The Huron Expositor, 1935-09-20, Page 2si
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SE,AFORTH, Friday, September 20.
Premier Aberhart's Vieit to
Seaforth
Seaforth was honored on Satur-
day of last week when Hon. William
Aberhart, Premier of Alberta, arriv-
ed in this town to spend a week with
his mother,. Mrs: Wifiliam Aberhart,
at the home of his brother, Mr. Chas.
Aberhart.
Premier Aberhart has brought na-
tional 'distinetion to 'his old home
town, and Seaforth citizens were
proud to honor him in a civic recep-
tion on Saturday evening, and again
on Sunday. evening when he occupied
the pulpit of First Church and ad-
dressed an overflow congregation of
some fourteen hundred people.
There are many people in Ontario,
pehaps it would be quite safe to say
the majority of the people in Ontario,
who do• not believe in Premier Aber -
hart's scheme of Social Credit, ar the
practicability of it, not even when he
gives his own definition of. Social
Credit, which is, "to feed, clothe and
shelter the people."
But no one who has ever known
the Alberta Premier personally; has
ever met him, or who has ever heard
him in the pulpit or before a public
audience, can deny the ability of the
man or the utter sincerity in his be-
lief, not only of Social Credit, but in
the other things which he teaches and
preaches.
He is fervid and alive. He is big
and wholesome, and he is clean. His
affibility is not newly acquired; his
sincerity is not a pose. He always
had them. He still has. •
And we believe this combination of
personality and character had as
much to do with sweeping him into
power in Alberta as did his promise
of twenty-five dollars a month nto .ev-
ery citizen of. that Province, if it did
not have more.
Premier Aberhart's responsibili-
ties are great, but he has accepted
them in full, and Seaforth, as well as
Alberta, is proud of him and wishes
him well.
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Is Progressive
Miss Agnes McPhail, the only wo-
man member of Parliament, is cer-
tainly progressive in her ideas, if she
is nothing else:
Entering Parliament as the stan-
dard bearer of the U.F.O., she later
added Labor to her banner.
Still later she added C.C.F., and
now we learn that she has embraced
the Stevens' Reconstruction Party.
It must be true that politics make
strange bed fellows. How otherwise
could the High as Hamon tariff pol-
icy of Mr. Stevens"`ne made to rest in
peace beside the free trade policy of
the U.F.O., Miss McPhaiI's first love.
But, perhaps the recent Redistri-
bution Act has something to do with
it. Miss McPhail's riding now is not
as it .was. Not nearly as good, from
her standpoint of view.
Her opposition, in the corning elec-
tion, will be two -fold, and therefore
doubly dangerous. Perhaps she feels
the need of a little progression, or a
little expansion.
Perhaps before election day ' she
will feel the need of the Liberals and
Conservatives, .aid take the two old
line parties under her wing as well.
Any means might justify the end
hi !her 'opinion. And as we say, Miss
hail is progressive. •
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It Looks Like War ..
The war situation 'in Europe hiss
not cleared, nor does it show al1y-
signs of clearing. -
Italy now ,has- some . two hundred
thousand soldiers in Ethiopia, and
the number is increasing daily. On
top of that Premier Mussolini has an-
nounced there will be no compromise
with the League of Nations or with
Ethiopia. "
Nothing short of complete Italian
military control over the whole Em-
pire of Haile Selassie will suffice Must
solini, and if the other European
powers are not prepared to go that
far, Italy will drop out of the League
of Nations and there will be war.
Hostilities, it is said, will commence
as early as September 20th. How
long they will continue, or how far
they will extend, no one can predict.,
War is so easy to start and so hard
to end that the other great European
powers are viewing the situation'
with alarm and dread.
They are doing their utmost in the
cause of peace, but, at the present it
does not appear as if even their ut-
most efforts would be enough.
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Plenty of Choiee
Canadians will have plenty of
el ice in the selection of Parlia-.
mentry candidates when they go, to
the polls on October 14th.
At the time of writing, 645' candi-
dates have been nominated and are
aspirants for the 245 seats in the
House of Commons.
That, we are told, comprises a re-
cord, the nearest approach to it hav-
ing been 'in 1921, when Canada ex-
perienced its first real three -party
fight and there were 644 candidates
nominated.
But the coming election will far'
eclipse the election of 1921 in the
number of parties concerned. It
will not be a three -cornered affair,
but a five or six party contest.
The Liberal party heads the list
With -218 nominations. The Conserv-
atives have 181; the C.C.F., 118, and
the " newly -formed Reconstruction
Party of Mr. Stevens have 98.
In addition to these, there are
thirty other candidates in the field
representing affiliations of one (kind
or another. Of these, seven are in
Alberta, representing Social Credit.
For the eighty-two available seats
in Ontario, there are now 269 can-
didates, and this number will be in-
creased before nomination day.
There are twelve women candi=
dates and a like -number of clergy-
men, but with the exception of one
Conservative candidate and Miss Ag-
nes McPhail and one Liberal clergy-
man candidate, the others all repres-
ent either the C.C.F. or the Recon-
struction Party.
It looks as if no Canadian elector
would have an excuse for not voting
in October, as there is no line of
thought, apparently, that has not got
a champion.
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY.°
Loyal Choir Members
Leaders of choirs these days have a real job on
their hands to keep the members in attendance
regularly, especially the younger members. The
record of a man who died recently would be an
example for leaders to hold up to the choir. Ac-
cording to an exchange, this man was a member
of a choir for sixty years and missed less than
a dozen Sundays in that time. Certainly that
man considered it a duty as well as a pleasure—
and duty is rarely considered by choir members
to -day. Ilia leader can depend on a regular at-
tendance of his cheir mem.bers, much better work
can he accomplished, the choir will enjoy the
work more and the congregation will be thrilled
by the rendition of the sacred music.—Exchange.
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Blest By Comparison
(The Blue Bell)
Business men are never very enthusiastic when,
a general election , looms ahead. . They say it
makes for unsettlement• and uncertainity—'bad
for business. That is perhaps true•, but compare
conditions under democratic government, as we
have it here in Canada, with those in countries
in which dictatorship, of Whatever kind, is in
fashion. With newspapers under rigid control
or altogether suppressed and all sources of gen-,
eral enlightment in the hands' of a afoot or an
autocratic group, the individual citizen counts
for nothing at all in determining the conditions
under which he and iris family must live. His
appraisal of the significance of events, at home
and abroad, mrast be made up on just what the
autcrtrats decide 'he slhould know.
How blest are we by eompparis'on•1 How zealous
we s:horrld be to exercise the franchise we have,
se dint those elected to register the popular will
in legislative enactment should be the true choice
of ethe great body of electors. Good citizenship
may well be stimulated these days' by quiet con-
templation of what we, of the British Common-
wealth, have thus far escaped.
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Interesting items picked from
The Expositor of fifty and
twenty-five years ago. ,
• From The Huron Expositor of
September 23, 1910
!The Exeter Show was as usual very
successful, the weather being de-
lightful and the gate receipts were
$650. The Luca:mow Highland Pip-
ers were presenit and played sweet
music.
Mr. T. Murd'ock's entire horse,
"1Roadhuaster," of Hiensall, wion first
money in the race at Exeter on Tues-
day last.
Mr. F. Dearing Who was in Hen-
sall for some time in the employ of
Mir, N. Warre'ner, left this week for
'Dasbwo'od, where he intends darry-
ing on a bakery business.
Francis McKenzie, of Cass County,
North Dakota, passed away on Sept.
22,•at his home from typhoid fever.
'Edith K. Hooper became the wife
of Mr..Cecil Cam'm, •of Usborne, on
September 10.
A wild raccoon was captured in the
cellar of Armstrong's drug store in
Lucknow recently.
W. Lane, County Clerk •of Hurn,
was elected' one of the vice-presidents
of the Ontario 'Municipal Association
at the annual meeting held at Tor-
onto last week.
On Tuesday afternoon of last week -
the church shed at Sunshine, Usborne
Township, was raptly destroyed by
fire.
Mr. Richard Yellow; of Usborne,
had a horse 'killed •in a peculiar man-
ner at the station. waren he drove it
onto a live wire, getting a full shock.
iMr. John Homey, of Usborne, sold
the team which took first prize at
the 'Exeter show on Tuesday to Mr
James 'Norris, of Hibbert.
Mr....T.
.N. Forsyth; who.. for ..the.
past 20 year's has taught school in
Section No. 2, Tuckersmith, has an-
nounced his 'intention • of retiring
Miss M. McGregor has' been hired in
his place.
Mr. W. T. Box, Seaforth, has pur-
chased a McLaughlin tduring car, as
has also 'Mr. W. 'Cole of the Bell En-
gine Work.
The old red 'echoed louse on the
Kippen Road, Tuckersmith, which has
been used as a public hall in connec-
tion with •Strong's hotel, has been re-
moved from its mooring to the farm
of Mr. Isaac Moore. •
IMr. George Thornton, of Leadbury
who has passed 'his 100 year mark
took a turn in the harvest field re-
cently.
M. 'William Barron, of Leadbury
has educated hie 'horses to walk along
,the windrows of hay while he built
the loads himself, stripping several
field's of hay in this: manner.
Mr. James Davidson, one of the
only settlers of McKillop, pasoed a-
way on Sept.•23, at the age of sixty -
.six years.
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U EVE �°, T.14
Did you ever know that Seaforth's
`'otal of :Hydro reserves and surplus
is now $101,036; its reserve for equity.
in- the Hydro system $40,569, and
there are now 605 Seaforth Hydro
consumers?
.. 'With local, liquid assets in excess
of 'liabilities, Seaford' is one of 102
Hydro municipalities which are con-
sidered "out of debt". This total of
$10'7,036 in reserves • and surplus,
which compares with a reserves and
surplus total of but $7,485 in 1914,
the third year of Hydro operation in
Seaforth, is iteinized as follows in
Hydro accounts:
IRieserve for equity in Hydro sys-
tem, $40,569; depreciation on local
plant, 119,447; other reseaives, $1,-
106;
1;106; debentures paid,, $25,000; and
operating eurpins, $20,913.
Seaforth's total of 605. Hydro e2n-
,sunrlers ieonsti'tutes a growth from
333 in 1914; horsepower used in 1984;
according to 'the latest report statis-
ti'ss was 435 es compared with 206
in 1934; total revenues last •yeat were
$22,575 as against $14,735; domestic
and commercial revenues last year
were $15,911 -as compared with $5,-
048 in 1914; kilowatthours sold for
lighting were 735,699 as compared
with 82,945 in 1914; and plant capi-
From The Huron ,Expositor of
September 25, 1885
John Hinds, of Brussels, shot a
crane .an the river, last Wednesday
that measured 6 feet 1 inch from tip
to tip of wings.
- Mrs, Thos. Shute of Usborne, who
has been living in that vicinity for a
great many years, took her first ride
on the cars oh Wednesday of last
week to the Provincial Exhibition at
London.
One day last weak while Me. Robt
Smith of the 13th concession of Hul-
lett was passing along the boundary
of Hullett and McKillop with a load
of 'milk, his horse got frightened at
a milk stand which some m'i'stlrieveus
boys had placed .on a stump and
threw him out,' the wagon passing
over his legs and hurting hiin eontid-
erably.
As John Henderson and his wife.
of McKillop were returning home on
Saturday last front 'Seaorth and
while opposite Thos. Govenlock's
farm, the horse shied at a stump in
the ditch, upsetting the buggy and
throwing the occupants out.. They
were not seriously injured.
Neilane-M•cLurre. = At the Manse
Clinton, by Rev. A. Stewart, on the
23rd inst., Mr. Alex. Neilans to
Rebecca, third daughter of the late
John McLure, all of McKillop.
We notice that the Win'gham coun-
cil has appointed Mr. Jas. A. Cline
Captain of the fire brigade of that
teem.
The rate of taxation' here in Sea -
forth is 19 mills on the dollar, being
one mill higher than last''year.
The 23rd Battalion Rifle Associa-
tion will hold their aneual ni'ateh at
Seaforth on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Mr. Thomas Berry, well known
horse buyer' of Hensel), intends short-
ly ' erecting a large stock and sale
stable. Mr. J. Workman has the
contract.
Mrs. John Angus, of Morris, died
last week at the advanced age of 80
years.
The Messrs. Bamford have sown
90 acres 'of fall wheat 'on their farm
adjoining Clinton this year.' It is
hoped they, will reap 50 bushels per
acre nextyear. "
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Mr. Archibald McDougall of Por-,
ter's 'Hila threshed over 400 bushels
of fall wheat from nine acres recent-
ly.
Wm. Scott, of the '7th eonceesion,
Tuckersm'ith, passed to his reward on
Sept. 20. He was born in Dumfrie-
shire; Scotland, and came to Canada
in 1832. .
Mr. Wm. Brine, son of J. P. 'Heine,
has gone to take a position in Tor-
onto. •
Poor Prof.—"What's the formula
for water, Jones?" asked the science
master.'
1'H IJKLMN 0," spelled out
the scholar.
The scholar:slowly repeated the
etters. -
"Whatever are you driving at?"
said the master. "What gave you
that idea?"
"You, sir," said Jones. "You said
yesterday it was H to `0."
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tal is now valued at, $56.,881 as Om -
pared with but $28;630 in 1914.
•Wlibb 'doziestie and • commercial
fi'gh'ting rates last year of 2.2 Bents
per kilowetb hour, 'Seaford' .enjoyed
the average cosi to lighting consumer
of 2.1.6 gents per kilowatt hour.
The • mate. is much -less than half
the.average rates prevailing in even
larger United States. cities. It has
been calculated that the application
to Ontario of Uxiited Stas private
power rates would add over $40,000,-
000 annually to 'Ontario's electricity
bills.
an its efforts to extend throughout
all Ontario the advantages of Cheap
publicly '•owned power, the Ontario,
Hydro Electric Power Oommiseion
last year instituted special rate in-
ducement including "free power" on
certain electrical conveniences to ru-
ral Ontario.
As a result, rural Ontario is be-
coming "hitched to Hydro" with. in-
creased rapidity, 479 miles of new
rural power line having been author-
ized this year. At this time last Year
only 157 miles of new rural line had:
been sanctioned.
About 4,006 rural customers in all
are being added to Hydro service in
1935. .
JUST A SMILE OR TWO
.First Angler: "I caught a fish so
big that my friends wouldn't let me
pull it aboard in case the boatwas
swamped."
Secon Angler: "I quite believe
yeti. I once had a similar experi-
ence on board the Mauretania."—
Drumheller Mail.
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Little Horace was wearing his first
.pair •of • real pants. He felt • that• at
last he was a man among men. He
strutted up and down and finally he
went up to his mother and ask-
ed: "Muveer, can I call pa Bill
now?"
Johnny—Dad, they say the Saar
has gone to Germany now.
Dad (busy reading) — Something
like 'that, son.
Johnny --But what will the Rus-
sians say?
Dad --(The Russians! What have
they to do with it?
Johnny (puzzled)—But I thought
the Saar was the King of Russia.
"Are you sure you love me?" said
a pretty girl to her admirer.
"Love you!" echoed the smitten one.
"Why darling, while I was bidding
you good-bye on the porch last night
yeur dog ibit a piece out of the calf
of my leg, and I' never noticed" it till
I got home."
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A negro who had been exploring
chieken -coops; -when told the sheriff
was after- him, made a bee -line for
the nearest railroad station and ask-
ed for a tioket on the fastest train
out. ,
"Our fastest train left five min-
utes ago," the ticket agent said.
"Jes' gimme a tick etanyway," the
negro gasped, "an' show me which
w,ay that train went."
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Reporter -1 'suppose you remem-
ber my newspaper when it first came
out?
Yokel—That I do. Why I answer-
ed an adv'er'tisement in it, but I ain't
had no reply yet.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
• (By Isabel 1T hill ton, Goderdcdi, :Ont.) -
Seen jn the
County Paper
Brenner Sweitzer
AJ quiet wedding .'Wats solemnized at
the D und+4s 'Oentre'Church parsonage,
at ri,ondion, Wednesday, September 4,
at 2.30 p.m., when Ehnelyn M. Sweflt-
zer; daugh'ber of William H. Sweitze'r
and the late Ada Ratz of Shipka be
came the bride of Glen J. Brenner
youngest son, of Mrs. Annie Brenner ..
and t ye late Ezra Brenner of Grand
Bend. Rev. E. W. Young officiated:
They were unattlend'ed,.The 'bride was
charming in ,brown crepe ensemble
edith aooestiso'ries to match. After the•
eemon'y'th!e happy couple left on
a trip to (Muskoka Lakes. On their
return they will reside at • Grand.
Bend. Zurich 'Herald.
What was thought to be a neigh-
bor's dog attacked. the fine flock of
g!ees'e Of Mr. Urban ,Pfile on the 14tV
concession early Monday morning and
killed 13 , geese and a turkey gobbler.
Pfile caught the' canine in the
act and lost no time in getting the
rifle, but could not get close .enoug'i
to 'administer a kill,—Zurich Herald.
Premier Heard in Goderich
McKay !Hall in Goderich was crowd-
ed last Thursday night to hear Hon.
Mr. Gardiner, Premier of Sas •(,die --
wan, and R. J. Deachmen,. 1s beral •
candidate, give'addresses on the Lib-
eral 'platform. 'Mr. ••l-ardin'er,'who is
a native of Huron County, is on a.
speaking tour of Ontario and is draw-
ing large gatherings.-Wingham Ad-
vanee=Times.
Showered By Friend's
On Friday night at the home of
Miss Alberta Walker, a kitchen Show-
er was held in honour of Miss Clara.
Metcalfe, whose marriage takes place
this month. Miss Metcalfe received
many usefel. gifts itvhach.were. in ivory
and black. About 46 of her girl
'friends were present and a most en-
joyable evening was ,spent. The liv-
ing rooms of the house •were •taste-
fully decorated in a scheni'e of pink
and white. Following the presentee
tion of the shower lunch was served.
=Wingham Adhrance-Times.
Injured in Accident
Two Hibbert township young men
were injured, in a motor accidenct
near Whalen on Saturday of last
week. William Drake, aged 17, of;
Staffa, and Colin McDougald, of Oro -
r ert•y, met with an accident shortly'
after midnight Friday and were re-
moved to St. Joseph's Hospital in
Lotido•n. The former suffered head
injuries and the latter suffered albra
Bions, bruises and .shock. -„ Exeter
• . Times -Advocate.
Lost Barn and Hay
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A fire believed to have been start-
ed by a spark flying from •a 4.earby
threshing machine completely. de--
s'tnoyed e, barn and hay crop owned
by Mr. Lloyd Young, half a mile..east
bf Loyal. The fire began at about
8.45 Wednesday morning just after
t:hei ftrarmeds had started ibo stook
thresh nearby. The fire gained such
rapidity that all attempts to ex-
tinguish it were •fruitless and within
an =hour the building was a mass of
ign m1deeing ruins. There was no
live stock in the barn and the hey
and the building itself were the sole
losses.—aGod'erieh Star.
Bankers' Banquet
:Messrs. J. E. Ascott, Assistant Gen-
eral Manager of the Canadian Bank
of Comnierce, and J. P. Bell, Man-
ager -in -Chief of the Hamilton Disc
trict and eight local district manag-
ers of Bank of Commerce were ten-
dered a banquet at the Park House
Wednesday evening. A number of
toasts and addresses were made by
those present. Mr. Ascott and Mr.
Bell are making a good -will tour of
this part of the province, and at the
same time getting in touch with the
bank's clients.—Goderich Star.
Has Scalp Nearly Torn Off
With thee -scalp a-lmest herr- from
her head and with her body bruised
and •bleeding, Mrs. John Stewart of
Us:borne, phoned for medical assist-
ance following an accident at her
home Friday evening. Mr. Stewart
resides ow the Thames Road and al-
so operates a farm on the N. E. Boun-
dary of Us'borne. Threshing opera-
tions had''been in progress on the
farm on the boundary and Mrs.
Stewart had been over providing
meals for the threshers. She had
driven home in an auto after supper
and had ,parked the car on the drive-
way close to the • house. She had
gone to the barn an d'tied up the
cows and returning she had taken
some thongs from the car into the
house. With the last load' she was
carrying some dishes. -There is a
rather steep grade at the spot and
as Mrs. Stewart passed in front of
the car the car started forward and
knocked tier down. She was drag-
ged about fifteen yards when the
car struck 1`, cern r post of a gate-
way. Mrs. Sleeart's head was ram-
med between two cross pieces of the
fence and the scalp was badly lacer-
ated. She managed to free her
head and one of the wheels of the
car still rested on''her foot which she
freed with difficulty. W'lth blood
streaming from her wound's Mrs.
Stewart reached the house and phos --
ed for Dr. Dunlop and als'ib to one of
her neighbors. She told Of het aoci-'
dent to the operator while the, call
was 'being put `through in case she
would collapse in the meantime. Dr.
'7un'lop was making a call in the
neighborhood. He was soon located
and was informed by Mrs. Stewaft
of the accident. Arriving on the spot
with no other person in _the home
Mrs. 'Stewart directed the doctor
where he might find arti'cl'es that were
needed. Without an ane9'bhetic and
with only local stimulants, Mr's. -Stew-
art bore up most heroically for over'
an hour and a half while Dr: Dan-
lop dreased the wound's putting in
aver one hundred 'stitches. In addi-
tion to the scalp wounds one ear was
almost s'eve'red. The body was daddy
bruised in places. In spite of what
she has gone theme" Mrs. Stewart
is at 'pne`srent 'getting along very nice-
ly.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
From Thee all skill and science flow,
All pity, care and love,
All calm and courage, faith and hope;
O pour them, from above!
And -part them, Lord, Ito each and all,
As each and all all need,
To. rise like incense., each to Thee,
In noble thought and deed.
And hasten, Lord, that perfect day
When pain"and death shall cease,
And Thy just rule shall fill the earth
With health and light and peace.
—Charles Kingsley.
S. S. LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 22
Lesson Topic—James (A Great Chris-
tian Leader).
Lesson Passage -James 1:1-17.
Golden Text—James 1:12.
James, who designates himself as
"James, a servant of Jesus Christ,"
was the brother of the Lord,, who
stood at the head of the Church at
Jerusalem and took such a prominent
part in the Council of Jerusalem as
recounted in Acts 15:13-21.
In his epistle James insists upon
,righteousness of life. It is addressed
to, the Jews of the dispersion, those
resident outside of Palestine. It is
a. circular letter designed for a gen-
eral class of leaders. There are no
greetings, no references to any per-
sonal relations between the writer and
his readers as found in Paul's epis-
tles. In the first part of the first
'chapter the author writes about
temptation or trial. Those to whom
he wrote were urged to regard it,
riot as a subject of sorrow, but of
gladness and joy, that they were call=
ed to pass through trials; for if borne
in a proper manner-, they would pro-
duce the grace of patience, and this
was to be regarded as an object.
worth being secured even by much
suffering. (Verses 2-4).
If in their trials they feltt they
had lacked the wisdom Which they
needed to help them to bear them in
a proper manner, . they had the priv-
ilege of looking to God, and seeking
it at His and. This was a privilege
concede to all, and if it were asked
in faith, without any waivleni.ng, it
would certainly be granted. (Vers-
es 5-7). .
In verse 8 he states the import-
ance and- value of stability of being
firm in principle, and of having one
single, great aim in life—"a double -
minded man is unstable in all his
ways." .
Verses 9-11—Mere the writer gives
encouragement to those who, arhon'gst
the trials which, they experienced,
passed through rapid changes` of cir-
cuinstanoes. Whatever those chang-
es were, they were to rejoice in them
as ordered' by the Lord. They were to
keep in mind the instability of all
earthly things. The rich especially
were to • remember how the burning
(heat flogists the beauty of the flower,
and that in like manner all worldly
splendor must fade away. Everyman
is blessed who endures trials .in a
proper manner, for such an 'endur-
ance of trial will be given a rich re-
ward—the crown o'f.life. '(Verse 12).
Verses 18-15—In their trials, in the
temptations to do anything wrong,
they were to be careful never to
charge temptation 'on God. They
were n&ver to allow their minds "be
feel .that God allured them to sin, or
placed an inducement of any kind
before them to do wrong. Every dia-
position to do wrong originated in
their own hearts.
-In „the remaining verses of the
chapter James states the nature of
true religion. He call's upon those
whom he is addre'ssin'g to make no
mistake. God is not the originator
of sin, but the source of all the good
that is in us. -
Religion requires us to he meek,
swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to
wrath.
Religion requires us to be doers of'
the word, and not hearers only.
Religion requires us to bridle the
tongue, to set a. special guard on oar
wards.
Religion requires us to be the
friends of the fatherless and the wi-
dow, and to keep ourselves unspotted
from the world. (Verses -16-27).
Thus it 'is that James. sets forth
what it is to be a doer in contrast
to a hearer only. The hearing should
lead to holy living. It ahoi)d be an
easy matter for a person to determ-
ine whether he has any religion, for
w•ho can doubt that that is good
which leads to dompassion for the
poor and the helpless, and which
makes the heart and the life pure?
—(Barnes' Commentary).
WORLD MISSIONS
Those saved from vain must save
others from pain. Those delivered
from trouble must deliver others
from trouble. Those grateful for the
doctor's healing hand must place that
hand on others. This is the meaning
of the Mission Hospital and the Mis-
sionary doctor and nurse.—Dr. Al-
bert Schweitzer. "
The Meaning of Medical Missions
"The Christian mission world would
be incomplete without the ministra-
tion of the .hospital." These words•
were taken from the latest report of
our mission in Korea. Surely they
are true words, and they apply, to
the medical work which our -Church
is doing in the home field and in the
foreign field alike.
In all our activity for the Kingdom
of God we aim to follow in spirit and
in method the example of Jesus
Christ our Lord. When we remem-
ber how large a place in 'His minis-
try was given to the relief of suffer-
ing •and the healing of disease, we
cannot but feel that our fulfilment
of His commission would be "inoom-
,plete indeed, without something cor-
responding to His work as a healer
of the body.
It is scarcely necess'ar' to 'speak
of the 'value of our medical missions
es' a manifestation of the Ohristien
spirit and a mean's of commending the
gospel to those among whom we 1a-,
bor. In the report of our South
China Mission these words occur:—
"We will not weary you with annual
figures of people healed, of pains re.
lieved and of livers saved, but ask you
to reflect what the work of our hos-
pitals and nursing schools means .to-
wards thepropagation of truths: med-
ical, hygiene, social and 'spiritual;
what it means•in breaking down pre-
judice, pushing back the clouds of
dorkness, and ignorance that harbor
microbes, in the flesh, in the homes
and in the hearts of China's millions,
what' it means toward bringing the
kingdom of truth and of love, which -
is the dream' of every human heart."
--From the United Oharch. Record..
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