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Sunday School Lesson
CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD
Sunday, November 29-—Philemon
Golden Text
There js neither Jew nor Greek
.... for ye are ail one in Christ
Jesus. (Gal. 3:28.)
There are many parts of the Bible
that stand out as shining instances
of literature of rarest beauty, The
little Better to Philemon is one of
these. It is an equisite study of
Christian love. The story it tells,
which has to be drawn out from the
Letter by indirection and inference,
is a cameo oil human life in both its
baseness and its beauty. Through it
all runs the miracle of human life
redeemed and transformed by Christ
as Saviour and Lord.
Paul i.5 in prison in Rome, perse
cuted because of .his fearless Chris-
tia^^aith and testimony. From pris
on he writes a ‘letter to a man liv
ing at Colosse, Philemon, whom he
had led to Christ. Philemon had evi
dently became a devotee, thorough
going Christian whose love and
faith were known to many believers.
Slavery was a common and ac
cepted thing in the Roman Empire,
and Philemon had had a slave nam
ed Onesimus. This slave had grave
ly wronged his master, having stolen
money from him and then having
fled.
A fugitive from justice, Onesimus
had come to Rome and in some way
had come in touch with Paul. The
famous apostle-prisoner was now an
old man, but he told Onesimus about
Jesus Christ, and the runaway slave
found g. new Master, the Lord Him
self, and 'became a devoted believer
The miracle occiurred in his life that
"if any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature; old tnsn-gs are passed
away; behold, all things are become
new” (2 Cor. 5:117). He now was
devoted, not only to* the Lord, but
also to the Lord’s apostle Paul, and
in Paul’s Epistle to the C'olossians,
he speaks of "Onesimus, a faithful
and beloved brother, who is one of
you" (Col. 4:9).
And now Paul dares to write a
letter to Philemon about Philemon’s
personal property Onesimus! He
does not send this letter’ 'by Roman
post, as he might have done, but he
asks Onesimus to be the special mes
senger carrying it. In the letter
Paul asks Philemon to receive his
former slave as no1 longer a slave,
but now as “a brother beloved, spec
ially to' me, but how much more un
to thee, both in the flesh and in the
Lord?»>'
BJaliqjnon had come to- mean much
to/Paul as "dearly beloved, and fel-
laborer.” Paul loved him and
believed in him. Philemon looked
up to Paul as well as he might, and
respected him as a recognized leader
of the church. Paul had every right
to tell Philemon his Christian duty
in this matter—-but he would not
do so. The apostle frankly said,
"I might be much bold in Christ to
enjoin thee”—that is, to demand
that you d0‘ this. But he took an
entirely different line. He wrote:
“Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech
thee.”
And he continued: "I beseech thee
for my son Onesimus, whom I have
begotten in my bonds.” Roman
chains and a Roman prison could
not hinder Paul from telling the
Gospel, and sharing his Saviour, with
all who came near him; so it was
that 'he had become the spiritual
father of the fugitive slave.
• He continues in his description of
Onesimus: “who once was unpirofit-
a.ble to thee and to me.” And Paul
pleaded with has friend: "thou there-
fore receive him, that is, mine own
heart.”
Then the apostle went still farther
"If he hath wronged thee, or oweth
thee ought, put that on mine account
I, Paul, have writen it with mine
own hand, I will repay it: albeit I
do not say to ‘thee how thou owest
unto me even-thine own self besides.
So Paul voluntarily assumed the
obligation of the money that the
slave, before his conversion, had
stolen from ihis master. We may well
believe that Philemon never allowed
Paul to pay it, but that he rejoiced
his aged friends heart by respond
ing gladly to Paul’s plea: "Yes,
brother, let me have joy of thee in
the Lord.”
There are striking contrasts thro-
ughtout this lesson.
The runaway, unconverted slave
was "unprofitable"; the convened
returned slave was "now profitable.”
Onesimus had been a liability—now
he was an asset. He had been a
loss—now he was a<ga»n.
* . Paul counted on Philemon to do
• noWfrg^ixK this matter “as it were
of‘necessity, but willlngily."
The slave had loft his master as
he "departed for a season"; Paul
sent him back "that thou shouidest
receive him fo^ ever,”
He ran away a servant; he came
'back a brother beloved.
Philemon owed Paul everything,
but Paul voluntarily assumes a mon
el obligation to Philemon,
Paul asked Philemon to do much
but (he asked this, "(knowing that
thou wilt also do more than I say.”
It is indeed a lesson in the mean
ing of the miracle of Christian
brotherhood—something possible to
men only when they have been born
into the family of God by faith in
His Son as their SaYiour.
Colborne-Dayman
The home of Mt, and Mvs. Joseph
Dayman at Kippen was the scene of
a pretty wedding on Saturday, Nov.
14th, when they only daughter Bea
trice Elizabeth, was united in mar
riage to Mr, Edwin Keith Colbox.ne,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Colborne,
of Goderich. Rev, E. F. Cihandler, of
St. Andrew’s United Church, Kippen
■officiated. The ceremony took place
at high noon. The charmingi bride
entered the room on the arm of her
'father and took her place beneath
an arch of evergreen decorated with
a large white bell and ferns, to the
strains of Lohengrin’s wedding
march played by her cousin, Miss
Velma Squire, of Exeter.
The bride wore a pictured chiffon
velvet tunic frock trimmed with sil
ver and a matching turban- with
noce-eil. Silver slippers completed
her costume. The bridal couple were
unattended. Following the ceremony
the bride and -giroo.m lead the way to
the dining roo-m, which was tasteful
ly decorated in green and gold with
white. The table was centred with
the bride’s cake and a silver vase of
yellow chrysanthemums.
Guests numbering about twenty
sat down to a sumptuous hot tur-
ikey dinner, served by three girl
friends of the bride, Miss Gladys
Jarrott, Miss Edna Dayman and
Miss Olive Smith.
The bride was the recipient of
many beautiful gifts, which included
several cheques. The groom’s gift to
the bride was a Stirling silved 'brace
let and to the pianist a silver born*
bon dish. After the weding Mr. and
Mrs. Colborne left amid a shower .o-f
confetti and good wishes for an ex
tended wedding trip to Brantford,
Toronto, Windsor and Detroit. The
’ bride’s‘traveling dress was a two-
piece red wool suit. 'She wore a
brown fur coat, silver hat and br.own
accessories to match. On their return
they will reside in Goderich.
Temperance Rally
Emphatic protest to' the Ontario
Government "against autocratic and
illegal overriding of the will of the
electors of Huron in the placing, o-f
authorities for the sale of beer and
wine in the county," was decided
upon by a rally of temperance work
ers in Ontario Street United Church
on Thursday last.
The resolution, which was pre
pared by a committee comprised
of Dr. A. J. Irwin, secretary of the
Ontario Temperance Alliance; W.
G. Medd, of Exeter and A. T. Cooper
of Clinton, continued in reference
to the beer and wine authorities is
sued in the county, with the “request
that they be discontinued and that
the Canada Temperance Ac-t and the
provincial law 'be allowed to run
concurrently in Huron as formerly,”
The rally, one of the Huron Co.
Temperance Federation and repre
sentatives of all sections of Huron
County, was presided over by R. P.
Watson, Brucefield, with Rev. W.
A. Bremner recording the proceed
ings. Dr. Irwin- gave the figures on
the -consumption of intoxicants in
■Ontario and explained the status of
the Canada Temperance Act as it
applies to Huron County.
■Officers elected for the ensuing
year are: R. 'P. Watson, Brucefield,
president; W. G. Medd, Exeter vice-
president; Rev. W. A. Bremner, of
Brucefield, secretary; Frank B.
Howson, Wingham, treasurer, and
G. G. Kirby, C'linton, field secretary.
Honorary -Presidents elected were;
Miss Murray, Hensall; A. E. Lloyd,
Wingham; Rev. C. W. Down, Exe
ter and Gordon Lamb, Goderich.
■Chairman of committees are: R. H.
Lloyd, Wingham, finance and A. T.
Cooper, Clinton, legal.
The executive committee is com
prised by the officers of the county
federation and the ministers of the
churches of Huron County.
Grocer: "A thief entered my
store last night and took everything
(but a 'box of soap."
Judge: "The dirty crook.”
Dr. Wood's
Shivers and Sneezes
eoid
EDITORIAL£2 Jhf 1 1 w R 1 £•>.
Those fine days of last week shortened up the winter,
Of all the experiences through which the race has passed, for
utter lack, of rhyme or reason surely the present Spanish civil war
is the very worst.
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A. MIND AT LEISURE
As we thought of the passing;-of ‘The .Mail and Empire last Fri
day night, and of the hundreds of men- who were being turned out
on the street as big business exchanged -cheques, our minds went out
to the great majority of our readers in their quiet farm homes.
These folk went to bed in the assurance that the morning would
find their work and their reward awaiting them as they had awaited
them ever since they were able to lick a spoon. Farm returns may
be small and wind and frost and pest may keep them small, but the
good old farm yields its occupant a bite and a sup and a roo.f and
a full wood box, to' say the very least. For this^measure of stabil
ity, the farmer’ has every reason to thank all the gods there are.
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A TRAGEDY
Last week one of the big breadmaking companies sent one of its
delivery wagons into a little town served by a local 'but efficient
bakery. Of course the new bread was tried on the dot, with the
result that the local (baker came short on sales. Up to date he has
made only a bare living. Should his old time customers leave him
altogether, he must give 'Up his business, scrap his equipment or
sell at what would be, a ruindbs price. Should he be driven to this
extremity the town will lose a first class citizen, the church an ac
tive supporter and the community an inspiring member. What is
happening to the baker is happening to the butcher and candlestick
maker of that same town! And still the citizens of that burgh will
not practice a healthy localism. Some people if ail to see an inch bes
yond their noses.
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BRITAIN’S PATIENCE
Every hour brings news of some fresh affront to Great Britain.
For this condition of affairs she has (the dulness of some of her
statesmen to thank. But in the meantime she is ready for her
work. She is doing her full and efficient part in getting ready for
■the war that seems inevitable. But in the meantime, Germany and
Italy are nearing an economic crash. While Britain holds off the
dogs of war, German and Italian rulers are realizing that their
people are verging on 'bankruptcy. Already these people are living
cn substitute foods, fearing the .bayonet or firing squad should they
uttei’ the least protest. These same rulers have not learned what
despair does for an over-oppressed populace. , Blind -ambition and
insane lust of power and conquest carry within their vitals seeds
of their own destruction. Britain realizes this and waits with
active patience the results of the -operation of spiritual forces.
FEW FENNY STOCKS
ILEI^T FOR CREDITORS
Tlnrec Thousand Shades of Almost
Worthless Mining Issue Is All That
Huggard’s Victims Will Receive
To Meet Their Losses Following
Distribution of Contents Of Sea
forth Lawyer’s Vault,
(SITUATION IS DISCLOSED BY'
JUDGE T. M. COlSTEiDLO
Mrs. Haggard Receives In
Bonds and Some Mining Stocks;
Securities Worth $6,100 Are Turn
ed Over to other Owners; Prison
er Aids In Distribution
All that remains for distribution
among creditors of the estate -of J, J*
Huggard, convicted Seaforth lawyer,
who stole $138,500 in securities from
his clients, is 3,000 shares of a pen
ny mining stock—'Missouri Monarch
—‘almost worthless today.
This situation was disclosed re
cently after Judge T. M. Costello,
local master, had completed his task
of awarding to- right owners those,
bonds which remained in< Hugagrd’s
vault after 'he fled the country.
The securities dealt with are what
was left, ostensibly because they
were under par or nearly worthless,
after Huggard and his companions in
crime, Gordon McLaren and Robert
Fletcher, Toronto brokers, all three
under penitentiary sentence, had
completed their thieves operations
of -customers’ safety deposit boxes,
dissipated the bonds on t'he stock
market, and faced arrest.
Huggard himself gave assistance in
restoring remaining securities to
their owners. His wife was award
ed $1,000- of Republic of Peru bonds
1,000 shares of 'Missouri Monarch,
100 shares of Rotbb Montbray, $200
bonds o-f North Ontario Building
and a $50 bond of Quebec Apart
ments, all par value.
To John Walsh was allocated
$1,000 worth of Quebec Apartments
to Walter G. Willis $i600 of Beau-
harnols, to J. McIntosh $5 00 of Re
public oif Peru, to the Petei’ Daley
estate $1,000 the United .States of
Brazil and to A. A. Cuthill estate
$2,000 of City of Santiago bonds,
and $11,'500 of the Town of Melville,
■Sask., bonds.
plenty of Material
Su-perintenuent or insane Asylum:
"Did you got those five men who- es
caped?”
Guard: "Five? We got thirteen!”
NORWAY
PINE
SYRUP
i Then the Ci
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rrun; then comes com wuwn, w-ram™
'immediately, sh y works down into the fyronchihl
tfibes, and the j!$Fgli starts.
f On tli sign of a cold get a bottle of Dr.
’Wood’s „ _
You i find it to be a prompt, pleasant, reliable
anc^drfrcctual remedy for your trouble.
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Don’t experiment with a substitute and bo disap
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cold which, if not attended
NOT WHAT IT SEEMS
Right hilariously Canada plunged headlong into debt. For 0
many a day she added to her debt at the rate of a million dollars
before the clock struck ten in the forenoon, this debt -being taken
on because of the enthusiastic petitioning of constituencies that
wanted this or that building or public works. Well, the debt is"
here. Now it seems that the way to paying these debts is so taxing
all folk who1 have a little money that they will not be able to give
support to universities and institutions for the relief of the distress
ed; or he encouragement of the talented who would, eventually,
prove real sources of revenue to the Commonwealth. Budgets are
■bein-g balanced by drying up the springs of prosperity. Further,
this thing of taxing business is being carried so far that capital is
becoming timid and may leave country. Business astuteness is not
all found in government offices. It is high time that Canadian
government officials took a .look in at the books of the average
business man of this country. We say the books o.f the average
business man by design. Governments have a way of overlooking
this class of men thereby showing egregious folly.,
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AND WHAT NEXT?
That’s what Old Man Ontario asked the other morning when he
heard that the Globe and the Mail and Empire had become bed fel
lows. Imaginaion took flight to Zorra and its bunch of unmitigat
ed -grits and to Toronto the good with its brand of crimson tories.
The Globe! The child of George Brown, the thunderous, and the
Mail, the paper that John A. made no milk and yjater fighter! Mac
Donald and Brown, where are your shades that this thing should
come to pass.? The G-lobe whose daily diet was Fox’s Book of mart
yrs and the Mail that sank to repose with the air of "The Protestant
Boys!” To' think of their being printed on the same press! The
days were when even the thought of such a thing would have set the
type amelting. But business is business and, sad as it is to think
about, it takes money to make the press go, as publishers have been
finding out. Tears over the loss of an old friend won’t liquidate
bills fo rnewsprint nor secure the services of reporters and editors.
Just the same, we’ll miss the mighty blasts of The Globe on moral
issues, and we can’t but .wonder if the condition is altogether healthy
when the millions of the miners’s bank account set the pace for the
country’s ideals. We greatly fear that with the present amalgama
tion of two1 really g-reat papers that Ontario journalism loses a good
deal of its soul.
• •«**«••
PLANNED ECONOMY
They say that planned economy has got its out of the depres
sion. It is a little difficult to tell precisely who is meant by "they”
and how comprehensive is the class indicated by “us.” Wise people
with nimble lead pencils have figured that Canada is out of the de
pression, while -our 'big brother, the United States, is but 70 per
cent, on the right side of the woods. In case there are a large
number of people who are doing nicely in a business way, both in
Canada and the United States. The well-doing class has planned
its housekeeping. Not only have these people planned but they
have worked their plans, They raked together all their luxuries
and their little odds and ends of humbugs and thingumbobs and
made a neat bonfire thereof. They told Johnny and Maggie to get
down to their lessons. They told all the hired help of one sort and
another that they must a good deal more than pay their way, They
went on bhe principle that an article well bought was more than
half sold, They recognized that business was a little more diffi
cult than it has been for many a day and have cut out all bluff.
They recognized no prosperity that did not make merry music in
the money till. In other words, they planned everything and over
looked notihing that It was humanly possible to supervise.
* Ca
Cross-Way
The marriage took place in Lon
don 'Saturday, November 14bh, of
Gladys Ruth, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Alva W. Way, Kippen, to -Mr.
John .Robert -Cross B.A., son of Mr.
and Mrs, Harry Gross, of St. Thom
as, The young couple were unat
tended and the ceremony as per
formed by Rev, Mr. Oldsted, pastor
of Egerton Street Baptist Church,
London. The bride was very becom
ingly gowned in an autumn costume
of browh triple sheer, wore a gold
marina bridal bandeau and wore
bronze pernet roses. AU accessories
were in brown. After the cere
mony the young couple motored to
Detroit and other border cities. On
their return they will reside in
Highgate. Mr. and 'Mrs, Cross are
both registered teachers in the Pro
in ce of 'Ontario, -Mr. Cross being a
high school specialist in- mathematics
science and languages. They carry
the esteem, respect and good wishes
of hosts of people in all parts of the
country from whence they lived and
served as teachers.
CROMAJRTY
Shower for Bifde-To-Bc
The .home of Mrs. H. W. Currie
was the scene of a happy gathering
recently when the friends of Miss
Beryl Norris met and presented the
bride-to-be with a shower of beau
tiful gifts. The home was tasteful
ly decorated in honour of the oc
casion. A program consisting o£
readings by Miss Grace McLaugihlan
and (Miss Velma Wallce; vocal dmet
Miss Wilma and Miss Anna Hamil
ton; solo, Miss Sarah McKellar; vio
lin and guitai’ duet, Miss Annie and
Miss Ru/by Mahaffy and some real
amusing conundrums by Mrs, Samuel’
Norris and Mrs. J. Hocking, follow
ed by a splendid mirth-inspiring con
test was enjoyed by all. Following0
the program, a well filled basket was
presented to Miss Norris, who- open
ed each gift. Mrs, McPherson- read
ing the verses attached. Miss Norris,
in a few well Chosen words expressed
her appreciation and all united in*
singing "For She’s a Jolly Good Fel
low.” A dain-ty lunch was served by
the hostess, Mrs, Currie, assisted by
Mrs, John Hooking and Mrs, Jacobi.
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