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The Blyth Standard, 1930-06-12, Page 3Sunday School Lessors • SUNDAY SCHOOL GRAHAM June 15. Lesson XI—Josus on the Cross—Matthew 271 33-50, 3oldcn ,Text—Looking unto Jesus the euth. or and finisher of our faltn; who for the Joy that was sec before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God,—He. brews 12: 2. f 'f ANALYSIS 1. GOLGOTHA, 33-38. II. THE REVILERS, 39-44. I1I, TILE END, 45-60, INTRODUCTION—The story of the crucifixion is given in considerable de- tail in each of the Gospels, Matthew and Mark are very much alike in their treatment, but we find that ti narra- tives in Luko and John add many new features. Therefore if we wish to get a complete storyof this great crime of the world, we must read the four Gos- pels and include all the narratives. COLGOTIOA, 33-18, V. 33, The actual site of this is un- known, but it was evidently outside the walls of the city, but not far away. The name is explained as duo est to the fact that some skulls tad b discovered on the hill, or to the pearane, of the rock, The traditio site is the place where now stands church of the Holy Sepulchre, but so years ago General Gordon mgges a low hill, outside the Damascus gate, whose form suggested the outline of a skull. This has beer, called Gordon's Calvary, but ninny doubt whether there Is much to support his views V. 34, Maris mentions myrrh instead of gall, lloth of these have the pro- perties of a drug, and it was custom- ary to give sons such drink to crim- inals in order to deaden the pain, It Is said that there was an association of wealthy women in Jerusalem w charged themselves with this office refuses to accept 'he oered drug, si oaring for such criminals. But Jes refused to accept the offered dru since he desires to face his trial with clear mind. V. 35. It is pro'iable that the oro was after the Latin form as one se it in most of the pictures of the Cru fixior. It would be about ten fe high. This form of execution was very painful and very shameful. It was reserved for slaves and provin- eiels who were regarded as especially nn nal, The garments of the prisoner were supposed to be ',he perquisite of the soldiers who were in charge, Prom John 19: 23, we learn that the outer garments were distributed among the Wren, but the inner garment which was made of very fine cloth was kept in- tact; and they cast lots for it. V. 3(i• The soldiers sit down and watch lest any one should come and attempt to take Jesus down from the cross, II, TILE REVILERS, 39-44. V, 39. Matthew mentions three dif- ferent classes of revilers. (1) The y :finery onlookers There wan evident- ly a crowd of curious observant such as frequented these executions. They were as heartless as most crowds, ani they now catch up the charge which had been laid against Jesus before the Jewish court that he had said Le would destroy the temple and build it again. These people now taunt hien and his incompetence. They cannot conceive of anything else than that a man would try to save himself if Inc could. Just as in the temptation the devil Said, "If thou art the Son of God," so here th3 people make the same cynical suggestion. V. 41. (2) The chief priests and 'scribes represen'. the aristocratic and educated classes among the Jews, and they had been the agents in bringing about the death of Jesus, They now exult in the susses,, of their labor, and they add this further evidence of their hatred, in that they knock him in his moments of intense agony. They had asked Pilate to place on the cross, "He said he was the king of the Jews," and now they fling this taunt at him, "If thou he the king of Israel" V. 43, These words may be taken from Ps. 22: 8, and once again there is an attempt to mock at his divine clai V (Mark 15: 25), which was nine o'- clock. Therefore the sixth hour would be midday, The darkness lasted for three hours. "Not the darkness of an eclipse, for it was the time of the Paschal full moon, but a miraculous B y ANNAIIELLE WORTHINGTON darkness symbolic of that solemn hour and veiling the agoni^s of the Son of man, when human soul and body were Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Pur - enduring the extremity of anguish and wished TVith Isvery/ Patters suffering for sin." What New York Radio Promises Is Wearing No More Static Prehistoric Man Leaves Flint Points Los Angeles, Calif,—Dr, James A. 11. Scherer, director of (Inc Southwest Museum, has announced (Inc finding in Gypsum Cave, Nev„ of a wealth of additional evidence that prehistoric man roamed the American continent probably at least 20,000 years or more ago. Last week, announcement was made that. excavation of (Inc cave had revealed camp -fire ashes, charcoal and burnt wood. Nine hundred artifacts, or prehis- toric objects made by man, Dr. Scherer reported had been recovered so far, mostly from beneath a layer of gypsum rock which took ages' to her form from overhead ,dripping, These eel' scores of broken atiatls, a nal long two-ploce dart which antedates the (Inc bow and arrow; many flint pointe me similar to an arrowhead, for the ted ailatls, and a necklace. of 0 type never before found in American archaeologi- cal history ,made of joints of a ce tl- pede strung on fiber of a desert plant. These conclusive proofs of prehis- toric man's work, the museum direc- tor pointed out, were scattered among the remains of the extinct ground sloths, huge prehistoric mammals, and of extinct primitive horses, and of a small slender -limbed prehistoric ho camel. of sin Canada Increases g, es Gain of $48,132,326 For 12 et Months Shown by Statistics New York.—Canada's total trade with the United States for the 12 months ending February 28, 1930, totalled 51,413,001,297, an increase of $48,132,326 more than the correspond- ing 12 months, Canada bought from tine United States $869,194,933 worth of goods, or the equivalent of nearly $87 per head of population of the Do- minion, and in the same period sold to tho United States goods to the value of 5543,805,364, The largest Canadian purchases were iron and iron products valued at $296,854,950; motor vehicles hold second place, valued at 982,057,- 232, 82,057,232, and ole third, valued at $37,985,- 714, The chief item of export from Can- Trade With U.S. eI 010. . 44. (3) The third class of revil- ers consists of the two thieves who T:ere crucified on either side cf Jesus. They were likely political prisoners, ardr'are now punished in order to add to the ignominy of the occasion, In Luke we have the story of the conver- sion of one of :; two. Ise appeals to Jesus for forgiveness and help, and Jesus replies with an answer which is full of tenderness and grace. Lm these three crosses we see. Punishment, Pen- itence and Perfect Love, III,TTIE END, 45-50. V. 45. According to Mark tis cruci- fixion took place at the third hour ada was paper, valued at $129,707,037, of which newsprint alone accounted for 5127,878,870. Metals were next, with a value of $113,169,162, of which copper and gold ore accounted for nearly $70,000,0000, Wood was third, worth 572,323,910, Gabby Gertie "Whoever said 'There's safety in numbers' must have forgotten thir- teen," Many women now wear their wed- ding -rings on the third finger of the right land, instead of the left, An interesting feature of this polka- dotted crepe silk is the shawl collar that terminates in scarf end' at left shoulder. It was a clever thought of the designer to detract from breadth, The ]nips aro extremely flat, The circular skirt is beautifully shaped with rippling fulness at hem. Style No. 3131 can be had in sizes 16, 18 years, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust. It is very effective in sapphire blue crepe sills with eggshell vestee or black silk crepe with Vionnet pink estee. Black and white chiffon and Paquin red crepe de chine also chic. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto, • Tail of Airship Delays Her Trip London — Information has been given to parliament that examina- tion of the 11.100 had revealed dam- age to the cover and the lacewing wires and tapes behind one of the power cars, as well as damage to the tall. The damage to the cover will be remedied by inserting additional girders and new material will be used for the tail. This has to bo specially manufactured and the flight to Cana- da will be postponed to the end of June or tine beginning of July, Lincoln Records Show British Origin London.—Antiquarian research here Inas unearthed an interesting reminder of what is believed to be a link in the early history in England of Abraham Lhncoln't family, A record collated by J. E. Ansell of the Society of Genealogists shows that one Abraham Lincoln was a holder of land in Norfolk in the early part of the eighteenth century, This record as published in The Times of May 29 tells know in 1726 Abraham Lincoln and Sara his wife were joint venders with Isaac Lincoln and Edward hush and Lydia his wife, of nine acres of land in the parishes of Garboldleham and Aldeby, Norfolk, to one Sir Ed- mund Bacon, MUTT AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER THAT BIRD Musr BE SLIGHTLY NUTTSY ; THC- DIzzY Foot. IS SAWING HIS t WAY INTO JAIL• WELL, IF cAWT GET MuTT our Willi THE LAW, T't-t. Do IT WITH R SAW:. High Power Broadcasting Gives Engineers Victory Over Summer's Atmos- pheric Noises Summer is no longer a bugaboo of radio. Static, the demon radio list- eners have known ainq.e the first signal flashed through the ether, still crackles and roars during the hot months, but Its rumblings are grow- ing weaker, The dream of tiro radio engineer that It may be elhninated entirely has not been realized, but step by step It has been driven into the background. This year, in contrast to the past, radio listeners are not likely to let batteries run down and dust accu- mulate 011 the dials, because programs will remain up to the Winter stand- ard, and In the majority of cases re- ceiving equipment now in use will bring in entertainment without inter- ruption. A multi( ude of factors is responsi- ble for year-round radio. Broadly they may be summed up in a phrase —improvement of transmitters and receivers. Ten years ago, 500 watts were regarded as high power for a broadcaster. To -day 50,000 watts are considered as high power. This multiplication of transmitting power has the same effect upon the old-style sets as upon the new. It increases line signal level over tine noise level. The result is that, with any type of receives', programs should be easily audible at all times at "peat fifty miles from e broadcaster. The majority of receiving sets are bellei+ed to be within this distance. Another improvement in reception brought about at the tranamlttiug station is that in modulation. A greater proportionn of the energy radi- ated Is now modulated, which means that under modern radio engineering practice a greater proportion of the electrical energy that is used in broad- casting actually comes out of the loud -speaker in the form of voice m• music. The radio engineer cannot claim a complete victory, because an electri- cal storm directly overhead can still mangle even a strong program; but the day is past when almost any electrical disturbance can turn a pro- gram Into what sounds like a major artillery engagement. Greater eiflciency at the receiving end centres in two fields of develop- ment, shaper tuning and better tubes. The sharper the tuning, the narrower tine wave length band upon which static can effect a receiver, and the lower the volume of static. Improv- ed tubes, notably the screen grid, have helped to achieve finer tuning. These are by no means the only. Innprovements. Others, such as vis- ual tuning devices and a sensitivity control which automatically cuts down the volume of excessively loud signals, have come to the assistance of the radio distener. And now, with the increasing use of radio-pinouograph combinations, even the most violent thunder storm cannot rob listeners of Summer musical entertainment, Farm Housewives Remodel Kitchen Chlcago,-1n the farm kitchens a movement is under way which bids fair to revolutionize housekeeping methods, Led by extension service teachers working through the Ameri- can Fenn Bureau Federation, cans- paigns are being conducted to discover ways in which the housewife can save time and energy, ' Int New Hampshire the kovenneut, it was said, 10 amouiitlug alnnost to a revolution, as some of the farm house- wives are giving up their old kitchens altogether and moving their ranges and refrigerators into a part of the house which Is better lighted and more conveniently located. Under the pro- cess of modernization, the old farm kitchen, used as kitchen, dining room and living room, is rapidly disappear. Ing, "Think of our fathers and we think of making good; think of our mothers and we think of being good," said Rabbi Jacob Katz recently, Ile might have addled; "Think of our• smothers and fathers together, and we think of nmalking good in a good way." English Girl Triumphs Above photograph she ,,vs English aviatrix smiling her trimuph • over nnany inardships. Amy Johnson has just completed lone flight from Eng- land to Australia where she received congratulatory message from the King.—_ Sailor Will Cross Atlantic in Skiff? Lisbon.—A Portuguese sailor and fisherman, who has passed nearly all his life on the sea, has had a small skiff constructed on a plan of his own in which he intends to attempt to cross the Atlantic, starting from Casa- blanca in North Africa and landing at New York. Mr. Macedo has his own deep -root• ed opinions, and disagrees with the assertion nude in a book recently pub- lished by Alain Gerbault the French navigator who last year attempted to cross the Atlantic in a stnall boat, Ac- cording to the Frenchman the ideal boat for this crossing must he eight meters and 50 centimeters in length. "My skiff," says Mn', Macedo, "is only six meters fifty long, but this constitutes no inferiority. Another essential difference is that while 111r. Gerbault states that three tons of lead are necessary to keep the boat balanlced, I only carry a very small weight without in any way endanger- ing the stability of my sluff, owing to the very special shape of its hulk, which is a real innovation in sea craft construction. "lf you steal, I don't care what, you will repent it some day.' "Nonsense, didn't you over steal a kiss?" "Yes, and I married tine girl, too," Rural Education In Ontario Should Agriculture Be Taught in Rural Public Schools? This question is not—"Do tho rural people want agriculture 1;wght In rural public schools?" Apparently they do not. But even a majority may ho wrong, 9'o this we all agree, when wo happen to be In the minority. Perhaps the best way to approach this subject will be in the form of a debate, and first we will present the affirmative side of this resolution— 'Resolved, that Agriculture should be taught in the public schools of rural Ontario: The first point to be made is this: No occupation in Canada requires more intensive study than agriculture. Industrial wo'ikers can be trained in a few weeks to do certain limited me- chanical dudes rapidly and efficiently, and for that service they are well paid —if the job lasts throughout the year, 'I'lney can put in a bolt, connect a wire, place a gearing, paint 0 section of a car, in any one of these duties they are experts; but they are not real me• chinks, Farming can never be carried on In this manner. A good farmer must be an all-round man. Ile must know stocic well enough to be able to buy it intelligently, feed it effectively, caro for it so as to bring it to proper ora• turity and production, and sell it at line most profitable moment. He must know land, and learn the suitability of the soil for the various crops to be grown. lie must know fertilizers and their fitness for his purpose. He must be acquainted with seeds both pure and impure, lie mast learn crow to prevent the growth of weeds, or eradi- cate them from the soil where they have gained a foothold. IIe must be familiar with pests, the damage they clo, the tanner in which they operate, and the simplest, cheapest and most efficient method for their destruction. He must be a carpenter, a blacksmith, a mechanic, and a good horseman, He must bo active and industrious. Above all, Inc must be proud to do his work well, and produce crops and sleek which aro reliable, and which will do him credit, No farmer can learn all these timings without training, either by reading, or school instruction; because new prob• lours are constantly arising, and new methods are constantly becoming necessary with the rapid increase of machinery and the rapid decrease of farm laborers. In advocating tlne teaching of agrl• culture in the public schools of rural Ontario, it is not necessary that the subject be elaborately taught, At first it would be well to centre it about two feaures of school work—Use school These both give ample opportunity for garden, and the rural school fair, correct teaching of such matters as: weed seed impurities, seed testing, int. proving poultry, snaking flower and vegetable beds, making a hotbed; and many other investigations that will naturally grow out of these studies, The negative side of the debate can be manned up under two heads—fu- experience of the teacher, and lack of time for extra work during school how's. There is some foundation for come plaint as to the inexperience of teach ors; and for some reason or reasons not yet defined very few teachers aro! taking any effective agricultural course; but all the stories regarding the ignorance of teachers In the mat- ter of Parsing are not true. Indeed sound of tin; stn Jr0 t t yo beel�n. 115185 up nners�y to dtscn'e e W`u"'� of such teachers. 12 teacher and pupils have an honest desire to learn, they, will not go far astray, There is ample information at (hand that is depend. able; but children must be taught toy study it. As to time, much of this work is done by successful teachers out of school hours, and the children enjoy it. Garden plots, well raised poultry, good calves, pluvnp pigs, expert man- ual products—thees point to interest- ed nterested students, and should bo encouraged) Agriculture should he taught in the rural public schools, even if it be in tine most elementary way, Intelligent It would be easier to Pm give 0 interest in farming must be fostered. ends success 1P ire didn't try so —Samuel Farmer, President of Cana- d to be modest about it. I dian School Trustees' Assn. fru Isar eveRY THINi is PeACNeli DOWN W GEt�'GtA, MUTT• PU JUST ToN'Ybulk CLOTHES AND WE'LL SCRAM; - a it a lib -o Mutt Prefers the Great Indoors. A NIGHT LIKE l5ATr111d S, TvtgDAYS ANA. THURSDAYS /F is Ljtr -