t
Les Angeles, ('ai., Mardi 8. -That
tho old Bible is still the best nnd In
leed thc only guide upon which man
may depend for the present life and
thal wblcb is to come is tbe lesion
taught in this sermon. Tho text ls
Acts viii, 80, "TJnderstandest thou what
thou readeetl"
Ot all tho narrativos and Incidents In
the Bible there is not ono that ba*
presses me as moro powerful and dra?
matic than this conTerslon of tbe sects,
tary of tbe treasury of Queen Candace's
court lt occurred In the midst of a
groat desert through the Instrumental?
ity of a humble traveling evangelist
Philip hy naino. This Ethiopian states
nian evidently had hoon sent to Jeru?
salem by his royal mistress on a mis?
sion of Inqnlry. Methinks 1 can hear
her say to this member of her privy
council: "Mr. Secretary, we are not get?
ting as much money from our taxes as
we ought. We must learn how to han?
dle heller our national system of
finances. The expenses of the govern?
ment are Increasing year hy year, the
people are growing wealthier all the
till'*-, and yet tho revenues are not
keeping pare with the prosperity of our
land. You had better hand over the
treasury department for a little while
to your deputy. Go north aud study
the Bonum system of taxation.
need not announce that you are going
there for that purpose. 1 .ut go and
keep your eves open and learn what
you can. and we will reorganize the
treasury department when you returu."
Thus, I think, Queen Candace spoke to
her chief secretary.
