SUGGESTIVE QUESTION'S
On the Sunday School Lesion by
Rev. Dr. Llnscott For the In
ternational Newspaper Bible
Study Club.
WILLING TO DEAL
August 29th, 1909.
(Copyright. 1909. by Ktv. T. S. Linsrott. D.D.)
Paul on Christian Love I Cor
13:1-13.
Golden Text And now abideth
faith, hope, love, these three, but the
greatest of these Is love. I Cor. 13:13.
Verse 1 What Is the utmost which
can be claimed for the gift of elo
quence? Why Is an eloquent man without
love, like a brass band with cymbal
accompaniments?
Will eloquence without love, make
a man acceptable to God?
Will eloquence without love, make
a man acceptable to his fellows, or
give any lasting satisfaction to him
self? Verse 2 Is there any necessary
moral praise due to a man who has
the gift of prophecy, and has Intuitive
knowledge, of mystery? '
Is there any more necessary praise
to be accorded to a big man than to
a little man?
If God gives a man the faith so he
can remove a mountain and he at the
same time Is without love, what good
Is the faith to him?
Verse 3 Do some people give liber
ally, and suffer personal Inconven
ience, who have no real love in their
hearts and if so. what is It which
prompts to these acts?
If a man gives when It can be seen,
and does not give when it cannot be
seen, is there any lovo In his heart
or any real merit In his charity?
Should the church refuse to accept
of money for the Gospel or for charity,
from those who clearly give to be seen
of men?
Do those who give without love,
but to be seen of men, reap any bene
fit from It, or does it hurt them?
Can you conceive of a man giving
his body to be burned, for his religion
with an impure motive, or without
love In his heart?
What is the only thing which rec
ommends us to God in and of itself?
Verses 4-7 What proof can you
give that love is long suffering and
kind?
If we really love a person will wo
ever speak of him to his Injury, no
matter what the provocation way he?
What is it in love, which tends to
patirnce, politee's, kindness, gentle
ness, and hiun'Hty?
May a person be controlled by love,
and be envious at the same time, a?d
if not. why not? ,
Does lovo always rrflVe a mn th'r1:
cf "the other fellow" he-ra n?rv?''f?
What does love tal:e all Its pleasure
from ?
Verses R-13 Can dpo-d"ney or
doubt, or depression, or hopeles'iT'.ssq,
or any other bad feellne. occupy the
heart that Is filed with love?
What will he the reln-ivo ?.ie or
uses in hepvpi. of faith, hope, elo
quence, knowledge, love?
What Is really the sum total of all
things, or that which turs up In it
self all the blessedness, nobility, and
hanoiness, that the mind can con
ceive, or the heart crave, and why
Is it bo? (This question mi'st bs an
swered in writing by members of the
club.)
Lesson for Sunday, Sept. 5th. 1909.
Paul's Third" Missionary Jouiea
Farewells. Acts 20:2-3S.
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liut His Terms Didn't Suit the Man
Who Found the Watch.
A well known western detective
Has talking about football crowds.
''They are usually," he said, "the
most respectable of all crowds. I
had, however, an odd experience at
a game in Chicago.
"I started out at the end of the
first half to get a glass of soda.
There was a young man in front of
me, a young man in a baggy suit
and a soiled collar. lie walked slow
ly. I was almost treading on his
heels. Suddenly he stopped, and I
nearly tripped over him.
" 'Xo, you don't !' he said, with e
kind of sneering laugh, as he rose.
'You seen it first mavbe, but I was
too quick for you, wasn't I ?'
"He showed me a watch that he
held in the palm of his hand. The
ground was muddy, his knees were
brown with mud where he had
knelt, but the watch was unsoiled.
A thick, solid looking affair it eeemi
ed to be.
"'Hard luck, cully,' he went on,
and he walked on beside me, brush
ing his knees. 'You saw it first,
but I was the quickest and copped
it out. Hard luck, old man. I
guess it's worth twenty-five plunks,
this here ticker. What do you
think?'
"I examined the watch.
" 'It looks to me to be worth ev
ery cent of a hurnlred,' I said heart
ily. "'And I copped it!' he chuckled.
'You saw it first. Y.y gosh, you
nearly upset me! I was too 'quick
for you, though. Hard luck!'
"He paused and gave mo a kind
ly look.
" " 'Say,' he exclaimed, 'I don't want
to be mean. I'll tell you what I'll
do. I'll go halves. You saw it
first.'
" 'Oh,' said I, 'you r.re too gener
ous. Halves would be too much.'
" 'Well, then,' eaid he, 'I'll make
it a third. You was the first to see
it. Then a third of it's yours.'
"'Ho you mean it?' I cried.
" 'Every word,' said he. 'I'm no
shvster.'
'" 'All right,' said I. 'That makes
your share, then, $33. Give me $15,
and we'll call it square.'
"He gave me a keen, frowning
look. He thrust the watch into his
pocket.
"'Fresh!' he muttered and van
ished in the crowd." Exchange.
Wanted to Make Sure.
A number of students from a Ger
man university were drinking in a
beer garden. A self satisfied look
ing American said to one of the
shortest and stoutest students:
"I'll bet you $5 you can't drink
seven schooners of beer!"
The Dutchman hesitated, then
declined the bet and left the room.
In ten minutes he came puffing
back, hurried up to the American
and exclaimed:
"I villdake derbet!"
The beer was ordered, and the
Dutchman in the presence of an
admiring and envious company
quickly drank off the seven schoon
ers. The $5 were paid over, and the
American asked:
"Would you mind telling me why
vou went out before you took the
bet?"
. "Xein; to see could I drink der
seven schooners, what?" Bohemian.-
Saved His Rupees.'
During a great flood at Ilaklurabnd a
native banker, overtaken by the sud
den rush of water, made bis way on
to a mound, where lie was quickly Iso
lated. The water rose, ami the bank
er's legs were covered to bis knees.
"Fifty rupees (about 3 7s.). CO rupees,"
he shouted, "to any one who will save
me:" When the water readied bis
shoulder he was shouting, "One thou
sand rupees!" Wheu enveloped to his
neck, with death staring him lu the
face, he yelled: "Ilelp. help! All that I
have will I give to any one to save
me:" Shortly after the water began
to recede. When once more he was
covered only to his knees an offer of
rescue came. But the banker, pluck
lug up his courage, cried: "Keep off!
Keep off! I will not give a rupee!"
and succeeded lu making hi escape
free of charge. St. James' Gazette.
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Kings Valley
J. P. Logan went to Corvallis
Monday.
Miss Ethel Price went to Airlie
Monday.
Curtis Miller and wife of Wald
port, are in the valley visiting.
A. .C. Miller was on the sick
list part of last week.
Miss Rose Harbin returned
home Monday after a two weeks
visit in the valley.
Mrs. James Cherry, of Beaver
ton, is in the valley visiting her
father Larkin Price.
Grandma Herren returned home
Friday after a visit in the valley
with relatives and friends.
The Miller & Frantz threshing
machine went to Blodget's Val
ley, Monday.
The people of the Ward district
Sunday school, all came down to
the valley last Sunday to visit
the K. V. Sunday school.
W. S. Alcorn came up - from
Airlie, Saturday evening and re
turned Monday. We hear he has
taken charge of their store at
Airlie.
Taylor Miller, had the misfor
tune Wednesday to get the little
finger on his left hand cut nearly
off in the separator while thresh
ing. Dr. Logan, of Philomath,
dressed the wound and it is get
ting along nicely.
I It requires three years before many
! species of birds acquire their mature
! plumage.
Died.
At the home of his son one
half mile west of Monmouth,
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Aug. 14, 1909, of paralysis John
Meeker, aged 77 years, 2 months
and 8 days.
John Meeker was born at Deer
field, Warren county, Ohio, June
6, 1832. He moved to Indiana
in early life and from there to
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he
was married to Rowena E. Stow
in 1858. From there the family
moved to Nebraska in 1887 and
thence to Corvallis in 1902. He
and his wife were staying with
j their son while Mrs. Meeker was
in the east.attending her mother,
who is seriously ill.
The funersl was held in the
Christian church, the sermon be
ing by Rev. W. A. Wood. The
remains were laid to rest in the
Monmouth cemetery.
He is survived by a wife, one
son and two daughters, W, M.
Meeker, of Monmouth, Mrs. Del
la Thompson, of Corvallis and
Mrs. Lennie Snyder, of Carson,
Wash.