Sunday Schoo. INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO 1X. JUNE 1, 1902. Paul at Lystra.--Acts 1: 8-22. J g Links. Whe persecutions at Antioch did not dGamipen tthe zeal of the apostles, but rather intensified it. At Iconium, the modern Konfeh,*they remained sev- eral months. They had good success and "a great multitude" both of the Jews and Greeks believed. But again the unbelieving Jews caused trouble. At first the missionaries were not obliged to leave; but it was not yong before a movemenit to mob and stone them was discovered and they were compelled to flee for their lives. They fed to Lystra, a.town about twenty-five miles southeast of Teontum. 8..There sat--His usual posture, abowing his~helpless condition, ~im- potent--Entirely deprived of the use of 'his feet. 9. Heard Paul speak--The apostles preactied on several occasions and the tame mm had heard repeatedly the teaching of the gospel, and had accepted it with faith--Cam. Bib. There was probably no synagogue at Lystra, and the missionaries were no doubt obliged to speak in the mar- some other place of Who....percelving -- wl"s attention was attracted by the cripple; and he fastened his eyes upon him and saw his faith from the expression of his countenance. Had faith to be healed--He had con- fidence in the power 'of Christ to heal him. He must have heard of miracies which the apostles ev. 2: here signifies to be saved, including a complete sal- Lr both «of soul and body." -- jon, ' 10. Stand, etc.--Luke makes no mention here of any direct appeal to the name of Christ. That omission. may be owing to the brevity of the record, or the tenor of Paul's dis- course may have been so explicit in regard to 'ie source of bis author- ity, as to render the usual invoca- tion unnecessary.--Hackett. 11. In the speech of Lycaonia What this language was we do not know. Whether Paul preached to the people in the Greek language or ip their mative tongue, is a disputed question. The gods--"The Geutiles had corrupted the fundamental doc- trine of the unity of God, and their various systems of religion were foumled on the supposition of a plur | ality of deities, male and female, dif- | fering in their rauks, their attributes and 'tthe functions assigned to them." Likeness of men--Nothing was more familiar to the heathen mind than the thought of the Gods' assuming buman shape and around amoug wankind.--Cam. " 1Z. Barnabas, Jupiter--This was | the supreme diviaity of the heathen, | and wits culled the father of gods anu mep. He was the king of all the uni- verse; his throne was Mount Olym- | us. Paul, Mereurius--He was, in hea- then m)thology, represented as one of the sons of Jupiter, the messen- ger and chief spokesman of the gods. He was the goa of eloquence. 13. Priest of Juplter--Ali these deit- jes had their priests, rites and secri- fices. Oxen and garlands--The oxeu were for sucrifice, and the garlands were ether to decorate/the animals, or to crown the apostles, or decorate their house. 14. Aposties--Barnabas was called apn upostie because he was sent forth by the churel, not because he had been chqsen to the peculiar work of the apostleship.--Barnes. Heard-- They were probably at their lodging kouse and the news was carried to them that the sacrificial procession was coming. Rent their clothes--This was a custom of the Jews at tlhe death of their friendg, in times of pub- lio calamity, and when they heard blasphemy or witnessed any great transgression of the law. Sprang forth (R. V.)--They were horror- stricken, and rushed Into the multi- tude to stop the proceedings. 15. Like passions--Subject to the same infirmities and sufferings--mor- tals like yourselves. "The expression means no more than 'we are truly human beings, with the same powers und appetites as your own ; need food and raiment ag you do, and are all mortal like youreelves.'" See Jas. | v. 17. Bring you good tidings (R. V.)-- It ign message of good tidings which gets forth the living God to men in plice of dumb idols. These vanities-- "The words 'vanity' and 'vain' were almost the invariable terms used by Jews to describe the emptiness and worthleesness of heathen worship. 16. In times past--The period be- fore the time of Christ. Suffered -- | Permitted, allowed. All nations--All | the Gentile nations; the Hebrew na- |} tion had a direct revelation from | God. Their own ways--God withdrew the pestraints of His grace and' pro- vidence ] 17. Nevertheless--Though they had, no written revelation. In that he| did good--He has demonstrated his existence and moral character by doing them good. And gave you (R. V.---The rain and fruitful seasons and food and gladness were the wit nesses' (jod gave the heathen of His goodness, and were reasons why | they should love and obey Him. ' ith these sayings--Puul's ad. drese to them thus briefly outlined. Scarce restrained--It was with dif- ficulty that they prevented these Lystrans from sacrificing to them. 19. Certain Jewe--These were doubt the same ones who had been the leaders in the persecution at An- tloch and Iconium. *Persuaded the \ ¥ apo . Stoned--Paul re- they The | never showed she felt it. him untif they had the fullest 'evi- dence that he was dead; and 80, most probably be was. 20. He rose .up--Miraculously re- stored. to life.--Clarke. But even if he wer not fully dead, he must have: terribly mangled, for they all pa. main lorger. To Derbe--A city a few miles Marther east, and the extreme eastern limit of Paul's missionary f. 21. Had taught many--Huad made many disciples.-R. V. Return Their courage was undaunted, and they return to the cities where they have jus been so terribly persecuted. 22. Disciples--Disciples ha been mad® at every point. Much tribula- tlon--This word is from the Latin "tribulum," a thrashing instrument or rolier, whereby the corn was sep- arate! ffom the hisk. Kingdom of God--This is aceording to the words of Jesus. From Antioch they returned to Perga; and then went to Attalia on the st, frem whence they sailed to Antioch in Syria, the home church from which they "started; where they made a report of their work anc abode a long time. Vs. 23-28. Thus ended Paul's first missionary journey. PRACTICAL SURVEY. The name of Christ seems to have been totally unknown in Lystra. The inhabitants were farmers and shep- herds given over to idolatrous super- stitions. Near the gates of the city stood a great temple, dedicated to Jupiter, the supposed supreme ruler of the heathen world. Driven from Aniioch and Iconium, the aposiles, Paul and Barnabas, came into this town, and putting into practice Paul's own admonitions to be "instant In season and ou season," and to "always abound- ing tn 'the work of the Lord," began to preach. Paul, who seemed to be the chief speaker, was not at a loss for a topic, but true to the necessities he felt and the obligations he was u ( bee I. Cor. i. ix. 16), he preached the gospel. The gospel they preached comprised three things: Certain facts. The fall of man. The love of God. The gift of Christ. The ministry of the Holy Spirlt. Ceriain doctrines bised upon and flowing out of these great facts. Atonement for all sin, secret and open. Sing of omission and commis- sion. Overt sin and sin of the nature. Pardon, regeneration, adoption, justification, purity. Rewards and pur{shments. Springing from these facts and doctrines God makes de- mands, the greatest of which is "Be Heve on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved," which embraces the fact of turning from 'these Vvan- lilies" (v.15; Isa ly. 6, 7) to the living God tn contrast to the poor, trifling, dead and useless things in) which men trusted for salvation: and it is equally applicable in its force as a demand to-day. The gospel proved to be the power of God to at least one man in the city of Lystra, who had fa:th to be healed. This man was "impo- tent in his feet," a cripple from his birth. I presume he was as ig- norant und superstitious as any of his townsmen, but as he heard the good news proclaimed, he felt hope spring up w:tthin him and his inter. est deepened until Paul saw the wistful longing of his'soul beaming in his face as he heard the .word with blissful anticipation. Paul cried out wilth a loud voice, "Stand upright on thy 'feet," and he lenp- ed and walked--a true type of the hlessed effects of the gospel of God's grace. : Notice the preachers, for im the economy of grace the preacher and his methods have much to do with results, and we may gather from this lesson some of the important qualifications for successfully hand- ling the word of the Lord. They lab- or to an end; they sought to attain it; they watched for the Indivations leading thereto, and as they beheld them they embraced and followed them up to a glad and glorious consummation. Oh! for more men in thse church, im the Sabbath school, on tho mission field and in pulpit, empowered and im- bued with! the spirit of the apostles. William P. Ferries. GIRLS FRANKER THAN OF OLD. 2 3 One-of the many pleasant charac- teristics of the up-to-date girl is her entire frankness. She accepts the situation, whatever it Is, and makes no pretence about it. Formerly a young woman In her vosiiion would have concealed It, or at least veiled anything that she thought a disad- vantage. If she was neglected she If poor she strove to conceal it. If a wallflower, she would talk to her partners, and so on. Like the Spartan boy, she would let tue fox tear at her heart and give no sign, says the New York Tribune. Rut the new century girl is above all such nonsense. A wepade to her ia a spade, and she calls it so with- out reserve. She scores by it, too, pretence is always easily de- ee and honesty Is always attrac- tive, ' "Aren't you tired of holding up ihe wall? I am," said one of these modern damsels, going up to a part- nerless girl in a ballroom. "Let us e.a hansom and go for a drive in the park and come back." ~ "Where have you been?" queried one of their friends.as they entered the Ball muffled in tlieir.clouke. t "Oh, we didn't have any rtners;, so we went for a drive,' they an- swered, going upstairs ¢ § j an heir pes jn ' E TIME TO CUT HA > 7 The alm. of our farmers in graw- ing forage crops is to produce from a given area as large 4 quan- tity as popsible of the digestible nutriments in a palatable form. The time at which a forage crop is har- vested may effect the crop in\three ways, viz, in the quantity of ma- terial harvested, in the composi- tion of the crop, and in the pala- emulty of the fodder. As a general rule, greatest amount of dry matter is secured where forage crops are al- owed ully mature and ripen. The only exception is in the case of clovers and other legumes, where the leaves rattle off and are lost, either before or during the process of curing. : It does not follow that when a plant increases in its yleld of dry matter that ite nutritive value has proportionately increased. It is quite possible that changes in tex- ture and composition-.of the dry substance may offset the greater yield. The dry matter of mature aes contains a large proportion of crudo fibre than the immature. The plant hardens in texture and loges, palatability and di- gestibility. It is, therefore, usually advisable to Begin Cutting Hay Early, and where there is a iarge crop to be gathered, work should begin early in order that it be completed before the rass seeds are ripe enough to shell from the heads of the late cut grass. Chemical analy- sis has shown that plants are rich- er in protein in the earlier stages of growth than when fully grown or nearly mature. The chief with which our feeders have to contend je the lack of protein in the ra- tions made up of omr common feed- ing stuffs, and they should recog- nize the fact that by cutting early they can get two crops of highlily nitrogenous fodder where they it has been found that the, 'animals only get one-by late cutting. Cut- ting the first crop even before the heads are fully grown wil tend to cause a vigorous new growth and in this way a good. crop of rowdn is secured. The two crops are more valuable, especially for feeding dairy cows, than ove mature crop ou account of the increased proportion of protein. The early cut hay seems more pala- table to stock, and, welght for weight, more satisfactory. On the other hand, by late cutting we secure a considerably larger quantity of carbo-hydrates, which are valunble for feeding, and of crude fibre, which is of low feeding value. For"the Dairy Cows and sheep, grass should be cut early, sirce these animals do not relish hay that is woody and lacking in aroma, as is the case with late cut hay. For horses ard fattening cattle later cutting is allowable, as these subsist mostly on concer- trated feed, and hay serves more for "filling," as horsemen say. In tests made by Professors Sanborn and Henry in fattening steers with early and Jate cut hay, it was found that late cut hay gave the best results. If cuiting is delayed too long the stems of the grass become tough and stringy, and the seeds scatter from the heads. Such hay has little aroma and Incks palatability if not nutri- enis. Though an indefinite quantity, the aroma of grass has real value in rendering hay more palatable. When the sun dissipates the dew from the dying grass in the meadow, we detect the escaping uroma, because the dew in arising carrics some of it into the air. This is one reason why hay should not remain scat- tered over the field at night. Green colored, sweet smelling hay is really the best, and prudent farmers will not overlook such secmingly small points as preserving the aroma and pre- venting 'bleaching.--F. Hodson, Live Siock Commissioner. ent' of ti edly, mgch io the amusement' of the bystanders. AGRI CULTURE IN CANADA How the Government Aids in Profitable Farming ~ -- 's Tbe annual report of the Minister of Agriculture for the Dominion of Canada, for the year ended Octo- ber ist last, is a budget of in- teresting matter. the section devoted to Arts and Agriculture, there ts an instruc- tive review of Canada's agricultural requiements, coupled with a not al- together exhaustive description how they are being met. Cold stor- age, and its developments, naturally present a bold front in this volume, for next in importance to the pro- duction of foods for export, comes in natural sequence, the necessity for their preservation, while waiting, as well as while actually in transit. The most fastidious grumbler could not find a peg in this regard on which to hang even the flimsiest of complaints. \ Augmented Profits. The farmer views progress not only by enhanced production, but also by augmented profits ; and under each of these headings he shows up well. The value of some Canadian farm pro- ducts exported last year slowed a phenomenal increase in volume, when compared with 1896, such as peas, which had risen from $1,299,491 in the Jatter year to $2,674,712 in 1901; flour whicn had risen from $718,438 in 1896 to $4,015,22 last year; and oats, which in 1896 amounted to $273,861, had risen in 1901 to $2,490,521. Growing Trade in Butter. In the butter trade the value of the exports in 1901 was $3,295,663, hav- ing inereased from $1,052,089 in 1896, or over 200 per cent., while from the port of Montreal alone the number of packages carried in cold storage increased from 27,863 in 1900 to 410,893 in 1901. Canadian butter is certuinly winning a better relative place in the markets of the Umited Kingdom than it hae occupied at any previous period. The bacon trade also manifested phenomenal progress. p 1896 the value of the exports of pork, bacon, was $4,446,884, Our Great Cheese Export. In cheese, while in 1896 the purts valued $13.956,571, | in they exceeded $19.800,000, 1201 reached $20,690.951. There has been a threatened falling off in the ex- export of cheese this year; but it Is expected that this will be more than counterbalanced during the current twelve months by the establishment : Pore | rior Si SRE é | peered eeee etree eetteeee fi "EETIQUETTE OF THE : HOME WEDDING. ¢ 1. Would the bride and bridesma id enter the room where the ceremony is to be performed in the same man- ner when a wedding march is played as when there is no music ? 2. Ie it proper in ali cases for the groom and best man to await the coming of the bride ? 3. lu Which band should the bride's bouquet be held ? : 3 4. Should the bridesmaid also'earry a bouquet ? 5. Unee the bridesmaid has taken | the bride's bouquet, should she return it? Lf so, when? ; 6. In what order should the guests, |} must of whom are relatives, be placed 'at tavle, when all cannot be seated at one table ? '4 LU t Ang.--1. Yes. Yes. The-bridegroom-and--beat man take their places at the altar a moment or two before the bride en- Vers, 3. As the bride prceeeds towards the altar, ber left hand, rests on her father's right arm, and she carries her bouquet in the right hand. She takes her husbaod's left arm when leaving the room. 4. The bridesmaid usually flowers. ' . 5. The brideemald takes the bride's bouquet early in the service, and re- turns it ~o her at the conclusion of the ceremony. If the bridesmaid has a bouquet of her own, the best | man may rélieve her of it to save her the trouble of holding two. 6. A wedding break!ast can be serv- ed. on one table or on several, and where the dining+rcom is not large enougl) for a table that will accom- te all at onco, it is better to have several tables placed about the rocm. Just before the breakfast or } t ip a ed, t bride's mother or father tells the gentlemen present whom to take in to luncheon. When there are several tables, the bride's parents and the bridegroom's parents, the bridesmaids and the gen- | tlemen who take them in to luncheon, i are seated at the same table as the ! pride and bridegroom. 2 "a carries PrrTTTT TTT reese SHIRT WAIST RENOVATION. Ys sy b> bd db dd de be ene of consolideted curing roomay It ia satisfactory to Jearn Canadian eggs are favorites in Great Britain ; and, as importers have dis- tinetly etated how they can be suc- cessfully put at best rates on Enghsh mgrkets. Mr. Fisher has tnken this opportunity of instructing poultry keepers how to prepare, pack aml deepateh, ! The special fattening of beyond the trial stage, and here, again, the spirited enterprise of the Minister has redounded to the profit of the poultry keeper. Work at the Experimental Farm has been phenomenally prolific of in- formation profitable to the dairyman, to the horticulturist, to the agricul- turist, and to the poultry keeper, while researches in the entomolog- iexl section have been of great ser- viee, Valuable Work Done. The coniinued systematic testing of promising varieties of agricultural crops obtainable in different parts of the world has placed Canadian farmers in the van as to knowledge of the best and most productive sorts of agricultural products. They have learned to observe the characteristic difference in varieties, and, their powers of observation thus awakened, they have been led to bring these faculties to bear on other problems in their business, to their individual advantage and profit. Thelr-theigh- bore, in time, have become interested in this work, and have benefited thereby, and the good influence has thus been rapidly extending through ell sections of the farming com- munity. The new feature in the annual dis- tribution of seed, introduced, under the Instructions of the Minister of Agriculture, three years ago, made this work increasingly bene- ficial. Under the new arrangement, larger samples than those hitherto sent have been forwarded, the sced sent out being sufficient for -.one- tenth of an acre, In this way the relative yleld per acre of the var- feties under trial has 'been ascer- tained, anfi reported on by practical farmers in every agricultural con- stituency in the Dominion. that | the | chickens ' for old country markets has passed , an way sow of trim- ming up a2 shirt waist very pret- tily. It would not do for a wash wuist, but is applicable to an old one of silk, or to an old black lace 'wuist, or a crepe de chine that , has seen Detter days. It can also be applied to the old "party" waist with which all women, however | poor, seem miraculously endowed. | For this popular trimming, take | & whole piece of very narrow mauve setin ri ' the better. | ovals, the figures intervening. you dare not trust your eye, go / over it first with a lead panoll marking: out the ovals. For a pat- tern use a large oval of any de- scription. An ingenious girl actually mark- ed her waist with a certain crack- | er which comes in a lon oval shape, going around the cracker with a lead pencil and moving it along until her entire shirt waist has been covered with these fig- ures. Then she traced them all with the narrow ribbon'with such a pretty result that her ancient waist is now one of the finest in her wardrobe. This goes. to prove that necessity is the Mother of Art as well as of Invention. . he old low-necked gowns which They have worn with yokes of ¢ nflle and tulle. But the wash mulls are best of all for the purpose. A little shirt waist of the mull is made, and the old low-necked bod- ice slipped on over Special attention is given the sleeve in 'this case, for it must be puffed to the wrist and tight above. If possible, have the upper part match the bodice proper, while the lower part partakes of the nature of the yoke. 4 The most brilliant finishes are used for these sleeves; and tinsel, brocade. Loulsines and Oriental silks of every description are made into wristbands.--Brooklyn Eagle. Obstinate Case of Itehing Eczema Leg and Foot a Mass of Sores that Doctors Could Not Heal--A Thorough and Lasting This letter from Tilsonburg, Ont is one m Dr. Chase's Ointment. This Cure by Dr. Chase's Ointment. pn unsolicited testimonial to w this great oin is something almost can sgarcely ohnson, Tilsonburg, the great benefit he derived from it, intment ie useful in'a seore eals and soothes tetter and scald | fords promp for eczema, Co..-Beronto. % ling and soothing underst , en Though the extraord'nary healing powers of tment cures when all other means sparation heals and cures. People e. entirely cured of a long-standing d foot were a mass Of sores, and he used a great many' remedies and manent -rellef until he began the use ealed and cured. tly h wounds, scaids and burns, @ head. Sixty cents a of ways. For every irritation nd, has that the very. first application brought rellef, and it was It was a pl aud he willgladly answer any questions from easure for him to reccommend or eruption o7 the skin it af- never been. equalled as a cure pox at all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & d = Yh ppeeeedreirtetee bettetee