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THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1933
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Sunday School Lesson
SOLOMON
Sunday, Sept. 10.—1 Kings 5.8
Golden Text
Enter into His gates with thanks
giving and into His courts with
praise.— (Psa. 100:4.
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of he pastures and a hundred sheep
beside harts, and roebucks, and fai-
lowdeer and fatted fowl,”
From time to time God remindeq
Solomon of the vital
sonal and natural
Prosperity means for
to men than adversity.
Solomon signalized
50 YEARS AGO
September 13, 1883
ARMITAGE FAMILY REUNION
heed of per
right eousn ess
greater peri!
his amazing
reign by building two great and im
posing structures. One was a house
for Qod, the other a house for him
self: The temple of the Lord and the
palace of the king. He spent seven
years in building the temple—and he
spent thirteen years in building his
own palace.
If we think of a nation in those
days a thousand years before Christ
as crude and primitive, it will disil
lusion us to read these chapters de
scribing Solomon’s reign, and hlE
buildings, and the way he organiz
ed and administered his government
There was nothing crude or haphaz
ard abouit it.
When he decided to begin build
ing the temple, he sent to King Hi
ram of Tyre and placed an order
with him • for the necessary timber
cedar trees of Lebanon:
knowest,” he said
there is not among
skill to new timber
donians.” Solomon
30,0'00 men to manage this timbef
shipment alone;
000 each month,
the north; and
“bare burdens,”
■ wood in the mountains.
j After seven years and six months
Early in his temple was finished. Probably
“for thou
to Hiram, “that
us any that can
like unto the Si-
raised a levy oi
He was far
in important
But he 'haa
an unusual.
he sent them, 10,-
in regular order to
some 70,'000 men
and 80,000 hewed
Messrs, Aiken & Sons, having sold
out their stock here, leave shortly
for St. Marys where they intend go
ing more extensively into business.
Messrs. Stewart and Manning have
purchased a bicycle and op Tuesday
last gave a free exhibition of fancy
riding on Main Street.
Mr. Leonard Hunter recently sold
one 2-year-old and two 3-year-oiQ
entire colts of the coach horse class
to Mr. Fisher, of Goderich, for the
handsome sum of $10i07.'50.
This community has experienajp
very severe frosts the past few nights
On Monday evening a 14-year-oia
son of Mr. John Bell, of this place
had his arm badly 'broken. He was
in a tree endeavoring to obtain a
bird’s nest when the branch upon
which he was standing broke, caus
ing him to fall heavily to the ground
Judge Toms, of Goderich, was in
town Saturday.
Mr. G. Moir, Principal of the St
Marys’ public school has been visit
ing his father in Usborne.
Mr. (Silas Whitlock hais gone east
to attend the wedding of his brother
Rev, F. M. Whitlock, of Cleveland
formerly of Hensail.
Rev. L. Wickett, of London, has
been rusticating here
Rev. W. S. Pascoe
England on Tuesday,
tion tendered him a
Miss Aggie Henderson, of Goder
ich, passed through
Monday iast, on her
where she intends
Normal School.
a few days,
returned from
His congrega-
reOeption.
There is an extraordinary charac
ter study in Solomon,
below his father David
elements of greatness,
admirable qualities of
sort; and he showed also pride, and
lust and selfishness,
royal career he showed true humil- there bas been no building to equal
ity in a rare degree. His wisdom lias
never been equalled before or ’since
his day. The splendor and wealth
of his reign and kingdom are con
spicuous in the history of the world ;
He was a true believer, humbly wor-i
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it in splendor and magnificence. It
is described in great detail in these
chapters. “And the whole house he
overlaid with gold, until he had fin
ished.”
It was a great day in the nation
shipping and trusting God, yet fall-, Wben the temple was dedicated, and
ing into grievous sin and staining ^ie ar^ of tjie LOrd was brought up
his record irrevocably. |
As children we have all tried to^
say what we would choose if We
could have, anything we wished for j
Think of having the opportunity'
really come to one! Solomon had it I
The Lord appeared to him’ in a dream
And God said, “Ask what I shall give
thee.”
It was a severe test, and Solomon
met it well. -The verses giving his
prayer in answer to the Lord shoulaj
be read aloud to the class: 1 Kings found in the Bible.
3 * 6-J) flrtrl Env rillif ITT o ' ~
him on the throne; he seemed
tremble with the sense of responsi-1 earth?
bil'ity; he said: “I, am but a little
child; I know not how to go out or
come in.” And he asked for wis
dom, that he might have “an under
standing heart” to rule God’s people
wisely.
We are told plainly that
speecih pleased the Lord,”
Solomon had asked for this
for long life or riches', or
over his enemies. God granted ins
prayer beyond even what Solomon
had asked. “I have given thee a
wise and an understanding heart; so
that
thee neither after thee shall any rise
like
would give Solomon also what he
had not asked, “both riches and hon
our,” beyond all living kings. Fur
thermore, if Solomon would do God’s
will and walk in'His ways, God would
give him long life.
The historical record of Solomon’s
life abundantly bears this out. Not
only did he show his practical wis
dom in
brought
tlior of
a wide
natural
world, being a keen botanist, orni
thologist and zoologist. “And there
came of all people to hear the wis
dom of (Solomon, from all kings oi
the earth, which had heard of his
wisdom.” v'
Israel as a nation prospered amaz
ingly under him. David was a man
of war, iSolomon a man of peace
Wealth poured in upon himself and
his people. Somq of his possessions
are listed in these chapter. The daily
provision for his royal palace and
household, for example, included
“ten fat oxen and twenty oxen out
to Jerusalem to be placed in the
holy of holies. As years before in a
similiar ceremony at the tabernacle
i ntlie wilderness, so now, “the cloud
filled the house of the Lord,” and
“the glory of the Lord had filled the
house of the Lord.” It was the she-
kinah glory indicating the actual
presence of the Lord.
Solomon’s prayer of dedication
should be read carefully—one of the
great and wonderful prayers to be
Pleading with
He thanked God for putting1 God in behalf of his people, he said:
to | “But will God indeed dwell on the
Behold, the heaven and
heaven of heavens cannot contain
thee; how much less this house that
I have builded?”
Yet humbly, reverently, iSolomon
asked: “That Thine eyes may be
open toward this house night and day
even toward the place of which Thou
hast asked, My name shall be there;
that Thou mayest hearken unto the
prayer which Thy servant shall make
toward this place.”
If Israel should sin,
ed God’s forgiveness
storing of the people,
protection against
Even if they should fail so complete
ly that they would have to be ’carried
captive to other lands, Solomon ask
ed God to forgive his people
store them to their land.
It was a divinely inspired
and God has been answering
that day to this—with the
when Israel recognizes a descendant
of Solomon as her Messiah,
Nazareth, “and the King
shall come in.”
“the
because
and not
victory
Solomon ask-
and His re-
He asked for
their enemiesthere was none like thee before
unto thee.” And God said he
adjudicating difficult cases
before him; he was the au-
3,000 proverbs; and he had
range of knowledge, in the
as well as the spiritual
and re
prayer
it from
future
Jesus of
of glory
PARTRIDGE SEASON *
IN ONTARIO OCTOBER 9 TO 19
Hunting of partridge will be per
mitted from October 9 to 19 in On
tario, according to an order-in-coun
cil made public recently by Hon. Geo
H. Chailies, provincial secretary.
Shooting is permitted in all areas
except crown game reserves, provin
cial parks and other lands where
hunting is prohibited. Special pro
visions are made for deer and moose
hunters, permitting them to s’hoot
partridge for six days of the hunt
ing season. This privilege will be
enjoyed by American as well as Can
adian hunters.
Looseness of the Bowels
Always Dangerous
When the bowels become loose and diarrhoea, dysen
tery, summer complaint and other bowel troubles set in,
immediate attention should be given and the discharges
checked before they become serious.
To check these unnatural discharges there, is a
remedy in Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry, a
remedy that hah been on the market for the past 88
years. It is rapid, reliable and effective in its action.
A few doses is generally all that is required to give relief.
Get it at yow drug or general store; put up only by
The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont.
this place on
way to Toronto
attending the
The 12th annual reunion of the
Armitage .family took place on lot
13, con. 4, Biddulph on Labor Day
Over 135 descendants were present
including Miss Margaret J. Armitage
youngest and only surviving daugh
ter of John Armitage, who, with his
wife Anne Robinson, emigrated from
Cloughjordan Co,, Tipperary, Ire
land, in 1827 to Kingston, later settl
ing in Biddulph in 1849. Brief ad
dresses were given by Henry Hod
gins and Herman Powe. Spencer
Sceli gave an interestion description
■of Chester, England, a city of 40,-
000 or more, where he visiting last
spring. Rev. Mervyn Elston also
addressed the gathering recalling
memories of those who have passea
on.
A fine program of sports were ar
ranged and carried out by those
from Stephen Township. Winners oi
prizes were as follows:
Children under 5, Earl Greenlee;
boys under 8, Elmer Powe, Charlie
Weir; girls under 8, Donna Armitage
Nadene Armitage; girls under 12
Amy Abbott, Dona'lda Hod,gins; boys
under 12, Arnold Lewis, Alden Walk
er; married men’ race, Wilmer Arm
itage, Sylvester Mardlin; married
women’s race, Mrs. Heber Davis, Mrs
L. Hodgins, Mrs. A. Walker; cat-tai]
race, Mrs. E. Lewis, Mrs. E. Arm
itage; picking out the slipper, Mr
and Mrs. E. Armitage; hanging out
the wash, Heber Davis, Gordon Armi
tage; secret race, Mrs. H. Armitage
and Elmer Armitage, Clara Airmitage
and H. Godbolt; clothes pin race
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Isaac. Relay
races which brought forth peals or
laughter were: sack race, bean bag
race, black and white race, filling
bottles with water, suit case race.
Officers for 1934 were elected as
follows: Pres., Henry Hodgins; Vice
Pres,, H. Powe; Treas., P. Armitage;
$ec’y„ Mrs. H. Powe; committee, Mrs
F. Armitage, Mrs. H- Hodgins, Mrs
L. Hodgins, Mrs. W. Isaac, Mrs. J
Turner, Mrs. W. Davis. Sports
committee those from London Town
ship.
100 applicants
'Tho contest for the position of is
suer of auto licenses, made vacant by
the death of M J. Childs, of King St.
London, is said to be very keen
There are more than 100 applicants
but those in the running are sam
to be Gordon Reid, Secretary of the
London Conservative Association; J
C. Doidge, a member of the Public
Utilities Commission and Charles
White, a brother of J. Frank White
M.P.
CLAIMING DAMAGES FOR
HURTS FROM ACCIDENTS
Claiming unstated damages, Wil
iam John Nagle, of R. R. No. 3, Lu
can, had filed a Supreme Court writ
against John J. and Leo Conlin, ot
Biddulph Township, and H. A. Ball
S. H. Ball and H. A. Ball & Son, or
Toronto. The suit is over injuries
received by Nagle in an accident
which occurred on No. 4 highway
near Elginfield on November 15 last
Nagle was riding in a car said tc
have been driven by Leo Conlin when
it crashed into the rear of a truck
owned by H A. Ball & Son. He suf
fered severe injuries and' was in a
London hospital for some time after
the accident. Gunn & Sjinith, Lon
don, act for Nagle.
The regular meeting of the village
council was held on Tuesday evening
of last week in the 'Council Chambers
of the Town Hall with all members
present except Councillor Spencer.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read. Petty & Jones: That minutes
be adopted as read. F. G. Bonthron
tax collector, reported re unpaid tax
es as having received some arrears
of same. Communications were read
from the following: Dept, of Agri
culture; Deputy Minister of Health;
Avon Dairies same filed. Mickle and
Jones: That by-law number 15, 1933
ammending by-law 12, 1932 and by
law number 4, 1933 be given first
and second reading. Carried.
Petty & Jones: That by-law num
ber 5, 19'3i3 be given third and final
reading. Carried.
Bills and accounts were read as
follows: G. Parker streets $4.00;
School Board, current expenses $200
C. Hudson, streets $3.40; J, Pass-
more, hydro $4.39; J. Priest, weed
cutting $3.20; E. Sheffer, streets $4
G. M. Case, coal and cartage $'53.85;
W. R. Davidson, seal 44.33; J. Pat
erson, premium on bond $8.00; to
tal $325.17. Petty & Jones: That
we call for tenders for the painting
of the Tqwn Hall, same to be in the
hands of the clerk on or before Sep-
tember 11th at 8 p.m. Carried.
Petty & Jones: That the Council
now adjourn to meet again on Sept
11th at 8 p.m. Carried
Jas. A. Paterson, Clerk
Miss Bertha Wills, aged 77, Mit
chell, died Saturday after being in
failing health for a year.
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25 YEARS AGO
September 10, 1908
Mr. Herb Harrell has returned
from Windsor, where he spent some
months.
Mrs. Wm. Hawkshaw and daughter
Miss Jean,
form a trip to Brandon, Man.
Mr. Geo. H. Powell, who recently
purchased a 17-acre celery farm near
Thedford, was here part of the week
Mrs. T. H. McCallum and daugh
ter, Miss Elsie, arrived home Satur
day evening from an extended trip
to British Columbia.
Miss Birdie Hall has gone to Man
celona, Mich., where she will be en
gaged in the tailor .shop of
Davidson.
The local tennis players
tournament .on t’he rectory
on Labor Day. The double champion
ship was won by H. A. Palmer and O
Southcott and the singles :by H. A
Palmer. Palmer and O. Southcott
defeated Case Howard and Harry
Rendle. 7-5, 6-2 and H. Southcott and
Elmore Senior 6-4, 6-3.
On the Gun grounds on Laor Day
the shooters had a number of inter
esting events several visitors being
present from a distance. John Trieb-
ner won in the 10 live bird event
getting 10 straight with F. Kerr and
S. Webb 8; S. Fitton and W. Johns
7. In the rook events F. Kerr ana
J. Triebner tied for high average
with S. Webb 3rd.
15 YEARS AGO
1918September 12,
Mr. Wm. Hatter has
three lots and stable
father’s home from Mrs. R. Downle
Mr. Thos. Boyle is having a sale
of his household effects on Saturday
Mrs. Swartz has sold the Queen’s
Hotel at Wingham to Andrew Tay
lor formerly of Belgrave.
Mr. Frank Bissett, son of Mr. R
Bissett, of London, is again confin
ed to the .hospital owing to an illness
after the nature of a stroke.
Mr. Fred Fairhall has purchased
Mr. E. 'Colwill’s store in Ceiitralia
and will commence business at once
Mr. Chas. Tom, of Golden, B. C.
a former Exeter Old Boy, is visiting
with his mother Mrs. C. Tom. It is
sixteen years since Mr. Tom visited
his native town.
purchased the
north of his
SEAFORTH BAILIFF
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
SEAFORTH—Following a heart
illness of seven months, James Fred
erick Welsh, a highly esteemed and
lifelong resident of Seaforth, died at
his home on North Main street. The
deceased was a. son of the late John
and Catherine Welsh'and was born
in Seaforth 60 years ago. For twenty-
one years he filled the offices of
bailiff and county constable.
Thirty-five years ago he was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Bertha Mc-
Diarmid, of Seaforth, who survives
along with an adopted son. He is also
survived by one brother, Hugh Webb
of Hamilton,
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