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ND,” Gregory Morse added,
'•‘as I’ve always said, I
think people should be
honest with each other be
fore marriage. I don’t ap
prove of divorce—curious
thing to be speaking of on
the very evening I’m asking
you to marry me, but It has
a bearing on the subject.
No,” ‘he emphasized. “J
don't approve of dfvirm?*. Of
course^ there are very extenuating cir
cumstances at times. But I -think
most of them could avoided if
people talked openly and candidly be :
fore they were married.”
He told her then that be cared for
children, that they- would mean a
great deal to him. _
She felt herself growing more imtl
more tense. The whole of her ached
for him. Yes. she had waited all her |
life for him, never mistaking In any
of the others, the substitute for the
real.
“I feel as you do,” she said seftly. ,
Jove children!”
And she spoke the truth. But yet a
ith tlnu-waS'only half a truth.
They were married. In the little vil
lage church on GhHstmns Eve and
when later the carols pealed forth they
feTt a« tfinngTf even the carms wefv
for their happltv** aloner
They had been married several
years. Closer and rl«»ner had they
grown together. How glad she was
she had waited until site was sure
she loved. She had had so many pro
posals, and tliere were girls who had
had so few. Hhe had often thought of
the girl *• whom the simplest of
fflea*Ti!>« had come as a complete and
magnificent Joy. This girl bad had no
attenthma. her life had been almost
manless. At last came a man Into lier
Ilfs, very alowly. very unemotionally,
hut each alow step along the way waa
one which thrilled her and which
mounted up to huge and great propor
tions. It had to he a great deal to
rouse Marjorie hut Gregory had
roused her—fully,
Hhe had alwaya kept her fresh
charm and her appeal though she had
left youth behind. Her akin was
amootft. her color good, hrr eyes
dark and lustrous sad her hair had
no traces of gray.
But during this time no children had
come to them. Gregory gow didn’t
seem to care whether they came or
Hot. He wa***|ulte content with lire.
"People change their Ideas after
they marry If they really love the
woman they ms try.” he used to tell
her. “Before they have theories. Now
If children came, all sell and good.
But I couldn’t be any happier than I
am now.”
Hhe knew he apoke the truth. Hlie
knew It. He waa even Jealoua of her |
eagerness for children. Waa this 1
:Jt meant Jo .many, be pome J
times asked himself. JTHd people for-
lose you.’ And I couldn't low yon.
-Oon’t you see It was because I loved
ysu so that I lied to you?" she cried.
*1 loVW you so," she repeated.
r ”My darling, I’m so relieved.*’ he
said. “All I care about is that you
love me."
‘‘I know that," she.told him. “But
the heritage of my life has been
punishing me. Even though I know
you don’t think, now that children
make anj^ difference I know I cheated
you, whom of. all others I cared most
for.”
“Marjorie, Marjdrle dear," he
caressed her, “I am so relieved that I
know now what has been worrying
you. I was afraid you had ceased to
iove me.” , |
“It was never that, it was never
that," jshe saldT
“You see, Marjorie,” he went on.
“If at first you had told me you were
to have a child I would have been de
lighted—It would have seemed the
conventional Idea of the completion
of married life which I had pictured
In my mind. Afterward I realized that
the most Important of all was that
I had you and loved you and that you
loved me.
“Lately J*ve become very Jealous
of your desire for children because I
though I dldn.’t count so much. How
dreadfully we’ve groped Id the dark
even though we have been so close
together.”
She was happy then as she hadn’t
been before, happy In the love that
he now gave her, the love for which
she had braved a He.
And even ns he held her close she
thought of It—and life—so full of per
plexing moral Issues. Had she not
lied to him would she -have fulfilled
Si
tConducted by Motional Council of tha Boy
Scout* of Am, rlea.)
COMMUNITY SERVICE RECORD
Logansport, Ind.. haa a record of
atrenuous community service. “Among
the year’s activities the following are
reported :
One-hundred scouts gave 500 hours
of service at the Klwanls play-fest
serving as guides, ushers, kitchen
helpers, guarding automobiles, tend
ing check room, acting as messengers,
etc.. In addition one entire troop gave
four days of their time distributing
posters, etc.. 22 scouts assisted the
Salvation army getting Its new build
ing In shape, giving at least 200 hours
of free service. T
Two-hundred scouts decorated graves
of soldiers on Memorial day. Dis
tributed 200 fire prevention cards.
Fifty scouts worked 12 hours assist
ing the American Legion at Its big
Fourth of July celebration. Saved the
lives of 12 persons from drowning In
six months. Other services were per
formed for the Red Cross. G. A. R-,
D. A. R.. Camp Fire Guardians. Public
Health Nurses. Epworth league and
the Masons.
.mPKOVED UNIFORM INTDtHAnONAL
Sunday School
' Lesson ’
(By REV. P. B.
Tei
r _ . K1TZWATER, D. D.,
eschar of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1M1. Western Newspaper Unloa.
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER S
PAUL IN MELITA AND ROMS.
LESSON TEXT-Acts 28:1-31.
GOLDEN TEXT-1 am ready to preach
the gospel to you that are at Rome also.
For 1 am not ashamed of the gospel of
Christ; for It is the power of God unto
salvation to everyone. that belleveth.—
Rom. 1:16, 16.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Mark 16:18;
Rom. 1:8-17.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The End of Pauls
Journey.
JUNiOR TOPIC-The End of a Long
Journey.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Paul Uvlng In Romel"
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Paul's Ministry in Rome.
I
*1 Faal aa You Do.”
get. about each other and sink their
hopes and aspirations and ambitions
Imd emotions and dreams into the
comlhfuof another generation when
they had sworn and believed before
Gu(l and man thaj they would only
Idve each other. "Did they love each
other so little? Did they care only for
the sake of the family? It couldn’t
be.
That was too cofd a belief.
Another year-passed and they began
growing apart. Marjorie had become
restless, unhappy. Was. it because of
'children? Gregory masked himself,
uldn’t she have been happy with
Was his marriage to be a dls-
IllUSlOBt^S^ .*
But one evening ghe came to him.
“Gregory.’’ she said, “I have so much
to tell you. Let me beg n from the
beginning. I've hegii^going tAjtell you
this so many times. *
“When 1 married you I lied to you
N»w. d«mt interrupt me.* dear, y Yea.
I lied about my age. I loved you. I
was afraid If I told yna that perimpa
I was ton old to have HjlktrefTthaf yon
wouldn't—fnarr/ B>o that 1
"And I Pa ta •« an Anniversary Child.”
their own happy deatlnlea? Would
(bey have not rather goo* their aepar-
ate way*, yet two more unhappy
mortals whoae Uvea wore bat a
makeshift?
Yet she bad tied and ’ In that II*
•be had cheated him. the one whom
of all other* she had cared moot for
she had cheated atoot completely.
Perhaps he didn’t care ft* children
now. IVrhap* he would never think
of them again Perltapa, oh perhapa.
a hundred conjectures ’
But clearly standing al>ove the
others were these two Issues—she had
lied to win him and because of that
lie she had cheated and played falae
to the one alie bored.
A lit l« a vigorous i>srent. Imbu
ing ita offspring with Its ever power
ful Mood of doubt and wofry. Alwaya
she felt, she would think from time
to time that she had cheated him. and
that In the deep recesses of her mind
he w<mld feel her love had t>een a
very frail and weak thing.
Yet again and again revested to l>er
mbt* ‘•ffm^krhtwhwige-Tlik't ‘WITH' 'fFtidf
been for that He when ehe had spoken
It Gregory and she would never have
been happy.
And these doubts and worried
thoughts were the heritage of a He
such as hers bad been.
It neetned like a miracle. Hhe had
given up all hope. Still at times the
He she hud told in the first place of
all haunted her, because she felt she
had cheated Gregory. He never re
ferred to It. He seemed radiantly
happy. But she had worried.
And then some time after she had
told him. she knew. She was glad she
had told him. She was glad that he
knew her weaknesses and faults and
all. Her happiness over the coming
child was so much greater because she
had told him.
$And It’s to he art anniversary child."
The Christmas carols were pealing
forth when a small boy opened hfs
eyes upon (he world so new to him.
“I’m sorry It’s not a ^rirl so we can
call her Marjorie,” Gregory smiled.
‘Tm delighted It’s a hoy and that we
can name hjm Gregory,” Marjorie
whispered. 7
"Merry Christmas," Gregory said, a
little later. The clock Just struck
twelve.
"Merry Christmas,” Marjorie an
swered.
And the small boy gnve^ a shrill
little cry. - -
“That’s his way at saying ‘Merry
Christmas.’" Marjorie added.
“I’m delighted *o hflye It explained
to me,” her husband chuckled.
STAR SCOUT WINS BADGE.
Among the various Merit badges
which are open to first-clas scouts l»
one which boys rarely apply for.
though It Is an Interesting one. This
unusual badge In blacksmithlng has
Just been won by Robert Reed, a star
scout of troop No. 11, Oak I’urk, III.
Most of the required preliminary w«>rk
was done In connection with his man
ual training work In high school. The
requirements for the Merit badge In
blacksmithlng are as follows:
1. Make an open link of H*lncb
2.. Forge a chain hook out of % by
Vi-Inch soft steel, or %-lnch round
iron.
S. Make a bolt of Vfc-inch stock.
4. Bend and weld thre* llnka and
form themdnto a chain, these links to
be fastened to the hook of requirement
N’o. 2 by a rtng. and links and ring
to be made out of S Inch round Iron.
. ft. Make a straight lap weld of V4
by 1-inch stock.
& Make a cold chisel ont of %-inck
hexagonal tool steel.
T. Temper a ruck drill.
& Explain bow to harden and tem
per k cold chisel.
I. The Shipwrecked Crew on Mellta
(vv. 1-10).
Through the storm they lost their
bearings, and when they were safw on
land they learned that the Island was
called Mellta.
1. The hospitable reception of the
natives (v, 2). They built a fire amV
made them as comfortable as possible
from the cold and the rain.
2. i'aul gathering sticks for a fire (v.
*1). This Is a fine picture of the world’s
greatest preacher and missbaiary iu*t
above picking up sticks for a fire. The
ability and disposition to ( serve natu
rally In whatever way Is the evidence
of capacity for great commissions.
3. Paul bitten by a Venomous ser
pent (v. 3). With the stick* that Paul
gathered there was a serpent. l’«r'
hups- it had alreiMy curled Itself up
for Its winter sleep, but when the
warmth of the fire uroiiMtl It It darted
at Paul and fixed Its fangs upon Ms
hand. The natives'ex|iecled to see him
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GOOD TURNS OF ONE TROOP.
Troop t of Flushing. Long Island,
reports the following “good turn*:”
Five scout* took part In first me
morial Rooarvelt pilgrimage. IITJD;
troop took tickets fur All American
inaas meeting. 1921; distributed SflO
'Irrulara for aid of starving Serbians;
200 Dusters fur hospital drive; assisted
at Memorial day service* for G. A. R.;
N*e1ated at Hotary rlnb meeting; dis
tributed boxes In Salvation army drive:
helped clean Yirant lots; nue member
nf troop rescued a boy from drowning
>A>twltliMandlng all thla activity
this troop haft been keen for scout-
craft advancement also. During the
year IS boys became tenderfoot
«couta. 19 entered second class and
atx became first class. One Ilf* and
on the troop’a record.
RELAY PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
The Syracuse (N. Y.) Herald
offers a permanent cup trophy for a
relay race to be competed for annually
by Boy scout troops of the Herald
parish In connection with the State
fair Last year the nmners carried a
message from General I’ershlng to
Governor Smith. This year the mes
sage was from I’ersldent Harding to
Governor Miller and wns wron by the
Phoenix boy scout team whef carried
the message front Auburn to the fair
grounds, a distance of 26^ miles In
2 hours, 19 mlnues, 10 seconds. . The
fastest Individual contestant was
Howard Moyer, who ran a half mile In
2 minutes, ten seconds.
CITY STRONG FOR SCOUTING.
A scoutmaster of Mt. Pleasant.
Utah, reports that nine per cent of the
population of the city are la~RCouting
and that the whole town Is behind the
scout movement heart and soul, be
cause they see the wonderful Jesuits
it is having among the boys who-are
in It. The scouts themselves are very
much alive and keen on. the outdoor
part-of the thing. One of the interest-
Ingr features oMhelr last summer pro
gram was a six-day auto trip to Bruce
canyon, a distance of .400 rniles, camp
ing en route. The party number 175,
nothing harmed. At first the natives
concluded pint he was an esra|>ed
murderer and tliat thla was retritniiive
Justice lieiog meted out to him. When
they saw that he was unharmed they
concluded that he was a god.
4. Paul heals Publius' father (vv. 7-
10). Theae pe«qde are now getting
#Mne return fur their klndnesa. When
this man of note was healed others
came also and were healed. To this
they reejiooded In appreciation by.load
ing theta down with necessary sup
plies.
II. Paul Arrives at Pom* (vv. 11-10).
When Paul landed at Kfttoe (Tirlst’a
charge to the disciple* was fulfilled.
After threo inontba' stay at MdUla.
Paul depart* for Home in the ship At-'
examirta. who*** sign waft Castor and
PoMux. At Syracuse they were de
layed threo days, perhaps for favora
ble wMtda. At Puteoll he found breth
ren. at whoee request be t a tried seven
days. At Appill-Koroni and at the Three
Taverns brethren from Home met him
From I’uteoll the news went before
Paul's coming, and an Interested were
the brethren that they came more
than forty mile* to meet him. This
greatly encouraged him. for which he
gave God thanks. No one. |»erhap*.
ever enjoyed more chaw fellowship
with Uod. and yet no man ever en
Joyed more and derived more la-neflt
from human fellowship than he. Ills
readiness to preach the gnqiel at
Rome, which he hud expressed in the
Epistle to the Romans, written from
Corinth at»out three years before, was
■trow realized,
great leniency at Home, for he was
allowed to hire a house tliere and live
alone ex<ept that the soldier that re-
lualned his gunnl was rotisliiittly with
him. Being chained to a soldier was
rather Irksome, hut yet It gave him a
chance to preach to the soldiers which
he could not have had any other way.
He rejoiced In whatever circumstances,
Just so the gosjiet was preached.
III. Paul’s Minlatry in Rom* (vv,
17-31).
1. His conference with the leading
Jews (vv. 17-22). He did not, as
usual, wait for the Sabbath clay to
speak to thft* Jews. He only allowed
one day for rest. His object was to
have a fair understanding with them.
When they came he endeavored to
conciliate them. He told them that,
though he came as a prisoner, he was
not a criminal. Though his own
countrymen had so sought his life, he
did not come with an accusation
against them. The result of this Inter
view was that the Jews cautiously
took neutral ground, hut expressed a
desire to hear what Paul could say In
defense of a sect which was every
where spoken against. The fact that
this sect wa« spoken against is no evi
dence that it Va* wrong. Maicy times
a thing may be wrong In metr.<Pitiliids.
because their Judgments are biased. If
ft thing is right In the sight of God it
matters not What men think about it.
2. Paul expounding the kingdom of
At Least One Friend. |
“Is Bill GrulH-c’lu here?" asked the
affable and |<rc*q>ernua looking caller.
“No, air.” said that gentleman's sec {
R.’frr.T "jtf rm/Wii iff Mir." •— 4
As the visitor walked away the sec-
re’dry turned to the stenographer and
remarked. “Just think of anybody cal*
I ling our Imho* -Hill !* ”
“1 ih. you never ran tell." replied 1
that young woman with . an air of
great wi*rldly w|*dom. "The wors!
i>m< e «-rah I ever worked for had
friend.'■—Birmingham Age-Herald.
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■Hit tha Truth?
m* atul Brow n were walking op
Main street together.
“There g< e* qn old buddy of m'ne."
Perkins remarked ns n nuin passed.
“Who Is he?" ask* d Brown.
“Bill Bristow—poor old Bill!”
"Why ’poor old BillT’
"Well, It's this way.” Perkin* ex-
pla'ned. “When the war broke out I
enlisted and Bill got married.” •
“Yes. go on.”
"Well, can’t you see? I got n dis
charge more than two years ago now.”
Life is full of Vexations mofe or less,
hut patlhnce and good'nature will over-'
come any predicament. •
M&s ,AU.Htr.mVfU
WEAK SORE EYES
Wins Youngotor.
In
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again with your clothes
mean.
RnMty (In tears)—I—I was playtaa
and .Wlll'e Atelgs threw a stone nod
spattered me all over.
Mother—Well, what are you erring
about? la It painful to be corerafti
with mud? r
B<>hhy-<-Na hut I thought if I ranee
In laughing yon would whip me.—
Boston Transcript.
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“I understand the I>aplivndera eel
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Frequently muffins, gems, cornbread,
branbread etc., are a part c.f the eve
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during the evening meal, some being
left over. The question comes to the
conscientkm* housewife. “How can 1
sene them again In their original
freshness?" It can easily be done.
Grease a piece of brown pajier, using
plenty of grease. Wrap in it the muf
fins. bread, etc. ii»ee in hot oven for
l*n or fifteen minutes, unwrap serve
and. if you did not know, you would
think they were 'Just baked.
God and persuading concerning Jesus
Ilf) of whom were-xroufe. -tke -ofhers -fee. SSsilK-- H*~-poiaw—rewi.
kingdom—the Messianic Kijigdom w ith
Jesus as the King. * ' "
fathers of scouts and others Interested
In the movement.
■-» WORK OF BOY SCOUTS.
Cincinnati scouts
window cards in
y
distributed
connection
health week campaign.
Mayor Barley has Issued a procla
mation to the rtflzer.s of Denver, urg
ing financial support and genuine '•o-
operatlon -with- th* -local boy -scoot
* l organisation, declaring that boy areata
are “Indlspenaahle” to the best intgr-
tftta of every city. The prod a mat loo
apropoa to the boy ftcont
Consecration.
If you want to live in this world,
5.000 doing the duty of life, knowing (he
with blessings of It, doing your work heart
ily. and yet not absorbed by It, re-
ai^m^er that the one power whereby
you can so nrtii*. thut all slmll he
consecrated to Christ. — Alexander
Vlaciaron.
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Now, my God. ief, I tieseech thee
bifie eyes be nf*n. and let thine ear'
•«e attenr uatn the prayer that 1* mad* I
a thla place.—U Chronicles S:4U.
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