Zurich Herald, 1938-01-13, Page 3Sunday School
Lesson
LESSON Ill
BEGINNING A LIFE OF SERVICE]
Mark 1 : 14-28
Golden Text — "The time is fulfilled,
and the kingdom of God is at handl
repent ye, and believe in the gospel..
Mark it : 15.
The Lesson In Its Setting
Time — April and May, AD. 2$.
Piame — Capernaum at the north-
ern end of the Sea of Galilee,
Between the thirteenth verse of our
abapter, which closed last week's les -
eon, in which Mark briefly records the
temptation of Jesus, and the four-
teenth
ourteenth verse of this chapter, with
Which our present lesson opens , ap-
proximately fifteen months intervened
from the last of January, A.D. 27, to
.April, A. D. 28. Of all this period Mark
says absolutely nothing, The record
of it is almost entirely found in the
Gospel of John.
"Now after John was delivered up,
Jesus came." The imprisonment of
John the Baptist will be found record-
ed in Matt. 14 : 3-5 Mark 6;17, 18;
Luke 3:19.
Jesus came into Galilee at this time
not from any fear of Herod, but be-
cause of the increasing hardness of
the hearts of the Judaeans, and be-
cause he knew that the seed of the
word he was speaking would find a
more fertile soil in the less prejudiced
area of Galilee than among the proud,
self-satisfied Judaeans living in and
near the city of Jerusalem. "Preach -
Ing the gospel of God." Here, in the
speaking of the gospel as "of God,"
Mark means that the good news orig-
inates from God, is a gift of God. And
there Is a difference between preach-
ing and teaching. Preaching is the
simple proclamation or heralding of a
message, while teaching is devoted, ,
for the most part, to the explanation
and vindication of truth, though fre-
quently the two are blended. Jesus
never changed the fundamental theme
of his message, He had the greatest
message in the world, and anything
less than that would have been inade-
quate.
"And saying, the time is fulfilled."
The thought here is of the opportune-
ness of the moment. The season fixed
in the foreknowledge of God (Acts
1 : 7), and for which the whole moral
guidance of the World had proaared,
was fully come. "And the kingdom of
God is at hand." The phrase "the king-
dom of God" is one of the most signi-
icant in all of the New Testament. The
kingdom of -God is God's sovereignty
or rule. and that means the fulfillment
of his will. Jesus came to establish a
'kingdom. He was the preacher of
righteousness, aucl that is why he laid
down a rule of life lofty and exacting.
As soon as his 'preaching begins, the
kingdom of God begins — that is to
say, the assertion of God's sovereign-
ty against the kingdoms of the world
land the kingdom of evil. Into this
kingdom only those may come who
have acknowledged God's sway in
their hearts. All such may be said to
have life. But the life here is only the
beginning of a life which is to last for
eternity. There will be a time when
God's sovereignty will be universally
+established. A kingdom demands a
king. The New Testament knows no
king but the Lord Jesus Christ. "Re-
pent yo." "And believe in the gospel."
John tine Baptist spoke only of repen-
tance, He could not say "Believe in
the gospel," because the person who
makes the gospel possible, the Lord
Jesus Christ, had not yet begun this
work.Josus insisted as did John upon'
The need for repentance, which is
more or loss a negative act, a turning
around from that which is sinful, a
•definite .nutting out of life all that is
wrong; hut he also made clear that •
repent snce was not enough; there is
a positive requirement,' and that is
ibat men should believe.
To believe, as the word is used in
the New Testament, is not to believe
in ourselves, or to believe in the fut-
ure, or to believe in some men, or to
'believe in moral principles, but it is to
'believe in the gospel; and the gospel
in the New Testament is nothing else
than that the Lord Jesus Christ, the
;Son of God, loved us and gave himself
for us. that he died for our sins, and
rose again far our justification.
"And passing along by the sea of
Galilee," This is the same body of
-rater as that called elsewhere "the
Sca of Chinueroth," from its harplike
shape, the Lake of Gennersaret, and
also the Sea of Tiberias, from the
same of the ,principal City on its own
chores "The Lake. of Galileee lies in
a great amphitheatre -]Ike basin, part-
ly surrounded by hills. It is so beau-
tiful and ethereal, set like a jewel
.amidst its hills, ttrnt it looks more like
s work of art than a n turai lake, 'rhe
1almud calls it the 'rnlrance to l'ar•e-
dise' and 'tlio Sea of God,' At no time
in all its History was the lake so popu-
lous and prosperous as in Jesus' day.
It was a hive of industry and a focus
dynamic humanity. 'i'he principal itr•
: hestry was fishing. "He saw Simon
iml Andrew the brother of. Simon'
1 1�asting a net in the sea; for, they
Frere fishers," Nets were generally
•ed, hook and line being only in de.
sionai use. Simon is, of course, none
'alter than Simon Peter, ono of the
gee greatest of the twelve apostiee,
b
' d frequently mentioned in all the
ipals. Andrew is referred to four
iinines by Mark.
Fishers of Men
"And.Jesus said unto them, Come ye
after me, and I will make you to be-
come fishers of men, And straightway
they left the nets, and. followed hlm.
And going on a little farther, he saw
James the son of • Zebedee,.,and . John
his brother, who were also in the boat
mending the nets. And straightway he
called them: and they left their father
Zebedee in the boat with the hired ser-
vants, and went after him." Jesus ne-
ver calls to any great work a man who
is living in indolence and idleness. If
a man is not energetically engaged in
secular pursuits, it is almost incon-
ceivable that he will show any energy
and enthusiasm in spiritual work. Je-
sus here calls men to be his followers
who were honorably occupied in a bus-
iness that demanded courage, strength
and skill and patience. He told these
four future apostles that they were to
be fishers of men, because their busi-
ness then was that of fishing. The
Lord uses whatver talents we natur-
ally possess.
"And they go into Capernaum." Ca-
pernaum, like Nazareth, owes its fame
solely to the Saviour Who did so many
might works there. "And straightway
on the sabbath day he entered into
the synagogue and taught,"
The synagogue was the formal es-
sembly in Jewish towns, or in the
Jewish quarters of the Gentile cities,
for instruction in the law. The service
consisted of prayer, reading of Scrip-
ture, and exposition by any rabbi or
other person present and competent
to teach. Jesus, as a well-known citi-
zen and a trusted teacher, would be
allowed the privilege of speaking at
any synagogue he might be attending..
PNEUMONIA DEATH RATE
VARIES WITH OCCUPATION
Unskilled Workers Four Times as.
Vulnerable as Professional
Classes
Scientists learned last week that
pneumonia; third most deadly disease,
is fatal among salesmen and clerks,
laborers and factory workers four
times more often than among pro-
fessional workers—and that liaif• of its
victims might be saved through serum
treatment,
Drs. Russell L. Cecil,- Louis I, Dub-
lin and Donald B; Armstrong of 'blew
York, told the American Association
for the Advancement of Science that
the disease has a lower mortality rate
among the professional occupational
class than any other.
They conducted a study for eight'•
years in 10seleoted states. Of their
cases histories, 13.6 per cent. of un-
skilled workers .died of the disease
compared to only 3.9 per cent. of pro-
fessional workers.
Agricultural workers were next
lowest with a 4.3 per cent. rating.
• Males More Vulnerable
The disease has a higher death
rating moue. males than females and
the excess is more marked.in Indus •
-
trial than in agricultural states, they
said.
"0f the number who now die from
lobar pneumonia," they reported, "half
might be saved through the serum
treatment."
They pointed out the advantages of
determining where the disease strikes
most often, thus giving time for more
complete treatment and administra-
tion of serum as soon as the ailment
is diagnosed.
Pneumonia, they said, -causes more
deaths than any other disease except
the heart ailments and cancer.
Intoxication Chill Conducive to
Teaching In The Synagogue
"And they were astonished." A
strong descriptive word for amaze,
ment, which means -strictly 'to strike
a persou out of senses' by some feel-
inng such as fear, wonder, or even
joy. "At his teaching; for he taught
them as -having authority, and not as
the scribes," When Jesus came, he
quoted no previous rabbinical inter-
preters of the Scriptures. He spoke
with authority concerning God be-
cause he came from God and was the
Son of God; he spoke with authority
concerning heaven, the resurrection,
and the life to come because he had
come down from heaven, and was him-
self the resurrection and the life. He
spoke with ;;`atha its concerning what
was right and wrong, for in him the
word of God was incarnate, and he
was himself tl a very embodiment of
God's perfect will for men. He knew
the 3+'ather; he knew life in heaven;
he knew the. future; he knew the hu-
man heart; he knew the meaning of
holiness, and its contrary, the mean-
ing
eaning of sin; and when he spoke, he
spoke on his own authority, and the
people knew it, and admitted that
here was a teacher come from God,
different from any other teacher they '
had ever heard, who was breaking the
shackles of antiquated, traditional,
moldy interpretations, and 'bringing
new °life, beauty, and reality to the
law of God and the truth of God.
"And straightway there was in their
synagogue a man with an unclean
spirit," "And he cried out." "Saying,
What have we to do with thee, Jesus
thou Nazarene? art thou come to des-
troy us? I know thee who thou. art, the
holy One of God." The demoniac re-
garded Christ as an enemy; and so
to -day, when Christ comes to save
men from their sins, they commonly
regard his intervention as an attack
ou their interests, pleasures, liberty,
progress. 'Art thou come to destroy -
us?' So blinded are the minds of them
that believe not, that they regard an
attack on the devil's kingdom as an in-
vasion
nvasion of their own rights, a confisca-
tion of their own riches.
Casting Out Evil
"And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace." This vigorous word
night properly be translated "Be Muz-
zled," like an ox. "And come out of
him. And the unclean spirit, tearing
him and Crying with a load voice,
came out of him," Evil may cry out
with a loud voice, it may rage and it
may threaten and tear, but it must ge
when we cast ourselves at the Re-
deemer's feet. Let us not be afraid of
evil when it cries with a loud voice,
for, crying with a loud voice, it still
comes out. The devil has often won
with his loud voice; it is one of his
favourite devices to create a panic;
his threatenings are simply terrific,
but impotence is under' all the show,
and, bravely confronted in the name
of Christ, the vaporer . comes out. The
whisper of Christ prevails against all
the wrath and rage and roar of hell.
"And they were all amazed, inso-
much that they questioned among
themselves, saying, What is this? a
new teaching! with authority he Boni-
mandeth even the unclean spirits, and
they obey him, And the report Of hint '
went out straightway everywhere lad
all the region of Galilee rotund abattt,','
If the sermon revealed hula as tfie atl.•..
thoi•itativo Teacher, the miracle re-
vealed him as the aliiighty teiivol' f.
This double aspect of Christ' authee-
ity exactly meets our 1iU»]en need.
Our two great desires are these; oe • '
tittide in the realm of trltth attd 4ett»
veranoe from the thraldom ef! evil.
A
Pneumonia
A new reason why either alcoholic
intoxication or chilling cold can bring
on attacks of pneumonia was reported
to the Society of American Bacter-
iologists by University of Michigan
scientists.
Drunken stupor itself does not di-
rectly aid the pneumonia germ, their
experiments showed. Neither does
chilling. But either condition works
•on the epiglottis, the covering on the
base of the tongue over the windpipe,
and on the vocal cords.
"Safeguard Inoperative
These two organs relax and let in
pneumonia germs which they ordinar-
ily keep from entering the lungs.
India ink, placed in the noses of
mats, supplied the Bret clue to the
pneumonia germ trail. Much more of
the ink was drawn into the lungs of
intoxicated or chilled rats by way of
the windpipe than in normal rats,
Pneumonia germs were substituted
for the ink in the rata' noses, Drunken
rats caught more eases of pneumonia
than sober ones, Thi was apparently
because the inebriates breathed dif- ,
ferently so as to suck more of the
germs into their lungs. The same
thing happened with rats chilled by
cold, .
Cheese Kept Fresh
By Simple Method
Most people who live conveniently
near a grocery store buy cheese, as
they do other foods, in small quanti-
ties. In such cases there is no need
for concern over the problem of stor-
ing cheese in the home. It is simply a
natter of keeping a pound or less in
good condition for a short time.
Cheese should be kept in a cool place,
as high temperature will cause some
of the fat to melt and escape from
the cheese, states the "Cheese for
Better Meals" bulletin issued by the
Dominion Department of Agriculture.
High temperature also 'has the effect
of drying out the cheese, particular- •
ly if it is left uncovered. The best
plaee for cheese is the refrigerator
or a very cool cupboard free from
.damp. The flavor and texture of the
cheese will be preserved if it is kept
in a covered container or is wrapped
in heavy waxed or parchment paper.
To prevent waste, scraps of cheese
may be grated and put in a covered
jar, to be used as required in cook-
ing. Process cheese should be stored
in the refrigerator and may be left
in the package in which it is purch-
ased.
If a whole small cheese, or part of
a large cheese, is bought to be stored
in the home, care must be taken to
prevent drying out or the develop-
ment of mould. A good plan is to
cut a small portion from the cheese
and wax the cut surfaces of the re-
mainder with a coating of paraffin
wax, applying the melted wax with a
small brush. When stored in a cool,
well -ventilated, dry place, cheese so
treated will keep in perfect condition.
Police planes have been exempted
from the British Air Ministry ban on
flying over crowds,
Tankers Afire After Bombing By Planes
4n indistinct pyre in the distance, the tankers Mei Hsia and MVIci Ping,
Anie'rican vessels are hidden by the smoke they give off, following their
Bing by the Japanese planes that sank the Panay in the Yangtze River,
1 1 .,
They're Treating One of the "Panay" Survivors
emote Rider, left, and Lt. 0, Grazier assist ane of the wounded am'vivora
the Panay bombing,. Alex ICozac, of the Panay crow. nftcr the ei:tit, e c '
s boneibirrg hacl sought a safb shelter at 'flansham, China.
Around
The Dal
RADIO HEADLINERS
OF THE WEEK
The picture in this week's column
is that of The Buckingham House
Party, heard every Saturday night
from 8.80 to 9 over the CBC Ontario
network. The melodious harmonizing
of the popular Campbell Sisters com-
bines
onbines with the bides songs of Louise
King and the Silver Strings of Carroll
Lucas to provide an enjoyable half-
hour's entertainment. The "House
Party" is proving to be one of the
most popular Canadian programs on
the air ... Louise King, the beautiful
and blonde "blues" menace on the
program has considerable radio ex-
perience to her credit, having appear-
ed with Luigi Romanelli and his or-
chestra at the King Edward in 1935,
and then went to the States to ap-
pear with Jules Alberty and his band
over Columbia. On her return, Lou-
ise has been heard over the CBC net-
work for the past three years, and
now, we hear her on the House Party
program.
Three Singing Sisters
The three Campbell sisters, Ethel,
Myrt and Jean, started their career
by constituting half of a family or-
chestra, which consisted of themselves
and three brothers. Later the girls
broke into radio work and became
still better known during the follow-
ing eighteen months when they sang
at the leading danceries. Mr. Stein,
one of the foremost bookers in Chi-
cago, was particularly impressed with
their talent during his visit to Tor-
onto and took them back to Chicago
with him. Three weeks with Jack
Hylton and his band brought them
wide -spread retognition, after which
they sang for Horace Heidt for one
year. The music on the program is
under the diroction of Carrol Lucas,
former arranger for Ozzy Nelson and
Leo Reisman, and already known for
'his popular intermission features for
the hockey broadcasts, completes the
entertainment for the Buckingham
House Party.
Wes. McKnight's Saturday night's
sports broadcasts at 7 p.m. goes net-
work. Fourteen Ontario stations, in
addition to CFRB are carrying this
weekly, and hockey fans all over On-
tario will be able to hear Wes inter-
view players for the regular Saturday
night in Toronto, In Montreal, Cliff
Butler conducts a similar program for
the seine sponsor. Interviews take
place at 8:45 p.m. over eight stations
in Quebec. These sport programs are
now in their fourth consecutive year,
which proves that Canada's national
sport has not lost any of its glamour.
Break for Canadian Arnateus
The Good Humor Amateur Show is
progressing to its final contest, the
winner of which will receive a trip
to Hollywood and screen and voice
tests. So far the eligibles are Evelyn
Cormack, who sings and dances, tiny
Buddy Bradford, who plays the traps,
Charlie Jackson, who does a half man
and half woman song and costume—
the duet of Sylvia Bagby and Eulah
Mold, stair tap dancers, Mildred Mor-
ey, wbo does a Martha Raye act, and
Quen Hyatt, singer of popular songs.
We understand there are either seven
of eight contestants on the final pro-
gram `which will take place at the end
of January, and we shall do our best
to get pictures of these people. A
new series of programs featuring Ca-
nadian amateur talent will start in
February for the same sponsor, and
just what the final prize will be for
the new series will be announced
later. The new series will be broad-
cast over a network of Canadian sta-
tions reaching into Montreal.
Anything Worn
Under Ski J. cket
PAR1S,—Under the ski jacket, any-
thing may be worn—a doggy flannel
shirt, or a silk one if you are not a
chilly person; one or more sweater -
blouses, or a waistcoat of something
or other, even of fur, sometimes made
with sleeves. As to headgear, lots
of women ski bareheaded; otherwise
they wear different things; a plain
felt hat with a brim; a knitted •or a
fur cap; just a headband coming over
the ears a visor clipped round the
hair with an plastic; or a peasant
handkerchief tied under the chin or
wound round the head turban fashion.
This year, the close -fitting hoods look
rather new.
Another garment that all the out-
fitters are recommending is that ex-
tra jacket, windbreaker or middy -
blouse which is to .be worn when it
snows. It is made of some light-
weight material so that it may easily
be carried on ski hikes. It always has
a close little hood chat fits tightly
round the face to keep out the snow.
Madeleine de Rauch makes hers in
thin glazed cotton, sometimes blue,
printed with giant snowflakes, or of
sailcloth or of the stuff from which
raincoats are made.
"There's one thing I will not do. 1
will not speak at garden clubs." —
Mme. Frances Alda.
Dancer Takes Her First Ocean Voyage
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lc e r.r 1'o •:e':1, left, waves an enthus'astic goodbye, as she, and her mother
• 'el, Cele on .. i•.s Powell's first sea voyage. Billy ,Seymour