Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-13

old. and he is all I have" Is it sur.
| prising that my friend, who was seek
ing temporary home for the child
of missionary hero and martyr
could scarcely be courteous to the wo-
man who was lavishing the closing
years of her life upon a dog? OF
course it was luxury and selfishness
that had enervated the spiritual fiber
OF this woman, and had atrophied heI
! judgment.
Thank God that the Pauline spirit
which rises triumphant over Difficult.
ties, is still alive in our midst. Last
Spring totally deaf boy was gradu.
ated third in class of more than a
hundred boys from the Central High
School in Philadelphia, reading an or
iginal Latin poem at the commence.
ment He was offered a $4,000 schol-
arship to take him through Harvard
but he declined it, because he did not
want to be dependent! I know a sew
enteen-year-old girl who has been
blind and deaf since infancy; yet she
has learned to talk, to read lips, to
write on the typewriter, to sew and
embroider; and she is a dancing ray
OF sunshine on the playground-hap-
pier. cheerier and more content than
millions of girls with no such handi-
! cap as lack of eyes and ears. Then
when We think of the myriads OF
prisoners OF pain who, in the train
or Paul, make their hardship turn
out to the furtherance of the Gospel,
we are rebuked that in our freer, more
favored lot, we do so little for our
time and our Lord
"Every Knock is a Boost
In the speech of the street it is said
that Every knock is a boost" Pauls
perils and persecution promoted his
propaganda. Every fresh act of en-
nifty but riveted further attention up
on MIN. Each new plot added to his
power. The successive trials before
courts high and low increased his
prestlge and Importance. His person.
aIty was so bound up with his mess
age, that by the very opposition of his
enemies, the Gospel was preached.
That the lesser officials of Rome
though each was great enough in his
way-were interested in this cele-
orated prisoner we know. This was
not enough; the power of Paurs per-
sonanty must be felt clear up to the
throne OF bloody Nero himself. The
ISLANDERS upon the apostle were wei.
/ come, II they gave his case a hearinp
In the worlds highest court
so when the church is abused and
sneered at and misrepresented. let II,
not count that fact as wholly evil
~ means that she is vital factor ir
| oe6hI "a lO-Qdy. Men do no
snoot dead lions. There is more hon,
OF a prosecutor of religion, like San
OF Tarsus. than of a man who ignore
IL. When an Institution or a man /
discussed. 1t or he is in a most hone
ful position. The most promising sig,
OF a complete victory for the temner
ance cause is that there is such /.
desperate opposition to it. Would tba
more ministers of the gospel wero
IKE, Paul, a center of controversy M
depate and opposition. 1t is oniv in
olHerence that is deadly.
An Old-Time Politician
When Governor Festus toot ova
the position of Governor FeIix h,
straightway was approached bv tb,
sleeplessly vindictive poIiticoeecoia
slaStical Organization of Jerusalem
Win specious plea for the turnin,
over TO them of Paul. We can i'm
agine the scene. All the big Jews
Win pulP' and prestige, sought on
the new governor. They gave bir
an ovation, which only thinIv con
cealed the reminder that it was thai,
opposition which had cost FeIix III,
post. 1t was an imposing deIeeat t,nn
with the sumptuousIy-robed biat
priest at their head, who presentef
ion: ''iS iash
we have come, o august renr.
sentative of the all powerful Nero n
pay the respects of our nation. wv
speak for all the Jews of your nrov'
'ince. You know their number and