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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1941-08-21, Page 6SUNDAY SCHOOL, LESSON LESSON VIII. The Writer of Hebrews Explains the New Covenant --- Hebrews 8:1---10:18. PRINTED TEXT, Hebrews 9:11-22. GOLDEN TEXT -- Having been made perfect, he became unto all them that obey him the author of eternal salvation, -- Heb. 5:9. THE LESSON IN iTS SETTING Time: Apparently the Epistle to the Hebrews was written before the fall of Jerusalem, and there- fore, possibly, about A,D. 67. Place: We do not know from what place the Epistle was writ- ten, and it is not necessary to know, for an understanding of these wonderful chapters. The purpose of this Epistle was to reveal to the Jewish Christians of that day and then tonall infinit- tians of every age, e superiority of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to encourage believers to hold fast to their confession. (an the one hand this Epistle is a revelation of the meaning of Christ's sacrifice for us, and on the other hand, a constant encour- agement to abide faithful in him. "11. But Christ having come a high priest of the good things to come ,through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not by this creation." The tabernacle heer is the heavens, through which Christ passed, according to his mystical body, and the holy place is the heaven itself, the especial abode of the Invisible and unap- proachaible God. Promise of Intention "12. Nor yet through the blood of goats and calves but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the holy place, having ob- tained eternal redemption." No priest in the Old Testament covenant ever offered his own blood, but the blood of some. ani- mal, which in latself butcould never ever take ' away symbolize the removal of sin. Our Lord, when he offered a sacrifice to God offered his own blood, by which offering he purchased for us an eternal redemption. The sacrifice of the priest had only temporary consequences, the redemption obtained by Christ has eternal consequences. "13. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling them that have been defiled, sanctity unto the cleanness of the flesh. 14. How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal spirit offered himself without ble- mish to God, cleanse your eons - ciente from dead works to serve the living God? The blood of animal sacrifices and the -water of purification sanctify and cleanse the flesh; the blood of Christ cleanses your conscience of dead works to serve the living God. "15. And for this cause he Is the mediator of a new covenant, that a death having taken place for the redemption of the trans- gressions that were under the first covenant, they that have been called may receive the promisee the eternal inheritance." The first covenant had its sanction in God's appointment; the new covenant could not take its place until the first had met with full satisfaction for its claims. There was no way for this but by a death by a blood - shedding, So the Mediator of the new covenant opens a path to the beginning of a new life in the favor and power of God. Georgia Carroll, beautiful Warner Bros. itarlet, just a few months ago was a top-flight model in New York. She is currently engaged in making "Navy Blues," the technicolor musical 4»�rm:� .�; :..,•:.,:..w.,.._ ....._._, starring Ann Sheridan. from an tern Top (left) : Four -motored stardof to take off "Singapore for England, keeps her hands in perfectan air- port. Centre (left): : Brenda Marshall,H. _oJ. Symington, C, K,C., Montreal. condi- tion for those movie close-ups. Bottom (left) :International Material Co-ordinating Committee of U. S. and Canada meet in Ottawa. Left to right: W. L. Batt, Washington; E. R. Stettinius, Jr., Washington; G. C. Bateman, Toronto. and thus a putting away, ultimate- ly a cancellation, .No sin can ever be put away, according to God's ordinances, except through the blood of Christ. Though Christ once died on earth and has gone to• Heaven He will some day ap- pear again; sin, that is, to put away sin. When he appears the second time it will bn apart from sin, to judge those who have not received the atone- ment which His holy death freely Eternal Redemption "16. For, where a testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him that made it. 17. For a testament is of force wherethe re 'hath been death; for it doth never avail while he that made it liveth. 1S. Wherefore even the first cove- nant hath not been dedicated without blood." It is the will of God that his heavenly inheritance should be for his people. Does the devising of this eternal property insure our possession of it? Before we can inherit his blessings there has to come the death of Him through whom all these blessings were promised. 19. For when every command- ment has been spoken by Moses unto all the people according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and the goats, with water and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20, saying, this is the blood of the covenant which God commanded to you -ward. Joy in Sacrifice 21, Moreover the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry be sprinkied in like manner with blood. 22. And according to the law, I may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there le no remission." The blood remov etd from the objects sprinkledwith it all unoleanness, 'Being so Winkled they were purified and thus sanctified tar God's eerviee. The blood erased to God's sight the u.noleanness. "Without shed, dung of blood IN no remieelotel4 :4401tsslal1 Meant a tiatultx1,g a, dice offered. The fact that Christians never look for any other sacrifice, and do not offer another sacrifice, testifies to the wonderful. peace and freedom and joy and forgive- ness which they have found in the sacrifice of Christ on Calvary. China is paying the four loans received from the United States since December, 1938, in ship- ments of tungsten, tin, antimony, and wood oil. J WORLD l L;D s e uIia THIS Curious COAL IS MADE j oi= PLANS, *` ClesiNeg IS OP /MALSE AND ROTA/ eeePe.E ,Ce< -5/ IS GROWN MORE EXTENSI'/FI Y AND LS>`r'I MORE WIDELY THAN ANY OTHER. FOODSTJ=F, CCPR. 1938 BY NEA Sc-RVICE. 3NC• C(ENT1STh S : :.: THAT T G PlaW MOi .E bulZJNG YEARS of G.R -r SZ/ S TACT/V/7i/.... AND THEY HAVE TREE RINGS FOR CENTURIES PAST TO PROVE THEIR ASSERTIONS; 3-S PROF. A. E. DOUGLASS of the University of Arizona has made a lifetime study of tree rings. After years of diligent searching, he has pieced together a tree ring sequence of more than 3000 years: It has' long been known that tree growth was most rapid in wet years, but only recent research 'has disclosed the Connec- tion of sunspots and''rainfsll. NEXT: In what state of the Union is there a difference of nearly 20 degrees Wale annual temperature averages of its northern and Ft- ,....,,n d•. . -��.,�...n-.•.+•a.,.-;-nom_.,�,u:�,�-�-��.r�R,.�.,,�x.�...�Q �•� 7 J. xYaI�,LA'A''y ATT POP—No Back °'a __.... - Go ON! NO SA JC E . G ■ ■ ■ VOICE OF THE PRESS SAVE REAL "PANNING" If Canada can evoke even half the enthusiasm of the United States in securing aluminum, the campaign in this country will be a big success. They have been doing a grand job to the south. —St. Catharines Standard, During an emergency evacua- tion from a British coastal town refreshments for the evacuees were needed at a point halfway to the reception areas. The rail- way company called upon the Scouts and Guides of the stop- ping place, and they readily and efficiently made the necessary arrangements and fed the travel- ers. in side with the sole object of oomforting it, even it his pal lay in the middle of a whizzing thor• oughlare. Roller skates, too, have always been unpredletatle things. They alight scoot the best of fel- lows down an , incline into n motorists's path. The same thing happened when today's drivers were in knee pants; but, of course, the horse and buggy didn't carry the same menace as today's cars. The point is that kids are kids, and the sooner all motorists real- ize this and make allowances for the eternal truth, the more lives will be saved. —Galt Reporter. SPEECH TO AN ALLY Though the Nazi overlords have done their best to keep the dowee trodden French population from listening to broadcasts from Bri- tish countries, there were probably a great many of them who heard the speech delivered by Premier Godbout of Quebec, a few weeks ago. News of it will spread through France. It was the sort of speech the people of that country want to hear, Mr. Godbout tolr them that we want them as our allies again, and so we do. He realizes, as do we all, that it was not the fine French people who collapsed be- fore the German juggernaut, and it is not the French people who are now engaged in the continuous process of selling out their coun- try. The real French nation still lives and breathes, its soul free and independent despite physical slavery. It deserves the assurance that Mr. Godbout has given, that the people in this Dominion who own French as their mother tongue are grimly determined that France shall live once more. —Windsor Daily Star, —o— IN "HIGH" GEAR The traffic officer asked the pretty miss what gear she was in at the time of the accident, and she replied that she had on a blue woollen sports coat, fur cap, gaunt- let gloves' and tan shoes. --St. Thomas Times -Journal. —o— FIGHTING NAVAL ACTIONS Naval actions are fought at long range. Even if there is a battle at short range comparatively few people on any ship get a glimpse of the opposing forces. Even the guns' crew on the upper deck see very little as a rule. A. modern battleship is divided both above and below the waterline into a large number of watertight com- partments, at there isnos direct scommunieation between them. When a man has reached his station—boiler room, eugine room, magazine, ammuni- tion hoist or fire main—he finds himself sealed up in a steel box and there it is his duty to remain until the belay is sounded, unless he is called away by order of his sup erior officer. —Maclean's Magazine. —o— YOU WERE YOUNG, TOO That's a point to bear in mind when thinking about safety for kiddies on the streets. If the mo- torist will only stop to realize it, he will recall how happy-goducky he ouce was in the good old sum- mertime. He used to race madly to and fro playing some game or other, chasing a ball unthinkingly into the middle of the road, across it. Of if the young lad's pup was hurt while careening about in wild play, he would run to its whimper - Two Great Nations Henry Ward Beecher, in a speech at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1863, said "the day is coming when the foundations of the earth will be lifted out of their places; and there are two nations that ought to be found shoulder to shoulder and hand iu hand, for the sake of Christianity and universal liberty. and these nations are Great Bri- tain and America." STATESMAN HORIZONTAL Answer to Previous Puzzle 1,6 A former governor -gen- ," * * I eral of Can- ada. 9 Metallic rocks. i0 Piccolo. 12 Diamond. 13 Shoe. 14 Veteran. 15 Very reticent person. 16 Chaos., 17 Bard. 36 Lobster claw. VERTICAL 18 Pussy. 40,1VIap1e shrub. 1 Japanese 19 Fish covering. 41 Malt drink. measure. 43 More con- 2 To impel. 22 Over cities. formable to 3 Court-Ieet. 27 Overawed. fact. 4 Distinctive f 28 To eat. 44 Encircled. theory 29 On the lee. 45 Greedy. 5 Peers. 30 Olive tree. 46 Heavy blow. 6 Ship's spar. 39 Skin. 47'Verbal. 7 Still. 31 Spinning toy. 48 By 8 Feather palm. 40 Ozone. 32 Derby hat. 49 His native 11 Ship. 41 To affirm, 34 Kind of dance, land. 14 His title as 42 Italian coin. 35 Bodies of 50 His military a peer. 44 Deity. water. title. 15 College girl. 45 Monkey. The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill in his book "Great Contemporar- ies," published in 1939, devotes several pages to Lord Baden- Powell and the Scout Movement. He describes Scouting as "an in- stitution and an inspiration char- acteristic of the essence of Brit- ish genius, and uniting in a bond of comradeship the youth not only of the English speaking world, but almost every land and people under the sun." ' Referring to the service ren- dered by Boy Scouts during the first Great War he writes: "Boy Scouts played their part. Their keen eyes were added to the watchers along the coast, and in the air raids we saw the spectacle of children of 12 and 14 perform- ig with perfect coolness and com- posure the useful functions as- signed to them in the streets and public offices. "Many venerable, famous in- stitutions and systems long hon- oured by men perished in the storm, but the Boy Scout Move- ment survived. It survived not only the war, but the numbing reactions of the aftermath; while so many elements in the life and spirit of the victorious nations seemed' to be lost in stupor, it flourished and grew increasingly. "Its mottoes gather new na- tional significance as the years unfold upon our island. It speaks to o; cry h. art its roe age of duty and honour: 13e nrenared 'to stand up faithfully for Right and Truth, however the winds may blow.' Women in India "preserve" po- tatoes by boiling them lightly, skinning them, and then letting them dry in the sun. Treated thus, potatoes will keep for twelve months. 1 16 To doze. 17 Pretense. 18 Beret. 20 Mountain pass 21 Reverence. 22 Mug. 23 Dresses hides. 24 Every. 25 Opposed to stoss. 26 He — in Canada from 1921-1926. 28 Anything steeped. 31 Sailor. 3213ug. 33 Rowing implement. 34 Earth. 35 Scrawny animal. 37 Pressing toot 38 Box sleigh, *W . w -4X1 DO YOU THiNK YOU'RE DOiNG? 1-•4OLtbl N G UP THE '� PARAPET ? .>.... YES! rya rinif fisn41(111o..:to