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LESSON V1. -AUGUST 8, 1909..
Paul's Instructions to the Thessal-
onians. --1. Mess. 6: 12-24.
Commentary. -L Christ's second coeur-.
ing (vs, 1-11). The first part of this
chapter stande in close connection with
the last six verses of chapter 4. The
two paragraphs touch upon two differ-
ent aspects of our Lord's coming, viewed
first as it concerns departed Christians,
ahnd then in its relation. to anew living
idiom- the earth. The former passage
aispplres comfort respecting the dead an
(Aris4; the latter enjoins watchfulxneee
ssh�aad preparedness aspon the livings-Find-
lay.
iving: Find-
lay. Paul's teaching concerning the re•
turn of the Lord Jesus frosn heaven
very :deeply- impressed the Thessaloni•ans,
but. 'his views were greatly misunder-
etood. The day of the Lordei Doming
,(r. 2) no doubt "!includes not only His
coming at the end of the world, but all
the special manifestations of that com-
ing, as at the day of death and the de-
struction of Jerusalem (see Matt. 24)"
There is a great difference of opinion in
the church as to the time of :the second
advent.
1I. Rules for the sanctified life (vs.
12-22).
12. To know them, etc. -We see from
this that at this early date in the his-
tory of the church there was a :minis-
terial order, and the clergy were charged
with specific duties and authority. It is
the duty of the 'minister to 'labor," to
manage the affairs of the ehureh, and to
"admonish." On the other hand, due
consideration should be shown !him by
the church. They should esteem and
glove him.
13. For their work's sake -The true
minister is an ambassador of heaven.
He deals with spiritual and eternal veri-
ties and is directly responsible to God
for his faithfulness. His is a high and
*exalted calling. 14. Brethren -This ex-
hortation applies to ministers and lay.
Wren alike.. .Admonish the disorderly (R.
V.) -Warn those disorderly ,persons (IL
These. 3, 6-12) who -would not work and
yet expected to be maintained; also
those insubordinate as to church discip-
line. Feeblenlin►deg-"Fainthearted."-.R
V. Literally, small -soused. The weak -
;A man may be weak in his judgment of
he his character. There map be a lack
of information or a lack off capacity to
understand the truth. Such people need
the assistance of those who are strong.
We can "support" others with (1) our
sympathy, (2) our prayers, (3) our ex-
ample and (4) our counsel. Be patient
.- Longsuffering."-R. V. See Col. 1,
11. We all need patience shown ne by
of -ra ',.,'- should all show •1^
_ L
(, Con 1,4). It is an at
of God, toed we should. remember His pa-
tience toward us and strive to imitate
his hongeuffering and kindness. 15. Sae
that • none, etc. --Some one has said,
"Evil for evil is beast -like; evil for ggood.
is devil -like; good for good is manlike;
good for evil is godlike." Retaliation
betrays a weak, ignoble tendocruel dis-
position. "He is below himself who is
not above' an injury." "Small souls
alone hold .grudges.' But ever follow,
etc. -The Trus Christian always renders
good for evil. The line of conduct here
outlined is to be pursued both within
and without the church. No follower of
Christ will intentionally harm any man.
16. Rejoice always (R. V.) -He who
would always rejoice must pray without
ceasing. Paul had learned the secret
that "i sorrow gidured 4r gist's
Ilia
there Ts ticclldeil `a new spring of
icier." dee Rom. 5: 3-6; 2 Cor. 12: la;
and the words of Christ in Matt. 5:
4..0-12. To rejoice is not only a duty,
but. a privilege. The Christian has the
fountain of joy within him. 17. Pray -
True prayer springs from the heart. It
includes (1) an acknowledgment of God,
I(2) thankfulness, (3) confession, (4)
enteaty, It is our duty to pray because
(1) it is commanded, (2) because it
tends to impress us with a sense of our
dependence upon God, (3) because it is
the means by which we commune with
God, (4) because it is made the condi-
tion of our receiving from God. Pre-
vailing prayer (1) springs from a sense
of real need, (2) is earnest, (3) is
humble, (4) is importunate, (5) is of-
fered for specific blessings, (8) pleads
the promises .and rests in them as the
ground of all faith. Without ceasing
-This does not mean that we should
be constantly on our knees in prayer,
although it is safe to assert that" only
a few spend as much time on their
knees before God as they ought, but it
does mean that we should always have
the spirit of prayer and live in an at-
mosphere of prayer.
1$. Give thanks -:Haven in prosecution
we should thank God that we are con-
sidered worthy to suffer for Christ.
"Prayer and thanksgiving are the two
wings of the soul by which it rises up-
ward to God." -Findlay. Will of God.
It is the will of God that his people
should be a rejoicing, praying, grateful
peopie. Concerning you -You Thessa-
lonian brethren, persecuted, afflicted
and tempted to discouragement, are es-
pecially called upon to engage in these
:spiritual exercises. 39. Quench note -
:Since the Spirit may be quenched he is
a fire, as appeared on the day of Pente-
cost (Aets 2: 3). The emblem sets
• forth the sudden and vehement activi-
Mee of the Holy Spirit, with hie gifts
of warmth for the heart and light kr
the mind, and his power to kindle the
;'unman spirit,• --Cam. Bib. "The gift of
?the Spirit was then existing, deep and
esSowerrful, in the young Thepsalonian
church," and they were here commanded
universal. Whatever hinders the work
of the Spirit is ourselves or others is
here forbidden. The Spirit is quenched
by depreciation, neglect or sin.
20. Prophesyings This rimy meati
either inspired teaching (1 Cor. 12; 6),
or predicting, the future, Prophesying
was "despised" . by some as being be-
neath the gift of tongues, but Paul held
it to be the best gift (1 Cor. 14; 1), be-
muse the most profitable and edifying.
21. Prove -On the other hared, do not
accept as genuine all that may claim
to be genuine. It is Yeur duty to probe,
test, try all such manifestations and
"bold fast" only the good. But the ex-
hortation' here is capable of the widest
application. We are to discern between
truth and error,. and sift the chaff from
the wheat. Hold fast -We should never
allow the good to slip from us: "Buy
the truth and sell it not." To do this
will take a strong effort on oilr part..
22: Abstain -Not only hold. fast the
good, but abstain from and renounce
the evil which may have been detected
as a result of proving all things. All
appearance -"Every form "=••R. V. The
Autherized Version ,here Is misleading;
the Revised Version is much better. This
must not be interpreted so as to. !nein
that we are to abstain from all that
"looks like" evil in the eyes of others,
for that in many cases might be impos-
sible; but abstain from "every form"-,
e� ery species -of evil.
III. Sanctification promised (vs. 23,
24. 23. God of peace -"Peace 'is the sum
of all spiritual blessings that man re-
ceives and experiences" The apostle
prays that the God of peace might sanc-
tiry them wholly. The Thessalonian'
Christians weer truly regenerated; they
had had a. genuine conversion (see chap.
1), and yet they had need of a deeper,
a higher experience. Sanctify you whol-
ly -•The work of sanctification was be-
gun in conversation, and now it was
their privilege to be made complete -
to be sanctified wholly. Sanctification
Consecration to God -the setting apart
from a common to a holy use. 3. The
act of process of making holy. 4. The
result of this process -the state of one
who is made holy. Spirit .... soul ....
body. That is, the whole; pian. "It is
not necessary to regard spirit and soul
and body as three distinct logical divi-
sionsof man's nature" --Cam. Bib. But
if it seems desi'r'able to distinguish, be-
tween soul and spirit, therl the spirit
must be regarded as the highest part of
man, by which alone man possesses in-
telligence and is enabled to apprehenr
God, and the soul as „the seat of the af-
fections, passions and appetites... "Yet
we are to conceive of them as one indi-
visible
ndivisible and apirit4tal being. called else
the mind and the heart, but usually de-
signated as the soul." Be preserved, etc.
-From. this we see that this experience
of entire sanctification is for this life.
24. Will do it This settles the matter.
The God who has faithfully called us
to .holiness.., is ready to make sue holy;
and Peter in Acts 1;5 0 tells how the
erlenee was ..rrlt ;a ted by .hods . Jcwrt
sett Gentiles. He says their hearts -'vete
purified "by faith" Before the apostle
concludes the epistle- he ask -se -the pray-
ers of the church. Paul frequently made
this request. If he, in all the strength
of his gifts and his office, felt his de-
pendence on the prayers of the breth-
rer. how much more should we.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
• (Christian Living.)
I. Rejoicing. "Rejoice alway" (v. 16).
Can one rejoice who has suddenly fallen
from affluence to penury, or who is in
great bodily affliction, or is unjustly
accused and persecuted, or is bereaved
of loved ones dearer than life, or sees
his children ruined by crime and his
family disgraced by their arrest, con-
viction and punishment ? Yes, such an
one can rejoice, because the Christian's
peace and joy do not depend upon world-
ly ei vee naetances, or anything physical
or temporal. The ground of rejoicing
us not in any earthly condition! or event,
bu't"in that'`'svhich cnainot die in any way
affected or impaired thereby. His joy
is in the Lord, in the consciousness of
his forgiveness and love, of constant
communion with him, of the abiding
presence and ministrations of the Spirit
and in the certainty of a heavenly in-
heritance. These are sources of joy which
if the Christian so will, nothing in the
world can impair or take away, even
though he may be so sorely afflicted
that he San fittingly use Paul's para-
dox, "As sorrowful, yet always rejoic-
ing," in describing his condition.
II. Praying. "Pray without ceasing"
(v. 17). What breathing is to the ply-
sisal, praying is to the spiritual, As
we can breathe nnconeciously, we can
lift up the 'spirit to God silently and
unconsciously. Several ministers met to
discuss certain topics; among others, "is
it possible to pray without ceasing?"
After discussion, one of the number
was appointed to read` am essay upon
it at the next monthly meeting; which
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Veal Leaf
Evaporated Milk
Baked Beans
Chew flow
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•
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0a cage
it profitable to keep. There was such. an
increase in the case of horses, ~which
numbered 14,324 more this summer than
they, did ,just, the growtb,>.however, be-
ing largely in the west, and -being off-
set somewhat by losses in P. E. Island,
lgew, Brunswick and. Ontario. The losses
in other live stock were notable, and are
given as follows:
Milch cows... .. s ., 68,440
Other horned cattle .. 345.057
Sheep ,;: 126,014
Swine • 467,349
The losses have been chiefly inthe
eastern provinces, Thus Ontario, be-
sides 38,000 horses, lost over. 41,000
mulch cows, 144,000 other horned' cattle,'
86,000 sheep and 361,000- swine.' .In
Quebec there were decreases of 28,000
snitch cows, of 45,000 other horned
cattle, of 30,000 sheep .and of 81,000
swine.. As the population has pro-
bably been increasing, the facts noted
will help to account for the high
prices of butchers' moat. The effect
will also probably be seen in decreased
export of live stock, dairy products
and hams and bacoh. The matter has
,its serious pleases. Some of the losses
seem also to be due to other than the
weather conditions of a year. The •rais-
ing of- hogs; which had a steady, expan-
sion for quite, a number of ye, being
often assfi,aociated with, the growth of the
dairy industry, seems lately to have lost
some of the favor in which it was held,
and this - is borne evidence to, it would
,appear, in a decline in the quality as
well as a decrease in number. Sheep
raising, also, seems to be a languishing
branch of the animal industry- The sit-
uation both in regard to swine and
sheep has been receiving the attention
of those who are specially charged with
the care of agricultural interests, as it
should. It is neither of advantage to the
farmer nor the country that there should
be a decrease in the branch of the nat-
ural industry on which, in the end, the
success of crop -growing largely depends
And it is not economically wholesome
that the country should have to pur-
chase largely of foreign meats to feed
its people.
and the sincere k of the world; and
as I am busy, .;h the little children
I -look up to God 1`s my Father and pray
for the spirit of adoption, that I may
be his child -ax ` so on all day; every-
thing I dolfumiai'', s nue with a thought
for prayer. '.".!::.wag's," cried the old
minister„ ' ` s are mesealed une
to lirat>!3a, an h fro:h pee wise
and prudent. iha'ou, Mars", pray with-
out ceasing; abd as for us, my brethern,'.
let us bless the Lord for this exposi-
tion."
III. Continuing. "Hold fast that which
is good" (v 21). "Hold fast" is a spec-
ial word for these last days. "Hold fast
the form of sound words" (2 Tim. 1. 13).
"Holding faith and a good conscience"
(1. Tim, 1. 19). "Hold fast the confi-
dence and the rejoicing of the hope firm
unto the end" (Heb. 3. 6). "Let us litild
fast the profession of our faith without
wavering" (Heb. 10. 23). "Holding the
mystery of the faith in a pure con-
science" (1 Tim. 3. 9). •
s•
over hear a serve
being 1 d by • pt sh , ..e ex-
claimed: "What, a whole month wanted
to tell the meaning of that text! It is
one of the easiest in the 'Bible," "Well,
well," said en old minister, "Mary,"
what San you say about it? Let us know
how you understand it. Can you pray
all the time, when you have so many
things to do?" "Why, sir, the more I
have to do, the more I can pray." "In-
deed! Well, Mary, do let us know how
it is, for most people think otherwise."
"Well, sir," said the girl, "when I first
open my eyes in the morning I pray,
'Lord, open the eyes of my understand-
ing;* and while ! am dressing I pray
that I may be clothed with the robe of
righteousness; and when I have washed
me I ask for the washing of regenera-
tion; and as I begin work I pray that
I` may have strength equal to my day;
when I begin to kindle up the fire I
pray that God's work may revive in ney
Mut; and as I sweep oat the house I.
pray that my heart mbe cleansed
front all its impurities; and while pre-
exist to forbid those who spoke under paring told partaking of breakfast, I
HEN HOUSE HINTS.
The Hennery Should Have a
ern Exposure,
The hen house forythe accommo-
dation of thes mall domestic flock will
not differ materially from tell of the
more ambitious poultry raiser, as the
rule in large plants is toward the use
of small or colony houses rather than
of large houses accommodating a large
number of fowls. The same require-
ments which make for the comfort of
the .fowls are equally necessary in
the home flock -a. tight, -warm house,
well lighted and convenient in ar-
rangement, so that the care of the
flock may be comfortably attended to
and the time spent among them pro
a pleasure,
To sesur'e desirable'
house, peed., beneither expensive
ornamental, but it must be substan-
tial and of sufficient size to accom-
modate the number of fowls kept with
room for expansion, writes Ida D.
Bennett in American Homes and
Gardens. It must be absolutely
draft -proof, which means air -tight on
three sides at least„ though the fourth
whihc should always front the south
may be wide open if necessary.
Personally I . do not like the open-
front house, but I think the muslin
front, modified to the extent of cov-
ering a portion of the window space
with htin muslin, an excellent idea,
as it allows the admission of air to
the house at night without the addi-
tion of moisture- and on stormy days,
when a south wind makes necessary
the closing of windows, the muslin
opening admits a current of fresh air
unattended with wind or moisture.
The location of the poultry house is
of first importance, though I am
aware that this is sometimes arbitrary
owing to the restricted limits o fa city
or suburban lot. It is usually pos•
sible, however, to control the expos-
ure or location of the windows, which
should always front the south, and
the building should, if possible, be
protected on the north and on the
side of the prevailing winds by other
buildings or anything which will
break the force of the wind. Ever-
greens form one of the most success-
ful means of protection. A tall growtn
of evergreens on the windward side of
the hen house and parks makes the
situation pleasant both summer and
winter. •
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TORONTO MARKETS.
LIVE STOCK.
'The railways reported 70 carloads of
live stock at the city market, consisting:
df 875 oattle,,1,164 hogs, 1,761 sheep and
lambs, and 228 calves.
• The quality of cattle was much the
same as has been on this market for the
past two weeks.
. Trade was good, all offerings being
cleaned up by noon.
Prices were, if anything, a little
firmer for the best butchers, as will be
seen by sales given below.'•
Lambs and calves sold at lower • quo-
tations, while hogs were quoted by some
of the dealers at steady at last week's
prices.
Exporters -George Rowntree bought a.
few indium exporters at. $5,26 to $5,35.
Butchers- George Rowntree bought
for the Harris Abattoir Co.' 440 cattle
as follows: Butchers' steers and heifers
at $4 to .$5.20; cows, at $2.26 to $4.60;
bulls at $2.25 to $4.
Stockers and Feeders- Not many
stockers or feeders were on sale, but
prices ruled steady as .follows: Feeders,
950 to 1,050 lbs. each, at $3.85 to $4.25;
feeders, 800 to 000 lbs., of good quality,
$3.50 to $3.90; good stockers, 500 to 700
lbs. each, at $3.25 to $3.50; common
eastern stockers, although .few on sale,
are not worth more than $2.255 to $2.60
per cwt,
Milkers and . Springers -A few very
good quality milkers and springers sold,
at $45 to $55 each; common at $30 to
$37.50.
Veal Calves- Trade in veal calves,
especially those that have been out on
grass, was slow selling at low prices, at
$3 to $5.50 per cwt.
Sheep and Lambs :The Pun of sheep 4
and lambs was reportedby the railways
to be 1,701. Sheep sold at steady prices,
while lambs were easier. Export ewes
sold at $3.50 to $4 per cwt.; rams, $2.50
to $3; lambs. $6 tot>$7 ,per cwt.
Hogs -Dealers were somewhat divided
on quotations, but the majority re-
ported that prices were unchanged as
follows: $S f. o. b. cars at country
points: $8.25 fed and watered, and $8.50
to $8.05 off ears. H. P. Kennedy re-
ports prices l0c per cwt. lower than
thes�quatations.
FARMERS' MARKET.
A LIVE STOCK RECORD.
(Montreal Gazette.)
The effect on farm live stook of a dry
summer and fall is illustrated in the
June bulletin of the Department of Ag-
riculture at Ottawa, In 1908, as in 1907,
the rainfall was under the average. As
a. consequence the pastures suffered,
fodder became scarce, and farmers sold
off for killing such stock as they felt
they could not profitably keep for feed-
ing. The following table shows the re-
sift. It gives the estimated number of
fare!' live stock in Canada, aside from
British Columbia, in the summers of
1909 and 1908:
1J09, 1908.
Horses 4 2,132.480 2.119,165
Milch cows .. " 2,849,306 2.917,745
Other horned cattle 4,384,779 4.629,836
Sheep ..... •, 2,705,390' 2,831,404
•Swine .. 2,912,509 3.369,858
With a considerable increase in the
number of farms it was to have been
Ahri ie inspiration. But the command is desire to be fed with the hidden manna
ru
Receipts of grain to -day were nil, and
prices are purely nominal.
Hay was easier to-dy,with sales of
20 loads at $16 to $1: , ton for old, and
at $15 to $16 for traw sold at
8 fo loo
$ . 5 to
'$1L75 for light.
Wheat, fall, bush .. ....$ 1 15 $ 0 00
0 00
0 02
0 00
0 00
0 97
18 00
16 00
13 60
11 75
0 25
0 20
0 27
0 21
0 14
0c18
0. 12
0 75 •
0 85
1 75
10 50
6 50
8 50
7 00
10 00
10 00
13 00
0 00
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The Antique Quibble
Mrs, Newwed-You promised to stop
smoking for my sake.
Newwed-Yes, dear; I'm smoking for
my own sake now. -New. York Sun.
sea,
If it wasn't for rectifying the rots -
expected that there would have been an takes of our youth we wouldn't have
increase •in the stock which farmers find much to do in our old age.
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Do., goose, bush .. .. . 1 12
Oats, bush .. .. .. .. 0 61.
Barley, bush .. . , .. 0 64
Rye, bash , , . . , .. .. 0 75
Peas, bush .. .. .. 0 05
Hay old, per ton .. .. 16 00
DR new .. . .. .. 15 00
Straw. per ton .. .. .. 13 00
Dressed hogs .... . .. 11 25
Butter. dairy .. .. .. . 0 21
Do., inferior .. . , - , .. 0 18
Eggs, dozen .. .. 0 24
Chickens, spring ,lb , . .. 0 18
Do., yearlings, lb • 0.12
Ducks, lb.... .. 015
Fowl, lb.. . , . .. .. 0,.11
Celery, per dozen .- .. 0 60
Potatoes, per bag .. - 0 75
Onions, bag „ ,. .. 1 05
Beef, hindquarters . 9 00
Do., forequarters , - . 5 00
Do., choice, carcass , , 8 00
Do., medium, carcass . 6 50
Mutton, per cwt.. .... 0 00
Veal, prime, per cwt... 9 00
Lamb, yearling, per cwt. 12 00
Spring Iamb .... ...... 15.00
FRUIT MARKET.
The receipts of grain to -day were lib-
eral, and prices geenrally easy. Quota-
tions are as follows:
Bananas, per bunch .....$ 1 50 $ 2 00
Cali -ants, red, basket .. 0 65 0 75
Do., black . .. 125 1 50
Gooseberries, basket ,. 0 75 1 26
C1 erries, eating, basket. 1 00 1 25
Do., cooking .... , . .. 0 75 0 85
Raspberries, box .. 0 08 0 10
Blueberries, basket ..• 1 00 1 25
Blackberries, quart .. 0 10 0 00
Oranges, Val, , . .... 3 25 3 65
Lemons, Verdeli ... .... 5 00 5 50
Poaches, Cal., box ... .. 1,50 1 75
Plums, Cal., box .. .... 1 75 2 00
Pears, Cal., case .. .. 2 75 '3 00
'Watermelons .. ...: 0 25 0 35
Cabbage, case .. . 1 50 1 75
Tomatoes, Can., basket., 0 75 1 00
Potatoes, Am., bbl, .. .. 3 00 3 '25
Cantaloupes, case ,. 3 50 4 50
Cucumbers, bkt. .. .. .. 0 30 0 40
OTHER MARKETS.
NEWYORIK SEGAR MARKET. •
New York.-Sugars--Baw, firm; fair
refining, 3.40; centrifugal, 96 test, 3.08;
molasses sugar, 3.23; refined, steady.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MA1tKLT.
Wheat --July $L22 1-4, October $1.04-
1-2, December $1.00 7-8.,
Oats -July 50e, October 38e.
BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS.
London -London cables for cattle are
fermi, at 13eic to 141/x5 per lb. for Cana-
dian
arladial: steers, dressed weight; refrigera-
tor beef is quoted at 9 7-8c to 10e pot
lb.
THE CHEESE MARX1!1TS.
Campbellford, Ont, -To -day 1,050 wore
boarded; all sold,. ' at 11 1-4c.
Stirling; Ont. -Today 775 were ;boa>dd
ed; a:all sold at 115-10e,