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Zurich Herald, 1940-10-03, Page 6SUrN/.;/A Y SCHOOL 'LESSON 04,4 fir.......:. LUKE AND HIS GOSPEL, -- Luke 1; Acts 1: 1-5; 16: 9-15; Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11a PRINTED TEXT, Luke 1: 14; Acts 1; 1; Col. 4: 14; 2 Tim. 4: lia GOLDEN TEXT. ---It seemed good to me also , . to write ... that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed. Luke 1: 3, 4. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time, --Luke wrote his Gospel sometime between 63 and 63 A.D., and the book of Acts not Mug after the death of the apostle Paul, grob- ably about 63 A.D. The events de- scribed in the first chapter of Luke occurred 6 to 4 B.C, Luke and Paul were together at Philippi about 52 or 53 A.D.; the epistle to the Colossians and the Second Epistle to Timothy were written during Paul's imprisonment in Rome, be- tween 61 and 65 A.D. The place where Luke wrote the third Gospel and the book of Acts we do not know. The events recorded in the first chapter of Luke took place in Jerusalem, in Nazareth, and in the hill country of Judea. The city of Philippi was in the northeastern part of Macedonia. Paui wrote Col- ossians and the Second Epistle to Timothy from the city of Rome. The purpose of this lesson is to give us an opportunity for studying St. Luke and his writings, The name Luke or Lucas is a shortened form of Lucanus. Both the name and profession of Luke prove him to have been a Gentile — most of the doctors at this period were eith- er Greeks who had been slaves, or sons of freedom, Luke was prob- ably the son of a freed slave, Luke was originally a heathen. He Investigated Accurately The first four verses of the chap- ter give us a lively picture of the evident universal interest felt by the early church in the story of the Lord Jesus, Apostles were con- stantly telling what they had seen and beard, circulating their mess- ages amongst believers. 1. Foras- much as many have taken in hand to draw up a narrative concerning those matters which have been fnl- filled among us. This verse might be paraphrased "concerning those things which have become widely known among us Christians." 2. Ev- en as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning were eye- witnesses and ministers of the word. Luke was a secondary, not a primary, witness of the event. But he had access to both written and oral sources. 3. It seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first. Accurate writing can only follow accurate investigation and research. Luke has sifted the evi- dence he found, and has given us the wheat, not the chaff. To write *unto thee in order. "Order" may mean "rational order", omitting nothing that is essential for full and proper understanding. Some experts think that Luke aimed at chronological order, on the whole attaining it. Most excellent Theo- philus. This man is mentioned only twict in the New Testament. From the way that Luke speaks of his friend it would seem that he was a man of high rank in official life. Historical Foundation 4. That thou mightest know the certainty. Luke is determined that Theophilus shall know that the faith which he has embraced has an im- pregnable historical foundation. Some religions can be independent of historical fact, and move en- tirely upon the plane of timeless truth. Christianity cannot. It rests upon the affirmation that a series of events happened in which God revealed himself in action tor the salvation of men. The Gospels pro- fess to tell us what happened. Con- cerning the things wherein thou wast instructed. The world here translated "instructed" is the one from which we derive our word "catechism." Luke's Gospel is the longest of all'the four Gospels, If we think of the whole course of Christian history in the Gospel and in Acts, the work is chronological. The fig- ures are drawn with lifelike power, and the greatest drama of human History is set forth with supreme literary skill. The book is a schol- ar's attempt to picture and to in- terpret the life of Christ for the world. at large. Luke's other work, Thi Book of Acts, begins with a prologue which gives a condensed summary of the conclusion of our Lord's life on earth as recorded M the Gospel. Aots 1; 1. The former treatise I made, 0 Theophilus, con- cerning ail that Jesus began both to do and to teach. Paul's Companion When the Apostle Paul was in Galatia, he had beeri hindered from preaching the word in Asia, hinder- ed by a severe siokuess, and it was immediately after this illness that Lecke, the beloved physician, be- came has con>,panion. He went with Paul from. 'I`roasr into Macedonia and filially ort to Philippi, where they abode .some time. Sae was Paul's companion at Mfletus, Tyre, thes.area, and Jerusalem. Ile was 'Wath hint iri lila journey to Italie; 4 was near him hi hid first Int - Once Franco's Ptiso* er, "Whitey" Dahl With R.C.A.F. Harold E. (Whitey) Dahl, American flier ;'ho fought for the Loyal- ist.a, in the Spanish civil war and was captured and almost executed by the Franco regime. has joined the Loyal Canadian Air Force. He is shown, LEFT, with Flying Officer J. W. Reid before a high altitude test at Cainp Borden. _After a refresher course, he and other experi- enced I.I.S. pilots will take instructors' courses. prisoument, and comforted him in his labors. He was the apostle's faithful companion during the last scenes of his life. Scripture tolls us no more about Luke; but tra- ditions, uncertain and untrust- worthy, have completed the stor of his life. He is said to have Preached the geepel in Italy, in Macedonia, and in Gaul; to have lived on to an advanced age, and to have died a martyr. Luke was the first scientific physician who laid his skill at the feet of Jesus. Thousands have followed in his steps, and, like Luke, have taken Christ with them into the sick- room. In his epistle to the Colossians (4: 14) Paul writes: "Luke the be- loved physician, and Demas salute you." Again in 2 Tim. 4: lia: "Only Luke is with me," Justice Impartiality is the life of justice, as justice is of all good govern- ment. —Justinian. _0_ Justice is itself the great stand- ing policy of civil society; and any departure from it, under any cir- cumstance, lies under the suspic- ion of being no policy at all. —Burke. --o— Justice delayed, is justice denied. —Gladstone. —a— Justice and truth make man free, injustice and error enslave him. —Mary Baker Eddy. —0— God gives manhood but one clue to success, utter and exact justice; that, he guarantees, shall be always expediency. —Wendell Phillips. Irritable. Parents Harm Children They May Cause .Emotional Havoc In Sensitive Child Irritable or excitable parents or teachers may cause emotional hav- oc In a sensitive child, according to Dr. Carl W. Aretz, District Superintendent of Philadelphia schools. Speaking before the Child Re- search Clinic of the Woods Schools at nearby Langhorne, Dr, Aretz said that divorce, crowded condi- tions in large cities, and women in commerce, industry and politics had made "today's home different from the home of our childhood." "Whatever the nature of the home life of tomorrow may be," he said, "it is fraught with seri- ous difficulties in the form of emo- tional disturbances and presents a gigantic problem in mental hy- giene." Censors of Singapore Know 41 Languages Postal censors in Singapore work in 41 languages -22 European and 19 .Asiatic. The languages of the Far East are most widely represented among the staff which censors correspon,- deuce from the cosmopoliton com- munity of Malaya. Those most used are Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Jav- anese, languages of the Philippines and Arabic. The numerous Indian dialects have created special problems for the censors. IL!1OREPORTE 11 AROUND THE DIAL Among others forced to leave England, temporarily at least be- cause of Hitler's habit of dropping bombs and other unpleasant things all over the place, are Al and- Bob Harvey. Al and Bob are a pair of Can- adian entertainers who went to England some years ago and were immediately "accepted" by the Bri- tish public. They rose to become one of England's most popular vaudeville and music hall team, and were well on their way up the lad- der before the Blitz. Back in Can- ada now, .A1 and Bob are now heard in a series of programs on the 013C chain, broadcasting Tuesday even- ings at 8.30. * * * The women will like a feature on WHAM each morning at 9.15 titled Ladies Only. It's all about this and that in the feminine world. Smartly styled and smoothly pac- ed. * * It has been estimated that 48,- 000,000 people listened to President Roosevelt's famous speech when he accused Mussolini of sticking a dag- ger in his neighbor's back. And that's a lot of listeners on any pro- gram. 0 a: * THE FUTURE IN RADIO The other clay we spent some time absorbing some technical ra- dio knowledge as we watched Mar- coni engineers installing the new CKGO transmitter — and they gave . us an interesting piece of news. They say that within four years frequency modulation will be in general use — and that means the scrapping of all broadcasting equipment and home receiving sets as they are today. But on the oth- er hand frequency modulation will bring "absolutely true" broadcast- ing — without distortion or any fades — and with no less of vocal or musical quality. What a step forward that will be to radio? Bill Tuttle, director of the "Big Sister" show, recently advertised for some household help, "I under- stand," said an announcer pal, "that you're looking for a new maid!" "Yes," explained Bill, "the last one handled China like Japan!" POP — Forewarned Notes . resting Soils After . 'arlvest Shortie after the crop has been removed'is the most suitable time to take soil samples. Bacterial life and chemical activity in the soil are still' at their best, just as they were when the growing crop was making its greatest demands on the plant food, says G. R. Snyder, well-known Canadian Soil Chemist, Soil samples taken at this time show the fertility condition of the soil during the growing season, and the test will indicate which link or links in the fertility chain —organic matter, lime, nitrogen, phosphate, potash, calcium, sulph- ur, magnesium, etc,—are being de- pleted most rapidly. Crops lodge easily, mature late and- unevenly when the nitrogen supply is out of balance with the mineral plant foods. New seedings of grass and clover fail when the soil is strongly acid in reaction or exceptionally low in phosphate and potash. Potatoes scab badly in soils high in lime. Pastures and mead- ows thin out and become weedy when there is a lack of lime, or- ganic matter or mineral plant food. Livestock develop mineral defic- iency diseases when the feed they consume is low in phosphorus and calcium. Learn State of Fertility A soil test gives the farmer de- finite information concerning the lime supply and state of fertility of his fields, thus permitting him to adjust the manurial and fertil- ity practices according to the crop requirements. The procedure for sampling fields depends somewhat on the problem being studied. If the field is fairly uniform, all that is nec- essary is to take a small shovel- ful of soil to plow depth from eight to ten different paces, mix them thoroughly and send in a cupful • or half pint of the mixed soil. With rolling land, the high, land should be sampled separately from the low, In the case of problem areas, a sample representative of the poor spots and another of the pro- ductive areas nearby should be pro- cured. Information concerning previous cropping practices, condition of crops and crops to be grown for the nest two or three years should be provided in a covering letter. Samples submitted to the soil testing laboratory in the fall can be given a more thorough check- up than is possible during the rush period of spring, and the sender is sure of receiving the report in time to make use of it in planning next year's cropping programme. Bigger Stores Doing Better Increased income at home, to- gether with virtual elimination of tourist shopping in the United States or abroad, resulted in a 25 per cent increase in Canadian de- partment store sales in August over,, August, 1939, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports. Every prov- ince shared in the increase. Sales were 14 per cent above July, 1940. On making adjustments for number of business days and for normal seasonal variances, .August purchases were 23 per cent higher than a year ago and two per cent higher than in July. The unadjusted index (on the base 1930 equals 100) stood at 76.7 for August, 61.3 for August, 1939, and 67.1 for July, 1940. Hog Grading Plan Changed Carcass Basis of Judgment as From September 30, Ottawa States In order to insure more hogs of suitable quality for export to the United Kingdom, carcass - grading of Bogs is now the of- ficial method of grading through- out Canada, Agriculture Minister Gardiner has announced, This because effective Sept. 30. The present hog grading regu- lations, which provide for live - grading of hogs and have been in effect since 1922, are re- aeadolcasmik WERE LEARNING - RIGONONIGTi2Y IN SCHOOL NOW POP! Tweeet2 NON'I -TRY, G1-1 tom. scinded as from Sept, 30 and live - grading of hogs will not be con- tinued.. WAS ON VOLUNTARY BASIS "The progressive and antici- pated increase in hog nax4tetings followed by increased exports of bacon to the United ]:ingdom make it necessary for a much higher por centagle bo be suit- able for .export," Mr. Gardiner ,:aid iii a Statement, Carcass grading .of hogs }baa been in effect on a voluntary - basis for about six years. Num- ber of hogs so graded under this voluntary system has progress- ively rogressively increased until it now stands at 62.6 per cent.. of all hogs graded to date this year, THIS CURIOUS '� lay William !i'I Ferguson =4 x441( U.y as WALKIN0,S AVE'R' PERSCi 4 T2AI F EACI-tJ ;OF HIS "FEET 'A. IDISTANC. ., TOTAL/ NG A HEIGHT OF; '34O PiaiteNrrw LIc ,' BuTTERFLIES FLY FROM ENGLAND . T'Q AFRJCA...' OVER 4000 /e9/1 -E COPR. Ma BY NEA SERVICE, INC. RA IN RETURNSAC3O(JT:.,, -5- Lac: oFAe/7ROGEN, '' ANNUALLY, TO EACH_ • ACRE OF LAND. THE painted lady butterfly Iays its eggs on the thistle, one ofi the most widely distributed of all plants. It depends entirely upon' this plant to furnish food for the caterpillars.: NEXT: What state passed a prohibiting cntels from rude. 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