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name to live a Christian, while in fact the
world was the absorbing theme of his
thoughts, and the great object of his
pursuit. His position at the great day
is thus delineated by the Saviour, and re-
corded by the apostle Luke, “ When once
the master of the house is risen up, and
hath shut to the door, and ye begin to
stand without, and to knock at the door,
and say, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and
he shall answer and say unto you, I know
you not whence ve are. Then shall ye
begin to say, We have eaten and drunk
in thy presence, and thou hast taught in
our streets. But he shall say, I tell you,
I know vou not whence ye are; depart
from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
There shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and
Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in
the kingdom of God, and ye yourselves
thrust out.” Luke 13:25-28.
There is a statement made in * The
Wisdom of Solomon,” as recorded in the
Apocrapha of the Old Testament, which
not only shows the disappointment of
the wicked respecting themselves, but
also with reference to those who shall be
saved: “Then shall the righteous stand
in great boldness before the face of such
as have afflicted him, and made no ac-
count of his labors. When they see it,
they shall be troubled with terrible fear,
and shall be amazed at the strangeness of
his salvation, so far beyond all they
looked for. And they, repenting and
groaning for anguish of spirit, shall say
within themselves, This is he, whom we
sometime had in derision, and a proverb
of reproach. We fools accounted his life
madness, and his end to be without
honor; how is he numbered among the
children of God, and his lot is among the
saints.” “ Wisdom of Solomon” 5:
I-58.
Brine partakers of the divine nature
will make us willing always to reach
forth a helping hand to those in need of
relief. Christ's heart was ever touched
with pity at the sight of human woe.
He died on the cross of Calvary to lift
from man the penalty of transgression.
He came to our world to make it pos-
sible for sinful human beings to obtain
salvation. He wept over the sorrow
and suffering that he saw on every hand.
He groaned in spirit in behalf of the
tried and tempted, but he would not fail
or falter in order to make it possible for
them to gain eternal life—E. G. IW.
THE WATCHMAN
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I'' started in the garden ground,
And no one was to blame;
We only filled a little mound
With dancing tulip-flame.
We thought it quenched in June: but O,
Just where the roses grew,
A tiny ember smoldered low,
And when the south winds blew,
They scattered petals full of coals;
The mischief had begun,
Nor might we then, to save our souls,
Undo what had been done.
Nasturtium fires crept out, and flared
Along the garden walk;
The hollyhocks like torches glared,
A light on every stalk.
THE CONFLAGRATION
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1he Scotch-mist puffed its clouds of smoke,
The hills were dim with haze,
And goldenrod and sumac broke
Into a mighty blaze.
Across the fields the fire-tide turned,
O’'erleaping stream and road;
The hillside like a furnace burned,
Lie forest gleamed and glowed.
We watched the conflagration grow
Till, one November night,
A tempest blast of sleet and snow
Put out its splendid light.
Now we have no excuse to bring,
There’s nothing to be said;
But every one of us, next spring,
Will guard his tulip bed!
—Ellen Hamlin Butler, in Youth's Compan-
1011,
VEGETARIANISM THE BEST DIET
LOWILY but surely the world
1s finding out that a meat
diet is inferior to a vegeta-
rian diet in strength-produc-
ing qualities, to say nothing
of other advantages which
vegetarianism 1s acknowl-
edged to possess. Athletic
directors at the universities are now com-
ing forward as champions of a meatless
diet, and what they say on the subject
may be considered as coming from good
authority. One of the latest of these to
express an opinion on the subject is Pro-
fessor Chittenden of Yale University.
A recent press telegram from New
Haven, Conn., says: —
“The vegetarian idea has started a
heated discussion throughout the univer-
sity. Professor Chittenden is director
of the Sheffield School, and has long
favored the vegetarian diet. To sup-
port his theories he had a squad of United
States soldiers at New Haven for a year
and showed that they could thrive with-
out meat. Professor Chittenden not only
regards the training table as of no ad-
~ drance.
vantage, but says it is a positive hin-
He maintains further that a
vegetable diet will make the young ath-
letes much stronger and give more pow-
ers of endurance than meat. no matter
what the quality.”
Hox
THAT SPARE BED
M. H. Tuxford
I NEVER see a “spare bed" without
wanting to hang up the
card :(—
following
NOTICE !
This spare hed is warranted to pro-
duce neuralgia, rheumatism, colds, con-
sumption, doctor’s bills, death.
The spare bed is always as near a mile
away from the rest of the sleeping rooms
as it can possibly be located. In it ev-
erything is as prim and stiff as may be;
the sheets are slippery, clean, and
clammy, and the stiff pillow-slips rustle
like shrouds. The mattress is of feath-
ers, a family heir-loom, the last earthly
resting-place, perhaps, of many a case
of measles, whooping-cough, scarlatina.
and consumption.
Shake me down on the kitchen floor: