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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-03-09, Page 3Sundry Schoo Lesson LESSON XI PETER DELIVERED FROM PRISON Acts 12:5.17 Golden Text ---Prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him, Acts 12:5. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING :Gime.—Spring of A.D. 44, Place, --The prison in the city of Jerusalem, probably located in the tower of Antonia. The house of the mother of John Mark, also in Jerusalem. Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church. And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he pro- ceeded to seize Peter also. And those were the days of unleavened bread. And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and de- livered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. 5. Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God. for him. Prison walls could con- fine the body of the apostle, but no walls of any kind can keep the prayer of a sincere heart from as - ceding to the throne. of the om- nipotent, God. 6. And when Herod was about to bring him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and guards before the door kept the prison. Note the time of the deliverance, Not till the last mo- ment, when hope was almost dead, did it come. 7. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off. from his hands. Delivered By An Angel 8. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy san- dals. And he did so. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. When the Oriental lies down to sleep, he removes his outer garment, and loosens the girdle which binds the undergarment. When he rises in the morning to begin the day's work, he tightens the girdle about him, and throws on the outer gar- ment or outer robe, as we might call it. 9. And he went out, and fellow - ed; and he knew not that it was true. which was done by the angel, but thought he saw a vision. 10. And when they were past the .first and the second guard, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth in- to the city; which opened,to thein of is own accord. 10b. And they went out, and passed on through one street; and straightway the angel departed from him. Our angel ministers are but vis- itors, whether they be clad in the somber garments of sorrow or the white raiment of joy. When they have gone, we must turn the mes- sage they have brought into obedi- ence, and translate their ministry to us into service for others. 11. And when Peter was conte to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me .out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. 12. And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together and were praying. The circumstances are unknown to us, but we do know that Mark was the son of Mary of Jerusalem. It is easy to' see that Peter was at home here, and so knew John Mark well. These Christians would not have been gathered together in prayer unless there . were some deep, strong convictions in their life— that God hears prayer, "that God is able to do miraculous things," that there are some things that only and can do, and unless he does them they will not be done. They had more than deep convic- tions; they hacl a great love for' the apostle Peter, and his distress was their distress 13. And when he knocked at the :door of the gate. a maid came to answer, named Rhoda. 14. And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for joy, but ran in, and told that Peter stood before the gate. i Peter At Tlie Gate 15. And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she confident- ly affirmed that it was even so, And they said, It is his angel. Ac- eording to Jewish ideas they would believe that Peter's guardi- an angel had assumed his form and voice, and: stood before the door.' 16. But Peter continued knoc- king: and 'when they had opened, they saw him, and were amazed. 17. But he, beckoning unto. them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them bow the Lord Itasd brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these iin;es nate Jttu eee arid" to the brethren. Peter did not sit down, Former Canadian Missionary Bound 'Round World ri r 'o . Y'flI%q/ rHrl sr / r x The Rev. John Antle, founder of the Columbia eoast mission in British in which, Columbia, is pictured here aboard his 48 -foot cutter, , with but one companian, he,wlll soon set sail on a scheduled round -the - world cruise. The Rev. Antle; syho is 70, scoffs at the thought of danger on the trip, saying he does not consider it as dangerous as crossing a busy traffic intersection. In 1933 the elderly clergyman crossed the Atlantic in a small boat, when he brought the motorship John Antle to Victoria. for use in his mission work. 700,000 War Fliers Said World Total That Many Being Trained By Various Nations Engaged In Arms Race Intensive training programs oc- casioned by the threat o4 war are expected to provide Europe's five major powers with regular and re- serve air forces totaling some 700,- 000 00;000 men by the end of 1939. A survey of those European pro- grams produced these round figures for the respective countries: Italy, Germany, Russia Lead Great Britain—A goal of an en- listed and officer strength of 100,- 000 in the Royal Air Force by June. Germany—A total force, flying and non -flying, in the regular air corps of more than 100,000; a re- serve of from 05,000 to 70,000, most of them are reported to know the rudiments of piloting a plane. Italy -10,000 pilots and a reserve (pilots, mechanics, radio, technic- ians, etc.);o# 120,000. France — A goal of an enlisted and officer strength in the air corps of 85,000 by the close of the year. Russia—An air force, flying and non -flying, of at least 100,000 men. and a reserve of atleastthat many more, thou ands of whom have qualified as pilots. as many of us have commonly be- lieved, to enjoy a few hours of precious fellowship with these faithful fellow Christians who had been praying for his deliverance, for the verse clearly indicates that Peter only took time to say a few words, and then hastened on. And he departed, and went to another place. It is not even said that Peter left the city; yet it is gen- erally understood that he did. Pe- ter was back in Jerusalem at the great conference of the Jews some time later (Acts 15:7), when, of course, Herod Agrippa was :lead. molowssommaommealwasrowa......mm.msa•••••.waurmano...1 Ready With His Own Coffin Joseph Baker of Meaford, an octogenarian in the best of health, has his coffin made and is ready to die when the time comes. "People should prepare for the next world while they are living," Baker says. He believes there will be a day of judgment "no matter what anybody says." Present-day coffins are far too expensive, Baker said. He built his own. The totals are based.on estimates provided by European bureaux Of the Associated Press and other sources. Periodic reports from abroad would tend to indicate the estimates are conservative. A post office where only chil- dren under 17 can obtain a stamp or post a letter has been set up at Dovercourt, near Harwich, Eng. 1938 Hits Record For Arson Cases 62 Convictions During Biggest Year In History Of Ontario Fire Investigation—Increas- ed Losses Shown. Slate two convictions for arson and allied fire crimes out of 75 criminal cases in 1923 climaxed the biggest year in irson investigation in the history of the Ontario fire marshal's office. According to the 1938 report of W. J. Scott, Ontario fire marshal, there were in one tour - month period 22 consecutive con- victions without a single case be- ing withdrawn or dismissed, Number of fire fatalities for last year was about that of 1937, the tragic Fort Frances forest fire of Oct. 11, 1938, in which 17 were kill- ed, bringing the total up to 79 kill- ed, 199 injured. In 1037 there were 64 killed, 221 injured. During the year there were 14,734 fires, a total fire loss of $9,397,210, an insurance loss of $8,032,335, with losses not covered by insurance amounting to $1,364,875. Pie -Eater Stops After Ten Pies Using a quart of buttermilk, a bottle of ketchup and a glass of water as "chasers" Gordon McAllister, of Toronto, last week downed 10 pieces of the 20 he wagered he would con- sume and then admitted he was not a champion pie -eater after all. Sharp at noon the pie -eater started on the first of five pork pies. His happy smile had fad- ed to a wan grin by 12.30 p.m. when he had the pork pies be- hind him, as well as two fruit pies. The score was seven down. Then he gave away the remaining pies. NOTES RADIO 11-,.,-- i . A N D.NE W S By MADGE ARCHER "IT CAN BE DONE" A famous detective will visit Edgar A. Guest's programme "It Can Be Done" on March 15, at 10.30 p.m., over the Columbia net- work.. The sleuth is Raymond f. Burns, president of the Burns In- ternational Detective Agency. Mr. Burns will tell Guest ad. his audience how . he grael at gid. from law school and joined his fa- ther investigating municipal grafts in San Francisco with such success that the two of them founded the detective agency which bears his name. The agency cleaned up the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times Building and arrested the notorious Philip Musics (Costa) twenty years ago in a hair -swind- ling case. Edgar A. Guest, one o the best known poet -philosopher columnists on this continent, conducts the Programme, interviews his visitors and has the most outstanding inci- dent in their lives. dramatized b y the Guest Play- ers. Mr. Guest began his career as a columnist on a small paper and conceived t h e idea of writing his column 111 verse instead of prose. He bought a case of type to set and publish his first 2 books, "Koine Rhymes" "Just Glad Tidings," because he could not get them accepted by any published. Now he counts his readers and radio listeners by the millions. He still holds his desk in the City Poon of the Detroit Free Press. His philosophy is a simple one. He believes that life is good and will power man's greatest asset. AROUND THE DIAL As Edgar Bergen goes, so goes the Chase and Sanborn Hour. That applies not only to peregrinations B." ratings but to the REG'LAR FELLERS—Couple of Smart Boys The I31agest Tiro Last year sass' 141 fires, oath of which had a loss in excess of $50,- 000 and one of which, the Maple Leaf Milling fire at Kenora a loan of $705,000. The Maple Leaf tiro was the larged lees in any single Are in ^ntario since Its8. The 16 fired ;sem nted for loss of $3,- 427,233, 3;427,283, Ontario's 1938 total ilre loss shows an increase of 15,5 per cent. over 1937 and is the highest la any year since 1934, '�"' 6 ' CURIOUS' WORLD O LD By William Ferguson •�, i 4I i, i1�..c r,)4`z..itic. MOUA cacrecapILLARS DEVELOP CURIOUS PLANT LIRE GROWTHS, 'PR'F`,JMABL'V TCD TERRIFY ATTACKERS Coen 1937 37 NEA'y'cR'l10ESCr''' _QtMCgO CN CONE SHELLS AFet. COVERED IN S/CUV WHILE l -IE MOL.LUS . 1G At-tVE, AND ONLY 'BECOME VISIBLE 'WHEN -THE SKIN COMES OFF AFTER. DEATH. 4.2A 4'rERPILLABS ale one of the favorite dishes of birds all over the. yyfirld, but to many of these crawling creatures, Mother Na-- tprertia eg-iven various forms of protection. Some are bitter to the tai;te{_sorne. haste weird markings, designed to scare ofe bird ene niies; ar}il;,others: like the one above, carry grotesque, distasteful 'lookinir rerfi riffs,• Father of Radio of Charlie McCarthy's "stooge." After Bergen served notice on his sponsors that he wanted a couple of weeks off to see Broadway again, the rest of the cast decid- ed that they wanted to go too. Don Ameche thought that a change of scenery and a look at new shows would do him good. Dorothy Lamour hastily seconded the motion. So there was nothing left for the sponsors to do but move the whole show East. Pro- granimes of March 12 and 19 will conte from New York. This i.' the first change in locale for the vari- ety hour since its inception in May, 1937. With Lawrence Tibbett singing the leading role, the Verdi Opera "Rigoletto" will be broadcast di- rect from the stage of the Metro- politan Opera House on Saturday, March 11, over NBC and Canadian networks beginning at 1.55 p.m. Thi. will be the last Saturday broadcast from the Met this sea- son. TO BE HEARD ... King Victor Emmanuel of Italy saluting the New York World Fair, 1.30 p.m., NBC, March 12 ... Harry Hagen's "True or False" from Montreal, March 13, 10 p.m., NBC, CFRB . Bob B•euchley from Hollywood March 12, 10 pan., CBS . Jan Xiepura guest on Magic Key, Mar. 72, 2 p.m., NBC ... Music of Nor- way featured on "International Nights," the Marek Weber series, March 13, 10 p.m., NBC ... Co- lumbia Workshop, "On the Train" by Hugh Hunt, director of Abbey Theatre, Dublin, March 13, 10,30 pan., CBS ... Streamlined version of "The Mikado," March 14, 8.30 p.m., NBC ... Appointment Witli Agostini, March 14, 9 p.m., C.B.C. Symphony Orchestra from Winnipeg, March 14, 9.30 p.m., One Man's Family, dramatic seri- al, March 15, 8 p.1n., NBC, CBC Music by Faith, March 15, 9.30 p.m., CBC, MBS . . . The President of Czechoslovakia, Mar. 18, 4.45 p.m., NBC .. , Diek Pow- ell replaces Al Jolson, March 21, 8.30 p.m., CBS, CBC .. . HORIZONTAL 1 Inventor who made the first trans-Atlantic broadcast. 8Hewas --- by birth. 14 Mutilated. 15 Arranging methodically. 16 Laughter sound. 17 Cravat. 19 Cavity. 20 Hawaiian bird. 21 To soak flax. 22 Drunkard. 24 Reverence. 26 Railway depot. 29 To value. 31 To bury. 32 To ride. 34 Accomplished 36 Theatrical play. 38 Sound of inquiry. 4013.e was an by profession. 45 Within. 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