Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 30 March 1900 — Page 2

WEEKLY JOURNAL.

ESTABLISHED IN 1848. Successor to The Record, the first paper in Or&wfordsvllle. established In 1831.

PRINTED EVBRY FRIDAY EVENING.

By T«U JOUHN ALCO.

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,

ttoft rear In advance M-99 Btx months Three months

Payable in ndvanco. Sample copies free.

•.*

THE DAIIjY JOL'HNAL. TEIIMS OF SUBSCIUPTVJ-'t.

One year in advance. 15.00 Six months 2.50 Three months Per week, delivered or by mall .10

Rctered at the Postofflce at CrawfordBvllle, Indiana, as second-class matter.

FRIDAY. MARCH 30. 1900.

Thk Bouth is ringing for expansion. Protection has Btarted southern development, and business men there know that we must have foreign markets in which to sell our Burplus products.

Mork naval officers and more ships of war are recommended by the secretary of the navy and Admiral Dewey. And the record which these men made In the hour of the country's emergency quite justifies the country in agreeing with them.

The public debt is decreasing at a rapid rate notwithstanding extraordinary expenses for the Philippine trouble, During the last Democratic administration the public debt increased, in time of peace, in just about the same ratio that it how decreases.

Thk outstanding 2 per cent currency option bondB of the United States have recently been quoted at 103. The 2 per cent thirty-year gold bonds, which will be issued under the new currency bill, it is expected will sell at 105. These high prices are complimentary to the stability of the financial system of the country, which has brought an increase of 33 per cent in our money in circulation in less than four years.

Expoktations of manufacture will amount to $400,000,000 in [the fiscal pear which ends with June next. When tho Republican party came into power in 1861 and inaugurated the protective system as a permanent policy they were baroly $40,000,000 per annum. Then manufactures amounted to 13 per cent, of the total exports now they form 30 per cent, of the enormously increased total. Yet there are people who will gravely tell you that the country can never have a prosperous foreign trade so long as it retains a protective tariff.

Tiierk are certain articles, needed by American manufacturers, that can not be produced here. Their importation increased by $54,000,000 duriDg the seven months ending January 31st last, as compared with the corresponding period a year earlier. This shows more busy factories at home. But it is particularly interesting to note a decrease of upwards of $2,200,000 in our imports of foreign wool, despite the higher price of that commodity. Protection is giving the American farmer another chance to supply the American manufacturer with his raw material.

Thk Japanese minister of finance has solved a great raystery. In 1898 a committee composed of representatives of the Popocratic and "Silver Republican" party went to Japan for the purpose of reporting to the people of the United Stktes upon the workings of tho gold standard in that country, but somehow their report was never heard of. Now the Japanese minister of finance comes to the front with an elaborate official report in which he says the gold standard has been of great advantage to all classes in Japan, which fact may account for the failure of the self-appointed commission of American patriots to 13ad material with which to report against the gold standard.

Nkw okk Tribune. Mr. Bryan in his Nebraska platform, which may well be taken ua an antitype of the forth coming Kansas City platform on which he will take his stand as a Presidential candidate, is particularly hot and strenuous against militarism, imperialism and all the other like bogies which have been conjured up in his "mirage of overheated language." "We are," he cries, "opposed to purchasing trade at the cannon's mouth with human blood. We are not willing to convert a republic into an empire. We oppose militarism," To which mouth-filling phrases the juvenile yBps in the upper gallery no doubt respond with a vigorous "Hi! hi!"

And yet in that same benign and philosophical charter nf humanity Mr. Bryan declares: "We are in favor of the immediate construction and fortification of the Nicaragua canal by the United States.

Is not Mr. Bryan aware that the Nicaragua canal is to traverse the territory of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, two independent, sovereign states? Are we to go down there, invade that territory with force and arms and purchase trade, or a highway for trade, "at the cannon's mouth with human blood?" Are we to seiza their land, and thus "convert a republic into an

empire?" Are we to establish great fortresses upon the land thus seized, and maintain a huge standing army there, and commit ourselves to all the evils of "militarism."

Of a truth, this eminent expounder of humanitarian ethics appears to be crying "Good Lord!" in the Philippines and "Good Devil!" in Nicaragua.

THE PRESIDENTIAL. VETO. Aiiislec's Magazine: As the veto is the bludgeon which the masterful executive employs to beat an offending legislative body into submission, it is clear that the number and importance of a President's vetoes will to a certain extent measure its self-assertiveness. The following table of vetoes is instructive: First six Presidents 9 Jackson 12 Lincoln 8 First sixteen Presidents 52 Johnson 21 Grant 43 First twenty-one Presidents 132 Cleveland.. 849 McKlnley 2 Total vetoes to date 496

It will be noticed that Jackson, a man of strong prejudices which le sometimes mistook for principles, all the more adamantine of purpose because constitutionally unable to see more than one side of the shield, adapted by nature to military rather than civil command, showed his opinion of congress by vetoing twelve bills, three more than all his predecessors. Johnson, who also had an overconfidence in his own judgment, used the veto twenty-one times, twice more than any predecessor except Jackson, and suffered the extreme indignity of having fifteen bills passed over his veto. Grant, in his two termB, wrote forty-three veto messages. Cleveland, fresh from autocracy at Buffalo and Albany, wrote 301 in his first term— over twice as many as all the twentyone Presidents who preceded him and forty-two in his second term. Washington wrote two, John Adams •one, Jefferson none, Monroe one, Van Buren none, Lincoln three, Arthur four, McKinley two. Five bills were passed over Cleveland's veto. Not a single member of either house has yet voted in favor of passing a bill over McKinley's veto.

Obituary.

Mary A. Horney Coyner was born near Xenia, Green county, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1827. She came with her parents to Indiana in the fall of 1829. Was married to John Coyner, of Clinton county, Aug. 8, 1844, and left a widow August 20, 1862, with two daughters, aged 15 aud 12 years, two infant sons having crossed the river to the life beyond.

Mary A. Coyner joined the M. E. church at a camp meeting held by the Rev. John Beasley in Clinton county in the fall of 1844. For many years Bhe was a member of the old Ohizzum Chapel in Tippecanoe county,but when a society was organized at Kirkpatrick, Ind., she moved her membership there, it being much nearer her: but old Chizzum Chapel was always very dear to her. After along sickness she passed to her reward beyond the grave at 2 o'clock Sunday morning, March 18, 1900, aged 72 years, 4 months and 10 days. "Aunt Mary," as she wbs almost universally called, was a pillar in the church and had a most beautiful Christian experience—aa abiding faith that sustained her through her long sickness and intense suffering. She lived well. She died wall. This should console and sustain her two daughters, all that is left of her family, to whom she was all that the blessed word mother means She was a^ked by one of her daughters, "Mother, are you afraid to go alone?" She replied, "No 1 will not be alone, Jesus will be with me." All glory to God for a religion that saves the soul The last sad rites and ceremonies at the late home and at the tomb were conducted by the Rev. Ciaypool, of Romney, Ind. Ripe with the fruits of a long Christian life, Aunt Mary has gone to receive her reward. Whatever be the beliefs adrift in this transient world, the departure of every devout Christian from this life, as did thi6 Caristian mother and friend, touches the noblest chords of the soul and make6 for hope a brilliant star.

Man is a mystery—life hero a dream —death a certainty. We enter this world alone. We leave it aloue. T.m race, iong or short, from the cradle to the grave is but a drill for an eternity some where. From the dust come the body and back to dust it must return. but the mysterious life force, free from all world force will bu wafted to realms eternal to Him from whom it came.

The influence of a good life long survives the body consigned to the solemn tomb, spreading in concentric circles on and on over the echoless, shoreless sea of time through the endlees cycles of eternity. So it pays to live well. It is not all of life to live nor the end of life to die. "What shall 1 do to gain eternal life?

Discharge aright the simple dues With whlcb each day is rife, Yea with thy might. 'Era perfect scheme of life thou'd devise, Will life be fled, While he who ever acts as conscience cries Shall lirj though dead."' —SchHUr.

H. M. Habtkr

roup instantly relieved. Dr. Thomas' Bclectrlc Oil. Perfectly safe. Never fails. At any drug store.

Russia's Recent Actions Such as to Sensibly Swell the War Cloud.

SQUADRON AND TROOPS

Bailiff Arrayed For Some Evidently Portentious Purpose Against the Sublime Porte.

Boers Displaying- New Strength In Their Later Movements Commandant Olivier's Achievment.

London, March 28.—The Standard gives double leaded prominence to the following special dispatch from Odessa •There can be no longer any doubt as to the object of the warlike preparations now being completed in South Russia. Nearly 250,000 troops have already been mobilized for active service. The Black Sea squadron, with transports, is held in instant readiness. "The tension in the relations between St. Petersburg and the sublime porte becomes every day more acute. The position is looked upon with the gravest apprehension. "If the Ottoman government supported by Germany, should prove stubbornly iutractlble with regard to Russia's concessionary demands In Asia Minor, serious complications must inevitably ensue. The Ilusssian garrisons in the Causasus and along the Armenian frontier have been increased fourfold and equipped for active service."

London, March 28-—A special to The Daily Telegraph from Ladysmith, dated Monday, says: "There are about 20,000 Boers guarding the nine passes over the Drakeuberg range. They are led by Commandant De Beer of Harrismith and consist of Free Staters. It Is reported that the Boers have moved their big guns from Biggarsberg, as it is not intended to make a stand there."

London, March 28.—The Times says:, "The government and people of the United States are to be congratulated upon the successful achievement of a considerable service to the world. The credit of having formulated the open door policy belongs to England, but the honor of winning for it the formal acceptance of the powers has fallen to our American kinsmen."

Van Wyksvlei, March 27.—The Boer commander, Steinkamp, is at Upington with 800 men and ammunition for one good flglit. A British advance on Upington has been ordered.

Loudon, March 28.—The Boers are having a little good luck and are showing some boldness again, as a raiding party estimated at 400 is believed by the British forces at Warronton to have crossed the Kimberley-Bloexn-fontein wagon road Monday and to have headed for Jacobsdal, with the intention of cutting the railway 10 miles west.

Commandant Olivier appears to have gotten his 5,000 men and 25 miles of wagons into the rugged country, •where he can make an easy rear guard defense. Charles Williams, the military expert, says: "If this column gets through substantially Commandant Olivier will have carried out the great feat of the war, seeing that he ran every chance of being ground between the upper millstone of Lord Roberts' army and the nether millstone of the broken Bnsuto frontier."

He will have come within 50 miles or so of Lord Roberts' main strength. Certainly it looked for a week as though Lord Roberts held Olivier in the hollow of his hand. If Olivier gets through to Ivrooustad with even 3,000 men, it will be an important addition to the Boer gathering there. His escape is attributable in part to the •worn out condition of the British cavalry horses. Lord Roberts' transport appears to have been badly dislocated by the loss at Reit river, before Crouje's surrender of the wagon truin, and in addition to this the army with which he proposes to advance toward Pretoria, is nearly double that of the earlier rapid movements. Ten thousand transport, cavalry and gun animals are due to arrive at Cape ports during this and next week.

It is given out at Cape Town that Lord Roberts' advance may be delayed for month*. Although such statements should be received with reserve, it seems positive that he intends to go to Cape Town to meet Lady Roberts who is due to arrive there in 10 days.

The war office has issued another table of British losses, showing an-ag-gregate q£ 3 01152,, whittIi..doe8 not jinclude 4,004 who have been invalided home.

ezarina-a Interposition.

Berlin, March 28. The Lokal Anzelger has a dispatch from St. Petersburg asserting that the czarina responsible for the delay in the Russian answer to the Kruger-Steyn intervention appeal. She has been striving to prevent a pro-Boer reply, such as Count Muravieff, the Russian foreign minister, has prepared.

NOTABLE TEAM WORK

Nebraska Senator's Tribute to the Close Ranks on Republican Side.

GOV. MORTON'S STATUE ACCEPTED

How Political Satire May Be Rendered So

Effectively as to Be Mistaken For an Ac-

tual Communication— Chinese Batonical

Rarity No New Thing In Indiana—0. M. Enyart's Interesting Bit of Compilation

of Permanent Value "Line" Lawshe

Climbs His Family Tree With Interesting

Results.

[Special Correspondence.]

"Washington, March 2S.—Senator Allen, in his speech of Thursday last, called attention to a phenomenon which has become especially notable during the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth congress—the remarkable "team work" of Republican leadership, to borrow a football expression. On every important measure which congress has had before It for consideration, notably, the Dingley bill, the war measures, tho currency bill, and last of all the Porto Rican tariff measure, however wide the variance of individual opinion, there has been an ultimate getting together with hardly the loss of a man. There are two sides to this question of party discipline, of course. It is essential to the fulfillment of platform pledges, especially when the party majority is small, but when new questions arise, and the membership of the party refuses to follow the leadership with any degree of unanimity, the proposition becomes more troublesome. "As a political organization, in its machinery," said Senator Allien, "I think the Republican party is the greatest party know in the history of the worlB. There never was a political organization in its compactness, in its discipline, equal to it. That party is like a vast aud well disciplined army, and it is a powerful political machine. There is not that cohesion in party politics either among Democrats, or among the members of the party to which I owe allegiance. But a day or two ago we were told that the senate was to listen to the fervid eloquence of the junior senator of Indiana, and that the intelligence of the senate was to be entertained by his exposition of the constitution and constitutional principles. Today was the day set apart, and yet the senator from Indiana does not appear upon the scene. The newspapers have announced that his amendment to the Porto Itican bill is to be withdrawn, or is to sleep the eternal sleep that the bill is to be permitted to drift along from time to time, and that the policy, after all, is to liav£ a tariff, wall between Porto Rico and the United States."

The Nebraska senator was incorrect in his statement that Senator Beveridge has decided to withdraw his amendment, or had yielded his views' on the tariff question, but the fact of even the temporary postponement of his speech in deference to the efforts of senators to secure harmony in some form, in itself affords an example of the state of party discipline to which Senator Allen referred and, it may be added, more is involved in a defiance of its restraints than most people imagine. V: .•

The exercises attendant upon the formal acceptance of the statue of Gov. Morton attracted many Indiauians to the senate chamber on Saturday afternoon. The date for the ceremonies in the house has been fixed for Saturday afternoon, April 14. iieprcsentatives Steele. Watson. Laudis and perhaps other members of the Indiana delegation are expected to speak oil this occasion.

Two or three weeks ago, while this year's Porto Rican tornado was blowing its hardest in Indiana, there appeared in the Washington Post what purported to be a letter from a local politician in a small town somewhere in Mr. Brick's district to a brother in Washington, telling the tribulations of an old political war horse in convincing a stiff-necked generation of the correctness of congress and the administration on the Porto Ricau question. This alleged letter was so true to life that, many Indiana people accepted it as the real thing. The second letter, which appeared last week, was quite as cleverly done, and it becomes apparent that as examples of political satire these productions deserve to be ranked with the Dooley sketches and the Nasb.v letters. Their author. Mr. Merrick, who writes the short paragraphs in The Post, which make him ihe most widely quoted editorial writer in the country, is not an Indiauian, which proves that human nature is not different in the Indiana village than in the small town anywhere. The presumed writer of the letters is a loyal old partisan who is unable to couprehend the motives which inspire anyone who opposes his political faith, and particularly of those Republicans who differ with the administration. His village postmaster, whose St. Louis Globe Democrat the old war horse borrows after stopping the Indianapolis and Chicago papers which "have gone back on the party." the editor of the party paper, who failed to get ,the postoffice, and refuses to defend the administration, the fellows lie "can hear jeering" at him when the announcement Is made that Beveridge is going to make a speech for free trade, are all quaintly pictured. He goes to Rushvllle to attend the "love feast," where "Charley" Hernley tells him he has remonstrated •with The Journal fellows with no

effect, and hears a speech from

MJlm"

Watson which brings tears to his eyes he congratulates Watson and tells him he is for him for governor, whereupon "Jim" tells him that he will never become governor so long as he can stay in congress "and help the poor Porto Iticans." Finally the old gentleman gets in such a frame of mind that he stays at liouieand "reads some speeches Brick was kind enough to send me," rather than go up town and take the chances on having some combative dissenter take a shy at him.

Among the rare seeds being distributed by the United States botanical garden this year are those of a tree scientifically known as "Kolreutaria Paniculata," and described as "a hardy, deciduous tree, with beautiful foliage, pretty yellow flowers and curious. bladder-like seed pods a native of Chiua." This is anew tree to the botanical gardens, and perhaps everywhere In the United States except in one Indiana locality, where it has flourished for nearly three-quarters of a century. The seeds were brought to New Harmony, Ind., by one of the colony of scientists which flourished there early In the century—perhaps by Charles Laseuer, who had traveled over the eastern coast of Asia as a member of a French scientific expedition. The tree has flourished at New Harmony, and is a curious feature of the August landscape with its profusion of bright yellow pods. Mrs. Thrall, who was a sister of ex-State Geologist Cox, and died at New Harmony several years ago at an advanced age, had in her dooryard a fine specimen of the gate tree, planted by her as a girl. The New Harmony scientists had another technical name for the tree, which has escaped the memory of the writer, but the description of the species and the appearance of the seeds clearly indicate that the gate tree is identical with the species being Introduced by the agricultural department.

Savoyard, the Washington correspondent of the Louisville CourierJournal, notices an important historical venture by a young Indiana employe of the house, as follows: "Mr. O. M. Enyart of Indiana is assistant librarian of the house of representatives, and is engaged in a work of very general interest to the American people- It is a bringing down to date of a general directory of the American congress. The late Ben Perley Poore brought the directory down to the Forty-fifth congress (1879.) Mr. Enyart has the manuscript complete, Including that of the Fifty-fifth congress. Poore's enterprise was liberally subsidized by the national government His book is out of print. Mr. Enyart's book ought to be even more greatly encouraged, for it is certain to be a most valuable contribution to our political history. Congress ought to authorize a full and complete encyclopaedia of American biography, of which Poore's and Enyart's books should form the nuclei. The work ought to prove not only one of the most ambitious literary enterprises ever seeu. but.one of the most popular of its scope in the history profane of letters."

Deputy Auditor Lawshe of the treasury department, has been climbing his family tree with interesting results. Up to a few months ago he knew nothing of the eastern branch of the family to whicli he belongs, but gatheriug up clews found in a number of city directories, he has turned up numerous cousins in New Jersey and at Germantown. Pa., has seen the Dunkard church where several generations of his grandfathers officiated as ministers, with the family name well represented on the tombstones in the churchyard. He has been able to trace the transmigrations of his ancestors as Huguenots from France to Germany, and as Dunkards from Germany to the United States. In the Pennsylvania state library at Harrisburg he "found the signature of his immigrant ancestor to a paper proclaiming allegiance to King George, written a century and a half ago, and in the old Pennsylvania Gazette, Benjamin Franklin's paper, alongside an announcement that Dr. Franklin had a negro wench for sale, he found chronicled 1 lie ':nid ing of the ship on which the Gennaii Brethren colony, headed by his Dunkard a.icestor, had arrived. All this reveals ihe interesting possibilities of ancestor hunting when carefully pursued among the well kept records of eastern states. In his researches Mi-. Lawshe turned up the fact, of much present interest, that the first Aineri can trust: was maneuvered by Franklin himself. Franklin at on, time cornered all the paper in tin United States. Christopher Saner wa.» the official printer of the Gerniai. Brethren., or Dunkard conneciion numerously represented in Indiana. He desired to. print a hymn book, but Poor Richard ran up the price of paper on him at a rate which would have made the trust magnates of this generation dizzy. It also made 1 he gocd Sauer's head swim, and stopped ihe hymn book project. Later the Brethren solved the problem by erecting a papermill of their own.

If the plans of St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase centenial in 1S03 mature, the exposition will rival, if not exceed in splendor, the Chicago world's fair. Representative Steele is the second member of the special committee just appointed by Speaker Henderson to consider all legislation relative to the project. St. Louis is asking a government appropriation of $5,000,000 contingent upon the contribution of a $10,000,000 fund by the city. The Missouri metropolis does not seem to have taken heart the experience of Philadelphia in trying to raisp a measly $100,000 subsidy for the Republican national convention.

GEORGE B. LOCK WOOD.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

LESSON I, SECOND QUARTER, INTERNATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 1.

Text of the Lesnon, Math, iv, 25, to t, Memory Verses, 3-D Golden Text, Math, v, 8—Commentary Prepared l»y the Hcv. D. M. Stearns.

[Copyright, 1900, by D. M. Steams.] iv, 23, to v, 2. If Matthew has the order of events here—and it is probable that he has, though he does not always state events in the order of their occurrence—then the sermon on the mount was delivered while our Lord was making Ilis first general circuit of Galileo and before the events which we have studied in tin last two lessons. The great aim of tinHoly Spirit in either of the gospels

docs

not seem to be to set forth all the events of our Lord's life in their historical order, but rather to select and set forth the doings and sayings which best prove tho point in hand. The aim in Matthew seems to he primarily to set forth the Lord Jesus as Son of David aud Son of Abraham (i, 1) or the Messiah of Israel so long expected. 3. "Blessed are the poor iu spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." God's two dwelling places, heaven aud the humble heart, are set forth in lsa. Ivii, 15: lxvi, 2. And where God dwells there is a foretaste of the kingdom. The poor in spirit are not necessarily the same as "the poor of this world, rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom" (Jas. ii, o). They are the opposite of the proud, for "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble" (Jas. iv, 0). They are such as have the spirit of Ilim who became poor for our sakes (II Cor. viii, U), and they only can truly say, "Hallowed^ be Thy name." 4. "Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." We must bear in mind that He is speaking to Ilis disciples (verses 1, 2) in the hearing of the multitude. Tho whole teaching of the sermon is for the saved, not for the unsaved. He could not say to the unsaved: "Ye are the salt of the earth "ye are the light of the world" (verses 18, l-l t. Who, then, are these that mourn but the redeemed who know that when the kingdom comes the days of their mourning shall be ended (lsa. Ix, 20 lxvi, 13 xl, 1, 2). And such truly aud continually pray, "Thy kingdom come." 5. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." So said the Spirit through David. "The meek shall inherit the earth" (Ps. xxxvii, 11). This again is the spirit of the King, for He said: "I am meek and lowly in heart. Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me" (Math, xi, 2!)). It is also written that "The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit is in the sight of God of great price" (I Pet. iii, 4). The meek do not live unto themselves nor seek their owu will, but delight in the will of God. and, knowing the blessedness of that will, they long and pray for the time when it shall be done on earth as it is done in heaven (vi, 10). 6. "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled." Righteousness is essential to our entrance into the kingdom, for the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom (I Cor. vi, 0), but Christ is the etui of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth (Rom. x, 4). lie imade unto us righteousness (I Cor. i, 30 II Cor. v, 21). Then as we yield to Ilim lie fnifills the righteousness of thq law in us (Horn, viii, 4) and points us the time when "A King shall reign ii. righteousness, and the work of righteous ness shall he peace, and the effect (oi service) of righteousness quietness am: assurance forever" (lsa. xxxii, 1, 17). It is this hunger which enables us to pra.V from the heart, "Give us this day oui daily bread," for we do not live by breai only, hut by every word of God. 7. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." The Lord is merciful and gracious (Ps. ciii, S Ex. xxxiv (5 Dent, iv, 31). The true Christian lift is Christ liviag in us (Gal. ii, 20 II Cor. iv, 11), aud all these beatitudes are just different features of the Christ life, whether in Iliiu or in us. It is written, "With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful."

S. "Blessed are the pure in heart, fur they shall see God." Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord or who shall stand in His holy place? He that hath clean hands and a pure heart (Ps. xxiv, 3, 4). It is Christ Himself who is oi:. purity, our holiness, our wisdom, rigl:! eousnuss, sanetitication and redempti-t| (I Cor. i, ,'5Uj. We have nothing good e\ cept in Ilim, and only in Him do we se. God. Some are continually seeing ant, imagining evil some see God in Chrisi and Christ in all things and have neither eyes nor heart for the evil. !J. "Blessed are the peacemakers, fo' they shall be called the children of God.' It'is nowhere said, Blessed are the peaetj breakers, but there are many such evei among Christians, who either thoughtlessly or willfully are continually break ing the peace of some person or family Do not look around to find such people* but ask, honestly, Is it I'! Our Lord itthe Prince of Peace. He made peace b.V the blood of Ilis cross He proclaimed peace (lsa. ix, 0 Col. i, 20 Eph. ii, 17) We are commissioned as His represents, tives to publish peace, the peace made His blood to all creatures that all wh will may have peace with God and enjo the peace of God (Rom. v, 1 Phil, iv, 7). The devil is the great author of couk fusion and of all that is not peaceful therefore the peacemakers pray, "Delivt us from the evil one" (revised version). 10-12. Having glanced at the seve blesseds which are parallel, as we hav seen, with the seven petitions in th prayer of chapter vi, 9-13, we now com tc a double eighth for the persecuted an the suffering for Christ's sake. Such ai taught that the sufferings of this presei time are not worthy to be compared wit the glory which shall be revealed (Ron viii, IS), aud they find comfort in the coi elusion of the prayer: "For Thine is ttj, kingdom and the power and the glor forever. Amen." All that will live god! in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecutioi for as the world hated Christ, so it wi hate us if we are like Ilim (II Tim. ii 12 John xv, 18-20). Paul prayed, "Thi I may know Him and the power of resurrection and the fellowship H} sufferings" (Phil, iii, 10), and every liever should be willing to help till up tl afflictions which are behind for body's sake, which ig the church (Col. 24). When reviled or persecuted or su "t fering from having evil things said aboi us falsely, however hard it may be bear these things, the suffering one shou say: I am a blessed person. I am a hali, py person to be thus privileged to hav

]i

fellowship with my Lord. My reward great In heaven. I will rejoice and 1 exceeding glad.