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Sunday School Lesson ANALYSIS I. STEPHEN THE ZKAUU'S PREACHER, 6: 1-15. II. FALSELY ACCUSE!), 7: 1-58. III. THE MARTYR, 7: 54-60. December 7. Lesson X Stephen (An Early Interpreter of Christianity) Acts 6: 7-10; 1: 54-60. Golden Text They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost. Acts 6: 5. How the Telephone Helped t Chapter six of the book of Acts records a new develop- ment in the Christian movement in Jerusalem. Two groi'ps now appear, "the Grecian Jews," or Hellenists, and "th! Hebrews." The former spoke th-j Greek language. The) were Jews who Jis J ;.>!-: abroad, engaged for .he most part in trade, who had returned to Jerusalem to visit friends, or to join in the celebration of the ancient festi- val.*, or no doubt in some cases out of love for the holy city to spend their la<t <!a; there. Of them E. F. Scott writes, "It is iiot difficult to guess why they, more than others, were at- tracted to the nw teaching (that is, the Christian teaching). By their contact with a larger world their out- Sook had been broadened, more than they were aware, and when they came back to Jerusalem the'- were apt to be bitterly disillusioned. Instead of thf 'religious ardor they had dreamed of tht-y, too, often found nothing but the wrangling of worldly priests and the endless hair-splitting of the interpret- J*rs of the law. In the Christian com- unity they breathed a larger and wore spiritual atmosphere. Here was | Judaism at its bea set free from all that narrowed and perverted it. Her?, if anywhere, was the real feeling for Ccligion." To thi- group Stephen belonged, and fii.< understanding of the Christian faith, as well as hivt attitude toward 'tYif Jevish institutions, is of profound interest to those who would fulh' ap- ijpreeiat* the growing life of the church '.ml especially the ministry of Pa'il ir. -h'.- period that followed. I. STEPHEN THE ZEALOl'S PKEACHEII, !: 1-15. There may have own a disposition mong the Hebrew Christiana to treat the Grecians as outsiders and foreign- and the '^murmuring" of the latter may have been justified. Where th .twelve apostolic leaders had charge, il was well, but the members of the .OuUttan community hil so increased mi its activities so widened that they ;weiv fully occupied with preaching ; ; teaching. And, they said, "It . not reason that we should leave the *rrd of God, and serve tables." And o they advlHed the appointment of peven "over this business." S>phen, how;vr, was not content jn<-rcly to servo tables "in the daily *r.ini--tration." He became a preacher *"/uli i)f grace and power," UK did also nut her of the seven whose name was Pl.ilip, chap. 8: 4-8. In their case the lower ministry ld to the higher, the It-ss to the greater. It seems clear that Stephen, in his preaching and in Ithf disputes jn which he became in- .volved (v. 9), too'- the essentially Christian position that the law of Hoses and the temple ritual were not a. c ssary to salvation, and that Jesus bnil pened to all men a new way of faith. Of course that was "to spenk Jj'.-i [.ti.-rni'iM words ngainst this holy place, nnd the law" (v. 13), but only to put them, as institutions of religion, 4n their proper place. But the ene- mic< of Stephen distorted his words, ecu, ing him of blasphemy and hod him arrested and brought before the Council. II. KALSELY ACCUSED, 7: 1-53. In deadly peril of hi* life, dragged I b-fore an unfriendly tribunal, Stephen I jprcM-rved his courage and serenity.) Tho.HC who sat in tiio council "saw his fa'->' as It had been the face of uri ! ngi-l," chap. C: 15. Stephen's defence of his teaching I tx-f'ii the council presents ar argu- "men, which must have app aled to air-:ninded men among hin judges. Ilii enemies wore insisting ujxjn the 'dlvini! and unchangeable authority of "Mosaic law and ritual. He shows them "toi a rapid review of their history that God had appeared to Abraham nnd ma'le covenant with him long beforv t> c time of Most ,, that he had deliver- ed Joseph and had given 'lim favor ml wisdom before, the Egyptian ruler eenluriea before Mosos led" their fath- ers out of Egypt, nnd gave them th- law nt Sinai, and thilt Moses himself was l>ut one of that succession of great leadera whom God lia-l raised up in Isninl. He reminded them that (ho fncn of Israel had not understood thi deliverance which (KX! was giving them by the hand of Mosos (vs. 25), "Great stuff!" exclaimed Jack Wright, former captain of the local football squad. "Next best thing to being with the boys la to hear from you regularly and to know how the team Is shaping up." Jack's team mates thought a lot of their captain and when the doctor ordered him right at the very beginning of the season to go to mountain sanitarium for a complete rest, they arranged amongst themselves to call him on the Ion distance telephone two or three times a week. The calls cost very little and as coach Hennesay said "those telephone talks not only cheered Jack but they kept the team members right on their toes for naturally, they didn't want to talk about anything but wins when they spoke to Jack!" that at first they had refused his load- c:s>hip (v. 35), and that in the wilder- ness they had not been obedient to his authority (v. 39). In a passionate climax he turned upon his accusers and charged them with resisting the spirit of God as their fathers had done, and with their last and greatest crime, in that they had "become be- trayers and murderers" of Jesus, the Righteous One. III. THE %ARTYR, 7: 54-GO. These last words of Stephen so aroused the passions of the mob that a furious attack was made upon him, and he was dragged forth from the t-< uncll chamber and the city and stoned to death. One can hardly doubt that the "young man named Saul" had more than a passive part in the crime. It may be, indeed, that Saul had heard the speech of Stephen and that, though he resisted the force of its argument, both the speech and tho conduct of Stepen had made au indelible impres- sion upon his mind. Both In speech and in action that day Stephen the martyr was a true interpreter of the Chris- tian faith. Settlers Take Up Land North Bay, Ont. During the past I 12 months 600 settlers have taken up.' land In the district which is under the Crown lands agent of Cochrane. This area includes 16 townships from the Quebec boundary west to Fauquier, the greater number of these settlers are In an area within a radiu of 18 ' miles of Cochrane. This is said to be the largest num- ber of settlers to come to the district since It was thrown open for home- steading. Europeans have out-num- bered Canadian but quite a number of native have come from the Wo*t, particularly Manitoba. The majority of the new arrivals In the district are Finns, Hungarians and Slavs. In Pine and Machin township* there are large commun- ities of Finns who still retain the communal system under which they lived In their own land. Sli or seven years ago there were practically no Finns In Cochrane but today they have 18 Finnish hotels there. "When a man has mush to say he oftwi whispers it." New Brunswick Hills The Geodetic Survey of Canada, De- partment of the Interior, In the course of Its work on the trlangulatlon of the Maritime Provinces, has accurately determined tho geographic positions and elevations of a number of pro- minnnt hills In northern Now Bruns- wick, such as Mount Carletou, 2,090 fest; Costlgan, 2,197 feet; Bald peak, 2,086 feet. When Cats Were Rarities Th Manx cat Is dying out. Even In tho Isle of Man Itself the tailless breed Is becoming rare, while the mainland type, complete with tall, Is Increasing In numbers. The Manx cat Is not a native of Man Indeod, It is believed to be of Japanese origin, though how It got to i thi I.sle of Man from far-away Japan Is something of a mystery. But, then, tho ordinary domestic cat Is not a na- tive of Britain, and was comparatively rare In Kurope until late In the Mid- dle Ages. It is believed to be the re- sult of crossings between the Egyptian cat, a sacred animal In ancient Egypt, and tho wild cat. Cats without tails, or with rudi- mentary tails only, are still common In curtain purls of the Far Kast. Ho (at ll.HO p.m. ("Did you know I could Imitate any bird you con name?" She "No, I didn't. Can you imltatn a homing pigeon?" Mar) "Your Insults have no effect on me. You will not gain your point In that way!" Martin "What do I want to gain?" "You want to make me go to mother. But I will send for her to come here." Mrs. Chat "It sayH here In the paper that a certain man hasn't spoken to his wife for twelve years." Mr. Chat (In name only) "Give him time. Ho may get a chance yet." To Helen of Troy By Helen Hoyt Helen, It is not you they have desired, And It is not you they praise now In their songs. But you are a thousand women and a thousand faces, And the glances of many eyes glance out of yours. And the allurement of your breath Is not the allurement of one woman that falls, But your beauty la beauty Itself, And with that you have hold men's love, their praise. For never are they long In the delight of one delight. But they must taste at muny .springs and far rivers, Seeking not any woman, but all wo manhood. And you are that perfection and lllu sion, For they have made you after their heart's wish And call upon you by your name, your beauty. But 'tis not you they call not Helen, not Helen's face. If you returned, would they remember your footsteps? Or be more eager to look or follow after? Or would they stop with, you more than they stop with us? Stay then their story, and be immortal and all-lovely; For only yours Is the beauty that can bend thorn wholly, It Is the dream of love their love is constant to, The dream of love that holds, not we that hold them. Only yours the beauty they let bind them, unwearied. And never our beauty, the binding of our single love, Trojan woman who died, who never lived, whose beauty passed, It U only the dream of lovo that does not die. Mr. Wealth: "I am leaving town for my health." Miss Seeker: "Do you always take ytiur doctor's advice?" Mr. l)e Wealth: "This was my law- yer's advice." Q~fome Gists By . MAfltC ANN BEST Ability, natural abilities are like na tural plants, they need pruning by study. Bacon. Building We are living in u wonderful age. I wonder it we realize Just how won- derful it is. Ordinary people live In miniature palaces compared to the shalter our less fortunate ancestors enjoyed. It is appalling what neces- sary things they had to do without. Now we have electricity which wields her magic wand scattering comfort and light broadcast so lavishly. What is it? We use it but who knows what it is? And out of the cauldron of na- tural hidden wonders which have been lying dormant until now, how marvel- ously have the builders, thinking men and women, uncovered some new trea- sure to lavish on our present civiliza- tion. Each new thing invented or dis- covered we receive with wonder but in all too short a time accept and use it aa a matter of course. Having these things markedly lessens our tasks and givea us more leisure but we fail to us* that leisure to develop our own particular talents and individuality. It may mean hard work with dis- couragement for it Is a fact that things worth whilo are not won easily, but every one has something which only he or she can do and it is amaz- ing how that something develops and grows If we try, and we slowly but surely push in to our rightful places. So often we make the mistake of thinking time is wasted If we do not earn money with what we have learn- ed. It Is true material things are very desirable, no one denies that, but af- ter all it is our spiritual growth which counts. It is all we can take with us Into eternity so the thought comes, "Are we helping and instilling in our children a desire to build their per- sonalities?" We so often nowadays hear this, "You know, I never study my music any more since we have the radio. I think we'll just sell our piano." We forget because we have at some time studied music, that the door leading to an understanding ami appreciation of what we hear Is always open to us but for our children who grow up all too quickly we have closed the door be- cause they hear the radio but most of It goes over their heads and they fail to either understand or appreci- ate the great world of pleasure which music has to offer. They are not building in their minds the storehouse for music. It Is a small atid poor building and they cannot hear with the hearing of understanding. The same is true of every vocation in life. It doesn't matter what it is. It U necessary to study it and then try to do the things we have learned our- selves In order to broaden out Into what we should be. In each new thing learned we are really building, always building au Invisible habita- tion. Paper bags are a boon and a bless- ing besides being convenient for pack- ing separate Held lunches, they are handy to slip a hand into for disagree- able small task for Instance it may be necessary to wipe up something split upon the floor when one's hands are spotlessly clean. Put your hand into a paper bag, take the floor cloth, use it, replace It and still have spot- less hands. Rubber-tired castors will make a convenient tea-wagon out of a table too low or too small to be of much use otherwise. Snuffling Inches Little Betty's grandma used the old fashioned method for measuring a yard by stretching the goods at arm's length, holding one end of it up to her nose. One day Betty came to her saying, "Smell this, Grandma, and see how long it is." Twilight Hour Story What is the Story About? Chapter 1 This is going to be a story about a bird and the kind of a bird I am sure you know, and if you do not know what this bird looks like ask your Daddy to take you out to a farm so you can see for yourself just what the bird I am going to tell you about looks like. But then I am sure you have often seen one almost exactly like the one I am going to describe. Perhaps it may be you even have some of your own out in the back yard. Now can you guess what it is about? Well, it is about a chicken, a nice fat chicken with pure pretty white feathers. Didn't you ever wonder how she keeps BO . clean? I do. It seems she never has to take a bath or have her face or her nan goodness, I was nearly going to say "hands." Of course she hasn't any hands, and that makes me remember she has only two feet too, hasn't she? Not much like pussy cat, is she? No hands and only two feet. It must be funny to be made like that, but then she has things we haven't got. For one thing she has those lovely white feath- ers. Oh, don't they keep her nice and warm, especially just now when it's getting cold? Those feathers are even better than a fur coat. But we must get on with the story. One day a good many weeks ago, when It was still nice and warm out- of-doors, this young Lady Hen, whose name was Lucy, thought she would like to have some little fluffy baby chicks. She didn't know what they were like because she never had any before, but someone told her, I believe it was Miranda Sparrow, that she could have some all her very own, but Miranda told her "If you want those little chicks you mustn't lay that nice white egg in the nest in the chicken house the way you did yesterday or the day before. I won't tell you to- night what to do but next week I'll tell you what to do with those nice white eggs so you can have some cute' little baby chicks. So next week lit- tle boys and girls, If you're real good and shut your eyes now and go to sleep in the nice dark which was made so we could go to sleep, I'll promise to tell you all about it. The dark is kind and cosy, The dark is soft and deep. The dark will pat my pillow And love mo as I sleep. God made the dark so daytime Could close Its tired eyes, And sleep awhile In comfort Beneath the starry skies. Next week What Lady Hen Did. A couple were walking down the street and the wife said: "John, I'd like that dress In the window." John "Well, It's there, isn't it?" Husband (fed up): "By George, I must have been crazy to marry you!" Wife (placidly): "You wore, dearest I remember you said so every day for months." Master of the House: "Er Mary, your mistress and I have baen dis- cussing matters, and, to put it plain- ly, we suspect you of eaves-dropping. However, to save further trouble we " Mary (breaking in): "I heard you, and I've got my bor packed." Peg u is Post Office Peguis post office in Manitoba takes its name from Peguis, the Saulteaux Indian chlof, who was a friend of the Red Kiver settlers and well disposed to the whites in their efforts to found a colony in the early years of the nine- teenth century. Salt in Manitoba In Manitoba numerous brine sprlnga are found in. the area west of lake Winuipegosis, and brine has been en- countered in drill holes in the district between Winnipeg and the boundary of Saskatchewan. Every day should be passed as if it were to be the last. Publtua Syrus. MUTT AND JEFF By BUD F1SHKR Jeff Fools the Latest Invention. Jeff, FROM foouJ OK) wo PRIVACY: CURIOUS peopue WILL GST AN C.YFUL,: THRe UMLL NO SGCRCTS HClGrVT OF t Aon ON, r CALL.* IT-' DOING' iw THeDARk? IMVltNTIOrO- TELtVlSIOlM- WILL FOR TO KwoU) AND \