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Lesson December 2. Lesson IX, Paul Before His Judges--Acts 24: 24-27; 26: 19-29. Golden Text--I was not dis- 'obedient unto the h ly vision. --Acts 26: 19. ANALYSIS. I. THE TRIAL BEFORE FELIX, 24: 24-28. IL mE RIAL BEFORE AGRIPPA, 26: INTRODUCTION--The arrest at Jeru- salem had far-reaching consequences. The story in Acts tells of the different sPeeches which Paul made in his de- fence, after the long imprisonment which he endured at Caesarea. It is probable that he had a considerable amount of freedom when there; but, nevertheless, he must have often chaf- ed against these limits placed upon his activity. Luke was his compan- jon during part of this time and they, no doubt, often discussed the funda- mentals of their belief, and, perhaps, Luke was already gathering material for his literary works, Some place the epistles to the Ephesians, Philip- Jans and Colcssians in this period of aul's life, but most prefer to assign them to the later imprisonment at Rome. But we may be sure that this time was not wasted, and Paul would & ment, namely, the ¢ i 24. Festus, with is Roman . a4. up- bringing, could not understand the en- thusiasm and spiritual insight of this strange prisoner and he fears that his i unhinged by much read- ing and solitude. V 25. In calm, courteous, but de- Sided langue; Pan) lars jae hh charge and ap ng ppa to testify to the fact that the whole country heard of the fame of this movement. V. 27. Paul knows that Agrippa cannot deny the validity of Old Testa- ment prophecy, and he hopes to be |able to make good this claim that i Christ is the only fulfilment of their S. ti V. 28. But'Agrippa will not com- mit himself, and with a jest he turns it all aside. "You think you can make me a Christian all in a minute." The meaning is not quite clear. It may signify in a short time, or by a short argument, V. 29. Paul replies that, whether by long or short argument, he would like to count Agrippa and all others as members of Christ. He would have g hd conclave was d and' British mar outstanding feuds distance inter-tribal 'powerful, * populous Syrian site sd r ets Syrian side as the R of thousands of te thousands of camels on the : . Sakhr and Howelitat The ancient 10084 bargaining agreed they have incurred; It is awful to realize for drafted by Europeg ed-on writ- time that they have an absolute pow: ten and unwrittefi Bedouin law, un- er to make that child's life happy der which the former' les bury miserable, and for the earlier and the hatchet. The pact does not con- most important years a definite duty tain a definite undertaking regard- to inculcate good principles and era- ing future peace, but the mutual for- dicate bad ones. SWORDFISH TRYING TO GET LOOSE FROM HOOK ~ . - penetrate more and more deeply into the mysteries of the gospel of Christ. I. THE TRIAL BEFORE FELIX, 24: 24-28. V. 24. Felix, Procurator of Judea and Samaria, had a strange career. Originally a Greek slave, he had ob- tained freedom through the influence of the mother of Claudius, the Emper- or, and he was the first freed man who had held such an office in the Empire. The Roman historian, Tacitus, says of him that, "With all manner of cruelty and lust he exercised the power of a king in the temper of a slave." Felix had married thrice and his present wife was a Jewess, who naturally would be anxious to see and hear one whose character had been so much discussed. V. 25. It is possible that Felix had taken some personal interest in the movement which was so directly zsso- ciated with the religious life of his wife's people, but Paul saw that such inlerest was very superficial, and that the real weakness fa judge lay in his character. It is suggestive that he makes no mention of Christ, as was tho usual case in his sermons, but he reasons of righteouness, temperance and judgment to come. The message had so powerful an effect upon Felix that he had to bid Paul cease from his preaching till another opportunity might arise. V. 26. Here a further light is cast upon the character of Felix. It was no unusual thing for prisoners to bribe their judges, and Felix hoped that this strange man might have some special source of revenue, V. 27. Probably in A.D. 59, Porcius Festus took the place of Felix. Evi- dently there was no just cause why Paul should not be released, except that it might cause unpleasantness among the Jewish authorities. Festus is not well known to us from secular history, but evidently he had a better sense of justice t his predecessor. His lot, however, was not an easy one, Shortly after his val at Cwmsarea he went un to Jert alem, and was at once urged by the Jews to bring Paul for tri suddenly recalled to C a because of the visit of Agrippa, but he determined to attend to this case, and, on the day after his return, he takes up the matter of Paul's--trint nnd suggests that Paul should consent to go up to Jerusalem. "Wilt thou go to Jerusalem and stand for your trial before mc?" Now Ro- man citizens were not compelled to take such a trial, and Paul is indig- nant 'over their subterfuges, and he takes a step that was to prove so im- rtant in his life, which was to bring im to Rome. He appeals to Cesar. Luke makes it clear that Paul was forced to this action only as a last resort. II. THE TRIAL BEFORE AGRIPPA, 19-29, V. 19. This is the most ceremonious of all the trials which Paul endured. The pageantry of the state adds to its impressiveness. King Agrippa was the great grandson of Herod the Great and had early wor the favor of the Emperor of Rome, who had made him ruler of the northern parts of Pales- tine. "Clever, indolent and dissolute, he pursued a pro-Roman policy all through the Jewish rebellion of A.D. 66-70, and lived at Rome for nearly thirty years after the fall of Jeru- salem." Agrippa had for a long time desired to see and hear Paul, and he and his sister gladly embrace this op- portunity. | Vv. 20. Paul gives a thi.d narrative of his conversion, telling of the heavy. ES-- Ar a 0, 6: "Can you tell us her age?" --*No, I-can't." old or young?" able to say." she bobbed?" that is no guide to a woman's age in these days." them like himself, except for the chains on his hands, or feet. --ip Stutes se ANNETTE Shite IETTE LOOKING SLENDER A stunning novelty silk crepe model that will delight you with its slender line, too, with soft shirring at top to give It has the important front flare snug hipline. 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Patterns sent by return mail. --ee ee Solicitor (referring to a woman)-- "Witness Solicitor--"Was she Witness--"I am un- Solicitor-- Well, was Witness--*"Bobbed, but { compared as a source of animal pro- has been working on this disease for An action snapshot secured in New Zealand. their freedom. These fish give spectacular displays in their e florts to" win Provinces, is unfortunately so incon- | 8picuous as to give little or no hint -- 'of its presence. Frequently trought, | BEEF SCRAP AND BUTTERMILK wind, frost and other unfavorable: FOR POULTRY conditions are blamed when foot-rot is In the feeding of poultry at the really the cause' of an unhealthy ap- ) Lacombe, Alberta, Experimental Sta. Pearance of afield. The division of tion, buttermilk and beef scrap were botany of the Experimental Farms Farm Notes tein for winter egg production. Pens 'Several years, and has issued a bulle-| of white Wyandotte pullets were used {tin which throws considerable light in the experiment, which lasted from [OR the method in which it works, the the beginning of November until the damage it causes, and gives the re- end of the following April. Except sults of their investigations from the for buttermilk given to one lot and |Standpoint of control. beef scrap to the other the ration was! Proper cultural methods, including the same with the different pens. At rotations, the possibility of develop- the end of the experiment it was found ing resistant varietie , and the use of the pens given beef scrap produced | chemical compounds for seed treat- slightly better results than those re- ments, are indicated from the work ceiving buttermilk, from the stand- {done as methods that may be expected polht of egg production. The cost per to assist in the control of this and day of eggs produced was 1.6 cents other diseases. ! per dozen in favor of the beef scrap.| Thi The report of the superintendent entitled "Seeding Blight and Foot- of this station, published by the De- Rots of Oats caused by Fursarium partment of Agriculture at Ottawa, | Colmorum (W.G. Sm) Sau. It is pub- gives the result of many other ex-|lished by the Department of Agricul periments in the feeding of poultry ture, Ottawa, and copfes may be ob- and in the other investigations and i tained from the Publigations Branch activities being carried on at the Cen- | of the Department. he tral Alberta Station. DIFFERENT SILAGES PROFIT FROM MILKING HERD . cows With a good milking herd and a| 1p northern sections whe liberal supply of forage and other silage cannot be grown s foods a good profit can be made in' gither of two crops. may be u the production of milk at all seasons substitute. Silage from a THIX0 of the year. During the whole of 1927 ,¢ oats, peas, and vetches seems a record was kept by the superinten- give results about equal to sunfloy dent of the Lacombe, Alberta, Experi- silage for feeding dairy cows. Tj mental Station, of the weekly produc- two crops were compared at the tion and feed cost of the milk pro- minjon Experimental Station f duced from a herd running from eight Ontario. at Kap to thirteen head. During most of tha ntendent in hi year from twelve to thirtnen Ae rl were milking. a a op | The report of the station, published Patt ment t the i enire, Yi by the Department of Agriculture at pjaq of to determine the ey ii {: J Ottawa, contains an interesting table of the two silages for mic ative hi showing the cost of feed to produce Te prody 100 pounds of milk varying from as were in such stage of lactatioy low as 63 cents to $1.30, From about each would continue milking pugh- the end of April to the first week in out the following four thirtyday peri- October the cost was less than one ods which the experiment covered. dollar a hundred. Without counting pyring this period the silage fed was other costs than feed the profits from interchanged from month to month the herd in milk ran as high as $63 ang accurate records kept. This ex- In seven days in the month of June; periment has been conducted yearly the lowest profit for the year was for for five years. For the first the week ending January 15, when it years each animal was fed five pounds amounted to $14.94 from the elght per day more sunflower silage thefn cows then giving milk. | oats, peas and vetch silage.. This was The feeds were valued at 13% cents done to balance up the dry matter as | per pound for meal mixture, $4 per photween the two kinds of silage. Dur-¢ ton for ensilage; $15 per ton for hay; ing the later two years the quantity 88 per-ton for oat green feed, and $2 of sunflower silage given was reduced, a 'month per cow for pasture. The go that the cattle consumed equal meal was mixed and fed in the propor- | quantities of each silage, Besides the tion of 400 pounds rolled oats, 200 ' silage ration, each cow received twelve pounds bran, and 20 pounds oil cake pounds of hay per day, and six re- meal. The meal was fed on the basis ceived in addition twenty pounds of of 1 pound of the mixture for every roots per day. The grain mixture 3% pounds of milk produced. consisted of bran, 4 parts; ground ROOT ROT OF OATS oats, 2 parts; ground barley, 2 parts, Although all of the cereal grains and oflcake, 2 parts. This was fed are subject to diseases known a foot- (In accordance with the individual re- rots or root-rots, oats suffer perhaps | quirements for the cows, according more than the other cereals. One to the quantity of milk being given. form on oats of a foot-rot or root-rot, | During the five-year. period the aver- more or less common in the Prairie age dally production of milk was 24.83 DAIRY prn for fully 2 n milking cows were selected % Alon. MUTT AND JEFF.--Bud Fisher, I ------------ bulletin is numbered 105 and . Rot. Ibs. for the cows on the sunflowe: silage, and 24.52 lbs. for the cows the oats, peas and vetch silage, while the cost of feed per 100 lbs. of milk produced was $1.63 and $1.78 respec- tively, showing that these two crops are very similar in feeding value, what little advantage there is lying with the sunflower silage. Issued by the Director of Publicity, Dominion Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. giveness renders it unnecessary. Turkish Methods In Desert Emir Shekib, cousin of Abdullah, the ruler of Transjordan, presided; the British resident at Amman was represented by a young officer, Kirk- bride, na authority on Bedouin law and customs, while five intelligence officers accompanied the desert chieftains from Syria. London--A striking illustration of the different methods of the Turks and Britian is pro- vided in the Bedo ace . pact. The Turks used all tA t thelr disposal in order to going, the usuaj plan MW one tribe desert-grazing$ recognized beat i J money were also quarrels over J peaceably, as Lot, resulted' The basis of th ment is the old des he nd- 1+hlood feuds arising fro rels need not Necass out by the blo J the slayer's famiy, paid for in Money, » Ca by the Xamily or tribe elk Some, bug AN EXPLORER'S WIDOW Mrs. Mary Akeley. Her husband, 3) American. scientist, died of an African volca Wy an ehpedition DIV he geed still. When yo ,- keep still--till youk§ ¢ Rellour excitement, at any look different through an ¢ ed eye. v a commotion, once, I wrote ; letter and sent it, and wished I-aa In my later years I had another commotion, and wrote a long letter; but life rubbed a little sense into me and I kept that letter in my pocket against the day when I could look it over without agitation and without tears, J was glad I did. Less anf} less Time 8 wonlers. Wait till you can speak calmly; then you will not need to speak, maybe. Silenge 1s the most massive thing conceivable, sometimes. It is strength in very grandeur.--Burton. -- 2 Others There are two times when a sensi ble man will not allow his position to.| influence his attitude toward others too much. One time is when he's top of the heap. The other time is when he is at the bottom. The right kind of effort on the part of somebody may change the relative positions very quickly, JEFF, S€& WHAT Joe SPIVIS BROUGHT Me FRom PARIS! NIFTY C1GARE TTE HoLDER, EH? DIDN'Y He Yes: He BROUGHT EVERY LION TAMER A GIFTY I'vé Gor Yours RIGHT Here! Here: HE BROUGHT YOU THIS SILVER FRANC "PIECE AS A SOUVENIRS THe Poor FisH! AS LONG As He WAS GING ME MONEY =~ EERE my fered thel fewegt Ccasuajyy Ancient 7 The Ruglid chieftain aps folly Ibn 'be (4 but hl-ésh- Child Ra ud a Hy Foo Umably pat a © Ai 8catys fainly centegf round but with bran®hes stred the peninsula Yo ths egerts north- east of Cairo. THEY have on SOME" times on one side, somet the other, in the Rualla-Beni ud. the two latter tribes are erally highly regarded among the Bedouin tribes, the Howeitat have a RA Ny 'hiflg through Pigg name for treachery. : : ree fought against the Turks in the Great. War. - a Dawn There is something very beautiful to me in the preparation for the sight of the sun which there if in dawn; and also in the light that remains in the sky after the sun has:passed out of our sight, softening the transition to darkness, as the warm sense of affection which 1s drawn out in ' a parting, and possesses: the heart for a time, softens the transition to the blank/ of absence.--John A McLeod Campbell. i en ; Mother--"Did you apologize to that lady, dear, for stepping on her foot?" Small Boy--*'Yes, mother, I told her I wag sorry she couldn't keep her feet out of my way." - --_-- _-- ---- E-- When is a Quarter Not a Coin? I wisH He'D. BROUGHT me one OF THOSE LATA QUARTERS T'VE . READ So MucH OF PARIS CTY WH LISTEN. THE LATIN QUARTER)' AIN'T A coin? T's A SecTion of THe . GRE ART nUTS HANG 'ouT ! [in one another. There is a physical revulsion from the realization that an unjust word or action will be final so far as the child is concerned; he has no higher or abler tribunal to which to appeal. He must abide by wha' his parents do and say. The parents instinctively feel ashamed of their fears, and it is sel dom that in this plight they confide Yet fear the out- set is really a most hopeful sign for the success of the parents who ex- perience it, if they face it in the right way. . It makes them realize the magn! tude and importance of the work be- fore them, and they are made to un- derstand what is expected of them 1 See, perhaps too clearly, the consequences that would follow fail- ure. A parent's reaction to this fear is < of vita] importance to the child con- Many mothers and fathers en before goed, it. They have of least resistance and ~~ *T g £0 his own way. g could no be imposing causing Mit be- pleasant rogance-- nd cruelty, much pain in » their respon3 pres a od realizehe possibility of being unfair or unsy thetic, and 'thus to get a real standard of conduct . There is no reason, after all, why ¢ problem ghould not be frankly d between h d and wife. Parents do not often take counsel on. aright, however, this thood 1s an unmixed brings out more clearly Wired of the parents, and once and for all that itlity is definite and 'their hopes, aims and fears for the children. For the mostipart they drift along in haphazard fashion, of- " ten in conflict because they have no agreed plan. But those early days of misgiving provide an' admirable opportunity for the working out of definite plans and probably of compromise where the ideas of each parent are found to be opposed. The certainy of future concord and the feeling that both are equally responsible, and are willing to share the burden, will do much to eliminate mistakes in management and'the dan- . gers of over-pampering. i | And the children concerned will know exactly where they are, which | many children «mphatically do not. | Frequently their lives are nade un- happy by 'the over-anxiety of fearful parents or the contradictory teach- ings of p acting independently The line taken by parents after they have experienced this very na tural fear also makes all the differ ence to th home. Children who are not cor 'falled at all because parents have s* MOrbid fear ofr unhappiness will y netr,, pe mie, Grd wk 0 i u gd the third