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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1907-11-15, Page 7SKIAO the Midianites fled? Thoughts. -It is not because there are so few professed Christians that We see, sofew converted to God, but because there are so few who are ready to a1 - low the self life to die, and who then. stand and shine for God and shout His praises. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. Gideon's army numbered thirty-two; thousand, "While he doubtless thought' his men too few. God saw they were too many, and ordered a reduction. Accord- ing to God's standard there were only about three _hundred in tbirty-two thou- sand housand that were worth anything for real fighting, for real endurance, for real en- terprise." In the Quietism warfare God ca11e for men who will. I. Be earnest. "Gideon and all the people.... rose up early" (v. 1). Gideon. as leader Was earnest, What he could not do in the daytime because his life would be the forfeit he did at .midniglht (Jedg. 6. 27). His three hundred amen were earnest. They would not waste time in personal luxury; eager for 'the battle, they would be ready at a mom- ent's warning. "Earnest men find op- portunities. What .they cannot do in the }evenings twilig it they will do in early morning. brightness. Earnestness always finds opportunities; earnestness always finds a sycamore tree up which it can elimb and 'see Christ. There is always a course open to fact, to reality, to sin- cerity, to determination. If any man is saying that he cannot make his way tha ough all the difficulties that beset his life so as to get near to God. In the name of all history that is true, in the name of all history that is holy, in the name of all history that is worthy pre- serving, I charge him with a mistake or a lie." II. Be humble. "Too many .... lest Israel vaunt themselves" (v. 2.) God will not ehoose those who, after the victory will "vaunt themselves" and say, "Mine own hand bath saved me" (v. 2.) "No man who ever trembled. before God's call ever made men tremble before his call." "Moses said unto God, Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh?" (Ex- od. 3; 11). III. Be fearless. "Whosoever is fear- ful and afraid, let him return" (v. 3.) Gideon and his valiant three hundred might have been a laughing-stoek to any straggling unbeliever, as they prepared to go against the Midianites, who- lay in the valley as grasshoppers for multitude, and those camels were like the Bands of the seabut they won the victory. God had said so. During our civil war a. brave ensign got in udvance of the fal- tering line. -The flag was in danger of being captured. The oa,ptain called out, "Bring the colors back to the company" Then a brave soldier dashed forward, shouting, "Bring, the company up to the -colors." Aud soon that flag was sur- rounded by a hundred fearless hearts. "So we may lower God's standard and bring it down to the level of our unbe- lief. Or we may bring our faith up to LESSON V1I.-NOV. l7, Gideon and His Three Hundred.-Judg. 7: 9-23• (7oreemntary.-L Gideon encouraged through a dream (vs. 9-15.) 9. The same night -As soon as the army had been tested and reduced, I have delivered - This should have satisfied Gideon, Noth- ing can be surer than Go'd's word. Yet many to -day are seeking after aigns gor listening to dreams, 10. If thou fear -- Although there were no towards remain- ing in the army, yet there was danger that even the stout hearts of Gideon and Ids three hundred heroes might quail at their perilous position, therefore the Lord proceeds to encourage them. But why had so small a number been chose en? 1. `_'hat the Israelites might know that the victory was from Go& 2. To show them that the God of their fathers was unchanged and still able to do great things for them. 3. To shame and hum- ble his people because of their past sins. 4, To lead the people to love and worship God. 12. Like grasshoppers ... , as the sand -These expressions mean that there was a very great number. 13. The dToam: When Gideon was come -To the camp of the enemy. Cake of barley bread -It. was only a "cake" -a small thing; and it was "barley bread," the food used by tbe poor -something des- pised. Came unto the tent (R. V.1 - That is, tho tent of the captain or lead- er. &note it that it fell -This small, despised cake caused great havoc in the enemy's camp. 14. The interpretation: His fellow answered -The dream was in- terpreted as meaning that Gideon and his army should overthrow the Midianit- ish host. 15. When Gideon aeard--Why dict this dream encourage Gideon? 1. Ile saw plainly ? mIt diseloeedtoim the mid dreamt the has from n e Lord. of the enemy. Already they were fear- ing Gideon. Lord hath delivered ----He told his little army what he had heard, and all were filled with courage and were ready for the midnight attack. 11. Gideon's peculiar attack (vs. 16- 20.) 16. Into three eompanieS - Great armies were generally divided into three parts, that is, the right wing, the left wing and the body of the army. Tens army was great in faith. Gideon was in command of one division. The Midis/t- nes had long been a terror to Israel; and now they were to be overcome by terror. 17, And do likewise -Gideon became the example to all his army. As. he was faithful, so would they be in following him. He made his descent in the eight, when his enemies would least eapeet it. His army, being small, would; not.be ob- served. Here is seen the wisdom of hav- ing no more than are calculated to make a success. 19. Middle watch At midnight. An- ciently the Israelites seem to have di- vided the night into three wanles- evening, midnight, and morning watches. Later they adapted from the Romans the custom of four tches: tiiThed. Com. 20. Blew the trumpets --There was per- fect concert in their attack. Brake the pitchers -By concealing the lamps in tete pitchers they could bass unobserved un- til they reached the guard of the Midien- itish camp, and by breaking them all at once, and letting the light from three hundred torches glare on the asleephg company, the enemy would be greatly terrified. They cried -Their loud shouts would add to the terror already awak- ened by the sound of trumpets and the glaring light. The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon.-(licleon puts the Lord's name first, for by His power only could this attack be made, These words would give courage to the three hundred _nen, to know that they went out under the direction of the great God, and with such a leader as Gideon. God was gain- ' ing this victory, but He used Gideon and his men as chosen instruments. We see three ways here used by Gideon to terrify his enemies: (1) He, with hie man., made a great noise, • blowing trum- pets and breaking the earthen pitchers. (2) 13y the sudden glare of light, which would be as a streak of lightning. (3) Besides the noise of trumpets he added shouting, calling attention to God and His chosen instrument as leader in tine attack. By this sudden surprise at mid- night the people would be terribly alarm- ed, and naturally conclude themselves' surrounded by a great army. III. Gideon's great victory (vs. 21-23), 21. They stood every roan in; his plata-- The arm of Israel slid not oome to fight. Their work was to sound the trumpets, hold the lights and shout. Seeing the company with lights and blowing trum- pets, keeping in plate, the ihtidlanitee would conclude they were a great,army, whose men were now already in their camp. The host ran, and cried, and fled -The Micliauites were . so perfectly eon - fused, that there vas no order preserv- ed ,and every one tuned aeeording to his feelings of terror. Thus the battle went on among the Midianites, and Israel stood by and watched their ower victory without mein a sword. The terrified people Tan in. a tumult and fonglinesegn other madly, not knowing Mend from foe. God directed the battle and used His own way to deliver His people from their enemies. "The Midianites were so utterly •annihilated that they dos, not re -appeal' on the page of history (Ja.clg. 6, 11-25; 7; 8, 1 ->S)." --Johnson, Questions -Who was Gideon? Where was Israel eaanped? How were 'they troubled by the Mictiaultes? How was Gideon's army tested? What dream did Gideon heist? Why did it encourage bins? Mow did Gideon arrange his army? 'Met instructions did be gyre his mean? What did they do when they attacked the Mid- llanites? What did thee Midianites do? Whet did the army of Israel do when PHYSICI'd' S SAID " DEAT 1" PISTE SAID d c LIFE." DRUGGIST'S ENDORSATION Psychine Gets Voluntary and Irrefutable Evidence of How it Saved the Life of Mr. J. A. Galbraith And is Published Here by the Courtesy of The Forest Free Press, Whose Editor and Publisher, One of the Best Known Public Men in Ontario, Personally Obtained the Following Statements From the Parties Whose Names Are Attached and Published in the Free Press. No word of pure could make the evi- dence stronger than, the written words over their ore_ signatures of the man -who was the principal in this great cure, ;and his friends through whom he was introduced to and helped to procure Peychine. Mr. Galbraith gives a minute and straightforward statement which any and everybody can understand, and any and every sufferer may profit by. Here is the testimony (From Forest Free Press.) Forest, May 2, 1907. -The following facts, vouched for by Rev. C. E. Bur- rell, Baptist minister, and Ralph E. Scott, the well-known local druggist, are incontrovertible evidence that even when physicians have abandoned hope, there is still a way whereby the grave may be olieated of, its prey. John A. Galbraith is a well-to-do farmer, living in Plympton Township, shout five miles from Forest. He is 5 feet 9 inches in height, and about 40 years of age. He enjoyed good health until early in 1906, when he had a se- vere attack of pleuro -pneumonia, which apparently broke up his whole system. In speaking of the case to the Forest Free Press he said HIS OWN WORDS. "I did not seem able; to gain any strength after the attack of pneu- monia. One doctor said that tubercu- losis had developed, that I could not recover, and advised me to settle all my affairs as quickly as possible. This was the condition 1 was in when my pastor, Rev. C. E. Burrell, of the Bap- tist church, advised me to try Psy- chine, and proeured for me a trial bottle. This was in May, 1906, and at that time I was reduced in weight to 120 pounds. The Psychine seemed te. do good from the start, and 1 continu- ally gained in vretc:.t ,:t the rate of half the great and glorious standtt,rd of his a pound a day un=zl went up to 150 .r t t 1. � teaulil ' T .. tstrength w ds s �y/� i J r �,yy�y my ' 1with Cel premien!. pc -':� mighty an ices, Oh,au iti s for aitli to rest on, neon 'perfornranees. and feeling bette i actually had to as are recorded in our lesson to encour have ;my clothe tuIriged, not f171.-ough age it, such powers anpossibilities pre any corpulency, but owing to a puttingh on of good flesh all over. I have rented to it., such awful need of it in the resumed my work and have gone world to -day, and such a fountain from which to draw It," let us follow the ex- ample of the faithful Gideon and his three hundred and have the faith of Cod. IV. Be self -forgetful. "relent that tap ped" (v. 0.) The three hundred were tested by appetite. An Eastern courier hasteniug across the country, growing thirsty for water, will stop beside the stream and stand with one leg stiff and the other slightly bent and with head thrown back, dash the water quickly in- to his open mouth. and hasten on, So the three hundred drank; all eager. ear- nest, prudent, watchful, self -forgetful. They could not leo clown in self-indulg- epee. The body craved water, but the soul cared only for the battle. So was the body "kept under" (1 Cot•. 0: 27.) So were the three bend -red proved. 11. Be egnipped. "People took "I give this statement for the pur- pose of showing how Psychine ;has probably saved my life, and in the hope that others may be Iikewise benefited by its use. "J. A. GALBRAiTH " the trumpets" (v. 8.) The silver trumpet typifies the individual gospel proclama- tion of redemption. There is no triumph for those who blow their own trumpet. Every testimony must be of the power of Christ or the sinner will never cry out for salvation. A man was giving his experienee of how God was revealed to him after fifty years of sin and intoxi- cation, A poor fellow cried out. "I want what that man's got." The trumpet and the torch should tell the sante story. The testimony of the lips and of the life should agree. A. C. M. MOVEABLE LIGHT CAUSED DEATH. A Penetangnishene Man Killed by Live Wire. A Penetanguishene despatch says-. nuw named DavidiDouglas, hostler at the Geer. gian Bay Rotel, was instantly killed this evening by an electric, light In the cellar of the Georgian Bay Meuse. The light Is at the end of a long wire that can be carried to all Darts of the cellar. Dougkle went into the collar for a bag of potatoes, and carried the light some distance before he got the Shock. His right band was badly burned. It is supposed that the accident was caused by a Circuit through dampness. He had been working out ,n the rain and bis clothes were quits damp. The cord also was wet from his handling it. Dr. Walbridge, coroner, was notified, but after investigating decided that an inquest was unnecessary, Deceased was a widower, and has three sons to British Columbia. LAYINGFF MEN. Grand Trunk Reduces Working Force at Point St. Charles, Montreal, Nov, 1L -The Grand Trunk has laid off about two hundred and fifty men at its shops in Point St. Charles. Men have been let out in practically every one of the departments. The company takes a similar course nearly every fall, but this year the ser- vices of a few more then usual were dispensed with. T.t is understood that the company will restele the number of employees is its timet figure just as soon as practicable. through tine severe and sickly winter with nothing worse than an attack of grip, which my system was able to throws off without any serious results. THE PASTOR'S WORDS. "Mr. J. A. Galbraith is a prominent member of my church, trhsted by his neighbors and very highly respected throughout the entire community, ;His ease has attracted very considerable attention. His was a pitiable ease. , in- deed; in the prime of life and with the brightest of prospects to be suddenly stricken down in the midst of it all. Visiting him after his physician had pronounced his case hopeless (and, in- deed, set the date at about which he would likely pass away), and observ- ing pretty closely his condition, it oc- eured to me that Psychine, which 1 had used in my own family. with won- derful results, might benefit him. I strongly recommended it to him. and he began its use. The result was truly wonderful. Almost immediately he be- gan to improve and soon was able to be out again. He apparently regained his old health and was able to take up once *gain his old duties on his large farm and to perform them. -with comparative ease and comfort. The improvement was permanent, and he is to -day apparently just as well as ever. Jae gives all the credit for his recovery, under God, to Psychine. Rao WU Toronto Farmers' Market. Owing to the wet weather lite reeeipta et gralu to -day 'were entailer. :;o wheat offer- ed, with prices nominal, about el. Berta weaker, with dales of 800 bushels at 86e 01 ol86c.e, at Oats 60O to o7.unchaengedper b , wushel. ick sales of 200 busla- ncm 13ay:nsmull, with none in to -dal and ;Vitale Dressed hogs are unchanged $8.76 for light, and at 88.25 for heavy. Wheat, white, bush. .. .. .,1 $1 Rl Do., red, bush. ... .. .. .. Do., spring, bush.. 0 9 1)o., goose, bush. .. .. . .. 0 93 0 95• Oats. bush. .. .. .... .. p 85 p 86 _Barley. bush ... .. .. .. .. .. Rye, bush . .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 88 000• Peas,. bush. .. .. .. .. .. 0 87 0 911. Hay. ton . ... ....2800 34 60 Straw. per ion .. .. .. 16 300 17 00 Alsike, No. 1, bush. . .. .. 8 76 9 15 Do.. No. 2 . .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 8 26 Dressed hogs .. .. .. .. 88 25 8'75 Begs. dozen .. .. .. V 30 033 Butter, dairy .. .. .. .. 0 23 0 32 Do., creamery .. .. .. .. 0 82 0 3t Geese. dressed, lb. .. .. .. 0.10 011 0 11 0 11 0 17 2 50 1 35 1 CO 10 0000 5 60 800 7 04 9 68 10 00 10 00 "C. E. 13L''RRELL, "Baptist Pastor." THE DRUGGIST'S WORDS. "1 have rend the statements made by Mr. J. A. Galbraith and Rev. C. E, Durrell regarding the results of the use of Psychine. 1 know both gentlemen personally and can heartily endorse all that they here said. Mr. Galbraith obtained his supply of Pee -thine at my drug store, saying from time to time r • that it had done him loud. 1 took an interest in his case and noted a steady improvement. Altogether I sold him about $15.00 worth. Psychine is )rav- ing a big run here and so far as I know is always steed with beneficial ra+.:ults. "RALPH E. SCOTT, "Druggist. "Forest, May 1st, 1907." Ii. J. Pettypiece, Esq., M. P. P., publisher of tbe Forest "Free Press," writ- ing under date of March IOth, 1907, says: "The Galbraith. cure is considered a miracle here. I know his cast was considered hopelects by his physician and that something had pulled him togeth- er. I have only just learned that it was Psychine." On June 14th, 1907, 31 i'. Pettypiece writes: I saw Galbraith' in town yesterday. He is looking the pink of health -says he never felt better. and that he is doing his share of the work on the farm, instead of being under the sod, where, just one year ago, the doctors told him he would be." Psy ehine is the most wonderful tonic and system builder known to -day. The above is but one of thousands• of similar cures Psychine is daily accomplish- ing. It cures coughs, voids, In grippe, bronchitis, pneumonia, night sweats, chille. fevers, and axle -run-down conditious from whatever cause. Ior sale at all druggists, or medicine dealers, or et Dd, T. A. Slocum, Limited, 179 King street west, Toronto. U. S. APPLE CR y P. Big Shortage in Western New York Michigan and Southwest. Lew York, Nov. ll: -The appleerop of the -United States for 1907, as estimated. by "The American Agrneulturist" in its report to appear on Nov. 19th, is a scant 24,000,000 barrels, materially short of last year, or a ' failure even more marked when eompeted with 1906 and 1003. 'What is of greatest importance is the shortage in such commercial orchard sec- tions as western New 'York, nearly all of Michigan and the entire southwest. There is what may be set down seldom as an absolute failure in Kansas, Mis- souri and Nebraska. New York State has agood many ap- ples, but they will be needed, and for the matter the totalis only about tine - fourth to one-third of a full yield. Pennsylvania has fairly abundant totals: New England has rather more apples than last year, due solely to the fact that Maine surprised its beat friends by finally bringing to maturity a good. crop. ROBBERY THE MOTIVE. Money Carried by Russano and His Wife is Missing. Passaic, Nov. 11. -Prosecutor Koester and his officers have obtained little light on the mystery surrounding the murder of Itappltael Itussano 'and his wife in their home in Harrison avenue, Garfield, Bergen county, late Saturday night, and which was diseovexed Sunday morning. It is now almost certain that the mo- tive for the murder Woe robbery. It le known that Rossano had it large sized roll of biles es Saturday when he paid a life insurance agent, and the Prosecutor was informed to -day tint the dead wo- men was never without money. No mousy was found on her. Whether her clothing; bad been disarranged by being searched there is nu way of telling, be- cause while dying the woman dragged herself from the kitchen, where she was shot, through tbe grocery etore that the couple kept and out to the street. Carlo Itussane, a brother of the dead man, and who Iives at 327 East 108th street, Manhattnn, accompanied by a cousin of bis, a cousin of the woman, and two friends, came out to Rutherford and fully identified the bodies and then gave to the authorities all the informa- tion they had. TWO .ILLED. Chickens, lb. . .. „ .. . 0 10 Ducks, dressed, ib, 010 Turkeys, per lb. .. .. .. .. 0 16 Apples, per bbl. . .. .. .. 1 50 Onions per bag .. .... .. 1255 Potatoes .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 90 Cebbago, per dozen .. .. .. 0 40 Beef, hindquarters . .. 8 60 Dq., forequas .. .. Do.. Choice, carterrcass.. ... .... .. 74 6050 Do.. medium, eacase .. .. .. 6 00 Mutton, pe cwt. ,. .. 8 00 Veal, prime, per cwt. .. 7 60 Lamb, per cwt. .. .. .. .. 900 Winnipeg Wheat Market. Following are the closing q V,at1ens tee Winnipeg grain futures to -day Wheat -Nov. 94 1-4c hid. Dec, :a3 5 -so awe - ed. May noel 3-8 asked. flats -Nov. 33c -hid, Dee. 56 L bid, Mar 58:: TRAIN DAS_IED DOWN MOUNTAIN 1N BRITISH COLUMBIA. British Cattle Markets. London. -London cables are firmer at 10o to 12 1-4c per lb., dressed weight; refrigera- tor beef it quoted at 10c per lb. Montreal Live Stock. Montreal. -About 1000 head of butchers' cattle. _5 miler cows and eprfagers, 200 eadvea 7000 cheep and lambs, anus 600 fat .hogs, were offered for sale at the East _2nd Abattoir to- day. 'There was only one toad of good cat- tle ou the market, and these sold at 4o to 4 1-4e per lb.; pretty good cattle, sold et ee to 3 3-4c. and the common stock at 1 1-2e to 2 S -4e per lb. There were about 100 lean canners on the market. The better fever- ed among these lean kine sold at le per lb., but the larger proportion of them could not be sold at that rate. Milch caws sold at $30 to $55 each. Calves sold at 32 to $10 each, or re to 4 1-2e per, 1b. Sheep sold at 3 1-4o to 4 1-4e per lb. The Iambs, at 5e to 3 3-4e per Ib. Good lots of fat hogs sold at 6c to 6 1-4e per Ib. Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stole at the City Mar- ket, as reported by the railways, were 33 carloads, composed of 1,314 cattle, 965 hogs, 1.760 sheep and laanbs, and 100 calves. i The quality of cattle was "about the Same as has been coining to . the City • I r for some time, few Market bet son. e, good, and many of thti common to inferior unfin- ished classes. Trade was fair, with prices for somta kinds a trifle finnier. Exporters --None on sale anti none wanted. Butchers --1 load of heifers, 1,050 lbs.,. at $4"50; medium steers and heifers, 900 to 3,150 lbs. each, at $3..,0 to 43.85; com. mon light cattle and cows, $2 to $3.25;. canners, 75c to $1 per cwt., or 85 to 310 each; canner bulls, 31.50 to 32 por cwt. Feeders and Stockers --Bet feeders, 1,000 to 1,100 Ibbs., at 33.26 to $3.60 best stockers, 800 to 000 thee, at .;2.50 to 32.65; beat stockers, 600 so 800 Iha., .at $22.25 to $2.60; raodi in-t,tencre, COJ to 800 Ibs., at 32 to 32.25; co1n:rion stockers„ 500 to 700 lbs.. at $1.50 to $1.75. Milkers and Springers:s efood milk Ts and forward springers were in demand at 340 to 360 each, the balk of the best selling around 350. eletlium cows sold at 3:30 to 435, and common light tows, 416 'VealtoC$25.alves --The quality of veal calves was poor, many of the thin, scraggy, in- ferior clase being on sale. Prices ranged from $2 to 30 per cwt. Sheep and Lambe -The sheep and lamb market still, continues to be easy, .with maof poor quality g ex - pont ewes ;sold at 34 to bein$1.30 offerexpel"!.0 trtE lambs,ny 44 to 4540 pea ow L Hogs -Receipts amounted to about 1,000. Mr. Harris quotes selects at $6 and lights unfinished at $:i to 86.25 per cwt. Accident to Logging Train -Engineer and Bookkeeper the Victims -The Brakes Refused to Work. Vancouver. B. C., Nov. 11. -Two men wore kilted near Chemainus at noon to -day, whop the logging train operated by the Chemainue Lumbor Company, ran away down a steep mountain grade. Tho locomotive engineer, L. Whit°, of Vancouver, clashed his head against a tali stump when in the act of iu,nping from the runaway train. Ile was inetantly killed. Walter AshbreY,,3:nglieliis man, a bookkeeper, balance when he strat J groumpedund tandthis body woe thrown on the rails. several cars of (he heavily laden train passing over him. Ile was dead when pick- ed up. Tho remaining members of the train crew were uniniurea though all jumped. The locomotive and care continued on down the 015 andnjit'n tt eatr ethec foot of thto+9 mountain . According to the reports of the accident. the brakes reseed to worlt and the train got ewhmdontrol of ensineer it. o Jumped tohis death aftrhout- ing a warning 4o the rest e: the train crew tea lrnlr out for thnrrtrsslvert The Cheese Markel Stirling -To -day there v'vt te, loxes offered; all sold at 12e. Campbellford--To-day 1,11. • ntered;.. 930 sold at 121-16e. Bradstreet's Trade Review. Winnipeg; General trade continues to. hold a fairly satisfactory tone. Whole- salers are receiving fairly gond orders and the outlook for future bu,iness is bright. Preparations for a good holiday trade are general. Colleetions are steel tlnw from many western districts, but th,,re has been considerable improvement since.. the grain iiovemr nt Van,:xruver and Victoria: Despite tight. money there has been no elainkagc in the volume of general business here. Wholesale lines are moving well and cat- lections are fair to gootl. Fruit. farming is rapidly becoming one of the great in- dustries of the province. Quebec: Business is meth about the same as the previous week. Connery re- mittances are slow. City trads ie fairly aetivo, which is usual at this season. Shoe Manufacturers are quiet, and likely- to ikelyto be until the spring orders arrive. Hamilton: All lines of wholeealesteelrs are moving well, and retail inane is re- ported active. Collections ere gamerr feir. The market :for Tenantry rim tea firm a11d reeeipty are light. London: General trade col:sinew let hold a good tone here. Ottawa: Wit otesttlers ere mootttrg with a good _sorting truces, and the txutleek for veneral business. continnee betel.