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SCHOLARS, STUDY.

TIME.-The Epistle to the Romans
was written by Paul in the spring of A.
d. SO, near the close of his third mission
airy journey.
PLACE Written at Corintb, to-
ward the close of his second soiourn in
that city (Acts 90: 2, 81
GOLDEN TEXT.-"It is good
neither to eat flesh, nor to drink a0ine.
nor anything achereby thy brother
stumbleth.--RoM. IA: 81.
ERSALIST CATE
CHISM.-XXIV. What did the Fa-
Their do for sinners because of his love
for them? He sent the Son to be the So
uiour of the acorld.-JoHN 3: IT; Rom.
5: 6-8; JOHN A: IA.
NOTE.-Paul. in the previous con-
text Tvs. 1-9), had been speaking of how
the strong should act toward the weak
among the Christian believers in Rome.
He teaches that to all should be con-
coded liberty in judgment and choice;
no one should assume to judge another's
conscience; every one must be judged
by the OF Q Master of all. But personal
independence is not to be claimed and
exercised in such exaggeration as to
make it contradictory to the law of hu-
man brotherhood. We are called as
Christians not to be judges, but helpers,
of Among the Roman
Christians were some who had previous
ly eaten meat which had been conse.
Grated to idols. For them to now eat of
such meat would mean worship of idols.
Others, however. never having believed
in the idols. could eat of this consecrated
meat without harm to themselves. But
the exercise of their liberty might be
harmful to their brothers who were
struggling against their former pagan
habits. What should the Christian do,
therefore, when the selfish exercise of
his liberty might impose slavery on his
brother? Paul exhorted those who, in
this matter, thought themselves above
receiving personal harm by eating of
these meats, to refrain for the sake of
their weaker brethren. He thus in
culcates the Christian rule, which may
with equal justice be applied to the use
of all intoxicants.
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RESPONSIBILITY.
Lesson Xu.-June go, 1897
Rom. xiv. 1921.
INTRODUCTION.

Our present lesson is anticipated
in the studies in Romans because it in
wolves lesson on temperance; temper
ance lesson is in order in the Interna-
tional Series at least once every quarter.
The Reason Paul here gives for
the practice of temperance is the fact Of
human brotherhood. The Christian re-
ligion. in it's very nature, is opposed to
selfishness. We are, in real sense. our
brothers keepers. The well-being of
others should be as dear to US as our own.
We should practice temperance, not
only because it is in itself right, not only
because it is for us individually the path
of safety, but because we may thereby
help others to be temperate. We should
choose the righteous side, and serve it
in deed and word, not for sordid reasons,
but because we may thereby serve our
Captain, by serving some humble BROTH
or or sister of his. AS we do it unto one
Of the least, we oit unto him.
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e. V. 10. Because we have not ON
niscience we cannot assume to judge the
inner life, or the intent of the heart, in
any other person than ourself. We are
morally bound to respect every mans
conscience as we are to obey the dictates
of our own. We are, as Christians, called
to be, not our brothers. Judge, but his
servant.
80 V. a. When Paul says, Moth
ing is unclean of itself, save that to him
that accounteth anything to be unclean to
him it is unclean,' we are to understand
the limitations under which he speaks.
He refers simply to the idol-consecrated
meats. These, he says, are not different
in themselves from other meats; but to
him who regards them as morally vitiated
by being offered to idols they are unclean,
that is, under ban. The analogy be-
tween idol-meats and alcoholic drinks is
this: If one can drink alcoholic bevera-
ges actually believing it beneficial
thing which was probably done in former
generations, he may drink without moral
self-condemnation. 1t will be in this case,
a sin of ignorance.
a. V. Is. To walk in love is to do
what the law of love,-to wit: Thou
shalt love thy neiehbor as thyself, re
quires. One cannot obey this law, and be
careless of the influence he exerts over
his brother
90 V. 16, H. To eat of the idol-con
secrated meat, would cause the Christian
faith to be reported as favoring idols.
One could most surely prevent the false
report going forth by not doing the act.
The moderate or occasional drinker,
even if he can think himself innocent,
will be reported as a promoter of evil
practices. The kingdom of heaven, or the
religious life, is of too great Importance
to be made question of what we shall
eat and drink. Our question must be:
How can we serve our brother?
o. V. IS. He that lives the life of
charity, making his brothers. interest his
prevail in the better nature of his fellow
man.
a. V. 49, To edify one another
that is, to build each other up in right
eousness,- lis to work for Christ and the
bringing in of his kingdom of peace.
81 V. 20. To crafty a mere taste,
whether for meat or drink, may be the
overthrow of the work of God, in your
own soul, or in another's soul.
o. V. 81. The fearful thing, the
thing the Christian will seek always to
avoid, is leading any soul to its moral
ruin. 1t is done by thoughtless selfish
ness often; by deliberate design very
seldom.
We should have our faith in secret
with God, and pray to Him in the privacy
of our own natures.
BY our attitude toward our fellow
men, whether of enmity or friendliness,
we shall be justly judged.
We cannot love God whom we have
not seen, if we love not our brother whom
we have seen.
Our habitual acts should be the
natural fruitage of our deepest convic-
tions. Whatever in our life controverts
or compromises our conviction is sinful.
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LESSON STORY.

The Old PrOblem.-Our lesson
passage is a section of a discussion by
Paul of the practical difficulties in the
way of the early Christians who lived in
pagan cities. Certain meats which had
been sacrificed to idols were sold in the
markets, and the eating of these meats
was believed by the pagans to be a re-
ligious service. prayer for the favor of
the special deity to which the meat was
offered.
The problem was what to do with ref
erence to these meats?
Paul brings for the ethical solution of
this problem the Christian Law that we
should bear each others burdens. Our
personal responsibility does not end
when we have served ourselves. The
Christian Law requires that we live for
others even more than for ourselves.
Paul's solution of this problem devel-
ops the rule by which we may solve
many modern problems; notably that of
our personal duty as regards intoxicants.
Meat offered to idols was not essen
TALLY different from any other meat.
The fact of its conservation to an i'm.
aginary deity, made it neither better nor
worse. If it we're wholesome and con-
venient, there was no reason, as pertain
ing to the use of the meat itself, why a
Christian should not buy it in the sham
bles and make it serve his physical well
being at the table.
But the problem, as Paul shows, is
not thus simple; it is not thus entirely
disposed of by the Christian conscience.
Many pagsns had been converted to
Christ who had not fully absolved them
selves from their life long prejudice in
favor of the pagan worship. They had
still, even against their conviction. a GER
tain kind of faith in the idols. Habits
of thought cannot be at once annihilat-
ed. Such GENTLE Christians saw GER
tain other Christians. who had been
bred Jewish monotheists, eating OF idol
consecrated meat. What did this mean
to them? They interpreted the act nm
der their own limitations. They believed
these Christians were confessing faith
in idols. They thought they were offer
ing obiect-prayer to the pagan gods.
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8HORT-HAND.
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Plate / not less than ten times, using
a pen, black ink and foolscap paper.
Compare your work frequently with
the engraved characters, and be careful
to write small hand, placing the words
closely together, pronouncing them
aloud as you write them. Occasionally
read over what you have written.
Remember the three rules: l. Practice.
2. Practice 8. Practice.
Observe carefully the following points:
Make the characters, or letters, all the
same length,-rather short, not too long.
Place them quite close together, and do
not get them crooked Each stroke
should rest precisely on the line. In
line joined b extends below the line.
The rule is that the first doaCnUard letter
should rest on the line. b, d and j are
always struck downwards and to the
right. just as you write each letter
speak its name aloud. Thus, while you
are writing line !, say b, b, b, and 2, d,
d, d, etc. The letter in line is called
gag instead of g. The letter L should be
made sharp pointed, and the two lines
composing it light, not heduy (see line 81.
is so written as to point strdiQtt
dorm. The letter should be very
short-only one-fourth the length of d.
o is struck at right angle with the
letter beside which it is placed. For
example, in line ID slants to the right
in beau, to the left in job, is horizontal
in dough, and vertical in 90 Zine l5). 1t
is so written as to point directly daCay
from the letter, or stem, near which it
occurs b, d, j, g are consonants, and
L, and O, vowels. The letters, or
marks, which express consonants are
called stems; while the dots, dashes and
small angles are called roaceJ SIGNS.
AS an exercise for correction, prepare
an accurate copy of the plate, using
pen and ruled paper. Give information
as to your age and occupation, and mail
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TEACHING POINTS.

INTRODUCTION the quarterly tenn
perance lesson hard one to teachl 1t
ought not to be. Realize the Importance
of fixing the young in temperance princi-
pies. In no other way can we do more
effective work for Righteousness than in
telling again and again the old, old story
of temperance to the young.
a. V. 10, IL, II. God, by the omni-
present and everlasting Right, is the
judge of every man. We give an exact
account to Him of what we do and what
we are. His judgment-day is the eternal
now. Mans judgment is of slight impor-
lance to any one, as compared with G ODDS.
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Time, the Good Physician.

"Oncst boy and then q man." accord
in to Aunt Nancy Newton and the Scrip
lures. Life is full of trials and troubles
and tribulations, but time is powerful
good doctor.
So the years come and went and the
world wagged on her way. The boys
and girls and the people in general
changed. as all things change here. By
and-by in the run of time got to feelin
my oats considerable, packed up few
buds and lit out and went west to git
rich and grow up with the country.
At first it was like sheddin eye teeth and
payin taxes, but gradually by degrees
| come to the conclusion that l mought
maybe somehow manage to live a few
years longer without Miss Bessie Kate
for my side partpe7 and my honey dear
Then few Wore years stacked up in
the dead and dreamy pasta few more
sTyjhgtimes when the violets and yell
low iessamines and honeysuclles
bloomed-them strange and tender
spring feelins wore off. and by that time
Ididn'tgiye continental durn whether
ever got Miss Bessie Kate for my
ownlyest own or not.
Now in the main time I had been
bruisin around promiscus, and the
world was GROWN bigger and bigger in
my eyes every day. had seen SO many
sights, and mixed up and mingled with
so many various ndsundry people, and
had SO much fun one way and another,
till the old log schoolhouse at the Cross
Roads and the girl with curly brown
hair and blue eyes didn't poster my
mind more than oncst a year-which
of course that was along in the spring,
when the violets and yellow jessamines
and honeysuckles were in full bloom
over there on Caney Branch.
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"NEW WOMEN" IN SPAIN.
Emancipation of the Fair Sex in That
Country.

The new woman has even reached
Spain. She has revolutionized England,
disturbed France, reigned in America,
threatened the sultan under the guise
Of pretty woman in the harem, and
now she has at last invaded the land of
duennas, of stolen love trysts, of noon
light serenades, of billet-douX passed
deity from the hands Of the maidens
lneeling in dim churches at their de-
votion, of jealousy, seciusion, and de-
licious mystery. The Spanish girl has
emancipated herself even to the ex-
tent of the American, and has organized
for herself an institution closely re-
sembling that of the "ruuflin" in the
United States. She chose for herself
an admirer, a lover, who is called her
'novio," she being his "povia," all this
with the consent of her parents. He
gives her his arm at the promenade, he
sits out all the dances with her at balls,
he meets her on her shopping excur-
sions, chaperoned only by her maid, he
strolls with her by the seashore and
wanders in the garden with her for
nOuIS. ne tdpS az uVA N'iiNaoN M" NtN
courses with her according TO primeval
custom 1t is whispered that he kisses
her. and sometimes, often, indeed, he
marries her, but frequently he does not.
1t is considered a slur upon girl If she
has two or three movies" in success
sion; but as the Spaniards are faithful
and jealous, this rarely happens. New
ertheless it has pushed the age of mar
rage back as in England. The Spanish
girl no more dreams of marrying at Is
OF 16, but carries on her love affairs,
like her northern sisters, well into the
twenties. The advantages of such an
arrangement are self-evident; it amuses
the girls, occupies the men, and gives
freedom and zest to society. In fact,
to use the slang expression, the girls
Row may have a thoroughly good
time."-Chicago Tribune.
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FAIR PLAY.
He Didn't Like Beans, but lie Ate n
Lot of Them All the Same.

Lot of Them All the Same.
Mark Twain lived some 40 years ago
in the limits of a very wild, half-crazy
frontier mining camp. This was di-
vided into two parties, the so-ealled
better elements, though few Boston
men, and the missouri crowd" which
was pretty bad lot, though not com
posed exclusively of natives of Mis-
souri,. Fights TO the death were of
daily and nightly occurrence, gambling
outfits were in constant demand, quar-
reling, bullying drunkards were ON
nipresent, and few used water except
to wash now and then in the little noun
tain stream flowing through the dig
gings. Despite it all there was a strict
camp etiquette, which was recognized
and considered law by all, and it was of
this etiquette that Mark Twain told me
an example, says writer.
A Boston man" was eating break
fast early one morning at table near
the open door of the half bar, half
restaurant of the place. He was just
finishing his plate of pork and beans
when two missouri men" passed along
and saw the Boston" man and his
breakfast. They stopped within foot
or two. "Looll at that" said the bigger
of the missouri men contemptuous-
~. "Do you see what this blank blank
ETY. blank Boston thing is eating?
Why, down in Missouri where I come
from we feed them things to our horses.
Only the brutes eat that grub down
there"
Presently the bully stepped inside and
sat down opposite the Boston" man at
the same table. When the plate Of
beans had been eaten the Boston"
man called out to the bartender:
"Pete, give me another plateful. Pile
it up. l like EN-" When this heaped-
up plate came back, the Boston" man,
quick as flash. had pulled out his re-
volver, had the missouri" man covered
with it, and then, pushing the full plate
full of beans across the table, told the
missouri" man to "eat it and like it,"
or he'd shoot him like the dog that he
was.
The bully had his choice between
beans and death and he knew it. When
he had eaten every bean he was made to
say that he liked beans, and then, and
not till then, did the Boston" man put
up his pistol, pay for both orders Of
beans and leave the saloon.
"Now," said Mark, "the reason the
Missouri man didn't whip out his gun
and shoot as soon as the bean-eater's
back was turned was because of camp
etiquette. Each man had his fun with
the other and they were even. If the
Boston man had been shot, the Mis-
souri, man, as quick as news could fly,
would have had his body filled with
lead from the revolver of every man in
the camp, regardless of party. You see,
we were quite sticklers for fair play in
those days."-N. Y. Journal.
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wanted us to go along down together
and have the same epitaph, but there
is no reliance on a man who goes fish
ing in Florida. The devil, who is the
father of liars, must have lived there OF
thereabouts.
Speaking of the old times. was rumi-
mating about the advantages that we
veterans have over the present rising
generation. who never knew the want
of modern inventions. These young
people who were born in an age of cleo
tricity and newspapers and books with
out number and store clothes and biey-
eles. Contrast sweetens everything. A
man who was reared poor can all the
better enjoy riches. A prisoner appre-
ciates liberty. A sick man enjoys good
health when it comes to him. We read
of man who after years of confine-
ment in gloomy dungeon was so over
joyed at being suddenly released that
he devoted all his earnings to buying
the birds in every cage that he saw and
giving them their liberty.
81 was a prisoner myself" he said,
"and know how it feels"
But habits are like chains. and we old
men still stick to the ways of our IA
theirs. Yesterday | bought a home
made basket from an old darby, and
had respect for him just because he
continues to make baskets. He said that
nary one of his children or grand
children knew how and didn't want to
know, but that he could yearn a quarter
of dollar every night and not miss the
time.
And now the spring is upon us again,
and the robins are on dress parade In
our grove. The peach trees are budding.
The plum trees are in bloom, and all
nature is putting on her vernal robes.
Everything that is artificial changes
and decays, but Dame Nature is the
same in her rotations. Spring follows
winter now just as it did thousands of
years ago, when the poet said:
"1'he winter is over and gone. The
time for the singing of birds has come.
and the voice Of the turtle dove is
heard in the land
May it bring peace and comfort to
all who are in distress.-Bill Arp, In
Atlanta Constitution.
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The World. Hit Do Move.

Seven long years had slipped by al
most umbeknowance to me, when oncst
upon n time l was took down with n
mighty bad homesick spell, and didn't
have a blessed thing to do but light out
and return back home to the old settle
ment. BY this time you must recollect
that the cotton-headed, hatchet-faceted,
yearlin boy had come up to be right
likely 1ookin young man, with few
side whiskers on his face, ore-bought
clothes on his back, and three or four
sweethearts on his mind.
To me the old familiar scenes around
the settlement looked plum natural ex
ceptin only that everything did look
powerful little and swunk UP in my
sight. Miss Nan Biggers-the same
little dried up old maid-was teachin
school in the same old log schoolhouse
over at the Cross Roads. One night the
school give a big exhibition as usual
for the grand windup, and for the sake
of old times l put on my Sunday buds
and went to see the show.
Yes, bless your soul, Miss Bessie Kate
SimplIins she was there, primped clean
out of sight and dressed in an inch of
her life. At the same time the violets
and yellow jessamines and honeysuckles
were bloomin wild and plentiful over
there on Caney Branch, whilst the ma
tive air was sweet with the breath of
spring. But yet still somehow them
strange and tender spring feelins which
| use to have wouldn't come back only
as a silly tale that was told. Miss Bessie
Kate wore little bunch of violets tn
her hair that night, but time had took
out all the curls, and the blue in her
eyes didn't match with the blue in the
violets amy more. The schoolgirl was
gone, and in her place there stood
grown-up woman-jest n plain, female,
human woman-and the longer looked
at her that night the more felt like
it didn't make a continental durn bit
Of difference if we never did hang our
rags on the same peg together.
And to-day, as think and write of
the days that have come and went since
| got into my first love scrape over a.
the cross roads schoolhouse, Miss Bes-
sic Kate Simpllins holds her place
amongst the old maids of the settle
ment. l reckon, no doubts, she is good
and sweet. She knits socks and makes
quilts for the poor and needy and visits
around amongst the sick and the suffer
in. But she has shielded her teeth and
her hair is turnin gray. l do raley and
truly hope she is as happy as happy
could be, but she don't look it to me.
Well, in the due fRllness of time,
struck up acquaintance with the prit-
test and the best and the sweetest little
woman in the world, and for many years
we have been mixin clothes for better or
for worse. In my own plain, humble
way, run the farm and write for the
newspapers, love my country and serve
my day and generation. She keeps the
house and tends to the children and the
flowers and the chickens and the gar
den. Maybe we amt as young and
handsome as we use to be, but yet we
can sing old songs together-we can be
sweethearts forever-whilst the violets
andyclow iessaminesandh oneysuckles
bloom onset a year every spring over
there on Caney branch.
But in the mainline, you must rec
ollect the sun stands still and the world
hit do move.
Drrr7r-c cANTnrng
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say or do would keep down them
strange and tender spring fcelins in my
young and foolish breast. And some
times it did seem to me like if | couldn't
win Miss Bessie Kate over on my side
so we could take and git married as socn
as we got old and big enough, would
lay me down and die a natural death.
Raley couldn't see how it was possible
for me to live my time out unless she
would put her 1stle hand in niue and
give me her promise that she would
walk side by side with me-through
good and bad reports, for better or for
worse-till the last final shower come,
and one or the other of us had to put
up or shut up and go on across.