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J * ] x. A) i B af SE i Jp + SUN. SCHOOL LESSON -- NOV: 2. A} AN AMBASSADOR IN CHAINS. $ | Acts 25; 1-12; 28; 16-31; Romans sod. Wa © 5:1-11; Philippians 1: 12-14; 4: 22, GOLDEN TEXT. -- I can do all a things in him that strengtheneth HE : . me. Philippians 4:18, = > THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. -- Paul's: first Roman im- : prisonment-was about A.D. 61,62; his final one, A.D, 66. - Place, -- The city of Rome, * THE PLAN OF THE LESSON SUBJECT: How It Happened That the Apostle Paul Went to Rome and His Labors in That City for the Gos- pel of Christ, 16. And . when we entered into x Rome. Rome was the .enter of the 'world as no other city was before or. ever has been since. 17. And it came to pass, that after three. days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together: he said unto them, I, brethren: though I had done nothing 'against the peo- ple, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jer- usalem into the hands of the: Ro- -- mans: 18, Who, when they had ex- 3 amined me, desired to set me at lib- erty: because there was no cause of death in me. 19. But when the Jews spake against ite I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught where. of to accuse my - nation. The decree by which all the Jews had been banished from Rome (Acts 18: 2) during the reign of Claudius was' evidently now no long- er in force. : » 20. For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. "The hope for which Paul suffered was twofold: (1) the expectation of the Messiah as bringing in a kingdom - of heaven which was cherished by every Israelite; (2) the hope -of a YL resurrection from the dead, which he "+ proclaimed as attested by the resur- rection, which proved that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God." ; 21, And they said unto him: We . neither receive letters from Judaea concerning thee: nor did any' of the brethren come hither and: report or speak any harm of thee. The Jews ' do not say that they had never heard of Paul, but simply that they had had no report from other Jews outside the city of Rome, nor had any of his fellow-countrymen spoken ~~ evil of him. y Ae ap 22, But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concern- ing this sect, it is kyown to us that everywhere it is spoken against, "It | is quite conceivable that-in the capi- tal with its two million inhabitants, "«#rthe Jews who had only recently re- 3 ; turned to the city should know noth- ing beyond what is here indicated in such general terms of a poor and obscure sect who dwelt no longer in the Jewish quarter." 5 - 23. And when they had appointed | him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number. From the phrase "his lodging," it would appear that: for the. earlier part of Paul's confinement in the .city of Romer he "was allowed to accept the hospitality of the Christian body, and, though chained to a guard, yet } to be resident in a house which his »~ friends had provided for him: and- where he was: as far as he could be under the circumstances, treated as their guest." To whom he expound- f ww ed the matter. The word here trans- : lated "expounded". means "to set i. , out," "to expose," "to set forth," "to declare," and is found in the New LN. : Testament only in the book of Acts mee (11: 4 18: 26, and 7: 21: of the ex- posure of Moses), Testifying the kingdom of God: and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening, What a wonderful privilege : it ~would have been to listen to the gredt apostle unfolding the glories of the Lord Jesus as revealed in the Old Testa- ment! 24. And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbe- lieved. Even the great apostle: with all of his learning and power of per- suasion' with a blameless life, and + an overwhelming love for men, was not able to persuade all who heard him that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of God. * 30. And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling. It is be- lieved that Paul was tried before Caesar, acquitted, and release and that he made another fnteénsive mis- a sionary journey; was brought back to Rome: was tried the second time and exccuted by the command of Nero. La aA wh During _ this. second. imprisonment, cu Paul wrote the two. epistles: to' Time > othy and his epistle to Titus. And received all that went in unto him, «81, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the. things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. This is one of the few places in Acts where the' full title "the Lord Jesus Christ" is given. With all boldness. The apost- les: early in the days of their pers secution, asked God that they might have boldness in proclaiming the message he had given them (Acts 4: 29, 81 see Phil, 1: 20; Eph. 6:19), None forbidding him. "The issue is that the witness is unhindered; in spite of emperors, enemies, prison: and chains. 6. For while we were yet weak. Every sinner is utterly impotent to deliver himself from the- power of sin, to wash himself clean from the stain of sin, In due season Christ died for the ungodly. The time here referred to is the perfect time in God's eternal purpose (Gal, 4: 4; Mark 1: 15), A 7. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: for peradventure foy the good man gome one would even dare to die. "The word right eous is applied to a man who does all that the law or justice can de- mand of him, . 8, But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners: Christ: died for us. For a good man some would die; for a: merely righteous man hardly any one would die; but for us, sinners, rebellious, vilee unworthy, ungrate- ful' dead in our sins: Christ, God's only Son would die. 9, Much more then, being now jus- tified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath of God through him, The argument here is that if Christ 80 loved us as to-pour out his own blood that we might be acceptable to God, we may be fully persuaded that we are forever delivered from th wrath to come. - 10, For if, while we were enemies, we were reconcilea to God. through the death of his Son. The word en- emies is applied to men not only .as descriptive .of their moral character, 1 God does not meen to, have out she i | but also of the relation in which they stand to God the objects displeasure, "To be 3 F mity to God removed, but his enmity to us taken out of the way, to have his righteous justice satisfied. Much | more: being reconciled, shall we be safer by his life. Literally we might read, "kept safe in his life." 11, And not only so: but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ: through whom we have now received the reconciliation. The benefits of our redemption are by no means all in the future. The fact that the future for us is one of se. curity: and peace gives us. a sense of peace now, and the fact that God 50 loved us as to give his Son causes us to continually rejoice in God now. No matter 'what our circumstances, no matter how disappointed we are with ourselves, even if we have been tempted into sin: nothing can dis- turb or take away from us these marvelous gifts of God's grace. One-Eyed Sheep Dog Champion of World LONDON--Seven-year-0ld Roy is the most valuable sheep dog in the world, yet he has been blind in one eye since he was a pup. He proved his superlority' over the sheep dog' stars of Britain by winning the international champion- ship at Ayr. . This is the second time Roy has won the supreme championship, J.. M. Wilson, of Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, -his former owner, has lost count of his victorles. - And his successes have been gain- ed without much interference with the normal life of his dogs. "I do not believe in special treatment," he says. "My dogs work, eat and sleep lik all other shepherds' dogs. "I believe absolutely in heredit Blood and brains always win. "It all depends on the dog. A the teaching in the world will ndt change a stupid dog into a champidn. "There is one rule I have never broken. I have never hit a dog. "I believe that a well-bred sheep- dog understands a reproachful look or word." I Douglas Fairbanks Jr. is negotiat- ing with Joan Bennett for his Lon- don production of "Jump to Glory." A New. Venture Gets Off to a Flying Start Douglas Fairbanks, his wife (left) boarding plane at Los Angeles for flight to New York, where Falrbanks conferred with Gary Cooper, who will star in first -film of- Fairbanks' new venture as a movie producer. and Benita Hume, British actress, Cc--3 0) - Ya PXXIXAIX KIKI AIX IIIA IXIXIXXIIIXXIOIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON CO . 3 9, |X] % 9 |<} I] 4 XO XXX XD i) & % I) 5 », 5 5 K] 3 a "Letters To Susan" by Mar- garet Culkin Banning (The Mus- son Book Company Ltd., Toronto) $1.76, is a handbook all mothers . who have daughters of college age will welcome. 'These letters are the outgrowth of a discussion begun in Harper's Magazine on .the subject "What } a Young Girl Should Know." Mrs, Banning attempted there to set down from a personal and indi- vidual point of view the differ- ent kinds of knowledge and the abilities which she thought should be developed in the education of the. modern young woman, and the 'reasons for them. - This discussion proved highly provocative and led to widespread correspondence, with requests for reprints and extra copies. So many demands reached Mrs. Banning for an expansion of her ideas to include all phases of the modern problem that the volume came in- POOIXXHXIXNXAXX AIX XIX IIB to being. 2) 3 5) The Book Shelf BY MAIR M. MORGAN ave MOO 2 wv, - OOOO Written in the form of letters, Mrs. Banning discusses such probe lems as: Early 'Marriage; A Job of Her Own; Petting; Drinking; Other People's Houses; Loyaltys Mental Security. Here are a few things Mrs, Banning expects her seventeen year-old daughter to do: Meet: strangers pleasantly; handle her own personal expenses on a small allowance and not ask for additional money; dance well; face stag lines at parties; read intelligently; order food for simple but formal meals. Select many of her own clothes and have suitable ones ready for all her sports and activities; keep these clothes reasonably clean and fresh; refrain from drinking without being priggish; prevent boys who "took her out" from indulging in necking, driv: a car without accidents, wasli it, change a tire if necessary; swim; ride: play golf; take part in sports generally, | which are short of organic matter Iwhere Borax was applied than where * | plication of barnyard manure, prob- - " y FARM NOTES Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL With the Co-Operation of the Various Departments of the Oatario Agricultural College. -r 1. Question: "What is the: cause of water core in turnips? What is the remedy? Would the application of some particular analysis of fertilizer prevent the trouble?'-- G. W, M., Wellington, : . © .Answer: As yet the cause of water core in turnips has not been satis- factorily explained. From observa- tion, it has been noted that water core occurs in largest quantity in a crop that has suffered a definite set- back such as drought early in its growth, followed by a generous supply of moisture later in the sea- son, Indications are that water core is more likely to appear on knolls and which are dried out early in the season, Water core has appeared in largest quantity on gravelly or sandy loam soils especially on those which contain considerable limestone. Dur- ing the past two or three years, we have made a number of tests of fer- tilizers on turnips, and while profit. able increases have been obtained, still there is no indication from our tests that water core can be elimin- ated by variation in fertilizer an- alysis. Within the past\few days, we have found turnips growing on medium silt loam soils where water core was entirely absent. On the other hand, turnip crops on gravelly loam soils not many miles distant, gave from 20 to 85 per cent. water core. Borax Applications varying from five to ten pounds per acre were tried. On one farm, less water core was found none had been used. On the other farms it had little effect. 2. Question: "I have a small patch of strawberries; I think the ground needs fertilizer of some kind. What would you advise? How would you advise using it and when? Do you put it on the plant foliage, or how? What quantity would you use? Of what value is Bone Meal as a fertil- izer?" F. P. S., Algoma. Answer: In setting out a patch of strawberries, greatest success will be obtained by giving a generous ap- ably in advance of planting out the strawberries, At sowing time use fertilizer such as a 4-8-10, at the rate of two bags per acre. This should give the plants a good start. In early fall, supplement .this application by a top dressing of nitrate of soda at the rate of 200 pounds per acre: (other nitrogen catriers can be used with good success). When applying this type of dressing, do so when the foliage is dry so that it will*not stick to the plant, - There: is little danger of burning if the fertilizer is not allowed to contact"the plants in large quantities. Bone Meal is valuable as a carrier of phosphate, carrying 22 pounds tri- calcic phosphate to the 100 pounds. Since this phosphate it largely in organic form, it has to wait decay or break down before it is available to the growing crop. This takes place very quickly when it is applied to the soil. It is not so readily avail- able as super-phosphate, but Bone Meal has the advantage of carrying about two per cent. nitrogen in the tissues that adher to the bone. 3. Question: "A fruit grower in the Brighton district has a block of spy trees 20 years of age. These trees are in splendid physical condi- tion and yield reasonably good quan- tities of apples, but the color each year is distinctly poor. These trees receive. liberal supplies of farm- yard manure and cover crops are cut and piled around the trees within a radius of the branches, The orchard is cultivated within eight feet of the trees each way, These trees have not been pruned very much in order that they make good growth, What can be done to secure better color in the apples?'--R. W., Northum- berland. Answer: "From the description of the treatment, we could conclude that the nitrogen supply has been increased a little beyond the desir- able balance, with the result that ripening and color of fruit has been retarded. We would advise pruning at the proper time, and to cut out the nitrogen in fertilizer applied to this orchard in the next secasén or two. There is indication that phos- phate and potash both have a bear- ing on the color of fruit, hence we would recommend fertilizing these trees with 10 to 15 pounds per tree of 0-12-15 fertilizer. Scatter this quantity around the trees approxi- mately to the distance covered by the branches. Work the fertilizer fairly deeply into the soil if pos- sible." See ' 4, Question: "When is the best time to sow fertilizer on meadows, * and the best analysis to use, also the same about old pastures--what kind to use, and when?'-- N, E .B,, Perth, Answer: From tests conducted by the O0.A.C., it is evident that on mixed meadows best results on meadows and pastures nave been obtained from such fertilizers as 8-! 10-56 and 4-12-6., These fertilizers' help early grass and give a constant, | vigorous growth. On old "pastures, | excellént results have been obtained in our tests from application of the latter fertilizer, 4-12-6, at the rate of three bags per acre. In applying either to meadow or pasture, the fer tilizer can be sown broadcast on the grasslands in the fall or in the spring, Our tests seem to indicate that spring application as soon as the ground is sufficiently dry, is probably tke most practical in this province, Strikes Smart Note Blonde and winsome Betty Furness of the films in her attractive suit of deep marine blue skirt, topped with a lighter blue wool jacket with wide Persian lamb trimming. Fur trimmed felt hat with new high 'crown {8 of matching shades of blue. room fo ten persons in the chamber contraption which wiil drive tac hy toot power, staff can carry on during un gue =" Safety Guaranteed During a Gas Attack PLDALS * \ a - 91 i . Gian PROG SY PEDAL ORS a ------------------------------ A -------------------- a --" London already hes one 'office building equipped with a cellar stated to te proof againat infiltration of poison gis." The place has alr locks and is so devise d that gas filled air is filtered through a special de- vice armed: against all known types of dangerous.gas, tho alr 'eventually coming in purified. There is The fans are motor driven but should the power be cut $2 tiere is a R dio and firat aid apparatus are fnstalled amd water. London also has a for ~aiovav buildive fiexd with a flitration plant and "von-shuttered windows 30 that the folly p ootected cg act eplosions without, Clock Now Cooks The Breakfast Rings When Rolls Are Toast ed and Coffee Is Made One of the more useful household = : appliances to be devised was ew hibited recently in Paris, we are told It is an dlarm clock which' ie ' your breakfast while you sleep an awakens you when the coffee is mad€ and the rolls are toasted. It's a wonderful idea, we think, Our only suggestion foran improve- ment would be some sort of an at tachment by which: you could 'eal the breakfast without waxing up. Also from across the water comes a report that a Siberian woman, jus$ 21, already has become the mother of 10 children. She has two sets of triplets and two sets of twins, which we would say is a record for a woman of any age. - But 10 children at 21! And some American mothers fret and fuss about the care of just one child! We wonder if Siberians have the habit, as they have in the United States, of consoling young married couples with the adage that the "first year of married life is the hardest"? Indeed! Another item for our "So What?" department is the discovery by some- body of the weight of clouds. If all the clouds covering~ the earth were rolled into one and were weighed, it has been found that they would tip the scales (what scales?) at 613,800,000 pounds. Now that's certainly enlighten. ing. Since we now have that in- formation at hand, perhaps you can tell us just what the devil we are going to do. with it? Or maybe we are not scientific enough to appreciate such a valuable discovery. It is very disappointing, we sup- pose, for someone to apuly fcr a divorce and then not receive it. But imagine the chagrin of a Rus- sian who has been. married 58 times and divorced 57 times, but has had his application for his 58th divorce denied. Yes, fate is so cruel, so cruel. Fewer Women at ~~ Work in West Census Shows Men Getting More Employment Now OTTAWA.--Unemployment decreas- ed among men and increased among women in 17 Prairie cities during the last five years, according to the re- sults of the 1936 census of the Prai- rie Provinces, the Dominion Bugeau of Statistics reported recelitly, In 14 cities there were fewer men unemployed on June 1,°1936, than on June 1, 1931, and in three cities there were more men out of work. In 11 cities there were more women unem- ployed in 1936 than in 1931 and in six cities there were fewer. Cities with leas unemployment among both sexes were: Transconsn, Rrandon, Moose Jaw, North Battie- ford, Medicine Hat, and Saskatocn, Those with less unemployment among men and more among womon were: - Regina. - Winnipeg, - Calgary, - Portage La Prairie, St. Boniface, Swift Current, Yorkton and Leth- bridge. Three cities: Edmonton, Weyhrn and Prince Albert, had more unem- ployment among both sexes, Women Taking Sports Grimly They Can Out-shout Men At Racetrack Wrangles MONTREAL.--Conynenting .on a recent disturbance at a local race- track, Elmer W. Ferguson, Herald sport columnist, says: "Without the traditional feminine regard for their fineries, the gals trekked across the muddy track into the trail of the male rioters, bedrag- ging thelr skirts, and covering theie shoes with sticky clay. And they cut. shofited the men at all points, "The ladies take their racing more seriously thah the men as, in fact, they take all their participation In sports, Montreal racing history was held at old Delorimier Park several yearg ago, they responded to the first call of free admission in staggering styla --staggering to the management, anys way. They poured up to the entrance of tho old north-end course in sucly volume that the ticket-sellers coul not handle the throng. So the ladied, en masse, calmly pushed aside t gato guardians, left them literally fi and marched in to open thelr batt with the iron-men, e } "Since then, ladies have heen fn the majority as race-track attendants, Just as they are in the majority, very frequently, at wrestling matches and much to the fore in venting their feels ings upon the grapplers. In fact, ond of them recently vented her feet upon your correspondent's typewriter as sha did a flying leap into the Forum ring to get into the battling of the pachy- dorms. No one ern gay that the la dirs a not take their soort seriously. MoT hey tata ft primly," When the first ladles day In na ns gio obey I od AES 3 » ARR STEN) Ae whe # WET LN ng TI se gyi VAY Ye ev