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L THE CERTAINTY OF THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM, 26-29, II. THE VAST SIGNIFICANCE OF PRESENT BEGINNINGS, 30-34. Jesus, and which, as we have seen, marked the central theme of his teaching he Jewish people, as we know, looked forward to a coming age when God would institute his it~ eous reign on earth; indeed, all their hopes of God and all their thoughts of ion were bound up with the real- zation of this dream. Nevertheless, they conceived this reign of God for the most part after a very worldly and + materialistic fashion. It signifies for them the overthrow of their enemies, and the triumph of the chosen nation over the peoples of the world. Now Jesus, while sharing with his people the same thought of the king- dom of God as the goal of, history, ve it an entirely other chara fe did not mean the coming glori tion of Israel, but God's, immedial will to estalbish his blessed reign upon condition of human faith and repent- ance. The dark clouds which came between men and the face of the Father in heaven did not exist for Jesus. He had seen the heavens open- ed, and knew that blessed life of com- munion with himself which God de- sired for all men. In all his teach- ing he sought to make men partakers of the same knowledge. So, in speaking of the kingdom, Jesus emphasized, first of all, the real- izatior in human hearts of God's presence and his holy will. He called men to quit selfishness and sin, and to give themselves to God. But, as we have scen, he encountered opposi- tion and misunderstanding in many quarters. This is the situation in! which he speaks the parables which: form our present lesson. The hope; of the coming of God's kingdom seems retarded by the unbelief and indiffer-| ence of many. Nevertheless, it will y«t be an accomplished facts Jesus says that the kingdom will come with the same certainty with which the harvest follows upon the seedtime. He Jreaches the message, like seed cast nto the ground. The rest is in the hands of God. Thus, Jesus sought to encourage a brave and active faith on the part of his believing followers. They were not to be discouraged by resent opposition or by present seem- ng failure. God's will would yet be done on earth, even as in heaven, I. THE CERTAINTY OF THE COMING OF THE KINGDOM, 26-29, Ve. 26-28. Jesus, using an illustra- tion which would appeal to all who knew country life in Galilee, compares the preaching of the message of the kingdom with the sowing of seed by a farmer. The farmer sows in hope. When he has put the seed in the field he has done all that, humanly speak- ing can be done. The event must be t to the mysterious operations of nature and to time. So sleeps in hope, and meantime, as the days pass, the seed sprouts and grows. The farmer does mot understand the pro- cess of growth, He only knows that, as he sows, so he shall reap. V. 29. The harvest day arrives, and then the farmer realizes the reward of his toil and of his long patience. He now knows that his sowing and his waiting were not in vain. Thus, Jesus illustrates the mystery of his own fortunes as the Preacher of the king- dom. He reaches the Word, and in spite of opposition and unbelief, the word will prove its divine character; as a power subduing human life to God, and producing the results to- wards which prophets and saints had Jicked when they spoke of God's king In other words, Jesus nows that in his teaching about God he has the divine solution for the problems of | human life, and he can await the re- sult with confidence. 2 gonl nAkk 5 he kh. $ kk -kik-&to II. THE VAST SIGNIFICANCE OF PRESENT BEGINNINGS, 30-34, V. 80. In the similitude or parable _ which now follows, Jesus draws atten- tion not so much to the final issues of his reaching as to the tremendous "the results which had { Tx 8 £3s i thought "of what God is like, or what he wills, it will, if really believed and loved and acted upon, fill the whole soul with the divine goodness and in the end bring everlasting life. Accounted F. A Canadian visitor, who appeared in a black tle and dinner jacket at a dinner party where all the other guests were in more formal attire, turned the tables' on them success- fully. "I asked a friend whether a black tle would be all right for this dinner party," he remarked in his speech. "But when I said the din- ner was being given by our host, I "was told I would have to wear a tle, Having pointed out that had only a dinner jacket with me and that there was not enough time to have dress clothes made for me," the man continued, "I"was advised to try a firm of ready-made clothiers who specialize in hiring out garments for the evening. I took his advice. I went there. 1 asked for some dress clothes. 'Dress clothes? sald the salesman, 'We have everything else ! riding breeches, fancy dress, morn- ing coats, but we are completely out of dress clothes.' 'How is that? I asked. 'Oh,' said the salesman, 'Lord Blank (the bost) is giving a dinner party to-night. 5 | 2 i AN ATTRACTIVE NEW FROCK This dainty frock for the Junior Miss will be found quite simple for the home modiste to fashion. There are two gathered ruffles attached to a straight foundation, and the square neck and short kimono sleeves may be bound with matching or contrasting material. 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In view of the fact that spring hatch- ing of eggs has been somewhat poor throughout "Canada during recent years experiments have been conduct: ed at the Central Farm at Ottawa and at most of the branch farms in order to find out if better hatching results may be obtained by supplying certain mineral and vitamin feeds. The ex- pétiments have not been continued long enough to allow of definite calcu- lattons being drawn, but results from six branch farms indicate that both ing filled. The surface of the soil "| should be left loose. Fertilizers for Burley Tobacco. Experiments have been carried on for ten years at the Harrow, Ontario, Experimental Station to determine the best fertilizer formula for produc. ing Burley tobacco from the stand- point of both yield and quality, and also to determine the best sources of nitrogen and potash. The results of this series of experiments, which is described in a Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin on Tobacco Growing in Southwestern Ontario, in- | dicate that the best formula for the general run of soils contains the plant food equivalent of 300 pounds of sul THE GOLDEN FLEECE IN WESTERN CANADA gs In the foothills of the Rockies the fostering of the breeding of Merino crossbred sheep for their wool pro- is one of the keen interests of the government of Alberta. This scene was taken on a ranch not far from - . Satna rs ese ------------ Barn is No Place tial that the apparatus modern type and kept Lp s snapped. some hundreds of The patrol ship For Lighting Up Smoking and the Carrying of ~-- Loose Matches Should Be Banned Enormous losses to barns and con- tents are reported each year, accord- ing to the Ontario Fire Marshal, as the resul{_ 'of some careless person time 1s spent about mil stables than usual, re danger of this sort of the area under ping a match. In the trol has been grea! minimizes the danger by giving each renewed? There is no answer yet vessel all possible information in re-!that any 12an may make with as- ;@ard to the set and drift of currents, surance. 'the-set and drift of the ice and its | And so, in the meantime, If it is & location at all times. To obtain this meantime, the world goes on remem- information requires considerable bering great names of the past and cruising in search of bergs and after | cheristing great music of the past, and finding, trailing them to determime noting how in these days standards . their movements. i 'fail and estimates are falsified. Bee- By means of radio jnf tion from thoven died fully recognized, Mhefevar shi passi the ice ons music was cultivated, as the grea ha nk of aig man in music of his time. Schubert arged. The was an obscure person in a great role of aj capital, dead, his work ended, his disceminates genius fully manifested in his achieve: tire region, ' ments, before he had reached the age PRET Yee ig * radio clearing house and a digested report for the § ! phate of ammonia, 400 pounds of acid {phosphate and 166 pounds of sulphate of potash per acre. In dry seasons, supplying all fertility and hatchability are in- creased by the feeding of vitamine feeds to breeding poultry. In every case but one the feeding of crude cod- | nitrogen from sulphate of ammonia liver oil gave a higher jercentage of |was superior to supplying a portion of fertility than where it was not given. |it from organic sources such as dried In al cases but two, birds receiving "blood, tankage and cotton seed meal. raw liver also gave a greater percent- In geasons of normal rainfall, how- ago of fertility than those receiving lever, nitrogen from organic sources only the basal ration, and the feeding 'proved satisfactory. The results go of bone meal also gave noticeably [to show that dried blood is the most the_ thing unless the suggestion of the Merchant vessels, Canadian -dzgetion Fire Marshal that all smoking be ab- finding stations and (yrited tes solutely banned is heeded. Signs to shore stations aid the patrol this effect, he urges, should be put up | Radio contact with patrol u. prominently and the government Is ally is made by ships a} distang prepared to co-operate with the barn 'ghout 450 miles and west § owner by supplying such signs for the asking. All forms of smoking are al-! most equally dangerous in such in-! flammable buildings as barns, which ' are usually stored with easily ignited - hay and straw. A pipe may be dump-" Banks. During 1927 there 8 reports received from passing ers concerning their position, cof survey of the radio work for speed and sea water temperaturdl) shows that schedules bets of 82, an age when most men have bardly begun their work. Would any of his friends, however convinced y were of his merits, have ventur- to predict that he, too, would con- juer the d he has; that his be ranked with. the ings In music and ribed among the whether many will . undertake favorable results. All this applied to a greater extent with regard to: hatchability as indicated by peroent- age of fertile eggs hatched. At the same -{tme; in considering the more tality of chicks to-three weeks of age, there was no advantage for those from the pens receiving vitamine feeds. The experiments are detalled in the latest report of the Dominion Poultry Husbandman; available at the Publi cations Branch, Department of Agri- culture, Ottawa. Planting Plumb Trees. The best time to plant plum trees is in the spring and the planting should be done as early as possible. The process of planting is described in detail in a bulletin on Plym Culture which may be obtained from the Pub- lications Branch of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa. It is particu- larly stressed that great care should be taken to prevent the roots of the young trees from becoming dry be- fore planting, for if this happens the trees are almost sure to die. As a rule it is necessary to make the hole somewhat larger than will accommo- date the roots spread out to their full extent. It should be made about 18 inches deep, after which the subsoil should be loosened a few inches more, but not removed. In digging the hole, the surface soil should be Kept separ- ate from the subsoil or that of poorer uqgality. The roots should be well covered because if they become ex- posed the tree may die. Broken or bruised roots should be cut off before planting. After the tree is placed up- right and the roots spread out the sur- face soil should be worked im among them, by hand, if necessary, as it 1s important to have the soil come in close contact with the rdot fibres. When the roots are well covered and the hole 1s about half full it should be well tramped, after which the hole should be filled level with the surface, continuing the tramping while it is I'M DRESSING, JEFF? | NO BED FoR me | shelf satisfactory oxganic soarce of nitro- gen with tankage second, and thatthe combination of ate of and nitrate of soda is in pahte of ammonia along of potash is apparently source of potash for Burley phate of potash, Sulphat proved superior to double pt potash sued by the Director ¥ Has minfon Departement of dts tawa. ed out by an absent-minded man with straw or hay. Cigar and cigarette butts thrown away in the same place blage. In the summer, when the build- ings ars empty, the loss is serious enough, but just now, with roads im- phate of passable as far as fire fighting equip' Io ent is concerned, if this were avail and the mows stored with grain, | nd "the sta filled conflag: sort Jor disaster t: Matches, the Fire should not be carr e pocket. is rigidly enforced, a man may sély in "Vpull & match out of his pocket with-a knife or handkerchief and the same' falling on the floor will ignite 1f some! one tramps on it. Storing these use- ful friends but.dangerous foes in a tin box and taking the double precau- tion only to use safety matches will jeliminatet any chance of a fire start ing from this source. ; --------l ree Young 1Topeful: "Can 1 chargg name to-day, ma?" Mother: "Whatfin the world do you want to change y for?" Young Hopeful: ""Cause when he got home te"d whip as sure as my nanie's Robert." rs Sn lf A swell young man of no particular "occupation had been "telling the tale" She: I've made a resolution not to kiss any more boys after New Year's. He: Good! one. Now I'll be the only remain In spite of thé imereasing traMc fa- cilities in many large cities, the sub- way jam has not yet been put on the #o : But How You GONNA KILL THE Time 2 Don't to his intended wife. His people, he sald, had a lovely house, extensive | grounds, two Rolls-Royces. . Their ! furnishings and pictures were the | envy of the county, They (his peo- | ple) were the best people on earth. ; She would like them immensely. | Joh, George," she gushed, "how per- yfectly beautiful! How delightful! Then couldn't we live with your peo- ple?" "Oh, no, we couldn't," declar- ed George, "for you see, my dear, my 'people are still living with their peo- | ple!" fhe red hot ashes setting fire to loose | { ently than ever before. 'TM aro almost certain to be followed by a. Ny br. | confirmation, was asked t# points Fork Even {if the no-smoking | naval radio stations and ti ips were maintained ry by "finish- ymphony," the ested as sone # octeasion; or at' the spon- there yuiil be fhubert's [aration is e rest maka its 0 oe Hy ceases to do from R¥onother. Those ob- gad to Schubert's they could add i it will do the | them, to recur ' little more em- ideals of beauty as "or. 'buted to the } | operation of ind) ashore g : The ice pee wing the si A Negress, prassnting 1, ~80 Creed, the -Lord's Commandments. She got thpough well, wile it og A) WF tho*x_ ete V1 d finally re-| Phatica Schubert N@ ' tiller i : Smiles "Smile and be physically and nien- tally healthy."--London physician. If you find that o'er you's stealir, that depressed and run-down feeling; if you're suffering a plethora of hile; if it's that dark gray next morning | when the whole world you are srorn- 'ing they say there's lots of comfort in a smile. 1 good fortune's getting lazy; il your hopes are getting hazy and you gee the world possescad of not but guile; if you're threatened with a "| chronic sort of grouch, why, take a tonic, and wrinkle up your face into a smile. 3 If you're feeling pretty rocky, with a disposition nocky and a temver that is rougher than a file; if you feel that life's not near up to its propor han- or 12 o'clock last night? ~~ |dard, cheer up! there never was a Jones: Can't aay 1 did--@ot | pracor like a smile. ~ home just about that time and my a a-- wite had expected ms in at 10. CLEVER RETORY ks * fecent mariage of Dr. Alfred Johi's. Yous star at oftos! 70 "the ou poet, recalls . Noyes, work?" "He wants\to save the day in', ~ 1 : the last three minutes of play tan amasing little tale T once heard mi "1, ¢Tac' is, Ah Ben tisin' de' Ten Commant x : HE COULDN'T HAVE HEARD Neighbor: Did you hear that terrible row in the strest right aft: | . young woman, the a ceriain publisher liberality in deal: whosa hooks Te to be married to a" Pi her Dante lagi, ' rn ncerned of a poet, af is not notg