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make any change in the position, although the rules of the Academy give to the artists the privilege of making any finish ing touches on their pictures before the exhibition opened. In reply to the excited question by his friend, Turner whispered, “Oh, poor Lawrence was so unhappy. It’s only lampblack. It’ll all wash off after the exposition.” The great artist had ac tually ruined his picture for the time of the exhibition by passing a wash of lamp black over the splendor of the whole sky, and thus made his competitor’s painting to stand out in advantageous contrast with his own. “There is,” said George Sand, “but one sole virtue in all the world, the eternal sacrifice of self,” and the really great souls of the world are the un selfish ones .—The Expositor.
morning of the opening of the exhibition, when a friend of the great artist led a group' of expectant critics up to look upon it in all its glorious wonder, he was amazed to find that somebody had tam pered with the canvas. The golden skies that had given it much of its splendor had been covered with a dull, dead color, and the picture seemingly ruined. He ran in consternation to his friend and said, “Turner, what in the world has happened to your picture?” The painting had been hung between two portraits by Sir Thomas Lawrence, but with an injurious effect upon them by reason of the exceeding brightness of the sky as. painted by Turner on his. canvas. Lawrence quite naturally complained, but for some reason it was impossible to
The Superintendent of the Department, has recently written and published a book entitled “The Eternal God Revealing Him self to Suffering Israel and to Lost Hu manity,” approximately 1,500 copies of which are now in the hands of inquiring, intelligent Jews. These books have been given out as free Christian literature. The present plan is to place that many more books in the hands of inquiring Jews. He has also written two short tracts from the Jewish' point of view, which he hopes may have a very wide circulation throughout the Jewish world and be used of God to bring the knowledge ‘of the Lord Jesus Christ to these wandering, lost sheep. The Department believes that “prayer changes things.” It realizes that it is not by might nor by power but by God’s Spirit that difficulties are removed and the work of God is advanced. Hence it issues weekly a Praise and Prayer Bulletin which will be mailed to anyone who has an interest in this great work of God. In Memory of Reuben Archer Torrey 'T’HE Montrose General Conference was in session. From many parts of the country the Lord’s people had assembled to study the Word and receive fresh in spiration for service. The atmosphere was charged with real spiritual power as. speaker after speaker brought the pre cious message of the Word. And it 'was the Word of satisfaction, peace and as surance. But there lingered over the sessions a feeling of incompleteness. One and an other made frequent reference to it. A familiar face was missing; a welcome’ voice was silent. ■The active figure of. its President was’ absent, and despite the' rich feast of good things spread out in the messages from the Book, the con ference was somewhat under the cloud of a ^sorrow, • Through the years of its existence, Montrose Conference has been unusually blessed in the leadership of Reuben Archer Torrey. And, as his son took active part in the recent Conference, many echoes of praise to God were sounded. Possibly the climax in praise for the activity of Reuben Jr. came when he sang a new song, “Only a Little While.’” It was a song composed by Robert Harkness, for so many years the colaborer of Dr. Torrey, and dedicated by him to the memory of his beloved leader. The words and music came to Mr. Harkness as soon as he learned of the homegoing of the great preacher. The song breathes an atmosphere of hope al though there necessarily runs through it the suggestion of sorrow at the loss'of a dearly loved friend. We take pleasure in passing on this great hymn of comfort to our readers, be lieving that its message will cheer many a soul and bring glory to the name of our Lord. How Turner Spoiled His P icture They tell us a beautiful story of Turner, one of the world’s master paint ers. It was at an exhibition in 1826. Turner’s picture of Cologne far outshone anything else in the great hall. On the
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