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The Useless Graduate.

At the bacca!aureate services OF Il
academic department Of the New Yo]
University, otherwise University Colled
the sermon was preached by the Rev. y
Charles E. Jefferson, pastor of the Brod
way Tabernacle, whose text was: The
was a man there who had a wither|
hand" DR.. Jefferson asserted that ma
a graduate, supposedly well trained, hi
"a withered hand" II
For instance" he said, che cannot hid
the ballot-he cannot WELD the instrume
of the American freeman in hewing I
path for American freedom. But ne, q
talk; yes, he is a great talker. He Eno1
every sore spot in our body polite, and
can talk brilliantly and sarcastically abb
our National ~failings and shortcominl
And he becomes very. jocose in discussA
the efforts of those who make some etfd
to better the evil conditions he. sees
clearly.
And ne cannot hold the Bible or
hymn book. He can read some epheme|
book. or a newspaper, crlmsoned with /
and blackened with woe. But he cal
hold the big book-that book which \
imagery more wonderful than Dante, p
losophy more profound than Plato. N
can he hold en- oar, not even IN tins age|
practical philanthropy. He cannot row
to the dangerous eddies, to the spI
where men have been overcome by |
and are being drawn down by the und|
tow of death. No, his right hand is vii
cred, and he can only stand on the sh|
and make sarcastic remarks about fore1
missions, home missions and college sett
ments.
"Such a man cannot honor schod
standing for years in the market pli
and doing no useful worll-for his rid
hand is withcred. It is because of sd
men as he that We hear so many jokes
Eo-called self-made men about COLL
graduates.
Now, it is possible to become SO md
devoted to matters OF technique that !
neglect other faculties of u nature al
gether. 1t is because of such neglect II
the evils have arisen which I have
deavored to describe. And the cure
those evils will be found in an honest
fort to follow Jesus of Nazareth"
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(THE END
Worthy to Receive Pension.

A certain charitable organization III
the city had a request the other day
from q young Italian threatened with
consumption who wanted help to get
back to Italy in the hope of saving his
life. An agent was sent to investigate,
and, as usual, asked the young mans
mother for 4 list of the members OF the
family. The blanks furnished for this
formality have nine spaces left for
children. The agent filled up n blank
and still the list went on. She filed
two blanks without a word, the list OF
children stopping at eighteen. When
she turned in her report it embraced
the following official recommendation:
That the boy be sent to Italy, and
that the mother be recommended to
President Roosevelt for a pension
New York Times.
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The Pc of n True Life.

What I wanted, and what l have been
endeavoring to ask for the poor A1rican'
has been the good offices Of Christians,
ever since Livingstone Taught me during
those four months i was with him. In 1878
| went to him as prejudiced as the bit
terest atheist in London. I was there
away from a worldly world. l saw this
solitary old man there, and asked myself,
why on earth does he stop here:'
For months after we met, | found my.
self listening to him and wondering at the
old man and carrying out all that was said
in the Bible. Little by little his sympa'
thies for others became contagious. Nine
was aroused. Seeing his piety, his gentle
ness, his zeal, his earnestncss, and how
quietly he went about his business, | was
converted by him, although he had not
tried to do it.-Henry NJ. Stanley.
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A Safe Rule.

It IS a sale rule to lay down that where
Scripture is silent we have no right to
speak; and where God has drawn a vel:
it is presumptuous for Us 10 intrude. But
this cuts both ways. A Gospel preacher
has 10 authority to depict details as TO
future punishment which the Word OF
God does not reveal; but, on the Other
hand. 10 teacher can be held g~ailtless OF
tie sinners fate who holds out hopes
which Scripture does not even suggest,
Man is not more sympathetic than God.
But He who "willeth not the death OF q
sinner" must demand that he should
turn from his wickedness' in order to
live" The wicked must 'forSake his
way" and the %unrighteous man his
thoughts" before the Lord can have
mercy upon him" or "our God abundant
~ pardon" This is the supreme question
the socalled evangelical churches and theil
ministers have to face.-London Chris
finn
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Gems of

There is nothing in life which has not
its lesson for us, or its gift.-Rnskin:
Great ideas travel slowly, and, for a
time, noiselessiy, as the gods, whose feet
were shod with wool.-James a. GARFIELD.
God reads our characters in our prayers.
What we love hest, what we covet most,
that gives the key to our hearts.-T. l..
Cuyler. =,
The good things that We have missed
in this world sometimes make us sad; but
the sad things that we have missed should
mitigate our sorrow and give us a spirit
of praise.-United Presbyterian.
On, the littieness of the lives that we
are living! Oh, the way in which we fail
to comprehend, or, when we do compre
bend, deny to ourselves the blgness of that
thing which it is to be a man, to be a
child OF God!-Phillips Brooks. .
A religion that stays in the clouds is OF
no use to anybody. Religion must be
definite, practical, useful-a binding rule
of daily liie-or else it is as much a mock
cry as the gilded prayer wheel Of the Budd'
h!st.-philadelphia Young People.
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The Supreme Choice.

BY WAiLAND EofI, ID, LL.Ds |
But as for me and my house, we vi
serve the Lord.-Joshua 24:l5.
This is his announcement OF his supre1
cLoice by Joshua.
Nothing is more masterful in a man thI
his supreme, ultimate choice.
Search thou the master passion; the
alone
The wild are constant, and the cunniI
known"
Says the late great educator, DR.. MAJ
Hopkins: Gas a river, if it be a river, d
spite back-water and eddies, must I'D
some whittier, and as those eddies and II
back-water are caused by the very curre|
they seem to contradict, SO must there
in man some current Of affection, beari|
within it's sweep all others, and til
would, if known, reconcile all seeming ed
tradictions." ITO know what the
preme object thus chosen. and the mast
passion is is the capital point in the md
knowledge of ourselves. But while we q
thus necessitated to choose, and to choq
an object of supreme affection, the choI
itself is free. There Is always an alterd
tive"
There are supreme choices and subs
larry choices. But that which determinI
arranges, marsha.s the subsidiary choi1
is the supreme choice.
This is the memorable law for life-tA
overarching every life, arranging it, md
aging it, shaping it, IS its ultimate supre1
choice. And nc more searching, decldl1
vital question can a man put himself tina
What is really my W supreme choice!
And nowhere is this question as to \
preme choice so determining as in 4
realm of morals ard religion. Seek
first the kingdom Of God and His rigI
eousness" is the great Masters announI
ment of what ought to be the supreme
hgious choice for life. We are to sd
these frst--not fifth or fourth, or third,
even second, but first. We are to say WI
Joshua, "As for me, l Will serve 4
Lord"
Then, just as thai young fellows /
preme choice as to business ruled his daI
and lesser choices in it, so the supreme
ligious choice is to give rank and order
ali our lesser choices-those concernl
business, and everything else which 4
lives touch.
What is it, to be a Christian? It is
deliberately make this highest, nobl}
choice. 1t is to thus give God His right
throne over mind, affection, will. 1t is
repent of having failed to do it in the pa
to receive the forgiveness for our faild
from the ~atoaing Christ, to give CROWN
this ~loftiest choosing for the future.
We may or we may not. We are free|
choose. But every life is necessarily Il
ure if it's supreme and ruling choice be q
other and less than God.-Phladelp{
Public Ledger.
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GkgG1
1URdW
Breakfast
g Gnble

The Secret of Abiding Peace.
BY A. L. wAR1Nd.
NV heart is resting, o my God,
I will give thanks and sing;
MY heart is at the secre! source
Of every precious thing;
Now the frail vessel Thou hast made
No hand but Thine shall fill;
For the waters of this world have faile
And I am thirsty still.
I thirst for springs of heavenly life,
And here all day they rise;
! seek the. treasure of Thy love,
And close at hand it hes;
And a new song in my mouth
To long-loved music set,
Glory to Thee for all the grace
! have not tasted yet.
Glory to Thee for strength withheld,
For want and weakness known;
And the fear that sends me to Thyseit
For what is most my own;
I have a heritage of JOY I
That yet I must not see;
But the Hand that bled to make it mil
Is keeping it for me.
My heart is resting, o my God,
Ny heart is in Thy care;
I hear the voice of Joy and health
Resembling everywhere;
"Thou art my portion, saith my soul"
Ten thousand voices say
And the music of their glad amen
Will nevar die awav
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Drink, Crime and Pauperism.

The statistics obtained from the replies
Of over 1000 prison governors in the Unit
ed States to a circular letter addressed to
them. and a summary shows that the gen.
erai average OF GC9 replies received IRON
The license States gives the proportion OF
crime due to drink at no less than seven
Ly-two per cent; the average from los Of
fcials in prohibition States gives the n,er-
centage at thirty-seven. 4 considerable
number OF the latter were ''boot-icggers,"
in jail for selling whisky. Out Of the
IOl7 j~ailers. only Isl placed their estimate
below twenty-five per cent, and titty-tive
per cent. OF these were empty Jaiis IN pro-
hibitioa territory. The relation OF drink
to pauperism is much the same as that OF
drink to crime. OF 73,045 paupers in all
aims houses of the country, 1921 arc
there through drink.
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Memorable Epochs.

A man OF e~ighty-odd years died last
week, leaving written on a small sheet
Of paper the following: Personal
memoirs. At the age Of thirty I gave
up dancing; at forty, my endeavors
TO please the fair sex; at fifty, my re-
gard for public opinion; at sixty, the
trouble of thinking, and l have now
become a true sage, or an eSotist,
which is the same thing. l have V
.neddled in any marriages or scan
dals; 1 have never recommended a
cook or a physician; consequently l
have never attempted the life Of any
one"
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Oculists OF New York City are puz;
over the case of the baby daughter OF
and Mrs. George Weber. OF lO45 East IL
street, who presents the unpreceden
condition of being absolutely without c,
although otherwise perfectly formed
healthy. When the baby was born
Van Orden, who was in attendance,
once discovered the child's deficiency,
later the child was taken to the office
DR.. Graef, a specialist, who, after ex
ing her, declared he could find notl
which was drawn a thin wall Of flesh,
a curtain. Behind this was a blank v
The child was also taken to DR.. knd
another %oculist, who declared the case
be, as far as his knowledge went, uni'
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Eroad-Gauce Bridges.

The officials Of India have had IN
der consideration the ACCESSIBILITY OF
arranging that all Orders of large
bridges on meter-gauge railways
should be designed to carry five feet
six inch gauge loads. 1t is found that
the general dimensions OF large girders
for the two gauges and Of the masonry
which carries them are nearly identi'
cal, and that the additional cost OF
providing the heavier girdcr would
rarely be excessive, and in all cases
would bear but Il small proportion to
the cost 70 the whole bridge.
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Eyes and Mouth, Yet No Head.

Lower Alloway Creek, n. j.. noted foi
its many curious freaks, has now produced
a wonderful creature, whether FISH or an
imal no one seems to know. 1t was cap
tured at the bridge near Canton by Har
rs Smith. 1t is without head or tail, yet
it can swim at great speed. Although il
is without a head, it has two piercing
eyes, a mouth and teeth. None of the
piscatorial artists has been aole 20 name
the curious object. 1t will be preserved
in alcohol, and Game Warden Davis will
include it in his collection in the Jersey
Building, at the St. Louis Fair.
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Suffering Ia Opportunity.

There is no time in life when oppcrtun'
ity, the chance to be and to do, gathers sc
richly about the soul as when it has te
suffer. Then everything depends or
whether the man turns to the lower or the
higher helps. Ii he resorts to mere eE9edl-
ents and tricks, the opportunity is lost.
He comes out no richer or greater; nay. he
m out harder, poorer and smaller Tor
his pain. But if he turns to God. the hour
of suffering is the turning point OF his life.
-phiIlins Brooks,
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A Good Old CIocE.

A grandfather's clock was brought to
a watchmaker's shop, in P~eterstown, \.
Y, a few weeks ago for repairs, the first
that have been made on it since some
trihing ones in l778, which were due to
the raid of the Indians under Bfant and
the Tory Butler at Cherry Valley, in No
yember of that year.
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| take ne and SucEr poOr cuatleio ds "io
saved to Brittany, where l know my
mothers kind will have q welcome for
me until these troubles be passed. Al
ready the half Of my goods is aboard
the Godsend, and 4 letter to Sir Beyill
begging him to appoint an honest mar
as nv steward. What think you of the
plan?'
1T seems a good PLAN" l answered
| slowly; "tne England that now is is
no place fer a woman. When do you
sail?'
AS soon as you are recovered,
Jack
Then that's now" l got on my feet
and drew on my boots chat Matt
| Soames had found in the laurel bushes
and brought. My knees trembled a
bit, but nothing to matter.
Art looking downcast, Jack"
Said I: How else should l look,
that am to lose thee in an hour or
more?"
She made no reply to this, but turned
| away to give an order to the sailors.
q
The sun was setting as Della and
| stood on the beach, beside the a that
was to take her from me. Aboard the
| Godsend I could hear the anchor lift
ing, and the men singing, as, holding
Molly's bride, I held out my hand to
the dear maid who with me had shared
so many a peril.
rs there any more to come" she
asked.
NO" said I, and God knows my
heart was heavy; nothing to come but
FAREWELL"
She laid her small hand in my big
|. palm, and, glancing up, said very pref
~ and demure:
And shall 1 leave my best? Wilt
not come, too, dear Jack"
"DeliaI' I stammered. What IS
this? 1 thought you loved me not"
And so did I, Jack, and thinking
so, found I loved thee better than
ever. Fie on thee, now! May not a
maid change her mind without being
forced to such unseemly , brazen
words?" And she heaved a mock
sigh.
But as I stood and held that little
hand, 1 seemed across the very mist
of happiness to read a sentence writ
ten, and spoke it. perforce and slow,
as with another mans mouth:
Della, you only have l loved, and
will love! Blithe would I be to live
with you, and to serve you would
blithely die. In sorrow, then, call for
me, or in trust abide me. But go with
you now-I may not"
She lifted her eyes, and looked full
into mine. And then, as a tear start
ed:
But tbou'lt come for me ere long,
Jack? Else I am. sure to blame some
other woman. Stay
She drew off her ring, and slipped it
on my little finger.
There's my token! Now give me
one to weep and be glad over"
Having no trinkets, I gave my glove;
and she kissed it twice, and put it in
her bosom.
II have no need Of this ring" said I,
"for look" and I drew forth the lock
I had cut from her dear head. that
morning among the alders by Kennel
side. and worn ever since over my
heart. "Wilt marry nc man till I
come"
Now, that's too hard a PROMISE
said she, laughing, and shaking her
curls.
TOO hard"
"Why of course. Listen, sweetheart
a true woman will not change her
mind; but, oh! she dearly loves to DO
able to-! So, batting this, here's my
hand upon it-now, fe, Jack! and be-
fore all these mariners!-well, then ii
thou must
l watched her standing in the stern
and waving, till she was under the
Codsend's side; then turned, and,
mounting Molly, rode inland to the
wars.
THE END.3
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Evil Effects of Alcohol.

A recent official report shows that more
alcohol per capita is consumed in France
than in any other country. Last year the
French drank 4.Sl gollons OF alcohol per
head, as against PA in Germany. 2% in
Great Britain, $50 in Switzerland and i.37
in the United States. In France there Is a
saloon to every eighty-three persons; or
lS4. 500 saloons in the whole country. II Is
shown, also, that the evil effects OF drink
inc are due not to adultcraticn, as IS so
commonly affirmed, but TO the alcohol con-
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TIE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
TIE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
The Danger Sicnnl-P1ea to Young Man
hood TO Heed the Danger That Turks
in the Intoxicating Cup-Not One Re.
,1oo,n;,r nrality an 3J,e SaJoop

The Danger sirnnl-Plea to Young Man
hood to Heed the Danger That Turks
in the Intoxicating Cup-Not Ore Re.
deeminG Quality in the Saloon.
Here are some facts to show that strong
drink is the cause of so much ruin. No
nan can link any business with drinking
ard make a success Of it. Sooner or later
h: VIII see his ruin. disgrace and downfall.
Flow many Il drinking man who does not
step to think Of the awful ruin before him
soon finds himself penniless and friend.
less. Even those who stood with him at
~drudging wife and little ones. now turn
from him. These are not single cases. but
thousands bear out the statement. Nine
~ per cent. Of ali the destitution is caused
by strong drink alone. When a young
man starts he never knows from the be-
ginning where the end will be.
1t is not enough for a man to say ne
cannot stop drinking. 1t is only the devil
that urges on. Stand firm and proclaim
your determination. Grip your appetite
as You would a lever and so control your
life. Do not let evil men who insist on
yonr drinking entice YOU. Let every man
fully study the evil and know for himself
the depravity that comes from such a
IOuI IHelcau VI ISSuiue ~ SIoth'hS
il demonizes. 1t robs it's victim Of intel
lect and respect of self and friends. 1t
ruins morally. socially and financially.
Stop! Look! Listen. Think OF the danger
signal and promise God and man to 60 no
further. 1t will make you a better man,
a better citizen, a better husband to YOUR
wife and father to your children. How
many are tramping out their life upon a
railroad track who might be riding in n
parlor car had they lett drink out of their
lives? Liquor has started many a man on
the tramp, or in other words, given him
a "tie pass" and he is row a homeless
wanderer because Of this besetting sin.
Some are ready to excuse the saloon, but
I should like any one to stand up and
point out a single r%edeeming quality.
Would you look for the evil? You have
not far to 60. 1t is the feeder of divorce
courts and an incentive to murder, prison
and the gallows. When the poor victim
has spent his last dollar, will the saloon
stand up for him? Is he welcome. then,
to the old haunts? No, no, when 4here is
no prospect of pay there is no prefer of
drink. / am glad to see officials o. rail-
roads take a decided stand against en-
ploying men who use liquor in any fnrm,
not that railroad men use it more than
others, but this attitude blesses mankind
in the confidence which it gives and tho
example which it sets.
Then take heed. The red light warns.
Be wise. Beware of the danger signal
J. E. Dovell, in Evangelical Herald.
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The Need of God.

The thought of God, the sense of an i'm
mediate relation Of the spirit of man to the
Eternal and the Infinite, are easily dis
placed from mems minds by undue admlra-
ton for the achievements of a culture
based on material progress, and supplying
every need Of human nature except the
very deepest-the need OF Cod. Skin
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The Voice of Science.

Alcohol v~itiates the blood, infames the
stomach, overtaxes the heart, destroys the
kidneys, hardens the liver and softens the
brain.-Norma karr, NJ. d.
Alcohol is a poison. 1t kills in large
doses, and half kills in smaller ones. 1t
produces insanity, delirium, fits. 1t poi
sons the blood and wastes the man.-Pro-
lessor James Miller, NJ. D.
An experience of more than twenty
years-sometimes under exceptionally try
ing circumstances-has proved to me that
the daily use of alcohol, even in small
quantities, is prejudicial in cold climates
DR.. Rae, Arctic Expedition.
How l wish that the truth-that alcohol
is not a food. not a sustainer of the living
energies, and that all hablt-producing
drugs and drinks subvert the integrity OF
the human nervous system-could be en-
zraved upon the hearts and lives OF every
man, woman and child in our land.-Cor-
leila A. Greene, M. D.
The beer drinker may be the picture OF
2ealth, but in reality he is most incapa-
lie of resisting disease. A slight injury,
severe cold, or shock to the body or mind
will commonly promote acute disease end
:ng fatally. Compared with inebrlates
who use different forms of alcohol, he IS
more generally d!seased.-Selentlhc Amer
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Gull vs. Fox.

An extraordinary fight between a fox
and a large black headed gull was wit
messed near a village on the Norfolk coast
The fox, a fine specimen, came across the
gull with a fish in its mouth. A fierce
fight for the prey ensued, but the combat
ended in the fox leaving the gull victor on
the field OF battle.
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Whom Small Things Become Great.

The smallest things become great whcn
God requires them Of us; they are small
only in themselves; they are always great
when they are do3e for God. and when
they serve to unite Us with Him eternaiy.
-Fcne.on.
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Shameless no Well as Shameful.

What can be more shameful than
make the imperfection of our Christian
at home an excuse for not doing our WI
abroad? 1t is as shameless as it is shaI
full. 1t pleads for indulgence on
ground of its own neglect and sin. II
like a murderer Of his father asking
judge to have pity on his ~orphanhood
Phillips Brooks. |
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Mexico low has 60,OG2 American res
idents and $32233, 600, 1000 American
money.
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Born without EyeG.

A cheap religion never made a valu
character.
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Wherever God is present man is p
per:d.