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leaTEIKNA',CIONAls LESSON O.
OCTOBER 30, 1904.
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have thought that Elisha was guilty of
deception when he said, `This is not the
fr, way, neither is this the city; follow me,
and I will bring you to the man whom
ye seek. But he led them to Samaria:
The fact is that Elisha told them the
plain, simple truth,
20. They saw-Elisha led theina twelve
miles to Samaria and then their sight
was restored and they found themselves
captives in the midst of their enemies.
21. When' Jehoram; the king of Israel,
saw them he asked Elisha if he should
kill them. 22. Elisha strongly objected
to this and ordered them to be well fed
and sent back to B'enhadad. 23. The re-
sult of Elisha's kindness was that the
Syrians ceased this sort of warfare
against Israel.
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
Elisha revealing secrets. In this les-
son flashes out upon the superstition
and unbelief of the heathenish Syrian,
as well • as upon backsliding Israel, one
of the many miraculous -manifestations
of the presence and power of the God of
Israel. Benhadad, King of Syria, pro-
ceeding with good human wisdom, ac-
cording to a royal ambition to increase
his domain, laid his plans for a series
of ambuscades by which he felt sure he
might weaken the Israelitish army or
possibly destroy it and add that king-
dom to his own. But Benhadad made
a royal but inexcusable mistake. He
forgot totake into his account God and
his faithful servant Elisha. Nor was it
safe for the Syrian king because of the
reports that God had forsaken Israel.
to picture for himself an easy prey.
A midnight whisper of an angel into the
willing and faithful ear of Elisha and
the ambuscades were fruitless, for no
Israelite approached them; or, the king
of Israel, forewaaned by Elislia, preoccu-
pied the places designed to be snares
for Israel, and the wily Syrian was
again foiled. Here then in this lone pro-
phet shines the light of God. for two
kings and two peoples. Let Israel again
behold the ancient halo of divinity and
cry out, "The Lord is our God. We will
serve him." Shall not the Syrians know
that the God who sees their secrets and
reveals them to their enemies will de-
fend his prophet Elisha and his people
Israel?
Elisha defended. The Sy• rian king,
feeling himself thwarted by the cunning
of Elisha, or possibly by the interfer-
ence of Elisha's God, determined to rid
himself of that troubler. Surely, he
thought, the well equipped and well dis-
ciplined Syrian army can capture one
lone prophet. Under cover of darkness
of night the royal army assembled at
Dothan and stationed itself for action
at daybreak. The town was to be
searched and, Elisha brought out. But on
the same night horses and chariots of
fire driven by angelic warriors swept
silently out of the gates of para-
dise, and all unseen by eyes less accus-
tomed to heavenly light than those of
Elisha, settled down on the mountain
opposite the Syrian Trost. God had sent
down his array to defend the prophet,
save his people and make his name
known among the heathen. Filled with
a sense of the divine presence and aid,
Elisha breathes a prayer for his terri-
fied and shrinking servant and steps
out boldly to the attack. In that battle
there was no bloodshed; no prisoners of
war. A little confusion of vision,
little inspired tact on the part of the
prophet, and the Syrian army was soon
inside the walls of Samaria and at the
mercy of its foes, That battle was God's
battle and the outcome was his victory.
Was not Elislia as successfullw defended
and his cause vindicated as well as could
have been done by a nighty human
slaughter at the edge of the sword? Who
has espoused a divine cause at the cost
of his earthly prospects, his life, his all?
May he safely trust in Elisha's God?
Let the psalmist answer: "Though an
host encamp against me, my heart shall
not fear." Let Daniel be heard form the
lions' den: "My God hath sent his angel
and hath shut the lions' mouths ,1i t
they have not hurt fine; forasmuch as
before him innocency was found in me."
Elisba's victory. Israelite and Syrian
might well be hushed into awe before
the prophet whose God had so wonder-
fully made the Syrian armament inef-
fective and yet had not trusted Israel
with a battle or a victory. But the God
of battles will still show his divine
compassion, love and wisdom. It was
human for the King of Israel to cry out,
"My father, shall I smite them?" But
divine love shines in Elisha, and in his
hands Israel's worst enemies are safe.
At the word of Elisha the Syrian sol-
diers have their sight restored; at his
command meat is set before them, and
they are sent back to their own coun-
try. The Syrians return, not with the
yoke of bondage riveted upon them be-
cause of their defeat, but with their
hearts subdued by a toch of God's love.
They return, not to boast of deeds of
valor, but to spread abroad the fame of
the God of Israel.
Clark W. Shay.
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Itlisha and Dothan --2 Kings 6: 8.23.
Commentary. -I. Elisha assisting t
King of Israel (vs. 8-12). -8. iS.ing
byi•ia-Benhadad II., who sent the lett
about Naaniaii (2 Kings v, 5-7). Apo
erful king, bringing thirty-two vass
kings with him to the first siege of S
maria (1 Kings, xx, 1). He was kill
by Hazael (2 Dings, viii. 7-15). Warr
-"Not an open war but a edsulto
skirmishing. The plan of the Syrian ki
was to set an ambush that would tem
the king of Israel to his capture.
9. Man of God -"Jehovah rescued I
rael not by kings, mighty armies or b
great generals, but by the man of Go
that it might be seen that salvation w
not a work of human strength or wi
does, but due to the God of Israel." B
ware -Be on the look out. Are com
down -"Are coming down," -R. V. Go
knows all that the wicked are doing, an
he will employ this knowledge for th
benefit of the good. 10. King of Isra
sent A party of troops to pre-ocupy th
place; and thus the Syrians found the
designs had been detected. -Clarke.
is probable that whenever the Syrian
arrived at a point selected for attac
they found superior Israelitish forces a
ready there. Saved himself -Those wh
• carefully follow God's directions wi
have no difficulty in out -generating ti
foe. Not once or twice. This was don
repeatedly.
11. Sore troubled -Vexed and cha
rined that all his /plans were mad
known to Israel, and that they coul
thus treat all his strategems with deri
ion.-Whedon. Shew me -When his: d
sign was thus repeatedly frustrated i
was natural to think of treachery amon
his own people. -Cam. Bible. 12. One o
his servants -From some Israelite thi
Syrian may have obtained his knowledg
-Terry. Telieth--A confession of th
boundless knowledge, as, before, of th
boundless power, of Israel's God is ex
orted From the Syrians. In thy bed
chamber -"In the greatest possible se
crecy."
II. The Syrians seek Elisha (vs. 13-15
13. Cao and spy -How blind to imagin
that he who could tell his secret coun
eels could not also frustrate the move
=cants of his spies. -Terry. In Dothan -
Dothan means "two wells" or "the dou
ble fountain" It was situated on th
south side of the plain of Jezreel. Her
Joseph found his brethren and wa
treacherously sold into slavery (Gen
xxxvii. 17). It is evident from the nar
rative that Elisha was only a visitor a
Dothan and that his residence was i
Samaria.
14. Horses and chariots -What uncon
seisms tributes bad men pay to good in
fluences ! The king sent- "horses an
chariots and a great host" to take a ma
whose sword was the word of God, whos
helmet was the defense of the Most High
and whose breast -plate was righteous
ness !-Parker. Great host-Benhadad
sends out an entire army against one
but finds out the truth of Psa. xxxiii
18. -Lange. By night -To take the city
by surprise and Elisha in it without any
warning or opportunity for escape.
15. Servant -"Or minister." -R. V.
margin. "A special and personal ser-
vant, probably chosen from one of the
schools of the prophets. Rises early -He
may have been aroused by the arrival of
the Syrians. Alas -Contrast the terror
of the servant with the calmness of the
prophet. How shall we do -The worst
of unbelief is, that it not only loses cour-
age for itself, but assumes that all other
Christians arc in the same plight.-Pen-
ticost.
III. God Delivers Elislia (vs. 16-18).
16. Fear Not-"Elisha speaks as a man
whos eyes are opened and who is sure of
God's protection whether he beholds the
angelic host about him or not." He
quiets the fears of his servant, 1. By
showing his own faith in God. 2. By
causing the young man to catch a
glimpse of their protectors. .Are more -
The person who has God with hien has
more than all that can possibly be
against him. "One with God is a major-
ity."
17. Open His Eyes -Itis natural eyes
are open and he sees the danger; now
open the eyes of his faith that he may
see th,e protection. The Lord Opened -
God opened his spiritual eyes, unveiled
his inner sense. Mountain Was Full -
How thickly crowded the spiritual world
must be when such a host could be spared
for Elisha alone. -Gardner. Horses and
chariots -horses and chariots were
there to match horses and chariots of the
Syrian invader. When Judas came to
Gethsemane with a detachment 'of the
Roman guard, Christ said, "Thinkest
thou that I cannot beseech my Father,
and he shall even now send me more
than twelve legions of angels?" The re-
serves were of the same military order
a sthe foe. -Campbell. Fire -"Ezekiel,
Isaiah and John, when they describe the
divine equipage, represent it as a wheel-
ed, harnessed conflagration. That means
purity, justice, chastisement, deliverance
through burning escapes. Chariot of
rescue? Yes, but chariot of fire." -Tal-
mage.
18. They -The Syrian army. Came
Down -from the surrounding hills on
which they were .encamped. To Bim-
Elisha, to capture hint, which was their
object in coming to Dothan. It was quite
in the character of Elisha to go forth
from the City with his now courageous
servant. Elisha prayed-IT.e had prayed
for his servant that he might see God's
array. He now prayed for his enemies
that they might be withheld from doing
the evil they designed to do. Smote ..
With blinclness-Not the usual Hebrew
word for blindness, but a compoinad word
meaning to blind, to shine. The resulting
idea would be that of dazzling. This
would denote hallucination rather than
total loss of sight. The Syriac renders
it by a. woad denoting swimming vision.
^•Lewis,
fl7. liniahn'a Treatment of T?is lane -
"One Foot in the Crave."
-If the thousands of people who rush to
so wortby a remedy as South American Ner-
vino as a last resort would get it ;is a
first resort, Trow much misery and suffer-
ing would be spared. If you have any nerve
disorder, you needn't suffer a minute longer.
A thousand testimonies to prove it. -36
SHOT HIMSELF,
But First Murdered His Two
Children.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 17. -Bohumil
Sehnepp, a ]3ohemian, taking his two
children, Emma and John, aged four and
three years, into the cellar of their home,
killed them by shooting thein in the
temple. The children had been gagged to
prevent an outcry. Schn.epp then went
to the cemetery, where his wife, who
died a year ago, is buried, and shot him-
self in the hent His wound is not he -
1 ay.R 1'n ha ffs.'t. 1 -
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CANAL BOATS
Torn From Their Moorings and
Swept With the Storm.
New York, Oct. Pa -While the heavy
storm which broke during the night was
at its height three coal laden canal
boats, each with a family on board, tore
loose from their moorings in East River,
east of Hell Gate, and swept through
the gate, past Blackwell's Island and
into the wider stretch of river, where
all trace of them was lost. Their course
to this point was traced by cries for help
by those on board the little craft, but
the swift current in the river soon car-
ried them far out toward the storm -
swept bay. Whether they have found a
sheltered spot to ride out the storm or
were crushed and went down in the river
is not known. The combined effect of
the wind and tide produced an unusually
strong current down the river. Tugboats
under full steam found it almost im-
possible to make progress up the river.
Although a continuous search was made
for the missing boats, no trace of them
bad been found up to 11 o'clock this
morning.
It was learned later that the three
missing barges were tied up last night
at a dock at the foot of East Seventy -
Ninth street. '
Sciatica put him on Crutch-
es. -James Smith, dairyman, of Grimsby,
Ont., writes: "My limbs were almost use-
less from sciatica, and rheumatism, and not-
withstanding my esteem for physicians, I
must give the credit where it belongs. .I
am a cured man -to-day, and South America
Rheumatic Cure must have all the credit,
It's a marvel. -34
POTATOES TO CURE DIABETES.
The good results of administering pota-
toes in certain forms of diabetes are
affirmed by a French physician, Dr.
Mosse, who states that he has effected
cures by this means.
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Market Reports
'rhe Week.
Toronto Farmers' Markets.
Rece$pts of grain on the street to -day
were small. There was a wide range in
prices of wheat, seine of -which was ex-
tremely light, and unfit for milling.
About 200 bushels of white sold at 85o
to $1.02, and 300 lushels of red winter
at 90e to $1.02. Barley easier, 800 bush-
els selling at 48 to 51e. Rye sold at 680 •
a bushel for one load. Oats firm, 200
bushels selling at 351.2 to 36e.
Dairy produce in good demand and
firm. The best butter sold at 19 to 22o
per lb., and fresh eggs at 25 to 28e per --
dozen.
Hay in limited supply, with sales of 10
loads of timothy at $9 to $11 a ton.
Straw xs nominal.
Dressed hogs are quiet and unchanged
at $7.50 to $8.
Wheat, new, white, bu.... $1 00 $ 102
Do., red, bush. . .... 1.00 1.02
Do.; spring, bush. ... . 100 0 00
Do., goose, bush. ... .. 0 88 0 00
Oast, bush. ... ... ... . 0 35 0 36
Barley, bush.... ... .. . 0 48 0 51
Rye, bush.... ... ... 0 68 000
Hay, timothy, per ton ... 9 00 1100
Do., mixed, ton ... ... 7 50 800
Straw, per ton ... ... ... 12 00 13 00
Seeds-
Alsike, No. 1. bush. .. 6 50 7 25
Do., No. 2, bush.... ... 5 00 6 00
Do., No. 3, bush. , .. ... 4 00 4 50
Red clover ... ... ... ... 6 00 7 00
Timothy . . .... 1.00 1.35•
Dressed Bogs, light ... .. 7 50 800
Apples, per bbl.... ... .. 0 75 125,
Eggs, per doz.... ... .... 0 25 0 28
Butter, dairy ... ... ... 019 0 22
Do.. creamery ... 0 21 0 24
Chickens, spring, per lb... 011 012
Ducks, per lb. ... ... 0 09 010
Turkeys, young, per ib. .. 017 0 20
Cabbage, per doz. ... .... 0 25 0 40'
Potatoes, per bag ... , .. 0 95 100
Cauliflowers, per dozen .. 0 60 0 85
Onions, bag ... ... ... 0 90 1 00
Celery, per dozen ... ... , 0 30 0 40
. Beef, hindquarters ... ... 7 50 8 50
Do., forequarters ... .. 450 550
Do., choice, ( carcase ... 7 00 7 50
Do., medium, carcase .. 5 50 6 50
Mutton, per cwt.... ... . 5 50 7 00
Veal, per cwt. ... ... ... 7 50 850
Lambs, per cwt. ... ... . 7 00 8 00
Toronto Fruit Markets.
The receipts are small, and prices
show little change. Peaches, white, bas-
ket, 40 to 63e; yellow, 73c to $1.15. Pears,
basket, 35 to 50e. Plums, basket, 75e
to $1. Grapes, small asket, 15 to 20c;
do., large basket, 30 to 40c. Apples, bas-
ket, 15 to 23c. Potatoes, bushel, 70 to
75e. Tomatoes, basket, 30 to 35c. Green
peppers, basket, 23 to 30c. Egg plant,
basket, 30 to 40c. Musk melons,'basket,
20 to 25e. Onions, Valencia, large cases,
Leading Wheat Markets.'
Dec. May.
New York ... ... , .$1.101-2 $1.12 1-4
Duluth . . ... .. .. 1.08 5-3 1.101.2
St. Louis ... ... .. 1.12 5-5 1.121-4
Toledo ... ... ... . 1.18 3-4 1.15 3-4
Detroit ... ... .... 1.14 1.15 1-2
Bradstreet's on Trade.
At Montreal there is a good sorting
trade being done now in most depart-
ments. The demand for ocean freights
is rather better and large quantities
of freight are being sent forward to the
West. Values of staple manufactures
are generally steady. Some departments
of business show improvements.
Business in wholesale trade circles at
Toronto is fairly active. The demand
for general dry goods is quite brisk and
the market in hardware and metals is
more active. Woollen goods are firmly
held. Large quantities of staple manu-
factures are being rushed to inland wa-
ter points to meet the demand from
lumber camps and also to secure low'
carrying charges before the winter rail- '
way freight rates take effect on the
close of navigation. The general out-
look for de ht.
At �uebeetratrade
ligconditions show a
slight improvement over that of the sore -
ceding week. Sorting orders have been
n demand. Shoe manufacturers are
ommencing to get busy and orders are
reported coming to hand. With season-
ble weather the outlook is favorable.
Business at the Pacific Coast trade
entres is good and the outlook is for
more active demand for general staple
oods during the next two months. The
rovincial industries are generally ac-
ive.
At Winnipeg the demand from the re -
ail trade to sort stocks is fairy active.
he country trade is expanding at many
oints and the conditions of business are
atisfactory. Payments are now im-
roving.
Hamilton trade for the fall season is
eveloping nicely now. The shipping
taffs in the large wholesale houses aro
ntirely engaged in getting out the fal
nd winter goods for which the demand.
active. Travellers' orders are tumor -
us and well distributed. The business•
utlook is promising. Prices are firm.
Bradstreet's advices report Lon' ne
bbing trade circles quite active with,
h
U
e fall business.
In Ottawa the orders for the fall trade
re numerous and large for quite a wide
istribution of goods.
Failures This Week, -
Comrnercial failures this week in .the
nited States, as reported by R. ,G.
un & Co., are 222, against 223 last
eek, 225 the preceding week and 239
e corresponding week last year. Fail -
res in Canada number 25, against 1$
st week, 30 the precedingweek and
last year. Of failures ris week in.
e United States 73 were in the East,.
South, 64 West and 23 in the Pacific
ates, and 84 report liabilities of $5,000
more. Liabilities of commercial fail -
es in the United States reported for
ptemb'er are $12,864,701, against $7,-
0,568 for the month Iast ;year.
Liverpool Market.
Messrs. Woodall L� Co. cabled Eben
roes: Twenty thousand barrels sold.
arket opened firm, and closed the same.
mama good.
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