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CHRISTIAN ENDEANOR.
Topic For the Week Beginning June
Adjournment by Rev. =. II. Doyle.

S0-t ON mfnt nv rev -. IT, bpNte.
Topic Spiritual growth.-MdA ", 2d-S2.
The nature of spiritual growth is rep
resented in t4e topical reference by two
parallels of Christ concerning the
growth Of seed cast into the ground.
The soil is the human heart the seed
is the word of God the growth is spir-
itual development; the fruit is Chris
tian character the harvest is the end
Of the world. when God distributes His
rewards and punishments. The one
thought emphasized by the topic and
also by these two parallels is the nature
of spiritual growth, or the growth of
the kingdom Of God in the heart and
life Of men. Several characteristics Of
spiritual growth are pointed out.
/. Spiritual growth is constant The
seed grows continually. The man rises
night and day and the seed springs up
and grows, 1t Is net an irregular, inter
mittent growth hut = constant steady
growth. This shaald be the nature q
spiritual growth Constant study ot
God 5 word, Gll~taut communion with
Christ, constant ahounding in good
works should lead to constant advance
Of the spiritual lite toward God and
godnness
. Spiritual growth is mysterious.
The seed should spring up and grew, be
Enoweth net now. for the earth bring
eth forth frait If herself How mysteri-
Gus Is growth Who can explain it or
understand it The fact we knew: ,ne
philosophy is unknown. How charac-
teristic Of spiritual growth Spiritual
birth is mysterious The wind bioweth
where it hsteth. - hat thou caust not
tell whence Il eameth or whittier it
goeth So Is every enc who j. born Of
the Spirit, Mystery Is the nature Of
spiritual growth Who can explain
how the word of God can take hold Of
the human heart ana change it and
transform the human life We know
the fact. a blessed knowledge, but the
philosophy of /, : uufathomable. 1t Is
Of God and mysterious incomprehensi-
BILE.
3. Spiritual growth Is gradual and
progressive. INST the blade. then the
ear after that the fall corn in the ear.
Step by step tle process confines. The
reversed. God Is orderly in ali that He
does The tarf ~ I'D warn Is against
too high expectations. W. cannot he
come saints IN day, Saints are not
born, but developed 1t should act a. m
encouragement aad inspiration. Pr
haps we da not Sraw as we feeI that W.
should. Let L. r-Gember that HOT ~
giant strides docs the seed grow, but
gradually and progressively.
4, Spiritual growth i characterized
by fruit bearing. The seed becomes the
ear. the mustard SEED the fraIt bearing
tree. Spiritual growth VII manifest Il
self in spiritual fruit
Bible Readings p i, Id Ii "a
xiii. IL Jsr XII. !. ! Hos xiv =:
Nal. ". ! Ma;h xii Ia. 33 LpEe
!, So; EpA i. 1922 '. I4-f6 PM
iii, 1914 II The>s /. 5 Pet II Ia;
Il Pet. III. -.
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Tra4t-" Ignbet Doodle
Dear sisters here we meet again
And II 1. eur intention
To work with all oar might and main
To have a good convention
Hancock daughters, true apd tried,
Garry all before them;
Haucuck's banner stili their pride
Now s floating Ger them.
TIE liquor dealers think they re smart.
But we their ways are noting,
And they will have to smart" again
When women do the voting
We've worked wIsh haud ami voice and PEI
With lecture and petition
To fight the foe cutrenched IN sin
And so fulGll our mission.
With courage let u SIN pres ON,
No duty ever Sinking.
For Sod and home and every land
We're praying and were working
Well "aeitatc and educate
For future generations,
And io.a the lands al rsogep white
Tina; Circle an the nation.
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First of All.

The preacher should, first of all. be g
preacher Of truth He is the Lord s
messenger and must speak as God d.
reefs He ought TO be more anxious
about what be says IN God name than
about how ii will affect the hearers
He who acts Tpon this principle is NOR.
likely to impress the more thoughtful
of his sRclence, as well as receive the
Divine favor and approval. Presby
teriau
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ttlutual Benefit Column.
EDITED BY AUNT MApGE''
It's Motto: "Helpful and Hopeful"

The purposes of this column are succinctly
stated in the title and motto-it is for the mu-
tual benefit. and aims to he helpful and hopeful.
Being for the common good, IL Is for the com
mon use-a public servant, purveyor of in
formation and suggestion, medium for the in
terchange Of ideas. In this capacity Il solicits
communications and its success depends large
" on the support given it in this respect. Com
municatious must he signed, but the name Of
writer will not lie printed except by permission
Communications VIII bc subject TO approval or
rejection nv the editor of the column, hut none
Will he rejected without good reason, Address
all communications 10
The AMERICAN,
Ellsworth, Me.
Airttnni RnnrtLt InEnn-n-
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Cnuseprafinn.

bring Thee myself, dear Lord.
And all that want 70 &c,
Ny joys and my weary cares.
AND consecrate all 10 Thee.
Whatever the DAYS may bring
OF giadness or grief or pain.
There : nothing to he withheld:
give IL to Thee again.
wait for Thy blessing, Lord
The touch u Thy lovfaS hands,
The strength THAI Thy grace can give
To do what Tiny love commands
The way may he hard and long.
The bRrden tv very great,
But all that l am / bring
And chevrfully e0nseerats-
And II il my pain. dear Lord.
sometimes cry for rele5,
Thou SnsWe>t # Thy Csay Will
Shall Ind nae still bear my grief.
claim mat Thy promise, Lord;
Thou walt not leave uie alone,
But close 10 Thy loving heart
Wilt tenderiy held thine own.
Christian Work.
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The following songs were written +
Mrs. X. 5. Warren, OF South Deer Isl
and sung at the Hancock county w. {. .
[. convention at Winter HRrbor:
GREETING HYMN.
[Tune-"Tbe Morning Light Is Breaking
once more We come with greeting
From mountain. vale and plain
tod grant eur yearly meeting
MAY mover hc In vain.
Wen RAISE our hammer DER us.
cur pt,d-e We will renew,
And 5olH the mi1htv chorus
OF worker. tried and true.
We know thr Zoe Is mighty.
with craft aHd wealth arra7ed
Eut God --ttH cur refuge.
WcwiH not lee afraid
Take courage sttu press onward.
Nor ever tay oar hani,
Till drink and all is etit-
Are swept from every land.
White ribbons we are wearing,
So may our lives be white,
Ia every good work sharing
And walking I'm the Hight.
Wei work for God, eur Father,
For hcne aud every land,
It'll ali our hosts saaa gather
In one triumphant band
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The man who has been trying all win
ter 10 run iGrnsca so as 10 please every
body in the mouse VIII he happier than
anybody else " hen sprins has really come.
II the man whose childhood has known
CGresses anC kindness. there i. always a
finer OF memory tnat ear tse touched to
gentle Issues George Eliot
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III. 6. Q. II. Column.

The editor invites secretaries of local unions
of the W. Z. I. L. In Hancock county, and
white ribboners generally, to contribute to this
column reports of meetings or items that will be
of interest to workers In other parts of the
county. We would like this to be a live column,
but II needs some effort on the part of VIC. T,
L. women to make it so, Ii s. a column of their
making, not ours, and will be what they make
It. Items and communications should be short,
and are, Of coarse, subject TO approval of the
editor
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Where are the friends and contributors
OF the NJ. B. column
Dear sister B., did you take Little
vacation Of Two or three days last week
Ii Sc, did il occur TO you that you Nigh.
have met AUNT MADGE?
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Depends on What We Are.

Temptations are the cris.s which test
er We stand or fall at these crises de
tends largely On what We are before tire
testing comes Presbyterian Journal
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
from Mrs. Sumter
to Mrs. 2fnAham.


tLKrrER TO MRS. PrsxHAM NO. 76,a4tl
zone year ago last June three doc
tors gave me up to die, and as had at
different times used your Vegetable
Compound with good results, had too
much faith in it to die until had tried
it again. was apparently an invalid,
was confined to my bed for ten weeks.
Il believe my trouble was liberation of
wemb).
After taking four bottles OF the
Compound and using some of the Liver
Pills and Sanative Wash, Mt the end of
two months l had greatly improved
and weighed 155 pounds, when l never
before weighed over 19s. Lydia T.
finkham's Vegetable Compound is the
best medicine l ever used. and recon-
mend it TO all my friends. "-MRs. ANNA
EVA GUSTER, HIGGINsyuLE, Mo.
Mrs. Barnhart Enjoys Life Once More.
DEAR Mrs. PISKuAM-i had been
sick ever since my marriage, seven
years ago: have given birth to four
children, and had two miscarriages. /
had falling ofwomb, leucorrhUa, pains
in back and legs; dyspepsia and
nervous trembling of the stomach.
Now l have none of these troubles and
can enjoy my life. Your medicine has
worked wonders for me.n-MRs. 5.
BARSHART, NEW CASTLE, PA.
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Dear Mutual Friends.

Dear Mutual Friends:
hope YOU viii all read the stirring lines
which are al the head Of our column to-
day. Mrs. L. has answered her own in
quiry for the poem, as you will see by the
following.
p 1v Aaaf Uldgss
some tilae since l asked Il any one would
q4ots tAe poem entitled. a Question Is Never
settled INIT, lis settled Right" and also the
uue eHlit.el, "Darc 10 do Right" / have since
fe4u3 the fir,t aui have copied i. II you deem
ii -uitauie cor our column please publish It. if
net, consisn tito the waste-basket.
Very truly yours Mrs. Il.
Cranberry Isles.
could net think Of consigning any
thing - helpful and encouraging a. that
poem 10 the waste basket. and | hereby
thank Mrs. L. fer sending Il TO u. The
sentiment OF the piece expressed III words
which have thrilling force. i as inspr
ing to weary, honest workers in any good
caase, a burst ot martial music to dis
pirited soldiers. We need al some time
OF other, words Of encoura cement. When
social evils, intemperance and other vices
threaten the purity Of society and the
safety OF home, let q remem Der the ques-
tion is not settled yet, because these things
are not right.
The Mutual Benefit column rises above
the plane OF UNCONVENTIONAL distinctions
and differences. Its religious motto is that
song, which when all questions are "set-
tied right" will be the universal chorus.
peace on earth, good will to men, 1t
rises above party lines. Its national
watchwords are-"our country and our
flag" In the place it is given in THE
AMERICAN its right and left hand sup
porters are the interests OF the c. E. So
Getty and the W. c. 7. l. Let us be work
e-s together for the uplifting Of humanity
and against the forces Of evil.
The second poem Mrs. r. calls for is ap-
plica bic here, and ! think ! can help her
to line or two of it
"Dare TO do right Dare to be true
You have 3 work that no other can do.
Do we always find that work the work
that is alone ours? Is there such thing
as mistaken duty? Who Of our band of
NJ B. sisters will answer these queries?
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70 throw good money after had vii but in
crease MY pain" II you have thrown away
nouey for medicines taat did 10, cure, now De
siu taking Rood's sarsapari.la, the medicine
thar never disappoIuts.
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butter, cups OF sugar, 5 cups OF flour. eggs,
cup of grated chocolate. :. teaspoontul Of
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better with age,
SOME SIMPLE REMEDIES
When felon first begins 10 make Its appear
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have known the above to effect a cure.
For cold on.the chest flannel wrung out
In boiling water and spinkied with turpenune
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For burn or scald, make paste of common
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with q cota--llnen perferred. When the skin l.
broken apply the white OF ar egg with u feather
This gives instant relief, it keeps the air from
the flesh.
At the first sign OF a rue round soak the fin
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Hoot'5 Fnis care s'ek hea3aehg. Indigestion
--t3e;.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
0'SULLIVAN'S IRISH
SONG RECITATION

When song recital in San Francisco
draws packed, fashionable audience on
the night of a holiday the attraction is
something unusual. The Sherman & Clay
Hall was uncomfortably crowded last
night when Dennis OSullivan sang. The
programme was made up entirely of Irish
songs and the singer was In the best of
voice and spirits. Nobody else sings these
songs as he does, and ii is small wonder
that the concertgoerS and critics of Ire
land and England have granted him first
place in this speciality. Whether 1t be in
the melodramatic, humorous, sentimental
or patriotic songs of Ireland Mr.. O'Sul-
Ivan gives them for all that they are
worth He brings the character out of
every one.
The programme commenced with a
brace of songs from Stanford's "Shamus
O'Brien" that brought welcome souvenirs
of O'Sullivan's big success in the title
part of that opera. Needham and Lover
were well represented in the programme
and there was a group of ballads by Tom
Moore and another of folk songs arranged
by Charles Wood. 1t is a pity that Mr..
O'Sullivan cannot give another recital
prior to his departure for Europe MANY
Of his friends were unable to get tickets
for last night. H. ]. Stewart contributed
admirable accompaniments on the piano.
forte and altogether the concert was an
artistic and social success.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
PROTESTS WILL PREVAIL
SEVEN DRAMSHoPS IN A BLOCK
SAID TO BE TOO MANY.
Councilman Girard Reminds His As
sociates That He Was Opposed
by Liquor Men at the Last
Election.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

90S Broadway, May 80.
Not for ten years has the saloon bust
ness received such a shock as 1t was
given last night, when the City Council
decided that whenever a substantial pro-
test is presented against a license it will
not be granted. The extremists are al
ready declaring that in this manner Oak
land can soon be made a prohibition
town.
The fight on the floor of the Council
was very determined. Two ministers and
an eX-Judge led the protestants, and the
applicants and Councilmen Mott and
Schaefer acted in harmony. Councilman
Stetson clinched matters for the West
Oakland applicants yesterday by stating
that there are now seven saloons within
"a radius of one block from where the ap-
plicant resides. and that there is no need
for eight. This license was for a new sa-
loon and was denied.
The case of the Union Bar of East
Oakland is somewhat different. The place
has been licensed for thirty years and has
only recently been complained against, An
organized fight has been made against
the renewal of the license. on the ground
that 1t is residence district. This pro-
test also prevailed. Now there is a feel
ing of unrest among many other saloon
keepers whose licenses will soon expire.
Especially is the case in the Seventh
Ward, where the Union Bar is located.
as at the last special election to decide for
or against saloons this ward was the only
one that gave a majority against the
liquor traffic.
Councilmen Girard, Upton, Rowe.
Cuvellier and Stetson are already on rec
ord as being opposed to granting Licenses
when a protest is presented and If they
can depend on one more vote they can do
as they please. Mr.. Girard made a very
significant remark when he said that the
saloon men had fought him at the polls,
but that the decent element had elected
him. and he intended to stand by his
supporters. 1t is well known that there
are several licenses slated for a denial Of
a reissue
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
CLASS TENNIS AT
CALIFORNIA CLUB
Clever Racket Wielders Play for
Prizes and HOnOrS.

The class tournament in singles Of the
California Tennis Club attracted all the
local racket wielders to the courts yes
terday morning and afternoon. The sec
ond and third class entries wound up their
matches, so nothing remains but the
round robin interclass contests between
the winners of the separate classes.
The entries for the first class were
limited in number, being confined to the
Whitney brothers, Robert and George.
Robert Whitney defaulted to his brother,
leaving George to contest the champion
ship rights with Salisbury, the winner of
the third class, and with George Brad
shaw, the winner of the second class.
These three class champions will fight
it out among themselves in round
robin, next Sunday being the day selected
for their meeting.
Some little difficulty and contention oc-
Cured In regard to the first class
matches. James A. Code, who represent
ed Werner Stauf as one of the committee
on the tournament, wanted the two Whit
neys to compete in the second class, as
they were the only players entered in the
first class. The Whitneys refused point
blank and Code finally surrendered. Rob-
ert Whitney did not play and this left
George the champion of his own special
class
The preliminary matches of the second
class resulted as follows: h. E. Bunnett
defaulted to Code; Bradshaw beat Drum
mond McGavin, 60, IS, McGavin, al
though one of the youngest players on
the courts, is rapidly rising to the top of
the tennis ladder and will soon be among
the first class players. Bradshaw's vic
tory was won by hard work. He is the
best second class player in the Califor-
MIA Club. Dr. c. B. Root beat Grant
Smith, Ga. 4-6, 6-3, after most inter
esting match r. J. Davis and Walter
McGavin drew a bye, McGavin winning
out. 1-6, 6-4 6-3 Harry Weihe default
ed to Walter McGavin.
The sem-finals produced some excellent
tennis. Bradshaw defeated Code In two
straight sets the first, 6-3, giving him
no apparent labor. The second set was
won. S-6 after a protracted struggle.
Walter McGavin defaulted to DR.. Root.
The finals between DR.. Root and George
Bradshaw proved an easy victory, for
Bradshaw, the score reading 6-2, 6-3.
The preliminaries of the third class
were: Beal defaulted to Mann; Henly
was defeated by Cornell, 6-2, 6-3. John
son defeated Mann, 60, Sc; Salisbury
defeated c. Smith, 81, 6-3, "a; Broem-
mel defeated Fuller, Ga, 6-3, and Cornell
defeated Moore, 6-2, IS. The semi finals
were victories for Salisbury over John
son, who defaulted and Cornell over
Broemmel, GO, 6-1. The finals of the
third class went to Salisbury, who de-
feated Cornell in two straight sets,
Go, 7-5.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
lere were present representatives from

there were present representatives from
the lodges at Sacramento, San francisco,
San Jose and Oakland, among some or
the prominent delegates being San Fran
cisco's County Recorder, Attorney Ko-
walsky, Attorney Crowley, who is prime
mover with the knights of Pythtas; Dep
uty Recorder Behr of San Francisco, who
is also president of the Eagle Lodge in
the metropolis. A report was read from
attended the Grand Lodge in Seattle on
the 9Th inst, and the report teemed with
charges of a most sensational nature,
questioning the character and reputation
of some of the grand officers
why, do you know the representative IS
termed the grand officers a disreputable
crowd" said President James Taylor or
the Oakland lodge, who attended the san
Francisco conference, and the Seattle
papers commented most unfavorably upon
the whole affair. So we decided that the
term Eagle is one that every true Amerl-
can should look UP to- and we did not
propose to allow the name to be smirched
by such an element as prevails IN Sc
attle Hence the conference was neld 20
perpetuate the name Eagles in an honor
able way"
After a three hours consultation at the
conference committee of eleven was ap-
pointed, with Attorney Crowley as chair
man, to prepare articles of fncorpora-
ton for a new order 10 be known as lhe
Bohemian American Eagles; MS com
mittee was instructed to file the neces-
sary articles Immediately and nave the
documents ready for the FORMATION OF a
grand nest" in San Francisco next sun
day afternoon.
Oakland Lodge is the first to withdraw
from the old order At its meeting last
night President Taylor stated, in stir
rlrg speech. that as presiding officer he
would be bound to show respect to the
grand officers, but he thought the lodge
could not expect him to take those officers
out in carriages and introduce them to
Mayor Snow. Oakland Lodge" he con-
tnued, does not wish to smirch its repu-
tation as good citizens by being controlled
By an organization of such characters.
AS a result Oakland Lodge. which was
OF organized last March with 10S members.
among whom are some of this city's most
prominent merchants and professional
men, by a unanimous vote surrendered its