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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-12-10, Page 7ids drool LESSON 7C1. -DEC. 12, 1909. Paul's Last Words. -2 Tim. 4: 1-8, 16.18. Commentary -I, Paul's solemn charge to. Timothy (vs. 1-5). 1. I charge thee- This -was Paul's last charge to Timothy, his dyeing request, Before God This charge is put in a most solemn form. God and Christ were looking at him. Tho quick and the dead -The idea is that Christ would be alike the Judge of all who were alive when He should come, and of all who had died. At His appearing -When Christ comes the sece and tirae He willudgo the world and then enter upon His completed king- acen, in which His people shall reign With Him. 2. Preach the word -Proclaim, as a herald, the glad tidings of salvation as disclosed in the word of God. Be in- stant -Be constantly on duty; be urg- ent. In season, out of season It is not oaeant that the urgency should be Wade, or in any wise unfitting as to time and circumstance. Paul was always courteous; he timed and suited His words most wisely. Yet who ever ex- emplified this injunction more admir- ably ?-Butler. Let it be always in sea- son for thee; not in peace alone, or in quietness, or when sitting in the church. And if you should be in perils, if in prison, if compassed about with chains, if even going forth to death, at that very time convince, withhold not the word of rebuke. For even then rebuking is in season, when the word meets with success.-Chrysostom. Reprove -Ar con- vince; show them their errors. Rebuke -Show them their sins. Exhort --Appeal to men. Show the truth as opposed to their error, the right as oupposed to their sin. Longsuffering-Have patience and perseverance, for the work of bring- ing inn to God is sometimes slow and, discouraging. Doctrine -"Teaching. "-- R. V. The word doctrine here, and in other places in the New Testament, does not mean a creed, but teaching the truth. S. Time will comea-In the third and fourth verses the necessity is shown for this faithful ministry. It is one that has always been in force, since human nature is the same in all ages. Not en- dure -They will not listen to healthful teaching that is calculated to lead the soul away from sin to holiness, but they ' procure teachers who will flatter them while in their sins and carnal pleasures. Itching ears -It is the listeners who have the itching ears -ears which de- sire to hear some pleasing thing, with no reference to their vices. 4. Turn away -"Because sound and salutary teaching about their own errors and sins is abasing to the pride of men, it will not be endured. Yet their moral natures demand some opiate; hence they will resort to various so-called teachers, in order to obtain rules of life that suit their native tastes." 6. Watch -Be vigilant against error and against sin, and faithful in the perfor- mance of duty. Endure afflictions -This verse sounds like a review of Paul's life. He is charging Timothy to follow on in his footsteps. Evangelist -Much the same as a preacher or missionary. 'In the apostolic age, persons recognized as evangelists seem to have occupied a ,position between apostles and pastors, and to have stood in a certain relation to the former with regard to the dif- fusion of the gospel and the planting of churches." Full proof -Leave nothing undone that it is possible to do for God. II. Paul's triumphal anticipation of martyrdom (vs. 6-8). 6. Ready to be of- fered-"I f- fered "I am already being offered."--` R. V. The allusion here is to the custom which prevailed aanong the hctthen of pouring wine and oil on the head of a victim haven, it was about to be offered in sacrifice. The apostle was in the con- dition of the victim on whose head the wine and oil had been already poured, and wh'ieh was just about to be put to death. The meaning is not that he was. to be a saorifiee; it is that bis death was about to oecur. Probably there were events occurring in Rome which made it morally oes lain that though he had onee been acquitted, he could not now escape. .-Barnes. Departure -"The verb from Which the noun translated `departure' is derived means in Greek to loosen again; to undo. It is applied to the act of loos- ing or casting off the fastenings of 'a ship preparatory to departure. The pro - idea .of.the use of the word would be at he hard bene bound to the present world, like a ship to its moorings, and iihat death would be a release, a setting free, thus permitting the soul to go forth, as with expanded sails, on its eternal voyage." 7. The good fight (R. V.)- Against Satan, sin and error, The eve - miss and the armor are described in Eph. 6, 11-17. Finished -"Most men in Ins position would have thought the greatest staraggle just before them; but Paul counted death as nothing." My course -He compares his Christian life to a raeq.which is finished now that he seas the goal so near .Trim. Kept the faith --the • truth of tare cegspel k;i?au1 iltia,d ; not ,turnefl Asad on `city ' � i* or imbibed. a' single errorfr8.." "Won' in the oayise od ra,�h Was not the mown of'amTiil•,ioie air d. 3aand won in the struggle for wo't?ldly dietinetson" (see Jas. I, 12; I. Pelt. 5, ), 'At that deny --The dray of judgment; the Morning ort the . resurrection..-;-O1arke. Love Hua appearing -While that is a day to be dreaded by the wieked, It is looked Seaward to by the riga/teous wdtih joyous aatleipation. III. Various dlrectnons given (vs. 9-15). Paul urges Timothy , to come to him Without delay. Ito evidently desired i1>nbthy to be with him at the time of death. Paul speaks of some who i with him. Flue asks Timothy to being • `,•rte lett him and say's that only Luke irtg otiereeat end books, IV. Last words (vs -18). 16. At my first answer - It seems clear that during his second imprisonment Paul was twice ar- raigned. The first time he stood alone,. making his own defence. It is generally believed that the persecution against the Christians was so severe at this time that Paul could obtain no one to plead his case. "Nero, who had himself set fire to Rome, charged it on the Chris- tians, and they were in consequence persecuted in the most cruel manner. Nero caused the mto be wrapped up in pitched clothes, and then, chaining them to the stake, he ordered them set on Ere, to give light in the streets after night." -Clarke. May it not be laid, etc. (R. V,) -Paul prays for those who had forsaken him. 17. The Lord stood with me -When human help failed me the Lord came to my assistance. The charge against Paul probably was that he had introduced a new religion, and among the Romans this was punishable with death. Paul however, maintained that Christianity was not a new religion, but the natural and legitimate develop- ment of the Jewish faith. Preaching.. fully known -At the time of his trial Paul evidently spoke to a large con- course of people with great liberty. Mouth of the lion -Ancient writers think Paul had reference to Nero, but as Nero was in Greece at that time it seems more plausible to understand the expression as referring to the immin- ent danger which confronted the apos- tle. 18. Lord shall deliver, etc. -Living or dying Paul was the Lord's. No evil design of his persecutors would cause him to falter or become unfaithful. If my life is sacrificed the Lord "will save me unto His heavenly ,kingdom." To whom be glory -Paul's triuhph is com- plete. "Thus passed away one of the greatest of men, a man of affairs, an orator, a statesman, a. diplomat, a great traveler, the pioneer missionary, the greatest of theologians, a masterly writer, a profound philosopher, founder of churches, leader of men, faithful pas- tor, loving friend, humble follower of Jesus Christ. And though he died a prisoner, he passed away as all Chris- tians may pass away, with a song in his heart the reflected light of heaven." PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. DO YOU P.ERSp��LL''7IRE+T cT' EX C S 11% ]L Don't Be, Offensive Air Longer - There is a Tonic Treat- ment That Cures "The least little thing would force me into a state of excessive perspiration," writes E. C. De Forrest, a well-known resident of Davenport. °"Not only its profusion, but its o£fen ,eness bother- ed me: I was then not eve • strong and it might have been the veldt of a low sort of fever I had whe •4I first moved into this section. Perim ,s I was run- down and a little nervdus. With any little start, or waking up at night iu a half dreamy condition, I would be simply bathed with perspiration. Look- ing around for a good tonic I saw `Fer- rozone highly recommended. It's a great pleasure to testify that in my case it acted splendidly. 1nktleneral health Ferrozone quite set me up, owing no doubt to the stimulation. Ferrozone gives one's appetite and digestion. I can't pos- itively say how much I gained in weight but I know it was considerable. My deep improved, and as for my nerves they never bother me any move. It's a great blessing to get 'free from the excessive perspiration, and still more desirable to enjoy such excellent, health as Fer- rozone brought me." You'll not regret using Ferrozone- get it to -day, fifty cents a box, six for $2.50, all dealers, or The Catarrhozone Co., Kingston, Canada. ;, A Faithful Life. I. Preach (v. 2). In winning men to Christ God has chosen to use the human voice. Talmage said: "What could Pe- ter the Hermit have accomplished had he stayed in his monastery, and issued a printed call to arms, even though he had showered' Europe with circulars? But when that fiery little monk, lean, swarthy, keen -eyed, eloquent, bare -head- ed, bare-footed, girded about the loins with a heavy cord, and mounted on his mule, undertook the tour of Europe, preaching the first crusade, with tears and groans, smiting his breast, passion- ately invoking vengeance on the ruthless Saracen, all Europe sprang madly to its feet and hurled itself upon the Orient. So of the gospel, -It must be in the blood like iron, in the eye like fire, in the voice like a trumpet call. It must be preached by men who have had it preached to them; to sinners by men who have sinned; by dying men to dy- ing men." "Preach the word." "Feed the flock" (1 Pet. 5:2). Proclaim the written word, with its inexhaustible truths, and the incarnate Word as the Son of God and the Son of man. Preach the word. without apology it is divine; with confidence in its necessity -it is unfailing; with assurance of success - God has promised it shall not return void (Isa. 55;11); with unswerving faith -the time is fast coming when Amos' prediction shall be fulfilled, "A famine in the land, not....of bread....but of hearing the words of the Lord; and they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it" (Amos 8:11, 12). til ,reap le"L. TORONTO MARKETS. LIVE STOCK. The quality was unchangan from what has been coming in for some time past. Trade was brisk in ,a.1. ,-busses, espe- cially for butchers' costa higher quotations. Exporters -T. Oonno of export bulls at $3.7 Butchers -Prime pi. and heifers sold at $5."e Rowntree bought 660 c:." to for the Har• - rias Abattoir Oompany, including the Northwest cattle, ,at ,.70 10 $5.25 for steers and heifers; . coma; and bulls at $1.75 to $4.60. Stoeksrs and Feedeme---Reeeipts of feeders and stockers were ligl.t. Priees were unchanged as fo1love: Best steers, 900 to 1,000 lbs. each, at $4 to $4.60; best steers, 800 to 900 lbs. each, at $3.75 to $4.15; best stockers,, 600 to 700 lbs. each, at $3.40 to $3.80. Milkers and Springers• -Moderate re- ceipts of milkers and sptnvers sold at $35 to $65 each. .3. Veal Calves ---One hhvdr.<d and sixty- nine veal calves sold from $3 to $7 par ewt. Sheep and Lambs --About 1.200 sheep and lambs sold as follows: Export ewes, $3.50 to $4.10 per cwt.; rams and culls, at $2.50 to $4; lambs, $5.50 to $6 per cwt. Hogs -Prices steady et $7.75 for se- lects fed and watered at the market, and $7.50 f.o.b. cars at teem •ry paints. FAITHERS' '.L'.1',.Iil:1'. Reeei its of grain t,."dny were small. 'Wheat easier, with 4 of 200 bushels of fall at $1.07 t : e ,1.05 per bushel. Barley is unehctngee, eat1n sales of 500 bushels at 65 to 66e. Cl ate easy, 200 bushels selling at 41e Hay quiet Sind st Rye, bueshel , .. , 0 7.3 0 70 flay, timothy, (on .. 17 00 e'1 00 i)o., nrixecl, ton - . .. 10 00 12 00 straw, per ton ... ... 10 00 17 00 Seeds- Alsilce, faney, h , bu ... 650 0 73 1}0. No. 1 .. .. .. 6 00 5 25 1)o., No, 2 ...... , . 5 50 3 7.7 Do., No. 3 ... . . 5 00 Red clover, No. 1. bush, 7 50 `.'iinothy . , ... .. .. 1 40 .Rre. ed hogs ... ... 111 50 Butter, dais•- ... .. .. 0 27 0 30 Ike, inferior . .. . 0 22 0 24 Egg's, new laid, dozen ... 0 45 0 00 I)o, fre:4h ... ., 0 30 0 35 Chickens, lb. .. ... ... 0 12 0 14 D n r' ks, lb. .. ... 0 12 0 14 'Turkeys, llr, .. 0 15 0 17 Geese, lb. ... ... 0 10 0 11 Fowl, lb. .. ... ... 0 08 0 10 Apples, bbl. ... .. '2 00 :1 50 Potatoes, bag. by load .. 0 50 0 60 Celery, dozen . , . ... ... 0 30 0 35 Onions, bag ... ... ... 1 00 1 10 Cauliflower. dozen ... ... 0 75 1 25 Cabbage, dozen ... ... .. 0 55 0 05 Beef, hindquarters ... ... 8 00 9 00 Do.. forequarters ... 5 00 3 50 Do., choice, ca-rease ... 7 50 8 00. 1)o., medium, earease... 6 50 7 00 Mutton, per cwt. , ... 7 00 8 00 Veal, prime, per cwt. ... 9 50 10 50 Lamb, per cwt. . ... 9 00 10 00 which sold at ght one lead $4.25 per cwt. a lets of steers $5.40. George 5 40 8 00 1 60 1100 SUGAR MARKET. St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as fol- lows: Granulated, $4.85 per etvt. in bar- rels; No, 1 golden. $4.45 per cwt. in bar- rels; Beaver, $4.55 per cwt, in bags. These prices are for delivery here. Car lots 5c less. In 100 pound. bags prices are 5c less. OTHER MARKETS II. Watch (v. 5). 1. Watch with the Savior. Jesus said, "Could ye not watch with me one hour?" (Matt. 26:40). We should watch as near friends. If we "consider him who endured such contra- diction of sinners against himself" (Hob. 12:3), we shall never go out into the world and deny him and forsake him. If we think often, "What would Jesus do?" "What would Jesus say?" "What would Jesus like?" faith will not decline, hope will not grow cold, love will not be negligent. 2. Watch for the Savior, "Love his appearing" (v. 8). A few watched for his first coming; Zacharias, Elizabeth, Simeon, Anna and the wise men. We who are looking for his second coming should watch with loins girded and lights burning. We should watch persevering- ly (Eph.. 6:18). "Watch for..souls, as they that must give :account" (Neb. 13:17). There is no greater guard against temptation, no higher incentive to holy living, than the hope of the Lord's com- ing. A little boy* was sent from home into a place of business where the work was hard and confining. It was dull and wearisome, and he longed for home. He wrote. and begged his father to let him come home, but it seemed best that he should stay. Later the father sent word that he would come himself, before many days, and bring him home. The boy took new heart. He worked patiently and well. Every morning as he swept the store he would glance out of the window ometohnlr"Perhaps e-day Sohewatchd nho will day after day, until one morning look- ing down the street he saw the old horse and buggy. He dropped his broom, and ran to meet his father, crying joyfully, "Oh, I am so glad you have comet" "Looking for that blessed hope" will help us to "live soberly, righteously and godly" (Titus 2:12, 13). We are not to watch for death, but "look for him" (Hob. 9,:28)'; not to watch and worry, but "watch and pray" (Mark 13:23).- A. C. M. ►y, with receipts of 20 loads; timothy e. d at $17 to $22 a ton, and ctov^er at $I2. Straw un- changed, one load c•' bundled selling at $17 a ton, Dressed hogs n.n• 4'c'ady, with prices ruling at $10.50 to eel, Wheat, write, nen ..$ 1 07 $ 1 08 Do., rod, new . .. 1 07 1 08 Do., goose .... , . 1 04 0 00 Oats, bushel ... . , . .1. 0 41 0 00 Peas, buehel ... ... .y . 0 85 0 90 Barley, 'busiuel.... 0 65 0 66 WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET. Wheat -December 94 7 -Sc, May 98 1-2c. Oats -December 32 1-2c, May 35 3-8c. HIGH PRICES AT CHICAGO. Chicago -Prime steers to -day reached the highest price ever paid on the open market in Chicago. Nineteen steers, av- eraging 1,572 pounds, sold at $9.50 per hundredweight, and ten yearlings, weigh- ing 1,081 pounds, also sold at the same price. A single head sold at 10e per pound. MONTREAL LIVE STOCK. Montreal -About 1,100 head of butch- ers' cattle, 40 mulch cows and springers. 90 calves, 800 sheep and lambs, and 1,000 hogs were offered for sale at the east end abattoir this forenoon. The dense fog dict not prevent the butchers from coming out in large numbers, and trade was fair at about former rates, except- ing that mutton and veal were rather higher. Prime beeves sold at 41.2 to 5 1-4c per pound; pretty good animals, 31-4 to 4 1-2c; common stock, 2 to 3c per pound; while the lean canners sold at 1 1-2 to 2c per pound; milch cows sold at from $20 to $G0 each; calves sold at from 3 to 5 1-2c per pound; sbeep sold at from 3 3-4 to 4 1-4e per pound; lambs at 5 3-4 to 6 1-4e per pound; good lots of fat hogs sold at 81-2 to 8 3-4c per pound. .. BR.ITISH CATTLE MARKETS. London. -London cables for cattle are steady at 12 to 14e per lb. for live cattle weight; Liverpool, 12 to 13%c; refrig- erator beef slow, at 0 5-8 to 10e per lb. NOVEMBER CROP BULLETIN. A GIFT THAT ANY MAN WOULD :APPRECIATE THim$5.00 set of Military Brushes 1s one of the best values we have ever shown. 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My physician told me 1 could nottakea better tonic than PSYC}IINE, and I recommend it to all who are suffering from I..ungTrouble and Gen- eral Debility. For salt by all Drazelsts 54c. & $1 per bottle. Dr. T. A. SLOCUM LIMITED, TORONTO PRONOUNCED Si -KEEN gether the year .alas been a fairly good one. The yield of late fall and winter apples has been up to the average. There are some complaints of apples - ing small in size on account of midsum- mer drouth, and heavy winds in Octo- ber shook off a lot of the fruit. There were the usual number of reports of wormy fruit. Live stock. Some correspondents, more particularly in the eastern portion of the Province, speak favorably of the condition of fall pastures, but the ma- jority of the returns toll of rather close cropping. The result is that live stock as a rule are not in flesh, and there has been asteady culling out of poor ani- mals, more especially among dairy cows. Good prices for all classes of live stock have also helped to leasee the number on hand. The dairy. The season, notwithstand- ing dry midsummer conditions, has been a good one for the dairy industry. Prioes have been fair for cheese and high for butter, the latter branch of the indus- try relatively making most advance this season. The general quality of butter was good, both in the creamery and dairy classes. Poultry. Good prioes for fowl for the table, and equally good prices for eggs,, notwithstanding the high prices of grant, axe encouraging farmers to give mare attention to poultry raising. Farm labor. There was a sufficiency of farm labor, generally speaking, al- though here and there a scarcity was reported. The quality of much cf the labor offered was not up to the stand- ard. The wages of farm laborers are ard. The wages of farm laborers are not likely to rise, but rather to fall. Fail plowing. The late harvesting de- Iayed plowing, and the dry mid,ummer made some clay soils so hard to break up that plowing was rather backward in many localities as correspondents wrote. Fodder supplies. The lessons of the last two years in husbanding fodder sup- plies have been well learned by Ontario farmers, and they face the coming win- ter with confidence. There is a shortage of hay compared with the average sea- son, but most farmers have enough for local need, and it is of prime quality. Prices range all the way from $8 to $16 a ton, and some even higher, according to locality. Straw, which usually sells at about half the price of hay, is also rather scarce, but it is clean and of first-class quality. There will be plen- ty of turnips, but a lighter supply of the other roots. The immense yield of fodder corn, however, assures a fairly safe wintering of live stock. The following statement concerning crop conditions during the first week of November, 1009, based on the returns of nearly one thousand correspondents, has been prepared by the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture. Fall Wheat. While a few correspon- dents claim that the grain did not turn out as well as was expected from the stand, the great majority of those re- porting regard fall wheat as an extra good crop. Spring wheat. Eacli year farmers have less?to say about spring wheat. The crop is described as from fair to good in both yield and quality. Barley. The yield of barley was vari- able, and, taking the Province over, will be a little below an average yield. Oats. This crop may be described as being in most eases rather light in yield paler acre and also light in weight per measured bushel. Peas. Opinions are much divided as to peas, reports concerning the crop run- ning from "poor" to "very good." The weevil is still in evidence. Mixed Grains. The growing of mixed grains appears to be gaining in favor, although some correspondents object to it. The favorite combination is late bar- ley and early oats; then come peas and cats; and barley, oats and peas. The new fall wheat. The high prices which have been prevailing for wheat have resulted in a considerably enlarg- ed area of that grain being sown this fall. Corn. Notwithstanding the backward- ness of the spring and the consequent lateness of planting, has turned out well. Tobacco. This crop is only medium in yield, but the leaf is of good quality. Buckwheat. A greatly increased acre- age has been given to buckwheat this year, owing to the wet, cold spring be- ing adverse to the sowing of the more standard grains. This will be remember- ed as the buckwheat year. Clover seed. The summer was too dry for the best results in clover seed. The general quality of the seed saved ranks high. Potatoes. Notwithstanding that the crop has suffered from drouth in some quarters, the general trend of returns indicates an unusually big yield of large, smooth, sound looking potatoes. Turnips. Reports regarding these roots aro variable, ranging from fair to geol. Mengel wurzels. These roots have not done so well as turnips. Carrots. Returns relating to carrots are so meagre that they can hardly be considered as a regular field crop. Sugar beets, A fair yield of rather small size beets of good quality summer- izes the reports regarding this crop. Fruit. Taking all classes of fruit to- ' TORTURED 0Y PILES Could Not Rest I Could Not World Could Not Play I How Zam' Bul: Brought Relief Mr. Julius Glacier, of Dcmbirh, Ont., says: "I was so tortured by piles that 1 could not get case whether lying down, sitting, or standing. The ailment rob- bed me of strength, of appetite. and of all desire to live! I had suffered so long and so acutely that I came to think there was no ease for nee. 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