Led fs b A vo od > ARE R go £, »e Pi. hs 3 | ~~" Place--Capernaum, at the north. ern end of the Sea of Galilee. © prayed" (5:16) and from this we _.... tentionally raises the word of Christ & 4 ¥ ~~, Master looks at him, through him, ~v body is imprisoned « spirit" "In the entire Bible no sweet- e e word 'forgiveness' or 'remission.' Zi Sin is a word involving our rela- tionship to God, a word - indicating = ¢ 0 .tax-cllector, to become his personal "him a man sick of the ;palsy, borne tion sometimes known as paralysis. It --ried-by them on a bed, whereon he "let downithe bed whereon the sick of __ strengthen his hope." _ geribes sitting there, and reasoning ; LESSON V.. A MINISTERING TO SPIRITUAL NEBPS--Mark 2:1-12 Golden Text.--Son, thy sins are Eh, ori bs BLES N IN ITS SETTING Time,--The early summer, A.D. 28, With this chapter begins the peri- od of conflict in the life our Lord. Instead of the superficial enthusiasm of the people, he has to encounter the growing opposition of their lead- ers. At first, this is aroused by his extraordinary claims, then by his re- volutionary act in calling Levi, the disciple 251317), and fnally, by his revolutionary teachings in regard fasting and Sabbath-observance ee 18-28), Mark produces this impres- sion as plainly by his selection of events as if he had given this section the title "Period of Conflict." Proclaiming God's Word" 1. And when he entered again in- to Capernaum after some: days. Luke tells us at the close of his account of the healing of the leper that Jesus "withdrew himself in the deserts and. -gather that Jesus had been away for some days in complete .solitude. It was noised that he was inithe house. It was always noised, reported, pub- lished that Jesus Christ was in the house. Everybody seemed to know it as if by intuition or instinct. 2, And many were gathered -to- gether, so that there was no longer room for: them, 'no, 'not even about the door: and: he. spake the word un- to them, The phrase "the word" in-: above the words of all others; it is the pre-eminent word because of its eternal truthfulness, because of its power, because it comes from God... . Forgiveness of Sins 8. And they come, bringing unto. of four. The word here translated "palsy" "designates a nervous .offec- "commonly denotes loss of motive power in a muscle or set of muscles, and is equivalent to motor paralysis." This palsied person was not borne in the arms of his four friends, but, . as the next verse indicates, was car- lay prost#ate. - 4. Andi when they could not come. nigh unte him for the crowd, they uncoverefl the roof where he;was: and when they had broken':it up, they the palsy lay. Concerning this incid- ent Dr. William M. Thomson, for for- ty-five years a missionary in 'Syria and Palestine, has written a very-il- : luminating interpretation. The houses in Capernaum "were, I suppose; like those in modern villages, low with flat roofs easily reached 'by a. stairway from the yard or court. - Jesus:prob- ably stood in the open court, which is the reception-room between two oth- ers; ... Examine one of these houses and you{will see that the thing is natural and easy to be accomplished. The roof is only a few feet.above the floor, and 'by stooping down and holding ithe corners of the couch, merely a: thickly padded quilt, the sick man could have been let down without any ropes. or cords. And' this I suppose was done." 8, 6. And Jesus seeing their faith. The pronaun "their" does not rofer only to these four men, as many claim but to allifive, the paralytic and those who were carrying him. "Surely, his friends. did not bring him against-his will, and surely, he must have con- . sented to be lowered through the roof. Where in all the Scriptures is remission 6f sins ever obtained with- out faith?". And yet the faith of these four men is directly referred to, and, had they not had faith:in. the Lord Jesus, the paralytic would prob- ' ably hever have been brought into the presence of the Saviour. Saith unto the sick of the palsy, - Son. - Literally, this word should be translated "my child," and was "an affectionate address doubtless intend- "ed to encourage the man and _ Thy sins are forgiven. "Hera lies the man, His muscular 'action has lost its motion. He lies here helpless as a dg. Tho and, behold, another kindofparalytic is revealed; The man cannot command the activities of his own soul. His in. the palsied er word meets the sinner's eye than that things are wrong, that we have transgressed the law of God, and that that transgression must be punished by God. No man car wash away his wn sin, nor present anything to God at will atone for that sin, Jesus Had Critics 6, But there were certain of the 'their hearts. "These scribes form- an exceedi powerful crganiza- n in the time Jesus, The scribes md become a special learned class, Which charged itself with the care of | thd law, as the priests and Levites Lesson PPO PPO Sch ool fook charge of the temple services. They were allotted the first seats in the synagogue; the upper places at table were reserved for them; and their dress marked their dignity. Their political importance was great, for it was their instructions which enveloped the whole Jewish life from the cradle to the grave in the pre- cepts and intensifying ~ its minute ceremonial observances, and there- fore were instinctively opposed to a teacher whose aim was to enforee the moral ideas which lay beneath the Mosaic code," ; 7. Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? "This is the un- spoken charge in their hearts, which Jesus read like an open book. The 'word 'blasphemeth' means injurious speech or slander, It was, they held, blasphemy for Jesus to assume this divine prerogative. Their logic was correct, The only flaw in it was the possibility that Jesus held a peculiar relationship to God which justified his C m. : Why He Was Healed 8. And straightway Jesus, perceiv- ing in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9. Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, .and take up thy bed, and walk? Jesus did not ignore the question. He was not afraid of the question. Forgiveness of sin is something that takes place at the throne of God, and secondly, in the heart of a man; and forgiveness can never be touched or seen or 'heard. That this man had truly been forgiven, and Jesus' words declaring such forgiveness expressed an actual condition of forgiveness, we as be- lievers never doubt; but these scribes did doubt it, and Jesus is now going to prove to them that he can do something that they can see with their own eyes and. judge with their own natural powers of examination, something beyond all human possi- bility, which will prove that he has power aver a human body such as no shock them into at least seriously con- sidering whether he also then did n have power over the heart and spirit of & man. Nevertheless, we should remember that Christ healed the ma. in answer, not to the unbelief of the scribes, 'but to the belief of the man and his bearers. 10. But that ye may know that the 'Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he: saith to the sick of the palsy), 11. I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. 'We here meet for the first time in 'Mark's Gospel the title which Jesus gave himself: 'the Son of Man.' That the human nature of Christ is thus expressed is beyond quéstion. - But 'the Son of Man' lifts this one man out from among all men as one who bears this human nature in a way in which no other man bears it. Here is a case in which Jesus did not touch the sick man, but uttered only the word as the expression of his mighty will. As in all the miracles, the proceeding is astounding and ov- erwhelming--three 'short, sharp com- mands and a terrible disease like par- alysis is literally blown away, and the man's body made: sound and 'whole." took 'up:-the bed, and went forth be- fore them all. Jesus asked this man to do, thus far, things that would ab- solutely testify -to the. fact that his disease 'had 'been removed, that his paralysis had gone. Men when ¢onver- ted should show unmistakable signs to those 'with whom they work, that there has been a real change in their lives. Their talk should be different, thoughts should be different; their social 'life :should 'be. different; the sins that formerly marked: their daily conduct are put away, and every one recognizes at once the change that has come. - Insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. to wonder awd praise? We must first of all arouse their attention. Men's eyes and look and think, and how is in the commonplace. Out of the church of Christ must go forth wigor- ous, healthy men and women .who went in paralyzed: ; I t Deserters tions and uneasiness in fasurgent Government's capture of strategie Teruel, were reported this week by impartial foreign sources, The {ingurgents have {installed an armed cayalry patrol in the no-man's insurgent-held La Linea in an effort to chook the desertions from General Franco's autontatically as soon as ft b snow or rain have recently béen ex- hibited in a Continental exhibition. {AO mere man has, and which ought to 12,.And he arose, and 'straightway the places where they go, _itheir "How can we stir the outside world: minds must be.compelled to turn their. it to be done? They must be made 'to see something very extraordinary | - nsurgen : GIBRALTAR. -- Increasing deser- land separating British Gibraltar from ad door whieh glose. -~ erated "Automobiles Engineer Forecasts Stamnnr Drive Jing Soon to Be Com» fortable : . Aut R \hAsL eT The automatically refrigerated auto. 'mobile to make summer driving com- fortable will not be long in making its appearance, L. 'W. Child, air con- ditiening engineer, said last week in a paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers. : : Form Is Unknown He suggested the use of a non. toxic gas and an engine-driven com- pressor, which lke the system in the average household mechanical refrig- erator, to give the motorist a cool ride in 100 degrees Jf temperature at mid- day. "Just what form this system will take," he said, "depends upon future development work. However, it is cer- tain that in the near future some form of safe, economical, automotive refrigerating system will appear, and when it does we can go merrily on our way, laughing at the weatherman and our notoriously variable climate." . Cooling Difficulties Air conditioning the average auto- mobile is not a simple problem, Child explained. Air leaks in car bodles are a major problem, "he #ald, and the older the car the 'worse the leaks, The sleve- like qualities of car bodies vary too with speed, wind velocity and direc, tion, - Child continued. air conditioning is to make air leak out instead of in, he sald. In both summer and winter, Child sald, the engineer must take account of the-amount of vapor given oft by automobile passengers, He sald a nor- mal adult exudes 76-1000 of a pound of water an hour. Other points he mentioned are the regulation of the The trick in" cublg flow of air through the car and maintenance of enough humidity for' Passengers Give Off Vapor . gald Child, "is some! thing like an electric percolator, in that he gives off heat by convection, because he is hotter than his sur- roundings, and he gives oft heat by ¢ 'porating water because he evolves steam at a higher pressure than the surroutiding water pressure." 'Winter air conditioning Child found to be relatively simple because the primary requisite was heat, controlled by the quantity of hot water passing through the heating system's coils. Hosoi by Hor King Gracie Fields, talented British ac- tress, was made a Commander of the British Empire, a noted British Or- der, on the New Year's Honor List, Miss Fields is shown in her London home as congratulations poured in. - The FARMER'S CORNER Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G, BELL With the co-operation of the Varlous Departments of the Ontario Agricultural College g 1.--=Q.--"Would you please advise us the value per ton of farm manure, well rotted, all cut straw used for bedding on dairy farm, as compared with commercial fertilizers?"'--G.R,, Grey Co. : A.--I hasten to say that a ton of farm manure from dairy farms where the liquid manure is retained will car- ry approximately 10 lbs. Nitrogen, & Ibs. Phosphoric acid, and 10 lbs. of Potash. A conservative estimate of the value is $2.00. per ton.. A ton of 2-12-10 fertilizer will carry 2% Nitrogen, 12% Phosphoric acid, and 1bs. Phosphoric acid and 200 lbs, Pot- ash, © This will cost approximately $34.00, or for $2.00 you would be able to make an application of 117.6 lbs. per acre or $2.00 worth contains 2.3 lbs, Nitrogen, 14 lbs. Phosphoric acid, and 11.7 lbs, Potash. The man- ure contains a considerable amount of very valuable organic matter which fertilizer does not contain. On the other hand; you.get nearly three times as. much. Phosphorus and con- siderably more Potash in the fertil- izer for: $2.00. 2 2,--Q.--"We have recently been discussing the advisability of mixing 'our otvn fertilizer for treating aspara- gus beds and have wondered what to use as a filler. What would you sug- gest? Is it advisable to mix your own fertilizer for say a 65-7-10 ratio, us- ing Nitrate of Soda, Superphosphate and Muriate of Potash? I under- stand that mixing this ourselves is more economical and just as ef- fective as purchasing the same thing from a manufacturer already mixed." --P.F,, Halton Co. A, --It is true that you can either make or have made a fertilizer of the 10% Potash, or 40 lbs. Nitrogen, 240- analysis 6-8-10. This would call for the following mixture: "comfort. . Hello everybody, have you listened to Toronto's Treasure Hunt program yet? If you haven't, you're the only one, for judging from the number of telephone calls which pour into the studio every night the program is on, every radlo owner in 'the city seems to be following the Treasure Hunt car. During the first two broadcasts, there were from ten thousand to fifteen thousand telephone calls, This game, which has caught the interest of so many listeners, is really very easy to play. The announcer takes the audiénce on an automobile tour of Toronto and mentions certain corners, streets, buildings, traffic lights and other landmarks which serve as clues as to the.direction the car is travel ling, When the destination is reached, a whistle blows, and then the first person to phone in the correct loca- tion receives a handsome prize from the sponsors. And by the way, folks, they 'don't announce the phone num- "ber: over the air, There is a special number, which you can obtain quite 'easily by visiting the sponsor's store. And then, you're all set to win a prize. The program {is broadcast every night except Saturdays and Sundays, from 7 to 7.15 p.m; over station CKCL. Applause Meters Decide From puzzles to swingsters! Fu- ture Tommy Dorseys and Benny Good- mans will have a chance to show their wares in a series of contests to be broadcast on Tommy Dorsey's pro- gram over the NBC- Blue Network, beginning Friday, January 21st, at 9.30 p.m, E;S.T, Applause meters will be used to judge the studio aud- fence"s choices, and cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Contest- ants will be allowed to choose their own {nstruments -- trumpets, trom- bones, saxophones, tin whistles or any other eying band instrument, and those who go on the air will play choruses with Dorsey's orchestra. The resulting melodies: should be worth listening to! If you would like to try your luck, wrlte.to Tommy Dorsey, care of the Amateur Swing Contest, NBC, Radio City, New York, [J [J L Right on top of all this discussion of the 'alues of swing as compared to the goed old fashioned waltz, we find that, after all, none of these Mas- ters of Music really know what will gain the public favor from one month to another, At least that is what Paul Whiteman must mean when he says: "Any musician able to predict what klad of music will be popular next year ought to give up music and go fn for races and the stock market." L LJ L Day-to-Day Happenings Carlton E. Morse, authcr of One Man's Family on NBC, is another one that can't predict the future, He claims he doesn't know very far in advance what will happen to his char- acters. Although Morse writes the serial two or three weeks ahead, he keeps the script open to revision so that he may bring in up-to-date com- ments on important happenings of the day that any family would be likely to discuss, : * LJ * Charlle McCarthy must be quite a help to Edgar Bergen in more ways than one. Edgar, who is naturally shy, says his shyness doubles when he is talking to a member of the fair: er sex. But with Charlie on his knee, should he stumble over a word, he throws his volce to Charlie, who first reprimands Edgar, then carries on an impish conversation - with. the young lady in the -well.known McCarthy manner, " "Your Melody Singer" A program that has caused much favorable comment is the Sunday af- ternoon quarter-hour over CBL fea- turing a young tenor known as "Your Melody Singer." His singing of sac- red songs and familiar melodies of the more restful type has occasioned many requests for an extension of the allotted period, and now his sponsors have doubled the time of the pro- gram, It now runs from 4.15 to 4.45 and in addition to the Melody Singer the program will include Olga Bere- zowska, brilliant young soprano, and an instrumental ensemble of real quality. The extended program will be heard over CBL and also through CBM, in Montreal. These programs are sponsored by Thomas J. Lipton Limited. Nitrate of Soda .........cceeunead 667 lbs. Superphosphate (16%) ........875 lbs, Muriate of Potash ........ eeineeend 00 1bs, Total ...ccouense AE 1942 lbs, This would leave room for 68 lbs. fil- ler to the ton. You can either use fine sand or fairly finely ground lime- stone. If you use the latter, it would be well to put in 900 lbs. of Superphosphate to overcome any re- version-of-the soluble phosphate that may occur from coming into direct contact with the lime. _As to the advisability of mixing your own fertilizer,--this will of course depend upon your knowledge of figuring out the mixture that you wish to make and upon your equip- ment for mixing the materials, If you have a small cement mixer and if the materials that you are com- bining are given time to be thorough- ly mixed in this machine, chances are you will get a fairly good uniform distribution of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium throughout the mix- ture. If your mixing is done with a shovel on an average floor, I doubt "very much the thoroughness with which the plantfood carriers are dis- tributed uniformly throughout the pile. I do not know of any firm of- fering 65-8-10, hence you can have it made by written application to any firm, in accord with the Fertilizer Law, as shown in section '9(a) on page 6 of that pamphlet. - My impression would be that un- less you have considerable: cheap la- bour available, you would do well to buy this mixture under specifications from some standard fertilizer com- you. Baba, he Englis! for wrestler, Princess and Husband Lured by Hollywood a x As? 5 % daughter of the Rajah of Sarawak, and her husband, Bob a W Hoy Cal, and a possible film career. pany and have them mix it up for' Campus Slanguage Becoming Fixture Planting the Hardware Might Get An Unwary Victim Conked In Parlance of Western University Students and Co-eds. Something like the automobile, slang is here to stay, according to Prof: J. A. Spenceley, Professor of English at the University of Western Ontarfo, Regardless of the rantings of purists, slang has a place on. the campus, the professor said. Here are some conversational excerpts from lo- cal Colleglans: : Jam sesslon--A noisy argument op- en to all comers. To jeil--To make an engagement for coffea and cigarettes. Turning it on--A professor warm- ing up on his subject, .Spreading it--A rambling conversa- tion. > Hardware -- Sorority or fraternity pin or ring. Plant the hardwarc--Exchange of fraternity or sorority pins. Conked--Engaged to be married. with a professor. Wrestle--An informal dance. A boiled shirt--A 'severe professor. Earliest mechanical time measure was a water clock, containing water which was allowed to escapl through a small hole; marks on the side indi cating the lapse of time. Wu |X] Ne Ye! vv CX 3 a |X] 3 bo! ! % YOUR OWN BIRTHDATE: you will gain by a contract, with- elderly people. % ing with the opposite sex. % through unusual ways. are inclined to be egotistical. relatives should social affairs and for love. # love and social affairs. honors. prove of real advantage. tion, laxation. POC ROCOOOOBDIOOOODNXHXXNILXIXNINXNCENXIX NNN CRIRNXIXIXNX i The Stars And You By A. R. WEIR WHAT THE STARS FORETELL FOR THOSE BORN ON [5 | JANUARY 28, 29, 30, 31 and FEBRUARY 1,2 and 3 [5] x] : . * Kk KS « Those whose birth dates are listed above were born when the Sun was in the Sign Aquarius. Aquarius people are usually very determin- ed, have fixed ideas, motives, aims, likes and dislikes and are usually hard to swerve from any given course. v control but are very forceful, being controlled by a strong will, Yet, these people make good friends, kind and considerate and, because of their sane reasoning ability, seldom hurt or harm others. JANUARY 28: This should be rather a changeable agreement or legacy but will have difficulty Much happiness, however, % JANUARY 29: A great improvement should occur in your business and financial affairs and there is indication of money coming ta you Your lucky years are 1938 and 1946. You JANUARY 380: This. should be a brilliant year for: you financially, »4 benefit you and the year should be excellent for jo You are rather selfish at times. JANUARY 81: If you are -single there is every possibility you will marry this year as all signs indicate the way clear and bright for both You will also have good health and several long journeys are indicated. You have a great desire for wealth and FEBRUARY 1: You will receive some important news from; a long J distance and journeys are shown--probab most fortunate day in the week for you. ous worker but at time covetous of the possessions of others. ¥ FEBRUARY 2: Money should come to you in many small ways this year and your own shrewd business ability will come to your aid and Socially all indications are always good and some new work may come your way. FEBRUARY 8: A very important change should come to you this year--new work--journeys--excitoment--adventure. fairs are a bit mixed, however, so be cautious. Young people are your best aids this year and will bring you diversion, amusement and re- You are a very clear reasoner, : : It you birth date is not listed above and you would like a horoscope for any birth date in the year, or if you would like a complete personal 4 horoscope for any date listed above, send 10¢ to A. R. Welr, 73 Adelalde % St. W., Toronto, Please print your name, address and birth date plainly, SEDELEEEELEEEEEL EEE LELIOL EI OOOOEE COO C ODI [X] Ka bg I] O %! J (4) 5) [5] YOO 9] OK 15) ot 5] & i] x 9, xX CX Their tempers are always in XXX a XOX Pa XXX X éar for you-- OX vv, ICR is denoted when deal- MXOOOOCKX a OOK |X 1X) ov. OOO ¥ abroad. Saturday is the ou are a hard and studi- TOTTITOTOTAT To XX) Ye XX You havee a sweet disposi- 2. av, - Socially, af- XXXX > XOX LIX XX Cooing--Endeavoring to make peace | Relief System Is' "Slow Stay So Labelled By Dr. Reed, oF 's University, Who De- Shueen's. Lindratsios. of Tuber. culosis In 'Carada, Bven the best relief scale given in Canada is "actually nothing more than slow starvation," declared Dr. Guildford B. Reed, Professor of Bac- - terfology. Queen's University, who; in Toronto to. spedk before the Royal 'Canadian Institute, declared nutrition and environment had a direct bearing on the development of tuberculosls. Failure to recognize this, and fail- ure to clear slums and raise the stan- dard of living, was, he sald, the most outstanding practical method in" the preservation of health now being neglected. "Why should the mortality rate on one side of the city be vasily bigher than on the other side?" he o2%ed, "Why should Ottawa have an aver- age tuberculosis mortality rate of 53.8 while its working-class suburban town has a rate ofi 77.47" "We are allowing open cases of tuberculosis to live in crowded houses. _ We don't provide them with hospitals ization, and we force them to live on a low standard and a low nutrition level, where they are undernourished," Sees Direct Link Both in his lecture and. in an in- terview following, he pointed out that there was a direct relation between incidencé of tuberculosis and income; and that tuberculosis had shown a sharp increase in Ruropean cities which had suffered hardship in the war. . "How can we raise the income?" he was asked. "By raising minimum wages?" "Not it that means seven dollars a week for a man to keep a famlly on, as I understand, in Quebec. That's slow starvation," he said. "And relief? Do people get enough?" "At its very best our rellef scales, too, are actually nothing more than glow starvation," he Sectirel Must Caise Standards Statistics on tuberculosis in most regions have been obscured by their being given in geographical terms, he said. But break down these and the fact asserts {itself that "the develop- ment of tuberculosis is to an appre- clable degree a matter of environ. ~ mont and economics," he sald. "Either we have to ralse our hous- ing conditions and-our standard of living, or thé incidence of this disease fs going to remain high. How we'll do ft Is up to thn economists and the leading peoplo to find the way, and that {s something they do not seem inclined to do." Newsprint From Waste Products" Scientist C*ims It Can Be Made From Straw A Pittsburgh scientist, one-time worker with Thomas--Edison and Charles P. Steinmetz," claimed last week he had discovered a process for making relatively inexpensive news- print and synthetic cotton from waste farm products. » Dr. Frederick W. Hochstetter, who came from Germany to the U. S. 3b years ago, said under his process newsprint could be produced for abeut $30 a ton compared to the present cost of $50. It would be more flexible, less brittle after. exposure to light, would not discolor, would be more opaque and take less milk than paper now in use, he declared. The inventor sald he obtalns a pro- duct which after bleaching is similar to ordinary wood pulp by hydrating straw, treating it chemically, then de- hydrating it. From this either syn- thetic cotton or paper, can be -pro- duced, he sald. = rr Dr, Hochstetter explained the sec- ret lies in extracting certain non-fib- rous elements from the natural mater- fal, Previously the process was too "expensive, too hard on the:tibres, or too laborious, he sald. Dr. Hochstetter predicted farmers would he among the first to benefit from the new process, getting from $2 to $5 a ton for waste materials, "Priceless" Gaspe . Plants Protected Plant collecting in any part of the National Park in Gaspe Peninsula fis prohibited under new orders-in-council just signed by Quebec's Lieutenant- Governor, Charles Fremont, director of. the fish and game service of the province, announced last week, Mr. Fremont sald the action was taken by.grovincial authorities to pro- tect 'pricéless growths" on Table Mountain which rises in the park area to an elevation of 4,285 feet. On the mountain are botanical specl- meng uncommon fn Quebec and most of Canada. Scientific belief is that the summit of Table Mountain was un- touched by ice during. the Glacier Age and that flowers and plants grow- ing thousands of years ago still are preserved. The now National Park is rich in rare botanical growth, according to the directors, and "remarkable finds" have been made by brother Marie Victorin, Quebec botanist in the sere vice of the Fish and Game branch at present, : mn"