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the McGregor mirror McGregor, texas Friday, august 7, 1931
L HENRY- RWCIIFFE
j Saul hacl not spread the Chris-
SAUL CONVERTED
International 'Sunday School Le*-' tian doctrine to Europe no one
son for August 9, 1931. I knows what the subsequent course
GOLDEN TEXT: ‘‘I was not o£ western history might have
disobedient unto the heavenly
vision. ’ ’—Acts 26:19.
{Lesson Text—Acts 9:1-9, 17-19;
1 Tim. 1:12-14.)
Our lesson today concerns one
of the most epochful events in
the world’s history. It tells how
Saul of Tarsus changed from a
persecutor to a missionary of the
Christian faith.
Saul has been described as
4‘the greatest and most influen-
tial man of human history,” and
there is not much exaggeration
in the characterization. For, if
THE
Wishes to ask that you
YOU
“Remember”
OUR
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ALSO OUR
SUNDAY excursion RATES
To All Points
Avoid the risk of driving on the
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Place orders now for cus-
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market hatching eggs from
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Phone 137
of western history
been.
It might be well to know a
few facts about Saul’s early life.
His father was a Roman citizen,
although a Jew, and lived in Tar-
sus, a prominent city and college
center of that day, situated on
the northeastern corner of the
Mediterranean Sea. It had an ex-
tensive commerce at that time
and its university outranked the
famous one at Alexandria.
Saul’s family life is partly a
matter of conjecture. He had a
sister, we know. Because of the
requirement that a member of the
Sanhedrin the supposition is that
Saul had been married, al though
from tile fact no mention is made
of his wife later we infer he
was a widower during the days
covered by the Biblical story of
his life. Saul’s father was evi-
dently in comfortable circum-
stances for the boy was raised
to be a rabbi and was sent to Jer-
usalem for religious training.
Saul possessed an unusually
keen and analytical mind, the
product of inheritance and train-
ing. As a boy he studied in the
local synagogue school, mainly
concentrating on the Old Testa-
ment, probably using the Septua-
gint version. At the age of thir-
teen he became a “son of the
commandment” and was taught
a trade, in his case, tent-making.
At about fifteen years of age
Saul was sent to Jerusalem, where
he was educated under the great
teacher Gamaliel, renowned
throughout Jewish circles as a
profound and pure teacher.
After his rabbinical studies
were concluded Saul probably re-
turned to his native city and
possibly served there for twelve
or fifteen years. In this way he
was absent from Judea during
the active ministry of Jesus and
never came in personal contact
with him. Six years after the
crucifixion we find Saul back in
Jerusalem, a member of the San-
hedrin, and a most bitter enemy
of the new faith. His reputation
as a persecutor of those who be-,
lieved in Jesus spread through-
out the Christian groups, and
Saul himself declared that none
had been more cruel or heartless
against Christians than he him-
self.
Saul was present when Stephen
! was stoned. He took an active
part in the effort to stamp out
what was regarded as a heresy.
Throughout Jerusalem he “made
; havoc of the church, ’ ’ invading
homes to send believers to prison,
j Many of them were scourged,
I some suffered death, and every
j impediment possible was thrown
across the growth of the new
faith by the zealous Saul. At
length he requested plenary pow-
ers to journey into other sections,
especially Damascus, so that he
could root out the new faith ev-
erywhere.
On the way to Damascus the
great event took place. Saul,
traveling eagerly to wreck his
vengeance on those who profes-
sed faith in Jesus, met and talk-
ed with the Master on the high-
way. In letter life he listed this
occasion as one of the appear-
ances of Jesus after the resurrec-
tion. Saul realized who had ap-
peared to him and talked with
him, and underwent a complete
change. Physically he was ren-
dered blind and had to be led in-
to Damascus by some of the oth-
er members of the party—quite
a different entry from that what
he had expected.
For three days he abode in
darkness when Ananias, a believ-
er in the city, was instructed to
visit him, restore his sight, and
inform him that God hed selected
him as his messenger to the great
Gentile world. Saul accepted the
task, staying a short while in
Damascus, then going away, into
Arabia, where he readjusted his
mental and spiritual life com-
pletely to the new faith in his
soul. He returned to Damascus,
escaped from his enemies who
wanted to kill him, and went to
Jerusalem. Barnabas allayed the
suspicions of the Christians
there, so Saul talked with Peter,
the leader of the apostles, and
James, the brother of Jesus.
Saul’s conversion was a great
turning point in the earh history
of Christianity. It is probably
safe to say that no other man has
influenced the course of human
events as did this converted
Pharisee. He unhesitatingly
plunged into his task, and dur-
the years that remained to him
carried on the missionary enter-
prise of the early church, facing
the opposition of pagans and
Jews, as well as the conservative
group in his own faith, and emer-
ged victorious and triumphant in
the extension of the Kingdom.
August 1st
the regular quarterly dividend on the
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Extended Stay in Mud
Cure for Skin Disease
Possibly the most interesting bath-
ing places of the Philippines are those
of the hinterland of Mindoro, C. A.
Freeman writes in the Boston Post.
These places are merely mud holes
adjacent to hot springs and are pa-
tronized by the wild Manyan tribes-
men and their families. Jungle travel
is productive of various skin diseases
and when the Manyan becomes too
itchy to stand it any longer, he ar-
ranges for a friend to serve him meals.
Then he enters the mud.
Around him are placed floating pil-
lows of grass a'nd tables provided with
smokers’ materials. Over his head Is
a parasol and a gourd of water is
close by. Frequently the bather makes
a week’s stay in the mud and when he
emerges to plunge in a river he finds
that his outer skin entirely has peeled
off.
On MIndoran rivers near settlements
of importance the “crocodile baths”
are to be found. These are merely
huge cages of bamboo floating and
tethered to the banks. The slats ai-e
set so closely together as to defy the
entrance of even a croc’s nose and
in the cage the community bathes
without fear. Usually there is a
spear-toting attendant on duty and if
a cruising “bwaya” (crocodile) comes
too close he receives a jab in the eye.
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Even if you had money to burn, there would be no reason
under the sun why you should’! buy your groceries from us
UNLES, OF COURSE, IT WOULD MAKE YOU UNHAPPY TO SAVE
MONEY.
WITH MILLIONS TO SPEND YOU WOULD STILL WANT THE
BEST THINGS TO EAT. AND ALTHOUGH YOU MIGHT FIND
PRETTY DOODADS SOMEWHERE ELSE, YOU’D NEVER FIND
BETTER FOOD FOR EATING PURPOSES.
'WHERf ECONOMY RUUD'
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cakes
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ENCORE
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3 oz.
Bottles
A&P PEANUT BUTTER 2
8 oz.
JARS
CIGARETTES $1.29
CRACKERS
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HONEY 1 PKG. 1DC
COOKIES
N. B. C. FRUITED
OVALS
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GRAPEFRUIT,......6c
DUCE PRODUCE
LEMONS „<«.» 28c
TURNIPS purpl topLB lc
GRANDMOTHER’S BREAD and PAN ROLLS
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“Artillery” Before the
Advent of Gunpowder
The Roman ballista was much like
the Roman catapult. It consisted of
a trough mounted in a frame, in which
ropes or skeins of animal skins were
twisted with sticks. The ends of the
sticks were joined witli a thong, and!
the spring in the twists served as the
spring, or propelling force. The mis-
sile, consisting of a log, beam or stone,
was put in the trough, and the bow-
string was drawn back and released
to hurl tlie missile. The ballista was
used to hurl heavy material for de-
molishing walls. It was primarily a
siege weapon. The trough was so ar-
ranged that it could be elevated to
lengthen the range, and traversed to
change the direction of the missile.
Roughly, the Roman catapult shot
heavy arrows for effect on personnel
and corresponded to the modern light
field gun, while the ballista fired heavy
projectiles and corresponded to mod-
ern heavy field artillery.
BIG FARMING
The individual farmer faces
the problem of changing his
agricultural practices. The day
of the one-crop farmer on a small
scale is passing. Agriculture,
like business, is facing the chang-
es forced on it by large-scale op-
erations.
Recent happenings to wheat
to carry report and orders back
and forth across the miles of
wheat. Mr. Price believes that
intensive cultivation and mechan-
ical equipment should produce
wheat at ten cents per bushel.
Nor is he the only big wheat
producer in operation. In Okla-
homa two brothers operate a
farm of 4,500 acres. In Kansas
illustrate the trend. Prices have j a large corporation harvested 32,
recently dropped to the lowest j 500 acres and several individuals
-figures in the history of the | in the state farmed 10,000 acres.
Chicago Exchange, a period of in Nebraska James Jelinek plants
over eighty years. The Depart-J 28,800 acres in winter wheat,
ment of Agriculutre frankly
states that “the present prospects
point to another year of very
low prices, ’ ’ caused mainly by
the heavy surplus carried over.
The individual farmer, depending
mainly on wheat and operating
on a comparatively small scale,
using twenty tractors, fourteen
combines and twelve tractors to
harvest 620,000 bushels, which he
stores in his private elevator.
Cotton producers will face the
same competition, both in this
country and abroad. Large-scale
operations are possible in the
cannot stand the low prices. He , West and Russia this year has
will be forced to change his habits doubled her acreage in cotton. In
THIS WEEK’S MEANEST MAN
Our own nomination for the
“meanest man” hails this week
from Canada, where a wife and
eight children, waited in their
home to hear whether the hus-
band and father had been execu-
ted or reprieved.
1 Some “practical joker” it is
stated in the press, phoned the
home that he had been saved by
a commuted sentence, but the re-
joicing over the life that had
been spared was changed in a
few hours by the news that he
had been executed.
If any reader knows of anoth-
er, who deserves the “meanest
man’ recognition, we will be glad
to hear about the case.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Thomason
spent several days in Dallas this
week at the bedside of their aunt,
Mrs. Jno. A. Wood, who continues
to be quite ill.
or go out, of business.
There are some farmers, how-
ever, who can make money even
at the low prices. These operate
on a tremendous scale, using pow-
er and machinery to produce
their crops at very low costs. In
Texas there is Hickman Price,
who this year harvested a 500,-
000-bushel crop from 23,000
acres. He used twenty-five com-
bines, fifty tractors, two hundred
,$nd fifty workers, including five
special messengers on motorcycles
these areas the use of machinery
is possible, although no success-
ful method to gather cotton with
machinery has been perfected, as
in the ease of wheat. Mechani-
cal genius will overcome this
handicap in all probability.
The independent farmer may be
forced by such competition to
concentrate on live stock, truck,
and such products. as are not
suitable to machinery.
Send The Mirror to a friend—
Immigration Not Wanted
The Literary Digest reports as un-
founded the fear that Alaskan mos-
quitoes will he introduced to this coun-
try. /The Alaskan mosquito, it was
said, breeds in ice water, and if
brought here it might breed in winter
as well as summer and torment us the
year round. As a matter of fact, says
the Digest, Alaska has warm water in
summer, and it is in this that the crea-
tures hatch. They are as tender and
susceptible to cold as our own. There
is some apprehension that the mos-
quitoes may drive out the Kodiak
bears, forcing a migration to this re-
gion, but who is afraid of mere bears?
-^-Detroit News.
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$1.00 sends it for a year.
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