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Newspaper Page Text8 THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL Bfetm* at th* AUaata PaMaftW •» Mall Mat te* «T (&• •*c«*4 Cteaa. JAMBS B. BRAY, B<ltor aa< Guml imaurnc#nxos tteae Matte ** Tte laMt-Waaklj Jaaraal * M*!****? -J* Taaaday «*4 PH4ay. a*d te waUad te tea •* aaaiaa ft* early detlvaqr. . It costal** aava traaa all •*•» **• tenc<tt kr ***ri*l ieased wit** lata *»•“*£ »♦ baa a Kass of dtattacolatad caatrteatart. at mag department! as special ralaa to «• f cud tte far*. teaata wasted st e»*ty teateffte*. ecMtaaloa allowed. Ostflt Wttte *• >. B. Baadaipfa. Cteralattaa Maaa«a*. Tte ealy trawfla® rapraaaatatteaa *• h ’T! J. A Brpaa. SJ>. Battae. C. C. 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Ga. ♦ ********* a » a • • • ••■*■•♦••• see W - -- - ■ - ■ - '■ * Winter is here, a little tardy, it to true but probably to stay. ,1 z— Must Roosevelt, aawe in the pages of the Outlook, be forever MtantT het- „i e-.y Back to the farm, but 'wait a little tmtU the weather gate warmer. ■IS ■ ■" ■■ ■— Or*r in England it ia a question juat Bow of downward revision of the lords. It is altogether likely that Banta Claus Win visit ua thia time to an aeroplane. The weather te colder, but than we •ant have summer in November for- • wr ’ Dias aaya he haa faith In his peo ple. They seem to return the compli ment. an we aak of our wires ia that they don’t give ua Christmas neckties or atgara Perhapa however, the colonel made a tnteutoe to not returning Immediately to Where there te Hfe there to hope, ex cept, perhaps, in the case of the Repub lican party- Winter haa the air of having corns into our midst to stay. Shop early: elee »t wiU soon be too late to shop at all Two tornadoes tn Alabama. State-wide grnhibtttan and what etoe? Don't kick about the weather. Con gress will warm up things next week. The Ducktown fumes in north Geargi* are as hard to prohibit as moonshine Rondo*** to having a resolution, too. Well, it’s contagious south of the United States. *»■- ■. - j TBeongruous thought; but the magazines are now laying tn the annual supply of ■prtng poetry. If the Brasilian sailors want their yum increased, or any little thing like that, just let them aak. The Mexican revolution subsided as guickly. apparently, as Colonel Roooe- Teit the day after election It is plainly evident from the official returns that Missouri Is satisfied wtth her present state of irrigation. Building in Atlanta has gained X2.000.WC in the pest eleven years. This to al- Bioet as good as a census report. The real reason the railroad* went to increase their rates te plain st last. They need Christmas money. Os course it comes a little ahead of Christmas but why not present ’’her" •with a ticket to the aviation meeting? Illinois shows a large gal.-, tn popula tion which oven the bribery scandals couldn't cheek. , . - - Madero is safe. Who la Madero? Wen. it doesn’t matter now that Mexleo is gUlet ones more. Furs are going up. a dispatch saya AB right; we must cancel the order for that fur-lined overcoat. Moran has already accepted a theatri cal engagement Thus is the stage re •ruited from time to time. Th* long and short haul clause te be fore the board. Here's hoping tney ll get at the long and short of it. President Taft apparently Is more in terested tn the Panama canal than In deepening the Mississippi river. The claim of the attorney of the eager trust that it control* only 51 per cent of the output to oertalnly modest. The government te at least to be com mended for its persistence in repeatedly bringing these dissolution suits Eminent musician says ragtime is the is" l ' ot many Crimea Tea. and the wretch guilty of it always escapes. The suffragette who called Wine ton Churchill a cur, and then used a dog whip, had an eye for combination ••Oovernors’ meeting will open with mint juleps ” Is tt necessary to add that : -the meeting will be tn old Kentucky? But how te Baltimore going to enter tain all those Democrats? Not even "'Washington could handle such a crowd, V SNWI Washfngtor ia used to politician*. It tea good idea mailing Christmas presents early to avail congestion at the poetofflee. and we lend our co-operation by promising not to open ours before De eember 35. Ot course those governors are going tn drink mint julep*. Imagine th* gov ernors of Kentucky and North and South Carolina, those tine old commonwealths, sitting down to near-beer. « There te to be another conference over football nites. What’s the use? The game can t be as brutal as It once was. and * bo .one wants to see It emasculated t Why not let well enough alone? I Irony of fate—well: In a Utah town ‘ -they eouldn’t use the fire engine house rope to ring an alarm because the fire L chief was using it to hang himself through discouragement over having Ckpthlc* to • THE WORK OF THE STATES. One of the most important events of the year is the meeting this week at Frankfort, Ky., of the House of Governors. This body, compoaed of the chief executives of all the states in the union, haa no explicit power. Its moral influence, however, is ▼ital and far-reaching in many fields of American government. The present conference is of particular interest because seldom before have the duties, as well as the rights, of the individual state been so prominent in the public mind. The north, the east and the west have awakened to the practical truth of that great principle always cherished in the south and enunciated by Jefferson: “The support of state governments in all their rights is the surest bul wark against anti-republican tendencies. ’’ r Within the past few weeks the tendency toward an over-cen tralisation of power in the federal government has met a signal repulse. The people have come to realize that the strength of each state must be increased by sharpening its conscience and giv ing it more definite responsibilities; that there are many problems of which only the state government can dispose and many duties which none but the state can discharge. There are, to be sure, a number of issues that touch every corner of the country alike and the settlement of these must be left to federal authority. But without efficient state activity, there will be a thousand issues that cannot be met at all. The people themselves are looking more and more largely to their own state legislatures and governors for their business and social rights They are reaping to think that every ill requires an act of congress for its remedy, that every step of progress must begin at Washington. They are demanding of their legislatures more practical and definite measures, and of their governors a more vigorous and effective administration. The day of the nom inal governor and the lay legislature is passing. When, therefore, the chief executives of all these states gath er to consider common needs and opportunities, history is in the making. Os the present conference we may expect many valua ble ideas on such matters as the protection of water powers and streams, the fight against pests destructive to the farm, the uni formity of divorce laws, the conservation of human life and health and other issues that concern material progress and social betterment All these subjects will be dealt with from the stand point of the state rather than the federal government. The result will be a quickened sense of duty and strength in every com monwealth. nr ■ ■' , --- ■ ■■■"'■ -■= SURRENDERING TO MUTINEERS. One of the most extraordinary incidents in the present day history of any nation is that of the Brazilian government surren dering to a crew of mutinous sailors. On the night of November 22 several ships of the battle fleet off Rio Janeiro ran up a red flag, refused to obey their command ers and even showed threats of opening their guns on the city un less certain demands they had made were granted. Yesterday the government acceded to all these demands, declared amnesty to the men concerned in the revolt and in many other particulars behaved pretty much as a foolishly indulgent parent to a spoiled child. Perhaps the requests of the sailors were altogether just They wanted higher pay, less worla and an adjustment of a number of minor grievances. These should doubtless have been granted, but if the reports of the situation are correct, the government fell into unfortunate attitude of palliating mutineers rather than of dealing in reason and fairness with its servants. What happened in Brazil is in the premises almost precisely what happened in Portugal and if such conduct on the part of sailors is to be tolerated, then the final result will be the same in the South American republic as in the Iberian monarchy. Os all our southern neighbors, none has proved itself hereto fore more capable of self government, of orderliness and of the growth ths? comes through a just and respected government than has Brasil. It is much to be hoped that the recent episode is a rarity that will never recur. SACK TO THE SOIL. A definite effort to check the drift of American population to crowded cities will perhaps be inaugurated through the confer ence of governors now being held at Frankfort and Louisville, Ky. A committee from New York city has addressed such an ap peal to the governors, pointing out that this desirable movement must be undertaken in large measure by the individual states. A weightier problem does not exist in this country. A decade ago there were in the United States only one hundred and sixty cjtjrm of a population of two hundred and fifty thousand or more. This year, however, that number is almost doubled, making a total urban population of about twenty-eight millions. This means that within the past ten years the American cities have grown al most three and h half times as rapidly as the country communities. Such congestion sows and reaps an inevitable harvest of pov erty, suffering, disease .and death and, what is perhaps most de plorable, of servitude aa well. If the majority of Americans are to be raally independent citizens, there must come a turning back to the eoiL The difference between the man who heflds a job in a great city and the one who owns a farm is the difference be tween economic freedom and economic slavery. The nation itself iwnnot rontinne virile and progressive if its people are continually living from hand to mouth. Most of this unfortunate congestion exists in the east. In the south there is of land, yet to be turned to pro ductiveness. When this is settled, foodstuffs will be cheaper, our death rate will be lower; we shall have healthier children, happier men and women and in every sense a more robust and hopeful nation. PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED). The dissolution of the British parliament today means that one of the most hotly fought and momentous campaigns in all English politics is soon to begin. It was once hoped that a compromise might be reached be tween the Liberals and the Conservatives in their tightly drawn issue over the power of the house of lords. King George himself used his royal influence to effect such an end. Time after time Titßtivea from both factions met in conference and what seems to have been really a sincere effort to come to mutually agreeable terms was.made. It is evident, however, that the dif ferences are too deep-seated to yield to such treatment. The English people as a whole must settle the problem. It is likely that they will do so in a spirit less radical than that of the liberal leaders and certainly less reactionary than that of the lords themselves. England, if she is true to her tra ditional self, is not yet ready to abandon an upper legislative chamber; nor is she disposed to let that chamber retain a power that can effectually block all effort toward progressive legisla tion. . To reach the mean between these two extremes is probably the wish of the average thoughtful citizen. The Liberals, however, are doubtless stronger with the peo ple than they were in the election last year. The government’s budget has proved surprisingly satisfying and the Conservative’s plea for a protective tariff has been proved largely unwarranted. The Liberia may therefore expect a practical majority in the next bouse* THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1910. WAR IN THE AIRSHIP One of the most commanding features of Atlanta’s big avia tion meet, December the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth, will be a demonstration of the airship’s use and power in war fare, particularly naval warfare. / Every leading nation now recognizes that in this particu lar alone the aeroplane is destined to play a major role in the world’s history. The German government has recently ordered forty heaviar-than-air machines, equipped with light guns. American army officers declare that this country should have at least twenty such aeroplanes. England and France are follow ing the same suggestion. Xonths ago the uUlity of the airship for such purposes was realized, but the great awakening has come within the past few weeks since Eugene Ely, who is to participate in the Atlanta meet, flew from the deck of the United States cruiser Birmingham across the waters of Hampton Roads, covering a distance of about five miles in as many minutes. The importance of this feat is without parallel save in the memorable engagement nearly half a century ago between the Monitor and the Merrimac, a battle which proved the possibilities of the ironclad vessel, revolutionized naval architecture and which, singularly enough, was fought on the very waters that witnessed Ely’s great triumph. Hampton Roads thus again en ters the history not only of our own country but of the world. This flight from the deck of a moving ship determines once and for all the usefulness of the aeroplane upon the sea as well as on land. To see the man who accomplished this and the ma chine he used will be one of the rare opportunities offered at the approaching Atlanta meet which The Journal has inaugurated. Besides Ely, there will also be Augustus Post and J. A. D. Mc- Curdy, both of whom rank among the boldest and most skillful air sailors of the time. They will demonstrate the various pur poses to which the aeroplane may be put not only for war but for travel and pleasure. A more intennsely interesting and broadly enducational event could not well be conceived. COLD SATHS FOR ROSES. The mortal who, Spartan like, takes his cold plunge these shivery mornings will be heartened on the way to >, learn that this same treatment is making roses bloom far up in the snow beds of Massachusetts. In his outdoor garden near Andover, one Mr. D’Arcy, the news dispatches relate, has a hundred rose bushes vigorously flaunting their petals in the nipping air. And he has coaxed them into this miracle simply by giving them a cold bath each day before-breakfast. About the first of September, he says, when the shoots are beginning to get too long, I prune them down to between six and eight inches. This 1s the way I get my second crop of blooms. Instead of running to wood the bush devotes Its strength to blossoming again. Then as the cold weath er sets in, I spray the roses plentifully every morning. The one and only prec&uUon I take against frost is to give them a cold bath before the sun is high. Frost does the bush no harm, if you take it.out before the sun strikes it. The cold water has. Indeed, the same salutary effect, upon a frost-nipped rose bush that ice or snow has on a frozen foot. It takes the chill out graduaJly. This is interesting ftiom the bather’s as well from the rose’s standpoint. Hot house methods have always been thought ob jectionable for human beings. Now, it would seem, they are un necessary for flowers, to a certain extent at least. Instead of hauling in the palms and ferns every night; we may ultimately take them with us each morning to the bath room. UNCLE REMUS DAY. In having designated December the ninth as Uncle Remus day in the Atlanta public schools, the board of education has shown both wisdom and graciousness. To imbue children with intelligent patriotism for their own state and for the good and great men it has produced is one of the most vital functions of the school room. What spirit has ever meant or could ever mean more to the boys and girls of Georgia than that of Joel Chandler Harris! He is woven into the dreams and recollections of every fireside and has brought new fairy gold into the kingdom of childhood. Nor could there be a more fitting manner of cherishing Uncle Remus’ memory than by this yearly celebration in the schools. This is a living memorial, built anew and higher every Yuletide season and the children themselves are the builders. Every school in Georgia and, indeed, throughout the south would do well to follow the example of the Atlanta board of edu cation. For Uncle Remus is the great story teller for them all, for children everywhere. Best Recipe for a Real Home “What are the three essentials of a home?” An assembly of 500 woman comprising the Social economic club of Chicago dis cussed this question for half a day, and reached no conclusion. One woman said the three essentials are a good temper, a good mother, and charge of the finances. ’ This raised a de bate. Others said the man and wife are joint sovereigns, and that each should have an appropriation of the family money. s One timidly urged that the man 1s the head of the bouse. Another suggested that a good husband Is at least one of the essentials. None of the women paid much attention to this suggestion. Either they left the husband out of their cal culations or took him for granted. A minister who happened in was asked for his opinion. He said, ”A man, a wo man and a cook stove.” And these women applauded, not think ing, doubtless, that a man, a woman and a cook stove may constitute a dive as well as a home. s A husband who came to take his wire home volunteered this; "A man s y ho provides, a woman who attends to her own business, and supper on time. This was hissed, though in real sub stance It te the same as the minister’s applauded answer. Finally the youngest woman present ventured: “A man, a woman and a| baby.” This comes much nearer the true es-1 sentials, though there are good homes [ without babies. The baby may not yet j have come to the cozy nest that has j been softly lined for it with love. The baby may have gone, leaving the heart strings of the man and woman knitted together more securely in common grief and sympathy. The baby and other ba bies may be growing up, and In every day of growing making the home more, truly home. The babies may have homes and babies of their own—but where te there In all the world a home like the serene home of grandpa and grandma? Its old floor is polished by many hur rying feet. Its old walls are decorated with a thousand treasured Anger marks. Its atmosphere is sweet with a million tender memories. The true answer to the question is a, simple one. Narrowed down to three essentials, the true ingrediemts of a real home are; these: A man and wife and love. . | Held for Two Cents NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—Mathew Dolan. 18 years old. Is dead, and Thomas Ca thorus, a 19-year-old chum of Dolan's,, te under arrest here charged wtih mur der as the result of a quarrel over a> 3-cent loan. GAINESVILLE VOTERS ELECT ALDERMEN GAINESVILLE, Ga., Nov. 30.—The city primary held In Gainesville yesterday passed off quietly. Three aidermen were elected to serve for two years, begin ning January 1, 1911. The candidates from the different wards worked hard all day and the re sult was as folows: M. B. Carter was elected in the First ward over J. H. Martin by a majority of 86 votes; B. H. Whelchel defeated T. M. Gould in the Second ward by a majority of 178 votes, and H. N.. Merck led in the Third ward, receiving 313 votes, Otis Lathem 116 votes and M. M. Ham 233 votes. M. B. Carter and H. N. Merck succeed ed themselves and B. H. Whelchel will be the new councilman from the Second ward. GRAND CHAMPION CALF, SHAMROCK 11, WEIGHS 1,100 CHICAGO, Nov. 30.—Shamrock 11, a black grade calf, lv months old, weigh ing 1,100 pounds, is the grand champion of the fat cattle division of the Inter national Live Stock exposition, now un der way at Dexter amphitheater. Sham rock II does not know that his reward for winning the grand championship at I this year’s show will be the forfeit of his head. The death knell was sounded last I night by Prof. W. J. Kennedy, of the jlowa State college, who condemned this 11,100-pound calf to be slaughtered for Christmas beef. Shamrock II is to be put up at auction, the proceeds to go to the state college at Ames. lowa. The calf was fed scientifically by the col lege herdsman, under the personal su pervision of Professor Kennedy. NEW YORK GERMANS TO ERECT GREAT BUILDING NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—New York res idents of German descent are about to undertake the erection of a large build ing in a central location in this city , which shall be reepresentatlve of the In fluence which Germans have exercised on ' American art, literature, music and In dustry. ! It is to contain a large concert hall and restaurant, but primarily is to be the rendezvous of hundreds of German so ! cleties which at present assemble in i hotels, halls or isolated meeting places. There will also be a museum commem aratlng the achievements in this coun try. New York contains at least a million ! and a half Germans or persons of Ger -1 man descent. HOOK WORM, SCOURGE OF SOUTHLAND, IS DOOMED Deadly Blight Already Lifted in Porto Rico, and Its Exter mination Is But Matter of Few Years • • BY ROBT. F. WILSON. WASHINGTON, D. C.— Hookworm, the parasite scourge of the south, blamed for much of its poverty today, is to be wiped out wtihtn a few years, in the opinion of Dr. Bailey K. Ashford, tl. S. A., sur geon in Porto Rico. Dr. Ashford is one of the two Ameri can pioneers in the treatment of hook worm disease, the other being Dr. Walter W. King, of Savannah, Ga., member of the United States public health and ma rine hospital service. > Working separately by experiments. Dr. Ashford and Dr. King each arrived at the conclusion that hookworm disease was contracted by the parasite larvae en tering the victim through the skin. They, found this out by • experimenting upon themselves. Dr. Ashford put the deadly hookworm eggs on his hand and, through a microscope, saw th* newly hatched larvae wriggle through his pores into, his blood. Up to ten years ago hookworm disease was not recognized. Among the clay eat ers of the south doctors diagnosed the af flictions as profound anemia. The vic tims grew pale and paler, and If they did not die they remained helpless invalids, held by a malady so elusive that they were put down by th* energetic as lazy good-for-nothings. Once the disease was recognised, a cure was speedily worked out. Five doses of thymol, a dangerous drug unless admin istered by a physician, is usually enough to restore the most chronic case to health, strength and energy. At the time of the American occupa tion it was estimated that the work ca pacity of Porto Rico was reduced 60 per cent by hoowkorm. In 1900 there were 12,000 deaths from hookworm disease. After six years of vigorous work, the death rate has fallen from 42 to 21 per 1,000, and less than 1,000 Porto Ricans die each year from hookworm. And the camaign has only begun. 'We found that these sick men could only average 50 per cent of the amount of work healthy men could accomplish,” says Dr. Ashford. “Thus, we found th® worm responsiole for much of the is land* s poverty. “The density of population, 264 per square mile, and the muddy soil, shaded by the coffee bushes, were the two prin cipal reasons why hookworm was so fa- I tai. The egga of the parasite hatched in the warm, moist loam and the larvae I SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON For December 4th—Matt. 26:31-35,69-75. GOLDEN TEXT: “Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” 1 Cor. 10:12 ■T D*. MAMIOM MX XTTX.B. Immediately after the arrest of Jesus He was taken by the mob to the house of Calaphas. All of the 11 who were with Him became frightened and fled, forsaking Him In the hour of His need. Just a few hours before, while they were yet in the upper room, Jesus had told them that they should forsake Him! that night, as it had been prophesied of old; all declared their allegiance to Him, ; •nd while Peter was mbst emphatic in | his expressions of loyalty, all the oth- j ers joined him in declaring that they' would not leave Him. Now every one; of them has proven false to Him. Peter and John, however, recovered • their courage to some extent after a i little and followed In the wake of the • mob to the house of the high priest I John'* courage was sufficient to carry | him up to Jesus, but Peter’s was not I up to that point, he followed afar off. I John was acquainted with the high priest! In some way—he may have sold him flsh regularly—and after being admitted and finding that Peter had not come in, used hte Influence with the maid who kept the gate to get Peter In. This maid must have objected slightly, and said to Peter, Thou art one of His disciples. Now Peter was not expecting this; he had been perfectly honest when he de clared to Jesus that he would die with Him. I think Peter would have been willing to die rather than deny Jesus, if he had been arrested and the alter native given him. But he was not ex pecting this; he was already frightened at seeing the mob and Jesus arrested; he had leaned on Him, and had con fidently expected that Jesus would put down the Roman government by exer cising some of the marvelous power He had shown on other occasions, and established the Messianic kingdom. On ly that night,, realizing that a crisis was near, he and the others had had dreams of high places in the new king dom. So when he saw Jesus taken by the soldiers, just as any other man might have been taken, and knew the extent to which the Jews hated Him and would go if they could, he just lost his nerve completely. He had not recovered It when he got inside the gate of the house, and this unexpected attack found him unprepared. He therefore denied. I saying he did not understand what she said. IN BAD COMPANY. There Is no record of John’s doings dur ing that trial. He did not appear as a defender of Jesus; but as he gives the most detailed account of the events of the next few hours, it is probable that he stood to one side in some of the shadowy recesses of the court, listening to all that went on. and deeply sympa thizing with his Master, yet realizing that he was powerless to help Him. Peter, on the other hand, in his ex citement, thought that the best way to avoid detection, since he had no business there and was only in through John’s influence, was to join the mob of sol diers who had built a Are in the open court to take away the chilliness of that early April morning. He warmed him self Sjt the fire with them, sat down with them to see the end. Theirs was mere curiosity; he allied himself with them. • joined In the conversation with them —what he could have said Is 3 mystery—until his dialect betraj ed him. Then another maid seeing him, and eyeing him very closely, said. “Thou wast also with Him.” Peter had gone so far now that he could not do other than deny this statement. Think of him; he had tried to give the impression that he was one of the mob that accompanied the soldiers to the garden, and now to have some one look him over from head to foot and Anally say, “you are not one of us, you are one of those who were with Him.” He was in a predica ment, self Imposed by his first denial. He had to deny the second time. About an hour later, having withdrawn from the crowd for a time, and then having loined them again, the third de nial occurs. It was now about 4 o clock in the morning. One cock had already crowed, heralding the dawn; the trial before Annas and that before Caiaphas were over; they were just about getting ready to bring Jesus formally before the Sanhedrim. Peter was again at the fire when several there became con vinced that he was one of the followers of the despised Teacher, and they ac cused him of it. He vehemently den’ed it; there must have been some little dis cussion about it between these men and Peter, in which Peter lost his temper and began to defend his position with curses (a man’s always in a bad way when he has to resort to that), for one 'I K I I I Wv I I Ek r I DB BAXLEY K. ASHFORD, TT. B. A. Army surgeon who ha® worked won ders in Porto Bioo. penetrated the bare feet of the laborers, largely Spanish whites. “The cure of 300,000 out of a total mil lion population convinced the Porto Ri cans that hookworm was one of their principal obstacles to industrial success and social betterment The people, at first afraid of the treatment now aid dispensary work in every way possible. “We now have 60 hookworm dispensa ries. combining treatment and education. Wages are rising generally as workmen are becoming more eflicient with better health, and tne output of coffee has been Incerased. The government will publish Dr. Ash ford’s extensive work on bookworm dis ease. The fight against the hookworm dis ease is but one phase of the campaign for better health in Porto Rico. In the five years preceuing 1900, 3,000 Porto Ricans died of smallpox and 600 of yellow fever. Fatal epidemics of both were frequent Today there is not a case of smallpox or yellow fever on the island, nor has there been a death from either in se**~ eral years. The vaccination of 800,000 I Porto Ricans in 1900 wiped out smallpox. Rigid quarantine extinquished yellow fe ver. of them was a kinsman of Malchus, whose ear Peter and cut off about tw% hours before, and he was sure he rec ognized the man who had attacked his cousin. Peter stoutly denied it, how ever. , Juet then the cock crew the second , time. The sound startled Peter; he re called the words of Jesus of a few hours • before. He must have looked toward | Him, and then He caught the eye of ; Jesus, who was looking on him. with lan expression of tenderest pity and j compassion and grief on His face. Jesus I was grieved not so much for Himself | as for Peter. No one could help Him, J for He had voluntarily delivered Himself jup for our Makes; but He was so sorry ' for Peter, tor whose sin He was even I now suffering. Tnat look was enough. Peter's heart ’was breaking. He had been miserable 'all along; he had gotten into a bad sit uation and didn't know how to get out. He could not stand it now, so leaving the lighted court he went out into the darkness and wept bitterly. The day was just breaking over the eartn; even so it was in Peter's life. (That bitterness was the beginning of an endless day for him. Judas wept, too, ibut not as Peter, jreter never forgot that look. He knew how Jesus suffer ed, and years later wnen he wrote to the saints scattered abroad he still sees it. THE DOWNWARD STEPS. Reviewing the incidents of that mem orable evening, what were the steps in Peter's fall? He did not go down all lat once, «ut step by step until he ’struck bottom. Were they not these? I Pride, self -confidence, fear, distance, bad comp;?to, anger, swearing. He was too surd*. himself; he was proud of his position and ability to do as he wanted to, as he thought; when the test came he was afraid and fled; then 'he screwed up courage to follow, ’•'jt followed at a distance; he dissremblod, by associating with those who were en emies under the guise of being friends; he lost his temper and swore. How insidious is sin! Keep from taking the first step downward. J We condemn Peter, and justly so; but have we never been guilty of the same I offense? Have we always been true to our Master? For we can deny Him just as truly as Peter did by failing to stand for Him when we should which is always, -here are at least three ways that I would suggest here by means of which we deny Christ to day. One is by not showing our colors when the enemy's are vaunted. Often in a crowd tne devil is very active and it Is not hard to see whose are his; but it is not always so easy to detect the followers of Jesus. A man who stands boldly for Christ in a quiet con versation will keep his mouth shut as tight as a clam’s when there is a sneer in the crowd. Have you ever denied Jesus that way? Another is by following afar off. Peter followed afar off and went in to see the end. Instead of being active in his Mas ter's service he was curious to see what His enemies would do with Him. Curios ity instead of activity led to his denial. Now there are not a few who are more curious to know what will be the end of a matter than they are active in bring ing ft to a successful termination. They follow afar off, and it is not a great while before they are warming them-. selves about the enemy's fire. The third way that we deny Him, or that leads to that, is fellowship with darkness. In the first Psalm David sings of the blessedness of the man who walk eth not in the way of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sit teth in the seat of scoffers. Paul speaks of the necessity of coming out from among the ungodly and being separate, and warns us against having any fellow ship with the untruthful works of dark ness. Peter'-s bed company led him to deny his Dord. We are not unlike Peter. We have no business associating with Christ’s enemies except for the purpose of winning them for Him. Our presence with them without this ultimate end is a denial of Him. The devil is very much smarter, strang er and more watchful than we are. It behooves us to be stepping upward al ways, for otherwise he makes it all too easy to step downward. "Vv nerefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall; for there hath no tempta tion. befallen you but such as is common to man; and God will with every temp tation make away of escape that ye may be able to stand."