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Sit.f.'i J ^ >>â- >>••> I ixf Sunday School Lesson >♦»»•<>• • tm * > • • < 1 1« •>••§•â- Â»Â»â- Â» LESSON I. . THE VICTORIOUS SERVANT (Easter) Acts 2: 22-36 Golden Text. â€" This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are v/it- nesses. Acts 2: 32. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.â€" The day ot Pentecost, May 28, A.D. 30. I'lace. â€" Jerusalem. 2? Ve men of Israel, hear these wordfl. The apostle Peter begins the second part of his sermon by remlnd- Ihk his audience of tl: ir sireat prlv- Hean and honor in being members of the chq^en race, of which he also was a tnomber, and in this they stood to- gether on common ground. Jesus of Nazareth. Many have been hearing Funiors that this person bad come forth put of the tomb on the third day. This is the first time, however, that thousands of these Jews had ever had au opporluuity of hearing one of the Christian apostles expound the signiiicance of the death and ressur- ection of this man Jesus. Approveu of God unto you. The Greek word here means "demonstrated," "shown bv ar gument." By mighty w^orks and won- ders and signs. Which God did by him in the midst ot you, even as ^e yourselves know. The miracles of Christ were so many, and had oeen performed in so many different iucil- ities, and there were so many thous- an>Is ot people In Palestine who could bear testimony to their reality, that none of these Jews, if they pretended to be In their right mind, could deny that Jesus had performed them during his ministry. Death o? Christ 23. Him, beins delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowl- edge ot God. That Christ should die upon a -oss, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost always ' new. Jesus himself knew that this was his appointed mission, as he often said during <hls public ministry. His death upon the cross was the only way by n-hich he could make propitiation for our sins, give us eternal life, and bring us into the prer- p o{ r -i (i Pet. 3: IS). Ye by the hand of law- less men. Here the icfer^uco to the Roman soldiers who did not have the law of Moses, and who ' -er?, as the apostle Paul sayg "withojt law" Did Crucify and slay. The deaMi of Jesus, like the tragedy of Judas, had been foreordained, but that was no juptifif^t'on of the actors; Ihei/ gnilt remained. Thu resurrection of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit in ail bis illuminating power had reveal- ed to the apostle Peter the trv. sig- nitlcancp of the death of Jeo-is of Naz- areth; and now, instead of shrinking from the fact (Matt. 16: 22), he boldly proclaims it a^ foreordained of God. His Resurrection 24. Whom God raised up. This Is the fourth time the apostle has re- ferred to God '-i his relationship to Christ within two minutes of an ad- dresr. Here is the cru.x of Peter's en- tire argument. Ail of his hearers knew that one Jesus had lived, had pevi.-irmed miracles, had died upon the cross, 'jut thousands of them were not convinced that Jests had risen from the dead, and that is why Peter de- votes niorr than "lalf of the second part of his seirnou nn Pentecost to an exposition of and a defense of the resumption r- our Lord. First he speaks of it as absolutely inevitable â€"Having loosed the pangs of death; beo;nise it was not possible that he should be '--Iden of it. A more literal tran.':lation of the Greek word here translated "pangs" would be 'birth- panss," tho resurrection ot Christ be- ing conceived " r: a birth out of death. 25. For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face: for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. 26. There- fore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoit^ed; moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope. 27. Because thou wilt not leave my SOI' I unto Hades, neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption. 2i. Thou madest known unto me the wnys nf life; thou shall make nie full of gl.Hdness with thy countennice. Ot course Dnvfd himself first wrore these words, inspired by the Holy Spirit. David's Words 2f). Brethren. I may s.iy unto you freely of the pal riarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day. For references to David's tomh. see I Kings. 2: 10; 2 Sam. 5: 7. We do not hw.w today where the tomli is. but all ihosn who were listening jo Peter on fae day of Pentecost did know will le the tomb was. :w. lU'lng therefore a yrophot. and knowinp that God had sworn with an oath to him, that ot the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his thione. 31. He foreseeing this spake of the resurrection ot the Christ, that neith- er was he left unto Hades, r.or did his flesh see corruption. As David tould not have spoken this psalm of himself, he spake it of some other who Was none other than the Messiah. 1'he word "foreseeing" ascribes pro- â-  Aâ€" C Piii;l.c '.:0U8Ci0USin;Ba lo Uuvid u the composition of the psalm. 32. This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we ail a .e witnesses. This la Peter's third argument concernin;? the actuality of the resurrection of Chri.it: lirst, it was inevitable that he should rise from the dead, because death had no bold on him; secondly, it was pre- dicted that bo would rise from the dead by David, who, in such predic- tions was a true prophet of God; in the third pdace, he, Peter, with the other apostles and many others, had actually seen with their own eyes the Lord Jesus Christ gain and again af- ter he had risen from the dead. The ground under Peter's feet when he was speaking of Christ's resurrection was just as solid and firm as the ground under his feet when he was talking about Christ's miracles and humanity. There is not anywhere In all ot Christendom any argument, or any chapter, or any book which can stand the closest scrutiny of scholar- ship, that can in any way destroy or harm the united, overwhelming proof that Christ came forth from the tomb in his own body on the third day after his death, as he said he would., 33. Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and ha ing re- ceived of the Father the prjniiife of the Holy Spirit, he hath pourod forth this, which ye see and hear. That Christ ascended to the right hand ot God maans. ot course, that all that Christ did. God approved ; that he has the right to sit at God's right hand, being God the Son. In other words, this man, a carpenter of Nazareth, who walked among these very Jewish people for years, whom they crjcifled, thereby rejecting. God had ap-^roved and raised up to sit at his right hand. 34. For David ascended r.ot into the heavens: but he salth himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand. 35. Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet. This quotation Is from Ps. 110: 1. St. Pet- er does not demand belief upon bis ow^n assertion, but he again appeals to the Scriptures and to words which could not have received a fulfillment in the case of David. In this appeal he reproduces the very w^ords in which, some seven weeks before, our Lord himself had convicted the scribes of error, in their interpretation of this same psalm. No passage ot Scripture is so constantly referred to in the New Testament as this 110th Psalm. The psalm was always regarded as Messianic by the Jews. In these four- teen verses Peter has carried the his- tory of the Lord Jesus from his hu- manity up through his death and resurrection to the very throne of God to which he ascended, from the eaith to heaven, from humanity to deity, from then to eternity, from death to everlasting lifeâ€" all molded, predicted by the very Scriptures which these men had heard taught, and had been reading themselves from the time they were boys. Both Lord and Christ Acts 2: 36. Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified. The sermon of Peter is i>b)iit to come to an end,^ and he concludes it with a glorious sentence of climax. Ir. this one sentence he clinches his entire argument. In the word ''Lord" power and sovereignty, are there expressed: In the word "Christ" his saving work is indicated. What these Jews to whom Peter was speaking that day were to know assuredly is exactly what all men are to know with the same assurance today. He is our Lord and our Christ. Born In 1766? A "miracle man" has recently ap- peared in Allahabad and claims to be 172 years old. He is a Hindu named Sannaysi, and is reported to have cured people of blindness and to have made old men young. IS THIS YOUR BIRTH DA y? By A. R. WEIR What the Stars Foretell For Those Born on April 15, 16. 17, 18. 19, 20, 21. For the l.">th to 20th the Zodia.s sigu is Aries. For the 21st it is Taurus. People born hot ween the 1.5 th and .20ih of April are usually headstrong, temperamental and have great mental energy. They object to opposition, are very positive by nature ami very definite about everything. They are witty, congenial and good hoaited. Friends always have a good time In their company. Those born on April 21st love com- fort and pleasure. They are trust- worthy, reliable and capable of rising to responsible positions. An import- ant change in business affairs is indi- cated and some benefit by specula- tion. For complete birthday horoscope for any birth dute In the year, send 10c to A. R. Weir, 73 Adelaide St. W., Toionto. Please print your name and address plainly. A New Departure â€" Lie Detector Introduce in Trial For the first time In New York criminal procedure, a lie-detector was introduced and its evidence accepted as ac- curate, when Raymond Kenney, on trial as a second offender, was found not guilty, due to use of the detector. Fa- ther Walter Summers, S.J., la developer of the detector. Urges New European Pact Within Scope Of League Sj Economist Has Plan to Bolster I T<1 i â-  Peace â€" Suggests New Euro- * nUnCferStOrmS pean ,^een.ent On Collectiv. J^ g^ ForCCaSt Creation of a new European pact within the scope of the existinsj League of Nations as a step towards ultimate collective security and posi- tive peace was advocated last week at London, England, by Professor J. M. Keynes, noted economist. Constitution of such a pact would relieve the old League of its inop- erative organs and would be extreme- ly simple, Professor Keynes writes in the New Statesman and Nation. It would become the first offspring of the old League dwelling with amity in its parents' house and sharing its common interests and activities. Voting Power L'nder the proposed pact, partici- pating members would be called on to give definite undertakings to one another with the power to act by the voice of the majority. Professor Keynes suggests that voting power could be apportioned on the follow- ing basis. Great Britain, France, and Russia, 10 votes each; Poland ai,d Czecho- slovakia, four; Switzerland, Holland Belgium, and the Scandinavian and Balkan countries, two each; and the Baltic States and Spanish provinces, one each. Suggests Sanctions Professor Keynes suggests sanc- tions attached to the new pact should be of three ordei-s: financial assist- ance and rupture of relations; block- ade; full military alliance. "Smaller powers with less than four votes should not be committed to join any sanctions without their own assent in any particular case," the professor says. "Members of the pact among themselves of course accept the results of arbitration en- dorsed by a majority vote . .. re- nouncing altogether the instrument of war. Open for An American League "Their general staffs would be in regular collaboration with reference to air defence and blockade. But they should be concerned no less with the arts o' peace and aim at becom- ing tlie nuvieus of a new systani of freedom cf trade and intercourse sc that a citizen of the European league v.-ould again enjoy his own personal liberties.' When the European leagua decid- ed to act, members of the old League would be invited of their own free will to participate in the decision. "The hope would be for the bless- ing of other oflfspring, in particular an -American league, headed by the United States, and perhaps by the Facifio and African leagues, and a league for Middle and Nearer Asia." Stamps Changed Noiv stamps to rpplLico the exialing fivo anrl ten shilliii:; issues were re- lea.ied by the Australian Post.il De- partin?i-t this monHi. Above Is the l.Trser denomination, the smaller Is of the same rle.slgii Iv t tM>ars a portrait of the Qusi-n :,ist ad of the King. Weather research scientists an- nounced last week at Cambridge, Mass., they believed they had found a way to forecast thunderstorms 24 to 36 hours in advance. They foiv.d the method last summer was 90 per cent, accurate. Their progress was reported In the bulletin of the American Meteorologi- cal Society by Jerome Namias, re- search assistant at Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology. The forecasts are based on know- ledge ot the "flow patterns" of the various levels of air in the atmosphere. Air Sounded Daily Each day the weather men take airplane, balloon and radio-meteoro- graphlo soundings from all over the country. These readings are plotted on maps. When the sounding points are connected with lines they show "valleys" and "mountains" along which flow moist and dry air currents. The result is an "isentroplc chart" or contour map of the air above the United States. When the moist air reaches Trom the surface of the earth to high lev- els, with dry air massed In the higher atmosphere, tte radiational cooliug between the two causes huge draughts which cannot be equalized, and along comes the summer shower or thunder- storm. Giant Panda Market Suffers Big Slump Quotations Drop As More And More of These Rare Animals Are Being Discovered The world market in baby giant pandas pointed downward this week after the arrival in Chengtu, China, of Floyd Tangier Smith, American big game hunter, with four of the bear- like animals. News of his record catch came only a few days after the death of Su-Iin, which was purchased by the Chicago Zoological Society tor approximately $10,000. Mei-Mei, a younger panda, was placed in the society's zoo at Brooklield a short time ago. Both females were captured by Mrs. Will- iam H. Harkness. Jr., in the wilds of Western China. Su-Lin, who completed a year at the zoo on February Sth, won fame as the first giant y.-inda ever e-^hiblted in the United States. Commenting on Smith's big capture, Francis E. Manierre, a member of the society's animal committee, said "we certainly are interested." •'That fellow got right in the middle ot Panda town. Whether we will buy any or not is another question. We don't even know whether he will sell them." Zoo officials said Smith -« as a part- ner oC William H. Harkness. Jr., who died in Shanghai early in 1036 while searching for a panda. At Chengtu, Smith said he would go to Hong Kong by chartered plane, thence to the United States by fast boat in order to get the animals, in- cluding three males, into a zoo before they succumb to climatic conditions. Hearts-Ease Since I gave my heels to the road O God and Mary, What a heart-breaking load Has fallen from me. Since I laid my ear to the wind, O God and O Mary, What a load from my mind Has fallen from mc. â€" Corinne Thomas â€" (af^cv on old Gaelic Sone) in "P.ith of P"a-ity" Nazi Youths Must Start At Twelve A whole generation of 'future Adolf Hitlers" is being groomed in Germany. At the age of 12, the pick of the boys of the nation are being launched on a course of training which will not end until they are 29 years old. The first stage of trains, from 12 to 18 years, will be completed at "Adolf Hitler Schools" of which there will be one for each of the 32 German dis- tricts. Here the "future Fuehrers" will not be taught but must work themselves into National Socialist ideology, according to Dr. Robert Ley, Nazi labor leader. Three Months Per Year Successful matriculants from these schools will next eater one of four "Universities for Nazi Leaders" for courses in rifle shooting, equestrian sports, light athletics, flying, skiing, mountain climbing, and spiritual de- velopment. Twelve weeks each year will be devoted to practical work in political offices. The student is then released to com- plete his academic work or learn a profession after which he will qualify for the degree of "Political Leader" by a six-months study of the German east. Canadians Are Popular Abrcad Passports Like Magic â€" But Tbey Have Trouble In Establiab- ing Naticnaiity The mu.st valuable thing a Canadian owns is his passport. But It is only after he has travelled in Europe for some time that he realizes the citi- zens of no other country In the world enjoy bis privileges â€" not even the Briton, suys Gladys M. Arnold, in a Cuuudiuu Press despatch. The Canadian passports read "good tor every country in the world." The average Canadian passes that by witb hardly a glance. But if he looked into the pabaports of the people ot other nations and discovered the barrier* and trouble and expense that present themselves automatically every time they wish to travel, he would begin to realize that he is among the favored. Doors Ajar The real reason for our unique posi- tion, however. Is that we are, because of our Empire lies, a European na- tion, and the only one In North Amer- ica. Thus we may circulate freely in the Empire; pass European frontiera with the greatest of ease and find the American door at least always ajar for us. The person from Germany or Italy or France or England is pounced up- on, his passport examined minutely, his person observed carefully, and one feels that he must be at the very least, an arms runner or International spy. But us? Canada â€" Canadians T Who ever heard of them? .^nd If so, what did they ever do? A harmless waste of snow somewhere In the north? Regretfully we are forced to realize that for those who guard the frontiers of Europe, we are ot very little significance. "Might As Well Ba French" If our passport is a magic one as- suring us safe-conduct in every corner of the world our nationality is another story. The Canadian has probably more difficulty than any other person in establishing his nationality In European countries other than France our nationality is finally greet- ed in a guttural voice with 'Ha, zoh â€" Breeteesh!" In France they know about Cana- dians. The only criticism is that they are almost too friendly. "Canadian?" they say, a smile broadening, "Canar dian â€" tiens! You might as well be French." "War has become a shameful and infantile futility, the exact antithesis of all creative effort." â€" Thos. Mann. African Penguins Make Themselves At Home This pan ot bl ick-footed, or rock-hopper, penguins from South .-Vfrica seem to be discussing their new home at the Marine Studios at Marinelund, Fla. The birds are exceptionally fast swimmers. What Type Of Man Should You Marry? By L. HIBBERT (Psychologist and Character-Analyst) Should a girl marry a man whose ideas, interests and tastes are similar to her own? Or should she choose a man of a different type from herself, in the hope that they will complement each other? Speaking generally, it might be said that there is more likelihood of happi- ness where i. couple has a community of Interests and a mutual outlook. But ther.' are many happy marriages where the couple have different tastes and interests. Temperament.illy, too, people often prefer opposites. The domineering, assertive man will marry a quiet, tim- id woman, and on the other hand, a self-willed and determined woman will choose as her mate the man who •'can't make up his mind on any- thing.'' Much can be said for these tenden- cies. One complements the other, as it were. However, there are cases where a divergence of interests between a married couple results in Indifference and a gradual loosening of the bonds. One cannot draw up hard and fast rtjles for ideal marriage, any more than one can formulate the Ideal diet that will suit everyone. Much depends on the individuals. 'vVhat is essential, however. Is mu- tual understanding. .\ couple may have totally different interests nnd yet live together harmoniously and happily, because each has a sympa- thetic re.gard for the other's ideas. Here is where a handwriting an- alysis is of the greatest help. A girl may be courting a young man for ages without rej'lly getting to know him fully. But a handwriting analysis will show the true characters of each. In love ^''-lirs it is a veritable divining rod. Handwriting shows the truth about people, whether they ho sweethearts. business acquaintances or friends. * • • Do YOU wish to know what your handwriting shows about youp own character, disposition and potential- ities? And would you like to know what your sweetheart ia really like? Perhaps you have friends or business acquaintances you'd like to know more about? Send specimens of the handwritings you want analysed, and enclose 10c for EACH (coin or postal note preferredl. Enc'cce with stamped addressed envelope, to: Lawrence Hibbert. Room 421. 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Ont. All letters are strictly confidential.