Zurich Herald, 1943-12-23, Page 3SUNDAY
SCHOOL
LESSON
PIPPINS
JESUS BEGINS HIS
MINISTRY
January 2nd
Mark 1 a 1-22.
PRINTED TEXT, Mark 1 : 9.22.
GOLDEN TEXT—Repent ye,
aid 6eliev13 In the Gospel. Mark
1 15.
MEMORY VERSE -1 love thee,
0 Jehovah. Psalm 18.: 1.
THE LESSON IN IT$ SETTING
Time. Tho ministry of Tohn
the Baptist occurred, for the most
part, ixi the summer of A.D. 26.
The baptism of our Lord occurred
In January, A.D. 27, and His temp-
tation, in January and February
of tixat year. The events recorded
in this lesson following His temp-
tation, did not occur until a year
later, in April, A.D. 28.
Place.—The ministry of John
the Baptist, and our Lord's temp-
tation, both occurred in the wild-
erness of Judaea. The baptism of
Christ took place at the Jordan
River, the exact spot, however,
being unknown to us. The first
disciples and the first teaching
of our Lord took place in and
near Capernaum, on the sea of
Galilee.
The Final Preparation
"And it came to pass in those
days that Jesus came from Naz-,
areth of Galilee, and was baptized
of John in the Jordan, and
straightway coming up out of the
water, he saw the heavens rent
asunder, and the Spirit as a dove
descending upon ,him: and a voice
came out of the heavens, Thou
art my beloved Son, in thee I am
well pleased. And straightway the
Spirit driveth him forth into the
wilderness. And he was in the
wilderness forty days tempted of
Satan; and he was with the wild
beasts; and the angels minister-
ed unto him."
Everyone asks the question, Why
was Jesus baptized? It is true
Jesus had no sins to be forgiven
but He submitted to baptism for
a number of reasons. First, no
doubt, it gavedivine approval to
the baptizing ministry of John
the Baptist. Secondly, it testified
to the reality of the need of man-
kind in 'general, of a turning from
sin and a washing away of sin.
In the third place, He was bap-
tized as a part of His humiliation,
as a part of His identification with
humankind, 'and His participation
in all the needs, the limitations
and acts of men, sin apart.
The dove speaks of peace, and
gentleness, and purity, character-
istics surely of our Lord during
His years of labor among men.
Satan is here revealed, as else-
where in the Bible, not as an in-
fluence but . as a person, an in-
' dividual, of supernatural power,
though not omnipotent. He hates
God. He tries in every way to lead
men into sin, to prevent God from
saving men, to spoil the lives of
men, and to thwart the purposes
of God. If Satan at this hour
could,,have led Christ in any way
to sin, then the gospel story would
be over before it had hardly be-
gun. No doubt the ministry of the
angels -took place at the end of
the temptation. Probably they
brought Him food, after Satan
had left, and strengthened Him
in other ways wh, n the tempta-
tions had'been resisted. The temp-
tations were real, Satan was real,
the victory was real. ,-
First Preaching of Jesus
"Now after John was delivered
up, Jesus came into Galilee,
preaching the gospel of God, and
saying, The time is fulfilled, and
the kingdom of God is at hand:
repent ye, and believe in the gos-
pel." Christ now asked .men to
turn to God, to believe' He had
come from God, to repent of their
sins, to live godly lives. Wherever
Washington State Apple Grow-
ers' -Association . looked at film
actress Irene Manning, above,
and decided she was just the type
to cast in the role of "Pippin
Girl." Above, she poses, picking
another pippin.
God rules in men's hearts there
Is a part of God's kingdom.
a "And passing along by the sea
of Galilee, he saw Simon and An-
drew the brother of Simon cast-
ing a net in the sea; for they
were fishers. And Jesus said unto
theist, come ye after me, and I
will make you to become fishers
of men. And straightway they
left the nets and followed him."
What now happens is that Christ
asks them actually to leave their
work and to literally go with Him,
later devoting their lives to the
proclamation of the gospel which
He came to establish.
Christ's First Teaching
"And they go to Capernaum;
and straightway on the sabbath
day he entered into the synagogue
and taught. And they were aston-
ished at his teaching: for he
taught them as having authority,
and not as the scribes."
It is not indicated in this pass-
age what our Lord taught. The
important thing is the result of
his teaching, namely, astonish-
ment on the part of the assembled
listeners, who recognized that
here was one who taught with an
authq}lty which the scribes did
not possess. The scribes, the doc-
tors of the law, spent their time
in setting before their audience
numerous quotations and opinions
from the learned rabbis, of their
own and preceding days. They did
not speak with any authority= of
their own, but they supported
their interpretations' by the auth-
ority
uthority of recognized scholars. Our
Lord spoke out of His heart, out
of the fullness of His knowledge,
with an authority born of omnis-
cience, an authority arising from
a complete and perfect experience
of life, an authority derived from
the fact that He had actually, from
all eternity, lived with God the
Father.
Total Casualties
Of R.C.A.F. 10,025
R.C.A.F. casualties since war's
outbreak have totalled 10,025,
Air Minister Power dsiclosed last
week.
Of these 3,654 are known dead.
Another 3,249 are presumed
dead.
Prisoners of war count 1,039.
Currently missing are 2,068.
And 15 are interned.
Those listied as presumed dead
are not so reported by R.C.A.F.
until after they have been miss-
ing for six months.
TIGERISH TYPHOON
Its wings gaudy with tiger stripings, this R.A.F. Typhoon fighter-
bomber is pictured as it flashed on its way from Englaid to strafe
enemy airfields, attacko railroad trains and down Nazi 'aircraft in
Europe.
RADIA PORTER
Sounds . of laughter, the rustle
ott paper, 'ecstatic :sighs of ioY,
happy exchange of greetings ..
yes, these are the familiar sounds
whish herald, Christmas Day. 'flue
very air is ,laden with happy
friendliness, And this year the air
will veritably sparkle with special-
ly bright sounds, for• while every-°"
one else has been busy buying and
wrapping gifts, radio. artists, prow
ducers, writers and musicians
have been bedecking radio'•s.
Christmas Troll -with. an unusually
fine selection of original Christ-
mas Day programmes ... radio's
Christmas Tree really sparkles
this year. Let's just take a preview'
peek at it, promising ourselves
that on Christmas Day well gath-
er :around it for a long and happy
visit,
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The goodwill fairy on top of the
tree is the Empire programme to
bo broadcast between 9 and 10.15
Christmas - morning. With real
fairy doll magic, from our ,place
beside the tree, . we visit every
part of the British Empire, pans•
ing in each sister Dominion to
listen. to a typical message. Our
journey ends, as it; began in Lon-
don,' England, the finale to the
broadcast being a personal mess-
age from His Majesty, the King.
All Canadian radio stations will
parry it.
* * *
Among the lower branches of
the Tree is an intriguing looking
package marked "11 a.m. to 12
noon" ... what is it? None other
than that now essential part of
every Christmas Day, a . drama-
tised
ramatised radio adaptation of Charles
Dickens' famous "Christmas Car-
ol"—the immortal story of Scrooge
to be heard over CFRl3.
* * *
On another branch hangs what....
looks like a gay music box . . .
yes, it's a boxful of Christmas
carols in musical form. Gay fig-
ures painted on the music box
indicate the carols are those of
Britain, America and Russia . . .
and will float over the CFRB air-
-waves between 2.30 and 3.15 p.m.
* *
My word, this is a big parcel
near the bottom of the tree, it's
all aglow with tinsel and bright
stars . . . the label on it invites
everyone to a bumper Christmas
Party of fun, merriment, music
and dramatic interludes lasting
for a full two hours between 4
and 6 p.m. over CBS and °FRB.
Such Well known stars as Bob
Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny,
Robert Young, Judy Garland and
Lena Horne, the new singing sen-
sation, will be among the many
other top ranking personalities of
REX FROST
radio, stage and screen, who will
be on hand to weleonle you and
help Make this radio party one
df the looniest you have ever en-
Toyed•
* * *
Why, isn't that a hockey stick
and puck lying under the tree
among'. the tinsel? Sure it is—syin-
bol of a special sports highlight
this alu'istmas Day. In addition
to all other festivities 9.05 p.m.,
Decerniaer25th will signal another
coast to • coast thrilling h'ciekeY
broadcast.
* * *
For late Friday night listeners,
the ,new series of dramatic pro-
ductions, "Mrs. Miniver," is now
being 'heard 11,30 to midnight
over the Columbia Broadcasting
System, and CFRB, The new
weekly ch•ama programme begins
where the movie, and the novel
of thesame name ends. It brings
to America the stalwart Einglish
couple who became endeared to
millions on both continents, Jud-
ith Evelyn, well known to Caned-
ian r lto audiences interprets the
role ti'f. Mrs. Miniver,
* * *
Your radio reporter takes this
opportunity of wishing you all a
most enjoyable Christmas. May
the Spirit of the Yuletide Season
be yb'urx,'366 days in the Coming
Yestr
VOICE
PRESS
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COULD BE WORSE
Winnipeg is complaining about
long lines of people for hours,
waiting services at the liquor
stores and beer warehouses. The
thing has become endemic. It is
a blessing however, that these
long .lines of people are not being
turned away empty handed from •
food shops in the country.
—St. Catharines Standard.
TALL TAX TALE
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A .biologist ventures the opinion
that'' the people of this continent
will -he seven feet tall by 2043—a
natural result, no doubt, of trying
to ,xeen one's head above the flood
of taxation.
—Edmonton Journal.
—o—
NO SWAN SONG
We, hear Alberta ducks are now
singing "Praise the Lord, they're
oat of ammunition.
—Edmonton Journal.
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BUSY FROM THEN ON
Then there was the tired hus-
band' 'who had just settled back
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61 They are sold
at U. S.
post—.
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stance formed
by combustion
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in his easy chair to read a good
murder mystery when his wife
asked "Just what does inflation
mean?"
—Stratford Beacon -Herald.
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COLLAR BUTTON UTOPIA
In this post-war dream home,
of glass construction throughout,
one slips downstairs to spot the
collar button beneath an upstairs
dresser.
—Milwaukee Journal.
Threepence A Day
For 'Wearing Beard
Corporal Alexander Campbell,
a piper of the Camerons; claims
to be the only man in the Eighth
Army who wears a beard—and he
gets. an extra threepence a day
for wearing it. Pipers and pioneer
sergeants are the only men in
Highland Regiments allowed to
wear beards.
SERVING THE
UNITED NATIONS
WITH
WAR ALCOHOL
SETFOR TO -NIGHT
Films Malde With r Alcohol —The last aerial photograph fits
snugly into place-- and there lies the blueprint of another German target due for a pasting
by our fighting airmen. Pictures taken by aerial reconnaissance are vital links in the chain
which will lead to the ultimate destruction of the Axis war machine. Another link is the camera
film on which these pictures are recorded. in making this special film alcohol is used, just as it
is used for many other essential war purposes—for plastics, explosives, anti -freeze and
navigational instruments. In the factory, on the field of bathe itself, Alcohol is making a direct
contribution to Victory. Because it is so urgently needed in such fabulous quantities, our plants
are operating at peak capacity,
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murder mystery when his wife
asked "Just what does inflation
mean?"
—Stratford Beacon -Herald.
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COLLAR BUTTON UTOPIA
In this post-war dream home,
of glass construction throughout,
one slips downstairs to spot the
collar button beneath an upstairs
dresser.
—Milwaukee Journal.
Threepence A Day
For 'Wearing Beard
Corporal Alexander Campbell,
a piper of the Camerons; claims
to be the only man in the Eighth
Army who wears a beard—and he
gets. an extra threepence a day
for wearing it. Pipers and pioneer
sergeants are the only men in
Highland Regiments allowed to
wear beards.
SERVING THE
UNITED NATIONS
WITH
WAR ALCOHOL
SETFOR TO -NIGHT
Films Malde With r Alcohol —The last aerial photograph fits
snugly into place-- and there lies the blueprint of another German target due for a pasting
by our fighting airmen. Pictures taken by aerial reconnaissance are vital links in the chain
which will lead to the ultimate destruction of the Axis war machine. Another link is the camera
film on which these pictures are recorded. in making this special film alcohol is used, just as it
is used for many other essential war purposes—for plastics, explosives, anti -freeze and
navigational instruments. In the factory, on the field of bathe itself, Alcohol is making a direct
contribution to Victory. Because it is so urgently needed in such fabulous quantities, our plants
are operating at peak capacity,
GOODE'RHAM & WORTS, LIMITED
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