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The Blyth Standard, 1930-05-08, Page 6Sunday School Lesson May 11. Lesson V1--Jeees Acclaimed As King—Matthew 21: 1.11, Golden Text—Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed Is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna In the highest.—Matthew 21: 9. ANALYSIS 7. MAKING PREPARATION, vs. 1-6• I1. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY, vs. 6-11. INTRODUCTION—The last journey of Jesus is not described in any detail, but we have enough to recognize the places through which he passed. It is the inner struggle in his mind that is of chief interest to these writers of our gospels, and we are told of the severe strain and dark forebodings which he had to face, IIe knew that he was marching towards death. All the more won lerful, therefore, is the courage with which he thinks I` others and eaves for every little detail in the duty he has to perform, I. MAKING PREPARATION, Ys. 1-5, V, 1. During the last week, when the city would be c..,wded with such a multitude of pilgrims, it was neces- sary to arrange for a place in which to stay, and Jesus chose as nis head- , quarters the home of Lazarus. It lay aver tht. Mount of Olives to the east, and each morning Jesus came into the city. While in that house he was among friends whom he loved. V. 2. It was a strange request to make, and the disciples must have been greatly surprised. They could not imagine what it all mean., It gave no bint of the pomp cord circumstance with which, in their minds they had associated the arrival of their Lord. Perhaps the disciples had hesitated in undertaking this strange enterprise, end may have asked Jesus what they were to tell the owner of the ass. It did scent rather unusual to I iy hold of property not belonging to them, Some have suggested that the owner of the beast was a disciple of Jesus, and that there was an understanding on the matter, however, there is an- other way to regard :t. The kings of the east never hesitated to take what- ever they wished, and many a valu- able possession was seized from reluc- tant subjects. Jesus is also a king, land his royal const ousncss shines through this incident, But Jesus did not exercise his royal rights as others did. He demanded very few outward things. Once he destroyed herd of swine, and here he asks for an ass, so different from the callous claims of the lords of the world. Yet Jesus was Lord of all. V. 4. This was iikeb an application made by the later church. After the Resurrection the disciples tried to find , 9.. the Old Tes`ament prediction of the different events in the life of Jesus, 'and it was•natural that the passage in Zechariah should be thus pointed out as a prefiguring of this incident. Mat- thew is especially fond of calling at- te:.tion to these proof passages, for he was writing for Jewish Christians, who were often attacked by those Jew- ish brethren for setting forth a new heresy, and it was, therefore, import- ant to show that Jesus was the fulfil- ment of the Old Testament. Nor is it of less consequence for us to see how the religion of the New Testament is the natural sequel of the prophecies and rev,la:ion of Israel. In the Old Testament we find the pre- p: ration for the manifestation of the truth of Christ. II. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY, vs. 6-11. V. 6. The disciples had long since learned that there wer many things gout their Master which they could not understand, and they were coating to see that aimple obedience was their chief duty, V. 7. They had some presentiment that something important was about to happen, They put their clothes upon th ass and colt in order to deck them out in special festive attire, and they place Jesus on the ass, see 2 Rings 9: 13. V. 8. There is a spontaneous rising of the crowd, We would gather from Luke that it was his disciples who were the chief actors in the scene; ort we must also notice the part taken by the multitudes who had come from all parts of the world. They all feel that some notable event is transpiring. They cut down branches of `Tees to make his journey like that of an em- peror, It is to be a triumphal entry Into the city. V, 9. How easily the multitudes are stirred into enthusiasm! One moment they cry, "Hosanna!" and efore long 'the sante rirowd will be crying out "crucify!" We cannot trust the emo- tional actions of the fickle crowd, nor can we always rely upon cur own feelings, which are apt to carry us away also. Feelings are meant to lead to action, and this multitude failed in that they were content to enjoy the excitement, and to assume none of the obligation. in this incident. First, there is the distinct eh.im to Lordship on the part of Jesus. He is conscious of being the son of David, the fulfilment of the pro- phecies of Israel. The destinies of all lives rest with him. Ho does not re- fuse the triumph. Secondly, this tri- umph is quite rnlike that r£ any earth- ly ruler There L no gorgeous display, no military parade. The triumph of Jesus consists in 90500, humility and holiness, the conquering power of love. It is as a peaceful ruler that Jesus enters the capital of his nation. Work for All Montreal Le Monde °eerier (ind.): The division of work will be the salva- tion of the people; the redistribution 01 tasks between a greater number of hands will increase the markets for our products, by increasing the num- ber of people who have the means to afford them. This is why tine wolc• men's unions are doing all they can to have the five-day week, and the eight- hour day adopted. Wilt they suc- ceed? It is our conviction that un- employment will only be reduced in direct proportion to their success, Give work to all the members of the working class and there will never lie any question of establIsltiug unem- ployment assurance; with no one out of work, there will be no need for as- sistance, What New York Is Wearing BY ANNEBELLE WORTHINGTON Illustrated Dressmaking ',Cason Fto'uished With Every Pattern The ruins of old Fort Prince of Wales, opposite Churchill, at the end of the Hudson Bay Railway. Lord Balfour Basked in a Fine Sunset Old Age Seemed to Develop Rather Than Lessen His Charm Tenacity For Office Puzzled His Friends Smart young things are including many silk crepe frocks in their Spring wardrobe to be worn with separate coat to carry out ensemble thence. The youthful animation of hent makes this model especially attractive, for it is equally smart worn without a coat, Tho cap sleeves of the yoked bodice are outstandingly chic in pointed .treatment. It is nipped in at normal waistline by narrow belt. style No. 2846 comes in sizes 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. In the 16 -year size, 255 yards of 39 -inch material with a yard of 39 -inch contrasting is suffi- cient. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for oaah number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto, TALENT Talent alone can not make a writer. There must be man behind the book. Two important facts are to be noted —Goethe. BY AN OLD FRIEND Lord Balfour alone, of the states• men of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries -- except Palmerston and Salisbury—basked in apleldid sun- set at the close of itis life and career, Yet that Career had seemed definite- ly closed in defeat mid even humili- ation in 1911 when, chiefly through the persistent worrying of Lord War- grave and the tariff Reformers, he was driven to resign the Conservatice leadership. Then came the war, and gave Lord Balfour from 1915 onwards an In_iiin summer of renewed power. But, glori- ous as the setting rays of hts ilio were, it must be remembered that they were not those of his noontide. Old age seemed to develop rather than lessen his charts. Anil there came with it a tenacity for office which puzzled both his criticcco and his friends, whose Intentions are excellent, Through all this he was marching directly towards his third phase— the succession to Lord Salisbury and the alliance with Joseph Chamberlain he inherited from his undo. Two linen of every diverse minds may work extremely well together— so long as they can Iceep step. The diversity of temperament heightens the personal attraction. The wide range of powers and interests cover- ed multiplies the external effective- ness of the combination. So it was for a time with Lord Balfour and Joseph Chamberlain, And thea they made mistakes, or the luck of the political dice turned against them. The Khaki Election of 1900 was an error, and Balfour sue. ceeded to this bad heritage as Premier in 1902—a Premiership which left us nothing, except the excellent Balfour Education Act 01 1902, which to the great benefit of the youth of the na- tion has for a quarter of a century survived every turn of electoral for- tune. His Fist Career For instance, his administration of the Admiralty in the first Coalition of 1915 contributed to the discontent which led to Lord Oxford's fall in 1916. Yet he took the bait of the Foreign Office offered him by the as- tuteness of 14ir, Lloyd George, and joined the latter's Administration at an hour's notice, Lord Balfour's first career—not the afterglow --consisted of tlu'ee phases, eaclt to some extent overlapping tine other in time. In the first he is the young mat of birth, wealth, and in. tellect playing with life in many forms—politics, music, metaphysics, soclety. As he moves through a rarified at. mosphere suggestive of tile Dolly Dialogues he is admitted to bo brit- liantly clever, but condemned as too lazy to turn his brains to account. Elected for the close bofougir of Hertford, he 1874, he did nothing in the House until, in 1881, he drifted into the orbit of that fiery comet, Lord Randolph Churchill. Taking up the Fourth Party tactics originally as a game, he was snared into ambition. His speeches began to take on a fire beyond that of the academician or dilettante. He plung- ed with ardour lute the political fray. The second please had been reach- ed of the great House of Conmone career. But it was some time before the politicians would realize the trans. formation of the academic into the debater, or the Irish changed "Pretty Fanny" into "Bloody Balfour." It was wrongly supposed that a student of philosophy must he incap- able of argument, whereas, the whole process of logic or metaphysics is that of setting up a series of proposi- tions and then trying to demolish them by dialectic, Lord Balfour's opponents were dis- agreeably surprised when the meta- physician started knocking their Pasteboard castles of principle about in a polished but very destructive manlier, They had not imagined It Possible that a Liberal front -bencher night sheet an intellectual superior. The Irish Secretaryship was the strongest episode in his career. He exhibited a steely moral courage, I -I0 supported his agents through thick and thin. With an intolleet that could penetrate the superficial at any time the realized that the Irish prefer a strong Government even when its re• sults are had, to a weak Government American Imperialism Quebec Evonement (Cons): A re- cent address by President Hoover to the daughters of the Revolution, de- livered on the 14th April, makes very clear tine determination of the United States to become tate most powerful country in the world, Ho celebrated the recent victories of bis country in the international sphere. For ex- ample, instead of talking of the naval parity of the British and American fleets, he declared that, for the first time in history, the Republic of the lilted States possessed a fleet at least tate equal of the strongest in the world. While putting his faith in the BTiand-K'eliagg pact as a satisfactory method of preventing armed conflict, he stated with emphasis that there is one kind of peace that no proud and free people could ever subscribe to. This Caesarism has been ehthustastf- cal1Y greeted in the American capital, as not so long ago the imperialistic vows formulated by Mussolini were at Rome. Mr. Chanmberlain Lord Balfour sheedd, of course, have takes the first opportunity for an early dissolution. Unfortunately he decided to hold on against the flow- ing tide, Mr. Chamberlain determin- ed to tura that tide back by the Tariff Reform appeal. Hence followed woe on woe to the Tories --a fiscal quarrel inside the party and a cnlshing de• feat at the polls it 1906. The major part of the blame for all this cannot be laid on. Lord Batfour's shoulders, It is true that be had a kind of in- curious disregard, part intellectual, part aristocratic, for the movements of popular opinion. On the Brain point be wee right. Ile preserved the thing which really mattered—the unity of the Conservative Party re- garded as a great national instru- ment. But after the internal strug- gle of 1903.1906 came defeat, defeat, and defeat at the polls, until the thrice -vanquished leader vanished, None could excel Lord Balfour in personal charm—even when dealing with chance -met individuals. Natur. ally, lie was surrounded by an ador• Mg coterie or friends not always to his practical profit. But his political friendships were colder, At tate end itis figure grew greater if only as the reflections of the past threw a longer shadow. He had seen the I-Iouee of Cecil's second predomin- ance since the time of Elizabeth ap- pear and vanish. He had seen the creation and fall of the German Em- pire. He had been at the Congress of Berlin and at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. He had known in intimacy all the great men from Disraeli and Gladstone onwards. He had given a Ronianes Lecture and founded the Souls. Iio had held his own with, even when be had not sur• Passed, politicians, metaphysicians, and wits alike. And in a time when world opinion was so important -- in the darkest days of the war — his dignity and faith did more for Britain's c0.110e than can aver be told. Tho Eliza, bethian Cecil lived again. The Wheat Pool Montreal Patric (ind,): The initial, advances on their crop to rho farmers alone justify the existence of the Wheat Pool, One can imagine what would have been the critical condi- tion of the Prairie farmers at iho ned tion of the Prairie farmers at the end of their bad harvest year of 1929 if they bad not been able to rely on the consolidated strength of their associa- tion., Titmice to the Pool, they found the necessary funds to pass the win- ter and in•terand to prepare for a new (mason of production. They have not been made to staffer because their crop was not sold. Even in spite of the reduc. Hon in market prices of commodities since tine fall, there can bo no doubt that the Pool has had a stabilizing in. fluence on the market. It is in fact beyond question that the price of grain would have descended to a much lower level if the farmers, left to their own individual resources, had beau compelled to sell in an unfavorable market. Canada's Waterpower Sherbrooke Tribune (Lib.): Canada has altogether twenty million horse- power at the lowest water (for the whole year round), whilst for six month ht the year it has at least thb'ty-three millions. Artificial reser- voirs regulating the flow would raise this capacity to forty-three millions. Of this total, no more titan five and one-half millions, or 12/ per cent, have been harnessed. To the extent of one-half, the task of harnessing this power has been undertaken in the last ten years: although for a long time tho small water -courses of Om tario, Quebec and the Maritime Pro. winces have furnished the motive force for grain mills, and textile plants, such as were indispensable to the existence of the pioneers. In com- parison with other countries, Canada in the number of its turbine inetalla• tione, It Is also in the second rank Is -only surpassed by the United States "She must be jealous of her hus- band." "Why so?" "She's Mat advertised for a plain cook," "What the Socialists dreamed of the new capitalism has made a real- ity."—Edward A, Filene. Loyal to Teacher During the summer vacation o Young lady was appointed as a subste tuts teacher in the Industrial School.' She was quite Young and Inexperi- enced in reform work, but .had a na- turally happy an dt'ustful disposition, When a class of twenty of the older boys woe Resigned to her she found that school lessons did not appeal to them, and that it was difficult to ob- tain anything like order or attention. She asked permission to take the boys on a Nature Study trip through the woods, and the Superintendent con- sented, on the promise given by the lads that they would not attempt to run away or give any trouble. They started oft hi the morning, taking a lunch basket with them, and returned late in the afternoon, a thoroughly happy party, Not one of the lads in he behaved in any way during the outing and they had unbounded admiration for the young lady who put her con- fidence in them,—J, J. Kelso, Religious Persecution in Russia Dr. John Dewey in Current History (New York): All the reports from Russia agree that Communist author- ities are unanimous in the opinion that the "religious" drive against the Soviets is but another attempt of capitalistic countries to overthrow the, Communist regime, Anyone with a knowledge of Russia could have pre. dieted that such would be the result. Although many have protested on gen- uinely religious grounds, nevertheless they have entered upon a campaign charged with dynamite. So far as it as regards tine number Or horsepower has any religious effect in the U.S.S.R. generated per 1,000 inhabitants, Nor- it will intensify opposition to religion, confirming the belief that the church has at bottom a political and economic ails. It will also arouse the sane feelings that would be aroused among us by any sign of foreign interference in what we regard as our own internal affairs. way alone exceeding her figure. Per capita Canada has nearly 111,0 times as many turbines as the United Slates. Making the Best of it The New 0)1110011: Doing common- place things well may at tithes seem a rather humdrum business, while we are engaged at them, but there is no. tiring in all the world that tells more significantly when the whole record of Ilfe's enterprises and achievements is counted up. And to fall in the every -day life is one of the very worst failures we can mane, The man who finds fault with life because It does not give him a place In the front row has not yet come to under- stand wherein life's finest opportun- ities lie. The man who is doing the ordinary things has quite as many of them as any one else, if lie would see it. Prince Lucky in Aerial Trips London.—Mr crashes follow and precede the Prince of Wales, but he does not seen to mind. A few hours before he landed at Windsor Castle from Marseilles on his return from bis African trip, Pilot Sergeant W. IL Fern and Aircrafts- man Leslie Charlton were killed in the smash-up of a two-seater fighting plane at the Royal Air Force airdrome at Cranwell, The plane in which the Prince flew from Khartoum to Cairo on his return from the African jungle crashed on the way back to Khartoum, killing two men, "Almost every • problem becomes leas bard under the softening infiu. once of time,"—Bruce Barton. Meet a $50,000 a Year Man. MUTT AND JEFF— By BUD FISHER W&Lt, S''s TiiE UNCLE or'[WO owHANs. t DIDN'T HAVE ANY INCOME LAST' YEAR. Bur JUDGE. DUBBISTER JUGGED Me Folk NGT' PAYING A TAx oN lT: i S - 9CK-orf IN *nits FLEA Elisa T' WANT'( ASHReS THAowoJ TeD AND HAW N M .106e Dp8BisTER'S EYE: V.4 ea me, JV' - ASKe° Me IF s' WAS' Hooest:, PLC -Abets INSANITY. t AIN'T Got' ENouGH Molest in Buy A Tufo ccNT- ,TAMP oN INSTALMENTS: 'The girl with a yiddish boy friend does all the talking so his arms wills stay put." SPRING The green grass is bowing; The mornnig wind is in it; "Tis a tune worth the knowing, Though it change every minute. "lie "a tune of the spring; Every year plays it over. —Ralph Waldo Emerson,! 1GoTAYEAR INJAIL. AND A FINE OF FIFTY GRAND. WELD IF )GEF EAN RAtsG- THC- FIFTY 'ttioUSANb 1 CAN RAISE THE YEAR. . cLose ALL urlvDowS wHeN CetNG TN1acvGH TUNMELS. tel(t7 e I Ipogeiilli