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TLlE ATLAa* ±*± iiLv/iu . u. Aw'-ll':* ?, THE HEROISM OF HELPFULNESS By REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN, PASTOR NORTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH “And Jonathan Saul's son arose and went to David Into the wood, and strengthened his hand In God. And he n ld unto him, Fear not; tor the hand of Saul, my father, shall not find thee; and thou "halt be king over Israel, and I ahall be next unto thee: and that also Saul, my father, knoweth." There are certain lives which, by the force of circumstance, are conspicuous, and whose values are evident. And there are other lives which, by the aame force of circumstance, are ob' soured and whose values are less ob' vious. Our text is notable, in that It presents a striking Illustration of each auch life and in that It affords a fine example of the respective relationship of each of these and their mutual lm portance. ■ The names Jonathan and David pre sent to us two men who well may stand as representative of these two phases of existence. Jonathan was the prince royal, who, by right of birth and suc cession. was heir-presumptive to the throne of Israel. David fras the son of a herdsman in Southern Judea, and the last-born of a large family. Yet, It Is David who Is destined to live In the light and Jonathan who Is appointed to walk In the shadow. When a mere stripling David had been suddenly called home one day from the field where he was tending his father's flocks—a most humble and Inconspicuous task, committed to the least In the household—to find await ing him the greatest man of the age, Samuel, the king-maker, the prophet- ludge of Israel. Samuel had greeted him with marked consideration, and had proceeded immediately In the name of Ood to anoint him as successor to the reigning king. Following this un expected honor, without any effort on his part, by a series of circumstances over which he seems to-have had no control, he was thrust to the front upon the stage of action, caught In the sweep of a mighty current of events and borne irresistibly onward. Inci dent after Incident which * at first threatened to result in his overthrow hail eventuated In his advance, and had but proven the means of furthering his fortunes. So constant Were these oc currences that It soon became evident to all that there was a hidden Hand directing his affairs, a higher Power controlling his career, and that un doubtedly hoUvaa marked as a man of destiny. On the other hand. Jonathan, the prince royal, though a man of splendid courage and of great promise (seeing that through his Intrepid Initiation the nation had already been led to victory when threatened with defeat), seemed as truly to be designed to find his Ood- appolnted task In a faithful occupancy of a secondary place as was David to take the lead. Eor at the very time that David was becoming tho Incarna tion of the movements of the day and the exponent of the Issues of his hour so that the history of the age might be gathered up In his biography, worthy as he was, and great and noble by na ture as he was, Jonathan was being steadily retired until it was evident to all that hla star was declining and des tined finally to be eclipsed by the rising star of David. In our consideration of this passage we are arrested not so much by the conspicuous honor accompanying such a life as David's as by the nobility and tha- value of the service rendered by Jonathan. At the time qf which we write, David was hiding like a hunted deer, and Saul, the king, was pressing him sore like a hunter fired with the fever of the chase. Conscious of Da vid’s Divine call, Saul had deliberately resolved that he would, If possible, frustrate God's purpose and put an end to David. Impelled by this determination, which had become the dominating purpose of his life, he had relentlessly pursued Da vid from hold to hold, until, well nigh driven to desperation, David was in danger at the hour of which we speak of seeking relief In one of two equally fatal alternatives. Exasperated by the unreasonable malignity of Saul, he was tempted to retaliate, to turn and hunt the hunter, to overthrow the man who was so unjustly seeking to accomplish his overthrow, or forspent by Saul's un wearied animosity and his own many hair-breadth escapes, he was tempted to forget the consecrating oil that Sam uel had poured upon Ills brotv, to forget the high design which he knew God had for his life, and to abandon his purpose, forsake the cause. Identify himself with another people and find a haven In some foreign land. It was Just at this time, when pa tience was well-nigh exhausted and resolution almost gone, that hla faint ing heart was cheered and Ids falling purpose quickened by the timely visit of Jonathan,'who, leaving the court, “arose and went to David Into the wood nnd strengthened his hand' Jn God." Let us bo sure we appreciate tho slg. S lflcance of this service. All the future (story of the race, according to God's plan, depended upon David’s fidelity: all the history of the future Church of Christ, yea, all the history of the pres ent Christian civilisation, hinged upon his standing staunch and proving true to God at this hour of trial. And yet he was about to fall—this man of des tiny was wavering: tried beyond meas ure, he was almost ready to give way. to compromise, or even worse. If this be possible, like Saul (and for which cause Saul had been set Aside from being king), he was tempted to lose patience with God. to doubt and to mistrust Him, yea, and by taking the reins Into his own hands and resorting to extreme measures of retaliation, to challenge Hint. It was at this critical moment upon which hinged all the future that Jona than appeared, whose coming to David was like the coming of Blucher at nightfall to'the aid of Wellington as on the field of Waterloo the fate of Europe trembled In the - balance; his coming turned the tide, decided the Issue, confirmed him In the high calling of God and translated Into victory his Impending defeat. In this act of Jonathan we have a striking illustration of the value of suoh a service as a lesser man may render a greater, or as an Inconspicuous per son may render to the race, when as he encourages the one who at the crisis la the only one able to meet It, he assures the future of the cause. And having perceived the value of such a service, let us consider Its nobility. In order that we may fully appreciate this, let us observe: / First, the encouragement that Jona than rendered was noble, because It was spontaneous and free. What he did was voluntary; it was not forced: his assistance was not solicited. David was contending'for his cause In cour ageous silence, and was making no ap peal to Jonathan for sympathy or help. REV. RICHARD ORME FLINN. But Jonathan knew that David was right, - ho knew he was seeking to do that which was pleasing to God, and he know that he was being hard-pressed and must need a )vord of cheer. With out waiting, therefore, for pressure to be brought to bear which should pre cipitate his movement or necessitate his taking a stand, of his own accord he arose and went to David Into the wood and strengthened his hand In Ood. This was a noble service, noble because of Its spontaneity. Second, the encouragement, he ren dered was noble because of Its hazard. It vas Saul’s son, the prince royal, the child of David’s arch enemy that arose nnd went to him Into the wood. There was great risk of personal violence In such an adventure. There were 600 men with David, every one of them an outlaw, and with a price set upon his head, and Jonathan's father was doing all he could to apprehend and kill them. It was Into the midst of these desperate men, Into a dark wood In whose remote fastnesses they were hiding, that Jonathan went unattended, save possibly by a single man. This called for cool courage and manifested a real nobility of soul. He haznrded everything to do what he felt was right And there was another phase to his hazard. He was risking estrangement from hts father, and he loved his father defeply, and was loyal to him to the Inst. Though he loved him, however, when It came to a question of prlncl* pie he did not hesitate to disregard his desires that he might do what he felt to be right. There are some good people who can not seem to see that there can be any distinction between their friends differ ing with them upon matters of prlncl- S ic, and even opposing them If need e, and their being unfaithful and dls- lo-al. There are some who feel that ; friendship demands that they be sus tained even when they stand for that which Is wrong, and that those who are to be counted as true to them can have no option but to defend them, no mat ter what they do. Jonathan was not such an one ns this. He recognized that a man must be loyal to right first and that only thus could he prove true to hla friends. But, on the other hand, his father, Saul, was Just such a sen sitive and unreasonable man as to de mand that his son side with him, even when ho knew himself to be wrong. When Jonathan went to David to strengthen his hand In God, he went fully conscious of the risk he ran of losing hla prestige and his standing at court and of mortally offending his fa ther, who once before In a fit of pas sion had sought to kill him by hurling a Javelin at him because he had main tained the cause of David when David was In the right. Third, Jonathan’s going thus to Da vid was noble because of the utter self-abnegation of the act. He mani fested a sublime unselfishness In strengthening the hand of one who was his rival to the throne. He went not only at personal hazard, but with the certainty of personal loss. He clearly understood that in encouraging David he was confirming him In a cause whose success meant Mb own over throw. Do you appreciate this?- He not only risked loss—he courted It; and It was not merely a financial loss he courted, nor the loss of mere friendship, though his act was cer tain to entail censure fron) many who would consider it disloyal to his fa ther, but It was a kingdom that was at stake, which he must lose, and yet he goes not only at the risk of loss, but on purpose, that he may moke It sure; certainly this manifests a lofty magnanimity. Thank Ood for the tonic of auch a splendid type of manhood, for the bracing Influence of such a noble nature, for the stimulating chal lenge of such an heroic soul as could. In order that he might advance the right, hesitate at nothing, but with the courage of an ardent abandonment devote himself to duty, even to the point of Immolation and self-efface ment. In conclusion, let us suggest three among the many lessons that are learned from this Incorruptible and chivalrous life. First, a life like this that seeks Its highest attainment In furthering the cause of right, no matter at what cost or consequence to self—a life that Is willing to ntrlve uncompromisingly for justice, and to work In an Inconspic uous way without the Stimulus of rec ognition or applause—a life that Is willing to efface Itself In order to make effective the work of another whose glory will eclipse Its own. provided the other’s advancement will best serve the cause—a life like this, - I say, ex hibits a heroism, manifests a nobility and renders a service so valuable ns to be worthy of a vlctos'r crown and an eternal Immortality. And though such an one as this, because of the quiet unostentatiousness of their serv ice, may be temporarily overlooked and not estimated at their royal worth, yet God, who values each aright, will not overlook,them, but will give them en trance Into the heavenly Valhalla of the great nnd Inscribe their name with- In TT la nlannnl kail . ’ In His eternal hntl of fame. Second, whatever be our gifts, en vironment or circumstance, we each may enter this exalted sphere. Great talents or attainments are not required, but only a changeless loynlty to right, a fear of God, a- faithfulness nnd cour age. If even so Insignificant a crea ture as a spider was enabled to have a part In making Scotch history, when, despite US many failures It persevered until It wove Its web across the cav ern's mouth where Bruce was hiding, nnd thus encouraged him to likewise persevere, so may the humblest man, through simple faithfulness or through a kindly word spoken for a righteous cause when other lips arc silent, ren der a service so signal and exert an Influence so vast os that only God can estimate and eternity reveal. Third, the need for such a minis try as this la very great. About us on every side there are discouraged souls who. like David In the wood, are ready to faint, souls who are con tending with overmastering odds, who are striving against wrong, strug gling to live clean, fighting to be fair, and straight anti pure. And round them aro surging the terrible tides of sin, eddying with almost superhuman power to draw them under. God only knows how terrible and deep and des perate, how long-drawn-out Is this duel In the dark that Is forever going on, as multitudes about us are In mortal conflict, and God only knows how sorely they are in need of en couragement. A story Is told by an English naval officer concerning a kindness shown to him when aa a midshipman of 14 years of age he entered his first bat tle. The rattle of musketry had filled him with terror and hts heart Was well-nigh fainting. The officer who was over him, observing his panic, came to his side and keeping his face fixed on the . enemy, quietly took his id bending close hand In his own and beside him, said: "Courage, my boy; I know how you reel; I felt Just that way myself In my first battle. It will pass off In a moment." And thus the narrator sold: “As my superior minis tered to me like an angel from heaven, the fear did pass, and courage did come. His sympathy delivered me from the thrall of terror, and I was as cool nnd as fcarlesa as the most seasoned veteran.” My brother. I say to you again, there are men around you whoso fate Is trembling In the balance, who need only your word of cheer to strengthen their hand In God, that they may press on to triumph. Men with evil Impulses, writhing like unclean things within their breasts, who long to be holy: men In whose heart the smoul dering embers of a subdued passion nre being fanned Into a hellish glow which threatens a moral conflagration, and you can save these men If you will. Then up! Arise and go seek them out and speak to them as did Jona than to David. Yea, and If by God's grace you do, you will ot length dis cover that you have, through such humble helpfulness, won an Immortal), ty and become participants with vic tors In their glory. JOTTINGS OF A JOURNEY—ATLANTA TO BOSTON WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE GEORGIAN BY REF. EVERETT DEAN ELLENWOOD. PASTOR UNIVERSAL1ST CHURCH Chicago, III., Aug. 2.—-The divine command to labor Is coupled with an equally imperative Injunction to rest. The mandates of religion here reach the noblest humanity and their high est efficiency as a practtcadl means of presen? salVatlon. It Is one ot the en couraging signs to be found In an In tensely materialistic age that the “rest ing time,” the vacation period Is gradually coming to be regarded as a necessity rather than a luxury. In the midst of our frenetic hurry to be some where else In the shortest space of time or to get something that the other man possesses ere he discover our de sign, we have been forced by physical If not by psychological processes to ac. cept the scientific fact that the human machine requires its periods of re cuperation and repair. Happy Is he whose customary vocation enables him to tecure needed rest without complete cessation from labor, and to so com bine toll and recreation aa to find mind, and body refreshed thereby. Best Is nut Idleness. In fact, nothing Is so really tiresome as enforced inactivity. Rest Is rather the wholesome change of occupation and Interest. And, just os It Is found beneficial to occasion ally change the customary activity of mind and body, so la It also of Inesti mable advantage to occasionally se cure a complete change of scenes and sounds and physical environment. We love home and friends all the better for being away from them for a little while. in Old 8avannah. With a little company of Atlanta friends, the writer and his wife took train for Savannah, en route for New York and Boston. Just as our fair home city was drawing to a close her enthusiastic and fitting celebration of the nation's birthday. While we wait ed for the turn of the tide which should bear us safely out of the river on the great sea beyond, the day was mosi pleasantly and profitably spent In Georgia's beautiful and historic sea port city. A drive through the broad, level, well-kept streets, many of them shaded by semi-tropical foliage and flanked by quaint old houses whose builders knew the varied experiences of colonial days furnished an unusual en joyment and a healthy stimulus to the study of the splendid history of our own land. Here, too, the springs of religious fervor received fresh Invlg- oratlon as we were shown the different places, now appropriately marked by bronze tablets, where the founder of one of Christendom’s greatest and grandest religious Institutions en deavored to Inspire those who gathered to hear him with the enthusiasm for righteousness which had filled hla own heart. The city where Wesley first Preached on American soil lapses into no forgetfulness of the splendid pioneer who thus honored and hallowed her streets and her homes. “The City of Atlanta.” The Ocean Steamship Company,' of Savannah, certainly displayed com mendable wisdom In nomenclature by • hristenlng one of Its largest, most beautiful, and moat comfortable steam- ships plying between Sawannah and hew York, “The City of Atlanta.” And fight well do the entire crew, from captain to cabin boy. fulfill the exalt ing demands laid upon them In at tempting to live up to so splendid a name. The business-like efficiency, the “fder, the comfort, the courtesy of our home city ere faithfully reproduced on ihls floating palace which bears her name. During the entire voyage from Savannah to New York the passengers •earned to be the welcome and happy luaats of the ship's company, rathes than merely a group of people who though not professionally employed during the journey, and a representa tive group of lawyers that we might not forget the responsibilities of cltl zenshlp. More favorable weather could scarce ly have been provided. The beneficent Influence of Forecaster Marbury seem ed to reach out and safely hold In order the ocean highway and not a single cose of ”mal de mer" lessened the genuine Joy which came to every one with the call to meals. Tho sun did his bravest nnd did not desert us dur ing the entire trip, but tips ardor of his affection was fortunately moderated sufficiently by the ceaseless breeze, cool and fresh from Its Journey across the Immeasurable stretch of waters, and sent, for our enjoyment, to tease Into millions of tiny white-capped waves tho dull and stolid ocean. No Telephones Here. All top swiftly went the hours. In shaded nooks about the decks were to be found the studious, reveling In the enjoyment of books long postponed, and absolutely secure from the un timely Interruption of telephone, door bell or postman, neither troubled nor stirred Into action by the latest reve lations of the dally paper. Here, too, were the lovers, for what Journey, by land or sea,, or what vacation outing, whether upon mountain top or In hill- locked valley. Is complete without Its pair of lovers? For those whose cus tomary vacation meant close compan ionship with books, the never-ceasing wonder of the varying ocean life proved a stronger attraction. Many splendid cases of sunburn were developed by tho groups who resolutely kept watch of land. For aught that we knew, we might be "by all the world forgot.” Yet no face was disfigured by a cloud of anxiety. A holy calm, a comforting peace, brooded over all. hearts. Still were we In the keeping of Hint who holds the waters In the hollow ot His hand, even though the absence of the church bell's familiar Invitation to wor ship brought Juat a suggestion of lone liness to those for whom the appointed day passes disappointingly without the customary assembling of ourselves to gether for the Joy or human comrade ship and the spiritual refreshing of meditation, and praise and prayer. But "God dwelleth not In temples made with hands” and the promise of Christ to be With us "where two or three are gath ered together In His name” Is always as faithfully kept upon the sea as upon the land. Many there ware on board who earnestly desired a religious serv ice, and the word having reached the captain that two preachers were among hla passengers, he sought them out. and Invited them to convert the social hall and adjacent upper deck Into a house of worship. The cnll to worship was sounded throughout tho ship, and the entire company gathered at tho ap pointed hour. A sweet-voiced singer, the director of music In one of Atlan ta’s churches, led the voices of the worshippers In the grand old hymns of REV. E. D. ELLENWOOD. praise, so dear to every church-going heart, the Rev. Crawford Jackson, of Atlanta, voiced In prayer the supplica tions and the aspirations of the com pany. and the writer delivered the sen mon. The one thing lacking In order that the service might be full of help fulness was the opportunity for all to have some part, for all to worship by serving. It seemed wholly wrong that any vital element of a truly religious service should be omitted, and, in order that the sermon might have a practical ending the writer Introduced In his closing sentences the Rev. Crawford Jackson, chairman of the Central Ju venile Protectory Committee, who wns en route to Chautauqua to deliver an address In behalf of God's little ones, who, by circumstances or by environ ment, have become a menace to them selves and to the stnte. Dr, Jackson was at his best, and In a brief and forceful address he told of the accom plishments, tho possibilities, and the pressing nerds of the Central Juvenllo protectory, nnd made an appeal for a practical demonstration of sympathy and Interest In this great work. The responses was Immediate and gratify ing, a collection of nearly 1150 for this work being realized, and several per manent annual subscriptions being se- cured. Thus closed a religious service, which. If somewhat unique, was none 7HE RELIGION OF HEALTH bad paid for sate nnd comfortable transportation to a desired destination. And, as might well be expected, a good- [Y contingent of Atlanta folk were on board, variously bent on business, on Pleasure, and on recuperation. Tho fjjy* traditional hospitality and aoclal- inlllty deserted no ono of hor citizens t-urtng the trip, nnd soon wo were “• one large family, each anxious to contribute his full quota toward the Fholesomo and ontertnlnlng story-lell ing. while, to provide for the possibility of serious moments, two preachers had at the forward rail lest any roving shark, or playful porpoise, or gravely floating turtle should escape due notice and commeht, while the dainty flying fish. In schools or as Individuals, like great dragon files, darting out of the water and sailing long distances In the air on their wing-llke fins, never failed to cnll forth enthusiastic exclamations of wonder and admiration. The regular routine of tho Journey was entertainingly punctuated by In cidents, each with Its lesson and Its profit for those ready to receive. As our vessel sought the sea by her fa miliar pathway down the river from Savannah, the passengers w;ero fur nished the sensation of a collision of a modest nnd well-nigh Innocuous character. A small, stern wheel river boat, whose light draught gave her practically all of the river upon which to float, apparently failed to heed the City of Atlanta’s repeated appeal for the deep water right of way, or, It I ... keen Hint hnn ullnl'a Innr. Terse Comments on the Uniform Prayer Meeting Toplo of the Young People’s 8oeleties—Christian Endeavor, Baptist Young People’s Union, Epworth League, Etc.—For August 4, “The Consecration of Our Bodies.” I Cor. 6: 19-20j Rom. 12i 1-2. may have been that her pilot’s Inex perience was responsible for the unfor tunate miscalculation of distance and of speed which resulted In the lighter craft receiving from the steel prow of the outward bound vessel an admoni tory push. Which sent her scurrying toward the dock with shattered wheel and damaged steering gear. Whether that vessel's captain bothered himself with any private theology or not, ha there received a moat convincing re minder of the Immutability of law and of the certainty of Just retribution for By WILLIAM T. ELLIS. The fad for physical culture which two or three years ago swept over the land has largely abated. This wns In evitable, for It was excessive and as Ill-proportioned ps the worst of the bodies which It proposed to mend. A residuum remains, however. People have a saner mind toward their health. The world more clearly understands than ever before the Importance of a good physical condition. Sound bodies are the basis ot all. Hor Is there any thing unseemly In this present topic far consideration by the young people's sbdetles: “The consecration of our bodies.” We know better than those saints of the Middle Ages who thought they could glorify God by mortifying the flesh. A perfect body Is the best temple of the Spirit of God. The well man Is best qualified to be the good man. .A personality Is the first and best Midway In our voyage we hailed one of the several lightships which mark a safe pathway along the coast, that the voluntary prisoners who keep bright the beacon might come out to our ship for the mall which hod come up to them from Savannah. Word had been circulated about the ship, and a goodly number of papers, maga zines and books, contributed by the passengers, were tied In a bundle and let over the side, along with the mall and a beautiful bouquet of rosea, the gift of one ef the Indies on board. The four stout, sun-burned seamen who rowed out to us from the lightship brought their tribute also, and very acceptable Indeed It was, a fine mess of freshly caught red snapper, enough to furnish a splendid meal for all on board. And how good they were! That evening at dinner there were many expressions of thanks for the generous hearted lightship men In their lonely home, rocking ceaselessly on the ocean Sunday on 8hlpboard. The beautiful dawn of the Sabbath romfort and happiness of tho whole. The beautiful dawn of tne Baonatn TWe wa, no dearth of music and “'t^'daT-nd "ounS £^*araatlr the only tenants «f an Immeasurable sweep of burnished waves. For hours ... . . —_ a -kin an J f., r* mnrfi , moments. two pr«ia<rnera nuu ■ f been shipped, along with tho rest of we did not pass * * h, P? •"!* •be cargo. Doctors were with us, than a day we hod seen no glimpse WAIT FOR THIS COMMENCING AUGUST 0TH AND DAILY THEREAFTER MOST ATTRACTIVE TRIP Round—$31.30—Trip. JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION Going via Cincinnati, Pittsburg or Cleveland—Boat or Rail to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Albany—Rail or Boat down Hudson to NEW YORK. Boat to Norfolk or Rail via Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington—Boat to Norfolk down the Potomac River. (Return Direct.) Liberal Stop over privileges. 60 days’ limit. For further information, call CITY TICKET OFFICE, 4 Peachtree Street. J. G. HOLLENBECK, Division Passenger Agent. gift that any devotee can give to his Lord. Before you can bq anybody for Him, you must be somebody In your, self. Robust religion Is most natural when accompanied by a robuat body. There Is something askew when the weak and sickly and miserable predominate In a compnny of Christiana. The mod ern young people’s movement has wrought mightily In that It has shown that vigor of body and spirits Is en tirely consistent with the highest relig ious standards. the less genuine in Its spirituality. End of the Voysge. About bedtime on Sunday night, as we approached New York harbor, our boat began to blow her whistle at reg ular Intervals, to be frequently an swered by trumpet-llke blasts from other vessels whose hulls wc were un able to see. Hastening on deck, we discovered that vwe were experiencing one of tho mysterious phenomena of the sea. A “land fog" had completely enveloped tho vessel, and rendered progress exceedingly slow and not un- mlxed with hazard. Overhead the sky was perfectly clear, and the air free from mist, and the brightly blnslng stars seemed to flash downward to us reassuring messages of the eternal presence of the One who nightly hangs these sky lanterns In their accustomed places, but. clinging closely all about us, though rising only a few feet above the deck, wns a wet, enveloping cur tain of mist, so dense es to render the prow of the ship scarcely visible from amidships. With engines slowed down so thnt we barely made headway, we slowly felt our way Into the harbor. Occasionally a whistle would bellow Its hoarse note of warning from appar ently so close ahead as to prove mo mentarily startling, and suddenly there would emerge out of the thick haze a huge schooner, passing us so close that, without difficulty one might have toseed a stone down on her deck. Al most Immediately she would disappear, leaving us to continue our wondering speculation aa to how long a collision might be averted. But keen nnd fog- trained eyes were at the lookout, and accustomed hands were at the wheel, and so, "soothed and sustained by an unfaltering trust,” we went to bed to be lulled to sleep by the fog horn's sonorous serenade, and to be wakened by the sun streaming Into our state room window and buildings along New York's water front slipping silently past In stately procession. New York is too big, and too noisy, and too hurried and utterly discourte ous to suit a m*n who has learned to love Atlanta. Also, the true Atlantan misses the Invigorating breeze from off tho Piedmont range and the suffocating humidity of a New York July day Is for him entirely too full of a Joyless suggestiveness of "the old-time relig ion’s" fabled destination of unworthy and unblessed spirits. Hence It wns thnt the happiest moment spent In New York on thnt July Monday wns when we stood on the deck of tho splendid steamer "Priscilla." of the' Fall' River line, and felt the throbbing of her en gines as we began the Journey up Ieing Island Sound toward the city of beans and of "Cultuah." Since the Creator took auch palna In fashioning the body so wondrously the creature should take pains to con serve It carefully. The Christian worker who “breaks down” because he has lacked the cour. age and Judgment to care for hla health la answerable for two sins—hts own Impaired health and the work that la undone because of neglected health. A traveler In Ceylon Is Impressed with the splendid physiques of the men. They are veritable black Apol- loe. But nine out of ten of them will cringe and fawn for a gratuity. They are miserable ' beggars, lacking the stamina of true manhood. Perfection of body does not In Itself constitute manliness or womanliness; but a noble spirit does, whatevar Its outward form. Battar a great heart In a trail body than a frail heart In a great body. Old Paul had a penetrating pen, and he loved to puncture shams and fal lacies. Take his thrust at the mis taken notion that spirituality la some thing dissociated from the everyday ac. tualltlea of life. Paul says, "Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which la your spiritual worship.” “Spiritual worship" —the dedication of the body! That la what Paul says. On* does not have to experience ecstatic flights of emo tion In order to be spiritual; the real teat of spirituality Is surrender of the person to the holy will of Ood. Apart from this practical servlet there la no spirituality: although spirituality does rise to still greater heights. But It never gets off this base. The sur rendered body la the teat of the con- seerated will. Somebody once asked Mr. Moody If one could be a Christian and smoke. "Yes, a dirty one," was the terse re ply. Though It la wisdom to take proper care of the body. It Is weakness lo be fussy and fastidious about It. Some persona are ao nnxloualy careful of their health that they accomplish noth ing with either their bodies or their minds; and one la tempted lo ask whether the result Is worth the effort. A tool Is taken care of not for the tool's sake, but for the sake of the work It may do. The chief warrant for taking precaution about one's health la that the latter may be means to aervlce. churches. Rev. Yoltsu Honda, who 1* well known on this side of the Atlantic, was elected the first bishop. This makes the third great Independent Christian church In Japan, free of mis sionary control, the Congregational nnd Presbyterian being the others. It Is freely predicted that ere long these In dependent churches will unite In one Japanese church. 8EVEN SENTENCE SERMONS, You may depend upon It that he Is a good man whose Intimate friends ara all good.—Lavater. As Christ gave His body to save men'* souls, so men should give their bodies to honor His sacrifice. The Lord can use broken vessels, but not dirty ones. The life that Is clean within and without la alone meet for the Master’s use. they who aln In theebody, suffer In both body and spirit. Churches are not used for atables or factories, because the Innate reverence of mankind revolts against auch sac rilege. So "the temple of the Holy Ghost”—which Is the high title the Scriptures apply to the Christian's body—must be kept from pollution and- In good repair. NEWS AND NOTES. Two young Chinese students at New ton. Mass., have carried off the prizes for beat scholarship. Only two graduates are reported this year from the Hebrew Theological Seminary In New York, and only one from a still older seminary. A plea for the kindly treatment of Chinese Immigrants was made to -all Christian nations by the recent Shang hai missionary conference. The priest of a Roman Catholic church In Troy, N. Y., Invited the sec retory of the local Y. M. C. A. to speak at the opening of SI. Josephs Club, and 1,500 men heard the address. What the present governor of North Carolina said to the present governor of South Carolina was probably some thing ecclesiastical, for both gentlemen are Presbyterian elders. One of the reactionary decrees of the Chinese Empress Dowager la that Con fucius shall be worshipped as the equal of "Heaven and Earth," the highest form of Chines# religion. The Pittsburg Railway Company re cently Issued an order declaring it tube the company's policy not to continue In Its employ men who use cigarettes or liquor, or who are In the habit of gam bling. In a commencement address at the Unlveralty of Michigan, President Ira Remsen, the great scientist, said; “It la coming to be recognised more and more clearly that science can do true relig ion no barm, but can only strengthen Children have more need of modela than critics.—Joubert. . To look up and not down; To look forward and hot back; To look out and not In; And To lend a hand. —E. E. Hale. How much trouble he avoids wh<? does not look to see what hts neighbor ■ays, or does, or thinks, but only to whst he does himself, that It may be Just and pure.—Marcus Aurellua. To do the common duty of eaqh day uncommonly well—this la success.— Anon. The world Is weary of new tracks of thought. That lead to naught- - Sick of quack remedies, prescribed In vain For mortal pain: Yet still above them alt, one Figure stands. With outstretched hands. —Ellen Thomejrcroft Fowler, Baptists and Disciples of Christ, two strong denominations, have come to a tentative agreement, looking to dose co-operation on the mission field and In rural communities. The movement Is expected to eventuate In the union of the two bodies. • An epochal event In the religious his tory of Japan was the organisation this spring ot tbs new Methodist Church In Japan, exclusive of foreign control. The church was created by the consolidation The body la not an end, but a means of the missions of the Northern. South Thou wilt keep him In perfect peace whose mind Is stayed on thee.—Isaiah. ern and Canadian Methodist Episcopal it oo What ONE DOLLAR I • V V a Month Will Oo, PERFECT PROTECTION POLICY Insures Against Any Sickneu, 6 Month* Any Accident, 24 Months Accidental Death NORTH AMERICAN ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO. 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