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TIIE TEST 0T CHRISTIANITY The Church Is What Its People Are, and .theDuty Involved Comes Back to the Individual “Why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say ‘1”â€" Luke vii, {16._ CHristian religion has always talked about the cross as its cen- tral fact, but it,__has _nev¢rtpgless i;- pravct-ice actually relegated it to a fiction. Religious people regard as a charming figure of speech that which they profess to believe to have been one of the sternest rea- lities in the life of their great Lea/d- The eternal tempetation is to ex- plain Jesus of Nazareth instead of following him, to count ourselves as satisfactory if we take what we call the right attitude toward him; avow our faith in his attributes and authority, and stand ready to defend him with syllogism against all the assaults of his critics. But a teacher’s worth depends not on the ability of people to analyze him but on their catching his vision and pager. The contemplation of Christ is continually being substituted for the character of Christ. Men wor- ship him by admiring terms, they .are judged by' their theories as to his divinity, and seldom or never shy their likeness to his divineness. They mock his character by analyz- ing it instead of making it their inspiration to seek THE SAME PATH OF LIFE. Lay our lives beside his and how do they look? Compare the church .with her master, or, better, test it, by the community in which it stands. Do the needy, the sad, the disconsolate, the erring, the per- plexed, seek it out? Is it to them an asylum, .a refuge, a living loving friend? This is the test ofWChrisâ€" tianity. No matter how ornate its building, how elegant its services, how orthodox its doctrines, the church is worthy only as it moves amongst men as their burden bear- er. What, need is there to. remind ourselves how unlike to this many churches are? Often the stained glass serves but to hide the sight cf squalor and the peal of the or- gan to drawn the wail of woe; It seems a thing apart, set to save itself, or to. serve as an oasis for dulyAaccredited travelers in the THE SUNDAY SCHOOL Lesson I. Paul a Prisoner â€"â€" the Arrest. Golden Text, 2 Tim. 2: 3. Verse 18. Jamesâ€"It, seems to be established beyond doubt, that this 15 one of the brothers of (7)1171‘ Lqrd: All the elders were present -â€" These men constituted the governâ€" ment of the church, together with James. 20. Thou seest . . . how many thousands there are among the Jews of them that have believedâ€" It was the feast of Pentecost, about twentyâ€"seven years after the mira- culous gift of the Holy Spirit. The greatest problem which had arisen during that, time must, have been the one here mentioned, that, thewe Jewish Christians were all zealous for the law. To them Christianity was only an improved Judaism, and they clung tenaciously to all the Mosaic ceremonials in which they had been trained. The destrucâ€" tion of Jerusalem was necessary in Older to make the complete break between the old and new. Beg-ti; abwkfiovizledged head of the church at Jerusalem. 19. He rehearsed one by one â€"â€" Luke was present, but omits the de- tails of Paul’s narrative, as the ground has already been covered so fully. . 21. They have been informed con- cerning theeâ€"The verb indicates that at Jerusalem a, systematic teaching had been going on in op‘ position to Paul, and as a resuit great hostility had been aroused By going around with gray hair when Dr. Tremain‘s Natural Hair Restorative will bring it back to its natural color, even though it has been gray for years. Two persons might use from the same bottle and the hair of one become bluek and the other blondn, just as thzy were in outh. So it is not a hair-dye; it will not njurc the scalp, and is no trouble to ap- ly. We guarantee satisfaction or money eturned. Price one dollar (Postage paid). Don’t Grow Old. THE TREMAIN SUPPLY C0.. 15 Wood St. Torc INTERNATIONAL LESSON,‘ OCT. 3. Toronto. dreary desert of daily life, instead 0: being a. servant in the mid-st of people, a refreshing stream to turn the whole desert into one great It is, an easy matter to- criticize the church for her failure to go about‘doing good, for being so en- grossed in her burdens that she has garden of the Lord. no strength for those of the world. But criticism is not cure. And all our criticism is but selfâ€"accusation. A congregation composed of indi- viduals who have been silencing conscience dominant; all the week will be likely to want it soothed by soporific syllogisms onISunday. A._ Often the most logical arguments on the divinity of the Lord come from the lips of t-“ose who lead the most diabolical lives. THE CONSTANT DANGER is that we shall substitute the logic of a theory for the living of its principle. It is of no value to t'his world to prove that a man once was divine if men are not to-day actu- ally becoming mpre divine. vuJ ~ _..-:,,,, Living ls .religion’s most convinc- ing logic. In the field of metaphy- 'SlCS mos-t minds wander as in a. maze; in the'field of character and (conduct even a. child finds the way. They who love do not need to argue about love; they who live its faith can let it speak for itself. No one makes any mistake who reads lthe religipn :oIf a, file. 'I' n... Both those who are seeking to a force a “Shibboleth” on the world and those who are criticizing the church for her vain pretenses are wasting time. The day is so short and human need so great ; the night comes soon when we can no- longer show the right life and the true Love for one another. Why waste our hours debating over history, seeking agreemennon worfis? ,1 s)»\, .u u a”, » V V 7 If we really desire the best and holiest things, if we seek the heav- enly life for all, must we not lay aside the weapons of mutual coin- fliet and take up the tools of hu- man service? The better day for which all long will not come by any agreement on words, but it will be hastened by honest, helpful kind- ness, right, and love to- which all worthy leaders have called us. ----‘7“1- -.-‘ “Ann against him.‘ Thou teachest . . . to forsake Mosesâ€"Knowing as we do, from the acts and words of Paul, how per- verted was this accusation, we can understand the ferocity of his deâ€" nunciations of these malicious Ju- daizcrs. to them by the great council, urge upon Paul a course which may die arm his accusers of their preju- dices. In short, he is to ally himâ€" self with some humble Naziritesl (see Num. 6. 1-21) and complete with them the final purification ceremonies of a vow which they had assumed. As an evidence of good faith, he is to pay for all the sacrifices, and remain in the tem- ple until the full ordinance is obâ€" served. In this way the disaffected will see he does not neglect the law, and he himself will contradict none of his own teaching or practice, as he has already declared himself willing to become all things to all men, for the sake of the gospel, to the Jews becoming as a Jew, that he might gain_them_._ 28-26. The Jerusalem elders, while recognizing and confirming the H)- ert-y_ of the Gent/fiestas guazu‘a‘nteed 28. Against the people, and the .law, and this placeâ€"A threefold charge, namely hostility to the Jews themselves, contempt for their law, and desecration of the temple. This last charge was sppported by a declaration that he brought Greeks also into the temple. This reference to Trophimus (verse 29), one of Paul’s companions, a Gen- tile erIn Ephesus, was, of course, unfounded. The “Court; of Israel” was distinct from the outer court, known as the “Court of the Gen~ tiles,” and separated from it; by a high wall, with inscriptions threat- ening death to all Gentile intrud- ers. Though Paul was not actual- ly a‘subverter of the Mosaic law, he had preached that a man was saved by faith in Christ and not by words of the law. In the end this would lead to a disregard of the law even among the Jews. 27. “Sevgn daysâ€"The appointed time for the fulfilment of the vow in the seclusion of the temple. 30. Dragged him out of the tem- ple: and . . . the doors were shutâ€"â€" This precaution was, doubtless, in- fended to prevent a. profanation of the temple by the murder which they were contemplating. 3i. Tidings camé up tie the chief HENRY F. COPE. captain of the bandâ€"This oflicer of a thousand men was stationed in the fortress Antonia, adjoining the temple, on the hill Acra. Notice, therefore, the accuracy of the deâ€" scription. “came up to,” and "ran down upoq them.” (32). 34. Shoutedâ€"Luke is the only New Testament writer who uses this word. Both here and in Luke 23. 21. it describes the din of L multitude. 35. The stairsâ€"Leading from the temple area. to the castle, and un- covered. as is shown by the fact that Paul was able to address the crowd. 36. Away with himâ€"The same cry raised by the Jews against Jesus. 37, 38. Dost thou know Greek? Art thou not then the Egyptian Clâ€" Evidently the captain knew that this Egyptian, who for some reason h:- suspe-cted Paul of being, was unable to speak Greek. The banâ€" dit leader 'of the Assassins (or Sicayii), according to Josephus, in- spired his men to murder influen- tial Jews. who were friendly to Rome. Thirty thousand of these men tried to break into Jerusalem ly force from the Mount of Olives, hut were dispersed, and the Egyp- tian escaped. 39. I am a Jew, of Tarsus . . . a citizen of no mean cityâ€"Tarsus was a city of rare culture, devoted to philosophic studies, and as citizen- ship there was confined to a. seâ€" lect few, its possession was a, mark of rank. 40. Beckoned with the hand unto the people.â€"The captain must have released one of the chains for the time being. This, with the gesture made by Paul, would really gain 'theflgreat silence among Orientals. Chapter 22, verse 1. The defense -â€"l.’aul made four points in his own behalf: (1) that he. was a, Jew by birth and training, and had been zealous for the law to the point of persecuting the Christians; (2) that his conversion came through a diâ€" vine intervention, and was con- firmed by a. later revelation to Ana- nias; (3) that after his conversion he continued to worship in the tem- ple, and received a vision there; (4; that because of the unbelief of the Jews, God had sent him to the ‘Gentiles. Fathersâ€"Members of the Sanhe- drin and rabbis. 3. Gama‘lieIâ€"The greatest schol- a-r of his age among the Jews, and still referred t'o by them as a. man of exceptional ability. He was calledV‘Whe beauty of the law.” ' V 8. J’érsiuisflof Nazarethâ€"The other accounts of Paul’s converswn (Act-s 9 and 26) do not refer to Jesus in this way. 5.7'717‘hevérstzrmé-éwéf the eldersâ€":The Sanhedrin. 11. Could not see for the glory of that lightâ€"This is the only place where this explanation of his blind- ness is given. 14. The God of our fathersâ€"No- tice that in the mind of Ananias there was no thought of rupture with the Jews. 17. When I had returned to Je- rusalemâ€"the visit, referred to in Acts 9. 26. Paul had been meanâ€" time in Arabia. While I prayed in the temple ~â€" Such a, man would not be likely to dis-esteem Jewish Observances. rmenâ€"A stupid avoidance of the hated word “Gentiles.” 25. Tied him up with the thongs â€"Stretching the prisoner forward by means of straps, so that, he will be in position for the scourging. "77178." Get thee qu‘ickly out, of Je- rusalemâ€"His stay lasted only fif- teen days: 21, 22. Unto the Gentiles. And they gave him audience unto this wordâ€"They restrained themselves until Paul reached the point where 2% could no longer keep back the hated word, then their violent pas- sion broke forth. BABY’S TEETHING TIME IS A TROUBLOUS TIME , When baby is teething the whole household is upset. The tender litâ€" tle gums are swollen and inflamed, and the poor child often cries day and night, wearing the mother out and keeping the rest of the family on edge. In the homes where Baby’s Own Tablets are used there is no such worry. The Tablets al- lay the inflammation, soothe the irâ€" ritation and bring the teeth through painlessly; Mrs. Jean Boutin, St. Marguerite, Que, says: “When I sent for Baby’s Own Tabâ€" lets my nine months’ old baby was suffering greatly from teething troubles and I hardly got any rest. HFrerll int-o a, tranceâ€"Paul had many 9f thpsc equrjences. A few doses of the Tablets reliev- ed her, and the teeth seemed to [come through painlessly.” Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams’ Medicine 00., Brezkville, Ont. He’s a poor dentist who is un- able to make a, good Impresswn. A REGULAR APPEARANCE CHALLEY’S COMET SHOWS EVERY 76 YEARS. First Mentioned in History in 11 B. C.â€"-IIas Since Returned 24 Times. Astronomers are often asked if they are not soon expecting a fine comet. They always answer no, be cause, With one exception, all the fine comets helrmg to the unexpect- ed class. This one exception is Halley’s comet. Its period is 76 years and it is due in 1910. Its first recorded appearance was in 11 B. (3., when it was said to have been suspended over Rome like a. fiery sword for several weeks prior to the death of Agrippa. It has since returned 24 times. We have a drawing as it appear-' ed in 684 in the Nuremburg Chron- icle, and another representation of its: appearance in 1066. The latter is by Queen Matilda, in the Bayeux Tapestry. At this latter appear- ance it was a. very splendid object and spread dismay throughout Eu- rope. It was generally conceded at the time that it floretold the con- qquest of William the Conqueror. (Similarly in 1123 it foretold the death of Philip Augustus of France. WAS SUPERB OBJECT. In 1456 it was a, superb object, appearing about the time. the Turks sacked Constantinople. In 1682 it was observed by the Astronomer Edmund Halley, who computed its orbit on the plan suggested by Newton. He showed that it was identical with the great comets of 1531 and 1607, and predicted its re- turn in 1758. This was the first time the return of a comet had ever been predict-ed. HALLEY WANTED CREDIT. Halley knew that he would not live to see the verification of his predictionâ€"he was born in 1653 ~â€" lmt he left a somewhat plaintive, as well as patriot-1c, arppeal, behind him: “Wherefore if it should re- turn according to our prediction about the year of 1758, impartial posterity will not refuse to acknow- ledge that this was first discoverâ€" ed by an Englishman.” The comet reappeared Christmas night, 1758- At its last return in 1835 it was a fine objecbwith a tail 30 degrees in length. Nevertheless it was dis- appointing and by no means equal in brilliancy to its earlier appear- an'ces. While inspecting examinationâ€" papers recently, a teacher found various humorous answers to ques- tions. A class of boys, averaging about twelve years of age, had been examined in geography, the previ- ous day having been devoted to grammar. Among the geographical questions was the following: “Name the zones.” One promising youth of eleven years, who had mixed the two subjects, wrote, “There are two zones, masculine and feminine. The masculine is either temperate or intemperate; the feminine is either torrid or frigid.” “We had to keep her hands tied for days to prevent her rubbing and scratching the sores. Doctor afier doctor treated her in vain, until we had had five duclors. They all agreed it was a tnghtful case of eczema, but none of them did any permanent good. Mn. Chas. Levero, of Presc-ltt, North Channel, Ont., tens how Zam Buk cured hcr baby. she says :â€"â€"“ My uauy’s head and face was one complete mus of sorcs. The itching 1nd irritauon were fearful, 1nd the liitle oue’s plight was so fearful that at onetime we {cared her cars would be eaten ofl‘. "As a last resource we here advised to try Zam‘Buk. The first box did In much good that we felt sure we were at last walking in the right direction. We persevered with the treatment until we had used thirteen boxea, grid at the end of [hat time I am glad to lay damBuk eflected a cure.” The average man is a willing workerâ€"when he meets another man who is w1}11ng to be worked. When the children “break out " with eruptions and skin diseases, so common in the fail, don’t run to useless and nauseating medicines. Zam-Buk is what is needed. It is a skin food as Well as a healing balm. Mrs Holmes, of 30, Guise Street, Hamil- ton, is quite as eloquent in her praises. She myuâ€"“Zam-Buk cured my boy of boils Ind eruption: when he was so bad that he had been unable to mix wiLh other children Prior to the boil: breaking om he had had a bad crupxion, but Zam-Buk clcaml this Iway too, and made his skin clear and imooth. It is a wonderful prepnrmion, and mothers throughout the land should always kcgp it handy.” Gk, _ For eczema, eruptions, rashes, teltcr, itch, ringworm, and similar skin diseases, Zam- Buk is without equal. It also cures cuts, bums, EC-ulds, piles, abscesses, chronic sore“, blood- pniaoning. etc. All druh gins and stores at so ccms a box. or posL free for price from Zam-Buk Co., Toronto. ZONES AND GENDERS. FALL‘ SKIN DI8EA$ES. An Article for Mothers. ‘ A Remedy Which Assists Nature Makes a Cure Which is Perma- nent; as This Base Proves. RHEUMATISM DRIVEN FROM THE BLOOD Every sufferer from rheumatism wants to be cured and to stay cured. The prospect of the fre- quent return of the trouble is noti attractive to anybody who has gone. through one siege. Most breatâ€"‘ nients aim simply to “keep down” the rheumatic poisons in the blood. The tonic treatment by Dr. Wil-, liams’ Pink Pills has proved byi hundreds of cures that it builds up‘ the blood to a point-that enables; it to cast out these poisons through" the regular channels of excretionâ€"- the bowels, the kidneys and the? skin. When this is done the rheu- matism is permanently cured, and ‘as long as the blood is kept pure ‘and rich the patient will be free from rheumatism. Mr. Thomas McNeil, Richibucto, N. B., says :-‘ “Permit me to bear testimony to. the worth of Dr. Williaims’ Pink Pills as a, cure for acute rheumaw tism. My son, Frederick, was sub- ject to this painful trouble for a‘ period of eight or ten years, andi during this time periodical attacks would regularly occur. His last at- tack was a most severe one, and the pains were excruciating in the extreme, shooting through the vari- ous parts of the body to such an‘ extent that even the approach of any person would cause him to cry out with fear, and he had rest nei< ther day or night. Our family doc- tor, a, man of skill and experience, applied many remedies without avail, and could give no encourage- ment other than that the warmer, weather then approaching might prove beneficial. Just at this time we noticed where some person sim- ilarly afflicted had been cured by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and decid- ed to try them. He kept on using the Pills, each succeeding box showing improvement, until he had taken ten boxes, when all ains and aches had completely (Es-34p“ peared, and although his mode of: life is that of a fisherman, and com sequently exposed to both wet and cold, he has had no return of any ‘of the symptoms whatever. The lcure is complete, and is entirely l due to Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills.” You can get these Pills from any medicine dealer or they will be sent by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by The D. Williams’ Medicine 00., Brockvill-e, Ont. One That Uses Fin as Sailâ€"How the Dal-ado is Caught. One of the most interesrbing of fish of Japanese waters is the Ori- ental sail fish (Histiophorus orienâ€" talis). The general name, given by Dr. Gunther, means the sail bear- er and refer-s to the huge dorsal fin possessed by the species. The fin stands higher than the body abovs it and is used as a, sail before the wind. It; is a. large fish ten feet in length and weighing 164 pounds. They swim about usually in pairs in rough and windy wea- ther with the huge fins above the water. Another food fish known as a. dolpin or dorado is sometimes caught in a curious way. The fish- es congregate under a decoy bush and raft made of hamboos, and are then caught by hook-s baitul with squids. Or the decoy bush is surrounded by a seine net and the (lolpins are driven .by beating the surface of the water with sticks. This fish is eaten both fresh and salt and is as great a favorite in west- ern Japan as the salmon is in/the Northeast. ‘ It is a favorite food fish and the annual catch is nearly 2,000,000 poundE. The sail fish is caught by means of a, harpoon. _ A POINTER ON MAKING SHOES WEAR LONGER. In this age there are many difl'erenb forms of insurance against loss from almost every conceivable cause and it is remarkable to note that we have now arrived at a point where it is possible to insure your new clothes against be- coming prematurely worn out. and no doubt when people are aware of this fact thousands will take advantage of it. Shoe insurance in the form of "Nugget" Waterproof Shoe Polish is the best kind of an investment. for it. will double the life of your shoes, because it keeps lea.- ther soft and pliable and prevents crackâ€" i’ng. Your dealer keeps “Nugchâ€"why not insure your shoes? It costs but 100 Black or Tan. rf‘he "Nugget" is a Waterproof nreparw tion which in wet weather retains its shine, and tho polish itself will not rub oil’ and soil 11:0 clothh’) under any condi: tions. CURIOUS JAPANESE FISH.