t h e K I N G ’ S BUSINESS The Pope of Rome is making great progress toward becoming a world ruler, if he is not one already.' Italy is giving in to him and he now has diplomatic treaties with twenty-two countries including Protestant Holland and Great Britain, and China and Japan. He maintains a “ delegate” at Washing ton, and. rumor says he has great plans to capture the Presidential election .here. The Protestants will wake up when it’s too late. “ Bill,” who writes letters for the Los Angeles Express, occasionally gets off some sound advice. On the ouija board subject, he says: “ I want to sound a general alarm against the ouija board for family use. It’s all right to call up somebody who owes you money and ask him how he stands the heat. Such post mortem pleasantries are well enough and no harm is done. But if you want to go monkeying around ouija-boarding into the doings and social activities of various persons who have taken up their abode in the land of shades, at least be discreet. Don’t believe every thing the ouija board tells you. You may rue it. A carelessly ouijaed word may wreck your home and deprive you of a good man’s love: Aided and abetted by the ouija, a dead liar is more to be dreaded than a live one, and you haven’t any come-back. More earnestly I urge you— lay off this ouija stuff.” K. L. B. The Christian’s Pleasures When some alluring glimpse of golden pleasure Is held before my captivated sight, There come some questions that my soul must answer Besides the common question, “ Is it right?” . , Fresh from its scenes and gay associa tions, Can I to prayer and sweet communion go? • Will it affect the bond of close rela tion Between my heart and Him who loves me so?
1087 Though not a sound of stern, accusing conscience Upon my inner heart may dare to fall, Though reason may declare me blame less, I know that this can never answer all. Whatever renders me less influential With men for whom my Lord and - Saviour died, Whatever mars to others my profes sion, « These, for His sake, must all be put aside. There may be paths that I can tread in safety, Unharmed by dangers close at every hand, Yet weaker ones, emboldened by my going, May fail and falter where I firmly stand. I must not ask if I myself uninjured, This place of careless mirth may enter in, But, What of its effect on lives less guarded?” And, Will it cause some weaker one to sin?” In short, if that which gives me pleas ure Hay come between me and my Mas- ' ter’s face, May bring reproach upon the name of Christian, Or cause the feeble feet to lose their place, Then, though it promise all the tempt ing dainties That human longing or desire could state, 1 must with care and cheerfulness fore go it, Because the final cost is all too great.
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