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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-04-27, Page 7Sunday School Lesson JESUS SETS NEW STANDARD OF LIVING (International Uniform Sunday School Lesson, April 30) Golden Text “As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” —John 6:31. LESSON PASSAGE—Mark 10 13-27 “To every man there openeth A way, and ways, and a way, And the high soul climbs the high way, And the low soul gropes the low; And in between, on the misty flats. , The rest drift to and fro, -But to every man there openeth A high way and a low, And every man decideth The way his soul shall go.” ------John Oxenhan The Money Test, 17-20 In. a discussion as to the disting­ uishing marks of a Christian, a man remarked. “My test of a Christian is his attitude to money.” He meant that if a person has conquer­ ed the love of money, it is proof that he is thoroughly Christian. The rich young man who came to Jesus had many good qualities. He was re­ spectable. His outward conduct conformed the law. He could say without fear of contradiction, that he1 had kept the commandments More important still, he had genuine spiritual yearningss and aspiration. He went running to see Jesus, kneel­ ed before him and said: “Good Mas­ ter, what shall I do that I may in­ herit eternal life?” Such a ques­ tion, revealing such a spiritual de­ sire, was a recommendation of this young man. The majority of people knowing this man’s reputation and hearing his question would have given him an unreserved certificate of character. But Jesus saw deeper He knew that there was something holding the young man back. Jesus discerned the man’s dissatisfaction with himself. Respectable as he was, he could not stand the money test. A Hal’d Demand, 21 .Jesus had no dislike of the wealthy as a class. He was occasionally the guest of the rich. Several of his parable indicate that he fully recog­ nized the virtues of the rich. His heart immediately went forth in sympathy to this .rich young man who came running to him. We are told that’ Jesus beholding him, lov­ ed him. Therefore, we may bp sure that there was no. class spitefulness back of the demand which Jesus made of him. How then are we to explain this this strange demand? “One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor/ and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the c^'oss, and follow me.” Jesus did not make this demand of all others. Apparently there was some­ thing individual to this young man’s case. He was thinking too much of his possessions. As y*et the love of wealth had not’ completely quenched the spirit’s flame. He could still seek to discover the secret of eter­ nal life. But Jesus saw that in a few year's all such spiritual interest would be forgotten. The young man must at once make a clear and final choice between two ideals of life, if he were to live for the highest. The Great Refusal, 22 Jesus invited this young man to follow him. He saw spiritual- pos­ sibilities in him. It WaS a fateful Ohoice for the young man and he decided wrong. He wanted to fol­ low Jesus, but he wanted to retain his Wl&itli’’mOre than he wanted to follow Jesus. “He went away grieved; for he had great possess­ ions.” His dominant desire decided his choice. If he could have kept his wealth and followed Jesus, he would gladly have done so, but when the sharp alternative was presented to him, he chose his money bags and title-deeds. Had he chosen differ­ ently, he -might have ranked among, the immortals. As it is, we do not even know his name. That the de­ mand of Jesus was not unreasonable is seen from the experience of the disciples, They left all and follow­ ed Jesus. They were not as wealthy as the young man was, but they gave up all they had. In the end they were not disappointed. Their rewara was not in the fame of being apostles but in their fellowship with Jesus and understanding of his teachings. A similiar choice is demanded of us. Shall we try to make the best ot both worlds? Shall we attempt to save both God and mammon?—a sheer impossibility according to Je­ sus. Or shall we place first things first and, above all else, seek the kingdom of God and his righteous­ ness? The Rich Mail’s Peril, 23-20 From this particular incident, Je­ sus drew a general principle. He said that it was hard for the rich to enter into the Kingdom of God. The disciples expressed such astonish­ ment at these words that Jesus re­ stated the principles, modifying it somewhat: “How hard it is for them that trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!” The fault does not lie alone in having wealth, but in trusting in wealth. This does not make Christ’s word very much less' exacting, as those who have wealth are constantly exposed to the tempt­ ation to put their trust in their riches. Jesus proceeded to make his statement stronger than ever phrasing it in picturesque oriental fashion: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Why did Jesus speak so decisively about the perils of riches? He 10- garded all material blessings as gooa gifts from the fatherly God, but he knew how easy it was for riches to come between the soul and God. He knew that riches have a tendency to engross both thought and affection. Not wrong in itself, wealth has a fa­ tal proneness to crowd spiritual val­ ues out of a life. Riches lead to self-satisfaction, to avarice, not in­ frequently to injustice and unbroch- erliness. That Jesus was not deal­ ing with imaginary fears is quite evident in our own land in modern years. New-found wealth has all too frequently shown its power to des­ troy family religion, undermine mor­ al character and replace social friendship with snobbishness. Questions for Discussion 1. What was it that the young I ruler lacked?I2. Is is wrong for Christian people to seek to be prosperous? 3. Has post-war prosperity been a real blessing to the world? 4. Have people become' more gen­ erous during the depression? 5. Would you be as religious as you are if you were very rich? 5. Is there any relation between the poverty of Jesus and his lasting spiritual influence? BIG CARRY-OVER OF WHEAT OTTAWA—The crop report of the Dominion Bureau of (Statistics, es­ timated the total stock of wheat in Canada on Mar. 31 was 412,819,144 bushels. This is 66,668,571 bushels more than at the corresponding time last year. While this increase is impressive, the report explains that last year’s crop exceeded that of the previous year by a much- greater amount. HURO'N-DrUiCE—To consist of the townships of Ashfield, Carrick, Col- borne, Culross, Grey Howfck, Huron, Kinloss, Norris, Turnberry, Wawa-I nosh' East, Wawanosh West, the town of Wingham and the villages of Blyth, Brussels, Lucknow, Mild- rhay, Ripley, TeeswAter and Wrox- eter. HURON-tSOUTH—-- To consist of the townships of Goderich, Hay, Huliett, 'McKillop, Stanley, Stephen, Tuckersmith and Usborne, the towns of Clinton, Goderich and (Seaforth and the villages of Bayfield, Exeter and Heiisall. » PERTH—To consist of the County of Perth, the City of Stratford and the town of Palmerston. MIDDLESEX SOUTH—-To consist of the Townships Of Adelaide, Cara­ doc, Delaware, North Dorchester, Ekfrid, ILobo, Metcalfe, Mosa and Westminster, and the town of Strath- roy, and the villages of Glencoe, Newberry and Wardsville. THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE EDITORIAL ............................ . ....................... And oh, the sunshine was welcome, Lightning is a fast worker but a slow builder. «♦•**»«* We do not hear many tractors operating this year. Again there is a reason. • •*«•*»• Roosevelt, cautious Sandy fays, is bound to make of a spoon or to spoil a horn, ******** The value of a dollar depends upon the number of wants it may be made to satisfy. • *••*«•• And then the cold wind came to teach us that April can change in a few hours from summer heat to freezing. ******** Dobbin was glad when Sunday came. He was well satisfied when he saw his boss set off in the car for church. ******** “Business is looking up” we remarked to a person the other day. “That’s because it can’t itself. It’s flat on his back!” was the reply. We neither believe nor like that man. * * * * * * * * Is it either good business or common honesty to penalize the thrifty, capable citizen for the benefit of the shiftless who will neither labour nor economize? Yet that is the move of the, hour. ******** Laws or no laws, as far as business, is concerned, gold is the standard. If a man has gold he has an article universally desirea and that may be exchanged for almost any article or se-rviee the financial world requires. Business laws are like the law of gravita­ tion, or of electricity; men do not make these laws. Wise men dis­ cover them and apply them. BADLY NEEDED Tens of thousands of Canadian citizens would breathe easier were Hon. W. F. Nickle, of Kingston, back in Canadian public life No public man has a cleaner .record. No man is more fearless than he in the discharge of duty. Never was the cry for men of his calibre and his integrity and his vision more insistent than it is this hour. Canada has need of Mr. Nickle. ******* « 'Cautious Sandy is verra gled that he hasna discairded his flan- nens. There was one day when he took the kilts to the field and thoroughly enjoyed them as he trudged behind the cultivator. How­ ever, he likes the breeks for the evenin’ and the mornin’. He pits aff his flannens on the last day of May and resumes them on the first of June. ******** It was just like Ramsay MacDonald to say that he was not peeved because Roosevelt saw fit to put his country off the gold standard just as the British Prime Minister was approaching the shores of the United States to discuss matters affecting that very thing. Those Britishers may be counted on to have a reserve shot in their locker. ******** (The St. Thomas Times Journal) An Oxford farmer lost 48 pure bred Holstein and 6 horses in a barn fire on Thursday. 'Another farmer near there lost 40 cattle and several horses recently. These affairs are strong argument for the plan, advocated by the Times-Journal, of small buildings scat­ tered about the farm yard instead of one big barn that holds every­ thing the farmer has got. It may be more troublesome for feeding during the winter, but it would save many farmers from financial disaster. * ‘ * * * * * * * Here is a prayer for rulers that we clip from the weekly edit­ ion of the London Tinies. It is worth memorizing: Extract from “A .Chain of Prayer Across the Ages”, published by J’ohn Murray. “O heavenly Father, we bend the knee before Thee on behalf of all Kings, Princes and Governors of this world, beseeching Thee to grant onto them Thy inspiration, to rule in righteousness, to re­ joice in peace, shine in piety, and to labour for the well-being of the people committed unto them, so that by the rectitude of the government all faihful people may live without disturbance in the knowledge of Thee, and labour without hindrance for Thy glory. • Amen (Mozarabic Liturgy; before A.D. 700). ««**««« * THAT YANKEE DOLLAR Some generally informed people say that Uncle Siam lowered the value of his dollar "because what he had to sell, in terms of Yankee Dollars as compared with the dollars of other people, was altogether too dear. The consequence was that people were not trading with him. As far as business with him was concerned there was too little doing to make the mare go. Hence his lowering of the value of his dollar. It must never be forgotten that Uncle Sam‘'.got his feet into hot water’that he heated himself. .Some folk are pitying the old fellow when they should be congratulating him on getting his eye teeth cut in a business sense. He is merely ex­ changing his dunce’s cap for the sackcloth of the penitent. Yet scores of people are eager to buy his cast off clothing of humiliation ******* * BAD MEDICINE Someone has erred, to put it very mildly, as the following from the editorial columns of the Globe indicates as in letters of fire.. ;■ Nothing worse can be said of iCanada than that her officials <■" are allowed to stand between any .man and his having a fair deal- Someone is responsible for the mess to which Hon. W. F. Niqjtele>;-,; refers. Till that situation is cleared up the odours about Parlia­ ment Hill will not make pleasant smelling. Ill fares the land when her officials squint: j Incidents attending the opening session of the trial at Kings­ton of convicts alleged to. .have been implicated in the redfeht fi^f-'’’ Ing will astonish the public. Mr, W. F. Nickle, K.O., who assisted ■>' by his son, is defending the accused men, openly declared ^ftatMilA"’' was handicapped in his work. “Nevei* have I seen soi’hiaiiy’ob.-i ‘ stacles put in the way of a case as the ’Department of Justice lias :■ raised in this one,” he said. He had been persistently .refused nhe right to interview prisoners at the penitentiary in. order .toyobt^ip. , . their view as to what had happened before and dujrfog "trouble. , • He demanded a fail’ trail for men Who, as in any. court'of,laty,""ai’d. - ■ presumed to be innocent until proved guilty, Tile "Behmi ‘readily granted Mr. Nickle the right to interview7 pHsditeiVAtfijhtiut; the presence of guards. r ' ; “ ■ 4 •; * • * * * • * I INFLATION ‘‘’’’J We have been hearing a good deal ab'diit hfflMion- bf rfid’fi#' lately. Like a great many other honest folfebWte lihVO'bbb'n P'tfz^led •> as to the meaning of the term. HOnCe/pur! rdsoirt to the^dictiohaty a and here is what we found. Inflatiomi^cording toAhmidictionavyr ’ > means, “undue expansion or incroa^.q, paper .enrrenoy, pyicesu.. etc.” 'then the word “undue” has a badp^a^n^to 4t affording t.o THURSDAY, APRIL 27, IDS? the dictionary for it gives the meaning of the word as “Not right; not lawful or legal; violating legal or equitable rights.” One man who is well up in such matters puts it this way: Suppose Tom Jones borrows one hundred bushels of wheat from Bill White on the understanding that he is to pay back the borrowing in wheat of the same weight and quality. Suppose Jones refuses to pay back the wheat except in wheat of inferior weight and quality? Would Jones be honest in so doing? Sup­ pose Jones'borrows a hundred yards of cotton from White when one yard equals 36 inches. Suppose that when pay day comes Jones insists upon paying back measuring with a. yard stick containing only 35 inches. Would Jones be honest? Yet that it what infla­ tion looks like.” This man’s way of looking at things will bear a good deal ox cudding on. Men who borrowed in terms of gold are morally bound to pay back in terms of gold, in terms of gold of a definite weight and fineness, We know how the right sort of people speak of the man who tries to avoid paying what he lawfully owes. When wu can get controlled dishonesty we may hope to speak of a controlled inflation. Our readers are asked to read right here the definition of inflation quoted at the beginning of this article. Till that mean­ ing of that word “undue” is read out of inflation we have doubts about the value of inflation to a man or to a nation or to civiliza­ tion. As it is the business world has all the money it needs. If that money is not in circulation there is a cause for its inactivity. There is a cause for th© slowing down of business. Whatever that cause is it is not any lack of money. When folk once get the requisite confidence, they will buy and sell and find that there is sufficient currency already in existence to meet all business needs. People who wish to meddle with the country’s currency will find it better to bear the financial ills they have than to fly to those they know nothing about. DISTRICT NEWS THE LATE II. PEACOCK The remains of the late Thomas H. Peacock, of Clinton, was laid to rest beside his wife in Clinton ceme­ tery last week. The services were conducted by Rev. F. G. Farrall, of Ontario St., church. He is survived by two brothers; Charles of Clinton and Lewis, of Hullett and one sister Mrs. P. Stewart, of Fargo, N. D. EYRE—WRIGHT The marriage took place on Sat­ urday, April 115, at 11.15 a.m. at the Presbyterian Manse, Seaforth, oi Agnes L., second daughter of Mr and Mrs. Robert G. Wright, of Hul­ lett, to Mr. Charles G. Eyre, of Tuckersmith, youngest son of Mrs Eyre and the late Silas Eyre. Rev I. B. Kaine officiated. On their re­ turn from their honeymoon they will reside on the groom’s farm, Tuck­ ersmith. BUSINESS CHANGE Councillor W. W. Crozier has dis­ posed of his blacksmith shop on Goderich street, Seaforth, to Mr. J. McKenzie of Brantford, the latter having taken charge on Wednesday last. Mr. Crozier is taking Mr. Mc­ Kenzie’s house in Brantford on the deal, but it is expected he will re­ main in Seaforth. Mr. Crozier dis­ posed of his blacksmith business on account of illness. CJGO LONDON, TO MERGE WITH CKOK, AT WINDSOR The -consolidation of radio stations ■CJGC, London, and CKOK, Wind­ sor, took place on Monday, April 24. The London station has been closed and the broadcasting is being done from Windsor. This company will operate under a new call letter, ■ as yet not.chosen, but it will probably be CKLW. The new station will be stepped up to 5,000' watts within a few weeks, THIS ’N THAT A girl 4can think up a dozen reas­ ons for getting married, but: a’ bfoy never stops to reasbn-. One of nature's oddities i^ the Volvox, a minute' fresh-water organ­ ism that is both plant 'hnd- aifimdl. “I am so well -off that .-everybody- pretends • I *ata much- moie' respect­ able than I really am.”—Geo'fge Barnard1 S’tfaw.'- ' ‘ 'I'iiere ife ' .alSVaVs thb. tie ’. jietv^eeh father '•and ’ s6n, 4&lfh,dT^-’a' [Sfdutlief'n RbtaHa^'.'''I*rpbOl^.’< if'W6f*4 is, it’s a ;.Shfp? *1)61’ tbat,k^Ws w’ea^ing it. : Investigators.the TPahitic- 'hali­ but "fishery ’ • have: ■ established that different areas:aroipopulhtbid by clis- binct'storcks'.bf fish WliRtb'd'O' nOt Tir- termingle.. '• xu,u..um A tennis ‘racket a half ceiltti^y *01d is. still usqd in .tourna^nent^, in Lon- ’England. ‘ racket, „now Owneqi'^by' L iu'. filrachan, has/nqve-r been,restrung.''. -■ mu .mr »(«■•.> , ■ «,v- i •• <•? ; DnWood’s A i) .< Norway r-'m/ It is humbling to ‘mankind to con­ template men capable of grasping eternal truths, fencing and debating in trivialities, like gladiators fight­ ing with flies.—-M, Nisard. Struggle On You may not be doing as well as you would like, but you are accom­ plishing more than the one who gives up and refuses to try. Boss—“So your boy was in the army, Mose? Mose—“Yessah, he was on picket duty.” Boss?—“Picket duty—what’s that? Mose'—“Well, sah, he worked in de kunnel’s kitchen and every time de kunnel wanted a chickfen mah boy had to -pick it.” Time and Life ' We live in deeds, not year&pLin thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by hea'rt- throbs. He must lives- ( , Who thinks must, feels the noblest, acts the best. , ■ —-Philip. James Bailey TO PAINT FLAGPOLE ; , The flagpole at the Exeter school is to be painted and the rope, which went out of. order .an’few weeks ago, replaced. 'The pole, the tallest m many miles, grew, originally, ^s, a tree ne^r. Grand Bend and seryed for a period of years for the Orange Hall at Lieury, in McGillivray Town­ ship. A^PjRH &''^7 Werb Iwas an ex­ change of flags between the school at Exeter-and t-life*'Schools in Exeter, Devonshire^ England, and thei5pole was brought to ‘Exeter -‘from the Orange Hall. • Tall’ as it' is, it} had been'-feveh taller,’’ a , portion having been damaged by the repeated gnaw­ ing ■ of ^horses *tetlibre-cl • to* fc5 - -4ft is boltfed’l'tO!’tw<o hbaVy'pdsts^Sufi-k1 into the ground. * " ' <8 i a.?»i x A & DON’T WE ALL? L'L Dbn’t we- all Wonder sli’dw ion'g it 'ty'ill ias^t'.. ' ■;/ ‘,u( ■,J}a Don’’t ye all." hope, .it ;Wgs finaijy • • . past.? ;♦ ; ■ nA Dbn’t. .Wb alii lndpe- it/'’.Will 'ifftrfy 'aW-ay?*-'' ' ’ : L4avfh’g US; here' for a' faappibr dhy? Don’t w© all,, vow, if it comes [back again : ,c> We will -all-safely—be- out of the Don’t we all;know dihat we’ll never he .qai^ght . , Buying san,qther.‘tthip® -.more-Than : ' -(We b'ught? ’■ Dp.ii’t ‘wd“,ill. say it ;‘jiitist'.almost 'through, You cheering ,ms upjii^d I .cheering - W.5.- UO.- 'rr-iy Q-^^^S***5** Don’t we mlKjfear that it may larsr Bringing prosperity . tjQ ,|is never? r.. ; That. what, w.e .all ? do# but. alstf we know' A '»’ • ■<’ SflMh^’d&yk :Wflf aJW&W ebihe’^Fiet :*,:,,1t'hel 'SiioiYj’ . . : \ Some of fhesb mornings we’ll., wane i(iup and-cheer^ ,s.. ? u n-V J Finding the .good^ojd rqysf. really, are ; thereZs; .i. .'t I !I '1 I |( T I " • ■ -I - had severe <»We>fid>‘eoaghs, hnd-niwd tot haver WihatdC I timergettirigjtidhqf them. .qjrne A won ................. ' " I smi vinprovemdnt. 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