The Detroit times., 1916-10-10
The international Sunday School
Lesson for oct. IS is The Appeal
10 Caesar. Acts 25.
on WILLIAM r. gLLIs.

Oflce-holdiug makes men timid
They must ever keep an eye on cleo
ton day. or promotion day, and
their twisting and turnings TO fol
low the wind Of popular favor seri.
ously impair their Dackboncs, The
man whose standard lis the applause
OF the crowd may become a pros
porous politician but he viii never
be a great soul. II is better 70 BE- a
prophet in prison with an unietter
ed spirit than q politician In office
with a soul that wears the clanking
chains Of compromise and cowardice.
This politician type is not new
Gov. Felix. the CRATER and degener.
ate, whom we studied last week
nlled the bill in all particulars. Be
cause be was more OF politician
that man, he left Paul, in prison
for two years When his successor,
Gov. Festus. took Office. he, too,
tho the superior 81 Felix by far,
played fast aud Loose with Justice,
In order 70 conciliate the Hebrew
vote Now both Of them are remem-
tered merely because OF their con
tast with their illustrious and III
treated prisoner, they shine only in
the reflected high, of the man who
once stood before them IA chains
We recall Lowel's Crisis
Careless seems the great AvenEer
hlsturt f. pages bat record
One death EraVpI" in the darkness
Word
Truth forever on tae scaroId,
Nroug torr.cr "u ne throne
Yet that sCaGold sways the future.
and, behind the dim unknown.
Standeth God within th. shadow
keeping watch above It's own.
The handicapped Men.
"niflCultirS are the stones out OF
which all Of Gods houses are built "
says Fabcr Paul had plenty OF that
sort OF building material And ne
used H. Two wears IN q Caesarean
prison. after a life OF bitter nard
ships. did not hinder his activity or
growth Hc had time for thought
and for maturing hie philosophy OF
the GOSPEL lay after day he held
conferences WITH the leaders OF the
church from far and near His
prison-hou-a b,C1mc a IT -glttitr cen
ter oi influence than the pshce of
Felix and Fe7,us
In this quiet prison time. he con
tcrred with ut Luke. his companion,
over the -rcaf histories the latter
was writing. az which this lesson l.
a fragment What stdtesmanlikc
scheme he formed for the eXIen-
zion ~ ne message We can only
eqimIse We think of the imprison
mcnts of BuUyan and Luther and the
fleet upon the world Certainly he
Was not worrying about himself and
his own bard lot Else that would
have been The end of Paul Old age
cannot tand selfgeuteredness and
idl,ncs,. The men and women who
grow old beautifully and bouutifully
are the ones who are alert and &c
live about matters outside N them
solves
few days ago wealthy woman
81 refinement and leisure. childless
81. idov. md member Of "a famous
.hurcb H., an oaslerp offs. said n a
.-iouJ ~ mine Of .balI MOI bo able
a., curry On my church work this
year ! am giving mp everything
NJ, Iu,rl, dog pc.6- IN. non, a.. Is
.rovtur old and me- ID have
Is II ,urpri.lus fnai M, trend who
,-,s .,.l.,rg , t.fppnrtyt bpup To-
tho child of , ,ui-siouar, hero and
,.altr. could -carcrI. b. courteous
to tho woman mo- WAS lty..ufpc the +
closing wears o., her life Jpon dog
%. course - .aa ..>nr, and selfish
ras that. Lad crorya,cd the spiritual
Ion. of ,ti. woman. and had
arrophicd her mdsmcnt.
Tnnu. cod that the Pauline spirit.
which risos triumphant over dini.
ulties. l., etHI alive in our midst.
Last spring a totally deaf boy was
graduated third in class OF more .
than a hundred ooys from the Cen.
trail high school in Philadelphia. I.
reading an original Latin poem az T
the commencement He was offered /
a $4,000 scholarship TO take him .
thru Harvard. but he declined Il. /
because he did not want to be de- /
pendent know scventeen.year- /
old girl who has been blind and deaf .
eirco tnTarcv. ,rat abo hoe toarpad "a l