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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-07-19, Page 3THl'KSDAY. Jl’LY 1»3<THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE HOW TO KEEP COOL Take an effervescing glass of pleasanf- tasting Andrews Liver Salt when you begin to feel the heat. At once you will feel cooler—and you’ll stay cooler. Andrews not only quenches thirst, but cools your blood. Taken occasionally— say twice each week—Andrews will keep you fit by purifying your system and insuring regular and complete elimina­ tion. At all druggists. In tins, 35c and 60c. New, large bottle, 75c, Sole Agents: John A. Huston Co., Ltd., Toronto. ?6 RETIRING FROM BANK \ Mr, H. R. Sharp, manager of the Bank of Montreal, Clinton, is retir­ ing the end of July. Mr, Sharp has been manager of the bank in Clin­ ton for seventeen years. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp and two daughters are mowing to Victoria B. C. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING During the electrical storm which swept the district last week the fine barn son the farm of Mr. Fred Hannon, about five miles from Mit­ chell, was struck by lightning. Mr. Hannon got up during -the storm and when it was over not seeing any damage he again retired. In the morning when he went out to the barn he discovered that the boards had been ripped off the gable-end and there was a split in a foot thick beam for a length of about ten feet. The barn contained about ten tons of hay but fortun-- ately did not take fire. ANOTHER FOR HENSALL St. Marys lost out to Hensall in a scheduled baseball fixture last Wednesday afternoon at St. Marys, when the visitors nosed out the lo­ cals by an 8-6 score. The Stone Town nine put up a splendid' fight throughout. Ab, Jackson filled the moundsmang. position for the cir­ cuit but McLean was sent to the sho-wers after the locals nicked him for three runs in the seventh. Up to the sixth inning it was a pitcher’s duel with both infields giving good supportt. St. Marys pulled off two ’fine double plays in the third and fourth innings. Hensall obtained a big lead in the sixth when they ob­ tained four runs, two walks, and a hit by S Rennie paved the way, and Foster’s three-bagger and and error scored Welsh and Hawkins. St. Marys got one run in this inning. Welsh went to the mound for Hen­ sall in the seventh and the first four men up found him. Rivers’ double scored two- runs and -he. came home on a bunt by M. Woods. In the eighth Hensall went out to glean some runs and were success­ ful to the tune of three counters. St. Marys added two in the eighth. The ninth went scoreless. In a summary of play St."Marys made nine hits, had six errors and obtained six runs Hensall had fourteen hits, four er­ rors and made eight runs, Rivers’ spectacular catch after a hard run in the ninth and Hawkins’ three-bagger for- Hensall were high lights in the game. Jackson walked four men and' struck out five. Mc­ Lean walked none, and struck out three. This was one of the best games seen here this saon and the locals pulled together well. Hensall—2b. G. Rennie; ss, Stade C., joynt, 3b, .S. Rennie; lb. Welsh rf Hawkins, cf, Foster; If, Darling, p., McLean. St. Marys—L.f M, Woods, ss L. Lo­ velie, 3b, T. McRobb, 2b W. Jack- son cf V,. Noble; lb, C. Graham; rf H Richard-son, p., Alb. Jackson; W. Rivers. Umpires, Smith, Stratford; Har­ vey Rae, St. Marys. Sunday School Lesson ELIJAH HEARS GOD’S VOICE Sunday, July 23,—I Kings 19:9-21. Golden Text Speak, Lard; tor Thy Servant heareth. (I. Sam. 3:9.) „ (Can a true man of God ever get discouraged? Can one who* has de­ fied men in the- name of God, and has been God’s agent for the work­ ing of mighty miracles, lose heart and courage- and run for his life? It has happened. But God never loses heart, never loses His- courage never diminishes His faithfulness, even when men’s faith wavers, and breaks. ' We- saw last week something of the prophet Elip,ah’s true greatness, as he dared face one of the might­ iest of kings, of Israel, pronounce drouth and famine upon the -land, and defy the powerful priests of Baal. But when a woman, Queen Jezebel, promised to take his life within twenty-four hours, Elijah turned and fled. He went alone into the wilder­ ness and yielded to a physical and spiritual reaction from the high tension under which- he -had been living. God sent an angel to take care of him in the matter of food and drink and then Elijah found that God was working another mir­ acle for him, for hb “went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights -unto Horeb the mount of God.” This was far south in the Siniatic Peninsula, There follows the account of an amazing interview between God and this man—amazing in its simplicity its directness and its unexpected lessons— not only for Elijah, but for us today. The prophet had takien refuge in a cave in the mountain, and there “the word of the Lord came unto him, and He .said unto him, ‘What doest 'tlrou here, Elijah?” Evident­ ly God had not directed Elijah to abandon the field of service far to the north for which God had com­ mission him. iBut Elijah had a reply ready and the perpendicular pronoun “I” was prominent in it. He reminded Gdd of course, God was in danger cf forgetting!—- how faithful he had been in%God’s service. “I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts,” Elijah began., Then he tolct God how reprehen­ sible the people of Israel had been. They “have forsaken the covenant. There’s a Goodyear Dealer Near You Get them fitted to your wheels while you wait j NO DELAYS-NO TROUBLE AT ECONOMICAL PRICES AND FULLY GUARANTEED ■ ■ ■ The best and most economical way to buy tires is to drive into the nearest Goodyear Dealer and drive out on the tires! 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The Lord seems to ignore all that Elijah has said, and he tells the prophet to “go forth, and stand up­ on the mount before the Lord.” A dramatic picture is painted for us. “Alnd behold, the Lord passed by and a great .strong wind rent the mountains and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and af­ ter the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in fire. Here were sensational, .cataclys­ mic happenings. Elijah had been the human centre of sensational, cataclysmic happenings before Ahab and Jezebel and the priests of Baal and the whole nation of Israel. What of it? There seemed to be a lesson he still needed to learn. There was one more event to fol­ low the tempest, the larthqnake and the fire, in none of which was the Lord, “And after the fire a -still, small voiep he recognized it as God's. He went out and stood in the entrance covered his face, with his mantle, if the cave, Again came God’s voice with the same question: “What do- e<t thou here, Elijah?” Did Elijah now have an entirely different reply to make to the re­ peated question? We might expect so. But no: he had learned his self-taught piece well, and he re­ peated it again without the varia­ tion of a word. He told the Lord again how jealous he had been for the Lord God of hosts and all the rest of it. Now the Lord had some new and surpri'ing commissions for Elijah, He was to go hundreds at miles to the north, to Damascus, and anoint a man named Hazael to be king ov­ er Syria--that enemy-nation north Israel. Jehu, an Israelite, was to be anointed king over Israel. And—this must have startled Elijah— a man named Elisha was to be anointed “prophet in thy room.” Another man could actually carry on Elijah’,s work! „ ♦ Elijah had thought he was indis­ pensable to God’s cause. To be sure, be had asked God to take his life— but very few people really mean that when they say jt. And God had saved still 'One more surprse for his -overwrought and very .self-conscious prophet. To the man who had been telling God that he was the only true believer in all Israel, he alone was jealous for the Lord God of hosts, he alone was faithful to God's covenant. God made this surprising discovery. “Yet I have left Me seven thou- cf Israel, Jehu an Israelite was to be have net bowed unto Baal and every mouth which hath not kissed him.” So Elijah, who though he was* the only faithful believer left, found he was one of a goodly company of 7,0W». It is well to remember this day. when we may think w<- are al­ most alone in our faith in God and faithfulness to Him. Many a be­ liever will have a surprise, upon set­ ting tn Heaven, to find how many ■believers liv< d and prayed and worked right in the neighborhood. But Elijah learned his lesson and faithfully obeyed God. He appointed his successor Elisha; his faith and c.iurage returned; and he did a great work for Go after this, and was honored as only two men in all Bible history was honored; he was caught up to- Heaven, when his life work was finished, without tasting death.