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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON LESSON VII PETER ENCOURAGES SUFFERING CHRISTIANS I Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11 GOLDEN TEXT. If m. man suffer at ii ChrUtian, let him not l aihamed; but let him glorify God in Mil name. I Peter 4:16. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. The First Epistle of Peter was written about A.D. 64. Place. The epistle states (5: 18) that it was written from Babylon, but regarding the mean- ing of the Babylon as used here, commentators greatly disagree. It probably refers to Babylon in the Mesopotamia Valley. The author of thia and the Epistle which immediately follows It is the very familiar member of the apostolic company, Simon Peter, a native of Galilee and, by occupation fisherman. Ha stands out pre-eminently ai Uie principal figure in the first twelve chapters of the book of Acts. "12. Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you as though a strange thing happened unto you." When we realize that through suf- fering God's hand is weaving us from the world and making us ready for going home, then out of the midst of sorrow, we will see God's designs justified. "13. But inasmuch as ya are partakers of Christ's sufferings rejoice; that at the revelation of his glory also ye may rejoic* with exceeding joy." There are two rejoicings in this verse, one for the present and one for the fu- ture, We may rejoice now, know- ing that we are thus entering into Christ's suffering, and He knows all about our anguish; and ws will surely rejoice when all the sufferings of life are over; when having remained faithful, we find ourselves in the presence of the Lord forever. "14. If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are y, because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you. 15. For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a meddler In other men's matters." Even if man is a Christian, and he takes a piece of property which does not belong to him, and for this h is put into prison, there is really nothing to rejoice over, but a great deal to be ashamed of. So the Apostle warns these Christians that they should beware of doing anything which would cause suf- fering on their part because of justified punishment at the hands of the state. "16. But if a man suffei as a Christian, let him not lie shamed; but let him glorify God in this name. 17. For the time Is come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begin first at us, what shall b the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?" Whatever our sufferings may be, because we are believers, there is a sure end to them, namely, the conclu- sion of this life. With the un- believei and the sinner, it will > the reverse. Here he may not suffer at all, but in the life to come his punishment and suffer- ing will continue forever. "18. And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear? 19. Where- fore let them also that suffer ' according to the will of God com- mit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator. "6. Humble yourselves there- fore under the mighty hand of God; that he may exalt you in due time of casting all your anxiety upon him, because he cartth for you." God resists the proud because they are not obedient to his laws. God does not work with the proud, he works ngainst them." Treat cares as you do sins. Hand them over to Jesus one by one as they occur. There is no surer path to rest than to pass on to Jesus all The anxieties of life. "8. Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil, as roaring lion, walketh about, seek- ing whom he may destroy." Chris- tian people to-day who are con- scious of being fiercely assailed by evil ought not to be alarmed, but should realize that this ex- perience nf theirs is general everywhere, of true believers and that there is sufficient grace for very need in such dreadful times M these. "9. Whom withstand ted fast in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are ac- complished in your brethren who are in the world." Resist the be- ginnings of evil; a mere remedy is all too Iat. If you have not resisted at the stage of thought, then summon every power of your soul to resist at the stage of the act. Bear in mind that each stage of losing battle ti more perilous, more difficult than th lut. 10. And the Qod of all grac*. Woo called yon into Me etemt NAZI PROPAGANDA HAUL IN HAVANA Tv.-o rt-.olvers, a rifle, a statue of Hindenburp; and a copy of Mem Kampf were a few of the articles picked up by Cuban police when they took into custody German-born Fernando Ernesto Blultme Sanches in Havana. glory in Christ, After that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect. 11. To him be the dominion for ever and ever. Amen." The glory of anything is its visible resplendence and majesty the outshining of it* inner character. The glory which will be oura is the very op- posite of the shame and suffer- ing that now is endured on earth. Things are imperfect here; they will be perfect there. Our Lord told the Apostle Peter, that after lie was converted, he was to .strengthen the brethren. It is God who will make them perfect; he can for he is the might for ever and ever. The Christian may well say his "Amen" with thankful and adoring heart. Quilting Is Smart: A Victorian Touch In attempting even a hit and miss list of Victorianisms in fashion, there must be included mention of quilting, which treat- ment turns up in jackets and in linings for other jackets and coats. Quilting the coat and its lining together is one of the unusual methods employed. Surface trims are increasingly important. Tiers and peplums must also be added to the long list of family album details. There are, in fact, many of both. Tiered skirta straight or in spiral formation, are promising, while peplums and tunics are more cautiously in- troduced. J THIS CURIOUS WORLD % William Ferguson AMONG THE. MANY DUTIES OF APRICAN WITCH- DOCTORS is: THAT Of? SCARING AW/V>- APPROACH I fsl O HA/L. HOL.C. IN A U/GEN f4OOS. SHOULD BE THE SIZE OF A ADMIRAL MADE A TRIP AROUNO THE \MDRJ_D AUONE: AT THE AGE Of= TEN COrf 19) BY hCASERVICt. INC SINCE tin 1 dawn oi rruin, hail has tokci^ Us ycai ly toll despite mini';, efforts to combat it. Today this annual ii.nl loss through- out the entire \vorld is estimated at $200,000,000 Ancient Greeks offerer) sacrifices to approaching hnil clouds, and even to this diiy Ih many parts of the world, various rharmj are worked to nvr htli stoi ms MM What It n,. moil widely used fodf Saving Ontario's Natural Resources By G. C. Toner (Ontario Federation of Anglers and Huntert) No. 53 AGES OF OUR ROCKS Over the top of the pre-Cam- brian formations, the great min- ing area of the north, are the various sedimentary rocks that cover great areas in southern On- tario. The Pre-Cambrian shield is well known, and around its edges, and lying partly over it, are the unchanged limestones, sandstone and shales, usually in flat-lying layers but sometimes twisted out of shope by the move- ments of the earth. Many of the top layers have been removed by glacial action in places hut by travelling across the country we can get a fairly complete picture of each formation. Oldest of these sedimentary rocks are the Potsdam sandstone of the Cambrian period. They can be seen in the vicinity of Brockville and Ottawa, partly covering the Laurentian rocks. These sandstones were formed in the bays of a sea that stretched up the St. Lawrence valley many millions of years ago. They are so old that they have been almost worn away and only remnants are extant now. Four Rock Age Periods Above the Cambrian sandstones are various limestones of the Ordovician period. These rocks cover southeastern Ontario and south central Ontario except w!iere the Pre-Cambrian comes to the surface, crossing the St. Law- rence in the vicinity of Ganan- oque. They reach as far west as the Hamilton escarpment and con- tain many fossile of the lower animals. Sponges, corals, echino- derms, crustaceans and other creatures have left their remains in these rocks but there are few plants and no higher animals. Millions of years were still to pass before the animals left the water. The next period, the Siluriu/i, forms an important series of rocks across Ontario. The eastern edge of these formations starts at Nia- gara and runs northwestward as the Hamilton Escarpment, the Blue Mountains of Collingwood, the Bruce Peninsula, and Mani- toulin island. Silurian rocks were lalid down in shallow seas and consist of sandstones, limestones and shales of varying hardness. Book Shelf "THE DARK HOUSE" By Warwick Deeping Tim announcement of a new nov- el by Warwick Deeping will at once arouse Interest In fiction readers. Mr. Dce-plng Is one of the best known and boat loved English novelists. In thirty-seven yaars of writing lie has produced nioro than fifty novels and has lost none of his skill and vigor In the telling of a story. From the beginning of "The Dark House" we are Interested in the living breathing characters. We enter into their problems and foel with them the romance and tragedy of their lives. This well planned story reads smoothly with sustained Interest and suspense nnd we acknowledge that Warwick Doping still has the power to give us n few hours of pleasant entertainment. "The Dark House" ... by War- wick Deeping . . . McClelland & Stewart Limited, Toronto . . . Price $2.75. Charcoal Product Used As Car Fuel The Quebec Government be- lieves that automobiles powered by irazogene, a product of char- coal, might become common in the province if gasoline Is ration- ed. Hon. Oscar Drouin, minister of municipal affairs, trade and industry, said recently. Mr. Drouin said that a number of provincial government trucks had already been equipped to use gazogene and had been giving satisfactory service. Britain Calls Older Workers Men of Fifty and Women of Forty to be Registered For Esstnti.il War Work In Bri- tain Growing demands for man- power by the armed force-s and Industry may require mobiliza- tion of men of 50 and women of 40 for essential war work, It was reliably forecast. The prediction was made as the British Labor Ministry disclosed plans for registering, between Aug- ust 2 and December 6, men of the 1897. 1898 and 1895 classes, estim- ated to total 900.000 and abou* 2,100,100 women of the 1916 and 1910 classes, Inclusive. REPLACEMENTS NEEDED It was predicted that the re- gistrations may not stop even with men of 50 and women of 40 be- cause replacements are needed in the growing industrial army for younger men called up for the armed forces. The women are needed not only for Industry but for auxiliary ser- vices as well. Bandits in Disguise Two little black kittens sat still in their chair With never a sign of their mis- chievous flair; Their tiny green eyes gave no hint of their plan To stir up a rumpus as little cats can. A angling green vine hung a few feet away, But these little kittens were harm- less today; Then all of a sudden without fuse or sound One little black kitten was off in a bound. A quick sword-like thrust and there on the floor Lay part of the vine which was hanging before; The lady in anger gazed straight at their chair. But two little kittens were now sitting: there. VOICE OF THE PRESS PRECAUTIONS Before crossing a busy tre>8t the pedestrian should stop and look. And before venturing Into unknown water the swimmer should wade and see. Kitchener Record. CONTENTS FOR PARCELS A news item from London states that the canteen supply of choco- late, sugar and candy for the) fighting services has been cut in half because of shortages. Now you know what to put in parcels. Woodstock Sentinel-Review. IMPRESSIVE RECORD Canada has practically eradicat- ed smallpox. In the nine provinces of Canada no deaths from small- pox were reported in 1940, and only 11 cases. Even more impres- sive is the record for 87 Canadian cities, in which there was not even a case reported. Metropolitan Life Bulletin. LABOR IN WHEAT The amount of human labor re quired for raising wheat has within one generation been reduced 60 per cent. This was estimated re- cently by a member of the Ithaca State Agricultural College. It was shown that today there can be grown in 100 minutes the same quantity of wheat which required 248 minutes 25 ye-ars ago. Toronto Star. UNANIMOUS ENLISTMENT The village of Tobermory at the> tip of the Bruce Peninsula is a pat- riotic hamlet peopled by native- born Canadians of English, Irish and Scottish ancestry. In the last war the village was well represent- ed in the 160th Bruce Battalion. Today the sons of the 160th vet- erans at Tobermory have signed up to a degree not equalled perhaps In any other community. There are about sixty houses In the Til- lage. So far sixty-five Tobermorv ites have offered their services, including the reeve and the mu- nicipal clerk. St. Marys Journal- Argus. LEAPING MAMMAL HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured leaping mammal (pi.) It carries its young in a Answer to Previous Puzile 13 Made of wood. 14 Dog 16 Poker stake 17 Fearful. 19 Small hotels. 21 Consumers 23 Grain. 24 Scythe handle. 25 God of flocks. 27 Roof ornament 29 To pierce the skull. 33 Watching secretly 36 Altar screen 38 Coin. 39 Stupid and obstinate. 40 View 41 Wood nymphs. 43 Frosting. 47 Exclamation. 48 Wheel mark 50 Officer's assistant. 51 Color. 52 Before 53 Lion. 54 Newspaper paragraphs 57 Grazed. 58 It eats . 59 It has strong or hind legs VERTICAL 2 Barley spikelets. 3 Short letter 4 Walker. 5 Advertisement '6 To rot flax 7 Vegetable. 8 Pique. 9 Italian river. 10 Norse god. 11 Arm bone. 12 Penny. 15 Alleged force. 16 It is found in . 18 Parent. 20 Office of a shogun. 22 Digging. 24 To drink slowly. 26 Provisions. 28 Postscript (abbr.). 30 Thing. 31 Silkworm. 32 Pig sty. 34 Kind. 35 Born. 37 Coterie 42 Ram. 44 Foundation. 45 Notion. 46 Gaseous element. 48 Chain of rocks in water. 49 Hindustani. 51 Pronoun. 55 Month (abbr.> 56 Southwest (abbr.). 57 France (abbr.) 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