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1 Actor who
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asst, naval
attache at
11, S. -embassy
in London,
Robert. --- -.
.He escaped
—ly from
France.
11 Corrode.
12 Hops' kilns.
13 Shift.
15'Internal.
17 Be. carried.
20 A prayer
22 Surface ship
which attacks
convoys.
24 Canvas
shelters.
35 Station
(abbr.).
27 Lance.
28 Steamship
(abbr.).
Answer to Previous 'Puzzle
35 Clothe
37 Snake
39 Petty demon.
40 Weight of
India.
41 Appropriate.
94 Mourning
Virgin.
46 Samarium
(abbr.).
48 Japanese
29 Turkish coins. 'porgy.,
3l Fruit of a 49 Making
palm. mistakes.
23 Lone Scout 51 Hostelry.
(abbr.). 52 Let it stand.
34 Eyrie. 53 Sturdy tree.
spumy.
9 Different-
colored strips«
10 Apart.
13 Pithy sayings.
1.4 Mineral r40lks<
16 Egyptian
goddess,
18 Bargain.
19 Sins.
21 Pertaining to
Osiris
(Egypt.).
23 Genus of
plants.
25 Percolates.
55 Onager. slowly.
56 Pertaining 26 Increases,
to the Alps. 30 Edge.
57 Ornamental 32 Exist.
flower pot: 34 Restless cavy"
58 Disencumber. .(pl.).
59' Sprite. 36 Surfeit.
VERTICAL 37 Mimics.
2^.Americazt. 38 Quicksand.
composer. .42 Betel leaf
3 Type gf rail,; (pl.).
road bridge. 43 Metal
4 Depart. containers.
5 Norse deity. .45 Name.
6 Males. 47 Request.
7A hind. 50 Runner.
8 Common 54 Cuckoo.
SUNDAY
SCHOOL
LESSON
May 16
PETER AND JOiiN PREACH TO
SAMARITANS
Acts 8:4-2S
PRINTED TEXT, Acts 8:14-25
GOLDEN TEXT.—Lift up your
ayes, .and look ort the fields, that
they are white already unto har-
vest. John. 4:85.
Memory Verse: The Lord is my
helper. Hebrews 13:6.
THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING
Time.—A.D. 36.
Place.—The city of Samaria, in
Central Palestine, northwest of.
Sychar and Shechem.
Simon the Sorcerer
"Now when the apostles that
were at Jerusalem heard that Sa-
maria had received the word of
God, they sent unto them Peter
and John." They were doubtless
Kent to inspect the work, and see
whether • the apostolic approval
could be given to the step of
evangelizing the Samaritans. They
had to form a judgment upon it;
for no matter how highly we may
rate the inspiration of the apos-
tles, it is clear that they had to
argue, debate, think, and balance
one side against another just like
other people. It was then be-
lieved that the guidance of the
Holy Spirit w a s voucbsafed.
through the channel of free dis-
cussion and interchange of
opin-
ion, guided and
y
prayer. The apostles duly dis-
eharged their mission, and by
their ministry the converts re-
ceivedthe gift of the Holy Spirit,
together with some or all of those
external signs and manifestations
which accompanied the original
blessing on the day of Pentecost
ut Jerusalem.
Laying On Of Hands •
/"Who, when they were come
down, prayed for them, that they
might receive the Holy Spirit: for
as yet it was fallen upon none of
them: only they had -been bap-
tized into the name of the Lord
Jesus. Then laid they their hands
on them, and they received the
Holy Spirit." There cannot be
Any reason to .loubt the validity
of Philip's baptism, and it is
therefore evident that the laying
on of hands is here distinct from
baptism. The Samaritan converts
became by the administration of
baptism members of the church;
and the laying inn of hands was
not so much a completion of bap-
tism as an addition t„ it.
Simon's Request
"Now when Sinton- saw that
through the laying on of the
Apostles' hands the Holy Spirit
-was given, lie offered then
:'stoney, saying, Give me also this
power, that on whomsoever 1 lay
my hands, he may receive the
Holy Spirit." The ambition or
'cupidity of Simon had slumbered
for it time, 'Jut was now aroused
at the widen lrroapeet of 'obtain-
ing a power which would enable
him to gratify his ,selfish desires,
which would place at his command
unbounded wealth and influence.
He had seen Philip perform mir-
acles, but had seen no instance
until now in which that power had
been transferred to others.
Population Of Big
Cities Of Canada,
LOOK WHO LAUGHS
Montreal In Firet Place,
Says the Ottawa' Journal
Final population figures "for the
larger cities o Canada, as record-
ed in the 1941 census, now have
been made public, and they put.
Treater Ottawa in fifth place, the
olty proper in sixth.
"Greater cities" are defined as
"those cities which have w
defined satelite communities in
close economic` relationship. to
them," and on that basis this le
how we stand:
Greater Montreal 1,189,921
Greater Toronto 884,843.•
Greater Vancouver 351,491
Greater Winnipeg 290,540
Greater Ottawa 215,022
Greater Quebec 200,814
Greater Hamilton 176,110
Greater ' Windsor 121,112
For the cities without their sub-:
urbs the figures are:
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Hamilton
Ottawa
Quebec
903,007
667,457
275,353
221,960
166,337
154,951
160,76;7
Windsor 105,311
Some old arguments are settled,
tor the next decade at least, by
these figures.
No More Queen
Bees From Italy
Pedigreed Italian queen bees
have ruled British hives for years
but now are disappearing because
of the impossibility of replacing
then.. However, "mongrel' Brit-
ish queens will take over and as
one apiarist said: "British stoney
will be 100 per cent British."
become another
and aims.
Subsequent Labors
"They therefore, when they had
te_etified and spoken the word of
the Lord, returned to Jerusalem,
and preached the gospeto
ny
villages of the Samaritans." What
they had seen convinced them of
the fitness of the Samaritans to
receive the gospel,., and they felt
that the time had come to. ,act
upon their Lord's command.
Peter Rebukes Simon
"But Peter said unto him, Thy
silver perish with thee, because .
thou. hast thought to obtain the
gift of God with money. Thou
bast neither part nor lot in this
matter: for thy heart is not right
before God." Here is a double
revelation, first of Peter's own
heart, and then of Simon's heart.
Peter had many faults, but a love
for -money was not one of them.
This was the tragedy of Judas
Iscariot. Peter may have made
many blunders, and at times
proved himself a coward, but
one
thing he knew, that the gospel of
Christ was the gospel of holiness,
and that whatever power he bad,
or anybody else would have, in
the name of Christ, must be by a
divine bestowal, through the Holy
Spirit, in the name of Christ, not
something mechanical, not some-
thing to be bought, not something
which could be passed automati-
cally from man to pian: It is one
thing to ask God for divine power,
that we may use it for His glory
in saving souls; it is another thing
to seek spiritual power for our-
selves, that we ourselves may* be
exalted among Hien, that our own
reputation may be enhanced, or,
worst of all, that our income
might be multiplied. This man's
heart was wrong. He did not
know the true God, and he was
not seeking the will of God.
man in thoughts
A Prisoner of Evil
"Repent therefore of this thy
wickedness, and pray the Lord,
if perhaps the thought of thy
heart shall be forgiven thee." On
the condition of prayer and re-
pentance not only could the :tern
wish of Peter be averted, but the
auger of God also. But the phrase
seems to imply that to Peter's
mind there was not much hope of
such repentance. He wi11 not de-
clare that there is not, not even
for such an offender, but the
covetousness, which is idolatry,
makes repentance almost impos-
sible. -
"Fox I see that thou art in the
gall of bitterness and in the bond
of iniquity." This passage would
imply that Simon had gone from
one evil to another. In other
words he had allowed evil to make
him its prisoner.
Simon's fear
"And Simon answered and said,
P'i'ny ye for me to the Lorca, that
none of the things which ye have
spoken eoine upon me." Simon
here speaks much as Pharaoh
(kxod. $:28; 9:28), who yet
hardened his heart afterwards. It
is observable also, that he yvishes
Merely for the , averting of the
punishment. The. words seem- to
set forth the terror of the carnal
man without any idea that he will
4v hat's Hitler laughing auout":
Goebbels just told him Canadians
were slowing down in their bond
purchases. You can prove Goeb-
bels a liar and wipesmile and
llitler's face by getting
ett n g out
buying more 'bonds—NOW!
The First Parachute
jump From Plane
Jumping from balloons by
means of parachutes is nearly as
old as are balloons themselves,
and for many years parachute
jumps were a feature at fairs.
During the last war British air-
men made about 800 leaps from
observation balloons which were
abet down or caught • fire, and in
only three instances did the
parachutes fail to open .... But
parachute jumping frown planes
was not done, probably because
of the speed of the machines and
because the technique had not
been developed as it is now.
Strange to say the first record
of a parachute jump from a plane
was that of a woman, Miss Sylvia
Boyden,' who volunteered to try
it at a peace celebration in Lon-
don after the war. She went up
in a two-seater Avro, and from
1,000 feet made a perfect land-
ing. Her feat attracted so much
notice that she was invited to give
denionstrations in the United
States where she made many auc-
oessful leaps.
Help the Royal Canadian Navy.
Telly $100 Victory Bond will pay
for lifeboat ration kits which will
feed' 14 men adequately for eight
days.
RADIO REPORTERxFRosT
broadcast on a regular schedele
With Canada's fourth war -time
winter radio season coning to a
close it is noticeable that many
changes are creeping into the
broadcasting schedule. Old win-
s favourites are already learing
the air to be replaced by
ow
programmes and changing sche-
dules will become more and more
apparent by the end of May, It
is surprising however that many
of the big network programmes
originating in the United States
will continue during the season
when we spend more time out of
doors. War, with its emphasis on
important news from the fighting
fronts, and the limitations which
gasoline rationing have imposed
upon travel more people hade alert e effect
to
of keeping
the usefulness of their receiving
sets.
* * *
From the United States comes
news that the National Broadcast-
ing Company and the Columbia
System are enjoying an unprece-
dented boom. There is keen com-
petition amongst sponsors not
only for the most desirable broad-
casting periods, but even also for
the hours of a less desirable na-
ture. • Many commercial concerns
Sponsoring big network shows are
carrying on through the sununer
in order to make certain of their
time for next winter season. As
the American chains have Cana-
dian outlets, it looks as though
this summer the standard of pro-
grammes in the Dominion will be
higher than usual. Many people
who predicted that, with the
dwindling of consumer goods, ra-
tioning and so on advertisers
would tend to disappear from the
air, have found that the reverse
is the case. While many program
sponsors have little or nothing to
sell, they apparently believe it is
good business to keep their names
before the public. What is true
of radio is true also of the press.
Advertisers in weekly newspapers
might be well advised to watch
what the big fellows are doing.
*
Many of us have heard play-
by-play descriptions of sports
events, and we've been treated to
running radio descriptions of
parades and celebrations and a
dozen and one other events of
public interest. Now it appears
that commentaries on this grim
business of war are likely to be
direct from the front lines, «i.n
announcement made recently by
the C.B.C. says that A. E. Pe ar-
ley*, chief editor of their Central
;Newsroom, is to leave shortly for
London, England, where he will
head the overseas staff, The well-
known Canadian 'wee correspond.
ent Matthew Halton, formerly wsf
the 'Toronto Star will become
identified with the new C.B.C.
set-up, and will follow Canadian.
troops into scenes of action in
which they may .become ~engaged
in the near f': Lure. Matthew Hal-
ton has already gained fame for
his coverage of the war in- many
zones. As plans are being made.;
at present, descriptions of coming
battles will be recorded 'on' the •
spot in the fighting lines and the
discs rushed to London, from
which point they will be. beamed
by short wave transmission acrese
the Atlantic for relay en the
C.B.C. National, network. Thus
will Canadians be given a more
realistic understanding of . the
bitter struggle in which we ars
now engaged.
* *
Lovers of good music, lest
Sunday, welcomed the Columbia
Symphony Orchestra back to the
airwaves, when this stellar musical
aggregation'began its seventeenth
season on Sunday afternoon pro-.
grammes. During the eomieg
months the Columbia Syrepho^:y
will be conducted by Haro'i.d Bar-
low. The list of guest artists al-
ready announced is one rf d°,s-
tinguished proportions. CIFR i,
Toronto will carry this en,:oyal i*
feature 3 to 4.30 Smiths,: after-
noon.
CFR.I3 also announces a bane
in its schedule Monday through
Fridays 5.45 to 6 p.m. to `.nelu:e
the Columbia dramatic feature
.,Mother and Dad." Here is a.
programme of quiet, friencky
philosophy of home and family ef
the type which should be of pa:-
tieular interest to listeners :n
rural Ontario.
During the Great War it toric
about 4,000 horse power to rue: a
division. Mechanization of the
forces now requires over 17,0Ctr
horse power for the same unit.
Money is power when you invest
it in the new Victory Bonds!
"OF ALL THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF CANADA
THE GREATEST IS ITS PEOPLE"
Today, as Canada passes through
the shadow and storm of war, she
places her faith in the greatest of all
her natural resources --her people.
We must and we will buy Victory
Bonds to the limit of our ability.
THE HOUSE OF SEAGRAM
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