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a i I --r- rfil SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON FOR MAIII 11 18K i-Ldii-aur ilxjiiLJoALlIiji. i I PRACTICAL suggestions. 1. Christ, though disguised and poor, is yet the rightful King of all the earth. 2.

We should gladly give to Christ whatever can be used in his service. 3. The Lord has need of the services of the humblest. 4. Let us honor Jesus as King, by words and by deeds.

5. Jesus is riding in triumph down the ages. 6. It is good to be enthusiastic in the service of Jesus. 7.

It is a terrible thing to defile the temple of God. 8. The temple of our hearts should be cleansed from all sin. 9. Jesus loves the sincere worship of the children.

Christs Passage Into the Hoy City The Purification of the Temple A Further Example of Humbleness and Peace. 1 LITERARY. Without doubt the most valuable contribution in Harpers Magazine tor March, from the point of view of the greatest number of people, is is Charles Dudley Waruers opening "tudy of The Great West A Far and Fair Country. In his graceful, easy style Mr. Warner sweeps across the great Northwest from Minneapolis to Great Falls, and carries his readers along so pleasantiy that one is never weary despite the distance.

The facts and statistics presented are none the less instructive for being given in an entertaining way. Every intelligent mau and woman will be interested in Mr. Warners study those in the East because it will teach them something, and those iu the West because they will see themselves faithfully photographed therein It follows, of course, that Mr. Waruers article is not free from criticism; but fair, generous, intelligent criticism is agreeable to Western people. The value of the contribution is further euhanc ed by a particularly good map, based upon a map iu The Railway Age.

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Bismarck is the subject of a brief but timely paper which is to appear iu the March Century, The author the article is anonymous) is of the opinion that as long as Bismarck is chancellor that is, so long as he lives, for no new Kaiser will be likely to take the responsibility of displacing him things will probably continue to run in the accustomed course The question is, who or what is there to replace Bismarck when he too disappears? There is uo minister living whose measures have been so often defeated in parliament, as Bismarcks; but as he is respousihle only to the Kiug and Kaiser, the German parliament cannot drive him from office by any direct or implied vote of want of confidence. Two portraits will accompany the paper in The Century oue of them an engraving of the bust by Roth. THE MAGAZINE OF ART FOR MARCH. The thing that will strike the A-merican reader the first in the Magazine of Art, for March, is a short paper called Some Plain Words on A-merican aste in Art. The writer hides his identity under the name of John Smith.

From the hard blows he deals, John Sullivan would have beeu a more appropriate pen name. The American market, this writer says, is simply flooded with the sweepings of the Parisian studios. This touch-and-go school is not particularly popular with American buyers, but they have uo choice, the Ameiicau dealer preferring to sell French sweepings exclusively as he makes the biggest profit on them. English art is giyen the go-by in American and native talent rarelv encouraged. The other articles of this number are a carefully prepared paper on current art, profusely illustrated.

The studies iu Euglish costume are contiuued. There is a capital paper on the Progress of English Art, by Ford Maddox Brown There is oue about Ilelniicks Irish types aud a review of Hamertous Saoiio, with illustrations from the hook The most important paper of ihe number is the one on Auguste Rodin, by Claude Phillips. Rodin is he most talked of 6culptorin France to-day, and the reproductions of his works given in this Magazine Show him to be a sculptor of unusual vigor decided originality. The frontispiece of the number is a photogravure from James Bertrand's Virginia, which portrays the dead body of Beruadiu de St. Pierres heroiue washed up by the tide.

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S. Quarterly. Lesson Text Matt. 21 Golden Text Blessed be he that cometh hi the name of the Lord. Ps.

118:30. Central Truth Worthy" is the Lord to receive honor and praise. Time Sunday morning. April 2, A. D.

30. Tenth of Nisan (Palm Sunday), the day after their Sabbath, five days before the crucifixion. Vs. 12-10 on Monday. Place (1) Bethphage.

(2) Mam road from Bethany to Jerusalem. (3) Jerusalem. Parallel Accounts Mark 15-17; Luke 19 John 12 12-10. Intervening Events After the last lesson, Christ was entertained in Jericho by Zaccheus (Luke He leaves Jericho and reaches Bethany Friday eve, Where He spends His last earthly Sabbath (Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath). On the following day (Sunday), the first secular day of their week, He enters Jerusalem in triumph.

Circumstances Jesus work is nearly done, and the time has come for Him to enter Jerusalem as its King, in accordance with the prophecy of Zech. 9: to show the people that He was their long-expected Messiah. Route of the Procession Leaving Bethany, He takes the most frequented road over Mount Olivet to Jerusalem, i. the one to the south, between the Mount of TO lives and Hill of Offence. The distance raveled over was about two miles, Helps over Hard Places 1.

Belhphaqe: a small village near Bethany on the way to Jerusalem. Mount of Olives: a mountain east of Jerusalem, a mile from the city. So called from its olive-trees. 2. Ye shall find an ass tied: in the East the ass is in high esteem.

Stately, livelier, rifter than with us, it vies with the horse in favor. 4. Spoken by the prophet; Zechariah (9: 9). 5. Thy King conut'i: but a King of peace.

The horse was a mark of war; the ass, of peace. All Christs triumphs are for peace, and by peaceful means. 8. oread their garments: cloaks, outer garments. An Eastern custom, to give the highest honor.

9. And the mnhi'udes: In Nero's time a census showed that 2,790,000 Jews were present a Passover, eat before and lol-lowed: i. those who had come out from Jerusalem to meet Him, and those who followed Him from Bethany. Hosanna: the Greek spelling of the iteorew word for save now inPs. 118: 25.

12. And Jesus went: this took place the next day, according to Mark. On Sunday Jesus looked into the temple, and returned to Bethany, and on Monday returned to the temple. The temple of God: including the courts. This event took place in the outer court, the court of 'v the Gentilesr Soli aid bom, hi: animals, wine, oil, etc.

for sacrifices. Mono chowj- ers: many came from other countries, and their money was not current here, and the temple tax must be paid in the coin of the Jewish shekel. 13. It is written: In Isaiah 56: 7. The last clause was from Jer.

7: 11. 15. Cht'drcn crying: shouting, singing, with the others. 16. Have ye never read: Ps.

8: 2, from Septuagint version. Comments As Christ drew near to Jerusalem, He sent the disciples ahead to procure an ass upon which to ride. In this humble way He entered the royal city. The multitude, hearing that the Nazarene miracle-worker was approaching, went out to meet Him. In token of a welcome some spread their garments in the road for him to ride over.

This was in imitation of the spreading of carpets in the way for mon-archs to ride upon. Others in their enthusiasm cut down branches of trees and made a leafy path for him to ride upon. Then, carried away by the spirit of the occasion, they united in shouts of joy and praise, crying: Hosanna to the Son of David I a Blessed is He that cometh in the name of A the Lord I Hosanna in the highest This aroused the whole city of Jerusalem and led every one to ask why this great demonstration was being made. The Pharisees and ohief priests, however, moved with jealousy, were angry at the popularity of tne man they hated. In the temple courtyard there were many who bought and sold and acted as money-changers.

All these Jesus drove out, as He had done on a previous occasion. Then the lame and blind began to crowd around Him once more, and he healed them all. This led to a new outburst of popular enthusiasm in which the children seem to have taken a prominent part. Again the ecclesiastics tried to suppress the expression of praise, but without any success. The actual entrance of Christ into Jerusalem has been called The Triumphal Entry.

Yet all that usually accompanies "triumphal entries was lacking on that occasion. There was no military parade, no blare of trumpet or roll of drum, no train cf captives or rattle of chariots. Never did any man enter any city in more humble fashion than this man. Surrounded by twelve plain men, aH of them working men, riding on a very humble beast of bur- den, this entry of the Masters was a triumphal entry in the sense that the people gave Him a hearty welcome. Yet it might have been a very different sort of entry, had He chosen to make it so.

One day He will call forth all His resources, and will again march in triumph. The great triumphal procession of the universe is yet to cornel He Himself said that the day was approaching when the Son of man shall come in Hu glory and all the holy angels with Him. Then shall He sit on the throne of His glory. (Matt. Mark 1 Thess.

2 Thess. 1:7.) The apostle tells us that at His coming there will bo all His saints. The apostle John in his vision says And I saw Heaven opened, and behold a white horse and He that sat upon him was called the Faithful and True. And the armies which were in Heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And He hud on His vesture and on His thigh a namo written, King of kings and Lord of lords.

(Rev. 19:11,13,14,18.) Prophecy pointed to Jesus coming in humil-'ity, as Ho came that dry to Jerusalem; but ft points also to His coming in glory. Then Heaven and earth shall bo drained of their resources to exalt and praiso Him whom God hath exalted. Rev. A.

F. Schauffltr. Exquisite Embroideries Max ORcll is certainly oue of the visiting lecturers who has nothing to regret by his trip to America. lie ha made a decided hit here personally and professionally and he is as pleased with the people as they are with him. M.

Clouet has not always beeu well treated by the Americans for his hooks have suffered at the hands of the pirates, who have takeu them without as much as by your leave and have added th-'dr own lines over his uame wheuover they felt iucliued. To save himself from future piratical inroads, M. Blouct has made au arrangement with an American firm, Messrs. Cassell Company who have a book by him now iu press. It is called, John Bull, Jr.

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An earnest and vigorous exposition, iu a cheap, -handy form, of the moral aspects of the international copyright question, is something that has been much needed. Such a paper has now beea published by Charles Scribners Sons, of New York, iu the well known paper-covered series of this house, at a price which ought to insure for it a circulation of hundreds of thousands throughout the country. The title of the pamphlet is The National Sin of Literary Piracy, and the author is the Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke.

Dr. Yan Dyke considers the subject under three phases: (1) The Nature of the National Sin of Literary Piracy. (2) Its Punishment, and (3) Its Cure. His paper is well worth reading, and ought to touch the public conscience and have its effect upon public opinion. The publishers will send any one a copy upon receipt of 5 cents.

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179 Tremont Street, Boston. DIED. 9Uf(SE: OP THE; gliSTfOFREllilAlfM Delta, Colorado Feb. 11, 1888, Sister N. D.

Clous-ton, aged 21 years, 11 mos. aud 18 days. Mrs, Clouston was born in Jack-sou county, Arkansas, and became a Christian while yery young. She leaves a husband and throe small children besides other relatives and many friends who mourn her loss. VV.

S. Gaines. YORK. At Deer Creek, eight miles southeast, of Topeka; on the morning of February 16th, Oliver P. York, aged 24 years, 1 mouth aud 15 days, after one weeks illness ot typhoid pueuinonia.

Ollie was a young man of great promise, highly respected by all the neighbors in the community where he lived. He leaves a widowed mother and two sisters to mourn his loss. lie was a veterans son, his father dying in the army when Ollie was but about live weeks old. Fun eral services were conducted by Rev. JH.

S. Riley, of North Topeka. The stricken family desire to return their thanks to the numerous friends for their kindness and sympathy in this great affliction. GARIBALDIS LIFE. The Garibaldi Memoirs are just out in Florence.

The London standard was on the spot in a long review of the book, and it appears from this article, received by the last foreign mail, that the Autobiography from which so much was expected contains, in fact, but little that is new. There was a life of Garibaldi published in this country by A. S. Barnes some lima before his death, and important passages in the new book are proved to be but literally copied from the earlier volume. The Life referred to was edited by Theodore Dwight, and Is well known in this country, however unfamiliar it may be to English critics.

The American (Feb. 4, 1888.) A cheap cloth copy of Barnes Edition of Garibaldis Life cau be had of A. S. Barnes Co. Ill William by enclosing 60 cents; old price, $1.50.

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