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LOOK OUT FOR HEROES.

20 Johnny, robbers again!" cried an
anxious mother to her boy. "Why do
you never read anything but crimes and
fights when you read the newspaper?
There are stories of good people and the
good things they do. as we'll as of b d
oaes. Why don't you read about them?
! should think you would enjoy reading
of heroic Deeds"
"People don't seem to do any" John
ny protested; "at least never find them
in the papers,"
Now it is unfortunately the fact that,
though heroic deeds do find their way to
the papers, they do not hold the con-
spicuous positions accorded to narratives
o. crime. This is partly due to the fact
that 1t is in some sense safeguard to
society to have its enemies and their
methods described, partly because it is
to the interest of police and detectives
that their successes should be made
known, and greatly because the horrors
resulting from crimes, violence, and the
elaborate tricks and plans offer an easy
chance to the sensational reporter to in
terest the public. 1t is not often that
striking narrative Of equal length can as
readily be made from a good act as
bad one. The acts which are brave and
splendid are usually also brief and sim
pie; and hurried reporter crowds them
into paragraph. But such paragraphs
are worth watching for.
The day after Johnny's conversation
with his mother he found a marked
passage in the morning paper. 1t des-
cribed the rescue of a father and son,
both entangled in lily pond where they
had been bathing. by an invalid, who
knew when he plunged into the water
that he ran not only the risk OF being
himself entangled, or of being pulled
under by the drowning pair, but of dy-
ing at any moment simply from the ex.
element or the shock of the cold water.
A few days later another paragraph
was marked-a gallant engineer had
died at his engine, losing his life for the
sake of his passengers, when he knew a
collision was impending.
I'VE can hardly help knowing some
thing of the men who do wrong 10 the
world" said the wise little mother when
Johnny spoke OF these incidents, "but
don't let us allow them to make us over
look the men who do right II we must
read of the weak and the guilty. let US
not forget the brave and the strong. Let
us look out for the heroes
In one household at least this sug-
gestion has borne fruit. There is blue
scrap-book upon the sitting-room table
which Johnny is always ready to show
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Papers and Contributors.

Uniyersalism System.-Rev. Stephen Crane
ID.
2. Punishment Disciplinary Rev. Elmer Fl.
Capen. D.. ID.
8. Divine Omnipotence and Free Agency.-Rev.
G. Ellwood Nash. d. ID.
4. Universal Holiness and Happlness.-Rey. j.
Coleman Adams, ID. ID.
5. Harmony of the Divine Attributes.-Rey. Ed
gar Leavitt.
6. The Intrinsic Worth of Man.-Rev. Everett
l.. Rexford, ID. d.
Z. Universalism the Doctrine of the Bible.-Rey.
Alonzo A. Miner. ID. D., LII. d.
8. Intellect; Aspirations and Sentiments of Man
Rev. j. Smith Dodge. ID. D.
8. Universalism the Doctrine of Nature Rev
Edwin G. Sweetser, D.. d.
10. Universal Restoration In the First Five Cen
turies.-Rev. John W. Hanson, ID. ID.
II. The Observation of Uniyersalism, = Rev.
Thomas j. Sawyer d. d.
H. The Bible: Inspiration and Revelation
Geo IL. nerson. ID ID.
10. Uniyersalist Idea of Salvation.-Rev. Charles
H. Eaton. DID,
IA. The Higher Critcism.-Rev. Massena Good
rich.
Is. Attitude of the UniversalSt Church towards
Science.-Rev. Isaac M. Atwood, DID.
16. UNCONVENTIONAL Organization and Polity.-
Hon. Hosea w. Parker.
II. Love, the Basis of Educaton.-Prof. Nehe
miah White. Phi. ID.
IS. Foreign Missionary Work.-Rev. George L
Perrin. DID,
10. Woman's Centenary Associaton.-Mrs. Cor
della A. Quinby.
20. Woman's State Missionary Organizations
Mrs. M. R. M. Wallace.
81. Young Peoples Christian Union.-James d
Tillinghast.
20. Peace, War and National Honor.-Rey, Hen
ry Blanchard, DID.
49, Crime. Capital Punishment, Intemperance
Rev. Olympia Brown Willis.
a. Christian Ethics and Business and Political
Successes.-Rev. A. N. AlcOtt
25. Contribution of Universaism to the Worlds
Faith-Rev. James NJ Pullman, DID,
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MARdARETS SHOPPING.

There's patter of little feet,
There's knock at mammals door,
"Come in" she cries out gayly,
"Shi mamma. it's store"
So mamma, all attention
Said, in serious way:
GOOD morning, Mrs. Douglas;
What will you have today?"
"Oh. please, sir. would you show me
Some ribbon and some thread;
Yes, and / guess I'd better
Get a loaf or two of bread,
.'Some pickles and some cookies,
And some cheese, pound or two,-
Though, for just little party,
guess one chez would do.
I'D like paper of needles,
And some backing for my shoes
AMI, please. I'll buy Tribune
To read the latest news.
"Oh, yes. and have you any
Yards of cambric'-nice and fine?-
don't quite know how many.
But just enough for nine.
"I'm going to have party,
And 1 want to buy. you see,
Your very bestest cambria
To make my cambria tea"
MATTE INGALLS, SHERMAN, In Outlook.
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THEIR FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE.
BY E. LOUISE LIDDELL.

OODYl Won't it be fun?"
cried Mabel.
II think it will be just
lovely" said little Janey,
in very satisfied tones.
"Seem's though l could
not wait for the time to
come" said Mabel.
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the descriptive circular and
sixteen sample pages.
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and tall for hat (which by the way
did look little like grandma's roomy
old-fashioned muff.) But the little
ones were not critical, and the roly-
poly figure, white hair and beard,
and cranberry red cheeks, filled
them with delight.
He was a very jolly Santa Claus
too, and tossed cornballs and candies
at the little folks, and made them
laugh by his funny speeches when he
gave them their presents from the
tree.
There was a sled Sidney had been
wishing for SO long. The dolls, too,
big as truly" babies, which the little
girls had sighed for. 1t didn't lessen
their value that they were of home
manufacture.
Then each of the children had la
boriously and lovingly prepared
gift for the other, and for each of the
older members of the family besides,
SO they enjoyed giving as we'll as
receiving.
But Santa Claus was through his
task all too soon for his appreciative
audience. He explained that he
wasn't used to such warm climate
and would have to go up and sit on
the North Pole awhile to cool off, and
with final jingle of bells, he was
going out, when off fell the fur cap,
and the white beard with it.
"Papa, papal" cried Mabel and
Janey, catching and holding him fast.
Of course he couldn't get away, and
SO they helped him take off the Santa
Claus toggery.
ooh, that's what makes youso fatl'
cried Janey, when she spied the pill
low he had buttoned in under his
coat
"And that's what makes your hair
80 white!" said Mabel, as papa shook
his head and sprinkled her with
-four.
"Can't you get me FAM I'm about
melted" said he, as he wiped the
perspiration and cranberry juice from
his face.
Then they had to examine the hat
(Which was grandma's muff), and the
beard, which was made of some sheets
of white wadding cut in strips aud
matted together. And last of all
Janey wanted to know where he got
the fur coat.
THAT was a present from Santa
Claus" said papa, smiling at mamma.
HE must have sent it purpose for
you to wear tonight" said jamie, and
no one disputed her.
Papa" said she, when you get
done being SO melted, won't you
please play Blind Mans Buff with
us?"
And papa said he was all ready,
and they finished up the evening with
the old fashioned game. There was
lots of fun and laughing, and almost
before they knewit it was ten o'clock,
and time for little folks to say "good-
night"
ooh, hasn't it been lovely Christ
mas?" said Mabel, after they had
gone to bed.
eyes," replied Janey, drowsily,
"I'm glad now it showed. "-Christian
at Work.
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and explain to visitors. 1t is filled with
newspaper cuttings, is labeled on the
back in gilt letters of his own drawing,
Brave Deeds" and he never tires of
gathering new and noble items for it's
pages.-Selected.
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"Seem's though l couldn't, either"
echoed Janey, enthusiastically.
"Wouldn't you just as lief stay
home7" suggested brother Sidney.
"Don't poster those children, Sid
ney," said grandma, reprovingly
from her seat by the Preside.
mo, WON'T" said the boy, laugh
ing and coloring a little. He was a
bit of a tease-this thirteen-y year old
brother-but very fond of his little
sisters for all that.
tYou know, Sid Gilmore, you
wouldn't miss seeing that tree for
anything" cried Mabel.
"Course I wouldn't" replied he,
good naturally. Now who wants
to hunt eggs with met"
II do! Me tool cried Mabel and
Janey in chorus, and the three child
rem went off merrily together.
Grandma looked lovingly after the
trio. II hope there won't anything
happen to hinder their going to that
tree" she said to herself.
Now Christmas tree more on less
doesn't matter so much to children
who can see one, or perhaps several,
every year, but these little folk lived
out on the plains of Colorado, in a
little frame house that was quite by
itself, for the nearest neighbor was
half mile distant.
You would have thought it queer
house. too, | dare say. For there
wasn't bit of paint outside, or in,
aud instead of being clapboarded, it
was battened-that is, long, narrow
strips of wood were nailed on to cover
the places where the boards joined,
and inside, instead of laths and plas-
ter, the walls were covered with heavy
pasteboard to keep out the wind and
rain or snow.
But for all this, the little Gilmores
were as happy as most little folks
who have much more, apparently, to
make them so. Mabel and Janey,
who were only seven and five years
old respectively, had always lived
here, and Sidney, who was but two
when his parents came West, could
remember no other home.
This Christmas celebration which
had created so much excitement in
the Gilmore household, was to be on
Christmas eve, at Fairview City, a
mile and half away.
wish you could have seen that
city! About a dozen houses and a
little church and school house, and
two or three stores. But the children
thought it wonderfully lively place.
And as for the Christmas tree, that
would be the event of their lives, for
the little Gilmores had never, really
never seen one. Nearly every day
they asked mamma to tell them
about the Christmas trees she had
seen, and they never wearied of hear
ing her describe them, and Santa
Claus with his fur coat and snowy
beard. Truly they talked, thought
and dreamed Of hardly anything else
so you can imagine how they felt
when they walked up on the morning
of the day before Christmas and
found the ground covered with snow.
Sand the sky; toe" as Janey said.
81 never felt so bad in my lifel" she
sobbed.
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THE FIRST PAIR OF PANTS.

The sister came from practicing,
The father from his room,
The brother from his tennis, and
Here's Bridget with her brooml
Sir Rooster crowed both long and loud
Then ran with all his might
Close followed by a motley crowd
To see this wondrous sight
while heralds soon this news did pring
To uncles, cousins, aunts-
III amt dirlie nenny more!
Dot pottits in my pants!"
ADELAIDE BRIDGE ROE. in Christian AoVo'
oat
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APPENDIX.

/. Addresses at the Parliament of Religions,
Q. Committees of the Congress.
8. Partial List of Advisory Council.
4. Notes on"Unlversalsm in the First Five Cen
turtles.
5. Ministers at the Congress.
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"Cheer up, chick" said papa, "may-
be twill clear off in time to CO."
So the little girl dried he eyes, and
she and Mabel watched for fair
weather all day long.
But oh dear! the fair weather didn't
come.
Instead it just showed faster and
finally papa said that all the kings
oxen couldn't draw them over to Fair
view City if it did clear off.
Mabel and Janey we're ready to
dissolve at this news, and even Sidney
looked pretty sober.
"Well," said mamma, 1--WE must
make the best of it. Well have to
celebrate at home.
"What'll we do?" asked Mabel,
tearfully.
"Hang up our stockings, for one
thing" replied mamma.
"I'm 'fraid Santa Claus will put all
our presents on the tree" said Janey
anxiously.
eff he does" said Mabel, she'll
just take 'em off when he finds we
amt there"
But the thought of not being there
was almost too much, even for Mabel.
And as for Janey, she began to puck
er up her face, ready to cry again.
"Say, I've thought OF something"
exclaimed Sidney, who had not spoken
for about ten minutes. cts better
than hanging up stockings, and most
as good as going to Fairview."
Janey concluded not to cry.
do tell us what it is' said Mabel.
"We'll havea Christmas tree here!"
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Should own copy of this columbian Congress
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notable addition to the Literature of the
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DR.. NASH'S MANUAL.
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BY
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No. VII.-Delayed Issue of the Manuals
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L. The Claim and Its Significance.
IL. Reality of the Claim.
III. The Claim Admissible.
". Why Saviour.
V. What is II to be Saved?
vi. The Problem.
VII. Man Need Salvation.
VIII. Men Cannot Save Themselves.
TX. Man Needs Personal FIR lend.
X. One Perfect Saviour Needed and On
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Commenting on the gigantic evils attend
iIg the liquor traffic in Africa. to which wa
call attention on another page, the New
York Observer says:
tThe only remedy for the evil is the
growth Of public sentiment In Europe and
America which will compel the Govern
ments having colonies in Africa to restrict or
prohibit the traffic. and in concerted action
on the part of the local administrations.
And it is on the trade side that pressure can
be e1erted most effectively. For nothing
has been more clearly demonstrated than
that the trade in spirits destroys all other
trade. The native who buys liquor wants
nothing else. As the rum traffic grows, the
trade In general goods diminishes, the two
being unalterably opposed to each other.
It has been found that roads cut to promote
general trade have been deprived OF all
value when used to advance the liquor traffic.
The new markets opened have no trade but
that in spirits, the slower growing but in the
end far more profitable traffic being sacri-
feed to the greed for quick returns. From a
purely unsentimental point Of view, the un-
wisdom Of substituting one demand for the
many certain to grow out OF advancing
civilization should be, apparent. Every
trade therefore. desiring to extend itself in
Africa is interested In fighting the liquor
traffic In Africa; and such force, acting
with an aroused Christian sentiment. should
60 far to wipe out the iniquity. Considered
only on its trade side. there Is not doubt
that II alcohol were kept out OF Africa, the
traffic developed in the native markets
would In time yield revenue to the Nations
many times greater than that now yielded
by the LIQUOR trade"
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CHRISTIANS MOST NEEDED NOW.

We need not dwell upon the essential quail
tiles of Christian character which always are
necessary-penitence for sin, prayerfulness,
righteousness OF life and the like. They
may be taken for granted. The question
means what special qualities do the conditions
OF our time call for in the true follower OF
Christ. One is appreciativeness. The present
is time of exceptional activity Of every sort,
and OF signal opportunities. Great things
can be done, and are being done, by in
diyidual believers. Remarkable spiritual
movements grow out Of small beginnings
when energetic and consecrated Christians
see and promptly use their possibilities OF
effort. The Christian Endeavor Society is an
example. The Christian who Is not only de-
vout but alert, intelligent and determined
now Is peculiarly in demand. Another quality
is concentration OF purpose, the disposition
and the power to avoid wasting the energies
upon comparative trihes, however excellent
in themselves and to make everything bend
10 the promotion OF what is most vital to the
welfare of Gods work among men. There
are fads in religious circles as in others. We
all are tempted to overvalue incidental matters
and to neglect those which are fundamental
In such a time as the present 1t Is suicidal to
make this mistake. The Christian with an
eye single not only to the glory OF God but
also to the wisest and most advantageous
methods of promoting 1t is the sort of Chris
tian most needed now. There is no church,
probably, in connection with which more
and better work for Christ might not be done.
There is no Christian, probably, who might
not make his labors worth more to our COM
mon Lord by additional reflection, prayer
and endeavor. Let Us all realize what the
times demand OF US and act accordingly.
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RELIGIOUS READING,
GOD IN THE WORLD.

There are some who think that the idea Of
God comprising their path is oppressive.
They shrink from 1t. It contracts their being
and depresses their energies. They have not
room or freedom to do as they like. You
have seen ripe apple that has been kept in
the store-room over winter until all its juices
have evaporated, aud its skin has become
dried and wrinkied, and it has shrunk in size
to forth of what twas. Take that withered,
wizened apple and place it under the bell
glass Of an air-pump; and as you withdraw
the air that presses on 1t from the outside, the
air within itself causes it to expand, smooths
out its wrinkles and makes 1t once more
the plump, fresh apple that 1t was when you
newly plucked it from the tree. A similar ef-
feet, they suppose, would be produced upon
their being were the oppressive comprising
Of their path by God removed. They would
be free to live, they think, larger life. They
would no longer be crushed by constant
subsection to higher power. and would be
left unhampered to follow the impulses Of
their own thought, and to grow at their own
sweet will. They would move more easily
under their own indulgent eye than they
could under the strict eye of divine, unbend-
ding justice, and they would become higher
beings in their own estimation. But this
is q vain expectation. This imaginary
freer and larger life would be like that
which Satan promised to our first parants
when they ate the forbidden fruit. A heavier
burden would press upon them than the COM
passing of their path by God. Their life
would be made still narrower and poorer
without Him. The apple swells mechanically
only, with its own eternal gas, and not with
the fresh juices of life. tits empty and with
out substance. And so is the life from which
the conscious pressure Of God upon 1t Is re-
moved. 10 be without God in the world Is
to he without hope. There may be the ap-
pearance of living, but the soul Is dead
Hugh Macmillan, D. D.
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General SchoHeld was born in Chsutauqua
County, N. Y, In 1881. he was appointed .
cadet at West Point from Illinois In 1849, be-
ing graduated four years later as No. 2 In
the class with "Phir' Sheridan and james
B. Mcpherson. and assigned to duty at Fort
Houltrie. 8. c., as Brevet Second Lieutenant
OF artillery. From 1855 to 1857 he was as
sistant professor of natural and experimental
philosophy tat the Military Academy,
having in the meantime been made q
full-fedged Lieutenant, and was subse-
quently professor of physics at the West
ern University In st. Louis. At the outbreak
Of the war he was detailed as mastering Of
flcer for the State Of Missouri and commfs-
stoned Major Of the First Missouri Volun-
teer. In May, 1851, he became Captain Of
the First Artillery, and q few months later
chief Of staff to General Lyon, taking part
In the engagements at Dug Spring,
Curran Post Office, and Wilson's Greek
At the last named battle General Lyon
was made Brigadier-G General Of Missouri Vol
unteers. In April, 1868, he attained the
rank Of Major-General OF volunteers and
was assigned, early In the following
year, to command the Army of the Ohio,
which formed the left wing Of Shernan's
army, and participated In the famous
march to the sea and its numerous
battles. In November, 1854, ne was mad6
Brigadier-General In the regular army, and
shortly afterward Brevet Ma ajor- General com
manding the department Of North Carolina,
where his services In the war ended. In
1865 General Schofeld was sent on special
diplomatic mission to France In connec-
ton with the establishment OF the
Macmillan Government In Mexico. The
result was an understanding between
the two countries that the French should
withdraw their troops from Mexican soil. On
returning from Europe he commanded the
department Of the Potomac until June,
1868, when he entered the Cabinet OF Prest-
dent Johnson as Secretary OF War. he
retained that portfolio until March II,
1869, and was then made Major General,
and placed In command OF the department
Of Missouri, and latter Of the division
Of the Pacific. It was during his command
OF the Pacific division (Which he held un-
til 1879 that he was sent by President
Grant on special mission to the Hawaiian
Islands in search of Information, the question
Of annexation being then under considers
ton. While his report has never been made
public. his views were probably adopted by
Secretary Fish, who In 1873 stated the posi-
iton OF the Government to be against the
control OF the islands by any foreign Power,
which decision was reiterated by resolution
of the last Congress. General Schofeld was
superint andent Of the Military Academy In
1876, GIL commanded various departments
until 1888, when he succeeded Lieutenant
General Sheridan as commander OF the
nrny