TIIK SUNDAY SCHOOL.
From lII' I How York Oborot.
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS.
at issv. iiurm x.iißuir, r. i>.
MARCH 'J.— Paul at Athene Yet. IT :
22-34.
tint iiks Tkxt. In him wo move ami
live and have our being.—Art*.l7 : 2M
An there had been no safety for
l'aul at The-sralonica, ho there wan
none at Berea. Ilia persecutoib at
the former place pursued him to the
latter. Powerless to protect him there
the brethren hastily sent him away.
Their purjxise was ut first "to go as
far an to the sea." But Ocd had a
purpose of his own to fulfil; and by
some means those who conducted the
Apostle were moved to bring him to
Athens.
This celebrated city was uot only
the capital of Attica in Greece,
but the intellectual capital of the
world. It was the home of art and
learning, of temples and statues, of
poetry and philosophy. It was that
one city in all the world where human
wisdom and genius have done their
best.
Paul was uot brought hither by any
personal ambition, or vaiu confidence
in his own powers. Nor yet--fiuding ;
himself here under divine guidance -
was he ia ha-te to begin his work.
Being alone, for Luke had been left at
Philippi and Silas aud Timothy .at
Berea, he despatched a commandment
to the two latter to "come to him with j
all speed, and set himself to wait for
them.
But note here the difference between
a thoroughly Christian spirit, full of
that which actuated the Master him
self, and that of, we might say, most
of ourselves, The modern traveler
"waiting at Athens," would thiuk of
the fine opportunity thus afforded ot
gratifying his taste and completing
his education by seeing the sights;
would give himself to the study of the
• temples and statues, so numerous and
celebrated, as curious uud pleasing
products of human genius aud skill, j
What l'aul saw was a "city full ot
idols." It was this which stirred his ,
apirit. Here God was neither honor
ed nor known. Here none had heard
of "Jesus and the resurrection," or be
lieved in, or cared for, a judgment to
come. So affected was Paul by what
he saw that be could not wait for his
Companions in labor. Straightway he
began to reason, not with the Jews in
the synagogue only, but with all de.
vout persons, and even in the market.
The gospel larnestly presented rare- j
ly fails to excite commotion. So it;
was at Athens. The Kpicurcans, the
Atheists and Materialists of their day, (
and the Stoics, who believed in no
hereafter or |H.Toual Moral Uulcr,
were particularly stirred by what they
heard. But while some called him at
'babbler," and others a "setter forth
of strange gods," all were curious to
hear him further. For there is won
derful drawing power in the cross.
Possibly, down in the hcarta of some
of these novelty hunters, there was a
half-conscious hope that his words
would prove bread to their hungry
souls. 80, for a better hearing, they J
brought him to Areopagus, or Mar's ,
Hill. Aud what we have now before
us ii probably au outliue only of even
that part of his speech which he was
permitted to utter. .-Is a wise as tre'£
at faithful teacher.
1. He begins by conciliating their
favorable attention. —He takes care not
to put himself into antagonism with
those he would convince aud persuade
It is noteworthy that this was uniform
ly Paul's way, in hisepistlcs as well as
speeches. He here refers approvingly
to the religious bent of bis hearers.
The New Version makes him ad.
dress his listeners as "somewhat super
stitious," instead of "too superstitious"
as in the old. But it is doubtful if
even this conveys the true sense of the
• original. Very rtHgiow COuit t |
near to it. This was true of the
Athenian'. Their idols were every
where. Petronius satirically said it
was easier to [find a god in Athens
than a man. Every man has a re
ligious uature. To this we may al
ways appeal; and it is both just and
wise to do this in a kind and winning
way.
2. lie s'.art* hie argument from a
truth hi* hearer* are rcidy to concede.
—He reminds them that arfkong the
objects of their worship he had found
au inscription to an unknown god.
Thus they confessed that there might
lie a divinity of whom tiny had no
knowledge. "It is this God,'' Paul
enys, "of whom 1 desire to speak to
you." Here wa< cooi tesy, tact and oou
ciliatory wisdom; and here also was n
good starting point.
When Paul addressed the Jews he
at once appealed to their Scriptures,
for every Jew was ready to assent to
the truth of theo. It would have
been folly to do this with the wise pa
gnns of Athens. They neither knew
nor cared for the Jewish Scriptures.
So, we see the wisdom of always find
ing some truth to which our hearers
will asseut. Wo must get a standing
place, and starting point, from which
to proceed. Your listener believes in
a God ? Yes. Then, you can ask
him if God has any right"*, any claim,
on us: if we have rendered w hat is his
due. If we have not we are tinners.
How, now, can a sinner he good ? It
is thus that we may approach those
modern pagans, commonly called in
fidels.
3. He shout them what i-ort of be
ing the true (iod is.- - He is not like
an idol which can be set up in a tem
ple made with hands, which can be I
served with food and drink as their
idols were, but the Maker aud "I, rd
of heaven and earth." But if he
made all, then all nations are subject
to him; it is he who determines their
times aud appoints their hounds. All i
then depend upon him. All are alike
accountable to him.
4. He affirm* the jjurjtose of Hod in
! providential dealings with men.— It is I
that they may be moved to seek anil
i fiud him: "if baply they might seek
after him and find hiru." He is near
to us: in him we live and move, and
i i
have our being: we are his offspring; i
I he is not a dumb, dead object like
gold, or silver, or stone; he desires that
we should know him and lie in relt-!
lion with him. So Paul tells these
wise Athenians not only what is the '
noblest object of human search, but
1 that is our fault, not God's, that we
1 have not known him. Thus, without
j naming it, lie brings home the idea of
•in. To this great point he would load
them, as the first stop towards salvn
tion.
5. He announces the condition of\
divine favor, the way to rseajie in the
. day of judgment.— That condition and j
way is rejwutance. Hitherto God had
j not dealt strictly with men, hut had i
left them to nature and their own con
sciences. So far as their transgres
sions had been sins of ignorance, he
! had overlooked them; it wa a< if he
j had not seen them. It i required of
a man according- to that which he
i hath; he that has leas knowledge will
'be beaten with fewer stripes. But
| now light had come into the world,
; and men had no longer any cloak for
; their sin.
This does uot incau that any had
j before lieen wholly without light, and ;
altogether excusable. The voice of j
conscience had always accused men j
of in, and called them to repentance.
But now, to that inner Voice God was ,
adding his spoken word, and all the
convincing light of the gospel of 1
j Christ. However it might have been
! with them before, without repeutance
they were now without hope.
It is to impress the need of hasc to
obey this commnnd to repent, that the
Apostle goes on to announce, n day
actually appointed when the world
shall be judged: when each shall re
ceive his righteous award. His allu
sion to the resurrection is perhaps to
show thnt Christ, having power over
the grave, has the jaiwer and right to
judge ; and is, perha|<s, also to suggest
that all the dead would come forth to
receive their award.
6. He. gathers some fruit. —What
further promise and invitation Paul
ha<l to offer, these proud Athenians
would not stay to hear. Nevertheless
this partial gospel message was not
without effect. While some mocked
and others said, "we will hear thee
again," a few, and among tbem one
member of the Court of Are.
opagus, clave unto him and believed.
We do not know that Paul ever visit
ed Athens again. It was a glorious
opportunity which they all had and
the many spurned.
PRACTICAL SUttOIWTIO.WS.
1. Of ail men the Christian desir
ing to lie useful should lie courteous.
2. Very religious men may be far
from God, and hard to reach with the
gospel.
3. It is not by human wisdom that
men find God; the best skilled in liter
ature, philosophy aud art may be ig-
nurnnt of him.
4. Biuco ail have one father we
•diouhi esteem all a* brethren.
5. Since our time* and habitations
nr.! appointed of bod we should study
to he coutent.
0. That God is "not fur from any
one of us," is to the wicked a reason
for alarm, and to the righteous a
reason fur rejoicing.
7. The greatest and wisest have
need to repent; there is one lowly way
of salvation for all.
H. The certainty of a judgment is a
powerful reason ior huste to be pre
pared for it. That it will he righteous
cuts oil* hope for ull who fail to take
refuge in Christ.
9. The pride and satisfaction of
human culture makes it hard to reach
with any saving power. To it the gos
pel is foolishness. Nevertheless the
gospel is (Soil's power urdo salvation
and none can ever he saved who re
ject it.
10. Then are differences in lit Ids,
hut, we may hope for some fruit in
the hardest.
Uncarthiu.vn Treasure Box.
Elluville, <■., Feb. 14. Whde <1 g
ling to-day on tie ] latitat ion of I{.-.
John It. Kespavs, in Schley ''junty,
two negro boys unearthed a box con
taining $345 in gold and silver coin,
and a flank of England note for £5O.
Wlieu General Wilson raided Georgia
capturing Macon and r'oluinhus tow..id
; the close of the war, tnany S lUtheiners
buried their treasures aad money to
■
evade confiscation. Auinng others
John If. Ifvspas*. then of Schley County
; had $5OOO in gold and silver com, and
| Mrs. He-pa.-* buried it in different
■ parts of the plantation, After the ex
' cilemetil *i over they h--gsu to gather
t up the buried money, but failed to
locate the box countaining about $5OO.
Two years ago, Mr. Itespass sold the
place to J. M. Gay.
To-day, as his hands were going to
work from dinner, one of them dit- !
■overed at the root of an 01-1 stump in
the field a $2O gold 'piece. The men
; continued their exploration* and soon
found a tin box ttie button of wbub
1 having rusted spilt the contents in the
ground. They picked up filiecti #2O
' gold pieces, one $lO gold I iece, four #1
gold pieeea, one #5 gold piece, 102
twentjr-five cent silver pieces, ten live
cent silver pieces and four ten cent
'silver pieces, muksng a total off-fin
gold and $26 40 silver.
In the meantime M Joiner and
Jerry llill returned home Irom Macor.
where they had teen carried by a
| United States officer on a charge of
distilling whisky. The men gave j
' fronds for their appearance, and hear
nig of the finding of the money, tic !
termind to secure it, claim.that it
was their property and threatening the
negroes with arrest unless it was imme
diateiy surrendered. The men fright
; etied tbern sufficiently to secure poases ,
1 >.ion of the treasure. Mr. Resj ass
| has now ,t-ucd a warrant for the arrest
iof Joins r ami II ill.
—Taro elegsnt dressed ladies weresbown
to their seats in the parqueita of the Nali- n
ai theater at Washington the other even
rig, an I when a gentleman with a etyrlists i
| voting Woman raw; down the aisle, a few
moments law, one of tbeeleganlly dre r<i j
I ladies went out to meet bim, pounding him
' with ber fist and pulling his hair. She 1
! sbauted in great esrilemcnttbalthe g-nlle
'■ man was her husl and who had carted that
' female around long enough. She bad
, successfully laid in wail for him and took
him home.— H'aoA/wyfo*
It fas been decided in the House
Com mi tee on Commerce, by a vote of
It to I. that there should be remedial
legislation of soma kind for the regula
tion ofinter state commerce. Mr. O'Neill
of Pennsylvania, cast the negative vole
The hear g of the citlon men Ire
fore the Ways and Means Committee,
which watt lobave taken place to tuorrow
has been postponed until next Monday
It i* reported that Mr. Morri'oo i* in.
dined to modify hi'bill so as to p'aee
iron and copper ores on the dutiable list.
The Grand Jury of Greene burg ha-*
found a true bill in the rase of each
person charged with being participant."
in the famous MurrsyavlUe riot. The
charges are murder, MMtlt with intent
to kill, and aggravated assult and
battery,
l>arlir;gton X Pro." of West Chester,
have receive! from Tennessee an invoice
of 100 partridge, which will be distri
buted among cheater County sporting
men for breeding purpose*.
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I* the American farmer Mr. I).
Carter, in giving an account of the
growth of a tomato *>n a pile of slak
ed shell lime, states that It was four
feet long and abounded with toma
toes. He was surprised at ita growth
and friritfulncss under the conditions,
and considered it demonstrated that
slaked shell lime was the fertilizer tot
that plant whan heavily applied, it
seeming to answer all purposes.
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Tillage; vs. Manure.
A wilier in the Sat tonal Lite Stock
Jon run I once lituilt-d twenty-four large
loads of the IH'SI manure upon two
acres of clay-loam land, had it well
cultivated Into the soil, which had
been worked in the ordinary way, but
was somewhat lumpy. This and the
adjoining two acres were to be sown
to corn for fodder. Upon the other
two acres no manure was put, but it
was ploughed and cultivated till the
soil four Inches deep was as fine as a
garden be-1. One and a half bushels
of corn were drilled jer acre upon
each piice, drills sixteen inches apart.
When this corn was in blossom and
ready to cut, the unmanured two
acres stood eighteen inches higher
than the manured piece. On select
ing two sample rods in different places
upon each piece, cutting the green
corn ami carefully weighing it, the
manured piece guve 275 pounds per
1 rod, anil the unmanured, but finely
i pulverized, gave 350 pounds |>er tod
I—the 1 —the manured giving twenty-two
tons per acre, and the other twenty
eight tons per acre. The cost of •x
-trn working was $2 50 per acre
The plain moral of this story la
that thorough tillage pays. One great
difference between garden land and
ordinary ploughed land is that the
soil of one is made fine so that the
rootlets of the plant can work through
! it easily and find 100 I which is no
locked up in im|>enctrablc lumpr. Hit
there is nothing in the experiment to
discourage any one from usirig fertil
izers. No doubt the two acres of
half tilled and lumpy land yeilded
much better for the manure. Hut
, neither is there any doubt that thor
ough tillage with the manure would
have paid better than either one alone.
Hoth nr- indispensable to the highest
success.
81-KI.NO PROTECTION. —There is a
great deal said about winter protec
tion of strawberry and other plants,
while the importance of spring pro-
Uctton is barely considered Puring
the severest part of winter, when snow
covers tin land and the soil remains
frozen for some months in succession,
there is little danger for the plant*.
The critical |s;ri<l comes towards
the end of February and in March,
when the increasing warmth of the
tun's rays thaws the ground in day
time to freeze again during the night
following.
THE EYES or I'OTATOE*.—A cor
• resj>ondent ol the Country (lentlem in
writes : "A potato has three crops in
itself—an early, a middle and a late
one. The cluster of eyes at one end
will ripen one to two weeks earlier
than Ihe central eye*. The two or
three eyes immediately surrounding
1 the root end should in all case* be
l discarded in growing for borne use or
I for market. They p'odncc mostly
i small potatoes, and if large they are
watery and soft. My usual method
is to set one man to cut off the root
end, st.d another to cut off the 4 cyc
end', thus forming three heaps. Ths
root end heap goes to the bogs. My
great trouble is to get tbern cut close.
All the waste flesh goes into heaps
for cattle or hog feed.
I'RI NINO OLU TUXES. —The best
way is, first, to cut out ail the dead
limbs, leaving no stubs, but smooth
surfaces on the main stem or branch
es, avoiding any larger cut surfaces
than practicable. If this treatment
does not leave the tree in good shape,
or if some branches are too long, and
the tops are not symmetrical, cut
back the long branches to a fork, so
that there may lc no projecting stubs,
and to that the shorter of the two
branches atthe fork shell remain. This
work, If earefolly performed, will
enable you to bring all the limbs into
a proper length to make good topi.
This work rosy be done late in winter
or early spring, but never while)the
trees are growing or are loaded with
foliage. Then cover all the Wounds
with paint, grafting-wax, or other sub
stance or composition to make a wa
ter-tight coating. If in addition to
this treatment, the whole surface of
the ground could be covered with old
sttaw as a mulch, and a light top
dressing of coarse manure could be
applied, the treea would probably re
new their vigor. It ahould always be
borne in mind, in pruning any old
trees, to reserve the young and vigor
ous shoots, and remove the old and
feeble ones, whenever a choice is to
b<> made between them.
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