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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-12-09, Page 3Sunday SchooL INTERNATIONAL/ LESSON NO. XU DECE&'tBER 1811111, 1904. , was desolate:, 2. The cities were burned with fire. 3, Strangers devoured their land even in their very presence, The latter part of the lesson is a powerful exhortation to repentance, and ends with glorious promises to the people, if obei dient, and with threats of punishment if they continue to be disobedient. IX. In this lesson are given by the prophet Isaiah a few pictures of the evils that ordinarily attend the use of in- toxicating -liquors. Ephraim had become dissipated and drunken, and Isaiah tells in figurative language the woes that shall beset her and the terrible results of her sinful indulgence. 1. Strong drink robs a man of his intelligence and his virtue. 2. It robs him of his reputation and destroys his character. X. Here we have the account of a great religious revivial inaugurated by Heze- kiah. 1, The house of the Lord was thoroughly cleansed and purified. 2, Sin offerings and burnt offerings were freely offered unto the Lord. 3. The song of the Lord began when the burnt offerings were made. 4. Then all present bowed themselves and worshipped. 5. They all sang praises with gladness. 6. All the people brought in saerifices and thank offerings. XI. The time came when the Lord could no longer look with complacency on Israel. What a record of wilful neg- lect and rebellion is revealed in the his- tory of this nation. They had been warned and entreated many times to return unto the Lord. They had the grandest of promises. They had been assured of free forgiveness. They had been promised a glorious future on con- dition that they should turn unto the Lord. But their feet were steadfastly set to walk in the ways of unrighteous- ness. Godfinally removed thein from among the nations, and as a nation they perished from the earth. 1. God inflicts punishment for national sins. 2. The forbearance of God is sure to have an end in the curse of those who are per- sistently disobedient. 3. Disobedience is as the sin of witchcraft. 4. Terrible pun- ishments are necessary in the case of desperate sinners. Albert H. Stilwell. Thoughts and Illustrations. -The law pronounced the leper unclean, and he was obliged to warn passers by with the cry sof "Unclean, unclean. Leprosy is a type of sin. The leper was (1) defiled, and he defiled everything he touched, (2) extremely loathsome, and (3) shut out of society. This all applies with equal force to the sinner. The surround, ings of the leper were also unclean (Lev. xiii., 47-50; xiv., 33-47). We must see to it that our surroundings are not in- fected. The clothes we wear, the books we read, the company we keep, the places we frequent, the scenes we visit, if leprous, will cause our death. Look out for secret sins. Think often of hint who said, "In secret have I said nothing" (John xvii., 20). Pray often, "Cleanse thou me from secret faults" (Pse. xix., 12). For as the hidden worm will finally sink a great ship, so a se- Bret si„ c•lb^^;shed will ruin a etronrr character. "By divine reproofs Israel became morally stubborn and incorrigi- ble. Men grow hard under the discipli- nary ministries of heaven. So great is the perversity of man's Heart, he turns God's blessings into curses, converts the elements of spiritual life and health into deadly poison, and uses the very means intended to soften and mellow his nature to harden it into stone." If God spared not angels when they sinned, but east them down; if he spared not the ancient world. but destroyed it by flood; if he turned the cities of So- dom into ashes and made thean 4.0• , nd Review -Read Psalm 03:141. Lesson I. In this lesson we have, an minute detail, a description of Elijah's ascension to heaven in a chariot of Are, and the succession of Llisha to the privi- leges and powers of spiritual leadership. We learn: 1. That lid bestows special donors upon his loyal ministers. 2. 'That the descent of the Spirit of God upon a man enables him to accomplish mighty deeds in the dame of the .Lord. 3. That spiritual power instinctively demands the homage of man. 4. That God always has a man of choice spirit and noble in- tellect to succeed even the most eminent among the priests and prophets. II. In the passage chosen for study from II. Kings i., 7, we have an account of the sympathy of a great and power- ful prophet for a poor woman distressed by debt and harassed by cruel creditors. 1. The woman made a powerful appeal to his sympathy on the ground that her husband feared the Lord. On devoted servant of God is sure to love another whose life is devoted to the same Mas- ter. 2. God has unsuspected ways of relieving distress. Who would ever dream that a pot of oil could in any way be the means of satisfying a heavy debt? 3. God's most wonderful works are done in lowly places. Ile dwells with the lowly and in them is all his de- light. 4. When God blesses he gives an abundant portion. In this case he not only gave enough to pay the debt but supplied a fund for the support of the needy woman and her children. III. The Shunammite was a woman in remarkable character. She was great social standing and still greater in the possession of noble and attractive graces of character. She possessed sagacity and foresight, and her hospitality brought to her the coveted blessings of life. 1. She graciously provided for the comfortable entertainment of the pro- phet and God richly compensated her in •`ranting her the joys of noble mother- hood. 2. She was a woman of great en- ergy of purpose and of faith in God. When her son was sick she saddled an ass and said to her servant, "Drive and go forward. Slack not thy riding for me except I bid. thee." So slie went and cane unto the man of God. at Carmel. 3. Upon the restoration of her son, she acknowledged that the favor was from God by falling at the feet of the prophet and bringing herself to the ground in humble recognition of his services. IV. The fortunes of greet men some- times centre about insignificant person- ages. Neaman little thought the small captive maid would ever be the instru- ment in bringing to Binz the inestimable blessing of pure, abounding health. 1. This little maid was faithful in testi- mony as to the power of her prod to heal. Sale nrtlesssly expressed aver assurance 1. 't. , What faith and unselfishness! 2. God's ways are mysterious, but His wisdom is unfailing. He knows just what a anan should do in order to be healed, either an soul or in body. N.naman's way was :to Jordan, ;and to Jordan he finally carie. Theer he received the promised blessing. V. The King of Israel found a faith- fully ally in the anan of God, and through his instrumentality the King was en- abled to outwit his foes. The King of Syria was chagrined at being thus .out- witted, anti after enquiring as to the cause of his misfortunes set out to eap- rture Eli-.ia. 1. The resources of the godly reran are exceptional. 2. To the prophetic soul are given heavenly vis- ions. 3. The despvr• of o discouraged soul may soma be turned into the exul- tation of victory. 4.The resources of an earthly king are n .ught. when ,he has to cope with ,heavenly legions. 5. Pride anay soon be humbled, if too boldly it seeks to harm God's servants. VI. The man or woman who takes in- nocent life in pursuance of any political policy may be sure that from some quar- ter evil, appear an avenger. Athaliah thought she had slain all the seed royal, but an God's providence Joash was saved by the kindness of his aunt, who took him to tape house of :the Lord, where he was acid for six years. In the priest Je- :hoiada the young king found a powerful fri•encl, wiio was in a position to make arrangements for the coronation of Jo- s,sh, in the presence of the chief officers of the army. The plot was successfully carried out, the young king was crowned, and the new reign was begun amid uni- versal rejoicing tbroughout the land. L "Man proposes, but Gard disposes." 2. In the Lord's house is a sure refuge. 3. Wicked rulers are .sure to lose the re- spect and loyal support of their •subjects. VIL Every king whose heart was right in the sight of the Lord seems to have `taken particular pins in •repairing and cleansing the temple. Joash honored Ilio house of the Lord and desired to have a clean, pure place in which to wor- ship. The •temple ways sadly in need of repairs, and the king proposed the plan of providing money `by moans of volun- tary contributions. The .plan worked 'well, so far as the response on the part of :the people -vee concerned, but the priests were delinquent in the perform- ance of their duties. Jehoiada finally constructed a large contribution box and there was soon plenty oaf money •on hand to aneet all expenses. 1. A pious king is a great blessing to lis people. 2. Dis- honest or negligent priests are sure to disograce .the `temple service. 3. A tihor- ougluy avonest man will deal faithfully. 'VIII. In the first chapter of Isaiah is given a vivid description of the moral corruption of the people of ,Judah, 1. They were rebellious. 2. Stupid. 3, Sin- ful. 4. Laden with iniquity. 5. Seed of evil doers. 6. Corruptors. In verse six is found the famous passage that has been quoted times without number, to most acute forms of rheumattsm. One man's to Mr. 111eUuigan's statement. To over- Church, of y, prove .'the total depravity of man. The testimony: " i spent six weeks in bed before come the difficulty large engines would :tl les M. CAxTr.mnau, 533 whitehau i '.., natural_ consequence of such moral de commencing its use -4 bottles cured me." have to be built and proved to be a sue- Atlanta, Ga,"---as000 ,farf'e!t if orlp►nnl 01 and Mrs. Campbell left the city during the ennoration,had followed. 1. The country ._.sp cess. ab., eI t�araioulnaacnuleeneuatv+n4t0e ratucrd at,erunon. A Plain SIM 1 of Facts .��. �,.,a .lt,�4:111 a 'jl.• . T MARKETS] CEYLON NATURAL GREEN Tea is positively all "Pure" tea. it is as far ahead of Japan tea as "SALAtbA" biack is ahead of all other black teas. Lead packets only. 25o and 40c perib� By all grocers. COUNTESS GREY, The Nest Hostess of Rideau Hall. Toronto Farmers' Market. Offerings of grain to -day were fair, with unimportant changes in prices, Wheat is steady, with gales of 300 bushels of white at $1 to $1.05 200 bushels of red at $1 to $1.05, and 206 bushels of goose at 38 to ole. Barley steady, 1,000 bushels selling at 48 to 481x• to c. 37Oats firm, 500 bushels selling Dairy produce in fair supply. The best dairy butter sold at 20 to 22e. per lb, and new laid eggs at 300 per dozen. Poultry is firmer. Ilay is weaker, with sales and 3 s to to at $9 to $10 a ton for timothy, for mixed. Straw lower, two toads selling at $10 to $11 a ton. Dressed bogs 'are firmer, at $6.50 to 87. the latter for light. Wheat, new, white, bushel . •$ 1 00 to ; 1 06 Do., red, bushel .. •. 10 to 106 Do., goose, bushel .. .. . • 0 88 to 0 91 Do., sprnig, bushel .. .. 0 98 to 1 00 Oats, bushel .... .... .. 361/2 to 0 37 Barley, bushel .. .. . 0 80 to 0 0to 0 8 Rye, bushel . • • • • • • • • 0 67 to 0 686 Peas, bushel . ..� .... Hay, timothy, per ton ......9 00 to 10 00 Do.; mied, per ton .... ...7 000 to 11 000 Straw, per ton .... .... Seeds- Alsike ,No. 1, bushel .. 6 60 to 7 26 Do., lo. 2, bushel ......500 to 6 0 Do., No. 3, bushel .. . 4 00 to 4 50 Red clover .. •. 6 00 to 7 00 Timothy . .. .. •. •. 1 00 to 1 35 Dresse dhogs .. .. .. .. 6 50 to 7 00 Apples, a e do bbl, :.• • ... . • 0 76 to 1 50 0 30 to 0 00 Bugs' p 0 20 to 0 22 Butter, dairy y .. '• •• .. 022 to 026 Do., creamery :. Chickens, spring, per lb. -• .. 0 10 to 0 1 10 to 0 11 Ducks, per ib. .... .•.• 010 to 011. Turkeys, per ib. .. • • . • .. 0 25 to 0 •15 Cabbage, per dozen .• 0 80 to 1 00 Potatoes, per bag .. .. Cauliflower, dozen .. ... .. 0 60 to 1 00 Onions, per bag ..........1 0 00 to 130 Celery, per dozen •• •' 0 00 to 8 40 Beef, hindquarters . • 4 50 to 5 ( 6 Do., forequarters . • .... . 0 Do., choice ,carcase ......6 75 to 7 00 Do., medium, carcase . • .. 5 50 to 50 to 6 00 00 Mutton, per cwt. .. • • • • 6 50 to 8 50 Veal, per cwt. • • • • . .. 7 00 to 7 50 Lambs, per cwt. .. . • . Toronto Live Stock. Receipts of llve stock were 6 car loads, composed of 12 cattle, 371 hogs, 182 sheep and lambs, with 1 calf. There was little doing on the market ex- cepting for sheep and hogs, which sold at un- changed prices. Leading Wheat Markets. Dec. May. New York .. ..$ 1.171/• $ 1.L"yi 1.17' 1.18 Detroit ... ........ ':.'.... 1.1631 1.17',5 St. Louis .... .. .. 1.00% 1.12% Duluth .... .. •.•. •• •. 1.11 1.129 Minneapolis ..•. .. .. .. •. .. 1.10 1.13 Bradstreet's on Trade. According to Bradstreet's advices, wholesale trade at Montreal is of fair volume, althougli there is less activity than was apparent a wee,. ago. The sorting trade in all lines is good, new business generally being of fair volume. The ending of navigation season, how - THEY RAIDED THE STREET. WON BY A LUNATIC. An Innocent Shopkeeper and Family A Boston Magazine's Prize for a Short Captured by Bogus Detectives. Essay Goes to an Insane Woman. Paris, Dec. 5. -During the past few St Paul Minn Dec. 5.-A woman inmate of one of the State insane liosp i - days inspectors of police leave been raid- tals has won a prize offered by a Boston ing' many of the streets of Paris in the magazine for the solving of a rebus and effort to purge them from "rodeurs"; a short essay on an assigned topic. The therefore a shopkeeper returning at prize was a trip abroad. or $ 250. midnight with his wife and daughter She has applied to the State. Board of Control for permission 1 rmission to make the trip. from the theatre was not surprised a ie board does not deem it safe to al- dom and Gomorrah • - when near the• Boulevard Belleville, two low her to go, but it will endeavor to tie - liven example unto those that should men approached hum, bowing with true cure the $250 for her. The woman's live ungodly (Il. Peter ii.. i e pp name is not :made public, as the officials xvii.) ; if he sent his own chosen people Drench politeness. "In the name of the believe it will cause the patient eonsid- into captivity, think not, 0 unrepent- law," saki one, exhibiting 'a tricolor erable annoyance. ant sinner, that he will spare you. '93e scarf, "1 deman,l that you empty your not high-minded, but fears" (Rom. xi., pockets. I am al. Iiamard, chief of the 20 "For if God spared not the not- detective stali, and," pointing to the ural branches. take heel lest he also spare not thee" mom. xi., 21). 1�9otp the Overworked Heart.. -Is the great engine which pumps life through your system hard pressed, ov.r- taxed, groaning under its load because dis- ease has clogged it? Dr. Agnew's Cure for the heart is nature's lubricator and cleanser, and daily demonstrates to heart sufferers that it is the safest, surest, and most speedy remedy that medical science knows. -67 other, who was waiting hat in band, "this is my secretary. We are raiding this street, arresting all those who are carrying arms!" The shopkeeper, in his desperate anx- iety to prove what a harmless citizen he was, obligingly emptied all the con- tents of his pockets into the, secretary's hat. With an official dignity the so- called M. Barnard told his secretary to put all the objects under seals, on sus- picion of having been stolen, and asked the shopkeeper for his name and address. FIRED AT THE JUDGE. Before the, latter and his party c recover from their fright the two men, Belligerent Australian Minister Charged still The next mwing inute Nemesis walked a kedri their With Murder. track. Some roughs, having seen one San Francisco, Dec. 5. -Rev. Isaac of the men show the official scarf, jump - Selby, of Australia, in a damage suit, ed to the conclusion that they were gen.- along the dark street and finally, with day while the latter was on the a cry of Mort aux Vaches," flung them - bench. The bullet came within an inch selves upon the two in"raid the un- ex - of the Judge's head and lodged in the ]appy couplensr were only vain, anded from un - back of his chair. Selby was at once be- ing beaten into insensibility by the removed to the city. prison and charged timely arrival of /policemen, real ones with an attempt to -commit murder. this time. Selby recently was sued for divorce, The two men, whose names are Emile He conducted his own defence, but was variot and Jean Vadet, were brought unsuccessful, a decree against him being before M. Boussard yesterday, and the granted. Judge llebbert, who issued shopkeeper will probably receive the the decree, was trying a case to -day contents of his pockets once more. when Selby rose from a seat in the court -as fp room and fired at the Judge, who rushed ELECTRICITY IN THE TUNNEL, from thet bench and grappled with his assailant, preventing him firing another Manager McGuigan Speaks of the Prob- shot. lem to be Solved. For a time great excitement prevailed. When quiet was restored it was learn- Montreal, Dec. 5. -Mr. F. H. Me- ed that the judge had not been injured. Guigan, manager of the G. T. R., said to - Before being taken to his eel, Selby day that the company for some time said: "1 shot at Judge Hebbert because prior to the recent accident at the St. that seems the only way for •a man to p get justice in this country. My only re- gret is that I seem to have bungled mat- ters considerably. My intention was to kill him, but I was a trifle nervous." ea to, South American Rheumatic Clare Cures Rheumatism. - It is sato, harmless, and acts quick -gives al- most instant relief and an absolute euro 3u from one to three days -works wonders in eine detectives. They shadowed them shot at Circuit Court Judge Hebbert to - Clair tunnel, had been considering the pratcticability .01 using electricity as a motor dower in that part of the system. Tho high grade, which in the tunnel reaches two per cent., compared with eight -tenths of one per cent. in the Bal- timore and Ohio tunnel at New York, creates a difficulty. The Baltimore and Ohio engines could handle only forty per cent. of the freight that passes through the G. T. R. tunnel, according � �•�,,.euaAwmmra""�u �, Miss M. Cartledge gives some helpful advice to young girls. Her letter is but one of thou- sands which prove that nothing is so helpful to young girls who are just arriving at the period of womanhood as Lydia E. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound. ever, has had a quietening effect upon trade generally. The values of farm products continue to maintain their strength and all lines of industries are active. The wholesale trade condition at To- ronto shows little change from that of a week ago. While a little time ago winter goods were moving fairly briskly, there has lately been rather less activity in this respect. The farmers have been busy upon the land and deliveries of produce have been light, has had some effect upon collections which are still slow in some classes. The official On- tario crop report just issued shows a smaller yield of wheat than had even i been expected, but prices for produce continue good, which will somewhat bet- ter .the situation. The farmers are now getting $1.02 to $1.03 for grain at country points, and other prices are about on a par with this. At Quebec. trade conditions are nor- mal. The movements in staples is fair- ly satisfactory. Bradstreet's advices from Winnipeg say: The open fall weather continues to hinder trade in wholesale circles here. This is the case in all. departments of trade. It is estimated that the wheat acreage next year will be about four million acres, and increase of a, half a million over that of last year. More grain is now being hauled to market, and collections are slowly but surely im- proving. Dealers say, that although slow, they are better than they were this time last year. Advices from Victoria and Vancouver say there is not much improvement in the business situation in this part of the country. Reports to Bradstreet's indicate there is a quiet tone to trade at Hamilton. Re- tail stocks are not moving with the ac- tivity that might be desired, sorting or- ders for the goods of the season are therefore a little quiet. eliveries of produce have increased during the past few days, and this is likely to lend a better tone to trade conditions in the near future, Collections are fair. There is a fairly good tone to trade generally at London.. The outlook, is a fairly healthy one. There is aready some improvement in money movements. According to Bradstreet's reports, bus- iness at Ottawa during the past week or so has been fairly active, improvement in this respect being noted since things have recovered somewhat from the un- settled condition consequent upon the elections. •` D.3ABB Mos. PXNrrsiM :-I cannot praise Lydia, E. Pinkba,m'S Vege- table Compound too highly, for it is the only medicine I ever tried which cured me. I suffered much from my first menstrual period, I felt so weals and dizzy at times 3. could not pursue my studies with the usual interest. My thoughts became sluggish, I had headaches, backaches and sinking spells, also pains in the back and lower limbs, In fact, I was sick all over. " Finally, after many other remedies had been tried, we were advised to get Lydia E. Piukham's Vegetable Compound, and I am pleased to say that after taking it only two weeks, wonderful change for the better took place, and in a short time I was in perfect health. I felt buoyant, full of life, and found all work a pastime. I am indeed glad to tell my experience with Lydia )C'l. Pinlllam's Vege'. table Compound, for it made a dif- ferent girl of me. Yours very truly, MISS NANCY WAS MARRIED. Lady Curzon's Sister Becomes Mrs. Major Colin Campbell at Washington. Washington, Dec. 6. -Miss Nancy Carver Leiter, the second daughter of the late Levi Z. Leiter, of Chicago, and Major Colin Powys Campbell, of the British army, were married at noon to -day at the residence of the bride's mother. The ceromony was very quiet, owing to the recent death of the bride's father, and only the family circle and a few Intimate ofteSuffolkthe as bride b st were npraand SIles TheEarl Leiter attended her sister. Rev, Roland Cob. ton. Smith, rector of. St. John's Episcopal this cit officiated at the service. A wedding breakfast followed, and Major