A DAILY paper of August 16 has the following item which should be of interest to every soul:— Baltimore, Md., August 15.—Consternation reigns in the little town of Allen, in Southern Maryland, over the strange death of Walter H. Whitney, a pronounced atheist, but one of the most popular residents of the place. On Sunday night Whitney was conversing with some friends, when he suddenly exclaimed, “I defy the Almighty to strike me dead.” Instantly Whitney fell to the floor, and when those about him picked him up, he was dead. The tragic manner of Whitney’s death not only cast a gloom over the community, but his death is looked upon as a sudden judgment from the Almighty. While Whitney frequently expressed disbelief in God, he was a general favorite, and was much sought after as a companion. This recalls what occurred not many years ago on the Pacific Coast. An earnest young man, holding revival services, felt constrained to invite a hard, blaspheming infidel who lived just across the street from the place of service. The man emphatically replied, “Young man, I can get along without your God.” And that very night the strong, well man died. God took him at his word and let him alone. He cut himself off from the Source of life. And thus it will be at last. When men ultimately reject God, He leaves them to themselves, and they die. God occasionally deals visibly with individuals, that all may know how surely He will sooner or later deal as faithfully with each one.