and the bondsmiau of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, and that is a beautiful modesty, for, in -fact, it is generally believed that he was the Lord's own brother and the soa of Joseph and Mary.. . ; ' To no particular church or people was the letter written, but the account mate it especiallv applicable to us. It is very practical. The heart of Jude was stirred because certain men were denyinr God and the Lord Jesus Cnrist. He said, be- , raiisc of this, "I eshort you that you shoytd contend earnestly for the fai(i once Ielivered to the saints." That expression" in the Greek, however, reads-for lite faith delivered once and for all" to the saints. the 'doctrine is the same to-day as in the days of Juds.and before then.- IJidr . ins ,onVto the twentieth and twenty-fifth verses they indicate that weave expected to contend as did the early disciples. . " It ha? always seemed to me that faith produced men, and their. Hvinir in the worM was a contendinc; for the faitlf. Wc have the pattern of.' the Jife of the anos tobc Christian given , to us. If you study the Actslof the Apostle, the letters of laul, Peter, John, and. better still, ths wonder ful prayer of Christ in the seventeenth chapter"-cf John, you will sec 'that thsre were three trrcat elements in their char- - aeter. vTheyvere in the world, but not .'of it; they " were constantly, looking for' tlia comi:;g of Christ, and they were . ii led with missionary fire and zeal. Theso (lce characteristics must predominate now if the church is to have power. ".When one is ,in the world and not of it he rcaires he is a pilgrim and a stranger here, uad he endures trials and temptations 'because he knows that they are but for a little; while. The second characteristic has just as great n? influence. The disciples wero constant ly cxpicting the return of our Lord; tlcy remembered the testimony of. the men vho had heard the ansels on tlic slopes nf O'i-, vet, and again and attain they opened their eyes, expecting to behold Him face tu face.. It was this hone in their hearts Avhich in spired their lives, transfigured the cross and its shame and kept them pure in the midst of all temptation and sin. , :,The third characteristic iy eaually im portant Hon much we need' to long for the salvation of others! .-Nothing so touches the hidden springs of the Christian heart as to feel in some measure that he is responsible for those abouit him. Snme one has said, when God would' drew out all the fathomless love of a woman's heart, lie lays a helpless babe upon her bosomand it is true that the -church will awake to power when she awakes to resoonsibility. There is something winch I have in mind, which will give us all the things I have spoken about. It is described in the .text. If the r; could be any subject growing out of the text to describe it. I should say that it would be "Live in the sunshine' I knaw what the sunshine does for the clouds; it gives them a silver lining. I know what it does for the grass and the trees and the flowers; it wanna "and nour ishes until they blossom into lieauty and iruiuumess. laice tne Diant a wav from I the light and it will droon and die: xutLbh it wiere the sun will kiss it and every leaf rejbrces. JThis is the very poorest illustra tion'as to what the love of God will do for us, no let us keep ourselves in the love of God. ' . . .. ... : L Thiat word "keep" is the kev word of Judes epistle. In jt we are told that God will keep us. but wc are also told to keep ourselves. , We are told to persevere, but it is also said we will be preserved. This is God and man working together, and it if? singular, to say the least, that the word preserve" and the word "persevere" are composed of exactly the game letters. The iteral rendenncr of lh PTnrpiinn that. I v-, . , . t . ..v.w i . t xfifl Wl II L'PDn lis T CI ,n ft Tf..... I ...... w M M iuBoiiiwii. xiuw i -( ictuic, men, we muss oe! ... HOW MAY WE KEEP OURSELVES IN THE; LOVE OF GOD? o aj so emcient as hv piaycr. xnere are diiierent kinds of pravcr. dacob prayea wnen ne met the angel of Jabbok, and had. his name changed from Jacob to ' Israel. Closes prayed when he nlead ivith vwu 10 xooji wnn tavor aeain unon Ilia -.U 1 rtl . . . . He was alone on the mountain with (iocl. x imagine tne leather talked with Him more than He with the Father. It is lha kind that David describes when he eavs : My meditation of Him all u,e'f , -j-) . ... . a.rx n ft vv- c raun lsthe eye with which we can see Ood. and meditation the wins: with whic-h y. lo-mm. It 13 the kind of nraver ottered when the suppliant feels that he is the onlv one in all thp nmVref it :kmdr of prayer which n our mother could :uwstu peopie. cnrist prayed in the gar- ami A1a P'eeams? ieec on me joneiy roau 10, den, for it is said: "Being in an agony He Calvary. He also had to reach the irampr- prayed more eamestlyi" Cut tlks iii'iiot ta ?oa of peace through life's bitterest the kind of prayer I have in inind;iit is ehadoM'3. He smiled anpcelicallv at; Hs cn- rather. the kind that- Chrish nfrrori'mviion" emics. andto-dav'IIe-turns oh! wc, know ivui Ul LilC UffllfS . " T risJTl f 1 lira hirl rn kind of prayer we offer when we let God tajii to us as well as talk to Him; This will keep us in the love of God. , ; v 2 . Few thingg ill so help ag this old book, the JJible. Two gentleman Wro riri. '.ing together, and when they were about to. separate one asked the other, "Do vou ever read your Bible?" V Yes," 6aid h .inenci;.' i ao, but 1 receive no benefit be case i leei that 1 do not love God." i eitner did l' replied the other, "but lioddoyed me," and that answer fairly . " lifted the man into the skies, for - him ,a new thought.' The question is not at all as to how much I Jove God, but. .rather as to how much finrl -Ftead the Bible in that way and it will hetp , you to live in the text. XiOye dictated everv word : Iovp c7r.ip,i every sentence, love presented everv prov- .xi,ur wve eenc jurist to die upon the .cross, ana you can not read it in this .wav ; i uiuut Keeping yourselt; in the-' love of - cAu H means of kracc will keep us; , u it wm-x e is one a oove another it VfOuld ibe Oh3 -Lord's : Supper. The very coming MTa e,b, nd taIri? that which repre- t, i ' -L. viuwu e"y nits i,,11?1? BXL a condition that it -is one rH. t?,e ,i?ther, and he. that is in vxiiws i3an tne rather. What better way earth, we should feel tbat it had been di- Peasant outlines and beadties of,the coun vcrted and had not reached t?od.' It is the tfy always guided by the father's! hand. could there be of entereing ioto Ilia lov? ' IL There must be emphasis upon Ihe prepbsitioa ,fin.'r The vGreel; signifies ne: closest connection, the most intimate asso ciation i and" the most perfect commuJriiion. All these things are possible. The sou of .lonathan . was knit toithe soulofPatid, and- there -may be. just as.cjose a eowsiip between Christ and His followers, iow and then in , this world we find pcrsbin whose lives ; aro'o .blended' th4t"ticv, al most 'ooic aliki. Thi fs . of tontirties ; true of the husband and wife.; Tennyson had it in his mind when he, said: "In the long yeara liker muU they rrow." r This commu nion of the believer, with Christ i suggfcst td by the stones in a' building, which thke hold'upon the "foundation by .the brancinps which take hold unon the vine; byjne fli.. fercnt members of the body'kirit to rpther; by the union oi the husband and wvfe;.iby the union of the Father and th Son-fio that in' this uniori there is a . stabihtyi vi tality, consciousness, affection aud perfect htrmonv. If one is in Christ, he will jive above the world and the 'storm's effect. The earth ma v be covered Vith stoni, bat a little wav nn the atmosphere is c.ear and the sun in shining. If we wait upon the Jord we shall renew our strength; twe shall mount 'with wings as eagles. , ; f I ' THE LOVE OF GOD. : " . Ill' Would that' we might understand the meaning of the expression '.t he love ot God." It is hinted at ia this world. Pass it along the streets one, hear3 the words of a song or catches the strains of a Piece of music being played, and he says, "thafcv is from. Beethoven or Mozart. I recognize the movement." So in this life we catch strains of the love of God. We beho.d it in the mother's disinterested, self-denying love; we see it in the lover's glow, and' in the Iittfo child's- innocent affection. f)iif these things are only hints. The ; T,c gives us the best revelation. Ucginning with Gcrrsis the scroll is constantly jiui ioMinrr. Patriarchs and prophet. jndcr3 and kings each tell their story. So, little hy little we get flashes oub of Ilis great heart until they all come together as he rays oi the sun are converged in the .un glatis; then we, begin to understand. It was not. however, until the Son of Itiht cousucss arose at the advent that tere cam? t!ie morning light which gives" usStha thought, not of the administration of (odi but of Hu heart. Whatsis infinite hr c? The purest, sweetest, tenuercst thing known on earth is the overhanging heart of a mother over the cradle that contains hor b.ihe that can give nothing back: ; re ceiving everything and reluming nothing j-pt th love of the mother i but a drop in the ocean when -eomnarcd with -the;, love of God. U is intiniise, infinite! ;:, j There's a widncss in God's mercy Luce the wideness of the en ; i: " ThrreVa' kindness in Hi.t justice Which is more than libertv. For the love of God U bro.ndcr m J Than the measure of man's iiihI J, Ad the heart of Ihe I.trnal Is most wonderfully kind- Over in England an aieiuteacon, li.v.ing reafhed almost the end of his life, had his home so constructed that he could scnd his closing days in sunshine. ' In the morn ing they-p.aecd Ins chair so that hs-coual turn hw face 'toward the east and see! the rising sun ; at noontime they wheeled bis chair into the south window, where he could behold the ?un in his meridian, but in the evening hours ' they would place him in the west window.' -where 'he. could behold the king of day sinking behind the drstant hills. Ho let me ask you in the morning of your life to keep your faces to ward the east-window, and at noontide live in the 'south window, but when even ing comes turn jour face toward the yejt window, so that all your journey through you -may live in the sunshine, and -thus keep yourselves in the love of God. The Klffltt View of Life. '- If we could restrain our often too-ready tonsrues and fiery tempers until the storms of human, every-hour and every-day trials pass over, what shadows we would arise throuzh! a ve. smiling, as we saw them vanishing into the distant nothingness of obiivimi. If we cou d but reason caimJy and patiently and resolutely, with our selves, as we betimes must, bear the .foot- bruises along life's rugged pathway and bathe them m His heavenly dew ot nope untn even the scars leave not a vestige of their existence as we gaze upon them v; . a .a 1 again with the solacing eyes ot eternal faith: if, we could only train our human ears to listen to the tolls of sorrow that re bound upon them as we perforce must of ten see the heavy clouds falling . upon some beloved breast; if we could only train our hearts to thrill with the eestacy of a higher trust and a supremer love instead of mor bid human despair when some mortal eye. ,a .; tn n.k;ni, fLS if IV HtVllU, CUUlt: lUllC Jit ITlIllt U1111J i - 1 1 1 f II 1 1 . - J 1:'L 1 trusted, on i so ionaiy. ueseeraies me peu- estal.of doyaL friendship and honorf upon wtich bur love elected their cndul-ance. had turned! to mock u, or thrown it help lesaly aside, or traduced us by caluniny 'or t . r t a i I e L ' uisx.rusx.iui suspicions. yes in we oniy could do these things how different Iwould our, lives seem in their passing. But we must only try. remembering our Saviour's neavv neart ana cross-weanea snouuiprs, 1 J TT! T. J . il . 1 1 ' 1 J. not how often to blot out the sins of .His wandering ;hivrnan fold as -they crv out to- Him for mercy below.GhrUtian' Work. Tlie Father's Hand. , , ? Nor is the fcnse of safety all that, is awakened in the meiuory of a father s ' hand. It tells also of guidance and com panionship. Not only in stormy evenings was the large hand reached down to clasp the little one. liut memory is hPcd with xne nana oi iainer carac 10 mean poiiuufxi, both of pleasure . and comfort, - that the phrase is never seen or used but a Jsacrea tenderness steals, into the heart. All tins and much more the Heavenly Father is to His children. We reserve our thoufhts of the Father too frequently to the days of stress and grief, and forget it is the Father wijo gives.nie jovs nuu picaauics, i,uy tvtr think so much ot the mtying father, and imagine falsely that r His care is confined to circumstances that call for pitv&-.- His hand is a bountiful hand, filled with pleas- j ures. "The way is dark: my Father takes as true and far more frequently thV path has manv flowers ' all nlanted bv one! hand J life ha3 many gifts all planted by on4 hand,: tne u ays are crowaea ;witn iovs aiw snow- ered 'trom one nana. Ana tins niiTia is "my Father s hand. Episcopal Recorder. : When Prayer Is Needed, f j . i It is well to let .our spirit of prayer, find - our needs. It is said that 'Svhen a fereton dailrtT- nnla tr bps Ilia Urnrpr la Mndn mo ' my God; my boat , is so , small, and - the ocean is rio wiae.. ' we neea uod suovius: care at all times, and no place or degree jo! , danger is beyond the limit of His abiUty or readiness to give protection. Sunday School Times; , 4 I ' , , . Mexican ; MUStang Liniment - 4 ' t" - .- ..... .. , . v - ' ' l'l . ' A toad uridar a harrow . suffers no jnorc tlian tho liiithful . horse that is tortured- with i Spavins, Swhmey, Harness Sores, Sprains, etc. Most horse owners : know this and apply tho - kind of sympathy that heals, known far and wido a3 "; . . Mexicaai .Liirilmesit,: ". . ' ' " ':' ? . - '' . T" ,. . 4 i . ' . Never fails not even in tho most acr.jrravatcd qases. Cures caked udder in cows quicker than any known . ' remedy.' .Hardly a disease peculiar to muscle, skin or joint3 that cannot bo cured by it: -1 . - 4 . ..1 :..'. : r ' I r ' i - -" " ;' ; ' .- v " . . . " ''. -' S ' ' ' ' ' - IVlfvlrfl tl is tho lcst remey' on tho market for , . g . . . Wind Galls, Sprains and Skin Lumps. M.UStan$ l-l n l men t It keepj horseaaml inulos in condition. f trr nsed Elpans T&bnle with o much tfttl faction thfct Z can cbeerfully recommend tbem. IUta been troubled for about three je&ri with what Z called blllou attacks coming on regularly once a week. Was told by lUXerent phyilclane that it was caused by bad teeth, of Ohlch Z bad terer&V Z had the teeth extracted, but the at tack continued. Z had teen advertisements of Rlpans Taboles in aU the papers but had no faith In theax, but about six weeks slnco a friend In duced me to try them. Rave taken but two of the small 5 cent boxes of the Tabules and hare had no recurrence of the attacks. Ha, nerer giren a testimonial for anything; before, but the great amount ot good which Z believe has been done me by Rlpans Tabules Induces me to add mine to the many testimonials you doubtless hare tn yon possession now. . JLT. DxWm. Z wani to Inform yon, ta . words of hlzhest ' arsis, cf the benefit Z bare derived -from lUpans Tabules. Z am a professional nurse and In this profession a clear bead is always needed. Rlpans Tabules does It. .After one of my cases I found my self completely run down., Acting on the advice of Mr. Geo. Bow. er, Pb. Q., SS3 Newark Ave., Jersey City, Z took Ktpans Tabules .with grand results.' Kiss Bxasxx Wzxcsux R - u. Ui m & common every- ill of SZother was troubled with heartburn and sleeplessness, caused by Indigestion, for a good ; many ears. One day, she sar a Jtestlmonlsi In the paper indorsing Rlpans Tabules. 8he ; determined to give them a trial, was greatly redeTod ty their use aud now takes the Tabules regularly. She keeps a few cartons Rlpans Tabules in tho house and says she will not be with but them. The heartburn and sleeplessness have disappeared with the indigestion which was formerly so great a burden for her. Our whoie family take the Tabules regularly, especially after a hearty meal. Uy mother is fifty years of age and Is enjoying the best of health and spirits ; also eti hearty meals, an Impossibility before the took Rlpans Tabules. 1 Autos H. Bxjlbkzx. , A new style packet oontalnlng m mrurs iastjubs packed in a paper carton wRhet glass) is now for sals at some drag stores roe rrys osarrs. This lo w-prloed sort Is Intended for the poor and the economical. On doaen of the five-cent cartons (150 tabules) can be had by mall by sending forty-eight cents to the Rffin CbxxxoaXi Oooopaht, No. 10 Spruce Stoeet. Hew York or a single carton (txv tabdxxs) will be sent for five cents. UtTksn Tjjtoxks may also, be had of some grocers, general storekeepers, news agents and at some liquor stores L barber shops. They banish Data, induce sleep and AVtVsmVtViYiWiVfW THE CEt,ttOHATEP OOuHlOH Ar.lERICAfJ PI AH i) b Pf E WILL SHIP A COBHISU PIAHO : UU uhucwoimwuihm immi ir MONTHS' USE. WE WILL TAKE IT BACK. mtrsi iilr ( m it r a nam t . a . . Wita tbe Coruisli Patnt Has!. ! h1 AftaYantfirtf' wltNVs nTMsti uw aiutvuiutn Uf Tiaiivissvi'ss vw mmsss -bmbs iai T iy lELutG3 tss Harp, Galiar, ianjo,ZIyi3cliii,Etc. w w i ar w w wq no Tears.! ii H1Ai;PS5S f3F IMCH CADn AMERICAN PIAI ' ' - Office. UWhu,!1 Htoi, j)J3eaced Hoofs and Scratches in hor mule3 and cattle. Farmers try xt. 1 have been a great sufferer from constipation for over five years. Nothing gave me any 2sUeL My feet and legs and abdomen were bloated so I could not wear shoes on my feet and only a loose dress. Z saw Rlpans Tabules advertised In oos dally paper, bought some and took them as direct ed. Have taken them about three weeks and there Is such a change I Z am not constipated any more and Z owe It all to Rlpans Tabules. Iam thirty seven years old, have no occupation, only my household duties and nursing my tick husband. He has had the dropsy and Z am trying Rlpans Tabules for him. He feels some better but It win take some time, he has. been sick soAong. .Toe may use my letter and name as you llku IXrs. Maky Qo&kjji Clibxsi Z have been suffering from headaches evet since Z was a little girl. Z could never ride in a ; car or go Int j a crowded ' place without getting a head ache and sick at my , stomach. Z heard about ' Rlpans Tabules from an I - P - A - NS aunt of mine who was taking them for catarrh of the stomach. 8he had found such relief from their use she advised me ' to take them too. and I have been doing so since last October, a ad will say they have complete ly cured my headaches. Z am twenty-nine years old. Tou are welcome to use this testimonial lira. J. BsoofXTXJk The modern stand ard Family Medi cine: Cures; the Si humanity. Hy sevn-year old boy - suffered' with pains is his head. 'cbnsUpatlo and complained Of his stomach. He could not eat like ehildren of hit age do and what ha did eat did not agree . trlth him. He was thin - '.' --, and of a saffron color. Reading some of the testimonials In favor of Rlpans Tabules, Z tried them. Rlpans Tabules not only relieved but actually cured my youngster, the headaches have disappeared, bowels ore in good condition and he never complains cX hlt stomach. He is now a red, chubby-faced boy. Thl wonderful change Z attribute to Rlpans Tabnfes. Z am satisfied that they will benefit any one (from the cradle to old'aje) If taken according to dlree tions. . u- : Zfi. W. Fuca. prolong life. One gives relief. - . .. I U LKy OR CORNISH OKGAH ANYWHERE UPOU V,"' MARK 10) ii la hu i sa i isr AU I UK Y TO PURCHASER AFTER 12 PwpoBtauity.v TbaCotoish Amerkjaa TUnoi ai Orgeat are warranted tor tventr-fiTB jaJ"UKre is enr penonal gaanntee eadonedby a business mmt&Uoa of nearly fifty years, and plant and property worth over Oao miUraDaUan. 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