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“OUT OF HER MISERY.”
The Chicago reporters tell us that a
man beat his wife to death in that
festive city recently because she
didn’t have supper ready. And that
after she had been generous enough
to drag out an existence with him,
bearing the unutterable burden of a
name like Lewandowski. But what
woman would not rather be a dead
Lewandowski than the wife of a plain
cur dog?
GO SLOWLY, MR. SWIFT.
The old adage that “it pays to make
haste slowly” could be hung to good
advantage in the offices of the Swift
Packing Company. Not content with
raising the price of meat so high that
the workingman’s dinner pail can not
even sport the hair of a beef with
which to tickle his palate, that august
and autocratic combine recently at
tempted a corner in olive oil. But
Judge Landis, of the United States
District Court, “opened the can.” The
oil was put up in packages closely re
sembling the imported article, labeled
with the Italian verbage meaning
“special oil of first quality.” The
country swain said to his sweetheart,
wlfen he was trying to imitate her city
beau: “It breaks my heart to say
good L bye, Miss Alice. I should rather
breathe into your ear, instead, that
fond, sweet word —‘olive oil.’ ”
EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
A certain spinster in Indianapolis,
who has lived alone in her beautiful
and stately home for many years, is
one of the city’s most notable house
wives, says The Indianapolis Journal.
No childish fingers have ever marred
the brilliance of her mirrors and win-
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER.
June 19, 1910.
Time, 28 A. D.
Matt. 13:1 to 9 And.
Matt. 1318 to 23.
Place. By sea of Galilee, near Ca
pernaum.
GOLDEN TEXT—Wherefore put
ting away all filthiness and overflow
ing of wickedness receive with meek
ness the implanted word, which is able
to save your souls.” James 1:21.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do?
I. Be an Open Air Preacher. Vs. 1
to 3.
These parables were spoken by our
Lord in the open air. Nearly all the
sermons of Jesus were preached in
the open air. All preachers should
follow the example of our Lord and
preach to the crowds upon our
streets. Jesus always saw in a crowd
a call to preach.
11. Have the Understanding Heart.
V. 18.
Jesus spake in parables for two
reasons. Ist. That the disciples
might “know the mysteries of the
Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matt. 13:10
and 11, and 34 and 35. Eph. 3:2 to 6.)
2nd. That those who love not the
truth might not understand. (Matt.
13:10-17. Mark 4:11 and 12. 2 Thes.
2:10 to 12. 2 Cor. 4:3.) As disciples
of the Lord these parables are given
unto us, that we may understand the
mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven.
Therefore let us consider this parable
and the explanation given by our
Lord.
PINEY WOODS SKETCHES
SUN DA Y SCHOOL LESSON
dows, or played havoc with the hand
some bronzes and vases in the daintily
cared for dining-room.
At the home of her brother, where
seven children romp from morning
until night, the same exquisite perfec
tion of housekeeping is impossible, as
may be imagined. One day the spin
ster’s small niece returned home after
a tea party at aunty’s, and, in an awed
tone, said, “Mama, I saw a fly in Aunt
Maria’s house, but (thoughtfully) it
was washing itself.”
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WANTED—A FAIRY GODMOTHER.
Lady (prospecting for a cook) —
Now, I want a girl who will be able to
think for herself; one that I won’t
have to watch and correct every min
ute of the day. I want one in whom
I can repose perfect confidence, sure
that she will get the meals at the time
and in the way I like them. I want a
cook.
Superintendent of Intelligence Office
—Excuse me, ma’am, but you don’t
want a cook; what you want is a fairy
godmother.—Puck.
SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON.
Being the Confessions of the Seven
Hundredth Wife Translated by
Helen Rowland.
She that weddeth a Man, oh, my
Daughter, taketh unto her bosom a
Collection of Habits, which worketh
automatically, like unto a human
Clock.
For a woman is as a weather vane,
which goeth as the wind bloweth; but
a man moveth according to a Curricu
lum, and this as fixed as the orbit of
the planets.
Lo, a woman changeth her frocks
First. The Sower. Vs. 3 and 4 and 19.
In this parable we are not told
who is the sower. Don’t get this mix
ed with the parable of the tares. The
seed of this parable becomes the sow
er in the parable of the tares, and the
seed of the parable of the tares in
turn becomes the sowers of the word
of God. (Luke 8:5 to 15. Gal. 1:16
and 17.) While we are not told who
is the sower, I believe the Holy Spirit
is the sower of this parable. The
one who planted the good seed of the
Kingdom of heaven in this world.
(Luke 1:35.)
Second. The Seed. Vs. 20 and 21.
The keyword of explanation is “He
that was sown.” The Master does not
say “it” but “He.” Who is he that is
the seed that was sown; Jesus the
Word that was made flesh and dwelt
among us. It is not the Bible but the
Incarnate Word. (John 1:1 and 14.)
Christ is the seed. (Gal. 3:26. John
12:23 and 24.) In the parable of the
tares the seed “are the sons of the
Kingdom.” (Matt. 13:38.)
Third. The Soil. Vs. 19-23.
The soil is the heart of man. The
seed is good but the results of the
harvest are different, therefore the
difference in the results cf the harvest
depend upon the soil.
111. Don’t be a Wayside Soil. Vs.
3 and 4 and 19.
When Christ is preached many in
the audience are thinking of some
thing else. They are indifferent hear
ers and therefore do not understand
and Satan at once gets in his work
and “snatches away that which has
The Golden Age for June 9, 1710.
Margaret Deberiy Upshalv.
TL Lacy Hoge.
according to her needs, but before the
established date no earthly power
shall persuade a man to doff his derby.
Yet upon that date every man don
neth his straw hat, though the snows
fall, and the winds beat upon him, and
the rains engulf him.
A woman altereth her coiffure ac
cording to the fashions; but in that
line in which a man first parteth his
hair shall he always part it; yea,
though the aisle thereof widen unto
acute baldness, yet he can not be
moved to vary the path of his comb
one jot or tittle.
Unto his first pipe a man clingeth
until death; when the bowl thereof
shattereth, he supplieth a new bowl,
and when the mouthpiece breaketh,
he findeth it a new mouthpiece; but
though it smelleth unto the third and
fourth story, he hangeth onto it as a
terrier to an old bone, and can be per
suaded to smoke no other.
On six mornings of the week shall
he burst forth at seven-thirty, and she
that oversleepeth shall be cursed
softly, but on the seventh morning
neither an earthquake, nor the wail
ings of a wife, nor the raging of the
heavens shall cause him to stir before
high noon. 1
Before luncheon an houri shall not
move him to sentiment, but after
luncheon he shall flirt gladly with any
woman that cometh his way.
Mark him at the baseball game, how
from the first unto the sixth inning
he sitteth immovable as a monument
upon the bleachers, though his legs
ache and his back blistereth; yet after
the seventh inning he arises as one
man and stretcheth.
Verily, verily, what one man doeth
been sown in his heart.”
IV. Don’t be a Rocky Ground Hear
er. Vs. 5 and 6 and 20 and 21.
When the Word is preached there
are those who intellectually with joy
receive the truth, but they have not
received Christ and given to Him the
affections of the heart. They are relig
ious, so far and so long as it is popu
lar to stand for Christ and His Church.
When persecution comes, when it
costs them something to be a Chris
tian they fall away. If the seed were
well rooted the sun would make it
grow and produce fruit, so tribula
tion and persecution makes the real
Christian stronger and his life more
fruitful.
V. Sow not Among Thorns. Vs. 7
and 22. Jer. 4:3.
The seed sown among the thorns
will never produce fruit. There will
be life, but it will be unfruitful life.
This class are those who have receiv
ed Christ, but have never fully sur
rendered to Him and renounced the
world. They become absorbed by the
cares of the world and the deceitful
ness of riches. The thorns are: First.
The cares of the world —the man of
business is so taken up with money
making, and the cares that rest upon
him in conducting the business, to
give attention to religion. The busy
housewife, the mechanic, the laborers
and all classes are letting the cares of
life crowd out the word and cause
them to neglect prayer. This is one
reason we have so many in our
churches that are not winning souls
and thus helping to build up the King-
all men do, and where one man goeth
all shall go, for they are as a flock of
geese which follow one another, know
ing not why.
Yea, they are as guileless babies,
which play “Follow ray leader.”
Yet I say unto thee, What man
clingeth unto his wife as he doth unto
his habits?
For his pipe, and his hat, and his
newspaper, and his opinions, these are
fixed features of his regular routine.
But a wife is only an interruption.
Selah! Yea, my lord!
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THE SHY MAN’S MISTAKE.
There are times when oblivion
would seem sweetest. One of these
occasions was experienced recently
by a young man in Eau Claire, Wis.
It seems a new game has been in
vented up there which has become
quite popular at socials and donation
parties. The way it is played is for
every person present to make the fun
niest face of which the unfortunate
countenance is capable. Then to one
unhappy creature selected as judge
falls the task of declaring which
grimace is the most ridiculous. Re
cently, when the game was being
played, a shy young man was chosen
as umpire. He smiled sadly and with
some diffidence looked round the
room. With even greater diffidence,
he approached a lady.
“Mrs. Jones,” said he, “er —Mrs.
Jones —I think I really must award
the prize to you.”
Mrs. Jones made a motion similar
to that made by a swan when it
drinks, and glared on the young man.
“I beg your pardon,” said she, “but I
was not playing.”
dom of God on the earth. Second. The
deceitfulness of riches. As a rule
men grow godless as they get rich.
The deceitfulness of riches is choking
the world and making many unfruitful.
3rd. Pleasures of this life. (Luke 8:24.)
The ci ’’d party, the wine supper, the
dance, the theatre, the club, etc., are
destroying the usefulness of thou
sands and making their lives barren
and unfruitful. Fourth. The lust of
other things. (Mark 4:19.) “Break
up your fallow ground and sow not
among thorns.” (Jer. 4:3.) Get out
the thorns and the life will be fruitful.
VI. Bear Fruit. .Vs. 8-23.
We can not glorify God without
bearing fruit. (John 15:8. Matt.
5:16.) It is not the size or beauty of
the tree but the fruit God is seeking.
The fruitful one is he who hears and
understands the word, and gives his
life in full surrender to Jesus, and
obeys Him in all things. Give your
life in full surrender to Him now. He
will make you fruitful.
Substance of Their Opinions.
‘‘ln ten days I was well, sound and
healthy—and could sleep soundly.” This
is the substance of what most of the
patients say who receive treatment for
the drug or liquor habit at Dr. Woolley’s
Victor Sanitarium in Atlanta, Ga. These
are exactly the words of a man who
was an habitual drinker and frequently
drank a quart of whiskey a day. After
eight years’ continuous intoxication he
went to Dr. Woolley’s Sanitarium with
the result above described. People
from all over the country go to Dr.
Woolley for treatment. He has a great
reputation founded upon the success he
has met within his practice of over
thirty years. Dr. Woolley’s book on these
diseases and their cure can be had with
his compliments. Address him No. 16 G
Victor Sanitarium, Atlanta, Ga.
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