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Philosophy is finding out how many
things there are in the world which
you can’t have if you want them, and
don’t want If you can have them, mor
alizes Puck.
It Is not to our credit, admits the
Chicago Inter-Ocean, that the United
States has followed in the rear of all
other countries, except China and
Turkey, in forest preservation.
On every side of English artistic
and literary life the standard today is
infinitely lower than it was 40 years
ago, laments the Pall Mall Gazette.
The hard struggle which most of our
painters are now having to wage is
one of the sad facts of the hour.
It is evident to tne Cumberland
News that automobflists are exercis
ing more caution as well as gaining
skill in the handling of machines.
The campaign conducted by the auto
mobile organizations against careless,
reckless and incompetent chauffeurs
is showing results.
Physicians tell ail of us that it is
not by getting out of doors and rub
bing against the elements, but by re
maining too much indoors and cook
ing our vitality out of existence that
we fall victims to diseases of the res
piratory system, and victims of epi
demics of “bad colds.” But, mourns the
Louisville Courier-Journal, how many
of us pay serious attention to such
advice? How many of those who kick
like the proverbial government mulo
when the mercury drops to 15 degrees
realize that the greater part of our
suffering from the nipping cold is due
to having allowed the office radiator
and the hall stove to work in shifts
to keep up a summer heat, where we
spend our indoors time?
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The Geographical Journal of Lon
don in An article'fcn the marjj i rela
tions among the people of Nigeria
says: “Polygamy is the rule, the rea
son given being that it is impossible
for one woman to do all the work of
the house, look after the children, pre
pare and cook the food, fetch the
daily supply of water (often an ardu
ous job), cultivate the plantation and
go to market. The African is an ex
ceedingly hungry person. It is the cus
tom to eat several times a day when
at. home, and men spend most of their
day sitting in the palaver house or
market place, while the women bring
the food all day long. One wife could
not possibly do this. Besides, the Af
rican lady encourages it, for she
says: “The more wives the less work.”
Divorce congresses have adopted
resolutions calling for uniform divorce
laws in all the states, or for a national
statute on this subject. The confusion
and injury to innocent parties caused
by a variety of laws is apparent; yet
lawmakers have been apathetic or in
different, maintains the Atlanta Con
stitution. It will require more than the
passage of stirring resolutions to
properly cope with this social prob
lem. Religious, moral and legal per
suasion will needs be exerted to the
utmost to stay its march. It is an in
tensely practical problem, and not one
for the theorist or the playwright.
Neither will it yield to the suggestion
of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell that
marriage and divorce are “breeder's"
problems. But if the march through
the divorce court is not checked by
some means, it will result in a condi
tion of affairs not pleasant to contem
plate. The American public may come
to take seriously the destructive the
ory of M. Alfred Naquet, whom the
French have dubbed “the father of
divorce,” that the individual and not
the family is the unit in the social
structure. In the Anglo-Saxon, the
American scheme of things, the home
is the basis of human happiness and
security. It is the foundation of the
republic. This being true, the recently
announced statistics of the census
bureau are impressive. They carry a
lesson which should ipake a deep im
pression upon the minds of all who
are seeking to better human condi
tions
THE PULPIT.
AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON-BY
A. H. LEWIS, D. D.
rheme: The Hacml ness of Fatherhood
God alone has absolute power to
create. He might have retained this
power forever. He chose rather to
confer infinite honor and infinite re
sponsibility on man by delegating to
him the power to recreate. This pow
er to perpetuate the race, as a sub
creator, and to be a direct factor in
determining its character and destiny,
is divine. Its exercise in fatherhood
is among the most sacred functions of
existence. In this life alone its re
sults for good or evil are beyond com
putation. Considered by the stand
ard of an endless life, they are over
whelming. Were there not unknown
possibilities for good results, in each
experience of parenthood, no man un
derstanding what it means could ven
ture to assume fatherhood.
Much the larger share of human
suffering conies through impaired
physical health. Weakness and dis
ease make men a burden on society,
lead to poverty, drunkenness, social
impurity, larceny and kindred evils.
No man is free from guilt who trans
mits a single element of physical
weakness or disease which he can
avoid.
The habitual use of stimulants and
narcotics destroys nerve force and
mental balance. Their effects are of
ten more prominent In the second and
the third generations than in those
who first indulge. Purity in thought
and act is an imperative demand
which the sacredness of actual or pos
sible fatherhood places on all men.
In assuming fatherhood you are
acting for God; exercising the holiest
function ever given you. If a man
goes out as the agent of a business
firm, or the representative of a great
nation, he must he loyal to the power
which commissions him, and in whose
name he acts. How much more when
a man assumes fatherhood, in behalf
of the Infinite and Eternal Father!
He who does not love God cannot
transmit the tendency to love Him.
Such a man must rather transmit the
tendency to hate and disobey God, for
which he, not his child, is responsi
ble. This stupendous fact lies at the
core of all true religion.
The husband has to bear little of
the passive service and continuous
burdens which attend parenthood.
The wife has an absolute right to all
the help which pure love, exhaustless
patience and tenderest sympathy can
afford. This is due to the child also,
who must suffer loss in proportion as
these are withheld from the mother.
If any husband denies these, or worse
still, gives, in place of them, indiffer
ence, neglect, harshness or abuse, he
becomes a shame to the name l of
fatherhood, a disgrace to his sex, 'em
enemy to his own child, and a sirufer
before God.
Healing of the 3lind.
I know a man who, though busily
and extensively engaged in Christian
service, was for long defeated in his
thought life. The evil word and act
were checked, but he could not pre
vent his thoughts from ranging over
forbidden fields, and consequently he
was brought into inward bondage and
despair. One night, at the close of a
service, as the congregation sang the
well known words:
“Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind,
(sight, inches, healing of the mind,
Yea, all 1 need in Thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come—”
the thought broke upon him, and he
saw that what he needed most of all
was such “healing of the mind” as
that unto which Christ pledges Him
self. Falling upon his knees he cried
as he had never done before:
“0 Lamb of God, I come!”
And his testimony is that Christ
brought him that night into an atti
tude of new surrender and enabled
him to exercise new faith, claiming
this promise which has constantly
been fulfilled to him: “The peace of
God shall guard your heart and your
thoughts.”—J. Stuart Holden.
Herald Blasts.
Never borrow money—the chances
are you can’t.
Never run your neighbor down—
he may beat you at the game.
If you are living in the Lord your
neighbors will rejoice in your life.
Some men never pay any compli
ments. They are too stingy even for
that.
A gentleman is never more polite
to another woman than to his own
wife.
The way of nature Is the survival
of the strong; the way of grace is
the salvation of the weak.
There is little to choose between
those who blow themselves in and
those who blow themselves out.
The man who practices what he
preaches before he preaches it shall
experience no difficulty in getting
others to practice what he preaches.
Birds sing, flowers bloom, zephyrs
blow’ —all nature smiles —for the sole
purpose of keeping In good humor,
and still some old rascals refuse to
be happy.—Home Herald.
Glorious Gift of Life.
Life, despite of all that cynics or
sentimentalists say, is a great and
glorious gift. There is good for the
good; there is virtue for the faith
ful; there is victory for the valiant.
There is spirituality for .the spiritual,
and there is, even In this humble life,
an infinity for the boundless in desire.
There are blessings upon its birth;
there is hope in its death, and there
is—to consummate all—there is eter
nity in its prospect.—Orville Dewey.
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR MAY 23.
Subject: The Council at Jerusalem,
Acts 15:1 -35 Golden Text:
Acts 15:11 —Commit Verses 23,
*2o—Commentary.
TIME.—3O-52 A. D. PLACE. —
Antioch, Jerusalem.
EXPOSITION. —I. “Except ye be
circumcised after the manner of
Moses, ye cannot In: saved, 1-5. The
church in Antioch was getting on fa
mously, and the devil brought in
false teachers to upset the faith of
the young converts. The main point
of doctrine with these false teachers
was that it was not enough to believe
on Jesus, one must also keep the law
of Moses. The great controversy in
the early church was whether a man
was saved upon faith alone apart
from works of the law or whether a
man Is saved upon faith and works of
the law. The old controversy comes
up in our day in anew form. It is
Sabbath-keeping “after the manner
of Moses’’ that is now insisted upon.
Three arguments were brought for
ward at the council of Jerusalem to
refute the legalizers: (1) Peter's ar
gument. God has borne them wit
ness by giving the Holy Ghost to the
uncircumcised as well as unto us and
has put “no difference between us
and them, purifying their hearts by
faith” (vs. S. 9). God in a similar
way to-day is bearing witness to those
who do not keep the Jewish seventh
day Sabbath. (2) Paul’s argument.
God has wrought signs and wonders
among the Gentiles by us and thus
set. His seal upon our preaching of
salvation by faith apart from works
of the law (v. 12). (31 James’ ar
gument. It is according to Old Tes
tament Scripture that God will take a
people for His name from among the
uncircumcised Gentiles as well as the
law-keeping Jews (vs. 13-17). The
teaching of the Judaizers caused end
less trouble in the Antioch church (y.
2). It was wisely decided to suhmit
the question to the apostles and eld
ers In Jerusalem. Paul and Barna
bas made good use of their time on
their journey to Jerusalem. All
along the way they declared what
God had done among the Gentiles.
The story they told caused great joy
unto all the brethren. Nothing causes
greater joy amons true brethren than
the story of how men are converted
from sin to righteousness.
11, The Decision of the Holy Ghost
and the Apostles as to the Authority
of the Mosaic Law Over Gentile
Christians, 22-29. The apostles and
elders arid the whole church took
abundant precautions to guard
against any misrepresentation of
their decision being taken back to
Antioch by the legalizers. They
knew the men they had to deal with.
Thus Paul gained his chosen compan
ion of coming days (v. 40). Good
had come out of the schemes of Paul's
enemies. The mode of address used
in the letter is full of significance,
“The brethren which are of the Gen
tiles.” Faith in Christ makes all men
kin. They were hound together by a
very tender tie, that of faith in a
common Saviour. Many American
Christians have not even yet reached
the point where they regard every
converted Chinaman or African as a
brother. The description of the Ju
daizers is very striking and suggest
ive (v. 24). There is no way in
which the devil can more trouble be
lievers (and esepecially young con
verts), or more thoroughly unsettle
(or subvert) their souls, than by
false words. These false words must
be met by words of truth (Col. 4:6),
and above all, by the word of God (2
Tim. 3:13-15). The apostles em
phatically denied all responsibility
for this pernicious and subverting
teaching, that men must keep the law
of Moses in order to be saved (v. 1).
They had come to absolute unanimity
about the matter in question. It is a
great thing when brethren who differ
can meet together and study the
Scriptures together under the Holy
Spirit’s guidance, as did these early
Christians, and thus “come to one ac
cord.” The apostles and the whole
church bestowed very lofty praise on
Paul and Barnabas. It was well de
served (2 Cor. 11:23-27). Of how
many disciples to-day could it be
justly said that they had hazarded
their lives for the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ? It was not their own
decision on this great question that
they were sending; it was the Holy
Spi#'t’s decision. They were per
fectly sure of this (v. 28). It was
because they sought and obtained the
mind of the Spirit that they were
able to “come to one accord.” It is
because we seek the wisdom of men,
rather than the mind of the Spirit,
that w r e are so often at variance with
one another. The one who insists
upon the binding authority of the
Mosaic law upon Christians is oppos
ing the Holy Ghost. Four points of
the Mosaic law and no others were
adjudged necessary for the Gentiles.
There was great joy in Antioch when
the troublesome question was settled
(v. 31). There were two reasons for
this joy. Painful division had given
way to pleasant harmony, and. more
over, the irksome bondage of the law
had given way to the joyous liberty
of the Gospel. There is always joy
when one comes out 6f the bondage
of legalism into the glorious liberty
of a son. Judas and Silas were much
used of God in other ways than mere
ly settling this question. They were
Spirit-filled men and gave much prof
itable exhortation and instruction, ■
confirming the believers in Antioch j
in faith and life (v. 32).
CHAIN OF WAREHOUSES
Farmers Union Plans to Hold
Wheat for High Prices.
WILL CUT OUT SPECULATORS
By Selling Grain Direct to Wholesal
Houses Farmers Would Get Greater
Income From Their Crops.
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Springfield, Mo.—A plan to con
struct a chain of warehouses in the
grain producing territory for the pur
pose of holding wheat for high prices
was indorsed here by the mass meet
ing of the grain growers and cattle
growers’ branch of the National Far
mers’ Union. It is believed by dele
gates in attendance that farmers by
next season will be prepared to han
dle a large percentage of their crops
in this way.
At the invitation of the American
Society of Equity, the farmers also
promised to co-operate with that or
ganization. Theo G. Nelson, national
organizer for the equity society, ad
dressed the meeting.
The report of the committee on res
olutions, which was adopted, urges op
position to legislation which aims to
control railroad rates by ignoring
state’s rights in the matter and in
dorses the efforts of congressmen to
obtain appropriations for agricultural
schools.
The use of cotton in the manufac
ture of twine, rope, sacks and other ar
ticles in common use is also indorsed.
It was stated in the meeting that 6,-
000,000 more bales of cotton would be
consumed if manufacturers would use
the cotton of the south instead of im
porting jute from the Philippines.
National Organizer Nelson of the
equity society, in his address, told of
the comparative plans of that organi
zation.
“The object sought by the mem
bers of the grain growers department
this year,” said he, “is much the
same as the, purpose for which this
convention has been called by the
Farmers’ Union.
“By collective marketing the mem
bers of the society will sell their
grain to the English and Scottish
wholesale co-operative societies of
Great Britain. In this way we will
pass crops by the speculator and be
our own middlemen. By getting fpr
themselves the profits which go to the
speculator and the middlemen, the
grain growers will, no matter wheth
er the price be high or low, get a
greater income from the sale of their
crops without the corresponding in
crease in cost of .bread to the con
sumers.”
Birmingham, Ala., was selected as
the place for holding the next con
vention, which will meet Sept. 7.
WANT TARIFF QUESTION SETTLED.
J. J. Hill Says Business Will Then
Improve.
Washington, D. C. —James J. Hill,
the railroad magnate, called on Pres
ident Taft. He expressed the belief
that if the tariff agitation was cut
off short, that if the oratorical steam
in congress was shut off, the country
would begin a great era of prosper
ity at an early date.
“All eyes are turned on Washing
ton,” said Mr. Hill. “Some people
seem to think that legislation will
cure the toothache, set a broken limb
or make crops. Talk and agitation
here in Washington keep people in
suspense, make them forget their
business and hope for some legisla
tive cure-all. What we want Is to
have the tariff agitation over with and
let the people get back to work and
aid the great wheels of progress to
turn. Things will begin to hum. The
outlook is good in all directions.”
Speaking of the possibilities of ag
riculture in the west and the south
Mr. Hill, who himself is a farmer,
owning one farm of 20,000 acres and
another of 6,000, said that these two
sections are coming forward by leaps
and bounds. He declared that the
south Is struggling to restore the soil
which was exhausted by her improv
ident methods of agriculture before
the war.
BASEBALL 0000 FOR BOYS. .
National Game Indorsed by the Play
ground Association.
Pittsburg. Pa. —That baseball is a
healthy sport for boys and should be
encouraged on the public playgrounds,
was the decision of ehe Playground
Association of America in session
here. Many were. advocates of a
new national game to take the place
of baseball, but the vote disclosed
a large majority for the present na
tional game.
Athletics for girls were discussed,
but occasioned no friction. Several
addresses were delivered by delegates
attending the congress.
WRIGHT BROTHERS WELCOMED.
Aviators Have Enough European Con
tracts to Keep Them Busy.
New York City.—Wilbur and Or
ville Wright, the American aeroplan
ists, returned from the scenes of their
European triumphs abroad by the
North German Lloyd liner Kron Prin
ze-ss Cecile. They were accompanied
by their sister. Miss Katherine
Wright, who made three flights at
Pau recently, and said that she was
not scared a bit by her achieve
ment.
A big reception and welcome home
which had been planned by the Aero
Club of America and other societies
was called off at the request of the
Wrights.
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Tacoma, Wash.—Mrs. Eliana Reed,
divorced wife of B. T. Reed, a
wealthy real estate man of Denver,
Col., appeared in a street with her
nine-year-old daughter, Inez, hand
cuffed to her, Mrs. Reed explained
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