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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1936-12-17, Page 6UNDAY cFOPLESSON LESSO1. XIL—December 27. THE SUPREIVAE GIFT OF LOVE (Christie:as Lesson) I John 4: 7-19 Printed Text 1 John '4: 7-19. Golden Text: --Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom He is well pleased, —Luke 2: 14, The Lesson in Its Setting Time:—We do not know the ex- aet date of the death of the apostle John, though it is thought to have been about 98 A.D. John wrote his First Epistle not a great while be- fore this. Place: There is no evidence in this epistle as to where John was when writing it.. It is possible that he was at Ephesus. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God:— The first word of our lesson reminds us that this en- tire passage is not for unbelievers, but for fellow -believers. An unsav- ed person simply cannot attempt to live the life here portrayed. He that loveth not knoweth not God:—'If you find a person who is not characterized by divine love bearing the name of Christian, you may be reasonably sure that such a one has never been born again. On the other hand, be careful about :snap judgments lest you yourself fail to manifest divine love." For God is love:—In these words we have one of the most tremendous statements in the Bible. It is the Bible in miniature. Here is all we want. Herein was the love of God mani- fested in us:—"Not simply `towards us' as the objects to whom the love was directed, but in us believers as the medium in which it was revealed and in which it was effective. The Christian shares the life of Christ, and so becomes himself a secondary sign of God's love." That God hath sent his only be- gotten Son:—This glorious title, "only begotten Son" is found in the Gree&"k translation of Pslam 22: 20 and 35: 17, but in the New Testa- ment is found only in the writings of the apostle John, here, and four times in. his Gospel (1: 14, 13; 3: 16, 18). Into the world that we might live through Him:—There was no reason why God should send Christ into the world for us except that He loved us. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His' Son to be the propitiation for our sins:—The word "propitiate" means "to appease," "to render favorable," and, from it, our word propitious comes. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. This is the sixth and last time we have the word "beloved" in this epistle. These words are almost a duplication of the sixteenth verse of the preced- ing chapter. The little word if does not indicate a mere supposition, but is to be taken as virtually equivalent to the word "since." No man bath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and His love is perfect- ed in us: -13y the phrase "His love" John means "the love which answers to His nature and with which He has endowed us. Man receives the love of God and makes it his own." Flereby we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He hath. given us of His Spirit:— With this verse should be compared 3: 14. It is the Holy Spriit, the third Person of the Trinity in us who makes us aware of our abiding in God and God's abiding in us. It is not an intellectual comprehension, it is a spiritual apprehension. And we have beheld and bear wit- ness that the Father hath sent the Son to be the Saviour of the World: —This wonderful title of Christ, "the Saviour of the world," is found jlse- where only in John 4: 42. If we do not accept Him as the Saviour, we, of course, shall never know the love of God in our hearts. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in Him, and He is God. On the be- liever's confession of the Lord Jesus Christ, see similar expressions in 2: 23 and 4:2. The moment we con- fess Christ as our Saviour we are ac- cepted in Him. And we know and have believed the love which Godhath in us:— "This is the natural order; progres- sive knowledge leads up to faith, but sometimes faith precedes knowledge 1 (John 6:69). In either case, each completes the other. Sound faith 13 intellectual; sound knowledge is be- lieving. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him:—"Love; the nary love of God; of the Father sending the Son to be the Saviour of the world; is now the habitual home of our hearts. We remain; we abide; we stay in it. That we may have boldness in the day of judgment: —This does not refer to any one particular day of 24 hours, but to that great period of time in which all men will be judged, though this judgment is be- lieved by many to be broken up into a number of different periods, the judgment of the nations, the judg- ment of believers, the judgment of the wicked dead, etc. Because as He is, even so are we in this world:— "The reference is not to any one attribute, as love or righteousnes, .but to the whole char- acter of Chrsit as it is made known. There is no fear in love: but per- fect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and., he that feareth is not made perfect in love:— "The thought of „boldness necessarily calls up that of its opposite, rear. There is tear in man naturally; but love ever tends to expel it. We love, because He first loved us: — The omission of the pronoun "Him," which appears in the Auth- orized Version, should be carefully noticed. It is not so much that we love God, or His Son Jesus Christ, as that we love. Love becomes a part of our nature as it is a part of God's nature wereeemtem Farrn u V .i i e s Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL With the Co -Operation of the Various Departments of the Ontario Agricultural College International League Magnates Lay 1937 Plans Dunning a baseball circuit is a hobby with some of these delegates— with others it's a full time, serious business, as expressions indi- cate in this picture taken in Montreal. They are International League club -owners and officials looking ahead grimly to a new season. Front row, left to right: Jack Ogden, Baltimore; John Gehn, Buffalo. Frank Shaughnessy, Montreal, president; Hector H. Racine, Montreal; 3. P. Corbett, Syracuse; Joe Cambria, Albany. Standing: Romeo Gauvreau, Montreal; Ed. Smith, jr., Rochester; Arthur Leman, Toronto; Leo Mil- ler, Buffalo; Olive French, -Rochester; Clifford Oakley, Toronto; William Manley, New York, secretary, Guy Moreau, Montreal; Ray Ken- nedy and George Weiss, Newark, f Memorial Unveiled to Canon Shatford The toss sustained by the Woman's General Hospital in the death of Canon Allan P. Shatford, former rector of. St. James the Apostle Church in Montreal, was recalled when a bronze memorial tablet was unveiled to his memory in the entrance hall of the hospital by Prof. H. E. Reilley. president of the institutioli. Prof. Reilley is seen unveiling the memorial. Bishop Farthing, who conducted the dedicatory ser- vice, is standing on the extreme right. 1. Question: "1 have been think I assume they pay about $6.00 per ing of buying some manure from a ton for baled straw. A 100 hog local abbatoir where I deliver hogs, run would require about 100 pounds, It is the stiaw and hog manure from of $3.00 worth of straw. This would the pens plus all the blood, intestines constitute a litter for approximately and some bones from grease tank 7000 pounds of the mixture, and the rotted in the manure. 1 was think- 7000 pounds of the mixture, on the ing of trucking it in large piles on basis of the plantfood content that the ploughing and spreading before I gave you for.a ton, would be worth seeding, Won d this be d balanced $4.62, so that if the mixture were fertilizer? They suggested one dollar well taken care of and not exposed per ton. Is it worth what they pay to any great loss from precipitation, for the baled straw they use? Con- drainage, etc., it should be worth the sidering the hauling and spreading, price they pay for the baled straw, would 150 pounds 2-12-6 be better if this prcie ranges between $6-$8 to use on barley? Our land is con- per ton. sidered to be in fair shape if the Regarding the using of this mix - season 5s favorable, but we neverture for barley on your good clay get too much manure. Usually 25 loam soil, I would point out the fol - acres is cover on the 10 acres .each lowing comparisons: year. The land is good clay :own." Nitro- Phos- Pot- -L.K., Brant Co. gen photic ash Answer: ---It is difficult to arrive, 1 ton tankage ` Acid at a definite estimate of the faint- carries 10 lbs. 2 lbs. 6.2 lbs. food content of the tankage which 150 lbs. 2-12-6 you describe on account of the many carries 3 lbs. 18 lbs. 9.0 lbs. variable factors that may enter, Comparing these, you will see that such as, whether or not all the blood the nitrogen of the mixture is quite is absorbed; what amount of excess out of line with that of the fertilizer, water is added; whether the pile is and the phosphoric acid of the mix- protected from precipitation, etc. I, tune is just one -ninth of what the have tried to arrive at a reasonable fertilizer carries. I would not ad- estiritate. Basing my figures on 100 vise your using this on your barley hogs, 200 pounds each, l figure that crop. You would get better barley the mixture of manure, blood, straw, if you would apply 250 pounds per tankage and water would give you acre of 242-6. I would recofl thond a manure carrying approximately to that you apply the tankage mixture the ton, 10 pounds nitrogen, two to the meadow, corn and turnips, aI. pounds phosphoric acid (P205), and though for the latter crop you would 6,2 pounds potash (IC20). At our. do well Lo supplement it with about rent'prices, this would be worth ap- 2110 pounds per acre of superphos- proxinlately $1.85.. p: ate. D-3 Gets Hoover Medal Ambrose Swai:cy, 110, noted telescope desigue: of Cleveland, receives Hoover Medal from Gallo Dunn at New York dinner of Mechanical Engineers as Mr. Hoover watches. Seagulls Welcome Coast's Newest Industry Seagulls surrounding the mother shin of California's newest industry — high seas sardine fishing, A fleet of 120 purse seiners work, out of San Francisco for sardines which are turned into fish meat, oil and fettilizers. Stamp Collecting • Relieves Tenseness CLFVILAND. --- The quest for relaxation and the lure of the his- torieal romance lead people to d61 - loot stamps and pursue the hobby with an unique ardor, Mrs, Catherine L. Manning, first woman philatelic curator of the ,Smithsonian institu- tion, said today. She was asked to explain the en- thusiasm collectors invariably dis- play. "Persons who are tense for one reason or another find stamp col- lecting the perfect relaxation," Mrs. Manning said. "They bring out their stamps and their tenseness fades." Among those to whom philately appeals particularly, she said; aro doctors, lawyers, engineers and army men, Some attempt to pursue tlx: hobby for financial gain— bet these, Mr. Manning said, seldom suc- ceed. There are no knocks about the gasoline service rendered by Fran• cis wells one of six girls who ac- tually work at Miami filling sta- tion. II, A. ['Joey, who will be chief of n^ni service in Branch of Depart - ere of Resources.