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The record of it is almost entirely found in the Gospel of John, "Now. after John was delivered up, Jesus came," The imprisonment of John the Baptist will be found record- ed in Matt. 14 : 38.56 Mark 6:17, 18; Luke 3:19, . : Jesus came into Galilee at this time not from any fear of Herod, but be- cause of the incroasing hardness of the hearts of the Judaeans, and be: cause he knew that the seed of the word. he was speaking would find a more fertile soil in the less prejudiced area of Galilee than among the proud, self-satisfied Judaeans living in and near the city of Jerusalem. "Preach. ing the gospel of God." Here, in the speaking of the gospel as 'of God," - Mark means that the good news orig- Anates from God, is a gift of God. And there is a difference between: preach. ing: and teaching. Preaching. is the _ simple proclamation or 'heralding of a message, while teaching {s devoted, for the most 'part, to the explanation: and vindication of truth, though fre- quently the two are blended. Jesus never changed 'the fundamental theme" - of his message; Hé had tho greatest message 'in: ithe world, and. anything | less: than that would have been inade- quate. . 7 "And saying, the time is fulfilled." The thought here is of the opportune ness of the moment. The season fixed in the foreknowledge of God (Acts- 1 :.7); and: for:whichithe ;whole moral - guidance 'ofiithe uworld: had; prepared, was fully, come. "And the kingdom of God js:at hand." The phrase 'the king-. dom,of- God"":{s one of the most signi- icant in all of the New Testament. The kinzdom of God 1s God's - sovereignty" or rule, and: that:ineans tha: falfiliment of his» will Jesus: e to establish/a kingdom. He. was = the ' preacher. of righteousness, and that is why he laid down a rule of life 16fty and exacting. As goon as his preaching begins, the kingdom of 'God 'begins -- that is = to' say; 'the -assertion' of 'God's' sovereign: ty againstithe kingdoms: of 'the world and. the kingdom .of evil, Into. this: kingdom 'only thase may come. who have acknowledged God's sway in their hearts. All such may be said to have life, But the life here is only the: beginning, of a-life which is to last for eternity, There will he a time when God's sovereignty will' be universally established. A kingdom demands a- king. The New Testament knows no king but the Lord Jesus Christ. "Re- pent ye." "And believe in the gospel." Johh' the 'Baptist spoke only of repen- tance, He could nbt say "Believe: in the gospel," becauge the person who makes' the gospel possible, the Lord Jesus Christ, 'had' not yet -begun his work/ Jesus insisted as:did John upon the need for: repentance, which is more or less a negative act, a turning around from that which is sinful, a definite putting out of life all that is wrong; but he also made clear that repentance was not enough; there is a positive requirement, and that is that men should believe. To believe, as the word is used in 'the New Testament, is not to believe in ourselves, or to believe in the fut- ure, or to believe in some men, or to believe in moral principles, but it is to believe in the gospel; and the gospel in the New Testament is nothing else than that the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, loved us and gave himself' for us, that he died for our sins, and rose again for our justification. "And passing along by the sea of Galilee," This is the same body of water as that 'called 'elsewhere "the Sea of Chinneroth," from-its harplike shape, the. Lake of Gennersaret, and also 'the Sea of Tiberias, from the name of the principal city on its own shores "The Lake of Galileee lies in a great amphitheatre-like. basin, part ly surrounded by hills; It is so beau. tiful- and ethereal, set like a jewel amidst its hills, that it looks more like work of art than a natural lake. The mud calls {t the 'entrance to Para: dise' and 'the Sea of God.' At no time in all its history was the lake so popu- lous and prosperous as in Jesus' day. It was a hive of industry and a focus of dynamic humanity. The principal in. dustry was fishing. "He saw Simon and Andrew the: brother of Simon: casting a net in the sea; for, they wera: fishers." Nets were generally i ig (fi "hook and line being only in oc- . Simon 1s,-0f course, none or than Simon Peter, one of the groatest of the twelve apostles, quently mentioned fn all the 18, Androw 1s referred to four by Mark, times ros w ny mn -- fo Lesson | po Fishers of Men "And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me,-and I will make you to be- ¢ome fishers of men, And straightway , they left the néts, and followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets. And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired ser- vants, and went after him," Jesus ne- ver callg to any great work a man who is living in indolence and idleness. If a man is not energetically engaged in gecular pursuits, it is almost incon- ceivable that he will show any energy and enthusiasm in spiritual work. Je- sus here calls men to be his followers who were honorably occupied in a bus- fness that demanded courage, strength and skill and patience, He told these four future apostles that they were to be fishers of men, because their busi- ness then was that of fishing, The Lord uses whatver talents we natur- ally possess. 4And they go into'Capernaum." Ca- "pernaum, like Nazareth, owes its fame golely to the Saviour who did so many, miglit works there. 'And straightway on the sabbath day he entered Into the synagogue and taught." The pynagogue was the formal es- sembly in Jewish towns, or In the Jewish quarters of the Gentile citles, for instruction in the law. The service consisted of prayer, reading of Scrip- ture, and exposition' by any rabbi or other person present and competent to teach. Jesus, as a well-known citi- zon and a trusted teacher, would be allowed the privilege of speaking at any synagogue he might be attending. Teaching In The Synagogue "And they were astonished." A strong descriptive word for amaze- ment, which means strictly 'to strike a person; out: of, senses'. by some feel- inng such as fear, wonder, or even joy. "At his teaclifug; for he taught them: as: having authority, and not as 'thecscribes." When Jesus came, he quoted no. previous. rabbinical inter-- proters, of the Scriptures. He spoke with authority concerning God be- cause he came from God and was the Son of God; he spoke' with authority concerning heaven, 'the resurrection, and the life' to'.come. because he had come: down:from heaven; and was him- igelfrthe resurrection and the lite. He spoke with authority concerning what <was.right and wrong, for in him the word. of God was incarnate, and he was Himself the very embodiment of God's perfect will for men. He knew 'the' Father; he knew life in heaven; 'he:knew the future; he knew the: hu- man heart; he knew: the meaning of holiness, and its contrary, the mean- ing of sin; and when he spoke, he- spoke on hig-owh' authority, and the people 'knew it,; and admitted that hereiwas-a teacher come from God, 'different from any other teacher they had. ever heard, who was breaking the shackles of antiquated, traditional, moldy interprétations, and bringing new life, beauty, and reality to' the law of 'God and the truth of God. "And straightway there wag in their synagogue a man with. an. unclean spirit," '"And-he cried out." "Saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou.come to des- troy. us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God." The demoniac re- garded Christ as an enemy; and: so to-day, when Christ comes- to save "men from their sins, they commonly regard his intervention as an attack on their 'interests, pleasures, liberty, progress; 'Artithou.come to = destroy us? So blinded are the minds of them that believe not, that they regard an attack on the devil's kingdom as an in- vasion of their own rights, a contisca- .tion of their own riches. - Casting Out Evil "And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace." This vigorous word might properly be translated "Be Muz- zled," like an ox, '"And come out of him. And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him." Evil may cry out with a loud veice, it may rage and it may threaten and tear, but it must go when we cast ourselves. at the Re- deemer's feet, Let us not be afraid of evil when it cries with a loud voice, for, crying with a loud voice, it still comes out. The* devil hag often won with his loud voice; it is one of his favourite devices to create a panic; his threatenings are simply terrific, but impotence is under all the show, and, bravely confronted in the' name of Christ, the vaporer ¢omes out. The whisper of Christ prevalls against all the. wrath. and rage and roariof hell. "And they were all amazed, fnso- much. that! they: questioned. among ; themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he. com. mandeth even the unclean spirits, and they.obey him; And:the repott of him went out straightway everywhere {ato all the region. of Galilée round about' If the: germon revealed -him ag the au- 'thoritative Teacher, the miracle re- vealed him ag the almighty Dellverer, This double aspect of Christ's author. ity exactly meets our human need. Our two gréat desires ars these; .cer- |" titude in the realm of truth and dell verance from the thraldom of evil, A--C "experiments showed. ' PNEUMONIA DEATH RATE VARIES WITH OCCUPATION Unskilled Workers Four Times as Vubierable as Professional Selentists: learned last week that laborers and factory workers four times more often than among pro- fessional workers--and that half of its victims night be saved through serum treatment, - Drs. Russell 'L, Cecil, Louis 1, Pub- lin :and- Donald B. Armstrong. of. New York, told the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the disease has a lowér mortality rate among the professional occupational class than any other, - x They conducted: a study for eight yearg in 10' selected states. Of thelr cases histories, 13.6 per cent. of un- skilled workers died .of the disease compared. to only, 3.9 per cent. of pro- fessional workers. , Agricultural workers were next lowest with a 4.3 per cent. rating. Males More Vulnerable The disease has a higher death rating among males than females and the excess is more marked in indus- trial than in agricultural states, they sald, 1 "Of the number who now die from Iobar pneunionia," they reported, ' half might be saved through the serum treatment." + They pointed out the advantages of determining where the disease strikes most often, thus giving.time for more complete. treatment and administra- tion of serum as soon as the ailment is diagnosed, 'Pneumonia, they sald, cavses more deaths than any other disease except the heart ailments and cancer. Intoxication: Chill Conductive to Pneumonia A few reason why elther 'alcoholic intoxication or chilling' cold éafi bring on'attacks/of preunronia' was reported to sthe' Society of: American 'Baoter- lologists by University of Michigan scientists. : Drunken stupor {itself does not di- rectly ald the pneumonia germ, their Neither does chilling. But either condition" works on the epiglottis, the covering on the base of the tongue over the windpipe, and on the vocal cords. -Safefjuard 'operative These two: organs: relax: and let in' pneumonia germs which they ordinar- Aly keep from entering the lungs. India ink, placed inthe noses of rats, supplied the first clue to the pneumonia germ trail. Much more of the ink was drawn into the lungs of | intoxicated or chilled rats by way of the windpipe than -in. normal rats, pneumonia, third most deadly disease, | ° is fatal among salesmen and clerks, Pneumonia germs were substituted for the ink in the rats' noses. Drunken rats caught more cases of pneumonia than sober ones. This was apparently 'because the inebriates breathed dif- ferently so as to suck more of the germs into thelr lungs. The same thing happened with rats chilled by cold. i 5 Cheese Kept Fresh - By Simple Method Most people who live conveniently near a grocery store buy cheese, as they do other foods, in small quanti- ties. In such cases there is no need fcr concern over the problem of stor- (ing cheese in the home. 1t is simply a matter of keeping a pound or less in good condit'on for a short time. Cheese should be kept in a cool place, as high temperature will cause some of the fat to melt and escape from the cheese, states the "Cheese for Better Meals" bulletin issued by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. High temperature also has the effect of drying out the cheese, particular- ly if it is left uncovered. The best place for cheese is the refr'gerator or a very cool cupboard free from damp, The flavor and texture of the cheese will be preserved if it is kept in a covered container or is wrapped in heavy waxed or parchment paper, To prevent waste, scraps of cheese may be grated and put in a covered jar, to be used as required in cook- ing. Process cheese should be stored in the refrigerator and may be left in the package in which it is purch- ased, If & whole small cheese, or part of a large cheese, is bought to be stored - in the home, care must be taken to prevent drying out or the develop- ment of mould. A good plan is to cut 'a 'small portion from the cheese and-wax the' cuit surfaces of the re- mainder with 'a coating of 'paraffin wax, applying the melted wax with a small, brush... When: stored in a cool, well-ventilated, dry place, cheese. so treated will keep in perfect condition, Police fe have been exempted from the British Ald Ministry ban on flying' over efowds. - REA Tastkers-Aflrs After Boribing By Planes Tel An indistinet pyre in the distance, the tankers Mei Hsla' and Mei Ping, American vesse are hidden by the smoke they give off, following thelr bombing by. the Japanese planesithat sank the Panay in the Yangtze River, A 4 of the Panay Seamon Rider, left, and Lt. C. Gracior assist one of the wounded survivors ' 1 bombing, Alex Kozac, of the Pana the bombing had sought a safe shelter at Hanshan, China, 4 crew, after the victims of TARAS ME The picture in this week's column is that of The Buckingham House Party, heard every Saturday night from 8.30 to 9 over the CBC Ontario. network. The melodious harmonizing of the popular Campbell' Sisters com- bines with the blues songs of Louise King and the Silver Strings of Carroll Iucas to provide an enjoyable half- hour's entertainment. The "House Party" is proving to be one of the niost. popular Canadian programs on the air... Louise King, the beautiful and blonde "blues" menace on the program has considerable radio ex- perience to her credit, having appear- ed with Luigi Romanelli and his or- chestra at the King Edward in 1985, and then went to the States to ap- _pear with Jules Alberty and his band over Columbia. .On her return, Lou- ise has been heard over the CBC net- work 'for the past three years, and now, we hear her on the House Party program, : Three Singing Sisters The three Campbell sisters, Ethel, Myrt. and Jean, started the'r career by constituting half of a family: or- chestra, which consisted of themselves and "three brothers, Later the girls broke into radio work amd became still better known during the follow- ing. eighteen months when they sang at the loading danceries. Mr, Stein, one of the foremost bookers in: Chi- cago, was particularly impressed with their talent during his visit to Tor- onto and took them back to Chicago with "him. ~ Three weeks with Jack Hylton -and: his 'band brought them wide-spread recognition, after which they sang for Horace Heidt for one year, The music on the program is under the direction of Carrol Lucas, . former arranger for Ozzy Nelson and Leo Reisman, and already known for his popular intermission features for the hockey broadcasts, completes the entertainment for the Buckingham House Party. Wes McKnight's Saturday night's sports broadcasts at 7 p.m. goes net- work. Fourteen Ontario stations, in addition to CFRB are carrying this weekly, and hockey fans all over On- tario will be able to hear Wes inter- view players for the regular Saturday night in Toronto. In Montreal, Cliff Butler conducts a similar program for the same sponsor. Interviews take place at 8:45 p.m. over eight stations in Quebec. These sport programs are now in their fourth consecutive year, which proves that Canada's national sport has not lost any of its glamour, Break for Canadian Amateus The Good Humor Amateur Show is progressing to its final .contest, the winner of which will receive a trip to Hollywood and screen and voice tests. So far the eligibles are Evelyn Cormack, who sings and dances, tiny Buddy Bradford, who plays the traps, Charlie Jackson, who does a half man and half woman song and costume-- the duet of Sylvia Bagby and Eulah Mold, stair tap dancers, Mildred Mor- ey, who does a Martha Raye act, and Quen Hyatt, singer of popular songs. We understand there are either seven of eight contestants on the final pro- gram which will take place at the end of January, and we shall do our best to get pictures of these people. A new series of programs featuring Ca- nadian-amateur talent will start in- February for the same sponsor, and just what the final prize will be for the new series will be announced later. The new series will be broad- cast over a network of Canadian sta- tions reaching into Montreal, Anything Worn Under Ski Jacket PARIS. --Under the ski jacket, any- thing may be worn--a doggy flannel shirt, or a silk one if you are not a chilly person; one or more sweater- blouses, or a waistcoat of something or other, even of fur, sometimes made with sleeves. As to headgear, lots of women ski bareheaded; otherwise they wear different things; a plain felt hat with a brim; a knitted or a fur cap; just a headband coming over the ears a visor clipped round the hair with an elastic; or a peasant handkerchief tied under the chin or wound round the head turban fashion. This year, the close-fitting hoods look rather new. " Another garment that all the out- fitters are recommending is that ex- tra jacket, windbreaker or middy- blouse which is to be worn when it snows. It id made of some. light- weight material so that it may easily be carried on ski hikes. It always has a close little hood that fits tightly round the face to keep out the snow, Madeleine de Rauch makes hers in thin glazed cotton, sometimes blue, printed with giant snowflakes, or of sa'lcloth or of the stuff from which raincoats are made. "There's one thing I will not do. I will not speak at garden clubs." -- Mme. Frances Alda. - Dancer Takes Her First Ocean Voyage Eleanor Powell, left, waves an enthus'astic goodbye, as she and her mother sail from Los Anneles, Cal., on Miss Powell's firet sea voyage. is shown with them. Billy Seymour partments are searching for the auth- or of a phrase which Canadians have made Imuortal, but of whose origin quiries have so far been fruitless. Adorning the arched entrance of the memorial chamber in the Parlia- mént bufldings are inscribed the words: "All's Well, for Over 'There among his peers a Happy Warrior sleeps." . Y Who wrote these words? John Pear son, architect of the Parliament build- ings, does not know. The National Defence Department, under whose in- structions the memorial chamber was designed, have no knowledge. Tao Public Works Departm-nt and the Public Archives are ecjually in the dark. : ' From time to time information fs asked of the various departments re- lating to the identity of the unknown creator of those lines; and each re- quest sends officials poring through documents, only to emerge with the confession that they don't know. The lines were chiselled above the entrance by the sculptor, Lake, who had much to do with the symbolism of the chamber. But Lake, who re. signed while the work was still in pro- gress, cannot now be located! and so far he seems to be the only individual in possession of the necesary knowl. edge. During the unveiling of the Vimy Memorial, on July 26, 1936, King Ed. ward VIII made the sentence a text whereon to found his dedicatory . ad- dress. He quoted it, recalling how he had himself formally inaugurated the memorfal chamber in 1937, The phrase has passed fnto common usage fn cur- rent literature; and is, in Canada, per haps the best known sentiment of re- membrance uttered, excepting only "They Shall Grow Not Old" by Laur ence Binyon, . ; The search has spread to England, 'and recently a London literary weekly published a request for the authorship of the lines. No response has ap- peared. Suggestions that they might be contained in Wordsworth's "Happy Warrlor" have long ago been set at rest. The words are not there. 'Thus, untill the sculptor, Lake, is found, or until some Canadian with a long memory can be discovered to re- call where and when the verse ap- peared, and by whom it was written, the authorship of one -of the noblest «sentiments in the liturgy of Canadian services of remembrance continues a mystery. Our Population Rate Declines Rate of natural increase in Can- add's population fell 1.3 per 1,000 in the yearly comparison of the first halt of 1937, the Dominion Bureau of Sta- tistics reported. Births declined 0.7 marriage rate rose 0.4. py! Deaths from disease showed a sharp increase as the toll of measles rose more tlian 100 per cent, and that of influence almot 100 per cent. Automo- bile fatalities increased by 158, a 26 per cent. rise. Suicides and homl- cldes declined by small amounts. Hero are the six months' figures with comparative 1936 totals in brack- ets: Live births, 109,992 (113,267); birth rate, 20.0 (20.7); {illegitimate births, 4,631 (4,878); per cent. of total live births, 4.1 (4.3); stillborn births, 3,197 (3,342); per cent. of total births, 28 (29); deaths, 59,479 (55,848); death rate, 0.8 (10.2); natural fn. crease, 50,513 (57,419); rate of nat- ural increase, 9.9 (10.5); deaths un- der 1 year, 8,301 (7,622); rate per 1,000 live births, 75 (67); deaths un- der 1 month, 4,082 (4,039); rate per 1,000 live births, 37 (36); maternal deaths 601 (676); rate per 1,000 live births, 6.5 (6.0); marriages, 35512 (32,861); marriage rate 6.4 (6.0). Deaths from specific causes for tha six months with comparative figures: Typhoid and paratyphoid fever, 79 (121); smallpox, 2 (2); measles, 526 243); scarlet fever, 161 (136); whooping cough, 368 (309); diph- theria, 127 (112); (influenza, 4,331 (2,193); infantile paralysis, 23 (20); tuberculosis, 3,331 ' (3,691); cancer, 6,882 (5,828); diseases of the heart, 8,817 (8,617); diseases of the arteries, 6,089 (4,830); pneumonia, 4,769 (4, 288); diarrhoea and enteritis, 872 (936); nephritis, 3,526 (3,402); sul- clde, 481 (486); homicide, 68 (81); automobile accidents, 676 (418); other violent deaths, 2,077 (1,975). The Millennial Dawn The history of the League of Na- tions could not be more unfortunate and d'sappointing. The high hopes entertained at the outset have been rudely dashed and have proved illu- sory. As an instrument to prevent war it has been shown time and again to be a broken reed, No League of Nations can be better than the States *which compose its membership. If any one State or group of States is bent on taking its own selfish line and waging war, Geneva is powerless té stop it. Not t'll the heart of man the world over is filled with goodwill will wars cease, and if that happy day should ever come no League of Na- tions would then be necessary, --Bel fast Telegraph, Officials of three Government de- they are entirely in the dark. All en- per 1,000, deaths increased 0.6. The -