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Just as Paul nwlt. Ihave been
for apleudnrtheworld heholchuo
todayasthatandsnt Gorinth
onanhthmuswaahad bytwoasas,
sea bringing theoommsroeol Eu-
othm'seahrlnglngtheoommercsof
through the olive groves that lined the
beach to collect a tariif from all nations.
nomirthofallpeopleaportediu ha
Wan games. and the beauty at all
had! sat in her theatres, walked her
and threw itself on the altar
ofhwatupendousdissipations. Column, and
“and temple bewildered the beholder.
Thus were white marble fountains, into
which, from apertures at the side, there
girdled waters everywhere known for health
giving qualities. Around these basins,
twistedinto wreaths of stone, there wereall
thsbmuties of sculpture and architecture; 800d-
. whilestulding, as if to guard the costlydis—
,wasa statue of Hercules of blemished
thlan brass. Vases oi terra cotta
adu'nad the cemeteries of the death-vases so
My that Julius Czesar was not satisfied on-
tilhebadcaptured them for Rome. Armed
Mme ooriniharii, paced upanddown
tone that no statue wasdefaced, no pedestal
orathrown, no bus-relief touched. From the
edgeot the city the hill held its magnificent
burdm of columns and towers and templu
mow slaves waiting at one shrine), and a.
" citadel so thoroughly imprgnable that Gib-
raltaria a heap of mud compared with it.
Amid all that strength and magnificence
Corinth stood and defied the world.
Pam. annulment man mosses.
Oh] it was not to ruetics who had never
an anything grand that Paul uttered one o!
mytexta. They had heard thebeet music
thathadcome from the heat instrumentain
alltho world; they had heard songs floating
from morning portions and melting in even-
ing groves; they had passed their whole lives
among pictm'esand sculpture and architect-
tllllallfl (brinthian brine, which had been
' sheik! and shaped until there was no
"use wheel in which it had not sped, and
Win which it had not glittered, and
In Way that it had not adorned. Ah, it
”wuabold thing forPaul to stand there amid
authtandsay: “Allthisianothing. These
- mdatbatcomefromthetemple of Neptune
are not music compared with the harmonies
"it whichIspeak. These waters rushing in
the basin of Pyrene are not pure. These
statueeot Bacchusand Mercury are not ex-
anite. Your citadel oi AeroCoriuthm is
notatrong compared with that which I ofler
to thepoorestsiave that puts down his bur-
den at that brazen gate. YonCorinthians
think this is a splendidcity; youthinkyou
havebeardallsweet soundsandaetm all
’beaufifulslghia;but1tell you eyehathnot
mannerurheard.neither havaentered into
" , :Qnmdmaufihethingswbichaodhath
WEIR!“ that'love him.” Indeed,
myta'sts,the unspoken by Fenland
the one written by Paul, show nsthatwe
javavcyimpertect eyaighhmdthatour
hydvisionlsyettocomezfornowweeeo
throughaglaw,darkly,butthenfaeeioface.
80 Paul tab. the responsibility or saying
thateventhe Bible is an indbtinctmirror,
andthatitsmissionehallbeilnallysuspended.
Ithinktheremayheoneliibleinheaven
mall to the throne. Just a now,lna
'R,mhave a lamp mhumed iron-
,1" ‘ orN‘meveh,andwalook at it
‘wlth grut interest andsay: “Bowpoora
‘ Mthmustbavegivsammnparedwithour
‘ autumn-o I think that this Bible,
rwfldiwaaalemptoonrfeetin thisworld,
' mayhamrthathronedGod,excitingour
m to all eternity by the cantata;
awsmiiaonmparativ 1691,19be
. Wood heaven. The Bible, now,ls
theataflehling to therising temple, but
when the building is donetbere wiilheno
minus-aromas. The ideal-builde-
' Mylathatlnthiswurldcurknowl-
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mot hlalova.and shout until the tuna-
tensnce glowaand the'hlood bounds. and
tuned him." Andy-title through a glam,
darkly. Weatenothalfolthatcommaa-
atataca Wefeel not half the w o!
4|!“th heart. We waitfor death told
us rush into his oubprsad arms. Then we
shallheiaeewfaea. Not shadow then, but
substance. Not hope then, but the building
of all predgurement. That will be a magnifi-
cent unioldlng.
10 “I m 1’0 "I.
numbingoutia viewof all hidden u.
cellency: the coming again of a Mugabe-at
memaetua—notluraoaud in penury
and death, but amidst a light and pump
and on Joy such as none but a glori-
iled intelligence could «when. Oh! to
gun full upon the brow that was lacersted,
nylon the side that was pierced, upon the feet
that were nailed; to stand close up in the
mace 0! him who prayed for us on the
mountain, and thought of us by the sea, and
agonleed for as in the ganlen, and died for
min horrible crucifixion; to feel of him, to
embracohim,to take his hand,to kl- his
test, to run our lingers along the scars of an-
cient auifering; to any: “This is my Jesus!
He gave himself for me. I shall never leave
his presence. 1 shall forever behold his
lory. I shall eternally hear his voice.
Jesus, now i see then! i behold where
thohlood started, where the tears course-Ll
where the lace was distorted. l have waited
forthiahour. lshail never turn my back,
on thee. No more looking through imper,
feet glasses. No more studying the in the:
darkneu. But, as long as this throne M?
and this everlasting river flows, and thou}
garlands bloom, and those arches of victory ,
remain to greet homo heaven's conquerors, 1
so long I shall see thee, Jesus of my choieap
Jesus of my song; Jesus of my triumph-40b
ever and forever—fore to face!" ,
The idea of my tests is just as true when i
applied to God's providence. Who has not ,
cometoeome pass in life thoroughly inex-E
plicablel You say: “What does this meal:
What is God going to do with me nowl He :
tells me that all things work together for;
This does not look like it." You can 3
tinue to study the dispensation, and after a ;
while gum about what God means. “112 i
means to teachmethis. I think he means to
teach me that. Perhaps it is to humble my 1
pride. Perhaps it is to make me feel more 1
dependent Perhaps to teach me the uncer-3
tainty of life.“ But after all, it is only a[
gum—a looking through the glass, darkly.
The Bible [snares us there shall be a mtisfac—
iory unfolding. “What I do thou knowat‘,
not now; but thou shalt know hereafter." ,1
You will know why God took to himself that
only child. Next door there was a household ‘
of seven children. Why not take one from
that group, instead of your only one! Why 1
single out the dwelling in which there was;
only one heart heating responsive to yours]?
it
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in
liberty, and rose as they fell;
from high Molding, or
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multitudes approaching, but has no ideaoi
their numbers. lie mys: “I cannot tell any-
thing about them. I manly know that there
are a great number." And on John, without
attempting to count, says: “A great multi-
titude that no man can number." Wears
told that heaven is a plane of happinu; but
what down know about happine-l Happh
nemintbhworldiaonlyahall iiedgad thing;
aflowery path, with aaerpent his-ingenu-
it; a broken pitcher, from which the water
haldmpped hefmwecoulddrinkit; athrlll
of exhilaration, followed by disastrous re-
actions. To help us understand the joyof
heaven, the Bible takes us to a river. We
standonthegraasybank. Weseethewaters
flow on with can-elem wave. ‘ But the filth
of the cities is emptied into it, and the
banks are torn, and unhealthy exhalation!
spring up from it, and we fail to get an idea
of the river of life in heaven.
a ommoua aan IMO narrator.
We get very immiect ideas of the reunions
oi heaven. We think of some foetal day on
earth, when father and mother were yet liv-
ing, and the children came home. A good
time that! But it had this drawback—all
were not there. That brother went ofl to sea,
and never was heard from. That sister—did
we not lay her away in the freshness of her
young life, never more in this world to look
upon her! Ah! there mun skeleton at the
feast; and tears mingled with our laughter
on that Christmas day. Not so with heaven‘h
reunions. It will bison uninterrupted KM-
m Man a Chrhitian mrent will look
around and d all his children there. "Ah!"
he says, "can it he posilde that weareall
here—life‘s perils overi the Jordan primed
and not one wanting! IVhy, even the prod-
igal is here. I almost gave him up. How long
he despised my counsels! but grace hath tri-
nmplml. All here! all here! Tell the mighty
joy through the city. Let the bells ring. and
the angels mention it in their song. Wave it
from the top of the walla All here!"
Why did 00“ KM I0“ a child l“ “I, If I”! No more breaking of heartstrluga, but
meanttotake i‘ 9"“)? Why illlthe WP 01“ face to face. The orphans that were left
your gladnem brimming. it he meant to dash i poor, and in a merciless world, kicked and
ltdown? Why allow allthomdnh of your: cuffed of many hardships, shall join their
heart to wind around that object, and then, i parentsover whose graves they so long wept,
when every fiber of your own life seemed to: and gaze mm their glorified countenancee
be interlocked with the chil-l’s life, with: forever, (“mince We may come up from
strong hand to Wyounim. until you full] diil'erent parts of the world, one from the
bleeding and embed. your dwelling desolate. 1 land and another from the depths of the sea;
your hopes blasted, your heart broken! Do,
you suppose that God will explain that! Y }
He will make it plains: than any mathemat— i
ical problem—ms plain as that two and two i
make four. In the light of the throne youY
willmetbat it was right—nil right. “Just
and true are all thy ways, than king of
saints.” '
enema-Juan KINDRA‘SCLS is ms.
Here isamanwho cannot get on in the,
world. . He always seems to buy at the‘
wrong time and to sell at theworstdisad—
vantage. En trio this enterprise, and fails;
that business, and isdisappointed. The man
next door to him hasa lumtive trade, but
helacks customers A newproapect opens.
His incomeisincreased. But that year his
family are sick; and the profits are expended
intrying to cure the ailments. Hegetsa
discouraged look. Becomes faithlem as to
ounces. Beginetoexpect dimsters. Others
wait fa- something to turn up; he waits for
ittoturudovm. Others, with only half as
much education and character. get on twice
unwell. Besometimesguemes astowhatit
all means He says: “Perhaps ricbm would
spoil me. Perhaps poverty is necesary to
keep me humble. Perhaps I might, if things
were otherwise, be tempted into dini-
pations." But there is no complete solu—
tion of the mystery. He sees through a
glam,darkly,andmnstwaitforahigherun~
folding. Will there be an explanationl Yes;
God willtakethatman in the light ofjhe
throm,andsay: “Child immortaLhear the
explanation! You remember the tailing of
that greatenterprise. This is the explana-
tion. Andyouwillanawer:“ltisall
rightl”
lseaeva'ydsy,1aflonad mysteri-el
Providence Thereinnoqnsstion wean;
oftenerthanWhyl There are hundreds of
graveathatneedto beexplalned. Hospitals
for theblind and lame, asylums for the
tdiotieandinmne, alanhoiwes for the duti-
Maudaworhiotpainandmisfortunethat
danand man than human solution. All
Godwillclearit all up. In the iightthat
fromthethrmnodark mysteryua
illuminedasplainly as though the answer
werewrittenoathe jasper wall,or sounded
inthetemplaanthem. Bartimtuwfllthank
Godthathawublind;and lmrusthathe
mmuedwithmrmand Joseph thathe
wascast into the pitzand Dania that he
damedwithliom;andfaulthathewae
hum :andDavidtlnt hewasdrivm
fromJermalem; and thawing-woman that
sheeouldgetonlyafew for a
germanandthat in M for twu
yearshectinldnotlifthisllad fromths
law’;andthatwidowwshehadsuehhard
wurktoearnbreadforhcchildrm. You I'mIii
knowthathia song Marat vola- carry
did-rentparia. The-wast and ovrwhelm—
igpctetthahalleiujahof hamwillnot
haearriedhythoaawhorodsin highplaes,
curtailment; bus
from lives aiilutmt and prosperous, or from
wanes of ragged distru; but we shall all
meet in rupture and jubilee. face to face.
Many at our friends have entered upon
that joy. A few days ago they sat with us
studying these gospel themes; but they only
floundering in the darkneu. You stand won-
derstruck and amazed. You feel as i! all
theloreline-of life were dashed out. You
stand gazing into the open chasm of the
grave. Wait a little. In the presence of
your deported and of him who carries them
inhis boeom.you shall soon stand face to
face. Oh! that our lasthour may kindleup
with this promised joy! May we be able to
say, like the Christian not long ago, depart-
ing: “Though a pilgrim walking through
the valley, the mountain tops are gleaming
frompeaktopeak!” unlike mydear friend
and brother, Alfred Cookman, who took his
dighttothethroneof God, sayinginhialast
moment that which has already gone into
Christian classics: “lam sweeping through
the pearly gate, washed in the blood of the
Lamb!”
An Automatic Fag Signal.
A new tog signaling apparatus has lately
been perfected in England which is of suin-
cimt merit to attract the attention“ all
those interested in the savingof life and
propertyatsea. Itcallsinto useslectriaity,
which admits oi the signah being automatio-
allyworked,and attha same time resort
werya'unfluitlagivmonabandof grad-
’ paper forms aenmpleta
«eager a
not ave-ultras signaling wbeua collision
occurred
Theamarstmcousists of a singleswiwh,
which is placed on thovud'sbridge. sothat
thanigualingcanbeeonirollsd bythaollcer
on watch. When it lsdeaired to blowthe
dgnalwhistleortobegin the automatiesig-
naling,whatever itsnataremayhe,tbelever
isturnedtothe “under way" notch if “is
vesselbemoring,andtheeisctriecurmt at
mechanism”
ng a button which chills
luding to the hall tw- flaw-Now Yak
Hus-old
saw dimly—now revelation hath come. Your .
time will alsocome. God will not leave you ‘
“m BAKERY!
auriedandeameat oneatoflauta fare
Vida—«saute Fe 0'. I.) Cor. Dan" Repel»
liean.
indiatrialpoorhas nowhasn patience.-
i'ulpactlcaforeightammontha bythslat
ropoiiian hmpilal in the Kingstonroad. Ii
2100,0110 annually; “Wefthbgoaslotbr
local taxes It anytomtfanatohemud.
the whole neighborhood feels it greatlyia
thedimlniebed ammmt 0! money
there. The you-e moors rent (or W.
and pay £56,000 in taaa. Inst salmon
riversaroletwithtbemoorahntaomean
rented alone, and addaoonsiderable motto
thetotalalreadygivan. '
' minus
summon
Bliliilfllillifl
THE PllilEST Mill BEST
la mode only of strictly pure grape "can
of tartar. strictly pure bimrimnaie oi
min, and a s l portion of flour as a
preservative, nothing: else whatemr. and
is warm fled entirely {me from aims.
ammonia. phosphates, lime, and all Eh.
miulrvmrts frequently fouinl in leaking
WWII-W9. The character of unitmrizil.a
used. !h:-ir purity. and the likely of their
combination. remin- Cleveland's superior
baking [mu-rim- the lime! healthful and mm
economical in we. and it always aflorv’o
wholemme. nutritious, And dulcious food.
It is recommended for purity. healthful-
aees and efficiency by Government and
State chemists. chem'mte cf Boards oi
Health, and profemora in institutions of
learning throughout the country.
Sold only in cans. full weight.
CLEVELAND Batman. Aeneas. N. V
The mum 35ml.
PERFECTLY PURE.
A “051' BMW MOE. m H.
Tturfllmmnym. M‘ WE‘VE!“
!: is the mom Gun: bur. ted from
r‘ ~~ hat plantations and doom . . absolutely
. —»~ and free from all mlnltcntiouaor cabana
x . .1. r ’lhe wvlagm are hermetically wziinl
; i vrv'rrmml in”. weight. It is meteor-au-
l.;u:. :e! .11 use than the lower
C:":"i .r's Occidental Tea 00.,Ia't'd.
mm: «W». at Berlin, Slip, to. York.
For sale by the neat urns-n.
P. ll. IAW'I‘ON & (30..
D. b’IIOIIEDIBU,
CHAS. II. FEIBIB.
South liorwslk. Coal.
fiEOUlfli .
Strength
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nontr- manna.
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Ole-Iv, and feeling satisfied with our asses- wa note the loiiowias prices:
"’ is?”
ira’ Newmarhet at .15 40. worth 030 (I).
4 tutu”;
mam.
wham-
neurons.
Moths-saint
commercial callus,
oize'r'rs BUILDING,
aonwana, eon.
”as
l a?”
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DAILY. { EVENING.
(aerating lalarday.) :loaday. Wedsyddsy and
Dante“:- :f
Ip.-.to4p.n i 7.0mm.”
FRANK Ii. RUSCOE, Principal.
MERRILL #W W
- :Trslnmg School.
Blilllil Cullen, ..... c... ..
; ”Ilium
STA! FORD. CT. taught.
lest laciiltitiea olned young and old of both
«lumma
Business Education.
loot-Wag. Bathing. PM”
W. Walls and Tow,
anamoagthehrsach- taught. Medals would
“anytime. for add!!-
Ilerrill Business College.
cumin gunman.
Repairing and General Blacksmithing
The W have opened a shop [at
General Carriage lull-g. Repairing,
Ilene sharing and tie-oral
Dials-lulu,
At 122 AND l” WATER STREET.
Daria-sad attic-d ufié‘lm’fl '3: sad
“mm-a. Mmmfia‘ndset.
oss'rsa Duane-e. aortas. Rana.
aan naanaae a aracuurs.
GENE. 1'. call,
0. I. 3.2"“!!-
olti
Troy Hand Laundry,
Scale“ Block, lo. Smalls.
Almanac” bl. Give nun-id.
R. F. ASKEW.” I!
A FULL LINE 0"
Builders Hardware,
PAINTS,
Oils Varnishes.
Berry Bros Hard Oil Finish.
Wire steel Door Mats,
Mann-stunned.
W. G.QUINTARD
Jacob M. Layton,
mum-same...
General lusurauceAgency
MID-anti“.
mum-em
Mnmlfx’afllflnmu
wrath. WM
lailnal'i‘laheia mussel
«nun-sun.
I'm... ilutdachm
loath Ins-walk. con.
:a-on
o
lob Printing
Tm Selina! use.
0 ear-stub” «net
ahavegotthohzurethargaiasfo’rthelngmoaeyiathewayoia
Me'nalaaalrywwkdmatnasuaahla prices In
: loyaanat 8M: 12
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Norwalk. and 80111:]: Norwalk.
mansion roe nonunion Part-sass
«uncut
lbmlunneeivedslamelinaoi
$3. 310 all 812 WERCUATS
Which I am going to
sacrificial $6, $8 am] $10
Call and Examine Them
As it will be to Your Own Interest.
Davis
The Tailor,
loath Norwaik. Colon.
A. 8. FEB R I S.
JEWELER.
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry.
Ilsa 'atdm nepotism
I. It.“ “I I... lush lures-ll.
SEWERS!
F‘. M. PIERt ‘i-
pram ll
SIEWER P I I ’ E
All)
General Sewer Contractor
tenet-emeritus with misuse:
thhd «hummus-ms.
toooaaattwlththeurentlylsld
minimum willlallitethetr advantage to
wash rem
F. M. PIERCE
Box ”.80!“ Nerwalhdlt
l atom!
annulus—winders!”
PAPOOSE
NURSING BOTTLES.
misgmwmamxudm
10 CENTS EACH.
llilli THE Billilfllil'.
GO TO
IflllllElHlRIlliS
Choice. Groceries
Can Out Jump Any One ,,.,.,_..,,,2
'0"th “I ““0 worth .W I i no 480 d. It i Br
“inhuman? res-xv... ugh“... , “nmzfi‘ago. root-at nyar wort we. Btu us- $2.00 Per fl
Our Prion Cannot Be Duplicated in Town or Out. liliilll ["31 will 1'
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mum," MHJIMO. magma), “SMJIMIOM so. We will guaranioelhat we can save you from “.mumm'
“#0:: age!“ Inch howled MMY'Ie haveslliyoizz my $23333; :ddaidruui. align“ m" mm. mauve-Ivorian. to our “H”
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We have huntedtheNr'w York Mnevaraadoverto hatersyon forte-p etionlhe slicing-t values in Children's "L" “"u M t ,
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F URN ITUR
Magnificent Styles Oak Chamber latte-
Parlor Suits. Dining Room Cults." '
Antique Ash Chamber Soils, of 8 Pieces, $20.00 and up.
Great Reduction in Cane and Wood Seat Cit
A Good Cane Seat. Chair for 60 Cents.
DAVID STOW”,
so, as, so and 32 south Main St, South Norm.» 1 ”a”, ,-
Open Evenings. Up Stairs. ,1. 3 ‘
caocemes AND MEAr
—-——A'.|' 111: OLD "AND 0’—
T. BURR GUYER & SON.‘
srnmowoon.
ALL OBBERR FILLEDJ'BOMPTLY.
m FOLKS FIND 17 TO THEIR ADVANTAGE 1;) TRADE Within!
axvn was A TRIAL '
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN T0
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Plaisted’s -:- Cough -:- Remedy
‘1» warranted to cure, or money will be refunded. Try a bottle, only 50o.
Plaisted’filiug Star
THE LEADING Bnmttgpflnu flaunt RUE
W. B. HALL & 00.,
Cor. Main and Cannon Streets, Bridgeport.
Greatly enlarged, New Elevator runs from back (if the ‘
Old Store, New Dress Goods Room, New GI Room, ‘V ,,
New Gents’ Furnishings Section, Cotton Underwear
and Corsets Up Stairway.
Special Offerings.
100 pieces Fine and B Grade of Colored anhmms, 48 inches wide, prim
mpiemlfinerreaoh ,4“an
The above two lots are “08:00 everywhere.
worth
-
an case All Worl flannel, the.
One case Pure Wool m inch Baiting, 250.
New Velvets and! Plus
BLacK oases coooe.
Ounpeoial attraction for this week will he ”plan-lash . Iii... '
nun-e. sewn. Royal Peachy Gags. Armour and was.“ iii-'1'.
chasm lanyattheeeiebrstedma offlPthOauafl . ,
ally-orthslperyaal. Ilyoaareia wantofahlaehdresawownaid-h
thhlot It I be I
meadow-amt: ....~...W '° m... .. M
1,000 new Cloths. Evory New shape. Tate
Will in Slum RE Huh all In
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