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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-07-16, Page 9041L .., 1'!.�„ :'4°.., ah;i. .od,9a` 1�K �.,.'li;kr.� % 1.: 1.!i•ii ���.. llr�c{; �,; .• LESSON t11. -JULY 18, 1909. Paul at Thessalonica and Berea. - s 17; 1-15. Commentary -I. Prewiling in Thessele nem. (vs. 1-4). 1. They -Luke eliauges ori "wen to :`they," which. shows that temust have tarried, aa -Philippi. An% shipolis--Thirty-three miles southwest f Philippi, near, the northeias coast of the Aegean Sea. There was no syna.'. ga>ggue here and Paul delayed only aday. .ddpolionia Thirty utiles so thwest of Arnphipolia; the exact site is not known. There being so synagogue. here, Paul did not remain ,long. 'T'hessaloeiea=--Aho at forty alines west of Apollonia. This was the capital and principal city of Mace- donia. It is now Baled Saaonll:i and: eon- -tains about eighty thousand inhabitants, including thirty thousand Jews. A syme gogue-The Jewe vnnet have been strong tin this city, as this synagogue appears to have been the only one in. northern Mreeedonia.. 2. As his planner was- Paul preached to the Jews first, so that they would have no just cause for •oppo- eition when he turned to the Gentiles, Three Sabbath days -This sloes -not ien- i ply that Paul kept the Jewish Sabbath • as a sacred day, but the Jews would es• ;semble on that day in greater number. This does not indicate the ieng i of Tug's stay in the city. Reasoned - :Ewe we see his method of work. In ac ieord'ance with the Old 'Testament Scrip- tures; Paul discussed with them concern- ing the Messiah. ` 3. Opening and alI•eging-He explained the scriptures and showed, how they were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. 4. Some were persuaded (It. V.) --A few of the Jews and a great number of the 'Gen- tiles became Uhristiana; so that this was mainly a (Gentile church. Consorted -- They joined themselves to Paul and Si- las. Devout Greeks -Gentiles w'ho had renounced idolatry and accepted the Jewish faith. Chief women--Wouten high in social position; they were also ata doubt prosely tes to the Jewish regi. glop. 11. Paul and Silas accused (vs. 5-5). 5. Which believed not -These woras are omitted from the Revised Version. The opposition, as usual, began with the Jews. Envy -"Jealousy," 'malice, hatred, lwpite at seeing persons of raaik beconi- ;mg; Christians, by which the Jewish in. , luence was weaRenetd. Lewd. fellowvs-'-- 'Vagaabodds ivi►o hung around the mar- kets, serving for pay in moibe, as in the present instance--lw hedon. Uproar -- They began a riot with the utob they had gathered. The devil still carries oat Dais designs by setting souls as well as cities in an uproar. Jason --With whom Paul and ;Silas lodged. lie. may have been one of Paul's kinsmen (Rom. le, 21), but of this we are not certain. The snob intended to seize Paul and Silas and bring them out, to abandon• thein to the passions of the exeited people. 0. Dragged Jason (i. V.) ----The Jews were bent on carrying their case, Not find- ing Paul and Silas, they seized their host, with some other Christians, and dragged them before the magistrates of the city. World upside down -After hav- ing caused the disturbance they eltergwed it on the missionaries. (»me hither also From Philippi. They desired to have it understood that these men were cre- ating disorder wherever they went. It has been said that "tke business of the gospel is to turn the world upside down.,' The world is now wrong side up. 7. Jason liatle received -Thus by barbering :these seditious men it -was claimed that Jason had made himself an accomplice. Do contrary to...Caesar Tihey dhargw, the Christians with being enemies of the existing government. An;;ither king -- Ilia followers did declare that Jesus was a king, but not an earthly king in oppo- sition„ to Caesar. Of all people it ill - trees -nee the Jews to make this eharge; for •they hated Caesar and his government, and sought the ruin of both. But they were opposed to the Lord Jesus, and not toeing; loyal to either, they were willing that one should destroy* the other. They -worked through deception. 8. Troubled . the people -they had no ill opinion of ithe. apostles or their doctrine and could "'not see that there was any danger to the state front them, and were, there- -Mrs, wilting to tolerate them; but when .they were represented as entities of •'° Caesar, the rulers were •tblig,'ed tet sutt- ees them, lest they themselves should be charged with treason. 9. Security -- -Whether by depositing a- sum of mosey is not quite clear. What they did was ht ereordanee with the Roman usage;;, "ani gave suefioient security for the They eonduetof Paul and Silas..-- larne•thhse were don'btless required to pledge *elves that they would pat attempt to tarry out any plans of treason; and that they eould do, for ctheped as false, and they were not to melte it true. It is not like'iy that Jason bound himself to refuse his hospitality thereafter to Paul and his eonpanious. M. Founding the church in Berea Oar. 10-16). The did not go as .10. Sent . away- y condemned disturbers, but because it seemed clear that any further efforts were useless at that time. Tinto Berea- ifty� or- sixty miles southwest of Thes- tealoniea, a town even still of consider- able population and importance. 11. ;thew were more noble -"The compari- son is between the Sews of the two place Beg, for the triumph of the gospel at iThessaloniea was mostly anong the Gen- e:iles. They were not so bigoted and pre. eadiced-•--nest so peevish and ill-natured. They had a freer thought, lay more open to conviction; were 'willing 'to hear treitwson, and admit the force of it, and iertbseribe to what appeared to be truth, :Brough contrary to their fernier senti'• *lentis They neither prejudged the cause at r were moved with envy at the man. Meets of it, but gave both it and them 1. Let Us el You To Solve The Mea ai Problem Our advice ---our recon- rnendations-and our estimates of the cost of a complete heating system are given absolutely free of charge. Simply send us a rough diagram of your home - giving dimensions of rooms etc. We will put our experts to work. They will plan the entire heating arrange- ment -size of furnace, size and location of pipes -acid tell you just what it will cost for the completed job. All without cost to you. We will also send you catalogue of The C 99 illustrating and describing ; the many admirable features of this most popular furnace. . Write us now, so we can devote ample time to drawing up the plans foe your heating system. Ck re L os. & Co. Liu' lilted, Preston, IL on, Ont. 73 a fair hearing." Searched the scriptures daily -"Since Paul reasoned out of the Scriptures) and referred to the Old Testament, they had recourse to their Bibles, turned to the places to which he referred, read the context, considered the scope and drift, compared other places, examined whether Paul's explan- ations were genuine, and his arguments forcible, and then determined according- ly." 12. Many of them believed -The na- tural result of honest study of the scriptures. Honorable women -The gos- pel was proclaimed to all, and each in- dividual -was left to decide for himself. These Greeks were heathen, or pro- selytes to the Jewish religion. The gos- pel made no distinction between na- tions; therefore the Christian church at Berea was made up of Jews and. Gen- tiles. 13-15. As soon as the Jews at Thes- salonica learned that Paul was preach- ing the gospel with„souie success at Be- rea, "they came thither also, and stir- red up the people," The brethren then immediately sent Paul to Athens by boat, but Silas and Timothy remained at Berea. As soon as Paul reached Athens he sent back word to Silas and Timothy "to come to hint with all speed,"� but Paul did not retrain long at Athens and before they reached hint. he I had gone on to Corinth. PRAC'T'ICAL APPLICATIONS. (The Scriptures.) I. Preached. "Paul.. reasoned with them out of the scriptures" (v. 2). The apostles were the first inventors of Bible readings. Paul showed from the Old Testament how the ioeiy servant (Ise. 42. 1-4), had become the interceding Saviour (IJeb. 7. 21», and would one day be the mighty Sovereign on the throne of David (Pea. 80. 3, 4). "Opening and alleging that Christ must needs have suffered" (v. 3). Paul explained, un- folded, brought out the real meaning of such prophecies as Psa. 22 and Isa. 63. "Sortie believed when the word was preached (v. 4); "many" believed when the word was searched (v. 12). "faith '. cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Rom. 10. 17). In Dingarh, the missionaries were . fiercely opposed by the Hindus. One of these opponents called upon a missionary. Ite expected a violent altercation, but the man pulled a Testament out of his pocket,and said: "Sahib, I have read this book, and I find it pure and holy. Up to ten drys ago 1 was a. bitter opponent of. yours. I gave a public lecture against your work. Then I resolved that 1 would ex- pose yens book. So I began to read it, to pick faults in it; but as I read I was drawn to it. My heart was captivated, and now I cannot oppose you. 1 know God's light is in that book." 11, Searched. "They..,. searched" (v: 11). Diligently, prayerfully, "daily," let us explore its depths for hidden treas- ure. We must take time for the study of the word, or the devil will: cheat us out of it. If (general Haveloek had to march at six, be would rise at four, that he might have an uninterrupted hour with his Bible. An able Bible student who has read the New Testament through every month for the lest thirty- five years said, "It wens- far fresher the lash, time I read it than the first." A girl accustomed to spend a certain time each morning in reading mental philoeo- phy, decided to employ the same amount -of time each day itt reading the Bible. The Bret morning she was surprised to find that the had read through the hook of Iionians. Another constantly reads it questioning: "How can 1 apply this to My life ? Ann 1 guilty of this wronge Is this the prayer of my hearte" III. Believed. "Many of theta believ- ed" (v. 12). We should accept every wotd of it (Acts 24:14). To challenge any part, from that mnrveieesl corn- prehensive e'tatesnen•t "Ire the be ening" s (feel 1:1 • to that kat to corn- ( ), t nder ere tune, "The grace of our Lord .7easus Chtint be with you all" (Rev. 22.21), is to invalidate the whole. "The want of yielde were givenafter all. Were spriug wheat, barley or at failed to catch, or were not got in, the following were used ass alternatives: Buckwheat, millet, corn, rape, peas, beans and vetches, while pone preferred to sunnier fallow, Siring wheat -There, has been a ror- thcr decline in the acreage of this .crop, but where grown is looking well, con- sidering latex sowing: Barley -About the average area has been given .to barky. It had a late start, but is now making splendid growth, with prospects of a good yield, should favorable weather continue, Oats -Sonne correspondents claim a de- creased acreage for :oats, while others hold that it has been increased. A good average is the probable area. Though late, the crop rooks well' as a whole, al- though rather thin in places. Peas -The lateness of the ` season pre- vented the sowing of some .cereals, and .led to a larger acreage being given to peas, The' crop looks promising, and leas is said about the "bug" or weevil than for years. Buckwheat.--- 7inelewheai - is being planted more largely than ever this year .tii`.nearly 'every part .elf the province, mainly as an eineigencycrap, owing to some cereals' being crowded out by the lateness of 'QM spring.: Cora. -.Ontario .farmers appear to be depending more upon corn than former- ly. The .heea has been considerably en- larged this'`,ear. and the only draw- back to the sieuatio2l ,is the latenesss of planting; its fact some were putting in corn in the third ,week of June. What was up when correspondents wrote look- ed well, although . even then some com- plaint.s were being made of the grub. Beans. -Like other field crops, beans have been planted late. They have Bone up nicely, however, and were looking well when correseondents reported. faith in aught is the want of faith in all." "All scripture is given by inspira- tion of God" (2 Tim. 3:16), the book of Job, as surely as the gospel of John. " Whiatsoever things were written afore - time were written for our leairning" (Rom. 15.4), the genealogies as truly os the epistles, Man lives by "every word" of God (Matt. 4:4). There is not a line that is not profitable "for doctrine, for reproof. for correction, for instruction in righteouenees" (2 Tim. 3:111). "Begin- ning at Moses," Jeeus "exponn.led unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself" (Luke 54:27). To accept only what we can. comprehend. is not faith, but philosophy. Its seeming discrepancies are but evidences of an in- telligence above our own. Those who have studied the book for a lifetime in the original assure us that mit a single cane of the alleged dieerepawies has been proved. Dien are ignore:at and stupid. God alone is tennietieete Hie word is as perfect as it is puree:Mese 4:4 10:71.. The -Bible is absolutely eorreeta -A, 0. M. 'm-mss•.�vmr.�rw�m wa +aMewwtaxiaeevwr THE FARM Leaeaseeereetemetaaaetteeniatetteetatasseet reiP Ontario Department of agriculture. (Special Juee Crop Bulletin.) Owing to the unusually wet, told and generally backward spring, vegetation wee greatly checked, and in many local- ities but little sowing or planting had been done when the schedule for the May Bulletin was sent to correspondents. It was deemed advisable. therefore, to ask few further information, and the following is a statement of conditions on or about the 22nd ef June. The weather. April was.. an unusually wet, and cold month, and early sowing was hindered. The first half of May was also unfavorable to farm operations, and as a consequence spring sowing was very backward at the end of that month. However, a general rainfall about the 17th of June, followed by warms weather, sent growth along with a bound, and spring crops were fast approaching nor- mal conditions. Fall wheat -At correspondents wrote, fall wheat was heading out, being about a week or ten days later than usual. While some correspondents speak of the likelihood of a large yield, fully as many desoribe the fields as being thin or spotty on low-lying or undrained soils. A considerable area was plowed up, and more would have been but for the wet: condition of the ground. and the feet that grass had been sown with the wheat. Many of the patchy spots were renown with uarley or oats. Taken on the whole, the June prospects for fall wheat are deeidedly better than those of May. Clover -Hay, like fall wheat, will be very variable in yield, ranging from light to heavy. even in the same locali- ties, but the present outlook for the crop is more favorable than that report- ed a month ago. Now inoadows have done much better than old ones, and clover is reported to be relatively ahead of timothy, There has been practically Be complaint of the midge. The poorest accounts concerning hay come from the St. Lawreenee and Ottawa tsountiee and the Northern Districts. Cutting will be fully a•. week . later than usual. Reports regarding alfalfa are praetieally unan- imous as to the vigorous growth of that crop. Spring grains The bulk of these Neve been sown a week or two later than. ordinarily; in fact, some oats and bar- ley were being put in acs late as the 10th of June, and eorn was being plant. ed even later. Some correspondents out that the spring oondi.titme of 1907 were somewhat similar so ter as late- ness is concerned, and that eery fait Tobaeco.-••-Owing to the land being so wet, tobacco was not planted until a week or two later than usual. The plants were rather small when returns were spade, and there were reports of the crop being attacked by grubs. Potatoes. -Very few early potatoes were got in, but late planting has been vigorously pushed, and in a. number of counties the acreage will be greater than last year. The season being a. week or two later than usual, the vines were not of average size when returns were made, but the outlook generally wet: favorable, although the bug was beginning to ap- pear in large numbers. Rents. --Roots were own nn the late side, and were only showing; up when correspondents wrote. Turnips were promising well. although many fields had been purposely held bac-k in order to eseape the louse. Mangeis are not doing so well, and sotne patchy places had to be renown with turnips. Where grown, sugar beets were looking well. Fruit. Blossoming was late, but full, and there has been a more general set- ting of fruit than in ordinary years. Apples will likely turn out satiafactor- ily, for although earl); varieties will be searee, the more valuable winter varie- ties promise a, big yield. Pears will be only fair. The lntestt reports regarding peaehcts put the probable yield nt med- ium; in some places the trees Itave been attacked by curl leaf, 1'lutus are likely to be a full crop, taking the pruvinee as , a whole, although in some of the St. Lawrence and Ottawa counties a number of trees are said to have been "blasted." Cherries wilt yield from fair to large crops. Crapes promise an average yield, and small fruits generally will do well uniess druutit Bots in early. RAgUll UMW) �wwwwww �!/ TORONTO MARKETS. LIVE STOCK. Receipts of live stock at 'the city mar-'' feet were 50 cierleads. • Choice stall fed cattle were scarce'and' prices for them dere about steady. Com- mon and medium grassers of all classes • were lower in price. The breale in prices. for Battle has taken place, and front this time forward lower quotations may be looked for. Sheep and lambs were easy at mite - teens given for Tuesday's market, . and a further decline in lamb prices may be looked for. The hog market is firm .at $7.75 to $7.85 for ear lots f. o, b. cars at country. points, and $8 to $8.15 for selects fed and watered was paid to -day on the Toronto market. Milkers and springers were slow sale, and some of the drovers we're ordering ,ears to ship them back from -whence they came. liut one dealer stated that he paid $60 for a choice milker. . FARMERS' m.AnK T. . . Receipts of grain ort the: street ,to -day were nil, and prices are purely nominal. • Hay is unchanged, with sales of ten. loads at $12 to $14 a' ton for' 1\o, 1. Straw is quoted at $12, a ton. Dressed hogs continue firm, selling at $11 for heavy,. and, at $11.25 -to $11.50 for light. ' - Wheat, ,fall, bushK. ....$` 1. 30 $ 0 00 Do., goose, bush ...... 1 .25, 0 00 Oats, busk . y .. .. .... 0.60 ' 0 61 Barley, bush ,..,.....,. 0 64 e t) OO Rye, bush .... .. .. 0 75 000 Peas, bush .. .. .. .... 0 05 0 07 Flay, per ton .. .... , 12 00 14' 00 1)o., No. 2.. ... , .... 8 00 10 00 Straw. per ton .. .. ., 12 00 0 00 Dressed hogs . , .. .... 11 00 1150 Butter, dairy .. e, . ... 0 '22 0 24 Do inferior., .. .. .. 0 18 0 20 Eggs, dozen.. .. .... 0 24 0 26 Chickens, spring, lb .. . 0 22 0 25 1)o., yearlings, Ib.. -. 11 12 0 14 Fowl. lb.... .. .. .... 0 10 0 11 ('elery. per dozen .. .... 0 40 Potatoes. her bag .. .. . 0 75 Onions, bath .. .. 1 65 Apples, barrel .. . - , . , . 3 00 Beef, hindquarters .. .. 0 50 1)o., forcquark're .. . 0 3(1 1)o., choice carcn-'s , .. 0 00 tncvlitnn. carcass . i 03) Mutton, per ewt.. .. . t) 00 'Mal. prime. per eWt -- 11 00 Lamb. tier c"a't .. .. .... 13 et) Spring Iautb.. ., », ..,. 10 00 THE FRUIT'1IAItKP:T. Fruit, reeeipts were only moderate to- day and mime were steady. • Quotatio'ns a-. foliows: Bananas, per bunch .. ..$1 511 $ 2 00 Strawberries + - .. .... (1 (16 0 08 (,00seberries, blct.. .. 1 (k) 1 25 Cherries, eating, bkt. ... 1 00 1 25 1)o„ cooking, ... ... .. 0 75 0 85 Oranges, Val ., ...... :3 50 4 OO I.ennone, Venice .. . . 5 1)0 5 51) Pineapples, crate ... ... t: 00 •L' 61) Peaches, (Sale box ...... 1 50 1 76 Plume. ('al., box ... ... 00 2 25 Apricots. hoe ... ... ... 1 75 3 00 Watermelons ... ... .. 0 3O 0 35 Cabbage, (rate . . .. 1 5() 0 00 'Ccnnatoes. Can., bkt. ... 1 25 1 50 Menet. Bermuda, crate . 1 00 0 00 ('ueumbers, per temper .. 0 75 1 00 Asparagus, basket ...... 1 Ott 1 2 Potatoes. new, ble... .. :3 25 3 75 Cantaloupes. ietute . , .. t 00 t) 00 OTHER MARKETS WINNIPEG 1C`IiI;4'i DIARIeleT. `3 pleat---.luly $1.30 bid, October $.109- 1.8, December $1.031.8 bid,. BRITISH C A'1"1'I.E N1An.Ki 'r. • Loi'pdon,•---T.ondon ealeles for eattieare firm, nt 14 to 143.4e per ib. for Cana- dian yteers,'etrecsed. weigitt; refrigera- tor beef is quoted. et 111-2e per lb. MONTREAL 1.1'4' 1. S'i'(et •li , Il ntreal.--•.About 1375 3ieatl of butch- er,' Battle, 138 tnilee vows, i.000 cadv s, 501) sheep anti 'laumbs and (100 Sect huge were offered 'for testi, art tin. east end HAY-MARING. Dir. ,i» Pieter, of :Macdonald College, gives the following useful hints for field ,stacking: It is necary to he thinking of the best and cheapest methods for handling' the trop. The horse fork in the barn is twat: my a very useful implement, (ne that eaves much time and heavy work pitching. Seldom is this great labor -staring de- vice need when stacking in the Beide. One is used in this way on the college faun with great success. It is rncule as follows: Take one • long cedar pole simi- lar to the ordinary telegraph pole. at- tach three Long guy ropes or wire to the tap, also the pulley and rope that is tet he used in hauling the hay. Attach one end of tete rope to a. tree or firm poste ,.litchi the horse to the other end 0 50 0 85 1 75 5 00 11 00 7 50 0 50 8 00 11 00 11 00 14 00 17 00 of the robe., • The pole is nosy ready for abaetoir• to -day. There watt, only one hoisting. ('are mutat be taken to have lead of really priauc, bee yes Bin the inar; the hale dug in such a. way to keep the Let and they sold at 6 to 61-4e per Ib. pale hour going sideways when hoisting. In starting the stavk the bottom should be four feet from the bottom of the pole. 'The top of the pole ahould be slanting sideways towards the centre of the stack. Do not have the pole pointing straight to the eelitre of the `tack, as it. does not work .as well as slanting two wvays. W]ten unloading}, the load should he onteide the pole. Should the heavy forkfuls of hay disturb the side of the stack, stand a few boards against the side of the stack. Another plan that is tuned with sne- eess, especially when round etaeks are made, is the following: Take three long telegraph poles and fasten them at the top in such a wap that they will give a few inches. Next make a shoe eight feet long of 4x6 scantling; attach on to the bottom of eaeh pole. This will ad- mit ef a horse being hitched to each when moving to a new locality. When Cleat of the stack I would advise attach- ing the poles a reasonable distanee apart to keep Orem from falling. Two pulleys and a single rope with horse fork attach- ed is all that is neeeseery for tither stackers. Much time and `heavy labor will be named from their use. TOTAL STILL SWELLING. . Foreigner --What was. the total lots of lifts caused by your revolutionary wart Native American --Nobody knows. We keep adding to it every Fourth of July. There were several loads of northwest ranee eattle which sold int 41.2e to a, little over 5e pee "lb: tile etnnnton stock aced at 21-4 to to 4e per lb. There eves aur over supply of miner eows, which vanes d a. •fur:her decline in pniee a whi&. ranged from 20 to $50 oath. thieve seed at :$2.50 to $10 e':icli, or 3 1-2 to 6e pet lb. Sheep sold at 31-2 to 3 3-4e per Ib, 1 hanb:i at $3.50 to $5.50 culla flogs are lewer, good iota selling at nh'irut 81=2e • per 1b. LONDON WOOL SALE,., London -The third tseries of wool auction sales was opened to -day before a. large number of buyers, including Am- ericans. Owing to the poor, miscellan- eous offerings the prices realized were hardly a fair test of the market. Good wools were unchanged, but faulty stock declined 6 per cent., and Punta Areanaea a` was from 5 to 10 per cent. lower. Honor and French spinners were the principal buyers. ,A few lots of lustrous erosses , were taken Thr 2ineriean. The offerings amounted.. to 11,611 bales, and the salete ..•; wero 'as. follows New South Wales, 900 bake„ `scoured, 3tt.ed to is Wed; greasy, 81d to'10itd. West Australia, bales; greasy, 71/4d to Is id, Temente., 100 bales; greasy, 9d to Is id. New Zealand, 6,400 bales; tenured, Is- to le 9d; greasy, 6i/4d to is ''2d, 'Cape of (loca Hope and Natal, 400 bales; seoured, 11. e d. Punta .Arenas, 3,200 bales; gree j-, 8ee4d to Is.