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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1906-10-05, Page 3Sand y School. INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. 11 8. ()rive us -They now begin to real- ize their serious lack, "Those who take tip with something short of true grace will certainly find the want of it, seen- er er later. Those who now hate the strictness of religion will, at death and the judgment, wish for the solid comfort it gives. Those who care not to live the life, yet would die the death of the righteous. But it is now too late. God would have given them oil had they ask- ed in time; but there is no buying when the market is over."-llonry, Lamps are going out (R. V.) -This shows that their lamps had been lighted. Many who once ]lave had hearts filled with faith and love have allowed a worldly spirit to take possession of them ,and now they are entirely backslidden from God; their ]erre the million dollars he left, and was "lamps" have gone out 9, Be not en- grievously disappointed. There etre those ouch It was impossible to render any who bear the name of 'Christ. not living assistance. There was a time when in oommunion with Him, yet expecting they might have helped each other, but to.share His inheritance. 0 the .sorrow that time is now past. Go ye -They and the shame of it when they discover could tell them what to do; but it was that they can have no part in His .glory now too late, To them that sell -To or His government! The great truth of God. Per yourselves -They must have the Lesson is the golden text, " wi'ateli, oil of their own. Nothing short of per.. therefore, for ye know neither the day sonal holiness is sufficient. nor the hour wherein the Son of Man III. The shutting of the door (vs. 10 cometh" (v. 13). .A few watched far 12.) 10. While they went to buy His "ming.Zacharias., Elizabeth, Simi "What a -dismal thing it is not to theme_ eon, Anna, and the wise men. We who er the emptiness of one's heaait of all are looking for His seeend coming that is good, until it is too late to be should watch with loins girded and saved. God only knows how anany aro lightts lamming. « Watch perseveringllir thus deceived." They that were ready- (Ep,'hc vi. 18). Watch for soups, Those who were prepared; who not only as they that must give account" (Herb. had a profession of godliness. but who xiii. 17). We are not to watch our - possessed true holiness. It is difficult to selves but "looking onto Jesus" will prepare for the testing times of life in keep us Exam being weary and faint a moment. The death bed •ins a poor place (Heb. xii. 2, 3). for repentance. To the marriage feast 6' 4' (R. V.) -"To be eternally glorified; to BRIDEGROOM BEHIND BARS. be in immediate presence and in the most intimate fellowship and communion Sensational Interruption of a Wedding with him, in a state of eternal rest, joy and plenty." Door was shut -Thereof Brockville Couple. conies a period after which change is .A Brockville, Ont., despatch: An un - impossible. 1. In some eases that period is death. 2. In other eases the day of usual and serious complication arose hopeless hardness comes before tthe term- in connection with a wedding which was niation of the natural life. 3. At the to have been celebrated at 8 o'clock this time of the second advent of our Lord morning in St. Fraucois Xavier Church. Jesus Christ; and to this period espec At that hour Charles Sangster. the pro - jelly does the parable refer. As the Lord speetive bridegroom of 23 years, was finds ns so we remain forever. Honi. languishing behind the bars at police Cam. 11. Open to us -Earnest prayer, headquarters, having been arrested on when used in time. may do much good; a warrant at the instance of Mrs. but it appears from this parable that Anthony White, mother of Florence there niay come a time when prayer White, aged 15. even to Jesus may be too ]ate! When the case was 'called in the12. I know you not -"There is an erepolice court the prosecution was not trangement of heart that separates them 1.eady to plodded, and the prisoner was from the Saviour." Heart preparation remanded to jail for eight days. alone could fit them for the enjoyment of the presence of the Lord, and this they lacked. God, in one sense, knows all men; but His children are joined in a holy union with Him. 13. Watch -Keep awake; be alert; watch with the utmost diligence We are to wat.eh against temptations, failure in duty, loss of love. Watch for the coming of the Lord and for an opportunity to lead men ho Christ. Day nor the hour - The time is tmeertain; we must always be ready and waiting for His coming and then we shall not be taken by sur - The Ten Virgins. -Matt. 26: 1.13, Commentary. --I. The waiting virgins (vs. 1-5.) 1. Then -At the coming of the Lord (Matt. xxiv. 42-44.) The Kingdom of heaven -"The gospel kingdom, or the state of things in the visible chureh, par- ticularly the character, conduct and con- dition of the subjects of that kingdom." Be likened -"The parable of the ten vir- gins is based upon the marriage customs of the East, to which many allusions oc- cur in Scripturse The essence of the mar- riage ceremony' consisted in the removal of the bride from her hone to that of her future husband. The bridegroom pro- ceeded, late in the evening, attended by his friends, or 'groomsmen' (see Judges xiv, 11; Matt. ix. 15; John iii, 29), to the bride's dwelling, where she awaited him, attired in white robes (Rev. xix. 8) embroidered with gold' (Psa. Lev. 13) and attended by her `bridesmaids' (Psa. lxv. 14.) The whole company then went an procession by torchlight to the bride- groom's house, being joined on the ivay by parties of invited guests (the virgins of the parable), all carrying torches or lamps" --Stock. When the bridegroom's house was reached those in the proces- sion entered, including the invited pests; the door was then shut, and no one arriving subsequently was permitted to enter. -Abbott. It is still the custom in Syria for the marriage procession to proceed in the night. Ten virgins -Ten as a symbol represent the purity of the, Christian church. "The ten virgins sig- nify not merely a part of the chureh, but the whole of it." -Lange. Took their lamps -Each had a lamp, "which signi- fies individuality, preparation, independ- ence of others." The lamp signifies The outward profession of religion. .Che bridegroom --The bridegroom means the Lord Jesus Christ; and all who are mak- ing preparation for his coating, whether to call men by death or to summon them by bis second appearing. may be said to be going forth to meet hint, 2. Were wise --These left nothing to be attended to at the last moment; they were prudent and fully prepared. Fool- ish -Careless, negligent. "The visible church of Christ on earth consists of both true and false, members spiritually dead and others spiritually alive. The ex- ternals of Christianity are nothing before God where the heart is not truly sancti- fied through the Holy Spirit." 3. '.Cool: their lamps -We must carefully note the contrast; In the case of the foolish the taking of their lamps is everything; but in the case of the wise it is the taking of oil in their vessels. The fool- ish are thus represented as being vain and thqughtless, looking only at appear- ances, and only in haste going forth through excited feelings. -Lange. Took no oil with them -The oil represents the grace or.love of God in the heart. These virgins represent a class of so-called Christians who make a profession of re- ligion, but who lack the faith which worketh by love. 'They had just oil en- ough to make their lamps burn for the present, but no cruse or bottle of oil with them for a recruit, if the bride- groom tarried. That is, 1. They have no principle within; they are like the seed on the stony ground, without root. 2. They make no provision for what is to come." Henry. 4. Took oil -They carried a vessel with oil to pour into the lamp when necessary, "The decisive test was not the lamp, but the oil -the Spirit, the spiritual life;" and yet they must have a lamp to hold the oil. Let us be careful not to cirs- pise the forms of religion. "True Christ- ians unite both external and internal Christianity." 5. Tarried -The figure is generally modified by the cireuns:anee that the bridegroom conies from tier: as in Judges 14; this would explain the It ng tarrying of the bridegroom_Ean,ge. The bridegroom far away is Christ, leho is tome for the marriage feast from "the far country" -the home above. IF dcrs- heim. SIunibered and slept-Many'totals have been wasted in a vain atte not to prove from this that spiritual leroargy is in harmony with a true Christian e r- perience; but such teaching is sot Bibli- cal. The time passed by the virgins in sleep represents merely the waiting time, during which time the true Christian is fully prepared for the coming of the heavenly Bridegroom at any hour. Those who are trusting in a form of godliness, fondly hope that they, too, are prepared, but when the decisive hour comes hey ey but denying the power will he shut out of the feast. IT. The coming of the Bridegrom (vs. 6-9). 6, At midnight --The Jewish weddings were generally celebrated in the night; yet they usually began at the rising of the e a r morethandi l but orn nary ca delalos ease y re was - Clarke. This was the most unfit time for the virgins to obtain the oil they needed. The bridegroom cometh -- "Though Christ tarry long, he will come at last; though he seems slow, be is sure. Tho year of the redeemed is fixed, and at will come" Death and the judgment is fixed, and it will come." Death and the judgment will come when least ex- pected. Go ye out to meet him -Here is a summons, What does this mean? It means, Go forth to receive the recom- pense of your doings. What a fearful thing to be thus summoned to appear before the judge of all the earth? Char- acter is disclosed in emergencies. " A roan has only as much of the grace of God as he can command in trial." 7. Ail ....arose -There is something terrible in the security of ehe foolish, maintained up to the last; they too arise and trim their lamps, even though there as nothing but a foul wick; they are not yet aware that their fate is already sealed, -M. Dods. Trimmed -The lamps 'Were still burning, hut they needed trimming, and replenishing: Even true Christians need, frequent spiritual refreshings. who follow Naar (Psa, xlv. 14). The fool- ie1t virgins miss the marriage supper because they Ew;e trot the oil --type of The Holy Spirit ---in their vessels - type of the human body, They will not , sit beside the 13ridegrcoom; they will he ashamed before .Barn at liar coming (1, John ii. 28), A woman who hod note lived with Jeer husband for tea years, learning of his death, went into the city where they ]laid fortneuly residecly aaed claimed her propea`ty 'fete court refuse& her request, as it Was ,found her hus- band ha.d obtained a dverse from liar nine years before, after every ef'foait to find her and terve a notiee of the trial had failed. She had separated from her husband, but she head not thought to prise. Wherein, etc., -Omitted in the Re- vised Version. PRACTIOAL APPLICATION "Behold, the Bridegroom cometh" (v. 6.) The key of our lesson is the coming of the Bridegroom. The greatest earthly felicity typifies the greatest heavenly blessing. Like the Oriental wedding, the marriage supper (Rev. xix. 9) will be a time of feasting (John ii, 1-11), rejoicing (Isa. lxii. 5; Jen xxxiii. 11). and gifts (Pst. xl.v. 12.) At the wedding will be, 1. "The Bridegroom" (v. 1.) The Be- loved if "fairer than the children of men" (Psa. xlv. 2.) They tell ne the Hebrew reads, "Beautiful, beautiful art thou above the sons of men." In every virtue, every grace. the Bridegroom is the chief - est among ten thousand and the one alto- gether lovely. William C4. Carr once call- ed on George Muller and afterward heard him preach. At the close of the sermon he took the aged man by the hand, and said, "I so enjoyed your sermon. I may never see you here again, but I shall meet you up yonder." The old man lift- ed his face, aglow with light from hea- ven, and said, "I shall see his face, I shall kiss his feet." II. The bride. The first verse of our lesson in the old versions reads, "To meet the Bridegroom and the bride," and read this way it perfectly describes an East- ern wedding. The bride is of divine de- scent, "born from above" (John iii, 3, 5.) Adam and Eve, the first bridegroom and bride (Gen. ii. 18.24, margin), typify `the great mystery" (Eph. v.22.23.) The bride is separated to Christ. Her love is all for the Bridegroom. She has heard him say, "Let us go forth" (S. of S. vii. 11.) She is "in the world" of sorrow but not "of the world" of sin. (John xvii. 11, 14-18), because living in the Spirit and walking in the Spirit "above" the world's anxieties, pleasures, fears and frowns (John viii. 23.) Like her Lord, she has no work of her own (John iv. 34; v. 30; vi. 30), no will of her own. no wish of her own (Psa. xxxvii. 4.) She lives to "please him" (John viii. 29; I. John iii. 22. Her motto is, "For thy plea- sure" (Rev. iv. 11.) She has -no desire apart from him. She can say con- stantly, "His will is sweetest to me When it triumphs at my cost." Sangster was to have wed Miss Fex, daughter of Joseph Fax, a respected farmer, living just outside of Brock- ville. Great preparations had been glade for the wedding, and an array of handsome gifts was sent in. The in- cident has created a flutter of excite- ment hereabouts. as the whole country- side received invitations to take part in the festivities. A number of guests who had. not , become acquainted with the complications turned up at the o e ie tinted church, on ldy t b appc . IX,...?a...- MN, x0.: t, Y. �i.r'V3+•,?{�4,�j '[ SOLITAIRES AND THREE -STONES OLITAIRE and Three- Stone Diamond Rings are the most favored of all finger - adornments - especially as engagement tokens. In both styles Diamond Hall has particularly attract, ive values at $25,00, $50.00 and $100 00. These would cost you considerably more were we not Canada's largest import- ing gem -dealers. Drop us a tectal card and we will arndyo,t free of charge our large illus- trated catalogue. Market Reports The Week. Ttieronto Farmers' Market. The receipts of ,grain to -day were moderate. Oats are higher, with sales of 400 bushels Ot ofe800b bushels at 50 to 51c Wunchaheat .tiled ed 'with fir13 200 bushels of fall selling at 741 to 750, and 000 bushels of goose at 68o, Hay lu moderate supply, with Primes un- changed, 25 loads of new selling at $10 to $12 a ton, Straw is nominal at 313 a ton. Dressed hogs were firm, light quoted tort 59.65 to 39.75, and heavy at 39.25. Wheat, white, bush. ... ...$ 0 741st 3 0 Iry Do., red, bush, , .. ... 0 74% 0 70. I)o., spring, bush .,. .., 0 72 0 00 Do., goose, bush 0 68 0 00 Oats, bush. . . • • • • • 0 40 00 00 OD 0 51 0 09 0 00 12 00 14 00 0 00 RECOVERY IS NOT_ RAPID. Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain Still Has Gout. London, Oct. 1. -Joseph Chamberlain is not recovering from his gout as well as had been expected. It was declared recently that he certainly w ouuld keep an appointment to address a political meeting at Notting- ham on October 12, but now it is announced that on the advice of physicians he has can- celled all engagements for this autumn. Mr. Chamberlain is able to drive about the grounds of hes Birmingham residence, but still he is far from well. Do., new, bush. U ne Barley, bush ., 0 50 Rye, bush .,. 0 65 Peas, bush. ... 0 75 Hay, new, per ton , .. ..... 10 00 Do., old, per ton ... ,.. ... 13 00 Straw, per ton ............12 00 Seeds- Alsike, fancy, bush. ... Do., No. 1, bush. ..- Do., No. 2, bush. Red ,Clover, bush. ..- Dressed hogs ,,. ... .-. Eggs, dozen .. ... .,. Butter, dairy ... ... .... Do., creamery ... ... Chickens, per Ib.... . Chickens, dressed, per 1b. Turkeys, per lb. ... ... 0 13 Hens, per Ib. ., ... 0 09 Apples, per bbl. .. ... .,. 1 00 Potatoes, per bag ... .. .. 0 75 Cabbage, dozen ... 0 30 Onions, bag . ... 1 10 Beef, hindquarters ... ... .. 3 00 Do., forequarters ... ... 5 00 Do., choice, carcase ... 7 50 Do, medium, carcase ...... 6 00 Mutton, per cwt. ... ... 8 50 Veal, per cwt. ... ... ... ..9 00 Lamb, per cwt. ... 10 GO NATIVE RISING. Lazes, West Africa, (let. 1.--- The traders in the eete of Benin, Southern Nigeriit, have been 'compelled to flee because ef•a ricin;, of the natives. Two Europeans have been killed. The British have bad considerable trouble lately on account of the men - nations of a native society called the "Silent Ones," the business of which is to incite the nativeieto rebellion. Last month a British force compelled the surrender of a rebellious tribe, which had killed a British commissioner and had defeated, with heavy loss, a col- umn that had been sent to punish them. • { The bride is clothed with the sun (Rev. xii. 1.) Her character is transparent as light. Her garments are of "linen .... bright" (Rev. xix. 8, margin.) Not only fine and clean, but bright, shining, es- trous, glorious. She has been purified and made white (Dan. xii. 10.) To be purifiedis to have sin burned out; to be made white is to have brightness burned in. One is purity; the other glory. The bride is not only justified and sanctified, but redeemed (I. Cor. i. 30), glorified. The inner robe spotless; the outer robe glorious. Water makes linen clean, a hot iron pressed hard makes it shining. The bride will be jttstified by grace, cleansed by blood and purified by trial. III. The wise virgins (vs. 4, 0). Tette vie -gine are the coinpalniozis of the Ibricle, AN 9 CONSIDER THE ALL-IMPORTANT FACT .. 6 60 000 600 636 „ 600 524 ... 600 050 925 - 975 ... 0 21 0 24 024 021 0 26 0 ?8 ... 0 12 0 16 o 14 0 11 1 50 0 85 0 50 115 9 DD 6 OD 8 00 650' 9 00, 11 00 12 00 That in addressing Mrs. Pinkham you are confiding your private ills to a woman -a woman whose experience with wo- men's diseases covers twenty-five years. The present Mrs. Pinkham is the daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, and for many years under her direction, and since her decease, her advice has been freely given to sick women, Many women suffer in silence and drift along from bad to worse, knowing full well that they ought to have immediate assistance, but a natural modesty impels them to shrink from exposing themselves to the questions and probably examinations of even their family physician. It is unnecessary. Without money or price you can consult a woman whose knowledge from actual experience is great. Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation: Women suffering from any form of female weak- ness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. All letters are received, opened, read -and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her private illness to a woman ; thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs, Pinkharn and the women of America which has never been broken, Out of the vast volume of experience which she has to draw from, it is more than passible that she has / gained the very knowledge that will help I! your case. She asks nothing in return except your good -will, and her advice has relieved thousands. Surely any woman ricer or poor, is very foolish if she does not take advantage of this generous offer of assistance -Lydia E. Pinkham Medi- cine Co., Lynn, lelass. Following we publish two letters from a woman who accepted this invitation. Note the result. First letter. Dear Mrs. Pinkham :- "For eight years nave suffered something terrible every month. The pains are ex- cruciating and I can hardly stand them. My doctor says I have a severe fetnale trouble and I must go through an oper- ation ittI want to get well. I do not want to submit to it if I can possibly help it. Please tell me what to do. I hope you can relieve me." -Mrs. Mary Dimnick 50th and E. Capitol Sts., Washington, D. 0. Second letter Dear Mrs. Pinkham "After following carefully your advice, and takingLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, I stn very anxious to send you my testimonial, that others may know their value and what you have done for me. "As you know, I wrote you that my doctor said .I crust have an operation or I you my a ailments. its. 1 followed you, I then wrote ouadvice and am entirely well, t can walk miles without an ache or a pain and I owe my life to you and to Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg- etable Compound. I wish every suffering woman would read this testimonial and realise the valtte of writing to yell and your retnecly,"-Mrs. Mary ilii ick, 59th and E. Capitol Streets, Washington, When a medicine has been successful in restoring to health so many women whose testimony is so unquestionable, you cannot well say, without trying it, "I do not believe it will help ince" I you are iii, don't hesitate to get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound at once, and write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, &lass, for special advice --it is free and always helpful. British Cattle Markets London. -Canadian cattle in the BrltIsZS markets are quoted at lac to 11$(3e per lb.& refrlrerator beef, Alae to 90,c per lb. Cheese Markets. '04occistock.-Offerings on the Woodstoccr cheese board to -day were 2,200 colored and 1,000 white; the highest bid was 1253c, but factorynif it were looking for 13c. Eventually a few were sold at 12%c. Pi^ton.-At our eheu a board to -day, 11 fae'oiices boarded 065, all colored; highest Lid 1211.1e; no sales. Manitoba Wheat. At the Winnipeg option market to -day the fallowing were the closing quotations: Sept. 7414e bid, Oct. 74;ge, Dec. 721,ac, May 763 c. Leading Wheat :Mar/sets. Sept. Dec. Stay. New Tock ,., 7913 62} 84Tj's Detroit ... ... ... ... ... 741i; 771` 8114 Toledo.. 741e 76%80.4 St Louis .. ... ... ..... 70 76?<,, Mi0i, 729'q nneapolis .., ... ... .,. 731,E 76 78 Duluth , 76=/8 74}i, 73 Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stock at the cite-mar- ket itymar- ket since Friday last, as reported by the railways, were 61 car loads, coraposed of 774 cattle, 265 hogs, 1480 sheep and lambs and 112 calves. Exporters -Two or three Ioads sold at $4.50 to $4.60 per. cwt,. Export bells are worth from $5.50 to $4 per cwt. Bntehers-The best butchers sold from $4.25 to $4.50; medium at $3.75 to $4; common, $3.25 to $3.50; cows from $2.50 to $3.25; canners, $1,75 to $2,25 per awt. Feeders and Stockers. -Bast feeders, 900 to 1050 lbs. each, at $3.40 to $3.75; feeders, 800 to 900 lis. each, at $3.14 to $3.40; best stockers, 000 to 700 lbs., at $2.90 to $3.10; common to medium stockers, $2.25 to 62.75 per cwt. Milch cows ---Trade was good, consid- ering the numbers and the quality of those offered. Priests ranged from $30 to $53 each, Veal calves. --The market continues to be strong and prices ranged all the way ("rem $3 to $7 per cwt., the bulk selling at $5 to $6 per cwt. Sheep and Lambs. -Market strong and prices firmer both for sheep and lambs. Export ewes sold at $4.25 to $4.50; ex- port bucks sold at $3 to $3.50; lambs for butchers' purpose, were firmer at $5,50 to $0.25. the bulk going from :17i.S0 to $5.90; feeding lambs sold at $5.25 to $5,75, the bulk going at about $5,50 per cwt. Hogs -Mr. Harris reports prices 100 per ewt. higher at $6.50 for eelects and $6.25 for light fats. Toronto Fruit Market. The market was fairly active to -day, and tn•lces were steady. Biuelerries, 31,75 to $3 Per case, Oranges, California , $5 to $8. Lemons, 37,73 to $3.25. Peaches, yellow, 05 to 90c: do white, 40 to( 55c. Plums, basket, 000 to 31.25. Pears, bas- ket, 30 to 00e. Apples, barrel, 31.25 to 39. Crab apples, 25 to 40e. Crapes, large basket, 25 to 35e; do small 15 to 20c:. Potatoes, bushel, 55 to OJ:. Tomatoes. 10 to lie, per basket. Waterin.lons, 15 to 10c, Canteleupes, basket. 20e. °mons, Canadian, bag, • 31, Peppers, basket, 30 to 4u0. Cron - berries, barrel, 38,50, Sweet potatoes, barrel, 54 to 64.'35, 13radstreet'a Trade Review. Montreal -General trade here has tak- en on a more hopeful tone during the past week. The wide nature of the busi- ness done here causes a reflection of con- ditions in any part of Canada. Business men who a week ago were inclined to be• pessimistic in their views are now ex- pressing brighter opinions regarding com- ing trade, There is no doubt es to the satisfactory condition of affairs in On- tario and the Eact generally. The demand. for wholesale lines is now good. The dry goods trade is very active, with values firm, Canadian cotton mills are very much behind hand, while deliveries and trade is inconvenienced in this respect. Tha movement of groceries is improving steadily. Su,mirs have advanced another ten cents per 100 pounds, General hard- ware holds firm. Winter goods are mov- ing well. London -General trade continues to, show a very satisfactory tone there. Stocks of goods are moving well and the prospects favor a good fall and win- ter trade. Local industries are busy and mimeo is fairly free. Ottawa -Trade holds steady. A fairly good volume of business • is moving i.hrouglrout the country and trade is pro- fiting greatly from the continued high prise: for dairy products. Collections arc. fair to good.