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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1930-11-06, Page 3self under authority received from God he believes also that he has et his command unseen agencies and. powers that will do his will. Colt - pare Luke 7; 8. As a well-known Modern writer puts it, We see "the wisdom of his faith beautifully shin- ing .out in the bluffness of the soldier." Jesus is represented here as using a figure drawn from the ancient ,pro- phets of Israel who conceived the glorious future age of salvation and universal 'friendship as inaugurated by a great feast of all good things. To it'all people of the world would be invited, and in it the people of the past and the futurewould have equal share and part. See Isaiah 25: 6-8; 26: 19; 2: 2-4; Daniel '7: 14. More than once Jesus saw in ':,he coaling to him of people other tban Jews, • of other races and nations, the dawning of that new age. Compare Luke 13: 29 and John 12: 20-24. One of file 1 skrciest problems which the early Christian church bad to solve was than of the admission of Gentiles on equal terms with ,Tews by the way of f'e'll in Jesus Christ. At first there were individual cases received by spe- cial favor or because of some extra- ordinary ordinary experience of divine grace, later in unrestricted numbars through wide open doors in the missions of St. Paul who saw that th4s was in har- mony with the niind of Jesus, Romans 9: 22-80. Sunday School Lesson 1 November 16. Lesson VII—The Be- lieving Centurion (A Gentile Whose Faith Jesus Commended)•• -Matthew 8: 5-13, Golden Text—And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.—Luke 13: 29. ANALYSIS T, A GREAT NERD PELT, vs, 5, 6. II. A GREAT FAITIH RECOGNIZED, vS. 7-13. INTRODUCTION —Jesus' ministry in Galilee appears to have lasted about. two years, from December of the year A.D. 27 to November, A.D. 29. A. great deal of intense and untiring activity was crowded into :hose two years,also_ prier of his teaching and both by parables and, otherwise.. The e,ospel narrative tells us of the multi- tudes which thronged about him, or followed him from place to place, at- tracted by the freshness and power of his teaching and by the wonderful -works of healing which he did. But even more interesting to us than the multitude are the individual men and .women, disciples and others, who meet .him sometimes in the midst of the throng, more often in his hours apart, whose spiritual attitudes an needs were so much like our own—the fish- ermen by the Lake of Galilee, the 'mentally afflicted and the lepers who .drew so heavily upon his compassion- ate tenderness, the paralytic borne by Iris impetuous friends, the 'ublican -drawn from the pla.;e of toll by the magnetic power of. a new erection, the Pharisee not wholly insincere with his quibbling gel :.tions about custom and fashion, the followers John the Baptist, his oven brothers. the Jewish magistrate distressed by the desperate illness of his little daughter, the •Canaanite woman in similar distress -whose pitiful pretence that she was a Jewess Jesus put aside that I ^ might minister more 'directly anu fittingly -to her own as well as to her daughter' •i.eed. Of esoecial and extraordinary interest is this military officer whose character and whose faith in Jesus are so attractively presented in the lessor before us. L A GREAT NEED FELT, vs. 5, 6. Jesus was again in Oapernamn, his home city (Matt. 4:13), where so many of his great works of healing had been done. The centurion, prob- ably a Roman officer in the employ of Herod Ancipas, had been an admirer -of the Jewish people, and through them h .1 come to know 'Jesus and to believe in him. It is very much to leis credit that he thought so highly of his servant. Luke says that the servant "was dear unto him." Luke adds also that he did not himself pre- 'sume to go to Jesus but "sent unto him elders of the Jews," thinking perhaps that a Jewish teacherwould be un- willing to consent to the request of a Gentile. He Was -to learn by what 'followed the large human sympathy that was in the heart of Jesus, over- stepping all barriers of race or nation. Indeed the coming of this man in his xieed to Jesus was one of the very first indications of the power that his per- son and teaching were yet to gain over the Gentile world (see v. 11). It is possible that the centurion nay have known personally the noble- man whose son had been healed by Jesus, according to the story told in John 4: 46-54. Ile was held in high • esteem by the Jews of Capernaum, who said to Jesus, "He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him; for he loveth our nation and himself built us our synagogue (Luke 7: 3-5). It is interesting to learn that in recent times the ruins of a synagogue have been found at Tell -Hum, believed to be the site of the ancient Capernaum, and that an effort is being made to rebuild it. The word "palsy" is an old English shorter form of the Greek "paralysis." It means the loss of power to move, -whether wholly or partially. "griev- ouslyinn this case, the sufferer was gr ously tormented," it has been conjec- tured that the case was one of acute spinal meningitis. -Luke adds that he was at the point of death," II. A GREAT FAITit RECOGNIZED, vs. 7-13. So simple, so direct, and so great is this man's faith in the power of Jesus -that he believes him able to heal by speaking the word only. He is, he usays, not worthy that Jesus should come under his roof. "But only say the word and my servant shall be healed." Moffatt renders verse 9 as follows: "For though I am r. man under auth- Ity myself I have soldiers under me: I tell one man to go, and he goes, I tell another to come, and he comes, I tell ity servant; `Do this,' and he does it." Believing Jesus to be like him - Peddler's Song in Autumn / Holds Record k (Froom the Spectator) Ah, 'Lis well enough roving in a world of summer skies! A peddler aright be merrY then, and not be sore at heart, With gold and silver trtukets for to snatch with laughing ,eyes, And a little gray donkey and, a high. - wheeled cart. , e. v t New York Is'Weani g A pedhler might be merry then—aYe sure, as I have been, A -questioning down the cou.uteY when ,hills are starred with flowers, - And all the woodland singing, and all the meadows green, And never a lampi.it window for to,. haunt his evening hours. For then he'd 'walk with Wonder, but now 'tis Sorrow old, A far faint voice that follows hien, that goes with him along, And mocks hire on the hillside, and in the valley's gold, And sweet in roadside gardens filled with autunm robin -song. 'Tis all but him have dwellings, over. all the shires, Over all of England, from sea to misty sea; And men will come at twilight to their own hearth's fires, And mice will build their winter nests beneath the }gild rose tree. Aye! 'tis well enough roving when the land is bright, A peddler might be merry then, be- fore the swallow's flown, With never a lamplit window for to. haunt him through the night, And he and his little donkey en the dark road alone. Hamish Maclaren: BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON fllust rated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With. Every Pattern 2681 Headlight Glare Often Overlooked Royal Auto Club Member Vitamins May Gives Reasons For Trouble ay plr;J;[lM,A.NN 13E8T + 1 _ !w ray,':e4 The Lone Guest nuts, almonds or walnuts) and lettuce. Peel the orange and cut the pulp in YearszeDoss so swiftly one hardly small plebes, draining it from all extra realizes how time flits along ies is juice and removing all membrane. birthday reminds you the fifties are 1 juMicx orange pulp, cottage braes. readyapasse into hl fifto has ea (drained eery) ,Jd cropped fruit. Pack ready pasedOnto d the of yer- in glass jar or a jelly glass which 'has days, Have You had a tugging at your been lined with lettuce, cover with the ground nuts and put on a tight coven, Sandwich Suggestions Spread one slice of sandwich with orange marmalade, the other with cot- tage cheese er peanut butter. Chop hard boiled eggs, moisten with lemon juice, season, spread over lea time in a sandwich. s heart strings to go back to visit the town of your childhood days? Remin- iscences make eyes dreamy and per- haps misty until the day comes when you really go. But what is wrong? The little town is yours alright, but it has surely taken on a veneer of strangeness, feeling. a lonely g conveys which slowly Strange people walk your streets, the children laugh and shout who unin- tentionally have no smile for you and oh, the blank feeling of looking for the old home to find it isn't there. A new bright windowed structure seems to want to welcome you but you hesi- tate to go in and a lump rises in your throat as memories crowd in with pictures of the past. But it may be as you feel your .n,'SfJ'lif�> •'�. .r 9�:I.ViY y4 worst, your eyes absent-mindedly rest on •a lovely maple tree. tI has grown to maturity and is flaunting cheerful exquisite autumn colors, while its leaves insistently whisper "Don't you remember me?" and through the haze of years comes the realization that this is the tree good old Dad and I planted when I was only ten, grown Mrs. Keith Miller, British woman to maturity along with me. icier,' who set new women's transcon- The old gnarled oak is there too, tinent a 1 air record in recent New the same as ever, time is kind to it. Yor 1 Mix chopped dates, raisins, dry figs and ground nuts with orange juice and a little cream. Spread generously on thin slices of bread. Slice a banana, marinate in lemon juice, spread on one bread slice, spread the other slice with honey and cream, mixed. Mix ground carrot and celery and nuts with lemon juice and , boiled dressing. Cut open a roll, remove some of the bread, 011 with dressing and fit half together again. Since winter is beginning to show its teeth and the warm days of fall are coming less and less frequently -11 seems hard to accustom ourselves to the cold and until we do became ac- customed to it coughs and colds are frequent. An. old domestic remedy that has been successfully used for croup is the vapor from salt and vinegar. It seems k:X,os Angeles flight. But the old elm is gone and brings a ! to have the power of dzsso vrug fleeting sad thought. loosening the tight membrane which The reverie is broken by a voice from a passerby. "Well could this by has lodged in the throat. Heat a quart of strong vinegar to which a pint of any possible chance he my old school salt is added, then saturate woolen chum of long ago? Do you remember cloths with the solution and held it me?" and after a good look there ap- to the patient's mouth. Keep the pears from behind the folds of good 1 cloths hot constantly so that the vapor natured increased weight Hind silvered I and heat is inhaled steadily. Japanese Scientist Makes Ex- hair the outline of a familiar face, A Old Leather Furniture her Montreal.—Among the more import- ant safety aspects which are often overlooked is the question of the glare of headlights and its cause, George McNamee, secretary of the • Royal Automobile Club of Canada, recently declared in referring to a letter sent to' the Club by a member who has made an exhaustive study of this mat- ter. The letter follows:— Early in the summer I had my lights adjusted by a competent garage to give the maximum range with a mini- mum of glare, but shortly afterward noticed many cars which were ap- preaching me at night signalling me to dim, even though my lights were in the "tilt position." I lowered the beam until the spot of light reached the road 50 feet from the oar, making it impossible to drive with safety. Still the compaints were signalled, and since one of these drivers stopped and criticized me, I decided I would look at my lights through another School girl smartness is expressed in a navy blue wool voile with vivid red pin dots. It is a dainty fabric that has a bit of' warnsth that is so necessary for early fall school wear. It uses white pique for its rolled collar and cuffs. The bone'buttons are in snatching red shade. Another smart idea is shepherd's plaid in blue and white with white linen and solid blue crepe de chine tie. Featherweight tweed, wool crepe, jersey and heavyweight cottons are darling suggestions. Style No. 2681 may be had in sizes 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. Size 8 requires 1s:� yards of 39 -inch material with 3 yard of 32 -inch con- trasting and a leather belt. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in s.anips or coin (coin' preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, '73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Tireless Executive Au old Scottish wonian, who had never been known to say an i11 word about anybody, was one day taken to task by her husband. "Janet," he said impatiently, "I do believe ye'd say a guid word for the de'il himself." . "Ah, weel," was the reply, "he may ly as the smallest egg at the new na be sae guld as he micht be, butt Jersey Poultry Fanciers' Association he's a very industrious body."—Ment- show. It weighed six -tenths of a real Star. grans. man's windshield. To my as on ment my lights seemed to glare badly, but I also found out that his wind- shield was very dirty, which led me to make some tests which in turn in- spired this letter. Even the most carefully adjusted lights will glare badly if the observer is behind a dirty windshield. The light becomes diffused over the wind- shield by the minute particles of dust, so that it is impossible to see as far as the radiator cap. I do not believe that this point can be too carefully stressed end further this effect is not counter- Ipears dt accounts for susceptibility to acted by the titledhwindshield.onight 1 leprosy. If this theory is proved to There is another effect of driv_ leprosy. can be p.eic t 1 by Pr Cure For Leer periments With Rats cordial invitation to come up to Did you know that leather can be Which Strengthen when hnomo for a sociablebtel cup of tea when old days can be talked over, is very successfully lacquered. It can be done in any of the new shades, per• haps true lacquer red looks the best for most purposes: Have the furniture renovated and put into good firm shape, missing but- tons replaced and all sags eliminated, Then take some mild brand of soap Rakes and make a suds. Wash with a soft cloth. Dry carefully and apply some good vegetable oil such as lin- seed. When the leather has soaked up all the oil it is soft and pliable. Do not apply the lacquer until all the oil is absorbed. Lacquers dry very quickly so work fast, allow it to run on rather than brushing as with ordinary paint. oil as a treatment for the , f et too much has been 1 ' d for tbls i chopped fruit (figs, dates or It really gives you a new colorful this medicine, Dr. George W. McCoy, raisins), one tbisp. ground nuts (pea- set of furniture. director of the United States Na- l ----- tional Institute of Health here, de- I The Song of the Aviator Glares. There s s I Theory Washington—food and not medi- giveu. Since the welcome is sincere loneliness melts away and the lone eine may be the weapon with which guest is lonely no longer, man finally .conquers his ancient ancl' Children Enjoy Surprises much -dreaded foe, leprosy. The School Lunch Experiments in Japan indicate thatl Sometimes it seems very difficult to development of the disease may be! keep up the appetite of the kiddies I prevented by the presence of vitamins I who find it necessary to take their in the diet, which increases the Judi - lunch to school, vidual's resistance. Important studies Isere are a few .suggestions. supporting this theory have been re- Each child enjoys a hot cup of cocoa ported by Dr• K•. Shiga, bacteriologist] which can so easily be supplied if a and dean of the Imperial medical' vacuum bottle is supplied or it may faculty at Seoul, Korea. be filled with hot soup. Other scientists and physicians have A Good Lunch Box Salad placed niueli. reliance on chaulmeogra disease.In 1 orange 1 tblsp cottage cheese, 1 n claimed 1 a , Spreading the Gospel i till no specific A new record has again been set up treatment for leprosy. Many People', Earth has her highways, ll the British and Foreign Bible • have been misled by optimistic state-, Her byways and triways; ments reggarding the value of chant-, But mine are the skyway:.— Society. According to its annual re =ogre oil and its derivatives. Dr. I The skywards for pie. ��t Scripturust issued,circthe number of copies during the year McCoy believes.iga Dr. Shiga found that when he in- To the ocean her seaways, j 10'13-30 surpasses all Previous records, jected leprosy bacilli in dist' Tho skyHer wa�sdare her giee �ci '::,• I The Pve�talazfingng thosay'Swli°9JproEess healthy -rats, they did not ease. Later, after their food had �ricle, open and free. ! other faiths, the value of the Bible is recognized more and more. The story been deprived of vitamins, they soon. !,e told in the report of how a beeper• had leprous sores. From this f vitamins : it ap-, The motor and n the The steam ausi railways,�' .ur, conversing with a Moslem school- master, said that he wasn't a preacher. 'rhe Moslem laughed. "The Book you sell speaks more lean a hundred preachers," he replied, -•:or a preacher speaks to the ear, but b.is Book speaks to the heart." All sorts and conditions of men act :r., the society's colporteurs. One is :m ex -bandit. He is now risking his lits to sell the Scriptures. ing that' causes a lot of trouble. It never wise to watch. too closely the lights on en approaching car, because all unconsciously the tendency is to drive towards the oncoming lights and unnoticed one finds oneself in the middle of the road. It is far better policy to watch the right hand edge of the road and drive as near as seems advisable to the shoulder. Smallest Egg Asbury Park, N,J• --An egg so tiuy it would take 1,135 of them to make a standard dozen, won a prize recent- , MU'T'T AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER SIX'BGL4S:•I'M GONNA GGT uP AND GO IMT e c.LUI3 CAR AND SMof<c, wNATAle$ 't PLT' t h1' Llllli1 Y Ii��' �r r� Ililillfli be true, p . 'nee proper diet, and the cure for it may , The highways are groun:i, also be accomplished by dietary meas -The seaways are boundweee ores. ; The skyways, profound way'. «— -- i The best of the three. Earning Their Keep 1111 "How are you getting on keeping j Farewell to earth's highways, bees?" "Very well. We' have not had The sea's far and nigh ways; much honey, but the bees have stung The skyways s shall y ways, my i times." And Are naught to the ga1aeva Above earth and sea. mother-in-law saver. D onald Bain. • Born Showman "But, darling, if your ear ache is better, why do you keep on eryiug?" "I'm waiting for D -Daddy to 0-c01ne home. He's never s -seen me with aif earache!" �.--- A thing of beauty is a joy for ever— and usually a great expense. Upside Down Record Berlin—Werner Weiclielt, chief pilot of the aviation echo i1 at Muester, claims the world's record for flying au airplane upside down. In an ordin- al.), place above the school's field he succeeded in flying in an inverted po- sition for 46 minutes and 53 seconds. Geodetic Survey of Canada Apart from its work in triangula- tion and levelling, the Geodetic Sur- vey of Canada has the important func- tion of co-operating in the determine, tion of the size and shape of the earth. The greatest geodetic mathematicians in the world are attempting to solve the problem which is of great scien. tifie' importance. THE`( .sRouL'it Pur SOUND- P..oOF cell: 'NI These •BCt4T`HS: TatateisaE.Those Mtl GG=s. IN The. 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