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• CANNED” MUSIC AND “CONDENS
ED” SUNSHINE.
A letter in the Household this week
from one of our “shut-in” friends tells
of his great pleasure when, at Christ
mas time, he was presented with an
Edison phonograph and a number of
choice records.
How much happiness can be chain
ed within the circumference of one
little record! And how blessed it is
for those of us who are strong and
sturdy and bounding with health and
strength to be able to gather into our
arms, as it were, the trilling lilt of
the birds in Spring, the melody of the
rippling brooks, the wierd folk-songs
floating up from the billowing cotton
fields, the grandiloquent discourse of
the Colored Brother as he “zorts” his
crooning congregation concerning the
“weighty matters of the law as pro
claimed by Moses and de Prophets,”
and boundless other bits of comedy,
classics, triumphant crescendoes, an
tnems and oratorios, and thrust our
garnered treasures into the outstretch
ed arms of our heroic, patient loved
ones whose eyes look longingly into
the alluring paths, but whose feet are
held back by the hand of affliction.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, the wonder
ful inventor, realizing the possibili
ties of his invention, often remarked:
“I want to see an Edison phonograph
in every home.” The humanitarian
motives that inspired his magical in
ventions are reflected in the catalog
of his records.
Songs and melodies of the South
land, —“Dixie” and “Suwanee River”
—hletrr lo our forefathers and because
of their associations, dearer still to
their sons; patriotic selections, —
“America” and “The Star Spangled
Banner” —whose strains find a respon
sive chord in every true Southern
breast; sacred hymns such as “Near
er My God to Thee” and “Jerusalem
ALMSGIVING AND PRAYER.
February 6, 1910.
Matt. 6:1 to 15.
Time. 28 A. D.
Place: Horns of Hattin.
Golden Text: “Take heed that ye
do not your alms before men, to be
seen of them.” Matt. 6:1.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do?
First. Give Alms in Secret. (Vs. 1
to 4.) The hypocrite gives to be seen
of men and their praise will be his
only reward. The Master bids us
avoid doing righteousness to be seen
of men, so we may get our reward
from our Father who is in heaven.
The Master does not forbid giving in
public. He, Himself, commanded a
gift made in public. (Luke 21:1 to 4.)
Paul orders public collections to be
taken. (1 Cor. 16:1 and 2.) He com
mended the example of the churches
of Macedonia to the Corinthian
Church. (2 Cor. 8:1 to 5.) We may
give in public and there are times
when we should give in public, but
the object should not be to be seen of
men. Except where good is to result
from public giving, we should avoid
letting others know what we give. If
we do this our alms will be rewarded
by Him who sees in secret. (Heb.
4:13. Acts 10:1 to 4. Mark 10:21.
Matt. 25:31 to 40.) God will reward
us according to the bountifulness of
our giving. (2 Cor. 9:6, Luke 6:38.)
Mourning,”—these are the records
with which the Edison phonograph
makes it appeal to the home lover.
Other selections there are in plenty,
instrumental and vocal —Grand Opera,
concert and vaudeville numbers by
the most famous artists of the day —
but the Records that survive the pro
cess of elimination and are retained
are those whose popularity is not of
today or tomorrow, but rather those
inspirations of gifted composers that
seem, like old wine, to grow mellow
and improve with age.
They are the type of selection that
furnishes Edison phonographs with
the “open sesame” to the home,—the
true abiding place of all entertain
ment. Equipped with a catalog built
upon such lines, and with the present
state of musical perfection to which
the genius of its wonderful inventor
has brought it it is small wonder in
deed that the Edison phonograph has
emerged victoriously from the strife
of competition and is daily becoming
more and more recognized as the ideal
home entertainer. It’s versatility,
which permits it to offer entertain
ments for all occasions, —an im
promptu concert, a vaudeville pro
gram, an evening of classical selec
tions, a Grand Opera recital or a pro
gram of sacred numbers —is one rea
son for its constantly increasing pop
ularity; another is the fact that all
this entertainment can be secured at
a price well within the reach of every
x-ome.
*
MIGHT HAVE SHOT AN ANGEL.
A Richmond (Va.) judge tells a sto
ry which illustrates the difficulty met
with in trying to stop the carrying of
pistols.
A tough youth was brought before
the judge, charged with firing a re
volver in the street. The testimony
in the case was to the effect that the
SUNT)A Y SCHOOL LESSON
uur giving must be for the glory of
God to bring the reward. (1 Cor.'
10:31. Heb. 11:6.)
Second. Pray in Secret. (Vs. 5 to
7.) The Master, by these words, does
not condemn public prayer. He pray
ed in public. (John 6:11. John 11:41-
42.) What Jesus condemned was the
kind of praying that seeks the notice
and praise of men. Too often we hear
public prayer, that it is evident that
the man is thinking more about what
the audience thinks of his prayer,
than of what God thinks of him and
his prayer. There are times when we
should not seek the secret place but
tne place where men can see us.
(Dan. 6:10.) The kind of public
praying the Master condemns is that
which is done to be seen of men. The
hypocrite prays to be seen and heard
of men, while the true believer prays
to be heard of God. The hypocrite is
rewarded by the praise he gets of
man. The believer gets his reward of
God. The Father is in the secret
place and the prayer offered in secret
He will reward openly by giving what
we ask. (Matt. 7:7. Mark 11:24. 1
John 5:14 and 15) and for more than
we ask or think. (Eph. 3:20. Gen.
18:22 to 32. Gen. 19:22.)
Third. Avoid Vain Repetitions. (Vs.
7 and 8.) This does not forbid the
repetition that comes from intense
earnestness in prayer (Matt. 26:44)
but does condemn the repetition of
meaningless words. (I Kings 18:26.)
The Golden Age For January 27, 1910.
Dy Margaret Deberly Upshalv
young hoodlum had filled himself
with whisky and had discharged his
weapon in a crowded street.
“Twenty dollars and costs,” said
ue magistrate.
“But, your honor,” interposed coun
sel for the prisoner, “my client did
not hit anybody.”
“Why, you admit that he fired the
gun?”
“Yes, but he fired into the air,” ex
plained the lawyer.
“Twenty dollars and costs,” repeat
ed the judge. “He might have shot
an angel.”
And the riotous fellow went to jail,
not having the money to pay his fine.
—Exchange.
*
IN THE WASH-HOUSE.
An English lawyer was cross-exam
ining the plaintiff in a breach of prom
ise case.
“Was the defendant’s air, when he
promised to marry you, perfectly se
rious, or one of jocularity?” he in
quired.
“If you please, sir,” was the reply,
“it was all ruffled with ’im a-runnin’
’is ’hands through it.”
“You misapprehend my meaning,”
said the lawyer. “Was the promise
made in utter sincerity?”
“No, sir. It was made in the wash
’ouse an’ me a-wringin’ the clothes,”
replied the plaintiff.
*
HOW HE KNEW.
In a Kansas City court recently, a
negro on the witness-stand was being
questioned about a sick horse.
“What was the matter with the
horse?” asked the lawyer.
“He was ailin’,” replied the witness.
“Yes, I know,” said the questioner,
“but what was the matter?”
“He wah jes ailin’.”
“But what was wrong? With what
disease was he suffering?”
Dy D. Lacy Hoge,
uod knows what we need before we
ask Him, yet He would have us ask,
that we may realize who it is that sup
plies our need.
Fourth. Learn of Christ How to
Pray. (Vs. 9to 13.) Christ gave this
pattern prayer to teach His disciples
how to pray. This a wonderful pray
er. It bears the stamp of Deity. He
used but few words, yet all that in
finite love can prompt, all that infinite
wisdom and power can secure for the
good of man and of blessing to the
world is included in this prayer. In
the grasp of this prayer is all that
God intends to accomplish in His deal
ings with men and all that Christ had
in view when He gave Himself to the
work of our salvation. Tie heart of
God can not desire anything more for
earth or man than is expressed in this
wonderful prayer. All Spirit-taught
prayer must come within the compass
of this perfect prayer. Let us consid
er the order of this pattern prayer.
First. Pray to Our Father in Heav
en. Only those who have accepted Je
sus as their saviour can rightly call
God Father. (John 1:12 and 13. Gal.
3:26. Rom. 8:14.) All unregenerated
men are the children of the devil. (1
John 3:10. John 8:44. Eph. 2:3.)
Second. Pray for the Kingdom to
Come. The great need of the world
is the righteous Kingdom and this
will come when the King comes.
(Rev. 11:15.) We should earnestly de
sire and pray for His Kingdom to
“Jes ailin’,” persisted the negro.
The lawyer was quiet a moment.
Then he had a bright idea. He would
try to get at the horse’s symptoms.
“Well, how do you know he was ail
ing?” he asked.
“ ’Cause he died,” replied the wit
ness.
*
A STRONG LINE.
Judge—With what instrument or ar
ticle did your wife inflict those wounds
on your face and head?
Micky—Wid a motty, yer honor.
Judge—A what?
Micky—A motty —wan av thim
frames wid “God Bliss Our Home” in
it. —Judge.
THEIR VERDICT.
it was the first case ever tried in
Stony Gulch, and the jury had sat for
hours, arguing and disputing over it,
in the bare little room at the rear of
the court-room. At last they straggled
back to their places, and the foreman,
a tall mountaineer, voiced the general
opinion.
“We don’t think he did it,” he said
slowly, “for we allow he wa’nt there;
but we think he would es he’d had the
chanst.”
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come and for His will to be done on
the earth as it is done in heaven. If
we really desire to see His Kingdom
set up in the earth we will work to
hasten its coming. If we wish His
will to be done on earth as it is done
in heaven, we will be doers of the will
of God. He wills that all should be
saved. (Luke 19:10. 2 Peter 3:9.)
Therefore, we should preach the Gos
pel to every creature. (Mark 16:15.)
This is the will of God even your sanc
tification. (1 Thess. 4:3.) Then
hasten to obey His word. (Eph. 15:18.
Acts 1:8.) The time is coming when
Jesus will set up His Kingdom on the
earth and the will of God will be done
as perfectly on the earth as it is now
done in heaven.
Third. Pray for Our Needs. We
are next taught to pray for the supply
ing of our needs, so that we may not
hinder, but help the coming of the
Kingdom. We need daily food to
strengthen our bodies. We need for
giveness, so that our prayers will not
be hindered and that we may get
spiritual strength. We need to be de
livered from the evil one and led by
tne Holy Spirit lest we rush into un
necessary temptation.
Fourth. Forgive Others. (Vs. 14
and 15.) The Master here teaches
us, that we must forgive others their
tresspasses against us, if we expect
God to forgive us. Unforgiveness
causes many prayers to go unan«
ewered.
