nhiaiemmacenntetaannione Sunday | INTERNATIONAL AL LESSON NO. 1V. APRIL 27, 1902. P Gentiles Received Inio the Church--Acts 11:1-18 Commentary.--. Heard --The news that the Gentiles had received the gospel and had been baptized spread throughout the whole country. Had also recelved--The munmner in which the fact is stated shows in the first Place that it had made a favorable impression on the aposties and breth- ren. 2 Was come--Thore is no evidence that Peter was summoned to Jeru- salem to defend his conduct; but he had reason to fear that he would be censured until the particulars were known, and he may have has- tened his return in order to furnish that information.--Hackett. The cir- cumcision--The Jews who had become Christians. 'This must have been the whole church at thie time, but Sst. lake's narrative was compiled when 'they that were of the circumcision' become a distant party."--Cam. Bib, Contended--Di-puted, r:proved him, charged him with being at fault.--Barnes. dst eat with them--The disci- Ples would have rejoloed and would have welcomed the further spread of the word, ag they did the conversion of the Samaritans (chap. vili. 14), but it was a cause of offence' that Peter had consented to ~° be no regard to the character of the food, nor tc the way in which it was prepared.--Cam. B 4, From the beginuing--The apostle furnished a detaiied account of all the facts in their order. It is pre- clsely the intimate manner in which the several incidents of the narra- tive are here interwoven with each other that produces conviction and allences every doubt 5 ing -- It was about noon. Peter was on the housetop. The flat roofs formed a convenient place for retirement. In a trance--Or eostacy. A state of mind when the attention is rbed in a particular train of Touxht, so that the external senses 16. The Lord--Peter remembered Christ's words as recorded in Acts was what right Pad e the m the Seaitiles enpiat: bristian church. 30d--Oppose or licated His will 7 Peter's prejudices must give way. 18. Held their peace--They op- poged oki? no longer because they saw t God had directed him in all he had done, and. apes boy Holy gay had endorsed Teachings.--When the orate is pre- sented to honest hearts their preju- dices are at once removed. One of the best arn of destroying error and overcomin pr and false opinion is a ar of Seiicion. Though it ls the duty of mem to repent, that they may receive forgiveness of sius, yet none will Segoe unless ied to do go by the Holy irit. PRACTICAL SURVEY. That "God is no respecter of per- sons' commends itself to 'the judg- ment and conscience of -- It makes no difference with God in His treat- ment of men how much money they may have, or how well educated and refined, or how ignorant they may oe, or how high they may stand in the estimation of their fellows, or _-- coenges positions they may Id ; ill treat all alike. He hoid ail to ine same standard, to Riatyd in the light as He is In the light Because the Jewish people were the children of Abraham according to the flesh, they thought that they one were the inheritors of the promises made to him, and that the Gentiles had no part nor lot in the matter, hence they despised them. In thig lesson God taught them what is elsewhere declared: "For he is not are ini or entirely suspended. e was transported out of himself 'and put into a mental state in which he. could discern objects be- yond the apprehemsion of man's nat- ural powers. -- Hackett. A great | sheet-- What the apostle saw wav an extended sheet, the four corners ; of which were held up as it were by cords let down from the four extre- mities of = open sky. A , etc. -- "The vision re- resented ine whole animal creation. here were in it living creatures ty- pical of each kind, not a multitude of the -same sort of birds and beasts." All kinds of animals were there, do- mestic and wild, clean and unclean, together with 'creeping things and fowls of the air. 7. Slay and eat --"That is, any one of the animals exhibited to him, - without regard to the distinction of glean and unclean." This particular vision was suggested by Peter's hun- ' | com- - general use 8. Common or unclean -- By mon, whatsoever was in mw Jew, which is one outwardly x nei- ther is that circumcision 'which is owtward im the flesh. But he is a | Jew, which is one inwardly ; and 'cir- cumelsion is that of the heart, in the spirit and not In the letter; whose praise is not of men but of Gods' Rom. ii. 28, 29. _<- who was a Jew, and that he ought to carry the gospel to Cornelius and his friends who were Gentiles. person may sometimes entertain sentiments that are wrong for a long time, until they become d eep- seated and difficult to give up. If , paing had not been taken to show Peter that he was wrong in enter- taining such a feeling, and if the clrcumstances attending the case had not, so to spenk, dovetailed together, he might have gone to hie grave entertalning the false opinion that religion was only for the Jewish race. ny have imbibed a somewhat among the Gentiles, is to be under- | Similar error in regard to God's elect- stood; by unclean, ev erything was forbidden by the Mosaic !aw. ! However one word may be considered as explanatory of the other. The rab- bins and many of the early fathers; them the elect and non-elect. belleved that by the unclean animals ' the Gentiles were meant.--Ciark. At! = ue pole ges -- The devout Jew at care in observing the pees niistinotions Seto clean and unclean. Ezek, iv. 14; Dan. i. 8-12. Heth ci ieansed--God oane the | distinp tions between clean and un- slean for wise purposes, and now for equally wise purpowes those distinc- tions are removed. He had authority to give the law ; He has authority to revoke the law. Make not thou conm- mon (R. V.)--The old dispensation is mow tc give place to the new, and Peter is taught that men are not to make such distinctions and separn- tions louger." "For meat destroy not the work of God." Rom. xiv. 10. Three times--For the " greater eertainty, and in order that a deep and lasting impression might be made on the aposile's mind. Compare Phur- aoh's dream (Gen. xli. 32) and Jo» eph's interpretation thereg?. Drawn up again--The reception o: the whole into heaven again was designed to Oint out that it was a lesson which ' od had as directly sent ag of old He | sent the law on Sinai.--Cam. Bib. "LL Behold--Behoid how rem arkably the incidents coincide This shows that Gou is directing in the matter. Immediutely--St. Luke tells us (chap. x. 17) that when Peter had aroused from hie trance he was "much per- cope in himself" (R. V.), not know- at first how to apply .what he had seen and heard. Three men--Even the character of these men is de- seribed by Luke (x. 7);. they were good, trustworthy men. Unto the: house--Tlie angel that appeared to , Cornelius had told-bim where Peter lodged (x. 6), and when the messen- found the details true it must ve been an encouragement to 12. The Spirtt--Before tiis God en to him oad a voice, but " ond Forel De no d tween , Hany and Gentile, But, ide ing to the Cambridge Bible, this form of the verb is not used ontil rnelius referred at heavenly messenger as a n in bright peter acl thee words-- peane concer | Decause they i preparer "Chriat es ing, from all eternity, a certain por- tion of ; saved, and the remaining portion being fore- ordained to be lost They called Now God never did an inconsistent or un- reasonable thing. It would have been both had such a decree ever been made. gave or to condemn & person without regard to his own decisions would be unlike and = un- worthy the God of love. Notes of the Modes. Blne fashion's favorite. k and white between-seasons hats sans flowers, worn by smart women. + Ao etamine gown of pale biscult hue and a black silk coat, the swag- ger costume of the hour. White cloth gowns, very smart but only for dress occasions in town. ede gloves slowly forging to the 'Tront. One al pearl clasp the pro- per. fastening Dame Fashion has issued the man- date that stocks must -match the gown. ; The new and very 'desirable thin summer fabrics, with woven border, are not only very good style, but economical as well, as the border serves for trimming. , Three-flounce skirts are announced as a@ favored model for summer "tub" gowns. Beautifal trimming effects are now obtained from the new crepe and gauze ribbons. Decidedly the fashionable waist is the white one. wide collar and cuffs of pure shirt- ! white Irish crochet lace is considered an exceedingly smart finish for a silk gown. ane latest crepe de chine, just im- ported, has a satin finish that re- ti louisine or crepe de Paris. w of velvet moire or satin seat lies flat against the hair in the back {ts the universal finish of this seasou's hats. , Box pleating Is much newer than tucks for skirt adorning. It is predicted that by midsummer the high stock will be worn only with gowns of ceremony or for street ear. Stole effects are among the Rea- son's trimming novelties, and -aré seen on many things. Sleeves are. monty aks surely grow- ing pas te « eters i "ecrater y becoming an It took a} : miracle three times repeated to con- | vince Peter, | who had good religion at the time, It shows that a good | doctor's gon may follow: in his |. EXPERIMENTAL FARM WORK. The isolation of the farmer, natur- ally resulting from his occupation, in the earlier days of settlement in Canada, kept. him out off touch with those best calculated to assist him in his work;. but to a large extent thisdisability has been removed by & system of Experimental Farms, es- tablished in known centres, to which he can appeal for information when in doubt, and for co-operation when in difficulty. Object lessons of the most convincing character have been presented to the many thou- sands of farmers who have visited these farms in person, and the visit- ore have carried away with them information which has been put to Practical test on their own farme with the result of increased profits in their 'business. Fifteem years ago both the farmer and farming occupied a much tnferlor position to that taken teu-day. With advanc- ed information the farmer's material Prosperity has been augmented and his status dignified. stematic testing of promis- ing varieties of agricultural crops obtainable in different parts of the world has had an educational ef- fect. Upwards of 30,000 farmers have participated annually in the distribution of seeds. During the past six years about sixty tons of seed have been yearly distributed for thie purpose. And thus the Min- ister of Agriculture has, to use his own words, "placed Canadian farm- ers in the vam as to knowledge of the best and most productive sorts of agricultural. products." Last Year's Work. During the past year, at the Cen- tral Experimental Farm, at Otta- wa, the work in field agriculture has principally embraced the study of rotations, the testing of meth- ods of cultivation, and the deter- mining of the cost of production of digestible dry matter in dilffer- eut forms, valuable data along which lines have been obtained. In animal husbandry experiments have been, and are still being, conducted to as- certain the values of different feed- ing stuffs, both coarse and concen- trated, for the production of milk, aoe mutton gnd pork. An effort being made, also, to gain some itcemetion as to the comparative economy of feeding rations of nar- row and wide nutritive ratios for the production of milk, and to as- certain their influence upon the quality of the milk produced. A ser- ies of experiments, having in view the determination ef the influence of the time of milking upon the quantity and guality of milk pro- duced by cows, has just been con- cluded, and the results are both in- teresting and conclusive, Kconomy in Feeding. Cumparative economy of feeding steers has been studied, and with sheep work has heen done to as- certain the best conditions for the production of good mutton carcasses by breeding, as well as by feeding, it being well to know that factors enter materially into results. In pork production the in- vestigations have beeli made alon the iines of economy "of different feeding stuffs, and their effect upon the quality of the finished product. The entomologist has had a busy year in attending to some 3,000 let- ters concerning his branch, and spvo- {al attention has been paid to Inves- --- of the life Gintorias of many injurious and beneficial insects, pat the study of the improvement of remedies, Horticultural Work. In horticulture, the principal ex- periments 'with fruits has been to determine the iness, productive- ness, quality and freedom from dls- ease of the different varieties; but experiments in different methods of propagating, grafting. and cultivat- ng have also n conducted. In the investigation ahd treatment of dis- eases of fruits much progress has ade, At the Central Experimental Farm experiments with cross-breeding seed- ling crab apples, which have shown themselves hardy enough to endure ihe unfavorable climatic conditions of winter in the northwest country, have added promising vurieties which ost varieties as pene 54 alli Titinge in Feeding. The relation of cover crops and surface tillage to the moisture con-' tent of soils wan cee seb et of an iene whic the esti-. mation the moisture fOrtHieyHy | the summer and au both under a cover crop of cloyer and undér cate! tivation. The data obtained are of |. particular ote to orchardists and : fruit grower. In fodders pas feeding stuffs, many milling and other by- ucts upon our markets, including the various meals from the manufacture of paiione starch as produced in Canada, ha been analyzed, pats their relative feeding value determined. Protein fat are the two most poner tant cae pad og sce it will be according the percentages in which they Pig that thene ge must be valued. The composition of the ordinary farm roots has again been a matter' of research, and it was found in the examination of mangels that the a tion of the root growing a ground contained considerable sugar than the indicating the value of "'earth- up," as well as the growth of & natural tendency to keep und pro- vided; of course, that wart cette & wat- isfactory yield. Seft Pork sisuiry: The work in connection with the soft pork investigation, begun some three years' ago, las been brought to a successful eee elon ; and, among other ded: ns, it may be noted that the tate of the pork produced is onninanes very largely by the eharacter of the food and that, while inaice corn and beans undoubtedly tend to the pro- duction of soft pork, this tendency uge found that with all classes of rations ae the. wea ve a firm k. than gav the same ration without celnrinilk. During the past year 501 samples were received at the Farm labora- tories for exumindtion, and com- priged solls, feeding stuffs, fertilizers, anil @o on, and where results of an- alyses would be of more than per- eonal interest to the pancere they have been published. During the twelve eseathe ending with the last of October 8,164 duses of tuberculin were prepared and for- warded by this division to the Gov- ernment Veterinary Inspectors. In 'the Poultry Department success- ful tests have been made as to meth- ods of feeding to bring one the largest production of eggs the time when they command the niviunt prices. A table showing the relative value of different sorts of poultry : for speedy and profitable fattening was the result of further experi- ments; and a comparison has been made of different breeds as to their powers of annual egg production. > a ee 3 THANKFUL YESS. Ce POSS ODOR O DECODED TET O HEN" It is related that on the" fat tour of President McKinley m tie south Andrew Carnegie was in tim ~ party, and all were asked to atten) a negro -church in Thomasville, :ia., where a yery fervid coiored misis- ter officiated. It is said that whenever u ksi came In the service the deacons took up a collection, but - through hospitable motives avoided pass.ng the box to the white visitors. [hie old pastor arose at Jast and prewcli- ed a sermon, right at the wiiite folks, and his description of tite poverty of the church wae 60 im- pressive that when the deacoius passed the contribution boxes around for the third time, Mr, Car- negie intercepted one and droppei a $50 pill in the box. The old preocher counted their contents. Wheir he had finlshed he placed a handful of small change on one side and a crisp greenback on the other. Clearing his throat, he d: "Bredderti, we has greatly blesged by dish yer contebution. We hag head fo' doli an' fo'ty cents; dat is good; a f de fifty-dollah bill put in by de white gemmanu wid de gray whiskers is aiso ool, we iw biessed a whole lot moah," and he looked suspiciously at the giver of libraries and ee | gn funds.--Des Moines Leader How to Get Kid of the Red Spider. "One of the worst pests the grower of plants has to ptr with is the red spider. This insect is so email that his presence 7 seldom eenutts ed until he has had ample opportunit to do great injury. He delights +4 a hot, ary sir, and Shartlore he does his most dam ork in winter, é ---- = plants in the window gar- least able to resist him. General y the first indication of his presence is seen in the yellowing of the follage. Then the leaves in to fall. Iii a short sme, if he is let alone, the plant will be without a leaf. The only thing that will rout him is wa- ter, He does not' care for tobacco smoke or any other insecticide. Heat a tubful of water to 120 degrees. Dip the infested plants-in it and al- low them to remain submerged for half a -minute. Then remove them, let them stand for ten minutes, and repeat the bath, being sure the tem- perature i up to the 120 de- gree mark. This will generally kill all the spiders on the plants. But iu order to kecp others from ges to take their places, as they mos certainly will attempt to if 'not in- | terfered with, » wil! be necessary to act constantly on the defensive. Ves- sels of water kept constantly evap- orating on stoves and registers will be of great benefit. A dip bath once or twice a week will do a world of good, especially if the plants are al- lowed to remain under water five or ten minutes 'at a time."~--From "The rae be Florist" (IV.), by Eben E. Rex ome and Flowers, Sprinetield, 'o., for April. A Fatal Meal. 'I saw, a curious thing in Callfornia last winter,' said the who travels about, 'I had stopped for a moment to chat with a who was ploughing, when he calledmy attention to a lurge .centipede that he'd just ploughed up, '"Come along with mea _ few feet," said he "and let's see what those crows Will do when they find it. There were several large carrion crows that had been following the farmer and picking up the jnsects that we turned up, and they were now a few feet away, waiting for the plouxh, to start again. *We went on a few feet, and the crows followed. One big black fellow saw the centipede and swallowed him There was a terrible fire last +t one guip. Then, in the expressive " 'He-- oight. I lost ne pledie. She--You don't say s0% He--Yes; I lost a deck of cards and a cigar. A GENTLE HINT. Gueet--Thie steak is remarkably fine. ' Waiter--That eo? You must hava gotten, the eteak I intended for that gentleman what feed me IN DOUBT. Boy--Paper, air ? Citizen --_ Um--yes, I will take a pap Boy_--All right, sir. Which one ? Citizen--Uni--let me see. 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