THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO. PA, R ) J JODDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOaiOi i c c; c o o o o o o o occocooooooccccooocoocccc'd A CORRUPT JUDGE FRIGHTENED. SATURDAY NIGHT TALKS " By KEV. r. E. DAVISON Rutland, VI. CHAIR 6LIP8 INTO POCKET. foM !.!!.! International Bible Lesson fcr Oct. 17, '09 (Acts 24). After Paul had boon five days In Cr.psorea, the high priest came clown from Jeru salem arrompnn led by nomo of the elders nnd a Unman pttirney, named THrtui',us. ono of those pneakltiR, shyster lawyers, who nro sometimes n.it with In these days, whl) will undertake any dirty Job for a fee, and who nre as conscleiicelesM In t:;c!r cases art they are glib of tongue. Prisoner's Testimony. Hut In spite of all the unfavorable surroundings, Paul pvlne'- not the sliKhlest perturbation. He In t'.ie same calm, rourtriiis. c oiiriiKenun, d'miilled Christian gentleman that w0 have always found him. Ho has bri m grn:-:ly maltreated, but he betrays ro niijjer. Ho employs 110 la.vyer to r.'V citi! him from his predieamenl by over mastering or ishaipsl;;hted teehniral ity. He has nothing to fear of ex posure. Ho is consciously inno. t tit, ai.d he knows that his i'.ceusei s ; re liars. lie boldly L'.kc up cm-Ii t ;: that has been made against him. i.nd refute? It rompletHy. If. trht: ly vindicates himself of the thre indlcttnetit of (-edition, heresy sacrilege. And this Is the wav he dees it had been charged wLii n-d:tio':; h siiows that It had been but 2 li iy.i Flticu he passed through the '', Ity where he w.is then on trial, on ! i ; way to visit Jerusi'.k,:l for the !';:st time for years, raid that he v.'.is I -no-cent of any surh attempt. Ke been charged with heresy; lie t-hows that he "believes all tilings wh'ch are in ttio prophets." worshipping th same God, believing tlio same s.Tip tures, holding the same doetrin- s as the Jews, lie was accused of Ki-.trl-leg; he proves that the object of l is visit to Jerusalem was to worship, and that when arretted hp was fulfill ing n f peelal vow to the (iod of that place. Thus he shows that what was criminal In the charge against him was not true, and what was true was not criminal. Hut now, right here appears the cor rupt character of Governor l'c'ix. Satisfied that the charge was false he yet adjourned the court without ren dering u decision, hoping for a bribe. He knew that Paul was a man of great Importance to the church, nnd his greedy, avaricious fo.i1, Itching for a price, for two who'.e years, kept the apostle hi military custody. The Sermon. A short time nfter this Paul Is once more brought before Felix. This time the governor wishes, to have a speci men of what he can do as a preacher. He wants to amuse himself with the eloquences of the apostle. He thinks that he has only to coj.mar.d this Jewish orator, nnd he will stand up like a puppet and reel off a sermon for his edification. And bo he seats the harlot with whom he Is living by his side, and brings I'nul in to preach a sermon. Paul at the bar, and Paul in the pul pit are different men. The pleader and the preacher are quite unl!'.;e. Facing that Ucentlou3 pair, as In their niarblo palace they put lilm on exhibi tion, ho proceeds to hand out to them a most straightforward message. Just what he said wo r.ro not Informed. Wo only have the three pr.ints of the sermon; righteousness, temperance, and Judgment. He preached of righte ousness to a int,n who was unrighte ous; of temperance, to mr.n who was Intemperate; and of Judgment, to a man who was not ready for it. Fear lessly, eloquently, pointedly, he hurled the truth straight at the heads of his auditors. And before Felix reaH'ed it he was struck under" conviction. His cheek blanched, his frame trem bled, his knees knocked together. He was frightened, overwhelmed, con science smitten, and lie cried out, "Stop! Stop! I have heard enough! Co thy way this time. When I have a convenient searon I will eend for thee!" And be broke up tho meeting. Felix was scared, but not saved; frightened, but not penitent; trem bling, but not converted; wounded, but not healed. And he dodges the truth, silences the preacher, plunges flr-cper Into the sins he loves, and turns away from hope. Ah, weak, cowardly, vaccllnting Fe'lx! There are many like him to-day. On one sldo of them a wull of righteousness, that their unrighteousness cannot scale. On tho other Hide of them a 'all of purity, that their impurity cannot surmount. And before them, along that track to which they are called In, the Judgment is swiftly ap proaching. It Is not surprising that such people tremble. The wonder is that Is all they do. Tho surprising thing is that such people will Idiotical ly talk about a convenient season In Vhlch to repent. The only convenient season men will ever have Is God's ever blessed When Folded It Is not Much Bigger Than a Fountain Pen. A chair which folds Into a Bhape not much larger than a fountain pen has Just been designed as a bit of automo bile accessory, but It will bo also found useful for many other purposes nnd occasions. It Is often desirable to crowd an extra passenger or two Into an automobile when the pnth be ing traversed is hard and level, and so tho chair shown In the accompany ing cut was designed. When not In use It Is collapsed and can ba stowed awny In a corner where It Is entirely out of tho way, or, If desired, It may be carried In tho pocket. 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It has been discovered that the ancient volume over which the researcher pores Is full of germs, and you should not face the tome without a silk and wire mask to lit over the mouth and nose. Otherwise, the reader, as Hood wrote, will "find more dust within the heap than he'd contracted for." The reading maBk is in use in Paris. But one awaits the fashion plate which will encour age the ladles at the British Museum with a really fascinating mask. It should be nothing like the disguise of the motorist. Intoxication of Power. Power will intoxicate the beet hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power1 for, whatever qualifications ha may have evinced to entitle him to the possession of so dangerous a prU liege yet, when possessed, others can no longer answer for him, because he can no longer answer for himself. Colton. Brain, But No Ear. Abraham Lincoln could not tell "Yankee Poodle" from "Dixie." 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