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THE ASHBORN ADVANCE.
II. L). SMITH. EDITOR.
Sent by Spanish
Government
NEITHER ACCEDES NOR DE¬
CLINES PROPOSITIONS.
Makes Counter Argument That
Spain, Herself, Be Allowed
To Make Terms.
Spain’s official reply to President
McKinley’s last demand in the Cuban
situation was received in Washington
Thursday night. An anxious party,
comprising most of the cabinet and
several dose friends of the administra¬
tion, waited until late iu the evening
iu expectation of developments. About
half-past 10 o’clock the message began
to arrive iu. cipher, and the work of
translation was begun at once. It was
officially stated, however, that no inti¬
mation as to the nature of the reply
could be divulged at the time.
Among those at the white house
where Senator Hauna, Secretary Al¬
ger, Secretary Bliss, Assistant Secre¬
tary of State Day, who dined with the
president; Assistant Secretary of State
Adee, to whom was confided the trans¬
lation of the message; Senator Spooner
aud Senator Aldrich.
There was an intensely expectant
crowd of newspaper correspondents,
larger than often gathered at the
white house at night, waiting in the
lobby outside the president’s office.
But they were destined to disappoint¬
ment, for after the telegraph instru¬
ment in the adjoining office had stead¬
ily clattered for half an hour Mr. Por¬
ter, the president’s secretary, ap¬
peared with the announcement from
Secretary Day that it was impossible
to translate the message in time to
give out any statement at that hour.
All those who had been with the
president were reticent ou leaving the
executive mansion, most of them de¬
claring that they had not seen any of
the translation of the cipher dispatch,
and that they had no idea of its pur¬
port.
A special dispatch from Washington
to the New York World, timed a. m.
Friday, gives the following outline to
the note presented by Minister Wood¬
ford:
“Spain Neither accede* to nor declines
President McKinley's Propositions.
"She make* counter argument that Spain
should herself be allowed to propose term*
as to what should be done regarding her
own territory; that the United State*
should not do bo.’’
Both committees of congress dealing
with foreign affairs were in session
Thursday. The senate committee con¬
tinued its examination of the report on
the Maine and the house committee by
a parly vote refused to take any action
on Cuba till Monday.
The senate committee agreed to and
Senator Lodge reported a hill appro¬
priating $ 5,000,000 to purchase one or
more of the Danish West India islands
to be used for naval purposes.
The senate committee had before it
Captain Sigsbee, of the ill-fated Maine,
and Captain Barker, Secretary Long’s
naval aide. What these officers told
the committee is treated confiden-
tiftlly.
There was a spirited debate in the
house Thursday of a partisan nature,
and its effect has been to solidify the
parties—the republicans^ await action
by the president and the democrats to
force the Cuban question to the front.
The most important action taken by
the navy department during the day
was the determination to have the
naval militia of the several states pre¬
pared for immediate service should this
be found necessary. The decision was
the result of a conference of the naval
strategic board.
Letters were sent to the governors
and to the adjutants general of the
states where there are naval militia
organizations, asking them to set in
motion the machinery for drilling and
equipping the state organizations
promptly so they may be ready within
a very few hours' notice of a call to
arms.
Assistant Secretary Boosevelt has
charge of all matters pertaining to the
naval militia and he feels the response
to this request will be hearty and
prompt. The officials express hope
that there will be a unanimous senti¬
ment on the part of employers to per¬
mit auch of their men as are members
of the militia free opportunity to join
their commands.
ashburn. worth co.ca.. eriday. arril s. isos.
MADRID PRESS IS BELLICOSE.
XewftlHipera lire Convinced That Conflict
Will C nne.
The Madrid news aptrs regard vur
as inevitable. They think General
Stewart L. Woodford lias communi¬
cated a final answer t» tho govern¬
ment.
The Liberal says:
“It is clear that no concession will
satisfy the United States except the
independence of Cuba, ami we bad
better immediately end the uncer¬
tainty.”
The whole article of The Liberal on
the subject is bellicose iu tone.
The Pais asserts that great uneasi¬
ness prevails as Washington concern¬
ing the attitude of the southern states
in case of war with Spain, and also
because tlnj Spaniards are organizing
in Mexico to invade the states “vilely
wrestled from the Mexican republic.”
Much excitement was caused duriug
the day l>y the receipt of a dispatch
saying that it is expected that the pass¬
ports of the Spanish minister at Wash¬
ington will be handed to him shortly.
The queen regent is taking a very
active part in the negotiations and has
thoroughly Identified herself with the
war section of the cabinet. Her atti¬
tude is much approved by the officials
in the army, and has undoubtedly
strengthened the dynasty for the time
being.
Her majesty is reported to have told
Senor Sagasla:
“I received from my husband a her¬
itage for our son, and will never agree
to have that heritage curtailed.”
At the same time it was reported
that the queen regent is doing much
to avoid a rupture.
Spanish cabinet has decided that
the torpedo flotilla is to remain at the
Cape de Verde islands until further
orders.
They will then be joined by a squad¬
ron composed of the armored cruiser
Emperor Charles V, the cruiser Alfon¬
so XIII, the armored Infanta Maria
Teresa and the armored cruiser Cris¬
tobal Colon, which will accompany the
torepdo flotilla to Cuba.
It lias also been decided by the gov¬
ernment to send the cruisers Vizcaya
and Almiraute Oquendcf, both of 7,000
tons, back to Havana. They will re¬
ceive orders to this effect as soon as
they sight Porto Bieo.
EDITOR BRANN KILLED.
Fought Iiuel to the Death With Captain
Davis iu the Street* of Waco.
At Waco, Texas, Friday, W. C.
Brann, editor of The Iconoclast, and
Captain M. T. Davis, met and fought
a revolver duel to the death.
The combatants met just at 6 o’clock
in front of the Cotton Belt ticket
office, aud after exchanging a few
words, both began emptying their re-
volvers into each other’s bodies.
When the battle was over Brann
was found to be perforated in the left
lung, the left leg aud the right foot,
and died after being taken to his
home. Davis was shot through the
right lung and through both arms.
He is likely to die.
The difficulty between the two meu
grew’ out of the Brann-Baylor feud of
last year. Captain Davis’s daughters
are pupils of Baylor university, and
the reference made in The Iconoclast
Baylor, which were generally con¬
strued to mean reflections on the moral
character of the pupils and faculty,
brought forth from Captain Davis a
denunciation of Braun, delivered iu
language most forcible and direct.
MRS. NOBLES’ LIFE SAVED.
Georgia Prison Commission Act* Favor¬
ably In Her Ca*e.
The Georgia prison commission has
recommended the Governor to com-
mute the sentence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Nobles to life imprisonment,
The commission has not yet made
& recommendation in the case of Gus
Fambles, the associate of Mrs. Nobles
in the murder of her husband.
There is no room for doubt, how¬
ever, that the sentence of the negro
will also be commuted to life imprison¬
ment. He has at all times been ad¬
judged the less guilty of the two, and
in as much as clemency has been ex¬
tended Mrs. Nobles there is every
reason to believe that Fambles will
not be hanged. It is understood that
the people of Twiggs county are unan¬
imous on this point. They are un¬
willing to have the negro hanged unless
the woman shares a like fate.
AVAILABLE VESSELS*
Over Sixty Merchant Marine Ship* Can Be
Made Cruiner*.
A Washington dispatch seys: There
arc sixty-one steamships plying be¬
tween New York and various ports to¬
day which only need an order from
the secretary of the navy to be turned
into United States cruisers. They
are the ships that form our auxiliary
navy. the American Inne
Among these are Louis,
steamships St. Paul, Sc. New
York and Paris. Each is aoout 585
feet long, each could easily carry a
thousand men, and if necessary half
as many more, and there is not a
cruiser in our navy as speedy
IN SUSPENSE.
All Are Awaiting
the Climax.
WILL DEPEND ON PRESIDENT
M’KINLEY’S MESSAGE.
Many Diplomats Declare That
a Conflict Cannot Now
Be Avoided.
A Wasliingtou special of Sunday
says: The opinion almost universally
held in Washington Ly leading public
men and diplomats is that the crisis
will reach its climax within a day or
two, and that tho question of war or
peace will lie fully determined.
Senators aud representatives met
aud conferred all day about the grav¬
ity of the situation, and at the white
house the president consulted with
several members of liis cabinet and
other confidential advisers regarding
the message which he is preparing to
send to congress.
No absolute day has been yet an¬
nounced when the message is to be
sent to congress.
In addition to the physical work of
preparing the comprehensive docu¬
ment upon which the president ex¬
pects to rest America’s case with the
world, there are other reasons why
those in charge of the war preparations
will welcome every hour’s delay. War
material which we have ordered abroad
is not yet shipped, and the factories
in this country which are at work day
and night making powder aud pro¬
jectiles are anxious for delay.
Some of the factories iu Connecti¬
cut with contracts have telegraphed
Bepresentative Hill urging all the de¬
lay possible. They say every day now
is precious.
There is still a divergence of opin¬
ion as to what the president will rec¬
ommend iu his message; indeed, there
seems to be still a question as to
whether the president will make any
specific recommendations.
Some of his most intimate friends,
however, assert emphatically that his
recommendations will be specific and
vigorous, and such that bis party and
the country could willingly follow
when he points the way. One of these
says the president in his strong desire
for peace and his earnest hope that war
might possibly be avoided was yielding
somewhat to the sentiment of the lead¬
ers of his party andyoiintiy. He bus
not given up hope yet that hostilities
may be averted.
There are those who believe the
president lias not yet made up his
mind as to the exact course he will
pursue, and there seems to be a ques¬
tion as to whether the consular reports
and the diplomatic correspondence is
to be translated with the message.
The suspense caused by the neces¬
sary delay in the preparation of the
message is very trying upon members
of both houses, ami the most univers¬
ally discussed question in Washington
right now is whether congress can he
restrained until the message is trans¬
mitted.
All realize the difficult and arduous
task of preparing our case for the
world’s inspection, and the care which
must be exercised, and there seems to
be no disposition to “unduly” hasten
the president. The party leaders are
extremely anxious to avoid a breach
with the executive such as would oc¬
cur if congress were to take the initi¬
ative.
ASK FOR RESTORATION.
bhoe Worker* In MasMa<.*hn««»fct» Want
Their Old Whkc ft lteinutated.
The boot and shoe workers of Marl¬
borough, Mass., have notified the
shoe manufacturers of that city of the
desire of the shoe workers that the
reductiori , . of u per cent in wages which
has been in operation for nearly a year
.L.11 l.o restored on tho
QUASHED ZOLA’S SENTENCE.
Famous Author Will Not Go to Prison
Nor Pay a Fine.
A a sneeial special from irom Paris i nris savs’ says, The i no .
court of cassation has quashed the j
sentence of one year’s imprisonment I
and R’OOO francs fine imposed upon
Nl. Lmile Zola on February ii, a re- j
suit of the collapse of the charges
against '
made by him in the Aurora
the ,, conduct of the Lsterhazy r- i cour t" i
martial; but the court has not ordered
The decision is based on the fact
that the president of the courtmartnu
should have lodged the complaint
against against M ffi. Zola /.ola, instead instead of oi the me minis- minis ^
ter of war.
SUNDAY SIMMONS.
Interesting addresses hy Rev. (Jett. II.
ilepworth and Dr. Till mage.
The Hev. (Ip.iiuii II. llciiwortli’* Sumlnjr
Sermon in tho Now York liornltl 1 m Ku*
titled, “Tiling* Not Worth While*'—l»r.
Tulniugo l'roaelicn on Unfair Conduct.
Text: “Thou hast shined against thy
soul.”—Habnkkuk, ii„ 10 .
The object of religion Is to make life
sweet and satisfactory. When a man has
done the best he could under tho circum¬
stances he has done all that God requires
of him. Heaven Is not for those who be¬
lieve tilings, but for those who do things.
Christ was n working man In its largest and
most divine sense, while we are all working
men iu a small sense. He worked for
others, and was therefore divine; we work
for ourselves, and are therefore pitifully
human. His religion teaches us to become
a part of the life of those who need our
help; our tondenoy is to take from others
for our own ease and comfort, and to give
as little as possible. He emphasizes the
value of the soul, gives It a dignity anil a
grandeur, the gait and minimises bearing of a king,
our pleasures philosophy of life spiritual
and magnifies what Is sensuous,
I never tiro of tho Now Testament, be¬
cause it Is such n desperately sensible hook
and because It flatly contradicts the Ideas
which worldly society puts Into my head.
It is always new, therefore, and almost al¬
ways startling. If tho soul is what II* tells
me it is, then 1 must haven large plan. If
I am really little lower than the angels,
then I must cease to he childish, and the
small cures of life must not be allowed to
tease and fret mo. In that case I should
look life lu tho face and say to my soul that
it must busy Itsoif about great things and
keep In mind that potty things are not
Worthy of attention.
Vor example, it is not worth wlillo to bo
impatient because what happcuH is not to
our liking. We are apt to make a hot re¬
ply wliun an ill-natured remark Is made,
homebody else’s bud mood excites a bad
mood in ns. We catch the disease instant¬
ly, and then there are two persons in a
bad mood instead of one. Passion Is heat¬
ed to Hie exploding point, wo give rein to
our tongue, and a pitched battle of words
takes [dace. Wo loosen the bonds of a
friendship, we wound tho heart ol affec¬
tion, If for what wo say Is a consuming lire.
we had a perfect control of ourselves we
should not be powder to anyone’s torch. A
little patience, very difficult to attain, I
admit, would keep us from striking when
wo are struck. It is noble to keep still,
and the rebuke of silence is liko a keen
sivord. It is not worth our while, not worth
the soul’s while, to step down to a lower
level because some one addresses us from
that level. We should maintain our dig¬
nity though others lose tlxelrs.
Then, again, it is not becoming In a
princely soul to allow the habit of fault¬
finding to get posession it of it. It renders
one uncomfortable, unlltgone for the en¬
joyments which cross our path, it dulls the
edge ef happiness, it is like eating a lemon
instead of an orange. The man who Units
fault with others seldom has time to And
fault with himself, which Is Ills chief duty.
Instead of being charitable ho is
censorious. Not oven the Lord cun
I lease him, and if he ever gets to
neaven he will insist that tilings shall he
arranged to suit bis personal taste. Fault
finding is simply self-conceit lu a subtle
disguise. Such a man hints that tho
universe is wrong, but that ho can put It
right. It is not worth while to peer at the
defects of others and to ignore their vir¬
tues. It is bettor to look for good things,
because you are sure to find thorn if vou
look long enough, than to look for bad
tilings and then waste your time If God in
grumbling because they are bad. would
were dethroned such a man try to
take His place; but since God reigns It
would be well for the fault Under to retire
to tho background and try to ho thankful
for mercies received, rather than criticise
tlie Almighty for not giving 1dm wlrnt be
thinks he ought to have.
Once more, it is not worth your while to
look on the dark side of life, for that de¬
stroys your power of resistance and endur¬
ance. There is sometimes a hard side to
God’s providence, but never u dark side.
He does undoubtedly ask us to do some
strange things, and to go through some
strange experiences; but if lie goes with
us we are not only in good company but
are sure to derive some benefit from it all.
Strong and characters are wrought by tears,
afflictions are stopping stones to
heaven if we view them from the right
standpoint and put them to their proper
use. Life is not nil gladness, but saffness
is the hot fire In which the Toledo blade is
forged. We may not always know why wo
suffer, given, but for somehow no explanation other has the over suffering been
or
souls are always the noblest, provided they
suffer funder the shadow of God’s sym¬
pathy. To be unconscious of His presence
makes life very heavy arid laden, but to be
conscious of it is like catching the a glimpse traveler of
tho distant home when weary
Is ready to drop by the wayside.
Yes, a soul, an ImmqrUI sou), with
heaven and heavenly things all about, is a
mngoHb’Oiit mystery. It must live up to
its destiny, and put under its foot the fears
and doubts which are so Intrusive and so
persistent. Think of yourself us God’s
child, to whom no real harm can possibly
come, and the clouds will part and your
depression will be lightened. There are
still stars overhead, and a blue sky. It
will be ull right by and by. In the mean-
time be patient, and, above all, keep your
faith bright and pure. Geokoe II. Hepwobth.
DR. TALMACE’S SERMON.
An Iu>|>re«*iv* Discount*- Ku titled, “Meas¬
ured by Your Own Yard Stick.”
Text: “With what measure you mete, It
shull be measured to you again.”—Matt,
vll., 2.
In the greatest sermon ever preached—
sermon about fifteen minutes long, ae-
cording to the ordinary Mount rate of Olives, speech the -a
sermon on the of
CgTiS understand that the
people were given that to they employed
same yard stick upon
others would be employed upon them¬
selves. Measure others by a harsh rule
and you will be measured by a harsh rule.
Measure others by a charitable rule and
you will be measured by a charitable rule.
(Jlvn nQ merC y t 0 others, and no mercy
w i!l | je given to you. “With that measure
ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”
wastesmi'te
that unfairness that Christ uttered the
words of the text, and my sermon will be a
re-echo of the divine sentiment, lu oatiina-
ting the misbehavior of others, we must
take into consideration the pressure of cir-
cumstances. It is never right to do wrong,
wickedness wo are dispose indiscriminately
to tumble them all over the bank of cou-
demnatfon. Suffer they ought and suffer
‘bey ^ must, but in a difference of degree.
areat BrltaInM(l ln the united states,
criminal* atui Incarcerated. I say In evory
generation. Then I suppose there Hr>> tens
of thousand* of person* nevertheless who, not positive- have
ly becoming criminals, nil those n
criminal tendency. Any one of
thousands, l>v the grace of God may boeome
Ohrlstlan, and resist the ancestral lullti-
enee, and open a new chapter of behavior; and
but the vast majority of them will not,
it becomes all men, professional, unpro¬
fessional, ministers of religion, judges of
courts,philanthropists and Christian work¬
ers, to reoogulze the fact that there are
these Vtlantle and l’aclllc surges of heredi¬
tary evil roll Ink on through the centuries.
Again, I have to remark, that In our es¬
timation the misdoing of people who have
fallen from high respectability and useful¬
ness we must take into consideration t ho
eonjnnetlon of clrotiinstances. In nine
eases out of ton a man who goes astray
does not Intend nay positive wrong, lie
lias trust funds. He risks a part of these
fuuds la Investment. He says: “Now. If l
should lose that Investment I have of my
own property live times us much, and If
tills investment should go wrong, 1 could
easily make It up; 1 could live times make
It up.” With that wrong reasoning lie
goes on and makes the Investment, and it
does not turn out quite as well us ho e\-
peeted, and he makes another Investment,
and, strange to sav, at the same time all
his other affairs get entangled, and alt Ills
other resources fall, and Ids hands are tied.
Now he wants to extricate himself. Me
goes a little farther on In the wrong In¬
vestment. He takes a plunge further
ahead, for he wants to save his wife and
chlldreu; he wants te Have Ids home; lie
wants to save Ids meinhorshlp In the church,
lie takes one more plunge and all Is lott.
In I he study of society 1 have come to
I Ids conclusion, that the most of the people
want to be good, but they >•».- bit exactly
know how to make If out. They link )
enough good resolutions to lift theiff into
angelhood. The vast majority of the peo¬
ple who fall arc the victims of olr :um-
stances. They are captured by ambuscade.
If their temptations should come out In a
regiment and light them In a fair Held they'
would go out In the strength and triumph
of David mid Goliath, lint they do not see
the giants and they do not see the regi¬
ments. Temptation comes and says:
"Take these bitters, take this nervine,
fake this aid to digestion, take lids night¬
cap.” The vast majority of men and
women who lire destroyed hy opium and
by rum flrut. take them as medicines. In
milking up your dish of criticism in regard
to them, take from the caster ami the cruet
of sweet oil and not the cruet of cayenne
pepper. how tlmt physician, that
Do you know
lawyer, that journalist, became the victim
of dissipation? Why, the physician was
kept up night hy night on professional
duty. Lift) and death hovered in the bal-
aneo. His nervous system was exhausted.
There came il time of epidemics and whole
families were prostrated and his nervous
strength was gone. He was all worn out
in the service of the public. Now lie must
brace himself up. Now lie stimulates. Tho
llle of bis mother, the life of tills child, the
life of this father, the life of this whole
family, must be saved, and lie stimulates,
mid he does it again and again. You may
criticise Ills judgment, but remember the
process. It was not a Hellish purpose by
which lie wont down. It was magnificent
generosity through which he fell.
My friends, this text will come to ful¬
fillment in some cases In tills world. The
huntsman In Fannstoan was shot hy
some unknown person. the huntsman Twenty years
later after the son of was
shot in the same and forest, the and lie In a dying ■ •Mentally said:
a man, man
“God Is just; I shot your fatlidr just hero
twenty years ago.” A bishop said to
Louis XI. of France; "Make an Iron
cage for all those who do not think as wo
do—an iron cage In which the captive can
neither lie down nor stand straight up.” It
was fashioned -the awful Instrument of
punishment. After a while the bishop of¬
fended Louis XL, and for fourteen years
he was In that cage, mid could neither lie
down nor stand up. It is n poor rule that
will not work both wavs. “With what
measure ye inoto, It shall !>• measured te
you again."
Oh, my friends, let us he resolved toscold
loss and prav more!
What headway will we make In the judg¬
ment if In this world we have been hard on
those who have gone astray? What head¬
way will you and 1 make In the last grout
judgment, when we must have mercy or
perish? The Bible says: “They shall have
judgment without mercy that showed no
mercy.” In¬
I see tho scribes of heaven Jooklng up
to the face of such a man, saying, “What!
you plead for mercy, you, who In nil your
life never had any mercy on your follows?
Don’t you remember how hard you were In
your opinions of those who were astray?
Don’t you remember when you ought to
have given heel? a helping band you employed mis-speak a
hard Mercy! You must
yourself when you plead for mercy here,
Mercy for others, but no mercy for "look you.
Look,” say tho scribes the of heaven, judg¬
at that Inscription over throne of
ment, the throne of God’s judgment.” Bee
it coining out letter by letter, word by
word, sentence by sentence, until your
startled vision reads it and your remorse-
fill spirit appropriates it: “Wltli what
measure ye mete, it shall he measured to
you again. Depart, ye cursed!”
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS.
Statistic* Showing the ltupld Growth of
the Industry In North Carolina.
The first report of the Commissioner of
Labor Statistics, of North Carolina, devotes The
much attention to tho cotton industry.
■umber of cotton mills in operation In the
State in 1870 was thirty-three, equipped Ten
with 618 later looms there nnd 39,897 small spindles. Increase in
years mills was a forty-nine, but the
the number of to
capacity of many old ones had l»«en la-
creased, and there was an increase of over
iOO per cent. In the equipment, the looms
numbering 1790 and tho spindles 02,385.
Five years later there was another increase
of 100 per cent., in round numbers, the
number of mills being eighty, with 4071
looms aud 199,000 spindles. On January 1,
1898, there were 207 cotton mills, with
nearly 25,000 looms and 1,048,885 spindl Ten es
The number will soon be increased.
new spinning or weaving companies buvo
been formed and expect to be In operation
by the time the new cotton crop appears.
Nine additional mills are nearing comple¬
tion, and ten hosiery and knitting mills uro
being constructed.
Jn!j AV v F iJn mistake.
“Will I love you forever V” echoed
the youth, in passionate accents,
d AL.fiinnis T' r HWear tbl tl,i« *
fan bead -
Hhe raised it from his shoulder,
Hlowlv aud with sunerb grace she
“Harold Higgins,” she said, in
tones that froze his heart “whose
* as the ., ,aHt , . , bead , that .. . rested t) there ?» .
He had forgotten that Miss McGin¬
nis was now a brunette.
VOL. VI. NO. *>•1. * > r.
™ |,; S.VI5BATII SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
j FOR APRIL 10.
Lesson Test: "SunVi'Intr of Jesus Korn,
told," (Vlatthow x v i., “l-28— Golden
Text: Matt. xv M 3ft—f.osson Common-
lary hy. llie Jtev. J>. M. Stearns.
nu have our choice of two lessons for
to-day, either tho regular lossou hi tho
scries, Math, xvl., 21-2*. or this resurrec¬
tion lesson, but as the latter, which wo
choose, Is a brief section wo can with great
profit devote a third of our space to tho
former. Having warned Ills disciples
against the leaven, or false doctrine, of the
Pharisees and Hadducoes, llo drew from
Simon Peter the confession, “Tlioti art the
Christ, the son of tho living God.” This,
•Tubus said, was a revelation to Simon from
tho Father and was the foundation ou
which He would Imild His church, which
He now mentions for the first time and
only on one other occasion (Math. -Will.,
17). He then told them plainly that He
must suffer and die and rise from tho dead
the third day, and, when Peter, taught hy
satau, objected to this, Ohrfst then
taught luo disciples that not only
was death the only way for Him,
but tho only way for them also as
Ills followers. After His resurrection
He called their attention to the fact
Hint all the prophets had taught this, say¬
ing: “O fools and slow of heart to bolleve
all that the prophets have spoken! Ought
not Glirlst to have suffered these things
and to enter Into His glory?” (Luke xxiv.,
28, 28.) It Is tho great truth which Is ever
being spoken by the Hplrlt through Paul,
iis when lie says: “I am oruelfieil with
Christ. Nevertheless I live, yet not I, but
Christ llvoth in me.” “We who live are
always delivered unto death for Jesus’
sake, Hint the life iiIho of Jesus might lie
made manifest In our mortal llosh.” “That
I may know Him, and the power of His
resurrection, ami the fellowship of Ills suf¬
ferings, being made comfortable unto Ills
death” (Gal. ii., 2(1, II Cor lv., 11; 1‘liil.
ill., 10).
1. “Aud when the Sabbath was past
Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of
James, and Salome, had bought sweet
spices, that they might come and anoint
Him.” These women loved Him, followed
Him and ministered unto Him. They also
watched Him to tho end and saw His body
laid to rest in Joseph’s tomb, then re¬
turned and the prepared spices and ointments,
and rested Sabbath day, according to
the eonimuiulmeut (Luke xxltl., 55, 56,
Mark xv.,41). In them and their ministry
is seen great devotion to Him, the mani¬
festation of true and heartfelt love, but In
tills ease their love lacked faith, for had
they believed ills oft repeated words, that
He would rise again the third day, they
would not have prepared to anoint His
dead body on that day .
2. “And very early In the morning the
llrst day of the week they came unto tile
sepulcher at. the rising of the sun.” But
they came looking foi*.\vliivt. they would not
Had, for they had no uutlior'ty to look for
a dead body ill u tomb. We may bo per¬
fectly sure that we shall and find therefore everything It be¬
exactly as He has said,
comes us to bold fast those words: “I be¬
lieve God, that it shall be even ns it was
told "Ami me” (A0t« they xxvli., said 25). themselves,
J. among
Who shall roll us awuy the stone from the
door of tho sepulcher?” Had they been
consciously sent of God on this errand they
might have had the comfort of Dent, xxxi.,
8; John X., 4, but He bad not sent them
fortli this tl me. It was in Itself a gooff
work they Imd In view, and great love was
In 11. and they were true disciples, but tills
errand was not of God. It wasa labor of
love, but not a work of faith (I Thess. L.
II). If we walk In the good works Helms
prepared for us (Eph. IL, 10), we shull do
well, but all others, however seemingly
good, may turn out to be vain works
and just nothing, for He said, “Without
Me ye can do nothing” (John xv., 5),
which I take to tench that not only will
our work he nothing without Ills blessing,
but II: will be as nothing unless lie has
done It ull from the llrst.
4. “And when they looked they saw that
the stone was rolled away, for it was very
great.” It had not been rolled away that
Ife might come fortli, for a resurrection
liody regards no obstacles. Neither had it
been rolled away that they might accom¬
plish what they had In view, the anointing
of His body, ami hut an angel had come from,
heaven rolled back the stone (Math,
xxvlll., 2) that they might see aud believe
that He meant just what He said wheft lie
told them that lie would rise again the
third day. Biassed are they that have not
seen and yet have believed (John xx., S,
2D). sepulcher
5. “Ami mitering Into the they
saw a young man sitting on the right side,
clothed in a long white garment, and they
were affrighted.” liy comparing tho ac¬
counts It is clear that there were two an¬
gels—seine saw one inside and one out¬
side, and, again, both wore Inside. There
is no discrepancy or contradiction. To
send two Is generally His way. Two went
with Him to visit Abraham and to rescue
Lot. Two wore sent to the heavenward
gazing disciples. The twelve and the sev¬
enty were sent by twos. Sometimes He
sends but one, as when He sent Gabriel,
or when lie sent I’hllip from Hamuria to
the Ethiopian.
6. "And the faith unto them, lie not uf-
frigbtud. Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which
was crucified. He Is risen. He is not here,
behold the place where they laid Him.”
They sought ignorantly, but sincerely, and
those who seek find. The word even to
such is, "Fear not.” There is no ground of
fear to those who are in Him, and from
Gen. xv., 1, to tho end of the story it Is one
oft repeated "Fear not;” “lie not afraid,
only believe;” “Have faith in God.” The
ground of all peuce, however, is Jesus cru¬
cified and risen.
7. “JJulgo your way, tell His disciples
and Peter that He gooth before you unto
Galileo. There shall ye see Him as He said
unto you.” In Math, xxvlll., 7, it Is, “Go
quickly and tell.” One has said that the
watchwords of Christianity are: “He is
risen. Go toll.” We have not to make up
a fine story nnd put In perfect form and de¬
liver It lu eloquent language, but go where
and when He sends us and in Ilis words
toll of Him. His own message to Mary
was, “O f> to My brethren and say unto
them, I ascend unto My Father and your
Father, nnd to My God and your (rod”
(John xx., 17). lie told her the very words
to say. When In answer to the cry, “Whom
shall I send and who will go for us?” Isaiah
said, “Hero am I; send roe.” nnd fled
8. "Aud they went out quickly
from the sepulcher, for they trembled aud
were amazed; neither suid they anything
to auy man, for they were afraid.” Per¬
haps If they had been walking and serving
by faith they might not have been afraid;
but wo had bettor look at home: How is It
with me? Am I without fear going quickly
to tell the good news whether men will
hear or lorbenr?— Lesson Helper.
Rome steel ties put down by the
Cincinnati Street Rai*vay Company
two years ago now snow such good
results that the company is prepared
to use them extensively in the future.