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In an ancient cathedral of Lubeck, Germany, may be seen...

In an ancient cathedral of Lubeck, Germany, may be seen an old slab with the following inscription:—

Sincerity

Sincerity is the highest quality of good manners.

Thanksgiving Proclamation

Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay

The following Thanksgiving Proclamation was issued by President Roosevelt, November 2, 1901.

Power in a Pound of Coal

A pound of coal can produce power sufficient to pull a large express train a distance of one sixth of a mile, going at the rate of fifty miles an hour, writes an expert locomotive engineer, who is quoted in The Coal Trade Bulletin.

The American Revision

At last we have in our hands the much desired American Revision, beautifully printed in long primer type, with an admirably full and finely chosen body of references in the middle column and the variant notes in the two margins.

President McKinley's Address at the Pan-American Exposition

President McKinley's last public address was delivered at the Pan-American Exposition, Thursday, September 5, 1901.

Religious Items

with contributions from J. F. W. Ware, Walter B. Vassar

The Literary Digest in an article entitled the Changes in New England Methodism, quotes from several New England Methodist ministers.

Words of Thankfulness

H. E. T. G.

We have received the following letter of thankfulness and appreciation from a faithful Christian Scientist of Brooklyn, N.

Crucifixion

BY CARRIE E. KRAUSE

As I thought.

Consecration

BY F. B. HOMANS.

In our school days we were taught that the degrees of comparison of good, were good, better, best.

Spiritual Understanding Necessary

BY M. E. H.

In John, eighth chapter, twenty-eighth to the fortieth verse, we see that spiritual understanding is indispensable to spiritual growth.

Fearing the Worst

One of the worst habits, formed early in life, is that of borrowing trouble, of looking on the black side of things.