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 X LESSON X. SERVING WITH WHAT WE HAVE Mark 6:1-13. THE -TESSON IN ITS SETTING Time .‘^-Winter, A.D. 29. Place,â€"The events -of the first half off our lesson occurred in the City o# 'Nazareth, where Jesus lived until he began his public ministry. The twelve disciples were sent out into Giàilee probably from the city of Capernaum. 1. Md he went out from thence. That is, he went out from Caperna- um, where so much of his work was carried oil. And he cometh into his own country; and his disciples fol- low him. The Lord was regarded by the Galileans as a Nazarene; his birth at Bethlehem was forgotten, and the village where his family liv- ed (v.S) and where he had passed his yffisith (Luke 4:16) might well be called his country. 2. And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the syna- gogue, And many hearing him were astonished. It is to their credit that they were listening, which is more than every one does who goes to church. Saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and what mean such mighty works wrought by his hands? “A change had come over Jesus, for which they could not account; the workman had become the rabbi and the worker of miracles. Of his wisdom they had evidence in his discourse; But whence and what was it? brought together as a band of dis- ciples. More and more they were devoting all of their time to service under the Master’s direction. In these mission journeys of the newly chosen apostles we see how well it suited the objects in view that they should go in pairs. A man by him- self has many dangers. The, pres- ence of his colleague would recall him to his true position and remind him that he was not about his ovm work but his Master’s. And he gave them authority over the unclean spirits. To manifest a great power great enough to cast out demons would be one of the greatest evid- ences of the uniqueness of their min- istry and the pre-eminence of the Lord in whose name they were speak- The Village Carpenter 3. Is not this the carpenter? The village carpenter in our Lord’s time held the position of the modern vil- lage blacksmith. Here is one of the few places where the veil is remov- ed from his early life. He was brought up to the trade of a village carpenter. He worked with Joseph in building and repairing boats for the lake, in making furniture for the synagogue, and, according to an ear- ly testimony, in shaping plows and yokes for oxen. The son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Si- mon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. The last people to recognize a prophet are always his kindred and his countrymen. “Far-away birds have fine ‘‘feathers.” Men resent it as a kind of slight on themselves that the other, who was ono of them but yesterday, should be so far above them to-day. The elders of Nazareth had seen Jesus,grow up, and to them He would be “the carpenter’s son” still. It is easy‘iff blame them; but it is better to leant the warning in their words, and to take care that we are not blind to some true messenger of God just because we have been blessed with close companionship with him. 4, And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among -his own kin, and in his own house. “How true it is that home and one’s home town are the hardest places ih which to witness! The Nazarenes did not see fco.w a carpenter could be a pro- phet!” But why not? It is not one’s surroundings which determine his character, but one’s self. No Mighty Work 5, And he could there do no mighty »orlc, save that he laid his hands up- pn a few sick folk, and healed them. Jesus required faith for the perform- ance ef his miracles, and that was f/antihg here; nay, there was a posi- tive, disbelief, no mere doubt. Here the genuine unbelief of the nation reached its climax. 6, And he marvelled because of their -unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching. That winch amazed our Lord was the ut- ter unreasonableness of these peo- ple. The one thing that was keep- ing them from receiving Christ as a prophet come from God was that they had decided in their own minds that the : man who once was a carpenter in the midst of them, could not, somehow, be also a great teacher, and a worker of miracles. 7, And ho calleth unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two. Though Jesus has been rejected at Nazareth, and only a few there were saved by his minis- try,-yet he is hot at all discouraged; he. sends out his disciples on similar work, knowing there is no other hope for ‘men but his gospel. The twelve apostles ha d been previously mg. 8. And he charged them that they should take nothing for their jour- ney, save a staff only; no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse. 9. But to go shod with sandals; and, said he, put not on two coats. All these directions are not meant to inflict hardship on the disciples, but to relieve them of all worry re- garding their bodily needs. 10. And he said unto them, Where- soever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart thence. The house was not to be chosen at hap- hazard, but by a careful selection. Having made their choice, they were to be content with the fare it offered, and not to change their lodging un- necessarily. Jesus took for granted that there would always be found at every place at least one good man with a warm heart, who would wel- come the messengers of the Kingdom to his house and table, for the pure love of God and of the truth. 11. And whatsoever place shall not receive you, .and they hear you not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony unto them.. The act en- joined is a symbolic one meaning that they did not even let the dust of the places where these people lived ad- here to them, i.e., that they renounc- ed all intercourse with them. 12. And they went out, and preach- ed that men should repent. This is the message that had come from the lips of John the Baptist (Mark 1:4), and had been proclaimed by Christ himself (Mark 1:15). Repentance is not only recognizing one’s sins and being ti.uly sorry for them, but actu- ally turning from them. 13. And they cast out many de- mons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. The application of oil was for psy- chological purposes, an aid in induc- ing faith in the patients. The sick persons to whom the oil was sup- plied by Lhe apostles, though others had applied oil to them repeatedly, were made to perceive that now the heralds of Jesus were taking them in hand, these men who, like their Master, had healed so many. Silver Collection -’Vv Bâ€"n IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR Judy Garland, Fanny Brice and Al- lan Jones, those persistent favorites of the ‘‘Good News” radio hour threa- ten to become top-ranking stars in the For 2 Yz years a farmer of Elgin, U.S.A., has fed and reared pigs on the leavings from the town’s tables. He was married recently, and his present to his bride was a collection of more than 400 pieces of silver- ware which careless housewives had thrown away with the scraps. More, than 2,225 local communities in Germany have been afflicted by hoof-and-mouth disease recently. Fanny Brice. motion pictures, too, as soon as the Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer people release “Everybody Sing”, Unlike recent screen musicals that buried their stories under ponderous sets and armies of dancers, this one makes the story all-important and just introduces song numbers and gaudy sets incidentally. It is a tale of a frenzied family. Papa is Reginald Owen, an excitable playwright; mama is Billie. Burke, a stage star given to fits of weeping; Judy Garland the swing-swinging daughter, E'anny Brice the maid, and Jones, the chef. With the aid of the maid and chef, Judy tries to brine- some order into the chaotic hous»’ Waiters up at Arrov lodge where many Par panies go on location tion-picture acting tastes go together demanded maple cheese. John E on his oatmeal, whipped create peasant dish vocal student Because like turkey an exprès: man on th had to fb like a tu; scene of key leg. and Or with i H of < fare bar q,-: What the Stars Foretell for Those Born on March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 If you were born on any day list- ed above, Pisces is your zodiac sign â€"-two fish is the symbol of this zo- diac period. Those born under Pis- ces havè strong, changeable emoti- ons. They are restless and often moody. They can do a number of things well and have to cultivate con- centration or they would flit from one occupation to another. If yoi were bom under this sign you are, now entering a favorable periodâ€"-the years 1939 and 1946 will be special!- favorable for you. Guard again? being despondent and gloomyâ€"-tt world is what you make it. News And Information For The Busy Farmer > (Furnished by the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture.) Principally through, heavy exports of dressed poultry to the United King- dom and large shipments of live poul- try, chiefly from Ontario, to nearby United States markets, the poultry market in 1937 showed a distinct im- provement over 1936. Total milk production in Canada has shown a steady increase for the past nine years. During the five-year per- iod 1932-36, milk production increased from approximately 15,900,000,000 lbs. in 1932 to 16,700,000,000 lbs in 1936, and a further advance of approximate- ly 200 million lbs. is indicated for 1937. PLANT-FOOD CONTENTS IN FERTILIZERS The Fertilizers Act, requires defin- ite guarantees by venders of the plant food content of their fertilizers, that is, nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot- ash. In addition, these plant food sub- stances must, be in an available form for plant use. There are many kinds of fertilizers on the market today, all of which are dependable, if used ac- cording to kind and plant food con- tent on the one hand, and soil and crop requirements on the other. Every buyer of fertilizers should study these factors carefully because the proper application of them means so much in obtaining best results. The recommendations of the Provin- cial Fertilizer Councils are a safe guide in this respect and may be ob- tained from the Department of Agri- culture for the. provinces. CANADIAN Fresh, C eggs v,-i” on th ket will not get any fresher eggs; from any European country than the j eggs in the two recent shipments.] There is, he says, an opportunity In I the British market for Canadian win- ter produced eggs, and, if such ship- ments can be made profitably, the Canadian producer will benefit. SOIL-TESTING IS IMPORTANT Agricultural leaders of Canada have become increasingly worried in recent years over soil, depletion and while the conditions in Ontario are not nearly as grave as in some parts of the Can- adian West, it is common knowledge that many Ontario farms have been mined until there is but little fertility remaining. The Ontario Department of Agriculture is fully alive to the dan- ger with the result that the Depart- ment, through the O.A.C., is undertak- ing an ,enlarged program of research and demonstration work for 1938 in soil fertility. iA V : â- *., â- â€™A: .A In discussing the situation, Dr. G. I. Christie, President of the O.A.C., of Guelph, points out that many Ontario soils have been farmed more than 100 years. Some have been wisely handled and have become increasingly produc- tive. But on the other hand, many have been thoroughly mined; soils have become poor, hard to work, and give low yielding crops. “On other farms, while good proc- tice has been followed, fertility has become unbalanced,” says D- tie. “One or more >’ reduced ’ •y-fr "> U-Vi