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Lesson
LESSON IV
PETER DENIES HIS LORD
Luise 22:31.84, 54-62
Golden Text --- "Let him that
thinketh he standeth take heed
lest he fall." 1 Cor. 10:12.
THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING
Time — Thursday evening, Ap-
ril 6, A,D, 80,
Place -- The warning was given
by our Lord in the upper room of
the last supper; the denial occur-
red in the court -yard of the high
priest's palace.
31. Simon, Simon, behold, Satan
asked to have you, that he might
sift you as wheat,
32. But I. This verse is bright
with the light of our Lords love
and power. He, the one speaking,
knew the power of Satan as no man
has ever known it, and is every
Conflict with Satan he won.
Made'.supplication for thee, that
thy faith fail not. We 51tou1tl not
Iose ourselves in speculatiug whe-
ther or not Christ could have kept
Satan from tempting Peter; this
we Can be sure of, that Christ had
his purpose in allowing this tempta-
tion. For this reason Christ did not
pray that Peter should not be even
tempted, but that in the temptation
he would not lase his faith. This
prayer was answered. Peter did fall,
he did deny the Lord. As long as a
man has faith, anything is possible.
This is one thing that the devil
cannot take away from you and
e hie, ones we know the saving power
of the Lord Jesus Christ. And do
thou, when once thou hast turned
again, establish thy brethren. The
Lord -not only knew that Peter
Would deny him, but he also knew
that Peter would be restored, and
would be used mightily in strength-
ening bis brethren in the days to
come.
33. And he said unto him, Lord,
with thee I am ready to go both to
prison and to death. Instead of fal-
ling at the Lord's feet, and plead-
ing with him regarding the terrible
fact concerning which Christ was
here informing him, Peter has more
confidence in his own feelings than
in Christ's word,
34. And he said, I tell thee, Peter,
the cock shall not crow this day,
until thou shalt thrice deny that
thou knowest me. It would seem
that every conceivable experience
'tif which the human heart is cap-
able would have strengthened Peter
that night to. die before saying any-
' thing against the Savior.
54. And they seized him, •and led
him away, and brought him into
the high priest's house. But Peter
followed from afar off. 55. And
when they had kindled a fire in the
midst of the court, and had sat
down together, Peter sat in the
very midst of them. Peter has no
defense to make for his denials.
There was only ,one word of hope
that he could recall. Jesus had
said, when he foretold his fall, "and
do thou, when once thou haat turn-
ed again, establish tby brethren'
(Luke 22:32). Jesus, then, did have
faith in his recovery, and did hold
out work for him to do after that.
Peter feli into bad company the
instant he fell out with God. We fol-
low Jesus afar off when we refuse
to defend the doctrine of redemp-
tion before unbelievers who scoff;
when we strain Christian liberty
to see how much we can indulge
in worldliness.
56. And a certain maid seeing
him as he sat in the light of the
fire, and looking steadfastly upon
him, said, This man also was with
lain]. Peter was taken completely
by surprise. It was as if a mask bad
been torn from his face. In a mom-
ent the instinct of terror seized
him. Indeed, there was a further
Shame: how could he confess him-
self the disciple of the Master
whom he had heard blasphemed
without protest?
57. But he denied, saying, Woman
I know bim not,
55. And after a little while an-
other saw him, and said, Thou also
art one of then]. But Peter said,
Man, I am not. 59. And after the
space of about one hour another
confidently affirmed, saying, Of a
truth this -man also was with hire;
for he is a Galilean. 60. But Peter
said, Man, I ]snow not what thou
sayest. Once Peter began to lie, he
had to keep it up. The third denial
was the basest of them all, because
he had had more time to Consider
What he was doing. It indicates de.
finitely that Peter had decided in
hiss heart to go on lying about Je-
sus and denying Jesus. This is
what the Psalmist calls a "presump-
tuous sin." (Ps, 19:13) And itnmed-
lately, while ho yet snake, the
cock crew, 61 a. And the Lord turn-
ed, and looked upon Peter.
Luke 22:51, 62. 61 b. And Peter
i'ernenbered the word of the Lord,
how that he said unto him, Before
the cock crow this day thou shalt
Oily me thrice,
62. And he went out, and wept
bitterly. Peter's pride is broken.
alis boasttuluess is gone; from this
toter he is a different man. He was
ak :Christian before, but now he also
knows the Lord, right now he also
knows that that he himself can do noth-
ing in his own strength, Tie wept
because he knew his own stilt had
fleet a final defeat; he wept became,
the love of Christ hacl been poured
41410w ante lies treacherous heart,
"Welcome -Lorne"• To New Coriaervatxve Leader
In recognition of his recent election to the leadership of the Con-
servative party in Ontario, his native city of Guelph tendered a banquet
in honor of Col. George Drew. Mayor W. G. Taylor is shown, RIGHT,
reading an address of welcome to the recently elected Conservative
leader.
Pat Me L, .aders
In Selling Line
They Do the Best in Business,
Investigations Show—Make
Topnotch Salesmen
Fat men do best in business, ac-
cording to investigations carried
out by the National Institute of In-
dustrial Psychology and Herr Ernst
Iiretschmer, a German psycholo-
gist.
An institute investigator . has
been touring British selling organi-
zations recording the weights of
sales managers. He found that "go-
getters" averaged 173 pounds while
the not -so -successful were fifteen
pounds lighter. He said:
"I found that men with full,
smooth faces, thin figures and wiry
build have a tendency to be polite,
sensitive, earnest, exclusive in their
friends, cold and emotionally crip-
pled.
"They make good professors, en-
gineers, and detail workers, but are
not so successful as sales manag-
ers. -They are more methodical and
painstaking, but are inclined to be
over-anxious.
"They are logical and more cap-
able of planning, but not so able
to put plans into force."
Sales Show Drop
In Country Stores
Sales of country general stores
in Canada in November, 1938,
were 6.2 per cent. lower than in
November, 1937, according to re-
turns received by the Dominion
Bureau of Statistics from 700
merchants located in villages and
rural areas throughout the Domin-
ion.
Decreases were registered in all
economic divisions. Sales in the
Maritime Provinces showed the
largest drop, that of 13 per cent.,
while sales in Quebec were down
six per cent,, Ontario five, Mani-
toba eight, Saskatchewan 1.3, Al-
berta six and British Columbia
seven.
Stalin is personally directing the
Russian development of Arctic Sea
routes,
A New Cure For
Reckless Driving
Mayor Fred Huester hopes to
make Scranton, Pa., safe
through "embarrassing reckless
drivers by painting circles on
the rear of their cars." A first
offense against traffic laws
would rate a yellow ring, a
second offense red and a third
blue. The circles will stay on
30 clays—if the city legal de-
partment decides the punish-
ment is lawful. The mayor rea-
soned a narked car would' get
a wide berth.
Test Acoustics
Of Parliament
Commons and Senate Chamb-
ers of Ottawa Make Hearing -
Difficult
The parliamentary session just
started has revived the question of
the acoustics of the Senate and tele
House of Commons. In the Com-
mons chamber particularly it la
next to impossible for people in
the public galleries to hear debates
unless the speakers raise their
voices to a pitch more suitable to
the hustings than to the House. The
Senate chamber is smaller and in
there the conditions are not so
bad; but they are still not good.
May Wire For Sound
Last season the Senate made an
attempt to improve things. An ex-
periment was made with the instal-
lation of a public-address system,
and the chamber was wired for
sound. One evening at adjournment
the contrivances were tried out. in
general the effect was good, much
better than without the system. But j
the conservatism of the elder !+
etatesmon was too powerful, The.
'Whole problem was "referred to the
Committee oa Internal lhconomy,"
which is another way of saying that
it was ditched.
In the Parliamentary Press Gal -
lieu, opinion is divided as to the
wisdom of installing a system that
would make for clearer hearing.
The political reporters would ap,
preciate such a thing when gaodt
speeches are being made but, un
fortunately, a great deal of chaff le
mixed with the straw.
More Marriages,
Births Recorded
In Ontario, 1937
Statistics Show Increase in Pop-
ulation, With Cities and the
Rural Areas Gainging at Ex-
pense of Towns -- "T. B."
Deaths Down
Marriages and births are up in
Ontario, according to the vital
statistics for 1937 prepared by
the Ontario Government.
Eight persons out of every
1,000 entered marriage in 1937.
The figure, to 'be exact, is 8.1,
compared with 7.5, per 1,000 in
1936, and 7.8 in 1928. The birth
rate increased to 16.6 per 1,000
of population in 1937, above 13,3
in 1936. But it is below the rate
of 1928, which was 20.9.
Population 3,711,000
Since 1928 Ontario's population
has moved from 3,229,000 to 3,-
711,000 in 1937, but the move-
ment of population has been to-
ward cities and rural areas rather
than towns. Both rural and city
population has increased, but town
population—that is, people living
in towns of 5,000 or over — de-
creased.
The tuberculosis death rate in
1937 dropped to 35.4. .len years
No Fire
Both city firemen at London,
Ontario, and provincial police
were called to the scene of an
unusual aceident on No. 4 high-
way, opposite the Hunt Club,
when William Duncanson, 50,
of Byron, Mich., skidded on the
icy road, swerved from one side
to the other, snapped off a
hydro pole and ended up
against a stout tree. In break-
ing off the hydre pole the alarm
system leading to Mounr. St.
Joseph's Orphanage, was set`uff
end .city ;firemen responded to
the - alarm.
Are You ` Listening?
By FREDDIE TEE
HERE AND THERE
Eddy Duchin, NBC pianist and.
orchestra leader, was selected as
one of the country's ten outstand-
ing young men in the current edi-
tion of Durward Howes' "America's
Young ilIen," the "Who's Who" of
the younger set.
When he isn't haranguing Baby
Snooke in NBC's Good News of
1939 broadcasts, Manley (Papa)
Stafford dodges about from one
stamp auction to another for items
to add to his collection.
YOUTHFUL VETERAN
Eve Abbott has crowded a lot of
radio, screen and stage acting into
her 22 years. She
started in college
dramatics in her
native Buffalo,
while a freshman
at the University
of Buffalo; was.
given a job in Ka-
therine Cornell's
troupe after Miss
Cornell's father
had accidentally
discovered her in
a college play;
got to Hollywood
atter torn' years
Abbot with Cornell and
was screened in "Service de Luxe"
and "Road to Ilene", and is now
heard on such CBS .programs as
Robert Beuchley's "Melody and
Madness", "Our Cal Sunday" and
"Kate Smith IPour". On the Bench -
ley program, Eve . Is occasionally
Eve
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cast in the role of the comedian's
"Stooge".
OLD - COUNTRY RECEPTION
One of the engineering advance-
ments of the 1939 Rogers Spread -
Band models provides six individual
spread -band dials, each 10" wide
with only one dial visible at a time.
This feature simplifies tuning, par-
ticularly for women. By spreading
out each of the four short-wave
bands, from one inch to ten inches,
Old -Country reception is now easy
to tune in without interference.
PAGE BOY TO RADIO STAR
The story of the rise of Bobby
Gibson, featured vocalist on Ben
Bernie's Sunday
programs over the
Columbia network
sounds like an old
time Horatio Alg-
er tale. Little
more than a year
ago Bobby was a
page boy in the
same CBS play-
house which i.ow
displays his name
and picture in the
lobby. One Clay be
was overheard
singing in an em -
Bobby pty studio by a
Gibson radio executive,
and given a chance on an early
morning proven]. The listener res•
ponse to his romantic baritone was
immediate and enthusiastic, and
Bernie, appraised of the fact, har-
ried to sign him as the star or his
own show.
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POP—Jig-Saw Nerves
JIG -SAW PUZZLES
ARE BAD FOP
YOUR
NERVES
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I KNOW --
before at was 55.1, and ten Feared
before that it was 88.8 per 10.0,e
000 population. But, while tuber-
onlosis has been decreasing, sta-
tistics show cancer to have been
inpreaaing from, 99.6 in 1927 and
12.6 in 1987.
Diesel engine motor trucks are
rapidly replacing the gasoline type
in Liberia.
Firemen Were Mad
a January gale, just when Osh-
awa's firemen were busy bat -
tun, chimney and other fires, a
gall from the north end came
in, A. citizen wanted his skating
rink flooded. P.S.—It wasn't.
THIS' CURIOUS WORLD
By liatte
erta'san
THE LONG- rAuGf-rr
"FACT'
THAT ALL.,.
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tJNtQEJ:Z MOTh 1s -.l
ILLU/V\INAerlenfal HAVE
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IN THEIR. EYFZ.
COPR, i@SII 9Y NEA SIRVWCL' (NC. t 1b
ME.DITERRANErAN SEA
IS THE REAAN.eoarr OP A. Gr A/
`,.,THAT ONCE ea aREL:› 7'H
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EXAMINATIONS made at the Johns Hopkins University showed
that out of 455 infants, only 26 had plain blue eyes. Examine a
baby's eyes closely, with good illumination and a magnifying glass;
and yob will be able to see the real eye color shining through the,
cloudy, dark -blue veil.
NEXT: Where motorists travel fastest.
Thursday's God
HORIZONTAL
1 God after
whom Thurs-
day is named.
5 He is called
9 His story is
told in the
Norse —s.
13 Large gullies.
15 Sickness.
17,Licit,
18 A brief rule.
19 Female fowl.
20 Bugle plant.
22 By.
23 Arid.
24 Like.
25 Retaliating,
27 Owed.'
28 Sick.
29 Fen.
30 Darkness,
31 To make lace
33 To dine.
35 Right.
37 Kindled.
39 Father.
40 Mystic
syllable.
42 To punish.
.AinsWer to Previous Puzzle
ATPA L( VP
45 Postscript.
47 Brims legal
suit.
49 Railroad.
50 Either,
51 Leguminous
plant,
5.3 To overlook.
55 Pecuniary
burden.
57 He is the god
of -----.
58 He•drives.a
goat -drawn
VERTICAL
1 Transposed.
2 Harass.
3 Kihi.
4 Equipage.
5 To exdavate.
6 Bpne.
7 Paid pub-
licity.
8 Ascended,
;I .Eticouritered.
10 36 inches.
31 Russian.
emperor.
12 Pronoun,
14 Ingenuous.
16 To swell,
19 His magic
— ma -left
lightning.
91 Imbecile.
22 Aviator.
25 Pertaining to
the ear,
26 Meditates
exultantly
27 Period.
32 Twitching.
34 Food
container.
36 Strong.
38 One and two.
39 To roost.
41 Bill of fare.
43 Measure of
area.
44 Toward.
45 Fairy.
46 Starch.
47 To perch.
48 Male child.
51 Fence rail.
52 11,Iesh of laee,
54 Road.
56 Sound of
laughter.
By J. MILLAR WATT
—THIS ONE'S MAbC.
ME GO ALL TO
PIECES .'
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