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LESSON X--JUNI 5, 1910.
eiesue Walks on the Sea., -Matt.
21i-36,
Onuanaee ta:•y.-1, Jesus a t preys r (i
22, 2a) 32Straight way--lneueuiat
eee
alter the llitilUcudt, had best: urtee .,
• louslyr fed, demi canstrained Ll;u dead.
plea -Jesus exercised-turteArty ,in eeird-
ing diselplea, rather egelrt t their d:' -
arc, before Him to the other aide of tip;
sea. The reason of their reluctance to
gu_appears 'from 3olvrt'; statr:ment (,./ 0111
vi. 14, 15). The feeding the five thee -
'sand had se xnptesee d the people :vita
Jesus' powei that they irelieved Ii' meet
lie the Messiah, and ]tense the king to
be crowned, who was to break the power
of their oppressors, the Romans. The
disciples shared this belief, and desired
to ,reni ii with their 1.laster, to• ,see
what the outcome would be, fur, if FIe
wee to be•made king, they were eager to
share in the honor and take the places
that would naturally be given to His
most intimate friends It has been also
suggested that the disciples did not wit=h
to leave Him ailone, since it would ap-
pear 'Like desertion; and then, too, it Is
possible that they• dreaded the night
voyage across the lake. Unto the otlwr
side -From the accounts of the- three
evangelists we learn that Capernaum
we,s to be their destination, but tee di,-
ciplrer, were to coast along the, northers
end of the lake, touching at .Bethsaida,
to take Jesus aboard, and from thence
they would proceed to Claw -mum gent
the multitudes away -It wast no eaey
natter to dismiss this company of pen-
• pie, wrought up as they were with ex-
eitement over the miracle jilet wronehi
and filled with admiration for their cunt
in' king, as they n'egardd-d .Film. 2:3,
Into a ,mountain apart•-.\ mental:: at
the extreme southeast margin of Bra
falba shuts down upon the lake.- - '.Chis
dual>tless was the scene of our Lord',
midnight prayer. By clay it would h the
cennma,nded a view If the lake. the
storm, and the tossing boat of tlr: d
ples,-\Vlredon. To pray -41'• was eon -
scions that a solemn and awful ('nista ui
His day on earth was yonic. and by cont•
muning with His He ivenly .Lather He
would nerve His soul for the „tern work
of the morrow, and the ratter -conflict o,
litany* routing -weeks.
1l. The diseiples in distress (1..24).
24. Ship ...tossed with waves -The sea
of Galilee was liable to be sud.icuiv
thrown into fury by the wins.; that.
sweep down the• moounttine through the
ravines that lead to the valley. The
ravines act as huge funnels pouring tem-
pests upon the lake. "The rsbip in the
sea is a striking emblem of the church
in the world." Not infrequently do the
waves and the winds of strong perseen-
tion come against the church. The xhi;,
is safe in the sea ea long as the see
does not get into the ship; and so the
church is in the World a urighty ,pewer,
for'. good, .but •when the world gets in
the church it begins to sink. Notice:
that the diseiples were going in ubedi-
cnce to Christ's command and yet they
were overtaken by a storm. The wind
was contrary -The disciples wished to
go in a northeasterly dip•.etieni toward
13ethsaida, but the • wind was driving
them southward or keeping them near
the place where they had c•wbarkett.
IIT. jesus conies to their 'relief (vs.
25-27.
25. the fourth watch -According to
the Jewish method of. reckoning time
the night was divided into three watches,
but after the Jews came under the Ro-
main power they adopted the Roman
method of keeping time. The night was
divided into four watches, beginning at
six, nine, twelve and three o'clock, re-
spectively, hence it was toward dawn
when Jesus •came to the disciples. His
secret communion with the Father had
continued nine hours while his followers
were struggling with the waves. Their
anxiety to keep the Bethaaida appoint-
ment with their' Master urged then on
- 'to greater efforts to reach that point,
yet they had rowed only three or four'
utiles. Jesus went unto them -lie knew
all through those •hours the difficulties
• under which they were laboring. '!'hey
were learning how helpless they were in
the face of such a storm as they had
encountered. jeans went to them in his
own good time and in the, best- time for
them. walking. an the sea -Contrary to
the laws of nature, Jesus defies all cit-
• cnnrstances favorable and unfavorable in
coming to his children when they need
frim,
20. saw him --They had expected to
see him when they should reach Beth-
saida, but not walking on 'the water,
• troubled • .. , a spirit -In the dimness of
the early dawn they saw a form in the
distance, which, as they continued to
• peer at it, seemed to assume the form of
. a man. Their fears at once considered
it a token • to them of death, and their
faith was not strong enough to grasp
the idea of its being the Lord. The ter-
rors of the long hours of that night had
intensified their fears, so that at the
sight of the apparition "they cried out."
27. straightway Jesus spake-He did
not leave them long ht suspense. Just
to hear his' voice brought comfort,.'bo of
good.' cheer -Take • courage.: it - is I-
This is the explanation of the exhorta-
tion to "be of good eheer." In the midst
of•trial, disappointment and the fiercest
conflicts of life Jesus comes to us in. the
most unlooked for ways and speaks to
us these blessed words, "It is I." Let
Heaven be but as one scroll, and let it
be written all over with titles, they can-
not express more than, ,'"It is L" -Hall•
be not afraid -When Christ is with its
there is nothing to fear.
IV. Peter's request (vs, 28.33.) 28.
Peter -The disciple who was always
•e*a•det to speak and to act, Lord, If it
th•ee on the water --riven if Peter wee .
trio irepet,'..tive and desired to de some-
tlai!Ise unneual, he lard faith -that • Jesus
1.4; c'tnrli, uphold Iaiui Minn the water. 110
knew that it was only by divine power
that he would be a.bie to walk on the
sea to Jesus. 29, And, he said, C'on e e.
From the lips of Jesus that words. Had.
more authority than all the rolling
Petra, forit teas the power of Ids simple
word that- set every sen in motion,--:
W atson. Jesus wished to teach Peter
a lesson, for Peter little realized his
own weakness. Walked on the water ---
Peter at since obeyed the Master's word.
,Techs not only walked on the naves
.himself, but also miraculously upheld
his weals disciple. IIe w elked• "not ire-
eveeer'ily very far; and yet so long its
he thus walked, it was through super-
natural aid from Christ. The power was
obtained and conditioned by faith in
Christ's power. So is it in our spiritual
walk above the waves of this 'world."
33. - Saw the wind boisterous -He
saw the waves rolling as the result of
the strong wind. -He wits afraid -His
eyes rested upon the difficulties, and
his faith wavered. Fear comes to us
through lack of faith in God's promises.
Beginning to sink -He began to sink
because his faith weakened; his faith
weakened because fear entered; be
was afraid because he looked at the
waves instead of to Jesus. Lord, save
me --He called upon the Master of the
see, and Itis prayer wr.s to the point.
"'There were but three words in Peter's
petition, but they answered his pur-
pose. .A sense of need is 11 mighty
teacher of brevity. Precious things lie
in small compass and alt Viet is real
prayer in many a long address might
have been uttered in a petition as short
as Pcten's."-i;purgeon. 31. 'mmedi-
ately--Tlie prayer was answered with-
out delay. The hand of Jesus is swift
when the occasion demands it. Where -
fere eidst thou doubt --Jesus rescued
ltinr first and rebuked him afterward.
"('hrist does not find fault with him for
curving, but for doubting. It was not
that he trusted the Master ton mneh,
lint too little." -Jacobus. 32. The wind
ceased --The comiug of Christ on board
brought rest to the- crew and was a sig-
nul for the winds to cease. The mira-
cles multiply. Jesus walked on the
wnver, enabled Peter to do the same,
ealrne d the .wind and the waves and
brought them at once to the land (John
0: 21.1 33, Thou art the Son of God -
This wase the confession of all on board
the boat. The experiences of the night
disclose a• reason for Christ's remaining
in the mountain while his disciples went
acres the lake. The 'miracle wrought
convinced titenl more fully than ever
that ,fcsus was the Messiali.
V. In Gennesar•et (vs. 34.36). 34. the
land of Gennesaret-A very fertile plain
of ten or twelve square miles on the
west side of ,tlte Lake of Gcnnesaret.
35. had knowledge of hint -knew that
it was Jesus. all that were diseased -
this was their opportunity to get help
from Jesus. 30. and besought
Thcv were in earnest. might only touch
the hens ref iii•: garment -There was faith
that the least contact with Jesus would-
be sufficient to cure their diseases.
Questions -After feeding the five
thoueaud where did Jesus send the dis-
ciples? Where did be go? Why did he
go alone to pray? Of what is the ship
in the sea an emblem? How were the
Roman watches divided? When , did
Tesus go to them? How aid he make
his appeaa•ance'? What effect did his
coating have on the disciples? What
request did Peter make? Why did he
begin to sail.? What prayer diel he of-
fer? In what respects is this prayer :a
model prayer? What did Jesus do?
Why did Peter have no reason to doubt
Jesus? What two miracles occurred as
HiM VILD
DISEASE DEFIED TREATMENT
WAS men= AT ONCE 13S
"FRUIT-A.TIWES."
itIr. H. Marchessault, High Con-
stable bf the :Province of Quebec, who.
Iives at St, Hyacinthe, thought he was
going to be disabled for life.
A terrible pain 40'tlte back kept him
in the house and under the doctor's
care for months. Nothing seemed to
give relief. •
Then he tried "Fruit-a-tives," the
famous fruit. medicine. Note the re-
sults.
"Fruit-a-tives" .cured me of chronic
pain in the back that was so severe
that I could not drive my horse,"
writes Mr. learehessault.
If you have 'Weak Kidneys and that
Biting Pain In the Back, by all means
try "Fruit-a-tives," which Is made of
fruit juices.
50c a box, (1 for $2,50, or trial box,
25c. At all dealers, or from Fruit -a -
lives, Limited, Ottawa,
soon its Jesus entered the boat? How
were those present affected?
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
Go "apart to pray" (v. 23). Prayer
is the want of man •searching after the
wealth of God; th.) hand of weakness
grasping the hand al strength; the fel-
lowship of a son, with his Father; the
communion of the Beloved with the Ob-
ject of love. Prayer does not change
the unchangeable One. Prayer changes
us and puts us in a condition to prove
(rod's promises and receive his gifts.
Jesus commanded, "Enter into thy
closet" (Matt. 6:6), and he did as he
taught. He always found a place in
which to "pray" (Mark 14:32; Luke 22:
39; John 18:2). ' So should we; some
quiet corner in attic; or kitchen, wood-
shed or guest chamber, barn or grove;
some spot sacred to communion with
God. A clergyrndn, showing his friend
through his parsonage, opened the door
of ,a neat, pleasant little room over the
hall, which ;contained a chair, table and
Bible. "This," said he, "is our room for
prayer. Any one can retire here for
private devotions. It is consecrated to
that object, and used for no other. It
is the most used room in the house."
Be tswift to help. Jesus, went unto
them" (v. 25). "Jest's shake unto thein"
(v. 27). '"Immediately Jsstre stretched
forth His hand" (v.31). i.et us be swift
to bear one another', burdens (Gal. 6,
2)- Be ready w th ympathy for the
oppressed; charit} e ) ir,. erring, tears
t•
�..,
In he r -
b ol.cn- . ,
bite rtty•nvip for the pov_
eriy--stricken, and an outstretahed hand
for the stuggling.
Say, "Be of good cheer". (v. 27). In the
night and the darkness!, while the winds
were boisterous and the waves high,
Jesus bade His diseiples be of good
cheer. The City of Rome ran into a brig
and cut her in two, .anti many of the
sailors were thrown overboard. The
steamer boats were towered, but the
ropes bectutia tangled. :she passengers
on deck eou;d do nothing as they watch-
ed those struggling neva in danger of
drownig. Presently one said, •Leta
give a cheer," A glad hurrah was three
times :shouted. Ahtnist" immediately
the ropes were disentangled and the
well- nigh disheartened hien, stimulated
by the cheer to new hope, held out and
were saved.
"Look not around thee" (Isa. 41, I0,
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R. V., marg,), Look unto Jesus
12, 2) . When Peter "saw the wind bois-
terous, lee was afraid,' (v. 30). :Peter,
lookiitgat Jesus, "walked on the water"t
Peter, looking 'at the waves, began to
ethic. Do not see the surroundings; see
the Saviour. Do not look at the giants;
look at God (Num. 13, 33).
See Jesus as "the Son of God" (v. 33).
To get Christ to doubt His Sonship was
Satan's first effort (Matt. 4.1 3). For
this claim to Sonship sten hated Him,
mocked Him, crucified Him (John 19, 7),
If we claim, to be sons of God, and our
claim is true, we shall suffer from the
world. Seripture is explicit as to the
truth of Christ's divinity: 1, The Father
saki, "this is spry leeloved Son" • (Matt.
3, 17). 2. John the Baptist declared,
"This is the Son of God" (John 1, 34).
His disciples said, "Thou art tate Son. of
Cod" (v. 33). 4. Jesus himself admitted
to Pilate 8ltat. He was the Son of God
(Matt. 26, 63, 64). The creed of Chris-
tendom says, "I believe in God the Fa-
ther Almighty. -.and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son." "And we know that the
Son of God is come, and hath given us
an understanding, that we may know
Him that is true, and we are in Him
that is true, even in His Son Jesus
Christ. This is the true God, and eter-
nal lifer' (I. John 5, 20). To deny the
divinity of Christ is to deny the word
of God and the word of His chosen peo-
ple throughont all generations. This is
one of the most important doctrines of
the Bible. A. C. M.
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TORONTO MARKETS.
LIVE S eseeli.
The quality of fat cattle was medium
to good.
'!'here was it more active trade for cat-
tle than on Tuesday or \Vednesday, on
account of there being several buyers
from outside points, but prices were no
higher.
Exporters --There were no export cat-
tle on sale, at least there were no
straight loads sold as such. • Prices for
exporters, had there been any, would be
from $66.40 to $7.30, at least we think.
that would have been about their value
fur steers, and bulls from 25.25 to $6.
Butchers -George Rowntree bought
for the Harris Abattoir Company during
the week over 1,200 cattle at following
prices: Exporters, 20.40 to $730; but-
chers' heifers and steers, at $5.90 to
$6.75; cows, $4 to $5.90; bulls, 85.25 to
86.00.
Stockers and Feeders --Harry Murby
reports the market quiet. Mr. Murby
bought 150 cattle during the week at
following quotations: Steers, 800 to 1,00J
lbs., at .,o to 23.75; •steers, 000 to 800
lbs. each, at $4.50 to $5; light stockers
of good quality, 24 to' $4.00.
.Milkers and Springers --A moderate
supply of milkers anti springers sold at
thio to $65 and an exceptionally fine cow
or two brought $75 erten.
Veal Calves -Veal salves sold from $3
to $6.50 per cwt., with two or three of
choice quality at $7 per cwt.
Sheep and Lambs -Ewe -is sold at $3 to
$5.50; rains, $4 to 84.50; spring lambs,
$3 to 20 each.
Hogs -Receipts from all sources for
the two days were large, over 4,000. The
market was easy at $0.85 for selects,
fed and watered, and $9.50, f.o.b., cans,
at country points. Look out for lower
prices, as prospects point that way.
FARMERS' i:IARItL'T.
The•grain receipts were a little larger
to -day. No wheat offered. but it is quot-
ed lower at 95 to 97e. About 400 bush-
els of oats sold at 39e, and 100 bushel,: of
barley at 42 to 49c.
Hay quiet, with prices steady. 12 loads
sold at $18 to $22 a ton for timothy and
at $12 to $15 for !nixed and clover.
Straw firm, a load of bundled selling at
$10 a ton.
Dressed hogs are firm. with quotation„
ruling at $12.50 to $13,
Wheat, white, new .. ..$ 0 95 $ 0 97
1)o., red, new .. .. .. 0 115 0 97
'Do., gorse ... ... 0 90 0 9$
O;tts, bushel ... ... ... 0 30 0 00
Pens, 'bushel , , . .. , ... 0 70 0 00
]3nrlev, bushel . , . .. .. 0 48 0 49
Rye, buehel , 0 55 0 03
Hay, timothy, ton .. . - 18 00 22 00
Do., mixed, tan .. .. 12 00 15 00
Straw, per ton .. .. .. 14 el 10 00
The_sed bogs ... ... ... 12 50 13 00
Butter, dairy ... . , . ... 0 23 0 27
Do., inferior ... . • . .. 0 18 0-'21
Eggs, dozen ... 0 20 0 22
Chickens, spring, Ib. • .. . 0 40 0 43
Turkeys, lb. .. , ... ... 0 18 0 20
Fowl, ib. ... 0 15 0 17
Apples, 'bbl. .. , .. ... 1 00 2 50
Potatoes, brig, by load ... 0 40 0 45
Onions, sack ... , • - 2 50 2 75
Beef, hindquarters • . .. 13 00 13 50
Do., forequarters , . , .. 9 00 10 50
Do.. choice. carcase , - 10 3 -12 00
7)o., medium, earees•e. . 8 50 9 (10
Mutton, pee ewt. ... ... 11 00 13 00
Veal, .prime, per cwt - .. 11 00 12 50
Yearling lamb, lb.. , . ... 0 15 0 17
Spring lamb, lb.... . • . , 0 18 0 21
WOOL.
Local quotations nre: Washed fleece,
20 to 22e; unwashed fleece, 12 1-2c to
14e; rejects, 16e. Prices to farmers paid
sty loeal dealers, 20e for washed, 12 to
13e for unwashed.
TORONTO SUGAR MARKET.
Granulated, 25.20 per cwt. in barrels:
No. 1 golden, $4,80 per cwt., in barrels;
Beaver, $5.50 per cwt, in bags. These
prices for delivery It^re, : ('.;•• lots 5c
less. In 1001b, bags, prices are Se less.
OTHER .MARKETS.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MAR! T.
Wheat -May 88 5-8e, July 89 3.8c -
Oats -May 30I.2c, July 31 1-4e.
S CATTLE MARKETS,
Lonion London and Liverpool ea -
tiles quote live cattle (American)
steady at 14 to 15e, dressed weight; re-
frigerator beef steady, at 11 to 111.4c
per lb.
THE CHEESE MARKETS,
Belleville,--To-day there were offered.
2,045 boxes of cheese. Sales; 1,385 at
10 7-8e; •balance; at 10 1-4c.
13rockville.•--'1'o-day 2,040 colored and
930 white were offered. Sales: 810 white
and 990 colored at 10 3-40; balance re-
fused. No more was paid on the street.
Kingston, Ont. -To -day 1,282 white •
and 302 colored cheese were registered.
Sales: About 300 boxes, at 103-40.
,Alexandria, Ont. -This evening 762
boxes offered, ;all white. All sold at
10 7.8e.
BOOST FOR BUTTER.
Chicago. -Butter at 400 a pound is
threatened next month by a combina-
tion of Chicago and Elgin butter inter-
ests. The butter people announced to-
day that they would mark the price
of butter up to a dollar a pound if ne-
cessary to compel the meat packers to
annul their contracts and leave the
western market open.
MONTREAL LI'PE STOCK.
Montreal -About 525 head of butchers'
cattle, 85 mileh cows and springers, 330
sheep and lasnbs, and 830 hogs were of-
fered for sale at the East -end Abattoir
to -day. Trade was good, and prices were
well maintained, excepting that hogs
were lower. Prime beeves sold at from
6:iye4 to, 71c per pound; pretty good ani -
5442c to 61/2c, and the common
stock at 41/ to 5 1/4c per lb; milch caws
sold at $30 to $60 each; calves sold at
from $3 to $10 each, or 31/2 to 6e per
lb.; sheep sold at 5 to 6e per lb; lambs
at $4.50 to $6 each. Good lots of fat
hogs sold at 10 to 10 1-4c per Ib.
MILLIONS FROM PRANCE.
London -The Canadian Associated
Press understands a prominent banker
of Montreal has been for some time
working hard in an endeavor to inter-
est French bankers, and capitalists are
now ready to invest ten million sterling
in any group of sound Canadian schemes
that might be placed before them.
Winter Wheat
The following is a statement of the
area of winter wheat sown in the fall
of 1909, based on official information re-
ceived from the International Agricul-
tural Institute, For most of the coun-
tries mentioned, information as to wea-
ther conditions, improvement and deter-
ioration is given.
Bulgaria: Condition on April 1st, 118
per cent. compared with ten years aver-
age. In a few districts damage has been
caused by field mice, rotting and "za-
brus gibes."
Denmark -.Asea sown in fall of 1909,
99,771 aeres. Condition on April lst,
compared with ten years average, 97
per cent. Night frosts, especially in Jut-
land, have delayed development of the
crops.
I3ungary-8,315,502 acres sown in fall
of 1909. This area is 103.3 per cent. of
that harvested in 1909. Condition on
April ist, 110 per cent, compared with
ten years average. Damage caused ty
insects, 5.6 per cent.
Luxemburg -27,862 acres sown in fall
of 1909. This area is 105 per cent. of
that harvested in 1909. Condition cu
April 1st compared with ten years levee -
age, 90 Der cent. The cold weather at
the end of March has considerably dam-
aged the crops and delayed their dev"c•
opment.
Netherlands - Condition, April 'st,
compared with ten years, average, 1.0
per cent.
Roumania -4,765 682 acres sown in
fall of 1909. This area, 115.9 pe- cent of
that sown in fall of 1909. Condition,
April 1st, compared with ten years, av-
erage 105 per cent. The growth of the
crops is excellent.
Sweden -223,300 acres sown in fall , f
1900. This area is 107 per cent. of that
harvested in 1909. Condition on April
lst, compared with ten years, average
100 per cent.
Switzerland -94,344 acres wheat, 58.-
539 acres spelt sown in fall of 1909. Con-
dition April 1st, wheat 96 per 'tent-
spelt, 103 per cent., compared with tan
years' average.
Canada -740,797 acres sown in fall
of 1909. This area is 113 per cont. of
that harvested in 1909. Condition, April
1st, 92 per cent, 100 denoting a standard
crop. Wheat is in excellent condition.
United States -33.469,908 acres sawn
in fall of 1900. This area is 107.0 per
cent. of that harvested in 1909. Conell-
tion April let 92.9 per cent. comp trel
with ten years average.
British India -27,699,766 acres ,owe in
fall of 1909. This area is 107.1per cent
of that sown in fall of 1908. Weather
condition's, nt general, favorable. Con-
dition of wheat, good.
Japan -1,106,560 acres sown in fall of
1909. This area is the sante as that har-
vested in 1909. Condition April 1st, 98
per cent, compared with ten years' aver-
age.
Tunis -088,000 acres sown in fall of
1909. This area is 103 per cent. of that
harvested in 1909. Condition, April 1st,
100 per cent., compared with ten years
average.
Germany --Weather conditions have
been extremely favorable during the
winter months for the erops which had
already commenced to develop last
autumn, and also for crops sown ab
the end of October and in IM`ovem)asti.