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INTERNATIONAL LESSON (,NOII,
17111,X 10, 1904.
Jeroboam's Idolatry. -1 Icings 12: 25.3 3;
Commentary. -I. Improvements made
(v. 25). 25. Then Jeroboam built -After
he was made king Jeroboam immediately
took measures to establish himself in his
kingdom. There were bright prospects
before hien. "1. The kingdom was large,
prosperous, wealthy and fertile, with a
strong, active, independent, but some-
what turbulent population. 2. Jeroboam
was the free choice of the people. 3. He
was a man of the people, acquainted
with their .needs, their grievances, their
dispositions and character, He was a
man of proved ability and energy. 5.
Ile had had experience as a ruler over
some of the people, and had traveled
M. Egypt and studied her institutions.
6. He was God's selection as well as the
people's, for God knew the possibilities
of a great and good king were in him."
-Peloubet. See I. Kings, xi. 38. Sheth-
em -This city was enlarged and fortified
and thus made fit to be the royal resi-
dence. But he soon removed bis capital
to Tirzah, a few• miles north (I. Kings,
xiv. 17; xv. 21)•, and this remained the
capital until Omri removed it to Sama-
ria. Mount Ephraim -See R. V. "Not a
single mountain, but the hill country of
Ephraim, extending from Bethel to the
plains of JezreeI. It is the richest and
most beautiful part of the land," -Stan-
ley. Went out from thence-Shechem
was the base of operations in the build-
ing and fortifying other cities. Fennel -
The place east of the Jordan, near the
fords of the Jabbok, where Jacob wren -
tied with the angel (Gen. xxxii. 30), and
whose tower and inhabitants in the time
of the Judges Gideon had destroyed
(Judg. viii. 17).
II. Idolatrous worship established (vs.
xxvi, 31. 26. -Said in his heart -He did
not speak out his real motives. He
`would have been ashamed to have done
that and it would have been poor pol-
icy. His real reasons were in his heart,
but he used another argument to the
people. Return to....David- Jeroboam
was exalting policy above principle.
"Josephus says the idea was forced on
• the king's mind by the approach of the
feast . of tabernacles, at which time it
had been usual for the people to go up
'in great numbers to Jerusalem, and to
live there for seine days." 27. To offer
sacrifices (R. V.) His keen eye saw at
speaking, Jeroboam's fear was, it must
nature is a great power to be taken into
account in politics. -Cowles. "Humanly
• speaking, Jerobaum's fear was, it must
be confessed, well founded. Shall kill me
-When they have had time to repent
of the step taken. Such revulsion of feel-
: ing is not uncommon. "Uneasy lies the
head that wears a crown." Jeroboam had
fortified liimself sof that he did not fear.
war, but now another danger seems to
arise which throws a gloom over the
prospects. In reality, however, there was
no such danger, for God had promised
to establish His kingdom on condition
that he would serve him (I. Kings xiv.
38), and God's promise was sure.
28. Took counsel -With his councillors
or the heads of the nation who had
helped him to the throne. -Roil. They
were evidently like th'e king in 'worldly
policy and plans. Made two calves-Je-
roboam's residence in Egypt had made
'him familiar with the calf worship so
'largely practised there, and this doubt-
less, lead much to do with the erection
of these golden shrines; besides, the peo-
ple had already become accustomed to
the sight of the figures of oxen in their,
religious ceremonial by their presence
as supporters of the molten sea at the
temple in Jerpsalem. These calves were
not set up to be worshipped as idols any
more than were the ark and other sa-
cred shrines at Jerusalem, but were de-
signed to be symbols of Jehovah.-Whe-
don's Com. Of gold -It was probably
overlaid with gold. Too much- The
sense intended is prpbably given in the
margin of the revised version, "Ye have
gone up long enough." Jeroboam's argu-
ment was. "You have chosen a. new king,
choose also new places for. worship. -
Cam. Bib.
29. Bethel -A city in the 'extreme
southern part of the new kingdom. Dan
-Formerly ealod Laish, situated in the
northern part of the kingdom. There
was policy in choosing these places, as
they had been associated with religious
worship in ancient times. See Gen. xii. 8;
xxviii. 11-22; 1 Sam. x. 3; Judg. xviii.
30. Became a sin -The first and second
commandments were both broken; the
service of God was degraded and the peo
service of God was degraded, and the
people were led into idolatry, including
the obscene rites practised at idol
shrines. Even unto ])an -There are dif-
ferent views asto the meaning here.. 1,
It may mean that the people went
there to worship at once (Elliott) ; or
2, it may be intended to show that
the people preferred to turn from all as-
sociations with Jerusalem- and therefore
went to far -away Dan on the northern
frontier.-Hom. Coin, 31. Made an house
-He built a temple or sanctuary at
at each of the two cities where the
calves were set up. ---Cook. Of high
places -Houses of worship were original-
ly built on high places and in groves
on hill tops. D?acl'e priests, etc. -See R.
V. Jeroboam's sin was not that he se-
lected persons of lore birth or bad char-
acter to act as priests, but that he select-
ed them from among the people without
reference to tribes, thereby annulling
the divine plan that they should be of
th'e tribe of Levi. Sons of. Levi-
-Jero-boam would no doubt have been glad to
have retained the Levitical priests, but
,they probably opposed his devices, for
evidently banished by Jeroboam, they
Arent over in a body to Rehoboam, leav-
ing their property, which no doubt was
confiscated. -Tl. Chiron. xi. 13, 14,
11I. A feast instituted (vs. 32, 83). 32.
In the eighth month -November. • This.
was to take the place of the feast of
Tabernacles. One of the great Jeensli
was held on the fifteenth of the seventh
month in Jerusalem, He offered, etcaa
"He went up unto the altar." -R. V. Al-
tars were ascended either try steps or an
inclined plane. The king assisted in the
dedication of the temple. 38. He had
devised -The entire system of Jeroboam
receives its condemnation in these words.
His main fault was that he left a ritual
and a worship where all was divinely
authorized for ceremonies and services
which were wholly of his own devising.
He was placed in difficult circumstances,
but he met them with the arts of a
politician, not with, the singleminded-
ness of a saint. -Cook.
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
Jerbboam's idolatry. Wisdom is not of
necessity hereditary. A wisefather may
beget to his sorrow a foolish son, as is
demonstrated by the context immediate-
ly preceding the lesson, which marks
the opening of "a great rent in human
history." From henceforth the current
of Jewish history divides, and in its
flow through separate channels, involves
not only political antagonism, but a
religious schism as well. From this date
begins the political decline of the Jew-
ish nation. In this lesson we have,
Distrust and disobedience. The one
will lead to the other. Jeroboam's as-
cent to the throne had been predicted
by divine authority under the figure of
a rent garment in the hands of Ahijali
the prophet. Succeeding events had es-
tablished the truth and accomplished
the fulfilment of the prophecy, and be
gun the punishment of the unwise and
arrogant nation. Confidence in the power
and direction of the Providence which
had foretold and fulfilled his elevation,
would have rendered unnecessary the
weak and wicked devices for the con-
firmation of his authority. The wisdom
which purposes can direct events and
appoint agencies for the accomplishment
of its supreme designs, and human sub-
terfuges are never necessary,, and their
introduction involves both sin and sad-
ness. The unworthy and iniquitous de-
vice of Rebecca and Jacob to secure the
the promised blessing is a case in Point.
A religion of convenience. "It is too
much for you to go up to' Jerusalem."
Men are commonly less willing to sacri-
fice for their religious interests than for
anything 'else. A religion convenient in
regulation and easy in requirement will
always find eager acceptance. Excuses
too trifling to be considered in other af-
fairs pass current in this. As in the
case under review, however, they are
but the insufficient covering of a sinful
and selfish motive. Such motives
shrink from contact with the pure and
true; and Jerobam dieaded the influence
of hallowed and familiar scenes and
services, lest these should prove stronger
than the sudden and unproved loyaity
of the unstable people.
False religion instituted and accepted.
It is never far from religious convenience
to religious counterparts, either on the
part of those who devise or accept. The
religious instinct is both strong and
universal, and in nothing is Jeroboam's
far-sighted, though sinful and selfish
volley more manifest than in this. Fear-
ful of the effect upon the people of con-
tinued association with the true, he sub-
stitutes a counterfeit patterned after
the divinely appointed original. Feasts,
fasts, altars and sacrifices may be main-
tained though every essential of true
worship or pure religion is wanting.
Even the king would lend authority and
give dignity to the degrading ceremonial
by turning priest on the occasion. The
places chosen added appeal by their
memorable associations; but sacred
places do not make holy deeds, nor re.
ligious service secure sanctity. Two es-
sentials must combine to make such ser-
vices aceptable, a right object and a pure
motive. In the present case both were
wanting. Jeroboam was selfish and the
people sensual.
William. H. Clark.
feasts which, by divine appointment,
tILIS TIN
BARGAINS IN HEIRESSES.
Brisk Business is Being Done in
London.
New York, July' 4.-12;oferrin•g to
the suit of Miss Hermon, a spinster,
wlith a small annuity, who sued a
matrimonial agent last week for the
return of her deposit because he had
not carried out his. agreement to pro-
vide her with a Husband, idr. Labou-
,chere, writing in Truth, says;
",I happen to know that there is
in London at • the present time
at least ono little ring on the
fringe of society doing a brisk busi-
ness in this line.
"They do not run a paper and pub-
lish advertisements. Their business
within limits is bona fide enough.
They get bold of en heiress, Ameri-
can or otherwise, and httve touts and
hunting parties in search of such
bargains. Payment is based on re-
puii'ts., I , .
"The fateful introduction is brought
about most delicately, maybe at a
dinner at the Carleton or a panty
at Ascot or Henley. The bargain her-
self is probably quite unconscious of
what is going on, though the bargain
hunter, of course, is in the know.
Many people are often concerned,
among whom the commission is di-
vided on terms agreed upon." ,
"DECEIVED THE KING,
His Majesty the Victim of the Dog
F'ai 1r.
New York, July) 4.- The Herald
to -day, has the iodlotvin.g from Lon-
don: The latest victim to the wiles
of the dog fakir is ICing.Edwnrd. Not
long ago His Majesley; bought a dog,
to' which he had taken a'great fancy;
When later on he went to the royal
kennelis to see his .new 'haat he was
unable to recognize it. The elabor-
ate results obtained byl trimming,
combing and cropping had dieapp rr-
ed, and the dog stood revealed with
all its bad points. Thom is e great
deal of dissatisfaetion among fan
eters at rt'he large increa,'3
In elhow dog biking and the
TCennel Club -is .shortlyt to be app•.
proaeiied with a view or letting it
li'eco+mie known when a, dog is raked.
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iLLED F
L:ITEllEL,
U
Three of the Rothschilds to Give $2,000,000 to Provide
Dwellings for Parisian Workingmen.
Great Doings at the International Congress of the Salvation
Army .Now Meeting in London.
Crowd of 3,000 Looked .,on While Negro
, hanged in a Public Square.
Hunting a Murderer.
Winona, Minn., July 4. -John t inith, Paris, July 4. -Baron Alphonse de
supposed 'to be guilty of four murders, Rothschild, Baron. Edmund de Rothschild
the latest of which was the shooting of and l3aron Gustave de Rothschild, three
of the chiefs of the de Rothschild family,
Sheriff Harris, of Eau Claire, Wis., a called upon M. Treuiliot, the Minister of
few days ago. while the Sheriff was at- Commerce, yesterday, to inform hint of
tempting to arrest him on the charge of their intention to give $2;000,000 for the
robbing a store it Itosemond, Wis., has purpose
healthy
dwellings for the Parisian wrkiglae
been located in the bottom across the The details of the scheme have not yet
river from this city. Three hundred Wis- been given out, but it is announced that
cousin militiamen forma net, through the profits from the rents of tlie pro
posed dwellings will be dceoted leo the
which the desperado can hardly escape improvement of the condition of work -
alive. mem.
In addition to the murder of Sheriff "Hallelujah!"
Harris, Smith is wanted for killing the London, July 4.The International
Chief of Police of Iiavre, Mont. After
Was Being
Dwelliugs for the Poor.
killing the Montana officer he grew fear-
ful that his wife and children might
give the crime away, and he shot both
and fled. He is 24 years old.
Negro Lynched.
• Eupora, Miss., July 4. -Starling Dun-
ham,a negro, whnted on the charge of
criminally assaulting the 16 -year-old
daughter of John Wilson, a white man,
near Bellefontaine, two weeks ago, and
attempting criminally to assault three
young women named Dunn near this city
onthe same day, was hanged in the
public square here yesterday by a mob.
The noose was placed about the
negro's neck by Miss Wilson, who posi-
tively identified him, The negro was
placed on the back of a large black
horse, and at a signal from the leader
of the mob, Mise Wilson led the horse
from tinder him.
More than three thousand persons
witnessed the hanging. The lynching
was as orderly as a legal execution. Af-
ter being assured that the negro was
dead the mob cut down the body and
turned it over to relatives for burial.
congress of the Salvation Army is draw-
ing immense audiences, and is receiving'
much attention from the newspapers.
The meetings yesterday were devoted
to "foreign war.'
Gen. Booth reviewed the work of the
Salvation Army in foreign countries, and
said that its fia.g now flies everywhere
except in Russia, which lie hoped the
army would soon invade. As Illustrating
the scope of the army's work, a remark-
able demonstration took place at Exeter
Haul last night, while native delegates
from Asiatic countries conducted the
proceedings. A Japanese delegate made
a speech in tie hich he said that she army
had caused many reforms in the morale
of Tokio and other cities of Japan.
Trouble in Newfoundland. '
St. John's, Nfld., July 4. -Newfound-
land
: Newfound-
land fishnig vessels have occupied the
Fireneh stations on the treaty coast in
the mistaken belief"•that the treaty rati-
fications had been exchanged. The
Frenchmen appealed to the British com-
modore, who despatched it warship to
the scene to warn the offending colonial
vessels from the coast. The incident is
the occasion of much concern.
THE CANADIAN FRUIT CROP.
Fears That Heavy trains Will Hurt
the Crop.
Depa zitment of Agriculture,
Commissioner's Branch,
Tic fruit crop reports received at
the Fruit Division, Ottawa, from
May. 15th to date, do not indicate
any marked citangas in the gener-
al prospect. The amount of 'bloom•
is now pretty well known, except
in Prince Edward Island where the
season is unusuailyt late. Growers'in
Ontario ' and Quebec are begin-
ning to fear, that the heavy. rain-
fall will interfere with the setting
of fruit, and that the abundance of
bloom will go for naught. The rain
also prevents spray-sng and provides
conditions favorable to the develop-
ment 'of fungus diseases, so that
large crops of good fruit are by no
moans assured as yet.
Apples. -In Western and Central
Ontario-, Nova ' Scotia and British
Columbia whore the apple is largely
grown, the trees have had a profit-
'Won
rofu'Won of bloom, and oarly;, medium and
late varieties all promise a good to
full crop. The prospect was never
better in the famous Annapolis. Val-
ley.
Poans.--Moth earlyl and late ptear.s
have an abundance of bloom• 1n, On-
tario fruit bolt, but prospects are
only medium in the other pear grow-
ing ,districts of Ontario. Nova Scotia
growers are looking forward to
heavy crops of both early and late
varieties, while the reports from
British Columbia and Prince Ed-
ward Island aro •satisfactarr.
Plums and Peaehes.-Reports in-
dicate a medium crop of plums in
the Niagara and Essex districts, and
a light yield in the rest of Ontario,
except for Japan and native var-
ieties. Nova Scotia hap excellent pros-
pects for a full crop, while the other
Provinces send reports of medium
Yields. The majority of the growers
say that peaches are a total fail-
ure, but occasionally orchards will
give a light il crop. 1 THIRTV=�I'.IIREE MEN KILLED.
Other fruits. - medium yield.is
all that growers vein to anticipate
in the chief grape growing sections. A Terrible Accidt,ns Occurs to
Strawberries appear to promise anI'I l;loanishtciwn in Jamaica.
average crop in all districts, ex- 1
cept the fruit b''Itt of O•itario, 'where Kingston, &unsticks, Jul:SP' 5. --
palely plantations winter killed bad- Thirty-three persone were killed by
lyand the yield will be light. an accident zv]iicth occurred near
of plums which would not pay for the
picking by the growers within fifteen
miles of London. Plum blossoms have
mostly fallen off, having been abund-
ant on mature trees. Apple blos-
soms, which are beginning to open,
are abundant. The beauty of the
cherry trees, which has been great,
is now over, except among late var-
ieties. Black currants are highly
promising in plantations not badly
attacked by the mite, and there is a
great crop of gooseberries, where
the buds are not extensively devour-
ed by birds."
, Yours very truly,.
1 ! c W. A. Clemons,
Publication Clerk.
There are many imitations of W H.
Son's Fly Pads; all are cheap and
comparatively useless. Be sure to get
Wilson's.
•
WEST INDIES AND CANADA.
Reciprocity May be Arranged in a
• Year or Two.
London, July' 4.- Siir Daniel Mor-
ris, of the West Indies, lecturing at
a lamely -attended meeting of the
West Indies Committees, said a fac-
tor of great importance regarding(
the future of the sugar industry was
the removal of continental boun-
ties. 'The sugar industry was in the
best condition it had occupied for 25
y,eta,rs.
Sir H• Lybbock, the Che.lrman,re-
ferring to the movement for reef
procity between Canada and the
West Indies, remarked that so long
as Jamaica was so largely ,dependent
upon the United States market for
the disposal of its fruit, the question
Must be approached very carefully.
Within a year or two the way
, might be clear for an arrangement
with Canada.
No other fly killer compares with
W IESn s Fly Pads in destruetive
qualities. Insist on getting the genuine.
Toronto Farmers' elarlaet.
The receipts of grain on the street,.
to -day were very 'small;; a load of
white wheat sold at 92c bushel, and•
too bushels of oats at 37;40.
Dairy produce to good supply, with
butter selling et 1:4 to 15c for good
to choice (lorry. Bggseasier .at 1'3
to 18c per dozen,
Hay In limited supply, with . sales
of 15 loads at e.9 to $10 a ton fort
timothy,. and at $7 to $3 for mix-
ed. 'Straw is saw:d' A,al.
Dressed hogs le ,limited supply,w th
prices firm. Light sold at $7.25 to
$7.50, and heavy at ,$6.75.
Wheat, white, bush., 92e; wheat,-•
red, bush., 92e; wheat, spring, bush.,
O0c ; wheat, goose, bush., 77c; oats,
bush., 37 to 3730; peas, bush., 65
to 60c; barley, bush., 41yS to 42c;
hay, timothy, per tan, $9,00 to
$10.50; hay, clover, $7 to $8; straws
per ton, $9 to $10; apples, per bar-
rel, $2.25 to $3; dressed hogs, $6.75.
to $7,50; oggs,'per dozen, 17 to 18c s
butter,, dairy, 14 to ?Lilo ; butter,
creamery, 18 to ,21c; chickens, per
1'b., 14 to 15c; turkeys, per lb., 16•
to 20c; potatoes, per bag, 95 to.
$1.1
5 ; cabbage, per dozen, $1 to
$1.50; beef, hindquarters, $8 to $10;
beef, forequarters, $5.50 to $0.50;
beef, choice, carcase, $7.50 to 88.00;
beer, med'um, eairease, $6.75 to $7.70;
lambs, year! eg, $10 to .„11; mutton,.
per cwt., 87.50 to $9; veal, per cat,,.
$6.50 to $8.50.
Toronto Live Stock.
Receipts of live stock at the City
Market were light, 10 carloads, con-
sisting of 51 cattle, 448 hogs, 160
sheep, 5 calves and ;80 hogs to Park,,
Blackwell.
There was little doing at the mar-
ket, only 51 fresh cattle coming in -
These, with a few late held over from
Thursday's market were reported as,
having changed hands at un-
changed quotations.In all the different clams.es• of live
stock, prices were unchanged from
Thursday's
Thursday's quotations.
Exporters -Choice, well fin -Jelled,
heavy' exporters are worth $5.50 to
$5.75 per cwt., medium at ,$5 'to -
$5.25. ls-
Export bulChoice export bulls.
sold at $4.25 to $4.40; medium at ,$3.-
75 to $4. ' •
Export cows -Pricer ranged from•
$4 to $4.25 per cat.
Butchers' -Choice picked tots of
butchers', equal In quality to best
exporters, 1,100 of 1,2.00 lbs. each,..
sold at $4.80 to $5.25 ; loads of good.
at$4.25 to $4.80; medium at $4.25
to $4.50; common at $3.50 to 4;.
rough and inferior at $2.50 to $8.-
25 per cwt.
Feeders -Short -keep feeders, $1,
100 to 1,200 lbs. each. :sold at $4.-
80 to $5. Those weighing from 950
to 1,050, of good quality', sold at
$4.25 to $4.50 per cwit.
atock,'r,s-Choice :yearling calves•
sold tat $3.75 to $4.10: poorer ;grader
and off -colors sold at $2,75 to $350,
according to quality.
Misch corns -Milch cows and spring-
ers
pringers sold tt,t from) $30 to $50 each.
Sheep -Export ewes sold at 6.1.85
to $4.15, export bucks at $3 to $3.-
28.
'Seeing lambs --Prices ranged frons,
$1.50 to $4.25 each.,
Hogs -Prices for straight loads,
and watered, were $5.10 per cwt.,
and $4.35 for lights and fats.
Veal calves -Price" raneed from $2
to $10 oaeh, and $4 to $5.50 Per dsei.
13radstreet's on Trade.
Montreal wholesale trade is shoshow-
inga moderate amount of activity.
Ttso weather conditions have not
been alteg,ett'er favorable for the
movement of summer goods. The gen-
eral outlook for trade is rather more
cheerful, owing to favorable crap ad-
vices fromi the west, and liberal sized
and wen distributed orders are cocom-
ingto hand for autumn delivery.
Values are generally firm. Leading
cotton mills have been closed as is
usual at this season:
In Toronto the weather condi-
tions -alternately wet and cool
days lave not been favorable for
any expansion in seasonable goods;.
and het temperatures are much de-
sired. The buying for tiie fall has.
been very fair. Remittances are a
little slow. Crop prospects in this.
Province are more promising. The
demand from the west shows a good
expansion aver previous years. In.
shelf hardware the jobbers• are ad -
maiming prices of many lines as a
result of the prospect of having to
pay increases of a to 50 per cent.
in duties of various goods under the
recent "damping" legislation.
at Quebec trade during the week
has not been quite ea active as the
preceding one. Collections are re-
ported slow, but an Improvement iii
this respaeet is looked forward to.
Country stoiekeepsrs are ordering, ass
a rule for immediate wants.
In Victoria, Vancouver and other
Pacific Coast paints, as reported to
ltradstreet's trade is fairly satisfac-
tory for tato season. Trade is a:
good deal of activity in the inter -
for mining districts and retail traders
are sending in large orders. Tile d
mand from the Yukon is good. Het
insects' and Fungi. -so far there Spanishtow:n, ten ntltes west of King- made. '
shipments of five stock are
is not much complaint, of insects or sten, to -day, in the main conduit or
fungi. Correspondents at Grimsby rind ! the West India Electric Company,
Elginfiolcl, Ont., and Lawreneetown w',ihloh operates the street cars from
and Shelbourne, l .S,, .report tent cat- : xxingston, and the shareholders of
erpilla.rs numerous. ,Some sections of wtai.cdi are principally Canadians.
NOW Brunswick and Nova Scotia, I Nearly 100 laborers .baso been de-
wttrero, spraying is not clone, report tailed to retriove sand from; the end
codling moth very prevailent In pre-, orinous pipe, which is a, mtle long.
VI ons years. Tito hard been practically cotu-
T'ruit in Tiritn.in.--The London Mas-- piloted
feet Growers' Cla.zette of of 1.8tti, 1 ow+ a siwhen iia.li outer viere ol wg'tter to iven to al-
work-
says, "Some of the speaker at the ter the conduit. Through mtsa•i>1e
annual meeting of the Naticinnl Frltlt E t', miens
' -
Growers Fedei: tion mentioned that i beasion, aceldont or earelessness,the
there were indaesu ,n, of a tien,vy; full force of water teas turned on
fruit trot'' this soi7,son. i r.. ,iolin and aa. maid strn'g£'lo to eseape by.
Wood of Swanley for instance stat- moans of tho manholes ensued, with
At Winnipeg this wiholestle
very busy, s<>nie firms lits
orders than they Cain e
lahf.tidle. Tho buying for
been heavy .in the ex
unprecedentedly lax,.'
Collections have
tnucla • as it wtu
by this time..
,Improved r
! a good elf
don for
etockO
are a
Ib
us
ed that there were thousands or tens tho result that 33 persons were kills