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Amusements
By REV Wlu‘;:h:;/ANS. D.D.
Moedy Bible Institute
Chicago
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L. The true
Christian will real
ize the true rela
tion that should
exist between work
l and pleasure.
If life is not to
be one round of
work, certainly it
is not to be all one
round of pleasure.
Work, not amuse
ment, is the busi
ness of life. Let
us not miss this
point. God has
laid upon every
man the necessity
mork. and has distributed “to every
an his work.” Is it not just in this
‘connection that we may be justified in
finding fault with the professional
sport, the man who gives up his whole
life to pleasure? When the main thing
in college and university life is ath
letics are we not justified in protest
ing that life’'s main purpose is being
Jost slzht of? Play and amusement 18
but a %ide issue in life; when it be
comes the whole thing, then 1t is
harmful and sinful, no matter whether
the amusément in question be in the
forbidden category or not; then even
an innocent amusement becomes mor
ally bad. Amusement is to work what
whetting the scythe is to harvesting;
ke who never stops to create an edge
toils hard and cuts but little, while
he who whets the seythe all day cuts
pone. If the mother enjoys amuse
ments more than 'she does her chil
dren, the wife more than her domes
tic duties, the husband more than his
‘home, the man more than his labor,
and the student more than his books,
then amusements are harmful and
Wrong. ;
11. The true Chrigtlan will see to it
that his amusements are really recre
ative, and not dissipative.
* A man may lie so long in a bath
that he comes out of it exhausted, or
he can take a plunge or shower and
come out better prepared for the du
ties of life. So is it with amusements:
they may dissipate rather than recre
ate. Having a good time is not always
recreation; it may be just the oppo
site. The amusements of the Christian
should build up the whole man—phys
‘fcally, mentally, morally and spirit
ually. :
1. The Christian’s pleasures will
recreate physically, The body of the
Christian is a temple of the holy ghost.
Therefore he must keep his body in
as good, clean, pure.and healthy a
condition as possible. The body needs
relaxation; it needs rest from the
strain and tension of life; it needs
new blood, new nerve tissues; it needs
to be better fitted for the real tasks
that lie within its sphere of labor. Bad
thinking often comes from lack of ex
ercise. Some people do not bave
enough body “to cover the mind with
decently.” There may be a time when
it 18 my duty to play rather than pray,
to romp rather than read, to take a
good brisk walk rather than prepare
a good taliy
The test the Christian must apply
to his pledßures is: do they recreate
and restore the “‘waste tissues of the
body? Excess in athletics is not rec
reation. Young men have died from
overstrain in running; girls have been
ruined for life by excessive rope
jumping. Many pleasures dissipate
the powers of the body" instead of
recreating them. i
Apply such a test to certain forms
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= The Supreme Lesson. '
“We . . . that are strong ought to
bear the infirmities of the weak'—
Rom. 15:1. ;
The supreme lesson which Christ
came to teach was that no man liveth
to himself; that we who are strong
ought to bear the burdens of the weak.
if there is yet one higher joy than that
of paying the debt we owe, surely it is
that of paying for others their debt
which we do not owe. Alone of zll
great teachers, he came so add this to
the beauty, dignity and joy which this
brief life affords us. Christ offers this
pupreme possibility to you—even so
far you may have the joy of walking
in his footstéps. . , . Honor and last
ing joy will come to you only as you
pay and in proportion to the amount
the payment costs you.—Dr. Wilfred
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Rewards of Faith, :
Paul, speaking concerning his minis
try,said: “But we have this treasure
in earthen vessels, that the excellency
of the power may be of God and not’
of us.” Then the great apostle, than
whom none ever met greater obsta-%
reereate, or do they dissipate? Do they
violate the laws of physical health by
their late hours, thelr fmpure. atmos-.
phere, their mode of dress and con
duct, or are they perfectly consistent
with the observance «of the laws of
good health and hygiene? If these
amusements violate the laws of health,
then, until such times as they can be
brought within the realm of recreative
pleasures, the Christian must place |
them on the forbidden list. |
2. The pleasure of the Christian
should recreate mentally. The physical
must not be developed at the eXpense
of the mental. Giantlsm must not
supplant intellectualism. Mind is
greater than body, as Gladstone and
Bismarck are greater than John L.
Sullivan or James Jeffries. The Chris
tian must @s& himself, therefore,
“What effect’ do my pleasures and.
amusements have upon my mind, my
thought, my thinking? Do they build
up, ennoble, purify, sanctify, or do
they debase, defoul, besmirch, de
bauch? ls my thinking higher, nobler,
more God-like because of the pleas-:
ures in which I engage?” All things.
are not to be judged by the eye; the
mind discerns also. Shakespeare
gpeaks of the man “who hath a body:
filled with a vacant mind, gets him to
rest crammed with distressful bread.”
The Christian is to judge his amuse
ments by this standard. Apply this
principle to literature? What books
do we read? If the Christian’s mas
ter should Inquire: “What readest
thou?” what would be our reply? Be
ware lest our minds become diseased
by the reading of light and trashy lit
erature.
Judge the theater by this standard.
Someone has said: “The laugh of the
theater is the laugh that speaks of
the vacant mind.” Are we purer in
thought, more virtuous in our dreams,
sweeter in our imaginations; have we
more earnest views of life; s the
mind sensualized or spiritualized by
attendance upon the theater?
Apply this test to the card table.
Does this popular amusement furnish
recreation to the mind? With its pas
sion, its tenseness, its excitement, its
late hours, does the game of chance
rest and quicken the faculties for the
labors of the next day? Does not the
game rather dissipate than recreate
the mind?
Apply this standard to dancing. Do
the atmosphere, the passion, the whirl
and dazzling fascination, the late
hours—do all these recreate or dissi
pate, which? -On the right answer to
this question depends the right or
wrong of this amusement for the
Christian. Surely there can be but
one answer to this question.
Means of Grace.
God's goodness and greatness have
been shown to us in the small good
things of our ordinary daily enjoy
ment, as well as in the march of the
mighty events of the world. Let the
remembrance of all God’s goodness,
from the daily bread he has given to
the individual, to the larger prosper
ity he has given to our lands, move
our grateful hearts. The spirit of
thanksgiving Is the power which mag
nifies and continues God's gifts. Tt
has miracle power like that of Christ.
As Christ took the loaves and fishes,
g 0 let us take all good in and from
God, and let us “glve thanks;” and not
forget to “distribute,” for God's good
grows not by selfish hoarding, but by
sharing. The secret of ths world’'s
good is in Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
When the nations acknowledge him
and the generations of men catch his
spirit, “then shall thy light break
forth as the morning and thine health
shall spring forth speedily, and thy
righteousness shall go before thee;'
the glory of the Lord shall be thy re
ward.” 4
Calm Deliberation.
It isn’t well to be too slow about
ma.ing friends else they may grow 4
healthy dislike before their love has]
been encouraged. ‘
‘cles lone-handed, reflects a veritable
sunburst of that optimism which noth
ing but the Gospel could have in
spired, when he exclaims: “We are
troubled on pevery side, yet not dis
tressed; We are perplexed, but not
in despair; cast down, but not de
stroyed; for our light affliction, which
is but for the moment, worketh for us
a far more exceeding and eternal
weight of glory.” 'He who would
have the coinfort and support of such
optimism, must arisd to the conscious
ness that the law governing the ré
wards of faith is higher than himself,
and keep In remembrance that the
cause is God's, and that fidelity to
him and his cause can never miss
the mark. :
, Present Duty Well Done,
. What God may hereafter requiré of
vou, you must not give yourself the
least trouble about. Everything he
gives vou to do, you must do as well
as you can, and that is the best possi
ble preparation for what he may want
you to do next. If people would al
ways find themselves ready for what
comes next.—Rev. Geroge Macdonaid,
GRACEFUL IN DESIGN
”COSTUMFJO@F ‘GREY CHARMEUSE
PARTICULARLY APPEALING.
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Embodies All the Best Style Features
of the Season-—Hat and Parasol to
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; -the Toilette.
A costume shown here of grey char
meuse must appeal to everyone of
refined taste. The style features of
the season are embodied in it,_and it
is designed along very graceful lines,
following those of the figure cleverly.
The draped skirts are bunglesome and
ungraceful except when managed care
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shown in this case. The round neck
with turn-back collar admits a guimpe
of lace if desired. The drop shoulder
joins a small puffed sleeve terminating
in a turn-back cuff. The collar and
cuffs are made of brocade matching
the gown in color. The modest split
or curved seam at the left is about
ankle high. Grey silistockings and
gatin slippers are worn with the gown,
A finishing touch is shown in the hat
and parasol made to match. They
brighten the toilette delightfuily. The
hat is of leghorn with & drapery of
checked silk and trimming of broad
velvet ribbon with a big cluster of
roses at the back. For this particw
lar gown the combination could not be
better. The silk is in black and white
check with cerise border and the roses
are in shades of cerise mounted with
broad velvet ribbon in black.
MADE TO SUIT ALL COSTUMES
Waists of Various Materials Intended
to Compliement the Skirt With *
' Which They Are Worn, .
The waists now being featured for
wear with tailored suitgs are, accord
ing to the Dry Goods Economist, made
of matching chiffon, crepe de chine,
satin or messaline. White net and
lace waists are also good style for
supplementing the more dressy tail
ored suits. In many departments the
models designed for special wear are
grouped together on one table, or in
the part of the counter.
Waists for traveling, for athletic
wear or for general utility purposes
are made along the lines of the man
nish shirt. In New York stores, such
walsts in dark-colored crepe de chine,
megealine, brocade and fancy silks
are strongly featured,
In the washable varleties of crepe
de chine, Jap silks and corded silks
the ground is usually white, marked
off with stripes in bright colors.
Middy blouses, finished with a broad
band over the hips, are strongly feat
ured for siender young women and
girls. They are advertised by retall
ers as Balkan middy blouses.
Delicate Perfume.
Some of the richest and most expen
sive perfumes can be made in th2 fol
lowing way: Select your blossoms,
whatever essence you desire, pluck
from the stems gnd drop into a jar
half filled with aimond or olive oil. Al
low these flowers or leaves to lie for]
24 hours in the woil, then squeeze |
through a cheesecloth bag - into a per- |
fectly clean glass dish. Repeat this
operation until you have procured the
strength you desire. Pour this es
sence into a new jar and thoroughly |
mix with an egual guantity of pure |
rectified spirits. Let this mixture stand |
for three weeks, shaking and mixing |
it thoroughly every day. After this]
process it must be azain strained, andi
then it is rcady to be bottled for use, |
COMFORTER FOR BABY'S COT
Pretty Adornment Expensive to Buy,
- but May Easily Be Made in the .
| Leisure Moments,
An exclusive shop is displaying a
lovely comforter for baby which can
easily be duplicated at home. It is
of white china silk trimmed with
small pink roses. The materials re
quired for this fascinating article are
two yards of silk, three and one-half
yards of pink ribbon and one pound
of cotton batting.
Take one yard of the silk and mark
the position of the roses. Arrange
these in seven rows across the width
and seven across the length, alternat
ing four and three roses. Start the
rows four inches from the edge. .
Baste one piece of the silk to a layer
of cotton before joining the other piece.
Sew through the two pieces of silk
and the cotton at the places marked
for the roses, and neatly whipstitch
the four sides of the comforter togeth
er. To fashion the ribbon roses take
one-eighth of a yard of ribbon a half
inch in width, Turn under the edges
and crease the vibbon at the center.
Roll the ribbon around until a center
is formed and sew firmly in position.
Swirl the remainder of the ribbon
loosely around the heart of the rose
until it is completed.
Fasten a rose securely to each place
marked on the comforter. ;
This is a lovely gift for the layette,
for it is extremely dainty and not diffi
cult to make. ' Crepe de chine or satin
‘may be substituted for the silk If de
; sired.-—Boston Globe.
AFFECT THE MIND STRANGELY
Important Part That Varlous Colors
Play In Life Has Not Been
Sufficiently Recognized.
Have you ever stopped to think of
the important part that color plays in
your life? Possibly not, but psyeho
logists and some medieal specialists—
and they are paying more and more
attention to the subject—say that
some colors have all sorts of curious
effects to answer for,
After a revolutionary outbreak some
years ago in Russia, the fact came out
that the punishment meted out to sev
eral of the leaders of the rising was
! confinement in cells whose walls were
ipuinted violet. A few weeks spent in
| these cells turned keen-witted restless
men into dull, stupid fellows, who
moved and spoke asg dying men do
after they have lost the power over
brain and body.
The effect of red is even more strik
ing, red is sald t® produce restless
ness and excitability, and no special
ist will allow a highly nervous patient
to remain long in a room that 18
eithe? papered or furnished in that
shade. And dressmakers complain
that to work for any length of time
upon a garment that ig tinted red will
cause the seamstress to become tired,
have a headache, and feel nauseated.
Perhaps that’is why blue, brown and
white have thelr turns as the “most
popular color,” while red is always
a matter of individual taste, except
in the matter of occasional trimming.
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Black straw forms this wide
brimmed hat. The trimming is com
posed of blue velvet ribbon, which is
pleated round the crown. A velvet
rose at the front completes the trim
ming.
Neckwear Styies.
The fact that a large distribution of
low collars is expected during the
coming seagon ig resulting in the
presentation of a host of new styles,
according to the Dry Goods Econo
mist. Deep shoulder-pointed numberd:
continue in the lead. Cream batiste
of the sheerest quality beautifully
embroidered, with fine hemstitching
and dainty beadings and laces, are
used in the development of the fore
most models. Cream batiste is also
used in some of the handsomest flat
collars with jabots. The collar por
tions follow largely the deep shoul
der point idea and the jabots are of
conservative gize and style. Flat
pleated jabots are especially liked.
Net, figured and dotted crepes, plain
and fancy voiles and crepe de chine
are among the other prominent mate- |
rials employed.
A few plaited skirts are seen in the
tailored suits. =
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The United Shoe Machinery Come
‘pany is the only real obstacle to the
formation of a shoe trust. We help
the small manufacturer to start in
business and keep going. He could
not afford to buy and care for his ma
chines, but he can afford to lease them
on the terms we give him based on
the number of shoes he makes—an
average of less than 2 2-3 cents a pair
—and let us keep them up to date.
That is a fair arrangement. Some of
the big fellows don't like our system,
becauge they think we ought to give
them special rates. But the little fel
lows stand with us because they know
we treat all manufacturers alike no
matter how many machines they use.
If it were not for our methods of doing
business there would be no small sac.
tories anywhere and no prosperous
factories in small towns,
The United Shoe Machinery Co.,
Boston, Mass.—Adv.
Young Grammarian.
A teacher gave an examination on
the comparison of adjectives and ad
verbs following a series of lessons
upon that subject. One little boy was
called upon to compare the word
“far.” With much shuffling of embar- -
rassed feet, he replied: “Positive
far; comparative, farther; superlative,
grandfather.”
As to Modesty.
Modesty didn’t make dress. Dress
made modesty, Only it should be
borne in mind that once modesty has
developed the conventions cannot be
suddenly and radically violated with
out social degradation. Modesty isn’t
something that doesn't matter. It does
matter.—Exchange.
Ragtime Made Easy.
One day my mother cut her finger
and she put a rag on it. Then she
went to church to practice on the pipe
organ and a little boy who was here
said, “O, Mrs. H— can play ragtime
row.—Exchange,
Waiting for His Turn.
Barber—Your hair is turning gray.
Vietim—l'm rot surprised. Look at
the length of time I've been here.
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