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INTERNATIONALLE93ON NO. V,
JULY 31, 1904.
Omri and Ahab. -i Kings 16:23 -33. •
Comentary.-I.' The reign,, character
and death of Omri (vs:23-28). 23. Began
Omri-No acount is taken here of the
four years he was contesting the king-
dom with Tibni. From verse 16 we see
that his reign must really. have begun
in the 27th. year of Asa's reign, he began
to reign alone. Twelve years -This is
supposed to include the whole time of his
reign four years .with Tibni and eight
years alone. There is,.however, a differ-
ence of opinion as to the chronology here:
In Tirzah-He reigned six years in Tir-
aah and six.in-Samaria.,
24. The hill Samaria -The .palace of,
Tirzah being 'in ruins, Omri,, in selecting
the site of his royal residence, was nat-
urally influenced by considerations both
of pleasure and advantage. In the cen-
tre of a wide amphitheatre of mountaias
about six miles from Sechem, rises :.n
oblong hill with steep, yet accessible
sides, and a loneeflat top'extendingeeact
and west ,and. rising five. hundred or six
hundred feet above the valley. What
Omri probably built as a mere palatial
residence, became the capital of the king-
dom, instead of Sechem. The choice of
Omri was admirable in selecting a posi-
tion which combined' strength, beauty and
fertility. -Stanley. Shemer-The Heb-
rew form is Shomer, Two talents -About
$3,320: Terry.. This was a large sum for
those days. Samaria continued to be the
capital of the northern kingdom until
Schalmaneser carried away , Israel into
Assyrian captivity.
25. Evil .... worse than till -Tie was
worse than the wickeed kings who had
reigned before him. "He went farther
than they had gone in establish;n ini-
quity by law, and forcing his subjects
to comply with hint in it; for we ,cad
in Micah vi. 16, of the `statutes of Onrri'
the keeping of which made f sra•el act •. e-
lation." -Henry. 26. Made Israel to sin -
Note the power of a wicked life: 1.:t is
the more dangerous when associated 'with
material prosperity •(v. 24). 2. It trans-
forms a king into a tyrant (vs. 25, 26).
'3. It is the less inexcusable in a man of
valor and capacity (v. 27). 4. It entails
suffering and woe on succeeding genera-
tions. -Barlow, 27. And his might -It
appears that he stood well in the army.
for it was in the camp that he was
elected to the throne, yet in his relation
to Jehovah he stood worse than any of
his predecessors and was farthest from
God. .A man may be skilful and useful
to himself and others in all material and
worldly things, while in spiritual and
divine things he works only mischief
and destruction. What without religion
is so-called civilization ?-Lange. 28.- Omri
slept -Ile died a natural death.
it. The reign and character of Ahab
(vs. 29-33). 29. Year of Asa -Asa saw
six kings of Israel buried. Began Ahab
-More particulars are recorded of Ahab
than of any of the other kings of Israel.
30. Did evil.... above all -He even ex-
ceeded the iniquity of his wicked father.
31. A light thing -He not only broke
the second commandment by introduc-
ing false gods, but he broke he first also
by bringing in heathen deities. Jezebel
-One of the worst characters mentioned
in the' scriptures. She used every effort
to establish idolatry in Samaria and
exterminate the worship of God. Pro-
phet and people were compelled to hide
from the storm of her wrath. Her in-
fluence was also powerfully felt in Judah.
Ethbaal-Jezebel's royal father was a
priest of Baal and murdered his own
brother, King Philetos. He was a fit
parent of this woman. -Barlow. Zidon-
ians-"This term was used among the
Hebrews with much latitude. Josephus
calks Ethbaal king of the Tyrians and
Zidonians. It is probable that both
Tyre and Sidon, with the adjacent
towns, were often under one govern=
merit" Served Baal -The chief reale god
among the Phoenicians, as Ashtoreth
was -the female divinity. • An unholy al-
liance would never be entered into if
the soul were not first demoralized. The
results show how mixed marriages are
dangerous.
32. Reared • altar, etc. -He built
a temple and in it erected an altar
where sacrifice aright be offered to Baal.
"Splendid shrines were built, especially
one of vast size in the capital, and the
rites and ceremonies of the new cult
were exhibited on a grand scale, with
sensuous accompaniments of all kinds -
music, statutary, procession. of -robed
priests, victims, incense, bands of fan-
atics worked up to frenzy by religious
excitement, and the like. Astarte's em-
blems were erected, 'and license was
given, under cover of her worship, to the
grossest licentious excesses."- Rawlin-
son. 33, Made a grove -"The Asherah."
R. V. This•was an image to represent
the female divinity, of -which Baal was
the male. Did move -Ahab actually wor-
shipped these heathen deities, and crush-
ed out the true religion. We can -be
guilty of no greater sin than to reject
God and •the salvation he has provided
through His Son. See John iii, 19,. 36.
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
In our review of the rapid decline of
Israel to •the culmination in its utter de-
struetion we pause at the chapter head-
ed "Omri and Ahab" for a glimpse of
the rebellious nation. What pictures do
these names bring before your eyes -pic-
tures of moral degradation, pictures of
cruelty, pictures of extreme stupidity!
Like' denger' signals Goa •has set the
story of 'Wiese two kings, in •.the records
to warn others of destruction at the end
of the way of Omri end Arian. •
From the orthodox Jewish families
who had revolted ender Jeroboam has
now sprung a generation of idolaters.
It may have been "broad-minded" for
Ormi to recognize .the : geed in all reli-
gions, but it was short --.sighted enough
for him to overlook ala the evils of idol.
&try and to rear in .his home Su&h a
profligate on as ,Ahab. Idolatry marks
,its devotees with cruelty, The house of
Jeroboam has been eompletely blotted
out; the house of Bavasha was put to
death'; Elwh 'was assassiusated; Zberi
committed suicide. Both Omri and Ahab'
Ahab were cruel to those who stood in
the way of their ambitions. Idolatry
further degrades the morals of its vic-
tims. Selfishness' and the •sensuous in-
fluences of Ashtoreth have brought
down to moral degradation both these
men wha ere chief among God's people..
With what persistent •stupidity dad
these two kings pursue their wicked
practiees! With utter disregard for the
frequent instances of :the execution of
G•od's wrath and in the face of His oft-
repeated warnings did they cause Is,
reel to sin. With' what stupidity did
they 'turn from the oracles of God to
ask help at ,the shrines of the images_
of calves! How blind is he who sees
reward and' punislmient, approbation and.
,revenge in the hands of, a dumb image
or in' high-sorinding lalvs of nature, but
who has no eyes to see the hand of the
Almighty, which Metes out justice and
mercy: •
Retribution is sure to follow the wick=
ed. By promises of a less rigid govern-
ment, by the advantages of his position
and by his real merit as a general. Jero-
boam mighe win the hearts of the peo-
ple and be popular for a time, but de-
struction cane to every member of his
family. God. turned him over for de-
struction to those more wicked. ,than
himself. Baasha, Elah, Zimri, Omri and
Ahab might be sucessfully seated on.the
throne, but what list of names could
better show the foolishness of attempts
to fight against God rind yet escape his
punishments ? It: may' be that Omri's•,
wisdom could postponefor a time'G.
judgments never grow weary in t
pursuit' of the -wicked.
Omri was wicked but Ahab was m
wicked; Omri served idols but. Al
served Baal with zeal. "Ahab did ni
to provoke -,the Lord of Israel that w
before him." Not only lines of lir
but famillee go from immortality
wickedness 'and from wickedness
greater wickedness until divine just
is meted. out and the family name is bl
ted out. What a lesson should
father who is wreckless learn from 0
and his more wicked son ! When t
records are made shall they not sure
read, "The father was wicked but f
son was worse than the father?" Ti
story of from bad to worse would be en
less, and every father would be a`Iir
in the endless chain of despair but f
the gospel of Christ, which may brei
the chain and start even the most wie
ed family on, the upgrade. Let th
gospel speedily reach the fathers'ef o
land. for our nation is in danger.
The worst crime with which the wie
ed Ahab is charged is that he marri
Jezebel. As a light thing the ldseg
God's people has deliberately chosen
his wife this idolatrous woman. So:
mon's strange wives brought sin wi
them, but Jezebel did more to :conn
Israel than all -Solomon's court. T
charms of Jezebel are still the snare
the. young men who have the bright(
hopes. -.A saintly mother in Israel on
said : "Our young preachers make t
worst mistakes in the choice of wiv
of any class of men on earth." G
deliver our young hien from the sear
of 'the modern Jezebel !
Clark W. Shay.
A few years ago only three lives stood
between Lady Alexandra Duff and the
British throne, one of them that of the
present King, then Prince of Wales. The
young lady has but just celebrated her
thirteenth birthday, and is now eighth
in the succession list.
A prominent Southern lady,
Mrs. Blanchard, of Nashville,
Tenn., tells how she was cured
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time to come which would only mean
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a few short months. ' I feel,like another
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Retired U.S';: Colonel Shoots a Lady's Maid and Then
Commits Suicide in Paris
The'Tariff Commission on the Iron and Steel Trades Gives
Reasons for Decline of Trade.
While • Efforts are Being Made ; to . Settle Chicago Strike
Price of Meat' Goes' Up:
London, July 25. --rhe Daily Express
announces, that the Prince of Wales, who
hitherto has.not.followed in the footsteps
of. King Edward, in taking a leading in-
terest. in the turf, has definitely deeided
to take up racing, but that he will breed
all his own horses. The paper says that,
a start has already been made with three
bred mares.
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(B) A protective tariff, lower
than the general tariff, for the colonies,
giving adequate preference to Britlsh
manufacturers and framed to secure
freer trade within the British Empire.
(C) A maximum tariff, consisting
of comparatively higher duties but sub-
ject •to reduction by negotiation to the
level of the general tariff.
The report, which 'is signed'by fifty
eight commissioners is very bulky and
gives the evidence of British manufac-
tures, the evidence given before the Un-
ited States Industrial Commission on
iron and steel industries, the organiza-
tion and working of German Kartells
and a vast amount of statistics, etc.
Trying to Settle Butchers' Strike.
Chicago,Ju1y 25. -It was for packers to
say tp-day whether they would hold an-
other conference with representatives of
organized labor relative to the strike of
the butehere' workmen. The request for
such a meeting was submitted last night
to the owners of the packing plants by
the union leaders of uhioago. The em-
ployers were told this morning that a
reply would be made. •
Each party to the struggle was re-
quested to participate in a joint .meet-
ing of employers and all trades inter-
ested.. The butchers promptly answered
that they were ready to go into the con-
ference.
Pending the outcome of this attempt
the Wren in the mechanical departments
and the teamsters and .stationary fire-
men at the packing .rouses trill remain
at work.. Assurances that teey would
go out in sympathetic strikes as a last
resort were renewed to President Don-
nelly, of the butchers. Donnelly con -
tinned to advise against the extension of
the struggle until it seemed necessary.
Prices of Meat Up
.phieagd, July 25. ',i..e prices of meat
on down` town restaurant bills of fare
have been raised' 10 percent. or more, as
a result of the stock yards strike. The
action was . taken at the instance of the
Hotelkcepers' Association. •
While several restaurants had a supply
of meat sufficient for one month, with-
out exception, they raised prices.
The largest increase'has been made in
the price of the expensive cuts, porter-
house steak, with mushrooms, quoted at
$2.75 on Saturday, now bringing $3.25.
The price of desirable cut in loins and
ribs has jumped from 15 to 20 cents. A
corresponding raise in the price of medi-
um grade falls heavily on the boarding-
house keepers, and the families. The price
of ham and bacon has also advanced.
POETRY U1V'AP HECIA'iED.
Daniel Collins' Begging IVlkthods' Land
Him in Jail.
Toronto, July 25. -Daniel Collins was
arrested. by P. 0. Hawthorne for vag -
rancy. He is a one -legged man, and
was endeavoring 'to get money , by beg-
ging. In ordder to elicit sympathy he
would hand each passer-by a card, on
which the following verses appeared :
"Look, kind stranger, as I pass by,
As you are now so once was I; •
As I am now you may sometime be,,.
But I hope and pray it shall ,never be.
"Never think your gifts are wasted,
Bread an waters cast are they,
And perhaps you will find them
Coming back to "you some day -
"Coming .bac.: when sorely needed
Ina tune of deep distress;
So let your gifts be given freely
Gift and giver God will bless."
On the other side of the card was
printed : "Kindly give what you can. I
am trying to raise enough money to
buy an artificial limb"
In the Police Court yesterday Magis-
trate Denison sent Collins down for 60
days.
TWO FAMILIES DISRUPTED.
Fred. Creed and Mrs. Alexander, of To-
ronto Missing a Month.
Toronto, July 25. -It is not often that
the quietude of Toronto is broken by
such an affair as an elopment, but at
the present time the east end is discuss-
ing the elopement of Fred. 3. Creed and
Mrs. Robert G. Alexander. Mr. Creed re-
sided at 367 Parliament street, where he
conducted a bicycle repair shop, with
his wife and 7-year-oicl daughter. Mrs.
Alexander lived at 356 Gerrard street
east, with her husband and son of 8
years. Both families appeared to be
.very happy until about a year ago,
when the neighbors noticed that Creed
ancl Mrs. Alexander seemed to be very
fond of each other.
Just one month ago yesterday the cou-
ple left their homes and have not been
seen since. No one knows where they
went, but is well known that they left
together. The detectives have been ask-
ed to locate the elopers.
Mrs. Creed, since her husband has
gone, has locked herself in the house,
closed the store, and refuse to be com-
forted. Mr. Alexander, who is a painter
by trade, also feels his condition, and
refuses to talk regarding his wife's
movements.
OLDEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
Chicago Expedition Discovers the Ancient
Adab.
Ohieago, July 25.-Udnunki, the an
cleat Adab, perhaps .the oldest city in
the :,World, has been discovered • by the
University of Chicago's ' excavation ex-
pedition in Babylonia. This city has for
many years been the object of search by
Orientalists.
It is mentioned in the code of..Hammtu-
rabi, an early King of Babylonia, which
document was translated recently by
Professor Robert F. Harper, director of
the expedition. He has just received
news here in a cablegram from Professor
F. J. Banks, field director of the expe-
dition. The uncovering of ancient Adab
is one of the most important arehaeo-
logieal !achievements of recent years,
Dr. Banks informed Prof. Harper that
he had found bricks• bearing the sylla-
bles Ud-Nun-Ki at the lowest level of.
the ruins. He is certain that these
bricks identify the city of Adab. With a
force of 120 men he excavated the ruins
a•t Bismya and found the remains of four
temples, built one above the other,
which be named according to the kings
who built theta. The dates became ear.
Her, until finally the bricks identifying
Udnunki were found. Among other ar-
ticles are marble statues and 'many
bronze objects.
Toronto Farniors" 1vl.aarket.
Thee' grain market continues vex'y
dull, !;here being receipts here of
only £00;.bue)iels. Wheat firm, 100 ,.
bu,sheis of goose selling at 78e. Oats
,ie higher, with ,sales of 100 bushels
at
Tay Is firmer, with• sales of 10
loads at $11 to $1/,0.:50 a ton for old,
s:nd at .$7. to $i9 iter newj. One load
0'f straw sold) at $10(0. . :om1,
• Dressed Logs are unoh:a.nged.141glit
quote-. at $7.50 to $7 60
,Wheat, white, bush., 92e ; wheat,
red, Sarah., 92o ; esteat, spring., bush,
S7c ; • kvtheat, goose, bush., 78c ; oats,
push„ 39 to 39 1-4e; barley, bush.,
41 to 42yc; tray, old, pert ton, $11
to 1'12.50; hay, new, per ton, $T to
$9 ; htr :,w, $10; dressed hogs, light,
,°.x'7.50 Az $7.60 ; eggs, per dozen{, 20
to 21n; butter, dairy, 161 to 18c ; but-
ter, creamery, 18 to 21c ; chickens,
spring, : Per , lb., • 19 to. 20c I turkeys;
per ib.., 13 to 15c ; potatoes, per bag,
75, !:o 85c; cabbage, per dozen, 503
to . $1; tbeell, h in!dtqu(a iters, $9 to
$10.25; ?beef, forequarters, $5 to $6;
beef, choice, carcase, $7.50 to $8.25 ;
beef, e.zedirim, carcase, $6.75 to $7.50;
mutton, Oar G•w!t $7 to $8.25; veal,
r!er etwt.,$7.50 to $8.50; lamb, ,springs
:11 to 12c. 1
Leading Wheat Markets.
July. Sept.
Nev York 1011-2 91.1-4
St. L• owls - 8i,.' 1-8
Duluth ... 190:17111 8 T 3-8
Toledo ,. U1
Detroit i g 1-2 92 1-2
Toronto hive Sto, JC.
Receipts of live stock at the City
'M!nrket were light, 15 carloads, con -
stating of 74 cattle, 600 hogs, 161
sheep and lambs and 22 calves.
In the fresh arrivals of to -day;
there were a few good cattle, es-
ioci.ally 1 load of butchers' and 2
.loads of exporters•, brought in by
Idessr•s. Lowe and Nicoll, of Tara.
Trade was dull, and although the
offerings were light, there were sev-
eral lots of inferior stockers, as welt
as two loads of good exporters left
unsold, All offerings of good butch-
ers' cattle were bought up readily.
Prices were about the same in all
classes of live stock as on T.hursday.!
Exporters -Choice, well finished,
heavy exporters ars worth $5! to $5.-
25
5:
25 per cwt.
Export bulls -Choice export bulls
sold at $4 to $4.25; medium at $3.75
to $3.85.
Export cows -Prices ranged from
$8..50 to $4 per ewe.
Dutclears'-1 1oiee picked lots of
butchers', equal in quality to best ex-
porters, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs. each, sold
sold at $4.85 to $5 ; loads; of good
at $4.50 to $4.75 ; medium at $4.25
to $4.50: common at $3.50 to $4,
rough• and inferior at $2.75 to $3.25
per cwt.
• Izeeder,s-Feeders weighing from
950 to 1,050 lbs., of good quality,
sold at $4 to $4.25 per. cwt.
Stoclner,s--;Chnice yearlings calves
sold at $3:.251 to $3.50; poorer grades
and off colors scud at $2.7p to $3.-
25, according to quality.
1 Much cows -Milch cows and spring-
ers sold at from $23 to' $30'.
Sheep --Export eines sold at $3.65
to $3.75; export bucks at $3 to $8.
25 per cwt.
Spring 1 ambs-Prices ranged front
$3.501 to $4.50 each.
Bogs •--Prices for straight loads,
fed and watered, were $5.25 per
cwt., and $5.50 for lights and fats.
Veale -calves -Prices ranged from
$2 to $10 each, and $3!•501 to $5.50
per cwt.
Bradstreere oaTrade.
In Montreal business is showing the ef-
feet of the midsummer dullness peculiar
to the holiday season. The sorting de-
mand has dropped off, and the attention
is now mainly directed toward fall trade
in which the orders have kept up very
well. Values of staple goods are gener-
ally well maintained. No changes are re-
ported in cottons, and woollexis are firm-
er. Remittances are very slow.
In Toronto, wholesale trade is moder-
ately active for this season, when the de-
mand is always more or less quiet and
largely confined to the future require-
ments of trade. Prices of staple manu-
factures are mostly steady. Wool is
firm. Three cars of Canada combing and
fleece were this week shipped to the
United States.
At nuebee, general trade during the
week has been quiet. The rain during.
the early part, which was badly needed,
has been of considerable benefit to pas-
turage. Few tourists have arrived, and
as a result city trade is not as active as
in past seasons.
At Victoria -Vancouver there is some
noticeable improvement in wholesale
trade. The demand for fall goods, as
reported by Bradstreet's, is better in
some departments. The northern trade
is quiet.
In Winnipeg, wholesale trade has dis-
played further expansion the past week.
There is a cheerful feeling in wholesale
trade circles over the excellent prospects
fen;the £all business.
he orders for staple -goods for the fall
and whiter are coming forward in fair
volume at Hamilton, and a cheerful feeI-
ing prevails in wholesale trade circles
over the future outlook for trade. The
sorting trade, in common with other
centres, is much smaller, and more atten-
tion is being paid to the future by re-
tailers.
In London, as reported to Bradstreet's,
there is a moderately good demand for
this time of the year. Travellers' orders
for fall goods are .fair, There' has been
a little too much rain for the crops, but
otherwise conditions are good.
Ottawa wholesale merchants report a
good inquiry from the trade for the fall,
and the belief is that once the crops in
the west are assured from danger, there
will be renewed activity in buying. Val*
ties of staple goods continue steady.