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The Wedding Out Process.
The great truth of this day. which
revolutionized every science but so
GEOLOGY, is evolution. the elimination
of the unfit. BY this law Burbank
produces HIS magic surprises in the
plant world and every gardener and
farmer picks his best seed for the
next crop. Every breeder of cattle,
or dogs or horses follows the same
law. Pedigree is not a fancy, but a
scientific fact, not TO be trified with.
Rev. Edward Knowlton, Re-
formed
Working Out Salvation.
Finally. the whole great question
Of your salvation must be settled be-
tween you and your Saviour Go
to him, go with your Bible, so on
your knees, go and surrender your
self to Him. One hour with Jesus is
worth years of sermons or inquiry
meetings. No pastor, no friend, can
save you; Jesus can. Whatsoever he
bids you do, as He speaks TO your
conscience, do it.@Rev. s. Angler.
Presbyterian.
Choosing Religion.
An infallible test is supplied to us
by Christ himself, by which we are
enabled to decide as to the real value
of any religious system. He tells us
that we may know whether its claims
are valid by its effect on the lives of
It's adherents. "Ye shall know them
by their fruits. Do men gather
grapes of thorns. or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth
forth good fruit: but corrupt tree
bringeth forth evil fruit. Chris
tian Herald.
Carrying the Cross.
1t Is not for you and me to choose
between bearing the cross of Jesus,
and refusing to bear it; so long as
we live under our present conditions
of life we are going to bear It, The
only option we have is between bear
ing it because we are compelled, and
bearing 1t because we are impelled
to bear it. And how much more joy
Gus life is when we bear the cross
because impelled to shoulder it, No
one likes to be compelled to do any
thing; 1t is all too suggestive of
stubbornness on our part.-Rev. r.
Dunlap. Baptist.
Reward of Service.
All fame and honor are the re-
ward of service The world honors
him most who serves it best. The
names 1t never forgets are not those
of the highest rank. but those who
have been able to render it some
signal service. Warriors who have
fought its battles, inventors who have
contributed to its comfort or profit,
authors who have given it pleasure
or information, physicians who have
alleviated its pain, artists whose
works have given it delight these
are the men who are remembered
Rev. Eugene Hilton, Methodist Epis-
copal
Why We Are Waiting.
1t is hard to realize how much
waiting there is in the world. The
world is so arranged that waiting,
simply waiting, is one of the essen
tial things in life, and before we
have grown old we learn to see that
1t is one of the wise provisions of
nature. The eternal law of nature is
growth, and growth requires time.
1t is something for which we are
obliged to wait. 1t is necessary In
life to wait both for opportunities
and for results. But there is an es-
sential difference between waiting
and drifting. In waiting we are ever
on the alert, ever watching, ever
standing ready to act. The mere act
Of waiting calls into play some of
our most important faculties. Drift
ing, on the other hand. permits all
faculties to lie dormant.-Rev. Mad
ison Peters, Baptist.
life of Service.
All life is a service. The most in
dependent man, howsoever wealthy
he may be, is really in some aspects
of his life, a servant. If he devotes
himself to pleasure, there are obliga-
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himself in the ranks. If he deyotes
himself to money-making, he has
to keep appointments and to work
for remuneration, which, though he
may disguise the fact to himself, is
really wages for work done. The
highest Office in the country is SER
vice; the best President is he who
regards himself as the servant of the
State. Ministers of the Gospel,
though teachers, may say with the
apostle, yourselves your servants for
Christ's sake" Stations differ. au-
thorfties differ, the compensation diff
fers in kind and degree, but every
man is a servant in some capacity.
Christian Herald
God the Husbandman.
Ye are Gods harvest field. Hate
IS a weed, envy and jealousy are
sharp thorns. Selfishness is poison
vine. Surliness is fungus growth
lurking evil is the deadly night
shade. But love is rose, joys like
a tiger lily; peace is the modest ar