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l tiS:' tii 413:7 I First Christian Church Compare 1 Thess. 5: 11-15. This N picture of the early Christian Church ds . so attractive, so beautiful, so ideal, that some have felt that it was idealized by late' writers, and *was not literally true. But as a anatter of tact, it has been repeated (over and over again, for short spaces kof time. Our own eyes have seen it, our own hearts have felt it. The symbol of the tongues rep- ', resents the means by which the disciples were to proclaim the Gos- _.pel to the whole world. , This gift of the Hdly Spirit trans- dormed the disciples and fitted them for their great work in the midst .of intense opposition and the dens- est heathenism. £4 ' The Conditions of Joining These were practically the same cthen as now. Repentance. This is such a change ~01! mind and heart as will lead to a _ change of conduct and life. Baptism. It symbolized their faith in Jesus as the Messiah, and the cast- dag off ot the old life. Then their sins .should be forgiven, and they should .receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, sometimes in the same way as they had just seen it manifested; and al- ways through His abiding presence, "1we11ing within them as a fountain of Jim, as the Comforter, teaching, guid- ing, inspiring, purifying, giving peace and hope and joy, according to the promise. after the Passover, and 10 days after the Ascension, the disciples "were all with one accord in one place," when suddenly there came a sound trbm heaven as of a. rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared un- to them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. The first Christian Church began *With a Revival, in which they gain- ed 3000 additional members, who by baptism pledged their allegiance to Jesus, as their Messiah, Saviour and King. The numbers added greatly to tthe power of the movement. Each person was a centre of influence. Three thousand burning and shining lights were scattered over the city. The result of this was seen in the fact that \acyear or two later "the number of Fgct men was about five thousand.” . The First Christian Church perse- vered against every hindrance from without and within. They'continued steadfastly. It is steady, persistent -work that tells. “Perseverance is the only virtue that cannot be counter- .feited.” m CHURCH, ITS l WORK-acts 2: 37-47; 5: 11-15 “‘ / The Lesson in its Setting . Time-The first Christian Church was born on the Day of Pentecost the 50th pay after the Passover of A.D. {60. “Since Jesus rose on the day after the Sabbath, Pentecost was on the Christian Sanday.", - Bible for Home and School. PIaee--Jerusalem. Two Great-Powers First, the Coming of the Son of God, visibly, into this World. Second, the Power of the Holy‘ Spirit, as displayed on the day or Pentecost, in the beginning' of the ehristian Church, and in the hearts of all Christ’s true followers from that day to this. I The Founding of the Church It began with a. prayer meeting cthat. lasted ten days, with 120 men and women present.' On the morn- ing, ofthe Day of Pentecost, 60 days A Consciousness of Sin. The sense of sin is the plowshare that opens the .8011 of the heart for the reception of sfbrery true grace of character. Golden text: Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself up for it.-- "Eph, 5: 25. W¢w~g' an? (m $1.12» " 2 v ,r( ' 'hs"ic,'re " BE, , 1i'sli1 Egg“ Bt ya " "ma: The First Christian Church con- tinued in fellowship. One ot the great- est means of growth in spiritual life is fellowship and familiar intercourse with the saints. Those' make an al- anost irreparable mistake who refuse to join some body of Christians, and 'to join heartily in Christian work with them. The First Christian Church were learners. They went to school to the apostles. They learned what they had to teach. This is the part of the modern Sunday school. The First Christian Church con- tinned in the breaking of bread, the New Testament phrase for the Lord's Supper, taken in remembrance of Jae sus, a. new consecration to, His service, a new inspiration of love. The sac- rament was probably administered in connection with every meal taken by the disciples in common. _ The First Christian Church Com tinned in prayers. Where two or three are gathered together in the name of Jesus there He will be in the midst of them. ' The First Christian Church was enabled to do many wonders. Mira- cles which awakened wonder in those who saw them, and thus drew the attention ot the people. Some of these are called signs, because they were proofs of the divine mission and teaching of the church. They were the same kind of works which Jesus did while on earth. Every mir- acle was wrought for the good ot some person, who thus would be attracted to the Christian life. The First Christian Church was gen- erous and sympathetic. All that be- lieved . . had all things common. They were members of one family and held things in common just as mem- bers of a family do. Everything was for the good of all. The First Christian Church con- tinued daily in the temple. They did not neglect the appointed means of serving God while they prepared for other means of serving Him and His Christ.. The temple was their religious home, and they joined in the regular religious services. THE S. s. LESSON The Firpt Christian Church was a successful church. Such a church as has been described must be success- ful. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND, 1919 For every million dollars retained in Canada by a, Refusal to Buy Other Than Canadian Goods, a year's un- brOken employment can be given to at least 1000 people. Canada's prosperity depedds upon a Iavorable balance ot trade. We must either retain our wartime scale of ex- ports or restrict our imports----" both, if we are to retain in a tim? of peace the Jriruil inosition won for/Canada .by the sacrifice of her men-injarms. ITEMS OF INTEREST AND CASH AND CARRY Witness Declaras Little Attezition Paid to Prices by Householders Who Buy by 'Phone J. A. Leduc, M.P. for Westmount St. Henri, told the cost of living com- mission of commons yesterday that by conducting a "cash and carry" busi- ness and owning his own abattoir, he was able to sell beef at a reduction of from 30 per' cent. to 35 per cent. On other provisions by the "cash and carry" system he was able to sell at from 20 to 25 per cent. cheaper. For the best roasts of beef in small cuts he said he had not yet charged more than 30 cents per pound. He had only done so this year. Cheaper in Quantities Prior to this year the first small cuts sold at 28 cents. When large cuts were taken he could sell for less. The Khaki Club of Montreal bought large cuts and he had never charged for these more than 25 cents per pound. Rib roasts he sold for 2 5 cents; shoulders 15 cents to 18 cents; round roasts, 25 cents; brisket, 15 cents; shanks, 10 cents to 12 cents. Mr. Leduc stated that in March last he had bought from Wm. Clark, a Montreal packer. $16,000 worth, of beef at 18 cents per pound., This was out ot a $125,000 order of beef that had been sent overseas and refused because it was not according to the specifications of the buyers. It was perfectly good meat and he did not know who sent it. It was sold to a packer for 10 cents per pound. Asked who his customers were, he said theme were all classes. They had the laboring class and the “mil- lionaires who are still Willing to save money." He said he could save on each ani- mal from $5 to $7 on the "cash and carry" system, and Without owning his abattoir he could still save $20,000 on the basis of a $500,000 business or 4 per cent. Blames the Telephone One of the greatest causes of the high cost of living, he said, was the telephone. Most people seemed to think that the highest priced meat was the best,' and the usual order over the telephone was for the highest priced They did not know that it could be got tor 18 cents as well as tor 30 cents. Then there was the expense of deliv- ery following the order. He had only to keep three rigs instead of from 20 to 22 if he did a delivery business. Criticizes Abattoir Best cuts of small roasts were sold by other dealers at from 38 cents to 40‘cents, or 10 cents Jnore than he charged. The Montreal Abattoir Company, he stated, was interested in preventing the butchers slaughter- ing their own animals. The abattoir did a. wholesale business and wanted butchers to purchase meat slaughtered by the company. " Meat put away in the fall and taken out in the spring and thawed did not look so well to the eye but was really better meat. There was a. big supply m the tall, and the abattoirs and Wholesalers bought in the same way as he did, but they sold in the spring at spring prices. He did nut charge spring prices. ' Not "Too Much System" With regard to butter, he was sat- isfied with a profit of one cent and two cents per pound. He only sold the best butter and he had never sold this spring at over sixty-five cents. "Not too much system in business, gentlemen," said Mr. Ludec, when asked how to conduct a business econ- omically. "Too much system takes the profits. There will be leaks. It costs more to take care of the leaks than the leaks lose." Ottawa Grocer is Heard A. Doyle, grocer, of Maisonneuve, said it cost him fifteen per cent. to do business on a $30,000 turnover. His general profit was eighteen per cent. on the average. For butter and sugar he charged from one to two per cent. Bacon he bought at 52 and 53 cents and sold at 60 cents. That was Swift's premium. B, Crabtree, an Ottawa grocer, said that a. delivery system cost him $5,065 on a turn-over of $168,000. He said that in purchasing a. 100 pound basket of bacon he had never got 100 pounds. Occasionally he had made a claim on the packer but had never got anything. Says Profit Only 1.9 Per Cent He himself preferred "the cash and carry" system. His business had in- creased largely of late and he attrib- uted it to giving his customers an op- portunity of getting goods at lower prices by this system. He said he did a credit business as well. His profits on the year's _business were only 1.9 per cent. This was done by working 7 a. m. to 11 p. m. Where are the girls that used to smile and the gifts I used to get? And where is'the crowd that were very proud to pass me a cigarette?, Time was, I danced with the maidens fair and captured their hearts by storm; But I've lost my pull with the beauti- ful since quitting the uniform. I've sunk my shoes into Turkish rugs that only the rich can own; At tables fine I've been asked to dine, in the heart ot the social zone; In the cushions deep of a Limousine, I've rested my manly form,' But I've lost my graft with the tony craft since quitting the uniform. I've been a king on the ball room floor, an ace in the social whirl, I could show my face in any old place and never a lip would curl; I could walk right up to a rich man's door and be sure of a welcome warm, _ But I've changed a lot and they know . me not, since quitting the uni- form. Now I walk down town and the autos pass, and nobody says 'get in," And the girls are shy when I'm stand- ing by, and they give me the tilted chin; ' And nobody knows and nobody cares, Whether I eat or how; I must buy my chuck, for I'm out of luck, since quitting the uniform. Mr. Cass, a veteran of the' 20th Battalion, and Mr. Cassidy, a. South African veteran, have opened a res- taurant in Guelph, the former having taken a. course in the restaurant busi- ness and having engaged a staff ot returned men. Rev. Dr: Pringle, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, preached in Oakville last Sun- day, a pulpit he had occasionally filled forty years ago. Bought Shipment Chiefly IN CIVIES SYSTEM IS PRAISED FIRE IANA IS REDUCED BY PROTECTION POLICY Fires during May, 718. Total loss, $718,002. Fires during May, 1918, 934. Total loss, May, 1918, $1,191,407. The effect of the energetic fire pro- paganda, disseminated by the Fire Marshall ot Ontario is reflected in the monthly report of that officer, which shows a reduction of 31 per cent. in the fire loss for the month of May, from that of the same month in 1918, and a reduction of 42 per cent. from the loss in May, 1917. "This record is not only a credit- able one, it is striking," said Deputy- Marshal Lewis, commenting on the report this morning. _ The report comments upon the seri- ously increasing number. of fires caused by the careless handling of matches. During May, records were set for the number of fires and the total loss s? caused. There were 123 such fires, causing damage of $52,938. Previous records show 114 fires so caused, in February of this year, and $39,282 damage in April of this year. The insured loss during May was $545,197, and the uninsured, $172,- 805. For May of last year, the corre- sponding figures were $854,529 and $336,878. "Are we becoming more careless in the handling of matches, or is it due to the inferior quality of matches now being put on the market?" the report demands. There were five outstanding fires during the month, which caused $397,- 165, or 54 per cent. of the total dam- age of the, month, leaving the sum of $320,837 to be accounted for by the other 713 conflagrations. Eleven fires were due to spontaneous combustion. Preparations are under way for the 14th annual convention of the Fire Marshal's Association of North Ameri- ca, to be held in Toronto August 26 to 29, when it is expected that 150 Ontario Propaganda Makes Fine ItmeoTk1-Scrutinize some _ ca, to be held in Toronto August 26 to 29, when it is expected that 150 fire marshals and other workers from all parts of Canada and the United States will be in attendance. The mun- icipal and Provincial Governments, the Rotary Club, the Canadian Manu- taeturers' Association and the direct- ors of the Canadian National Exhibi- tion Will unite in entertaining the del- egates during their stay in the city. A great "clean-up" campaign to be launched throughout the Whole, of North America on the week of Octo- ber f) is now under contemplation. The Ontario Fire Prevention League will ONTARIO WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO., Limited FORD MOTORS FORD I-Ton Truck Chassis Do you realize that an average farm uses one ton of water a day? How long are you going to handle this tremendous bulk by o1drfas11ioned, wastefgl metheds? . Fs but Windmill, Pumps and Water System booklets show you how to cut out waste time and ,energy on your farm-how to make more money. Write for them. They are sent free. F "Modern farmers let the wind pump and distribute their water. They cut chore-time in half. 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"Well, John," she said finally, "tell me why you want your Ford car bur- ied with you 't" _ “Because I have néver gotten into a, hole yet but what my Ford could pull me out," was the reply. Regina Calgary Ontario Limited - WESTON WANTS HOMES 4- ll 2SMSaMMMMMMMMMJUSSg9UgU92gUE 5 5rir5 0 l v Ls." I v i ="‘ a . nmumNYWW‘W/WYYWMM E 11mm LUMBER 110., ml, WESTUN a? 3.6 Letter Heads CllhilllliN2K BOOKS Loose Leaf Binders é Programmes and Posters gttgggatgtirigggattWgpppt7g ' irT “if Eat7g MAIN STREET, WESTON DO NOT WAIT, THINKING THAT LUMBER PRICES WILL BE CHEAPER You pick up any paper, and in the stock and market page you find the prevailing prices on stocks, bonds, grains, livestock, foodstuffs, and, in fact, almost anything but lumber'. Any sharp advance in price is explained at once, and any slight advance from day to day is accepted without any comment. People are kept informed and when they go to make a purchase oft times pay 75 to 100 per cent. advance over pre-war prices without a murmur. Now, if that same person were asked 30 per cent. advance in lumber over the price he paid four years ago, he would be apt to form the opinion that lumber prices were exhorbitant, when, if the situation were explained to him and analyzed, he would see that such was not the case. _ Many times we have a customer say that a few years agole could get good white pine for what we are now asking for hemlock. That is quite true, and much less too. So, in a nutshell, the lumber dealer is held up to unjust criticisms, and forced to con- tend with the predictions of false prophets as to future prices. Here are a few comparisons that are beyond dispute, they show in percentage the in- creased values, as follows: t . . Farm Products m..,............................-...,) per cent. Food ...B....'... o............................'............" per cent. Clothing ............ r..................................." per cent. House Furnishing Goods _.......,.........--." per cent. Lumber and Building Material e............................." per cent. This is positive evidence that lumber is comparatively cheaper to-day than in the past. Now there is fess chance of lumber becoming cheaper, on account of a less advance than any other commodity, and should there be a lowering in values, it will affect all propor- tionately, and the consumer wil not be so well equipped to build as at the present time. Nowfor the reason for this 42 per cent. advance in lumber: 1. Labor, which we need not dwell on further. A 2. Government demand. I A i l 3. Advance in freight rates. . T . 4. Curtailment of shipping facilities. T . 5. Increase for hauling of raw material from stump to mill, necessitated by the ' further clearing of the forest. ' 6. 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I-v-v W ' Ml >111 “it GET THE HABIT OF DEALING WITH THE You Will Need 113 per .92 per 151 per 127 per .42 per gTfgEghWtlhrgrgaiggrg cent. cent. cent. cent. cent. PAGE SEW mm r?i, 'ir) iiit'ilij'i' Lti?e (pi, I ii?)