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are turned to account in the various
departments of life. Suppose the
inventors of the metal type used by
printers had not lived and all print­
ing were done with the old wooden
blocks, or suppose that all printing
were abandoned and pen and ink
were used instead of the printing
press, think what results would
follow.
Instead of the great
amount of general information now
pfevàîenf7”iTÎë' ma^’Tf“ mankind^
would be comparatively ignorant of
the current events of the day. The
farmer is benefitted by the Market
Reports of yesterday, and knows
the state of the grain business all
the telegraph, which is the work of
the experimental scientist. Rail­
roads bind one section of the
country with another, which are the
direct results of scientific investiga­
tions applied co useful transpoita-
tion. Bridges span the rivers.
sUamer3 cross the waters, electric
wires flash the news from country
to country ;. cities are brought
nearer together by railroad,' in
fact, everything we enjoy is affected
by the researches and discoveries of
the scientist: Indeed science is
useful.
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The Significance of Life.
We have already dwelt enough
on our conviction that the progress
of humanity, the improvement of
the world, the mitigation of its
anomalies, the extinction of its
woes, the eradication of its vices,—
in a word, the realization of the
ideal of life, is the great design of
God and the great work of mao.
But though the perfectation of the
race is the great, it is clear that it
is not the sole purpose or signific­
ance of life. The perfectation of
the individual is indicated by
marks just as obvious. We are
sent here and endowed thus not
only to do our utmost for the im­
provement and progress of the
world, but to do our utmost also
for the development, utilization,
purification and strengthening of
our own individual natures. The
riddle of life cannot be even ap­
proximately read without this as­
sumption. For, obedience to the
laws of God written on the face of
nature, the cultivation of those vir­
tues and affections whose sacred­
ness is written on our hearts, and
on which the beauty and joy of life
depend, lead to such progressive
excellence. Moreover the advance
and elevation of humanity is most
surely promoted by whatever
wholesomely, harmoniously, and
permanently develops* the indi­
vidual man. It is by the enlight­
ened and disinterested service of
his fellow being that he most surely
strengthens and idealizes liis own
nature. He cannot* carry forward
one of the purposes of Providence
without ipso facto contributing to
the other. And finally, thero is
one dark page in the philosophy of
life which no other creed can lrra-
diate. We mean the fact, so per­
plexing yet so constant, of men
whose youth, and maturity are
spent in struggle and in failure,
and who attain wisdom and virtue
only " St 'Ttre draT-gf their career;
who begin to see clearly only when
clear vision has grown useless; who
become thoroughly qualified for the
work of life and the service of
humanity just as life is ebbing
away and the arena of earthly
activity is closed upon them. Man
sometimes seems ordained to spend
his allotted span in sharpening his
tools and learning how to use them,
and to be called out of his work­
shop the moment his industrial
education is complete.— Gregg.
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dresses from various brethren, em­ material and beverages, and other
bodying information on foreign mis­ easily understood matters affecting
sions, and instruction on the duty health. It( is proper and right to
of Christians to send the gospel into pay attention to the brain, but what
all the world, to every creature.
about the stomach, the great center *
3. The circular recently sent out, of the human physical economy ?
containing information relative to Text books relating to edibles are
our own foreign missions, should be As important as are text books of a
read in all the churches.
number of branches which are
4. It will be well, in previous taught in the schools. Cooking
meetings, to keep the announcement should be taught by some cne and
ornrreorr^^^
.and to pray for our missions and families in this city have their
missionaries, and also to talk up bread cooked at home; how much
the question from house to house, has dyspepsia increased amoDg us ?
and by the way;—that all may be Poorly cooked food, 0 1 it is bad to
prepared to act intelligently and to digest, makes a poor brain ; poor
tnwr a wuithy pait:
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Dear brethren, wo have been A poor hrain produces disconnected
greatly prospered in this work, and thoughts and ideas. A diseased
have every reason to thank God stomach is responsible for illogical
and take courage. We have now reasoning, absurd theories, visionary
some 20 missionaries dependent projects, and a cross, ill-grained
largely on us for their daily bread, disposition. To cook W’ell places a
and who, as they receive only what wife at some inconvenience, but it
is needful for a living, must suffer will aid to keepher husband happy
if they are not promptly paid. and well/although Ecclesiastes says:
There are constantly new openings, “ All the labor of a woman is for a
and ne*v demands on us in various man’s mouth, and yet his appetite
ways. In our heathen missions, the is not filled.” If Dr. Johnson was
missionaries will require houses to greedy over boiled mutton; if Dry;
live in and for schools, and the re­ den had his favorite dish of a chine
Mathematical Column.
quisites for teaching, for practicing of bacon; if Lamb was enamored
of roast pig; if Walter Scott claim­
Only one'solution received «for medicine, etc. As the work in­
creases our liberality must increase, ed inspiration from boiled hare; if
the first problem. None for the
until we are fully up to God’s Goldsmith indulged in sassafras tea;
second. Will let them remain an­
righteous demands on us for mis­ if Hayden drank strong coffee, and
other week so as to give another
sionaries and for money to support if Shakespeare attacked a venison
chance.
them. We hope, therefore,, for a pasty with a hearty relish, people
collection on the first Lord’s day in of a commoner mould must be ex­
The Approaching Missionary March, so much in advance of any­ pected to love good dishes. The
Collection.
thing in tho past, both in the size heathen propitiates his oracle with
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The first Lord’s day in March is of the collections and in the number burnt sacrifices and sweet odor, and
the time set for a collection in all of churches contributing, as shall a light roll, the sweet aroma of a
our churches in behalf of our give a new impetus to missionary cup of coffee and a well“'prepared
Foreign Christian Missionary So­ work. Meanwhile, let all who have roast chicken has propitiated many
ciety, while the first Lord’s day in made subscriptions pay up, and let a husband, invigorated his blood,
May is set apart for a similar collec­ those who live where there is no sening it tingling to the remotest
tion in our Sunday-schools. In church, or w’here the church fails to part of his system, carrying with it
view’ of the increased demands pn act in this matter, send in their own animation, vigor and life. Now,
our treasury this year, this collec­ personal contributions to A. McLean, ladies, learn to be good cooks, and
tion is of very great importance— Box 570, Cincinnati, Ohio. By your husbands will soon have the
especially as the receipts at the order of the Executive Committee. round chins with which the Casars
I saac E rrett ,
are represented in ancient marble.
present time are much below the A. M c L ean ,
Cor. Sec’y.
Pres’t.
If they are lean like hungry Cassius,
expenditures. We therefore respect­
they will soon take on the propor­
fully submit the following sugges­
tions
of that sleek and oily gentle­
One way to Keep From Be­
tions :
man. Friar Tuck, whose name was
coming a Widow.
1. Let al! our editors who favor
suggestive oi venison pasties and
Cooking has been elevated by dainty bits of warden pie, necessi­
foreign missions begin at once to
call attention to the time for the the “lords of the committee of coun­ tating a considerable amplitude of
coming collection, and write up the cil on education ” in London, to an watstcoat and a stomach like that
which Shakspeare described as
subject of missions in connection honorable position in the “ science “ capon lined.”
with it, and keep it before their and art department.” It is included
But how to keep from becoming
readme every week, until the time in the general subject of hygiene, a widow ? Let another answer the
which is placed in the list of sciences question. “ The wife who habitu­
for the collection. ’
2. Let each church make out a “ toward instruction in which aid is ally makes good bread and refrains
from frying beefsteak, not to men-
programme for itself for the day of afforded ” from the education fund. ■tion ther subjects of pie crust and
the collection—special prayers, In the knowledge proposed to be adulterated tea and coffee, seldom
special songs, special sei nions, or ad- imparted is included that of food has occasion to marry again.”—-- Ex,