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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1923-02-16, Page 2alThis INCORPORATED 1855 Capital and Reserve 59,000,000 Over 125 Branches The Molsons Bank institution offers depositorg safety for their savings, reasonable interest compound- ' ed every six months, and freedom from red tape in case of withdrawals, Savings Departments at every Branch. Deposits of $1.00 and upwards invited. BRANCHES IN THIS DISTRICT: Brucefield St. Marys Sirkton Exeter Clinton Hensel! Zunicb EVERYBODY at Ford is keen to keep down the price of Ford Cars. The ce is based on the ex- pectation of a S business of 8000 cars per month. Ifthlat business eon the (nice can be maintained. It beats now with the public to say whether Ford prices will be or not If you want a Ford in the Sprite you ;; price order it today for later-- 'ceffiP Help us keep Down the Prim Order your• Ford Today J. F. DALY, Seaforth, Ont' FORD 1/O OR COMPANY OP CANADA. 1.zMrrE.D, P03110,0131. 41A is Nadel& SYaw al�oaa. 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We dace save you dolIs.0 card goes you real yaiuw Suits $20 Up tit{ "My Wardrobe" Main St., Seaforth STINDAT AFT'h`i1 A71DN i,(Byy Isaabet Hamilton,,•(3gd eh, Ont.) Behold .q stra r at the' oorl 'Ile gently knocks. has knocked be,. fore, Has waited long, is waiting etill; You treat no other friend so ill• Admit Him for the human breast Neer entertained so kind a guest. Nc mortal tongue their joys can tell With whom He condescends to dwell. Sovereign of souls, Thou Prince of Peace, O may Thy gentle reign increase; Throw wide the door, each willing mind; And be His empire all mankind. (Joseph Grigg). Prayer Almighty God, whose all -seeing eye rests upon and watches over the chiidrer4of men, let thy spirit, we be- seech thee, attend our prayers. Guide us unto thyself, and help us to bear thee saying, "This is the way, walk ye in it;" and we shall give thee all the glory through Jesus Christ our Lord who is the way, the truth and the life. Amen. Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 18th. Lesson Title—Jesus and Zacchae- eQ. Leeson Passage—Luke 19 : 1-10. Golden Text—Luke 19 : 1D. The scene presented in this lesson is one of simplicity and beauty com- bined; but, as in every feature in life, there is a fly in the ointment; so mingling with the graciousness of Jesus and the joy of Zacchaeus is the vindictiveness of the onlookers. Verse 1. "And Jesus entered and passc'1 through Jericho." In the 6th chapter of Joshua we read of the destruction of the city of Jericho and how Joshua said: , "Cursed be the man before the Lard that riseth up and buildeth this city , Jericho." It was rebuilt, however, 1 in the reign of Ahab that king of Is- raci who did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that went before . him. (1 Kings 16, 34). i Jericho had been lavishly dealt with by nature. Her climate, being tropical, there was an abundance of Delft., spices and perfumes. Her palm trees rivalled those of Egypt.; but she put her trust in her strong walls instead of in the strength of the Almighty. But a day came when Jesus entered and passed through her streets, thus honoring, with His presence, even a city that had a curse resting upon it. Verse 2 And, behold, there was a man named Zaechaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich." In many instances the lives of great characters are merely touched upon in the Scriptures, while here we have a whole paragh•aph de- voted to a man described as "the chief among publicans; that other publicans were officers under hire. Jesus came to seek and to save sin• ners and therefore the chief of pub- licans would not be exempted from His notice. Verse 3. "And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature." Zacchaeus is described by three words --chief, rich, little. At this time he had but one purpose in his mind -}'he sought to see Jesus." And that same determination that made him chief and rich spurred him on' here. Jesus' fame had gone a- broad, and naturally there was a great curiosity in his day as in ours to come lite the presence of noted men and be able to say "We have seen such and such a man." Zac- chaeus then being prompted by cur- iosity looked about him, and realiz- ing his limitations, for he was small of stature, he sought out a way of attaining his object. He would not disappoint his curiosity so he put a- side his dignity and ran and climbed. A ridiculous figure the influential Zacchaeus running and climbing in order that he might secure a place of vantage in the crowd. It never oc- curred to him that by taking up such a position he was making himself an outstanding figure. He sought to see Jesus, the man, and he saw Jesus, the Saviour. Verse 5, "And when Jesus came to the place He looked up and saw him and said unto him, "Zacchaeus make haste, and come 'down; for to -day I must abide at thy house." Jesus looked, saw and said. It is quite possible to look without seeing; and equally possible to look and see without say. ing. Possibly the crowd looked and saw only something to laugh at; and, if they spoke, it would be in jest. Jesus looked and his seeing wasof an altogether different nature, as indicated by his words: "Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; or to- day I must abide at thy hou e." He addressed him by name indica ing the ominscience of the Son of Go€le.How startled Zacchaens would be when he felt the eye of Jesus upon him; and how filled with amazement when he heard his name spoken by this stranger. How did he act? Did lie try to hide behind a branch or drop down to be lost in the crowd? Nol he made haste, and name down, and received him joyfully (verse 6). He, the despised publican, an outcast from society, was singled out from among this whole multitude to entertain Jeans in his home. Versa 7 --."And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, "That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner." Some were offend- ed. Christ's conduct was always being watched by the Jews; and they vlrere quick to blame when he took special notice of those whom they ig- nored or despised. They made them- selves judges both of Jesus and of . those whom He herd. Verse 8—"And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods 1 give to the poor, and if I have taken any- tbing from any man by false accu- sation, I restore hirer fourfold." Zacchaeus gives proof of an awak- ened conscience and a change of heart immediately on coming into the presence td Ohtist He stands 1. 1 ARS WIIH ECZEMA "Fruit -a -tires" Cleared Her Skin Po1N•ra Sr. Ptrsana, P.Q. "I suffered for three years with serribla Eczema, I consulted several doctors and they did not do me any good. Then, I used one box of "Soot e- Sa1oa"and two boxes of"1' ruit-a-tl ves" and my hands are now clear. The pain la gone and there has beet. no return. I thlnk it is marvellous because w other medicine did me any goed until I used "Soothes -Salva" aid "Fruit -a -live.", the aoatierful ,aedicrae made from f Al :edam 1 E'1'1:1i 1.A 11AIrl:E. 60e a hex, 6 fur $2.u0. ti ial sire, 2-,c. At dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. end publicly testifies to his repent- ance. The Jews were accustomed and expected to set aside about one- fifth of their income for pious pur- poses, but now, with an awakened conscience he realizes his lung neg- lect of duty; and declares he will henceforth be generous as well as just and give one-half. It had been easy for him in his business dealings to defraud if so minded, and now he promises to make restitution such as was required of a thief (Ex. 22.1). Thin is followed by Jesus' approval for he says: "This day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as ha also is a son of Abraham." Verse 9. His conversion will be a blessing not only to himself but to his family for he is a son of Abraham in very truth now, and like Abraham will teach c his household to keepthe way of the Lord. Previously to this to was a troubler to his family, for we read in Heb. 2.9 that he that is greedy of gain troubles his own hour; and brings a curse upon it. Jesus teaches here that salvation is not a thing to be experienced some far-off day. It is a present blessing —this day is salvation, come to this house, The view which Jesus took of Zac- chaeus was not that of the multitude. They said: "A man who is a sinner." Jesus said, "A son of Abraham." He was of the lost sheep of'the'house of Israel whom the Son of Man was sent to seek and to save." (verse 10). Let us now draw, from this lesson the things that concern ourselves. In the personal interview between Jesus and Zacchaeus we see the will- ingness of the Saviour to notice every seeking sinner. If there were but one individual living upon thin earth howould require 'the sun and all the other elements of nature that contribute to the maintenance of life as do the millions who now live upon it; and so it is for the salvation of WI individual soul there requires to be a personal Saviour. It was not for the multitude but for the indivi- dual that Jesus died. "God so loved the world that He gave His only be- gotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not., perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16). There are individuals in many communities who will tell you they are kept back from coming into the church because of others in it. If we are truly in earnest no difficulty will keep us out. Like Zacchaeus we will find some sycamore tree to climb rather than not see Jesus; will endure ridicule and break away from ordinary methods and established ways. When we are brought into the visible church it is not one only that is blessed but through us others are influenced. Jesus invited him- self to be a guest in Zacchaeus' home and to -day "He stands with melting heart and laden hands" waiting to be admitted to every heart. World Missions. The opening of Korea to the world was the work of a Christian mission- ary. Some of the most inspiring careers of heroism in modern history the i 404 :4. *s; !ruse tq;, aialata 1 In heathen lands all a hespitale, orphanages, schools fore deaf end blind .and all aids for ,lepers are the fruit of the work of missionaries. The largest publishing house in the orient is owned by Christian Chinese, men led to Christ through the work of missionaries. It is 'in Shanghai. The spirit of conciliation Coward America in Japan that now is win- ning in the conflict against Japanese jingoism is largely a reeult of the work of Chtistian missionaries in Japan for the past sixty years. ••• SAHARA CONQUERED BY THE MOTOR CAR Timbuctoo, which has been describ- ed as "the meeting point of the camel and the canoe," for the Niger flows near it and the vast Saharan desert lien north, has been brought within twenty days of travel from the port of Algiers by the Kegresse-Hinatin caterpillar motor car. With that grotesque monster, which takes sand dunes and rock surfaces and the brush thickets of the Niger in its stride, M. Citroen and the members astride, his mission, among them Lieu- tenant Dubreuil of the French Fly- ing Corps and Paul Castelnau, a geographer, reached the old Moorish capital early in January after twenty days of motoring from Algeries says the New York Times. They had con- quered the Shara, the "dreariest and driest region of the world." An es- ,. curt of automobiles came out to meet them—so modern has Timhuctoo been made by the French Colonial Govern- ment. The caterpillar motor in this case has triumphed over the airplane. The attempt. of General Laperrine and Major Vuillemin to fly from the Mediterranean across the Sahara to Timbuctoo ended in a tragedy. The General perished and Vuillemin suf- fered great privations in winning hie, way to safety on foot. The Kegresse-flinstin machine tra- versed the desert at the rate of 112 miles a day. To most of us the Sa- hara is a wilderness of sand, often thrown into hilly formations by the wind. As a matter of faet,this desert, 3,000 by 1,600 miles, contains exten- sive rock,formations, mountain ranges running up to an altitude of 9,000 feet, and immense plains of pebble and shale. Hare and there, but often wide apart, are oases, where fairly good water can be had. But to insure themselves against dying from thirst I Citroen and his companion had to carry a supply in tanks. Some of it was conveyed a thousand miles. Usu- ally it takes the Arabs six months to get from Northern Algeria to Tint - 1 buctoo. The route of the Frenchmen, who have reduced the schedule to 20 (days, was from the Mediterranean to Tuggurt, to Inifel, to Insalah (all places of some trade importance,) past the Hoggar Mountains (the Ah- aggar plateau is equal to the Alps in urea, with snow on its high peaks from December to March), thence to Buren on the Niger, and finally west along the banks of that river to Tim- buctoo. This centre of trade for a • vast region is a few miles back from the river and on a wadi or dry stream • bed. It seems strange to read that Tim- buctoo is now "a pleasant, bustling, !cosmopolitan town." No longer ago than ,1893, when the French occupied the town, liberating the people from the bloody strife of the Tuaregs and Fulas, the stretch of desert between Timbuctoo and Kabara down the river was known by the sinister name of I "Gur-immandess," which meant "He (Dod) hears not" To stray unarmed and alone from the gates was to 1 court a violent death. Lieutenant • Boiteux, who seized the town with a "handful" of marines and a small force of Senegalese, acted without orders. It was a foolhardy business. : A larger force left behind with the gunboats at Kabara was attacked by the Tuaregs, who killed Naval Ensign Aube and eighteen black sailors. Col- onel T. P. 1. Bonnier stationed at Monti, 200 miles away, had to_march to the relief of Bolteux at Timbuctoo. He entered the town without a fight;I but setting out a day or two later to 1 scatter the nomads, Bonnier and near- ly all the men of his command were surprised and killed. Boiteux held the fort at Timbuctoo until Commandant Joffre, afterward the victor of the first Battle of the Marne, marched to the relief of the ' little French force that the Tuaregs . were besieging. The Citroen mission made a success of its adventure only by good organization in the first' place, and by carefully mapping the sources of water supply. Five motors: were used. There were stretches of desert extending over days of travel where no wells would be passed. All + the food had to be carrted, except what might be bought in settlements before the Sahara was reached. The( coolest season of the year was natur- ally chosen for the e,eperiment, 1 Whether the journey could be made 1 in the summer months in as short a 1 time may well bel doubted. There is already talk of railway projects to lrnk Timbuctoo with Biskra. Captain A. H. W. Haywood of the British army, who traversed Northwestern Africa from Freetown, the port of Sierra Leone, through Timbuctoo and across the Sahara to Algeries in 1911,1 a perilous journey where ' it lay through the desert (1 560 'miles), has recorded the opinion that "the project of building a railway across from Al- geria to the Niger is never likely to mature." He thinks that the line, if built, would often be buried deep in sand by wind storms, and he points out the difficulty of fueling the locomotives. There is no coal, be says, in Algeria, and no wood in the Sahara. More- over, the locomotives would need wat- er, and there is little of that. Such a railway would be operated only at great eicpense. Could it be made to pay? His answer in his book-- , 'Through Timbuctoo and Across the Great Sahara," is that the resources of the Sahara are practically nil, while the total values of the caravans wbieh cross this portion of it do not amount to 1,000,000 franca per hnnnm. 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