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SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. Dr. Linscott For the In
ternational Newspaper Bible
Study Club.
May 16, 1909.
(Copyright, 1009, by Rev. T. S. Linscott, D.D.)
Paul's First Missionary Journey.
Iconlum and Lystra. Acts xlv:l-28.
Golden Text All the gods of the
nations are Idols; but the Lord made
the heavens. Psalm 96:5.
Verses 1-2 Point out on the map
In your Bible where Iconlum Is situ
ated. Can two missionaries working to
gether do more good than they could
working separately?
Has the story of Jesus lost or gain
ed, In its .:harm upon the multitude,
sir.ce that day?
Was the uubelief of these Jews a
matter of the intellect, through lack
of evidence or was It a matter of
the heart; that Is, a result of their
rebellion against God?
Verses 3-7 How do you account for
the fact, that the same evidence, and
ppirtual demonstration, which made
one part of the multitude turn to
God with gladness of heart, made the
other part angry In heart, and mur
derous in their actions? (This ques
tion Is to be answered In writing by
members of the dub.)
Would you judge from this story,
that all the good people were on the
side of the apostles, and all the bad
and dishonest pejple on the other
side?
Will a wise and brave man some
times run away fiom such danger
as threatened the apostles, or will he
always stay and faca It?
The apo: ties flee to Lystra and
Derby; where are .hese places situ
ated? Verse 8 Is there ever any blame
to be attached to these who are born
with either physical o- moral defects?
Are parents ever b be blamed lor
either physical or m sral defects in
tbelr children?
Are pre-natal influences as power
ful in shaping a child's destiny as
post-nttal?
In our present national condition,
should the state provide for and main
tain all those who are born In an
Impotent condition?
Verses 9-10 Is faith, like this man
had, possible for all, or is it a gift
of God, the same as the resultant
grace and healing?
Was thi3 a miracle, and whether or
.not, does God intend to run this
world by law or by miracle?
Verses 11-13 What was the Idea
that these people had of the Deity?
How would it be likely that Barna
,bas resembled Jupiter, and Paul Mer
cury to these people?
Is it a trait in human nature to be
lieve In some ' popular superstition,
rather than in. the plain truth of God?
Verses 14-15 If a man of God is
regarded in some superstitious way.
Is it his duty to administer-a rebuke?
Have the best of men got the same
natural passions as the worst of men?
What comfort Is there to us In the
fact, that God made "the heavers and
the earth?"
Verses 1G-18 Does God pay the
same attention to the crops of the
sinner, as he does to the crops of a
saint?
Verses 19-20 Was It the same peo
ple that stoned Paul, who before this
wanted to do sacrifice to him?
Can there be any reliance placed
upon the applause of the multitude?
Verses 21-2S What kind of a man
ts he who, laid out for dead through
stoning, starts on his way the next ;
day preaching his story of mercy and
Lesson for Sunday, May 23rd, 1909.
The Council at Jerusalem. Acts xv:
1-35.
Portland Letter.
Portland, Oregon, May 10th,
1909,
"Leslie's Weekly" publishes in
its latest number a picture show
ing the contents of the storeroom
on the Steamer "Hamburg," with
supplies used for the Farewell
Banquet tendered Roosevelt on
his recent trip across the Atlantic.
Foremost among the good things
displayed are numerous boxes of
Hood River apples, and fortunate
ly for Hood River and Oregon
the boxes are so placed that the
labels are easily read in the pic
cure. Bascom B. Clarke, Editor of
the "American Threshermen, "
the leading paper of its kind in
the United States; Lee Hardin,
of Indianapolis, Indiana, repre
senting one of the largest of
American manufacturers: and
Morris 0. Eldredge, of the United
States Department of Agricul
ture, unite in the statement that
j the Oregon Threshermen held the
most successful convention of its
kind ever gathered together in
i this country and that the enter-
tainment at Portland was superior
to that ever given in any other
J city. These gentlemen were in-
vited out to show Oregon how
they themselves were shown.
', All agree in giving chief credit for
this success to Secretary Philip
! S. Bates of the Oregon Thresher
men. The Oregon Retail Merchants
Association will entertain the
i National Retail Grocers' Associa
! tion who are to be in convention
in Portland June 2 to 5, and the
Oregon merchants will circulate
in advance, a beautiful souvenir
programme which will be one of
the best advertisements of this
state ever printed. 'Going into
the hands of thousauds of retail
grocers all over the country, many
of these programmes will find
their way into the hands of peo
ple who want to come to the Paci
fic Northwest.
Klamath Falls is to have a real
railroad, and ."Railroad Day" will
be celebrated Monday, June 7th.
Prominent men from many sec
tions will be present. There are
lots of other communities in Ore
gon that would be delighted to
hold similar celebrations. In this
connection, the Lakeview Board
of Trade is working with Klamath
Falls toward the construction of
roads which will give Lakeview
its share of benefit from the new
railroad.
Every commercial body in Ore
gon that failed to have a repre
sentative present at the Oregon
Development League's Confer
ence in Eugene last week missed
the most instructive meeting ever
m
peoial
Begining with next week's issue
we will give a series of letters on a
subject that is of special importance
to every housewife in Monmouth.
One of these letters will appear every
week and are intended for ladies only.
Men are positively forbidden to read
these letters.
T. A. RIGGS
Monmouth
Oregon
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as
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HANNA BROS.
Sole Agents,
Independence,
Oregon
held in this state. It goes with
out saying that the people of Eu
gene gave their visiting friends a
most hospitable and enthusiastic
reception.
The Sherman County Develop
ment League are planning a bas
ket dinner, with a full after
noon programme of progressive
speeches, of which mucic will be
a delightful part, for Tuesday,
May 11.
N. E. A. Convention
May 4, 1909.
To Teachers of Oregon:
The Executive Committee of
the National Educational Associa
tion announces the selection of
Denver, Colorado, as the place of
meeting for the forty-seventh an
nual convention, July 5 to 9,
1909.
The railway lines have made re
duced round trip fares which will
be in effect from all points on the
0. R. & N. and S. P., lines in
Oregon, on July 1. These tickets
will carry a going limit of ten
days from date of sale, with final
return limit of October 31, and in
clude stopover" privileges in both
directions within those limits.
The fare from Denver to all points
on the O. R. & N. going and re
turning direct lines, not through
California, will be $55.00; and
going direct, returning through
California to Portland, only $70.
The fares from principal points
on the S. P. , both ways via Port
land, will be as follows:
Ashland $65.30
Grants Pass 63.95
Medford 64.90
Roseburg 61.00
Eugene 58.75
Albany 57.45
Salem 56.65
Woodburn 56.15
Corvallis 57.60
McMinnville . 56.30
Going one way via Portland and
the other via California, fare
from any point on the S. P. lines
in Oregon, will be $70.00.
This low rate should, and doubt
lessly will, insure a very large at
tendance of teachers at the Den
ver meeting. All the lines of
Colorado and surrounding states
have agreed to grant a rate of
one fare for the round trip follow
ing the convention, to all points
in Colorado.
If you are interested in the
matter, I shall be pleased, on ap
plication, to mail you further in
formation as to hotel rates, place
of meeting, etc.
Trusting that you may be able N
to attend, I am,
Respectfully yours,
J. H. ACKERMAN,
State Director N. E. A. for Ore
gon. A Rare Bargain.
230 acres of the finest land in
Polk county. All under cultiva
tion. Good for grain, fruit, wal
nuts, clover, garden or small
fruits. Land adjoining it selling
for $65 to $100 per acre. Will be
offered for sale for a short time
for $55 an acre. Two miles from
Monmouth. Inquire of Polk
County Realty Co., at the Her
ald Office.
Sheep Shearing machines with
horse clipping attachment for
sale at R. M. Wade & Co.