The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-23
Sabbath Lessons.
Notable DAYS.

test OF the ger uinel.e SIS of our PRAYERS is
service. we must do as well as ask God
70 90. we must pay as well as pray
en- pans, payments-these will win
our land for Christ
How anxiously we sbo,,1a desire and
pray that our land NAV be won for
Chrlst. Cod has been favorable unto our
iaHu. IL Is lmmanuefs land in pc
culiar sense. But many in it are still I'M
saYed-lndians, Mexicans, freedmen
southern mountain whites and people
from all lands OF the earth Let us do
our part IN winning the land for Christ.
EVANGELIzING THE WORLD.
90 me EpWorth league topic for March
- IS found in Jonah L., 1-3, Matthew
xiii, 1888; Malachi iii, $40:
Inc world is to be evangelical Mat
s shgw' N Mark and Luke all tell the same
to be discipled, organized and taught the
principles which Christ revealed. Men
3 3iIoul9 repent of their sins and find saliva
ei9 on from them through Christ.
Inc task of preaching and teaching
and administering rests on the church
me power to convict, convince per-
suade, regenerate and sanetify is with
the Holy Spirit alone. He never fails
70 40 ms work where the church faith
operate to reach the desired results In
a very true and solemn sense the saliva
uon of the world depends on the
cn I aIthough it is equally true that
only the Holy Spirit can save men from
SIN Inc truth must he preached by
men fired and led of God By the sim
PIE means OF preaching the truth it has
lieve.
Why has not the world been evangel-
lzed before this time? We'll may we ask
the question! The answer is a long one
anu not easy TO give or understand fully.
faithful disciples who have lived and
died for the faith, who have done ali
that inspired souls could do, and yet the
work is unfinished
This year the league gives sneciaf
thouSht to this cause. We call it the
cause OF missions. 1t is really the bring
ing IN and making real the kingdom Of
God among men. Special attention
should be given to tracing the historical
progress OF the extension Of the kingdom
OF God since the time Of Christ Special
reading and study of this subject should
pc followed by all members of the league
Special information can be had from
Rev. S. Earl Taylor, 81 Washington
street, Chicago.
Among the difficulties in the way Of
success nave ever been:
'First-Unfaithful messengers, like To-
nah.
second-Unwilling hearers, like the
jews, who rejected Jesus
Ihird-COVetous followers who with
hold offerings due the cause Of Cod. as
in the days Of Malachi. d
The work goes on in spite of all on
ppoItion ana hlndrance, because some are
inspired by the same spirit which SEM
John INTO the wilderness to preach pre-
pare We the way Of the Lord" and which
from the opened heavens rested on Jesus
hlled messengers shall find spirit-filIed
hearers and g.veis who will do the work,
NOTABLE DAYS OF THE WEEK.
= March % is Palm Sunday, so named in
memory of the triumphant entry OF Christ
into Jerusalem, a few days before the
passion. Palms and willows are placed in
many churches on this day and in all the
Roman Catholic churches are blessed by
the priest and distributed among the peo-
or Passion week in the Greek, Latin, An
glican, Scandinavian and Lutheran
churches. This day Is also the anniver-
sary of the birth, in 1863, of William
Pierre. Simon Laplace, in 1749, the great
French astronomer; of Gen Don Carlos
Buell.: in 1885, American officer; of Schuy-
Ter CclfaX in 1928 American stateman;
lish scholar and astronomer.
March q is the anniversary of the
birth. in ll33 Of Joseph Priestley, the
discovered oxygen; of Joel Barlow. In
17S5, American patriot and poet
March % is the Annunciation, which
commentaries the visit of the Angel Ga
briel to the Virgin Mary. In England 1t
is called 'Lady's Day." in France NO
ire Dame de Mars. 1t was formerly
celebrated with great pomp in Rome No
less than thirteen saints figure in the cal
-endar on this day, including two women,
st. Dula and St. Ida, one Irishman, st.
Cannon, and two Englishmen, St ALI
wolf and st. William, the child martyr of
Norwich. 80
March &c is Spanish holiday devoted
to tree planting, the occasion being
Fiesta del Arbol," or the "Fete of the
phonso XIII. School boys who plant
trees are taken periodically by teachers
to note the progress of their respective
trees, and are encouraged to foster tree
patterned after our Arbor day. This is
also the anniversary of the birth at yYo-
burn, Mass, in 1853. of Benjamin Thomp-
son, Count Runnford" philosopher and
economist
March q is Maundy Thursday. which
commentaries the washing by Christ Of
the feet of His disciples, and the giving
hence dies mandate Mandate or Maun-
dy Thursday. In former times English
kings washed thesfeet of poor men, equal
to the number of years of their age 1t
Is SUN kept up III Rome DY the DODe,
washing the feet of thirteen priests, sym
bolic of the thirteen apostles, including
Paul.
March % is Good Friday, a legal holt
day in Alabama, Louisiana, MARYLAND
Pennsylvania and Tennessee This is q
day of solemnity in the Catholic church
because 1t commentaries the death of
the Savior. 1t was formerly believed
that bread baked on that day and after
ward grated into water would cure any
ailment 1T is the anniversary of the
birth, in 1893 of Henry Rowe School
craft, American Traveller, ethnologist
and author; also Orville Dewey, distin-
guished American Unitarian divine and
author.
March 29 is the anniversary of the birth,
in 1890. of John Tyler, tenth president
succeeding to that Office on the death Of
w. H Harrison. He died in 1862, while
member of the Confederate congress.