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 Sunday School Lesson LESSON IV. MINISTERING TO PHYSICAL ' NEEDS Mark l! 29-45 Golden Text â€"And he healed many that were sickâ€"Mark 1: 34. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Timeâ€"April and May, A.D. 28. Placeâ€"The events recorded in the greater part of the lesson, through verse 38, occurred in Capernaum. The preaching tour, and the healing of the leper, took place in Galilee, though where we are not definitely told. The miracles of healing which todk place on this1 particular day in Cap- ernaum. are recorded also by Matthew (8: 14-17), and Luke (4: 38-41). 29. “And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue." This is stilt the same Sabbath day during which Mark tells us, in the preceding paragraph that Jesus had taught with such astonishing power in the Capernaum synagogue and had delivered one possessed by an unclean spirit. Undoubtedly the whole city wag in commotion that day because of what had taken place In this house of worship, and centainly in every borne that noon the one subject of conversation was Jesus of Nazareth, his teaching, and his miracles. “They came into the house.’’ Jesus went with them. He had come to teach men the way from the synagogue to the house. The Christ of the synagogue is the Christ of the house. “Of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.” The house belonged to Simon Peter, as Matthew and Luke tell us, though possibly Audrey" also was living there. James and John were simply invited to the home that day. Peter had not yet given up his home on the Sea of Galilee, though he had undoubtedly given up his fishing business. The Touch of His Hand 80, "Now Simon’s wife’s mother.” Peter was the only apostle whom the Now Testament definitely states to have been married. “Lay sick of a fever.” Fevers, are common in the Orient, and they would be especially distressing in such a hot. climate as prevails around the Sea of Galilee, Which is five hundred feet below the level of the sea. ‘‘And straightway they tell him of her.” Dr. Lenski has very sympathetically suggested that “most likely when Jesus came into the house and did not. see the woman, he asked where ' she was, and then heard of her ailment.” She was no doubt confined in an inner apartment. With Jesus, the greatest man that ever lived, it was so easy to confide anything and everything. 81. “And lie came and took her by the hand,” Have you ever made a careful study of tho hands of Jesus, of all they did, and, finally, of their piercing on the cross, and the benedic- tion which they symbolized as they were uplifted that day when he as- cended Into glory? The hand of Jesus was -as warm as love could make it. It was thrilling with tenderness and vibrating with compassion. The touch upon the fevered hand of that old woman in Capernaum was as a con- densation into one act of the very principle of the incarnation and of the whole power which Christ exercises upon a fevered and sick world. “And raised her up; and the fever left her,” Bâ€" D The Fevers Of The Soul “It is not illegitimate to allow our minds to pass from the fevers of the body to the fevers of the soul. In- deed, that is one of the authorized ways when we seek to interpret the miracles of the Lord. The Saviour’s miracles are the outer and visible types of inner and greater wonders. They are done in the body in order that we may infer the deeper eman- cipations of the spirit. 32. “And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were poss- essed with demons,” 33. “And all the city was gathered together at the door.” 34. “And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and lie suf- fered not the demons to speak, be- cause they knew him.” "The strict laws of the Jewish Sabbath gave a few hours of rest to all, but the blast of the trumpet which announced .its close was the signal for a renewal of the popular excitement, now in- creased by the rumor of a second miracle; ‘all that had any sick, with whatever disease,’ brought them to the great Healer, The whole town was in motion, and crowded before the house. 35. “And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed,” In the present in- stance, as the context indicates, it was Jesus’ resolve to preach the gospel of the Kingdom all through Galilee. Jesus prayed because he was man. His prayers were communions with his Father. 36. ‘‘And Simon and they that were with him followed after him," The word here translated “followed after” means, litoral!.'’ “l0 hunt flown- an(' “gives the idea of hard, persistent search.” The Wink of Preaching 37. “And they found him, and say unto him, All ere sèekin:; thee." No doubt these disciples who went out to search for Jesus knew why he had gone off to be by himself. .Realiz- ing that the sinless Son of God, who had power to heal all diseases, needed prayer so keenly that lie had to rise early in the mon>-tg to find time for it, they should themselves have gone out to be alone with God as their Master was that ' morning. Instead of that they were burdened with the immediate demands pf. a great multitude, and they did what go many Christian workers do, they put work before prayer. 3,8. ‘‘And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next, towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.” By the phrase “came I forth” we believe that Christ refers definitely to his coming from the Father. Therein we discover the Strength of his purpose. The strength of his service lay in the complete abandonment of the Servant to the One who commanded. He moved ev- erywhere with the dignity of the auth- ority under which he served. He was in the world for a purpose. In this sentence is the lcey-note of his confi- dence, the secret of his strength, the infilling of the power that made him the prevailing Servant of God. 39. “And he went into their syna- gogues throughout all Galilee, preach- ing and casting out demons." 40. “And there Cometh to him a leper.” Leprosy was regarded as the most loathsome and terrible of dis- eases. It existed in various forms, but its invariable feature was its foul uncleanness. The leper was an out- cast, “Beseeching him, and kneel- ing down to him, and saying unto him, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.” 41. "And being moved with com- passion.” Of the three words trans- lated by “being compassionate” this is the strongest, for it means not only a pained feeling at sight of suffering, The FARMER’S CORNER Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL With the co-operation of the Various Department» of the Ontario Agricultural College This Was Futile Work in Defense of Nanking Thinly disguised with wisps of straw, this Chinese arnti- aircraft gun is silhouetted against the sky near Nanking, before the fall of the city., Japanese Horsemen Wes* On Chinese Guerilla Fighters 1 Q,â€"“1 sell cream to a local creamery and am. unable to under- stand why the test varies from time to time, Qn the last statement which 1 received, the test was 32 per cent, while the test on the previous ship- ment was 35 per cent. My cows are on the same feed and I do the separa- tion myself so that the separator is turned at the same speed each time. Why should there be this difference in tests? J.S.â€"Oxford Co. A.â€"It is to be expected that the per cent of fat in cream will vary with each shipment and with different separations. A number of factors may influence the test and it is quite impossible to control them all com- pletely. Tests made at the Dairy De- partment, O.A.C., show that slight differences in the temperature of the milk, the amount of water or skim- milk used to flush the separator, var- iations in the amount of milk in the supply can, the speed at which the separator bowl is driven, and the per cant of fat in the milk, will all have an influence on the test of the cream. Too much emphasis should not be placed upon the variations in the per cent of fat in the cream. The import- ant point is the pounds of fat paid for. Many times when the test is up, the weight of cream is down or vice versa. 2.â€"Q.â€"“The butter from my last two churnings has a very strong, bit- ter flavour. I have never had this trouble before und my customers are complaining. I take every precaution to have everything clean and the edws are fed mixed hay, corn silage, roots and oat chop.”â€"R.T., York Co. A,â€"Bitter and rancid flavours in butter are quite common at this, sea- son of the year. It is very likely that one or more of the cows in your herd are advanced in their lactation period and producing milk which con- tains abnormally large amounts of. an enzyme known as lipase. The objec- tionable flavour is not noticed on the fresh milk and cream, but if it is held for a day or two it becomes very no- ticeable. The cows causing the trou- ble may be detected by holding a sample of milk from each cow for 48 hours and then examine the samples. Cows producing defective milk should be dried off. However, if the cows in question are producing well and it is not desirable to dry them, the cream immediately after separ- ating may be heated to 145 deg. F., and held for a churning. This pas- teurizing inactivates the enzyme, thus the development of the flavour is checked. â€"Dairy Department, O.A.C. but, in addition, a strong desire to re- lieve or to remove the suffering. "He stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, T. will; be thou made clean." ‘In so touching the untouchable we have a sign of fearlessness: there was no appendix of diseases called hopeless in Christ’s list of ailments. We have also the sign of friendliness, the leper was a sort of human island washed by lone- ly seas which no friendly mariner ever crossed. 42. “And straightway the leprosy departed from him, and hé was made clean.” The one thing that the man needed most was the one thing he wanted most, and it is exactly the thing that Jesus gave him, i.e., a cleansing from his foul disease. So many men in suffering the conse- sin and of disobedience.to God want the conséquences removed, such as poverty; suffering, social shame, loss of position, but do not aslt God to remove the love for sin, nor do they ask him for cleansing and forgiveness. No man unclean in sin ever sincerely came to the Lord Jesus for cleansing but he received it immediately, 43. “And he strictly charged him, and straightway sent him out, 44. and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to. the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.” Jesus thus orders this man to carry out in due form the ceremonial requirements “the things Moses commanded,” and thus to have himself officially rein- stated as clean of leprosy. Jesus has not come to detroy, but to fulfill, the law and the prophets (Matt. 5, 17) ; and by iiis orders to the leper he had healed fulfills the law of Moses in the present case. This helps to explain the final phrase, “for a testimony for them.” Discouraged ? Dame Reason shook her weary head, Put Love and Sentiment to bed, Then went about tier daily chore Of setting things aright once more. “Why do those children play such pranks? : For all my work, not even thanks,â€"- No gratitude is over shown,â€" Oh, how I wish 1 lived alone!” But as the night drew near its turn, Sleep in her eyes began to burn ; She laid her work-box on the shelf And yawned, and went to bed herself. V V V A V v A A A v A A A A A The Stars And You By A. R. WEIR WHAT THE STARS FORETELL FOR THOSE BORN ON JANUARY 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 26 and 27 ©ne little known branch of the Japanese Expeditionary Force is their cavalry, used extensively in committing the affects of the Chinese, guerillas, who are harrying detach ments of the ma n force. If the date of your birth is listed above you were horn in the eleventh sign of the Zodiac which is Aquarius. This gives you a nature unob- trusive, faithful and. patient. You are of a serious turn of mind and the refined and intellectual side of life will greatly appeal to you. ,, YOUR OWN BIRTH DATE: , , , â-  JANUARY 21â€"You are a loyal and steadfast friend. Be careful to M avoid being selfish. Take every care and precaution tiro year and you will be successful even though the year is not without its dimcul- y ties. Much happiness is shown in love. % JANUARY 22â€"-You have a great liking for solitude. Beware lest >< this desire should make you unthoughful and . at times selfish. We ^ most give happiness to reap happiness. Am influential woman will â-ºÂ£< greatly help you financially though the pear is not entirely s&tistac- y tory for .social matters. M JANUARY 23â€"You are naturally artistic. Develop this bent to the â-º3 utmost of your ability. You will derive pleasure from it and, in turn, $ give pleasure. An important change in your business affairs is indi- $ cated as the result of some important negotiations. $ JANUARY 24â€"You are fosid of short journeys and a number are jgj indicated for the coming year. You should stay out in the open as ffi much as possible. A considerable improvement is shown in your $ financial position and you will gain as the result of some new work A you will undertake. Ml y JANUARY 26â€"You do mot desire wealth and honors although you’re >5 a hard and studious worker. You should experience real development M in your busines affairs, probably an increase in salary or promotion. | The outlook is not so bright socially though we should not expect to jgj have everything and take everything with a philosophical attitude, y JANUARY 26â€"It is not likely that you will marry early in life A though much happiness is in store for those in. love and born om this % date. Financially you will not set the world on fire this year but A there should be a slow, .steady improvement and all is favorable soci- I$ ally- & JANUARY 27â€"Success will come to you only through your own ef- ® fortsâ€"do not spare effort, only industry will bring you your heart’s $ desire. Your brightest outlook this year may be within the social {4 sphere. Your financial advancement depends entirely upon your own S ambition. A A A A A V V A â-º3 A â-º3 A v a A A I $ A Si ! A A A, â-º5 A, m V A A: A A A A It you birth date is not listed above and you would like a horoscope tor any birth date in the year, or if you would like a complete personal A horoscope tor any date listed above, send 10c to A. R. Weir, 73 Adelaide as St. W., Toronto. Please print ydhr name, address and birth date plainly. A A A