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® L$ =a . ENR ~ al WE Fs AUR % For Premium List of Wm. Rogers & Son Sliverplate write to Thos. J. Lipton Atd., hp ocamcancery saws cm mn LESSON XI. FEEDING THE HUNGRY-- Mark 6:30-44. Golden Text -- Give ye them to eat. Mark 6:37. THIS LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.-- April, A.D. 29. Place.--Bethgaida, on the shore of Galilee. Ei 30. And the.apostles gather thems selves together unto Jesus, The first mission in- wh#®h these apostles participated is recorded in a preced- ing part of this same chapter of Mark, which we have studied in an carlier lesson (vs. 7-13). This is the only place-in his entire; Gospel where Mark refers to the disciples of Jesus as "apostles." - "The title fits well in this connection, for the Twelve are now returning from their first preach- ing tour. And they told him all things, whatsoever they hod done, and whatsoever they had taught. We have a similar? phrase about telling Jesus all things, though under en- tirely different circumstances, in a preceding passage in this same Gos- pel (5:33). It is utter foolishness, when. we begin to talk to the Lord, 'to_keep Lack anything from him, for he knows all things. They went over with him the things they had said. They told all to the Lord from whorh they. had received their message, from they Had derived their power, to whom, alone they - were responsible. "A Time For Rest - . 31. fo) he saith unto them, Come ve ourselves apart into a desert place, and rests'a while. The words trans- lated "desert place' 'means simply an "uninhabited, a lonely place, a place where he and his disciples could abide for a time without- being disturbed. "Jor there were many coming and go- ing, and they had ro lelsure so much ds to eat, 32, And they went away in the boat "to a desert-place apart: The d place, 10° doubt, was near Bethsaida (1aike 9:10). This was a rest which the disciples had very richly earned. They had flung themselves heart and soul into their work, and now they were: thoroughly ready for vacation. The rest to which they were invited was a rest of mutual intercourse. He would not-go then to the rest of soli- tude, but to that of sweet and happy fellowship. "Come ye e apart, and rest awhile." The Five Thousand © 733, And the people saw them go- ing, and many knew them, and they 'ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them. This savas thé-time of the passover, and the roads naturally were full of peo- ple. A great multitude hurried around the north side of the lake, crossing the Jordan River, to find gin "Lord. The prefix in the verb ¢r means' that they all rah bone in a body. passed. one town after another on the populous shore. i ) 34. And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had _compas- sion on them. The English "compassion" means "to suffer with", It means pity towards those who are in trouble, who are suffering, who are unfortunate, who are in need. Be- .cause they were as sheep not having a shepherd. See also Matt. 9:36. Sheep are; in themselves, helpless creatures; they cannot defend thém- * selves against ravenous beasts that prowl about; they do not 'seem to . have sense enough to find pasture and water themselves, It is the shepherd who guides ther, who pro- tects them, who delivers them. Our Lord saw all these--people as without any true spiritual guide. Somehow man never finds his way back to God himself, as every heathen religion proves, even the noblest and great- est of them. The Lord Jesus came as the Shepherd of the sheep, to lead them to God, to feed them with bread which cometh down from hea- yen, to deliver them from their sins, to protect them from the evil one. Work Of Teaching 'And he began to teach them many -things. At once the Lord Jesus be- gins his shepherding work by instruc- « ting these people to whom his heart was so powerfully drawn. They could ir A---C The crovd grew as they" word . 0) not be brought back to God as Jesus Christ alone could reveal him, They would not he repentent of their sins . 3b. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent. 86. Send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat "fo cat. - In their haste and eagerness to follow Jesus the multitude had neglected to bring anything with them, and in their absorption in his teaching they had forgotten their ordinary wants. The disciples had their compassion also for the people. 37. But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to cat, We see how Jesus is trying to lead his dis- ciples to think of his almighty pow- er, and to place their reliance on him, 'on his wisdom and on hs thoughtful care, But with a hint as broad as this commend for them to furnish the food, they remain in the dark. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two thousand shillings' worth of bread, and give them to eat? The word here translated "shilling" is the word denarius, which was the day's wage of a laborer in Pales- tine at this time. It would be a sum quite beyond their means, so that the question is meant to imply the absurdity of the whole thing. . "88. And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. The loaves were bar- ley cakes, the food of the poor, like a large, flat pancake, with a more or less hard crust. THe fish were a mere relish, and probably pickled or cooked: : 39. And he om anden them that all should sit down by companies up-- on the green grass. ) "Small Loaves and Fishes 40. And they sat-down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. This" separating of a vast company into "small 'groups arranged in rows was a. wise precaution. The vast assem- blage was thus subdivided and bro- ken up into manageable portions; there was less danger of tumult and confusion... 41. And he" todk. the five Yoder and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, be blessed. 'And .brake the losves; and he gave to the disciples to set before" -them; and the two fishies divided he among them all. Always there were more pieces to break off; the bread grew in Jesus' hands. The bread was given to the disciples to set be-. fore the people. of being the waiters at this miracu- lous neal. 42. And they all ate, and were fill- ed. Undoubtedly the people were hungry, having eaten nothing all day. When the Lord does something, he never doesijt scrimpingly, so," when the Lord féd these people, he gave them all that they needed for the 'completa satisfaction of their hun- ger, In a' liigher'and loftier way the "Lord satisfies us "with the bread of heaven." <0 43. And they" 'took up Vrolion pie- ces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes, loaves were five thousand men, Ac- cording ta John's record of this mir- acle, it. was the Lord himself who commanded the.ilisciples to pick up the, fragmetts, that nothing be lost. This which remained over must have immensely - exceeded in. bulk and quantity the original stock; so that: werhave here a visible symbol of that love which exhausts not itself by lov- ing, but after all its outgoings. upon others, abides itself far richer than it would hve. done but for these. we py . STEN, IMPERIAL CCO'S INSPIRING AR EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT . On a Natiohal i Coast to Coast Network : They had the task" 44. And they that ate the - Calls Faulty Diet Man Eats Twice as Much As He Needs The average man should be able to live to at least 80 years of age, and proper diet should bring about this lengthening of the life span, Dr. Vic- tor GQ. Heiser, United States public health authority and author, said at Montreal last week. "We have increased the average life span already," Dr. Heiser told report- ers," but we have increased the aver- age only by cutting down infantile and child mortality, We have not in- creased the actual span of life very much. The man of between 35 and 40 today stands just as much chance of dying ag he did 100 years ago." _ Experimented With Rats Next great task of medical science Form Of Suicide Eminent Doctor Believes Average will be to keep man from committing slow suicide as he does at present, 'sald the doctor, adding that he In- tended to devote the remainder of his lite to the study of diet, Doctor Heiser expanded to re- porters on the importance of diet. He told how Sir Robert McCarrison in England fed 1,000 rats a balanced diet for two years and fed a similar num- ber the same kind of food as the peo- ple in his English town, He killed the rats 'and made a post-mortem examin- ation of each. There was no sign of disease or organic disorder jn those fed the' balanced diet. The' others, who had eaten "just what they want: ed," had all the diseases to be found in an average hospital. f der to shoulder against disease, Research studies were made in such separated localities a8 Tennessee and China «iy tracing down the hook worm's origin, found to have its seed beds in Madras, India, one of the world's greatest exporters of labor. Steps were being taken at Madras to stamp out the disease. charity style show in New York. Debs Model Spring Hat Styles Eileen Herrick, left, wears a new version of a Gay Nineties creation, while: Henrietta Colgate models an up-to-date adaptation of a sombrero, at a Aviving At Bydiiey For Australian Fete The U.S.S. Memphis passes under the bridge at Sydney, oe ttratln. as she 'arrives' to take part in the celebration gommemorating the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Australia. 4 Your Handwriting Tells The "| Truth About Your Character! By LAWRENCE HIBBERT (Psychologist, Character-Analyst and Lecturer): (Ed. Note: Intense Interist is be- ing shown in our new series of ar- ticles, of 'which this is the third).- 'AN OPEN LETTER TO A SCOFFERI When 1. opened, my mail the other morning, a letter drifted out on to my desk. I am answering it in the form of an open letter, because it is. I think, of .interest to many of my readers. Here is the letter: "Dear Sir--At a fair in Atlantic City .I got a handwriting analy- sis. It was so utterly ridicu- - lous that I have no further faith in the idea... I enjoy your ar- ticles immensely but please don't try to convince me that there is any truth in it. It's too far- fetched!" I wonder whether my incredulous correspondent would hesitate to con- sult a doctor," if "he were sick, or stigmatise the 'whole medical frater- nity as '"humbugs" merely because he had been taken in by a mendaci- ous vendor at a market fair, and had bought a bottle of "colored water" instead of "the elixir of life?" Or is he like the people of old who | scoffed at the idea that any further land lay beyond the horizon? I am not going to weary my read- ers with technical reasons to justify the claim that handwriting does re- veal character. But it is a concrete fact that the impulse to write comes either from your mind or your heart, In both cases, the directing urge is controlled by the brain, from which flow the thought waves that moti: vate the hand in writing. Character-reading from handwrit- . ing is -no magic wand that, in the nimble hand of a magician, will work miracles. There is no sleight-of-hand about it. It will not produce rabbits out of a hat; nor will it transmute : dross into old, It cannot, of itself, overcome your weak tendencies, or cultivate the la- tent talent that you may have. That is for you to accomplish. What a character-reading will 3 for you is to reveal the inexorable truth about your innermost charac- teristics and propensities, It is a _ signpost that points the road you should take towards the heights of self-accomplishment. That is exactly what a handwriting analysis does, It not only adds to your knowledge of yourself, but it assays the characters of others, in whom you are' interested, at their true worth.' Would YOU like to learn the truth about your 'character?.. And perhaps you have friends, relatives or a sweetheart whoae real character you: would like .to know? Be frank in stating 'your problems. Send. speci: mens of the handwriting you wish analysed, and enclose 10c for each specimen (¢oin or postal note pre- ferred). Enclose with stamped ad- dressed envelope to: Lawrence Hib. bert, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide ° St, Torsito, Ont, i The Dial Around i RADIO HEADLINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS "The three lads whose group picture heads our business this week are Blaine Mathe, violinist; Bert Pearl, Gangster No. 1, and Bob Farnon, Gang- ster No. 2. Messrs, Mathe, Pearl and Farnon are the chief members of the Happy Gang, heard over the Natlonal Network of the CBC dally at 1.00 p.m, While we are on the subject of Bert Pearl, we must say a word or two for his work' on 'the Dr. Jackson Show tAfrbreaks". Recently this show cele- brated its first semi-final -in which Eddie Allen, Donald Stubbs, Tony Iz- zottl, Dorothy Price and May Joyce "participated. The mail was so heavy that the winner was not decided upon until an hour before that name had to be announced to radio listeners. At that, Eddie Allen won by exactly one vote. The close second was Donald Stubbs, Eddie sings and plays the ac- cordeon. Several of his relatives play in name bands in England. Donald Stubbs hails from Orillia, and played his harmonica well enough to run a race to a photographic finish. Eddie Allen qualifies for a place in the finals. Each person that appears on this pro- gram is paid .a regular professional fee--so if you would like an audition just drop. a card or letter to Dr. Jack- son, CFRB, Toronto. We understand that novelty acts are more than wel- come. Airbreaks may be heard on Fri- days. CFRB, 8:30 p.m. Bert Pearl, Roy Locksley and his 16-piece- band, Maurice Boddington and a new array of talent each week. A fine varlety show. : LJ * * * Kiddie Guests We happened to tune in to the Com- munity Sing Program broadcast Sun- days at 9:00 p.m. ovei CKCL. The program turned out to be Southern Night--and was quite a novelty, So we hopped in to the program super- visor's offices to see "Mo" Rosenfeld, and find out just what's up. We were informed that by the time you receive this paper, the program to be broad- cast will be Kindergarten Week. Kiddie numbers will be sung .and the program will feature Kiddie Guests, It seems that listeners will 'be taken back to the Little Red Schoolhouse where they had. "mud on their heels and no shoes on - their feet." We were asked to invite all our readers to again visit the "Swim- ming hole" and: get that "Green Ap- ple Stomach-ache". The picture con- tained herein fs that of Vincent Boyd --the schoolmaster in charge of music. Incidentally, Vince plays a piano solo' about the middle of the program that's a treat to listen to. Also on the pro- gram will be Principal Stan Frahcis and "Naughty Boy" Maurice Rapkin, Listeners 'will. be happy to learn that" this is one schoolhouse they attended where no "exams" were held. » * LJ LJ Jean Hersholt, stage and screen vet-- eran, currently starring in the CBS dramatic series, Dr. Christian, will mark the 25th anniversary of his ar- rival in Hollywood with a gala pro- gram broadcast over a nation-wide Columbia Network, Thursday, March 10, 10:30 to 11.00 p.m. Mary Pickford, Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Henry King, Robert Montgomery, Ty- rone Power will join in the celebra- tion. * * + _® - Bétter Heating fas "Banking a fire properly at night is a simple: process," says James Stewart, 'blue coal' Heating Expert, "yet it is one which many do not un- derstand, and through improper meth- ods they lost both comfort and fuel." Mr. Stewart, whose talks on home heating are a regular featuré on the very popular 'Shadow' program over CFRB each Wednesday, Is offering free to every householder a copy of the book "First Aid to Better Heat- ing"--a little volume full of practical advice on how to get the utmost value for every dollar spent for fuel. Just send your name and address to 'blue coal', 217 Bay Street, and.-a copy' of this book will be promptly mailed to you, i Paying Annual Visit Paying annual visit to England, Mrs. Gloria Vanderbilt, mother of much fought over heiress little Gloria Van- derbilt, hangs onto hat as she goes ashore at Southampton, What the Stars Foretel!, some * ole - IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR for Those Born on March 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 If you were born on any_of the days - mentioned above, marriage is important to you. You need a part- ner who is strong both physically and mentally otherwise: you are inclined to drift. You are generous and good natured and at all times hospitable. There are times, however, when. you are gloomy and despondent--as a matter of fact you rather enjoy your personal gloom. Forget it--it only hinders you and keeps you back. About the middle of the year there should be an improvement in your financial position probably through some important news from a long distance. "You -should also receive assistance from relatives. Mauve or lavender is your lucky color. : Tons of Gum trade found Exports of jelu- raw material of The chewing gum 1937 a good year. tong latex--the chewing gum---from British Malaya to the United States were more than 4,600 tons, valued at nearly $7, 500, - 000. : \ 'workmen are gradually Says Overweight Increasing i EE Nn Dr. Gordon Grant Declares Peo- le Eating Less, Growing Fat. Ren Work Too Little. The outlook for those who wako Sp each morning and examine the neck. line to see if they have any more chins, is a black one, according to the picture painted by Dr. Gordon Grant at a meeting of the Life Underwriters Association held in the, Norton-Palmer Hotel, Detroit, last week. There's ohe angle to the ef however, that's consoling to t and that's that 65 per cent. of the fd crease in weight is shown by the ; sex, who often diet by drinking noths fng but orange juice and munching gecretly on bonbons all day to kee the strength up. Baths and massa won't bring down the waistline, What might do the trick is a complete res version to the old days when grandpa would rather walk that hitch up thé. old grey mare for a ride of a couplé of blocks, when he had to shovel coal and split wood to keep from freezing, when grandma had a huge house clean on her knees and worked fingers to the bone slaving over a hot stove and minding a houseful of kids, Change In Mode of Living In other words, the great increase in the girth of the world is held dus by Dr. Grant to the change in the mode of living. It's not the food ond 3 does it, for men used to eat more t! they do now. It's what they eat now that helps to shock the fearful eye each time a set of scales are encouns tered. But the great increase is not in the man whose work is physical as "much as it is with the man whose work is mostly mental. And now for the important Parton how can the baHoan-type of shape be avoided? the doctor, js not. to stop exercising after you've pasged 20, to stop eating -° fats. Exercise for one already grown fat is usually sudden and violent and often disastrous, 'Rowing machines and dumbbells are boring. It is recommended that after a long lapse in which you've had a chance to build an abdominal corpora- tion that you start in walking -- not just sauntering along' the sidewalk ; but a brisk walk of about six blocks, building up to about five miles per day. This is about the best thing yo can do after the stomach: has sudden: ly attached itself to Sif 18 your Tunnel Being Being Built Under Thames River Boring Has Begun Bereath Bed Of River From Bank to Bank In London, England--To. Cost $17,500,000. ----- the 'River Thames in England, 100 tunnelling their way from bank to bank. i-Boring has at last begun on the oft- discussed Dartford-Purfleet Thames tunnel, to provide the only river cross- ing for motor cars along the 35-mile stretch between the estuary and the - Blackwall Tunnel. Gangs Will Meet It has taken more than sa year's preliminary work to reach the pres- ent stage. Armed with hydraulic rams having a _capacity .of 1000 pounds per square inch, gangs dre slowly push- ing their way under the river from both the Kent and Essex banks. The two gangs expect to meet in Septem-~ ber. At the moment, the Essex gang is .well ahead of its counterpart in Kent. On the Essex side, the workers have ag yet only had to deal with real Thames mud, which is naturally a good deal easier to bore through than' the hard chalk of the Kent bank. Statistics of the project indicate its size. A quarter of a million tons of earth are to be excavated from the tunnel and used to raise the level of the approach roads and to make flood banks. More than 40,000 tons of cast fron are to be used in the construc- tion of the main tunnel, and the car- riageways. 20 feet each in width. Pedestrians, Cyclists Barred It has been announced that pedes-g trians and cyclists are to be barred from the tunnel. This has led to the belief that a second. tunnel is consid- ered, and that one-way traffic will eventually be inaugurated, cyclists be- ing banned until the second tunnel is built. This view is in some measure backed up by the action of 'the Min- istry of Transport in. planning dual carriageways for the approach roads, of which. the total width is to be 100 feet. Thieves May Now Receive a Shock Stealing electricity is an old Mey can custom--and now the Gove ment is going to try and stop it. A new Bill sent to the. Mexican Con- - gress provides for fines and prison sentences .for stealing electric cur- rent.' The Mexican Light and Power Company estimated that theft of current amounted to 250 million kilowatt hours annually--about a quarter. of the yearly production, So flagrant has this theft of elec- tricity become in Mexico that the company announces they can accept no new customers until adequate le- gislation to stop the thefts has been provided. -A-good way, according to = = Bo Some 90 feet beneath the bed oo v & i 7)