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Saturday. February 12. lMi: j
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latnrdnv. Febrnary 12. lOlfl THE OCEAN, CITY LEDQEB
TLhc IHonie Steuartment
. Edited by Bav. S. Wesley Lake
IN HER OLD AGE
"Now. grandma, I do wish you'd
bo reuHoniihU'," NIIit] the younger
Mm. Wurdwoll, iriviiiir_th fire in the
shininir cookinir run^o u viir<
punch. "John mid I hnvo dueided to
movo to the city, and you iniiht gt>
to Alyra's."
"And why must I go to Alvira'sf "
. nuked Orundma WuTilwcll, Ireniil-
loimly.
"II«caiiM< tho city iH no place for
you. You would not lx> contented
thfrcn-t a ereat huh of jnv hrok
from her til^.
"Hill your name, Sinn Morion I
-iitil. when
•isrlit IM-. Oruiiny
to cnnniuro
Indv'rt irold pieco.
That WUH (lranny*H rnennintr. how.
ever. "There iH u nick woman in the
village." HIIC told I'ithel, "who'cannot
uo to the lio-Mutnl. ^he ix HO ill. that,
nlthoinrh she may live many year*.
can never he -enred, nnd H'O they
cannot take her in. llei-:iune her ill-
hji-^ ladled MO lonir.-iieoplc hnve
ntmOHt fortrolten to IHI kind to her- 1
have been thinking. Klhel. that if you
mild fpnrc n Ituiieh of your flower-
for Mr-i. AIIM-II, it would he a renl
L'olden offi-riii!.'."
It WIIK KlhelV turn to be ipiii't
now: her llower- were her mo-l cher-
I iuw-e-^-ion-, and to oiek a irond
hunch for Mr-. An-ell-would make
her lit'tle L'arileii look hare nnd --lull',
liy, firandma. knew tluut; MIIC knew
I hat Ktln-I'-J llowerx would, in Ijial
u'liv, be iinile a" eo-llv n tril'l n-^ tin 1
nidy'-- t.'ohl coin.
Itnt -'ie wu- not iiiueh -urt>ri-eil-n
ihe- ]•• lowinir laorniiitr, to find Ilii'
Iii'—I and liriL'hle-l of the I1I0--0111-
L'line, and vvhen tM'\t -he went to --ee
!Mr-:,^,\ii-e|l,jhe.poor_wii|]iaiuslill had
Hie llower- in a ill'.- liv her hed-iile.
"You eannol Ihiuk how it I-IU-I-I-I-II
me up," -aid Ihe invalid. "'I'lial dear
lillle •_-ir-1. with her hritrhl Hiee. and
I lie |io-v in her hands wa- like 11
-anheinii coiniiiL' in. She ,]ii| ui
ALLEN CORSOH, M. 0.
SIS WESLEY AVENUE
Ocaan City, N. J-
Offle* Houra: • to 10 A. M.
I to 4 P. M.
IU IP. D.
Tulephiinna—IKill 290: Inlor-Htats lS0->
OR. W. P. HAINES
NINTH AND WESLEY AVENUE
Ocaan City, N. J.
Oflle* Hour*! I to In A. M.
1 t > < P. M.
« to IP. M.
FLORENCE BRICK HAINES
Cor. Olh and Wealsy Ava.
Massage, Swedish Movements
Medical and Corrective Gymnastic:
">lh I't H b A l '
>1-
I lo r. M.
M.
"I came hero when .lohn wax eight
ynnrn old. .Alvira wax five, and lit-
tle. Sitm WIIH thnii. Oh, I did love
the little'fellow—"
"Don't Hrx-iik of him lo me I" erieil
Mr-. John .Wurdwell, -hiin'lv. "U'luil
did he do hut IIHLTIH'X Die I'nmily
when ho- WIIH only >-i'Veiiteeii year>4
old. nnd then leave tho country?
And to tluH dav uo one knows what
bccnnio of him- 11c WIIM Ihe liluek
uhei'tr of tlie family."
"I know Sam did u'ronj;, hut he
was verv vonnjr. und ln< wax t-orry
for what he did. And John wa- hard
M'lth him unit sii was AUira."
"They were to hlinae, of i-oarse,
and he wus hlniuele-x. I declare,
irranihiiu, soiuetiuies .1 have no pn-
lienee with vou."
"I don't wuiil, to provoke you,
Laura, hill I did lo\e Sam. And oh!
il hii-iM- so hard In have Ihi- In nn
-old. If only voiir lillle Itaviiioiiil
had lived, Iliinl- would have lieeu
dilferenl, I klicvt."
H"li't. •-•I-IIIMIIII.I. .My hoy i
heaven. He loveil von, and l'o
sake, if for iiolhiii'jr el-e, f would no'i
xee vou Iui-iii-.l oul of a Inniu- in old
Hire. Alvira will hee that you have
eiioiiL-li lo eat ami lo weur, and thai
vou lire kepi waru'i anil couiforlahh
WIIMI more can vmi askt"
siu>|to-e Alvira uill do nil thnt
ilou'l utiderslanil,*' KIII 1
IJiey were-liolh ealmer.
Mv name is really Morton, moth.
J went West, and. there heeame
uuiutcd with an old IF
who seemed to lake a fancy lo me,
"' and. indeed, I wnu fortiiniLtn
lo render him a u)ii;ht xervieo. Uo
adopli-d me and I took bin inline. A
few vear-'iiL'o he died, lenvimr mnn.
• -oiiifoi-luhle lillle pro|u-rfv. I have
been prospered, mollier. nnd I have
learned lo love ami trust
uer Hii- lii- lirother. lie -liilllliler
II few' iiieohi'i-eiil .uori|. IIT '.M'ei-li
and e\letiil.-.l In- hiiu.l, nlii.-li Sa
•-•ra-peil eordiall.v. And .lolni',
I'or oui-e ill her life, u;i- at :i
wl.al to do or -av.
'iramluia W.ll-ilwell liveil l
vear- after Sain and hi- wif
ml.
ilia I II,-I- life
r lUe
ealne
i'd nil
in an even ehuuni'l, her eoiiiilenaii.e
-"'»' re -erene in iu e\|iri'--i..n
and 'her vuiee Niveeli'i* in it" tone-.
Kind haniN" did ••vi-rvlhiui; in.lheii-
power to make her la-t dav- |ieaee-
t'nl and hapnv. mid she fell a-leep
with a smile on her I'aee. Zion'-.
Ilernld.
ETHEL'S GOLD OFFERING
"'•rannv," sai.l r.thel Day. one
Siililialh dav. "there wa- a i.ailv in
>ur seat nt church thai 1 never s;iw
bi'fore. Slii-.wii- imi very lieuulifnlly
dre-.cd, hut she HUM have been verv
rieh."
"Why. did you think -o. Ktliel?"
ked (Irnniiv,.siiiiliii.- nl Ihe chilli's
'.reriteHH.
"Ili'cnu.-e. when Ihe plale wasi
« u «'d fo her for t'olleelion, you
know—she «vul in „ |.jccl' ol' i_-old
money —reill eold, 1 am -lire it w.i-.
Oh! I uhould like lo he rieh euo
fiv five as much ux that."
tfriiiiiivwn.s wilent for n mimile or
fw»: HIIII xeciuei) tn W Ihinkinir of
xomethini; i>leanniit. "I know of a
L'"1«leti ofTerinii that lay little Kthe)
•iM niukc, if who wcro willing,", she
WILL RAID BRIDGE PARTIES
Kentucky Judfle Orders Jury tb In
diet Women Who Gamble
Mailisiiu, lv-3-hfOnt> rrtm. Write today for generoa*/r« bottto and tho
34n-One Dictionary of fcuodreda of me*.
J-/«-O.#..''A^ garroundinf^ nnd inoidont^ in
Mnoeotion with 'the sacred history
tttio text, tho pastor proceeded to
. «jah» a local and presont-dny uppli
of tho truths reaching from
«
JcNiiR. ns their Saviour.
Tho hint mun, fl^urativoly
inir. that tlio prvurher put in tho
scaloH. had ull of tho CouinnindrmmtH
to ovt-rlialiuVu>i him, und Mr. Kulp ex,
pluini'il tin.' inuhilitv of liunuinity to
Hiiunri' tho si'ulux. "lint, wait," auid
ho, "hern in On wtnndins licoiilo this*
man. and ItsU-n to what Jvxus IUIH to
uv \ 'Thin tnun trusts in God; ho bo-
IOVI'S in nio: ho hu>f heen saved by
the blood; I stand.sponsor for him,
and i thut lunu hviirM tho *Well dono,
thou' cood nnd fuithful Horvunt, on-
U'r thou into tho .joys of thy Lord.'''
At the clu.-io of tho duy it wan con-
enillv eoiireih'd that it WUH tho .bent
Sul'hath of Mr. ICulp's pusturuto in
this - •:"'V--C?,i*SErSr
. • ••->/ - v W « a
proaehor. "Once on Sunday is
enouithV' thoy cry. Thoy irot more
pleaauro out of somo spouinl nttrno-
tion-rjrood sinKini;, uoosutionul hit,
«tu. Or. they enjoy moro tho latest
hovel,- tho Sunday newspaper, tho
unto. etc. -What do thoy euro if win-
ners aro TX'ri.ihinir for laek of tho
(loHpel, or tho world is to tho
r)~in»u o clearness of thought and a
l^rleHjineHH of presentation. In* took.
'MM by one, each of thn Ten f'oni-
ptndment^, placini; them one at a
HM on one sido of the KCIIID nf jus.
UM. and on the other side various
trp»» of citizens, nnd as their "i|inil-
JjMtions" failed to meet the n'Miiire-
ajeols of divino justiee, he wanld ITV
;^Q|^ ^Wi'iirlii'd in the balance*; and
.famd wanting: out he irocs inln the
|ljtline.'J of darkness forever," and
'JBUuT hiH remarks it eoiild eiisily IH'
IMO thnt ho was not waslinir la>-~
povdrr. wi to Kpeak. on tho Allii's or
6(rBUinH nerosH the sun. hut driving
uW truth homo nearer ut hand, nnd
•kite he was clear in his leai'hinir
tit necessity of keepiui; all of lln-
Ggtnmnndiiients. ho was piirtiiiilnrly
tbnz in toachinc flint niaiikimPTo.
(If mn-l "Itemi'inlier lli>- Snlili.itli
PlV to ki-i'i* it holy," ri'Terrinir to
(one who- miirlit tiny, "Hut |,nrd. I
.Watfrom n place when- it was nei 1 -
fUirV to break the law and make
, afnev on Sunday in tin- summer
toe—others did nnd 1 win I'om-
Viiei to do so." Then he added:
•litten to the verdict. 'Thim art
Hurhfd in the ]>alanee>i and found
Wntinir: take him out nnd cnut him
fclo utter darkness."
.,.-,'.. An ovanirclistie service followed
.tit praaehincr nnd a numher of per-
went forward to acknowledge
NOT ENOUGH GOSPEL
TO SAVE A TOM CAT
The Junior Choir smit; at tho
morninir service with evidence of
roul improvement. Miss Itcutrieo
Hippie took her Holo part Well. Tho
attendunvo ut this xurvico was unus.
uully larKc Many kind comments
wore puuHi'd upon.tho strong Hormon
preached by Pastor Mitch. It wus
i;ood to xeo u numiwr of visitors
present ut tho Communion service.
"Tho Church on the Kocks", the
first in tl») Kcrio-S of siermons on "The
Church" durinir tho month of Febru-
ary, by the pastor, was based on the
'Scripture text in 'Murk 4:35-11. In
vory brief outline, Mr. Mitch's ro-
•unrks follow:
The Church of our day is serious,
lv tosned_ah(iutjby_stn>ns_r:i."i. "Itehold. he oallctli
for Klias."
Corson siinir a very beautiful solo.
iii>-olii|"inicd 'byC-nomer-Shoemnkr
er. on the violin. The Church wns
handsomely ilc.-orntc.l witli cut Mow-
ers and the pennants nml colors **f
the Endeavor Society.
Rev. Mr. 'Itobuer irnve a very in-
tercstimr address mi Christian En-
deavor, iu the course of which be
sni.l;
"Christina Kndenvor's ^-rciit watch-
word is r'idclily. First, fidelity to a
Jeilire which is so framed us to as-
suro attention to tho religious life.
Tho Endeaviircrpromi-.es to read the
icripluros daily nnd likewise to pray.
Then comes fidelity to the Society.
The meuiher must attend every meet,
nir and take some part in it. The
whole success nf Ihe Society depeinN
iivnn everv meiiilier •Uciir.r failhfal-
lis iitt'n .."r.iwtli iu tlirUh.ni charac.
er lianas mt^n his lldelily.
"Then comes Hilelitv In tlie I'biirch.
'hrisiiau Kndeavnr from the beirin-
liinir has eiii|>h.isi/cd this. One joins
he S.icielv I'nr the sake of the
Church us well as fur his own sake.
He promisi.s I,, lie I'nithfiil In his
Chutvli. allend its'services and take
purl ill its wnrk for Hie eomniuiiity.
uuisliifl iiUn by Iheir fidelity In
'••Christian Endeavoi-ers are dis-
the dcuotniuutiiiM whieb they n'pre-
^en war n» don* It. V maktMU*. tw«W«ftr. Bin
n«koa«4a*how«*>db«ttarahttt oUtk'alr Mpply la cam vf
•cclotat.
)!ki?\ /:!•'-• ^
t. " Well, we cot took so bad that Its' ol' man wu
finally obliged t' send us below decks an' swore as how he'd fix
tb' thing hisse'/ jii' t' show how easy a job could be done when
a man set his mind to it. It didn't take me nn' Bill long t'
tnke him up an' cut fer our bunks while Davy Jones an' th'
pjrrut clayed oa deck t' lend tb' ol' man a band.
S. * It didn't take loos fer us V nUnt Da»y TOMS M
Ib* pomp you'd betur think. Wa wus maabr o* th' atup b«v-
twist ni, me so* BUI, an' w« Dotiflad th* panut an' mouVih
ylfcct, aa'artor H«hUa' mr pip. I soldi >
th'ahli^ doctor calk* it ntgu^k ^ ^
i h r \
\kJ
j. " Th' only thin); 'at worried us wus tb' for he'd
back out at Ib' last minute, but be kep' on thumpln'
around on deck, an' artcr a while we F