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MAS ' HIS LAST LAST SER~ION. PULPIT WORDS OF ! t EV. HEN RY WARD BEECH ER. General Dry Goods and Jewelry House . . lS t l1e b est p lace lll t own t o b u y A Suit of Clothes, ILadies or Gent's A New Dress, Gold or Silver Mourning Goods, Watches, Lace Curtains, Clocks, Corsets, Broaches, Hosiery, Eardrops, Collars, Necktie Pins, Neckties, Cuff Buttons, Studs, Hats and Caps, Wh. & Grey Cottons, Chains, Lockets, and everything in the General Silverware, Dry Goods line I Black Goods, &c. D e llver e<l ln Plymont11 Cll u n::~1, Ilrool <lyn, on S nn<lay Even ing, Jieb. 2 7- ltesol u tiou an<l tho Nocesslty o f Llvlni: up t o Fixed Standard"· "And h e said nnt:G h ill d isciples: '!'here WM a certain rich man w h ich boo a servant, and the sam e w as a ccused unto hi m . * * No servant cau s erve t wo m asters, f or either h e will h a t o the on e and love t h" otbm· , or elsG he will b okl t o the one a u d d espise t h e other. * \l\Te mean wha t w e s a y a nd are a position to do wha t we adve rtise.. GIVE US A CALL AND PROVE FOR YOURSELF. J. J. MASON. J. HIG G IN B OTHA & SON, PRACTICAL CHEMISTS, Is the Right Pl a ce to buy Drugs. W e keep the best and sell at moderate prices. WE H A VE ON HAND : H air Brushes and Combs, Binge's Cough Syrup, Toilet Soaps, R ose Glycerole, P erfumery, Corn Cure, Chamois, a v:i~ci~rge Imperial Dentifrice, Camphor Ice, Sponges, &c. ----o- --P r airie Flower Condit ion Powd er and P u re Grou n d O il Cake. B owma nville , F e bru a r y 1, 1886. TH E \iVE S T END M I LLINERY - A ND- - FANCY GOODS HOUSE Is now opened, and we invit e every body to call and examine our stock. ~Hats Re-shaped in latest styles. ~ 01·der s Cor St a 1u p ing lt'i ll r eceive st R"ict attention, a n d a ll n e w e st p a Uern i Jt:ep t to choose C r om. The Bazaar Glove fitting Patterns for L adies and Childrens wear for spring and summer st yles, a complet e stock. N o waiting, no sending, but choose your pat k:ir n anil tak e it lHJIDe with you. Remember the place, nearly opposit e M.cMurt ry's grocery store. Y ou can not serve God and M ammo n. " T ex t-Luke , xvi, 4, th o fir st cla u se: "I a m r esol v eL l wh at t o d o." I r ead in yo u r hea ring t.!Jis narra t ive, this parable of ou r L ord. 'L'ho un j ustste wtird had been a ccusecl, and r igh tfully, o r b etray i n g his t rust a n d w ast ing that committe<l to biw. Hfa m aster called h im t o an a ccou nt, a ud h e was satisfied t ha t t he e n d had come, ancl h e communed w ith h im self, a ll(l as t l10 r esult of tlrn.t , a n d l ool; ing ove1 · all t h o cir cu m st a n ces, he said, "I a m resol ved what t o do." W ltaL he resol Yed tu tlo wus not ver y h on est, but i t w as Yer yshrowd, H o r eso lved to mak e frieml s of all t he d ebtor s of hi~ l ord. H e called t hem u p and set tled wit h t hom in su ch a w ay a.~ t o Jay t lrnm u nder obligat i on sg r a t it ude t o him. A ud so, a lt houg h h e and t hey che a t ed t h e m aster , he made h is own ucst war m an d tho m aster p r aised h im- not J esus, but t h e m= that own ed t h o proper t y i~ t he one. W hen he b ea r d t hat h e said to himself: " W oll, t hat i.o; shrewt:I; that is c un ni ng; t ha t is wise," and the com m ent on i t Is: C h ild r en o [ this w orld a r e wis er t han the ch ildr en of l ig ht; t hat i s t o sa y , m e n w h o 111·0 a c t ing in worldl y r ea sons, fo r worluly r oasons, are very muc h w iser t han the men becoming good fr om t h e hig hest moral con s iderat ions. Bnt tha t t h ut t hoy liave selected is simpl y t his: "I a m r esol v ed what t o d o." Wha t , t hen, is the na tur e of a r esol utionwh at is t he ·cope of it , t he p oten cy? And wha t ar e the c lm wlmcks ? The seH-cons!tlerntlon of these ques tions may throw light u pon t he p at h of many of u s. Now, our long ell'ort or m a king u p our miud is eq uivalent to form ing a plll'pose. When a m an r esolves he lfleans, or should m ean, to clo s omet hing ; aml ull r csoluL ious carry , or should carry, n ot simply the c ud s ought, but a ls o t he capable aud necessar y means by which t he eud i s sought. I a m resolved to cross t hat river, by the bridge, by b oat or by swimm iog. To o be on th e s Land on one side and to resol ve L other , without llny int<mncdiate m c:.ns of doing it , would be folly indeed. 1 am r esolved to·rnor1·0,v t o go t o mar ket . All the interm edlttte and impl ied st eps by which that 1·e solut ion cou ld ho carried out a rc ind L tdcd in the res olut iou ltself. .A. res olut ion is a p urpose in so far us s im ple t h ings , uncompo unded, in con11Jle-x, are c 'On· cem ed. .A. re~olution m ·w b e executed im medi· ately, withou t loss of t ime ; indeed, t he greatest m nnbcr of resolu tions un; tliose wh ich , liko tbo st r oke of tile hammer or t he exp losion of th" g un, a re al mos t without any a ppre cia bte int er· l a pse of t ime. 11! arn r esolvell w h o.t to d o.\' Natural resolut ions: .A.t t he cry of :fire tho man instant ly looks out to see wha t Lo do; a t t he call of a ma u t o s t ep to th" door and see a s trttngor or a friend ; h e resolve3 to do i t ; alt hou g h the resol ut ion i s Intent in such a s ense by r epet ition, he is not eonscious of m aking up ills m ind . In r egard to a g reat m a ny o r the 11.Cts of & m a n's l if e. celebration- that is t o suy, t ile action of t he brain- has become so common thttt it t a kes pl a ce withou t any apprecia ble npvcamnco of t aking pin.cc. A m ult itude of things - if one get s in a crowd, ancl a man would strike h im, his def ense is n ot the r~sult of r etlcction, and yet it wM iii Jiim us a r esul t of experience to protect h imsel! ; and, if i t be a shadow, itis j ust the sanit-. for a sh adow seems like a >Jubst.nnce, and he puts himself In a ludicrous a tt it ude of de!ense ; h e f.:1J1iles, imd ho 9ol'" on, bm t he act ion of the mind, tho unconscious cerebration. is t here. As , for instance, in thil1gs t hat ap ply to t he n ow , that are uncompou nded and simple, a rn au resolves a nd executes al most iit t he same mo· 1nc nt. Tho c h lld co.lb fro 1n n.boYo HFa.tber,' 1 and incidenf,ally thero Is no thong ht whetlmr he shall or shall not ans wer, y et t ho trniu goes on without h im and he r eplies, " My son, w hat)" Or the call has como to h im for help, a nd he i nstantly, before the la st ech o of tho .ound dies out of ills ear, i s on his feet, on Jijs way. Bu t t hese are very s imple th ings; they are t he p r imary forms , which iu ter wa1·d, becoming mor e and m or e comp licated, running t hr ou gh longer p eriods of t im e, i mply n gr eat many intermediate steps. F or a man can r esolve t hiit be lVill go to bed- it uoesn' t take Jong , either- he r esolves t b1tt to-mo1Tow m orning h e w ill get u p and go " cruising ," bu t to-mor row is dark and ·tormy, a nd t he resolution is n ot half so str ong whe n h o wa kes n p as it was w lien h e went to bed. Th e e are "' great m u.uy c on8iderations tha t come. Or the mun r esol ves t hat to-m or row h e wilt go to m arket ; n eighbor s c omo in; he waits; it is noon, and thou t i mo is too litt le ta g o. " Aud co me a gain." And h e pu ts i t off until t he n ext m orning. So bet ween the res ol ut ion a uu the n igh t,-for one takes h old u pon the other- there is " delay and the i nte rmed ia te history. Now, as you go on in life, a s s ociety it self b0com es m oro con1p lox- c ivi1i.zation is g rowth in complexit y-as t he t illn::rs t hat you r c. · olve t o do or n ot to do are largely in t heir ti mes and n r o clusterelt t oget hc-r by cause a nd ofl'ect, r esolut ions spreading over s o long ·paces an so m uch in(;('x mediat is m i~ s omewh at differ ent fr om t h e first r esolve. He.solut ion, then , m eans a purp ose. the 'vill itself; arnt i t incl ultes in it, also, a ll indispensablo intcnnecliate steps; a nd gorne resolut ions ex ecu t e t hem selves im m edia tely ; some wit h some dela y; som e with J on~ delay ; some, t hrou gh m any su bor · d ina to r esolut ions, t hat ca tTy o ut tho primary one. And a m un m ny r i;snlve at a c rit ic11l m~ meut t ha L which will det ermine t he wholecharac· ter of h is lite ; yea, he m ay determine in an y ono single, llnal momet1t that which will t a ke t M wh ole of hio lifo to carry into e ffect. This is the co.!le or ten t hous9.n d m en . ' Yhen my fat her was youa g,a la c ! (he was b rou ght u p by , sul1 s tantiully, a n u ncle), he ha d in h im a ll t h.it was ne~-es sary t o make h.lm wh> lt h e was i n his profcaslon:i.J life. But h e d idn' t do it; he wus cru-elOOli; hu was h eedleSll; he w ll.11 f or getf ul of thing B ext ernal ; a nd so Uncle IJot "Benton one morn tu g , goin ~ out, fo uncl t.J.a~ being out late w itli t he hor ses the n ight before visiting some young com pany, the bridle wna placed over the wn.tcr t r ong h and tho saddle wus t hr own ltowu behin d th s stablo rloor, an d t he h orsell turned i u w ithout a baiter , and h o said, " Oh , ,.,.ell, L y1nan w ill never make a farmer ; he is not fit ted for It." An d s o t alking Jn the orclmrcl wi th him one day, h e say~: uLyman, how w ou ld yon like to go to college ?" No a ns wer. 'l'L iey went on wor king all day . Next dn.y, about L ha s am e hour , as they were wor kjng tog-ot her in the orchard, Lyman says : " I would lllrn to go, sir. " That set t led it. I n that hog innin g w11.· 11 purpose that shaped c l if!eront ly his w holo lifo ; it never gaYo out; it brun ch ed in every d ir ect ion; he m ade what he wns; t h.at was owing to the pa.rt. Ing ; by not, h e would have been u ml ~era ble focm ar ; ho madl'.> a t olerably good m inister and a. tolerably good t.at!Jer. So, then, " man m ay for m a r ooolution without noi ~ wfth.o utpa.nide, bu t t!.w.t with ln!W!tt.\ &:.\q uences in its uevelopm en t. u m ay include i u i t.self a sh ort process and an in termediate; it m ay i ncludo in it sel! a. long pr oces!I; i\ may ln cludo in itself th0 whol e ueop.; of a man' s lite, and thr ico t en t housand r eoolntion.s will be formed success.at primar y resoluU·m i vel y to carry out tho grP w illch a llla.>l m aker" h ich 'rile g:;ne:·u quc.lities of t.ho r reolut ions lV m p,n muk !) are of flver:v a-ra.Uu : oven a !ra1l wom an. wa!king in th e boistRr ous rJnroh wind, m ay ftud t hat wi th a ll t be sail she carri es Bho can not maim b ead wa.y ~ainRt it, and suppoit s herself by u ! enou ;h to ho kl lier uu';U t ho f enCil t!Vl.~ ls Rtii w w.i lu 1 1 ., ~ 11!.i .....'1 i~ is ?n ·,b (' C'}1nmunny Lhl it fa my rcsotnu on b1' ~,.g e r duced 001d. in t lmt mood. n" may ror rn a resom- l slll\IJ eerry t lou but to-morrow some other bles.'red , beautiful tu rn tng away from that . Ancl t hen. i n t he next t hing mny come u p, a nd he is just M susceptible p lace, a retJOlutlon to be a Chr istian a pplies imor t hat , and t be s econdary state o . m ind o btiL- mediately ; It is not t h at I will be a Chr isti= nex t year, or by nncl by , or l ong t i me-deatb , b ut it is ·nLes t he rtrst . A man is under the i afiucnce or g oing on, beginning at once t o live, ns fa r a.a I music, nnd all b is purposes r un under that power · know how, r ight eous . Do yon m ean, t hen, to o r influence, but, by nnd by, tho outbr eak of pol- t ako the ate1JS thAt nre nece86a.ry ? Are vou r ea.dv itics brings np pat riotism, as it Is called, and his I ,,. < Jef.'1n your a ttempt t o Jive a Ohr !stlan !!Ce by m oods chango, a nd thoso early s ensa tions at Jlrac; · saying in s inc -erity, " God, show me L he way ; give are uo l onger oper ative u pon h im ; another p ow- \Ilo t h y h elp ?" Aro you w iiliug? Not to say your er ful ln llucnce causes digres sion. There al'O prayer s ; there nre a great nHJ.lly p rayors sai<l; 11 rnlLlly m en who h ave su ch nucillary clements g reat many too few prayers t hat are f elt a nd not brought t o belU' upon t heir wills and t heir t em- t rue. Is there sincer it y In you 1 I would to God pernments t h"t they are nlmost pers~ nded to be t ha t y ou ha ve spiritual r efilling and tbe su ato.lnChrisliillill, and think t hey "l'l'ill bo, but , going lng p ower of the wholo spir it , that yon h '"e t ho home In " h urry, fall Jn wit h comp11uy, certaint y t hat he wns working Jn m e to w ill ancl :rn< I tho clay following businCM ln otincts to do h is good pleasure. Are y ou re,.dy to begin and intBr ests. It is like a noth er scern~ t hat clu.y . your Cln is Lian life t hen by opening the wo1 ·d of So t bat there is tlli~ c h angeableness in m en . ( Goll a nd r eading, not a cha pt er , nor a verse or Then t h e dc < Tc ·ago of t ho p ower camo f rom the 1 t wo ovory day, but to make it t ho line of you r na t ure ot t he m ind. Ther e i~, however, t his ldea c ounsel? ' Vhen n,?JY gi~eo.t c mnbina t io n, s cheme, lJOt to bo n eg lected- t he tlistiuction between t ho · is beiu~ ror mctl iu New Y ork-any syn dicatom nn ·s willing aod b is w iMhlng. A great mnny ther e ls alwnys n Jim-yer, a nd t hey will never take people think that a wish ia a n~olution. Oh, it a si~gle step m1t il they c onsult him, uu d lie is 11ns g on e into a proverb 1 44If w i sb ei:; wexe h ors es, aboL 1t nll the w hil e ; Im is tho rnau of their count bca bcgr:ars m igllt ride." A man wis hes ho s el ; it,s a. compl ica.tP ..d t hing , a nd n. gr cnt d ca.I c.J.e. O'U' i we r e ric h, but h e is t oo lazy:, a nd h o neve r will l>e ; a, inau 'visllefl t hat ho knew nore : p roba bly n ever will ; he is lazy; " man wish es t bat he c ould have entrance into certain cir cles in s ociety, but the st eps r equ ioite h e newr w ill have patience or wisdom t o t ako. You niigbt just us well car ry a candle nr ouucl t he fletd e..ncl thin k It is a gricult ure, becs usa it. 11; light, shi11in ;~ on c rops. Thous· nncls or p eople think they wish t o bo Christiuus; t hey don't. That is tho in ter prot:a tiou g iven much of t ho instruction of J esus. Men cam e t o hi m nrnl SR.id : "Lord , we wi ll f ollow t hee wh it hersocver thou goest ,,, nNo, y ou 1YOn't ; y ou don't k now t ba.t I u.111 d nst incd t o ~.nfferiug, pover ty, persecution, d eath : you tWnlc t hat I a m g oing to he a. r oyal p er sonage and shower hon ors a nd gold." HAh, 11 so.ys one, 0 1 will ! ollow thee, but s uficr me tirst. ,, Ab , t here is t bn.t uif1' a nd Hbu t " In life. · ren thoust\ncl pe ople say, " I w ou ld be a Christ ian i!," a ncl that set tles it . "I want to be a Christ ia n, but" - yes, tha t settles it a,galu. And so Cln·ist was surrounded by s w11.r ms of persons, following llin1 a.rouu U, wishi ng a nd wishing, w it h various degi·ecs of excit ability in them, a nd he p ut t hem all oft' ; h e wou lll have nothing to do with t h em. " I.ct h im take up his cross and foll ow m e, whosoever would bo my d iscipl e. " Ther e ii; s om eth ing to d o, som ething to p rove a nd to ' l'lsh. Ther e is a grent d isti nction bot ,veen wishi ng , then, a nd willing ; for when a. m an wills t he p u rpose carries w it h it tho instrum en t to effect l tselr. You wish to be a Christian; d o yo11 w ill to bo one? Your wishing ls tantalizat ion iE w ill bD a ccom plishment. Now, Christian life ls t ho only r eas o nable one, whet h er you reg ard it nB a duty or as a. m oons ot t he greatest · atisfa ctlon; t hat is to say , w" w er e m ade to be Christians. a nd being a Chr ist ia n is s im ply putt ing yoursel f in those r elat ions t o your· self , to your fellow m en and t o y our God for willch yo u were crea ted. Did you ever undertake t o tako a part u watch? That is v ery easy. Did you evt'r under take to p ut i t tor;-ethet· ngain ? Th at Is n ot so easy. You don 't know which s crew g oes in which hole ; you don't k no w exactly w hich wh eel goes iu fir st ; b ut one thi ng Is perfect ly cor t:iin, nn< l t hat is t hat uot h ing else w ill fit together but that or which the watch was made , and each wheel WM dest ine<\ to on o place nml to on o a vocat lon, a nd if you can bring them t ogether. a ccordi ng to t he in tent ot the m aker, it w ill p erfor i:i, and o t her wise it will not. Now, a man wtt· bm lt wit h a great cleo.l mor e care than ever a wutch w M. H o bas definit e relation~ to himse lf. A man was rrnu loto live with men, a nd thero is only on e , vay and one pr inciple ou which m en can live toget her- kin dness, love. Jus tice meang love ; j ustice Is not something else; a.nd·wc have n t est, an ex»mplo, a r evc;hitiou i n Jesus, in the Old ·restameut "" well as In the New, b ut iL1 the New wit h clearer empbru;is and larger l ight, seeing t here h ow wo h nvc got to livo t oward our follow m en, wh at are t he Jnterlaciug relations nnd what ls tho pr cdom innn t gpirit In which we ar e t o t rent th em. " 'rhnu sh:.lt Jove t hy noigltbor as th;-s~lr." Self love is mad e t o bt: t he very model and t y pe of t h"t afl'ection which you are t o g ive t o a ll people. Tben WO know p erf ectly we ll that Wll a.re amuuced t o y et h igher beings tha n man a nd to tho invisiblo cosm os 11.~ well ns to t he visible ; and w e cannot live 'vhcn w e ar e out of j oint with any of these r elat ions in o ursel ves a.nd to our neighbors nncl t-0 our G-Od. Now, I say it is r eas· onr.ble t hat wo should onclonvor to Jive artor this t ype upon whi ch we we re created. 'I'his is r eas· onable. A gr eat m any meu can , but, to t ho weak, Chr istianity is n ot hing but priestc raft, and it is not reasonable for a man to be d am ned. because ltc could not gulp and SW(l,llow nil the dogmas a nd all t h e f orms. llut t hat l~ wicle of t he m ark. True Christianity me<i.ns JiTi ng in those relat ions for wh ich we were Cl'eate< !- harmonlzl\tion of ourselves, har mon izatio n of our relations to our f ellow m on, h ar monization of our l'Clation to t bo in vis ible future. And I s ay that is r easonab le; I say m ore tbtLr1 that, t hat Jt hllS i u i t the iohereut, the g r eatest nm ount of ll11ppiness. F or alt houg h, for temporary r easons; a m an may deter t o his pllssions , taldng tbo a ver age and the whole tlife , h e los es m t hei· tblln he is t ho loser n ow, but s ufhon. A m a n may t h ink, becaueo ho runs f ers L through " dissipa ted p eriod nnd t hen reformg, t hat t he dis.slp '.\tiou is all over. No, no, no ; t11e cau3es sink under and run s ubterraneously, ll8 It were ; and ther e is m any arnan thn t l \R 8 g ruml)led a t 45 y ears or a go from the m isconduct of 20 y ea rs. You k now t hat t here a re the · event-Oott yea r locusts; t hey la.y their eggs, a nd t hose eggs lie incu bating in the g round for seven teen y ears; then t hey h atch and come for th . A rn an may by evil deeds lay th e 0 !;(,"ll t hat w ill h 11tch t wenty y ears aft er t hat, and as a g eneral truth I think it is demonst rable by a ctua l observation nnlt e::r::· p erien ce tht> t t ilt> true happines.~ ot a. mlln l ieu in tl1 at self control, in t hat virtue, iu that Integrity , iu t ha t love power which pends upon it , aod Lhey ca.nnot a.ITor d lo go wrong . Are y ou will ing t o ta.l:tt t he No\v Te:-:ta.1neu t as t h o line of v ou l' co unsel ? Seo whc i t it s av s >ibont lusts. a bon t nppet1tes wna.t 1t say!i n bo ur. cn me nnaen vy ancl j ea lousy, and a ll ill will t>utl evil 8pf'alting, and n.11 selflsh nt>ss in fts g rasping 1 n oods. Are you w!lling t o 1001, throu g h t lio New Test am ent t o see whnt the law of tho L ord is? Not by discussion . Gotl will ta ke car e o [ 1 11" own defense and doesn 't: t haDk you fo r >my help ; n or hns ho any occnsion to than k anybody . Aro you willing to t r..ke the i:HbJo just i~s a shlp muste r 1 G Absolutely Pure. This pow ct er n over v a nes. ,l marve l .ot puri ty , s tren gth a nd w h olesom e ness. More cuonomlc a l th an the o rdin a ry k in do, a nd C{!,D · n o t be sold in eoropetition w i th the mult itn ife of low teat, short weight, a lum or phoaph~ e powd ers: S ol d o nl y i n na.n B, lt.OYAL BAA · I N G POWDEU CU. , 106 Wall St. · N. Y . t akes tho c hart? ' Yh un h e lca.vt·s th " .la::it shore ligh t nnd takes h is di r ection h e nover ~mys: ~nen(l n1e a. d ir ecUon or two o f the tiailin g U.1re ctious, nn<l t hcu read m o tho dra.ug-h t it1gu irn:icle a gn.in a nd t hen v .gnin.' Th ·W hnve1 no r elatio n nt nll to his couY sc 1 to h i~; a ctual &l.ilin.<;; 1m t 1l1.' iu not g oinl? to r ca.cl 1m nl nny na.rt:; or h ig charL n u d of ht ~ s a1u n g <.11 recnom.1. w llJ, n o ; 110 l<.. l.YK o :.tt t118 ,·oy- a ge from t ho beginnin;:: a m! every d " ;· he tn t> <"S obser vn.tionf;, nnd the n h o cl1eck:-i ch nYn 011 t bo ch1 11t j rn:i,t wb('r e be. is. A t. 110 011 t.o -·rn ,1 -ro \Y ho t akes uuullter observa tion; not hecam-1 0 t ber o i::; book on na,·igation ; no t bccausu he w . ,~u dyi:i ~ 11.St r onorny for t he 8ako of n nythi u[\ t h:1 1· ; , in ast rono1 n y. I Ie hns g ot, u. <lefl nito pu rpos~ i11 lifv; a fter which h e ~ell" ills ::strono my , nllll at'ter · thoso wh ich by h os wbich bo M lls b is books, 01 course. Are y ou wi llin g to be g ln o. Ch r i:-it fa n course nllll voya r,c by going to the wor d o! God to n.scet·t ain exact ly what i~ t::xricc t('d or you , ' both what rou are to r <:>ject nud what ycu an ' t o adopt ? '11bat is scu::. iblc, t ba.t is ri ght~ r csoh'iup;, a ccor clmg to a prac t ica l bn.sis n.nd resolution. Or, on t ho other hand, nr e }-ou , whilo you u rn weig h· , iu you··self 1 a.re you saying to ing, thnt iG yourself : " My ot her people of God got o n t he best way. There l s m y fat her anc l mot lier. I f ther o wer e ever a ny Chr ist ians th oy m ' r o such. I b elieve they were r enl Clu·istia us. " Now, a mun's mot her is infinitely mor e t o him t hau t he Vir izin l\Ia rv ls to an v devon t Catholic. Y ou come ioto t he church because you find sympa thy t her e and k indly h e lp th ere. Aro yoll willing t o take ndvao ta.ge of nil these kindly h elps , so that y ou m ay be ablo to koop your p ur· pcllie and your will? .A.re you willing t o begin i t n ow? You don't n~ anymore knowledg e. Y ou h ave been brought up in Christian knowlectga f r om t he very cradl e; you have no bad associa· t ions; you have necessl\rily n one by the aver age, but what C 'brisLlan lifo w11.~ n nd Christian duty, ls t here-t her e is no m an h er o that needs to h ave additiona l inst ruction ; he knows that he is b ound to live obediently t o God a nd in Jove with J esus Christ. But cnn a m:i.n come into a state of emo· t ion ? Can a m a n by simply saying I will, feel? K o ; n o ; but b y saying I will fool h e cnn take t h o s teps to feel. ..A. man shivers and says, " Chills a nd fever are n ot agreeable; I n m determined to get over them ." 'Well, you cannot get o ver them letermining i t , but if y ou will t nke qulnlne by < e noug h y ou can . Now, let your pnrposo be not s im1Jly this, "I n,rn r es olved t o be 11. Christia n," but " I a rn r esolved eo unostentnt iouslv. I am gumg to rne1 m ysea ror au t11 0 J1e1p l a.n an<l a u t he C,'hris tian Institutions t hat a re nece<JS'1.ry for my weal." Now, t.hnt is p racticttl, a na hat is common 15Cll8C as woll na m oral senoo Or nm you g oing t o sny, " Well, I will see a bou t it." No, y ou won' t ; you know i t. An d t hat thing we have in our t imes, wh en a loth debtor, h o h as given t\ n ote not t or th11 s alrn or pa.ying n. debt - but for tho sak e of get ting r id of p ayiu;; it t hey p n t it ofl' f or four month.~. and then they give an· ot her n utc. It is tho g r eenba ck business , in which tbey pay o ne n ote by g iving a not her . '£here arc m ultitudes or neon lo t hat f orm n r <>·o1ut10n ror r.ne s n1re or n ot 1u1n 111ng a. du ty, and. a. m nn ·ays, "Well, I hlive ml\do up m y m ind I am going t o be a Chr istian '"" soon as I get r eady." W hen aro y ou g oing to get r eady? It has clouded y our conscience a n d clou doo your reason n ow by pro mising to do that, by a.nd by, wh en t he c,on rnnient t ime comes : and the devil will see to it t h st it neYer comes . It Is a resolution that simply means t ile f eeling o! h aving done your d uty. And I t h in k t ho m ost scandalous m ea n· n esses a nd dishonor a bleness t ha t can very well be im agined, wlmn the pa rties concer ned " re r egarded , is th a t resolution tbnt p eople form t o be a Christian, when t hey havo wasted them selves in t ho service of seltlsh n ei;.~. anc l wh en they have come Into old 111<0 and lie 0 11 their deat h bed. I snou lcl t !1lnlt m yself very ineau If, In tl;,;i, ~um· m er time, I sh ou ld g..ther a peck of p eM <ind shell on t the pea11, and seud t he pods over to my neis-hbor a s n preRent. 'fhe.t is what m en m ean to do wit h Goel; t hey m ea!l t o l ive !11 ;youtJ> efter their pas.'>ions ; they m ean to live in m iddle o.gB after t heir run bition ; t hey mean to llvo in old a ge a fter ease, and before they dio t hoy hope to whip on the r ight llide nnd ;;ot into heav.,n. When y ou co1ne to eYmn in e such conduct in relation to m en, t here i s n ot a s~vag~ t!:tat wo uld not feel t hat was lnfllmoua-t o repay p ro tection, d ivino b enediction , t ho ministr i.tlon of <Jod t h rough nil t h e channels of natur e a nd t ho kindness of God t hrough J eSLUI Christ for t he ministration of t he gospel; anc l the man deliber ately s..·iya, wo will s eek ull t he money ou t o1 these th in gs and nil the r est t hnt is in lt[e, and when we Ill'<' no longer of use t o ourselves wo n:rc g oing- we will repen t so ns to p;et into heaven. Two Dutch elders had been war m friends and yet one day t he-y fell out with ench ot her and L ile fire r,n·w fiercer un t il t hey carne positi vc1y to ba.te eacll other , f'l.nd on13 Sun· day nwrning t ho tlo!ninie goin£: LulJnd one of the elder s beard biu· m utt er t o h imsclf , "Van .Als tyne ls u h y p ocr ite; ho will go to l.t~ll , he will g o t o h ell." The old d ominio spoke u p t o bim and said : ~· oh, o h, 1n y br ot her , h ~ won't g o to l1t' ll .,, " Yes he w ill go to h ell .,, u v.,~eil, but, rn y dea r fello\.-;~1 b e 1nay r ep ent_ ,, u No-well, h e is, just mean enoug h t.o d o it. " Dut tltis is- it is. cau<lidly-lhe conU ition iu wh..icll som e of y o u. a.re. You m eo.n t o livM hatef u lly, d l!<abOOiently, dis· honorabh· . ClJ HI \·et in thl} l :i.st cstute V OLL mean t o w_ up up a:io .;e,c mto ucavea- yon u1 ·t~ ..Just ~ nean n.n y 1H~1~1 l of r et.t(l ll.lg' h fa c1m,rt, i :a reu.l1m r~ an}T IT PAYS To buy Foot G e ar for Meu, Womon, , B oys and Maidens, at DAVIS' Popular No. 1, Boot and Shoe E MP O F t~ U M ! Our New S t o ck baa a rri ved , a nd c o mp r ises s o met h in g li<'at alld pretty f~ L a dies, G o od a n d S e r vicea b l e for M-en a n d B o y s, a n d B o o ts t hctt R B oots .for e v e ry member of t he h ons e h old . TIUJNKS , V .lJ.lSE S, .t S A'l "U.H>lLS1 I N S l'O«JK. ~-Orde red W o r k and R epairing D . D AVIS. Specialty, as u s u a l. G R EA'I 1 Barg ai n~ - IN- Milliner y a.n d Fancy Good·s . SELLIN GO FF AT C(JSJ FOR 30 DA YS. M R88ANDERSD N COX & C O.! TORONTO S TOCK EXCH A NGEt DIRECT WIRE COMMUN CATION . I I B owma n v ille, M a r ch 22, 188G, 12-tf. nig ht , HY~'i, I am ref--:o1ved what t.o do. n 'l'hero are Tcry !ewo! yo u that wo uld say, "I nm r ewlved n ot to be a Chr istian. " That i s a very hazard ous thin g , w hich very f::.w rnen care t o r e s o1·10. .!\Lon enough t o do it.,, lD O..Y say , on tho other ha.ud, uI hope S OUl O ti nrn No~: , ou ihe o t her hand, blesse<.l bo God 1 h e is to bo o. Ohrif.;tia.n ; I feel so1n etinu?..s as i r l w ou ld like to l'q one : l wish I was one ;' ' j ust as a. l ur.y lon r; H~1 f:··11 ·: 11 ;~:, nn d ho i.. " p ntleu t . an d M W'(' wou ld pny l1 ud>t , b)· l el.- l!ment.ll, llttl· by llttlo, nhowm nn w b h" fi h e had the pl'Oducts of ind uetry. Ilu t iug u.11 t.bc, ti m 1 \ t h:..t wo c n del\vor t,() do i t , h o r eh ow u-~a .Ll.y n1ou a re t b e ro h eru to-'Il igh t t hat ca n sa.y, ' 'I an1 r e1mln .. '<l w h ut to do, uI am resolved. speet.5 your tml~inor to livo, to repe-ut e ncl to live a Chri· ti<>n life, b v installm ent.G. wba.t to do ." H yo u nl(\.j(e ap your m ind lwnm t ly t o <lo tt, he Are you t hen resol ved a t once to bocom l'> a w ill b ear .,..-ith y our lncompct.ence nnrl y our igCh r is tia n ? C<1n I b Ga Chri:rtkm a t oncei In one nomnce " nd y on r en dear ments; 11 0 v.·ill be ar p a. sense., no ; iu a not her 8ense, y es. Nobody evr,r Uently wiLh you , and help you f rom c11t)' to day, learned ,. t rndt> ut a blo w, but lte cnu begin till~ r to year. a.nd !rom m oDt h to month, nnd Ct-0 111 yP& da:r; no u1un over beca n10 u. scholar by resolution , ' 'growing brig hter and br ighte r Ullt o tho perfect but h e never cun llecome one wi thout res olut ion; day ." Ii; th4Jr~ any tn a.n here t ba.t c n11 A a.y in reit is a co;i1ple.\'. on e and a consta ntly r epeating gar <l t o tlH ' past. I r.m r esolvccl t hat, r will cut on e, ancilla ry reoolutio n..c; upholding t he 1n a.in one. loose frorn n ei·ythi· g ~hat l>.M hOt"· a detriment Are V Oil r c;:,ol ·;etl to Ott a Cln i~tian to t his oxte nt - 1 w lll begm t o-1ug nt! " ! " m resolv~ tlll rar 118 to m e, d lsbonor ..b le t o God· I· there llTl,l' maa l iaTe llgM ·Jld ... f &i',... I know rny l ru11 t hat "111 oay in n·rr,:ord to lhf> future, " I run redete.'mi11L '1, G·>d h.owii 1 a m determiuf>d to aol.-ed .,.·b.at to d <>! I am i·csolve><I Lo tsl.:<0 a h igher 11quuco my JJf ,, hereafter on Christian p rincipl es. lift\. t he nohl11r iclrol ; I Blll d~t<lr mined, by the I I am r000l.,..,:l t-0 !><> & Cbrlst la.n Ull!.il· . , Now, th1'1 help of God , t hat I will livo in such a way t hat I 1 · m ay inclu d(} churches. I m ay oo a Roman cath- sh ould IiTe." And i t t here is, d on 't wait u n t il olic and reaolv ~ i t, or " PJ'Ot et<tau t and otay out o! to-morrow 111 ornin1{; r eadjust y our llte to-night; t h :.t ohu rch , = < I stl\y ou t o! e.ny other ch urch. g o hom e a nd tell God of It ; g o ho rn" and tell 1 'fhi3 TCsolut.ioa lloe6~1 't ru ea.n I ,,.in bo a Chr istia.n your " ifo o C it. 'l'b.'<t i s t ho Ycry t hiu:7, y,1u liko Lo this scheme or that scheme, a ccording t o do n,t da.re t o d o, been.use when a man has ouca t ltis chnr cll or that chu rc.'1: It si mply m <laM In its c.,rnmittcd hi m self ho is lls ha'71 ed to im baclc; an d f1.i1npkst fD! 1n 1 it s pr-hna.:r.'l condition , u r " Ul r er:- · if you 11re Rclmmed t o tell r.n:;bodv " [ h&l'e mado u la te my l~I~, bot.h inside a nd ou t, a o.... ·ordl nt,: to n-p m y m ind to l h ·o llke n. illu"i:%la.!J !!lnn it is th~ pr iacipt~s bill d own form~ by U1c L. ord J esus l!ecamie y ou have not made u p your m ind . W hen Chri~t. " Is not th n t a very snnple thmg? But 11 man has de t ermined that he will li· o a Clirlstian wha t tl oes i t car ry w ith it ? It carrius, in the first li fo be will b e willing to "h ow to all thttt a rG p b r o, this: " I will t h 0 .rcfore b~gi n by exclud ing nrouncl a bout bim, ·11 cun 1~0ing t o try. I 1Ja.ve 1 t"VeryLti ·\ 1 lm.t. f l.:novr w d J l1i rnler this r(l-80iucrn<fo up rn:; 1:niod t o try'. ., If yo u h ·n ·c mind Llo .,. j L· , t .-lo~; in: 'ivi.,··ly ~ , ii: ke t..l , . .:iy , I wiH b egiu .v on w ill e!l ter· upon y l')pr jO'l'f'n:..y. u Thn t;n1e i n r~;8· d. t ) h ·h"i J1 Q:'.lJ - - l herf· ru a 11.U.H.'.f p~.!'ft(}J:!S ! ?-3 :1,. ~Jn.~ t v r '"Jo' Jl Hlr1 11;· t1t of t .L.is rtHo'. uUou ; I is past iu ..."-bkh I h ::i.?-a R C r \Ted tho v:ilJ o f t ile w b u, l e.Li:. t v t hc1u :s1.::i ·· c:::;, WL.1.V0 r ; th ey G.O so so1ue·fh u.t j :-3 L ile n1eu.aiaG' of the r epent- llesb, a nd now, lo-night, I 1 will s t op. 1ave cleterrn inecl tba t I t im es from f.(OOd r en5tons, s ome t itn0s front t J o~e "'~'1ce J rhn l:"'z.ein :i1v~ Cf·..·i.st t oo1:: U!J'. R e.pent, for h<:> help of Go,J, w livcii Gi.Jl'itiL l1 ia wlll begin, with C not so F,OOd, som etim es ~eactrne tho Plllposcs t he ki n ~dom of hNwen i s at h and; th at is t o say, life. " Are t hero any of y on t hat n r e wiilin)I: t o ""-,~re fo "tor·-(~ i:n , .,, m on!.1·nt Ol o~::citemcn~ n r:. ~ , lHJ.VO I w; !1 .-~ ·t ~, ver e ve'ry kuo1vn " roiJg t.hat fa t1ll.tk1 \ tl!at re· iolvo? llor! fo~ l p y rm . 'fi\.... r- n litt!B r.ot.lli.ug- i~: t. c,.Z th:..m..t \\l1~n t.::i ~ t'.C:Cii1.:.1: .c:nt c..)v1s. incoUbi~ wllt, \nth t~l::; 1Jll qjo$e i.llid; 1 h~1.v0 while i t w ill be .:i t r oublesmn o th ing, foe a littlo There is instttbilit y also a r isin;<; from d isabilit;v of \ fo rn1ed ; I an1 g-olng to l ive ns a. ChrJs t io.n ,~rllile. hut, t11-;?u e"'.~icr fl.T'tl P!:m icr, ,1 · ,:it.h rr'n1u~ or r;t!J.l.i. .. .. i:.; t.......:.~ t j·l t.; ~u.y , n..1. ... -.n .1.~1:.y l;.~ t:.US·. u1a u, U3 a. Cnri.~1.i"1n wonrn..a ; z..u...t if i.h:.To } u cm t ion v,,ml exhil11raUon allll ;joy iuHl final vi~ <>P.nt.ihle wh1lo ono ciasa o! etxoct.s ia belnir p ro- ! ~that which I Jmoiv to oo rnudam enta.ll:v wrong to.rv.' ' 1 , ! to<lo. Dearing in1ni udwh n.t aresol ut ionmeans I and wl!at i t i:.mludea, how ma n y m on ~"" suy to1 ' is t ho BubsLance of r eligion itselr. I t; is not learni n"' your catechism, i t is n ot learning your verses of° faith, it is not going t hrou gh ecclesias t ica l achievements. " Thou shalt love t he Lord thy God nm! thy n eighbor a s thys elf." 'l'h c,.ef ore you must lift yours elf, and he that lifts hlmselt shows , not by I1art iality toward t h e lo wer end worst feat ures in h imself, bu t t oward his whole sol C - the r egL·nt u nderstanding, t he m oral p ower nncl elemen t and spiritual i n him. Now, when a m an h as t his pr esented to him a n ti h e is u r ged t o enter up on r. C1·,r ist i11u life as t he only honorable one, th~ only one t hat !>as t he g reatest s a tisfac. tiou in it, t he only one t hai; carr im in it t he idea of d ut y ancl gn:titudo t oward God, !tow l-ho ugh t · lessly m en h eed t hat. To-nig-ht b o w m any a re . there of you t hat say in th us looking o,·er t he spberc of 1ii'.o-lifei to co1 n c : ·~1 am r~olv<.. ~ wh a t Act ive Hucta tior.s in the Mar)ret, offer oppor t unit ies to speculators to mako money in Grain, Provisions, St ock s, Bonds & Petroleum. Prompt eJ.ten tion gi.ven t o orders. Oflic e over M ur doch's Stor e . E ntrance by O ver T ele pho no Stah-casa. 11-t f ~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~· 6,00 0,0QQ P EOJ:!:o..E US! D.M.F riR RY & O aro admitted to be L ARU l ST SUD Sr.1£111 in l/16 W01'ld , ,,!ii i". a i3 ii,.; f ERRY'S SlEEDi ., " ,,g ..2 " iiJ ~ 'g ls"> D .M . FERR Y & Cl)~ ~ ;:: ~~ DlnstrAoted, ~· 4irl1~th~ & l' rlebl EIJ> ANNUAI. ,.er1~::..~":i'I: withou t o»dcri~ i~ ccu~t-ome13 F or 1887 ...111 be mn.ill!ll FR EE t:o .~! Ftot - 8 1!JIDS ·hour.r IC-tl ming Ga:r.. "'en. Fi eld qtr nllE..,.!!Pf'I'· Jn.vaZ11 a ble t.o · e-Jtd for i t . .A..ddresa ""Y · D , WI, FERRY &,,48. W lnd8er, O nt:. I I t Our ctJ I ! 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