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THE WINGIIAM TIMES, MARCH 14, 1912
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THE WINIn hM TIMES.
H B ELLIOTT, PI:MUMMER AND PnOSIE"r0a.
THURSDAY MARCH 14, 1912.
SIR WILFRID STANDS FIRM.
that Premier Whitney will fulfill his
promise and grant the legislation so
much desi red, not only by farmers but
by other classes in the community as
well.
Sir Wilfric: Laurier's assurance that
he will remain at the head of his party
so long as it wants him and "so long
as God spares me and blesses me with
the perfect good health that He is giv-
ing me to -day," was received with an
ecstasy of enthusiasm by the Liberal
members of Parliament. The chief-
tain's brief speech was a gem of or-
atory. It had the buoyancy of youth,
and was sureharg• d with an emotion
beautifully expressed. There was not
a faltering note. His reference to the
future position of the Liberal party
was specially significant:
"We have fallen for a cause, aye,
and the best of causes. Looking back
to -night over the events of the past
fifteen years I have nothing to regret,
not even defeat. If it were to be done
over again I would be ready again to
fall in the same issue. When Dr.
Clark was speaking a moment ago it
came to my mind that he was one of
those splendid British Liberals who
had personally fought behind the great-
est Liberal of the nineteenth century,
and my thoughts reverted to the words
of the great Gladstone, when he fell on
a policy calculated and designed to ben-
efit a country which had been much
wronged for many centuries: 'Time is
with us.' That is my word to the Lib-
erals of Canada in the hour of tempor-
ary defeat. We have fallen in a cause
that is noble, and time is with us."
The Liberal party can and must fight
the reciprocity issue over again, so
long as the offer of a free American
market for Canadian farm products is
open. If that policy was desirable for
Canada before the 21st of September,
1911, it is desirable to -day. To Liber-
als who put principle in the first place
the defeat Laurier Government was
only an incident. Sir Wilfrid himself
takes this high view. "I am not indif-
ferent to the possession of power," he
said, "but let us keep in mind the
great truth that possession of power
is not the supreme end." Even if of-
fice is the supreme end, the shortest
cut to it will be the path of honesty.
The leaders of the party would delib-
erately disarm themselves if they dis-
carded reciprocity. It is to -day, in
spite of September's defeat, the best
weapon they have.
THE FARMERS HAVE SPOKEN
Some :months ago Premier Whitney
annouced publicly that while he was
opposed to municipalities being given
the right to exempt improvements
from taxation and to tax land values
only should they so desire, he would not
oppose such a measure should the farm-
ers advocate it. We presume that
Premier Whitney meant what he said
and, therefore, take pleasure in case
he may not have noticed it in drawing
his attention to the stand recently tak-
en by the Dominion Grange at its ann-
ual meeting in Toronto,when the follow-
ing resolution, after discussion, was
passed unanimously by the farmers
there assembled:
"We desire to place ourselves on re-
cord as favoring such a change in our
assessment law as will allow municipal-
ities the right to exemptimprovements
from taxation, either in part or in whole.
Much can be said in favor of such exem-
ption, and nothing can in justice be said
against allowing municipalities the
right to do this if they so desire.
As the Dominion Grange is the only
independent farmer's organization in
Ontario, and, therefore, the only organ-
ization that has any right to represent
the farmers of the Province we presume
SuffeEed With Neje Trouble
for Two Years,
WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO
SLEEP.
Mr. Chas. W. Wood, 34 Torrance
Street, Montreal, Que., writes: -"Por
two years I suffered with nerve trouble,
and it was impossible for me to sleep.
It did not matter what time I went to
bed, in the morning I was even worse
than the night before. I consulted a
doctor, and he g•.ve are a tonic to take
a half hour before going to bed.
"It was all eight for a time, but the
o'd trouble . 'turned with greater force
flan before.
"One of the boys, who works with me,
gave me a box of Milburn's Heart
half f
lai Nerve Fills. I took them and I got
sura satisfaction that I got another box,
end before I finished it I could enjoy
sleep from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m., and now
feel good."
The price of Milbum's Heart and
Nerve Pills is 50 cents per box, or 3 boxes
for $1.25. They are for sale at all
dealers, or will be mailed direct on
receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co.,
I,ialited, Toronto, Ont.
"KILLING THE GOOSE."
Does our system of farming make
any provision for returning to our soil
the elements of fertility that year by
ye,,r we are extracting therefrom? If
not we are impoverishing our land, and
sooner or later it will refuse to yield
further profits, We will then be face
to face with the problem of building up
a run-down soil.
The problem of conserving the fer-
tility of our soils is the problem that
should receive first attention from us
farmers. It is by the products of the
soil that we live, and to rob our soil
of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash
and other elements of soil fertility is
to rob it of the means of giving us a
living, Soil robbery is "killing the
goose that lays the golden egg."
The best method of conserving soil
fertility is by selling from the farm
those products that carry away the
smallest proportion of the elements of
plant food. This precludes selling all
such products as hay, grain or pota-
toes. The sale of sueh manufactured
products as pork, b.ef or live stock
carries away comparatively little fer-
tility. The dairyman who sends his
milk to the cheese factory or his cream
to the creamery and makes good use
of the by-products, whey or skim milk,
is selling a smaller proportion of fer-
tility than any other class of farmer.
When we sell a ton of hay we sell four
to eight dollars' worth of fertility.
But in a ton of butter there is only
forty-eight cents' worth of fertility.
Dairy farming is the ideal way to con-
serve soil fertility or to build up a run-
out farm. -Farm and Dairy.
SPRING FASHIOM NUMBER.
March number of Canadian Home
Journal is the special fashion number
which will appeal to all the ladies.
The Journal doesn't attempt to be a
fashion magazine, evidently considering
that its readers have more varied in-
terests, but it has a very carefully
chosen and attractive selection of
frocks and blouses, skirts and other
garments for the daintier sex of all
ages and some for the masculine of
immature years.
An attractive feature is a menu and
recipes for a St. Patrick's Day Lunch-
eon. The illustrations make one's
mouth water. • Then there's a whole
half page of recipes that the cooking
enthusiasts will view with satisfaction.
The Garden Department "My Lady's
Garden" is expanding as spring ap-
proaches and many a reader will be
glad to know what she can do now in
preparation, it will make the joyous
gardening time seem so much nearer.
The fiction is good with a couple of
short stories and serials. "The House
of Windows" continues as interesting
and exciting as it began, we hope that
Mrs. Mackay will soon have another
novel ready for publication for we are
glad of the success of our Canadian
author.
Dr. Annie Backus is writing a very
capable and valuable series of articles
on rural schools. Though schools are
the main subject, the school improve-
ments which she advocates for the
health and morality and refinement are
suggestive of what is needed in many
homes. As she says "they might less-
en the attendance later on in our hos-
pitals and reformatories.
Newspapers Errors.
Some newspaper readers are inclined
to visit their indignation on compositors
and proofreaders because of typo-
graphical errors. These people fail to
consider, remarks the Hamilton Times,
the haste under which newspapers are
produced -the millions of letters which
go to make them up, the rapidity with
which the matter is "set up," much of
it from poor "copy," and the difficulty
of securing perfection in the almost
human machinery used. In fact, abso-
lute freedom from errors is almost im-
possible to secure. An effort was
made to secure this when Queen Vic-
toria's book on her life in the Highland
was published. After careful reading
and revising of the proofs until the
proofreaders believed them to be per-
fect, the proofs were posted up and a
reward of 11 each was offered for the
discovery of any errors. Months after-
ward, when the book had been published,
the discovery of several errors was an-
nounced. When this is the experience
of publishers haying ample time deal-
ing with hand work and using such
precautions, it is plain that something
is to be allowed for newspapers pro-
duced within a few hours and subject
to all the chances of error that lino -
types, imperfect copy and hurried
proof-reading entail. The marvel is
not that there oecur mistakes, but
Oast mistakes aro so few.
The Emperor has confirmed the new
admirality regultion, under which a
commander is eompelled to destroy his
warship instead of surrendering it to
the enemy.
(Froin t'he TIMES of Mar. 11, 1SD2.)
LOCAL NEWS.
The jewelry stock of Mr. Ed. Dinsley
has been sold to a Mr. Munshaw, of
Ripley, who, it is said, intends opening
busine3s shortly in the stand lately oc-
cupied by Mr. Dinsley,
We are sorry to learn that Inspector
Robb is down, in East Wawanosh, with
a severe attack of la grippe. He con-
tracted it last week in Turnberry. In
trying to throw it off by driving in the
open air, he aggravated the attack.
Mr. W J. Johnston has removed his
tailoring establishment to Tamlyn's
Block, opposite the postoffice.
Mr. Geo. E. King, who is at present
visiting the wholesale markets of Tor-
onto and Montreal, will open out, in
the store at present occupied by Mr.
E. C. Clarke, tailor, in the course of a
few weeks, with a full stock of new
goods.
At the conclusion of his sermon, on
Sunday morning last in the Methodist
church, the Rev. S. Sellery, B. D.,
spoke in a feeling manner of the late
Robt. Orr, and pointed out what were
the traits of character that made the
deceased beloved by all who knew him,
and thought that the greatest factor
was that he was fully converted to God
and lived a consciencious Christian life.
Messrs. S. D. Wellwood and J. C.
Currie left on Wednesday for Winni-
peg with a carload of fine horses.
Mr. H. E. Dever will open an under-
taking establishment in the old furniture
store opposite Chisholm's drug store.
Mr. Rolph Hodgson has opened a fur-
niture store and undertaking establish-
ment in the old furniture store on the
corner of John and Diagonal streets.
A curling match was played on the
rink here, on Friday evening last, be-
tween the Seaforth and Wingham
clubs. There were two rinks a side,
and after a keenly contested game the
Wingham curlers came off victors by 13
shots.
A sleigh load of the members of
Anchor of Hope Lodge, I. 0. G. T.
drove over to St, Helens on Friday
evening and furnished the programme
for an entertainment held in connection
with tip ledge of that place.
A lecture on that most interesting
subject, "The Pyramids of Egypt,"
will be delivered in the lecture room of
the Presbyterian church, Wingham, on
the evening of Monday, March 14th, by
the Rev, A. F. Tully, of Mitchell.
Death has been in our midst during
the week, and we are called upon to
record the demise of Mrs. Janie Bray,
relict of the late W. T. Bray, relict of
the late W. T. Bray, and daughter of
Mr. Crowell Willson. After a short
illness, she breathed her last on Sunday
evening last, the cause of death being
pleurisy.
Mr. Crowell Willson is down with an
attack of congestion of the lungs.
A meeting will be held in the base-
ment of the Presbyterian Church this
(Friday) evening at 8 o'clock, to organ-
ize a singing class to be conducted by
Prof. Scott, the new Presentor of the
Presbyterian Church here.
BORN.
Robertson. -In Wingham, on March
8th, the wife of Mr. M. Robertson; a
daughter.
Elliott. -In Turnberry, on March6th,
the wife of Mr. Harry Elliott; a son. sr
Aitchison. -In Wingham, on March
6th, the wife of Mr. J. Aitchison; a
son.
Beckwith. - In Clinton, on March
2nd, the wife of Mr. M. Beckwith; a
daughter.
Campbell. -In Morris, on Feb. 21st,
the wife of Mr. Duncan Campbell; a
daughter.
DIM).
Bray. -In Wingham, on March 6th
Janie, relict of the late W. T. Bray.
Kent. -In London Township, on the
4th inst.. William Kent, aged 75 years.
Deceased was a brother of Mr. Sextus
Kent, of town. "''"
Eckmier. -In Morris, on Feb. 23rd,
Mary Jane, wife of Wm. Eckmier, ag-
ed 36 years, 2 months and 21 days.
IT'S MEANT TO BE HARD.
'Tis hard to bear, and yet I love to
think
That not for nothing is this trial sent.
So that from facing it I need not
shrink.
Because I know 'tis meant.
God has some lesson for my soul to
learn,
And with wise love has now this sor-
row sent,
Though I may not its teaching yet dis-
cern
For good I know 'tis meant.
That I may humbly learn to trust him
more,
That to his will mine may be nearer
bent,
May cling to him more closely than
before.
This at least is meant.
'Tis like the surgeon's knife that
wounds to heal;
The pang is sharp yet it is to prevent,
Some hidden mischief growing; so I feel
My pain, but it is meant.
Thank God 'tis no chance blow that
bows me down,
Nor cruel fate that knows not to
relent,
A grave face scans me, not an angry
frown.
God's stroke is wisely meant.
He knows the way I take; and guides
me still,
As when in smoother paths my foot-
steps went;
Mysterious oft, but gracious is his will.
The roughnesses are meant.
By the appointed way he leads me on,
That to Himself my soul he may pre-
sent,
And I shall see, when all the gloom is
gone,
For what my trial's meant.
U -BER -0
Ta^k HAIRS.wASMTIE ;ew
i'1ii1 ori t'� ROOFING
MAt will not warp, rot, crack,
blister, crumble or rust.
Strongly fire -resisting.
Ru-ber-cid roofs laid 21
years ago are still sound
4 R and weather tight. If
you want a roof to last,
investigate Ru-ber-old.
3 Permanent Colors -
Red, , Brown,Green
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HiS PRINTING. ORDER.
While on business in the office of a
printing house the other day, a thin,
tired looking man entered, and ap-
proaching the proprietor, said: "I
want to have a list printed. Suppose
you write it down as I tell you?"
The proprietor made ready, and the
man said: "Yes; I'm sure I locked the
front door. Have you got that?"
"Yes; but I don't understand."
"Never mind; don't interrupt till I
have finished. Are you ready?"
"1 turned out the light in the bath-
room."
"All right; I've got that."
"The kitchen windows are fastened."
"Yes."
"The dog is in the cellar."
"Yes."
"I didn't forget to put ashes on the
parlor fire."
"Yes."
"The servants are all in."
"Yes."
"The kitten is in."
`Yes."
"I turned off the draughts of the
range."
"Yes."
"No, I do not smell smoke."
"No, the water is not running in the
bathroom."
"Yes.,,
"I do not think I hear anyone trying
to get into the house."
"Yes."
"No, that is not our dog barking;
it's the one next door."
"Yes."
"it is not necessary to go down and
see if the cellar door is fastened. I
know it is."
"Yes."
"That is nobody; it is only the wind
rattling the shutters.",
"Yes."
"Well, I think that's all. You see,
my wife asks me certain questions
everynightjust 1us t as I am {lotting into
bed, aad if I had a printed list I could
show to her it would save lots of
trouble. Besides that, it injuries my
lungs to answer then!, Have the list
printed as soon as possible, please."
Conducter Thos. 11. Patterson, of
Walkerton, is dead.
TOWN DIRECTORY.
BAPTIST CHURCH -Sabbath services
at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School
at 2:30 p. m. General prayer meeting
on Wednesday evenings. Rev. G. Vie -
tor Collins, pastor. B. Y. P. U. meets
Monday evenings 8 p. m. W. D.
Pringle, S. S. Superintendent.
METHODIST CHURCH -Sabbath ser-
vices at 11 a. m, and 7 p. m. Sunday
School at 2:30 p. m. Epworth League
every Monday evening. General prayer
meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev.
W. L. Rutledge, D. D., pastor. F.
Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Sabbath ser-
vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday
School at 2:30 p. m. General prayer
meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev.
D. Perris, pastor. Dr. A. J. Irwin, S.
S. Superintendent.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, EPISCOPAL -Sab-
bath services at 11 a. m. and 7. p. m.
Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Rev. E.
H. Croly, B. A., Rector. C. G. Van
Stone, S. S. Superintendent..
SALVATION ARMY -Service at 7 and
11 a. m. and 3 and 8 p. m., on Sunday,
and every evening during the week at
8 o'clock at the barracks.
POST OFFICE -Office hours from 8a.m.
to 6:30 p. m. Open to box holders from
7 a. m. to 9 p. m. P, Fisher, postmast-
er.
PUBLIC LIBRARY -Library and free
reading room in the Town Hall, will be
open every afternoon f" an2 to 5:30
o'clock, and every evening from 7 to
9:30 o'clock. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib-
rarian.
TOWN COUNCIL - George Spotton
Mayor- D.E McDonald, Reeve; William
Bone, H.B. Elliott, J. A Mills, Simon
Mitchell, J. W. Mckibbon, and C. G.
VanStone, Councillors; John F. Groves,
Clerk and Treasurer. Board meets first
Monday evening in each month at 8
o'clock.
HIGH SCHOOL BOARD -Frank Buchan-
an, (Chairman), Wm. Nicholson, Theo.
Hall, C. P. Smith, W. J. Howson,
John A. McLean, W. F. VanStone.
Dudley Holmes, Secretary. A. Cosens,
treasurer. Board meets second Mon-
day in each month.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. -Peter Camp-
bell, (Chairman), Alex Ross, John
Galbraith, Wm. Moore, Robt. Allen
H. E. Isard, Dudley Holmes
A. Tipling. Secretary-Treas., John F,
Groves; Meetings secondTuesday even-
ing in each month.
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS -J. C. Smith
B. A., Specialist in Classics, Principal;
H. A. Percy, S. P. S. Science Master;
G. R Smith, B. A.. Specialist in Mathe-
matics; Miss C. E. Brewster, B. A.,
Specialist in Moderns and History;
Miss B. E. Anderson.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -Joseph
Stalker, principal, Miss Brock, Miss
Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Wil-
son, Miss Cummings, and Miss Taylor.
BOARD OF HEALTH -Geo. Spotton,
(chairman), Richard Anderson, Wm.
Fessant, Alex Porter, John F. Groves,
Secretary; Dr. R. C. Redmond. Medical
Health officer.
FARMERS'
and anyone having live stook or other
articles they wish to dispose of, should adver-
tise the same for sale to the TIM18. Our large
oironlation tells and 9 will be strange indeed if
you do notet a onstomer. We can't guarantee
that you will sell because you may ask more
for the artiole or stook than 9 is worth. Send
planr ofvdisposingtof yourTst ok androther
s
articles.
OUTSIDE
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mechanics wanted, artioles for sale, or in foot
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other oity papers, may be left at the Timm
office. This work will receive prompt attention
and will save people ,the trouble of remitting
for and forwarding advertisements. Lowest
rates will be quoted on application. Leave
or sendj•onr next work of this kind to the
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During February autos in New York
city killed eleven persons and injured
57. This shows an increase of nearly
300 per cent. over the corresponding
months last year.
A bad fire occurred at Listowel early
Wednesday morning, when H.S. Alex-
ander & Co.'s dry goods store was burn-
ed out.
The Hydro -Electric Commission has
started proceedings to expropiate the
water power of Chats Falls, on the Ot-
tawa River.
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cont fie t. 'ren' foreeeerin6 PDatents.
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.prrtal 7 ,. t.Chnnre. lathe
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X ITABLI3LD 1872.
THE WIN6110 TIMES.
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Advertisements in looal columns are charged
30 ate• per line for first insertion, and 6 cents
per line for eaoh subsequent insertion.
Advertisements of Strayed, Farms for Sale
or to Rent, and similar, $1.00 for first three
weeks, and 25 cents for eaoh subsequent in -
seer
tion.
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our rates for the insertion of advertisements
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Half Column 40.00 25.00 15.00 0.00
QnarterOolumn.. _ - 20.00 12.50 7.50 3.00
One Inch 5.00 8.00 2.00 1,00
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ingly. Transient advertisements must be paid
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Tal JOB DaPARTMsNT is stocked with an
extensive assortment of all requisites for print-
ing, affording faoilities not equalled in the
county for turning out first olasi work. Large
type and appropriate out for all styles of Post-
ers, Hand Bills, eto„ and the latest styles of
choice fanoy type for the finer classes of print•
ing.
H. B. BLLIOTT,
Proprietor and Pnbltsher
DRS. KENNEDY & CALDER
Orman -Corner Patrick and ()entre Sts.
PRONSs:
Offices 43
Residence, Dr. Kennedy t43
Residence, Dr. Calder 15L
Dr. Kennedy specializes in Surgery.
Dr. Calder devotes special attention to Dis•
eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Eyes thoroughly tested. Glasses
properly fitted.
DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND, M. B.O.B. (Eng)
L. R. O. P. London,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office, With Dr. Chisholm.
lop PANBTONE,
BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, STO
Private and Company funds to loan at lowest
rate of interest. Mortgages, town and farm
property bought and sold.
Offio., Beaver Blook, Wingham
J A. MORTON,
BARRISTER, &o.
Wingham, Ont.
E. L. DICKINSON DriDL$Y HOLMSS
DICKINSON & HOMES
BARRISTERS, SOLI c1ITORS Eto.
MON1Y TO LOAN.
Orrice: Moyer Block, Wingham.
ARTHUR J. IRWIN, D. D. S., L. D S.
Dootor of Dental Surgery of the Pennsylvania
Dental College and Licentiate of the Royal
College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office
in Maodonald Block. Wingham.
Office closed every Wednesday afternoon
from May 1st to Oct. fat.
W. T. PRICE, B. 15. A., L. D. S., D. D. S.
Licentiate of the Royal College of Dental
Surgeons of Ontario, and Graduate of Uni
versity of Toronto.
Office i Beaver Block.
Office closed every Wednesday afternoon
from May 1st to Oct 1st.
Wingham General Hospital
(Under Government Inspection)
Pleasantly situated. Beautifully fur-
nished. Open to all regularly licensed
physicians. RATES FOR PATIENTS -Which
include board and nursing), $3.50 to $15.
per week according to location of
room. For further information,. ad-
dress
Miss L. Matthews.
Superintendent
Box 223, Wingham Ont.
RAILWAY TIME TABLES.
!�1 RAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM.
GRAND
TRAINS /MAV1 VCR
London .. 8.85 a.m- - 8.80p.m.
Toronto &East 11.00 a.m.. 6.45 a.m._- 2.BOp.m.
Kinoerdine..11.59 a.m2.80 p -m_.. 9.16 p.m.
ARRIv1 PROM
Kinoardin. _-.8.80a.m _11.00 a.m __ 2.80 p.m.
London..... _ _ 11.54 a.m .... 7.85 p.m.
Palmerston.....,......... 11.24 a.m.
Toronto & Bast _ .. _ «. -. 2.80 p.m _ _ 9.15 p.m.
G. G&MONT, Agent, Wingham.
CANADLANPAOIFIO RAILWAY.
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Lesson XL -First Quarter, Fot
March 17, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Leeson, Mark 11, 1-12.
Memory Verses, 9 -11 -Golden. Text,
Ps. ciii, 2, 3 -Commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
After the healing of the leper great
multitudes came together to hear Him
and to be healed by Him of their In-
firmities. We can hardly imagine the
innumerable happy homes, because
where once sickness and suffering
ruled now all is health and peace be-
cause of Him who, being anointed
with the Holy Ghost and with power,
went about doing good and healing all
that were oppressed of the devil, God
being with Him (Acts x, 38). See in
this verse, as in so many others, the
Father, Sou and Holy Spirit, all for
us, and compare Rom. viii, 26, 31-34. In
Luke v, 16, we react that He withdrew
himself into the wilderness and pray-
ed. There was always a conscious
oneness with the Father which we do
not experience, because He always in
all things pleased the Father (John
viii, 29; Matt. xvii, 5). The healing
of today's lesson is recorded in Matt.
ix and Luke v, as well as in. Mark.
Having returned to Cnpernaum, the
people soon found it out, and such
crowds gathered as to prevent all ac-
cess to the house in any ordinary way.
Pharisees and doctors of the law from
Galilee, Judea and Jerusalem had
gathered to bear Him, and He preach-
ed the word unto them, and the power
of the Lord was present to heal them
(verse 2; Luke v, 17). But in their
own estimation they needed no heal-
ing, for they slid not know that with
all their learning they were wretched
and miserable and poor and blind and
naked (Rev. iii, 17), The religious god
of this world, the devil, had blinded
their minds lest the light should shine
unto them (II Cor. iv, 4). What a con-
trast to their proud self sufficiency and
indifference to the welfare of others
is seen in these four men who brought
their palsied friend to Jesus, no doubt
fully persuaded that if they could only
reach Him with the sick one they
would not need to carry him away, for
he would certainly be healed. I have
met people who were afraid that they
had not come to Jesus in the right
way, but did ever any one come to
Him in so strange a way as this? I
have often wondered what the Phari-
sees and doctors thought of having the
roof broken up over their beads, yet
we cannot help laughing within us, ne
matter how they might scowl, for the
friends succeeded in getting him "into
the midst before Jesus" (Luke v, 19).
In each of the three accounts it is
written that Jesus saw their faith, the
faith of the four who brought him. So
In Matt. viii, 10; xv, 28; John iv, 50,
it was the faith of another that
brought health to the servant, the
daughter and the sou. May the words
in Ps. xx, 4, 5, "Grant thee according
to thine own heart and fulfill all thy
counsel, * • * all thy petitions,"
strengthen some to lay hold upon God
for others. In Matt. ix, 2, we have the
first "Be of good cheer" from the lips
of the Lord. See other four in Matt.
ix, 22; xiv, 27; John xvi, 33; Acts xxiii,
11. The four words are in the Greek,
just one word of six letters, but what
a word, and from Him who alone is
able really to cheer or comfort us.
Then hear what follows, "Thy sins ars
forgiven thee." This is what the man
needed more than health for his body.
I heard it for my own soul in the sum-
mer of 1873 from I John ti, 12, with
John 1, 12. Have you heard Him say
it to you? Lf not, why? There can
be no real comfort without it. The
scribes and Pharisees began to reason
in their hearts: "This man is a blas-
phemer. Who can forgive sins but
God only?" If they had thought,
"This must be God come down to
earth, for only God can forgive sins,"
they would have been correct, but to
them He was only a man, a man of
the common people and a blasphemer.
Knowing their thoughts, He read them
aloud to them, and we might suppose
that this would have led them to see
in Him more than a mere man, but
they were thoroughly blinded by the
god of this world. Then, announcing
Himself as the Son of man having
power on earth to forgive sins, He
said to the sick man, "Arise and take
up thy bed and go thy way into thine
house." Immediately he did as he
was bidden, and they were all amazed
and glorified God, saying, "We never
saw it in this fashion," "We have seen
strange things today" (verse 12; Luke
v, 26). We may imagine the four
friends rejoicing. greatly and saying tc
others that is what we expected. Are
we giving the Lord cause to say to
us, "0 ye of little faith," or, "Great is
thy faith, be it unto thee even as thou
wilt." His calling Himself t;Son of
Man" might have led them to think
of Ps. viii and of one who was to
have all things subdued unto Flim, or
of Dan. vii, 13, 14, and of one whose
dominion would be an everinsting
dominion never to be destroyed. It
we have our sins forgiven we will in
due time have perfect bodies like His
resurrection body (Phil. til20.2
21). so
that we can well afford to rejoice
while In these mortal bodies. whether
in health or slekness, waiting tor the
resurreetlon body. All miracles may
be called acted parables, and in thio
palsied maty we may a;+e the uttei
belplessness of the sinner to clo any
thing for himself, but .Teeny is still tbt
same compassionate one and ready le
forgive sins by virtue of fiis geek:
!sacrifice for the alms of the world. ;J.