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Zurich Herald, 1938-02-17, Page 3y Lesson ,a.o-w+-s �s rs set +a LESSON yill CHOOSING COMPANIONS IN SERVICE Mark 3:7-19, 31-35 Gelded Text --• "For whosoever shall do thg will of God, the same is my brother." - Mark 3:36. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Tiwo The healing of thu multi- tudes and the choosing of the Twelve pok place in the summer of AD.. 28; 'flee incident regarding Jesus' being gought by his mother and brethren •tfceurred in the autumn of that year. Place — The healing of the multi- tudes occurred along the shore of the *ea of Galilee; the call of the Twelve took place somewhere near Caper- naum; the teaching regarding our Close., relationship to Christ iP we do the will of God was uttered in Galilee. Growing Reputation "And Jesus with his disciples with- drew to tate sea," Jesus retired from his work in order to escape his enem- , les, or to pray in solitude. "And a great mul•titnde from. Galilee follow- ed." Capernaum and the Sea of Gali- lee aro located in the 'province of Gali- lee, where many Gentiles lived. "And from Judaea. And from Jerusalem. And from Tdumaea, and beyond the Jordan." Irlamaea is the Greet: name for I dom. "And about Tyre and Sid- on." These ware the two great cities of Syrophoenicia, located on the Medi- terranean Atha northwest of Galilee. These lines bear strong testimony to the growteg reputation of Jesus, a recognition on the part of the com- mon people of his great ability to teach and to perform miracles "A great multitude, hearing what great things be did, came unto him." Only the Geli1":'n- followed him to the lake the ethers could hardly be said to fol.• low him. b' t they came to him after- wards, for they had heard of the many thins w,hhe-b he did. • His Desire to be Near Men "And he snake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on hint be- cause of file crowd, lest they should throng bite" The reference here is probably to a light boat, in contrast , to the larger fishing -smacks. The boat was to leeep close to the shore, moving when be moved, so as to be ready at "And Simon he surnamed Peter." Peter is the English form of a Greek word meaning a rock, Simon was any- thing else but a rock when Jesus had found him, but the Lord gave him a new name to indicate what he was going to make him, and that the Lord did brake him before he finish- ed his wonderful work of renewal and regeneration in this man's heart, "And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, the Sons of ,thunder." These two disciples together with Peter, form the inner company with whom Jesus had most intimate fellowship, and in whom, ap- parently, he most frequently confid- ed. "And Andrew." "And Philip. And Bartholomew: And Matthew, And Tho- mas. And Thaddaeus. And Simon, the Cananaean. And James, the son of Alphaeus." The apostolic company in- cluded a tax -gatherer on the one hand and a member of a patriotic assassin- ation league on the other. The Betrayer "And Judas Iscariot who also be- trayed him. And he cometh into a house." The question naturally arises as to why Jesus ever chose Judas Is - varlet, for he certainly knew his char- acter. This is a mystery which will never be fully solved, It may be that our Lord wanted one man in the company of the disciples to whom ev- ery gracious favour would be shown, and every opportunity be given for accepting the Lord, who would in the end not only reject him, but betray him. Jesus chose Peter, the fisherman, Mathew, the tart gatherer, and Simon, the ex -rebel. Jesus called these hum- ble, obscure peasant folk to be his apostles because they were the best that could be had. Those that thought themselves better than they were too proud to become apostles. It ,should be noted, that these men were diverse in their capacities. And some of them were of outstanding ab- ility and some of them had almost no ability at all; yet there was a place for them in the program of Jesus. Jesus" Family "And there come his mother and his any moment to receive him. brethren." Many believe that these brothers of Jesus, and sisters (Mark "For he lead healed many; insomuch that as many as had phonies. Pressed unto him that they might touch him." Actually the great mass of people that had come together were so intent on reaching the Lord Jesus., even if it meant only to touch his garments, that they threw themselves on him in Moir eagerness. "And the unclean spirits, whenso- ever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou Art the Son of Gocl." Evil spirits at this time seem to have known the true deity 'of the Lord Jesus Christ even better than his own disciples. "And he charged them much that they should hot make him known," He charged them in order that they should not make him known. There will come a time when all the hosts of evil will be compelled to bow down and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord of all (Phil. 2:10, 11), but that time • had not yet come, and Jesus did not want any word of confirmation from these beings whom he knew to be his determined, incessant enemies. The Twelve Apostles Called "And he goeth up into the moun- tain." The location of this mountain is not known, and speculation is a waste of time. "And calleth unto 'him whom he himself would; and they went unto hint." It is not said how many he cal- led up to the mountain, probably quite a group, certainly more than twelve. It was out of this group that he called up into the mountain that the Twelve were appointed. "And he appointed twelve." Neither the word disciple nor apostle is found in our text, but every reader knows e that these twelve are those who .are • called elsewhere the Twelve, or the twelve disciples, or the twelve apost- les. "That they might now be with him." if ever there were to bo men to carry on the Lord's work after he was gone, then :these men must be trained, they must live so close to the Lord that they would im- bibe his very principles and spirit, and come to know Christ truly and unshakably as the very Son of God. "And that he might send them forth to preach." The weed here translated to preach means to herald, and con- veys the idea of authority, a herald being air official who makes public proclamation of city affairs• The pro- clamation which they were to make was the coming of the kingdom of God. "And to have authority to cast out demons," Jesus empowered the Twelve to work all the different kinds of miracles which he himself wrought omitting 'Wily those 'in the worm bf nature, like stilling the tempest; and walking on the sea. By anthori fi meant both the power and the right 1<b do a thh g. A Man Regenerated Peter, the most prominent ohar c. ter among the Twelve, stands 4 aIle head of all the lists, and Judas tsgiti•- lot at the f'.'oot, oaretull.1 designated as the traitor, i t 6:3) were the children of Joseph by a former marriage, and thus literally half-brothers of Jesus. "And standing witliout, they sent unto him, -calling him. And a multitude was sitting about him and they say to him, Behold thy mother and brethren without seek for thee." The members of the family of Jesus who appear in this scene are unable to reach the Lord himself, be- cause of the great multitude that had gathered around him; so they sent word through the multitude., planning to take 'him away to some quiet place where he could rest. Their intentions were good, their purpose, however, was based upon a misapprehension of the Lord and his work; and they were planning to propose something to the Lord Jesus which would have been ab- solutely contrary to the will of God. Master of the Situation "And he answereth them, and saith Who is my mother and my brethren?" Hero was a delicate and trying situa- tion for Jesus; yet he meets it With perfect mastery. He shows no impa- tience with his relatives. His mother should have known better. He is ab- solutely truthful. He utilizes the un- timely 'interruption for pressing home a momentous truth. "And looking round on them that sat round about him, lie saith, Behold, my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the came is my brother, and sister and mother." Npthing could persuade the Lord Jesus to turn aside from the very great purpose of his life, which was given him of God when he came down to earth as our Saviour. Jesus does not repudiate earthly ties. What he does is to .announce a relationship higher than that which results from ties of blood, higher than relationship that is Strictly physical. He declares that all may be intimately related to him, as 'close as a mother or brethren could ever be, if the Center of their life is in the will of God. Obedience to will of God was the fundamental end of the life of Jesus, and it ought al- ways to be the aim of the children of God (Matt. 6:10; 7:21). His Dogs Eyes As Rear Lights De Valera's Daughter Miss iliairin de Valera, daughter of Eamonn de Valera, is seldom in the public eye. She visited her father in London during the latter'e stay there for the Anglo -Eire talks at Downing Street, later returning to Sweden to resume her university studies. 13 THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY?- Dy A. R. 'WEIR n -ow s-a-�-�-%-"•d'•o'eae'-a-- the Stars Foretell For Those ou February 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 What Bora If you were born on the 18th of February Four Zowiac sign is Aguar- it.s. If you were born on Feb. 19, 20, 21, 22, 28 or 24 your Zodiac sign is Pisces. Aquarians are loyal, stead- fast, dependable p iople. Their na- ture is kindly and sweet. They do not greatly desire wealth and success acmes to thein through their own en- terprise and efforts. People born under the sign Pisces usually have a dual nature—on the one hared impressionable .and recep- tive and on the other hand positive, When an American patrolman re- cently overtook a lorry, from the back of which shone two gleaming lights, he found that they were not rear lights, but a dog's eyes, and the dog was surrounded by a horde of grinning Negro children. The patrolman asked the Negro driver why the lorry had no rear lights. "hem's not necessary, sah," replied the Negro. ",Ah jus' gets one o' ma kiddies to hold the of dawg, an' his eyes shine as good as any Ian - teens. sah." When weather is at its worst in Verkmoyanski, Siberia, the exhaled vapor of one's breath crystalizes in- to nee lIes of iiee, making breathing determined and sometimes hard to understand. Their lucky number is 11, Thursday their most favorable day. For complete birthday horoscope for any day fit the year, send 10e to A. R. Weir, 73 Adelaide St. W., To- ronto. Lack of Teaches r Noted In "iii!n&'pry CALGARY.—Alberta is faced with a shortage of school tcatthers, dele- gates to the Alberta School Trustees' Association annual convention ware told here this week. Dr. G. Fred McNally, Deputy Minister of Educe, - tion, said that the shortage was due to higherstandards demanded by the Department of Education and reduce Kees"'3n salaries during recent years. he Trth akar Yo rsk AS YOUR HANDWRITING REVEALS IT (By Lawrence. Hibbert) (Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of weekly articles by a psy- chologist and character analyst whose writings and radio broadcasts have earned for him wide fame throughout this continent as well as •In Great Bri- tain. He can tell your character from your handwriting; he can help YOU with your personal problems. Read this engrossing article and then tell your friends about It). For some years I have been analy- sing character from handwriting,,and giving advice as a ycholo- gist practical Many thousandsof letters reached me as a result of my news - :paper articles and radio broadcasts. Famous movie stars, with their high earnings and fame, and girls in lonely villages who have merely their youth and soaring ambitions; busy business executives, and political leaders, and young people on the first few rungs of the ladder of progress; complacent wives and unhappy husbands; domin- eering husbands and lonely wives; sweethearts, girls and young men; the forlorn and the lovelorn; old and young, rich and poor — their letters have jostled one another in my post- bag. Your Editor has asked me to jot down a few of the highlights of my ex- perience. My chief difficulty lies in selecting but a few items from among so many interesting cases, because graphologist's mailbag teems with drama, tragedy, comedy, It is a mirror in which are reflected people's hopes and fears, worries and consolations; their problems, frustrations, ambition and heartaches. All the varied facets of life are revealed. Truth in Love Affairs Affairs of the heart loom largely among the letters I receive. Girls ask about the characters of their boy friends; boys wish to know if they can trust their girl friends. Sweet- hearts continually wanting to know the real truth about the ones they do love, Domestic disharmonies are reveal- ed only too often. Many WritcrA unburden their hearts in their letters. Confidences entrust- ed with me are as sacred as those dis- closed to a cloctor, Knowing tills, the people coulees their troubles and problems with an intimacy that i poignant, An Ontario girl sent me the hand- writing of a young Tuan whom she loved. 'She had not l,;nown hint long, all lie had but recently arrived in her Sonja Henle is the most honored young woman in motion pictures these days. Recently she went to Washing- ton to receive the cross of Knighthood of the Order of St. Olav, conferred by the Norwegian government through their minister to Washington. A few days later her ice ballet, the same one you will see in her film "Happy Landing," played a benefit at Madison Square Garden in New York City sponsored by an impressive array of Carnegiee, Asters, and Rookefel- lers. Beneficiary of the occasion was the Children's Village whioh lends a help- ing hand to New York's problem chil- Sonja Henle dren, and thanks to Sonja a stagger- ing number of thousands of dollars was raised. Sonja expresses her gratitude for all these honors in neat little phrases, bat she doesn't get the least bit cocky about it, She seems as completely unspoiled, as completely oblivious to her unique position in the entertain- ment world as Shirley Temple does. Grace Allen, len; radio's ruedn of nonsense, le at last to got the recog- nition she deserves from Paramcur't pictures. They are having the author of Philo Vance murder mysteries write "The Gracie Allen Murder, Mys- tery." She will be the star, and no less a celebrity than John Barrymcro will portray Philo Vance. When Jack Benny first started talk - Mg about that rattletrap old car on his radio program, it was just the fig- ment of a script writer's imagination. By the time radio audiences developed a hilarious attachment for his wheezy old motor, Jack began to wish that he TOU The pial RADIO HEADLINERS OF 'THE WFE►, By FRANK DENNIS really had one, so he and Mary Living- stone made the rounds of used -car lots and found just the car of their dreams. It is a 1921 model and cost thirty-five dollars. That long -promised return of Gloria Swanson to the screen is postponed indefinitely again. Columbia pictures, wihch had planned to have her play the lead in "Holiday," have decided Instead to give the leading role to Katherine Hepburn, Joan Bennett and' Cary Grant will be featured with her; so it promises to be one of those knockout pictures that Columbia turns out with unfailing regularity when- ever they borrow ranking stars from other studios. Radio stars are much more thrifty, than the early motion -picture stars., Most of them invest their earnings in businesses that are not so dependent on youth and entertainment whims of the, public, Jack Fulton, tenor of "Poetic Melodies," has bought a half - interest in a Fifth Avenue haberdash- ery. Ethel Owen of Edgar Guest's "It Can Be Done" program, owns a dog and cat hospital in Milwaukee and is President of a dog biscuit company:, Truman Bradley, commentator on t'hei Sunday evening hour, is president of a cosmetic firm. Three young men whose youthful ambitions were strictly serious have become radio's great comic trio. Lan- ny Ross and Charles Butterworth studied lav', and Walter O'Keefe started out az a newspaper man. It was Walter's adar:tation and revival of "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" that flung him into night club enter- tainment and from there to radio, ODDS AND ENDS:—On his return from a concert tour of thirty -cities. Igor Go:in will -et lis final American citizenship raper., ... Of all his tri- ump'.s I'sn M' erry is most proud of being, asked to La masfcr of ceremon- les at tae '_'reside ex's birthday ball in Weshin-":on , . - Warners have chang- ed their :minds again about who is to bo the new Tarchy Diane. Nov it is Lola Lane who piny the role .. . Of all the stars in "Holltee.:rad Hotel" it is Benny Goodman who gets the most riotous response from the am. Vence - , . Alice Brady is headed for more big dramatic roles since "In Old Chicago,, but first she will do another -comedy, "Good 13ye Broadway" for Universal. Tommy Riggs of the Val- lee program will appear in a support- ing role. Custodian of Abbey locality, but she was considering mar- riage to him. She really wrote to me forconfirmation of her views about him, to enable her to adjust herself, if necessary, when they were married, rather than because she had any of her own doubts. My reply must have been a terrine, shock to her. The young man was de- roid of moral scruples, I said, and not to be trusted. "Marriage between them would be, a grave mistake. So infatuated was the girl that she discounted my advice, and, as tato wrote to me later, -neglected to make even the most elementary enquiries about the man. She was starting pre- parations for the wedding when, like a bolt from the blue, the young man's WIFE turned up! Herr in Everyday Work When a Winnipeg girl wrote a von lengthy letter detailing her fruitless efforts to obtain work, she ended up by saying that she had AO relatives, and *as so miserable she felt like 'ending it all,' as her intiney had near- ly all gone. I made definite suggestions along lines of work that ehe had never even considered, and outlined one or two mental exercises designed to counter- act her morbid outlook. She replied shortly afterwards to inform me that she had followed my suggestions, that had been an eye-opener to her, and had actually obtained a position two daysafter she receivl?cl my 'letter. There was nothing magical in this. Her writing showed fns that she had talent in a direction that she had been ignoring. When I pointed it out to her, she made the most of it, Alt she needed was to be shown bar own cap- abilities, There are many people like her who are : faltering merely because they do not" realise their own, potentialities. Do YOU wish to know what your handwriting tells about yourself? And have you any friends you would like to know the truth about? •Mr. Hibbert will analyse your writing for you, and ,. that of your friends. Write t0 him as fully as possible, and if you hhve any problems tell him about them. For EACH specimen of handwrltinp you want analysed, send'100 ooin or postal note (no stamps, please). Enelb e WITH STAMPED ADDRESSED EN- VELOPE, to: LawrefCO 'Hibbert, . Room 421, 73 Adelaide St., West; Tor- onto, onto, Ont. RepJlee will be forwarded as qulokly as possible, but a slight de- lay le unavoidable. Canon Frank Russell Barxy, D.S-0., has been appointed custodian of Westminster Abbey, in London. The noted cleric is Canon of the Abbey, as well as being rector of St. John's Church, in London. Coronation Costs Fixed at £15O,615 LONDON.—The Comptroller Gen- eral of civil appropriation accounts announced last week that the Coro- nation of King George and Queen Elizabeth cost £1,385 • ($8,925) less than the Parliamentary grant. Expenditures totalled £150,615 as compared with the estimate of £152,- 000 152;000 and included £149,224 for the Office of Works, £535 for the Earl Marshal's Office, and £856 miscella- neous. Government sale of seats re- alized £2,709. Eskimo's Chess Win An Eskimo has just won a chesa tournament arranged by Soviet sci- entific workers in the Arctic. These scientists taught Eskimos how to play the game, and they quickly showed a remarkable grasp of the moves. When the tournament began, one Eskimo not only defeated his fellow tribesmen. but also the, Russians who had taught hint. The deficit of the Paris Exposition, last year was officially announced tot be $50,000,000. Symbol of Uneasiness Tops German Edifice k�.K�. j?A.•,7+.k,5:.:`+A�`''aw `tea v�\�*��'�Z`,�. viT`91'`h,'+"'\vCv:\tel W. Caged, wings held fast, atop the German exhibit at the Paris fair, .mig.;t; ar well symbolize the current reeling of political and military y unrest i. Germany.