Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 35, Number 48, Jasper, Dubois County, 11 August 1893 — Page 3

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JASI'EK. INDIANA 120. STREET Kit was in Pans, because lio hoped and expe e t e d to meet AI f r e d Davison there. He knew that Davison w a s going to be iu Paris for at Tieast a fortnight, and ho had a particu lar reason for wishing to come across ,5dm In the streets of l'aris rather than iu the streets of London. Streeter was a young author who had -published several books, and who was getting along as well us could be ex pected, until suddenly he met a check. The check was only a check as far as Ids own self-esteem was concerned; for it did not in the least retard the sale of his latest book, but rather appeared to increase It. The check was unexpected, for where he had looked for a caress he received a blow. The blow was so well placed, and so vigorous, that at first it stunned him. Then he became unreasonably angry. He resolved to (Strike back. The review of his book in the Argus was vigorously severe, and perhaps -what maddened him more than anything else was the fact that, in spite of his self-esteem, ho realized the truth of the criticism. If his books had been less successful, or if he had been newer as an author, he might possibly have set himself out to profit by the keen thrusts given him by the Argus. He might have remembered that although Tennyson struck back at Christopher North, calling him rusty, rusty and r.isty, yet the poet eliminated from later editions all blemishes which musty -Christopher had pointed out. Streeter resolved to strike back with something more tangible than a sar-ca-tie verse. He quite admitted, even -to himself, that a critic had every right to criticise that was what he was for; but he claimed that a man who pretended to be an author's friend and -who praised his books to his face had -no right to go behind his back and pen a criticism so scathing as that which Appeared in the Argus, for Streeter knew that Alfred Davison had written the criticism in the Argus, and Davison had pretended to bo his friend; and had pretended, as well, that he had a great admiration -for Streeter's books. As Streeter walked down the Boule--rard des Italiens he saw, seated in front of a cafe, the man whom he hoped to meet; and, furthermore, he was pleased to see that he had a friend with "him. The recognition of author and critic was mutual. "Hallo, Streeter!"' cried Davison; "when did you come over?'' I left London yesterday," answered Streeter. "Then sit down and have something nvith us," said Davison, cordially. "Streeter, this is my friend Harmon. He is an exile and a resident in l'aris, and, consequently, likes to meet his countrymen." "In that case," said Streeter. "he is -probably well acquainted with the customs of the place.'" "Rather!" returned Davison: "he has become so much of a Frenchman he has been so contaminated, if I may put it that way that I believe quite re cently he was either principal or second in a duel. By the way, which was it, Harmon?" "Merely a second," answered the other. "I don't believe in dueling myelf," continued Davison. "It seems to mo an idiotic custom, and so futile." "I don't agroo with yon," replied Streeter, cnrtly. "There is no reason win- n iliw.1 Khmilil 1 futile, and there seem to be many reasons why a duel might be fought. There are many things worse than crimes, which exist in all countries, and for which there is no remedy except calling a man out; misdemeanors, if I may so term them, that the law takes no cognizance of; ireacnery, ior instance u person irrtending to be a man's friend, and then the first chance he gets stabbing him In the back." Harmon nodded his approval of these sentiments, while Davison said, jauntily: "Oh, I don't know about that! It seems to mc theae things, which I suppose undoubtedly exist, should not be made important by taking much notice of them. What will you have to drink, Streeter?" "Hring me a liqueur of brandy," said Streeter to thegarcon who stood ready to take the order. . . . . . - ... ncn tne waiter returned witn a sniall glass, into which he poured tho brandy with the deftness of a French -nan, tilling it so that not a drop more could be added, and yet without all&wng the glass to overflow, Streetr Bulled out his purse. "Ao, no!" cricaiJavlson; "yon arc not "Soing to pay for this you are drinking ith tne." "I pay for my owa drinks," said Streeter, surlily. "Not while 1 invite you to drink with c!" Protested tho critic. "I nav for tht. i" i.. uuiuy. "Very well; take It, then!" said reetcr, picking up the little glnss and lushing the contents in the face of "vUon. aylson took out his handkerchief. llllt. tili r1(ti1 Ai t-rtlt titi lit tltnf Jtreetcr?" he asked, as the color "tinted to hiB brow. Mreotpr tnnlr mit. lila virvl nml nnn. -ed a word or two oa the pasteboard.

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drens. If you do not Imow what I mean by that, ask your friend here; he will inform you." And with that the novelist arose, boved to the two, and departed. When lit returned to his hotel, after a stroll along the brilliantly-lighted boulevards, hu found waiting for him Mr. Harmon and a I'renchmnn. "I had no idea you would come so soon," said Streeter, 'otherwise 1 would not have kept you waiting." "It does not matter," replied Harmon; "wo have not waited long. Affairs of this kind require prom it action. An Insult lasts but twenty-four hours, and my friend and principal has no desire to put you to the inconvenience of repeating your uetion of this evening. Wo ans taking it for granted that you have a friend prepared to act for you; for your conduct appeared to be premeditated." "You are quite right," answered Streeter; "I have two friends to whom 1 shall be pleased to introduce you. Come this way, if you will be so kind." Tho preliminaries were speedily arranged, and the meeting was to take place next morning at daylight, with pistols. Now that everything was settled the prospect did not look quite so pleasant to Streeter as it had done when he left London. Davison hud asked for no explanation, but that of course could be accounted for, because this critical sneak must bo well nwareof the reason of the insult Still, Streeter had rather expected that he would perhaps have pretended ignorance, and on receiving enlightenment might have avoided a meeting by apologizing. Anyhow, Streeter resolved to make a night of it. He left his friends to arrange for a carriage, and see to all that was necessary, while he donned his warpaint and departed for a gathering to which he had been invited, and where hu was to meet many of his countrymen and countrywoman in a fashionable part of l'aris. His hostess appeared to be overjoyed to see him. "You are so late," she said, "that I was afraid something had occurred that would keep you from coming altogether." "Nothing could have prevented me from coming." said Streeter, gallantly, "where Mrs. Woodford was hostess!" "Oh, that is very nice of you, Mr. Streeter!" answered the lady; "but I must not stand here talking with you, for I have promised to introduce you to Miss Neville, who wishes very much to meet you. She is a great admirer of yours and has read all your books." "There are not very many of their " said Streeter, with a laugh; "and, such as they are, I hope Miss Nevilh thinks more of them that I do myself." "Oh, we all know how modest authors are!" replied his hostess, leading hirn away to be introduced. Miss Neville was young and pretty: and she was evidently pleased to meet tho rising young author. "I have long wanted to see you," she said, "to havo a talk with you about your books." "You are very kind," said Streeter, "but perhaps we might choose something more profitable to talk about?" "I am not sure of that. Perhaps you have been accustomed to hear only the nice things people say about you. That is the misfortune of many authors." "It U a misfortune' said Streeter. "What a writer needs is somebody to tell him the truth." "Ah!" said Miss Neville, "that is another thing 1 am not so sure about. Mrs. Woodford has told you, I suppose, that 1 have read all your books. Did she add that I detested them?" Even Streeter was not able to conceal the fact that this remark caused him some surprise. He laughed uneasily and said: "On the contrary, Mrs. Woodford led me to believe that you had liked them." The girl leaned back in her chair and looked at him with half-closed eyes. "Of course," she said, "Mrs. Woodford docs not know. It is not likely that I would tell her I detested your books while I asked -for an introduction to you. She took it for granted that I meant to say pleasant things to you, whereas I had made up my mind to do the exact reverse. No one would be more shocked than Mrs. Woodford unless, perhaps, it is yourself if she knew I was going to speak frankly with you." "I am not shocked," said the young man, beriously; "I recognize that there DO YOU SIKAI TO SAT THAT rOV YIt0TB THAT Jir.VIKW?" are many things in my books which are blemishes." "Of course you don't mean that," said the frank young woman; "because ii you did you would not repeat the faults hi liook after book." "A man can but do his best," said Streeter, getting1 annoyed in spite of himself, for no man takes kindly to the candid friend. "A man'can but do his best, ns Hubert said, whoso graffllslre drew a long bow at Hastings." "Yes," returned Miss Neville, "a man can but do his best, although we should remember that tho man who said that said it just before ho was defeated. What I feel is that you nro not doing jrour best, and that you will not 4o

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your best until some objectionable per son like myself has a good serious talk with you." "Begin the serious talk," said Streeter; "1 am reaily und eager to listen," "Did you read the review of your latest book which appeared in tho Argus?" "Did I?" said Streeter, somewhat startled tho meeting that was so close and which was coming closer, and which he had forgotten for the moment, Hashing over him. "Yes, I did; and I hud tho pleasure of meeting the person who wrote it this evening." Miss Neville almost jumped in her chair. "Oh, I did not intend that you should know that!" she said. "How did you know It? How did you know that I wrote reviews for the Argus?" "You!" cried Streeter, astonished in his turn. "Do j'ou mean to say that you wrote that review?" Miss Neville sank back la her chair with a sigh. "There!" she said, "my impetuosity has, ns the Americans say, given ino away. After all, yon did not know that I was the writer!" "I thought Davison was tho writer. I had it on the very best authority' "Poor Davison!" said Miss Neville, laughing, "why, he is one of the best and stauchest friends you have; and so am I for that matter indeed, I think I am even more your friend than Mr. Davison, for I think you can do good work, while Mr. Davison is foolish enough to believe you are doing it." At this point in the conversation Streeter looked hurriedly at his watch. "Ah! I see." said Miss Neville; "this conversation is not to your taste. You

"why don't yousjioot, oror.on?" are going to plead an appointment ns if anyone could have an appointment at this hour in the morning!" "Nevertheless," said Streeter, "I have; and I must bid you good -by. Hut I assure you that my ej'cs have been opened, and that I have learned a lesson to-night which I will not soon forget. I hope I may have the pleasure of meeting you again and continuing this conversation. Perhaps some time I may tell you why I have to leave." Streeter found his friends waiting for him. He knew It was no use trying to see Davison before the meeting. There was a long drive ahead of them, and it was gray daylight when they reached the ground and found tho other party waiting. Each man took his place and the pistol that was handed to him. When the word "lire!" was given Streeter dropped his hand to his side. Davison stood with his pistol still pointed, but he did not lire. "Why don't you shoot, George?" said Davison. Harmon at this point rebuked his principal, and f.aid he must have no communication with the other except through a second. "Oh!" said Davison, impatiently, "I don't pretend to know the rules of thU idiotic game!' Streeter steppod forward. "I morel' wished to give yon the op portunity of firing at me if you cared to do so," he said; "and now I desire to apologize for my action at the cafe. I may say that I did what I did under a misapprehension. Anything that I can do to make reparation I am willing to do." "Oh, that's all right!" said Davison; "nothing more need be said. I am per fectly satisfied. Let us get back to the city. I find it somewhat chilly out here." "And yet," said Harmon, with a sigh, "Englishmen will have the cheek to talk of the futility of French dueli!' Robert Harr, in Detroit Free Press. Temporarily. "I reckon Simon Jenks lies lost hi reasonln' fae'lties sence belied that last spell o' sickness, don't you?" inquired Mr. Hanson of his gentle-faced wife. "How old is y'r Cousin Simon?" asked placid Mrs. Hanson, who had been listening to a long story about the old gentleman's shortcomings and peculiarities since his recent illness. "Eighty-two come next September." said Mr. Hanson, after a rctlcctive pause. "Oh, well, he ain't so old as ho might be, by a good deal," said Mrs. Hanson, cheerfully. "I shouldn't feel to call It that folks hed lost their reasonln' fae'lties at his age, Ezry; but p'r'nps in y'r Cousin Simon's case," she added, seeing a mutinous expression on her husband's face, "p'r'aps, take it by an' large, you might say that Simon's fae'lties was mislaid for tho time bein'." Youth's Companion. CoinpllHirnt Intrniiril. An American is reproached vith saying: "How do j'ou do, mlsa?" to one of the daughters of the prince of Wales but why not? since Mr. Gladstone always addresses her majesty ai "mum." Of another American an odd story is told of his meeting with a deposed Italian princeling. A United States minister had, with due form, presented this American t) his extreme highness, the duke ol Ilologna. "Ah. glad to meet you, sir," said tin American; "1 don't remember that I ever heard of you before, but l'vo long had the greatest admiration for tin sausages you make ia your twar Youth' Companion

THE HARD TIMES. j RtdlctiloHt Kepnbltcaa IUU!n Azalnit the l'arty la I'owit. To rati, to nag, to sneer at government Is tho privllego of the opposition. A useful privilege of the opposition, indeed a right, is the right of free, honest and Intelligent criticism. Tho governmental sltuatlou in the United States differs to-day from that which obtained a year ago only in t wo particulars. Tho laws are tho same: congress has not changed them in one iota. Hut tho personnel of administration is different, and there is a purpose In all departments to bring about that economy which is manifestly needed by tho stringency of the times, and ought to lo the rulo under all circumstances, for government ought not be adevourer of the substance of tho people, or, to state It moro exactly, government ought not to ask in taxes moro money than is needed for an economical administration. Democrats have been in possession of tho administration of the United States since tho 4th of March last During all that period, but particularly for two or three months last passed, there has been widespread stringency of tho money market, resulting in business depression, whereupon with almost unanimous voice th republican press of tho country indulges itself in tho cheap reflection that they In their prescience told the country so, that tho prosperity which republicans assured them is not given by democrats, that hard times result necessarily from democratic administration of affairs, and that if Harrison had been reelected everyliody would be on tho high road to prosperity. Of course thcro is no specification warranting this criticism. It grows out of th broad fact thut, unquestionably, the times are hard. John Sherman used to claim that the republican party was the author of bountiful crops. Ho would never assert the converso of the proposition, though, that when crops were poor there was responsibility on tho republican party.

An administration, save as it is ex travagant or economical, can have very little influence upon business activities of tho United States. Legislation, which is moro than the administration, for it is congress and tha executive to gether, can legitimately do no moro for tho business of the country than to give it a stable currency. Congress has not been in session since tho advent of President Cleveland, but business dis tress, money stringency, is not pecul iar to the United States. All civilized countries arc suffering becauso of a rebound from extravagance, speculation, overproduction, und wild dissipation. The business world has slowly wak ened up from a period of debauch to take the Inevitable consequences of a sick headache and a remorseful disposl tion. The first check, the first real realization of what was coming, was the announcement nearly two years ago of the Darings failure. It was fol lowed upon the part of prudent per sons by retrenchment, by failure to ex tend credit save where credits were deserved. And though thcro was but momentary check in the United States, 5et as it was slowly followed by a pol icy soon becoming apparent of requir ing from the United States gold paj-' ments confidence was slowly under mined in this country. The process commenced during tho administration of Prcsidont Harrison. Ho was not responsible for it save as his signature to tho Sherman law had its bearing, and the situation which has been finally attained lias been reached the quicker less by occurrences in tho United States than by events beyond its jurisdiction. Australia gave notice, of tho storm. So did India. The prudence of Washington, tho vigor of Jackson, tho patriotism of Lincoln, not all the virtues of the best of presidents would in the slightest change thnt distress in tho United States which has been produced by a scries of events of world-wide occurrence. In the vulgar mind tho opinion fostered by persons of more intelligence for party ends charges upon the party in power nil responsibility for an unhappy business situation. Hut it is as certain as the day that the situation would not as to the United States be changed in the slightest were Benjamin Harrison, not G rover Cleveland, president of the United States; indeed, it might be worse, because it was apparent that under Benjamin Harrison there would have been none of that government retrenchment which must result in reduction of taxation upon a people who are less able now to pay it, or think themselves so, than they wore a year ago. Some of tho republicans of to-day who charge the stringency of the times upon the national administration were in lS7:t republicans who asseverated with tremendous emphasis that the mere fact that Gen. Grant, a republican, was president of tho United f-tntes had nothing whatever to do with the pauic of that year. Chicago Tunes. The party in power stands between two fires. It is chaffed and taunted for not daring or even desiring to reduce the MeKinlcv tariff material j ly and carry out its last year's plat form, and in tho same breath accused of a design ruthlessly to pull down tho pillars of our manufacturing industry, and reduce tho country to a free trado basis, with all that may imply of stagnation, in one of the important departments of American enterprise and trade. Both of these propositions cannot bo true. Yet both will naturally operate against the party this year that was successful last yean Boston Transcript (Rep.). Tho proposal to limit repeal to tho purchase clause nlono of the Sherman act Is mischievous. It invites complication, controversy and compromise. It threatens an endless scries of sulwtitutcs, amendments and dilatory proceedings. Tho direct and slmplo course is tho only safe one. The law of 1800 should bo repealed promptly, completely and without conditions. Thcro is nothing In it worth preserving. N. V. World.

I How to Dual with the Tariff aad Money 4JiutIuti. Whatever Is not democratic is dan gcrous. Into thu principles tho democratic party adopted when government by tho people was separated irom oligarchy the collected experience of the patriot soldiers and statesmen of ull tho nations was injured. Not one has been annulled or mod ified sinco tho first democratic president was elected anil the democracy was first organized into a political force. Tho force onco organized and tha principles onco laid down, democracy became too great to be diverted by the follies of a few or to be injured by the) battering of special Interests. Kvcrv democratic voter has a share In the direction of the party; ho bears' his portion of tho responsibility fo what it does or leaves undone. Ilms his personal interest and Ids pride of. citizenship aro enlisted. He has a regard for tho consistent execution of laws he has helped to enact and for the redemption of platform pledges ho has helped to make. Democracy is A body of highly trained political units. No professedly democratic leader has been able to deceive his people. Other parties may obey loaders and applaud tho act which be lie. the onco applauded word. A real democrat trusts tho principles he has adopted and judges for himself whether they aro followed or deserted. The republican party can promise to rcduco tho tariff, and then raisa It. Such a shameless violation of repeated pledrs as that party committed in 1S83 could not be imitated by a democratic congress without an atonement which would consign to obscurity every guilty member. Each individual democrat has In his memory and heart the historic struggle of his party against protective tariffs. Therefore tho McKinley law must b replaced with a tariff based upon the general welfare priuciplo of revenue. For the party is in power and pledges must be redeemed. No act of tho party which lately controlled the government is more undemocratic than the Sherman law. The party is unreservedly under pledge to repeal it, and to substitute a measure for tho coinage of gold and silver without discriminating against either metal. Such are the words of the national platform of 1S02, passed after the democrats in every state convention had mado tho demand in language as plain and well considered. For tho democratic party, in or out of power, nothing is safe which is not democratic. To tcmporizo with tho McKinley tariff or to hesitate in suspending the operation of tho Sherman act would bo unsafe for a democratic congress. In principle, in detail and in effect these two laws aro against the thoroughly ingrained opinions of the democratic masses. They were bought by special interests nml their design did not embrace consideration for the people. Both havo disturbed trade nnd offended the natural laws of wealth. Both have brought losses upon tho producers and consumers. Together they have contributed to create the uncertainty which has contracted the movement of capital and crushed hundreds of enterprises. The tariffand money questions which will come before tho Fifty-third congress arc not tho accidents of tho summer. The future of the whole American people enters into their settlement. Tho democratic thasscs know the pledges of the party, because they voted upon pledges. How can democratic coagrjs"raen faco their pcoplo next year und endure the comparison of pledge with performance if they are capable of no better linanco than a blind stand against suspending tho purchase of bullion, and of no better taxation than a miserable, ineffectual, intimidated rehash of Melvinlcyism? These arc considerations of import Tho democratic party ba3 a history and a destiny. Its history Is tho story ol its constitutional doctrines. Its destiny is the restoration of tho spirit of tho constitution. If a democratic congress and a democratic president can do no better than to put their bended backs under the Sherman and McKinley laws there will bo one chapter which the democrats of the next century will pass over In silencu if they can. Whatever is not democratic is dangerous. St Louis IJepublie. NOTES AND COMMENTS. McKinley lias tho consolation of knowing that tho democrat who succeeds him in thu state house will find it an empty honor. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The washed sow returns to her wallow. The republicans nrc again preaching McKinleyisra. Bcforo the Fifty-third congress is far along they will be grunting in tho force bill depths. St Louis Republic. Tho same republican organs that were shrieking themselves hoarse for an earlier session of congress nro now disposed to hold the administration accountable for the fact that this climate is addicted to hot weather during the dog days. Detroit Free Press. The democrats ought not to allow the silver question to become a party issue. If when congress meets it promptly repeals the Sherman net, oi at least it3 purchaso clause, tho republicans will bo left in enforced idleness. They will bo destituto of workiug Issues, and must content themselves with pecking at tho potty faults and mistakes of their opponent. N. Y. Times. Tho robber barons may exult ovct tho temporary obscuration of tho tariff issue. They may gloat over thu hopes of having an apostate in tho elected chW of the tariff reform army. They may fancy that the silver muddlo will keep the McKinley swindle in the background. But they reckon without their host No one man is essential to tarill reform. Not oven tho weakness, or the recreancy of an administration cat stay, though it may retn-d, tho marci of free trade In America. LouUtIU Courier-Journal.

WHERE THE DANGER LIES.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Iatrnatloril I.ru fur Augn-t 13, 189 I'huI at Jrrulpin-Act 31:'J7.3. Specially Arranged from Peloubct's Notes.) Ooi.ur.v Tkxt For u-to you It Is given la tss&ebatf of Carint, not only to tx-llevo on III, but aWo to suffer for Iiis aUe. 1'hlL :'3X Timjs. Tuest! ity. May S3, A. D.M. oao moat ftT our last lemon. XMaca Jerusalem, tha temple sree. Paal'e Uodo was with Mnuson In the city. I.K8SOX NOTKfl. Tho Journey to Jerusalem. At th close of his address Paul and his companions again embarked, nnd set sail for Jerusalem. It is well to note briefly some incidents on this journey. (1) At Tyre, he searched nnd found u band of disciples with whom lie spent a week. Tho journey had been so prosperous that he did not have to hasten to Jerusalem for Pentecost. (2) At Caesarea, he found an example of woman's work in tho church, in tho four unmarried daughters of the prophet Agabus, who themselves did prophesy; that is, they spoke out the truths thnt God inspired them to speak, whether to men or to women or to both, we do not know. (3) Both at Tyre and at Cicsarea, prophets warned Paul of the danger of going to Jerusalem. It was revealed to them, not that Paul should not go, but that, if he went, he would go into bonds, prison, sufferings. The prophets inferred from this foreknowledge that Paul should not go on. But Paul recognized moro clearly the voice of the Spirit, and his duty to proceed In spito of warnings and remonstrances. The Beturned Missionaries Report to tho Home Church. From Caisarea, Paul went up to Jerusalem In time for the feast of Pentecost, and made his home with an early "disciple, one Mnason. This was his fifth visit at Jerusalem since his conversion twenty years before. The nest day ho made a report of his missionary work to the leaders, of whom James, our Lord' brother, was the chief. Summary of What God Had Wrought by Paul. In the eight years since Paul had reported his work to the church at Jerusalem to the great conference (Ants 18:21, 22), he had (1) made two long missionary tours; (2) revisited and strengthened the churches in Asia Minor; (3) he had carried the Gospel into Europe: (4) ho had founded large churches in Philipp!, Corinth, Thcssav lonica and Ephesus; (5) he had beea. the means of great numbers of conversions and the great extension of the Gospel; (0) some of the converts had been willing to endure much for the Gospel; (7) they had sent large contributions by Paul to the poor at Jerusalem; (S) special miracles had beea wrought by tho hand of Paul. t The Attempt to Harmonize the Two Parties Tho position of Paul and the Gentile Christians. Paul believed and taught according to the decision of the council at Jerusalem eight years before. (1) The Gentiles need not become Jews, and obey tho Jewish, ritual. (2) Tho law was not necessary for salvation. No forms could save anyone, not even m Jew, but only faitk In tho Lord Jesus. (S) The promises to tfle Jews were to bo fulfilled by the Gentiles becoming Christians. The Gentiles were children of Abraham through faith. (4) At the same time he himself obeyed thu Jewish law, bat not as a condition of salvation. The importance of this position waa very great (I) For the foundation of Christianity lay in salvation, not by forms, but by a nuw heart of faith. (2) It broke tho bondage of laws and ceremonies and brought in tho glorious liberty of the gospel. (!)) It enabled the religion of Christ to become universal. Tho temple and its ceremonial was destroyed in a few years, providentially for this very purpose. (4) It took away l great and unnecessary hindrance to Ihc conversion of tho Gentiles. The Position of the Judatzers. Many of the Jewish Christians, notwith standing tho decision of the council, were exceedingly zealous for the law. They wanted the Gentiles to bo saved, but only by becoming Jews, the truepeople of God. They opposed Paul (1) Because many believed that to become a Jew was essential to salvation. (2) Because the law, which they thought he opposed, was thu DIvino foundation of their nation and their hopes. All that they held dear was built upon it (.') Paul's position seemed an insult to God and tho Bible. Their religion waa Divine. It had stood for fifteen hun drcd years. So that ''those who supported the cause o! 1'aul rendered themselves liable to thoso ch urges, so terriblo to a Jew, of lnxncss, of Irrcligion, of apostasy, of uupatriotism, of not being believers in revealed truth. Was not Moses inspired? Was tho Kacrcd Pentateuch to be reduced to dcail letter? Were all tho curses of Kbal to be braved?" (4) They did not sou how Paul's teachings were for tho fulfilling of the law and the enlargement and permanence of the nation. (4) They were reluctant togive up their privileges as a chosen race, tho highest, thu most favored of all nations. (5) Thcro were many great and precious promises given to them, of enlargement, of victory over all enemies, of prosperity and peace, which had not been fulfilled. Could they give up all these hopes? (0) Then tho very hol of the world scorned to depend on them. Iu the seed of Abraham were all nations to be blessed: the kingdom of Heaven was to come through their Messiah; Zion was to be tho joy of the whole earth. They could not sco how only by the truths that Paul taught, und the position ho took, could these things come to pass. Hut they felt ?.( his teachings prevailed all was lost. IT.ACTICAI. HUOOKSTIONS. 1. Difficulties In the way nrc no proof that God docs not wish uato walk In it. Every Christian, like Hunyan's, meet wlth hllls of difficulty, where tho psth of righteousness and safety lies over and not around. 2. There will be honest differences of opinion on many questions in thu church nnd In society. Thcro should be freo discussion, kindly feelings, an honest desire to seethe truth, a willingness that others should differ from us and an effort to conciliates. a. The wojld uotlcee tho compeaj r keep.