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"0 its awnociation with omen 1 nee thse word fl ed to neat ; ] of an all-secin, pared ln of 'Ohrist Jesus, who : a) judge all men, both those dead 1b -thome Fig will be livin; Christ's a aring; which, tog hh the the al, glorious kingdom, is the ight of nsibilit 2 P the ora, o podioct; at menage of the | gs, » Paul has just (8 Tim, 3. 16) declar od the'profitablencss of all inspired Beripture, Be prgent in in season, out of sea: son' voice * said, Ory Preaching must be passionate it it would be potent, ' And that, whe- ther the opportunity is apparent or not, If the door is not open, storm Repfpove--Oomviot of error in be- lief of conduct, (Compare 8 Tim. . 8, 16)f Bishop Elliott thus enum- erates the uses of Soripture: it teac) the ignorant, convicts the evil prejudiced, corrects' the fallen, and 'trains in righteousness sll men. "In 'order to' make the Bible! serve - these . purposes, one must exercise all. long-suffering; that is, patience under all oircums stances, 3: Sound dootrine--As opposed to the false peaching which even then was Yeginning to orystallize into the fableg (4);of the Gnostios. Having itching = ears--Uneas sickly, longings for novelty, a, ing them to seek teachers who wiil soothe thelr consciences by pander- ing to their lusts. 'A corrupt will over choones its own doctrine'! 8. Be sober--The verb implies both watchfulness and sobriety, Do the work of an: evangelist -- Not the 'specific work of the office called by that name, but the pro- claiming' of the gospel which was sil inoumbent upon Timothy, h 'he had attained. a loftier rei thy. ministry--Give faith. ful heed to every phase of the Nort. 6. Already being offered-~He i thinking of his approaching mar: tyrdom, and describes it in terms of the drink offerings of the Jews and heathen, poured out upon their sagrifioet, (Compare Phil. 8. 17), 8. At the close of his life he looks back upon his career as a contest smile to those with which ely. inhabitant of Rome was fa- miliar, The good fight is not that ' "of hattle, but the strife of the ames, Remembering the words of is Lord, *'It is finished,'"' he comes vigtorioualy to the end of the queda, bearing safe the faith which n intrusted as a precious de- posit to his keeping (1. Tim, 1, 11; 6. 90)./ Then, resuming the langu- age of the Sed, he points to the _erown whic for Oe hs to just as the vic- .torious athlete wears the crown of physical supremacy. At that day--A reiterated word of Old Testament, connected with g ont and the setting up of the kingdom, . In 'the | New Testa he it gains new meaning by the personal re: turn 'of Ohrist at the end of the 'world, In the early church, to be able to stand "before our Lord b Jesuslat his coming" was & great piration and controlling: motive. to be his reward ab Tradition 18, ia The SE thick, per garment, whic! a) ines (verse 21) would make iin eg ress Timothy with | Fl i As aoe ; but the part ot the proof that bed hay re- | the ho cently "been 'east; iH The books--Probably papyrus rolls, to distinguish them from: the'|: parchments, which were. prepared from the skins of goats, ~ When made from calves' skins, they are 'called vellum. Why Paul wanted them especially is not known; per- haps, because they were more pre: cious, being parchment : And not paper. It has been variously! con: jectured that they contained : the Old Testament in Greek, docu- ments to prove Paul's Roman citi zénghip, or even sayings of Jesus. 14. Alexander the coppersmith-- May be the same as the Alexander whose name is coupled with that of Hymenaeus, the heretical teacher (1 Tim: 1.20; 2 Tim. 2.17). Assuch ho was a personal opponent of Paul. The Lord will render to him ac- cording to his works--~Not an ex- pression of personal bitterness, but 'zeal for the truth." Mba gulls KMBARRASSING POPULARITY, Amusing Experience of Father Mathew. An amusing result of the popular- ity. of Father Mathew, the great temperance advocate, is recorded in a recent book 3 Edward Gilliat, M.A,, entitled "Heroes of Modern Orusades."' Father Mathew had ar- rived in the dusk of the evening at the house of a parish priest in a yemote part of Galway.' His host conducted him to a room-on the ground floor, in whichrwas & large bay window without 'blind: or cur: 8 tain, No sooner was Father Mathew in ibed than he turned his face to the wall and fell into a. deep simuber. Awaking, as usual, at'an early hour in the morning; he opened his eyes; repeated a prayer, and turned to- ward the window, ~ What was his dismay to see a crowd of people of both sexes and all ages standing tiptoe in front. of the big bay win: dow, some even flattening their nos- es against the glass, all eager to get a peep at his reverence. A more modest man than he did not exist, and great was his em- barrassment. He looked round furtively for a bell-rope, but such a luxury was not to be thought of in a priest's hone "in Galway! He dare not even put a leg out to stamp ou the floor'; he was fairly in prison' between the blankets. The crowd was growing larger and the rid Louder. He gould hear |: bits ] tanh ye so 'him, Mary, dthore hy ve loved his appearing was 8 a at ; dgment y, there he es, a oor |g Every country seat and he id jts-own landing stage, a Towing boat and boathouse. PREFERRED CANAL BANKS "Of course, the amusement T dom had to conform to this preference. for the water, so it is nob so won- derful that nearly all the old Dutch tea gardens were placed pws some | oy of busy canal. These tea gardens i o were a great institation; where the .q from th burghers 'with' their families would tion j come on: summer evenings to drink, ten Or eat sour cream with. rusks' and sugar. Sundays the gardens were filled 'all day long. At noon coffee and rolls were partaken . of there, 'and later on. tea wis again indulged in. The ohildsen found 'snippin plenty to amuse them, for there from 's tadiously lo were swings, seesaws and lots. of Like au tedious ong 3x rowing 'boats. amb) involve Barges glided 'by 'continually, Drmanlet time eo some 'towed 'by 'horses,' oti "by point; it should be men, women 'and children. "Often |" The Hu three or four children and a little thinks, is dog towed a heavily laden boat, | ler, wi while the father of the family punt; Bre fen 80 od ed it along with a pols and so eased fhe, rentoval, 'of Ee 2 the strain for those on the towpath.' necessity in: gal Tite, Dug' t But 'the 'passenger barges were once so handy when we swung those of interest, for mose of ihiese the Aner i the primev Nould stop at, the landing stage of , est, are also" undergo the tea-garden and deposit a good: | tion except the 4 Iv load of new visitors. of. i PASSENGER BARGES GONE. The canal and freight barges 8:16 patural selection Dr. still 'the same, but the gay 'green iy evident and instance aud. white Painted passenger hte 11 age customs, the 'mot une os have passed from the scene, an 3 the tea garden itself has gone' - notion of youth. and through many vicissitudes. of 'the establishments led a 'drea existence for many years; the pai on the summer houses and pawil ions getting dingier and dingie m and some crumbled /into decay al-{ together. None with any' preten-! sions to gentility - visited: the te gardens any more, and finally only sco the laborifig people kept trie to theltak old places. But there caine an 88: Jara s tonishing revival, due chiefly to the |b pelt soci it bicycle, and later to: the automo: tion bile. The tea garden has again be: come fashionable and many a] crumbling old 'establishment' "has : ; the. The | in hou lecturer added that som uthorities | an 'advocated fe age and wealth; for on, and wi Tex. Bome' He also questions whether th esponsibility "when ical profession ig free. from & those whom Shy windows, extensive verandahs, new Rion, New 'summer. houses] w have been n built and many new row boats are . temptingly Al he landing stage. ; ite sid d garden is filled WEEN under the Sowsilig i i den trées in the old garden wal rs. | 108 the oh lazily Hind A tea kettle hummin,