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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON LESSON III USING WITNESSING POWER Act. 2:1 4t31 PRINTED TEXT AcU 2:1-4; 4.-8-2O GOLDEN TEXT In-, w.r .11 f ilN-,1 with the Holy Spirit, nd tKy ipake ih word of God with Loldnrt.. AdU 4:81. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. The day f Pentecost occurred as far as we re able to judge, on Sunday, May 28, A.D. 80. The eventi recorded in the third and fourth chapters of AcU took place In the summer of A.D. 30. PUc*. The City of Jerusalem. We should oome away from the ttudy of thi luton with a new conviction concerning the divine origin and th greatnvsa of the Church of ChrUt. We should be reminded that loyalty to tde Chnroh and to the Christ of the Church ik the great privilege and obligation of every true believer and of every contecrated disciple. Birth of the Church Acta 2:1. "And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place." The Feast of Pentecost was the second of the three chief Mosaic festi- val*. It fell on the fiftieth day after the second day of the paae- over. It celebrated the comple- tion of the grain harvent. Special offerings were made, and two leavened loaves of wheat bread, significant of the finished har- vest, together with two lambs as peaceofferings, were waved be- fore the Lord. If passover re- minded the Jewi of their redemp- tion from the land of bondage, Pentecost celebrated their pos- session of the land of promise. 2. "And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3. And there ap- peared unto them tongues part- Ing asunder, like as of fire; and sat upo.fi each one of them." obably the great noise was to be taken as a symbol of mighty power, whereas the tongues of fire would be symbolic of purg- ing and of dedication to a proph- etic ministry, somewhat compar- able to the experience of Isaiah eight centuries before. 4. "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." This ability to speak in foreign languages not previously learned was merely a temporary endowment granted for a special purpose. It was one ef those miraculous spiritual gifts which marked the age of the p.'M ' . The gift of tongues was exactly the preparation needed by the disciples for the task of wit- nessing to the throngs who had gathered from all parts of the world to observe the fenst. Book of tli* Holjr Spirit The Book of Acts has often been called the AcU of the Holy Spirit, and truly io. 'Hie Spirit ef God it referred to eventy limes in this one book. It is He who is the energiiing power, the lure guide and teacher of the Church of Christ, not only for the days of the Church whose his- tory is recorded in thi.- book, hut Jw ell the subsequent years of ih Church's history in every land. The dominance of the Holy Spirit in the life of a ever is not ordinarily to be te.-ted by the presence of any ipecial /ift, such as the ;'.i!': of tongue.*. One who ie obedient to his Matter i.s grant- ed the ability to do the will of tJie Master, for the "fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, putce, long- ruffrring. kindness, goodness, faithfulness, nifckiir- . -elf-con- trol." Salvation Only In Him Acts 4:X. "Then IVlcr, filled with the Holy Spirit, Mi<l unto them, Ye rulers of the people, ml elders, V. If we this duy arc examined concerning a good de< d <ionu to JM impotent man, by what nirnns this man in made whole; 10. Be it known unto you all, n<! lo all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ f Nazurelli, whom ye crucified, whom (ind raised from im dead, n iii him doth thi IIIHII -Innd *<i< before you whole. 11. He if* the stone which was Mt at nought of you the builder*, which was made the head <>f the center. 12. And in none other in there alvation: for neither is there any ttier name under heaven, that is given among men, whcroin we must be saved. 13. Now when they hchfld the beldness nf 1'cter and John, and liml perceived that they were un- learned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowl- edge of them, that thpy had been with Jeus. 14. And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they could lay nothing against it 15. Dut. when they had com- manded them to go anid* of the Noted British Flier Shuttles Between Canada, Britain Complete with "Mae West'' inflatable life-saving jacket and fur-lined trousers, stands James Mollison, former trail blazer of the air across the globe, but now turned ferry pilot for bombers to Britain. Tfl* picture was taken as Mollison arrived recently in Montreal. council, they conferred among themselves, 16. Saying, What shall we do to theee men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all hi' dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 17. But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18. And they called them, and charged them not to tpeak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus." II.. Disciple* Stand Firm The Sanhedrin were compelled to acknowledge that the miracle had ben genuine; but also veal- ired that if these men kept on preaching, soon everyone would believe in what they had denounc- ed. The Sanhedrin's conclusion was that the disciples should be threatened and commanded to speak no more in the name of Jesus. No doubt, they would be allowed to go out and preach if they would leave out the name of Christ and what Christ meant. 19. "But Peter and John answer- ed and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto (Jod, jndgre ye: 20. for we cannot but ipeak the things which we saw and heard." What boldn> .- these apostles manifested! Standing before this awesome body of men, they frankly declared that even though they knew it might involve their immediate death, they positively could not be kept from speaking the things which they bad seen and heard, namely, the teachings of Christ, the Resurrection. Thou- sands and thousands of men have said thefe words since, many of thorn suffering death at a conse- quence. RADIO REPORTER By DAVE ROBBINS "HOME FRONT CHATS" A program lluil every Ontario woman will like makes ite bow thlx we*h fron.1 CKOC, when Avis Cm-- roll Introduce* ChaU on the Home Front, a ft-.n . that will be heard from 1 160 on the radio dial earh w*ok -day .if ! minii at 1.30. Avis Carroll I" a new radio per- eoiiHlll.y \vltli * style you will like, and he-r program iH designed es- pecially to Interest the womon. Ways to make life Interesting while Uie menfolk are away In the w>v rke~ wartime economies, end Ji^l ,.i'n' ni , Hi* I'miii' i il In tills new bright |)l. So tun* in tomorrow afternoon and pyentl fifteen mlinit*H with Avis Carroll. AROUND THE DIAL TukiiiK Dlock tliln week alter her first *ix months of ... r.iMirt WOK's woman's coiiuneiiiat/or Be*x i lien ii\ , who utexl lo be on of ()i luitmn'n forwnoKt woman Jour- nalliut unit editors. wa ank'-il wbMi ill* lik bolter: radio or wr|lloc J M .,-!-: was Huilio: "You ?," BHS.-H- i -:m admitted. "I'm Irish, and tbre'i nodiliiE I like better than to talk.." The fin oil Hlbli<-Hl drama on Hio air, we believe, In the program ontiiled "And It Came To Paas," originating in Montreal. This Sab- bath Interlude In heard over the UBC network at 1.30 on Sundays, "mi In mil ;* tii n<i ing for Us realltv In the dramatized Bfblknl imp PMiliiK that It features. The ubiquitous 8cuUera>oil Ha Ires heard over the Columbia olmln at 6.46 In the afternoon, la one of the funniest of the Unuiustlc- patliTJied programs on tho air. This troupo have beou on the air a long Urn* uow, and are still pa-nvldinK many lanjflis s nny of them. Speaking of daucf bauds lint Nice's 10.15 tpot on OVRB. on Tuesday r.iviiiv 1ms many, many listeners. And well it nilKlit, for Hcrl's crew we one of the top Canadian bunds. Radio ilantr. Dluuli Shore, on th advko of ft New York throat Hjieciallst, recently was forcod to cancel an apiiearbnco on tur Kddto Cantor show, and pool pout*, wiii'iil- lancoiisly, UK- m.. .u i. of a two or liirci* w>k eiiKBRi'incnt ul New York's Pii^iHiloiint Then' IT. Slie WHS stricken with 11 "("TWO cn of laryngitis, l>nuii;)i! on from u cold. Celebrate June 9 King's Birthday A proclamation fixing Mon- day, June 9 the tume date as last year for celebration of ihc King's birthday has been published in th Canada Gaz- ette. The King's birthday actually falls on December 14, but the official celebration is held in June. His Majesty wus 45 last December 14. Tiie specialist ordered lonj-r-fs'if hours of absolute re*t for tue .til- ing larynx "no talking or f-vcn whispering" after which s1i- war to be re-exa/niiced . . . Glen Miller, ace Bluebird batoncr, IIHS >.<na;:ig- ed the services of lo - . t-'y P.r.ila Kelly for his vocal deparUn-rut. . . "Just Plain Love," ntw f.iup. by Hecry Bnll, Jr., forme-r XB*' pi;:e, will have Its <Jbut on the new ea.rly morning variety show, "Who's Blue?" . . . The -premiere p.-./i.-m- ance wa given on April 3rd by Irving Milter's band. Gardening . . . % ARTICLE No. 7 A few special implements will make gardening more interesting and less arduous. These are not expensive. For ordinary digging both a spade and a digging fork have a place. The first is ideal for turning over soil in the Spring or for breaking up sod. The fork, lighter and quicker to operate, is excellent for cultiva- ting anytime through the season and especially for breaking up soil that has been plowed or .spad- ed sometime earlier. For killing weeds, thinning, cultivating large vegetables and shrubbery, a small, not-too-wide hoe, well sharpened is the ideal tool. To Prevent Jungles One can do wonders with flowers alone, but still more amazing results will follow where we combine flowers skilfully with grass, winding walks, shrubbery and bits of stone-work. In this combining, however, we must take, care not to reproduce a jungle. A little preliminary plan- ning and a rough sketch drawn approximately to scale will help wonderfully. Flowers and shrub- bery niust not be so crowded that they become spindly and weak. Little flowers must not be hid- den by tall things like full size marigolds, cosmos or zinnias. Beds must be so arranged that we can keep down weeds and re- move fading foliage. Above all we must remember that unless we are very skilful, it is best to use a fair amount of lawn as a foreground for our flowers. Lawns are almost vital in cre- ating garden pictures. Feed !> Lawn Thin lawns badly mixed with weeds almost invariably have poor soil. Sometimes only a lib- eral application of commercial fertilizer or well-rotted manure is necessary to restore rich green- nes*. Well fed, well wate ed grass will usually crowd out most weeds, though it will ap- preciate some help from the gar- dener who does not mind spanning a few hours with a sha r p w.-eder. Food Takes Third Of Average Wages Canadian Families Living In Cities Spend 31.9 Per Cent. Of Income on Edibiet The average Canadian family living in the city just plain >fr. and Mrs. So-aml-so with from ' i'.r to five children spends 31.9 per cent, of it* annual income for food. For clothing it spends lli per rent.; shelter, 1'.2; personal cave, 9.1; education and vocation, 1.6: transportation, 5.3, and welfare and gift?, 2.4. These facts and a vast <iuan- tity of relative information are shown 'in the first family-living expenditure survey ever compiled in Canada and rtcently issuod hy the Dominion Bureau of statistics. KRSULT OF Sl'KVi:Y The survey, wWcl '"-^.ui in January* 1938, on the initiative of the late Norman Refer.--, then minister of labor, was conducted in 12 cities, compiling 45,000 re- cords on 6,252 families coming within certain limitations which made them "typical average fami- lies." An analysis of the debt and savings of the families under sur- , vey brought out that 36.3 per cent, of the total number showed * increased debt; 'only 37 families broke even and 62 per cent, of these average earners savfr n>oney regularly. THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson 1 THE HUMAN HAND. I O;;'y tluxe oceans are now generally recognized . . the Atlantic, the i'acific. and the Indian. The Arctic Ocean, of only , 4.000,000 square miles, has been incorporated with the Atlantic,;} as the Arctic Sea. and the Antarctic has been reupportioned iver' the three 'named above. NEXT: What insect sometimes lays eggs and sometimes brings forth Its VOUHK alive? ARMY CHIEF HORIZONTAL 1. Newly appointed U. 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