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The Second
Coming
of Christ
By REV. JAMES M. CRAY. D. D..
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago
TEXT—"Wnltlng for the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ."—1st Corinthians 1:7.
Those words of
Paul to tlio Corin
thians expressed
the attitude of
that church, and
they should ex
press the attitude
of the whole
church of Jesus
Christ everywhere
and always. By
the church we
mean regenerated
men and women,
true believers on
the. name of our
Lord JesuB Christ.
What Does It
Mean?
There Is much confusion as to what
is meant by the Second Coming of
Christ, and yet the scriptures clearly
teach that he Is coming again in a
personal and visible sense. What oth
er Interpretation ban be given to the
words of the angels spoken to the
waiting disciples on Mt. Olivet juBt
after the ascension of our Lord?' “Ye
men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing
up into heaven? This same Jesus,
which' is taken up from you- into
heaven, shall so come in like manner-
as ye have seen him go into heaven.”
(Acts 1:11.)
. All the orthodox creeds of the
church have taught this, although
there is a difference of opinion among
good Christians as to the time when
he shall come.
For example, the scriptures speak
of a thousand years when peace and
righteousness shall prevail over the
earth, known mostly as the millenni
um; and there are those who-think
that the Lord will not come until
after that period, while others be
lieve that he will come before it.
This latter is my judgment, for I
cannot see how there can be a .mil
lennium until he comes to Introduce
and make it a possibility.
This judgment is based' upon the
teaching of both the Old and New
Testaments, but specifically upon our
Lord’s command to “Watch,” because
we know not tim day nor the hour
* when lie shall return. •
A friend of mine used to spend his
summers in New Hampshire, and one
day he said to hiB little children that
business called him to Boston. They
were very much disappointed to have
him go, and he cheered them up by
saying that he would return again, and
that they should watch for him. As
a consequence, his train had hardly
drawn out of the station when they
ran to their mother and asked her to
wash their hands and faces, and comb x
their hair, that they might run down
again and wait for the Incoming train
on which they expected him to return.
This they did continually at train time
from day to day, until he did return;
so that afterwards their mother said
she had never known them to show
such an interest in soap and water In
their lives. It is for a result not un
like this that our Lord would keep
us in the' spirit of expectancy, for as
the apostle John says, “Every man
that hath this hope in him purifieth
himself, even as he is pure.” (1st
John 3:3.)
Sometimes it is asked what is the
practical value of preaching on the
Second Coming of Christ? We have
already stated one answer to that
question in the effect of the hope on
•the personal character of the. believer,
but in addition to that it can be said
thut tkoro is not a singlo Christian
grace or virtue named in the Now
Testament with which that hope Is
not connected. Three hundred times
is it mentioned there, tliub Bkowing
us its importance in the Christian
scheme, and the need of giving it its
rightful place in all our Christian
thinking and doing.
Andrew Bonar’s Crown.
That dear old Scottish saint,' An-'
drew Bonar, once visited this country,
nnd when ho was returning they gave
him a farewell mooting in New York.
Several eulogistic speeches were
made, and one speaker in closing said,
“Brethren, think of the ‘crown of
righteousness which the Lord, the
righteous judge, shall give him at
that da/.” And when ho sat down,
Dr. Bonar arose, and walking to. the
front of (he pulpit, concluded that quo
tation from Paul’s socond letter to
Timothy adding, "And not to me only,
but unto all them also that love his
appearing.” There nro at least three
crowns that are promised that faith
ful believer in the life to come, but
this crown belongs alone to them who
love our Lord’s appearance. Are we
counted In that blessed number?
"Do than my soul, keep watch, bewara
lest thou In sleep sink dOwn,
Lest thou bo given o’er to death, and loso
tho golden crown.”
And yet how shall wo watch ex
cept by living a life dally in the will
of God. But how do men know the
will of God except as they Igarn of It
in the Bible • wkerp it has been re
vealed? Nor is. the stipple reading of
the Bible enough, unless the Holy
Spirit shall interpret it to our under
standings, and apply it to oiir hearts.
This he docs In answer, to'-our suppli
cations, hence I exhort you to a life
of real plefcr. V . ....
Available Power.
The spiritual.power that is available
to.us Is all sufficient and lias no meas
ure to It, for it "is- the power of God,
“who is able to d<L exceedingly abun
dantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the measure of the gift
of Christ.” The indwelling Lord, If we
open to him all our heart, will enable
us to do God’s will constantly, freely,
and joyfully." The greater our diffi
culties and obstacles, the more our
spiritual strength should be manifest.
This privilege is not only for those of
original force arid determination, but
for the naturally fearful and faint
hearted also. Out of weakness we are
to be made strong. This Is the priv
ilege of all of God’s children, for they
are the partakers of the divine nature.
We should make'the most of our life,
by letting it be filled, empowered, and
glorified by God’s life. He is ready to
grant us, “according to the riches of
his glory, to be strengthened with
might by his Spirit In the inner man.”
The Secret of Jhe Quiet Heart.
“Whoso hearkeneth unto me ... ;
shall be quiet from fear of evil."—
Prov. 1, 33.
The secret of a quiet heart is to
keep ever near to God. Stayed on
him, we shall, not be shaken and our
hearts will be “fixed, trusting in the
Lord.” We get above the fogs when
we soar to God, and circumstances in
their wildest whirl will not suck us
into the vortex if we are holding by
him and know that he is at our right
hand.—Alexander Maclaren, D.D.
Selfishness.
Retirement from business may mean
abandonment of self to selfish enjoy
ment and not a preparation for the
great event of death.—Rev. C. E. Jef;
ferson, Congregat{onalist, New York
City. ' . ,
Amusements.
Any amusement which unfits for the
real and sober affairs oMlfe should be
cut out of the program of a Christian.
—Rev. C. B. Mitchell, Methodist, Chi
cago. - ; . •
Some there be who discern your
moods and .occasions; Know when
silence will soothe or when speech
will cheer.—H. W. Beecher.
A Prayer.
Lord we thank thee at the remem
brance of thy past tender merOieB
towards us, for the love which has
followed us all the way. We thank
thee for grace renewed from day to
day and sufficient for all our needs.
Grant us, -.ve pray thee, a very near
sense of thy presence abiding within
us, sustaining, directing, upholding
and giving pardon, peace and unfail
ing joy that the world knows nDt.
Let us not become too engrossed with
the many things of life with which
our hands are busy for material needs
and worldly happiness, but so touch
our . hearts that wo lift our eyes-to'
the heavenly hills whence eometk our
help and foretaste the joys that
await the glorified life. Keep our
hearts tender to the world around
us and strengthen our hands to ready
deeds . of kindness and goodwill for
Christ's sake. We ask it in his
.name. ' .-Jv
The Glad Heart.
Everybody longs to be happy. Not
all people try to be consistently cheer
ful. In other -words, the majority
long for something to be given by
outsld’e fate,-and neglect the way to
get it for themselves. For to be con
sistently cheerful is the dynamic way
to be happy.
Inconsistent cheerfulness is of no
especial value. To be cheerful be
cause one is enjoying life is a .matter
of course. Consistent cheerfulness is
another and braver matter. It means,
first, a firm belief that God is good
and that all things work together for
good to his obedient children. It
means; secondly, a determination to
be courageous and helpful and pleas-
ant-tempered at every moment and
under all conditions, it is ,the work
ing of cause and effect. To resolve
to be. cheerful through all events is
within the power of every child of
God, and it leads-on to peace and
sunshine of soul'on earth, and for
ward to the glorious happiness of
heaven.
Wisdom, Skill 'and Virtue.
Wisdom is knowing what to do
next; skill is knowing how to do it,
and virtue is doing it.—David Starr
Jordan.
RAISING OF GHIGKENS
South Has Many Advantages
Over North in Poultry.
Best Results Obtained by Knowledge
of Business and Keeping Good
Stock, Comfortably Housed
and Given Proper Food.
The advantages of the south over
the north for the raising of poultry
profitably are many. Among those
advantages are a longer growing sea
son, insuring more insects and green
feed for the fowls on range, more
moderate winter climate, which en
ables the poultryman or farmer to put
up cheaper buildings, and an abun
dance of cheap land well adapted to
poultry-keeping. These natural advan
tages, however, require the fulfillment
of other conditions in order to achieve
success in the poultry industry or
make poultry-keeping pay.
For the best results a knowledge
of the poultry business and the keep
ing of good stock, comfortably hous
ed and properly fed are necessary.
On southern farms a large part of tho
profit .which may be made from poul
try coines by the utilization of waste
products which the fowls should find
for themselves, and though the gen
eral-purpose breeds, such as the Plym
outh Rocks, Wyandottes and Rhode
Island Reds, are not so good foragers
as the Leghorns, they are better
adapted to farms. Fowls should
have free range, preferably a range
providing both upland and lowland.
This gives ideal conditions, for the
fowls “will choose their own ground to
suit the season.' The Important con
ditions relating-.to poultry houses are
dryness, plenty- of sunlight,, good ven
tilation . and’ movable appliances.
Portable houses ' are very useful on
southern farms and have given good
results. Whatever kind of house is
used, it should be thoroughly disin
fected at least once a year. For the
best development of the stock and the
highest production of' eggs . fowls
should be provided with grains and
their products, green feeds : and ani
mal feeds. In winter sprouted oats
make a profitable green feed, and
skim milk or buttermilk makes a
Pair of White Plymouth Rocks.
good animal feed for egg production
any time qf the 'year.
Hens are preferred to Incubators on
southern farms for hatching chicks,
and only the strongest and best stock
should be used for breeding purposes.,
A profitable line of the industry that
is capable of greater development in
the south Is the production of broil
ers for market. Chickens intended
for this purpose should have a fat
tening ration, with plenty of corn-
meal and a limited grass range. In
sorting the stock at this time, the
farmer very * often makes a .serious
mistake in taking the largest and best
developed chicketfs^-for-• market ‘ dud
keeping the smaller and poorer chick
ens for his own use. This’may bring
better money returns for the time be
ing, but a few generations. of. this-
practice will bring the whole flock .to
the level of the cuiis. Against this
common practice in the south farm
ers cannot be too earnestly cautioned.
Corn Silage.
The fermentation of corn silage is es
sentially the change of sugar into
several acids. The most important
change is the conversion of the sugar
by lactic acid bacteria into lactic
acid.
Drafts in Barns.
The little, sneaking, sifting passages
of air that- come into the dairy barn
through the small cracks chill the
cows and check the milk flow , worse
than if the animals were right out in
the open..
Scrub Horses.
The man who sends nondescript
horses to the market gets poor re
turns for .his outlay -of money and
time.'
Ground Charcoal.
There is nothing better than ground
charcoal to correct slight bowel trou
ble in chickens. ■
PUT UP MEAT SUPPLY
Farmers Can Save Money by Pro
viding for Next Year.
Of Two Methods of. Treatment Dry
Cure Is Considered Superior for
Securing Highest 'Quality and
■ Richest Flavor.
Prices of all kinds of meat are like
ly to be higher than ever next yoar.
This winter farmer folks can make a
big saving by putting up their own
meat supply for next year. There are
two methods in curing meat, tho dry
cure and tho brine cure. Both aro
good, bui?°for production of the high
est, quality and richest flavor the dry
Cutting Up a Hog.
cure is superior. Brine destroys a
considerable quantity of the soluble
protein In meat, and that is what gives
the flavor., Any piece of meat soaked,
or even wet, is never again as good
as it was. This is the approved dry
cure used by President Waters of Kan
sas Agricultural College, Whose home-
cured hams are famous:
To 1,000 pounds of meat take the
following: Common salt, 40 pounds;
New Orleans sugar, 10 pounds; black
One Man Hog Holster.
pepper, 4 pounds; saltpeter, 1%
pounds; cayenne pepper,. % pound.
Weigh the meat, and take such part
of the ingredients as that is a part of
the 1,000.- Let the meat cool thorough
ly. After thoroughly mixing the in
gredients one-half of the amount
should be well rubbed into the meat.
Put the meat In a dry, cool place
(never in a cellar). Let it remain
two weeks, then rub on the remainder
of the cure, and let it lie about six
weeks, when it Is ready to hang.
Smoking should be done slowly. It
should occupy four to six weeks, a
little every day, and with little heat.
Slow smoking gives a delicate flavor.
After the smoking is finished wrap
each piece in paper, put in an-un
washed flour sack and hang in a dry
place.
The brine cure requires the same
materials minus the pepper. When the
meat has cooled rub it with salt and
let it drain over night. Pack in a
clean barrel with the heavy pieces,
hams and shoulders at the bottom. For
every 100 pounds use 8 pounds of salt,
Hog Hoisted,
2 pounds brown sugar and,,? ounces
saltpeter. Dissolve in 4 gallons of
water and cover the meat with it
Thin sides should remain in. this four
to six weeks and hams six to eight
weeks. After it has dried thoroughly
smoke as in the dry cure.
A load of coarse sand furnishes ex
cellent grit.
Successful dairying depends upon
good care as well as upon good stock.
It-takes as much energy for stock
to fight the cold as It does to fight the
flies.
A- London remedy for roup is about
three drops of camphor on a piece of
bread.
Do not -neglect to level the colts’
feet when they aTe-brought in from
the pasture.
It is Jargely faith in the trainer or
caret^^ that brings the best results
with horses.
. It takes .more to make a yearling
lamb gain than it does one four
months younger.
Im. feeding a milch cow a corn ra
tion,- reduce the ration at first indica
tion of fattening.
Pick up a strictly first-class thor
oughbred ram lamb this fall and raiso
him for next year.
YOU CANT KEEP WELL WHEN g
YOU ARE CONSTIPATED
CONSTIPATION IS THE ROOT OF
NEARLY ALL DISEASE.
"Koop Your Bowels Open"—Doctors
Estimate That 76 Per,Cent, of Sick
ness Is Due to Torpid Liver. I-
All food oaton lias some undigostibla
waste, which tho liver clears away day
by day. Now, a heavy or unusual diet,
or a change in water, may cause tho
liver to leave a few particles, and the
next day Its cleansing work Is more
difficult. Theso particles press and
clog, and more aro left over; and so
this waste accumulates, clogging stom-.
ach and intestinal canal and causing
Constipation. . . -
This is not all. If this waste la
not eliminated, it ferments and gen
erates uric acid, a poison which gets
into tho ’blood stream and Is carried
along through the system to poison^
it and develop disease. ^ ,
JACOBS’ LIVER SALT dissolves
the uric acid and passes It off in the
urine. It flushes and cleanses the
stpmach and intestinal canal and re
lieves the liver from the pressure of
fermenting waste matter. The liver
then resumes its normal activity.
' JACOBS’ LIVER SALT is much bet-
ter than calomel. It causes no grip
ing, nausea or vomiting, because it
acts mildly and without force. It is
the mercurial force of calomel that
nauseates and salivates. JACOBS’
LIVER SALT is pleasant and bubbling,
agreeable to everyone, and no other
liver medicine acts so quickly and so
gently. Large jar 25c at your druggist
(by mail 16c extra postage). Jacobs’
Pharmacy, Atlanta, Ga.- Large free
sample and interesting booklet, for 2c
stamp. Adv.
Wireless Map.'-
A novelty in the way of maps has
just been.issued by the German impe
rial postofflee, which has compiled a
chart showing the ijfincipal Wireless
telegraph stations in the world. Tho
object is to advertise the facilities
now afforded in Germany for “draht>-
-|4ose" telegraphy. German stations
are, of course, given special promi-
nence on the map, and in this connec
tion it Is interesting to note that the
station at Neuen is claimed to be the
most powerful in existence, its range
being 2,100 miles. This is two hun
dred miles more than that of Eiffel
towor.
As Women Play the Game.
Two Kansas City sisters were male-...
ing a round of calls a few days ago.
There Were many to be made, and
whenever there was nobody at home
and cards could be left with the maid
there was that much gained. One
of the sisters smiled contentedly
when the wllers, as had happened
several timeB that day, were inform
ed that the prospective hostess was
not at home. Tho other sister re
pressed the smile severely.
“You mustn’t look so pleased when
we don’t find them at home,” she
said, as they went down the walk,
“they may be watching us out of the
window."
Ne man can stand in his own light
without casting a shadow.
A DOCTOR’S SLEEP
Found He Had to Leave Off Coffee.
, Many persons do not realize that a
bad stomach will cause insomnia.
Coffee and tea drinking being such
an ancient and respectable form of
habit, few realize that the drug—caf
feine—contained in coffee and tea, is
one of the principal causes -of dys
pepsia and nervous ..troubles.
Without their usual portion,of cof-■
fee or tea, the caffeine topers are-
nervous, irritable and fretful. That’s
the way -with a whisky drinker. Be
has got to have his dram “to settle his
nerves”—habit.
To leave off coffee or tea is an easy
matter if you want to. try it, because
Postum gives a gentle but natural
support to the nerves and does not
contain- any drug—nothing but food.
Physicians know this to be true, as
one from Ga. writes:
“I have cured myself of a long
standing case of NervouB Dyspepsia
by leaving off coffee and using Post-
um," says the doctor.
“I aTso enjoy refreshing sleep, to
which I’ve been an utter stranger for
20 years.
“In treating dyspepsia in its various
types, I find little trouble when I can
induce patients to quit coffee and
adopt Postum.”
The Dr. 1b right and "there’s a
reason.’’ Read the little • book, “The
Road to Wellville,’’’in pkgs.
PoBtum now comes in concentrated,
powder form called Instant Postum.
It is prepared by stirring a level tea-
spoonful in a cup Ofbot water, adding
sugar to tast’e, and enough cream to •
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum. is convenient;
there’s no waste; and the flavour is
always uniform. Sold by grocers—50-
cup tin 30 cts., 100-cup tin 50 cts. '
A 6-cup trial tin mailed for grocer’s
name and 2-cent stamp for postage. •
PoBtum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek,
Mich.—Adv.
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