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The Wingham Advance Times, 1928-07-05, Page 7tursday, July 5111, 1928 You can tell a good driver by the mileage he gets from his tires OMB fellowsare sure rough on tires --slam on LI the brake and slide a yard or two in stopping -- drop in the clutch and spin the rear wheels in starting—speed round corners and skid. 'It may save a few minutes running time -it may even look a little "showy" to the man on the side- walk—but ide-walkbut the real driver knows that it means miles off the running life of the tires. Good tires will give unbelievable miles of service if you treat them right. Drive sanely. Come in and let us put the gauge on the valves once a week—under inflation means certain trouble. Let us examine the casings regularly for embedded flints and nails. This service will save dollars on your year's car expense. DOINI'N TDEPOT BELGRAVE W I1�1G1-iA1Vl, W. C. LEPARD J. A. YOUNG ' GORRIE—R. H. CARSON & SON 177 .,ted try A OH WINGHAM AI)VAl+tl T> Ill~ itary bands, and has a martial ring if not played too slowly. Perhaps it is not intrinsically a very good tune, some musiciznsicriticise it adversely, and a fesv of the most care fully edited hymn -tune books have,of tate Years omit}ed it altogether, The last editions of Hymns Ancient and Modern' leave it out, although it was included in earlier editions; The Eng- lish Hymnal does not, contain it at all, though the Methodist Hymn Boole, edited by Sir Frederick Bridge, and the Presbyterian ' "Book of Praise" both have it set to "Fight the good fight" and other Hymns, It has been a popular tune, however and even if it is not very first rate music might have, been concededto the public taste, in books .intended •to be popular. The Rev. William Boyd, its corn - poser, died recently (February,x6) at the advanced age of eighty-three. Of Scottish parentage he was born in Jamaica; and at an early age was sent to England, where he received his el- ementary education at Hurstpierpont, his tutor being the Reverend Sabine Baring Gould, author of "onward Christian Soldiers," "Through the night of doubt and sorrow," and the composer, of the tune $udoxia to an- other of his hymns,, "Now the day is over?' He won an organ scholarship which admitted him to Worcester College Oxford, where he played the organ, as well as at St. Edmund Hall, Pem- broke College ,and Trinity College in, the sarne university. After his ordination he filled sever- al appointments before being appoint- ed vicar of All Saints Parish, Norfolk Square, London, Eng. His musical knowledge enabled him to get up beautifully rendered musical services, and his church was always attended by notable people interested in sac- red music. Some of the best known musicians were his friends, including the famous C. Gounod and Sir Arthur Sullivan. As .years came on he lost his eyesight, arid in 1918 resigned his charge. A talented wife and four chil- dren tenderly cared for him in the then succeeding years of trial. He wrote his tune Pentecost at the request'of his old tutor, _Mr, $, Baring; Gould, who was arranging a. service for colliers at Whitsuntide in his Yorkshire parish, and wanted a tune for the hymn "Conte gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove." Mr. Boyd composed the tune for that occasion, and that hymn, hence its name Pentecost. Among the musical Yorkshire people the tune soon became well known.- Sir nown -Sir Arthur Sullivan heard it sung there, and one day chancing to meet. Mr. Boyd in the street, greeted slim with;. "My dear Billy, I've seen a tune of yours which I must have! Sir Arthur was then editing the new edition of "Church Hymns" issued by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, and wanted a tune for Mr. Monsell's hymn, which had ap- peared a few years previously. Mr. Boyd granted Sir Arthur's re- quest then and there, but was dismay- ed when he found his tune had been •divorced front the words for \which it was written and given to : a ' new unknown hymn. Time however prov- ed that the change was a wise one, for if played "in sprightly time, it is vastly better suited to "Fight the good fight," than to the great,, solemn Whitsuntide hymn, though the name of the tune is puzzling to those una- ware of its history. The words of dur hymn, so well fit- ted for Dominion Day services, were written by the Rev. Dr, J. S, Bewley. Monsell, son of an Archdeacon of Londonberry, Ireland, educated in law and divinity at Trinity College, Dublin, Chancellor of Connor diocese and afterwards rector of Guildford in the diocese of Wroxeter, Eng, While rebuilding .his parish church he fell ,1 from the roof and, was killedin 1875. He wrote some valuable devotional and instruction books and composed a large number of good hymns, in- cluding "Holy offerings, rich and 'rare," 'Lord of the living harvest," ''"God is love, that 'anthem olden," "Sing to the 'Lord a joyful song„ "I. hunger and I thirst," -some three hundred in all, Fight the good might, Christ is thy Strenghth, and Christ thy Right; t Lay hold on life, and it shall be Thy joy and crown eternally. Run the straight race through God's good grace, Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face; Life with its way before us lies, Christ is the path, and Christ the prize. Cast care aside, lean on thy Guide, fight with all thy Hisboundless mercy will provide; Trust, ' and thy trusting soul shall prove Christ is its life, and Christ its love. Faint not nor fear, His Arms are near, He changeth not, and thou art dear; Only believe, and thou shalt see That Christ is all in all to thee. 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GOLDEN TEXT. -Be thou faithful unto death, and I Will give thee the. crown of life.—Rev. 2: 30, THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING, Time.--The''martydronl of Stephen took place A.D. 36, Place, -Stephen was storied tome - Where outsidethe wall of Jerusalem, Stepen The Martyr Trow when: they heard these thing's, they were cut to the heart, They, the People of the Law, whose entire Sleep Insurance for ,ly,' Wee : y travelers' If you are planning a trip by aeroplane, :automobile, boat, bus, bicycle or railway. train —_surely your object, is to have a good time. The only" logical end 4 ' a. perfect day is a goodnight's sleep, and no time is a good time if you've get to wander around from pillar to post trying to find a bedroom. That happens too often. Ensure a good night's sleep by telephoning ahead for a room. It is the only sure way. 'The very fact of hav- ing removed the doubt will make you light-hearted -- more more' capable of enjoying your trip. Spirit, God's Holy Spirit, possessed by Stephen in full ineasnre, not only gave hire courage to face the San- hedrin and mental power to address them, but clarified his spiritual vis- ion so that he could see heaven, and the Father and the Son, Looked up steadfastly into heaven. Stephen was not trembling with fear but was steady and ,calm, , That was because Inc soul was fixed on things above. And saw the glory of God. Stephen had just called God "the Godof glory" (verge 2) : now he saw that glory. And Jesus standing on the right hand of God. Jesus had pro-' phesied that hereafter He shoal), be seen. "sitting :at the right hand of Power," (Mark 14: 62.) And said, Behold, I see the heav- ens, opened, and' the . Son of man standing on the right .hand of God. Stephen was in the council chamber of the Sanhedrin, but in his ecstatic vision the ceiling melted away, and. the sky above it was cleft through, and he perceived the heaven of heav- ens, the central abode of Jehovah:°. But they cried out with loud voice and stopped their ears. When Jesus, ,in the presence of the Sanhedrin, as- serted Himself tobe the Son of God, all the Senators were filled with hor-_ ror at what they regarded as blas- phemy, and, at once voted Him guilty of that crime which was punishable by death. And rushed upon him with one accord. "Stephen's death was a 'Murder in which. Sanhedrin elders, and people became `a brutal, mob, And they cast him out of the city. The law of Moses (Lev, •24:.,14); re- quired that executions by stoning should take place outside the camp; Christ was crucified outside the walls of Jerusalem. And stoned him. This r the characteristic Jewish mode of ex- 83 ecution, was at least more merciful than the Roman crucifixion which Christ endured. And the witnnesses laid •down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.. ; The. law required at least two witnesses .unfaithful to the law. And they who would testify to personal 'know - gnashed on him with their teeth. ledge' of the guilt of the accused, and They raged similarly at Peer when 'the knowledge that they themselves he charged there with being murders must start the stoning. , of the11 Mcssiah, (Acts 5: 33), ,but And they •stoned Stephen, calling were restrained by Gantaliel, upon' the Lord. In that mortal crisis, full of the Holy a man would invoke no one less thae. God Himself; arid. thus Stephen made it plain that he held Jesus to be God. Any saying, Lord Jesus, receive ,my spirit. Perhaps Stephen had heard Jesus on the cross, when about to die, cry "Father, unto Thy hands 1 commend My spirit." Now he ad- dressed the Baine cry to Christ him- self, And he kneeled' down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge, Thus (Luke 23:46) Christ cried "with a loud voice" just before Ile died. And when he had said this he fell asleep. A pec- uliarly effffective ending (especially in the original) to the scene 61 storm and stress, Saul the Persecutor. And 'Saul was consenting unto his death. Nott that the stoning re- quired Saul's consent; but he coun- tenanced the awful deed. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jer- usalem. This was the large body of Christians in Jerusalem, including .the few disciples at Christ's death. And they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. life, in all its minutest details, was devoted to its strictest observance, had been declared by Stephen 'to De But he, being ,....And devout men. burled Stephen, and made great lamentation over 11 is not said that these devout nen"' were Christians, Int surely no one else would have dared to give burial to one whom the Jewish mob had stoned to death with so many tokens of hatred and abhorrence. But Saul laid waste the church, en- tering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison. There were too 'many to bring into court at once, 'so that most of them were committed tothe foul Eastern prisons pending trial. And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and heat in every synagogue - them that believed on Thee, This is a bit out of Paul's message from Jesus which he re- ceived, in vision after he had gone to Jerusalem as a Christian and fell into a trance while praying in the temple, And when the blood of .Stephen thy/ witness was shed, I also wa. standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him. 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