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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1941-02-20, Page 2SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON LESSON Vill .1ESUS CALLS TO PRAYER Luke 18. PRINTED TEXT, Luke 18: 1.14. GOLDEN TEXT—Lord, teach us to pray. Luke 11: 1. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.—March, A,D, 29. place: Peraea. Do we know of anything: in Chris- tian life today more needed than a return to prayer as a great real- ity, a source of power and victory. Our Lord in this lesson tells us some of the conditions which must prevail in one hearts when we ap- proach God in prayer, if we are to expect to have Him gladly, instant- ly, hear our petitions. How To Pray Luke 18 : 1. "And be spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;" "Faint" here means literally "to give in, let go, or give up." Christ declares in effect that this is the alternative before every one of us, to pray ar to faint. To pray is to have the vision clear, the virtue mighty, the victory as- sured. When a man faints in the day of adversity, it is because a line of communication has some- how been cut, he has become sep- arated from his spiritual resoure- es. 2. Saying, There was in a city a judge, who feared not God, and regarded not man: 3. And there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary." A widow is typical of defenselessness. This poor woman was being beset by someone who was, the parable would imply, without any justice whatevertrying to take away her property or her small inheritance. The widow went to the judge. The Unrighteous Judge 4. "And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within him- self, Though I fear not God, nor re- gard man; 5. yet because this wi- dow trouhleth me, I will aveuge her, lest she wear me but by her continual coming." To attend to her plea, at first meant trouble far the judge; not to attend to it, is going to mean greater trouble. The judge was vulnerable only on the aide of his selfishness. His reason for not listening becomes a reason for listening. 6. "And the Lord said, Rear what the unrighteous judge with, 7. And shall not. God avenge his elect, that cry to him day and night, and yet he is long suffering over them? 8. I say unto you, that be will avenge them speedily." In other words, if that unrighteous )udge, to save his own miserable life from bruising, gives in answer to importunity, is it not certain, too, that God who is righteous will feet speedily? Because we have a God quick and ready to answer every .cry of the oppressed in the eight way, prayer can be main- tained constantly. "Nevertheless, when the Son a MUM cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" Christ rather hints here that bcrore the last days, faith in His promise may almost disappear from the earth, that the world will be more madly defiant than ever, that His disciples will be fewer and more discouraged than ever, lust before He comes to `avenge Hie own elect' and answer the cries of centuries. Need For Humility 9. "And he shake also this par- able unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were right - Om, and set all others at nought." `here are many people in the world exactly like those to whom. Christ 'addresses this parable, people who think they are absolutely suffic- ient ie themselves, who believe that because of philanthropies, or ;('ecause they have a large payrg11 Mid make good provision for their employees, because they contribute to the support of a minister, be- cause they say prayers every night, roe go to mess every Morning, et •it e part in all charitable Wider - takings, and have never killed any- driee, or ever come home drunk, that they certainly must stand well with God. These are the kind of v ogle who, sufficient unto them- selves, despise others. The 'word here translated "despise" means "'to treat as nothing, to regard as mere ciphers." Two Prayers 10. "Two men went up Into the. temple he- itemple to pray; the one a Pharisee, And the other a publican." The ]Pharisee was a man, self-righteous, who kept the Law In all of its minute details. The publican was "dimply a. ,Tew whose profession was that of a tax -gatherer, prone to cor- tuption and bribery. 11. "The Phar- isee stood and prayed thus with Wiesexr, God, 1 thank thee, that I am not as the rest of them, ex- tortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12. I fast thrice in the week; 1 give tithes 01 all that 1 get," This really is no brayer at a.11 ---merely an utteretece o? self-cougratuTatiott, Ile does not even thank God that he is not as the othere, 13. "But the publican, standing afar off, would ndt lift up ,o mirth as his eyes unto heaven, bat 'smote his breast, •*Oleg, , CANADIAN NURSES SERVE IN CANADIAN RED CROSS HOSPITAL eSe're Private Fletcher. who received burns from an incendiary bomb and is novo being treated in the Canadian Red Cross hospital, has his hands toothed with oil by Nursing Sister Lowe of Winnipeg. be thou merciful to me a sinner.' The publican was as possessed with his own sinfulness as the Pharisee was possessed with his own right- eousness. 14. "I say unto you, This than went down to his house justi- fied rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall he exalt- ed." This publican was not with- out sin. He had sin. But he asked God for forgiveness and received it. When God 'justifies' a sinner, it does not mean that that moment that man becomes in his own char- acter a 'person absolutely right - sons, without any "sin whatever, but it does mean that God has cleared this man of all guilt in the matter of sin. The Dock Stiff, "COME WIND, COME WEATHER" By Daphne du Maurier One of the most spectacular ef- forts at maintaining morale among the bomb -shattered population of Great Britain has been the recep- tion given Daphne DuMaurier's little book, "Come Wind, Come Weather" which sold over 600,000 copies during the closing months of 1940. It is now being re -publish- ed. in. the United States and traus- late.d into a number of foreign. ton- gues. In Canada, ,•Ryerson Press announces publication of an edi- tion to sell at .25c,' A. special foreword "Word to Can- ada" cabled by the authoress says that the book was written for the people of Britain in the hope it would bring courage and strength to them in a time of crisis, and concludes with an eloquent appeal to the people of the Dominion to march "shoulder to shoulder until victory is finally won," "Come Wind, Come Weather" by Daphne duMaurier . - Toronto: Ryerson Press . . . 25c. Saving Ontario's Natural Resources` G. C. Toner, • Ontario Federation of Anglers (No. 30) OUR HAWKS AND OWLS Few of our birds are more prosecuted than are the hawks and owls. Every farmer and sportsman shoots at then on sight, yet the biologists tell us that they do not, as a class, de- serve the bad reputation' that they have. Some are distinctly beneficial to the farmer; others take poultry and game to some extent; all pay for living room by keeping the mouse population under control. They have a place in the scheme of nature and they would be sadly missed by the bird watcher if they be- came extinct. The hawks that take poultry from the farmyard are the sharp and Cooper's hawk, though the redtail and the marsh hawk will grab the odd chicken from. the fields. The red -shouldered and the broad -winged • are not addict- ed to taking birds, as mice or other small creatures, . make up a great percentage of their food. The sparrow hawk feeds mainly on insects while the osprey catch- es fish. How They Benefit Us I am not going to dseeribe these birds for it would take too much space and my readers will find full descriptions in P. A. Taverner's "Birds of Canada" a book which can be bought cheaply and which should be . in every school library. It will probably be in your local public library for it is regarded as the standard work on the birds of this country. II RADIO REPORTER By DAVE ROBBINS SOLE, ©ARM-- AL POULAfRITY POLL The radio listeners certainly lsoow who and what they like to hear on the air lanes, and we find by the latest check-up that—Tack Benny still is the favorite com- edian of the listeners on this con- tinent. The New York World Tele- gram's tenth annual poll shows Oat Benny as 11 '4a the honor for t e eighth, eensecuti.ve year. The listeners who participated in the poll have chosen Helen Hayes as the number one dramatic star. Guy Lombardo is their fav- orite band leader. Other whiners in their fields are Bing Crosby and Kate Swit1 as singers of popular songs, Bill S'tei'n, as a. sports an- nouncer, Raymond Gram Swing as a news commentator, Arturo Tos- eanninl as a conductor, Lily Pons, as a vocalist. AIRLANE FAVORITES Irene Wicker, the singing story 1NwSy, was picked as the best among Use ohildren's programs. Fred Waring's program was rat - 4 by the country's listeners as the beat quarter-hour show. The World -Telegram poll shows that Edgar Ber•geu's Charlie Mo- Oerthy chow has dropped in popu- k.rity from near the top to * tie for ninth place. They rate Fred Allen's star theatre as the chief rival to the Benny program. Next in order, come Information Please, Bob Hope, the Bing Crosby hour, Fibber McGee and Molly, the Philharmonic Symphony or- chestra, the Monday Radio Thea- tre, and Charlie McCarthy in a. tie for ninth with the Detroit SM- .. phony our. Quiz shows which rank high are Take It or Leave It, Truth or Con- sequences, the Quiz Kids, and Kay Kyser. To Glenn Miller goes the honor of having the dance bind of the year. He finished second to Lom- bardo, the perennial favorite. The poll shows that Ii; V. Kal- tenborn ran Raymond Gram Swing a close race as the most popular. news commentator. Other popular commentators were Lowell Thome ae, Elmer Davis, and Paul Sullivan. * r * Recordmended: Kay Kyser's cut- ting of "We'll Meet Again" .is. one of the neatest things this orchestra has done in years .. , Sammy Kay's waxings of that bit about the Nightingale and Berkeley Square and "Dream. Valley" are rather good . .. Leo Reisman has done a nice job on "bet's Be Buddies" I mentioned that hawks were beneficial in controlling mice. Every farther knows how these small creatures destroy the grain in the stook and girdle fruit trees if they get the chance. Usu- ally they occur only in moderate numbers, probably kept in con- trol by the birds and animals that feed upon them. At certain times and places tliey become numerous enough to do great damage. When this occurs the mouse feeding hawks do their best work and if left alone will clear up the pests. hann Notes . a a Eggs Require Cool Treatment Producers in many parts of the country are observing im- provements which are being made in the premises of egg dealers. These changes are being made under the new- requirement of th egg grading regulations that eggs may be graded only in Reg- istered Stations and that, for registration, they shall comply with certain specifications re- garding premises and grading equipment. - These Registered Egg Grad- ing Stations may be in preten- tious or modest quarters. Some will use basement premises to meet the requirement that they must be cool _during the summer months. Others, doing a larger business, are installing mechani- cal refrigeration. All, large or small, will help to achieve the main objective which is to stim- ulate the production and market- ing of eggs of the best possible quality. NOT OVER 67 DEGREES The egg grading regulations that have been in operation since 1923 have performed a valuable service to the Canadian poultry industry by inpm°oving the quality of eggs and thereby building up a greater demand for them. But the highest possible quality in eggs and the greatest benefit to the industry have not yet been attained, for the simple reason that facilities for keeping eggs at the requisite coolness, parti- cularly in hot weather have not always been avilable. Heat over 67 degress Fahrenheit has been the greatest enemy of quality in eggs,. This fact is generally known and many producers have taken a deal of trouble to act up to this knowledge, only , at times to see their work undone by careless • handling at grading Stations. Now, with the establishment of registered egg grading stations, eggs will be kept at the requisite coolness, that • is, 67 degrees F. maximum, and thus enema -rage - merit will be given to those pro- ducers who regularly kept their eggs cool and an example set to those who paid little attention to the platter. "Playing HDokey" Not Intelligent Why students play hookcy has been solved by Dr. Lillian 13ray Still, psychologist. A survey of 180 truant boys and 130 non - truants, showed the hookey play- ers were less intelligent. -""sae-- French-Canadian 3. ngs Explained Many of Them Have A Rhythm to Correspond to the Movements Ueed by Pioneer Workers -- Spinning, Pad- dling, Canoes One aspect of French Canada was shown to the Overseas Fel- lowship meeting in Montreal last week when folk songs were sung by the Quartet Alouetto and were interpreted by 3, Murray Gibbon, who associated them with cus- toms and events in the early Itis - tory of the country. Mr. Gibbon told the audience that many of the songs had been brought to Canada centuries ago. They had lived on because they became fit- ted into the domestic life of the people. FITTED INTO PEOPLE'S LIFE Introducing lm we visa.;; .song 1;:r. Gibbon told the woeaen o the beginning of handicrafts im•} Quebec when a sh:e with gnod from France was captured am the women of the colon, were loft without the cuxpeoted rein. forcement to thole sto::lt ori clothing. Spinning wheel;', and looms were procured and iane-. *puns were produced, an industry that has been cultivated svea since. Some of the songs, et was pointed out have a' rhythrtti corresponcl with the movement of the worker as were thelia o the paddling songs of the veyag,. euro. Still others had a definitd • farm atmosphere. Cigaettes manufactured in Canada during 1039 totalle& 7,- 108,433,000 valued at $5'7,W77," 062. "Thumbs Up !" Was Accidental But to the Point Mrs, Winston Churchill, wife of Britain's fighting prime nt':nistert is amused at the now -familiar "thumbs -up" gesture accidently male `>V a tot at the opening of a new hostel in London. The hoet.:,l., ineiti:?ntai- ly, was for lonely husbands whose wives have been t:veeuated from danger zones. R I SOLDIERS' FAVORITE ACTRESS R sr HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous. Puzzle 11 Native of 1 �CIHIAIRILIE SIDIAIRIW 1 N� Lerma• 14 Rita, 16 Sanctions, 17 Repaid. 1 5 Pictured vaudeville star. 10 High. 12 To surrender. 13 French chalk. 15 Assessment amount, 17 To dress. 18 Form of "be." 19 Beverage. 21 Half an em. AMA IN'QBOES Al SOLE, ©ARM-- AL • OVEN.' ECLI1IJF AL LA.' FAT r' �d EL. U L SIRE R ,: ' CHARLES Is° T ONE :-A�S �I1 n»qp L E T DAR �© t NORd', Y C�B BAMS N O E S E N N A T U 20 She is --- • by mirth, 22 Uneasiness. 24 Mandate, 26 To recede„ 27 Self. 28 To peruse. 29 "Trop a shrixi�„ ARL USE RS NO 30 Edge.. 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