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PACIFIC CHRISTIAN MESSENGER, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1881. 2 Literary Notices. riches in a legitimate way,—not by ! his neighbor ? And, seeing him and our life. And death forces us to think, No matter how immersed we his needs, what occasion was there to cheating others, not even by specula O ub L ittle O nes for May has reached tion, or in any way at the expense of go to the expense of building new may be in the affairs of the world, it its seventh number, growing each month barn«*' Were there not barns enough drags us away to a silent room, and fuller of bright things for the very little- It u an awful thing to be a fool' i others; but from the soil, directly ready made to his hand ? Every one forces us to look beyond the present ones. 149 A Fremont-St., Boston. When any other calamity befalls a from the bounty of God. No way else had not been blessed with his and th« visible. It opens a door, and man he is conscious of his misery. more honorable than this, all will ad A uthor ' s M agazine for May is tilled abundance. Did- he fancy that the shows us this little inch of time and But the fool does not know that he is mit. It is impossible for the farmer with delightful family reading of the kind and sense girdled by the immensities reason of the difference was that <5od a fool. That one fact makes a lunatic to become rich unless he works hard, that satisfies and suggests pleasant reflec j loved him more than he loved them ? the eternities,-— tions. $2.00 a year, T. S. Arthur A Sons, asylum the most saddening place in and steadily, and for long years. And Now at my back I always hear No' he was not such a fool as to Pbila. there form ef wealth that adds ’ the whole wide world. To see one in Time’s winged chariots, hurrying near, ! fancy that. What other reason could ; more certainly to the well-being of the the form of man gathering sticks and And yonder all before me lie there be, except that God preferred to W ide A wake for May opgns with a stones about him, and believing that f whole country. Again, we see in the Deserts of vast eternity. use him as a steward, that he might striking frontispiece by F. H. Lungren, 1 • mán no boasting of his industry or he has great possessions; or one in And yet, inexcusable as the folly is, illustrating Mrs. Caroline A. Mason’s pic be blessed in the stewardmg, as well the form of woman bedecking herself skill; no foolish talking to others we are all guilty, of it. In forgetting turesque‘story of “A King's Bed,” a very ; as in the t getting. Look at the barns with bits of ribbons and faded Hower1’, • about his wealth ; ho indications of death we forget eternity, and what* delicate bit of pen-and-ink drawing, serv all round him that he might have ing as an initial to the story, as a specimen as if to attract' your admiration, or ¡ any rash action to be taken. M e are folly can be compared to that! » filled,—the barns oi Chat widow whose • aimlessly giggling—«he knows not at simply told that when his great abun Look at this picture. The pros of the marvellous perfection to which, provider had lieen taken from her; of “process work” has been brought. $50.00 whom: another nursiag a doll; an dance came, through his ground bring perous tnan goes out in the quiet in prizes are offered for articles on "Home those orphans whose hands were too ing forth plentifully, “ he thought other crowned with a mock crown,— eventide to gaze upon his flocks and Amusements.” W ide A wake is only 82 a within hineself.” Admirable! That weak to hold a plow, of those afflicted it is more pitiable than to see.them herds coming slowly home, and upon year. Ella Farman Editor. D. Lothrop- is ju^ wbat we would advise our who from illness had lost the spring. wild or moody, or than it is to visit a all the rich promise of harvest. It A Co., Publishers. Boston Mass, friends to do in like circumstances. What an honor God put upon him hospital. was a goodly sight to see under the Fourthly, this man was not one of when he gave him the opportunity of F kask L eslie ’ s P opular M onthly .— setting sun,—a sight to draw a man And to be truly wise,—wise not in those penurious, close-fisted creatures, taking hi« own place to those bereaved The May Number presents an excellent into communion with heaven. This our own opinion, far the fool is that; who are too mean to spend anything, ones! God had built bams for him. display of Articles, Stories, Sketches, •not in the opinion of others, for ** men Avail an th.- puriqanent improvement He did not seTthem, poor man ! The field is in the blade,-that is about to Poems, etc. The contents are exceedingly car, and the hc-ads of the hearded varied, and will be- found will praise"thee when thou deest well of their property. Many a farmer chance, was given him of being as a barley hang gracefully under the ing and instructive. The leading article- to thyselfbut in the judgment of would have been content with the old god to the poor. He lost it, and he weight, of the full corn in the ear-. is by George Alfred Townsend, entitled" One Who can neither deceive nor be barns, adding an_urtsightly addition never got another chance. Was he The servants pass, him with courteous “ President Garfield and his Cabinet,” . deceived. Can there be any greater perhaps or building one new barn not a fool ? And yet what a count salutations; he returns their greet With'eleven excellent illustrations. Among bleasednees attainable by man ’ the other profusely illustrated articles are that would hold all his overplus. But less number of followers he ha« ! How , Ilow then shall we know whether this was a spirited, enterprising busi many of us use our money, our im ings with the customary pious phrases " The Last Conquest of Peru,” bn original we are fools hr wise ^Can there be a ness man. He saw that the -time had tellectual power, our time, our educa that the stereotyped East has retained sketch of travel by August Cbcher, entit .truer standard to test~t»urselves by> come fsr acting with energy, and he’ tion, our*opportunities, as under law since the day of the patriarchs. The led "The Fat-tailed or Broad-tailed Sheep” than Christ's ? How shall we know at once decided on doing so.^Tie to' God for our brothers, for the short twilight is over. Darkness “ Hangings Highways,” descriptive of primitive and modern suspension bridges, what his judgment of us -would be ? would pull down theag^-old barns and country, for the church, for future rushes over the - sky and the stais by Arthur V. Abbott ; "Optical Illusions” There is no bettef way of finding out Build others that wpuld hold all. thaH generations, for the purifying, sweet- come out. He can see the far-extend by Conrad WLCpoke—etc. There are 128 than by looking at" the cases with the land was ever likely to yield. ening, ennobling of the life of the ing fields, no longer, save with the quarto pages, »presenting every -depart mind’s eye. But just because it is ment of literature, and with embellish- which be <tui& in -contact on earth, Lastly, he was not on» e( those rest community'? dark and no one is near, and he is not ment* in the beet -style o! art. The sub- and seeing how he judged then*. He forget his soul. This- is Tolly s -qa ’ . ’ ' ' — ! • - An . • * . — dess, -avaricious mortals who give them- giveajjo talk, except toi himself, his scription it $3 a year ; a siegle copy 25- ■ H ere Its "one of those cases, hi a selves up to the sofe task ofincreasing“ still more inexcusable._ A man may cents, postpaid. Addresrf, Frink Leslie’s parable he draws the picture of a their store; who define “enough”’ as sav, “ I cannot prove that there is a soul swells with emotion, that he pef- Publishing House, 53, 55 »nd 57 Prrk. man whom we, would have called “ a little more than what we have.” God.” He may also say, “ As for my baps mistakes for gratitude, but place, N. which is only Ihe satisfaction that all wise, and-whom lie-calls “-fool." He had been one of those human neighbor, am I his keeper ? Every is well with him, at any rate, no mat man for himself! ” But how is it pos T he D iary op a M inisteb ’ b W ife . Part __ How do 1 know that we weald beavers, he would have said, “-J am on ter ho'w it may be with others. He II. No. 58, Standard Series. Price 15 sible to forget his own soul ? And have called’ him wise ? Because of the high read to be a millionaire; I turns homeward contentedly, to sleep cents. I. K. Funk X^Co., New York. yet this forgetting or unbelief springs what is.not said and because of wiiat can buy out my neighbor en the right soundly, no'matter who has to keep *• ‘inaint, it is laughable—not much from the previous forms of*, unbelief. is «aid about him. Nothing is said of me, and next year I shall buy out awake. He is not lesponsible for «“Kgerated. There are miaister’s wives against Kim. Had l»e been atuoprir my neighbor on the left; and who Deny God, and you will soon deny A1r. . j . . w,1° can testify to many such experience«« u sinner, Jeaus would have told us, for knows but that I may die the owner, your neighbor ; and then you are not others. 1 Who would not exchinge-^^ get jt an(1 places with that well-to-do, wise, far off from denying yourself. He T he N utritive C ure , by Robert Walter, that would have been the ground on of -the whole county !” Such a thought deservedly happy man ? And now M. D. No. 59, Standard Series. Price 15 that knows not God and man knows * which he called him a fool. As t>’>- never entered into this snan’s Blind. cents. I. K. Funk 6c Co., New York. for a companion picture : At midnight not himself I do not wonder that tbiog is said against him, we are He was satisfied with his portion, and This book is full of practical hints on bound to assume that he was a moral, he aimed now at dignified reposé and such a mu thought that when money a cry is heard, and then the sound of how to get well and keep well, without the feet hurrying to the master’s bedside. ! respectable, law-abiding Jew ; a man eiyoyment. “ I- will say to myself, was provided all had been provided. use of medicines. The author ably main It is too late. They have come for : tains that food properly used, is the best Inexcutwble as it is, this has always in full cotnaiunian with the church .of ‘ Soul, thou hast much goods laid up 4 lod on earth. And m te, on the othar for many years; eat, drink, be been the oomuion form of infidelity, him,—they whom he disregarded so , of medicines. It is a suggestive book on and the form that brings the most long; the angels who had many a an important subject, hand, how much is positively said in men-y » >> _ time whi*q>ered words of wisdom in S arto * R es a kt us . by Thomas Csrlyle.—■— Is it possible to avoid thinking^rell certain nemesis. Our Lord indicates his favor--fairly put down to hr.s his dull ears, now are the ministers of S***8’ price 25’cU- ’• that it brosight the judgment of the credit, to enable us to judge him of such a man ? How fairly Christ Thig ig ouo of-c„w, mogt famon, aright. In the first place, he was draw*; his picture ' not ¡prejudicing us flood on the old world, and that it judgment. Wtthout permission asked or given, they have hurried him away books, say« Dr. John Lord of this book p-__ will be the cause of every future ---- rich. Now, jbor.. is a. patural pre- againat him, taking hien at his own from all his fruits and goods, from his t ” Every page is stamped with genius. It judgment. " As it was in theMays of sumption in t. man’s favor when he it, estiutate, describing hiai in his own shows pictures of the struggle of the soul barns and banks, from his fields and I Noah, so shall it be. ” And what were rich. If he has made the money him- I language. When such a man is .in which are wonderful." We quote the self, it is implied that at least he has I our community, how ausious we are the sins of the days of’Noah ? "They their fullness,—away into the pre following from " Appleton's Cyclopedia,” been industrious, economical, prudent, to get-him into our society and otr did ¿-at, they drank, they bought, they sence of that God he had ignored, that i 1860 edition, "Carlyle,” page 443: "In the- capable of sacrificing the present to ; ■congregation. He- is one of your sold, they married, they gave in mar brotherhood he had forgotten, that i course of the year 1833 4, he published, in lb« future. All these are good quali^ typical, sbl id, model men. And yet— riage.” Why,, what sin is there here! work he had neglected, that eternity Fnurr's, the most peculiar and remarka- in which be had lived without being J hia works,—tbo quaint, th» ties. They may not be the highest, the one-only name that the living God He describes the ordinary work of life whimsical, the ... profound, tha.humorous conscious of it. And the rich man i ’ --------------- seemingly, and nothing nibre. A flo»d but surely? as far as they go, they are gives to him is “ Thou fool I” and . the poetic, 'Sartor Resartus,* ’ into stands in their awful presence, peeled tl1 ® Sartor Resartus, good. If he bae inherited-the money, Why'" The narrative supplies! or destruction -by fire for these things? which he seems to bare poured all the he has proved that be is able to take reasons enough for one wko looks be-d Yes, if you arc looking no higher. If of all his potwesfiions, poorer than the ; treasures of his mind and heart. Under care of it, and that implies the aeath-the surface of things He was your life is in Ahese things, what can poorest beggar he had ever Wiown on the eccentric guise of a vagabond German. possession of' qualities good in their a fool because he forgot—as most of you expect ? The end of these things earth. Who would exchange places philosopher, and on the homely topic off way also. It is within the ¿rower of ut forget—and, in forgetting, he us death. You call some man of with the poor, lost fool ? Who of us the philosjphy of clothes, he b»s brpught together ranch of the deepest speculation,. any man in ordinary circumstances, practically denied, the four great facts science a materialist. Who is the will not go and do otherwise ?— S. S. ! the finest poetry, the noblest morals and in this ermntry, to be rich. He may of üfe,-—his neighbor, his aoul, materialist.—the searcher for truth, or Timex. the wildest humor that his or any age hasv you who look no higher than the ... produced.” not desire to be rich,—he amy have and -death. H usbands and W ives .—A good H<e forgot God. His language is possessions and eoarse enjoyments of set his heart on something higher. So husband makes a good wife. Some "my goods,' “ iny barns, ’ - ‘ all my mc-tter; you who sell your souls and much the bitter. I’ut the priae, such A Crowning Success. men can neither do without wives nor as it is. is ekarly within the reach of fruits end my goods.” Very kke the y<n r children for these things 1 Your with them ; they are wretched alone In the manufacture of Parlor Organ* an aveiage man. He has only to earn language we use, but that only shows creed may be orthodox, but professed ( in what is called'single blessedness, our country leads the world. In quality r a.dollar a day, live on the fourth of it that l*e i« not xxlone in hi« psectical skqptics are more truly spiritual, and of tone, excellence of mechanism, beaut/ and they make their homes miserable and invest tl*e balanoe wisely, and to atheism. There is no recognition ef God is not mocked by words, surely. when they get married ; they are like of design, and economy of maufacture, wo go on thus for a few jeaterto be eicli. the Giver; no gratitude; no long ing We nay loudly enough, “ We are "made stand confessedly and immensely in ad Tompkins dog, which could not bear vance of all other countries. This super Therefore, thece is nothing meaner after him who «ever wearies in his in Gad’s image; we ore his children; to be loose, and howled when iS was iority is maintained and increased by the than to envy the rich. It shows that loving-kindnes« towards us. G«d is he expects us to be like him,” and tied up. Happy bachelors are likely I valuable improvements recently perfected we are greedy fur the prize, but have so near to us, by night and by day. withal we are materialists. We judge to be happy husbands, and a happy by Messrs. Marchal A Smith. This fa no disposition to pay tbo price. W'e He speaks to us by so many voices. everything by a money standard. husband is the happiest of men. A mous house now offers an organ with are like the humble friend of Davoust, He appeal« to us by so many avenues. What to us is education for its own well matched couple carry a joyful twenty stops, having the most brilliant and powerful musical combination ever who when ■•howa over the mansion He reveals himself eo graciously. And sake, the development of our natures life between them, as the two spies perfected. These enterprising gentlemen which the emperor had given the yet we forget him. His very gifite to all their highest and rightful issues, carry the d uster of Eschol. They are have made many liberal offer«, and have marshal, hinted that fortune had dealt hide him from us. J astead of making the victory af t^uth and noble senti a brace of birds of paradise. They never failed to keep all their promises and very differently with the two. “Ohl" us grateful they foster pride. They ment ? And we think ouroelves wise. multiply their joys by sharing them, more. In thia offer they so far outstrip- He forgot death. Thi* was the cried Davoust, “ I see that you are make us say or feel, “ How wise, how and lessen their troubles by dividing all competition that every one who wants* envious of me, old friend ; well, you strong, how industrious, how de crowning proof of folly. We have them. This is fine arithmetic. The an organ must see that they are the hoqse- And sre—foóls and «sen that a man may give reasons for wagon of care rolls lightly along as to order from. Their wide reputation and* shall have *71 this for the price I paid serving we are forgetting God and hia neighbor. And they pull together, and when it drags ^immense busiDeas is a-'fenarantee that th«y. for it. Comedown into the garden, blind—see him not, who should be philosophers nowadays rather ridicule a’ little heavily, or there is a hitch will do exaotly as they agree, and purcha and let me «boot at you a dozen times, the object of all our love. anywheie, they love each other all the ser« esn deal with them with assurance of • He forgot his neighbor. This folly the idea of there being a smil or any and then all shall be yours.” Almost more, and so lighten the labors— John securing an organ from U m » groat Metrop ol la of America wlij.-l, will bo uue.inaled «very rich man might say something —common enough though it is—was thing but matter in man. But evena Ploughman. in |x>w«r or beauty. philosopher can hhrdly deny tliat similar to us, and in all probability we more surprising than the former. A Have W ía UF» B o I amd of Wild Cherry - -- • -A- -------- would shrink back from accepting the man who is aeeustomed to go entirely there is such a thing as death. The always at hand. It cures Coughs, Colds, Tne Christians of America gave last reality comes home to all of us. The offer as decidedly as did Davoust's by bis senses may think himself ex Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, lufluenan, year to foreign missions, one dollar for the old and the young are taken ; Consumption and all Throat and Lung every 825 000 worth of property owned friend. Then tlfS rich man in our cusable for not seeing Him who is light of our eyes and the strength of Complaint«, 00 cent« and *1 a bottle. invisible. But how can be help seeing by them. j>»rable had evidently gotten his •» * 1 The Rich Fool. a I