On account of the illness of Dr. Gladden, Professor Lyon preached at Appleton Chapel last night. He took as his text, "Beware of covetousness, for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth," from the twelth chapter of Luke. He said a man's life does not depend on whether or not he is rich. But this does not mean that wealth is to be despised. Poverty is no more to be desired than great wealth. Both bring temptations and blessings. But wealth is not good enought to be worth all the efforts of a man's life, and here many make the great mistake, for certainly there are thousands who spend all their strength in its acquirement. Others make the object of life the attainment of social or political honors. Life is none of these; it does not consist of honor or gold, or of rank, but it is rather the development and perfecting of the character and the striving after an ideal manhood.

Looking upon the development of character from the most selfish standpoint, when we try only to make ourselves good and strong, it is easy to see that a thing most necessary and helpful is the doing of good to others. No character can be noble or strong that is wrapped up in itself, for a selfish and self-centered man is the meanest and most hopeless of all creatures. But every one can find some way of doing good in his daily work. It is not necessary that everybody should be a founder or even a helper of great charitable institutions, but to do good each man has only to look about him to find opportunities every hour to help those who are around him. If we examine closely the life of those who have done the most to help the world we may see in them all this common trait, that each lived not for himself but for others. The truest and most characteristic summary of the work of the ideal and Master of us all is what one of those nearest Him said of Him-"He went about doing good."

The choir sang "O 'Twas a Joyful Sound," by H. W. Parker; "They that Wait upon the Lord," by Stainer; "Look Down O Lord," by Mendelssohn.