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SUNDAY MORNING. A SEEMON FOR SUN DAI AN INSTRUCTIVE AND ELOQUENT DIS COURSE ENTITLED "NOW PETER.” The Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman's An alysis of a Cnlld-Hearted, Wayward, Generous, Biblical Character The Three Denials. New York City.—The following reada ble and helpful sermon is by the Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, the best known evan gelist in the country and one of the most popular pulpit orators of New York. It is entitled “Now, Peter and Was preached from the text: “Now Peter sat without in the palace.” Matt xxvi: 69. This is the master stroke of the great artist in painting the picture of this child hearted, wayward, generous, loving man whom we know' as Peter. It is one of the shadows in the picture, but the shadows help us to appreciate the more the light. It is a single sentence, and vet in it we find the eecrt of a soul's downfall, the cause of the heartache of the Son of God, and a note of warning for God's people everywhere. Peter was in a dangerous position. First of all, because he sat in the presence of the enemy. In the first Psalm the warning is given that we should not “walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful/' and this last is the most hurtful position of all. Poor Peter was sitting down. He also is to be pitied because he sat "without.” There is a circle within which every child of God must keep if he would have both peace and power. If in imagination we take a compass in our hand and set one point at the place where we would have the centre and with the other point describe the circle, we have the picture of the Christian life. The centre of the circle is Christ, and the circle itself is described by prayer and Bible study and fellowship with the saints. To keep within this circle is to keep in touch with Christ. To sit without is to lie in danger, and poor Peter had stepped outside. With all my heart I love to study Peter. The sermon which has been greatly blessed to the people throughout the country is the one which bears the title, "And Peter.” This ont is sent forth that it may he a companion of it, and carry the name of “Now Peter.” The first service that I can find that Peter ever rendered unto Christ is record ed iu Luke, fifth chapter, and the third verse: “And He entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught tlie people out of the ship.” I like him for his service. I have an idea that just ‘.lie May he pushed the boat out as the Master was standing in it made Jesus understand that there was something in him that Mim’d vet go far toward moving the worid. Is it not true that much of the great work that ml* find about us to-day begins in just so hum ble a fashion ns did the work of Peter? I like to study him in his writings. Some parts of the Bible ought always to lie read m the sunlight. The beautiful story of Ruth, and the letter to the Philippians are examples of this. Others are for the dark ness. Peter's epistles Mould thus head the list. It is w)*eo we stand on the seashore at night that/ we see the phosphorescence of the waves. It is when we stand in the darkness and read Peter’s precious words, that we catch the best vision of the light which comes down from heaven and rests upon men. I like to study him in his preaching, for it is just the kind that everybody ought to be able to do. You may say that it was simply a string of text*, that mighty ser mon of his at Pentecost, but if you should say this was all that he said we could re ply, as we have said in another place, it i all that Peter said that the Holy spirit thought worth recording. I like him for his sincerity. You can read him at a glance. He could not be a hypocrite. When once he tried no one would believe him; he generally thought aloud. While men sometimes admired him, frequently laughed at him. generally censured him. they always loved him. 1 like h : m for his promptness. He was the first to enter tlie tomb that he might Bee where the Lord lay. 1 liked him for his courage. He was not afraid to stand in the very midst of the enemies of Christ. 1 like him for his intensity. It is true he made mistakes, but the pendulum swung af far toward uprightness cs it did toward failure. T. My text is to be read in connection with and thus we begin the more to appreciate the story. Christ had given him warning when He said. “Simon, Satan hath desired thee that lie may sift the* 1 as wheat,” and again when He said. “This night you shall be ashamed of Me,” and k“befor- the cock crow thou shall deny Me •thrice.” He warns i£*. too. " The oak that goes down in the midst of the storm does so because through the loi\p years its heart has been eaten aivay by the worm. The soul of the child of God is never overthrown suddenly, and it it goes down it is because it has steadily lost ground in matters that were too trifling to cause alarm. If you should fail to-mor row you will doubtless find the cause if you look back on the history of to-day. The neglected Bible of to-day. the neglect ed prayer of to-day. the neglected fellow ship of to-day, means the denial of to-mor row It is not to be forgotten that there were three denials. When Jesus was taken into the presence of those who Mere to con demn Him Peter followed and M'anted to go :n, too. It is said in John’s Gospel that another disciple, who Mas known unto the high priest, nad gone in with Jesus, and this, of course, must have been John: they doubtless knew him at the door and he passed through without question. When he saw that Peter was not in he went to the door and secured his admission. I can just imagine how Peter must have walked up and down the court, now sitting, now standing, now trembling for his safe ty, for in those days as to-day, “conscience makes cowards af us all.” The first denial was at the wicket gate. To the little girl that admitted him to the court he said “T know Him not.” He might have taken warning and gone back if he had but remembered the words of Christ, for he was just at the edge of the circle; ene side meant peace and the other side despair. I doubt not that someone who reads these words has just passed through the wicket gate, turning away from a life of blessedness, and possibly has denied his Master for the first time. From the heart of the infinite Christ a cry goes out to such an one: “Turn ye, turn ye. for why will ye die?” The second denial was at the fire, when he sat with hi 6 enemies, and when he said with an oath: “I tell you. I know Him not.” Alas’ many of us have gone through the wicket of denial, and dare to-day sitting with His enemies, hardlv knowing how We reached the position. To all such the cry of God comes: “Come out from among them and be ye separate/’ The world ha* always been the enemy of the Son of God. and h who allows himself to be in touch with it in the least Mill deny his Master before he is aware of it. The third denial waa to the relative of Malchus. whose ear he had cut off in his supposed defense of his Master. For this attack upon his fellow man he was doubt less amenable to the law. and possibly might have been tried and condemned if Jesus had not replaced the ear. The mem ory of Malchus aroused all the terror im aginable in him, and before he knew it the third denial was upon him, and with re peated oaths and cursings he said: “I tell you that I know Him not.” This is the denial that comes because of some unconfessed sin. Alas for the man who allows any sin to go without imme diate confession. It will spring upon him some day like a tiger from the jungle, and will overthrow him before he can have time to call for help. Sin is always down grade in its tendencies, and l\e who denies Christ at the wicket gate will ere long deny Him face to face. 11. This text is also to be used in connection with the sufferings of Jesus. It may not be amiss to give a brief account of His trial. First of all. He appeared before Annas, the high priest, an account of which we read in John xviii: 19 to 22—“ The high priest then asked Jesus of His disciples, and of His doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue and in the temple, whith er the Jews always resort, and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou Me? Ask them which heard Me what 1 have said unto them: behold, they know what l said. And when He had thus spoken one of the officers which stood by struck 'Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, An* swerest Thou the high priest so?” It was an awful thing for this man with open hand to strike Him in the face. To strike Him, before Whom the angels veiled their faces; to strike Him before Whom the archangel sang: “Holy, holy, holy, Dud God Almighty!” But do you notice that when they struck Him He never shuddered? They could not hurt Him with anv such blows as this, but when we read, “Now Simon Peter stood without and warmed himself” this is a blow which makes the Son of God shudder and His heart grow sick. The second part of the trial was His ap pearance before Caiaphas. Here, although false witnesses appeared against Him He Mas perfectly silent. “But Jesus held ilis peace. And the high priest answered and said unto Him, I adjure Thee by the living God that Thou tell us wdiether Thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus said unto him. Thou hast said: nevertheless 1 say unto you. Hereafter shall ye see the Sou of Man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of hea ven.” “And they did spit in His face.” but He never saw them. His eyes were blinded to His insults, but Peter in the presence of His enemies was a blow’ at His very heart. They smote Him until, if He had been only mar. He would have staggered in His weak ness, but they might as well have struck a rock like Gibraltar and expected it to fall as to move Him with their blows, but when Peter stood in the presence of those who were against Him. like one of them himself, it was a terrific blow' at the Sou of God. The third part of the trial was before the San|icdriin. He is led out from the court where Ho has seen both Annas and Caiaphas. and passes through an outer court to another room where the Sanhe drim is to meet. As He passes, possibly near enough to reach out His hand and touch His disciple, suddenly He hears Peter say: “I tell you 1 know Him not.” He could forget the spit twig of His ene mie*. the blows of those who hated llim. ami the rods that had fallen upon Him in the hands of the angry multitude, but He could not forget. Peter. That which hurts Him the most in these da vs is not the sin of the unregenerate — this He must expect, but the sins of His own people for whom He suffered and died, ami rose again. There is an infinite amount, of pathos in the- words. “He turned and looked at Pe ter.” No word of reproach fell from HiV lips, but simply an expression of sorrow was there to he seen. Does He not look upon you to-day, and docs He not arouse memories in your life—vows that you have broken pledges that you have never kept? “.Jesus, let Thy pitying eye call back the wandering sheep. False to Thee like Peter, 1 would fain like Peter weep.” 111. But do not he discouraged. Man’s use fulness not infrequently springs from his recovery from some sin. Out of Peter’s iaii c ame his first epistle. The best glimpse that I have of the Saviour's heart is that which comes when ! think of His personal dealings with individuals. When i think of the God of Abraham I think of one who strengthens His child under trial. The God of Jacob is my encouragement to Im*- lieve that my old nature may be con quered. and my name changed from Jacob to Israel, the prince of God. The God of Kiijali teaches me that prayer must be an swered. The Saviour of Thomas encour ages me while in doubt; the Saviour of Paul sifa-ains me in iny suffering, but the Saviour of Peter is the restorer of the pen itent. Peter and Jesus met after the Resurrec tion on tlie shore of the lake. It, is most, significant that wdien he denied Christ it was in the presence of the tire of coals in the court of the enemy. When the Son of God met. him on the shore of thi.s lake there was a fire of coals burning there. 1 doubt not but that all the story of Ids de nial eaine rushing upon him. What, was raid at that interview we ‘••hall not know until Me hear it from Peter’s om’ii lips, but it. is safe to say that all his sins were for given. and even the marks of his denial were taken away. If you have denied this same Lord in your business, in your home, or in society. He wait* to forgive and to forget, and lie “is the same yesterday, to-day and for ever.” Better Than Nmaeliinir. An estimable young married lady of a Kansas village waited until the small hours for her husband, and he came not. .She could tot stand it longer, and, rising, she dressed herself, armed herself with a re volver, and proceeded to a saloon in the village, where her suspicions that her hus band was there were found to he wed founded. The wayward husband had spent the evening and night until 3 a. m. with four or five companions in convivial pleas ures in the saloon, and when the indignant wife marched into the place behind a gi ifcping revolver barrel ther was a star tie'oparty of tipplers indeed. Straight way she commended her husband to leave the saloon and go home. Then she turned to a me.n in the party who had demurred to leaving the place: “You have a good wife at home, too,’’ she remarked quietly hut firmly. “You had better go home, and go right now.” He went. ' “Now,” said she, turning to the proprie tor, “you blow out your lights and lock up this place. Eleven o’clock is . late enough, and if the village authorities can not enforce the law. I will,” she said, as the whole party left the place. The tsa loonkeeper closed his door, and thev walked away in the night, the woman with her hand still firmly grasping the handle of the revolver. She had closed a joint without smashing it, and the best senti ment in her own town applauds her act.— .Journal Press. Kindness. Did it ever occur to you that “kindness” was one of the elements of humility? In deed, it is only the humble person that is in a condition to show kindness to others, for the opposite of kindness is unkindness, and there can be no humility where there is unkindness. The unkind person is the one who is always demanding that others serve him and bend to his wishes, and this is an accentuated form of arrogance, or “self-assertion.” Kindness of heart and pride of manner never go together.—Pres byterian Journal. Wireless telegraphy ii to he used on Ital ian trains as a means of preventing lail- W&v accidents. THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS. AUTOMOBILES IN THE DESERT. They Will Develop the Soudan Quick er Than Anything Else. Sir Rudolf Siatin, on his way from Cairo to London recently, passed through Vienna, and was there inter viewed on the prospects in the Sou dan. What he said is commented on at length by the semi-official Austrian organ, particularly the part of the in terview dealing with the introduction af motor cars, and Austrian manufac turers gre urged to send agents to Cairo. Sir Rudolf said in part: "Excepting for occasional trifling in ternal disturbances, wn:oh are in no sense directed against the Govern ment, the Soudan is In a perfectly peaceful condition, with nothing to hinder its agricultural and commercial development. The two most pressing necessities are an extension of the means of communication and 5 sys tem of irrigation. Vasts tracts of fertile country ana mineral lands are now eomp*ratively valueless because no facilities exist for bringing the products to a market. 1 believe that the introduction of au tomobiles would prove highly benefi cial. Many parts of the country are already perfectly adapted to such traf fic, and where it is necessary roads could be made without great expense. "Automobiles strongly built, and capable of carrying goods in fairly large quantities, would afford an ex cellent substitute for the railways at 1 iracticn of cost of the latter. Ma chines with a high rate of speed would not be required—strength and capa city being the chief essentials. "With regard to Irrigation, several engineers are now studying the situa tion. Apparently there is plenty of water available, hence irrigation works might easily be constructed ex tensively and successfully. Personal ly 1 strongly favor the development tf the country on agricultural lines cather than in the direction of mining. 'The soil of the Soudan is exeeed ngly rich, capable of producing al most anything. Cotton of an exeel ent medium grade is now being ?rown, and there is no reason why the Soudan should not furnish large juantities for foreign markets. Wheat and barley of the highest qual ity grow freely. In addition to such products as indigo and rubber.” Naming Children. What names thoughtless parents give to their helpless offsprings, says a writer in Good Housekeeping. Ity marriage, to be sure, Henrietta Dudley may attain to the estate, of be ing a Coup, or Rev. Mr. Fiddle may have the honor of being made D. D.— these little incidentals are in a mea jure voluntary and valuable —but what excuse is offered by those who are re sponsible for the existence of Corne lius Cobb? Through a long life he has risen superior to his suggestive cognomen, till his white hairs (what he has left!) are crowned with a pro fessorship; but every hoy under his influence, while he loves and honors him, calls him Corncob! In this matter' of names truth is stranger than fiction. There's no end to ridiculous combinations. The rise to prominence of every success ful soldier or statesman, or naval hero s followed by a crop of namesakes. Deplorable as is this bit of human weakness or the appropriation of meaningless names from popular nov -Is, or the “ie” which ruins the beauty Df so many fine names, I suppose we must accept it. But is not a protest in order against saddling the innocents with the lifelong burden fa name which is an offense alike to euphony, good English and a common percep tion of the eternal fitness of things? We smile, albeit with a quick throb jf sympathy when our son John comes acme from school and tells us with :he inhuman glee peculiar to his kind :hat. the new hoy’s name is Otis Sweet. 3r when Constance—named for her grandmother on her .mother’s side — vpeaks of her little brunette friend, [sadore Black (I refrain from multi plying examples); but the unfortun ate owners of such names do not smile, and have shed tears, many apd hitter, over a trial they should never have borne, and for which they are in no way responsible. 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Price soe. • INSURANCE COLLEGE Chance to Eridge a Baffling Gap in Young Men’s Lives. There has always been an awkward gap in the lives of young men who, ifter leaving college, have tried to get into business. Having spent four or more years and four or more thous and dollars in learning self-reliance and in getting the wheels of their brains adjusted to clockwork preci sion, these young men find it galling to take positions under men of their own age who began business early in life at $3 a week and have climbed regularly up the rounds of the busi ness ladder. Asa result, the college man with als diploma of Intellectual attain ments tucked under his arm, and the business employer with long green salaries in his wallet have made wry faces at each other or have stood apart-—a condition of affairs detri mental to the interests of both. Numerous theories have been ad vanced—out of which have grown the elective college systems—for adjusting the college curriculum so that it may fit young men for practical life, but the question has remained unsolved, indeed, it has been considered almost unsolvable. Interesting it is, then, that a proba ble solution of the existing state of af fairs should come from ilie business side of the controversy, yet this re sult is logical, if we grant that de mand always regulates supply. The insurance college idea, however. Is not wholly in the nature of a phil anthropic movement. It is also due in largo measure to the constantly growing needs of the insurance busi ness. This experiment opens up a very interesting field for the future college-bred man. Of course natural aptitude for cer tain kinds of work will always be one of the first considerations, but, given two men of the same natural qualifi cations, the college man will receive the preference.—Great Round World. 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