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a prison, The crowds came to him.
The Book of Acts ends abruptly. x0 Be Preserve�
Probably there was nothing more' to
tell just then. Luke may have intend-
ed to write more later on. From other
sources we learn that Paul was ac-
quited at the first trial, After an era
tended rnissiy toas
brought backQtorRomeuz His second
trial, four years after the first,
prow-
ed fatal. One winter's day he was led
out on the Ostian Wa and beheaded
at the modern Tre I'ontene—having
fought a good. fight.
A Little Poem
A little laughter, as a while we tarrY
Upon thls weary road we've christen-
ed "life"
A little ache, as friends go passing on-
wards
Leaving behind this world of pain and
strife.'
.Novemb`er 22. Lesson VIII—Paul, I
n
Rome- Acts 28; , 16-24, 30,
31,
Golden Text—I can do all things
through Christ which strengtheneth
me.—Philippians 4: 13.
ANALYSIS.
I. ROME AT LAST!•Aets 28:16,
II, THE JEW FIRST, Acts 28: 17-29.
III. A WORLn RELIGION, Acts 28: 30, 31.
INTRODUCTION—Paul, at last within
sight of his long -sought goal, was
once more overcome with depression.
Wonderfully preserved from the hands
of men and from perils by the sea, he
was coming now to the critical mo-
ment when he must stand before
Caesar to defend himself and uphold
Christianity at the centre of the world.
Three years had gone since he had
written his letter to the Roman Chris-
tians. What would their attitude be
by now?
One can understa. d the joy with
which he found a body of Roman
Christian brethren waiting for hien
at the Appian Market, forty miles
from the city. At the Three Taverns,
ten miles on, he met another group.
This evidence of confidence and love
dispelled his gloom. He thanked God
and took courage, 28: 15. He saw, in
these Christians, the evidence that the
kingdom was advancing, even in the
shadow of Caesar's throne. It was a
good omen. Then, too, Paul, like other
heroic souls, needed sympathy and en-
couragement. Luther, going up to the
Diet of Worms, was braced for his
is
ordeal by the knight who slapped
on the back as he passed hien, and
spoke a hearty word of cheer. So
Paul came to Rome at last.
I. ROME AT LAST! Acts 28:16.
English Writer Recalls Many
Historic Events in
Canadian History {
That North America has many, hie -
toric ruins of much interest, :.espeQ?ai-
ly along the great unfortified border;.
between the 'United States and Can
ada,-was the subject of an article a)
Vi J. Banks in the Landmark, orgax
of the English-speaking Union. We
read:
Fort Anne in Annapolis Valley
.A. little thoughfulness, a little wisdom,
.A. little gentle pressure of the hand.
A tender word sometimes will ease a
burden
Will often help more than we under-
stand.
Rome was the, climax toward which
Paul's missionary labors pointed.
Christianity, once firmly established
there, v; ould make its way quickly
o
every corner of the Roman world. Al-
though arriving there a prisoner, Paul
was given considerable liberty. The
good reports of Festus and. Agrippa
and of the kindly Julius who brought
him, won for him much leniency.
In-
stead of geing lodged in jail, he was
permitted to rent a house and live
there, chained to his soldier-gua; d, 28:
16-20.
Chained to his ;guard, Paul °reach-
ed his gospel. The frequent change of
soldiers gave him an opportunity for
reaching many. Philippians 1:13 sug-
gests how he turned to account even
his imprisonment. To him a class of
only one pupil was not a class to be
despised. Through it the gospel came
to Caesar's household.
II. THE JEW FIRST, Acts 28: 17-29.
Paul was not the man to let the
grass grove under his fret. Having ,
secured lodgings, he immediately got
in touch with the leading men of the
;a! ogne;;'.v 17e .He had al, --1
e' me the Roman Christians, o
some"of them. This first conference
with the leading Jews was not so much
an evangelistic effort as a prudent pre-
paration for his trial. It• was import-
ant to learn their attitude—and, if
possible, secure, if not their His support, ra
at least their neutrality.pp
to Caesar, he told then', meant no at-
tack upon his own people, the Jews,
v. 19. He was simply defendinghns-
self. He had not revolted
t
e:thee the nation or the religion of the
Jews. His message was not the de-
struction of their ancestral beliefs but
their : lfilment. It was for the hope
';of Israel and not for its destruction
that he wore his chains, v. 20.
The leaders were non -committal
they said. They had. rTheyehad heard no official
nothnpg.
Probably they knew more than they
hdntieted. Their reference to "this
sect" in v. 22 indicates as much. One
can imagine the :.text day spent in
testifying, disputing, persuading, the
Rabbis with their' roils verifying the
references to the proehets—the brave Stockholm under the name of "Art for ling year the fort was repaired and >n
preacher and tenches trying h win his Goods."
n countrymen for Jesus Christ.•Tho I Among the founders.is Anshelm . it American Prisoners were fucarcer-
Schultzberg, prominent Swedish paint-
er, who two years ago arranged an ex-
hibit of American art in Stockholm.
Landscapes, still lifes and portraits plain country. The expedition to
Plattsburg started from it. • During
are offered in exchange for lamps,
bicycles, kitchen utensils, talking ma- the abortive rebellion' of 1337 in Can -
chines and other practical objects. I on, and fort
'w ssn tauntil 8561 thatlit:
was finally abandoned as a military
retreat. Subsequent to that date it was
neglected for some tints and was fall-
ing
ain
ing into ruin until the appointment of
a curator and the beginning of pre-
or a still-life n s pre-
servative operations in 1889.
f his weekly portion of Canadians and the War of 1812
"Long before the Pilgrim Fathers
landed at the Plymouth Rock there'.
was a flourishing French village a
Annapolis Royal, Novia Scotia, the
known as Port Royal. Here the firs
ships ever built' on the continent lin
folded their sails to the winds of th
Atlantic, and here the first mill wale
stream. The founders of the colony
turned by the waters of the nearby
de Monts, Champlain and Poutri4
court„ had passed to their reward b9
fore the Mayflower came to New -En
land. The French had come in 160
and built their lust Acadian fort on
site now marked by a cairn sora
seven miles from the present ,Anna
olis Royal.
"Six times from then to its fin
passing under the British dominion"
1710 Port Royal changed hands be
tween the rival poweee...,;In 1613 i
fell for the first time to an expeditio
from Jamestown, Va., under Capta
Samuel Argall. In 3,605.: it was agar
in French hands and, the second fo
of Fort Royal was erected on (sip
sent site of Fort Anne, parte?,! the _1s'anada the war was of much greater
rock and timber foundations of n e• a -ignificance. It must be remembered
the bastions of this building is still' I what a sweeping American victory
be seen. The present structure wag kirould probably have meant the an-
built
ubuilt 111 1695 and on ,its fit}al occiei& *exotica o Canada by the United
tion by General Francis Nichoisone • i',acates, and:ijn such a case there would
'!iiah•names as Lundy's Lane, Beaver
tic' ;°Jam and Queenston Heights have al -
A little aid, when things are getting
muddled—
A helping hand to some one sorely
driven,
A word or two by someone gently
spoken,
Oft brings to us a little glimpse of
heaven.
Nina Stevenson, in "Animal Life."
•
Famous Skater
Dr. Hans Pannwitz, Berlin sani-
,tarium director, introduces hypno-
tism into treatment Of .patients.
Gentleman in foreground is being
:treated as per prospectus. t (From Poetry)
I Against the purple sky soft bombs
Wined ,,t� make little of the War of were flowering, lea, Hiss -
812 -14,e which does not loom large in Like poisoned orange, pope
'the history of their countries, but to ing light
Blossomed and guttered out. Bright
sparks were showering,
Like falling stars. A silence thick as
night
Swallowed the city. , . .
And his tired ears hurt.
He saw white smoke curl up the sky
in scrawls.
The anti-aircraft guns began to
spurt.
A dull roar rose like distant water-
falls.
Unknowln. Warrior
l3Y male), Stuart
In his arms he carried a morsel, a
wisp of a baby,
A lily that somehow• be had mysteri-
ously fathered,
That flowered from his hunger and
dirt.
Himself the sacrament broken daily
to feed and enrioh her.
And he carried her like a 'flag
swinging brightly above his.
battle.
For she wore a gay little 'pelisse.
Round him stupendous cars rolled
idle and fabulous women
Languid as wax : in glass cases, and
men as polished as agates,
Bland and insufferably clean,
Viewing through half -shut eyes the
blare and ,bllnk of the traffic.
And he, trundling on with his baby
and passing the cenotaph,
Raised his unspeakable cap.
What reason had he to make that
exquisite gesture of homage
As he passed that ironic stone, that
stupid and meaningless symbol?
Him too, unnamed and unknown,
The world had pinned down with a
stone on the breast, and as
careless,
(But without saluting
and the wreath
ried)
Went rushing by in its cars.
Fashion Notes
Black and brown aracterize, mart
sed
forvdresses ,y with rose-beigstreet wear. e a close te us uae a,
and, the latter owing its popularity t4
its power"to blend with the eggplant
and darks red shades. It will become
more popular as the season advances.
Suede is the popular leather.
Heavy sheers which include crepe'
romaine, Elizabeth crepe, and crepe-
delaine are being sponsored for dinner
and formal afternoon. The smartest
colors are rust, reddish. brown, Per-
sian rose, and green. Formal after-
noon,gowns are now worn eight inches
from the floor.
The finest of silk -mesh hose in dark
tones are•being worn with the sheer
wool dresses. Dark brown and black
are favored.
Clips, huskies, and fancy buttons are
muck in evidence, Curtain -ring clips
of sterling silver trim gown, hat, and
purse, They may be worn in sets or
singly.
this soldier
that he ear -
1960: the Last War
forces from New Eigland in 1716,,
name was changed to Fort Anne 7:
.ltafeibeen no Canadian nation to -day.
Sonja Henie, retired world's
champion fancy skater, hears the
call once more and puts on her
skates for a recent ice show in
Berlin, Germany. She comes
from Oslo, Norway.
honor of the reigning sovereign,.
Larges Part Still in Good shop
Sonja
'moat as great a place in the heart of
ate :Canadian patriot as have Valley
Fort Anne is situated ' at the :Forge, or Saratoga or Bunker Hill in
trance of the world -famed Annap 1 •that _of his United States cousin.
Valley amid scenes of the greate4 ,s "Many 'sites of events' in this war,
beauty. It was built as a square earttl 'especially along the Niagara frontier,
work, with four bastions, and ti, , hwve been marked by the Canadian nee
rounded by a dry stitch and emba final parks branch and other agen-
ment for musketeers, and a large ,�"a *A� One of the most notable is old
wands
t George, at Niagara -on -the -Lake,
of it is still in good shape. The ,ai.
and the surrounding land have rrC! were n cairn has been erected to
t
set aside as a national park, and tl 1 p t' commemorate the battle of Fort
are few more interesting or significaa
i ilaorge, which took place May 27, 1813.
sites on the continent. No other k.o2 s was one of the most critical epi -
seen more dramatic and memento) hrtdes tef-the campaign, and eventually
events. The departure of the Ap9l ,Relsulted in the capture of the fort by
ens in the expulsion of 1755—ime :iiia Am ricans, who held it for seven
talized by Longfellow in 'Evang 7 n nonths`leefore being forced to retreat
• —was an incident 'in its. history. {` I es the river again.
"Fort Chambly, twenty smiles south 7';4tbarts of` the fort are still in a good
west of. Montreal on a cOnsPlei id,1 state of preservation] and descend-
headland oe ;titre Richelieu River, ,is ' + ,uts"'oris"m'e ''w o,siw4,nght.there:In
What New York
Is Wearing
BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON;
Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur-,
nished With Every Pattern
Dull roaring broke in blasts of heavy
thunder.
Black wings swooped. Loud propel-
lers cut the sky.
Shells split the air. Skyscrapers
ripped asunder.
Gas clouds swirled down. . . . His
throat and eyes got dry.
His' knees snapped. Something broke
inside his head.
(Ten million died that day, the papers
said.)
—Thomas W.
other 'riiin'ai great value,-tifhbse dire the opposing ,armies view them with
servation has been assilred by ,govern. prideful memories of the past, but
ment action. The iirst"'Fort' Chan}bly,, happy' in the conviction.that never
built of wood by factlues de Chambly, again .'will Canadians and Americans.
a Captain of the Carignan Regiment .meet inrarmed conflict:''
in 165, was planned in order to resist .,
the raids of the Iroquois end to serve Cotton l
jI as a headquarters for the settlers of For years it has Stockingseen customary
I the Richelieu country. The Red Men, or sophomore students to rule what
of course, simply gave the fort a vice?,,
berth and continued their depredations ,the' freshmen must do or wear, but
as before. In 1709 the present fort, a it has remained for second -year wo-
formidable stone structure, was erect men.'students at Louisiana State Col -
ed to resist English aggression. It is lege to set an excellent example by
interesting to note that the energetic ruling that cotton stockings must be
colonists had already built the fort worn by first-year students, to help
before the vacillating home govern cotton prices. No loubt parents
ment had authorized the undertaking. ,would appreciate also the economy
"For generations Chambly was one involved if the rule
eshouid spr ad to
of the most important of the border
fortresses. It passed into • English
hands in 1760. The Americans under
Montgomery occupied it in 17''5 and
burned everything combustible when
they evacuated. in 1776. The follow -
Art Traded For Food
Stockholf.—An art clearing house
where paintings and sculptures may
be exchanged for food, furniture or
ther merchandise has opened in
uw
-.sial. results followed. The crowds
'were sifted—as they always are by
faithful preaching. For one, Jesus
oth anay -
e other "ro k"sure
off offence." -As every-
where, the Jews turned their back on
the to the
Gentile . For gospel turned
it ev as the
final refusal.
IIh A WORLD RELIGION, Acts 28: 30, 31.
Our last glimpse of Paul shows him
preaching his.uniform gospel to the
ieosmopolitan population of Rome.
liVhen, long ago he prayed to see Route
also, did he dream of crowded squares,
thronged basilicas to hear his mes-
!sage? During the two years while he
:waited for the accusers from Jeru-
ated for the remainder of the war.
During the War of 1812 Fort Chambly
was a base of operations iu the Cham-
A similar clearing house has been
established in Copenhagen, where, as
Alma Louise Olson recently reported
in the art columns, "an artist can bar-
ter a flaming sunset for a filling that
will ease the ache of a throbbing tooth
i ilverpoint for a stand -
ing order o s
lamb chops or steaks," "Americans and Englishmen are in-
other schools.—The
eneti,:Monitor. of surgery and have been the means
_ of saving countless lives.
In 1902 Lister was sworn a Privy
i Councillor on, the occasion of King Ed -
1 ward's Coronation' which had been
; postponed owing ,to the King's opera-
tion for appendicitis. ,
What pleased hint far more than the
honor of being made a Privy Council-
lor, said Lister afterwards, , was the
fact that when his turn came to step
forward to shake hands the King said:
"Lord Lister 1 know well that if it had
not been for you and your work I
should not have been here to -day."
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Duncan.
"There's going to be plenty of
talk at our table this fall. Ma and
Sis are moving -picture fans and Pa
and Brother Jim are football bugs."
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Precious Words
Lord Lister had many honors heaped
upon him in later life. He 'was the first
surgeon to use antiseptics, and his
thods changed the whole practice
Editor—"I like this poem, it's
capital."
Poet—"Yes, I hope so, but how
much?"
Time hangs heavy on the hands of
a clock.
Maybe you're wanting one of those
lovely coat type frocks that the chic
Parisienne always includes in her
wardrobe for fall.
And how snappy this one is. It
will serve so many occasions. It is
just the thing for street without a
topcoat, and indispensable for travel
and college girl's wardrobe.
It is made of a fine stripe woolen in
tweed effect in rich brown tone.
Style No. 3227 niay be had in sizes
:.6, 18 years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches
bust. Size 36 requires 4 yards of 89 -
inch material with % yard of 39 -inch
contrasting.
Black or brick -red d.agonal woolen
would also be chic for this modeL
Black canton -faille crepe silk is
modish with white vest.
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0 power to do! 0 baffled will!
0 prayer and action! ye are one,
Who may not strive, may yet fulfil
The harder task of standing still,
And good but wished with God is
done, —Whittier.
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patterns as you want. Enclose 20e in
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Daily Ca�—
O'er daily cares why anxious grow,
And load the heart with sorrow?
The wind to -day that rudely blow,
May softly sigh to -morrow
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