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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE;'

^ ^tmfttmtt §tots.

MAKIA SIMPSON.

HuNTEK, Rose & Co., Printek«, 25 Wellington St.

1879.

WHOM OUR BROTHER, G. M. ROSE,

LOVES AND SERVES SO WELL,

g:ijis ^Tittle gook

IS EARNESTLY DEDICATED BY

^Ite ^Mox.

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PREFACE.

)

;HE author has greater need than ever to en-
treat the forgiveness of Mr. G. M. Rose, not
only for making use of his public utterances in
favour of Total Abstinence and Prohibition, but
also for transferring to paper some slight glimpses
of himself. The principal reason for this may be
found in the ritual of the Sons of Temperance.
It was in order that others might follow his ex-
ample and learn to imitate his virtues.

COISTTEiyTS.

•

Phrenology,

CHAPTER I.

((

CHAPTER TI.

Send Me, Send Ml," -

CHAPTKR ITI.
The Orand Llvellbh,"

CHAPTEL !V.
The Prohibition Plank,

Don Mount.

Business Men.

CHAPTER V,
CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER Vn.

Substitution,"

CHAPTER VIII.

The Ideal Fulfilled, -

CHAPTER X.

SKED-SoWINli

PAOR.

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VI ii (CONTENTS.

CHAPTER X. PAOB.

Unitartanism, 101

CHAPTER XI.
" True Freedom," 112

CHAPTER XII.
The Grand Division, H^

CHAPTER XIII.
"Prohibition has Come!" 129

CHAPTER XIV.
A Model Chairman, 142

CHAPTER XV.
Favourite Hymns, 1^2

CHAPTER XVI.
The " Little Gems," - - - . - • 1^9

CHAPTER XVII.
" Ye Did it unto Me," 187

CHAPTER XVIII.
The Gospel of John, - 202

CHAPTER XIX.
"A Model Husband," 211

CHAPTER XX.
The Dominion AlliAxVce, 228

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BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

CHAPTER I.

PHRENOLOGY.

IPJ-EAR of it again in Heaven, will he '■ " ex

^A claimed Miss Wood in a peevish tone ;

well, may be so, I don't know."

Mrs. Somerviile looked surpiised. " The Bible
say.s that even a cup of cold water will be re
mombered ; " she earnestly answered, "and there-
fore. It ,s impos.sible that the noble Prohibition
speech of Mr. Rose, to the reform cluKs from np
north, will be suffered by our Lord Jesus to lose
Its reward."

" I'll not dispute it," grimly replied the spin-
B

"BKOTHER G. M. ROSE,"

ster; " now be good enough to give me a synopsis
of the other addresses, and not any more of his.''

Her niece complied with alacrity, and gave a
tolerably fair account of the remarks of Rev. Dr.
Cassel and Mr. T. H. McConkey.

" Hattie," said Miss Wood in surjirise, " how
could you pay such close attention to outside mat-
ters, on the very day that you had gotten your
engagement ring ? "

Mrs. Somerville reddened. With a half-laugh,
she replied, " Do you suppose that a dozen en-
gagement rings would make me forget the Tem-
perance cause ? No, no, Aunt Fanny, never you
think it ! "

Some days afterwards, when the Club met as
usual in the Albert Hall, a phrenologist was pre-
sent, who, instead of making a speech, agreed to
examine the head of the Temperance lecturer, Mr.
T. H. McConkey. He did so, and gave the details
to the audience. Then as he had met Mr. Mc-
Conkey before, he offered to read the head of some
gentleman with whom he was entirely unacquain-
ted. The chairmanat once asked Brother Rose
to allow his head to be examined, and the audience

phrenol(x;y.

clapped their liands. Mr. Rose good-naturedly
consented, thougli lie had never undergone the
ordeal before.

" How very unpleasant it must be," vvhispen^d
Hattie to her aunt. " Mr. McConkey went through
it with great coolness and evidently did not mind
it in the least."

Mr. Rose came forward, ascended the platform
and seated himself in the arm-chair. His face
was ]>ainfully flushed before the phrenologist
even touched him, and continued so all the time.
But he retained his usual playfulness and re-
marked, " This gentleman is not acquainted with
me, and fortunately does not know what a hard
case I've been."

" That is just like Mr. Rose," whispered Hat-
tie, with a laugh. " While so many here are re-
formed men, he has been Temperance from hi>
childhood ! I wonder if that man will ever fii»<l
it out."

The phrenologist commenced by telling IvJr.
Rose that the " love of approbation " was stron
in him. He had a ijood share of idealitv
always ready to speak — would come right to the

was

"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

point and " was not in the habit of polishing off his
sentences." Mr. Rose smiled at the latter remark
— it was certainly true. The phrenologist spoke
highly of his mental powers — said that he would
not he afraid or shrink in the moment of danger,
but in business matters he was a cautious man,
and would first ascertain that all was right and
satisfactory in plans and projects, after which he
would " go ahead." The organ of veneiation was
not so well developed as the others. He would
not bow the head to anyone — did not think anyone
his superior — he would not give way or bend his
will to another. However, he had quite enough of
veneration to make him a good Christian and
church-member. " You do not drink," continued
the phrenologist, " and have not been a dissipated
man — you are too fond of making money for
that." Mr. Rose smiled. " The organ of benevol-
ence was largely developed in him, and he was
very liberal in cases of distress. It was easy to
touch his heart in that way. Friendship was
also well developed ; but in argument, or when
anyone vexed him, he could speak sharply.
He would not use abusive language, was not

PHRENOLOGY.

aggressive, but would say things in a style that
meant business" !

When the phrenologist had finished his exam-
ination, Mr. Rose gave him a hearty "Thank you,"
and came down from the platform. Towards the
close of the proceedings, he was called upon to
make the appeal, which he did in his usual ear-
nest manner.

"I wonder" said Miss Wood, on her return home,
" whether Mr. Rose, felt as uncomfortable as he
looked. Why, Mr. McConkej' did not change
colour in the least, but Mr. Rose's face was flushed
to the roots of his hair."

" It must have been unpleasant," answered Hat-
tie. " He was very good natured to comply with
the wishes of the audience."

"The remarks were favourable enough," con-
tinued the spinster, peevishly, " so, why need he
have been so confused ? As for intellect, it needed
no phrenologist to tell us that he has plenty of
it. What are you laughing at, Hattie ? Do you
suppose that because I like neither Mr. Rose, nor
his Prohibition addresses, I cannot speak the
truth ? It is very probable that a finer intellect

" RRO THEH a. M. ROSK.

than his does not exist; a sinifie jj^lance at liis
high, broad forehead, will tell you so, without a
phrenologist going to the trouble of examining his
liead ! Now just stop laugliing — how silly you are !
Do you imagine for a moment that his mental en-
dowments are any credit to Mr. Rose :* Not they,
indecjd. Who gave him that splendid intellect I
would like to know?"

"God," piomptly replied Hattie ; "and Mr.
Rose has not let the gift run to waste. He has
cultivated it and used it for (jodan«l humanity."

" 'J'he phrenologist was not correct in every-
thing," remai'ked Ronahl.

" No," answered Hattie, " I thouLrht my ears
must have misled me when he said that Mr. Rose
could not speak fluently. Oh, did L not wisli that
the man was supplied with pencil and paper and
bi(hlen to take down one of tliose glowing ad-
dresses ? What nimble lingers lie would need to
keep pace with Mr. Rose ! Why, one can hardly
do it in thought, for he is so eloquent, and thinks
and speaks quickly."

" The phrenologist was quite mistaken, " re-
marked Ronald ; " and also I believe in his state-

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PHRENOLOGY.

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iiient about the ' love of approbation.' Once I
chanced to be present when an earnest * Son of
Temperance ' pronounced a glowing eulogy on
Mr. Rose, who sat with his head resting: on his
hand, as he does when thinking deeply, and I real-
ly don't believe he heard the half of it I "

" What is there wrong in the love of approba-
, tion ? " grindy inquired the spinster. " Jt is only
the reckless and bad who care for neither God
nor man,"

" That is an altogether different phase of the
subject," replied Hattie. " 1 do not know whe-
ther the phrenologist was correct or not ; but this
is cci'tain, all the praise or blame in the world
would not make Mr. Rose swerve a hair's-breadth
from the path of duty."
Two weeks passed.

" Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harding are going to at-
tend our Club, to-night, aunt," remarked Mrs.
Somerville ; " they belong to the one in the West
End, you know."

" Then you can surely dispense with me."
" No ' indeed ; we want all we can set"
Miss Wood, with a sigh of resignation, accord-
ingly accompanied her niece.

"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

Just before the meeting commenced, Mr. Rose
entered the hall.

" You're a deceiving thing, Hattie/' angrily
whispered the spinster, " you told me that man
was in New-York. "

" So he has been for nearly two weeks. It
seems he is back again to-night ; aren't you glad ?"

"No," grimly returned the old maid ; " however,
he will be too tired to speak, that is one comfort.'*

To her surprise, Mr. Rose was soon called upon
for an address. He went up on the platform, but
said we might have excused him, for he had been
travelling since ten o'clock last night, and his head
was all in a whirl. He f.hen gave a most interest-
ing account of his visit to New York and Sarato-
ga. In the former place, he went with a friend
to one of the worst streets in the city. On arriv-
ing and seeing great crowds of men, women
and children in rags and dirt, his companion said
to him, " Will you risk your life by passing
through that street?" "They're human!" was
Mr. Rose's reply ; and, buttoning his coat more
closely around him, he added, " I'll go it ! " And
he did. Such wretchedness, such fearfully dirty

PHRENOLOGY.

houses he had never witnessed in his life. On
succeeding days, he walked through other streets
of the city. His intention was to see liow Ne\\
York stood with regard to intemperance. But,
during all his walks, he only saw two drunken
men; one of whom was holding on to a wheel to
steady himself. The people there drink lagei-
beer. Mr. Rose was told by a chemist that since
so much was drunk, it was now being manufac-
tured from vile materials. Therefore, it was no
gain to the people in a Temperance point of view.
He then spoke of the time when lager beer was
first introduced into Canada. It was said to be
a Temperance drink, and he took a glass of it
which aftected his head for an hour afterwards.
He was actually afraid that people might think
him intoxicated. That one glass was sufficient
to convince him that lager beer was not a drink
for Temperance men, and he advised his audience
to let it alone. It is needless to add that Mr.
Rose never touched it again. He went on U)
speak of a Convention in Saratoga, where he,
with some others, succeeded in getting a reso-
lution passed, pledging the churches of his own

"BROTHKR O. M. ROSK."

denomination to Total Abstinence. Tliey had
never come out stjuarely ft)r Temperance before
— were philosophical and indifferent about the
matter ; but now Mr. Rose rejoiced in the fact that
the reproach was rolled away. (" Oh isn't that
^'ood I" whispered Hattie; " I am so «^lad that he
was doing Temperance work, out there — even
in a Church Convention, he did not forget it.")
Mr. Rose spoke of the dissipatioii of Saratijga.
Even the ladies would be up by six o'clock in the
morning, and without waiting to put on their
bonnets, would throw a shawl over their heads
and go otf to drink — glasses of cold water from
the springs. He told them that really he was a
Canadian and could not countenance such dissi-
pation ! At first they thought him in earnest. A
large quantity of water was drank there, but very
little liquor. Mr. Rose then went on to ofFer some
suggestions to the Executive Committee. He ad-
vocated having more Temperance in our Saturday
night meetings, far more Temperance, because we
did not just come to have our ears tickled with
songs. He then enumerated a number in the hall
who could speak, and was quite willing to allow

PHHKNOI.OGY.

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the ladies to take part. Referring to a sonj]f that
had been .sun<^ ("Hearts of Oak,") he spoke
of one of which it reminded liini, which was com-
mon in 1'eniperance nieetinji^s a nuinher of years

a^ro-

" Cheer up, my lively boys,
In spite of ruin and cider,
Cheer up, my lively boys,
We'll siyn the Pledge together."

The audience listene<l attentively and frequent-
ly applauded the eloquent speaker, who came
down from the platform amid clapping of hands
and stamping of feet. Mr. Walker, the chairman,
fully agreed with the suggestions of Mr. Rose, and
declared that ** one earnest Temperance address
would do more good than all the songs that could
be sung from now until the Judgment Day."

Towards the close of the proceedings, a half -in-
toxicated man was desirous of saying a few words
to the audience. The chairman mildly remarked
that it was late, and it would be better to do so at
another time.

" Let him speak ! " said Mr. Rose, and the man
went up on the platform. His address was very

** BROTHEK O. M. ROSE.

f r

short — the suhstance of it being, that " he had
not a cent to his name, to-night ; and it was all
through drinking riHu ! " On coming down, Mr.
RoHe told him to " sign the pledge " and he did so.

" Was it not a good meeting, Mrs. Hardin;;- ? "
asked Hattie, in returning home with hci- friends.

" I pay very little attention to Temperance/'
answered Matilda, gravely ; " but actually could
not help listening to Mr. Rose. There is some-
thing about that man that makes me feel ashamed
of myself. J)on't ask me to come here again, Mrs.
Somerville, for, if I heard him speak often, I
should be compelled to give up my — well my hut-
terfly kind of life, and try to do better for the fu-
ture."

"Then, Matihhi, you might be thankful to hear
Inm as often as possible!" earnestly replied Hattie.

Mrs. Harding made no reply.

" Do you never go to Temperance meetings in
the West End ? " asked Miss Wood,

" Oh, yes, but—"

*' There is'nt a Mr. Rose in your Club ! " em-
phatically remarked Hattie.

" No," answered Mrs. Harding with a sigh of
relief, " and Tm thankful for it."

CHAPTKR II.

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liT'S raining, Hattie ; surely you are not ^o-
^^^ ing out to-night."

" Of course I am. Aunt Fanny ; and so are

you ?

" What have you got on your arm ? Why,
my water-proof "

" Yes, and here are your bonnet and rubbers ;
I thought to save you the trouble of walking up'
stairs," said Hattie, with a laugh.

" Indeed, how obliging you can be when it
suits your purpose ! " exclaimed Miss Wood, at
once commencing to envelop herself in the big
water-proof cloak.

" BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

"We shall be late, Aunty Fanny ; let me put
on your rubbers "

" No, I won't ;" and the old maid gave her niece
a vigorous push. "You may black Edward Cars-
well's boots and welcome, it' ever vou get the
chance, and Mr. Rose's into the bargain, for any-
thing T care — not, but that I should pity those
gentlemen, if they had to wear boots that had been
in your hands !"

"" Come, come, Aunt Fanny, do hurry yourself
a little," said Mrs. Somerville, with a laugh ;
" there is Ronald at the door, now."

When the party arrived at the hall, there were
only a few persons present. The piano accom-
panyist could not come until nine o'clock, and her
substitute did not put in an appeaj'ance at all.

"We shall just be sent home," peevishly re-
marked Miss Wood ; " Ronald, do leave us for a
moment and inquire what they are going to do."

Mr. McFarlane did so, but soon returned, and
said, " Several of the officers thought that we
must of necessity adjourn without opening the
meeting at all, but Mr. Rose would not hear of
.sending the people away. Therefore it was pro-

SEND MK, SEND ME."

posed, as the only way to retain them, that Mr.
Rose should kindly consent to speak for half an
hour or more, until Miss Boyd arrives."

" Oh, I'm so glad ; isn't it a happy thing that
we came !" said Hattie, and she rubbed her hands
for joy.

The old maid nervously fingered her water-
proof cloak and cast a furtive glance toward the
door. Mrs Somerville at once concluded that her
elderly relative was meditating flight, so she came
to the rescue by saying, " Aunt Fanny, I've just
found out f he reason why you don't want to hear
Mr. Rose speak — you're actually afraid of being
convinced !"

That was quite sufficient ; the spinister leaned
back proudly against her seat and disdained to
make any reply.

In the meantime, Mr. Rose was inquiring good-
naturedly of the officers around him as to the sub-
ject of his address.

" Total Abstinence," px'omptly replied Mr.
Hassard.

It was intended to open the meeting without
singing, l)iit Mr. Rose would not hear of that

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BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

either, and insisted on having " All hail the power
of Jesus' name !" Those around doubted whether
it could be done without a musician ; so, in his
usual playful manner, Mr. Rose suggested that
they sing

'* How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour ; " etc,

or,

*' Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them so ;
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For 'tis their nature too."

Finally, as Mr. Rose insisted on opening the meet-
ing with a hj^mn, they sang the one of his choice,

*' All hail the power of Jesus' name !
Let angels prostrate fall ;
Bring forth the royal diadem ,
And crown Him Lord of all. "

After wliich, Mr. Rose asked " the friends " to
come to the front. Instead of going up on the
platform, as usual, he stood just below, leaning
against it, on a level with his audience, and told
them that he had been called upon to speak, the
only subject given him being that of Total Absti-

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neiice. But it was a very good subject. If there
w£us a person |>resent who regretted having signed
the Pledge, Mr. Rose asked him to stand up.
None complied ; so the speaker took it for granted
that there was not one in the hall who was sorrv
for being a Total Abstainer. Some parties wert
present now, who were with us a year ago Tliey
had got among bad companions and fallen back ;
but they were here to-night, and intended to try
again. Mr. Rose impressed upon the reformed
men how necessary it was for them to keep away
from evil company. As no one could take tire in
into his bosom and his clothes not be burned, nor
any touch tar without being defiled, so it was im-
possible to associate with bad companions and
not be injured thereby. He earnestly advise<l
the reformed men to get down on their knees in
the morning and ask God to help them and keep
them from falling into temptation. ''God helps
those who help themselves ;" he said, and emphati-
cally added," GodwiU not kelp those ivho will not
help themselves ! " He maintained that the Lord's
Prayer was not correctly translated, for as it
says " God never leads any man into temptation."
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BROTHER a. M. ROSE.

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In speaking of the clergy, he evidently considered
them very deficient in their duty. " Intemper-
ance is the greatest hindrance to the cause of
Christ," said Mr. Rose ; "but do we hear many min-
isters preach against it from their pulpits, Sun-
day after Sunday ? " He had no desire to say
anything against the clergy individually, for many
of them had given in their adhesion to the Tem-
perance cause ; but as a body, he thought they
should be more actively engaged in tlie good
work of persuading men to abstain from the
use of liquor as a drink. Mr. Rose also spoke
of sacramental wine and urged most strongly
that it should not be of an intoxicating nature.
There had been a marked change in this respect
of late years ; for, even in Scotland, among the
Presbyterians, who are very conservative in their
opinions, there are churches which provide two
tables, one with the pure, unfermented wine, and
the other with " that which will knock a man
down !" (The audience laughed — tliey must have
been struck with the incongruity of the thing.)
He then went on to tell us of a reformed man
who had succeeded in keeping his pledge for

"SEND ME, SEND ME.

some time. One Sunday, he was in the church
of which Mr. Rose is an office-bearer, and re-
mained to the conmmnion, as all are invited to
do who wisli. When the wine was passed, he
inquired of one of the deacons if it were intoxi-
cating. The person addressed did not know,
and tlierefore came to Mr. Rose asking, " Is this
wine intoxicating ? " — " No, it's not ! " replied
Mr. Rose, but, the words were no sooner out
of his mouth, than he almost fainted for fear
there might be some mistake and the reformed
man again fall away. The wine was all right
at the previous communion season, but whether
it had been changed and new had been pro-
cured, Mr. Rose was not sure. He was in
misery for some minutes, until the w^ine came
oo him, when he at once found it was all right.
(" Oh," said Hattie in a low voice, " what a pity
that all the ministers in the city are not here to-
night ! ") Mr. Rose went on to state that the mon-
ey sent away for missions might be profitably
employed in our own country among the heathen
at our doors. The South Sea Islanders had the
light of nature to guide them, and were, if any-

" BROTHER G. M. ROSE.'

■f

thing, in a better position than many in this coun-
try. Especially was it desirable to take the
gospel to the tavern-keepers ! Mr. Rose then
related the touching story of the " Little Shoes."
A workman, who used to spend nearly all his
money at the tavern, saw a pretty pair of new
shoes on the landlady's baby. His own little
one was in her mother's arms, outside, on a
cold winter's night. It had neither shoes nor
socks. The man's heart smote him. He went
out, took his child and put its little cold feet un-
der his coat. Though he had only a triHe of
money left, it was sufficient to ])uy shoes for the
jaby and a loaf of bread. The next morning, he
wont to work and brighter days dawned on his
family. When asked to account for his becoming
a total abstainer, the man would answer, " The
little shoes — they did it all ! " Mr. Rose went on
to quote the lines

[ '* Tell lue I hate the bowl,—

Hate is a feeble word ;
I loathe— abhor — my very soul

With strong disgust is stirr'd
Whene'er I see, or hear, or tell,
Of the dark beverage of hell ! "

-W

"SEND ME, SEND ME.'

" or those who traffic in it ! " added Mr. Rose.
He then spoke of our future prospects and re-
minded us how disappointed Mr. (a leading

hotel-keeper) would he if the Cluh went down.
He and others engaged in the liquor business en-
tertained great fi'ieii'lship for us, or professed to
do so — " but," continued Mr. Rose, " I don't be-
lieve them — I dont believe them ! " This reform
movement had caused them to lose thousands of
dollars, which othc^rwise would have gone into
their tills, therefore it stood to reason that their
[)rofessions of friendship were not true. Mr. Rose
urged us all to work — to bring others to the meet-
ings — and said " it would be a burning shame, if
the Club were allowed to go down."

Mr. Rose was heartily applauded, both duiing his
speech and at its close. Soon Miss Boy«l came in,
and the concert proceeded as usual. A large num-
ber signed the Pledge. One, a dissipated-looking
pei-son, was brought up by Mr. Rose, who stood
bv him, and laid his white hand on the man's
shoulder as he added his name to the list of sig-
natures.

"Aunt Fanny," said Mrs Somerville, " what a

"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

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happy thing it was we were there ! That was
the longest speech I have heard Mr. Rose make
— but, oh, didn't it seem short ? "

" Not to me, " gi'owled the spinster ; " but, I sup-
pose that both yourself and Mr. McFarlane could
with pleasure have listened to him all night."

" Indeed we could," replied Ronald.

" Of course you endorse every word — that about
missions with the rest."

" There may be ditierences of opinion in that
respect, " answered the Professoi*. " You must re-
member, madam, that Canada is a young country
and not wealthy like Old Elngland. Whether
our resources could not be applied with great ad-
vantage among our own heathen, is a subject that
requires careful consideration."

" Never think that Mr. Rose is against missions,
Aunt Fanny," sf.id Mrs Soraerville warmly. " I
was near the front, for a while, to-night, you
know ; and was so fortunate as to hear him read to
some one who sat just before me, hymn No 18 in
" Sacred Songs and Solos," commencing at the
second verse, —

^ !

"SEND ME, SEND ME."

" If you cannot cross the ocean,

And the heathen hinds explore,
You can find the heathen nearer,

You can help them at your door.
If you cannot give your thousands,

You can give the widow's mite ;
And the least you do for Jesua

Will be precious in His sight.

" If you cannot speak like angels,

If you cannot preach like Paul,
Yon can tell the love of Jesus,

You can say He died for all.
If you cannot rouse thy wicked

With the Judgment's dread alarms.
You can lead the little children

To the Saviour's waiting arms.

*• If you cannot be the watchman,

Standing high on Z'um's wall,
Pointing out the path to Heaven,

Oflering life and peace to all ;
With your prayers and with your bounties

You can do what Heaven demands ;
You can be like faithful Aaron,

Holding up the prophet's hands.

" If among the older people

You may not be apt to teach —

32 "BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

* Feed my lambs,' said Christ otir Shepherd,
' Place the food within their reach.'

And it may be that the children,
You have led with trembling hand.

Will be found amonjj; your jewels.
When you reach the better land.

** Let none hear you idly saying,

\ There is nothing 1 can do,'
While the souls of men are dying,

And the Master calls for you.
Take the task He gives you gladly,

Let His work your pleasure be ;
Answer quickly when He calleth, —

* Here am I, send me, send me !' "

" Aunt," said Hattie excitedly, " those words,
pronounced with such thrilling earnestness —
* Here am I, send me, send me !' will ring in my
ears for a month to come ! God has sent him of
a truth ; and, if ever there was a missionary,
Brother George Maclean Eose is one I"

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CHAPTER III.

" THE GRAND LEVELLER."

/'^?:<*:??i--»

jTf^ T ATTIE, just leave me alone ; I'll go and
(ri?-,^ get ready in a few minutes. Stop,
Mr. Rose is not likely to speak again to-night, is
he ? It was only last Saturday that they per-
suaded him to give that half-hour address."

Hattie shook her head and sorrowfully re-
plied, " I'm afraid not. Three and four weeks
have often elapsed between his short speeches,
but since the Club has got so low, he has stuck to
it all the more faithfully, and we have the pleas-
ure of hearing his voice a little oftener than we
otherwise would."

'* Then it's not likel}'^ he will speak to-night ; so
I'll go."

"BUOTHEU O. M. ROSE.'

;''

Which she accordingly did ; and was as much
annoyed as her two companions were deliglited,
when the chairman called on " Brother Rose."

" Oh, it's too had, " said the old maid ; " I have
not got ovei" the effects of his last speech yet, (it's
just like you to laugh, Hattie, you're an illnatured
thing !) and to think of coming in for another
dose to-night ! "

" Cheer up, Aunt Fanny ; \vc shall all be the
better for it, " gleefully whispered Mrs. Somer-
ville.

Mr. Rose complied with the request of the
chairman and went up on the platform to make
the closing appeal. He spoke of the short " Tem-
perance talk" which had just been given by Bro-
ther More, in which the latter stated that he had
tried drinking for forty years, and had only been
a teetotaller for sixteen months, but was much
the better for his comparatively short abstinence.
Mr. Rose reminded the ladies of the influence they
possessed, and exhorted them to use it for good.
He was happy to see that the people had taken
his advice and brought l,heir friends with them.
He told the women that if they had no one at

"THE OREAT LEVELLER."

home with wliom to leave th»Mr babies, they were
to brinrr th(;m to the hall rather than stay away.
" We will look after them," said Mr. Rose ; " I'll
take eare of half a-dozen, myself I " He spoke of
the hereditaiy influence of liquor and suggested
that it would be well for us all to be on our cruard,
as we could not be sure of what our m-eat irrand-
fathers were in the habit of doing. He then eani-
estly appealed to his audience to come forward
and sign the pledge, while the choir sang the clos-
ing hymn.

On reaching home, Miss Wood and her niece
found Dr. Mays snugly ensconced on the sofa. He
started up on their entrance and warmly em-
braced his daughter, remarking, " You are looking
first rate, Hattie. Ronald is taking good care of
you."

" Yes, and so am I," snapped Miss Wood ; " but
no one thinks of giving old maids any credit !"

" Oh, they'll take it themselves 1 " laughed the
doctor.

The following day Mi\s. Somerville pressed her
father to accompany them to the Experience
meeting.

" BROTH BR a. M. ROSE."

" Yes, and I am going too," chimed in Miss
Wood. " Happily for me, Mr. Rose is too busy
with his Bible Class to take any part in it ; when
he does drop in, after Sunday School is over, the
meeting is just closing, so that he cannot very
well inflict his horrid Prohibitionist speeches
upon us then."

"Aunt Fanny, you ought to be ashamed of
yourself ! "

" Indeed she ought, Hattie," said the doctor
laughing. " Fan," he continued, " have you not
got educated up to Prohibition yet — really, it is
time you had ! "

" Hold your tongue, Will," said the spinster
angrily ; " I assure you it is from no lack of hear-
ing enough about it ; " and she cast a malignant
glance at the picture of Mr. G. M. Rose, encircled
with its wreath of ivy leaves.

" I like that photograph very much," observed
Dr. Mays ; " Hattie was shewing it to me this
morning. I have heard so many times about Mr.
Rose, that I would like to hear him speak. Is
there no chance of that pleasure this afternoon ? "

Mrs. Souierville mournfully shook her head.

mttm

"THE GREAT LEVELLER.'

" I'm afraid not, papa ; but come with us and I'll
so gladly shew him to you, — that is, if he is in
the hall at closing time, as is generally the case."

*' What is he like, Hattie ? "

" Why, like that picture, father."

" That may be, my daughter ; but you cannot
always judge from a photograph."

" Well, what do you want to know ? " asked
Hattie, good naturedly.

"What a goose you are," said the old maid;
" why not go on and describe him. Say he has
beautiful hair and so forth ! "

" Very true, Aunt Fanny," coolly replied Hat-
tie; " you can do it better than I. Brother Rose
ha8 beautiful, dark, golden-red hair, that's a fact.
Pray go on."

" I'll not do it," snapped Miss Wood ; " for you
will just take my words in earnest. You can de-
scribe him yourself."

" I scarcely know how," r^^plied Hattie gravely.
"BrothoL- Rose has deep bl -i eyes which seem to
look right through you, I believe he can read
your very thoughts ! "

"Indeed!" said Miss Wood, 'then, I'll sit a

" BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

'fi

few seats further back, in future, and give him a
wide berth. Just think what an unpleasant per-
son he would be for a criminal to come in contact
with ! "

" Not if the criminal were penitent," answered
Mrs. Somerville ; " for the better and holier a man
is, the less he is inclined to cast stones at others."

Miss Wood frowned and remarked in an iron-
ical tone, " Mr. Rose is possessed of all the virtues
in the calendar ! "

" Do you think I'm going to dispute it ? " asked
Hattie, with a laugh.

" My niece, I would like to box your ears," an-
grily replied the spinster. " It is a comfort that
that man cannot speak to-day, at all events.
Come, it is time to get ready."

On arriving at the hall, Dr. Mays was surprised
at not finding a larger audience present. " The
Club has certainly gone down," he remarked.

"Yes, papa; but it is gaining all the time now.
Mr. G. M. Rose is the life of it. He stuck to the
Club through all its darkest days, or it would
have gone under long ago !"

More people came into the hall, in twos and

It.'

THE GKEAT LEVELLER.

threes. Hattie touched her aunt's arm, saying,
" There is one of Mr. Rose's Bible Class — they can-
not be holding their school this afternoon. Oh,
won't it be good if Mr. Hose conies early enough
to speak ? Father will hear him then."

Her surmises proved correct. For some reason
the Sabba< h School had been held that morning,
instead of in the afternoon, as usual.

A number of experiences were given of more or
less interest. Mr. Halliday, in the course of his
remarks, declared that " every man who drank
liquor was a born fool." To that statement, Mr.
Hassard took exception with some warmth. Mr.
Halliday mildly replied that ^hose who had re-
formed, could not help thinking of themselves in
their drinking days as " fools." During Mr. Halli-
dav's addr^'ss Mr. Rose entered the hall, accom-
panied by his wife. He was esp ally requested
to speak, by the chairman, and immediately com-
plied. After expressing his pleasure at seeing so
many present, he went on to say that he agreed
with Mr. Halliday 's remarks, and emphatically
declared that every man who drank liquor was a
fool. Mr. Rose spoke of the time when there

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" BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

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were no Teetotal societies. When they came into
existence, his father, who was a moderate drinker,
joined immediately, and remained a temper-
ance man during the rest of his life. Mr. Rose
has three brothers and two sisters — all of them
teetotallers from their youth. He said that their
family had sufiered as little from intemperance as
could well be, yet they had suffered, for some of
their rel -ives had fallen victims to the vice and
now iilka v .kanls' graves. What family could
not say the same ? Drink would overcome the
intellectual and educated as well as those who
were ignorant. " Drink is the grand leveller — in-
dulfje in it and it will briny: voudown to the low-
est depths of degradation." In his remarks on
our social customs, he mentioned a public din-
ner given lately at which the Governor-General
was present. A leading Teetotaller occupied the
chair, to whom Mr. Rose remarked, " What a fix
they put us Temperance men in. — You will
look comical when you ask them to fill their
glasses ! " " Rose, I'll not do it ! " he earnestly
replied, and he kept his word. Those who
drank liquor, did so uninvited ; and many respon-

THK (aiEAT J.KVELLER.

fled to tlu' toasts in cold water. Mr. Rose ex-
pressed his surprise that pe()})le in ^'eneral were
so indifferent al)<)iit the cause. He ho])ed the (Uiy
woiddconu; when there would be a Temperance
vSociety in every chureh. It would be well if the
liquor traffic were put down two hundred years
from now ; but we nnist work as though we ex-
pected it next week. We nuist work for those
who will come after us. They will remember
with gratitude our efforts to do away with the
evil. Mr. Rose thought that it would take two
hundred years to uproot tlie traffic entirely ; tri-
umphantly adding, " and then the Millenium will
come!" He concluded by urging upon those
present the signing of the Temperance Pledge.

" Well, papa, aren't you glad you heard Mi*.
Rose i* He has not spoken in those Sunday meet-
ings since last July, and this is the H3th of Octo-
l)er; so you have reason to be thaid\fnl that you
came with us to-day."

"There is no wondei- you like him, my daugh-
ter ; he is thoroughly in earnest."

" Alas, far too unich so for me I " exclaimed the
spinster. " I don't admii'e those ultra-temperajice
D

"BUOTHER G. M. HOSE.'

men at all ; they aie crazy and fanatical. Now
it is quite useless to look so provoked, Hattie 1
Mr. Rose need not be constantly poking Prohibi-
tion into us, and on a Sunday, too, of all days ! "

" Take care, Aunt Fanny; if 1 mistake not, you
will yet become a convert yourself."

Dr. Mays laughed.

" May be so," answered Miss Wood, in an unbe-
lieving tone; "but Mr. Rose will never convert me."

" Then I despair of anybody else doing it,"
replie<l Mrs. Somerville, gravely.

" My daughter," said the physician, " I was be-
coming* coM in the cause myself — don't look so
horrified, child; your letters would probably have
prevented me from freezing to death — but I shall
be cold no longei*, Hattie; Mr. Rose has given me
such a lesson that I shall never forget it ! "

" I am glad of that, sir," said Ronald ; " for
nearly all of us get discouraged sometimes."

" Does Mr. Rose i "

" I don't think so, papa," ((uickly returned
Hattie. " You see he is different from everyone
else, and discouragements do not seem to affect him.
Mr. Rose just keeps his eye upon Christ and goes
straight ahead ! "

(^HAPTER JV.

THE l>liOU[J}lTIOX "Pi.ANK.'

W KITING to your father ao-ain. Hattie '
You always send him two letteiN a
week; and I often wonder what vou can iin.l
to say."

"Oh, I'm never at a loss, Aunt Fannv. Tem-
pei-ance is a good subject, you know."

" Doubtless you favour^ him with accounts of
Mr. Roses speeches and so forth."

"Yes; and just now I was .lescrihin.. the
Women's Temperance Convention."

"What could you possibly finrl to interest him
m that r'

" Why, Miss Willard's lecture in the Baptist

"liROTIIER G. M. nOSK."

churcli — -loiiie scraps of iiifoi'iiiatiun ;il>()Ut Mi>.
Vouni.'iiis — "

" 1 don't like licr ; she is a Dunkinitc. '
" For sliaiiio, Aunt Fanny ; everyone ouL;lit to
like lier. Mrs. Yoiinians said that we must have
tlie pledge in one hand and a ])rolubitory hivv in
tlie other. She informed us, from personal obser-
vation, that there are children in Maine, who
never knew what a liquor license meant. Oh, is it
not a pity that our young ones in Canada are not
in such a state of blissful ignoi-ance ?"

" No, '' growled the spinster. " Did she say any-
thing, Hattie, about Conservatives and Reform-

• TS i

" Mrs. Youmans does not intermeddle with poli-
tics, aunt. She said 'there is only one plank in
my platform and that's Prohibition ! ' "

"Not a word more; I've heard (piite plenty.
Just go on with your letter, my niece, and hold
your tongue."

Mrs. Somerville lau^died and at once bcijan to
comply. Soon afterwards there was a light ta|)
at the study door and the Professor entere<l.

" Hattie," said the old maid, "this is too bad.

TIIK I'UoimUTION " I'LANK.'

|]u n'ocxl cnonuli to takr voiirsclt* out <>F \i\\ den,
and Ronald will speedily follow. This is Monday
morning, and I really cannot make any progress
while you two are L-oinn: on with vour ceaseless
v;hatter."

The old maid was soon left in peace ; she im-
mediately arose and locked the door.

After some con\'ersation with the Professor,
Hattie suddenly remarked, " Ronald, did you ever
have students come to you who were troubled
with infidel and semi-infidel doubts ;* "

" Yes, my dear, there were many such cases."

" How would 3'ou satisfy their minds about the
apparent discrepancies in the Bible — sucli as the
ditterent accounts of the lesurrection oC (Jhrist,
etc. ? "

" Those students, who were honestly anxious
to have their doubts solved, I would refer to some
' Harmony of the Gospels,' or a good commentary.
Of course, I would explain, myself, by a simple
illustration from every- day life, how easily such
apparent discrepancies might arise. Students,
who were Mr. Gregs on a small scale, J would
treat in a different way."

" GROTTIER G. M. ROSP:."

lil

" R()iial«l, ])loas('. oivc ii\(^ siu;]i an illustration. 1
ask(Ml Aiuit Fannv a similar favcnn* the otlRM-
(lay, and she told me 1 was the most ijjfnorant
creature alive, and ^ave me Paley's 'Evidences'
to study."

Ronald lauglied. " Happily we have both
learned to take your aunt's compliments for what
they are worth." After thinking- for a moment
or two, he asked, " Let me see that letter to your
father — you have mentioned the special eoncei't
of last Saturday night."

" Indeed 1 have ! " indignantly returned Hat-
tie, as she handed over the half-written letter.

Ronald took out his pocket diary and compared
the two accounts.

Hattie saw his meaning and smiled. " We are
independent witnesses," she remarked ; " and I
hope have both spoken the truth. Are there any
discrepancies ? "

" Yes, my dear ; and persons living two thou-
sand years after this would find great difticulty
in reconciling our accounts. The majoiity of
them would doubtless set down you or me as guilty
of falsehood. Now, let me rea<l aloud the ex-

TIIK I'lKUIIHITION " Pr.ANK.

i inct from your k'ttci-. You say : ' 1 was tlioi'oULjli-
ly provoki'<l, i'jithor, Jit tlie special concert ot'tlie
2Gtli instant, and wished I had heen in'ar our
chainnan, Mr. Walker, to have pulled his ears well
for hiuj. Hedesei'ved it. So many times in that
position as he has keen, too ! The cause was
shamefully neglected. He called for soni^s, -soni>-s,
until we were tired of tkem ; but not until the
very last, when all the people were satiated and
anxious to get home, did lie call upon the speakei-
of the evening, lii'other G. M. Rose. I suppose
other chairmen do stupid tkings K(^metinies, avS
well as Mr. Walktn-. We want to do good and
get some new recruits. They are needed badly
enougl), I'm sure. There was a tine, large audi-
ence, and^ felt Ireadfully aggravated that such
a splendid opportunity for impressing Temper-
ance truths shoukl be lost. Mr. Rose only spoke
a few words. He earnestly re(iuested the young,
who had not commenced to drink, to join our
number; for prevention was better than cure.
Those who could not make up their minds that
night, were urged to come and s.-i. the pledge on
the following Sabl>ath afternoon.' — So much for

*• nUOTMKIJ (i. M. ROSK."

yoiii" letter, Hatti<> ; now I ^vill I'ead tlie short
eritrv in iiiv (liarv\ 'Saturday, Oct. !2<)tli, 1878.
Sp<H'ial concert of Central Total Abstinence (Muh
held hei-e (in Alhert Hall; to-ni«^ht. Rev. John
IV)tts in the chair. Adniiiahly fitted tor the
lion. Said in Ins openini;- speech that the li(|Uor
traffic would die hard; the hrewer, the distiller
would die hard; but/ he added earnestly, 'the//
"'ill die somethne and 'we vj'dl bury thertt .s'O deejt
ll((d theij sJudl never have areaarrectionl' "

Hattie smiled. " 1 understand now," she said,
"liow easily discrepancies may arise. Some Mr,
Gre^', living' two thousand years hence and in a
differePu country, might say with perfect tr'-
* If the chairman were Mi*. Potts, he could jiv.o
have been Mr. Walker ; and if tlie chai'Wnan were
Ml-. Walker, he could not have been Mr. Potts.'"
Hattie laughingly continued, "The supposed Mr.
Greg would doubtless draw the foUowing conclu-
sion, ' One of the accoinits nmst necessarily be
untrue, and probably both may be regarded as un-
reliable 1 ' "

" That is a fair specimen of Mr. Greg's mode of
reasoning, my dear," replied Ronald, with a smile.

r^^ssBmssBBmam

TIIK pnoimWTinN " PF<ANK.

" IV'Tsons, who wKslu'd to ivconc'ilc your li'tttT
witli my diary, ininlit siio'^rost tlu- jiossihility of
ha\ in!4" two chairineii at tlie same time, or consi
(ler one a deputy (jf the otlu'i-. Should tliat ex-
planation l»e deemed unlikely, others miyht sup-
pose that, in some unaccountal>le way, tlie cliair-
nian might have liad tw(j names, one an alias or
something of the kind."

"Yes, Ronald," briskly rejoined Hattie ; "and,
if perchance some indefatigable harmonizer man-
aged to hit upon the true explanation, viz., that
Mr. Potts was unavo'lably absent after the first
hour and Mr. Walker had to take his place, would
not objectors of the Mr. (Jreg stamp scout the
very idea of such a tiling, and regard it as a
groundless sup[)osition, gotten up expressly for
the occasion ?"

" Indeetl they would, Hattie. You have read
Greg's ' C.reed of Christendom,' I see."

" Yes ; not, however, from any sympathy w ith
the author. I merely wished to see what objec-
tions he could possibly bring against the Bible
from a scientific point of view."

" What is your opinion of him ? "

" r.ROTllEH G. M. ROSE."

" Mr. Givg seems to me to treat the whole suh-
jeet unfairly. He searches the Bible, not to learn
the will of God, but to endeavour to overturn as
nuu-h of it as possible. He pretends to do this
sorrowfully ; which reminds me of crocodile's
tears, for I don't believe him. When he insists
that this verse, tliat passage, or even a whole book
of tltC BiV)le, is not to be depended on, it is evi-
dent to every unbiassed reader that ' the wish is
f?^ther to the thought.' "

" Exactly so, Hattie ; and, when students come
to me in that spirit, 1 never try to convince them,
for it M^ould be useless, but simply refer them to
two or three verses."

" On what subject — the doctrine of the Trin-
itv ?"

" Oh, no ;" and the Professor smiled.

" Tell me the verses, please."

" I refer them to that beautiful paj^sage in the
tenth chapter of Luke — the only one which speaks
of Jesus as 'rejoicing.' Our Saviour says,' I thank
Thee, Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that
Thou hast hid these things from the wise and
pru(lent,an(l hast revealed them unto baV)es : even

THE PROHIBITION ' PLANK.

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so, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight '
And, ' Verily I say unto you, Except ye be con-
verted, and become as little children,' ye shall not

enter into the kingdom of heaven. ' Matthew

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xviu. 3.

" Explain your meaning, ])lease. I think I
know, l»ut am not (piite sure ; " and Hattie's face
flushed.

" Well, when men come lo the Bible in a
carping, criticising, fault-linding mood — what
makes you look, so confused, my dear ; do you
know any such ? "

" Oh, yes, Ronald ; unfortunately they are not
hard to find."

" Those kind of people are not likely to dis-
cover either their sins or their Saviour. Very pro-
bably they have not the most distant idea that
they need Him at all. The truth is ' hidden '
from them. On the contrary, when men come,
not to sit in judgment on God's blessed Book, but
in a teachable, childlike spirit, to learn of Jesus,
their doubts and difficulties will vanish, and
they will be guided into all truth."

Hattie looked ea'.'uestlv into the face of the

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" BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

Professoi-. " Then, Ronald, such men are safe, I
very (.lad. ( Jhrist will lead them, by .slow' de-
grees, it may he, but He will lead them to
kTiow Himself more perfectly, and they will I
saved."

CHAPTER. V.

DON MOUNT.

t % - —

DTL N VADI N(I my den again, Hattio : 1 thought
5^, you contented yourself in the liouse on

Friday nights. Of course Ronald is away ; Init

I don't vvjint to go out this evening, so tliei'e's an

end of it."

" You live in the cential part of the city, Aunt

Fanny, and have no excuse."

" It is true that the Temperance and Albert

halls are close at han<l. For which are you bound

to-night ( "

" For neither."

" Then it's iMcMillan's ' That is further away."

•' Oh, no great distance, " replied Hattie. " A

dear little hall it is;" she continiU'd, " with Pid

"BROTH Kit G. M. ROSE."

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liibition painted on one side and Moral Suasion
on the other. But I'm not going there to-niglit."

" Where then ? "

Hattie smiled mischievously. " Just over the
Don, Aunt Fanny."

" Over the Don ! " screamed the spinster ; " I'll
not go."

'• All right," calmly replied Mrs. Somerville.
" Do not sit up for me, Aunt, for it will be late."

" You are a contrary, headstrong thing, "
angrily exclaimed Miss Wood. " Do you suppose
I shall let you go by yourself — no indeed ; bring
me my bonnet and shawl ! "

During the whole way there, the spinster spoke
not a word, nuich to Hattie's discomfort, who
finaP came to a stand-still before' a plain, wooden
building on the other side of the Don.

" Is this the place ? "

" Yes, Aunt Fanny."

" Well, it's the oldest, ugliest, most outlandish
looking hall, that I ever saw in my life ! "

Hattie laughed.

" And how much longer are we to wait out-
side 'i "

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"Oh, just till some one comes to open the door
and light up."

" It's too bad ; I shall get my death of cold
standing here. You say it is a meeting to resus-
citate a dead Division. Who are going to speak ? "

" Mr. G. i\I. Rose and "

" That's enough," angrily iuterru})ted Miss
Wood. " What does it matter how old and ugly
the hall mav be ? Of course his presence will
glorify it ! "

" I'm glad to be able to agree with you in that,"
replied Mrs. Somerville, calmly.

The hall proved to be better inside than out ;
it was prettily decorated with evergreens and
little Hags.

Miss Wood kept looking anxiously around
when she heard the door open. " I shall be agree-
ably disappointed if Mr. Rose does not come, "
said she.

'* Oh, I hope he will, " earnestly replied Hattie.
" It is vcrv evident he is needed out here at Don
Mount. There he is now, and Mr. Daniel Rose.
Isn't that good ?"

" Hold the Fort " was sung, and after a few re-

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marks tVoni Mr. Caswell, the cliainiian, the open-
ing adchess was given by the Grand Worthy Pa-
triarch, Bro. Millar. He related several incidents,
whicli shewed the evils of intemperance, andsjwke
of the progress of the Oi'der of the Sons of Tem-
perance in Canada.

Bi'other G. M. Rose was next calle<l upon. He
wentu]> on the platform, and, with his usual elo-
quence and earnestness, delivered a stirring Tem-
perance address. In s})eaking of the organization
of the " Sons," he mentioned some incidents of his
own life, which were deeply interesting. When
a l)oy of twelve years of age, he made up his mind
never to drink a drop of liquor, and then signed the
Pledge. The Order of the Rechabites, which was
partly a benefit society, was in existence in the
part of Scotla!id where he resided, and though he
was a njember of the Tot-il Abstinence Society,
he also joined that Ordei*. Seeing one day in a
foreign newspaper an account of the Sons of Tem-
perance and the good they were accomplishing in
the United States, Mr. Rose resolved that if ever
he crossed the Atlantic, he would become a S<m
of Temperance. At that time he had no idea of

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the aggressive nature of the "Sons, " and did not
suppose til is Order would ever rench Scotland.
In the year 1851 he crossed to America, and on
arriving at Montreal, inquired if the Sons of
Temperance had an organization there. He was
told that the}^ had, and at once united himself
with the "Howard Division" of that city. He
then ofave an account of the formation of the old
Washingtonian Society, stating that a number
of "jolly good fellows,'^ as they called themselves,
used to meet night after night at their favourite
tavern. On such an occasion, one of them was
so struck with the evil course he was pursuing,
that he resolved to abandon it and never diink
any more. He was laughed at by his companions;
l)ut when they saw the improvement that had
taken place in his personal appearance and also in
his home, they resolved to try the same plan.
Thus the old Washingtonian movement was be-
gun. It was a wave — much like the one that has
just swept over our own land. After a while
many who were at first enthusiastic in the work
became inditi'erent, and the excitement began to
wane. It was resolved, however, that the good

"IJIIOTHKR (i. M. ROfK."

work sliould coiitinuo tugu on, and sixteen Wasli-
ingtonians met 2()th Sept. 1N42, in Teetotallers'
Hall, 71 Division Street, New York, and organ-
ized the first Division of the Order of the Sons of
Temperance. The new society seemed to meet
the requirements of the hour, and otliers were
speedily formed all tluough the Northern States.
In 1840 Mr. Philip S. White visited Montreal,
and during his stay a Division of the Sons was
formed, called " Montreal Division," which con-
tinued working for a short time. Mr. White
again visited Montreal in the fall of 1849, when
another Division, the " Howard Division " was or-
ganized, the one Mr. Rose joined when he tirst
came to this country, and which has been in
successful operation ever since. ' On the 21st of
June, 1848, the banner of the Order was iirst
unfurled in (then) Canada West, by Mr. George
Boyd, in the town of Brockville, on which was
inscribed in golden letters the motto of the
Order, " Love, Purity and Fidelity." The Brock-
ville Division at its start only numbered eighteen
members, but since that time its influence has
been great, and at this moment the Order num-

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bors in Ontario aloiR! a]>()ut fifteen thousand
monibei's. Drinking men, continued Mi-. Rose,
are always selfish ; wlien tliey j-efornietl, they
never thouglit of admitting their wives into
tlie Division-rooms. However the ladies became so
urgent, that the ^natter was discussed seriously for
some time, and the men finally resolva'<l to admit
the women as visitors. " 8uch an act of condes-
cension : " said Mr. Rose ; " Think of a man ad-
mitting his wife as a visitor ! Why, when young,
those very men would stand at a gate for two
hours, on a cold winter's night, (as I've done my-
self) waiting for a girl to come out ! " So the
ladies came in as visitors, but were soon dissatis-
fied an<l claimed full rights with their brethren.
It was a long while, however, before they got
thenj ; but they succeeded at last. He spoke high-
ly of the Order, and said that many of our pub-
lic men had received their training in the Division
room. Sir John A. Macdonald was once a Son
of Temperance. Mr. Rose had the pleasure of
hearing the Hon. Mr. Tilley declare, in the Dom-
inion Parliament, that, had it not been for the
education he received in the Division-roon>, hv

" UROTHKll O, M. IIOSK.'

would ru'vor liavo occupird liis jn'osont position
on til" flo(jr of the House, He entered the Divi-
.sion at St. John, New Brunswick, a simple coun-
try lad ; the nienihers welcomed liim, and the
training he received then; made him what he is.
Brother Tilley stood true to his Temperance
principles, even when appointed Lieutenant-
Governor. No intoxicating- liquor was offered at
the table of the Government House while he was
the occupant; and, now that he is in Parliament
again, he is still faithful to the cause. Mr. Rose
spoke of the class-distinctions of the mothei'-
country and stated how difficult it was for the
sons of working-men to attain to places of honour
and position. In Canada, things were very differ-
ent, and poor men's sons had an equal chance with
the rich. He encouraged the youths before him
with the assurance that some day they might
become Lieutenant-Governors. Mr. Rose stated
that a few of those who had originated the Order
were still alive. He had stood with them on
New York platforms — fine, grand looking old
men they were, with long, white beai'ds. All
other secret Teetotal Societies had branched off

DON MOUNT.

from tli»' Sons of Toinperance. The latter were
not jeaioiis of either their ehilchen or grand-
children. He beautifully represented the var-
ious organizations as regiments in the Temper-
anee army, and appealed to the people of Don
Mount to form a " company " and thus fall into
line ; In speaking of the habits of obedience to
which chiMren are trained in Scotland, he said
that the father would never think of allowing
his sons and daughters to take their meals with
him until they become a certain age ; but, in
this country, as soon as the baby could sit
up in its high chair, it was seated at the table.
His fVither wouM have frowned at such a thina'
as his boys and girls taking their ])laces be-
side him. Mr. Rose would not like his children
to regard him in that way ; stiil, it was possible
to occasionally wish for the ohl times, for instance,
when the little ones were determined to crawl
upon the table, just when you were desirous of
taking a quiet cup of tea \ But, Mr. Rose added
in a playful tone, the disei])line had done Bro. Mil-
lar and himself good; for it had taught them
obedience and enabled them " to take snubbin<»-

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meekly I" f" Oli. I don't ix'lu've it!" said i\Lss
Wood," Mr. Ivose doesn't look asthoiii^di lie woidd
ever take anytlnno- of tlie kind meekly — not lie,
indeed ! ") Towards the close of the address, some
roughs who were sitting near the dooi- aiose to
leave. " Ai\j yon going away, yonng mm :* "
asked Mr. Rose kindly. " An> yon tiled?"
" Ves," said one of the hand.

" You're not very enthusiastiir," coolly icturned
Mr. Rose, with a touch of sarcasm in his tone,
which none knows better than he how to apply.

Another of the lads, who was evidently
ashamed of the rudeness of his companion, re-
marked, " We belong to the Rine."

Miss Wood scowled horribly at the retreating
forms, and muttered, " Shame u])on them ; they
are a disujrace to the name of moral suasionsts."

After some further i emaiks, Mr. Rose came
down from the platform, and a short address
was ufiven bv his brother, Mi*. Daniel Rose, who
related an incident about walking on St. James
street, Montreal, along with a son of a Inte nien--
ber of Parliament. They passed a V" Kgg^^<'

and disreputal)le looking individual « ue side-

DON MOUNT.

walk. The younj;- man looked after hiiii ami
observed, that tliat poor, nusciable drunkard
went to school with him and ha«i as o()od pros-
pects in life as any(mi- in Mi)ntr(3al. He then
said with bitterness, that came from his heart,
" ,1 — m drink ! " This same youno- man lies in a
drunkard's grave. Strono- drink had already a
i)msterin<^^ han«l over him, and his ])osition in
society did not save him from th(5 destroyer.
Mr. John McMillan also followed in a short
address ; after which a conversation took place as
to the best means of resuscitating^ the Division,
and then the meeting adjourned.

" Eleven o'clock," said the s[)inster, onreachini;
her home ; " Well, I mif,dit have expected it, hav-
ing to walk all that distance. Now, be oft* to
bed., Hattie, or you will be lat(^ for breakfast."

"I'm ffoincr to write to father, while those
speeches are fresh in my mind."

" You had better not," growled Miss Wood,
" or I shall wake you at five o'clock to-morrow,
instead of six ; and mind you don't go to sleep

again.

Mrs. Somerville laughed. Her aunt's waining

BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

went in at one car and out at the other, as was
too frequently the case.

On the following day, the spinster was awak-
ened by a gentle tap at her door and a merry
voice outside, exclaiming, "Five o'clock, Aunt
Fanny ; aren't you going to get up ? "

Miss Wood was wide awake in an instant.
" Come in, Hattie ; are you sick ? "

" Oh, no ; I could not sleep — never can, when
I am excited."

" How far did you get on in 3^our letter last

night r

" To the end of the address of Brother G. M.
Rose. Oh, Aunt Fanny, did he not speak grandly !
How utterly impossible it is to do justice to his
remarks in «ny crude re})ort."

"I presume it would, and am not going to
try," coldly returned the old maid.

" I hope you will go to sleep again, Aunt
Fanny ; I only awoke you from mischief."

" How is it |)0ssible for me to close my e\'es for
a minute, while you arc rampaging about tlui
house ? "

" Oh, I'll be quiet ; that letter will keep me

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DON MOUNT.

busy for an hour to come. Good night, or morn-
ing, rather," and Mrs. Somervifle departed.

The spinster turned over, and in five minutes
was fast asleep again.

Hattie entered her own room, road over her
letter, and uttered a sigh of despair. " I don't
Itelieve Mr. Rose could write them out himself!"
she said. " No one could do justice to his fiery,
impromptu addresses, unless indeed it be the re-

t '»

cording angel

When Miss Wood met her niece at the break-
fast table, she inquired, " What did you think of
the conduct of those young men last night ? "

" It was shameful. Aunt Fanny. Tired in-
deed ! I'm afraid Mr. Rose would l)e tired when
he got home last night. Those roughs may be
members of a Rine Club ; but none of them arr
worthy to be Sons of Temperance, which is alto-
gether a superior and more far- reaching organi-
zation. They missed some of tlie speeches by
tioino: out ; but I am glad they heard nearly all
of Mr. Rose's address, which cannot fail to benefit
them aftei'wards, whatever it might do at the
time. The Bible says, " Cast thy bread upon the

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" BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

waters, foi- thou shalt find it after many days,"
and, Aunt Fanny, those very young men, who bo-
liaved so ill, will yet live to see the day when they
will thank (lod that He ever sent Brother Georo"e
Maclean Rose to help to resuscitate the Division
at Don Mount."

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CHAPTER VI.

BUSINESS MEN.

fter

" 5T^'M glad to see you back, Ronald," said Mi

<i=. Wood ; " now be kind enough to look aft
Hattie, yourself. She actually dragged me over
the Don last night to attend a Division meeting."

" Why did you go, ma'am ? "

" What a question to ask ! You know (or will
soon fin<l (mt, to youi- sorrow) that my niece is
the most contrary creature you will meet in a
day's march. Now, Hattie, you shcnild not laugh,
when you ought to feel very much ashamed. I
am just warning Mr. McFarlane in time what to
expect."

" Thnnk you, Ainit Fanny! It will save mo
the trouble of tellini!: him mvseltV

" niiOTIlKU a. M. ROSE."

'■ How honest and honourable you can be, to be
sure ! " scornfully returned the spinster. " Now,
I'm going to my study ; you can entertain Mr.
McFarlane with an account of the meeting last
night."

" All right, aunt, I will."

In the afternoon, the party went to visit Mr.
and Mrs. T. Harding, who lived in the West End.
Ronald found an old school-mate there, whom he
had not seen for years. His name was George
Tliorne. The conversation turned to former
times.

" Oh, yes, old fellow," said Tom ; " your father
gave you a fine start ; but mine had a large fami-
ly and could not aflbrd to do it. He gave us a
good education, and then we had to fight our own
way through the world. That gold watch was
the only valuable thing he ever Itought tVu; me;
and George I cannot l)ear to look cm it even now I"

" Why not?" inquired his former room-mate,
in surprise.

" Because I sold my Temperance principles,
juid bouii'ht that watch with a ii'hissof wine."

" But, Tom," remonstrated his wife, " there are

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plenty of Teniperaiice people, who take Ji(iiior as
a medicine."

" Then they're a disgrace to tlie cause, Matil-
da ! " inflignantly returned Hattie.

" You need not talk — it was vour father who
gave Tom that glass of wine."

" It was a very wicked thing, whoever did it,"
replied Mrs. Somerville, with reddening cheeks.
" Father would not do so, now ; he has been a
total abstainer for many years."

" It was my own fault," answered Tom. " I
had not only signed the Pledge, but faithfidly
promised Giovanni never to drink a drop of
liquor in sickness or in health Dr. Mays urged
me to take it, if I wished to get well before the
holidays — I thought of that promised watch and
reluctantly drank the wine. I cannot bear to see
it," added Tom, bittei'ly, " for it continually re-
minds me that I sacrificed principle and broke
my word of honour for a glittering bauble."

Matilda laughed. " You are the most uncom-
fortablv conscientious man I ever knew," she
said. " It is a marvel to me, how you have got
on so well in business, with such puritanical

" BROTHER a. M. ROSE."

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ill'

views. 1 ,suf)pose yuu would sacrifice every cent
yon own rather tlian do a dislionourable thing ! "

"Yes."

" Well, / woiddn't ! " laiiohingly returned Mrs.
Harding.

" Oh, Matilda, I'm ashamed of you !" exclaimed
Hattie, " I'm really afraid that Mr. Roses sj^eeeh
did not do you any good after all."

" Good ! It has made me feel horridly uncom-
fortable ever since."

"I'm very glad to hear it," said her husband ;
" I'll take you to hear him again. Is he likely to
speak to-night ? "

" I hope so," re[)lied Mrs. Somerville ; " for he
only said a few words at the special conceit last
Saturday. Mr. Walker is a good fellow enough
but he made a sad mistake in keeping the best
part of the entertainment — viz., the s})eech of Bro.
G. M. Rose — until the close, when all the people
were weaiy. "

" Was it not done from some evil motive ? ' asked
the spinster.

" Oh, no," replied Hattie, with a laugh. " Do
not accuse Mr. Walker of anything of that kind.

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BUSINESS MEN.

When Mr. Rose wished to resign thu office <jf
Treasurer, Mr. Walker leuiarked most truthfully
that "we should have to hunt high and low be-
fore we could find such another ! " Our worthy
first vice-president takes a great interest in Tem-
perance matters, especially those that pertain to
the Club. And I am suie there is not a menilter
among us who would wish the shadow of a slight
to fall upon our noble and kin«l hearted Treas-
urer—Brother G. M. Rose."

" Of course not," replied Tom ; " I am glad you
mentioned him. There is a business man for you 1
Matilda reflected on such of us as are eniraired in
money-making pursuits, as if ^^e wouLl sacrifice
principle foi' wealth, but look at Mr. G. ^l. Rose '.
He is the Presi<lent of two large publishing firms
and has any amount of business on his hands, but
he is the very soul of honour."

" Of course," earnestly replied Hattie. " Mr.
Rose carries his religion into everything, and is
just as much a Christian in his office as when he
is at church taking the sacrament ! ''

" I'll not dispute it," said Matilda gravely ;
" but 1 do not believe there is one man in a thou-
sand who is like Mr. Rose I "

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"imOTHET? G. M. rose;

" It IS a inarvcJ t,(» me ]ujw lie can Hnd tiino for
Slid) acjuantity of Teiiiperancc woi'k," ohserved
Ronald. " Witli liim prcacldiio' and practice c<m-
tainJy go hand in hand."

"He does no moie than Ids dnty," coldly re-
turned Miss Wood ; ''and I am really aggravated
because you all will persist in considerini,^ him
tlie height of perfection."

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CHAPTER VJI.

" SIHSTITUTION."

HE meeting of the Central Clnb was held on
that night, in the small hall, the larger one
being otherwise occupied. Mr. Ha.ssard was in
the chair, and particularly requested an address
from Brother Rose, who responded with his
usual eloquence. He alluded to a sad case, which
had been mentioned by the chairman ; it was
that of a father who had spent all his money for
liquor and gone off leaving his wife destitute and
little ones starving. They had not tasted food
that day ; and there was none in the house for
Sunday. Mr. Rose <lenounced liquor as the cause
of such unnatural conduct. He said that our
legislatoi-s did not go as earnestly for the Tem-
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BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

perance cause as we would wish, and reuiindeii
working men of the power they possessed.
They could compel our law-makers to grant their
demands. " I am the son of a working-man my-
self," added Mr. Rose. In speaking of those who
had already become addicted to the evil habit of
drinking, he said " God pity them ! We will do
all in our power to help them," but, at the same
time strenuously tirged that the young be tauglit
from their childhood to become total abstainers
and " when they were old they would never de-
part from it." It was impossible to controvert
the principles on which the Club was established.
" T defy anyone to stand up in this hall and de-
clare that intoxicating liqtiors are good as a drink."
Mr. Rose added that many of us were prepared
to go further and maintain that they were not
good as a medicine. He blamed the doctors for
making drunkards by pandering to the vicious
desires of their patients and prescribing liquors.
Mr. Rose had not found it necessary to take li-
quor as a medicine for fifty years. (" I did not
think he had lived in the world so long," mut-
tered Miss Wood to her niece.) Mr. Rose went

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on t(j urge tlint Temperance l)e tauglit in schools,
and sevei-ely reproved tlie teachers for l)einrr so
indifferent in tlie niattei. He strongly advised
the intnxlaction ol'Tempeiance lesson books ; and
declared that there were some in tlie hall who
knew more about that important subject than the
Minister of Education himself.

" Tom," said Mrs. Hardin^-, when the meetins"
was over, " I do wish that Mr. Rose had a -rain
or two of selfishness in his nature ! He need not
try to make us all as good as himself, fur he will
never succeed. He would actually make us be-
lieve that every one, avery one, has a work to
do."

" Matilda, does not your own conscience tell you
that Mr. Hose is right!"

''Yes," angrily replied Mrs. Harding; ' but I'll
not give in ; and had 1 a hundred consciences, I
would tight against them all."

" My dear, some day you will be sorjy for say-
ing such a wicked thing."

Matilda was silent ; she was half afraid of it
herself.

When Miss Wood arrived at her home, she

" HHOTHKK G. M. UOSK.

looked keenly at her niece and iinjuired, " Wliat
is the matter ? "

Mrs. Soniei'vilhi made no reply.

" Did you not enjoy Mr. Rose's speech? "

" No, Aunt Fanny," mournfully answered Hat-
tie, " he hit me too hard for that."

The spinster laughed aloud. " Indeed, I am
delighted to hear it — perfectly delighted ! "

There was no response, and Miss Wood mali-
ciously continued, "you look as though you were
going to cry, Hattie ! '

" Oh, no. Aunt Fanny.' That would not do
any good. I might cry for a week, but tears
would never wash out the past." ^

The old maid became serious in an instant.
" Sit down, my niece ; " she said, " and tell me
what troubled you ? "

" Mr. Rose si)oke of teachers "

"Oh, yes , so he did. And now, I call to mind
that Tuany years ago, your father, (the foolish
man) consented to let you try school-teaching for
a few months, never dreaming that his contrary
daughter would go out in the bush and have for
scholars tlie rough children of shantymen and so
forth."

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Mrs. Soiiicivillc siiiilcd sadly as she r«rallc<l t<>
jiiind tliu lug houses, tlio vast, lone woods, and
the rough Imt kind hearted children who had
been under her care. The sharp voice of the
spinster broke in upon her reverie, " Well, how
nnicli IV'inperance did you teach them ?"

" None at all."

" None at all ! You may well look troubled.
So much as they needed it — no Sunday-school
— no church, except an occasional service in your
school-house — and many of them sui'rounded with
bad influences into the bur<»ain. You never
warned them against the very sin that would
l>e apt to overcome them : what could you be
thinking about ? "

" I don't know. Aunt Fanny," returned Mrs.
Somerville, mournfully. " There was no Tem-
perance Society w^ithin reach, and it never struck
me that I could work in such a place, single-
handed. Many of the children had rough parents,
and knew more of lighting and swearing than of
the Bible. I tauofht them about Christ and the
way of salvation; but Temperance never entered
my head. Li(^uor will be more apt to keep them

" imcrrHKR v.. m. rose.'

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from t]i(3 Saviour Mian ('V<'rytliing els<3 put to-
Sjetlier, and I have not uttered a word of warn-
ing against it. Aunt Fanny, if those boys be-
come drurd<ards, will they not be justified in
blaming me ■ "

Miss Wood was silent ; she really felt sorry for
her niece. " Hattie," she a.sked at length, "is
there no way of remedying it now ? Send them
some tracts."

" Aunt Fainiy, I sent them Temperance papery,
books and tracts, long ago, and chromo pledge-
cards, too. But doing one's best for the future,
does not wash out the past. What a Ijlessing
there is Homethimi that will I " Hattie arose as she
spoke and took a loose slip of paj^er out <jf her
scrap-book.

" What is that ? " inquired the sj)inster.

"The I'eport in the Globe of the Rev. Joseph
'Cook's lecture, last Tluirsday night."

" Read that part of it about substitution," said
Miss Wood, who was anxious to comfort hei" niece.

Mrs. Somerville read aloud, as follows : " We
cannot go hence in peace unless we are hai'mo-
nized with our environment. Our environment

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is made up of (lod, of the plan of our own Ma-
tures, and of our record in the past, and therefore
we must be harmonized wita God in conscience
and our record, or, in the very nature of things,
there can be no peace for us. There are three things
from wliich. we cannot escape, oui' own natures,
God, and our record. * * * The unchangeablepast
is a part of our environment. We must be har-
monized with it. Am I harmonized withitwlien
1 have reformed ? There is an uncliauireable r( -
cord of my sin in the past, I have learned to hate
that sin, but ought the record of it to be treated
precisely as though it never had been ? Here is a
deserter. Here is a soldier who never deserted.
Thedeserter comes back. He is ready to re-enli.st.
Ought he to be treated just like the soldier t!;;it
never deserted ! He ought to be treated diffeient-
ly, and God always does what He ought to do.
TIcj Mtore I feel an unrest as to this record in the
past, even after I have reformed. * * * I know
not what can be made clear from human history,
if it is not certain that in the absence of a deliverer
and of an expiation, man forebodes punish-
ment. That is the way we are made, and even

" P.ROTHKR G. M. ROSE.

;!f't«.M- wc liavo ivf'oiincd, lumiaii iiatiiieacis in this
iiiaTiiici'. The u^rcfitc'st saints, in tliu absence of
expiation, or when tliey liave known notliing
of it, hav<.! had tliis foiel)oding, and in all ages
have had it. The record oi. deserti(»n behind a
inan niak(.'s his past permanently diti'erent from
; hat of a man who has never deserted. Tiiatpast
whicli was an ett'eet becomes a cause, and will per-
petually produce appropriate effects of f ore])oding
unless God's hand, as a screen, be let down between
iis and it, and between His face and that black,
irreversible |)ast. I know 1 need such a screen.
But from mere reason I cannot prove that such a
screen has been provided for me. Revelation says
en atonement has been 'tnade. That key turns in
lite lock of liuman nature ; thit fits the wards of
this forehodinfj. Tlait washes Lady MachetKs red
r'ajht hand.* * * Lady Macbeth, pacing up and
down, should be kept there forever to illustrate, in
the forefront of literature, and to all time, one of
the greatest of religious truths ; ' Out, accursed
s}»ot. All the perfumes of Arabia would not sweet-
en this littlehajid.' * * * There is nothing shadowy,
notliing uncertain about tl»e fact that Lady Mac-

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Ix'th s licind is rod ; or the taetthat slic would like to
wash it ; or tlie fact that she cannot. Who can ?
Not Plato, not Socrates, not Goethe, not Strauss,
not Emerson — only Ghnstianity cat i ii'dsJi Lady
Machftli s red rif/Jd hand!'

'■ Very true, Hattie. 1 wish you had heard the
whole lecture."

" So do I. Aunt Fanny, have you a Wesleyan
hynm-hook. Mine is at Roseville."

" Yes, half a dozen of them. What is it you
want ? "

"That hynni which so !)eautitV.ily speaks of
Christ as our Surety. ' All ye that pass by,' etc."

" Oh, for shame, my niece. You knew that when
a child. Surely you have not foi'i-'otten it now."

" I cannot remember it all."

" Go on, and I'll help yoL."

Hattie conniienced as follows: —
Christ Our Saokifiok,

'* All yo that pass 1>3',

To Jesus di'iiw nigh :
1\» y<ni is it nothing tliat Jesus sli-mld die I

Your ransom and peace,

Your surety He is ;
Conic, see if there ever was sorrow like His.

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" I'.HOTHER (i. M. I{()SE."

For vvhiit you liavo done,

His blood must atone ;
The Father hath puiiisliod for you IJis dear Son.

The Lord, in the day

Of his auL'er, did lay
Your sins on the Lamb ; and He bore them away."

" I forget what comes next, Aunt Fanny."
Miss Wood immediately went on,

" He answered for all
O, come at His call,
' And low at His cross with astonishment fall.
But lift up your eyes
At Jesus' cries :
Lnpassive, He suffers ; immortal, He dies.

" He dies to atone

For sins not His own ;
Your debt He hath paid, and yor.r work He hath done.

Ye all may receive

The peace He did leave,
Who made intercession, ' My Father, forgive ! ' "

" Now, my niece, you surely remember the
rest."

Hattie smiled. " Yes, Aunt Fanny, I do ; and
what is more, believe it with all my heart."

" Then, go on."

" If you wish it," and Kattie proceeded.

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" For yon and for me

He prayed on tlie tree ;
Tlie prayer is accepted, the sinner is free,

That sinner am I,

Who on .Fesns rely,
And come for the pard<ja God cannot deny.

" My pardon I chiim
For a sinner I am ;
A sinner believintc in Jesns's name.
He purchased the grace
Which now [ embrace ;
(J Father, T}io)i himwcst He died in my place.

" His death is my i)lea :

My Advocate see,
And hear the blood speak that hath answered for me.

Acquitted [ was

When He bled on the cross ;
And by losing His life He hath carried my cause."

" Mr. Greg thinks the doctrine of substitution
a niu-t vicious one, my niece. Now, woukl yoi.
be guilty of the same neglect of duty again, be-
cause you could be foi/iven ? "

"ISo, indeed Aunt Fannv. Those who love
Christ, surely, surelij, will not wilfully grievo
Hiu)."

"That is jus r. what T think myself"

" imOTHEIl (J. M. ROSE.

SiM'iiii:^ that her iiioco was suinowhatcoiutoitod,
the old maid couM not refrain from remarlvini'' in
an ironical tone. "You still like Mr. Rose, I hope!"

Hattie looked up in sui[)rise. '' Indeed T do,"
she answered warndy, '' more than ever."

" You have not even spoken to him," said Miss
Wood, " and I can assure you from experience,
that many people of whom you think very
highly, are far from being as perfect as you sup-
pose, when you become personally accjuainted
with them. Do not forget that ' distance lends
enchantment to the view.' "

" That is unfortunately too true in many cases ;
but it is all nonsense so far as he is concerned.
Those who know Mr. Rose the best, are the very
ones who love and esteem him the most."

" It is utterly useless to talk to you. I have
not the slightest wish for even a distant acquain-
tance with him or any other fanatical Prohibi-
tionist ; but if you were so happy as to possess
his friendship, you would not exchange it for all
Canada — now, would you ? "

" No indeed, Aunt Fanny," returned Hattie, in-
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such a man as Mr. G. M. Rose is to be huuiilit or
soM ? I ain convinced that its 'happy pos-
sessors,' as you call them, would not exchange it
for all the gold in the world."

'• Nor Edward Carswell's either, I presuine.
Well, my niece, you won't hear of mariying Mr.
McFarlane just yet ; but, when you do, I advise
you to go over to Maine on your wedding tour."

" Oh, we are, Aunt Fanny. Ronald has pro-
mised to stop a week or twi^ in Portland ; and it
will not be my fault if I do not catch a glimpse of
Neal Dow."

The spinstei- waited to hear no more, but at
once left tlhi room.

"Good-night, Aunt Fanny:" called her niece.

There was no reply.

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CHAPTER Yin.

THE IDEAL FULFILLED.

"^^ATTIE," said Miss Wood, one day, "you
are very close-mouthed about wliat takes

place at Divisions. I can only form a poor idea,
not beint^ a member, and consequently forbidden
to attend any except open meetings. Honestly,
now, which did you enjoy the" most, the last
special concert of the Club, or the meeting of the
Sons of Temperance at Don Mount last Friday ? "

" The meeting at Don Mount," promptly re-
plied Mrs. Somerville.

'•' Knowing what a taste you have, I am not
greatly surprised. You can sit for a whole even-
ing listening to speeches about the cause, but
cannot appreciiite music."

" Yes, I cap ; there are songs that

THE IDEAL FULFILLED.

" Uh, of course, Temperance — you havf iioitliur
heart nor soul for anytliiug else ! "

" Aunt Fanny, that is not true,"

" I know whether it's true or not! " scornfullv
returned the spinster. " What is thu initiation
service like t " she continued,

" Very beautiful, solemn and impressive. Some-
thing the same as installation. You must remem-
ber seeing- Brother G, M. Rose install the othcers
of Rechab Division."

" Yes, 1 was much pleased with the service :
but not with the gentleman who perfornuMl it.
Now scowl, Hattie, do ! WHien the business
part of the ordinary" Division meeting is over, do
they have a good progrannue ? "

" Yes, they are generally very interesting. At
Crystal Fountain Division we have plenty of nui-
sic ; among others, Mr. ►i^tark sings his Scotch
songs so admirably that you would wish you
were Scotch, Aunt Fann}^ ! "
' " I don't believe it ! "

"Mr, Dilworth gi/es us good recitations ; Mr.
Daniel Rose is always ready with some intt;rest-
ing and instructive reading ; and it is needless to

"BHOTHER C. M. ROSK.

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a<l<l, that Mr. (1 M. \U)se, who is fclic inuvin*;- spirit
in tlio Division — nay, 1 niiglit ^^o further, and
say tlic very life of it — contriljutes his full share
tov/ards making the meetings hoth pleasant and
profitable. You know how beautifully he can
repd and recite ; and, as for delivering Temjier-
ance addresses I defy you to find his equal !"

" That is all very well. Crystal Fountain has
the name of Ijeingthe best ])ivision in the city — "

" In the Dominion !" interrupted Hattie, with a
laugh.

" Have it your own way — in the Dominion ;
but, as for making the meetings interesting, that
would be hard to do, when the Division was
small, like Rechab for instance."

"Not a bit of it, if the membertb are really in
earnest and possess some l)iains. (*ne of the
most interesting meetings I ever attended was at
Rechab Division, which though small as regards
numbers, cannot well be beaten in point of
pluck."

" Describe it, please. Suiely the entertainment
part is not a secret."

" Oh, no; I presume not. Mr. Duncan gave a

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very iiituiustiiig jin.l instructive lectins on poetry;
he explained the various kinds, read several
extracts, and called on Mr. Robert McConkey,
who sinos well, to illustrate it hy a song or two.
When he was in the niiddle of his lecture, Mr. G.
M. Rose came in, as a visitor, you know. Of
course, he was asked to speak, and very kindly
complied, entertaining the Division with a num-
ber of poems and snatches of poems, by way of il-
lustrating Mr. Duncan's lecture. Had you been
there, T am sure yc u would have enjoyed it un-
commonly. Aunt Fanny."

" It is (juite likely I should ; but, really, their
principles are such that I cannot unite with them
for they evidently go for the legal abolition of the
liquor-traffic. There is no Society in which 1
could feel at home except those moiul suasion
clubs."

Hattie laughed. " You are not always at home
in them."

" No," bitterly returned the spinster, " not when
they get a Prohibitionist, like that precious Mr.
Rose, on the platform."

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" Mr. Ho^v is precious ! Tliere is not anotliei*
man in Canada, who has done such noble service
for the cause. "

" Hattie ? "

" Well—"

'' I never thought of it before — " and the old
maid laughed long and heartily.

" Whatever is the matter ? " inquired Mrs. Som-
merville in surprise.

" Your ideal ! "

Hattie saw at once her aunt's meaning, and she
nodded and smiled.

" Strange that it never entered my head be-
fore," said the spinster. " Your idea) of a model
Temperance man A^as one that I did not suppose
could be realized."

" Nor I — but it has ! " triumphantly exclaimed
Hattie.

" You were far from easy to satisfy, my niece,
that is a fact. No half and half character — very
earnest in one branch of Temperance w^ork, but
cold in all the others — would satisfy you. Your
ideal was a zealous moral suasionist combined
with a thorouoh out and out Prohibitionist. No

THE IDEAL FULFILLED.

rcfoniKMl drunkard ; l.ut a lil'c-lonir Tonip.Tance
man, hating ]i(|iior~yes, and (shame upon you)
tliose who deal in it. Not one who professes
both mora) suasion and Prohil)ition, ami then,
when the testing time comes, votes away fiis prin-
ciples for party ; but one who is true as steel,
whose motto is ' The ballot for Temperance,' who
never casts anything but a Prohibition vote. Uy
dear niece, at last you have discovered a man, in
whom all those varied excellences meet— a man
who comes up to your almost imposssil)le stan-
dard, and I congratulate you most heartily that
your outhindish, ffinatical ideal is completely ful-
filled in that 'precious' Mr George Maclean
Rose !"

(CHAPTER. IX.

SEIOD-SOWING.
" "Tn T ATTIE lias sent us two tickets for the

special concert, to-night, Tom ; and, in
the acconipaning note, she says that Mr. Rose
is expected to speak, doubtless intending to
charm us West-enders with his talisinanic name."

" I shall certainly go, Matilda, if he is adver-
tised to speak ; and so will you."

It was the evening of the 23rd November.
The weather being cool, the hall was so crowded
that more seats had to be brought in to accommo-
date the audience. A first-class entertainment
had been provided for them, which they evident-
ly enjoyed.

•* It is all very good, so fai," whispered Miss

SEED-SOWING.

Wood in hev niece, "but the worst is yet to
coine;" and she fvlanced at the platform, 'where
several gentlemen were sitting- l.eside tlie chair-
man,

"Mr. Rose won't speak, he is shakin- his

head," said Hattie. "Oh, I hope Mr. Handf(,rd

wdl not take his refnsal ! "

The chairman explained to the audience that Mr.

Rose did not feel disposed to speak to-niglit, hut

he called upon him all the same.

Mr. Rose came forward, and stated that, having

been away at Ottawa, he h.ad not noticed until

this morning that his name was on the programme.

He referred to a reading just given by Mr Hand-
ford, entitled " The Northern Farmer," bv Tenny-
son, which represented a Yorkshirema./insisting
that his son should have an eye to " propei-ty " in
his choice of a wife. Mr. Rose differed altogether
from the farmer, and advised his audience to marry
for love. " I married for love myself and worked
for 'siller,' as the Scotch call it." There had been
a discussion in the papers lately about the matri-
monial question, and how (me could live on .^800 a
year. He began life on $525 a year and got on

" HKoTlIKU a. M. ROSE."

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well. " As for you, vounc: ladies, manv of v<n\
might have been married now, had you acted
right. But you have not acted right." He re-
ferred to patriarchal times — how Noah planted a
vineyard as soon as he came out of the ark — and
said tliat if Mis. Noah had put lier foot down and
resolutely refused to allow li(|Uoi" to he used by her
family, how much evil would have been prevent-
ed. He uro-ed vouniif ladies to have nothing; to
do with young men that drank liquor. Drink
was the cause of wretched homes; that was the
reason why men could not get along in niamed
life. A man who was given to drink would not
be happy in matrimonial relations. How many
in his audience had S80() a year; and yet they
had raised their children respectaljly, and it was
easy to do it when drink was not indulged in.
Mr. Rose was much pleased to see so many pre-
sent. The well-dressed people before him made
him feel that the Club was doin^ a i;ood work
There had been prophets who declared we could
not accomplish any of the things we had already
done. We were the i)eoplo to carry on this move-
nient ; the workingmen of the city and the work-

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in^-wonien too, wore, under (Jod, the instrument-
alities of building up this Club. The said Club,
howevei-, was only doing one part of the work.
We did not have much about Proliibition spoken
here ; but it was expected that in January, there
would be a grand Convention of Tenjperance men
in Toronto, who would talk Prohibition and no-
thing else. This work would go on until even
the Marquis of Lome would have to give up his
Scotch whisky. Mr. Rose mentioned that there
were two persons present, who were members
when the Club was first organized and they were
not in a nice condition to-night. Some fiend had
tempted them and they had fallen away. Mr.
Rose emphatically added, " If a man tempts me
to do wrong I believe in knocking him down ! "
(The chairman .smiled broadly.) The speaker
went on to state tliat he had spoken before of a
poor, degraded drunkard whom !ie had picked up.
Mr. Rose forced him into a cab, took him to a
Temperance meeting and compelled him to sign
the pledge. That was some time ago. The man
stood firm, and wlien Mr. Rose left that city, hepaid
the reformed drunkard's dues for a year or two in

"BROTHER O. M. ROSE."

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advjuice, because the Litter was careless and indif-
ferent about attendin*,' Temperance meetings, and
might have been suspended by the Division for
non-payment. Some time afterwards the man
was going to visit a frien<l in New Yoi-k, who
Mr. Rose knew was in the habit of pressing liquor
on everj'^body, and moreover \<^as so fond of it him-
self that he would even have made the devil
driiik, that is, if the devil would do so foolish a
thing. So, in passing through Toronto, on liis
way to the States, of course the reformed man
called to see Mr. Rose, Knowing well the danger
to which he would be subjected, Mr. Rose took
him into his private office and warned him of the
same. The man who would tempt Jiim to drink
was not his friend, but his enemy ; and if this per-
son, in New York, urged liquor upon him, " knock
him down ! " said Mr. Rose. The reformed man
maintained his Pledge inviolate; he did not fall,
though there were some who in similar circum-
stances would have done so. Many had not the
power to stand when temptation came in their
way. Mr. Rose commended one of the leading
doctois in England, because he would not pre-

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scribe for his pntionfcs until tlicy became total ab-
stainers. He wislicd GUI' Toronto doctors were of
the same stamp. \Vc should tlien liave more
Temperance men than at present. The ministers
also (" with all res])ect to our chairman," added
Mr. Rose) had a duty to perform. If thev made
it a rule that none but those wjio had siorued the
Pledge should l)e members of the church, the
num))er of total abstainers would be irreatlv in-
creased. Mr. Rose stated that he was a Reformer,
a Clear Grit ; his friend Dilworth down there
was a Conservative ; but the time was coming in
which they would have to ^-ive u]) their Gritism
and Conservatism and go in for Temperance and
Temperance alone !

The spinster listened to the clapping of hands
and stamping of feet with evident dissatisfaction.

" I cannot see how it is that Mr. Rose carries
his audience with him so comjiletely ; " slie
peevishly remarked; " he will never rest until all
the members of our moral suasion clubs becomr
Prohibitionists."

The meeting ^vas closed soon afterwards.

"Mr. Rose is not on<*^ to sacrifice j)rinciple for

BHOTHKIt (J. M. KnSK.

party," ohsei vo<l Mr. Mi^Failane. " When |)(u>ple
ask what he Ih, in a ])()litical point of view, he
tells them tliat lu; is 'a ret'ornier of the refbiiuers.'"
"They in((uiic wliat he means liy tliat ; and he
tells th<!m most candidly that he wants to make

them all Teetotallers."

Tn coming down the stairs, Miss Wood remark-
ed in a low tone, " Matilda, that is Mr. Rose jnst
l)efore ns. "

" Where ( "

"Over there, you blind beetle! He is putting
his hand on the head of that little boy; Harry
Hassard, I believe it is. "

They came a few steps furthur down. "There,
did you ever ? " exclaimed the spinster, " He is
asking that lad near the foot of the stairs whether
Ike has signed the Pledge ! It's just like Mr. Rose.
I wonder if he in all his life missed an oppor-
tunity of inculcating Temperance !"

Ronald smiled. " T don't think so. Miss Wood.
He is always seed-sowing. One night, in going to
a Division-room, just within the city limits, he
met a man with a pair of boots over his shoulder.
Mr. Rose asked him whose house that was,

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\nnnt\n^x to a liandsomo one built l>y Davis, tlic
brewer. Tlie man knew to whom the property
l»el()nt]rerl^ and Mr. Rose went on to remaik tliat
that fine house was built Ijy those of uw who
drank beei-. If money w»>re spent on ])oots, oi-
other necessaries, we had th(.' worth of it ; but
wliat <(ood did tlie beer (h) ; money spent in that
direction was tlirown away. Tlie man acknow-
ledged the truth of Mr. Rose's words, and would
no doubt think seriously over them."

"That was sowing the seed by the way -.side,"
said Hattie, " and one day he will find it again."

" On another occasion," continued Ronald, " Mr.
Rose, having been asked to speak at a Soiree in
Grace Church, given by some friend to the mem-
bers of a Coal and Fuel Association, who com-
prised several hundreds of poor people who had
subscribed small sums of money weekly during
the summer, and have it returned in the shape of
coal jnid wood in the fall, took occasion to im-
press the importance of total abstinence upon
them "

" As usual," interrupted the spinster.

" And informed them that the money .spent in

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«lrinkinL>- ami trcntin;^', if sjivcd and put out at
intt'ivHt, would buy tlicui a liouse in the course
of ten yi'ars. It is needless to add that he
str()nij^ly advised tliem to let tlie li([Uor alone."

" I would say it was very adniiiahU^ eonduet
in anyliody else," remarked Miss Wood; "hut,
1 (hju't like Mr. Hose. '

" Tt is evident tliat he is always sowing the
good seed," said Hattie. " He never seems to for-
get it, morning, noon or night. There is not the
least douhi that Ood will bless his work ; an«l it
rejoices me to think wliat an abundMut harvest
he will have. ' Thev that be wise shall sliine as
the lu'ightness of tlie firmanicnt ; an<1 they that
turn many to righteousness as thotars foiever
and ever.' "

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CHAPTER X.

UNFTARIANISM.

'\feuNT FANNY, .ire yo.i .oinin- t', che
^^^J~^ concert of Crystal Fountain L'ivision ?
T cannot reconiniend it, for two (^f tlic best nieni-
bers will be away."
" Who are they?"

" Mr. G. M. Rose and Mi-. Daniel Rose."
" You only say that to induce me to come,"
peevishly remarked the s})inster.

" If you don't believe it, perhaps you will
glance at this article iu the Casket."

Miss Wood complied and then remarked, "This
states that Mr. G. M. Rose and Mr. Daniel Rose
are to speak at Napanee, on Tuesday, 26th Nov-
ember, during the session of the Grand Lo<]ge of
the Independent Order of Good Templars. What

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BROTHER O, M. ROSE.

a comfort," went on the spinster ; " they cannot
possibly be in Toronto and Napanee at the same
time ; so of course I have no objection to go."

The Division-room was well filled ; it was de-
corated with numerous flags and some appropri-
ate mottoes. Miss Wood was conorratulatin()f
herself that the one member, who by his " fanati-
cal views " would spoil the meeting for her, could
not possibly be present, when she heard Hattie
joyfully exclaim, " Oh, there's Mr. Rose ! "

The spinster turned furiously on her niece.
" You knew, you wicked creature," she snapped.

" I did not ; how could I possible know, Aunt
Fanny ? "

It turned out that untoward circumstances had
prevented Mr. Rose from getting to Napanee,
which was certainly a blessing for Crystal Foun-
tain Division.

The meeting commenced. An excellent pro-
gramme had been provided. Just before inter-
mission, Mr. Rose was called upon for an address.
He went up on the })latform and informel his
audience that one lady had requested him to
give a good long Temperance speech, while an-

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other asked Inm to say only a few words ; it was
impossible to satisfy both, therefore he would
please himself. The young men of our day })ro-
fessed to be afraid to marry on aceount of the
extravagance of the ladies • the real ditticulty,
however, was in the liquor. He asked any
man to take pencil and paper, and reckon what tive
drinks a day would amount to in a year. They
would find it would be a considerablo sum. In
by-gone days, Brother Dilworth, Brother Rose
and others married for love ; but now people
constantly thought of marrying for money, which
was a most preposterous idea. Mr. Kose has an
account called "sundries." He used to find that
his books did not balance ; so he entered small
expenses that would otherwise have been for-
gotten, under the head of sundries, which in
a year, assumed almost alarming proportions.
The accovmt was made up of items which were all
perfectly legitimate. The money spent by some oi.
liquor would easilysupport a little wife. Gooder-
ham & Worts, the distillers, had made thei?
money in live cent pieces. This Temperanci^
movement had saved a hundred thousand dollars

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to tlie |)< oplu of Toronto, Mr. Rose cordially in-
N'ited all present, who did not belong to the Order
to unite themselves with it, playfully assuring
the ladies that it was frequently a method of get-
ting husbands. Some people complained that
the Divisions were " sparking schools." He did
not object to the idea at all. Sparking was often
carried on in church ; he had been guilty of it
himself when young. There could not be happier
marriages than those which originated in the Divi-
si(m-room. He could put his finger on half-a-dozen
couples, in that corner down there, who were mak-
ing progress in that direction. An intermission
was always given for the very purpose of affording
the young people an opportunity of mutual ac-
quaintance. "But" warmly continued Mr. Rose,
''the princijial object of the Sons of Temperance, is
to do away with this confounded liquor traffic!"
He spoke of the evils it had caused, of the homes
and hearts it had made desolate ; and emphati-
cally urged that the thing that had caused " all
this devilment," should be totally put away. Mr.
liose spoke of the privileges allowed the ladies
by the Order. They were on an equal footing

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105

with the men, though it was not always so. For
a long time, strenuous opposition was made to
their becoming members; but at last "young
blood" prevailed. He always wanted them
himself ; and could not understand why he
should be aV)le to shew all possible affection
and esteem to ladies when outside, but not be
allowed to do so in the Division-room. He kindly
urged them to come and unite with us. Turn-
ing partly around he said in a low tone to the
chairman as though he were not quite sure, "Let
me see — do we make them ride that goat yet ? Oh,
no, that belongs to the old way — " Then turning
again to the audience, he added, " Ladies, the only
goat you have to ride is to sign the Temperance
Pledge." — Some people would tell him that al-
cohol is a good creature of God. " God did rtot in-
vent alcohol," continued Mr. Rose, it is not found
in nature — it is not a good creature of God, but
a creature of the devil." When it was first pro-
cured, by the process of distillation, it was not
used as a drink. It was then employed by the
ladies to beautify their complexions, but the men
use it now to paint their noses. The speaker

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concluded by announcing an intermission for the
purposes before explained.

" I don't approve of it, at all 1 " said Miss Wood.

" Of sparking ? " incjuired Hattie, with a laugh.

" No ; of Mr. Rose's strong language in regard
to the liquor traffic. In my opinion it was very
wrong ; but, doubtless, Ronald and yourself en-
dorse those bad words in full."

Hattie nodded. ''They were not bad! It is
impossible to speak too strongly of the accursed
thing," .'-he said. " I am very glad that Mr, Rose
was present to give us some Temperance to-night ;
but I am really sor.y for the people of Napanee ! "

A day or two afterwards, Miss Wood gravely
remarked to her niece, " I have juvst been think
ing of the various shades of religious thought
Between the Romanists on one hand, who believe
far too much, and the Unitarians on the other,
who scarcely believe anything, there are all grades
of opinion. The former are very superstitious;
and, as for the latte.', 1 have always regarded
them with positive horror. I would infinitely
prefer to be a Catholic tlmn a TJnitarian."

Mrs. Somerville was silent.

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" My niece, if you have a grain of sense in that
thick head of yours, answer me this — Do you
think it possible for a Romanist to be saved ? " •

" Oh, yes, Aunt Fanny. They love the Lord
Jesus and trust in Him ; so, of course, they will
be saved. Their faith is mixed up with supersti-
tion and error ; they have all that is necessary for
salvation and a great deal more. I am speak-
ing of true Catholics, who live up to what they
profess. Aunt Fanny, do you remember reading
about the young Italian monk ?"

" Was it a true case?"

" Oh, yes ; perfectly true. On his death-bed
he earnestly repeated the words of a noted father
of his own Church. Unfortunately, I cannot re-
member the Latin, but the English of those words
I shall never forget. He was stretched on his
pallet, dying of consumption, when he exclaimed
" Good Jesa, Thy vounds are my vierits — mine,
mine, Lord Jes as .' " Then, with a farewell glance
toward his friend, and a long, loving look on his
crucifix, he died. That young monk was safely
carried over Jordan in the arms of Jesus; but, I
believe the Unitarians prefer to swim ! "

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" Then, they'll drown ! " exclaimed the spinster.
"Not one Unitarian will ever enter heaven. They
will be lost — lost in sight of the shore and in
reach of the Life-boat, and it will serve them
right ! "

There was no reply.

" What makes you look so pale. Hattie ? "

Mrs. Somerville's lips trembled nervously as
she answered, " I hope when their feet touch the
cold waters of the Jordan, they will change their
minds, if not before, and allow Jesus to carry
them over. You know He is only waiting to do
it."

" Change their minds ! Not a bit of it, my
niece. Do you not remember that. old hymn you
used to sing which is set to music so slow, so
mournful, so dirge-like, that I verily believe you
English Church people stole it bodily from the
Romanists —

*' As-the-tree-falls, so-must-it-lie ;
As-the-man-Uves, so-will-he-die ;
As-the-man-dies, such-must-he-be
All through the days of Eternity."

Mrs. Somerville's voice faltered as she inquired,

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" Aunt Fanny, do you mean that all Unitarians
will go to hell ? "

" Whatever is the matter with you, my niece
Is your father inclined that way ?"

Hattie shook her head.

" Ronald ?"

" Oh, no."

"Who then?"

" It's no business of yours."

" You're an impertinent thing ! Of course Uni -
tarians will be lost — every one of them. There
may be some slight chance for Romanists ; but,
certainly none for them."

Mrs. Somerville raised her head and the ^olour
came back to her cheeks. " I cannot agree with
you. Aunt Fanny. Do you think that the autho r
of ' Nearer, my God, to Thee,' is even now in the
regions of the lost ? Oh no. The Rev Mr. Powis
well said, the other Sunday, that we were far too
narrow in condemning those who could not see as
we did — the salvation of Christ was broader and
deeper than we had any idea of — and it was very
true. ' God is no respector of persons ; but, in
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"RROTHEK G. M. ROSE."

righteousnoss, is accepted with Him.' I have no
doubt that there are numberless Unitarians who,
did they conscientiously believe that Jesus is our
atoning Saviour, would immediately embrace him.
Owing to some constitutional tendency, or other
causes, what seems so plain to us, is hidden from
them ; but, they love God and serve Him ; they
work for Christ, 'the Master,' in a wpy that puts
many of us orthodox Christians to shame. And
do you think that He will disown them at the
last ? I'll never believe it ! Christ will carry
them over Jordan, all unconscious of it, though
they may be ^" -

" Unconscious ! "

" Yes ;" and Hattie smiled. " Aunt Fanny, in
coming home late from an excursion last summer,
Mr. Rose's goMen-haired baby was completely
tired out. It is only about two years old, and had
played around all the day. When the street-car
stopped at Clover Hill, it was fast asleep on its
sister's lap. Mr. Rose <:ook it tenderly in his arms,
saying ' Poor little lassie.' The head of the baby
sank on its father's shoulder and he carried it out
of the car. It was perfectly safe in Mr. Rose's arms,

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though all unconscious of it, an<l why should
not Jesus carry them over Jordan, even though
they be too fast asleep in His arms to know any-
thing about it ; why should notHis blood atone for
them ? His righteousness be accounted theirs ? "

"That's nothing but supposition. I'll not hear
a word more ; for it is useless to talk to such a
person. There is neither reason nor religion in
what you say. I have no doubt that Unitarians
act quite conscientiously — love and serve God,
according to the light they possess — but they
will be lost for all that ! " and Miss Wood walked
out of the room.

"It is Aunt, who is unreasonable and not I,"
said Mrs. Somerville to herself. "The Lord Jesus
knows right well that many, if not all, Unitarians
would embrace Him as their Savour, could they
only see that He made atonement for them.
There is no doubt on my mind that all such will
be saved, though a thousand Aunt Fannies should
say the contrary I "

CHAPTER XL

« rii

TRUE FREEDOM.

R. HASSARD in that chair ! It is really
too bad," remarked Miss Wood.

" Don't you like him ? " innocently inquired
Hattie,

" Yes, you stupid thing ; don't you understand
nie ; he will be morally sure to call upon Mr.
Rose ! "

" Oh, I hope he will ! "

The spinster scowled upon her niece as she re-
plied, " Mr. Rose spoke at the special concert last
Saturday ; at Crystal Fountain Division last
Tuesday ; and, as Hassard is in that chair, we
shall probably be favoured with another dose of
Prohibition to-night."

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" I'm sure I don't know what we should do
without Mr. Rose," replied Mrs. Somerville earn-
estly ; " there is not one in tlie Club who is thank-
ful enough to God for him."

After various songs had been given to the au-
dience, the chairman arose and stated that we
came here for an object, viz., to get signatures to
the Pledge, as well as new recruits to heljD us in
our work. He said that when the C'lub was first
started, we used to have several Temperance
talks every evening ; and now, he would call
upon one who had for a short time been working
for the cause — say between thirty and forty
years ; one who had always been foremost in this
and every other total abstinence society, viz.,
Brother Rose, and he hoped he would put his
best foot foremost to-night.

Mr. G. M. Rose stepped on the platform and
playfully remarked that he was ashamed of his
" best foot," for he had got it in the mud ; how-
ever, he assured us that his shoes were clean and
bright when he left home. If a man, more es-
pecially a Scotchman, came to him seeking work
or assistance, he always looked first at his

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boots. If he were slovenly about his feet, it
invariably happened that he was a drinking
character. The lower animals would not use in-
toxicatiiif^' licjuor ; take one of tlie most despised
among them, a pig for instance — who ever heard
of a pig getting diunk ? " You may say that he
wallows in the mire — he does it to clean himself."
After expressing his pleasure that the chairman
had sjwkon as he had d«me, Mr. Rose said he
would go further still and declared that we ought
to have a Temperance talk of three minutes or
so between every song. Many young men thought
it a manly thing to drink ; it was, on the con-
tray, a mean thing. He told them of various
places, such as the reading-room Of the Young
Men's Christian Association, etc., where they
could spend an hour or two of an evening with
far more pleasure and profit than they could ob-
tain in a saloon. He then defied them to assert
that anything good could ever be learned in a
bar-room. " Some young men have to be taken
by the shoulders and made to do right." People
complained that we wanted to deprive them of
their liberty ; it was not so, we wished to give

"TRUE FREEDOM.'

11.1

them true freedom — freedom from their evil ap-
petites and passions. If a man wanted unre-
stricted li])orty he must go into a foreign country
among savages. Our legal enactments were for
the restraining of evil, and if we went a step
further and passed a prohibitory law for the
whole Dominion, we sl)ould he arlvancing in the
direction of universal freedom.

" Now we you satisfied, Hattie ? " growled the
old maid, when she once more reached her home.

" No, I'm not, Mr. Rose never yet spoke long
enough to satisfy me. Aunt Fanny, a letter
came from Prince Edward Island to-day. Perhaps
you would like to read it."

" Yes ; how^ are Theodore and Isabels "

" All right — the letter is from their little girl."

" Janie ; give it to me, my niece ; I want to
see if that lass is improving."

Mrs. Somerville handed it over, merely remark-
ing that Janie wrote very neatly.

Miss Wood perused the letter in silence, until
near the end, when a wrathful expression came to
her lips, and she exclaimed, " Just listen to what
the young one says : 'I can play all the pieces you

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marked for me in those Temperance books ; and
some that are not marked. I can play " Prohibi-
tion " rea] nice.' Wouldn't I ' Prohibition ' that
lass, if only I had hold of her. Yes, it is ju; t like
you to laugh, Hattie ; there's some of your work."

" Oh, don't give me the credit of it. Isabel has
good, sound common sense, and has educated her
daughter properly. Janie will no doubt prove a
blessing to her Dunkinite parents."

** Did Theodore vote for the Dunkin Act before
he left North York ? "

*' Of course he did, Aunt Fanny."

The spinster frowned, but made no reply.
■ " Ronald and I are ffoing to the Executive meet-

^ of the Central Club next Monday night, to
ee how they manage the business part of these as-
sociations."

" Will they admit visitors ? "

" They do now — all who are members of the
Club."

When Monday evening arrived they went ac-
cording; to aixreement. Mrs. Somerville coaxed her
aimt to so, assuring her that Mr. Rose was not
in the habit of attending the executive meetings

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117

for he could not spare the time, so she need not
be afraid of seeing him. Miss Wood felt very
doubtful at first, but finally consented. The
members came in twos and threes; Koon the spin-
ster whispered angrily to Ronald, " You have
both deceived me again — that's Mr. Rose !" It
was near the close of the term, and that gentle-
man had found it almost necessary to be present
on several occasions, but the Professor and his
bride-elect were not aware of the fact.

During the evening, Mr. Rose strongly advoca-
ted having more Temperance in the Saturday-
night meetings and declared that he would not
come down all through the winter merely to lis-
ten to a five-cent concert. He came to do good.
We ought not to be satisfied without fruit. The
audience seemed to have lost all sympathy with
the members of the Club ; and it would get worse
and worse, until they would not listen to a Tem-
perance speech at all. At our last special concert
he had invited a friend to come, who afterwards
frankly informed Mr. Rose that he would not
have known it was a Temperance meeting at all,
except for the address/given by him. Mr. Rose

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said he felt complimented b}'^ the remark ; but
things ought not to he in such a condition. He
advocated short speeches by the reformed men.

Mr. Hassard declared that they had often been
invited to speak, but always declined.

" They would not refuse if / asked them,"
firmly replied Mr. Rose ; and further stated, " that»
if he were in the chair, things would be different-
ly arranged."

" What a pity that he did not accept the posi-
tion of President," remarked Mrs. Somerville on
the way hoine.

" My dear, it is a great deal of work to put
upon one who has already so much on his hands,"
answered Mr. McFarlane. " Do "you want his
health to break down ? Mr. Rose is not made of
iron, remember."

" T know it," sadly replied Hattie; " and 1 wish
he would take better care of himself."

The spinster listened to their conversation in
silence, and would not open her mouth all the way
home.

CHAPTER XTI.

THE GRAND DIVISION.

GOD-BYE, Aunt Fanny."

" Good riddance !" jubilantly returned the
spinster, as she retreated into her study. " Now,
I'll take advantage of her absence and write, for
the time will go all too quickly."

Which it did ; for in a few days Mrs. Somer-
ville returned from the annual Session of the
Grand Division, which had just been held ii Gait.
No sooner had she set her foot in Miss Wood's
domains, than the spinster eagerly inquired,
" Well, what kind of a time did you have — what
of those mass-meethigs tvom which you expected
so much ?"

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BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

" They disappointed me, Aunt Fanny ; I did
not go to the first at all."

"Why not?"

" The speakers were advertised, and Mr. G. M.
Rose positively refused to allow his name to be
placed on the list. I took it so entirely for
granted that he would give us a long address, that
I was too bitterly disappointed to go out the first
evening at all."

Miss Wood laughed. " Well, you liked the
meetings of the Grand Division proper. Doubt-
less, Mr. Rose joined in the discussions. Now, do
go on and tell me that there was not a single re-
presentative who was fit to hold a candle to
him I"

" Aunt Fanny, had you been there, you would
have seen how exactly you have spoken the
truth !" replied Mrs. Somerville earnestly. " There
was not a representative present who could in
any respect comi)are with Brother Rose. I al-
ways knew that he was as noble as he looks; and,
never did he appear more so than in that Grand
Division. Aunt Fanny, I was so proud of him ! "
" Oh, I dare say. W^ere you actually fooMsh

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121

enough to imagine that all the representatives
would be Mr. Roses ? Ah, I knew you would be
sadly disappointed. Give ine an account of the
session."

"The address, or rather report, of Mr. Millar,
the retiring Grand Worthy Patriarch, interested me
much. Among other points, he spoke of Lectures
Cadets and Bands of Hope, Church-work, Sabbath-
School-work, Prohibition, including the Dunkin
and Scott Acts, Newspaper ibr the Order, Reform
Clubs, etc., and, towards the close, he says, " To
George Maclean Rose, Past Grand Worthy Pa-
triarch, I have been, on more than one occasion,
deeply indebted for his readiness in assuming du-
ties away tVom home, at a time when 1 was un-
able to leave ; and I take the present opportunity
of publicly thanking him."

" Is that all you are going to read of the re-
port ?" asked the spinster, impatiently.

" I hope to give you the benetit of it in full,
when you have time to lisien ; but this part, I
thought very beautiful, and it touched my heart.
Aunt Fanny."

" By all means let me hear it 1"

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),>

Hattie read, " I have heard it said that we are
too slow for this age of progress. I don't think we
are. I look around thi,>5 Council Chaiiiber and I see
men who, with thirty-tive years' experience, bring
to bear upon our deliberations the wisdom which
such service has given them. I see men in the
prime of life, with here and there a ' silver thread
among the golden,' who for a quarter of a century
have gone weekly to the Division."

" Yes, I know why it affected you — Mr. G. M.
Kose has ' silver tlireads ' among his gohkn-red
hair; and, tjr twenty -live years, or more, he has
faithfully attended the meetings of the Sons of
Temperance. Mr. Millar expressed it very nicely,
Hattie ; I don't deny that."

"Aunt Fannv, Matilda wanted me to coax
father to dye his hair, which, you know, is getting
very white. I felt so annoyed that I could have
boxed her ears. Gray haiis don't spoil anyone.
The Bible says they are ' a crown of glory.' "

The spinster's black locks had changed of late

to iron-gray ; and she immediately replied, " That

is the most sensible remark I liave heard you

lake for a long while, my niece. Your father

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123

would be a perfect fright if he used any odious
dye-stuif ; and, Hattie," she added mischievously,
" do you think that those ' silver threads among
the golden ' do in the sUghtest degree spoil Mr.
Rose ? "

" No, Aunt Fanny, I should think not," em-
phatically returned Mrs. Somerville. "You would
spoil him though with a vengeance if you made
them anything else ! "

" You have a little sense, after all, my niece ;
and I can actually agree with you for once."

" A marvellous thing, truly ; for we differ on
almost every conceivable point."

" i^ow you may tell me about the business part
of the session."

" How can I ? You are not a member of the
Order."

" Nonsense; just give me general information.
A good deal was published in the daily news-
papers."

" Those reports were written by Mr. Rose."

" Were they ? I wish I had known that in
time and 1 would not have read them. Go on, I
say—"

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l;r

"The report of the Coiiiii)ittee on the Address
was taken up clause by clause and interested me
very much. Unfortunately there was such an
echo in the Hall, that I failed in hearinir several
of the s[)eeches, especially one by Mr. Rose. He
was standing at some distance from where I sat,
and it was impossible to distinguish it all.'

" I'll warrant it was on Prohibition 1"

" Yes, it was on Prohibition Mr. Rose stated
that he had never cast a vote for a man who was
not pledged to support Temperance measures.
Again and again his voice was fairly drowned in
thunders of applause."

" All thirigs considered, there was no wonder
you could not hear him."

" The next representative who spoke thought
' that Brother Rose ought to go further than that
aijd only vote for total abstainers.' Mr. Rose was
immediately on his feet again, emphatically de-
claring 'that he never cast a vote, save for a Teeto-
taller ! ' Several of the representative^ mentioned
the Dunkin Bill. Aunt Fanny, it is a good law
when enforced, and that can be done, for so it was
stated positively."

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125

" Is that all you are going to tell me ? "

Mrs. Homerville smiled. "There was a long, tire-
some discussion a1 tout credentials, as to who were
rightful representatives and who were not. The
Report of the (V)nnnittee on the Address will be
published with tlie minutes, etc. I hope to read
it to you as soon as it comes from the press. There
was the initiation of members into the Grand
Divisi(m, which was quite an impressive cere-
mony ; also, the election and installation of officers
for the ensuing year. There were a fev*' unpleas-
ant items of business to settle, which took up the
time in a somewhat tedious way. One was a dis-
pute in a subordinate Division al)out the location
of a Temperance Hall. Much bitter feeling had
been displayed by the members of the said Divi-
sion, neither side being at all inclined to give in.
Both parties were confident they were in the
right, and considerable ill feeling followed as a
matter of course."

" Yes, and, doubtless Mr. Rose, so hot-tempered
as he is, would only make the affair worse."

" That's all you know about it. Aunt Fanny !
He did more than anyone else to settle the diffi-

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" BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

culty in a quiet, peaceable way ; and, in a man-
ner, as far as possil)le, satisfactory to both. He
poured oil on the troubled waters; and things are
likely to go all right in that locality now. There
will probably be two active Divisions instead of
one — rivals, it may be, but generous ones — and
for that you have to thank Mr. Rose."

" Well, go on, " said the spinster glumly, who
was determined not to acknowledge herself mis-
taken.

" There was considerable difference of opinion
in regard to business matters. Several of the
representatives were factious and quarrelsome.
There are such persons in every organization, and
some of the meetings were very stormy."

The eyes of the old maid sparkled maliciously.
" Hattie, will you answer me a question ? — It is
nothing about the business at all."

" Oh, certainly, if I can."

" You say there was warmth of feeling mani-
fested on several occasions — how often did Mi.
Rose lose his temper ? "

" Not (mce ! " indignantly returned Hattie.

" Do you mean to tell me, that, during all the

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127

heated discussions of a stormy session, he never
got angry ? "

" Oh, he was angry, sometimes ; and fully as
hot as he usuallv is I "

"I thouglit so ! " triumphantly exclaimed the
spinster." It is a great satisfaction to me that
anything happened to vex him. You look as
though you were going to eat me, my niece."

"Never fear ; you are far too sour for that ! "

" You are a deceitful thing, as I've often told
you. Why did you say that Mr. Rose did not
lose his temper ? "

" Because it was the truth. He was hot and
angry enough, of course ; so much so, that M''.
Millar afterwards remarked, that if Mr. Rose and
his opponent could only have had their photo-
graphs taken, wdiile they both stood on the floor
at once, gazing at each other, what a nice picture
they would haA^e made ! "

The old maid laughed. " How I wish I had
seen them ! But vou eat vour own words, Hattie.
What you do understand by loss of temper, any-
way ? "

'' W^hy, Aunt Fanny, getting so angry as to

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

lose control of oneself, and saying and doing
things in a fit of passion that one would be sorry
for an hour afterwards. That is an altogether
different thing. St. Panl tells us * to be angry
and sin not.' Christ himself was angry with
those provoking Scribes and Pharisees ; but I am
sure He did not lose His temper ! "

" You aggravate me beyond measure, Hattie !
How often do I tell you not to drag the Bible
into our unseemly disputes ! You would fain
make me believe that Mr. Rose is an angel ; but
I assure you he wants considerably more than
the wrings to make him one ! "

Mrs. Somerville laughed.

"Oh, I knew you would not agree with me !" said
Miss Wood. Then looking sharply at her niece,
she added, " You are tired with travelling, Hattie.
I will not ask you anything further until after
dinner, when you shall read aloud tl^e Report of
the Grand Woithy Patriarch."

" Very well, Aunt Fanny."

CHAPTER XIII.

" PROHIBITION HAS COME

I "

OW, I SL.:\ ready for that repoi-t."
,^ '* What a quantity of fancy-work you

have there, Aunt Fanny ! "

" Yes ; another Cliurch -bazaar, " impatiently
returned Miss Wood. " I would far rather be in
my study. Now, take that pamphlet and com-
mence."

Mrs. Somerville obeyed, and rend the reports of
the Grand Worthy Patriarch, Grand Scribe and
Grand Treasurer. Then, laying down the panijih-
let, she remarked, " In one of the discussionrs. Mr.
Rose spoke of those people who separate Temper-
ance from religion. He held, on the contrary,
that Temperance is a part of religion.'

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

" I'm sure it is a part of his, at all events ! And
so a number of the rej^resentatives put up at the
' Queen's ? '"

" Yes, and a hap|)y party thc^y were. I hope
they demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
hotel-keeper, tliat it was possible to be merry
' without the aid of wine.' "

" So you got along all right and enjoyed your
self ? It was a pity that Ronald could not go too.
You had very gloomy weather nearly all the
time."

" Yes, and on our way to the Town Hall, we
had to cross a bridge over the Grand River. A
new one was in process of erection, -and. the only
way was to walk on some slippery planks. It
was certainly a dangerous place."

" Was there not a railing or other protection? "

" No, indeed. Aunt Fnnny. If your foot slipped
there was nothing to jirevent your going over
and being drowned. I did not mind crossing it
alone in the day-time, but thought it scarcely
right to do so in the dark ; for there were no
lights or anvthinir of that kind, and the river
was swollen with tlie recent rains."

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" What culpable negligence on the part of the
authorities. Were you afraid, Hattie ? "

" On my own account ? Oh, no."

" On whose then ? "

" Why, I was afiaid of Mr. Rose ; and would
infinitely have prefcri-ed that every one of us
had gone over and been drowned in preference to

iim.

"■ Yourself included?"

" Of course ; I am not worth anything to the
caure. And all the Grand Division put together
are not e(|ual to him,"

" So far as Temperance is concerned, you mean.
That is just your own private opinion. I do wish
that Grand Division could hear you ; how highly
complimented they would feel."

" Much thev would care, Aunt Fann/."

" I think, my nie- ;% that you are not a disciple
of Professor Tyndnll, but believe i i prayer.
Doubtless you did not fail to ask that that ex-
ceedingly precious Mr. Rose should be under the
special guardianship of our Saviour, and that }Ie
wo^M not suffer him to get drowned."

liattie smiled,

" Did you foiget, iiiy niece ? "

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" What ? To pray for Mr. Iv05?e ? I never for-
get. He is too closely connected with the Tem-
perance cause for that."

" Just as I thought. Now tell me about those
mass-meetings. Did you go to the second ? "

"Yes, and heard an address from Mr. G. W. Ross,
our Prohibition leader in Parliament. I took a
good look at him, Aunt Fanny, as he stood on
the floor of the Division room. Mr. Ross is very
like the photograph of him which I procured
from the ' Topley Studio ' at Ottawa. All the
[larliamentary notables may be gotten from the
same place, and many other public men as well.
Mr. W. J. Topley is evidently a business man and
remarkably courteous and prompt in filling any
order that may be sent. I have had several
photographs of Temperance men from his studio,
and they have all given good satisfaction. You
did not see the last one I got, Aunt Fanny. It is
a 10 X 8 picture of Mr. G. M. Rose."

" No, but you shall just show it to me now, so
you shall."

Mrs. Somerville left the room and soon returned
with the photograph in her hand.

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" It is beautifully taken," remarked the spin-
ster. " Now laugh, Hattie, do. Mind you I did
not say there was anything beautiful about the
original. Mr. Rose looks as though he were ponder-
ing some matter of weighty importance. Prohi-
bition probably," she added, with a sneer.

Mrs. Somerville carried the treasured picture
safely away, and then returned to her aunt.

" Go on about the mass-meeting, my niece.
Did you like Mr. Ross ? "

'* (^^ course, that is nothing new. It is rare
indeed that I do not like a Temperance s[)eaker,
whoever he may be. The Rev. Mr. Porter also
gave a short address, and urged us all to take
Christ for our foundation, and then to build upon
liim as grand and noble a character as ve
pleaied. Mr. J. W, Manning spoke at some length.
His remarks were very good. Towards the close
he Tiiontioned the plague-stricken cities of the
Soutir described the ravages of yellow fever, and
how anxiously the peo{)le waited for the only
remedy — the frost. At length, after great suf-
fering and many deaths, they awoke one morn-
ing to find the ground white ; and immediately

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the glad cry was heard, 'The frost has come ! The
frost has corne ! ' Mr. Manning then went on to
describe the miseries caused by intemperance, and
the remedy thereibr. Tlie day was at hand
wiien tlie joyful shout should ring from the At-
lantic to the Pacific — from Gaspe to Briti.'^li
Columbia — ' Prohibitio; ^ come ! Prohibition
has come ! ' "

The spinster frowned. " You may save your-
self tii'3 trouble of telling me any tiling further
about the mass-meeting," slie said coldly.

A sudden tliouglit struck Mrs. Somerville, and
she inquired, " Aunt Fanny, have you seen those
* mental ' i)hotograph albums ? "

" You mean those that require you to answer,
in writing, a wIkjIc page of questions, sucli as
your favourite colour, iiowej', minister, etc., and not
content with that, would fain make you acknow-
ledge, in tliat most unpleasantly public manner,
your peculiar faults a.nd failings. Yes, I've seen
them, Hattie ; and nothing should ever induce
me to fill up one of those pages, unless indeed
I might leave three or four blanks '"

The first 1 saw was at Gait, Aunt Fanny ;

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and one of the pages boi-e the name of Mr .G. M.
Rose."

" What were the answers, Hattie ? " eagerly
inquired Aliss \\\)od.

" I cannot remember all but will tell you a part.
Mr. Rose's favourite colour is lilac ; his favourite /
flower, pansy ; his favourite object in nature, a
sound mind in a well-developed body ; Ids favour-^
ite character in history, Jesus Christ. The things
he disliked were ignorance and vulgarity ; the
sweetest words, in his opinion, were, ' my darling.'
His idea of pleasure was, apart from business,
reading and attending Temperance meetings ; i
his motto — ' Diwe to do rio-ht ! ' " - — ^

" Hattie, is that all you remember ? Those
questions that related to personal faults and
failings, I'll warrant, were left blank ! "

"Oh no, Aunt P'anny. Mr. Rose answered
them all in the most straight-forward manner."

" Indeed, that is more than I expected. It is
useless to ask you to tell me : I see that very
plainly. Well, 1 hope you are convinced, by
reading it in his own hand-writing, that Mr. Rose
has some slight failing of one kind or other."

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" BROTHER G. M. ROSK."

Mrs. Somerville answered calmly," I thought
every inaii who ever lived had that, Aunt Fanny,
with the single exception of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Miss Wood was silent for some time.
" Hattie," she reiriarked, at length, " Ronald will
be home to-morrow. It was lonesome without
either of you. I hope you will settle in Toronto
after your marriage."

" Pray don't speak of that yet ; there is time
enouo-h. How loi-i^- ar" vou "roinof to work for
that bazaar ? "

" At least thi-ee months, now and again. You
must make up your mind to play, sirjg, read, and
otherwise amuse me, wlule I am at work."

"All right. Just leave those dolls for me. I
will dress them and tie blue sashes over their left
shoulders, to imitate ' Band of Hope' girls."

The spinster gladly pushed the dolls over to her
niece, who took them up to her room. An hour
passed. Miss Wood wondered what was the
reason Hattie did not come down, andjvvent up-
stairs to seek her. She was half-asleep, with
" Greg's Creed of Christendom " in her hand.
The old maid snatched the volume and threw it

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into the fi]-e. To her surprise, Hattie made no
attempt to rescue it from the flames.

" My dear niece, you, of all others, really
ouf,dit not to j'ead such hooks :" said Miss Woo<l.
in an anxious tone.

" Why should it injure me, moi;' than the >rei\-
erality of peoph' ^ "

" Because, Hattie, for you there is no nuddle

ground. If you were not a Christian, you would

he an out-and-out infidel."

'• I know that as well as you can tell nic, Aunt
Fanny."

" My poor, unfortunate niece, " groaned the spin-
ster, " you are at the mercy of the first sc<;ptic
who may cross your path."

Mrs. Somerville saw that her relative was in
genuine distress, and hastened to relieve her mind.
" Aunt Fanny, a religion that will do to die by,
will also do to live by — won't it ? "

" Yes, indeed."

" Were you ever very ill — so ill that you could,
tell by the words and looks of those around your
bed that they did not thiidv it p()ssil)le for you
to recover ? "
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The old maid shivered. " No, " she said, " 1
never was, and have hardly had a week's illness
in my life. The thought of death is extremely
unpleasant."

" Oh, Aunt Fanny, it is not bad when you come
to it. No Christian has any reason to be afraid to
die."

" I have often wished to ask you about it, my
niece, but feared to do so, thinking the subject
as unwelcome to you as it is to me. You were
so ill as to be reported dead. I believe you ex-
pected to get better yourself — dying people often
do that — but did it not occur to you that those
around might be right and you* wrong ? "

"Oh yes. Aunt Fannj'^, I felt how easily I
might be mistaken ; and in that case a few hours
would have ended everything. That was as clear
as daylight, and I thought of the last messages
I would send home."

" Hattie, it makes me shiver to think of it.
You were far from all your friends out there in
the bu h. It was one of tiie most severe winters
I ever remember to have seen, and you were
lying in a miserable little room in a log hut, the

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wind blowing through the cracks, witli ])otli
minister and doctor miles aways, A worse place
to die in, could lot well have been found."

" The thought of a minister never entered my
head. I wanted the doctor though to relieve me
if possible of tlitit agonizing pain."

" Did you cry ? "

" Oh no ; I assure you, Aunt Fanny, when you
come to that you will be past crying. One of
my trustees fetched the doctor through the snow -
blocked roads on that bitter morninof, and <ilad
I was to see him. That day was one of such in-
tense physical agony that I never attempted to
say my prayers, a thing which has not happened
either before or since."

" Hattie, did you not pray at all? "

" Oh yes, but not in a connected way, as we
always do. The doctor and the wives of my
trustees were close around my bed, but Jesus was
closer still, and His presence glorified that deso-
late little room. Do you suppose I did not speak
to Him ? Yes, indeed ; and I felt how happily I
could die with His arms around me ! Not having
been there a week, the people were entire strangers,

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and not one of my loved ones could have got
to me in time ; ])ut the Lord Jesus was more
than sufHcient, and right well I knew that he
would not let me die alone. Aunt Fanny, all the
Mr. Giegs in Cliristendoin couhl not blot out the
reineml)rance of that hour. If Jesus were not
Ood as well as man, how could He have comforted
and sustained me then ? How c(juld He have
been present in that lonely hut in North Hast-
ings ^ Aunt Fanny, I used to think of death
quite nervously before ; but since that time all
has been so different. When I come to die, no
swimming ov^er Jordan for me ; f will let Jesus
cany me over in His ajnis and tlumk Him for
it.

Miss Wood looked inexpressibly relieved. " Oh,
Hattie, why did you not tell me that before ? "

" Because I was not brought up a Methodist,
and as a natural consequence genei'ally keep such
things to myself. I should not have told you
now, but you were so anxious about me. Why
do you su])pose I read Mr. Greg's book ? Not
from curiosity alone ; but you see people might
put those and similiar objections to us, which it

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would be ditticult to answer on the spur of the
moment. We ought to be able to give a reason
for the hope that is in us."

" Just so, my dear. And I trust you will
study Paley's ' Evidences,' as a means to that de-
sirable end," said the spinster as she left the
room.

CHAPTER Xiy.

A MODEL CHAIRMAN.

y^^/ORSE and worse — Mr. Rose in that

^j- chair !" cxchiimed Miss Wood.

"I'm very glad ," said the Professor ; " no
doubt we shall have an excellent meeting."

" It was only yesterday that he returned from
the Grand Division," remarked Hattie, " to the
nroceedings of which he paid close attention, as
well as taking upon himself the task of preparing
reports for the papers. I am afraid he must be
tired out. He was, at all events, at the close of
the session ; and an accumulation of business
matters in Toronto would not allow of any time
for rest since then."

" Aren't you glad to see him act as president,
pro tern. ?" asked Miss Wood.

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" Yes, 111(1(30(1, Aunt Fanny. I only hope that
he won't uu(^lert}ike too much and wear himself
out."

The meetinir commence(J. Mr. Rose read the
hymn beo-inning, " All hail the power of Jesus'
name,' which was then sun^j by the choir. In-
stead of sittinf,' down by the table and merely
rising (as the other occupants of that chair had
been in the habit of doing, more especially of
late), he often came to the very front of the plat-
form and did so at the opening address.

" I would defy anybody to make an automa-
ton of Mr. Rose," whispered the spinster ; " he is
far too much in earnest for that."

The chairman stated that we came here for an
object, to elevate one another to a higher level,
to spend an evening sociably together, and more
particularly to induce all to become total ab-
stainers. When we had persuaded men to sign
the pledge, we found that was not enough;
it was necessary to put our arms around them, as
it were, to give them a substitute for the amuse-
ments of the saloon and bar-room. So we held a
social meeting for that purpose on Saturday

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I night. However, we were going to liave a little
/v' variation this evening ; we would have some

[ temperance speeches. A very nice programme
liad been put into his hands and the audience
must be in sympathy with us and take part. " 1
have got you all aown on the programme," con-
tinued Mr. Rose, " you are going to join in singing
hynms, when T ask you to do so ; and you are
going to obey me, as those on the platform will
do — '' and he glanced at the choir and speakers.
He then called on a young lady for a piano solo,
which was followed by a song from another lady.
Mr. Rose then came forward and told how en-
couraged he had been, during the last week, by
tlie progress of temperance in the West. On the
Tuesday previous, he had been away at Gait,
where delegates from all parts of the Province
were assembled. Tliere wei'e over one lumdred
of them, and he personally only knew about half a
dozen ; but they were all as one, and discussed
temperance matteis for two days. He said he
enjoyed it very much and had a glorious time !
In the evenings, they held mass-meetings ; on the
first, the hall which would hold six or seven

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bundled people, was filled; but, on the second
nicrht, it was not large enoug-h to acconnnodate
tlie a udience. Mi'. Rose graphically relatet I the story
of the workingnian who, when asked how he be-
came a convert to teetotalisni, would invariably
answer, " The little shoe.s, they did it all !" He
then called on Brother Moore for a few-
words, intjuiring" whether it was the loving em-
braces of a wife or some other cause that made
him become a teetotaller.

Mr. Moore came forward and acknowledged that \
he had been drinking for thirty or forty years ;
and, for a i>art of that time, very heavily. A
man, who had thus been saturated with li(pior,
could not get it out of his svstem all at once.
He signed the pledge eighteen months ago and
kept it ever fiince. It took him a year to get
sober ; for, during that time, his brain got clearer
and he felt l)etter in every wav ; and, for the last
six months, he liad })een a man again. The j
audience warmly applauded him as he returned \
to his seat.

Mr. Rose then came to the front of (.he ])lat-
form and told them that after that speecli we

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would have our old battle song. If he had
a wf^akness for any hymn in the book, it was the
first — " Hold the Fort." He then proceeded to
lead the hymn, or a portion of it, which was sung
both by the choir and audience with zest.

An amusing duet followed, and then some
"anvil music," as Mr. Rose very characteristically
named it, consisting of instrumental solos on
small blocks of wood, bv Professor Curtis.

Mr. Rose then called on Bro. Black for a short
temperance talk, who at once complied, though
he owned he would rather not. His words had
a good effect. He said that signing the pledge had
made him a better man in his home, which senti-
ment, it was very evident, favourably impressed
the audience.

Mr. Rose said that if we had done nothing else
but save those two men, we had had our reward.
Instead of that, there were hundreds and thou-
sands whom under God we had been the means
of raising up and making their homes happy.
It was said by the other side that the delegates
to the Grand Division carried their brandy-flasks
in their pockets ; " but, if we did," sai<l Mr. Rose,

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"we managed to keep them there, which was
more than they could do !"

(" Does he mean that they carried lic[uor with
them," imiiiired Miss Wood, in astonisliment.
Hattie could not help laughing. "Surely you
know, Aunt Fanny, that Mr. Rose is only in

play;')

The chairman then announced an intermission
of five minutes and hoped that the brothers and
sisters would go around in the audience and per-
suade the people to come forward and sign. The
choir sang, "Only an armour-bearer." Mr. Rose
called out to the boys to come and sign the Pledge ;
and himself set the example of going among the
audience, for he came down from the platform
and went all around the hall, and not in vain.

Then a Temperance reading was given, followed
by a recitation entitled " The Orange and the
Green," which was of such an amicable nature
that it could not fail to please both the partisans
of the lily and the shamrock. "I like both the
Orang:e and the Gi-een," said Mr. Rose, " thev are
pretty colours, but I don't like those ])arty tights."
Then he said that it was time to bring the meeting

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to a close. There were some young men near the

door whom lie wished to oet. His eloquence had

been lost upon two of them, but he was glad to

sa}^ that tliree or foui- had coiiie forward and

signed the Pledge. He called on Mr. McFederis

for the ap])eal, wliich was immediately made, and

then Mr. Rose gave out the hymn, '' Work, for the

night is coming," which w^as sung by the choir

and audience, and afterwards the meetintr was
closed.

" Wliat a marvellous difference from the enter-
tainments we have had so long," said Hattie,
" Did you evei- see such a chaii'man ? " she trium-
|)hantly added.

" No," growled the spinster, " one Mr. G.M.Rose
is quite sulticient. Do you supi)ose 1 want a dozen
like him ? No, hideed ! "

When they reached homo. Miss Wood inquired,
" My niece, did you ever see Mr. Rose act as chair-
man before ? "

" Not of the meeting of a Reform Club, but I
am told that Temperance societies frequently pre-
vail ui)on him to act in that capacity. About a
year ago, or more, rhere was a comj)limentary sup-

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per tendei-ed Ijy tlic Women's Cluistian Temper-
ance Union to their retii-ing F^re.sident. It was a
pleasant little social party. The ladies brought
their husbands with them, and at about nine
o'clock, Ml-. Rose was asked to take tlie chair, and
yonie speeches were made. In liis openin<r addi-ess, 1
he spoke of the folly of shutting out the men
from the Women's Temperance Convention which ^,/
had just ])een held. It was an entirely useless
proceedino', for the wives would tell their hus-
l)ands all about the matter as soon as the>'
got home, as his wife had told him. He spoke,
too, of tlie degraded condition of women, in tlie
olden timc^ and eastern countries. Mr. Rose said
that it was our Saviour Jesus (Jlirist who took
woman by the hand and raised lier to her true \^
position in society," '^

"A sensible remark," muttered the s|)inster.
"Hattie," she suddenly inquired, " how did vou
pass Thanksgiving Day at (rait ? "

" In attending the morning and afternoon scs-
sions of th(^ Oi-and Division and the Temperance
mass-meeting at night. It was very different
from last Thandvsgiving Day — you remember we f

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went to thfj ' bi-eakfast for the poor,' given by

y'y the Women's ( Christian Temperance Union and

Central Club. There wei'e a number of boys

present who were more or less ragged and

dirty.'

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" Yes ; and how, when breakfast was over,
this, that and the other man spoke not at all to
your satisfao*:ion, for they told the boys not to
steal, not to lie, not to swear ; but the idea of
drink never seemed to enter their old fogy heads.
I saw, Hattio, how your look of uneasiness turned
to one of anger, as the children began to go
out ; and I noticed, too, how your face brightened
when Ml'. Rose came forwai'd to speak.
There was no danger of further disa))pointment ;
/' you were sure of some temperance then ! "

" Yes, indeed. Aunt Fanny. That meeting-
would have been a perfect failure, had Brother
Rose not been there. Do you remend»er how he
spoke of the time when he was a lad, the same
I as those before him ; and added, as he pointed
to one of the group, " like that little red-headed
boy down there, only my face was clean."
That child would no doubt think on what

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he had heard and wash himself betoie lie
went to the next Temperance meeting, Mr.
Rose spoke to such good purpose that I do
not remember one of the little urchins
going away without signing the pledge and hav^
ing a blue ribbon pinned on his coat."

" Oh, yes ; I remember all about it," was the
somewhat peevish reply.

When the spinster went upstairs, in about
half-an-hour's time, she saw a light bui*ning in
the room of her niece. Putting her head in at
the door, she inquired, " What are you doing,
Hattie ? It is time to go to bed."

" I am writing for father, while it is fresh in
my memory, an account of that model temper-
ance meeting,"

" Of that model chairman, you mean," snap-
ped the old maid, as she closed the door with a

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(JHAPTER KV.

FAVOURITK HYMNS.

tUNT Fanny, are you sick ? " asked Mrs.
Somerville anxiously. " You did not
get out to chuieh, or to tli(! experience meeting
either."

" I don't feel well. What was it like — wei'e
there many present ? "

" There were such a large numlter of young
men ; far more than usual. I know what
l)rought them ; it was Mr. Rose's admirable
method of conducting the meeting last night."

" I don't believe it ; and my o[)inion is as good
as vours, anv da v."

" Then why did they come. Aunt Fanny ? "

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" Oh, I don't know ; perhaps Mr. Stark had
exerted a greater influence than usual."

" Nothing of the kin<l. The meetings have
slowly inci-eased in both numbers and interest ;
but never since last winter did such crowds of
young men come in. Why they must have filled
one-fourth of the hall ! "

" And Mr. Rose, our ' admirable ' chairman last
night, brought them there ! "

" 1 firmly believe that he did ! "

" Nothing would ever convince you — have it
your own way, you contrary thing ! "

There was silence for some time. At length
Miss Wood asked her niece to play and sing for
her. " None of those lively pieces, remember,
tiiat go rattling through one's brain >give me
something of a quiet, soothing nature."

" I will, Aunt Fanny," said Mrs. Somerville ;
" have you any choice ? "

" Yes ; play ' Rock of Ages,' and ' Jesus, Lover
of my soul.' After them, some of your own
favourites. Those two hymns are dear to the
hearts of C/hristians the world over."

Hattie complied, and then asked, " Will you

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have ' Paradise; Aunt Famiy ? I am very fond
of it."

" Yes, and so am I."

Mrs. Somerville sang: —

'* (.) Paradise, O Paradise,

Who doth not crave for rest 1
Who would not seek the happy land
Where they that h)ved are blest ?
Where loyal hearts and true

Stand ever in the light,
All rapture through and through,
Ini(j}<^d's most holy sight.

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() Paradise, O Paradise,
1 want to sin no more,
1 want to be as pure on earth'
As on thy spotless shore ;
Where loyal hearts and true
• Stand ever in the light,

All rapture through and through.
In God's most holy sight.

Lord Jesu, King of Paradise,

O keep me in Thy love,
And guide me to that happy land
Of perfect rest above ;

Where loyal hearts and true

Stand ever in the light.
All rapture through and through
In God's most holy sight."

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"TJiat is very sweet, Hattie ; sin^r soiaethine

else.

" Will you have ' Aiioels of Jesus V "
"Oh, no; it seems Roiiiisli tome."
Mrs. Somerville smile(], an<l her aunt im|.ati-
ently added, " You liave such a number of favour-
ite hymns, my niece, that it is probably hard to
know wliich to choose. Sing the verse you like
the best of thnt ' Angels of Jesus.' "
Hattie immediately obeyed.

" Rest conie.s at length, though life bo long and dreary,
The day must dawn, and daiksonie night be past ;
Faith's journey ends in welcome to the weary,

And Heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last.
Angels of Jesus, Angels of Light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night."

" Now, do give me something composed by a
Romanist," sarcastically remarked .Miss Wood.

" Oh, certaiidy ; will you have ' Dies irte. Dies
ilia V you know that, though it was composed
by a monk there is nothing in it that a Protestant
can object to. It is the grandest hymn on the
' Last judgment ' that was ever written.''

" Very well, go on."

lr>() "BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

" Day of wrath ! O day of mourning ;
8oe fulfilled the prophet's warning ;
Heaven and earth in ashes burning !
Oh, what fear man's bosom rendeth,
When from Heaven the Juds^'e desendeth
On whose sentence all dependeth I '' etc.

Hattie sang the long hymn and tlien asked if
her aunt were not tiled.

" No. Is not that a fearful description ? It
makes one shudder to think wliat the reality will
be'"

" Now, I'll sing you a hymn by John Wesley :

' Jesus, Thy blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress ;
'Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed
With joy shall I lift up my head.

* Bold shall 1 stand in Thy great day ;
For who aught to my charge shall lay ?
Fully absolved through those I am,
From sin and fear, from guilt and shame,'

'■ I am not a Methodist/' said Hattie, but must
confess (with all due deference to that worthy
monk) that I like Wesley's hymn better than
Dies h'iv, Dies ilia ! "

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So do I," said the old maid. " Now, Hattio,
ff(y as far as possible in the othf-r <Urection, fj^ive
us a Unitarian hynni, do."

"(certainly," and iMrs. Sonierville san^
" Nearer, my God, to Thee."

" Oh, that is orthodox enouj^di, otherwise, I am
sure, you would not sing it."

" No, Aunt Fanri}', 1 would not."

" Go on, my niece, I am ever so nnich Ijetter
than when you connrienced ; another of your
favourites, please."

Hattie thouidit for a moment and then went

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on •.

" I heard the voice of .Tesns say,

' Come unto Me and rest ;

Lay down, thou weary one, lay down

Thy liead upon My breast.'

" I came to Jesus as I was,

We.ary, and worn, and sad ;
I found in Him a resting phice,
And He has made me glad."

" Do you like that, Hattie ? "

" Indeed I do, Aunt Fanny, like it ever so much.
And that childish one, * the Sweet Story of Old,'
which savs :

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" J wish that His hands had been placed on my head,
That His arms liad been thrown around me."

" I am very fond of that, too, babyish though
it may ije."

Miss Wood smiled. "You have missed one, Hat-
tie, tliat is a great favourite with you, 1 kno\v„
A sweet, quaint old liymn."

" Oh, yes—"

" Are you too tired to sing it ? "

" Not just that one."

'•' Art tliou weary, art thou languid,

Art thou sure discrest /
Come to Me, saith One and coming

Be at rest I

" Hath He marks to lead me to Him,

If He be my guide ?
Til His feet and hands are wound prints

And His side.

" Hath He diadem as Monarch

That Flis brow adorns I
Yea, a crown, in very surety,

But of thorns.

" If 1 find Him, if I follow,

What His guerdon here ?
Many a sorrow, many a labour.

Many a tear.

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" If I still hold closely to Him,

What hath He at hist ?
Sorrow vanquishod, labour emled,

Jordan past.

" If [ Jisk Him to receive me,

Will He say me nay ?
Not till earth and not till Heaven

I'ass away.

"Finding, following, keeping, struggling,

Is He sure to bless i
Angels, martyrs, prophets, virgins,

Answer, Yes I''

A good night's rest restored Miss Wood to lier
usual healthy condition. Hattie ti'ied in vain to
get into her aunt's study; that lady positively re-
fused to open the door. In the afternoon, how-
ever, she was in the parlour, with a laige basket
of fancy work beside her. Hattie joyfully
pounced upon her elderly relati ve. " Aunt Fann v
are you very busy ? "'

" Don't you see that I am ? "

" 1 want you to do somethinir foi' me."

" Go to a Temperance meeting, I'll warrant ! "

" No, Aunt Fanny; it's some writing."

"Writing!" and the old maid gazed at hei

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niece through her spectaclos ; ' vvliat \n the world
is it you want ? "

" Oh, just to publish a little leaflet-book, suit-
able for enclosing letters — like these — " and she
shewed her aunt some that were publi.slied by the
Women's National Christian Temperance Union
in the States.

" And you wish me to write it for you. Why
not do it yourself ? "

" Because I cannot."

" Nonsense, you have written essays at school."

" Yes ; but that is a very different thing. The
mere thought of preparing matter for the press
makes me feel nervous."

The old maid laughed heartily. " I'H do it for
you, Hattie. What is the subject ? "

" That model Temperance meeting ! I want a
full account of it to publish in the form of e. little
book."

Miss Wood smiled. "You are anxious that
Mr. Rose's admirable chairmanship should do
good to other Temperance so<neties. Where do
you intend to send the leaflets — to your friends
in Canada and Prince Edward Island ? "

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"Yes; and to those in tlie United States and
England and Australia as well. Mr. Hose's words
cannot fail to be a blessing to them all."

" You will have to ask his permission."

" Indeed I won't — " and Hattie's look of per-
plexity made the spinster laugh.

" Why not ? "

" Because he might gi'owl."

" I would not care if he did. But please your-
self, my niece ; it is not absolutely necessary- to ask

h« )>
im.

" I don't think so, either. That meeting was
public property. Here is the account. Please
write it over again and make it fit for the press."

" Very well ; you had better |)ut the paper on
my desk, Hattie."

Mrs. Somerville immediately obeyed ; and it
was not long before Miss Wood found the time
to prepare the required document.

A week or so afterwards, when Hattie returned
from the Division, she piessed her aunt to come
on the next Tuesday and join too.

" Why, have you had such an extra good time
to-night ? What was going on ? " questioned the
spinster.

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"Coldstream Division f)aid us a fraternal visit,
Aunt Fanny; and we had a very pleasant even-

ing.

" Cannot I hoar something of it, though I am
not a member ? " in(]uired Miss Wood. " Tell me
ail about the entertainment part of the meeting;
there is nothing secret in that."

" I l^elieve not. The Worthy Patriarch, Bro-
ther Dilwoith, welcomed the members from
' Coldstream,' and one of their number replied in
a sliort address. A visiting brother from Oshawa
also said a few words, reporting that the Division
there was in a languisliing state. During the
evening, Brother Daniel Rosegavea very touch-
ing reading, entitled ' Save the Boy,' and a num-
bei* of songs were sung both by brothers and sis-
toi-s."

" And what of Mi-. George M. Rose ?" snapped
the old maid.

" Oh, I'm coming to him ; never fear ! H«'
gave us a Temperance address — '

"' Which was the host part of the evening's en-
joyment { "

Yes; it was. Ih-otht^r C. M. Rose referred to

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a song which Imd just been siiunr, viz: 'Annie
Laurie,' an<l .said that it would find an eclio in tlie
heart of every man who liad ever loved a woman.
Ho related a tonchino- ineid(Mit of the Crimean
war, whieh took place durini; the stonnini^f of'tlie
Redan. One afternoon, the soldiers, who were
Wearied with the continual cannonadinijf of the
place, liad a shoit respite. A sonor was proposed,
and immediately 'Annie Laurie' went all alon^
the line. The Engli.sh, Scotch and Irish ve</\-
ments took it up in succession. No matter what
was his nationality, each manthonixht of his own
' Annie Laurie,' and the words exactly htted
every case. The song had an inspiring influence ;
the cannonadino' re-commenced, and that nii^ht
was signalized Vjy the capture of the Redan.
There was great loss of life, and many an 'Annie
Laurie ' had to mourn the loss of lier lover. Mr.
Rose said that a little thing had hajipened that
afternoon which had pleased and encouraged him
greatly, and which he regarded as (|uite provi-
dential. He is a member of the Board of Trade, and
a meeting was to be held at thi'ee o'clock, but he
had forgotten all about it until lialfan hour past

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HIU)THRR a. M. ROSE.

the time, when a ineriil)ci' came in and insisted
njost urgently that he should inmiediately ac-
company him to th(^ place. They had no sooner
arrived thei'e than a V)rewer took the Hooi', and
moved tliat tlie Board of Trade j-ecpiest the Dom-
inion Board to petiti(m the Government to reduce
the duty on uialt. Mi'. Rose at once inquired,
' what interest it was that we were asked to pro-
tect.'

" ' The farmers,' replied the brewer.

"' Oh, you're veiy kind to the farmers !' said
Mr. Rose, with cutting sarcasm. ' But I'm here
to protect another interest — that of the people!'
Some discussion followed. The Itrewer found
he had more than one teetotaller to contend
against and ([uietly withdrew his motion. His
giving in amused Mr. Rose, because that same
man had fought lilce a devil in thi^ Dunkin Bill
ciuitest. The idea of making li(pior any cheaper
than at present, was strenuously opposed by the
speaker. He mentioned the dire effects which
'Y/ followed the reduction in the price of licenses for
the sale of malt liquors in England, when nearly
every third dwelling was converted into a beer-

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house. The cry that was raised about taxino: the yl
poor man's beer was a perfect fallacy ; the money
now spent on liquor could be saved and employed
t(^ far greater advantage. Mr. Rose was very un-
willing that the members of the Board of Trade
should commit themselves to any such thing as the
reduction of the duty on malt. "Let the brewers
go to Ottawa themselves and petition for it," said
he. He veiy justly regarded it as pi'oviden-
tial, that he was brought to the meeting in time
to defeat the schemes of the liquor men. As for
Oshawa Division, (alluding to s(mie remarks made
by the member of that Division) he was sorry that
it was in a declining state. There were too many
great men in it — for instance, J. S. Larke, who was
becoming noted in politics, and Edward Carswell,
whose oratory had swayed the people of Canada.
Such men thought the Division too small for their
exertions, and the consecjuence was that Oshawa,
which was once the Banner Division, was suite red
to go down and now occupied an insigniticantplace.
The great men of Crystal Fountain Division, on
the conti-ary, always stood firm and true to the
Order, and their Division was in a most tiourish-

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ing condition. Wo luul another contest liefoie us
p" tliis \vint(n'. (Jne ot" to-day's pa])ers gave notice
tliat a Icctmer was f^oinii'throuiihont the Province
to convince the people that all Temperance legis-
^ i lation was ot* no avail, nnd that the true method
w^as to button-hole peoj)le on the sti'eet and thus
convert them to the cause. Mr. Rose said that
such persons forgot that there are men in our city,
whom even the ('race of God can scarcely save —
1 men, who must be protected fiom themselves.
He expressed his pleasure at the way in which
Coldstream Division had turned out to meet us,
and hoped that during the winteranany evenings
might be spent in a similar manner. Sometimes
we might have a discussion as to the best method
of promoting the cause. We were all called
' brothers ' in our rituals ; but if we did not know
one another when we met on the streets and in
tlu3 market, how could we be brothers ? These
fraternal visits were the means of our getting ac-
quainted. If the brethren from ' Coldstream '
could tell us how to become better Sons of Tem-
perance ; how to do more for the cause; we would
listen to them t'ladlv and take their advice."

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The old maid looked kct'iilv at Iut iii <■■■ "You
have done well to feineiidK'i- all that," Uk; said.
" Now, I hope you'll protit l)y it."

" The same to yourself, Aunt Fanny."
" Go on and finish that account, you impertin-
ent thino-."

"After Mr. Rose's speech we had some more sintr-
ing. Mr. Cameron made a few remarks concern-
ing Temperance, and moved a vote of thanks to
the members of Coldsti-eam Division. Mr. Hose
seconded it, quoting the lines,

' Better loved they caiuia bo —
Surely they'll come back again.'

And soon afterwards the Division closed."

" Doubtless you enjoyed the evening very
much. Hattie," she added suddenly, " You were
mistaken in saying you had not seen Mr. Rose act
as chairman at the meeting of a Reform Club be-
fore."

" I ujeant in the Albert Hall, Aunt Fanny ; and
had forgotten the excursion of the clul>s from up
north, to Victoria Park. He was chairman, then,
and right glad 1 was ol" it."

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" Of course, because you wanted tliose moral
suasionists to have some Proliibition liamniered
into tliein, and thou'^-lit that Mr. Rose was just
the man to do it."

Mrs. Somerville lauijlied. " Well, 1 thought
about rii,dit," slie said.

Tlie spinster gave her spectacles a vigorous rub, *
us she remarked, " He shall never hammer it into
me.

" Don't you be too sure, Aunt Fanny ; I caimot
agree with yon there. Are you going to bed ?
Good niglit."

CHAPTER XVI.

THE " JJTTLK GEMS."

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^JJ'ATTIE, your friend, Matilda Harding, is

C^ in distress ;" and Miss Wood set down
her cup of coffee and looked gravely at her niece.

" What is the matter ? "

" Her husband has failed."

Hattie's knife dropped from her hand.

" -Be careful of that china plate or you will
have to buy me another," said the spinster, omi^
nously shaking her head.

Mrs. Somerville looked blankly at her relative
and remarked in dismay, '' It does not seem pos-
sible, A^ant Fanny. I thought that Tom was soon
going to retire."

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" He never will now. There is nothing for it
but to commence life afresh."

"How did it happen?"

" Why, he was involved with a firm on the
other side of the line, and apparently thought it
as solid as the world's foundations, but it has
gone under, and Mr. Harding with it. They have
lost everything. You need not look so grieved,
my niece ; thay have no children and are com-
paratively young, both being under forty. Tom
has energy and perseverance ; he will soon regain
his lost position."

" Indeed, I hope so ; it will be very hard for
Matilda, who is more like a wax doll than a
woman."

" So far as finery is concerned, that is, unfor-
tunately, too true. Mr. Harding has acted very
honourably and given up everything to his credi-
tors ; they will not lose a cent, I believe."

" Aunt Fanny, what has become of that beau-
tiful home ? Matilda was so proud of it."

" Why, Hattie, it passed into the hands of his
(Jrincipal creditor. I knew you would take this
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kept it from yon as long as possible. I was
obliged to tell you now, for Matilda is coming
here to-day, and you must try to comfort her."

" Is she in great distress ?"

" Yes, but it is not the loss of her wealth that
has caused such trouble of mind. I tried to find
out but altogether failed."

Matilda came accoi'ding to promise. She was
evidently comforted by the sympathy of her
friends, but there was something the matter
which they could not understand. Hattie gently
inquired what it was.

" Oh, it was not Tom's fault," said Mrs. Hard-
ing; ''it was all a judgment on me, because I
would not listen to Mr. Rose !"

Hattie could not help smiling.

" You are very unfeeling," remarked Miss
Wood to her niece; then turning to Matilda,
" What could Mr. Rose have to do with it, my
dear ?"

"Why, I would not listen to him, ma'am,
though conscience loudly told me that he was
right. Look att'he noble life he has lived ! Tom
as often told me about it, for my husband is as

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ardent an admirer of Mr, Rose as you would wish
to see. Miss Wood, during all these years I have
often been impressed Ly sermons, by Tom's ex-
ample, and lots of other things. They urged me
to do differently, but in vain ; and I verily be-
lieve that those speeches of Mr. Rose were my
last chance. You know how his life gives force
and vehemence to his words, so earnest — so de-
voted, so true to everything that is good. Hattie,
that life and those words were my last chance ;
God will not give me another."

" Oh, Matilda, do not speak so — "

" I don't mean that He will not save me if I
repent," said Mrs. Harding sadly. " I hope He
will ; but I can never expect to do any good
now, for my life is a perfect wreck."

" Is that what you mean ?" returned Mrs. Som-
erville eagerly. " I can give you some comfort, or

rather " and she took down a book from the

library and began to turn over the leaves.

The spinster looked keenly at her niece.

" Matilda, you will not think anything of my
opinion," continued Hattie; " but, T presume, you
will believe Mr. Rose."

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173

" Did he write that book ? " snapped Miss Wc^od.

" He is the editor of it, Aunt Fanny, and se-
lected all the pieces it contains. "

" I'll just look it carefully over," grimly re-
marked the spinster, " and critici;^*) his taste, so I
will."

Mrs. Somerville lau^'hed. "There are two^ 1
volumes, Aunt Fanny. They are called ' Read-
ings, Recitations and Diologues,' and contain
nothing but pure gold. Criticise as much as you
please, I assure you they will bear it. The
American ' Temperance Speakers,' etc., are good,
but Mr. Rose's little gems beat them out and
out."

" They seem to be beautifully got up, at all
events," remarl>>:«^j Miss Wood, peevishl}^ as she
keenly eyed the volume in the hand of her
niece.

" Of course, because they are the work of his
firm. Those little books are admirably adapted
for all manner of Temperance Societies, whether
they be ])ivisions, Lodges, Clubs, or what not."

" And, doubtless, have helped greatly to spread
Total Abstinence and Prohibition principles

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through the country. Now read those lines to
Matikhi, if you have found them."
Hattie immediately commenced —

ALL HAVE GOT THEIR WORK TO DO.

" Why theso mnrmiirs and repiniiigs I
Who can alter what is done ?
, , See the future brightly shining ;

-T//y' There are goak yet to be won.

Grieving is at best a foil} ,
Oftentimes it is a sin ;

When we see a glaring error,

We should a reform begin ;
We should all be up and stirring,

With determination true ;
Young and old men, rich and poor men,

All have t;ot their work to do."

Matilda's face brightened. " Mr. Rose evi-
dently thinks there is ti chance for every one to
work," she said. " Thank you for reading that,
Hattie ; I will try to do better for the future."

** My niece, there is something in those lines
that you ought to take to yourself"

"What is it?"

'* When ycni see a glaring error,
You should a reform begin."

" Oh, so I do, Aunt Fanny."

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les

" Indeed, I'm glad to hear it," returned Miss
Wood.

Towards evening Matilda departed, and Ronald
arrived.

"It is very cold and stormy. I am not going
out to-night," said the spinster, decidedly.

" But this is the 21st of December, and there is
aspecial Concert of the Club," lemonstratedHattie ;
" you have not been present since Mr. Rose was
chairman."

" No; that was only two weeks ago, and I heard
enough Temperance to last me for a month. His
name is on the programme, and I'll not go — so,
there's an end of it."

When Hattie returned home. Miss Wood laid
aside her manuscript, and asked for an account
of the meeting.

" I'll tell you what I can remember," said Mrs.
Somerville. " When the time came for opening,
Mr. Rose took the chair and read the hymn, 'All
hail the power of Jesus' name.' (Aunt Fann}', no
one reads that hymn so beautifully as he docs.)
It was then sung by the choir and audience. Mr.
Rose came foi'ward to the front of the platform.

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and stated that owing to the unavoidable absence
of Mr. Hovvland, the Club had called upon him
to take the chair. It wns unnecessary to name
/ the objects of the Association, for they were al-
reaJy well known. The primary one was to get
peo})le to sign the total abstinence Pledge, and
the secretaiy was re'\dy to take down the names
of any who would unite with us. But our prin-
cipal object to-night, was to obtain funds to carry
on the work. Mr. Hose went on to say that Tem-
perance people were always accused of being
stingy, and proceeded to accovmt for it by allud-
ing to the obvious fact of a drinking man spend-
ing all his money in the tavern, thus supporting
the children of other people who would care
nothinof iov him in his timo* of need. When such
a person left the saloon ar.d became a Temperance
man, he would devote his earnings io the com-
fort of his wife and family, which was right ; but
in many cases he would go to the extreme point
and become stingy. Mr. Rose advocated a middle
course : he did not like Temperance people to be
stingy. Among those present were ladies who
had braved the storm. Were the men becoming

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effeminate? — (Aunt Fanny, Mr. Rose ought not_J
to have been out such a night as tliis : he has a
very bad cold, and will be laid u[) entirely, I'm
afraid, if he does not take better care of himself.
He came down in this snow-storm, all the way
from Clover Hill, and there is not the slightest
excuse foi- the others who were absent.) — Mr.
Rose went on to say that those who were present
to give their support to the Club, were ])ersons who
had not been bitten by the ser})ent at all. Mem-
bers who have been benefited by the institution,
were not here, but our/ht to have been. Mr. Rose
said he was in a scolding mood to-night — his re-
marks were not intended for those who w(!re
present — ' but,' ho emphatically added, ' give my
complimeats to those who an absent, and tell
ihem they ought to be ashamed of theutselves.'"

'* Go on, my niece. What are you waiting for ?"
asked Miss Wood, grimly.

" To give you time to take that message to
yourself. Aunt Fanny. Living in the central part
of the city, there is no excuse for y(ju. Allow me
to give you Mr. Rose's compliments, and also to
tell you that you ought to be asliamed of your-
self!"

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

" It will be a month of Mondays, Hattie, before
I go again ! " angrily exclaimed Miss Wood.

" Nothing of the kind, Aunt Fanny. You shall
go next Saturday, or I am very much mistaken."

" Can you remember any more ? " coldly in-
quired the si)inster.

" After the chairman's address, ther.3 were songs,
and so forth. One was sung by a little boy, who
was only foui years of age. Mr. Rose took him
by the hand and led him to the front of the plat-
form, saying ' I'm going to introduce the young-
est member of the Club, with the exception of
one of my own babies.' (Aunt Fanny, Mr. Rose
must have meant that little darling of his, with
the curly golden hair, like its father's.) "

" I don't care what he meant, " snapped the
spinster ; " go on, I say."

" The child did well and pleased the audience.
More songs followed ; and towards the close of
the meetino- Mr. Rose came forward and said a
few words."

"And aren't you going to tell me ?" asked
Miss Wood in surprise, as her niece stopped short.

" I was only thinking. Aunt Fanny, so as to

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give you as nearly as possible his exact words.
After some remarks about Temperance in general,
Mr. Rose said, 'And now, members of the Club, a
word to you. The holiday season is coming on
Next week will be Christmas and the week after,
New Year's — ' and he went on to caution them
to keep their jdedge. Ladies who were members ;
of the Club he need not speak to, but those who
were not, he entreated not to offer ii([uor to
their friends. They might tempt some mend)er
who had been .-)truggling for weeks to stand,
and perhaps cause him to break his pledge. ' The
sin of his fall shall he on your head !' emphati-
cally added Mr. Rose. He then again warned the
reformed men to 'Stand firm — dare to do right ;
and if any ask you to drink, I don't say " knock
them down," but if it's a lady, kiss her: she'll pre-
fer that ; '"

" Shocking — shocking ! " exclaimed the spinster.
" Oh, Hattie, how can you possibly laugh at
such a thing ? I am astonished that "

" Why, Aunt Fanny, you know, as well as I j^
do, that Mr. Rose was only in play." So saying,
Mrs.Somerville took her "Sacred Songs and Solos,"
and departed, leaving her relative in peace.

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On the Monday before Christmas, when Miss
Wood and her niece were eni^amMl in earnest con-
vernation, Mr. McFarlane entere<l.

" We were discussing the future prospects of the
Chib, in view of the approaching election of
officers ;" remarked the spinster. " Hattie laments
that Mr. Rose cannot take the Presidency. Now,
I am glad, that he has not the time to devote to it,
otherwise he would make us all Prohibitionists.
Beside that, he would punish reformed men
who broke their pledge, by keeping them out of
office until they could behave better."

" And very rightly," answered Mrs. Somer-
ville.

" It is no use talking, my niece. He is not the
man for such a position — in fact, is so hard, that
I question very much if it would be possible to
draw a tear out of him."

The Professor hastily replied, '* You are alto-
gether mistaken, madam. I have heard Mr. Rose
say that ' he cries like a baby himself. ' "

Miss Wood looked greatly amazed, while Hattie
reddened, and angrily remarked, " It is only late-
ly, Ronald, that you have become acquainted

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with Mr. Rose, and must have heard him say that
to some one else. It is very dishonourable to re-
peat private conversation."

" My dear, those words you are lecturing mc
about were spoken on the deck of a steamboat
full of excursionists, and in the hearing of any-
one who might chance to pass by."

" Oh, my niece is altogether too precise in her
notions of what is honourable and the reverse,"
answered Miss Wood. " I do not hesitate to
leave my most particular correspondence (relating
to women's rights, etc.,) in her way continually ;
she never dreams of meddling with it. But, If at-
tic, there are many things said, even in private
conversation that are not intended to be sedulous-
ly kept from everybody, and there is not the
slightest harm in repeating them. That state-
ment of Ronald's is one. I confess 1 was mis-
taken in Mr. Rose. However excusable it may I
be in women to shed tears — the strong-minded of n/
our sex are rarely guilty of such a thing — it is
an act of the greatest weakness in a man. To
acknowledge that he cries like a baby — well, Mr. t
Rose ought to have been ashamed of himself ! I

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

Why, my niece, what is the matter ? You look
as strangely at me as though I were saying some-
thing wicked."

"And so you are," replied EJattie earnestly.
^ " Aunt Fanny, you meant those words for Mr.
Rose, but you reflected just as much on our
^^ Saviour. The only perfect man who trod our
earth, cried. Was it an act of the greatest weak-
ness in Him ? Ought Jesus to have been ashamed
of Himself ? "

" My niece, you are the most irreverent creature
that ever lived," exclaimed Miss Wood, who felt
shocked at such an application of her words. " I
cannot conceive what there is in Mr. Rose that so
constantly reminds you of Christ ! "

" That is because you won't, " returned Hattie.
*' Ronald," she added suddenly, " are you sure that
Mr. Rose said those words ? "

Yes, my dear. You don't consider it against
him, do you ? "

" Oh, no ; it is a great credit to him ; but "

" But what, Hattie ? "

" I should never have thought it."

'' I daresay not/' said the Professor ; " and I can

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tell you why. You liave neen him on the plat-
form more than anywhere else — "

"Ronald, I am sure that Mi\ Rose has a warm
heart ; it takes no prophet to tell that."

" Very right, my dear. He is firm and true to (
his principles at all times; stern in rebuke of /^'
wrong ; hot and fiery on the platform ; yet for
all that, Brotlier G. M. Rose has such a loving,
gentle, child-like nature, that I verily believe,
though you searched the world over, you would J
not find such another. You may smile, Hattie, but
I am telling you the sober truth."

*' Stop, stop, Ronald," exclaimed Miss Wood.
" You are just undoing my work. I have been
trying to persuade my niece that * distance lends
enchantment to the view, ' and so forth ; that if
she knew Mr. Rose, though ever so slightly, she
would speedily cease to hold him in such high
estimation."

"Miss Wood, how could you attempt to make
her believe such a falshood ? I defy any man,
woman or child to know Mr. Rose and not love
him!"

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Ronald went on. Tliose photographs you have,
Hattie, represent Mr. Hose asheapj)ears on the
platform ; 1 have brouf^^ht you one which shews
how he looks in daily life — " and he handed Mrs.
Somerville a i>icture, which she gazed at long and
earnestly.

" What makes you smile, Hattie ? "

"Because, in this photograph, Mr. Rose looks
so remarkably gentle ! "

Ronald laughed. " You think of him as a red-
hot Prohibitionist — "

" And so he is ! "

" Yes ; but this picture is just us true to life as
any of yours ca!i possibly be. " Do you like it ? "

" Oh, very much I "

" You'll like it in your own room," snapped the
spinster, " for I won't have it here."

The Professor smiled as he inquired, '' Well
Hattie, have you forgiven me for relocating those
few words ^ "

" I don't think it was right, Ronald."

" Indeed ! I'm going to tell you something
else—"

*• I'll not listen."

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" Don't, my dour, and 1 will just say it to your
Aunt. Miss Wood," turning to that lady, " on
the same boat, last summer, and on the same day,
Mr. Millar, who was then our Grand Worthy
Patriarch, tried to persuade Mr. Rosa to make a
visit to Scotland — "

" Oh, Ronald, I do hope he won't go ! "

Mr. McFarlane laughed. " I thought you were
not going to listen, Hattie : "

" I couldn't help it."

"My niece, how delightful it would be if
such a thing happened. He would probably be
away for three months at least. Aren't you
afraid that every Temperance society in the
Dominion would be dead and buried before he
got back ? "

" Ronald, go on and finish what you were say-
ing," urged Hattie, impatiently.

" Very well. Mr. Millar coaxed his companion
to visit Scotland during the following year. Mr.
Rose replied in the determined tone that is so
characteristic of him, 'TU not go until we get
Prohibitoii ! "

The old maid's countenance fell. "Then he
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185 " BllOTHEll G. M. ROSE.

will wait for some time," she answered, with a

sneer.

« Ronald, was Mr. Rose in earnest ? " asked Mrs.

Somerville eagerly.

" I believe so, Hatlie, and is a blessing for the

cause in Canada."

the

CHAPTER XVII.

" YE DID IT UNTO ME."

^HRISTMAS came and went. On the night
of Friday, 27th December, Miss Wood was
sitting in her study, when the street door opened,
and a moment after, Hattie burst in upon her.

" Well, my niece, is the election of officers over?
Whatever is the matter ? I have rarely seen you
look so angry and troubled."

" Aunt Fanny," answered Mrs. Somerville, her
voice treipbling with passion and excitement,
" those reformed men have not a spark of grati-
tude in them — not a sinjAe one ! "

" What have they done ? " inquired the spinster
in amazement.

" You remember how, at the last election, they

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" BROTHER O. M. ROSE."

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all wanted to put Mr. Rose in for President by
acclamation, which for good reasons he refused;
how they would not listen to his declining the
position of Treasurer; how when be arose to do
so they applauded in such a violent manner that
it was impossible for him to make himself heard.
You remember how he accepted it for the time,
until the Club which had just split in two, was
in a more settled state. Then he wished to give
it up, because he could not attend the Executive
meetings, and that Executive passed a resolu-
tion, jpraying him to retain the position of Trea-
surer, though unable to be present on Monday
evenings."

" I remember. Do be more calm, my niece.
Where is the good of losing your temper ? "

" Aunt Fanny, it is impossible to help it," bit-
terly returned Mrs. Somerville. " You know how
Mr. Rose kindly yielded to their entreaties and
retained the position. You know, too, that he
was the originator of this movement, and that those
reformed men, under God, owe their salvation to
Brother G. M. Rose. He has stuck to the Central
Club from first to last ; all through its darkest

'*YE DID IT UNTO ME."

189

days, lie gave it his countenance and support,
when witliout him it would not have lived an
hour. Aunt Fanny, I hardly believed that such
wicked ingratitude existed in human nature, as
they have shown towards him. Not the Club as
a whole, for only thirty members took the trouble
to attend — "

" Holiday time," remarked Miss Wood.

" Mr. Rose was absent at a festival of his Sun-
dav School. He is tiie teacher of a larofe Bible
Class, consisting of grown-up boys and girls, and
could not possibly be with us. A majority of
that hole-and-corner meeting turned him out of
office and put a person in his place, who, to use
a favourite expression of yours, is not fit to hold
a candle to him. There are moral suasionists for
you !" exclaimed Hattie, excitedly.

" My dear niece, do sit down and try to be more
calm," said the spinster uneasily.

" Aunt Fanny, T can't be calm. Those men
have shown themselves to be utterly vile. More
heartless wretches I hope never to meet ! "

" Hattie, you will injure yourself," said the old
maid, who felt alarmed at the anger and excite-

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ment of her niece; "I shall hear no more to-night,
go to your room and tell me the rest to-morrow."

It was dark on the following morning when
Miss Wood awoke. "Actually that is Hattie
pacing up and down," she thought to herself; " her
step was the lawt thing I heard before going to
sleep and it's the first on awaking. I wonder if
she went to bed at all."

Soon there came a knock at her door which
wns securely locked, and a voice outside said,
" Aunt Fanny I "

" Get away with your Aunt Fannies!" screamed
the spinster, raising herself, on her elbow. " I
wish eveiv member of that Central Club was at
the bottom of the sea, and you too. I'm not go-
ing to get up yet. What time is it ? "

" Half-past four."

" Just go back to your room," answered Miss
Wood, who felt annoyed at being disturbed so early.

Mrs. Somerville retreated, while the spinster
gave her pillow two or three vigorous thumps by
way of a shake, and settled herself to sleep again.
At breakfast she was relieved to find thnt her
niece had cooled down considerably.

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191

" Hattie, do drink your coffee; were you awake
all the night ? "

" Oh, no."

" Did you cry ? "

" Cry ! I wish I could, Aunt Fanny ; did you
never feel so bitter and hard an<l angiy, that
crying was impossible ; I am in that happy con-
dition now."

Miss Wood looked anxiously at her niece.
" My dear, you should read the * Sermon on the
Mount ;' ' Love your enemies, etc.'"

" I know it by heart."

" Indeed, I greatly doubt if it ever got further
than your head."

No answer.

" Did those who voted against Mr. Rose give
any reason for their disgraceful conduct ? Had
they any fault to find with him ? "

** Fault ! " echoed Hattie in astonishment ; "not
the shadow of one."

" Then, it was spite-work, and will return on
their own heads."

" I hope it will, Aunt Fanny. If that clique
have acted fairly and honourably by Brother

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Rose, let them rejoice in their new trea.surer and
let him rejoice in them ; but, if not "

" Don't finish that, Hattie. Yon had better not
wish shame and disgrace upon thum, though they
richly deserve it."

" Then you will allow me to say of those heart-
less men, what St. Paul said of an opponent who
had done him much evil, ' TheLonl reward them
according to their works.' "

" My niece, considering the wicked way in
which they have acted, those words are equival-
ent to a curse."

" Well, don't vou think St. Paul meant them as
such ? I'm in good company ;" bitterly returned
Hattie.

The old maid felt both troubled and perplexed.
She was really fond of her niece, indeed cared
more for her than for all the clubs in existence,
though she took good heed never to allow Hattie
to suspect such a thing. " What a hard, stony
look, she has," thought the spinster, anxiously.
" I would take her to a revival meeting to-mor-
row. But no revival meeting that I ever saw,
had the slightest effect upon Hattie. My imfor-

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193

tunate niece is no Methodist. Wliat to do with
her I don't know."

Wlien evening came Miss Wood remarked,
*' I'm going to the meeting. There will be no
danger of any Prohibition to-niglit."

" I have lost all interest in the Club," coldly
returned Mrs. Somerville.

" And in the cause ? "

" Oh, no ! That is a very different thing."

" Well, come with me now at all events. Mr.
Rose is not likely to be there ; he will doubtless
have nothing more to do with a Club that has
treated him so badly. There are so many other
Temperance societies with which he is connected,
and the Club will find plenty of work."

It was with extieme reluctance that Mrs.
Somerville accompanied her aunt to the Albert
Hall. To their surprise Mr. Rose was present.

The chair was taken by Mr. T. H. McConkey,
and his address was followed by songs and read-
ings as usual. Then he asked ** one to come for-
ward who had always something good for us, and
whom we all liked to hear ; he would call upon
a Prohibitionist, Brother Rose."

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' Mr. Cj. M. Rose went up on the platform "nd said,
" Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a ProhibitioniHt."
And he proceeded most earnestly to advocate the
entire up-rooting of the liquor traffic. He ad-
vised us to go on with moral suasion as well,
but never to rest satisfied with that alone. If
he could get the Parliament to pass a Prohibitory
law to-morrow, he would not do it, because the
countr}^ was not ready for sucli a measure ; the peo-
ple must be educated up to it. He then added
emphatically, " / iva7it evenj member of this Club
y_ to be a Prohibitionist !" Mr. Rose said that he had
come here for something else — to give his valedic-
tor}^ While he was at th^ Sunday School fes-
tival last night, it being impossible for him to be
in two places at once, the election had been held
and they had put him out of office. When he
saw it in the paper this morning he could hardly
believe it. What had he d 'e to deserve cen-
sure ? What crime had he been guilty of ? He
said he would tell them now, that when bills had
come in and there was no money in the Treasury,
he had paid them himself, rather than allow the
credit of the Club to suffer. He was glad to be

"YE DID IT UNTO MK.

195

able to tell them that their financial position was
pretty good. It was evident that Mr. Rose felt
deeply wounded V>y the manner in which he had
been treated. When he saw the list of officers in
the paper that morning, he knew that it wa,s
meant as an irisult to G. M. Rose. One reason
for his expulsion was that he was a Prohibition- \
ist, and went furthei* than maj » of them were f i
])repared to do; another was beet use of his reli-
gious views. He did not brV we that ruK,n. was
tooally depraved, there was always .some good in
him, " a little bit of God in him, so to speak;" and
if we could touch that spot, we could set him on j
his feet and make a man of him again. Mr. Rose
stated that if he had not been inde[)endent in his
views he would not have stood in this position
to night. His voice was tremulous and there
were tears in his eyes as he said, "I never thought
the day would come when G. M. Rose should be
put out of that Executive." He nobly added, that
he would not leave the Club, but work hard for
it, and watch those men who had acted in such a
manner, and if they did not do their duty they ,
should be turned out of office. He said that

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"brother g. m. rose.'

his father was a poor working man, who never
earned more than ten shillings a week as long as
he lived ; but he had brought up his children re-
spectably, and the mother had done all in her
power to give them a good education. He and his
brothers and sisters had been Temperance from
their youth. If the Club went down it would
make no difference to him — would not affect his
principles, — " For G. M. Rose had sworn to he a
teetotaller^

The speaker had the heart sympathy of his
audience, and the clique who had voted against
him looked thoroughly ashamed.

Miss Wood was greatly relieved when she saw
tears in the eyes of her niece. On reaching
home, Hattie's overwrought feelings gave way in
a passion of grief. The spinster was at her wit's
end ; she vainly wished for Ronald, but he was
away in Roseville. At length she said coaxingly,
" My dear child, do not distress yourself so. It
cannot be prevented now."

" Oh, Aunt Fanny," answered Hattie, with a
sob, " I did not think that they had hurt Mr.
Rose so much. He could scarcely help crying
himself."

"YE DID IT UNTO ME."

197

" Scarcely !" echoed tlie old maid. "Why, when
he came down from the platform, after giving
that valedictory, and took a seat among the audi-
ence, lie put his head down on his liand, and more
than once wiped the teais of his face with his
handkerchief."

*• Oh, Aunt Fanny, I am glad I did not know
that."

** And so am I," grimly responded Miss Wood.
" I was afraid you would turn your head, Hattie.
Mr. Rose was sitting so near you, that, had you
known he was crying, it would almost have
broken your heai4/. You were miserable enough
in all conscience as it was. Now, for my part, I
was really provoked, and putting on my spec-
tacles scowled horribly at those who had the
least thing to do with the disgraceful affair.
Where's the good of feelingly so badly, my niece ^
It won't hurt."

"What?"

" You're a stupid thing, Hattie, and your brain
must be bewildered," impatiently returned the
spinster. " I meant," she continued in a sar-
castic tone, " that it would not hurt Mr. Rose to

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shed those precious tears, as you doubtless think
them. Mow, don't get angry. There's another
thing, you always keep poking texts of scripture
in my face, so here's one for you. * All things
work together for good to them that love God.'
Of course, that is not true ; those words don't
mean anything and never will be fulfilled."

" Yes, they are true ; they do mean something,
and will be fulfilled to the letter," excitedly
answered Hattie. " You thought that Mr. Rose
would bave that ungrateful Club to its fate and
never come near it again. So did I. But instead
of that "

" My dear niece, it is useless to grieve over it
now."

"I cannot help it. Whether in that Grand
Division or elsewhere, Mr. Rose never looked so
noble as he did to-night. Is he not a better Chris-
tian, a thousand times over, a better Christian
than those who voted him out ?"

" I have not the slightest doubt of it."

" Nor I. That new treasurer and his compan-
ions may think themselves honoured to sit at
Mr. Rose's feet, both in this world and in the next."

!= ''.

"YK DID IT UNTO ME."

199

" Unless they greatly alter their conduct,
Hattie, I fear they will never have the chance."
So saying, Miss Wood took up her family Bible
and inquired, " What chapter shall I read to-
night ? Have you any choice ?"

" Yes ; please read the account of St. Paul's
conversion, where the Lord appears to him and
says, ' I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou
persecutest.' "

Miss Wood was a little surprised, but she im-
mediately turned to the wished-for portion of
Scripture and read it aloud to her niece.
Then she said coaxingly, " Take back those
words that you spoke in anger, yesterday : ' The
Lord reward them according to their works.' "

Mrs. Somerville raised her head. " I take the
evil wish back : they will have enough to bear
without it. Those persons little thought when
they insulted Brother G. M. Rose, that they in-
sulted every intelligent man in the community.
But they didr

" If that be so, they will bitterly repent it."

" Of course it is so. Christ knew what it was
i:ot to be appreciated by those to whom He had

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" I3U0THER G. M. ROSE.'

done nothing but kindness. ' He came unto His
own, and His own received Him not.' Up in
heaven He may be, but He is tlie same yester-
day, to-day and forever. Can you doubt that
He took that insult to His younger brother as
though it were done to Himself."

" I do not doubt it at all," said Miss Wood, who
had been musing on the verses she had juvst read.

" Aunt Fanny, it is a comfort to know that
Jesus loves and appreciates Mr. Rose. He counted
those precious tears."

" Hattie, you will persist in taking my words
in earnest," peevishly responded the old maid.

Her niece paid no attention to the remark,
but went on, " He is a red-hot Prohibitionist,
every inch of him ; but for all that it is as
Ronald said. Mr. Rose has a gentle, loving,
child-like nature, and — so had Christ."

" Hattie, you deserve what you don't get."

" For speaking the truth ? Jesus sternly re-
buked the hypocritical Scribes and Pharisees, in
His character of Reformer; but He also wept
with the sisters of Lazarus and even over the
wicked city of Jerusalem."

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"YE DID IT UNTO ME." 2()1

The spinster saw that she had no alternative
LTit to give up the point. After a pause, she in-
quired, " My niece, do you forgive Mr. Thompson
and those other persons ?"

" I'll trj; but it is impossible either to like or
respect thorn. I hope their consciences will give
them no psace, and that they will never know a
day's happiness until they go down on their
knees to Brother G. M. Rose and humbly ask his
forgiveness."

The old maid laughed. - I will not ask you
to take that ba<;k, Hattie ; it is right enough. By
all means, tell those parties your truly amiable
wish concerning them."
" Certainly ; you may depend upon that."

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iver the

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN.

<2^

MUST try to take the mind of my niece off
(^. all unpleasant subjects, this Sabbath
morning," thought Miss Wood to herself. " Hat-
tie," she remarked, as soon as breakfast was
over, "1 have the synopsis of a sermon here, which
I particularly wish you to study at once ; you can
master the principal points before church-time."

" It is a good antidote to some of Mr. Greg's
teachings," explained the spinster, seeing that
Mrs. Somerville looked surprised.

" What is the subject ? "

" The Deity of Christ."

" I will read it carefully. Aunt Fanny; but will
not next Sunday answer your purpose ? "

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203

aiece off
Sabbath

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ast was
-e, which

you can
i-tiiToe."
r. Greg's
Lng that

; but will

" No ; you must begin immediately," returned
Miss Wood, as she handed a long slip of paper to
her niece. " Those paragraphs that are marked,
you must read aloud to me, and then study the
whole thing carefully for yourself. It is by the
Rev. Wm. Taylor, D.D., of New York. Now com-
mence," and the old maid settled herself in her
easy chair, in an attitude of close attention.

Hattie saw there was no escape, so she took the
slip and began to read,

" And the Word was made flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as
of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace
and truth." . . . First, the person spoken of
was called the Word. Much had been written by
learned authors on the Logos, or Word, and dif-
ferent opinions expressed and maintained. Which
of these was correct was not of much importance in
the present discourse, but in looking at the context
of the subject, three things could be discovered.
First, that the Word was God ; second, that
He was distinct, that He was with God ; and,
third, that tfe was the Creator of the universe.
It was impossible to have a stronger assertion of

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

His deity than this. . . . They would be

wrong if they thought the Word of God began

with the birth of Christ. * All things were made

by Him. and without Him was not anything

made that was made.' ... In the second

place was the affirmation regarding the Word.

He was made flesh, or more literally translated.

He became flesh. That was the manner in which

John spoke of the truth of Christ. . . . The

one great miracle was the incarnation. However

mysterious in itself, it explained everything dse

in the Bible. If the Word was God, and became

flesh, all was plain. If ther6 was no incarnation,

there could be no Gospel for poor humanity; and

man might, indeed, despair of salvation, and there

was no use disputing any more about it. What

did it mean when it said that the Word became

flesh ? Not that He ceased to be God, but that

He became man, that through His humanity He

might give a manifestation of God. He took not

simply a human body, but took a human nature

into union with His deity. If they asked how

that could be possible, he must simply answer

that he could not explain, any more than he could

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN.

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explain how his soul of which he was conscious,
remained in connection with his bod3^ . . .
John is to speak of the glory of the Word made
flesh. The person of Christ was the great theme
of the writer, and each chapter had its own place
in the elaboration of the argument. In the first
chapter He is produced as the Lamb of God, in the
second, tlie temple of God, in the third, the glori-
ous anti-type of the brazen serpent, in the fourth,
He said simply, ' I am,' in the fifth. He was judge
of all, in the sixth, the light, the good shepherd,
the truth, and the i^esurrection "

" Well, why do you stop ? "

" Because the reverend gentleman has quoted
the wrong chapters."

" I don't believe it."

" You shall soon be convinced. In the eighth
chapter, Jesus says 'lam;' in the eighth and
ninth, He calls Himself the ' light of the world ; '
in the tenth, the * good shepherd;' in the eleventh,
the ' resurrection ; ' and in the fourteenth, the
* truth '—'lam the way, ihQ truth, and the life —' "

"You are a fault-finding, criticising thing,
Hattie," said the old maid, in a tone of annoy-

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ance. " If you had a good deal more of tlie Bible
in your heart and less in your head, it would be
vastly better. Go on, I say."

" And in further successive chapters, He
was represented as the King of Zion riding
in state into His capital ; the great intercessor, the
king of a spiritual dominion, the Lamb of God
sacrificed ; and last, the Resurrection and the
Life."

" Hattie, you have often read the gospel of St.
John, but did you ever read it as a whole, regard-
ing the difierent chapters as so many links in one
chain."

" No, Aunt Fanny, but I intend to do so, now."

" Very well, go on."

"This gospel was above all others the gospel of
' I ams.' Was there ever such argument ? . .
Christ's Godhead was nowhere shown as in the
divine egotisms which were here showed to have
been uttered by Him, a being having about him
the inherent weakness of a man. No man hav-
ing no higher nature than his manhood could
have spoken the words which Christ did. If
simply a man, He must have been either a fan-

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atic or a madman ; but the fabric of His discourses
proved that He who spoke them was not a blinded
bigot, and the tenor of His arguments prove Him
to have been perfectly sane in tiie prayer He
makes. Even at the very throne of grace He says
that for men to know Him was necessary to their

salvation That which a man

clings to in the hour of danger nmst be stronger
than himself, for if a sailor in a storm should cling
to his ship-mate both would inevitably be swept
from the deck by the rushing and irresistible
waters. The mariner laid fast hold of the staunch
bulwarks of the vessel, and was brousfht through
in safety, and it was to the knowledge of the
Godhead of Christ that man should clins:. The
reality of Christ's humanity assured mankind of
ready sympathy at His hands. He was a man
and knew a man's heart ; and though He had
ascended on high, He was still the same Jesus as
the angels described Him — a Saviour . . ,
Man was in sympathy with the fatherhood of
God through the brotherhood of Christ. The
human nature of the Saviour made the love
of God aviiilable to man."

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"BROTHER a. M. ROSE.

" Aunt Fanny," asked Mrs. Somerville earnestly,
" Do you think that if a Unitarian read the gos-
pel of John, as a whole, carefully following the
argument throughout, that he would be con-
vinced of the Deity of Christ ? "

" I neither think nor care anything about it,
Hattie."

There was silence for some minutes.

" I hope that there are no Unitarians in the
clubs or other Temperance societies which ray
niece is in the habit of frequenting ;" thought
the spinster to herself. Then speaking aloud,
she desired Hattie to make the most of her
time and fix in her memory the leading points of
the sermon, as they must soon get ready for
church.

Half an hour passed very quietly.

Miss Wood looked up and suddenly inquired,
" My ni^ce, did the doctrine of the Trinity ever
give you any trouble ? "

" No, Aunt Fanny," answered Hattie, simply,
" and because of the reason given by Dr. Taylor.
The doctrine of the Trinity is no more of a mystery
to me, no more difficult to believe, than that the

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union of soul and body make on - man — for in-
8tiince, our beloved Mr. Rose."

"I do wish you would let Mr. Rose alone,"
grimly returned Mis.s Wood. " Here have I been
trying to keep unpleasant things from your
mind ; and this is the result of it. I believe
you have been thinking of him the whole morn-
mg.

' Oh, Aunt Fanny, how is it possible to help
it, after his valedictory last night ? "

" Go and get ready for church ; I suppose you
won't come with me ; " peevishly answered Miss
Wood.

On her return, the spinster duly questioned
her niece about the services, but obtained very
little satisfaction.

"You can scarcely tell me an3'^thing about
either the sermon or the text," crossly remarked
Miss Wood, "and I am convinced that your
thoughts must have been straying on Club mat-
ters all the time. What good did it do you to go
to church, I should like to know, when not a
blessed thing do you remember ? "

" A verse of a hymn, which was sung fixed it-

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••!;

self in my memory," replied Hattie in a low
voice " it is so applicable to Mr. Rose."

" I'll warrant it," muttered the spinster ; " your
thoughts were busy about that miserable affair.
Well, let me hear the verse."

" It seems like a comment on the text which
you quoted last night, Aunt Fanny. * All things
work together for good to them that love God.' "

" And good it is to bear the cross,
And so Thj'^ perfect peace to win ;
And noiight is ill, nor brings us loss.
Nor works t« harm, save only — sin."

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CHAPTER XIX.

"A MODEL HUSBAND."

HERE have you been to-night, Hat tie,"
inquired Miss Wood,

" I was at the Executive meeting, The trea-
surer was to be there, you know. He was not
present at the election of officers and conse-
quently could not read his report. He did that
to-night."

" Was he hot and angry?" enquired Miss Wood.

" Not in the least, but as good natured and
gentle as he looks in that picture."

" Well, the club has had hard work to pull
through the summer months, imancially speak-
ing," remarked the spinster. " Did the old Exe-
cutive go out of office in debt ?"

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" BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

" Oh, no. The deficit was made up among
themselves. Mr. Rose helped them ; it is need-
less to tell you that."

" Indeed, I would not have given them a cent
under the circumstances," emphatically replied
Miss Wood. " I wonder if his ' coals of fire '
burned the heads of those persons who voted
against him ! Why don't you go on to quote the
rest of the verse in Proverbs, Hattie, and tell me
that 'the Lord shall reward him ?' "

" Because you know it very well yourself, Aunt
Fanny. I am afraid," she added with a sigh,
" that Brother Rose's standard of goodness and
right is far higher than yours and mine."

" I don't care if it is;" snappishly returned Miss
Wood.

On the following day she asked her niece to
accompany her to do some shopping, which proved
very tedious.

" Where are you going now ?"

" 1 want to show you the Albert Coffee House,"
replied Mrs. Somerville, as she opened the door.

Miss Wood mechanically followed. Hattie led
her through the bar-room (an iiwoc^i^t kijid of a

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"bar," certainly, where only tea, coffee, etc., are
sold) and into the largest apartment, which is
used for meetings and purposes of amusement.

** This place has, doubtless, kept many a man
from going to the tavern," thoughtfully observed
the old maid. " I wonder who got it up."

" Aunt Fanny, don't you know ? " asked Mrs.
Somerville in surprise.

" No, you need not try to make me believe that
Mr. Rose had anything to do with it."

" He had everything to do with it," emphati-
cally replied Hattie. "Mr. Rose and Mr. How-
land were the two gentlemen who (to use your
elegant expression) got it up." Why, I thought
every one in the city knew that. Come into this
room and see the library, and have a cup of
coffee."

Miss Wood followed her niece, who had often
been there before.

" I am going to look over those books," she re-
marked. " It was a good plan to have a reading-
room in connection with such an establishment.
You are tired, Hattie ; sit down and drink your
coffee."

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE.

Soon Miss Wood read aloud, from the fly-leaf
of one of the volumes in her hand, " To the Albert
Club, from G. M. Rose." "Did vou know that that
name was in a number of those books, my niece ?"

" Yes, Aunt Fanny, I have often looked them
over and admired that writing."

" Don't you wish you had just such an auto-
graph ? "

"Oh, I have ; Ronald gave me one."

" Then you did not show it to me," growled the
spinster. " I suppose you thought that I would
tear it. Have you got one of Francis Murphy's ?"

" Yes, his name and address on a pledge card.
It is only in pencil- writing, in a bold hand."

" I'll not hurt that, for he is a good moral
suasionist ; but if I ever come across Edward
Carswell's or "

" I have three of his," replied Mrs. Somerville,
eagerly, " but they are safely out of your reach."

Miss Wood scowled on her niece ; then coming
to the table, she drank her coffee and broke off a
small piece of the roll, to " see if it was light."

" Aren't they good, Aunt Fanny ? Is it not a
I boon to a working man to be able to get a cup of

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coming
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it not a

1, cup of

coffee and a buttered roll for five cents ? The
other articles of food are equally cheap in pro-
portion."

" Indeed it is, Hattie."

" The same gentlemen who established this
coffee-houso, with its neat rooms and pretty
mottoes on the walls, have just opened another
on a larger scale. Such places ought to do an in-
calculable amount of good."

In the evening as Miss Wood sat intently gaz-
ing at the tire, her niece inquired, " What can you
be thinking of, Aunt Fanny ? It is rare indeed
to see you go off into dream-land."

The old maid awakened from her reverie with
a start. " Hattie," she said, " this is New- Year's
Eve. That father of yours has spoiled you all
your life and persists in doing so still. I want to
get you something as a gift ; but it seems useless,
for he supplies every possible need, and gratifies
even the most silly fancies. I have frequently
warned him against such a course, but might just
as well have spoken to the wind. My niece, is there
anything in the city that you would like ? "

" Oh yes. Aunt Fanny, " exclaimed Hattie ex-
citedly.

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

The eyes of the old maid brightened. "1*11
^et it for you, my dear, if it be anything that
money can buy."

" It is not. Indeed, I thank you very much ;
but do not ask any more questions, please. You
could not gratify my wish, though ever so
inclined."

Miss Wood looked both troubled and perplexed.
" Are you sure that it cannot be procured ? " she
inquired, " Almost everything can be bought in
Toionto."

" You cannot buy that."

*' Hattie, tell me what it is."

" So I would if you could get it for me ; but
that is impossible."

" Then how foolish to take such whims into
your head ! I don't believe it is a thing at all,
but some virtue ; such as patience or persever-

ance.

Mrs. Somerville smiled sadly. " Oh, no ; it is
a substance," she said.

" Some great mansion, probably," returned
Miss Wood in a peevish tone; "or a lovely park or
garden,"

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•217

" Oh, no, Aunt Fanny ; it is a little thing that
would lay on the pahn of my hand."

" Jewellery ! " exclaimed the spinster, in sur-
prise, I thought y^u did not care for it."

" And very rightly."

"Suppose that little thing were in your hand
now — "

" I would not part with it for all the jewellery
in the world ! "

Miss Wood laughed. Hat tie, your words in-
clude the Queen's crown, the old Regalia of
Scotland, together with a vast amount of gold
and precious stones. Now you might tell me
what extraordinary thing it is you want."

"I would rather not. Aunt Fanny, for it is
out of my reach and there is no good in wishing
for it. However, do not feel curious about it ;
for it is nothing extraordinary, but a simple
little thing."

" A simple little thing ! " exclaimed the spinster,
in a tone of disgust ; " just as like as not, I would
not value it sufficiently to give twenty-five cents
for it."

" I am sure you would not."
o

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"BROTHER G. M. ROSE."

" Hatlie, I have no patience with you ! " and
the old maid arose and went off to her study.

A week passed over quietly.

" Aunt Fanny, you must put on your bonnet
and cloak, please."

" Why, is this Division night ? "

" Yes, an open meeting for the installation of
officers."

" Then I am willing to go. It will be a plea-
sure to see that ceremony again. Who is going
to officiate ? Mr. Rose ? "

" Oh, no, Aunt Fanny," replied Mrs. Somerville,
with a smile ; " he is Worthy Patriarch this term,
and cannot very well install himself ! "

The spinster at once proceeded to get ready,
and accompanied her niece to the Division-room.

The meeting was cora|menced by the members
of Crvstal Fountain singing the opening ode
of the Sons of Temperance. Then, the Grand
Worthy Patriarch, Mr. Ca,jwell, with the assist-
ance of Mr. Daniel Hose, proceeded to install the
officers. Miss Wood looked on with great atten-
tion, while the subordinate stations were filled,
one by one. It came last to the office of Worthy

"a model husband."

219

Patriarch, and Mr. G. M. Rose stood up, placed
his hand on his heart, and calmly took the oath.

Miss Wood whispered to her niece, " Does he
not look perfectly self-possessed ? One would
think he had been through that ceremony a dozen
times before ! "

" Most probably he has," replied Hattie with a
smile.

The new Worthy Patriarch, Mr. G. M. Rose, then
proceeded to deliver his inaugural address. He
thanked the members for the honour which they
had conferred upon him in electing him to the
office of Worthy Patriarch. He was not a novice,
for it was twenty -seven years since he joined
the Sons of Temperance, and a year afterwards
he was elected Worthy Patriarch of his Division.
Mr. Rose remembered well the night when he
joined the Order ; how nervous he was when he
got up to make his first speech — it was only to
second a motion, but he trembled like an aspen
leaf, and was glad to take his seat again. Twenty-
five years was a long while ; it was the one-third
of a man's life. Very many did not live to the
age of seventy-five. Mr. Rose said he had as

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" BROTHER G. M. UOSK.

much faith in the organization as when first he
joined it ; he felt as young in the Order of the
Sons of Temperance as he did twenty years ago.
The association was instituted by selfish men —
reformed drunkards, who cared not for their
wives, children, nor even their sweet-hearts. But
the Order they established was the best thing
that ever happened for their wivus, children and
sweethearts. Was not that strange ? 'J'hose men
had signed the pledge in the old Washingtonian
movement which was just like the Rine and Mur-
phy movements of our day. When the wave had
passed, sixteen men met in an upper room in
New York — many most important events had
taken place in upper rooms, and Mr. Rose in-
stanced the wondrous results which flowed from
the meeting of Christians in that upper room,
more than eighteen hundred years ago — and
great results flowed from the meeting of those
sixteen men in New York. With them it was a
serious question, whether they should give up
their hopes of Heaven, which they had gained by
signing the pledge. They resolved to hold on to
their Temperance plank ; and the result of that

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221

meeting was the organization of the Sons of
Temperance. That was about thirty-five years
ago. Since then, about two million people had
signed the pledge through their instrumentality.
Two million — that was one half the population of
our Dominion ; and we must take into account
the influence which those members exerted on all
around them, before we could form a calculation
of the amount of good accomplished by the
Order. If any organization was raised up by
Providence to do a great work, it was the Sons of
Temperance. One of their objects was to save '^'^
the drunkard. Reformed men, on signing the
pledge, needed a place in which to spend their
evenings instead of the bar-room, and this want
was fully supplied by the Order. In Toronto,
there was a meeting of some Division on every
day in the week ; and if a reformed man spent
his nights among the Sons of Temperance, he
did not see how he could possibly break his
pledge, if at all in earnest. Another object was
the teaching of the young. " Train up a child in
the way he should go, and when he is old he willl
not depart from it." That was said by the wise

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Solomon ; and no truer words would ever go
down tlio ages. Mr. Rose then spoke of the legal
aspect of tlie subject, and earnestly remarked, " It
was not i\\wa,y A f^o, but now the chief aim and
object of the Sons of Temperance is Prohibi-
tion"

" Then you need never ask me to join, Hattie,"
peevishl}'^ observed Miss Wood.

Mr, Rose invited the outsiders who were pre-
sent to give in their names and unite with the
Order. The ladies were only allowed to come in
as visitors some years ago ; but when it was
found that they could actually behave themselves
in a Division-room, they were admitted to equal
rights with the men. (" We can behave ourselves
far better than they can ;" muttered the spinster
with a scowl.) Mr. Rose .spoke of the pleasant
evenings which were sy>ent here ; there was no
wrangling among the members, though, as a mat-
ter of necessity, there Wcjre sometimes differences
. of opinion. It would never do for every one to
! think alike. He then playfully remarked that
many youthful faces were turned anxiously to-
wards him, as much as to say how well they would

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"A MODEL HUSBAND."

22^

like an opportunity for a talk with their next-
door neiglibour. He said they should soon have a
chance. Then after again thanking the members
for electing him to the office and promising that
he would try to make the evenings as pleasant in
the future as they had been in the past, Mr. Rose
gravely announced an intermission of seven and
a half minutes.

The young folks laughed, and immediately be-
gan to make the best use of their time. The
Worthy Patriarch left his seat on the platform
and went down among the audience. When the
short recess had expired, he returned to his place
and observed in a plajrful tone that he was glad
to be able to inform them that the question had
been popped in three cases, and another party
said to him, " Mr. Rose, you did not give us time
enough. Seven and a half minutes was too short ;
so we have taken until to-morrow night to think
over it." He advised the young people to bring
their sweethearts with them and thus increase the
strength of the Division.

Music and singing followed. Then Mr. Dil-
worth read two of Will Carleton's Farm Ballads,

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"BROTHER a. M. ROSE."

L-

" Betsy and I are out ; " and the sequel to the
l_ same.

Mr. Rose said there was something radically
wrong in that family arrangement. If the hus-
band had made it a rule to kiss his wife every
morning before leaving home, it would not have
been twenty years before the wife would have
kissed him in return. The speaker was sure that
Mr. Dilworth would not act in such a manner ;
- indeed Mrs. Dilworth would not allow it. Mr.
Rose proceeded to charge the various husbands
among his audience to kiss their wives, and never
to " let the sun go down upon their wrath," but
always to go to bed in good temper.

Miss Wood whispered in a sarcastic tone to
her niece, " I don't doubt that Mr. Rose is a model
husband and father."

" Neither do I," gravely replied Hattie.

The spinster felt annoyed that Mrs. Somerviile
obstinately persisted in taking her ironical re-
marks in earnest, and rewarded her niece with
a vigorous pinch.

On the way home, she snappishly inquired,
" Won't Mr. Rose make a good Worthy Patriarch."

" Most excellent, Aunt Fanny."

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225

*' My niece, you are enough to make a saint
lose his temper," crossly answered Miss Wood.
" I never thought," she went on, " that those Sons
of Temperance were so strongly in favour of Pro-
hibition. I do not care for any total abstinence
societies except the moral suasion clubs."

" Two years ago," said the Professor, " Mr.
Rose joined one in Detroit, and donned their
ribbon ; but finding they were anti- Prohibition-
ists, he immediately took it off."

" Consistent," muttered Miss Wood. " No sail-
ing under false colours for him. Hattie," she
added suddenly, turning to her niece, " don't you
hate those enormous fur caps, like that which
Ronald has on now. Do just give it a gentle
pull and it will doubtless envelope his whole
head and faoe."

Mr. McFarlane laughed. " !fc is not becoming

to me I know," he said ; " but very comfortable
for all thai;. Besides, there are few persons who
look well in their winter garments."

" Oh, Ronald, don't you think tha6 little dark
fur cap which Mr. Rose wears, becomes him ? "

" Certain ly I do, Hat tie. There are some who
look well in them, of course."

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"I like it. His hair shows more plainly than
in any hat he could wear." •

" Yes," responded the spinster scornfully, " that
'beautiful' dark golden-red hair, which you de-
scribed to your father. Of course you would like
a lock of it ! " •

" I would, indeed, Aunt Fanny."

" And nothing would ever induce you to part
with it ! " added Miss Wood in bitter irony.

" Nothing would ever induce me to part with
it ! " emphatically returned Hattie.

The old maid was in a rage. " You don't mean
a word you say — it is only to provoke me, I am
Sire of it. You remember enough of the Bible,
my niece, to know that all liars shall have their
part—"

Here Ronald thought best to inteiTupt the
spinster, so he calmly observed, " I think, ma'am,
you may safely give Hattie credit for speaking
the truth. I am only sorry that it is impossible
for me to grant her wish. Should it ever be in
my power — "

" Now, don't you be foolish enough to make
anyjsuch promise, The idle whims of my silly

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227

niece are innumerable. She will be teasing you
for some of Neal Dow's hair next ! " ] _

The mere mention of the " father of the Maine i
Law" set Mrs. ^omerville's thoughts off in another
direction, and she earnestly inquired, "Aunt
Fanny, don't you admire that picture of him, in
the Division-room ? I have often wished for one
just like it — "

" That old, yellow faded print ! What a hor-
rible taste you have, Hattie ; really, it gets worse
instead of better. I suppose that the ' Maine Law'
in all its beauty, printed on each side of him,
gives a charm to the picture in your eyes."

" It does indeed. Do you remember the words
of the Rev. Theodore Cuyler, 'The Trohibitoryl
Law movement was, not long ago, in a minority
of one ; but the Lord of Hosts stood with that
man, and together they were more than an over- i li V
match for all that were against them.' Aunt (
Fanny, 'that man' was the Honourable Neal
Dow ! "

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CHAPTER XX.

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THE DOMINION ALLIANCE.

OU asked for those stones, Aunt Fanny, so
here they are."

Miss Wood took the box from her niece and
carefully surveyed the contents.

" So you were collecting specimens of rock in-
stead of teaching Temperance to those young ones
in North Hastings," said the spinster with a laugh.
" Hattie, did anybody find out that you were a
total abstainer ? "

Mrs. Somerville looked surprised. "Why yes ;
do you suppose I was ashamed of my principles ?
Not in the least. I told them that I was a Good
Templar before the first week was out."

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229

" And, Good Templary was at a discount out
there."

" It was — most decidedly."

" So you were contented with being a total ab-
stainer yourself, and out of school-hours devoted
your time to study."

*' Yes, Aunt Fanny, but such a course seems
very selfish to me now."

The old maid looked sharply at her niece, as
she remarked, abruptly, '*Hattie, I should not
like that Central Club to go down. It is wrong
to blame the whole society for the evil conduct
of a few. Now, answer me some questions. How
many were present at the election of officers last
summer ? It was a poor meeting, being held just
after the Club had split in two — "

" There were one hundred members or more."

"Very good. Now, how many put in an ap-
pearance at that last so-called election ? "

" Counting the late comers, there were thirty
; ereons, I believe."

" A miserable little meeting truly ; a cat-and-
dried scheme, spite work, I have no doubt. A more
fitting opportunity could scarcely have preKeuted

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itself, for two or three factious persons to lead a
number of ignorant men by the nose. That all was
done fairly and squarely, I will never believe."

" You must remember, Aunt Fanny, that even
in that ' miserable little meeting,' as you justly
call it, there were men such as Mr. Walker, who
voted for Mr. Rose, and would on no account have
cast a ballot against him."

" 1 arr Mar" to hear it. Though I dislike Pro-
hibition, my niece, you must know me well
enough to feel assured that I hate ingratitude.
You will still take some little interest in the Club,
though, of course, you cannot have much confi-
dence in several of those who have now the con-
trolling power."

"Oh, we will attend some of the meetings,
Aunt Fanny, but — "

"But what?"

" It is utterly impossible for me to feel the
same towards that Club as I did before. Once in
three weeks or so, if all be well, Ronald and I will
go to the Executive meeting, to watch the pre-
sent delectable set of officers, especially that new
Treasurer."

" Do you include the President ? "

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231

" Oh, no ; Mr. Hassard needs no watcl. ng.
Now, do hurry, Aunt Fanny ; I want you this
afternoon."

" Indeed ? "

" To attend the Convention of Temperance men,
which was called by the Dominion Alliance."

" A likely thing. A meeting of Prohibitionists."

" You must come. Mr. Rose will take part in
the discussions, at least it is to be hoped so."

The spinster frowned. " You must excuse me,
Hattie, I cannot go."

Mrs. Somerville knew that it was useless to
press the matter. After a few moments of earnest
thought, she inquired, "Aunt Fanny, why is it that
our Dominion Alliance and the National Temper-
ance Society of the United States are not on a good
financial basis, like the United Kingdom Alliance
of Great Britain ? "

" OL, because England is an old and wealthy
country, far more so than either Canada or the
States."

" That may be one reason, but there are others
as well. Both ministers and members of churches
give our cause the cold shoulder, as a general

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"BKOTHBR G. M. ROSE."

thing. They can, however, raise funds to build
eostly edifices in which to worship God, no mat-
ter at what expense of time or trouble. Aunt
Fanny, you know that bazaar of Mr. Handford's
Church, which was held a short time ago ? "

" Yes ; you were devoutly wishing that the
proceeds were for Temperance purposes, more
especially to advance Prohibition. I coaxed you
to accompany me to Shaftesbury Hall, but in vain.
My niece," added the spinster, in a tone of con-
tempt, " the ladies of Canada care nothing about
Prohibition."

" Oh, tney do. Aunt Fanny ! "

"Actions speak louder than words, my dear.
If so, why do they not assist in raising funds to
put that Dominion Alliance in a position for
practical work ? Answer me that."

Mrs. Somerville was puzzled and made no re-
ply. On her return from the first session of the
Convention, she informed her Aunt that "the
time was entirely taken up with a long discussion
about the Scott Act, and the desirability of sub-
mitting it as soon as practicable."

" Are you going to the mass meeting ?"

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233

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"I cannot very well, Aunt Fanny, on account
of Crvstal Fountain Division. 1 do wish that you
%voul<. attend, and tell me all about it, for
Edward Carswell is going to speak."
" I shall not do anything of the kind."
When Hattie returned, she said, "Our Worthy
Patriarch, Brother Rose, was unavoidably absent,
attending a church meeting of importance. An
old member of Crystal Fountain was present,
who now^ resides in Weeton. He spoke in glow-
ing terms of Brother G. M. Rose, and of the
amount of 'Temperance work he was doing, in a
quiet way, without saying a word about it.' Mr.
Dil worth cordially endorsed the remarks of the
member, and added that ' Mr. Rose gave more
time and money to the Temperance Cause than
any other man in Canada.' "

The spinster smiled. " I suppose that such an
eulogium partly made amends to you for the dis-
appointment of not hearing Edward Carswell at
the mass-meeting."

" Yes, Aunt Fanny, I was glad, of coui-se."
On the following night, Miss Wood remarked,
*' Now, just give me a brief outline of those three
p

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"BROTIIICU G. M. ROSK."

SPSsioTis to-day wliicli you liave so faithfalbj at-
tended."

" Tliero was first a lengtliy discussion relative
to sending out agents of the Alliance ; then, vari-
ous other items of Imsinesscanie up, ami tlie Pro-
vincial Branch for Ontario was formed. Mr.
Rose would not take the office of Treasurer. He
is one of the Executive Committee, however; and
as for Secretaries, they have got two admirable
ones, viz., Mr. Thomas Webster, Grand Scribe of
the Sons of Temperance, and Mr. Casey, of the
Ctisket, Grand Worthy Secretary of the Good
Templars. Some persons were silly enough to
object, because * outsiders,' who belonged to nei-
ther Order, miiiht take ofi'ence. Mr. Hose was
willing to liave any number of nominations, but
wanted the best men in such important places.
He hotly denounced the fault-finding class of
outsiders as ' cnjakers.' The chairman (Rev.
Mr. Dewart) called him to order, because that
was not * parliamentary language.' * Then it's
clerical ! ' retorted Mr, Rose, immediatelv resuni-
ing the debate."

Miss Wood laughed. "Well," she said. "I

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own it was provoking. Some men liave no sense
at all and would put incai»able men in important
positions, where they would effectually spoil every
good plan that could he devised."

" This evening," continued Hattie, "a member
spoke of the proposed repeal of the Duidvin By-
law in York County."

" What does Mr. Rose think now ? " ea^'erlv in-
quired Miss Wood.

" He evidently thinks it better than any license
law, Aunt Fanny, and would like counties to hold
on to it, until they get the Scott Act. The
licensed victuallers are pressing the repeal in
York—"

"Well, goon."

" Mr. Rose's emphatic advice to the members
was, ' Oppose the reped, fight them, to the last!' "

"Just what one might have exi)ected from
liim," muttered the spinster.

" Aunt Fanny, I am sorry tliat yon w(!re not
there, for the meetings were reali^ enjoyable.
Many of the men were life-long workers in the
cause ; and some of them so old that they need
never expect to see Prohibition carried. But such

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" BROTHER a. M. ROSE."

may say, with that aged veteran, the Hon. Ed-
ward Delavan, who han gone home to his rest,

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shall not live to see it, but I trust to hear tho
triumph on earth re-echoed by the angels in Hea-
ven V

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THE END.

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