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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1938-02-24, Page 3umbp -7:-;)0.0101 te000tt LESSON IX. MEASURING A MAN'S WORTH. Mark 5c1-17 GQlderi Text—Haw much then is a man of more value than a sheep? Matt, 1:12. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING. Time—Autumn, A.D. 28. Place.—Gersa, located on the east- ern shore of the Sea of Galilee, op- posite flee plain of Gennesaret; a wild country. 1. And they carne to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. The place is cue which our Lord would` be likely to visit, having Ca- pernaum in full view to the north, and Galilee ".over against it," as Luke says it was. 2. Ancl when he was come out of the boat, straightaway there met him out of the tombs a man with an un- clean .spirit. The whole subject of demon-•possesion is admittedly diffi- cult. Who these evil spirits were, we do not know—whether they were fall- en angels, or the spirits of some •of the wicked dead, or other creatures, cannot now be determined. 3. Who had his dwelling in the tombs. These were natural or arti- fieial excavations in the rocks, fre- quently cut laterally in the hills and often left uncovered, which, like other caves, would be resorts for wild men and beasts. Amid all the boasted zivilization of antiquity there existed no hospitals, no penitentiaries, no asylums. Powerless to Restrain Him And no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain. 4. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in piees: and no man had strength to tame him. All our laws and prohibitions are to us what his chains were to this wild man of Gadarene. "Thou shalt not," says law to us. Ali that law seeks to do is to prevent the outbreak of these evil passions into the sinful act and deed. All it does, in a word, is to behind the man. Nothing that mane has 'been yule to devise has been able to keep these wild passions of the human heart within bounds. 6. And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was cryi.nk out, and cutting himself with stones. Sin is always a destruct- ive force in any man's life, and it especially is manifest in the terrible effects it has upon the human body. Conflict With Demons 6, And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him. Why 'is the man drawn as by a snag- _ net to Jesus? He actually ran to Je- sus, and prostrated himself in Orien- tal fashion before him. It looks in- deed as if the will and power of Jesus drew the demoniac to his feet. The words of the demon accord 'with this involuntary approach to Jesus as the supreme master of the demon world whose will and word the de- mons must obey. 7. And erying • out with a loud voice, he saith, :What have 1 to do with •thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not. 8. For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. Always the spirits' know who Jesus is, and in a malicious fashion yell out their mys- terious knowledge. So here the • de mon voice. shouts, "Son of God the Higliest." The demons are- determ- - fined to publish the deity of 3esus, as if to spite him, who wanted men to arrive at thia knowledge by faith in his words and works. 9. And he. asked, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. Jesus, no doubt, asked this poor creature his name that he might bring him for the moment to • the place where he was conscious of his own separate- personality, and when his attention would be concentrated, not on the demons who possessed him, but upon his own self. 10, And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the ,country. The person here speaking is one of the demons, not the demon -possessed man himself. "Out of the country," is explained by Luke's "into the abyss." 11. Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. 12. And 'they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. Why these demons should ask to be sent into the swine, we do not know, 'hough we Nave a revelation here, as Archbishop Trench says, "of those mysterious af- finities which evermore reveal them- selves between the demoniacal and time bestial," Into the Swine 13. And lie gave them leave. And the unclean spirits carne out, and en- tered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea. It is nowl.ere said that the demons drove the swine .down the steep place into the sea, It is just as easy, and much more natural, to suppose that against their will the swine, when they found themselves seized by this new and strange power, rushed them- selves in wild and panic fear to their destruction. But in either ease, whether they thus destroyed them- selves, or were impelled by the foul spirits, there reveals itself here the very essence and truest chaeacter of evil, which everywhere outwits and defeats itself. 14. And they that fed chem fled, and told it in the city, Ind in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. And they came to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they wore afraid. 16. And they that saw it declared unto them how it be- fell him that was possessed with de- mons, and concerning the swine. 17. And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders, The utter hardness of the hearts of these peo- ple, in, on the one hand, failing to give any expression of joy and grati- tude for deliverance of their fellow citizen and, on the other hand, in ask- ing Jesus to leave their country be- cause they were afraid that more pro- perty might be destroyed, even though it meant ,deliverance of human and eternal souls from the crushing power of evil, is only an indication of the utter perversity of human na- ture when the standards by which an act is judged are monetary and not humanistic. "They preferred the swine to the Saviour; they thought more of their material loss than of this man's moral gain. In seeking to save their possessions they are losing their souls. Our Own Ignoble Fear Men do not care to face the awful thought of a divine power among thein. It disturbs the easy routine of customary life. We grow accustom- ed to our average, ordinary self, and we shrink from losing it. We are afraid to be transformed, afraid of the unknown consequences which might follow the claim of a person to the entire possession of our body, soul, and spirit, that he may do what he will with it. No, it is too urgent, too exacting, too disturbing; we be- seech it to depart from our borders. Itis this ignoble fear, taking a refuge within the citadel of custom, that makes the church so stagnant, so void of power and influence in the world. For the world as a whole, milk is probably the main source of farming income. In the United Kingdom, states the Imperial Economic Com- mittee, ommittee, its value exceeds that of any other farm commodity; in the United States, and even in Canadain certain years, the value of the wheat crop is less than that of dairy production. When some fellows can no longer afford to take their girls around and give them a good time, they marry them. Thirteen Were Killed Here'When Ammunition Exploded ,gi#S# 3 uy 'b F9. 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"The question of the education given in the schools, always import- ant, has now become vital."—Lord Samuel. "Every one of us can be either the malady or the remedy of our y:•cs- ent-day society."—Mme, Chiang Kai- shek. In California, it is not unusual to see as many as four kinds of fruit growing on the same tree as a result • of budding. Your Handwriting Tells The 1 Truth About Your Character! By LAWRENCE } IBBERT (Psychologist, Character -Analyst and Lecturer) (Ed. Note: This is the second of a fascinating series of articles by this well-known writer). No natter how well you think you know yourself; even if you feel there is not a single possibility within you that- you have not already plumbed; you. will find yourself benefitted by finding out what your handwriting tells about yourself. Sonne time 'ago, a man wrote to me, in part, as follows: "Frankly, I am a sceptic. I know myself so well that I re- fuse to believe you can tell me a single thing about myself that will be news to me. Anyway, even if you do, I won't believe you! Now do your worst'!" Hardly an encouraging ,invitation ! •However, I analyzed his writing, which indicated that he was so self- centred that he had little thought for anyone but himself. After telling hips this, among other things I said; "The cold truth is that you have an inferiority complex, and instead of facing it and overcoming it, you are a fence around yourself by feeding your inner ego," I urged him to pull up the blinds that kept the light from his mind. Shortly afterwards, he replied: "Thank you for -giving me It's big: gest laugh rve ever had. It e a very rueful laugh, though, for it is on myself. You were right and 1. was wrong. Seriously, your athiec Vol.(a just the tonic 1 needed have not only placed your was un- Farm. Problems Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY C. BELL with the co-operalign of the various departments of Ontario Agricultural College Q. --"What do you advise to get the best value from barnyard manure which is taken to the field during the winter months — every if possible, spreading on the ground, putting in small piles, or in a large pile?" — L,F.B., Well. Co.. A.—There Is bound to be loss from manure, no matter how it is handled. As the ammonia goes off from the manure, nitrogen is escaping all the while. When brown streams of liquid run away from the pile, a very large amount of soluble nitrogen and potash is being lost, When manure is taken to the field during the wintei, i e surface of the field is not too hilly, and if the soil is well supplied with plant fibre or organic natter, very lit- tle of this valuable plant food will be lost, since the soil will catch it and Bold it. However, placing the manure in small piles means that a larger quan- erringly on my weakness, but you tity of it is being' exposed to drying t have painstakingly outlined the rem- , and oxidation or slow burning than edy." would be the -case if it were kept fair - To know our faults is half the bat- I ly compact in one large pile. To the degree that the manure dries out and ale of overcoming them. To realm se the talent and potentialities that lie dormant within us -is a god start to- ' wards building them up and capital- ising' on them. Other people often know more about us than we do ourselves, The difficulty is to find onlookers who are really unbiassed and sincere in their opinions of us. This is where a handwriting analy- sis conies in usefully. Your charac- ter is etched clearly in your hand- writing. Not alone the obvious traits, that stand out like beacon flares, but the qualities and tendencies that are la- tent; only partially developed—rich in promise, like a newly -discovered gold vein, but requiring to be devel- oped and utilised. A character analysis will unearth the ore that is lying submerged within you. The author of the above interest- ing article can tell your character front your handwriting. Perhaps, too, you are eager to -learn the truth about your friends? Send specimens of the -Writing you wish to be anal- ysed, and enclose 10c for each spe- cimen (coin or postal note profered). Enalose v,iih ss.tn-rea addraased en- velope to: Lawrence l-libbeirt, Roost 421, 73 West Adelaide St., 'Toronto, Ont. replies will be mailed as quiclt- iy as ps aiblc. oxidizes, there is loss of organic nat- ter. This, of course, occurs in a large pile if the pile is not fairly well tramped down. - Whenever stray ma- ture fire -fangs, there is loss of organic matter and ammonia or nitrogen. Summary of ideas regarding the best handling of manure is that there is least loss in a large pile, provided it is kept well tramped down. Q,—"The writer would like the fol- lowing information: (1) Suitable kinds of fertilizers for limestone soils. (2) Formula for sour soil, 1.e., prop- er crops that will build this type of soil up. Is a hay crop recommended? (3) Is there such a thing as land lying so long without legume and grass crops that it -will not grow, them, and if so, how and by what method would one follow to get. a catch of al- - alfa for example?"—C.M., N. Simcoe Co. A.—(1) As a .rule fertilizers of a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction Will be most suitable for use on Arne - stone stone soils. This would include fer- tilizers which obtain most of their nitrogen from Sulphate of Ammonia (which is acid in reaction). The idea is not to change the soil to acid re- action, but if lime predominates too much in. the soil, there Is danger that phosphates which otherwise would be available would be locked up in the Radio By VIRGINIA DALE Claudette Colbert who ruahed off to Europe for a long vacation 'the day .she finished Par'amount's "Biuebeard's Eighth Wife", revealed some pet econ- oraios of ,her etar friends just before she left. She is extravagant about clothes, but her French thrift makes her cling to her old shoes. Gary Cooper rolls his own cigarettes. Fredric March al- ways buys two packs of cigarettes at a time because they're a penny cheap. tri -calcic or unavailable form. (2) On soils that are sour or acid in reaction, the range of crops that can successfully be grown is not as large as that for neutral or alkaline soils. A list for slightly sour soils would in- clude: Soy beans, Oats, Alsike, Clo- ver, Hairy Vetch, Millet, Buckwheat, Rye, Red Top Grass, Bent Grasses. Crops that will do fairly well on fairly acid soils are: Potatoes, Toma- toes, Cane Fruits such as Raspberries, Strawberries, Cranberries. (3) There is such a thing as land being devoid of the correct bacteria to make the growing of certain legumes successful, therefore, our De- partment of Bacteriology is sending out cultures for alfalfa seed, red clo- ver, soy beans, and the like. This of course is not plantfood. It is simply a culture carrying the bacteria which are found growing on the roots of the legume erops specified. The seed is treated according to specifications, and the growing of the legumes is therefore greatly helped. -. Claudette Colbert er that way. Fred MacMurray saves razor blades to be resharpened. Mar- tha artha Raye wears sturdy, service -weight stockings except on gala occasions. Most thrifty of all is Marlene Diet- rich. She is a string saver. Her maid is always wrapping up packages for her to take to the studio and the string comes in handy. * * • Al Pearce celebrated the beginning of his second year with his present radio sponsor and his eleventh year on the air in his own peculiar fash- ion. He gave his orchestra leader a rubber baton so there would be no stiffness in his rhythms and presented himself with the most enormous news camera you ever saw. • • • When Fred Astaire returned froln vacation to the R. K. O. studio recent- ly to start work on his next picture with Ginger Rogers, he found the amusement park set of "Damsel In Distress" still standing. Kindly guy that he is, he arranged to buy all the slides and games and sent them to an orphans' home. * • « Errol Flynn did not even stop to hear congratulations on his grand performance in "Robin Hood." The minute the preview was over and he was told that no retakes were neces- sary, he hopped a plane to Boston where he bought a seventy-five toot boat (a ketch if you will be technical about it) in which he sailed off to the Bahamas for some fishing. • * * Hollywood players are trying to fig- ure gure out some unusual hobby or sec- ret ambition because the current radio craze is to present a film star doing something quite different from their work on the screen. Cecil De Mille started it by having Jack Benny, Then, too, some soils are so acid that they are not in suitable shape for the growing of legumes. Of'course the method cif correction here is the application of lime—% ton to 1 ton per acre of ground limestone. In third place, some of the lighter soils are very low in available potash. Legume crops use a fair amount of potassium, hence for best success, it is desirable to fertilize with such a fertilizer as 0-12-10 or 0-12-15, at the rate of two. or three bags per acre in order to put the soil in best shape for the production of the legume crop. Q.—"Is this Cyanamid' method 'of •i controlling such annual weeds ad Wild Mustard in grain crops a new one?" —R.T., Grey Co. A.—No. This method has been in use for many years in Germany, Bel- gium, France and England where large quantities of the material are used annually for the purpose. Q,—"What is the effect on the grain of the cyanamid •application for control of Wild Mustard?"—G. Met,, Essex Co. A.—Tire tips of the grain are tem- porarily brown—taking a week or ten days to recover their normal colour. Yield data shows that an increase can be expected due to the nitrogen con- tent of the cyainamid which is 22 per cent. nitrogen and 70 per cent, hydrat- ed lima Jack Olivia de Benny Haviland Burns and Allen, and Bob Burns play serious dramatic roles on the air. Paul Whiteman followed that up by pre- senting Helen Vinson as a Concert pianist. Bing Crosby lets Fay Wray blow tunes on a sweet potato and Olivia de Haviland plays chopsticks. +s * * ODDS AND ENDS—Kate Smith has received an autographed copy of Elea- nor Roosevelt's newest book from the President's wife herself . . . Louise razcnda rounds out her` arentieth year„ of motion -picture making with "Swing Your Lady" and just for fun she is dashing around the country, slipping into theatres from New York to Texas and listening to audience comments ... Tho cook book which radio^s mys- tery chef. sends to listeners has been requested by the wives of 21 Malted States senators, the widows of two Presidents and stewards of the .royal hcesebold in England. Edward G. Robineou Is so pleased over his suc- cess on the radio that he .is much more thrilled when fans call him 'Steve Wilson" than he is when they hail him as "Little Caesar" or any of his other gangster solos ... The plc. ture Robert. Taylor made in England was proviewed in a little California town and people who were there re- port that it will make him the out- standing favorite of the screen.