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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Dec. 1. 



times wished that I had a carpenter who pos- 

 sessed her skill and intelligence, especially in 

 tearing things doii'M. Now, what do you sup- 

 pose my cow story has to do with fleshly lusts? 

 Why, that is exactly the way fleshly lusts oper- 

 ate when they get the start. It is not a coiv. 

 mind you, that is implanted within the most of 

 us, but it is a ravenous ivild beast — a fierce, 

 savage, cruel animal that knows no more mercy 

 than the wildest and most ferocious tiger that 

 ever trod the earth. Perhaps you think I am 

 going to extremes on total depravity. Well, I 

 get my information very near home. I have 

 had tussles with that wild animal; yes, and I 

 am having them more or less right along. But 

 for the grace of God, what should I be and 

 where might I not be at this moment? Now, 

 what I want to tell you is this: That, after you 

 have given way to fleshly lusts, like the Jersey 

 cow they will be on the lookout for a weak 

 spot somewhere. If you give way to one low 

 depraved passion, the next one will clamor for 

 admission also. If strong drink is your weak- 

 ness, and you are where no strong drink can be 

 had, Satan will suggest transgressing in some 

 other way: and when one has let the bars 

 down, so to speak, and indulgence has been 

 granted to one fleshly lust, the others crowd 

 through like a drove of wild beasts. The bars 

 are down, the gate-keeper is trampled under 

 foot, and. instead of a human soul created in 

 God's own image, the spiritual part — the God 

 part — is gone entirely. Why, we have evidences 

 of this state of affairs every little while. Not 

 long ago, in a neighboring town a man quari'el- 

 ed with his wife. He struck her a blow that 

 liilled her. Before he knew whether she was 

 dead or alive, he rushed out of the house, tore 

 down the street to where a train of cars was 

 coming attached to a locomotive. He cast him- 

 self in front of the locomotive: and before any- 

 body could see what he was doing, or stop hira, 

 he was a mangled corpse. 



Just one other illustration of a human heart 

 that has opened the gates toward all evil, and 

 quenched the Godlike spirit entirely. History 

 tells us of a certain proposed mutiny on board a 

 vessel at sea. Before, however, they had put 

 their plan into execution, it came out, and the 

 ringleaders were hanged, and dropped into the 

 sea. A writing was discovered, outlining their 

 plan. They were first to murder the captain, 

 and all the officers that were not in the scheme. 

 Then they were to put to death and throw over- 

 board the passengers, and the vessel was to be 

 converted into a piratical craft. Now bear 

 with me while I mention just one other clause 

 in that hellish compact. The women were also 

 to be put to death except such as they consider- 

 ed fit for their purpose. After a time these 

 . were to be put to dt'ath also. There you have 

 it, friends, the whole picture of a human heart 

 given over to fleshly lusts, and yet quite a num- 

 ber on board that ship volunteered, and signed 

 an oath to go into this hideous work. The 

 ringleader of the plot was the son of respect- 

 able parents in good standing, and he had had 

 at least a respectable bringing-up. You see, 

 these crimes go hand in hand. When a man 

 consents to one of them Satan says, " Here, you 

 might just as well give free rein in other direc- 

 tions as in this one, after you have enlisted in 

 my service." 



Now, dear friends, where is the remedy ? 

 Why, it is right before us in our text. The in- 

 fluences of the Holy Spirit in the heart of man 

 are constantly rebuking, checking, and holding 

 back these low animal cravings. When God 

 breathed into man the breath of life, he gave 

 him his spirituality. " Behold the Lamb of 

 God that taketh away the sin of the world." 





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My biethion, count it all joy when ye fall into divers tenipta- 

 tioris.— James 1:2. 



We have on hand already orders for seven 

 carloads of goods for 1893, and a prospect of more 

 coming in before the 1st of January. 



If- you are expecting to go to California to 

 keep bees, or run a fruit-ranch, be sure to read 

 Rambler's article in this issue. Read it anyhow. 



The North American Bee-keepers' Associa- 

 tion will hold its annual meeting in Washing- 

 ton, D. C, on Dec. 27, 28, and 29. This time has 

 been set to take advantage of the usual holiday 

 railroad rates. Further particulars will be 

 given in next issue. 



We have just received a correction to be 

 made in W. T. Falconer's advertisement, ap- 

 pearing on the las* page of the cover. As the 

 correction came too late, we will here state 

 that their price, S2.50 per 1000, applies to 4^ 

 sections, l^f only. When this stock is sold out, 

 the regular prices will take effect. 



Prof. Cook says, in the American Bee 

 Journal, that most if not all of the States have 

 well-equipped laboratories in connection with 

 their experiment stations, where analyses of all 

 suspected honeys can be made free of charge. 

 This, as- he says, would make it easy for any 

 one to investigate any suspected sample. 



The last Review, containing the sugar-honey 

 symposium, is at hand. As nearly as we can 

 gather, nearly all the writers, while they do not 

 actually condemn the practice, confess to some 

 anxiety as to the bad consequences that may 

 result from its agitation. Perhaps none such 

 will ever come; if so. no one will be more pleased 

 than we. . 



It is one thing to court honest criticism, and 

 another to accept it as honest when rendered; 

 many are capable of the first, but few are equal 

 to the second. Mr. Hutchinson is one of the 

 few who are capable of both. Although 

 Gleanings has criticised, almost severely, the 

 policy of the Bevlexv on the sugar-honey ques- 

 tion, its editor accepts it in a kindly spirit, and 

 as an honest expression of difference or opinion 

 — just what we want it to be — although one less 

 fair might try to construe it as the pessimistic 

 wrangling of a rival. 



Now that the date of the national convention 

 at Washington has been settled (Dec. 27 to 29), 

 many of us will be wondering what the best 

 route will be for us to take. In talking with a 

 prominent railroad man — one who has no ax to 

 grind— he recommended the bee-keepers to the 

 I'ennsylvania lines west of Pittsl)urg. and to 

 the Pennsylvania Railroad east of Pittsburg as 

 the best and most accessible route to Washing- 

 ton. We can leave wSt. Louis, Chicago, Indian- 

 apolis, Cincinnati, Toledo, and Cleveland, so 

 as to arrive in Pittsburg on the morning of the 

 26th. From this point, if we do not get togeth- 

 er before, we can go in a body to Washington, 

 and have a chance to pass over the Pennsylva- 

 nia Railroad by daylight, see the famous Horse- 

 shoe Curve, and the beautiful Susquehanna and 

 Juniata Rivers. "A. I." himself expects to be 

 one of the crowd. 



