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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1908-02-20, Page 2FIZANIMMISIZSIZITNIZ17.17=Zgavxxxx3 and Th False 1&112CM267C20S2E2MUMNAMENNZISMEN2E3 ••••61, 1/.11, The Tr e 7 • - . . "For many Imperative reasons, Mr. O'Leary; a few of winch wil answer your question. ln the first place, it was really no part of my duty to in. form you. In the seeing place had you known to whom you were indebted for your prosperity, acrimoniously embitter. ed as yoo then were Against the man, you would have hurled his proffered as- sistrince back in hia 'face, and flung your- self off to ruin, rather than have owed emcees to Daniel Router! To disabuse you of your false and acrid prejudice was impossible; because, Mr. Menne yea arc a young gentleman who will not be taught by anything except your own experience, if by that; therefore, by the slow process of experience had you to learn the inestimable worth of Daniel Hunter. And you had to follow closely and critically hie course through the last two years of his very trying public life before you could understand aud .appre. elate his cheraeter, principles aid mot- ives of action. Gradually your .mind has been enlightened, and you have been prepared to receive the communi- cation I have made you, Now`you have , the whole truth." Falconer sat with his face buried lu his bands a prey to the fiercest and most aneagonistic emotions -joy, sor- row, love, remorse, exultation, all striv- ing for the mastery in his. bogom. The predominant feeling was, perhaps, an iutenae longing, a wild desire, an al - mast irresietible impulse to fly directly to Maud, and cast himself at her feet. But that could not be, he knew. There was slime and a pause, broken at last by Falconer, who erase and held out hie hand to his old friend. The major took if, and pressing it kindly, said: "Go Pow and take a •stroll in the ope» air among the old ruins, my boy. It is . just the thing that will soothe and -calm that toyibly agitated heart of your's." Go and take a quiet stroll in tho open air, among the old ruins, and with his heart and brain burstiug to pour fortb its torrent of thought and emotion, Oh, the man Who advised that was sixty-five years old, and had. forgotten his youth, thought Falconer, as he ruehed home to his lodgings to write to Mr. Hunter-• Maud -both -everybody I But to Maud ftest-and such a letter. Eighten pages full of remorse, -self-re. prime), explanatione, justifications., pray- ers, vows, love, admiration, devotion, worsbip, eta,. etc., ad infinitum. It eame to an end at last (as this history may, reader, if you will have patience). And then to her father. This was a far more dificult task, though he wrote a shorter letter. He filled and destroyed many sheets of' paper before his heart was sufficiently calm, his head suffi- ciently clear, to feel and know precisely what he wished and what he ought to write. At length he finished a letter, truthful, manly, dignified, full of noble candor and generous acknowledgmeets -worthy himself to offer and Mr. Hun- ter to receive. Ie this he inclosed Maud's letter, and dispetchen them by the iirst home mail, But then-ob, when he remembered that months must elapse benne he could Possibly receive an aneWer, he felt an, almost ungovernable impulse to throw. himself on board the very first home- ward-bounn veseel and return to the Un- ited States to seek the presence of his Maud and her father. But he recollected that rashness, impatiene, imptuosity, had been the begetting sios and feundering make of hie life, and lie determined to govern them, He refereed to stay in Rome, to devote himself to his ait, to prove himself worthy of Mr. 'Hunter's estem and Maud's affection. First of all he went to work, and petiently remodel- ed his Virginius, retaining all the pe- culiarly sweet and holy beauty of the 'fe- male figure, and investing tlie form and face of the Roman father with en almost godlike glory, which it had not worn be- fore. No one could now jestly complain that the prineipal figure ef • the group was slighted. He worked away with the greatest enthusehism, for well be guessed who was to be the "anonymous" puechas- el.-anonymous now no longer. In the midst of Ids labors, he was one 'Morning interrupted by the major, who entered, smiling, and holding in his hand two letters that had arrived among the dispatches 'from the United States, re- ceived the evening before, "One of them," said he, "is from Mr. Hunter, and appears, by the date of the postmark, to have been delayed upon its way," and handed them to the young man; and, bidding him good -day, left him to their perusal. Falconer tore open Daniel Hunter's letter, and out of it dropred another, superscribed in a lady's hand -not Maud's, oh, that he saw im- mediately io one eager glance. It was, in fact, the letter that had been written by Honoria, at the seggeStieo (if Mrs. Hunter, a ahort time previous to the marriage of the former. Mr. Hunter's letter was a friendly, busir eslike communieation, giving a concise histoty of his adoption of Hon- oria, and introducing to her brother that young lady's letteg which was a toler- ably affectiogate idia sisterly affair, ex- pressing her desire to b.ecome better ac- quainted with bite, inferming him of her approaehing noirriage, and ineiting him in her on end her husband's name, to venue and visit them at Chri,stenas, by iWO time they would be settled in their homo in Shropshire. , We Will not mom to describe the i ittisiteoniiitstbirntn ofenFleiroense Intefrindin3thhaist 1 d id iinfancy, whom he had always , been lea to believe had died in her I babyhood. of the pestiletee in that ghast- I ly hospital -had teeny been rescaed and 1 adopted by Mie anti Afro, Minter, end I educated as their daughter and heiress. I It was but another leond to bind hia i heart to neve This threw light also upon mita that had seemed inexplicable in his poor mother's manner during the last years of her life, He fen into a deep reverie over the past -facts recurred to his memory, and linked themselves to- gether in a chain of evidence that made him wonder at his own thoughtlessness, never having suspecter the truth before -the identity of the names--"Honoria" -the identity of the featuree and com- pleeion; the likeness of the child, etill preserved hi the maiden; the strong like- neei of both to the mother; the tender interest ceastantly betrayed by that poor mothet; he lingered so long over these reminiseences that he totally for- got thee was another unopened letter awaiting his petusal - until nia eyes eheiteen to fail upon it, Then he roused himself froM hie browe etedy and took Iup the letter, It bore an °Mobil stamp. But inntgine the surprise, delight end He opened it with leisnrely Indifference, pride of the year% enlister When he "1 don't lateud to. I am going ta ask you now, did you never wonder ef your singular good fortune? Why, oniy con sider-look back upon your life for the last three years! There were you, au almost friendless and quiie einknown young aspirant of art. say almost friendless, for surely you never consid. ered the niobs that ran after you, and cheered your stump speeches, friends -at least you Imre not proved them sunlit. Well, you, a friendless and unknown young student, obtalued ready aninittance into the very best studio, its a pupil of the very greatest master in, Ametice. And patronage gathered around you with the greatest possible encouragement, giving more ordere than you could possibly execute. Was there ever such good luck heard of in all the annuls of art? Or was it an every -day affair, think you, for a youthful artist to receive such eneouragement as that? But, oh! doubtless you ascribed it all to the transcendent power of your own genius, and instead of being grateful, grew vain -glorious.' 'Won't pause,. sir! Take a long breath and begin again -del" "I intend to. Weil, the next summer, in the bigh tide of your success, a poli- tical devil took possession of you and down went chisel and marble, anh off you rushed on a ratLeal, wild-goose elms:, ieaving the studio, a score of unfinished work,s, your old *nester, and half a dozen patrons in the lurch -an unpereona,ble proceeding toward them, to say nothing of your hying all over the State, makina mad, incendiary speeches, misunderstand°. ing, maligning and misrepresenting the greatest man, the purest patriot, and the best friend you ever found in this world." "Oh, sir! why do you cease? Do you expect me to say one word in niy own defence? Sir, .1 have not one word to say! Proceed -do not spare me!" -I don't mean to. Well, after your de- feat, when disappointed, dejected, de- spairing, you were lurking about the Summit, you were sought for and invited --nay, entreated -to return to your old place in Donzini's studio. I wonder you never thought that strange, But I'll warrant you set it all down to the credit of your own iuvaltiable worth, and gave yourself airs accordingly. Didn't you iny fine fellow? Come, nowt the truth( Didn't you?" ''Oh, sir! you really should. take a doc- tor's degree in the art of reproaching!" exclaimed Falconer, bitterly, startino up and walking•about the floor. Suddenly he returned and flung himself into his chair, saying: "Go on, sir! go on, sir! Why do you stop? Begin again -do!" "l'm going to. 1 haven't half done yet. Don't be afraid. Well, when fairly re- installed in your studio, you found steady work irksome after such a life of excitement as you had lately led, and you wished to travel -to visit Bome, and study the works of the old masters. You expressed that wish, and fol a way was immediately and wonderfully open- ed fOr you to gratify your laudable de- sire! You have travelled -You are at Rome. You do study the old masters. And patronage, encouragement and favor la tiding around you in an unprecedented manner. Does this not strike you as as- tonishing -as something to be account- ed for out of the ordinary way? Now, in the name of heaven, my young friend, dia you never see or hear of the weari- some, depressing, discouraging trials of youthful genius? And do you never wonder at your own blessed exemption from them? And in the name of reason, judgment and common sense, did it ever occur to you that under Divine Provi- dence, there was some unseen unknown, beneficent influence smoothing your path, guiding your steps, ordering your destiny? 'Whether such a natural ques. tion ever arose in your mind or not, there has been and is, such friendly power continually, affectionately, earn- estly exerted in your favor. And that power is—" "Daniel Hunter's! The man whom' I have misunderstood, hated and slander- ed! Just heaven!" "Exactly! How do you feel now, my boy? Eh? How do you feel?" . "I feel, sir, among other feelings, that it was to Mr. Hunter's friendship and influence nad not to my own merits or your goo'd opinion, that I owed the ap- pointment to the situation of your pri- vate seeretary," "The situation of my private seem - tray( Ila, bit, hat That's good! That's exceedingly. good!" laitgbed the old gen. tleman, chuckling, and shakin,g Ins head, and rubbing his knees. "I don't understand you, Major-,--" "Don't you That's surprising( Why, Falconer, you see how little there is to do here. I have a secretary of legation appointed by the Government, and whose office, as well as my own, is al. most a sinecur; and, bless you, I aVe no more need of a private secretary tban 1 haye of 'a third leg, even suppos. ing were able to pay one from my own very moderate salary( Ha, ha, hal" "In the name of heaven, major, what do you mean now?" "Valty,, the Lord bless you, my egad. . lent young friend! you \Vero not my *eatery, but my ward; I was not your employer, but your trustee; and the sums advanced to you were. not instal- ments of your salary, but your income, eettled upon yon by---" "Oh, sir! speak out( Fill up the mem sure of tny degradation! Say by the very man whom I have outraged and abuseat Say by Daniel Hunteri" "By your father-in-law Falconer! By year father-in-law. who loves his wild. but honest -hearted boy, in spite of all ids bitter prejudices, and wbo has been conetantly and affectionately studying and laboring for his welfare! Is there anything degrading in owing an obliga- tion tp hint?" "Oh, God! this is too inuen-tori moat! This is really heaping coals oi fire on my heath" exclaimed the young man, starting up and pang the floor evith rapid etrides. "Let them melt, not burn you, Fat, comer! Come, come, nty young friend, be calm( have spoken some plain truths to you rather bluntly. Daniel Hunter would not easily pardon his old 'crony If he knew how ronglily he had blurted out this tstory to his sont But you will forgive me I know! Come! sha.ke hands, and let's elose tine exciting interview!" "Not yet, sirl" exelaimed Falconer, re. 'toning and casting himaelf into emir, "There is one thing with which I have to charge you-injustiee and iinkimines8 in suffering me to remain ignorance tsf alt this for two yearo past! Why helm. yogi done Or ateesteeeres 7""" found it to be the proffer of a Govern. went coutraet to execute a *Matte for a »iche in the Capitol et Washingtonl h well he knew to whose frieadelup and M. Nonce he owed this choice honor!, Would he not toil to justify it? If his energlea had. been inclined to flag, they would Atm have reeeivea a now Impetus. From this time forth he worked with LESSON 23, 1908. new zeal. PAh LIES3011 la due eottrse of time he reeeived the testi" at the. Pool of Bethetala.--,john 5.: answers to his letter to Mr. I:tenter and 1-ra, Maud. The reply of the fanner Was in 1 a the greatest degree eordial, eueouraging w0MthantarY -I- The Welt At pa - and inspiring-searcely ;Lauding- to the thesde. (ve le4). 1, after these things (R. tr.)-The "thiuge" Ovid withal jam bed written in chapter 4 -the past, but speakiug hopefully, confidently, of the future. The letter of his Maud. was like herself, tender, cheerful and at ti 1 • • d b ec onate. 0, ceno, lea tem o t many times over, pressed them , both again. and again to his heart., There ie little to relate of the life ,of patient industry led by Falconer far the peat two years -however rich suck. e life may be in self -conquest, it is not marked by adventtun or incident. On the contrary, it had its seasons of dull - nese, sterility and depression -of lan- gnor of body and mind, including self- doubt, discouragement, and conseghent failure. Such seasous as come in the lives of us all, when we are tempted tp think it a settled darkness, when it is oly A pulsing cloud. And then als Ohl itnp of rashness would inspire him to throw up his work aud fly to the United States -to the presence of his Maud -to see her, at any event, let want else would fail, At such moments the recollectime of the millions of waves bey. nd Wakes (tiniest drive him to despe ion. e At i of ocean that rolled between , en.woule such moments nothing less swift than "the wings of the wind," or of "love," or of "thought,' would have servea his pur- pose -and a ship? Pshaavl And yet he controlled this swelling, fiery itemetience, . and settled again to his labors, perse. veringly studying his Subject, designing, - and drawiug, and doubting, and destroy- ing, and beginning again, until he was satisfied with his sketch. ..And then moulding, and forming, and adding, ..and taking away, and getting disgusted, 'and 'lumping the clay together, and. commene- . ing over again, until he heel got a model 'to his mind; and then cutting, and chip- ping, and scraping. and rasping, until slowly, slowly, slowly and painfully, from the formless bloek of' . marble healing of the n,oblernan's son. a feastenWhat feast was this? Ancient writere say the Passover, but Moat writers think it intuit have been, the feast .of Purim, which WAS celebrated on the 14th and 15th of Adar (Mara). Ederelearm oils this feast the "un- known feast," and then suggests that it was either the feast of Wood -offer- ing (August) or the feast of Trum- Peta (September). These various views tend te allow the uncertainty. 2. by the sheep gate (R,V.)-From Neh. 3: 1, 32; 12:39 we see that thers Was a sheep -gate, "so celled because the sheep, for sacrifice were driven theoogh it into the city." This gate was near the temple. the Hebrew tongue -Hebrew here means Aaatnaia, the language epoxen. at the time, not the old Hebrew of the Scriptures, - Clam. Bib. Bethescla.-This name does not occur elsewhere. It means "house of mercere" The site is not identified with certainty. The traditional spot is near Castle Antonia, But Dr. Rob- inson thinks "the fountain of the Viigin," an intermittent spring- in the toutheast of the city, near the Pool of Siloam, •probably covered arcades, colonnades or verandahs, open at one side to the air, but protected against th 3 gun or rain overhead. In a hot country like Palestine such buildings are very 'necessary. -Ryle, 3. multitude -The sick congregated here in great numbers. waiting, etc. -The last part of verse 3 arid all et yarns; 4 are omitted from the Revised Version,' This is wanting in ao many of the original manuscripts that our revisers think it is not properly in , text. If John did not write these worde they must have rneen inserted emerged the statue. by copyasts as an explanation of v. "f 7 They woold -therefore reflect. the His tpil was cheered by letters from Amid. They never failed lihn. There never came a United Stites mail that was not charged with one or morose( her sweet and treasured letters. • His "Virginins was completed, per- fected, and pronounced by the connois- seurs who came to see it, a masterpiece. it was shipped off to the United'States for .exhibition, previous to passing MO the possession of its•purcliaser. • Every mail brought the -young sculp- tor encouraging accounts of its Ouccess-, the press neticed it favorably -not omit- ting to inform the public that the.saing artist was then employed upon a statue for the Capitoi at Washington. All this was highly gratifying to the- artiste hut dearer, far dearer, to the lour was a letter he received from his Maud -full of her admiration of his work -her guile- less, ineiscriminating, all -accepting, un- believing faith in him and his genius. Ohl passing sweet were these first re- wards of his labor. I doubt that if in his rising, glorious "noon of fame," any adulation ever was so sweet! Aod longer subject to lapses into desponden- cy, he went te work zealously, hopefully, perseveringly, opon his statue for the Capitol. • • And Maud continued. to cheer him with her frequent letters. Those letters! they were iaithful transcripts of the mendeu's beautiful daily life in the C0,1111 - try -her pleasing toil in assisting her father and mother in the designs and labors the improvement of the neigh- borhood -her Infant Sunday school-ber rides and her drives -her garden and her pets. And then her life in the city; her appreciating admiration of emy ferm of genius and beauty; her joy over an inspired preacher, a gifted mufai- cian, a great actor, or a great orator; lier enthusiasm that threw its own glory And splendor over every scene of inter- est into which she was carried. And thus passed the two years that it took to complete the statue for the' Capitol. It was pronounced by all who saw it to be even far superior to his "Virginius." And full of hope and. joy,. Falconer shipped it, and embarked him- self ie the edine vessel, to return to tee United States. °BAKER XXXI When Falconer laeded at the port of New York and sought out the hotel where' lie settled bimself for the night, popular idea of the pool. at the time they -were inserted, vrhich Dr. Whedon %halts was early. in the secondary °emery. The ommsion of v. 4 in no woe weakens the truths taught in this lesson. An intpOrtant man healed (vs. 5- 0). .5. an infirmity -The original im plies. rather a loss of power than e positive disease; probably it was a nervous disease of paralytic type. - Abbott. thirty and eight year -the dutation of the illness is mentioned, either to show how inveterate and dif- ticult it was to heal, or rather, ac- coeding to verse 6, to explain the deer cornattssion with which jesus was af- fected on beholding the unhappy man -Godet. From verse 14 we may in fer that his disease was the result of the sins of his youth. 6 knew -The word "knew" in the original indicates one of those in- sttaitaneous perceptions by which ths truth became known to Jesus accord- ing as the task of the moment de mended. Verse 14 shows that the whole life of the sufferer is present to the eye of Jesus, as that of the Samaritan woman was in chapter 4.- Qodet. saith unto him -Usually Ohnst waited until he was asked be- fore he relieved the suffering„ but in • this and a few other cases he heal- ed without being asked. He read the tnan's past life and present condition of mind, and saw that he was in a state to receive spiritual good from the healing. wilt thou -Why does he freak a question io which the answer was so obvious? Probably in order to rouse the sick man but of his lethargy and despondenoy. It was the first step toward the mans' having sufficient faith; he must be inspired with some expectation of being cured. -Cam. Bib. This is the same ques- tion that Christ is continually asking these who are in sin. 7. No man -He was friendless as well as sick. Is troubled-Thia spring, .prob- ably the Fountain of the Virgin, is inter- mittent to this day, and. various travel- lers have seen it suddenly rise from five inches. to a foot in five minutes.-Pehm. bet. Whedon thinks that the moving of the waters arose from an underground eonneotion of. the pool with the city ,vaterevorks. "The oceasionat and inter- mitteot disturbance of the water is not to be undersbood as a regular ocurrence, his next thought was to riftg for the but ea something sudden and meekly daily papers, which he turned over and passing aliay. Hence the man's waiting examined with a keenness of interest and complaint." --Myer. Put me into only to be felt by a just returned eb- the pool -Literally, "in order to throw" seinee. He `glanced .over the city news, me into the pool; perhaps implying that local items, devoured a letter from the gush of water did not last long; Washington, and . the debates in Con- • and there was no time to be lost in quiet gress, in the hope and expectation of carrYing.-Caan. Bib. While I am ttom- hearing recent news af Daniel Hunter --e ing-'`Thus picturing the-exbrerne haate skimmed over the marriages and deaths, ,tial rapidity with which the favorable and turned to the "last news by the onportunity WIWI seized. There was a mails." When: rush and scramble fee the OM chance, flood heavens! what does lie see? Ohl such as wo have seen for choke seats a commonplace thing enough -an every cer eta hall." day, an every hour oceurrence-but to 8. Rise, etc. -Commands like these him fraught with deepest sorrow. It wo.uld- test the meet faith and obedience. was an obscure paragraph, that might "As in the ease of the paralytics (Mark 2, 9), Christ makes no enquiry as to the be found only by those who expected iei mann faith. Christ knew that he had to see it and anxiously looked for faith; and the man's attempting tO rise it "argued," too, "a foregone conclutionn and carry his bed after thirty-eight It was this: :of impotency Was an open eonfes- "We deeply regret to announce that :rtarS the illness of Mr. Hunter has assuitiat • non of faith. -Cain, 13ib. Bed -Probably -only d mat or rug, still common in the fatal aspect. Since Friday morning Ile East. And walk-anents 'aka here-aii has continued ineeesible, and his physi- God. He spotlit& in no nam bat His own, ciente give no hope of hie recoVery,' end. With an authoritysw itsh'belottgs to I hope there are very few in this world God alone, And what le the cense- who can understand and sympathize by experience with our poor boy's feelings Ineeeet The mte 'foam whale diately; and this madden restoration to ' on reedin that aummineemert health hud stremeth was an hicontestible ' It came upon hilie mica sbocki. he proof of the omnipotence of Christ." could not understand it; lie •could not 9. And evalkeda-With the commatid fully believe itl Obi it wag too grievous, woe given the power of obediente. So too improbable, too unneessary to be the atelier ,who ie bidden to commit him true! Why should he die? he so essential to teutLittonhAristithneeedroankt etvheaiteffolorratnlyketwoindi his family, to his neighborhood, to his country?' Conld not that god -like in- rmd divine power within himself: Sale bath -The seeenth day of. the Week, telleca have Imp soul and hody togetle er? Indeed, 4 eepreed 'tne nielfectazed the Jewish Sabbath. boy that it ought tO hiye rail Oh, why 'III. Persecution by the Jews (vs. 10- , should he, so greet, so eloefous, so peva 18). 10. The Jews, those oppoSed erful, se betieneent-hway should be' fall Josue; eertutps members of the Spathe - to dissolutiote while so many feeble, ridge drin, told the Mari that it was "not law- emble wretches, half alive, useless, or tali' for him to carry his bed on the worse than useless, should he suffered Sabbath. Jeremiah bad colnmanded, to crawl on their Oulu to old age. „That "Take heed to yourselees, and bear no that magnificent rand ahOuld pass away burden on the Salebath day" (16, 21), and and be known ea more on earth) that the 34%76 interpreted this forbiddiug that 'magnificent fraine should crumble the ourying of the lightest Weight, But into dust! To the boy's murmuring, re. deremlah's meaning is mule clear by bellioue spirit, it •seemed unjust, imporo Nell. 18, 15: "Treading winepresses on sible. terrific; he realized death-Aoath, the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, as the one great, incomprehensible, irre- ahd lading meth," etc. "To forbid this mediable evilt death as the one greatest men Irons earrynig his bed was like for - woe hi the world ---death as the veritable biddittg a modern man to move a camp - King of Terrorli. ' stool or chair." 11, The mat replied, Oh! mild nothing have salted hint? "Ile that Marie Me whole" told nie to Could nothingt Medicine la a great art wry my bed, This was the battle. as -was there nothing in that --no forgot- sayhig that a man • who could perform ten obscure power in that, that Might fetich a great miraele na heeling hini luta „have been rementbered mid called worth 'autliorite to tell hint what tee do. "But to save hitn? Coula net the adoring why did our tord eomettand this num to love of his family, the esteem and affee. tory his bed ott the Sabbath?. I. Ile tion of his neighborhood, the high re- woe a poor. men, and if he had left hie k sped, the honor of his eountry, iittVe bed Ise might have lest it. 2. Christ him? e, ahowea by thie that He wet tord of the gabbeth (tee Matt, 12, 8). Thie waa (Ter oe heattheued.) . • not contrary to the spirit of the law. 4. It was consistent with ilia Wisilent of Christ to perform his miraelee so they .inight be seen and kuown. by a multitude. ut People. The healed man carrying his bed on the Sabbath day would call at- tention to the miracle and cause it to be) gdnerally known." ---Clarke. It is alwaya right to do good on the Sabbath day. 12. They asked him who the man Was that ban told him to carry his hed on the Sabbath, "They ignore the miracle and attack the coininand. They ask not, ,Who cured thee, and therefore must have divine authority?' but, 'Who told thee to break the Sabbath, and there- fore mid. not have itl'"-Cam They carat not for knowing what they might admire as a work of mercy, hut what they might make the ground of an accusation. How many are like them, always looking out for winetbing with which to find fault,-Ityfe. 13, But as Jesus had been in Jerusalem but little, the man who was healed did not know him, and Jeans now had disappeared in the crowd. 14. Soon after this Jesus found the man in the ternple and said to him, "Sin no more." This wall not an accidental meeting; Jesus had his eye on the man, his work' with him was not yet finished. God makes this same demand of every sinner. And.yet there are those who insist that it le impossible to live without sin in this life; but if such is the ease then Jesus asked this man to do tile impossible. Unless he ceased his sinning a worse thing would come upon hint. "More sinning after this warning would deserve greeter punish- ment (see Hob, 0: 4-6); and after se long a ccurse of sin, a repetition of the sins would naturally produce greater evils than any he had yet experienced. 15. After this the man told the Jews that it was jesus who had made him whole. "He expected, probably, in the shnplicity of his heart, thet the name of him whom so many counted as a pro- phet, if not as the Messiah himself, would have been sufficient to stop the leoutlis of gainsayers. Had it been M baser spirit that he went, as Chryaostom ingeniously observes, he would not have gone and told them that it was Jesus who had made him whole, but rather it was jeans who had bidden him. carry hie bed."-Treneb. "He meant his statement for a justification of Jesus; they used it for his persecnelan." 16. Then the Jews sought to kill eeetie beeause he had done those things on the Sabbath daY, 17, 18. The discourse which follows (vs, 17-4a) is believed to have been delivered before the Sanhedrin. Luther calls this "a zublime apology which makes the matter worse. Jesus refers to God as his Father, and. this angers the Jews still more. AiZEY TORONTO MARKETS, Ferment' Market. T.Ito weather was SO had that few faimere ventured oat with produce of any kind, aud prime eameguently ere nominal in the majority of mete. Better 2914 at '2$ to- 30c per lb., and , new Mid eggs at 30 to 35e per dozen. 1 oultry laminal. prNiceonlalarye noorinslittarr offered to -da. yand Dressed hogs are atetuly, with light quoted at $7.25, and neavy at $7. ‘nons, b401.. s-� 93 $ 0 OR Doe red, hush... 98 '99 Do., spring, bush.. .. 95 0 00 Pe., goose, . 0 93 0 00 'Oats, boeh....... ....0 .66 0 07 Barley, knell., 0 72 0 72 Itye, bush.. ,. • ....0 84 00 Pate, per bush.. .. .. 0 84 0 00 Hay, timothy, ton , 21 00 23 00 Do., clover, ton.. „ 10 00 0 00 Straw, per ton.. .„ . „ 15 00 0 Q0 Seeds, Aiello), No. 1, Ina 8 50 8 /5 Do., No. 2.. .. .. 7 70 25 DO., red clover. , . .10 00 10 25 daressea hove ...... 00 7 25 Eggs, new Made dom., 0 30 a 33 Do., storage- „ 0 22 26 Butter, dairy. • „ 0 28 0 30 Do., creamery.. 0 31 0,34 Geese, dressed, lb., .. 0 10 0 12 Chickens, per lb... .. 0 13 Q Duch's, •dressed, lb„., .. 0 12 0,13 Turkeys, per lb,. , 0 17 0 20 Apples, per, ',tele 1 75 3'00 Potateee, per bag.. ,. -1 10 1.25 Cabbage, per dozen . 0 40 0,50 Onions, per bag.. 1 00 1 2f Beef, hindquarters ;. ..8 50 10 00 Do„ forequarters.: .... 5 60 (.50 Do., choice, carcase:- .. 8 00 9.00 Do., medium, carcase t3 25 7 00 Mutton, per cwt. 8 00 9 00 Yeal, pnme, par teen • .. 9 00 11 .00 Lamb, per cwt ., 10 00 12 *00 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. Faith is the way of men's approach. to God; the link uniting the human and the divine. Unbelief shut man out of Eden. Faith brings men back to union with God. A solvent bank ballot* every draft presented for payment. God hon- oiorms .the faith of every man, "Arscordling to your faith," is a true, unfailing ax - "Wilt thou be made whole?" (v. 6). This question is put -to a poor paraly- tic, waiting by the troubled waters at the pool of Bethesda. It was probably' the time of the feast of Pueim, a feast celebrated by works of beneficenee and graciows gifUe Christ entered into the spirit of the fetust. He, who needed no solicitations to excite bie sympathy, of- fered to the despairing, diseased man, one of life's best gifte-perfeet health. Had the men doubted or hesitated, had he said, "I do not know why you should be intereeted in me;" "I have no light to expeet you to do this far men "I have done nothing which should give me a claim on you, the Saviour could not have bestowed upon him the boon of health. All physical healing is a type of the spiritual. Sin and sickness are twin - born. Chriet died to atone for both. He said to those suffering from sin, "Wilt tbon be made whole?" "I have no men when the water is troubled to put me Mai the pool" (v. 7.) All earthly leepe was gope. Only tlie divine Son of man could help tads hope- less cripple. Such crises come to some lives. Suoh a crisis came to bhe railroad evangelist, Jennie Smith. She had been helplees oripple for sixteen years, Mace.' of the time suffering intense ag- ony. One limb, subject to awful spasms, was confined in a strong hex, after unus- by heavy weights. One day, after unus- ual suffering, a few friends gathered about her as she My in her extension chair and ate was wonderfully healed, afid instantly arose awl walkea. She says, "My being yet thrills with praise as I think of that hour." "Rise take up thy bed and walk," ha. 8). 'God -is glorified by obedience and -cleshoztored by disobedience (Lee. 10. 13; Dan. 5'. 28). God commanding the im- possible makes it ible. What he bids men to do he eie. ewers them to do. He does not force their will, but He seeks their consent to His will. "Jesus findeth him in the temple" (v. 141, This man was fousid in the temple praising God for hie wonderful deliverance. To praise is the natural in- stinct of a redeemed soul. A Hindu siooary was once remonstrating with a - native Christian WitO was singing at elle top ef hie voice. "Sing softly, broth.. or," he said. "Sing softly,' was the ans- wer; "is it you, our father, whe tells me to sing softly? Did you ever hear us a* the praise* of our Hindu gods? how we threw back our heads and shout- ed? Aral now do you tell us to whieper the praises.of Jesust No, sir, we cannot.' "And sought to elay'leint" , (v. Id.) Adam Clarke says: "How implacable meat their malice have been! The spirit of religious persecutioft has always 'been dangerous. Every other disposition ap- pears to have its moderator but this is Wholly abandoned' to the giticlance of Setan, and has for its objects the ,men who keow the truth arid who live. tta glory of God." Thoughte.-The providenees of God, although at times they may seem se - vera are often the real instruments win& cause us to see our sphitual bar- renness. "They conmel us to turn away for a time from the rush. and excite- ment of evorldly busirtess eta pleasure, and in quietness look at our hearts and liv6a." C. H. Daniels gays: "Healing still comes from the troubled peel of life, In you? vienuty se a pool of eve. - let. Yoa are thirsty; you come tO it and find it foul with a green SCUM on its sutface• you do not drink, "In a still pool ilevilS &swum, is a Iluselat proverb.. Another pool near, You wine to it and look, and find it clear as crystal, and find in it health, ler it is flowing water that gives as Well as "d"elvsestha's healing of the sick and the relief of the suffethig bore witness to &ells that lid Was the SaviOnr, the Sort of 0,0d, so one of the strongest wit- nesses toe Christianity to -day is found lo what it does for the poor, the Pick, the troubled. It true religion tti 'visit the fathertlees and Widowit their affliction,' provided those who do it 'keels themethree einspotted ftom the world,' from ae,Ifish motives and Person- al sin. It, it the business of every Chrietian end of every ohurelt te boot witnest Cluiet." _ rote° elm never deetroy Live Stock. - 'The total receipts of live stock .atethe Chicitiy:arkete since Tuesday, as reported sheep and lembs, 220 calves and two by the railways, were 167 carloade, emu - posed of 2,80 cattle, 1,071 hogs, 1,058 The quality of fat cattle was better; that hi, there were more good cattle of- • feral during, the last two days than for many weeks, but that is not saying very much as` the season of the year is now at Itiand when there should be Many gkionodd. cattle and fewer of the half -fat Exporters -The prices quotea fqr ex- port steers ranged from $5 to $5.35 per M.; export buns, $4 to $4.50,- Buteliers-Prime picked lots of butch- ers $4.80 to $5,10; loads of good, $4.50 to '$4.75; medium, $4 to $4,40; common, 130;6.85, stio to$3$.920; cows,. $2:50 to $4; can- ._ Feeders and Stookers-This week re- ceipts of cattle were larger and prieee got down to a lower baste. Mesers. Murby bought 50 heed this week at prices ranging from $3.25 to '$3.60 for good 750 to 850-potnel steers,- and $3.60 to a4 for good 850 to 1,000 -pound steers. Milker,s and Springers -There was a fair tittde for milkers and smingers'of good quality, but tbe commoe, light strippers offered as milkers were slew sale at low prices. About 75 to 100 cows changed hands at $30 to $50 each. nOtnesdvo.ery choice Holetein springer sold Veal Calves ---The market for veal calves was again strong; that is, for good quality. Prices ranged from $4 to; $7 per cwt. . Sheep and Lambs -The market for sheep and lambs, especially lambs, wits tine. as strong, but prices held fairly well for the beat. Export ewes, $4 to $4.50, yearling ewes and wetheirs for butoher purposes, $4.75 to $5 per csvto rams and culls, $3.50 to $4 per cwt.; lambs, $5.50 to $6.75 per ewt. Hogs -Mr. Harris quoted prices un- changed at $5.15 for selects, fed and watered, and $4.90, f.o.b. cars at country •points. Provisions. Pork -Short cut, $22 to $22.§0 per bar- rel; mess, $18 to $18.50, Lard -Tierces, 11 3-4c; tubs, 12e; pales 12 1-4e - Smoked and Dry Salted Meats -Long near bacon, 1) 3-4e for tons and eases; hams, medium and light, 14e to 15e; hams, large, In 1-2e to 13e; beck, 16c to 17e; shoulders, 14e; rolle, 10e to 10 hae; breakfast bacon, 14e; green meats out of pickle, le less than smoked. Sugar Market. • St. Lawrence sugars are quoted as follows: Granulated, $4.50 in barrels, and No. 1 oolden, $4.10 in Itarrele. Theae prices are for delivery; car lot§ 5c less. Hides, Tallow, Etc. Ruling prices are: Inspected steers and cows, No. 6e; No. 2, lie; No. 3, "4a; do country hides, 4c to 4 1-2e; tall - skins, 8c to 9c; veal kips, 7e; lambskins, 70e to 80c; • horsebides, No, 1, $2.25 to $2.50; No. 2, $L25 to $1.50. Horse hair-a5c, Tallow -Rendered, 4 1-2e to '5 1-2e.' . Liverpool Apple Market. . , Woodeill and Co., cabled Eben James: --3,000 barrels selling; market firm, with good demand at last quotations. - M. Isaacs & Sons, Limited, Londe.- , cabled: -Baldwins, 15s to 20s; Green - lugs, 15s to 20s; Spies, les ta 22e; bet. ter demand. Winnipeg Wheat Market, Following are the closing quotations on Winnipeg grain futures to -day: Wbeat-Feb. $1.04 1.-4 biA, May $1.08. 1-g bid, Oats -a -Fete 50 p•40 hid, May Ole bid. 'Financial Items. The NeW YorIc banks gained $396;000 thgough eub4lreamtry operations on, Gerieral eatting of wages in New tng. land ootton /Wile expeeted, Ponneylvtioia in January reduced euty met of Pittabueg, $1,500,000, Beaastreede safe coneervatiem and - caution and lanying arnalI and frequeht ra.thee then in large volume: Duh's Reeiew says ropotts 6,1% irreguler, some aeotions reeoveling much more rapidly than others. Cobalt Notes. A petition for a winding -up order tigainet the Larder Lake Proptietary Goldfields, Limited, hits been filed by Mr. Thomas Henry IirOOkar a erenitor for $8,474,10. Another half dollar Cobalt mining ecenesany haa been incorporated, under the name of the Americen Illet Cobalt Silver Mhiing Oompany, Limited, with head office at Toronto, notieo of whote incorporatiou appeared in last week's °Matto Gtie.ette. The pro. vielonal direetors of the company are: Helen Margaret UtIntosh, Froderiek &dilly and Pas Eustece, and the Aare, -capital is divided into 500,000 shares of one dollar Oath. liteport. Industrial platrte etemlity deeresite the pereentage Of idle machinery, eepeeitilly in the steel businese, Increases the airat of pay rot*. and by raising the purchaeing power of the wage earner ; improvee retail trade., Miele far progrese le slow in wholeeele and johbing de* partments, but as retail stooks are de- pleted there is more dispoeition to place orilera for spring goods, Repot ts aro still irregular,. einne sectione of the country recovering much more rapidly than otli. ors, aml a few interior cities re...ord bus. inewi oven better than At this. time last year. This statement is supported by oeveral comparisons &hewing seareely any alteration in bank eat:henget, while ill A few exceptimuil cases there are gairla clearinge. Mercantile whose "etions are ale° more uniformly favorable compleints of slow payments beleig less frequent. rrieee of commoditiee are low - or, especially at the exchanges dealing in farm staplee. Wheat fell to the lowest price of the season on smaller export lequiries and statements of large ship- ments from Argenthut. Small sales of stocks at an average decline of 22 per cent, as compelled witb last year's quo- tations, partly aceount for the degrease of 35.4 per cent. in bank exchangee at New York. At other tattling eitie,s tho average toes was 18.2 per amt, Bradstreet's Trade Review, Montreal -General business here has rimovered somewhat from the effects of the severe storms of a week 'ago. .M that time retail trade was much tied up by the blizzards here and in, the our - rounding country, Railway traffic, too, wee interfered with and busineea suf- fered aceordingly, Shire communications have heon opened etp business has been going on pretty !retch ae before, that is to say buyers are exercising consider- able caution in the matter of placing orders. Travellers report thts as the 08.80 in all parte of tho cou,ntry. Retailere here are busy atooktaking. The outlook nor spring trade, 'however, continues fairly good. Toronto -The peeve! tone of trade here ie very little changed from that which existed before the recent storms throughout the country tied up teethe and, communications. The railroads are now ,pretty well °leered and goods are egain piing fcirveard The number of order,s owning in for general lines is good, but their volume is limited, shelv- ing. that retailers in all directions are not disposal to Is.y in stocks of great sii.e pending the development of elie spring retail trade. ooki weather has held on well and there are hopes that by the end of the season retails's' stooks will be -well cleared up, Should this be the ease an excellent sorting trade may be looked for eaely in the spring, Like other branches of trade that in dry goods is moderately motive. Winnipeg -General trade here con- tinues to show improvement. There is now a much better moveraent of win. ter goods and trade, in the coontry is receiving the benefit of good eleighing, Vancouver and Victoria - .A fair wholesale trade Is meeting alf along the °oast. Retailers are placing fair order's for spting a,nd report a raodorately good demand for seaeona.ble linee. Quebee-Country roads are improving •af tee the snow blockade and while sleighing in some places la heavy, trav- ellers hays been able to move about fairly well, and ordere tehaw an increase over the preceding whale. Hamiltoh-Boyond rearreay from the storm -bound conditions of last week there is little chenge in trade here. There is a fairly good volume of trade in most lines altbough wholesalers re- port the retailens are not placing large °mien for spring goodie In the major- ity of cases endustriaa concerns are mod- erately ,bwry, in some eases they are quite sc. Others report business dull. Collectimui are fair to good. London -There ts now a fairly good business moving in all linen Spring bus - Mess is geed, an the whole, but buy- ers are evidently conservative in their ideas. . Ottawa -General business holds a steady Jens there and proepects are .that when spring business once opens out trade will show a good brisk tone. oarrying a larger number of young men MUST READ FOUR WORKS. Prose and Poetry in Junior Matricula- tion. Toronto, Feb. 17.-A statute has been passed by the Senate of the -University of Toronto with reference to junior ma- triculation in arts? which requires that a candidate for junior. matriculAtion shall produce satisfactory proof by the cettificate of the principal of the school from which he comes, or otherwise, that he has read carefully during the preced- ing year. at least four suitable works in English literature, both prose and poet- ey, in addition to those prescribed for examination, The subject for the LL B. tlowis in 1909 is as follows: "The scope of the legislative authority of the Parliament of Canada, aud of the Legislatures of the .Provinees, as te the 'constitution of courts and as to the ineorporation of eompanice and powers . of companies in- corporated by or under the authority of Provincial Legislatures." Miss 0, Matheson and Mies W. E. leolsineon wore passed in Latin of the eeeoncl year, wee o. Carter in French of senior matrien- , lation. - -e NEW ciNtARIO RAILWAY. May ' Extend Line From Bruce Mines • Northward. Toronto, Feb. te-It is understood diet negotiations. witl shortly be reopened between the Gov,ernment and an Engliah railroad synclicete for the completion of the railwey from Bruce Miaes to a point on the main line of the C. P. R., probably at Chapleati. At present this road extends north from Bruce Mines for some (seventeen miles, but it will requiee nearly 120 miles of ateel to teke the main line to the west. A sureey has already been made, 'lett another will be eommeeced tf the nego. tiations prove ettecessful. The Iirst vey followed the (mune of a riVer rather too closely and the watee route would peeve too great, a• competitor, partial- larly in the transportation of thnber. The road as at pteseut proposed will tap Minimise pulpWOOd country, with the possibility of opening up neW mineral lands. Besides thaw advantages it would shorteu the railroad journey from. Clutpleatt to Sault Ste 1Viarie by 150 miles. inet TO SAVE VAN SCIIAICE. Masters, Mates And Pilots Ask for Re- leate of Gen. Slocum's Captain. New Yet*, Pale 1.0.-MOre than one hundred and fifty nientbera of the Am- erican iteesoolatioit of a/tasters, 1Vfatee and Pilots inet in Oda city to -night to got widevreed appeal to save Oap- tain W. II, Iran Umiak froni priest, Patitkaus asking President Roceetwelt for clemency Will he sent throughout the emintry for eigeatuves. It will be urged thet publie eentlitietit does not demand the imprismancht of the eitp- tain of the Genenal Sloemm, by the burning Of Veltieh more than a thou - 84104 pornOP$ hiet tho4r 44,Akh, The Winahani Advent's l'HIEO. HAM, Proprietor Dr. Agnew Phylolthsto Sorueoni AootouOhlint cf,t40-postor. est abs Readlooel4 /101004. !riot Oidla 1410,114404 64 44446 1. P. KENNEDY, KIP WM" Clitenbev Ot the British Ildradtosl AssOolaSiewi.1 Gcstit monisser EBOICUSE, •SP•Old oUstittos paid to Mows ot Vii pus sod Cadlibrem. Ottlos boom -1 to 4 ma 7 to p. DR. ROBY. C. REDMOOD COL R. C. B. COW O. R. O. P. cLesri0-) PHYSIOIAN AND SURGEON (Om» with Dr, Chisholm.) R. VANSTONE BARRISTER ARID SOLglITOR Stow to load At lovreat rates. cifflOO-- IODAVSSR WINONA/S., DICKINSON ROMS BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS; EC, Ottloe—Meyer Block, Wtnaham. Z. I.. Dloktneen. Dudley Wham. J. A. MORTON BARRISTM AND SOLICITOR morav TO LOAN Office—Morton Block, V/Ingham. Wellindton Mutual Fire Ins. Co. (Eutabltehed 1840.) Dead ottice-GUELPII, ONT, Risks taken on all dame of insurable pro- perty on tke car& or premium note 'neaten TAMES GOLDIE, CHAS DAVIDSON, PresIdont. Secretary, JOHN ItITOHIZ, Wlnaham, Ont. :AMC PROMPTLY SECURED Write for 0111" is/terra/ow t ot,ks " lover/tr. or's Hetp" " liow you are invtridlocii Send us a rough sketch or 'andel ot your in- vention or improvement and wr Aciltiell von free our opinion as to whet tier it. p ehalty, patentable. Rejected epplIcatIons the•ii often been successfully prosecuted by to. We conduct tally equipped offices te, ttioutreut iand WashinKton ; this qualifies uk to T.rotuwe ly dispatch work and .quic klv s curt r .teut% as bro.d a the irention. Highest ?et. truces .procored through Efarior, k Ma fuprnatisehntd. don receive sp notice v.-Pt/nut clpoke In over TOO itmc,pap..11: twttrits%ltrd threUghOlit the D, Specialty: .11.3.xie$4.% at.e.nuface Wrens and nitiiier,e. MARION & MARION Patent Export end SolfoItoi offices, I Nee, Vork Life 8141'sr. tine,etrzot Ather,Lic 81 le • WetF106ett,te — - G. T. R. S_A_NITARIUM. Property on GulclhLasaekde. H a s Been Pur - Toronto Feb. 17. -It is rumored that officials Of the Grand Trunk Railway Company intend to erect a large sani- tarium on the shore of Gull Lake, near Gravenhurst, in the near future, where persona suffering from tuberculosis will be given the most up-to-date treatment. The eanitarium will be modelled after the institutes at Battle Creek and Mount Clemens, Mich. Officials of the Grand Trunk Railivay visited Gravenhurst a few, months ago, and since that time the company has purchased several blocks of land on Gull Lake. The lake, which is only a few miles from Gravenhurst, will be beautified in every way, and a Model resort for consumptivee will be laid out. It is also stated 'that the Grave:Murat atatien will be moved from its present Iodation to a. site neer the proposed sanitarium. GAS WAS TURNED ON, ----- Toronto Commercial Travelter Pound Dead in His Bed. Toronto, Feb. 17. ---In hie room at a Queen street east Rotel at -noon yester- day Alexander Henry Fuller, an eX- co.mnaercial traveller, was found dead in his bed, with tlut gas turned on. The proprietor of the hotel had not aeon Ful- ler since the night before, and he had then seemed quite in his usual spirits. At beeakfast time nothing was heard or seen of Fuller, and when Mrs. Neill, one of the attendants, was upstairs jutt be- fore noon she smelt gas, and sununoned the proprietor, lIe found the door un- locked, but Fidler was dead in bod, life having beer* extinct, according to ell in- dications, for hours. Fuller, who was a man about fifty, was a traveller for S. Davis (Sr. Company, tobacco manufaoturers, Montreal, but lost his positiou whet the wimp:lay NM taken over 'by the Americtui telaaceo trust, and since then has not been able to get employment. REBUKE TO CONGREGATION, ArchbishOp Bruchesi Speaks of the Rup- ture Over Pastor. Montreal, 'Feb. 10.--Archbiehop. Itruebesi spoke at St. Patrick's Church to -day, and as this was brat appearance since the rupture, over the appointnient of a new pastor it was attended with considerable ire tetest. The Archhishop, eddressinn the eongregation, used some remarks, which were taken as a rebuke to thistle. Who had been agitating for an Irish Bishop. "I am not influenced by rate con- siderations," said the Arehbishep, eir am the Bishop Of the entire Roman Catholie family 'within the Archdie- SOSO, aral I will give to every EnEdiall- speaking parish priests of their own nationality." The Archbishop also epolte on question of mixed marriages, and hig remarks implied that, while such. Matriagee Are not to bo encouraged, they would still be permitted, as an the Archbishop said Wat3 that dOritlerit of mixed marriages could not here. after be given so freely as they had in the /Wt. l• .e