New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-30
AT THE CRISIS.

rested for theft the other day.
AT THE CRISIS.
Almighty God our strength and shield
We bend the hand bow the knee
Before the awful glimpse revealed
OF what our future yet may be-
Lord God the God OF nations guide!
BE Thou our strength whate'er betde.
Afar across the tropic sea,
Within our grasp an empire lies:
Though all unsunned by liberty
It's gold CLEANS daze our startled eyes;
The wish for power, gain. glory-all
Sore tempted. We in travail groan,
The elder nations watch and wait
Oh! leave us not tins hour alone
This hour that may decide our fate,
Lord God. the God Of nations. guide'
Re Thou strength whate'er betlde.
Let thoughts and deeds more solemn grow,
And eyes begin 10 question eyes;
Teach Thou bewildered minds 10 know
Wherein the course Of wisdom lies.
Lord God the God OF nations guide
Let vaunt and boast and triumph cease.
Now come the harder strfes OF peace
1t Is the time for men to pray.
he Thou U' our ire strength S w f b. dc
Frances Whltmarsh. in the Boston Tran
script.
Canon Greenwell Of Durham Cathedral has just
finished the curious task OF piecing together the
coffin of st. Cuthbert The shrine Of the great
OF Henry VIII. and the body. which was found %
be intact was reburied its original coffin In the
nave Of the church. In 1927 1t again dug up by
Dean Hall. who was anxious To verify the con-
dtion OF the body. on this occasion the outer
coffin was broken up and thrown aside. The frag-
ments were, however, eventually saved and have
FOR many years been preserved in the Episcopal
Library. Canon Greenwich has now put these hun
dreds OF pieces together, with the result that It Is
now possible decpher rough drawings represent
Ing St. Cuthbert. the four Evangeliss. the Virgin
and Child. ST. Michael the Archangel and the
Cruclfxion which rudely but deeply carved
upon this interesting relic of Saxon art in the year
y. D. $50.
Wise Lad-"what Will happen to you If you
s e hex ask dsD the knd hSu old
.And what VIII happsn to you II you are bad?,
to be good"-(Chicago Post.
There Is marrying story out on Ed Mattocks.
of the Exchange National Bank" is the way
In which THE Atchison Globe" announces the
engagement of that gentleman.
In times past the Nubians wove their own cloth
ing. but Of late years owing to the Introduction Of
Manchester cottons which more easily ami
being confined almost entirely TO the parti-coored
robes by the chiefs. cotton grows
rivers. hut the best kind comes from the Abys-
sinan valleys. This is spun into yarn, the Nubian
Greek and Roman women many centuries ago
while the rude hand loom with which the thread
IS woven into cloth resembles In every particular
those depicted on ancient Egyptian monuments
diapers Magazine.
In theory the referendum Is perfect device, for
1t enables voters to pronounce judgment on every
new question that up But in practice il
doesn't work that way. THE San Francisco
Chronicle" for instance says that while at the
November election 27s 1888 votes were cast for can
popular approval I'm no case more than about
half that number while the most important prop
ositon OF all voted by only l07 563 persons
This the resolution authorizing a convention
to revise the Constitution
A young man may be said to have reached the
years Of discretion when he takes down the pictures
OF actresses from his mantel and puts UP portrait
OF his rich maiden aunt insteld.-(5omerve Jour
nal
Worth Tex. announce the success OF experiments
with Ignite coal for fuel In making pig iron. A few
days ago small furnace built at the penl-
Tertiary and run OF pig iron made which con-
clusvely proved that the native Ignite answered as
well for fuel the expensive charcoal which the
institution had been using. That there are large
deposits OF Ignite In Texas fl the best pare OF the
discovery
Assstant-Here Is a testimonial which might he
worth publishing.
Patent Medicine M1n-What Is Il?
Assistant Ueads)-Before taking your valua BILE
specific was AFFLICTED with weak lungs. but to-
day ! am = Pesvl!st orator.-lrruth.