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LESSON II. -OCTOBER 10, 1909.
Paul a `Prisoner ---The Pats Acts 22:
30.23: 35. Acts 23: 114
Commentary.-I. Piul"before the coun-
cil (22:30-23:10). The day following
Paul's arrest the 'chief captain took him
before the Sanhedrin in order to ascer-
tain the nature of the charge against
frim, The scenes enacted here were very
exciting. "Tire sight of the prisoner
created such an uproar that he had to
hurry him away lest he should be torn
• in pieces. Strange city and strange peo-
ple; There was never a nation which
produced sons' more richly dowered with
gifts to make her name immortal; there
was never a city whose ch}ldren clung
to her with a more passionate affection;
yet, like a mad mother, she tore the
very goodliest of them in pieces and
dashed them mangled from her breast.
Jerusalem was now within a few years
-of her destruction; here was the last of•
her inspired and prophetic sons come to
visit her for the last time, with bound-
less love to her in his heart; but • she
would have murdered him, and only the
shields of the Gentiles saved him from
'her fury." -Stalker.
II. The conspiracy against Paul (vs.
11-15).
'11. Lord stood by him -Probably ap-
pearing in a vision as at Corinth (chap.
18:9), Paul must have been exhausted
by the strain and excitement of the last
two days. He was alone in the. desolate
barracks and knew not what the future
had in store for him. But just at the
right time the Lord appeared to him and
said, "Be of good cheer," at the same
time informing him that he must preach
the gospel at Rome. 12. banded together
-Made an agreeemnt. under a curse -
Literally, placed themselves under an
.anathema. It was an invocation of God's
vengeance upon themselves, if they fail-
ed to do the work which they undertook.
-Cam, Bib. "But they could be ab-
solved , from this vow by the rabbins if
they were unable to execute it." Such
oaths appear to have been common
among the Jews.- Josephus tells of a
similar conspiracy against the life of
Herod into which a party of ten Jews
entered with a like failure. 13. more
than forty -This large numli'er of des-
perate mon, backed up by the Sanhedrin,
the highest council among the Jews,
would be likely to succeed in their mur-
derous design, and Paul's life was in
great danger.,, "They may have been
prompted to this method of getting rid
of the apostle, because they did not have
the power of life and death any longer,
and weer not likely 'to procure Paul's
death at th@„ hands of the Roman au-
thorities, on any accusation connected
with a religious question." 14. to the
chief priests. The plotters no doubt
went to the chief priests and elders who
were Sadducees, as _they were strongly
-a. esseoaareeesasse.
lad t see im i4 u Les carne da
bound, etc. -Literally, "With a curse
have we cursed ourselves." A' Hebrew
mode -of expressing the intensity and
earnestness of any action. -Cain. Bib.
"How firm they made it, imprecating
the heaviest curses upon themselves,
their souls, bodies and families, if they
did not kill Paul! These men must have
believed that Paul was the worst of men,
an enemy to God and religion, and the
urse and plague of his generation, when
really his character was the reverse of
all this. There are no laws of truth
and justice so sacred or strong that
malice and bigotry will not break
through."
15. The council -The Sanhedrin, the
greatest Jewish council. Its meeting
place adjoined the temple on the east
side. It met daily except on the Sab-
bath and festival days. • "It had author-
ity to interpret the divine law, to de-
cide on the qualifications of priests, and
to try those accused of idolatry and
false prophets and heretics." The ap-
th•ority to pronounce the death sentence
was taken from it by the Romans, about
three years before the orucifixion of
Christ. Bring, etc. Lysias was to be
asked to bring Paul down from the
tower of -Antonia to 'the place where
the Sanhedrin held its meetings. Ready
to kill hien--They intended to kill him
while on the way to the 'council. And
to this plot the highest dignitaries of
the church gave assent. Such a course,
however, seems to be in perfect accord
with the Jewieb opinions tuki practises
of those tines. Philo, a great Jewish
writer, in speaking of the course to be
taken toward a Jew who, has forsaken
the worship of the true God, says that
it is "highly proper" to infhiet "imme-
diate punishment one such impious epos -
totes,' not taking time to carry diem
before any court or magistrate; and this
should be done,,because of an abhorrence
of evil and a love for God.
III. The plot disclosed (vs. 16-22). 16.
Paul's sister's ion -This is ail that, we
know of the family of Paul. Nor do we
know for what _purpose he was itt Jeru-
salem. It is possible that Paul might
have a sister residing there; though, as
Paul himself had been sent there former-
ly for his education, it seems more prob.
able that this young man was.sent there
for the same purpose. -Barnes. Heard
-"Thee secret of the plot had too many
keepers to be well kept." Into the castle
-Thus it appears that Paul's friends
had free access to him.
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17. Paul called ---He ,had received
Christ's own promise of protection (v,
11), but he :dud.not on that account neg-
lect to avail himself of the ordinary
means of protecting himself. God's
- promise. encoulaged.ha.nt to put forth his
own exertions for--`hts security. . Young
man -We do not know whether this
youth was a Christian or a Jew, nor do -
we know the means by which he dis-
nn-..--'r the plot, it is enough for ns
that God was pleased, on this occasion,
to Binary a lad tie the guardian angel
of the apostle. -Lange. 18. The prieoner
CU see this danger illustrated in the case of Mr.
W. C. Edwards, a well -]mown friendly Society
leader, of Peter Street, Toronto. He cut one of his ,
fingers with a piece of glass, aind instead of applying
Zam-Buk to prevent blood poison mid to heal.it, he neglected "
the cut, and blood poison followed. He says :---`a The blood- y'
poison from the finger spread up my hand and aria and caused
me terrible agony. After two months' treatment the doctor said
there was no cure, and amputation would have to take place if
intended to save my arm. l left that doctor and consulted another.
After a few weeks' treatment, he also told me that operation would
be necessary. He said the bone had become diseased and the finger
would have to be opened so that the bone could be scraped. 1 went away to consider when
I would have the operation performed and met a friend who advised me 20 try Zam-Buk.
"That night 1 bathed the wound and put. on some. Zam-Buk. I got. a little sleep for the
first time for many nights. In the morning the wound began to bleed instead of the foul dis-
charging as in the past. This was a healthy sign so 1 went on with the Zem-Buk. Well, to
cut. a long story short, hs a few days 1 put away the sling, and in a few weeks the finger was
healed completely. To -day that. finger is as sound as a bell and 1 owe it, to Zam-Bak. I
spent. over $20 in doctors fees and when I think how `
Zam-Buk at. such a trifling cost, saved me from amputation WHAT ZAM.:
am very` grateful for the balm I can tell you."
Zam-Buk cures cuts, burns, sprains, festering
sores, ulcers. scalds, blood -poisoning, eczema, bad It g,
diseased ankles, running sores, ringworm, cold-eracks,
chapped hands, chilblains, and all other skin diseases
and injuries. All druggists and stores sell at 500.
hos, 3 for $1.25 or post free from Zam-Buk Co.,
Toronto, for price. Refuse anything offered "just
as good."
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•like,-,. , raerr.tr.mtrr v.sy,'.t,pk..
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-A name which Paul afterward often
applied to himself.
"In Paul's sister's son we see:. 1. In-
telligence. He walked not through the
world or the city of Jerusalem dream-
ing but kept his eyes and ears open,
and picked up the plot which had been
formed against his uncle. 2. Affection.
On what footing religiously he stood
with his uncle cannot be told; yet in the.
sudden peril which confronted his moth-
er's brother he made a. bold stroke for
his rescue. 3. Promptitude. Had he de-
layed in making known his.. discovery,
his uncle's life might have been lost. 4.
Courage. Had he been timid he would
have enrunk from the diffioulties in the
way. 5. Discretion. He kept the secret
to himself and revealed to no one the
communication he had made to the Gov-
ernor."
IV. The journey to Caesarea (vs. 23-
35). 23. Ile called -The chief eaptaiu
took immediate steps to get Paul out
of Jerusalem so this infamous plot could
not be carried out, Caesarea -The Ro-
„se.,,., se 4 .c,4,'clock.
e 'ringl ni i 'afe``1,ille robalely
the largest body guard Paul ever had.
They were to go with the greatest des-
patch to Felix, the Governor at Caeea-
rea. The letter Lysias sent shows us that
he was favorably impressed with his
prisoner. Paul probably reached Caesa-
rea by the next evening. He had left
Jerusalem never to return. That infam-
ous city was still rejecting those that
were sent unto them and fast rushing
on to its own destruction -the most Ter-
rible destruction the world has ever seen.
It was wise for Lysias to send Paul to
Caesarea, for there he would be safer
than at Jerusalem and it would be easier
to give him a fair trial. Paul was not
confined in any ordinary prison, but
resided in the palace of Felix. 1'hits
bac apostle remained for two ,years.
Questions. -Give a brief review of the
last lesson. How was Paul benefited
from being a Roman citizen? Why did
the Lord appear to Paul? What did he
tell Paul? What plot was made against
Paul? Who made this plat Who gave in-
formation concerning it? What did the
chief captain do? Where' was Caesarea?
Why wise to send Paul there?
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
Paul Held a Prisoner.
I. Preparation for trial. "The Lord
said, Be of god cheer, Paul" (v. 11).
Paul here had an experience of what
John afterward wrote, "Him that loved
us -behold, he cometh with clouds"
(Rev. 1. 4-7). In our every trial God
is with us as really as He was with(
Paul. His word is our preparation for
and our comfort in the trial. "Tire pray-
er Paul offered in the temple, the most'
holy sanctuary to him, as a Jew, ws s
honored of the Lord by being answered
with a manifestation of His presence,
and the granting of a special revelatiau.
All true prayer is answered, and God
seems to especially delight in supplica-
tion offeeed in places dedicated to His
name."
IT. The plot to murder. "We have
bound. ourselves ....we will eat nothing
until we have slain Paul" (v. 14).. The
Bible says, "Whosoever hateth his broth-
er is a murderer" (I John 3:15). The
man who says of an enemy, "I hate
bin," belongs with these blood -thirsty
Jews who sought to slay. Paul. K. Gerok
calls attention to some characteristics
of hatred: 1. Hate rises early. "When
it wad day" (v. 12), Love is always
earlier than hate. • Before any pain
reaches us it has passed by infinite love.
Nothing can reaelt'us but by God's per-
mission and the greatest eurse may
prove the greatest blessing. 2. Hate
binds men with a curse. "Bound them-
selves under a curse" (v. 12). The eurse
is always on those who hate, not on.
those who are hated. "Curses like chick-
' ens come home to ramie:" • 3. Ilate de-
mands satisfaction to its own hurt.
"Would neither eat nor drink till they
had 'killed Patti" (v. 12). A man cannot
live on the hatred of his fellowman.
These conspirators ilied of starvation if
they kept their vow. 4. Hate is injudi-
cious. "Forty made this conspiracy" (v.
13). It is scarcely possible that so many
men could keep a secret. 5. Hate has no
cunning against God. "They came to
the chief priests" (v. 14). They trusted
their own cunning ami men. "The forty
conspirators sought no help and feared
no hindrance from God, though their de-
sign was made in the name of their retie
giona But when the works of religion
are hatred and thirst for blood, God is
opposed to it." God gives men certain
freedom but he holds himself ready to
hinder, evil in his own time and way. He
is continually saying to the wicked by
his providences, "Thus far shalt thou
go and no farther." 6. Hate will not
hesitate to lie. Bring him down as
though you would inquire something (v.
15. Under pretense of sending for Paul
to question him, they prepare to kill
him. Hatred stops short of no sin to
• carry on its foul designs.
III. Promptness in action `Heard
went" (v. 16). Ho the younmana"",� .
e o must li se z,. =" - *,? *inctsr r r e. _: •The former. Gene sial
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tae -t be :slow a{ir iiralter Scott , » , - 'eases ,.AfcGs•-" ' oc,,.,- ,...
wrote,. "Beware of what • women call more or less 'shrunk. The feel h give r Lemons, 4 e, A ..: ..... a .,
wrote,n . 'Do instantly whatever is to indication of age, and the horns are ort- Peaches, Can., coni. . 0 25 0 40
daebo doiega D take ouyrecreation after en looked to as a guide, the young hav- Do., Crawfords .. .. 0 60 0 90
Y in smooth horns while those of the ag- Plums, Can., basket ... 0 25 0 35
business, never itfore it." It is said ed are wrinkled. If cross -breeds aro Pears, basket , . , ... . 0 30 0 40
of one who came to groat distinction in bought, get the best breed the cross has Do., i3artletts , .. ...
the house of coirmors that the first been seemed front Cows with a male Apples, basket ... .
time he spoke in that assembly lie rose or bull type of head are rarely good crabapples, basket . . .
hastily and gave expression to his senti- milkers. The head should be refined, Tomatoes, Can., basket. .
ments. He sat down fearing he had neck thin, forequarters widely square and Potatoes, Can., bushel ..
blundered. In a moment a bit of paper robust, with deep, broad thighs. Do., sweet, barrel ... .
was handed him by the greatest states -
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TORONTO MARKETS.
'LIVE STOCK. • .
•Tbe railways reported receipts of live
:u ick at the city market as 61 carloads
for Wednesday,
Trade in cattle was dull, with prices
• asy at Tuesday's quotations. Prices for
c:ep Were quoted steady, while lambs
ven a trifle firmer. Doe were scarce, '
with market firm, at $8.25 for fed and
watered at the market, and $8 f.o.b. cars
et country points.
- FARMERS' 'MARKET. i•
The offerings of grain to -day were
Moderate. Wheat unchanged, with sales
of 209 bushels of fall at $1 to $1.01.
barley unchanged, 100 bushels .selling at
58 to OOc. Oats steady, there being sales
of 400 busbels at 42 to 430
limy quiet ard steady, with. sales of
about 20 loads nt $10 to $20 a ton for
timothy, and at $8 to $10 for clover.
One load of rye straw sold at $10 a ton,
and two Ioads of loose at $8.
Dressed hogs are steady, with prices
from $11.50 -Co $11.75.
Wheat, white, new ....$ 1 00 $ 1 01
1)o., red, new . .... -1 0)) 0 00
Do., goose . , .. 0 9(3 0 00
Oats, new, bushel • 0 42 0 43
Birley, buebel ..• .. 0 58 0 60
Rye, bushel .. ... ,.. 0 68 0 70
Ility, timothy, ton .. 16 00 20 00
Do., clover, ton .. .. , 8 00 10 00
Strew, per ton .. .. 16 00 0 00
theory is, presumably, that the first
pair ate the first apple. But, going back
still further, it is agreed tat Eve was
a perfect peach, and there was no pair
until this peach had come into the
world.
The bees should have plenty of water.
They consume a great deal, and will tra-
Vel a long distance to get it. Should
there be no running stream or lake of
pure water near, it is well .to place a
pail of fresh water near the apiary ev-
ery day. Water is used by the bees to
dilute the heavy, thicky honey left over
'from winter to make it suitable for the
young larvae, and also to make the cell
wax pliable.
A cow with her second or third calf is
the most desirable of all, and this is un-
doubtedly the most profitable age to
buy them. As milkers and breeders, they
have all their best days in front of them
and with sufficient time to pay hand-
somely. Young and old cows are very
Seeds- .
lsike, fancy. bushel .... 6 25
1)o., No. 1 5 75
])o., No. 2 ... .. 5 25
Do.. No. 3 4 85
Bed clover. bushel .. 6 75
Timothy, bushel , ... 1 40
Dressed hone .. .. , 11 50
Butter, dairy .. .. 0 22
1)o., inferior .. ... . , 0 19
Eggs, dozen .. .... ... 0 28
Chickens. lb. .. .. 0 14
Ducks, ib. .. ..... 0 14
Turkeys. lb... .. .. 0 20
Geese, lb. , . ... 0 11
Fowl, lb. , .. .. ... , 0 10
Apples,. bbl. .. 1 25
Potatoes, load, bag .. 0 60
Celery, dozen .. 0 30
Onions, bag 1 40
Cauliflower, dozen .. -, 0 (30
Cabbage, dozen ... ..., 0 60
Beef, hindquarters .. 10 00
1)o., forequarters .. 5 00
Do., choice, carcase 8 00
Do., medium, carcase7 00
Mutton, per cwt. .. . 8 00
Veal. prime,r cwt. 8 00
Lamb, per oN .. ... 10 00
THE FRUIT MARKET.
The market to -day was less
owing to unfavorable weather.
were firmer in some canes.
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7 25
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1175
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active
Plicas
Cantaloupes, crate .. ..
man of the clay, containing only these The Cornell Experiment Station found Pepers, red, basket.. ...
words, "You'll'do." He was so eneour- that two tons of horse manure in an ex- Do., green, basket ...
aged that he preserved that bit of pa- posed place in five months lost five per Egg plant, basket ... ...
per among his treasures. It was handed cent. in gross weight, 60 per cent. of its Cranberries, bbl. ... ...
down as an heirloom. In a certain man- nitrogen, 47 per cent. of its, phosphorus Onions, Spanish, case .. ,
sion it bangs handsomely framed in the and 76 per cent. of its potash. The total
hall: and a knowledge of the history of loss of plant food was 61 per cent.
the little words, "You'll do," says to
every one, "Be prompt, decisive, tour- The Ohio Experiment Station recom-
ageous." A. C. M. mends as a treatment for killing peach
and plum borers. three pounds of nap -
the soap emulsified by boiling in three
,
int gallon of carbolineum avenarius, which
� can be obtained throfrui dealers in mar-
ket gardeners' suet fruit growers' sup-
plies. This can best be mixed by the
use of a carbolineum
use of a force pump. When the soap
esseeeeneftereeseesseenereemeamesseeesresee
solution and carbolineum are thorough-
ly mixed add four gallons of water and
apply with a spray pump, being careful
to protect hands and face when using.
COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS' LESS-
ENED PRODUCTION.
Dominion Department of Agriculture,
Branch of the Dairy and Cold Storage
Commissioner.
August records received at Ottawa
from members of cow testing associa-
tions indicate that in most districts the
flow of milk is well up to the average.
In some localities there is but a very
slight decrease from July yield of milk,
so Light that the increasing richness
shows a trifle higher yield of fat.
In other localities, • unfortunately,
there is a very marked 'shrinkage, as
much at 120 lbs. and even 180 lbs. of
milk per cow less than in July. Many
dairy fanners have accordingly vowed
that next year will not see them caught
without any provision for maintaining
the flow, but they have determined to
provide some soiling crop, and if pos-
sible build a silo, so as to ensure suc-
culent feed fbr probable hot spells in
July and August. Such men are wise.
Some districts have as high averages
as 870 lbs. of milk and 20 lbs. of fat in
August. Such wise dairymen had made
provision of suitable feed.' Others, less
provident, had to be content with it
yield of 580 lbs. milk and 21 lbs. fat
per cow; while here and there the aver-
age yield was dowel to 300 lbs, milk
and .16 lbs. fat. Suelr men might well
copy the method`s of their brothers
farmers who regularly seeure the larger
yields. Selection of the best sows can
be made intelligently when records are
kept of each coo.
THE SHE -GOAT AS A MILKER -
CALVES CURED OF SCOURS.
The milch goat, like all goats, can
make a living on brushy and hilly land,
where most other animals would htarve.
They are very beneficial to hind in
cleaning it of weeds, sprouts and brush.
They cannot endure low, wet land, but
thrive perfectly on rough, hilly land.
Those giving milk should be fed of good
grass, hay fodder and wheat bran, but
no grain of any kind. The cost of main-
taining a goat in milk is about five
cents a day, and she will give from one
to two quarts of milk a day.
A stock man says he. has saved sev-
eral valuable calves that were down
With the scours by taking a teacupful of
wheat flour and giving a tablespoonful
every minute. He repeated this two or
three times a day before feeding, and
diminished the feed ,one-half until the
calf got well.
Examine the horse's teeth frequently
and find if they are in a good condition
for grinding the feed. .Many horses lose
flesh and are in poor health simply be-
cause their teeth are too uneven for pro-
per grinding of thio feed. A veterinarian
can file them to the proper shape.
.The average ewe requires from three
to five pounds of salt a year, the varia-
tioa.depending largely;upon the amount
of natural salts contained in the pas-
tures.
A fruit professor says that the pear
came into this world before the apple.
To this a wit adds that the professor's
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SUGAR MARKET.
St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as fol-
lows: Granulated, $4.85 per cwt., in bar-
rels; No. 1 golden, $4.45 per owt., in bar-
rels. Beaver, $4.55 per cwt., in bags.
These prices are for delivery here. Car
lots 5c less, In 100 -Ib. bags prices are 5e
less.
OTHER. MARKETS.
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.
Sugar -Steady; fair refining, 3.73 1-2e;
centrifugal, 96 teat, 4.23 1-2e; molasses
sugar, 3.48 1-2e; refined steady.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET.
Wheat -October 94 3-8e, December 92
3 -Se, May 97 3.8c.
Oats -October 33c, December 32e, May
35e.
MONTREAL LIVE'STOCK.
Montreal. -About 1,200 head of but-
chers' catttle, 30 mileb cows, 150 calves,
8011 sheep and lambs, and 650 live hogs
were offered for sale itt the east end
abattoir this forenoon. Trade was good,
with higher prices being paid for good
cattle and huge. Prime beeves sold at
.5 to 5 1-2e per lb.; pretty good animals,
4 to 5c, and the common stock, 2 1-4 to
3 3.4c per lb. Small, hard -looking bulls
sold at about 2e per lb.; milch cows sold
at from $30 to $55 each. Grass-fed calves
sold at 21.2 to 3 3-4e, and good orals
at 4 to 51-2e per Ib. Sheep gold at 3 1
to 4c, and lambs at 5 to 51-2c per lb.
Good lots of fat hogs sola. at 8 3-4 to 9c
pet lb.
BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS.
London. -London cables for cattle are
lower, at 121.2 to 131.2e l%r lb. for
Canadian steers, dressed weight; refrig-
erator beef is quoted at 11 1-4 to 11 1.2c
per lb.
THE CHEESE MARKETS.
rampbellford, Ont. ---Yesterday 713
cheese were boarded; all sold at 115.16c.
Stdrldng,
Ont. -To -day 620 were `board-
ed; 285 sold at 11 3-80, balance at 11
5.16e.
COBALT STOCKS.
The mining market was fairly aotW'e
yesterday, with price changes .narrow.
Beaver was held around 361-2, Teetslte-
wey held. at 152 1-2, McKinley -Darragh
at 91, with sante movement in Petersen
Lake, the closing sale being at 32.