Zurich Herald, 1942-02-26, Page 6SUNDAY
SCHOOL
LESSON
LESSON IX.
THE PARABLES BY THE SEA,
Matthew 13; Mark 4:1-34; Luke
8:1-18.
PRINTED TEXT
Mark 4:26.32; Matt. 13:44-50.
GOLDEN TEXT.—Never man
so spoke. John 7:46,
THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING
Time, ---Autumn, A.D. 28.
Place.—At the Sea of Galilee.
Growth of Spirit
26, "And he said, So is the
kingdoau of God, as if a man
should cast seed upon the earth;
27. and should sleep and rise night
and day, and the seed should
spring up and grow, he knoweth
not how. 28. The earth beareth
fruit of herself; first the blade,
then the ear, then the full grain
in the ear. 29. But when the
fruit is ripe, straightway he put-
teth forth the sickle. because the
harvest is come." First the par-
able tells us that there is a mys-
tery to the growing of that which
is sown. Ho'y true this is. With
all of our vast knowledge of
botany there is one thing that
roan does not know, and that is
how a plant really grows. Second-
ly, there is an emphasis placed
en the gradual growth of the seea
and this, also, is true in all nor-
maI, spiritual life. Finally there
is a harvest. There is an end of
growing; a maturity ordained of
God, Life is of God. Growth is
of God. The harvest is of God.
We can co-operate with God, ani
use all those means which He has
ordained to bring about that nor-
mal growth in our .spiritual lives,
which is according to His will.
Grain of Mustard Seed
30. "And he said, How shall
we liken the kingdom of God?
or in what parable shall we set
it forth? 31. It is like a grain of
mustard Seed, which, when it is
sown upon the earth, though it
be less than all the seeds that are
upon the earth, 32. Yet when it
is sown, groweth up, and becometh
greater than all the herbs, and
putteth out great branches; so
that the birds of the heaven can
lodge under the shadow thereof."
This parable may be interpreted
as illustrating the phenomenal
growth of the Christian Church.
The growth of the mustard seed,
the smallest of alt seeds, is an ab-
normal growth, shooting out
great brances and becoming, as
Luke says, a great tree. It is true
that. Christianity did so grow, but
-it should be noticed that our Lord
speaks of fowls Iodging in the
branches of this large tree. Fowls
everywhere in Scripture have an
unclean significance. They pol-
lute a tree. They do not belong
to the tree itself. This is exactly
what happened in the so-called
"conquest" of the 'Roman Empire
by Christianity. It became so
powerful that the nations, instead
of opposing it, took shelter in it,
and; therefore, brought pollution
into the Church, worldliness and
the things that pertain to secular
government. By the nations of
the earth finding shelter in Chris-
tianity, and giving it their super-
ficial approval and countenance,
they did not elevate themselves to
the high level of a separated and
sanctified people, but they brought
the Church down toward their
level of carnality and secularity.
Pearl of Great Price
44. "The kingdom of heaven
is like unto a treasure hidden in
the field; which a man found, and
hid; .nd in his joy he goeth and
selleth all that he hath, and buy-
eth that field." One who really
understands the Gospel message
will be ready to make any possible
sacrifice that he himself may be-
come an heir of the Kingdom.- He
finds in the Gospel of Christ the
thing which satisfies his soul.
45. "Again the kingdom of hea-
ven is like unto a elan that is a
merchant seeking goodly pearls:
46. and having found one pearl
of great price, he went and sort:
all that he had, and bought it."
We truly believe that the pearl
of great price is the Church of
Christ, and that it is found in the
midst of human wreckage, is gath-
ered out of it, exalted, and made
tiie medium through which the in-
finite truth of God's grace and
wisdom shall be revealed.
47. "Again, the kingdom of
heaven is like unto a net, that was
cast into the sea, and gathered of
every kind: 48. which, when it was
:filled, they drew up on. the beach;
and they sat down, and gathered
the good into vessels, but the bad
they cast away. 49. So shall it
be in the end of the world The
angels shall come forth, and sever
the wicked from among the right-
eous, 50. and shall cast them into
the furnace of fire: there shall be
the weeping and the gnasbing of
teeth," This parable, addressed
to the disciples, was mainly in-
tended to exhort them to the con -
duet required of those who would
be His followers; -and impresses
the necessity of moral purity as
the indispensable characteristieu
of the true children of the king-
dom
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WAR
Edna Winstanley, volunteer worker in a British small arms
factory, examines a rifle barrel.
The Meanest Thief
Domestic tragedy that only a
war could cause caught up with
Harald C. Hanson, a wheat broker,
at the Chicago Board of Trade
Iast ,veek.
Shortly before the close of trad-
ing he received a telephone call.
He left inunediately. As he head-
ed for the door a colleague called:
"What's wrong?"
"Wrong?" yelled Hanson.
"Plenty. My wife said burglars
ransacked the house and stole the
rubber tires off the baby's go-
cart!"
Looking back over this chapter
we are struck with the amazing
hopefulness and confidence of
Jesus. He is looking to the ulti-
mate future, and trying to warn
men that what they do now will
determine how they will be judged
when the day of judgment shall
arrive.
An Interpretation
Of Conscription
It is to be hoped that the fol-
lowing confused bit of conversa-
tion is not an example of the
thinking being done on the sub-
ject of conscription in Canada at
the present time. This conversa-
tion welled. forth a few days ago
from a lady who complained that
her brother was wounded in the
last war.
"It was conscription that caused
it," she said. "My brother was
wounded in November of 1917.
You see he went up into the
woods to avoid conscription and
a hunter mistook him for a deer."
Something to Remember
If every driver would reduce his
average speed by 10 miles per
hour he would get about 6,300
extra miles out of his tires, ac-
cording to a major rubber com-
pany.
RADIO REPORTER
DIALING WITH DAVE:
MART KENNEY
This is Mart Itenney, Canada's
outstanding modern maestro, who
is really 'on the air' these days
in no uncertain' terms! Monday
night at 10 o'clock, he broadcasts
a half hour show on the National
Network for the Victory Loan; on
Wednesday at 9.30, his, regular
weekly CBC Feature `Sweet and
Low,' and. ' on Friday and Saturday
nights at 11.15, broadcasts thru
CKOC's facilities frolic the Brant
Inn at Burlington. CKOC is also
privileged to be with the National
Network carrying the Monday and
Wednesday night shows!
Interesting sidelight on radio
and Hollywood! Glamorous Lana
Turner is dated' by Bob Stack,
young Hollywood' luminary; they
dance to Tommy Dorsey's great
music: they lunch at Dorsey's
table, and when the dance is over
Dorsey takes Lana home. Accord-
ing to Stack, it's a swell idea and
works fine! Perhaps the pay-off
is Tommy's wonderful music—at
any rate, and as a footnote, you
hear the. "Sentimenta. Gentlemen
of Swing" daily at 12.15 from
CKOC, 1150 on your dial!
Perhaps one of the most inter-
esting .things about a great star
is her versatility!. Take Ona Mun-
son, for instance: in radio, she is
one of the top actresses, and when
Hollywood wants a Belle Watling
for a 'Gone with the Wind,' or
some other outstanding charac-
terization, the can goes' out to
Ona Munson -- and — she always
comes thru! As Lorelei in the
'Big Town' radio series, she has
built up a great character into .a
great following. And, in' ver-
satile parts, ranging from Mee-
pant
lippant comedy, to tragic drama,
Ona Munson de_nionstrates her
versatility in the Sunday at 6.15
`Academy .Award' plays broadcast
from CKOC in Hamilton. To a
great many, it is good news that
the series will be continuing for
another 39 weeks!
1150 Listening Tips:
The "Good News" program,
saluting the weeklies of the
Province, is now broadcast at 9.30
Monday nights from CKOC.
Thursdays at 8.30 p.m., listeners
will continue to hear broadcasts
originating from the Army Trades
School in Hamilton; show picks
up a part of the entertainment
being provided for the troops!
Two CKOC boys everyone gets
a kick out of—Joe Chrysdale and
Len Smith, during their 8.15 to
9.00 a.m, Toast & Marmalade
program!
Record of the week: from the
Swing World, 'That Did it Marie'
by Benny Goodman!
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t Meets
�r s Demands
Volt of Prelriee .$ay Ottawa.
^1'roaten MOM Very Ktndty
—HOW yea gnnna keep 'ern down
,'a the torso, now that they've
a�tt t"art++,'l" May 'well apply to
t8ae Ynot) than 400 wheat farmers
txc+:u the prions of Saskatchewan
who loft Ottawa titter a three-day
40Journ le the Capital.
`Flit business of presenting a
t'rtit1Ou to the Government urg
stilt lnereaso in the initial wheat
pesetteut concluded, they left Un -
het 14tetion glowing with praise
far the way they had, been treated
:Itel fully convinced the delega-
tion had established a spirit of
fellowship and better understand -
tag between the people of the
out and west and that the ties of
federation which some people be-
Ileved to he in danger had been
streugthened to a point that will
materially assist the furthering of
our war effort.
To a considerable extent the
governutent will meet the demands
of the "on -to -Ottawa" delegation
of Westerners, in respect to wheat
prices. The concessions made,
however, will likely be linked up
with a proviso that the wheat
growers restrict their acreage iu
1042 as they did in 1941.
While dollar wheat may not be
granted, it is probable the gov-
ernment will agree to pay at least
90 cents per bushel, an increase of
20 cents per bushel, as an initial
payment on the 1942 crop. But,
this would be on an arrangement
that growers ret.crict their deliv-
eries of wheat to about 325,000,-
000 bushels.
An alternative suggestion is if
dollar wheat is granted as an in-
itial payment the deliveries to be
kept down to 250,000,000 bushels
from the 1942 crop.
No one can tell in advance what
the crop will be, so the plan
worked out will be on an acreage
basis which, under normal condi-
tions would return 325,000,000
bushels for delivery under the one
proposal, or 250,000,000 under the
other.
Authorities here are concerned
about getting as much as possible
of suitable western land diverted
to uses other than wheat growing,
so as to provide ample coarse
grains for feed, and dairy prod-
uet$.
Stand Up Against
'Em And Beat 'Em
"I believe that we will suffer
reverses for aother year and a
half' before we'll have a large
enough force to beat the Ger-
mans in the field," said John T.
Whitaker, American newspaper-
man. "I've seen the Germans op-
erate on three fronts. They're
good. But I'm sure we'll beat
them like no army -has ever been
beaten before.
"After watching them bully and
beat a lot of poorly equipped
Europeans, I'd• like to participate
with American troops when they
make thein whimper.
"It can be done because the
mass of the German army lacks
trained commissioned and non-
commissioned officers. Until the
Russian campaign we only saw the
elite panzer units in action.
"Now the infantry is doing
most; of the work and according
to first hand reports it's second
rate. Anybody who stands up
against the Germans can beat
them,"
The Book Shelf
DRAGON SEED
By Pearl S. Buck
The great masses of the Chin-
ese people are peasant farmers,
living on the lands that have been
passed on to them by countless
generations of honored ancestors.
They are content to live and toil
upon these lands, to cherish them
and to hold them in turn • for
their sons. Of such was Ling
Tan who lived with his family on
a rice farm near Nanking when
the East Ocean soldiers invaded
his country.
The bestial, unbelievable savag-
ery of the fapanese brought tra-
gedy and heartbreak to the peace-
ful home of Ling Tan. Although
Trois CuRlous WORLD cForrnl
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NESTS T2-
HOUSE ROOFS
Wi`TH
GLUE
WHEN 'THE SLOPE
IS 'Too GREAT'/
The GLL T)NOus
SALIVA IS MADE
BY THE BIRDS
THEMSELVES.
COPR.IASE 5V NEA SERVICE, INC.
SOME PLAINTS
HAVE JUVENILE LAVES
• OF ONE SHAPE, AND ADULT
LEAVES OF ANOTHER/
THE NORTHERN SPATTER DOCK
1 AN EXAMPLE.11
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'B .F TEAK/'
AS BORROWED BY
11 -IE SPANISH,
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(SPELLED' • 31S-ra")
?..� use,
THE storks of Baghdad build their nests on the domes and
triinarets of mosques. Since the roofs are quite sloping, they hang
;the nests from the three balls on top, and here the glutinous saliva
Is used to cause the nest to stick to the glazed tiles.
NEXT: Wiry r-
his sons go away to the hills to
join in guerilla warfare against
the enemy, Ling continues stub-
bornly on the land he loves.
Dragon Seed is a tale of war,
of four long years of war in
China. It is a story told with
sympathy and authority of the
Ling Tans of a great peace -loving
country, remaining on the lands
of their fathers, suffering, resist -
ing and refusing to be conquered,
It is a story of simple people
clinging steadfastly to their way
of life and holding fast to their
ancient philosophy that "it seemed
the greatest thing a mar, could do
in these days was to live and keep
alive his own."
Dragon Seed . . by Pearl S.
Buck . The Macmillan Com.
pany of Canada ... Price $3.00.
FOOD FISH -
HORIZONTAL
1 Pink food fish.
6 Its size, beauty
and — or
endurance are
characteristics.
13 Beer
14 Resembling a
digit,
36 Opposed to
stoss.
17 To lay a street.
19 Turning point.
20 Back of neck.
21 To care for
23 Emerald.
24 Granted facts.
25 Red snappers.
27 Sprite.
29 Pertaining to
seta.
30 You and me.
32 Wanders.
34 To exist.
35 Lump.
37 Northeast
(abbr.).
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49 Storage place
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53 Roof edges.
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2 Winged.
3 Makes even.
4 Alleged force.
5 Frost bite.
6 Donates
7 Particle.
8 Door rug.
9 E11.
10 Snapping
beetle.
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38 Possesses. 58 It — or lays 12 To observe.
39 Rubbed in dirt eggs in fresh 15 Silly laugh.
41 Father. water 18 To come in.
20 North
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(abbr.).
22 Musical term.:
25 Its —•-- fish
stay a year or
two in fresh
water,
26 Wheel hub.
28 Its —. is
canned.
31 Pertaining to,
the leg.
33 Not fresh.
34 To sew
loosely.
36 Offered.
38 Farm tool,
40 Month
(abbr.).
41 To promote.
44 Brought up.
45 Cuckoo.
46 Softens
leather.
48 Away.
49 Farewell!
50 To lick up.
52 Dower
property.
54 Form of "a".
56 African tribe,
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