JUNE 1, 1912 



ing-rooms as far as tlie eye could see on 

 either side of this room. Whiie Mrs. Koot 

 was joking about the " lovely " breakfast for 

 25 cents, the nice-looking fellow of the night 

 before came and asked what we would have. 

 I replied, " What have you for breakfast?" 



He answered, "Any thing you want." 



I replied that I would have a beefsteak, 

 and Mrs. Root said that, as she was not 

 very hungry, she would just have some 

 bacon, with potatoes and bread that go 

 with it as a matter of course. I remarked 

 that my steak was rather better than one 

 would expect for 25 cents; and Mrs. Root 

 had some eggs with her bacon, which she 

 did not order. When I came to pay the 

 bill our host said, " Pay at the bar." And 

 then I knew that this fine expensive dining- 

 room belonged to a gilded up-to-date Cin- 

 cinnati saloon that was just between us and 

 the street. While I was watching the bar- 

 tender and his assistant pour out drinks, 

 the man of the "lovely breakfast " came 

 up behind us and informed the bar-tender 

 that our breakfast was ?1.20! Of course, I 

 paid it, but I turned on him, and said, 

 "My dear sir, didn't you say that your 

 ' lovely ' breakfast was only 25 cents?" 



"That is true, sir; but instead of ordering 

 the regular breakfast you ordered special 

 things, and we served them at the regular 

 price." 



Moral. — When you go into a saloon for 

 any purpose whatever, remember the pro- 

 prietor does not obey either man's laws nor 

 God's, and that you are sure to get swin- 

 dled in some way or other before you get 

 out. 



Now, in my hurried narration of the 

 above I have made but little reference to 

 our beautiful text. Let us go back a little. 

 What was my duty, as a Christian man — • 

 one who is striving to win souls to Christ 

 every day of his life? Of course, the above 

 is not true when applied to myself; but we 

 will, for the time being, suppose it to be 

 true. Should such a person complain of 

 the agent because he attended to his duty 

 so carelessly? Should he complain at head- 

 quarters of the porter*— that is, to obey the 

 spirit of this text? And, finally, should he 

 object to the unfair method of the saloon- 

 keeper to get twice the price of a breakfast? 

 In looking back at the matter I believe I 

 did about the proper thing; but it may be, 

 after all, I have erred; because if these per- 

 sons who are remiss in their duties at their 

 important posts receive no reproof nor re- 

 buke, they will probably keep on doing the 

 same thing over and over again. May God 

 help us to choose the golden mean which 

 will include all humanity as our neighbors, 

 and to strive to love our neighbor as ourself. 



*In justice to the porters of our various railways, 

 let me say that I have never before found one so 

 uncivil as this one. lie was certainly an exception 

 to the general run of his class. I noticed that, as 

 we approached Cincinnati, when he took his brush- 

 broom and went to the passengers one after anoth- 

 er, only one man in that car saw fit to accept his 

 services. He did not get the half-dollars he might 

 have had if he had studied our text — "SufTereth 

 long, and is kind." 



I for one want to live in such a way that 1 

 can pleasantly istiake hands with everybody 

 I meet. 



Some time ago I heard of a friend who 

 had been educated for the ministry. He 

 was a child of prayer — at least he said he 

 was, and his parents spent much time and 

 means in fitting him for his sacred calling. 

 Well, when I saw an advertisement with 

 his name appended, to the effect that he 

 was agent for a gold-mine speculation, I 

 wrote to him, remonstrating severely. I 

 protested against the extravagant offers and 

 promises (which he could not possibly keep) 

 on his printed gold-mine circular. He 

 thought I was rather severe. Some time 

 afterward I suddenly came across him. I 

 think he was present at a religious confer- 

 ence. I put out my hand to him, and, 

 while looking him pleasantly in the face I 

 said, "Mr. H., I am glad to see you; but I 

 shall be gladder still if you can inform me 

 that you are no longer urging people to in- 

 vest in gold-mining schemes." 



His contenance fell somewhat when he 

 said he was still pushing that questionable 

 work — questionable certainly for a profess- 

 ing Christian. But when he attempted to 

 explain that Christianity and the circular 

 he had been putting out were not antago- 

 nistic, I decided I could not give him any 

 more of my time. I had done my duty. 

 "Charity thinketh no evil." If I have 

 been in times past too ready to "think 

 evil" of persons or things, may the Holy 

 Spirit rebuke and enlighten me. 



CONSECKATBD MILLIONAIRES; DR. CHAP- 

 MAN'S EVANGELISTIC WORK ON THE 

 OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD. 



The following letter exi^lains itself: 



Mr. A. I. Moot.—l am sending by this mail three 

 copies of the Outlook containing reports of a mis- 

 sion that is being conducted on this side of the 

 world by some of your countrymen. As you will 

 see, great numbers are being led to Christ. Among 

 them are our own three children. I feel sure, from 

 reading your Home notes, that what is being ac- 

 complished here will interest you. 



C4reen Island, N. Z., April 8. Robt. H. Neilson. 



From the pages of the Outlook (ptiblished 

 in Dunedin, N. Z.), as explanatory of this 

 great revival I make two clippings. A re- 

 porter interviews Dr. Chapman as follow?: 



What relation had the John H. Converse bequest 

 to the enlarged sphere of your work? 



" Mr. John H. Converse, of the Baldwin Locomo- 

 tive Works, of Philadelphia, was a wealthy Presby- 

 terian layman worth ten million dollars, five mil- 

 lions of which he spent in religious and philanthro- 

 pic work during his lifetime, and five millions of 

 which he bequeathed to similar objects after his 

 death. The bequest which I am entrusted to ad- 

 minister is to enable me to carry on evangelistic 

 work in different parts of the world, and also to 

 train up and send out suitable evangelists to carry 

 on the same work that I am sent out to do." 



Do you believe that, in the preaching of the gos- 

 pel, is to be found the solvent for all social troubles? 



"Certainly. Every thing else has been tried and 

 has failed. The preaching of the old-fashioned gos- 

 pel and the teachings of Jesus Christ will be found 

 sufficient for all the different problems that face us 

 to-day." 



May God be praised for such devoted men 

 as .John H. Converse. I have long wished 



