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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-01-16, Page 3FHE EXETER TJMES-APVOCATE Sunday School lessonIf r BROMO QUININE THUlWDAVt WM’MX W«i, W 4 part of the land of Israel, He did not use soft words, but told the nak­ ed*, unsparing truth, warping the Pharisees as a “generation of vip­ ers," and challenging them to prove that they were really repenting and ready for an utterly changed life. He condemned greed, graft and corruption, looting by soldiers and told various classes of people exact­ ly what to do if they would live righteously. The multitudes began to 'think that this man was the Messiah, Christ Himself. At once John repudiated this saying: “I indeed baptize yon with water, but One mightier than 1 cometh, the Jatchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: He shall baptize you. with the Holy Ghost and with fire , . . will gather the wheat into His garner; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire," Then Jesus Himself 'came to John to be baptized—not because He had any sins to repent of, but because t * JESUS PREPARES FOR MIS WORK Sunday, Jan. jo-^-Luke 3:1 to 4:15, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve, (Hulte 4:8). (Seven centuries ’before Christ was born, the /prophet Isaiah said that tbe voice of a man would cry in the wilderness “Prepa're ye the way pf the Lord, mahe straight in the des­ ert a highway for oar God." Crook­ ed places should be made straight, and rough places plain, he said. ‘And the glory of the Lord shall be re- vealed, and all flesh shall see it to- I gether; for the mouth of the Lord ”,9hath spoken jt." (Isa. 40:3-5,) What did this mean? Isaiah himself 'probably did not know fully what it i-means, for Peter tells us that the Old Testament prophets' “who 'prophesied of the grace that l He was taking His place as a man should come," searched, “what, or» among men, an Israelite, identifying ..........I Himself with Israel and all mankind “for thus,” He said, “it becometh to fulfil all righteousness" (Matt. 3:15.) Immediately after His baptism the heavens were opened, and the Holy /Spirit “descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon* Him and a voice came from heaven, which said, 'Thou art My beloved 'Son; in Thee I am well .pleased." Thus Christ, who* was both the Lord of glory and at the same time “the Lamb slain from the founda-| tion of the world" (Rev. 13:8), be­ gan His public ministry, preparatory to dying for the sins of the world. Satan was watching, and he hatedi Christ; for /Satan was the highest of God’s angels,* fallen through pride and sin, and permitted to be the the 'usurping prince or god of this world (John 12:31; 2 Cor. 4:4). Satan had lost his original /perfec­ tion and dominion by sinning (Isa. 14:1112-15; Ezek. 28:12-15); when the first Adam was given dominion, Satan caused his fall and loss of that dominion; and now Satan hop­ ed to the same with “the last Adam" —Christ Himself (I Cor. 15:45-47). God permitted and directed that testing or tempting of His Son by the should come," searched, what manner of time the -Spirit of Christ which was in them did sig­ nify, when it testified/ beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow." (1 Peter 1;I1O-11.) He was foretelling the coming of John the Baptist, of whom Luke writes in this lesson that he came “preaching the baptism of re­ pentance for the remission of sins; as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, “The voice of one crying in the wil­ derness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.” Jesus Christ was the Messiah of Israel, foretold throughout the Old Testament, but also the .Saviour of the world. Isaiah and John the Baptist proclaimed the Gospel, that “all flesh shall see the .salvation of God." Aged -Simeon declared it when he saw the Babe Jesus (Lu. 2:30-32.) The universal Gospel of ■ Jesus /Christ, which is the only Gos­ pel, is the message of 'the whole Bible, as in Psalm 9 Sv 2, and Romans 10:11.12. John was one of the greatest preachers and evangelists this world has ever known. The Lord Himself said so (Matt. 11:11.) Vast multi­ tudes flocked to hear him from every adversary, that it might be demoiK stratad once for all that Christ, tho’ temped, could sot be defeated—for He could pot sin. It was after forty days of fasting in the wilderness or desert, when Christ’s body, a truly human body, was suffering from hunger, that the devil came at Him and said: “If Thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.” This was a direct temptation to un­ belief, For God had Said, immed­ iately after the baptism, “This IS My beloved (Son, in whom I am well pleased" (Matt 3:17), Satan said, “If," while God had said “Is”; and for Christ to have worked a miracle by turning stone into bread to see “if" GOd’s word was true would have been to question or doubt the word of God. Our Lord answered by quoting, as God’s infallible word: “It is written, That man shall not live /by bread1 alone, but by every word of God.” This was from Deu­ teronomy 8:3, that part of the Bible most attacked by the Higher Critics, (The devil repeated his attacks, and next offered to give Christ the rulership of all the kingdoms of the world1 ifl He would only worship him. This was an empty offer or boast by Satan, for he is, temporar­ ily, the prince or god of this world, and the time is coming, as the Bible plainly predicts, when Satan will raise up a world Emperor or Beast whom all the world will worship (Rev, 13:11-18.) Again Christ defeated Satan by quoting (Scripture: “Thou shalt wor­ ship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou, serve." Now Satan quoted Scripture to Christ, asking Him1 to substitute for faith and cast Himself down from a pinnacle of the temple, trusting God’s angels to bear Him up. Again Christ defeated the Adversary: “It is said, Thou shall not tempt the Lord thy God." It is significant, as Dr. Robert *C. McQuilkin has pointed out, that when Satan quoted,.Psalm 91:12, he carefully refrained from quoting the next verse, which tells us that Christ is to tread the'serpent under foot. YOUTH fqunr guilty Deciding an Interesting point of law, Magistrate Hawkshaw, in coun­ ty police court, ruled that Mil'ton Robinson, Lucan youth, was guilty of stealing 25 bags of grain from bis employer, Roy Fairless, Lucan grain dealer. He was remanded to Jail one week for sentence. Police 'claimed that Robinson took grain ’belonging to Hairless and concealed it in a barn rented by his employer Eldon Mitchell, lawyer for Robinson, claimed that the prosecution had failed to prove Fairless owned the grain. He raised an -unusual point of when he claimed that there been no theft, even if .Fairless the owner. He said the grain still in Fairless’ -possession, because it had been left in his barn. Magistrate Hawkshaw ruled that the grain had been hidden in the 'barn and Hairless*, who was the owner, had been deprived of the use and benefit of it, which constituted theft. Mayer Lerner prosecuted the- case.' Robinson was arrested by Provincial Constable Ben Milligan shortly after it was alleged he had tried to make arrangements to have the grain tak­ en away by a trucker. Robinson will also face a charge of conversion of $2 when he pears in court next week. <3rpyp*s does this four thing* nec^swy tn HU « quickly; opens the bowel*, combats the cold germ* and fpvtfr in the system, relieves the headache and ”grippyv feeling, tens* up the entire system. Ar all Druggists. A?k for Grove’s, They re ip a white box. DEPRESSION IN 1948 E X / That Stab-Like Pain In the Small of the Back w ilty M ft] <5 sss sil also law had was •was ap- the total con- The poll- NEW SETTLERS IN PEACE RIVER Many of the settlers in the dried out areas of Alberta and Saskatche­ wan have gone up to the bush coun­ try in “Peace River"” where they opened up new settlements.. It was heartbreaking to have to pull up from their old homes and start life anew but there was* nothing else to do. Im that new district money is a rare thing for these new settlers have little crop-land cleared yet. What little money there is has to 'be carefully kept to buy rubbers and mitts and wool, salt and baking pow­ der, A good many folks in that dis­ trict actually limit the grocery bill to these two items, with sometimes a little white flour thrown in as a luxury. But they must eat and they do with a menu something like this: Moose-meat when they can get it, potatoes and turnips, and bread made from brown whole-wheat flour home grown and home-ground. Sy­ rup from sugar-beets was used for sugar, and homesteaders’ coffee was made from roasted wheat or barley. It is a marvel how people can live “off the land" when they have to. None of these people though living under most stressful conditions are on relief. No doubt however they would not be averse to receiving contributions of clothing for children. FORMER M» L. A, DIES Alexander Daniel McLean, former M. L. A. for North Middlesex died on Friday, at his- home in Alisa Craig from a heart ailment. Mr. Me* Lean has not been in good health for some years. He was 56. A Prom­ inent McGillivray Township farmer Mr McjLean was elected to the Ontar­ io Legislature on the U. F. O,'ticket in 1926 defeating his Conservative opponent, George Elliott, by jority 1930. Mr. Craig, married Edy.the McGeary, also of McGillivray Township. Mr. McLean was the first presi­ dent of the Ailsa Craig United Farm­ ers Co-operative Association, an of­ fice which he held until 1929, He was a leader in the United Church, Deceased moved to Ailsa Craig from the farm about three years ago. He is survived by seven children, ■of 1,264. He served a ma- until McLean was born at May 12, ‘1880. In 1903 Alisa he their Those sharp pains, those quick twinges, those dull, aching pains are a warning your kidneys aie weak and sick—a warning that should not go unheeded. Do not delay when your back starts to ache and pain. Prompt action may save you years of suffer­ ing from kidney trouble if you will only put your kidneys right and keep them right by using Doan’s Kidney Pills. Others have, no doubt, been saved from years of kidney misery’Ey their use. Why not you! “Good prosperity” in 1936-1939 followed ‘by -a two-year lull and in 19'4.8" a worse depression than the one we have just emerged from” is predicted by Herbert C. Powell, chief statistician of the Toronto Hydro' Electric, who said he forecast the dates of the market panics in 1907 and 19 29 within 2 days and the up­ turn in July 1935, exactly. Mr. Powell, who made his fore­ cast in an address to the Canadian Progress Club, said: “The law of averages brings forecasting within 10 per cent, of the truth. Business executives need training—they have forgotten how to think." He added “anything that is a real success is under one-man control.” ANNUAL REPORT The .annual financial report of Hay Township Farmers’ Mutual 'Fire Insurance Company for the year end­ ing December 31st, 1935, shows the Company had a very successful year as the fires and losses were kept low' by the policy holders, and only one large amount of nearly 84,000. appeared on the report. . All losses are $ 6,0/78.00, which is siderable less than last year. Company has at present 2.028 cies in force covering insurance of $7,859,170. The financial end is al­ so very healthy with total cash and bond assets of $58,223.82. The total net Premium Note residue is $207,- 092.89. While the liabilities such as losses not "adjusted and unearned premiums on all outstanding risks is $5,033.95, The total expenses of management for the year was. $2,- '5‘23j5'3. The annual meeting of the Company will 'be held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on Monday. January 27th, at 2 o’clock p.m, When the annual business will be transacted. The following are the officials: Al­ bert Hendricks, President; George Armstrong, Vice-President; Secret tary-Treasurer, Herbert K. *Eilber, and the Agent, William Lamont. -—Zurich Herald Burglars who 'broke into a ware­ house were- so businesslike that pas­ sers-by thought they were working doing a spot of overtime. It was af­ terwards found they had been stock­ taking. BURIED AT PARKHILL Mrs. John Following a short illness, Caroline I. Grieve, widow of Grieve, former Liberal M. L. A., for North Middlesex, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank S. Harley, 240 St. George St, London. She was in her 78th year. Mrs. Grieve was born at Greenway, near Parkhill. She moved to Lon­ don to live with Her daughter, fol­ lowing the death of her husband in 1920. She was a member of Knox United Church. Surviving are one son, Thomas R. Grieve, Winnipeg, and two daughters, Mrs. Frank E. Harley and Miss Marjorie Grieve, both in [London, T-unerhl services "Were ’held on Sat­ urday last at 1 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Harley, following which the remains were taken to Parkhill where services were held ‘in the St. Paul’s United Church. to get the Dr. W. . Neville, H. Camp- UNIVERSITY OF W. O. TO MARK 60TH BIRTHDAY Preliminary preparations for a celebration of the University of. Western Ontario’s 60 th anniversary —an anniversary still two years away—have been launched by the college board of governors. The charter which brought West­ ern University into being was issu­ ed by the Ontario Government in 1878. The anniversary celebration will be in 193 8. A committee appointed plans started consists of: Sherwood Fox, Dr. K. P. Dr. A- J- 'Slack., Dr. F. J. bell, Dr. C. C. Waller, Rev. Fr. Bren­ nan, E. A. Miller, and A. R. Ford. Western University, later chang­ ed to the University of Western On­ tario, had its start in the Anglican divinity college, Huron College. The charter issued bjr the Ontario Gov­ ernment opened the arts university. In 190'7, it ceased to be denomina­ tional in any way, when the charter was taken over by the city. From its inception until the summer of 1924, its site was the present Huron College. 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