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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-02-22, Page 30 THE EXETER 1’IMES-ApVOCATE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1931 BLYTn CONGREGATION DECIDES FOR UNION The vote on church union held by the congregation of Queen Street United Church showed 91 for union xmd |51 against. The matter will now be referred to a committee of Huron presbytery to determine which prop­ erty will be used and whether the union of Queen Street and St. An­ drew’s congregations will be con­ summated. to visit all men No; He specifi- going either to the Samaritans "But go And those glorious, sunshiny days!****** The hard winter resurrected a good many cures for frostbites. ******* * There’s a difference between nimble dollars and prosperous times. He Was One .She; "Do you Think a genius evei makes a good husband?" He; ‘You had better ask my wife’ THE TWELVE SENT FORTH Sunday, Feb. 25,—Matt. 9.<35 to 11.1 Golden Text The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few; pray ye there­ fore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth laborers into His harvest (Matt. 9;;37, 38.) When we start praying God some­ times has an answer to our own prayers. The Lord was "moved with com­ passion” as He saw the helpless • multitudes of people with no one to care for them or tell them the only way of eternal life, and He said to his disciples: "The harvest truly is plenteous but the laborers are few.” Then He told His discpies to pray about it. "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest^ that He will send forth labo'rers into His Harvest.” It is reasonable to suppose that the disciples obeyed their Lord and be­ gan praying for this. Their prayer was answered as I-Ie sent them. For the next verse tells of our Lord’s calling to Him His twelve disciples, ‘ commissioning and empowering them to enter upon a miraculous ministry and sonding them forth. He told them to do exactly what He had been doing: to cast out de­ mons or unclean spirits; to “heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease”; to cleanse the lepers raise the dead.” And, as we find elsewhere in the Gospels and the Acts, he disciples worked all these miracles in the name and by the power of Christ. The names of the twelve are giv­ en—Peter, Andrew, James, John and the rest—and always, when this roll is called, of names that shine with light in the history of the early church and will shine for all eter­ nity, there is a tragic name, always coming last, in tragic contrast be- cause of its deadly, hopeless black­ ness. As we read tne list through we come to the words, "and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him." Did the Lord send the twelve dis­ ciples at that time with His message? cally forbade their the Gentiles or to (half Jew, half Gentile.) rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel," He said. We must never forget that Israel is God's chosen people; preferred of God, in His arbitrary, sovereign love and wisdom, for special and mighty blessing. As Paul declared that he was “not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ,” he declared also that "it is the power of God. unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek,” or Gen­ tile. "To the Jew first” is God’s order. But the Jew was to be, and is yet to be, the channel of God’s blessing to the whole world. Men are always prone to take the pleasant, gracious, loving words spoken by the Lord Jesus Christ and to forget or ignore His words of stern and righteous justice. He made it plain .to the desciples as we find it through all the Scriptures, that these who received God’s gracious offer of peace, salvation and life should indeed have infinite blessing; but that those who would not re­ ceive it would have to take the con­ sequences "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily I say unto you; It shall be more tolerable for the land of So­ dom and Gomorra in the day of judg­ ment than for that city.” The righteous justice of God, the necessary terror of His inevitable judgment upon those who reject His love, is a note too often missing in our churches today. The disciples were not promised an easy and delightful time in this world. They were promised just the opposite—persecution. They were told to "beware of men,” who would deliver them up to the council^, scourge them in the synagogues. "And ye shall be hated of all men for IMy name’s sake,” said the Lord. How could this be? is not above his .vant above his have called the Beelzebub, how they call them of his household?” z These words ought to awaken us to a realization of their .meaning. People often say, in ignorance of the Gospel and the sinful nature of men, that if only all Christians were faith­ ful to their trust and lived lives of the same perfect love that Christ Himself had, all opposition would i cease and the hearts of all men would be won for Christ. Why, then, did not this happen when Christ Himself lived and ministered There is no such teaching found in the Bible, Love will win all men, but only some. And those who will not have love of God will have to endure righteous judgment of God for eter­ nity. As the Lord predicted perse­ cution for His faithful disciples. He added this word: ‘And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear Him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Bodily death is as nothing, compared with spiritual death. The Christ visive. ful hold that sin has upon "Think not that I am come to peace on earth; I came not to peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against .her mother-in-law. And a mon’slovee shall be they of his own household. Then the Lord speaks the search­ ing word that we must love Him more than, we love earthly father or mother, son or daughter, if we need to choose between our earthly loved ones and Himself. It is a decisive test indeed, but worthily. They of the word in that findeth his and he that loseth his life for My sake shall find it.” "The disciple master, nor the ser- Lord ... If they master of the house much more shall I to to men be not the the ******** Winter, winter, cold and sere, Come again some* * * * There’s less unemployment, in more days and longer hours.* * * * Times are picking up, Hogs-and cows and poulry are contri­ buting their part to this good end.******** Let’s hope that Japan and Russia may exercise enough common sense to run an ordinary town meeting. War, settles, nothing.******** Now that times are mending, let us put another roll on the shirtsleeves and give the brain gray matter another working over. ***** ....... While the politicians, are filling ■friend Paddy McGraw is picking over pigs. distant year.♦ * * * Jack Frost has, this winter, put ♦ * * # * * * the air with ballyhoo, our his potatoes and feeding; the * 'Cheap money, in mighty costly, affair, pair. * * ** * * * terms of genuinely good times, may prove a Age and phoney dollars make an ill-matcheci * * ‘ * * * * # a difference between cash that commands gold and dollars, that get votes. The United '.States is going to fina this out. $ After all, there’s * As the war guns met to pray for ipeace. of bitter anxiety. .* * * * * * $ ❖ of Austria thundered, the women of Canada The women never fail the world in its,.hour ******* There seems to be less danger of warfare in which nations, seek there is of a war in which nations seekeach others throats than each other pocketbooks.• ** * the innocent, inoffensive, * * the Canadian Bank ot world arinament is two- * * * * * * AS USUAL In those Austrian disturbances, it is industrious citizen that suffers,****** The Monthly Commercial Letter of Commerce says that the present cost of thirds higher than it was in 1913.****** Cautious Sandy says that mending harness and handpicking seed grain at home is a better policy than discussing politics ana soaking in heat by a stove where one’s company is but little wanted.******** We saw a small boy with his well worn jack-knife scarifying the bark of a maple tree in the hunt for sap.^ "Hope springs eter­ nal.” We prophecy a future " ’’ ' ’ makes slim syrup.* * * Someone with a passion dians look to public service for their wages, rest of the population? Does unknown source.* * * If some of Austria’s sons old schoolmaster Mr. Toil and Mr. Half-Baked Theory there would have been less blood shed and more prosperity in that .ancient nation, will be the tor that boy. Still faith without sap ****** for figuring say that 1,500,000 Cana- And what about the portion get their pay from somethat * * * * paid more attention to that fine * had less attention to that will-o’-the-wisp When the war is over it toiler who will pay the damages.******** OUR BEST NOD AND SMILE best handshake to the local branch of the Bank of 60 years that bank has served this community, first Bank and now as the Bank of Montreal. Few there our For Q You’ll like this sturdy little stove. It meets practically every cooking need in kitch­ ens, cottages, home laun­ dries; dairies; in fact, any place where clean, quick cooking heat is required. Carry and use it anywhere. It makes and burns its own gas from untreated motor fuel. Lights instantly with a clean, blue-gas cooking flame. Available in Maroon Brown baked enamel or Soft Green porcelain finish. Priced surprisingly low. The Coleriian Lamp & Stove Co., Ltd. Toronto, 8, Ontario (HPX) Gospel, true Christianity, Himself, are necessarily de- This is because of the aw- men. send send many have met it know the meaning the promise: "He life shall loose it: Her Herves Became Sickly and Run Down Mrs. t>. Carlson, Lillcsve, Man., writes!'—"Six years ago I was very bad with my nerves and became sickly and run down. A friend told mo about Mil­ burn’s M. & N. Pills, so I decided to use them. After taking one box I felt some benefit, so I continued until I had taken five boxes, and I can truthfully say I never felt as good as I do now. I sleep well^ my appetite is good; I put on flesh; gone is the tired, worn out feeling?’ for salo at all drug and general stores; put up only by The T. Milburn Co., Limitod, Toronto, Ont, Here’s Montreal, as the Molson’s be who remember the opening of that institution in this* district, but many there be who have reason Tor gratitude for timely coun­ sel and timely aid afforded with grace and courtesy and, fine dis­ crimination. For that bank has. benefited the district it has served not only by what it has done but by what it has refrained from doing, It has served by both giving and by withholding. At any- rate, here are our best wishes for a .good future. Mr. Woods and his fine staff have the good-will of their-enlarging constituency.. ******** CONGRATULATIONS We extend our best wishes to Mr, Wm, A. Turnbull on his re­ tirement from his. position in the Usborne and Hibbert Fire Insur­ ance Company. Allways courteous, informed as to his duties and the duties of his company, away beyond the average occupant of such a position, diligent and painstaking to an unusual degress, he won and held in growing measure the confidence of the ever-in­ creasing constituency >he served with marked acceptance and effic­ iency. More than his constituency realized the patrons of the company looked with confidence to Mr. Turnbull and felt secure while he with his sterling integrity and level head guided the company in safety through many a situation that required a eye and a sure hand. This fine servant takes with him into tirement the unbounded respect of the whole countryside.******** THINK IT OUT! (From the 'Chicago Daily News) “If you would be wealthy,” taught Benjamin Franklin, of saving as well as of getting. T'.._ 1----—i . rich, because her outgoes are greater than her incomes, have better memories than debtors. If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; for he that goes, a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing.” But Jesse Jones, on being asked the other day how much money the government was prepared to put into private banking, replied: "The sky is the limit/’ If business men want to borrow, he says, and the banks are afraid to lend, or refuse to lend, then the govern­ ment will end. "Hoarders of evailable credit,” he says, "are little better than hoarders of currency.” On one side is the doctrine, of thrift, on the other the doctrine of credit. Are both right? Are both necessary? Do they go to­ gether? Or is one right and one wrong? 'And is it still too soon to say whether or not, in 'the long run, the borrowing way is as sane, and as safe as the saving way?******** THOSE PENITENTIARY TROUBLES It seems a very great pity that the tax-paying public does not get what it may rest assured are the facts, in regard to the Kingston penitentiary. Yet out of all the brew and stew of the discussion of affairs regarding that big penal institution some things are emerg­ ing.First, the majority of the inmates of the penitentiary are not confined therein because they were found building or supporting churches. No, it is quite clear that the folk in the cells are not there because they stayed in at night, read good books went to Sun­ day School and were men who paid strict attention to their own lawful business. If any one has any doub’t on this question all he needs to do is. to look at thfe bunch and to hear their talk when they are allowed untrammelled speech. The convicts are not normal folk and their abnormaity does not lean to the side of zeal for the welfare of'humanity. And that’s the thing to be recognised. These men arc. not normal, in by far the great .majority of cases. Nor can they be treated as if they were normal..Second, it is quite clear that the .convicts have not been handled by men who knoyy how such handling should be done. ^liere 111 a/ be exceptions, but the exceptions simply prove the rule. The men in charge of the convicts are under the thumb of the party politics. Anyone with experience knows what must follow, gross inefficiency and miserables conditions generally.Our suggeston? When a party is brought before, the courts and is found guilty of conduct that proves him a menace to society, he should immediately be dealt with by a board that will see to it that he is examined physically and mentally by competent physic­ ians and given treatment that it is believed will meet his case. All through the time of his segregation from society the’ sentenced party should be under the observation of a board who will note, and weigh his progress and make such changes in his treatment as his case calls for. If he doos not "cure" he should not be allowed to mingle With society. , , .Our second suggestion is that the penitehtaries should be un­ der the control of a non-political commission responsible to parlia­ ment. Further, the penitentaries should be open to fully accredit­ ed representatives of the church, of the press, of the judiciary, of business associations, of universities, of courts these repre­ sentatives to be elected annually by these bodies. Tom, Dick and Harry have no place on the list of such visitors. steady his re­ "think The Indies have not made Spain Creditors * 50 YEARS AGO Feb, 28, 1884 Willie Mace, a young lad of ten passed the entrance examination for the High School recently. This is considered very olever for a boy of his age, Mr. P. Curtin, of Biddulph, leaves for the Old Country 'this week. On Friday evening last, Mrs, Kes­ sel, wife of Charles Kessel, ot Stephen Twik, met with an accident which might have proved much more serious. It seems while getting in­ to a sleigh and about to sit down the horses suddenly started and she fell over the side, but being unable to extricate her feet from, the robes was dragged with, her head on the road for some distance before the horses could be stopped. On Sat­ urday evening while Mr. C. Kessel was standing on a stepladder hang­ ing up an auger, his feet slipped and percipitated him very heavily on his back on a sharp piece of cord wood. He was badly injured. The members of the Exeter Bana have received a new and choice sel­ ection of music which the public may expect to hear ere long. The amount of revenue collected at the Exeter post office for postage stamps during the year 1883 was $2,200,69. Salary paid postmaster $562.00.' 25 YEARS AGO Feb. 22, 19 09 Messrs. Hunter Bros, held a suc- Cedar is available. The following' may be secured for reforestation, purposes: White Pine, Red Pine, Jack Pine, Scotch Pine, European Larch, White spruce, White Cedar, Walnut, Butternut, Elm, White Ash Soft Maple, Hard Maple, Red Oak, Basswood, Carolina Poplar Cut­ tings, Carolina Popular (rooted) and White Willow Cuttings. Huron County Farmers in 1933 obtained 26,024 trees for windbreak planting and 99,630 trees for refor­ estration, making a total of over 12/5,00’0 trees for the season. Many farmers are reforesting rough, hilly or stony land which returns little or no revenue in the way of crops or pasture. Windbreak planting adds much to he appearance of the farm as well as protecting the farm build­ ings from the cold winter winds, Application forms for these trees may be secured by writing to the Ontario Department of Agriculture at Clinton and all applications must be in the hands of the Ontario For­ estry Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto 5, Ontario, not later than March 31st. PRESENTATION AT MOORESVILLE An interesting event took place at Mooresville Hall when friends and neighbors of the community gath­ ered together, the occasion being the presentation of a studio couch to Mr. and Mrs. Grant Brooks. Despite the stormy evening there were about cessful sale of horses and cattle on Thursday last, horses going for $15 0 and better, and cattle for $65 ana up. Rev. Mr. Spargo, who preached in this district 31 years ago, occupied the pulpit in James Street Methodist church Sunday evening. Miss Agnes Hunter left for Tor­ onto Saturday, after spending the winter with her’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hunter. Mrs. George Heaman, who has been visiting friends and relatives here for several weeks, left Wednes­ day for her home in Regina, Sask. Mr. Joseph White and family who have been visiting the former’s par­ ents, 'Mr. and Mrs. Thos. White for the past two weeks left Saturday for their home in Ransourville, N.Y. Miss Nellie Hatter left last week for near Ottawa, where she intends remaining for a time. A very enjoyable evening was spent a't the ihome of Mr. and Mrs. one .hundred and fifty present. The evening was spent in dancing and the following address was read by Miss J. Hodgins, R.N. Dear IMr. and Mrs. Brooks: In view of the recent happy event in your lives we feel it is a fitting occasion on which your friends and neighbours can express their good will to you both. May God bless you with Health, Peace and Prosperity. But words alone can not give ade­ quate expression to our wishes for you both, -we ask you to accept this studio couch. We hope you will never measure our feeling of good fellowship by the intrinsic value of this gift but accept ■ in the same spirit in which it is given. With the sincerest wishes for the future. Signed on behalf of friends and neighbours. Murray Collins, Cline Flynn Joseph Vance last Thursday, when the young people of the vicinity un­ expectedly stepped in and surprised their son John with a beautiful Morris chair, prior to his leaving the Boundary, The chair was pre­ sented by Messrs. Wm. Simmons and John Bolton, and the address read by Mr. Geo. Glenn. 15 YEARS AGO Feb. 27, 1918 Leonard Abbott, of Centralia, has commenced duties with Mr. Thomas Nelson to learn the automobile work. Mr. John Mallett has taken a position in London and is moving his family there. Lieut. Earnest Rivers, after a4 couple of weeks with his parents here, left on Monday night for Van­ couver. Mrs. Fred Bawden, who has been visiting Michigan friends and rela­ tives returned home Tuesday even­ ing. iMr. Mark Wild, of Elimville, has rented the farm he recently purch­ ased on Con. 9, Usborne, from Mr. B. M. Francis to Mr, Thos. Cameron and sold his store business to Mr. Thos. Bell. WILL SUPPLY TREES The Ontario Forestry Branch will continue in. 1934 the policy of sup­ plying free of charge, .a maximum of 500 trees for windbreak planting and 3,500 trees for reforestration purposes, to any farmer in the pro­ vince of 'Ontario. The only cost to the farmer is the express charges from the point of shipment to his nearest station. For windbreak planting. White Spruce, Norway Spruce and White 1934 BACON LITTER COMPETITION ANNOUNCED The Federal and Provincial Live .’Stock Branches are again sponsoring a Spring Series Bacon Litter Com­ petition for sows farrowing between February 14th and April 30th. Any bona fide farmer may make entry in this competition and contestants will be classified as follows-; a) Previous prize winners whose litters have scored over 175 points. (b) All other contestants, includ­ ing those who are entering for the first time. Each farmer entering a litter is expected to keep an approximate re­ cord of the amounts, kinds and price of feeds used but there are no re­ strictions on the use of any feeds or feeding methode. Litters may be marketed at any age, but all pigs in the litter must be marketed at one time. In order to qualify there must be at least eight pigs in the lit­ ter raised to marketing age and at least 3 0 per cent, of the litter must grade as select bacon. The Ontario and Dominion De­ partments of Agriculture are offer­ ing $200.00 in prize money in each zone to be divided as follows: 1st, $20; 2nd, $19; 3rd, $18; 4th $17; i5th, $16; 6th, $15; 7th, $15; 8th, $14; 9th, $1(3; 10th, $12; 11th, $11; 12th, $10; 13th, $10; 14th, $10. Application forms may be secured from the Ontario Department of Ag­ riculture at Clinton, or from the On­ tario Live Stock Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Complete ’ap­ plication forms for entry must be mailed to R. W. 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