The Herald, 1910-05-20, Page 3, day Settook
LESSON VIII.. --MAY 22, 1910..
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The death of John the Baptist,-
Matt. 14: 1-12.
Coin uentary.--x. A guilty conscience
YS, 1, 2). 1, At that time -It was
while the twelve were upon •the mission
to which Jesus had appointed them
(Matt. 10, 5), Herod -Herod Antipas,
the ruler of Galilee anti' Perea. .Utes fa.
User was Herod the Great, who was king
of all Palestine when Ohrist was born;
rind. who attempted to slay T--Iim, causing
the death of the infants of Jerusalem.
At the death of Herod the Great, his
sone were appointed to rule, the terri-
tory being divided between them. Arelie-
laus had Judea, Herod Philip, Tr'achon-
itis, and Herod Antipas, Galilee and
Penner. Tetrarch -The title given to the
ruler of a fourth part of a nation. Gal-
ilee and Pena, were thought of as the
fourth part of the territory that h'ad
been ruled. over by Herod the Great.
It was the ambition of Antipas to be
called king, and this title was sometimes
applied to him :through courtesy. Heard
the report concerning Jesus (R. V.) -
Jeans had been engaged in His public
ministry for more than two years, and
His teachings and miracles had been
widely reported and the news had reeelr-
c•d to the palace of Herod Autipas. Thi
ruler had deserted his tirst wife, the
daughter of Aretas, the King el Arabia,
and Aretas made war epof Ilerod to
avenge the wrong done his daughter
thus the tetrarch was kept busy with
his enemy on the southeastern border
of his dominion. It has therefore been
suggested that Antipas had but recently
heard of the great works that were be-
ing wrought by our Lord.
2. Said unto his serrants-It is quite
possible that among Herod's servants
were Chuza, a stew'ird, whose wife was
a follower of Jesus (Luke 8, 3), and
'Manaen (Acts 13, 1). Luke says Herod
"was perplexed." He was not, able to
find a satisfactory explanation of the
mystery which had become a subject of
conversation in his Household. .john the
Baptist -Conscience was still alive, and
its goadings suggested to Herod the
name be could not forget. "If we ink -
take not, that dissevered head was rare-
ly thenceforth absent from Herod's
haunted imagination front that day for-
ward till he lay upon his dying bed." -
Farrar. Be is risen from the dead -
Though a Sadducee, yet guilt made him
n coweuu'dly sort of a believer. So true it
is that irreligious men are often trem-
blingly superstitious. Being uncons.:]ed
by the truths of religion, they are ex-
posed to be frightened by any form of
horror suggested to the imagination by
a guilty conscience. Whedon. Herod
must have held John in very high es-
teem,. otherwise he would not have
thought the mighty works he heard of
‘Vere attributable to him.
II..A. fearless preacher (vs. 3.5.) 2. Put
him in prison -The place of the impri-
sonment was in the southeastern part of
the dominion of Herod, at Macherus,
where he haul a palace with a prison at-
tached. Macherus was probably his mill -
tiny headquarters during the war he was
waging with Aretas, For Herodias' sake
-Herodias was the daughter of Aristo-
bulus, the son of Herod the Great. She
had married her uncle, Herod Philip,
whom she deserted for Herod Antipas._
Herod Antipas had put away his wife,
the daughter of Aretas, for the sake of
forming a union with Herodias. 4. For
John said unto him -There was courage
in that rugged prophet of the wilderness
to declare the truth in the presence of
the ruler, even though that truth was in
the highest degree unpalatable to the
guilty pair. John spared neither com-
mon sinners, nor sinners high in the so-
cial scale in his denunciation of iniquity.
Not lawful for thee -Herod was guilty
in putting away his wfie; was guilty in
taking the wife of his brother (Herod
Philip was living) ; was guilty in marry-
ing his niece, who was also his sister-
in-law. Herodias was unprincipled and
ambitious. She has married Herod Phil-
ip, the eldest son of Herod the Great,
thinking that he would enter upon the
inheritance of his father, but, when
Philip was disinherited and became poor,
she deserted him for Antipas, who was
tetrarch and rich. It was proper for
John Ito !reprove I3erod. "1. Herod's
course was bringing untold evils upon
the people. John could not effectively
denounce the Sins of the people if be
let sins in high places go unreproved.
3. Unrebnkeci crimein high nlnees tench-
es, endorses and propagates crime among
the people."-Peloubet. 5. When he
would have put him to death-Herod's
feelings toward John were mingled. 1 -le
feared him, he admired him, he hated
him. He feared, him because he knew
that his own course was wicked and de-
served reproof. He admired his integ-
rity and courage. He hated him because
he had pronounced against his pet sin.
111. A wicked oath (vs. 6-9.) 6 Herod's
birthday -The celebration was an elab-
orate one. "Herod on his birthday made
a supper to his lords, high captains, and
chief estates of Gallilee." (Merle 6: 21.)
The daughter of Herodias -This was Sa-
lome, the daughter of Herod Philip and
Herodias. Danced before them -It K,vas
ceetemary in the East on occasions of
this sort to hire dancing girls to perforin
in the presence of the banqueters. • No
reputable maiden could ever have done
each a thing., •Wine was flowing freely
and the feasters in various eteges of in-
toxication, welcomed the degrading ens
tertainment that 'was furnished them.
Iierodias was so desirous of having John
executed, that it ie more than probable
that she was a party to the arrange -
Orient whereby her own daughter should
'be degraded to play the part of n dane-
ing, girl, knowing that the banqueters
*mild be likely to bestow costly glfte
upon the performer. Pioeeecl Herod-
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This was what might be expected, and
the purpose of Herodias wa,s being ful-
filled. 7. Promised with 'an oath-Ine his
half -intoxicated condition this judgment
and reason fled. Be was guilty in prom-
ising that, the nature of which he did
not know. He was not a king, only a
tetrarch, yet in his maudlin state he
thought he possessed a kingdom.
8. Before .instructed c,i her mother=--
T]re plan was craftily and skilfully
worked out. She asked her mother what
She .should demand of Herod. Give me
bare -As if the t.etrareh night change
his mind, should there be delay, she
insists that the request be granted at
once. John llaptiet's head in a charger
--A. murderous requ::st. The fiendish
purpose of this' eonseieneeless woman
wasto be acccmplished. Peihaps the
feast suggested the idea of having the
head of John borne in on a large platter,
as food had (been served to the. guests.
0. The king was sorry -Elis better na-
ture attempted to •assert itself, as he
realized the import of Salomo's request.
Ile knew John• was a righteous man, and
hi' knew the people favored him. • For
the sake- of his oaths (R. V.) --He cared
more for his oath than for his eon -
science. or John, or his God. Which sat
•with him -He was afraid of offending
the great men •of his kingdom, A slave
to public opinion. To be given -Note
the steps that had led Herod' to this:
L Rejecting the truth.. 2. Continuing ti
indulge in Ms.sins. -3. A. drunken feast;
liquor is responsible for untold crime
and. misery. 4. An immormal dance;
daneing can but result in sin. 5., A
wicked • oath, which never should have
been taken, but, once taken, should
have hien broken immediately. 6. Ills
fear of the people,
IV. A ghastly crime (vs. 10-12). 10.
Beheaded John in the prison -It was
the work of a. few minutes, ae it is be-
lieved that the feast was held in the
palace to which the dungeon was at-
tached. John had been n prisoner here
for a year, and roust have expected an
outcome similar to this. His work was
done, and he was ready. 11. His head
was...given to the damsel --..She was
only the agency by watch the bloody
deed had been done. We ean scarcely
imagine that she was pleased with the
ghastly gift. Geikie says: "This was in
keeping with the brutal coarseness of
the age, especially in the 'Eastern pro-
vincee." She brought it to her mother
--Who would feast her eyes upon the
awful sight. She gained her purpose, but
her gloating over the tragedy brought
but partin l and fleeting satisfaction. She
remembered John with n.=bltier remem-
brance. Misfortunes followed this un-
happy pair. The people said their trou-
bles came because of the murder of John.
Herod lost his dominion, was banished
to Gaul, thence to Spain. Herodias
shared his banishment, and both died in
disgrace.
12. IIis disrirples...took up the body,
and burled it. -The body had been
thrown out, and his disciples, faithful
to the last, performed the sad rite of
burial. Went and told Jesus -Their
master, the foresstnner of Jesus, was
gone, and the most natural thing for
them to do was to go to Jesus with
their loss and sorrow.. It is an open
question whether they became his die-
eiples in the proper sense of the word,
but it is very likely they did. •
Queations: What did Herod say when
he heard of the fame of Jesus? In what
prison had John been put? By whom?
Why? Why did Herodias hate John?
Why was the marriage of Herd and
Herodias unlawful? Why did Herod fear
John? Who 'danced? What oath did
Herod take? What request was made
of Herod, and by whom?
RRAOTICAL APPLICATIONS.
"Herod had laid hold on John," (v, 3)
Herod feard to offence Herodias and
yielding to that- fear became the worst
of cowards. Cowardice is a refusal to
brave the dangers fear recognizes, or
suffer - the eonsequenee of a right course
of action. Cowardice is not fear, but
yielding to fear, A hero conquers his
fears, a coward is conquered by them.
- "John said" (v. 4). John was "the
voice" (Matt. 3:3). Tie first raised that
yoke in straightforward warning to the
proud, self-righteous' Pharisees (Matt.
3:7), He last mad it in..the strong de-
claration 'o"f the truth to a self-indul-
gent terareh •Through life he.was true
to his mission. bother was offered to be
Made a card,'innl if be would be quiet,
He answered, "No, n if I might' be
pope/' adding, "Let incye counted fool,
or anything, so 1 be not riot found guilty
of cowardly silence." The Papists, when
they could not rule held, Bailed him apos-
tate, Ile confessed and said, "1 am in-
deed an apostate, buta blessed apostate,
one that hath fallen Off rem the devil.
Christ liveth and reignithi, Shave enough
for Luther"
"The daughter of B
and pleased Herod (v
ence to dancing, whit?
very few Pf the
as a social amusemeBiblent,' speaks of crime,
shamelesdness and destri ction. Harold P.
Sayles suggests, "The 4 acing sanction-
ed by scripture was sways a religious
act (Psa. 149: 3; 150: .), practised ex-
clusively on occasions national fes-
tivity and conquest (1t em, 21. 11; Jer.
31. 4), usually by maidens in the day
time, e'n open. 'air, IV 'highways, fields
or groves" (Esod. 15, 20; Judg. 11: 34;
1 Sam. 18. 6).)I;To instances occur in
which ..oth sexes mu" in dancing, ei-
ther for worship or moment. The
pet Bible quotation i 'defence of (lanc-
ing is Ecol, 3. 4. B t since the Jews
knew of dewing on f as a religious
ceremony, or an elf cession of grati-
tude and praise, the text merely de-
clares tfaere is a time for mourning and
a time for dand praise. "Is it
any harm for'glaaness Christian to dance?"
said a young lady tBishop Mellvain.
"A Christian,. my dei;}," was the decid-
ed answer of the Hpis opal prelate, "has
no desire to dance."
lidias danced ..
6). This refer-
one of the
•ords of dancing
ate.
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TORONTO riAiRKETS.
LIVE MOCK.
The railways reported 85 carloads re-
ceived on the market on \Vednraday and
Thursday„ consisting^ f 1.072 cattle, 2,342
hugs, 246 sheep; 279 calves and 20 horses,
The quality of cattle was fair to good.
Tradeoeiurdsie dag:iufwyp shrdlu eta
Trade, considering„: . light run for
the- two days, was slit or butcher cat-
tle, at about the•sar:.e trice as quoted
for Tuesday's market.
Exporters -There '4:: • an important
sale of 225 selected e'i' trt cett:e, made
or: this marget, by Mr. c=P0. Rowntree to
Alexander MoIntoah, t,tr. Gordon, Iron-
sides & Phares Oo., at•eraging 12:2.5 lbs.
each, at $7.15 to $7.2'' and- only one loud
of these was at the 1 wer fig :re. But it
must be remembered 'hat they were "se-
lected cattle" to bri these prices. Ex-
port bulls sold fron '5.50 to 80.
'Butchers --Geo. R wntree b:tught 300
cattle for the Harris Abattoir Co. Steens
and heifers, $5.85 to 20.65; cows, :';t6 to
$0; bulls, $5 to i$6.1d.
Stockers and Peers -Mr. Muivby re -
parts handling inr te"'`8eigliblerhood of
300 cattle at follo}•ing prices: Steers,
900 to 1,050 lbs. each. at $5.50 to $6.50;
steers, 800 to 900 lbs., at $5.25 to $5.75;
stcere, 600 to 800 lbs. each, at $4.50 to
$552.5; common light stockers, $.3.50 to
$4.25.
.Milkers and Springers-Tbere ]las been
a fair supply of milkers and springers'
all week, but too many of the common
medium light cows that are not wanted.
Prices remained steady at $35 to $07
each.
Veal Calves-Priee,x for vial calves
have been firmer, having nearly regi.in-
ed the late decline. Prices ranged from
$3 to $7 per cwt., but -the average price
was about $6.40 per cwt.
Cheep and Lambs -The market far
•
ro 1,,sis
•
BAll ES bread, pie and cake -
bakes them perfectly :all through,
and browns them appetizingly.
ROASTS beef, poultry and game
with a steady heat, which pre-
serves the rich natural flavor.
BRO,iLS steaks and chops -makes
them tender and inviting.
TOASTS bread, muffins, crack-
ers and cheese.
No drudgery of coal and
ashes; no stooping to get at
the oven; no smoke, no dust,
no odor -just good cooking
with greater fuel economy.
Irons and water in wash -
boiler always hot. The
has a Cabinet Top with shelf for keeping plates and food hot.
Drop shelves for the coffee pot or saucepans, and nickeled towelracks.
It has long turquoise -blue enamel chimneys. The nickel finish,
with the bright blue of the chimneys, makes the stove very attrac-
tive and invites cleanliness. Made with I, 2 and 3 burners; the
2 and 3 -burner stoves can be had with or without Cabinet.
e bliTIO5 ARY NOTE: De sure you get this stove --dee that the name -plate reads "NEW PERFECTION.'
Every dealer everywhere ; if not at yours, write for Descriptive Circular
to the nearest agency of the
The Queen City Oil Company, Limited,
'Toronto.
sheep and lambs is slightly ]ower; ewes
sold at $5 to $5.7e; • tuts 84 to $4.50;
yearling, $0.50 t .. r cwt.; Opting
limbs, $3 to $6.50.
Hogs- -Prices have eeia advanced
over our last quota tim ` $sleets fed
and watered, $9.60 to $9.75. and $9.40 to
$9.50 f.o.b. ears at country poinst.
FARMERS' MARKET.
The Street Market was again quiet to-
day, the only grain received being 200
bushels of oats, which sold at 39c per
bushel.
}lay quiet and steady, there being sales
of 12 loads at $17 to $20 a ton for tim-
othy and at $12 to $15 for nixed and
clover. Straw nominal and $12 to $13 a
ton.
Dressed hogs are unchanged, with
tations ruling at $12 to $12,50.
Wheat, white, new .. ...$ 1 00
Do., red, new .. .. .. 1 00
Do., goose ... ... 0 95
Oats, bushel ... ... ... 0 39
Pees, bushel .. ..... 0 70
Barley, bushel .. , 0 48
Rye, buebel . .. . , 0 65
ETity-, timothy, ton 17 00
Do., mixed, ton 12 00
Strew, per ton ..... 12 0
Dressed hogs ... ... , , , 12 00
Butter, dairy 0 25
])o., inferior
]eggs, dozen . ...
Chickens. spring. ib
Turkeys, lb. ... ...
Fowl, lb. . ... .... •
Apples. bbl.
Potatoes. beg. by load
Onions. sack ... ...
0 18
0 20
0 50
0 21
0 15
1 00
0 40
2,5,0
Beef. hin(1,morters 11 50
7L,,. •fnre(h?arters R 00
Do.. choice, carcase 10 150
quo -
15101
1 01
0 97
0 40
0 00
0 50
0 00
20 00
15 00
13 00
12 50
0 30
0 22
0 $3
0 00
023
0 17
2 50
04.5
2 75
3 00
10 00
12 00
Do., medium, carcase .. 8 50
Mntton, per cwt. .. ... 11 00
Veal. prime, per cwt. .... 11 0
Lamb, lb. ... ..... .... 016
OTHER MARKETS.
WOOL 1tiARICET.
London -At the wool auction sales to
day 9,503 bales were offered. The smal
selections attracted spirited bidding front
the continent and the home trade. Fires
prices were realized, especially for scour.
el merinos and coarse cross-breds.
CHEESE MARKETS.
Tweed. -To -night 210 white cheese
boarded; ten and one-eighth cents bid;
no sales.
Woodstock, -Four hundred white, sii
hundred. colored. 10 3-8 cents bid; tic
sales.
Belleville, -At the meeting of thi
cheese board, held here to -day, there
were offered 150 boxes of cheese. Sale
were 340 at 1011-16e, 000 at 105-13e, bal
once refused 105-8e.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET.
Wheat -May 981-4e. July 993-8c.
Oats -May 32 7-8e, July 34c.
BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS.
Lc r,don.-London and Liverpool cable
quoted live cattle (Americen) steady, a;
131,2; to 141=2c. dressed weight; refrig
erator beef steady, at le to 11 1-4c pee.
pound.
90(
13 0(
12 51
0 11
e.e.
"What a quaint old teapot! And yell
sur- it has been in the family since the
year 1S10? Then it is a century old! 11
hes outlasted an entire hundred years!'
"Fes: and probably three hundred
toric" ---Chicago Tribune.
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