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INTERNATIONAL LESSON NO. VL
NOVEareli tt 0, 1004
Joash, the Boy Ring -2 Rings 11: 7-16,.
Commentary. -1. Athaliah usurps t
throne (vs. 1-3). 1..Athaliah-As so
all Athaliah, Jehoram's widow, In
that her son Ahaziaha was dead, she
once took steps to seat herself on
throne. She as wicked and unscrup
lous and enu vored to make her ti
to the throne secure by ordering all t
male members of the royal family
b,e put to death. 2. Jehosheba-She w
probably a half-sister of Ahaziah and
step -)laughter of Athaliah, being
daughter of Joram by another w•
Took Joash-He was an infant at th
time, not a year old. The bedchamber
"The original words signify a chamb
of beds." Not a regular sleeping apar
ment, for Athaliah would leave no su
place unsearched, but a place where be
were stowed away. 3. Was with her
That is, his nurse. Hid ....Six years
He was concealed in one of the ch
hers which ran around the temple
two sides and one end and which we
"variously used as wardrobes or
dwelling rooms." 'It was essential
God's purpose .concerning the gift of h
Son, that one, at least, of David's hou
be spared. Hence his providence pr
served the infant Joash, fulfilling
Chron. 17: 11-17; 1 Kings 15:4; Jer. 3
17; Matt. 1:17'
II. The Plan to Make Joash King
4-11). 4. The seventh year -The seven
year of Joash's age. See v. 21, Jehoiad
-The high priest. He was brother -i
law to' Ahaziah, and therefore uncle t
Joash. In•tlre revolution which he plan
ned, he showed great tact and abilit
.Always Ioyal to Jehovah, he was a saf
and wise counselor. Captains over hun
deeds (R. V.) -Their names are give
in 2 Chron. 23:1, 2. "They were prob
ably officers of the army having eharg
of a hundred men." Carites (R. V.)-
The men of Carni, in Asia Minor.-Whe
don. Guard -The word rendered "guard
is literally "runners" and applies to th
royal body guard; the "Carit'es" ar
thought to be a similar class. Thes
officers were strictly military. -Cam
Bib. Made a covenant, etc. -He mad
a covenant with the five captains who
he had taken into his confidence an
bound them under a solemn oath to as
sist him in carrying out his plans.
5. He commanded them -The descrip
tion of the arrangement of the Levite
guards in the verses which follow is: ob
score. The difficulty comes from our ig
norance of some of th'e terms employed
The gate of Sur and the gate behind the
guard are matters of conjeeture.-Terry
A third part, etc. -The guards were di-
vided into five companies, and each com-
pany was probably under one of the five
captains. On the Sabbath -A large num-
ber of Levites were constantly employed
about the temple, and they relieved each
other by turns, making their shifts on
the Sabbath. Jehoiada's plan was to
enlist the services of those who were re-
tiring from duty as well as those who
were entering upon duty, and thus he
would double the number of official
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guards without exciting suspicion. The
King's house -One-third of those who
were entering upon duty were to re-
main outside, instead of entering the
temple, as usual, and guard the passage-
way leading to the royal residence.
6. Gate of Sur. -A third part were
to guard the gate Sur, which was prob-
ably the "main entrance into the inner
du
(et of the •temple." Gate behind the
guard -A third pant part were to
guard this gate, which "was evidently
some well known side or rear entrance
into the comm of the temple, from which
an attack might be expected." be a
barrier- (R. V.) -In this way the Levites
were to guard the approaches. to the
temiple .and be a barrier or defence.th
7. at go forth. -Those relieve(' from
duty •on the Sabbath, instead of return-
ing home were to .form themselves into
two divisions and act es the immediate
bodyguard of the younthful king. Their
particular duty is more fully given is
(more fully given in verse 8.- 1Vileclon's
Com. 8. within the ranges. -Within
the ranks. -R. V. 9. every man his
men. --That is, each of the five captains
• ,took immediate charge of the company
of men put under him.
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10. -David's spears and shields. -The
trophies .of David's many wars, stored
probably in some of the chambers sur-
rounding •trhe temple. It would have
exerted suspielo>i: if the oaptaine and the
Levites had entered the temple armed.
11. -The guard stood, etc. -"From each
•cornier of the porth, on the right and
deft, the men were ranged in lines be-
tween the temple and ,the altar, which
stood in front of the porch, so that,
when the king came forth he could ad -
'mice between the lines and be brought
into the space inclosed by /then"
III. The Boy King Crowned (v. 12).
12 -He ,brought forth-Jehoiada, who
had °Image of Joash, brought him out
°and officiated in the eeremony that fol-
lowed. The testimony -As apart of
the eoronation ceremony the high priest
gave Joash a copy oil the haws of
!doses. See Dent. 17, 18, 19. They
made acini king -From the account in
Chronicles we learn that that the as-
semblage was large, and it is thought
,that it was at the time of some feast
which bad !brought a great concourse
of people to Jerusalem.
IV Atrilialt heard the Noise (vs.
13-16). 13. -When Aathaliah heard the
a Oise-'IThe arrangements had •.been
made wi.bi: such secrecy that Althelialr
knew nothing of what was going on.
When she heard 'the noise she liuraied
into the temple to e trtain the cause
of the tumult 14, -Tare king stood by
the pillar (R. V.) -Some spot is (here
clearly designeibed which as the special
Orion of ,the king on such occasions.
We see that Aithalaath took in the whole
a>loiyle at el glance and knew without be-
ing told whaut• was going on. Caen.
'Bob, l5. -The high priest commanded
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so that the sacred • apartments would
not be •stained with human -blood. He al-
so oolmrnanded that any who might un-
dertake to defend her should be in-
stantly killed. 16. Athaliah was slain.
PRACTICAL SURVEY.
The Royal line and history. Jeho-
shaphat, the fourth king of Judah, was
the son of Asa, and reigned twenty-five
years. His reign was notable in that he
called back the wandering affections of
the people to the religion of their fath-
ers', purged the kingdom from idolatries
and idolatrous monuments, and fortified
his kingdom against Israel. As a result,
divine protection was given him and his
kingdom was raised to a degree of im-
portance and splendor which it had not
enjoyed since the revolt of the ten
tribes. The wicked Ahab was on the
throne of Israel. Jhoshaphat made an
awful blunder in affiliating himself with
Ahab, both in going to war with him
against the Syrians and in giving his
son Jehoram in marriage to Athaliah,
Ahab's daughter. This came about pri-
marily in failing to consult God. By
this royal marriage many evils and much
bloodshed were brought upon the king-
dom of Judah. As• might be expected,
when Jehoram ascended to the throne
he followed in the ways of his father-
in-law, Ahab (2 Clbron. 21:6). After
reigning "eight years God lets forth his
anger by allowing the Philistines, Ara-
bians and Cushites to invade the land
and ravage the royal palaces, leaving him
only his youngest son, Ahaziah, who
reigned only one year. Jehoram's was
a disgraceful reign, followed by a most
painful death andposthumous dishonor.
Athaliah had acquired great influence in
public affairs, and had used it for evil.
She brought gross Phoenician idolatries
into the land. When she heard of her
son's untimely death she resolved to seat
herself on the throne of David at any
cost. The first step was to attempt the
murder of all the male branches of the
royal family of David (v. 1), but hi so
doing she undesignedly completed the
doom in her own father's house, which
Jehu had partically accomplishes'. For
seven years she had her way, but the
wrath and judgments of Almighty God
are not forever stayed. Jehosheba, the
wife of ; the 'high priest Jehoiada, had
seen to it that her nephew Joash was
spared and reared secretly in the temple
during the nearly seven years reign of
his grandmother, Athallah. At the right
time, when .fehoiada deemed best, . the
youthful heir was brought forth and"
crowned, and put on the throne his
grandmother had so unrighteously
usurped. She was ordered removed from
the sacred precincts of the temple to
instant death.
Upon the coming of Joash to the
throne, the high wrought enthusiasm of
the spectators found vent in exultant
shouts of "God save the King!", He 'be-
haved well just as long as he remained
under the influence of the high priest.
He did, at intervals, possess sincere piety
and true devotion to the God of his fath-
ers. He held the prophet Elisha in high
honor, looking to him as a father. Here
notice, (1) the evils of ambition; '(2)
the evils of revenge, (3) the disastrous
consequences of disobeying God, (4) the
iv:ondrous 'designs of God carried out
through providences wroughtthrough
human agency, (5) God's spiritual seed
shall be forever perpetuated, (6) the
significance of; wise and unwise marri-
ages. Remember Paul's adnfonition in 2
Cor. 6:14-17.
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ill keep' the Lord always before him;
vill be obedient to the voice of the law
nd the prophets; will be benevolent in
isposition; will exercise sound judgg-
ant in ereentine law: will keen }limsetf
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ears That a Nonage May he Swallowed
Up If Fir is Nit Checked.
New York, Oct. 24 -According to a
despotch to the Sun from Shamokin, Pa.,
the fire in the Enterprise mine there,
•which started on Saturday morning, has
assumed such alarming proportions
that fears are entertained that part of
the village of Excelsior, underneath
which themine runs, may be swallowed
up by cave-ins, 'if the fire can not be
checked. The Pensylvania and Reading
Rai'hoads ace also in peril. They run
over part of the danger zone. The mine
fire has raged so fiercely that all the
timber in the slope, has been consumed
and it is thought the flames pushed
their way through to the mammoth vein
and ignited it. This vein is the thick-
est and best in the coal field and if it
becomes ignited thoroughly it may take
years to conquer the blaze. Mine in-
spector Evans, of this district, said that
if the fire was not out in a few days
it would require many months before
the end could be seen.
free from pride, which actuates heather
kings.
Down with Satan, the usurper! "Let
all the enemies of the Lord perish!" All
hail, 0 Christ, King of kings and Lord
of lords! GEORGE BRADFIELD.
REMARRIAGE OF DIVORCEES.
United States Bishops Adopt Prohibitory
Amendment to Canon.
Boston, Oct. 24. -The House of,
Bishops, one of the legislative bodies of
the Episcopal General Conference, to-
day adopted en amendment to the
canon on marriage and divorce, forbid -
cling the re marriage of any divorced
person. The amendment was substan-
tially the same as that which was re-
jected lay the House of Deputies on Fri-
day last. A conference of committees
representing the bishops and the depu-
ties will be held to consider the dis-
agreement.
CRAZED BY DRINK
He Shot, Fatally Wounded his Wife and
Killed a Policeman.
Brookline, Mass., Oct. 24. -Crazed by
police say, by drink, Harry Bowles, aged
35 years, tonight shot and , fatally
wounded his wife at their home here,
and later killed Patrolman Joseph Mc-
Murray.
After shooting his wife, Bowles barri-
caded the house. The policeman had bro-
ken in a panel of the front door when
he was killed. Later a squadron of po-
licemen forced an entrance, and after
a struggle secured Bowles.
Patrolman IsfcMurray was 54 years of
age and left a wife and seven children.
He load performed many heroic acts dur-
ing his eleven years' service on the
police force.
Stop the Pain but Destroy
the Stomach. -This is sadly too of-
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purporting to cure, in the end do the patient
immensely more harm than good. Dr. Von
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MURDERED BABIES.
Crime Charged .Against Ham-
burg Woman.
Hamburg, Oct. 24. -The trial of the
notorious baby farmer, Frau Wiese,
known as the "Angel Maker," has be-
gun at Hamburg.
Wiese is charged with the most ter-
rible offences, and sensational disclo-
born ladies ivho employed her ace
subpoenaed to give evidence.
The police charge Frau Wiese with
murdering her husband and five babies
entrusted to her care. She is also
charged with systematic cruelty to
children, with participation in various
immoral dealings, and with perjury.
There are several lesser charges.
Five years ago Wiese rented a Targe
house • in Hamburg at an enormous
price, and started business as a baby
farmer on a large scale. Most of her
customers were people of position..
They paid heavy fees- sometimes as
much as £200. •
The clients simply handed their
babies over to Wiese, who undertook
to look after them permanently. In-
stead of so doing, it is alleged that she
murdered them, some being poisoned,
others burned alive in a large oven, and
others thrown into the Elbe.
Wiese secured clients from England,
France, and even America, by attrac-
tive advertisements, and when her
husband sought to cheek her criminal
career, she is charged with having
poisoned him, after having secured a
high life insurance.
So cleverly did she proceed with her
work that it tools the police two years
to collect sufficient evidence to arrest
her. After the arrest bones of infant
victims were found hidden beneath the
floor of the kitchen.
One of her infant victims, it is stated,
was her own grandchild. j
JUDGE SCORES KENNEDY.
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Whom Emma Pollard Sued at Toronto
for Breach of Promise.
Toronto, Oct. ,,4. In the non -jury As-
size Court yesterday Miss Emma Pol-
lard, a dressmaker, sued Matthew S.
Kennedy, a veterinary surgeon, of \Val-
laceburg, for $3,000 damages, which she
claimed for breach of promise of marri-
age.
The plaintiff, in giving her eviden:e,
said that, after knowing each other for
three years, Kennedy proposed to her,
by letter, on June 2, 1903. She accept-
ed him, and a number of letters passed
between them. On October 12, he wrote
to her, breaking off the engagement,
and she sent him a letter, stating that
she would wait for him any reasonable
time, but if it was to be broken off at
all it might as well be broken off at
once.
Kenedy took the stand for himself
and admitted that he had proposed and
afterwards had broken off the engage-
ment by the letter of Oct. 12. Miss
Pollard allowed him to break the en-
gagement, and on Oct. 28 he married
another woman, to whom he was en-
gaged three weeks. He also attempted
sures are expected, as several high- to give some further evidence, but was
stopped by the Judge.
••1 think," said Mr. Justice Street, in
giving his decision, "this defendant be-
haved in a most rascally manner. Al-
most immediately after breaking off the
engagement he commenced paying at-
tention to another girl. whom he has
since married. .. Defendant's con -
duct up to that time is bad enough, but
not as scandalous as it bas since be-
come when she brings this action against
him. He instructs his lawyer to set pp
a most unrighteous and improper de-
fence in which he knows there is no
truth, in order to try to disgrace the
girl whom he treated so badly before.
I think his solicitor should have point-
ed out that no man, calling himself a
man at all, would or could have set up
such a defence. I am obliged to dis-
miss this action because I think she re-
leased him, but I certainly will not give
the defendant any costs. 1 hope he will
realize how abominably he has acted."
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through the pelvic organs, cramps and
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A BAD NEGRO. -
Armed With a Rifle, Ide Resisted Arrest
and Shot an Officer.
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 24. -In a fight
on Mosby street to -day, between three
police officers and a negro fugitive two
men were killed and two were injured.
Tho dead are: Robert Jamieson, police
officer, and John Pop, a negro. Police
Captian 0. H. Perry and Patrolman John
Moncreith were wounded, the latter seri-
ously.
The officers attempted to arrest John
Pop, wlro was regarded as a dangerous
fugitive from justice. The negro, armed
with a rifle, retreated, and upon being
pursued by the officers, opened fire. The
first shot fatally wounded Jamieson.'
The other officers than began a fusilade,
with the result that Pop was killed. The
negro, however, had wounded Policeman
Moncreith and Captain Perry.
Disregard of Life.
Washington, Oct. ii -A report issued
by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion to -day shows that the total num-
ber of casualties to persons on rail-
roads in the United States during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1004, was
55,180, comprising 3,787 killed and 51,-
443 injured. This showsa large in-
crease.
The total number of collisions and de -
Market Reports
The Week.
Toronto Farmers' Markets,
The receipts of grain on the street to -day
were fair. Wheat is unchanged, with Bales
of 400 bushels o1 white and red winter at
$1, and 100 bushels of goose at 88 to 890.
Barley steady, 1,000 bushels selling at 46
to 50c. Oats unchanged, with sales of 490
bushels at 37 to 87 1-2c.
Dairy produce was plentiful, with a good
demand for cholee qualities. The best dairy
butter brought 2 Oto 22c per ib., . and fresh
eggs 25 to 27c per dozen. Poultry in fair
supply; young chickens, 10 to 12e per ib.;
ducks, 9 to 10c• young turkeys, 17 to 20e.
,}lay is steadly, with sales of 30 load's at
$9 to $11 a ton for timothy, and at $•l to $8
for mixed. Straw sold at $13 a ton tor one
load.
Dressed hogs are quiet and unchanged at
$7.50 to $7.76.
Wheat, new, white, bushel $100 $0 00
Do,. red, bushel .., 100. 0 00
Do., spring, bushel .. ... 0 98' 0 00
Do.9
Oats, bushel bushel 0 37 0 37',i
Barley, bushel • .. • • • ... 0 48 0 50
0 68
1100
13000
Rye, bushel ... .. .•. ... 0 68
Peas, bushel .... 0 67
Hay, timothy, per ton ... ... 9 00
Do,, mixed, ton ... ,., ... 7 00
Straw, per ton ... ... ... .. 12 00
Seeds-
Alsike, No. 1, bushel .. 6 50
Do., No. 2. bushel ........ 5 00
Do., No. 3, bushel ... ... . 400
Rod clover ... ... ... ... ... 6 00
Timothy .. .. ... ... 100
Dressed hogs, light ... .. .. 7 50
Apples per bag .. ... ... 0 76.
Eggs, per dozen ... .. ...... 026
Butter, dairy .. ... ... ... .. 019
Do., creamery ... ... ... 0 21
Chickens, spring, per lb....... 0 11
Ducks,.,
Turkeys, young, per lb.... ... 017
Cabbage, per dozen ... ... .., 0 25
Potatoes, per bag... .. 0 70
Cauliflower. per dozen ... 0 60
Onions, per bag ... ... ... ... 0 90
Celery, per dozen ........... 0 30
Beef, hindquarters ... .., ... 7 50i
Do., forequarters , .......... 4 50'
Do., choice, carcase .. .. 7 00
Do., medium, carcase ..c ....d 5 50
Mutton, per cwt. ... ... ... .. 5 50
Veal, per cwt. ... ... ... ... 7 50
Lamb, per cwt. ... ... ..: ..- 7 00
7 26
4 50
75
0 27
0 22
0 26
0.12'
0.10
0 40
090
085
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8 50
550
750
650
8 50
8 00
Liverpool Market.
Messrs, Woodall & Co. cabled Eben James:
11,000 bbls. selling; market active. Don't
forget to get a good shipment off for the
Hallowe'en market in Glasgow.
Toronto Live Stock.
Receipts of live stock at the city market
were 13 car loads, composed of 52 cattle, 599
hogs, 466 sheep, 2 calves anxl 30 horses.
As Is usual on Friday, the run was light
and prices unchanged.
F. Hunnisett, sen., was on the market,
having .just arrived home from England, he
having bad a very pleasant trip. Mr. Hun-
nisett reports business in all lines as being
dull in the old land.
Mr. Harris, of the property department,
City Hall, reports the following receipts on
the Toronto cattle market for the week end-
ing Oct. 14: 224 cars, 3,333 cattle, 5,617 sheep,
3,237 hogs, 243 calves.
Manchester Apple Report.
North of England Fruit Brokers, Limited,
Manchester, cabled as follows on Friday;
Green fall Ss Gd to 10s 3d; red, 9s to 14s.
Great demand for superior sorts,
Leading Wheat Markets.
York ... Dec. May.
New .' ••• ..- $L135a $L16%
Ne
x.14 1.140
St. Louis ................. 1,18% 1:16
Toledo .. ... .. 1.18% L180
Detroit ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.20 1.20
Bradstreets on Trade.
Montreal reports to Bradstreet's say:
The sudden opening of the campaign
immediately preceding the federal gen-
eral elections has had some influence
on trade here, there being a slight easing
off in the inflow of orders to the whole-
sale trade generally, which is conceded
to this cause. But, despite this, the
condition of trade is healthy and a mat-
ter of satisfaction to dealers. In hard-
ware there is a steady demand for all
lines of seasonable goods and good ship-
ments aro being sent westward. Col-
lections are reported normally good.
At Toronto, according to Bradstreet's
reports, no disquieting influences have
arisen to mar the satisfactory outlook
for trade. A key to the wholesale situ-
ation is found in the continued activity
of the railroads and navigation com-
panies, who are rushing large shipments
of freight sent in anticipation of higher
rates consequent on the closing of navi-
gation. The disquieting influence of the
election campaign is hardly felt and
sorting orders from the country dealers
continue good. The ' farmers are now
getting 5 to 6 cents less per bushel for
their wheat than they were a week or
two ago.
Quebec trade, both wholesale and re-
tail, shows signs of improvement.
Victoria -Vancouver -Trade in this sec-
tion of the country continues brisk.
From Winnipeg, reports to Brad -
street's say: Later and more reliable
estimates figure the wheat crop at 60,-
000,000 to 05,000,000 bushels, a eonsider-
able increase over the figures that have
hitherto been accepted as likely of ful-
filment, and this, with the fact that
prices continue higher than those of last
year is reflected in the generally hope-
ful feeling among business men.
At Hamilton, according to Bradstreet's
advices, trade continues steady and the
outlook satisfactory. The retailers are
meeting a fairly active demand for sta-
ple lines generally and the jobbing trade
reports a good inflow of orders.
The London jobbing trade shows an
increase over that of last year, the de-
mand for retailers being brisk. The
outlook is hopeful for a continuance of
satisfactory conditions.
The movement at Ottawa of supplies
for lumbering camps and for the trade
generally is still active and trade pros-
pects are good.
GERMANY'S FINGER IN THE PIE.
Her Minister Tries to Prevent Ratifica-
tion of Anglo-Thibetan Treaty.
London, Oct. 24. -The Pekin corres-
pondent of the Times ascribes Ohina'e
hesitation to the ratify e' Anglo Thi -
beton. treaty to the mithe'
action
of Baran 1Viuennn von Schwartzenstein,
the German Minister, who has been eo-,
rafting with the Russian Minister in
aging pressure to bear on the Chinese
Board of Foreign. Affairs. Tho torres•
ndent, adds that the German Minls-
aLeo (tried, with some success, to
uenee Mr. Olinger. the American'
stela against t,Ir4 Wertz.
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railments was 11,291, .involving $9,383,- pen
077 of damage to cars, engines and ter
roadway. This is an increase of 648 infl
co s ons and derailments. Mini