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Sie TA = as, rd mA, Nx pe = Ta cn Cn FCPS REVIEW: THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY {IN SOUTHERN EUROPE Hebrews 2:1-4; 11:32-12:2. PRINTED TEXT---Hebrews 2:1-4; 11:32-12:2, s GOLDEN TEXT -- The kingdom of the worid is become the kingdom. of our'lord, and of hig Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. --Revelation 11:15. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING TIME: The: Epistle to the He. brews, as far as we can judge, was written about 66 or 67 A,D., before the destruction of Jerusalem. PLACE: We do not know _from what place the Epistle to the He- brews was written. Hebrews 18:24 may be interpreted either as indi- cating the place from which the let- ter was written, or the place to which it was written, namely, Italy. "Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard." The "therefore'" re- fers back to all that has been said in the preceding chapter concerning the Lord Jesus Christ. Because of all his infinite glories and his marvelous person exalted above all other per- sonalities of the universe, the very Son of God, whom the angels wor- shipped, men ought therefore to give to every utterance concerning him their most careful attention. "Lest iwupiy we drift away from them." The verb here presents a most significant figure. It warns the Hebrews against beng carried past the landing-place by the strong current of life. It is a warning suit- able for ali times, fer there are cur rents of thought, feelirg, and ac- tion, which, if not resisted. carry down to the sea of spiritual death. "For if the word spoken through ancels proved stedfust, and every transeression and disobedience re. ceived a just recompense of reward. The Scriptures frequently spoke of the law a. being given by God to men through angel: (Gal. 3:19; Acts 7:53; Deut. 33:2; Psalm 68:17). "How shall we aseane. if we (no. glect so great a salvation?" Our sal- vation is great because its author ie God; it originates in God's love; it is made possible only by the sacri- fire of the eternal amt of God; it it does what nothing else in the world can do -- it absolutely and permanent'y changes men, it eman- cipates men from the enslavement of sin; it bestows peace. and joy, and power it is eternal: it perfectly, tonstantly safisfies: it is unique -- it has no true rival in the world. "Which having at the first been sro"er through the Lord, was con- firmed unto us by them that heard." That great preacher Dr T. DeWitt Talmage concludes his sermon on this text with a powerful paragraph, from whic we can give only the following: "Now are you ready for te aposile's question" How shall we esene? No escape at all: Everything Wil pread against the man who 'moles t, The tree of Calvary will £2y = escape, he must not! The throm: of judgment will. say . --. es- cane, he wust not! Jesus will say, 'I calla] to him for many years, but He turned his back on these wounds; and by ali those despised tears and by that rejected blood escape, he must not" "Ged also bearing witness with them." The pronoun here refers to those who compavioned with the Lord Jesus when he was on earth, and who bore witness to his life and death and resurrection to the follow- int reneration. "Both by signs and wonders, ond by manifold powers, and by pifts of the Holy Spirit, ac- cording to his own will." God hore witness to the truth which they pro- claimed by miracles, and by the gifts he bestowed through the Holy Spirit. "And what shall | more say?" The writer's mind is crowded with other heroes of the faith, of whom he woulg like to speak, but- he has already written more extensively than he had intended, and now he must simply pile up names and in- cilents without going into details. "For the time will fail me if 1 tell of Gideon" (Judges 6-8) "Barak" (Judges 4, 6), "Samson" (Judges 13- 16), "Jephthah" (Judges 11, 12); "of David and Samuel and the pro- phets." "Who through faith subdued kingdoms." The allusion ig specially to the conquest of Canaan by Josh- ua and to the victories of David (2 Sam, 5:17-25; 21:16, ete.) "Wrought righteousness." These men served a righteous God, and their lives and their' legislation were in righteous- ness, a glaring contrast with the in-, fquitous conduct of the Canaanites whom they subdued, "Obtained promises, This refers to all those precious promises God made to the patriarchs, to Moses and Joshua, to the judges, and to the faithful kings of Israel and Judah, "Stopped the mouths of lions." As Samson (Judges 14:6); David (1 Sam, 17:34); and Daniel (Dan; 6:16), "Quenched the power of fire," As - the three Hebrews who were thrown into the fiery furnace (Daniel 3), c--3 CHOO] esson The fires which we should quench are those which Satan would kindle by his fiery darts (Eph. 6:16), "Es- caped the edge of the sword." As David (I' Sam. "18:11; 19:12-12); Elijah (1 Kings 19); Elisha (2 Kings 6:14), and many others. "From weaknesses were made strong." The reference here may be to Samson (Judges 15:19; 16:28-30), or to Da- vid (I Sam. 17:42), or to Hezekiah (2 Kings 21:5). "Waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens." These classes may refer specifically to the Maccabees, though they also suit Joshua, the judges, David, etc. "Women received their dead by a resurrection." As the widow of Zarephath (I Kings 17:17), and the Shunammite woman (2 Kings 4:17). "And others were tortured, not ac- cepting their deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection." The word here translated "tortured" means "were broken on the wheel," and the particular events in the mind of the writer may have been the tortures of Eleazar, the scribe, and of the seven brothers, narrated in the Second Book of Maccabees (6 18-30, 7). } "And others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment." See, for examples of imprisonments, the in- stances of Jaseph (Gen. 39:20); of Micaiah (1 Kings 22:26, 27), of Je- remiak (Jer. 37:15), of Hanani (2 Chron. 16:10). "They were stoned." As Zechariah (2 Chron. 24:20-22). (Cf. Matt, 23: 35.) For the stoning of the early apostles, see the cases of Stephen 19; 2 Cor. 11:25), "They were sawn asunder." According to tradition, this was the awful manner of death suffered by isaiah. (Cf. 2 Sam. 12. 31; 1 Chion. 20:3). "They were tempted." 'The character of the temptation is not mentioned. Doubt- less some inducement to escape suf- fering by giving up their faith is referred to. "They were slain with the sword." (See | Kings 19;10; Jer, 26:23.) Thus did James suffer martydom for his faith in the Lord Jesus (Acts 12:2). "They went about in sheepskins, in goatskins; - being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated." See and 2 Kings 1:8). Hairy garments seemed subsequently to have been a common dress among prophets, and it was sometimes adopted for purposes of deception (Zech, 13:4. "Oh whom the world was not worthy." The world drove them out thinking them unworthy to live 'in it; while in truth it was unworthy to have them living in it." --A. B. Da- vidson, "Wandering in deserts and mountains and caves, and the holes of the earth." Of Israelites in gen- eral (Judges 6:2); and of the pro- phets of the Lord (1 Kings 18:4, 13) and of Elijah (I Kings 19:9). "And these all, having had -wit- ness borne to them through their faith." This entire chapter is but a commentary on the power of faith in God in the lives of men and wom- en. "Received not the promise. God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect." These heroes of the faith had been given promises, but the promises had not been completely fulfilled, espe- cially the greatest promise of all concerning that of a Messiah, God's anointed Priest and King. For all the patriarchs, prophets. and mighty men of old before the coming of the Lord Jesus, there was only a sym- bolic sacrifice for sin, an incom. plete access to God, a partial infill- ing, on occasion, of the Holy Spirit, an incomplete revelation of God. For us, we know God through Jesus Christ, whoni to know is.life eternal. "Therefore let us also." We be- long in this company because we are servants of the same God, because our faces are" turned toward the same hope, because we are bound to- gether in one great truth, centred in passed about with so great a cloud of witnesses." We have been led through the corridors of the divine masoleum, and bidden to read the names and epitaphs of those of whom God was not ashamed. We have felt our faith grow stronger as we read and pondered. the inspir- ing record, and, now, by.a single touch, these saintly souls are depict- ed as having passed from the arena treading today. agieg "Lay aside every weight, teristics of sin; on the contrary, they may be "precious gifts which, in other circumstances, might be rich in blessing; but if they hinder you when-you struggle for the best, and burden you so that you run un- worthily, then are they weights and must be laid aside. "And the sin which doth. so easily beset us." The six words, "which doth so easily be- set us, ary, in the Greek, one single word, and probably refers to cloth- (Acts 7:58, 69) and Paul (Acts 14:5, | the case of Elijah (I Kings 19:13" Jesus Christ. "Seeing we are com- : into the crowded tiers from? which to observe the course which we are | There are one thousand | things that no man dare call wrong, ; for they show none of the charac- i Cost of the Coronation Henry F. Pringle in the Ladies' Home Journal writes:--It is estima- ted that 2,000,000 vsiitors will go to London for the Coronation and that the procession will be watched by 5,000,000 people. It is agreed that at least $150,- 000,009 will flow into the pockets of i British hotelkeepers, modistes, jewel- lers, robe makers, silversmiths, sou- venir vendors, florists and restaur- ateurs. At the outside, as far as I could learn, the Coronation with all its ceremonies will cost the taxpayers a mere $1,000,000 -- and the sum will probably be less. Among others, I called on Edward H. Symonds, a leading London fash- ion authority who had just returned from a presentation of British fash- ions in New York and other Ameri- ean cities. Mr. Symonds is chairman and managing director of Reville, Ltd,, dressmakers by Royal warrant of appointment since 1911 to Queen Mary. For the Coronation season, Mr. Symonds said, over $5,000,000 worth of orders for London created clothes, fabrics, and fashion acces- sories would be received from Amer- | ica alone, ; ho He estimated that not less than $60,000,000 might well be spent for robes and gowns, cloaks, dresses, l nt. ------ | || FARM NOTES Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL With the Co-Operation of the Various Departments of the Ontario Agricultural College. tions favourable for the growth of clover, and the gddition of Phos- phoric acid and nitrogen greatly in- vigorates the growth of grass 2, QUESTION--(a) "The milk yield of my herd seems to have fallen off quite considerably during the past two years and some of the cattle have lost their healthy appearance and seem quite gaunt and weak. Is there any possibility that the soil is becoming run down and producing low grade feed? 1 have never used commercial fertilizer but always have quite a bit of manure each year to put back in the land." (b) I have a clay loam field which has been in pasture for 26 years and is now very thin. 1 do not wish to plow it up and am wondering if re- seeding will be satisfactory/ along with some commercial fertilicer. If 80, what procedure should I follow?" S.A.W.," Kent County. ANSWER -- (a) Undoubtedly the soil of your pasture is becoming de- | ficient in Phosphoric acid and pos: sibly Potash. It may be also lacking in iime. The lack of Phosphoric acid and' lime is becoming apparent in not a few pastures in certain parts of the province: with the result that pasture- animals ure more and more given to.chewing bones stones and wood in an effort to obtain these "elements which constitute a consid- ferable part of their bone. Craving is | bound to increase until attention is "paid to putting. bsck the minerals that are lacking in the pasture. You I say that you apply considerable manure each year which is an excel- 'lent practice, but one must keep in mind that manure even if well-kept carries only 8-9 lbs. of Phosphoric acid (P2056) and possibly 10 Ibs, Potash (K20) per ton. It does carry 10 to 15 Ibs, nitrogen. You will see from this that returning manure does not effectively correct the soil condition, especially where milk is being sold from the land and the breeding 'cattle are raising their young which means that still greater quantities of Phosphoric acid and lime are being removed in the skele- tons of beef and other meat animals that are raised and sold: off the farm, The observations you mention are being made in several sections. There are two ways of attacking the problem, one, by top dressing with fertilizer of analysis which will help the crop conditions and another, by feeding approved mineral feed mix- tures which carry lime and Phos- phoric acid in forme suitable for feeding. Probably a combination of these methods will give speediest and most effective help. : : ANSWER -- (b) Pastures such as you describe have been greatly im- proved by top dressing with such fertilizer as 4-12-6 or 2-12.10 in early spcing us soon as the sod 'will carry the team. Fertilizer is best ap- plied broadcast either with the drill, with the hose or discs suspended, or with a line spreader. en In a pasture test condu-ted by the | Ontario Agricultural College in Mid- dlesex County, great improvement of herbage of the pasture and good im- provement of carrying capacity has|. been 'obtained by top "dressing as described. The Potash makes condi- ing enfolding one as one is about to run, hindering him in the race. "And let us run with patience the race that is set before us." The marginal interpretaiton of the word here translated 'patience' is "stedfast- ness", which probably gives a bet- ter idea of what the writer meant. verb here implies "a looking away from other things," "a concentration of the wamdering gaze 'into a single direction." "The author and perfs tor of our faith." Christ is the great Exemplar of faith, for, by faith, he lived and suffered, ard died. "Who or the joy that was set be- fore him endured the cross despising shame." What was the joy set before "Looking unto. Jesus". The Greek. Christ" Many answers eon he ejvon, Certainly it would include the joy of being God's nnoin'cd tne tor re- deeming men for all the ages to come from sin and death and the wrath of God; of being reunited with the Father in glory after his humilia- tion; of realizing that, by his death on the. cross,.. Satan's sealed, and a kingdom of absolute and eternal righteousness was made possible. "And hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." His great redemptive work was fin- ished .and accepted - by the Father. He is now exalted into glory at the Father's right hand (cf. 1:3:8:1; 10: 12). Phone Girls Ready i \ Dolls For Christmas tipioyees of New York Telephone Company have volunteered as Santa's aldes in putting finishing touches to more than 8,000 dolls which "will be distributed to needy children. Here's threo workers, SE SAR a ---- Henry Ford (left) makes one of his rare banquet appearances at the 34th annual convention of the A.A.A. in Detroit. With him {s Mr, 'Thomas P, Henry, president of American Automobile Association, Going "Over the Top" .. cesar At a recent test of men and equipment- by German High Command, . trucks, motorcycles and autos were pu' through grueling paces at Wunsdorff near Birlin, Above a cyclist goes over embankment, doom was |. rr -- Dr. J. C. McClelland (left), Akron, 0. , and E, Neiman, Los Angeles; Cal,,-who won-natfonal amateur pair -championshiy, of American Bridge League at national tourney in Chicago. ef! Figure Skater Shows What She'll Do Giving the ship news photographers an idea of what she'll be doing at New York ice carnival, Janine Garanger, champion, glides above deck of 8. 8, Champlain, French figure skating ~ Fame' | i $1 Husband Is Wheat re WINNIPEG. -- Lillian Gibbons writes --Kathleen Redman Strange (Mrs. H, - L, G: Strange, formerly of Fenn, Alta.) who won the $1,000 prize in a book {3 contest: Vieagael to 'One thing that put Fenn® on the map was the world's wheat champion- » ship, awarded to-her husband in 1923. It was July, and very hot, when the young English girl (Mrs. Strange) 4 stepped off. the train on the platform that had no station. With her: was her mother-in-law, "beautifully dress. ed." "I can'look back now," says Mrs, Strange, "and see how peculiar | must have looked to people on the farms: ' trim blue" suit, high-heeled slippers, the filmiest of stockings, and a little hat bought in Paris. And In front of me, as I got off the train, were miles of prairie and a little store." The harvesters wera on the farm, 80 were the carpenterr--for the farm boasted no house or buildings as yet. 3 The mother-in-law went home within a week or two 'and I was left." She ow & couldn't "even' boil an egg.' "I Had to bake bread--we couldn't get any- thing in that far-off spot , . . and great hunks of meat we-e borught in; I did not know what they were. The only reason I got through was that I had ge to do it." x She sat "on the wrong side of the ccw," so that the animal would not give of her store that night; next morning she (the cow) accepted even the new bride. 'But I did love look. ing after baby chicks." After that she "wrote about every- thing, even hail and the effect it had on the people." Rubber apron was . the story of her own experience when + the waving flelds of grain were laid CdR low by a swift hail storm. Mrs. Strange 3 had been planning a 'rip home to see her mother in London, she even had T her ticket. Well, as the woman in the story did, she took down the ruh- ber apron from behind the kitchen door and started to work again. The ® trip had to wait, , Opinions Differ In "Fag" Matter Hi Co-Eds Choose Canipus Before Lighting Cigarettes 3 Mid-western universities have reached the point of recognizing the co-ed's uesire for a cigarette, says a Chicago despatch. All co-eds do not up between classes, it depends upon whose campus she treads. Ho Washington University at St. Louis kas a faculty ruling prohibiting the co-ed to smoke in front of Brookings Hall, in the woman's building, or any .other place on the quadrangle. At the University of Chicago the co- ed is considered old enough to use Y her own -judgment ag to where she smokes. The same rule prevails at... Northwestern University. * De Paul University ~ and "Loyola -- = University forbid girls smoking on % the campus. Lqyola, however, has provided a special room for this pur- pose in its downtown building. u British Instructors Would Limit re Groups To Be Handled .e _ LONDON, Eng. -- Drastic reduc- tions. in the size of classes in British elementary schools is being demand- ed by teachers; retin 3 Delegates representing 15,000 Bri- ets tish achool-teachers, meeting here re, w cently, passed a resolution deploring closures of classes and consequent reduction of school staffs, and arg- < ing that the formation of smaller disclosed that there are, in Lonhcon alont 6,000 classes in elementary schools each containing between 30 and 40 children, 5,000 classes with from 40 to 50 children and 28% classes with more than 50 children, Mr. E. W. Wilton, who moved the resolution, declared that the reauc- tion in the number of-pupils in class- es is a reform which teachers have looked forward to for several years, { The falling off in child population presents the opportinity, he addda, of putting this reform into practice. The maximum number of pups N per: class which British teachers ad- h = vocate is 30. 3 4% ih The quickest chemical changd known takes placé inside the human body, and is caused by nerve ime pulses as they race along the nerves to convey their message to the brain, a The latest thing in British farming & is the breeding of nutrias, little bea- ver-like animals that come from the continent of South America, Sussex has the only farm In Europe, and at the present moment houses 200 of tha quaint little beasts, though huidreds more are being shipped over. Nutria farming has many advantages over other such ventures for mutrias are easy to breed, A : Be wiyy smoke, but Zor those wishing to light .. __ TR Teachers AskFor + I Smaller Classes classes should be adopted to meet abi the situation. : . Figures quoted at the conference 9%. . Xr in the Tribune of the resident of the city who has brought to it new fame. : pes