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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-01-22, Page 3S ipday School. 'INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. IV. JANUARY 24, 1004. Jesus Relooted at Nazareth. Commemii;ary.-t. Jesus preaching tri Nazareth, -vs. I:66-21. 10. Came /to Nazareth -This was a trying visit. Ms own people were in no mood to receive him., 'but Jesus+ very properly opens his public work In Galh;ee at Ills own home. His custom was -This 3e a good example for us. "There are imamyevidences that Jesus had fix- ed religious ' halbite." Synagogue - The synagogues wore not in use till after the B,aayloniah captivity. They could onaly be erected where ten men in easy, circumstances (called "m,ert of ease") could be found to attend them. The people at :with their faces toward the tem- ple; there were "chief seats" for the elders, and the women sat by themselves. Sabbath day -We should, on the Sabbath day, always avoid ;work, conversation and reading un- fit for the Lord's day, and give our- selves to spiritual exercises. This was his custom. If he needed the means of grace, surely we do. Stood •up -They, stood up to read the Scrip- tures, but sat down to teach. The ,whole congregation stood during the reading. , 17.. Esaia.s-Greek form of Isaiah. Opened the book -The roll. The Scriptures were written on parch- meet. archmeet. with two rollers, so that as they were read, one was rolled on and the other rolled off. The por- tion selected was Isaiah ixi. 1, 2. 18. Spirit -is upon me -This was given him at his baptism. Hath anointed me -I have been set apart for this very purpose. This is the first great qualification of a true preacher. The gospel -Good news concerning himself, hs mission and the deliverance he brings. The'trou- ibies that afflict humanity and that are to be abolished by Christ are described as 1, poverty; 2, captiv- ity; 8, blindness; 4, oppression. To the poor, -This was the crowning proof tftiat Jesus was the Messiah. When John sent asking regarding his Messiahship his reply was, "Tell John, the poor have the gospel preached unto them. This was some- tlhiang new, and filled them with sur- prise, The brokenhearted -Those overwhelmed with morrow for their elms or sufferings. The captives - The gospel comes as a great moral emancip.ftion proclamation tot hose in. bondage to sin, evil habits or the devil. The blind, -The spiritually blind. The Light of the world has appeared -Ona who is,able to unseal bund minds as well as blind oyes. Bruised -As the great Physician he comes to heal those who are broken and crashed because of sins committed. x19. Aceep'ta;ble yiear of tbe Lord - A reference to the year of Jubilee. Lev. xsv., 8-,17. This was the .ylear ,when, 1, Deletes and obligatiosis were rehearsed. 2. All Hebrew servants were ;set free. 3. Each resumed passessiom ,of his inheritance. This was a type of impel timers. 20. Closed the hoick -Rolled up the roll. Ta tbe minister -The ruler of the syun.gegue or his servant. Sat down -See on vie 16. Th&s indicated that Ile was through reading and was near iaiboub to teach_ Iiyes- farsbened On Him -"Manzi things contributed to arreist their atten- tion : 1. The report of His teach- .ings and mighty! works which bad • preeteded H'im. The remarkable Wier - actor of the words He had read. 3. manner of ,bearing. 4. The fact that theipl knew Him ea well.' 5'. The unc- tion of the Holy Spirit upon Him. , 21. Fulfilled in sour ears Ho saw. their condition and RRe knew that He could pave them,. He is Prophet, J'lnyisician, Redeemer, Deliverer. They, aro poor captives, blind and bruised. II. The dimscussion, vs. 22-27. 22. Bare Him witness -"Gave signs of approbation." Gracious words -This passage and John vil. 46 give us some ideal of the nvajeistyi and sweetness which characterized our Lord's ut- teranoers.-1Willeack. Josepmh's son - ;Hbw ca,n it be posisible that the son • of this obscure 1aani)lyt-a carpenter who has made furniture for our houses, a man without education, without rank or office -that Ho +should be the Messiah, the King of the Jews y 23. Ye - say - Jesse shows that He knows their thoughts. Proverb - or tearable; ,denoting any kind of dlgurative discourse. Physician, Leal albyself-That is, they would ask way He did not perform miracles in Nazareth --• at ihfime, instead of at Cal:ernaum. Do also here -Let us see youe Dower. TIie best modern: equiv- alent is, "C'harity begins at home"; 00 scn;ethin,g here. 24. In Has Own (muntry-No prophet is received in his own country as he is elsewhere. It is very ,difficult for any people to believe in the greatness or power of acy one who has grown up:, among thane I tell you -He now proceeds to clow how Elijah and Elisha, two of their greatest prophets, had gone to thie Ger:tiiles with their blessings, and thiat by divine direction, while sienna in Israel were sufffering un- motaced. In the clays of Elias -See I. Kliegs, xvfi., 1-9. The heaven was shut ue-Zihere were two rainy seas- ons, called the early and latter rains. "Buil: first fell in October, the lat- ter in April." 26. Save unto Sarep- t;a-Greek form of Zarepaal:h. Elijah tras not sent to the widows of Is - 'reel, but to a widow of Zareeltath -a village on, the Mediterranean coast.. 27 Elise.es-Greek- form; for ElIshla. tf"rthie meaning of these 'two verses is, Gori dispenses His benefits when, svhett ana to whom' Ile pleases. No acrson can complain, becaush'e no rerson deserves any good from The band. ---Clarke. Naani'an-See II. Kings ; 1-144. • ID. The Rejectiod (vs. 28-8O), 28, Van their race prejudices were Strata, t1tey, $,R Obce 'were filled TOW wrath." Prejudice is stronger than reason. 2;a. Brow of tbe hill- olnazareth!'sp'reacle itself out upon: the eastern face of a mountain 'where there is ` a perpendicular wall off rock frond forty to fifty feet high." 30. Passing through -Hie escape from, tbe'.tn' was no doubt miraculous: They desired to see a •miracle and here then; had one. PRACTICAiL SURVEY. At his old home. It is probable that this is the first visit or Jesus to Nazareth since he went away to the Jordan for baptism at the hands of John, his forerunner. His works had been heralded so that opinions con- cerning him differed widely. True to his custom lie attended worship at tbe synagogue where he bad been per- haps a thousand times before. He would honor the Father by recog- nizing the efforts there made to wor- ship the true God. He knew the cor- ruptness of that worship, but he would place himself in a position where he would not be assailed for irreligion, apd he would set an ex- ample- for us respecting the public worship of God. He would at least find the reading of the word of God as a part of the worship, and he could sanction that and rejoice in it, even if he could not approve of all that took place. Jesus preaching. In the synagogue be, signified his willingness to engage in the service by standing and read- ing from the roll handed him. The scripturefor the day was most ap- propriate, for it set forth his own glorious mission. We are told little of mwhat he said as only the words, "This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears," are recorded. He ac- cording to custom, sat down after reading the scripture portion and all were 143 expectancy as to what he would say. No hesitation, no waver- ing, characterized his course of ac- tion. He struck at once to the essence of the text and made declarations at once sublime and forceful. Admiration. Hbwi the congregation received his preaching may be known from tho evangelist's words, "And all bare him Witness, and wondered at his gracious words that proceed- ed out of his mouth." It appears that at first the bearers were car- ried beyond the peace and their neighbor, the speaker, and their minds were occupied with the won- derful truths he uttered. It was up- on another occasion that the state- ment was made by the officers who were sent by the Pharisees to ap- prehend him, "Never maxi npake like this man." Jeisus rejected. "Is 'net this Jo- iseph's son ?" This was the note that rang but Christ's rejection. No matter how excellent were the words, nor how convincing the proofs of authority, he is only the Nazarene, the son of Joseph, and he icould not be' received. Christ's reference to the widow of Sa.repd:a, and to Naa- man, the leper, both outside the na- tion of Israel, incensed the hearers to a high pitch of anger. Their, own neighbor had laid claims to the Messia.hship, and had presented foots in Jewish history to meet their ob- jections, which facts had a strong tendency to humble Jew,i,sh pride. This was more than they were pre- pared to endure. Threatenings. From worship to murder was the speedy transition of their thoughts. From admiration for his gracious words to the clamor for his blood was a change requiring but a few minutes. They "rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to tho brows of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong." Jeans preserved. It is not neces- sary for us to knows how he made lais escape from the mob. Whether "a spell cast on the fierce mob opened a vv;ay for him, and he pass- ed through them And left the town unhurt," or their eyes were prevent- ed from following his course, or they simply feared to interfere with him as they came near the place of exe- cution, la not recorded. His work was not yet done and no power was sufficient ao terminate his earthly ioourne. Men df God have been most remarkably preserved from attacks of mobs, and have been enabled to finish their Goal -appointed mission. The Lord wail keep his faithful ser- vants in their work until they have finished it. David St. Warner. Bed -ridden 15 years. -"If anybody wenfe a written guarantee from me person- ally as to my wonderful euro from rheuma- tismilby South American Rheumatic Cure I will be the gladdest woman in the world to give it," says Mrs. John Beaumont, of Elora. " I bad despaired of recovery up to the time of taking this wonderful remedy. It cured me completely." -OS 400 Cedars of Lebanon Left. Not more than 400 of the "cedars of Lebanon" are standing to -day. They do not, though their age is rnea.surecl in years by thousands, rival in dimensions the cedars of the western world, bei g but twelve feet in diameter. No tree gives so great an expanse of. shade as the cedar, and it never dies, except from light- ning stroke or the woodman's axe. WRITE THIS DOWN in the book of memory : There Is no such thing as a harmless cough. Allen's Lung Balsam cures the worst of colds. It clears the bronchial passages so that the lungs get plenty of alr. In Visiting the Sick. Stay long. , Talk lowdly. I ,';talk ra,pidly;. I I I Tell exciting stories. Mention fatal illneislses. Laugh heartily and often. , Dwell tom the recent deaths. Recall all plotasib1e tragic ends. Let the victim know, how baldi he or ebe looks. Frighten her as much • as ,plhlssibau ler every way. If this doclsn't plat all end to herr, give tier up as a bard job, t 1 , t t ; VALUE OF PEDIGREE. .Mr. Hodson. Tens What a Good Pedigree Is. Department of Agriculture, Commissioner's Biranch,. Breeders, Of live stock talk freely of the good pedigrees possessed by, thea' animals; but a great many 'of them do not ` realize what the term reallly mean,. What is agood pedi- gree F This question was answered very fully by Mr., T'. W. 'Hodson, Live Snook- Commissioner, i,n his evi- dence before the Committee on Agri- culture and Colonization during the recent session of Parliament. For a pedigree to be really good, and a sire impressive, the ancestors should be alike in type, anality and breed - Ing for several generations - the more the better.; There is a great necessity for breeders to observe uniformity in tile type of animals they select as sires., The more uni- formity there is in all his ances- tors, both in breeding and quality, the more impressive .a sire will be. The successful breeder of live stock pays a great deal of attention to this feature; he cannot be success- ful unless he does. We frequently see an animal of excellent appear a.nce that has been got by a good sire, but, out of a very indifferent dam.. 'Many of tbis sort are kept for sires in this country, to the great detriment of the live stock industry.; What we greatly need is line breeding. The animals included in a pedigree should be of the same breeding, quality and style. If an ai3imal has had a bad sire, or a bad grand -sire, or dam or grand - dam. the peculiarities of these will crop out in the offspring, because the sire is only; one of many in a pedigree, and has only the Influ- ence of one, while against him is the influence of each of the ani- mals in his ancestry, all tendi,ig towards variation. It is often bet- ter to choose a somewhat inferior animal of good breeding than a good animal of bad breeding, be- cause in each case there is the in- fluence of one animal against the whole ancestry and each individual animal in that ancestry., • It will not do to confound a long pedigree with a good pedigree. Many animals with long pedigrees are use- less for improving the quality of our stock. Why ? Because their an- cestors have not been of uniformly good quality, ,nor have they been of the same type. Many of the pure-bred Animals imported into Canada aro of poor quality and not bred to type; others have a good appearance, but, their offspring is inferior because their ancestors have been irregular in type, quality and breeding. If a man wishes to show a herd of good cattle or a stable of good horses he must have them of uniform type and in order to get them so he must study and praotice line breeding as far as type atad quality. go. So it is in breeding all 4lasses of animals. The advantages of adhering close- ly to type, and culllner out all ani- mals that do not coque up to the standard are well illustrated in the case, of the British sheep breeders. Their flocks are large and good, and exceedingly well managed. The greatest care is exercised in regard to the quality of the breeding males. The ewe flioclos are of uniformly good quality, but even the British farmer could improve his methods by paying more attention to the an- ceisbors of the rams he buys. The quality of those he now uses is good. but he does not always take the troub'.e to make sure that their dams or grand dawns were equally good. goad. This is a very important fature. The usual custom with the elieep farmer, is to go ca.reful.ly over his flocks each year, and reject and sad to the butcher all the aged ewes, yearling ewes, ewe Iambs and rams that are not of the desired qual- ity, or have not ,proven valuable h.s breeders. This culling 'process is very carefully carried out. Buyers are not usually allowed to select sheep from the breeding flock of any of the well established breed- ers. Tho best of the flock is reserved for their own use, the next best is sold for breeding pur- poses and the third grade goes to the butcher. This careful selection and grading aro what have estab- lished and maintained the suprem- acy of the English flocks. British farmers are not breeding any bet. ter sheep than Canadians could pro- duce, If we were to devote the same attention to the industry. In Bri- tain selection of breeding stock has been so thoroughly carried on for generations that their sheep are highly appreciated in all parts of the world. They are bought by all coun- tries for use in improving the na- tive stock. In Canada we cull on a very different principle. Many of our pure-bred flocks are annually culled by the Americans, who buy the best to improve their flocks, and leave to our breeders the sec - second and third-class animals. This is a very great mistake. Yonrs very truly, W. A. Clemons, Publica- tion Clerk. Lighthouse Flashes. By the improvement of lenses and tee clockwork by which revolving 1'gets are operated, It has been made passible greatly to vary the charac- teristics of the light. As a foundation there are the two colors, white and red, and the revolving apparatus. The vn,riations aro fixed white combined with a white flash, a, fixed red with a red 'flash, a fixed 'white with red flashes of different numbers, flashes with intervals of different lengths, combinations of white and red flashes, lights which Show white in certain directions and red In other directions. Several, of these combing.. tions can be seen in New York liar- ber and the neighborhood. The well- known light at the westerly and of Long Island Soend on Execution nock is a light whiten flashes white, except in one sector, in wi:inh the flashes aro red. colo hell Gatecpert light has flashes of three seeonds' duration, alternately white and red. The North Hook beaicon on Sandy Nook alas a fixed white light, with a flied red rector covering the water, beneath, which tie the cables operating tlts Oen-trio buoys in tbe•Gedney and Bay- side ohannefs. Vessels are forbidden to anchor in the; red light district. The centre of the main ship channel leading into Salem harbor is marked on the . water by a stronger light than that on either side. The light is a fixed w,hite, a lens panel ,greatly inrceasing Its intensity being placed on the side of the lantern opposite the chtunne,l • At Montauk Point the main light is a. !revolving light. A fixed red light placed in a little balcony just beneath tflie main lantern sheds. a warning light over a reef on the north side of the point. -Tribune. . , , t Melodrama. The curtain rises on a scene in which is sliown a dark ravine With shady elm trees scattered 'round, And withered leaves strewn o'er the ground. The hero comes, a mountaineer, Young, handsome, with no thought of fear. His only mode of doing i11 Is running an illicit "still" (Which, in the mountains, is not thought Despicable, unless you're caught). Emerging from behind a clump Of firs, he perches on a stump And, in a moment indiscreet, ,;,,;;w;�„ He drops his rifle at his feet. t , Enter the villain, with a pack 1 Of hired scoundrels at his back, And, just as fiercely as he can, He bellows: "Take him -there's your man!" They mix -it is a thrilling sight, And thoght 'tis a one-sided fight, The hero lands a few right swings And with an uppercut he brings The villain crashing to the Iloore-- He fights till ne can fight no more. They lock him in a mountain cave And then all make their exit, save The villain -when they're out of sight He takes a lot of dynamite, Ten sticks, perhaps, or maybe more, And plants it 'neath the prison door, Exclaiming: "I'll fulfil my vow; Curse him; he'll not escape me now! Unless his fuse is dampened some I'll blow him clear to Kingdom Come!" Then, with a few loud oaths and sneers He lights the fuse and disappears. Enter the heroine (for you know , The melodrama's built just so. Something is' lacking in the plot When she's not found upon the spot.) Entering, slie beholds the fuse And sees that there's no time to lose; She gathers up the deadlw load, Now almost ready to explode, And with the strength of twenty men She hurls it far adown the glen. Where it explodes with awful force, Near where the villain stands, of course, Filling the air with stones and sand, And desiccated villain, and, As luck will have it, breaking loose The door of the grim calaboose, The hero then, without delay, Steps briskly forth and walks away, His fair preserver by his side. He asks her if she'll be his bride; "Yes, darling," she replied, "I will Providin' you'll give up the still." The orchestra begins to play Soft, trembly music just as they Walk off the stage and close the door: The curtain drops -the play is o'er. -Milwaukee Sentinel. While it has been demonstrated that speeds of 100 mines an hour and more are giossibi.e, engineers say that it Ls not practical.. Miss Gannon, Secy Detroit Amateur Art Association, tells young women what to do to avoid pain and suffering caused by female troubles. " DEAR MRs. PreameM : -- I can con- scientiously recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with female weakness and the troubles which so often befall women. 1 suf- fered for mouths with general weak- ness, and felt so weary that I had hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains, and was utterly miserable. In my dis- tress I was advised to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound, and it was a red letter day to me wheu I took the first dose, for at that time my restoration began. In six weeks I was a changed woman, perfectly well in every respect. 1 felt so elated and happy that I want all women who suffer to get well as 1 did." -Muss Ganr,e GANNoir, 359 Jones St., Detroit, Mich., Secretary Amateur Art Association. -$6000 forfeit if onglnal•ofabove letter prnufng genuineness Cannot be peoducod. When one considers that Miss Gannon's letter is only one of the countless hundreds which we are continually publishing iii the news- papers of this country, the great virtue of Mrd. Pinkham's medicine mit . be admitted by all: The fl r ets Leadin;; Wheat htn,t4ets, Following are the closing quota- tions at important; wheat cextres, to -clay : • Cash. ?a1ay New York ... ... ... 905-8 Chicago .., ... ... - . 871-4 Toledo --- 891-4 Duluth, No. 1 Nor... 89; 3-4 86 1-4 Toronto Farriers' Market- The arketThe receipts of grain to -day were small, with prices steady. Wheat is firmer, 100 bushels of white selling at 81;1, to 82c, 100 bushels of red winter at 81y to 82e, and, 100 bushels of goose itt 75 to 75%c. Barley dull, one load selling at .45c a bushel. ;Other grai.nis purely nominal, Hay quiet at unchanged. prices; 30 loads sold at $10 to $11 a ton for, timothy, and at $7 to $0 for mixed. Straw sold at $8.50 to $10 a ton for ,three loads.' Dressed hogs are unchanged at $6.75 to $7.25, the latter for light. Following aro the quotations : Wheat, .white, bushel, 813a to 82c; 82o ; spring, 81e. Peas, 65 to 06c. goose, 75 to 75%c ; red, 81% td Oats, 1333 to 34,4e. Barley 43 to 45e. Hay, timothy, per to $10 to $11; clover, $71 to $9. Straw, per tone sup to $10. Seeds, alsike, bushel, $a to $5.50; red clover, $5.50 to $6.1o5; timothy, 100 lbs., $2.25 to $34. Apples, per bushel, $1 to $%. Dressed hogs, $6.7.5, to $7.25. Eggs, new, per dozen, 85 to 45c. Battery dairy, 16 to 20e ; creamery, 21 .to 2.5e. Chickens, per 'Ib., 10 to 11c. Geese, per. lb., 9 to 10c. Ducks, per lb.. 10 to 12e. Turkeys, per lb., 141 to 16c., Potatoes, per bag, 85 to 95c. Cabbage, per dozen, 40 to 5Oe. Cauliflower, per dozen, .$1,5O to $1.75. Celery, per dozen, 40 to 45c. Deef, hindquarters, $6 to $8; fore- quarters, $4 to $6 ; choice, carcase, $6450 to $7; medium, carcase, 55.50 to $6.; Lamb, yearling, $7 to $2. Mutton. per cwt„ $5.50 to $6.25. :veal, pen cwt., $7, to $9. Apples in England. - Messrs. Woodall & Co., Liverpool. cabled 'Eben James to -day : "12,000 barrels sold. Apples per Canada ar- rived largely frosted. Sound par- oels met with strong demand at top figurers. Greenings 14s to 18s., Baldwins 15s to 19s 6d., Spies 14s 6d to 19s, russets 19s to 24s 6d., Ben Davis 17s to 1.9s., frosted 4s to 5s less" Messrs. Bead, Barrow & Co. cabled from London : "Market better, with more inquiry and an upward tend- ency." Total ,shipments to England and Scotland for the week ending Jan. 9, were 77,751 barrels, against 59,- 396 9:396 for the same week last year. Total since season opined is 2,625,- 04 barrels, against 1,813,287 for Same time .last year. Bradstreets on Trade. Trade for the New Year has opened up nicely at Montreal, and the pros- pects are very encouraging. Stocks of spring goods carried over are lighter Than for some years. Large shipments of goods are being made. Payments are fair for this season. At Toronto there has been a mod- erate amount of aotivity for ithis season of the year. Travellers, having returned to their routes again this week, have been sending in some good-sized orders for spring goods. ,The outlook for business is good. At queues, business in wholesale circles during the past week is re- ported quiet, which is usual at this season. In wholesale shoe circles ao- ti''ity prevails, and the outlook for ,spring is promising. Trade at Vancouver, Victoria and other Pacific coast distributing cen- tres Is showing some development, after one of the busiest and most satisfactory hol day seasons on re- cord. Bale conditions of trade, as re- ported to Bra,dstreet's, are good. Orders for the sp•ring are coming forward well now at Wii.nipeg, and much business is expected to be book- ed during this month. There nos been a fair movement In wholesale trade circles at Hamilton this week. The retailers, baying ef- fected great reductions in stock the past six weeks, are now prepared, not only to receive shipments of goods for the spring, but are disposed to order liberally. They appear to consider the outlook for business en- couraging. Values are firmly held. Business in London ha.s been mod- erately active this week, and of course renewed activity is expected to develop later on. T,he grain de- livcrles are light, and that has not helped trade any. Now that the trade has completed a most successful holiday season at Ottawa, they are turning their at- teniton to the spring business, the prospect for which is most encourag- ing. The -Put At one time, says a writer in the Never York ,Sun, speaking of the hal- cyon days when Harris Cohen, "tho Only Original Cohen," was 'they King of Baxter street, that was the liveliest no -thoroughfare In Man- hattan. The gentlemen in the pul- ling -in line would hall the passer- by, pall or throw 'him in, if neces- sary. tear his clothes off so that he would have to buy. It remem- bers hearing in some palace of art in the l3•,orvory a, song with , the refrain ; " If the jay won't buy, : Why, sioak him In de eye - Pull 'em in, pull 'em in, pull 'ear Int" Tradition days that Harris Cohen's first "puller -in," or "barker," wias ab young woman, beautiful as beauty. But What did beauty in the stress of war In Baxter street ? Alen, "wIttu the stuff In them" was needed. 1* satiable of luing, ferocious of fie, the .,puller -in tgai ed and nlultiliWne„