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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1906-03-02, Page 7S it day Sertool. ' INTERNATIONAL LEBOON NO. X. DIARCII 11, 11000. '71he'lbngue and •the Templer. -matt, e; 38-48, Commentary, -1, Christ's Teaching on (Oaths (vs. 33-37). The Saviour has been 'showing and now continues to show "the relations in which His gospel stands to 'the previous dispensation, as being the 'fulfilment and confirmation of true Jud- lsiism and the reformation of degenerate Judaism." He did not come "to destroy the law or the prophets," but "to fulfill" (v. 17). Jesus did not disparage Moses or the Scriptures. They are not des- troyed, but their authority is forever established by the fulfilment of all their predictions. "A greater than Moses car- ried the work of Moses to a.glorious con- summation." 33. Hath been said -By the Jews when they received the law and in their interpretations of it. Forswear - To swear falsely; to perjure. The refer- ence may be to the third commandment. See also Lev. xix. 12. But shalt perform -"Wo knew from Matt. xxiii. 16-22 that the scribes and Pharisees declared oaths to be binding or not binding, according to the supposed sanctity of the object sworn by, and from other evidence it appears that ,some considered bods profane swear- ing and perjury to be excusable, provided the oath was not taken in the name of God." --Cook. To "perform' an oath is to do what was promised in the oath Unto the Lord -The teaching was that only such oaths as were made "unto the Lord" or in the name of the Lord wore sacred and needed to be kept. Oaths -An oath is a solemn affirmation or declaration, made with an appeal to God for the truth of what has been af- firmed, and imprecating his vengeance, and renouncing his favor, if what is af- firmed is false. -Barnes. 34. But I say -The emphasis here is on the "I"; Christ speaks with. authority. Swear not at all -Profane. and common swear- ing, with all light, irreverent oaths, such as are not required by the civil magis- trate, are intended in our Lord's probibi- tion.-Clarice. This can have no refer- ence to judicial oaths which ought not 1:o be called "swearing." "The conduct of our Lord himself in answering the ad- juration of the high priest (chap. xxvi., 63, 64), as well as the language of t. Paul on various occasions (Rom. i. 9; 1.1. Cor. i. 23; Gal. i, 20; IIeb, vi. 16,17), .nay be adduced to show that this passage is not intended to forbid an appeal to God on solemn occasions." -Cook. Nei- ther by heaven -None of the oaths which our Lord adduces as specimens are judi- cial oaths. The Orientalists are great profane .swearers, and the secondary oaths here forbidden by our Lord are just the ordinary profanities of their conversation.-Whedon. No people that I have ever known can compare with these Orientals for profaneness in the use of the names and attributes of God. They swear by the head, by their life, by heaven, and by the temple, or, what is in its place, the church. -Thompson, God's throne -"Swearing by heaven eith- er has no meaning or derives its meaning from the fact that heaven is the resi- dence, the court, the throne of God." 35. The earth, etc. -See Iso. ixvi. 1; Psa. xlviii. 2. Our Lord. shows that to swear by anything which God has creat- ed is to swear by God Himself. 36. By thy lreacl-A common form of oath in the ancient world. The ordinary phrase, "I will give you my head if it is not so," is a form of swearing of the same kind. 37. Yea....nay-Let your statements be in accordance with facts; let your language be simple, and let your answers be Yes or No. Cometh of evil - "All swearing, genteel or otherwise, `comes of evil,' that is, of an underlying consciousness that simple assertion is not enough. If truth were perfect there ' would be no occasion to emphasize our assertions by such appeals; and, in point of fact, falsehood and profanity are gen- erally close companions." -Abbott. II. On the law of retaliation (vs. 33- 42). 38. Eye for an eye -As a legal rem- edy the law of retaliation was probably the best possible in a rude state of soef- ety. See Exod. 21, 24. The principle was'adsnittecl in all ancient nations. But the retribution was exacted by a judic- ial sentence for the good of the com- munity, not to gratify personal ven- geance. -Cam. Bib. But the Jews in- troduced this principle of retaliation in- to private life. Each man became judge for himself when and how far it shoudl be inflicted. Thereby the principle of revenge was cultivated, and all eoncilia- tion became dishonorable. Whedon. 30. But I say -Christ introduces a different method of dealing with. an assailant, Re- sist not evil -"Resist not him that is evil -R. V. Do not repel one outrage by another. -Clarke. Do not retaliate. Turn... .the other -This is not to be understood literally. "Our Lord's awn meek yet dignified bearing, when smit- ten rudely on the. cheek (John 18: 22, 23), and not literally presenting the oth- er, is the best comment on these words. It is the preparedness after one indig- nity, not to invite but to submit meekly to another, without retaliation, which this strong language is meant to con- vey." -J., .l'. & B. The sentiment is identical with the precept of the wise man in Prov. 25: 21, 22; but it would be doing great violence to these passages to understand then. as commanding us to extinguish the instinct and to dis- obey the law of self-preservation, when assaulted by some violent and unapepas- abie foe.-Whedon. 40. Coat eloke-The coat was the dreier garment; the cloak was the outer and more costly one. The cloak was need by the poor as o. covering at night, and according to the claw (Exod. x: ii. X26, 27), 31 could not ;be retained as a 'pledge after sundown. It is better to .give up what tire law cannot seize than cherish a spirit of retaliation. 41. Compel thee, etc. -Officers and couriers in the service of. the Roman govrernanent travelling through. the pfrO- Vitbeen had authority to impress any man or his beast into service for the purpose of carrying thein and their bag- gage on their journey. This bocame a great and cruel burden. But Jesus says, if anyone eompele you to perferi.0 a dif- ficult and ,unreasonable task, avoid n quarrel by doing more than is demanded. 42. Give turn not thou away This oanniet mean that an industrious man is to give at the call of every idler, but it 'does mean that we are to be 'iarge- hear:ted, generous, ready to help others aecd grant favors. "We are here ex - hooted to patience and forgiveness, 1. When we receive in •ou+r persons all sorts of insults and affrents (v. 30). 2, When we are despoiled of our goods (v. 40) . 3. When our bodies are forced to undergo all kinds of toils, vexations and tor- ments (v. 41). He that avenges himself mnlet lose the mind of Christ and thus suffer an injury far greater than he can ever receive from man."-Olarke. III. On loving enemies (vs,. 43.45). 43. Leve thy neighbor -The eabibis inter- preted the command, "Than shaft love thy neighbor as thyself," in Lev. rix: 18, as referring to Jews only. They there- fore believed it to he right to hate the rest of mankind. 4. But 1 say -Jesus opposed this narrow, wicked view of the case ,and "extended ocr neighborhood over all mankind." Sege Luke x. 25-37. Love your .enemies -The moist sublime and the most difficult eoammandm•ent be- tween 'thee lids of the Bible. Who can obey it? Only those who hare thearte filled with .bhe love of God (Rom. v. 5). It has been said that this one preeept is a sufficient proof of the holiness of the gospel and of the truth of the Ohris- tian religion. Bless...do good...pray- Seek God's ,blessing on those who cwr11 down upon you God's eursea-Abbott. "The best commentary on these match- less counsels in th,e bright example sof the One who gave them. See 1. Pet, ii. 21-24; Rom. xii. 20, 21; I. •Cos. iv. 12; 1. Pet. iii. 9" 45. May be the children, etc. -To act as Christ commands here would be to act like God, who blesses those who curse him and axe his enemies by the gifts of sun and rain. This is divine. -Cam. Bib. Such actions show that we are God's ohil- dren, but do not make us his children. Sun to rise, etc. -"He imparts to all alike, but all do not receive alike. Men may sit in darkness even when the sun is shining, or become lost souls notwith- standing God's love that would save them." 40. '?hat reward -If you have only loved those who love you, you have only come up to the standard of common sin- ners. You have no reason to expect the Christian's reward for doing what any sinner is expected to do. Publicans - Tax -gatherers employed by the Romans and bated by the Jews. 47. Brethren only -The prominence of salutation in the social life of the East gives a special vividness to this precept. To utter the formal, "Peace be with yau," to follow that up with manifold compliments and wishes, was to recognize those whom inn saluted, as friends and brothers. But this the very heathen. did ("heathen," rather than "publicans," being the true reading) ; and were the followers of Christ to be content with merely copying heathen customs ?-Al- •ford. Christians must do to their ene- mies what the heathen did to their friends. Superior conuuet will prove the superior religion. What do ye more than others -1. Disciples have to do more than others. (1) They maintain the Christian life; (2) they extend tie cause of Christ. 2. They are able to do more than others. (1) They are in alliance with God; (2) they have more light and knowledge; (3) they have more moral power. 3. More is expected of them than of others. (1) By their Saviour; (2) by the world; (3) by their own consciences. -Bib. Mus. 48. Be .... ..perfect -Complete; perfect in love. Take God as the model instead of publicans. The true standard of the Bible for God's peoples is moral purity. la 6 46 FAVORED -NATION CLAUSE. Hope Expressed That Regular Treaty May Be Concluded. Berlin, Feb. 26, -The Government to- day placed in the hands of members of the House a bill in which it is proposed to accord tho usual favored nation treatment on the basis of a new German tariff until June 30, 1007, In the pre- amble of the bill hope is expressed that during the intervening period it may be possible to conclude a regular treaty bill which has already been passed by the Federal Council. HEIR TO LARGE FORTUNE. Cook in Restaurant Divides $450,000 With Her Sister.. Detroit, Mich,, Feb. 26.-A Jour- nal special from St. Joseph, Michigan, says; John Crawford, who for a year has been employed as cook at local re- staurants and hotels, was legally noti- fied yesterday by an act of the Judge of the Probate Court of Ithaca, N. Y., that lie and his sister, Mrs. Maud Gard- ner, of Chicago, are heirs to an estate of $450,000, left by their grandfather, Alyfies Crawford, of Newfield, N. Y. READ is never better than the flour it is spade of. Often it is not nearly so good, but that is the fault of the bread -maker. Without good flour, good bread is impossible, no matter how skilfully it is handled. N'ow, good bread must be good to eat, as well as good to see or to taste. Good -to -eat bread is bread that nourishes. In the matter of nutriment, hold Flour is supreme. It represents the best that is in the wheat, ground to a snowy whiteness and purified by electricity. It produces bread that is light, easy to digest and best of all -nutritious. Ogilvie's Royal Household is to be had at all grocers. Ogilvie Floar Mils Co., lid. Montreal. "Ogilvie's Book for a Cook," contains 130 pages of excellent recipes, some never published before. Your grocer can tell YO2 you how to get it FREE. rouR SOULS. MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. Congress on Uniform Divorce Law in PHYSICIAN'S BOOK DESCRIBES EACH i OF THEM IN DETAIL. Patient Thought Them Devils -One is Shy and Sickly, the Sezond is Pas- sive, the Third a Freakish Lover of Cigarettes and the Fourth is a Shrew. c, A London cable says; "The Disasso- ciation of a Personality," a book just published by a well known house here, , is a work which in the earlier days would have brought the author, Dr. R. Morton Prince, to the doom of an obstinate wiz- ard, a fate which would have been been shared by :1iiss Christine L. Beau- champ, ; lassae husetis ;ire, as soon as the inquisitor should shave discovered that young lady'seeema eine. To Dr. Prince, Ileston physician, in the spring of 1898, .:ttme Miss Beau- champ. Since that time, though she has figured in medical reports, it would ap- pear as though her proper 'place was in a psychological novel or a philosophic play. For in Miss Beauchamp, according to these dry medical reports, four souls of four personalities have struggled for mastery of her body and will, and she has been driven to ask help from a physician only after discovering that for long hours or days together she would lose time. Place and scene and time would change suddenly and she learned at last that in the intervals her body had been the dwelling of another heel - The first soul appears to have been the original Miss Beauchamp, There appears to be Iittle reason for giving this soul precedence over the other souls, except that this was the Miss Beau- champ who first called at the doctor's consulting room, hiss Beauchamp, the shy and sickly student. The second soul may be called Miss Beauchamp II, being the first Miss Beauchamp in the passive hypnotic state in which she could contemplate and be shocked and disturbed by the doings of her other personalities. Site was in this state when her third soul m1808ade, its first manifestation in April, )3y hypnotic suggestion Dr. Prince, ac- cording to the reports, made a great improvement in the health of Miss Beau- champ. She ate well and walked more easily. Her headaches were relieved. Suddenly, the personality of the hypo - tined girl changed as the doctor spoke with her. The body of Miss Beauchamp was alive with intelligence. This, how- ever, was the third soul the freakish thing which, calling itself "Sally," was to burden Miss Beauchamp's staid life. "Sally" was as lively and vivacious as Miss Beauchamp was sad and re- served. She described Miss Beauchamp as one who went about spooning, who read stupid old books, who studied lan- guages and science. Sally knew no for - (Agit tongue, spelled badly, and misun- derstood difficult words. s"Dear Dr. Prince,'' wrote the victim at, this period, "I do .really think that like those poor people: of old, I must bo possessed of devils." She would awake toherself, dusty with a long country walk -Sally loved walking -and having a lighted cigarette in her hand -Sally loved. cigarettes. Her purse would be empty, for Sally loved to lunch royally at her expense. In 1899 a fourth personality .vas thrust upon her, and afterward realized itself as that of a distinct soul -that of an averae woman of ood health, self - us, ill- 151 11- Sahly, s axis• htma where champ o. IV. Dr. le to mp, a mental Session. Washington, D. C., Feb. 26. -Trio con- gress on uniform divorce laws continued its sessions )sere to -day in conjunction with representatives of the inter -church conference on marriage and divorce, headed by Bishop Doane. This latter body pledged co-operation with the con- gress. The representatives of the inter- church conference presented to the sou - gross the act endorsed by the American Bar Association for the promotion of uniformity of legislation covering di- vorce and re -marriage.. TEN YEARS FOR NEWPORT. He Attempted to Murder an Assyrian Peddler. Napanee, Feb. 26. -Thomas Newuort, an English laborer, working as a farm hand near Enterprise, was sentenced to - clay by Judge Madden to ten years in Kingston Penitentiary and to receive fifty lashes. Newport attempted to murder an Assyrian Meddler named Seed lest December on the highway near een- terprise. C.nsumption There is no specific for consumption. Fresh air, ex- ercise, nourishing food and Scott's Emulsion will come pretty near curing it, if there 1s anything to build on. Mil- lions of people throughout the world are living and in good health on one lung. 41 From time immemorial the doctors prescribed cod liver oil for consumption. Of course the patient could not take it in its old form, hence it did very little good. They can take SCOT. 93 EMULSION and tolerate ate it for a long time. There is no oil, not excepting butter, so easily digested and absorbed by the system as cod liver oil in the form of Scott's Emulsion, and that is the reason it is so helpful in consumption where its use must be continuous. 411 We will send you a sample free. q Be sure that this picture in the form of o label is on the wrap- per of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. Scott & Bowne Chemists Toronto, Ont. %se. and $r; nil druggists Market Reports -OP- The Week. torowel b'aruuers' Market. 'P3ie grain receipts to -day were small. Wheat dull, with sates of 100 bushes of Pall rt 78c. Oats easter, 200 bushels selling at 50 to 402:. Berlet' unceateeed, with sales of 100 bushels at me. Hay to limited supply, with sales of 10 loads at $9 to $10 a ton for timothy, and $8 to $8 for mixed. Straw is !nominal at $9 to $10 a ton. Dressed boot. a are unchanged, with light r,rt + :I ..t $0.:0, •avid heavy at $9 to $9.25 V o at, white bush . .. ..$ 0 76 $ 0 78 Lo,, red , bueih .. .. .. 0 76 0 78 spring, bush .. .. .. 0 70 0 00 Do., moose, bush. .. .. .. 0 72 0 73 Oats, bush. . .. .. .. .... 0 89 0 40 1;•rley, bush. .. .. .. .. .. 0 51 0 52 Faris, bush . .. .. .. .. .... 0 80 0 00 Rye, bush .. .. .. 0 75 0 00 Hay, timothy, ton .. .. .. 9 00 10 00 Dm., mixed, ton .. .. .. .. 0 CO 8 00 Straw, ton .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 00 10 00 scod.r- Aisika, No. 1, bush. .. . 6 25 7 00 Do., No. 2 .. .. .. .. .. 5 25 0 75 Do., No, :{ . .. .. 4 50 500 Red, choice, No. 1., bush.. 6 25 7 25 Timothy, bush. .. .. .. .. 1 50 2 00 Dressed 'Nom . .. .. .. .. 9 DO 9 50 Apples, per bbl. . .. .. 2 70 3 25 Eggs, new laid, doz. .. .... 22 0 25 Butter, + u(ry.. .. .. .. .. 23 0 26 Do., creamary --------0) 0 30 Chickens, per lb. .. .. ..... 11 0 13 fowl, per lb. .. .. .. 08 010 Turkeys, per lb. .. .. .. .. 15 017 (,' oe, per db. .. .. .. .. 11 013 Cabbage, per doz. .. .. .. 40 0 Eft Cauliflower, ;cr doz. .. .... 75 1 00 hctatoes, per bag, .. .. .. .. 75 0 85 CeIcry, per doz. .. .. .. .... 35 0 40 Onions,per bag ..........10 1 25 I:e-f ,inlquarters . ,. .... 7 DO 8 00 Igo,. forequarters .. .. 4 50 5 50 Do., choice, carcase .. .. 6 EO 6 75 Do.. medium, carcase .. .. 5 00 6 50 Mutton, par cwt. .. .. .. .. 8 00 9 00 Veal, per cwt. .. .. .. 8 50 10 CO Lamb, par cwt.... .. .. .. 10 00 11 00 Winnipeg Options. The following were closing quotations yes- terday .•i•t this r. ,irlo t: :Feb. 753,e bid, May 77s'a,e bid,, July 79e bid, Loading Wheat Markets. • May. Sent. New York 88?!r 8714 Minneapolis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 8274 Duluth 8111 82% St. Louis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 80% 82% Toledo .. . . .. .. .. .. .... 85% 84 Detroit 87', , 84?4 Toronto Live Stock. Receipts ,of live stock, as reported by the railways, were 58 carloads, composed of 925 cattle, 464 hogs, 628 .sheep and 125 calces. The quality of fat catt]e was gener- ally not good, the bulk being of the un- finished class, but there were a few good lots, which said readily nt firm pi^ices. Trade was brisk, and nearly every- thing in the cattle line •of a desirable quality was bought up early in the morning, if not in the night time. It looks just now as though history was going to be eepeated, and that the trade, or, rather, many of the dealers, were going crazy. Exporters -The bulk of the sales in exporters, in fact, we might say all the business in shipping cattle, .was trans- acted by McDonald &Jiaybee at $5 to $3.10 per cwt. A single lot of two cat- tle sold at $5.23 per cwt., and was the highest price paid. Export bulls sold at $3.50 to $4 per cwt. .Butchers -Two or three cattle picked out of export loads, 1,270 end 1,330 lbs. eaeh, and one lot of eight cattle, 1,200 lbs. each, all good enough for export, which they really were, sold at $4.80 to $4.85 per cwt.; loads of good sold at $4.25 to $1.50 per cwt.; fair to good, $4 to $4.25; medium, $3.75 to $4; cows, $2.50 to $3.50. Feeders and Stoekcrs-H. 3lurby re- ported nothing doing, as .fen-, if any, were ofrered, although he bald orders unfilled. x111 cattle that on other Jaye might have been sold as feeders were taken for butchers' .purposes. Milch Cows -About a dozen milch cows and springers sold at $30 to 08 each. Veal Calves -Oyer 100 calves sold at firm prices, as usual, ranging from $3.50 to $7.25 per cwt.; and $S per cwt. was paid for one of prime quality. Sheep and Lambs -:rhe run was not heavy. but there seethed to be about enough to supply the demand at follow- ing prices: Export ewes, $4.50 to $5 per cwt.; bucks, $350 to :4.50 per cwt.; lambs of select to prime quality, $0.75 to $7.15, and one or two lots of extra quality brought $7.25 per cwt. Hogs -Deliveries .of hogs were light. Mr. Harris reports prices unchanged, at $6.75 for selects and $6.50 for lights and. fats. Bradstreet's Trade Review. The movement of wholesale goods in all lines continues more or less quiet. The volume of general trade, however, compares fairly well with that of this time last year. There is a fair sorting movement in heavy sorting drygoods lines and spring deliveries are active. Orders for spring lines continue heavy. Price advances have been announced for print- ed cottons, flannelettes. dress ;ateeais and other lines of printed goods ranging front 5 to 121e per cent. to take effect on the 15th inst. Groceries are quiet a nil sugar is displaying an easy tone with the buy- ing merely for immediate wants. The hardware trade is very brisk and in some linos of goods and metals there is less firmness:noted, particularly in iron and lead. Collections are mostly fair and pay- ments m•e well up to the average. Hamilton -There is now abetter move- ment in sorting lines and spring goods are moving more actively. Dry goods houses are particularly busy and the out- look has improved during the past week. Collections are fair to good. London -Country and local trade has taken on a more, active tone although the ]Movement of sorting lines is still not heavy. Spring trade is moving fairly well and collections are rather better. Loeel industries continue active, Ottawa -There is a moderately good tone to general trade there. Retail busi- ness in winter goods is more active and wholesalers are busy with the spring trade which still promises to be large. Collections are fair.