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Strridax, ,Tan, 18: Luke 3.,
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Bring forth therefore rrsuite worthy
yet repentance. (Luke 3:8.)
Linke was a man et scientific ac-
cuiacy, q.. physician, inspiration,
unique and infallible though it was,
.,xiid, not set aside a man's .person'alit,y'
or natural qualifications, awl' the
evidence of Luke's medical training
and scientific accuracy is abundant
• throughout his Gospel and the Acts.
It appeal's in alio rine: verse of
this third, . chapter, where he °des -
scribes the exact time et the begin-
ning of the ministry of. John the
. Baptist by naming human and his-
torical .and geographical details inin-
titely, just as he slid at the begin-
icing of the second chapter, The
stern and stormy prophet John burst
eon the scene "in the fifteenth year
of the .reign of Tiberius .Caesar, Pon-
tius Pilate being Ge vernor of Judea,
and Herod being, Tetrarch of Galilee,
and his brother Phillip Tetrarch at
Ituraea and of the region of Tra-
•ehonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch
of Abilene, Annas end Calaplias be-
' ing the high priests.
lit was • exactly at this time that
"the word of .Cod came unto John."
,,John's message, therefore, was not
an impulse of his own, or his mis-
taken Human idea .as to what he
;ought to say 'to his generation; it
was "the Word of God." He "carie
-unto all the; country about Jordan,.
preaching the baptism of repentance
for the remission of sins." And he
quoted an . Old 'Testament prophet;
Isaiah: "The voice of one crying in
• the wilderness, Prepare yo the way
of the Lord, make His paths
:straight . . . And all flesh shall see
'the salvation, of God."
' But John did not preach the Gos-
pel. That was to come later. John's
was a thundering message of con
,:denination for sin, .convicting men
,and_ warning them to turn from their
sins in order that' they might "flee
from the wrath to come." He call-
-ed men to repent; to show that they
were really sorry; so sorry that they
would. do everything in their power
• to live different lives. • •
Hypocrisy got nowhere with John
the Baptist. When of that sort
came to him in response to his ring-
. lug challenge, he must have startled
-•and shocked by his stinging: "0 gen
• •eration of vipers, who nath warned
you to flee from the wrath to come?"
• But he did not stop with denun-
•'eiation. He tested men's• honesty by
telling them, •exactly,, whet., to., . do it
they w"rb•uld.prove they erere=�s3ncere:
"Bring forth therefore fruits worthy
••of repentance." He warned hem
Piot to rest back. on the fact that they
wvere Iseaelities and had Abraham as
-their father. That could not save
• ''them: "And. now also the, axe is laid
unto the root of the tree; every tree
-therefore which bringeth forth good.
-:.fruit is hewn down, and cast into the
fire.,,
Beene one bas called attention to
the fact drat one reason why the
proclamation of the Gospel reaches
so few people today i the fact that
it is not preceded, AO it should, by
the preaching of the law so that leen
may see their sins as Gard sees .them,.
and see the certain, terrific and eter-
nal consequences of their .eine unless'
they do something about it,
The multitude whom Jebn scorch-
ed .by his. God-given invectivea real-
ized this, and cried out to .liine,
"What shall we do, then?" John
continued to preach la -w, for it was
not time" yet for the message of
grace,, Ile told those who had two
coats to give one to the man who hada
none; those who had meat share it;
to the publicans—corrupt, grafting
taxgather•ers—he said to stop their
grafting; "Exact no. .more than that
whichisappointed you." Soldiers in
that day, ravaged and looted, and to
thein he said: "Do violence to Ifo
man, neither accuse any falsely; and
he content with your wages."
John was preaching straight ethics,
calling a spade a spade, •and. telling
people how to turn over a. new leaf.
This •was the preparation which God
ordained for the coming of Christ
and the proclaiming' of the Gospel
later,
But people began to wonder
whether this inspired messenger
from the wilderness was not Christ
Himself, As John learned of this he
repudiated any such claim, and de-
clared: "I indeed baptize you with
water; but One mightier than I
cometh, the latchet of whose shoes
I am not worthy to unloose. He shall
baptize you with the Holy Ghost and
with fire; whose fan is in .tis Band,
and He will thoroughly purge His
floor, and will gather the wheat into
His garner; but the chaff He will
burn with fire unquenchable."
1 Then a wonderful thing happened.
Christ Hirnselt came upon the scene,
and asked John to 'baptize Him. John
protested—the fullstory is given in
Matthew 3:13-17.' Cnrist was not a
sinner, and John was calling sinners
to repentance and baptism. But the
Lord had come to identify himself
with the human race, and to bear
the sins of the whole world. He
asked John to do as He said, "For
thus 'it beeonleth ,u;s• to fulfil all
righteousness." Then followed the
wonderful word from Heaven as the
heavens opened, the spirit .of God
descended on Christ like a dove, and
the Father spokle: "This is hly belov-
ed Son, in whom I cam well pleased."
There is the Trinity plainly revealed;
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God
in three Persons.
Jelin paid the penalty for his
faitltfullress •and,:oourage. • Ile told
Heied the truth' about his sins, was
imprisoned for it, and was executed
at the demand of a dancing girl.
`;Blessed are they which are perse-
.e'iited for righteousness' sake, for
theirs .is the Kingdon of Heaven."
(Matt. 5:10.)
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Help the churcthes all you can in their call for self denial. After
all we live in one of the iirost prosperous parts of Canada. All of
us should 1,1e profoundly 9at'efui that the appeal is not made in our
behalf. It may be made some day. Time 'workesstrange wonders,
The time is about due for the salesman to be visiting the folic
on bis sucker list urging them"to get in on the ground floor of a
sure thing regarding which it will be well if you keep quiet, as we
' are calling on only a few people that we know with a little of this
good stuff. Be sure rot to mention this to your lawyer or your
banker."
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Some years farmers are obliged to buy dear grain immediately
the. new year begins. ' This year ;Ontario fanners have lots or grain,.
Under either circumstance .it seems. Bard for the farmers to make
money. glow would it snit to have a few years with cheap feed
with high prices for milk and -cheese and butter and cattle? Would
such years be good years for the cduntey?
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• Parents will -do' well to absolutely and finally forbid their
children .riding uninvited on ,farriers' rigs. Farmers should keep
in mind that they have a serious monitary responsibility in Suck
matters. Easy good nature is one thing. Paying heavily there-
after is another. Frightening hdrses is a matter that may prove
costly for the parent?• of children.
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"You have colibacilosis, sindrome of the vertebrae with simple
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"What is that, doctor?"
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STILL THRIVING
' As you drive through the woods or over the mountains, you may
conclude that aur fur bearers are rapidly disappearing. But the
records maintained by conservation departments in all our states
prove otherwise. •Th.e fur bearers are not on parade, but they are
still plentiful Last year, for instance, the state. of Pennsylvania
paid bounties on more than 60,000 weasels—notwithstandings the
fact that hundreds of thousands or natives of that state May never
have seen a weasel. In another recent year the United States Bio-
logical Survey, in a campaign against the animals that exact a heavy
toll of our livestock, killed. 130,000. wolves, coyotes and wildcats.
• It is the. age-old story of •the survival of the fittest, And among
the' most 'fit; little Johnny Miisqufash has 'proven himself without
peer through his inordinate ability to rear large and frequent
families.—Readers' Digest.
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WOLF! WOLF:
For some reason the cry of hard times has been overdone. • No
doubt the pace set when men's minds were filled with the idea of an
ever-expanding marl.et lad many to go lengths in investment that
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have proven disastrous. 'No one denies• that there has been a slow-
ing down in business. Losses have been met with that stagger the
bravest and. the most hopeful. +Still, the fact remains that business
In scores of lines really is sound and worthy of encouraging a brave
carrying on. , Word is coming to us that conditions are not as bad
in the West as was supposed. "Nothing to complain af" is the word
given by many an 'Ontario! retailer when asked about Iris. Christmas
trade.. There is no sudden, rebound from the depression that .gave
nmany a manufacturer and many a merchandiser a sting in .the heart.
At the carne time there aro evidences that things financial are right-
ing themselves. .
The worst `enemy of enterprise,for the past months is the man
who has been crying, "Wolf! Wolf!" ' Suoh croakers always find
some who will lister: to them to the hurt of the !Credulous.
• Sane lewdness Men are glad that the finding of the new normal-
cy is gradtraI-like the growth of all things :stable. For a number of
years 'the business world was not engaged in merchandising. It
was merely, buying and selling without due regard for' exchange of
Values. It is to be :roped. that the folly of those years will' not be
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BHIPKA
• Mrs. McDougal and family are at
present visiting at the home of Mr.
L. Schroeder.
The annual Sunday School meeting
was held in the church. on Monday
evening. The Treasurers report
showed a fine surplus on hand, after
which the election 'of• officers. took
place:Supt., Mr. Wnt, Sweitzer; As -
Supt., Mi. Ed. Lamport; Treashrer,
Mr. -Milton Ratz; !Secretary, Mr. V.
Sharpe; Assist. Secretary, Miss Eve-
lyn Sweitzer; pianist, Miss Eolith Ball
Assist, pianist•, Lucille Lochner; the
teachers, Mr. Roy Ratz, Mr. Mathew
StVeitzer, Airs, Wm. SWeitzer, Miss
Pearl Keys, Mrs, Milton Ratz, Miss
V, Moore; assistant teachers, Mr. L.
Schroeder, Mr. M. Batter, aim Roy
Ratz, Miss Iia Sweitzer, i.1iss pt. . Lam=
port; Missionary Committee, Misses
Ila SWeitzer, Peal' Keys, Virginia
Wore; . C. R ell •Sulit„M'i s:. George
Scott; temperance sionimittee, Messrs
Wm. Loeltner, T. Lamport, V. Sharpe
E. Baker.
GRAND BEND
Mn xtusseli Warrior nes bought
the 11,140abee Hall and is gong to
Make it over into a 'house. .I Io is
iuoging, into it this week.
IIsi. and lira. Williams who have
been at the latter's home with her
father, Mr. Thomas Webb, for it NW
weeks have returned to 'their home
in Detroit. •
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Webb motor-
ed to Detroit Saturday returning
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Disjardine,
who have .spent two months in
Wheatley and Chathamu returned on
Wednesday last
Mr. Kenneth Lovie had the mis-
fortune 'while welting In the bush
cutting wood, to have the axe slip
inflicting a nasty gash hi his foot
requirng seven. sttehes to close the
wound. Latet reports' state that. he
is doing rine...
Mr. and Mrs. W. 13. Oliver, .rho
have been in St. Aiarys over the holi-
days, returned itorte Saturday.
Thi. s finest Orange Pekoe
tea costs .less than others.
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WEIRD TALE IS TOLD
1:N PQLIC.Ii7 COURT HERE
Fermiers :Mulcted Otte of $1,310 by
German. Iinmigranr -•Story of For.,
bine k)xplodes
(Goderich Signal)
The strangest tale ever unfolded
in a Huron county p0: ce court was
told to Magistrate Reid in Godericli,
on Friday last when Fred Hansel-
nran, a twenty -seven-year old Ger-
man immigrant, was sentenced to
two years less one day in an Ontario
reformatory each on two charges of
the sentence to run concurrently,
Hanselman secured a total of 313.10
from James Ziler, of gay Towship,
and William O. Miller, of Tucker -
smith, on the promise that he would
pay it back with interest when he
received a $56,000 legacy Prom Ger-
many. The fortune, of course, was
pure mythical, the product of Han-
selman' brain. •
The young German was brought
to this country by a religious organ-
ization and sent as a farm hand to
work+ for Roy E. .Ratz, He worked
for Ratz for one year. He tnen
went to the home 01 Mr. Ziler, as a
boarder, and on March 10, 1929, on
the strength of his forthcoming, for-
tune, succeeded in borrowing $425,
.with which money lie made a trip to
Germany. Returning, without the
fortune, on August 1st, the same
year, Hanselman succeeded in bor-
rowing a further $2zc ana on Sept-
ember 22nd $290, a total of $940
from 9:1Tr, Ziler. Hanselman purchas-
ed an automobile, on which he nia•de
a down payment, and othee luxuries,.
settling dawn to live the life of the
idle rich in anticipation of receiving
his fortune.
Mr. Miller was .Hanselman's next
victim, he endorsing at a bank to
the extent of $370, on the strength.
of the same cock and ' bull story
about the• fortune, of which Hansel -
man had letters, since found to be
fictitious, in support.
Letters found in possession .of the
convicted man, written by himself to
his father, but never posted, reveal
the highest flights of imagination,
seldom equalled even in a dime nov-
el. One letter, dated Niag'ra Falls
N.Y., tells of his walking to that city
throtteh virgin bush 'from Toronto
and of being attacked by Indians. He
stated, he shot one of the redskins
and ounded another and in return
received a long gash on his arm
from a scalping knife. Another told
of his killing a rival suitor in a duel.
after he had made one of his fre-
quent automobile trips across' the,
line only to find an alleged interlop-
er, the gun duel following.
These are just samples of what
the correspondence found on the
Gorman revealed, but what puzzled
the court most is how Hanselni.an
succeeded in hoodwinking Messrs.
Ziler and Miller, who are known as
thrifty, conservative farriers and
shrewd business men. His story
must have been most plausible.
About two weeks ago the bubble
broke and a warrant was issued for
Hanselman. In two :tours County
Constable ,Steinhagen had his prison-
er in the county jail.
On Friday morning accused plead-
ed guilty to both charges,- but *had
nothing, to Say when sentence was
passed. A warrant has also. been is-
sued for his arrest in Germany for
alleged illegal acts committed while
he was on his visit to the ma country.
He also owes board bills running in-
tohundreds of dollars. When told
that• his automobile had been seized
by a finance• corporation and that he
had three months to redeem. it. Hee:-
salmon merely said: "Yes, 2 know,
that will be 'fixed up."
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The recent Snow has caused sotne
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Mrs. Jelin Baird, of •Crediton, who
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Mrs. Walter England is On the sick.
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Mrs. Waiter Sturton, whet lute been
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Mr. Sim Ireland is all smiles—its
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