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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.
