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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1925-11-25, Page 3SAFETY --The First Consideration The Safety of your Deposit in The Province of Ontario Savings Office Is Guaranteed by THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT Interest Paid on all Deposits BRANCHES :. Owen Sound Pembroke Seaforth St, Catharine» Toronto (University Ave. and Dundee Street) 43-28 Aylmer Smuttily)] Hamilton (col, York and rleNab Ste.) Newmarket Ottawa, (207 Sparks Street) Toronto (Bay and Adelaide Ste.) Toronto (649 Dan- forth Ave.) St, Marys Walkerton Woodstock Sunday School .lesson BY CHARLES G. iRUMBULL (editor of The Sunday School ?knee) lr PAUL BEFORE AGRIPPA. Sunday. Nov. 29, Acts 25:1 to 26:32, Golden Text; was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision (Acts 26:19). Hate is long lived. Two years have passed since the Jews made up their minds to kill, Paul, and were foiled in their assassins' plot. But the moment there is a change of Governors, from Felix to Festus, the Jews set their murderous trap aga>n, asking the • new Governor to bring Paul from Caesarea to Jeursalem, intending to lie in wait and assas- sinate him ( 25:3). But, if hate is long lived, the love of God is longer lived. Again God uses "the powers that be," pagan though they were, to protect His child and ambassador. Governor Festus spoils the Jews' plot and gives Paul an orderly trial under Roman law. As in the experiences we stud- ied last week, the only charges that ran be brought against Paul are falsehoods --(v. 7):.--"whMt they could •not prove." Paul's innocence rings out in his simple words of truthful defense (V. 8). Then comes one of the most dram- atic scenes in all history. The Gov- ernor shows an inclination to curry favor with the Jews by suggesting that Paul go to Jerusalem for a Jew- ish trial before himself. Paul makes a manly, dignified reply, refusing this He denies that he has done the Jews any wrong; offers to stand trial for any crime against the Empire that can bo proved against him; points out that "no man may deliver me unto them, "the Jews,". and ends with the Roman citizen's demand : "I appeal unto Caesar." En stood for law The Roma t Empire s o h i p and justice; and there came this dramatic reply of the Governor: "Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? Unto Caesar shalt thou go." Was Paul right or wrong in mak- ing this appeal? Certainly he be- lieved he was right. And there would .stet" to be every reason for us to believe the same. God's word never directs a man to throw his life away needlessly. Just laws origin- ate in God. "Rulers are not, a ter- ror to . good works, but to the evil. For he (the God -ordained ruler) is the minister of God to thee for good" (Rom. 13:3,4). The Lord Jesus Himself said: "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God, thethings that are God's". (Mark 12: 17). It would seem proper therefore, for the child of God, whose citizen- ship is in Heaven while living in this world, to accept proper protection from the Government; though there may be times, of course, when God directs a child of His to forgo his rights for some special reason. Rights are not necessarily obligations. And now a King conies on fo the scene, in the person of Herod Agrip- pa II., making an official call upon the Governor at Caesarba. This Herod wad the son of Herod Agrippa I., who persecuted the Church and "killed James, the brother of John, with a sword," and imprisoned Peter (Acts 12:1-3). He was also the great grandson of Herod the Great, who reigned "when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea In the days of Herod the Icing" (Matt. 2:1), and who slid his best to slay the Son of God in His human infancy.- It was notable blood that ran in the veins of the ruler before whom Paul was now ,to be brought. Paul's address of self-defense lie - fore King Agrippa, is one of the great masterpieces of literature and religion, and of the history of God's people on earth. It is so simple that a child can understand it; so comprehensive, deep, luminous and convincing, that a King could not answer it. Paul's opening words breathe cour- tesy and respectful honoring -of this ruler. The apostle really rejoiced in a hearing before the King and, with- out any fulsome flattery, but in sin - I verity, he told why. Then he showed that he was ac - (used by his fellow -Jews for hold- ing the great 01d Testament hope: "the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; unto which instantly promise our twelvetribes, b s, est t Y ' serving Gad day and night, hope to come." And he declares that Christ's ressurection from the dead was the fulfilment of that Jewish Messianic hope (26:G-8, 22, 23). There must have .been a hush in that Roman court as men in regal garments listened to this Spirit-fiiled man telling the story of the most amazing conversion that has yet roe curred since Christ ascended from the Mount of Olives. Christcamedown from Heaven to win Saul of Tarsus! By God's sovereign, arbitrary act Saul was saved and was made the greatest ambassador of Christ the world has yet seen. 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Whyn triune t"1 ate the possibilities ? o s e osslbl !ties , I g p PROGRESSIVEMS...R6NANTa ADVERTISE ... __. � Issued by t7anadfen Weekly Newepapere Aeeoclntion incl, of whom Saul was a type, looks open' Him whom they have pierced and turns to flim, In repentance end faith, When Paul carne to the climax of hie testimony again, 'the resurrection of Christ from the dead, Governor Pestis could stand it no longer, and, broke the hush with the contemptu- ous cry of the sin -blinded man; 'Paul, thou art beside thyself!' But King Agrippa knew, in his heart of hearts, that Paul was the sanest than in that palace. When Paul appealed directly to his belief in the Old Testament prophets, Her- od tried an uneasy evasion in the famous sentence, "Almost thou per - sultriest me to be a Christian," Agrippa and Feetus both knew, and admitted to each other, that Paul was an innocent man and that he "might have been . set at liberty if he had not appealed unto Caesar" (verse 92). Without that appeal Paul might have been set free—and then speedily killed by the Jews! BUFFALO ROBES ARE AGAIN UP FOR SALE Dominion Government Exhibit at Winter Fair Sells Skins and Pemmican (Toronto Star.) After a lapse of forty years, the huge, soft brown buffalo robes that provided the bold pioneer of Canada's western plains with luxurious protec- tion ,from the •biting winds of winter, are again available and an interested crowd of prospective purchaser's ere examining and admiring then all day long at the National. Parks Depart- !nents, both in' the Royal • Winter Fair building, Toronto, where • they are on sale. This is the fruit of one of the most interesting ventures the Canadian government ever embarked en, and it sets the seal of success on eighteen years of careful experiment. In 1890 the buffalo was practically extinct in Canada. Once the most numerous of all' Canadian quadrupeds, it had been wiped out of existence' by the hunter who sought the rich plunder of its hide, It was to 1907 _`:at the government set about repairing the loss. It had then an. opportunity to purchase a herd of pure bred buffalo from Mi- chael Pablo, a Montana half-breed, who had bred his stock from an orig- mal nucleus of four calves.' At the instance of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the opportunity was seized, three hundred of the animals were shipped to Wainwright, Alberta, where a huge reserve of 200 square miles was fenced and prepared for them. In the 'course of next 2 years, additions were made . to •this nuolees, which brought the number up to 709 ani- mals. Their descendants now number over 12,000, of which 8,000 still re- main within, the eight -foot woven wire barrier at Wainwright, while the remaining four thousand have been shipped toother parks or dis- posed i -posed of to various ways. Wainwright Park has reached the limit of its capacity, and it has been found advisable to slaughter a limi- ted number of the animals each year. Last Christmas one o:C the local abat- toir companies purchased some of the surplus buffalos and gave Toronto iia first taste of buffalo meat. Now the robes have come on the market by direct sale from the government to the consumer. They have a dozen uses. Its rich coloring is of wane din shade. As motor robes, they are unexcelled in warmth and softness. The buffalo coat that was the pride of many an early western settler has its counter - filen, and the government has turn- ed out modish little models for the gentler sex. J. E. Spero, who with J. E. Purvis is in chargeof the parks department's exhibit, said the skins were being sold 05 from $50 to $75. a robe. "Meanwhile one of the most inter- esting aspects of our worst has been the sale of pemmican," he said. "It is the genuine article, precisely the same as the plain Indians used to carry with them. Tho government has placed it on the market again. It consists of dried and ground buf- falo meat mixed with fat from tate animal and pressed into rawhide bags. It tabes at least five pounds of fresh meat to make one pound of pemmi- can, and it is therefore one of the most highly concentrated foods im- aginable. Not very tasty, perhaps, butnourishing, and it will keep for- ever. "We sell itto the mounted police and northern traders for 50 cents a pound and there is a market for all we can produce." Mr. Spero handed his interviewer a solid object about ten inches square, neatly stitched ftp in a rawhide covering like that of a baseball, which it somewhat resembled in hardiness as well "That," he said, "is pemmican.' There are ten pounds of it here, and it; would Inst you two months on the trail, ' leNV1n, McKee, 01' the 71h of Weill.- y, has disposed of his flue farm and hone t.n bnvid ICneltfee, of l,llire, nt, 0mire of about $8,000. Mi. Iruerffer will take poseeasitltr abnitt Jmetal 1st, Jolin and hh't. I,1vinnst0ne, 1,lsi,IW. el, enlebrated Their 501 It annivelem y 011 Thursday last. Air. f,ivingstone Ise nephety of ldavid hi vii)gel olio, the great:. Aft leen whodunit) 1111)1 exitlar- er.. .Crank Ilulrrilten, a Pointer blilver• to old boy, him been appointed Juv *rifle Court Judge for Manitoba, Dr. Fridjof ?Jansen, noted explor- er, who was elected rector of St. Andrew's University by 216 votes as against 160 for John Galsworthy, the writer. Here and There Basking in brilliant autumn sun; hine, the coast of British. Columbia offers a striking contraet to the severe winter weather already mak- ing itself felt in other parts of Can- ada..On the Coast, golf courses are crowded, the ocean is dotted with figures of bathers taking their daily dip, and pleasure craft still ply the waters. One hundred thousand dollars' worth of Black Fox puppies were shipped to Antwilrp on the Canadian Pacific Iiner "Melita" recently. In specially built sages they will be con- veyed by the Dominion Express across Europe to the farm in Swit- zerland where they will form the nucleus of a fox -breeding establish- ment. Another instance of foolhardiness. A recent report from Hull is to the effect that an automobile, travelling at high speed, crashed through both gates at the Chelsea Road level crossing just as they were being lowered to stop traffic so that a light engine should pass. The automobile smashed its way over the tracks barely two feet ahead of the loco- motive. Arthur Edward Shave, in the em- ploy of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way since August 18, 1908, when he was appointed clerk in the office of the Treasurer, has been appointed assistant treasurer of the company. Mr. Shave became assistant chief clerk in the office of the Treasurer in 1915 and was promoted Chief Clerk in 1919. The apple is a typical Canadian fruit and among the finest grown in the t Dominion Itis incomparable neem arable as a Christmas gift for friends and relatives in Great Britain. In order to facilitate shipments, the Dominion Express Company are offering spe, cial rates. Standard boxes contain- ing about 160 and standard barrels holding about 375 will be sent from Quebec or Montreal up to the close of navigation to any station on a railroad in Great Britain or Ireland at a coat of $3 and $6, respectively. To perpetuate the memory of the late P. Alexander Peterson where engineers in this part of the coun- try gather, a portrait of the famous engineer, done in oils by the late Robert Barris, Canadian artist, is to be hung in the Engineering Institute on Mansfield street. The Iete lir. Peterson, former engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway, took a leading part in the railway conetruc- tion in Eastern Canada during the latter part of the last century. According to a report just issued from Canadian Pacific Railway head- quarters, an average of one instance of gross carelessness on the part of automobilist* every seventeen days is the record during the Last three years and two months in connection with level crossings in New Bruns- wick, Quebec, Ontario and the Al- goma districts. These inatancea number 69 from September 1, 1982, to October 31 last, or a period of 1,157 days. They resulted in in- juries to 63 persons, of whom two died. to Creation of a new industry in Western Canada covering a product which ie now imported into this coun- try to the value of about five mil - tion dollars annuaBY is foreshadow- ed by the sant/dee of hemp now on teleplay et the Windsor Station, Montreal, aceording to G. G. Om - mammy, Development Engineer, Can- adian Pacific Railway. Mr. Om - mammy )rrtated that considerable work had already been does in the. West of Canada towards the creation of such an induetry. Rfforts to pro- tote companies have been nacre lit recent months and there is no doubt thet'fine stands of eine can easily be grown in certain districts, After' 0 lung illness, Grant, the little son of T. and Mrs, Adapts, e Auburn primed "way nit Saturday morning. KiNG DEFENDS GOOSE IN NOT SEEKING SEAT Ilrgont to Herm Toot of Strength at The ,Earliest Possible Date--Pre- vedette) Exist-«-Parliantonta Called in the Past When Premier backed Constitpency, I9e State* Ottawa --•"4, course of procedure which might prolong into the new year the settlement of this ono ques- tion upon which all eubsequont gov- ernmental action is contingent could scarcely "prove to be other than vexa- tious and prejudicial to the best in« threats of the country, both at home and abroad," Premier Ring declared in a statement explaining his action m calling Parliament for December 10, and in deciding not to seek to seat himself until the government's strength had ' been tested in the House. "It is thought by some that as Prime Minister I should be present in the commons when parliament meets. This would ncessitate, in the interval, the holding of a by-election expressly for the purpose of provid- ing me with a seat. The appoint- ment of a duly elected member to office under the crown is the only method by which, up to the present, it would have been possible for the government, of its own act, to create the necessary; vacancy to make pos- sible a by-election. Might Incur Censure "To have made such an appoint- ment in order to permit of my 're- entry into Parliament before the question of majority support had, been determined by the commons would have been to lay miself and the government open to the charge of having violated the undertaking, not to make, in the interval, • other titan necessary appointments, and to have adopted a course of procedure which, were it subsequently to be shown that' the gopernment did not possess the support of the majority in the House of Commons, might be regarded as having been unconstitu- tional, to say nothing of its impro- priety; on , other grounds." "To bring on a by-election under any conditions or. circumstances in order to secure my presence in the Ilouse of Commons on the open• c days of the session would be to ren- der any colleagues and myself liable to the charge of deliberately adopting a course of procedure which would not permit of Parliament assenblinp ab the earliest practicable date, since the date of the assembling of Parlia- ment in such circumstances would immediately become contingent upon a factor for which I myself or the government would be solely respon- sible. Precendents Exist "However unfair such a construc- tion of our action might be, 1 am un- willing to permit of its being made. Moreover, there is the best of pre- cedents for Parliament being called together to decide upon important mattres of state where it has been known that the Prime Minister would necessar!ly be absent through not having a seat in Parliament. "The right honorable, the leader of the oppositions has challenged the Wedding Gifu if you have a Gift to choose for a Bride ))1;•tllllllitlill11111� M'IIIJ _..!) w 1 (((If l ff (l 1 1 1111 P 1 i l ldllitj„ Visit Our Gift Shop fn"our store you will find suitable Wedding Gifts, A new stock of Cut Glass has just arrived consisting of Sherbett Sets, Goblets, Water Sets, Cake Plates, Vases, Butter Tubs, Sugars and Creams, etc. Also a nice assortment of Silverware. New useful pieces, Tambour and Black Clocks. Call and see the. assortment. Diamond Rings Wedding • Rings J. R. WENDT T JEWELER WROXETER right of thegovernment to continue in office. To test and decide the con- tention that the government is not! entitled to carry on, Parliament is i being summoned at the earliest prac- ticable date. The test can be made just as soon after the members as- semble as the leader of the opposition cares to raise the issue." Two Hundred. Erring Motorists Lose Licenses Permanently An evidence of the drastic enforce- ment of the Ontario motor vehicle laws is seen in the number of cancel- ations for this year in a report is- sued by the department of public highways to -day. Altogether 206 licenses have been permanently can- celled. The statement shows 79 permanent cancellations for intoxication. Under the heading of reckless driving, 127 cases of permanent cancellation are recorded. Detailed reasons for these are given as unfitness to drive, fail- ure to return after an accident and driving while licenses were suspend- ed. In addition to the 79 drivers who had their licenses permanently can- cello(1 for intoxication. 79 others on , this score were given suspensions of from seven to thirty days and 77 others bad sentences imposed et three months. Two other sentences were for one year each. The record includes one cancellation of an On- tario driver while motoring :n the state of New York and one Ohio too- I torist is prohibited from driving in Ontario. About the best place to be during an earthquake, is in the washroom of a Pullman during shave hour. You'd never know the difference. Energetic Immigration Policy Only an energetic immigration poli- cy, carried out on scientific lines, will help to reduce taxation in this 'country, while at the same time aid- ing the solution of our railway pro- blem. As was said at Winnipeg the other day: "At present our popula- tion is stretched like a thin line from the Atlantic to the Pacific. One. of our problems is to give depth as well as length to our area of settlement." Canada has received some unenvi- able publicity from certain politicians in this country which must have kept down the natural flow of immigration from Great Britain. But some enlightened Englishmen who visited us to see for themselves our possibilities, have brought back better reports than those enunciated from Conservative platforms recent- ly. There is, therefore, no reason why a tide of immigrants should not find their way here, once they are con- vinced that Canada offers them homes education for their children, comfort able conditions and a somewhat freer outlook on life than they enjoyed in the country of their birth. PERTH COUNTY Peffers Corner may have a railway siding put in at the flag station. Less than fifty Yeats ago, good hardwood, four feet long, could be purchased in Mitchell for $2 a cord and now it is selling et from 314 to $15 per cord. Mrs. Thos, Babb, mother of Wil- liam Babb, Sr., Mitchell, died in Sidney, Man. on November 7,at the age of 93 years. The lateMrs. . Babb and her husband were former residents of Mitchell, but they left there for the Canadian West more than 45 years ago. "Big Game Hunter Lauds Canadian Rockies UEAR BANF(EP !'+ol. Philip Moore, Princrton Graduate, 1 ig game hunter, war veteran, and mountain climber, is so. well known in the CanadlSn Pacific Rockies that, as one guide put it, "he hails a grizzly when it:passes him nild asks after its missus and the cubs." Ever since Col, Moore fleet visited the mountainous regions of Alberta and British Columbia, he has managed to spend part of each year hunting, camping, and climb- ing mauntains. Ho returned recently from a summer err eyed in Yoho Valley where. headded n few more miles to his 2,500 mile. record on horseback as a member of the Trail 'lidera of the Canadian Rockies. The buildingof good roads 111505)811 the mmmtnins and the resultant ,growth in automobile trntlia is a new feature which adds pettily to the increase in tourists, The opening of the Bnnif Windermere road, and the road from Lake Louise to Wepta thus making a Splendid highway all the way from Calgary therugh the Ki,cking Horse Pass en<i the vailleyel the Yolto, has given tourists glimpses of wonderful precipitous ennyona topped by some of the., met tnajestrc ice -clad peaks' in the Rockies. Then, too, the g,'owth of the bungalow camp idea has been phcuomenal this season..Tltoso whom the palatial summ'r,,ifatcla do not attract yield to the lure of log cabins, perched en the shore of a cryatal lake, and shit - dewed by overhanging rhanging mountain peaks. With u itavet- sarlc on attt a 4,0k, one may hike frotu camp to camp, or, Wont) does not scorn the meddle, ride a pony along the leafy trails. All the:to pleasures Col. Moore has proved, and iniende to lecture 11tia winter, as he has been doing -for a number of Years, shout the rnurvelous beauty of his beloved mountains. Ile is not selfish. IIo wishes others to share the joss of the "lone trail which has lured him into mauntnin faetneesea 0V03' since he forsook the neademic halls of Princeton.