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sunday school lesson october 28 cesson iv pauls last journey to jerusalem acts 20 17- 21 2858 2 cor 11 28 golden text remember the words of the lord jesus how he said it is more blessed to give than to receive acts 20 35 analysis i a curat pastoral address 20 17 2835 ii a lovjng farewell 20 3g38 iii the labors of an apostle 2 cor 11 28 introduction many incidents nave taken lace since we left paul at ephesus teaching daily in the school of tyrannus thire was a riot which drove him out of the city and caused him to pass over into macedonia and greece at corinth a plot against his life was discovered and he was sent over to troas on his way to jeru salem where he hoped to arrive be fore the feast of pentecost about may 28th 57 the events of the jour ney arc given with considerable de tail as if luke had some special in terest in showing how paul fared with the roman authorities some scholais hold that this was donj to influence the officials of the empire who were at the time of the writing of this his tory persecuting the christians othors think that luke was anxious to show the eagerness of paul to reach this great capital of rome i a creat pastoral address 20 17 2835 v 17 paul has no time to take the journey of thirty miles to ephesus but he wishes to give some message to the christians there before he takes the long voyage from which he may not return accordingly he send3 for the elders or ministers of the dif ferent congregations n the city that he may convey his message through them he had probably ordained these mea himself and was with great satisfaction that ho addressed them this was about the end of april v 18 the speech then deliverei is one of the most impressive in the new testament full of personal in terest revealing the sympathy affec tion earnestness and sense of respon sibility yhich n felt in his minis try it is the only sermon in acts a idessed to the church evidently paul thinks that those may be his last words to the people there he had been furiously attacked and u had to secn1 some time in selfde fence then comes his warning he know that false teachers are always on th rounds spkintr to lead astray the siinnleminded believers hence his dvire that thev rld fast to the trpth and remaii steadfast v 19 pauls relation to christ was like that of a slave to his master this is reflected in a his sense of humilitv b his ears or anxieties whch this service brought and c trials chiefly due to the wretched p- of the eilminded jews v 20 his great dty was to bear witness to the truth which he has learnml from christ this he did a with fulness and b onenly he men tions two spheres of labor first the public sneeeh which was probably de livered in the school of tyrannus and serodv the private conference which he would conduct in the house of dif fec mcnlers of the church v 21 how wide was the range ot pauls efforts the jew and the greek jilike received attention at his hands he never has the one object of lead- i them through repentance to tho full acceptance of faith in christ jesus he did i ot shun to declare the whole wisdom of god v 28 paul now iurns from his own case to that of the elders who will hence forth have tho responsibility for the flock the verse shows that paul recarded each congregation as a part of the universal church of god th- the ministers or overseers were like shepherds who had to feed and guide the flock their one central theme must be the great redemption which has been purchased at such a price salvation has come to them through the death of jesus christ v 29 future perils arc now point ed out thoso will in part come from enemies who aro outside the church v 30 but there are dangers which will arise from within also members of the church will corrupt the truth as it is in christ tlese predictions wero fulfilled as we can set from the pastoml utters 1 timothy 1 20 2 timothy 2 17 v 31 just as jesus had urged the disciples to watch matt 21 42 so now paul gives the- same advice to the elders if they become discouraged and feel the task too heavy let them call to mind that he also had carried the same burden for the long time of bis ephesian ministry v 32 but in their noble and diffi cult mission god alone can protect them so the apentle commends them to that grace which wjll never fail iet their minds revolve around the great message of saivation which has come in the revelation of christ s truth and they will be able to build up an abiding structure or changing the figure they will be gaining a wealth which will proe to be an eternal inheritance vs 3335 this was the only wenltn paul had sought he never tried to get stiver and gold he had earned his own living by manual work then ht concludes by quoting one f the sayings of jesus which is not found in any ot tho gospels but which was doubtless current in the early church ii a loving farewell 20 3g38 luke now describes in brbf but vivid words the closing scene when they all knee down on the shore taul ends in a paycr which moves chem to the very depth and then the touch ing farewell takes place they grieve most of all because they would see his face no more then in the early morning they escort him to the ship and wave their last farewells as many others have done to their friends departing by sea iii the labors of an apostle 2 cor 11 28 in this letter written about the same time paul gives us a most in structive and suggestive picture of the many kinds of work which he was called upon to do here we have an idea of the incessant labors which he undertook it is with such a passage that we should compare the ideal of pastoral work which is contained in the last letters he wrote 1 and 2 timothy and titus mule teams on the trail i do not know whether it is because most ot us naturally smile when we look at a mule but for some reason the army mules which composed the majority ot the animals which were driven along the trails certainly inter ested me i presume it was because their ears were so much more promi nent than those o the horses but when a mule cocked one ear forward while ue allowed the other one to loll laziuly back it appeared to me not only amusing but indicative ot some superior animal intelligence i also noticed that these mules on the fron tier were well worth steering clear ot when they were unhitched and feed ing themselves i saw so many proofs o the efficacy ot a mules heels hen defending himself from danger real or fancied or indulging in pure excess of spirits that i learned to give them at least ten feet ot clearance when ever i passed to the rear of them this instinctive defense against fight ing equine hoots was so instilled in mo in those years that i intuitively follow it to this day by always pass ing out of reach o any mules heels this all shows that i was deeply in terested in the mules and their drivers and i learned a number of interesting things about them muleskinners might well have been called the expressfreighters of tho trails they were recruited from tho ranks ot exstage drivers stoveup cowpunchers oxfrontiersmen or kan sas farmers these latter worked on the trails in the off season fpr farm ing their stylo of dress was as non descript as their personnel a mule team was composed of six or oven olght animals and the train was niado up of any number ot such units up to ten each team drew one or two canvascovered wagons the men drovo from tho seat of the lead wagon or from tho back of ono ot tho lead mule3 a longhandled light weight woven leather whip was tho staff of office these trains carried from fifteen to twentyflvo hundred pounds ot freight and covered twentyfive to thirty miles per day provender la the shapo of oats or corn was carried and this was supplemented by grazing at night such freight trains worked all tho year round because feed could be carried for tho animals tho muleskinners slept as tho bull- whackers did under their wagons and in stress of weather they also camo to sleep in tho buildings at rod fork ranch the mule teams swinging along tho trails madoan animated picture hubert e collins in warpath and cattle trail farm notes g009e raising the autumn a regarded as the prop er season to select geeso for tho es tablishment of a breeding flock in a circular on goose raising issued by the department of agriculture at ottawa the author mr a o taylor recommends securing well developed birds from good flocks before the fat tening period commences in the fall stock from this years hatchings are not likely to do as well as birds a year older the sexes should re housed together even before new years and should be kept so through out the winter and the breeding sea son in the spring close housing is not required such shelter as a rough shed is sufficient provided it is sup plied with dry bedding and protection from draughts and storm circular no 55 published by the department of agriculture at ottawa gives as a good winter ration for geese equal parts of barley and wheat and about 25 per cent of green feed such as clover or alfalfa hay cabbage man gels or turnips finely cut up makes an excellent green food ration the circular gives explicit information on feeding during the laying season tho methods to be followed iu rearing the goslings and marketing the stock preparing geese for mar keting active trade in geese docs not begin until the arrival ot cold weather tho fattening of the market stock should begin as soon as the weather turns cold circular no 55 ot the depart ment ot agriculture at ottawa on goose raising recommends taking the geese in from pasture on the ar rival ot cold weather and separating out the breeders the market stock should be fattened in small enclosures by heavy feeding whole corn is re commended as an excellent diet with a plentiful supply of water to drink about two weeks feeding with this class of food are stated to be sufficient to prepare the birds for market while geese are sometimes marketed alive the usual method is to send them for ward in dressed condition they should he kept without food but given an abundance of water for twentyfour hours before killing the usual method is to bleed the birds ni the mouth and pluck dry while goose feathers are particularly valu able often bringing as much as sixty ceuts per pound the carcasses when dressed should be- rubbed over with a damp cloth and set aside to cool they are then ready to be packed in boxes of twelve or less for the mar ket illustration stations as seed centres large quantities of seed stock of grain potatoes grass and clover seed are distributed from the illustration stations operated under the direction of tho expefimeatal farms the quantities sold locally by thestations amounted to 30942 bushels ot seed grain 11892 bushels ot seed potatoes and 22080 pounds of grass and clover seed the varieties used are those found to do best on the experimental farms the seed is multiplied at tho illustration stations and offered for sale in the district and in this way bring the improved varieties and meth ods ot growing into general use the chief supervisor of these stations in his report for last year published by the department ot agriculture at ot tawa says that theso stations are in creasing year by year in their efficiency as seed growers and dis tributors due to the care and efforts of tho farmers with whom they are co operating in carrying out this work skim milk substitute for hogs hog raisers who cannot obtain skim milk for their stock can find a satis factory substitute in tankage which is a product ot the abattoir at tho lennoxvllle quebec experimental station four lots ot hogs were fed to ascertain the value of tankage as com pared with skim milk with two lots skim milk and tankage wore com pared with pigs from weaning to fin ishing for tho market the other two lots wero fed skim milk to four and five months and thon finished on tankage tho cost of ihe feed did not vary greatly per pound ot gain throughout the whole sorlos- amount ing from g93 cents por pound for tho lot gottlng skim milk throughout tho test up to a httlo ovor 7 cents for tho lot gottlng tankago throughout t this test li reviewed in the report of the superintendent ot tho station for last year iu which he says that the lot which had meal and skim milk from weanlug to finishing made tho largest and cheapest giins thoso fed for fire months ou sklm milk and finished on tankage came second the pen getting sklm milk for four months and tankago for tho balance ot their lives came third while the lot fed tankage from weaning to finishing were slightly below both in gains and in profit this test shows that tank age is a very suitable substitute tor sklm milk when the latter feed is not available the tankage used is desig nated special 45 per cent protein hog tankage the meal mixture for the four lots for the first two months consisted ot 2 parts oats lpart mid dlings and 1 part shorts for the sec ond two months 2 parts cats 1 part middlings 1 part shorts and 1 part corn and for the last six weeks oats and corn constituted two parts each with one part each ot middlings aud shorts potatoes in the poultry ration in tho feeding of poultry for mar ket cornmeal is always regarded as having au importaut place in a nilxed ration feeding teats at tho experi mental farm at ottawa have proved that where cornmeal is not readily available cull potatoes can bo used very satisfactorily in its place the test is reviewed in the 1927 report of the poultry division published by the department of agriculture at ot tawa two lots ot capons consisting in each case of fifteen white leghorns and fifteen barred rocks were fatten ed in small peus for a period ot two weeks the mash was made up ot equal parts bran middlings oat flour cornmeal and onehalt part ot meat meal this was the ration ted to ono of the lots while the mash fed to the other lot contained approximately one- fifth by weight ot cull potatoes and no cornmeal that is to say the corn meal of the mash in the one case was replaced iu the other by an equal weight of potatoes the potatoes wero thoroughly cooked mashed aud mixed with the other feed the mix ture in eacli case was fed moistened with milk in the usual way the value ot the mashes used was 2g ceuts per pound with cornmeal and 22 cents per pound with the pota toes tho same amount ot feed wus consumed by each ot the two lots the- gains made wtre much the same in either case and the cost of feed varied very slightly at the conclu sion of the feeding experiment the birds were killed and dressed tho potatofed birds are reported to have made the most attractive dressed fowl in addition the birds wero submitted to several persons to be tested for flavor and those receiving the potatoes instead ot the corn were pronounced superior in every case this experiment indicates that cull potatoes may safely be used instead of cornmeal when the latter is difficult to obtain illustration stations pro mote poultry raising the illustration stations operated under the direction of the experimen tal farms system in the prairie prov inces and in british columbia are helping very materially to arouse greater interest in the breeding feed ing and housing of poultry in his report for last year published by tho department of agriculture at ottawa the chief supervisor of these stations shows that each year improvements are made by the various operators of the stations in the caro and housing and in the quality and care ot the breeding stock some ot the opera tors who premlt parts of their farm to be used for these stations have been building new uptodate houses while others are remodelling old ones in comity with modern ideas with re spect to lighting ventilation and gen eral comfort by careful breeding and selection tho flocks are being im proved in egglaying qualities tho stock they are ablo to produce are readily sold to farmors in tho sur rounding districts served by tho sta tions last year thoro wore distri buted from tho stations 002 cockerels 082 pullets and 1528 settings of eggs from breeding stock that had pro duced moro than two hundred eggs por year farm booklets the dominion department of agriculture prints many booklets for distribution to aid farmers and housekeepers hero are two very seasonable right now poultry feeds poultry feeds and feed ing is a little booklet giving the latest and best methods of feeding poultry for market as well as for egg laying chickens turkeys ducks and geese are alt thoroughly considered just fill in the coupon and mail it today no charge post free preserving preserving fruits and vegetables in the home is an invaluable little book for housewives being the practical information on canning pickling and preserving fruits and vegetables as proved at the central experimental farm the time table for canning peaches pears apples tomatoes etc u valuable just fill in the coupon and mail it today no charge post free publications branch dominion department of asriculture ottawa please send me bulletin on together with full list of booklets aoms rr- vo post office province ghbgabebgbbfflsbbbebbii tho talking movlo has ruined an- othor good placo to sloop nashvillo bannor dainty tiers any little girl would feel very very happy to wear a crossbarred dimity dress just covered with tiny rosebuds with triple tiered skirt just like moth ers new dress it has short sleeves too its so attractive and oh so cool and flutteryand made with 2 yards of 3ginch material with vi yard of 32inch contrasting for the 8year miss for garden arties choose flow ered organdie plain orchid voile or pale blue taffeta printed voile tissue gingham tub silks rayon crepe fine chambray printed handkerchief linen printed batiste dotted swiss and chal- lis prints are charming suggestions style no 229 is designed in sizes 6 8 10 12 and 14 years pattern price 20 cents in stamps or coin coin prefer red how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto patterns sent by return mail starting tomorrow the flowers are brilliant with thoso poignant colors of farewell that daunt triumphantly flouting the dread of winter most gaudy are certain gladioli and about these a singlo ruby- throated humming bird is in his dainty fashion exceedingly busy ho is wholly concerned with the wild honey dew in thoso gorgeous bells hanging to him like a huce carillon from the swaying spire of the stem yet this tiny fairy as frail as thistle down is on the eve of a prodigious journey such a one indeed as might appall the oldest traveller lie is starting for central america tonight i yet he seems joyously unconcerned probing with ecstatic bill tho irldes- i cent depths of the mighty bells ha does not appear to be buying trav- ellers cheques ho isnt rushing i around packing luggago and purchas ing tickets something in his heart tells htm that the time has come but he knows that all i3 well he has something to sustain him besides his wings perhaps it is what all of ua must have archibald ruttedge in children of swamp and wood old custom in england i celebrate opening of colne oyster fishery when the first dredger ot oysters had been hauled in the mayor and the town crier sampled them carrying out an old ceremony 1 mutt and jeff bud fisher phone the morgue jeffs brain is dead