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gta 6 aval itself of as the men are 3 io process of adjustment so concerned is no i SUNDAY SCHOOL | INTERNATIONAL LESSON, 2} Israel? Who was the last of the I judges? What reasons di es Syimt siaiments of unfitness for rul- Jo. | TOW too generall our © the gentle traits, the modest alities, the quiet tastes, the un- ve deeds, the unselfish atti- the little attentions. Tt is ese small things which ren- ur: life fragrant, giving genu- and character to our relig- rere is another view of the : judged less. by the ie vasbaoss and 'sweep, by the aim and extent of our 'pur Do Yend ambitions; than by the Fite acts that make up each day's passing record--the «chance word Rr, the flash 'of anger, the burst of petulance, the whisper of "SEPT, 2 Yesson XII. Third Quarterly Re: ; view. Golden Text, 2 Sam. §. 12. rr ' QUESTIONS FOR SENIOR SCHOLARS. What form. of government pre- ceded th i e 'absolute monarchy in the le give for requesting a king? did. Bamuel interpret their qu How was the first ki chosen? What was the attitude o retiring judge to the new 'chosen king?» What was Samuel's greatest legacy to Israel? ' What elements in Saul's character fitted him 'especially for his new position 1 did he manifest as king? On und was he eventually re- What external circumstan- led to the introduction of David surt of Saul? What posi- David hold: at court and * Baul's reign! ace; ceremony mean! What influence i{ ately. ly | Saul Gommitted ? vain grasp after the iliimitable ane' vague we despise the small things! we nar: | ON ah Tie CONCEPTION OF RELIGION i to the atmosphere of church or sy- nagogue, to swelling music, | stately ceremonial, the solemn lit-' anies and holy vestments. But. that are real and near? So pose if we realize not the sacred- ness of small things which we ig- nore or despise--the deed that ue lifts although it is unheralded; & e word that inspires, although utter-' cd so gently that your neighbors do not hear it; the 2 h puts your brother firmly on his feet without public applause. The small things, then, which are usually vital and decisive for suc- cess or failure are "not in the far. heavens or across the distant seas. They are close to us, so close thas they are indispensable for our. growth, our discipline, our perfect development. . Hence, they 'dare not be despised by those of us who wish to rise to 'higher things. 'REV; DR. ABRAM 8. ISAACS. Lesson 1I.--8aul Chosen King -- Tu whom did the people come for = king? Who was-selected by Samu- el? What impression would hic. personal appearance naturally pro- duce? Did Israel need a head just then? What signs of pro- mite appeared in the mew kingt When he got a new heart and' wag changed into another man, did he 'femain a changed man? What was hi. radical defect? Mv | Lesson 11I--8amuel warns Saul anc the Paople.--When did Samuel de- liver this warning? What sort of a judge had he been? What kine i of a public service had he render- edi What sing, sometimes eharge- 'able against public officials, was he 'guiltless of 1. "Why was it an offense to him that the people clamored fo= a king? t wise counsel 'did he ve! What did Samuel promise to' 5 for them always? : i Lesson IV.--8aul Rejected by the Tord.--What chief offenses had What was this crowning sin! What great princi-! ple did Bamuel announce? Which ret of 'duties are of chief importance ~those whieh are 'moral or those, which are ceremonial? . What sort of .a man--take him all in all--was: Saul? What was his chief fault? | Lesson V.--David Anointed al! Bethlehem.--Where "is Bethlehem " For what is it noted! What pro-| phet went there in search of a fu- ture king? Whom did 'he find? t 'was the lad's vocation! How | was he anointed? =~ What did this on David? Did he immedi- become s kingl . "What was 3 -appearancel bad he learned as a shepherd Golden Text? Text? ISLAN even these may fail in their pur-| hand elasp which 'vealed in a million hues. military on the ni | fear Wha he ick Vhat heroic ies did he show at the last! ¥hy did Jonathan have to perish ng with his father? What is the Lesson XI.--David Made King rer Judah and Israel. -- How ; many years did David pass in his derness exi.e and adventure! | What qualities did he develop dur- ing those years? At the last over what realm did he become king? How old was David when he énter- ed upon his reign? How long was he kinga ~~ What is the Golden re geben D OF MILLION HUES A TWO DAYS' GLIMPSE OF BEAUTIFUL JAMAICA. A Land of Woods and Springs Gives the Visitor Many Pleasant Memories. As the Royal Mail Steam Packet steamer approaches Jamaica there appears first a vast pile of rounded snow clouds, which tumble apart and reveal the purple peaks of the Blue Mountains. The cool, health- ful trade-wind blows in from the gea and makes the heat more en- durable than that of the American summer, while in winter it tastes and smells of a spring noon. The ship raises both clouds and peaks, the foothills that sec.: to "tumble over one another to climb the highest, and as the Indian sum- mer haze clears the island is re- Poised on the ridges, plantation houses, with their white walls and red roofs stand out against the sombre bluish green of ravines, and like winding silver threads waterfalls and streams sparkle in the sunshine as they tumble downward toward the sea. Well has the island retained a name close to the original--Zay- maca, isle of "woods and springs." FOREST CLAD MOUNTAINS. As the ship draws nearer the sea rellers break glistening and rumb- hing beneath cocoa palms that arch over the foam, bowing in the teeth cf the trades. Blue smoke curls up from the sugar estates and negro clearings thousands of feet high. The eye delights in little white vil- lages under bamboos and palms, half hidden in sheltered bays and coverts and neatly laid out banana plantations: and orange groves, while: towering over all are the for- est-clad mountains, capped with cloudy turbans. Part Royal is reached, and the Royal Mail steamer fires a gun to announce the fact. The coming of the steamer is an event that is cele- brated by hundreds at the wharf. To lie in the harbor of Port Royal for even a day is worth a lifetime in a romantic library. The scene is essentially British, yet quaintly foreign. Kingston, too, in its present con- dition i8 a sight worth seeing, for out of chaos a new city is emerg- ing. + Hotels are reopening, and the temporary shops are busy again with sharks' teeth, turtle shells and other island curios. Even in two days one may catch a clear ¢ "GLIMPSE OF JAMAICA. Trains come and go two or three times. a day between the city and the mountains. One may whiz up to Papine in an electric car and then drive to Gordon Town, in the hills, 'returning comfortably -in the morning. One may also travel to Ewarton by train, passing through the at banana fields to the foot sok down on thriving antations and native half buried in coffee, age. "searlet poinset- ongainvilliag; Then r side of the finest scenery in into the automobile 'Anu and 'the cool air Es Whose Ship Struck Sunken "tel picking 1in'-house keeper sets down afwe Mount Dia-| | old A Bible and a cake of shopolate]. are included in the kit of all Ger: CAPTAIN AND CREW THREE | WEEKS ON WRECK. Din ; * Reel. Fifteen sailors have landed at Liverpool with a swhrilling tale of shipwrecked peril among Malay pirates, * The ship on which they sailed from New and was the New Or- leans, but the vessel which brought them home was the liner Stentor, from Singapore, which picked them up and saved their lives. "We were bound for Hamburg with 'phosphate rock," said one of the sailors in an interview. "We sailed at the beginning of May, af- up our cargo at Ocean Island. e went all right as far as the Straits of Macassar, off the coast of Borneo, but there we struck a sunken reef. "The ship was badly damaged, and the water gained in the hold. But we kept the pumps going, for we hoped she would get clear so that we could beach her IN SHALLOW WATER. "The engines were kept at full speed astern all the time, and at last the ship got off the reef, but before she could make any headway she had struck another reef and settled down. "Capt. Humby ordered the boat out, and we abandoned our ship, taking with us all the belongings we could get into the boat. "We saw as we rowed away that she had finished settling down. Her bridge, the forecastle and all the upper parts were above water, and although she had broken in half, she was well out of the water, fore and aft, at high tide. "We did not go far. All round that part of the coast there are fierce Malay tribes, descendants of the old pirates, and we thought it was safer on the water than on the land. "80 we went back, to stay where there were provisions and some sort of safety at least. "For three weeks we lived on that wreck. All the time we kept & con- stant watch-- FOR TWO REASONS. There might be a vessel passing and, on the other hand, there might be a boatful of armed natives nt any moment, as the rock on which the ship had struck lay close t. shore, and we could be seen from the land. "All the arms we had we kept close handy, especially when we saw, too many times for absolute comfort, small bands. of natives n.arching along the shore and watching the wreck. '""At last our distress signals, which we managed to keep flying, were seen by the Dutch steamer. De Eerens. They bore down and took us aboard, except Capt. Hum- by, the chief engineer and the stew- ard, who would not come. They stuck where they were to do sal- vage work. '"The Dutchman touched at Sing- apore, and there we took the liner for home." -_-- PROVING HIS HONESTY. "You say you have confidence in b the plaintiff, Mr. Smith?' "Yes, sir." "State to the Court if you please, what caused this confidence." "Why, you see, sir, there's allers reports 'bout eatin'-house men, and I used to think----"' 'Never mind what you thought; tel! us what you know."' '"Well, sir, one day I goes down te Cooken's shop, and sez to the waiter, 'Waiter," sez [, 'give's a weal pie.' Well, just then Mr. Cooken come up, and, sez he, 'How do, Mr. Smith? What ye going to have? "' " 'Weal pie," says I. 'Good,' says he; 'I'll have one, tu; so re sets down an' eats one of his own weal pies right afore me."" - "Did that cause your confi 'ence in him?" 'Yes, indeed, sir; when a~ rat. his customers an' deliberatelv eats one of his' own weal pies, n> man can refuse to feel confidence -- it shows him to be an honest wan." . TOO MUCH. : Hicks--What did your wife say when you got home at 4 o'clock this |i morning? . Na + Wicks--QGreat Beott! Look here, man, do all this afternoon? te man sold This is a wide world ive haven't you anything else | d ee THRILLING ADVENTURE OF A hi WOMAN PARACHUTIST. ~ Frozen to Death in Balloon ~~ Ascent, : Miss Viola Spencer, the famous parachutist, has had a thrilling ad- venture and a most remarkable es- cape from death. Thursday Miss Spencer was engaged to make a parachute de- scent at a sports meeting near Not- tingham, England; but. when the balloon rose to a height of about 2.000 feet she found herself unable to liberate the parachute. The re- sult was that she was carried help- lessly by the balloon for a distance of thirty miles. She mauaged to keep her frail seat until the bal- loon descended, by which time she was almost perishing from the cold. At one time the balloon rose to a height of about 20,000 feet, which is about four miles. "I had a horrible feeling,' said Miss Spencer, "that I should be frozen. How I wished I had brought my wrap. or coat, I had only a mus- lin blouse and a blue serge coat. I FELT THE COLD KEENLY when I was up in the air a height of 10,000 feet, but at 20,000 it was unbearable. My hands were quite numbed, and I had to knock them against the wooden ring of the para- chute to restore the circulation. _""And next," Miss Spencer con- tinued, 'I had an awful fear that the balloon would be blown out to sea; but, happily, I escaped that fate, but, where, of all places in the world, do you think we did come down?' she asked. "Actual- ly in a clover field! Could it have been better? Talk about landing in clover I"' and the fair parachutist laughed merrily. "But I felt confident after a time."" Miss Spencer declared, "that if I could only manage to keep my seat in the parachute the balloon would come down all right. What alarmed me most was the pos- sibility that I should faint from cold and fall off. At one time, before I had gone up very far, I tried to console myself by humming snatch- er of a comic song, and a queer idea struck me to sing 'Up in a Balloon, Boys," but I stopped short, be- cause in view of my dangerous po- sition I thought it was improper and imprudent. Unfortunately, I covld not recall any hymns," she added. SCENE WAS TERRIFYING. Miss Spencer then described the scene as it appeared to her ih the clouds. "I remember being with a sense of awful stillness around,'"" she remarked. "It was terrifying. But I got accustomed tH it. The moon was shining clear- I and all around was bathed in its pale light. It was impossible Le see the trees, but one of the most beautiful! sights I saw was the re- flection of the moun in a river as wo passed over it. It seemed to dance on its placid surface. A pretty scene of a different charaec- ter was the lights of Nottingham a3 the balloon bordered upon it. It was all so strange with the large buildings looking mere specks down elow." AE Miss Spencer then explained how the mishap which led to her re-: markable adventure occurred. The - parachute was attached to the bot- tom part of the balloon, and her seat was g little webbing loop not more than four inches in width. On either side she clasped thé ropes for supvort. In appearance the loop would be like a garden swing. + The parachute is detached by. pul- ling a piece of cord which releases a steel catch round which are twin- ed the strings of the parachute. "I TUGGED AND TUGGED,"" said Miss Spencer, "but I could not release it, and I am convinced that the crowd must have trodden on the apparatus when it was on the ground. - I' shall never again go up if the crowd comes into the en- closure. oN 3 "Of course I had no control over the balloon, which was forty feet above me. The joy and relief I ex- perienced when my little eroid bare impressed in Leicester. City : before the balloon » 1