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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-05-28, Page 6// r./ wviwMTfr MAt astih mt THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCaTE Salada Orange Pekoe has a most E&scinating flavour MArBll A 183T^'A ‘Fresh from the gardens* DEATH OF MRS. GREB Mrs. Caroline Agatha Greb, belov­ ed wife of juderman Kitchener recently, tige. Upon an 1883 Mr. Charles Greb, now an and a former mayor of passed away at her home Deceased was 67 years of her marriage to Mr. Grek they moved to Zurich where they resided until 1909 -when they tootk; up residence in Kitchener, sides her husband, one son also «ister survive. Be- one DWELLING BURNED The fine large brick dwelling own­ ed by Mr. Jas. Regier on the Goshen Bine south of Zurich was burned to the ground last week. The fire .started at the roof around the kit­ chen chimney and wih a strong wind •Mowing at the time it quickly spread The Zurich fire brigade was called Lut as the supply tof water was lim­ ited little .could be done except to 4save the near-by buildings. Most of the contents were saved. Sunday School Lesson BUS DAMAGED One of the big Arrow Line busses running between Stratford and Goderich came- to grief when about half way between Clinton and Go­ derich. The driver, who was alone in the bus, said the steering gear locked and lie could not control the big vehicle. The car took to the ditch and struck a hydro pole, breaking it off and threw it over the fence. The front of the bus was damaged but the driver escaped with­ out injury. (’LINTON NURSES GRADUATE The annual graduation exercises of Clinton Hospital took place last week in the Ontario Street United Church. The church -which was beautifully decorated was well-filled and the pastor, Rev. F. G. Farrill, was in charge of the program. The graduates were: Miss Ella Kerr, of Brussels and Miss Dorothy Marquis of Clinton. JESUS IN GETHSEMANE Sunday, Muy 31.—-Luke 22;24-71 c>Golden Text Father, if Thou be willing, re­ move this cup from me; neverthe­ less not My will but Thine, do done.: (Luke 22:24.) The evening before our Lord died oft the cross was a time of the strang­ est, most unbelievable contrasts this world lias ever seen. The Father and the Son were about to make a sacrifice, because of Their love fqr men who were Thine enemies, the costliness of which was beyond hu­ man reckoning, experience, or com­ prehension. The Lord had been tell­ ing His disciples something about this; He had partaken of the Pass- over Supper with them, the last pass- over before He, as the passover Lamb should be slain for them, and for us; He had ask them to partake of the bread and the cup as standing for His broken body and His shed blood of the morrow; and now these dis­ ciples, having known and loved Him, and having been, trained under Him for three years, were quarelling among themselves as to “which of them should be accounted the great­ est!” How the Lord must have suf­ fered again because of their slowness to learn, their selfishness, pride and covetousness. Quietly rebuked them for behaving though they were mere Gentiles not God’s own people and His ciples; if they would be great, said, let them become servants, “I am among you as He that serv- eth.” The-n the Lord made amazing pre­ dictions, and they were bound to be fulfilled, as God’s prophecies’ la­ mentable exhibition of shameful fail­ ure He promised them, because they 'had continued with Him in His earth­ ly time of testing, a Kingdom, as ap­ pointed by His Father; and He prom­ ised that should eat and drink at His table in His Kingdom, and “sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of lsiael.”Let us not make the mistake of thinking of this as a mere figure cf speech or symbolism. It was un­ questionably a prediction that will be fulfilled literally, here op this earth, when Christ has returned and has es­ tablished His Kingdom on the earth and. over Israel, and when Israel shall be the greatest nation among all the nations of the earth and' men shall be- proud to know any Jew and count him as their friend. Another prediction followed. Si­ mon Peter, boastful, impetuous lead­ er of the disciples, was to deny his Lord three times .that very night. Satan wanted Peter, but, said the Lord, “I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not.” Do we wish we might have the Lord praying for us? God that able and “He uttermost that come unto ‘God by Him, seeing He ever livetli to make intercession for them.” (Heb. 7:2<5.) Christ’s third prophecy was that I-Je must fulfil the Scriptures that were written about Himself that ‘He was reckoned among the transgres­ sors; for the things concerning Me have an end.” The Scofield Reference Bible has an illuminating comment on Peter Let us thank that Peter had no monoply on great blessing. The Lord was to save Petei* to the uttermost, He will do- he same for us, for is able also to save them to the their He as and d'is- He for WWW* EMOtMamMl 10 <y v,, TRAXJt.JMAKK Made of Copper-Bearing Four One-Minute Wire points When You Buy Will it resist rust ? How great is its strength? Is the wire Copper-Bearing and - Full Gauge? Is it guaranteed? These are just a few points, of course, but they are vital ones and it is to your advantage to consider them -well when buying Farm Fence. “OJIBWAY” Fences are heavily Zinc Insulated to resist rust (the Galvanizing will stand four one-minute immersions by the Preece Test). When erected on Banner Steel Line Posts and -National Expanding Anchor Dirt Set End and Corner Posts, it is as ruggedly strong as a fence can be. All wire used is Full No. 9 Gauge Copper-Bearing, Galvanized Steel, Ask your dealer about the “OJIBWAY” Guarantee of Service or write direct for information. It’s absolute protection for the purchaser of Farm Fence. Also manufacturers of Apollo and Apollo Keystone Copper Steel Brands of Galvanized Sheets—Tin -Plates. Canadian Steel Corporation, Limited • Mills and Head Office: Ojibway, Essex County, Ontario Warehouses: Hamilton, Winnipeg and Vancouver Watch for the Zinc Insulated trade-name—It appears ih every roll *3 and the causes that we can see lead­ ing to his failure. “Peter was sleep­ ing while his Master was praying (Luk'e 22:45); resisting while His Master was submitting (vs. 49-51); he followed afar; sat down among the Lord’s enemies; and denied his Lord, the faith, and the brotherhood,’ Then Gethsemane. The very word should bo spoken with a hushed voice. What did Gethsemane mean to? the Son of God? (Surely no one in this life can understanr just what it meant, We are told, by infallible inspiration, the prayer in His of His it had (Matt. He prayer sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down tp. the ground.” We are told that having asked His three dearest .friends and disciples to watch with Him while He prayed and having told them that His soul was “exceeding sorrowful, even unto death,” He found them sleeping each time He came to them after each prayer, • ' | This was the prayer; “Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Thine, be done.” What was the “cup”? From what did the Lord Shrink? What caused His agony? There have been var­ ious reverent interpretations. Some believe the Lord was shrinking from the possibility of premature physical death, fearing that He might break down and die before reaching the cross, and thus fail to,carry out the purpose for which He had coms from Heaven to earth. Others be­ lieve He was shrinking back from the awful horror of bearing the sills of the world, of being made .sin for us and thereby being separated from the Father. Surely we dare not dogmatize about this. It is a holy ’of holies, into which the Holy Spirit, by. writing this record, has permit­ ted us to look- But we know that our Lord’s agony in the Gethsemane was unique, other thgn Himself—and only God-Man—Jias ever agony, or ever never speak' of There lias been but one, there can be but one, in time and eternity. The betrayal and the denial fol­ low, as the Lord permits Himself to be arrested after the Judas kiss, and Peter, who has boastfully declared he would stand by even unto death, denies liis Lord with oaths as he is taunted tor his discipleship by a maid. But Peter repented with a broken heart and came back to the Lord; Judas, stricken by remorse, left his Lord forever by suicide. that our Lord We are told ■prayer, until three times We are told as . His agony prayed, repeating this been offered 26; 39-44), more earnestly . . can be piled on a truck and taken right through. Here everything has .pt be carried by coolies, even our furniture. Getting all the loads the right weight re,quires some figuring. We hope though that by the time you get this letter, we will be safely moved to Penglisien. We have been having quite a spell of dry weather recently, and the spring harvest is maturing too early, The people are all- anxious for rainy and are proclaiming feats, holding dragon parades and in other ways praying for rain, If the spring har­ vest is poor, the cost of living goes up. The country continues fairly quietr There is some military trouble down in Central Szechwan, but it is not liik’ely to affect us here. Edith has been watching me write-- “and says she wants to send to grandma So do we all, As Ever her love Jack April 12, 1931 Easter Sunday I did not man- to the field and too, no interrup- We cannot es- ■ 0 Garden of No man He is the had that can have. Let us “our Gethsemane.” HELPING VACATIONISTS Holidays were coming and Doreen had made no- plans. Everything was up in the air. 'One day she decided to make inquiries for herself and girl friend, so she telephoned a num­ ber of resort places. Thanks to Long Distance, it was easy for the girls to find a desirable pla,ce. Letters from China The following interesting letters have been received by Mrs. William Walker from her son Rev. John A. Walker, 'missionary in West China, who is well known to our readers. this V Chengtu, West China March, 29, 193,1 Mrs. Wm. Walker, Hay P. O., Ont., Canada Dear Mother: I am home in Chengtu for week-end, but leave again on Tues­ day, to be Way in Pengshien for Easter week. We are having a I week of special services, finishing I Easter Sunday. Miss Sparling and two Chinese Bible'Women are going up to look after the women’s work and Rev. Thos. Torrance, of the American Bible Society is comitfg to help in the men’s work. We are expecting to have a good time with some real results. We have been getting the church in Pengshien fixed up. It had been rather neglected for the past few years and some of the windows were broken during the troubled days. So it lias taken quite a lot of work to get it back in shape again. The work is about completed nbw and we will be in good shape l'or our meetings. Our house is also com­ ing along Q K and will soon be ha­ bitable. V Mrs. Bridgman and the two young-’ er children arrived Thursday in Chengtu. Jean the oldest girl has been here in school since .September. Mr. Bridgman is still with the boat, coming along slowly, but ought to be here some time next week. Mrs. Bridgman and the children came by bus from Krating, having left the boat there. ,She is going up to Pengshien. this Week to get their house in shape. We shall not he able to move until the first week in May. April is a fairly quiet month among the farmers and business people, so We are having special services in quite a number of our churches on the District. We shall have to wait | until they are over before attempt- | ing to move. Moving is not so I simple as at home, where everything Chengtu, Dear Mother,— Last Sunday was and such a busy day age to get a letter written, We were having a series of special services in Pengshien and the morning services lasted from nine until twelvd forty- five, which was a full morning. Mr. Torrance of the American Bible So­ ciety came up to help and Miss Sparl- • ing helped in the women’s work. She1 had 5two Chinese. Bible Women,with her, and several of our Chinese Pas­ tors came in from their own churches to help with the public meetings. We had the best crowds we have had since I came back the order was good tions of any kind. timate as yet how much we gained from such a series*of meetings, We' have some new inquirers, but we can only tell as time goes on, how ’ serious they are in their desire to- learn. ■' Easter Monday was what the • Chinese call the opening of spring. The Chinese custom is to offer up- incense and cast paper on the graves? of their ancestors. The Christians do not do this, but decided to have? a Decoration Day Service to honor the memory of their friends. We planted' flowers on the graves and. saw that they were in proper condi­ tion Bobby Hughes’ grave is there too. Outsiders gathered around and in a few addresses we .told of what Easter meant to the Christian world. Tuesday I returned to Chengtu af- - ter an absence of eight days. The Bridgmans had arrived and on Thursday got away with most of their stuff to Penghsien. He will come down again tomorrow to take up the rest of .their stuff. Next Thursday I go again to Sinfan one of our other churches to help in a series of meetings, from which I ex- • pect to get abek the following Tues­ day. This time of year is most suit- • able for these meetings, but it means- we have to' delay our moving until after they are over. We hope to-* get moved up 'about the 7th of May, before the real hot or very wet weather comes. There has been some fighting in the Province, this past two weeksr but it has not come near Chengtu and seems to be,over for the present. There is a long hard struggle ahead in China before she js* properly unit­ ed politically. Your letter does not mention that you have .received my Chungking letter saying that we were to move back to Pengshien.' Your mail sent directly there will be arriving just' about the time we get moved up'5 Give our love to them all, as you see them or write. Same to you from all cf us. As Ever Pengshien, West China. DEED IN GODERICH Jack of' his in in 'The death occurred recently Robert Young at the home of sister-in-law, Mrs. James Young Goderich. Mr. Young had been poor health for more than a year and last week he suffered a stroke of ’ paralysis which resulted in his death. Seventy-three years ago Mr.- Young was born in Brucefield. For some years he was a section employee of the C. N. R. in the village, where he married Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, al- ' so of Brucefield, who predeceased him by fourteen years. About eight or nine years ago lie went to Gode­ rich to live. Out of a family of six brothers and Six sisters only one brother and one sister survive. The funeral took place on Friday of last1 week interment in Baird’s cemetery, at Bruc.efield. ^STIFFNESS •V 34 You'll soon limber up I Plenty of Minard’s well rubbed in soon sets you1 41 right. Bathe the sore part * 11 with warm water before vou •■ i start. ci %