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SANE WOMAN in ASYLUM- RIGHTEOUSNESS of RELIGION LAST and Museums and Lecture Halls with Mon, Sometimes in Hours Ot Solitary the Ea.St gyygwrWßaiffßy ! '!>MM > 1 i,rmbw».i Imi »...i. .a. “Wounded!” repeated Ulin, catching It some of their earnings and life in-* The stories of that world and its suddenly at the word, and turning TALMAGE’S SERMON. surance for those who looked further holy hilarities come in upon our soul pale. "Is it Story dangerous?" ahead and bathing houses and parks sometimes In song, sometimes in ser- "Ghe Scovirge A of “No, not dangerous, lady; but be SANE WOMAN IN ASYLUM- RIGHTEOUSNESS OF RELIGION LAST and museums and lecture halls with mon, sometimes in hours ot solitary the Ea.st... must have rest and nursing. It is SUNDAY’S SUBJECT. philosophical apparatus, the generous reflection, and they are, to use the more serious than he at first thought; Fifteen Years °/Da.ina.scus - By example of those men of a previous words of my text, sweet Influences. Imprisoned, She but if he is careful, there will be SYLVANUS no generation being copied in many But there is one star that affects us danger.” From Job XXXVIII b* Foilown: "canst Now Gains Liberty. COBB, JR. places in Canada and the United with sweet influence than Thou Uln<l the Moat Influence* at the more its “Oh,” cried the maiden, In a tone of States, making life, which would the center star, the Alcyone of the relief, “I am glad it is not dangerous. I’leladea" —The Meanlog ot the Paa- Copyrighted ml by Robert Bonner’x otherwise be prolonged drudgery, an Pleiades, and that Is what one Bible STRANGE CASE IN NEW YORK. Sons If he my sage Clearly Defined. had suffered on account, the inspiration and a Joy. author calls the Star of Jacob Joy of my escape from Horam would Dunfermline, Scotland, At is a and another Bible author calls Mary Lake, Since 1880 Locked Vp In | CHAPTER XVll.—(Continued.) wound, and expressed hope it have been sadly darkened.” [Copyright, 1901, by Klopscb. N. y.] house, the that Louis stone the room on the second the Morning Star. Of all the Institution And thus was work accom- might not prove serious. he Washington, Oct. 27. —In tins dis- tor the Feeble Minded, I* the When CHAPTER XVIII. floor twelve feet by fourteen in size. sweet Influences that have ever plished; and not to be had gone, Talmage demonstrates that Discovered Mentally Sound —Probably with a result Albia remarked: Ezabel bowed her head, and pressed course Dr. The annual rent of this room years touched our earth those that radiate wondered at. The Arabs had been “The I of that man, the we are affected by forces that we sel- Ever Had Full Faculties. more see her hands upon her brow. There was ago was 37.50. That was the one room from Christ are the sweetest. Born brave enough over their rich prizes, more do I love and honor him. He dom recognize and enlarges upon hu- certainly some aeep and emo- in which the father and mother ot an Asiatic villager in a mechanic’s but had the sinew and is no common man, my sudden accountability; the (ext is Job they lacked lady." tion moving within her, for her frame man Andrew Carnegie lived with the whole home, living more among hammers New York, Oct. 28.—Fifteen year® force of the attacking In ? act ' “I shall remember him xxxvlii, “Canst thou bind the sweet party. always with and incoherent whisperings 31, family. Influences were started there and saws and planes than among in an institution for the feeble-mind- upon hand, and front to gratitude,” trembled, foot, hand to returned Ulin, gazing down fell from her lips. influences ot Pleiades?" which made Andrew Carnegie the books, yet at twelve years of age con- ed, while npt only not insane but not front, either Julian or his lieutenant as she spoke. is the meaning of that question “Julian will not suffer," she said, What most distinguished philanthropist ot founding robed ecclesiastics and start- even weak minded, has apparently been a match for half of "And I,” bondmaiden, ;hat put to Have we all our might .have added the when she at length raised her head. God Job? all time, and what his gifts of great ing out on a mission under which been the lot ot Mary Lake, now an them. earnestly, like reading It are most ot "should to remain with "Ben Hadad has examined his wound, Ives been and libraries on both sides the sea will do those born without optic nerve took inmate of the Richmond Borough rascals are not worth him. and serve and power “Those two him always." and it can be easily healed." is Ignorant of its beauty for the coming generations I’do not in the clear daylight, and those af- Almshouse, but about to be set at said our hero, as he noticed “You are generous, nd suggestiveness? A mean- I pursuing,’* Albia.” “You have known Julian for practical think any angel of God would have flicted with unresponsive tympanum liberty. Commissioner ot Charities ; was looking after the “Because I am a slave, and some ingless passage Scripture many that Hobaddan but poor time," pursued Ulin, musingly. of enough capacity to calculate. Who were made to hear, and those almost James Feeney of Richmond borough Arabs. “Let go. We can only pay such thought it be. But the telescopes fleeing them debts with grateful “Yes. Ihave known him from child- to could bind the sweet Influences of that doubled up with deformities were is largely responsible for Justice being gained sought." service.” busy age age astronom- have all we hood, and my son has been his con- were after and Pleiades? straightened into graceful poise, and done to the girl even now. The young Julian turned towards the “No, no, no more. observations kept on questioniug 1 After this Albia—a slave stant companion.” ical Influence of Other Worlds. the leprous became rubicund, and the woman is a daughter of George Lake Ulin saw him coming, and, When we my father’s house you the akles until the meaning ot my text females. left “Your son?” Notice also in my text the Influence widow’s only son exchanged the bier of New Dorp. Lake, on Dec. 5, 1883., no thought that of tenderest stepped forth free. my lustrously. Pleiades is with save You are com- “Ah—perhaps you did not know that comes out The ot other worlds upon this world. We on which he lay lifeless for the arms was sentenced for a serious offense she moved forward to meet panion—not my slave.” a constellation of seven stars appear- gratitude, Hobaddan was my son.” all regard the effect which our conti- of his overjoyed mother, and pro- to ten years in state’s prison. Lake's The girl caught mis- ing to the naked eye, but scientific in- him. the hand of her “Idid nt” nent has upon other continents or one nouncing nine benedictions on the children were committed to the coun- bless you, kind sir!” she tress, and struments reveal more than 400 prop- “Heaven bathed It with tears. “Well—such is the fact. Hobaddan hemisphere upon the other hemi- Mount of Beatitudes and doing deeds ty almshouse, and the records show said, to him her “Free!” she erly belonging to the group. Alcyone as she extended murmured. “Aye—free is my only child. He was a strong sphere. Great harvest or drought on and speaking words which are filling that on Sept. 10, 1886, Mary, 12 years hand. to serve you now and evermore! Still, is the name ot the brightest star ot youth, with the stature of manhood, one side of our world affects the other the centuries with sweet influences. old, was committed to the State In- lady,’’ the chieftain, dear lady, there Is holy that group called the Pleiades. A Rus- “Sweet returned a satisfaction while yet Julian was an infant; and side of our world. A panic in Christ started every ambulance, kin- stitution for Feeble Minded Children fervently, “talk not of blessings to in feeling that servile badge is sian astronomer observed that Alcyone the from those early years the two have Wall street. New York, has its echo dled every electric ray, spread every at Syracuse. She remained at that in- me be o.ie to call down stricken off. poor is the center of gravitation of our solar ?•ne. Let the Your slave loved been always together. In the begin- In Lombard street and the bourse. soft hospital pillowand introduced all stitution until she became ot age, on blessings. I know whom I owe my you and you may be assured system. Hugh Macmillau says that the to truly, ning Hobaddan was the guide and pro- The nations of the earth cable- the alleviations and pacifications and Jan. 4, 1896, when she was transferred life and my liberty. Hobaddan has she will you sun and its planets wheel around that that love none the less tector; but in later years, since Julian grammed together all feel tha same rescues and mercies of all time. He to the New Custodian Asylum ever with now that center at the rate of 422,000 miles a day York told me all. Oh, let me bear she is a slave no mere.” has reached the age and strength of thrill of delight or shock of woe. But was the loveliest being who ever trod in an orbit which it will take 19,000,000 for Feeble Minded Women at Newark, me the blessed privilege of remember- Shortly after this, and while yet Al- maturity, my son has been content to we do not appreciate the influence ot our earth, beauty in his eye, N.
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