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JUDGING FROM
APPEARANCE.
International Bible Lesson for
Oct. 3, '09. (Acts 21: 17-22: 19).
For Rome
years, while I'aul
was on kla trav
els an un itlucr
ant preacher, liU
foes wore not
i.lilu to do more
tlian drive him
from place to
place by Btirrlng
up the popubice
against bii.i, but
at length thuir
hour of von.
Ken n co came,
l'nul returned to
JeruHalem, anil as his custom was
went Into the temple itself to wor
ship his God and the God of his
fathers.
A Temple Mob.
Now it waa well known that Paul
had taught that the Jewluh rite of
circumcision was 110 longer binding on
Christians, that it was not essential
to salvation, that It amounted t6
nothing one way or the oilier, and on
this visit to the city of Jerusalem, he
bad as associates come men who were
known to have refused to submit to
it. This was enough to kindle their
smouldering wrath into a Ilauie. Con
sequently when these zealots recoj;
lilzod l'aul In the temple, they Jtiini.i'd
at the conclusion that he had brought
his companions into that Holy I'laco
for the express purpose of showing
his contempt, tor thoir faith and din
regard of their feelings. !nst.;!it;y
the worshiping congregation waa
transformed Into a howling inub. With
shrieks and curses they rushed upon
tho peaceful Intruder with the inten
tion of assassination then and there.
In their zeal for their religion they
would have Epilt the blood of tho
apostle upon the sacred pavement it
Kelt. But the Unman guard, em
bodied and authorized law, charged
the howling rioters, rescued the pris
oner, and dragged him away from tho
would-be lynchers to n placo of safe
ty. It was n narrow tscapo, and it
was all the more dramatic from tho
fact, that there was not the slightest
reason for It; the whole thing was
bas;d on a misconception of the truth,
& supposition merely. The enemies
of l'aul put tills and that together,
drew certain Inferences, enme to cer
tain conclusions, and the mob was the
result. Appearances were against
hloi, that is all.
Mean Suspicion:;.
But Paul was not the only man who
has had to suffer through the mean
Cupicions of others. Since the world
began, and society was organized it
Vat; been the lot of man to bo subject
tj criticism, unjust and foundation
less. Hearts have been broken, homei
lave been disrupted, and communities
scundalized, by suppositions stated as
fs'ets, suspicions reported as verities,
appearances, where evil is taken for
granted, tho evil existing only in the
j:erverted mind of tho disturber of
the peace.
The writings of Christ and the apos
tles contain numerous warnings
against unjust and baseless conclu
sions. "Judge not from appearances
but Judge righteous judgment." "Judgo
not, that ye be not judged," "Charity
thinketh no evil." With such warn
ings as these the Scriptures abound.
Without any thought of the serious
consequences likely to follow, reputa
tions are torn into tatters, characters
tro blackened, and life-structures de
stroyed. It Is not necessary to repeat
a tale of suspicious appearances. A
fibm g of the shoulder may be ail that
is necessary, a wink of the eye, or an
arching of the eyebrow may bo as
dumaging as an atHdavit. When tho
vnlnnche Is poised just off the bal
ance a single inoveuieut may send it
into the valley on its errand of in
struction. Out of Whole Cloth.
In Paul's case, there wi'3 absolute
ly not a grain of truth in the accusa
tion of his ene:ai' s. It was made
tint of whole cloth, lie hud not done,
uor had he the least intention of do
ing, what they charged against him.
It waa wholly manufactured, llu was
simply under suspicion, and being
si'ch his most devout acts were open
to criticism and the subject of misin
terpretation. His enemies wero
bound to Impute evil to him whatever
he did, and they only waited the fav
orable moment to fire tho train which
led to the prepared explosive. And
though entirely innocent this temple
riot resulted in putting the apostle un
der arrest, and making him a prison
er probably for the balance of his life!
From that hour, ho wus in the grip
of the Roman law, a grip which did not
relax Its hold until the headsman's
A&e liberated the spirit of the daunt
less missionary of tho cross. And it
nil came about, because, while this
man was In the line of duty, some un
known, sneaking, Busplcious, fanatical
.'c .v started a cry one day in the tern
I It at J-ii i'salem, that a heretic was
('Diluting that holy place by bringing
into it eo:::e usicirciimclsed Gentiles.
I'arl on the contrary was engaged In
performing an old-fashioned, orthodox
Jewlfih vow, fpr the express purpose
?f disarming suspicion and relieving
!:e minds of those who had already
ttpm to Judgo him by Appearances.
. the k:westsea food
California Abalone Said to Be Mora
Delicate Than Oysters.
The abalono of the California coast,
famous for its brilllnnt shell, is tho
latest addition to tho list of sea foods.
According to tho Wide World Maga
zine, the nbalonp Is a clo:in feeder, s,ii
that Its I'esh Is f-mpcrlor in soundin gs
and wholesomeiiess to that of the oys
ter and other murine creatures which
live near shore in water contaminat
ed by many Impurities.
The weight of a fairly largo frcah
aba lone Is two pounds, of which all
but fialf a pound Is good meat, the
shell being very light. The nir:t Is
nutritious, being highly albuminous,
like that of clams, oysters, lobster:!
and sholl fish generally. Albumen Is
one of the chief elements of nutrition
In milk, cheese, eggs, etc.
Tho llesh as It comes from the
shell Is too tough to be eaten, whether
uncooked, boiled, stewed or fried. Tho
toughness used to be partly eliminat
ed by pounding nnd hammering It, but
this did not render the meat leally
tender. No matter how long it may
be boiled tho fish renialm hnrd.
After many experiments a Run
Franciscan named J. W. Cnyetty dis
covered that If tho abalotie Im killed
by electricity Its flesh is rendered
soft and succulent like ti nt of an oys
ter. A company uses his method at
an abalone canning factory In San
Luis Obispo county.
This company owns several roomy,
seaworthy boats, each carrying two
Japanese divers, one of whom goes
down for three or four hours and Is
then relieved by the other. The diver
tears the abalones, with moss and sea
weed attached to them, from the
rocks and sends up the shells as rapid
ly as possible. Under ordinary condi
tions he can send up a ton of abalonea
In an hour. As soon as tho boat comes
to shore the abalones, If not wanted
at once In tho cannery, are thrown
Into a tank of salt water, tho bottom
of which Is strewn with rocks, so as
to resemble the floor of the ocean,
and are kepj: there till they are
wnnted.
The flesh and Juice of the abalone
are treated together and the product
acquires a flavor more delicate than
that of the oyster. This abalone food
may be stewed or fried, while the
Juice makes n good broth, soup or ap
petizer. It is relished b Invalids.
The leading hotels of San Francisco,
Los Angeles, Oakland nnd other Cali
fornia cities have "abalono chowder"
on their bills of fare, and there are
many delicious ways of cooking the
prepared flesh.
When Her Turn Came.
The Journal had taken on a "wom
an editor," whose duty was to look
after the "Woman's Page." Space be
ing scarce In the "local room," a desk
was given her In the managing edi
tor's room, directly adjoining. For a
week or two no fault was found with
her work, but one morning the man
aging editor said to her:
"Miss I'enficld, your style of writ
ing Is a little too terse and epigram
matic for the needs of your depart
ment. You must study expansion."
"Very well, Mr. Hinggold," she an
swered. "I will try.
Thereafter her work appeared to
give entire satisfaction, for there was
no further criticism. About six
months later, however, the managing
editor, nfter a morning spent in work
ing at his desk, suddenly wheeled in
his chair and said:
"Miss Penfleld, I want a wife. I
want you. Will you marry me?"
"Mr. Ringgold," she responded, with
a mocking smile, "that is rather terse
and epigrammatic. Don't you think
you ought to study expansion a lit
tle?" Wasted Time.
Mrs. Newrich was growing accus
tomed to power. She enjoyed It, and
was Irritated when any one presumed
to differ from her in opinion. When
tho sailing-party of which she had
been a member landed on the shores
of the lake, rain-soaked and frighten
ed, Mrs. Newrich was tho only one
who cared to talk.
"It could all have been avoided If
that captain had done as I told him,"
she said, between the chattering of
her teeth, as the party stood huddled
under a small shelter.
"When I saw that cloud coining
from that corner of the lake, I said
to him: 'I think you'd better make
straight for home, and not spend any
more time tacking'; but ho paid no
more attention than as If I hadn't
spoken!"
A Family Name.
A new boy had made his appear
ance in the schoolroom, nnd Miss
Adair, the teacher, summoned him to
her desk. 'Do you expect to come to
school here regularly?" she asked
him.
"Yes'm."
"Whore do you live? Are you in
this district?"
"I guess so. I live down this street
'bout four blocks."
"What Is your name?"
"Martin Luther Hicks.''
"Martin Luthor?" said the teacher.
"I presume Martin, you know for
whom you were named?"
"Yes'm," answered the boy, bright
ening up. "I was named nfter me un
cle on me mother's side. He keeps a
llv'ry stable."
An Army and Navy Standby.
Friar's balsam (compound tincture
of benzoin) and witch hazel for many
years have been a standby In armies
and navies for the treatment of abra
sions and sunburns, and either rem
edy should be mixed with cool water
which has been boiled and sterilized.
This can be dabbled on the skin with
cotton In a commouBeuse way.
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