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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-01-30, Page 7JESUS CAL1/S DISCIPLES Sunday, Feb. 2—Luke 5, Golden Texti They forsook all, and followed Him.—’(Luke 5nil,) We have seen strange things day* tened to the words of the Lord sus Christ and watched His works. They) might well say hearing God speak, work. This exclamation was called out by something that ’Christ had- just said, and done while the critical, hypocritical Pharisees * pitched His every move, hoping to lay’hold of, something tor which they could condemn Him. A man paral­ yzed in, his. body as a. result of a sin­ ful life, and doubtless humanity in­ curable, had “ been brought into Christ’s presence by four friends wpo had .forced theii’ way through the.crowd and then broke up the tiling of the housetop in order to let the man down to where Christ was speaking, “And when He saw their faith He said unto them, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.” The Pharisees were outraged “Who is this which speaketh blas­ phemies?” they reasoned to selves, “Who God alone?" They) were forgive sins, been God His word would have been blasphemy. The one thing the Phar- sees overlooked, then obstinately de­ nied until'they had sent Him to the cross, was that He was indeed the ■Son of God, a member of the God­ head, with the divine and eternal right to forgive sins because He was “the Lamb slain from the founda­ tion of the world” (Rev. 13.8) for the sins of men: The Lord knew what they were saying, in their hearts, and He dumb­ founded and discomfited them by asking theim a question. Which is easier to say/: “Thy sins be given thee; or to say, Rise up walk”? Then came the bombshell. “Buf that ye may know that Son of man hath power upoxi earth to forgive sins (he said unto the sick of the palsy), I say| unto, thee, Arise and take up tthy couch, and go to thine house." It was no empty boast. “Immed- ly he rose up before them and took up that whereon he lay, and depart­ ed to his own house, glorifying God." Then-came the..exclamation from the onlookers, “We have seen strange sigii(s today." The Lord .was speaking to a great multitude on the shore of the sea of •Galilee, and they so pressed upon -Him, that finally, seeing two boats standing by, He stepped these and asked Simon, to “thrust out a little land.” When this was Lord sat down and from the [continued speaking to the crowd on shore. Finally the meeting was over. He asked Simon to “Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.” ’Simon, always ready to protest ■Christ’s word, explained: “Master we have toiled all the night, , and have taken nothing; nevertheless at Thy word I will let down the net.” Did Peter do this -hopefully, or help­ lessly? We cannot tell, but we do know what followed. “And ‘ \yhen they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net brake." They called to their partner fisherman in another boat near by; the men came to help them, and- the enormous catch filled both the ’boats, “so that they began to sink." And this was after a night of fish­ ing by these skilled and veteran fish­ ermen, when they had been unable to het a single fish'! It was another of those “strange things today.” The Lord of nature, Creator as well as Saviour of the world, was bringing these things to pass. Wth what affect upon Simon (Pe­ ter? .When he Shw it “he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” ‘ " men exMimPd the people who tO' 113- Je- so. They wore watching God o£ amazement them- ”an forgive sins, but right—only God can And if Christ had not disciples deserved any such divine call. They saw themselves as they really were, sinful men. Yet Christ first word to them was one, not of the condemnation that they deserv- ed, but of assurance; “Fear not.” Then came their call and commis­ sion, and it is interesting to note the literal meaning of the Greek verb 1 zogreo, translated “catch,” What the Lord said, literally, was this: “From henceforth thpu thalt take men alive,” And that is a bigger business than taking fish alive, , The word zogreo is found only twice in the entii’e New Testament, once in this passage in Luke;, the other in 2 Timothy 2.26, where we read that the servants of the Lord ought to “the gentle unto all me, apt to ■teach, patient” as they seek to win others to Christ, so that these others ’who1 do not yet know God “may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.” That is, the .same Greek verb tells us that those who are not yet saved have been “taken alive" !by (Satan. The only two passages using this, Greek verb, therefore, tell us of men who are taken alive for Christ ‘unto eternal life, and taken alive by iSatan unto eternal jdeath. the life been a events. HIGHLIGHTS IN LIFE OF THE NEW KING From the cradle upwards of the Prince of Wales has kaleidoscopic succession of Here are some of the principal ones. June 23, 1894—Born at White Lodge, a Royal estate near London. July 14, 1894—Christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury while Queen Victoria held the infant Prince, her grandson in her lap. He was given seven names, Edward., Albert, Christian, George, Andrew, Patrick and David. 1914 to 1918—'Served with theI British army in France,Italy and Egypt. ' 1919>-—Visited Canada and the United States. Bought a ranch in for- and the into one of the owner, from done the the boat, the foothills of the Canadian Rock­ ies. 1920— Toured New Zealand and Australia, after passing through the West Indies and the Panama Canal. 1921— .Visited India, Hong Kong, Japan and- Borneo. 1923— .Took a.^frip to his Alberta ranch. 1924— Made an “incognito” visit to the United States and called on President Coolidge. 1925— Travelled through and South Africa, .and crossed Atlantic to South America. 1’92'7—Again in Canada. 19 218—Went hunting, in East_ l’ica and rushed 6,000 miles back to- England in 13 days when notified his father, the King, was dangerous­ ly ill. 19'32—^Opened a British trade ex­ position at Buenos Aires, Argentina, and visited Bermuda, Jamaica, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Brazil, Gibraltar, Lis­ bon and Paids. Was made air com- modore-in-chief of the British Aux­ iliary Air Force. West the Af- Is it not always so? “When are actually brought face to with Christ in His sinlessness, in His miracle working power, they become conscious of any fine, -beautiful character of their own? Far from it; they see themselves as they really are, and as- God sees them undesedving, hopeless sinners. ■ James and John, Sons of Zebedee, who were Sinton’s partners in the fishing business, were overwhelmed as Simon was. But the Lord had a word of wonderful assurance for Si­ mon, and .doubtless this woi’d includ­ ed the others, “Feat not,” said He; “froim henceforth thou slhalt catch men,” A fisherman, if ho is a good one, has had to cultivate certain qualities that make him an exceptional man, He must have patience, skill, knowledge of the habits of the knowledge of what they like what they dislike. Surely the training in fishtag that these had had was a help to them in the unique and infinitely greater pro* fession to which God now called them—disciples of His Son, fisltata of men. Neither peter nbf any of the other , Rights Tragedian: “I think it within right to ask for real wine in . banqueting scene.” iStage Manager: “Right, old man. And I suppose ypu’d like /real poison in the my the /TMlWAir, JANUARY 30t!x, 1&3«THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Our Letter Box ^is delicious Mrs. B. W. F. Beavers is in re­ ceipt of an Interesting lettex* from hex' brother, Mr, Richard- Eacrett, of Brantford, who is spending the wln- ,ter ip Florida. Excerpts from the letter are reported below, St. Petersburg, Jan. 12, 1936 Deal’ Roxie and Ben,'— We arrived here on Decembei’ 17, O.K. The first dayp of the trip were not so good, fog and slush, Aftex- we got in Kentucky it was al­ right the rest of the way. We have ,the same place we had last year so feel quite at home, The Christmas decorations during the week were beautiful. Streets, lights on the ■principle streets wta’e alternate red, ]white and blue. Trees were decor­ ated with many different colored lights. On the million dollar pier which is a half mile long, driveways are one way where three cars abreast can go on each side of the street-car tracks and a .row of freqs on each side up to where the bay -commences, are trimmed, and was a great sight with lights all over them. At a point about three- quarters of the way were the Three Wise Men from the East with cam­ els. They Were pointing to the Star in the East which was on top of the broadcasting station at the end of the pier. It was quite an idea and attracted thousands of people every evening. There was also one of the largest Coast guard cutter anchored at the end of the pier all decorated up which added to the effect. •Now about my trip to Washing­ ton. I took the bus and enjoyed the trip. While there is not the conveniences* there is on a train you have the advantage of passing thro’ the most interesting part of the country also going through the cen­ tres of the lieve I saw could have week. We cities and towns. I be- more of Chicago than 1 if I had been there a were through the bac! ■ lands of Dakota, it is a. lgrge area which has sunk down probably 200 ! feet fox- jnileS around. Scientists, or • those in authority, are of the ppinr i ion that it is a large coal mine that has been burning for hundreds of years, and as the ashes accumulate the earth being so heavy that it sinks,. Another spot in Montana is what they call the Divide. You go up a mountain 15 miles and down, of course, the same distance. On onq side the water runs east and op the other it runs west, It was a beauti­ ful sight when we were up on the top coming down to Butte, Mon., in the night when it was all lit up. It looked like millions of different col­ ored stars, When we got down in­ to the city it was gorgeously, lit up but did not compare to the sight when you were above it. I stayed the night going in Seattle. We took a day and went over to Victoria B.C. which is only 18 miles across Puget Sound. The first place we took in was the parliament building. It is a fine building. The museum is the best I ever saw. All the animals, birds, rodents and insects of B.C. are there as well as minerals. From there we covered the city till we had to catch our boat back. I counted 42, 1st, 2nd and '3rd cousins out there between Seattle and Pt. An­ geles. They) all seemed to be doing well, We had a picnic up on some mountain every Sunday. Up on the top of Hurricane. Mt. the young folk were snow balling and tabogganing down the mountain while we were going around and having lunch in our shirt sleeves. You could hardly believe we were only a hundreds yards away from snow under those conditions. A number of persons from Brant­ ford are here at present. All well and best regards to all. DICK FUNERAL AfD PARKHILL FOR JONATHAN HALL PARKiHILJL—One of the eldest hupiness meh of Parkhill passed away last week in the person of ‘Jonathan Hall in his 81st year, after ,a short illness. He was born Novem- ,bei’ 14, 1856, at Sylvan, Ontario, 4where he spent his childhood days and was educated. As a young man he located in Parkhill, and was ap­ prenticed to the late Thomas Wat­ son, harness maker, latei’ setting up business for himself. He was the fourth brothei’ to pass away in the last eight months, the others being Andrew and James, of Thedford and William, of Ludington, Mich. He married Johanna E. Bissett on November 5, 1878, who predeceased him in August, 1928. He was an ac­ tive member of Parkhill Methodist Church and later the United Church. In his younger days he played in the town band, was a member of the council and chief of the fire brigade. He was also secretary-treasurer of the local Independent Order of For­ esters and the Orange Lodge. Mr. Hall was bailiff for Parkhill and the surrounding district for 30 years | Tn r\ 4s VQOw wllilxi of- ’ GIVEN SIX MONTHS Antonio Martino of no fixed add­ ress was sentenced to^ix months de­ terminate and one year indetermin­ ate in Ontario Reformatory by 'Mag­ istrate J. A. Makjns in police court, Stratford. A week ago Martino pleaded guilty to three charges of breaking and entering, Edighoffer’S I store in Mitchell and was remanded to jail, for sentence. The accused was sentenced on the three charges the sentences to run concurrently. FUNERAL AT BAYFIELD COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS The property committee of Huron County Council met at courthouse, Thursday!, after inspect­ ing the new filing equipment at the registry office, and passed several accounts. The remodelling of a sec­ tion of the courthouse to install pu­ blic lavatories in 'the basement, which has been discussed for some time, will be dealt with by the pro- iTorty committee of the 1936 Coun­ cil. • the the i TO ISSUE NEW SILVER DOLLARS Will Be in Circulation Sooii, Ot­ tawa Mint Announces JULIUS BLOCK DIES The death occurred in Zurich on January 18th of Julius Block, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Block was born in that community sixty-eight years ago. He farmed south of Zurich for years later mov­ ing to Zurich. For a few years he conducted a butcher business in Hensail. Of late years he had been a County Constable. Surviving are his widow, one son Herbert of Exe­ ter and one daughter Mrs. Clara Walper, of Windsor-. mtersiQ(?rit took place-iu the Lutheran eemtery.< ■OTTAWA—A new silver dollar, the last to bear the portrait of King George V will be- . in. circulation soon. Inquiry! at the state depart­ ment i:eeently elicited the informa­ tion tha’t the necessary proclamation Will appear in the neai* future. The machinery of the Royal Canadian Mint .Will £hen proceed to turn out thetrnsw-wiir—i^a'^a^a^lasf * silver •" dollar {'w'as struc^' spkeiatiy. to, cetbbra.te the jubilee;: of- the late King. The new coin wilj be issued to supply the general 'demand, for silver dollars. As arrangements were niade for i,ts issuance some.time, ago, and as King George was alive, in 1936, the year of its ‘issue, the new dollar will bear, .his portrait and not that of the new King. Coinsn issued after the close of this year, however, must bear the VIII. portrait of King Edward is a yung man who is soThere deeply in love that he doesn’t brush the face powder off his coat even when you tell him about it. In September of last year while at­ tending the “Oke” reunion in Exe- I ter he was awarded first prize in a I foot race for men ovei’ 60 years of age. There were five childred, two deceased, Dr. Wilbert Hall, of Mit­ chell and Bessie, of Parkhill. Surviv- 'ors are Jonathan, Emo; Mrs. Sid­ ney Bowler, Stonewall, Man.; Ber­ tha Hall, Windsor; two brothers and one sister,, Mrs. Mary Ann .Randall, of Flint, Mich.; Albert, of. Sandusky Ohio; Harvey, of Bad- Axe, Mich., •and a sister-in-law-, Mrs. Florence McIntosh, of Parkhill, who has re- ' sided with him for the past years. The funeral services were con­ ducted by Rev. W. M. Kitely, Park­ hill United Church. Interment was ip the family plot, Parkhill ceme­ tery. The funeral of Mrs. Arthur Coon­ ey,, who died in London, was held from, the home of Walter Westlake, to Bayfield eemtery, Rev. R. M. Bale officiating. Deceased 'was born at her home, on the Sauble Line, Feb. 2, 1869. Thirty years, ago she was married in London, where she then resided, to Arthur Cooney, of that city. The remains, accompanied by her husband, were brought to Clinton and from there to Bayfield, to the home of Mr. Walter Westlake, from where the -funeral was held to the Bayfield cemetery. Surviving are Robert and George Orr, brothers: Mrs. Walter Westlake and Mrs. Al­ bert Leitch, nieces of Bayfield. Renewing- Time JUNE 23 TO BE OBSERVED AS HOLIDAY HENCEFORTH ‘ OTTAWA—June 3, the birthday of the late King,, will cease- to be a public holiday in Canada, and June 23, the birthday of King Edward VIII, will be observed instead. The birthday or the day fixed' by pro­ clamation for the celebration of the birthday of the reigning Sovereign shall be included among the nation­ al holidays, of the Dominion. 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