governor, and a false, faithless Jewess. He spoke not only of Jesus as the Saviour, but also of Jesus as the Judge. He declared how terrible it would be for a sinner to stand before that Judge at the last day.

While the prisoner spoke of his Heavenly Judge, his earthly judge was seen to tremble. This was a good sign. It might be that he would not only tremble, but fall down and implore mercy, as Paul himself had once done. Oh, how he had trembled when he had said, 'Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?'

But this aged sinner, Felix, when he trembled, commanded the preacher to depart.

Go thy way for this time. When I have a convenient season I will call for thee.'

Paul was obliged to leave him, though he would gladly have stayed to persuade him to repent.

'And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and

judgment to come, Felix trembled.'

P. 262.

Felix often sent for Paul again and talked to him, but I do not hear that he ever trembled again. His heart was set upon getting money, and he sent so often for Paul, in hopes that Paul would offer him money to set him free. But Paul would not offer a bribe to a judge, even if he had the money, for it is wicked to offer bribes.

No doubt Paul's friends would have given him the money, if he had asked for it.

Felix went on in his covetousness for two years, and then another governor was sent by Cæsar at Rome to take his place.

Felix might have released Paul before he went away, but he thought it would please the Jews more if he left Paul in prison, and so he did. Thus he went on adding sin to sin, getting more and more hardened.

We do not know how he perished in this world, but we know that his wife

Drusilla, with her son, perished in an earthquake.

"The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: He shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in Him.'-Ps. xxxvii. 39, 40.

LVI.

THE DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE JEWS.

Acts, xxv. 1-12.

WHEN Felix went away, a new governor came in his place.

He stayed

His name was Festus. only three days at Cæsarea, on his way to Jerusalem. During that short time he did not see Paul. But when he