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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1906-02-23, Page 3SIniday Settool. Isessesseeno INTLRNATION4►L L1.,SSON NO. 1X. AAAR.CU 4, 1800. Jesus Tells Who Are 131eseed: Matt. 6: 1-16. Commentary. --I. The gathering aneeti- tuides (vs. 1, 2). 1. Seeing the multitudes The multitudes referred to in verse '25 of the preeeding chapter. .Attracted 'by hie miracles the people comic in great numbers hem, all ower Palestine. His Mame reached even to Decapolas and to the country east of the Jordan. Into a mountain -According to tradition Je- sus spoke this sermon on a square - shag -ed Hill with two tops, whieh gave it the modern: risme of "The Horns •oaf liattin," tliattin being the village on the ridge at its base. The hill rises sixty feet above the Twin and is situated near- the cen- tre of the west eo'ast of the Sea o8 Gali- only be false, but for his sake; because we are Christians end are bringing forth fruit unto holiness. 12. Rejoice -"Even, revilers contribute to our blessedness.' To be persecuted for Christ's sake le to be crowned. (Rev. 2, 10). Be exceeding glad -Leap for joy. There are eases on record where this has literally been done. The prophets -We are to have an inheritance with the prophets. "Per- secution has been the portion and the proof of the most eminent saints in all ages." Jesus said, "Woe unto you, when alt men shall speak well of you." (Luke vi. 26). III. The duties and responsibilities of God's people (vs. 13-16). In these verses we have the "relations of the citizens of the kingdom to the world." -Peloubet. 13. Ye -Christ's true fol- lowers, described in the preceding verses. Salt of the earth -Salt preserves and purifies, and so 'Christians spread leg truths of the gospel by, which the world is preserved and. purified. •Christians are lee a little back from the sea. Was set the saving clement in society, Lost ins --The usual position for teaching among savour -`.'hat is, has become tasteless, ttbo Jews. They stood to read the Scrip- and lost its saltness. 'Wherewith tures, but sat to tench. Disciples came wito.Bim--They occupied a position near to Hien and the multitude was farther erway. 2. Opened. His mouth -"The expression marks the solemnity and importance of the discourse."--Farra. The Lord has gives us a mouth, and we must open it and confess the truth without fear. Taught them -The moment ba,d come when the principles of the new covenant are to be enunelated. Id. The character and privileges of God's people (vs. 3-12). These verses oontain the eight beatitudes, so-called fee= the opening word "beati" (blessed) in the Vulgate. They have also been called benedictions 3. Blessed -Blessed .meane more than happy. As happiness is higher than pleasure, so blessedness 'is higher than happiness. Blessedness is more truly divine. It is more than hap- ;piness produced by God's• sunshine in the soul: W'hedon. Poor in spirit -Ail the beatitudes are affixed to unlikely condi- tions, to show that the judgment of Christ and of the world are different.- 'Benson. ,iffereait- Benson. One who is deeply sensible of 'chis spiritual poverty and wretchedness. -Clarke. The general opinion is, happy • is the person who is rieli, and great, and. honorable in the world. The phil- osophers did not reckon humility among their moral virtues, but Christ puts it Lhst. Theirs is -Now, at this present time. Iiingdom of heaven -The king - don of heaven and the kingdom of God :mean the same thing, and have reference to that spiritual kingdom which Christ sets up in the Hearts of His children. 'Paul defines the ,kingdom of God as be- ing, "Righteousness, peace and joy in • the Holy Ghost" (Roan..civ. 17). But rawly called a kingdom? "1. Because it has its laws -the precepts of the gospel 2. Its subjects -all who believe in Jesus Clhri.st. 3. Its king -the Sovereign of bmven and earth." -Clarke. 4. They tied mourn. --That is, those who, con- scious of their spiritual poverty, mourn. 1. On account of cin and its cense- -gnomes. 2. Beeause"of baying offended a Holy and. righteous God. Comeforted- The Lord comforts by speaking the awards of pardson and peace to their hearts. True joy is frequently the fruit of sorrow. This promise is posi- tive, "shall be" comforted. "it is not the taking away of sorely altogether, buttrmnsferneass and tranfieurme it and salted -The question implies that the salt is entirely worthless. Good for no- thing itself, but actually destroys fer- tility when it is thrown upon the fields, and for this reason must be cast into the street. "The truth which our Lord in- culcated was that if they, the salt of the earth, the living depositories of true wisdom and holiness among men, lost the power and savor of vital godliness, they would not only be worthless so far as the enlightening and sanctification of others were concerned, but would also be cast out themselves. 14. Are the light -In John viii. 12, Jesus says, "I am the light of the world." "The Cln-istian is not like the sun, self - luminous, but borrows his rays, like the moon, from a primal source." "Light is not openly opposed to darkness, but overcomes it; so the truth and holiness possessed by the disciples of Christ, who is the true light, dispel the world's dark- ness, by overcoming its ignorance and sine -Riddle. Cannot be laid -In the East cities are often built on hills. The illustration vividly sets forth the high calling of the followers of Christ. 15. A candle -Rather "lamp," as in Revised Version. A bushel -Rather, The bushel" (see R. V.), that is, the common measure found in every Jewish house. Strictly speaking, the modius, translat- ed "bushel," denoted a smaller measure equal to about two gallons. -Cam. Bib. Candlestick -Rather, "lampstand." The lamps were of earthenware or metal, in the shape of saucer, turned up on one side to hold the wick. Olive oil was used to burn in them. -Van Lennep. The idea is that even men would not be so foolish as to light a lamp and then cover it, and certainly God will not 'be so un- wise as to illuminate His people and then keep them in concealment. 16. Light so shine -Where Christ is in the heart the spirit of Christ will shine out in the life. We are commanded to shine in such a manner that our good deeds will give glory to God. We cover our:'light by pride, worldliness and ostentation; we let our light 'shine by living a humble, holy life, and by keeping filled with the love of God. (Rom. v. 5). PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. ;oi e ui iortant Discoveries Are made on' after a LONG TIME of PATIENT and INTELLIOE V, EARCH. Vet we cannot say TUAT THE PUBLIC IMRE SLOW in (DISCOVERING the EXCELLENCEanc SUPERIORITY of VI. "Blessed are the pure in heart" (v. 8.) Away bask in 1340 Tauler wrote, "A pure heart is the throne of the Sup- reme Judge; the seat and secret them - compelling it to bestow blessing ether- her of the Holy 'trinity; a lamp bearing wise imrpossible."-Peloubet. the Eternal Light; a treasury of divine 5. Meek -Of gentle and long suffering sidles.; a storehouse of divine sweetness; disposition; of peaceable temper; sub- a panoply of eternal wisdom; a cell of missive, compliant, yielding. -Standard divine solitude; a. delight to all saints; Dictionary. When this due composure of a joy to the heavenly hosts; a. terror to mind has reference to God, it is termed "resignation;" when it is exerted toward men, it is "mildness and gentleness;" 'Mien we consider it with regard to our- selves, we style it "patience." -Wesley. The meek can be cool when others are hot, and have the rule of their own spir- its. -Henry. Inherit the earth -The land, and expression frequently used by the prophets to signify the land rof Canaan. Under this figure our Lord promises the abundance of spiritual good provided for in the gospel. The Canaan of perfect rest and joy and peace is the inheritance of those who are truly meek. It is also true that God's saints get more out of this world than other people. 6. Hunger and thirst --A figurative ex- pression. Hunger and thirst are the strongest of bodily appetites. After righteousness -The state, or quality, of being right witli Clod; evict rectitude; holiness, comprehending holy principles, and affections of heart and conformity of life to the divine law.- Webster. Right- eousness here is taken for all the bless- ings of the New Covenant; a full restora- tion to the image of God. -Clarke. Shall be filled With righteousness. Everything else fails to satisfy. God has Himself created the desire and He will satisfy the soul. Spiritual hungering and thirsting is an evidence of spiritual health. 7. The merciful -"The merciful," says Erasmus, "are those who weep over the calamities of others, who feed the hungry and cloths the naked, admonish those in er- ror and pardon the offending." Obtain mercy -As we deal with others God will deal with us. "Mercy is purchased at the price of mercy itself" 8. Pure in heart -The heart is the seat of the affections, the desires, the rnotives, the will; with the pure heart these will all be pure. The Heart is puri- fied by faith (Acts 15, 9). True religion consists in heart purity. See God -- That is, possess and enjoy God. "None but the pure are capable of seeing God. He must be pure who wishes to enjoy a ,pure being, 0. Peacemakers -"These .who avoid contention :themselves, and labor to restore peace wberever it is bro- ken," Children of God -God is the Fa- ther of peace, and those who promote it are said to be his children. 10. Per- secuted -Those who are pursued by an enemy. "Fined, imprisoned, banished, scourged, tortured, always delivered un- to death and accounted as sheep for the slaughter" For righteousness' sake- -Be .cause of right doing. ztingdoin of hea- von See on verse 3. 11. Revile -To the adversary; a victory over al temp- tation; a weapon againet all assaults; a reservoir of divine benefits; a treasury of all virtue; an example to all men; a restoration of all that has ever been lost. A pure heart finds its whole satis- faction in God; relishes and desires noth- ing but Got." "Shall see God" (v. 8). An unclean soul cannot look upon God's pur- ity any more than God can look upon his iniquity (Hab. i. 13.) But the pure in heart see God. Dr. Parker, while crossing the ocean, sat 'for hours watehing sea and sky. A young man flippantly asked him, "What do you see, old man?" The reply was, "Nothing but God." "The pure in heart see Hint; see Ilim in providenc- es, in pleasant surroundings ,in the ap- proval of friends, in the persecutions of enemies, in His word; see Him by day and by night; sec Him at home and abroad; see flim everywhere" • r•+4 f$ +-e-e--+-ar+4 •e.o++-� s+o-+oo-ao•o-o-o o eo+o-o o+ 4 T e C aog ising hidustry ++-s-+-o-o-e-0-+-o-"-"S-0-0-1-e-•-+-•-•-0-0••6o-o-o-+-o-r• Investigations by :tie-> Live Stock Branch of the Dominion Department of Apiculture into the damped shortage of hogs hove shown that hr some months past the supply of bacm hogs in Can- ada has been falling •cif. Even before the order was issued, dterring packer, from importing United States hogs to be slaughtered in bond, difficulty was experienced by Ganadianpaekers in pro- euring sufficient hogs', The amount of the shortage during thesummar and fall is indicated by the feet that packers claim to have been all to seew a only from 30 to 50 per eent.of the oapacity of their factories. Rog raisers, on the seer ,sans., claian HOW TO MAKE BABY SLEEP. The baby that cries half the night does not cry for nothing. It cries be- cause it is not well, an•d the chances are the trouble is due to some derange- ment of the stomach or bowels, which would be speedily removed if a dose of Baby's Own Tablets were given the lit- tle one. These Tablets make children sleep soundly and natunelly, because they remove the cause of crossness and wakefulness. They are a blessing to the little one, and bring relief to the tired, worried mother. Mrs. A. C. Ab- bott, Hudson's Heights, Que., says: "I have found Baby's Own Tablets a splen- did medicine for stomach and bowel trou- bles, from which my little one was trou- bled. Thanks to the relief the Tab- lets Have given my baby now sleeps quietly and naturally, and is hi the best of health." And the Tablets are nose- lutely safe -they always do good -they cannot possibly do harm. They will euro the .ailments of a new-born, baby or a well -grown cheld. Sold by dtruggists, nr sent by mail at 25 cents a box, by writ- ing The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., of Brockville, Ont. Only One Price. With these, and an appreciation en the part of the producers of the possibilities of the industry, hog raising cannot 'fail to be one of the most profitable branches of .Canadian agriculture. Live Stock Branch. Dominion Department of Agriculture. that the production s considerably nearer the normal tlia would appear from the statements Wise packers. It is, they say, partly an hcrease in pack- ing house capacity raiser than a de- oreaa.e in hog raising. In some of the dairying sections the supplies are re- ported to be very litte if any below the normal, while an other districts the shortage is pieced at about 20 to 25 per cent. Enquiries as to the cause of the short- age brought from packers and ,producers a. variety of .replies. The packers claim that for the past three years or more the competition .between buyers of hogs has been so keen that top prices have been paid continuously, and dist these pricers have neui, high enough to give a profit to the producer, . They claim, therefore to be eta Io to understand why there. is +a, a fit ala t thns time; Speaking from the seg point of the producer, well inform:A authorities claim that the price ha4 .lot been as uniformly High as it shoed have been. At times, of the year who the packers anticipated heavy runs, p ices dropped to a point where no profs was left to the feeder. This, they cls' , took place last season when sown sh uld be bred for the supplies of the f 11 just past. and as coarse grains were 'gh and labor scarce at that time, mane brood sows were sent to the market. Again, it is argued that the majority of peckers have not encoufaged the pro- duction of hogs of the bacon type and weight. For a number of years improve- ment in the hog stock of the country made satisfactory progress, but during the past season at least the producers of the ideal sort hare received no en- couragement to continue their good work;. aflat rate, hoe been paid for good and bad alike. Tht hogs fit only to compete with the low American price stock brought quilts muck as the sort that competes wit. Irish and Danish bacon for the highs t place on the Brit- ish market. Whatever may be the extent of tate shortage or the a•dal cause of it, the fact remains, that finless producers and packers grapple in Sympathetic e,o-oper- ation with. the situation, Can,atda's valu- able bacon industry, which liar cost years of strenuous. eftort to .build up, may become seriou y demoralize&. In 1890 there we only two packing houses in the expos trade with a week- ly cepa-city of son: ; 3,000 hoge while in 1905 the weekly.ca ity of the sixteen packing houses in 'operation was some 50,000. While thi• limit has not been reached within fr3n1 10,000 to 15.00(1 hogs weekly, aced ding to the season, the output from Canada has reached about $X5,000,000 annually, or 20 per cent. of the total quantity of bacon im- ported by Great, Britain. To jeopardize so valuable an indestry would be noth- ing less than a national calamity. The father of Campbell -Bannerman, the • new Prime Minister of England, laid the foundation of his fortune in allasgow by abolishing in his place of business the sys- tem then known as "prigging." "To "prig". was to :bargain and beat down the price et goods. Mr. Campbell started marking all his goods in plain figures, Prom which his salesmen were allowed to Make no reduc- tionHis success was immediate an4 Blander; "to be abusive in speech or great. I Ie rose to be lord provost ot Gies - wet" Falsely for my sake -It must not gow, and was knighted by V1etori,d. if the farmers who have been in the habit of raising hogs will accord the ba- con industry a steady, consistent sup- port begotten of the knowledge that hog raising pays year in and year out, the future has very large possibilities for the Canadian bacon industry. Cana- dian baeon latvingwon a plaza. on the British market coextending respect, as it increases in. quantity and improves in quality, will undoubtedly become a daily necessity of ,the British consumer. That it may occupy this enviable posi- tion, both farmer rusid packer must co- operate, the farmer by producing a steady supply of the right class of hogs, the packer by paying a :fairly uniform pride from month to anontla and frons year to year; and he must give value per pound according to the quality of the product he ,receives. Let Bash do his part and acre, will be little trouble about the supply of hogs for keeping the factories' going at a normal eases. ate, What sppeats- to be moat needed at thte• seneeat time is that relations of confidence be re*Vred and maintained bettveen Thacker and farmer through fair dealing: and int Iligent co-operation. Market Report -OF- The Week. Toronto Farmers' Market, The grain receipts to -day ivere gonane Odie hundred bushels of fall wheat sold at 70 to 78e, and 100 burets of oats at 39 to 40c. Hay in limited offer, and prices un- changed; 12 loads sold at $9 to 10 a ton for timothy, and at $0 to $8 for mixed. Straw is quoted at $9 to $10 a ton. Dressed hogs are unenanged, with light quoted at $9 to $0.25, and heavy at $8.75s Wheat, white, bush.. ..$ 0 70 $0 75 Do., red, bush., . .. 0 76 0 7& Do., spring, bush.. .. 0 76 0 00 Do., goose, bush.. .. . , 0 72 0 09 Oats, bush.. . , .. 0 39 .0 40 (Barley, bush,. .. , .. 0 51 0 52 Peas, bush .. .. . , .. .. 0 80, 0 00 Rye, bush.. . . .... „ 0 75 0 00 !Hay, timothy, ton . .... 9 00 10 00 Do., mixed, ton .. 6 00 8 00 Straw, per ton .. , ..... 9 00 10 00 Seeds - A l sile, No. 1, bush.. Do., No. 2 Do., No. 3 fled, choice, No. 1, bush Timothy, bush.. „ ..... Dressed hogs .... . Apples, per bbl.. ..... Eggs, new Iaid, dozen .... Butter, dairy .. .... , , . Do., creamery .. .. . Chickens, per lb.. .. Fowl, per lb.. . „ ... Turkeys, per lb.. .. . . Geese, per lb.. .. .. Cabbage, per dozen .. Cauliflower, per dozen Potatoes, per bag.. .. Celery, per dozen .. .. Onions, pes dozen.. .. Beef, hinquarters.. .. Do., forequarters .. Do., choice carcass .. Do., medium carcass Mutton, per cwt.: .. Veal, per cwt. . Lamb, per cwt JAILS CANNOT HOLD HIM. Noted Spanish Prisoner Makes Another Sensational Escape. Lisbon, Feb. 19. -One of Spain's most noted. jail -breakers. Candido Alconchel, has just been arrested here. He has broken out of the Cancel Modelo of Madrid, the Carcel de Pinto, and the ordinary prison at Madrid several times in the bast five years, and always marks his flight by a big jewel rob- bery. A€+ e.. last resort the authorities sent him to a penitentiary ''in Loanda, in Portuguese Africa. Thence lie also escaped and embarked on a steamer for Lisbon. Newsof his escape had, however, been telegraphed to Europe. and a few hours after he landed he was again rn the hands of the police. SEED TIME i hase experienced farmer learned that some grains require far differ- ent soil than others; some crops need differ- enthandling than others. He knows that a great deal depends upon right planting at the right time, and that the soil must be kept enriched. No use of complaining in summer about a mis- take made in the spring. Decide before the seed is planted. besttimeto reme- dy wasting conditions in the human body is be- fore the evil is too deep rooted. At the forst evi- dence of loss of flesh Scott's Emulsion should be taken imme- diately. There is noth- ing that will repair wasted tissue more quickly or replace lost flesh more abundantly than Scott's Emulsion. It nourishes and builds up the body when ordi- nary foods absolutely aiL f infill srtd yoTx :a smote fret. Bo sure that this picture in the form of a label is an the wrapper of every bottle of ICmnision you buy. SCOTT Cts, BOWN'E CM/MISTS Toronto, Ottt. See, end tgr; an druggists yetemomemnattemaamereammemenswaitild • • • • • • • 6 25 5 25, 4 50 6 25 1 50 8 75 2 70 O 25 0 23 O 00 0 00 O 08 O 14 O 10 0 40 O 75 0 75 O 35 1 10 7 00 4 50 6 50 5 50 8 00 8 50 10 00 7 00 5 76 5 00 7 25 2 60 9 25 3 20. 0 28• O 20- O 35 O 13; O 10 O 16 O 11 O 50 100- O 85• 0 40 1 26. 8 4X- 5 56 6 75 6 50. 905 1000 11 00 Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stock at the city mar- ket were 15 ear loads, composed of 28e cattle, 111 hogs, 4 sheep and 1 calf. Several lots of cattle changed hands. at about the same prices as on Tue.- day. Hog Products. Dressed hogs in car lots are steady at $S.50 to $3.60. Cured meats are in good demand. British Cattle Markets. London Cable - Cattle are quote& at 10 3-4 -to 12 1 -se per, lb.; refrigerator beef at 9 5-3 to 94-7410. Winnipeg Options. The following were the closing quota- tions yesterday at this market: Feb.,. 75 7-80 bid; May, 79 1-8c bid, July 80 5.8er sellers. Leading Wheat Markets. May. July: New York .. .. .. .. ., 00§s 893 Minneapolis .. ... , .... 83d 853(3 Duluth .. .. .. .. ,. .. 833% ,e,4gh Detroit .. .. ,. ., .. .. 89 56 Toledo Snee 80 St. Louis .. .. .. .... , . 82efi 811. Bradstreet's on Trade, Montreal: Wholesale trade here has taken on a rather more cheery tone. Cold weather has been general ail over the country, and there is a better out- look for country retail trade. Reports. from the Ottawa valley and lumbering, districts generally have not been bright. Until recently there has been little or no snow. The iron and steel trade con- tinues very active. Sorting orders for dry goods are rather better, and the re- tailers find the demand for heavy geode improving. Spring -trade continues very satisfactory. Toronto: The sudden arrival of very* cold weather has given an impetus to the demand for retail lines of winter goods, especially in the way of wearing apparel, but with the season now so far advanced: it is not felt that the demand will in, any way make up for what it shouldi bare been earlier. The wholesale dry goods trade has not yet felt much effect from the increased business, and the sorting trade continues quiet. Spring business is very active, heavy shipments being made to all points, and the out- look favors a continued good trade. The demand for hardware is especially active,. prices holding stiff. Groceries are quiet, with sugars easy and canned goods very firm and scarce. Collections from On- tario points continue fair to good. Winnipeg: Cold weather has given as brisk tone to retail trade in all lines. There is a big movement of spring lines - and the outlook continues very encourag- ing for the corning season. Hardware• houses are sending large shipments te• country points and values hold firm fit.• tone. The grocery trade is quiet with canned goods advancing. Collections con- tinue slow. Trade in country produce is• more active, receipt being heavier. Victoria and Vaneouver: Trade gener- ally continues quiet in most lines, al- though there is an improving tendency.. Orders for spring goods are now heavy,. and the outlook is for a heavy season's business. Collections are fair to good. Hamilton: Local retail trade has shown seine improvement during the past week, but the movement of wholesale sorting lines continues slow. Spring trade is active, and the outlook continues to favor a large volume of business. Col- lections are fair.