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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-08-12, Page 3the cresols et his true character and thus un 0 001. move Lhjah to spare him from what _i]� '6P; s@cored • death li perished; there were •some wino still held to the pure religion of Jehovah. 13. INTERNATIONAL LiesSON NO. VII, Was it not told-"Obadiafes thought AUQUB'I' 14. 1904. seems to be that Elijah could believe nothing but evil of one who was in the household of Ahab," 15, 16 -After Eli- jah had dispelled all the apprehensions of Obadiah and had positively asserted that he would show himself to Ahab that clay, Obadiah conveyed the prophet'S message to the king. IV. Elijah meets Ahab (vs. 17.19), When Elijah and Ahab met the king said, "Art thou he that troubleth Is- rael?" In this question he really charged Elijah with bringing the famine upon the nation. Ahab thought to awe him into submission, but the prophet boldly told the king that the cruise of the national calamity was traceable to his own un- godly doings in forsaking the Lord and establishing Baal worship in the land. He then demanded of Ahab that he ga- ther all Israel and :the 850 prophets of Baal and Asherah upon Mount Carmel. This Ahab preceded to do. to hi�rn tq be almost certain p. he true worshippers had not gall Obadiah and Elfaah. 1 Kings 18:1-10. Commentary, -I. Elijah goes to meet Ahab (vs. 1, 2). 1. Many days- The Waiting time must have (seemed long to Elijah. The third year, -It is sup- posed that he dwelt by the Cherith about a year and at Zarephath two years and six months. It was now in the third year since he went to Zarephath. Ge -Elijah made no move, only as he had directions from God. The time had come when the people were in a state of mind to receive the benefit' God intended them to receive through the terrible calamity thathad come upon them. Unto Ahab -The king had remained obdurate and unreformed. Another opportunity was to be given him of repentance, and Eli- jah was sent in order to declare to him the cause of the national judgment and to promise him, on condition of his re- moving it; the immediate blessing of rain, -J,, F. & B. 2. Elijah went -A marvellous proof of the natural intrepidity of this pro- phet, of his moral courage and his un- faltering confidence in the protecting care of God, that he ventured to ap- proach the presence of the raging lion. -Ibid. Sore famine -While it is clear, from chap. xvii. 12-14, that the famine extended beyond the kingdom of Israel, it is still probable that it was especially oppressive in Samaria, and the provinces immediately' adjacent.-Whedon. "Corn must have been obtained or the people from Egypt or the adjoining countries, else life could not have been sustained so long." II. Ahab and Obediah searching for food (vs. 3-6). Obadiah -There are no less than twelve men by this name re- ferred to in the Old Testament. The PRACTICAL SURVEY. Obadiah was evidently a man of God as well as Elijah, •as shown by many acts that he had done. It is fidelity that God cares snore about than any other ,apquirement we may possess. Education, wealth, honor and position army be good in their place, but the Almighty cares more for faithfulness than for any other quality. No matter what he tests us at, this grape supersedes all others. It is not the degree of ability that we posess, but the use of what we have that pleases Him. "Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons, but in every nation he that feareth God, and worketh righteousnese, is accepted of Him" (Acts x., 34, 35). If all 1-Iis chil- dren were equally faithful he would love all alike. Ahab, the king, had doubtless noticed that he could depend upon Oba- diah, and so Tied flim in his employ. It is the case sometimes that wicked men 9R'IT�,7 tl OST T AL LI TAME 1', TO PIECES. A Big African Lion Attacks Him and He is Dragged From the Cage a Bleeding Mass. British Vessel Encountered a Magnetic Storm, and the Sailors Fell on the decks and Prayed. New York, Aug. 8.-Bonavita, the lion tamer, was all but torn to pieces by the big African lion Baltimore at 10 o'clock last night in a Coney Island animal show before a holiday crowd of 3,000 persons rooted to their seats in terror, according, to the World. The big lion, roused to frenzy by the stings of a big whip, fell upon the trainer with a terrible roar at the close of a 15 -minute fight between man and beast. The animal raked Bonavita with its long claws, threw hien against the back wall of the den, and as he was falling like a log, sprang again, sunk its teeth into his left shoulder, and dragged him three feet to the centre of the cage, and tore the muscles from his arm from top of the shoulder to the elbow. As the trainer struggled to his feet, the huge beast snatched his left hand within its jaws and crushed the hand shapeless. As it launched itself through the air a third time Bonavita almost swooning and covered with blood, emptied a revolver of blanks into 'its free. In the brief moment that the enraged a cask of bread carne ashore and a notice this quality an Christians and de- beast baited the proprietor of the thaw cask of canned goods, so there was most conspicuous among them was Obn- diah, the prophet. Governor -He was sire the benefit by employing them. sprang through the cage door into the plenty of food, but the party were en - an officer of high rank and great influ- The famine had now continued in centre of the den ; where seven other their without water. enee in Ahab's court. Feared the Lord Samaria between three and four years, lions had tumbled from their seats and They were thirty-one miles from Port -It is indeed very .remarkable that and it was quite difficult to find sus- fought among themselves with thunder- Alexandria, and walked along the beach Obadiah, a devout worshipper of Jehovah, tenance for man or beast, but God sent ing roars. He snatched the limp form to that place, which they reached after was allowed to retain his position when Elijah to Ahab, promising to send rain- of the swooning trainer from beneath .two days' intense suffering,. Being with - Jezebel was putting forth every effort Abab had sent his servant through the the very body of the lion and carried out shoes, their 'feet were cut by the to rid the country of God's true follow -land to seek for fountains of water and , him to safety. shells on the leach, and were blistered ers. No doubt it was because Obadiah brooks, and also to find grass and thus ' Bonavita was removed to the Ream -by the heat of the sand. One man was could be trusted. He was a man of save the mules and Horses, while lee tion Hospital, after physicians from tee bitten by a poisonous owl, and died as integrity and industry- uet the sort of sought the same, going another way: audience and "incubators" had ligatured : the result of his hound. man that Ahab would wish to appoint Elijah met Obadiah on his errand and his arms to prevent his bleeding to death ; The captain's wife was one of the over his household. It is not uncommon said, "Tell your master that Elijah is as he lay. I party. to find wicked men and haters of Chris- here." Elijah feared that before bis It is scarcely hoped that he can live, tianity employing Christians preferably master came the Spirit would convey unless the arm is amputated. as the flesh 1 to others, simply because it is to their Elijah elsewhere, and Ahab would thins: was stripped to the bone. Every effort 1 Chicago, Aug. 8,-4Declaring the strike interest to do so. 4. Cut off the prophets -The story of Jezebel's slaughter of the prophets is not given us, but it is referred to in this lesson and in chap. xix, 10, 14. Not satisfied in establishing the worship of Baal, this wicked woman undertook to exterminate the prophets of the Lord. "This persecution she had probably -or- dered in vengeance because Elijah could not be found, and on suspicion that they . were privy to his concealment." By fifty -That is, he hid them in two caves, fifty in each. "These were they of 'whom the world was not worthy, men- tioned in Heb. xi. 38, as noble exemplars of faith." Fed them -•chis was done se- cretly,' at his own expense, and at the risk of losing his position and his life, anti would, therefore, be a strong proof that he was a true worshipper of Jehov- ah. 5. Go through the land (R.V.)- "It is said to be a custom in the East when a public calamity reaches its high- est point, for the king himself and his chief minister to go forth arid seek re- lief. This shows further how high was the position of Obadiah in the service and confidence of the king," -Terry. III. Elijah meets medial]. (vs. 7-16). 7. • Met him -•-"Deeming it imprudent to rush without previous intimation in- to the presence of Ahab, the prophet so- licited. Obadiah to announce his return to the king." sinew him -The prophet's garb would make him easy to recognize and he must have been seen more than once in Sa.maria.,-Lumby. On his face -To Obadiah, Elijah was God's true rep- resentative. By his actions Obadiah showed his profound respect and love for the prophet. Is it thou (R. V.) - His language and actions are full of emo- tion and . surprise. ,Is it thou,, ;to fascia God is able ,to undergo in this lite. He whom every royal device has been ex- will put' every man in their right place fn hattsted 1 Thou Elijah, iii broad daylight, right here near the gates of Samaria 1- Wheclon. 8. Tell thy Lord -It would be news of great interest to the king. 9. Wherein have I sinned (R. V.)- Obadiah's fear is very natural. Be is • asked to carry a message to Ahab,which another disappearance of Elijah may seem to make untrue, in which case the wrath ,of the ,king would fall upon him. To slay him -Thus we see how Obeiliali distrusted Ahab. 10 -No nation,.ete., -0f course Obacliab's words onlyapply to those countries immediately around: Israel into which Elijah could be'sup- posed to have fled•for: refuge, But he' employs the language of 00ent0by e.r- o- m peered as though the whole world was a mass of glowing fire. The sailors fell on the decks and prayed. Suddenly the cloud began to lift. The phosphorescent glow on the ship and the crew began to fade. In a few minutes the cloud pass- ed over the vessel, and we saw it mov- ing off over the sea." A Shipwrecked Crew. New Bedford, Mass., Aug. 8. -On board the Portuguese steamer Peninsular, which has arrived from Lisbon, were Captain Enos and three" mates of the whaling barque President, which was wrecked on the west coast of Africa, on May 28. The President struck about midnight somewhere in the vicinity of Port Alex- andria, according to the stogy told by Second Mate Barney. After one boat had been smashed, and another had reached shore, Mate Barney says there were ten men left on the sinking President without any boat to leave in. When these ten finally embarked on a raft, on which they floated about for six hours before those who had previous- ly reached shore were able to rescue them The Chicago Strike. he mad told a lie, for he knew the earnest- ness with which he had sought him. When Elijah had promised him that he would show himself to Ahab that day he was content to tell his master, and then the king went to meet him. When Ahab saw him he said, "Art thou h that t bi tl Israel?" It is The Markets Toronto Street Market. The offerings of grain to -day show ars increase. A load of white wheat, which was bought for cereals, sold at $1, one load of red winter sold at 04e, and one load. of goose at 78e. Oats firmer, 300 bushels selling at 30eee to 40c. One load of barley sold at 46e a bushel. Hay, quiet and firm, with sales.of 3e loads at $11 to $13 a ton for old, and at $8.50 to $10 for new. Straw sold at $11 a ton for one load. Dressed hogs are limited in supply and firm. Light ones bring $7.50 to $8.00. Wheat, white, bushel, 95c; do., red, 95c do., spring, 90e; do., goose, 78e; oats. bushel, 39 1-2 to '40e; barley, per bushel, 46e; hay, old, per ton, $11 to $13; do., new, per ton, $8 to $10; straw, per ton, $10 to $11; dressed hogs, light, $7.50 to $8.00; eggs, per dozen, 20 to 21e; butter, dairy, 15 to 18e; do., cream- ery, 19 to 21e; chickens, spring, per Ib.,. 16 to 17e; turkeys, per lb., 13 to,15e; potatoes, per bag, 90c to $1.00; cab- bage, per dozen, 50e to ;1.00; beef, hind- quarters, $S.75 to $9.50; do., forequar- ters, orequar ters, $5 to $0; do., choice, carcase, $7 to $7.75; do., medium. carcase, $6.00 to $6.50; mutton, per cwt., $6.00 to $7.50; veal, per cwt., $7.50 to $8.50; lambs spring, lb., 10 1-2 to 12c. Toronto Fruit Market. Stiuiwberris are now practically out of the market, but on the local market yes- terday raspberries were in good supply and likewise good demand. We quote prices; Raspberries 8 to 10e; Lawtons 12 to 15e per box; cherries, red, $1.25 to $1.40; white, $1 per basket; watermel- ons. 20 to 30e each; red currants, scarce at 50 to 75c per basket; gooseberries, :0 to 70e per basket; huckleberries, $1 to $1.10 per basket; pears, $3; mate - loupes, $2 to $3.50 per box; bananas, $1,35 to $2; plums, $150 to $1.70; ap- ples, early, few offered, 35 to 45c per bas- ket. is being made to save the arm, broken and that the working force had A Ship Magnetized. been recruited by more than 1,000 men Philadelphia, Aug. 8, ---The British ship and women, many of whom had deserted Mohican, while maecing for the Delaware the union cause, the packers to -day le - breakwater, has encountered a strange gin operations with the largest receipts phenomenon. A cloud of phosphoric ap- of live stock that have reached the pearance enveloped the vessel, magnetiz- stock yards since July 12, when the strike ,, began There were 915 cars carrying lou e a rou e• n srae e ing everything on bo . ai. a common thing for wicked men to sup.- Captain i:Jruquihart, says the vessel and 25,000 cattle. 35,000 hogs and 1, .Q00 pose that the man who preaches the me`v had a: :f`s..ry araling. "\Vhen the sheep in the day's shipments from the truth, or that God uses to accomplish sailors saw it," said the captain, "they His purposes. is the party to blame, rushed at the phenomena, and it was fly - when they might blame themselves for inn around like an electric fan. I ordered the catastrophes that have come- It several of the crew to move some iron was so in this case, and hence Elijah an- chains that were lying on the deck, think- swered him, "I have not troubled Israel, ing to detract their attention. The sail - but thou and thy father's house in that ' e' ld not budme the chains although west. Assertions that the strike is broken was scouted by the strikers as absurd. Swat. & Co. asserted that nearly all their old millwrights and car workers had returned to work, and further es serted that the firm intends to take ye have forsaken the commandments of they id not weigh more than seventy- back striking teamsters or barn men. the Lord, and thou hast followed Baa- : y A11 shipments to Chicago branches will five pounds each lam."(I. Kings xviii. 19.) It seems "Everything was magnetized, and the be made by railroad, where retailers will strange that it should p se but that it chains spikes and bars were as tight on take their wagons. Ms ever been time. I suppose will calamity to the deck as if theyhad been riveted One hundred colored women were taken the dud of n such touthrough. The cloud as so dense that it to Libby, McNeill & Libby's to -day. would fall on men or nations that would was impossible for the vessel to proceed. will do scrub work in place of the follow the Lord, but it is scut in mercy I could not see beyond the decks, It ap- who went strike. to bring thele back to God. We shall t care in eternity used to bring us back, so that, His pur- pose is accomplished. The sequel shows that Elijah was in the right, though Ahab persisted that he was a bad man; a troubler in •Isreal, and did not' seem to see that he alone was responsible for the fanzine.. But he was not the first nor the last wicked man that has taken a similar view of things. Human nature desires to ex- culpate itself from blame, and so fre- quently endeavors to make others re- sponsible when they are entirely inno- cent. But the day is soon coining that will vindicate every one who hap done right and bring every one who has done wrong to confusion. I presume this is a part of time discipline every . child of bole, sofrequently f theOId Test- ament. --Cam. Bib. Toll:, a n < oatb-r-'El"e caused each nation' to soldlnnly unci for• maily ciffi±m and swear that the, prophet was not in their. territory. , This shows the influence Ahab must hau e hast. over` the surroundjng nations. "Tt was theti, doubtless,,` ace 'it .etil,.l'is,' the 'belief fit east d>c'n eq'tun;t ,les, Vast s(e's have the pewee of withholduig or giving main. In the convent of Mount Sinai the' Arabs be- lieve that there is a hook, by the open- ing or shptting of width. the monks comm disperse • i retai i the rain;of thepaid:se' sula"--Stamilee. 12. 'The Spirit....shall carry then--• ;.' ;'Skis this y b0' ani+md;ilpseon to' tlee sudden • disappearance of Elijah after he an- nounced the dronght to Ahab .Evident- ly Obadiah regarded Elijath's oolicealmen1 as only possible' is:tou4 h Divine trasist- enee I,. fear. the Lord -This and the followingverse, was not spoken; in a Isoestias sbmri,t, but; merely t•o,clisclosa td the end, so that the children of God have only so bide their time and all will come out right. I presume this is ono of the chastisements with which God disci- plines His little ones. "Whole the Lord loveth. IIe chasteneth, and scourgeth every, man whom `'He • receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as With sons; for what son is he whom: the Father chasteneth not? But if ye bo without chastisement, whereof are ye partakers,' then ye are bastards and not sons" ' (Heb. xii. 6, 7, 8). -George W. Coleman. EXPORTS OF CATTLE, Substantial Increase Over Years in , Which "Same Condition9 Prevailed. Montreal, Aug. 8. -George H. Pope, Government cattle inspector, makes the 'following statement: "The cattle ship neeute cup 'tee .the end o2. July this year show a tuhstantial inoreatse over the past years in which the conditions were the same as this year. Of coarse +they see below those of last year, when the. port benefited by the embargo placed on :the •pdrts of Boston, and Portland." •Outing the moittlt of July; "the ship- moats totalled 17,703 cattle, 6,977 sheep, and. 19 ,horses, and the shipments froth the beginning of the season to the enc. ;of July were 48,591 cattle, 11,198 sheep, and 151 horses'," With the ecoption of and 151 horses." With the exception of time ..same period. was :40,112: ,.The ship• mems. are )lt little lutea this year than 'nstta l., UNIONIST FREE TRADERS. They Will Again Test Their Strength in Parliament. Nev York, Aug. 8. -The London correspondent of the Evening Post cables as follows: Monday's division in the House of Commons will be the ses- tion's final test of the Unionist free traders. The resolution is practically one of censure upon Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Lyttelton, Lord Selborne, and Mr. Austen Chamberlain for their open alli- ance with Chamberlainism, and the question is 'whether Sir Micheal Hicks - Beach, Ia1r. Goschen and other Minister- ialist free traders have or have not any faith left in Mr, Balfoiir's independence. Some,uncomprising members of the party are making frantic appeals to these free traders to •vote- straight against the Government, but the elec- toral ill success of Mr. Chamberlain's policy undoubtedly encourages the Unionist free traders and free feeders to continue the fight in their own party rather than appeal immediately to the country. Their hope is that if Mr. Bal- four can be kept in office for a few months longer, Mr. Chamberlain will have been disposed of, and the Tory party brought back to free trade before a general election" That seems a. very sanguine hope, but it influences Unionist tactics in Parlia- ment, and will probably result in a com- paratively small nmunber of Unionists voting against the Government on Mon- day. THE TELEGRAPHONE. Instrument Takes Telephone Messages and Repeats Them. New : York, Aug. 8. -The Herald to- day has the following: modern wizardry has' snatched another marvel from the mysteries of. electricity. This time it is a telephone that talks of itself. That is to say, it will save a message that has' come in your absence and repeat it to you when you return. Copenhagen, Den- mark; is the home of this newest invest - tion, but already plans are under way 'to introduce it in this .country. Herr Paulsen, an electrical engineer in the Danish capital, is ' the discoverer., Herr Paulsen lass made three important contributions to time electrical scletice .of the da r -the disk telegraphone, the tele - phone newspaper and the device now considered, which he calls the telegra- phone. A telephone subscriber wishes to leave his office for a time, yet is anxious that he shall not miss any messages which may come while he is gone. He switches the telegraphone to the tele phone, and on his return looks at the dial on the former contrivance. There is an indicator on the dial and if this bas moved he knows at once that someone has called him up. He sets it in motion and it repeats the message, word for word as clearly and distinctly as it was originally uttered. The deriva- tion of the word "telegraphone" is thus made clear. SYRIANS WERE ARRESTED. Government Officers Acted Well Within the Law. Montreal, Aug. 8. -In the practice Court Mr. Justice Archibald dismissed the habeas corpus proceedings to liber- ate bonded Syrians, holding that, al- though the law appeared arbitrary, the Government officials had acted within the meaning of the statute and accord- ing to their authority. He held that trachoma was an infectious and loath- some disease within •the meaning of the aot ,and, therefore, the deportation of immigrants was necessary. The judg- ment was the outcome of the refusal to admit 32 Syrians at' Quebec and of a scheme whereby most of them got free at Montreal. -At the instance of Dr. Bryce, Govern- ment inspector, five Syrians who act as labor agents were arrested, charged with having stopped the process of justice. Immigrants Deported. Quebec, Aug. 8. -Tarty -one Syrian im- migrants who were landed in Quebe:a nine days ago from the steamier Lake Simcoe from Havre, France, and placed in_ the House of Detention, were deport- ed on Saturday morning by the same ship, that sailed at 7.30 o'clock a. in. There were many pathetic scenes in eon- nection with the deportation, Friends and. relatives wereseparated, but the saddest case was the separation of two sisters, one aged thirteen and the other ,aged nine years. The former. was' de - Ported, and the latter, a .mild case, was allowed to:remain. Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stock in the city mar ket were 14 ear locale, composed of 116 cattle, 900 hogs, 96 sheep and lambs, 26, calves and 155 hogs to Park Blackwell. There was Iittle doing on the market to -day as regards cattle, the bulk of deliveries beiug hogs. Prices in all the different classes of live stock were unchanged. Exporters -Choice, well -finished, heavy exporters are worth $4.70 to $5 per cwt.. Export bulls --Choice export bulls sold at $3.75 to $1; medium at $3.50 to $3.75. Export cows -Prices ranged from $3.50 to .7 5 per cwt. B$3utchers'-Choice picked lots of butch- ers', equal in quality to best exporters, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs each, sold at $4.50; loads of good at $4 to $4.25; medium at $3.75 to $4; common at $3 to $3.50; rough and inferior at $2.75 to $3 per cwt.' Feeders -Feeders weighing from 050 to1,050 lbs, of fair quality, sold at $4 to• $4.25 per cwt. Stockers ----Choice yearling calves sold at $3.25 to $3.50; poorer grades and off - colors sold at $2.75 to $3, according to quality. Milch cows -Milch cows. and springers. sold at from $30 to $54. Sheep -Export ewes sold at $3.65 to $3.75; export bucks at $2.75 to $3 per cwt. Spring lambs -Prices ranged from $3 $4 each, Ilogs-Prices for straight loads, fed to and watered, were $5.40 per cwt; and $5.15 for lights and fats. Veal calves -Prices ranged from $2 to $10 each and $4 to $5 per cwt. Bradstreet's on Trade. • In Montreal, holiday dullness is being displayed in a good many department& of wholesale trade. Woollen goods are showing increased firmness. Other staple lines are steady. There is a fair move- ment in dairy produce, with steadier markets. Crops are coming on nicely.. The hay crop is heavy, avid the root crops are good. Country remittences are still a little slow. Toronto wholesale business is showing some development. The prices of staple• manufactures continue firm. The de- mand for domestic wool continues very keen. Canadian millmen are buying se- lected lots and sending then to England to be turned into yarn end reshipped here. The home demand for our wools limits the stocks available for shipment to the United States this year. At Quebec, wholesale trade, as a rule,. is quiet, and the .holiday season is havin aen effect on retailers in the city. Crop prospects are still encouraging. At Victoria and Vancouver trade con- tinues to show some improvement. Or- ders for the fall are fair. The inland, mining towns on the mainland and on the island are taking fair quantities of goods. The salmon nm continues light. At Winnipeg the opening 'of the Do- minion Exhibition gave a great impetus to wholesale trade this week. Values of staple geode are fairly held. Crop re- ports are fairly good. Wheat cutting is, likely to become pretty general in about four weeks. The harvest will be a week or two weeks late in Many sections. Wholesale trade at Hamilton, as re- ported to Bradstreet's, is keeping up well for the holiday season, when much expansion in the wand is naturally - not looked for. The orders for the fell are eoming in nicely, and the outlook for a large sorting trade for the fall and winter is Very promising. Cron condi- tions continue good. Large shipments are being made to the west. London jobbing trade circles report a goad movement in goods for the ensuing season, and the. prospects point to fur- ther growth in this trad.e as the season develops. Thera 'is a fair inquiry for /all goods at Ottawa. The wholesale tris to is busy malciug shipments, Values of: staple Jsoods are firm.