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The Wingham Advance Times, 1928-08-30, Page 7' Thursday, August 30th, 1928 wriloHAm ikrEvAncyravm$ •v000m"'""P"'"""'e'""'"""*""'"`"'"' Imieht be on their hearts. And for THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON1 three Sabbath days reasoned with them frprn the scriptures, There were synagogue services on other days than on the Sabbath, but smob„,re Jew i would be present on the ab ath than on the other days, Opening and alleging that it be- hooved the Christ to suffer. The Jews expected a Messiah who would reign as a glorious monarch, over- coming all the enemies of the Jews and extending their dominion over all nations. Christ's own prediction of His corning death 'on the cross aroused the horror and dissent even of the disciples closest to Him, and all through the early days of the church the cross was a "stumbling block," And to rise again from the dead. Without the resurrection, in- deed, the preaching of, the cross would be a proclamation merely of death and despair It was Easter that trans- formed the crucifixion into glorious victory, And that this Jesus, whom, said he, I proclaim unto you is the Christ. The sum and substance of Paul's preaching was that the man Jesus was the divirie Messiah, the Christ, the Anointed. That fact sums up Christianity to this day. And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas. It was not a matter merely of emo- tion, of feeling, but also of persna- Apsimtesowoonamos,awirctior...wruroarromP....".......1..... LESSON X,—SEPTEMBER 2 "'Paul in Thessalonica"--Acts 17; 1-15; Romans 15: 18-20; 1 Thessalonians 5: -12-23. Golden Text. --The opening of thy - words giveth light.—Pi", 119: 130. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING. Time,—The middle of the second missionary tour, A. D. 50-52. Place.—Thessalonica, Berme, about -lorty-seven miles to the southwest; Athens, 250 R.ornan miles south of Bercea by land. PAUL IN THESSALONICA " Now when they had passed' through Amphilolis and Apollonia. 'These two cities were southwest of Philippi. The missionaries 'did not tarry in these towns, perhaps because they found no synagogue there as a basis of operations. They came to Thessalonica. The mention of this fact clearly, implies that the reason for not slopping at Amphipolis and Apollonia was there were no syna- gogues there. • And, Paul, as the custom was, went in unto them. Doubtless the visitors .according to Jewish custom, would be .asked to speak, in the synagogue, de- livering whatever religious message Gu Omen, SEE THESE VALUES and, thefre GOODYEAR tires D I GHT now we're offer- ing great tire, bargains for Chevrolet, Star, Ford and Whip- pet owners. Full quality, Goodyear - built tires at prices that mean really low tire costs. See these. VVINGHAM TIRE & VULCANIZING • DEPOT , The hone of real service rtit _4 sion, reason, and thoughtful convic- tion, as all conversions should be. And of the devout Greeks a great multitude. Only "some" of the Jews but "a great multitude" of the prose- lytes 'to Judaismfrom the hathen re- ligions. And of, the chief women not a few. As these are mentioned after the devout Greeks, probably they also were Jewish proselytes. But the Jews, being moved with jealousy. They had been leaders in the synagogue, and now saw strang- ers coming into their places of wor- ship. Took unto them certain vile fellows in the rabble. "The rabble" implies in the Greek loungers around the market -place, loafers who had no regular business and were ready for any mischief. And gathering a crowd set the city in an uproar. It is easy to raise a mob in an Eastern city, and a mob is often all the more ex- cited and violent the less it knows about the origin and purpose of the turmoil. And assaulting the house of Jason. Evidently the apostles were lodging at Jason's house, but were not there at the time of the assault. They sought to bring them forth to the people. refers to wealth and social position, 'five against the missionaries in Philippi and that at the trial of Jesus Himself had final weight with Pilate in procuring his condemnation of the Saviour, Saying that there is an- other king, one Jesus. Arbitrary rulers are very sensitive, and even the hint of rebellion must be instantly crashed. If Paul had made any re- ference to 'the,kingdom of heaven" and to Christ's, teachings in regard to it, that would be enough to give color to this charge, And they , troubled the multitude and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. Both the com- mon people and their rulers would be disturbed greatly by any' charge of treason' and sedition, for though Thessalonica was a free city it was subject to the emperor, and knew well how swift and. heavy would be the punishment from Rome at any hint of disloyalty. And when they had taken security from Jason . and the i•est, they let them go. This seems an anticlimax, but probably the rulers, on investi- gation, failed, to find any real basis for the Jews' charge and so simply bound Jason and the other Chris- tians over to keep the peace. PAUL IN 13ERCEA. And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night into Bercea. Who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. Paul followed his usual custom.' of beginning his work with the Jews and in the synagogue, .in spite of, the treatment he had receiv- ed from the Jews of Asia Minor, or Philippi, and of Thessalonica. Now these were more noble than those in' Thessalonica. The Jews, not the Christians; for the Christian church 'of Thessalonica was one of the' noblest of all established by Paul, In that they received the word with all readiness, of mind. "The word" was the word Of God, the divine tea- chings of Jesus Christ set forth by the apostles. Examining the Scrip- tures daily, whether 'these things were sq. The Berceans did not take for granted even the teachings of so great a man as Paul, but tested them for themselves, doing their own think- ing as Paul would have them do it. Many of them therefore believed; also of the Greek women of honor- able estate, and of men, not a few. They believed "therefore," as a re- sult of their Bible study, the sure result when that study is honestly conducted. The "honorable estate" ders, in the power of the Holy Spirit." And as to the, scope of his ministry, he "fully, preached the gospel of Chilst," omitting nothing that was es- sential, of doctrine, of ordinances, of organization, of instruetlon, of inspir- ation, These should be the guiding ptorntehipisleasaoyf, all Christian workers even • THE IRISH MAKE THE • WORLD MOVE To the Editur av all thin' Wingliam Paypers Deer Sur:— I tink it is purty near tolme that thim attimpts to floy across the ocean shed be shtopped. A lot av loives hey been losht already, an iviry few days we rade av some other fools throyin the shtunt, Too much fuss is made over fellahs bike Limburger who risk theer loives throyin to do someting no wan use has done, an hey lila enough to git away wid it, so to shpake. Tink av all the pow- wow that emus raised whin thim two Germans landed on Greenley Oiland, an, shure, they cudden't hey done it' at all, at all, if they hadn't av had an Irishman wid thine 'Tis the Irish that make the wurruld move, an if ye wus to take thine out av it iviry- ting wud be shtuck intoirely, so it wud. But what I mane to say is that too much toime is losht throyin to do tingS that arr arr nixt to impossible, an av no binifit to the wurruld whin they arr done. Whin I wus a young lad, theer used to be a half silly fellah wurrukin arround wid the farrurners, Shtro°ng as a harse he wus, an cud do the wurruk av two min wheer tinkin wus ^nayded. As an ould Yorkshire frind av moine used to say, he wits "shtrofig it back, an wake it bead." Well us young shpalpanes used to git him doin shtunts at trashins an barren raisins smashin inch boards wid his fisht, bindin crow bars across his knee, turnin hand shprings back- wards, shtraightenin out harse shoes wid his bare hands, an- tings loike thim, but theer wus always wan shtunt that shtuck him, an he nivir cud un- "dershta,nd the rayson. We used to offer him tin cints if he oud shtand:in a half bushel mishure an lift himsilf up be takin hould av the rim at the top av it." Av coorse he cudden't ivir do it, an aven if he had done it, what binifit wud it hey been to the wurruld in ginetal? No binifit at all, at all, anny more the huniin fer the North Pole wus. What I mane to say is this, fer an Irishman is always allowed to shpake until he is undhershtoocl. wud be more sinse if fellahs wud shpind theer toime ehoppin down burdocks, arr exterminatin sow thistles, arr worm - kin to clefate thim Grits an U.F.O.'s, than'wastin theer loives throyin to do impossible tings that wudden't be army good to annybody if they wus done. Tink av the'useless tings that pay - pie waste theer toime doin, not to minshen impossible wans. Raidin sil- ly shtories, fer instance, arr dancin, arr tearin arround the counthry in autos, arr shmokin cigarettes, arr playin cards, arr a hundred an wan other silly shtunts. Thin we hey fellahs throyin to do the imposshible tings, an shure, iyiry- ting is imposshible until some wan does it. Tings loike throyin to flay across the oceans, arr frum wan hid av the wurruld to the other, throyin to bate the thrain at a railway cross - in, tinkin ye, kin git the shtrat av a tree card man at a curcus, arr a gipsy in aeharse thrade, arr throyin to con- vince' a wumman be rayson av argyin wid her. Thim's all tings no man in his sinses wud throy to do, but some fellahs will attirnpt annyting, aven to expicktin to git daycint government widout haven the Tories rennin tings. Av coorse theer do be some tings that a fellah foinds harrud to do at furst, that come aisier wid practice, but mebby either all they are not worth, the thrubble, Fer inshtance it wud take tin years to barn to ate Union pie wid a fork, an, shure, I use a sitcom). yit whin the musses isn't lookin. Yours till nixt wake, Timothy Hay. And when they found them not. and indicates the respect in which were held in Macedonia, a Paul and Silas were probably evan- women GREAT BRITONS' WIVOS. arc Content With Reflected Attitude of Many Is to Serve, Wives of great men all remind us they should make their mates su- blime. Thea parody on Longfellow's poem has More truth than humor in it for the wives of Britain's great men, says the Kansas City 'Star. The women of England who share the breakfast table and the fame of btheenidrin%otaedll husbands ilefiffsorlLadtoqulet live augment- ing the influence of their husbands and themselves keeping in the back- ground. The general public sees them occasionally at social political func- tions, but as a' rule their names are never mentioned, except in company with their husbands. Once in a while, however, the wife of a "big man" will try to throw off the shadow of 'her husband's bril- liance and appear in her own light. Mrs. Arnold Bennett, wife Qf the not- ed novelist, is reported to have ap- peared at a party wearing a glaring hat. When a friend asked the reason for the lurid headpiece she replied: "I wore it so that every one in the room should say: 'Who on earth is that woman in the hat?' And then they would be told. 'That is Mrs. Arnold Bennett.' You see, no one seems to know that there is a Mra. Arnold Bennett." Few know that there is a Airs. George Bernard Shaw. For Mrs. Shaw's personality is completely, en- gulfed, so far as the public is con- cerned, in that of her husband. Yet persons who have met the kindly woman whom Mr. Shaw calls "Char- lotte" and who calls him "G. B. S." perceive that she has a personality of her ,own. For example. she re.fuses to be a vegetarian, although ahe will- ingly prepares a diet exclusively of vegetarian food for her husband. Mrs. Shaw travelled extensively before her marriage and is a linguist. Dame Margaret Lloyd George, wife of the former Liberal Prime Minister, is known as a public speaker and is an ardent supporter of 'the temper- ance movement, and Mrs. Stanley. Baldwin has come to the fore by opening the Conservative bazaar at Folkestone. Mrs. Winston Churchill, wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lady Austen Chamberlain, wife of the Foreign Secretary, are as well known in society as ;their husbands are in politics. But they are excep- tions which prove the rule. Mrs. Thomas Hardy, widow of the novelist acted as his amanuensis dim- ing his lifetime and remained wholly in the background in their home at Stinsford. Now Mrs. Hardy has an- nounced her intention of writing her husband's biography. Mrs. Rudyard Kipling is seldom seen in public, particularly since her husband has taken in recent years to living in retirement at their home in Sussex. The death of their only son in the World War is believed to have caused Mr. and Mrs. Kipling to with- draw from the active world. LAUDER WAS RIGHT. Sir Harry's Retort to the Manager of London Theatre. An incident in the early part of Sir Harry Lauder's career has recent- ly been brought to light. It was at the Tivoli Theatre ie London and Lauder, then unknown to fame, was billed as an "extra turn.He 'met with a splendid reception, however, and at the end the audience called for a speech, whereupon the little Scot, in deflan3e of the unwrit- ten law of stage etiquette, walked on and obliged, while the manager rav- ed at him in impotent whispers from the wings. When at last the young 'artiste eame Off, the infuriated man splut- tered, "Get out of here! Go—before I throw you' out! How dare you talk without permission? I'll never have you on this stage again." Lauder looked him straight in the face. "Sirr," he said grandly, "the public there are ma employers an' they're awfu' pleased. Ye may yet be glad to ha' me—as they weret An"—gathering up his carpet bag as he spoke—"just awa' wi' ye an' tak' me bag oot V a cab!" What the manager answered is best left to the imagination. gelizing in some other part of the condition which Paul encountered at city; they certainly would not run once on his arrival, in the ease of away from any mob. They dragged Jason and, certain brethren before HOW PAUL PREACHED. the rulers of the city. "Dragged" I In his letter to the Romans, writ - implies violent action, such as a law- ten about six years later than this less mob would use. Crying, These time. Paul sets forth succincly and that hive turned the world upside strongly the guiding principles of his down are -come hither also. This is ministry. As to the place, he sought high praise, especially as coming from out the cities where Christ had riot the enemies of Christianity. ' I even been named, so that he might Whom Jason bath received. As build on his own foundation and not his guests or lodgers, perhaps as his another's. As to his chief aim, he teachers, sharing in their assumed , sought "the obedience of the Gdn- guilt as revolutionaries. And these tiles," though always beginning with all act contrary to the decree of the Jews. As to his means and meth - Caesar. It was just the same charge ods, his ministry was "by word and of sedition that was found so effec-. deed, in the power of signs and won- uriifft;iD 21 /44 ,-0,1,1..4,, 417:111.mmte,' ;•;" 4it'Y , ' ""••• .• • ..r•t* • %KS - • , - r. 4.7 -11'.5117•7*!1 vie- LI, 11: •-• -.11111114;471MOIC o ri u s perifotinance To take a single ride in the New nudson Super 1- hole knowledge of auto.. . . Smixtli.is.1 tovalues.revise your w It is'the master car at every issue. 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