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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-3-3, Page 2WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1920. e- THE BRUSSELS POST anada9 s est Piano ----Prices from $375.00 up TERMS TO SUIT ALL Do not waste time solving puzzles but get in touch with the old established and reliable firm arid get full value for your money, Mason & Risch Stratford 97 Ontario St, Phone 171 MEMO dr -- Sunday School Lesson BY CHARLES G. TRUMBULL (Editor of Tho Sunday School Times) JESUS WASHES HIS DISCIPLES' FEET. Sunday, Mara 7.—John 13: 1-17 Golden Text: The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for mar*, (Matt. 20:28). More than fifteen hundred years -before the incident of this lesson God had ordained for the Jews the feast of the passover (Exodus 12), telling them, through Moses, just how a Iamb without blemieh was to he killed, and the blood to be plaeed -over the doorway of each Israelitish, house that they might be saved from the judgment of death which struck that night in the land of Egypt. For fifteen centuries Israel had kept the passover feast, with the protection of the shedding of blood; now for the first time in the history of the world, the true Passover Lamb, 'Christ Himself, was to be slain that all who might come under His blood should be saved. How significant this makes the first verse of the les- son: "Now, before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should de- part out of this> world unto the Fath- eeze having loved His own whieb were in the world, He loved them unto the end." There are five great facts dealer - ad in that brief verse. 1. The hour had struck for the 'consummation of God's blood -re- demption purposes for a lost world, as foretold in Genesis 3:15. 2. Jesus, God's only Son, who consented to be the Lamb of God, was fully conscious of this. 8. Jesus knew that it meant His voluntary departure out of this world to return to the Father with whom He had dwelt during all eter- enty. 4. He had steadily loved His die- eiples who were in the world, al- though there was little, if anything, lovable in them, and they had clone, and were going to do, Much to for- feit Hie love. 5. His love for them continued without break or wavering, "unto the end." Peter's oaths of denial and the fact that all His disciples turned from Him and fled in Hie hour of need, did not break down /Christ's unfailing, undefeatable, un- ending love; for "God is love," and '"love never faileth" (I. Cor. 13:8). The expression "unto the end" has the meaning "to the uttermost," ! which is the way Jesus saves (Hob. 7:25). At the supper table the disciples ' 'began to dispute among themselves which of them should be considered the greatest (Luke 22:24-27). Ju- das Iscariot was present, determined to betray Christ (John 13:2). Je- sus knew the heart of Judas—He knew also that "the Father had giv- en all things into. His hands, and that He was come from God, end went to God," and in the face of all this He quietly made prepara- tions to perform a menial task that none of the disciples had been will- ing to do for the others, the wasihng t)f their feet. It is one of the most tremendoUs lessons of our Lord's voluntary sur- render and humility. The seven downard steps that He took in, order to become man's Saviour should be often re -read, as given in Phillip- Ians 2:5-8. There never has been atter 'other servant like Him, nor ever will be in time or etetnity. He had just said to His disciples, "I am among yob. as He that serveth" {Luke 22:27), and now He proved it afresh,. There is a double meaning in the act of feet -washing that our Lord performed. First, it rebuked the dieciples' selfishness and pride, and that of all of us, by giving an ex- ample of humble service in the spir- it oil which we ought always tO live. For 1 have given you en example, Vint Ye shetild do is 1 have done to lttt ifellee" . , Other lendera of 'Men have ed SWIMiterViceS of nth' elfishness and humility for their "ollowers. We must not overlook, 'herefore, that in this incident Christ was also teaching a truth, as an acted parable. concerning a Min- istry of His which no mere human leader, no matter how great, could ever render. In the washing of the disciples feet He showed that' He was doing something that only God could do. "After He had washed their feet Tie said unto then], 'Know ye what I have done to yon?' They did not know, there was no answer, nor did He then tell them, for He had al- ready said, "What I do thou know - est not now; but thou shalt know hereafter." The hidden meaning is plain to us to -day in the light of the fuller re- velation of truth given, after Christ's death, tlirough the inspired New Testament Epistles. Peter, with characteristic ignorance and eelf-assurance, hacl objected to Christ's action, saying: "Thou shalt never wash my feet," and a mom- ent later he blurted out,. "not my feet only, but also my hands and my head." The Lord patiently explain- ed, first showing that those whom Chreet does not wash can have no part with Him; and then going on with the further explanation, "He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet." In other wails the eleven discip- les were already true believers in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, and therefore they were saved al- ready by faith in Him, and in God's sight they were clean by the efficacy of His (yet to be) shed blood, "clean every whit." But any and every sin that they might yet com- mit, after having been saved, need- ed also to be washed away even as Jesus was washing the travel -stained feet of those whose whole bodies had already been washed. It WO3 the blessed truth that, as Christians, we may be instantly cleansed if, in our daily walk, we sin: for, "if a.° confess our sins, He is faithful and just M forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (T. John, 1:9). FIGHTS DICTATOR Ex -premier Venizelos, of Greece, who is re:ported to be waging a strong campaign against General Pimentos, the Greek dictator. HURON COUNTY 1,3. worrison, Secretary or the U. le 0 in 0 .t.e, .4r1,1.th,e1 9 mooting of the P. rrnere' Club, at 8 o'clock, W,dneedav evettine. ells, Wm. Harr, a former resident of Myth died in Detente The deeene- , ed was a 4141110111T of ;robe wneen, se., who resides at. Auburn, She b ren ifl Ilullett Township about. 48 year e ago, where .he remidsci itther matritnze tn tVillittne Bare abtitt t.venty-five y0/11•4 nee. Atm: ner riar, she tealded in lllyUi ran' f see tone until ibe Iltnity moved r,mtdoil peon,. Fee, Vol e Tt. • yealq ttwt. the fstrOly tnoved I tr.nit Deovageti 11411 116011 114 g health 4111.,04. IOW Fall, and her flew , riot n',01te 11e91/1w0 11-, h b,tud. she aurvired hy f John cl,• ter „,e, Retie ti William, all of Ow. t, No Sanction this Session for Drivers to Hit it up at 35 Minister Intimates That the Time is 1 Coming for More Speed—Motor ; League Idea—Rural Opinion is : Greatly Opposed to Any Change in Traffic Law '—' - The raising of the motor speed limit to 35 miles an hour in • rural eections of the province, will not be affected during the present session of the Legislature, although the time for its accomplishment is net far off. This was the intimation of Hon. George S. Henry, Minister of Public Works and Highways, in an interview commenting on that re- quest by the Ontario Motor League. The Minister also deelared that before long Ontario would have a minimum Speed law for its more 'eongested highways. A Long 'Agitation The matter has been urged by the Motor League officials for months, the claim being that a speed Of 35 miles per hour is not !dangerous where there is no traffic congestion. It has aleo been urged that United, States tourists drive through the eountry at that rate, it being permit- ted in their own country, and there- fore the lower figure of 25 miles per hour is confusing to them. Rural opinion le generally oppos- ed to any inerietee in the speed line- ' its for country roads, the claim there- being that there is trouble enough now with the restrictions that exist, and - that if these- were lifted there would be worse travell- ing conditions for the traffic from the country that wants to use the roads for business purposes. Florida is Mast berate Place t 0 11740140/01•11.091YIS011•115100. Whale World fsr tlIE Average individual Only Persons With Plenty of Mon- He Motored There ey Can Get Along There—Wier- Well Lorne's sale was a success ton Man Tells—Lorne Boyle Vis- and with his family and Wilmot ited Sunny South But is Glad to Scott he started out in his Ford car Be Back Again with a hunch of travellers' cheeks !for Florida, leaving Wiarton, Sun - Lorne Boyle, of Wiarton, made clay, Nov. 8, and on Saturday, Dec. the great experiment himself of a 12th, he landed back in the same old trip to Florida because he believed Ford car, having travelled in all a - he could make money there. The • bout 5,200 miles, spending over fact that he's home to -day suggested $350 in the meantime, returning a to the Wiarton Canadian -Echo the wise, and strange to relate, a hap - possibility of Mr. Boyle passing on ' pier man. He is delighted to be his experience for the benefit of back in Wiarton, is as pleased as others who might entertain similar possible with his trip and fully re - ideas: The Wiarton paper says: covered from his attack of "Florida Now, for the benefit of those of , fever." It is a delusion, a night - my readers to whom Lorne Boyle is mare, a pipe dream, take it from a stranger, I may say that up to a.; Lorne. Briefly, he made the trip to bout six weeks ago, he had the mail Jacksonville in seven days, he was route on what is known as the Oli- in a hurry to get there before real phant line. He lived in. Wiarton, has a wife and a couple of children, owned a home, his Ford car, and had some money in the bank as well. His earnings averaged per week, well I'm not going to tell you what, for I got it in confidence, but suffice to say that after paying living expen- ses, he still had enough left over TO buy a pair of boots, a suit of clothes and a new hat every Saturday night didn't have a bit of car trouble and give them away had.he been so whatever. They finally got into the disposed. So you can readily see procession of cars heading for Fier. what might be said "doing were!' ida and they say that there was an could be applied to him. He had average of 15,000 cars a day en. plenty of friends, was well thought tering the State, so you may linag- Of in business, had enough daily ine the traffic. Some one has divide work to keep mind and body active; ed the Florida -bound people into 4 in fact, he had everything in this old classes: 'world which is really worth while, 1—Carpenters, bricklayers, mas-s and if he lived to be as old as Meth- ons and other skilled workmen who uselah and as rich as Grooms or were going down to work and taking Henry Ford, he could not be happier all their savings along with the in - than when he was mailman on Route tention of buying a little Mece of No. 3, out of Wiarton. And it only real estate to sell at a profit. takes time and experience to find 2—Tourists, who Intended, if pos- that t. sible, to find a pleasant place in ou which to spend the winter, and Got the Florida Fever planned to take on a little real es - In the 1911 Reciprocity election, •tate to sell at a profit. the Tories coined a catch phrase 3—Excursionists who are going to (they always had the Grits beaten a Florida out of curiosity and had talc - block at that sort of thing) "Let en their savings with them, in the well enough alone." At that time 1 hope of finding a likely looking .bit thought it was a silly thing with of real estate that they could sell at nothing to it, but now as I grow old- ,a profit. er, realize there's a world of phil- 1 4—Farmers, druggists, shoe -store osophy in it. "Let well enovgh 1 owners, restaurant keepers and oth- alone." How few of us know when er persons of moderate means who we are well off. Well, Loree was had sold all their holdings in Michi- not one or the few. He got the gan, Ohio, Maine, Iowa, and other "Florida Fever," the land of eternal Northern States and Canada, and ounshine, no work and easy money 1 were going to Florida to get into in real estate for him. 'Yoe know of business again and incidentally to one man who bought lots and built buy a little real estate to sell at a a house which stood him about 30,- profit, and Lorne was onO of them. 000, and he sold it at $16,000, and is kicking himself for selling it so People, Climate, Reel Estate cheap. Had he waited another • Everyone going down to make a ,eonth he could have had :02,000. 1 little money out of someone else. A Another rnan holds a number of lots • case of dog eat dog. On the other which cost him $300 each and has hand with the immense South - been offered $2,000 each. There bound traffic, there is almost as are a number of such in:item:es Verge North -bound traffic of people right in town. Lorne, like a. lot of thoroughly cured and, disgusted, len otheree listened to these recitations route down they talked with dozens and he 'latched' the Florida fever, of these people and they were fully Ile probably talked it over with his prepared what to expect :when theY wife as we all have to do, and she lauded there. They were not dig- it:etched' it' from him, He had 110 Appointed. There is nothing in Flor- trouble in getting a cash buyer for ida but people, climate and real es - his mail contract, sold his little tate. So many people are going in 110111e for $600 (Wiarton real es- there that the railways have been tate value) and placarded the town obliged to put. an embargo against with auction sale bills of his house- all kinds of freight other than eat - hold effects, "consitting of dining- ables and necessities. Since this cm - room, parlor and 'kitchen furniture barge wont on, real estate has be- ancl other articles too numerous to come dead, for the reason that mention, no reserve cut Mr. 130yle is building material, lumber, cement moving to Florida, terms cash." The and hardware are not available, sale was a success, they always are This, of course, takes the specula- tor the seller these days, with it tion out of terra firma, prevents em - hunch of women for buyers, for, ploymeet of labor and at the pre - elven the chance, the average WOM- sent thee about the only job an el- an will buy their heads off at an dinarsr man can get is working in a auction sale. They'll buy• any old garage. Mr. Bole could have had .ming at any fool price, once they a job it a Fowl garage at $40 a have taught the eye of the auction- week, but being a married man, 110 .er, and particularly, if they know would have had to pay $200 a "thet there Mra, to bidding month rent for a house. Thee con - against thorn. .ditiolia didn't' appeal tO his idea of estate took any further advancest. Returning he took 14 days' thee, the rate of speed denoting two dif- ferent states of mentality. To get there he spent $17 on gasoline; in- cidentally Wilmot Scott was to pay for his gas tare down, and they struck a deal at $35, so that Lorne was ahead on that deal. He wore out one set of tires on the trip and getting rich quick and he's good on figures. Everybody is out for the coin. To get a bed for the night vests $10 to $15. Ile tells of ong instance he heard of, where itt one hotel they rent cots in the hallway for $7,50 each; Each half-hour there is a drunken, noisy parade, led by a woman up and down the hall. Some of the sleepers get so disgust- ed with the row that they get up and go out. That immediately per- mits the hotel people to re -let the cot to others, who are clamoring in the office for some place to sleep. A fine scheme isn't it end profitable! It may be overchaWn a bit, but it illustrates the crowded condition of things there and also the scheming of those on the ground to bleed the newcomers. Swanny Lots at $2,000 - Then the real estatmi,. low, flat, brushy sandy land, a lot 25x100 ft. at $2,000, and miles away from any house or settlement. If by some magic he could have transported his own little Wiarton houie down there it would be valued at $25,000. To use Mr. l3oyle's own language, Flor- ida is the most miserable place in the world for the ordinary person. Of course if you have lots of men- ey ancl can. live M the big hotels in Miami or elsewhere, it is different. Ninety-nine men out of every 1.00, when they arrive there With a little money have to get working quick, for at the price of living, it won't last long, and -hundreds of them do VIIIIMO•1410111•14511•111,001"MON101•Jar, ,1011}T.•••••••4••=116111•11.04.1.001. not realize this until they are "Invit- ed," ancl have nothing left but Weer car, and then they, are compelled to start home. But: I am wearying my readers and must draw this trip to a cline., by commending all and sundry who may be interested in Florida, either in the way of a little investment in O little real estate or of going dowe, there tor any purpose, to see first Lorne Boyle, hie wife, or Wilmot Scott. They'll tell you a story and it won't cost you anything. Incid- entally, Boyle has the gift of geb, and when he is through, you'll have b.een both amused and enlightened on, OS the lawyers put it, matters re Florida. Then it will be up to your, self. One of the Northbound cars carried on it a sign bearing the 'fol- lowing; On Our Way Back From Florida—Barnum Was Right." Afaid of His Job' - But before I close let me give you Boyle's observation Of business con- ditions.- in general in the 'United States as compared with Canada. One city there is busy, and possibly any other auto manufacturing COM.. tre, but outside of those cities, busi- ness is very bad, and work almost hepossible to get if out of a .job. He spent 'a day with his uncle in Cor- rie, Pa., who wouldn't take a half- day off his work for fear that if he were absent, his place would be fill- ed from the -hundreds who were out of work. His uncle told him that men were offering to work at 50c a clay in that city. Hon. H. H. Stevens has 11\ had a Colorful Career Conservative Member Who Has Launched Charges Against the Customs Department Has Worked Up the Ladder; Fought in Boxer Troubles • Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens, M. P., for Center Vancouver, who is in the limelight owing to the charges he has launched against the admin- istration of the customs department, has had a colorful and romantic car- eer. Mr. Stevens is a member of the British -born delegatiori of the Can - HON HENRY HERBERT STEVENS adian House. He bails from Bristol, 'het birthplace of so many of Eng- land's adventurers, where he was teeth in 1878, and thus is still on the sunny side of 60. He migrated to Canada with his parents when only nine years • old. Hehas the review; spirit of Bristol, for early in life he heeded for British Columbia, whave he, tried his hand at many occupa- tions, including for a time brakes - man on on -e of the C. P. R. moun- tain divisions. Then came/the Spen- ish-Arnerican war and the young Stevens, looking for fresh 'adven- turee enlisted with one of the Am- erican regimente bound for the Phile lippines.' The war over and the re- volt crushed, his regiment was patched to China at the time of the Boxer troubles. He marched inland with the British, French and Geeman forces to Peking and -participated- ip the dispersion of the Boxee armies. Peace -in China restored and his regiment demobolised, he returned to Vancouver with a wider exper- ience and with a familiarity glean- ed firsthand of the Oriental problem which has stood him in good stead •all his life. Mr. Stevens entered business in Vancouver and was soon recognized as one of the promising young niee cif the growing city. He launched into municipal politics and was alderman for two years, being the storm centre of the Council itt effOrts te clean ins inunicipal affairs. freight rates. This was made the issue, but again Stevens won by an overwhehning majority. Soon after his entrance to the House in 1911 he was recognized as one of the rising young men of the party. Independent by nature, he did not always agree with his party leaders, particularly on British Columbia matters, and he was not slow to say so. He was always ready. to take up the cudgels for a white British Columbia. There are few people in Canada as well informed as Mr. Stevens on the Oriental ques- tion and its relation to the Domin- ion. While understanding the Ori- ental point of view and sympathetic in his attitude, yet he has always been a firm believer in a policy of protection from the Oriental inva- sion, if British Colungeia is to pre- serve her identity as a white pro- vince. Mr. Stevens has steadily improv- ed as a public speaker until to -day he is one of the ablest and most con- vincing. speakers in the Conservative ranks, Of all the lieutenants of let. Hon. Arthur Meighen there is none who is more formidable in debate than Mr. Stevens. He hits hard and he always has the facts to back hirnself up. It is this characteriseic of thoroughness which makes one certain that he is not striking in the dark when he makes charges against the King administratien. Mr. Ste- vens has a reputation of always pre- paring his ground carefully. It has been known that he has been work- ing on these charges fop several months. Mr. Stevens would have been a member of the Borden Government if it had not been for the formation of union government:. Bringing in a half dozen old Liberal ministers meant the elimination of the ambi- tions of as, many Conservaifives and among them was Stevens. However, when Mr. .Meighen was called on to form a Government Mr. Stevens was included ,as Minister of Tata& and Cominerce. He was not on the job long enough to test his qualities as a Cabinet minister, but he has ex, ecutive capacity and administrative ability and if Mr. Meighen is again tailed upon to form a Government Mr. Stevens will hold one of the leading portfolios. When a man in public life is'fam- iliarly known by all and sundry by his first name. it is a mark of pop- ular qualities: it is a recognition of a good fellow. Who would think of Ho was chairman of the Greater calling Sir Robert Borden Vancouver sewage scheme, aigolbut "Bob" just seems to fit Hon. Robert Rogers. Mr. Stevens gets chairman of the Greater Vancouver annexation committee, nothing but "Harry" from political Conservative Candidate. friend and foe. This is, perhaps, the Then came the elections of 1911. best possible tribute that, while he is a serious-minded stateaman, he is The Coneervative party was in need of a new candidate to take the place also a real fellow. of George H. Cowan, who lutti retir- ed. They picked on the yoting fight- ing aldermen. He swept the city by ,a majority of 8,256. The Liberals have always made a dead set upon Stevens, but he has had a series of victories. 1/16 hardest fight was last election, who a particular effort was made to get him. He was op- posed by G. G. IVIeGeer, who had been the successful counsel in the fight of British Columbia for better Peril) CountyJudge James L Kit s man hag dierniseed withoor nests ti. action of Thomee G Flood, Ilanin't the city of Stratford, claiming $500 for !Nudes suffered by him it) a fall on a» icy sidewalk. Jacob Sebrnetzer, near L nwor h f,d a athor, hteky find one d y lot.t weeli on chopping clown a large elm 111 111.1100 '.!.4 fle found 16 tie heletetion of a Swann of brief! tbi L otoetted I y tio 1(1 ,alhe w of BOO pounds , 1 first- laces honey, {_Here a' lad There Canada has officially invited the British Dominions and colonies and all foreign powers to attend the world's poultry congress at Ottawa, which is to be held from July 27 to August 4, 1927, Three thousand delegates are expected to attend, Cantullan construction contracts for the month of January totalled $12,669,000 as compared with $8,- 934,700 in January 1925. This rec- ord for January indicates that win- ter construction is rapidly increas- ing in favor. Mardi Gras celebrations at Qua - bee started off along tho lines that have made the Ancient Capital fa- mous throughout the continent. This year the activities were rendered even more interesting by the fact that the city is now at the height of its winter sports celebrations. The value of the wheat crop of Saslcatchewan was $264,606,000 in 1925, or substantially more than half of the total Dominion value. A total of 13,002,741 acres were seeded which yielded an average , of 18.5 bushels per acre, or a total of 240,561,000 bushels. One of the most remaelcable es- capes from sudden death was wit- nessed at Aylmer, Quebec, when a chauffeur attempted to beat the train to the Aylmer Road Crossing and reached the traeks the very same moment a train was passing. The taxi driver and his two passen- gers were thrown from the car and were unable to speak an account of the shock and fright They were otherwise uninjured. David E. Brown, 71 years of age, and J. A. Fullerton, 81 years old, died at Vancouver, B.C. on the same day, February 10. They were two of the beat known figures connected with the early history of Vancouver and the construction of the Canadian °Pacific Railway. Brown was the first agent appointed by the com- pany at Port Moody in 1886 while Fullerton served thirty years in Montreal with the old Allen Line, going to Vancouver in 1888. For the first time in the history of moving pictures, the Canadian timber wolf is to be filmed on his netive heath. Frank Doudera, big game hunter and trapper, and Jos- eph J. Sartori, both of Broolclyn passed thropgh Montreal recent'v on their way to Fabre near the , Kipawa River and Lake Temiseem- ing where they intend to bunt, trap and film the timber wolves whieh are the scourge of the game of that country. A little, grayehaired lady, nearly seventy years of age and to -tally blind, arrived from Swift Current at Winnipeg. Given into the care of Stationmaster Ruff of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway, to transfer to the outgoing train, she was made comfortable and assured that she would have no other changes to make. Mr. Ruff also ascertained that she was to be met by, her son at Toronto and assured the feeble passenger that she would be looked after and every care given her. "If I had not had faith in you boys, I would not have taken the journey," came the. tribute from her. The Canadian Pacific Social and Athletic Club of Regina contributed $76 to the Leader -Post Christmas Cheer Fund. Of this sum $25 was to the Oild Folks' Home at Wolseley; $25 to the Orange Orphanage at In- dian Head; $25 to the Salvation Army Girls' Home. On the first day of the Christmas School holi- days Santa Claus arrived at the Re- gina Station on a C.P.R. twain and distributed candy to 8,500 children who wars also taken to various thea. tre-s. All this was arranged by ofe Learn of the Social Club. ' PERTH COUNTY Mrs 8, A. Monteith died in Phil. tdelphia lest weelc. She was a native 01 Downie Twp., 1411 mi tuts Pevided 121 the States foe the leen 80 years, Themes and Samuel Olitek lefe MI Label! with & carload of h oneeh ol d (snots for Pottage La Peal tie, wiiP1'0 they will manage ur. Berritt's farm of 860 acresnear that town. Prompt application of a couple of nails of water extinguished an in- c'pient five at Miteliell, in the home Ze Haltom., on Sills street South, Overheated stovepipes ignited 9 wood- en partition and a fire alarna Wae turn- ed m. he chatig,e in the statue of the h Word Canadian National shops will bring to that city a large number new cittv.,sos, according to the plane, whieh will transfer the bulk of the heavy eepeir end light, geeeral ee- paire to the heeviertype of loco - mole vAS to' th e plan et) 111 S te Alto rd tintl it) Montreal Nen how employed 10 the Leaeide shone nee expected to re. arrive their le MOO to Steel ford OV to NI, in (real, SS the 01S4 may he, it 116, known yet vellettPt` tho WOrkill* hours itt the kho 1,1 will he incleaeed i. beyond the ISNOSIMI 40 hour week.