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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1903-12-25, Page 3I' as I; Sunddy School.. INTERNATIONAL LESS01T NO, 3:1/I. DECa'1BEla 27, 1903. Review.–Read Psalm 103; 1-2, 1 Thlteeductlo'n:-1' ll'e lessons ' this quarter mark the time between the ba'ingin•g in Of the axle to JerurstLlene under David„ andthe dedication oY ;the temple. In' the history} , of David , and iris sons we sex the great truth i>emplealaized that "whatsoever a man rsowetke that shall he also reap." 1 Dur'ing the quarter God's lone and ; mercy have been, extolled and we ! iiia,veseen the joy] that comes through 1 lgargiveness. , ; • • , atumm'axlq;,—Lesson I. Topici Ering- 9:ng the ark to Jernsalenr. The ark !Wes a smell chest ; the lid was called {lithe m,erei seat. It was a sign of the idivine Ismael -Me ; for seventy) years it lead lain in n eiglect. David now; de- ; *ides to bring it into Jerusalem ; pro- per reverence ie not sl:'awn ; (Jzzah tdiets for touching it ;• David is dis- pleased ; the ark is left at the hoarse 'cif Obed-edom ; three months later David takers the ark and brings it. in - o Jerusalem ; the priests and Le- i*'vite!s and ehlef men are called to- gether ; a (great pilo cession is formed; ,sacrifices are frequently! offered; Meters is music and singing. It was re greatest day) of David's life. II. Topic. God's promises to David. David dels1res to build a house for ''the Lard. The flak wars on Mit. Zion, ea:nd David ways living com•fortablyl in Bele own lronese of cedar ; David spoke to N!altlrlan the prophet about his de - l'ir'e, and Nathan at omee encouraged Mara to !proceed with the baxilding. But •God epake to Nathian., informing ]rink that David's desire could not be granted ; hie had been a man of war, and there waw still much to dot in es- ta:blishin'g the I;.indgam, Be could 'repare the material, but Ills son hould build the hoarse. The Lord said that He would establish 'David's throne forever. • III. Topic. David pra'yin'g for for- give'nes's. When David was about fifty ,y'earts of age he committed two great sin's. About a year afterwards the Lord sent NatlNan, the prophet, to Slam to stow him his great wicked - inters ; thle king's heart was tender; he {saw his sin and mosrrned exceeding - 1y'. Thais {psalm shows the depth of hue relpentance. Be cpleadrs for fomgive- i9ress, and that his transgressions maty! be blotted out, and that be 'irn!ay be washed and eleen'sed. David t'bee great eond'idienoe in God, and ']pray!s earnestly, that the Load would ,is -till uphold him with ills free Spirit. Hee resolves to employ{ his lie from leads time fully in. God's service. • • IV. Topic: God's mercy and love. Peels is tine of the seven so-called penetential psalms; 11 h'as reference to the forgiveness that was grant- ed David, after he had committed lulls great sin. In psalm fifty-one 'Kele see b)im repenting and pleading, for mercy ; with; the opening sen- Frtence of this psalm' we hear him ay, "'Blessed is :hie whose trans- .greselon is forgiven, whose sin is covered;" ;hie speaks hero also of hits deep repentance and of his con- ;fidence in God. God was to] be has mighty deliverer.( V. Topic. Absalom's rebellion. The bitter fruits of David's own un- holy course are now being seen ; U.avid's sons were wicked; Absalom rNvias a wicked, proud young man ; he was renowned for his beauty ; he ,laid a plot to overthrow, the gcrv- sernnrent and eel a the kingdom he stole the hearts of the people by ,his subtlety; he then lied to his 'ratir'er and went to Hebron and set ]•gip a government of his ow.n ; he soon started with an army towards ;Jerusalem. David fled from the city hand crossed over Jordan and estab- Ilished• headquarters at elahanaim. VI. Topic. Putting down the re- 'beliion. When David fled from Jer- +usalem hie refused to take the ark ewethl him ; Absalom and his army Yno'aroh1ng from Hebron entered ' e rnsalem' the same day ; Absalom Int first intended to followi David immediately and overtake his fa.tlr- er Whale he was weary, but he fin- elly decided to• take more time and raise a large army. Absalom was 'sing in Jerusalem about ‘thlree monthe; he then went out tcf 'bat - Ale with David's warriors; Absa- ilo'm's army was defeated and hie Was slain. David mourned over the ideate of his son, VII. Topic : Praise and thanksgiving ;for God',s goodness. This is one of the ;psalms supposed to have been written 'by David during the latter part of his ''life. It contains two figures: 1, '.Cute {She sherd and Ms sheep.:.', The Host land his guest. Christ is the good Sitep- {Irerd ; His people are the sheep ; the divine Shepherd gives soul rest, soul tis?action and soul liberty. David leiabundantiy supplied so that his cup emeneth over. ! , rVIII. rlie& : The woes of i.ntemper- anee. The wise man writes of the ;curse of strong drink. This lesson re - ;eerie to the personal experiences of ;the drunkard as well as to the influ- ence of strong drink in general. CStron.g drink causes poverty ; it mocks people; destroys happiness; bring s sorrow, contention, wounds, 1:'ednees of eyes ; by it many are de- !oexved ; it ruins ch,araeter and de- ``etroys 'rho prospects of eternal 'life. I,We should s eparate ourselves from ,winebibbers ; should not be found !among rioters or gluttons; the drunkard and the glutton shall come fto poierty ; the man who is "clrowsy" Clomes to rags. ; ' IX. Tppio : Solomon', duties out- lined. After David's victory over Ale ;salons he returned to Jerusalem.; he lwxts now growing old, and a new 'king must lie selected; David's oholce was his son Solomon ; the ;princes of Israel wero assembled and ;David commlesioned his Son to pees !form the great work of building a Uwe for the Lord ; David had mane Dons, but among them all Solomon hadbeen b n chosen for tie throne;'David o;barges Solomon eo know Goa and seine- Him perfectly. JL, Topic : Solomon's request anal God's reply. Soon . after Solomon he Dame king he assembled, the people at, Gibson ; 'the Lord appeared to Solo- mofl and asked liim what he desired most ; Solomon replied that because be was young and inexperienced and the kingdom w,as• great, he most of all desired wisdom and understanding in 'order that he might gulde the at- faic',s of the nation aright. The Lord was pleased whir this request, and not only gave llim wesciom, but also gave hlm riches and honor in abund- ance. XIe, Tlhie various services at 'the dedication 'of the temple. As soon as Solomon was made king he began to p'rbpdre for the building of the temple; the material was nearly all ready; the temple was to be a large building surrounded with several courts, and was to contain many ar- ticles of furniture. ,When It wee finally built the ark was brought in and th'e house was dedicated; So;o- mon offered the dedicatory prayer ; Go•1 roc.ert:.d the b u:e an1 filed the temple with a cloud. iXII. TTopie. Wise men seeking Jesus. When Christ was born hi Bethelhem of Judea, in the days of Herod, wise mien' came from the east seeking him ; they knew of the coining Messiah, and -were directed to Bethlehem by a star; they went to II'erod and asked ,him about Christ; Herod sec- retly decided to kill Jesus; he asked the wise men to interne him cone- cerning Christ in order that he 'oo Might go and worship Ilam, but the Lord warred these mien and they returned another way, thus de- feating Herod. :The key word in the lessons tbis quarter is th'e word "mercy," which is also the leading word in the text for to -day,. , Davided needed tli'e mercy of rod during his entire life. In our first lesson we see how he rashly under- took to bring up the ark into Jer- usalem without Showing ,proper rev- erence for thte law. God spoke in judgment, and yet in tbe midst of the severe afflretioni 'which came uf,'on them by the death of Uzzah, we smercyf'check- ing the o God in e David and thpeople before they fur•th'er transgressed the law. But the geeatness of God's mercy is seen when in the midst of his terrible seas David was told by Nathan, the prophet, That, there was a chance for forgiveness. The fifty-first psalm shows bow •deeply, he repented, while YIr!c� thirty-second is equally clear with regard to his forgiveness. We should be encouraged with the thought that all who come to Christ in deei: humility and with faith may receive the same forgiveness as David. In the history of Absalom's rebel- lion and dealth we are also obliged to 'mote the mercy of God to his people Israel. Suppose Absalom had succeeded in his plot to overthrow the government, and suppose he bad been permitted to kill his father David sand reign in his stead, what would have been the result ? Instead of God's people being established, and instead of the temple being built,. Israel would have been led into grass idolatry and into sins of the deepest dye, and possibly the na- tion would have become extinct ; but Goel kept his promises to Abraham, and there could be but one issue to this terrible war. The rebellion must lee put dogwai, and in order to accom- plish this successfully it was neces- sary that Absalom bo slain. God's hand was directing affairs, and his mercy to Iris people is clearly sen. Then again how wonderful it was that Solomon, the son of Bath Sheba, should be exalted to the kingship as David's successor. David's other sons were all passed by, and Solo- mon in his youth was placed on the throne. There were two reasons for this: 1, Solomon had the qualifica- tions. 2, He had not been corrupted by heathen practices and the abom- inable sins of the time. Nathan had taught him from his infancy and he was morally and intellectually qualified for his great work. The Lord in mercy inclined Solomon's heart to seek him, and to desire wis- dom to direct tare) affairs of his king- ddm ; for although Solomon made his request as an act of his volition, yet we must recognize the fact that God was moving upon his heart and tm m d. Probably the greatest work acoom- plishea by any of the kings of Israel or Judah was the erection of the tem- ple. It was the great mercy of God that finally manifested itself in the compl'e'tion of this great work. The climaxi was reached when, at the time of the dedication the young kung was solemnly addressing the people and offering .the dedicatory prayer, God took possession of the hoete and filled 'the plane with His glory. FRUIT GROWING. The Benefits of Co-operation Among Fruit Growers, ; Department of Agriculture, Commissioner's Branch, The principle of co-oper<atlon among fruit growers, which lias been strong- ly advocated during the last two years by W. A. MacKinnon, of the I'rtiit Division, Ottawa, received en-_ tbusiastic enclorsation at the recent annual meeting of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association at Leamington.. Tree address of the President, the re- port of be Secretary, and all the most interesting and Instructive pa- pers. dealt ;With the question of co- operation. A typical exarple of tbe practical working out of the co-operative plan was described by Mr. W. H. Owen, Catawba Island, Olilo, who is one 02 the recognized leaders in the move- ment across the line. The growers, all Live Within seven xuad a half miles of the large central packing depot, where the grading is done under the managerr's supervision. The growers dpi their own picking, and bring in from three .:o five thousand bushels. of peaene,s dairy, The fruit begins to arrive at the ventral depot by two o'clock p. in., and packing operations frequently continue all night. Each grower is duly credited with the am- ount of fruit of each. grade wlrieb he contributes tothe total amount, and he is pate; in aocor'dance, as Boon as sales are made. Under the businesee like system adopted it is possible to make most of the sales direct from the warelibuse. . Free use of the tele- graph, telephone and mail service is made in collecting and ciissemina'ting Information as trestle quantity of each variety and grade available. In this way the fruit is disposed of prac- tically as soon as produced. There is no refrigerator service at the pack- ing house, but refrigerator cars are supplied by the railways,and the fruit be put into them as soon as possible. Tine cost of carrying on the business is about seventeen to nineteen cents per bushel of peaches, including cost of packages and transportation, as well as administrative expenses of tate association. Among the advantages of the plan which have become apparent during the 'twelve years that the associa- tion has been in existence are; 1. It ensures better . prices for the fruit. 2. It leaves the grower free to devote his undivided attention to • the improvement of production. 3. It enables enables buyers 'to pur- chase at a central point large quan- tities of a uniform grade. Thus they can select precisely the sort of fruit to suit various markets. 4. It gives the members a much stronger eosi- tton in dealing with. commission man, merchants and carrying companies than they could possibly have as in- dividual shippers. 5. It provides for the proper .distribution of fruit, so that one market may not be glut- ted at the same time that another Ls left bare of supplies. This latter point was emphasized by air. W. H. Dawson, tbe Toronto commission inerebant, by a refer- ence to the co-operative system of handling the Texas tomato crop. This is handled by one man station- edt S. a S Louis,and the system em is so thorough tht market demorali- zation is absolutely avoided. The grading is so perfect that a man can order a ear of Texas tomatoes by grade and feel perfectly sure of getting just what he ordered. Something bas already been done along theses lines ip Ontario, and we are still far behind California, Ohio, Michigan and other States. One of the most progressive co-operative as- sociations has it headquarters St iWalkerton, In the celebrated Huron apple district. Mr. A. H. Sherrington, the manager, reported that last year tee associaition made its first trial in the eo-operative work by, forwarding to Manchester, Eng, two rears of D•uchese .apples, whieb arrived In good condition. In addition to tl.'eee three cars of winter apples were packed and sold. This year the association had prospered beyond all expectations.. There are now about fifty-five members, with' an average of Tour acres of apples eacb. Fifteen care Of apples have this year been' shipped an the co-operative plan. Not only have the prices been better, but more Trutt Lae been sold than would have been possible under the old sys- tem. Even the early varieties of ap- ples were put upon'? tulle market in good condition. Just es soon as tbe Duchess, for instance, were ripe, all co-operators were notified to begin pickling at the same time. In this way a car would he started with the fruit -within two days of the time the apples were taken from the trees. _ Tonne very' truly, ' 1 1 - r.t ; ; , 'W. A. Clemons, ;' tel f;,., I ;. Publication, Clerk...ej'.ie ester _— Not a Chicago Girl. "What are poetic feet ?" she falter- ed, slipping the blue bow from her first efforts. • "Yours 1" responded the young edit- or, glancing down at lror dainty shoos. N. B.–He takes a poem over day now. • Our Catalogue is a veri- table bank book, wherein every article illustrated means to our customers a direct cost saving. The new edition, ready Nov. Ys, will be of incalculable value to eve* person into whose hands it comes. It will illustrate articles of high quality only at the extreme lowest prices. Write for a copy. it will be forwarded free of cost. CANADA MAKES TUI BEST. A Britisher's Tribute. {kir Th'o'mas .B!rassey, 1;1. P., and ibis eldest son, the Hon, T. 'A. Bras- sey, are Well known throughout the British! Empire. The former owne la largo estate in England, was Gov- ernor of Victoria, Australia, from .1895 to 10100, and. Wats President of the British :Boards or Trade Con- grese, which met .last suminer in Montreal. He also owns large tracts of farm lands in our own Northwest, ,Blots father and son aro enthusiastic admirers of Can - Ada, and are well able to speak au- thoritatively and intelligently as to Canadian products. The Hon., T. A. Brassey, who late- ly spent some months in Canada, has paid a just tribute to Massey -Harris implements es per the •following cablegram' :t "London, Nov. v8, Hon. T. A. Drassey, speaking at Bye yesterday, said farmers need not be anxious !that Mr. Chamberlain's policy would raise the cost of machinery. The best agricultural machinery- in the world teenage;:by the Mlassely-Harris Co,, of Toronto, and 'by 'ot'her com- panies in Ontario,: and tblere :would be no duty upon it." A Lesson Prom the Child. Where it is vitally- important that w.o should be simple on Christ- mas is among those for whom the day is intended; the children. A child's nature is a very simple thing. Fresh from the hand of God there is nothing truer in its in- stincts 'than a child. See how in- stinctively a child will cling clos- est to the dirtiest and clteapest doll, hug it close and take lit to bed, pushing aside all elaborate dolls of costly artificiality. It is only that the child is natural. It is an in- valuable lesson to us to see how expensive presents are invariably lost upon children. These little mites aro truer judges of the real than L n weive them, hem creclet for. And we of older growth' should take this :lesson from them. If instead of overloading our own children wiIth presents on. Christ- mas, we would give them less and lead them to share some of the gifts that would otherwise be for themselves with some children to Whom none would otherwise come, we would teach a very, useful and needful lesson to our little ones. The real enjoyment of any pleasure comes from sharing it with some one. Pleasures which we confine to ourselves simply make us selfish and narrows. One ol; the last things which !Christ did on earth was to gather itis disciples around Hire and have them partake with Him of the bounties of His table. And in this single act He taught xnan- kintl brie of its . greatest lessons.. Our children cannot be taught too early to let others partake of their pleasures, especially those whom circumstances have made less fortunate in enjoying the pleasures of the world. • Manly Strength and Womanly Beauty depend on purity of the blood, and much of that purity depends on perfect kid- ney filtering. If these organs are diseased and will not perform their functions, man will seek in vain for strength and woman for beauty. South American Kidney Cure drives out all itnpurii 1 s through the body's "falterers"—repairs w ak The Picture Card Craze.-'� Dr. Ileml:o, a German "eartophile," has been getting up statistics con- cerning illustrated postal cards. He asserts that not less than 900,000,0LO were exchanged last year, of which 400,000,000 were used in Germany. With postage this means that Ger- many spends about $50,000 a day for this luxury. France comes second in the Iist, but very fax behind, being credited with only 88000,G00. YOU CANNOT CURE A COLD with opium -laden "medicines." Allen's Lung 13alsu.m, in which there is no opium, cures sore throat+ and lungs by allaying the inflammation, and rids you of the mucus that stops up the air passages. Christmas Decorations. ,In 'America our chief mid -winter decorations are little fir and cedar sapiings from six to ten feet high, chiidr.en's trees, essentially, to be made resplendent with .colored can- dles and Alining trinkets, !with solider gifts in soberer packages between ; branches, wreaths, stars or even tiny :sprigs of atoll.} ; sprays of mis- tletoe plant, says Harper's Bazar. But the tiniest sprig or mistletoe is as offec•tive as the larger bunch, if properly pleee,d, in contributing to ho mirth at a Christmas evening, provided a proper number of maids and pn:en. lie (present. Ceneral chandeliers should have .fes- toons of evergreen .dung from them; or where side lights are used the fes- toons may be caught n!p on these. Light ropes of .cedar or fir twigs are seinetim'es narele,d from a central chandelier, When ,this happens to be direotly above tee dining table, and draped at intervals along the sides of the ".festive board," dividing the placers much bf;ter the manner of the May -pole ribbon or ''newer sltr,ands. "Peace, on Eartb." A pretty story le told of ono Christmas Eve during the France - German war, when the rival troops were assembled outside Dijon. A German soldier came out from his regiment and sang a Christmas car- ol : then, after a pause, one of the French soldiers appeared and sang a carol' in his turn. Thus the "great day et God's truce" brought for a short time peace among the enemies. patting up the drinks in w1 utt l;re- Mantle upsets the ditherer, , The flarkets. �4yw 4raa✓w�..ave�r aoaan .Loading W treat l arkets. Following aro tee closing •quota- tions at important wlb!eat contres to -flay Caohl ef,ay New York• 85i Chicago •.►..i.. ,. ^-•� ' 8)1.1-2 Toledo ,"l,.. 8$ 1-4; S36'8-8 Duluth, No. ,1 Nor .,a --; +0,7..5 Toronto 'Farmers' Markets Offerings of grain were light to. day. There was no white or red winter, while a load of spring sold et 77e, and ,300 bushlels of goose at 7e to ?Sc. Barley is unchanged, with sales Of 400 bushels at 43 to 47e. Oats are firmer, with) sales of WO bushels at .31% to e20, Nay is firmer, with sales of 25 loads at 1$0 to, 11;11 a ton for tim- othy, and at $6 to $8 for mixed., Straw. is easier, two loads selling at $9:75 to $10.50 a ton. Dressed 'hogs are again. higher, with; sales of heavy at $6.75, and of light at $7.25,. Wheat, white, bushel, 78 1-2o; goose, 72 to 78c ; red, 78 1-2c ; spring, 77e: pees, Guc; oats, 311-2 to 32c; barley, 43 to ale ; hay, timothy, ton, $9 to $11 ; do. clover, $6 to $d; straw, ton, ti9,75 to $10.60 ; seeds–Alsike, bushel, $.1.50 to $5.75; red clover, $3.S -to $6 ; timothy, 100 lbs., $2.25, to $3; apples, bushel, $1. to $2 ; dressed frogs, $0.73 to $7.25 ; eggs, new laid, dozen, 40 to 45c ; butter, dairy, 20 to 22e; creamery, 22 to 25e. ; chickens, lb., 9 to J.7c ; ducks, lb., 10 to 12e; geese, lb., 100 ; turkeys, ib., 14 to 17e; pota- toes, .bag, 8) to 1,'Oc ; cabbage, dozen, 40 to .:Oe ; cauliflower, dozen, $1; celery, (10700, 35 to 4:3c; beef, bind - quarters, e6 to e8 ; forequarters, $=1: to 06 ; medium, carcase, $5.:10 to $6; choice, carcase, - $6.30 to $7; lamb, yearling, $6.50 to $7 ; mutton, ewt., $.5.50 to $G.50 ; veal, cwt., $7 to $9. The Cheesy Mxi'kets. V'oodetoek, Dec. 19.–At the regu- lar weekly meeting of the Cheese Board here to -day, there were offered 2,200 boles white and 4,230 boxes col- ored cheese ; 8 1-1 to 81-'2c led, but no sales. . •. Bradstreet s on Trade. Wholesale firms at Montreal are busy with the sorting and holiday trade now-. The prosperity of the masses has kept the general demand, for holiday goods fairly satisfactory. The advamees in staple cottons this week have improved the demand In that direction. Money is in good de- mand and rates are being well main- tain ed. Trade at Toronto has continued fairly active this week. The move- ment in winter goods to sort stocks has been good. The business 10 spring trade is satisfactory. Busi- ness in most departments compares favorably with 1002 and the out- look is promising. Stocks of goods carried over lasrt summer are be- lieved to be light. At Quebec trade in the various lines shows an improvement and holiday goods are in demand. Pay- ments, as a rule, are reported fair for the season. Prices are being well maintained. At Pacific Comet trade centres, as reported to Bradstreets, a good sea- sonable business is being done. The outlook for the spring trade is en- couraging. Sawmill men are com- plaining of American lumber being freely brought into the Territories and Manitoba to the detriment of their business. Fresh discoveries of anthracite are exciting interest in the Province. There is activity in seasonable goods and holiday lines in the west, Winnipeg jobbing houses being busy in that connection now. Trade at Hamilton this week has been quite active. The fine winter weather has improved the demand in various departments, and the outlook for the :balance of the year is bright. Shipments this week have been heavy. Spring orders are com- ing to hand freely now. Values of staple goods are firmly held. In London the movement In whole-, sale trade circles is satisfactory. Orders for seasonable goods to sort stocks are mumerous and quite large. Prices are very firm, especially cot - tom goods for the spring. There has been a continued good; demand for seasonable goods at Ot- tawa this week. Travellers' and mail orders have been numerous and well distributed. The conditions of" trade ! are healthy and the outlook is prom- ising. reeesenreneeeeleseSensseseeereeeliesene s seetrelaeeeseteearNeseenedieetteeeeeireese ,We go to church on Ch,ri,strnas day, Mary and I, sedately, Me- elw.eei•beart softly gowned in gray' With quiet step and stately ;she will net senile at what I say– ilHer lashes veil her cheek– 'What saint devout e'er knelt to pray, With face more calm and meek ? I Would not darn to touch her hand, Of very miles I'ru chary ; Same ;things no man nide- understand, ;But ;tarts is–tills is'Mare. 3 SHE'S AN ENIGMA We go to gThrtin's 'Quietuses night, lolly and I, dor dinner ; • Whose, senile so •quick, isvhose eyes so ,brigs t les those of my 'sweet sinner ? Wo .dha,t, ;we laugh, we toast, we quite Loso sight off the hereafter, I–ane my clnrlin,g heart's delight .Aglow with fun and laughter, Beneath the cloth I!press her band, Me ebum, •so sweet and jolly; Sone ;things no man may understand, But Ibis is–this is Molly. Christtni;s Location. She--Soutetimes I wish that Christ - Ms camp a little later in Mie saa:son. • (testily) --So do I. I Whit it tame) MI the 301th of February. 1, ,