, 1879-02-22

Kingdom" "Our Fnthcr's Will," Our Fathers
Brcat," "our Fathers Forgiveness" "Our
Fat'lcr's Tcmnfation," " Our. Fntncr's Deliver
nncc," mil "ltrcapiiuIaLory.n There IL ap.ru
nblectoll At the outsct, fn Or, l'ohrlman'a
ttGatnsnt Of thc f1rst tel,!s to sns ~ T." r.
With what blcsscd, easy omntpotehcb Hoes o,ir
Elder brother aweop awny with tllrsu two worda
our Fatlrr-hil the eialK,rato tG',ccils OF tho
cthnologists touching the original inequality or
of crau1u,ns anil facial angles in spite tf airy
cerectR Of caste. and prejudice, and social dis
t!hctions, tic fact rcsnains clear solItt, unaltcr
nb)c, tint common Fa,i!erhool means COM
cnco 1rave, much In common, an,i each
son!rIiaisd 'a1qe'y, M IT, Ge' not D0'e en.r@iy, ays
TO thn civilization OF tho races. Whatever u,ay
nologlsts nrc mainly facts; nnti n TACT, whether
uevelopcu IN tho pulpit OF cxcavated iron, tho
eartE, Is Gods own revelation to inan. 1t IL l-
fortunate Tor CLERGYMAN IN these days Of en-
management t TO say anysainE re'ceti on tho
hpscialsts IN t,1e various departments OF patural
history. Unfortunate, heeausa Il certainly nig-
iliiGs tiat thc speakef hns not given attuntton
to tho contents Of thu works IN question. That
science has Representatives, often atnonetts most
cmnent men, that ucpart frun, their realn Of
tsr condtti9n tl1cy ore, ntl ought to tic, subject
30 gass@ TS% ns,as tue pulpit :, f., rs mr.
tafnly "meana common brotherhood" !" hut tho
iaet stffl rotnans In favor OF the ctl,nologist
that the skull Of ono race Is thicker, thinner,
fnttHder' or !argsr than tl.nt ot auotl,er.
agaiust as out of place, there rutnatna thu most
Of the book ior, the favorable consideration Of
tho true Christian. Concerning "Our Fati,cr's
orea.l," l,e saya: "bnt bread q SO conspicn-
50 sonfesscay tile staT or lifc,,. that II tnay nd;
we'll DC taken rs q sSmboi mud representative of
all llc other intllspe,,sabics. The cereals, not
ting mites, are tic worlds bank. Whcat, NOT
ss,tton, s not even money, "A tile worlds King.
sfsn %aas VI @b, 'efs't III sF'" aoor S5 qe ee 81 q
l',manity's lndustrlcs1 What Il. ii Tint
drives yonr plows, Hnd amelts your
apialles, md wisida your hammers, a,tl plies
launches your ships, a''t! !ays your rails, md
cxel'a1'pcs your commodities, as,tl Issucs your
crank Of the wheel II! Ifua The need .: bread.
Dread for the lahorer tread for tic capitalist"
There arc many paragraphs that would have
place hero werc, 1t not Tor lack Of spacc. Tic
~ doxolory," a'ld ti,e question u l!turey.''
The book ia adapted equally to the pulp orator
and tue Christtat citizen. rrhe MODEL Prayer.
BY Gc9ree nana Boardfnan,:D. D., pastor Of ts
B. rst 1ppisesa Riae;''t G. eaa'f se r'a'e'w NJ s}s T.
TIE LADY, OF TIE A1eOOsTOOx.
Tile poet Gray conceived Paradise to bc q
place where ono might Ito forever OH sofa. und
read endless rolnnnecs Of Crchiloh. III died
too soon for Mr.. Tlowels. Fortunately for olr
morals, wa live too late for Crcbion
That It Is not endless is tic sole fnutt Of "Tle
Lady OF the Aroostook." We havo the sofa, AMI
We resent Mr.. IloweIs' stoppagc Of the further
Parad!siacal supplies. For nuw i've months VIC
have been coamored Of Miss Lydia Blood, and
II seems hard that the victorious Stanlford
should carry llcr of to California. 1t is, how.
ever, posstb1e TINT a1r. ;l1owclls thought the
spectacle OF Stan!tord'R happiness would be
tnorc thnn snate readers OF tho Atlantic could
patiently endure, arll 90 sent him with Ills bride
to region seldom visited by TINT periodical.
Lydia Blood is u young girl, whosc loyeliness,
In spito Of her name, Is t,alc perfectly vivid 10
us at tho outset. "9ome Of our ltlt-co,intry
people would have felt like hushlng up her
beauty, as utmost simple, ulil soma would have
Eouu down before It like Grceks." ghe
Is an orphan, and IL leaving her New
England homo to-. join IN aunt whom
two successful marriages permit d res!:
dcnec in Ventce. The only woman on board
" The Agoostock," she Is rustleally unconscious
Of her singular situntiou. Her fcl1ow.pas-
scugcrs arc Stamford, a wcll-born, cultivated
Bostonian, Ills friend Duntiam, II HlclIChurcli-
man, cugagcl to u confirmed invalid whom liz
expects to marry in Rome, sand be perfectly
sacrificed to her ailn,entsn; anl Hicks, goo,l-
cad Rorcly given to drink. Ubfettcred
az s.,u scems by thu convontionaitlcs to which
they have been bred, both Stamford and Dun
bum inst!nctlvcly recognize her nutIyc rcflac-
meut.
"'Dunham, this girl Is plainly one Of those
cases OF supernatural Innocence, on tic part Of
herself and l,cr friends, Which, as you suggested,
wouldn't occur among any other people III the
world than ouEs.'
"'You aru good fellow, Stamford y cried
Dunhanl.
"sNot ut all. call myself human being,
With the elemental Instincts Of gentleman, as
Tar as concerns thts matter. The girl has been
placed In a position which could bc mnda yery
painful to her. IL scans to nc us our part to
prevent 1t from being 80. doubt II slle finds
L At MI anomalous, sui II we choose aNo need
mover do so Til utter wc'vc purtcl With her. |
fancy We can preserve her Inconsistencies In
.aet,'"
Stamford twas ono Of thoBo men who cat,-
not rest In regard 10 people they meet Ill they
have made sotnc effort to formulate u,cu.n
This being his mental habit, he now begun to
indulge III humorous spccuIntions about Lydtn:
surmtsInE TINT her natno was Lurelln, a,id |
orophcsylng her appearance In italian opera NJ
In Sanaulnclt. When ho was In this mootl |
Dunhan, who was much III her conipa,.y, would !
lefend her. THIS POSTURE OF alfatrs-Dunllam |
leyotinS himself to Lydia, aitl Stamford nvot- |
Nr hcr--eontinncd for spu,Q tI,1,c. Rut aa last |