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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-11-25, Page 7tommunom TOW Sunday 6chooL 11NTE1tNATIOiFlt31., LESSON NO. X. .D9ntia+'_liME= 4, 1904. The Temple Cleansed, • Commentary. -L The temple cleansed (v8. 18, 19). 18. then-Hezekialt began the work of cleansing the temple on the first day of the first mouth -the month Abib, or Nisar. This was the first New t'ear's Day after he became King. The work occupied sixteen days (vs. 10, 17). As soon as the work was completed they reported the fact to the Kiiig. Cleansed all the house -"The ac- cumulated filth of years was carried out and cast into tbe Itidron valley. The al- tars were renewed, the lamps trimmed and lighted, and the whole service set in motion." Compare the cleansing of the temple by Christ (Matt. 21:12; John 2:14). Altar of burnt offering - (phis was the great brazen altar which ;stood in the priests' court in front of the temple proper. Vessels thereof -Its :furniture consisted of a pan for ashes, shovels, basins for the blood, forks, ,flesh hooks and censers. Shewbread Ta- ble -This was in the sanctuary, or holy place, on the right or north side of the :room. The table was provided with 'dishes, spoons, flagons and bowls. 19. Did cast away -See chap. xxviii., 24. Rave we prepared-Ahaz had taken away, the "bases" or supports on which the lavers rested and had removed the molten sea from the twelve brazen oxen (compare II. Kings xvi., 17, with I. Kings xvii., 23, 25,38). These bad now been restored and everything was in readi- ness for the proper worship of Jehovah. II. Many sacrifices offered (vs. 20-24. 20. Rose early -Ile was anxious to en- ter upon the temple services with all possible despatch. 21. Seven bullocks, etc. -See Lev. iv. 'This was more than the law required. "Ahaz had broken the covenant and Ilezekiah's sin -offering was intended to atone for the breach. Animals of the kinds used in sacrifice were offered by sevenths, that number indicating completeness. In case of one particular sin of ignorance committed by the people, there was but one bullock to be offered, but here the sins were many and presumptuous." For the king- dom -The priests were to offer sacrifices of atonement for the sins of the king and the royal family. The sanctuary - For the sins of the priests and for the pollution and desecration of the temple. 'For Judah -"For the people wbo were Involved ix the guilt of the national apostasy." 22. Sprinkled it -The blood was sprin- kled in acordance with the law. See Lev. 1, 5, etc. By the sprinkling of the blood an atonement was made for sins. The blood -vas the life of the beast; and it was always supposed that life went to redeem life. 23. Laid their hands - "Imposition of hands signified that they offered the life of this aminal as atone- ment for their sins, and to redeem their lives from that death which,, through their sinfulness they ueserved. 24. Burnt offering....sin offering - There were many different kinds of of- forings. Dr. Clarke enumerates twenty- one. The burnt offering was wholly con- sumed. In most of the other offerings the priest or the officer, or both, had a share, but in the whole burnt -offering the entire victim was given to God. III. The King and the people wor- ship (vs. 25-30). 25. Cymbal -`A mu- sical instrument, consisting of two broad plates of brass, of a convex form, which being struck together produce a thrill, piercing clangor." They are still used by the Armenians. Psalteries -The psal- tery spears to have been the name giv- en to various large instruments of the harp kind. Harps--21ie harp is frequent- ly mentioned in scripture. They were of various shapes and sizes. (Joseph es says they bad ten strings. Gad -Refer- red to as David's seer in 2 Sam. 24: 11. Nathan -The prophet who reproved Da- vid for his sin (2 Sain. 12: 1). 26. Instruunents of David -Moses had not appointed any musical instruments to be used in the divine worship. ;."here was nothing of the kind under the first tabernacle. The trumpets or horns then used were not for sone or praise., but were used as we use bells, to give no- tice to the congregation of what they were called to perform. But David in- troduced many instruments of music in- to God's worship, for which he was sol- emnly reproved by the prophet Amos, (chap. vi. 1-0). 29. The singers sang -Music has a, most harmonizing effect. It makes so- cial intercourse more cheerful. God's peo- ple are a singing people, and the song service ought to be a part of all our re- ligious ivorship. Great blessings have: cone to many hearts through spiritual singing. IV. The people bring their offerings (vs. 31-30). A large number of sacri- fices were brought by the people, so that it was impossible for the priests to slay al the victims. t't1'd it been le, necessary for the T e 'iter to assist. "We are also informed that the Levitcs were more up- right and prompt to nitrify the;nselves from past &'fileneent than the priests. PRACTICAL SURVEY. The reign of 1lezekieb was in nia,rkrf;l ',orutiust to that of his father Ab•iz. The tatter lua.d . ce n•rted foreign alliance, greeted altars to strange gods in every comer of Jerusalem, discontinued the temple rvorehdp. and allowed litter and filth to accumulate and defile the na- tional saaietita ry. The temple cleansed. Ilezelciah revived the worship of Jehovah and led a bhot- nn,gh reformation atm•on7, his people. This involved: 1. A radical departure from the powerful precedent of •a fa- thor's example. 2. A decided strand against the laxity of the count and the coa'ruption ;of the tines. 3. A recogni- tion of a wise piiincip le of •sta•tesmanship that fellowship with God is the most important concern of a nation. :4. The immediate and •deliberate choice to pro - emote a1 revival of trine religion. (v. 10). t i. Bractneal work on his own part, op- ening And repairing the doors of .the temple, and scouring others to co-oper- ate with him. Inn sixteen days report was made to the Icing that the temple, the altar and all the vessels were elegies - ed turd a•ea,dy fox use. In this connection we :cote thxvt; 1. A bad father cannot determine the character of his eon. The grossness of the father's sins may be an effectual warning to the children. Sin often over -reaches itself. 2. God is pleased 'with a clean temple. Christ showed the divine mind on this point en two occasions at least during .His earthily ministry. The condition of the c}nuxch building land premises is ;often an index of the spirituality of the congre- gation. 3. God does not make human hearts, which are defiled by sinful thoughts, Habits and practices, His tem- ple. He cannot live in a filthy church, a filthy home, a filthy man. Cleanli- ness is godliness. 4. The moral power of one men in effecting e. great work when responding to God's call. Restoring the covenant. The first act in the re -institution of the temple wor- ship was to offer sacrifice. This was the viii -offering, which was: 1. Expiatory in its character. and intended to restore the covenant relation with God which had been broken by the sins of the peo- ple. 2. Abundant. Four kinds of ani- mals, seven of each kind, here consti- tuted the sacrifice. He who is in ear - nett to become acceptable to God will not quibble over the conditions. 3. For all claims. The royal house, the priest- hood, the land •of Judah, all had gone into open apostasy, and must be includ- ed in this great act of atonement. Heze- kinh desired that Israel, the sister na- tion, should also receive the benefits of the sacrifice. In the mei-Weill death of Jesus Christ, the atonement reaches as far es sin has gone. The •sacrifice is oomnplete in the ";Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." Reorganization of the temple service. This included, 1. Elaborate provision for the use of instrument and song. These accompanied the burnt offering and aided the people in their worship. Service of song is a God -ordained form of worship and should not be neglected. It stirs the depths of the soul as the most elo- quent words cannot. It unifies the at- tention of the worshippers. It can ex- press feelings of joy and praice beyond the power of words. 1t is natural to the newly reconciled heart. 2. Burnt -offer- ing representing self -dedication to God. This offering was large and indicated that the dedication was willing and com- plete. It was an acknowledgment of the fact that as now they belonged to God, so their energy, time, natural and ac- quired abilities must be consumed in continual service to Him. After sin is forgiven and reconciliation accomplished, a devotement of the powers to God should quickly and easily follow. It is the privilege of all to do this "with praises and gladness" 3. The peace offerings to signify their appreciation of a restora- tion of harmonious relations with Jeho- veli, and thank offerings to testify to their recognition of unmerited blessings. Practical. It niay be observed that, 1. The literal rendering of the word "con- secration" is "filling the hands" It is therefore ne act both of giving and re- ceiving. Cousecration of all to God is the devotement of empty vessels to the sacred use of God's service. God fills. Men suddenly find their abilities greater and their opportunities wider. 2. After the hands were filled, sacrifices and thank offerings followed in great abund- ance. The secret of glad-heared sacri- fice is consecration to God. 3. Consecra- tion to God works out in faithful de- votion to the good of others. Sacrifices for self, pride and fleshly appetites are exchanged for sacrifices of helpfulness to those near us. Altruistic impulses in the best and fullest sense are possible only to consecrated souls. 4, Self-sacri- fice brings true joy -the joy which is "strength," gives enthusiasm, lifts above adversity and opposition; a joy which is not wholly an end in itself, but stimu- lative and inspirational. 5. Entire con- secration is also a condition of greatest usefulness. Therefore to present our bodies a living saerifce to God is a "rea- sonabie service" The wise man will con- secrate himself fully, welcome his op- portunities for self-sacrifice, and claim thein as a privilege, Eldon G. Burritt. One Short Puff Clears the Head. -Does your head ache? Have you pains over your eyes? Is the breath offen- sive? These aro certain symptoms of Catarrh Dr. Agnew's Catarhhal Powder will cure most stubborn cases in a marvellously short time. If you've had Catarrh a week it's a sure cure. If it's of fifty years' standing, it's just as effective. 50 cents. -57 0• MUST NOT TEACH SCHOOL Unless They AreProperlyQualified Teachers. Toronto, Nov. 21. -That the members of the Christian Brothers cannot teach school without being properly qualified, and holding certificates, as required by the public school act, is the effect of a judgment delivered yesterday by •(.li.e Court of Appeal. The Christian Broth- ers had apealed against a judgment of Mr. Justice MacMalion, Which judgment is affirmed and the appeal dismissed. This case had attracted considerable public interest recently. A ratepayer hatred Gratton of Ottawa, applied to the courts for an injunction against the Ottawa Roman Catholic separate school trustees to prevent the latter from en- tering into a contract for the employ- ment of certain teachers in the separate schoels and from erecting buildings of a certain character. The trial Judie held that the trustees were not justi- fied in 'entering into a contract with these teachers, on several grounds, aen- ong them that the board were not lut- tified in employing persons who lied not passed the exaenmations and obtain- ed certificates, as required by the pub- lic school act. The trustees argued that the persons whom it was proposed to employ were members of a community who had been engaged in teaching be- fore• the peening of the British. North America Act, and weer ortitled to teach under the net of 1963, without leaving TEINT XEIC. ,.` 1 is what medic:li priers call the Irjurious effects produced by drinking: the adulterated teas of Japan. Ceylon Natural Creen Tea is rich, delicious and abso- lutely "Pure." It is as far ahead of Japan tea as "SALADA" Black is ahead of all other black teas. Sold only in sealed lead packets. 25e and 40c per lb' isy all grocers. passed examinations or obtained certi- ficates. Mr. Justice MacMahon grant- ed the injunction, and the appeal was from this injunction. In giving judgment, Chief Justice Moss remarked that there were a num- ber of other grounds which in them- selves justified the conclusion arrived at by the learned Judge, that the de- fendants should be enjoined. The de- fendants had limited their appeal to the one point, the right' to engage these persons, and, although they might, on the other grounds, find with the learn- ed Judge, both sides had joined in ask- ing for a special opinion on the ono point. They, therefore, agreed with the learned Judge that in the statute referred to the saving clause diel not ex- tend farther than he had extended it, and dismissed the appeal. 4.0 Bedridden 15 Years. - "If anybody wants a written guarantee from me personally as to my wonderful cure from rheumatism by South American Rheumatic Cure, I will be the gladdest woman in the world to give it," says Mrs. John Beau- mont, of Elora. "I had despaired of recov- ery up to the time of taking this wonderful remedy. It cured completely." -58 q.0 ITS FLIGST WAS BRIEF. Mammoth Airship at St. Louis Made Unsuccessful Ascent. St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 21. -The air -ship of Hippolyte Francois, of France, the largest flying meal -line in the world, was taken out of the aerodrome of the World's Fair to -day for the first time since coming here, and at 3.42 p. m. as- cended with Francois, the aeronaut, and Engineer Snyder on board.. When released from the ground the sir -ship immediately rose to a height of about 75 or 100 feet. A rope held by sevefa•1 men kept .the craft, which was steered by the engineer about the concourse, Froin rising higher. An iron• support beneath the rear of :the air -hip broke after the machine had been in the air ten minutes, and :the framework raised upward, throwing one of the rear fans nitro the rigging. The flan broke, and several of the upper supporters were broken into splinters. Francois stopped tthe motor and signal- led those +holding the rope, and they pulled the airship to the ground. The airship was then taken back into the aeroaranee, where, after a casual ex- amination, it was announced that the damage could be repaired iii about a day. POPE AND CONCORDAT. Organic Articles Never Recognized by the Holy See. Rome, Nov. 21. -At the secret con- sistory in connection with the jubilee of the Immaculate Conception the Pope delivered an allocution recalling the ori- gin of the concordat and the reasons which induced Pope Pius VII, to con- clude it with Napoleon, especially re- ferring to the provisions made for the appointment of Bishops, the budget of the Ministry of Public •Worhsip, which was regulated by what was practically a contract, and finally the free exercise of Catholic worship. He added that the so-called organic articles, added in 1802 by Napoleon had clever been re- cognized by the Holy See, either as law or as being part of the concor- dat. Therefore the Pontiff deplores the 1111.*110601.1, fact that the present government of the French Republic had under various pretests charged the Holy See with not having observed the concordat, adding that the Church had never in the case of any country infringed an agreement made. The Pope concluded With say- ing that the French Government had broken the fundamental conditions of the concordat, a proceeding which was not'.only in violation of the concor- dat, but which was also opposed to di- vine and natural law. The Pope complained of the impos- sibility due to the existing state of affairs of appointing bishops to the vacant sees in France, but expressed the hope that an understanding would be reached The majority of the cardinals pre- sent considered the allusion rather mild, and remarked that tbe Pope omitted the part on which he previously had consluted several of the cardinals, in which he was to have appealed to the people of France and to have nrged them to be loyal to the church and use their rights as citizens to prevent the Government from persecuting religion. NURSE GIRL'S HEROISM. Sarah Paquon Killed at Montreal in Saving Her Charge. Montreal, Nov. 21. -Miss Sarah Pa- quon, a nurse girl, whose home was at 449 Claremont avenue, proved herself a heroine this afternoon, but the record of her heroism is saddened by the tragic story of her death. She was out for a ramble with her charge, a lad of 'tender years, and was fust beyond the confines of .the city on the Cote St. Antoine road when the lad, rushing ahead, wheeling a hoop, took to the highway. At the same time Fred. Bouillon, proprietor of the St. James' Hotel, was driving a fast horse at great speed. The young woman saw the vehicle swing around a curve in the road, and, anticipating the lad's •danger, rushed fearlessly to his rescue. She managed to push the youngster to one side, but to save Herself was impossible, for the horse was already upon her. She was knocked down and sustained a concus- sion from which she died. shortly after- wards. The body was removed to the moa gue. CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL. The New Institution for Rural Students Opened at Guelph. Guelph, Nov. K. -The consolidated rural school tut the Ontario Agricultural College was opened this morning, with 150 pupils from :school sections Nos. 1, 4 and 7, Guelph township, and from sec- tion 2, Puslinoh township. The latter came mostly by vans. The vans are very comfortable. The building is the most modern in the Province. The rooms are large. airy, well heated and ventilated, and have every convenience. The heating and ventilation system is a combination of ]lot air and steam, the only one of its kind on the continent. The trustees were present, and the Principal gave a short address with re- ; ference to the work and the classifiea.- i tion. The United States sells annually in the countries now in the war zone $49,- , 970,000, and buys from them $72,320,- 000. +•4-¢44',`+4+++++++++f+++ f h++44±-+-(44++++++**f+++++++++. rketfurTenitori1d orses 4-4.4++ :+++• +++++ + Last year an attempt was uiaile to or- ganize an annual Territorial auction sale of horses along the lines of the pure- bred cattle sale held annually at Cal- gary, whieh has proven so successful. After consulting the majority of the large breeders t}itt'ghout the Terri- tories, it was found that some objec- tion existed to putting their horses tip to public sale. The opinion seemed to prevail that while selling pure-bred cat- tle by public sale might be entirely feasible, owing to the fact that an in- spection of the animal, coupled with the reading of the pedigree in the published catalogue, would generally convey all the information the average buyer would require, the case is entirely dif- ferent with horses. The amount of la- bor that has been devoted to handling and educating a horse is an important item and can best be explained by the owner himself. Certainly en auctioneer could not within reasonably limited time do justice to the eubject as con- vincingly as the owner himself could. Other objections exist against the auc- tion sale system for horses on a large scale at the present time whieh it is not necessary to go fully into. It is, however, conceded on all sides that the breeding of horses ought to be one of the leading industries of the Ter- ritories, and also that the difficulty in obtaining a satisfactory cash market, at least for the lighter classes of horses, is one of the most serious obstacles under rvliich the industry is at present laboring. Under the circumstances the directors of the Territorial Horse Breeders' Association, at a meeting re- cently held, had another plan under consideration, which it is believed will fully meet the ease. Arrangements have been completed for the holding at Cal- gat'y in the third week of March, 1905, a three days' "horse Fair" under the auspices of the association and the Do- minion and Territorial Departments of Agriculture. The event evill be thor- oughly advertised in Eastern Canada, Manitoba and the Territories, and not the slightest difficulty is anticipated in gathering buyers enough to absorb all the horses entered for the fair. Over one hundred horses are already in sight, and every effort will be made to have at least three hundred on the grounds. The object of the fair is to bring buyer and seller together, and all deals will be :made privately in the same man- ner as at all the large live stock centres in the United States. Outside buyers are generally deterred from purchas- ing in the west owing to the lack of knowledge of the country, and the time, trouble and expense involved in visit- ing individual ranchers to make up ear- loads. The annual horse fair will solve this difficulty effectively and is, there• fore, with the support of the breeders. bound to be a success. Market Reports -OF- T e Week. Toronto Farmers' Market. The offerings of grain on the street to -day were fair. Wheat is steady, with sales of 200 bushels of white at 31.03 to 31.06, 200 bushels of red at 61.05 to 31.06, and 200 bushels of goose at 91 to 92e. Barley steady, with sales of 1,200 bushels selling at 365 to 37%e. Dairy produce in fair supply, with prices • as a rule firm. Choice dairy butter sold at 20 to 23o per lb, and eggs at 30 to 33e per dozen. Poultry plentiful at easier prices. IIay in good supply', with sales of 35 loads at 310 to $11 a ton for timothy, and at 38 to 39 for mixed. Straw firm ,one load selling at 613.50 a ton. Dressed hogs are unchanged at 66.26 to 36.75, the latter for light. Wheat, new, white, bushel -3 1 05 to 6 1 06 Do., red, bushel .. .. 105 to 106 Do., spring, bushel .. .. 1 01 to 102 Oats, bushel .... .. .... 36% to 3714 Barley, bushel .. .. .. .. .. 0 50 to 0 51 Rye, bushel .. .... .... .. 0 80 to 0 00 Peas, bushel ..... .. .. 0 67 to 0 68 My, timothy, per ton .. .. 10 00 to 11 00 - Do., mixed, per ton .... . 8 00 to 9 00 Straw, per ton .. .. ..., 13 00 to 13 50 Seeds- Alsike, No. 1. bushel . , .... 6 50 to 7 26 Do., No. 2 bushel .. ., 5 35 to 6 00 Do.No. 3, bushel ......4 00 to 4 50 Red clover .. .... .... ..6 00 to '7 00 Timothy 1 00 to 1 36 Dressed hogs .... (5 25 to 6 75 Apples, per bbl.... .. .. .. 0 75 to 1 50 Eggs, per dozen ...... .. 0 30 to 0 32 Butter, dairy ... .. .. .. 0 20 to 023 Do., Creamery, . • . .... 0 21 to 0 25 Chickens, spring, per' lb, .... 0 09 to 0 00 Turkeys, per Ib. .. .. .. 0 13 to 0 15 Cabbage, per dozen .. .. .. 0 25 to 0 40 Potatoes. per bag ........0 75 too 0 90 Cauliflower, per do0on .. .. 0 60 to 1 00 Cel Celery, peer dozen ...........0 30 to 0 40 Belery, p - Eeef, hindquarters .. .. .. 7 00 to 800 Do., forequarters .... 4 60 to 6 50 Do., rboice, carcase .... .. 6 75 to 7 00 Do. ,.medium, eorcase . - 5 50 5 50 to....6 00 Mutton, per cwt. .. • • • • • .5 60 to 68 30 Veal, per cwt. .. • . • • 7 00 to '7 50 Lambs, per cwt. .... .. .. .. Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of live stock at the City Market were eight carloads, containing 22 cattle, 290 hogs, 230 sheep and Iambs, with 11 calves and 12 horses. As is usual on Friday ,there was little business transacted, most of the shipments being sold to arrive here, that is, the sheep and hogs. Prices were unchanged in til the different classes. fats at 34.55 persold at cwt., fed Band watered and Wesley Dunn bougbt 220 sheep a,t 53.55 per cwt., 90 lambs at $4.30 pert, and 6 Leading Wheat Markets. May. Dee. New York .. .... .. . .. ..$ 1.20'h $ 1.16% Detroit .... .. .. .... .... 1.20% 1.20' Toledo Louie .... ..................... . ... 1.. 11915% 3x' 111.19%63254 Minneapolis .. .. .. .... 1.16% 1..17?S Duluth .... ...... .. .. .... 1.173 1.16 Bradstreet's on Ttade. Montreal trade reports to Bradstreet's say ?here bas been some improvement in the wholesale trade here during the past week. The return of more seasonable weather has also had a good effect upon trade generally. Trade for Manitoba and the West is more active. There is a better feeling in the shipping trade. Altogether, the outlook has a better t. \\one"h ry**as in a fair condition, there is now a a week ago trade at Toronto more hopeful view taken of the outlook. The result of the elections render tariff changes unlikely and assures the imme- diate building of the new trans-contin- 1 ental railway. Heavy shipments are be- i ing made against the coming close of na- vigation. The farmers deliveries of grain here are light. There is continued activ- ity in the industries here and values of 1 manufacturers have a firm tone. The building and kindred trades are particu- larly bu. Businesssyconditions at Quebec are fair- Iy satisfactory. A slowness is still no- ticeable in country remittances. Winnipeg reports say : A spell of bright, warm weather here has had a tendency to quieten wholesale trade, but it has been most welcome to the farm- ers who have been able to complete the threshing of their wheat and have made good progress with ploughing and break - ling of new land, all of which means in- creased acreage for next year's crops. Collections are slowly improving At Victoria and Vancouver wholesale trade has a quiet tone. The scarcity of salmon and the unsettled condition of the lumber trade are adverse factors in conditions, but the mining industry is showing a steady, but gradual im- provement. Wholesale trade at Hamilton is nor- mally active, the movement of fall and winter goods being generally brisk. Re- tailers report a better trade since the • close of elections, and the outlook, is for improvement in the matter of sorting orders. The industries are active and values generally firm. London reports to I3radstreet's shy there has been some improvement in the • state of trade there during the past • week. Collections are easier. The re - E tailors are sending in fairly heavy or- • ders for fall and winter goods.,,.. 1 According to Bradstreet's reports the ( trade conditions at Ottwe continue fair- • ly satisfactory.• The movement of re- tail stocks is improving, and collections • and remittances, while in some cases yet a little slow, are, as a whole, showing a ! better tone. Failures Last Week. Commercial failures this week in that UnitedeStates as reported by R. G. Dun • & Co., are 2163, against 229 .last week, • 233 the preceding week and 283 the cor- responding week last week. Failures in Canada number 17, against 27 last week-, 28 the preceding week and 27 last year. Of failures this week in the United States 81) were in the east, 51 south, 61 west. end 12 in the Pacific States, and r OR report liabilities of $e,000 or more. ' 7,iah,'ii+ies of commercial fnilnrss in rho United States reported for Novem- ber In u:." e are $2.284,217, against $4.- 285,5R2 4r23.ri,5.R2 for the corresponding period last yet,.