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The Wingham Advance Times, 1925-10-22, Page 3o . 2arxa' : 'Thum huday, ��t ��� d, 9�$ 1.INDAY SCHOOL LE; 'SPJN LE. J\r.-,Qctober Pala }n Epltesua,--,Acts x8.x.8--rg.4.x GOLDEN TEXT—For the love U£ rnoney isa rootof all binds of. evil.-- I Tim, .6 xp; The Lesson In Its Setting Time, --Pad's stay in Ephesus, A.D. 53-56, nearly three whole years. Place---Epl esus, the capital of pro- consular Asia. The Riot At .Ephesus The events of our special lesson oc- eurred while Paul was waiting in Ep- hesus till Timothy and Erastus had had time to make :;thecollection for the poor Christians .of Jerusalem which Paul intended to .carry to them.. Pati Iiad expected to leave Ephesus peacefully,rbit this was not ,to be.; once more, as so many times before, he was driven forth from his scene .of loving labors. "And about that time there arose no small stir concerning the Way." "The. Way," short(form of "the Way .of Truth," was a 'common name for they Christian religion at this time. Christ said, "I, am the' Way." Our religious is a way from sin into the kingdom of God. Its bed -rock is truth, its 'pa- vement is character, its destination is eternal life. Paul was the great dis- turber of his day. He went to Icon- ,ium, and made 'a sensation. He went to Corinth, and made a sensation. He 'went. to Jerusalem, .and made a sensa- tion. Wherever he w.ent,,"there arose no small `stir concernig the Way." No one ever accomplished any good for church or state without exciting a sensation. Sensation is life. Stag- nation is death., "For a - certain man named Deme- trius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana." ' These silver shrines were representations'•of the great temple or ;of the shrine in the temple containing` the in'tage ofd the goddess. They were large, . for the horse, or small,, to be carried on the person as charms. "Brought no little business .unto, the craftsmen."" • He. hired a largenumber of workmen and probably paid them liberal wages. "Whom he gathered, together, with the workmen of like occupation." Some would semelt the silver, and oth ers would:cast it'into the rough shape of the shrines, while others would carve it delicately, and still others pol- ish it. Thus . when the saloon was threatened, it.•was backed up by bot- tle -makers and keg -makers,, by many farmers who sold gain to the brewers and distillers, by the newspapers that printed liquor advertisements and by many allied trades. "And said, Sire, ye know that by this business we have bur wealth." What cries we . have heard from those who profess to de- fend liberty and the'. saloon —who would rather see a people free than sober. What, frenzies of real on the. part of rich brewers for the poor roan's right to his beer! "And ye. see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost through- out all Asia. A testimony to the wide influence that Paul -had gained; the seven churches ,of the ,Revelation covered the greater extent, of the coa- st ;provinces. "This Paul hath .persu- aded and.turned away much people." Demetrius saw the handwriting on the wall; his trade had been weighed.snd found wanting. "Saying that they are no .gods, 'that are made with hands." The statue of -Diana was fabled to have faller from the sky, but their, shrine charms were objects of ,wor- ship, and were .certainly made with hands. "And when they heard' this they were filled with wrath.'; The Greek implies ea wrath,, that grew as the spea- ker added argument after argument-- their rgument—their gain,' their occupation, the .re-' •town of their city, the magn Bence of their deity, all threatened by this in- significant "Patfl i "And 'cried out, say ing, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. There is no thought of ` a universal goddess' but of a"local deity, a:.Diana belonging to Ephesus alone, protect- ' ing Ephesus and her people, acid bringing. glory and wealth to rio,. oth- er city. And the city was filled ..with the confusion." The outcry : spread' Froin the special gathering of silversrrttths and began to involve the general po- pulace, •all' of whom took pride in the big Ephesian temple and famous` idol: "And they rushed with one accord in- to the theatre." The crowd had grown far too large for the, meeting - plate of the "shrine -makers. This theatre, whose rains may still he seen, was an enormous building that could hold, 25.000 or 3o,000 persons. "IIav-, lug seized Gains and Aritarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's . companions in travel." These tour words would be epitaph enough' for any man—"Paul's companions in travel." These' four' words would%,take four •days, to tell their story ---to speak of hint to whom these , men were companions; to tell the object of their travels; the victor- ies of their journeyings;their suffer- ings on the way; their glorious self - denials. , Time would fail to tell of the countries to which these companions travelled with :Patti ;S'hey trod the 'streets of the greatest cities the worldY , bf Carlasia, and Lydia appoltited � has ever .known, and they fell at times to have cb Gage of the athlete games amongstbarbarousp{f people, Did One and religious festivals. Ephesus cel, , I but feel what to be "Paul's compan- ehrated for a whole month (May) ion involved! Could one 'but think(each year it honor of Diana, Here, of the courage, and devotion, and self- .as in other cities, pawl had the faculty denial they had to exercise! And .any l'of winning the friendship of leading Christian may be Paul's compaction in men; they 'recognized that he also was the spirit today. Gains is a Roman la leader. "Sent unto him and be - name and Aristarchus a Greek one, so !sought him not' to adventure himself that these.men, not being Jews, were" into the theatre.""They found Paul, not Harmed by the snob. ithough' the mob could not, and they Paul was not for one moment dis-fwere personally and eagerly solicit- mayed. The heathen raged and the ! ous for their friend's safety. people imagined a vain thing,' but he "Some, therefore cried one thing, knew that an idol is nothing, -in the :and some another; foe the assembly world, and that there is no other God was in 'confusion." AM mob, as at a but one. The „monstrous image—half lynching, can focus itsattention on snumin half sttue—with the turret -,a single object of hatred; but, lacking y, ed�crgwntemple with' its lofty that object, a mob has no brains and ' 1the tp columns, each one the gift of a king --caro nnxty of purpose. end the more w powerless a were 'o erless 'ainst the new truth, part knew not wherefore,they were g which `, wouldthem"waste and des- come together," Some would should 1t w lay troythe last - trace of their existence. "Diana of the EpheAins" Some yells ed. '`Hurrah for D�emet?itis! or lIecould afford to hold his peace , knowing judgment that jta.d ent had 'gone' "Down: with . Paul and the Jews!" against them. Mobs are ignorant. They incorporate "A d certain'also .of the Asiarchs, not thought but passion.. rt being his friends." "Asiarchs" means! And they brought Alexander out T1 ff' of ` t2'tet�multitude " This .may *be ,t "chiefs of Asia. ley were o leers a "Alexander the coppersmith," l; eol's enemy mentioned in 2 Tim, 4114 "Tile Jews putting him forward," The. mole's hostility to Paul was likely to turn against all Jews, so that the Jews thrust forward this Alexander, one of 'their number, to explain that they hated Paul as ranch as any 101- lower of Diana could, "And Alex- ander lex an ler beckoned with the hand." He waved his arms, shouting to attract. attention. "And would 'have made''a defence unto the people." Not a de- fence of Paul, but a d7;£ence of the Jews front the charge of being invol- ved with Paul' in the attack on idola "B3ut when they perceived that he was a Jew," His features would indi- cate that, probably his dress, perhaps his complexion, very; likely the way in :which he spoke Greek. "All with one voice about the space of two hours ;cried out, Great is Diana of the.Eli hesians.'": 'They' would give no Jew' a hearing, which shows that the fears cherished by Alexander and his friends; were well founded. The cries of the mob took on the character of''a reli- gious frenzy, for thus ignorant fama- tics of all religions. 1,0 .sem . es e4s Wll,xl�� a' tvG3" CI;:I It s 1Finn ran her Batt iiteis ,;nil z . ire son, her of Ashfield, also Albert, Li1? tan and Freda McQuoid of Ashfield; spent Sunday with Miss Ida and Mr. Geo. MoQuoid. Mr, an drs. Duncan MacGregor of'. Teeswater, spent Sunday with his par- ents here. Mr, and Mrs. Mason and children of Blyth, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Clow. , Mr: and Mrs, Wesley Leggatt and childreni of Bluevale, spent Sunday Mill Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mowbray.' Mr. W, 12• Farrier is driving a new Crevrolet car. Rev. Mr. Dunn of Toronto preached. Anniversary Services in the Presby- terian Church resby-teriart'Church here on Sunday last, to large congregations. Mrs. Johnston of Blyth is visiting with her daughter, Mrs.'Archie Rad^. ford, 'Mrs. John Falconer is ivisiting with her daughter, : Mrs. Elgin Wellwood of Orangeville this week. The news of the death of Mr. Sam- uel Ferrie, of Saskatoon reached here ie day last we is ,a+'ounger" brother of ;Messrs Robert and .Aradra a' Perrin and, Miss Margaret Forte oof this place. The body aarivarrived.in 'v'ingiums on Monday and was entisx-' ed in Win ch in .Cemetery from Carr - it's nedertalcinn, parlors on "J;'ttts5den, Dr. Petrie toolt',the services at the grave. Mr, Cecil Falconer arrived hon.i from the West ;one day last week. Melvin and Irwin McClenagbadr,• have spent the last two weeks with their grandmother, Mrs, Jas,'Baabotit" of Fordyce. Miss Ruby Eeverritt,' of Lncl. n spent Sunday at her home Mere.. Christmas Greeting Cards Not three months till Christmar Before buying your Christmas folders. look through the bright new stock of cards at The 'Advance -Times Office. We are able to sell your Christmas Greeting cards at 'less than other pia- ces and agents for we do the printing; in our own office and do not send' them away, to have your name printed: on them. Back in 1921 we. solid :the United States agricultural' products to the value of $146,539,883. After the Fordney U.S. ,Tariff of 1922 went'' into effect in'the United States we' sold.theni only $51,337,733 Worth. By raising their tariffs the United States farmers have put , about $100,000;000 per annum more into their pockets and the Canadian farmers have'"lost it. What is the lesson to the Canadian farmer? 1'r On what terms is the Canadian farmer competing witb the farmer of the, United States? They are terms that nal only forbid:` the sale of his products in the United States jut compel him at • the same time to witness United States farm products replacing Ynis own in the , home markets of Canada. Let us examine some of these terms., l _ t 'A`'i s' Jnr Potatoes.. .. . Eggs.... ... ...... Futter. Cheese . . , . . Cattle Iay Wheat Flour.. .. Wheat..... .......... Corn t, .... !certain .!'dolts. PRODUCTS For Entrance into Canada the Americans pay: .35 ds. per 100 lbs. • 3 cts. per doz. • 4 cts. per lb.. . ;:3 cts. per lb. . 25% - $2.00 per ton 50 cts. per barrel • 12 cts. per bushel • Free 25% For Entrance into the United States the Canadians. pay: 50 cts. per 100 lbs. 8 cts. Per doz. 8 cts. per lb. f. 5 cts. per Ib. 49% 4.60 per ton • $2.04 per.barrel 42 cts. per bushel 15 cts. per bushel" 355 The 'United States raised their tariff, in order to protect the American Farmers,and the purchasing of foreign farm products was reduced. It was, therefore, td the Americar armer's 'benefit. And ewe' prove it.. In the next column we list a few Canadian products imported by the United States under the 1921 tariff and under the raised tariff, of September 21st, 1922. 'nese' figures; are quoted from the {`Comp 1 t (111 nee Journal" published by Ott (416� k � '' ;s t (3� 6. h ® 1935,, page,324). Canadian Farm E —Oki to the United Stelae, 11 itionthi ANIiigust 1921 and 11 .,,, en 1921 Articles U.S. Quantity U.S. k ltlty , Tariff or Value Tariff or Value Horned cable... Free '$14,970,944 1 to 2c. per (..•'x',897,753 plus $2 per hes.,; lc.aper lb. 769,060 3c. per' lb. Sheep . Free ' 1,184,950 $2 per head Oats (bushel) .•.. 6c.. pee bei. 2,822,129 15c. per 32 lbs.- Wheat bsWheat (bushel).. Free 47,735,082 42c. per 60 lbs. Fresh Beef-- 7'f5 >, .' i.. chilled or frozen " rniial cls :....Fres 237,782 3c. per lb. • 63,408 t ) ) 2,581,037 50c. per O. 566,115 Potatoes (b�aahel Frca � � Eggs (: o._..) . . Free ' 264,676rA doz. 52,887 And -...,; r a, great reduction has been. inade by the Can- adian -Australian Treaty which just went into effect on October lst, 1925 Under this treaty Australian (and New Zealand) farm products will enter Canada at the following tariffs; f' or, Entrance PRODUCTS into Canada frtns Austrarims pay:. £ggs, per doz......- ... gree. Fn' " Butter ; c: Honey.. 1 (. ..' Fees Wax.. ° ... F.'. Fresh Meats........r. • Canned Meats . 1..' Canned Poultry• . Fs,Lard . . rrr,V Tallow Canned Vegetables alples r ,I V other i)r ther ied ',. 10% 'ices, Pears & Apricota_25 . per ltio ] .. eniingAugust 1925 1925 611,52 219;8778 , 389,280". 3,498,15 For Entrance into Australia: the Canadians pays 18 cts. • 6 cts. per lb.. 6 cts. per lb. 4 cts. per lb. cts. per ib. -ts. per lb. 4 cts. per lb. 1 ct. per lb. its. to $2.10 poi doz. cans of 3 to 4 pints , 8 cts. per lb. $1.50 per 19 lbs. 30 cts. to $2.10 doz. cans, ac. fug to size, Canada will be flooded with farm products from other countries at these low rates, but Canadian farm products, are shut out of other countries by high tariffs. Meanwhile:half a millionn. Canadians have moved to the United States because of the tariff reductions that have closed up or slowed down hundreds of factories. That is; half a million' buyers of Canadian farm products, have been lost. The farmers are hit twice. ` I.f.-.1,1J elS�,rtuL.flmnli The Prosperity League o anadad, 4,60 Itieliinond St 'West, ' 'ottonto