The Herald, 1904-01-01, Page 31INalIISTAT1ONAI LiESSOPI . NO. 1.
JANUtaltar 3, 1004,
Tho Boyhood of Jesus. -Luke 2; E-22.
Commentary. -L The growth ankl
advancement, od jeeus.--vs. t4Y, 62.
401. The child gretw;r,-From, this verse
and verse 02 we learn that Jesus
had a human body and soul. He was
a, genuine boy and grew like other
j>orys, but be was sinless. fivii had
no place in him•. Strong in srpirit-
IIn mind, intelleet and undersrtand-
ing.-I3arnes. Filled with wi.:dom-
$e was eminent for wisdom even
?when a child. Grace of God -Grace
commonly, means favor. God was
pleased .with him and showed him
favor and blessed Nina.
52. Increased in wisdom, and stn-
' i ure-"In the perfection of His di-
vine nature there could be no in -
Increase, but this is spoken of His
human nature. Ms body increased in
ettatureand
in all the enand IIowments o is soul in i�aohuman
whit."
TI. Jesus in Jerusalem. -Vs. 41, 142.
41. The passover There were three
,'principal feasts of the Jews. The
near the first�o Junetend
rithe
Pentecost
the feast
of the Tal ierna)elee in October. All
males over twelve 'years of age were
.required tsa attend these feasts un-
less they 1i 1 a legitimate excuse.
The Passover extended through a
tyleole week, and was of a most joy-
ful character, in commemoration of
``the departure of the �He re he from
ithe land of Egypt
re -
r servation of their first-born, when
?the first -barn, of the Egyptians were
stain. ,
42. Twelve years old -"At the age
•Krt twelve a Jewish boy became 'a
ism, of the late,' and came under
rihe obligation of obeying all its pre-
leeepts, including attendance of the
' (f'•assov'er. It is probable that this
was the first time that Jesus had
1 been in Jerusalem at this feast."
III. Jesus host, (vs. 48- ). 48,
Head fulfilled the days -eight
all -one the Passover, and seven the
days of unleavened bread. Tarried
"belfind-Luke neither tells us that
Jesus remained behind at Jerusalem,
unintentionally, nor that Joseph and
Mary Lost sight of him 'through
want of necessary care. A ci.reum-
etanco must have been omitted, and
;one may safely suppose that Joseph
and bilary joined their elder fellow:
l travelers in the persuasion that Jesus,
:vivito knew of the time and p;.aee of
departure, w,a.s among the younger
ones. sinew; not of it -This shows
I the perfect confidence they had in
the bol'. lie was probably as far
advanced in judgment as an ordin-
ary youth many years his senior.
44. in the company -Tho people
'tree elect in caravans. "Jesus evident-
ly had been allowed a more than
• usual amount of liberty of action,
as a child, by parents who had never
; known him to transgress their corn-
( mandments or bo guilty of a sinful
or foolish deed"-iiom. Com. 45.
; Found him not -They had probably
1Left in the night to avoid the heat
j of the day, and in the confusion
!Jesus is ;est. The boy had evi-
.) dently been in company with some of
their friends, and the time of the
departure of the caravan was thor-
oughly understood. To lose chil-
i dren in the city is still common.
IV. Jesus found, (v. 4,0). 40. After
4 theme edsyS--An idiom for "on the
third day"; one day for their de-
' Parture, One for their return and ono
for the search. They found him -
Jerusalem was overcrowded with mil-
lions of people packed into a small
area, and they had 'none of the
means to which we would at once
book for assistance 'in searching for
a: host child in a great city. In,
the temple-Joiseph and Mary evi-
dently knows where 'they would be
most likely to find him. Jesus was
probably in one of the porches of
the court of the 'women, where the
schools of the rabbis were held. In
the midst of the 'doctors -Teachers
of the 1aw1,, Jewish. rabbis. "An in-
structive incident, as showing how
early our Lord began i.o display the
'inquiring and critical spirit which af-
iterw,ards bore Buell precious fruits
of knowe:elge a.nd wisdom."-Miarkby.
Xt appears there were ad less 'than
three assemblies of the doctors, who
lead apartments in the temple. Ask-
, ed them queseions-The questions
were ro doubt suggested by their
teaching.
V. Jesus astonishing His hearers
(vs. 47-50). 17. Astonished -- • Tho
should have beeiq' sought, or even
thought of, anywhere else than in
the only place which ,13b felt to be
properly 1310 'home. -Lange. \Vint
-Know about My Father's business.
-See R. V. "In My Fatber'o ileo �e'
unneoeeearily narrows the fulness of
the expression. Better ; hi the things
or affairs of My Father ; in' that
wl ich belongs to His honor and
mory.''-Schaff. 50. Understood pot. -
They did not yet understand His
mission, His first recorded utterance
is too deep for tares;, Jesus was a
nrystery to Itis parents, and He has
been a 7nystery to the world ever.
since. IHis ,birth, His (growth and de-
velopment, the truths he taught and
the life Ile lived -disclosing both the
human and the divine natures -are
all too great for our con;A'rehension:
VL Jesus subject to His parents (v.
Se). 51. Went down with them --If His
heart drew Him- to the temple, the
voice of duty called Him back to Gal-
ilee; and, perfect even in childhood,
He yielded implicit obedience to this
voice, -Lange. To Nazareth -Here He
remained eighteen years longer.
These were years of growth and pre-
paration for His great life work. Was
subjeot unto them -There is some-
thing wonderful beyond measure in
the thought of Him unto whom all
things were subject submitting to
earthly parents. No such honor was
ever done to angels as was now done
to Joseph and Mary. -loom. Com. In
her heart -expecting that hereafter
they would be explained to her, and
she would understand them fully, -
Henry.
PRACTICAL SURVEY. 1 eie
In 'thirteen short verses of the sec-
ond chapter of 'Luke is found the
Scriptural account of the boyhood
of Jesus. So very, incomplete is this
account, that of the first thirty
yea,rs of his life we know nothing,
except the mere incident of Iiia visit
to Jerusalem, when He was twelve
years of age. It is not difficult, how-
ever, to imagine.at least some of the
influences w.nich would materially aid
in the development of that "wis-
dom'jwith which He was filled in Ills
early childhood.
His training. 1. He was reared in a
family that was deeply devoted to
the service of Jehovah. Ile bad al
father who commanded the regard ,
and respect of His family. 3. His
mother was possessed or a pure and
lovable character, w,hieh closely cor-
responded to the ideal portrayed byl
Solomon in the thirty-first chapter
of Proverbs. 4. It was universally the
practise among Hebrew children to ;
hold their parents in deepest rever-
ence. The example of Isaac was ever
held before their eyes as a model of
unhesitating obedience and praise--
u-prthy loyalty to his father.
His religious and intellectual ad-
vantages. Jesus doubtless hied the
advantage of an excellent training
at a Jewish! religious school.. The
enthtusiasm of the .Test for educa-
tion wias remarkable. Said one of
their writers, ":1, town in which
there is no school must perish."
Philo, a contemporary of Christ,
bears testimony to the fidelity of
the Jews in this matter. "Since the
Jews," says hie, "look on, 'their laws
as revelations from God, and are
taught them from their earliest
childhood, ,they bear the image of
this law on their souls." Josephus
boasts that at 14; he had so thor-
oughl a knoltv;ledge of the law that
the 'high .priests and first men of
the town sdught his opinion.
Tho whole rqutine of the daily life
of Jesus was replete withi religious
observances. 'At blame, on the street,
at th'e synagogue, 'he ever had be-
fore hire the godly example of some
of the moist devout masters in Is-
rael. His father on arising in the
morning, took not four steps from
his bed before washing his face and
hands. Tho rabbis taught that this
Was necessary in order to cleanse
one from the defilement of sleep.
This day began with private wor-
ship, as a preparation for morning
prayers at the synagogue, before
the labors of the day could be be-
gun. Each; day formal prayers were
thrice repeated. Public worship was
held twice weekly, each Monday
and Thursday, and on feast days
and holy days, Three pilgrimages
were required yearly. A whole week
was ''occupied by the feast of Un-
leavened Meted, and by that of the
Tabernacles and by thfe :east of
Dedication. Every Jew was, more-
over, occupied through his connec-
tion with. the temple, by tithes, sac-
rifices land vows."
Surrounded as he was by these
immediate material and spiritual
advantages, it is recorded, 1. That
ho was strong in spirit. (1) Ho
showed the traits of character that
marked'him as a leader among men.
(2) Ile was strong in patient wait -
Greek word is very forcible. r`The ing for the call of the ministry,
wort is, that they were In a trans- (8) He was strong in submitting in
bort of astonishment, and struck all tthings to his parents, that thus
with admiration." At bis understand- • all righteousness mlght be fulfilled.
Ing -He brouul'it with Him' a clear '(4) He was strong in resistance to
knowledge of God's word in which, all temptation to evil. (5) He was
no doubt, he had been versed from strong in virtuous conduct among
earliest years.-Willeoek. They his feliowrs. (6) He was strong in
'never Mese^ one so young, nor tui leaving en ever -broadening vision of
deed, their .greatest doctors, 'talk ' spiritual realities and in the in -
sense at the rate Ile did, He gave spirations that followed. (7) Ho
them a, tante of His divine wisdom was strong in devotion to God's will.
and knowledge. -henry, 43. Amazed II. "Grace ... upon him." In this
-To see such honor given to their connection the wordgrace means
boy, and to eee such boldness in , favor. God looked upon il¢ui with
holding a discussion with these learn- complacency and blessed him. As a
ed flier:. Why, etc.-T,his was the ' youth he must have been exceeding-
milldest sort of a reproof, and was 1y •,attractive, since 'hia 'possessed a
probably .given privately. Thy Fath-, holy character, adorned with gen-
er-•,This form of speech was neees- tleness and illumined with) the light
,.tsary, for how else could she speak lr y of heaven. III. He grew; in favor
She had probably never told her Son ; with! God and man." God delighted
of tee 'peculiar eircunfstanccs eon- daily in this development of him
necteCl with! His birth. Sought thee whom he had ordained to be the
sorrowing -"Being not only troubled ' ,Saviour of men. Men looked with as-
' teat we Lost Thee, but vexed at . tonishient and admiration upon
enesele es for not taking better care the youth developing in their midst
of Thee. The word here rendered ser- and elearacterized by rare wisdom,
rowing is expressive of great an -
unexampled devotion, and ever-in-
creasing love. Albert H. Stilwell.
49, BOW is it that yo sought tie
--Titins is no reproachful question. It -
1111 asked in all tif'o siniplIe1ty and Some people who look for vice with
bold,,fess of holy childhood. -Alford. a telescope can't distinguish virtue with
Tie `its ar.pareiltly astonished that a magnifying glass.
NOXIOUS WEEDS,
The Chief Weeds Found in
Clover and Timothy.
Department of Agriculture,
Commissioner's Branch,
The spread of noxious weeds can
ber attrieuted to no single cause.
They 'seem to be naturally atlapt-
ed to rapid spreading, and besides
there are various natural and arti-
ficial agencies )v11114011 aid in then
dissemination. Not thio least im-
portant among these agencies is
the seed ,grain .trade. Almost every
farmer purchases; yearly seed of
grain or grasses and clovers, with;
little thought of introducing weed
seeds in thils sway. As a matter of
fact, however, he seldom ,gets seed
perfectly free from weed seeds of
some kind ocoaeioually, these are
not particularly injurious, but not
frequently they are most undesir-
able, and, being introduced ancon-.
sciously, gain a strong foothold
before their presence is suspected.
in this connection some particulars
of the anarysis of seeds from the
Department of Agriculture at Otta-
wa should be of interest, as they
show to what extent these condi-.
tions prevail
Of over two 'h'undred samples of
timothy analyzed during 1903, only
four bad no weed seeds in them;
in the others over thirty different'
kinds or weed seeds were represent-
ed, 01 thleee, Conquefoil, Pepper.
grass, aIisep Sorrel, Ribgrass, 1:'alse
Flax, Lamb's Quarters, Canada This-
tle and White Cockle were most
commonly present, often at the
rate of several thousand per pound.
In Red Clover and Alsike, of each
of which there were several hundred
samples analyzed, there were up-
wards al forty species of weed
Seeds', 'those being commonest whose
size approximated that of the clov-
er seed. Turas in Red Clover were
commonly found Curled Dock, Can -
ada Tiii tie, White Cockle, and Ula
grass ; while in Alsike, False, Ilex,
White Cockle, Sheep Forret, Cinque-
foil ;and Black Mediek were preva-
lent„
,The primary; cense for this pme-
vauLig condition is no doubt the
growth of weed's with the Crap for
need, and t).n tendency] of farmers
to buy improperly, cleaned seeds be-
cause trey: are cheaper than, and to
a casual examiner, equally; as good
as deafer grades. It is usually; safe
to regard cheap seed as at Inferior
quality, and on this account to
avoid buyinee It. ,
Dodaer was present in twelve same
oleo of red clover a,t ani average rate
of 418 seeds per pound ; this is con-
siderably more than leas the ease a
year ago, and was no d 'ubt due to
more eeed being imported from the
south where this Parasite thrives
mush: better than here. The analy..
els of several samples obtained from
Chili, show that dodder is a very;
common impixity; in eeed from the.t
country. the, sample having upwards
of 700 Beed per pound, and others
somewi a c less. There is no pro-
bability. of Canada ever Laving to
import seed from Chili, but as both
countries Lave a common market for
their surplus supply;, the presence of
this impurity in the Chilian send
'hould afford the Canadian product
a considerable advantage. Were it
not for this circumstance the Chilian
red clover seed would prove a dan-
gerous competitor, $'s it is 'we11 col-
ored, plump, and of high vitality, and
with' fete Other objectionable im-
pvritiee.
Several samples of exported C'an-
adian alsike and red clover were ob-
tained from English! seed merchants.
All these showed a uniform quality;
none of them free from weed heeds
but had apparently been well -clean-
ed, as tL'iere was a notable absence
of such impurities as light seeds,
chaff, or weed seeds either larger or
smaller than the bulk of the sam-
ple. Small numbers of cockle, black
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Cully and, without coat all letters addreaSed to her by sick wom
medick, and false ;dant still nee
mained in the alsiko, and 01 foxtnil
and riibeerass in the red clover. ''.Elie
germination was uniformly' over
ninety per cent. The average quality}
was tl:hrefore eonaiderabiyl bettee
t1 a,n that of the steeds retailed in
our own markerts. It Should always
be remembered, however, by buyezts,
that, while the average quality of
our seeds may' be low, the highest
grades are aiwayls Offered for sale, ..
and tL7,e quality is in the er1d the;
most profitable, W. A. Clemons, Pub-
lication Clerk. l I,
The President a Slaveto Catarrh-
-0. T, Sample, President of Sanple'sInstal.
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until I was induced to use Dr. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder. It gave almost instant,:
relief." 50 cents. 49,
The eland-lifatd.
"She seems to be a natural flirt,"
he said.
"Natural ?" the woman impatient-
ly replied. "There's nothing natural
'about her but the frame work."
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by Allen's Lung Balsam.
•
The rets. i
a.asww.rm�►we+�r
Toronto id armors, m'iarket.
The offerings of grain on the street
were moderate to -day, with values
generally easier. White and red win -
tet• wheat are unchanged, with sales
or 600 bushels at 7812 to 79e per
bushel, 100 bushels of spring at 'T80,
and 500 bushels of goose brought 72
to 73 1-2c. Barley easier, 500 bushels
selling at 42 to 46e. Oats easy, there
being sales of 700 bushels at 31 to
311-'2o. Rye ,sold at 54 to 55c a
bushel for 100 bushels.
General country produce in moder-•
ate supply, with prices as a rule firm'.
Choice dairy butter 30 to `23c per ib;,
a.nd strictly new -laid eggs 40 to 450
per dozen. Poultry in limited supply..
wltli prices 1 to 2o per ib. higher.
Hay in good supply, with, prices
firm ; 80 loads sold at $0 to $10.50,
a. ton for timothy, and at $7 to $i3,
for mb ed. Straw steady, two loads
selling at $10 a ton.
Dressed ;fogs unchanged, with
sales of heavy at $6.75 and light
at *7.25. Wheat, white, bus'h., 7$ 1-2
to 70n; goose, bush., 72 to 731-2a;
red, 781-2 to 790 ; spring,, 77e ; peas,
bush., 65-c; oats, 'bush., 81 !co 311-2c ;
barley, bush„ 42 to 460; bay, tin-
; othy, per ton, $9 to f$10.50; clover,
$6 to $8 ; straw-, per icon, $10; seeds,
alslke, bush;., $1.50 to $5.65; ped
clover, bush., $5.25 to $6; timothy,
100 pounds, 82.25 to $3; apples, per.
bush, $1 to $2; dressed hogs, $13.75
to $7.25; eggs, new laid, per dozen,
4a to 450; butter, dairy, X20 to 280;
creamery, 22 to 20e; chickens ,per:
lb., 10 to 120; ducks, per ib.., 11
to 13e ; geese, per ib., 111 to 12o;
turkeys, per ib., 15 to 'r.8e ; pota-
toes per bag 80 to p;0o ; cabbage,
per dozen, 40 to 50c; pauliflower,
per dozen $1; celery, per dozen, 85
to 45e; beef, hind quarters, /06 to
$8; beef, forc.civarterd, $4 to116; beef,
medium, cart i.ss, $5,50 to $6; beef,
choioe, ca.rea s. $0.50 to $7; lamb,
yearling, $0.50 to $7; Mutton, per
cwt., $5.50 to $6,50; veal, per cwt.,
$T:to $9.
Toronto Flog Market,'.
Hogs -test select bacon bogs, not
less than 100 lbs. nor more than
200 lbs. each, off cars, are worth
$5.25 per cwt.; lights and fats at
$5; sowe, $3.450 to $3.75 per cwt.,
and stags at $2 to; $2,510 per cwt.
Leading 'Wheat Marigets.
Following are the closing quota-
tions at important wheat Sen tree
toay
New York ............... -- 861-8
Chicago ......... ......... -- 831-2
Ti�ledo ... 89 3-4 S'71-2.
Duluth, No. 1 north.,,. -- '82'1-8
Eeinglish Apple Market -
Messrs. Woodall & Co. cabled Ebel
James ; 17,400 bbls. sold. Prices shove
amarked improvement, although
many arrivals are frosted. We have
great faith in the market after the
holidays. Greenings, 13s to los (3d ;
Baldwins, 13s to 16s 6c1' Spies, 11e
to 140 6d ; Russets, 14s to 17s 6d;
Kings, 18s to 23s 6c1; seconds, 4s
less. .
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS.
Tie Hamilton Art School
Will give a free scholarship in each
of 'tlite different day courses, name-
ly, "Tim General Art," " Architee-•
tural," 'Design," "Normal Art" and
"li.echfanical." These scholarships
will be given to .anyy, one when can
devote 'their entire time to system-
atic study and who delivers to the
Art School not later thw;n ,Nan. 2,
190.4, the best original freehand
pencil sketch). The sketoh must oc-
cupy no mare time in preparation
than one helon; ,
The name, ago and address of each
student must bo written upon the
back of dile sketch, also a state-
ment, 'telling where and how long
thra applicant has studied art, Giso
thie 'name of the course the student
zvish'es to taker
The ammo of the student upon the
sketch Will be a voucher ,for
originality and tele required time
for proparatiote.i
A free scholarship will also - be
given for any classes or courses to,
any energetic young man or boy;*
.
who le willing to assists in light
work at the Art Seim', Applicafte)
will kindly call at the Art School
on Dec. 31D or 31, 1003.
Send for circulars givieg full
formation or or th.e organizing of thee