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August 27, 1913. A FAMILY P.^PER. 11
OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO CHRIS­
TIAN YOUNG PEOPLE
The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
is broadening its work this fall
along two important lines, the preparation
of Sabbath School experts,
and women workers for women and
children. To meet the needs of the
But he nc\-er came back! One
day a terrible rumor reached this
first class it is establishing chairs
of pedagogy, psychology and Sabbath
School history management ana
methods; by means of which young
men and women may be qualified
for any department of such service
from that of teacher in a local
school to a state or county organizer.
With reference to women workers
for women and children the purpose
is to equip them for all modern
demands which churches make upon
them, such as domestic science,
home making, home nursing, sewing,
cluh management and industrial
work for boys and girls.
The Institute has also introduced
a department of English and a department
of Italian and offers all
its advantages without cost to Christians
of all denominations who are
possibly know as well my loving
able satisfactorily to fillout its application
blanks.
Heavenly Father, what I was intended
for'—dear lady, isn't it
OFFICIAL ROUTE TO THB
true for him, too? He said the.
WORLD'S AND NATIONAL
W. C. T. U.
Because of the natural advantages
ol a short line, and the picturesque
country through which it runs, the
Pennsylvania Railroad has .been selected
as the Ofiicial Route to the
But the older woman's lesson
was set her on another page. As
World's Woman's Christian Temperence
Union and the National Women's
Christian Temperance Union pital with tear-blinded eyes, she
she walked away from the hos­
Conventions to be held in Brooklyn \vas saying to herself: "Suppose
October 23 to 28 and in Asbury Park he had put oft' giving that cup of
October 29 to November 6, this year.
cold water till a convenient time
Through trains to New York from
—this little one would have died
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, of thirst!"—East and JJ'cst.
Cleveland, Cincinnati and other
titles, represent the highest standard
YOUNG PEOPLE'S TOPIC.
of railroad service and the acme of (Continued from page eight.)
luxurious appointment.
not defeated. The night before
The traveler by the Pennsylvania His death Lie said, "Be of good
Railroad is afforded an opportunity to cheer; I have overcome the world,''
view some of the most beautiful sylvan
and in the terrible darkness of the
spots in the Keystone State, as its
'ra'ns pass around the world-famed next afternoon in the midst of
Horse Shoe Curve, throu.Erb the heart of His enemies, cut off from all help.
the Allegheny Mountains and pass He died with a loud cry of victory.
Paul, . his great follower,
along the fertile valley of the "Blue
Juniata" for mor-- than a hundred
shows the same view of life and
miles, and 'mongst the hlls of the
Susquehanna.
urges the possibility of the same
The solid rock^ballasted roadway of outcome. He calls his life "the
the Pennsylvania is the finest and good fight;'' and in the climax of
safest in the world; the most approved
type of switch and auto-
his 'greatest epistle, after enumerating
the dangers which threatened
•Batic signal apparatus further guard
tbe passenger, and the high standard
of the personnel of its employes
'psure a speedy and comfortable
joun-ey whether from afar or near.
ONE OF THE RECEIVERS
(Concluded from page two.)
"He says that when he comes
back he will have many things
that I can help hiim in, even lying
h-ere," the invalid said, with a
happy look.
side that he had died, alone in a
foreign hospital among people
whose tongue he could not speak.
It was true.
"How can I tell Lydia?" moaned
her friend. "Oh! I am afraid
her heart will break!"
Yetit had to be done. And when
at last, with sobs and tears, the
sad news was broken to the poor
girl, it did look for a moment as
if the blow was too heavy to be
borne.
Cut who can fathom the grace
of God? It not only brings the
greatest gift—salvation—but other
precious things, healing for sore
hearts among them. Lydia almost
immediately rallied, and cried
in a trembling voice, "\Adiat was
it he' said to me "that I could not
great God had the wisdom of
eternal years—could he make a
mistake?''
And so the grace of God triumphed
in that young soul.
the faithfulness of Christians, hr
asserts ,,trumphantly, "In all these
things we are more than conquerors
through Him that loved us.''
The last book of the Bible is a
book that claims victory.
W'liy do We not talk of Christian
life in this way? Because,
knowing ourselves we dare not;
and we are aiot confident enough
of (.iod's help in these days to boast
in Him. That is the chief reason
why our Church and other Christian
churches do ,not grow faster.
We (lursclve.s are not confident in
our religion and in the value