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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1938-03-10, Page 3FREE! For Premium List of Wm. flogors & Son Silverpluto write to Tilos, J. Lipton Ltd., 43 Front E., Toronto: unbap _:le55on 0....111.1.4•11111•04111111....13.11•010110046t ' C�jO�r 1 1 o042111.0 rx,.:rsu.aaua»1./a.111.0al1.+WM091.0414o01►.uac+oasor.o-.u4r+.,001ooswo11.11111o.wo4.1.0 21 LESSON Xl. FEEDING THE HUNGRY— Mark 6:30-44. Golden Text — Give ye them to eat. Mark 6:37. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Trine.—April, A.D. 29. Place.—Bethsaida, on the shore of Galilee. -30. And the apostles gather them- selves together unto Jesus. The first mission in which these apostles participated is recoraed in a preced- it}g part of this same chapter of Mark, which we have studied in an earlier lesson (vs. 7-13). This is the only place in his entire Gospel where Mark refers to the disciples of Jesus as "apostles." "The title fits well in this connection, for the Twelve are now returning from their first preach- ing tour. And they told him all things, whatsoever they hod done, and whatsoever they had taught. We have a similar phrase about telling Jesus all .things, though under en- tirely different circumstances, in a Preceding passage in this same Gos- peI (11:33). It is utter foolishness, when we begin to talk to the Lord, to keep back anything from him, for he'knows all things. They went over with him the things they had said. They told all to the Lord from whom they had received their message, from they had derived their power, to whom aigne they were responsible. .A Time For Rest 31. And he saith unto them, Come ye 'ourselves apart into a desert place, and rests a while. The words trans- lated "desert place" means simply an uninhabited, a lonely place, a place where he and his disciples could abide for a time without being disturbed. For there were many coming and go - Ing, and they had no leisure so much as to eat, 32. Arid they went away in the boat tp a desert place apart. The place, no doubt, was near Bethsaida (Luke 9:10). This was a rest which the, disciples, had very richly earned. They had flung themselves heart and soul into their work, and now they *ere thoroughly ready for vacation. The rest to which they were invited was a rest of mutual intercourse. He would pot go then to the rest of soli- tude, but to that of sweet and happy fellowship. "Come ye apart, and rest awhile." The Five Thousand 33. And the people saw them go- - ing, and many knew them, and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. This was the tithe of the passover, and the roads naturally were full of peo- ple. A great multitude hurried around the north side of the lake, crossing the Jordan River, to find the Lord. The prefix in the verb "ran" means that they all ran together in a body. Phe crowd grew as they passed oiie'� town after another on the populous shore. 34. And he cane forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compas- sion on them. The English word "compassion" means "to suffer with". It means pity towards those who are in trouble, who are suffering, who are unfortunate, who are in need. Be- cause they were as sheep not having a shepherd. See also Matt. 9:36. Sheep are; in themselves, helpless creatures; they cannot defend them- selvee against ravenous beasts that prowl about; they do not seem to • have sease enough to find pasture and water themselves. It is the shepherd who guides thein, who pro- tects them, who delivers them. Our Lord saw all these people as without any true spiritual guide. Somehow nnan never finds his way back to God himself, as every heathen religion proves, even the noblest and great- est of them, The Lord Jesus came es the Shepherd of the sheep, to lead them to God, to feed thein with bread which cometh down from hea- ven, to deliver them from their sins, to protect them from the evil one. Work Of Teaching And he began to teach them many things. At once the Lord Jesus be- gins his shepherding work by insta'ue- Ong these people to whelp his heart Woe se powerfully drawn. They could A—C not be brought back to God as Jesus Christ alone could reveal him. They would not be repentent of their sins 35. And when the day was now fax spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent. 86. Send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat to eat. In their haste and eagerness to follow Jesus the multitude had neglected to bring anything with them, and in their absorption in his teaching they had forgotten their ordinary wants. The disciples had their compassion also for the 'people. 37. But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. We see how Jesus is trying to lead his dis- ciples to think of his almighty pow- er, and to place their reliance on him, on his wisdom and on has thoughtful care. But with a hint as broad as this command for them to furnish the food, they remain in the dark. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two thousand shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat? The word here translated "shilling" is the word denarius, which was the day's wage of a laborer in Pales- tine at this time. It would be a sum quite beyond their means, so that the question is meant to imply the absurdity of the whole thing. 88. And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. The Ioaves were bar- ley cakes, the food of the poor, like a large, fiat pancake, with a more or less hard crusta The fish were a mere relish, and probably pickled or cooked. 89. And he commanded then that all should sit down by companies up- on the green grass. Small Loaves and Fishes 40. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. This separating of a vast company into small groups arranged in rows was a wise precaution. The vast assem- blage was thus subdivided and bro- ken up into manageable portions; there was less danger of tumult and confusion. 41. And he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, be blessed. And brake the loaves; and • he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he . among them all. Always there were more pieces to break off; the bread grew in Jesus' hands. The bread was given to the disciples to set be- fore the people. They had the task of being the waiters at this miracu- lous meal. 42. And they all ate, and were fill- ed. Undoubtedly the people were hungry, having eaten nothing all day. When the Lord does something, he never does it serimpingly, so, when the Lord fed these people, he gave them all that they needed for the complete satisfaction of their hun- ger. In a higher and loftier way the Lord satisfies us "with the bread of heaven." 43. And they took up broken pie- ces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44. And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. Ac- cording to John's record of this mir- acle, it was the Lord himself who commanded the disciples to pick up the fragments, that nothing be lost. This which remained over must have immensely exceeded in bulk and quantity the original stock; so that we have here a visible symbol of that' love which exhausts not itself by lov- ing, but after all its outgoings upon others, abides itself, far richer than it would have done but for these. ilirats w LISTEN... on7ht [tANADA-I93&;� r1ii ' INSPIRING PR GRAM s.. EVERY FRIDAY NIS'. -z4 On a Nation l Coast to Coast Network Calls Faulty Diet Form Of Suicide Eminent Doctor Believes Average Man Eats Twice as Much As He Needs The average man should be able to live to at least 89 years of age, .and proper diet should bring about this lengthening of the life span, Dr. Vic- tor G. Heiser, TJnited States public Health a}tthority and author, said at Montreal last week, "We have increased the average life span already," Dr. Heiser told report- ers," but we have increased the aver- age only by cutting down infantile and child mortality. We have not in- creased the actual span of life very' much. The man of between 35 and 40 today stands just as much chance of dying as he did 100 years ago." Experimented With Rats Next great task of medical science will be to keep roan from committing slow .suieide as he does at present, said the doctor, adding that he In- tended to devote the remainder of his life to the study of diet. Doctor Heiser expanded to re- porters on the importance of diet. Be told 'how Sir Robert McCarrison in England fed 1,000 rats a balanced diet for two years and fed a similar num- ber the same kind of food as the peo- ple in his English town, .He killed the rata and made a post-mortem examin- ation of each. There was no sign of disease or organic disorder in those fed the balanced diet. The others, who had eaten "just what they want- ed," had all the diseases to be found in an average hospital, der to shoulder against disease. Research studies were made in such separated localities as Tennessee and China in tracing down the hook worm's origin, found to have its seed bede in Madras, India, one of the world's greatest exporters of labor. Steps were being taken at Madras to stamp out the disease. Debs Model Spring Hat Styles Eileen Herrick, left, wears a new version of a Gay Nineties creation, while Henrietta Colgate models an up-to-date adaptation of a sombrero, at a charity style show in New York. Arriving At Sydney For Australian Fete The U.S.S. Memphis passes under the bridge at Sydney, Australia, as she arrives to take part in the celebration commemorating the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Australia. Your Nandwriting Tells The Truth About Your Character! By LAWRENCE HIBBERT (Psychologist, Character -Analyst and Lecturer) (Ed. Note: Intense interest is be- ing shown in our new series of ar- ticles, of which this is the third). AN OPEN LETTER TO A SCOFFER! When 1 opened my mail the other morning, a letter drifted out on to my desk. I an answering it in the form of an open letter, because it is. I think, of interest to many of my readers. Here is the letter: "Dear Sir—At a fair in Atlantic City I got a handwriting analy sis. It was so utterly ridicu- lous that I have no further faith in the idea. . , I enjoy your ar- ticles immensely but please don't try to convince me that there is any truth in it. It's too far- fetched!" ar-fetched1" I wonder whether my incredulous correspondent would hesitate to con- sult a doctor, if he were sick, or stigmatise the whole medical frater- nity as "humbugs" merely because he had been taken in by a mendaci- ous vendor at a market fair, and had bought a bottle of "colored water" instead of "the elixir of life?" Or is he like the people of old who scoffed at the idea that any _further land lay beyond the horizon? I am not going to weary my read- ers "with technical reasons to justify the claim that handwriting does re- veal ehtiractet. ll,;t it is a concrete r"act that the impulse to write comes 7 frctn '.ot;v mind or your heart. In both c'' , Lilo directing urge is controlled by the brain, from which flow the thought waves that moti- vate the hand in writing. Character -reading from handwrit- ing is no magic wand that, in the nimble hand of a magician, will work miracles. There is no sleight-of-hand about it. It will not produce rabbits out of a hat; nor will it transmute dross into gold. It cannot, of itself, overcome your weak tendencies, or cultivate the la- tent talent that you inay have. That is for you to accomplish. What a character -reading will do for you is to reveal the inexorable truth about your innermost charac- teristics and propensities. It is a signpost that points the road you should take towards -'the heights of self -accomplishment. That is exactly what a handwriting analysis does. It not only adds to your knowledge of yourself, but it assays the characters of others, in whom you are interested, at their true worth. Would YOU like to learn the truth about your character?.. And perhaps you have friends, relatives or a sweetheart whose real character you would like to know? Be frank in stating your problems. Send speci- mens of the handwriting you wish analysed, and enclose 10c for each specimen (coin or. postal mote pre- ferred). l~nclose with stamped ad- dressed envelope to: Lawrence Hib- bert, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto, Ont. Around The Dial RADIO HEADLINERSS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS The three lads whose group picture heads aur business this week ares Blaine Mathe, violinist; Bert Pearl, Gangster No. 1, and Bob Farnon, Gang.° ater No. 2. Messrs.: Mathe, Pearl and Farnon are the chief members of the• Happy Gang, heard over the National Network of the CBC daily at 1.00 p.m. t While we are on the subject of Bert Pearl, we must say a word or two for his work on the Dr. Jackson Show "Airbreaks". Recently this show cele- brated its first semi-final in which Eddie Allen, Donald Stubbs, Tony Iz- zotti, Dorothy Price and May Joyce participated. The mail was so heavy that the winner was not decided upon until an hour before that name had to be announced to radio listeners. At that, Eddie Allen won by exactly one vote. The close second. was Donald Stubbs. Eddie sings and plays the ao- cordeon, S5y i'al of lig reletives p1ai in name bands in England. Donald Stubbs hails from Orillia, and played his harmonica well enough to run a race to a photographic finish. Eddie Allen qualifies for a place in the finals. Each person that appears on this pro- gram is paid a regular professional fee—so if you would like an audition just drop a card or letter to Dr. Jack- son, ackson, CFRB, Toronto. We understand that novelty acts are more than wel- come. Airbreaks may be heard on Fri- days. CFRB, 8:30 p.m. Bert Pearl, Roy Locksiey and his 16 -piece band, Maurice Boddington and a new array of talent each week. A fine variety show. * * * * Kiddie Guests We happened to tune in to the Com- munity Sing Program broadcast Sun- days at 9:00 p.m. over CKCL. The program turned out to be Southern Night—and was quite a novelty. So we hopped in to the program super- visor's offices to see "Mo" Rosenfeld, and find out just what's up. We were informed that by the time you receive this paper, the program to be broad- cast will be Kindergarten Week. Kiddie numbers will be sung and the program will feature Kiddie Guests. It seems that listeners will be taken back to the Little Red Schoolhouse where they had "mud on their heels and no shoes on their feet." We were asked to invite all our readers to again visit the "Swim- ming hole" anti get that "Green Ap- ple Stomach-ache". The picture con- tained herein is that of Vincent Boyd —the schoolmaster in charge of music. Incidentally, Vince plays a piano solo about the middle of the program that's a treat to listen to. Also on the pro- gram will be Principal Stan Francis and "Naughty Boy" Maurice Rapkin.1 Listeners will be happy to learn that this is one schoolhouse they attended' where no "exams" were held. • * r e Jean Hersholt, stage and screen vet- eran, currently starring in the CBS dramatic series, Dr. Christian, will mark the 25th anniversary of his ar. rival in Hollywood with a gala pro- gram broadcast over a nation-wide Columbia Network, Thursday, March 10, 10:30 to 11.00 p.m. Mary Pickford, Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Henry King, Robert Montgomery, Ty- rone Power will join in the celebra- tion. * * * * Better Heating "Banking a fire properly at night is a simple process," says James Stewart, 'blue coal' Heating Expert, "yet it is one which many do not un- derstand, and through improper meth- ods ethods they lost both comfort and fuel." Mr. Stewart, whose talks on home heating are a regular feature on the very popular "Shadow" program over CFRB each Wednesday, is offering free to every householder a copy of the book "First Aid to Better Heat- ing"—a little volume full of practical advice on how to get the utmost value for every dollar spent for fuel. Just send your name and address to 'blue coal', 217 Bay Street, and a copy of this book will be promptly mailed to you, Paying Annual Visit Paying annual visit to England, Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt, mother of much fought over heiress little Gloria Van- derbilt, ]tangs onto hat as she goes ashore at Southampton. IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR What the Stars Foretell for Those Born on March 12, 13, 14, •16, 16, 17 and 18 If you were born, on any of the days mentioned above, marriage is important to you. You need a part- ner who is strong both physically and mentally otherwise you are inclined to drift. You are generous and good natured and at all times hospitable. There are times, however, when you are gloomy and despondent—as a matter of fact you rather enjoy your personal gloom. Forget it—it only hinders you and keeps you back. About the middle of the year there should be an improvement in your financial position probably through some important news from a long distance. You should also receive some assistance from relatives. Mauve or lavender is your lucky color. Tans of Cunt The chewing gum trade found 1987 a good year. Exports of jelu- tong latex ---the raw material of chewing' gum—from British Malaya to the United States were more than 4,600 tons, valued at nearly 37,500,- 000. ;::