of hope and faith,-faith in man and trust in God. While it holds fast to all the truth and wisdom the past has secured, it adds to this the rich gain in spiritual things which the present affords. It is the most helpful and encouraging religion. It invites all to trust in God as our Father, in man as our brother, and in ourselves as made for progress and perfection. Slowly and surely, as I believe, this new faith, which is as old as Jesus, shall take possession of the world. It fills human life with sweetness and purifies the soul of evil, it comforts the sorrowing and it supports the weak. It dispels the gloomy fears of the old -theology, and bids all men look up with holy confidence and hope. It speaks peace to the dying, and illuminates the darkness of the grave with an immortal light. Friends, let us rejoice in this light, let us do what we may to bring others into its glad radiance; and especially let us see to it that we walk worthy of the faith to which we are pledged and of the work to which God hath called us.-G. W. Cutter. under a sense of the weight of the burden of | takably in that direction. It is the movement the service and work of the Lord; saying or thinking within myself, Oh, such and such (meaning, the ablest and wisest of the brethren) are so and so fitted and furnished, that they need not care what service they are called unto. But as for me, I am so simple, I am so weak, and I never have anything beforehand, neither do scarce ever know when I go into a meeting of several hundreds, what I shall say, or whether anything or nothing. And even when I was full of those and such like reasonings, the Lord showed me, I say, how "they that had much, had nothing over, and they that had little had no lack," even as it was with the Israelites of old. For the brethren that were wise and eminent, who had received much from the Lord, behold there was so much the more required of them; so that, of all they had, they had nothing over, but what they were to employ in the work and service of God. As for my own part, I, who was so little in mine own eyes, and so mean and contemptible in the eyes of others, had no cause to complain; for though it was often that I knew not what I should say when I went into a meeting; yet even at such a time hath the Lord been pleased to give me his word so plentifully, that through Him I If a census could be taken of human inwas enabled to speak two or three, yea, some- clinations, we presume it would be found times four hours to the congregation, with that a large proportion of people work belittle or no intermission. And often it hath been with me, that as I knew not before the occasion what I should speak in a meeting, neither could I remember after the meeting what I had spoken in it; and yet had plenty and fulness, though I was often daily at meetings, and not only so, but in the evenings also, the Lord giving a fresh supply always out of that gospel treasury, which affords both new and old." "Now these things I rehearse, not for my own praise; but do say 'Not unto me; not unto me (that have nothing but what I have received) be the praise, but unto the Lord alone, who is the giver of every good and perfect gift.' I can truly say that which I received of Him I delivered unto the people; and did much rejoice in the Lord, notwithstanding my great travails and sufferings; all which through Him were made easy to me, neither were they much to me, with all the dangers and perils I went through both by sea and land, in comparison of the power and presence of the Almighty, which did so sweetly and eminently accompany me in those days."-The Friend' THERE can be no doubt, I think, to any observant person, that the liberal movement in Christianity is to be the religion of the future. The signs of the times point unmis THE JOY OF WORK. cause they must, and not because they wish to. At any rate it would be simply ruinous to human society and to individual development to revoke or suspend too long the divine law which prescribes work as a necessity. The debilitating and disorganizing effect of too much leisure is chronicled plainly in the annals of crime; it is seen in the enfeeblement which often arises from unearned and inherited luxuries, and is strikingly apparent among the tropical races, where conditions of living are favorable to inaction and improvidence. It is easy to see how, to the tropical mind, labor should be deemed a curse, to be accounted for by some legendary theory of punishment. Millions in all latitudes and climes will sympathize with the Semitic writer in this view of it. The average laborer would rather, like the wandering Israelites, have his bread drop from heaven than to plant the seed, till the soil, and reap and grind the grain that shall produce it. But, fortunately, bread does not come in the miraculous way; and the suggestion to seek it in that manner was to Jesus a temptation to be resisted and overcome. The difference between labor and idleness is the difference between savagery and civilization. The blanket Indian works as little as possible, and that little he generally counts an unmitigated curse. There are many white Indians, too, who would rather lift the tomahawk than the hoe. The savage life-white, black, or Indian-does not treat labor as something to be organized and pursued, but as something to be shunned and discouraged as a barrier to the freedom of idleness. What the average worker needs, who is bound to a plodding routine of necessity, is a sense of joy in his work. He needs to realize that intelligent, reasonable, and fruitful work is not and never was a curse, either under this or any other dispensation. The very best thing that could have happened to Adam and Eve was just that change in the legislation of Eden which eventually took place, by which they were elevated from their good-for-nothing idleness in Paradise to the dignity of the first human laborers,-if their priority can be established. The joy of work need not be separated from its immediate and legitimate fruits. All work is entitled to its wages. There is a sting to unrequited labor which is not easily extracted. That man is happy in his work who loves the work for its own sake. No. artist was ever great who painted only for money, no poet could ever fly very high who soared only for the gold he could carry with him. There is inspiration in the task, when we know that the task is worth doing, and that it is our privilege to do it. We often hear of the small pay that the literary man or the artist receives, but the value of his work to him cannot be judged by monetary standards. The satisfaction in the work itself is a large part of the pay. This return is never delayed when the man is enamoured of his task. But sometimes we cannot get our pay for work in the work itself. We must translate our labor into some other reward, it may be money or the things that money will buy. It may not be for an immediate, but for some long-desired object. "Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but few days, for the love he had to her." If we cannot find joy in our work, we may find satisfaction and inspiration in the rewards into which it may be translated. Many a man toils day after day, with pick and shovel in hand, relentless and unsatisfactory labor for the wife and little ones who need the bread and the comforts which the pick may unearth. The ambitious boy will saw his way through college for the sake of the education, willing to saw with his hands that he may learn to saw with his mind. All through life, we are compelled to give in one kind that we may gain in another. It sanctifies all labor, whatever it may be, if the end be worthy of the means. And, where no great and alluring reward presents itself, let it be remembered that fidelity to every task is necessary to wring from it the discipline of character which we need. If our work suffers when we slight it, we suffer still more ourselves. The consciousness that we have done our best atones in some degree for the uncongenial task and the inadequate reward.-Christian Register. LOCAL INFORMATION. Nottingham Quarterly Meeting, held at Deer Creek, Harford County, Md., Sixth month, 1st, was well attended, although but few friends, comparatively, reside there. A large number from the other meetings, aa well as those not of our fold were present, and it was thought to be a favored season. Ann Packer, from Green Plain Monthly Meeting, Ohio, was in attendance and had good service. Darlington Hoopes was also very acceptable in testimony. W. W. and A. A. R., of our Quarter, also spoke at considerable length, and W. C. briefly. Many regretted the absence of our Friend W. M. Way, and earnest sympathy was expressed for himself and family, with a hope he may yet be restored to health and strength. Ann Packer, now approaching her four score years, had a minute to attend Warrington, Nottingham, and Centre Quarterly Meetings. She had attended Warrington Quarter and the meetings composing it, and reached Deer Creek in time to attend the select meeting on Fifth-day. In order to reach Centre Quarterly Meeting, held at Dunning's Creek, Bedford County, Pa., it was necessary for her and her companion, Paulina Butterworth, to leave Friends of Deer Creek at the close of the Quarterly Meeting on Sixth-day and take cars at Conowingo at 4 o'clock P. M. for Harrisburg. I felt it right to accompany them, and we reached Harrisburg at 7.15 P. M. We rested comfortably at the hotel until 2.30 o'clock on Seventh-day morning; thence by cars to Huntingdon and Bedford, arriving at the latter town at 11 A. M. Here we were met by our kind young Friend Elias Blackburn, who conveyed us to E. B's, a distance of ten miles, to dinner; thence to the meeting house at 2 o'clock P. M., to the select meeting, having traveled over 240 miles from Deer Creek in twenty-two hours. I mention this for the encouragement of younger members. Ann stood the journey remarkably well. After meeting, in which she had considerable service, she retired to a Friend's house to rest, and the next morning was quite refreshed. First-day morning was cloudy and lowering; notwithstanding, many not members from Bedford and the neighboring towns came to attend the meeting, which is held here but once in the year. Many more than the house would contain. Rebecca Price, of Baltimore, and her companions William John and Rebecca Thomas, of Sandy Spring, Maryland, were also in attendance. The silence of the meeting was broken by R. P., who briefly portrayed the simplicity of the Gospel-so plain that we need not go to another to learn the way-and earnestly entreated all to faithfulness and obedience to the light within, as manifested to every living soul. A. P. was also favored to hand forth at length the simple but sublime truths of the Gospel, and feelingly exhorted those present to rise above the cumbering things of time and sense, come taste and see that the Lord is good,' and realize for themselves the beauty of holiness. If we fail to attain that blessed state, that joy unspeakable, the fault will be our own and we shall be left without excuse. Second-day the meeting convened at 10 A. M., about the usual number present. R. Price being slightly indisposed did not attend. A. P. was again exercised for the welfare of all. Several of the members of their own Quarter had testimonies to offer also. The meeting closed satisfactorily, and many can testify that it was a season of Spiritual enjoyment. A. P. and her companion remained until Fifth-day following, socially mingling with Friends, when they took cars and reached their homes the next day. Of this visit A. P. writes, "On looking over our travels and the opportunities we had with Friends of the different Quarters and Monallen Monthly Meeting, I feel the reward of peace and thanksgiving for the different opportunities I had of relieving my mind of the burthen resting upon it." Goshen, Lancaster Co., Pa., FRIENDS' INTELLIGENCER. PHILADELPHIA, SIXTH MO. 30, 1883. BLAMELESS LIVES.-We can all admire the spirit which gives “blameless lives to the advocacy of an unpopular cause." This sentiment arrested our attention very recently, reminding us that the progress of truth has ever been, and still is slow, and one reason for this is, its advocates do not always present "blameless lives" to enforce their arguments. It is a great point gained when any one arrives at such a state of perfection that he can lay claim to the adjective blameless as prefixed to the record of his life. And yet is it not attainable? Are we not sensible of placing too low an estimate as to the standard of perfection that might be reached if the effort was made? The world sadly needs more well-balanced people-men and women whose lives are harmonious, whose relations to themselves, to their families, and to society are of such a character as to merit the confidence of all. In our own religious organization, with its high profession of inward guidance, we need greater care and watchfulness that our characters be more perfect. We have good people, many of them with correct ideas of right and wrong, well trained, perhaps, intellectually, often gifted with spiritual insight, yet lack they something that hinders them from becoming the power for good they might be if some weakness did not mar the perfection of their characters, and greatly destroy their influence. Is this not after all the secret of many of our waste places." Society is but a mass LEVI K. BROWN. of individuals, and if each one strives for a perfect balance, watches for little defects with a view to correct them, he may move in and out amid his fellow-worshipers gaining good, and influencing for good, in a far greater lectual or even spiritual gifts, if with these, measure than one furnished with higher intelhuman weaknesses are freely indulged. YOUR doctor asks you to be patient and give him time; and we can hear God, asking with the infinite tenderness of his great love, "Be patient, and give me time,”-time to work out all the plans of my love for you; and perfect health and strength and rest shall Our Society suffers for want of more good, come. How hard to believe it, and yet we consistent, "blameless ones to show forth know it is most true! But why he leads his the beauty of our testimonies, that they are children through such different ways, and trains them in such different schools, he only living truths, capable of being practically knows; and we can only say, "It is my demonstrated by the beautiful lives of those Father's will, so mine."-Anonymous. who profess them. When the number of such Friends increases, then will our influence ,, be felt in the community, our waste places shall be built up, for perfectness of character when established is an argument none can controvert. “Ye shall know them by their fruits," is to-day as great a truth and acknowledged as such, as when it appeared as a gospel utterance hundreds of years ago, and blessed will we be when our " fruit" is pronounced good. ALCOHOLIC STIMULANTS.—In regard to the use of alcoholic stimulants as a remedy for lung diseases, our attention is called to the testimony of one experienced in the treatment of such maladies. He says he would be derelect to his duty did he omit to state his disapproval of alcoholics except in very rare cases. From actual knowledge, based upon observation through life, he has found those who indulge in alcoholic stimulants to be the principal consumers of medicine; and, from the fact that alcohol will prevent the decomposition of food, even if taken in very small quantities, it cannot be otherwise than a serious impediment to digestion; and although it may, by its direct action on the lungs, cause the blood to be oxidized during its presence there, the succeeding effects are inflammation and indigestion, so that, even in phthisis, the injury far outweighs its good effects. MARRIED. LUKENS-AMBLER.-On Sixth month 13th, 1883, at the residence of Chalkley Styer, Norristown, under the care of the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia, Henry Reeves Lukens, son of the late Alan R. and Mary P. Lukens, and Louisa Ambler, daughter of Joseph and Ann Ambler, formerly of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England; all now of Manayunk, Philadelphia. TOMLINSON-KNIGHT.-On Third-day, Sixth month 5th 1883, under the care of the monthly Meeting of Friends held at Green Street, Philadelphia, Joseph Tomlinson, of Philadelphia, son of James R. and Eveline E. Tomlinson, of Trenton, N. J., and Martha Knight, daughter of the late Samuel and Martha Thomas, of Philadelphia. DIED. CLEAVER.-At Whitemarsh, Pa., Silas Cleaver, Jr., son of John and Sarah J. Cleaver, in his 17th year. DAVIS.—On Third-day, Sixth month 8th, 1883, in West Brandywine township, Pa., Joel Davis, in his 78th year. JONES.-On the morning of Sixth month 24th, at Wernersville, Pa., Elizabeth Ann, daughter of the late William and Elizabeth L. Jones; a member of the Monthly Meeting of Philadelphia. LEEDOM.-On Sixth month 11th, 1883, at West Chester, Pa., Sidney M. Leedoni, in her 66th year. LESTER.-On Sixth mo. 24th, 1883, at the residence of her son-in law, S. G. Anderson, Buckingham, Bucks co., Pa., Ann Lester, in her 76th year. MORRISON.-On Sixth month 6th, 1883, at the residence of Richard M. Lukens, Hoopestown Ill., Ellen Morrison, aged 83; a member of Fall Creek Monthly Meeting, Ind. PALMER.-On Sixth month 19th, 1883, of scarlet fever, Alice, daughter of Henry and Phebe H. Palmer. SUTTON.-On Sixth month 21st, 1883, at widow of the late Thomas Sutton, in the 75th Brooklyn, New York, Elizabeth P. Sutton, year of her age; a member of the Monthly Meeting of New York. SWAIN.-On Fifth mo. 26th, 1883, at Bris tol, Martha Swain; a member and elder of Bristol Monthly Meeting. This dear friend was of a meek and quiet love for every one and felt often as if she could spirit. During her illness she expressed her fold all within her arms. She bore her affliction with much fortitude, and would sometimes express her desire to be released. This language of Scripture is truly applicable to her: for henceforth, saith the Spirit, they rest from "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, their labors and their works do follow them.' M. TYSON.-On Second-day, Sixth mo. 11th, 1883, at the residence of her son-in-law, Henry Bean, Valley Forge, Pa., Jane M. widow of Robert Tyson, aged 81. UNDERHILL.-On Fifth mo. 29th, 1883, at Flushing, Maria Underhill, widow of John Underhill, in her 84th year. She was a much esteemed and useful member of Flushing Monthly Meeting, and died, as she had lived, in peace with her Heavenly Father and all mankind. M. T. WEBSTER.-On Sixth mo. 13th, 1883, at Harrisville, O., Nailor Webster, formerly of Chester co., Pa. WILLIAMS.-On Sixth mo. 11th, 1883, at his summer residence, Medford, N. J., Samuel H. Williams, aged 58; a member of the Monthly Meeting held at Green Street, Philadelphia. WHEN the sense of weakness or of guilt and sin overbears the weary hand and heart, I can but remember the trusting and triumphant joy of the apostle who would leave all the things which were behind and press onward to those which are before, and run with patience the allotted race.—John A. Andrew. TRAVELS IN THE FAR WEST-NO. 2. At 1.30 P. M., Fourth mo. 17th, I left Las Vegas, and at a little before 6 arrived in the quaint old city of Santa Fe. The city is elevated nearly 7,000 feet above the sea, and bears internal and external evidence of being one of the oldest cities settled by Europeans on the Continent. Surely some great illusion must have allured the early Spanish adventurers to the spot where the town stands; but how much greater an illusion must have enticed them to remain on such soil! A more uninviting country than that which stretches for a hundred miles around could hardly be imagined. The eager search of the old Spaniards for gold was at length rewarded; and mining of precious minerals, with raising | of cattle have been ever since the only industries of the city, which, until ten years ago, had during its life of 300 years not advanced one iota in the A B C of civilization. It is the only city of 6,000 people in the United States in which there is not a single steam engine. Adobe houses are everywhere, and churches, convents, and colleges-all Roman Catholic-the conspicuous buildings. Gambling seems the principal amusement, and gambling houses abound on all the streets, plying their nefarious trade openly, with no fear of restraint. The only fuel used consists of small pieces of wood cut from scrub trees on the plain, and brought into town on the backs of little animals called burros. It is comical to see five or six of these animals driven through the town with two good armfuls of wood tied to their backs. Some of the people have acquired fortunes by trade, but most of them are very poor. With their modern cathedral the Catholics have also the oldest church edifice in the country, which, though considered unsafe, is still used as a chapel. This odd structure, built of mud bricks, and with its mud roof supported by carved beams, is known to be 300 years old; and although accurate data as to its further antiquity are wanting, is supposed to be much older. The workers in filagree jewelry are probably most attractive to the average tourist, and among their beautiful handiwork I was shown one bracelet valued at $3,000. At the Tri-centennial of Santa Fe this summer the Indian games and dances are to be among the leading features, and will doubtless attract many visitors. The city is now well supplied with water brought from the mountains, and having a fall of over 300 feet. The force is so great that were a stream from an ordinary hose pipe directed upon any of the adobe houses, they would be completely leveled with the ground. On the 18th I resumed my journey west ward, passing through the same uninviting country, with nothing to relieve its monotony save an occasional Mexican village, until, as the shades of evening fell, we came to the olden town of Albuquerque. In common with all Mexican cities, Albuquerque has its adobe houses, inhabited by the shiftless population, half Spanish, half Indian. The most imposing edifice is a very old Spanish church, with two towers, and an abundant supply of sacred relics and superstitions. In the new portion of the town, American in every respect, whiskey mills and gambling dens are innumerable. Men go about armed to the teeth, and every individual you meet seems to expect an attack and to be ready for defence. Pueblo Indians abound about the depot and in the streets. Much active business is done by merchants from the North and East, and lately the place has been infested by roughs, who have given considerable trouble. Starting off on another long and disagreeable ride through more miserable country, I arrive at the little frontier town of El Paso, Texas, where every man looks as if he had run away from home, and was expecting to be overtaken by a policeman. The country for many miles around El Paso is nothing but sand; and the day we were there we witnessed the most terrible sand-storm the town ever saw. Crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico, we looked through the old town of Paso del Norte, finding it purely Mexican and as near nothing as one could imagine. It has a plaza, an old church, and an occasional bull fight, a lot of adobe houses, and an army of Custom House officials. From the presence of these officials the people naturally flee, and all shopping is done in the United States. On the 22d, after having traveled with the companionship of a terrific hurricane, we visited the silver mines at Lake Valley. Here we saw the whole process of mining, reducing, and separating silver ore. My next stop was at Demming, 1,400 miles from St. Louis, where I appeared to be so completely out of civilization that I made arrangements to leave immediately. This station is the junction of the "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe," the "Texas Pacific," and the "Pacific of Arizona." Stages also leave here for Silver City, where are situated the most noted silver mines in New Mexico. The Railroad Company has built a fine hotel at Demming, but the remainder of the town consists of a lot of frame buildings occupied almost exclusively as saloons. The place was too rough for even a short sojourn; so we soon departed for Tucson, the capital of Arizona. |