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A a en Sr, 3 rR] 3 RRA RA MAIR ARS de EA ey a ih dea a SR ois AT NHTR a ad sigh A 3d a THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING TIME --. The winter tnd early spring of A.D. 80. : "PLACE -- All the events here re- corded took place in Bethany except the sojourn of Christ in. Ephraim vs. 64-67) which was near th wil- erness. John 11:28, Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the res urection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the res- urrection, and the life: he that be. lieveth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; And whosoever liveth and believ- eth on me shall never die. Believeest thou this? "Jesus saith unto her." It is ex- ceedingly difficult to say just the right word to those who are heart- broken in grief, and Jesus knew exactly what to say at the right time (Prov. 15:23). "When the Lord Jesus breaks the silence, he breaks that makes the silence dead- ly. "Thy brother shall rise again," Chr'st does not say that Lazarus would be raised again at once from the dead, but simply declares a fact which certainly Martha knew before Christ uttered it, as the next verse proves. Jesus spoke these simple words to draw out her own faith. "Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the res- urrection at the last day." The words I know suggest disappointment; she had been told the same thing often "during those four days, but the last day was far off; had the Master no _othar and fresher comfort than that? "Jesus said unto her, | am the resurrection, and the life: This is the sixth great 1 am "uttered by Christ in the record of John's Gos- pel. Christ is the resurrection be- cause he himself experienced the great resurrection from the dead (John 2:19; 10:27) (though this was still in the future when he was talk- ing 'to Martha); because, by his death he has fully atoned for our sins, and made our resurrection pos- sible (Rom. 4:26); it is Christ alone who, by his coming ~guin .1 Thess. 4:13-18), will raise up from the dead all those who believe in him (John 6:39, 40, 44, 54, 1 Cor. 6:14). "He that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live." "And whosoever liveth and believeth on me * ghall never die. Believest thou this? Faith in Christ--who -is eternal--life binds our life to him, and, though believers die, in that their" spirits are separated from their bodies, un- til the Lord returns, they themselves never die, i.e., they are never separ- ated from the life of God. or lose their 'individuality. "She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even he that of the great confessions of the Gos- pels. In believing as she did, she be- "lieved that everything that Christ had said about himself was true. "And when she had said this, she went away, and culleu Mary her sis- ter secretly, saying, The Teacher is here, 'and calleth thee." Jesus must have told Martha that he wanted to see her sister. How wonderful that Christ in one sentence can an- nounce himself to be the very res- urection and life of believers of all -.ages, and, in the next sentence, can express his desire to see one indi- vidual friend whom he knew to be bowed in grief. Mary therefore, when she came "where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, rqyirng unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died." Whether or not the text will allow for such an interpretation, we must at least give great weight to the comment of such a profound Bible student as Dr. *G. cometh into the «world. 8his is-one- Campbell Morgan, when he compares the identical statements of these two sisters: I think that Marha meant Why did you not hurry when we sent for you? I think Mary meant, I wish it had been possible for you ta be here, the same words with a dif- Feredt emphasis and intention, "When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was trcubled." Lit- erally, we might read the last clause, he wag vehemently. affected in spirit and troubled himself. He was moved with holy indignation at sin, which caused all this dreadful desolation. "And said, Where hath ye. laid him? Then say unto him, Lord, come and see." He asks this question not for his own information, but that he might interest those to whom he was speaking in accompanying him to the tomb. I was for their benefit that Lazarus was raised. "Jesus wept." As everyone knows, this is the shortest verse in the Bible. It describes what others saw, and intimates what Christ felt. Three times do we rehd of the tears of Jesus (Luke 19:41; 22:44; cf. Heb, 5:7). A Christian does not show himself Christ-like when he thinks it is evidence of a lack of faith should he weep because of the going of u loved one. It is humane so to do, and our Lord was human, as well as divine, . "The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him! But some of them said, Could not this man, who open- ed the eyes of him that was blind, fave caused that this man also should not die! It is difficult to de- termine whether the remarks of the Jews here are the expression of a real question in their minds, or, in an indirect way, a severe criticism and rejection of the Lord Jesus. Their reference is to the miracle of | the healing of the blind man which | is recorded in the ninth chapter of | John. It is significant that they do not speak of the other two miracles of the raising of the widow's son (Luke 7:11-15) and of he daughter of Jairus (Matt 9:18-26, etc.). "Jesus thereture again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against ity' The stone which blocked up the entrance, kept aloof the beasts of prey. It 'was naturally of a size and weight not easily to be moved away (Mark 16:3). a Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone." (Cf. 20:1.) Jesus could have miraculousy -removed the stone, but what men were able to do so, he ex- pected and commanded them to do so. "Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time th body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days." It is sig- nificant in the light of this passage to remember that Christ was not in the grave four days, but three days, and the promise was that his body | Movie-radio ----gossip -- By DOROTHY s---- Those august personages at Na-| tional Broadcasting compauv's are tists's service have put a new artist under contract and they are fairly swamped with mail asking ao: her, fhe is minnie, the singing mouse, who appeared on the Nutional Karn Dance pregram, and who wiil prob- ably be star of a program of her own soon. Minnie was trained by W. VW. Lichty, a veterinary of Wood- stock, Ill.,, who noticed tha: when he was playing the piano, one of Lhe mice he raises for experimen-ul pur- poses tried to follow tny tune. * LJ LJ Paramount is going to defy the fates and attempt to make a picture that has long been a jinx in their studio. They started it last year with Marlene Dietrich, and when it was about half-finished, she walked Teddy Yarosz, former middleweight ¢ hampion, - landing -- a t Krieger during their fast ten-round; bout at the Hippodrome. in New York City. decision by outsmarting his hard-hitting opponent, A -- gtr eet left to: the: jaw of Solly out and declared that she would have none of it. So, Paramount en- gaged Margaret Sullivan to replace her; and then little Sullavan tripped over a cable and fractured her arm. Paramount still likes the story, once called "Hotel Imperial" and then "I Loved a Soldier" and also they like very much a young Viennese ac- tress named Franciszka Gaal, so they are going to attempt to make it with her. * * * George Cukor, who, will direct "Gone With the Wind," is degter- mined to cast'some girl who is not : very well known in pictures in the lead. One faction at the studio wants Tallu- lah Bankhead, whose . tests have shown her to be a brilliant actress but too old for the' early part of the story. Others want A Margaret Sullavan.' " But by far the most Margaret ~-promising" ~ 'candi-! . . date is a very young and vivid actress on the New York stage named Louise Platt,' ODDS AND ENDS -- The M-G-M studio is busily pairing- off their stars, but- just professionally, trying to achieve a combination as sure at the box-office as Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur have proved to be. They are going to try Jean Harlow with Robert Taylor, Joan Crawford with William Powell . , .. . Both Warner Brothers and Paramount argh trying to get Noel Coward and Gert- rude Lawrence to do their nine short plays, that are Broadway's biggest hits, as screen shorts. But a radio sponsor is topping their every bid + + «+ Portland Hoffa always man- SIAR INI HIRI IIH XX RX RH XI XX AXXXXX ARK AXR XXXII HX A NE | The Book | POOXNXIOOIRIAIXALXX XXX XHXXXRXXRIX RX Shining Scabbard by R. C. Hut: _chingon (Oxford University Press, Ltd.," Toronto) offers the reader a wealth of good reading,: who enjoy the narrative style of Joseph Conrad and H. M, Tomlin. son will be - delighted. with- this poignant: study of human nature pursued by an implacable. destiny, 'town of Baulon, brings the book Here is superb characterization |, combined with stirring adyenture. Colonel Severin, definitely of the ancien regliae, fanatically determ- ined to clean the stain from his military honor dominates the house« hold. at. .Baulon, where dwell his wife; sister and-mother. nee, his son Plerre's colonial wife, comes with her two children to:live with them. Colonel Severin, in an endeavour to impres his grandson with the so-called militaristic code of courage, terrifies the sensitive |: Renea; endeavours to shield Armand from: her. fatherinlaw's tirades by keeping close to the two rooms allotted to them. and .decay and mould. of. thiz old house containing so many: complex characters makes fascinating read- Combined with this, Plerre's de- gertion of the army and: his flight to France involving much » herd- "Ny [X} Sh lf % Ya¥? fo] 2S A, e a Kd » ne 8Y MAIR. M. MORGAN. RE ) A a ship and strange adventure, form an unforgettable picture. And when the war of 1914 explodes, the effect-- it has on all the Severins, the:quiet to a convincing end. You feel the, surge of inevitability throughout. R. C. Hutchinson 1s a craftsman of words{and atmosphere. Love 1 Dare Not by Allene Cor- liss (Oxford University Press, Ltd., Toronto) is an entertaining 'story of literary and theatrical -- New York, ; You are charmed with Alec, the famous: playwright; who has intended to marry Gina, the ar- tist for years,-Then Caroline, beau titul redhead . from. Maine, 'with stage (ambitions arrives and Alec falls wildly {n love with her, Caraline. meets -Alec's nephew, ". 'Tommy and it is a case of love at first sight. Tommy, who has long admired Alec, feels he has no right to wrack Alec's happiness and -de- cides to fade as- gracefully as--he -- can, fromthe picture. How these four charming.people untangle, their 'involved hearts: isi: told in a natural, gay manner. A good book to pick up for lighter moments, 1is | euvers an invitation to spend Sunday away from home, because, that is |should-not-see-corruption- (Psalm 16 10; Acts 2:27,31; 34, 35). unto' thee, that, if thou believedst, "Jesus saith unto her, Said I not thou shouldst see the glory of God?" The reference here is the statement recalled in verses 26 and 26. All that Christ ever did or said on earth glorified his Father (John 17:1). "So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. And I. knew that thou heardest me always: but because of the multitude that standeth around I said it,*and they may believe that thou didst send me." The raising of Lazarus from the grave, forming as it did the crisis of his activity and the crowning point of it, could not but be the subject uf prayer to his Fether, more urgent prayer than even was Christ's wont, not so much that power to perform it should be granted, but that in and with the performance of it, the glory of the Father through the Son might be Stands in the Air The Berguet gyroplane pictured as it remained stationary in the air for ten minutes during recent test in France. It won prizes of Air Ministry for héavier than air machines which could hover in a circle with a radius of 26 meters, 2h brig dla dower jaw from falling, "Jesus saith stored to their home. This is the end itself. All the rest of the chapter miracle upon .the Jews, the day her husband, Fred Allen, Crowns Dethroned in New Hats -- writes his radio script and he does not like to be disturbed. -- = made conspicuous. "And when he had thus spoken, he cried." The Greek word is nowhere else used in Christ. It is elsewhere used of the shout of a multitude (12:13, 18:40; 19:6, 15), This loud cry was 'perhaps the result of strong emotion or in order that the whole multitude might hear "With a loud voice." Bishop Westcott remarks: "The contract has in the muttered indications 'of sorcerers." "Lazarus, come forth." Christ speaks to the dead man, implying that he exists, though dead; that it is with him di- rectly he deals, that-he is not beyond the range of hearing the Son of God, not beyond the range of his domin- ion who has the keys of Hades and of death. (Rev. 1:18). The authority of Christ, therefore, aver the unseen world is hereby . proclaimed.. The great antagonist of life, death; and This ribbon-strapped; o women on what to expect was presented at San Francisco . \ pen crown beret.of straw tipped-off the pring and 'summer millinery when it ». Cal, style show for western buyers, he that 'has pcwer over death, are (Heb. 2:14) subject'to him. "He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot. with grave. clothes," The Greek - word. here translated grave clothes appears no- where else in the New Testament, It means the bandages which kept the sheet and spices around the body. | with: a napkin." The cloth was bound" under the chin to keep the unto: them, Loose him, and let him| go." The miracle is accomplished, and yet how few the details con- cerning the very -moment in which everyone would be most interested. Not a single word is recorded of how Lazarus looked when he came forth, or of what he said, or of his experi- ences during the days of living in an- other world, or of the feelings of Martha and Mary when he was re- of John's account of the miracle is occupied with the effect of this England has only 86,000 convie- tions for drunkenness in 1088, as compared to 188,877 in 1018, and Thelma Leeds, actress and. in Los Angeles, Cupid Parkedkdrkas rr -- -- Parkyarkarkas (Harry. Einstein, in 'real life), radio comedian, singer, apply, for marriage license Ta v Spain's Mystery Man "The. adult education movement has made considerable headway in Can- ada under the auspices of the Work- ers' Edticational Association, a branch of which 'holds classes in Stratford, observes the Stratford Beagon-Herald, Inia recent book entitled, "Learn to Live," an attempt has been made to pate the yalué of 'the movement '| in England, and to discover the effect . +} of such education upon those who fol- low 'the : courses offered. The mo- tives that prompt students to take up ° | adult education are analyzed. These. are divided into the "culture motive" and 'the "social motive." : . Some people 'are naturally studious and 'desire to add. to, thelr stock of knowledge, while others find a subject Itke literatura which attracts; them, and they seek to enhance their enjoy- ment of it. Others are said to take up classes with a' view to improving their position in life; and hope to turn them to vocational advantage. Then there are those who attend classes as a means of escape from their workaday lite, welcoming them as a form of ein tertalnment or an opportunity for so- cial contacts. 1g ' The larger number of students, how- ever, are sald to fall into two main classes: (a) Those who wish to cult: vate personal interests, self-expres- sion in writing or debating, in music or art, or in various. forms of leisure occupation--"to add a cubit 'to intel- lecutal. or imaginative stature"; (b) those who wish to develop civic inter. ests, whather in national or local af- fairs, to .make a more effective con: tribution to the social, political or re ligious group to which they belong. / It would be difficult to estimate the general results of such training. Many of the students questioned spoke of the opportunity: the classes give them to develop qualities and interests for which their daily occupation offers little scope. One student summed it up thus: "I need a new kind of educa tion - which: brings 'no- profit: in: the "| usual sense but which puts a new vi tamin in my diet." - Perhaps the value of a non-vocational education could not be. better expressed: The Thirteenth Child B r-------- £ . of arms to the Loyalists. In a world full of dictators and ~to~ propose to preach: and to. point with _ pride, one ought to Le very grateful to that minority. 6f 'men who forbear to add their wisdom and their claims 'to .the: general; clamqur.. Yesterday's news offered: two bril- liant "examples. of this. virtue, rare ; now::to- the vanishing, ponit.:- They. 'were 'provided by two men of very different talents and attainments, One was Walter- Damrosch, who had reached the eve of his seventy fifth, birthday --- an achievement which generally is regarded by 'men of much smaller;and less substantial eminence, than Mr; Damrosch:as jus- n large about things.in general. But Mij-Damrosch was asked, had he any message whieh he © wanted to too much of that." On. thessamesiday.; thes steamship Aquitania : reached -New: York mafter that: smashed. :. glass; wind-breakers, caused: minor injuries to a score of persons and delayed arrival of the liner for thirty-six hours. Its passen. gers. were naturally enthusiastic in their praises: of the: commander's great: skill. But, 'when «told of : their compliments, he; said; "Do you think Jjob_or not?" As for the trip: "That is. The seas, for the most part, were a all very bady but: there were mo E Were as bad as I ever saw them . . , The ship did all right, and here we are, hy ASE It is too bad' there are not more men like - Mr, Damrosch who reso- lutely 'decline to formulate their op- inions into 'messages, and more vely.- experiences and dangers, Of course it might result in the world's " and, who doing. forty-foot 'seas That's: bunk: They 'Netherlands (1932) Observes the Lethbridge Herald : --Sir John Aird, who hes just re- tired from the position of president ---- of the Bank o Commerce was a 13th child in a family of 17. He proved i | that 183 wasn't unlucky. From this | very large family ke rose. to a.place of great distinction. The large = family proved something else also. Major Fernandez Huta, Ma- | Though it started off in Quebec, it ris mibtury attache of the Span- | was distinctly Scotch, not French- "ish government, pictured as he | Canadian. The impression always arrived in. New York City on | has been that the big. families in secret: missicn, He denied that . Quebec were those of the 'French. he 'is iiere to smuggle shipment | Another thing .about it is that a large family can' make its way 'in = the world; -that--it- 1s not always a handicap to belong to one. It was Two Examples z = not: so in the case of Sir John, at Of R . any rate. He has had a remarkable : career in banking and though most are Virtue banks: retire their officials - around vt gl the age of sixty years, the Bank of Commerce could not spare Sir John ; I" Aird until he was over eighty. oo diplomats and people ever ready to | Sir-John's--faith~hasn't--been--um=--------"-- determined. . He still believes in a great future for Wastern Canada, and-favors an inquiry in to the fi- ancial structure of the prairie pro- vinces, as he thinks there is justifi- cation. for an adjustrient of tha debt structure. -It . is through a 'slashing of tariff barriers that as- sured 'recovery will come and Sir 'John is glad to-find- Canada. leading the way, oe = 2 Thi Chance to Live: tification for advising the world at Violent End Held More Likely New Than inthe Past We: live..longer- on. the. average. give?' His reply' was: "I'm not the | than we ever did, largely because kind. who likes to preach' to other babien uy Dorser dis 4 Alfost hike eople. Between vou, Wh ) ies. 1. Rene Sands, Secretary people. Betweenayousand me theres [£105. But Di KR "Ministry of Public | Health of Belgium; makes life in a 'modern city seem precarious by 'tell ing us in the. Milbank ' Memorial fighting its, way, through a hurricane Fund Quarterly that wen Aneris: 'ca are much more- likely to come to violent -end rthan..were. residents of sLonddn. between. 1660. and.,67¢%. Dur machines, . our railways, our craze. for sports, our automobiles, 'our airplanes are'the reasons, Look at these figures and then a i they know whether we did, a good bso Phy wrong with. 'the i . ! was 'as bad as I ever experienced, Dire Every 10,000, but I won't say it was the worst, be- London. (1801-1810) .......... nd cause I don't know what the worst United States, (1932) oss wens 4.00 ermany (1932) ...........ccccoveene 6.90 ngland and Wales (1932) .... 5.62 beresiienerinive 3.80 So it turns out that the Nether- lands is about the safest country on | earth. (We have not reproduced the complete table, , so that our word must be taken on. that score). Surely any progress . at all has "leaders" like the Aquitania's tap. een made since the early nine- jain Who are more interested in so- jeenin century, in . escaping death -ber.estimates of fact than in the eni- | otional effects and_ exploitations of | C011 "external causes." om what the statisticians politely In the course of a raid by the being a little ore "unthrilling" ( police of Smyrna a well-organized than it 1s at présent. but, like the | company of. beggars.has been dis. ship, we should probably ¢ "do = all | closeds Thers were seventeen mem. knows, perhaps a | bers, some of them ' crippled and little better than iit seems wo are regular =. "balance sheets" © were LE f : drawn up showing the profits made.