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thursday june 24ti 1948 the acton free press pace thm the sunday school lesson hdnday wink xi 148 jewism mstonv between the testaments golden text blmd be the lord god of israel fat ho has vis ited his people luke 168 lesson text mai 3 1s 4 1- 2 s6 luke 1 7070 exposition i the oomintf of the lord jesus the angel of the covenant 3 1s the pronhetey of malachi was oc casioned by the unfaithfulness of the dsple toward jehovah they were blind to their unfaithfulness when jehovah brought his charge they constantly replied with wherein have we done this or that eh 1 6 7 2 14 17 3 7 tf 13 r v malachi was speaking for god god dcclored thot he will sand his messenger to prepare the way for himself substantially the tuime prediction had been uttered through isaah centuries before is 40 35 it was fulfilled in john the baptist mntt 11 10 luke 1 78 7 27 it was the wayboforo jehovah himself that he was to prepare historically ho prepared the way before jesus of nazareth jno 1 14 col 2 0 jno 14 0 hs prepared tho way by calling mort to repontance from sin mk 1 4 matt 3 2 tho lord him self was to follow ho is spoken of as the lord whom yo seek tor they were exacting him to come and judge their enemies h tells them that ho will begin by judging them christ is also spok en of as the messenger or angel of the covenant tho langc of jehbvoh so frequently mentioned in tho old testament was jeho vah manifest in human form seo gen ib 710 13 21 17 18 22 11 12 jud 1 1 2 n v gen 181 2 9 10 13 14 10 17 20 jud 13 18 r v cf ian 9 6 this angel of tho lord or angol of the covenant was the son of god before his permanont incarn ation jno 8 5c those are start ling questions which mnlnchl puts in v 2 cf nnhum 1 g ezek 22 14 rev i- 17 each of us would do well to put the questions to our selves can i abide the day of his wm r bracken real estate and general insurance mortgage loans arranged representative of mutual life assurance co ltd visit our modern showroom 8 cardcn street guelph ont opp fire hall rubber and mastic tiles inlaid linoleum wall tiles installed in kitchens bathrooms hallways stores offices etc- floor sanders for rent or work done keatrng tile co i lloyd e keating iformtrly guelph flooring service phone 2s40w guelph after hours msm coop balanced feeds whole and chopped grain millfeeds oilcake and concentrates spra material and dunta for vegetables and fruit chormr power and hand lawn mowers poultrj tonich and medicines founts and feeders all tu2h of rope forks stun els hoes hardware tools etc for a first class wiring- job phone for eatimateti satisfaction guaranteed putiomzc the coop its your buniss coming shall i statu when mo n7oareth h wofl to bd a 5r- flner nnd purifier ct ia 1 2a prov 17 si pot 1 7 tho final result of such refining u that the one who is tried comes forth as gold tjob 23 10 it la in lovo thnt the lord tries us and refines us jor 0 7 the procem is pnlri- tuhldut salutary tlie lord is also fmftnlnff to execute judgment upon various classes of sinners and put a nwlft witness akiriftt them n tho trlumphnnt return of christ 4 12 8fl ti prophet primarily refcrod to the destruction of jerusalem but the prophecy lias double reference because it loolat forward to the krent nnd terrible day of the lord in the hlstorlcnl nense it refers to a fulfilment more complete and worldwide zech 14 13 jftov 10 1116 tlie proud godless shall be its stubble ohnd 18 matt 3 12 itn 2 1217 tills world will not always be pcrmtted to go its cruel nnd blohphcmoua wny verse i sug- rfntn thnt tho judgment will fall suddenly thi is in keeping with die teaching of scripture generally mk 13 3fi mntt 21 44 tliere is no pleasant future in protpect for a wicked world nnd those who mnke it so pa 119 110 contrnnted with thk 1 the grent nnd wonderful hope given to goda people to them the return of our lord does not menn destruction but healing his grnco will clothe his people with everlasting light nnd life pa g7 1 titus 2 13 no wonder the early persecuted chris tians cnlledthe ivturn of christ their blessed 7i ope tlie promise to send elijah the f1eswffe iire t chronicles ol i ginger farm wruuh bpocfelly for ttu ae tow fnm b we arc back in the chicken bus iness again with a hundred elght- veekoirf pulleti and for the first time in our farming experience we nre raising white chickens hy brids leghorn and plymouth hock crossed most of them look like leghorns only a little heavier others have n few btnek feathers here nnd there after they nrrlv- ed ve kept them shut up for a cou ple of dnys to got used to their now home on the third day partner nnd i were putting up jiffiwfenclnc to mnke n run for them i could hnrdly wait to get it finished so nnxlmn was i to nee tlie chickens running nrtfuhrattwlherw6rk od on the inst post i snld to him now enn i let them out he nodded so away i went to give the chicks their liberty engerly they rrqwded through the hntchway nnd then when most of them were out with one accord they made n beeline for the fenco nnd through it just as slick as that pni tner watched them and then pivnuimojl rufft xjl bcuttwu2u what are we putting up a fence fori wonder m pnrntlon for the remnant so it will bo rendy to obey the lord in qirenching the gospel of the king dom throughout the whole world mat 21 14 isa 40 3 in one sense tho prophecy was fulfilled in the coming of john the baptist mntt 11- 1215 but john did not exhaust nil the fulfillment of tho prophecy which he well himself knew jno 1 21 this wns nlso jesus view for nt the transfigurat ion mntt 17 11 he speaks of el ijahs coming to restore all things when the jienrts of tho fathers nre turned to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers it signifies a restoration of the divine plan ofamjlylife ex- u 2fi28 how much is this need ed now tlie family lfo of our count i is breaking down family altars are scarce children grow up ignorant of god and his laws dhoice- increase crime multi plies ns parents nnd children are induced to follow wicked ways note that part of the millenium gloi will he reverent secure god ly famil life ni the fum coming of christ luke 1 7g70 1 heie words are part of the song which znchnrhis sang concerning his son john the baptist s 6779 the indicate the great person of whom john was to be the fore runner he was to be the highest the jird whose wa john was to prepare his themes were sal tation remlsiion of sins the tender mercy of our god the dn spring fxum on high hath visit ed us light nnd life in the place of shadows and death the way of pence all these blessings were brought to us in jesus jno 8 12 11 g 11 25 26 milton district ctoperative phone 127 milt 0ld man youre milton canada post office it was really too funny for any thing we expected some of the small er birds might get through but the majority or them certainly looked too big to wriggle through the narrow slats of the fence it just is that the chicks nre go well feathered they look bigger than they renlly are however now they are used to their new quarters the fence does net ns n deterrent nnd it nlso keeps strnv dogs and cats from getting into the pen in time the chicks will find their lit tle bodles too fnt to squeeze through the slnti in comfort but by that time they mny have lenrn- ed to mnke good use of their wings in between preparing for and looking after the chicks partner and i hnve spent most of our time in the pantry on our remodelling job the day came when it was necessary to have electricians come in to move the stove and put in a plug for tho refrigerator before they came we disconnected the stove turned it and everything else out of the pantry into the dining- i oom and kitchen so we could lny the linoleum the bos fortunately wore bu with a trucking job and awi for dinner it was nfter four oclock before the electricians u lived and in the meantime the house had never looked worse and then tlie doorbell ranp nnd there on the step was our minister did vnu ever know it to fall i just had to laugh when i opened the dooi however he also appreciat ed the ridiculousness of the situ ation he said lie was only going to stav a minute but once in the livingroom the three of us got into a livelv dlscussion in fact it was almost an argument and we forgot all about time nnd about the muddle in the other part of the house i hat same dn we leceived our first letter from daughter from fort william she had shaken the dust of toronto from her feet for which we are er glad why any one with nothing to tiewhem down should stn jenr in one place ill nev t know move mi and see the world while ou rv oung that m id i boh did his wandering in uniform daughtei had been in loionto quite n number ot jenrs ihoui fve tars too long in ni stimutiun not thit i have anv- thing ng iinst toronto but n pvivm i in tnv too long in the best ir tt t s oi k i- asv to get these iltvs miih hbouldn t oitng p o ii if thev have jim ambition work their way and ro tho world daughter jot n job right away she manipulates one of of those tompllraied calculating machines thnt look like one big hendacho to mott of us of eo use it will take ti little gett ing used to knowing she is too far nway to come popping in at odd times but thatsi the wny things go and no more than parents should expect onco their brood la grown and able to fend for thtrm- selves i am afraid i havent much patience with mothers who do an overtime job with their apron strings daughter sent home n very amu sing card on fathers day ah it had on was dad but tho lottera were formed by a saw two wrenches a ttvpellne hammer screwdriver and a long trail of nnils no doubt she thought it ap propriate after partneris llttjo job in tho pantry it is actually clouding over heres hoping we get some rain to save the gardens and help the strawberries tfiifmfofofr to mix a spice cake jufit add one cup of milk or wntr to campbell cake mix stir and bnke enjoy freh homemnde enke always light tender nnd delicious ti y it flmpbcllf cake mix mm 3 flavor ch6c04at 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