THE PREGON SUNDAY ; JOURNAU. . PORTLAND, - SVNDAYy MORNING, . FEBRUARY 16, IBoi
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Rients of. . mad leal man. Mm.
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(he subject, ba accepted, thou-
sands of Eng llah bablea will ba I
aaved from death In Infancy by char- ' I?
. jtaDie scheme which has just been lntro-
duead Into thla country by n American
, Philanthropist, Nathan Straus, brother
' of Oacar P. Straus, secretary of coni
; merce and labor' In President Roose
: velt's cabinet.
, Americana are familiar with the
beneficent work Mr. Straua haa dona In
I hla own land by means of the paateur-
" nllk plants which he has estab
lished In New York and other big Amer-
nfant mortality which have reaulted
irom me provisions tbua made for an
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Town in tne United Kingdom TLat Will Comply
Natnan Straus Ur
- dertakes to SuppIv
as to tne Operation Sucn an Institution
SAVED
mam
supply of abaolutely
abundant
milk
Borne time ago he established a milk
pasteurising plant at Heidelberg In Ger
many, with auch excellent results that a
few weeks ago he waa summoned to
wait on the grand duchess of itiulon
' ami waa publicly thanked for hla work.
, Now he la extending hla phllanthroplo
r work to England, and an uaual he la
I proceeding on generous llnea. lie haa
engaged Dr. fi. Q. Moore, the medical
officer of health of Hudderefleld, one of
me greut manufacturing towna of the
north of England, to take charge of hla
scheme In thla country. Dr. Moore's
work will be literally to give away milk
paateurlalng planta to any town or bor
ough or city that will undertake to run
them, and to 4natruct the local official
how to operatH them. Dr. Mourn will
rmmiun hla iinuilntmnt l-l.i.i.t..
which la worth about $3, E00 a year and
will devote hi whole time to Mr.
Btraua' philanthropic undertaking. It la
: aald that Mr. Btraua haa doubled Dr.
, Moore's aalary and has mad provlalona
i for the continuance of the work even In
the event of hla death.'
There la probably no better known
nubile health authority In England than
Dr. Moore, lie In the author of what In
known aa the ' Hudderefield experiment''
which formed the basis for legislation
for the protection of Infant life, at the
last session of parliament. He haa been
medical officer of health at Huddera
flcld for alx yeara and for eight years
before that he waa assistant medical of
ficer at Liverpool. Both are great In
duatrtal cttlea and Dr. Moore waa ap
palled by the death rata among the chil
dren of the women who had to work in
the mllli and factorlea. In 105. he se
cured the cooperation of the mayor of
Hudderefleld, Mr. U. Broadbent, and
together they secured the passage
through parliament of a "private" bill
empowering the authorities of Hudders-
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field to compel the notification to then
of all births within 48 hours of their oc
currence. A corps of women vljiltors
and trained nuraea waa appointed and as
aoou aa a birth was notified one of them
called on the mother and offered advice,
on the care of the child. The firs ef
fort was to Induce the mother to feed
the child naturully. but if clrpum
stnncea made thla Impossible advice was
given aa to the best methods of arti
ficial feeding. Regular visits were
made and If the child did not thrive,
!r. Moore was notified and either he
or one of his assistants called aad
treated tho child.
SEEING THE LIGHT THROUGH
WORK-Helping the Blind to Help
Xhemselves
(Copyright 190S by "Charltlea and Tha
Commons. New York.)
By Richard Watson Ollder, editor The York and In Buffalo will soon be done
through work." Lately by meana of
the eloquence and energy of the chief
workers, a second association has been
started by the good people of Buffa
lo; and what has been done in New
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THE son of a Lincoln!
one day saw an apt
a tree. One day ti
girls saw some bill
Century Magazine.
lnahlra farmer
apple fall from
two American
girls saw some blind boys en-
Joying a concert In Italy. Others
beside Newton had seen an apple fall
without cogitating upon the law of
gravitation. Others besides tha Misses
Holt had seen blind persons enjoy
music and make It but apparently no
others hod given deep attention to the
scene, or had acted upon Its sugges
tions. From percelvlug the happiness
of the sightless In the hearing of music,
tfeeae girls of a musical family when
they returned to New York formed
a committee. Including blind persons,
for tho distribution to the blind of un
sold tickets to concerts. .
That was one of the happiest
thoughts or our day and generation.
In other communities that have the
blind always with them.
To "the sighted It seems extraordi
nary that the sightless can do skilfully,
cheerfully, usefully and remuneratively
so many different things. The blind
had already proved themselves able to
do many things well. But other In
dustries that It was not generally
known they could pursue, the workers
of the association have opened up to
the sightless. At receptions and exhi
bitions have been seen the marvelous
products of the work of the blind,
and the workers have been beheld in
deft and cheerful manipulation. (Tho
last annual report of the association,
all except the treasurer's tables, waa
dictated to a blind stenographer.)
There are adepts In Stenography,
typewriting, shampooing, massage (In
Japan It waa long usual for none but
the blind to be so employed), plano
tunlng, basket and broom-maklnft. chair
caning, ana worsted worK. 'tne Sight
ed" can hardly believe their eyes when
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w The result of this was nn Immediate
rail in the infantile death rate. In
WA 1& It was 1.1.S per 1.000 births. In
ll'Ol! It averaged onlv 5. During lie
third uuaiter of the yesr the Infantile
tlenth rate In the "6 great towns of
Kngland und Wales wns 110. In Hud-
dersfleld It waa only It or 44 per rent
better. . f ,
Dr. Moore, of course, knew In tha be
ginning what tha effect of hla work
was going to ba, but to Bay that It
astonished Kngland la putting tha mat
ter mlldlv. Othar !wal mKnii.a
Vjt wok up and tried to Institute like sya
yg tema of notification of births, but found,
mat luer hbu nui iiia power 10 com
pel the doctors and mldwlrea to do so.
Then they applied to parliament and ft
new law went Into effect on January t
last empowering any local authority to
make the notification of births within
II houra compulsory. Half tho towna
and cities In Kngland have already an
nounced their Intention of taking ad
vantaga of tha new law.
This la the man then whom . Mr.
Straus has engaged to carry on bis
work of saving Infant lives, and to -whom
ha haa given carte blanche It
the matter of expense. Karh plant cost
$1,000 and Is capable of providing mliat .
for 2J0 children every day. Dr, Moore
has power to give and Install on of '.
these plants free of charge in any town)
In this country, the only condition b
Ing that the local authority shall un
dertake to work It and provide tho milk
free for poor mothers. Already Liv
erpool Belfast anil Huddersf leld havo
compiled with the conditions and no- .
gotlntiima ore hi progress with aeveral
of the Loudon boroughs and the Other",
large towns and cities of the United
Kingdom. Mr. Straus offered plant .
to Ouhlln through his friend. Richard)
Croker, who 1m now a resident of that .
ity. but the matter waa made m po
litical one ami the offer has not yet
Ix-en Accepted. Ai present Mr. Strausi
has 20 plants re:idy to give away. Any'
town In England which will comply7
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milk plant for nothing. ,.
I miw Dr M -ere n few days ago Ira ',
London. lie was enthusiastic over tho' ,
prospects of tho wotk which ho la about',
to undertake.
"There can tie no truer philanthropy.!
he aald. "than this plan of milk dis
tribution Inaugurated by Mr. Btraua, III
pauperizes no one, and the health ofj
the infant Is a n;utter of public eon-' .
(K-rn. The child la truly the father of'
ttm man, and a weakly and sickly child
cannot he expected 10 grow up a Strong
and efficient man or woman.
"Half the poverty and Inefficiency to',
ii.iv Is the result of malnutrition tn In- '
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life which now lakes place la nothln ,
short of criminal, for It Is preventlble.
No one cni estlnmte how many Infants ; ,
will be saved iiv Mr. Piraus' charity
nor how much the national wealth Will
be increased by making healthy men anf
women of those who would otherwise
fill early graves " . .
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MILLION A MONTH FOR PLAY-DecemW Bill
of American Cities for Playground Sites for Her Youngsters
S.eLT.,? hNL tfl"f''J" iJ?,!H-?,-t c-fl!.u,,!S-d.?iip- J!?2T By Henry 8. Curtla. Secretary Play- children, and that the failure to provide playground can be erected by merely
ground Association or America. play opportunities Tor them leavea them screwing the parts together
(Copyright. 1908. by "Charities and The exposed to many moral dangers, and Is Probably the children who have the
cecded another. These young New
Yorkers., by the pathway of music, thus
accidentally came into contact with tho
needs of the blind, and soon they wero
asking themselves, and others, the ques
tion: Why should not the blind be em
ployed? As Helen Keller has narrated,
they told that "in a world of machinery.
specialized industry arid keen competi-
lamp-shades and heaven knows what.
made by the patient workers in per
petual dark.
Those who are deprived of 'hearing
may be handicapped In their Work,
but not so greatly as those who can
not see. The condition of blindness
Is especially hard upon those who are
thus afflicted after maturity. I asked
tlon. the blind man could not expect a blind man the other day some ques-
to find profitable occupation." bonio
went so far as to say that It would
be cruel to add to the burden of In
firmity the burden of labor." As If
eomo of the blind were not already
working; as If life without work were
not the heaviest burden a mortal could
be called upon to endure- as If there
were no such thing aa "light through
worn.
tiona as to his capabilities and he
answered by way of apology that he
was "only a beginner in blindness.
Think what that means! I got an ink
ling lately as to what It means, when
the notion took me to gather some
berries In blindness for a blind friend
of mine. I was blindfoldod and led
to a place on a hillside where winter
green grows, and then I groped around
Commons," New York.)
N New Year's eve in New York
City they say that 500,000 was
poured into the tills of the res
tnurant keepers and wine mer
chants of Broadway- $500,000
play, without the least return to
players except perhaps In New
Year's resolutions In the morning.
During November, 1907, more than
$1,000,000 was spent in the United
States for a mighty different kind of
play, the kind that means health and
0'
for
the
the cost of neglect In the end; that It greatest
is cneaper to equip playgrounds thun children
It Is to build prisons, and pay doctors'
hills and that the product of the second
method Is not at all comparable with
the product of the first.
Promotes Games.
Lee F. Harrmer. formerly .secretary
for the Public Schools Athletic league
of New York, has been engaged as field
secretary to promote athletic games,
folk dancing, at playgrounds through
out the country. He Is now collecting
need of Dlaygrounds are the
In orphan asylums and other
It waa In November, 190R, that the about In tli darkness till I had (rath
erea a Duncn or tne Derries to send
tn one who could not see them, but who
would enjoy the feel and taste of wild
nature In them. If I had to do any
thing skilful and remunerative as "a
beginner" I felt that it would have
gone hard with me.
We speak of the cheerfulness of the
blind. They are, Indeed, when happily
occupied, wonderfully cheerful. But
there era conditions of blindness, es
pecially among the "beginners," where
the gloom Is Indeed tragic. Stories
could be multiplied In Illustration; bur
all that may easily be lmagned and
meantime it Is one of the most beauti
ful evidences of the advance of man
kind in the betterment of human con
ditions that not only Is there moro
alertness In the prevention, and in tho
cure, of blindness; but in the allevia
tion of the condition of the blind, and
In bringing to them "light through
work."
Misses Holt organlxed the "New York
Association for the Blind." With this
was amalgamated the committee of
tickets for the blind and since then
the work han gone on apace, with Miss
Winifred Holt us secretary and moving
eplrlt. At ffrtit the home of these
women was turned Into an office. Slnco
then the headquarters have been moved
to 118 East Fifty-ninth street. Classes
have been established there In Indus
tries for girls, and a factory has been
opened at 147 Kast Forty-second street.
The work has gone on energetically,
and successfully with the making of a
most necessary census Of the blind,
with teaching of Industries In the work
nhop and in the tenements with sales
of the products of blind Industries;
with a wonderful stirring of public
Jnterest in the work of helping the
Tillnd to help themselves; of bringing
the Idle, the morbid and the despairing
out of "a great darkness" Into "light
institutions. Thev need Dlavaround
because thoy lack Initiative, because
they do not have enough opportunity
for adult companionship, because they
have so few other Joys. The associa
tion would like to put a secretary in
the field to devote all of his time to de
veloping this phase of work If It can
secure the money.
Every School Trains.
That a minimum requirement In the
psychology and practice of play bo
made a part of the training of overy
normal school In the country la a part
of the association's program, for It la
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training and discipline to hundreds of Information with reference to all cities
thousands of boys and girls. This ex- of jo.000 or more, preparatory to mak
penditure of $1,000,000 for playground ' . , ' .i,,i.. i
i;it.. fr hiiiroV, u nn. hin for !.. lng extended tours to stimulate play-
United States. There was a time, and ground development In various parts of believed that no teacher ever cornea
not so lnn&r aaro. either, when onlv a the country.
The f jaygrouno Association m Amer
Ico will try to havo every city In the
country draw a playground plan, which
will provide a municipal playground
within half a mile of every child. As
the basis of this plan It will try to
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favored few could go to school. Now
the chance Is open to all and whether
the child wishes it or not. to school hn
goes. Country schools ond city schools
are crowded, and the cry of "A seat
for every child Is a national cry.
And now we are going still further induce every city to make an inventory
Into sympathetic contact with the chil
dren, or gains the largest Influence
over them, who does not meet them
outside the classroom when life Is most
Intense In play. Professor Clark W.
Hetherlngton of the University of Mis
souri Is chairman of the committee
wnicn is working to orart sucn a nor-
H
REV. DR. HENRY VAN DYKE.
ENRY VAN DYKE is essentially was marked opposition to anything that
and saying that not only must every of all possible sites parks and other mai course in play.
i irijunuiiiu cwpjriiTicnia nnvQ nor yei
child ten to school hut everv child must nubile grounds, abandoned cemeteries.
have a chance to plav as well. Yes, a marshes or ponds that might he lilled
chance to play not as we wee plav In in, or vacant spaces that might be pur-
the streets and alleys, but In play- chased for this object. A preliminary
grounds fitted up with proper apparatus "vacant lot study" has already been
and supervised bv trained Instructors. made in Washington with surprisingly
The Playground Association of Amer- important results.
lea has had a large part tn popularlz- Where the real practical work of tha
Ine the nla vcround Idea. It was Playground association comes In is In
been organized in most states, nor haa
a definite place ben assigned to play
ground activities. Joseph T.ee , of Bos
ton Is chairman of a committee formed
to draw up a model state law which
can be recommended to the various
state legislatures.
The association Is Installing a work-
nnrantsreri In Wushlntrton a little mora the advice furnished to cities and asso- lng library and museum in lis offices
than a year ago with President Roose- clatlons desiring to establish play- The Jamestown exhibit will serve aa a
velt as honorary president and Dr. grounds. The association Is working basis of the playground museum, and
Luther H. Oulick as acting president, through a conference of supervisors other exhibits will be secured aa fast
and has established headquarters at 624 from various cities to agree upon a as runds make It possible. It Is ex-
OT A TTrT T J11 T Madison avenue, New York, where it is model standard equipment for a home pected that the library will be the
IS I jA Il I ) K K nilirtr 4r ( .hamnt I ,r-txr mapping out an active campaign for playground, for a school playground, most complete on the subject of play
WiJili J-X-JLV.""'xIlJ U-ty J VJildiaUlCF JLO W"" 1908. Those at the head of the work and for a municipal playground. They that there la to be found anywhere lr
oeneve iiitti mere is 10 uo h. uir khwui win iuiui.- ,Uw..Ui. ... , 01 y out im?
In playgrounds among the smaller to any city desiring them, and It Is work outlined the association will need
cities of America In the next few years, hoped that, arrangements may be made to raise $20,000 for this year, which Is
Tho cities realize that plav Is not tha with steel companies to furnish steel about $1,000 for each million ahlldren fn
need for poor children alone, but of all pipe of standard lengths so that a the United States.
a pastor-at-largn to the Amer
ican people. No man Is more
universally beloved. He has the
affection of thousands who have
never henrd his voice nor seen him ami
who know him only through his pub
lished writings. His literary works are
always wholesome serrpons. preaching
the gospel of out-of-doors, of charity,
brotherly kindness and love. Certainly
no theologian of the present day reaches
so wide and large a congregation as
does Dr. Van Dyke, even although most
of his sermons are preached from Ills
study table.
But In a denominational sense Pr
would look like arbitrary direction by
tne general assemDly, but finally a "
committee was appointed to preparo tho
"Book of Common Worship." Fortune
ately for the Presbyterian church and
for ecclesiastical literature, Henry Vaa .
Dyke was made chairman of tho com-
mittee. - ' ,
After working on the matter for .'.'
eral years the committee made Its re
port in the form of a completed book, i;
which the general assembly approved, v
and ordered printed "for voluntary uao
In the churches." The book Is not un
like the Episcopal prayer book in ito
form and purpose, and many critics
have pronounced the Presbyterian book .
to be fully equal to the Episcopal In
llterarv style. Tls Is hleh D raise, for
Van Dyke Is one of the religious forces the "Book of Common Prayer has Ions;
est Trick of Scandal Mongers
T
IS an 111 offence for a gentle
man. Especially against
his very friend."
Shakespeare.
Although in the soberer
moments of life every one condemns
Blander and gossip, still It Is appalling
how frequently (and perhaps as much
all Justice, should human mistakes not
only be condoned but also Inspire sym
pathy, forgiveness and encouragement.
No physical beauty Is absolutely
spoiled by one defect, such as near
sightedness, lameness, etc., and neither
should a partial moral obliquity or Im
perfection make us denounce our friends
and acquaintances. The habit of gossip
ing i uui a xorm or conceit ana an in
through thoughtlessness aa intent) does directly passive way of suggesting one s
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THE KAISER AS A PREACHER-G erman Emperor
Delivers Sermon on Board Imperial Yacnt Hohenzollern on
" Slfinalind at Sea where. Only upon himself
S & rely! Yet, on tho other h
lng below his own personal standard Is
as generally credited with no virtues
as the man Who Is forever prating about
his own noble Inspirations nnd characteristics.
vrar1lce
One intuitively shrinks from a physi
cal coward, and yet, will often lend a
willing ear to slander, which may be
termed moral theft, as did Shakespeare
emphasize when writing:
"Good name, in man and woman, dear,
my lord.
Is the Immediate Jewel of their souls;
Who steals my purse, steals trash; tls
something; nothing
'Twas mine; 'tls his; nnd has been
siilva to thousands;
But tie wno nicnes irom mo mjr buuu i:ume irom excitement or
name,
Robs nio of that which not enriches
him
And makes me poor Indeed."
A
SERMON, which was delivered by
the German emperor on board
can a man
hnnri w na
I f T -1 1 r cr f n n. 1 . ,
.v.- 1.1 vrh.n.nll.rn .. ,., ... ... .1-- "'.'"" l"" """IB root, also
me imimiini yoA.ui. w uning wm ukbisi. ui aa mo nti m urn, siana togetner as one man: Neverthe-
"Glve every man thy ear but fow thy
choice;
lake each man's censure, but
thy Judgment."
while coasting round tne tana ui wnereoy we oecome wuruiy in me umnn- jess, ne who would learn and nractlco Van Dyke presided with a grace an
lh. vM.i.hi o,,n is renroduced "is mi sea. aa mum hm i me uia- mis must In his course of life nav nne- roreetuiness mat ins successors nav
w clples In our text. Tho language at sea! rial heed to the wi,min' ih. ww. found It difficult to equal. Ills mof
In the 'Homllctic Review. i ne eoi- What beckoning was to those fishery oning. that Is to sav between recent Presbyterian achievement is "Th
tors. In a rirefatorv note, remark that men namely, the simple and original above and those hero nn orii. u..i Hook of Common Worship.' which i
of the country. Ills church Is lh
Presbyterian, and he has been con
nected with It continuously for 25
years; since, in 18S;t. he renlgned tha
pastorate of the I'nited Congregational
church of Newport to become pastor
of the Brick Pnshyterian church. New
York. It may be assumed, furthermore,
that his sympathies were Presbyterian
before they were Congregational, for he
was graduated from Princeton college
and Princeton Theological seminary,
both of them, and the latter especially,
Presbyterian Institutions.
Dr. Van Dyke achieved the distinc
tion of the modcratorship of the Pres
byterian general assembly so recently
ns 1902. He served but one year, ac
cording to the custom of the general as
sembly, but it whs a notable year for
the Presbyterian church, over which Dr.
e
st
e
The habit of gossiping Is not neces-
jaruy prompted Dy an unkind heart.
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the value of this short sermon lies in xiffnai lor muiuai joy ana mutual moor consists true Christian wisdom name
, i. i.. has among our present-day sailors ly. to observe In all tho -.v. nf u
Its accent of Christian fraternity. Its hnmfi ,,.vlm. fnto the lan-u t i- iV .r the. '1S .f ".fe
reserve admlrabie simplicity renders It more ef- which every Bailor knows, the interna- the word of the Lord, but also his beck
been considered one of the monumental
literary productions of the English. ian
guage. A
In the year 1900 Dr. Van Dylto, feel-'
lng that the claims of his New York: -.
pastorate were so heavy that ho could
not satisfactorily do the llterarpr work
on which his heart was set, resigned his
charge and accepted appointment a '
professor of English llteraturo in
Princeton university. There he found
the atmosphere which his literary am
bition needed and he became in a real
sense the pastor of a congregation 11m-'
ited in size only by the number of thoao
renders who love good books. ?
Personally. Dr. Van Dyke Is a man v
slight of build and short of stature. Ho
Is not the type of the orator, and yet
there are few men more forcible than.,
he on the platform or In tho pulpit.
His addresses and sermons are masterly
in style, as are his books, so that his
hearers find delight not only in listen
ing to the development of his ideas, but ,
In the manner and style of their pro- 0
From physical wounds one may per
manently recover, but an Injury done
one s character Is, to a certain extent,
irreparable explanations and apolo
gies may fol(ow. ttut the original
beauty is affected, just as an injured
piece of glass in both the glass and
character some usefulness , may re
main, but the former perfection is un
questionably blemished. And in the
knowledge that "to err is human, to
n.Di i-A divine " one'a own frailties
ShnuM 'insnlre- leniencv: and were most
f OSSipa to devote tne energy iney apena
n criticising their neighbors to cor
rectlng their own mistakes, r-there would
be little need of reformers. Every
requently the bitterest remarks
it or a desire to
amuse, and thus, even refinement Is
often sacrificed to it for the sake of
applause. Continual criticising in any
i i out ine Dcginning of slander,
and such indulgence is most frequently
found among the Idle, for the busy,
active man has little time to dovote to
things that are worse than useless.
Slander Is a form of disease which is
both venomous and repugnant to de
cency, and its contagion is doubly dan
gerous. In that it Invariably Increases
In virulence. People have frequently
been known to take their lives, be
causo their reputation, which was
dearer than life itself, had been de
stroyed by groundless slandor; and are
not the originators of such scandals
committing a certain form of murder.
e :i though it be Indirect?
fectlve than a stately and pretentious nonai roue oi signals ui sea. oning, and whoever stands In lively
oration. The kaiser reserves that style . ,. communion with him learns more and
for secular and political occasions. International Signal Ot raitll. more to observe and follow not only
The text chosen by his majesty was, tmi,, oI. , 5ls, n,h worls- b"t also his silent beck-
"And thev beckoned unto their part- There Is a similar language also for Onlngs." .
ners. which were In the other ship, that Christians, for all who sail together on
they' should come and help them. And te ocean of fe an(j steer towards tho
thev came, and filled both tne ships, . .. ,,, . ...
so that they began to sink." Luke v. nven of eternity. The latter Is also
The kaiser remarkeo mac dignai- an international language, inia oecKon-
lng at soa" waa the title which might lng from one 8de to another, the pe
Koracc?;uthe'HcllatV1wn.ch -liar signal of the members of the
Beckonings -of Prayer.
ftls majesty continued: "There is.
too. a Christian beckoning to the far
distance, a Christian beckoning, too,
across the wide sea; the silent, yet elo
quent language which those understand
Gossip ia a degenerator. and there la
human is vulnerable somewhere If onlr no limit to the depths to which it may
like Achilles, in the heel and all would Quickly descend, and even Christians,
An -arnll to remember that the true who profess to live in the shade of tha
secret of nobility Is not contempt but cross, are sometimes ready handlers of never sours
sympathy. It Is. inoeeo. a most erro- mis unwelcome tning.
neous Idea to 'think that sympathy is When is slander beneficial? And if
nreiied rmlv In adversity, for it is also only dangerous, why indulge In It?
vsry necessary wheYi the sun shjnes, as Kncourage every form of sympathy
in v
Is transmitted to the comrades, that si- Christian calling, a language as well
lent, yet so eloquent, language wnicu for those wno haripen to be 'in theother so well who know it. To another man
!nV'theS ilngaChe 8hiP'' lf onl' the same Lord ' behlntl !t ,s an ut,prl-v meaningless sign. It
common action which In the result be- the signal and grants the common bless- Is the language of the Christian com-
cOmes the common blessing; 'and they lng. The 'roll-call of souls.' we might munion, the silent.
,., ,.f In..K guage' or love, ine prayer ana
love in the
ognlze the same
Lord; also i International language,
which certainly echoes loudest wncrl It
Is transmitted to the 'partners' in the
has far more than a sentimental value; other ship that is to say, the mem
for It encourages and stimulates. The bers of the same calling, country or
ugly never sweetens ths' beautltful faith.
This sort ot heckonlng at sea we
sometimes called "The Presbyterian sentation. Dr. Van Dyke has many
Prayer Book. For a number of years and warm rrtenasnips. Me is essen
certain Presbyterian leaders. Dr. Van tially a lovable man, proof of which
Dyke among them, had urged that thera may be found In the fact that he Is Si
should be greater uniformity In the ser- prime favorite with tha undergraduate
vices in Presbyterian churches. There student body at Princeton. , ,t
nize in the communion of love and of munion, than at sea, because here, 'if
Intercession and of stout help that the anywhere, Is one dependent on tho
Lord has retained to himself as his other; or, such a beckoning and such a
peculiar privilege, not only providence, helping between one side and the other,
but also salvation. Yes. truly he alone not only during the Joyful communion,
can bless; though the love of this earth of happy days, but also during; the Close
must help to keep the blessing. Why communion of evil times. Yes. it Is a
Is It that there is so little real bless- grand thing, among the grandest things
lng and so much want among man- on this earth, to gaze at God's wonder)
kind? Surely, because there Is among out here on the high seas. Or here lw
them so little of that faith which the extreme north, with a few "trusty
guides them out Into the deep. Into the comrades' about one. Undoubtedly,
worm oi mr i."iu, oihi, niuiwri, mtt- nuncici, uiv KrKnuesi ' miner or ail la
comes tne common messing; and they lng. The 'roll-call of souli
filled both the shipa. so that they be- ju8tly ca u the IanKua
!."!' l"'" 7rZTZhT refognlx
beckoning from one sldo to another as
cession on hehair or those who are
nearest to us, and well Is It for the
man who understands It and dally and
diligently practices It! Yet the Lord
must be in secret behind him, and his
merciful presence mint be felt, his
merciful assistance must be experi
enced. The man who knows this cannot
help it for himself alone; he must ahare
ft and spread it farther. Many such a
cause there Is among them so little of the knowledge that we are as one nan
that love which both comprehends the In tha mm. t.nrt tn .i ..
vet elnnunnt Inn- oecnoniiig anil uuuioo iui wii u. nnu lays aponan language Or IOVO. Which rOm.
yet eloquent, lan- w,M hina to t.ik In the drantrht nr,h,n. .5 -it ,v.J v...iT .
inter- "".,"'. -1 SrrrVA "":"" irom
mm ouic.y ... v.... ...... iu ui ui umer. ana in tnst act of
have clearer signals been displayed to love which Is presented Ja its fulleal
our countrymen. Come and help! Ml and completest sense when the shout
hands to the rescue! Let all combine goes fortK'AU bands to the rescue''
their strength! m , .:
The Real Communion.
Congressman Dorsey W, Bhackleford.
who recently attacked Sneaka rannnn
"Verily, it is at sea that one learns. In tho house, Is tho uooossor Jn on
if anywhere and at any time one can arreaa from tha iftia-htti viuahh
j ne economy wnicn we coma ncnieve snan oiscourse upon ir.uay. we are beckoning goes nlther and thither on the learn these two thlnaa- Th l.n ,.- it the late Richard P Miami It. i. .
n om- spare time bv eliminating aoa- treat na- of the beckoning to the com- m the nuiet chamber nn .k! 'en, nine iwo tmnfi. i no language s
dp and Idle conversation would hit- rades on the deep. In our text they are ionetv watch; many , such a beck nlnJ tne action of a real communion in 'JZEZw" 3-.".r-c"pJ"?-
an encouragement to daily life. and charity, for they add to the charm
'Just as a garmentr made Imperfect of life and to the comfort of those
ty a rent, Is worthy of mending, so, in abroad, as well as at home. Charity
i
s
flee to make
cation and
economy
from.
a deep gap -bftween edu- converted Into brethren In Christ
ignorance and Is true through love on account of the act of
ar
ani salutation goes rortn into the
bright starry night under God's wonder-
to have a good mind. to draw the Lord. Not singly, but all together ful skv here in these northern rearlona
- that Is the Christian motto every- "Thus, then, does one come to recog- union among tho members of a com'
one I.orrt Now n era ran v.-r- n..n.i- ". . " " " "
- - - - fumuij Being elected to eongress. Two yar
be a more numerous membership, and ago he also made a bitter attack
at the same time a Stronger hond nf Kn.nlr.i rnnnn nfllnr kin .-
uronea oespot-, .- , ; .. v. -- ' ' . . j
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