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THE VALUE OF A SMILE.
The thing that goes the farthest
Towards making life worth while,
That costs the least and does the most
Is just a pleasant smile.
The smile that bubbles from a heart
That loves its fellow-men
Will drive away the cloud of gloom
And coax the sun again.
It’s full of worth and goodness, too,
With manly kindness blent;
It’s worth a million dollars,
And doesn’t cost a cent.
—Lutheran World.
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“SAY IT AGIN.”
Grantland Rice, the famous Ten
nessee punster, hits off my sentiment
exactly when this season of the year
comes round. With it comes the ne
cessity for sending out gentle remind
ers of ‘‘balance due and renewal”. It’s
hard work, this bill-sending busi
ness. If you don’t believe it, try it.
But the law of compensation gets in
its cheerful work when the letters be
gin to come in, keyed to Mr. Rice's
charming little ditty:
“Inclosed Find Check.”
These are the sweetest of all words
invented —
“Inclosed find check;”
Sweeter than love notes, however
rose-scented,
“Inclosed find check;”
Words that are beautiful, starlit and
sunny;
THE LAST JUDGMENT.
October 16, 1910.
Matt. 25:31-46.
Time —A. D. 30.
Place —Mount of Olives.
GOLDEN TEXT—-“lnasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the least of
these my brethren, ye have done it
unto me.” —Matt. 25:40.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do?
I. Be Ready for the Great Separa
tion. Vs. 31-33.
The judgment here spoken of is of
the nations at Christ’s second coming,
but the principles of this judgment are
of the widest application, and there
fore of the greatest importance. We
shall all appear, some time, at the
judgment seat of Christ. (2 Coi.
5:10; Rom. 14:10). This judgment
does not have to do with the final
destiny of the believer; that was set
tled when he accepted Jesus as his
Saviour. (John 5:24.) This is a
judgment as to rewards, but the
principles of the judgment spoken of
in this lesson will be applied at the
judgment seat of Christ. W hen
Jesus came the first time, He came in
humility; He came to give His life a
ransom for us, When He comes the
second time, He will come in His
glory. At His first coming the angels
came down, and, after singing one
song, went back to Heaven. (Luke
2:13, 15.) When He comes again, the
angels will be His companions. (Matt.
16:27; Matt. 13:41; Matt. 19:28; Matt.
26:64; Zech. 14:3, 42; Mark 8:38; 1
Thess. 4:16; 2 Thess. 1:7-10, Jude
14; Rev. 1:7). Our Lord may come
at any moment, so be ready at all
times for His coming. (Matt. 24.42-
44.) When He comes, He will “sit
upon the throne of His glory”., “All
the angels” —not some, but “all” —will
be with Him. (V. 31.) “All the na-
PINEY WOODS SKETCHES
Margaret Deberly Upshalv.
SUJ\ DA Y SCHOOL LLSSON
By B. Lacy Hoge.
Words that are dripping with nectar
and honey;
Words that ring sweet with the jingle
of money—
“lnclosed find check.”
Where can you beat it from Webster’s
collection?
“Inclosed find check;”
Where is the phrase that will bear
such inspection?
“Inclosed find check;”
What words have Shakespeare or
Burns or the sages
Offered the world on their metrical
pages
Equal to this classic gem of the ages—
“lnclosed find check?”
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WHY HE SLAVED.
Senator Johnston, of Alabama, ac
cording to the Chicago News, owns a
beautiful home surrounded by several
acres in Birmingham, and takes great
delight in donning a pair of overalls
and a split-hickory hat and working in
the garden.
One day a fashionably dressed
woman, who had resided in Birming
ham only a short time and had never
seen Johnston, called on his wife. No
one answered the bell, so she walked
out among the flower beds, where the
ex-governor was hoeing some geran
iums.
He bowed, and she asked him how
long he had worked for the Johnstons.
tions” shall be gathered before Him.
(V. 32.) He will judge the nations
and separate them into two classes
The goats must be separated from the
sheep, for the good of the sheep. (Rev.
21:27.)
11. Minister to Christ. Vs. 34-40.
It will be a blessed thing to be on
the right hand of our King when He
is seated on the throne of His glory,
and hear Him say to us, “Come, ye
blessed of my Father; inherit the
Kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world.” God has
already blessed the believer with all
spiritual blessings in the heavenly
places in Christ. (Eph. 1:3.) Here
those who have faithfully ministered
to Christ are invited to an inheritance
in the Kingdom. Those doing the
works of the flesh can not inherit the
Kingdom. (Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 5:5-7;
1 Cor. 6:9, 10.) “If we suffer” with
Christ, “we shall also reign with Him.”
(2 Tim. 2:12.) He has made us kings
and priests (Rev. 1:5, 6), and if we
fight the good fight, keep the faith and
finish our course, we will receive the
crown. (2 Tim. 4:6-8.) Our corona
tion day will be when He comes.
(Rev. 22:12; Rev. 21:7; James 2:5.)
We get into the Kingdom by being
“born of water and the Spirit”. (John
3:5; Luke 12:32.) We receive our re
wards and crowns as kings and priests
for faithfully discharging our duties to
Christ and His cause. There must be
a vital personal relation between us
and Christ before we can do works
acceptable to Him. We minister to
Christ by doing good to His brethren.
If we love Him, we will supply the
needs of the brethren. (1 John 3:17.
18.) The righteous were invited to
come and inherit the Kingdom pre
pared for them on account of what
they did. The works they did were
not of such great value as to bring
this reward, but they were rewarded
for their works because they were the
The Golden Age for October 6, 1910.
“A good many years, madam,” he
replied.
“Do they pay you well?”
“About all I get out of it is my
clothes and keep.”
“Why, come and work for me,” she
said. “I’ll do that and pay you so
much a month besides.”,
“I thank you, madam,” he replied,
bowing very low; “but I signed with
Mrs. Johnston for life.”
“Why, no such contract is binding;
that is peonage.”
“Some may call it that, but I have
always called it marriage.”—Selected.
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HIS EPITAPH.
This is from Harper's Magazine:
In Zanesville, Ohio, they tell of a
young widow, who, in consulting a
tombstone-maker with reference to a
monument for her late husband, ended
the discussion with:
“Now, Mr. Jones, all I want to say
is, ‘To My Husband’ in an appropriate
place.”
“Very well, ma’am,” said the stone
cutter.
When the tombstone was put up, the
widow discovered, to her amazement,
that upon it were inscribed these
words:
“To My Husband. In an Appropriate
Place.”
UNQUESTIONABLY GUILTY.
Mrs. Harry Lehr, at a luncheon in
result of love for and faith in Christ.
(Gal. 5:6; James 2:17, 18.) If we
have faith in Christ, it will always
prove itself by works. If we love Him,
we will gladly give the thirsty Christ
a drink, and the hungry Christ some
thing to eat. We will gladly receive
Him when a stranger, clothe Him
when naked, and visit Him when sick
or in prison. The Master loved us and
gave us water to drink when we were
thirsty. (John 4:14; John 6:55; John
7:37-39.) He gave us bread when we
were hungry. (John 6:32-35.) We
were strangers, and He took us in.
(Eph. 2:12, 13, 18, 19.) He clothes us
with His own righteousness. (Phil.
3:9.) When we were sin-sick and
prisoners, without hope, He visited us.
(Luke 1:68; Luke 4:18; Eph. 2:12.)
Our Lord has so identified Himself
with His people that an act done to
them He regards as done to Himself.
(Acts 9:1-5; Matt. 12:49, 50; Matt.
28:10; Heb. 2:11.) If we wish to min
ister to Christ, we can do so by min
istering to His brethren. The test of
our love for Christ is, do we love the
brethren? (1 John 3:14; 1 John 4:20,
21.) If we love the brethren, we will
minister to their needs. (1 John 3:17.)
We must not be respecters of persons
and love and minister to the rich and
great only, but must love and minister
to the poor and humble also. Our
Lord identified Himself with “the
least” of His brethren. (V. 40). To
receive one of these is to receive
Christ. (Matt. 10:40; Matt. 18:5.)
What we do for the brethren we
should do in the name of Christ and
for His sake, and then we will be re
warded. (Mark 9:41; Col. 3:17.)
IU Dare for the Poor. V. 40.
God puts a high estimate on caring
for the poor. (Prov. 14:31; Prov.
19:17; Acts 10:31; Eph. 4:28; 1 Tim.
6:17-19; Heb. 6:10; Heb. 13:16.)
IV. Avoid the Sin of Neglect. Vs.
41-46.
Newport, ridiculed the assertion of a
French novelist that men object to
cigarette-smoking women because
their sense of smell is so exceedingly
delicate and keen.
“If man’s sense of smell were really
so extraordinary,” said Mrs. Lehr, “he
couldn’t stand his rooms and clothes
and mustache all saturated with stale
tobacco and whisky fumes.
“Man’s keen sense of smell! And
yet how well the average man is hit
off by the story of the tramp arrested
for vagrancy.
“As the tramp stood up in the dock,
the magistrate said to him:
“ ‘Well, my man, what is the charge
against you?’
“ ‘Fragrancy, your honor,' the tramp
replied.”—New York Press.
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None of those on the left hand were
condemned for evil things they had
done, but all were condemned for what
they did not do. They were not aware
of the fact that they had neglected
Christ. (V. 44.) They regarded those
people who were in need as worthless
beggars and criminals. They neg
lected those who belonged to Christ,
and this was neglecting Christ. When
Dives shall ask the Master the ques
tion, “When did I see Thee in need
and did not minister unto Thee?” (V.
44) the Master will say unto him,
“That day when Lazarus laid at your
gate, full of sores, and begged for the
crumbs which fell from your table, and
you did not feed him.” “Inasmuch as
ye did it not” unto him, “ye did it not
to me.” (Luke 16:19-21; Matt. 25:45.)
The Lord said to those on the left
hand, “Depart from me, ye cursed, into
everlasting fire prepared for the devil
and his angels.” (Matt. 13:30, 42, 50;
Matt. 7:19; John 15:6; Heb. 6:8; Rev.
21:8.) The Kingdom was prepared for
the righteous, and the “everlasting
fire” was “prepared for the devil and
his angels”. The wicked go into the
everlasting fire because they choose
to cast their lot with the devil, and
therefore must share his destiny.
V.Decide Now Where You Will
Spend Eternity. V. 46.
Choose ye this day whom ye will
serve. Those on the light hand go
“into eternal life”; those on the left
“go aw r ay into eternal punishment”.
The punishment of the wicked will
last as long as the reward of the
righteous. Where will you spend
your eternity? Press this question
upon your class for decision now, for
“now is the accepted time”; “now is
the day of salvation”. (2 Cor. 6:2.)
What you do with Jesus will decide
the question. You can know what you
have done with Jesus by what you do
to those who are His.
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