Class __^Al53t5 Book \ J\1S S Vf2> GopightN"- lf\^^ COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. This Book is one of the Second Edition and this numbered insert is a Fac- simile of the Certificate attached to copies of First Edition. THIS IS YOUR NUMBER ^^HIS FIRST EDITION includes 1000 copies, 11^ for each of which the seemingly exorbitant price ^^ of Three Almighties is exacted. If the kindly Customer will consider that it has taken a round half- century to cumulate, what are three round Silver Pieces when compared with the betrayal of ye Cloisterman^s Secret Mutterings and Musings of a Lifetime? In attempting to put my Book over, I am re- ^^^ 5029 ^"'^^^ of ^^^ famous printer John Froben, of Basle, who was Justly proud of his books and their accuracy. I may even crave forgiveness if I para- phrase a little dialogue between John and a customer: c. Well, Jam, what book have you there ? J. One that is equally your interest to buy as mine to sell. c. Something quite new and original ? J. The subject is old, like wine, and if it will not intoxicate you, it may inoculate you. c. You talk in riddles ! j. My book is called The War Bible of the Moment. c. The Bible has been reprinted many, many times ! j. True. The Sun itself does not appear every day : when it does shine it is just the same Sun, while even my enemies will concede it to be something different. c. You can assure me of its correctness ? j. That is impossible. But if the care that I have bestowed upon it has not been thrown away you will fnd it reasonably so ; besides you must remember that some high-brows get their thrills in their supposed discoveries of error, and I corf ess that I ham been indulgent to the Lqfties. c. I congratulate you, but I fear you will get but little credit for your labor; and so much labor hastens Old Age. j. What matters it? 'Tis my Destiny. And if She does bring me Old Age and its troubles, YOU have the power to ease them ! c. Indeed, how ? j. By purchasing this volume at once, and thanking me for offering it to you. c. Does not the parting with your own child give you pain ? j. Extreme pleasure. It was for you that I begot it. Like Krishna, it^s a thousand times a child, at once, so born, I hope like him 'Twill light and gladness bring To just one thousand homes. + €. What is the price? j. Let me whisper. My binder said : ^^ You want your book to look like Two Dollars? '^ No! it inust look like Three! ''But,'' insisted the binder, it can't be done!" perhaps not— how about the customers ? c. You are very sanguine. j. Take it home and look at it. If you repent your bargain, you have my sympathy. c. You could not say fairer. Here, then, is the purchase-money in full tale. j. God bless you ! Read the book yourself, if you find thrills, share them with others, but do not lend the book while I have any more to sell. -f Krishna was tKe name of one of the Hindoo ^ods. It was pro- claimed at a certain period that Krishna was to be incarnated a^ain. A thousand towns besought Krishna to ^ive them the honor of his birth, so to disappoint none and to brin^ joy to all, he arranged to be bom in each town at the same time — a thousand times a child. Rattans, anb slfali rebuke mnn^ pg0pb; anh tl^ey sijall beat tljetr s6jorb» tnto pIo6jsl|ares, nnh i\]txv spears ittta prwnmg-lioofeg: ftSS? ^attott sl|aU not Itft up sfonrb a^^amst ^attou, uettl|er sl|all tl]e^ learn JSSar anymore. 0^ ^ouse of J^f^iib, cotne ye, anh let us foalk in tl|e ltgl|t of tl]e |iIorb^ ^saiali it, 4, 5. OKe War Bible Of Ave Moment Written into Colloquial English and Pure Slang niie Five Books of Moses WitK Sidelights on 4ie Book of Job, Hindoo Version of ^e Creation of Woman, ^q Cloister Version of 4ie Transformation of Man Unfolding ni\e Grand Old Story -wi^i Cloister Soliloquies, Smiles jand Tears 1914 JAMES AUSTIN MURRAY CHICAGO (iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiniiii nil mil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii COPYRIGHT 1914 BY JAMES AUSTIN MURRAY IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilll DEC 26 1914 ©CI.A391155 To Her : vE^HE dearest, sweetest Wife Whose smile Kas boen my g,uidin^ star tKrou^k life I dedicate this book. Dear Friend If from its leaves some note of g,ladness ^reet tKine ear It is tKe sweetness of her life reflected here. And, now, if you will turn a leaf and further look You'll know the Lord has bless'd the author of this Look : ©ur life Kas been a pleasure trip The Lord Kas been our ^uide ; He made our faltering footsteps sure And we've enjoyed the ride. Three passen|,ers have come aboard And thrilled us with their son^ Of Love and Joy ; in sweet accord We're traveling alon^ : Indeed, we've passed the silver post Upon the Road of Joy ; The Lord was mighty ^ood to us : Two Girls, and then a Boy ! BENEDICTION 5 Mea Maxima Culpa 11 TKe BiWe 17 My Book 19 GENESIS In tKe Beg,innin^ 23 The Garden of Eden 27 First Ni^Kt in Paradise 30 Forbidden Fruit 32 The First Family 37 The Delug,e 41 Three Kin^s 45 Father Abraham 51 Sodom and Gomorrah 54 Abraham's Sacrifice 56 Courting by Proxy 57 Jacob's Dream 61 Jacob's Wooing 63 Jacob Jumps His Job 67 Jacob's Quartette 70 Jacob's Only Daughter 72 Joseph and His Brethren 75 THE PAGE Ei^ht IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illlllll I IIIIIM I Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll De Profundus Clamavi - . . 81 Pharaoh's Dreams . . .83 The Famine . . 88 Moving. Day . . . 95 Job's Smiles and Tears . . 97 EXODUS Ecce Homo . . • 101 The Debut of Moses . . 105 General Moses . . . 109 A Job and A Wife . . HI Song,s of Jubilee . . . 116 Heaven Fed and Happy . . 119 Modem Idolaters . . . 123 Modern Law . . 125 LEVITICUS Pure Food Law . . . 132 At the Stock Yards . . 133 TheGodMolek ... 134 The Cry of the Children . ^. 137 The Passover . . . 140 NUMBERS The Tribe of Levi . . 145 Ministers of Grace . . . 148 New Thought . . 149 Kin^ Balak and Balaam . . 151 Nine THE PAGE IIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIII IMIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII DEUTERONOMY EtKics and Economy 155 A Re-incarnate Moses 156 Moses Passes On 157 Ladies' Tailors 158 Fairies of tKe Stag,e 159 CLOISTER MUSINGS WKy War Bible 166 Some Prayers 171 Getting Across 173 The Bnrg,lar 175 The Outcast's Prayer 177 Soldiers of Peace 178 The Refugee's Prayer 180 A Thoughtful Hour 181 Into the Depths 183 Requiescant in Pace 187 Silent Prayer 188 The Indra's Hark 192 Find Your Place 196 Give Summer a Chance 197 A Citizen of Zion 200 A Citizen of Cottage Grove 201 Zwen^i 202 THE PAGE Ten iiiiiiiiiii 1 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimmiiiimm mi An Estimate of the Sexes 203 Open tKe Gate 207 Armageddon 208 Sic Semper Tyrannis 209 My Genesis and Exodus 212 TKe Black Spirit 213 The White God 214 Time Investments 216 A Somnolent Thesis 219 Goin^ South 223 The Message of Truth 225 Paid in Full 227 Hindoo Version of Creation 231 Transformation of Man : -■- Ye Cloister Man's Version 237 Why Bachelors? 247 My Christmas Loving Cup 250 A Cup Full 251 It Happened In A Pullman 253 My Epitaph 259 aNDER tKe enchanting, spell of ye Cloister Muse, I typed tKis precious volume. I now drop it on tKe heads of an unoffending public, like a tomb from a Zeppelin. Throwing conventional discretion to the four winds, I have made a presumptive attempt to dethrone some popular idols. " You have outrag^eously violated the traditions," said one urbane gentleman of the sanctuary. One of my indulg^ent friends, whose researches in biblical lore have brought her world-wide recognition, advised me to have it carefully scanned by an expert reader. "It may cost you MEA MAXIMA CULPA Twelve iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNi a few dollars, but it's wortK it." **No," I said, "I will publish it, and the critics will read it for nothin' ! " Cromwell once called an artist to do him in oil. You know his face was dis- fig,ured by a vulvar wart. Well, the knig,ht of the palette remarked that he would cut it out. "You paint Cromwell wart and all, or I'll shoot you! " — that's what Crom said. I am not like Cromwell. More like the kid with the sore toe ; he was proud of it — and he ^ot sympathy. When I say that I revere and love the Bible, I am anticipating the verdict of those who will review the evidence and sit in judgment. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they fathered together Thirteen MEA MAXIMA CULPA iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii IIIIIIIIIIIMIIII II II Illlilllllllllllll for war: was tKe prayer of David, and it is the sincere expression of a g,rateful nation today. Truly, a teni^n Providence has sent amongst us an apostle who is spreading, the g,ospel of Peace and Good Will Ly deed and Ly word. Clap your hands, ye people! hats off to Woodrow Wilson ! Hail to the Chief ! who leadeth a mig,hty nation in the way of the Master ; the path of Peace ! Isly Bible Stories may cause you to look up the orig,inal version. If you do, I win — and g,reat will be your ^ain. Pure Slan^ will he assimilated into the classic English of tomorrow: the polite speech of today was the slan^ of yesteryear: it ^ives the emphasis that delivers the thrill, and passes current, even amon^ our test people. The Soliloquies are the unrestrained MEA MAXIMA CULPA Fourteen iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii outpouring,s of a pilgrim's progress in this vale of Smiles and Tears. Smiles and Tears are tKe golden consolations that make life worth living. Like the buLbles in the sparkling wine they ag,itate the slug,g,ish fluid and sprite- fuUy rise to the top. The Outcast's Prayer is the sincere expression of repentence of a stray soul outside the pale. The circumstance of its utterance is — Lut I must let you read the story as the witness told it to me. The Prophecies hold a promise of " a consummation devoutly to be wished," and inspire us with ennobling Thought that reaches beyond the veil into the promised Elysium ! In conclusion, I will say that my bible is here. Like the Zeppelin bomb, it came "when you wusn't lookin'," and you'll just have to make the best of it. TheT^olpalh To Peace. 10 behind of life, because it piv'es you the chance to lo^e and to work and toptay and To look up at the stars, To be satisfied With_your possessions, but not contented Withj^ourself until you tiave made the best of fftemj To despise noftiin^ in the world except falsehood ana meanness, and to fear nothing except cowardice, \. Tbbe^oifmed by your admirations ratHer (nan by your disgusts: ^~lOcoy^t nothirig tfiat is^our neighbors except his J^ kindness of heart and gentleness of manners: To think seldom ofyour enemies, often of_^our friends, and evl-ry cfay of G>hrist; Mnd to spenctas much time as^ou can, wfth body and wim spirit, in ovds out-of doorj- ; ^ese are Utile ^guide-posts on the footpaffi fo peace < Uhe. © HE BIBLE is a sacred book Of knowledg,e most sutlime ; The wonders of Creation, Of God, of Man, of Time ! Pilots on tKe Sea of Doubt Have soug,ht its kindly li^ht. And, by its faithful guidance Have steered their craft aright : asssf aj& Countless millions, passed beyond Unto that distant bourne From whence no earthly traveler Did ever yet return : And multitudes that live today Have read and searched its pa^es And found therein imprinted The wisdom of the a^es : Ye Cloisterman writeth ye book and sticketh ye type. Is also responsible for ye meter and cadence, if any. Y BOOK is for tKe millions And those who never look Nor seek the consolations Within the holy Book. E'en g,rave and reverend doctors And hosts of fellow sinners Who seek, alike, soma g,enial lig,ht, May catch its fickle g,limmers. Truth you will find in capsules, And smiles may effervesce. And those who feel its gentle prods Will disapprove, I g^uess ! Reader : mayhap you're one of them ! In trembling, hope I pause — Look for the g,ood within my book And overlook its flaws. Tlie PentateucK Tlie FWe Books of Moses (!|:€:^:€:^:3:^ Ye FIRST BOOK. THE GOSPEL OF ST. JOHN, I, 10. 1^ I tart nyo^ nV oc •■ant^tt G O > ^F*'' **-<*^ eu/r«/«*» From tKe Codex Ehnerianus, an elegant manuscript of tKe fourteenth century belon^in^ to Oxford University. 3n tfje ilesinnins Wa& tfje l^orb X NFINITE vastness everywhere, Silence ! darkness ! God v/as there ; He breathed the Word and it was lig,ht : Darkness vanished into nig,ht. ' Let li^ht he ! " the sun came out And spread its radiance all about ; And from afar with soft'ning, ray It shone benignly on the day. Then came the moon, a tempered li&ht. Among, the stars, to cheer the ni^ht ; And 'neath this ^org,eous canopy The Lord divided earth and sea. He bade the sur^in^ ^vaves divide Flowing by hill and mountainside ; Near fertile fields the torrents spread ; In babbling, g,ushing, streams they fled. GENESIS Twenty-4 ■■■llllllllinilllllllllllllllKIIOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIilillllllllllllllllllillllllllllllll Illilllllllllllllllllllll 7 Tke Word was Keard, and eartK was seen To don a robe of fresKest ^reen ; Dense forests bowed with e very- breeze And g,ardens bloomed with plants and trees ; In lakes and purling, streams life stirred In g,lad obedience to the Word ; O'er land the solemn stillness broke And living, breathing, creatures 'woke« 8 The robin and the nig,htin^ale And birds of g,org,eous feather Sang, out the first Thanksg,ivin^ ode Harmoniously, together. S^vift and majestic on the ^ng, : The kin^ of every flying, thin^ — The eag,le-- soared from mountain hig,h And found his limit in the sky. Twenty-5 GENESIS """ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiinii 9 10 The echo of tKe lowing Kerd Quavered responsive to the Word ; The rooster's clarion rang, out Bees buzzed and flitted all about ; Lions roared and tig,ers leapt, Mute animals and insects crept : Sheep browsed and bleating lambkins played All together, unafraid. • All things were made by Him, and man, The last in the Creator's plan, To His own imag,e He desig,ned Endowing him with soul and mind. The g^reat world now stood forth complete, A footstool 'neath the Maker's feet ; Resting, the final Word he spoke ; O'er all this ^lory Sunday broke ! And the Lord God planted a g,arden eastward in Eden ; and there he put the man he had formed and out of the ground made the Lord God to g,row every tree that is pleasant to the si^ht, and ^ood for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledg,e of ^ood and evil. And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted and became into four heads. Gen. II, 8-10 11 12 tlTfje (garben of Cben 'UND AY morning, Adam At the moment dawn was breaking,, Looked around and rubbed his eyes, And looked a^ain, in g,reat surprise. For this picture of creation Was indeed a revelation — ' Twas too g,ood to view alone. In Eden, all alone ! All around him birds of feather Sweetly san^ and flew tog^ether ; Every living, thin^ created Were tog,ether, all were mated ; Little turtle doves 'were cooing, All around him there was wooing, ; Only Adam was alone — In Eden, all alone ! GENESIS Twenty-8 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiliiliiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiii I iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiii 13 14 Poor man, tired out and weeping, Very soon was soundly sleeping, ; And tKe Lord found him alone — Adam sleeping, all alone ! Ere Ke woke, tKe Lord Kad taken Adam's spare -rib for the makin' Of a woman, of a wife — A mate to cheer his life. ass? »> From his troubled slumber 'waking, Adam's heart was almost breaking : Looking round, he rubbed his eyes, Then he beamed in ^lad surprise. There a vision of creation Full of life and animation Was beside him all his own — In Eden, all his own ! I>bn iterUX L cbold, what manner of Love the father bath bestowed upon us) tbal we sboutd be called tbe sons of 6od; therefore tbe world owetb us not, because it hnew bim not. geloved, now are we tbe sons of God, and it dot1> not yet appear what we shall be: but we hnow that, when he shall appjar, we shall be lihe bim; for we shall sec bim as be is. nx ^nd every man that hatlj this hope in bim purifietb himself even as he is pure. :^^§^ PARADISE LOST Thirty .■■iiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ■■■iiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiii I I iiiiiiiiiiii FIRST NIGHT IN PARADISE DOW came still evening, on, and twili^Kt ^ray Had in her sober livery all tKin^s clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful ni^hting^ale ; She all ni^ht lon^ her amorous descant sun^ ; Silence was pleased: now g,lowed the firmament With living, sapphires ; Hesperus, that led The starry host, rode brightest, till the mom, Rising, in clouded majesty, at leng,th. Apparent queen, unveiled her peerless li^ht, And o'er the dark her silver mantel threw. When Adam thus to Eve : " Fair consort, the hour Of nig,ht, and all things now retired to rest, Mind us o£ like repose, since God hath set Labor and rest, as day and nig,ht, to men Successive ; and the timely dew of sleep. Now falling with soft slumbrous weig,ht, inclines Our eyelids : other creatures all day lon^ Rove idly unemployed, and less need rest ; Man hath his daily work of body or mind Appointed, which declares his dignity, And the regard of Heaven on all his ways ; While other animals inactive ran^e, And of their doings God takes no account. John Milton, Thirty-1 GENESIS lllllllllllliliiiiiiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiliiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiii 15 Their first wedding trip now making Of tKe fruit they ^vere partaking,, When an apple tree they spied ; And a guardian ang,el cried : " Eat an37 other fruit you see, But touch not any on this tree ; Lest you be tempted, come not nig,h ! For they who eat will surely die ! " as& »» 16 And now a serpent came to Eve With cunning words couched to deceive : " Eat all you want, and you will be Like unto God, just try and see ! " Eve took an apple from the tree And said: "one never will hurt me. The lovers ate it to the core, It tasted ^ood-- they ate one more. PARADISE LOST Thirty-2 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllllK FORBIDDEN FRUIT "Much pleasure we have lost, wKile we abstained From this delig,htful fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting, ; i£ such pleasure be In thing,s to us forbidden, it niig,ht be wished For this one tree had been forbidden ten. But come, so well refreshed, now let us play As meet is, after such delicious fare ; For never did thy beauty, since the day I saw thee first and wedded thee, adorned With all perfections, so inflame my sense With ardor to enjoy thee, fairer now Than ever, bounty of this virtuous tree. " So said he, and forebore not glance or toy Of amorous intent ; well understood Of Eve, whose eye darted contagious fire. Her hand he seized, and to a shady bank, Thick overhead with verdant roof embowered. He led her, nothing, loth ; flowers were the couch, Pansies, and violets and aspodel, And hyacinth, earth's freshest, softest lap. There they their fill of love and love's disport Took larg,ely, of their mutual ^uilt the seal, The solace of their sin ; till dewy sleep Oppressed them, wearied with their amorous play. — John Milton, T^^^y^ GENESIS """" """■ ""."."......... ......„„. „ A little apple, what a cost! Through it a Paradise was lost. Terror struck, the recreant lovers Put on skimpy fi^ leaf covers ; Eden's lovely first edition Brought the race to sure perdition. And it happened on a Sunday -- ''Sic transit gloria mundi." 18 Love lives and lies in woman's eyes, And lies, and lies, and lies, and lies ! Since the first woman. Mother Eve Turned them on Adam to deceive. Love-laden, limpid, lau^hinfe eyes ; A perfect fig,ure, charming size ; She wore no Nemo or Kabo And puffs and pads she didn't know. Thirty-5 GENISIS ■■■■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ■■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 19 20 If Eve sKould travel do^vn Broadway SKe'd make a stunning Kit today ; The swellest dame in Paris style Would have to side-step for awhile. O ^irls ! it's not the clothes you wear Nor yet the ^vay you do your hair ; It's just that something — smile I mean That lends enchantment to the scene ! •Ifi ass? as One may possess the g,laddest ra^s And put them on like cofFee La^s : Another with a g,ing,ham wrap Ag,ed five -and thirty years, mayhap, Will trip along, like Sheba's queen And make you think she's seventeen! What is her secret, can you ^uess? She's ^ot me g^oing,, I confess ! "And the Lord God said : Behold the man has become as one o£ us, to know ^ood and evil : and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever : therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the Garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he w^as taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the ^ate of the Garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. - Gen. Ill, 22-24. 21 22 Now, Eve and Adam settled down To a quiet, Kumdrum life, And Bible Kistory tells us She was a neat and model wife. Cain was Ker first-born, wicked boy, Followed by Abel, meek and coy ; Cain, in ang,er, killed his brother Bringing, woe and tears to mother. Tears, soon dispelled by s^weetest joy When Seth came forth a bouncing boy, Good Adam smiled upon his wife — For centuries he smiled throug,h life. Almost a thousand years of bliss ! Always the same sweet Eve to kiss ; Eve truly was a model wife And Adam loved her all his life. Gen. IV, 1-5 GENESIS Thirty-8 23 24 What say you, men, for Reno bound? Stick around and stand your ground And cultivate tKe Adam smile Bestowing it on one the -while. The woman once looked ^ood to you And chances are, if you were true : If you adopted Adam s -way She'd love you Letter every day. Smile all the while ; One little smile Will start a thousand other smiles And soon those smiles will shine for miles : And what if Fortune 's whims and wiles Change all on earth for miles and miles ; Change all we wear to newer styles ; We still may ^vear Old fashioned smiles. Thirty-9 GENESIS iiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii: iiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiii!iti I ■■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 25 The first born son of woman, Cain, I will revert to once ag,ain ; This man went forth accursed of God And settled in the Land of Nod. He led a most unhappy life And took unto himself a wife. — "Whose little an^el child was she?" You ask her name - now let me see ! assf i^f 26 " Search the Scriptures, " you may find — It seems to have escaped my mind ; In Genesis, read chapter four : I cannot tell you any more. Now, when your questions puzzle me, I hope, dear reader, you'll a^ree To have your Bible close at hand For reference, you understand. Gen. XXI, 9 GENISIS Forty IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliMIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllilllllllKIIIIIIIIIIIII 27 28 I truly mean to be sincere In all you find recorded here. My purpose is to stimulate And entertain w^Kile I relate; To g,et your interest aroused In fields wKere I have lightly browsed : I'll ^ive the chapter and the verse That tells the story quaint and terse. Alas ! we find him all about Who ^oeth forth with sneer and doubt ; He will not see : there's none so blind As he -who g,ropes with cankered mind ; We meet him in our daily ^valk, This cynic with the tainted talk ; Give him the road, make clear his ^vay : He comes to scofi', and not to pray ! 29 O 30 HE Bible Story of the race Tells Kow the people fell from ^race; Tells how the flood was broug,ht about — And how it drowned the people out. All but Noah, who built an ark, A sort of floating Central Park — One kind of beast and bird with mate He put within his ship of state. It poured for forty days and nig,hts And put out all the tower lig,hts ; The ark rose buoyant toward the sky And landed on Mount Ararat dry. Then Noah op'ed his window wide And bade a^raven fly outside ; It perched above his cabin door And croaked a mournful "nevermore!" + You're on : then a dove. GENISIS Forty-2 31 One day tKe captain passing by, Amon^ tKe Leasts found Cy DeVry, A stow - a - way witKin the ark Who said he hailed from Lincoln Park. And since that time Northsiders say Cy cinched the job he holds today: His secret charm works all the while — It always works, his winning smile. ass? aja 32 Noah was ^ood and pleased the Lord And lived to reap a ripe reward ; As husbandman, his vineyard vines Produced the most delicious wines. Like many a captain come ashore, Noah kept drinking, " Just one more ;" And e'en as g,ood men sometimes fall Noah imbibed too much, that's all. Gen. IX, 21-29 Forty-3 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii GENESIS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 33 *' Just a wee Lit now and tKen Is relisKed ty tKe best of men ; It smoothes tKe wrinkles out of care And makes ace-hi^K look like two pair." *' Who loves not woman, wine and son^ Lives a fool Kis whole life long, ;" "Who loves the sparkling wine too well May dream of heaven — but wake in hell. THE WINE GLASS! Who KatK Woe? Who hath Sorrow? Who hath Contentions? Who hath Wounds without cause? Who hath Redness of Eyes? They that tarry lon^ at the Wine ! They that g,o to Seek mixed Wine. Look not thou upon the Wine when it is red, when it g,iveth his color in the CUP when it moveth itself aright. • • • • • • • • At the last it biteth like A SERPENT, AND STINGETH LIKE AN ADDER! -Proverbs XXIII, 29-32- 34 O 35 tKljree icings HE Wars tKat ^rip tKe world today Are spreading, sorrow and dismay. The messag^e comes, and thousands fall: So many human lives, that's all. One monarch in his palace hears And thanks his mig,hty God, and cheers ; He sits in comfort on his throne And does not hear the dying, ^roan. Another monarch wars today And millions fall beneath his swa37 ; He is the ^reat King, Alcohol Who crushes out the life of all That come within his baneful clutch When his pernicious draug,ht they touch. His weapon is the poison cup That dulls the brain, and burns it up ! THREE KINGS Forty-6 iiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiuillluiiiiiillllllllliiliiiiiiiilllllllllllliiiiMiilllllllll iiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiir 36 37 WKile luckless warriors retreat He holds his victims at his feet ; The youth and maiden, dame and sire All fall by his destructive fire. Relentlessly he takes his toll : His poison damns the very soul ; No sword nor cannon ever wroug,ht Such ruin as his cup has broug,ht ! But list ! A monarch reigns today Supreme o'er every earthly sway: The g^reat Jehovah, Kin^ of Kin^s ! Advances, and this messag,e brings : "Hope, My children! come to Me All ye who heavy laden be ; From Sin and Death I will release And bless you with eternal Peace ! " Forty-7 THREE KINGS ■■■■■iiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii II iiiiiiiiiiiiiii 38 My LrotKer, Peace abide with you! Unto thy better self he true; The Lord hath g,iven you a mind To help yourself and help mankind. Your path is throug,h the battle ground Where wounded brothers lie around, Scorched by the fell destroyer's breath — Your help may save a soul from death ! " Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man : preserve me. iroan the violent man ; which ima^ne mischiefs in their keait, continually are they fathered tog,ether for war ! " Ps. CXL. 1-2 LoVEXoUR ENEMIES, BLE DO GOOD TO THEM THAT FOR THEM WHICH DESPIT GENESIS Forty-8 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 39 40 Heaven seemed mig^hty far away To Noah's children, so one day They organized the tuilder's trust Resolved to build to heaven or tust. Their mania was to build a tower, A monument to human power, With stairs ascending to the sky, Reaching the very throne on hi^h. Hodmen's union number one Broug,ht brick and mortar by the ton And every union man \^^as paid Six bits for every brick he laid. The work ^vent ^well till foxy Mike Said: "now, be jabers men, let's strike!" The ag,itator's shrill command No one seemed to understand. Forty-9 GENESIS lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illlllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI Illllllll 41 Irish and Dutch, and French and Greek — Even the ling»o the Chinese speak Sounded at once on Labblin^ tongues, A thunderclap of lusty lung,s ! Chapter eleven, commencing, one Tells why the tower was left undone — Read all the verses up to ten If you would trace those union men. The Tower of Babel comes under the head of unfinished business. You cannot climb into heaven on a ladder of prayer without a strong, wall of g,ood deeds to support it. A ND otKer sKeep I have whicK are not of this fold ; them also must I trin^, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall he one fold and one Shepherd. — John x, 16. 42 43 jFatfter Stirafjam ND no^v to Father AbraKarci Our Bible tale g,ives place, The man who shares with Moses The homag^e o£ the race ; The law of circumcision Applied unto his seed, And males within his household Were first to take the lead. Read in chapter seventeen, Commencing number ten, TPte Bible will explain the rite That marks the sons of men Who trace to Father Abraham Their orig,in and place — The most authentic pedigree Of all the human race. GENESIS Fi£ty-2 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 44 45 At ei^Kty-six ^ood Abraham And his despairing wife Prayed to the Lord to send them A child to bless their life ; A supplemental spouse was found In Ha^ar, Sarah's maid, Who bore a son, Ishmael, The wild and unafraid. a5s as& Poor Ha^ar ! innocent and pure, Her mistress* wrath incurred ; And Ishmael incensed her By a playful, mocking word. In bad ! ah, well you know it, They were cast from Sarah's door To starve and die ? nay, God did hear As He had heard before. Fi£ty-3 GENESIS lllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 46 47 Now when tKe KundretK tirthday Of AbraKam drew near, SaraK bestowed a princely g,ift WhicK filled Kis Keart witK cKeer : Truly, It was a bouncing boy — A lineal son and heir ; Isaac, a prince of Israel Found royal welcome there. assf a» The heart of Father Abraham "Was welling up with g,lee ; So he went to lodg,e that evening For the Patriarch's decree. He boasted of his century And how he'd made the line ; While Sarah and the baby Were doin^ very fine. Gen. XXI, --9. 49 ^oirom anb (gomorraf) At Sodom and Gomorrak In passing, let us look, A very wicked spot it was, So says tKe Koly Book. The Lord resolved to burn tKe towns And wipe tKem from tKe map, TKoug,K FatKer AbraKam implored Against tKis dire misKap. asssp ass? If only ten just men are found TKe wicked will I spare ;" TKus said tKe Lord to AbraKam In answer to Kis prayer. His kinsman, Lot and family Were advised to leave in Kaste ; To beat it out of Sodom, TKere was no time to waste. Fifty-5 GENESIS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi, llllilllllllllllll 50 An ang,el led them out of town And pointed out the way To a secluded mountain cave Where they mig,ht safely stay. "Look not behind," the ang,el said — Lot's wife did not attend — * Twas ever thus with woman And will be so till the end. 51 Some scoffers say a lady passed Bedecked in stunning, g,own, And others say a fire sale Was billed for Sodomtown ; Alas ! throug,h woman's g,rievous fault, She turned to look and turned to salt — The Bible tells no sadder tale ; Read chapter nineteen without fail. Gen. XIX— 26-30. 52 53 ^tirafiam'si Sacrifice And now to prove Kis sincere faith This favored man of God Was put to a most crucial test And smitten with the rod. The Lord now asked in sacrifice His well beloved son, And Abraham said faithfully Thy will, not mine, be done ! With knife suspended, Isaac's life Hun^ by the frailest thread. But love and mercy intervened And claimed a ram instead. An ang^el came and stayed his hand And blessed him once a^ain — Truly, ^reat Father Abraham Was the most blest of men ! Gen. XX-I-13. ^gaac'g Courting hv ^roxp 54 G 55 OURTING ty proxy came in vo^ue When Isaac sought a wife ; Rebecca ^vas the lucky one Who came to bless his life. His father's servant made the match ; Indeed ! you'd have to ^o Some, and then some, to strike the stride Of that Lothario ! as& ass? A nameless man, a servant — But why presume to tell So charming sweet a story As Rebecca at the well ? In twenty-four of Genesis Therein the story lies — ' Twill set your heart a thumpin' And brin^ sparkle to your eyes. GENESIS Fi£ty-8 llllllllllll nil Illlllllllll lilllillllllllllllllllllllll Ilillll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllil 56 57 And while tKe book is open, Look up Rebecca's twins; In chapter twenty-five it is, Verse twenty-one beg,ins : How Isaac prayed ! and Becky prayed ! Each asking for a son — And Esau came to Isaac, Becky chose the lucky one. Esau had the birthrig,ht. Just had it by a nose ; Read how Jacob bought it Before the Book you close : How Isaac, blind and trusting, Was craftily misled; How Jacob ^ot the blessing That should rest on Esau's head. Gen. XXV-22-29 Fifty-9 GENESIS uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiii 58 59 Good Rebecca loved her Esau, But she loved her Jakey more ; She always thought her favorite Should by rig,ht have come before. If Isaac's eyes ^vere open, It would have been the same, As the " female of the species" Would have tried another g,ame. as& ass? Becky and Jakey live today And plan and plot the same old way ; Deceiving Ikey, old and blind And robbing Esau and his kind. Just put your hundred - dollar - rin^ To soak, or any precious thing, : Then wait, and watch the int'rest g,row — And you should own it yet, O no. " Abraham's Envoy Extraordinary Making a date for Isaac. 60 61 3atoV6 ©ream With his father's blessing, And assured of his birthright, Jacob, fearing, brother Esau, Went forth one starry nig,ht. It was Spring-time, and his fancy Ligjhtly turned to thoug,hts of love He was pining for a soulmate Like a lonesome turtle dove. i»Jf3 Weary with his journey, Jacob tarried by a stream. And on a stony pillow He cuddled up to dream. Up and down a ladder Silent ang,els moved in pairs — Ungloved, and barefoot angels Clim.bed up the g,olden stairs. GENESIS Sixty-2 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiM 62 63 And Kis bed was made of gravel, And Kis pillow ^vas a stone ; Only youth may dream of ang,els, Moved by love, and love alone — Slumbering on a bed of gravel With a stone beneath his head, Jacob's dreams 'were never sweeter On a downy feather bed ! ;^i asss? Amplify the story ? Far be it from me ! Fancy tells me ' mon^st the climbers Were his Rachel and his Leah. Read in chapter twenty-ei^ht, Commencing number ' leven, The dream of Jacob's ladder That reached from earth to heaven. XXVIII-ll-20. 64 65 3^toh'i OTooins To emulate his father Was Jacob's fond desire, Thoug,h in courting he dispensed with The proxy of his sire. So it happ'd one balmy morning Jacob waited at the well — It ^vas a likely rendezvous, He had heard his mother tell. assf i*^3 Now came the lovely Rachel And her sheep ^th plaintive bleat ; And Jacob stood enamored Of the shepherdess so sweet ; He WS.S busy in a moment Bring,in^ water to her flock — Two hearts were beating faster Than a Waterbury clock. GENESIS Sixty-4 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 66 In reward, the maid allowed him To take a cousin's kiss She ran Lack to Father Laban And told him all — but this. His fond maternal uncle Took him in with open arms, And for twenty years he labored Enslaved by Rachel's charms. ass? ajgf 67 " Give to me Rachel for a wife And I'll labor seven years ; " So said Jacob to his uncle, Who accepted, it appears. Now when the time expired He was ^iven Leah instead — An older, wiser, sister Came unto Jacob's bed. Sixty-5 GENESIS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 68 And to anotKer seven years He added six years more. Six years of clever manag^ement Made him richer than before. With four ^ood wives, a dozen boys, Most truly he was blest ! And he loved the boys of Rachel Better than all the rest. ;^f x^ 69 Uncle Laban was exacting And a pretty foxy ^uy ; But he found his match in Jacob He admitted by and by. A pastmaster with the Aim - flam Jacob put a few across ; But he had to g,et up early Any time he fooled the boss. Nix on the noise, was Jake's command, To those who helped him pack And e'en the frumpy camel Soft pedalled on the track. 70 Sfacoft STumpg W& Job And now tKis four -ply husband Resolved to fly tKe coop WitK all his wives and children, A laug,hing„ noisy g^roup. **Nix on the noise, " was Jake's command To those who helped him pack ; And e'en the g^rumpy camels Soft-pedalled on the track. 71 i»lM a5& ajj Three days was Jacob on the road Ere Laban g,ot the hunch That his nephew had departed With the flower of his bunch. And Rachel stole the bric-a-brac, His idols, we are told. That he prized above his chattels, His silver and his g,old ! GENESIS Sixty-8 '•■•■■■■>■■ ■■" IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI IIIIMI nil Illllllllillll Illlllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 72 73 LaLan fared fortK witK his LretKren, Direct toward Gilead's mount To overtake tKe fugitives And call tKem to account. Seven days Ke followed tKem, When weary, worn and spent, He came unto tKe mountain WKere Jake Kad pitcKed Kis tent. i^i 2$Sf More in sorrow tKan in an^er Uncle Laban ba^vled Kim out ; For at Keart tKis son of BetKuel Was a pretty g,ood old scout. Labe opined Kis silent blowing Was unmannerly and wron^, WKen Ke mig,Kt Kave celebrated WitK Karp, and mirtK and son^. Sixty-9 p P >-p <,, I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii nil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 104 Pharaoh : Come - eleven ! that 's enough, Go ahead ! unfold your stuff. Joseph : Your dream of seven - come - eleven Is just a timely tip from heaven. Pharaoh : Yes, Yes, g,o on! Joseph: E^ypt will ^row a bounteous crop. For seven years ' twill never stop ; The corn will sprout on rocks and hills O 'erflowin^ granaries and mills. And after this ^reat overflow For seven years no corn will ^row ; A famine will infest the land — Nothing g,rowin^, understand. A Smiling Face will always say Good Morning on a rainy day More ^ladsomely than words can tell — A Smile is Heaven, a frown is unnecessary ! GENESIS Ei^hty-6 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 105 106 My advice ? — Why start a trust For corner all tKe ^rain you must ; Some wiseheimer wKo knows tKe spiel Could help you carry out the deal. It's your move, Pharaoh, you must find Some youth with a prescient mind ; A man with purpose undefiled : Some Mama's busy an^el-child. Pharaoh : I g,et you Joe ! you start the trust And draw on me for all the dust ; Those stockyard packers, if they're free Could turn the trick, it seems to me A railroad president or two, If from Chicago, one will do ; But then there is New York ag,ain : Don't overlook those Wall street men ! ^^h^^v'^ GENESIS lllllllillllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII,,,, I II , lllllillllMlllllllllllllllll 11, 107 When Joseph rounded up the bunch He asked the magnates out to lunch ; They troug,ht along, their lawyer men, Joe put them in the Cairo pen. The youth now g,overnor and judg,e Ag,ainst those lawyers held a ^rudg^e ; And so he set them doing, time -■-- A punishment to fit the crime ! 108 " A turn and turn about is fair " Said Joe as he consigned them there Remembering, complaints, no doubt. Of many a prison down - and - out. O, mercy me, how I dig,ress, It's not so written, I confess; So now I will retrace my step And to the fact will put you hep. A ^ood lawyer is a pilot on the Sea of Trouble who steers your craft safely into the Harbor of Peace and collects what the traffic will stand for ; other lawyers - ? - are pirates on the same waters who take all you have, then — throw you overboard. 109 110 tKfje Jf amine For seven years of Joseph's rei^n Eg,ypt's farms o'erflowed with ^rain ; In barns and bins the corn piled hifeh With goodly stores of rice and rye ; And every foot of land was tilled, And all the royal cribs were filled. Then came the famine, it appears — A dry and barren seven years. •I3 The packers and the Wall street men Were called to Joseph's house a^ain ; In exultation, they advised That Egypt's stores be advertised. They all had suffered in a pinch And knew the corner was a cinch — No fear of competition there ! No chance on earth for bull or bear. Ei^hty-9 GENESIS tiiiliillllliiiiiiiiiliiiiitiiiiiiiiiirniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiii 111 If I sKould let my fancy ride Until Pegasus struck his stride, I'd introduce some pale - face lies To show Kow mag^nates advertise. In justice to tKe foxy buncK That sat at Joseph's business lunch, I must admit they tried no schemes On this interpreter of dreams. ass? ajsf 112 The famine reached the Canaanites And Joseph's brother Israelites, Who had exhausted all their corn, Came unto Jacob all forlorn. Why stand ye idle " Israel said, ' While all our kinsmen want for bread ? Eg^ypt hath corn, a g^oodly store For all its needs, and then some more. GENESIS Ninety 113 ^ Go hither, each ^vith ample sack And purchase some, and brin^ it back; Leave Benjamin at any cost, ' Lest peradventure, he be lost : " His Rachel 's first - born, best loved son He mourned, for now he had but one; Poor Father Jacob, old and ^ray, Was bowed with sorrow in his day. 114 With other men from Canaanland Ten sons of Israel took their stand ; Impatient, tired and unnerved. They waited, anxious to be served. When Joseph spoke, he called them spies. Repressing, tears that welled his eyes ; In awe and terror they bowed low, Fulfilling dreams of lon^ a^o. Ninety-1 GENESIS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii IIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII,,,!, 115 Rou^Kly demanding whence they came He conjured them in Pharaoh's name; And kept them prisoners of State, In doubt, and trembling for their fate. " We wronged our brother," they would say, " And now we suffer here today ; " And Joseph heard and understood : By that he knew their hearts were ^ood. 116 In time he filled each brother's sack And put the purchase money back, Commanding Simeon to stay Till their return some future day. With Benjamin, their father s joy, They must return — must brin^ the boy; Meantime brother Joseph prayed The Lord to bless the plans he'd made. GENESIS Ninety-2 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mil iiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 117 At Kome, wKen tKeir inishaps were Keard TKe fathers Keart was sorely stirred ; Simeon, son of LeaK ^vas lost ; O wKat a pan^ tKe corn Kad cost ! Ag,ain tKe g,rain was ^ettin^ low, A^ain tlie brothers had to ^o ; This time ^th Benjamin they ^went To prove their word and ^ood intent. 118 Now Joseph watched with ^reat concern Lon^ for his brothers' safe return ; And when at last they came to meet In fear they trembled at his feet ; To hide his tears he turned aside : He would not let them know he cried ; Much kinder treatment they received And Jacob's children were relieved. Ninety-3 GENESIS lllllillllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllMI, „„„„„„„ IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illlllllllllllllll Illllllll Illlllllli 119 A^ain, in filling, each one's sack They put the purchase money back ; In Benjamin's a silver cup Was placed before they tied it up. This was a ruse, it brought them back Suspected thieves ; they searched each sack ; I ' 11 let the Bible tell the tale Of how they almost went to jail. 120 a5» x^ To plead for life was Judah's task, His scepter swept aside the mask ; In tearful eloquence it swayed Mindful the promise he had made. He pictured Jacob bowed with ^rief His Benjamin condemned a thief ; His best -loved Joseph was no more And time but made his heart more sore. GENESIS Ninety-4 ■ ■IIIIHIIII Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illlllllllll I I Illllllllllllllllll Illllllllllll Illlllllllll 121 Joseph no long,er could repress His Keart's o'erflow of tenderness : " I am tKy brother ! be it known, Tky father, Jacob, is mine own ! " Then taking each one to his arms He quieted their g,rave alarms ; Great honors on them he bestowed - The best of Eg,ypt's vintag,e flowed. a$& ass? 122 And at the love feast it was planned To brin^ forth out of Canaanland Israel and their property, No matter what the cost would be. And in accordance with the plans The movers went with Pharaoh's vans And did their work so quick and clean, No slicker job was ever seen. 123 124 iWobing Bap The family, tKree score and ten, Besides the crew of moving men ; Their horses, cattle, all their flocks, Their furniture and cuckoo clocks, Were ta^g,ed and loaded in the van ; And Jacob, now a happy man. Gave the word to start the band That played " Farewell to Canaanland." Now Joseph came in ^rand array To meet his father on the way ; With Princess Asenath, his wife, The sweetest bloom of Eg,ypt 's life : They came in chariots of gold Heralded by warriors bold ; And Jacob wept g,reat tears of joy As he embraced his long lost boy. GENESIS Ninety-6 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 125 126 In GosKen, land of milk and honey, Israel moved ^vitK flocks and money ; They tilled the soil and sowed their seed, How well, in Exodus you' 11 read. In passing, on from Genesis Some incidents perhaps you miss : One purpose is to g,et the smiles, The funny wrinkle that Leg,uiles : I take delight to pick and prune And always sin^ a merry tune ; To dissipate the g,looms that throw A spell on mortals here below. Pharaoh the kin^ whom Joseph knew Has shown up well in this review ; In later years another came Who broug,ht disgrace upon that name. Joti's! ^mileg anb Cears! 127 © 128 Y putting, in an Interlude, WitK the reader's kind permission I ' 11 do just like the movies do And provide an intermission. I ' 11 throw a picture on the screen : A grander one was never seen Of man's humility and love Submissive to the Lord above. ass? a$5? Richly endowed with pelf and land, A shining mark for Satan's hand ; Job walked the straig,ht and narrow way And praised the Lord from day to day. Be sure he ^ot on Satan's nerve Who, tried the holy man to swerve ; And by consent of God Himself Deprived him of his land and pelf. GENESIS Ninety-8 ■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 129 130 He took his children, caused his wife To blaspheme and torment his life ; And Satan who could do no more Left his victim sick and sore. The devil hoped he'd curse and rail, But all his wiles were doomed to fail: Job penitently shaved his head, Fell down and worshipped God instead. Chronolo^ers have lost the place And time when Job adorned the race ; His patience and his faith sublime Would honor any place or time. Some say he walked with Abraham, Some say he chummed with Moses, Some say the a^e of Solomon His lineage discloses : Job should worry! Ninety-9 GENESIS iiMiiiiiiiiiii nil fiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mill iiiiiiiiii I fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 131 He is dwelling in the mansion Of the Lord who loved him best, Where the wicked cease to trouble And the weary are at rest ! This ends my little interlude, Not the story — it is writ In charming prose and poesy : Read every word of it In the Book of Job. 132 ' Tis ^vell to know That some One knows The heart beat of the years ; ' Tis well to know That some One knows The bitterness of tears : ' Tis well some Pilot Knows the sea : 'Tis well He's mine and thine ; ' Tis well that in adversity The Temple lights still shine. :}i:0''W-Wi:^ Ye SECOND BOOK. 133 E 133 OR many, many hundred years My story ming,les smile and tears ; For under Eg,ypt's cruel yoke Great Israel's spirit almost broke. But still, they g,rew and multiplied And Pharaoh's wits were sorely tried ; He feared the Jews would take his throne And crown a monarch of their own. 134 He introduced race suicide By cruel edicts he applied ; And male - Lorn Labes ^were done to death Before they fairly drew a breath. This foolish law to stem the tide Of human prog,ress \vas defied — A little Moses it ^vould seem Had drifted into History's stream. Exodus II, 1-6 EXODUS Hundred-2 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 135 A racy story, I ' m afraid, Of little Moses, and the maid Who came in scanty Lathing, slip Prepared to take her morning, dip. Princess Thermuthis was attended By Jewish maids in tond descended : ' Twas not apparent in their dress : In bathing suits it's hard to ^uess. 136 Now, Pharaoh's daughter, she it was, Whose father made those horrid laws Was startled by a baby's cry And saw a basket floating, by. That cry was Israel's " Shiboleth, " And saved a million babes from death ; She little knew the weig,ht she bore Who brought that precious craft to shore. Hundred-3 EXODUS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 137 And now those knowing Hebrew nympKs Lifted tKe lid, and took a g,limpse Of pretty Moses, rig,ht in style, Wearing, a most bewitching smile. " Bris " me - lah ! a Yiddish kid," The maid exclaimed who raised the lid; But Thermie Pharaoh sweetly smiled And claimed the cherub for her child. " That Cry was Israel's Shiboleth Four snow-white charg,ers pawed and pranced And hootchie-cootchies steppped and danced As Thermie, all in shimmering, lace Blew up the path and set the pace Cije Bebut of ilosies 138 And now to find tKe needful nurse The maiden mother op'ed her purse ; ' Twas Mosey's sister standing near Proposed to find a volunteer. I know one ^vith a plenteous share : A font of life and loving, care ; Who mourns bereft Ly Pharaoh's curse : Me thinks she'd make a dandy nurse. 139 The blushing, maiden g,ave consent And back to mother Moses went — Back to the font of milk and honey With queenly patronag,e and money. Then sorrowing Mother Jochebed Dolled up, and tied about her head A covering, of flashy hue Like any modern dame would do. Exodus II, 7, 8. EXODUS Hundred-6 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 140 141 Some baby doll was Mosey too With snowy lingerie all new ; And every matron, maid and miss Came to bestow a farewell kiss. Then papa Amram, puffed and proud, Went out and rounded up his crowd : Frau Jochy was hig,h-mucky-muck So all the men folks had to duck. Princess Thermuthis was some ra^e When she came in her equipag,e : A chariot inlaid with ^old And costly jewels, we are told. Four snow-white charg,ers pawed and pranced And hootchie cootchies stepped and danced As Thermie, all in shimmering lace Blew up the path and set the pace. Exodus 11, 9-10 Hundred-7 EXODUS 142 If Thermie Pharaoh was alive She'd make a hit on Lake Shore Drive ; A cubist dame, demure and flip Fresh from her 'customed morning, dip. At Jochy's jinny-door she knocked: So did the neighbors : while they talked ! " Some class ! I think I hear you say: Sure ! Little Efeypt shone that day. 143 When Moses set his lamps on Ther His pinky-pats went out to her ; Her chance acquaintance of the beach Let out a lusty, joyous screech ! He almost jumped from Jochy's arms Won by the fair Eg,yptian's charms. Was little Mosey worldly wise To penetrate the Maid's disguise ? EXODUS Hundred-8 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiMiiii II iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii II iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 144 145 Some say it "was her classic nose : He never saw Ker in those clothes ; My g^uess is that her winning smile Entranced the cherub of the Nile; Whatever it was, Miss Thermuthis Gave snookums a resounding kiss Then took him by by in her car And ^ave the gossips quite a jar. These little details, I admit, In Bible lore are not so writ ; I'll pass it to you on the quiet: It's just my fancy running riot. In Exodus, read Chapter two : I think you'd better read it through; You'll find me in a serious vein When you resume my book ag,ain. The Lie that ^ets across must be shorn of the dramatics, also details. 146 147 Moiti ^ (General From infancy to man's estate There's very little to relate, While Moses studied Eg^ypt's lore For twenty peaceful years or more. Then Pharaoh's warriors were led By General Moses it is said ; They marched to Ethiopian Land And fought the foeman hand to hand. Their victories brought spoil and fame To Eg,ypt's arms and Pharaoh's name. At last when he returned to court Moses heard a sad report ; He saw a man of Eg^ypt smite A countryman with all his mig,ht : One telling, blow from Moses' hand Put that tyrant 'neath the sand. EXODUS Hundred-10 148 149 IIIIDtlll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII And now to Midian land Ke flew In search of ^vork tKat Ke inig,Kt do ; At noon Ke soug,Kt a resting, spell And took a seat beside a well. Soon JetKro's daug,Kters, seven strong Came tripping merrily alon^ ; TKey drew some water for tKeir flock Deli^Ktin^ Moses witK tKeir talk. Some an^ry sKepKerds came tKat day And tried to drive tKe maids away ; WKen Moses sKowed tKe g,inks Kis arm TKey flew pell-mell, in wild alarm. Rig,Kt Kome tKe ^ig,g,ling, cKicklets ran And told pa-pa tKey'd found a man! TKe priest invited Kim to tea TKere, Moses ^ot in ri^Kt, you'll see ! Ex. II, 16-17. 150 151 ^ fob anb !a Wife JetKro in a business talk Gave Moses charg,e of all his flock ; And that he niig,ht not he alone Gave him Zipporah for his o\vn ; And she, upon a timely day Brought Gershom, one -fine-boy, they say; A stranger, in a stranger land — A lone sojourner, understand. •I3 While tending sheep a messag,e came From out a bush of fiery flame ; The Lord commanded him to ^o And save his people from their woe. The new Kin^ Pharaoh was afraid And on the Jews g>reat burdens laid ; In every way they were abused And all their pleas for help refused. Ex. Ill, 1 - 2 EXODUS Hundred-12 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii 152 153 WitK BrotKer Aaron Moses went To ^et tKe cruel king,s consent To let Kis people leave tKe land — In fact, he made a firm demand. WKen all tKeir pleadings were in vain The Lord directed their campaign And put in Moses' hand the power To make the haug,hty tyrant cower. ass? a$i5f He turned the water into blood And fro^s croaked in the scarlet mud The locusts came and other pests — In Pharaoh's house they built their nests. Not till the final , fatal blow Would Pharaoh let the Hebrews ^o ; Great miracles seemed all in vain Until the kind's own son was slain. Hundre(i-13 EXODUS IlllltlllSilllllll Illlllt Illllllllll Illlllinill IIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illlllllllllll 154 In every Gentile Kome 'twas said The first-torn son ^vas stricken dead ; That forced the stubborn kind's consent To let each Hebrew pack his tent And march with Moses toward the sea From Eg>ypt's curse'cl bondag,e free. Deliverance was now at hand And straig^ht ahead the Promised Land. »ss? ass? 155 After many a weary mile The Hebrews stopped to rest awhile ; To count their money and a^ree On rates of interest by the sea. One ni^ht amidst tumult and roar Pharaoh's troops approached the shore ; Brother Aaron ran^ the bell, And Moses sig^nalled all was well. EXODUS Hundred-14 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 156 157 And witK Kis arms extended wide He caused the Red Sea to divide ; When safely on the other shore They saw ten thousand troops or more Coming up the dry sea-path, Suspecting not a shower bath ; Moses sig,nalled as before And Pharaoh's army was no more ! Ye worldlings who follow the gjilded ^vhite ^vay, Seeking the phantom of of pleasure today ; Drinking in all the delig,hts of the cup : Be careful ! the whirlpool may s^vallow you up. Somewhere a Moses is leading, the w^ay, Hundred-15 EXODUS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii And hosts of the faithful are marching today, Out of the darkness into the lig,ht ; Follow on, and be sure that your leader is ri^ht. 158 Don't he alarmed ty the tluster and noise : It's only the strenuous rou^h- rider toys ; The Red Sea is parted a^ain as of yore, The bronchos are backing away from the shore ; The voters are shouting a farewell, ^ood by ! Have a care, there's a rumor the Colonel will fly — Teddy is wise to the watery path, And it isn't his day for taking, a bath. umtw ashts att^ag from Xht gott t the dust of MOSES' SONG OF JUBILEE o SING to JeKovaK And speak of his fame ; Exalt Hiin forever : Tke Lord is His name. At tKe breatK of His nostrils TKe waters on Keap Were parted asunder, A way tKrou|,K tKe deep. And KitKer His people He led like a flock, Down, down through tKe sKadows A patKway of rock ; But tKe Korse and Kis rider He drowned in tKe sea JeKovaK KatK triumpKed, And Israel is free. TKe Koly and mi^Kty One BaretK His arm : And PKaraoK's proud captains Are faint witK alarm ; He stilletK tKeir clamor WKere mountain waves leap And KusKetK forever TKeir sKouts in tKe deep. SONG OF JUBILEE Hundred-18 ■III iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii From madness to stillness ; A shriek and a moan ; They sink to the bottom As sinketh a stone ; The horse and his rider Are drowned in the sea ; Jehovah hath triumphed And Israel is free. Forever and ever, O Lord, he Thy rei^n ; Thy mountain of beauty Thy people shall ^ain ; The proud dukes of Edom Shall vanish away And princes of Moab Be filled with dismay. For, g,ently thou leddest Thy flocks throug,h the deep And tenderly folded In safety Thy sheep ; The horse and his rider Are drowned in the sea; Jehovah hath triumphed, His people are free." ?|eat)en=jFeb anb ^appp 159 The land the Hebrew children found Was wilderness for miles around ; They soon ^rew tired o£ the eats And long,ed for Eg,ypt's oily meats. Now, Moses feared with g,reat alarm Their murmurin^s ^vould lead to harm; * He prayed the Lord with some avail To send a g,oodly flock of quail ! 160 ass a$& One morning, wonderful to tell Manna, the bread of ang,els fell ; Now did the Hebrew Lamb's Club boast Of most delicious quail on toast ! Far better than the ham -what -am," Said every son of Abraham : They were a healthy, hung^ry bunch And relished Heaven's Kosher lunch. EXODUS Hundred-20 lllllllllillllllllllll Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I Illllllllll I II I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIK II 161 The Marah water, all a^ree Was just as Litter as could be ; Sister Miriam, whilom cook. Was serving, tea with troubled look. At last, with timbrel in her hand She salied forth with all her band Straig,ht to Brother Moses' camp They went, and overturned the lamp. 162 ass? a5& There \vas Moses, without doubt When his flickering lig,ht went out ; ** Listen, brother," quoth Marie, " The Mara is not fit for tea ; And we are sure it can be made Sweeter, by your potent aid — My boarders cannot see the joke ! " This, I assume, is how she spoke. Hundred-21 EXODUS llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllilllllliii: 163 164 To g,et tke ax and fell a tree And tKrow it in tKe titter sea, Was just a moment's work for Mose — You've heard the story, I suppose ; It made the ^vater sweet and clear, Sparkling like Milwaukee beer. Read chapter fifteen — let me see — I think the verse is twenty - three. For forty days and forty nig,hts Moses left the Israelites Safe in Brother Aaron's care. Safe, he thought he left them there. Far up on Sinai's mountain hi^h A li^ht was shining from the sky ; There Moses knelt with outstretched hands : There he received the Ten Commands. EXODUS Hundred-22 IIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllll I Illllllllllllllllllll 165 Meantime tKe Hebrews gave a feast And importuned the frig,htened priest : — '' Give us a god we may adore, Like tKe Egyptian's towed before ! " Aaron was weak, and they were bold, And so they built their Calf of gold ; They worshipped it the heathen's ^vay — For Israel, 'twas a sorry day. 166 Moses returned from Sinai's mount, Called his brother to account ; Aaron, with shame upon his face, Deplored his people's fall from grace. The tablets graved with God's commands Were broken, hurled from Moses' hands ; Their golden calf, reduced to dust. Mixed with their water, curbed their lust. Exodus XXXII, 1-6 Hundred-23 EXODUS I I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMI I Illlllllll Illlllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllll nil 167 168 Some Jews rebelled witK scornful lau^h And clamored for their g^olden calf ; The Levite tribe stood firm and true, And all idokters they slew. The Tabernacle was complete And God reigned from the Mercy- Seat ; Abiding, faith and peace did bless The Children of the Wilderness. ass? ass? Alas ! Idolaters today Adore their ^old the same old way ; The selfish multi-millionaire Is preying on us everywhere ; His ^ods are cast in golden pig,s : The more he casts, the more he dig,s ; From children's mouths he takes his tolls And perils their immortal souls ! EXODUS Hundred-24 lllllllllllllll IIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIinillllllllllllllllMIII II IMIIIIIIIIII Ilililllliil Illllll Illllilll 169 170 All he can ^rasp he turns to ^old, Like the calf worshippers of old ; The widow's mite, the orphan's share He takes and melts — what does he care Whence comes the ^old for which he di^s, This ^vorshipper of golden pi^s ! Truly, I say, a sorry plig>ht — We need a Moses here alright ! Now, pardon me, if I should draw Attention to our modern law ; Ing,enious law that works both ways Fills one with doubting and amaze ; Courts hig,h and low, and courts supreme Some judges - ? - not just, as they seem ; Condemn the weak and help the strong, Without reg,ard for rig,ht or wron^. Hundred-25 EXODUS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIMI 171 The law of Sinai's Mount will stand Till final Judgment is at Kand : Of course, we have g,ood laws today But Justice cries, and teg,s her way ! Meanwhile, our brilliant cong,ressnien Are making more laws now and then ; And leaving loopholes, pave the way For clients to escape some day. 172 VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAlA/>A/>/>UaU/>/>AAr\/ Sometimes it seems that Law Books are the Barriers behind which Justice sheds her tears. How interesting the story g,rows As Exodus draws to a close. Showing the growth of civil life With all its thrills and all its strife. The old Mosaic law holds sway In our best governed land today ; Read carefully the Ten Commands . The Law's foundation, as it stands : EXODUS Hundred-26 rllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli 173 174 Hearken to this : Thou shalt not hill ! Then look at Europe, if you will— - A reeking human Abattoir Run by " Emperor, Kin^ & Czar," Who pray to God to help them slay Thousands, if need be, every day : Let king,doms wither at Thy Word ! Say it, in MERCY ! say it Lord! ass? assf The doom of Europe's Monarchies Is writ upon the wall And their proud thrones are tottering Stand back — and let them fall ! Clap your hands, ye people — Shout unto God in praise ! His throne alone in Heaven survives. Read what the Good Book says : — Hundred-27 PSALMS '""""""""""""" """■ miimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiuiiiiiiii , „„„„ „„„„„„„„ The Lord hath prepared His throne in the heavens, and His Kingdom ruleth over all — Psalms ciii, 19 His Kingdom is an ever - lasting Kingdom, and His dominion endureth throughout all the fenerations.— ' Psalms cxlv, 13 He will hind their kin^s with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron; He will execute upon them the judgment written. — Psalms cxlix, 8-9 ass? Let burning coals fall upon them ; let them be cast onto the fre ; into deep pits, that they rise not up a^ain. -'"' Psalms cxl, 10 'PMln 31 iti trust in Ibt Cord, and do good; $o sbali tboH dwell in tlx land, and ocrtly ibou sbalt b« hi. 4tb Deli0bl ibyseir also In lb« Cord; and be sball 0loc tbce !be dtsirt of tby beart. sib eommli ibv way unto tbe Cord; trust also In blni; and be sball bring it to pass. 6tb Hnd be sball bring fortb tby rigbieousness at tbe ligbt, and tby judgments as tbe noonday. %:e:'^'^'-Z'^'€mi^ :^ r^r~ ^~ VV^^ ^ ^^#^ ^^^^^W^ ^^^ ;^ Sj"^ |ft t'/ ?£'F^ "^^ H kv-Kj^ «^T'tW' i » 1 » 1 1 iSSif^ ^^w W^lf^ ^J;^S«^^ , A a^W ^k\ ^^ ^^ ^^, ^£ ^ri.QISTER'WAR BIBLE^^ 1 S^s S 1 Ye THIRD BOOK. To ^eeKeMaijce ic(\ha than \mim mthu.not ,T^Ptdabk,mrthlj not to. !> w WithmK ^uktljj, talli geittl3,aettTaT^Wil. L . T^tbteintortfipatTdbirdCjto J To;Har aircheeTfaUU: ^o oi» bravely, avfait occa5ionT,hurnrneVen i . in tt miAo kUkm^xmM- bidden and Unconscioiij ^oh u^ through the.common._ . ;, Thi5i^toWnivi5i|in^|iony 175 fi 176 ROM Exodus we now advance So at Leviticus we'll glance ; TKe Book wherein the Law is set For ceremonial etiquette. The timid lambs with plaintive tleat Were offered at the Mercy Seat ; Aaron presided at the feasts : Four sons were his assistant priests. The Bible story mentions t^vo The false Nadab and Abihu, Who burned strangle incense unperfumed And for the sacrileg,e ^vere doomed. Peace offerings came thick and fast Israel prospering, at last ; Aaron was burning cows and lambs Which left the market lon^ on hams. LEVITICUS Hundred-32 177 178 Camel steak was plenteous too And the mysterious rabbit ste-w ; Pi^s were condemned as food unclean But tasted pretty g,ood, I wean. Wise Moses saw with g,reat alarm This unclean food was doin^ harm And so the Kosher law was made That boomed the beef and mutton trade. This pure- food law was made, you know More than three thousand years ag»o ; Yet all the wisdom of the years Has not improved it, it appears. Our butter e'en is purest dope As o-le-a-^in-ous as soap ; Both made of fats of pig,s and ^oats And all we know is that it floats. Hundred-33 LEVITICUS HIIIIIIIIIIII 179 180 Some people walk the eartK today Believing,, when they pass away, Their souls will transmig^rate to kine, Or even pass to ^runtin^ swine. If Moses would come back today And mosey out the stockyards way. How would that g,reat lawgiver feel To hear the pi^s in terror squeal ? ktS» »> If holy Moses could have seen That never-ending, kill -machine. Could watch their strug,^les as they rise ; Could hear their almost human cries : — The firm of Stick - em- quick - en - Co. Would close up shop and have to ^o ; If Moses had his old-time power He'd close em up within an hour ! LEVITICUS Hundred-34 IIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 181 His sKaft would pierce tKe armor- plate ; The Levite tribe would ^uard tKe feate From wKicK a flam.in^ sword would sway To warn tKe butcKers all away. And fresKer, purer, air would blow, Sans oderous perfume, you know ; CKica^o would rejoice and make Of Bubbly Creek a crystal lake ! 182 TKe cKildren of tKe Hebrew race Obeyed tKe law and walked in g,race Some few, alas ! not Keld in cKeck, WorsKipped tKe HeatKen ^od Molek A KellisK monster, KoUow - cast, TKat masked a fiendisK, fiery blast; In Kis Kot arms extended wide Poor babes were tortured till tKey died. Hundred-35 LEVITICUS iHllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllll 183 184 To mollify the g,od Molek With Bovine face and chimney neck, Those cruel heathen malcontents Slaugjhtered the helpless innocents. Three thousand and some hundred years Have since elapsed, yet it appears, Thoug,h Molek's throne is disarranged Only the style of g^ods has chang,ed. Mammon now sits upon his throne With open mouth and belly blown ; Look at his g^reedy face today : He eats up all who come his way. Behold the countless innocents, Unaided by Omnipotence, Caug,ht in the current of the law And drifting, into Mammon's maw. LEVITICUS Hundred-36 lllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillMIMIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllll 185 From north and south, from east and west, The heathen comes with shout and jest, Blowing, horns and beating drums To drown the piteous cry that comes. Look at the victims in the stream, Above the din the babies scream. They cry to heaven so far away To save their little lives today. LiiJ21>iLi£2L!V s /•.;-\-'l •"■;'ii'.''li)2 What meaneth then the bleating of the Lambs ? Hundred-37 LEVITICUS IllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllCIIIIIIIIII Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilll THE CRY OF THE CHILDREN OO you hear tKe children weeping, O my brothers, E're the sorrow comes with years ? They are leaning their young, heads against their mothers, And that cannot stop their tears. The young, lambs are bleating in the meadows ; The youn^ birds are chirping in the nest ; The youn^ fawns are playing with the shadows ; The youn^ flowers are blooming toward the west; But the youn^, youn^ children, O my Brothers They are weeping bitterly ! They are weeping in the playtime of the others, In the country of the free. Now tell the poor youn^ children, O my brothers, To look up to him and pray So the blessed One, Who blesseth all the others, Will bless them another day. They answer, "Who is God, that He should hear us, CRY OF THE CHILDREN Hundred-38 'IIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII While tKe rusKin^ of tKe iron 'wKeels is stirred ? When we sob aloud the human creatures near us Pass Ly, hearing not, or answer not a word! And we hear not — for the wheels in their resounding — Strangers speaking at the door ; Is it likely, God, with Ang,els sin^in^ round Him Hears our weeping any more? " *!» aj» And well may the children weep before you ; They are weary e're they run ; They have never seen the sunshine nor the ^lory Which is brighter than the sun : They know the ^rief of man, but not the wisdom ; They sink in man's despair, without its calm Are slaves, without the liberty in Christdom, Are martyrs, by the pan^ without the palm, Are worn, as if with ag,e, yet unretrievin^ly No dear remembrance keep, — Are orphans of the earthly love and heavenly; Let thena weep ! let them weep ! Hundred-39 CRY OF THE CHILDREN iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii They look up with their pale and sunken faces, And their look is dread to see, For they mind you of their angels in their places. With eyes meant for Deity : "How lon^," they say, " how lon^, O cruel nation, Will you stand to move the world, on a child's heart. Stifle down with a mailed heel its palpitation And tread onward toward your throne amid the mart ? Our blood splashes upward, O our tyrants. And your purple shows your path ; But the child's sob curseth deeper in the silence Than the strong man in his wrath ! " Elizabeth Browning 186 © 187 HE sweetest smiles come after tears Comm.in^lin^ with our hopes and fears ; The purest g,old m.ust have alloy, And so must every earthly joy. With all their dull, nomadic life. Marked by continued stress and strife. The Hebrews in their humble way Enjoyed the first thanksg,ivin^ day. ass? ass? The passover was first kept there, A sacred feast of fast and prayer. To celebrate the happy day When Israel made its ^et - away. Each to the tabernacle came And, in the ^reat Jehovah's name They offered lambs and olive oil And choicest products of the soil, Hundred-41 LEVITICUS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiriiiii I mil iiiiiiii 188 189 And Moses feave his wandering flock A fatherly, judicial talk ; He told them of the promised Land And all the blessing^s close at hand. He read to them his took of law, A perfect tome without a flaw : It is our basic law today — None better on our books they say. 2$» S^V It was the law of government Of people by their own consent ; No soulless corporations there ! No ^raspin^ g,rafters anywhere ! Look at the railroad octopus And ^what it's putting over us ; If Moses came to court today What would that honest jurist say ? LEVITICUS Hundred-42 iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii ■iiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I 190 ^ One nigjht I saw him in a dream, Our meeting place a court supreme ; A fat old judg,e presided there. And dozed in comfort in his chair : A crippled man with careworn face Had sued the "Road" that ruled the place ; I listened, and I heard his name — I heard the justice of his claim. a5s ajs? 191 When all the evidence was in The *'jud^e a — hemm-ed, it is a sin To put the Road to such expense And brin^ such worthless evidence. ' Sadly, the plaintiff left the court — I heard a thunderous report ; ''Where is the judg,e, where did he blow? " I asked, and Moses seemed to know. M'-wm-^'e'^^'^ Ye FOURTH BOOK. ^\}SfLY One Jud^e sat in Israel's ^"^^ Court of Appeals— Just Moses; There was only ONE Supreme Court, and there is only ONE today. There are many limited courts, miscalled supreme — jJJSf The LIMIT of HUMAN LAW ! 192 W 193 E read in Numbers, chapter ten, How Moses called his fighting, men ; His trumpet, sounding, loud and lon^, Broug^ht forth a hundred thousand strong, ! The tribes were numbered and assig,ned, Their rank and functions were defined ; The tribe of Levi helped the priests, Assisting them at all their feasts. Aaron and Sons had been ordained And sacerdotal rig,hts obtained, To hold in perpetuity. Supported by g,ratuity. Aaron was chosen first hig,h priest, His office made him g,reat, at least : His virtues never could atone For all his faults, were he alone. NUMBERS Hundred-46 II iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 194 And Sister Miriam, by the way, Poor suffragette of common clay, With Brother Aaron had conspired To have their brother Moses fired. * Twas for this bold conspiracy The maid was touched with leprosy ; Why Aaron should escape scot-free Has puzzled wiser men than me ! ass? ajsf 195 Moses, the man most truly g,reat, Divinely marked each human trait ; No epoch since the world be^an Has shown so ^rand and g,ood a man. If Bible truth is what you seek, There never was a man more meek ; With just enough of venial sin To prove him flesh, of human kin. Hundred-47 NUMBERS "'"""""""""" "HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIlllllllllll,,,,,, Illlllllll Illllllltlll iiiii,, gRIK^ 196 Reared apart from Israel's race, He found their destiny and place ; And from the scourg,e of Pharaoh's hand He turned them toward the Promised Land. The Lord communed with him alone : Through Moses' prayers His mercy shown ; And when throug^h grievous sin they fell He saved them, on the brink of hell ! NUMBERS Hundred^S iiiiiiiiii mill iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 197 Pastors ! Ministers of Grace ! Are you takings Moses' place? Society Kas work for you In g,ilded halls and hovels too. Aloft, a cloud of sentiment Is resting o'er the churchly tent! That cloud is sure to treak some day And sweep a church or two away. 198 The suffrag,ette is in the land And wants mere man to understand Woman seeks emancipation By working, out her own salvation. No modern ^voman now depends On man alone to shape her ends ; She knows the g,reat Creator's plan - She wants to help ; to uplift man ! Hundred-49 NUMBERS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIII Mill 199 200 Look upward, man, toward the sky : The solar system moves on hi^h ; Were Earth to shift its ordered place 'Twould wipe out all the human race. And yet our social system moves In dangerous, disordered grooves ; Let notle woman take her place With man, she will redeem the race ! Hark ! hear the distant thunder roar The hail is pounding, hear it pour ! The li^htnin^ flashes o'er the earth: New Thought is here — a glorious birth! Away, the storm is sweeping all : Kingdoms totter, harriers fall ! Blow ! all the pomp o£ yesterday ! Blow, reeking, rotten thrones away ! NUMBERS Hundred-50 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Mllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I Illlllllllllllllllll Illilltllllllillllllllllll 201 202 To the Kistoric Mount of Hor The army came and camped once more ; For Aaron 'twas tKe final scene : He shed his mortal coil, I mean. Eleazar was on hard to claim The vestments in the family name ; He dropped a sympathetic tear With Uncle Moses at the bier. i^i »^ When next they marched the Israelites Came upon the Moabites ; Their numbers scared old King, Balak Who soug,ht a curse to turn them back. Baalam, a famous g,entile seer, The monarch summoned to appear ; And bribed him with a goodly purse To blast the Hebrews with a curse. Hundred-51 NUMBERS lllllllllllll nil Illllllllllllllllllllllll I Illlllllllllilllllilllllil Ililllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllilil 203 And that is Kow it came to pass That Balaam rode forth on his ass ; Leading, a host of Moabites, He went to ^et the Israelites. Tell the story? not for me ! Turn to Numbers, chapter three ; Professor Wise, in Balaam's class May learn a lesson from the ass ! Ofttimes the college peda^o^ue Misinterprets the Decalogue ; And presidents who seem all wise Encourag,e their convenient lies. Cold trusty steel and standard oil Are buying, plastic brains to spoil : Poor silly asses on the tracks With g,reedy Balaams on their backs ! And tKou^K I bestow all my ^oods to feed tKe poor, and though I ^ive my body to be burned and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 1 Cor. XIII 3. Z04 /uiId /\Litflr fc^tc ofTirusI; Hir si»\d r With LoVinifr 1)EED5. kool^Mdtt^roueh tbr !sl?dtEf I//0 tAr<^ UfsoM to-TTlofrOv/, : C : ?H : C : e • 3Kv • d^^ja • (!^-iW :|5 Ye HFTH BOOK. Jl IVuh For You. Sweet as (he soq^s which the robins siiio Pure as the fiou/- of a cct^jtal spr/'nj. Deep AS fhe depths of& mot/ier's lor^e. True as^our /eiifh in. the God rihoi^; With a ha ripest of smiles ^nd a ifamtne of tears, Throi^fh all the course o/^t/ie comiriy^ears. So sweet, sopeire', so deep, so true, fie ffiejoy late holds in store ^rj^ou. ^"""^ -" Cstcius prj)- Hills. 205 e 206 THICS and due economy Are urg,ed in Deuteronomy ; The application of the law, Simply defined as Moses saw- Wholesome without equivocation, A ^uide to virtue and salvation ; It was the g,ood man's master took. The last one of the Pentateuch. m :&i And yet some authors ask today : " Who was this Moses, anyway ? " Deep down within our consciousness We know a man, we must confess. The only man in all creation Who thinks he's a re - incarnation ; He has our Moses beat a mile With vigjOr- plus, in every style. WHO IS ? Hundred-56 (iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 207 He's versed in every - olo^y : Look up recent cKronolo^y ; Who Kelped tKe cowboys round up cattle? Who led the rou^h - necks on to battle ? Who chased the fearsome grisly bear? Who tracked the rhino to his lair ? Who crushed to earth the muckrake worm? Who found the mollycoddle g,erm ? 208 ass? »> Who patronized phonetic spellers ? Who wrote the only six best sellers? Who formed the Ananias club ? Who was it that he tried to snub ? Who ever made a bi^g,er bluff ? Who thinks we haven't had enoug,h ? Who is this parag,on ? I say, Who has us feoin^, who, I pray ? 209 210 At last they came to Jordan's banks And offered prayer in g^rateful thanks ; Before them spread the Promised Land: The g»rand fruition was at hand ! There Moses ^ave his tired flock His blessing, and a farewell talk ; There, with the lon^-soug,ht g,oal in si^ht The Good Man smiled a last GoodNi^ht! That brave and loyal son of Nun : Joshua, the intrepid one, Israel's leader now became And battled in Jehovah's name. Throug,h Jordan's flow a path ran dry Which let the Hebrew warriors by. The Book of Joshua tells you more, From chapter one to twenty-four. Deut. XXXIV, 9. DEUTERONOMY Hundred-58 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIinilllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 211 212 Ere closings I would like to quote A law or two tKat Moses wrote ; So sapient and so versatile, He makes us weep, or makes us smile. His mission was to lead Kis race And show the doubting ones their place ; His word has ruled in a^es past — Unto the end his law will last. ass ass ye arbiters of the style ! Truly, you ' 11 find it worth the while To read a verse or two in Deut Ere making that man-tailored suit. Did Dr. Mary Walker see What's writ in Deuteronomy ? 1 quote a verse or two below — It's possible she didn't know! Hundred-59 DEUTERONOMY llllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 213 O yes, it's true she has the rig,ht To put the lingerie out of sig,ht ; An Act of Cong^ress stands today And g,ives her trousers rig,ht-of-way. But did they know the ancient law That stands today without a flaw? The law was written long, ag,o — It's probable they didn't know! "The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment, for all that do so are an abomination to the Lord thy God ! "— Deut. XXII, 5. 214 For you, O fairies of the stag,e There's g,rave reproof upon this pa^e ; Wear more of vesture, less of fring^e On Moses' Law do not imping^e. Yes, you may cut an ample slit Upon thy vesture, I admit — Until we have the stepless car It must he cut — but not too far ! " Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture wherewith thou coverest thyself ! " Deut. XXII. 12. DEUTERONOMY Hundred-feO iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 215 Parents ! tis wise to searcK tKe Book The fifth one of the Pentateuch ; In chapter twenty-two please read And unto Moses' law ^ive heed. And you, O jud^e ! you must of course Read up the law to g,rant divorce ; There's something you may overlook : In justice, you must read the book ! 216 For men who lived in Moses' day Were just the same frail, common clay; Prone to sin, like Eden's pair -— Cursed by the God who put them there ! We know that a Redeemer came Who healed the blind, the sick and lame ; His blood has washed the curse away And broug,ht the world a brighter day! 217 CHIS now completes my little book My version of the Pentateuch ; And tKoug^h the story is quite old I fancy it is newly told. The World is just the same old place Revolving in the same old space ; Illumined ty the same old Sun That shines and smiles for everyone. 218 In reading Bible history We tread a realm of mystery ; The human story therein told New ^generations will unfold. The World's a stag,e, and Life's a play That we are acting every day : Directed by Almighty power We come, and live our little hour ! IVE ltM> mi y§m fiU% wM k pM m 219 aNCEASINGLY, the years roll by Millions are born, and millions die; Who knows the ^reat Creator's plan That holds the destiny of Man ? Wonders of Science and Invention May yet disclose the Grand Intention ! Seek not the myth, Perennial Youth : Seek till you find Eternal Truth ! assf »gs? 220 Why boast of breeding,, rank or race ? What matters 'pedig,ree or place ? Herein is traced the family tree Of prince and pauper, you and me. Listen to Nature, and obey Her gentle teaching,s, and you may Hold hig,h your head among, the ^reat Nor bend to kin^ nor potentate. t as!?r of butoai) hesVw'ies an) J (CHies ar)b fitlirs ^ twalli ; ^ -pemtraic ptsftis av^ seas rf nwrlp, avi^, passuM b^g %0\)ti avlii wart av>)ittlarf-^tr(Jij xrr lal^ 3 f slrppit)g,toalif; if ffrtif it)^, ris^ Ir^ftrw 3 hiro ith>at>. Jt is tb^ l)onr cx^ siaie JSioviaXs bcsixc.avii ropqui'r ^tocrg foe ^alu^ Ircrtilj; l»ui tliosf loho ^attltl of, •S»eek ipe it) bait; ui)>, uscii*5i»(^ itppto^w- fo/injitifip-i Tti§alU Ye Cloister Musings ^y^HY THE WAR BIBLE? Some 1 I # ^^^' R^^k^tl^ it not with turmoil ^-B^ and strife? HatK it not stormed the fortress of Sleepyside? Consider its rebellion, its rumpus and its riot : And then I have a coup de ^race That may put-over my contention : Have I not, with my bold faux pas -?- Thrown down the gauntlet to convention ? One pubf I must not tell his name. Who sent reg,rets, you'll understand Led me to think my road t3 fame Was blocked by such a firebrand : War, Webster said in words well chosen Is hostile force and fi^ht as ^vell; Though Sherman, who was plug»^ed and frozen Said War was simply blazing Hell ! Hundred-67 WHY WAR iiiiiiiii iiiiiii It's up to you, you are tKe Jud^e Dear Reader, weig,h it v/ell I Kope you're neutral, without g,rudg,e : Say ! Is it War ? --- Or is it Hell ? "I sent my soul tKrou^K tKe Invisible, Some letter of tKat After-life to spell : And ty and by my Soul returned to me And answer'd 'I Myself am Heav'n and Hell. Omar K.-LXVl PerKaps we all sKall meet a^ain After tKe day After tKe pain, After tKe nig,Kt After tKe rain, After tKe War : PerKaps, if some of us are slain After we cross tKe Bar TKen sKall we meet a^ain. ®If^ War f rnpli^rg (^?pHE doom of Europe's Monarchies is writ upon the wall \iy And their proud thrones are tottering, : — stand back and let them fall ; Great TOLSTOY, who appealed for bleeding,-Russia in his day, Bequeathed the World this Vision — construe it as you may. Cbi8 18 a IRevelation of events of a IDtnivers- al character wbicb must shortly come to pass: ^betr epiritual outlines are novo be- fore m? e^ee- II see f loatino upon tbe eurlace of tbe eea of buman fate tbe buge eilbouette of a nuDe woman* Sbe iBt witb ber beauty, poiee, ber emile, ber jewele^^^^^a 0uper:=^lt)enu0. IRatione rueb ma&l^ after ber, eacb of tbem eager to attract ber especial^ Ii?» But 0be, like an eternal courtesan, flirts witb alL as^ lln ber bair ornamente, of &iamon&0 an& rubiee, is engrave!) ber name, ''Commercial ism/' Hs alluring ant) bewitcbina as sbe seems, mucb destruction ant) aQoni? follow in berwaUe* Iber breatb, reeking of sort)it) transactions, ber voice of metallic cbaracter like golt), ant) ber look of greet) are so mucb poison to tbe nations wbo fall victims to ber cbarms. Uni^ bebolt), sbe bas tbree gigantic arms witb tbree torcbes of universal corruption in ber ban&s- ^be first torcb represents tbe flame of Mar, tbat tbe beautiful courtesan carries from Citi? to Cit? ant) Countri^ to Countr^^ patriotism answers witb flasbes of bonest flame, but tbe cnt) is a roar of guns ant) mushets* ^be seconb torcb bears tbeas& flame of bigotri? an& bi^pocrisi?* lit liQbte tbe lamps onl? in templee anb on tbe altare of 6acre& inetitutione* lit carriee tbe eeeb of faleit^ an& fanaticiem. lit l^inMee tbe minbe tbat are etill in craDlee an& follows tbem to tbeir graves* ^be tbirb torcb is tbat of tbe law, tbat dangerous fonn&ation of all un** antbentic tractions, wbicb first 5oes its fatal worl^ in tbe family, tben sweeps tbrongb tbe larger worlD of literature, art ant) statesmansbip* au Curope 3n Jf lames; ^be great conflagration will start about 1912, set b^ tbe torcb of tbe first arm in tbe countries of Soutb** eastern Europe* lit will bevelop into a destruction an& calamity? in 1914* Hn tbat^ar 11 see all Europe in flames an& blee5ing* 11 bear tbe »s> lamentations of buge battle*=fiel&s* But in tbe i?ear 1915 tbe strange figure from tbe IRortb *$> a new IRapoIeon entere tbe etage of tbe blooD^ Drama* Tbe 10 a man of little militarietic trainingt a writer or a journaliat, but in bia grip moat of Europe will remain until 1925* C^be en& of tbe great calamity? will mark a new political era for tbe ol& worlD* ^bere will be left no empiree or Mng&ome, but tbe worl& will form a federation of tbe 'innite& Statee of IRatione. ^bere will remain onV^ four great giant0^=='tbe HnglO:^Saiont tbe Xatina, ^^ tbe Slave an& tbe fiDongoliane* a jeteto etfjical €ra after tbe pear 1925 II bcc a cbange in religious eentiment* ^be aeconb torcb of tbe courteean bae brougbt about tbe fall of tbe Cburcb* ^be etbical i&ea baa almost vaniebeD* Ibumanit^ is witbout moral feeling* But tben a great reformer arises* Tbe will clear tbe worlJ) of tbe relics of monotbeiem anb la^ tbe corner 0tone of tbe temple of pantbeiem* (5o&, eoult epirit anb (mmortaliti^ will be molten in a new furnace, ant) II 0ee tbe peaceful beginning of an etbical era* ^Tbe man betermineJ) to tbi0 mieeion i6 a flOongolian Slav. Ibe i0 alreabi? walking tbe cavtb^^ a man of active affairs* Ibe bimeelf t)oe0 not now realise tbe mission aesigneb to bim b^ Superior powers* Hn&t bebolbt tbe name of tbe tbirJ) torcbt wbicb bas alrea^i? begun to Destroy? our family relations, our stanbar&s of art an& morals* iLbe relation between woman anJ) man is accepteJ) as a prosaic partnersbip of tbe sexes* Hrt bas become realistic begeneraci?* political ant) religious disturb- ances bave sbaften tbe spiritual ass? founbations of all nations* Hate OTiarg Strangle l^rogress iSnli? email epote bere an& tbere bave rema(net) untoucbeD b\> tboee tbree Deetructive flamea* ^be anti*' national ware in lEurope, tbe claee war of Hmerica anb tbe race ware in Heia bave atrangle&proQrees for balf a century* B^ tben, in tbe mibMe of tbi6 centurp, H see a beroine of literature an& art rising from tbe ranl^a of tbe Xatine an& IPereiane, tbe worlt) of tbe tebioue etuff as? tbe plebeian* lit \B tbe ligbt of symbolism tbat 6ball outebine tbe ligbt of tbe torcb of Commercialiem. a$s? Hn place of pol^Qam? anC) monogamy? of tobai? tbere will come a poet^^ogam? a5& relatione of tbe eeiea baeet) funba^ mentalli? on tbe poetic conceptions of life. »^ Hn^ H eee tbe nations growing larger an& realising tbat tbe alluring woman of tbeir Destini? is after all notbing but an illueion. ^bere will be a time wben tbe vvorlb will bave no U0e for armiea, a5& bwocritical religiona anb Regenerate art^ Xife i0 evolution, an& evolution ie develop- ment from tbe eimple to tbe more complicate!) forme of mint) anb bob^. U 0ee tbe paeaing abow of tbe worlb^brama, in ite present form, bow it fa&ea lifte tbe glow of evening upon tbe mountaine* ®ne motion of tbe banb of Commercialiam an& a new bietorg begins. as? Nevertheless, hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and the ears of all the people. The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many Countries, and against great Kingdoms, of War, and of Evil, and of Pestilence. JJ?^ When the word of the Prophet shall come to pass, then shall it be known that the Lord hath truly sent him. Jeremiah xxviii, 7 - 9. ^E (Hloxatet i^Ilflp, Ctttficago EXCERPT From sketch in "The Inland Printer/' of September, 1911. ^[IM (James Austin "Murray, Ladly - in - need - ^ of- a- hair- cut) Kas a strongly developed KoLby for antiques, old Looks and prints, o£ which he has an interesting collection. It would be larg,er, he told me in his almost serious way, if Clarence Marder, of the American Type Founders Company, of Jersey City, hadn't watched him so closely when he visited their mag,nificent library last summer. He fights shy of the title of poet, thoug,h it would seem that there is much incrimi- nating evidence which may some day be used ag,ainst him. No college or university has ever burdened him with deg,rees, yet he is a post- graduate of the University of Hard Knocks, and a past-master and ^reat-^rand-ju^gj.er of Eng>lish vocabulary. In all his typo-literary career he has failed to cultivate a "style," so there is no telling, where the types or the dictionary will break out. EXCERPT Hundred-70 HiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Here is a moutKful taken from Kis stationery which mi^ht perhaps confirm the latter assertion : Type, ink and paper crystallized with novel ideas and hon mots o£ English phraseology for the delectation of lovers of nice typog,raphy and the gratification of progressive advertisers. The story of Ye Cloister would not he com- plete without touching upon the real attainment — the reward of persistent efibrt, -courage and initiative. The ^reat desideratum of its founder was to educate his children to competence and self - reliance, the real education which assures a life of usefulness, the true expression of goodness. We all love Ralph Waldo Emerson and ^ood old Walt Whitman. And for the same reason I like Jane Addams, ElLert Hubbard, Bruce Calvert and Booker T. Washington, because they are the pioneer apostles of that "real education," and are devoting their lives to " helping mankind help themselves." And that is "Ye Cloisterman's way" — and I like him, too. JUST FOR TO-DAY. iRD, for to-moRow and its needs I do not pray; Keep me,.my God, from stain of sin just for to-day; Let me no wrong or idle word unthinking say. Set Thou a seal upon my lips just for to-day. Let me both diligently work and duly pray. Let me be kind in word and deed, just for to-day. Let me in season, Lord,, be grave, in season gay; So for to-monow and its needs I do not pray, But keep me,, guide me, love me Lord, just for to-day. GETTING A -CROSS WITH A A'/ PRAYER! AT EVENTIDE When ^we decide To rest our head We ^o to bed : When overwroug^ht And Sleep ^11 not Take us away: THEN,-/ THEN •.' WE '.• PRAY! Thank You, dear God, for Eyes to see Thy Earth: so fair and brig,ht. I close them no^v, that I may see Thy Heaven THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT! We close our Eyes OUR MONO FLIES WE FLY AWAY FROM YESTERDAY! We ne'er come back Upon our track : IT'S PASSED FOREVER AND FOR AYE! IS YESTERDAY! SOME PRAYERS Hundred-74 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii fURGE out of every Keart lurking ^rud^e. Give us ^race and strength to forbear and to presevere. Offenders, ^ive us ^race to accept and to forgive offenders. Forg,etful ourselves, Kelp us to bear cheerfully the for^etfulness of others. Give us courag,e, and gaiety and a quiet mind. Spare us to our friends ; soften us to our enemies. Bless us, if may be, in all our innocent endeav- ors : If it may not, g,ive us the strength to encounter that which is to come, that we be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath, and in all changes of fortune, and down to the ^ates of death, loyal and loving, one to another. Robert Louis Stevenson. Hope, Hope a Way ! Great Hopes Kave made tKe lui^Kty of today ; It is the seed that flowers, thrives and ^ro^vs : Its limits ? the Creator only knows ! All that we would put into our living We could : If all that we could put into for^ivin^ We would. Hundred-75 MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM MIMIIIIII Illlllllllll Illllllltll THE BURGLAR ■■III IIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllllllllllll I tCfje purglar ONE of those noble women, who are ever reaching out to help the down-and-outs, returned home late one evening to find a sure-enoug,h Lurg,lar in her apartments. With the characteristic san^ - fvoid of of those sterling, workers, she hade him keep the jewels he had taken, and talked to him in a kind, sympathetic voice, and touched his heart in a way that only those ang^els of the slums know how. Back to his childhood days she broug,ht him, to his mother's knee, ^where he had first learned to pray. I am the Good Shepherd and know my sheep, and am known of mine. John X, 14. THE BURGLAR Hundred-76 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I II iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ** Perhaps one little prayer Still held in Memory's chain ? " Yes he would kneel that moment And say his prayer a^ain. " Our Father" -- then he faltered, The 'words refused to come Thoug,h prayer was overflowing The heart of that poor hum. At last he spoke : " dear lady, I sure do ^vant to pray: If God is hep to rummies I've g,ot a heap to say ! " ** Pray man ! the prayer will reach the Throne That ring,s sincere and true ; God sees your heart, Ly it alone He always measures you ! " Wbt O^utcasit's! draper LMIGHTY God, gee, Kow I wanna pray to You. *.' I'm sorry Fm not Kep to de swell talk, an if it's all de same I'll try to Kahd it to^ou ih me own way. .'. I know yer wise to me God : I m in Lad, dat s a cincK. 1 wanna trow up me hand ah butt-in on de squar deal, an if 1 slips a cog, Lord, gimme de huhch, an 1 11 own up an play fair. Dis is de straight goods from me Keart. 1 sure do wanna Kike on de rigKt road. SKow it to me God: ftSS? Help a poor sinner : make me a winner. 45S5? Amen. SOLDIERS OF PEACE Hundred-78 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiililiiiliiiillliiililiiiiiiiiiiiiliiliiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Ill Mini Miiiiiiiiiii II iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ^olbiersi of ^eace. Adapted from Chas. Wesley's "The Whole Armor.' OLDIERS of Peace arise And put your armor on, Strong in tlie strength wKich God supplies Through His eternal Son. Strong is the Lord of Hosts, And in His niig,Kty power. Who in the ^reat Jehovah trusts Is more than conqueror. Stand, then, ag,ainst your foes In close and firm array ; Legions of evil fiends oppose Throug^hout this troublous day. Go meet the sons of nig,ht And mock their vain design Armed with the Truth and Heavenly Lig,ht And Grace and Love divine. Hun(lred-79 SOLDIERS OF PEACE iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii::iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Follow the Prince of Peace Beside the waters still : In pastures ^reen He bring,s surcease Where you may rest at will E'en through the valley drear Where dark'nin^ shadows fall, No evil spirit can come near While God reig^ns over all. Psaim xxiii Dear Lord, it is Thy will That Peace on Earth abide Thy mandate is Thou shalt not kill : Behold! It is defied. Hark to the orphans' prayer The wives' and mothers' call ! Protect them with Thy Shepherd's care And let their tyrants fall. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds. — Phil. IV, 7. ^ije MtfuQtt's draper Dedicated to the Re£ug,ees o£ San Francisco Earthquake. OLord ! I humbly kneel in prayer, I ask tKy sovereign aid ; In pity, save me from despair, Protect me Lord, I am afraid ! A pilgrim in this earth- torn vale, Prostrate, I feel Thy power; I rise, I walk ! my footsteps fail : Lord help me in this crucial hour : Ah ! Faith and Hope return to me ; I feel a wondrous thrill : My fears depart, my soul is free To watch and pray, and do Thy will. Dear Lord ! contritely I confess My wav'ring, faith in Thee, When, in my hour of dire distress, Hell 's scorching arms encircled me. Now, in my peaceful hour of prayer, My Faith is strong in Thee ; And Peace and Hope put out despair : Lord, do what 'er Thou will with me ! Why are ye troubled ? And why do thoughts arise in your hearts. — Luke XIV, 38. c HERE comes to all a thoughtful hour, A sentient calm A thoughtful mood, A careful retrospect, a prospect fraught With hope and strong, desire And earnest, thoug,htful prayer ; An effort to unbind The lon^ beleag,uered soul ; To know the Truth, To see the Lig^ht, To find the Way : To take the hand that leads the spirit Up and on, alon^ the way The worry and the wraith, The fallible and fear, the g,loom and glame ; The failure and the fate The cloud and storm of sensuous trends To where life sits in sweet repose, A THOUGHTFUL HOUR Hundred-82 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I nil Exploits in g,lad emprise, Surveys tKe barmy vast Around, above, beneatK — The active matrix of Creation's worlds — Joins in tKe unsoundin^ tan^, The everlasting, song,, The chorus g,rand, sun^ by the rise and fall And ebb and flow, Resilience and calm Of the eternal seas of God's Infinity Where suns no long,er set nor rise But ride full-orbed The Eternal day And shed the g,lory and the sheen Reflected in the Shimmering, Sea Of Elohim's unsullied Immortality: " And there shall be no nig,ht there : And they need no candle Neither lig,ht of the sun ; For the Lord g,iveth them Li^ht : And they shall reig,n Forever and ever ! " Revelation XXII, 5 e 3nto tCfje ©eptfts O wKere the willow In silence is weeping Go where the ivy- Is wet with the dew ; Kneel by the g,rave Where your loved one is sleeping And learn if you can What she once was to you. a>^ ass? Out throug,h the Gates of the West In her splendor ; Out throug,h the Storm-cloud That hides her from view ; Into the Clearness Of Heaven's Blue Yonder She lives with the Ang,els Who once lived with you ! INTO THE DEPTHS Hundred-84 iiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii "Mourn not O, Children Why, why are you weeping Ang,els are smiling Out from the pure Blue ; Mother is with them And ever is keeping The Soul - love that Heaven Is holding, for you ! For I will turn their mourning into joy, and comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. — Jeremiah xxxi, 13. Into the depths Let some Soul- word be spoken, Spoken to Her, The test friend you e'er knew ; Love that is Soul-love Can never be broken When Soul answers Soul I am still one with You ! Hundred-85 INTO THE DEPTHS llllllllllllllllllllllllllMlillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIinillllllUIIUIIIII Thou^K tKe willow in silence is weeping ThougjK tKe ivy is wet ^tK tKe dew : TKe Love tKat is Soul-love is keeping TKe Love tKat no otKer Soul knew. Ever on wKile tKe star lamps are swingeing, Sweet incense o'er woodland and deep, TKe Love tKat Her Soul-love is singling, Is singling, Ker loved ones to sleep ! ' Out through the Gates of the West in Her splendor MUSINGS Hundred-86 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii What ! Out of senseless Nothing to provoke A conscious Something to resent the yoke Of unpermitted Pleasure under pain Of Everlasting Penalties, if brcke ! Omar LXXVIIL Take all the pleasure, as it comes your way ; Live while you live, ye Cloisterman doth pray : " O Lord! Thou gravest us life, and left us free To live in pleasure, while we live in Thee ! " Freely, from Life's fountain, take the sparkling draught And you' 11 die happy, ^when you know you've laughed ! O Lord, by these things men live and in all these things is the life of my spirit, so wilt Thou recover me and make me to live. — Isaiah XXXVIII, 16. 3^tqnit&tant m ^ate ONOR the noble soldier dead, With flowers deck his lowly bed ; The loyal Blue and loyal Gray Are sleeping neath one fla^ today ! H Immortal fame to leader -■ braves Give them full meed of g,lory ; The marble tablets o'er their graves In requiems tell their story. Bring, flowers for the men who fell ; Who sleep in lonely unmarked graves ; Grand monuments will never tell The names of hosts of silent braves ! Now rest in Peace : thy children pray, A hundred millions true and strong ! Soldiers ! a Nation bows today In grateful prayer, in praise and song. MUSINGS Hundred-88 iiiininiiiiiiiiiiii mill iinu iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiu G OW sunli^Kt steals away Hush ! tis tKe close of day ; Souls of the Earth now pray : Souls of the Earth now in the Silence see An opening vision of Eternity ! Li^ht from the World 's uncrown In Silence settles down And stretching wider than Earth's foam -flecked sea Is Elohim's ung,rown Eternity: The Destiny to be ! Where breaks the Waveless Wave The Destiny to be ! Give all you have Of Love, and Joy, and Mind, The more you ^ive The greater store you'll find ; The lowly Nazarene Who taught this lessson true Gave all He had — He ^ave His life, for you ! jA. Mouse af ^iient ^^rager Mission House for the Deaf, Liverpool, England V — ^OU play to win the Game o£ Life ^^^1. and strive for Wealth and Fame, ^^ — ^ for^ettin^, in all the strenuous strife, many points that will win the Game. ^^houg,h least, the points o£ Wealth and Fame shine out in the bright limelight; while points that cinch the desperate ^ame are obscure, and lost to si^ht. ^^ ome g,et discouraged at the start, and lie down along, the way ; while others play a valiant part and win ^ood points each day. ^feood winners will lend a helping hand to losers, from day to day; and use the power at their command to show them the winning way. WflWhen Life is done, that ends the play "-what matters Wealth and Fame : your score will win on Judgement Day if you've played an Honest Game. Hundred-91 MUSINGS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiMiiiiiiiiii Oh that one would hear me ! behold my desire is that the Almig,hty ^vould answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. Surely, I would take it upon my shoulder and bind it as a crown to me. Job XXXI, 35, 36 A crazy man often seems polite and exceedingjly courteous. He is misunder- stood. It is pure pity for you whom he thinks the real nut. Get me ? A youn^ fool may g,et wise : an old fool is sot. MUSINGS Hundred-92 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIII w HERE bright the lig,ht Falls on the plain Of Indra's sand ; The ancient seers All rise a^ain And tless the land. The modern curse Of Graft and Greed They Overpower : And plant instead By Occult deed Beyond the dead The Soul's sweet dower. While Eons mark The way they came Through li^ht and dark To spell the name Of Love to men The Indra's hark, Then sin^ a^ain ! Hundred-93 MUSINGS IIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIMI Illlllllllllllllll The thunderstorm by li^htnin^ driven Plays round ray Soul 's immortal brow ; Still all content within my Heaven I rest, and fear I do not know : For He who made Creation's form Surveys, and well controls the storm. When you with God in unison Divinely are combined You walk upright and face the Sun And shadows leave behind. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid : Yea thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Proverbs III. 24. MUSINGS Hundred-94 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Mini I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii W HEN Love was youn^ The skies were clear, And Beauty blossomed Everywhere : When Love was old It wiser ^rew And loved the thing^s It never knew When it was youn^ : It had to learn The worth of Soul At every turn : And learning well It learned to say "Not Beauty's shrine But God in clay!" Hundred-95 MUSINGS lllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllll IIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII u IFE is a fountain Full and free And wide as beings rang>e ; It 's streams are Immortality : In life and deatK exchange. And on the breast of Life's ^reat flood TrutK moves forevermore While the whole Universe of God Is passed from shore to shore. Truth is mighty and must prevail O 'er Error's storm of leaden hail! MUSINGS Hundred-96 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I I nil iiiiiiiii iiiiii I I G ULTIVATE the human g,races, Fit yourself into the weather ; Thing,s will surely ^o to pieces If they do not hold tog,ether. Sounds like a Visdom, Rachel ! Find your place amon^ your brothers Pull together with the tide ; Talk it over with the others Get their view ere you decide. Not mit customers, Jokey ! When your craft is tossing, headlong Buffeted by threat'nin^ wave — That 's the time ! when you are in wrong, Skill and Patience often save. Grossarti^ ! Hannah nichtwahr ? »> The Philosophers say that Knowledge is the discovery of Ig,norance. (gifae Summer a Cfjance ^ofo iaineame ^prmg botly nestle m tl]e lap of grizzleb piinter She fain would bide with us awhile And lure us with her Siren smile ; Begone ! thou false and chilly Miss We lon^ for Summer's warmer kiss. Q OW when the roses are blooming Gentle Spring,, you may say your farewell ; Saucy face, so chill and assuming, Reveals what your words will not tell. »> Miss Spring,, youVe \vorn out your welcome, You were scheduled to fly lon^ a^o, That airship should certainly ^o some — You are breezy and airy — so blow ! MUSINGS Hundred-98 ■iiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit True, our poets have told of your teauty And Kave crowned you Queen o£ tKe May, While you g,i^g,led and chewed tutti - fruitti And flirted with Winter, they say. Fie! sat in his lap, you sly coquette. And tickled him under the chin ; As you coaxing,ly teased "O, don'tfeoyet, Don't let Madam Summer come in." But she's coming arrayed in her splendor, And she' 11 wither you both with a glance; Joy -Riders and hosts who attend her Are shouting ** Give Summer a Chance! " Above was provoked after a succession of chilly days in late June, in the environs of Chi, by the tumbling,, turbulent waters of the Mich. Hundred-99 MUSINGS Some Pilots, in their pious zeal, Fail to put-across the Weal — The mariners may hear his call But do not g,et his drift at all : Maundering on Rhetoric's Sea, The Preacher sails quite aimlessly Stalled at last on Log^ic's Bank, If no one's hurt the Lord we thank. Who cultivates the melancholy And thinks it folly To be jolly Is dead, and is himself the tomb Of one cold heart That died of ^loom : Disturb it not ; just let it rot ! The real bunco man is he who tries to pass his silence and g,loom ofF for wisdom and sanctity. For there is hope o£ a tree, if it be cut down that it will sprout ag,ain and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Job XIV, 7 MUSINGS Two Hundred iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii>iiiiiiiiiiiiii»i>i»ii>ii>iiiii>ii>iiiii>" L ^ Citizen of Bon ORD who shall abide in Thy Tabernacle ? Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill ? He that wallceth uprightly and wovketh righteousness, and speaketh the Truth in his heart He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned. But he honoreth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt and chan^eth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. — Psalms, xv. Two Hundred-1 MUSINGS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ^ Citizen of Cottage (grobe A Gentleman is all a man Could ever want to be : He's Gentle, and he's Modest And a Prince of Courtesy ; He's Generous and Forg,ivin^ And slow to take Offense ; He's a Stranger to Suspicion And Deception and Pretence. The Gentleman g,oes forth at ease In consciousness of Ri^ht : He is never Avaricious He subdues his Appetite : He's Considerate and Tactful, He is Genuine, He is True ! Friend ! If you re not a Lady I hope that HE is YOU ! Don't worry : ever do and say The kindest things The kindest way. MUSINGS Two-Hundred-2 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIII 1 1 IIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIJ WENGLI was a Swiss patriot and reformer, who, throug,hout his life was an exemplification of the hig,h spiritual and moral character that is developed in Man throug^h close association with ideal Woman. 4J& He imbibed his earlier education on his mother's knee, throug,h the medium of Bible stories. He was a champion of Liberty, and believed in the ultimate emancipation of Woman, whom he under- stood and worshipped. »> For a time he was barred from close communion by virtue of his sacred office ; but not for lon^, as one of the earliest reforms he succeeded in bring,in^ about was the abolition of the law of celibacy, which enabled him to complete his life and ^ive to the world a fiiller conception of the ^reat Truths that he was pro- mulg^ating, in that darkened era. Two Hundred-3 MUSINGS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiriiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I The follo^ng, estimate and appeal were inspired during the contemplation following a reading, of Zwen^li's whole- some and edifying discourses : Listen here, Man ! You've feot to come down to brass tacks. An honest confession is ^ood for the Soul ; And an honest estimation is g,ood for what ails you. The bountiful Giver of life has distributed the persimmons pretty evenly : You pride yourself on your stren^th^ but when it comes to beauty, Woman has you faded to a frazzle ; MUSINGS Two Hundred-4 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii You are daring and confident : very admirable qualities, but they often develop into fool- hardiness and conceit. The unassuming and diffident Woman will ^ain and hold your admira- tion, and may subdue your daring and confidence. You are ^reat in action, Woman is sublime in suffering ; You ^o abroad and shine ; Woman illumines the home, and her li^ht is like a 500-watt flaming arc which turns your dinky 10-watt into a shadow. You summon all your powers of oratory to convince : Woman wins her way by gentleness and kindness, smiles and tears, Two-Hundred-5 MUSINGS Illllllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIII II Illllllllllllll Illllll lillllllllllllllllllliillillllllllll' You are mathematical and scientific : Woman has taste and artistic instincts. You think you have superior judgment: ^ovci^ns judgment has sensibility to re-enforce it. You assume the quality of justice : Woman is an An^el of Mercy, You have a ru^^ed heart, Woman has a loving and tender one. Both of you are prone to sin, and tog,ether, create misery ; your courag,e may prevent it : when it comes, Woman is there to relieve it. Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble ; He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also like a shadow and continueth not. Job XIV, 1-14. 'S^{|C Suffragette <^l|c sees tl|C fotse Creator's plan, ^ijc fcantB ia i{e^, to uplift ^iffiUm I 09m ti)t (Sate AY Man, g,ive Woman all Ker due : She's Avide awake, and after you; Unto her sway some day you'll tow — Be ^ood, why not surrender now? She's knocking, at the \vicket g,ate, Swin^ it ^vide, she is your Fate ; She wants to come into your life — She ^vants to he move than your ^fe »S5? »& She's reading, up the Man-made Laws ; Believe me, she has found some flaws ; She's ^ettin^ wise, and learning, fast- She's found her rig,ht - of - ^vay at last! You've lived for centuries on bluff, She's Leen your slave quite lon^ enough ; She wants to vote, don't let her wait • Come on old Man, unlock the Gate ! MUSINGS Two Hundred-8 iiiitiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiii I I I G HEER up, brothers ! the battle is on The foes are assembled at Armag,eddon ; There's a stir in Jehoshophat's valley, they say And the foemen are fighting, like demons, today ! All over the earth the stru^^le now rag,es And the records are ^rowin^ on History's pa^es ; The armies of Truth are valiant and strong And pushing, the conflict of Ri^ht over Wrong, ; Black Error is stubborn and will not be crushed Till the war cry of Mortals forever is hushed ! ^k temper Wvvmniil And I saw a ^reat white throne and Him that sat on it, from Whose face the earth and the Heaven fled away. Rev. XX, 11. When Napoleon stood a broken force on the rock-ribbed isle beg,irt by the shores of the inexorable sea, out of the ashes of his former power he saw The Great White Throne of Justice rise, from Whose face his earth and his heaven fled away: His iron will and sinewy frame. His thirst for power, and rule and fame Went down as broken reeds before the touch of Him Who holds the ^waters in His hand, and all the isles takes up as very little thing,s : His ^lory was Am- bition's will- o -the -whisp, incarnadined with blood : living as a murderer, dyin^ a criminal, buried as a pauper, among,st strang,ers in a strang,er land : SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS Two Hundred-10 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii II iiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii nil iiiiiii nil I ninniniininnii " TKis trampler of the world Now on tKe Judgment trumpet waits! " And all other would-be tramplers will one day see The Great White Throne of Justice rise, before Whose face their streng^th and power will shrivel up and turn to clay : their g,uilty souls, stained by the curse of Cain, will sink to deepest Hell, and never rise a^ain ! as? »s5p The War of Rig,ht 'gainst selfish Mig,ht Has long, since been declared ; You are enlisted in the fig,ht Halt ! Soldier, be prepared : The hosts of Rig,ht, all fit for fi^ht Are marching, on, hooray ! To War for Rig,ht ! to Hell with Mig,ht That steals our Rig,hts away ! Two Hundred-11 MUSINGS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII llllllllllllllllllllll III! Like the deep sounding tan^ of Eternity's Sea Like the Wind as it sings to the Shore ; Like the shimmering sheen of God 's Infinity Is the song that she sings evermore : Where the glory supernal of Elohim's throne Spreads a mantle of light everywhere I meet in a rapture with her who has gone And in spirit atide with her there : Dream faces that linger in Memory's shrine And cheer us ty day and by night ; Faces that glow with Love that 's divine And lead us in paths that are right. I iHp (§mt6i6 anb CxobuS N tKe Morning, I came It was Spring And I cried : At Noontime came Summer I laug,hed In my pride She passed me in splendor Bestowing A smile ; I loved Ker and kept Ker In sig,ht For a wKile. At Even, I rested, Sweet Summer Had flown And left me with Autumn Communing, Alone ! WitK Autumn, tKoug,h wrinkled I flirted And wept At Midnig,Kt came Winter, So Cold: And I slept ! Zf)t Placfe ^jpirit i^iflf tCfje Wii)itt (Jlob CHE BLACK SPIRIT stands ty and satiates his accursed soul ty pillage and hy plunder dire, while the ^ood earth rocks to and fro by shock of g,uns in thunderous roar, while rivers at full tide run blood, and human forms lie in hu^e windrows piled, to find their way to rest with Mother Earth a^ain throug^h pitch and brimstone, oil and fire ; while fathers starve and mothers die from shock, and widows till the ground, and hungry children, tattered and unkempt, stand round, in sullen protest shivering and homeless as Winter ^rim approaches, bereft of all save Need and God 's pro- tecting arm, while smoking battlefields obscure the sky, toward which the help- less, hapless turn their faces in despair- ing prayer. THE WHITE GOD Two Hundred-14 llllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIII Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllll It is a madman's or^y ; a ^houl-and- gjoblin's ^am.e directed by Hell 's King, of Devils : Who for Kis just and adequate reward will Kave to wait till God builds over Hell and multiplies its furries multifold : Then, then, when he has ^one, o'er all Earth's wilds and wolds a mantling sheen of Peace and Glory will be spread : o'er all the Earth will be The White Reflection of The White EfFulg,ence, of the White Lig,ht, of The White Glory, of The White Throne, of The White Spirit — THE WHITE GOD : And nothing, shall hurt nor destroy in all His Holy Mountain ; He shall lead His flock like a Shepherd and g,ather the Lambs in His arms. He shall lead them unto Living Fountains of Waters, and wipe away all tears from their eyes. Rev. XXI, 4. AiiSfttiiiiiiiA niie Old Testament in Sequence TKe great JeKovaK speaks to us In Genesis and Exo Jus : y^^j^f^ Leviticus and Numters see ^^/>^^ '^/>9' Followed bj) Deuteronomy). '^i/^s^ "fe^^Cl Joskua and Judges svJa^) tke land, "^^^ i^^ Ru^ gleans a sKeaf vJitK tremtling Kand ; ^^ ^^^^J^ oamuel and numerous fv-rngs appear ^"^^i. ^^ Whose CKronicles delight our ear. ^^ ^Ql0* Ezra and Mehemiah nov3 '^r^/^ ^^^^ Esther the beauteous mourner shovJ. ^^/>v Job speaks in sighs, Da^'id in Psalms, j&<^ r^ The Proverbs teach to scatter alms ; ^^^^Si c 1 • L ^/^ tcclesiastes then comes on, ji^^^^ And the sweet Song of Solomon. t^^L c>,^^ Isaiah, Jeremiah then ^^ ^^^^ With Lamentations takes his pen, ^s^/^^^ -|J^^ Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea's lyres ^!^ SvJell Joel, Amos. Obdaiah's. ^^ Next Jonas, Micah, Nahum come ^'^*sJi And loft^) Habakkuk finds room — ^'^ ^^^ While Zephaniah Haggai calls, ^r^/^ ^^^ Wrapt Zachariah builds his vJalls ; "^^^ 0S^€^ And Malachi wi4i garments rent, 0<(/>4^ J^^ Concludes the good Old Testament. ^^ TIME INVESTMENTS Two Hundred-IG iiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Old Time is our Banker From wKom we must borrow Every m.inute we live — Today and tomorrow ; The ricK and tKe poor, The proud and the humble Must borrow from him Or their Credit will tumble. Here is a little Checking, Account : It shows your Investments And the Amount : Old Time is a Shylock You cannot forestall : He Takes your Capital, Surplus and all. To every thin^ there is a season, and a time to every -purpose under the heaven. Reel. Hi, 1 Two Hundred-17 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIItllll TIME INVESTMENTS Capital ^totk: SUNDAY: MONDAY : TUESDAY : WEDN'SDAY: THURSDAY: FRIDAY: SATURDAY : 12 3 4 5 6 7 That's a Week. For a Time Loan Promptly Speak. In Milk of Kindness Take a Share. Save every Minute You can spare. Keep the Bonds of Love at Par. Take no Stock In News of War. Get Time to Check Up your Account And carry forward The Amount. A time to ^et, and a time to lose ; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak, Eccl. Hi, 7 .aEEPSWEETLY-lN-THlS- PE^SAKT•R00N^•O•TH0U, :*(HO-E'ER-THOU-ARTt IND-UI-NO-MOURNFUIYESTERDAYS JlSTURB-THY-PEAGEFUL-HEART. |0R-LET-T0N10RR0W-MAR'THYREST ilTH-DREAMS-OF-COMlNCrlLL THVllAKER-ISTHYCHANaELESS-FRlEKD, ilS-LOVE-SURROUNDS-THEE-STlLL. paET-THYSELF-AND-ALLTHE-WtD. fUT-OUT-EACH;FEVERISH-UCHT. iHESTARS-ARESHlNlNa-OVERHEAD Mp-smETlSoOD-NlCHT! ,^, „ , €.OOP|QHT gl Somnolent Wtitiii These were more noble than those in Thessalomca, in that they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those thing,s were so. Acts XVII. 11. BIBLE TALKS FOR STUDENTS Was a card that caug^Kt my eye, And I stopped to read tKe details As I was passing by: A man of hi^K attainment In ancient Bible lore Was to g,ive a dissertation From two o'clock till four. 4515? ass? The subject was inviting^ — I mig,ht say 'twas apropos > I would ^et a master's vision On some thing,s I long,ed to know. When the gentlemanly usher Had shown me to a seat, In wrapt anticipation I waited for my treat. A SOMNOLENT THESIS Two Hundred-20 iiiniiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii mill iiiiiiiiiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Observing those around me I ^vas conscious of a scare By tKe quickening of my pulses And the rising of my hair ! * Twas a g,atherin^ of bishops And professors, nothing less, And their critical inspection Made me shrivel, I confess. Indeed the situation Almost drove me to despair With those lofty domes of reason Shining, all about me there ; A fool was in an atmosphere Where Angels fear to tread : I knew it, as I listened To what the speaker said : His voice was musical and clear — His words ? I ' 11 let you read them here: Two-Hundred-21 A SOMNOLENT THESIS 4iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii,„iiniiiiiii„Miii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini,,,,,,, ,„ ,„„„„„„„„„„ '' In the universal syllabus of the con- joined conjugations of complex psycho- logical Epig,eneses, the determining factor is Biogenetic : losing si^ht of this, many seekers after Truth fail to arrive at the desired Paling,enetic process, status and ^oal: a constant, consistent biolation of Psychological energy is the open way to superconscious, systemic elucidation, dis- enthrallment, endowment and power. Here, the Bitle, above all other books, is a lamp unto the feet and a li^ht unto the path: The entrance of the Word ^iveth Li^ht. Then ''Search the Scriptures," and in them you will find Solution, Salvation and Eternal Life, for the Bible is the record of the unfolding Race-Soul in its journey toward the Absolute! " A SOMNOLENT THESIS Two Hundred-22 iiiiiiiiiiiliiiliiiiMiiiiiiliiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiii GoodNi^ht! Slumber on, tKou tKoug,Ktless wi^Kt ! Throug,h the discourse dense and deep Close your eyes and sweetly sleep ; Slumber on till morning Illicit ; Good Ni^ht ! "Sleep dwell upon thine eyes, Peace in thy breast : ■ Would I were Sleep and Peace, so sweet to rest 1 ' ' " Come, g,entle Sleep ! attend thy votary's prayer. And, thoug,h Death's imag^e, to my couch repair ; How sweet, though lifeless, yet with Life to lie And, without dyin^, O, how sweet to die!" Above four lines I copped from Latin ling,o — But " Goin^ South" is by myself, byjin^o! Two Hundred-23 MUSINGS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiii- nun n niunnnnniuiiui S we retire at nig,Kt We die ! From eartK on Wing,s of Thought We fly! If througjK tKe day we lived Not well Our course is SoutK and straight For Hell! So live, tKat wKen at nig,Kt You lie Your compass points toward TKe sky; Start any time from 9 to 11 And catcK the Nig,Kt Express For Heaven. All Aboard ! MUSINGS Two-Hundred-24 mil mil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMi iiiiiii I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I I iiiiii H OOKING BACK at our folly and blindness And tKe cKarms and delig,Kts of our YoutK, Our deeds tKat were tempered witK Kindness Console like a Message of TrutK. Looking forward witK Hope and Ambition We re sustained by tKe lessons of YoutK TKat promise a Kappy transition To regions of Kindness and TrutK ! It 's tKe good little tKin^s you do And tKe nice little tKing,s you say It's tKe joy you are g,ivin^ TKat makes lifo wortK livings : One glorious Koliday ! tKfje iWcggage of tErutf)! I entered into my inmost soul, Thou bein^ my g,uide, and beheld even beyond my soul and mind the Nig,ht un- changeable. He who knows the Truth knows what that Nig,ht is : and he that knows it, knows Eternity. St. Aug,ustine. I F you desire some g,ood to do For Kuman lives, sore, twisted, curled, Release the message bound in you And send tKe Word around tKe World. assp And Ke whose heart is open to The Truth you by the Word unfurled Will find that po^ver sent by you In its transmission 'round the World. OSS? Unfold your messag,e while you can, Your Godlike banner, richly pearled And with the Brotherhood of Man March on with it around the World ! ^0 ^anls I A CORPORATION aggregate of many is invisible, immortal, and vests only in intendment and consideration of the law. They cannot commit treason, nor be outlawed, or excommunicate, for they have no souls, neither can they appear in person, but by attorney. Coke's Reports, vol. x. p. 52. ^aib in Jf utt ^^^^HE laborer is wortKy of his full # C\ hive S^i The Partial Yield is %^ J selfish and g^reedy, which ill ^^■^^ becomes the institution that essays to supply the entire wants of all the world. In our larg,e cities today there are many Partial Yield companies that monopolize trade in every line of commerce, to the detriment and ultimate annihilation of individual endeavor. But while every effort is directed to force universal patronage, the companies use their arbitrary power to compel the workers who assist them to accept meaner Partial Returns, that is, they exact a maximum of service for the smallest possible reward. Be it known to you, O men of Partial Yield companies that the laborer is PAID IN FULL Two Hundred-28 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii worthy of Kis full Kire, and tKe day is dawning wKen Ke sKall g,et it ! In that day it shall be more tolerable in Sodom than for you in your unholy marts ; yea ! even Tyre and Sidon shall fare better at the Judgement ! Luke x, 13-14. At least one Partial Yield company has been shaken, even down to its third subway, by a ' ' Slip - of - a - Girl ' ' who reads her Bible and firmly believes that laborers are worthy of their hire. The Say Book, a daily journal that exists by g,race of the masses, and there- fore, in a position to say the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing else^ tells her story in a straight - from - the - shoulder way that is refreshing and satisfying, in the issue of November 2nd, 1914. *' A Slip - of - a - Girl '' was hired by one of those Partial Yield companies at a yield of six -per, with the alluring Two Hundred-29 PAID IN FULL iiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. reminder tKat she would have half a day off on Saturdays. Fine! It ^vas ^vork that required dexterity of the fing^ers, ^which were cut and blistered by speedy work. To insure speed, the company put over the fair laborers Mr. MocSchnell, ^vhose ability to deliver the g,oods g,ave him a cinch on the job. " Vork must schon fevti^ be today " Was MocSchneU's speil on Saturday when quitting time came, and he put this over a couple of times already on the Slip- of -a- Girl, but never a^ain, believe me ! X^^ The Saturday came when she rebelled, and ^vith several companions, took what \vas her due, in spite of the Teutonic explosions of MocSchnell. Monday, the pay envelope cometh shy four bits. The Slip kicketh to Herr MocSchnell. ''Ish Kabibble! " Then she PAID IN FULL Two Hundred-30 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII slippetK a kick to tKe ^azooks Ki^Ker up : ditto. Then g,oetK sKe forth to the presence of the ^reat I AM, of the Partial Yield company and sayeth thing,s ^which sorely stirreth the heart of Lord Be^g,, and she winneth him over and g^etteth the elusive four bits, yea, even for her sisters ; and now have they shaken the very dust of that house from their soles ; yea, verily ! Woe unto ye of Partial Yield: and ye, my children, go your way: I send you forth as lamhs amon^ wolves. He that heareth you heareth Me, and he that despiseth you despisethMe. — Luke X, 10-3. Riches are a curse to those who are always afraid that the rights of others will ^et the better of their meanness. HINDOO VERSION (M Of 4ie Creation of Woman, MUSINGS Two Hundred-32 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Life is just a waiting, Station On tKe Road of Destiny ; From our birth we travel onward Onward toward Infinity. Here on Earth we're simply waiting At the Station, contemplating, ; Waiting for the Grand Transition — Flyer for the Home Elysian. ass? ass? Now it's coming, hear the whistle — Everyone is g,ettin^ on ; Soon the Earth will fade behind us And Infinity will dawn : Youth and Spring and Love Eternal Ever are abiding there ; With delights so grand awaiting Life is irksome otherwhere. I£ a man die shall he live a^ain ? For the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Job XIV, 14. ^inboo Vtv9iion of tfie Creation 0i Wioman 'T the very teg^inning, of Time Twashtri, tKe Vulcan of tKe Hindoo MytKolog,y, created tKe World, according to tKeir crumbling, tablets and musty tomes in the archives of that ancient people. Now, this pseudo g,od with the limitations found that he had exhausted his entire human material in the creation of Man. There did not remain one solid element. Twashtri perplexed, fell into a profound meditation, arousing from which, he did as follows ; He took the roundness of the moon, the undulations of the serpent, the entwinement of climbing, plants, the trembling, of the g,rass, the slenderness of the rose- vine and the velvet of the flower, the lightness of the leaf and HINDOO CREATION Two Hundred-34 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii the glance of the faw^n, the ^aity of the Sun's rays and the tears of the mist, the inconsistency of the Wind and the timidity of the hare, the vanity of the peacock and the softness of the down on the throat of the swallow, the hardness of the diamond, the sweet flavor of honey and the cruelty of the ti^er, the warmth of fire, the chill of snow, the chatter of the jay and the cooing, of the turtle dove : — He united all these and formed a Woman. Then he made a present of her to Man. Ei^ht days later the Man came to Twashtri and said: "My Lord, the creature thou g,avest me poisons my ex- istence. She chatters without rest, she takes up all my time, she laughs for Two Hundred-35 HINDOO CREATION '""""" """ iiiiiiimiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii,, , , iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ , nothing, at all, and is always ill." And Twashtri received tKe Woman a^ain. But ei^Kt days later tKe Man came again to the g,od, and said: "My lord, my life is very solitary since I returned this creature. I remember she danced before me, singling,. I remember how she glanced at me from the comer of her eyes; that she played with me; clung to me." And Twashtri returned the Woman to him. Three days only passed and Twashtri saw the Man coming to him again. "My Lord," said he, '1 do not under- stand exactly how, but I am sure the woman causes me more annoyance than pleasure. I beg you to relieve me of her." But Twashtri said: **Go your way and do your best." HINDOO CREATION Two Hundred-36 iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit And tKe Man cried; "I cannot live with Ker!" "Neither can you live without her," said Twashtri. And the Man was sorrowful, murmur- ing, "Woe is me, I can neither live with her nor without her." Strange, is it not ? that of the myriads who Before us pass'd the door of Darkness throu|,h Not one returns to tell us of the Road, Which to dicover we must travel too. Omar K. LXIV. Praise is the reg,ular diet of fools, yes, but the wise men like it, and if they could an^le for fish as they do for com- pliments, Isaak Walton would have some competition in the Piscatorial Hall of Fame, believe me. A snub is a rub on the hub of the dub you collide with. OKe Transformation of Man Te Cloisterman's Version Wi)t Kvamtovmation of jWan 'EARS rolled by, and it came to pass tKat all the excellent material tKat tKe Vulcan had used in the creation of Man he§,an to deteriorate and to disinteg,rate, and the Woman in that day looked with sorrow and aversion upon the human wreck, and straig,ht^vay ^oeth she unto her alleged creator, and maketh one awful holler on the shortcoming's of her sometime lord and master, and returned the debris to Twashtri. " O mig,hty Vulcan ! " thus cried she, " Look at the Man you wished-on me : He hath no hair upon his head, His eyes are dull, his nose is red ; His very teeth are falling, out ; He is a fright, beyond a doubt : The creature limps, his feet are sore, I do not like him any more ! " TRANSFORMATION Two Hundred-40 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii nil iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The Hindoo ^od, a^ain perplexed To see Kis pet creation vexed Took Mr. Man into the woods And thus addressed the damag,ed ^oods : " You have my sympathy, old man And I will help you all I can : I'll send my Artisans to you To shape and make you over new." Twashtri then summoned : 2 Famous Doctors, 2 Trained Nurses, 2 Physical Culturists, 2 Occulists, 2 Eye and Ear Specialists, 1 Dentist, 1 Cook, 2 Manicurists, 2 Chiropodists, 2 Masseurs, 2 Beauty Touchers, 2 Barters, Two Hundred-41 TRANSFORMATION •■■iiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 2 Wig,makers, 2 Haberdashers, 2 Shoemakers, and 9 Tailors ; And he turned them loose on the human discard. And behold, when the Man came forth out of the woods, and the Woman ^limmed the Transformation that had been wrought, she rejoiced exceedingly, saying : " O Twash, is this the Man I returned to you? " " The same Man," he murmured, " and then some!'' Put timid Scare without Let honest Dare come in ; With Courag^e, you will conquer Doubt And Life's ^reat battle win. MUSINGS Two Hundred-42 llllllllllllll Illlllllllllllllllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllllllllllllll IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIB Kindness is the Soul tKat lingers By EartK's weary g,uest ; Kindness is JeKovah's fing,ers Weaving, robes of rest : Kindness walks about tbe City; Swinges the ^ates ajar; Opens up the Heavens of Pity Where the Immortals are ! assp Be Tolerant, put out the ^rud^e ! Remember man That God will judg,e ! And while you look through narrow eyes While praying that The Lord All-Wise Be merciful in judging, you Be tolerant With your fellows too. Two Hundred-43 MUSINGS iiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii rf° ST tKink of it ! a little Love Will soothe an aching, heart : A few kind words, a helpful deed And you have done your part ; If each one g,ave a little Love, A kindly Word, a Smile : The whole World would be happy And every Life worth while ! Of the unspoken Word you are master: The spoken Word may be master of you! Thoug,hts unexpressed, you may forg^et ; Harsh Words bring, sorrow and regret. Attune your heart and tongue to son^ And cheer some sad, dull life alon^. Acquaint now thyself with him and be at peace : there- by ^ood shall come unto thee. Receive I pray thee, the law from this mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. Job XXII, 21-22 ^ Utfc^g lEirror. /CT^rc arc icyoi hearts, i^zxz arc spirits hou ^avc» (kv^ t^Q. ozsi mff con?«i vach to^ou. Two Hundred-45 MUSINGS llllllllllllllllllllllligilllllllllllllllll I MllllllllllllllllllllllllltllllllllllliiiiiiiiMiiiiMi,,,,,,),,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,„,„ Why, if the Soul can flin^ the dust aside, And naked on the Air of Heaven ride, Wer' t not a Shame, wer't not a Shame for him In this clay carcase crippled to abide ? Omar K. XLIV. We are tut tKe rebuilt clay Of Cain and Abel Doin^ service in our day As we are able : Soil is Soul, and Soul is Spirit In succession : In Creation all find merit Through Progression. For I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand upon the latter day upon the Earth. And though, after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. Job XIX, 21-26. Hear the dying, Soldier cry Looking, up^vard to^vard the sky : " God of Mercy ! are You there ? Do You see me ? do You care ? " €ben ^a |9ou anii 3 And I SQVj Viierc{ore Vo VVic unmarned; iV is good {or \\\em \\ Vliey abide even qs I ; buV \\ VUevj cQnnoV conVa'm, leV Vbem marrij, {or iV js beHer Vo morrvj VVian Vo burn. 1st Cor. VII, 8, 9 Two Hundred-47 BACHELORS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII mil Mill Illllllllllll OW, ladies and gentlemen, listen! Q WKile I sin^ of the joys of a life That comes ^when the man is a husband And a lady a dutiful wife. When Adam awoke in his Eden He first felt the need of a mate ; Every creature that breathed in his garden Was meeting, or had met, their mate. All around him were turkey and chicken And horses and cattle and sheep — All wise to the scheme of creation, Poor Adam, alone, had to weep. BACHELORS Two Hundred-48 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii A Bachelor Man by compulsion Was Adam, one lone, dreary nig,Kt ; But there was a reason, I tell you — There wasn't a woman in si^ht. assf On Adam the Lord took compassion Took a spare -rib from out of his side ; And from it he fashioned a woman And g,ave him a beautiful bride. Now ladies and gentlemen, listen ! All you of the Bachelor kind-- There's a lot of the joys of existence You are losing, and leaving behind. as? No spare - ribs ! but rooster and chicken Are crowing and cackling around ; There's not an excuse to be single With business like this on the ground. It WQ3 WqsIi Dq\j in Eden Tlio' Eve dJdnH care ; Tlic pieces were scanty Her wardrobe was bare : Said Adam, bewildered : ♦* Your Wosiiin^ Looks fmc ! But tell me, dear Evc-a : Wliich Fig Lea{ ^r'.'.li^ Is mine ? " ^^ ^ CT?li£*^ WHEN ADAM DRESSED FOR DINNER HILE all tKe World is tuning And sin^in^ Christmas lays, I 'd like to fill a Loving Cup And drink to Happy Days. w Nor would the Nectar of the Gods With my sweet draught compare ; Methinks I have it, by lon^ odds, On famed Olympus, there. I 'd fill my Cup with Rarest Wine, Eternal Youth I 'd blend, I'd stir in all your Love and mine — And then ! We'd drink, my Friend. The Christmas days would come and g,o. Our joys would never end — Now, let us just suppose it's so, And pass the Cup, my Friend. ^ Cup JfuU y^HE CUP OF LIFE sometimes ■ ^ J Kolds nectar, sometimes g,all X*^ ^^^ Some |,et more bitter tKan of sweet, m.ore sorrow than seems just and TTieet 4?i some turn their s^veetness into ^all : and some make nectar of it all. A CUP OF COLD WATER And whosoever shall g,ive to drink unto one of these my little ones A Cup of Cold Water only in the name of a Disciple, verily, I say unto you he shall in no wise LOSE HIS REWARD Matt. 10-42. It isn*t always the fellow with the Loving Cup under his Tungsten - cluster that carries the Lig,ht of Love in his heart. HERE is so much Good in the Worst of us And so much 'Bad in the Best of us That it hardly behooves Any of us To talk about the 1(est of us -xotstr LOUIS tTtrmsoH v^-^ c 3t Happenetr in a ^uUman HEODORE slumbering in a Pullman car Awoke one nig,ht from a deep dream of war, The incandescent bulb within his berth Flashed on a scarehead : " Teddy Rules the Earth!" Some muck-rake dope to make the angels weep And brin^ on g,hastly nigjhtmares in his sleep. Mephistopheles, he of fiery fame, With white - hot pencil traced out many a name ; Teddy, with irresistible and tragic leer. His g,leaming» molars set 'twixt ear and ear, Sat up so suddenly he bumped his head MUSINGS Two Hundred-54 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllll IIIIIMII IIIIIIIIIIIIII Illllllllllllllllllllll Illllllllllllll Illllllllllllllllll WhicK came in contact witK the upper bed. This strenuous knock upon his cranial dome Brought recollections of a jar at Rome; He g,ently rubbed the sore spot on his head And to the Presence in the car he said : " Satanic Majesty ! old boy, I am de — lighted, Don't for a moment think that I'm affrighted, I've met most every kin^ and ruling potentate : You've nothing on me there, at any rate. I never could have met you at your door Two Hundrea-55 MUSINGS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiimaiiiiiiii iiiii iiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuimiiiiiiiiinii That's wKy this bully feeling g,ets me more." The infernal scribe deig,ned not to raise his head : ( For once a damned reporter cut him dead ) But kept on writing, with his smoking, pen Writing, " Teddy Something " every now and then. "What writest thou ? " Mephisto looked up now A hell- o- smile encircling his low brow Answered : " A list of some men that I want to g,et; I need them badly down below, you bet." Then Teddy rubbered at the devilish list And dared to hope MUSINGS Two Hundred-56 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill the greatest name was missed ; For each day of the week a list of names was placed And at the head of each a "T" and "R" were traced; Then Teddy yelled : ** My name is on your list for seven days " " That's rifeht," the Devil said, " I'll have to try and ^et you seven ways." The heart is like a blue bell hun^, A Lily is the mind And life is like a son^ well sun^ With heart and mind combined. Keep your ri^ht hand on the mill; Keep your left hand on the till ; Keep your mind upon the will, And you ' 11 pay the Printer's bill ! Two Hundred-57 MUSINGS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii No, dear reader, Be-El-Tee will not g,et a Lasketful. I once made a try for the line and waited, hoping, he would start a new stuff department. He did. It is kno^vn as Awful Silence. No loud stuff from me for DeGuy of the Chi-Tri. Never A^ain ! The Type in this book was hand - set by the author. Most of the Musings were composed without manuscript. We have no proofreader ; we take chances : you know it ! Some one has said : There is one ^ood hooh in everybody X* ANY HUNAN BEING - LET ME D^ IT N«V/ i LET ME NOT DEFER IT N^R NEGLECT IT F^R I SHALL NOT PASS THIS WAY AGAIN" LIBRARY OF CONGPFQQ 018 348 244 11' t I J' I r i: i;