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Gatling, the gun man, has invented a plow that does the work of 60 horses* But what can the ordinary farmer do with a contrivance of that kind? A onco popular play binged upon a paper hidden In “The Leather Patch” on a pair of trousers. Truth, thus dar ed by Action, now produces from the hollow wooden leg of a Trenton junk man $16,000 a will and a temperance pledge. Fiction always was outclassed in this match. An artlOdal clay has been produced in Germany from which stone, tiles, gutters, etc., may be manufactured. It Is composed of chalk, sand, cement, liquid gltie and petroleum, Intimately mixed in large quantltes and resulting In a chalk-like paste easily ' molded and hardened by the application of heat. The product Is Are and weather proof and non-absbrbent of moisture, DB. CHAPMAN’S SEBMON It often happens that the Introduction of an invention Intended to take the place of something already In use, ac tually results In Increasing the use of the latter. The telephone, for exam ple, as many people thought, would take the place of the telegraph to a great extent; on the contrary, while its use Is constantly lncrehslng, the use of the telegraph Is Increasing, too. It is the same with, the electric light and Illuminating gas. Census reports show that the use of gas, in Bplte of the introduction of the electric light In buildings of all kinds. Including private dwellings, .has steadily In creased during the past 10 years. As a result of the Anglo-Japanese agreement it is expected that there will be something like a vogue of Jap anese fabrics and styles In the fash ionable English world. The consum mation of tho Franco-Russlan pact was for several years the dominant factor In tho creation of the Parisian modiste and milliners; hats, cloaks and gowns were made to suggest in •their outilne or decoration, the Cos sack tradition. In similar manner, It is predicted that some modtOcatlons of the quaint Japanese robes and packets, hairdressing, etc., will And their way into the toilet of the English gentle woman, where the kimono Indeed has already established Itself. The Philadelphia Record' quotes the following letter ' from Pulaski F. Hyatt, United States Consul at Santia go, Cuba: “As tho question of land ownership in Cuba Is under discussion, for your Information I write to say that, so far as sugar plantations were concerned before the Spanlsh-Amert- can war,, out of forty-seven sugar plan tations within my consular district of Santiago and Its dependencies not one belonged to a person who claimed to be a citizen of Cuba. By far the larger share belonged to British sub jects, although long residents upon the island. The balance was pretty even ly divided between French, German and Spanish citizens, while two be longed to American citizens—one small one to Chester A. Whitney, near Santiago, the other to a man by the name of Rigley, near Manzanillo.” The Egyptian pyramids are soon to come out of their darkness of 6000 years, and will be accessible to all tourists. General Direc tor Maspero, of the society, which has in charge the preservation of the antiquities of the country, has been experimenting with the electric light, and began his work on the tem ple of Karnak, at Thebes. The exper iment met with so much approval that he has decided to light the inner pas sages and catacombs of the great pyr amids. This will provide Egyptian tourists with new attractions, and they will be able to penetrate to the Inner most recesses of the pyramids. The lighting will be of especial value to women, who have confined t|ieir inves tigations of the pyramids of the left shore of the Nile to climbing. BP on the outside, as they were afraid of the Intense dar$cnees within. With the Introduction of the electric light the tombs of the Pharaohs will be accessi ble *> all. t- - A SUNDAY DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED PASTOR-EVANGELIST- Subject: An Old Testament Weddinc—Tlie low Romance of Ieaao and Rebekali Retold—Teaches a l.ceeon of Divine Providence—Invitation to Unbelievers. [The Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, D. D., is now the most distinguished and beat known evangelist in the country. He was. second only to Dr. Talmage, .but since the death of thnt famous preacher Dr. Chap man has the undisputed possession of the Pulpit as the preacher to influenoe the S un people. His services as an evangel- are in constant demand., His sermons have stirred the hearts of then and - women to a degree unapproached by any latter- day divme. J. Wilbur Chapman was born in Richmond, Ind., June 17, i860. He was educated at Oberliti College and Lake For est University, and graduated for the min- istry from the Lane Theological Semin ary, Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1882. His ser mons are simple and direct, so that their influence.ia not so much due to exciting the emotions as to winning the hearts ana convincing the minds of those who hear min. Dr. Chafpman is now in charge of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, New York City.] New Yoiik City.—The Rev. Dr. J. Wil bur Chapman, the popular pastor-evangel- i»t, who is now preaching to overflowing congregations in this city, has furnished the following eloquent sermoa to the press. It was preached from the text Genesis xxiv, 68: "Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go." This is. tho story of an Old Testament wedding in which our text is found, and naturally because it is a marriage scene it is interesting. The saying that “all tho world loves a lover" is very true, and I suppose is not without meaning tne wide world round, but there is Something about an Oriental wedding which is especially interesting. Again and again in this Book of Inspiration such scenes are recorded, but of. ail the .Old Testament stories I place this the first of its kind. „I» I were an artist I should paint it, and if I were an artist worthy of my theme it would surpass the other masterpieces in the world s great gallery of art, notably that of the Russian wedding feast, which has had admiration everywhere. 'The heart of the picture is an old man; his hair is whitened with grief which in the past days has taken hold upon him, and the Imea of his countenance have been peculiarly softened by the touch of the finger of sorrow, leaving an expression which can only come to those who have been obliged to bear great burdens and endure great afflictions. Abraham is practically alone in tho world, for Sarah is gone. She who had journeyed with him to Bethel, down into Egypt and back again to Hebron, the place of fellowship, is at rest, and in the cave of Afncbpelah she waits by his side to hear the summons given at the resur rection morning. Abraham was desolate. They hail made so long a journey together that their lives were like one. “In the long years liker had they grown. Till at the last she set herself to him Lika perfect music unto noble words.” Above him is God, who has kept His word with him when He said, “As I was with Moses so I, will be with thee;" about him the angels who keep watch over him all day and ail the night in sleepless vigil; before him the trusted servant to whom he speaks, “And Abraham was old nnd well stricken in nge: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. And Abra ham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I P r »y thee, thy hand under my thigh, ana I will make thee swear by the Lord, the.God of heaven, and the God of earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my aon of the daughter of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my aon Isaac. And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land; must I needs bring thy aon again unto the land from whence thou earnest? And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou, that thou bring not my son thither again. The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, aud that aware unto roe, saying. Unto thy seed will I give this land; He shall tend His angel before tLce; and thou shalt take a wifi unto my son from, thence. And if the woman will not bo willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only bring not my ton thither again. And tho servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his master, and aware to him concerning that matter.” Genesis 24: 1-9. One of the incidents of the. picture would be the setting forth of this servant. “And the servant took ten cameli of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his matter were in his hand; and ho arose and went to Meeopotamia, unto the city of Nahor." Genesis 24: .10. One of the most picturesque sights of the East ie a camel train. With a peculiar swinging gait these strange animals of the desert f lush, their way along on a most interest- ng journey, but the picture can only be appreciated when looked upon in the at mosphere of the Orient. I counted 100 one morning journeying toward the pyra- mida beyond Cairo. The train of this old servant wot made np of ten camels only, but. they were the camels of a prince, rheir trappings were gorgeous, nnd side by side with Abraham we Votch them as they go until they are lost to view. The next incident ia the approach to Na hor. It is the hour of sunset, the day is .. , , ..—_ —- day is far spent the night is at hand. The birds bush their tong, the cattle are still, all nature ia at rest, the hills are transfigured and the nveie and the teas are like most beautiful jewele. Ladened with precious gifts-the ten camels kneel just as the women are coming forth to draw water from the well. The o’d servant as they kneel begins to pray. And let it come to pasa that the damsel to whom I shall say. Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I drink; and she shall say, Drink, and i will give thy cam els drink also; let the same lie she that Thou halt appointed for Thy aervant Iaaac; mid thereby shall I kno.w that Thou hast showed kindness unto my master." Genesis 24: 14,. and the answer comes at once. ‘And it‘came to pam, before he had done speaking, that behold, Rebekah “■ue.out, who was bom to Bethuel, aon of Milcah,.tbe wifeTif Nahor, Abraham's brother^with her pitcher upon her. shout- Elastic of step, modest of manner, pure of heart, fair of fsee she stands in the presence of the servant of Abraham. As to parentage she was the daughter of Bethuel; as to condition she was of virgin pnnty; as to appearance she was fair to look upon; as to education (he waa trained to domestic service. This is Rebekah, the hfide of the picture. "And the roan won dering at her held bis peace, to witness whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not. And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold,- and said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee; is there room in thy father's bouse for us tu lodge in? And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcab, which she bare unto Nahor. She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough and room to lodge in. And the man bowed down his head and worshiped the Lord." Genesis 24: 21-26. i The next incident is the wooing and the departure. The old servant tells bis story, makes his appeal, and the text Is spoken, “Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go." Genesis 24: 68. And the camel train is moving once more/the fam ily of Rebekah watching until the last camel is lost to view in the distance. The journey is uneventful, but the end of it is more than striking. "And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at eventide; and he lifted np his eyes, and taw, and. behold, the camels were coming. And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac she lighted off the camel. For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master; therefore she took a veil and covered her self. And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. And Isaac brought Her unto his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her, and Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.”' Genesis 24: 63-67. I. Here, is a lesson of divine providence. Hear Abraham when he says, “The Lord, God of heaven which took me from my father’s bouse, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that aware unto me, saying, Unto th.v seed will I give this laird; He shall send His anyol before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.” Genesis, 24: 7. We think of this as Old Testament history simply. We hear God saying, "As I was with Moses I will be with thee,” and we say certainly, but not with myself. Why it is we always think of God's care of the patriarchs as mira cles, without its counterpart is in our own Iwes, when God is our Father, everything In our life is precious to Him, and the very hairs of our head are numbered? He is the God of'Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and He is your God. The angel of the Lord is still living. We have grown world' ly wise and speak or impressions, cowrie tions,_ coincidences,' impulses, when all the time it is the angel of the Lord speaking to us. Have you noticed that there were two servants, one winged one in the air and the other in charge of the camels. It is always so. It is by this double ministry that .providences are confirmed. All through life we see it; in the conversion of men, in things common and in things unusual. You say, "I feel a strong im pulse to do a certain thing.” It is the an gel of the Lord troubling the stagnation ot your heart. You eay that I am impressed that I ought to do thus and so, when it is the finger of God writing His purpose on your soul. These are but the heavenly ministers of Jehovah. Look around you and you will find some opportunity for service fitting into your impulse or con viction, and that which yesterday you wondered at os a coincidence fills you with the spirit of worship to-day as you eay, “The Lord was in this place and 1, knew it n9t." “Life without a religious interpretation is little less than a trag edy,” while life thus viewed may have many twists and turns, but ends in heaven. II. I find here a good picture of real service. When Eleazar was leaving Abraham be said, “Peradventure, tho woman will not bo willing to follow me unto this land; must I needs hring thy son again unto the land from whence thou earnest?’’ And Abraham said unto him, "Beware, thou, that Jhou bring not my son thither again. The Lord Goa of heaven, which took me from my-father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that aware unto me, saying, Unto th.v seed will I give this land; He shall send His angel betore thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. And it the woman will not be willing to follow thee then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only bring not my son thither again." Genesis 24: 6-8. It is the same figure that we have oi the watchman upon the walls. Both of these appeal strongly to us. We are not free from responsibility until we have tried at leaat to win every aoul over whom we have an influence for Chriit. I cannot con vert even the smallest child, nor can you, but I can try to tell them what I have been commissioned to say, for I am my brother’s keeper. Oh, for the intense de- ■ire to do our Master’s will that Eleazai had. His camels are cared for, <he has entered the house of Bethuel. He is weary with his long journey, the savory meat prepared for his feast appeals tc hia weakness, but hear him say, “And there was-set meat before'him to eat; but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, speak on. Genesis 24: 33. Is not this like Paul on his missionary journey. "In journeying* often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in -perils by the heathen, in perils m the city, in perils in the wilder ness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness aud painful ness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness." 2 Corinthians II: 26-27. And is it not like Jesus Himself, when He it weary by the well side, hungry with much fasting and sends His disciple tc buymeat .which He forgot to eat. because of the woman by Hie side. I am sure Rebekah saw in him the great love ol Isaac s heart. And when they said, “wilt thou go with thia man? She said I will go." HI. Yet there is more to the story that this. I am sure. I know it because 1 read that what was written afore time was written for our instruction. The great object and aim of the Bible is tt illustrate [he operations of divine grace to show the works of Providence in the minute things of life, to show us that provision has been made for the fulfill ment of the great scheme of Redemption God speaks in every way; by direct state ment, by parable, by picture, by types by symbols, if by all means He may make known the nchee of His grace; and here >» a whole chapter, one of the longest ir the Pentateuch, taken up with a weddinj story; there must be some reason. The spirit of God would not use an entire chapter to describe the journey of Abra ham to Mt. Moriah, and another to tell flee, at least Abraham is willing to oiler him; .in the 23d chapter of Generis Sarah is laid aside in the tomb, while in the 24th chapter the servant is sent forth to win a bride' for the son. It is at least a perfect illustration of that New Testa ment story where Christ waa offered, the only, begotten Son of God, where Israel was rejected because they would not come home. The Holy Spirit, as a serv ant of God. ia calling forth from the world a. bride for the Son. This is the work of this generation. The Holy Spirit is the one of whom Jesus spoke when. He said, "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth,-which proceeded from the Father, He shall testi fy of Me." John 16: 28. One day we shall meet the Bridegroom, our eyes shall see Him and the wedding feaat shall be spread, and all, Heaven shall resound with the music of that glad day. IV. of .the death of grew 'ah' account ding without be th refer to Christ os this Man. He is the cbiefest among ten thousand. I bid you come to Him who walked, with men, ate with sinners, smiled with little children, wept, with weary women and died with sinful malfactors. "Wilt thou go with this Man?” You who are Christians I ask you the question, for many of you have not gone with Him, for "How can two walk together except they are agreed?” And if yon will go with Him it must be in some better way than in other days. First: You must share His opinion ox men. He was always excusing weakness, always helping the distressed and al ways rebuking unkmd criticism. You may need to forgive the man who injured you yesterday, for He did, and if you would be like Him you must do the same. "Wilt thou go with this Man?” Second: He will lead you into the homes where distress is tarrying, reliev ing embarrassment ns when He made the water into wine. Driving the wolf from the door as when He fed the multitudes. You will need to give your money as well as your sympathy. "Wilt thou go with this Man?” I think I see Him treading they streets of our own city where dis tress has gone before Him. There is a child with a heavy heart, nnd He stops long enough to breathe a benediction of pence. Yonder is a man upon the verge of despair, and this matchless Savior ot ours bids him come unto Him that he may find rest. There is a woman whose child is dying, whose mother is on the brink of Eternity,- and He who spoke as never man spake bids her listen as He says, "I am the resurrection and -he life.” There is a celebrated picture which rep resents Jesus walking through the multi tude. Before Him all the people are dis eased, while back of Him as he trods they are all perfectly well. This is Hvs influence always.' "Wilt thou go with this Man?” V. * I put it to all those of you who are not Christians, and bid you remember that It is not an- invitation to come to Christ simply but a command, and in His name, after the manner of 'Eleazar, I say, "Deal kindly and truly with my Master." By His beautiful life, wilt thon go? By His agony in the Garden, wilt thou go? By His betrayal and His trial of mockery, wilt thou go? By His shame ful death, I ask you ouce again, wilt thou go? His marred face and His bleeding back. His breaking heart. His cry of agony, wilt thou go with this Man? He hath trodden the wine press alone for you; He was a man of sorrows and ac quainted with grief for you. It is the moment of crisis iii your life. "Wilt thou go with this Man?” Answer, and answer it now as did Rebekah, “I will go." Oh, say it; say it. and the Devil shall hear it and tremble, the angels shall hear it and shout for joy. God Him self shall hear it and shall rejoice with joy unspeakable. Seeking the Truth. Kicodemus represents a large multitude of men and women in the world to-day. He waa seeking truth if not salvation for his restless soul. He was so interested that he did not wait until morning: but came to Jesus by night. Some have sug gested that he did this not because of his. anxiety, but because he did not have the moral courage to come to the unpopular teacher by daylight. If so the offense was not an unpardonable one, for Jesus did not even rebuke' him. He welcomes the coming of the most timid, the moat doubting, the most unworthy. Nicodemus, like nearly all the world who know any thing about Jesus,' recognized His moral supremacy. They know He is a teacher sent from God by the same test that Nicodemus applied. But that compliment is immaterial to the Christ. That ac knowledgment has no saving value. "Ex cept a man be born again” is the ever lasting sine qua non. the absolute and ir revocable condition for a heavenly career. How could Jesus have made plainer the necessity of the “Ifew Birth!” How is it therefore that more than half the world, more than half, perhaps, of nominal Chris tendom, are persistently searching for some other way. Why is it so! The world appropriates other common bless ings from God’s hands without demur or question. His sunshine and sweet nir are taken greedily nnd counted good. Millions have tested His plan of life; His way of salvation, and rejoice in the experience. 'They give ns their word that they find joy and peace. And yet the world is slow to follow. Is it a sign of a perverse heart, or a constitutional incapacity to act in one’s own interest? Jesus was patient with the slow .believing Nicodemus. But He did not have nearly twenty ' centuries of Christian testimony to hear witness to the truth. That is why it will be less toh erable in the judgment for ns than for those of Tyre and Sidon and the genera tions thnt have gone to their reward and doom.—Ram’s Horn. V Spoar Points. Conscience is God’s deputy in the soul. Immortality is the glorious discovery .oi Christianity. Christ reckons not by what is parted With, hut what is kept. It ia a weak religion that a man can hide from, hit household. A conscience void of offense'before God and man is an inheritance for eternity. There is no human life so poor and small at not to hold many a divine possi bility. Humility is the altar inpon which God wishes that we should offer Him our sacri fices. The tame spirit of faith that teaches a man to cry earnestly, teaches him to wait More dear in the'sight of God and His angels than any other conquest is tbs conquest of self. ,. No true work since the world bezan-was evtr’ waited; no’ true' life 'since the world' began bos ever failed. nf *v!S t 11 ^ inysteryi To love God is our happiness, to trust of the church. In the 22d chapter ot in Him is our repose, to surrender our- | Cream of News. | Brief. Summary of Most Important Events of Each Day. —Georgia’s peach crop will be les^—s. than one-half of la’st year, says Com missioner of Agriculture O. B. Stevens. —Stockholders of the Savannah,' Florida and Western railway met in \ Savannah Monday and ratified the agreement for the merger of the Plant system with the Atlantic Coast line on July 1, —The Southern Baptist convention, after four days’ session, in Asheville, N. C., adjourned Monday night The expected Diaz sensation did not mate rialize. —A bishop at the Methodist confer ence in Dallas stated that press dis patches were In error In saying the senators’ letter to Bishop Candler de clared the senate was not deceived In regard to the war claim. —An open switch caused a wreck on tho Gulf and Ship Island railway at Jackson, Miss., Monday, in which the white engineer and negro firemen .were killed. —ifcnegro In jail In Decatur, Tenn., who boasted of killing two white men and promised to kill two more, was taken out by a mob and lynched. —Congress has granted $200,0001 for the relief of the sufferers on Martin ique. President Roosevelt asked for $500,000. —One hundred and fifty thousa'nd miners are on strike in Pennsylvania for shorter hours and more pay. —By an explosion of naphtha in the Panhandle railroad yards at Pittsburg, Pa., Monday twenty persons were killed outright , and 200 Injured. Of the Injured 76 per cent will die. —It is now reported, instead of re- trlng Captain Hobson, to transfer him - to active duty In' the line of the navy.. —Aeronaut Severe and one of his assistants were killed at Paris while testing an air ship. The ship exploded while high in the air and the men were hurled to death. —After fightng in the sjreets of.Port- au-Prince, the Haitlen rebels triumph ed over the government forces and es tablished a provisional government. William J. Bryan has gone to Cuba,, where he will make notes on the Amer ican evacuation of the island. Five great questions will come, be fore the Methodist conference in Dal las this week: the election of two new » bishops, publishing house war claim, election of missionary bishop, church Insurance and matter of deaconesses. It is charged that Postmaster S. L. Burroughs, of Portsmouth, Va., who is now missing, is more than $2,000 short in his accounts. Oovernment in spector Is In charge of the accounts- Senator Gorman says the newspa pers have furnished the issue in toe next presidential campaign by their fight on the beef trust. Anthracite coal operators have shut* down their mines, thus anticipating strike of the miners. President Roosevelt has sent a tel egram to President Loubet, of France, expressing the regret of the people of the United States over the disaster at Martinique, News from the ill-fated city of St. Pierre, Martinique, Bhows that ac counts of destruction by the volcanic eruption were not exaggerated. Georgia prison commissioners de clare the insinuations touching the commission contained in a recent card from Hon. Dupont. Guerry, candidate for governor, to,,be false. * Wild cars at Lynchburg, Va., dashed Into a freight train and in accident one man was fatally Injured. Supreme court of Alabama has with drawn the Impeachment .proceedings against Probate Judge Lovejoy, of Eto wah county. —Paul Leicester Ford, the famous novelist, was killed at his home in New York Thursday by his brother, Mal colm Ford, who Immediately took his own. life. The brothers quarreled about money matters. The miners in the anthracite coal teglon receive orders to strike. The order involves over 10,000 men. H. Clay Evans denies that he was forced to leave the peilrion bureau or that his resignation was conditioned upon appointment to another office. The house has passed the bill pro viding for the admission ot Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico into th» - onion. \—Two students were cremated In the burning of the Bran’s university school in Richmond, Va.; Wednesday mornlBg;-^^n.dIstfU».hws^M^dt-;^. i President Sam, of the republic of I Haiti, has resigned. His successor Genesis, the sen is offered up ss a saeri- selves entirely to His will is our strength. J be chosen at once;