Inglenook, The (1907) . ? asked the saloonkeeper. I see where mywages have gone. I helped you pay for that carriageand fine harness and for the silks and laces for yourfamily. The money that I earned, that should havegiven my wife and children a good home of our ownand good clothing, I have spent at your bar. Mywages and the wages of others like me have gone tosupport you and your family in luxury. Hereafter mywife and children shall have the benefit of my wagesand, by the help of God, I will never spend anotherdime for drink.—Duncan C. Milner. ^?* ^^ fl^* There is a tremendous power in charac
Inglenook, The (1907) . ? asked the saloonkeeper. I see where mywages have gone. I helped you pay for that carriageand fine harness and for the silks and laces for yourfamily. The money that I earned, that should havegiven my wife and children a good home of our ownand good clothing, I have spent at your bar. Mywages and the wages of others like me have gone tosupport you and your family in luxury. Hereafter mywife and children shall have the benefit of my wagesand, by the help of God, I will never spend anotherdime for drink.—Duncan C. Milner. ^?* ^^ fl^* There is a tremendous power in character whenadded to ability. A great many youths think thatability is everything, that if a man has brain powerhe can accomplish most anything; but he is a light-weight man, no matter how able, if he does not addcharacter to his ability.—Success Magazine. ^S (^S (5* The life that has been disciplined by sorrow iscourageous and full of gentle and holy love.—AnnaRobertson Brown. 154 THE INGLENOOK.—February 12, THE QUIET HOUR SERMONETTE. C. G. PETRY. Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetous-ness. A CERTAIN man once appealed to Jesus to bid hisbrother divide the inheritance with him. The greatwisdom and equity of Jesus in many other instancesinspired this young man to trust his own case also tohim. But Jesus saw in this trouble more than the in-justice of the birthright, and he improved his oppor-tunity to teach the multitude present against covetous-ness. This was the real trouble with this man. His appeal to Jesus for help was respected and thehelp he was really needing came, though in a verydifferent way from that he was seeking. It is likelythat the man was disappointed at this reply of Jesus,but it has guided into the way of life and contentmentthe lives of thousands of such people since that refused to listen to the mans request, whichseemed to be out of place, and spoke to the peopleabout it. His words presented a forceful picture ofwarning to h
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