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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-12-18, Page 7Si 11 School1 /IilifeeetlieleATIONAL LESSON NO. X11. 1 DECEMBER, 20, 1903. the (firth of Christ,—Matt. 2;14% il; .00mInentary.—I, Guided by t'hie et r (vs. 1, 2). 1. :email ,(ems .was ;b. orn, !Dile date of the birth of plerist is uncertain, but the goner - ally accepted date is December 25, 'ia, C. s. Be was born fear years !.(before the time from: wench we . coun'b His birth] in our common freokoning. In Bethlehem. of Judea Ilio distinguish] it from B;ethiehem ee lea/Iles, 'mentioned in Joshua xix, 15. fxn rtlh(e days of Herod—Herod the ;treat. JYe ev.;as an Edomite, and, 'alth'ough a proselyte to the Jewish ereligion, was notorious ,for hie Alis wickedness and cruelty. ]Ie ereigned ,37 years in Judea and died IA deer, months after the birth of )Clhlrist, ate was the father of Herod ;iAntipas, ,who put to death John ntthe Bisptist, and to whom Pilate anent our Lord at the time of his xcrucifixion. At this time the seep - Deer had literally departed from ',7udalr, and a foreigner was qn the (til rono. Wise men—Or magi. Much 'learned and interesting discussion alas arisen with respect to the ij`w;se men" and the "star; A'ugus- ;tine and Clilrysostom. say there ;were 'twelve magi, but th!e common (]belief is that there were but three. Prom . th!e east—Perhaps from Me- dia, or Persia, or, possibly, from Arabia. Lew; Wallace supposes thlere w,ere three men—an Egyptian, a !$inciu and a Greek-evhlo were (brought together in the desert by the a5lpirit of God, and who thence ,journeyed in company, being di- •xeoted by the star, until they found the Christ. To Jerusalem — They ;seemed to suppose that when they reached the capital of the Jewish aaation they would have no trouble In finding thie object of their search, t2. King of the Jews—"There was eat this time a general expectation throughout the East, that one Would be born in Judea wiab should ,possess •universal dominion." "This ,(rias a title unknown to thle earlier blistery of Israel, and applied to ?aro ono except th!e Messiah. It re- appears in thle inscription over the cross."—Carr. Ills star—Many inter. preters, especially thlose who seek to eliminate thie supernatural, ex- plain tive "star," or "sidereal ap- pearance," by a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, which occurred in May, 1. C. 7, and agate in Dec- ember Teeth) Mars added. It is, how- ever, much] more in harmony with all the facts to believe that the star which attracted the atten- tion of tliie magi was supernatural. "'A simple meteor provided for titre occasion."•—CIarke. In the east—In ?tare country east of Palestine, from (whence they came. To worship Him —God leak] influenced these wise men to take this journey to find and pay thi(eir homage to the Saviour. They were bold to confess the ob- ject of their coming( IL Searching the scriptures. (vs. 8-6). 8. Had heard these things. The magi bad created no small stir by their inquiries which immediately at- tracted the attention of the king. Troubled. Herod, now sunk into the jealous decrepitude of his savage old age, was residing in his new palace on Zion, when, half maddened as be was already by the crimes of las past career, he was thrown into a fresh paroxysm of alarm and anxiety by the visit of these magi, bearing the strange intelligence that they had come to worship a flew -born king.—Farrar. Herod feared a rival. All Jerusalem with him. Fearing that the would make this an occaion of renewing his acts of bloodshed. ee.e The chief priests. This expres- sion probably comprehends the acting high priest and his deputy, those who had been high priests—Cor at that time the office was often transferred by the Roman authorities—and "the heads of the twenty-four sacerdotal families, which David had distribut- ed into so many courses." Scribes. The scribes were the learned inter- preters of the 11osiac law, eau] the collectors of the traditions of the elders. Many of them were Pharisees. Demanded of them. Because they would be most likely to knots. !Where the Christ should be born. "Tlie wise men had said nothing about the Chr'st, ori lie Messiah, but only about eIie King of the Jews. But Herod saw that this king must be the expect- ed Messiah."—Benson•, u$, 6. 93y the prophet'. 'Aiieah, 5-2. Matthew does not quote the exact words found in Micali, but the sense Is given, Thley did not need to take a long time to search out the an- swer to Herod's question, ,for It was en accepted truth that the Messiah must come from Bethelean.Thou Beth- lehem. Bethelehem signifies the house of bread, the fittest place for him to be born in whom is :the true bread which came down from heaven.—Hen- ryi kart in no wise least. natio says, ,"Though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall Jae come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel." This Made B•othelem "in no wise least." the princes. "The thousands" (Micah 5, 2). The tribe had been subdivided into thousands, and over each sub- division there was a chieftain or prince. -Morison. A. governor. To con- trol and rule. which shall bo shep- herd To feed and care for, as a shepherd his f'ook. This governor who bontrols is also a tender shepherd ehlast is both Shepherd and King. IN. The child Jesus fount( (vs. 7-12). Prteily called—Hood desired to keep the time of Christ's birth as secret as passible lest the Jews who stated pan nhauld take occasion to. rebel,. A abort time before this *00 lyhartseee had refused tea take he oath of allegiance to him, In- qulreiof them ailiSont1 — L arr d of them carefully," 8. tie ,gent them—He afteamed con- trol, but they dollow,od the direc- ttons of the Lord, search diligently —Herod was honest in making this charge to them ; he 'greatly desired to receive definite word concerning the new Xing, and wanship him also —What hypocrisy t He only wished to find t lie ccild in order to mur- der it (vie. 13, 16) ; he was crafty and subtie, saying one thing and meaning another. But God did not permit him to carry out his purpose. The wise men, warned Pef God in a dream, returned another way, and Joseph, warned in the same manner, took the culla and itO mother and died to Egypt. 9. The star..... want before them —The same ;star which they had seen in their omen country now ap- pears again. The star had disap- peared for a time, and this led them to inquire in Jerusalem for the young King Whom they ,sought. This phou1d settle the matter that the star was supernatural,. We will hone or God by ;believing. his word, "The star pointed out the very house." —Benson. 10. They rejoiced—The Greek is very emphatic. elihey rejoiced ex- ceedingly because they saw they were about to tfi-nd the child and because they hard such 'unmistakable pnoof of being in divine order. That alone Is enough to cause rejoicing. 11. Into the house—They had left the ,stable that they were forced to temporarily occupy at the time of Christ's birth .(Luke ii. 7), and were living in a house. Pell down—They prostrated themselves before him ac- cording to the eastern custom. "In this act the person kneels and puts his head between his knees, his fore- head at the same time touching the ground. Gifts—Thee people of the East did not approach into the ores once elf kings, .without bringing them presents. The custom still prevails in many placers.. Gold, etc.—Gold would always be 'useful, while frank- lncenso and myrrh were prized for their delicious fragrance. PRA.C'II(IAL SURVEY. The ;word of God stands alone and unapproachable in the use of lan- guage at once ,simple and sublime. He is come whose advent had been foretold since the world began, for whom epropleets and ki: gs had wait- ed aited song ,and died withc,ut the sight"; He concerning whom I•staiala prophe- stled ; "Unto us a, chid is born, unto us kt son is given ; and the govern- ment Obeli be upon His shoulder, and Ills name ,]Lail be caked Woxideriul, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, Tehe Prince of Peace." Tet we land this most stupen- dous event in the history of the world oi>•ronicled in simplest language ; "Now when Jeanie( was born in Beth- lebem Of Judea." We are told by hietorlans of un- queustIoned authority that "it was I expected ;tbsoughcut the whole East tbat. about that time a king was to ar5,se in Judea who should rule all the world." Centuries before the prophecy had been uttered, 'There shall come a Star out of Jakob, and a Sceptre shall Ise out of Israel," Num. xxiv. 17. en Bev. ilii. 16 we read the words of Jesus concerning Himself ; ''I am the root and the offspring of David and 'the bright and morning star." And in Bev. ii. 28, "And I will give him The morning star." The "wise men" tad seen "His star" and were come e.o wort5blp Him.; It was nat- ural (that they ,should suppose that He heho was born 'King of the Jews" would l.'e found in the royal house- hold. Great must have been their astonishment to find neither in the palace nor in the city any that knew amungnt of the birth of so illustrious a Jesus might have chosen to be born, in a palace, but he came in low- liest guise. "He humbled h"mselr." His cradle a. manager, his birthplaee the humble village of Bethlehem, his p!r- etnts though of royal blo,od, yet poor, for when sacrifice was made for him in the temple, according to the Levi- tical law, the offering was that re- quired of the poor—"a pair of tur- tle do'ves." "Though he were rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, that we, through his poverty, might be mado rich." Lyke tells us that "there 'was aro room•'for them in the inn," The 'wise meth, with a faith un- shaken at sight of the humble sur- roundings or the Divine One, wor- shipped and presented their treas- ures. Treasure is that which is es- teemed as very precious. "He gave himself for us. Lbve gives all and demands al). The story Is told of a Moravian missionary who went to the West Indies to preach the gos- pel to the slaves. He foumd them at work early in the morning and late at night, and too w-eary to listen to bis message. He went "and sold himself to their master, and, as one of the slave gahig, 'shared their toil and suffering, won their confidence nod preached unto them Jesus. "In asmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these ye have done it unto Me."—Mrs. J. E. Coleman. A DELICHTFIILLY COOL SENSATION Is felt on n licatfon of ono of "the lcA. pP ,e •L• Menthol Plasters. 'rhe rapidity of their 'action is simply remarkable, rot, curing nervous, neuralgic or rheumatic pains they have posi- tively no equal, A Labor Puzzle. Chicago Chronicle. The latest problem in labor union ethics in Chicago is this : Can a union man honorably ride on a street car manned by non-union men ?, When such puzzles are possible we may see low great ce victory the striking street oar men did not win recently. Speechless and Paralyzed.—"I hacl valvular disease of the heart," writes Mrs. .1 S. Goode, of Truro, N.S. "I suffered terribly and was often speoehlcss and partially pain lysed. Ono dose of Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart gave me relief, and before I finished one bottle Twee able to go about. To -day I am a well woman.'—'48. infi'rgt l,'ptt ^0.,404,1;1'0 r, ',4t ut•mw'fi1S, NilitittG ) 8 A NO,^dfil+&1%,, A (3 .,t In at '. e,.; Tim will not only prevent any form of Kidney trouble but will assist the Kidneys in their work of filtering the impurities from the blood. Kidneys working properly means a good complexion, bright eyes, a clear brain, in fact a condition of general good health. Liars Pills are sold by all druggists at 5o ets, per box, 6 boxes for $2.50 or direct from THE BOLE DRUG CO., WINNiPEC,MAN. 4K,:•.4 • lt10 •'r 1)15les'rtw.a • Atilt' t141 a;ars+Ise.zmaransrmiumi Tour money back if Gin Mus do notcutm. `rI I Wi,tkaise r, �,unnsve. V,•:n.,`,. •rt eailly(=aMfataamtv11 me ywa .r u E'his beautiful fine quality rich black Fur Scarf is OVER 44 KIM*: lfl R.,Ek `�'i`; mado from fine selected full. furred skins. It has six lovely large black Martin tail it is made in the Latest New York Style, and is In every way egnalin appearance to anyhigk class Par Scarf mado. In order to introduce Marvel washing Blue, tho great wa.sh•day help, we will send this lovely Scarf Free to any one for selling only 20 packages at 10 cents apackage. Marvel Washieeg Bite sells quickly as it is the best bluing made and every family needs it. Each customer buy- fug is enabled to receive a handsome eiiver- ware present from us. Just send your name and address, and we will send the Bening by 'nail, postpaid; when sold send WI the money, 32.01, and we will send yon his beautifid Lar Scarf, You n ced no monoy, we trust you with the goods till sold. Write for the Bluing to -day, and have the swell@st scarf in your town. Address MAR EL B LT/ I CO DEPT. 43,TOFOPITO,ONTARIO Cid INEmarinfnu lerariatieres Sawdust l'rom Alcohol. 'A Norwegian chemist has discov- ered ki, new and cheap way of mak- ing ale -olio' from sawdust. Sawdust is treated under pressure with] di- lutedsuiphurie acid, b,yt which the cellulose its transformed into sugar, which, by adding fermentation pro- ducers, is converted into alcohol in the ell manner and then di's'tilled. Two 'hundred and twenty, pounds of sawdust [yield 15 pounds of alcohol. Miss Alice Bailey, of Atlanta, Gla., escaped the sun, geoll's knife, by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " DRAB MRs, Parra/eat : —I wish to express my gratitude for the restored health and happiness Lydia E. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound has brought into my life. "Ig had suffered for three years with terrible pains at the time of menstrua- tion, and did notknow what the trouble was until the doctor pronounced it in- ffammation of the ovaries, and proposed'an operation. 1 felt so weak and sick that I felt sure that I could not survive the ordeal, and so I told hire that I would not un- dergo it. The following week I read an advertisement in the paper of your . Vegetable Compound in such an emer- gency, and so I decided to try it. Great was my joy to find that I actually im- proved after taking two bottles, so I kept taking it for ten weeks, and at the, end of that time I was cured. I had gained eighteen pounds and was in excellent health and am now. " You surely deserve great success, and yon have my very best wishes."— Miss ALICE BAILEY, 50 North Boule- vard, Atlanta, Ga. —$8000 forfeit ff original of about letter prourng genuipeness cannot be pro- duced All sick women would be wise if t.heywould take Lydia E. Pink- han"s Vegetable Compound and be well. SHEEP BREEDING. Best Kind of Sheep to Raise and how to Raise Them. Department of Agriculture, ] t Commissioner's Branch, That there is room in Canada for an immense development of the sheep raising industry will 'readily be ad- mitted. It) this country; we are al- most 'entirely free from the ravages of these diseases Which" interfere so seriously with the profits of the steep grower in some other lands. Then, too, we grow in abundance nearly all the foods best suited for feeding slieep.•We have excellent pas- tures in summer, and with rape and t'hrnips there is ne lack of succulent rood for fall and winter. Where clo- ver hay and pea straw are not avail - ale, some other suitable roughage can usually ho found. Oats and bran are everywnere -convenient .grain feeds, while peas and beans may also be provided in many localities, Un- fortunately, too, we have in nearly all parts Cif Canada an abundance of weeds, which may partially be kept in check by maintaining large flocks of sheep. It is said that 235 per cent. of our common weeds are read- ily eaten by sheep, and consequently we find, as a general rule, that a 'sheep farm is a clean farm. Sheep breeders, like all other live sttoek breeders, should start out with some aim' in view,. In Canada this will doubtless be the production Of mutton for the home and foreign markets,, with wool -growing merely as a side line. The breed chosen should be one adapted to thte purpose in view], as well as one for which the farmer hlas a liking. In addition to this, it ,must be •a breed suited( to the conditions of soil and climate pre- vailing in th4e locality, As a, gen- eral rule, the heavier breeds talo best on somewhat low lying or level Iand, while the lighter breeds pre- fer ,upland or even mountainous country. Thlese characteristics are largely due to tbte nature of the soil in thie district where each breed originated, as leas been shown by Mr. Primrose McConnell in J,iis excellent work on agricultural geo- logy„ If a pure-bred flock is to be kept the farmer should choose a popular breed or one gaining in popularity, in order to be reason- ably sure of a demand for, htis stock,, In starting a flock, only healthy, robust eves shlould be selected, and allof then' should be of the same type. They should be mated with a first-class ram of similar type, and one of the same breed as the ewe flock, unless the farmer is crossing for some special purpose and does not intend to retain the progeny for breeding. Each' year this ewes should be carefully weeded out, only the best being retained, Good, com_ortable, roomy sheds or stabling for the cold and stormy weather are necessary. These need not be expensive, but should be well ventilated, free from drafts .and situated on dry ground. A large open yard, apart from that occupied by other animals, should be attached to their houses In every case to allow exercise. Two muck confluement in over -warm, ;iiy-ventilated or draft- ed stables is fatal to success with oWt' t!S'M.wCl1.�'k41..2_'• :@riiiri rk •Nl`-( v 'I •Ct�•.''�r Ix �1 Fele 'r{! tl i', -5 - the 1 din, r $ .i 14 i�!' __i Y er ; r. ', 1 On of receipt our p Y name and address we will place before you for selection the great- est assortment of Jewelry, Silverware, Leather Goods, etc,, in Canada. In this new edition of our Catalogue, ready Nov. r5, we have made special effort to display extra value:tracks of very moderate cost. In it are presented hundreds of opportuni- ties for selecting Xmas gifts at money -saving prices. div. payau=press etta/33' ,', R ll RIE BROS. JEWELE125 III 8, 120, 122 end 124 Waite 5i•., Tomatoease n'1 I t,t. it , 1 sheep. On Lire other hand, conifortl' able quarters, magular and liberal feeding, plenty of pure water and d Sufficiency of salt will go fax to ensure their e•uccess:'u1 wintering and a strong crap of lambs in the spring( Vary careful attterelion must be given at la'm,bing time, but at other sea - eons comparatively little tans need be spent in looking after the flock Indeed, sheep require less costly buildings and equipment, and less labor in caring for them than al- most any other class of live stock. Unfortunately there are two eau, ea which tend to demoralize tbo sheep - raising industry in Canada, viz., the wholesale adulteration of many lines of imported woollen goods, and the ravages of dogs .and wolves. The former renders woolgrowing un- profitable, and the latter prevents( the farmer from growing mutton sheep in many districts which are otherwise well suited to the busi- ness. That legislation is needed to protect tlio sheep breeder from these evils teen scarcely be doubted. Yours very truly, W,,• A. Clemons, Publican tion Clerk. .Ana.r.v..o....-o...•w...•c.c�rasvmwod.rs. �so.r.�,a,Nv,wi,FMwb The tlarkets. I3radstract's on 1'rade. Busi'n'ess 5:n Montreal this week has Seen rau'Iy active for tins season. The fine winter weather has Im- proved the sorting trade. Holiday; goods are moving quite freely now; and orders for the spring are com- ing to hand nicely. Money, is circu- lating a little more freely and county; remittances are improving. The alias this week advanced the prices of cotton'ades, ticks, demin.s, shlrt- ings, gingh;ams, flannelettes, tow" ole and shakers, 2% to 10 per cent. One of the mills has withdrawn its prices on (heavy cottons. There has, at Toronto this week, been a fair amount of activity in wholesale trade. Values are very] firm with advances in some domes- tic lines. At Quebec, business in yvholesale circles, particularly' amongst the dry -goods 'people, h'as been quiet. Failures, although fully' as numer- ous as preceding years, leave been email and the losses are below the minimum. The outlook for spring le bright and trade po'nditions have a healthy' tone. The movement in the jobbing trade at the Pacific Coast, as reported to Bradstreet's, is quite active. Business througb Manitaba is good now. Retailers are busy with cur- rent trade. The proepeets for the spring trade are bright. Hamilton wholesale trade has been' bassi thea week with orders calling for prompt attention, such as in holi- day' goods and heavy whiter goods and shipments have been larger. The conditions of trade are , generally! healthy, Values are firm. ''.Phe gen- eral proaspe•ets far the sprung busi- ness are encouraging. London reports to Bradstreet's show some dxpan•sion in trade this week. Payments are looking up a little. A brick demand for hioliday goods is being experienced at Ottawa at present. Reports of the business for the past year are satisfactory'. Values of domsetic staple goods are very firm. Toronto Il armers' Market. The grain receipts to -day were smaller, and prices generally steady. Wheat easier, with sales of S00 bush- els of white at 79c, 300 bushels of reel at 79c, and 200 babble's of goose, at 72je to 73c. Barley is unchanged, with sales of 100 bushels at 42 to 47c, Oats aro steady, 800 bushels. selling at Si;jc. Hay quiet and steady', with] sates of 20 loads at $9 to $10 a ton for timothy, and at $6 to $7 for mixed. Straw is nominal at quotations. Dressed bogs are firm, with sales at $6.25 to $6.11O. Wheat, white, bush., 79c ; goose; Nieto 72 1-20 to 73c; red, 79c; spring, 77 1-2e ; peas, bush., 65c ; oats, bust.. 31 to 31 1-2e; barley', bas],., 42 to 47c ; hay', timothy, per ton, i',9 to $10; do., clover, $G to $7e straw, per ton, 0 to $101 seeds,. aLsike, bull:,, $4.50 to $6 ; do., red clover, $5.25 to $6 ; do., timothy', 01.50 to $3 ; alppler, per bush., $li to $2 ; dressed hogs, 436.25 to $6 50; eggs, new land, per dozen, 40c ; bute ter, dairy', 20 to 22c; do, creamt,ry; . "�2 to�6c ; di' c,>entY, per Pb., tJ to 10o; ducks, par lb., 10 to 12re; geese, pert lb., 8 to 1.Oc ; turkeyls', per lb., fur to 14'c ; 'piotatoe's, per bag, 75c to 85c; cabbage, per doe., 40 to 500•' cauliflower, $1; celery, pier dozen, 35. to 45c; beef, Lindquartens, $,6 to $8;. beef, forequarters, $4 to $6 ; beef, medium, comae, $5.50 to $6 ; beef,, choice, camas, ;$6.50 to $7; lamb, yearling, 46 to $7 ; mutton, per cwt.,, $5.50 to $6.50; veal, per cwt., $7 to $9. • The Cheese C2arketq. Woodtstock, Dec. 12,—At tie rear-' liar weekly meeting of the Cheese 1 Board hero to -day there were of - fered 1,820 boxes of white and 2,0e0 (boxes of colored cheese; there was bid 9c, but were no salesd, Leading 1,Vheat Markets. Following are the closing quota-: tions at important wheat centres: to -day : Cash Ilay,, New' York ,,,,R. Chicago .,1.,. ..... r — 811.4( Toledo ,.. ... 8L1 3-8 86 8-5 Duluth, No. 1 NouKJ --. 81 "Stam(,,' Room Only." Stray Stories. "illy new play is sure to make al lite' said the eminent actress ; gives me an opportunity to show 20 superb gowns."' "Gracious 1 stew many scenes do you appear In ?"' "Only five, hut one of diem's kb scene at the dressmaker's."