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sscrgggg zf V Ãœ>uniw S>ct)ool iesieion LESSON xr. 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 Galilee. 30. And the apostles gather them- selves together unto J esus. The first mission in which these apostles participated is recorded in a preced- ing- part of this same chapter of Mark, 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 “apostles.’’ “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, whatsoever they hod done, and whatsoever they had taught. We have a similar phrase about telling Jesus all things, though under en- tirely different circumstances, in a preceding 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 'Tests a while. The words trans- lated “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 ready for vacation. The rest; to which they were invited was a rest 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 331 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 body. The crowd grow 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 means pity towards those who are in trouble, who are suffering, who are unfortunate, who are in need. Be- cause they were as sheep not having a shepherd. See also Matt. 9:36. Sheep are, in themselves, helpless creatures; they cannot defend 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 delivers them. Our ’Lord saw all these people as without any true spiritual guide. Somehow inan never finds his way back to God Bâ€"D himself, 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 bread which cometh down from hea- ven, to deliver them from their sins, to protect them from the evil one. Work Of Teaching And he began to teach them many things. At once the Lord Jesus be- gins his shepherding work, by instruc- ting these people to whom his heart was 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. 36. Send them away, that they may go into the country and villages round about, and buy themselves somewhat 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. We 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 his wisdom and on his 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 Ve ? K° an<t ®ee- And when they kiiew> 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 ail should sit down by companies up- on the green grass. Small Loaves 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 bread was given to the disciples to set be- fore the people. They had the task of being the waiters 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.” 48. And they took up broken pie- ces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. 44. And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men. Ac- cording to John’s record of this mir- acle, it was the Lord himself who commanded the disciples to pick 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 that love which exhausts not itself by lov- ing, but after all its outgoings upon others, abides itself far richer than, it would have done but for these. "I believe Russia is one of the best of the foreign countries to live in.”â€"Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr, LISTEN.. ,, CANADA-m k IMPERIAL TOBACCO'S ' LSrE'i 5Ãœ IMPERIAL TOBACCO'S INSPIRING PROGRAM EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT On a National â-  Coast to Coast Network Your Handwriting Tells The T ruth A bout Y our 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 SCOFFER! 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 analy5 sis. It was so utterly ridicu- lous that I have no further faith in the idea. , . I enjoy your ar- ticles immensely but please don't try to convince me that there is any truth in it. It’s too far- fetched!” I 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 had 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 the idea that any further land lay beyond the horizon? I am not going to weary my read- ers with technical reasons to justify the claim that handwriting does re- veal character. But it is a concrete fact that the impulse to write comes either from your mind or your heart. In both eases, the directing urge 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 signpost that points the road you should take towards the heights of seif-accomplishment. That is exactly what a handwriting analysis does, 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 friend», relatives or a sweetheart whose real character you would like to know? Be frank in stating your problems. Send speci- mens of the handwriting you wish analysed, and enclose 10c for each specimen (coin or postal nôte pre- ferred). Enclose with stamped ad- dressed envelope to: Lawrence Hih- bert, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto, Ont. Around The Dial RADIO HEADLINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS The three lads whose group picture heads our business this week are Blaine Mathe, violinist; Bert Pearl, Gangster No. 1, and Bob Farnon, Gang- ster No. 2. Messrs. Mathe, Pearl and Farnon are the chief members of the Happy Gang, heard over the National Network of the CBC daily at 1.00 p.m. and “Naughty Boy” Maurice Rapkin. While we, are on the subject of Bert Pearl, we must say a word or two for his work on the Dr. Jackson Show “Airbreaks”. Recently this show cele- brated its first semi-final in which Eddie Allen, Donald Stubbs, Tony Iz- zotti, Dorothy Price and May Joyce participated. The mail 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 Alien won by exactly one vote. The close second was Donald Stubbs. Eddie sings and plays the ac- cordéon. Several of his relatives play in name bands in England. Donald Stubbs hails from Orillia, and played Iris harmonica well enough to run a race to a photographic finish. Eddie Allen qualifies for 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. We understand that novelty acts are more than wel- come. Airbreaks may be heard on Fri- days. CFRB, 8:30 p.m. Bert Pearl, Roy Locksley and his 16-piece band, Maurice Boddington and a new array of talent, each week, A fine variety show. * * * * Kiddie Guests We Happened to tune in to the Com- munity Sing Program broadcast Sun- days at 9:00 p.m. over CKCL. The program turned out to be Southern Nightâ€"and was quite a novelty. So we hopped in to the program super- visor's offices to see “Mo” Rosenfeld, 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 Kindergarten Week. Kiddie numbers will be sung and the program will feature Kiddie Guests. It seems that listeners will be taken back to the Little Red Schoolliouse where they had “mud on their heels and no shoes on their feet.” We were asked to invite all our readers to again visit the “Swim- ming hole” and get that “Green Ap- ple Stomach-ache”. The picture con- tained herein is that of Vincent Boyd â€"the schoolmaster in charge of music. Incidentally, Vince plays a piano solo about the middle of the program that’s a treat to listen to. Also on the pro- gram will be Principal Stan Francis Listeners will be happy to learn that this is one schoolliouse they attended where no “exams” were held; * * * * Jean Hersholt, stage and screen vet- eran, currently starring in the CBS dramatic series, Dr. Christian, will mark the 25tli anniversary of his ar- rival in Hollywood with a gala pro- gram broadcast over a nation-wide Columbia Network, Thursday, March 10, 10:30 to 11.00 p.m. Mary Pickford, Edward G. Robinson, Edward Arnold, Henry King, Robert Montgomery, Ty- rone Power will join in the celebra- tion. * * S' * 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 impropei meth- ods they lost both comfort and fuel.” Mr. Stewart, whose talks on home heating are a regular feature an the very popular “Shadow” program over CFRB each Wednesday, is offering free to every householder . copy of the book “First Aid to Better Heat- ing”â€"a little volume full of practical advice on how to get the utmost value for 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. May Establish Produce Market Minister of Agriculture Tells of Project for Downtown Toronto Agriculture Minister Dewan said last week his department is working on a proposal for establishment of a terminal produce market in down- town Toronto. So far, there had been no direct submission to the cabinet on the project. “There will be a draft bill submit- ted to the cabinet,” the minister said, without disclosing full details of a project which has been discussed at various times in government circles in the last few years. A central market for handling farm produce coming into the city was sug- gested by Senator Duncan Marshall when, lie was agriculture minister in the’ first Hepburn administration. He went so’ far as; to-'call conferences of growers, and had detailed Paul Fisher of Burlington! t©' fully investigate the proposal. Question of financing the market had been the main harrier to the proposal at the tlm*. IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR What the Stars Foretell for Those Born on March 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 If you were born on any of the days mentioned 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 natured and at all times hospitable. There are times, however, when you are gloomy and despondentâ€"-as a matter of fact you rather enjoy your personal gloom. Forget itâ€"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.