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TRE WTNG1WL TIMES, DECEMBER 14 1911
TO ADVIiiRTISERS
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office not later than Saturday noon.
The copy for chtin�gges must be left
not later than • Monday evening,
Casual advertisements accepted up
to noon Wednesday of each week,
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 14, 1911.
THE NOTES OF FAILED BANKS.
Since September, 1906, eleven banks
have passed out of the active banking
field in Canada or lost their identity
through absorption. Five of these--
Peoples(of New Brunswick), Crown,
Western, tjnion (of Halifax), aid the
United Empire -were absorbed or mer-
ged. The other six -Ontario, Sove-
reign, St. Jean, St. Hyacinthe, St.
Stephens and Farmers -are all closed
as failures, this notwithstanding that
the Sovereign is in process of liquida-
tion, with open doors. It will be in-
teresting to discuss the position of the
note circulation of these defunct banks
after they ceased active operations.
Of course, in the case of the five men-
,tioned as being absorbed or merged
�thereis no record of the redemption of
!their notes apart from that in the pos-
sessiontof the absorbing banks. For
example, when the Bank of Montreal
absorbed the Peoples' Bank of New
!Brunswick, in the spring of 1907, all
:the notes of the Peoples' Bank which
were presented were paid by the Bank
lof Montreal. Similarly with the notes
of the other absorbed banks. They
became obligations of the obsorbing
•lbanks on the going into effect of the
!mergers. The public simply handled
!these notestin the same way as all cur-
erency is handled. The notes passed by
degrees into the vaults of the absorbing
!banks, and they were replaced by the
notes of those banks.
1 So far as the note issues of the failed
banks were concerned, no trouble or
inconvenience was entailed upon the
general public. These notes passed
from hand to hand in equal credit with
the notes of the going banks. They
were accepted in the stores, offices,
banks, just as they were before the
failures occurred.
The Bank Act provides that the offi-
cials in charge of a suspended bank
must make arrangements for the pay-
ment of all its notes and interest there-
on within two months of the date of
suspension. If that is not done the
Minister of Finance maymake arrange-
ments to pay them out of the Circula-
tion Redemption Fund in his hands,
The section dealing with the interest
on the notes reads as follows: "In the
event of the suspension by a bank of
payment in specie or Dominion notes
of any of its liabilities as they accrue,
the notes of the banks, issued or re
issued, intended for cireulation, and
then in circulation, shall bear interest
at the rate of five per centum per an-
num, from the day of the suspension
to such day as is named by the direc-
tors, or by the liquidator, receiver, as-
signee or other proper official, for the
payment thereof." And sub -section
2 says that, "Notice of such day shall
be given by advertising for at least
three days in the place in which the
head office of the bank is situate."
In actual practice when a bank fails
the other banks get nearly all of the
interest which accrues from non-pay-
ment of the notes. The 'going banks
receive these notes in the deposits of
their customers. They allow "par" or
face value for the notes and allow them
to accumulate in their vaults until the
liquidator announees his readiness to
redeem them. Then they collect the
notes and the interest. The question
sometimes arises: In what manner
should a private individual proceed in
order to !;et the interest accrued upon
notes of a failed bank coming into his
possession?
The first thing to do would be to pre-
s3nt the notes at the head office of the
THE POOR DYSPEPTIC
Suffers Untold Agony
After Every Meal.
Nearly everything that enters a weak,
dyspeptic stomach acts as en irritant;
hence the difficulty of effecting a cure.
i3urdock'131ood Bitters will relieve all
the distressing symptoms of dyspepsia
end in a short time effect a cure.
11rs. F. C. Gross, Berlin, Ont., writes:
---" t have been troubled with my stomach
for the last seven years and tried all kinds
of medicine for it, but none of them ever
card me, for as soon as I would quit
using any of theta, the same old trouble
would come hack. Last fall 1 was ad-
v. •erl to try Burdock Blood Bitters, which
13:d, and used four bottles, and now feel
;;•> strong I cari do all my house work
; is • y and can eat almost anything with-
it affecting ins in any way.
"Car bay is 1150• using it; he always ; W
c., ;i•,1•aiated of pain in his stomach and
o •'r, like rlicwinatism, and at the age • a
of r.' had to stay home from school. He t n
li t r't quite used two bottles yet and is ,
fe.,.lirg good, can attend school regularly ' e
an,' eats heartily," o
13,1;13. i5 manufactured only by Tho T
'r.:tIilburn Co,, Li:tiited, Toronto, Ont, a
bank that had failed in order to ascar-
twin whether arrangements hid been
made to pay ,them, Then if payment
is not made, 'this notes could he held
until the notice or advertisement re-
garding their redemption appeared in
newspapers, Interest, of course, stops
on all notes outstanding with the givring
of this halo, except in ease the liqui-
dator fails to redeem all notes present-
ed sifter the notice is given. Tx that
ease, just as soon as he fails to redeem
the notesrese ere in
p sled, interest at beg rte
run again and is not stopped until a
further notice is given, The interest
applies to ell the outstanding circula-
tion, Thus it will happen that the
banks which store the failed bank's
notes in their vaults get interest on
the whole lot for the full term of the
non-payment. Suppose it is 45 days.
Then they also get interest for 46 days
on all notes which subsequently come
into their hands even though they did.
not hold them at all. It should be re-
membered that interest applies only to
such note issues as are not redeemed
at once. Thus there was no interest
payable on the issues of the Ontario
Bank and the Sovereign Bank for tire
reason that payment was never sus-
pended or stopped. The Ontario Bank
failed.on October 12th. The next day
the Bank of Montreal assumed respon-
sibility for all its liabilities, sad paid
every rightful claim as presented,
And the Sovereign never closed its
doors at all. The associated banks
agreed to advance the funds required
to enable the Sovereign to pay its debts
as they accrued. So, as there was no
interruption of the proeess of redemp.
tion, therefore holders of Ontario and
Sovereign notes had no claim for in-
terest,
TO CHECK A COLD.
It is easy to check a cold if you begin
in time. Frequent doses of Dr. Chase's
Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine keeps
the cough loose, allay the inflammation
and'so prevents it spreading to the bron-
chial tubes, and lungs. Mrs, S. M.
Moore, Shortreed, B. C. writes: "I
wish to state my gratitude for Dr.
Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpen-
tine, for it cured a cold which a freind
said would soon put me in the grave.
The Young Man's Chance.
To be born well on a farm is a better
heritake for a boy than to be the son
of a millionaire: Impressionist sketch-
es of two farm boys with life -like por-
traits, appear conspicuously in the an-
nual Christmas Number of "The Far-
mer's Advocate and Home Magazine."
What they have achieved from the
humblest of beginnings, should be an
incentive to every youth in Canada.
Dr. Jas. W. Robertson and Dean L. H.
Bailey are rightly styled "Prophets of
Country Life" in their respective lands.
In the beat sense of the term, they are
makers of their countries, and to study
their lives will help every son of the
farm to make the best of himself. The
sketches are written with a sympathe-
tic touch, and from personal knowledge
of two of the most outstanding men in
the cause of agricultural education in
America to -day. Then, there are stor-
ies that reveal the achievements of
farming in the different Provinces of
Canada that should fill every reader
with high hopes for the future. For
stockmen, there is a rich treat in
articles dealing with various classes of
live stock, including poultry. The past
has been a particularly good year with
the demonstration orchard conducted
by "The Farmer's Advocate"; and the
records of its work, and results, and
also of the season at "Weldwood" (the
farm undertaken early in 1911 by the
paper for the benefit of its readers),
are alone worth the price of the publi-
cation to any farmer. John M. Gunn's
study in national humor will set people
laughing just as J. $. Grisdale's ar-
ticle showing the economy of large
implements will set them thinking.
The Home Magazine features are su-
perb, and the illustrations, both in
color and in black and white, are a
revelation of modern journalistic art.
The cover, and a couple of pages with-
in, are beautifully executed in color.
This splendid magazine goes as a Christ-
mas Gift to all the readers of "The
Farmer's Advocate," and while copies
last, new subscribers will receive it
free. Non -subscribers can obtain cop-
ies at 50 Cents each, and as a Canadian
holiday souvenir to a friend, it would
be hard to find anything so useful and
attractive. The address is The William
Weld Co., Ltd., London, Orit.
Children Cry
f OR FLETCHER'S
CASTO R IA
Of three wires of the same thickness,
one made of gold will sustain 150 lbs,
one of copper U2
3 cads
u and one ne of
p ,
iron 440 pounds.
A man believed to be Hugh Adams
of St. Catharines, jufllped into the river
at Niagara Fells and was swept over
the -catered.
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OVER'2 MILLION PACKAGES SOLD WEEKLY
(From the Toil of Dec. 1i„1891,)
LOCAL. NEWS.
The property in Turnberry, belong.
ing to Mr. John D. Legal, which was
offered for sale -by auction at the
Queen's Hotel, on Saturday Iast, was
lot sold, not a single bid being made,.
The farm is a swamp.lot,-acrd the tim-
ber has been all taken off it
A snow storm struck this locality on
Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock and
continued until about seven in the
evening, when it suddenly` quit for
good. There was just enough snow for
sleighing, but the mild weather on
Tuesday and Wednesday put a damper
on sleighing and now the merry chime
of the bells is a thing of the past.
Mr. C. E. Williams has leased part
of the southwest room in the town halt
for the purpose of storing the regi-
mentals and accoutrements of No. 3
Company of the 33rd battalion.
Messrs. Gray, Young & Sperling are
arranging to build an office opposite
the telt block, between the roadway
and the river, in order to make room in
the cooper shop, where the office of the
firm is now loeated.
Once more it is our melancholy duty
to write of the great uncertainty of
life which has been manifested by the
Giver of all Good taking unto himself
the spirit of Miss Annie Code, who de-
parted from this world, in Listowel, on
Thursday night, December 3rd aged
40 years, 4 months and 16 days, She
was the daughter of the late Richard
Code and sister of the late Thos. Code,
of this town. The subject of this
sketch at ono time lived in East Wawa -
nosh and when her brother removed to
Wingham, she came with him to reside
and continued to live with him until his
death about a year ago, when she went
to reside with her sister, Mrs, Jacob
Large, of Listowel.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias
was organized in this town on Tuesday
evening last by Grand Chancellor Fitz-
gerald, of London, assisted by Knights
Gardiner, Webb, Hutchison and Craw-
ford, of London. There is a charter
list consisting of 2t members. The fol-
lowing officers were elected and install-
ed for the current term: John Norris,
P. C. C.; W. Crawford, C, C.; J. H.
Hiscocks, V."C. C.; D. McCormick, P.;
Robt. Cornyn, M, at A. W..J. b'luety,
R. of S.; J. H. Beemer, M. of T.; C. E.
Williams, M. of E:; L. Hanson, I. S.;
W. J. Martin, O. S.
Eoait.
Porter. --In Wingham, on Dec. 6th,.
the wife of Mr. John Porter; a son.
McGuire. -In Wingham; on tke 1st
inst., the wife of Mr. Jas. McGuire,
blacksmith; a daughter. -
Falconer. -In Caress, .on the 2nd
inst., the wife of Mr, Geo. Falconer; a
son.
MARRIED.
' Becker -Duncan. -On the 4th inst.
at St. Paul's Rectory, by Rev. E. W,
Hughes, Nicholas Becker, of Turnberry,
to Jemima Duncan, of Bluevale.
Fowler-Conery.- In Teeswater on.
Nov. 24th, by Rev. J. A. McLachlan,
It. A., Mr. John Fowler, of Morris, to
Miss Margaret Conery, of Wingham.
DIEDD.
Fluke. --In Culross, on Nov. 28th,
Samuel Fluke, aged 69 years and 3
months.
Taman. -In Blyth, on Nov. tOth,
Janet, wife of Mr. JohnTainan, aged
56 years and 10 months.
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY
An eminent scientist, the other day,
!save his opinion that the most won-
derful discovery of recent years was
the discovery of Zam-Buk. Just
think! As soon as a single thin layer
or Zam-Buk is applied to a wound or
a sore, such injury is insured against
blood poison! Not one species of
microbe has :been found that Zam-Buk
does not kill! •
'Chen again. As soon as Zam-Buk
s applied to a sore, or a cut, or to
skin disease, it stops the smarting.
That is why children are such friends
of Zam-Buk. They care nothing for
the science of the thing. All they
know is that Zam-Buk stops their
pain. Mothers should never forget
;his.
Again. As soon as Zam-Buk Is ap-
%lied to a wound or to a diseased
-art, the cells beneath the skin's sur -
race are so stimulated that new
healthy tissue is quickly formed. This
forming of fresh healthy tissue from
below is Zara -auk's secret of healing
The tissue thus formed is worked up
to the surface and literally casts off
the diseased tissue above it. This is
why Zam-Buk: cures are permanent.
Only the other day Mr. Marsh, of
1.01 P.eIorirnier Ave., Montreal, called
upon the Zahn -Duk Company and told
them tiles for over twenty-five years
he had been a martyr to eczema. Hes
hands were at one time so covered
with sores that he had to sleep in
-lives. Four years ago Zam-Buk was
int. oduec:d to hila, and in .a few
n:o the It cured him. To -day --over
three years after his cure Cf a diseare
he had for twenty-five years—he is
still cured, and has had no trace of
ny return of the eczema!
r Ii 6rt:,,gists aril Zam-Bak at 50c.
er we will send free trial box if
vet send this advertisement and a lc.
stamp (to pay return postage). Ad-
dress Zam-Buk CO., Toronto.
HINTS FOR FARMERS,
Be a manufacturer, by converting
the grain and hay grown upon your
far.o into finished products. Don't
sell hay and grain from your Iar3d, it is
poor farming and will make both 'you
and your land poor.
With corn safely ensiled, apples ship-
ped, roots raised, stock comfortably
sheltered, implements under cover, and
fall plowing advanced, the gusty De-
cember wind whiotles a niusieal tune in
the thrifty farmer's ear;
If you are growing the same kind of
crop on the same land year after year,
you ought to go to some agricultural
school and learn what crop rotation
A man froth the great Western plains i means and how much it is worth to
hen asked what impressed hiro most; farmers who practice it on their farms.
n New York City hesitated it moment i Mere attention should be paid to buy-
nd then said, "Your tired eyes. t have! ing poultry on a quality basis, thus
oticed it at all hours of the day. The'; howing the.gain which he may realize
yes of New York haven't the openness keeping good poultry of the general -
r the clearness of the eyes of the plaint purpose breeds and' vin the
hey shift, somollow, and never seem g fs b yds
proper attention and feed, before shiti-
t rest. /ping to market,.
;WITH THANKFUL HEARTS.
Father, we lift our thankful hearts to
Thee
With gratitude, for all thy bounty free;
For love, and friends, for home, for
faith's pure light,
For health, for harvest store, for rest
at night -
For every tressing showered from
above --
Bestowed on us unstinted by Thy love
And thoughtful care; 0 hear us, ;as we
Prey,
Father in this Thanksgiving
day.
Watch over us, be Thou our Stay and
Guide,
Thro' day and night; guard us from
sinful pride,
For we are human, weak and prone to
wrong,
And by Thy grace alone we are made
strong.
Give us our daily bread, our wants sup -
I
And touch our hearts that we may not
deny
The widow and the orphan of their
share
Of what we have -relieve their want
and care.
0 grant that we may keep Thy law,
and live
A Christian life; our enemies forgive;
That we may love our neighbor, work
for peace,
That so Thy glory may on earth in-
crease.
-Henry Coyle in the Pilot.
Judge Chisholm has decided that the
river bed at Galt is not assessable as it
isnot contained in any ward, and allow-
ed the appeal of the Gaslight Company
agaihst the assessment of the dam.
Sluggish
Liver talon
Causes indigestion, constipation and
bilious headache -Dr. Chase's kid-
ney -Liver Pills the cure.
"Sluggish liver has° been my trou-
ble,” writes Mrs. I. P. Smith, Paris,
Ont., "and I have been greatly bene•
fitted by using Dr. Chase's Kidney -
Liver Pills. I have taken medicines
from several good doctors, but none
ever did the the same amount of good
as Dr. Chase's. I{idiicy.Liver Pills. I
Could not keep up and do rny work
if I did not use these pills when the
bilious spells come on, tinct 1 have
recommended them to many,"
"Dr. Chaso's medicines were about
the only kind ..hat came into my
father's houso 40 or 50 yours aro, and
they were always satisfactory.
Er, 'Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills are
prompt, definite and direct in their
action on the liver, kidneys and
bowels, and are therefore the most
effective treatment obtainable for
biliousness, indigestion and eonstipa.
tion, 25 tents a box, 5 for $1.00, at
ell dealers, or Edmanson, Bates &
Co. Toronto.
TOWN DIRECTORY.
BAPxIST CHURCH --Sabbath; services
at 11 a. M. and 7 p. m,. Sunday School
at 2.30 p, m. General prayer meeting
on Wednesday evenings, Rev. G, Vic-
tor Collins, pastor, JJ. Y, P U, meets
Monday evenings 8 p. m. W, D.
Pringle,', S. S, Superintendent.
METHODIST CHURCH --Sabbath, ser-
vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday
School at 2:30 p. m; Epworth League
every Monday evening. General prayer
meeting og on Wednesday evenings. Rev,
W. L.Rutledge, D. D. pastor,
F.
Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Sabbath ser-
vices at 11 a. m. and. 7 p. m, Sunday
School at 2:30 p. m. General prayer
meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev.
D.
. KerSuperirie, pastorntendent, Dr. A. J. Irwin, S.
, -
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH,, EPISCOPAL --Sab-
bath services at 11 a. m. and 7. p. in.
Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Rev. E,
11. Croly, B. A., Rector, C. G. Van
Stone, S. S. Superintendent.
,.SALVATION ARMY -Service at 7 and
11 a. m. and 3 and 8 p. m., on Sunday,
and every evening during the week at
8 o'clock at the barracks.
POST OFFICE -Office hours from 8a.m.
to 6:30 p. m. Open to box holders from
7 a. m. to 9 p. m. P. Fisher, postmast-
er.
PUBLIC LIBRARY -Library and free
reading room in the Town Hall, will be
open every afternoon frim 2 to 5;30
o'clock, and every evening from 7 to
9:30 o'clock. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib-
rarian.
TOWN COUNCIL - George Spotton,
Mayor; D. E. McDohald, Reeve; D.
Bell, William Bone, HHB, Elliott, Theo.
Hall, Geo. McKenzie,.,and • Simon Mit-
chell, Councillors; John F. Groves,
Clerk and Treasurer. ,Board meets first
Monday evening' ,in ,each month at 8
o'clock.
HIGH SCHOOL Boenee-Frank Buchan-
e , (Chairman), Wm. Nicholson, John
Wilson, C. P. Smith, :; W. J. Howson,
John A. McLean, W. F. VanStone.
Dudley Holmes, Secretary. A. Cosens,
treasurer. Board meets second Mon-
day in each month.
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. -C. G. Van
stone, (Chairman), Alex Ross, John
Galbraith, Wm. Moore, P. Camp-
bell, H. E. Isard, Dudley Holmes
A. Tipling. Secretary-Treas., John F,
Gaoves; Meetings secondTuesday even-
ing in each month. •
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS -J. C. Smith
B. A., Specialist in Classics, Principal;
H. A. Percy, S. P. S. Science Master;
G. R Smith, B. A., Specialist in Mathe-
matics; Miss C. E. Brewster, B. A.,
Specialist in Moderns -and History;
Miss B. E. Anderson.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -Joseh
Stalker,, principal, Miss Brock, Miss
Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss Wil-
son, Miss Cummings, and Miss Taylor.
BOARD of HEATH -Geo. Spotton,
(chairman), Richard Anderson, Wm.
Fessant, Alex Porter, John F. Groves,
Secretarsg'Dr. R. C. Redmond, Medical
Health officer.
FARMERS
artloleand
theanyone
wish to�diisnpose of should adver-
tiseor other
the same for sale in the Turas. Onr large
circulation tells and it will bestrange indeed if
yon do not get a customer. We oan'f guarantee
khat on will sell beelines you may ask more
for the article or stook than it le worth. Send
your advertisement to the Times and try this
plan of disposing of roar stook and other
articles,
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and wilt save people the trouble of remitting
for and forwarding advertisements. Lowest
rates will be quoted on application. Leave
„Tr sendgour next work of this kind to the
L'LILE*S OFIFICF. WingIsibnn
The United'States produced 30,305,-
656 barrels of salt last year, according
to recently issued official figures.
CASTOR C)R!A
Por Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
J. D. Chiiman and Joseph Acheson
two well-known' Hamilton men, were
arrested on as eharge f robbing the
Canadian Express Company of $8,000
in September last.
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Residence, Dr, Kennedy t48
Residence, Dr. Calder 151
Dr. Kennedy epoolalizes in Surgery.
Dr. Calder devotes special attention to Die•
eases of the Rye. Ear, Nose and Throat.
Eyes thoroughly tested. Glasses
properly fitted.
DR. AGNEW,
Physician, Surgeon, .so,
Office-Macdonald
over Stoe.Ng cane simpered at e
Da. ROBT. C. REDMOND, M. R.O.S. (Eng)
L. R. 0. P. London. •
PHYSICIAN and SURGBON.
Offioe, With Dr. Chisholm.
R V.NBTONR,
e I ARRISnd pTRR, SOLIOI•TOR, BTC
rateioftinta est.mmortgagey e, tos town and farm
property bought and sold,
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Lesson XiI.—Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. 17, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES..
Text of the Leeson, Neh.• viii, 1.12.
Memory Verses, 2, 3--Cielden Text,�
Pe. XIX, 1 --Commentary Preparedby
Rev. i1. M. Stearns.
Tim temple being Anished and alio
the
wall around the city (chapter vlo
15; E
z. vi, 14, 15), they are better pito
pared to bear the word of God in or•
der to do it, the Lord Jesus said pee
day
when some one said what a bless-
ed woman His mother was. "Yea, rash.
er blessed are they that hear the word
of God and keep it." On another oc-
casion He said, "My mothet and MY
brethren are these which bear the
word
of God and do it" (Luke. xi, 213;
vili, 21). Ezra Was a priest and a
ready scribe in the law of Moses and
had prepared his heart to seek the law
of the Lord and to do it and to teach
it (verses 1, 2; Ez. vii, 8, 10). He
was therefore just the right man to
conduct this Bible conference. It was
attended by both men and women and
all that could bear with understand-
ing (verses 2, ti), and they were an
earnestly attentive congregation. As
In the building of the wail, it was
strikingly suggestive that they should
begin and end at the sheep gate, in-
asmuch as no work will stand that is
not connected with the blood of the
Lamb. So in this lesson it seems most
appropriate that the people should
drink of the living water of the Word
at the water gate (verses 1, 3), or, as
in xii, 37, the fountain gate. In Jer,
13, the Lord calls Eiimself the
fountain o! living waters, and. in Dpl.
v, 20, he is said to sanctify and clealiss
His people with the washing of water
by the word, Compare also Ps. oxen, 9
It was a long session from morning
until midday (verse 3), and they kept
it up from the first day untothe last
day of the feast (verse 18), and
there was very great gladness, with
confession of sin and separation frgm
the world (viii, 17; ix, 1-3). It is in=
teresting to notice just thirteen men
associated with Ezra in verses 2 and
7, and Dr. Butlinger calls attention to
the first use of thirteen as associated
with rebellion (Gen. xiv, 4). ••It was
from the results of persistent rebel-.
lion that Ezra was seeking to lead the
people back to God. It was atthe
thirteenth march around. Jericho -that
the walls fell, and this coming back
to God from alt their wanderings was
like the overthrow of a spiritual Jer-
icho. There were just fourteen with
Ezra, a twice seven, suggesting the
perfection of God's dealings with His
people. There was one with Ezra in-
visible to ordinary eyes, the only one
worth considering. and His great word
of encouragement Is always, "I am
with you" (Ex. til, 12; Josh. i, 5; Judg.
vi, 16; Iva. xii, 10; Hag. 1, 13; 11, 4).
The response of the people and their
attitude before God seem to indicate
that their hearts were right with Sim,
and the heart is everything (II Chron.
xvi. 0; I Sam. xvi. 7).
Beading and exposition of the word
of God are the great need of souls •ev-
erywhere, and verse 8 seems to cover
it simply and fully, "They read in the
book in the law of God distinctly and
gave the sense and caused them to
understand the reading." In Deut.
sxvii, 8; Hab. if, 2, the instructions
were to write plainly that those read-
ing might "run and tell. The way of
Baruch in Jer. Yxxvi, 8, is a good way,
"Reading in the book the words of
the Lord in the Lord's house." Just
the word of . God without , note or
comment or explanation has often
wrought the salvation of a soul by the
power of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes
the Lord uses the human instrument
to open up the word more fully, as in
.the case of Philip and the Etlhlopian
who said to him, "How can I under-
stand except some man should guide
me?" (Acts viii, 30, 31). On the resur-
rection day the Lord Jesus expounded
or interpreted the Scriptures to the
two men with whom He walked to
Emmaus and the same evening open-
ed the understanding of the disciples
that they might understand the Scrip
tures (Luke xxiy, 27, 44, 45).
The words of the Lord, in the power
of the Spirit, as Ezra and the, Levites
taught the people, convinced them of
sin, and they wept, but the same spir-
it who Convinces of sin alto convinces
of righteousness (John xvi, 8-10) and
shows that where there Is true peni-
tence there are the blotting cut of sin
and the imparting of perfect right-
eousness,so that one can say, "In
the Lord have I righteousness and
strength" (Ise. ,null, 25; xiv, 24). Com-
pare II Cor. v, 21; Ilam, x, 4. Our
lesson Chapter is a seventh month
chapter (verses 2, 14), beginning with
the feast of trumpets and etidln„ with
the feast of tabernacles, but between
the tnoc
ane
the great day of atone-
ment (Lev. ,exile, 24, 27, 34), the only
true ground of all real joy (Lev, xvt1..
11; Gal. 111, 13). "lifourn hot nor weep;
neither be ye grieved: neither be ye
sorry" (verses 0, 10, 11), reminds us of
the words of the Lord Jesus to peni-
tent sinners, "Son, be of good cheer:
daughter, "be of good (•ht'tar' (11ntt
lx, 2, 22, IL V.). We think also of tile
Ethiopian who went 00 Ills way re -
Soloing, of the jailer atel lila household
Met rejoit'ed, bellerine in (led: of the
freal' joy inSetnari0, tnf the joy 111
.stn over 0110 sinner that ra'pentet:rt
9r
!afl,, est? ..alt ,,.
r , the r
i'the , Will' i' It it re a ,i tlsee of
el t rye be:iot er (Arts veil, 8, 30; xvi, 31;.
Lu eV, 7,10; Itonl, 3,y, 1,0l I liet,