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International Bible Lesson (or
Oct. 10, '09. (Acts 22: 30-23: 35).
A band i)f ri f
flans Kailicrcd In
n Fccludod plate
I n .lonisaloiii.
They talked owr
thp events of U10
past fi-w dr.yn.
They IV It that
fMinirthlng iniht
to be done to
Paul, the man
whoffo Kooilnes
xhained them I'll,
and they made
n n iiKiTPtuont
n in one then-
selves to assassinate him. With Sa
tanic malice they would kill the man
whom they ci uld nut answer. The
knife or the bullet has always been
the rascal's argument, and proficiency
lu the use of deadly weapons securer
the reBpect of the mob.
The Conspiracy Formed.
And see how determined they were.
They pledged themselves not to n!
nor drink until iliey had killed t!.e
apostle. The blood of that holy man
would have boon as neetar to thi :n,
lind they confidently expected to have
it In a few hours. Hut If not, they
swore that they would not eat nor
drink till the plot vm accompli. -hod.
And how cunningly they laid their
plans. They know that I'aul v:. it:
the castle, and that the chief captain
had tried several Hires to pet !!:
v;. f.icU
I'aul was
III I'm
(: . e, .'it hout a' .ill.
thi- officer, n.it m
for no ch.irie 1.; rl
much a prisoner.
li. c ii Kiu'talncd r."
;a!list him. as to 1
K'lVC
Mm life from the furious! ,1,-
Now ;lie.-.e conspirators visli the ' k-f
priests oik! elder' ".ml lay their j:l..n
l.ore them.
They say: "Pond word to the eon
ninnUer thr.t you hive called an "or
meetlii!; of the council, and that yi
would like to question Paul a little
f irther. lie is Interested to get at '.i.e
facts In thi -t case, a.id he will seid
the prisoner r.t your request. .Mean
while we will lie in wait for him. and
when he nets to a certain place on
the road we v.-Ill rush out upon him,
and kill hiai. You do not need to ad
mit thr.t yon knew anything of the
plot. Wc will take all the riok and
all the responsibility."
What sort of an rMmate could they
have formed of those men to suppoi-e
that they would listen to them for a
moment, much less become their ac
complices In crime. And yet. the
narrative bearrj ;,:i:i:istakable evidence
that those eeoIeMasttos, those unscru
pulous and hypocritical religionists,
fell In readily with this most infamous
plot. They professed theniKolvos
ready to do the lyiir:. if the conspira
tors would do the killing. Thus the
trap was tot. The next day It was to
be pt into execution. nd when night
came forty scoundrels In Jerusalem
wont supperless to hod, wonderiie; if
they could stand the enforced absti
nence until the deed was done.
The Conspiracy Discovered.
Wo know very little about Paul's
family, but In this instance it is said
that tho apostle had a nephew in the
elty who somehow got wind of tho
plot to kill his uncle. Without a mo
ment's hesitation he went to his kina
man in the barracks and related what
he had heard. I'aul knew that the
promises of (lo'd are not fdvei to on
courage preemption, but that 1'rovl
c'.enco helps those who help them
seHea. And though he had received
the most positive assurance that he
ehould bo preserved in safety, he knew
that that assurance Instead of being
a pillow for lazy inactivity, was rather
a spur for prudent natural means. And
hence, when he knew what was going
on, he sent the young man to the
chief captain with his story. The kind
hearted commander took the lad aside,
and the story of tho nefarious plot
came out.
The Conspiracy Defeated.
Man proposes, but God disposes. No
sooner had tho olllcer learned the par
ticulars of the plot than ho resolved
to remove the apostle out of tho way
of danger. He, therefore, made prepa
ration to send Paul to the Governor
at Caeserea, 70 miles away. And at
nine o'clock that nl;,'ht, after the city
had become quiet, the narrow streets
of Jerusalem echoed with the tramp
of marching feet, and nearly SCO Ho
man soldiers passed through on of
tho Eastern gates, and took tho road
to Cnesarea. In tho midst of that
formidable guard rode Paul, the upos
tlo. And when the hungry conspira
tors went forth in tho morning they
were astonished to lind that their vic
tim had escaped.
We are not Informed whether tho
men kept their vow, und starved to
death, or not. Dut tho probability is
that they at once repaired to tho near
est place where food could bo obtain
ed, and took a hearty breakfast. They
had fasted twenty-four hours.
And thus the conspiracy was de
feated, and Paul's funeral Indefinitely
postponed. I can Imagine the great
"postlo., during that midnight rldo over
the hills of Judea. repeating softly this
triumphant Psalm or David, so appro
priate to h1:::t.t-lf:
"Our soul I.) escaped as a bird out
of the snaro if the fowler; tho snnro
Is broken, and wo are escaped."
.4: v.
WORTHY OF THBIA STEEL.
Militiaman Atuagcd Hit Thlret and
Than Told Hla Rank.
During a strike In the coal mines of
West Virginia some years ago, appre
hension on tho part of tho Stato au
thorities led to tho culling out of tho
Militia. There was really no trouble,
but the situation was tense and blood
shed was looked for at any moment.
One day a soldier in uniform, off
duty, was strolling through the main
street of the town wherein the great
est violence was feared, when he was
surrounded by 11 crowd of strikers.
"Holiest, now, 11111," asked one of
the men of tho rnllltiatiK'n, "would you
fire at your fellow men?"
"No, I wouldn't," promptly replied
the man in uniform. "I never shot at
any one In my life, an' 1 ain't poln' to
do It now."
The crowd cheered, and some ono
Invited the militiaman to have a
drink, an invitation which he accepted
with alacrity. When he had r.ati.siled
his thirst the qi estion was put:
"If you are In sympathy with the
strikers, why did you answer tho call
to conic here?"
"I ain't said I was in sympathy with
the strikers," was the unexpected re
joinder of the man in uniform.
"Hut you said you wouldn't i.hoot at
n miner; that's the samo thin';," pro
tested one of the men.
"Weil, fellers," said the uniformed
one, after a moment's hes'tation, "to
tell you the truth, I r.ever carried a
gun in my life. Tho fact is I play tho
cornel in the band."
His Tears Had Been Shed.
Prei-id( nt Hr.dley or Yr-.le Is apt In
s'ory telling, and all hl.i tales have
an application that those for whom
they are intended oa:i::ot fail to 1 er
ceivo. At a ro( option given for liir.i
by an old friend some .' 10 miles from
New Haven one individual with a
better memory than tact ar.ked him
what he thought of the recent bare
ball i:ame. As Vale had met with a
disastrous defeat, the suhjeet r,:i;;ht
be called ur.'i!'' v ant. With'v.r. Ik.
t!o:i Preaidi nt liailley said: "There
was a boy who l'Vcd in a vill.-'v whose
t'.iicle iiiel. Tl.e next (1 iy a man
driving alonr? the ro.ul v. :i 1 rur;n"i.-.ed
to ilnd the hoy work!'.", in a field.
Thinking this did not show proper re
spect for the cVad mole, he called
toe lad to him and said. Johnny, didn't
you know your urn le was dead?' John
ny slowly npproich.d and drawled
out: "Yes, I hi:;. v.- it I have cried.'"
His Deficiency.
A certain Chicago merchant died,
leaving to his only son the conduct of
an extensive business, and great
doubt was expressed in some quarters
whether the young man possessed the
ability to carry out the father's poli
cies. "Well," said one kindly disposed
friend, "for my part, I think Henry
Is very bright and capable. I'm sure
he will succeed."
"Perhaps you're right," said another
friend. "Henry Is undoubtedly a clev
er fellow; but take it from me, old
man, he hasn't got tho head to till his
father's shoes."
Eggs Boiled to Music.
A well-known evangelist tolls a
story of a visit to a small town In one
of the Southern States, where he was
awakened one morning by a sopravo
voice which came from the kitchen
singing n famoii3 hymn. As the bishop
was dressing, he meditated on the pie
ty of ttie servant. Speaking to her
after breakfast of the pleasure It had
given him, he was met with an unex
pected answer. "Oh, thank you, sir,"
she leplied. "but thnt's the hymn I
boil the eggs by three verses for
soft and live verses for hard."
INSINUATING.
Madge I never eat such thlng3 be
jause they spoil the complexion.
Marjorio liut you used to eat them,
lldn't you?
A Fair Offer.
"No," snapped the sharp faced wom
an at tho door, "I ain't got no food
fur you, an' I ain't got no old clo'es.
Now. Kit!"
"I.ady," replied Harvard Hasbon, I
could repay you well. Olve mo a
square meal and I'll give you a few
lessons In grammar."
Not the Way.
"Why have wo stopped, enptain?"
"On account of tho fog, madam."
"Oh! but, my dear captain surely
not! I-ook! It's perfectly clear up
above." ,
"Aye, ma'am-but we're not goltx
that way, utiles:) tho boiler busts!"
Unusual.
"Yes; wo wore disappointed In the
peasantry."
"As to how?"
"They nlwnys seemed to be word
ing. We never found them dancing ol
Bloglng In chorus."
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