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iriti' 3aaa Sunday School Lesson -Acta 1: 64 to 8: 3: Ch. 8:1. A sreat persecution. N'ow begran thoie attacks upon the Chris- tian churci) which were to prove so formidable at diflferent periods during the next three centuries, and by which many confesaors of Jesus were called upon to seal their faith with their bluod. Few stories are more moving tliun tb.se which tell of tha courag*) 'and heroism of these early martyrs, July 8â€" Lesson II â€" r,«_ .._.â€"_.-. - , , .* 22: 19, 20. Golden TeKt-Be thou "••»!'> <-' the yovng men and fra,l M,.^. , » J »!. J • ^111 -1^. ninider.:. who would rather surrender faithful unto death, and I will flive ^j^^. ,j^^,,f ^^^^ ^ ^^^^^ j^^.,. ^,,j thee a crown of life.â€" Rev. 2: 10. Isavio.ir. ANALYSIS I At Jerusalem. It is not unlikely I. THE DKATH OF THE FIRST MARTYR, thiit an immediate attack was now 54-60. ma-le upon thobc who were known to n. THE YOUTH WHO L00K8 ON. \^ followers of the Nazarene, and I NTBOOUCTIONâ€" Stephen occupies an probably Paul led the attack. So keen important place in the story of Paul. ^^^^ the persecution that it led to the He was the first official to be apiwint- breaking up of the congregation at ed by the early church, cho»en with Jerusalem, and the members were six others to help in the di.stribution scattered throughout the whole of Sa- of alm.s among the poor widows. He maria and Jud8>a, thus extending the was also a m.in of great intellectual gospel to new places, cbility, belonging probably to the more , y. 3. Saul . . . make havock of the litxral-minded Jews, and was able to ehurch. Ho is evidently the most .see very clearly what was involved in prominent among the persecutors, and the teaching of Jesus. He naw that he aays himself that he was exceed- the attitude to the temple and mosaic jn^iy ,„aj against these heretics. He legislation was now entirely changed, searches them out in their homes, has His groat speech in Acts 7, reveals his them shut up in prison where they originality and entitles him to be call- ^,^\i their trial gefore the Jewish ed the first theologian. Also his bold- j.„urts which would pass sentence on ness i na.sserting his conviction raised them. It is doubtful whether these up the stricter party of the Jews Jewish judges ventured to execute against him so he became the first gny more, but they robbed them of martyr. their property, took away their homes, I. THE DKATH OK THE FIRST MARTYH, refu.sed to give them any work, and 54-60. condemned them to poverty â€" a condi- V. 54. Gnashed on him with their tion which remained in the Jerusalem teeth. A hatred which so often accompany ....- , -. - . gious bigotry, as was also .seen in the tile churches. Thus we are presented attack made on Jesus. ' with a situation of great dramatic V. 55. He . . . looked up stead- interest. The leaders of the t-arly fastly into heaven. Stephen's calm- Church are attcked with fierce hatred ness Hands out in striking contrast; while he who is the most prominent and he is sustained by three things. ' among the opponents is soon to be He is filled with the power of the won over and become the most aggres- heavenly spirit, he .wes the glory of , sive preacher of th e n ew go spel. God, and looks upon Jesus standing at the right hand of God. The Holy Spirit represents the active help given by God. The Holy Spirit is God in action. The glory of (!od may be il- lustrated by the vision which Isaiah bad in the temple (see Isa., ch. 6). _^^^ While in the appearance of Jesus we'in'tlt^i^tV ot"'DeVlnVator"'a8 described nave the fir.'t manifestation of the UnasheU on him with their <â- â- â- "" which ivii.ainvr^ ... -. c ., ^ . j..,„.v.... \n example of the fury and church for a long time and which later hich so often accompany reli- called, forth the generosity of the Oen- Good Refrgerators Save 50 P.C. In Ice Recent experiments by the Home glorified Christ who was soon to ap- pear to Paul on the road to Damascus, In the July issue of the monthly con- clusively prove that a cheap retrlger- and whom John afterward.s saw on ator Is a waste of money. the island of Patmos. Jesus is stand- | "Performance shows that the cheap ing nnd therefore ready to .•â- tep in to Icebox uses about 50 per cent, more b»>'n b's servant. His position at the ice than the more expensive ones, and right hand of God shows that he filjsjthat the temperatures within the food compartment are 17 per cent, hlfiher. also waiting to receive and execute the messages of God. V'. ."iG. I see . . the Son of man Food remains fresher In both flavor and appearance In refrigerators which Thif was the title' which Jc.sus chose maintain adeauate temperatures. Tcm for himself, and it expressed his Mes- peratures within the food chamber sianic claim in a way that revealed 'should average under 50 degrees Fah. V%th his glory and also his humility. I "A glossy white exterior and a It is very rarely used by any other in 'smooth white porcelain interior do not the New Te.'ttament. | Insure good n-frlgeratlonâ€" It Is rather V. 57. And ran u\k,i\ him. The i the materials which come between Judges, as in the trial of Jesus, are! the two and the manner In which they filled with indignation, nnd look upon ^^,, piaeod. In the good refrigerators Our Rulers IIIIUIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIililllXlilHII'lllllllll Illllllllllllllllllllllllllli- iiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii(iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii>i"'i| THE KING AND THE Snapped at the recent review PRINCE OF WALES of the "Guards" at Whitehall. him as a blasphemer. But the marks which the Institute has examined there of deliberation are oven few?r here , , , , » . » than in the great trial of Christ. In '>''^« '""*" """"^ «"= V '°"'''®®" ^^^^V wild fury thev rush him out.wie the^ato layers of Insulation material seal- city becau.se their law demanded this, |ed Into placeâ€" the number depending and there they stoned him to death. | somewhat on the type and thickness Much discussion nas been given to the, of these materials. The thickness of fiue.stion how these Jews could pcr-|thtj walls varied from 4 to 5 Inches." form so unlawful an act. In the casei <.t Jpsus the Jewish authorities had to obtain the pi'rmi.'-sion of the Romani ruler (sec J<jbn 18:151), where it is dis- tinctly stated that the Jews did not have the right to pass sentence of death. Hut in this case their anger carries them beyond their right.*; and the fact that they did so has been Do You Know These Short Cuts To draw threads easily for hem- 1 cxplaim-d 7)y \he''sup"po8i'ton 'Vhat the stitching make a stiff lather of white Rorran law was not .'o strictly enforc- ed during the latter years of Pontius Pilate who left Palestine in A.D. 3fi, t"- else it I'lj'v be that under his suc- cessor special priveleges were granted lu the .lews in this regard. \'^. 5i), r>0. These verses describe the death of .Stephen (see Luke 23: 24). He kneels down in the attitude of rraver. p'aces himself in the hands of Jeius. while as he looks u|>on his wild iinri anifry iH'rst'outors, he asks God to forgive them, thus following the example, of bis Master. He . fell asleep. Into the peace- ful sleep which was also to l>e an awakening into eternity, and into the immediate presence of his Saviour whom he lovcfl. II. THE YOUTH WHO U)OKS ON. V. 58. Laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. This is the first mention of one who is to prove such a leader in the church. He may have been as old as thirty, was probably a member of the Jewish court, or Kanhedrin. It is doubtful whether Paul had been in Jerusalem during the trial of Jesus, but at a later time he may have re- turned as a rabbi or minister in one of the local synagogues. His active par- ticipation in this trial is shown by the fact that the witnesses placed their clothes nt hii» feet, while hs after- ward oonfe«.sed that he gave his vote against Stephen. soap, and brush It over the linen where the threads are to be drawn. Let It dry, and the threads will come out easily. If, when baking juicy pies, the juice bolls out Into the oven, sprinkle salt over the spilled juice, and It will not burn, or cause a disagreeable odor In the bouse. Do not use powder to clean rough or chased brass. Wash the article In soap and water, dry, and then rub over the surface with a freshly cut lemon. Rinse, and rub dry with cha- molH. Save your celery leaves, dry them them In a paper bag and mix an equal quantity of salt. This Is an excellent flavoring for soups and stews, and economical. Sterling silverware can be quickly cleaned If boiled In a solution of bak- ing soda In an aluminum pan. An electrolytic action takes place, which causes the tarnish to be thrown from the metal, which Itself Is not Injured. People are Queer Lady Rhonda's Paper Attacks Crowd. Mind on Ear- hart's Flight London. â€" The first distinctively fem- inist reaction to Miss Amelia Earhart's fight across the Atlantic Ocean was pnbllsJied t«re recently, and was de- cidedly unfavorable. It was registered in Time and Tide, a weekly paper edited by Lady Rhonda, which con- trasted the case of Miss Karhart with those of Lady Heath and Lady Bailey as "an Interesting illustration of the crowd mind of to-day towards women." Lady Heath and Lady Bailey recently made solo flights between London and Cape Town, South Africa. "It would seem," Lady Rhonda's paper commented, "as If the public were infinitely more thrilled by the spectacle of women as passengers than women as pilots. It likes to see them brave dangers and take risks, but appears to feel that It Is more fitting, and therefore more suitably spectacular, that they should only do HO under male guidance. When Lady Bailey and Lady Heath set out on their respective journeys there was a general feeling (which crystallzed In some parts of Africa to the point of official refusal to permit them to fly without escort) that women should ^t be permitted to take such risks. "But when Miss Karhart Is carried as a bundle might be carried across the Atlantic the press of two great countries echoes and re-echoes the excitement and President Coolldge himself telegraphs congratulations. Truly, the crowd mind to-day has changed but little from the crowd mind that liked Princesses to be at- tacked by Dragons, but preferred that Princes do all the rescuing." Household Hints SINGAPORE A Word to Conjure Romance, Color and Adventure To TKd Minds. This British Post is Described by M. T. G. in The Christian Science Monitor A DREAM CAME TRUE To keep scorched or burned pota^ toes from tasting, set the pan of pota- toes quickly into cold water for a few minutes. If scorched badly, and you wish to mash or season, put them Into a clean pan. | A salad that few people use and that almost all like Is fresh cabbage and sliced orange and salad dresslngg. Mix' thoroughly and serve soon. | I could never get my family to eat many beans until I was told by a neighbor not to use soda, and to put into them a few tiny bits of sliced onion about a half hour before they finish cooking. Now I can hardly cook enough of them. They do not taste I of the onion but the flavor is greatly Improved. I Here is breakfast fruit more appe- ' tizing than cantaloupe. Take a thick ' slice of tomato out of the ice-box, pour hot bacon grease over it, put the thin slice of bacon on top and serve. I wouldn't believe how good it was until I tried it. I I have always had good luck making over my husband's suits for my son , and getting results that look like a tailor's. The secret of It is In stretch- ing the seams. When I do the ma- ' chine stitching I pull the cloth to- ward me just as hard as I can. To Keep Butter in Hot Weather To Keep Jellies From Boiling Over In making Jellies leave a flat skim- ming spoon or dipper In the kettle j while cooking; the contents will not rise up and boil over. One does not | have half of the skimming to do, as by the old way, and It comes out nice and clear, too, with less work. Modest Suitor -I am going to mar- ry youT sister. Willie, but I know I am not good enough for her. Candid JJttIo Ill-other That's what Sis says, but ma's been telling her she can't do better. A helpful suggestion as to how to keep butter firm is contained In the current Issue of "Successful Farming." It reads: "When Ice cannot be had butter may be kept cool In this way: Put it on a dish which has been placed In a shallow vessel of cold water and cover with an Inverted new earthen flowerpot which has been stalded and left to cool. The pot should rest in the water and water should be changed from time to time. Cared for In this way. butter will keep firm even In hot weather." ' "My wife has run away with a man In my car!" "Good heavens. Not \your now car?" Homemade PilloMrs Are Mone Satisf]ring "Have you discovered the thrlU of satisfaction one experiences on view- ing a bed or chaise lounge made bil- lowy by quilted silk pillows of one's own make?" asks a writer In "Deline- ator." "Harmonizing with the color of the room, they are very decorative and their fashioning Is really quite simple, especially If they are worked with a conventional floral design whose regular outline is easily traced with the needle. Boxed shapes are the smartest things tor pillows. They can be made of aatin, taffeta, crepe de chine, radium or sateen." "Do you read all the health hints?" ''Not all," answered Mr. Chugglns. "In ray efforts to keep out of the hos- pital 1 limit myself to a study of the traffic regulations." Singapore. â€" It was not so many years ago, as the cooirse of hl«tory runs, since a man whose foresight was only matched by his determinatton, sailed eastward in a little vessel bear- ing the British flag. He came after a long time to a narrow waterway v/here the sun blazed white-hot upon a glassy sea, and where on either «rf<te the low shores were fringed with bril- liant green foliage growing in man- grove swamps. Behind lay the jungle, uninhabited save for reptiles and many wild beasts. Likewise the shores for many miles were silent and de- serted save where, from their hidden lairs, Malay pirates peered out at the ships of the far-wandering white men and considered the possibility of a suc- cessful attack. There was little to appeal about the scene, but Sir Stamford Raffles looked upon it and found it good. "Here," he declared, "I will found a city that shall presently rise to the benefit and glory of Britain. Where stands yon- der impenetrable jungle with its rep- tiles and its beasts, it shall come about that broad streets lined with hotels and shops and commercial structures shall be placed, and where runs yon- der silent and forbidding shore line there shall be found to-morrow docks and warehouses, and great ships from all the ports of the Seven Seas. And it all shall be a monument, here at the place which shall presently become the crossroads of the East, to empire builders of England." So It came to pass. And to-day, as we enter the roads at Singapore, we regard from the decks of a modem steamship the full realization of such a dream of empire as perhaps no man but Sir Stamford Raffles ever had the high courage to entert^n. For the swamps and the jungles have gone, the wild beasts have fled, and the Malay pirates are but a legend. The hotels and the shops and the commercial bouses, the docks and the go downs and the great ships, the villas and the gardens and broad highways, all are here and in such measure as eveni the man who conceived Singapore surely never could have foreseen. Backward from the sea foot by foot, rod by rod, mile by mile, the jungle has been forced. Acre by acre the mangrove swamp has been turned into rubber plantations. And along the once silent and forbidding shore line there has been built a splendid esplan- ade where one may walk or dirive of an afternoon and look upon a harbor full of ships from all ports and all the seas. Singapore is a name to conjure with, and its very existence where a cen- tury ago and less all was swamp and jungle seems to have followed the wav- ing of the conjurer's wand. Of empire building it is the climatic feat; of colonization it is the master achieve- ment. Dairen and Tsing-tao were monuments to the Russian and Ger- man advances in the Far East. Hong Kong is a British marvel â€" but Sii»ga- pore is a miracle. In the singing euphony of the very name lies a sug- gestion of the romance which asso- ciates itself with this spectacle of a great city â€" the most colorful city in all the world â€" rising full panoplied, as it seems, from the equatorial Jungle. Singapore is a name that has accom- panied our dreams of far wanderings ever since our earliest school days. It has symbolized to the imaginative thought all the mystery and magic and magniflcence of the storied East. The pronouncement of that one word has been an open-sesame which has thrown wide the woor to all the won- ders of the Orient, to its rich color, to its teeming activities of every race and nation, to its green and gold of palm and sunlight, to ibs strange blend of the East and West. Of all the lure of i all the world's far places, of the rare and the exotic and the enchanting, the i most compelling has lain in that name with which to conjure â€" Singapore! Fewof the places of which we have! ong dreamed are as we have conceived | them. Some disappoint us, although | much of that is the fault of the indi- ; vidual. Others outstrip our most vivid fancies. But it is the common exper- ience that all are different from what we expected. Mark Twain, In hla cliai« acteristic language, declared that Hawaii was the only part of the world tSwt "comes up to the brag." After seeing most of the places which ho visited and a good many that Iw did not, I am inclined to think that ha must have been singularly hard to eatisfy. For it seems to me that every place, if not in one way certainly in some other, "comes up to the brag." But of whatever the latter might con- sist there is one bit of the giobe that far transcends it, an that is Siiga< pore, which must be visited properly to be appreciated. You have heard of Singapore, per- haps as "the hottest place on earth," and that is about all you have heard of it. Finding it in your atlas not very far from the equator you have con- cluded that all there was to it was heat and you have let it go at that. But here, my friend, you have been greoLly in error; for Singapore is neither excessively hot nor, from the viewpoint of the trop cs, at all uncom- fortable. But in any case, all that is a trifle. When you step .ifhore from youf ship at some one of the great docks and take a motor or ricksha or onO of the curious little pony carriageM known as a "gharry," then and there commences the unfolding of a panor- ama of such a variegated sort as no other place in the world can show; a seriej of fascinating pictures which paes before you with the rapidity of ik cinematogrraph ; a moving, kaleido- scopic spectacle which banishes at once all thoughts of such trifles as temper- ature or climatic condltlcns. For hero is China, the China of a dozen pro- vinces, more colorful and exotic than China itself; here is India, the India of Burma, of Bengal, of the Punjab, of Ceylon; here is Malaysia, the Fed- erated States and all the islands ; here Is Java and Sumatra, the isles of Con- rad, the Philippines and the South Seas; and here, too, is Africa and the Near East, all of it blending with Europe and the Western world, which here at the crossroads of the East rubs elbows with the world "East ol Suez." It is, in effect, like a mighty spectacle, epitomizing the habits and customs of all the world, this vivid, teeming, richly hued Singapore. That is the first impression. And when you are driven out of the seeth- ing, energetic city itself and into th« residential suburbs, you come upon a beauty of villa and garden and drive and palm grove that rivals Hong Kong and Honolulu. And beyond that yon find yourself amid the rubber trees, where the great groves have replaced the swamp and the jungle. There are vast forests, and through them over well-metaled roads you may drive for miles wondering at the marvel that has been brought about in the realiza- tion of one man's dream. On each tree^ it you examine tl closely, you will find the little slit in the bark down which flows, drop bj drop, the white viscous "liquid into iti little cup quite as the maple syrup runs on a Canadian hillside, presently to expand into broad sheets of the pre< cious, wealth-brinpng rubber. And then, by another metaled highway, broad and lined with majestic royal palms, you may motor back into Singa- pore tarrying, if you like, at a massive hostelry which is one of the many forms in which has been commemois ater the name of a great man. Now that the cool of the day is at hand, you will find all of Singapore abroad, the motorcar of many a wealthy Chinese vying in luxarious- ness with those of the European rul>" her growers. For the commercial ca- pacity of the Chinese race has found its most impressive manifestation here in this wonderful city on the equator. The Chinese is as important aat any in Singapore, and in its blended activities and far-reaching commerce he playa an influential part. • -<^ Wlfe of well-known man. â€" "You loved me more when we were only en- gaged." Well-known Man.â€" "Well, to toll tti3 truth, my dear, I never car* ed for married women." »U L iiaaiMiii MlMi -â- â- ''- â- ^•'^'-