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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-3-10, Page 2WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10th, 1026 THE ERUSSELS POST Canada's 4est 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 fun) and get full value for your money, Mason & Risch 97 Ontario St. Phone 171 Stratford Sunday School Lesson BY CHARLES G. TRUMBULL (Editor Of The Sunday School Timms) LAST WORDS OF JESUS WITH HIS. DISCIPLES .. Sunday, March 14—John 14 to 17 Golden Text: I am the way, the truth and tl life (John 14:6). Four of the richest chapters of the entire Bible are assigned as our les- son this week, consisting of our Lord's last words to His disciples be- fore His death, and then His high - priestly prayer of intercession (chap ter 17.) Truth is revealed in these chapters that had never before been disclosed to men since the world be- gan. This brief article will not at- tempt to cover the four chapters, but only that portion of the text as signed for printing in the lesson helps—verses 1-17 of chapter 14. Have we realize:a tne connection in which Christ spoke the words at the beginning of this chapter, so often quoted: "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, be- lieve also in Me-" Simon Peter had just boastfully declared that, if nec- essary, he would lay down his life for his Lord, and Jesus had made the startling prediction that that very night, before cock -crow, Peter would deny Him thrice. Then at once our Lord says, "Let not your heart be troubled: believe in Me." What a ',lesson of comfort there is in this for all of us who havesinned grievously in failing our Lord! No matter how heinous or blasphemous the sin may have been, we hear the Lord saying to us, "Be not troubled: believe in Me." It is not that Christ was minimizing or condoning the blackness of Peter's sin, or of ours; but He was magnifying the infinite saving and cleansing power of ifis grace, about to be manifested by the shedding of His blood on Calvary as the substitute of sinful Peter and of all sinners. If we will but confess our sin and trust Christ fully, as Peter did later, we shall be cleansed and restored and kept from sinning, as Peter was. Heaven is sometimes said to be, not a place, but a state. There is no such teaching in the Bible. Our Lord tells His disciples that there are "many mansaons" in His Fath- er's house, that He is going to pre- pare a place for those who believe in Him, and that He is coming back again to earth, soine time, to receive His disciples unto Fifinself, so that they may be where He is. The teach- ing is very plain, and this is only one of the more than three hundred pas- sages throughout the New Testa- ment that declare our Lord's second coming. Then Christ told them that they knew where He was going and knew the way, at which the doubting. disciple, Thomas, objects that they do not know mhere lie is going, and how can they know the way? One of the great verses in all Scripture follows in the Lord's reply: "T am the way, the truth, and the life: no man coneeth unto the Father but by Me." There is only 0110 way by which any lost sinner can be sace and get to Heaven, and that way is by accepting Christ as His Saviour. Another disciple makes another request: "Lord, show us the Father," and brings out another marvellone declarati ne from the Lord; "He that hath, seen Me hath seen the Father." Christ claims identity and equality with God the Father, while at the same time showing that there are three persons in the Godhead, Ole Ft:th the Son, and the Holy Spirit --the Trinity. We cannot cOmpre- hemi this, but we Can believe it, ler we have Christ's word for it. Ifwe would know God we must look mito ZOSOS. Now, Christ makes the surprising.' declaration that those who believe on Him should do the works that He was doing, "and greater works than these shall ye do; because I. go unto , My Father." That, prophecy was fulfilled. f While He woe. in. the flesh, before His crucifixtion, the greater works that Cheist caMe to Make petssible eould not be done, for Hie redertip. live work could not be consummated except by' His death, resurrection, aecension, and gift of the Holy Spir- it. Then greater works than were possibly during Christ's earthly life- time 'could be brought to pass by Christ Himself, working through His Hedy, the Church. Men were em- powered by the Holy Spirit, on and after the Day of Pentecost, as they could riot be in Christ's lifetime on earth. Truth was revealed by the Holy Spirit, in the completion of the New Testament writings, through inspired writers, which Christ said He Himself could not give while He was on earth. (John 16:12.) He makes the great prayer prom- ise to the Church: "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do." This promise is sharply condi- tioned; the things asked must be in Christ's name—that is, according to His will; and the one who prays must be wholly surrendered to tbe Lord, and wholly trusting Him, by abiding in Him. (John 15:7.) But when one meets the conditions, there is no limit to the wonders of answered prayer. The truth of the Trinity is plainly taught in verses 16, 17, which men- tion Christ, and the Father, and the Comforter, or Spirit of truth. Chriat promises to believers the priceless gift of the Holy Spirit, to dwell in them abidingly forever, a blessing that the unsaved man does not and cannot have until he recognizes his need of a Saviour, and receives Christ by faith; then he instantly -receives forever, this great girt of God's Spirit.- Threshormen Ash Change in Lien lava of Province Toronto, March 4.—A delegatida from the Ontario Threshermen's Ab- sociation, headed by William Chap- man of Penfield, President, 'waited upon Hon. James S. Martin yester- day to urge an amendment to the liens act, which would give threshers greater protection in collection of money due them. Provisions exist in the lien laws of the western pro- vinces and of many states which as - rare threshers of a prior claim 011011 proceeds of grain sold, if neceseaey, and something along thie line is urg- ed by the Ontario Association. it is pointed out that threshers have no moans of ascertaining what encum- brances may lie against the crop which they enable the farmer to market, and it is also stated that along the international border there have been cases of renters who lett the country after taking oy the crop without paying for its threshing. The minister promised sympathetie consideration. New Englander: "How do you like our climate?" Stranger: "This one, or the one a rew minutes ago?" "She thinks no man good enough for her; she may be right," "And she may be left."— Lontton Mail. Customer: "I tell you, it's Pretty tough to pay 90 cents for a steak." Waiter: "Yes, but it's tough- er when you pay any less." + + GUIDE TO NEW YORK The avenues run south and north, The streets run east and west; The pedestrians run to and fro, And then run home to rest. W. T„ in Life, 0 0 • 0 Rhode Island Traffic Poliee• man; "Hurry along there!' The speed law here is 35 miles an horn., so step on it!" Vietoriet: "But, officer, how can one stay in Rhode island and drive at that rate?" New Minister of Railways It: Owes Life to Stolid Oxen 1 /I? Hon. Charles Dunning Recalls Time When Faithful Beasts Drew Un- conscious Immigrant Lad Back to Settlement After Accident in Zero Weather—Educated HiMself in Winter Evenings There was a time when Charles A. Dunning, the new Minister of Railways, was, more familial, with :ncen than steam trains as a mode of transportation. That was, of couree, in tho days when he homestended in the Springside district of Seek- itchowan some 20 years ago, and be- fore he became Premier of Sask- atchewan, or even before he expect - ,d to become General Manager of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Ele- aator Company, Limited. Saved by Oxen. In those days the Minister of Rail- ways used to haul his supplies from OWIt on a etoneboat drawn by a. yoke of oxen. While today he naturally prefers travelling on the steel highways, he yet preserves an affection for the dumb beards that served Iran in good stead \antra ne was "hatching" -on the prairies; and which, on one occasion, probably _saved his life. The embryonic Minister was at the time engaged in cutting 0 sup- ply of fuel in the woods some dis- tance from his shack. A twig on tne trunk of one of the trees that be was tripping deflected the axe, caus- ing the blade to bite deep into his foot. The cut was a bad one, and the below -zero weather made the situation a dangerous one for young Dunning. He tied up the wouna ea best he could with a strip hastily torn from his shirt, and he managed to crawl to the bolsters. Faint with loss of blood, he clung on while the oxen started toward home. A -neigh- bor saw that something was wrong as the oxen drawly lumbered past his place. Coining out to investigate, he found the young homesteader huddled on one of the bolsters with his armaround a picket, in 0 aitate of unconsciousness. Born in England, Charlie came to Canada ahead of his parents and other members of the family when he was but 17 years of age, and went homesteading. When his par- ents came out to settle in the same district his mother went first to visit her son. She found him ensconced in a combination log and sod shack, The principal furniture was a bare deal table and a horse -made chair, supplemented by a frying pan run some granfieware (Helios. It looked terribly crude to the mother just ou from the Ohl Country, and she burst into 'tears. Charlie started to laneh. Not that 110 Was indifferent to his mother's tears, but the humor of the situa- tion appettled to him. Putting his arm round his mother's shoulders, he driedher tears. "Why," he de- clared, "I have all 1 want to eat, and," pointing to his straw pallet in the corner, "I can get a good night's- sleen. What mere does a fellow want?" Mr. Donning is a self-educated num, He Hit school in England, when 10 was 11 years og age, and than went to work as an office boy, later becoming apprenticed in a foundry in his home city of Leicester. Even in those early days he was an avid reader. He was not content with reading, but tried his hand with iho pen, with such success that: before he was 17 years of age he submitted an article to T. P. O'Connor, and with it won a one -guinea prize, Avid Reader. In the Springside district young Dunning found as neighbors a num- ber of old Scottish settlers, nearly all of whom were well equipped with books, some of them of high literary standard. In the long winter even- ings with a dim, yellow -flamed oil lamp making a feeble effort to pene- trate the shadows of his shack, the young homesteader pored over all the books that he could borrow If rOM the neighbors, and in this way he ac- quired much of the good command of the English language and general knowledge which to -clay give zest and point to his public utterances and private conversation. His fondness for books led Mr. Dunning to build up a good library when he left the farm to live In Re- gina as the General Manager of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Co., Limited, destined to become, largely as the result of the policies which he instituted, the' largest grain handling organization in the world. But on June SO, 1912, the cyclone that devastated Regina scattered the library over many miles of adjoin- ing country, and not a book was re- covered. Nothing daunted, Mr. Dunning started again to build a library and to -day Ile has one of the most useful and interesting collections of vol- uMes in the Province. WeeWsGreatnaq me.abwEventSin.the historti of the Empire. Charles ague) Tho Ordination of Cardinal Wolzey — • Four hundred and twenty eight years ago, on the 10th March, 1498, Thomas Wolsey was oraraned a pried at the age of 23, the first step in the wonderful career which in a short time placed hien in a position of greater power than had hitherto been attained by any British sub- ject,- He was the last and the most meg- Mil/tent of the many great - clerical stateemen who figured so prominent- ly 111 the poet hietory of- Britain, and since his tine alt the ministers .of the British Crown have been laymen,. with the exception of Bishop Gare diner in the login of Mary. His father was a butcher, who carried on business at Ipswich, where lw acquired eonsiderable wealth and an evil reputation by hie numerous illegal practices, which in - chided the selling of bad meat and the giving otshort weight. • Wolsey was Niue:at:id at Oxford University, where he distinguished himself by securing the degree el a bacheloe of arts at the early age of 15, and two years later he became a master at one of the colleges, where he .had among his unpile the sons of the Marquis of Domet, svlso MO him his first clerical living shortly after his ordination. At the age of 32 he became chap- lain to Henry VII, for whom he ex- ecuted several diplomatic misaions of an himortant nature, and two years afterwatds he was appointed Dean of Lincoln. A few weeks later the king died, and Henry VIII gave' 1 Wolsey the position of almoner 1111-.1 tnediately after his accession. He was the inseparable companion of the yeung monarch, who made him a 1 privy councillor in 1511, which gave him a eontrolling Yoke in the poet, ertheat of the rottha Witlshs iater- ' en years he was- gives by his royal mwater the appointments oi Arch- bishop of York and Chancellor, while the Pope created him a cardin- al and papal legate, which concen- trated in his hands the supreme sec- ular and religious control of the kingdom. The whole direction of home and foreign affairs rested with him alone, and for eight years ne governed without a parlianeent. He amassed a great fortune, which he expended with princely ostentation, and the splendor of his court and retinue rivalled those of the king. As a diplomat he had no superior and his vigorous pohcy, both at home and abroad, made hien a dom- inant factor in European politics. Hie unsuccessful attempt to setinee election to the papal throne was tne first real failum in his career, and although his influence abroad grad- ually swelled he remained all-power- ful in England until he was ordered by the king to get him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Pis failure to secure the compliance of the Pope with the king's wishes bropght about his speedy downfall. He was stripped of his wealth and honors and ordered to retire to his archbishopric of York, the one dig- nity he was permitted to retain. His great popularity in the north of England alarmed his political rivals, who caused him to be arrested on a charge of treason, which was entire- ly without foundation. During his journey to London to face his trial Iso was taken sick, and died at Lei- cester Abbey on the 30th March, 1530, at the ago of 65. French finance ministers, says a writer, do not succeed. Ex- cept, of course, ono another.— Humorist. • 0:4, 4's 'end WIWI who ie paying at- tention to Madgo 18 certainly a loud dresset." DoosiA matter. She turns a deaf eat to his eilit,"—Boaton Transcript, "When the Paper Doesn't Como" My father- says the paper he reads ain't put up right; He finds a lot of fault, -too, he (tees, perusin' a all night; • He says there ain't a single thing in it worth to read, And that it doesn't print- the kind of stuff the Mamie need; toosos 11 aside and says it's stelet, ly on the bum, But you ought to hear him holler when the paper doesn't come. tia reads about the weddin's and he snorts like all get out; He reads the social doin's with a most derisive shout, He says they make the papers for the women folks alone; He'll road about the parties and he'll fume and fret and groan; He says of information, it doesn't have a crumb, But you ought to hear him holler when the paper doesn't come. .Ile is the first one to grab it and he reads it plumb clean through.. He doeen't miss an item, or a wane ad—that is true; He says they don't know what we want, the darn newspaper guys; "Pm going to take a day sometime and go and put rem wise; "Sometimes it seems as though they must be deaf, blind and. dumb." But you ought to hear him Mute when the paper doesn't come, The Neglected Rural Cemeteries • Huron County Council would do well to follow the:example of the County Council of Bruce xnd take steps to compile a report on the number, location and condition of all the cemeteries of the county. Under the amendments to the. Cern- etery Act in 1924 the County Coun- cil is empowered to appoint one or more inspectors to inspect the cern- eteries in the County to see that they are properly. maintained and that the owners covey out the pro- visions of the Act, and such inspec- tors are required to report to the Provincial Board of health. Any steps towards improving the neglect- ed appearance. of these "cities of the dead" would be but a tardy recog- nition of our appreciation of the courage ei and perseverance of the early pioneers who entered the tact- less wilderness and faced the her- culean task of removing the great forests and clearing the land ahd making Ontario one of the most fav- ored spots on earth, and Huron a county of which we are justly proud. Girl (taking singing les- sons): "Do you think I Might use my voice in public now?" Tutor: "Oh, I suppose so. You might cheer when your brother's team scores."—Pear- sera's. 1 . The Car Owner's Scrap -Book 1........_ (By t_he Loft Hand Valve tappet clearances can be taken up slightly by tightening the cylinder -head bolts. — Give the radiator hose connections O good coating of shellac to keep oil away from the rubber. — i : A piece of taPn wraPPorl around the wire and the plug that enters the lamp socket will reinforce the wire and prevent trouble. Monkey Wrench) srawassalressossmossesssasomeromuss, Proper Oil Level in Gear Case Do not lot oil in the gear case get below the teeth of the intermediete gear. The large gears can reach down and got oil enough and they aPlash oil on the othere. But the in- termediate gears do not reach down NO far and so must touch the oil in order to get sufficient. A gooa prac- tice is to have the oil im to the bot- tom of the shaft. Do not drive a car with the spark too far advanced particularly if this causes a. slight pounding noise in the engine. This practice places Is sev- ere • :drain on the engine, bearings, prankshaft, connecting rode and wrist pins. Test For Defective Transmission A simple test for wear in the transmission or broken teeth of the gears is to drive the car slowly for O short distance an eaeh speed, in- cluding reveree. Badly worn gears or broken teeth will cause the pear shift lever to vibrate, and can 013 Obit by the driver by placing his hand on the lever while the car is in motion. Warm Engine in .Cold Weather Colcl air protectors ler the radia- tor are advisable en winter, even though anti -freeze solution is used. The additional protection keeps the engine warm and, what is more lin- p'ortant, permits of easy starting, rapid heating and proper vaporizing of the fuel mixture, thereby prove:l- ing a smooth -running in shorter time. Beauty Hints The hood should be the first part of the car to dry with the chamois when bringing the ear in out of the wet. It helps to make a good job of the windows if the dome light is turned on. Rub the body of the, car with the chamois gently and as ,let- tle as possible. Rock the car a few times before starting to work in or- der to obviate having water clrip ofl the top when the body is dry. Use two chamois, one for the windews and upper body and one for the fen- ders, bumpers, wheels and aprons. New Rings For Worn Cylinders Oversized rings cannot he fitted 'successfully in old and worn cylin- ders. The ends of the cylinders are practically round and unworn, as ' there is a short distance where the piston does not travel. New rings, to be fitted to the cylinders, must be made small enough to pass by these unworn distances, and consequently fit loosely when they reach the worn part of the cylinders. Likewise cylinders badly worn are usually oval, in which rings cannot bet fitted. Attention To Vent Pipe In filling the radiator of the eer allow enough water to pass in to bring the level over the end of the vont pipe. If this pipe is clear, as it always should be, the fact will be indicated by the overflowing of the water through the vent cap, which should be attended to at once. Winter Wisdom When the car comes in out of the cold and the glass windows sudden- ly cover with mist, do not make the mistake of deciding that it's a good time to rub dry the glass, cleaning - it simultaneously. Use water for that job. The mist may give enough moisture, but keep in mind that when. rubbing, a lot of gritty duet is also rubbed in, which should be gen- tly washed .off at first. The Noisy Speedometer If the dial of the speeaometer vie - rates the instrument will not in- dicate correct sifeed. A noisy speed- ometer may be due to any one of the following causes: A loose union be- tween the speedometer and the ilea- ifle shaft connection or between the driving shaft and the flexible shaft. Sometimes the flexible shaft is bent at too sharp an angle, causing it to bind. Or it may not be well lubri- ated, causing an erratic movement. A beauty expert advertises a permanent wave that allows a woman to, "swim, bathe and cry in comfort." 0 ea 4. 1! "James, spell cloth," said the teacher. James was silent. "Come, come," said the teacher, "you know the word. What is your coat made of?" "Father's old pants," replied the boy.—Square Deal. 0 le 0 A dusky son of Alabama was busily engaged in a cootie hunt. When asked by a sergeant what he was doing, he replied: "I'se a-huntin' fo' dem 'rith- metic bugs." "Why do you call them arith- metic bugs?" "Cause dey add to ma mis- ery, dey subtracts from ma pleasure, and dey divides ma attention." OM Records Shattered t Quebec Dog Derby 1-15rancois papule, 41.1,4,1:leer A. McKay & Co. who won the Derby. 2—Crowds watching start and finish of the dog Derby. a—Shorty Russick with h IS O.OVY leader Murphy, SQtruggling ander the handicap of high winds and /drifting snow, In blizzards which hid the lead dog from the driver, the crack team of the continent fought to maintain. ear overcome leads in.the Eastern Inter- national Dog Sled Derby held at Quebec recently under the auspices of the Frontenae Winter Sports ClUb, Among the famous competitors were Emile St. Goddard, winner at Le Pas, 1Vianitoba, last year; Shorty Russia, world's champion 200 mile non-stop driver; Earl Budges, Quebec win- ner in 1924; 13111 Grayson, veteran number; Francois Dupuis, 01 Quebec, who won the Derby this yeat: Wal- den, of Wonalancet, h1„11.; Manning, of Boston; and others, The vialtore atiatiehen picketiaai•tr mixed team and Channing's long lean hounds, No records were ex- bected. It was thought at first that RussIck's pups' of fourteen -months would erack under the strain or that St. Goddard, who had undergone a painful operation several months be- fore, would weaken. Joseph Dupuis wag considered a likely winner. But out of the darken the third and last day of the race, came his brother, Francais Dumas, leading the field by ,scant ten seconde. In winning the gold cup anti one thousand dollars, Francois Dupuis established a new world's record, eclipsing the record of 12.0,45 es- tablished last year hy St. Goddard, b, • eieen —a thirty -rive favourites Nom Duseiolr's 5/‘ 1. • at ee idea, St. Goa:hire's . I. a e, by Hera Terwigee • miles in 12 hours and forty minute‚ Out ol the nineteen tenni that started the rite% all but ono fialShed, this being Wilbrod Peltier, of Anew- ville, Quebec, who trailed tho field on Thursday and Prirlay and round the third day's Proepecte leo tough. Thousands of penple were en hand as the team driven by Dupuis for A. memty and Company, of Quebec, ftnished the lost lap of the gruelling rtin, closely followed by Ruselek, A large numbee of 1 atainetavta were also present ia the eeerang ea a hantwol ttt tip; !Isstenri Prontenac, when. lion. W. (ler ,e,1 Power, west. chMt allis' eeee it Omar Mon, acted , ,3 ',I: - 0d 111 ; Willi e vaened55 , ' ' aie ()u '; 11"; .•