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whom, if he come shortly, I will aee you," Heb. 13:23. We may suppose therefore that Paul had the comfort of Timothy's presence with him when the end came. We do not know the further work of Timothy. We may be sure that he held true to the laat. He was a man of emotion and sympathy, for Paul spoke of his tears, 2 Tim. 1: 4. In all things he was "an ensample to them that believe, in word, In manner of life, In love, In faith, In purity, 1 Tim. 4:12. ~ A Boy Who Loved the Bible. 2 Tim. 1:1-6; 3:14, 15; Acts 16:1-3. Memory Verse.-"From a babe thou hast known the sacred writings." 2 Tim. 3 : 15. Approach.-(If your boys and girls are members of the Pocket Testament League, or carry a Testament or Gospel with them, a show of same makes a splendid approach BEGINNERS to this beautiful us hold them up and sing, "Take It wherever you go." You know we do not love our Bibles as we should, for we do not stop to think of the bles1lng11 we enjoy because of this blessed Book. Show me a boy or girl who loves the Bible (and If we love It we will obey its words), and I know that boy or that girl is brave and true, and will grow up to be a noble, Christian man or wo– man. Let us bow our heads and ask Jesus to help us to love our ·Bibles more and to learn our memory verse each week. Lesson Story.-All present this morn– ing but Earl, and he is sick with a bad cold. That makes us think of the story last week of the Great Physician, and can we come to Him today and ask Him to make us well? Yes, we can and Earl will be thinking of us this morn– ing, and he will be glad to know that we are praying for him. Last week we AND PRIMARY Mabel L. Merrill lesson.) How many have their Bibles or Testaments? Let
ther," 2 Cor. 1:1; Col. 1:1; Phile. 1; Paul and Timothy, slaves of Jesus Christ," Phil. 1: 1; "Timothy my fel– low-worker," Rom. 16: 21. Paul's pro– tege became his co-worker on the level of high service for Christ. Timothy was true blue and gave Paul the best that was In him. He was faithful when others flickered. Paul, while a prisoner in Rome, was anxious to send Timothy to Philippi, for "ye know the proof of him, that, as a child serveth a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the gospel," Phil. 2: 22. Timothy probably lacked genius, but he had goodness. He was "a good minister of Jesus Christ," 1 Tim. 4: 6. Timothy had his "deposit" from God, 1. Tim. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:14. Paul was anxious that the Investment that God had made In Timothy should not be In vain, so he urged him to keep God's deposit. But, when the test comes, Paul says, "I have no man likemlnded who will care truly for your state. For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ," Phil. 2: 20f. He could count on Timothy to the limit. He could trust him anywhere and all the time. That Is loyalty, and loyalty is "probably the fundamental trait in character" (Royce). Timothy would stand true when others had deserted. Paul is In prison for the last time. He knows what the outcome will be. He is no longer In his own hired house, but In the Mamertine Prison. Friends no longer came to see Paul, for it was now not safe to do so. Oneslphorous oft refreshed Paul by his courage till he was apparently slain for his daring, 2 Tim. 1: 16-18. Timothy Is still In Ephesus, but Paul longs for him to come to him before winter, 2 Tim. 4: 21. It Is probable that Timothy came quickly to Paul and paid the penalty for his courage by getting thrown into prison himself. At any rate the writer ot the Epistle to the Hebrews says: "Know ye not that our Brother Tim– othy hath been set at liberty, with
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