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The Central Baptist SB APRIL 7, 1910. CAVS A VISIT TO TXM MAMMOTH nr unuoR. By William. P. Fearoe, S.

D. Whatever else Is dark, it must be right to follow Christ. we enter The Narrows, walls ef rock piled on either side. Half way down and to our left rest the remains of two of the first owners, whose monuments are these walls of stone. From the Narrows we enter Broadway, a vast corridor four miles in length, through which once flowed a mighty Nile.

Here is seen the wooden pipes which carried the water from the spring at the mouth to the saltpeter vats during the war of 1812 with Great Britain. They are still in a fine state of preservation, as are the prints of the ox hoofs in the hard dirt floor. There are four routes to be taken, but the reader will content himself by simply seeing a very few things of the many on these routes. Here are two stone cottages, built more than a half century ago, by a coated with black gypsum; and this again is studded with white spots caused by the effervescence of sulphate of magnesia. A moment's look and the stars seem to twinkle, the Milky Way appears, and a comet is seen crossing the sky.

Collecting a number of lamps, the guide bids his friends extinguish theirs. Bidding them "Good night" he leaves, with the promise of coming back in the morning. Plunging into the gorge, a darkness like Pharaoh's falls upon the visitors. Two or three minutes pass minutes long as hours. Then in the distance one sees a faint glimmer of light like the first streak of dawn.

Now it increases in volume till it tinges the top of rocky hills. Here and there a star twinkles in the limitless sky of black. Here and there a white veil of The keys of the tomb are ware in the hands that were pierced. Did you ever visit Mammoth Cave? It is one of the wonders of the world. To describe it is an impossibility.

Pen will not portray this immense and intricate labyrinth, with its unnumbered nooks and crooks, pieces of statuary and adamantine furniture. Mammoth Cave is situated in the limestone and cavern region of Kentucky. After a ten mile ride from Glasgow Junction, Cave Hotel is reached. This is an interesting structure or structures. The originals were log houses, and were built about a century ago.

They have been transformed into modern houses by weather-boarding on the outsides and plastering and papering the in-sides. Before it is a grove of oaks and After, "What must I do to be saved?" comes the great question, can I do to serve?" The real tragedy of life is not in being limited to one talent, but in the failure to use the one talent. Edgar W. Work. A wider field of work doesn't always mean greater usefulness.

It is possible for a man to "spread himself" until his work doesn't amount to much. l. ''91 IPMIPiQ9lliiH SUfGJaiH 2itnSiflHHl SSP The Lord's comission to his church is for all time, beginning today. If we do not go now, we shall not have the work done when he comes to reckoning. We may be discouraged in our ministry and fear that after all God has not called us to this form of service.

But this may be his way of humbling us that we may be more faithful and get closer to him. Pay as little attention to discouragements as possible. Plow ahead as a steamer does, rough or smooth rain or shine. To carry your cargo, make your port, is the point Maltbie Davenport Babcock. The Stone Cottage.

Our work must be done today. There may be no tomorrow. The future is wholly in God's hands. Waste not talents nor strength in worry and anxiety for the future. Leave God's work to him, and faithfully and prayerfully perform the work assigned you today.

The Iron Gate. cedars, and around it flower beds and gardens. The rustic scenery, the little farms, and far-stretching woods of the two thousand acre estate, is really enchanting. The visitor to the cave is provided with a special dress, which is us amusing as comfortable. The entrance to Mammoth Cave is reached by a shady path running down a wild ravine some three hundred yards from the hotel.

The opening is in 'he form of an arch having a span of seventy feet. It was much smaller when discovered in 1809 by a hunter name! Hutchins, who, having wounded a bear, pursued it to this cave. Since then the fallen trees and rocky debris have been removed, and a stairway of seventy steps has been built for the convenience of visitors. Near the bottom of these steps a little cascade emerges from a rift of the arch nearly fifty feet above. number of men suffering from consumption.

A physician, noticing that the water-pipes of the old miners were still in absolute preservation, came to the conclusion that the place would be beneficial to those suffering with this dread disease. Fifteen came. Two resided in one of the cottages, the other being used as the kitchen. The rest of the consumptives lived in tents. It was not long, howevere, ere all died.

Their bodies were buried in a grove back of the hotel garden, where also rest the remains of Stephens Bishop, the first guide and explorer. Grant's Coffin is a sarcophagus-like rock forty feet long, twenty feet wide, and eight or more feet thick. Interesting as this is, the Bridal Altar, composed of three beautiful stalactites, is more so. Fourteen weddings have taken place there. As the visitor comes to the altar, the guide volunteers the God has a purpose for each one of us, a work for each one to do, a place for each one to fill, an influence for each one to exert, a likeness to his dear Son for each one to manifest and then, a place for each one to fill in his holy temple.

Arthur C. A. Hall. mist lies like a resting angel on the worn rocky face. Now the horizon is bathed in rosy hues as the guide comes upon the scene swinging lanterns and cheering his friends with "Good morning." The other illusion is that of "Martha Washington." Placing the visitors in a row, the guide again leaves us.

Suddenly a statue as large and more brilliant than the Goddess of Liberty looms in view. is like bright silver on an iron background, which would defy the chisel of a Phidias or the brush of an Angelo. This illusion was accidentally discovered. While a company was standing in one place, a guide farther down the corridor was illuminating it for his visitors. Between the two interfering walls is an opening which makes a statue-like style of a Colonial dame.

Doubtless the most remarkable feature of Mammoth Cave is Echo River. On the way one passes the Bottomless We move along, and scatter as we pace Soft graces, tender hopes on every hand; At last, with grey-streaked hair and hollow face, We step across the boundary of the land Where none are old. Atlanta Constitution. BOSY COLOa. Produced by Postum.

As the lark that soars the highest builds her nest the lowest; the nightingale that sings so sweetly, sings in the shade when all things rest; the branches that are most laden with ripe fruit bend lowest; the valleys are fruitful in their lowliness; and the ship most laden sinks deepest in the water so the holiest Christians are the humblest. Mason. Whatever may be your vocation, you have no ground to hope for success unless you conform to God's laws. It is quite right to trust in Providence and to cast our cares entirely upon God, so long as we endeavor to perform our own duty. But If we are indolent and caeless and thoughtless, we have no right to expect the smiles of Providence or the help of God.

Rev. P. D. Mrs. Pearce, The Guide, Mr.

Pearee. "When a person rises from each meal with a ringing in the ears and a general sense of nervousness, it is a common habit to charge it to a deranged stomach. "I found it was caused from drinking coffee that the disagreeable feelings went away. "I was brought to think of the subject by getting some Postum and this brought me out of trouble. "It is a most appetizing and invigorating beverage and has been of such great benefit to me that I naturally speak of it from time to time as opportunity offers.

"A lady friend complained to me that she had tried Postum, but it did not taste good. In reply to my question she said she guessed she boiled it about ten minutes. I advised her to follow directions and know that she boiled it fifteen or twenty minutes, and she would have something worth talking about. A short time ago I heard one of her children say that they were drinking Postum now-a-days, so I judge she succeeded in making it good, which is by no means a difficult task. "The son of one of my friends was formerly a pale lad, but since he has been drinking Postum, has a fine color.

There is plenty of evidence that Postum actually does 'make red as the famous trade-mark says." Read "The Road to Wellville," found in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Bvor read the above letter. A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and fall of human interest. A neglected Bible means a starved and strengthless spirit; a comfortless heart; a barren life; and a grieved Holy Ghost If the people, who are now perpetually running about to meetings for crumbs of help and comfort, would only stay at home and search their Bibles there would be more happiness in the church, and more blessing in the world.

It is prosaic counsel; but it is true. F. B. Meyer. The Bridal Altar.

information that marrying in the cave has been prohibited. Of course, some one asks, "Why?" and dryly he answers, "Because it is driving matrimony into the ground." The entrance to Gothic Avenue is Booth's Amphitheater. Here is seen a tall cliff, which is reached by a broad flight of stairs. Here the celebrated actor recited a part of "Hamlet" to test the acoustic properties, to the delight of his friends, and the writer made a speech to the many members of his party. There are two unparalleled illusions in Mammoth Cave.

The one is the Star Chamber, the other the "Statute of Martha Washington." The Star Chamber is a hall several hundred feet long, about seventy feet wide at the floor and narrowing to forty feet at the ceiling, which is sixty feet above our heads. The light-gray walls are in strong contrast to the lofty celling Doubtless this rill was the betrayer of the cave, prying the rocks apart and causing the earth to cave in. As it strikes the stones below, it makes perpetual music, then disappears immediately, to continue its wanderings in the nether world. The visitor is provided with a lamp. Following the guide, he comes to the Iron Gate, built in 1874 to keep out vandals.

Each guide carries a key, thus unlocking and locking the gate as he goes in or comes out Mammoth Cave is always in a normal condition. The current of air is at all times fifty-four degrees. It haB five different levels, and, so far as discovered, about two hundred and thirty streets and avenues. The eternal silence is almost oppressive to the eave visitors. After passing through the Iron Gate Give head, mine heart; lift up thine eyes! Who is it in yon manger lies? Who ii this child so young and fair? The Mossed Christ Child Heth there.

Ah, dearest Jesus. Holy Child, Make thee a bed soft, undeflled, Within my heart that it may be A uiet chamber kept for thee!.