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EXPLANATION OF THE CON.
TEXT,

Our lesson is taken from the very
midst of Paul's speech to his country
men; and we must study the circum-
stances under which the speech WAS
delivered. and it's opening passages,
if we would understand it as whole,
and obtain an insight into the purpose
that forms the heart of our lesson.
BRETHREN AND FATHERS. He counts
himself as one of the Hebrew race in
both blood and faith.
WHEN THEY HEARD THAT HE sPAKE UN
TO THEM IN THE HEBREW LANGUAGE,
THEY WE'RE THE MORE QUIET. The Or
thodox Jews opposed the use of the
Greek ia nguage, and cultivated the use
of the Aramaic, the common speech of
the Jewish people in Palestine. 1t was
the part CT Paul's policy to conciliate
the Jews; and this use of the Aramaic
was in wise keeping with this policy,
and calculated to secure him hearing.
l AM JEW 1t is the uniform at
titude of the record in Acts as to the
sympathies of Paul; and it is also the
claim of Paul himself in his Epistles;
although it is on spiritual rather than
blood and extern al conditions that the
claim IS made.
BROUGHT UP IN THIS CITY, AT TIL FEET
OF GAMALIEL. Paul urged these facts
to show his fidelity to the faith of their
father.
EVEN AS yEALL ARE THIS DAY. His pur-
pose was TO declare his common inter
ests with them.
AND | PERsECUTED THIS WAY UNTO THE
DEATH. He tried to make his zeal seem
as sLrong as possible; SO he cited its ex
tent and conduct.
AS | MADE MY JOURNEY AND DREW
NIGH UNTO DAMASCUS He here related
the scene Of his conversion; and pre-
pared the way for the sufficient explain
alton Of the change in his course.
SUDDENLY THERE sHoNE GREAT
LIGHT FROM HEAVEN ROUND ABOUT ME.
The Pbarisees believed 10 visions and
angelic appearances; and would natural
ly incline TO Paul's narrative. To them
the things Paul related would tend to
make them believe in him; for he sup
ported their side of the contention with
the Sadducees.
The rest of the story only takes in new
features Of the same general import
The blindness. the healing Of Ananias.
and the recovery of sight. with the dee
laration of the Will of God toward Paul,
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level control he held over his facul-
ties.
And again when he has been rescued
by the centurion, bad made his speech,
and had aroused the hatred OF the peo-
pie. as he was about to be beaten by the
soldiers. in order to extort a confession
of the cause of the hatred he had aroused,
he was alert to inquire the right OF The
centurion to order bis scourgiDg. No
matter how dangerous bis position he
held command of himself aud his sur
roundings.
4. The grounds of this conf
times canvassed the ways and means of
his ministry that he had acquired COM
mand OF his resources. His work was
too sacred. important. and vital to be
allowed to drift unguided through this
life. He must give prudent heed to
everything that could affect it's eff
cheney. 1t was trust too weighty not
to be treated with wisdom. Everything
about it demanded thorough considera-
tion. 1t is characteristic of Paul's min
istry that he had complete mastery Of
all the circumstances involved in any
contingency he had to face.
And then he relied upon G ID and the
vital force of the cause of Gods truth.
The significance of the universal faith
and it's fitness to meet the needs of that
day and generation, had it's effects upon
Pauls mind. The great captains of that
age. who had fought for universal en-
pire; the great statesmen who had
shaped the policy of the Roman empire
that had one by one embraced all ma
tons OF the earth, were not more alive
to the spirit of the age than was Paul
the apostle, to the Gentilee. But in
his soul burned flame that was not
alive in the soul of any captain or states
man of the time: the consciousness OF
Gods government over the affairs Of
men, and the recognition of the spark of
the eternal life in the souls of men.
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SCHOLARS STUDY.

TIME. Near the close of the feast The
last of May. A. D. So.
PLACE.-On the steps of the Roman
castle, in Jerusalem.
GOLDEN TENT If any man suffer
as Christian, let him not be ashamed. "
Il PETER iv: 16.
UNIVERSAIIST GATE CHI SM.-
XII. What is it to repentl To leave off
loving and doing wrong, and love and do
the right. -RoM. xii O.; LUKE iii: 1914.
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are all parts of story we'll calculated
to win the attention and favorable re
gard of the Phariseee, while the Sad
ducees, who we're also members of the
Sanhedrim. but under the suppression
of popular opinion, would hold their dis
favor in reserve. At this point the
passages that constituts the basis Of
our lesson we're uttered.
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If your child is puny fretful, troubled
with glandular swellings, infamed eyes,
or sores ON the head, face or body, a
course of Ayers Sarsaparilla is needed
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Professor 8. w. Sfr0ub's
Books.

Including Morning Light, Living Foun-
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Songs, and Bright Light. The most pop
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Sunday School Supplies.
SINGING BOOKS.
Sunday School Hays,sonies.

Numbers 1, and 3, 80 pages each. This
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A PREACHERS REPORT
Interesting Statement by Elder Joel r
Austin of Goshen, Ind.

Interesting Statement by Elder Joel II.
Austin of Goshen, Ind.
81 was victim of catarrh and had
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My wife had the grip and Hoods sarsapa-
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/ am relieved of heart trouble. ! am
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II. AUSTIN, Goshen, Indiana.
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The Carol.

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Songs Of Faith. Hope and
Lore.

By ALBERT j. HOLDEN. An excellent
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Hon. H. NJ. Knowlton, Superintendent of
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The Redeesllea..

Compiled and edited BY REV.. j. LEWIS,
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the Scripture and the superintendent
readings make up history of the life of
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SERVICE BOOKS.
A Year of WOrsLiD.

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Praise and Thanks.

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UniversaIist Books.
A Book of Daily Worship,

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The Guide.

By WILLIAM S. JOHNSON, for many years
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RespOmsiUe Services.

Arranged BY REV. B. F. EATON. New
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First True Sail of a Flying Machine.

On the 9th of May Of last year 1 had
iourneyed perhaps for the twentieth
time to the distant river station and
recommended the weary routine of an
other launch, with very moderate ex-
pectation indeed, and when OIL that, to
me, memorable afternoon the signal was
given and the aerodrome sprang into
the air watched it from the shore with
hardly hope that the long series OF &C
cidents had cone TO a close, and yet it
had, and for the first time the aerodrome
swept continuously through the air like
living thing, and az second after sec
ond passed on tie face of the stop
watch, until q minute had gone by, and
it still flew on, and as heard the
cheering CT the few spectators, | felt
that something had been accomplished
at last, for never in any part OF the
world OF il any period had any ma
chine of mans construction sustained
itself in the air before for even half of
this brief time. Still the aerodrome
went On in Il rising course until, at the
end of mirute and half (for which
time only it was provided with fuel
and water), it had accomplished lit
tie over half mile, and now it settled
rather than fell into the river with
gentle descent. 1t was Immediately
taken out and flown again with equal
success, nor was there anything to indi-
cate that it might not have flown in
definitely except for the limit put upon
it.-Professor Langley in McClure's.
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Tennessec .iountaineers ut the Fair.

Vanity Fair is the name given at
Nashville to that interesting part OF the
show which might have inherited tho
meaningless name Of Midway.
All our old friends of Chicago, San
francisco and Atlanta are there, from
the disciple of Barnum, who tried to
induce group Of country clergymen to
enter the Cairo thester by telling them
that "this is the dance that John the
Baptist lost his head over to the
tanner of more or less wild beasts. But
over in one corner of Vanity Fair is
show that is genuine and characteristic
Of the state of Tennessee.
There Uncle Jack, an old noun
taineer in coonskin cap, presides over
a moonshine still, and, after explaining
carefully to every visitor all the fine
points of the magic change of corn
through sour mash into mountain
dew" whispers solemnly as dead Sc
cret that he never distilled drop of
wildcat whisky in his life-never.
Uncle Jack has an assistant, ire
mendous fellow, who lacks only a few
inches of I feet in his boots q doubt II
he was ever measured in his stockings).
There is a good deal of simple human
nature in the customs Of eastern Ten
nessee The mountains are not so very
large, and occasionally one gets too
small to hold two Of its inhabitants.
Then it is that the careless man has to
90, and the man who always kept his
gun loaded remains. Uncle Jacks big
assistant seems always to have been a
careful, forehanded, or at least fore
armed, citizen.
Uncle Jack would be a more COM
Portable man to share mountain with
"a man given rather to contemplation
than to action. stood beside him one
day while q gentleman who was dan
Cling in the sky on bicycle seat sus-
pended from balloon was supposed to
be sailing an "airship.'
Uncle Jack followed him with his
eyes until be became mere speck.
Then be said, IT wouldn't car to ever
resk my old body SO high as that; but,
m soul, I don't car how high that
gees. "-Harper's Weekly.
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When at last we came 70 ca'cui:.tc
the fcrccs Eat tiec:Go,! Tie destiny Of
nations, 1t vi: ae found that the
niig!:iie.t ;.L; rarGest influence came
from home, V !.esc tie wife cheered up
dependency ala fatigue and sorrow by
her own sympathy, and the mother
trained her child for heaven, starting
the little feet on the path to the celes-
tial city, and tie sisters by their gen.
tlnness Retired the mariners Of the 5roth-
err, and the daughters were diligent in
their kindness to the aged, throwing
wrcaths of blessing on the road that
led father and mother down the steep
OF years God bless our homes. And
may the home on earth be the vestibule
of our home in heaven, i'll which place
may we all mcet-father, mother, son.
daughter, brother, sister, grandfather
and grandmothr and grandchild, and
the entire group of precious ones, Of
whom we must say, i'll the words OF
transporting Charles Wesley;
One family, we dwell in him;
One church above, beneath.
Though now divided by the stream
The narrow strcanrof death
One army of the living God,
To his command We bow.
Purt of the host have crossed the flood,
And I,ait arc crossing now.
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.Mrs. Mckinley on Marriage.

At an informal reception at the White
House recently the question turned upon
the subject of matrimony. Mrs. McKin-
ley talked so brightly and enthusiastic
ally upon the subject that Miss Gary,
daughter of the postmaster general, who
is soon to enter the welded state,
laughingly remarked that Mrs. Mckln-
ley might open select school for the
instruction of future husbands. Miss
Gary's suggestion met with general ia
yor, and the discussion was kept up at
"a lively rate during the remainder OF
the hour.
If there is one topic more than an
other upon which Mrs. Mckinley wakes
eloquent, it is marriage. Above every
thing she extols the devotion Of her hus-
band as an example to young men. She
unhesitatingly asserts that marriage is
woman's highest mission when coupled
with the mutual respect which begcts
perfect confidence. In the discharge OF
her domestic duties she believes that
wife and neither finds her truest happi-
ness and reward. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
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Drereus llay BE Innocent.

The wife OF Captain Drcyfus, the
French officer sentenced to Punishment
Oh barren island fer hetraying the Sc
crets Of the French army to foreign
power, has 4Cicr ceased il her efforts
TO pro7c &c innocence CT l:cr husband.
An exhaustive examination, carried on
with tic ;:.ssi. lance CT all European mil
itary departments, gives color to the
suspicion tiat Captain Dreyfus' SEN
tence was Tie result Of fearful judicial
error. a r.oyemert fer the reopening
of the case is going on, and there is
some tail; Of sending the captain to AL
giers to await the results Of new trial.
-Eycharse.
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NEW YORK. June l3.-A new inter
probation CT Tie calamity in Paradise is
given by Dir. Talmagc in this sermon,
which is laden with practical lessons.
The texts Giencsisiii, &, "And when the
womal! saw that the tree was good for
food, and that it WAS pleasant to the
eyes, and II tree to be desired to mako
enc wise, she took of the fruit thereof,
and did eat, and gave also unto her hns-
band with her, and he did cat. -
1t is the first Saturday afternoon III
the worlds existence. Ever since sun
rise Adam has been watching the bril-
liant pageantry OF wings and scales and
clouds, and in his first lessons i'll zcolo-
gy and ornithology and ichthyology nc
has noticed that the robins fly the air
IN twos, and that the fish swim the wa
ter III twos, and thnt the lions walk the
fields in twos, and in the walm redo
,enco of tllat Saturday afternoon he
falls off into slumber and, as if by al
legory to teach all ages that the great
est of earthly blessings is sound sleep,
this paradisuical somnolencc ends with
the discovery ON tie part Of Adam of a
corresponding intelligence just landed
on new planet. OF the mother of all
The living spcall-Eye, the first, the
Unrest and tho best.
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Re al Estate Notice.

The undersigned having en-
tered into the Gland agency
business" at Pungoteague, Ac-
comac county, Va, desire to
call the attention of the public
to the fact.
We propose to give the bus-
ness our strict attention adver-
Using extensively and be cap
able of finding purchasers foe
lands in Accomac and North
ampton counties that private in
dividuals cannot reach. All per
sons having real estate and wish
ing to dispose of it or those
wishing to purchase land cs
property on the Eastern Shore,
Va are invited to communicate
with us. Ali classes of town
property, water fronts, &C., are
desired. Persons communicate
ing with us, having such prop
erty for sale, the same will be
examined by us and advertised
Immediately. Business entrusted
to us will be strictly confidential.
Respectfully,
WINDER, WARD q Co.
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We carry a large and select
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including Watches, Clocks. jew
elry, Spsctacles and Silverware
of all kinds. We have reduced
our prices very low, to suit the
times. Special attention paid to
repair work on fine Watches,
Clocks, Spectacles and Jewelry
OF Ill kiads at greatly reduced
prices. All work warranted to
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viii be at Acconac G. IL, ev-
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WOMAN Ms FIRST SIN.
zvE'8 FATAL STEP IN TIE GARDEN
OF EDEN.

i;ey. Or. Gnlmaeo on the Danger of a
Poorly Regulated Inqu!sitivcncss--i Pie
turcsquc Sermon on the Ruin OF the Hu-
man Race.
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Sixteen Years 5 ! 5sSS''ss

\
and a study of the business in a
general way has enabled me to lit
those whose sight was failing be
cause OF advancing age (Presbyopla)
and those who were nearslGhteo
(Mvopic), but where astigmatlsm or
anv REGULARITY of the sight existed
was obliged to refer the customer to
n city oculist. Not satisfied to do a
bnsiness that | could not do properly,
I determined to study Refraction. l
secured the best works on that sub
iecr. "Rartridge on Refraction." by
Iiustavus Hartridge, f. r. G. s., a
well recognized authority on Optics
and Refraction, and these | studied
well. also attended lectures at the
New York Optical School last fall,
and bought the best quality testing
case and outfit at 800, and feel jus
titled in making the announcement
that, | am now ready to prescribe tor
and correct the vision OF almost any
and all conditions Of the eye where
glasses are needed. The liberal pa
tronage extended to me during the
sixteen wears have been IN business
here encourages NE to enter this new
field in connection with my regular
business, and believe my customers
will be & lad TO know that they can get
PROPERLY FITTED GLASSES
without the trouble and expense of
going to the city. No charges at
present for examination Of eyes.
Glasses ground to order in New York
when special lenses are needed;
Those coming from distance would
do we'll to notify me by card.
Respectfully,
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Our Is and So.
500. Other Eyes.

Our rs are just as strong as
] they we're fifty years ago, when
I we have cause to use them.
But we have less and less cause
! to praise ourselves, since others
J do tie praising, and we are
! more than willing for you to see
: Us through other eyes. This
7 is how We look to S. F. Boyce,
( wholesale and retail druggist,
i Duluth, MINI, who after a
/ quarter Of a century of obser-
) walton writes:
; 81 have sold Ayers Sarsapa-
; riila for more than rs years,
( both at wholesale and retail,
Z and have never heard anything
! but words of praise from my
( customers; not single COM
{ plant has ever reached me. I
/ believe Ayers Sarsaparilla to
s be the best blood purifier, that
{ has been introduced to the gen
{ eral public" This, from
! man who has sold thousands of
: dozens of Ayers Sarsaparilla,
) is strong testimony. But it
J only echoes popular sentiment
I the world over, which has,
"Nott,ing but words of praise
J for Ayers Sarsaparilla."
s Any doubt aboutit? Send for"curebook"
+ 1t kills doubts and cures doubters.
Z Address j. c. AVER Co., Lowell, Mass.