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THE ASHBURN ADVANCE.
H. I). SMITH.# EDITOR.
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MAKE PLANS.
THE CONVENTION FOR JUNE 29TH.
Senator Clay Is Succeeded as rhitirnian tty
Firming I)nItignoii —Smile Import¬
ant Devolution* Adopted.
During two long sessions at Atlanta
Thursday the democratic state execu¬
tive committee of Georgia mapped out
campaign plans and arranged for tho
holding of primary elections to nomi¬
nate the next state anil judicial tick-
ets.
The committee met at the Kimball
house, and not only were nearly all
the candidates for nearly all the offices
on the tickets present in person, but
they were accompanied by so many
friends that the hotel lobby was at
times too much crowded for comfort.
Every congressional district in
state was represented and nearly every
county.
The committee decided in favor of
separate conventions to nominate state
and judicial officers, and in favor of
uniform primaries for each. The dates
of the two primaries and conventions
were fixed as follows:
For the State Ticket—Primary, June
6th; convention, June 29tli.
For the Supreme Court—Primary,
June 23d; convention July 20th.
When Senator Clay, as chairman of
the committee, assumed the gavel and
called the assembly to order he was
greeted by a generous round of ap¬
plause, aud jn response made a most
happy little speech. He thanked the
members for the hearty co-operation
they had given him in his work during
his four years’ administration as chair¬
man, and said thnt in retiring from
that position because of bis duties at
Washington he wished it to be under¬
stood that in the future as in the past,
his time and his talents would always
be at the service of his party.
Hon. F. G. duBignon was elected
chairman of the committee to succeed
Senator Clay.
Some slight opposition was at first
manifested to his election to the chair¬
manship, but it disappeared as soon as
Mr. duBignon, in a few manly and
straightforward words, assumed the
duties of his office. His speech, which
elicited hearty applause, was in part
as follows:
“I thank you for this evidence of
your confidence and esteem. During
the short period that I will hold this
important office, by your favor, I shall
endeavor to requite it by an unrelent¬
ing devotion to its arduous duties.
Believe me, that I would not accept it
were I not unconscious of a single
heartbeat that is not in accord with
the officially declared principles of the
democratic party. I dedicate to the
service of the democratic party today,
here in your presence, all the ability
and all the energy that I possess, ask¬
ing and expecting no other or higher
reward than the general good that
shall come to all people.”
The following resolutions concern¬
ing minor matters were adopted unan-
mously:
“Besolved, That to both conven¬
tions each county be entitled to twice
as many delegates as it has members
in the house of representatives, and
that credentials be issued by the re¬
spective county committees to no more
delegates than their respective coun¬
ties are entitled to.
“Resolved further, That no county
shall be represented by proxies held
by persons not citizens of said coun¬
ties.
“Resolved, That it is the sense of
this committee that the primary for
statehouse officers be held at the
various precincts of the several coun¬
ties.
“Resolved, That the qualifications
of the voters in said primaries be left
to the executive committee of each
county where they see fit to act, but
where they do not act, we recommend
that the qualification for voting at the
democratic primaries shall be that the
voter be a democrat and that he will
vote for the democratic nominees in
said election.
“This declaration not being intend¬
ed to prevent the participation of any
voter who lias not heretofore been a
member of the democratic party, but
who wishes now to become so.”
AN IMPORTANT BILL.
Measure to Place the United State* Army
on if War Footing.
A Washington dispatch says: The
largest measure of preparation yet
made by the wir department to meet
the contingencies of the future has
just been completed.
It is preparation of a bill providing,
among other sections, for the placing
of the army on a war footing, full
strength of 104,000 men. The bill
has been carefully gone over by the
war department, aud will be intro¬
duced in the house by Representative
Hull, chairmaa of the house commit¬
tee on military affairs, who, it is ex¬
pected, will urge it vigorously.
ASH BURN. WORTH CO.. GA.. FRIDAY. M ARCH 2ft. 189S.
SPAIN l.OSKS MAM SlIMimt*.
Authentic Information I uta the Number
nt Seventy Thousand.
A Washington dispatch says: Seven¬
ty thousand men is the number of
Spanish soldiers who have been killed,
wounded or otherwise incapacitated
for duty during the present war in
Cuba. These figures have been re¬
ceived in this city recently from relia¬
ble sources auil are said to be as near¬
ly authentic as it is possible to obtain
them without recourse to the records
kept by the Spanish government.
From the same source considerable
other information bearing on the mil¬
itary strength of Spain and her de¬
pendencies is obtained. The present
force of Spain in Cuba is as follows:
Regulars, 135,000 men. Of this
number it is estimated that 80,000 of
are effective for military pur¬
poses. They are distributed through¬
out the island as follows:
About 25,000 are in the two eastern
provinces of Santiago de Cuba and
Puerto Principe, and the remainder
are in the provinces of Santa Clara,
Matanzas, Havana and Pinar del Rio.
There are about 30,000 members in
what is known as the volunteer army.
These are mostly in the province of
Havana and are largely in the nature
of home guards, corresponding to our
siate militia. There are 55,000 men
who are not effective for military duty
from various causes.
The strength of the Spanish army at
home and including her nearby pos¬
sessions is 100,000 men, which in
times of demand for additional soldiers
may be increased as follows:
First reserve, 50,000 men; second
reserve, 160,000 men, all of whom are
instructed in military tactics and a
second reserve which is not instructed
of 300,000 men, making in all a grand
total of .610,000 men.
Since these figures were received
here recent drafts of 15,000 men to
strengthen the army in Cuba, leaves
only 180,000 of Spain’s regular army
now in the peninsular, tho Balearic
islands, the Spanish possessions in
North Africa and the Canary islands.
In the Pliillippine islands Spain has
an army of 32,000 men, which includes
15,000 native troops. Several regi¬
ments of the latter were disbanded
during the time of the late insurrec¬
tion in the islands, and in time of war,
it is said, they are of very little use to
the Spanish government.
THE AMAZONAS TRANSFERRED.
Brazilian Warship Turned Over tu united
States With Impressive Ceremonies.
At Gravesend, England, Friday the
cruiser Amazonas, built by tlie Arm¬
strongs for Brazil and purchased by
the United States, was formally trans¬
ferred from the Brazilian fiag to the
stars and stripes.
Lieutenant Commander Colwell,
United States naval attache, accompa¬
nied by Ensign Roberts, Assistant
Engineer McMorris and Consul Gen¬
eral Osborne arrived on board shortly
before 11 o’clock. The chief officers
of the coast guard and a number of cus¬
toms officers, all in uniform, were al¬
ready on board. Lieutenant Com¬
mander Colwell aud his party were re¬
ceived by Commander Corres. Lieu¬
tenant Commander Colwell, saluting
Commander Corres, said:
“Captain, I have here a contract of
sale to which you were a witness and
whereby this vessel is to he transferred
to me, in behalf of the United States.”
Commander Corres replied through
an interpreter, saying: I desire
“In handing over the ship
to say that it is done with the sincere
friendship of Brazil.”
Lieutenant Commander Colwel, sa¬
luting, replied: United States I
“In behalf of the
thank you for the sentiment.”
In the center of a circle of officers
of both nations, Lieutenant Com¬
mander Colwell then fuced the Bra¬
zilian flag, flying from the cruiser’s
stern, and as the officers hared their
heads, the flag of Brazil was hauled
down at 11:10 a. m., after which, fac¬
ing about with their heads still un-
covered, old glory was run up at the
main.
OPPOSITION TO CULBERSON.
J. W. Blake Will Kun Again** Texas Gov¬
ernor Yot the Senate.
A special from Dallas, Texas, says
J. W. Blake, of Mexia, chairman of
the Texas state democratic executive
committee, has determined to make
the race against Governor Culberson
for United States senator to succeed
Q- Mills, whose term expires
March 4. 1899
BENEFIT FOR MAINE VICTIMS.
Four Jhounand New Yorkers Sang In a
Great CRqrus.
At New York Sunday night over
4,000 people rose simultaneously in
the Metropolitan opera house and
joined with the choruses ou the stage
in the singing of “The Star Spangled
Banner, ” with more enthusiasm than
has been exhibited in the opera house
for many months. It was upon the
occasion of a performance for the ben¬
efit of the Maine fund.
The entertainment, aside from the
subscriptions, netted about 812,000,
Many of the best known actors and
actresses took part in the perform¬
ance.
SUNDAY SIMONS.
IiitcicsUng addresses by ‘ Rev. (Jett. II.
Hepnorlli ami Dwight L. Moody.
‘Peace In the Soul" Is the Title of the
ltev* George H« IIe\»\voi'th*§ Sermon,
Preached in the New V vk Her.tltl’a
Columns— An Address by l>. L. Moody.
“For tho kingdom of God is joy anil
peace.”—Homans xiv., 17.
Tlie Bible is the most practical book in
;he world. There is very little theology in
It—not as much as some people think —hut
i great many inspired bits of advice though iih to
:he conduct of the every day and life, as who
!he writer loved men women
would read his word aud was actuated by
uo other motive than to help them Book over
rough places. For this reason the
has maintained its hold on mankind. It is
trieudly, kindly and encouraging, a book
not to be read through nt a sitting, hut
to he taken up at odd times and glanced
at just as you would look at a handful of
jewels for a moment ami then put them
away. noticed that it makes
I have many, very
many references to peace and joy—not the
peace of a nation, that busy peace in which
we compete for personal gain, but the
peace of the heart, which creates content¬
ment and keeps the soul in poise and
equilibrium; the peace which makesu man
feel that everything will come out right in
the end because nothing can come out
wrong when God is guiding our affairs. It
is once spoken ot in very extreme lan¬
guage as “the peace that pftsseth under¬
standing,” like the peace which a sensitive
soul enjoys when it gazes on a magnificent
landscape, or like that which the lover of
music has when lie is listening to some su¬
perb orchestra, or like that which a moth¬
er has when she is sitting by the cradle of
her llrst horn, is a peace tliat refuses to be
analyzed, but so deep anil strange tliat
no one can describe it to a person who lias
not felt it.
I am talking to myself ns well as to you
when I say that we could get a great ileal
more out of life if we were more reposeful. trivial
We expend to much energy on
things, things so unimportant that it does
not matter greatly how they go. Wo allow
ourselves to be disturbed by small matters,
whereas the soul is big enough to look on
them with indifference. We keep ourselves
in a condition of nervous tension, which is
not simply hurtful to tho body but equally
so to the spiritual nature. Body ami soul
are so closely related that over excitement
of the one seems to throw the other off its
baluneo. You and I cannot hunt out best
until we lire tranquil in heart with that
kind of tranquillity which rests on the firm
basis of faith that the angels of God are
looking after our interests and trying to
Tliero persuade just us to take the of right insanity road to in heaven. anil
is an atom us,
when we grow restless that atom is funned
into a flame. The truly sane man is the
quiet souleil man. I say, therefore, since
Christianity teaches a man to he quiescent,
that the Christian religion will both make
us sane and keep us so.
When crossing tho ocean recently our
ship ran into a storm. The sea was very
rough, the fog closed in on all sides, uud
we had au uncomfortable time. The waves
were in an ugly mood, and on two or three
occasions swept the dock. I enjoyed should it as
little as did the other passengers and
have been gratofui for a ray of sunshine.
But that was not to he thought of. Sup¬
pose I had taken on myself the responsi¬
bility of the situation. The captain was on
the bridge night and day, hut suppose I
had allowed myself to wonder whether lie
knew his business, and had offered him ad¬
vice as to the conduct of tlie vessel. Would
that have allayed the tempest, would it
have stilled the troubled waters, would it
have kept the ship from rolling uneasily?
I should not only have done no good, but
should have interfered to my own detri¬
ment. My duty was to keep on my feet as
best I could, not to go beyond my province
as a passenger, to hear in mind thut the
captain had passed safely through a thou¬
sand worse storms and was showing no
anxiety about this one. If I had faith in
tho muster of the craft there was no need
to he afraid. Any doubt as to ills ability
would at oueo create havoc of mind anil
body. My duty was to keep still uud to
cherish tho conviction that all would he
well in a few hours.
Now the spiritual difficulty wo encounter
in our lives is this subtle suspicion that
after all thero may not be a God, or, if
there is, that He is not equal to the emer¬
gency. That rankest of all heresies lies at
the foundation of our religious restless¬
ness. Wo may as well face this fact anil
govern ourselves accordingly. The man
who does net cheerfully meet his fate lias
a lurking doubt of God’s existence. He
may deny it. to others, hut he must needs
admit It to himself. He may accept tho
longest creed that was ever written and he
orthodox in all tho details of his professed
belief, but if you could flml your way into
bis heart of hearts you would discover that
liis faith in God is a social or ecclesiastical
luxury, and as such is worth very little.
“Did Christ have any doubt that a legion
of angels would minister unto Him in His
necessity? Can window you conceive of Him as
sitting at tho of His friend’s house
in Bethany on the night before the cruci¬
fixion anil wondering If He could go
through the next day’s experience? On
tho contrary, He was self-possessed, even
cheerful, and If the opportunity to avoid
the cross had been offered He would not
have used it. He knew that the Father was
there, thnt tho Father would he with Him,
and that the cruel nails could not pain Him
so much as a doubt of that Father’s love.
Wo cannot follow that example except in
a far-off way. He said Thy will he done
without a tremor, but we can say It with a
tremor. The highest excellence is repose,
truthful repose of soul, but you cannot he
self-possessed until you know that you un-
possessed of God. The essence of religion
Is the soul's consciousness that as Its day
so shall he its strength; that God and you
can do anything and hear unything. After
that you will he at peace, quiescent and
acquiescent. He who lias hold of God’s
hand and knows it is the most cheerful
soul this side of Heaven.
Georoe H. Hepworth.
DWICHT L. MOODY SPEAKS.
Address by the Evangelist at a Crowded
Meeting in New York.
Dwight L. Moody has been holding a
series of crowded meetings in New York.
The following account is from one of the
famous evangelist’s addresses there:
“In Luke xix., 10, is the keynote of this
whole meeting: ‘Tlie Son of Man is come
to seek anil save that which is lost,’ Even
now I am cast down. A life-long friend
has come to me saying that his health is
lost and that it is only a question of time
when he passes away, I am sad, I say, yet
be has the promise of a beautiful life here¬
after. Some friend of yours has lost bis
wealth, is reduced in life. You sympathize
with him, I sympathize with him. And yet
with all this misfortune there is a hope for
a better life.
“To-day I passed the eye infirmary, across
from where I am staying, where I am told
lire many little onus hopelessly lillml. J|l
cannot look nt that building without n pang
in my heart. A doctor told me that 11
moih\r brought her beautiful little child to
hint and sidd thnt It hndn t opened its eves
for several days. Ho looked at the little
child and told her that it was blind. ‘Yea,’
said she, 'it has been blind forseverul days.’
•It will be blind forever,' ho told her. Then
there came a wall from her heart that near¬
ly broke nty heart to hear of. Her child
could never see its mother. Yet there is
the hope that tlie child will be glorified in
another world.
“On my way hero I passed the Hospital
for Cripples. I could not help but sym¬
pathize with them. And yet there is hope
for those poor beings. There is the hope
of another body—a glorilled likeness of our
Saviour Jesus C.trial. A 1 1 i . ..• < .< t
Is so hard for people to rc'ilw.o what It
mentis to be lost—yes, L-C-S-Tl"
The evangelist's voice thundered as he
hurled this down upon the audience, A
low murmur came in recognition of its
force. to
“What is it to be lost! When I came
New York twenty years ago little Charlie
Boss had just been lost. The whole nation
was moved as it had not been moved since
the war. They gave mo the picture of the
ohlld, asking that I search my congrega¬
tion for some trace of him. Devoted friends
of his mother came day after day, search¬
ing for the little child. Many and many a
mother wept at the thought of the anguish
Of that boy’s mother. And yet there are
millions of mothers that have lost thoir
sons, for these sous have missed the word
of Godl Tn
"Again, I will tell you another storv.
one of the towns In the West where 1 was
preaching two little children had wan¬
dered into the woods—a I rothur and a sis¬
ter. All day moil searched for them and
they were not found. Tiio day following
these men could do nothing at their labor.
So they formed a line—a thousand of them
—all a few feet apart, and scoured the
woods. Then when tho word enme down
tlye lino that the little ones lmd been found
safe and well, how that town was stirrod.
“And yet, I tell you, here are hundreds
nnd hundreds of drunkards, young men
lost in vice, lost forever, and yet this town
is never stirred. Think of tho young men
going down, down, down, deeper into vice,
while no one seems to be moved.
“Except that man be born again ho can¬
not see the Kingdom of (iod.
“There is not a poor drunkard nor a
fallen woman that Goil does not want.
They ilo not believe, perhaps, that God
wants them. Go hunt them up. Tell them
the Word of God.
“A certain woman lias ten pieces of sil¬
ver, and loses oue. Does she let it go? No!
She gets a broom and raises a dust unit u
commotion. She doesn't wait for the silver
to come back. Then when she Is success¬
ful she says: ‘Rejoice with me, I hove found
tho piece of silver.’ York
"There will be a great joy in New
when the lost are found. Luke said: ‘Tlnm
drew unto Him the publicans and sinners.’
It got out that Christ wanted the lost ones
to come unto Him, the publicans anil sin¬
ners. Then they came. What you must
do is to publish that Goil seeks the sinner.
If there is anyone that is tired of sin, I
bring you good news. The Shepherd is the
same. He is still seeking you.
“A mother wrote to her infidel son, ‘Go
to Moody and Bun key’s meeting.’ riiut
was in 1874. Ho said‘Ye.J,’and thnt was
all she could get out of him. He would
go if it wasn’t too much trouble. Tlie llrst
meeting in Brooklyn ohanced to be within
a block of his home, lie came. He said
that he had no thought when he gave the
promise that it would bo so near, but it was
a bore, anyhow. Next night lie was eon-
verted. ‘Have you written your mother?’
I nskeil him, ‘No,’ said lie, ‘I’ve cabled.’
That’s the way the Shepherd seeks.
“While tho Son of God seeks, you seek,
too. I never knew one that tolil was really I
seeking thnt didn’t And. 1 a man
knew that I could name the day and hour
when he would be saved. ‘Ho,’ said lie, ‘I
didn’t know there was ft prophet in your
family.’ 'Neither is there.' said I. 'I’m
no prophet, but I can tell.’ ‘When?’ he
asked. ‘The day and hour when you earn-
estly seek God.’ the that is
“God isn’t going to save man
asleep. I saw a mail at one of our meetings
who stood with Ids hands in his pockets,
leaning against a pillar. 'Do you wish to
he saved?’ I asked him. ‘I’ve no objec¬
tion, ’ he answered. Heek the Lord where
he may lie found. Can the Lord ho found
here to-day? Come, I ask you. Can the
Lord be found here to-day?”
“Yes, yes,” cried a dozen voices in re¬
ply. The evangelist nodded his head in
pleasure. Lord vihere he be found.
“Seek the may
Seek as men seek gold. It won’t take long
to And Him. Look at tlie crowd rushing
into the Klondike. If men were as anxious
to get into the Golden City as they are to
get into the Klondike they would be savod
readily enough. If they were as anxious
for God as some of them seem to he for
war just now, they would Und Him easily
enough. wait be saved.
“You don’t have to to
Pray now ‘Lord, save me.’ If it is a heart¬
felt cry, you’ll he saved. If out of work or
discouraged, cry out. God will iiear you.
How do I know, you ask? Because I have
seen thousands saved. It Is one of the
easiest yet one of the hardest things In the
world to be saved. Hut it’s easy when you
once make up your mind.
“Now let us pray that all in this house
be saved. Lot us continue in silent prayer.”
Kneeling, the ’evangelist lifted iiis book. face,
still clutching at his breast the song
After a moment of restlessness, the great
audience settled in a doep, intense silence.
It was broken by the evangelist arising
arid asking that a hymn he sung. Then he
spoke again. with me!” he cried; “come nnd
“Come
be saved. Let all that wish to know the
word of God coine with me into that room
over there. I will counsel with them.
“If there is any one beside you that
needs converting, speak with them. If
they be timid, bring them with you.
Come.”
Arising, the evangelist moved down from
the platform, taking his way to the room
at the rear. The crowd turned, and dozens
of individuals followed In the evangelist’s obtained
wake. There in that room they smiling
his counsel and cheer, aud with
faces went upon their ways.
MAINE REPORT EXPECTED.
It la Said tRe Document |s Qn the Way to
Washington.
Everybody in Washington is waiting
anxiously for the arrival of the report
of the Maine hoard of investigation
und the air is full to overflowing with
rumors fixing various and sundry
(lfttes for the arrival of that document.
The president does not expect any¬
thing in the nature of a preliminary
report. On the contrary his expecta¬
tion is that the report when it comes
will be complete in all respects,
although following the usual course it
is within the power of the secretary of
the navy to order the body t > contiuue
the investigation.
THE SABHATH
INTERNATIONAL LESSOR COMMENTS
FOR MARCH 27.
Review of the Twelve T*«motis of the
First Quarter-Golden Text: Matthew
xvl., 16—Commentary on the Quarter*#
Lesson by the Kev. 1>. M. Stearns*
Lf.shon I.—Jesus nnd John (Math. III.,
7 17). Golden Text, Math. Hi., 17. “This
is My beloved Son. in whom 1 am woll
pleased.’' The llrsl and last lessons of the
quarter concern Jesus and John. In this
Out) who'b'ap t i zt> tli"w 11h tho" Holy Ghost
nnd will olio day thoroughly separate be¬
tween the chuff and the wheat. As He is
baptized by John in Jordan, tho heavens
are opened, the Spirit as a dove abides
upon Hun, and the Father testifies from
heaven tnthe words of the Golden Text.
Lesson II.—Jesus Tempted (Math, iv., In
1 11). Golden Text, Hob. ii.. IS, “For
that He Himself hath suffered being
tempted, He is able to succor them that
n re tempted.'’ From the third chapter at
t he beginning of tlm Hible to the third
chapter from the end of It t here is tho rec¬
ord of a great enemy of God and man, that
old serpent, the devil, who like a roaring
lion vvulLoth about seeking whom lie may
devour, lflioeuu conquer tho Captain ot
our Salvation, then our cause is lost, but if
our David can vanquish blessed this Goliath, Lord by vic¬ tho
tory Is sure. As our
sword of the Spirit defeated the enemy, so
in; iy we, and there Is no other way. Sa¬
tan's llrst attack in Eden was upon tho
word of God. We must receive it meekly
and hold it Inst.
Lesson III. Beginning of the Ministry of
Jesus (Math, iv., 17-25). Golden Text,
Math. Iv., 1G, "The people which sat, III
darkness saw great light.” As He dwelt
at Capernaum they saw the light of His
life, and wherever His people dwell the
light of His life of love and compassion, of
meekness and lowliness, should be made
manifest. He called Peter anil Andrew
and James and John t hat he might make
them Ushers of men by having thorn follow
Him. One of IDs last words to l’etcr was,
“Follow thou Me” (John Beatitudes xxi., 221. 1-
Lesson IV. -The (Math. v„
12). Golden Text, Math, v., 14, "Ye are
the light of the world.” As He begins His
discourse, His llrst word Is “blessed,” for
He came to bioss and save and restore, not,
like tho great enemy, to curse and to de¬
stroy. And who are the blessed in His
sight? Not the proud, the mighty, tho
wise and the rich, but the poor In spirit.
This is the key to all true blessedness, and
without it there Is none. It is at the foun¬
dation of all blessing. He became poor for
our sakes.
Lesson V.—How to Pray (Math, vl., 5-
15). Golden Text, Math, vl., (i, “Pray lo
thy Father, which is in secret.” All life Is
lived either before God or men, cither to
please God or man, unto God or unto self.
How very few live the former, how very
many the hitter. Even Christians are
tempted to do good, pray, fast, etc., with
reference to the opinion of their fell OWS
rather than tis in the sight of God. Our
Lord Jesus had hut one aim- to glorify the
Father,
Lesson VI.— Our Father’s Cain (Math,
vl., 21-34). Golden Text, I Pet. v., 7, “He
nureth for you.” Three times In this les¬
son we are anxious,” told to and "take the no thought,” given for or
"be not reason
this precept Is, “For your Heavenly
Father knoweth that ye have need of
these things.” Children of an earthly
father would only grieve their father by
anxiety about their food and raiment. It
is Ills affair to seo to those tilings. It is
theirs to he good and obedient children, u
credit and n comfort to him.
Lesson VII.—The Gall of Matthew
(Math, ix., 11-17). Golden Text, Math, lx.,
9, "Follow Me.” In chapters viii. and Ix.
we see Him preaching, teaching, healing,
going about doing good. Matthew had
been a receiver for those who kept for
themselves and cared not how much they
oppressed the poor, hut now ho is to re¬
ceive in order to give to the poor. He is
to be a channel of blessing between tho
Great Fountain and the perishing all about
him. Ho begins by making a feast for our
Lord, and that in tho presence of His
enemies. Are we ready and glad to honor
our Lord before His enemies? Do we
not care what men think or suy of us tf
only we can glorify Him? If so, it is well.
Lesson VIII.—The Twelve Sent Forth
(Math, x., 2-15). Golden Text. .Math, x., 8,
“Freely ye have received, freely give.”
Let us not forget the three great, prayers
which woshould ever pray that He would
send forth laborers; that He would make
Jerusalem a praise in the earth, and that
He would come quickly (Math, ix., 38; Isa.
lxlf., 6, 7; llcv. xxil., 20).
Lesson IX.—Warning and Invitation
(Math, xi., 20-30). Golden Text, Math, xl.,
28, “Come unto Me all ye that labor and
are heavy laden and I will give you rest.”
It 14 well to'rememher that privilege in¬
creases responsibility, to whom much is
given of him shall much be required. If He
lias led us to know Him, it is that others
may through us know Him, too. If He has
caused us to he specially taught. In His
work.it is thnt through us He may touch
others sIho.
Lesson X.—Jesus and the Sabbath (Math,
xii., 1-13). Golden Text, Math, xil., 8, “The
Hon of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath
day.” Not days, however holy, nor ordi¬
nances nor institutions, however ancient
and honorable, must he exalted above Him.
These Pharisees would honor the Sabbath
above the Lord of the Sabbath because
they knew Him not. If we honor anything
above Him, it is because wo know Him not.
Our motto must be, “The Lord alone shall
be exalted” (Isa. ii., 11, 17).'
Lesson XI,—The Wheat and the Tares
(Math, xiif., 21-30, 36-43). Golden Text,
Math, xfii., 37, “He that soweth the good
seed Is the Hon of Man,” He sows nothing
hut good seed, the incorruptible received seed into of the
world, which, when seed of this-par- our
hearts, makes ust.be good constant
ahlo, to be self planted in the soil of
death to that the seed may multiply, the
for except a corn of wheut fall into
ground anil die it ubideth alone, hut if it
dielt brlngothforth much fruit (John xil.,
24). The Son of Man Is not discouraged
because only a part of the seed hears fruit
and tares grow among the wheat. He
knew that it would ho so, but He shall yet
sec of the travail of His soul, and shall he
satisfied. The earth shall be filled with
His glory, but not till after the harvest or
end of this age. Baptist Beheaded
Lesson XIL—John the
(Math, xlv., 1-12). Golden Text, Prov. iv.,
23, “Keep thy heart with all diligence, for
out of it aro the issues of life.” The ap¬
plication of this guidon text to the lesson
is a little difficult, for John’s heart was all
right, but there was no use telling Herod
or llerodins to keep their hearts, for they
could not do it.—Lesson Helper.
FAITHFUU MR. BKARBKY.
“Mr. Beasley, did Mary’s lamb have
much sense ?"
“I don’t know. Why do yon ask ?”
“’Cause sister said you’d make a
good understudy for it.”
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STAND THE TEST,
Board of Experts
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Remarkable Investigation From Which
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Out Ahead of All Competitors.
Where there are so many makes of bi¬
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sight seem to be on an equal footing to the
casual observer, and still the fact Is well
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bicycle, both Iri material and workman¬
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road, sucli an investigation as has just
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country, under the supervision of tlie
Western Review of Commerce, Is likely to
be of great value to the riding public. The
honor of producing tlie best wlieel among
tho thirty-seven well-known makes that
were tested fell to the old established house
of John I*. Lovell Arms Co., of Roston, Muss.,
manufacturers of the celebrated Lofell
Diamond. The investigation wns jnivde
in a thorough manner by competent ex¬
perts in the construction of wheels, nnd
before them were placed thirty-seven of the
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COLONEL BENJAMIN 8. LOVELL,
President ol tho John I’. Lovell Anns Co.
leading make*. The machines were all
marvels of tho most recent ideas of me¬
chanical construction, nnd wore brought
together without tho slightest Intimation or
knowledge to the manufacturers that such a
test was to take place. The practical hoard experts
composing weeded the machines Investigating down to small gradually
tho a num¬
ber, and, after several days of careful test¬
ing of the relative merits of the ma¬
chines, they were unanimous in their
verdict that the Lovell Diamond was un¬
doubtedly the best wlieel made and so re¬
Immediately ported to the paper, the the president J. P. Lovell of which Arms
wrote
company informing the latter of tho investi¬
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this was the flrst intimation that the Lovell
company had of tho matter. The
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best bicycle built Is based upon the fact
that every part of the machine Is made at
their own factory. Previous bearing to and includ¬
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of Lovell Diamond was manufactured
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