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nity sunday School Lesson a 4 LESSON vii CONSERVING THE SABBATH FOR . .MAN I Mark: 2:83-3:6. Godlen Text And he sald unto them, The Sabbath was made for man. Mark 2: 27. The Lesson In Its Setting . Time.--Early summer, A.D. 28, © Place,--The 'incident of the pluck- ing of the corn took place near Cap- €rnaum; .the healing of the man with the withered hand occurred in Galilee, in which province Capernavm was lo- cated. 23: "And {it ca.ae to pass, that he." Was going on the Sabbath through the grainfields." Mark graphically shows us Jesus walking through the wide stretches of waving corn which coy- pred the plain of Gennesaret and neighboring valleys. The roads were only narrow fdot-paths, and travel. lerg had all the-4gpearance of wading through the grain. The word "corn" in our Bible is a general term for cer- eal grains, and those cultivated in Bible lands were wheat, barley, vetch, millet, beans, lentils, and pulse. Here the grain is probably wheat and not barley, for barley cannot be treated by rubbing in the hands as wheat can, The Sabbath was, of 'course, our Sat: _ urday, and not our Sunday, It was the seventh day of the week, a day which God set apart far bagk at the crea- tion to be a holy day, free from un- necessary labor, the most sanctified of all the days of the week. After the close of the Old Testament the scribes and Pharisees. multiplied with vast and complicated details. laws pertain- ing to the observance of the Sabbath day, especially in regard. to avoidance of labor. If a person were in one place, and his hand filled with fruit stretched into another, and the Sab- bath overtook him in this attitude, he would have to drop the fruit, since it he withdrew hig full hand from one locality to 'another, he would be car- rying a burden on the Sabbath. If a _ hen laid on a Sabbath day, the egg was forbidden. Hunger on the : Sabbath "And his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears." The dis- ciples were hungty and had been long fasting; and, as they went, © they plucked and ato those ears of corn which grew on the old pathway. This was - allowed by custom and by the _ law (Deut, 23: 25), but by rabbinical tradition to pluck ears was to reap, an act forbidden on the Sabbath (Exod. 34: 21), and to rub ears in the hand wag to thresh, and these actions were therefore forbidden on the Sab- bath, A cry for food is holy, it is sac- red! Were it not so, in the economy .of God he would provide that men never become hungry on the Sabbath day, 24, "And the Pharisees said unto him, why do they on the sabbath day - that which is not lawful?" The Phar- {sees were always the enemies of Jesus. It was their deliberate pur- pose, by the questions - which they continually asked him, to weaken his great influence among the Jewish people of that day, and to find ulti- mately sufficient cause whereby they could condemn him as a breaker of the law, : 25. "And he said unto them, Diu ye - never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?" 26. "How he entered into the house of God when Ablathar was high priest," and ato*the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him" The incident to which our Lord here refers in the-life of David is found recorded in I Sam. 21: 1-6. The point the Pharisees were making was that plucking ears on the Sabbath day was unlawful. Jesus comes back at them by reminding them, for their own sacred records, that David had done something which was normally unlawful (Lev. 24. 5-9), but to which: exceptions could be made: when. the exigency of circumstances demanded, as, 'e.g, great hunger on the part of one not a priest. By all of this the Lord means that circumstances can sometimes arise in which. minute de- tails of a law are to be ignored. Sabbath Made For. Man 27. "And he sald unto them, The Sabbath was made for man} and not -man for the sabbath." The Sabbath, _the day of rest; was made, ' was brought into existence, was created; for, because of, on account of, for the eake of, man, mankind, not forthe Jows; but for the race, Man is the end, and the Sabbath the means, not man the means and the Sabbath the end. Men are not brought into existence . heoause of! institutions, but: institu- What matters tions because of men, first {8 man; but that does not mean that. the Sabbath does not matter at all. What our Lordy save flendq 'no sanction to either Pharisaie .Sabba- tarianism or Parisian latitudinarian- ism, If man would be sound, physi. cally, mentally, and spirifually, he must have periodical rest, and for this purpose the Sabbath has been given. ¢So that the Son of man {s lord even of the Sabbath." The Sabbath, being made for man's benefit, is subject to f 35 A--C the control of thé ideal and represen- tative man to whom it belongs. The scribes maintained that the regula. tions about the Sabbath were the most important part of the whole law, and that their observance formed the essential contents of religion, Thus Jesus sets himself above Mos- aism, and announces 'hig right to in. terpret, to fulfill, to set aside. A Time For Doing Good 1. "And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who. had his hand withered." Hig disease, which probably extended through the arm, had its origin in a deficient absorption of nutriment by the limb; was a partial atrophy, show- ing itself in a gradual wasting of the size of the limb, with-a loss of its powers of motion. Many people who g0 to church have a withered hand, i.e; they do only half the work they should; they work with one hand only, they are working on only half their possible power, I& {is that sort of thing which accounts largely: for the church's ineffectiveness. Only fullness of life in sacrificial service will con- vince a critical world. - 2, "And they watched him, whether La 'would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him." According to the rabbinical rule, re- liet might be given to a sufferer on the Sabbath day oily when life was in danger, 3. "And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, Stand forth." The word rendered "hand" is compre- hensive and includes the entire arm. God makes no unjust exaction. He ever gives power with the effort to obey him. Let us say that God could deliver ug without any effort of our own. He does not deliver us in that way. No truth of Scripture is clearer than that he has afiixed the condition : of personal faith to the gift of eternal life. "We must stretch forth our hand to accept the gift, else we shall not receive it. 4. "And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held: their peace." This is not a question of doing or not doing, but of what one does; and it is made plain that all negatives are posi-.. tives; that not to do good when one can, is to do evil; that not to save life when one can, is to kill, Anger of Love . 6. "And when he had looked round about on them with anger," Because Jesus 80 yearned over them and so -longed for the victory of truth and sincerity in their souls, therefore as he gazed upon them in their suicidal obduracy, his eyes flashed with the instinctive wrath of love. He was an- gry as one might be angry at a sick man who, in sheer perversity, refuses the remedy in which 'lies his only hope. "Being grieved at the hardening 'of their heart." The anger was tem- pered by grief, The word here used implies sorrow arising from sympathy with another's unconscious plight. The word here translated "hardening" means to grow callous. "He saith un- to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored." Jesus never be- gan anything that he could not ac- complish, He knew when he told this man to stretch forth his hand that he would be able to heal it and did heal it, 6. "And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him." The Herodians appear again in. the same company (12: 13), and some understanding be- tween the two parties is implied also in Mark &::16. The kingdom of lies is no longer a kingdom divided against itself .when the kingdom of the truth is to be. opposed. Herod and Pilate can be, friends together, if it be for the destroying of 'the Christ (Luke 23: 12), Wood Is | Important As Canadian Fuel Canada's forests continue to be an important source of. fuel, supplying about 16 to 20 per cent of the domes- tic requirements of the country. Dur- ing the five-year period 1931-35 the average annual cut of fuel wood in Canada- 'was r approximately 9,000,000 cords valued at about $33,000,000, "Wood as a fuel has a very definite fleld. 'It is the mainstay of our rural regions and is much used for heating purposes in villages and towns fn. those parts of 'Canada where lack of local deposits prevents the population from securing 'cheap eoal fon, domes. tio use, If methpds of-gelling, ;meas- uring and burning firewood were fm- proved the value of this fuel undoubt- edly would be more appreciated, To this 'end tha" Forests Products Labor atories: and the Testing and Research Laboratories: of the Depariment of the ; Department of Mines and Re- sources, {fn co-operation with other or- ganizations, are Investigating ways and means of extending the use of wood for fuel, - It has been found that as a rule the fuel value of seasoned wood. de- pends generally on the welght per cubic foot, the heaviest woods natur- ally giving the most heat, 3 Thrill For Skating HS Maxi Herber and Ernst Baier German figure skating champions, thrill the © crowds at St. Moritz, Skitzerland, with their exhibitions. - Cold' Wave Turns F ountain Into- Monument a 0 The cold spell has turned this Detroit, Mich. fountain into a veri of ice, towering over the man at right. ountain into. a veritable statue "This New. Engine Uses Acetylene Gas I ge p---- 3 "Two Italian engineers have finall perfected this automobile engine, which runs on acetylene gas. Arrow in chten the fuel intake, which feeds the gas to a'special carbtiretor, from a tank in the rear. The gauge is so located (that. @as:pressure can be: easily:verified. ! ! ! 1 | oJ Refuelling Device Controlled From Cabin ~~ Sn Mechanics attach the newest refuelling device to a feeder plane at Croydon Aerodrome. Invented by Sir Alam Cobham, the device consists of a long hose on g spool located under the fuselage, and controlled from the cabin of the plane, " Music," care of CKCL, Toronto. The 'the Philharmonic Symphony -- just Eddie "Duchin"s music is 'heard locally on the program "Styled Mu: sic," at 65:15, Sundays, over CKCL. The program is well planned, and if any of our readers would like this famous band to play request numbers, just drop a note or a card to "Styled program also features a guest star, and if you hate any favourite orches- tra, anyone from Benny Goodman to mention that .in your letter, and the boys will do their best to make you happy. . wie Disappointment The Canadjan amateur show, heard Sunday noon}, ran their final contest recently. Welweren't particularly str- prised at thef{quality of thg program. As a matter of fact, we can't sce how some of the talent got as far as the finals, One thing certain, in our opin- fon, is that the kiddies should havo been eliminated altogether. Even where the children are concerned, we have heard. much superior talent on past programs than were presented on' this final program. Perhaps it's not' entirely the fault of the producer, as these people were selected by votes received, IHowever, we do think that some arrangement could have been made-whereby judges, who have some fdea of what radio talent should be like, should have a say in the matter. * * »* Tune Chasers--a novelty program featuring Bert Pearl, Bob Farnon, Rai Purdy, is heard over CFRB Sundays, at 6:15 p.m. The idea of the program is that listeners submit the title of a tune, and if Bert Pearl and Bob Farnon can't play it or sing it by the time Ral counts seven, the two Tune Chasers are glven the bird, and the submitter of that title recelves a case Around The Dial RADIO HEADLINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS and Albert Pratz on his violin: Har- ble May is Master of Ceremonies. The highlight of the program is Professor Boner's speech, said speech being a hundred per cent, nonsense, The pro- fessor is in the habit of making count less boners during his 8peech, and it's up to the listeners to write these bon- ers down as the professor makes them, and send the list to "DBona- grams', in care of CBL, Toronto. We understand there is a handsome gift that goes to the top scores. . LJ . If you think that sound men, those who rattle chains, smash glass, creak doors, create wind storms, etc, have no musical talent, just listen to this. The members of Columbia's sound ef- fect dept. are trying to organize an orchestra." Ordinarily, you would have an fmpression of glass bottles, tin cans, horns and gongs, but actually, it is planned to have Walter Pierson, the division head, play the bass viol he used ag a member of an Ohio Sym- phony Orchestra. Cello, violin, and piano are assigned to Jimmy Rogan, who Incidentally, is composer of such hits as "Star Dust On the Moon" and "When a Gypsy Makes His Violin Cry." Jerry 'Sullivan, formerly of the B. A. Rolfe and Paul Whiteman or- chestras, will handle drums and xylo- phone, Sax and clarinet will be play- ed by Ray Krammer, while Max Uhlig will sing and play the banjo. Who says sound effect men have no talent? LJ * LJ "The Shadow" In an interesting article, The New Yorker revealed that Orson Welles, the young actor whose Julius Caesar in modern dress is a current sensation on Broadway, also plays the part of "The Shadow" in the 'blue coal' radio and paper industry has serial thriller, That Mr. Welles and his associates do a good job on "The Shadow" series is attested by the fact that this program recently received The Annual Pilot Radlo Award for outstanding merit--an honor which, in past years, went to such features as Jack Benny, the New York Phil harmonic and other star air attrac- tions. Head over Station CFRD every Wednesday evening at 9 and spon- sored by tho producers of 'blue coal', "The Shadow" has a huge and en- thusiastic multitude of Ontario listen- ers. of O'Keefes Ginger Ale, and Ral gives a commercial announcement. If you think you have a title which would stop the boys, just send it in to Tune Chasers, care of CFRB, and who knows, the drinks might be on the sponsors, [J LJ LJ Pick the "Boners" "Boners,"" heard Sundays, 7:45 to 8 p.m., over CBL, is another ncw air feature. Music is supplied by Wally Armour at the plano, the quartet, con- sisting of Wishart Campbell, Jack Reid, Jack Dale, and Katherine Young, In Groups of Six The deer are frequently observed in groups of six or seven and while the same groups may be observed over and over again, it is believed there is a good population in that. area, The preserve has also caused an Increase in the number of foxes and skunks in that district. Quite a number of foxes have been seen and skunks last year amounted to a nuisance. Western Ontario Deer Increasing and Rabbit Also Thrive Efforts of the Ontario Government's department of fish and game appear to have had worth while results in Stratford district as far as deer are concerned. . Naturalists could not estimate the number of deer now roaming the North Easthope game preserve, but are satisfled there has been a substan- tial increase. Fox, Skunks The hare dnd cottontail aré becom- ing quite scare in that district, how- ever, and pheasants do not appear to be thriving, The supply of pdTtridge has not reached very satisfactory pro- portions. v, KERN XXXXHXXRIINXHXXIXXXIIIXIOONHXRXIIXRX XIII NXXIIRHXI x 1% % The S And You 3 : C) KS e dtars An ou Ki OO ) KS "By A. R. WEIR Kd rd re 9 WHAT THE STARS FORETELL FOR THOSE BORN ON FEBRUARY Kd 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 % "ot - uf RY 0 ) I} 1%] > C) KS : * Xk % we bo! a All the above dates come under the sign Aquarius. Aquarians often lef »% have inventive genius and are particularly interested in inventions of Pd all kinds. 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Weir, 73 Adelaide KS KS St. W., Toronto, Please print your name, address and birth date plainly, KS Be DE Bt TATA n CRATE Pen at APE A ERR - Urges Intensive 3 Paper R Quebec Speaker Advises Thor ough Study of Pulp ¢ aper Canada should spend more money on pulp and paper research if that important Canadian fndustry fis to keep abreast of foreign competitors, R.A: McInnes, of Quebec, told. the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association in his presidential address at the an' nual convention at Montreal, Tells of Rapld Growth From a small beginning, the pulp grown to major proportions, and {its future proper development along sclentifie channels would benefit many other in- dustries, Prof, H. H. Chapman of Yale Unf versity forestry school told the wood- lands section that the United States Forestry Service differs from Cana. dian conservation efforts {n that ft is a centralized federal body, In.Can- ada, conservation and forest. coitrol are vested largely in the individual provinces, "The strength of the United States Forestry Service, however, has not served to rob or dispossess the states of any of their essential rights or sov- oreignty over the forests in their care," he sald, Advantages-of a fed- eral body for unified research and centralized control with uniformity of regulations are obvious, he sald, Eight Toots Cost Exactly One Cent Experts Have Analyzed Tooting System on Railroad Trains The locomotive's toot has enter. ed the tootological laboratory. The Union Pacific in the United States has a corps of experts analyzing the cost of a toot and as a result the toparch of tootology has announced that every toot of the tooter costs the railroad the huge and almost incomprehensible sum of one-eighth of a cent, Presum- ably the laboratory also took up the cost of a tootle, but no report thus far has becn made. When it is considered that one full- grown and vigorous engine may de- velop a tooter capable of producing a thousand or more toots in a day, the fmportance of this investigation be- comes apparent, Extravagance and waste in the dissemination of tocts must cease. Even the gentle little toot that is released -as the signal of - a passing engineer to the good wife on the back steps must be omitted. A great many toots are necessary to the safety of the . public, but even these should be trimmed to a point where it may be possible to shoot them across the countryside at a cost of not more than onc twelfth of a cent per toot. Must Cut Down On Tooting As a matter of fact, most of the - toots are of such a robust character that complaints of their sleep-stealing propensities have become quite gen- eral throughout the small towns and rural areas, It is evident th! te time is ripe for a re-organ' v of the vast tooting system wh' cvails all over the United States. Twelve Times As Many Indians Die Of Tuberculosis As White People; Rowell Com- mission Is Told That Lack of Care Should Be Blamed For Situation. The tuberculosis death rate among Indiang in Canada is 12 times as high as that for the white population, prim- arily due to lack of adequate treat. ment, Dr. GQ. J, Wherrett, secretary of - the Canadian Tuberculosis Associa- tion, told the Rowell Commission last week at Ottawa, "Tuberculosis in Canada still con- stitutes a grave problem," Dr. Wher rett stated. 'It is the greatest cause of death in the age groups from 15 to 45 and seventh cause for all ages." Hon. N. W. Rowell, commission chairman, asked whether the more protected, civilized environment was chiefly responsible for the high death rate among Canada's Indian popula- tion, Could Cut Indian Rate Dr. Wherrett sald the Indian death rate could be cut in halt in 16 years, -ag was done in Ontario, by applying the same methods as applied to whites, The Indian Affairs Depart- ment never hag had funds available to treat Indians to any extent, al- though it spent more last year than before, he sald. The asdociation recommended Do- minion grants-in-aid to provinces where the burden is heaviest and where the govérnments are willing to carry out a, scientific campaign, as many have done, Less Danger to Whites The association also recommended that increased responsibility should be taken by the federal government through the Indian affairs branch of fie Department of "Mines and Re- sources regarding Indian tuberculosis, It wag noted that tuberculosis among Indians is a constant danger to the _ white population, aside from the fact care of the Indians is a Dominion re- sponsibility,