. Christian herald and signs of our times . treatment, however painful itmight be,if it would restore his heis unwilling to undergo torture or risk hislife without some good ground for hopingthat it would benefit him. He, therefore,refuses to submit himself to a poor man, afflicted with thesame malady, went to the merchant andoffered himseif as a substitute. His offerwas accepted. Now, when some oneanxious to earn the million dollar fee, pro-poses to try some experiment on the mer-chants is told to try it first on thepoor man. It is a curious arrangement b
. Christian herald and signs of our times . treatment, however painful itmight be,if it would restore his heis unwilling to undergo torture or risk hislife without some good ground for hopingthat it would benefit him. He, therefore,refuses to submit himself to a poor man, afflicted with thesame malady, went to the merchant andoffered himseif as a substitute. His offerwas accepted. Now, when some oneanxious to earn the million dollar fee, pro-poses to try some experiment on the mer-chants is told to try it first on thepoor man. It is a curious arrangement bvwhich the cost of the treatment is divided,one man bearing the expense and the otherthe pain of the experiments. It is, how-ever, mutually satisfactory, and both arekeenly desirous of success. Wheneverthe poor man is cured the merchant standspledged to undergo the treatment thatcures him and to pay a million dollars re-ward. It is a pity that people are not asanxious to obtain spiritual sight. Thatmore precious boon Christ offers without. CHRISTIAN VILLAGES ON THE COAST OF CRETE BURNED BY TURKISH IRONCLADS. at the other two houses. His arrest wasa surprise and it aroused his was easily able to prove his identityand was promptly released, but he feltvery sore at a brother physician to whomhe had tried to render a service, mistakinghim for a thief. This is not by anymeans the first time that a disinterestedman has been suspected of ignoble mo-tives. The world is very sceptical aboutany one being disinterested. It would notbe so if it saw every Christian obeythe apostolic precept: Let no man seek his own, but each his neighborsgood [1 Cor. 10: 24 R. V. A Million Dollar Fee. The result of an offer of a million dollarsas a fee for the cure of defective eyesightis described in the New York Suit. Theoffer is genuine, and it is made by awealthly New York merchant who is ableand willing to pay a million dollars to anyphysician or oculist who will restore tohim the power
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