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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-01-14, Page 7BROVESis/wi At the first sign of a cold go right to your drvrgist. Buy a package of GROVE’S BROMO QUININE. Start taking the tablets two at a time. Grove’s will check that cold within 24 hours. 637 Sunday School Lesson JESUS THE WATER OF LIFE Sunday, January 17—'John 4:7-26. Golden Text Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst, (John 4:114.) The Lord Jesus Christ, Creator iof the world, sharing with the Fa­ ther Hi& glory from all eternity, sat by a well side in Samaria, “being wearied with His journey.” For when He condescended to become man He accepted the limitations of human flesh; He was dependent up­ on sleep, and rest, and food, and He lived by faith in His heavenly Fa­ ther. It was Jacob’s well at Syehar, in Samaria, the province between Ju­ dea and Galilee, and the Samaritan peo-ple were a strange mixture in both race and religion. Second Kings 17 tells oif their origin; when Assyria -conquered Israel, colonists from Babylon were sent to Samaria and intermarried with Israelites re­ maining there, and pagan gods and places of worship were set up and combined with the worship of God. We read, “They, feared the Lord, and served them own gods.” A woman of Samaria came to the well to draw water, and the Lord said to her, “Give Me to drink.” Her reply was significant: “How is it that Thou, being a Jew, asketh drink of me, which am a woman of Sa­ maria? For the Jews have no deal­ ings with the Samaritans.” There follows one of the most wonderful conversations and exper­ iences recorded anywhere in the ■Bible. The Lord said to her that, if she knew “the .gift of God” and who was asking .of her “Give Me to drink,” she would “have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water. . She was puzzled. The stranger had nothing with which to draw water from the well. “Art Thou greater than our fatihei- Jacob, which gave us the well?” Her question reminds us of another challenge that came to Christ about Albraham, when He replied, “Before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:50). Then to the woman ’came the wionderful words of life: “Whoso­ ever drin'keth of this water shall thirst again; but whosoever drinketli ■'of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water I shall give him shall be in 'him a well o»£ water springing up into everlast­ ing life.” At another time, in the presence of a great multitude, the Lord “stood and cried, saying. If any man thirst, let him come unto Me, and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, from within him shall flow rivers of liv­ ing water” (John 7:37, 38). Yet this Saviour, who alone can quench and satisfy eternally the thirst M meh, one day hung on the cross, about to die for men’s sins, and- said, “I thirst” (John 19:28). He suffered intolerable physical and Spiritual thirst in order that we, lost sinners without Him, might never thirst. In last week’s lesson the Lord talked with one of the highest type of men, a religious leader, intellec­ tual, cutured, doubtless of clean moral life and high principles, yet lost; one whose only 'hope was to be born again. In this lesson the Lord talked with one of the lowest type of women, a moral outcast, shunned and despised by decent people, yet no one more in need of salvation than was Nicodemus. For both the moral Pharisee and the debased wo­ man of Samaria there was only one Saviour, And the glorious fact is that both these needy souls received this Saviour and passed from death to life, and are rejoicing in His fel­ lowship and presence today. •the Lord's Continued conversa­ tion with the woman showed her that He 'knew all about her past life. The conversation was becom­ ing uncomfortably personal, • and she tried to change the subject and talk about “ireligion,”—who was right in the choice of a place of worship, the Samaritan or the Jew? ‘The Lord answered plainly and directly that the Samaritan “wor­ ship ye knqw not what; we know what we worship; for savlation is of the jews.” Then the woman said something that opened the way to the heart of everything. “I know,” she said, “that Messiah cometh, which is cal­ led Christ; when He is come, He will tell us all things.” We often hear it said ignorantly and falsely, that Jesus Christ never claimed Deity for Himself. Listen to His reply to the sinful woman: “I' that speak unto thee am He.” The Messiah, tlje Christ, could be none other than God; the Old Testa­ ament Scriptures made that plain to every Jew (Isaiah 9:6,7.) The sequel? One of the great evangelistic triumphs of Bible his­ tory followed. The sinful woman not only believed, but she hurried back into the city and spread the Good News. A strange sort of ev­ angelist, do we think—an outcast, despised woman telling, people about their Saviour? But the only evan­ gelists that God uses (apart from His own Son) are “sinners saved by grace.” Many of the Samaritans believed the woman's testimony; they sought Him out', pleaded with Him to stay with them, “and He abode there two days.” Then many more be­ lieved, and this is what they said to the saved and witnessing woman of Samaria: “Now we believe, not because of thy saying; for we have heard Him ourselves, and 'know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.” GRANTON N E Langford The death occurred at the home of his daughter in London on Fri­ day of Nelson E. Langford, a native of the Garnton district and son ■ of the late Samuel and Mrs. Langford. He was in his 77th year and had been an active member of the Orange Order for almost sixty years. He was one o'f th© honorary members of the Grand Lodge for Ontario West. He was a member and past master of Haskett L'. O. L. No. 805, a past per- ceptor of Covenant Pireceptory No. 346r R. B. K. of Ireland. He was also a past county preceptor of the Black Knights and a past master of the County Orange Lodge of East Middlesex, a past commander .of the Royal Scarlet Chapter and he had held a number- oif grand lodge offices in past years. He was a member of Court Carleton No. 255, Canadian Order of Foresters at Granton. He had lived in London for the past 28 years. Predeceased by his wife 13 years ago, he is survived by two daughters Mrs. J. K. Ross and Mrs. Jas. Phil­ ip, London and one son, Detective Chester Langford of the .London police department; one brother, Earnest Langford , London and two sisters, Mrs. Sageman, of London and Mrs. Cornelius Westman, Gran­ ton.—St. Marys Journal-Argus James St. W. A. The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Association of James fit. United church was held pn Thursday last in the church parlors with Mrs. Earl Shapton, 1st vice- ipresident, in charge. Mrs Me-' Tavish Tead the |Scriiptiuire lesson, “The Ten Commandments” and of­ fered prayer. It was decided to carry on with the group system with Mrs. E. Rowcliffe, Mrs. L. O’­ Brien, Mrs. McTavish and Mirs, M. Cudmore as leaders. The W. A. will also hold a Valentine Tea in Feb­ ruary. At the close of the meeting, lunch was served by a hostess and her committed. Weak, Tired, Nervous Women Nourished Back to Health Many women Wake up in the morning feeling at tired, ns they Went to bed, and the simple household duties deem a drag and A harden. They become nervous, cross and irritable, weak and worn out, and everything in life looks datk and fflootuVii .... ...Milbum’s H. & N. tills is just the remedy they need to restore them to the blessing of good health, and the health improved the daily tasks become a pleasure, not ft burden. Try A few botes. See how soon you will feel the beneficial effect. THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937 EDITORIAL There may he some good skating yet. ♦ * ♦ » ». ♦ » * What consummate' folly that 'Spanish war is. ******** The mild weather encouraged the crop of cackleberries. ♦ •*.*.*■*** It’s a long time since the wells were so completely filled. Never worry about the outgoing tide; it can take care of itself. • ««*.«•* * Jo'hnny and Mary have tried out the new school m&rm. Re­ ports differ. •***••••* The influenza brings a lot of misery in its train. Better make a good recovery.I County councillors soon, will have the opportunity of living up to their pre-election promises. ♦ **♦***» Our young people eagerly watched the progress made in the construction of our new municipal building, ******** History is repeating itself, Those alleged volunteer soldiers in 'Spain, are the heirs oif the old mercenary troops that f.or; cen­ turies wrought havoc in Europe. **«*•*«* Seen the fine bargains our merchants are offering? It is mostly new stock, as the Christmas supply moved out as if pulled by electricity. Droip in and see what they have to offer. **** **** •Fullarton’s relief 'bill for 1936 was less than $40.00. They have a township surplus of $10,0'0'0 and no debenture debt. In addition they bought and paid for a road scrapei’ costing $2,700. In addition, the township has about the best country roads we know of. So, you see, municipal business can be done well. To­ ronto please take notice. HELP OUT! A great deal of unselfish work’ is being done these days in bal­ ancing the budgets of the various churches. Churches cost money, we are aware, but it would cost far more to try to get on without them. Germans will tell you that the money spent for churches was an investment that brought 100 per cent, returns. The church is no side line- in national life. PURITS FLOUR More Bread—and Better Bread and Better Pastry, Too LETTER BOX FROM ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 600 Grove St., North St. Petersburg, Florida January 6, 1937 ing will be comfortable, It was claimed Exeter old boys were at the bottom of primary moves towards the building:, Where they asked could Exeter young folks go for their gatherings? Where cio-uld they find anything like a gymnasium? The answer in Exeter formerly was about the same as in many other Ontario towns’—nowhere. At the time of NO FUN We were caught out in the fog one of those nights last week. The road was as dar'k1 as midnight could well make it. The fog was a little too thin to chew, a bit toio> thick to swallow and too weak to hold ones hat. The ditches ran full of water and we were far frfom home. Before us was a cone of misty whiteness that ob­ scured the road. So there we were. But there is no arguing with a fog, so we sat tight and drove by feeling. The best thing to do, under such conditions we have concluded is to drive the bus into one’s own garage and to leave the old bus right there. • «••*«•« TOO BAD It’s a pity that school lunches were allowed to become so cum­ bersome and troublesome. For a while there has been something like rivalry among school boards, each seeking, to outdo the .other till the scheme proved impracticable and expensive. School meetings did what might be looked for—they abolished the 'lunches alto­ gether. Our good friends of the Women’s Institutes will do well to look into the situation lonce more. They allowed a good thing to become a fad, and a costly fad at that. A few mistages should not be allowed to thwart a really good enterprise. ******** We’ve just read about a father going along, the street with his head down and not looking for any of his friends. About three , years ago1 that same father was being congratulated on every street corner on the graduation of his son. For a year or so everybody sought to have this young fellow and hie charming wife in their homes. The young couple made things fairly hum. Everybody trusted that clever young fellow. Well, he stole the funds of those who trusted him, not wisely but too well. The dad has devoted every cent he owes to keeping the young fellow out oif jail. In ad­ dition the dad is trying to pay back the money he invested 4n the son’s education, Thus the world wags. We’re slow to learn. ******** COMPARE THEM lAs the Influenza was busy in a certain town that we know of, two men were busy as public benefactors. The one attended ser­ vice clubs and sang “the more we get together the happier we’ll be”, When darkness came on ihe was found in some good lodge room or other. On Sunday he was in the Sunday School telling that charity was the best thing in the world. When asked to “sit up” wiih an afflicted family he could not respond, he was so busy with fraternal or other similiar committee meetings. The other chap donned his overalls, bucked wood in the sick family/s wood­ shed, toted in the coal and carried groceries and lugged the wash to the laundry. He ground up the good old razor and did some shav­ ing. While a certain sick family was in bed, he was very much “up” making lemonade giving fevered, restless youngsters medicine and keeping the furnace in shape. The Influenza makes sad havoc with skin-deep -religion and claptrap fraternalism. ******** STOCK-TAKING FOrget ' Forget bach kindness that you do . . As soon as you have done it; Forgot the praise that falls to you The moment you have won it. Forget the slander that you hear Before you can Repeat it; Forget each slight, each spite, bach sneer, Wherever you may meet, it. Remember Remember every ’kindness done To you, whate’er its measure; (Remember praise by (Others won, And pass it oh' With pleasure; Remember every promise made, And keep it to the letter; Remember those who lend you aid, And bo ft grateful debtor. Dear Mr. Editor,— I have been going to write you many a time. We have been here a month today and the time has gone so quickly, especially since the weather has been so nice. When we first came the weather was so changeable, fine one day and for two of three days it would be cold and damp and sometimes training. Since the 21st of December it has been lovely and warm. On Christ­ mas and New Years it was just like summer. It did not seem like Christmas only for the decorations. One highway for miles was all lit up with colors on evergreen trees ten feet high, sixteen feet diameter. There were lovely sights around the homes, with Christmas trees on the verandahs, and lovely arches. A tree was all lit u,p in the middle of the lake. Near the lake are all ’kinds of birds, swans>, sea gulls, ducks, little ducks and pelicans. We spent New Years day at the pier. It was a beautiful place for a picnic as there was a fine band concert and program. Evergreen trees weire lit up from the pier to the city. There is something do­ ing every day. Two weeks ago they had a band concert at Williams Park with three hundred high school boys and girls between 15 and 20 years of age, taking part. There is a place to put in the time at bowling, shuffle board, card play­ ing, checkers and dominoes. We were at a picnic yesterday at Gulf­ port for Canadians at which about 3 50 attended. The majority were from Ontario. Everyone had a great time. 'They had a program of speeches, card playing and dancing. We got there at 12:115 and left at 4.30. There are quite a few from London and’ 'Mr. and Mil’s. Feter Gowan are here from Wingham. Mr. Gowan .used to teach school at S. S. No. 5, Uslborne. There are quite a few here whom we know. According to this morning’s paper 25,491 have registered at the Chamber of Commerce. That is 2,- 0i6i3 .more than last year at this time. They have been coming in fast since Christmas. We have re­ ceived all of the copies of the Times-Advocate and I see that fath­ er is reeve. Mr. Pomeroy is stand­ ing it pretty well especially since the warm weather has come. Yours truly, Mr. and Mrs. J. Pomeroy the old boys’ reunion agitation began and continued until it re­ sulted in a start on the building the middle of last November. The assembly hall when not used for other purposes will be equipped as a gymnasium. Here the school children and others who wish may come and find healthful exercise. Community games can be worked out and a spirit of social good feel­ ing promoted. At fair time the ice arena will 'be used as an exhibition building. In all probability. it’ is said, the .old “crystal palace” which has outliv­ ed its usefulness, will be torn down and the new rink will serve alone. There is considerable community pride in Exeter in the speed with which construction advanced. About seven weeks after the first nail was driven there could have been skating on the rink if weather conditions had been favorable for making ice. An immediate bene­ ficial effect was creation of em­ ployment although Exeter business­ men said unemployment was not a serious (problem in the town just now. So far as Exeter people can learn, their scheme is the only one of its kind in Canada. R does not cost us much—when you think of the fun we will get out <o(f it,” .explained one man) ^jWe will pay about one mill extra in our taxes.” Affairs of the new structure will be administered by a committee composed of three council members, one school board member, one fain' board member, and two 'businessmen. Council will choose the committee. Youngsters climb in doors and run here and there. The big ques­ tion is “when will it be done?” Probably no single community move in the district far years has attracted so much juvenile interest. The children seem to look upon the bolted board arches and gleaming metal siding as a sort of personal possession. “Why shouldn’t they?” inquired a school teacher. “It’s their building.” Already inquiries are being made by other towns. There may be other community rinks and halls in a few years. This one at Exeter was built with a debenture issue of four per cent, bonds, par value $100; they sold for $104. N. O. Hippel was the construction contract ar. Daytona Beech, Florida. January 6th, 1937 Dear Editor.— Will you please send us your val­ uable paper as it gives us a lot of news that we would not otherwise get. We live three short blocks from the world famous Daytona Beach where Sir Malcolm Campbell made one of his speed tests. The tide and the waveg keep the sand washed smooth and hard. It is beautiful sunny weather, just like -August and September at home. .The flowers are in bloom; the grass is green and the birds and crickets sing. There are thousands of acres of oranges and grape fruit groves laden with fruit and the fruit grows the year around. Wishing you a happy 1937 James W. Gardiner EXETER REALIZES AMBITION FOR ARENA SINCE LAST NOVEMBER Ice Surface of 170 by 70 Adequately Fills Void As Recreation Centre and Community Hall With Heat­ ed Clubrooms by W. G. Trestain EXETER, Jan. 8.—Exeter has built itself a community arena and assembly hall for less than $10/000 in less than seven weeks. It is ex­ pected to provide an answer to many of those “leisure time” pro­ blems about which so much concern ihas been expressed where young people are affected. Inside the metal-sheathed build­ ing, 216 feet long, are various small rooms Which may be used for a variety of purposes, an ice arena 1*70 by 70 feet and a large assembly hall with towering ceilings. There is a heating plant for the rooms and hall so that ho matter what ■the weather these parts of the bttlld- Toronto Markets CALVES ADVANCE AS HOGS DECLINE Cattle Trade Gains Impetus on Toronto Market Livestock Receipts for Monday Cattle................................... 5,200 Calves .................. 430 Hogs ............-..................... 1,300 Sheep and Lambs ............ 350 Calf prices advanced 50 cents on the Toronto Livestock Market Mon­ day and improved tone was noted on the sheep and lamb division. Hogs closed lower after an unsettled ses­ sion. Cattle trade perked up after a dull start. Prices were- about steady Day’s cattle holdover was 1,200 head Good butcher cattle traded from $6 to $6.25 with common downward to $4.25. Medium to good weighty steers brought $5.7.5 to $6.65, Choice weighty .steers were as high as $.7 to $7.25. Rest butcher cows sold at $4 to $4.50, common ranging down to $3. Canners and cutters moved be­ tween $2 and $2.75. Good bulls were mostly at $4 to to $4.60, a few reaching $i5. Choice fed calves were priced at $7.25 to $7.50, With medium grades down to $6. Store cattle brought $4 to $5. Veal calves were from $11 to $11.- 50 for choice, with occasional tops up to $12. Common light calves sold from $16 tp $8, and good heavies from $15.50 to $6.5'0. Off-truck bacon hags dosed 10 cents lower at $8,50. Car hogs were quoted at $8.10 f.-o.b., and at $8.$5 off cats, a decline of 15 cents. (Lamb prices were firm. Good ewes and withers brought $9.26 th $9.60 and ether grades $8 to $8.50. Sheep were strong at $2 to $5 M