The Herald, 1910-12-02, Page 5diens Scboolo
LESGORi X. -DEC. 4, 1910.
Peter's Denial. -Matt. 26: 31-35,
-75.
Commentary. -I. Desertion and denial
foretold (vs. 31.3:1), 31. Then- Before
leaving the table on the occasion of the
Institution of the Lord's supper and be-
fore the farewell discourses were deliv-
ered, Unto then -To his disciples. All
ye shall be offended -This statement
was one that might well shock the feel-
ings of those eleven disciples who be-
lieved they were true to their llestese
The word "offended" means to be en-
trapped, or caused to stumble, and Jesus
gave them to understand that they
would fail in their fidelity to Him. The
announcement was the more startling,
too, because this desertion was so close
at hand, even "this night." It is written
-The quotation is from Zech. 13. 7,
which is a direct prediction of the event
that was soon to take place. I will smite
the shepherd, etc. -It will happen to
you as to a flock of sheep, whose eltep-
herd, etc. -It will happen to you n; to
a flock of sheep, whose shepherd has
been slain. The leader and guardian be -
Ing removed, the whole flock shall be
scattered, and be on the point of bi m-
Ing a prey to ravenous beasts, -::.'lark...
The Father would permit Christ His
Son, the Shepherd, to be smitten by His
enemys and the flock to be dispe scat.
32. -After I am risen -A .renewal of
the prophecy and promise ;rf His reser-
rection. In connection with His prelie-
tion of His sufferings and the desertion
by His followers, He graciously fore.'teid
His resurrection and the gatherrag again
of the scattered flock. Into Galilee -
Jesus would again be the Shepherd to
lead them into the familiar scents of
Galilee.
33. -Peter answered -True to his tTis-
position, He was reedy with an an; wcr.
Though all men shall be offended -.Pet-
er was brave in a sense, for lie was
ready to use the sword in defending his
Lord. (John 18. 10), but lie was not as
brave as he himself thought. I will never
be offended (It. V. -This was the lang-
nage of over -confidence. Peter was sin-
cere and earnest, and if he had made
this strong declaration in the strength
of God, he would have stood true to his
Master, and would not have fallen into
the gross sins of lying and swearing. Ills
desires were good and his intentions
commendable, but he trusted too much
in his own strength. 34. Verily I say un-
to thee -Peter had spoken in terms the t
might have convinced a mere man of
their reliability, but Jesus saw tae
course of that night's events, and knew
,.1 y,:„le___ would
60. without fit
without the judgment hall in the carr
of the palace, Buildings in the east
were constructed about an open court.
It was in this court that Peter wan sit-
ting with the servants and others about
a fire (Luke 22:555). He had gained 'ad-
mittance into tee palace through the ni-
lfluenee of John who was acquainted
with the high priest (John 18:15, 10).
damsel -"Maid." -R,, V. It was the door-
keeper who had admitted hien (John
38;17). thou also wast with Jesus --
The "also" implies that they had been
;speaking of some other disciple, as
Judas, or John, who was known to them.
They may have expected to get from
hint some information about Jesus. -
Morison. It appears to have been known
that John was a disciple of Christ. and
John was safe thug far from danger.
The danger to Peter could not have been
very great, had he acknowledged that he
was Christ's disciple. 70. denied before
them all -He had used the sword in an
attempted defence of Jesus, but now
he had not the courage to own his rela-
tion to Christ before the idle and curious
company in the palace court. I know
not what thou sayest-Peter's pretence
that be slid not understand what the
'maid said amounted to direct lying.
"Peter, though denying Christ, yet was
testifying to his prophetic power; for he
was doing just as Jesus had foretold.."---
llnszerd.
71, into the porch -Peter withdrew
from the court, to the entrance to the
palace, doubtless with the purpose of
avoiding those who had aecusecl him of
being a diseiple of Jesus. another....
said. --13y comparing the three accounts
o4 this event we obeerve that at least
three persons joined in the accusation,
"This fellow was also with Tesus of Nee
zareth." They may have seen hire with
Jesus during his public labors or they
*ay have been pretenat in the garden
when Jesus was arrested, 72. again he
denied -He followed Jesus "afar off,"
which was the beginning of his fail;"then
he disclaimed knowledge of what the
maid meant when she charged him with
having been with Jesus; now he makes
his denial more emphatic by introducing
an oath, or affirmation, that he was
speaking the tenth. I do not know the
man -I not only am not a disciple of
the Galilean, but I do not know h.im..
Such was Peter's bold and wicked at-
tempt to silence his accusers. , 1t is diffi-
cult to understand the depth to which
he had fallen when he would declare up-
on oath such a falsehood as that. It is
exceedingly dangerous, to depart from
the path of rectitude. Jesus had said,
"Whosoever will save his life shall lose
it," but Peter was very fax from follow-
ing the teachings of his Master.
73. .After a while. It was about an
hour after (Luke 22:59). They that
stood by. The main eharge was prom-
inently made by one, a kinsman of
Matches, who had seen Peter in the gar-
den, and was known to John from his
acquaintance with the ,high priest's
household (John 18:26). -Farrar. Thou
also art one of them. If Peter had had
a just conception of the exalted priv-
ilege there was in being "one of them,"
it seems hardly creditable that he would
have denied his disciples with Jesus.
The spirit that actuated Peter is still
in the world. There is reproach heaped
upon those who follow Jesus. Thou-
sands are willing to be counted with the
world but are unwilling to take a stand
that would indicate that they belong
to Jesus. Thy speech betrayeth thee.
"Thy speech maketh thee known." -R.
V. Peter had been speaking and his
language and accent showed that he was
a Galilean, and being a Galilean they
were the more certain that he was one
of Christ's followers. Mathew Henry
says that the man is happy whose
speech declares him to be a disciple of
Christ. 74. To curse and to swear. He
called down curses upon himself. and he
made oath calling God to witness that
what he said was true. He gave way
to the spirit of evil, and apparently lost
all self-control. There is a vast differ-
ence between the language of Peter at
the table where the Lord's Supper was
instituted and the language he used in
the court of Caiaphas' palace. It was
the same Peter with respect to the same
subject. Immediately the cock crew.
What a sound that cock -crowing was
in the ears of Peter. It recalled both
his own words and those of Jesus a
few hours before. That sound brought
him to himself. Luke says. "And the
Lord turned, and looked upon Peter"
(22:61). It never occurred to Peter at
the tirne that these denials of his would
go down in history, and be read and
commented upon for centuries. He was
taken up with his own little selfish
mpulses.
111: "Peter',s repentance (vs. 75). 75.
'eter remembered. Infinitely better
would it have been if he had not "fur -
rotten the words of Jesus; but better
ban not to have recalled them at: all
vas it, that he remembered them at
he cock -crowing. Went out, and wept
utterly, .Gears are. indeed, of Iittle
hat result not in return to duty. Judas
wept perhaps, but turned not. Peter
vept, and what was better, he returned
o Christ and became a faithful apostle.
-Whedon. His selfishness ceased to
ctuate him. Jesus' glances had melted
is heart. In the midst of his lying
nd profanity he awoke to the magni-
ude of his wrong doing, and he quickly
ook the course that would bring relief.
lis tears were not ie vain. Better for
int to sheet bitter tears than to attempt
o hide or excuse the course: he had
aken.
Questions. upon what occasion did
hrist foretell Peter's denial? How
zany times did Peter profess his de-
otion to Christ? How strong did Peter
ake his declaration of fidelity to his
faster? How did the other disciples
ceive Christ's warnings? (relate the
r•oumstances of Peter's first denial of
is Lord. The second. The third.
bout what time was it when the third
enial took place? What can you say
bout Peter's bravery? What does the
vet that "he went out, and wept bit-
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LIVE STOCK.
The railways -reported 78 car loads of
live stock at the City Market on , Wed-
nesday, consisting of 638 cattle, 2,463
hogs, 1,148 sheep and lambs, 45 calves
and 2 horses.
The quality of cattle was a little bet-
ter, that is, there were a few lots that
would be classed as good and abovt half
a dozen individual cattle out of the 600
on sale that could be classed as choice.
Trade was much the same as it has
been a]1 week. Prices also were about
steady.
Exporters. -No export steers report-
ed. A few bulls sold at $4.25 to $5.
Butchers. -One lot of three heifers, 1,-
086 lbs. each, was sold by Maybee &
Wilson, at $6.1216 to Alex. Levant. These
heifers were of a quality good enough
for the Christmas market and no criter-
ion to go by. McDonald & Halligan sold
2 cattle, export weights, at $6. The gen-
eral run of the best butchers on sale was
from $5 to $5.40; common, $4 to $4.75;
cows, $3 to $4.75; bulls, $3.50 to $4.80.
Stockers and feeclers-Short-keep feed-
ers, $5.25 to $5.40; good feeders, $4.75 to
$5; stockers, $4 to $4.60.
Milkers and springers. -Good to choice
milkers sell readily; common and med-
ium and backward springers are not as
good sale as they were some time ago.
Prices ranged from $40 to $86 each, and
as high as $100 was paid for 3 cows by
Fred Armstrong.
Veal Calves. -Prices are steady for
calves at $3 to $S per cwt., with a few
new milk fed veals at $$.50.
Sheep and lambs -Wesley Dunn quot-
ed sheep and lambs as follows: Sheep,
ewes, $4.50 to $4.83: rams, $3 to $3.50;
]ambs, $5.70 to $6 per cwt.
Hogs -Selects, fed and watered, were
quoted at $7.10 and $7.75 to $7.85, f.o.b.,
ears, at country points.
FARMERS' MARKET.
The receipts of grain to -day were a
good deal smaller than ,nt \V dneeday.
They consisted only of 200 bushels 01
barley and 200 buahele of oats. The biir-
ley sold at 61 to 63,., and the oats at 37e
per bushel.
Hay in good supply, wielr prices
steady; '25 loads ,old at, $17 to r19 a ton
fur timothy and wt $14 to $10 for mixed
and clover. Straw is nominal at $17 to
$18 a ton.
i)reseed hogs are easier, with quota-
tions ruling at $0.50 to $11-73.
Wheat, white • • ..$ 0 87
Deo., red ... . ... 0 87 0 88
Doe, gouue .. 0' 83 0 83
Oats, bushel .. . . ... . i) .3 0 00
Peas, tbu;:hel .. . 0 83 0 87
Borley; bushel".... . - 0 01 0 63
Rye, bushel . . ..- 0 67 0 00
Buckwheat, bushel , . .. 0 48 0 00
Hay, timothy, ton .. ... 17 00 30 00
3)0., clover, ton ...... 14 00 16 00
Straw, per ton. , ... ... 7.7 00 18 00
Alstke clover. -
Fancy, bushel.. . , .. 7 S0
No. 1, bushel ......7 00
No, 2. bushel ... ... 6 50
Red clover, No. 1 , . .. 7 00
Da., No. 2 ... ... 6 00
Do., No. 3 ... ... 5 09
Dressed hogs ... ... ... 0 50
Butter, dairy .. , ... . 1) 23
Do.,inferior ... . 0 21
Eggs, new -laid, dozen .. 0 45
Ducks, •spring ... ... 0 14
Chirkr.nca, ib. ... ... ... 0 13
Turkeys, Ib. ... .. , ... 0 19
Geese, ib. .., ... ... ... 0 13
howl, lb. , .. , ... . , , 0 11
Apples, bbl. ... ... ... 2 30
{'ablaage, dozen ... .. , ti 2.i
Cauliflower. dozens , . , ... 0 73
Onions, bay; .. 1 00
Potatoes, bag ... ... .. , rt 73
Beef, )fin<lquarters .. ,. 11 50
• Do., forequarters .. .. f, 50
Dal,, choice, carnal.' , . , 8 50
Do.. medium, earn::e . 7 30
Mutton, prime, per cwt.. 8 09
Veal. prime, per cwt. , , .. 11 50
Lamb, cwt.. ,,. ... ... 10 00
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS.
Steps in Peter's Ball,
Boasting. ea 'they went from the up-
per room to the Mount of Olives, Peter
was self-eonfiden.t. lie had snore :faith
in his own steadfiwtne,s :titan an Christ's
words; more eonfiduce sn his own
strength than i1 'thy t o*."+ .: :'iliiw'tli s
eiples. It was possible for :•tit the oth-
ers to deny Jesus, blit not `fore him.
13iahop Wilberforce said: "Thi k as little
as possible about any good it yourself;
turn your eyes resolutely fro any view
of your acquirements,' plans or• suceeaacs;
above all, speak as little possible
about yourself. The lame n teness of.
OUT self-love snakes Speech out our-
ecives like the putting of a lig teal torch
to the dry wood laid in order for burn-
ing. Nothing but duty sbonlc :open. our
lips on this dangerous theme, except in
humble confession of sin." 7:kvo people
may relate the same expel -lei* and one
be boasting and the other witsisssing, be-
cause the motive of the one •iia -to glorify
self and the other to glorify Gad.
t'nwatchfulness. "Anclhe-cometh, and
findeth then sleeping, and saith unto
Peter. Simon, sleepest• thou? Couidst
not thou watch one hour?" Mark 14,
3'-40). Peter slept when he should have
watched. slept after Jests' rebuke and
exhortation, "Watch ye ,tnd pray,' To
"overrate self is to underrate the en-
emy." From ages to age lies the coin-
tuand.. to "watch" been given. The pro-
phets bid us "Watch the way" (Nast. 2,
1). "Watch to see what 'he• will say"
(Flah. 2, 1). Jesus bids us "Watch and
prey" (Matt. 26, 41). Panni tells Ate to
watch and be strong (I.. Cor. 16, 13,
batch and be sober (I. "Xhosa 5, 6).
Again he says: "Watch thou hi till
th;nga" (11. Ti,m, 4, 13). Peter having
is -armed his lesson through ;us u.nwatch-
felness in the garden, bids us "Watch
ante prayer" (1. Pet, 4, 7),•
Lying. "1 know not the man" (v. 74).
Peter told a lie, hoping to save his life,
but he was not thereby_'jnatified.
Clay Trumbull says: "A lie is eternally
apposed to truth, Truth :1ajt1 falsehood
are always on opposite sides a lie is
never right in any man, ruder sty cir-
cuntstances, for any purpose. whatsoever.
It would not ire. right even in God. God
will not lie, God cannot ire. If Clod
were to lie, he would cease .to be God;
for truth, like love, is inherent in the
very nature of God, God 'is truc, and
the father of truths. The devil is a liar
and is the father of lies (,John 8, 44).
A lie, spoken or acted, .at the most sac-
red time, and with the 'best of motives
and for the holiest purpose, is not of
God, but always of nua devil. God can-
not make right in another what would
be wrongin Irinrself, He ca;lrtot author-
ize another to do that •whieh )ie )rinr-
•self lacks the power.. to do, It
niattere mot what would..be the seeming
gain of a lie, itr3 spiakittg or acting, is
unjustifiable. If it he to ,ave ,a thon-
and lives, to rescue ri tlroun.nd souls,
it were still Without the' po§ ; sility. ai
justification; for it is 'never richt to do
that which is evil in time.
that q•ood may cone; and t ue i,r aaev t
,tiid, only evil in ,essence maid in nature,"
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TI•I.E FRUIT MARKET.
The demand is fairly active with prices
unchanged.
Oranges, Florida, case ....$3 00 $3 50•
Do., Cal., navels .. ... 3 25 3 30
Do., Mexican . . ... 2 40 2 50
Grape fruit . .. .... 3 50 4 00•
Lemons,. ease 3 50 4 00
Bananas, bunch 1 75 2 00
Apples, bbl .. .. .. , 3 00 :5 00
Grapes, bkt'., .. . 0 30 0 :35
Potatoes, sweet, dou. bbl. 4 00 0 00
Onions, Spanish, ease 2 50 2 75
Cranberries, bbl .. .... u 1.0 8 bO'
Do., Nova Scotia ... .. ti 0) 0 00
Beans, Lima, per lit . li 67 0 Ota
OTHER MARKETS.
BRITISH CATTLE :.' -bllK1 I •
New York -London soul Liverpool ta-
bles quote American cattle easy at 121-2
to 133-4c; tops, 14e. per ponncl dressed
weight; refrigerator beef at 91-2 to
97 -Se per pound.
WINNIPEG WHEAT MARKET.
Wheat -November 947-8c, December
925-8c, May 96 5 -Se
Oats -November 335-8c, December
331-4c, May 373-8c..
MONTREAL LIVE STOCK.
Montreal --Receipts at the Montreal
Stock Yansls west -end market were 300
cattle, 250 sheep and lambs, 3,500 hogs
and 75 calves. Steers -Choice sold at $5.-
50;
5:50; medium, $4.75 to $5; cows -common,
$2.7.5 to $3: gond, $4 to $4.50. Bulls
Common, $3,50; good, $4 to $4.50. Sheep
were steady at $3.75 to $4, and ]ambs,
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