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i BS a SE uk i. Cw i * | - : t x $0 1 fe jd gl . ia { | » -g 8 =) 1 ; . : » g ot i ql | » BD £ i H } > i 1 CE » scription on an arch CH THI SPOKEN AND THE 'WRIT TEN WORD--Acts 17:1-15; 1 Thes- salons 2:112, ; Yaa Printed. Text, Acts 17:1, 611; + Thessalonians 2:7-12, .. i Golden Text--The word of God is living ~and active and sharper than any two-edged sword. Hebrews 4:12. : ATE The Lesson in its Setting * Time--A.D. b1. 5 Place--Thessalonica on the Gulf of Salonica in northern Greece, and Beroea, forty miles from Thessa: loni¢a. somewhat inland. 5 The Plan of the Lesson Subject: The Power of the Word of God When Preached, the Right Approach to Its Earnest Considera- tion. Z, 1. Now. when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia. Amphipolis was about thirty-three miles from the city of Philippi, and Apollonia was about thirty = miles farther on. . Thesg two cities, as well as the next one mentioned, were all on the famous road called the Via Egnatia, which extended for a distance of over five hundred miles, from the Hellespont to Dyrrachium, "It was really the continuation through Macedonia of the: Via Ap: pia (see -Acts 28:16) and it might be truly said that when St. Paul was on the Roman road from Troas to Philippi he was on a road which led to the gates of Rome." They came' to Thessalonica, where was a syna- gogue of the Jews. Thessalonica was the largest and the most populous city in Macedonia. : 5. But the Jéws being moved with jealousy. "When the Jew: saw pros elytes and Gentiles, and many of the leading women of the city, convinced by 'St. Paul's tecching, they must have felt that his - influence was silently undermining theirs, Took un- to them certain vile fellows of the rabble. The word here translated "ri: tble" is from a word meanin, "the marketplace," and hence, "loungers in the markeipince." And gathering a crowd, set the city oh an uproar. The unfairness and deliberate base- ness of these Jews is revealed here. They went out and brought together a great mob, which, of course, could 'not be controlled by reason, but _were driven on to do outrageous things under the power of mysterious mob psychology. And assaulting ths house of Jason, they sought to "bring them forth to the people. Of this man Jason, we know ' nothing further from the New lestament records; he may or may not be the ony by the same nanie veferred to by the apostle Paul in Romans 16:21. 6. And when they found them out, they dragged Jason anc _ certain . brethren before 'the rulers of the city. The word here translated "rulers" is the Greek v-ord polit: arches, a word that occurs in no other place in the New Testament and in: no Greek classical writer. The ~ remarkable accuracy of the , author of Acts is again shown in ~~ his use of this very word, for in this very city of Thessalonica, an in- spanning a ~ street.of the city has been pregerved an. arch which is assigned to the| -- time of Vespasian, on which thix very word is to be found. The inscrip- tion itself wa.. placed by the' British council in 1876 and is now in the British Museum in London. Crying, "These that have turned the world "upside down are come hither also. What a magnificent tribute to the power of the Christian faith within 0 generation of the ascension of our Lord! 7. Whom Jason hath received: and these all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar. "This may here refer to the successive decrees of the Emper- "ors against treason." Saying that there is another king, on. Jesus. This was the charge, the political charge of high treason, brought against the Lord himself by the Jews (Luke 23:2; John 19:12, 15). 8. And they troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they |. heard these things. 9. And when they had. taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. "The charge brought against Paul was subtly conceived and most danger- ous." -10, And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when 'they were come thither went into the syna- gogue of the Jews. Beroea was about forty miles from Thessalonica, - 11. Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, The word here translated "noble" is used elsewhere by the apostle Paul in speaking of men who are noble born (1 Cor, 1:26) It is the word from which derives Luke 19:12). Why they were more . noble Luke is about to tell .us, .In that they received the word with all readiness of mind. Sce Matt, 26: 41; Mark 14:38; 2 Cor, 8:11, 19; 9:2). Examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so. The word here translated "examining" is use. elsewhere by St. Luke of a C3 v UNDAY-- PPLessoN 'eth" is used in Eph. 5:20 and in| Deut. 22:6, It is. used of the hen]. 'concerning which one has a personal _experience. Judicial * inquiry or investigation (Luks 23:14; Acts 4:9; 12:79; 28:18). 1. But ws were gentle in the midst of you, as when a nurse cherisheth her own children, (Cf.Matt. 23: 37), The word here translated "cherish- bird setting over its young in the nest. 5 8. Even so, being affectiongtely desirous of you, we were we!l' pleaséd to impart unto you, not the gospel of God only, but talso our owh souls because ye were becoine very dear to us. (Cf. Phil 2:17; 2 Cor. 12:15). Note carefully how words expressing love pile up in these verses. 9. For ye remember, brethren, our labor and travail: working night.and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached into you the gospel of God: Undoubtedly the members of the early Thessalonian church weére poor, and Paul was de: termined that he would not burden them by making it necessary, while he was in Thessalonica, for them to support him; consequently, he worked through the week at the handicraft, which he had undoubtedly been trained in when a young man before his conversion, the making of haircloth tents, which are still in constant use in the Levant (see Acts 18:3; 20:34). 10. Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily-and righteously and unblamably we behaved ourselves to- ward you that believe. The word "holily", has reference primarily to one's relationship to God, and the word "righteously" to one's honest relationship to men; while the word "'unblamably," of course, means that the disciples were so undeniably living godly and upright lives nat no ong could honestly place any just criticism against them.- 11. As ye know how we dealt with each cne of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and en couraging you, and testifying. "Ex- horting" is the general term for ani- mating - address;. "encour: ging is the calm and consoling side of ex- hortation as addressed to the afflic ted or the weak 'Testifying' (used also in Gal. 5:3; Eph. 4:17) cxpress- es its solemn warning element." One can only testify about those things 12. To the end that ye should walk worthily of God. Paul lived what he preached; he preached as he lived. Who calleth you jnto his own King- dom and glory. "The meaning is that God is the inviter to whom they owe th ir admission Into 'the kingdom, and that they must hahitually live in a manner which befits ch a privi lege (see 2 Thess. 7:14; 1 Cor. 1:9; |. i ER ---- Patsy. Ann Bonorden and her pet, Buddy, acting as nurse tor her doll, s1rive at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas for Pets Day. The pipe smoking canine was puffed up by his admirers. Gal. 5:8; Col. 3:16; 1 n, 6:12). Prize Winning Gle¢ of Landon's Children All other kids arc going to be envious of John Cobb Landon and "his sister, Nancy Jo, because they were allowed to hold prize win- ning fowl at Kansas State I'air-in Tojaka,. Governor Landon is giv-- ing them instructions in houling. Miniature Plane Built By Actor Breaks Sustained Flight Record Reginald Denny explains his gasoline-motored miniature planes to his son (left), Jackie Cooper and Freddie Bartholomew before they were started from hills near Los Angeles; The one on left flew 1 hour, 47 minutes, breaking previous record of 64 minutes for miniature planes. Planes weigh three pounds and carry one pint of gasoline. * Like Noah's Ranch? After months spent in training wild animals to work in harness, sacred cows, buffalo, elehpants, cuiels and other animals are pictured grading land on Maynard Ranch in Hollywood. ~ FARM NOTES Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL With the Co-Operation of the Various Departments of the ¢ Ontario Agricultural College. The business of farming ls yearly becon.ing- more and more dependent upon facts that have been gathered regarding live- 'stock and liveitock management, crop production, 'soil manage: ment, disease and insect control and business organization of the farming industry. Individual problems involving one or more of these ,and many .other phases of agriculture, engage the atten: tion of Ontario farmers from day to day. Through this column farmers may secure the latest informa: tion pertaining to their difficult ies Address all inquiries to Farm Problems Dept, Wilson Publish: ing Co., Room 421, 73 AdelaOide St W., Toronto, Ont. 1. QUESTION: How important is the organic matter or humus prob- lem? ANSWER: The humus or organic matter supply in cultivated soils in Ontario bids fair to become a major problem. In some sections, farmers are burning straw piles. In many others they are "keeping less and less livestock which means a dimin- ishing supply of manure. In still other sections, they are growing cul tivated crops such as corn, potatoes or sugar beets on the same soil year after year without alternating with crops such as clover or alfalfa, the second growth of which can be plowed under as green manure. All too rarely are green manure crops grown to be turned under as soil improvers. The reason _for this sceming forgetfulness is not care lessness, but is simply an expression of the ambition of Ontario farmers to make their soils return an in- creasing interest = on investment. Nevertheless, forgetfulness to keep up the Organic matter in the soil has ruined many a good "country: side and it is inevitable that farms where such neglect has been prac tised will face a deteriorating soil which very quickly will mean loss and less crops. Ohio Experiment Station faced this situation forty years ago. After | growing corn on the same ground for thirty vears, the full amount of or- ganic matter in the soil was ascer- tained. It was found to be approx- imately 1-3 of that which was in the original soil. On the other hand, and manures and fertilizers used judiciously, the organic matter was maintained and the soils were in creasingly productive. Two out- standing, and not fully explained in- stances of the benefit of organic mat: ter, were found at the Rothamsted Station, England. The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society, Eng- land in 1934 reported ar follows: "One sct of long continued experi- ments brings out an important prop erty of the organic matter. On the where crops were grown in rotation,. Rothamsted mangold plots part of the ground has had no farmyard manure or any other organic manure since 1843, while part receives farm- yard manure: every -year. During the recent dry seasons -the plants on this latter area started much earlier. and grew much better in the carly part of the season thah those without organic matter, partly at any rate due to the better tilth.and the larger amount of soil moisture retained where organic matter had been given. The classical instance of the unexplained effects of farm- yard manuf, however, is on Hoos field at Rothamsted where a plot that received farmyard manure from 1852 to 1871, but nothing since still gives nearly double the crop of bar- ley olLtained on the adjoining plot that has been similarly treated since 1871, but had received ro farmyard manure during the preceding 20 years. At thé time of writing (mid-July, 1934) tha barley on this old manured plot is strikingly better th: that on the old unmanured land, suggesting some benefit from the farmyard manure given more than 60 years ago. We have no' yet sue cecded in accounting satisfactorily for this result." Yhen Ontario farmers fully ap- preciate the great service. of organic matter, much more attention will be given to this important phase of soil handling. 2. QUESTION: 1 fertilized for sugar beets and lost the crop. Will there be any plantfood left in the oil from the fertilizer that was ap plied? ANSWER: If the soil is in good condition, about =eutral in reaction, that is, neither sour nox sweet, there should be a considerable amount of phosphate and potash whicl. was ap plied for the beets still available in the soils for crops of next year. In all probability, the rai. and snow will have removed much of the sol- unable nitrogen, but green crops or corn which are grown on this soil next year should find a considerable help from the phosphate and potash which was added for the sugar beets. 3. QUESTION: What fertilizer value has the waste from tomatoes? Where we grew tomatoes this year, quite 'a [ot remained on the ground after picking. © We live near enough to the canning factory so that we can get considerable waste pulp and skins of tomatoes. Have these any value as fertilizer? ANSWER: Tomato fruit contains about 2 per cent. nitrogen, 7 per cent phosphoric acid and 356 per cent. pot ash, while the leaves and stalks con tain" about 35 per cent. nitrogen, 1 per cent phosphoric acid and 45 per cent. potash. This will give you a idea of the fertilizer value of this material when it is left on the ground. 3 * HENRY W. BELL, Associate Professor of Chemistry, } Ontario Agricultural College. Hollywood Grieves At Funeral of Thalberg Lionel Barrymore, Edmund Lowe and Myrna Loy (left to right) leav: ing the B'nai B'rith Temple in Los Angeles after simple funeral ser vices for Irving Thalberg, 87-year-old "boy wonder" of the motion picture industry and husband of Norma Shearer, Joined in last tribute. Filmdom's great Lipstick Indicted Asa -------- Peril Island against twenty conce aires charged with violation of the Sanitary Codo in. failing to wash H their drinking glasses in water heat ed .to 180 degrees Farenheit, took time out to inquire into the effect of lipstick on. drinking glasses. He was assured by Inspector John McCauley of the Department of Sanitation that 'lipstick contained oil to which germs could readily at: tac' 'couldn't be removed by water even of the required temperature. "You must use elbow grease," said the inspector, L. "Then," said the court, "the" bat: tle of the century. is lipstick - ver sus elbow grease." Magistrate Solomon fined the de fendants $1 each and explained that Coney Island business men were con: ferring with the (Health Department in an attempt to have the Sanitary Code modified, When Children Refuse To Speak Mother Teaches Her Offspring to be Friendly Wise "There 5° Dorothy," -said Mrs. Bron. "l know," muttered Sally. "I'm not speaking to her. We're mad." "What?" , "We're mad. | made up with Marge, and Dorothy said 1 was a hy- pocrite, and I don't irtend to speak to her even again." "Listen, my darling," the mother sald. "If | ever catch you getting so common that you can't speak to. peo ple you don't like, I'm going to cut; oft your dancing lessons and all the! rest. You can't dance yourselt into being a lady. Remember that. Al your courtesying and 'Yes, Missing: and standing up when ladles come 1n- to the room won't make you a lady either. Is ft the custom tor the girls around here to take *mad' spells at each other? | thought that had gone out with pompadours 'and cobble stones. "What kind of 'a piace ts this we've moved to, anyway?" Feared Revenge Sally sald at once, "Marge has six girls she doesn't speak to, but Marge fs very Important. The other girls have to do what she says because #1 they don't, she--oh, mother, Marge has everything! Her house is full ol grand things. And her father takes the girls riding and lets them ride hep - pony. And at dancing school she gets the best places for you, if sho likes you. And the teachers at school are with her, she does such things you can't believe. You just have to be on: her side. When we had a fuss about that extra star on the board bese her name, she left me out of her pic nic. Ad today when she came to school she brought me this." Sally produced a Scotty paper NEW YORK--Magistrate Charles Solomon, hearing charges in Coney themselves, -and that this oil , all crazy about-her: -- If 1'm-not triends ~~ » WNL [SYNE TL ai Pie pr fn Ea The BERG 3 wolght with emerald "eyes. "l see," said Mrs. Brown. "lt's § hard position for you to be fin, chila} Having your entire morale destroyed by a spoiled darling who 1sn't above bribery. So Marge gets her thrills py 'having mad spells, and that eases her conscience so she can perform her cruelties. Sho makes war on the slightest provocation and {is drawing you in as an ally. Well, right here and now we go after this! You march over to Dorothy's and apologize, And, after this, you speak to people, no matter how much you may dislike them. [If Marge \Whatshername does not speak to you, so much the better. Her parents don't know what she's up to, I'm sure. Anyway, let her pol- son the school if she will, but here- after you stay away. Be polite, but let her alone. : Ignore Snubs "If Marge got some doses of her own medicine she'd soon learn to be- have. Don't feel hurt when she snubs you. Pretend she's a chair or a house or a tree that can't make yon feel any- thing. Save your (eelings. But never let her influence your conduct . to- ward others, or your manners, Bo yourself, child." I can think of for any mother with a child who has become tho vagsel of a gelfish, unscrupulous you gster, \ Auto Production Lower In August OTTAWA, -- The Dominion Bur eau of Statistics has reported a con siderable decline in August automo bile production compared with that of a year before. A total of 4,660 units was pro« duced in August compared with 7,- 692 in August, 1935, Of these, 3,051 passenger vehicles compared with 5,024 and 1,609 commercial cars or trucks with 2,168, trucks were imported into the coun {try and 8,449 were exported. Which is just about the best advice During the month 448 ears. and po; Fr ds gs pe =r XL or