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UNSAY AFTERNOON
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If T were a voted,' a .persuasive voice ---
That could' travel the.Niii.de '`world
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t+ through, ,
I would fly. en the beams :of the morn-
ing Tight a
And speak to inen with a gentle
might,
And tell them to be true.
I'd fly, I'd fly o'er land'and. sea,
V4herever a>human,heart ini.,ght;be,.
Telling` a. -tale, g'r, singing a sbrjg,
Ii1 praise:of the'„Right-in blame of
'the' Wrong'•
If I were a voice—an immortal voice --
I'd speak, in the; people's ear;
And, whenever they shouted "Liberty”
Without' deserving, teehe free,
I'd make: their" error clear,
I'd fly, I'd fly, on`the wings bf `day,
Bebukieg ;wrong on ,my world-wide
way,
And, malting all. the earth rejoice—
If I were a voice an immortal.
voice.
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t deserts thet la between Babylon the prophet Malachi and said that pre-
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Vas eser , ,
a •ltd J tidea he is represented a$ lift-, phesy was fulfilled in John. There
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ing: ffp his ;voice; and with authority, was not 'among all men agreater 'pro-
Baptist, but."he
corn•tnanding a public road to be made phot than John the Bap ,
for 'the return of the captive Jews with that is ].east in the kingd#tn of heaven.
the T,as s their deliver.:' ;•Pr. Prepare his is greater than he," This no doubt
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rYaysr-ana'lce them straight,; says he> or, tnea>at that thosewho sojourned
with
as Isaiah adds. Let the valleys be ex:- Jesua during his three yeasministry
alted, or filled up, and the hill be level and received instruction from him
led and 'a straight, level . highway be were to be regarded as greater than
'with ease and safety, As.,applied to' the prophet's who foretold his coming
ohn it in•eans that he was sent to and than John who was, his herald.
PRAYER
Our Heavnly Father; we come be-
* ( fore Thee with hearts hungeringand
i'tlhirsting after righteousness. We ere
I sick and weary of sin. We long to be.
freed from its weakness'<and burning
restlessness. We -would -tarn our backs 1,that they should be spoken to in .such
•forever upon its sordidness. and mean terms. According to the common be -
remove 'obstructions, and to prepare wfyRLD IVfTSSeoNS
the People for the coming: of the Mes-
siah." (Barnes). ,.
When John calve preaching he bap
sized' those who professed repentance,
in -order. to ifti:Press• them with the
idea that they must be re -born' before
they could enter the kingdom. The
essence of Jeilm's preaching, the text
of all his serxn"ons was:: "Repent ye,
"fOa.the kingdom: of heaven is at hand.
He choee PR„smooth sounding words
but, with loud voice, he,,, called' upon
the "multitude that came from Jernsa
All this is the result of the freet4ont ]ManW
]Manitoba. Votes kt
brought to the land by the mission- Manitoba defeated' the Pro'
Aries of Christ -- the messengers of .,Lary b " over 3o,a0o• Winnipeg r.
peace .on earth food will to mol. a majority of over ;,oCM
� � tloi,e gave �
(.Taws ofLivingtonla). wet., `There will necessarily be a lapiee
TOT?dEFARId of about three months before Govern.
STxCI`�.
ment control of urgers c,ari he int:re-
"Stick to the farm;" says the millione dared. '
are •'0�
To the wide-eyed country boy, parking Lights
Then he motors off to his city home'
With its air of rustle joy. i One clause in the motor vehicle act
"Stick t2 the farm" says the merchant that is not observed, and should not
lure be neeessary to observe on' lighted
rie forerunners of Christ •1"o the 'lad who is coiling .hay; streets, is that pertaining to the beep-
MiSsionst s lights on motor vehicles that
When Dr. Laws entered Africa in , then he- hikes away to the bowirng are of lights
the garb. eAt hc s
whole, of the interior, then' ` green, i, Kitchener toiih]astone .salesman
x rac, i'che w icer -
i v given over, For its the weekly half -holiday, ton, a
Practically us ora sav was , " says the clergy- was fined $5 for that offense. There
to the forces of savage lawlessness; "Stick to the' farm, ay g . Is no more excuse for detnanding that
itwarm and region, where tin -I man: the flat-railperch, a parked car be lighted tlhan a buggy'
1 o shed- prevailed un- To the youth on i ted under the sane cireun,stau•• .,
suffering, and b o d
Itwas' a rountr where' the i Then lays his ear to the ground to' be lighted
gIn many places this portion"of
checked; thece y p
cots and desires ,of heart the hear h the law is ignored, and in the. Walk•
It *as �onlywith.the, Tim call of the city chore ease it looks as if a' straifgeir
evil .nontivally: w
rof Christian religion that the "Stick to the farm,' says the.doctor VtrtO@ made the goat. I P
advent l e
bonds of the past and; the authority
lem .and ;from Galilee civilians and, of their' customs were broken. The
deem'
Pharisees and Sadducees a- spnettial power which has re , cal
soldiers,
ar
to turn from their evil ways; and as larges a, .section of wayward human-
tike,
n the r
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upon like ma c p
ep
it actedg
then when many of them presented Y
Erica.
themselves for baptism he expressed tive heart of Central ral A
his astonishment .that. sinners so hard- Before Christ the most sodden cheif
enedand 'so hypocritical as they were, and his wildest warriors bowed -with a
should have been induced to flee from kind of instinctive reverence; and in
coming wrath—"0 generation of vip- less than fifty years His teaching has
ers" (verses 7=9). To the Jewish transformed the land. Men still carry
mihd it was a most astonishing thing spears;, but it is to ward off wild
beasts. The faces of the women are
free from the old sulleness and sus-
picion, and, bright with a .new light.
From every vilage the laughter of
cess. We would walk day; by day
in
the pure fellowship •of Thy dear Son
our. Lord., ,.To that end we beseech.
Thee to.ct'eate in us clean hearts and
to -renew right spirit within us. May
we submit ourselves to Thy Holy Spi-
rit that.I3e may lead tis into the truth
tk€ teaching us to hate the things that
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Thou lovest. Search us, 0,', God, and
utp' know our hearts; try ns and know our
BLOOMERS—Boys' Khaki Bloomer Pants, cut price''"_ 693 thoughts; and see if there be any wick -
know
ed way in , us; ` and lead us into
of Silk four in hand ties, regu name thee
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ROMPERS—S dozen, Children's Strong : Rompers; nicely •
made,: in combination colors, value $r.5o, see them ,at 984'
Middies now on Gale to clear at
MIDDIES—Children's'
SHOES—Children's, Fleet Foot White Canvass Shoes and
in
®.; . •• Sandals, now
SHOES—Clearing lines of Women's and. Girls' Shoes, re-
;_ duced toaa
WASH .GOODS—Table of W
ash. Goods in Ginghams, Prints
Voiles; and Muslims, on sale at per yard .- ....1gc
HOSE—Clearing lines of Women's and Children's Hose now .....25c
COATS—Clearing Women's and iMsses' Spring and Sum- -Alt )
pq ao per cent: offni
mer Coats, at m..,m , »„-,�. n, .:,
WAISTS—Ladies' Waists in Silk, Crepe and eGorgette, sev- :
era] lines to clear at _ - $3 95
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II VOILES -Reduced prices in plain and fancy Voiles, Gii►g '
® hams, Ratines, Crepes. , k
FRESH .GROCERIES AT CUT PRICES
SUNDAY SCI -100L LESSON
July est.,. ag23.
el Lesson Title—John the Baptist.
arse
•l.ief all Isreal would liave'N'a place in
.the Messiah's kingdom as descendants.
of .Abraham, But John preached a
different doctrine; being a son of Ab-
raham would count for nothing; for
of the'very -stones of the' 'Jordan God
could raise up children to Abraham.
Privileges of birth would avail ,them
nothing if there was no righteousness l
of life.
® Lesson Passage—Luke 3:3-8; 7:24-
111 Golden Text -Luke 1:68.
® We leatn from the first chapter of
® Luke that John's birth was• foretold
® 'by the angel ' Gabriel; that he was
® the son of Zacharias and •his wife ER -
NI... zabeth; that the name,John was given
® to the child by his'parents in accord-
® ance with a divine command, and in
pspite of the strong .objection of kins-
® folk and -neighbors.
It is possible
wise, d get out of that ' every car owner in Walkerton
To the goy, who would leaves lights burning :on his car when
the rut; it is :parked at the curb, but is so
dThen away 'to the city where appen-Walkerton is in a class by itself in
ou grow this district.'It is a good plait to en-,
In bountiful crops to cut. i is
visitors to a town, to treat
"Stick to the farm,” says the city.man jcourage v
To Jack as he milks the cows; l them fairly while there, • and to en -
Then girl that Jack courage them to conte back without
elopes' with the
has "picked
To be hisi partner in the marriage
vows.:
Our own pet peeve; is the chap, who,
can't control his mirth as he •begins,
the story and then can't remember,
children .rings' out at dawn and dusk. how it goes. •
® ,We are not told how Ails . boyhood
® and early manhood were spent other man' John was? Next he inquired if it
than that the, hand of the Lord was was the clothing he wore that attract -
ii u cin him” (i6). "ax:d the child grew ed there? Soft clothing would not be
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® h h one not possessed of aha y
hnd waxed 'strong in spirt' (v 80) found out in the desert; neither would
ul
e
A time must have come owever, when
Luke 7:24-28.
Herod had thrown John the 'baptist
into prison on account of John having
reproved hint for Marrying his broth-
er Philip's wife. From there he sent
his disciples to ask Jesus if he were
the Messiah.. or should they look for
another. •'As an answer Jesus,in their
presence, performed wonderful mirac-
les and then told them to go back and.
tell John what they had seen. Turn-
ing then to the people he began to in-
struct there respecting the true charac-
ter of John. He did this by inquiring
why they had gone out to hear him
preach. The Jordan overflowed its
,banks annually and great quantities of
reeds and canes grew on the banks of..
river and these being of a fragile na-
were easily swayed by the • wind.
Did' they think that was the, sort' of
•
any ;
® he felt he must break away from the character, fitted to endure trials and
life in .his fattier, the priest's home. privations and so qualified to be the
h' • birthright en- forerunner of the toiling and suffering
l
®� foosteps and enter upon the duties of. went out to see a. prop judgment. Not only
the priestly office; but he broke away were correct in
® from this and went forth to a life of was he a prophet but there was none
®I solitude to be transformed into a pro- going before- him ' who was greater
- phetenightier than any of. Old Testa- than he, Isaiah had been distinguish
hnent'times:, While in the wilderness; ed above all others for the clearness
separated from his- fellows, he came with with which he -had foretold' the corn -
into
' I f Christ. ,John had surpassed
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As
a priests son is
�' titled` hitn• to follow' in his; father's Messiah,- He then inquired . if they
het.:If so they
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close fellowship with his God. Lo ing o r
d wild honeywere his food • and him for he lived in the time of
ALL THE CHURCHES AT ONCE' pect 'for his great age, .9i years, and
,the fact that he is totally blind, will
A memorial is to be erected to the gather around him. •
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n1emory of the late Dr. Frank W.1 Scotland has chosen ' two of her
Gunsaulus, Chicago. Rev. Frank Dyer,1 greatest sons to fill the chairs of the
who was. associated with him in his respective General Assemblys. The
work at the Armour Institute in Chic- - Established Church selected Professor
ago, is. now. pastor of a Congregation George Milligan, Glasgow, a fatuous;
al Church in Los'Angeles. A new oriental scholar, whose father was
building is, being constructed there, similarly honored 41 years ago. The
which when finished will be a great Unite •FreeCChurch
urh Aberdeen,lected whoe Professor
cathedral and a hall for social
The latter will bear•the name of the bears a famous name and has attained
Chicago divine, the main reason being distinction himself. He is described as
that he was one of the first clergymen a man "who carries with him an air
who made. use• of'threatres to -gather of brooding seriousness,' as one who
d tohear the gospel has wrestled' much with the world's
Dr, Adolf Keller, ofZurich, w1 -
great crows e, big,;problems:'
Dr. C -.Y. Cheng, a distinguished Z h S 't
Chinese. Christian • leader spoke in Tor- zerland,. is making an appeal to the - the Mosaic law, In Israel washings
onto on the, state of Christianity in churches of America to, save Protest- were the means appointed for the re-
storing country. Church Union, he de anti n, in. Europe The danger, he storing of the person who had incurr-
ed ceremonial defilment, to his place
among the worshiping congregation.
If the Jew needed cleansing to his fit
into what is called Cathedral Church oJames,, hire to perform his religious duties,
Church of China." So have the Lut,- one of the liistoitc cl rhes of t e in
rusts an wh
he was clothed •with a'loose cloak of Christ. Jesus then quoted words from
woven carer's hair bound -about by a
leather 'girdle: How' long he remain
ed there is unknown but at last .the
day` came for his-shewing.unto.Israel
Chapter
We -have here a- statement' of the ex
act time at-'which:John began his pub-
lic ministery ushering in a new dispen-
sation. It was in the reign•of the -Ro--
Ro-
man <. emperor, Tiberius Caesar, . to
whom' that nation that had been such:
It was' that part; of the Holy Land
which the. children of Israel took pos-
session of first when they entered un-
der the leadership of Joshua. It was.
fitting that the gospel banner should
first . be unfurled in that same part
of the promised land. He came prd-
claiming a new: baptism. For' the or-
igin of baptism we have to go .back to
elates, is making fast progress. The aunts out, is not with the creeds but
Anglicans of Great Britain, United Pte pastorare starving and the pee -
States and Canada have come together le unable to carry on the work. The
the"HolyCatholic P f St, RL
sur much more necessary was it for the
Brans and Presbyterians gathered •their Lutherans in Russia, ministering to Gentile who wishing to enter Judaism
over 12,000 souls may, through debt, For such a proselyte baptism seemed
respective families into national
churches, The Methodists have not pass into the hands of . the Roman to be the fitting ceremony. "Whenso-
yet been So successful. Other forms Catholics. ever any heathen will betake himself
of union are calledregional: