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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

nc 10 entertain her al the time or she
annoys the family On the other side Of
the house every time she cries rome
one comes ever 10 see what ais that
baby
When John moves again I am going
TO have him move into single house.
and then | can lct the baby cry all she
wants 20.
After ma had picked until she was
tired a bright idea came into my head
and told her would skin ihe duck
cnurcly-thon no one woulG nd any
pin feathers and Il would look smooth
aad sleek all over. II only provoked
me that bad not thought Of doing Il
before, don't know why Il is. but
somehow my bright ldoas always come
TOO late.
so gave the baby to ma ana told
them 70 watch this interesting per
formancs.
"Bui Il was easier said than done
Ny. how greasy that skin was Il was
almost Impossible 70 get a good tlgh,
hold pulled and icrkod and wished
] had never had any bright ideas until
ct vas finally skinned and the clock
pointed 10 10 minutes 10 u and no din
ner
Then I had 10 run to the corner
grocery TO set some dried beei-l very
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Into ne 1Aesi leaving Il 70 ear Iea1sa
% balance sfulho. dispose lAeu iale
aystem. and draw out al tfslF logical
contents. He taught men The lhanIll
goodness Of God. and how 10 Interpret
his goodness. lie unfoldcd the maie1-
tic and constant laws Of the blessed
life and OF the life 70 which a wrona
choice tends. lie disclosed the inmosl
evil Of sin. and In What the deepest SIN
consists, and the path out Of Il into
liberty and peace He lived 70 Illus
trate TIE possibilities Of our nature and
the excellence Of God; IN order thus 70
leave In the world the gerra Of q sacred
future for humanity. and Of . church
that should triumph over All social
iniqu.ty. There Il no argument for The
hnai triumph Of goodness recorded in
the four Gospels. nor any doEmaiic
textual assertion Of that doctrine; but
all the principles glow there. viva as
the sunlight. that are required 10 give
Us the most consollng trust IN God
through eternity. and the most cheer
Ing hope for man.-Thomas Starr King.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
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New Years Duck.

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"0A! nellie. you should see the love.
" duck | got an a present this morn
lns-its perfect beauty am go.ng
TO have Il for our New Years dinner"
said Mira English 10 her friend Mrs
Lane who had come In 10 see her dur
ing the afternoon and talk over the
christmas celebration OF few days be-
fore.
Is your duck dressed or alive.
Kate" asked Nellie IN seine haste.
on it's alive. AN going 10 dr2ss
Il myseli." answered Kate. ITS not
much trouble 10 dress O duck-do you
ihlnk It would bc7"
We'll. Kate. really PITY yoa. !
must tell you what o dreadful time /
lad With The ole We killed last week.
Il yet makes me fhiytr an over only
to think Of o. u was such terrible
day the memory OF % w.u never fade
away really think ny back has not
once stopped aching since picked that
duck"
DO tell nc. Nellie. uca't their feath-
ers come cut. or what was De iroubla?"
asked Kate. u an beginning TO feel
alarmed"
III begin BY telling you how we sol
the duck" began nellie zone night
after ] had rnae up stairs with the
baby. ard lohs vas smoking his pipe
1t must have been after ~ o'clock
there was q faint knock At the kitchen
door, I heard John going 10 the door
fnd Speaking 10 some one and then be
andrtte some enc went into the gar
dca TO the chicken coop and presently
! heard a loud noise ara fuss among
The hens. 10 was Jim Peters. lie had
won a duck a. q rafie 90 a tavern and
asked John 20 lct him PAT u In our
hen coop until further notice.
Nov. either The duck did not feel
very comfortable CT The hens d a not
feel aa much at case az formerly.
don't know What caused it. bur there
vas constant war going on among
them. Why. didn't goi one egg while
that fowl was 10 there. So told John
10 tell Jim 20 remove q or we would
kiil a. ~ las, John hough, O. from
Jim and Killed u. ana said I should
roast It Tor dinner.
Nov. John killed q before he went
10 work. but Thought 70 would begin
10 dress II after 3 o'clock could soon
gei'it In tho oven. Then knew moth
re- about ducks. nov am much wiser
l"l asked ma -you know ma just came
the day before from the west. It's the
iiCst time she had been 10 see rs since
Va were keeping house asked ma
whAhor should scald the duck or pick
q al She said she had always picked
hers ~ and had sayed the down for
her feather beds. So began 10 pick u
dry.
4 picked and picked aud pulled until
my fingers ached-lt Cmed a. though
tho feathers were grown IN to stay. and
Il took 80 long I was beginning 20 get
nervous. 30 when ma wasn't looklne I
poured some boiling water over the
duck 10 hurry up matters
"nut, dear me. then the real trouble
began. The hot water made the skin
90 tender and greasy that d tore of In
large pieces. and the down STUCK like
wax. ! really think II had saved all
that down &c would have been enough
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

In the crises Of our trouble II should
not eiscourage us that We are dumb.
and that the thoughts which should
have brought Us quickest and roadlesl
solace fail for the moment 20 comfort
as. We shall know that We havs
not called TO a deaf or remote God. but
that prayer Il verify answered. oil
course. for a time. for a long time N
may be. there can be no change n out
circumstances. but Il does not follou
that because the Circumstances must
remain unaltercd no change may
pass upon ~. There can be
an uplifting and comforting OF
the heart With We are alto
gether unable 10 explain. Sometimes
a light shines" some word Of Joy
reaches o. direct from God, and though
Il Is By far too soon for rs 10 lndlcats
the nationality Of cur peace we are 70
remember that the peace needs no In.
dieation. and We are 10 accept Il as
direct and precious GIT from God.
Even n only the sharpness Of the pain
is eased. II the march Of the SOW DARK
hours ls IN the least degree qu.cksnod
there Is much reason for gratitude and
for hope.--w. Roberts Nleoll. D. D.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Men complain that sentence against
an cvll work Is not presently executed.
They see but half Il is executed and
with speed; every departure from Jus
tice Is attended with loss 70 the unius,
man. but the loss Is not reported TO the
public Who Sc escapes a duty avoids
gain Fidelity 10 your faculties. trust
In their convictions. that Is justice 10
yourself; life IN obedience thereto
that Is iuilsce towards men. You ana
l In our daily life. IN house. or nold
or shop. obscurely faithful. may Pre-
pare the way for the republic Of rlgAt.
eousness, the democracy Of justice that
Is TO come. Our own morality shall
bless Us here; not IN our outward ilfo
alone. but In the inward and majestic
life Of conscience An the justice We
mature shall blsss &c Atre. yea. and
hereafter; bat at cur death We leave 4
added 20 the common store OF human
Kind. Even the crumbs that fan from
our table may save a bro,her's life.
You and ! may help deepen the chan
mel OF human morality IN which Gods
justice runs. and the wrecks Of evil.
which nov check the stream. be borne
on the sooner BY the strong. all-con-
queFlnT tide Of right the river Of God
that 10 run Of blessing. Theodore
Parker.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
COMPLEXION A oIvE-AwAY.

II the person IL advanced IN age livld
spots may indicate apoplexy.
a straw-color complexion leads TO
the suspicion Of a cancerous constlsu-
lion.
Petchy rednoss Of the face and
flushed spots on he cheek denote a
hectic constitution.
Sudden and total change IN the com.
plexion denotes a serious dlmculty OF
Illness OF some kind.
A faint yellow complexion denotes
some intestinal trouble. A deep vel.
low complexion denotes jaundlco OF
liver trouble.
A pallld complexion with moagerness
and want Of fullness OF the skin points
10 stomach trouble. duo TO asidlty o.
the presence Of Impure matter.
A pailld skin. with puiiness. shows
constitutional weakness. slugrish cls.
culation or congestion or excess ~ ~
Walery constituents q TIA blood.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

God knows your need. Il seems 70
you that no one can know Il. Il Il 60
vast. He knows q better THAI you DO
yourself. The multitude OF your own
aspirations are not present 20 you. are
lost to you. bat Ha has caught them an
in His own vessel. and win see 20 Il
that an are duly fulallod. lie knows
your neod-your bodily and your social
need. your iniolleciual need. your splr-
itual need-your need to-day. your
need yesterday. ana your need to-mor-
row. And He knows q that Tie may
supply it.-CeorEe Bowen.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Sorrow came to you yesterday AMI
rmptled your home. Your nrst In
pulse now Is 10 give up and 81, down
In despair amid the wrecks OF your
hopes. but you dare not do Il. You
are In the line Of battle. and the crisis
is al hand. To falier a moment would
Be to lmperll some holy interest.
Other lives would be harmed BY your
pauslng Holy interests would suffer.
should your hands be folded. You
must not l.nger even to indulge your
grief. Sorrows are but incidents In
life. and must no; Interrupt ua We
must leave them behind. while we
press on 10 the things that are before.
Then God has so ordered. too. tina, In
pressing on In duty we shall hnd the
truest. richest comfort for ourselves
Sitting down TO brood over our sor-
rows. the darkness deepens about Us
and creeps into our heart and our
strength changes 10 weakness. But n
We turn away from the gloom. and take
up the tasks and duties TO which God
calls Us. the light Will come again and
We shall GROW stronger.
When all our hopes are gone.
It's well our hands must sun keen
tolllng on
Tor others sake;
For strength 10 bear is found n duty
done;
And be Is best. indeed. who learns 10
make
The Soy o. others cure bis own heart
ache"
-. n. Miller. D. d.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

The fact Of our being heirs II Cod
and joint heirs with Christ proTes thar
ell things are 0HrA Are there trownsf
They are mine n Be- an heir. Ara
there thronesG Are there dominlousf
Are there harpa. palm branches. white
robesi Are there gloFies thar ave
hath not seen! and IL there mnric
that ear hath not heardf All sheas
are mine II be a child Of God. -And
Il doth not yet appear" etc. Talk Of
princes and kings and potensatosl
Their iaherltance Is but q pltiful foo,
OF land across which the birds wing
can soon direct rs flight: but the
broad acres Of the Christian cannot BE-
measured BY eternity. tie Il rich.
without a llmi, 20 his wealth, he Il
blessed. without a boundary 10 his
blisa-A. W. Bradford.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

riessed ne Thy Name Fosevsr.
Blessed be Thy name forever.
Thou Of NE the guard and eiverl
Thou canst guard Thy creatures sseep-
ing;
Heal the heart long broke with weep.
Ing.
God Of stiffness and Of motion,
OF the desert and the ocean,
OF the mountain. rock and river.
Blessed be Thy name forevori
Thou who slumhcrest not nor slecpcs>.
nlesi are they 1nou kindly keepestl
God Of evenings parting ray.
OF midnights gloom. and dawnlng day.
That rises from the azure sea.
Like breathlnEs Of eternity
God Of life. that fade shall never.
blessed be Thy name forcverl
-Hogg.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

The error OF the Julian year was
corrected In the Gregorian calendar by
the suppression Of three lnterealations
NJ tOo years. In order to restore the
commencement Of the year to the sane
place In the seasons that Il had oceu-
pied AZ the time OF the Council OF Nice.
Gregory directed the day following the
feast OF ST. Francis. that Is TO say. the
9Th OF October. 10 be reekoned the 18th
Of that month. BY this regulation tho
vernal equinox which then happened
on the 18th Of March was restored 70
the 2ist From 1859 10 1900 the differ.
ence between the old and new style
continued TO be ten days; but 100 be-
Ing a leap year In the Julian calendar,
and a common year In the Gregorian.
the difference OF the styles during the
18th century was eleven days. The
year $500 was also common In the new
calendar, and. consequently, the dlf-
ference IN the present century IL twelve
days. From 1900 10 2i0o inclusive Il
viii be thirteen DAYS.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

for at least four large pillows. when
thought one side was nearly done 4
would be all covered with aao.her coat
OF down and lusz and pinieaihcrs. and
don't know what an that duck didn't
have 70 cover itself with.
no wonder ducks never gct wet
when they 20 into the water. why.
this ones skin was one sheet OF lat
and feathers.
when the clock struck 10 that duck
looked perfectly dreadful. wish you
could have seen a. felt so dlsgusted
I almost cried. Then. when ma saw
the tears Ia my eyes she said q would
hold tha baby she would pick awhile.
SO | sat down to roag-why, really. I
fcl, 50 faint I could scarcely stand any
longer. Just fasains with that horrid
fowl
snow you now how frctiul the baby
is-nhe is hing. end 1t taAes one Of
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

next four years was first started In the
old pine tree state. II was In 1858 that
the republican party was born. Al
that time Mr.. Boothby was a citizen OF
Paris. Ne. and one day he was met
on the street by a democrat who sug-
gested that II would be good thing u
q political party we're formed with
temperance as an issue. The two
agreed, and. REINFORCED by q mutual
friend. a physician. the pair consulted
the editor OF the oxford Democrat. He
took kindly to the idea. and after talk
lng matters over published a call for
4 convention. The convention was held
and Il nominated Arson 2. Morrill, Tor
governor Morrill, polled ii,026 votes
At the election. The next year he swept
the state and was elected by 1900
votes. The movement spread to other
states. the party Identified itself with
abolition and nominated Lincoln. Mr..
Boothby Is now a prominent citizen
Of waterville. where be has built up
one Of the largest insurance businesses
IN the state. He has attended republic
can conventions for thiriy-one years.
and IN an that time his candidate has
never failed Of nomination.
Various states claim the honor OF be-
lng the birthplace Of the republican
party. Among them may be mentioned
Michigan. Ohio. Kentucky. virginia
and Wisconsin. Various individuals
In various states claim 10 have been
present AZ the hrst meeting ever held.
Joseph Medill, until quite recently edl-
tor Of the Chicago Tribune. has always
maintained that the republican party
was born In Cleveland in 1854. Medill
was then a printer. working on the
case, and organized a meeting OF his
fellows 10 protest against the exist
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

There g no date from beginning to
end In the Bible. Il comprises some 60
documents. and Is supposed to have
been written by about 20 men; 50 Mira
clos are recorded In the old and 81 In
the new testament; total. los. The
shortest verse in tho old testament h
Remember Lots WIFE" There Is one
In the new testament as short as John
xl. IS. In point Of words. but not In
letters, viz, Thessalonians '. le. Re
iolce evermore." Then there are 2
chapters IN the Bible alike verbatim.
and book. Esther. In witch the Deity
B not mentioned.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01


One secret OF swee, and happy Chris.
tan life Is learning TO live By the dny.
Il Is the long stretches that tire Us.
We think Of life a. a whole. running
on for us We cannot carry thls load
until We are three-scorc and ten. We
cannot eight this battle continually for
half century. But really there are
no long stretches Life does not come
TO us all at one time: Il comes only a
day at a time. Even tomorrow a
never ours TN Il becomes to-day. and
We have nothing whatever TO do with Il
but TO pass down TO Il a fair and good
inheritance In to-days work well c,ns
and to-day's life well lived. Il il
blessed secret. this Of living by the
day. Anyone can carry his burden.
however. tlll nlghtiail. Anyone can
90 his work. however hard, for one
day. Anyone can live sweetly. pa
tlently. lovingly and purely til the
sun goes down. And this IL all that
life ever really means 10 us-just one
little day. DO io-day's duty: fight TO-
days temptations. and DO not weaken
and distract yourself by looking for
ward TO things you cannot see and
could not understand II you saw them. :"
God gives Us nights 10 shu, down the
curtain Of darkness on our little days
We cannot see beyond. Short hor-
irons make life easier and give Us one
OF the blessed secrets Of brave. true
holy living.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Ancient aud Modern New Years Festival
The nrst day ,calendO OF January
as marking the beginning OF the year.
was observed a. a public holiday In
Rome from at least the time OF the
Julian reformation OF the calendar.
Ovid alludos TO the abstinence from
litigation and strife. the smoking al
tars. the whl,e.robod professions TO
the capitol; and later writer's describe
the exchanges OF visits. the giving and
receiving Of presents lslrenaol. the
Incorporating. and the foasting with
which the day was Ia their time cele.
hraled throughout the empire. Liba-
MUS lc. sac A. ID speaks OF Il as being
10 his day the one great holiday CON.
mon to an under the Roman rule.
when. about the lith century. the 25th
az December had gradually become a
fixed festival commemorative OF the
nativity. the ist Of January ultimately
also assumed a specially sacred char
actcr Is the octave OF Christmas day
and as the anniversary Of the clrcum-
clslon OF our Lord. and as such Il still
figures In the calendars OF the various
branches Of The eastern and Of the
western church. though only as feast
% subordinate importance.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Mrs. Mary Yealey. Weighing $50
pounds. and connected With some Of
the best families Of Lebanon. Ind.
has eloped with Charles Clark. former
ly her husbands hired man. who tips
the beam at but 100 pounds. Il Is IN
derstood that Mrs. Yealey furnished
the money for the escapade. as well a.
the bulk OF the avoidupols.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Realizing that 0od ls our Father.
our Wish should be tia, His name shall
be hallowed and that lIls kingdom
shall come. He and Hls righteousness
are first; our personal plans and
wishes come afterward. The pronoun
Thy" must march at tho beginning q
our prayer; the lesser pronoun ~un"
must march humbly In the rear.-c. Il
jefferson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Sims Reeves Hard on tho ''vlsious sys.
ten." NJ ne Calls u.

49, A'N~Hta AAAN" % NHo HtNA"uA "
tenn" ~ ue Calls u.
Sims Reeves is hard on what he calls
the vicious encore system" He char
acterires It ~ prcpoa,erous piece Of
dishonesty. OF which an honest persons
should be ashamed. says the Gentle
mans Magazine. The nuisance. he says
rightly, seeks 10 take a shabby advan-
tage OF the suffering professional and
q Is TO be regretted that few OF our
performers possess sufficient courage 10
return to the platform. bow politely
and Indicate firmly no. Your encore
monger cares nothing about symmetry
or balance or coheslyenoss. whether the
occasion be the lyric stage. the oratorio
performance. the benefit and ordinary
concert or the ballad concert.
He wants 10 hear more than he has
bargained for and II his demand Is not
yielded to he will boot and bray and
hiss when an attempt Ia made 10 per-
form the next piece. as n he belonged
TO the lons-eared quadrupeds or feath-
ered-biped tribe Aud then we have oc-
oaslonally what the newspapers term
n seene"-an exhibition OF "Arryism'
that disgraces our boosted civilization.
II managers. artists and the musical
public would but think this matter over
and determine 10 stamp out the null
sance, one great blot on oar English
musical performances might be oifaced.
Unfortunately It is not ye, quite Ger
tain whether cncores are more distas.e-
ful to the great majority Of performers
than they are 10 large section Of the
ecncert-golng public.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

The police At Pit,Eburg identified A
pie thief BY httlng his teeth into a
large bite which had been taken out
Of a pumpkin pie. A thief who viii
leave enough pie Of any kind to af-
ford a olle to his guilt ought TO be ar.
rested for stupidity. II nothing else.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Eighteen hugarcd ana nlnety-six
viii always be memorable In literary
annals as ending tho lives Of three
great female writers-llarriett Beech
cr Stowe, the novelist, Kate Field. the
journalist, and Gail Hamilton, the
versatile authcress The latter's sig.
nature was a nom dc plume, composed
OF the second syllable In her Christian
namo and Of Hamilton. the village Of
her birthplace Few Identified her
spinster oppellaiicn OF Mary Ablssll
Dodge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Four Is 'or Afrll first. my dear.
when We fool each other in play;
Five Is the time when We plant The
trees.
And We call Il Arbor day.
Six Is the day when We take the noweri
on the soldiers graves TO lay;
soven's the glorious Fourth OF July.
Eight Is for Labor day.
Mines for Thanksgiving day. puddlnss
and pies.
Turkeys and nuts beside;
Aud ten Is the last and the dearest and
best.
The beautiful Chrislmas-tide.
Jane Gray.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Never harbor any lil.ieelinss toward
your neighhnr, and Il you should be
tempted to tall out With your brother
and friend. always SEEK Tor IA oppor-
tunlty TO reconcile ycurcll % him.
Forgive others. and thou shalt Be tor
given BY God.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Haverly-"Dldn't you say that little
widow was OF oolor?" Austen-"T
did" Ilaverly-"I found her proprlety
itself" Austen-"That may be. But
she Is In half mourning. New York
Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

Frank II. Watson, arrested at Day
ton. Ohio. for eounterfelting. had In
his possession some bogus money fresh
from the mold and still hot. lie was
cornered In his bedroom.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01


Like many others" observed an ex-
perlonoed houscllecpcr. II prefer a cop
per kettle for preserving purposes. al.
though I admit that the ename,cd iron
kettles are the ca, lest cleaned and kept
clean. Copper kcJles seem to make
better preserves or Jams l do no.
know the reason OF II. but my expert
cncc has always been that way. There
is one thing. however. ! would like to
impress upon all who use copper ket-
ties and that Is never to allow any pre-
serves to cool in them Better pour
them GU, when the preserves are holl-
ms hot. In this way therc IS no dan.
ger from verdlgria. The best preserves
are ruined sometimes by allo ylng them
TO cool In a copper kettle. iton't think
| have ever seen a brass kettle that I
would feel safe In using. Ordinarily.
however. the cnamelcd iron kettles are
generally used. thorSs uli-iashioned
folks like myself prefer copper
Washington STAR
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01

care,
And done with ali the signing.
What tender ruth ehall We Rave
gained. 8
Alas. by simply dyingl
Then lips too chary Of their praise
VIII tell our merits over;
And eyes too swift our faults 10 see
Shall no defect discover.
Then hands that would not MT a stone
Where stones we're thick 10 cumber
Our steep hilI-path. will scatter nowers
Above our pillowed slumber.
Sweet friend. psrchance both you
and !.
Ere love ls past forgiving.
Should take the earnest lesson homo
Be patient with the living.
To-day's repressed rebuke may save
Our binding tears tomorrow;
Then, patience. cen when keenesl
edge
May Ehet a namcless sorrow.
It's easy 10 be rcntle when
Deaths silence shames our elamof.
And easy TO discern the best
Through memory's mystic glamoF;
But wise Il were for mo and thee.
Ere love is past forgivlng.
81 -
De patient with the living.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-01-01
RELIGIOUS CORNER.
RELIGION AND REFORM ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

Patience with the Living Don't Give Up
LIES Eifile Days The Rsient-
iessness Of Law-chrisfs oreat sIIs-
sion.