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Wi «««H m^ ^â- ^^np ii^P 3=r Sunday School Lesson Jors in .il those ;iVING, i-adinpr I November 25. Letion VIIIâ€" Th» Prayen of Paulâ€" Acts 20: 36-38; Eph. 1: 15, 16; 3: 14-21. Golden Textâ€" Rejoice evermore; Pray with- out ceislng. In everything give thanki.â€" 1 Thett. 5: 16-18 ANALYSIS. I. THE FAKCWELL FRAYUi OF EPtn»US, AcU 20: 36-38. II. PAUL'S CEASELESS THANKSGIVING, Eph. 1: 15, It;. III. pall's sf.co.ni) prayer, Eph. 3 14-21. Intboduction â€" Prayer ought to have the central place in the life of every true Christian. Jesus wa.s our leader in this regard a.s in all others. He taught his disciples definitely on the principles of true praytr, gave them the great model, called the Ix>rd's Prayer, and most of all set them an example of the value and effect of sincere communion with God. Paul follows his lyord here very closely, and WW find that the same stress is laid upon this great subject in the Epistles as in the gospels. L THE FAREWEU. PRAYER OF EPHESUS, Acta 20: 36-38. V. 36. In time of deep emotion or of danger it was natural that these Christians should turn to God, and in this incident we have a fine example of the way in which Paul carries on the thoughts of his converts from the sor- rows of the immediate parting to that great union with God, who is above all change and who can guard and keep all his children. There is nothing that can calm the sorrowful mind like a Peal attempt to enter into the presence of the lovinK Father. We are not given any part of the actual prayer, but in the letter to the Ephesians we have two whole passages from which we may gather some idea of the thoughts which must have filled Paul's mind at the time. V. 37. These verses are sufficient to banish any suggestion that Paul was a stem, hani, cold man. indiffer- ent to all the warmer cmotii -s of the soul. His heart was very : ift and tender. Prayer had done w, deepeninc his sympathy with . ' who loved the Lord Jesus. II. pai;l'.s ceaseless thank Eph. 1: 1.5, ir,. Thanksfriving is one c.f the elements in true prayer. There are Bc many lovely, gi-acious, and good I)et>ple and things in the world that we may always have cau.se for grati- tude and joy. In Paul's heart there wa.s a fountain of thanksgiving. In one letter he writes, "In all thinRs pive thank»." His generous i-.ature is re- flected in the way in which he always picked out the good qualities in his convert.s. There are .several things which may be noted hei-e: (1) Paul believed that in all true prayer, man wa-s not dependent merely on" his own will and cfTort, since God's spirit was always suggesting and inspiring and helping the worshipper. "The spirit bears witness with our spirits." (2) He was a firtn believer in intercessory prayer. He must have had long lists of those whom he mentioned daily in his prayer. This duty must have made great inroads upon his time, but he reaped groat results. Perhaps there are few ways in which some people can do more service than in sincere and constant petition for tho.se whom they love, and whose welfare they desire. III. PAUL'S SECONO pnAVER, Eph. 3: 14-21. V. 14. This is the second of the prayers in Ephesians, ami it is exceed- ingly rich in its teaching and the light thrown upon the nature of true wor- ship. Paul knelt to the "Father." Everything is a religious turn upon the nature of the God who is worship- ped. Those who worshipped a cruel Moloch thought it was necessary to make their children walk through the fire as an act pleasing to their God. T(Klay the heathen think of a revenge- ful (Jod whom they attempt to appease by acts of torture. But when the idea of God is pure, then prayer also is pure. Jesus first revealed this beauti- ful grace and love of God w'.cn he taught his followers to say, "Our Father which art in hea%-en." He thereby made true prayer possible. We know that God is our Father who is constantly contemplating the best things for all his children. V. IT). These two prayers in Ephe- 8U9 should be inpared as one is the compk'ment of the other. In 1: 17-23, Paul thinks of the magnific<>nce of the hope which Christ brings and of the paiideur of the inheritancf which is laid up for believers. No human eye can se<f it, so he pray^ that the eyes of their minds may he opened by the Spirit of (kkI thut they may .«ee the Animal Stories Are Also News Some tJcKidlines of ^the Year . Show TKat M^'iTs* Interest ' in Other Creatures -Has Not Dimmed Since' the Far-Off Pre-Historic Days. By Warren Irvin in-N.Y. Time* Here are a few headlines that Indl cate the extent to which aninialai figure in the day's news: "Porcupine Ale Dynamite," "Rab- bits Had Hand In America's Discov- ery." "Jazz Tunes Lure Deer to I Parked Car," "Glrafl'es In Egyptian christological â€" Christ is the full measure of the glory. But in the second prayer, he thinks not so much of light as of strength. V. 18. This strength can only come as Christ dwelU in us. But Jesus has promised to reveal himself to hii fol- lowers, for he will abide with us for ever. Three things are here empha) sized. (1) That it is ofikj- by/thie i^Jirlt that m*n may come to know the f iil- hess of the glofy in Christ. 'We do not rise hj' our owrj efforts. Strength has to be given to us from above and we can only obtain this stren^h as we live ill unity and harmony witfi others who are worshipping the .,ame Christ. It is along with the saints that we know truth. (3) This love of God can never be exhausted. We may see more of its great dimensions, its length, breadth, height, depth, but still it re- mains unknown in all its fulness. It surpa.sseth knowledge. V. 20. Therefore all glory muit be Art, "Lion Visits City Hall." "Flood ascribed to him who came to give us Control Considered from Angle- this blessing. Paul's prayers are a worm's Angle," "Japan Planning Big great description of prayer to Jesus. Bullfrog Crop." ^ They are as is said in theological Ian- Probably the oldest of all stories Is grage, chnstological-Chnst is the j^^ g,,,^,^, „„^ ,^ ^^„^ g„,. ccntpp prising when one considers that early man subsisted largely by hunt- ing and fishing. The most primitive cuneiform systems contain animal figures, and centuries before the fables of Aesop were thought of Paleolithic men were scratching ani- mal forms upon rocks. The rock pic- tures of the Australians, the house carvings of the Eskimos and the drawings of the Bushmen are alike remarkable for their faithful repre- sentation of animals.. Notwithstanding Its antiquity, how- ever, the animal story has lost none of Is fascination. Newspapers de- vote thousands of columns to it an- nually. No longer is it confined to tales of faithful dogs warning fami- lies of fire, cats causing asphyxiation by carelessly walking across gas stoves, or runaway .pionkeys drawing crowds In pursuit tlirough busy city streets. Interest Does Not Flag Turn back over last year's files and" note the variety of animal news that has been printed. Headlines speak for themselves. Here, between two small Items telling respectively of the loss of Texas Gulnan's pet terrapin and the gift of a kangaroo to President Coolidge. one finds the caption, "African White Rllnoceros j Rapidly Neurlng Extinction." I Or. among a cluster of small stories 1 headed variously: "Deer Eat $35 Worth of Pansies," "Train Interrupts 1 Doe's Sleep on Tracks Near Middle- j town," "Canoe-Upsetting Hippopotami I Sentenced to Death In Uganda," , "Film Lion to Cross Country In Air- plane," or "Frogs Enlighten Savants. Then Tickle Their Palates"â€" among 1 all these stories is an account of how I in the Province of Khorassan, one of j the remote districts of Persia, camels I and other bt asts of burden are taxed to provide for the upkeep of the municipal hospital. Tl ere are stirring accounts of duels to the death between buffalo bulls; or fierce fights, between, lions and tigers, or between tigers and croco- diles. There are tales of savage Jungle beasts which, o.ice having tasted of human tlosli, will have no other. There are stories of wolves driven by liunger to Invade towns or A New Way to Buy Stair:)i Bulbs For Winter KIOSK FOR POST OFFICE IN LONDON These small vending places are being established in London IS districts away from post office. NEW FLARE. A charming dress of printed sheer \elvet that .'â- ubscribcs to new flared treatment in tiered effect, which gives a graceful ripple to hem. 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Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. Those who seek the secret of Anglo- American understanding can find part of It In the ambassadorship of Shakes- peare. animal customs like that of the fe- male scorpion, which devours Its own mate and sometimes its offspring. There are touching stories of animal gratitude like that of the London lioness wliose cubs were sick, and who attacked her mate when he sprang upon a keeper who was tend- ing them. And there are endless comic anecdotes like Uiat of the scolding circus stork who set upon fourteen lions In the circus and sent them scurrying to shelter In their cages. • "Travel Law Saves Wolves" tells how two Portuguese who discovered wolves attacking their cattle chased them to the Spaluish border, where they were compelled Jo abandon pur- suit for want of Spanish passport visas. "Lion in Flatbush Proves a Raccoon" recounts the struggles of Gaetano IMarasclo. a laborer, with a full grown raccoon four stories above the street on the scaffolding on a partly completed apartment house. The raccoon went to the police sta- Advocates of simplified spelling would not Indite Indict, while pro- ponents of simplified language Indict j "o" and Marascio to thf hospital Indite. | Cat stories alone would fill vol umes. Look at the deadlines! "Cats pine there eating an explosive stick, of Rome Lose Their Forum." "Cat The ranger beat a hasty retreat, but Passes Hours Vainly Snatching at to his consternation the animal fol- Mall Chute," "Prison Cat Sacrifices lowed him. He feared it might fall Life for Baby Rabbit," or "Jail De-,and blow up. He dared not shoot it. livery Scare in Bronx Caused by Cats j But when the porcupine had disap- on Fire-Escape." The tales range peared into the woods the ranger from the account of the cat who held , again mounted the tower and tele- up traffic in Lafayette Street hlle, ' phoned for advice. He was told the with her kitten in her mouth, she dynamite was poisonous, strolled nonchalantly from one slde| The Eastland (Texas) Toad to the other, or that of a frightened.' Eastland, Texas, reports that a Maltese treed by a dog and rescued i,orned toad sealed In the corner-stone by the lire department after three ^f fjjg ^ourt house there thirty-one days' Isolation, to the story of the y^^j.^ ago ^.^g to^^ad alive recently Locarno eat whose claim to fame Is when the stone was ramoved. U Is that lie shared a room with Herr ^ Texas tradition that a horned toad Luther and M. Uriand when they g^n nve a century without food or held their memorable conference. | water. According to County Judge Hut there are stories about an end- Edward S. Pritchard, when the toad less variety of animals. Word comes was disentombed it at first appeared from Berlin that thp only orangeuton nfeless, but after a little while opened known to have been born In captlv- its eyes and showed signs of breath- Ity died because his mother did not jng. The mouth, however, appeared know how to take care of him. Ap- to have grown together, parently regarding him as some newj Here Is still another contribution, kind of toy. she bounced bim on the ^ this one from London. In the discus- floor and in an excess of affection slon of the text of the Rabbits bill, by which the BritLsh Parliament hopes squeezed him to death. j "Why not?" scientists ask. "No to stimulate and regulate rabbit farm- mother," they say, "would know bet- ins . Professor E. H. L. Schwartz ter unles.i t.a ight. Mother love has disclosed that except for the.se "de- nothing to do with the instincts but structive rodents" Christopher Colum- is due to training." I bus might not have discovered Ameri- "What accounts for the zebra's '«». Columbus, he pointed out, mar- queer stripes?" is the question raised ""'ed Felipa Munnis, daughter c.f I'ere- by another article. In other animals strello, one of Prince Henry;? rap- tlie deposition of pigment Is some- '"'"s, and part of her dowry was the times determined by the course of I«'a°'l °^ Pof'o Santo. The young peo- blood vessels, by the course of nerves Ple established themselves there, but Or by the direction of the bony tract; but scientists insist that the zebra's stripes have no relation either to the ribs or to the course of nerves or blood vessels. "Bullfrogs and V"..:te Rats," one headline, "Are in Constant De- their plantations were destroyed by rabbits and they were ruined and had to come away. And so the stories go. "What Do Animals Think About? Intelligence Tests Give Dogs Equal Rating With ^^^ I Some Human Childrenâ€" Also Proving mand. Biologists Use Them to Work Out Problems Connected With Hu- That Birds, Fish and Insects Are Not Mormons in Their Species"; "Shells _, .,„»...«.. of the Armadillo Make Basket Indus- man Progress. Annie the Anteater, ..^^^^^^ ^^,j^^^ Advofuted to -Loses Caste, says another, describ- ; ^ J ^^ ^, p^^„ ..^^^^ ^.^,^^^ Ing how the mascot of the flagship Supply er Prophet Is Turtle, Says Tennessee Woman." They are of all kinds and all sorts, and they come from every section of the globe. Seattle turned out to be neither ant- eater nor feminine.* and subsequently became Andy the coatlmondl. From Calcutta comes the news that Americans are the greatest collectors of wild animals. Before the World War European zoos used to be the chief purchasers. Kansas City contributed an amus- ing anecdote of the recapture of 150 wild steers that had escaped from a wrecked cattle car In the heart of the town. People returning home from the theatre, patrolmen, stree* car company employes, motorists and citizens generally look part in the round-up. A porcupine full of dynamite gave a Pennsylvania forest ranger in Tioga County an unpleasant tinie recently, says another animal story. The i from home to search for the missing ranger returned to his tower sixty j link. Thanks for the compliment. â€" feet above ground to find the porcu- Toledo Blade. A WARNING Angle Worm: You d better move out of that house, Mr. Chestnut Worm, you're liable to get roasted! Anthropologists always go away Hyacinths <<.-;|t&ft;''d^llcate colorings; enchanting fragrance; sexture of wax, hundreds of .wee bells building plump pink, rose, lavender, white, blush, porcelain-blue, ,J yellow -and red spikes among slender Vreen" blades â€" the whole redolent ot fresh sweet springtime. Such Is the glory that pots of hyacinths brin^ to winter's window ledge. Get the best quality, large, 8m./0tb skinned. Arm bulbs for pot culture. Plan ahead at least four months, Ave la better, before the bk>ssoms are wanted. Mix up a light rich com- post, of pure sand, loam, leaf mould and well decayed cow manure, in equal portions. Let this stand three or four weeks before using. Plant in half-pots, preferably old ones, that hare been soaked in water several hours to remove any dele- terious matter. Cover the hole in the bottom ot the pot with a small piece of brok^en pottery and build up over this a little mound of fine gravel or moss. There must be tree drainage and this will keep the soil from cIog< ging the outlet. Fill the pot one-third full of the compost and press It down slightly; do not pack, as the air must not be excluded. The tops of the bulbs should be left level with the sur- face ot the soil, which should be mod- erately bolst; set the bulbs In, about an Inch apart, and fill in with mora soil, working and pressing it In around the bulbs with the fingers until the tops are barely covered. The soil should be at least a halt-Inch below the rim ot the pot. Special Points Water thoroughly and turn the pot on its side, so that any surplus water win run off, and set on a bed of ashes, moss, sand or sawdust placed on the floor In a cool, dark, airy locar tlon, such as a well-ventilated cellar without heat. Cover with coconut fibre to a depth of about five inches, and leave to root for three or ' tout months. Successful cultivation de- pends almost completely on this point Occasionally supply with liquid ma- nure when growing to keep the foli- age dwarf and to assist the perfect coloring of the flowers. Instead of planting in compost, fibr« can be 'ised. In this case, fill the pots with the fibre and press it lightly around each bulb, water a little and set away to root. Thereafter keep the fibre uniformly damp, and, since the plantings must have air, never place them in a closet but in a well- ventilated place. At the end of about four months remove to a warm, well-lighted win- dow to force. In Glasses of Water Growing hyacinths in glasses ot water is a simpler and probably more interesting method than growing them in pots of soil. Each new de- velopment of root, foliage and flower can be observed continually and regu- lated as desired. Hyacinth forcing glasses provide ample space for spreading root growth and, at the same time, the bulb Is held at such a height that It does not come In direct contact with the water, the water being filled In so as almost to touch the base of the bulbs. A few pieces of charcoal should be put in the glass, as this Is ot service in keeping the water pure and affords some nourishment. The next simple proceeding Is to place the glasses io any dark room, cellar or cupboard for about four weeks, or until the roots nearly touqh the bottom ot the glass. As the water evaporates, replenish It When sufaclent root growth has been attained the glasses may be brought â- gradually to the full light, where they are wanted to bloom. Perfect poise, we would say, is not looking self-conscious in a rumble seat. â€" -Ame-ican Lumberman. It is gathered from the many artl cles printed that the secret of health is still a secret. â€" Wall Street Journal. Holiday Maker: "Yes, I'm off for my holidays. Can you tell me of a decent book to take away with me?" Returned Reveller: "You'll flnd a cheque book most useful," "I see Madge is going in for avia- tion." "Madge who?" "Madge Bahr. You know, that girl who wears such skinny clothes." "Oh. Well, she ought to make a good avlatrlx; she's had lots of practice In taking off." MUTT AND JEFF.â€" Bud Fisher. 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