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Lesson
ray 12. Lesson VI—The Early Mn'iis
try of Jeremiah -Jeremiah. 1: 6.10
25; 8-15. Golden Text—We ought
to obey God rather than men, --Acts
6: 29,
ANALYSIS,
1, TITLE QP THE BOOK AND Ron OP
THE PROPIIRT'S OALL, ch. 1: 1-10.
II, inc MESSAGE OF WARNING AND OP
SORROW, ells. 6: 10, 11; 8; 18;
9: 2,
III, [IIS" segeeH IN TIM TemeL0
GOURD, eh, 26: 1.24,
INTRODvcleme—Jere,niah' has been
called a "moral enthusiast," but that
name ,night have been given to any
of the great prophets, They were all.
moral enthusiasts' Jeremiah has been
called also, more appropriately, "the
prophet of personal religion" (see'
Gordon—Prophets of the 010' Testa-
ment). Ho saw; perhaps more clearly
than any of that age that true reli-
gion enters deeply into the minds and
hearts of ,nen and controls the whole
life, To hint religion and morality,
religion and righteousness, were one
and inseparable, It is a mistake to
Call him the "weeping prophet." While
It is true and altogether to his credit
that he could and did weep over the
sins and .misfortunes of the Teeple
whom he loved, it is also true that he
could blaze with indigation against
foul iniquities, and, shrinking and
sensitive though he was, could stand
like a rock of adamant for what he
held to be right.
Jereminh'si pr'ophetic ministry be-
gan in the reign of Josiah, about; B.C.
626, a little more than one hundred
years after Isaiah, and continued for
snore 'than forty years Like Isaiah
his lot was cast in a period of great
and tragic change'. He saw the de -
elide and fall of the Assyrian empire,
the triumph of the rising power of
Babylon, and the end of the kingdoms
of Judah, together with the captivity
and exile of multitudes of her people
and the destruction of their beloved'
holy city and. temple. He felt most
keenly the miseries of his time, and
they are reflected in many passages of
his book of • prophecy.
I. TITLE OF THE BOOK AND STORY 08'
THE PROPHET'S CALL, Ch, 1:. 1-10.
Verses 1-3 give title 'and Iate and
tell us of Joremiah's home and par-
entage, Annthoth was only a short
distance to the north of Jerusalem, a
city of priestly families (Josh. 21:
18), to one of which eJremiah be-
longed. It was to Anathoth that Abi-
ethar, the priest, the friend of David,
was banished by Solomon, because he
had conspired against him, 1 I{ings
2: 26. We may assume, therefore, that
Jeremiah was well brought up and ir.-
r,tructed in the religion of his fathers.
The thirteenth year of Josiah's reign
was B.C. 626. His ministry continued
until the eleventh year of Zedekiah,
B.C. 580. For the contemporary his-
tory of Judah see 2 i1Cngs, chs. 22 to
25. •
Jeremiah is presented to us as the
child of destiny, known and ordained
before his birth to he God's prophet
unto the nations. And yet, in the
fulfilment of his destiny, his own con-
sent and obedience have a part, vs. 5,
6. Gordon (Prophets of the Old Tes-
tament) writes, "Jeremiah's call is
more of the nature of a spiritual
birth, in which the gracious influences
of bygone years come to their fruition.
As he walked through the fields of
Anathoth' in quiet communion with
his God, the meaning and purpose of
his life lay suddenly unveiled before
him; and with a full sense of respon-
sibility he accepted the divine com-
mission, and went forth as Jehovah's
prophet." At first he shrank from the
to k. He was young—a child—how
could he speak the words of God?
Then comes to him the divine coln-
iniselon, the encouraging assurance
of the ever-present help of God, vs. 7,
8; 17-19. It is a high commission, in-
deed; that is given to the young pro-
phet, to speak words of authority and
of power over the nations and over
the kingdoms, to break down and de-
stroy the evil, to build and to plant
the good. How faithfully and how
truly he performed his task, history
abundantly sheers,
FI.
HIS MTESSAGE. OF WARNING. AND OF
SORROW, chs. 6 10, 11; 8: 18;
9: Bldg.. Toronto, or the Canadian He -
Very faithfully and very earnestlytional Exhibition, Lumsden Bldg., To -
the prophet has warned the people and
ronto.
urged thein to turn from their evil-
doing into the way of righteousness.
Fie has pointed to the Scythian hordes It was the evening after the night
from the orth, which at that time were before. "[Tow did you find yourself
spreading, themselves far and wide this morning?" asked one wan par-
over the territories of the now weak- ticipator of another. "Easily," was
erred and helpless Assyrian empire, as the reply. "I just looked under the
the instruments of Jehovah's punish- table sect there I was."
meat, His warnings and pleadings
MUTT AND JEFF— —By Ebel Fisber.
are unheeded, Sheineless inliluities
etre tilt l practiced, fib. 6: 7. He brealaa
forth in 6: 10, 14, in furious pretest.
The inevitable penalty of their sins
in the just judgment of God, will have
to be borne bath by them and their
children, by husband and wife, by
young inert and old together, These
verses show clearly the difficulties
which. Jeremiah had to face and the
passionate intensity of his message.
Ills heart is faint with sorrow, and
there were moments when he would
fain have abandoned histhankiesstask
and Bought the rest and peace of the
wilderness. The whole of the passage,
chs, 8: 18 to 9; 6, should be read.
XII, His =MB EN THE TEMMPL8
oo;rni, eh, 26: 1-24.
This speech appear to be the caste
as that reported in 7; 1.7, but with the
events immediately following describ-
ed at length. The reign of Johoiakim
began in 13,0. 608 and continued to
B.C. 597. Although a son of the good
king Josiah, he proved to be one of the
worst and wickedestofthe rulers of
Judah (see 2 Kings 20: 86 to 24: 7,
and Jeremiah's strong words in 22:
13-19).
Shiloh (v. d.) had been destroyed
by the Philistines in Samuel's' time,
after having been long recognized as a
national sanctuary, 1 Sam, 4: 10-12;
Psalm 78; 60; Jer. 7: 12-14. This de-
claration of Jeremiah aroused the
anger of the -assembled people, ,and
they would have eondenmed hien to
death. The priests and the prophets
accused him before the council of
princes. For Jeremiah's denunciation
of the evil -doing of these false min-
isters of religion see ehs, 2: 8; 5: 30,
81; 8: 10; and 23: 13, Jeremiah's
answer to the accusation was fearless
and bold, and made a strong impres-
sion upon his judges (vs, 12-15). His
one desire for then is expressed in his
earnest exhortation, Amend your,
ways and' your doings,, and obey the
voice of the Lord your God. By re-
pentance and amendment of life the
calamity which he foresees may be
averted (see also vs. 8, 19. and 18:
7-8),
The words of . the prophet Micah
were recalled by ne member of the.
court (Micah 3: 12). Urijah or Uriah
(v. 20) is nowhere else mentioned.
Jeremiah' on this occasion had staunch
friends who stood by him end protect-
ed him from the king's wrath, else his
fate would have been the same as that
of Urijah (v. 24).
Music Competitions at
Toronto Exhibition
The syllabus of the.music competi-
tions to be held at the Canadian Na-
tional Exhibition, at Toronto, from
August 23rd to September, 7th, hes
been issued, and shows that this
year's competitions will be on an even
larger scale tba nthose of previous
years.
Competitions are divided into 46
classes, not including the classes for
bagpipe and harmonica and for old-
time tiddlers. There are eight classes
for choirs and choral societies,—three
of them graded according to the pope-
lation of the places from which they
come. Six classes are given to
quartets and duets, mate, female and
mixed; thirteen classes are given to
vocal solos, .which cover nine differ.
ent kinds of voice and two classes
each for boys and girls. Piano and
violin solos have each four classes,
—under 9 years of age, under 12,
under 16 and open; there are three
classes for piano duos and one for
'cello solo. In the brass department
there are two classes each,—under
18 years and open, for cornet, trom-
bone and brass quartet. There are
further three classes for harmonica,
one for mouth organ band and two
for old time fiddlers. The bagpipe
competitions are divided into three
classes and the professional champion- I
ship of North America will be com-
peted for.
In addition to the ordinary prizes,
whiclh are medals, with a challenge
shield for choir, four scholarships of
575 will be awarded,—one each for
woman's voice, man's voice, piano and
violin.
Every cmpetitor must be an amateur
—that is, a person whose principal
means of livelihood is obtained from
non-musical work and who does not
receive for musical services more
than 5150 per annum.
Information, entry forms, etc., may
be got from if: S. Atkinson, 407 Ryrle
NEW 'WHITE STAR MOTOR SHIT
The new SS. Britannic, of which the firate'ennouncement containing de-
tails of this new White. Star motor ship, were received recently..
The steamer will be launched in about two months' time and will enter'
the Atlantic trade in the tali, Her length, between perpendiculars, will be
about 680 feet, BO feet longer than liners: of the type Of the Berle and Regina
which ch are in the company's service on the St. Lawrence route during, the
sentinel' season.
The Britannic will have a gross tonnage of 27,000 tons. The motive
power to drive this latest motor ship will be supplied by two 10 -cylinder Har-
land B and W double acting motors, while throughout the ship the fullest use
will be made of electricity., for navigating and controlling the ship, for cook-
ing, ventilating, and for operating the enormous •amount: of service •machinery
necessary in a ship of the size of the Britannic.
Desig sed to carry cabin, tourist third cabin and third class, the Britannic
will have a passenger capacity of 1.600. .One of theoutstanding features of
the passenger accommodation, is the provision of a large number of single
rooms
The steamer will be used ou, the Liverpool -New York route, but during the
winter of 1960 she will, make two cruises to the Mediterranean,
PATRICK BURNS
Patrick Burns, of Calgary, outstand-
ing Ague in western range and ranch
life of Western Canada for many
years and founder of the great pack-
ing business which bears his.: name, is
here seen on the steps of the Ent.
press Hotel at Victoria, during a re-
cent trip to the coast.
Since the war 1,230,000 new Houses,
with accommodation for more than
5,000,000 people, have been built in
England and Wales.
A few days afterwards the reply was
inserted:—"The 'recognized' gentle-
man who picked up a purse in the
High Street requests the loser to ca11
at his house."•
Cars Do Not Run,
Better atNight
ght
Research Engineer Points Out
Fallacy of Popular
- Impression
'Many !motorists ere under the lm-.
pression that automobile engines func•
tion more efaciently in the damp of
evening or rainy days than at dry
times, but this idea is erroneous, Ar-
thur W. Gardiner, research engineer,
says, -
Tests made under standard labora-
tory conditions show that engine pow-
er decreases with increasing humidity
. of the air, and that a large increase
in spark advance is required to obtain
best power at high humidity. Simil-
arty, in clamp air the spark advance
for incipient detonation may be 0031•
siderably increased, compared with
dry Or conditions.
What happens is that under condi-
tions of high humidity the combustion
rate is slowed up, resulting in ap-
parently smoother engine operation,
which the ear owner is likely to mis-
take for improved' power. In spite
of this, however, 'water vapor Is re-
latively IneffectiveIn suppressing de-
tonation.
A further indication of the influence
of , humidity on engine operation 10
the fact that approximately 8 per cent.
more heat is dissipated throughthe
radiator when the air is dry than
When its relative humidity is 100 per
cent. -.
Maud—So you married your em-
ployer. How long did you work for
him? Myrtle—Until I got him,
Pluck, it Is stated, accountsf for-
much
ormuch of the success 1n business. But
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LIMERICK CORNER
gem are a few more letters from readers, some offering sug-
gestions, some asking that the contest be continued as before,
We want a' real consensus of opinion from those, interested and
will be glad to hear from others,
Dear . "Limerick parser" Editor:— ed them so much 1 would like to see
R 111 you excuse the pencil? (Baby
filled the luk bottle with water).
Something urges me to ansWefiYour
appeal In the "Thamesville Herald"
for opinions. It soudd's so "friendly
like".
I for one was immensely interested
in the Ligtertok Contest and judging
by the way tinware poured in upon
You "there were others".—It was
something definite to fill up 'those
hours "In the stilly night" when
"sinmber'6 chain" had, unloosed. one
for an hour or two.—Let us have more
01' sumpin' Oleo by ,ill means.
How about some real Little verses--•
alta,¢'' it'd herder thus to strike a
funny vein. My failing was to be
too serious even in the Limericks,
I can see it, now..... .
There was , a fine lot of jingles in
this week.—verses—any metre one
wished, seenle to be my only,sugges•
tion this morning—or a continuation,
How about it?
Sincerely,
Mrs. Joseph M. O'Neill, •
Tient Bridge, Ont.
Dear- Sir:—
As' I have been following your
"Limerick,Corner" in the "Milverton
Sun" with much, pleasure end some
good ;"Brine". 1 was.;•woudering how
the "idea" of giving a prize to the best
'fad" tient; in would appear to you.,
Either- written 'or drawn, Have a
certain' size space to work on .or nim
tied to s0 many' words,
Yours truly,
(Miss) 51 L. Bell,
Platteville, Ont.
Editor, "Limerick Corner": •
—
As I sent in some Limericks some
time agoand have beenfollowing the
Limericks up „in the paper and enjoy
them edit continued. The Limericks
I sent in could Mot have met with
your approval but I did not get die.
couraged. [loping to see the Limericks
continued, •
Yours truly,
Mrs. Wm. 11 f, Love,
Proton Station -No. 1, Ont.
Dear, Slr:—
In the "Athens Reporter", from
Week to week, I watch 'for the inter•,
eating Limericks submitted, many/ of
which aro very clever and interesting,,
Hoping that this feature may be
continued indefinitely, and thus de-
velop' much latent talent,
I am ,your respectfully,;
- : Louise Towrlas,
(Mrs, Wiltiem G. Towrlss)
Box 171, Athens, Leeds County, :Ont,
From Mrs. H, .Fowler,
Clinton. Ont.
Adeertistment seen in Clinton
News Record".
Hol the: fun of the "Limerick age."
Bow 170 always dg watch -for that
Pagel
It can't be the "dimeµ" ,
That inspire all these rhymes -
We just write then, because Its"the
rage",
P.S.=This one issent forfun and.
good mea ere.
'Dear Sir;
I received stylimerick dollar last
eight end, wish to thank you for, it,.
i am sorry to see: that the Contest.
is , closed. I hope you will open It
again,'how,ever as I enjoyed both.read-
ing and . writing limericks, I think
,its a splendid way to advertise.
Sincerely yours,
C. Grace Hubaey,
Arundel, Que.
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PROXY :IBi ! OE C
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Sumner ner Food Care
and' Refrigotatiolnt
The U.S, Department of Agit-
culture Gives Some Data
of Value to Every
Home
The U, S, Department of Agricul-
ture 'states that the temperature of
the compartment in which food is.
stored must always be' leapt below 50
degrees L'., if rapid growth of harm.
fui ihlorceorga(,lems is to be avoided.
As soon as the temperature rises a
single degree above 50 degrees p'., the
activity of bacteria becohree notice-
ably increased. A well-built refriger-
ator will maintain this essential mii-
for,nly low temperature but the
problem has' been simplified in recent
years by the thermostatic control -
switch, found in electrical or gas•
operated refrigerators.
it is possible to keep -the
tempera-
• ture of an ice•refrigeratoi• below 50
degrees F, if the cabinet Le of good -e,
quality, and'weli• constructed, and out. °.,.
flclent ice is kept in, the ice•chamber
at ali_times, The best way to test the
food -preserving .qualities of your ire,
frigerateris to Take ..its tomper5ture
oceas'limaily. If this rises above 50
degrees F.; you will know that your -
refrl'gerator is not safe for food.
If you are considering a 'mechanical
refrigerator,;inquire'just which is befit
Suited to your local needs.. Be sure
that the cabinet is well built and'well
insulated, to that atmospheric oondl,
tions. Will. not affect the temperature
inside the box.' • See, too, 'that the
interior is smooth, of a material which•
will not absorb' odors, and easily,
cleaned. Whenever possible, _the Oor-
ners of the interior ,should be roundel
to 5111.1a, cleaning.
Refrigeration depends largely upon
the circulation of the air. There may
be a rangerof 10 'degrees between the
`warmest and the coldest place in the
food -compartment, and it is this range
which keeps•the air in circulation. II
should also determine, the 'placing of
foods.
Iu the side -icer, or with side cooling•
unit, the coldest•paace is directly un•
dei the side-Ifiiit or ice; . The warmest
.place will be oa the top shelf of this
type. In•the top -icer type the coldest
area is directly under the'oold,tiir out-
let. There. should be plenty of room
between the food -containers to allow.,
for free circulation. .You should not
overcrowd- your refrigerator.
In placing food, keep the following
three points in mind:. (1), Use the
c:aldest area to capacity for milk,
c:eam, soup -stock, uncooked meat or
fish, and eggs if they are to be kept
for any length of time; (2) for - the
second coldest place select cooked
Meats:leftover foods, covered ‚cheese,
shortening;..and fruit and vegetables,
with no: decided- odor. (3) Give the
warmest place to vegetables and fruits
with a decided odor.
Of course a refrigerator should be
kept constantly clean. If anything is
spilled, it should he wiped up at once,
For other occasional cleaning, wash
the interior, with lukewarm water, CO
which soda or borax has been added.
Then wipe` with a dry, clean cloth. If
your refrigerator has a drain, it should
be thoroughly ,cleaned at, least once a
week. If the drain, cannot he removed,
a refrigeraton-brush should be used.
Hot water can be poured through the
drain; and, of course, cold water can
be poured through afterward to cool'
it,
If you wish your food to keep well,
You must cover everything, except
berries, when in the refirgeratdr.
When berries are bruised they'mold
cantly,
Covering food keeps the orig`Pnal.
moisture and prevents an interchange
of odors and flavors. A supply of
wax -paper is handy for. covering many
things. Ordinary paver should not be
used, as the paper' keeps the cold air ,
out. •
Uncooked vegetables should have.
tops removed so that only the edible.
portion is stored, More thftn one
vegetable can be stored in the same
container. It convenient,. salad -greens
can be prepared for cooking or serv-
ing before they are put away. Fresh •
fruits may be stored • together in a
container.
To obtain more variety in meals, use
left -overs two or three days after their
first appearance rather than at emcees -
sive meals. Buy more kinds of food
on the marketing trip. ,They do not
all have to be used at the very next
meal, when you have safe and con-
veulent storage right at hand.
•
Zeegar Desnik, Dutch -Canadian farmer of Huttouvilie, near Brampton,
Ontario, and his proxy bride, formerly Miss Boz of Reiland. Bride and groom
met while the latter was attending agricultural college in HoIland, and be-
fore sailing for Canada Miss Boz wentthrough a form of proxy marriage.
Photograph shows' the bride and groom reunited at the Canadian_National
Railways station, Montreal, where Mr. Deenik was waiting for his future
wife. The, couple left Montreal for Huttonville, where they were to be
married 'on arrival,
Not the -Kind of a Parking Space Mr. Mutt Meant.
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"Why do they call Great Britain the
115121 little, isle?"
"Because Scotland occupies such a
large part of it, I think"
,broad linea, 'The incident itsolt Is
not ,'ate(i as of great heparin/Me,
However lunch or. little Britain may
think of our Num' laws, ehe le not
actuated by a deefto to protect rani-
ruuuers. But the case presents
questions of law Which have not beet
clearly detel'utlued,