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Jesus is not asking for information for himself, for he knows the different opinions of men. What he wants is to have the disciples state the wrong opinions of mien in order to set against them their own right convie- tion. - His Identity' 28. And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets. John stood for purity of character, Elijah for power with God, and the pro- phets for proclamation of the truth; Christ stood for all these--and for more. These were all good, but not rood enough. Tour conclusions are to be drawn from this statement of the disciples: men were discussing Christ; men were not able to naree as to who Christ really was; all men aarced that he was a great person, like unto Israel's greatest characters; most men were wrong as to their coficlusion regarding the identity of Jesus, 29, And 'he asked them, But who soy ve that IT am? The emphasis Lere is certainly 'on the word ye." The disciples had been with Jesus naw for two years, and +f they did rot Ly this time know who he was, tev never would. Peter answereth, Sad saith unto hime Thou art the Christ. The Jewish people for cen- tories had heen looking for the: Mes- siab ("Christ™ is the Greek word for "IMessiah™) promised in the Old Testament Ccriptures. Only one Mecsinh would ever appear; he would La their last prophet, their perfect priest, their omnipotent and eternal King. Peter was convinced that Je- sus was the long-looked-for Messiah, and that conviction has been the faith of all true Christians ever since. 30. And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. The dis- ciples' faith was weak and their Inowledge small; the Holy Spirit had first to come to each them about Jesus ere they could rightly proclaim the Messiah. 31. And he began to teach them, By "began" is not meant that he had never before spoken of his sufferings, or intimated the coming cross, but that now, and from how on, his in- struction was to be precise and de- tailed." That the Son of man must suffer many things. Our redemption is derived from Christ's sufferings and death; and Christ is compelled to suffer and to die only because he is determined (because he loves us) to redeem us from sin and give us eternal life. And be rejected. The verb here translated "rejected" means to reject after submitting to a test. Jesus will be rejected by no less. an authority than the Sanhedrin, tie highest judicigl and religious au- thority of the nation. By the elders and the chief priests, and the scribes. The three classes together constitut- ed the Sanhedrin or supreme council of the Jews. And be killed, and af-" ter three days rise again. Here are at least five different definite predic- | tions which no man could make con- cerning himself except with superhu-: man knowledge. Peter Rebukes Him = 32. And he spake the saying open- ly: And Peter took him, and began The reason why Pe- ter began to rebuke our Lord was that he" could not- conceive of one who was the Christ of God suffering violent death at the hands of such hypoctites as those whom Jesus had designated to be his destroyers. 33. But he turning about. Jesus, as he turned, éaught sight of the rest of the Twelve, who were probably watching the scene with interest, and Peter's views, A public reproof was therefore neces- sary. And seeing his disciples, re- huked Peter, and saith, Get thee be- hind me, Satan. Jesus uses to Peter the very words he spoke to Satan fn the wilderness of temptation, for the apostle was tempting his Master with the same temptation. Peter proposes Messiahship without suffer- ing and death, Jesus does not mean that Peter is really Satanic and de- praved, but that in urging Christ to shrink from death he is taking, un- A-C consciously, the part of the tempter and is siding with man, not with God. For thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men. Peter was setting his love for his Master in opposition to God's love for his Son and for his sons. Life's True Values 34. And he" called unto him 'the multitude with his disciples, and' said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself. Christ had just spoken to the disciples about his cross, and now he tells them that there is also one for each of them, if they are true to him. A disciple who denies himself must give up self-worship and self-will., He must love God with all his powers and his neighbor as himself; against these claims his own interests must be set aside. And take up his cross, and follow me. This is the extreme phase of the self-denial which Jesus has just commanded. Let him deny himself and carry out that self-denial even to death. 35. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it. These solemn words are used by our Lord on four separate occasions -- Matt. 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25, and here. In the first clause, the word "life" means the bodily life, and in the sec- ond the true life of the spirit. Our Lord's ptatement here means that when a man deliberately sets out to | keep his life to save his life, to pre- serve his life, no matter 3 cost, he is going to lose it, for he has failed to identify himself with anything that abides, and when a man, for the sake of Jesus: and his gospel, is willing to give up every- thing, even his life, he has thereby saved his life, for he belongs to Christ, and, in Christ, he has eter nal life, 36. For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? The whole world, when put in one scale, is lighter than a fea- ther when the soul is in the other scale. The material and transient on the one hand, and the spiritual and eternal on the other hand, are utterly different values, and can never be-chosen together. Losing One's Life 38. For whosoever shall be ashamt- ed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy spirit. Now Jesus Christ said there were men in his age who were ashamed of him and his words. Why? Evid- ently because both he himself, and his teaching, set them in such light as to reveal by contrast their fail- ure. Again, they were ashamed to follow him because in his life and teaching he attacked their prejud- iees. We, may go further still and say 'that men' were asham- ed, and are still ashamed of Jesus, because he calls to definite - and positive change of life. If we are ashamed of him, says the patient, gentle, tender, beautiful, strong Son of God, there is a day coming when he' will he ashamed of us, ashamed of us because we, ashamed of him, will bave chosen the pathway that leads to destruction of character, aud therefore to destruction of life, 'Rumanians Learn English Language So popular has the English langu- age become in Bucharest that special schools are being organized to cope with the thousands who wish to learn it. Contrary to the general opinion on the Continent, Rumanians say English is an easy language to mas- ter. But they are notably adept at learning foreign Janguages. Que reason for the boom in Eng- lish study arises from the films, Cine- ma-goers form a large proportion of the pupils. Others are studying Eng- lish because it is being used more and more in business, diplomatic circles, and society abroad. Granite is one of the oldest of our rocks, and many other rocks have taken their materials from it. 0-0 IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR What the Stars Foretell for Those Born on April 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14th Zodiac Sign--Aries You are intensely ambitious and desire a position of honour in the world. You are likely to go abroad and may not remain in one place for any length of time, Peace and quiet- ness are. necedsary to you. A dis- appointment is shown in love mat- ters but you should overcome some financial difficulty and have clear sailing. J > at what in our modern life which puts a far a Brought out of the Daimler factory when King George recentl six horse-power chain-drive 1899 model built for King Edwar ty took a spin around the block. Lord Swinton is seen sitting behind the King, who apparently derived much pleasure from riding in his grandfather's automobile, the first ever built for a monarch, p-- . - ------ ree -- a His Majesty Inspects the First Royal Auto 'ev ER toured the Birmingham industrial district, the VII performed remarkably well when His Majes- Alarming Increase Seen Governcr-General Refers to Strain of Modern Life And Its Result at Annual Meeting of Canadian National Commitiee for Mental Hygiene. The strain which modern life puts on the mind is so heavy that there is an alarming increase in the number of people who are suffering from mental disabilities, and Lord Tweeds- muir, Governor-General, speaking in Montreal, at the 20th annual meeting of the Canadian National Committee for Mental Hygiene, praised the edu- cative work that is being done by this organization, outlining also the principal tasks it must undertake to combat the strain, and z2id in the proper training of youth for~ the struggle of life. "One is forced to the conclusion," said the speaker, "that there is that heavier strain on the mind than any- thing our grandfathers knew." "What is 'the cause?' Lord Tweedsmuir continued. "Many causes, I think. Partly the terrible social derangement of the War, the effects of which are by no means ex- hausted. Partly the unsettlement of the world which infuses in certain temperaments a perpetual nervous fear. Partly the fact that the scien- tific apparatus of life has been so speeded up and elaborated, and that human nature has not yet fully ad- justed itself to it. Partly the de- cline of religion, which gave our fa- thers a-shield- against the buffets of fate." These conditions are common to all the world, but in Canada we have certain special causes--extremes of weather which put a strain on the nervous system, violent economic ups and downs, the loneliness which af- flicts people dwelling in the wilds far from neighbors. It is a problem: Off To Tennis 'Wars oe Helen Jacobs, California tennis star, sails from New York ahead of the Wightman Cup squad, to polish up on her play, abroad. The others will sail in May. In Mental Afflictions which touches every civilized nation and Canada assuredly is not immune from jt. I am told in this Dominion there are more hospital beds for the mentally afflicted than for all other types of illness put together. Thirty thousand people are being treated at this moment in mental hospitals at an annual cost of more than ten million dollars. Out of every. hun- dred children now in our schools four, under present conditioas, are doomed to suffer- from mental ail- ments. the urgéney of the problem. Interpret Health In Wide Sense "We are beginning to interpret health in a wide sense--health of the mind as well as of the body. We are coming to realize more and more the intricate conncction between body and mind, that physical well-being is nothing unless it is accompanied by mental well-being, and that the latter is the more vital since it is the more fundamental. , "A variety of wholesome interests must be stimulated in children to forestall the development of un- healthy ones. This might mean a great saving to the nation of valu- able brains, as well as mere material economy. Southpaws Work Under Handicap Because the. World Appears to Be Arranged for Right-Handed _ People This is, definitely, a righ-handed world, writes Ann Rutherford in the Stratford Beacon-Herald. Nobody pays much attention, of course, until some day that right arm decides to go on -a holiday and let the left arm take" the-lion's share of the work. Then-is born the resolution to spend a little more time training that left arm. Early in the morning the trouble starts. The comb scratches. The brush snarls. Even the toothbrush ob- jects to starting its job from the op- posite side of the mouth. That Coffee Cup! Then there's the coffee cup at breakfast. Nice, pleasant cup, com- panion of.a hundred hours. But right- handed hours. It refuses to co-operate when thie sugar i3 stirred. Its handle interferes when the spoon goes into the saucer, The sink is worse. The drain-board is on the wrong side entirely. Dishpan and rinsing pan are lined up awkward- ly. The dish towel is constitutionally opposed to changing its mode of oper- ation, A ray of hope comes from the tele- phone. It Isn't so bad, receiver fitting nicely into left hand as usual. . But when a message" must be written down, even the telephone joing the right-hand ranks and rebels, As for typewriter, notebook, pen and pencil, they too are adapted for anything but leftfhanded service. All tho useful letters of the alphabet seem to move over to the right side of the typewriter. The shadow of a hand falls on the notebook slanted the op- posite direction. i In short, the world is-distinctly un. fair to southpaws. 'What can bé done about it is another question for the League of Nations to puzzle out, May flies spend from one to three years as water crawlers, only to die after the first night as winged adults, Approximately 191,000 dry oil wells have been drilled in the Unit- ed States, | There can be no doubt about Use More Science To Combat Crime Royal Canadian Mounted Police Are Very Up-to-Date In Their Methods _ Aided by modern scientific and aviation technique, the Royal Cana- dian Mounted Police plan a renewed campaign under vigorous new' lead- ership to combat crime in Canada. A 'science laboratory is being de- veloped at Regina under direction of Dr. Maurice Powers, one of the most eminent criminologists on the Continent. This will provide a cen- tre for R.C.M.P. scientific efforts to fight murderers, counterfeiters, thieves and smugglers in the fashion of the renowned United States Fed- eral 'Agents--the G-men. It is the latest advance in the dramatic' his- tory of the Dominion's most famous, police organization. - Ultra-Violet * Ray Colonel Wood, formerly head of the Criminal Investigation Branch, and now Chief of the "Mounties", points with pride to such scientific instruments as the ultra-violet ray lamp, the comparison microscope and the spectograph,'used by the force in criminal investigation. g The ultra-violet ray lamp is rap- idly becoming increasingly import- ant for scientific detection of crime. With it, stains on clothing.or walls can be examined which are invisible to the naked eye. The comparisons microscope enables comparisons of bullets, cartridge cases, seals, stamps and fabrics to be made with the or- iginal, while the spectrograph is an instrument used for detection of counterfeit coins. The new Commissioner forecasts the airplane will have an increasing- ly important place in the develop- ment of the force, which now polices the three Prairie Provinces, the Mari- times, the Northwest and Yukon ter- ritories. . "At present our air force is con- centrated on the East Coast and used for observation purposes in spotting rum-runners, but we hope to have a plane operating in the Northwest Territories soon and eventually one on the Pacific Coast to watch for nar- cotic 'smugglers as the liners come in from the Orient, a duty that has been performed by the Royal Canadian Air Force," he said. pring Printer Can't Read A type-setter on a Centreville, U, S.A., paper has held the job five years, though he cannot read or -write. He recognizes the letters by their shape, Drawing allegedly duleet tones from Comedian Arrives In New York From Coast > that constant companion, his violin, Jack Benny, radio comedian, arrives in New York for a brief visit, Benny will return to Hollywood quite soon, is 7s Hal Kemp's orchestra with Soloists Maxine Gray and Bob Allen will head the new Time To Shine musical over the C. B. S. network, Tuesdays 10:00 to 10:30 p.m. beginning April 19th. The broadcasts will feature the popu- lar Kemp style of dance rhythms and personalized arrangements of new and old songs by Allen and Miss Gray. Saxy Dowell, rotund, comic saxophon- ist, and Eddie Cusby, trombonist will be on' hand with a bagful of instru- mental tricks to present each "week. Kemp's band just completed working in the film Radio City Revels. NEW SET-UP enny Pollack and his orchestra wi the glamorous Paula '"peegee" Gayle will replace Jimmie Grier's mu- sic on the Joe Penner broadcasts over C. B. 8. Penner will be assisted on the program by an able cast of actors and stooges including Martha Wentworth as his mothef,-Dick Ryan as the but- ler, Roy Atwell whose tongue gets all twisted around his eyeteeth and he can't see what he's saying, and Gay Seabrook, as Penner's Suzabella. Gene Austin tenor will share songs with Peegee Gayle, [o---- \ Kate Smith, the Washington girl who rose to fame via radio, stage and screen entered a new field on April 4th when she mfde her debut as an air columnist over C. B. 8., 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. She is now heard every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Miss Smith will continue as Mistress of Ceremon- fes on her Thursday night program, i Around The Dial ] RADIO HEADLINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS HOLLYWOOD HOTEL Frank Parker, one of radio's top ranking tenors, has just been signed to M. C. the Hollywood Hotel program in place of Jerry Cooper. This is Par- ker's first series of programs since last November. During the past sev- "eral months, he has been on practic- ally every. important program as the guest star, and has been studying for the opera. However on the Hollywood Hotel program he will be heard in semi classical and popular songs. No program for children on the North American continent has ever won the same kind of enthusiastic fol- lowing as the Air Adventures of Jim- mie Allen. The lovable character of Jimmie himself, the splendid manhood of Speed Robertson, the really thril- ling nature of each episode and the complete absence of anything horrible or shocking have each helped to make Jimmie Allen a household word. Gen- ulne flying lessons: both over. the air and distributed to members of Jimmie Allen Flying Clubs, real information about aviation, instructions and assist. ance in building model planes, all these give the children real and val- uable spare time occupation, and have won Jimmie Allen the endorsement of parent:teacher associations, wel fare organizations and educational au- thorities, The story begins with Jim- mie Allen employed as a messenger boy at an airport. He stumbles on a plot to hold up an airliner with a big shipment of currency. If you would like to know just what happens -- 1is- ten to CBL or CKLW 5:45 to 6:00 p.m. or CBO, 6:00 to 6:15 p.m, « To Turtle Tinting A Thriving Industry--Gaily Dec orated Reptiles Live For Many Years - Turtle painting has become more than just a fad in Louisiana. It has grown into an industry. One family alone paints and decorates the shells of 200,000 turtles-annually and ships them to Northern novelty stores. The family of E. C. Thibodeajg at Schriever, La., is typical of thosd 6 have taken to turtle painting as & "pastime and source of revenue. Caught in Season The Thibodeaux family started x painting turtles and decorating their shells like collegiate raincoats threer. years ago. They turned the shed their back yard into a turtle ar x centre and started shipping the gaus dily painted little reptiles to curio stores all over the country. Thy, turtle painting season starts" when fillions of turtles hatched in the swamps begin to swim around and climb on logs and overland. Thy are caught by the hundreds'by small boys wishing to earn pocket money and sold to painters. Permanent Coating The Thibodeaux family has evolve ed a system of painting the turtle which lasts indefinitely. The turtle. % is not allowed to go near water 18r three days, then given two coats of bright paint, then a design is painted on the shell and a coat of shellac fol- lows. The turtle is then packed in wet 'moss. in an individual box and shipped. : The painters explained that the turtle will live for years if cared for _ properly and never grow in captiv- ity." They are caught when scarcely" larger than a silver dollar and re- main that size no matter how well fed. Polish Dictator Ruthless Figure The strong man of Poland is Field Marshal Rydz-Smigly, says the Tor- onto -Star. He is the inspector-gen- eral of the Polish army. mier is Slavoj Skladowski, and the president is Ignace Moscicki. He Is Government When Ekladowski became premier IN two years ago he said, somewhat ab- Jectly, "My government will rule Po- land as directed by General Rydze Smigly." : : ; Rydz-Smigly is the succersar of | Pilsudski, the late dictator, with whom he was long' associated as a revolutionary against Russian rule, At the beginning of the Great War - he fought on the side of Germany ®. against the czar. Later he fought the German and Austrian armies of occupation. In 1919 he drove Russian troops out of Latvia. In the ill-advised war upon the Soviet Union in 1920, when the Russians reached the gates of War- saw, Rydz-Smigly suddenly turned the tables with French ajd. : Of Humble Birth Fhe dictator is a man of humble birth and aspired to be a portrait painter. His family name is Rydz and means "mushroom." Smigly is the false name that he used as a - revolutionary. formerly lived in a plainly furnished apartment. He was credited with being pro-French, but that was be- fore Germany showed . the mailed fist. Pa ---- In early life Rydz-Smigly was a liberal who wanted social reforms and was opposed to chauvinistic pro- grams. He was friendly towards Jews and Ukrainians. He is a changed man today. Power has gone to his head and in his desire to promote the interests of Poland he has de- veloped unscrupulous and ruthless tendencies. 1,000 Millions Is Equal to Billion 0 Canada Follows the U.S. and French System of Numbering How much is a billion? According to standard dictionaries ijt may be a thousand millions or a million mil- lions. "That depends on the usage of the country in which one lives. In the United Kingdom and Germany, it is a million millions; in France and the United Statgs, a thousand millions, Canada follows the American usage, and, although there 'is no official rul- ing on that point, in this country a . billion 13 a thousand millions, The Dominion department of finang ; uses the 1,000,000,000 figures for a bUNE lon, because such usage is "universal 3. on this" continent," gaid Dr."W, C. Clark, the deputy minister. . For the -8ame reason the Dominion Bureau of Statistics does llkewise, For Statistical Purposes "The 1,000,000,000 is used by Pare liament, and by everybody through- out the country," said Dr, R. H. Coats, Dominion statistician, "Definition of a billion is not a statistical matter; and we are not authorities. But the office practice is to use the thousand milliong as indicating a billion. Wheth. er that is right or wrong I can't say, In statistical work we use ordinary nomenclature, 3 Family That Turned The pre-s, He loves books and - 4 "