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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-3-31, Page 2- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31.1t, 1826 mompamea.owdsoompag.... THE BRUSSELS POST C73.051. Canada's Best Piano ----Prices front $375.00 tap TERMS TO SUIT ALL Do not waste time solVing puzzleS but get in totleh With the old eStabliShed and reliable firm•and get hill value for your money. ason nisch 97 Ontario St, Phone 171 Stratford sad Sunday School Lesson BY CHARLES G. TRUMBULL (Editor of The Sunday School Times) JESUS APPEARS TO HIS DISCIP- LES. Easter Lesson. Sunday, April 4. --john 20:24 to 21:25. Golden Text: Because thou hest seen Me, theu hest believed; blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed (John 20:29). Ought the disciples to have believ- ed, after Christ's crucifiction, that He would rise from the dead? Ought they to have believed that He had risen, when others told them that He had been seen since His crucifie- tion? The fact stands out that they did not belieye it before they were told, and would not believe it after they were told. Yet they should have counted con- fidently on Christ's resurrection even without being told that anyone had seen Him. For He had told them plainly, long before, that He would rise from the dead. After Peter had made the Great Confession at Caes- area Phillipi, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God," we read that "From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusal- em, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day" (Matt. 16:21), Why, therefore, did the disciples not believe in the resurrection of Christ until it was fairly forced up- on them by His personally appearing to them? TIndoubtedly, for the same reason that we, to -day, Chris- tians included, are so slow to believe the plainly deelared Word of God. But this does not excuse us, and did not excuse them. They missed a blessing as we do whenever we doubt God's word. Doubting Thomas earned his title by his stubborn unbelief. After the Lord had appeared to the disciples in a closed room in Jerusalem that night of His resurrection, they be- lieved; but Thomas was not with them. In answer to their joyous an- nouncement, "We have seen the Lord" Thomas gave his famous (or infamous) ultimatum: "Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails„ and thrust my hand into His side, I will not be- lieve." Thomas was not a bad man, When .Jesus risked death one time by go- ing into Jerusalem, Thomas had said "Let us also go, that we may die with Him" (John 11:16.) He loved the Lord devotedly. But his utibelief was not in his favor; it was a bloat: mark against him; yes, bit us call it by its real naine, sin. Is doubt ever a creditable thing? We often hear people talk as though it were Daiht is idwaya a sinful, poisonous, destroy- , ing thing, when it denies that which God has declared to be true. But the Lord is very patient and graeious, and he gave Thomas anoth- er chance. Eight days later the dis- eiples were together again, in a closed room, and this time Thomas was with them; and again the risen Lord passed through closed doors and appeared before them, with His wonderful greeting of resurrection victory, "Peace he unto you." His next word was addressed to Thomas, Accepting. His disciples' ultimatuin, He asked him to see the print of the nails in His hands, and to thrust his own hands into His side, "and be not faithless, but believing." And Thomas never did it! His ultimatum crumpled before God's grace! His only reply, broken- hearted, at having distrusted His Lord, was: "My Lord and my God!" Then from the forgiving, restor- ing lips of our Lord carne the words that are a Golden Text, not only for this lesson, but for all time: "Be- cause thou haat seen Me, thou host believed; -blessed are they that have not seen, yet have believed." When we insist upon evidence, God some- times gives us the evidence. He gave Gideon his fleeces (Judges 6: 3(3. 40). But always God has a greater blessing for those who are willing to take His naked word, without any proof and without evidence. Sight is good, but faith is better than sight. Our Lord wants us to trust Him for His resurrection life within us, of victory over afst, moment by moment, \d taking this by simple faith in His Word. Another unfaithful disciple was forgiven and restored. Peter had dented Christ three times the very night before His crucifiction (John 18:15-27), After His ressurection an angel told the women to tell His disciples "and Peter" that He would meet them in Galilee (Mark 1(3:7). There the Lord met them, and He asked Peter three times whather he loved Him. Peter had denied his Lord thrice; now he Was given three precious opportunities to offset the denials with affirmations of love and trust. And each time, as Peter de- clared his love for the Lord, Christ commissioned him, "Feed my lambs, feed my sheep." No wonder that Peter in his first epistle declares with joy: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which, according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively (living- hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead Pet. 1:3). Let us never forget, it is His fa;th fulness that begets our faith. For OIf we believe not, yet Fie abideth Weites Idoa rount&inl en adds to the efficiency of Waterman's Pens and Waterman's Pen adds to the efficiency of Watermari's Ink. To perfectly function, fountain pen ink must be free from sediment; it must flow freely and never clog. Waterman's Rik tvill do thie. lee packed in neat boxes, so that you may keep the bottle at the office And rsla 01 home, We reconamenti Water - train's Ink for use in any fouatain pen, J. R. WENDT Ed...e. w4oxerri-f? 111 Retires From Active Service uair LieutaCol, H. Toro Rance, of Clin- ton, who, according to 'Militia orders, has been permitted to retire 'from the Canadian Militia, retaining his rank. Col. Rance has been a mem- ber of the Militia for nearly .forty years. He was second in command of the 33rd Huron Overseas Batt. faithful; He cannot deny Himself" (H. Tim. 2:13.) A lady writer in an evening paper confesses that people who are "superfivial to the core" re- fresh her. We can well believe it; too often superficiality is only skin deep.—Punch. The Peril.of Grade Crossings All through the year 1925 the people of Canada were shocked from time to time by disastrous motar ac- cidents at grade crossings. Some of these were particularly gruesome and tragic. There was one near Toronto in which • two families were practically wiped out, and which shocked the whole countey. Others at yarious points had their tale of sorrow. The sad feature of these accidents was that in every case the motor car ran into the trail. If a table of these accidents were prepared it would startle the whole country. In the State of New York where statistics were kept for the Public Serviee Commission some cur- ious facts were discovered. Reckless drivers were directly responsible for the increase in grade crossing acm- deate from 242 in 1914 to 1093 in 1925. In spite of all the safety campaigns, improyments in signals, and crossing gates, recklest, drivers run into danger, Apparently paying no heed to the precautions taken far their safety. About one-third of the accidents resulted from side collis- ions of trains and motor ears. That is, the care ran into the traias. Only one-tenth of the cars struck were Stalled on the tracks. Out of the 1093 accidents reported, 940 con- cerned motor ears. Surely this is sheer recklessness! And, probably, if all the facts were known, the same thing could be said of the accidents in Canada. New Vice -President of C. P. R. Mr. John Leslie, comptroller of the Cimadian Pacific Railway, who has been appointed vice-president of the company, is one of the most pop- ular officials of the C. P. R. in the Dominion. Mr. Leslie was born an Toronto, and ',wive(' his education at the model and normal echool and. the collegiate institute there. He enter - Mr. John Leslie railsvay work as a junior clerk an the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway, and suecessfully filled the position of cashier, general account- ant and general aaditor. When the railway was taken over by the Can- adian Pacific in 1884, Mr. Leslie be- came chief clerk in the accounting department under I. G. Ogden and WaS later appointed auditor of dis- bursements,He was appointed ea- :a:dant, comptroller io 1903 and cone ptroller in 1914, and sinee 1018 he bag been ill entire charge of the coms pany's accounting department in all its 'branches, Mr. Leslie married the daughter of the late Dr. J. R. Alexander of Mon- treal, and is a membea of the IVfon- trerd, St. :MIMS ahd Beae.onsfield eluixa He vatia lint provident And honOrary preeident o tfic Canadian aeneral Acconating AfaleeititiOn, Diller: "Ian interested in the food merger-" • "Hash!" shouted the waiter.. a- Instruetors "Deem. millenn- ium." Bright Student: "A millennium is aomething like a dentennial 01111T 11. has more legs." --The Tech. Former Hat Salem= "A large head of cabbage, ma'am, say about six •and seven- eighths?"—Life. sa a- •:- An Englishman took an Am- erican. to see Hamlet. "You are behind the times," commented- the American. "Why I saw Hamlet in New sYaotac,four years ago 1'- -Pear- San's. "I see in the papers that some watchmakers want to put a wrist watch on -the uplifted arm of the Statue of Liberty." "And they'll have about as much chance of doing it as if they had selected the Venus de Tourist: "What's that gni real?" Native: "That's a razorback hog, suh." "What's he tubbing himself on the tree 1 or?" "Just stropping himself, suh, juitsst. stropping himself."—Tit'- Bits. ta a• "What became of your watch my boy?" "Here it is, Father." "What! The watch I gave you had a gold case, and this is silver." "Yes, but Father, you must remember circumstances alter cases."—N. Y. C. Lines Maga- zine. 4:* • They were the rawest lot of recruits the sergeant had ever had to tackle, He worked hard at them for three hours, and at last thought they were getting in some sort of shape, so he de- cided to test them. "Right turn!" he barked. Then before they had ceased lo move came the order, "Left turn!" One burly yokel slowly left the ranks and made off toward the barrack room. "Here, there!" yelled the ser- geant; "where are you off to?" "I've had enough," replied the recruit. "You don't know your own mind two minutes runniag."---Pearson's, sa Tont and his wife had always had a goat. Even after the lago. became a suburb of the town, that goat would frolic a- round the street. In a playful set-to with pedestrians he al- ways left them in a heap on tfil sidewalk, and the goat became very unpopular. One day the tax collector presented Tom with a tax bill for $8 on the goat. Great consternation en- sued, the owner insisting that even the tax collector must know that the goat was 110t worth $8 (as prices were then). "I have my authority right here," insisted the collector, reading from his instructions, "Charge $2 a foot for any- thing abutting on the sidewalk," •Is The following two lettere were reported to have boon ex- changed: C --.-Razor Company. Dear Sirs: Inclosed you wilt please find 85 for ono of your best safety razors and some shaving cream. Yours truly, • (Signed) P.& I 'forgot to inclose the $5, but any company With tie numh money as yours hae doesn't need it. H. R. The Ca—Razor Company sent this Imply; Dear Sir: Inclosed you will :find the rita- or and cream aS ordered,. Slater* yours, C--Itazor Comm,' Y. PS, We forgot to inelthe ,tii attaot en4 ercitin, but anye with yoor,eiteek doesn't need thsve,Truiribtili3Oheet, The Better Way By JESSIE ETHEL SHERWIN Slte was a snowflake In the mire, a lily rooted on the rubbish heals, an ethereal being nurtured among people of the coaraest mold, with an environ- meut distinctly of the slums and all the misery, want and ignorance that there unto appertained. Claribel, they named her, and she had called old Jacob Roche "grandta- titer" as far back as she could retnem- bee. Ile allowed her to grow up like a weed. To the children of time city grouped about the wretched settlement she had beeome champion, guide and leder. Somehow she bad learned to read, and for doing some errands for an old book store proprietor she bad been given a dozen tattered picture volumes and fairy stories, and after that she wilS educator and entertainer for her little ragged friends. It was a matter of marvel and mys- tery for Claribel when, one day, her grandfather announced to her that they. were about to part, and pointing to the little dell of a closet where she slept, informed her there were some new clothes for her. "Why have we got to part, grand- father, and am I to leave here for good?" she asked. "And forever, and forget you ever knew me, or Cassidy Corners, or that you were ever eaned Claribel. It Isn't your name, it never was, and It will all be explained to you a little further on." Never in her life had Clarlhel owned a pretty gown until now. Eanne femi- nine taste had selected gown, shoes, hat, ribbons, gloves, tasteful and appro- priate. Even the eyes of old Jacob sparkled at her transformation as he placed about her neck a chain and locket. "You must never lose that," he told her. "I found it on you when I picked you up on a doorstep." "But why was I put on a doorstep, and why don't you tell me more about myself?" asked Claribel, but old Ja- cob simply added that she was going to a lady who would do all that when the right time came. There ensued for Claribel a year of wonder nod rare comfort. Old Jacob had taken her to a widow named Mrs. Dover. There Claribel found Dan Chesley, wbo claimed to be her broth- er, and whom she had of ten seen in Close secret confab with old Jacob. The man was sinister looking, the woman Claribel disliked intuitively, but she was away at school most of the time. It was when Claribel had learned to write that the sent a letter to a Person she had known in her days of poverty. This was Stanley Dorr, a poor musician, a young man whechad more than once played his violin for the little group Claribel had fostered. She had never forgotten him. He was poor like herself, and she had grown to like hinm. She directed the letter to his old lodgings, telling him Of her new life but did not receive any answer, Then one day through her presence in an adjoining room, unsuspected by Mrs. Dover and Chesley, she was eil. tightened as to the reason for her be- ing with them. Ile whom she had relied grandfather had died. When she left hint he seemed to have myste- riously obtained large funds from some source and minle life a continuous feast until it overcame MM. And now Claribel learned that her supposed grandfather knew no more of her parentage than herself. Chesley had formed a scheme to adapt Clari- bel to an imposture that would make her an heiress. A very wealthy man named Robert Dorr had quarreled with both of his thiltiren. The eldest, daughter, had ;inimical against his will end he had banished het. Sb e and her husband lind died In the Smith, their child later in an orphan asylum, It WaS supposed. The two specious schemers had hoped to folk Claribel on the old man as his grenddaughter, They had se- cured certain belongings of the fiend child, had framed up plausible evi- dence. They intended first to obtain a rich reward for the recovery of the child from Robert Dorr and later Use Weibel to extort money frotn. The moment Claribel had overheard all this she knew (hot Robert Dorr was the father of her musician friend,' Into her quick mind came a decisien to eater to the fratul, and tier—she had her plan, clevee little counter Plot- ter that she was! The old man accepted her with eager- ness and affectlifta Within a month sbe WaS 1118 heart's delight. Gradual. ly Claribel learned of the details of his senseless quarrel with lila banished son, Through an agent she had Stan. ley Dorr hunted up. Ills father was stupefied one day to enter the library to and his son and Claribel awaiting him. In a maze he listened to her con- fession, with a softening heart he realized Mt injustice to his Son, Clar- lbel had outwitted the human ghouls Who colleted onusing her for their nefarious sthenies. "Take back your son, dear, dear grandfather," pleaded Claribel, "and I can go back to raga and poverty eon - tent and happy," ' But it was not to be. She had *ova en a strong chain of love about the heart of Robert Dore culd he Weald not let her go. sind aa to StsinI64 how could he help but Rafe Ms nob* young girl, Who had tholight mil, Of hla welfare! Ra'for ervic AVING installed a New Bat- tery Charging Plant we are now able to give our Customers the best of Service. McIntyre Cudmore Ford Cars, Trucks and Tractors Used Cars a Specialty Phone 73x BRUSSELS eatilinIMr.•••••••••0•4•40114.•••••••.P.,404/4•IPIMMCOMMI.MinIONC-TIMR1. The Car Owner's Scrap- ook (By the Ler t Hand Monkey Wrench) A closed car is never locked unti the windshield is fastened on the in side. I Good, clean ground connections - ftom the generator to the battery and the battery ground connection are very important. The battery ground connection is used not only for the motor starting circuit, but also for the generator and all other circuits. Unless a ear is abused or neglect- ed it should be at its maximum of worth at the end of that time when the various running parts are pro - 01'l7 worn in so they operate per- fectly. .....1••••••••••• The size of the fuses in any light- ing circuit is determined by the a- mount of current that passes through it. If a circuit uses 10 amperes, then a 10 -ampere fuse is ample peos tection. When making repairs to the mot- or or ignition breaker box with a rag to keep out dirt. Small particles of metal will cause a short-circuit and the engine win either miss or fel to start altogether. The condition of a brake lining cannot be determined by looking at its edge. Wear takes place more in the centre and a than 'section of the fibre or an exposed rivet may only be found by removing the wheel and brake band. Truing Up Wheels The wheem of a car should be tinu. od separately. The front wheels may toe in the proper amount, but the rims may nottrun true. This can be determined by revolving the wheels separately and noting how true they turn. Any variation may be due to the wheels being too loose on the axles or to the rims being screwed to the wheels unevenly. Action of Oil in Cold Weather The lubricant in the transmission, rear axle and other parts of the car solidifies during cold weather, and for this reason it requires greater energy on the part of the self-start- er to revolve the engine after the ear has stood over night in a cold garage or in the open, long enough , to become thoroughly chilled. Un- der these conditions throw out the clutch when using the starter, thus eliininating the drag caused by trana- mission gears plowing through the solidified grease. Pion Fire Protection in Garage Oily rags or waste allowed to ac- cumalate or lie around in the cor- ores of the garage are liable to ig- nite from spontaneous combustion, causing a fire. Keep such material in a metal container, away from the walls, and burn the refuse when tite container is emptied. Clutch Troubles Clutches are subject to gripping, slipping, dragging and spinning. The gripping clutch is clue to too tight a spring or too hard a leather, in which case the natural oil of the leather has worked out leaving it dead. To soften the leather apply neatsfoot oil by crossing down the pedal and holding it down by putting a stiek between it and Hie vertical board of the front seat. Then with a kitchen knife, smear a thin coat- ing, of the neatsfoot oil on the leath- er, letting the clutch so stand over night. The slipping clutch is due to too loose a spring, or to oil getting on the clutch leather. If the slipping clutch is due to the condition of the loather, clean it thoroughly in gaso- line, and then treat it with castor oil. For a temporary repair, sprink- le some "Fuller's Earth," to be had at all drug stores, on the leather. Sometimes a shoulder will form on the leather, which will prevent the 1clutch going in full way. The rern- edy is to scrape off the shoulder with I a rasp. A dragging clutch is thic I to the clutch not coining out full way. The springs may be a little tight, though generally this is due to the adjustments between the ped- al and the throwout collar. The spinning'clutch is due to the clutch spinning because of its own weight upon being released. Usually there is a "clutch brake" for this. The throwout of the clutch should be snch that the collar touches this when the pedal is pressed down, 411110.6.00164 There are a great many ways to do a job of printing; but quality printing is only done one way—THE 13EST. We do printing of all kinds, and no matter what your needs may be, from name card to booklet, we do it the quality way. P. S.—We also do It in a way to save you money. The Post Publishing House