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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Oct. 



by way of encouragement, tliat by and by 

 that cross will be found easy to bear. Per- 

 haps some of you may think, that, because I 

 am getting old and well along in years, I am 

 forgetting how hard it is to give up some 

 earthly idol. No, I am not forgetting, but I 

 am glad of an opportunity to tell you that 

 these things are, many of them, but fancies 

 —fancies pictured by Satan, most probably. 

 You may imagine you really Jove some one 

 of the opposite sex who is untrue, and even 

 impure. My friend, believe me when I tell 

 you that itis only a foolish, silly notion. The 

 truest, holiest, purest, and happiest love 

 that ever blest man or woman, was a love 

 governed l)y reason and common sense, and 

 sanctified by the spirit of Christ. This false 

 fabric, built up by the Devil himself, can be 

 brushed away almost as easily as you could 

 brush dovvii cobwebs. All that is needed is 

 the spirit that the Savior l)reathed in our 

 little text—'" The cup wliich my Father hath 

 given me, shall I not drink it?" 



You may be in anger ; you may feel for 

 days and even weeks as if revenge would be 

 the sweetest morsel that the world has to 

 offer ; l)ut duty says, " Never mind ; let it 

 go.'' And Jesus says, "" Do good to those 

 who hate you.'' An opportunity comes for 

 doing good to this person who has persecut- 

 ed you. You stand undecided. The old 

 struggle comes up, and yon wonder whether 

 it is right for you to do iiny thing so revolt- 

 ing to'your feelings and incliiuilion. lle- 

 memlier how the Savior bade I'eter put up 

 liis sword, and stood silent and still while 

 they put upon him the crown of thorns and 

 the purple robe. '' The cup which my Father 

 hath given me, shall I not drink itV" None 

 present could see or realize that his glory 

 was approaching, save (iod the Father. 

 And, my dear friend, the glory of your life 

 is waiting for you wlien you light these bat- 

 tles and go through these struggles, provid- 

 ing the prayer of your heart is, "The cup 

 which my Father hatli given me, shall I not 

 drink itV 



Perhaps you feel glad, or have felt glad, to 

 labor for Christ in foreign lands. Your edu- 

 cation has prepared you foi- it. You stei) 

 forth in the vigor of manhood, fresh from 

 college. Opportunites are offered you for a 

 brilliant career in business or among the 

 professions. The companicHiship of cultur- 

 ed and intelligent people is dear to yon. 

 The luxuries of wealth are very dazzling and 

 enticing. Your taste for tlie things you 

 liave prepared yourself for through the labor 

 of years may seem, for the time being, to 

 have gone; and again comes the question, 

 "Shall we follow taste and inclination, or 

 shall we follow duty V " It seems hard to 

 bid adieu to loved ones, to forego the plea- 

 sures that seem to fall naturally to the lot of 

 your friends and associates. What would 

 Jesus say, under the circumstances, were he 

 in your place ? '■'■ The cup which my Father 

 hath given me, shall I not drink it V " Y'our 

 life, perhaps, may bid fair to be a life of toil 

 and privation, or of hardship ; perhaps you 

 lack sympathy, and may be you do not even 

 receive kind words ; but your duty demands 

 that you stand where you are, and try to 

 brighten the life of gome relative, may be, 



Perhaps that relative is unthankful— may be 

 bitter and sarcastic. May be yovu- whole 

 soul revolts at the imposed bondage, and 

 yet your duty lies there. May be the very 

 ease which you coveted— things which you 

 have prayed f(n', are before you, and you 

 have but to say the word anil all is yours ; 

 but tlie probabilities are, that Christ must 

 be left behind if you accept. What encour- 

 agement is there for you to waste your life 

 in this way? The encouragement of the ex- 

 ample set' us by the Master. ^ The cuj) 

 which my Father hath given me. shall I not 

 drink it'?'' Suppose you take these words 

 with you ; suppose you say them over and 

 over again to yourselif, as you go through the 

 busy cares of life. Do you think it beyond 

 possibility that just these words alone "may 

 make tliese duties joyous? I tell you, tny 

 friend, they are the words of life. If you 

 cling to those words, and rejoice at the op- 

 portunity of sacrificing for his dear name's 

 sake, your battles are mostly over. Satan 

 flees in dismay ; and even though your lot is 

 a humble one here on earth, aiid among 

 things earthly, glimpses of that great un- 

 known beyond, and of the glory that awaits 

 all wlio delight to obey and love his holy 

 name, shall be your portion. These words 

 have brought me so much happiness of late 

 that I have learned to associate them with a 

 beautiful little hymn, a verse of which I 

 wish to give you iii closing : 



SitiK' them (>vor iiRaiu to me, 



Wonderlul words of life, 

 Let me more of their beauty see. 



Wonderful words of life. 

 Words of life and beauty, 



Teaeh me faith and duty; 

 Beautiful words, wonderful words, 



Wonderful words of life. 



dim 0WN 7i?inw 



OR, KATHEn, A TALK WITH DR. C. C. MILLER IN 

 UEGAKl) TO TOPICS CONNECTED AVITIl THE SAME. 



"ITp CARD from Dr. Miller announced the pleas- 

 ^Vx ing' intelligence that he would stop off at 

 jNr' Medina on his way to the convention at In- 

 "^^ dianapolis. On the evening of the 9tli ho 

 arrived at the Home of the Honey-Recs. 

 The Monday following 1 seized the opportunity to 

 learn from him many of the little " kinks of the 

 trade," as well as his opinion on the more impor- 

 tant issues connected with beekeeping. While we 

 were standing- in the office I remarked to Dr. Miller 

 something in this wise: 



"Let's proceed at once to the apiarj, where we 

 can there witness the operation of the various de- 

 vices as well as discuss them. Besides," I contin- 

 ued, " T wish to learn from you a grent mniiy things 

 whil'e you are here." 



A moment more and we were on our way to the 

 apiary, when, opposite the engine-house, the doc- 

 tor said: 



" I should like to see j'our new engine." 



In a moment more we were looking at it. 



" A fine one indeed," said the doctor, as I proceed- 

 ed to e.Tplain the principle of the new automatic 

 cut-otr. 



" You see," said T, "this engine is quite diflorent 

 in appearance. The governor is located on the 



