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Show Foolish Females. "The beautiful name of Mary," remarks re-marks the Pittsburg Observer, "is maimed by some young women who call themselves Mae, Mayme, Mamie and other horrible nicknames. If any girl who has been called Mary in baptism bap-tism does not like that sweet name or does not prize the patronage of the BIesseu Virgin, let her call herself Guinevere, Elaine, Desdamona, Gwen-dolin, Gwen-dolin, Maude, Gladys or Marguerite, or any other 'high-falutln' name she pleases, but let her not scandalize us all by spoiling the nicest name of all." Faith has not only a special function with reference to the justification of the individual, but is also the universal bond between the redeemed race and God. It must therefore affect the whole j soul, and be the health of every part, penetrating all the virtues, and imparting im-parting to them its own unity and stability. sta-bility. It is an adamant which God diffuses through man's whole being. It must enlighten the mind, erect the will, warm and purify the heart, live in every affection, kneel in our humijity, endure in our patience. Aubrey de Vere. Day by day things are passing; one by one friends are vanishing. A tnous- ! and vicissitudes impress upon our I minds the inexorable truth uttered j thousands of years ago by the honored i patriarch, and reiterated all down the j centuries, "We the strangerte beforo t Thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers; our days on the' earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding;" plainly teaching that this world is simply sim-ply a place of temporary sojourn, and a passagew ay to the next. As such they use It who use it aright. They journey on day by day in anticipation of their heavenly home. They set their affections affec-tions and center their hopes tljere. Their desires climb heavenward, and their aspirations to the immeasurable altitude where -God dwells. Thus as time bears them onward it bears them upward. They . are preparing for the holy festivities of that bright world, and are advancing toward them. Christian Intelligencer. ' : r - Try a Blue Point cigar. They are great favorites. Co-op Cigar company, 50 West Second South. Solfl. evwwhere. ii.mym,numii. I I I I. I. I I 11 II i I I - UMI J I.. II I mi.ii |