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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1907-03-01, Page 3maumryn+wm,aw..uwwx:menn�,eat+wrswrrnrr�+rvwm.+•++v,.,..saanvmr+eva� :nxcwsnf.Wa..w.mm,., Sudsy Sell ooI-e INTERNATIONAL LESSON II -MARCH 1107. /(Maca Lover of Peace.. -Gen, cavi. 12-25, Commentary: I.Isaac's prosperity vs, 12-14). 12. Isaac --Isaac vasa man of faith, but in many respects a great eon- trast to his father. lie was patient,. but not enterprising and powerful. He was 'devout and submissive, but not active in organizing in God's service. His life was uneventful, almost monotonous. He was not physically robust, and seems to !lave come into a condition of bodily prostra- r tion; for he must hay° spent forty or fifty years in blindness and incapacity for all active work.-Peloubet. In the same year -While there was a famine in the land, when others scarcely reaped at :all, the reaped thus plentifully. -Henry. See Is. 1xv. 13. Hundredfold -Probably meaning, a very great- increase. "The rates of increase vary from thirty to a hundred. Sixtyfold is very good,, and was not unusual in Palestine. A hun- dredfold was rare and came only in spots of extraordinary fertility. Babylonia, however, yielded two, and even three hundredfold, according to Ilerodotus. Thus the Lord began to "bless them" - Murphy. 13. Went forward -Hebrew "going"; that is, became increasingly greater. The Hebrew term for walk is frequently used in the sense of continued increase. ' Hom. Com. See R. V. He grew more, and more until he became very great. ....e godly have the promise of this life L Tim. iv. 8) . 14. Envied him -Here we see how van- ity attaches to every earthly good; pros- perity begets envy, and from envy pro- ceeds injury. -Puller. "Envy is the con- stant companion of prosperity." "Isaac's prosperity was not unalloyed. He suf- fered from envy. Be sure of this, that for every blessing man pays a price. If we heap possessions around us, we lose quiet, we get anxiety. Every man pays a price for his advantages, for tal- ents, for property, for high station; he bids adieu to rest, being public proper- ty." -Robertson. II. Isaac the peacemaker (vs. 15-22). 1... For all the wells, etc. -In those coun- tries a good well of water was a posses- sion of immense value; and hence in their wars it was an object for either party to fill the wells in order to dis- tress the enemy. Envy considers that which is lost to another as gain to itself. ' -Bush. 16. Go from us -Isaac does not insist upon the bargain he had made with them for the lands he held, nor upon his occupying and improving them, nor does !he offer to contest with them by force; !but peaceably departs. eve should deny ourselves rather than quarrel. -Henry. 17. Valley of Gerar - The country around Gerar. Digged again the wells, I etc. "It is our duty to. keep up the ,memorials of the great and good." The • Philistines had filled the wells Abraham had dug, and Isaac resolves to open them again. "Many of our enjoyments, both civil and religious, are the sweeter for being the fruits of the labors of our fa- thers; and if they have been corrupted by adversaries since their day, we must restore them to their former purity."- Puller. orate '"Well 19. Well of 'springing ):- of living waters." This is its meaning 'both in the Old and New Testaments. See John iv. 10-14; 7: 38; Rev. x. 6; 22: 1. An unfailing spring was an em- ' blem of the graces and influences of the spirit of God. --Clarke. 20. Did strive - "Those that avoid striving, yet can not avoid being striven with. (Psa. 120:7). In this sense, Jeremiah was a man of contention (Jer. 15: 10). and a1s.n Christ himself, though he is the Prince of Peace." 21. Digged another well-"Ner- er did any man more implicitly follow the divine command., `Resist not evil. • than did Isaas;" whenever he found that ' his work was likely to be a subject of strife and contention, he chose to suffer wrong rather than to do wrong. He overcame evil with good. 22. Removed from thence -We are told that he met the envy with patience. and removed from well to well, He preferred to sub•• mit to wrong rather than contend for his rights. At last the Philistines de- sisted. "Endurance, meekness, the gos- pel spirit are the only true weapons to use against the world. Isaac, like Christ, conquered by meekness." "Abraham was the man of faith, Isaac the man of en- durance, and Jaeob the man of prayer." -Japobus. Rehoboth -"Room.' The name Isaac gave to this well indicates , that he was patient with his opposers, and that he had succeeded in getting out • of their way. "The piety of the patri- arolt is seen in his prompt recognition of the band of God in the event. Any one could see that the Philistines had given • ever their opposition, but lsaae saw that it was a higher power that controlled them." -Chambers. Patience and for- bearance like this in a person of such Wealth and power are seldom seen. III, The Lord appears to Isaac (v.e. 23-25). 23. To ]3eer-slieba-Isaac had trouble while among the Philistines. He now returns to the old paternal home to pass Ibis declining years. "Many memories of his father and mother, his marriage, and Ibis own early life clustered around the old homestead and hallowed it." "To enjoy God's presence we must be where , tae i9, and he certainly is not to be found ' amid the strife and contention of an un- godly world; and hence, the sooner the child of God gets away from all suoh, i the better; so Isaac found it" 24. ane Lord appeared --The angel of the coven- ant -the Messiah. The same night - "He needed special encouragement when insulted and outraged by the Philistines. and God immediately appears to cion - 'fort and support him in Thistrials. by 4 renewal of all his (promises." The Gods Of Abraham -"God is not the God of the 1' n t to ivz (Matt. 22: 32 cad but ofthe ( ) ,g 'Therefore Isaac is assured that his Fath. er, who had been dead seventeen years, is still alive, With thee-xsrtae was en- couraged not merely by the Lord's. bless- ing, but by the Lord himself, for , ... , Abraham's sake-" The covenant ' had been made with Abraham, and Isaac was simply heir to its blessings. The favor of God rested ppon him, and would con- tinue, not so much for hi's personal qual- ities as because ho was the seed of pro- mise. Isaac was not the first, nor by any means the last, to experieliee the blessedness of being the &Ala of a be- liever." -Chambers, 25. Builded an al- tar--= `Lsaac first built an altar and then digged a well. Every dwelling -place of the godly should be a sanctuary." There at last he mad real enjoyment. He hada an undisputed well which the Philistines could, not fill up, because they were not there. • PRACTICAL SURVEY. I. Ieac's prosperity. "Isetae sowed.... and reeeivett.....n hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him" (v. 12). "Isaae'e pros- perity was evidently due to the divine elessing. It was wonderful. Thirty, sixty, and an hunderdfold Matt. slit. 8, 23) was the range of fertility in that xe- Bion. 'thus too yield 'of bsaae's land, by God's, blessing, reached to the ,highest de- gree of protuotivenese." "Many men leave ,God altogether out of business. They think to take Him into it is en- thusiasm and fanaticism, if not weak- ness. But he never succeeds who le so weak as to leave God out of the tem- ples of trade upon the exchange and in tele . cvaai,ting.ie ese)., Telt :noble , man: the 'Prince eons:ert, selected for the motto of the beat London .Exeha,.nge, the earth is. the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.' II. (sac's progress. "The man waxed great, and ,went forward and grew until he became very great" (v. 13). Going forward we grow in grace and knowledge (2 Pet. iii. 18), grow up into him in all things (L+'ph..iv. 15). ,:llany Christians are dwarf (because they teed on light literature instead of on the bread of life; drink front the polluted stream of worldly pleasure, instead of the .clear waters of spiritual beneficence; breathe the impure air of goss'ipa instead of the invigorating atmosphere of Christian communion; dwell in the miasmic low- lands of doubt instead of on the sunny hills of faith; elope in the dark dung- eons of despair instead of rejoicing in the cheerful castles of content. About twenty-five years ago a young man in England was fighting a sore battle. He was about to conte of age, and his fath- er proposed to take him into partnership in his business. The business was the brewing trade, in which his father had become immensely wealthy. The young man had recently become a Christian. He consecrated :himself to save the vic- tims of drink and undo, so far as lay in his power, the mischief his father had done (sod prospered hum. His work grew until he was able to erect on the Mile - End road, London, a noble building for his work costing half a million dollars. Ile has a splendid coffee palace, a book saloon, a hall that will seat 5,000 people so placed that every person can see and hear the speaker, offices for his secre- tares for different clubs, Christian as- sciations and building societies -all ruo on business principles. 1 o services are allowed in the great hall or club rooms which would be discordant with a Sab- bath day •service. This glorious mission has a wonderful record. It has been run for twenty-five years without a break of a night and many trophies have been brought into the Redeemer's kingdom. In the hot summer time the Sunday congre- gations average 4,000 people, and on week days from 1,200 to 1,600. There is a constant, blessed fruitage of souls. Like Isaac, the Lord was with this man, and he "went forward alio, grew until he became very great" 111. Isaac's patience. "He had posses- sion -and great store. , .and the Phil- istines envied him. For all the wells... the Philistines, .. filled.... with earth' (vs. 14, 15). "Isa.ac's prosperity was not unalloyed, nor his progress unimpeded. He suffered from envy. But lie met it by patience. When persecuted in one place he fled to another. He removed from well to well (vs. 17-22). And his patience was victorious. it won his ene- mies. They carie and asked for a treaty" (v. 28). IV. Isaac's peaceableness. "Isaac's servants Jigged... a wall... and the herd - men of Gerar did strive...saying, The water is ours...and he digged another well" (vs. 19-22). "The spirit of the ninth beatitude dwelt in Isaac more than in any other man of his times. He would not permit strife." V. Isaac's protector. "Pear not. for 1 am with thee" (v. 24). When the Philis, tinse forced him to remove from place to place, and molested him continually, then God visited him and gave him fresh assurances of perpetual protection and guidance. VL Isaac's posterity. "I am the God of Abraham thy father.. . I am with thee, and will.. , multiply thy seed for niy ser- vant Abraham's sake" (v. 24). VII. Isaac's prayerfulness. "He.:.... called upon the -Lord" (v. 25. After God's appearance to him isaac hastened to erect an altar and make the place of solemn covenant a place of grateful. prayer. "Prayer is the highest, holiest work to which a man can rise. It is fellowship with the Holy One, the chan- nel of all blessing, the secret of life and power." A. C. M. m.0 MURDERED AT TEHERAN. German Subject Killed- Government Demands Compensation. Berlin, Feb. 25. _The Foreign Office here has been notified by the German Legation at Teheran, Persia, of the mur- der there of a German subject named Darman and the wounding of two other Germans by robbers. The legation pro- tested to the Persian Govednment, and demanded the punishment of the guilty men. Xo politfeaI or other advantages for Germany are being urged on the Persian Government. • A Starflod ::Qqer Nears That Cough She Thinks of U O Cgnstquences_ Croup, Whooping Cough or ' Lung Trouble,; n If she is a wise "mother she will have the never -failing remedy, at hand-Colts- foote Expectorant, :. It is the best, the safest, the most re- liable and positive erre for s,11 forms of coughs, colds, croup,- whooping cough, sore throat, bronchitis, • ttethma and lung trouble. No harmful drugs. The most delicate child, the weal est stomach, wel- comes it. It is pie:Lege:A to take. It is the most reliable, 160001d remedy known to medical scie't,, e effecting re- markable cures every d •'. " "Having used your Co2l,,atoote Expectorant Y consider it a spleztlid medlaine for coughs or any throat or lung trouble. Would not like to be without ,it ins housOYe." 51RS J. LbD, " .,,,�'a Vittoria Ont. Thousands have bor'iile similar testi- mony to the wonderful,curative proper- ties of Coltsfoote Evpeclorant. At all druggists, 25c. per :,.bottle, No other Cough Medicine "jast aigood" as. CSTSF$O EXPECTORANT MURDERED 1`Y' ,LUNATIC. • Farmer Who Calls on -Neighbor is Shot to Death.{ Plumas, Man., Feb. 25. -This morn- ing James Alexander, of Tenby,, went over to get Wilson Lyle,, a bachelor liv- ing about a mile west Of him, to come and help him draw bay, { Nothing is known as to what hap- pened between them, but.''Lyle shot him with a shotgun and :carried the corpse in and laid it on his bed. He then noti- fied his sister, Miss Alexander, who keeps house for her brother James. Lyle is supposed; to r.Pe insane. He lived all alone. e Alexander was highly respected and widely known. • • WANT TO VOTE BY MAIL. Commercial Travellers Lay Proposition Before Provincial Secretary. Toronto, Feb 2 . Mr. Lewis Howard, president, and lin' Fieldinte the treas- urer, representin the Torohto branch of the Commercial Travellers' Association of Canada, wetted.. upon Hos. 1/fite nna, Provincial SeeCletary, yesterdeefit The askedthi that' 'elation b��` tntr: whiasii twt! iable •co`trT;brcial lers awayled m home during elt, 'pn to vote by mail Hon. Mr. Hanna'expressed his i3iterest in the proposition, ,.and suggeteted•. that they consult with :the directors of the association and appoint a committee to confer with the Government , "• A TRULY IDEAL WIFE HER HUSBAND'S BEST. HELPER Vigorous Health Is the Greet Source of Power to Inspire .and EoYnunege -Ail Women Should Seel One of the most noted, successful and richest men of this centuryy in a recent article, has said, "Whatever I am and whatever success I have attained in this world I owe all to my wife. From the day I fust knew her She has been an inspiration, and the greatest helpmate of my life." To be such a. successful wife, to retain the love and admi;mtion of hes husband, to inspire him to make the most of him- *elf, should be a W.•ginan's^goli'stant study. If a woman finds 'that her en‘rgies are flagging, that she gets easily tiretd, ,dark shadows appear under her;eyes,'she has backache, headaches, bearing -down pains, nervousness, irregularities or the blues, she should startat once to build up her system by atonic with specific powers, eucb as Ly - dm E. Pinl.ham's Ye getable Compound. Following we publish by request a letter from a young wife : Dear Mrs. Pinkham : "Ever since my child wags born 'have suf- fered, as I hope few women over have, with inflammation female weakness, . bearine- down pains, backache and Wretched head- aches. It :effected my stomach so I could not en,joy my meals, and halt' my time *as spent in bed. 'Lydia E. Pinkham'sVegetable Cornpound made me a well woman, and.I feel so grateful that I am glad to write and tell you of my marvelous recovery; It brought me health, Deas life and vitality."--•Mxs:,73essie Ainsley, 611 South 10th Street, Tacoma, Wash. What Lydia E. Pinkilain's Vegetable Compound did for Mre. Af ieley it will do for every sick and ailing woman. If you have symptoahs you .don't talc- derstand write to Mia Pinkham daugi�ter-in-law of Lydia �y + I'inkh m a , a� Lynn, Mass. Har ,iitivite is fres And always helpful. c, ARKT ' :' 1R O TS t2 ToRowro %'AnsxnitS' MA1;KEIT, a2ee ots of grain to -day were larger than ear several days. Oats in small supply and higher;, 100 bushels selling at 46e. Wheat unchanged, with sales of 200 bushels of Fa41 at 74e, and 100 ;bushels of goose at 68e. Bar- leY •stoady, 600 bushels selling at 550 per (bushel, Hay to fair receipt and Steady, with sales of 36 loads at 313 to $14 a ton for timothy, and at 39 to 311 for mixed, Straw steady, three loads sellipg at $,12 to $13 a ton. Dressed hogs are steady, with light quoted at 39.60, .and -heavy at 30 to se..26. Wheat, white, ,bush, ,.. ...3 0 74 3 0 00 Do., red, bush. . ... ... ;0 74 0 00 Do„ Luring, bush..,..,. .. 0 70 0 00 Do., goose, bush. 0 08 0 00 Oats. Jonah, .. ... ... 0 45 0 00 Barley, bush.... . 0 54 o 55 ' Peas„ bush. .. .. 0 78 • 0 00 Hay, tianothy, torn , .. ::. 13 00 14 00 Do., mixed, don .. . 9 00 11 00 Straw, p•er toin .,.. 12 00 12 00 Seeds- Alsilce, fancy, bush 6 75 7 00 Do,. No. 1, bush.... , '6 00 8 25 Do., No. 2, 'bush. ... 5 76 6 85 Rod clover, new 8 00 8 25 Do., old 700 7 25 Timothy, bush. ... ... ... 1 25 1 50 Dressed hogs, .. .. . 9 00 0 25 Eggs, new lata,' dozen 0 35 0 40 Butter, dairy .. ... ... ... 0 25 029 Do., creamery .,, ... 0 30 0 32 Chickens, dressed, Iib. ... ... 0 1. 0 13 Ducks, per ib. ... ... ... 0 11 0 13 Turkeys, per 11,..........015 017 Appios, per bbl.. „.... . 2 00 3 50 Potatoes, per bush. .. 0 90 1 00 Cabbage, mea• dozen .. . .. 0 35 0 50 Onions, per bag ... ,.. ..... 1 35 1 40 Beef, hindquarters ... ... ... 6 50 8 00 Do., forequarters .., ... ... 4 50 6 00 Do.. choice, carcase ... ... 6 75 7 00 ' Do., medium, carcase ... .. 5 50 6 00 Mutton, per cwt. ..... ... 90 10 00 Veal, per cwt. ... 7 D0 10 00 Laanb, per cwt. ... ... a 50 12 00 LEIADING WHEAT MARKETS. May. July. Sept. New York ... ... ... ... 04% 84% 8311 Detroit . . • 8014 80 Toledo '::.. ... ... 7971s 79% 79 y St. Louis Duluth ,,, "' 787 793% 78% 79% 8051 78% MONTREAL LMS STOCK MARKET. Montreal. About 400 bead of butchers' cat- tle, 35 milch cows, 50 calves 25 sheep and lambs, and 20) tat hogs were offered for sale to -day. Trade was rather slow, as higher prices were being asked for beef and mutton. About a score or more of the .best cattle were sold •at about 5%c per ib:, but they were not choice; pretty good animals sold at 4 to 5r; common stock at 3r to near 4c per lbilI1loh cows Sold at $30 to $50 each. Calves sold at 33 to 37 each, Sheep sold at 454 to 43zo; lambs at 6 to 61/2c per Ib.. Good lots of fat bogs sold at from ;% to near 7;c per ib. 01 FLOUR PRICES. Flour -Manitoba patent, 33.85, track, To- ronto; Ontario, 90 per rent. !patents, 32.57 +bid for export; Manitoba. patent special brands, 34.50: strong bakers', 34. WINNIPEG WHEAT MARJtE.T. FeWinnipeg-Wheat In74%e bid,May77%a Julyed ,^, °6 to -day: Ots futures -354e bid, May 37%e, July 06;4c. BRITI,S%I •CAT'TLF MARKETS. •Llverj ol.-Liverpool and London corbles are slow at 11e to 12%o per .lb., dressed ,weight; "refrigerator beef quoted at De to 914c per lb. Bradstreet's Trade Report. 14lontrea.i-Veryeeeeye weather during tie past' Week' has had a. tendency to work against the r•etall trade. Later in the week, however, there was some mod- eration and the retail demand was again brisk. Travellers report the outlook, for both summer and fall trade to be exceed- ingly bright. Dry goods lines are mov- ing well. There are still complaints re- garding deliveries in several lines and silk favbres and threade are advancing. Carpet prices have also advances and it is reported Canadian manufacturers have entirely sold up for spring delivery. The grocery trade is fairly active. Canned goods are firth and sugar is steady to firm. There is little increase in the ar- rival of country produce here. Toronto General trade continues brisk here. Wholesale trade and manu- facturing, continues exceedingly active. There is still complaint regarding the slowness of deliveries of cottons and woolens and prices are firm. Manufac- turers sof white wear are hampered by the scarcity of suitable cotton. sea.nt sup- plies of embroidery and a shortage of ex- perienced operators. General liras of spring diygoods are going forward fairly well, although Western transportation facilities are still muck upset. The lat- ter contingency has also had some effect upon Western orders and collections in general lines. Hardware continues na- tive; with iron and steel prices firm. In groceries, dried fruits hold very firm, as alio does canned salmon. fruit • is active, with a heavy demand for all Sou- thern lines, Country trade is fairly good, with. collections, on the whole, sat- isfactory. Vancouver and Victoria --As is usual at this time of the year. wholesale trade has a slightly quiet tone, although it compares well with previous se,i.sons. Re- tail trade is brisk and collections are good. Lumbering has been muck inter- fered with by the urniaual cold wliieh has frozen up the rivers axil prevented work. There is a deckled shortage of logs end prices are firm. Winnipeg -The railroad systems are gradually re•rovei ing from the general tie-up of a week or two ago and they are endeavoring to move some of the fret it which hes been accumulating during'th t time. The Doss of cattle on the ranges is this year likely to be heavy. Retail trade i lithe country has not been heavy and collections have, in ninny instances, been a little slow. They will improve, however, with the further marketing of grain. Quebec --Cold and boisterous weather of the past week has somewhat retarded the moyements of travellers in country places. City retail trade is somewhat g01424. Ramilton--Wholesale and retail trade. cositinues fairly active. Winter lines have been moving well and a winter and summer trade has all the promise of be- ing heavy. Local industries are busy and money 1s fairly ,i ee. London -General business continues fairly active for this time of the year. report an excel- lent on the read p lent demand for summer and fall lines. Deliveries of cottons are still slow. Col- lections are generally satisfactory. :rigt The cheapestgood h They do shingle is t h e costless "Oshawa." Good for a century's weather -wear. Guaranteed for 25 years without your even painting-" Oshawa" double -galvanized shingles need no paint to outlast any roofing there is. Make roofs fire -pr oof , too, -guaranteed in e v er y way you want. Cheap In first cost as com- m on wood shingles, yet more durable than slate. Sold under a written guar- antee that really means something to the buyer. Yon can't afford any other kind With a hammer, Easy to a snips, andhorse- put on s en s e anybody can roof buildings right with "Oshawa " Gal- vanized alvanized Steel Shingles. They need no cleats. They lock on all FOUR sides. Made in only one grade - of 28-guage semi -hardened sheet steel in the pat- ented "Oshawa" way " Oshawa" Shingles are' an invest- ment, rot an expense. More than100farm Lightning buildings were proof, too damaged in On- tario alone last year by lightning. Not one of them would have been harmed if they'dbeen "Oshawa" -roofed: These shingles insulate abuild- ing•-make it safe against every element. Let us tell you what it will costyouto roof the "Oshawa" way. Get our free book "Rtoof- i g Right' before g o u Roof a Thing Einar Of Oshawa, Montreal Toronto Lordcn 321-3 Craig W. 11 Colborne 69 Dundas Ottawa Winnipeg • Vancouvel 423 Sussex 70 Lombat d 616 Pender 2 BRAND'S TRIUMPH. RELIGIOUS PEACE MAY BE FOW- LOWED BY SOCIAL WARFARE. Paris, Feb. 25. -Following the appro- val by the Chamber of Deputies last night of the Government church and state policy, negotiations between M. De Selves, the prefect of the Seine , and Mgr. Amiette, coadjutor Archbishop of Paris. on the subject of the contracts for the lease of the churches, were resumed to -day. The newspapers unanimously recognize the completeness of Education Minister Briand's - triumph; that some of the Republican organs are plainly dis- contented because it entails negotiations with the eeelesi::stieai authorities. The Moderates and Conservatives rejoice at the prospect of religions Peace, but they fear that the solution of the religious question will only clear the way for legislation which will inaugnrate social warfare. BURNED TO DEATH. Two Children Lost Their Lives in Fire Near Quebec. • Quebec, Feb. 25. --Burned to death in, their beds in afire which consumed the residence and store of their father, two young children of hr. Saynck, general storekeeper at Valeartier, a few miles north of this city, met a horrible and sad fate this morning. their little bod- les being burned to a crisp. The little victims were about two years and. seven years old. Air. Sayaelc, who is a. Hebrew, conducted a general store in the place known as "The Settlement," The build- ing and all its contents, the stock alone being valued at about $5.000, were 're- duced to a heap of smouldering•ruins. 2 PRESENTED NELSON'S BUST. Gift to Toronto From the British and! Foreign Sailors' Society. Toronto; Feb. 25. -About a. hundreal persons assembled in the Council Cham- ber at the City Hall last night to wit- ness the presentation of the bronze bust of Nelson to the city by Rev. E W. Matthews, secretary of the British :and Foreign Sailors' Society. The meeting: was opened by Mayor Coatsworth, who was followed by Mr, Matthews, who de- livered a telling address on the advan- tages of to ny '.1`he buststrostagndsnav18'. inches high and stands on a pedestal made of oak taken from the Victory, the flagship of the great atnmiral.