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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-08-17, Page 7Sunday School Lesson SAMUEL (International Uniform Sunday School Lesson, August 20) Goldon Text “Serve the Lord with all your Jieart” 1 Samuel1’ 12:20 LESSON PASSAGE: I Samuel 1-10 12: 1-4. O give me Samuel’s mind, A sweet unmurmuring faith, ■Obedient and resigned To Thee in life and death, Thait I may read with childlike eyes Truths 'that are hidden from the wise No Open Vision There are cycles in religion just as in business, time of stagnation alter­ nating with periodic progress. There nre tides of the spirit, both ebb and flow. So far (the twentieth century has not been altogether favorable to spiritual religion. The. achievements of science tended to make man have confidence in himself rather than in God. The War released passions and accustomed human minds to cruelty .and the effect upon religion was adverse. Then came a period of pros­ perity when to> many people business was religion and prosperity was ■God’s smile. .Suddenly in October 1929, hard economic tacts brought a crash and man’s confidence in his own wisdom suffered eclipse. Since then there has been much honest searching of heart. Many have dis­ covered the truth of the old teach­ ings that life does not consist in- the abundance of what we possess. Hap­ piness does not come from what we have or what we do but from what we are. Many have felt anew their ■dependence upon God, and have turned to Christ for guidance. The tide is beginning to come in. There is more honest, frank discussion of religion this year than there has been for many years. Men are talk­ ing religion in trains and in offices; ■women are telling their experiences over the teacups. Ministers say that they find people more responsive to preachings and that they are having .many interviews with searchers after religious peace and power. These periodic cycles were observed in an­ cient Israel. Under Eli there was no open vision.' Then came Samuel to speak fearlessly in the name of the Lord. Samuel’s Cai’I, 2-7 Could you recount your most viv­ id religious experience in lies* than two hundred words? Would you re­ quire to use objective language to describe a subjective experience? Would you use 'Samuel’s figure of a voice or would the word of Jesus about the felt but unseen wind blow­ ing upon the soul be more appro* priate? 'Socrates heard a voice speak Ing from within. Augustine heard a voice speaking form without. Lan­ guage is clumsy and in adequate for describing deep spiritual experiences but toe story of Samuel makes it clear that in one night the great ex-1 perience of first hand dealings with God was unmistakably known. Sam-1 uel was probably twelve to fourteen years.of age at J-he time. The peak! age for .church .membership -is now| about fourteen. Formerly it was six­ teen, but it has been gradually com­ ing down. It is in adolescence that young people are most idealistic and altrustic. It is then that life’s great decisions are made; religion, voca­ tional and social choices influencing the ’ rest of life are fixed. If young people do not join the church by sixteen, the chances are thirty to' one that they will never join. So state modern church records. Tests of Religious Experience, 0 10 A business man, sleeping in a ho­ tel two thousand miles from home had a very vivid experience of Christ coming to him in a dream. He woke up at three o’clock in the. morning and analyzed the experince and con­ cluded that it was a nightmare. So , he, stated frankly though half 're­ gretfully, “I turned the Lord down.” If he had probed a little deeper he the EXETER TIMES-A^VOCATE THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1033 THAT DEPRESSED FEELING IS LARGELY LIVER Wake up your Liver Bile —Without Calomel .. You are feeling punk" simply because vour uXS'i lf»n PourlnS 1.ts daily two pounds of liquid are6 h^fhyh»r.bQWB>a' IJ1h'estion and elimination be?ng^dBon«?ered’ aiu* your ™tire system is What you need is a liver stimulant. Some- thing that goes farther than salts, mineral water? vl^ative candy or chewing gum or roughage which only move the bowels—ignoring the real cause of trouble, your liver. +„?i“keM.Ca,rter1’s .Ijiver Pills- Purdy vege- tablo. No harsh calomel (mercury). Safe. Sure. Ask ,f?r„nh?rn b'y, name- Refuse substitutes. 85c. at all druggists. 53 might have seen that it was his own hunger of heart that led to the chal­ lenge coming, even though the dream was caused by dietetic indis­ cretion. In any case, at was not meaningless and might have been capitalized for decision and action. A New Testament writer told his converts to test the spirits. We are not to be at the mercy of every whim and impulse. We expect to receive guidance but we have to check our I guidance. Is it unselfish? It it for toe good of (ethers, as well as for I ourselves? Is it in keeping with the teaching and example of Christ? Is it spasmodic or is it an advance up-, on previous trends? Samuel heard God’s voice three times and became so convinced that it was a great hour for the soul that he replied Speak; for they servant heareth This dramatic midnight experience does not discount the influence ot his godly mother, the teaching oi Eli and the temple associations. They all were contributory to his crisis moment. A young person who does not attend church is almost cer­ tain not to be a Christian. Environ­ ment counts. Samuel’s Challenge We are familiar with the days of our youth, but often we are curious wondering about our old age. In this lesson about -Samuel we have two close-ups, one in youth and one in age and the two are closely related In laying down his public responsi­ bilities, Samuel challenged his con­ stituents to convict him of one dis­ honest or dishonorable action. Had, he been avaricious? Had he been un­ just in his decisions? Such confi­ dence did he have in his integrity that he offered to restore anything that he had taken without 'warrant in right and equity. In re­ cent years there have been many In­ vestigations into the conduct of pub­ lic men. 'Stark graft has been uncov­ ered. Suspicious actions intended tc remain secret have been exposed Honored names have speedily become dishonored. Men on fin­ ancial thrones have abdicated hur­ riedly. Sometimes business actions are classified in three categories ■honest, dishonest and 'law-honest. All things legal are not necessarily mor­ ally right. As a rule, if we follow our own consciences as to what Is right we do not need to feat* the judgment of others. A safe guide is “When in -doubt, don’t.” In a law court, sometimes when the verdict is “Not Guility” it only means that the charge is unproved There is. still a measure of doubt and., suspicion remaining for street corn­ er adjudication. In the case of Sam­ uel, there was no border land of doubt. After long years as a judge and teacher, he was given an absol­ utely clean bill of moral health. He had neither defrauded, oppressed or grafted. He could hold up his head honored in old age. Those who are able to maintain their integrity from youth ito age have great reasok to thank God for their lifelong help. Speak to me, Christ, amid earth’s sin and riot, That I may hear Thy Love’s sweet pleading near, Bring my spirit quiet’. Questions for Discussion 1. Which has greater influence upon a child, teacher or mother? 2. Are early or late conversions more effective? 3. 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EDITORIAL Let us Help on a bit.»•••»*• And now for the corn roasts.*!***••* * Encourage to the limit the growth of the last hill of potatoes.* ****** * No country gets rich on ballyhoo, not even the United States. ******** And still there are fools who will rush into bathing places when the undertow is busy. ******** Those who fancy that the coming winter will be an easy one had better revise their opinions. A. Queer Chap Unicle Sam is queer. ,He wants to dictate the terms on which other nations carry on but resolutely refuses, to take any responsi­ bility for welfare of other nations He wishes to reap all the bene­ fit without incurring any risk. He wishes to slide on the other fellow’s cellar door but he wont do his bit in keeping the sliding board strong and safe and smooth. It’s high time that the United States took “Up the whitemail's burden, Had done with childish days, The lightly-proffered laurel- The easy, ungrudged praise.”»*• * * * * * And now comes word that there is a buyer’s strike. Someone started the word that good times had come to stay. A great num­ ber of big busines folk with well-stocked shelves or ware houses, said something like this “There are more dollars moving. Of each of those dollars we’ll take toll,” and the way they set about getting more '.cash was by.raising prices with no other intention than that of getting more money. The price-raising, for the most part, was arbitrary and unreasonable. In many cases there was no occasion in the world for the raise in prices. It was simply a money grab rather than an effort to do' real merchandising. Well, the public has been doing some thinking and simply is refusing to buy. And the public is right. Prosperity that is permanent is based on jus­ tice. *** ***** PLEASE NOTE Farmers are delighted that their harvest is proving to be somewhat better than they expected. That- is the word we hear everywhere. But let no one be deceived. While the yield per sheaf or per load is satisfactory there is a shortage, of loads and of sheav­ es, At least that is the word that we received from a great many good farmers. This means that the farmer whose farm is clear or debt will be able to keep from going into debt. But what of the farmer who has heavy monetary obligations to meet, What of the farm who has obligations remaining over from last year?” What of the farmer who looked to this year’s harvest for a crop that would save farm and home for him? That is the situation that simply must be faced. It is folly to ignore facts. Yet in the face of this situation some big fellows had the unmitigated gall and the unbe­ lieved short-eightedness to raise prices. **•••••• INSTRUCTIVE The writer was out on the highway the other day with a party of friends. One of those Michigan drivers passed when the traffic was pretty heavy at a clip of about 65. “Pity the traffic officer did not show up!” thoughtful age commented. “Those Michigan birds don't care for an officer!” rash youtn remarked. ‘Tipshow him something in the way of speed as soon as the traffic clears,” suggested the driver as his speedometer rose to 60. There’s the cop and he’s after that Michigander!” exclaimed rash youth and the race was on. And Michigan slowed down to 3 5 and the driver kept to the same rate.*- For five miles the reason­ able pace was kept. Then the officer turned and was soon lost to sight. Michigan at once rose to &5 and the pace that murders was again on. Did that officer ’phone ahead that a silly potential mur­ derer was on his deadly path? We hope so. ******** TWO SIDES TO THE STORY Just now a good deal of attention is being directed to the affairs .of Kingston Penetentiary. So far the stories told would give the impression that the prisoners in that great institution are treated with unbelieved barbarity. To read most of what is writ­ ten one is lead to think that the officials of that great prison are ghouls and the officers savages with the whiteman’s skill to torture added to the passion of the savage. All that seems strange to us. For do we not live in the land of Blake and MacKenzie and Laurier and MacDonald and Mowai and Whitney? What about ex-prime minister and our present Prime Minister and such men as Guthrie and Henry. These are fair minded citizens. We know-what has bae-n said on the side of the accusers. What about the other side? Suppose we suspend judgement till we .have heard both sides of the case? That is but fair. , We simply ask our readers to say what should be done in the way of amendment before too much is said by way of condemnation of the present system. No doubt but every guard and warden should be a criminologist and and a psychologist and psychiatrist, before he attempts to help the criminal to mend his ways. Are the prison’s critics prepared to make such a provision? No doubt the men consigned to the prison because of infraction of the laws of so­ ciety should be docile and willing to co-operate in the good work of their being made over into good citizens. But are they? Ask any­ one that knows. In the meantime the criminal being what he is and society what it is let us plod along till the more excellent way ot dealing with the prisoner emerges, thanks to the coming of new light and the exercise of our own intelligence. Snap judgements will get us but a little way. PIONEERS Are those who dared too think and act apart To stand aloof the things that others start, ■Charting themselves into some unknown realm, Of undiscovered thought, with no one at the helm; That THEY may lay their hands upon the wheel And guide it’s destiny to those who do not feel The mental urge that 'leads to plains anove The common things of earth. This is their love, This their passion’s goal, that they may steer Men’s souls a little higher, into, another sphere. To further broaden their horizontal scope, And set their course beyond the realm of hope. To look behind the veil of mystery, To find a wio-rld more near to certainty. That they may breathe the atmosrhere that goes To clarify the source of eartkly woes. That mortal minds may scale another rung, Of which the ancient bards have ever sung. And earned praise, that goes from lip to lip, Resigns to them command and leadership. FRANK W. K. TOM BOY LEAVES HOME Charles Sheardown, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sheardown of Goderich, left home last week without notifying his parents or any­ one else. The parents are quite anx­ ious as to his whereabouts. ROWE—GEIGER A pretty wedding took place on Wednesday, August 2nd, when Miss Euloine Rannie, only daughter of Mrs. Lydia Geiger and the late Rev. A, E. Geiger, becafme the bride of Mr. Albert Percival Rowe, son of Mr. Thomas Rowe and the late Mrs. Rowe, of Little Current, Ontario. To the strains of wedding music suppli­ ed by Miss Elizabeth Rennie, aunt of the bride, the couple tooh their place under an arch of pink and white. The bride was given in mar­ riage by her brother, Newell Geiger The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. M. Geiger, of Welland, as­ sisted by Rev. S. R. Knechtel, of Kitchener, both uncles of the bride The bride was lovely in an ankle­ length gown of white silk crepe and carried a bouquet of Johanna Hill roses. After congratulations, Mr Newell Geiger sang “I love you ■truly.” The house was attractively decorated with glad-oil, petunias snap-dragons and roses. The buffet luncheon was served from the table centred with wedding cake. After the reception Mr. and Mrs. Rowe left by motor for a honeymoon in Manitoulin Island. For travelling the- bride wore a suit of blue flat crepe, with white liat and accessor­ ies to' match. TENNIS rub in Minard’s Sales Agants: Harald P. Ritchie & Co. Ltd..Toronto Tennis is vigorous exercise. Often­ times it will "catch” you some­ where. Rub in Minard’s. Pain and stiffness vanish. Minard’s will heal up a sore skin, a cut, wound or burn. Will take the poison out of insect bites. Great stuff! Made for 50 years by Minard’s Liniment Co., Ltd., Yarmouth, N.S. 35 LOCAL WHEAT CROP GOOD St. Marys district is more fortun­ ate than some Western Ontario counties in its grain crop this year. An East Nissouri farmer, who threshed 1600 bushels this -week told the Journal Argus yesterday that it was the best crop he evar had, including 650 bushels wheat, the balance being oats end barley Another farmer said he had 1600 bushels of wheat off 40 acres. Wheat in general has been very good around here. The present local mar­ ket price is eighty cents.—-St. Marys Journal-Argus. Guianan Kahonal TORONTO AUG. 25 to SEPT. 9, 1933 The World’s Largest Annual Exhibition Opens FRIDAY, August 25th—55th Consecutive Year "MONTEZUMA” Colossal dramatic production—1500 costumed characters— 1000-foot stage. Mexico of the early 16th Century. Opening performance, Monday, August 28th MARATHON SWIMS WOMEN’S, 10 miles, Opening Day OPEN, 15 miles, Wed. August 30th • MILITARY TATTOO Massed bands including famous band of His Majesty’s Scots Guards—Traveling Troudadours on Music Day, Thursday, August 31st. © WORLD’S PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SCULLING RACE The champion, Ted Phelps from England comes to defend his title against the famous Bob Pearce. An outstanding sports event of international importance. Friday, September 1st. Inestimable Wealth of Educational and Recreational Attractions Unique and costly displays from Canada and foreign lands ... Eric the Robot in the Electrical Building . . . Chas. Noe Daly arms collection in the Fashion Building. .. Mammoth Horse Parade . . . International Horse Show, International Dog and Cat Shows . . . Trans-continental Bicycle Race . . . Thirty out­ standing vaudeville acts .. . National Motor Show (advance models of 1934)... Fashion Show... Skyograms... Wonders of the world on a mile-long midway. <» o • Downtown official free information bureau. List of carefully selected and approved private homes available to out-of-town exhibition visitors. 46 Yonge Street, ’Phone EL. 7816. Be sure to make early reservations for the grandstand pageant "Montezuma”. Opening performance on Monday, August 28. Reserved seats 50c., 75c. and $1.00. Box seats $1.50 (5 Chairs in each box). Mail cheque to Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. Low rates on all transportation lines—special excursion days arranged— consult local agents. W. INGLIS, H. W. WATERS, President. General Manager.