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August 4, 1909.
THE TEST C
Many years ago a si:
diamond of nearly a pc
to the Emperor, was c
and was supposed to rt
English mineralogist,
diamond, and with a sc
r\
ICIV^J* . Wilt dli UIVC \v <\?> c
suffered 110 scratch ; bu
the millions vanished ii
single stroke pierces a
thus with Christ and tl
the Commandments, ha
up. Said he, complace
said unto him, If thou
that thou hast, and gi
have treasure in hei
me." Fatal scratch ! Tl
tal after all. "But wh
saying, lie went away s
sessions."
So was it with the w
she was, how ready w
controversialist! "Jesus
band, and come hither."
which had charmed m;
So God will, one day
other, find us out. V
friends suddenly stand
pected: They flash u{
wholly unsuspected. I
lations we witness are i
have known for years.
Inn tr hp rnnrpo Iprl frm
VV/I.WU.VV1 4IUI
makes us to know of a
come filled with astoni:
By Christ "the thouj
vealed;" by him "the
righteousness, and of ju
takes the place of the i
breast, cries: "God be
TO MAKE A H(
The biggest blunder
let your boy run things
above all things is unt
and affectionate parents
him up by it, and twei
are gone, if you get w
praising "the way fathe
Recreation is a neces
mother and her guests
playing for prizes, leavii
servants, no amount of
belief will avail to devel
Home is the real test i
for translation till lie
bravely, amiably and cc
trol and silence know
transform a house into
good sense will teach <
should be exercised.?B
What to others are dis
intimations of the way at
ihi:*.' - y
THE PRESBYTERL
)F THE DIAMOND.
ive in Brazil found a supposed
tund weight. It was presented
onstantly guarded by soldiers,
^present millions of money. An
however produced a cutting
ratch exoosed the nleasinp- fal
4 r 0
nough. A real gem would have
t it was no diamond at all, and
11 a moment into the air. So a
nd exposes character. It was
ic rich young man. He kept all
id kept them all from his youth
ntly: "What lack I yet?" Jesus
wilt be perfect, go and sell that
ve to the poor, and thou shalt
iven; and come and follow
le youth was only a white crysen
the young man heard that
orrowful; for he had great pos
oman of Samaria. How smart
ith history, what an excellent
said unto her, Go, call thy husOne
keen cut, and the jewel
iny knew itself to be paste,
or another, in one way or an^e
notice sometimes that our
revealed in a light most unex>on
us in a character hitherto
ndeed the most startling reverevelations
of people whom we
And so our true selves may
n ourselves; but at last God
vhat spirit we are, and we beshment
and distress,
ghts of tnany hearts are reworld
is convinced of sin, of
,1 4. " TU. Til : i - - -
ugillClll. i UC JTIlilllbCC lit last
mblican, and smiting upon his
merciful to me a sinner!"
DUSE INTO A HOME.
you ever made was when you
. What Young America needs
iring, uncompromising, gentle
il authority. He likes it. Bring
lty years from now, after you
ithin ear-shot you'd hear him
r used to do."
sity, but in a home where the
sit for hours at the card table
ig the children in charge of the
church-going and profession of
op character in those children.
of character. No saint is ready
can live wisely, courageously,
insistently at home. Self-conhow
to keep house?how to
a home?and will-power and
one when and how long they
ishop J. H. Vincent.
(appointments, are to believers
id will of God.?John Newton. .
MSI OF THE SOUTH.
Quiet 1
i
MY VOICE SHALT TH
MORNH
The morning is the gate of
guarded with prayer. It is o
which the day's actions are st
knotted with devotion. If we
life we should be more caref
who rushes from his bed to 1
not to worship is as foolish a
on his clothes, or cleansed hi
though he dashed into battle
Be it ours to bathe in the sof
munion with God before the h
the burden of the way begin t
"The trouble which the Loi
covet a spectacular e.v%eriem
stars of the first magnitude;
shown in the year book; we s
^ A 4.1 ^ 1. _
a?i eiiu lamer man as a mear
for self-glory, rather than fo
seek the special gifts of the
Spirit himself. We must not ti
accomplishment of our work,
let the Spirit use us in the
work."
THE VOICE (
The conviction of immort
every true Christian knows t
there is a life beyond the gra
tends through all eternity,
so persuasive, your argum
or your logic ever so clear,
true Christian of his faith in ;
there and it stays there, just s<
of life in the soul of man. Fo
or science can undermine the :
had this vision : .
I spoke to my <
As I knelt ii
And I said, "
Is our guard ai
Is she 'neath tl
Who they say
And the answer came a
"She abides with me in
TWO BIB
Dr. Greenfell, the famous mi
Labrador, has sent to the Co
Boston the Bible that was a:
^nnstian lite. It lies by the si<
It was Moody wh.~ led Grer
sending the Bible to loston E
the very copy. It h\_ meant
me. God give me the same 2
men decide."
II
Hour
#?
OU HEAR IN THE
*G."
day, and should be well
>ne end of the thread on
rung, and should be well
felt more the majesty of
ul of its mornings. He
[lis business and waiteth
^ i.1 1- t i i
s mungn ne naa not put
s face, and as unwise as
without arms or armor,
tly flowing river of comeat
of the wilderness and
o oppress us.?Spurgeon.
d has with us is that we
:e; we long to shine as
we desire the success
eek the Spirit's power as
is to an end; we seek it
r the glory of God; we
Spirit, rather than the
ry to use the Spirit in the
but we must consent to
accomplishment of his
non
W JL- Wl/i
ality is God-given, and
)y direct revelation that
ve and that that life exBe
your eloquence ever
lents ever so shrewd,
you can not rob the
i future life. God put it
3 long as there is a spark
>r what philosophy, logic
faith of a soul which has
God ^
i prayer,
Thy care
ad guide,
le sod
lioc
iiuo uivu ;
is a trumpet calls,
the heavenly halls."
LES.
issionary now at work in
ngregational Library in
isociated with his early
de of Mr. Moody's Bible,
if ell into the light. In
>r. Grenfell said: "I love
so very, very much to ..
eal I had at first to see