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TH E Kl N S ' S B U S I N E S S
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LESSON COMMENTARY [Coniinued ffom page 388J guard .'Jilin.’. For.,twp.'(^ears, gnTfi^fhaps lqhger, he ceiled ip.tp.^eeJhim.an.d.he,-.told them. the‘gospel stqrjy! ‘.It.1.happened, at/Rbi$q JiappeUj’e.d ! at.,’qther, piacps; / glaaly;-and Believed, and, others' iwo^ld not tojpn, \ .. Paul iiot qnly¡preached;to,the,people, ,gt 'Rome,; but he ,yvrote Jfttters, to’ his;fjiends in other cities.. .Do. ¡yop remember the time jhht 'Pauirja'nfl ’SilAs .-were put ihj'ppispn in FhilippL'and1 the doBr/whJle .they. \y'erev;sih.^irig nyniinS'/jat itiidriightr Ahff Ko>v jailer whs!about JB1kill hiinsdlF bec'absfe' He.fdared thiai the prisoiiBrs Jja,4..escaped? '.'And hbw. lie ¡.'and His:’W6US^oi.'d7&3,|6therS Becdme’ Chris tians ?'! Paul; Wrote. d jetjter from Rome.’,to these' ffierids,'at’;'PhiiippK' lt;(is ’calle^'.'the j by/iefier/ ’he'caiise.it shotys thajt .Paul. was hajiiiy (when he’ Sjvrbte it,'’ H e .did p f mind Being a 'didn’t, rhihd^b'dca'use, through beihg, a pfisdner, ¡h^'bquld preach Christ e'vdn to the ‘vety'pebplein' Caesar’p palace! STMMBLtNG-STpl^.S;;§TEEPIÎS[,G-§srÇ)ï{ES , Objects :.A mirror, a lighted candle, ¡arid a .toy .windmill.b (T o make the'¡windmill, take ,¡a. piece 30 £• paperi ;'about !five -inches square. . Cut' inward: from .«adì- corner to within an inch of theTcenter. Takejuan alternate\point of ¡.each: cut;section, tending -it to the center, and faste»-with a ¡pin-stuck through the points and the center, intentile lend .of .a pencil,.)./'? ' l ! .Lessim n'I,want to- 'talk to you this':mofit- ¡ing. i about; stepping-stones: « and stumblingi- stonèsy '(¡There are some people who .stumble'and grumble every time they come ■ to ¡any] difficulties in ¡life.!'There'are other ¡people] who use the’hard difficulties' of life •àsosjeppin^stoiws; and are1made .'Strdnger because they met and overcame the di'ffi- tìiltiés:/u; This mirror and : candlé ]3rd like those people who stumble over every trouble they meet. ¡A3 I -blow on'this mirror it becomes cloudy. Some, people become cloudy and .gloomy if the wind does not blow to suit them. ,Qther ..people are like this, candle! ' A littlfe1 ’puff ;Of:my breath cause's,'it ',tp. flitker and go out. It doés'not take trihcn to. make 'some'.'people’s light ,gò out. ' This1.' lyvifidmill :‘is like ' those who Use ■ieivéry!sto:ftè à's.a's'tètìping-stqne. The,harder it blows, the better it rims.,I Paul/was this kind or a ^Christian'. He ushd!,every difficulty as/a stepping^tone. He spoke o f 'himS,élf as/an “ambassador in chains” (Eph. 6 ;20, RfV.Y. Scjme.¡ people might thifik, tjrit. prison ? chains ( would hinder the preaching of the gospel, but Paui ai'd hot. H e ihade every contact count for Christ.,/' V’tìe p.reaàhed thè gospel to, tfiose^who were chained to him. Many, heard the 'gospel' from Paul who would not have heard had he ‘ been like, some jChristiahs 'Who''stumble Over every difficulty.'
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COLLEGE ROSTER^ SHOW A LARGE INCREASE Enrolments at leading collates thit Autitmn show a substantial increase over the figures e Faliot 193/ The hgures presented below were obtained from a representative listof instit/utii rough questionnaires and college papers. The average gain for the list it 6.6per cent. EASTERN1COLLEGES (3 PER CENT GAIN).
Results of a xccejxt.survey]of .college■ ,;matriculation conducted by phe $iew,\ , T imps,.■Wheaton's • increase dp, i 19,3,5 pyet:1934;was %his is' . more thandouble the,average,percent' , age ofgainsii} Western Colleges. As will be notedfrom the graph below, (thisinCredseisriotaspurt, but comes attheend6ftwentyyearsofcontinuous.^ progress.,
GeorgiaTech...............; 1,841 1,784 Kentucky, U. of.........■ 3,147 2,840 10 8 ; LouisianaState,U™r.... : 4,650 4,020 15'7 LouisiahaStateNorreal. : 1,250 1,176 -6.3 Mississippi Siate for 1 Women..................... > 856 856 .. North Carolina, U. or. . 2,766 2,703 2.3 Randolph-Macon (Ash* : lan ¡9)4 Gain Lots Allegheny (Pa.). . . •.•VmeriranU.(Wash'.,D.G:) ' Birbard,(N: V ) Bpnmrigtón (Vt.)........ Boston U '(Maas )..... BrynM w (Pa.) ....... CarnegieTegh. (Pa)— ■City‘,College.(N Y.) ColumbiaU.i(N Y ). .. (TeachersCollege) ConN-Cell, for Women . Carnali UUN. Y.) Danmoulh (N H.) . .*.. Delaware. C of............. Harvard l\ (Mass.).... Hobart (N. Y )....’------ Hunter (N Y.) ......... I.afavette (Pa ). .......... ¡Manhattan (N. Y X ;fvr Middlehury (V(.) •Ml. Holyoke (Mass). ., ;New'York Ijhlversity...., 2,126 8,107 6,760 4,829 Randolph-Macon for Women(Lynchburg,Va.) SweetBriar (Va.)........1 Washington 706 5.1 875 , 5 4. 424 , 409 3.7 . ... 21,292 19,761 7.7 Totals... WESTERN COLLEGES (10.6 PER CENTGAIN). I 612 .2,374 -9 5 ll;677 9.7 . . 505 ’62 9 . 'ta,iÖ7lj 60 2,289 6.2' . 9,5311 7.2 : . . 5,275- 5.0 . 1,543<13.6 . .3,962 * * 11,207 10,181 10 1 Arizona, U.of............... California,U.of.Berkeley •.(DarisAgric.ofJU.ofC.) Cal. Ü.at LosAngel«.. Idaho. U. of. .......... 'Illinois,TJ.of...'........... Iowa, 0. of.. .......... IowaStateTeachersColl. Kansas,.U.of................ Michigan, U.'of.. .. Minnesota. U.of........... Missouri.U. o f............ New Mexico, U. of. -... OberlinCollege; (Ohio)». OhioState.. ................ Oregon, U.of................ Pomona (Calif.)', ]...... Purdue (Ind.)............... St.Olaf. (Minn.).......... Washington. U.of......... Western. St. Teachers (Mich.)................ Wheaton (111.)............... 6.475 2.430 10.221 6.539 1.762 4,303 9.034 11.161 3,870 1.266 1.250 11.082 1,185 SOUTHERN COLLEGES (7.7 T FloridaState forWomen 1,660 Ceetgia,il^.;óf.. 2,800 2,684 guànce, indications,ppint toOnevengreater increase in enrollment 'inSeptember Ï936. Wheaton’s Consistent Growth N o greater proof of the Soundness of W h e a t o n ’ s principles is nee'ded;than her coilsistent gfowth' during; the last two decades. .. Founded upon its,, present site ¡in I860, W h e a t o n through the years has stood sane-- lyfor the right things. Today it has ass’uined a 'pcjsiucin Of hatiorial iihppftance.Tts stti- dents cpme from; neafly ever.y.state in the Unipn and from a, !large number o f foreign. Countries; The enrollment has more than tripled'during 'the1 last 'fifteen years'. What a conrincing demonstfation this! Of the value and néed of Christian education! W h e a t o n must not fail those Who look tó it for their lifetraining...,, Already W h f . a t o n ’ s equipment is ¡being taxed to the limit. If it continues to keep pace with :its,;, increasing opportunities; additional buildings are essential. Immedi ate needs'call Jft)f. a hew Dormitory, a Library, and a.neyy Gymnasium. No better investment for .God’s,stewards;surely,, than to provide for the adequate training of these Christian;ypung.'pebpie. An attractive Annuity Conlractiis alsoiavailable. It is 1 safe, [yields a generous income , fat tifa and.miUvitally:¡¡sstitithe ßollcge. AddiessiTbe!Vice-President; Box Uthcoton CoUciie rvvvwirinrinnnnnnnnnfiniwirirvwgHW^ ‘.f= O a C h R .1 S T A N D H I S t t J h v a t o n 3Utnois! K I ]N G D O M ” NOVEMBER 29, 1936 v : CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD P hilemon ' Paul expressed his thanksgiving for and appreciation o f Philemon’s noble Christian character (V. 4).. Tlus, was not flattery!; it,,was hoppst .encouragement; arid cfipeij. W e'n ced’nbt fear to express ‘appreCiatiofi to another;; we need to', fear using flatter)? for ulterior tqotiye's/, Paul, riqt only gave thanks for . Philemon, but, remembering Philemon’s constant need, he '.also1'¡coni- tinually'prayed for him, Paul had heard,: possibly from Onesimus o f Hpaphras, of Phileinon’S faith and lovei, and he mentioned his knowledge, concern ing these-by. way. qfv preparing Philemon for the, request,hp was about to make. As thisl faith (and love yy^s “toward all saints,]’ it would of necessity include Onesimus who had become a believer (v. 5). ] Lesfoh T ext: .Pmlethon 4(20'’ ;; /Tèff:.;, .‘‘Therp is néi;t|içr bond nor, free..'. ..fo ry p : are,glLpnè in Çhrjst Jesus” (Gal..3:28). Outline and Exposition I. . li P axjl ,’ s F o t - ^ N E is 1'(J -7 ) L uther ,hag 1 ¡said, / ‘This Epistle [Phile- monj showeth.a right lovely example qf Qirisfiah Jove,” : an^ Bafn'es.caUs i t “a ]mqdeJ/of/courtesy,, and. politeness.” There is nothing of insincere flattery in its' straightforward appeal, remiiidihg_ tis of (Luther’s words with (regard to Christ: “O f Christ ■’ whq lqyingly ]plqadeth pur cduse]”’1' ' ’ ' ” '
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