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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON LESSON VII BROADENING CHRISTIAN HORIZONS SAUL'S CONVERSION AcU 9: 1-31 PRINTED TEXT, Acts 9i 1-16 GOLDEN TEXT I ,., not di.- obedient unto the heavenly vision. Acts26:l!i. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time The conversion of Saul took placu probably in A.D. 30, and later events in this chapter are believed to have occurred In AiD. 37 and 38. Place The city of Damascus was approximately 1DO milei northeast of Jerusalem, in Syria { the city of Tarsus was located in the southeastern part of Asia Minor, on the Cydnus River, ten miles from the scacoast. Christ's soldiers are His cap- tured enemies. Kvpry soul won from resistance to the cross is sent out into the field to win others. Of this the most noble instance in Christian history is the conversion of Saul. Jesus Christ never encountered a bit- terer nor an abler foe; Jesui Christ never won a mightier cap- tain for His army of light. The Zealous Persecutor Acts 9:1. "But Saul, yet breath- ing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2. And asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that If ha found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem." The reason he would bring them to Jerusalem was to make sure that they would be put to death, for, though they might be pun- ished by scourging or in some other way in other cities, it would be only in Jerusalem that a Jew- ish convert would be condemned to death. (Saul, like the Saul of the Old Testament, was of the tribe of Benjamin, and had come from hi* home at Tarsus, in Asia Minor, to sit at the feet of the great Jewish teacher, Gamaliel. Saul was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, equipped with an excellent Greek education, and a freed man in the Roman Empire). The Voice From Heaven 3. "And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven." Later we are told that the time of the day was "about noon" when the vision was seen and Paul says that at midday the light was "above the brightness of the sun." 4. "And he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutes! thou me? 5. And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutes! :" Our Lord doc.1 not call himself Mes- siah, Son of Man, or Son of God, but Jesus of Nazareth, the man who was crucified. He recalls to Saul's mind His humiliation, suf- fering, and death all stumbling blocks to the Pharisee; for what Paul had to be taught was that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ. C. "But rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do." Saul had received all that he could bear just now. Human agents, like Ananias, could finish what Jesus, by supernatural manifestation, had horn begun In Saul. Saul's New Life "And the mm Hint journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no man. 8. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyej were 'j-n.ncii, he saw nothing; and they JoJ him by the hand, and brought him to Damascus. !'. And he was three days without sight, and in neither. eat nor drink." How quickly things can change in one's life. A man tan be in the glow of health one clay, and )> pros- trate on a bed of illness the next. Saui, this morning, was the furi- ous loadm 1 of a terrible persecu- tion. Niw, like a child, blind, ha U led into the city. No wonder Saul neither ate nor drank dur- ing those three day*, which must have meant days of storm, and suffering, turmoil, and readjuRt- 9>nt within his .strong and tem- pea'ihri- naluu- "A Ckol.n Vessel" 10. "Now there was a certain disciple a-t Damascus, named An- anias; and the Lord said unto bim in a vision, Ananias. And be said, Hthoid. I HIM lien , l.oril." Aiutn lat- wax a Christian Jew or Damascus. He must have held a leading position in the local Christian assembly; our ).! elected him as His agent of com- OHimcation when dunlin'.' with this iew convert. 11. "And the Lord laid unto him, Arise, and go to Uiu street which in called Straight, And inquire in the house of Judas for one nnnied Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayethj 12. And he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hand on him, tli.it he niijiht receive his sight. 18. Put British Soldiers Guarding Near East Pipeline Oil pipeline* were strung across desert to Mediterranean outlet* Sboth French Syria and British Palestine after World War 1. Most Iraq'* 30,000,000-barrel annual output flowg through Britain's pipe*, for she hat controlled and protected th well*. This oil production ia nearly equal that of German-occupied Rumania; but only one-fifth of Oklahoma 1 * (U.S.A.) Ananias antwerad. Lord, I have heard from many of thi man, how much evil h did to thy saint* at Jerusalem: 14. And here he hath authority from tint chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name. 15. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he U a chosen vessel uruo me, to bear my name before the Gentile* and kings, and the children of Israel: 16. For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake." Thes last two verses seem to be almost a ummary for the whole future history of the great Apostle, now waiting in blindness for the com- ing of Ananias. Saul was a "chosen vessel" unto him. The Lord has chosen you also, in ac- cordance with your preparation. For what are you preparing your- f el vest Dive-bombing Sparrow Mrs. K P. Hindrichs, of Mem- phis, Tenn., can't figure It all out, but her wire-haired terriar is fighting a losing battle with a sparrow. When the dog goes out of the house, the bird swoops down onto hit back, given the terrier a sharp peck on the tail, and then f!ie* away again. Several times a day for several weeks this has been going on, and each time the terrier has snapped at the bird and missed. Excessive Mental Effort Harmful It's More Likely Than Hard Phyiical Labor to Cauie Hardening of the Arteries That excessive mental work U more likely than hard physical la- bor to cause arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries and that more men than women suffer from that malady, were among the recent statements made by a physician connected with the Health League; of Canada. A well-established condition of arteriosclerosis Is made apparent by the rigid and tortuous condition of the arteries which, to the> touch, feel like a string of beads, said the speaker. The earlier symptoms are less definite and often are so slight as to pass unnoticed. These symptoms, he pointed out, arise from a diminished blood sup- ply, resulting from tbe thickened condition of the artf rie which re- duces their inner capacity. Natur- ally, symptoms vary according U the parts of tu body which are being deprived of a normal blood supply. Thus, If tbe arteries supplying the brain are affected, there will be Increasing loss of mentor/, In- ability to sleep properly, defective- ness of Judgment, Irritability and despondency. In the aged, sufferer* are restless, even delirious, during the night. During the day they are drowsy. RADIO REPORTER By DAVE ROBBINS SPECIAL OBSERVERS Those who have watched Bri- tain stand off her enemies, an<l those who have observed democ- racy go down In Ktirnpe. have a story of imperishable couraga a well as a message ot urgent warn- ing for the people of the Western Hemisphere. And because these war observer* Include men of unassailable public reputation who have shown a de- termination to help Britain and all other pooulo striving agaiaat oppression, a number of them have been Inrlted to participate la * series of broadcasts now being pr- Rented by the CBC over Its Nation- al Network on Sundays at 9.00 B8T. Wallace Deuel, former Berlin correspondent of tli9 Chicago Dally News, Colonel William Donovan, President Roosevelt's Rpoclal ob- server who has returned from a tour of the Near Kast, Virgil Pink- lay, who travelled from Russia to Spain to observe the offsets of Hitler's hand, Vincent Sheoan, Wendell Willlde, who came to Can- ada to help tbe Dnmliilon'ei War Services anil who hfis saul that ha will come aKain and speak in tills serie*, are among; the distinguish- ed Americans who will he hoard. John Bird. Kditor of the Winni- peg Tribune, who Is at present overseas, Davidson Duiiton, Kditor ot the Montreal Standard, Just back, R. T. Bowman, tho CBC rep- resentative who lias tbe distinction of having bpn the first Canadian In Britain to report the war. are among the CaniullaiiH who will da- scribe for thftir countrymen what they have seen In rfrMit months. AROUND THE DIAL What's New the CKOC feature 011 fashions aud foibles for tbe ladies is now on a n&w time, heard at ten each Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday rooming. Beriilce Burns has many up-to- the-mlnuts Ideas and tip* In thle program that are worth hearing, tips on clothes, makeup, table set- tings, materials, and odds and endi for housekeeping. Dial In and hear Bornlce Burn* tell the world What's New! e e e At last the "Three Little Pigs," of story-book fame have name*. Thanks fo W BEN'S "Story Hour Lady." Distressed that the tiny porkere were Individually nanioleag. the story lady hold a contest on her Tuesday morning program at ft. 30. From a mountain of assorted tags and title* sent In by young fans, she picked three that wore ad- Judged the best Blackie. Whitle Hiid Pinkie which are the names by which WHKN's Btory Hour Fans now know the trio of story-book pic*. The running of the King's Plate at Woodbine Ilaca Course, Toron- to, will be de-scribed In a CBC com- mentary on Saturday, May 17, at :t.30 MOST over the National Net- work. Foster Dryilen will doscribe tho hlii" bloods of the equine world, as they face the barrier and pound down the homo stretch to win Can- iida's famed turf classic trophy. It is planned to send tlie program by special beam to the Canadian troops In Britiiln. Gardening . . . ARTICLE NO. 11 There is nothing to equal the taste of vegetables that have just reached the proper maturity and art fresh from the garden. But f&r too few people with plenty of vegetable garden right at their door get the full benefit of this freshness. In most cases there are a few meals of green peas, baby carrots and beets, new po- tatoes and corn, and that is all. Either the rows are finished or else there is nothing left but ma- tured vegetables, which should have been eaten days or weeks be-fore, when they were full of flavor." With a little foresight and planning, however, these un- fortunates could jii.-t as easily have had really fresh vegetables coming on all through the Sum- mer. They could extend even the green pea season to over a month, could have fresh corn from early Summer until almost Christmas. Spreading Out Season There are two ways to achieve th! objective. First, the planting season can be spread over several . weeks. Experts advise making at least three sowings of practically all vegetables, the first a week or so before the regular time, the second at -the regular time and the third a week or ten days later. Second, by buying early, med- ium and later maturing varie- ties still more length can be add- ed. With almost all standard vegetables there are varieties that are really days or weeks before the average, and also others much later. By sowing both kinds and also a medium one, the season ia greatly lengthened. Garden Picture* Ona can do wonders with flowers alone, but still more amaz- ing results will follow where wa combine flowers skilfully with grass, winding walks, shrubbery and bits of stonework. In this combining, however, we must take care not to reproduce a jungle. Flowers and shrubbery must 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 w can keep down weeds and remove fading foliage. Above all we must remember that unless we are skilful it is beat to use a fair amount of lawn as a foreground for our flowers. Lawns are almost vital in creating garden pictures. Human Body Busy Factory Five Quarts of Blood Per Per- son: Two-fifths Red Cede You have, if you are a person of about average size and weight, about half a bucket of blood ia your body a little over five quarts. About two-fifth* of thii re the red blood cells, writes Dr. Logan Clendening. They float, pretty widely separated, in the serum, but if packed down they would constitute about two-fifths of the entire volume. The rest of the blood it the plasma, or aerum, which ;s a clear, yellow- ish fluid. A chemist estimates that in thii half-bucket of blood there it dis- solved a tcaspoonful of sugar and a tablespoon of ordinary table salt, and about a tablespoonful of sodium bicarbonate or ordinary baking soda. There are about six 5-grain capsules of .nitrogenous products in the blood, and about 1/100 of a grain of iodine. There ie from a te-aspoonful to a table- spoonful of fat. These substances are all in a state of flux and it is, indeed, a very busy chemical factory. These substances are, of course all der- ived from the food. After diges- tion they are carried to the liver most of them and there chang- ed into forms which the cells can utiiijf. Some part ' of them ii stored in the liver and the rest released in the blood stream. Courtesy Counts An amusing story was told by Mi Afrikander farmer living near Cape Town. Many years ago h was in the veld looking for cattle that had strayed when, on round- ing some rocks, he suddenly came face to face with a big lion. The two stared at each other in amaze- ment. After a few tense moments the farmer took off his hat and said quietly, "Good morning." Whereupon the lion turned tall and slowly walked away. Brazil, with a surplus of sev. eral million cases of oranges, wants to exchange them for Am- erican apples. Orange export* * from Brazil are on the downward path. The largest purchaser), Great Britain and the Scandina- vian countries, are unable t transport them and the orang* market has been badly hit. THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson MUCH OF THE CRUST IS ,, OF AAATEJ5JALS WHICH ONICE UPON THE SURFACE, IN THE FORM PCANTTS AND ANfMAC-S. TERMITES HAVE BEEN FOUND IN EVERy STATE EXCEPT MEN) HAVE A42" / THAN ANSWER: Wrong. Both men and women have 12 pair*. Tot belief that women had on* more came from th* Biblical story that woman was created with a rib taken from man, NEXT: What elephant earned his owners uw Uun ! in three yean? MORMON LEADER HORIZONTAL 1,7 Most famous Mormon leader in Utah. 11 Touched with the toes. 12 To elude. 14 Actor's part. 1 Accented syllables. 17100 square meters. 1 8 Pertaining to the Pope. 19 Gatherers of honey. 20 Preferences. 22 Cooking fat. 23'Sea eagle. 24 Disputant. 26 Sheltered place. 27 High. 20 Loiters. 30 Negativ*. 31 Light. 33 Promise. 34 Third-rat* actor. 35FarcvvcllI Answer to Previous Puzzle 37 To weep. 39 Roofs of mouths. 42 To endure. 4,4 Genius of a language. 45 Came afterward. 47 Myself. 49 Recipient*. 51 Roar. 54 Intolerance or caused the Mormons to settle in Utah, VERTICAL 1 Shipworm. 2 To express displeasure. 3 Part of Roman month 4 Masculine pronoun. 5 To profit. 6 Provision mart. 7 You. 8 Russian mountains. 9 Prickly pears. 10 Fierce look. 11 Huge Morn\oa church in Salt Lake. City. 13 To think. 15 Minor church official. 20 To dangle. 21 Fodder vat. 24 Chubby. 25 Heavy spars. 28 Camel's hair cloth. 32 Having no head hair. 33 To prohibit 34 European mint. 36 Conceited. 38 Inner sole. 40 Military assistants. 41 Ant. 43 Melody. 46 Ever. 48 Biblical priest. 50 Southeast. 51 Bushel. 52 Behold. 53 Onward. POP No Credit to Either Gentleman By J. MILLAR WATT MV VYIF-E- IS NtVEP HAPPY- WHPN I'M OUT OF MER MINE- DOE-SN T TRUST ME- CITHER I