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SIMI:14Y SCHOOL LESSON
ESSON V. -AUGUST 2
The Epistle of James. --The Book
of James
GOLDEN TEXT—Be ye doers of
he word, and not hearers only --Jas,
The Lesson In Its Setting
Tirr�e,—The Epistle of James was
written (Hastings) between A. D. 40
and so. "It is usually dated about
A. D. 45, and considered the earliest
of the New Testament writings"
(Davis).
Place.—The Epistle was written at
Jerusalem for the Christians that had
been widely scattered by persecution.
The Implanted Word
"Ye know this." James's readers
know this that James has been say-
ing (v. 18), namely, that they had
been converted and brought into the
church by God's Holy Spirit, using
as His instrumentthe word of truth.
That word James urged his readers
to continue hearing with eager atten-
tion, for God has yet much light to
send forth out of His .word. This is
the essence of the thought of these
three verses. "My beloved brethren".
This address; or simply, "My be
loved," is used by Paul. Peter and
John. It is an indication of the
great love of the early Christians for
one another, a love which they did
not hesitate to express. "But let ev-
ery man be swift to hear." From the
general thought of the high ideal of
life implied in the new birth from
God, St. James passes to the special
aspect of that ideal which was most
in contrast with the besetting sin of
his countrymen. To him speech was
of silver, and silence of • gold. Ir this
as in many other passages of his
Epistle, he echoed the teaching of the
sapiential books of the Old Testa-
ment, yet more, perhaps, of those of
the Apocrypha. So we find "Be
swift to hear" in Ecclus. 5:1x, and
maxims ofa like nature in Ecclus.2o:
7. Self-restraint in talking, and readi-
ness to receive information is the re-
gulating principle of conversation
"Slow to speak, slow to wrath." There
can be little doubt from what follows
that there is a particular reference.
here to keen religious controversy,
and to the unkind insinuations and
personal reflections to which it .often
leads. "Swift to hear, slow to speak"
Theone duty follows the other. The
man who is wishful to learn gains al-
so the habit of thoughtfulness, and
is not likely to be rash or impativt
in utterance. Reckless speech denotes
a thoughtless nature.The relation
between speaking and hearing has
been the subject of many proverbs
and sayings, the most often quoted
of which is the quaint one of Zeno,
that we have two ears and but one'
mouth that we may hear twice as
much as we speak. "Slow to wrath"
is added because when. one is angry
it is hardest to be "slow to speak."
No one is certainthat he can control
his tongue unless he can curb it in his
Everett°Kemp,
Reader -Entertainer,
at. the Chautauqua
EVERETT KEIVIP
Everett Kemp, noted reader -enter-
tainer, will be one of the enjoyable at-
tractions at the coming Dominion
Chautauqua. He Is known for his out-
standing ability both as an interpre,
ter of an entire play or book and as a
reader of shorter numbers. His repu-
tation extends from coast to coast.
In Mr; 'hemp's repertoire are includ-
ed such favorites as "Sevenoaks," by
Holland; "The Music. Master,"
by Klein and "That Printer of Udell's,"
by Harold Bell „Wright. A, program of
miscellaneous readings is also among
Mr, I emp's offerings.
Whether in the presentation of an
entire play, a reading of a well
known boort, or a miscellaneous pro-
gram, Everett Kemp is always enthusi-
astically acclaimed.
Mr. Xemp appeared on this great
Chautauqua elrcttit two years ago,
and was so popular that, in response
to numerous requests, he is making ra
second tour of the circuit. His pro.
gram this year will be entirely differ-
ent to that which he presented before,
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wrath.
"For the wrath of man worketh
not the righteousness of God." That
's, "righteousness which God ap-
proves," in contrast to "the wrath of
man." The whole sentence means,
"Wrath daeth not righteousness," i,e.,
"Out of wrath righteous action .does
not spring." It is doubtless intended
as a warning against wrong use of
the doctrine that anger is sometimes
valuable as an engine of . righteous-
ness,
"Wherefore putting away all filthi-
ness." Every sin defiles the soul,
The sin of licentiousness is a terrible
spiritual pollution, but so also are the
sin of lying, of .hatred, of hypocrisy,
of selfishness, of pride and many oth-
er iniquities. • They are all a part' of
what Peter calls "the filth of the
flesh." "And overflowing of wicked-
ness." "Malice' is a possibletransla-
tion of last word, and James probably
was warning against the peril of con-
tentiousness. It is apparent that.
there were some people among the
Christian. Jews who thought the
Christian life would be furthered by.
discussion; who were evidently much
fonder of speaking than of listening,
whose speaking grew to angry debat-
ing; and that a good deal of miser-
able ill -will was through their leans
being engendered. As a matter of
fact there are few atmospheres more
injurious to the Christian life in its
heated debate and discussion. "Re -
e arlier stages than the atmosphere of
ceive with meekness the implanted.
word." ' Prepare the soul, as good
soil, for the reception of "the word,'
which is implanted like good seed and
springs up in a harvest of virtue and
holiness and life. The gospel is to be
received with meekness because it is
not from ourselves, it is from above,
it comes with authority, it has a right
to rule our lives. "Which is able to
save your souls. The word is able
to save, but it does not save except
as men receive it. With all'power of
salvation for time and eternity, the
gospel does not force itself upon a
single soul. The feeblest of mankind
yet possess ' this awful power of
thwarting the. Omnipotent Saviour,
and bringing to naught the age -long
plans of the Ahnighty concerning
themselves. This expression, there-
fore, contains at the same time the
most glorious of promises . 'and the
most serious of warnings.. -
Doers Of • The Word
"But be ye doers of the word, and
not hearers only." Literally, it is
"become doers of the word,". grow
into the doing of the word, for at
first you will •be clumsy and ineffec-
tive, making many mistakes and of-
ten failing. James had bidden them
to be swift to hear the word; now he
bids them not to stop with hearing.
"Deluding your own selves." It is
easy, on listening to praise of Chris-
tia'u graces and exhortations. to Chris-
tian service, to fool one's self into
thinking that approval of what is said
is equivalent to putting it into prac-
tice.. We are taught by modern pys-
chologists to be on our guard against
"impression without _,expression:'" In
our devotional Bible reading it is well
to stop when we reach a connriand
that touches our conscience, close the
book, and go forth to apply that coni-
mand to our day's living. '
"For if anyone is a hearer of the
word and not a doer." St. James, in
the address which he made to the so-
called Council 'of ' Jerusalem,. says,
"Moses from generations' of old hath
in every city them which preach him,
' eing read in the synagogues every
Sabbath." • The Jews came with great
punctiliousness to, these weekly gath=
erings, and listened with much atten-
tion to the public reading and exposi-
tion, of the law; and too many of them
thought that with that the chief part
of their duty was performed. "He is
like unto,,a man beholding .his nater:
al face in a mirror." "Natural face" is
literally "face of birth," the face a
mat is born with. The Jews, Greeks,
and Romans had mirrors, but they
'were only of polished' metal, and sup-
plied a very imperfect image accord-
ing to our standard; nevertheless they
sufficed to showthe face of a man,
giving him `a clear idea of what sort
he was. So any gospel sermon is
like a mirror held up to the life, en-
abling the honest hearer to see his
'faults and failings, and perceive where
he needs betterment, There is an art',
which "holds the mirror up, to na-
ture." But the Word is likened to a
rnirro r in • which w c we are invited to be-
hold the reflection of the Divine that
may reappear in the sons of God.
"For he beholdeth himself, and go-
eth away." So it is with many who
n church see their true characters
and perhaps promise themselves that
they will live better lives; .but they
go away, leaving behind: there the
bhurch and all thoughts of repeent-
ance and reform, If they would only,
so far as their spirits are concerned,
h'ernaitt the church, they would indeed
abide in Christ. "And straightway
lorgetteth what manner of mail he
was," He glances into the mirror,
as a woman on the street takes a has-
ty look into a window to see whether
her hat is on straight, and passes on,
This is a very common experience in
the natural world. "Few, shown e
collection of artificial eyes, could pick
out one the color of their own,
"But he that 'looketh' into perfect
law." • This language suggests a com-
parison with a law which is imperfect
The contrast before James was be-
tween the law as he had orginally
known it and the law as conceived and
expounded by our Lord. The law gi-
ven by Moses was imperfect; the law
given by Jesus was perfect. The law
as understood by James is the law as
understood by Jesus, for its standard
'is the character of God, moral perfec-
tion, love to God and :man. James
carries on the metaphor of a'mirror,
hence "looketh into," the .Greek im-
plying an earnest, steady gaze into
the word which is the mirror of divine
truth. Seek out the 'mystic mirror,
(look long and patiently- into . its
!depths. "The law of liberty." If the
Son shall make you free, said Christ,
ye shall be free indeed; The incom-
plete law set .forth by 1VIoses can
only show him his face. Even if a
man. bow himself to that, and become
absorbed in that, it only shows how
bad he is, and even the most vigorous
effort to keep that law only more and
more demonstrates to him what ' a
slave he is to his sinfulness. But the
law which is completed in Jesus is
the law of liberty; that -law which -is
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then are constantly referred to .as'
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"vain." Such a religion, that does
not work itself out in a loving, unsel-
fish,
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strong life is virtual idolatry.
OUT WHERE THE WEST
BEGINS
Following is a poem written by Ar-
thur Chapman, of Winnipeg which ap-
pealed very much to the C.W.N.A.
on their visit to Winnipeg. -
Out where the handclasp's a little
stronger,
Out ,where the smiles dwell a little
longer, :
That's where the West begins;
Out where the sun is a little brighter,
Where the snows that fall are a trifle
whiter,
And the bonds of home are a wee bit
tighter,
,That's where . the West begins.
Out where the skies are a trifle bluer
Out where friendship's a little truer,
That's. where the West begins;
Out where a fresher breeze is 'blow-
ing,
Where there's laughter in every
streamlet flowing,
Where there's more of reaping and.
less of sowing,
That's where the West begins.
Out where the world is in the -mak-
the gospel of redemption frees a man tug,
from the guilt of his committed sins
and from the power of his native sin-
fulness. A man is not to succeed in
the Christian life by standing 'guard
always over himself, like a policeman
on his" beat,trying to keep
from doing wrong; but he is so to
look into the law•: of liberty and con-
tinue therein that he shall be able -to
enter upon a positive • agressive life.
himself
of goodness. "And so continueth,"
Not the fleeting, soon -forgotten glan-
ces, we give into our inirrors ofglass
and mercury, but a steady, life-long
gaze into the mirror of God's -:word,
the divine, conscience stirring mess-
age, written spoken, which 'exhibits
our life as it is in all its ugliness
alongside the one perfect Life. "Being
not a hearer that forgetteth but a
'doer that worketh." Doing_ is the
complement of seeing. If,• when in
the mirror of the world we see a sin
or a fault, the vision of "our real sel-
ves ends right there, it is .fruitless and
is speedily lost to sight; but if we do
something about it, if we take the sad
image to Christ and with His help set
about -our amendment, "working out
our own salvation with fear and
trembling," then, '"beholding as in a
mirror the glory of our Lord, we are
transformed into the same , image
from glory to glory. "This man shall
be blessed ik his doing." The deeds of
obedience automatically bring the
blessedness. This world is 'not so
constituted as that outward rewards
'certainly follow on inward goodness.
Few of its prizes fall to the dot of
the saints. Bui men are :so constitu-
ted as that obedience is its own re-
ward, There is no delight so deep
arid: true as the delight .of doing 'the
will of Him whom we love.
"If any man thinketh himself to be
religious." The Greek word trans-
lated "religious" conveys ,,a meaning
for which we -have no `simple Eng-
lish 'word;' it signifies the outward -
side of religion as distinct from reli-
gion of the heart. The awkward
word "religiosity" carries;, the idea.
The thought is, if any man prides
himself on his strict fulfilment of re-
ligious forms, such as Sabbath-
keep-ing, church -going, Bible=reading, and
the observance of tines for: prayer.
"While he bridleth not his tongues."
In his great chapter pis sins of speech
James developes the comparison of a
hasty tongues to -a wild horse. The
man who keeps his mouth shut is not
necessarily a saint. He may have
nothing to say; or he may simply as-
tute, or a coward, or a gentleman.
There are many marks of a hypocrite
'besides an unbridled to_ ngl e. But
evidently the besetting sin of those
to whom James was writing , was
quarrelsomeness, boastfulness, gos-
sip, and other misuses of the wonder-
ful power of speech. To this day and
in our own Christian land an evil
heart is''Fnost likely to show itself in
evil utterances. Speech isthe easiest,
quickest, most natural mode of- ex-
pression. If Christ dwells, in our
words, we may be sure that He dwells
in our deeds and our thoughts and
feelings. "But deceiveth his heart,"
There are 'two classes of hypocrites
among professors of religion, those
that deceive themselves: •.The Greek
word is more common than that trans-
lated "deluding" in verse 22, -and does
noel signify to deliberate and definite
the same in the end, whether we fool
a self-deception. But the result is
ottrselves by drafty 'hypocrisy or mere-
ly by heedlessness; our hearts are
cheated into thinking they have spiri-
tual life when they have spiritual
death. "This man's religion is vain."
Empty, useless, the mere husk of re-
ligion lacking its soul, Thus in the
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Where fewer hearts in despair, are
aching,
That's where the West begins;
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And a man makes friends without
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That's where the West begins,
HIS BEST GIRL
(Cord Haley called on his best girl,
Sunday afternoon.—A correspondent
of the Toledo, Ohio, Blade.)
Is that funn? Not so very, is it?
City people laugh at such intimate.
bits of stuff. But it may have been
of interest to the correspondent's
readers. For all the world in general
knows C6rd Haley is a personage in
his -community," and -his best girl is no
doubt, a sweet young woman. We
may assume that Mr. Haley has a
pleasant afternoon. The girl's reac-
tions to the visit is not a matter, for
speculation. Her emotions are -sa-
cred.
All the 'newspapers, a few days ago,
carried a picture and 'a story of the
young bride who -left her millionaire
husband of a few weeks and ran away
to New York. She said she ,would
have nothing more to do' with "her
nasty little husband." That was "big
stuff." Then, a day or more later,
her mother took her back to Chicago:
More "big stuff."
Yet this pouting bride of a million-
aire is of no more importance in. the
scheme of life than Cord Haley's best
girl. „That -is the -decree of_true demo-
cracy.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of our dear son
'and brother, who was killed in Eng-
land, July 26th., I928.
No you are not forgotten Roy
Nor never will you be
As long as life and .memory last
We will remember thee.
Father, Mother, Sisters, Brothers.
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WAWANOSH SCHOOL
REUNION '
On August 5th., a re -anion of all
the pupils 6f School Sections Not. 7
and 15 of East and West Wawanosh,
is. to be held in Wallace's Grove at
Donnybrook. The following is a
short history of these sections during
the time they were ' united as one
section.
A country can be rightly judged by--
its
y"its standard of education, and we are
proud of the educationalsystem " of
this province. This high standard was
indirectly brogght about by the great
interest which the early pioneers of
this country took in it. A splendid ex-
ample of this is fot}nd in this com-
munity. If we turn backward . to
1857, we ifind the first settlers meeting
in a neighbor's house, not for pleas-
ure, but on a serious business, that of
founding, a school for ;their children.
It meant a great expense when mon-
ey was scarce; it meant a sacrifice of
time as well, bet they looked forward
and saw the ben :fits that would come,
not necessarily to them, but to their.
children and future generations. It.
was far from a selfish motive that
prompted them to do this work,
Thus in 1857 they organized School
Section No. 7 of Wawatiosh, The site
(chosen was the corner on the ninth
oncession, on the present division
line between East and .West Wawa
nosh on Mr. Naylor's farm. The first)
Secretary -Treasurer was IVIr, ,Alex.
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Anderson. Mr. Anderson's two sons ed on the knoll on :Wm. Brophey's
are still residing in the community. farm just north of the bush on the di -
The amount of taxes collected for the vision line. The building consisting
expense was $21o.. The first teacher of frame was built by John Stuart at
was Miss Jane Irvine at a salary of a cost of $goo in 1873. W. Alexander
$46 Per annum. continued teaching in the new school'
However this school was to be and was followed by Geo. Wightman
short lived, as. in 1859 the contract of in 1874. Geo. Odium accepted the po-
removing and rebuilding the school in sition in 1875. The attendance contin-
a more" central site was . let to Mr. ued rising until in ,1876, there were
Geo. Tisdale. The site` chosen was in '156 pupils on the roll. An assistant
Tisdale's swamp opposite the little was necessary and. Miss Jane Graham
spring, this site is still noticeable. Mr. held that position during 1876-77.
Tisdale received $79 for his work. With such a large number of pupils.
This school house was quite familiar one thing was evident, the section
to many of the present residents of was too large and the Donnybrook
the community. A'few items of cost part began an agitation in 1876 to
might be, worth while recording. Mr. break away and found a new Section.
Wrn. . McDowell; received $3 for. This was agreed upon and the Donny -
building, the chimney, Mrs. MacDer-'brook school was built in 1877 by
mitt received $x for cleaning the Mhos. McCourt for $735. Although
school house, Mr. Jas. Tisdale receiv-'there were two schools the one board
ed $2 for the school site, wood was of trustees, two . from each part, car -
supplied at 7oc a cord. The first se- 'Tied on the work for both schools un-
xretary-treasurer was .Geo. Hanniford, til 1884
the trustees John Tisdale and John . Duringthis time the following tea -
Craig. Miss Francis Scott followed' chers taught iri the schools:—Miss
Miss Irvine in r86o at $13 per month. Ellen ' .Campbell . at Donnybrook
The following teachers then follow-
ed in succession:—Jai. Tisdale 1861;;
John C. Catlin, 1863; Chas. Roach
x869; Geo. Wightman • 1870; Jas.
Grassick 871; W. Alexander 1873.
'Phe school was getting small for the
increased attendance and in 1871 an
'agitation to rebuild began. With it
arose an agitation for a more central
site. Agreement could not be reach-
ed but a board of arbitrators consist -
'of Dr. Tenant and Chas. Girvin decid-
school, 'Sam. Gibson 1878, John I.
Taylor 1878, Edwin G.' Wood 1879,
'Geo. Wood 1881, all at the north sec-
tion school.
Once the two schools were running
successfully they agreed to complete-
ly separate and we have founded the
two sections No. 7 on the ninth con-
cession and No. 15 at Donnybrook.
These two schools are still continuing
the splendid work originated • by . the
'early settlers.
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