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 was scarcely a school of Christian thought with which they were not familiar. I asked them what it was in Christianity that had most appealed to them. I supposed, of course, they would answer that they were glad of their faith because it had thrown light on the dark, perplexing problems of life which Buddhism and Shintoism were unable to solve. Instead, every one said that what they valued most in Christianity was the moral rest that they had found there. The intellectual satisfaction was little compared with the sweet voice that was now sounding in their hearts, "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

(2098)

Morality, Sum Total of—See.

Morally Weak, Financially Strong—See.

Morning—See.

Mortal Pomp—See.

MORTALITY RESISTED

The Christian would naturally call the attention of persons like those mentioned in the extract to Jesus' words, "Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die":

A fantastic organization is described in The British Medical Journal. It is a league against illness and death, which has been formed, so we are assured, in the State of Iowa. Says the paper named above:

"Already several hundreds of persons have joined. A condition of membership is that every one on admission must sign a pledge that he or she will continually assert that it is nothing but custom and habit of thought that causes people to be sick, grow old, or die. Any member who is reported sick from any disease and is confined to his bed for a continuous period of three days is to be fined for the first offense; for a second offense he is to be suspended from membership; a third offense entails expulsion from the society." (Text.)

(2099)

MOSAIC OF THE KINGDOM

Bishop Simpson gives this illustration of the composition of Christ's completed kingdom:

In some of the great halls of Europe may be seen pictures not painted with the brush, but mosaics, which are made up of small pieces of stone, glass, or other material. The artist takes these little pieces, and, polishing and arranging them, he forms them into the grand and beautiful picture. Each individual part of the picture may be a little worthless piece of glass or marble or shell; but with each in its place, the whole constitutes the masterpiece of art. So I think it will be with humanity in the hands of the great artist. God is picking up the little worthless pieces of stone and brass, that might be trodden under foot unnoticed, and is making of them His great masterpiece.

(2100)

Moslem Life—See.

MOTHER

So long as young men and maidens honor and love their parents there is hope and success awaiting them. We do not know the author of these lines:

Of all the names to memory dear, One name to me alone is dearest; Tho many names to me are near Yet this shall ever be the nearest. For on my heart's most sacred place 'Tis deeper graved than any other; Nor naught from thence shall e'er erase The lovely, honored name of mother.

(2101)

Hester I. Radford, in The Atlantic Monthly, writes the following:

You struggled blindly for my soul And wept for me such bitter tears That through your faith my faith grew whole And fearless of the coming years.

For in the path of doubt and dread You would not let me walk alone, But prayed the prayers I left unsaid And sought the God I did disown.

You gave to me no word of blame But wrapt me in your love's belief, Dear love, that burnt my sin like flame, And left me worthy of your grief.

(2102)

MOTHER, A BRAVE

From his mother Ben Jonson received certain strong characteristics, and by a single short reference in Jonson's works we are led to see the kind of woman she was. It is while Jonson is telling Drummond (who wrote the records of his life) of the oc