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LESSON
®By BE. O. SELLE RS, Acting Director of
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER 20.
THE ASCENSION.
‘ LESSON TEXT- Luke 24:50-58; Acts 1:1-
| GOLDEN TEXT- -He was taken up; and
@& ¢loud received Him out of their sight.
Asts 1:9.
- have now reached the final les-
3 8 le present course in the life
, next Sunday being: devoted
3 the review. The lesson committee
have selected the continuous dccount
of this final earthly act of our Lord
ve ur by St , for the’ Book
Acts is n continuance of the Gos- |
of Luke (Acts 1:1). Inasmuch as
is really but one account we will
or only that found in the Acts,
I. The Proof of the Resurrection.
vv, 1-3.
continuation of wi at Jesus “began to
do” and gives us the record of how he
continued this worl by means of those
“whom he had ch: sen” (v. 2). . Fol
lowing his resurre: tion he gave them
commandments
Spirit,” viz. in the power of
the Holy Spirit. A like honor rests
upon every believer to hear and to
obey the commands of Jesus given in
the power and demonstration of the
Holy Spirit. The all-sufficient proof
(see also I Cor. 15 4-8) was that Jesus
had been seen for a period of 40
days. This is the “many infallible
proofs.” During that time they not
alone saw the risen Lord, but con-
versed with him, ate with him, and had
communion with him. During these
days of communion he gave them his
commands as to the “things concern-
ing the kingdom of God.” This en-
tallied a burden that these commands
be procleimed in ever widening cir-
cles to the utmost bounds of the earth.
Additional Experience. :
H. The Promise of the Father.
vv. 48. The disciples were not to be-
gin the proclamation of their message
until they were fully equipped, until
they had received that all essential
preparation, the enduement .of the
Holy Spirit. Here, again, the Serip-
tures are to be fulfilled (Isa. 44:3;
Joel 2:8, also Luke 24: 49). That ten
days’ delay was not time lost, for time
spent in preparation is never time
lost. We must not suppose these
men as not regenerate (John 13:10;
15:3), but as lacking an equipment
necessary for the successful execution
of their important task. We as be-
levers cannot call him Lord except
‘by the power of the Spirit (I Cor.
12:3), but we do not all have that in-
filling of the Spirit which alone will en-
able us to render effective service.
This is an additional experience, but
one open to all who will honestly and
intelligently seek it (see Acts 8:12,
and other references). This experi-
ence is (a) commanded, “charged not
to depart till, ete.,” (b) to be preceded
by “repentance,” and (c¢) to carry with
it authority, v. 7 R. V. It does not
mean, either, temporal power nor is it
the prerogative of a visible church
and confined to an elect few. This
kingdom is a spiritual one. The pro-
gram of Jesus is Spirit-filled men to be
his witnesses, and to begin “at Je-
A true reception of the
Holy Spirit means world-wide mission-
ary endeavor.
Presumptive Ignorance.
Ill. The Present Place of Jesus.
vv. 9-11. Even yet the disciples failed
to grasp the idea ‘of 1 spiritual king-
dom as evidenced by verse six: In
a most emphatic way he tells them
that it is not for them to know the
“times and seasons which the Father
hath set within his own power” (au-
thority, v. 7, R. V.). Their power is
not to be earthly, but spiritual (v. 8).
It is the height of presumptive ignor-
ance for any one to set the date of
our Lord's return (Deut. 29:29).
Jesus has given us explicit informa-
tion on this question (Matt. 24:36),
and his parables all warn us to
“watch.” While Jesus talked with
his disciples concerning the recep-
tion of this new power and the place
where they were to begin to exercise
it, his feet were parted from the earth
and a cloud received him from their
sight as he ascended “into heaven”
(Luke 24:51; I Pet. 3:22; see also
Gen. 5:24 and Heb. 3:28 R. V.). His
parting benediction was an adjuration
to a'life of service not in thelr weak-
ness, but in the blessed enduement
of power. Yonder into heaven he had
gone to prepare a place for us (John
14:2, Heb. 9:24.) There he ever liv-
eth to intercede for us (Heb. 7:25).
His presence there makes us eter-
nally secure (Rom. 8:34, Heb. 7:25).
His presence in the heavenlies is the
guarantee that we, too, shall one day
be “with him” (John 12:26, Rev. 2:21).
This hope inspires the church to
evangelism, to holy living and to
faithful service. It was necessary that
our Lord’s work be transferred from
his invisible person.
Lifted up he was on Calvary, lifted
up he was into glory, that “If I be
lifted up, will draw all men unto me.”
Mysterious birth, wondrous life, glori-
ous, marvelous ascension!
As this is written Europe is bathed
in blood, and America is engaged in
a set season of prayer for peace. The
only abiding peace we can hope for
will be when the Prince of Peace shall
return to rule and to reign.
This boo.. of “The Acts” is a |
“.hrough the Holy
PE — ei... isnt. §
CURIOUS WAYS OF THE JAPS
American Traveler Disconcerted by
Customs In the Land of the
Cherry Blossom.
I knew before I got here that Japan
was queer, but I had no idea that
everything was backward, Homer Croy
writes in Leslie’s. I can’t get used
to sitting on the floor and sleeping
with a tomato can with a napkin
around it for a pillow. The easiest
way to figure out how the Japanese
would do a thing, is to think what
would be exactly backward in Mis
sour. When two Japanese meet they
| bow and bow, giving their heads short
Jerks au if Shing 1p Sv Tub maar |
out of their eyes. When they
ate Hp their hats. When
obme into a store they tip thelr
when they buy a ticket they tip
hats, Their elbows are always bent :
towards their hats.
Japanese never kiss, This pleasant |
yet been
pastime has not imported |
into cherry oaton land. It is only
recently that a few of the Japanese |
have learned to shake hands. We
travelers are hoping that they will
‘take up othér! ‘great American institu
tions. Japanese look upon kissing as
“ béing low and vulgar, believing that a
few moments spent in bowing is much
better. The girls feel that way
about it, too—they say. As I have been
in Japan only a féw days I cannot
‘write ‘with that tone of authority on
the subject which I may be able to
: use later. However, in order to make
' my "articles as replete wth informa-
tion as possible I shall go to no end
of trouble to get accurate data on
this subject for the benefit of the
readers of Leslie’s. When an ardent
young Japanese suitor slips his arm
around the girl's waist and whispers
into her shell-like ear that she is the
only woman who has ever understood
him, and when she looks up confiding-
ly into his eyes and breathes, ‘You
are go strong!” he does not clasp her
to his bosom in an ecstasy of joy
and plant a delirious kiss on her trem-
bling lips—no, instead of that he gets
up and bows and thanks her in a few
courteous phrases.
One cannot help feeling sorry for
them when thinking how many pleas-
ant evenings they miss. From my
limited experience I wouldn’t give a
good old fashioned Missouri kiss for
ten minutes of bows.
JOHN BULL BECOMING VAIN?
Really It Would Seem So, If Adver-
tisements In Magazines Are Ad-
> mitted as Evidence.
The vanity of the Frenchman and
his inclination toward corsets and
other féminine aids to beauty have
long been the object of ridicule by
newspapers, but who would have
thought that our staid British cousins,
who have always pointed the finger of
scorn at such methods of attaining the
grace of an Adonis, would have fallen
under the spell.
That the Johnnies of the tight 1ittle
isle are not above “painting the lily,”
however, is evidenced by a number of
bona fide advertisements recently
clipped from a popular London maga-
zine. They relate to creams and cos-
metics, the particular form of vanity
which the Britisher derides in his
women folk. One of them reads:
“Mustaches forced quickly, cheaply,
secretly. Trial box, 7d.”
Can we not picture the fair youth—
with nine on a side—standing before a
mirror and patiently rubbing in the
cream or salve, or whatever it is, hope
springing eternal in his breast that on
the morrow he will be twirling a long,
silky mustache which will transform
him into a perfect lady killer?
Card Wasnt Rlecessary.
Senator William A. Smith of Michi-
gan smiled the other evening when the.
conversation turned to the bad breaks
occasionally made by servants. He
said he was reminded of a maid named
Norah.
One afternoon two women stopped
at the home of a distant relative.
Norah answered the ring at the
door and requested the callers to take
seats untill she ascertained whether
her mistress was in.
“I am very sorry,” announced
Norah, coming down stairs a minute
later, “but Mrs. Jones has gone out and
Is not expected back until after din-
ner.”
“What a pity I have forgotten my
cards,” remarked one of the callers
fumbling in her satchel, “I will have
to write my name on one of yours,
Jenny.”
“It won't be necessary, ma'am,”
thoughtlessly broke in Norah. “I told
my mistress who you are.”—Philadel-
phia Telegraph.
America’s Mineral Resources.
Mineral production in the United
States now reaches a grand total of
°$2,500,000,000 a year, according to sta-
tistics gathered by Wall Street Jour-
nal. No other country of the world
makes anything like so large a contri-
bution to its mineral wealth. The di-
rector of the geological survey re-
minds us that this country mines 40
per cent of the world’s output of coal
and 65 per cent of the petroleum. Of
. the more essential metals 40 per cent’
of the world’s production of iron ore
comes from American mines. Our
smelters furnish 55 per cent of the
copper and at least 55 per cent of its
lead ‘and zine. In no respect will the
European war probably bring more ad-
vantage to the United States than by
forcing home to us the possibilities
of providing for our own needs in
stead of depending on foreign s
for much of our mineral elemes;
sential to industry,
8 es8-
the people—the people, who, anyway,
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ENGINE NOT YET PERFECTED
Great Things Looked For of the Diesel
Motor, But They Seem of
the Future.
Although the sanguine popular writ. |
ers who have to find unexpected won-
ders in every new thing to make a
place for their articles predict an ims {
mediate revolution in marine propul- | i
ston following the perfection of the
Diesel engine, the revolution itself has
been rather slow in materializing. The
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and ‘“absciutely ble,”
! Ps.
_ The Diesel e is, however, com-
ing to bas ‘more and more in |
smalier naval vessels, particularly sub-
marines. Most of the latest and largest
of these are propelled by Diesel en-
gines. Some of them develop as much
as 2,000 horsepower. Larger craft of
this type are said now to be under con-
‘struction in which Diesel engines of
5,000 horsepower will be installed. A
number of destroyers and coast-de-
fense gunboats have also been engined
with Diesel motors. The engine is in”
use to some extemt in motor-tank ves-
gels acting as tenders tc warships.
How far it will eventually go in dis-
placing the steam engine for marine
propulsion is still a very uncertain
question.—~New York Saturday Eve-
ning Post.
CARING FOR SOLDIERS’ FEET
Military Surgeons Have Given Consid-
erable Thought to This Most
Important Subject.
Every year at the French military
maneuvers, in spite of the fact that
the military boot is chosen a trifle
large to avoid injuring the feet, in the
first few days’ marching a large num-
ber of soldiers suffer from blisters and
chafing, which compel them to go on
the sick list, and the same would
doubtless be the case in warfare. Doc-
tor Arnould; a military medical officer,
having noted the coincidence of these’
injuries with too great mobility of the
foot in the regulation boot, suggested,
according to the Paris correspondent
of the Lancet, the use of a leather
thong 75 centimoters long by five in
width, which is bound round the boot
outside, being placed in the hollow of
the foot, brought over the instep and
crossed in a figure eight backward
round the tendon of Achilles, thus im-
mobilizing the foot in the boot and ob-
viating the chafing.
In all the regiments in which this
method has been adopted the number
of footsore soldiers after the early
marches has been reduced to an insig-
nificant proportion. The analogous,
German “Fusschoner” contain steel
bands, which render the apparatus
both more complicated and more
costly. ;
Another Guess.
“One good, I hope, will come from
this terrible - European cataclysm,”
said PF. E. Spaulding, treasurer of the
American School Peace league. “War
will be taken out of the hands of the
autocrats and put into the hands of
are the ones who really have to do
the fighting.
“These heaven-born autocrats may
really desire peace, but they go
about maintaining it in such a war-
like way. - Take, for example, the
kaiser’s peace telegrams to the czar.
Why, they remind me of Shronk.
“Shronk stopped his motor car at
a desolate crossroads and yelled to a
farmer who lay on a cart of fertilizer:
“ ‘Hey, Cornsilk, is this the way to
Croydon?
“The farmer raised himself from the
fertilizer in astonishment.
“‘By heck, stranger, how did you
know my name was Cornsilk? he
asked.
“‘I guessed it,’ said the motorist.
“‘Then, by heck,’ said the farmer,
as he drove off, ‘guess your way to
Croydon.’ "—Minneapolis Journal.
: Not a Scarecrow.
A certain Chicago business man
has had a great deal of trouble with |
his workmen, a number of whom have
from time to time evinced a disposi- |
tion “to meoldier.”
On one occasion when this gentle-
man, in company with his brother,
was visiting the farm of a friend in
southern Illinois, the two observed an
uncouth flgure standing in a distant
field. ;
“Since it isn’t moving,” observed
the brother, “it must be a scare-
crow.”
“That isn’t a scarecrow,” said the
other, after a long gaze at the fig-
ure. “That’s a man working by the
day.”—Lippincott’s Magazine.
Mineral May Be of Much Value.
Virginia produced all the American
output of rutile produced in 1913. A
large part of the rutile produced in
1913 was used In the manufacture of
titanium carbide electrodes for arc
lamps. A part of the ilmenite found
in the deposits and separated by
means of a magnetic separator has
been sold for use in making electrodes
t for electric lights, and the experi-
ments with the electric furnace point
| to the ible use of ilmenite in the |
direct production of tool steel. |
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