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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1910-09-02, Page 7LESSON C. --SEPT. 4, 1910. Two Parables of Judgment. --Matt. 21: 83-46. Commentary. -L The vineyard. en- trusted to tenants (v. 33.) 33, ,Another parable -The parable of the two sons had just been spoken. A certain house- holder --The basis of this parable was Most familiar to the people addressed. Palestine was a land of vines ana all the details of • this industry were welt known to Christ's hearers. The house- holder was the owner of the vineyard and represented the Father. Planted a vineyard -God has established a religi- ous system providing laws, privileges and blessings in confection with it. As. the vineyard was expected to yield returns, so the spiritual system that God had inaugurated was expected to fulfil his designs and the fruitful in righteousness. Set a hedge about it (RR. V.) -To separ- ate it from the property of others and • keep out intruders. The Jews were a separate and peculiar people. God's kingdom is separated from the worldly spirit. Digged a winepress -The' place for pressing out the wine was dug out of the ground and plastered over, or hol- lowed out of the top of a rock. The grapes were placed in this winepress and men with bare feet trod upon them, pressing out the juice, which ran into a lower part of the excavation and was drawn off into a prepared reservoir, or cistern. The winepress stands for all the provisions that God made for Israel that they might accomplish the work which he intended. A. tower -A. place for the watchman who guarded the vineyard. Jlusbandmen-=These represented the leaders of the Jewish nation during the successive ages. To us God commits cer- tain trusts and intends that we shall care for them sacredly, rendering to nim proper returns for the same. Into a far country -The responsibility of carrying out their appointed mission was left with them. - God. had given the Jews ex- alted privileges and he left them to avail themselves of them, rendering to hila obedience, faith, devotion and love. II. The fruits withheld (vs. 34-39.) 34. The time of the fruit -As in the vine- yard fruit was eonfidently expected, so, of Israel end God's people generally the fruits of faith and righteousness art treaeonably looked for. Sent his ser- vants -The prophets and teachers whom God. raised up to instruct and direct Is- rael. Receive the fruits -The husband - men were to give over to the household.- a'r, either a fixed sum yearly for the use ofi the vineyard or a certain. share of the erop. in this case it. appears that a por- tion of the fruits belonged to the owner. "Leeryy special eare to love and serve God, every 'service at the church, every providence of God, every voice of the Holy Spirit, every season of revival, is a servant whom God sends to us for the fruits that are due him." --P. 35: Beat one, and killed another, etc. -It is a ntl- ticeable fact that many of the prophets were ill-treated by the Jews. Among then.may be named Moses, Elijah, 1'lli- sha, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Zechariah. 30. Other servants more than the first --In this instance there w's mire dignity and authority represented. here is proof of the marvellous patience and forb emit' of God. John the -Baptist may be includ- ed in this number. Likewise.--Stil !the claims of the householder were d'iere- garded. The spirit of rebellion found its manifestation in the rejcetioll or the claims of the householder. 37. Last of all Ile sent unto them His Son -This was the last and crown- ing effort of divine mercy; after which, on the one side, all the resources even of heavenly love are exhausted, on the other the measure et sins is perfectly filled up. -Trench. The. Jewish leaders could not fail to understand that Jesus was laying claim. to the hiessiahship, and that his rem u'1cs applied. forcefully to them. 'Will reverence my son---A1- though God knew the e uree that the Jews would. purse" with reference to His on, yet lie. lord a right to eigi"et that they would honor Hine. "If a hu- man householder would levee such an expectation. 'ntuclt more God hes it rea- son and a right to eepee, reveretnce. for His Son."--Whedon, 33. This ie, the heir -The husbandmen knew flint the Iast Messenger was the householder's son, and the Jewish leaders had ample op- portunity to know that Jesus was the Son of God, and their determination to put him to death was reached alter • they had seen unmistakable exhibitions of His Divine power in the raising of Lazarus. Seize on His inheritance- -Howh astonishingly pointed is this figurei priests and serines killed Jesus, that they might hold hack from IIim the na- tion, which they regarded as their own property.-Ifl. - Notes. They failed to realize that they must rc'ekon with the Father. 30. Cast IIim out..Slew him' --- Jesny paws. from history to prophecy. He feretelle what the ,Teves will do in a few o They expected. great t ilvan- tugr frntn • bet mils, found theewelyes later involved iii still deeper trm'"hle. ITT. The 'rejectors pnni'..ued (Vs. 40, crucifixion of His Son at their hands must bring dire punishment to them. 41. They say --The chief priests and elders, who did not yet fully compre- hend the application of the parable. He, will miserably destroy those miserable men (R, V.) -Their crimes called for the infliction of the severest penalty. The unjust Jewish leaders could see the irhjuetice of the husbandmen in the par- able. Other husbandmen-Since . • the Jews had rejected Jesus the grace that He brought especiallyto them would be offered to the Gentile world. 1V. The stone rejected and honored (vs. 42-46). 42. the scriptures -The reference is to Psa. 118:22,233. The Jews applied this psalm to the Messiah, and Peter applied it to him in Acts 4:11 and 1 Pet. 2:7. the stone -The stone is the whole kingdom and power of the Messiah sum- med up in himself, -Alford. the build- ers rejected -The figure is changed, but the thought is the same. The huebaud- rnen rejected the householder's son, and the builders rejected the most important stone in the structure. head of the cor- ner -The corner -stone is the stone in the foundation binding the two walls to- gether. Christ holds the most important place in the scheme of redemption. the Lord's doing -Jesus applies this to him- self. "It is one of the Lord's wonderful ways of working, and will come to pass because God rules and controls all things."-Geikie. 43. the kingdom of God shall be tak- en from you -The Jews by accepting Christ might have been the people from whom the blessings of the gospel might have flowed to other nations, but their rejection of Jesus resulted in God's re- jection of them as a nation. given to a nation, etc. -Those who accept Christ and follow him. The Gentile world shall enter upon the inheritance of the Jews. 44. fall on this stone -Whosoever shall stumble over Christ as a stumbling stone, because of his lowliness, shall suf- fer injury, yet may recover. but on whomsoever it shall fall -Those who take a determined stand of opposition to him shall suffer eternal loss. "The former clause of the verse describes the penal consequences of unbelief during the day of probation (to those who stumble over certain difficulties about Christ), the latter, the punishment of the finally impenitent." -Morison. 45. perceived that he spake of them - Jesus intended that they should so un- derstand him. IIis effort was to bring them to a right view of his nature a,nd work. 46. sought to lay hands on him -They not only understood that lie meant them, but were ready to go for- ward with their rejection of him. feared the multitude -They did not seem to fear Jesus, but they did fear the multi- tude. There were many present from Galilee and other places who thought favorably of Jesus and considered him a prophet. Questions. -Where and when were these parables spoken? What is meant by the 'householder? 13y the vineyard? Who are represented by the husband= men? Who are represented by the ser- vants in the parable? Whom does the son represent? What did the husband - men. hope to gain by killing the son? What is the principal teaching of the parable of the vineyard? What does the corner -stone represent in the lesson? In what part of the lesson is the Jews' hatred toward Jesus shown? To whom is the kingdom of heaven offered? What did the multitudes think of Jesus? 4.1). , 40.',t threefnld rejertien sea incnit el nnnt pave ttenotiee•1. 'Che re'ciconince time mne+ hailer did not relinq+ash hie rt *''t in the '1tbc. R len n- the .aryl .co n?tlt- The in the parable demanding "friut, In al, most countless eases the demand for the fruit of which we through grace are cap- able is ignored and the messengers are treated with contempt. AS the eewe HI - treated the prophete sent to them, sb men reject tete galls 01 mercy, for it ,:d mercy on God's part that calls upon their to bring forth the balite of holi- ness. We are indignant at the treatment accorded by the husbandmen to the ser- vants and the son of the householder, but now much better are we doing than they'? The doom of those rejecting Christ. "Ile will miserablydestroy those wicket. men" (v. 41.) if we disregard God's claims upon us, and go about asserting our independence of him, refusing to ren- der to him the loving service of a holy heart, which he demands of us, there is nothing before' us but destruction and banishment from his presence forever. We may be offended in Christ, and later recover from it, but if we continue to rejeet the only hope of our salvation, the stone Wil! fall upon: us, and shalt grind us to powder.' '1'he vision of lost opportunities, of a forfeited inheritance should uxge us to render quickly to fixe Master all that is due. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, The direct application. The parable ot the vineyard was primarily intended to strike home to the self-righteous chief priests and Pharisees who made the ape plication very readily. "'They perceived that he spake of them" (v. 45.) The l-raelitislh nation had had great priva- !eges bestowed upon then and great trust committed to them. "lf ye will obey my voice .... ye shall be a pecu- liar treasure unto Inc above all people" (Exod. 19: 5.) God had chosen them, had sent prophets to them, had made tu, direct revelation of his will, and had tenderly nurtured them. His efforts in their behalf had many times been spurn. ed. His warnings hail been disregarded and his mercies trampled under foot. Most aptly could, he ask respecting Itis chosen people, "What enuld have been' done more to my vineyard, that 1 have not done in it?" (Ise.. 5: 4.) 'The course of the Jewish people and God's dealings tvith them form a true picture of the life of many individuals with reference to their relation to God. Opportunities given. "het it out to husbandmen" (v. :33.) Great interests are committed to us, The householder turned over to the husbandmen a vine- yard well prepared and capable ot yielding rict returns to the one 'tw'i't would properly attend to it, and at the same time there would he positive act- vantage to the owner. • In like manner God has endowed as with .powers ot body and mind and n: srdritiml nature, •so that we are cenahle of spiritual com- fort and joy and the possession of true satisfaction, and at the same time we may render to the Master the fruits of a holy heart and life. We do not have to acquire n merai sense; we have that. We do not need to obtain and develop a conscience: we have that. There is ev- erything bestowed upon us dirt is ne• c'essary in order that we may become tree and s+'ccesRful Imehnndre n over the vin.ero.rd entrusted "n ns. \'f>e have but to eeeeet. the trnet tiroeee repent- �mee, 1.1,1,r.,arainn end fi't's end we shall be well -pleasing to the divine House' holder. O3ipoi'tltn*ties reieet d. Vie d'r*, ('1 -"'l:•nni" 3s not. -fee rie-e.. „,,,.s,, \Vaielmttmtif pkat apUg0 ;. dtruthlt%, Nuilc TORONTO MARKETS. LIVE STOOK. The railways reported 150 carloads of live stock at the city yards for Wed- nesday and Thursday, consisting of 1,960 cattle, 1,565 hogs, 4,929 sheep and lambs and 312 calve Good cattle was scarce, but that did not matter, as the principal demand was for common to medium light weights, which sold readily, as there is a demand for cheaper beef. Butchers -Prime cattle, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs., sold at $5.75 to $6 per cwt., but there were few of them, only one load brought the latter price. Loads of good, $5.20 t $5.60; medium, $5 to $5.25; com- mon $4.25 to $4.75; cows, $3 to $5.25; canners. $2. Stockers and Feeders-Murby & Wil- son bought 200 cattle. One load of de - horned steers, 1,045 lbs.. at $5.25; 1 load steers, 850 lbs., at $4.&5; Fevered small lots. 750 to 850 lbs.. at $4.25 to $4.75; good stockers at $4.25 to $4.50; common stockers, $3.50 to $4. Milkers and Springers- There was a fair delivery of good milkers, which met a steady to strong market at prices ranging from $40 to $78 each. Medium cows sold at $30 to $37 each, and inferior as low as $25. . Veal Calves--OVer 30i0 .eatives met as strong a.niariet ;ktgittg-read= fly sold: at prices reuging,frow $3.50 to $7.75, and a few at.e$8 aird a trifle over, in one or two instances,' Sheep and Lambs -There were nearly 5.000 sheep and lambs forthe two days, the bulk being lambs. Prices for lambs took a drop, selling below $6 in some instances, Wesley Dunn. who bought 2,800 ]ambs. piloted prices for to -day at $5.00 to $(1.30 per cwt.; sheen at $4 to $4.50 for ewes, and rains at $3 to $3.50 per cwt. Hdgc-Prices for hogs were no higher than were reported onWednesday. Se - least sold at $9 per cwt. fed, and wated- ed, and $8.65 f.o.b. ears to drovers at country points. :lir. Barris reports thick fat hogs at $8 per cwt. FARMERS' M'ARK-ET. come even thaug • there mrg.t a +t,,. lone delay. Goes will take account a refection of Nig San h" the Jewe. Whet - will Tie do -The ltn-,e'holder h -d dealt patiently - ,and t.ltaxe endlly lied been i f.. °cited. ban<lmrit, h+t God had dealt with the .Tewis't nee -m With great fcrbeaiance, but the eoming +'inevard when he 'let is out to hus- bandmen." It wee Mill his and he ex- pected returns trim it. God has not re- lingnishe.d his rinat in ns even though he nee even ns the power of choice and will. Ile senile to its asking the fruits of the holy life of which We axe capable, as he sent servants to the lmsbandmer The receipts of grafi to -day consisted only of 200 bushels of old oats. which brought 45 to 40e per bushel, Wheat, new, nominal, at $1. Ha.y is firm, with moderate receipts. 15 loads sold at $18 to $21 a ton. Straw is quote at $16 to $1050 a ton for bundled. Dressed hogs are unchanged. with quo- tations ruling nt $19.25 to $12.75, Wheat, white, new . , ..$ 1 00 $, 1 01 Do., red.'new .. .. .. .1 00 1 01 Oats, bush .. . , . ... 0 45 0 46 Do., new. bngh . , .. 0 39 0 40 TTny, new, ton .. .. . 18 00 21 00 Straw, :per ion .. .. .. 30 00 16 50 Dressed hogs .. . 12 25-- 12 75 Butter. dairy .. 0 23 0 25 Do., inferior .. . 0 18 0 22 0 25 O 18 0 16 0 18 0 13 060 12 30 8 00 )0 50 9 50 10 00 11 00 14 00 Eggs. dozen . .. .. Chickens. lb. . . . Ducks, spring, lb. .. . Turkeys. Ib.. .. . .. . . Fowl. lb. , 01.1 Pot'ttoes, new, bush .. . 0 50 Beef, hindquarters .. 11 00 Do., forequarters .. 7 00 Do., choice, carcase ... 10 00 De., medium, carcase .. 3 60 Mutton. per ewt. ..: , 8 00 Veal. prime, per cwt 10 00 Lamb, cwt. . , '12 50 TIIE FRUIT MARHET. The market WEIR fairly active to -day, with good demand at firm prices.$' 00 5 50 1 75 0 08 1 50 0 75 n5 0 50 0 75 1. 130 040 O 45 2 50 4 50 0 655 0 25 1 25 0 40 O 60 0 00 0 12 000 .. 0 24 0 16 0 14 0 17 Oranges, case .. ...$4 50 Lemons, Veclilla.s, ease . , 5 00 Hennaing, bnreh .. 1 50 Lnwtonberries, box . . 0 07 Plums. crate. . . 1 25 Peaches. Can.. bkt .. .. 0 50 Do., St. John's .. 1 2i Pears, Bartlett. bkt 0 00 Pears, Clapp's fay. . , 0 35 Plums. Ca.n., bkt .. 0 40 Blueberries, bkt .. ... 1' 25 Angles, bkt Watermelons, each ... 0 35 Centeloupes, case .. 2 00 ;Pineapples, erste a 4 00 4 50 Potatoes, hush Tomatoes, Can., lJkt 0 15 Cabbage, crate .. i 00 00 Peppers, green . , ..... Egg plant, bkt , ... 0 50 Marrow, dozen .. • , 025 5 Corn, dozen Onions. Spanish, larzo canes 2 50 Ten. Sound Reasons Why You Shott1d Bary (Pronounced. NA-L•DROO-ESO) Medicinal and Toilet Preparations Because They are 1. 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WINNIPEG WHEAT iL1.14K.ET. Wheat -October $1.03%t, December $1.91%, May $1.0t134. Oats-Cietaber. se%c, .December 33e, May 41;;c. THE CHEESE MARKETS. Brockville, Ont. -To -day 2,770 boxes were registered -1,920 colored, balance white; 00 white sold at 10?yc; 395 white and 415 colored at 10 Hattie. Kingston, Ont. -At the icreutenac Cheese Board there were 255 boxes of white and 830 boxes of colored register- ed, and tate sales of nearly all the stock was effeeted at 10142e. Belelville, Ont. --At the Cheese Board to -day there were offered 9.4110 white: sale 005 at 1013-I6:, and 1,5I5 at 10,11e; balance refused 10e,c. Rusted!, Ont. -At the Russell Clieeee Board to -night 350 boxes were boarded; 910 sold nt 10;;e. \Winchester, Ont.•^ --At the meeting of the Cheese hoard held here to -night. 429 white and 294 colored were registeerd. A few white sola. On the boar;. at 10x'. BRITISH CAITLI hIAUKET. New Toric: ---Landon and Liverpool el- ide,: quote American Gattis cit 12 4e to 1•I'3.Le per pound. dtr eeea weight; vestige orator t ti :- erator beef stead}, at 10%e to 11?tt per pound. ' ('(1x.11:1' t,'I'('('K8. The mining m'nkct yeeleudar was a srnr what del! nft ir. the 41,1ding being ltlaetiea tly fea('+teles:, 'flit.e was a lull in the activity in Tentiskanuu„' and 1'c+a- t'ei', the former seeing at 7214 and tin latter at 225¢. 'There wee '•once demand fo:' Great. Northern nr:tun-1 814, an," S. Me1Sinle'- was render a`- 10;1, R ychester eotd et 10\e, Little Nipiesing at 101; end And G llagher From HIS Cell Writes ('<rlutlt Lake at 1.4;5. = t .craves was Hate Telling of His Sorrow, quiet tit 22%. In the hil!wy-priced is• t, "e5 herr Laticc seld air itt 050 an the 'Toronto ('11rb, the el n4inv Tile no the Steed. 'l being. n`. 6.70, N;ph':ng saki at 1.0.011'. and 'i'rethewer it 1.32. '1 tore were ssleg of Crown Reserve nt 2 85. 2.81 and 9.80. ARE ENGAGED. Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Ekins Urtoficially in That Way. Paris, Aug. 21. -The Petit Parisien'a ramie correspondent says that the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss K:a.therin Elkins have been engaged unofficially .for more than two years, with the approval of Ling Victor Emmanuel, who stipulated that the official announcement shoulll not be made until the Duke had attain- ed the rank of wear admiral nt the end of this year. The marriage of the couple, the correspondent adds, will follow shortly upon that event. DR. CRIPPEN And Lady Friend Kept in Seclusion on Board Mebantic, London, Aug. 20. --The London morn- ing nr ,v p Ipers print wirekaa tl:. I hence front the Wide.... Star saran: -hip lit gat:tie v.h:(-:t say that Dr. Ilatt':ey IL Crippen and II'°len Lene:'e, on the voyage from Quebec fir ].herpes... kept 11. eom:tlete ilueis.n ream the other px--eng'r.e. It `' understood tea: the plait mg will ln' 31txl, r evereay, either at ilhdylis i,f oi' b :t private tug itt tit:' i‘h,re . The it,-to:ttary perntite t e bolt'.! t11•, )P-r'an- tle a: Live Too; wita'n sit' arrives have been wi:hdiiwu. GAYNOR UP A C:iii i Hero. Winnipeg, d Pena tr'h : .lar k ern tvfor.; aged ten, is the here of 'Winnipeg to- day, following .tie plucky action last right in jumping into the Red River r.1'er Fe eddy Fryer. aged four. who had fallen into the )stream. The little fellow fished up the drowning child mid got hint safely to land before other help had arrived. A movement is already on foot to get a Royal Ilumenrr medal for Craw- ford. He learned to swim this sum- mer. There is no hope for the women who cannot manage to be on time at a bar- gain sale. -Chicago Record -Herald New 'Vol'ic, Attg. 20.--\.layor Gaynor was up for three trat,rs all told yester- day, walk inti about his room or reading, He tete well this evening and was in good spu its. Be 8 o'clock he was sleep- ing pea i,il1 . ,Tames .1d e,n:i.:gher. the mayor's as- sailant, .Stied a statement through counsel to -day. The statement. in GhtI- lagher's own spelling, follows: " I. James .J. Gallagher, red in Friday's mono paper that I avid 1 wa•t glad I shot Mayor Gaynor and that I waw sorry 1 did not kill hint. This aysercion is not only a fabrication but a deep-dyed Lie as was ever told an any person. I have been praying night nud day ever ?ince the oeeurenee, 1f the prayer of the sinner is heard, God in his goodness has heard my prayer. end is all merci- ful end gooduesn to the sinner. for He sail to the thief an the cross. This day will though be in Paradise with Me." is t'1e turntng•po'nt to economy in wear and tsar of wagons. Try a box. Every dealrr everywhere. The ft nperi.E Oil Co., Ltd. Ontario Aecats: The Qaeca Cita 011 '1,td..