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iO Paul Chief Missionary at Athens SuaJay School Leiton for July 25, 1909 Food 10 Lj Products Specially Arrtnzed for This Paper K?rf & ' L & AIROni, HrltlHh, Kast AT- rlra.I guess everybody l" tliu civilized world known that cx-Prcsldent Theo iloro Iloosuyolt of the t'lilteil States Ih getting two American ilollnrH for ovnry wend of "copy" he writes for a certain New York publication. There foro the business of bagging the gnus in thlH lonely Hpot on the world's mail ban a double meaning. Spell It gnus or news -suit your Foir they are pronounced alike. The only difference Is that you net one with 11 rlllo of heavy bore and the other by menus of mental Ingenuity. Mr. Iloosovolt, I have discovered, makes his own news. And be Hells bis own news. Hence bis declaration thnt "because there are no Journal ists with this expedition all appar ently authentic reports are barren di. M St v&L . V-rg ZPf. -SiVi 'Hr rr:. A, i-ji m A MM r Ls' M f.m f7J, Itus t IO, ?x Ah rjE In the make-up of the sonilsavago blinks Wghtv-four souls comprised the small army which Mr. Roosevelt took with tit tn from Mombasa. Hwnnrt Tumho dtesseil his aides up In Amer ican made loose villi U and kbakl trousers Of their own choice were ipieer little skull caps decorated with feathers and tassels. . Wall tents, the . m C7i k SS" IMMi r mE&w llHM ' 7 m w iitni same used can cers, as those by Amerl army ofll- provided 7fCRMIT mc5RVANT) m V V',' J?OOSJiVLT- tWMTlNG CQ3TUMF mwM 5rr i&& yk t .e"' 4 Klv ttzi sr-v, XZXCJ t,- "vavvj r j- s&SSKStfr&u f r MMXPW OMM'jMr' I v v.- .-....;f.vj emiFL .Av-. 7 f2R2& 1 r..W"'V fivyViMWes, a, t ',wu iMsaH.t.. iu vaiv 'iiwdtt ,,-' p-j -t n falsehoods or are obtained by menus of bribing Ignorant ser vants and It stands to reason that for the sake of a bribe one of evil Intentions Is not above Inventing falsehoods for the purpose of obtaining the billies." lie that as It may, early in the mouth or August Mr. Roose velt will Impart some of his news to a select gathering of Hast Africans at a banquet. You can't keep reporters from a ban quet, consequently at the time of writing there Is no reason to suppose that the world will not got the former American execu tive's remarks In full. Mr. Roosevelt will tell his hunting experiences, his views on world politics and lots of other tilings which will astonish bis staid British hosts and will set them to thinking. The world at largo Is getting little Roosevelt "stuff," as the editors call It. The reason for It Is said to be the hunter's desire to pursue the life of a nluirod undisturbed by eager news paper men. They are on his trail every day, but tney keep out or sight. Kntorlug the port of Mombasa, Theodore Roosevelt and bis big stick made an Instantaneous bit. Ho was strenuous. Iirltlshora nro slow of movement and thought; they are deliberate. Not so with the American hero. Ho thought quickly, spoke quickly and Bald things which made the Inhabitants stand up and shout. He talked about the great country which the liritlsh had built and al most civilized In Africa. Ho made other points which tickled his hosts nnd bo was solid with thom from the minute he put foot on the gang plank of the steamer which brought him from Naples, Italy. He told bis I2ast African friends that he wanted to bo treated like a regula tion American citizen, not like a formor president of the United States. This, the lJrltihh seemed to think, was a llrst class Invitation to treat him like a king, which they did. With his entourage riding In the passenger compartments of a primitive Uganda railway coach. Mr. Iloosovolt gave a roal strenuoslty ex hibition by daring Acting Governor Jackson to mlo with him on the cowcatcher. Ho said thero waB more breeze on the front of the train any way Mr. Jackson and Mr. .Roosevelt then stopped tho outfit and took positions of vantage ahead of the fireman and engineer. This tickled tho nrltlshers. Nobody had ever thought of riding on tho front of an engine be foro In Kast Africa. They had always done tho most commonplace thing by seating themselves on the "cushions." So, because he was dlfforont from their kind, they liked tho American from the start. Tho rldo that day lasted 50 miles, when the en gine, being a union engine, refused to work over eight hours and gavo out. Tho next day the ride was ropoated and today half the llrltlsb Kast African highbrows ride on tho front of tho en gine whon thoy wnnt to make an Impression. Once on Sir Oeorgo MacMlllan's ranch tho real sport of the expedition commenced. MacMlllan's ranch is a notorious hangout for man-eating lions. They roar around the ranch at night and tear up things generally. Colorado mountain lions wero easily beneath tho bunting prowess of Mr. Roosovolt and ho proved that Af rican lions nre also-rans nlougsldo of the Ameri can brand by depleting tho kingdom of Leo by six In two days, tboreby sotting a new record for huntsmen in this section of Africa. A big, hungry hippopotamus chased Mr. Roosovolt one day. Formulating bis plans as bo sped along through the Junglo, the ex-presldont led the enraged autinal to tho opou and set two steel bullets crashing between bis eyes when tho hippo wnii only 100 feot away. Kermlt had a similar experience with a rhinoceros and, display ing tho family traits of his father, stood his M m : SrZ.". i fAtHOAHP THE at -10 yards. The beast was charging him In dangerous fashion. Not long ago Mr. Roosevelt captured two baby antotlopes and seat them to his daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Long worth, who by this time doubtless has received thom. More thun l.riOO speci mens had been cap tured by the Roose velt party up to the tlmo of this writ ground and succeeded in dispatching Mr. Rhino Ing and before the oxpedltlton weighs anchor for other shores probably 1,000 more will bavo reached the taxidermists. Lions, wildebeests, nntelopes, giraffes, hippo potami, rhlnoccrl, tigers, monkeys and dozons of othor varieties are among tho trophies of tho cbnse. To Kermlt Roosevelt the expedition has been n source of wonderment nnd pleasure. Every thing was new to him. He had read about tho mystcrlousiiess of darkest Africa but had never beon given an opportunity to even peer Into the coullncs of a real lion hunting camp. At the present writing both Kermlt nnd his fnthor are In the best of health, both wearing n swnrthy tan which Is darker than the Junglo stained khaki suits in which most of the bunting is done. A short tlmo ngo Mr. Roosovelt visited tho American mission near here and he oxpressed pleasure at the work which the organization Is doing for the African savage. Tho morning of tho day he visited tho mission he spent In hunt ing Culubra. monkeys and succeeded In shooting several, which were added to the list of speci mens. Oillclals bore bavo expressed the belief that Mr. Roosevelt's bagging of gamo Is Justifiable in view of the fact that his specimens are being secured for the purposo or stocking up the Sinltlisonlnn institution at Washington. Porhaps tho biggest test of Roosovoltlan stren uoslty came when the party crossed the desert west of this city. In this Instance they wore compolled to go for moro than a week without procuring wator. All tho liquid refreshment thoy bad was carried with them In great water skins, suitable for this purpose. Uwnun Tumbo, which Is an African oxproaalon of rovorence, was tho nlcknauio which Mr. Roose velt's natio servants soon attached to lilm. and when I mot tho ex-presldent at Kapltl Plains station, whoro bo was obliged to stop during ills travels, he seemed pleased to be reminded of tho fact that ho had struck a responsive chord the ox-prcal-dent's sleeping quarters and his patriotism was fully Bbown by tho fact that the American stars and stripes float ed from the flag pole before Roosevelt's tent. The colors wero dipped at sun rise and sunset in accordance with the United States ni my cus tom. The Roosevelt camp presented a unique scene. Situated In tho i ?nter was Mr. Roose velt's adobe, which also boused Kermlt. Before It lloated the American flag and grouped around it along in in la tu r 0 "streets" were the "pup tents" of tho porters, gunbearers, bush beaters, cooks and other servants. Kermlt Roosevelt's personal servant, Ju ma by name, becamo s devoted to bis y o u n g muster as though the latter were of regal heri tage. He followed him everywhere and was at his side dur ing the rhinoceros In cident In which Ker mit's life was per iled. Jutnn's gaudy tur bnn, khaki lialf-boso and Amerlcan-mado calfskin shoes, which wore n present from Kermlt, marked him as a man to bo envied among his fellows. The ex-presldent said that whenever he needed Kermlt for any matter whatsoever, It was onoly necessary .to scan the horizon for Junia's gay headpiece. Dining his bunting, travels and speaking Jlwann Tumbo never has lost sight of his writing; Ho is writing a chapter here and there, whonover ho has the time or Inclination to dovoto a few hours to the book of travels which he has half completed. Mr. It. I), ('iinlnghnnio. Mr. Roosevelt's hunter, Is typical of the African sportsman and Is declared to know more about game In this section of tho world than any other game expert. No moro unique sight was ever presented to the casual observer than that which met my eye when 1 alighted from a Uganda railway coach at Kapitl Plains, where Mr. Roosevelt nnd his army wero grouped The station Is on Sir Alfred Pease's ranch or estate, as It Is known here. "The Plains" consists of hardly more than the signboard which tells its name. Mr. Roosovolfs "army" was drawn up about him, the ex-presldont was conversing with Hunter Cunlnghamo and tho former executive's gunbenrer, Abdullah bin Said, was awaiting orders from bis chief. Of the army Abdallah Is most devoted to bis master and tho frequent lashings which tho heads of tho expedi tion are often compelled to administer to quell impending mutiny are never necessary with this character Ho Is a unique type of Africnn and be cause of his good qualities ho commands better pay than the rest of bis fellows. The man who aided Mr. Roosevelt in getting his expedition ready cautioned him ngalnst asking nny of his servants to do duties for which any of tho others wore hired. Tho Inbor union Instinct Is second nature with the attache of the African hunting expedition. Lot n gun bearor try to do the work of a porter or ousn ueater and there Is war In camp at ouco. Neither may the gamo carriers beat the game Into sight. Porhaps this system Is for tho best aftor all for the reason that overy man specializes nnd therefore Is able to do his own allotted work to a better advantage. It Is said hero that Mr. Roosovelfs entire expe dition will cost between $15,000 and 20,000, which to an Amorlcnn hunter may seem nn enormous price. Hut hunting wild gamo In Africa Is a heavy undertaking and in order to go through with such a tusk that amount of money Is actually necos saiy. But the party Is getting results and that la what they figure Is tho proper viewpoint. Having arrived In the Stolk district Kormlt nnd bis father had plenty of game upon which to exhibit their prowess Tho youngor Roosevelt Immediately sot about establishing a hunting record by bagging the hiBseat lion which, up to that tlmo, had found its way to the taxldoimlst of tho party. In tho Stolk district Mr. Roosevelt shot mnuy buffnloos, tholr hklns bolntj preserved for tho Smithsonian insti tution. v LKHSON TKXT.-Acts IT. 10-31. Mem ory vi-w 29 UOI.DKN TKXT -"Clod Is n spirit: nnd they that worship lilm imiat worship lilm In spirit, and truth." TIMH-A 1). CI. PLAC'1'3. Alliens, (ho capital of Orooco nnd nno of tho moat renowned nnd in fluential cities In tho history of tho world. Suggestion and Practical Thought. 1. Athens In St. Paul's day. Driven from Herea, as wo learned in our last lesson, Paul came to Athens In Uireecc. As be walked from tho Piraeus, whoro ho landed, along the now road to tho city; bo saw raised at intervals altars to the unknown gods. Ah the city of Athens came Into bis view his soul must have been filled with the deepest emotions. Ho had seen Jerusalem, the most Influential city In the world for religion; ho longed to go to Rome, which stood above all others in power, in law, in Imperial sway, tho capital of the world; but now be was to gaze upon tho city which then stood and still stands enthroned nbovo all others for Intellectual supremacy, for literature, art, architecture and philosophy. 2. Paul lleglns bis Work in Athons. Vs. 1C-21. "While Paul waited" for Silas and Timothy to come from He rea before proceeding farther, or be ginning special work In a new and pccullur field, "his spirit was stirred In him," urged on us with a sharp goad to give the Gospel to a "city wholly given to idolatry." His work was with four classes of persons. The Jews, devout persons, epicurean philos ophers nnd stoics. These mot Paul In debate. :j. Paul's Address lleforo tho Uni versity of Athens. Vs. 2H-31. The Athenian's wero proud of their city and could bo called by no higher title. A Wisely Chosen Text. 2X "As 1 passed by" along the streets and ave nues of the city, "and beheld your de votions," not acts of worship, but ob jects of worship Idols, altars, tem ples, "I found nn altar with this in scription," to the unknown god, or an unknown god. 1. (iotl tho Creator of Heaven and Knrth. 21. Not an Idol to be seen and handled, not n being in human shape, not shut up to dwell "In temples made with hands." 2. His worship therefore must be spiritual. 25. "Neither Is worshiped with men's bands," presenting to Idols costly offerings, nnd food and drink. God wants not help, but love. :i. One God and All Men Brethren. 20. "Made or one blood," all races, kinds, and degrees are from God, and therefore are brethren. 4. Ills Desire Is That All Should Find Him. 27. "If haply thoy might feel nfter lilm and find him." 5. For We Are His Children. 2S. "For in him we live, nnd move, nnd have our being." This is true both of our natural and of our spiritual life. 6. Therefore! God Is a Spirit. 29. Therefore "wo ought not to think that tho Godhead is like unto gold," etc. Tho human soul with Its vast powers must have an author and father great er than Itself,' of the nature of spir it, but infinitely greater than our spir its. 7. If God Is Our Father Wo Should Ho Children Worthy of Him. U0. "The times of this lgnoranco God winked at," overlooked, did not punish with tho severity that falls upon willful sin ngalnst light nnd knowledge. "Hut now." since Christ has come with new light, now motives, a now message from God. "Commandeth all nmn everywhere to repent." To turn from their sins, and live as children of a holy God should live. S. New Motives. 31. (l) God "will Judgo the world in righteousness." Kvory decision will he right, correct, loving. God will judge men according to character and life, tho test being whether thoy bavo done right or wrong; not their wealth or position or rank or genius. (2) The groat mo tives were embodied in Jesus Christ "whom bo bath ordained" to be tho Saviour of men. tho test of obedience, the way and the truth nnd tho life. (3) "Hath given assurance," that he, Jesus, is the judgo, tho Saviour, tho ovorllvlng King. "In that ho hath raised him from tho dead." It is probable that Paul's address was cut short horo beforo he had fin ished what ho wishod to say. 4. Tho Kffecta Producod by Paul's Address. Vs. 32-34. 1. 32. "Some mocked." Tho teaching seemed nb surd to them. 2. Sonio refused to docldo. "We will hear thoo again." Llko Felix, thoy would wait for a more convenient sonson. Thoy could onduro nlmost nny strango theories, but whon It oamo to giving up their sins, and to a change of life, they rebelled. 3. A fow accepted tho truth, re pented, and becamo disciples of Jesus. 34. 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