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I wi l.ii'O of cedar-wood. Nearby was tin* Pool
of (iilion, by the side of which young Solomon
w.is anointed king. I thought of lichoboam,
I h'/ckiah and Ihe long line of ?1 Uriah's kings.
I thought of the Maecabcan high -priests, of
lb-rod. of Hahlwiu and the Crusaders, of Sala
< I i 1 1 a in 1 tin* Turks. Xow it is (Seorge \'. It
vemcri strange, this 1 ?l?*t n 1 ill tT, the oldest of
tin' old with the newest of the new.
"Scud him victorious
l<ong to rcigu over us,
( Jori save the king."
Il was reverence, and loyalty, and victory,
determination and enthusiasm. To the bottom
of my heart I said "Amen." The deep voices
were more powerful than musical as they
floated out and <lie<| in the hot air.
King ( Joorg." is but a servant, preparing the
way for the coming of /ion's King. One feels it
more in .leriisalciii than in any place on earth.
These streets are .'ille<l with history, it crowns
the summit <d' every hill, and each crumbling
column is a written, page. but the best is yet
to be!
Did you over slep into .1 great church ?i n? 1
feel inst i lift ively "The Lord is In -re?" You
i-iiulil not explain it. l?nt involuntarily you step
lightly, liusli tin* toii?s of your voice ;i 1 1 ? 1 look
nlioiit you with ) 1 1 1 11 1 i 1 i t \' ami reverence. It is
>oin?'t imes called a spiritual at inosphere ? ?
whatever tliat means. If :i iloor were lo op. >11
softly ami -lesus Christ, crowned willi thorns
ami clad in a purple, hi nod stained robe, were
lo step forth you won hi not. be shocked, but
vou wollhl feel that l!is presence was coiisis
lent with the selling.
That is the way one feels in Jerusalem.
The spirit of Christ is in the air. Oh, there
are ever filthy Jews and fanatical Moslems,
and frantic enthusiasts of the decadent Chris
tian sects. There are ever leprous beggars,
naked children, and the wreck ami ruin of
aires. It is to admit all that, iiul despite al!
there is a distinct feeling tint Jesus is com
ing -and coining here. 1 v ;is the more sur
prised as I have novel* developed any great,
enthusiasm for the widespread pre-iniHeiiarian
views now so popular with many in our church.
Jerusalem's glorious history is in the future,
not the past. The best is yet to b\ The world
is old, but it is still morning. The year is in
the spring. It is the fountain head of civili
zation. not the end. It is the prelude of re
ligion. not the finale. Jerusalem that lias been
is nothing to the Jerusalem yet to be.
I have frequently stood on a crowded street
and awaited the coming of a distinguished
stranger, the President several limes, the King
and Queen of Kuglaml once. I'nder these cir
cumstances there is always a subdued air of
expectancy. It cannot be defined by a psy
chologist ; but everyone feels it. and under
stands it.
That is Jerusalem. The city, the land is wait
nig for Somebody.. You fe? 1 it constantly.
Instinctively you want to get it ready. Voij
would push the stolid natives along and urge
'lieiii to |ool< about, for you knew Jerusalem
?s not ready. Somebody is apt to find the city
as ||e will likely find the world unprepared.
That Somebody is Jesus.
lie is coining again.
And when He comes again to this weary
world, lie will alight first 011 Mount Olivet ami
?aakc His real triumphal entry into Jcrusa
''?m, as the Ascension angels foretold.
"This J( ?sus, who was received up from you
"'to heaven, shall so come iu like manner as
?V(' beheld llim going into heaven."
Our Boys and Girls
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HAVE YOU A LITTLE IMP IN YOUR
HOME?
If y ? ? 1 1 <lon't believe in fairies, and the olve.> are
not your friends.
And you have no faith in brownies or in guoaic.s,
Let nio give you just a glimpse
Of tin* ugly little I. MI'S
That invade today so many happy liome.s.
I M Politeness is an IMP whom every ehild should
try to shun.
An idder people too, without a doubt.
I M Patience is another
W ho will eause you lots of bother
'Less you send him quickly to the right about.
I M Pert inenee and IMPudenco are naughty little
i wins.
And. tdi. it is astonishing to see
The mischief that they do;
And. my dear, if I were you.
Their comrade 1 would never, never he.
One little IMP will sit astride a pencil or a pen
Whene'er there is a problem hard in view.
And draw his mouth way down
And whine out with a frown.
" I M Possible. l.MI'ossible to do!"
I M Prudence and I .M Penitence and IM Pulse are
three more
t Though the later is not always under haul;
And there are more, no doubt.
Who are hovering about
To net us into mischief if they can.
Of little foxes you have heard, who spoil the lovely
vines.
These ugly IMPS are dangerous, too. you see.
Let us raise a battle-shout!
We may put I lieni all to rout!
Oh, what a glorious victory that would be!
? St. Nicholas.
FIVE LITTLE BROTHERS.
Five little brothers set out together
To journey the livelong day:
In a curious carriage all made of leather
They hurried away, away.
Oil big brother and three quite small
And one wee fellow, no size at all.
The carriage was dark and none too roomy.
And they could not move about;
The five little brothers grew very gloomy,
And the wee one began to pout.
Till the biggest one whispered: "What did you
say?"
"Let's leave the carriage and run away."
So out they scampered, the five together
And off and away they sped,
Then somebody found the carriage of leather.
0 my, how she shook her head
'Twas her little boy's shoe, as everyone knows.
And the five little brothers were five little toes.
- ? Unidentified.
WHAT GIRLS' NAMES MEAN
Allies moans a lamb.
Angelica means an snivel.
Frances means free ami open hearted.
Antoinette means the praise-worl liy.
1 >ora menus a ifil l; while Theodora means
a jril't of (lot).
C onstance means steady, perse writitr.
Helen means radiant, full of li?jljt.
Celeste means heavenly.
Margaret means a pearl.
Nora m-'aiiH honor.
Sarah means a princess.
Stella means a star.
(If yon have friends with these names yon
can make a j;iicssin<y contesl out of lliis list
and see if they know themselves ami what they
might to stand for!)? Selected.
SCORCHED WINGS.
liohhie 1 1 ;i ? I .just lini>li'-(| rending his lesson
when ;i pretty. gray ninth llew in ;il 1 1 1? ? open
window and ?? i i I *< I about tin* I i 1 1 1 .
"Ilave ;i care. Ill 1 1 ? * nioih. he cri* *1. "nr
von "II fall into tin* I >i 1 1 1 1 ? cli i in I m* v :i 1 1 < I scorch
your fuzzy wings."
'I'll** in* >1 |i lieu i*> ? 1 1 1 1 ? I ;i 1 1 ? 1 i-< >n n< I . drawing
nearer ami nearer ?*si**Ii linn*, until *"i Iiiiiii|> no
wont against t ! i<* chimney and I miil?l**?l right
down inside.
" Y*?u crazy I i 1 1 1 ? ? ll. " ?? i*i**? I I ?? ?l ?l *i?*. * m i * ? l< I >*
lilting the hot chimney.
The ninth crawled out and !?? ! I to the white
(loth on the t ii III**, where it ran h -re and there
with its poor little seorehed wings 1 1 1 1 1 1 "i*i nir
in a vain etl'orl t ? ? Hy.
"Ill' lia-li t u<'! a lick <>l *en?e, nh-orved
I ?* tlihie. forget t ing his Knglish.
"He's almost as smart as som 4 hoys I
know." drawled 1'llcle It. ?)! from tin* depths of
a big Morris chair.
Hobble's *? ll i ? i dropped and liis eyes flew
open in ann>'?"?ient
"I hope you never saw a hoy that silly.
I iu*l-* 1 1* * i ? . * ll* **\**lililll***l.
I in he* I . I have. ' returned Ins niiele. "1
saw some I ion's on the si reel today just begin
ning to eireh- about tin* thime."
" Wlier*' did t hey hav ? tin* lire?" aske*l Hob
In**. Iirea I h lessly.
"On the sidewalk." sai*l I'liele lieu, se
riously.
"I wonder why the p*diee didn't get them
I wouldn 't dare liitihl a li r * on tin- sidewalk,"
returned liohhie.
"It wasn't that kind of a lire," explained
I'liele lien. "They were just playing inarhles
for keeps and once in a while soill.' one would
use an ugly hy-word."
"Will I can't sc.*? ' hcgan liihhic, iu a
perplexed tone.
I ncle lien was silent a moment.
" You know l>ick (irav and tin? lleylolT h*?ys
ami Dan Walton." lie began.
"The town toughs!" exclaimed liohbi* .
"Well." eolit ililie<| I'liele liell, "tell year- ago
ill iy were respectable hoys, like the ones I saw
to* I ay.
"I watched them plav marbles for keeps,
ami match nickels, and use ugly words. After
a while I. noticed them in the alley back of
my store, rolling dice.
"They were getting pretty close to the
Maine, liohhie.
"Then one lay I saw them iu .lohn Allen's
garage playing cards, and I heard them take
< iod s name in vain.
"The other night they went into Mr. D.'eu's
store and robbed his cash drawer. They fell
into tin* chimney that time and their poor
wings were scorched.
"If your little gray moth had not been at
traded and then blinded by the light, lie might
now lie fixing about iu the soft moonlight,
amongst the dewy (lowers. || those ho vs had
not been drawn, little by little, from the eight
way by the lure ? ? I evil practices, thev might
now be moving among their fellows, honored
and respected."
liohhie s lace was Hush***! and his eyes down
cast.
Suddenly lie lifted his head and said brave
ly, "I in so ?lad you told me, I 11**1(5 l?en. I
might have seorehed my wings."- Our Hoys
and f! iris. *