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Labor and travailâ€"411 1 Thess. lheaven, hearing in paradise things . .- v-vrlA...~xr- :-<.:.Wm. u...»- â€"&zmxmmmma&xm€mfimmmfiw W. .x'fia'h“ 3:“: JET-affix assume/straw . .‘fl‘DT-t‘Larz-ma. v or: ownx : ‘flEr-il'lzun'vnxu‘miuw-fi “as”..- h... .. “wk. _. W. . . . - w. DISFIGURlllG, Torrua‘r ING an nouns Paradise (4) signifies a further stage in his passage through vast spaces. The Jewish abode of good souls who await the resurrection (Luke 16. 23), can liardly‘be meant, but “the paradise of God” (Rev. 22), “far above all heavens” (Eph. 4. 10). 5. On behalf of such a one (a man in Christ, fourteen years ago, un- able to say whether in the body or disembodied, rapt to the third Garnet he (lured by Selves and nutrientsâ€"The Blood liust b3 Purified. . A blemished skin, irritating sores, pimples, eczema, salt rheum and -. other skin disorders are all signals, too sacred for human speech), he will glory; for, the events were not of his making, and belong, there- self sinfulness, but it is the fruit- l He had discovered the secret of soul ful soil in which many forms of sin l power. flourish. There may be a kind of ! in ourselves alone, but in the mora knowledge which is worse than ig- and spiritual reinforcement arismg norance. darkness l” Where the whole truth is not eagerly welcomed soul pros- perity is an impossibility. sided knowledge that will inevitably develop one-sided souls and one- sided institutions. “If the light that is in from the sense of favor and friend- thce be darkness, how great is that E ship 0C? Ellie part of the Supreme Be- his watchings often‘ ' though we mgâ€"~ 0 ~. Prosperity of soul demands sou-l Onc- growth. Growth'is the replacing of 1 Thess. 3. 10). and new and Soul force coné worn out tissues greater supplies. On the other sumed in vanquishmg temptation is hand, intellectual candor, stripped } replaced by renewed and increased of bias and prejudice, would lead t-T astonishing results. The long indulged‘dream of church unity, for example, will be realized when the day of intellectual honesty dawns. Normal and healthy feelings are also essential to soul health. But it is possible to turn fiction, the drama, life’s daily-experiences and even religion itself into fields of emotional dissipation. ONE OF THE FUNCTIONS of the feelings is to set us thinking. ‘ f we habitually refuse to heed them the normal feelings of gladness, sympathy and indignation for injus- tice die out of the soul. Indigna- tion against evil and enthusiasm for righteousness becomealike im- possible. A strong, resolute will necessary to soul-health. Mere wishes or desire should not be mis- taken for purposes. Regulate and control the desires, and the rest is comparatively easy. The wrong purposes which dominate a soul were in the first place merely wron v wishes. ‘ v F " “as. sfesser “â€" Ixrnnmriomr. LESSON, rev. 21.. _â€"â€".. Lesson VIII. Paul’s Story of His Life, 2 Cor. 11. 21 to 12. 10. Golden Text, 2 Cor. 12. 9. Verse 21. I speakâ€"Paul has been making a defense of his ministry (chapters 10-13 comprising the full statement) against charges of weak- ness and cowardice. In chapter 11 he enters the lists against the false teachers of Corinth. They have glorified themselves before the church, and Paul, though deprecat- ing such a course as folly, to which he is only driven by a desire to rent his adversaries, adopt their ' tactics, and begins a forced com- mendation of himself. Thus he ex- poses the emptiness of the claims made by these Judaizers, and re~ minds his disciples of what they have forgottenâ€"the independence and sacrifices of his service, upon which his authority as an apostle are based. Disparagement, as though we had been weakâ€"Paul waives all right to the exercise of such arbitrary authority as the false apo’stles have claimed and the Corinthians have blandly endured (verse 20). He is willing to concede his own weak- ness if their high-handed actions are the measure of strength. Still, though seeing that to speak in such a way is foolishness, if they have any ground for their bold preten- sions, he has as much ground. 22. Here the boasting to which he is compelled begins. His foes rest their case. upon their Jewish ori- gin. Three terms are used in a rising scale. Hebrews refers to their nationality, together with the greatness of their past. In Israe- lites are implied the peculiar privi- leges of a people called God’s (compare Rom. 9. 4, 5). . . . , _ . , . is also I 1 Rev. A. Seed of iforee, and this is soul growth. All growth proceeds from rudimentary state to formative, and from that to maturity, and from maturlty to THE CULTURE STAGE. This is the goal in every field. The workman aims to become expert, and the scholar to beiibrne cultured. The progress of the soul should not stop short of the cutltured stage. In spring the blossom comes and goes, but leaves a tuft of green which, rounding out to the full, be- comes the solid apple. The mellow- ing process comes, and acids, which bitterly antagonized each other, blend into one delightful flavor, while the tough, woody substance becomes a mass of luscious crystals. Thusthe principles of the soul, [its knowledge, its faith, its emo- tion, its purposes, all blend in the prosperous soul and pleasing personality, of which ionly is it safe to pray, “Mayest thou prosper in all things, even as the soul prospers.” A MacDonald Reach. Abraham is a way of describing the direct and exclusive interest of the Jews in the fulfillment of the prom ises (John 8. 39). Pride of race was one of the strongest marks of the apostle, and it is with hot passion he says_“So am I” to men who charge him with being faithlcss to his natural prerogatives. ‘ 23. Ministers of Christâ€"~Paul does not admit that they are, but, as they rate themselves as such, he is willing to make a comparison, even if his boast does seem like that of a man bereft of his senses (beside himself). . I moreâ€"If, as a Jew, he is equal to his enemies, as a minister, he claims superior‘ authority. As a matter of fact, though he speaks of labors and prisons more abundantâ€" ly. there is no comparison, and the apostle neglects to make any. His service is unparalleled. In deaths -â€" Various occasions when he was in danger of death (Acts 14. 19). 24â€"33. “The most vivid light we have on the apostolic age and the apostolic career.” 24. Of the Jews forty stripes save oneâ€"~A Jewish punishment. Only thirty-nine were given, as a prccan- ,tion against violating the legal number, forty. Luke gives no ac- count of the five times Paul endured this torture (compare 2 (for. 4. 10). It shows how fragmentary is the history found in the book of the Acts. 25. Thrice . . . beaten with rods--- Roman punishment. Only one is mentioned by Luke, that at Philip- pi (Acts 16. 2-2 . See Word Studies for July 11. Once . . . stonedâ€"At Lystra, at the instigation of Jews (Acts 14. 19). Thrice I suffered shipwreck-â€"Not mentioned in Acts, as that describ- :::l in chapter 27 came after the writ. ing of this cpistle‘. Five other sea journeys are recorded in Acts. Probably there were still others. In the deepâ€"Another unrecorded experience. On a raft or piece of wreckage, is meant. ‘26. The ungrammatical form of this verse shows the deep emotion of This must be sought, not} into one mellow made, the supernatural experiences incy). gresumes, does not fore, to his weaknesses. 2 ss. 3. 8 these same . . 2’ 9’ and The ’ 7. A thorn in the flesh was giv- 'words are used to ether in referâ€" _ , . g on him in order to keep him humâ€" rin to his plying his trade. I-lc ’ _. ‘. ‘ , wogked at tentmaking by mght as ! ble, notorious over the constant well as by day, which may explain ,. , _ ‘ such revelatlons would naturally give a man. The main conclusions which have been reached from the endless controversies about this affliction are these: it was painful and bodily; was connected with his special revelations; was extremely humiliating (Gal. 4. 14); was re- current, if not chronic; was per- manent; and cannot easily be iden- tified with such maladies as head- ache, sore eyes, and epilepsy. 9. He hath saidâ€"A solemn way of asserting that a final answer to his prayer has been made, Christ refusing him freedom from suffer- ing, but assuring him of grace (di- vine help to meet human need) to endure it. know he gave up his sleep for preaching and 'prayer (Acts 20. 31; 28. Besides those things that are withoutâ€"The second reading of the margin, “the things that come out of course” gives the clearest mean- ing; as we would say: “Not to speak of identical matters.” The perils he has mentioned are only a part of the outward troubles which he leaves unspecified. 29. Weak, and I . . By sympathy, he identifies himself his’diseiples, and feels for their weakness as if it were his own. Burn notâ€"â€"With indignation. 30. I will glory-This is, first, 0. Rather glory in my weaknessesâ€"- vindication of his “boasting” up to Than complain of them; for through this point, inasmuch as he has gloriâ€" them becomes possessor of the pew- l . not weak-’2â€" ed only in what he has suffered, not er of Christ. Thus, his glorying, in what he has doneâ€"not in which he began With such diifidence. strength, but in weakness. The turns out to be to the honor of verse also looks forward to the next Christ, for the exaltation of his chapter, where, in verse 5 and 9, weaknesses brings out in contrast he reasserts the same principle. the strength of his Lord. ‘ 31. The best explanation of the introduction of this solemn doxolâ€" ogy at this point is that it looks for- ward to the statements about to be CHARMINGIXlllâ€"AY TIGERS. No woodcutter will go about his task in the Indian forests unless He is accompanied by a fakir, who is supposed to exercise power over tigers and wild animals generally, says the Calcutta Statesman. Be- 1 II? I rd fore work is commenced the fakir 1‘“ ea 9" ems as ‘0 ' assembles all the members of his 3'2, 33- Compare, ACtS 9~ 4-3335: party in a clearance at the edge 'if and see word Studies for Apr-11 18. the forest and erects a number of 1.1115 experience was. also a partIOf huts, in which he places images .‘l" Paul’s weakness, in its pen} and ig- certain deities. After offermg's Inommy’ for “1 DamaSCl‘S ‘ the 1’91" have been presented to the images sceutor became the persecuted.” In the particular forest is declared to Luke’s account, it is said “the b7. free of tigers‘ and the woodcut- Jews W‘itChed the gates-n But» as ters, in virtue of the presents they there were 10:000 0f tllem, 1“ Da‘ have made to the deities, are sup- mascus, they could easrly influence posed to 336 under their special pro. the governmj t9 haVe the Séltesltection. If after all these precau- watchcd.‘ which is the same thing. ltjons a tiger seizes one of the part/Y lAretas IV. was king of Arabia. from the fakir speedily takes his depml B. C. 9 to A. D. 40. ture without waiting to offer su- 1 Chapter 12, verse 1. “'11le needs perfluous explanations. .glory, though it is not expedientâ€" _..___...,Â¥ a: sailing 33232:?de his cars a N TABLETS - A LITTLE LIFE SAVER scious of certain disadvantages in such a course. . There is no other medicine for lit- Visions (things seen) were only one method of revelations. , . . . Of the Lsrdflghrist, here, is the Tablets, or so sure, in its beneficial cf the next chapter, especially, beâ€" ing almost incredible. It would be necessary to call to witness the liv- ing God, who, to him. in secret, had l I i l l l of distress, telling that your blood; is impure or weak. You cannot; cure eczema and other skin tl‘nll-, bles- with ointments andoutward; temptation to spiritual pride which apnpmtgons_ These things may give; temporary relief, but cannot cure, -_ because the trouble is rooted in the; blood and can only be removed by; purifying and enriching the blood.‘ Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills speedily); cure skin troubles because they one, rich, purify and build up the imâ€", poverished blood that caused the trouble. As they feed and cleanse; the blood the skin grows fair, the_ bloom of health return and new, strength is found. 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I hope my experience will be of benefit to some other sufferer from skin trouble.” These Pills are sold by all medi< at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by The Dr. Williams’ Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. r HIS OWN GRANDFATHER. .. -u Peculiar Relationship of an Italian Sailor to Himself. It is seldom that a man claims to be his own grandfather. However, that is the position of 'an Italian sailor who some years ago married a widow with one child, a girl. His father fell in love with this girl and married her. Consequently his own father became his sonâ€"in-law, and “5‘ ones as Safe as BabY’S own his stepdaughter his mother. In a short time his wife gave birth to ‘Al‘lthm of the Vision, not) as in effects. These Tablets speedily de- a son, who, naturally was his fa“ Omel‘ NOW Testament cases» the One SSW-V Worms) break up cows, thus ther’s stepbrother and: at the same revealed . preventing deadly I know a man in Christâ€"A typiâ€" simple fevers, and bring the little cal Pauline expression for a Chris- I teeth through painlessly. Mrs. tian man. Though speaking of him-l C A. Weaver, Saskatchewan Land~ self, Paul is to himself as a thirdling, Sask, says :â€"“I have used person. And he treats of himself, Baby’s Own Tablets for my little not as a natural man, nor a delud- one in cases of colds, stomach and C‘d {12am but 51.5 8: mall 11:1va a bowel troubles, and other minor (Jllflstm'n Cxlml‘lence- _ ailments, and have 15"“l'l300" Neal‘s “go-“SIX 01‘ 50"" them to fail. in speedily restoring on years after his conversion, when the Child’s health. '[ thfnk the", he was in Tarsus or Antioch. He jno medicine for i ' bc . . r' . evxdently does not mean to connect xTablef/S.n Wblcq Hie the . . 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There’s no rcasdn whv ou nothing to speak of an aerial, side- Shouldn’t take 1,11% too H u 5 real, and spiritual heaven, and to '.____._.__ '._’_______.I suppose these are meant by Paul; DE, we can only think vaguely of the ' man in Christ rising through one ’Tis bGSb to think before you Speak celestial region after another till It is the Safest way; , he came even to the third” (llcn- Don’t always say just what vou In the next twu verses he think, 7 v repeat, and But do think what you say. But we have added nothing. KELLOGG’S I never known Thus he i u x I l Cloup’ allay time, his own uncle, since he was his stepmother’ s brother. In due time his father’s wife also gave birth to a boy, who was his brother and also his grandson, as he was the son of his daughter. His own wife was now his grandmother, as she was the mother of his mother. was at one and the same time his wife’s husband and grand- son. 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