Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 April 1898 — Page 6

WEEKLY JOURNAL.

ESTABLISHED IX 1818. Buccessor to The Rccord, the first paper in Crawfordsvlllo, established in 1831, and to the People's Press, established in 1844.

PRINTED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING.

TIIE JOURN AL. CO.

ff. H. B. McCAIN, President. J. A.. GREENE, Secretary. A. A. McCAIN, Treasurer.

TEliMS OF SUBSCllirTION.

One year In advance 81.00 Olx months i"0 Three months .25

Payable in advance. Sample copies free.

THE DAILY JOURNAL. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

One year In advanco. 15.00 Bix months 2.50 Three month*.... 1.2& Per week, delivered or by mull .10

Entered at the Postoflflco at Crawfordsvlllo, Indiana as second-class matter.

FRIDAY. APRIL 22, 1898.

IT is worthy of note that the nineteen members of the lower} Iiouse who voted against armed intervention in Cuba fifteen were Democrats and one a Populist.

INDIA has decided not to return to the coinage of silver. Under the gold standard the people of that region are able to make a financial calculation that will last more than two days.

ONE California gold mine, under the new processes, is paying 875,000 a month and another $100,000 a month. The Klondike is still very far behind either Coloradojor California.

Dirjr's Review, April 9, 1898: "The statement of failures, which appear to-day, is, in many respects,the most satisfactory and encouraging which it haB been possible to make for five years." No comment is necessary.

CI.AUDE MATTHEWS and Charley Jewett have each tendered their services to Qov. Mount in case of war. There was a difference in the presentation of themselves. Mr. Jewett presented himself to go "in any capacity'' while Mr. Matthews asked to be placed in command of a regiment.

"THE only hope of relief and repose from a condition which can no longer be endured is the enforced pacification of Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of injured American interests, which gives us the right and duty to speak and act, the war in Cuba must stop." —From PresidentSMoKinley's message April 11, 1898.

THE warlike conditions of time give poignant and impressive interest to Secretary Olney's statesmanlike paper in the May Atlantic on "The International Isolation of the United States," and his well weighed suggestion that the time is coming when this policy should be abandoned, and we should no longer hold ourselves aloof and stand alone in the family of nations.

GOLD continues to llow into the country at the rate of a million dollars a day, the engagements abroad for the United States from February 25th to April 10th, having been in round numbers 852,000,000. When to this is lidded the fact that the mines of this country are increasing their gold product very greatly this year, it will be seen that the United States is not likely to suffer for want of gold.

THE industrial revival since the enactment of the Dingley law is illustrated by a partial list of now works established, old ones reopened and wages advanced, reported by the Home Market lUUlcthi, which shows the establishment of 71 new works, of which about one third are Southern cotton mills 05 additions to old plants: -Hi establishments that have resumed operations after having been closed from one to five tyears, and a large number in which wages have been advanced from 5 to 20 per cent.

•'IT has been currently reported that a G. A. R. post in Louisville passed resolutions denouncing President Me" Kinley. The fact is now in evidence that the post was the G. 15. K&stin post of the Confederate veterans. The Louisville Times, a red-hot Democratic organ, seems t.o rejoice in the fact that the passage of the resolutions was accompanied by the "Rebel Yeli" vigorously given. There was something beautifully appropriate in the rendering of this yell in connection with resolutions denouncing the wise and patriotic action of a brave man and a Union soldier.

NEW YOHK farmers who complain of a reduction in the value of their lands •since the adoption of the low tariff law have reason to be gratified with the development of the Department of Agriculture, wim reference to beet sugar. The recent report of Secretary Wilson upon that subject shows that beets produced in Now York 6tate averaged a higher percentage of sugar than those of any other state. The re port is very gratifying, both as to the increase in beet sugar production last year, the interest manifested by the farmers of the country in all sections, and the prospect that, at least, eighteen factories will be engaged this year in the manufacture of beet sugar, I with a probability that its production of 1896 will be double that of 1897.

LINES SUGGESTED BY A LIKENESS THE JOUKNAI, is in receipt of a voluminous circular letter from Lafayette, a letter sent presumably by Mr. J. Frank Hanley, as its purpose

is

to

boom him for the Senatorial race. The letter contains a very eulogistic sketch of Mr. Hanley's career und a choice cluster of press notices clipped from Indiana newspapers—the indulgent comment obtained from easy going editors by those ardent in boosting the ambition, we are tempted to 6ay the vaulting ambition, of Mr. Hanley. The foremost feature of the letter is not its

honiEd

verbiage, how­

ever, but a half toue likeness of Mr. Hanley which looms up large and, we suppose, life-like, on the front page and gives the recipient of the letter

reward which is to be won,

on

opening it the impression that he is up against a literary encomium of "Doctor Squaw-I-.vill, the Great Indian Medicine Man." With due respect for Mr. Hanley, who, we are told, i6 a very estimable and earnest young man, albeit somewhat ofllicted with what is vulgarly denominated as the itch for office, THE JOUKKAI. is constrained to remark that he is making a mistake in thus parading himself in a cheap effort to curry favor and seize the

golden

if

won

rightly, on the field of cloth of gold. The presentation of his likeness in this shoddily ostentatious manner is a tacit acknowledgement that he realizes that he has as yet done nothing so good or so great as to render his fa^e and form a familiar figure to the mind's eye of the public—the personified Public which holds the laurel crown for the good and faithful servant. It is likewise suggestive of the thought that Mr. Hanley is not adverse to letting the people of Indiana know how he looks with his Sunday clothes on—that he is satisfied with his appearance and is happy in the blessed assurance that others will be. As a well wisher of Mr. Hanley THE

Jouii-

NAI, would suggest that there are other ways of winnincr fame and gaining popular favor than the questionable one he has choBen. For instance, there is the army. We judge from Mr. Hanley'B picture that he is a stout and husky young man, with plenty of hair and hallelujah about him. Ue is physically able to cope with the vicissitudes of war and his intelligence would doubtless secure for him a position of prominence. A vigorous fight and the effecting of some such brilliant coup as say the securing of Weyler's head, would win for him no end of real forsure glory and get his picture in all the newspapers. What legislature with a United States senator to elect can withstand the sweet, seductivo iniluence of a newspaper likeness'.' So heralded Mr. Hanley would be a four time winner.

Harper'a Weekly: We have no do'ibt that Colonel John A. McCall was well within bounds in assuring the President that the bankers of New York would supply most of the money that the government may need for the conduct of the war, if war shall come: but we are much surprised by the conduct of the brewers of the country in protesting in advance against an increase of the tax on beer, which would greatly augment the government's revenue, and, to that extent, would be a valuable contribution to a war fund. This increase of tax i6 one that should be made, whether there be war or not, and while opposition to the increase might be expected from the brewers in time of peace, we had hoped that there were no people in the country who would not willingly do their parts towards making the waging of war by the government successful, if war iias to be waged, and it is to be hoped for the credit of the nation, that the example of the brewers will have no imitators, and that the brewers themselves will think better of the matter.

THE contrast betweeu the financial condition of the country to-day and that when it fairly entered upon the war in is strongly marked. Then the money in circulation was lees than S.'i50,000,000, or one fifth of what it is to-day aud the amount per capita S10.iiij against S23.CO per capita to-day, as shown by the latest statement of the Treasury Department. The money in circulation is more than double to day what it was in April, 1&79, while the fact that the latest report of the Comptroller of the Currency shows larger suras on deposit in the National banks than ever before in the history of the country indicates that the people are in a condition to respond to calls for loans to the government should occasion require such a call. Official reports of the government also shows the deposits in savings banks to be in amount greater than any other period in the history of the country.

WHAT a strange and gratifying incident it was that the man who went home from Appomattox a defeated rebel on April 1S(!5, should come home from Havana, April J, 189S. the representative of a Republican administration, at whose head is a man who was engaged on the opposite side in the contest ending in 18i5, while these two men, representing those who were in arms agaiuet each other in the sixties, are to-day receiving the united commendation of a united people in their efforts in behalf of a united country.

EX-CONGRESSMAN William R. Moore, of Tennessee, makes a wise suggestion through the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in regard to a popular loan by the government in case of war. Of course, if we have war the government must borrow several hundred millions of dollars. Mr. Moore suggests that the bonds for some of this money be issued in denominations of from $25 up to $500, and that these bonds be sold through the national banks and postoffices. This would be a popular loan in a direct and practical sense A good investment would thus be offered for the people's spare cash, and the government could doubtless get 8100,000, 000 or 8200,000,000 without employing a syndicate to secure it. AB much as possible of the profits which the government's necessities will put in the pockets of money-lenders should go to the masses of the peoule.

S-r LOUIS Olohe Democrat: It appears tnat Bailey. of Texas, and Lewis, of Washington, declined invitations to go to Jefferson birthday anniversary observances, on the ground that they could not be spared from Washington in this crisis. They were mistaken in this presumption. Hoth of them, in the discussion of the Cuban question, have displayed a petty partisan spirit which has disgusted patriotic persons of all parties. The Democracy couid have spared both of them until the Spanish issue is settled. To the extent of their ability and influence, which, happily, are small, they are factious obstructionists, who injure nothing except the cause and the party to which they belong.

CEKTAINI.Y the farmers have no occasion to regret the effect of the new tariff law. Not only have the prices of all their productions increased largely by reason of the increased demand among those who have been given employment and batter wages under the new tariff law, but the importations of articles of farm production have materially decreased meantime. The Treasury statements for the month of January show a decrease of 25 per cent, in imports classified as "articles of food and live animals," as compared with the preceding year under the Wilson law.

PHOT. LOUIS BOUTAN-, of the Sorbonne, has written for the May Century an account of his recent successful experiments in "Submarine Photography." Prof. Boutan was led to undertake his experiments while studying marine zoology with diving apparatus on the Mediterranean coast. The article is accompanied by a number of photographs taken by the author at various depths under the sea. One of the photographs shown was taken by artificial light. Prof. Boutan suggests the use to which submarine photography can be putin the examination of sunken wrecks.

THE protective duties imposed by the Dingley law do not seem to have reduced the foreign demand for American manufactures in any line. A recent number of the Shoe and Leather Reporter, speaking of the foreign demand for American boots and shoes and leather, says that the export demand for boots and shoes, from Europe and Australia, is steadily increasing, whilo the January, 1898, exports of leather and manufactures of leather were more than 50 per cent, in excess of those of January ol ISiiT under the Wilson law.

BLATCHLEY' BILL-

Tile X.et islut re "Will IN1 Asked to l'roviite For the Improvement of Country ilomls.

State Geologist Blatchley is formulating a bill to present to the next legislature which, if passed and put into operation, will place Indiana far in advance of any state in the union in the possession of magnificent roads, liis proposition is to employ idle convict labor upon country roaris and pave them with convict made brick. Since the action of the last legislature abolishing the custom of leasing convict labor, prisoners confined in the state prisons are condemned to enforced idleness. Many propositions are in consideration to utilize this w'asted labor force to the greatest advantage to the commonwealth. Professor Blatchley's scheme commends itself to all people as one which would benefit equally all sections of the State. It seems at first sight an extravagance amounting to impracticability, but the proposition is backed with figures that are convincing. The work would necessarily be slow but would bo permanent, and, according to Professor Blatchley, would cost practically nothing for rfpiir. Uis calculations, based upon a careful computation, show that brick roads couldobe supplied by convict labor at a saving to the people of 8500 per mile over the average gravel road, on original construction, and something like 8500 per year on repairs. All who are interested in securing good roads should look into this matter and if it proves as promising as at present indicated, representatives of the various districts should be prepared to give it favorable reception when it appears before the general aEsembly.

THE LAWS OF WAR.

Some Interesting utiles Whicli All Civilized Nations Observe During the Progress of War. '•"••«•.

For the most part, Americans are little familiar with the laws of war. They know in a general way that there is something called martial law which is put in force when war is in progress in any territory, and they also know that war makes many things right that are decidedly wrong in times of peace, but few know just how far these powers extend.

War has its laws, far more stern than those of peace, it is true, but still laws more or less rigid. It is not merely anarchy tempered by the strong hand of the army. It is true that its laws may be and often are violated with impunity, but still they exist, atdcan be enforced.

On this subject the provisions of a little book called "Instructions for the Government of the Armies of the United States in the Field," by Francis Lieber, issued in 18G3 by authority of President Lincoln, become of interest. A striking paragraph of this reads as follows: "The ultimate object of all wars is a renewed state of peace. No conventional restriction of the modes adopted to injure the enemy is any longer admitted, but the laws of war impose many limitations and restrictions on principles of honor, faith and justice

According to this book it is lawful to starve hostile belligerents, whether armed or unarmed to destroy the lives and limbs of all enemies whose destruction is unavoidable in prosecuting the war: to capture and destroy the enemy's property and his routes or channels of commerce, and to make use of all deceptions that do not involve the breaking of faith.

If our armies should invade Cuba, our generals would probably proclaim martial law. This does not mean that all civil laws would necessarily cease. Probably the ordinary processes of law would go on much as before, except at the seat of actual hostilities. It would be in the discretion of the military commanders to say just how far they would go. They might also permit the Spanish magistrates to retain their offices on taking oath of temporary allegiance to the United States.

Spanish subjects would not necessarily, or c-ven probably, be expelled from the United States, although they would be forbidden to communicate with their friends at home.

It is entirely permissible under the laws of war, says this treatise, for an enemy to bombard an unfortified city without giving the least warning of his purpose, although he may, if ^e desires, give time for noncombatants to be removed. This is ordinarily done, though if time were in question it might easily be disregarded. Flags, usually yellow, are put up in such cases to mark the locations of hospitals, and the enemy is required to avoid firing on them. Considering the manner in which the Spanish have murdered the rebel wounded in all hospitals that they have captured, it Geems improbable that they will observe this ruie. To compel them to do so, we should have to resort to retaliation, and it is improbable this country would permit such a course.

Of course, it is an act of infamously bad faith for the attacked town to put up fake hospital flags, though there have been occasions when the enemy has requested a town about to be bombarded to designate museums, libraries and art collections by flags, so as to avoid their destruction

The use of poison in any manner or of explosive bullets is absolutely prohibited, and ho who uses them puts himself outside the pale of civilization. The. new dum dum, or mushrooming bullet, seems not to be prohibited, though it is open to the same objection as the explosive ball.

Retaliation is allowable in case of dire necessity, though its practice is strongly deprecated by nil civilized powers

The Red Cross is supposed to be absolutely inviolable, butSpain'scivilization is at so low an ebb that Mibs Harton and her staff have thought it expedient to leave Cuba, and not to trust to the protection of the Spanish. This is a fearful commentary on Spanish warfare. All property belonging to the government of the enemy may be 6iezed and converted to use. Church and school property is generally held to be exempt from permanent confiscation, though it may be temporarily used. Museums and art works may be carried off, and held pending the determination of their ownership by treaty of peace.

Private property, including money or other valuables, found on the persons of prisoners, says Mr. Lieber, is not to be confiscated, except in case of extreme necessity. As a matter of fact, there will always be some robbery sometimes, but there is Jless robbery than in times of peace.

Correspondents, sutlers, etc., may be held as prisoners of war. Chaplains, doctors, nurses, etc., cannot except in extreme cases. Prisoners may be shot if they attempt to escape, but can not be legally punished after recap* ure.

It is against the usages of modern

war to refuse to give iquarter, iexcept when in extreme danger through being incumbered by prisoners, or in the case of troops who masquerade »in the enemy's uniform or who fight without authorization by their government.

Flags of truce are inviolable, but firing is not required to cease on their appearance, and should the bearer be killed by accident it furnishes no ground for complaint.

According to the United States laws, the persons of the residents of the countridls that may invade are inviolate, and any violation of this, especially in the case of women, is punishable with the most extreme rigidity. In our civil war there was no occasion to exercise this last regulation, as no case of its violation was ever reported,

It is permissable for the army to levy temporary loans or impose taxes, or billet soldiers, in an invaded country.

In 1S74 ail the countries of Europe held a conference at Brussels and agreed to certain iaws of war. The United States was not present, and is not bound by these rules, but they are practically identical with those" laid down in 1

Stilt

SCOTT CROFT'S INVENTION.

A Cniwfonlnvillo Hoy Wlio in Locating Gold Minos in Colorado Hy .Secrtit I'roct'Ms.

Many people here will remember Scott Croft, who was raised by the late James Elmore, of just east of the city. Mr. Croft learned telegraphy here in the Western Union office and then went west. The following from the Denver Times will interest his friends: "The mining men of a number of the camps in Colorado are expressing surprise at the successful operation of Mr. W. S. Croft, who has been in the employ of the Santa Fe railway for several years. He recently perfected an instrument by which he is able to locate mineral veins and to compute their width with a precision that is surprising. His instrument consists of a combination of chemicals which he keeps securely concealed in a small box and the ingredients of which he will not disclose. He refuses remuneration for his work until the veins he locates are exposed. He has been tested by taking him thro'igh tunnels intersected by cross veins, and he has invariably located them correctly. This feat was performed in a mine at Empire for Mr. Henry Michaelson, secretary to Receiver Frank Trumbull of the Gulf railway. He has aiso located ore bodies for the Delaware Chief Gold Mining company, H. J. Fraelich, J. J. Reilly, superintendent of the Central City mine of Central City C. J. Clark of the Land and Mines company, and J. W. Weldon it Bro., of Denver, and J. W. Perry & Sons, of Empire. MiCroft is a modest young man and asks the public to thoroughly test his pro cess before passing judgment upon it."

DUST EXPLOSION.

Grain Mlevulor iiti.l Contents Destroyed. J.oss SifSOO.OOO. Boston, April IS.—Tin roof of the grain elevator at Hoosao tunnel docks, Gliarlestown, was blown completely oil' by a dust explosion yesterday and the lire that followed not only destroyed the remaining portion of the immense structure, but consumed nearly the entire contents, over 400.000 bushels of grain, mostly wheal. The steamer C.imbromaii, which had just finished loading at the dock, was towed out without injury, but some of the small tenants adjoining and a building used as a distiller,• were damaged more or less by the debris from tlie roof. Loss is estimated at i00,'. 0l).

BOTH FELL AT FIRST FIRE.

Two I'lii'inrrs Oimrrnl Over :i I,me Fence s:mI i\ 11 Other. Barbourville, Ky., April 18.—News has reached here thut: on Rough and Ready Creek, Perry county, a hand-to-hand encounter aroso at Bige Ilobb's store. George Whiterker and a Mr. Jac-kson became involved in a dispute over line fence. Lookers on say it was one of the quickest and most horrible fights for such a short period that lias ever taken place Perry county. The two men, in less rime than the story could be told, had killed each other. Both men exchanged fire at each other at the same time, each bullet taking effect in the left, breast. Both men had in the past been the best of friends.

WAS TOLD TO LEAVE.

Convict lining Tried for Ksr:»piny From ho Kentucky Prison, Frankfort, Ky., April 18.—Another chapter in the much investigated lumber shortage in the Frankfort penitentiary was enacted here when convict St. Clair being tried for escaping from prison said ho had been told to leave by the Warden.

Warden Hancock was put oil (lie the stand and admitted Mat lie told St. Clair to leave, but also told linn that he would be recaptured whenever he was needed, as his permitted escape was part of a plan to capture the supposed manipulators of the lumber figures in making out accounts against the stato. The trial will be concluded today. Indianapolis and Cincinnat via JLtuachdnle.

The Monon-T. D. W. train for Indianapolis via Iloachdale has proved such a great convenience to the towns between Monon and Roachdale that the arrangement will be continued daily except Sunday indefinitely. The schedulers as follows: Leave Crawfordsville at 1:15 arrive Indianapolis 2:40 p. m., Cincinnati 0 p. m. Returning leave Cincinnati 8:30 a. m., Indianapolis 11:50 a. m. arrive Crawfordsville at 1:15 p. m.

The Journal Co., Artistic Printers.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

LESSON IV, SECOND QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 24.

Text of the Lesson, Math, xviii, 21-3r. Memory Verses, 21, 82 Golden Text Luke vi, 37—Commentary by tlie I!cv.

I). .11. Stearns.

[Copyright, 1S9S, by D. M. Steams.] 21. "Then came Peter to Him and said: Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till seven times?" It is so dillicult, much as wo may read and talk about it, to believe and live out the belief that it. is no longer I that live, but Christ who liveth in me (Gal. ii, 20). l'eter's difficulty here is "me" and "I," forgetting the lesson of chapter xvi, 21, about denying self and following Christ. A better way of putting IIis question would lie. Lord, how often would you forgive one who would sin against you? It should never be a question of what I would or would not do, but always what would .Testis do? Lord, what wilt Thou have mo to do? As II is redeemed ones, we are here to manifest His life in these mortal bodies (II Cor. tv, 11) and make Him known. 23. "Jesus saith unto him, 1 say not unto thee, Until seven times, but tintil seventy times seven." His thoughts and ways are as tar above ours as Ilea veil is above the earth, lie gives us eternal redemption, blotting out all our sins, a::d assuring us el'eternal glory, then teacl.es us that we are to overcome self and mii and the devil, submitting meekly to many an unjust, demand of the world for liis sake lest we prove a stumbling block. ali-27. "Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto certain king, which would take account of his servants." In theso verses we have an illustration from our Lord's own lips of His forgiveness, which He freely bestows upon every penitent sinner. The parables of tho kingdom somet inies have reference to the mystery of this present age when the kingdom itself, which was at hand, is postponed till He shall come again because of His people's rejection of Him. Sometimes they refer to the end of this age and tho events connected therewith. There is one thing that all should lay to heart, and that is that there is a day of reckoning for evcry one, for every one of us shall give account of himself to God, for God shall tiring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it bo evil (Rom. xiv, 12 Keel, xii, 1!). The judge is appointed, even Ilim whom God raised from the dead (Acts xvii, 111), tin samo who speaks to us in this parable. 1 cannot say that the verses we are considering refer to any period of tho timoof l'u-j turo judgment, but rather to present forgiveness, for Goil may le said to be always in some .sense n^miing with people. It seems to me that, the main point of this part of the parable is the full and free forgiveness which He bestows upon every penitent. The debtor was greatly in debt, owing 10,Out) talents, which, according to the estimate in the margin, would be over $9,000,Out), and he could not pay, as we »ay, a cent on the dollar, for ho had notiiing, yet he was presumptuous enough to ask for patience, promising to pay all. His lord, moved with compassion, forgave him the whole debt. Our indebtedness ro God ior life and care and mercies since we had any being is beyond computation. If we should count, but otic mercy a minute for only 20 years, they would be over 10.000,000, but who cafi estimate the mercies of a moment? 28-31). lint the same servant went out and found one of his fellow servants which owed him an hundrei' pence." According to the margin, a debt of not over §2."). yet, see his treatment of his fellow as compared with his lord's treatment of him. Bur. do not condemn him unless you are sure that you are not guilty. Man's inhumanity to man is as marvelous as God's compassion. Great as is God's forgiveness, so great, is man's lack of it. Have you never said of any one, "1 cannot forgive him." or "I'll orgive, but 1 cannot forget?" If you have said such things, you have no right to condemn this man. Remember the words of our Lord in a certain case, "lie that is without sin among you let him first east a stone" (John vi ii. 7). 31. "So, when his fellow servants saw what, was done, t.he.v were very sorry and came and told unto their lord all that was done." In this case there was nothing that they could ilo but tell their lord, for he alone had power to deal with tho wicked servant. But here is an application which: every believer muy with profit lay to heart. We, if we have received Christ .iesus as our Saviour, are truly forgiven, washed, sanctified, justified, but thereurc millions who are not anil who do not know anything about, the Lord Jesus and are liable to bo cast forever into the hands of the great adversary who now oppresses them. Are wo sorry enough for them to say to our Lord who has »a\ed us: "liercaml. Send me to tell them of Thee and of Thy salvation?" 32-3 I "And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors till ho should pay all that was due unto him." We must, not think of our Lord in this, story as if He was speaking of Himself, for we are nowhere taught that Ilo ever forgives and then takes back 11 is lorgivo-: noss Tho gifts and calling of God are without repentance (Kom. xi, 2!l). Ho never changes His mind. We must notice that our Lord is telling of a certain man and his servants, and the lord in the story is the master ui these servants, not our Lord. Seethe small letter I, not capital

So in I he story of the unjust steward the question is repeatedly asked, How could our Lord ever commend such fraud? Our Lord never did, but the man's master or lord (small 1) commended his fraudulent servant for being clever enough to provide a future welcome for himself in the homes of those whom he had befriended at his lord's expense Our Lord taught that we ought to make such use of present opportunities—lawfully, of course —as would be for our benefit in tho life to come. 35. "So likewise shall .My Heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every ono his brother their trespasses In tlie epistle to tho Kphesians we are taught in the opening anil following words our privileges in Christ Blessed with all spiritual blessings, accepted in the Beloved, in whom wo have redemption, the forgiveness of sins, seated with Christ in the heaven lies. Then we are taught that because ol these great benefiti conferred upon us wo should walk worthy of our vocation, walk in love, walk as children of light, and among other things forgive one another even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven us (Iiph. iv, 112). Salvation is nowhere made dependent upon any works or good deeds of ours, but is always set forth as a free gift (Rom., iv, 6 vi, S3 John i, 12 Rev. xxii, 17). Then having become children of God by faith in Christ Jesus, wo arc earnestly exhorted to walk as such, assured that all in our lives as Christians which I-Ie approves shall bo rewarded, but all else shall De burned up as wood, hay and stubble.