STAND up! stand up for Jesus!
Ye soldiers of the cross!
Lift high His royal banner;
It must not suffer loss:
From victory unto victory
His army shall He lead,
Till every foe is vanquished,
And Christ is Lord indeed.
Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
The trumpet-call obey;
Forth to the mighty conflict,
In this His glorious day;
Ye that are men now serve Him,
Against unnumber'd foes;
Your courage rise with danger,
And strength to strength oppose.
Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
Stand in His strength alone;
The arm of flesh will fail you;
Ye dare not trust your own:
Put on the Gospel armor,
And watching unto prayer,
Where duty calls, or danger;
Be never wanting there.
Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
The strife will not be long;
This day the noise of battle,
The next the victor's song.
To him that overcometh
A crown of life shall be;
He with the King of Glory
Shall reign eternally.
—G. Duffield.
THE LORD'S DAY.
By MAX HILL
What the Prophets Testify.
"JOHN was in the Spirit on the Lord's day." Was this the seventh or the first day of the week? Speaking of the Sabbath, by the mouth of Isaiah, the Lord Himself calls it "My holy day," "the holy of the Lord" (Isa. 58: 13); and Jesus declared: "The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath." Mark 2: 28. He spoke of the seventh-day Sabbath evidently, for the Jews knew no other; and this day is the day He calls His own.
There is further evidence in the Revelation. The long vision ended, John fell upon his face before the heavenly messenger. To him it seemed so wonderful—the message the angel bore—that he was impelled to worship the bearer; but the angel said: "See thou do it not; I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book; worship God." Rev. 22: 8, 9. He was a fellow-servant, serving the same Master. The aged seer and the heavenly messenger were thus classed together by the angel. More than that, the angel includes the "brethren the prophets," and "them that keep the words of this book." Then let us look to these prophets and those who keep the words of this book for some evidence as to the Sabbath, the law; for "servants" keep law.
What the Prophets Say.
Simple quotations will suffice: "Blessed is the man . . . that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it." Isa. 56: 2. "If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words; then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." Isa. 58: 13, 14.
Read the testimony of Jeremiah: "Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; and say unto them, . . . Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the Sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. . . . And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently harken unto Me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein; then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David; . . . and this city shall remain forever." See Jer. 17: 19-25.
Ezekiel bore the same message: "I gave them My statutes, and showed them My judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. Moreover, I gave them My Sabbaths to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them." "And hallow My Sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God." Eze. 20: 11, 12, 20.
After the return from the Babylonian captivity, many profaned the Sabbath. Nehemiah writes: "In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses, . . . and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. . . . Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the Sabbath day? Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the Sabbath." Neh. 13: 15-18. In that day the Lord severely punished those who disregarded His law. Will He not do as much again when He sets His hand to cleanse the earth from all sin?
Many others speak of the Sabbath, all referring to the day observed by God's people throughout the history of the world. The angel referred to these prophets as fellow-servants with himself and John, who served the same Master, kept His law in every part. Surely if they were wrong in this the angel would not have mentioned them.
John himself also had much to say in regard to the law of God. "He that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him." 1 John 3: 24. "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments." 1 John 5: 3. "And this is love, that we walk after His commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it." 2 John 6. That which those early Christians had heard from the beginning was the law of God from Sinai. They knew no other but that law of love,—love to God in having no other gods before Him, worshiping no graven images in His stead, taking His name not in vain, and keeping holy His Sabbath, the day on which He rested from the labors of Creation, the day which He blessed and sanctified; love to man by honoring parents, holding precious the life of fellow men, guarding sacredly the marriage relation, respecting the property of others, bearing no false witness, and coveting nothing belonging to a neighbor.
The Book of the Revelation.
Now as to the "words of this book." After a series of prophecies that bring us down to the present time, the time of the end, the prophecy designates a certain class of whom it is written: "Here is the patience of the saints; here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Rev. 14: 12. Now the only commandments of God, as yet delivered to men, are those He wrote on the tables of stone and gave to Moses on the Mount. None but the author or maker of a law can alter it in any way, by change or substitution; and Jesus said plainly: "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in nowise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." Matt. 5: 17, 18.
In the final words of the Revelation, the admonition is given to those who hear the words of this book, which contains repeated mention of the commandments of God, the Sabbath included: "If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book; and if any man shall take away from the words8of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Rev. 22: 18, 19.
Again referring to the words of our Lord, we find the same thought regarding the commandments: "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven." Matt. 5: 19. But on the other hand, "Whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Verse 19. Shall we be among the "great" in the kingdom of heaven, or shall we hear the words, "Depart from Me, I never knew you?" The time is coming, and speedily, when all the nations of the earth will stand before the Judge, to hear these words of doom, or the words, "Well done, good and faithful servant. . . . Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord." These will be those who have kept the commandments, for no others are pronounced blessed. Rev. 22: 14.
MAX HILL.
THE SABBATH OF THE LORD.
By Mrs. George Archibald
BETWEEN the tired days stretched behind,
The tired days stretched before,
Slips one dear day—since God is kind,
That holds His peace in store.
Across the fretful thoughts of strife,
The sordid thoughts of greed,
Shines brightly one sweet day of life—
His thought, Who knows our need.
What breast could bear its heart of care,
Its stress of anguish keen,
Without the day of peace and prayer,
The thought of God, between?
—Mrs. George Archibald.
THE GREAT SALVATION
By Geo. W. Reaser
THE NAME OF THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION.
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous runneth into it and is safe.” “We will rejoice in Thy salvation, in the name of our God we will set up our banners.”
A name, bestowed by the Lord, usually indicates the character of the one to whom the name is given. If the individual changes in character, his name is changed. The prince of evil spirits once bore the name of “Lucifer,” meaning “day star.” When he fell and became antagonistic to God, and right, and truth, his name was changed to “Satan,” meaning “adversary.” He also bears the name of “Apollyon,” “destroyer,” of “Diabolus,” “accuser.” He has well merited this title by cutting down earth’s millions for six thousand years.
The second son of the patriarch Isaac once bore the name of “Jacob,” meaning “supplanter;” but when, at the brook Jabbok, he became converted, his name was changed to “Israel,” “overcomer.” The new names bestowed by the Lord upon the redeemed will designate the characters which they have developed, through grace, in this present world.
God’s Name Indicates His Character, and also implies His attributes; and as He is always the same, His name will never be changed, but will, however, be more full of precious meaning to us the better we become acquainted with Him in this life, and the more intimate our association with Him in the life beyond.
There are many titles which may be appropriately applied to the Creator, each indicating one of His numerous attributes; but His proper name is “Jehovah.” He announced Himself to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as El Shaddai, the Almighty God. To Moses,—when He was about to make such an exhibition of His power as had not been witnessed since the creation of the world,—as “Jehovah,” meaning “the Eternal, the Immutable.” He instructed Moses to announce Him to Pharaoh as “I AM,” meaning “the Only Self-existent One,” and the One in whom every living being has existence—the Center of all life and energy.
When Moses, commissioned with the arduous task of leading the children of Israel to Canaan, felt special need of divine encouragement, he made the request of Jehovah, that he might be shown His glory. The Lord replied that He would reveal all His goodness, and proclaim His name before His servant. In fulfilment of His promise, the Lord descended in the cloud and proclaimed His name, saying, “Jehovah, Jehovah, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.” When Moses heard this announcement he “made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshiped.” No more complete definition of the name of the Lord need be given than is here revealed.
He is first “Jehovah,” the only independent power in the universe; then, in His very nature, is every attribute of goodness and virtue. In the simple proclamation of His name is foundation for the fullest hope for repentant sinners. He not only forgives sin, but, being the Creator, He creates in the submissive sinner a character like His own.
The name of Jehovah is said to be a “strong tower” and a place of perfect safety to the righteous. There is no other place of security for the children of men, for all have sinned, and the due wages of sin is the second death. By running into the name of the One against whom he has sinned, the Lord who is merciful and willing to forgive sin, bestows His own “goodness,” or character, upon the humble and repentant sinner. Thus it is that the character is changed and made Godlike, and the mind, which is the seat of intellect and character, having been renewed, the transformed one has the name of God written in his forehead, and is, in character, and therefore in reality, in the place of safety, the “strong tower.”
Observe that the Lord has inscribed His name in the heart of His law which is a transcript of His character. This law impresses the thought that its Author is the Creator, and hence the only One who has power to create us unto good works. By this re-creative process He stamps His own character upon our hearts, or minds, and thus again we have the spiritual, but none the less real, operation by which the name of God is written in our foreheads.
Those who know the name of the Lord, by living experience, and by having been re-created, will put their trust in Him, as it is written, “The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee; for Thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee.” He has never forsaken a single soul who has thrown himself upon His mercy.
Precious Promises.
There are numerous precious promises to those who thus know the name of the Lord. He says that upon such He will “set His love,” and deliver them in the time of trouble; that He will satisfy them with long life and show them His salvation. What a marked manifestation of the salvation of God, when the prophecy is fulfilled which states concerning God’s people that “a thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand,” but at that same time complete deliverance to the one who knows the name of the Lord, by having His character sealed in his inmost soul, His name written in his forehead.
Reader, how great length of life will it require to fully satisfy you? Will a life running parallel in extent of time with the life of God satisfy your heart’s longings? The Lord longs to confer such a life upon you. Will you accept it?
The Saviour says, “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of My God, . . . and I will write upon him the name of My God, . . . and I will write upon him My new name.” Christ obtained a new name by overcoming sin, death, and Satan, thus becoming surety for our salvation. When, through Christ, we are complete overcomers, He will bestow upon us His new name.
Concerning those who meditate upon the name of the Lord, it is recorded that their names are written before Him, and in His “abundant goodness,” He counts them as His special treasure, and assures them that when destruction comes swift and sure upon the wicked, He will spare them “as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.”
Thus the power, patience, long-suffering, mercy, and love, exercised by our God in devising9and completing the plan of salvation, will be to Him an everlasting name, and JEHOVAH will be all in all.
"Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth; both young men, and maidens; old men, and children; let them
### Praise the Name of the Lord;
for His name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven." "My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh bless His holy name forever and ever."
"Praise God, ye servants of the Lord; Praise God, Ye angels strong; praise God, ye sons of men;
Praise Him who made, and who redeemed your souls;
Who gave you hope, reflection, reason, will;
Minds that can pierce eternity remote,
And live at once on future, present, past."
NOBILITY OF HEART.
By Eliza H. Morton
He who can suffer wrong and still
Be calm, and gentle, kind,
Has in his heart that which some seek
And seeking never find;
’Tis not the common throng that thus
Stand on the plains above,
But here and there a loyal one
Whose every thought is love.
And why not found by all who seek?
Because ’tis sought within—
’Tis sought where wickedness abounds,—
In self, and self is sin.
Nobility of heart must come
From heaven’s own lofty throne,
And only by repentant ones
Is truly sought and known.
ELIZA H. MORTON.
Untitled Notice
THE PATHWAY OF LIFE.
By Ellen G. White
BY MRS. E. G. WHITE.
CHRIST promises, "He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." The way is plain; the will of God is manifest. We are not to live in doubt and uncertainty, and to rest satisfied while groping our way without a guide. Jesus does not, after giving us general directions, leave us to guess the way amid by-paths and dangerous passes. He leads us in a straight path; and while we follow Him, our footsteps will not slide. It was Jesus that led ancient Israel, tho the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night concealed Him from their view; and in this important period of the world's history, He will as manifestly lead His people. The path is no uncertain one. The way is marked out, and every step is ordered of the Lord.
God has ample light and grace to bestow upon all them that fear Him. Especially will He help His people in these last days, when Satan's devices are so abundant, so deceptive, and so corrupting. To those who will walk in the truth, the God of truth will give grace according to their needs. He will fill their hearts with peace, and courage, and confidence. But mercy and truth are promised only to the contrite and obedient. God has said that justice and judgment are the habitation of His throne; and those who are disobedient and rebellious will not escape the visitation of His just anger.
We can not afford to separate ourselves from Jesus for a single hour. Without Him we are in danger of being overcome of Satan, who is ever watching to suggest doubt, unbelief, and error. The world is flooded with error; it meets us on every hand. It is taught from the sacred desk, and lurks in theology, in literature, in philosophy, in science. Error perverts the judgment and opens the door to temptation, and through its influence Satan seeks to turn hearts from the truth; but an intelligent love for the truth sanctifies the receiver, and keeps him from the enemy's deceptive snares.
Satan uses some professed Christians to lead souls from the simplicity of the Gospel of Christ. Worldly associates and amusements sow the seeds of doubt and skepticism. The sentiment of many worldly professors is, "Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us." "Speak unto us smooth things; prophesy deceits." Many are daily cheating their souls with a form of godliness without the power; but the Lord has removed His smile and the inspiration of His Spirit from them. His displeasure is against them, because their deeds are evil. He demands decided changes in the life and character. Good intentions, good resolutions, good acts, can not be accepted as substitutes for repentance, faith, and willing obedience.
The people are too willing to believe their teachers without careful thought and prayerful investigation of God's Word. They love to have their consciences quieted—love to be rocked to sleep in the cradle of carnal security. In their blind selfishness, they deceive themselves in those things wherein they are willing to be deceived. Our Saviour declared to the Pharisees, "Ye will not come to Me, that ye might have life." And in His conversation with Nicodemus He said, "Every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." So in this age; the church will neither search the Scriptures nor listen to the truth, lest her works be reproved. She is more willing to depart from the commandments of God than from the customs and friendship of the world. And because great men and worldly wise men are in her favor, because numbers and temporal prosperity are hers, she believes herself favored of God—"rich, and increased with goods, and in need of nothing."
But earthly prosperity is no evidence of the favor of God. Christ and His apostles teach us, both by precept and example, that the true child of God can not enjoy the friendship of the world. If he seeks it, it will become a snare to him; he will adopt the customs, precepts, and standards of the world, and will finally become like them in spirit. But there can be no fellowship between the Prince of light and the prince of darkness. Says the apostle John, "The world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God." They are unknown, unacknowledged by the world; but their names, cast out as evil by the lovers of sin, are written in the book of life. They are the adopted heirs of Christ, the nobility of Heaven. These are they that came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
THE SONS OF JUDAH.
THE young minister, making his first calls in his new parish, found himself one lovely May afternoon upon the corner of the Baker's tiny front piazza with old "Uncle Jimmy." He hardly knew how he came there. Of course he had not expected to find Dan Baker at home in the afternoon, but he had counted upon a call on his wife; and instead, here he was upon a corner of the piazza with Mrs. Baker's father-in-law, old, crippled Uncle Jimmy. Uncle Jimmy's shrewd, friendly blue eyes studied the young man's face.
"Don't be put out," he said, cheerfully. "Dan and Fanny will be all right, come Sunday. But there's a heap of things doing on a farm in May, and they haven't got time to talk religion week-days. You might take it out on me, if you don't mind. I've got all the time there is—sometimes, I most think, too much of it, and I'd take it real kind of ye."
It was irresistible, even had the minister wanted to resist. He led the old man on to talk of his early life, and the years before the rheumatism conquered him. Uncle Jimmy told of it all freely, his long years of toil, and then the defeated hopes and plans. There was no word of complaint, indeed, his tone was almost impersonal, but at the end of the story he looked up.
"I'd like to have you read to me before you go," he said. "There's a Bible on the table in the fore room."
The minister went into the "fore room" and returned with the big family Bible.
"Have you any particular passage in mind?" he asked.
"Yes," Uncle Jimmy answered, "I have. For years I've had a longing for some minister to read one of those long chapters in Chronicles, say about the sons of Judah and the sons of Levi, and all the rest of them. I wrestled with 'em myself a lot, but some of the names is certainly a mouthful. I've always wanted to hear somebody read 'em off slick."
"Certainly I will read them," the minister answered, surprised, "but isn't there some other passage that you would like besides—something closer to human life?"
The old man turned his wrinkled face to the young one.
"Well," he said, "I suppose it does sound queer, but there ain't anybody can tell what will help somebody else most. Now when I get downhearted, I read over the 'Sons of Judah' lists. I say to myself, 'Now here are all these people nobody knows anything about. They lived their lives and passed away. Mebbe some of them were prosperous—I suppose they were; but mebbe some were failures like me. But God remembers them all—every man of them. Folks forgot them thousands of years ago, but He didn't forget. He knew every one of them by name.'
"I tell you there are times when there's comfort in those lists. God ain't the changing kind—He says so. So I know that somewhere in His lists old Jimmy Baker's name is put away, safe and sure."
The young minister's firm hand closed over an old, twisted one.
"Thank you, my friend," he said.—Youth's Companion.
ECHO.
By Helen Maud Merrill-Phelps
"Lord, I have chosen Thee!" I feebly call;
"My soul longs to be true!"
Back from the Everlasting Hills the answer comes
"Lo! I have chosen you!"
Helen Maud Merrill-Phelps.
Faith and Fear of God
“He seldom keeps faith with men who is without fear of God.”
DRESSING NEATLY AT HOME.
By A. M. H.
THE young girl who always dresses neatly at home is more likely to retain the respect of her family and friends than one who, through the lack of means she considers necessary, becomes careless and neglectful. If one has a scantily-filled purse, it is better to buy cloth that can be cleaned and made over so long as it can be made serviceable.
When a girl has once learned the art of making over, she will find the knowledge very useful to her, no matter what position in life she may occupy. Thus she often manages to be as well dressed as her neighbor who spends twice as much money on her clothing.
The majority of women wish to use everything to the best advantage, and by examining the contents of the closets and wardrobes, you may find plenty of good material that can be made into dainty and becoming garments for home wear and cost nothing but a little time and trouble. A lovely dressing sacque was made from a partly worn and faded pink challie dress; but the goods was first colored a pretty shade of old rose with the diamond dye for wool; and another pretty dressing sacque was made from some faded blue goods after coloring it a rich dark blue, and some nice old velvet and pieces of lace were used for trimming. In this way the old goods and cast-off trimmings were put to good use.
No true woman is ever indifferent to her personal appearance; and the best-dressed woman is often the most economical, because she aims to get the best effects at a moderate expenditure, and to vary these effects without having entirely new costumes.
A. M. H.
MRS. ROOSEVELT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE WHITE HERON.
By G.
WHEN the lady of the White House in Washington makes a sensible suggestion it ought to have as much weight as the decrees of fickle Fashion. A case in point is Mrs. Roosevelt's opposition to the wearing of aigrets. The Woman's Tribune says:
"The president of the Audubon societies, William Dutcher wrote to the President that Queen Alexandra had recently signified her disapproval of the use of these plumes and suggested that a similar expression from Mrs. Roosevelt would do much toward abolishing them as millinery ornaments. The President replied both for himself and Mrs. Roosevelt that they sympathized heartily with the efforts of the Audubon societies generally, and particularly in their efforts to stop the sale and use of the so-called 'aigrets,' the plumes of the white heron. Everybody knows that these plumes can only be obtained by the slaughter of the mother while she is nesting, thus leaving her little ones to perish."
But "everybody" does not "know" this sad fact. If it had been generally known in the past, it seems doubtful that these beautiful and harmless birds would now be almost extinct. Of course, in these days of Fashion's growing tyranny, and the growing demand for lavish expenditure even by people of moderate means, it is hardly to be expected that any merely humane sentiment will have very extended influence. In these specially "perilous times," made so by prevailing love of self and of pleasure (2 Tim. 3:1-3), such appeals will not be very effective.
MRS. CHISHOLM'S WAY.
By Anon
"ELSIE," said Laura Canfield, as the girls waited on the threshold of the Chisholm home, "if you'd told me we were going to see a blind person I should have begged off. Blindness breaks my heart. That's one reason I've run away for this visit to you."
"You mean on account of your Aunt Mercie?"
"Yes. It's terrible, Elsie. We can't express pleasure in a thing we see without the unhappy feeling that she can't see it, too. We're getting so that when there's a beautiful sunset or a fine illustration, or anything pretty, we just point at it silently, so she won't know the difference."
"Is she going to live with you after this, Laura?"
"O, yes! She's father's only sister, you know, and she hasn't another soul belonging to her except an adopted daughter, who doesn't know any more than to send her a water-color landscape for a Christmas present. Think of that—to a blind woman!"
"Wasn't it heartless—or at least thoughtless?"
"Y-yes. It wouldn't be if you sent it to Mr. Chisholm, tho. But then Mrs. Chisholm has a way——."
The door opened and Mrs. Chisholm greeted them brightly.
"Just see, Morton!" she cried, as she led the way into the sitting-room. "It's Elsie Brooke and her friend, Miss Canfield, and they've brought us this great bunch of red partridgeberries, all nestled in among glossy dark-green leaves. Aren't they lovely?"
Laura thought she had never seen a smile so beautiful as the one on the face of the courtly man who rose to meet them.
"It's a real taste of the woods, isn't it?" he said, as his fingers caressed the leaves and berries. "Where shall we put them, Mary?" and he seemed to look at his wife through the dark glasses that shaded his eyes.
"Right here in the window, where we had the yellow blossoms yesterday."
"O, yes! With the green of the elm tree outside for a background."
"And the sunlight filtering through in patches," she prompted.11
"To be sure! Mrs. Chisholm never leaves out the sunlight," he added, turning that beautiful smile to the girls again; and Laura found herself doubting that this could be the Mr. Chisholm who had been blind for twenty years.
A minute later he handed her the photograph of his one grandchild.
"Isn't that a fine boy for six months?" he asked, proudly. "See the shape of that head, and those little chubby arms—pretty, aren't they? The picture came this morning, and we were as excited as two children. We could hardly wait to get it open."
Laura almost gasped. He was totally blind; Elsie had said so. And yet, listen! He was talking about the squirrels in his yard now.
"They're as tame as kittens," he declared. "You ought to have seen them this morning! They'd let Mrs. Chisholm and me get close to them, and then they'd run a little way ahead and look back at us as saucy as you please. They flirted with us."
"Well," put in Elsie Brooke, "I can't blame them a bit if Mrs. Chisholm had on the pretty blue gown she is now wearing. She looks so lovely I can't help speaking of it."
Mr. Chisholm reached for the hand of the little woman at his side. "She always looks beautiful to me," he said tenderly. "And what is more, my dears, the whole world looks beautiful to me through her eyes.—Anon."
A GOODLY LAND.
By Benjamin F. Legget
[Prof. Benj. F. Legget, in Zion's Herald.]
HAVE you heard of that wonderful land, my dear—
A wonderful land to behold—
A land where the skies are always clear,
And the harvests are richer than gold?
The flowers are fair, my child, in that clime,
The fairest that ever were grown,
And the odors that drift through the valleys of time
Are the sweets from its gardens blown.
The thistles of hate never bloom on its hills,
Unknown are the pestilent tares,
But the lowly heartsease with its fragrance fills
All the air with the grace it bears.
No cloud ever shadows its wonderful vales,
Nor sorrowful tears ever fall;
The dweller therein never falters or fails,
And the blue sky bends over all.
The land is at rest and its borders have peace;
The legions of trouble and fret
Never harry its gates, but they vanish and cease
From this land of Never Regret.
O, who would not live in this valley of grace,
Where anger and worry and frown
Never darken or mar the radiant face,
Never trample the dweller down!
Would you journey, my child? The way is not long,
And is easy to understand;
For the pathway that leads forever from wrong
Is the way to this goodly land.
A LONG SERVICE.
"Pompey," Owned by Dr. H. B. Cross.
THE subject of this sketch is only a horse, but he has long been well known to many people in this vicinity as among the best and most intelligent of his kind.
He has now reached beyond the very unusual age of thirty-three years—has had very little sickness, and has been in the harness almost daily for the last twenty-six years, which period he has been owned and driven by his present owner, and now he appears to be able and willing to do service for an indefinite period. He came of the old Hamiltonian stock.
Besides his service as doctor's horse, he has frequently been driven long distances in the country on summer vacations, and seems never to forget places where he had been before, however long the intervals.
On homeward journeys he has been known to choose a nearer way than the one he had been over, altho the road has been traversed by him before.
When left to himself in the city it has seemed remarkable to note the ease and certainty with which he would go to streets and houses where he had been but once before and when it was not easy for the driver to find the way and place except by number on the doors.
In case of accident he has always been tractable and seemed to understand that he must be quiet and unexcited even when the harness broke and let the carriage onto him going down hill, or if a trace got loose or a strap broke he would understand it and stop or indicate in some way that something was wrong.
This horse is still living and still useful in the doctor's service.—Our Dumb Animals.
MAXIMS FOR THE MARRIED.
By A. Conan Doyle
Since you are married you may as well make the best of it. So make some maxims and try to live up to them.
Never cease to be lovers. If you cease, some one else may begin.
Never both be cross at the same time. Wait your turn.
You were gentleman and lady before you were husband and wife. Don't forget it.
Keep yourself at your best. It is a compliment to your partner.
Keep your ideal high. You may miss it, but it is better to miss a high one than to hit a low one.
Permanent mutual respect is necessary for a permanent mutual love.
The tight cord is the easiest to snap.
Money is not essential to happiness, but happy people usually have enough. So save some. The easiest way of saving is to do without things.—A. Conan Doyle.
Christian Care at Sanitariums
Where the same methods are used as at the Boulder, Colo., Portland, Ore., Melrose, Mass., Battle Creek, Mich., and nearly a score of other successful sanitariums. Christian physicians and employees attend to the needs of each guest.
Open Every Day in the Year
Help Wanted
HELP WANTED.—Carpenter to do light work and take treatment, also mason or man handy with trowel, and common laborers. Address, GARDEN CITY SANITARIUM, San Jose, Cal.
Good Company and Virtue
By Izaak Walton
Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.—Izaak Walton.
WINTER IN
CALIFORNIA
AT THE CALIFORNIA SANITARIUMS
Where the charm of country life at a high-class health resort, with your comfort and perfect rest, is the aim of the management. Medical attention if desired. Rates, $15.00 per week.
ST. HELENA SANITARIUM
(Napa County)
Reached by Southern Pacific Railroad from San Francisco or Oakland. Write for free booklet 16. Address, St. Helena Sanitarium, Sanitarium, Cal.
