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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-01-12, Page 2THURSDAY, JANUARY, 12, 193.3 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATJE JESUS AT WORK (International Uniform Sunday School Lesson, January 15) ’ may have been his gratitude for this act of healing in the early days of I the ministry of Jesus. The xela- j tionship of Jesus with his disciples ■ was not a cold official thing: it was the daily > a matter of heart and sharing of daily needs help. home, and The following trustee were elect­ ed for the police village of Bayfield at the recent polls: Lawis Thomson Murdock Ross and w« J. The defeated candidate was Murray. McLeod i Donald 15, Eat chocolate caramels or other adhesive can’dy while playing, It keeps the cards from skidding. Golden Text "My Father worketh, hitherto, and I work.”—John 5:17. Lesson Passage—-Mark 1:21-35 The :Evening Hour, Mark has given to us in verses a picture of a Sabbath ing in Capernaum. 32-35 The New Patriot Who is the patriot? He who lights 'The torch of war from hill to hill? Or he who kindles -on the heights these even- A hymn writer Henry Twells, has given us the pic­ ture in poetry, in the beautiful hymn “At even, when the sun was set? Two things stand out in the picture widespread human need arid Christ’s willingness to help. All the sick There are always two ends to an enterprise.* -W * * What about this thing of government by ballyhoo?•* Qur public men are in duty bound to think berore they leap. There’s one good thing about a January fog. It makes us glad when it clears up. What’s that old wisecrack of one night of turkey thirty days of hash? followed by are now 19 families, individuals on relief at the present time. There ing 95 derich $600 has already been spent. involv- jn Go- Oyer v* -*■* * k .... . - - ■■ ‘ ■ ***A4*6**O»» vV mtj blv# The beacon of a worlds good will, people of the neighorhood came tc Who is the patriot? Only he Whose business is the general good ___r Whose keenest sword is sympathy i not easy. Whose dearest flag is brotherhood Leaving1 Home, 21 There are people who have lived their whole lives in one town. This has advantages as it affords oppor­ tunities for unbroken friendship and thorough familiarity with local tra­ ditions and scenes. But it must also become monotonous and withhold the mental stimulation which comes through change and travel. Jesus lived his boyhood days in Nazareth, a small village where life was very simple and he could have seclusion. When he began his public ministry however, he made Capernaum his headquarters. This was a busier place, a fishing town on the lake­ shore with more stir and business. When young people leave home and go to a large city, it always en­ tails a test of their religion. Wil1 they keep up the religious practices to which they have been accustomed during youth at -home? Jesus had gone to the synagogue in Nazareth each Sunday and he continued the custom at Capernaum. the teacher. They did not come in , vain, but his healing ministry was Jesus had to renew his reserves in the morning. Rising up I a great while before day, he went 1 out to a solitary place to pray. Medical science has made great progress since the time of Jesus, yet physicial need remains appalling. Hospitals are crowded, dozens of dif­ ferent kinds of healers are at’ work at clinics there is a steady stream of patients. In non-Christian lands medical science is too often assoc­ iated with superstition and even in the most progressive countries where medical science and hospital service have reached their highest, there is still much suffering and disease. In a small Ontario village a doctor has demonstrated that he possesses special skill in foot treatment. His treatments show a percentage of failure as well as success, yet year after year hundreds of people come daily for treatment. There is need to-day for Christian doctors nurses to carry on the healing min­ istry of Christ as well as for Chris, tian teachers to spread the truth. Questions Christ the Teacher, 22 Jesus was preminently a teacher The word translated ‘'Master” in the Gospels may equally well be translat­ ed 'teacher? He spent much of his time teaching and training his dis­ ciples to teach. He had truths which he believed would transform the world if only they were known if only they were lived. His teach­ ing was informal but vital. It was close to life: it contained eternal principles: it arose cut of the inci­ dents of the moment yet is as mod­ ern as today. His hearers were as­ tonished at his doctrine for he taught as one who had authority and not as the scribes. He did not see literary immortality from quo­ tations, but spoke out of his own living experience. He shared with others living water not from a cis­ tern but from a running spring Whenever a wave of emotional re­ vivalism sweeps a church or a coun­ try, it is well to rememlber how much importance Jesus attached to his "sayings.” The words which he spoke will never pass away. A study of the Gospels ,is one of the lasting evangelistic forces. A Sufferer Cured, 23-28 and did Jesus make Caper- headquarers instead did Jesus differ from a teacher? o! the the 1. Why naum his Nazareth? 2. How scribes as 3. What can be done to stop alarming increase in the number of patients in mental hospitals? 4. How is the healing ministry of Jesus being carried on in the world today? 5. Jesus had his quiet hour early in the morning. Do we? t most The work of Jesus, however, was not confined to theory: it issued in actual practice. While he taught in the synagogue at Capernaum, a man with a disordered reason disturbed Him. Jesus healed the sufferer and his fame spread abroad immediately throughout the region about Galilee. Jesus was a great healer. That is the historic fact which withstands the file of criticism. And he has given to his followers this healing impulse Hospitals throughout the Christian world bear witness to the force of his example. The death rate has been significantly lowered in Chris­ tian lands. There may be a division in Christian work between doctors and teachers but both may the Great Teacher and the Physician who in the synagogue at Capernaum taught and healed at the one time. Education and health are good ideals for serve Great any community. A Return For Hospitality, 29-31 from Church Jesus His host Simon’s wife’s Jesus went to her Coming home was not allowed to rest, was Simon and mother was sick, bedside, took her by the hand and lifted her up and immediately the fever left her and she unto them. Such was his for Peter’s hospitality, usually the spokesman twelve. In his readiness to cham­ pion the cause of Christ one motive ministered return Peter was for the GREENWAY (To late for last week.) special New Years service was in the United church on Sun- Rev. S. J. Mathers spoke od Jean H-o-dgins-, of De- their father Mr. J. E the holiday. McGregor entertained A held day. "A Prayer for the New Year” and a male chorus of more than twenty voices gave two splendid selections Mr. Dawson Woodburn, of Toronto presided at the piano. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Curtf welcomed a little daughter to their home on New Years eve. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Pollock and Miss Mary Corbett visited with their friends in London. Mr. Kenneth Hod/gins, of Central­ ia and Miss troit, visited Hodgins over Mrs. Peter her children and grandchildren—the, party numbering forty. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bullock en- ertained their family for New Years —there being fifty present. Mr. and Mrs. R. English and Miss Olive English spent New Years in London with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shep­ herd. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Mason entertain­ ed their family for Christmas and Aileen, ’Toll, Lorraine and Eagleson spent the holiday with them. Mr. John Luther, of Grand visited his brother Mr. Geo. Luther Successful school meetings were held last week in the neighoring sec­ tions. Mrs. Oliphant, of Toronto, visited her sister Mrs. Ed. Stewardson. Miss Jean Topping, was a guest with Miss hand, Miss Maude Brown London after spending her parents Mr. and Brown. Mrs. Gerald Snider visited her mother Mrs. P. McGregor for a week. Mr. Harold pollock, of Detroit visited relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pollock and family, of Kerwood spent New Years with Mr. Lawrence Pollock. Roy week Bend. of London Erma Good- returned to a week with Mrs. Dean and family Boils are raused by impurities ia the blood and are simply an evi- den.'O that hud blood Is citt'idating through the ;<y;st m and ecmin ;; to the surface. The one way to get rid of this painful blood disease is to give the blood a thorough (•h.nnring by using Burdock T,’ood Bitters, which re­ moves the ro-.I material end reby banishes the boils. Mr. John Horbay, Tlaford. Sask., writes:’-‘‘For over two yeans 1 was troubled with boils. I' tried all kinds of medicine without any result. A friend told me to take Burdock Blood Bitters, Just one bottle and the boils were all gone.” Ever hear boss him? of the * man who was so proud that his ♦ * ♦* • dad let him * "Better to bear the ills we have Thanks fly to those we know not of.”******** Some people are so occupied thinking about the that they trample prosperity beneath their feet.******* * In which class ar© you—those who keep up with those whose who keep up with the installments?* * * * * * • * Progressive business does not entail anything like risk involved in venturing in the days of the crazy ******* * The old order is changing, giving place to a new. the patient leaders in business and church and state and social • or of It *** * hard times the Joneses the amount 20’s. All honour to life who are making that change a development and not a revolution«****«•« WATCH HIM There’s a future to the young man reads good books, who goes to Sunday ■one day to have a business and a home of who keeps his job, who School and who hopes ’ his own.* ♦ Those several tons of poultry shipped from this region brought many a dollar to the exchequers of the farmers. Those who hand­ led the poultry, oftentimes at a beggarly meagre profit and always at a Teal risk, proved themselves public benefactors.» * • • Yes, the Influenza is abroad folk regard the malady lightly, not as severe as the visitation of has a way of leaving bad consequences in its trail, cannot be fought standing up, without taking serious risks. STRONG MEN NEEDED When most folks nerves are unstrung as they are unstrung just now, there is great need of strong men in the pulpit, on the bench and in our council and legislative chambers. Lacking this strength the church falls into sensationalism, business is exploited, the mag­ istrate and the judge and jury are influenced by the whimsies of public opinion and legislators follow the ballyhoo of a sensational and yellow press. The strong man is moved by none of these things but moves along doing his simple duty as he sees it and carrying on bravely an unostentatiously. Everywhere we hear of remedies for all manner of ills. But in by far the great majority of instances the remedy put forward has not the merit of being ported by the experience of the race nor the good sense of the of the present day.******* * DON’T BE DECEIVED Let no one think that the Christmas holidays and the Year’s holidays have settled the business and social and political problems financial have not But are settling -down to the fact that serious difficulties confront civil­ ization. Bluff is recognized as it^e folly. Keeping up appearances is seen to be mere idle waste of finances and time and effort. A certain noble grimness now characterizes the mental and spiritual attitude of men whose respect we delight in. The old way of say­ ing "let's grin and bear it” is giving- way to a far nobler and more sensible slogan "We must see it through.” In this lies our hope. To recognize a danger or an enemy is taking the first step to vic­ tory. again. The pity is that so many For, while the attack in itself is fifteen years ago, the disease still The Influenza sup­ wise * New of the hour. As we enter upon the fourth year of the depression the situation is as stern as ever. The clouds lifted. Storms and darkness still are abroad. has there been no gain? There surely has been. Folk ♦ ♦♦****< KEPT HIS MANHOOD Last Saturday, amid tlie mourning of a great nation and amid the heartfelt sorrow of civilization all that is mortal of Calvin Coolidge, Ex-president of the United States was laid away till the Resurrection morning. Born a poor boy, Mr. Coolidge learned the thrice blessed advantages -of hard work, rigid economy and vital godliness. Step by step this honest boy and man rose till he be­ came chief executive of more than a hundred million people. Day by day he toiled on in. the nation’s capital doing hi S'', sturdy best amid a whirl of excited business activities such as no nation ever, heretofore, had witnessed. Yet he never lost the simple downright honesty of the plain and God-fearing man. No man bought him. No party possessed his soul. No matter what came or failed to come, he wore without reproach the fine old name of gentleman. He never became rich. He left no great invention to his cred­ it. nor is his name associated with any -great legislation that guid­ ed his country in any local or international crisis, But he leaves the world the priceless heritage of a good name and an escutcheon without a blemish. Such as lie make us proud that we are born men. A HINT We do not know what a day may bring forth, but we are dead sure that new conditions are emerging. For instance, Mr. Frank Fedy, of Mildmay, Ontario, is credited with having transmitted el­ ectric power without the aid of wires. The revolution that this discovery may work in very phase of civilized life is beyond all com­ putation. It is gravely hinted that power may be broacast very much as sound is broadcast by radio.. Every mill and farm prom­ ises to’be affected. What effect will this have on the manufacture of wire, of gasolene engines, of electric motors, of dynamos, no one can forecast. "This form of the transmission of power has been carried out on but a very limited scale!” it is objected. The telephone was on a very limited scale at first. The -gramaphone was only a toy in its early stages. Radio amused only a few curious people for many a day. The airplane was but a joke while in its swaddling -clothes. Patient men worked out these great principles in their ramifications and applications and a new day dawned. Let it be remembered that Lord Kelvin, than whom the world has not known a more accurate scientist, proved to the satisfaction of those who could follow his arguments, that energy -does not require a physical agent for its transmission. It is well to .keep this statement of this man in mind. He’ made many discoveries and was seldom caught napping. These are not good days for nid- nodders. 4 t*r ♦ w W • ♦ TOO MANY OPERATIONS ON TONSILS? Speaking of the prevalent practice of removing tonsils The St. Thomas Tinies-Journal has this to say: The riddle of the tonsils—whether a person is ’bettered in health and comfort by the removal of his or her tonsils—has been stirred up afresh by Sir George Newman, chief medical officer of the British Board of Education, warning the public that too nany operations for the removal of tonsils- are being performed. Sir George's statement has resulted in the reopening of a very old controversy, according io a medical correspondent of the Lon­ don News-Chronicle, He states that nowadays this operation is per­ formed on about half of the children of well-to-do parents in Eng­ land. , This is one of the questions on which doctors differ. In the first place nobody knows exactly what the tonsils are for, the cor­ respondent says. Some authorities believe they protect the body against disease. Others think they may have been useful to our ancestors, but cannot be useful now, .and may be dangerous. Ugly-looking tonsils car sometimes- be cured*by attending to the diet and general healtt It is equally clear that a dean surg­ ical removal of these mas> infected tissue often works a miracle on an ailing child, or evxti adult. A large proportion of the operations are now done with the object of preventing ill-health, but it is becoming increasingly doubtful whether this hope lias any justification. The best medical opinion is at present in favor of reserving the operation for cases in which the tonsils can he shotvtt to be do­ ing harm to the rest of the .body, according to this correspondent. POPULARITY FADES/ Next summer will see only one city or town in the whole of West­ ern Ontario on day-light saving time, it is stated. Numerous cities which had formerly operated under fast time defeated the by-law at municipal elections this year, • and the only place to retain it was Guelph with a majority of less than two hundred. The fact that nearly every municipality in the ties of Western Ontario yeai’ operate on standard practically put an end to troversy which has centred around lack of uniformity on this question, 1 4 coun- will this time will the con- NEW RULES FOR BRIDGE cards as bid ahead of the is dealt rotten, men- your partner 1. Pick up your You will be able to others. 2. If your hand tion it. It will guide in his .bid and play. 3. If your partner hesitate to it. 4. Never cards on a which one you prefer. 5. Occasionally ask what is trump It will show you are interested in the game. 6. Walk round the table when you are dummy and look at the other hands. Tell them what cards are good and what tricks they can take if they play right. 7. Don’t show lack of interest when you are dummy. Help your partner out with suggestions, 8. Talk about other subjects dur­ ing the game. _____ __ fellowship. 9. Feel free to criticize your part­ ner. He will result. 10. Always tricks. Never 11. Don’t try to remember rules. It is too confusing. 12. If it is a money game, always stop when you are ahead. It Ivill leave a lasting impression, and folks will rememlber you. 13. Always explain your particularly when set. It shows your card knowledge. 14. Disagree with established rules and conventions-. People will know you are a person of indepen­ dent mind. raise. He •bids, has don’t to play hurry. -Try trick until you several are sure was last sed the His slats’ diary Friday-—The teecher was asting us kids about sartin Slogins witch you see now days in the paper anti on the radio and she ast Blisters about whut good to the drop and he he gess it was Stock Market, famly dont seam to enjoy rid ein g In a cheep ford here of lately . igaterdayf—JPa is feeling pretty pr­ oud today, Recuz a lot of hy brow writing people and etc. sent him a very very eorja’ invitation to join there Club today. Ma thinks it is all rite to and it oney costs a few $ a month. Person- lyly I cant see no fun in paying go­ od money to belong to a Book of the Month Club. Sunday—IJaes pa witch is very deef was out in the od barn today where we got are trapese and he was swinging by his knees and fell on his hed and rite aday he was cur­ ed of toeing deef. he is very pleas­ ed and he says it all so cured him of trying to perform on the trapese. ((I don’t no witch time I spelt word trapeze right.) Munday—Teecher mated 1 of answers todays. If it haucient of for that and a little mistake in uther anser I wood of had a good .grade-. She told me to Define Oboe and I sed it was a man who tramp­ ed around the country for a liveing and after she markdd it rong sue sed it was a musicial instrument well it she is going to ast Tecknickle in the way of grades. Teusday—I was telling Ester to- the my ben the I .......... ....... _____ .............. I day that my pa new the fellow who It makes for good kwestions I. don t xpect veiy much . played 1st base in the Sirfony ork- ‘ estry up at the city and she sed that’s nothing her pa new the fellow who ketched on the Giants team on last year. Wensday—-'The boss down at the noose paper where pa wirks at is a lot better than he was a few weaks ago. the Dr. ordered him to have a change of scenery so he moved his desk over to the uther window and now he is all rite again. Thirsday—I feel offly sorry for old Mr. Kemphouse. he broke his helth down trying to make a lot of munney. and then he went to a sanatireum and spent all his mun­ ney trying to get w-el and now he hassent any money any more. do much better as trump your partners’ take a chance. plays sure be there” 'Td give an eye-tooth to go into the city and see that hockey game to­ morrow night,” Fred said, "but we’d never get seats.” For 30 cents you can telephone about 100 miles by making an "any­ one” call (station- to-station) after 8.30 p.m. See list of rates in front of directory. "Why not get Bill on Long Dis- tance?” Hilda suggested. "Perhaps he could get you a seat today.” "By George, I’ll try it,” Fred agreed. Two minutes later he had Bill on the line. Bill not only Could but would and, what’s more, he had a seat for Hilda too. "I did enjoy that game,” Hilda said afterwards. "I’m certainly obliged to Bill — and glad we have a telephone.” <7V ____