EXPRESSION OF RELIGION No Healthy Being Can Be Content to Sit and Listen to Sermons Forever "And whosoever shall give drink unto one of thie litte ones @ cup of cold water only m@ the name of a disciple, ee sia E se ee Wise lose h's reward." -- The greatest present nm 'ed in ne ion the discovery: and ce of adequiite methéds of practeal expression of our 4liefs and emotions. There ure more thon sufficient forms Md means ¢ o a ond cénviclions that Tpke anes me turn from the church and the erganized Yorms of reltpion. Lecause ily Seer ~~ ying wt the desire for istening lo How rangements for satis betler one here iby ery descriptions of a fairer world aiid an ideally udjusted sucial order sulius where cise. Feclings move the world; but the life of feeling wlune soon becomes a living falsehood: The finer the enwitions that ale -sedulously Haass then ale. nied their normal « si the se a lo the life, il eurs needs fine feclogs deeply stirred, but uy that we may be moved to do things of witch we reais and oe the wrongs over which we weep. man feels this sireng'y in Bl ea Ne is conscious of the world's sin and & rrow; ie kmavs ils imperfectians ane his own; he is moved to RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION against social abtis)s and enormities; he is crying, What can we do about these things? It offen seems thet all that is being dome, os definite expression of religi- ous ideals, to bring about better condi- church, stimulus aie Kave to juvenile couris, mothers' con- resses, child labor keagnes, tthe mony organizations that care for the helpless and defenceless: these 8 thal the preat master himself began { é& amengst men churches All these movements for the betler- ment of our neighbors: and our race are goad and it is not much use our latkingg about aur religion unless we "re doi ng our par rt atorig wilh all those he seck to wipe away netdless tears ana redecn Nc mes from darkness, feed ngry and clothe. the Bi ff he is moved 5 tietins are tos formal for the full, free Lving out af ihe Bigg sar life. ve can Set muy do etill remains much of our WITHOUT ADEQUATE EXP RESSION. Bo we not here need to learn him wig tuughl men so well the religious a hest way fo put our Derry into sion at the ae in tae of ek and: ae faith that dor make ma friend anions: men is not the faith, of jend of s | organizations, and Hegre: nace or their re- tet; that lock into the! i. "lips that iran stare words of 5 rts go out to their own and, fusing a the fire of sympa- thy, lHt their hearts and males their eves fo hs! Ble 4o hope and cheer and happin ei Bias, it all is, how suMicient, {ust true. helpful friend to every etek si ons, {to with the critic's eye, chip's eye al faith; to HM him, not om- cially, but with a brother's tenderness | mon with the strength, cheer. sympa: thy, . ond hen nee of the eee thet lifts and en THE S. 5 LESSON! INTERNATIONAL LESSON, MAY 17. Lesson VU. Iesus Betrayed apd De- nied. Golden Test, Matt. 47. 22. THE LESSON WORD STUDIES. Based on the text of the Reviled Version.) The High-Priestly- Prayer.--A filling close to the long farewell conversatian of Jesus with his disciples, In avhich he had sought pre) them for the coming se at tniinent rb sorrow, wd in which he seight to ue eh fy allort he presen t, thi fo the ultimate vel ie es. EP Vents yer aed te "hie ane, F tk on earth des in communion with i awaiting 'ition to Futhes low. Mi al Teese share wilh hin . His eae fe Ihis whine frum earth ve them loan: in the midst ¢ ' ! and atthetions which a work: of "untelict Will bring upon them, Jesus therefore conmils are of the heavenly Father, > kept from the evil, s sublime peti P} wlerefice fo the er Which ! ialely alters in apehen af the Having comforted with and for equirates { from then distrrniee while- they les in agenizing praver. until the finn "\tetory is "won, and he is prepared to -mert awith cali & an ie ef bis impending sacrifice, \ 1. He went forth--It is nan eupprs-d that the events and conver tions recerd i ee 1-17 Johivs marrats ceeurred Jesus and jus d ws had left the upper chamber in they had portaken of the Tact S This suppositicn is based upen the ch sing words of chap- fer 15: "Arise, ict: 15 hence." Tt not certain, hewever, whether gestion of Jess was follewal, ther. axing} site hg a ge siven 3 prayer i. name ef literally "Brouk of arden --A small orchard of olive "which was named Gethsemane." Betrayed! him--Or, "delivered hum offtinwes resorted thither is alls cyles. gouke also mentions the fact that hie retirement with his disciples fu the siope of Olivet was ace wing to his usual custom (Luke 22. gt. "a. The band---Or, "cahe A" The hert was one tenth of the Ruiman le- wid the term seems to refer te no considerable portion if no! he en- tire garrison of the Roman fortress of 'Antonio. Probally, however, only a x vit on of the cohort was sent from the ke srtress (o assist Judas in = treacher- ous cine of arresting Jes From {he chief prists a 'Pharisee 4) uJ the Roman soldi at the request of the iootchs author With aggre was night, tx proaching the Weapens-Perkaps the short swords usually earned by Reman soldiers, Went forth-From disciples, or, possibly, garden incinsure, us of Nazareth--Lw., tarehes--Since 't and 35 the the growp of even from the "Jesus, the and strengih, just fo go about amongst} ' "I TRIED TO GET UP, BUT COULD NGT" "Gultiver-s Travels," by 80 small that I ate them by two and Meh Lilipar.) adventures three at a bite; and the loaves of bread pasa Bret el HEN I was scarcely more than Gur lives is to live his kind of a life, a boy I joined the crew of te be just what the man of Na CH ran te good" sagt A 'Ante! a in to burst the bands that tela my 3s 40 men, a frieml to ev the far Bast. feet, but again they shot the darts into w whe ie met. Full, free, living friend- We had ite sailed very fie, béfore the my face. ship is the Lest avenue for the expres-| hip ran one rock and sa Six o At last, tired out, fell asleep. When moved to what I yaarias Jater I awoke I was be the crew and myself haa y "the dife- wave seemed to be a ae boat, but before long = great upset us, a oe a m. those on the ship t who were with me I ae Have tell, for I never saw aby of them ag: I was young and strong, and could swim nd was able ti that it was thelr chief town of Lilll- could alt 'a foot high. All gt once I felt at least 120 of the same atte le. mon running all "over me. I gave one loud prensa hey all ran ack tn. trght, lay ail ! : pain, and tried hard "BUILT STEPS UP TO MY MOUTH" i noplic narratives (Matt. 26. 44 bay given at this moment, - Went backward, and" fell to Resaat ee calm di § with which Jesus, bore: hime! ca his enen ches are : Tat : 7 Again enters is ask hom order to brin ngiout the faet thatdt Is his own artest alone, ao arrest of have come, ence next verse, Tf, lel these go their waye 9. The word--DPart of jiis own inter- ces ee ara John 17, : 'et high? priests~ "servant--Greek, "thal isene of the high? household. 'The mention of-the Jncliding the namo of the slave, is jx chiar fo. John, ts one of the nny: Tite Wun nating touches which we find in this recor an ¢ve wit ness of the events narrated a: The cup---A figurative expression, aminent in the synaptical pocerd <f the events: which occurred in the gir- fen. sans, the fast-of whem, nas, pul fo death the 's brother Juties. so tiiety years' later, 15 wsciple--Jolm. 16 #s 'known unto the hich priest light.on the infuentia! posit on which John's family apparent: fy hekl-in Jerusalem, coals--Greck, "of charcoal.' To this vival description of John. Mark tds another detad, namely, that Pot was "warnaung himself" at his open fire ne court, The city of Jerusalem ties 2560 feeb above sea lovel and the nights during the winter and until * the The high pr jest therefore--That is his, 22. With his hand--Or, "with a rad. Albewe mei thou the igh priest sor-- One of the virtues of the Hebr ple Wis thelr reverence Gi wlfize, an! for Be aii sacred the priesthycd in' gen- Annas therefore sent him lound Caiaphas the high priest--Fram unto verse 13 alove we sheild : reference f mreliminury trial Calaphas alse Deda, present, conduct), 27. And straiphtway the eock crew-- n accordance wilh the warning predic tion of Jesus. John does not recard inunediate repentance the circumstances of Hpastieship (contpare The preliminary trial Annus was followed by ana pa and the Sen- of which are chapler 2. Jesus fore trial before the proceedir tet dev ban Mark 16 and 15; oe = nto i" Telephoning Pussy | D™® you ever try to telephone to your . own little pussy? ou may think that would be ver t would Pas no harm 4 try. ee SOP aces of " ft ing up valuable rs, fo very Fnaiative gutsy." i dicanled ork has been found to get rid itr calls him on t t hone, and Then pussy heara he Brand & voice he lov ka uch Fast as bac campers home as MISSED HIS CHANCE, If Methuselah had been as. wise as some modern financlers he would have the carth leng bfure he was to his lutbers, . owne] gathered 7. and nob Tor Hie} ey rer ers ye seek me,} put, the country of these little men. ~ It took a long train of mules to érag 'me along. They had a row of guards 'on @ach side of me. of them carried lights, and half bows and 'Garts to shoot at me If I tried to stir. The- sis and all hia court came to et us. Whe "We » topped before an 014 church, ad here I was four fe pet high was just able They chained seemed to be lit- tle watch chains, crowds of the smell men came to jook at me. The chains were lon. enough to allow me to stand up an 2 dun full of meat. to walk a few. steps, Coaaeo! of lamb, but They were very much frightened The Man With the Little Princess : __ Stony Glare Tatters - ¢ A ND haat ve lost your cro IRED of meeting people who bored A again, my daughter?" asked him with their idle talk and 4s x the queen reprovingly. ehter, the t <isluee The printess hung her head. "It was Bro nm, journeyed ie a wild country «@ heavy old thing, anyway, your ma- in Hindustan. Here he lived all alone, Jesty," she petulantly- answered; "an beguiling the. time with reading and trifics are trifier, so there's no use wor- unting, ying over such a little matter." uncer day, as he was placidly sitting Indeed, there were few matters that palm tree, perusing a favorite the princers did not consider trifling. volume, {nace appear fore ag native with a athe Bes beard. wr Bo bee Bhe Uk for some! thing ak eat. ie A boyish gamcs * hhned ved all cared she for the pastimes of most; ~ eae ene Uttle princesses. So that when she o send away hungry the careless!y broke the head of her won- food before th act pea cvery Hest io erful doll, she said ft was a mere tri- to de epart, after fie. and thought no with meat and When she lost magnificent rings and ro t When the Hindoo rose he had refreshed himsel ed gratefully to Brown- other jewels, It matter--they rink, he bow a said: oor his s0n, an id . "tam a magician: and for weren't of any use In games, you know, Se meena 2 rat abe you & And when, in leaping over hedges, sho nderful tri of my sr ereafter, Ww. ever you look fixedly a ny ? tore her costly silken garments almost into shreds, she wasn't troubled in the ant. "Trifles are trifies," sald she; "one must think of the more Iimpor- 'med into st ; 'Thereupon the "arn doo departed sind tant matters eer neon straightway zormet But the mother -d'dn't agree came open ki perere : Ft ae te cer with her careless Jittie daughter, who vo himself up for loot, vehen n suddenly had earned the name far and wide of ma, 1 " i t be ing fearlessly Into the yen "Or the fero- "Princebs Tatters. agi ee the clous" bea: {t sprang toward him, one-and that ab he muttered the words. d the tiger, Drintess be akeeeree spotted in char- an while In oe alr, whe Tined. rownson use: is wo maa Bes ways 'thereafter . "ig Rag _-- day, however, Princess 'Tatters anged into stone a little tortoiso, PETRIFIED THE TIGER = onaer -- he might use It to sharpen la raz When. 5 year had passed, Brownson became os tired of 80 tude as formerly ° "HUNG HER HEAD IN SHAME" he had been of compan @ resolved to return sg his native Inna. During the 4 vege eyo ed the crew. Ts trifying a Rittle dog rushed wildly about the royal grounds, when tried fo attack him. tying for every one to hep Aer ee to ing, he called for a for her favo: : to. Erive. him ie hia hotel. But feo the roy oe "the alrea told b; a i gave a ill reply and proceeded 10 dancs oer bade she vowe n, An ry at the fellow's impoliteness she wou m gleep until the Brow i nach changed man, horse, cab and pony found. All the men abeut th a te he urther on, he treat- castle she bade Lap fo ed | similar amen a eikes eman who Hardly had th nts begun to do answered him unelvilly. her bidding, when "the queen issued an Then Brownson beg use Neder for them to return to their duttes, r 4 | ways. His creditors he and then, calling to her deughter, she Snangeg inte atone: MF Cinalora he Sg ed into stone; and any one wh oT it the men to forsake croased his tem . -- thelr dork for such a trifie. Trifles are ; last he came 1 One even- trifies, you know; and there's really no tion in a mittes he thee aes iy ee in |b othering = . he a t dedly "4 atte res the magic words Instantly he mater. Tatters bowed her head in me en Tre fate as did his victims, gaan "Oh, your majesty," sob Beoaine of his own 1 indiscretion, he she, "J kno deserve this punish- cuples ace in « museum, where Phe. MD my carelessness; but T do fim, Probably sople, com Teoh able pon go want my pony. And if Hendy Mage sieges cmeoucay pes nde HS Nop ete taclgs, any' more. js fer wey in ittle prin a -- ees ba Nagra é princess, and then lord to an attendant --------} Boon Th report ck a io safe and-soun an in "the royal stable. that a . rincess was never told. of courte, o Industricus Princesses ar pet had been ere fasion for OMETIMES little American girls he queen's reproof, and ereaually fore wish they were princesses and had name of "Princess Tatters" was beautiful toya and nothing to do ali day : wut play with them. if you were ----t---- a little girl in yal fami! EBRATING Puedes you would nd things very ait, CELEBRATING. * ir e ro 'a! r " de rot believe in letting thelr childees _ !°S: Ager--"My husband piney os =_-- RTOW wu i idleness Instead, they a day off when he has a 'bir ay. tthe iitte Sweat gp Sire. Hulting-- When yo Nes. ope telr gollies' elo 8 ba sses wash all po reckon you take a couple of years when they saw me on' my feet, and kept well out of my reach. I was very lind to all who came near me, and hoped they would soon let me free. I would Me down and let five or six of them dance on my hand, and the boys und girls would play hide-and-seck in my ir. One day they set me free when I cock my food, and they lived in little huts which they built sround my Each cook made me One of their pails of water was not much of a drink, and a round of beef was just large enough to make three while they thought I was a wonderful sight. But one day I paw the man who took I held him In my hand near my ear, and he said "The king wishes you to do an act of great use to-him. A ficet wil} soon ecmeé to fight us from the Island, Bel- fuscu. The two states of Lilliput "I told him that I would do all T could, Granny's Cottage Pros said she was a w But her very skill] In such ete wrought her reputation for © townspeople shook their heads om asked one an- other how such miracles could be per- gather mysterious herbs in field and wood and meadow; and did she not sit hours a a time mumbling to herself before the door of her Httle cottage--doubtless wenvinn her magic spells? So the children of the village came to avold the * elders, One a And witch "in her sche Two of aie brightest of the smaller children * the village--Jacques and fore, that they should behold her gath- al roots by the side of a nearby 'eee elutching his sister by oer they stole tarough "me "tangled nderbrus over velv through high grass be nul they reached ave rook, Jeanne aklpped. Hghtly. from vty stone ac but pea 5 slipped. twisted. Ms "thie and run,"' wanes ---- fell with a splash. The woman heard his cry of pain, and now perceived the boy a tlme. the first the "OUTSIDE THE CABIN DOOR" but his Fidievig refused to support him, and he nk to the ground. Nor would Jeanne 'cave her brother, though bade. her flec. to the surprise of both, the old * spoke very kindly to them; she rubbed Jacques' ankle Falve she carried, and bound it neatly pain vanished. he helped him to the cottage, ane, while Jeanne ran to veal er father of the accident, she.told h many nice Stories, ADS © Jacques and Jeanne learned that old wome wap ho ch, but the ingest and best person they knew, ve mother and f any time raid of her from that, time. #- STRAW FOR HATS. How the Wheat is Planted afd Garnered Bleachlnug the Stalks. Few poupre Liow for maka * sown Gs Urehly growlh impoverished, thin stack haveng tiews as the fast hiwl the heh ¥) _ and ie tigtest traw. The wheal blooms al the beg nning eof June, and is pulled up by the roots ly hand when ihe gran is hawt de If allowed to remain in the pround a ny 7d lime the straw would berome "About five dozen UPTO dh oe bran lies, the size of the coniffiss of stuwed away in) barns. is again spread out lo summer dews and to After additional is pul into smail Finally it is cub c clase above the first joint from the nod agin ted up in stnall bundies containing about sixty Slalks eac --+ Smith--"Excuse me, Jones, manage to but may hase such ne dinner and hold her on my k after dinner." Smeth--"But what does your wife say?" Jones--"Oh, $ esut object. She's the cook," 10. GQ . > "TAKING THE END OF THE ROPE. 1 STARTED FOR LILLIPUT" and started off to capture the enemy's fleet When I cama up to the fleet, the foes shot many darts at me. and these stuck in my hands and face. | n my work. though, and darts I cut oi] the chains about the ships. When the enemy saw thelr whole eet move off In & row, they set up a ream of rage When I had got out of thelr reach 1 fastened a rope to the ships, and taking he other end of tho for Lilliput. rope, started off "JUST ABLE TO CREEP THROUGH" The king and all the court were stand- ing on the shore walt! I held fast- ened (to the feet, "Long live the great, -- at out wise _ of ¢ me great thanks for this, » but nA long after the king of Lilliput T cost too. much to leave the 'and his court told me to keep, and begged me land. No words can tell what joy I feit at this turn of my affaires, for 1 had longed to see once more my own dear land, where I arrived safcly in two months' time, A Little Goorkha ' Warrior. és H, THAT father were alive QO and I = learn to be & soldier A Geep sigh -- _ Rama. For he was the s of oldier--a Goorkha warrior who had 'on killed while alding the British In their ate tacks against the savage hill tribes-- and a martial spirit had been be- queathed to him. Rama stled tin the grass that grew cloge within the shadow of the hut, and looked reflectively at the snow- capped mountains which seemed to tower imce rately above es But hoary. majes Hima- ¢ Tayan. silently watebful over co and le cou ps th sou T ra x = a Many years he muat 1 and take care of his little sister. He loved his with all y, wes mechar ed from. service, a had been wandering from place to place. Poor the little family was, none Was moro charitabie He was hospitably given shelter In the moth- ra OW very careicss my cousin H muat Nave been to fall froin h very safe wa 7 muread Humpty lumpty. as he dan- Eled his ies over the stone ledge. He whistied a merry ewing- ang his body from side to side In timo te the melody. ' "Why, lL couid sit here all day with- out the silghtest danger." thought he. ' "fare ho hed time to eny It A ewayed a iitth too far to the gett, lost his balance and landed on the flogestones below with crash and a smas! "Oh. dear.' sighed poor Humpty Dumpty. "I du wish some ono ) woull come along and patch me up. the battered fellow radiy patching As though [no an- ewer to his plea the king's men ap- peared. But they could do nothing for him, apd left him in worse etate than before. A band of good fairies passed that way, however, and took Humpty Dumpty. They ecirele and danced merrily sround the wounded cag. Then one of them (Tf think it must have been the queen) tapped him with her magie wand, and he was as good as new. Not a bit of yolk or white was m'ssing. umpty Dumpty had learned o les- He resolved nevermore to trust gon. bimself to a wall. And he resolved. that he would devote himself there- after to assisting his brother Humpty In thelr w i. shells much more service able fo In his engernees to enlist the chick- ens in his cause, Humpty Dumpty for- nh 5 became s0 bhai e save mishes tnd 1 hard mpaigns. All f these descriptiong the boy treas- ured, and h nged f the time when the scidter Would be recovered ruthcient yt the house en he meant t m about the us ft ll warlike weapons, and to plead for instruction in their handlin ng after Puteal became well he lin- gered about the village -- uming many of the tasks Was wo do and intent upon sh ng hia © etabe 10 Rama's mother by providing her with @ better Uving e Wus Ramoe's He obtatned all the b Goorkhas weapon employed by the and, to e bover keen Fat taught him the manual of a boy Was an apt pupil, and raplaiy became pro- ficient. Now, has a the lauds of the sitia were Ag enths eelaetie were ul gan each mem- rank worn by Britich nifemen. an some times even are arms About once @ foraignt ther a Held a meeting, when. after f e eompetition, election held da that the lad ask x the fompany What do you know?" asked Lamput, hereupon Rama proceeded to what the old sol idler had Wonder grew apace as he ro;.! ty ent through the manual of arms without a single mistake ven he told what he new of militery tactics Finally. he pla ar of sticks in the ground, placed 'Ow Bhout elght Inches apart. and with thelr ¢ Ru ' da Joit-like weapon sometimes used b th ° a diers, and which Futat had presented to him e quolt ig very tig on its edge De aA whirling it ma cast it at one of the -_ - The head of the stick was cut nicely as you please. And, | V guccension, Rama cut off the head of maxed at his de maxterity ane knowl- the lads crowde ama, aatically ahowered Next time a hody of.troéps passed througit the ylang. ae ha compliments pany of Goork marché In front, aa was their usual custom ut at thelr eee . n aptal a keen-eyed with HI proud, dignificd o pearing every Inch a soldier, you would have was Rama!) = An Occasion for Rejoicing . the usual morning exe ises a@ scnoo a note which had been handed In the principal announced that one of the teachers would be unable to be at school for several days. Ing to a slight Hiness. Immediately two boys egan to B} Upon asking what the trouble was. the boys sal they were i of ae talking about the selection what would you like to sing?" vid "the" pescne your blessings,' the ana respon " was A "BATT Th ROY NA, Two African bons and a royal tiger, elonging to a nun, were felt nesburg. mals fought, and the liens hi tiger, severing ifs Wondpipe and bi ting "e if. both ats frent ONE 2 OF MANY. rs, Vifhins--"Your hasband teid my wsbend that his werd was law home. Mrs. Bifkins--"Yes: if is ane of those tuws that the never enferced." Peers Only 36 out of every 100 Englishmen bre marric An absolutely new dog story has been found. Here it is salt to taste, A gent! -- was out shosting the other he hal the 'misfortune to iumpty Dumper s plight. But day, wher 'queen only 8 vok her head aa she ao shoct the ier For a moment he was baie a ie yercome ta see what dam- o, wo shall not help him aga! kai much Ove 7 ; oa tel so. vain. as to imagine 6 ne age he had done. and before he had re- could Alp hi Gs broth Ruers, of" himself, covered himse!f the anual. o black re- rnin Rt Gescrved 1 hin fate." gi i t up te him, bring Hing the sun came out own wil, which ha and ma} u on hb him, poor Hump- shone war y. Lh been "shot clean off,