The Herald, 1904-09-09, Page 3Sunday Sebool.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO, XT
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Elijah Taken Up Into Heaven.- Hinges 2:141
Oomemntrary. - I. Elijah and Elisha
journeying together (vs, 1-8). 1. When
the Lord would take up Elijah -A great
truth is her disclosed. Our lives are
absolutely at God's disposal. It had been
at least .ten or twelve years since Elijah
had asked that he night die, and during
al that time he had been wielding a
niighty influence for God. But now his
work was ended. Although no mention
of Elisha as L!jah's companion is given
in the history between the day oif Eli-
sha's call and the time of the events in
this ohapter, yet from L Kings xix. 21,
and II. Kings, dii. 11, we conclude that
Elisha ,had spent most of his time with
the aged prophet, (ministering to his ne-
cessities. From Gilgal-This was the
Gilgal a few (Hiles northwest of Bethel,
not the Gilgal near Jericho. A school of
the peophete was located here as well as
at Bethel and at Jericho. 2. To Bethel --
About nine miles southeast of Gilgal. 4.
To Jericho -About thirteen miles south-
east of Bethel. "At the time when he
was translated Elijah was probably
levelling :thong the prophetic body, and
passed to the other two centres, Bethel
and Jericho, that to them he might leave
the precious memory of a. visit on the
last day when he was seen on earth."
-ern. Bib. It was this farewell visit to
these schools.
5. Sons of the prophets That is, the
young men attending the theological
seminaries, first organized by Samuel for
the preparation of religious teachers for
the people. Knowest thou, etc. -"Not
only was Elijah Himself conscious of
some great event at hand, but Elisha
and the bands of prophets in Bethel and
Jericho had an intimation that the pe-
parture sof Elijah was ve y near." From
' thy head -That is, from being thy head;
thy spiritual father, teacher, leader, and
director. The expression, which is liter-
ally "Taken from over thy head," night
also iret sea e the manner of Elijah's re-
moval. -Terry. Yea, I know-Elisha re-
plies with solemnity and emphasis. "Lit-
erally, the Hebrew is, Of course I know;
hush!" -Terry. "Elisha cannot bear the
questioning.
6. Tarry .... here -Elijah had made
the same request at Gilgal and Bethel.
To Jordan -About five miles from Jeri-
cho is a bend in the River Jordan where
the ascension of Elijah is supposed to
have taken place: Hurlbut. As the Lord.
liveth, etc. -This double oath, expressive
of the most intense earnestness, is re-
peated three times. Will not leave
-He refused with gentle, respectful per-
sistence. He will not be dissuaded 'roan
his purpose to remain with Elijah tb the
end.
7. Fifty men -We see how large were
the prophetical schools of Jericho, How
surprising to come upon so large a !iody
of men devoting themselves to a holy
life while Ahab's children were still on
the throne." Stood to view -If forbid-
den the gratification of personally ac-
eompanyving their master, they would at
least watch his movements as long as
possible. What they saw we are not
told. 8. His mantle -"The shaggy gar-
ment which had been so long his pro-
phetical badge" It was probably a sheep-
skin. The skins of beasts dressed with
the hair on were worn by phophets as
an insignia of their office. Wrappe it
-Tightly round and round, as the word
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Smote the wators-As if they were an
enemy in his way. Elijah's mantle was
to him at Jordan what the rod. of God
was to Moses at the Red Sea (Elrod. xiv.
16, 21); and many things in the lives
of these two prophets who should meet
Christ on the mount were parallel.-
Whedon. Were divided -"On the one
side rushing hastily on; on the other,
towering up like a wall of crystal."
IL Elisha's request (vs. 0, 10).° 0. Ask
-What is your last request? Elijah
thinks not of himself, but of the needs
of the one he was so soon to leave be-
hind him. The test will show whether
Elisha's aims are spiritual or material.
How would we answer such a question?
Before I be taken -What Elijah ddoes
for Elisha must be done before his de-
parture, for there will be no communica-
tion between them afterwards. A dou-
ble portion -"There is nothing here of
selfishness or ambition." "This does not
mean twice as much as Elijah had. The
expression was suggested by the custom
and law (Deut. exit 17), which gaev to
the eldest son twice as much of an in-
heritance as to any other of the sons"
-Todd.
110. A hard thing -It was hard (1)
because God and not Elijah must bestow
such a gift, and (2) because it depended
upon Elisha's fitness to receive it. If
thou see me -If he was able to retain
to the end the same devoted persever-
ance, and keep his' eye set and steadfast
on the departing propnet, the gift would
be his. -Stanley. Years before l;;iisha
had been informed that he woad be
Elijah's successor, but even this, like
all of God's 'promised blessings (Jer.
xviii. 7-10), depended upon character and
faithfulness.
III. Elijah's translation (v. 11). 11.
Talked -"We can understand how much
Elijah would find of exhortation and en-
couragement to bestow as parting coun-
sels on his successor." "What moments
were those! It was a walking and talk-
ing on the verge of heaven!" Chariot of
fire, etc: We cannot agree with those
commentators who think this was mere-
ly a "display of flame and fire," "a fiery
phenomenon" which appeared "as a char-
iot of fire," etc. "These were creations
of the spiritual world. This heavenly
scene was no hallucination, but the char-
iot and horses of fire were a part of
that vast host, the sound of whose move-
ments David once heard over the mul-
berry trees (II. Sam. v. 24), and who at
a later time filled the mountains round
about Elisha (II. Kings vi. 17). Why
should we doubt this? See Pea, Lxviii.
17; Dan. vii. 10."-Whedon. Parted them,
etc. -The fiery chariot separated the two
prophets. A whirlwind -The text does
not say that Elijah went up in the char-
iot of fire, but he "went up by a whirl-
wind."
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
Christian schools. "The sons of the pro-
phets" evidently had the sanction of the
great prophet elijah. The real Christ-
ian school of to -day is a conserver of the
truth and of our holy religion, and
should be supported by the church.
Elisha's request was in keeping with
the Saviour's admonition to ask and re-
ceive that our jay niay be full. He evi-
dently realized, what was afterwards a
prophetic declaration, that success was
"not by might nor by power, but by my
Spirit, saith the Lord"
Elijah's power was not to be found in
any remarkable endowment with which
nature had invested him, neither did it
consist in any unusually acquired fitness
outside of the divine. Though in his 'ex-
terior the "fire prophet" seemed rough
and uncultured, yet his spirit was thor-
oughly with the divine, which was the
earthquake and cyclonic power, energiz-
ing him in all of his most wonderful
exploits and daring feats against sin in
the realm, whether along gilt-edged lines
among the aristocracy of the land, or
along a line that was on a plane at once
seen to be groveling and base.
This spirit gave Elijah clear spiritual
discernment. To him conviction was un-
dimmed and the line of duty well defined
and clearly pronounced. This spirit as-
sisted frim to render prompt and full
obedience to the divine requirements,
and he sped like a. heavenly messenger
to deliver the terrible message to the
eompromnising and wicked Ahab.
The conditions of ,eceiving what Eli-
sha had asked. "If thou see me when I
am taken from thee," etc. Here is indi-
cated concentrated thought, intense ear-
nestness, •oneness of aim and a centred
purpose to one end, namely, that of re-
ceiving ,o "double portion" of the spirit
of Elijah. This undivided, unabated, all -
united soul -earnestness is a characteris-
tic of all successful seekers after pardon
or purity to -day. The half-hearted, slug-
gish seeker alter divine blessings is an
unsuccessful seeker, and justly so.
Our power to bless others is measured
by the limitations of this short life.
What Elijah did for Elisha. must be done
before he was taken away from frim
(v. 12). Every Christian should be a free
dispensary giving out light and cheer
and dispensing good to all around. "Ye
are the salt pf the earth"; "ye are the
light of the world," are God's declara-
tions. Every opportunity to help and
bless others should be improved.
Bless me, Lord, and snake me a blessing,
I11 gladly Thy inesage convey;
Use me to help some poor, needy sou],
And make me a blessing to -day.
Elijah taken to heaven, Here was a
man ready for two worlds. Althongh en-
gaged in the pursuit of hie calling, ;yet
lie was so delivered join sin and sinful
affinities as to be able at any moment
to quit the scenes of this world, step
into the heavenly chariot and sweep
through the skies to the paradise of God.
Many centuries afterward he cane back
to earth in company with Moses, and on
the glory -caped mount in company with
the transfigured Christ talked of the
Saviour's waning death. Ilere we have a
clear evidence of the inrinortality of the
soul. Enich, Mose and ItIiJah did not
sleep in the grave, or enter into a state
of unoonsciou•sness, but, on the contrary,
they went to heaven, where all of God's
saints go immediately after death, Amen.
James D. Marsh:
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more eve ht on a cherwue.
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LORD ARCHRISH�P
VISITS QUEBEC:
Primate of All England is in
Canada,
Was Given a Warm Welcome
by the People.
Preached at Centenary of
Holy Trinity.
Quebec report -For the first time in
the history of the new world, an
Archbishop of Canterbury was heard to-
day in the historic City of Quebec. i`t
was also notable that the Primatehe visit
should• be on the date of the ,ane hun-
dredth anniversary of the C'ethedral of
the Holy Trinity of. Quente, and of the
centennial of the cone.ecration of the
first English Prote,'ant cathedral in
Canada.
The Archbishop arrived here at $6.40
this morning by special train over the
C. P. R. frots Montreal. He was ac-
companied by his wife, Rev. Mr. Hol-
den, domestic chaplain; Rev. Mr. Elli-
son, vicic7 of Windsor, and J. Pierpont
Morgan,_, of New York.
Hie Grace was announced to preach
in holy Trinity Cathedral at 11
o'clock, and long before that hour the
edifice was packed. His Lordship Bishop
Dunn was the celebrant of Holy Com-
munion, Very Rev. Archdeacon Roe
reading the Gospel, and Very Rev. Dean
Williams the epistle. The Archbishop of
Canterbury then ascended the pulpit and
announced his text, which was from the
Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans, 5th
chapter, 4th verse: "And patience, exper-
ience) and experience, hope."
These words *grit stand as the motto
and watchword of our colonel' churches.
"Of that," he said, "we had a magnificent
object lesosn to -day: It is asuredly
with some diffidence that I stand here
this morning to speak to you about
that object lesson. Some six hours
only have passed since, in happy ful-
filment of the hopes and dreams of
years, I set eyes on Canada for the
first time, and I might well perhaps
have shrunk abashed from the pre -
Bumptious endeavor to give expression
at such a moment to the feelings with
which, on this centenary day, your
hearts are rightly full. Yet I cannot,
I dare not, gainsay what has been elo-
quenaly urged upon me by those best
qualified to speak."
They said there was a singular ap-
propriateness in the opportunity so
strangely -some would say accidentally
-given to the man who occupies the
position assigned to him in the Anglican
Church, the opportunty of taking
part in the first centenary of the first
Anglican cathedral, erected in any col-
ony of the Empire. 1t was an occasion
of deepest meaning and happiest as-
sociation, not for Quebec only, not for
Canada only, but for the Church of
Christ throughout the world, and he
esteemed it a very high privilege to be
allowed to bear his part with their as
together they thanked God and took
courage. The text, he said, was one
which linked in an unbroken chain the
past, the present. and the future, and
his Grace proceeded to speak eloquently
of the history of the English Church and
its associations.
The Archbishop spoke for half an hour
in a very eloquent manner, proving his
broad and very liberal views by refer-
ring to the heroic work of the Catho-
lic missionaries under the French re-
gime, in the interest if civilizaton and
Christianity. Ile read a very inter-
esting resume of the history of the Holy
Trinity Cathedral, and spoke of the
wonderful development of the Church
of England in Canada, due to the de-
votion and zeal of the clergy and laity.
The special train of the C.P.R. which
conveyed the .Archbishop of Canter-
bury to Quebec will be at the disposal
of his Grace while he remains in the
country.
A LYNCHING AVERTED.
Death of a Negro Murderer Foiled
Mob.
Fitzgerald, Ga., Sept. 5.-A. L. Scott,.
the negro slayer of J. A. Bishop,.died in
the city jail here to -day. His death
probably averted serious mob trouble, as
excitement was at fever heat from the
time of last night's special train's arrival
from Rebecca with the prisoner, who
was captured by citizens of that place,
Yesterday evening, when the first report
of Scott's capture reached here, Chief of
Police Smith, accompanied by six armed
citizens, left at once Rebecca, which
is a small village, fearing a general up-
rising among the negrogs Smith and
his party were followed by a special
train, carrying' a heavily -armed force
from here and gathering up a number en
route.
The specialtrain returned early this
morning, carrying the negro, who had
resisted arrest until fatally wounded. He
was taken to the city jail, and early
to -day the mob gathered, and there was
imminent danger of lynching. The pris-
oner was removed to the second storey
of the City Hall, a substantial brick
structure, and placed under a heavy
guard.
The mob refused'to disperse for more
than an hour after the death of the
negro, declaring the report to be a ruse
to deceive the excited populace until he
could be removed. He died 30 minutes
after the arrival of the eheriff of Wilcox
county, and the remains still lie at the
City Hall. An inquest is unlikely.
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Gen. Hutton Accused of Insolence to His
Superior.
London, Sept. 5. -Minister of Defence
Dawson, a member of ex Premier Wat-
son's Labor Cabinet of Australia, an-
swering General Hutton, charges the
General with gross insolence when inter-
viewing a Minister on official questions.
According to Mr. Dawson; General Hut-
ton refused to take his word concerning
the authorship of official minutes, en-
deavored to spend three times the Par-
liamentary amount sanctioned, and re-
tained in barracks documents required
by the Minister's office.
The Glasgow Herald hopes the scan-
dal of an open rupture after the Dun-
donald fashion between General Hutton
and the Australian Government will be
averted by the General's self-restraint
and a paitial reversal of the too econ-
omical military policy which the Labor
-
lets forced upon the Deakin Ministry.
He will surely help Australia more by
continuing to speak his mind until the
end of his term of office than by ap-
pealing to Britain against the Common-
wealth. Whatever the case in Canada,
it is obvious that Australia needs for
years to come a strong Commander;in-
Chief, with unquestioned authority over
the State's forces, as free as possible
from political control.
A Pleasant Duty.-"whenIknow
anything worthy of recommendation, I con-
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Murdock, of Hamburg, Pa. "Dr. Agnew's
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UNFOUNDEI RUMORS.
Nothing in Reports Regarding Successor
to Lord Minto.
London, Sept. 5.- Beyond the re-
port cabled to London journals nothing
whatever is known here regarding the
appointment of the Duke of Marlbor-
ough to succeed Lord Minto as Governor-
General of Canada. Inquiries by, the
Canadian press at Blenheim Palace,
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, failed to elicit
any confirmation or denial of the rumor,
It was rumored last week that the Duke
of Marlborough would succeed Lord Dud-
ley as Viceroy of Ireland. That rtnnor
proved incorrect. The London Globe ,says
the Duke of Marlborough's appointment
would not only be popular in Canada,
but would do much to promote good re-
lations with the United States.
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Receipts of live stock as, the eity mar-
ket were light, as is usual on Friday -in
fact, Tuesdays and' Thursdays are the>
market days,
There were 12 cars, composed of 139
cattle, 219 hogs, 86 sheep and 33 calves;
Seven cars of the above cattle were not
fore sale, being exporters from Chicago.
belonging to W. 11, Dean.
Hogs -Prices for hogs took another
drop of l0c per cwt.. and are now quoted
as follows: Selects $5.50, lights and fate
at $5.25 per cwt., sows at $3.50 per cwt.
Mr. Harris bought all offerings at these
quotations to -day.
Export Cattle -Outside of the load
quoted by Crawford & Hunnisett, which
brought $5 per cwt., there were a few
odd cattle reported as shippers at $4.60
and $4.80 per cwt.
Butchers' Cattle -Trade for butchers'
cattle was good at the price reported be-
low, but there were not a dozen cattle
reported by the different commission
firms that sold over $4.25 per cwt. Mc-
Donald & Maybee report three butchers'
cattle, weighing 980 lbs. each, at $4.60
per cwt.; and Maybee & Wilson report
three butchers' cattle, 1,090 lbs. each, at
$4.35 per cwt.
Feeders and Stockers -Deliveries of
feeders and stockers were fairly large.
Feeders weig.trng from 850 to 1,000 lbs.
each, of good quality, are in demand, and
there was not enough of these on the
market. Prices for this class ranged
from $3.25 to $3.80 per cwt.
There were some fair lots of stockers,
weiiehing 600 to 650 lbs. each, that sold
at $3.15 to $3.20 per cwt. But there were
also a lot of ill-bred mongrels that sold
at $2.50 to $2.75 per cwt., as will be seen
by sales quoted below.
Milch Cows -Trade in miles cows and
springers was a little brisker, prices rang-
ing from $30 to $52 each.
Veal Calves -Prices for veal calves
were unchanged and firm for all of good
quality. Prices ranged from $3.50 to
$5.25 per cwt., as per quality.
Sheep and Lambs -The run was fairly
Iarge and prices ranged a little easier.
The bulk of sheep sold at $3.75 per cwt.,
and the bulk of the lambs at $4.75 per
cwt. But choice lots of both classes
brought a little more money.
Toronto Farmers' Market.
The street market was quiet to -day,
receipts of grain being two loads. A load
or inferior new white wheat sold at 08c
a bushel. A load of red sold at $1.02 per
bushel. Ten loads of new hay sold at
$9 to $10.50 a ton.
Dressed hogs were easier. Light ones
bring $7.50.
Wheat, white, bushel, $L06 to $L09;
new, 98c to $1; red, $1.02 to $1.03; new,
98c; spring, 95 to 96e; goose, 80c; oats,
3S to 30e; barley, 46c; hay, old, ton, $11
to $12; new, ton, $9 to $10.50; straw,
ton, $11 to $12; dressed hogs, light,
$7.50; eggs, dozen, 18 to 21c; butter,
dairy, 16 to 19c; creamery, 19 to 21c;
chickens, spring, lb., 14 to 16c; turkeys,
lb., 13 to 15c; cabbage, dozen, 40 to 50c;
potatoes, new, bushel, 65 to 750; cauli-
flower, dozen, 35 to 50c; celery, dozen,
35 to 50c; beef, hindquarters, $8 to $9;
forequarters, $4.50 t $5.50; choice, car-
case, $5.75 to $6.50; medium, carcase, $6•
to $6.25; mutton, cwt., $5.50 to $5.75;
veal, cwt., $7.50 to $8.50; lamb, cwt., $0
to $10.
Toronto Fruit Market, •
The local market was active. Raspber-
ries, 7 to Sc. Lawton berries', 7 to Sec.
Red currants, large basket, $1 to $L50.
Black currants 85c to $1.10. Huckelber-
ries, basket, 75c to $L25. Watermelons,
20 to 300 each. Canadian apples, basket,
15 to 25c. Peaches, basket, 25 to 30c.
Pears, basket, 30 to 40c. Plums, 25 to 33c.
Potatoes, bushel 70 to 75c. Canadian To-
matoes, basket, 20 to 30e. Celery, dozen,
40 to 65c. Egyptian onions, $1.50 per sack.
The British Market.
The first American apples sold in
Glasgow at twelve to fourteen shillings.
The British and continental crop fill the
market at present, but the fruit crop
is lighter than anticipated, though
still a good crop. Anrer'ican apples ars
seventy-five per cent., peaches sixty per
cent. and grapes ninety per cent, of a
full crop.
Bradstreet's on Trade.
Montreal business continues to be af-
fected by the holiday season, but there
is more inquiry from outside points for
staple goods for the fall, which is taken
to be a forerunner of more active trade
in the immediate future. Orders for fall
delivery in dr=, goods, hardware and
other staple goons are more numerous.
The outlook for general business is pro- .
misilig.
There was some increase in the demand:
at Toronto this week. Next week the au-
tumn millinery openings and the opening
of the Exhibition will marl: the opening
of the fall sorting trade. Business pros-
pects are encouraging.
Quebec. wholesale business shows little
improvement over that of the preceding
week, although the fall outlook is fairly
satisfatcory. The crops have, as a rule,,
turned opt, so far, good.
In Victoria and Vancouver there is a
brisk demand for staple goods for ship-
ment to the Yukon. A good deal of min-
ing work is being done. in the province;.
and the demand for supplies is very fair.
The sahnon run is about over. The pack
will be a light one. The lumber industry
is active with the mills running day and
night. The outlook for the fall trade
is good.
There is a healthier tone reported in
trade conditions in Winnipeg. The crop,
ispassing
as
inthmouI
a critical stage, and
that is naturally
making buyers conser-
vative and keping trade on a safe basis.
After next week a larger demand for
staple goods if expected. The prospects
are excellent . for the fall trade.
Ottawa wholesale trade is moderately
active for this seaosn. Business condi-
tions general), are satisfactory. A good
fall trade is looked for.