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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-11-19, Page 7uuRGay School, LESSON Ville-NOV, 21, 1902. Paul's Story .of His Life, --2 Cor. 11:22-28; 12:1 -Io.` Commentary. --I. Paul enumerate., his tsuffeeingx .anti labors (vs,, 21.331. Paul boldly meets those who oppose hint. They were bold in their impute lions that ht• was a sepur:ioui apostle, enol noiv he pour- . Jg'eone1y meets diem and shore e, his su perriority over phis opponents. 23. Aare [ ey Hebrews -Prom this ver;ee we see that. his opponents were Jew,, antis it seems ,that they were elldeA'orting to Irate it appear that he was aGentile by birth. ";llebrews is distinguished frnin (he term. Jews in the fat that the lattcr nae, sly signifies those, of the tribe of Tudni}i, while the tonnes inolu les the Whole twelve tribes, and is therefore the • most proper opposite of Gentile." -Wine- clow. Israelites-Daaoendarnts of Ja.enifr, whose panne was changed. to Israel (Gen. t12, 28). Seed of Abraham -Paul ways of re Hebrew descent, and not a. prose- lyte rams answers the apostle is short and positive -"So sum 1." 23. Ministers -- Pints we see that these men clakzned to he Christ's ministers. As a fool -Pahl frequently cells• atsttention: to the folly let•boatetting. But the opposition to }aim is d such that it becomes neeessairy for hint bo recount lois labors amid hardships rod the Gospel's sake; •oven through in so do- ing he may lay himself liable to the rksaerge of vanity. I am more -Paul now proceeds to dhow -that he is superior to his opposers. He does not boast of his great talents or learning or of great tbeeds performed, but tells of the suffer- ings and humiliations he had endured roe the cause of Christ. labors -Paul's: life was one of constant 'toil. Stripes- Tihe Jews gave onfly thirtyr-n'ine stripes at one time, but the Romans had ne lam - on this and scourged a. criminal arc long as they chose. From Acts 16. 22 we learn that Paul and Silas were beaten unmercifully. Prisons -Up. to this time mem,tion has been made M only one im- prisonment (Acts 16. 23) . Deaths -That le, these has often been imminent dan- ger of death (1. Cor. 15, 31; 1I. Oor. 1, 8-10). 24. The Jews -A less honorable, team than those used in v. 22. Forty... save once -From Dent. 25, 1-3 we learn prat the law permitted .forty &trivets, j Init in Paul's time it was the Jewish enstom to limit the unenher to thirty- nine so as to avoid the possibility of breaking the law, "The culprit WAS bound by both hands to a pillar: the offieer of the synagogue stripped oif his elothhes until his back was bared. The officer then ascended a stone behind. Phe scourge consisted of four thongs el calf -skein, and two of other skin. The emlprit bent to receive the lashes. The rnfficer struck with one hand with all his force. It was so severe a punishment that death often ensued." --Stanley, 25. With rods --This puniehanent was la/Meted by the Romans and often ca41s0d death to the , uiclnm. We have an ' ae- taomcat of only one such beating (At-ts. 10, 87). Stoned -At Lvstra (Acts ]4, 3.91.- t`hi'ice..shipovreek-2Ge have no account Daunt of these. The one described. in Acts 27, 28 was more than three yeas: after this epistle was written. In the deep -Soave peril is referred to ;,seater even than a shipwreck. READ WHAT HE OWES TO Mr. R. C. Blurton, a prominent Sal- vation Army worker, who occupies the proud position of Deputy Band Master at the Temple'Toronto, bears testi- mony to the the great healing power of Zam-Buk balm. He says :•- " Pimples and sores broke out all over my face and neck and notwithstanding all I did to'try and cure them they spread. In places the skin was inflamed, over big ppatchesand caused me great pain and inconvenience. I was advised to try.Zam- Buie and for several days I applied it to the sores anointing it often with the healing balm. 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PRONOUNCED S -KEEN 26, In perils -The history of many of the particulars stated here cannot be found in the Aots, which shows that Luke has given only an abridged ac- count of the life of the great apostle. Of rivers (R. V.) Which Paul was ob- liged to cross without bridges. Mission- aries in foreign lands meet many of these same perils to -day. Robbers -The country was infested with lawless bands of bandits. Countrymen -',Che Jews es- pecially hated Paul (compare Acts 9. 23-25; 13. 50; 14. 5, 19. 17; 5, 13; 18. 12). In the city -As at Ephesus and other cities. In the wilderness -When passing through uninhabited districts he would not only be in danger of robbers and wild jreasts, but of perishing from the cold and from hunger and thirst. 27. In weariness, etc. -We have here "as enumeration of bodily privations." Had not the power of Christ been a. Pi- ing reality in Paul's life he could sot hare endured such !hardships. 28. Anx- iety (R. V) His perils and suffer- ings were small compared to the estab- lishment, government and care of the chuncees. II. Paul's extraordinary revelations (vs. 1-6). 1. Not expedient. .to glory -See R•,`V. The meaning is that though boast:ng of great attainments should usually be avoided, yet the opposition to him at Corinth is such that he is compelled to speak. Visions and revelations -Vis- ions are the sight of things ordinarily tbeyand us; !revelations are here the mental and spiritual discoveries result- ing, from such visions. -Cam. Bib, 2. I know a man (R. V.) -From v. 7 we see that this man was none other than Paul himself. In Christ -United to Christ; a follower, a servant of Christ. Fourteen years ago -Whether this ' is the revelation spoken of in Gal. 1. '12 or in 2, we cannot tell. Fourteen years before this would be A. D. 43, or about the time Barnabas went to Tarsus and brought Paul to Antioch and Barnabas and Paul were sent to Jerusalem with alms (Acts 11. 25-30). In..Out of the bods, etc, Prom this we see that St. Paul believed in the two -fold nature of man; he was not a materialist. Can- not tend -If Paul did not knout useless for us to speculate.. Caught: g; -Carried by the Spirit. Third heaven There is much idle discussion at this point. Whatever Paul meant 'Ire cer- tainly a garded the third heaven as a Place "pre-eminantly exalted.,' 4. Paradise -Is the third heaven. and Paradise one and the same place? We cannot tell. Early tradition seems to have been that Paul "was transported among the •Kaints departed to that par- ticular region of heaven called Para- dise and was permitted to hear the words there uttered." -Cam. Bib. tin - speakable }cords -The • utterances of spirit to spirit are too sacred and too deep for human lips. 6. Of such an one, eta. -Paul seems to make a distinction between himself as he is now and as he was when so highly honored by Jehovah. 6. Seeth mo to be -A man should be esteemed not because of the visions and revelations he may have had, but because of his eharacter and ednduct. III.Paul's ,thorn in the flesh (vs. '7- 10). 7. Thorn -This word in the Greek signifies a pointed peg or stake. We do not know the nature of this thorn and there is a great difference of opinion concerning it. Many think it was an acute bodily pain or sickness and was, every kind of pain and disease con- ceivable has been suggested. Some think it was deformity of body. Others believe it was some great temptation. Still oth- ers think. Paul was referring to those opposing his apostolic authority. Dr. Clarke says Paul referred simply to the distresses he had endured through the opposition he had met with at Corinth. The important question is not what the thorn, was• but why it eves sent. Whet - ever it may have been it was very grie- vous to Paul. 0, My grace is sufficient -The answer came when he had asked the third time. The thorn was not tak- en away, but he was given strength to bear it. Questions. --Why was this epistle written, When, where, by whom was it written? What are some of the princi- pal points in the epistle? In what res pects was Paul superior to those who were opposing hila? Give some of the points in. the life of Paul euuntelated in this lesson. What does Patti s:tv of his visions? What can Vett a:iv of Pnul'e thorn in the flesh? Why wee if; seat? PRACTICAL APPLTCATIOiC y. False anosties.• had ar:r.en et :Corietit and it became necessary for Paul to handle affair's there with a firm baud. After making an apology for referring to himself he gives ain aceouut 4f ins qualifications, labors, conflicts and t,u1'- tes ings, .He magnifies the digunity of his officeand maintains the honor of his apostleship by showing the high esteem in which he was held by Jeho- vah. Paul's Superior Qualificatious, 1, His strength of character and his boldness (v, 21). While the apostle was humble and unassuming itt his bearing, yet his courage knew no bounds. This was an important element iu .his char- acter. II. His superior ancestry (v. 22). The advantages of his birth contributed to his greatness. It is a great blessing to any man to be well born. The great ma- jority of Christians come from Chris- tian parentage, III. His superiority as an apostle (v. 23). God had called hirci and put him into' the ministry, As a luuristei• Paul ]}}ad been faithful. He had served 1110111 Without hire and had proved hitt great love for their souls. He was not behind the chiefest apostles, 'perforating the works of an apostle (('hap. 121-'11. l:'). 1''', His great labors (v. 23). Ile was "in journeyin s .often" (v. 20), weariness" (v. 27), 'and had uponhimthe care of ",cif the churches." lie sym- pathized with'sthe weak and suffered with those in affliction.: :tie labored with itis hands to support himself while preaching the gdspel that he might not be "burdensome" (12 13. 14) to them. .Like his great Mester, he "spared not himself." • V. Ills extraordinary sufferings (vs. 23-27). "When the apostle would prove himself an extraordinary minister, he proves that he has been an extraordin- ary sufferer. Bonds and imprisonments were familiar to him; never was the most notorious malefactor more fre- quently in the ]lands of public justice than Paul was for the sake of Christ. The jail and the whipping post and all other hard usage of those who were accounted the worst of men, were what he was accustomed! to." Then, too, Paul was exposed to all sorts of perils (v. 26). Whether in city or country, on land or sea, he was constantly in jeop- ardy. He was in peril of robbers, of .his own countrymen, the Jews, and of false brethren. But he endured ell these things gladly and gloried in them, in that he was accounted worthy to suffer for his Lord and Master. VI. The favor God had shown him (vs. 1-4). Paul was permitted to enter Paradise. What he saw and heard could not be portrayed to human minds. Ever after the apostle was filled with an ardent longing to return again to the blessedness than he had, experienced. Henceforth his conversation is in hea- ven. The world is renounced and he presses forward with seem'ng delight to the goal of . rtyrdop if by any means he may "attain to the resurrec- tion of the dead?' The testimony of the Apostle Paul should inspire us to renewed efforts in the divine life. VII. The lesson in humility (vs. 7-10). If love is the greatest thing Itt the. world, humility must be the next great- est. Lest he be exalted. above measure a thorn in the flesh was sent. This was God's method to keep Parol humble. 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Trade was slow, the market lasting all day for the cattle, but the sheep, lambs and calves sold off early in the day. Prices for exporters were lower than last week, but the quality of the cattle was not as good as the high-priced ones of last week. Exporter's -Beet exporters sold at trona $6.60 to ee nor cwt.; common to medium, $4.90 to 90,50 for steers; heifers, 56.40 to 95.60 per en't,; bulls. $4 to 54.50, Butchers -Best butchers' cattle, weighing under 1,200 lbs,, sold at ;6 to 5515, and a very few at 95.25; one or two loads of report weights sold at 55.35 and 96.75 for local kill- ing purposes; -medium butchers, 94.40 to 54,80; common, 53.50 to $4.23; cows, 52.50 to 54.10: Feeders and stoclters-A limited number of feeders sold at 53.75 to 54.6,J; stockers at 53 to $8.50 per cwt. Milkers and springers -Prices for milkers and springers were steady at 540 to $65 each. Veal canes-ortces were unchanged but firm, at 03 to $6.65 per cwt. i-logs-Gunns, Limited, report 47.75 101' bogs, fed and watered, and $7.00 f.o.b, cars at country points. Sheep and lambs -Prices steady at Mon- day's advance. Good export ewes, ;3.90 to 04 ner cwt.; culls and rams, 53 per cwt.; good lambs, $5.75 to 55.90 per cwt,; cull lambs, 55 per ewt, FARMERS' IIARKET. The: rceeipt•s or grain to -stay were sinal, there being but 1011 bushels of barley-, u-Jneh sold at 63c a bushel. Flay quiet. and firm, with offering's of 10 l•oatdr; timothy ranged from $17 to $ 3 a ton, and clover from $10 to $12. Straw is firm, with bunstied quoted at $17 a ton. Dreg ed hogs are stately, with Tirie's ruling at 111.75 to $11. Wheat, white. new ..$ 1 06 $ 1 07 Do., red, new ... .. 1 03 I 00 Do,, goose ... ... , .. 1 00 1 01 Oats, bueltel ... l) 4.2 0 13 Peas, bushel .. ... ... n 85 0 90 Barley, bushel ...... ... 0 63 0 01 Rye, bushel .. ... 0 75 0 76 Hay timothy, ton .. .. 17 00 2:3 00 Do., mixed!, ton ... . - , i) 00 13 (0) Straw, per ton .... ... 36 00 17 00 Seeds- Aleike, fancy-, bushel .. 6 50 Do., No. 1 ... ... .. 0 00 Do., No. 2 ... ... ... 5 50 Do., No. 3 ... . ... 5 00 Red clover, No. 1. bush. 7 50 Timothy ... ... .. 1 40 Dressed hogs ... ... ... 10 75 Butter, dairy ... ... . 0 26 Do., inferior ... ... . 0 21 Eggs, new laid, dozen ... 0 35 Ohiekems, lb. ... ... . 0 1.2 Ducks, 1'b.... ... ... .. 0 12 Turkeys, lb.... ... ... . 0 20 Geese, Ib . ... ... ... ... •0 11 Fowl, lb. ... ... 0 08 Apples, . bbl. . .. .. 1 75 Potatoes, bag, by load .. 0 60 Celery, dozen ... .. 0 30 Onions, bag .. • ... .... 1 00 Cauliflower, dozen ...... (1 75 Cabbage, dozen ... ... . 0 60 Beef, hindquarters .. .. 0 00 Do., foramarters .. .. 5 01) Do., choice, carcase ... § 00 Do., medium. carenee... 7 01 Mutton, per esvt. ... 7 50 Veal, prime, per ewf. ... 8 00 Laanb, per cwt. ... .... 11 00 FRUIT MARKET. Quotations for foreign fruits are as follows: Oranges. Jamaica, ease. ,$ 2 00 to $, . Oranges, Valencia. ... . , 3 150 4 00 Lemons, Messina . .. .. 3 00 4 00 Grape Fruit, Florida .... 4 50 Grape fruit, Jamaica ... 3 50 Grapes, Malaga, keg ... 5 50 6 50 Apples, Canadian, bbl. .. 2 30 4 011 SUGAR MARKET. St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as fol- lows; Granulated, $4.75 per cwt, in bar- rels; No. 1 golden, $4.35 per cwt.. in bar- rels. Beaver, $4.45 per cwt. in bags. These prices are' for delivery here. Cur lots 5e less. In 100 -Ib. bage, prices are 5e loss. 0 7.5 - (i 25 .5 75 4 40 3 00 1 (tt1 11 00 0 30 ') 23 0 40 (1 13 0 14 0 22 0 12 0 30 350 0 05 (1 8.5 1 10 1 25 0 7.5 10 25 '3 50 8 50 S on 850 10 30 10 00 OTHER MARKETS. -WINNIPEG WHEAT MAR KET. Wheat -November 071.8e, December 03 1 2e, May 07 5.8c. Oasts -November 34 5 -Se, December 33- 3-8e, May 35 7.8c. - BRITISH C'ATTLE MARKET. London. -London cables for cattle arc steady, at 121-'2c to 133-4e per 10. for live cattle, dressed weight: refrigerator beof is quoted. slow, at 1(114(' to 10 1-2c Icer 10. :MONTREAL LIVE STOCK. • Montreal. -About 1,800 head of butch- ers' cattle, 60 milch •cows and Springers, 500 calves, 1,600 sheep and lambs, and 1,200 fat hogs weer offered for sale at the Enst-end abattoir to -day. The mar- ket tiros glutted with Northwest cattle, which had it depressing effect on the ]'rices of good beef, but hogs are higher. Prime bevel sole. at 43-8 to near 4 3-4c per 1h:; pretty good stein/els, 31.4 to 41.4e; common stock, 2 to 3c per lb.; lead canners sold at about 3 1.20 per • lb, There 18 an active deulnnd for good nlilcb doe's, and unusually high prices wee,/ paid; a superior milker was sold for $75, and two others at $69 each; other caws and springers sold at from $130 to $60 each. Crass -fed calves sold at 21-2 to 4 1-2e per lb.; good renis at 5 to de per 10. Sheep ,sold at 3 1-2 to 3 3-4c, and lniubs at about 5 l -2c per 1b. Good lots of fat hogs sold at 88.4 to Oc per lb. BRAi@STREET'S TRADE REVIEW Montreal trade reports to Brad - street's say the foature of the 'i»eek here has been the further advance in HOW A WOMAN CAN BUILD UP i-IhR HEALTH This Open Letter From Miro. L. Hor- mann Witt Be nteresting to All Women ,$eadersa. 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