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‘ e Seven of the disciples had. under a.
leadership of Peter. gone curbing. But al-
‘ though they toiled all night they, took
nothing. Perhaps Peter thought of n-
- other night when they had labored in vain.
‘ but in the morning the Master dlled two
boats. lie was now no longer with them.
and perhaps it was His absence and their
need that led them at. this time to turn to
the old occupation.
5. In the morning one stood on the shore
whom they knew not and asked them if
they had any meat. They irere compelled
toconfeas their emptiness and helplessness
They should have
trusted Him unseen as when He was visibly
with them. But they were like ourselves.
very slow to learn and full of doubts and
fears and unbelisf.
0. At His word they cast the not once
_ more. and as on a former occasion when He
called them to forsake all they catch a
multitude of fishes. lie changes not. His
power is ever the same. If we would only
trust Him. we might nlways‘be filled with
joy and peace (Rom. xv. 18) and know
somewhat of “satisfied with the favor and
full with the blessing of the Lord” (Dent.
xxxili. 23)
7. John. whom Jesus loved was the first
to recognize the Lord. There must have
been some unbeiicf about the fishing busi-
ness,clse he might have know u llimsooner.
It was unbeliet on the part of Mary that
caused her not to know Him (chapter xx
14). for bad she believed His words she
would never have looked for the body of a
dead Christ. The two who walked with Him
to Humans and knew Him not were also
full of unbelief (Luke xxiv, 25)} And so
always unbelicf blinds the eyes (Heb. iii. 11)).
8. As soon as Peter heard John say “it is
the Lord. " he at once cast himself into the
sea to get to Jesus. while the otherdlsciples
came dragging the not with fishes. As Pc-
ter had led off in this going fishing. per-
haps he wanted a word with the Lord
alone, that he might take the blame upon
himself and clear the others. As he had
led out he would be the first to lead back
a thing not always so easily done. as is Item
in the case of Manasseh (ll Chron. xxxiii,
10,17).
9. Without any efforts of theirs. and with-
out any of the fish that they hadcaughr,
their breakfast was ready for them. They
might as well have trusted the Lord to care
for them. for thcy had testified that win-n
He sent them without purse or scrip or
shoes they had lacked nothing (Luke xxii.
85). lie will surely providnfor all who truly
serve and follow llimmu rdiugto l’hil. iv,
19. “'c Wonder if the fire of coals mode
Pctcr' think of another fire of coals when
he got into trouble (chapter xviii. 18).
10. "Jesus saith unto them. Bring of the
fish which you have now caught.” As if
they had done: it. He wrought through
them and then gave them the credit of do-
ing it. That is the way llcdhes still. 119
works in us. when we are willing both to
Will and to do of ills good pleasure (Phil.
ii. iii), and then promises to reward us for
the works which we allow Him to do
through unmet xxii. 12). is not His name
truly ”Wonderful?"
11. On the former occasion the act broke
(Luke v.6). but not so now. although it
contained 153 great fishes. In 11 (Ihrou. ii.
17, we read that. there wercloilfiiii) strange-rs
in the land in the days of Solomon, whom
be employed to get materials for the tem-
ple. We know that the sen represents pm-
ples and nations (Rev. xvii, 15). and that
from the nations the Lord is gathering out
a people for His name. to form a great spire
ituul temple us a dwelling place for (Ml
(Eph. ii, 21. 2.2). and that Peter was the
first to open the door to the nations (Acts
xv. 1-1).
12. “Jesus saith unto them, Come and
break your fast” (it. V). See now why
they had gone fishing They ware evidently
hungry, bad bun fasting for some firm.
and no ode secured to com. So it looked as
if they must do something. but their some-
what was all in vain till lie commaudul.
Without liim all our efforts will amount
to nothing (.lohu xv, 5). lie was visibly
before them now. and they saw His pro-
vision for their need. Their lack of conii-d
deuce in Him when invisible kept thuu
from saying much.
13. “Jesus thcn comcth. and tukcth
bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise."
Hols always serving and supplying and
caring forliis people. The Son of Man.
who came not who miniatcrrd unto. but
to minister (Math. xx. 28), is still our High
Priest with glrdcd breast(ilcv. l,18.)whose
love and power combine for the best inter-
ests of all who are His. “lie who spared
not ills own Hon, but delivered liim up for
us all.how shall lie not with Him also
1, freely give us all things?" (Rom. viii. 142.)
14. This is the third appearance to the
disciples recorded by John; see chapter xx.
19. cc. While it is probably the seventh ap-
pearance since the resurrection, it is the
third to any number of the disciples. the
other four being to Mary, who first saw
Him; then to the other women, and after-
ward to Peter. then to the two who walked
to Emmaus. or possibly to the two before
lie appeared to Peter.
15. “Lot-est than me more than those?"
Did lie ask Peter whether he loved liim
more than the other disciples loved llim,
because Peter had made the strongest prey
tensions of love beforcthecruciflxiou (Math.
xxvi. 33, 35; John xiii, 117). or did He ask
Peter whether he loved the service of
Christ, even though it should involve some
hunger and fasting. more than food for the
body such as had now been provided? We
all need to remember that man doth not
live by bread alone, but by every word of
God (Math. iv, 4). and that it is poeaibls to
esteem the words of His month more than
our necessary food (Job xxiii.12)
16. "invest than me!” The second time
the question comes. but He does not add
"more than these." We no inetimee hear
people testify in public as w ow wmuch
they love the Lord. ledufeee always
makes me feel that they would dobet
testify to the great love of God to them. for
our love tollim is. I fear. scarcely a thing
tobetslkedot in public. Let usmanifest
our love hymn-lug for no sheepand lamina:
bydoingtootheresslfewoniddomlie
here; acting on John's admonition. “Let
uenot oveiu wood. therintonguet but
in deed and in truth” John iii. 18).
:7. "Invest thou met" The third time
question amass. torts ehesrt search.
young woman in street clothes, tor fancy
costumes mnbtellowedinCoueyIslsud
on Sundays now.and with a paper-and-
comb voice. was singing some last sum-
“ plane that hadn’t been tuned since the
songs were laid by. An inehriated visi-
tor, who made the mistake of leaving his
overcoat at home, happened along justas
' the youngwoman sung:
There' a only one girl
In all the world for me.
This induced the visitor to go in and
take a not. After paying for a glass
of "weiss beer,” he turned his attention
to the stage, just as the paper-aud-comb
voice began:
You can't lose me. Charley.
You tried in every manner
For to shake your little llnnna,
But you couldn't lose me. Charley.
The visitor complained to the barker
who happened to 'be bossing the place
that it was last year’s song and he sus—
pected it was last year’s girl. The
barker threatened to put him out. He
left in disgust, and on his way up the
Bowery he was followed by a police-
man, who seemed anxious to break the
long spell of inactivity. Fortunately
he attempted to smash a “Grand Sacred
Cpncert" sign and he was arrested and
locked up.
There was a merry-go-round in work-
ing order yesterday. It was patronized
pretty liberally, but each timorous indi-
vidual seemed satisfied with one trip.
The blasts from the ocean, coming at the
rate of about thirty miles an hour, ren-
dered it no easy job for the riders to keep
their hats on.
Police Captain Clayton sat in his office
all day ready to do his duty by the public
in keeping the peace, but his active in-
tervention was not required. The or-
rest above recordcd was the only one of
the day.
GEN. GRANT’S SUCCESS.
The ludomltuhle Energy of the Pilgrims
Crystalline!" in the Born.
In a retrospective glance at the re-
markable and comparatively brief career
of Grant. the basis of his surpassing
success may be found in the sturdy
quality of his Puritan ancestors. their
lofty moral principles and unflinching.
aggressive resolutencss of action even in
the humblest issues of colonial life. It
was from such stock that came the in-
domitable energy in sunnounting all
obstacles that this great Teodor ahewod
from the first moment he was given op.
portunity. "I propose to move on your
works immediately," was his terse an-
swer to the, temporiaiug Buckner. The
fall of Fort Donclson and the first hope
that dawned upon the Federal arms
verified the confidence of the almost
untried general and marked the path
that his uaerring genius had already
outlined.
His own personal record in the dark
days. of the sad ending of his life in
physical anguish and material privation
was in touch with the lofty and flawless-
ly uorablc dictum of his nunnorublo
iuau ital. in the supreme moment of
a finan .'al disaster in which he was the
innocen victim of a designing anew-into.
he gave his all to keep his bond, and
went forth in the winter of his life pen-
niless. but with an unsullied name.
Then came the never-ni-be—forgotten
closing battle with the grim destroyer.
in which the great hero. while van-
quished at last. yet triumphed in the
noble contest he waged to leave his fam-
ily protected from grim poverty by his
later victory with the pen. . Well may
the great lemler's comrades in the field
welcome the day to commemorate the
glory of a great general and a great
patriot.
She Went Herself.
Wife—My dear, I need a little more of
this stuff and some trimming to match.
I wish you would drop into Bigg. Sale&
Cole and get it. '
Husband (a smart follow)——Let me
see. 0h, 1 know. That‘s the store
where they have so many pretty girls,
isn’t it?
“Y-e-s. "
”Yes I remember. That blond girl
at the trimming counter knows your
tastes and will doubtless select just the
sort of trimming you want—I mean the
girl with the golden hair. alabaster skin,
blue eyes and fleet litt1e~"
"There are a number of things I want
down town. Never mind. dear. I’ll go
and get them myself."——New York
Weekly.
The lieepy Brute.
Young Wife (time. midnightl~Quicki
Quick! Wake up! I hear some one
down stairs.
Husband (sleepiiy)—-What do they
seem to be
Wife-unarki Hear that? They’re in
the pantry. I heard my cash boa
rattle.
Husband (weerily)--’l'ell them to
leesenettodieinthehouse.~New York
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