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L.'^OB 1le£ision LESSON XI. FEEDING THE HUNGRYâ€" Mark 6:30-44. Golden Text â€" Give ye them 'to eat. Mark 6:37. ' THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. â€" April, A.D. 29. Place. â€" Bethsaida, on the shore of dalilee. 30. And the apostles gather them- se^lves together unto Jesus. The first mission in whiih these apostles participated is recoraed in a preced- ing part of this same chapter of Slavk, which we have studied in an earlier lesson (vs. 7-13). This is the only place in his entire Gospel where Mark refers to the disciples of Jesus , as "E.postles." "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, v/hatsuever they hod dona, and whatsoever they had taught. We • have a similar piurase about telling .. Jesus all things, though under en- tirely different circumstances, in a > j^'eceding passage in this same Gos- pel (5:33). It is utter foolishness, when we begin to talk to the Lord, to keep back 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 whom , they had received their message, from they had derived their power, to . whom alone they were responsible. A Time For Rest 31. And he saith unto them, Come ye ourselves apart into a desert place, and rests a while. The words trans- liated "desert place" means simply an uninhabited, a lonely place, a place where he and his disciples could abide for a time without being disturbed. For there were many coming and go- ing, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 32. And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart. The place, no doubt, was near Bethsaida (Luke 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 raady for vacation. The rest to which they wore invited was a vest of mutual intercourse. He would not go then to the rest of soli- tude, but to that of sweet and happy fellowship. "Come ye apart, and rest awhile." The Five Thousand 33. 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 was the 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 the Lord. The prefix in the verb "ran" means that they all ran together in a bo'dy. The crovd grew as they passed one town after another on the populous shore. 34. And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compas- sion on them. The English word "compassion" means "to suffer with". It mearjs pity towards those who are in trouble, who are suffering, who are unfortunate, who are in need. Be- cau.se they were as sheep not having a shepherd. See also Matt, 9:36. Sheep are, in themselves, helpless creatures; they caiiiiul defeiiJ them- 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 them, who pro- tects them, who del;vers them. Our Lord saw all these people as without any true spiritual j^uide. Somehow man never finds his way back to God l^imsclf, 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 kread which cometh down from haa- â-¼en, to deliver them from their ains, to protect them from the evil one. Work Of TcachlBf And he began to teach them many things. At once the Lord Jesus be- gins his shepherding work by instmc- ting these people to whom his heart WW so powerfully drawn. They could not be brought back to God as Jesus Christ alone could reveal him. They would not be repentent of their sins 35. 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 somewluit to eat. 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 eat. Wa 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 bis wisdom and on h*a thoughtful care. But with a hint as broad as this command 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. 38. 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 commanded them that all should sit down by companies up- on the green grass. Small Loavea 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 took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, be blessed. And brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. Always there were more pieces to break off; the bread grew in Jesus' hands. The brtad was given to the disciples to set be- fore the people. They had the task of being the waitevs at this miracu- lous meal. 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 does it scrimpingly, so, when the Lord fed these people, he gave them all that they needed for the complete satisfaction of their hun- ger. In a higher and loftier way the Lord satisfies us "with the bread of heaven." 43. And they took up broken pie- ces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44. Am! they that ate the loaves were five thoutand men. .Ac- cording to John's record of this mir- acle, it was the Lord himself who commaiKicJ the disciplv-o to jii^k up the fragments, that nothing be lost. This which remained over must have immensely exceeded in bulk and quantity the original stock; so that we have here a visible symbol of tliut love which exhausts riot itself by lov- ing, but after all its outgoings upon others, abides itself far richer than it would have done but for these. LISTEN. , ^ ^•? CANAM-I93a-'' IMKRIAL TOBACCO'S ^ ^ J EVERY FRIDAY NIC! :i On a Nations! CoMi to Coast Network Calls Faulty Diet Form Of Suicide Eminent Doctor Believes Average Maa Eats Twice as Much As Hs Needs The average man should be able to live to at least 89 years of age, and proper diet should bring about this lengtheuinR of the Uio span, Dr. Vic- tor 0. Heiser, United States public health authority and uuthor, 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. Wa have not In- creased tlie actual span of life very much. The man of betwBnn .15 and 40 today stands just as much chance of dying as he did 100 years ago." Experimented With Rata Next great task of medical science win be to keep man from committing glow suicide as he doea at present, said the doctor, addlug that be In- tended to devote the remainder of his life to the study of diet Doctor Heiser axpandad to re- portery on the importance of diet. He told how Sir Robert McCarrison in England fed l.OUO rats a balanced diet (or two years and ted a similar num- ber the same kind of food aa the peo- ple in bis Eiugliab town. Ha killed the latu and made a post-mortem examin- ation of each. Thero was no sign of disease or organic disorder In those fed the balanced diet. The others, who hud eaten "just what they want- ed," had all the dlseuses to be found in an average hospital, der to ahoulder against disease. Keseurch studies were made lu such separated localities us Tennessee and China in tracing down the hook worm's origin, found to liavo its seed beds in Madras, India, one of tba world's greatest exporters of labor. Steps were being taken at Madras to stump out the disease. 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 charity style snow in New York. Arriving At Sydney For Australian Fete The U.S.S. Memphis passes under the bridge at Sydney, Australia, as she arrives to take part in the celebration commemorating the hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Australia. Your Handwriting Tells The Truth About Your Character! By LAWRENCE HIBBERT (Psychologist, Character-Analyst and Lecturer) (Ed. Note: Intense interest is be- ing shown in our new series of ar- ticles, of which this is the third). AN OPEN LETTER TO A SCOFFERl 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 Sirâ€" At a fair in Atlantic City I got a handwriting analy- sis. It was so utterly ridicu- lou.s that 1 have no further faith in the idea. . . I enjoy your ar- ticles immensely but plea.se don't try to convince me that there is any truth in it. It's too far- fetched :" 1 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 bad 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 t!io idea that any further land lay ijcyon'.l the horizon? I am not going to weary my read- ers with tcch'Val rca.'?ons to justify llio claim Ih:!. handv.ritinq; docs re- •cul chni-actc. Hut it is a ton;Meto Tact ih:;t the impulse to v/rite conies • fro:-ii yoir mind or your heart. in both crsc:-, tlio directing urgje 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 gold. 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 do for you is to reveal the inexorable truth about your innermost charac- teristics and propensities. It is a signpo.st that points the road you should take towards the heights of self-accomplishment. That is exactly what a handwriting analysis docs. 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 whose real character you would like to know? Be frank in s':aling your problems. Send speci- mens of the handwriting you wish analysed, and enclose lOc for each specimen (coin or postal note pre- ferred). Enclose with stamped ad- dressed envelope to: Lawrence Hib- bert, Roon 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Tereato, On I. ^^^ Around The Dial RADIO KEADUNEM OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS The three lads whose group picture heads our business this week aNj Blaiuo Maihe, violinist; Bert Pearl, Gangster No. 1, and Bob Faruon. U«n», ater No. 2. Messrs. Mathe, Pearl and Farnon are the chief members of tta* Happy Gang, heard over the National Network of the CBC daily at 1.00 pjn. and "Naughty Boy" Maurice Rapkl]|< While we are on the subject of Bert Pearl, we must say a word or two tor his work on the Dr. Jackson Show "Alrbreaks". 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 mall 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 closo second was Donald Stubbs. Eddie sings and plays the ac- cordeon. Several of his relatives play in name bands in England. Donald Stubbs halls from Orillia, and played his harmonica well enough to run a race to a photographic finish. Eddie Allen ciualifles tor a place In the finals. Each person that appears on this pro- gram is paid a regular professional feeâ€" so If you would like an audition just drop a card or letter to Dr. Jack- son, CFRB. Toronto. Wa understand that novelty acts are more than wel- come. Airbreaks may be heard on Fri- days. CFRB, 8:.')0 p.m. Bert Pearl, Roy Locksley and his 16-piecc band, Maurice Boddlngton and a new array ot talent each week. A fine variety show. * • • * Kiddle Guests We happened to tune in to the Com- munity Sing Program broadcast Sun- days at 9:00 p.m. over CKCL. The program t\irned out to be Southern Night â€" and was quite a novelty. So we hopped In to the program super- visor's offices to see "Mo" Rosenteld, 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 Kinder.garton Week. Kiddie niimhers will be sung and the program will feature Kiddie Guests. Ft seems that listeners will bo taken back to the Little Red Schoolliouse where they had "mud on Lii^li liv^irin ullu uO oUCCS Oil LIIV!!' feet." We were asked to invite all our readers to again visit the "Swim- ming hole" and get that "Green Ap- ple Sfomach-acho". The picture con- tained herein Is that of Vincent Boyd â€" the schoolmnstei' in charge ot music. Incidentally. Vincc plays a piano solo about the middle ot the program that's a treat to listen to. Also on the pro- gram will be Principal Stan Friincis Listeners will be happy to learn tha« this is one achoolhouse they attended! where no "exams" were held. • • • « Jean Hersholt, stage and screen vet- eran, currently starring In the 0B8 dramatic series. Dr. Christian, wlU mark the 25tu anniversary of his ar- rival iu Uollywoud with a gala pro- gram broadcast over a nation-wide Columbia Network, Thursday, March 10, 10:30 to 11.00 p.m. Mary Plckford, Edward G. Kol)inHou, Edward Arnold, Henry Ki!,g, Robert Montgomery, Ty- rone Powur will join In the celebra- tion. « * * * Better Heating '•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 feature on the vprv T.»"nulsr "Shadow" nrogram over CFRB each Wednesday, is offering free to every householder ;i copy of th? book "First Aid to Better Heat- ing" â€" a little volume full ot practical advice on how to get the utmost value tor 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. Paying Annual Visit IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR What the Stars ForetcP. for Those Born on March 12, 13, 14, IS, 16, 17 and 18 If you were born on any of the days tnentioned 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 naturcd and at all times hospitable. There are times, however, when you are gloomy and despondent â€" as a matter of fact you rather enjoy your personal gloom. Forget it â€" 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 some assistance from relatives. Mauve or lavender is your lucky color. 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. I Tons of Gum The chewing gum trade found ID37 a good year. Exports of jelu- tong latexâ€" the raw material of chewing gum â€" from British Malaya to the United States were more than 1,600 tons, valued at nearly $7,500,- 000. ( .