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Sunday Afternoon i
' iv MI3i3L, ViAMILTON. ..:510,o), Oat,
crc,s CMWded. ways uf,
'Where csmiatis the erles, of race and
• clan,
&eve the of selfieh strife,
tic= Thy voice, San a Man.
V., INti. North.
mamma
, pzar Ind, We voleice in the certainty
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ti tilY triumph! Evil forces May bu or -
it (0.
- T; -;-d against thee, but tilesi art Gila
, tau of our Salvation, 414 thine is the
vietory, the power and the glory. Make
19,„Irlie thy eause. Arum .
(Seleztrcd),
S. St5ON FOR, MARCO Sp 190
&tacit cpikz..-.ksu,s Giving Life and
Health. .
Loren Passege--lidark deal, 24, 33-43,
Gulden Text--Psalm123:3, : .
-- Ager slismissiiik the inan.nout Of whom
he had driven ;tad; .iiiiiledir apirit,"Jesite
crossed the alake again where a great
Multitude was waiting for him, We are
• told in St, Mather/ that. Jesus at this
• time regarded. Capernaum aS -lits own
eitY. "Thus ai Christ ennobled Betiale-
1,1eM by bis inrth, Nazareth by his %Lu-
c ion, aria Jerusalem, by hie death, so
onored Capernaiiin by making it, his
or nail reeldence, and, the focus, so tO
-speak,' of Ms . preaching end Miracles,"
(Dr. ‘leseph Parker), • - .
Here Jesus took up his pesitien close
' to. the water, prebably, as nefore, In or.
• der Go .relieve himself of the pressure, lay
taking reflage.in a boot, Into the Midst
of tkris =Was a Man. in deep distreeis,
Imehecl his way .toWards Jesus and al-
though he Was a ruler a the synagogue
Ghat toalt seeond place when. he was in,
need of - help, .lighen he got near to
Jeans he fell at his feet and, in, broken
sentences, told him. hie trouble, just as
poo ef Us tedaY would do when ask-,
% our PhYsteian for belp for a loved'
e. In the different gospels in Which
this 'narrative is told the ruler is repre-
presented "as asking that Christ Would
beaten to hi4 home. 1 -Te had 174) reach-
ed. the higher faith of the Gentile'Oen.
, turien wh6 said, "Speak the word only."
Jesus showed his willingness to help
by promptly going with the atikkais fath- .
.er; but 'hp was delayed by the way, St,
Chrysostom suggbsts that oin Lord pur-
posely Interposed some. delay, br healing
, a woman, whe secretly touched .his gar.
• Mein seeking help, in orde,r that ' the
Attual death of Jahns.' daughter might
take. place, and that so there- mitht be
• full denionstration of his restirrection.
.. ' power, ,
The ruler must have niffered agony by
,,this delay, And hoer tomes the fatal
message to bini--"Thy dangliter is dead;
why troubled thou the Master anY 'fur-
ther ?" Slit immediately other words
were Spoken to him.--mBe not oraid, on-
ly believe." * .
Oil 'MU .00casion, as on two later oe-
casions, Jesus seleoted three of the aPes^
• ties to , be witnesses of things not per -
ratted to be seen by the rest, Death
bad actually taken place for .great weeP",
, . ing and Wailing, ea was the custom. of
both Jews and Gentiles, was in, evidence,
• ' Jesus, however, spoke of:death as a sleep,
° "In the Holy Seriptums tire 4ea.d arecon-
, , itantly • described as Steeping,. in order
' - that the terror of 'death. might be mitt-
. gated, and immoderaWindef for the dead'
, be .asSuaged under the name of sleeP,
whi,h, manifestly intludes the tope of ,the
res.ur action," Jesus cleaxed. the room el
te era. nit, is remarked bY Arch -A
endi that in the same Manner
illangs 4:33) cleared the rooni
)3,e raised the son ef the fdrwaa-
, . . , .
Here, as in other miracles,, the =tom -
ton was immediate • and eompletei
"straightway the damsel arose and walk,.
ed." Well might the father and the
=per and the three privileged 'oodles
be "astonished with a great astonish-
nient." ., . , .;
"It has often been observed that In tne
examples of his resurrection power given
.,br Christ there is a gradation: 1'. The
daughter of Jahns just dead.. 2. The
widow% son from big bier. 2. La,zartis
from his grave, The more stujiendous
miracle is yet, to come, of which our;
Lord% own resurrection. is at once the
example and the pledge, when all that
are in their graves shah hear gis voice,
and shall tome forth," • , .
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WORLD iossioks
1,amps
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And the 'missionary came inti the V11-
_, lege and it was then near to evening
'"?.ft and they brought core -eyed children to
him that he should "doctor" them (ftor
many old people were blind),
And he poured int,o their -eyes medi-
cine, and still they catne. Then the
night earae on and still there were more
to be cured, hut. ,the Medial° Was done.
So the people and the doetor ;went In-
to the Church to worship, but the slight
had come. "We need A lamp, Will Nolte
one go and bring onel" said the doctor,
And the teaeher and the helperS search,
ed the village, but found no laniP.
Then came an old Malt 'Who had o,
lamp, but the glass was patched, and
patched with paper, so that not enough
carne for all the people in the little
church, and the wind Was too rough for
rushlights.
And the missionary i,tried to speak to.
them, but his spirit was like the lamp,
• tor he thought ha could hearinany chur-
ches in the homeland singirtg ineath the
dazzle of beautiful "Cart We Whoze
are lighted. the laMla ef TAfe
%yr And the missionary prayed for .
ew dawn that would bring Clodt light
6 all the lands, and all the worShippers
raid Atten.
The blitslenary Record.
The driver Of the diltipidated tar atked
the, bystander: ''Cati y611 tell hie the
odekot Way Co Vietoria?"
After a critical glance at the car the
Wander replied: "Take a. bus."
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THE GODEIttat STAR
METROPOLITAN
SURANC:E C
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LIFE
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nnual Report to the Holders of 42,672,418 Life Insurance Polactes'
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WRING the past year this Company has main d MetropOlitadassets consiii, -
LI its strong position in the life insurance field. Ca.sh . . . . ; ; ;
'Metropolitan's Life Insurance issued, revived and increased Bonds—Federtilt State and Municipal ,
. Dollars. Bonds Railroad . . .
in 1932 amounted to more than Three and a Quarter BMion.
The income for 1932, the largest in the Company s history,
showed an increase. over the previous year of $14,859,22933
" 'and axnounted to 5921,953,100.70.
The IVIetropolitan in 1.932
—paid to policyholders $562,804,650.79
—added to policy reserves $109,755,306.00
--set aside for dividends to policyholders in 1933,
$101,685,956.00 ,
—increased its contingency reserve by $26,550,000.00
—increased its surplus by $13,541,501.95. '
, The assets of the • Company at t e en 195g were
New investments, made in :1932 amounted to over $300,0 '0,
and cash. OR hand was inereased to $64,025,923.35.
After making provision for policy reserves and other liabilities,
and after the apportionment of $101,685,956.00 for dividends,
the Company held, on December 31st, 1932,' a contingency
reser*ve of $43,000,000, and a siirplUs of $240,811,739,47 —
, a total of $283,811,739A7. .
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The stren h Of a. life insurance company lies in :the spread
of its obligations over a long period of years an m a so
policy of diversification of investment pursned through the
years unrIer expert guidance and in. accordance With consent, -
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"• : L70%
• • • ' 7,70%
• . 18.00%
Bonds Public Utility , .
Bonds , Miscellaneous . . . • . . .
' Stocks---(Preferrecl 2,028%; Common. 0,002e, '(.,)
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Mortgages. on, Real :tstate.
City 34A2%; Farm 4,38% . ;
Beal Estate .(including foreclosed properties) .
Loans to Policyholders . . .
Premiums, deferred,and in course of collection .
Interest due and accrued, Bents, etc. . . .
rl'ite favorable mortality experience of the Company in 1p32
11 d its careful selection of bpsingss and the continua-
• . 9.03 ,1)
. . 3.2sco-
• 2.03%
. 38.80%
2.01o/0
2 04%
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,169,372,425 28 ' an increase a $179,256.,771,,56 during .1932.
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tion of "its -health' mid -welfare- activities.,
ative investment limitations prescribed by avk .
1)uring the -year 1932 many leading corporations a the country
paid millions of dollars to the Company for contracts covering
their employees for Group Life, Health. and Accident protection
and for future Retirement incomes under some of which con-
tinuing payments on the part a the IVIetropolitan will extend
into the next century. °
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Life Insurance is the' most. effective way of providing for the
futuae of one's se an 's de endents. Through. the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company one-fifth a the people
of Canada and the United States are making such provision.
Report for the Year Endhg December 31, 1932'
.(In accordance witk the Annual Statement fik4 iwithithe New York State Insurance Department)
' o Lif Insurance Issued
Revived and Increased in 1932
Ordinary . . . • . .
Industrial . . . . . .
Group (Excluding Increased)
declared for -1933 . . . . . • . . $823,1317,177.61
Assets . • • . . . . • . 4. • • • • $3,769,372,425/2
Peater than those of ang other financial ilutitution in the world)
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t r Reserve . . . • . $3,195,064,18i00
Reserve for Dividends payable in 1933 upon
Industrial Policies . . . . $50,648,419.00
Ordinary:Policies . . • . . 48,756,77/00
Accident and.Health Policies . 2,280,765.00
Total Dividends
All Other Liabilities . ...
Contingency Reserve . . .
Unassigned Funds (Surplus) .
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101,685,956.00
188,810,545.81
43,000,000.00
. . . 240,811,73947
$3 709 372 425.28
Income in 1932 . .
Increase in Incoine during 1932. . . . .
Increase in Assets during 1932 . . . . . .
$921,953,100.70
. $14,859,229.33
. $179,256,771.56
11rate— The values used for stocks and for bonds not subject to '
• amortization are those furnished by the National Convention of
Insurance Cosumissioners.
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• • • • • • $3,273,178,168.00
$1,571,593,135.00
1,555,395,118.00
146,190,015.00
Dividends Paid to Policyholders to date plus those
tile Insurance in Force
Ordinary Insurance . • . .
Industrial Insurance (preraiums
payable weekly or monthly) . .
Group Insurance . . . . 11 •
Total Insurance in Force . . . . • • •
Policies in Force (including
349,680 Group Certificates) . . • . .
(More than those of any other tifs insurance company in
Accident and Health Insurance Outstan n
Principal Sum Benefit . . . .• .
Weekly Indemnity . • • • . • is
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$9,903,141,559.00
6,535,046,064.00
2,542,555,585.00
. 518,980,743,208.00
42,672,418
the w• m.bl)
. $1,345,345,796.00
. 12,341,911.00
. CANADIAN BUSINESS "
Insurance In force in Canada at end of 1932 . $14030,990,785,00
Ordinary . . . . . . . $577,634414 -
Industrial . • . . . . . 385,943,647
Group 67,412,964 .
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Insurance issued in Canada in 1932 . . . ,r. $222,873,4.50.00
(including business revived and.in<rcased)
Ordinary • . $120,571,748
Industrial . . . . . . 99,587,243
Group (excluding, increased). 2,708,459
Investments In Canada . , . . .
• Dominion and Dominion
uara d Bonds $ 46,646,458.69.
Provincial, Municipal, Pro-
vincially Guaranteed and
Munidpaliy Guaranteed .
Bonds . • . . . 112,175,423.49
All other investments . 82,687,510.97
Policies in force Canada . . . . .
(including 38,100 group ccrlificateq)
• Ordinary . . . . , r 390,246
Industrial , . . • - 2,332,781
Group (certificates) . , 38,109
Poymonts ta Canadian Policyholders In 1932 .
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$241,509,393.15
2,761,136
$28,127,863.01
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METROliOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY -
Canadian Head Office: OTTAWA •
FREDERwg 11. =Mt ZIARRV VieltIGHT ZiEROY A. LINCOLN'
Third Vice President and Manager tor Canada Vice President and Oenerat Counbei
Ptesident
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This is a mutual Company.
There are no stockholders.
CANADIAll HEAD OFFICE : OTTAWA
All of its assets are held for
the benefit of its Policyholders.
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