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February 17, 1909. TI appreciated, and gratefully received, yet the father and mother felt even more joy over the unexpected kindness which had been shown their little daughter. And before they went to rest that night, they both prayed earnestly that upon those little girls in that far-off Ohio city might fall the blessing of him who said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my little ones, ye have done it unto me "?Herald and Presbyter. STRANGE PRAYERS. Stories of inappropriate and amusing petitions are recounted by the Christian World of London: "The most frequent cause of inappropriate petitions is, no doubt, the persistence of habit. Certain phrases are used again and again, until they come to be repeated without any thought of their immediate application. If a preacher *s accustomed to introduce Scriptural quotations in his prayers by reference to what was said by 'Thy servant rf old,' he is *n danger of sometimes employing the formula grotesquely. I have myself heard the belief expressed 'that some in thii congregation tonight are saying in their hearts, like thy servant of old, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian"'; and I have been told of an instan o in which the petition was offered 'that we may say, with thy servant of old,""Oh, to be noth'rig, nothing!"' We may similarly explain the stories of the workhouse chaplain who prayed that those present might not trust in uncertain riches, and the prison chaplain who besought the Lord that he would conduct the worshippers in safety to the their respective places of abode. At the Congregat'onal Union meeting at Blackpool last year the minister conducting the devotions at one service so far forgot his surroundings as to refer to the place of meeting?the theater of the Winter Gardens?as 'this hallowed spot.' The sense of humor must surely have been lacking in the old man of eighty, supported by crutches, who regularly included among his petitions at the weekly prayer-meeting the request that he might be kept from runn'ng with the giddy multitude to do evil. Not very complimentary was the use of a wellknown Scripture passage made by a minister at a wedding: 'May these persons, live together In such harmony In this life that they may finally attain unto that state of felicity where they ne ther marry nor are given in marriage.' As a concluding example of the thougutless use of familiar language one may ouote this remarkable amalgam: 'O Lord, we praise thee that we are thine; we feel that we are thine; we know that we are thine; Lord, make us thine.' " WOMAN'S DEBT FUND. Previously reported, $12,440.76; "In memory of a dear sister," "A Wellwisher," $3.50; Mrs. M. A. Yarbrough, 3rd Pres. Ch.t Richmond, Va., 50c; Mrs. H. L. Yarbrough, 3d Pres. Ch., Richmond, Va., 50c; A Friend, Keysville, Va., $1; "In His Name," New Orleans, La., $150; Sale of pin given by trained nurse In Abingdon Presby., Va., $2.50; Sale of pin given by young lady of Ch. of the Covenant, Richmond, Va., $2.50; Mrs. H. H. iE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU JF* f* 0AKI The Only Bakinj made from Royal Grape Crearr H ?MC L??wwv M M \JMAR Ul A Guarantee of Healthful, Delicio 1 I El Arbuckle, Max welt on, W. Va., $1; three Indies, First Presb. Ch., Greenville, S. C., $2; ladies of Presb. Cr., Prescott, Ark., $8; L. A. and M. S. Presb. Cr., Talladega, Ark., $38.46; Mr. W. M. Cumniing. Wilmington, N. C., (C. O. Sub),. $2; Mrs. O. A. Stephenson and S. S. class, Pisgah Ch., Lexington, W. Va., $2.20; L. A. S. Presb. Ch., Andalusia, Ala., $2.50; A Friend from Mizpah Ch., Richmond, Va., $10; W. F. M. S., Second Ch., Little Rock, Ark. Presby. (Ad.), $1; L. M. S., First Pres. Ch., Honey Grove. Pariu Presby., Tex., $17.29; L. Y. Emerson M. S., Bethany Ch.. Lexington Presby., Va., $10; Mission Study Class, Chase City, Va., to Ot*. A J- ? fm.wu , a iuuy 01 unase tJuy, va., 5t)c; Miss Kate Bason, Hawfleld Ch., Orange Tresby., N. C., $2; Mrs. M. E. White, Temple, Texas, (Addi.), $2; L. H, M. S.. Derinott, Ark., (Pine Bluff P.), $10; W. A. and M. S., Aimwell Ch., Ridgeway, S. C., (Addi.), $3; M. and A. S., Westminster Ch., Deniston, Tex., Dallas Presby. (Addi.), $3; L. A. S., Presb. Ch . Greenville, Ky., $5; Presbyterian Union of Central Texas (additional): Cameron Ch., $23; Highland Ch., Austin, $6.50; Young People's C. E., Belton, $1; Mexia Ch., $21.30; L. F. Jd. S., First Presb. Ch., Camden, Ark., $32; W. and Girls' M. Societies, Pres. Ch., Lexington, Va., $17.50: W. M. S., Second Presb. Cb., Lebanon, LT? f ')A . O f^u, IUIU1, I. Mamie D. Smith, Treas. Petersburg, Va. $50,000 DEBT FUND. Gifts received by the Foreign Mission Committee at Nashville for the Debt Fund in January, not passing through the hands of Miss Mamie D. Smith, of Petersburg, Va.: Mrs. Homer King, Texlco, N. M., $1; Mrs. H. W. White, Hsuchoufu, China, $10; Ladies of North Kiangsu Mission, China, $14; Miss C. E. Stirling, Redlands, Cal., $5. Alabama?Mrs. A. D. Sankey, Hatchechubbee, $10. Mobile: Government St.. F. Woodcock F. M. S., $13. Tuscaloosa: Tuscaloosa, L. M. S.t $5. . Florida?DeFuniak Springs L. H. and F. M. S., $51. St. John: Maltland Ch., y TH. 2 7 oYM. I ho Powder olxitely *Ptire 1 Powder | $4.40. Suwanee: Fernandina L. M. S., $25. Georgia?Atlanta: Inman Park L. A. S., $1; Rock Springs L. M. S., $5.50. Kentucky?Louisville: Elizabethtown L. M. S., $22.30. Paducah: Forest Grove L. M. S.. $5. Louisiana?New Orleans: Carrolton L. H. and F. M. S., $1.50. Mississippi?Port Gibson Y. W. M. Bd., $10. Missouri?Mrs. B. E. Wallace, Warrensburg, $10. Upper Missouri: Plattsburg U M. S., $10.32; St. Joseph, 2nd W. M. S., $6. North Carolina?Mrs. J. A. Hamilton, , Orange Pres., $2. Albemarle: Warren iU;i v-..., fj. mecRienDurg: Charlotte 2nd L. M. S., $51; Sugar Creek Ch.; $7. Wilmington: Elizabethtown Ch., $1. South Carolina?Mrs. J. S. Mackorell, Yorkville, $1; Mrs. J. N. Bratton, Guthriesville, $5; M. W. H., Clemson College, $1. Bethel: Beersheba Y. P. S., $3.25; Beersheba L?. M. S., $2.25; Uriel L. A. S., $10. Harmony: Blshopville L. A. S., $18. Tennessee?Miss Ida C. Lind, McMinnville. $5. Holston: Bristol First Ch., $2.25. Memphis: Memphis Second L. M. S., $2. Nashville: Hopewell Ch., $13; ,Uo>llc?n T * O ? 1 " kxuuiowu u. a. o., ^iiuj jviciviinnviiie L# A. S.. $10; Smyrna L. M. S., $9. Texas?Mrs. E. D. Junkin, Gatesville, $2; Mrs. T. W. DeVane, Chattanooga, Ok., $5. Dallas: Bowie L. M. S., $3. ..Virginia?Lexington: Bethesda W. M. S., $2.25; Dayton L. A. and M. S., $11. Winchester: Gerrardstown Guild, $5.50. Good Blood Means good health, and Hood's Sarsaparilla has an unapproached record as a blood-purifier. It effects its wonderful cures, not simply because it contains sarsaparilla V..* v: .L- ? uuu ucuuuoc lb bUIUUlllCS Hie utmon t remedial values of more than 20 different ingredients. There is no real substitute for it. If urged to buy any preparation said to be "just as good" you may be sure it is inferior, costs less to make, and yields the dealer a larger profit. Got Hood's Sarsaparilla today. In usnal liquid 'arm or in chocolated tablets known as Marsatabs.