. Christian herald and signs of our times. he-ville to work among the mountaineers. One or morehelpers will stay with her at intervals. Clubs andclasses for the children and a library and reading-room for elders will be opened, and in other waysreligious and educational work will be done. MissChester has made preparationfor her work bv astudy of the College Settlements In cities. The Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, is satisfied with the new departureit made three years ago. It decided to adopt the treepew system and to make special eff irts to reach andevangelize non-churchgoers.
. Christian herald and signs of our times. he-ville to work among the mountaineers. One or morehelpers will stay with her at intervals. Clubs andclasses for the children and a library and reading-room for elders will be opened, and in other waysreligious and educational work will be done. MissChester has made preparationfor her work bv astudy of the College Settlements In cities. The Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, is satisfied with the new departureit made three years ago. It decided to adopt the treepew system and to make special eff irts to reach andevangelize non-churchgoers. During the three years,two hundred and seventy-three new members havebeen ad led to the church. All the expenses of thechurch have been metand there is a balance in handfor the new year. The income was sixteen thousanddollars, besides four thousand conhibuted for be-nevolent purposes. Dr. C narles L. Thompson, thepastor, Considers the freechurch experiment a decid-ed success. 56 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF, OUR TIMES. Jan. 23, THE TRANSFIGURATION. S. S. «ion for Feb. 3. Lake 9« Text Matt. 7: ?». By Mrs. Baxter. i,HE apostles had continually to un-learn as well as to learn. Peter,alter his great confession of Christas the Son of the living God. hadundergone the sharpest rebukewhich any disciple of Christ hadexperienced, because, after receiving a rev-elation from heaven, he still looked onthings with earthly eyes, and judged ofChrists announcement of his coming suf-ferings from a human and carnal stand-point. And Jesus had taught the greatlesson that he that would save his life ( himself) should lose it, but he thatwould lose his life, deny himself, andnot spare himself, should save it, or findit. It was the old teaching of death forlife. But death should be only a way tolife, the crucifixion and the shame shouldlead to the kingdom and the glory; andJesus told them, Of a truth, there besome of them that stand here, which shallin no w
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